《Immortal and Martial Dual Cultivation》
Prologue
Prologue
To eat or not to eat?
This was the question that Xiao Chen pondered on as he studied the dark-green Immortal Pill in his hand; his mind seemed to be in disarray. When he purchased the Compendium of Cultivation on Taobao, the seller had included this for free.
That Taobao shop seemed to be a little dumb. After he bought the Compendium of Cultivation for 250 RMB, they had actually given him an Immortal Pill that was said to allow one to ascend to a higher ne.
Xiao Chen was usually very interested in immortal cultivation and the legends attached to it; thus, without having to consider it too much, he made the purchase.
For three years, Xiao Chen cultivated ording to the methods outlined in the Compendium of Cultivation. He had cultivated for a whole three years, but there had not been a shred of improvement. Aside from remembering the methods of refining pills, making talismans, formations, and refining weapons, he was not able to make sense of the rest.
However, Xiao Chen did not give up; he ced his hopes on that Immortal Pill, despite it seeming strange beyondpare.
He once tried to use a steel hammer to smash it. When the steel hammer approached the Immortal Pill, it seemed to have a force field around it. No matter how much strength he used, the steel hammer was not able to get near it.
The mystical immortal destiny of legend could be hidden within this Immortal Pill. Xiao Chen hesitated, as this Immortal Pill seemed very strange. It would be fine if he ate it and nothing happened, but what if something happened and he turned into a monster - what would he do then?
This was why he did not dare to eat the Immortal Pill until now.
Eat? Or not to eat?
Eat!
Xiao Chen steeled his heart and made his decision; he decided to eat this Immortal Pill, for it was either make or break. There was no such thing as a free lunch in this world. It was not possible to have any rewards without risk.
Xiao Chen pinched his nose, shut his eyes, ced the Immortal Pill in his mouth, and swallowed it. Xiao Chen could obviously feel that the Immortal Pill sank down till it arrived in the area where the Dantian was located. The Dantian suffused its surroundings with warmth, and the Qi and blood in his body seemed to converge into his soul.
Xiao Chen could only feel that his mouth was dry and his head was dizzy, as though his soul was forcibly syphoned out. His consciousness clouded up, and slowly he became unaware.
[Notes: Taobao is like ebay but chinese version]
Chapter 1 - Tianwu Continent, Good-for-nothing Xiao Chen
Chapter 1: Tianwu Continent, Good-for-nothing Xiao Chen
Tianwu Continent, The Great Qin Nation, Qizi County, Mohe City, Xiao n.
Xiao Chen sat on the roof of a house in the backyard of the Xiao n. It was a fine sunny day with a clear sky, but Xiao Chens mood was extremely bad, and he was feeling very depressed.
He swore that if he ever returned to Earth, he would never buy anything from Taobao anymore.
When he had purchased the Compendium of Cultivation for 250 RMB, the seller had also included an Immortal Pill that was said to be able to allow someone to ascend to the world of Immortals.
Xiao Chen was normally very interested in the legends and cultivation methods of immortals and had purchased it at the drop of a hat.
For three years, Xiao Chen had followed the cultivation methods written in the Compendium of Cultivation, but there had been no progress at all. Aside from remembering the methods of refining pills, making talismans, formations, and weapons refining, he was not able to make sense of the rest.
However, Xiao Chen did not give up, cing his hopes on the Immortal Pill, a dark-green pill that seemed strange beyondpare.
He once tried to use a steel hammer to smash it, which revealed a force field around it as the hammer got close. Regardless of how much weight he put into his swings, the force field wouldnt budge.
This mysterious urrence caused Xiao Chen to make a decision and finally eat this Immortal Pill.
Who could have expected that after he ate the Immortal Pill, albeit indeed ascending to a different world, it was not the Immortal World of legend but rather a ce known as the Tianwu Continent.
He was muddleheaded for a long time before he realized that he had crossed over and possessed a person with the same name, Xiao Chen, as himself.
He would have been able to endure it if it were a regr ascension, but whom among the ascended did not end up beingpetent and arrogant, capable of singlehandedly defeating countless experts with their bare hands and sending crowds of beauties into screaming delirium with the wave of their hand?
The Tianwu continent was a realm where the strong were respected. However, the person whose body he possessed was absolute trash in the way of cultivation. He was already sixteen years old, yet he still had not condensed his Martial Spirit.
The Xiao n was the number one n in Mohe City, and Xiao Chen was the son of the n head. It may sound very prestigious, but because of hisck of talent in cultivation, even the servants in his n looked down on him. Xiao Chens reputation of being trash was known by everyone in all of Mohe City, causing him to be despised by everyone, even when he went outside.
Young Master Xiao, the first elder has asked for you to go to the martial hall to test your abilities. If you have nothing to do, then you should quickly go. I have already passed on the message, so whether you go or not is your problem.
When he heard that voice, it promptly broke Xiao Chens train of thought. The person who spoke was a servant girl of the Xiao n. However, she did not even bother to look at Xiao Chen, who was sitting on the roof of the house. When she finished saying her piece, she casually ignored Xiao Chen and left.
The servants of the Xiao n were people who could cultivate. The aptitudes of the servant girl who spoke earlier were not high, but she had sessfully condensed her Martial Spirit when she was twelve years old. She was stronger than Xiao Chen, the trash who could not condense a Martial Spirit, even when he was already sixteen years old. Furthermore, Xiao Chen would normally rely on his status and flirted with these servant girls, which had tarnished his reputation, so how could anyone possibly end up respecting him?
Even a servant girl dares to despise him what in the world did this Xiao Chen do? After the servant girl had ryed her message, his mood worsened. He patted his butt clear of dust and then directly jumped off the roof.
What caused Xiao Chens mood to turn sour was not the attitude of the servant girl, but rather it was the message that the servant girl passed on to him. The Xiao ns test of abilities that happened every three months!
Through the memories of this body, Xiao Chen knew that everyone in the Xiao n, regardless of young or old, would be required to undergo a test of abilities every three months.
It assessed their current cultivation status; those who improved would be rewarded, and those who werezy and stagnated would be punished. The punishments could be either light or heavy, depending on the severity of the case. Most of the young disciples of the n would be in a good mood on this day; those with outstanding talents in particr looked forward to this day so they could impress everyone and brag about their strength.
However, this day was a torment to Xiao Chen. Ever since he stagnated in his cultivation since the age of 8, he had been stuck at the 9th Grade of the realm of Spirit Refinement. He was not able to take the next step and condense a Martial Spirit, which would allow him to turn into a true cultivator.
For eight years, this event had turned into his nightmare every single time. Each time he was tested, he was still at the 9th Grade of the Realm of Spirit Refinement without a shred of improvement. As for the other disciples at his age, they had already reached the peak of Martial Disciple, and some of the stronger ones had even advanced into the Martial Master Realm.
When Xiao Chen arrived at the martial hall, the huge martial training grounds of a few hundred square meters was filled with people. If they were counted, there would be no less than 800 people, who were all disciples of the young generation in the Xiao n. They were no older than twenty, yet the weakest one had a cultivation at Martial Disciple Realm. Through this, the strength of Mohe City''s number one n, the Xiao n, could be clearly seen.
He simply just found a corner and stood there. He did not hold any extravagant hope that he could shine here, wanting nothing than toe and go, quietly and peacefully.
At this moment, there was an old man standing beside the Magic Sealing Stone that was used to measure ones strength. This person was the Xian ns First Elder, Xiao Qiang. He was a Peak Martial Grand Master, his strength in the Xiao n second only to the n head, Xiao Xiong. Within Mohe City, he was considered an expert.
A youth seemingly eighteen or neen years old stood in front of the Magic Sealing Stone. He was preparing to undergo the test, but when he turned his head, he inadvertently noticed Xiao Chen in the corner.
The corner of the youths mouth curled up slightly, revealing a trace of a sneer. He called out in a peculiar tone, So Brother Chen has arrived already; why are you standing so far away? Since you are here, how about I let Brother Chen take the test first?
Xiao Chen smiled bitterly. There were some matters that were more likely to happen the more you avoided them. He already stood so far away, yet he was still seen by someone. The person who spoke was Xiao Jian, who was Xiao Chens elder brother that shared the same father but had a different mother. During every test, he would always make things difficult for Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen started cultivating at the age of 4. Within a year, he could feel the Essence of Heaven and Earth, and within another years time, he achieved the 1st Grade of Spirit Refinement. In another three years, before he turned eight, he achieved the 9th Grade of Spirit Refinement. He appeared to have been at the cusp of consolidating his Martial Spirit. Back then, he was a rare talent that appeared only once in a hundred years in the Xiao n.
At that time, Xiao Jian was still hovering around the 5th Grade of Spirit Refinement. Everyone in the Xiao n paid attention to Xiao Chen, and the elders of the n wouldvish all sorts of praises on Xiao Chen. Xiao Jian became just like a puppet, forgotten by everyone.
Since then, he hated Xiao Chen. They were both Xiao Xiongs sons, so why was it that Xiao Chen was loved by everyone and yet he was forgotten?
The surrounding Xiao n disciples appeared to be expecting a good spectacle. During every test of abilities, Xiao Jian would use many different methods to humiliate Xiao Chen; they were all used to it already. Furthermore, whenever they saw how the genius of the past had fallen into the state of being the trash he was at present, they felt an indescribable delight in their hearts.
Chapter 2 - Anger, Life-and-death Duel
Chapter 2: Anger, Life-and-death Duel
Xiao Chen did not move; he instead just stared coldly at the crowd, and no one knew what he was thinking in his heart. Xiao Jian turned towards the crowd and slowly walked over. The crowd opened up a passageway for him, with the expectation that this was going to be a good show written all over their faces as they looked at Xiao Chen.
Brother Chen, why are you not moving? Are you not going to give your big brother some face? Xiao Jian said sinisterly as he grabbed Xiao Chens wrist with his right hand, leading him to the front.
However, when he pulled, he found that he was not able to move Xiao Chens wrist. He could not help but be rmed - how could this trash have such immense strength? Right as he was about to use his Essence to make Xiao Chen submit
Xiao Chen flung his hand away ferociously, managing to fling away Xiao Jians hand under the eyes of the crowd, and replied coldly. There is no need for big brother to exert himself. I can walk by myself.
There was a burst of amazed mutterings. How was this trash able to fling away Xiao Jians hand? Although Xiao Jian did not use the Essence in his body, his cultivation had already reached the peak of the superior Grade of Martial Disciple, which meant he was only a step away from bing a Martial Master. His cultivation realm was definitely higher than Xiao Chens by a few realms, so could that trash possibly have experienced a miracle and condensed his Martial Spirit?
Xiao Jian, whose hand was flung away by Xiao Chen, stared nkly for a period of time, but his expression immediately turned unsightly shortly after. This Xiao Chen actually dared to make him lose face in front of everyone. He gloomily followed Xiao Chen and walked over. He did not stop to think that he had said something to try and humiliate Xiao Chen in the first ce.
Xiao Chen, who was standing in front of the Magic Sealing Stone, wore a bitter expression. He was very clear on what realm of cultivation he was in, but he no longer had any path of retreat. The worst case scenario was that he would be ridiculed again, but thinking of this actually calmed him down.
Xiao Chen stretched out his right hand and ced it on the Magic Sealing Stone, circting the weak Spiritual Energy in his body. Threads of Spiritual Energy flowed from his Dantian into the acupoints on his arms, through his meridians, and rapidly gathered on his right palm. The Magic Sealing Stone under his palm started to change color, and the initial pure white slowly turned into a faint red color.
In a short while, Xiao Chens forehead was filled with droplets of sweat, and the Magic Sealing Stone seemed to have some kind of devouring power that made the Spiritual Energy in his body continuously flow out. However, the color of the Magic Sealing Stone still remained an unchanged faint red.
Xiao Chen, 9th Grade of Spirit Refinement. There is no improvement. The First Elder behind the Magic Sealing Stone, Xiao Qiang, said without emotion.
Xiao Chen shook his head, withdrew his right hand, and wiped the sweat off his forehead. The surrounding Xiao n disciples breathed out in relief. This trash was still the trash he was before. There were no miracles, and his strength was still at the 9th Grade of Spirit Refinement.
Xiao Jianughed coldly. Actually, he had been startled by him earlier. Now, he remembered that he wanted to bully him, and thus he immediately recovered his earlier mindset of wanting to create trouble for him.
Brother Chen, you are indeed an abnormal talent. Despite eight years of cultivation, you are actually still in the 9th Grade of Spirit Refinement. Within the whole Xiao n, no, the whole Great Qin Nation, only you have such a talent! Haha!
All the Xiao n disciples within the big hallughed together. The first elder behind the Magic Sealing Stone just frowned but did not say anything. He felt that it was a pity, as Xiao Jian had eptable talent and was hardworking enough in his cultivation, but he had next to nopassion. He would definitely not climb far in the future. He was not sure if this kid could survive in the Promise of Ten Years that would ur half a yearter.
Xiao Chen kept his quiet and maintained a cold expression. This was his elder brother, who, instead of consoling him, went so far as to take the lead in humiliating him. Having such an older sibling was as good as having none!
Xiao Jian stretched out his hands and patted Xiao Chens shoulders, smiling strangely. Brother Chen, do not be discouraged, take it slow. Maybe you can condense your Martial Spirit in a few more years. Hey, Brother Chen, why are you kneeling? Dont be like this, I do not deserve such treatment.
Xiao Jian used his Essence when he patted Xiao Chen, using about half the strength of a Peak Martial Disciple. Considering Xiao Chen had humiliated him earlier in front of everyone, he did not intend to let him off so easily.
Xiao Chen knelt on the ground on one knee, his forehead filled with sweat. After Xiao Jian infused his hand with Essence, it heavily pressed down on his shoulder. Regardless of the amount of strength he used, he was not able to resist Xiao Jian.
There was a mocking voiceing from the crowd, Young Master Chen, even with such outstanding cultivation, you dont have to use such a method to disy it!
Young Master Chen is indeed Young Master Chen - even the way he kneels exhibits such elegance.
Xiao Chen closed both of his eyes. He tightly clenched his fist, causing his fingernails to dig into his flesh. Fresh blood slowly dripped out, and his whole body could not stop trembling.
Dissatisfaction!
He was not resigned!
A fierce resentment that stemmed from the depths of his soul began to pervade Xiao Chens body. He was not resigned! Is that you? Xiao Chen murmured. This fierce resentment from the depths of the soul itself seemed toe from the original soul of this body. Even after he died, the resentment that had umted for eight years came bursting outhe was not resigned!
No one would willingly be a piece of trash! No one would be able to indefinitely endure the mockings and humiliations from others! No one would willingly look up to others for the rest of their life!
You are Xiao Chen; I am Xiao Chen as well. I will live in ce of you, washing away these eight years of humiliations. I will cause those who mocked you, insulted you, and teased you to understand what regret is!
Xiao Chen fiercely opened his eyes. A radiant look reced that cold and empty look he usually wore, the determination in his eyes staunch. I, Xiao Chen, will not be trash forever!
He pushed his body downwards and quickly rolled backward, standing behind the Magic Sealing Stone. He looked at Xiao Jian with a cold gaze. Xiao Jian was pleased with himself when he saw the surrounding Xiao n disciplesughing at Xiao Chen. He had rxed his state of mind from when he was caught off guard and had inadvertently let Xiao Chen escape from his grasp. He could not help but feel frustrated again at the thought of it and was about to make a move.
A piece of broken cloth flew out and hit him in the face, pping him with a great force. The piece of cloth had been torn from Xiao Chens sleeve. Naturally, that meant the one who did that was Xiao Chen.
Very good, since you have already received it, I hereby challenge you to a life-and-death duel seven dayster. From now on, you are no longer my big brother, and you never will be again! Xiao Chen looked coldly at Xiao Jian and spoke, his cold voice seeming to emerge from the nineyers of Hell.
Chapter 3 - Purple Thunder Divine Incantation
Chapter 3: Purple Thunder Divine Incantation
Xiao Jian was angered till his face turned purple when he heard those words. He held back the Essence he gathered in his hands and dispelled the Martial Technique he was about to execute, the Inferno Chop. After staring nkly into empty space for a while, he quickly understood what Xiao Chen meant with his words, looking at him as though he had just seen a ghost.
Not just him, everyone in the martial training grounds also understood what Xiao Chen meant when he said that he had epted it. Amotion broke out among the crowd, who then also looked at Xiao Chen as though they had seen a ghost.
Duel Rites!
What Xiao Chen had just performed was the Duel Rites of the Tianwu Continent. There were many different kinds of Duel Rites in the Tianwu Continent. For instance, if you threw your handkerchief at the opponent and he catches it, it meant that the opponent had epted the challenge. The nature of this kind of duel was genial, and most challenges were of this type. ording to the different cultures and practices of theirnd, there were different types of Duel Rites.
However, regardless of the ce, there was one kind of Duel Rite that was universalfurthermore, a duel of that nature was the cruelest. It was the act of hitting someones face using a piece of torn cloth from ones sleeves. If the cloth hits the target, then the request for the duel was automatically approved. And once the duel started, it was a fight to the death.
However, Xiao Chen was at the 9th Grade of Spirit Refinement. Without any Martial Techniques, wouldnt it be nothing short of seeking death if he challenged a peak Martial Disciple to this kind of duel?
In the Tianwu Continent, Martial Cultivators reigned supreme; the realms of Martial Cultivation were divided into the initial Spirit Refinement, Martial Disciple, Martial Master, Martial Grand Master, Martial Saint, Martial King, Martial Monarch, Martial Sage, and Martial Emperor. The Spirit Refinement Realm was split into 9 Grades, whereas the Martial Disciple Realm and above were split into the Inferior Grade, Medial Grade, and Superior Grade.
On the road of Martial Cultivation, the Spirit Refinement phase was considered to be the most challenging, and only after achieving the 9th Grade of Spirit Refinement and condensing the Martial Spirit could one be considered to be a true cultivator.
For people with good talent, they would be able to condense their Martial Spirit before the age of ten. If the Martial Spirit was condensed after the age of ten, then that persons aplishments on the martial path would definitely be limited. The earlier a person condenses their Martial Spirit, the more they would aplish in the future.
Within the Xiao n, in a dested courtyard, Xiao Chen sat cross-legged on the bed in a bedroom and followed the cultivation method of his new body to absorb the Spiritual Energy of Heaven and Earth.
Threads of Spiritual Energy surged towards him from all directions, entering his body via the 720 major and minor acupoints through his pores. Afterwards, the Spirit Energy moved along the meridians like a tiny snake, slithering towards the Dantian. The Spirit Energy from all directions moved via the meridians and converged in one spot.
There was a formless mass in the location of the Dantian; the Spiritual Energy circled above the Dantian once, turning into countless strands of Spiritual Energy, and returned to the meridians. Xiao Chen was not resigned and tried to gather the Spiritual Energy again and used a new volley of energy strands to put pressure on the Dantian, but the Spiritual Energy merely circled the Dantian as before and returned to sit in the meridians. After a few tries, the Spiritual Energy in his surroundings began to thin out, yet the energy could still not enter the Dantian.
Finally, all of the Spiritual Energy flowed in reverse, through the meridians and acupoints, entering the skin and muscles to slowly nourish Xiao Chens bones, skin, and muscles beforepletely disappearing.
Xiao Chen stopped cultivating, subsequently pounding down on his bed in frustrationhe still could not ovee this hurdle.
Ever since Xiao Chen entered the 9th Grade of Spirit Refinement, the Spiritual Energy he absorbed would not gather in his Dantian. Instead, everyst bit of it permeated his bones, skin, and muscles, causing his body to be tempered until it was iparably tough and durable, which also gave him a shocking level of strength.
If the opponent did not use Essence, even if they were a Martial Master Realm martial cultivator, they would not be able topete against him in strength. This was the reason why he was able to struggle free of Xiao Jian earlier.
However, if he was not able to condense his Martial Spirit, then he had no way to distill the Spiritual Energy of Heaven and Earth into the more condensed Essence. The Martial Techniques for Martial Disciples and onwards required Essence to execute. Regardless of his physical strength, in front of a Martial Master using Essence, only a path to death existed. Could it be that he had no way to escape death in seven days?
Suddenly, a thought appeared in his head - that Compendium of Cultivation that he had purchased from Taobao he was not able to cultivate it on Earth, but perhaps it was possible to cultivate it in this world? The existence of the Martial Spirit meant that he might not be able to form a Jindan or a Yuanying, but what about cultivating?
The Spiritual Energy of Heaven and Earth did not exist in his previous world, but it existed everywhere in this world. The more he thought about it, the more possible it seemed.
In the Compendium of Cultivation, there was only one Immortal Cultivation Method, which was the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation. He had read the Compendium of Cultivation for three years and had been able to memorize it long ago. He sat down cross-legged again and started to cultivate ording to the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation.
The Purple Thunder Divine Incantation had a total of 12yers, so he could naturally only start cultivating from the firstyer. He silently mouthed the incantation, immediately able to clearly feel the surrounding Spiritual Energy stir, and began to feel delight in his heart. Xiao Chen calmed his emotions and continued to circte the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation. At this moment, he absolutely could not afford to be too eager and impatient.
The surrounding Spiritual Energy continuously gushed forth, percting him in the iparably clear feeling of the Spiritual Energy seeping into his pores. The threads of Spiritual Energy that entered his body were like little fishes that swam around with utter glee, which resulted in an indescribably carefree feeling. The speed and density of the absorption of Spiritual Energy was faster and denser by several times.
The Spiritual Energy swam happily through his meridians; Xiao Chens thin meridians expanded and continuously turned wider under the influence of the thick and dense Spiritual Energy. The Spiritual Energy flowed rapidly and, in an instant,pleted a small circuit in front of his chest.
The rming speed of it made Xiao Chen feel a little apprehensive, hurriedly calming down and slowing the pace of the Spiritual Energys cirction down a notch. After itpleted a cycle, the Spiritual Energy returned and tarried above the Dantian.
Xiao Chen started to get nervous. He hadnt given up yet, so he did his best to control the Spiritual Energy, carefully directing it inch by inch towards the formless mass that was his Dantian and pressed on it. The boundless spiritual energy was like a flood dragon and slowly swam to the side of the Dantian.
The feeling he got was different from the previous times he attempted this. This time, his mind could clearly feel a flexible barrier in his Dantain preventing the Spiritual Energy from infiltrating it. The feeling of Spiritual Energy moving forward was bing more obvious until, finally, the Spiritual energy could no longer proceed forward.
Xiao Chen hardened his heart and caused the rest of the Spiritual Energy scattered in his meridians to gather above his Dantian, immediately afterwards prompting it to ferociously charge downwards.
There was a loud bang, and the Spiritual Energy bounced back, causing a huge wave. Xiao Chen could feel that his organs and viscera had shifted, and a thread of fresh blood leaked out from the corner of his mouth. He turned pale with fright. Quickly recollecting himself, he slowly channeled his Spiritual Energy into the organs that were damaged.
Chapter 4 - Adventure, Seven Horn Mountain
Chapter 4: Adventure, Seven Horn Mountain
For the past four hours, Xiao Chen carefully repaired the damaged internal organs. After this lesson, he no longer dared to use Spiritual Energy to forcefully break into the Dantian.
After his injuries had stabilized, he slowly restored the cirction of the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation, continuously absorbing countless threads of Spiritual Energy. After going through a cycle in his meridians, the Spiritual energy permeated into Xiao Chens bones, skin, and muscle.
He had made his decision. Since he temporarily could not condense his Martial Spirit, then he would temper his body to be extremely tough.
Xiao Chen lost track of time as he cultivated, having already finished 36 cycles without realizing it. Opening his eyes, two dots of purple light shed across in his eyes. At the moment, the sky was bright, which rendered him speechless, as he had actually spent the entire night cultivating inside the house.
Despite having not slept for a night, Xiao Chens mind felt invigorated, without a single trace of fatigue to speak of. Shortly after, Xiao Chen noticed an odd scent. ncing down, he realized a thickyer of sticky ck fluid had settled on his body, the smell of it unbearably fishy.
These were the impurities and waste material in Xiao Chens body. In the past, when Xiao Chen cultivated, his body would at most have ayer of sweat covering it. However, the entirety ofst night was spent in cultivation with thrice the absorption speed of previous sessions This caused the extreme scene we see nowand those who were not aware of the situation would probably assume that Xiao Chen had fallen into atrine.
Xiao Chen smiled bitterly and quickly went to take a shower. If he went out like this, it would definitely cause many misunderstandings. After the shower, he changed into a new set of clothes and made his way to the courtyard. He got into position and began practicing the Xiao ns most ordinary fist techniques.
The Xiao ns fist technique had a sequence of movements that united the motions of rising, falling, advancing, and retreating, which made it seem extremely in. Xiao Chen struck out extremely smoothly, emitting a wave of wind from his fist. Without realizing it himself, the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation in his body automatically circted together with the movements.
The originally in fist technique actually seemed to turn tyrannical and mighty. His hands struck out and pulled back alternatively, and the sound of thunder seemed to fill the air. This change caused Xiao Chen to be beside himself with joy as he did not expect the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation to have such an effect.
The more he struck out, the more delighted he felt. His fist became faster and faster, and the roar of thunder continuously rang out. Without realizing it, as he shouted out softly, electricity could be seen arching non-stop on his fist. A hot sensation traveled to his right hand, and his entire right hand seemed to inhabit an inexhaustible strength.
Xiao Chen shouted loudly, his whole body leaping forth, and when hended, his fist struck down on the ground. Xiao Chen used the strength of his whole body in this fist.
Boom!
The rocks were crushed in great numbers. Amongst the countless cracks, there was a small hole about half a meter wide. Xiao Chen held his breath as he looked at the crushed rocks and shook his head.
The might of this fist might have seemed ferocious, but he knew that this was nothing. When the strong Martial Cultivators used this Martial Technique, it could create a big hole that was at least a meter wide. Furthermore, there would not be any cracks. The crushed rocks would all be turned into powder.
However, Xiao Chen was very satisfied. He had to take it step by step. He had only cultivated the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation for a night, yet his strength was already so shocking. After cultivating for a few more days, his body might be able to beparable to those of the Martial Disciple Realm. Furthermore, the electricity on his fists would give others a shocking surprise.
After resting for a while, Xiao Chen decided to continue his cultivation. Only, he could not go back to the bedroom to cultivate anymore. He had to find a ce with denser Spiritual Energy. The back mountains, Seven Horn Mountain, of the Xiao n was such a ce.
This Seven Horn Mountain could be said to be the source of the Xiao ns footing. There were many Spirit Beasts and rare herbs on the mountain. Furthermore, the density of the Spiritual Energy there was more than one fold than that of the area where he currently was.
In the memories of this body, the Xiao n was considered to have been a humongous n many years ago, and not just in the Great Qin Nation but also in the Tianwu Continent. They only came to Mohe City after they had declined.
The previous generation of the Xiao n had used their martial strength to upy this mountain. Relying on the countless treasures from Seven Horn Mountain, the Xiao n slowly established a firm foothold in Mohe City, turning into the number one n in the area.
The only downside being that such a treasure trove would naturally cause the eyes of others to go red with jealousy. Because of this Seven Horn Mountain, there was an unending stream of conflicts and disputes. In that period, the local ns of Mohe City and Xiao n had manyrge-scale battles, causing tremendous loss to both sides.
Finally, under the mediation of the City Lord of Mohe City, all the ns within Mohe City came to an agreement. Every ten years, they would hold apetition, and all the youths from the ns under the age of twenty would participate in it. The victor would decide who acquired the rights to Seven Horn Mountain.
Both sides took a step back, and the Xiao n also did not dare to offend all the surrounding ns and agreed to it.
Although the Xiao ns power had declined, they had managed to clinch victory in the past three martial artspetitions. The next Promise of Ten Years would ur in another half a year. The Xiao n had for thispetition ced all of its hope on Xiao Jian and the mysterious granddaughter of the First Elder.
While recollecting the history of Seven Horn Mountain, Xiao Chen had already arrived at its foot. There was a pass erected at the foot, which was where the elite troops of the Xiao n had been stationed. If anyone not from the Xiao n sought entrance, aside from having to apply to do so first, they had to pay an entrance fee.
Xiao Chen, as the son of the n Head, naturally did not have to undergo such menial procedures to enter Seven Horn Mountain. However, when the guard from the Xiao n found out that he wanted to enter, he made things difficult for him.
Who had not heard of the second young master and his cultivation at the 9th Grade of Spirit Refinementthat he was the famous trash of Mohe City? If he entered Seven Horn Mountain, death would be the only thing in store for him. When the n Head started to look for people to me, he would definitely be punished.
Second young master, the Spirit Beasts within the mountain are very ferocious. It is not a fun ce to be. It is better that second young master does not go in. One of the guards advised. In fact, the guard had wanted to say more but did not, refraining from adding how the Misty Rain Pavilion inside the safe walls of the city would be more fitting for him rather than, frankly speaking, seeking an early death in this ce.
When Xiao Chen heard this, he smiled. He did not mind the tone of this guard. Who said that I am going up the mountain to y? I am going to cultivate. Could it be that, as the son of the n Head, I do not have the rights to enter this mountain for cultivation?
That same guard seemed to want to say something more, but the person behind him held him back, smiled, and spoke. Since the second young master is going to cultivate, we will naturally not obstruct you. We just hope that young master does not wander too deep and keeps away from the inner mountain.
That is natural. When Xiao Chen said that, he walked away without looking back.
Why are we letting him in? This is akin to sending him to his death. The guard that spoke earlier said.
Your informationwork is not effectivehavent you heard of his duel with Xiao Jian? Its a duel of life and death! Let him enter. Even if he dies in the clutches of a spirit beast, it would still be better than dying at the hands of Xiao Jian.
Chapter 5 - Panic, Mysterious girl
Chapter 5: Panic, Mysterious girl
Seven Horn Mountain.
Xiao Chen made his way up to the mountain peak. Having cultivated the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation, he could feel how his perception had grown sharper than it was before. He could clearly feel that the forest in the mountain was filled with the Spiritual Energy of Heaven and Earth. At the moment, he was looking for the area with the densest Spiritual Energy inside within the surroundings of the mountain range.
Although he did not seed in condensing his Martial Spirit yesterday, he had not given up on hope. In the Compendium of Cultivation, aside from the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation, which was a foundation for cultivating, there were also the methods of refining medicinal pills.
Based on his experience so far, he discovered that the herbs of this world were identical to those recorded in the Compendium of Cultivation. As long as he cultivated the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation for a period of time and condensed the most basic mes, he could refine medicinal pills. With the aid of medicinal pills, there would be some hope in condensing his Martial Spirit.
Suddenly, by virtue of Xiao Chens perception, he noticed an area roughly 500 meters in front of him. There seemed to be an abundance of Spiritual Energy there. He raised his head to take a better look. The vegetation was lush, sturdy, and vigorous, whereas the trees in this spot seemed to be thicker than those in other areas. Xiao Chen smiled, having finally found it, and pushed aside the branches in his way and dashed over.
When he was near the ce with abundant Spiritual Energy, Xiao Chen stopped. This kind of ce would usually have a strong Spirit Beast lurking around. The perception of Spirit Beasts exceeded a humans, so it was impossible for them to not sense it. Such a good cultivation ground would definitely have already been upied.
He had to find it first. The strongest Spirit Beasts in these parts were only Rank 2, about equivalent to a human peak Martial Disciple. With Xiao Chens current cultivation, in addition to the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation and if he took advantage of his surroundings, he could find an opportunity to kill it.
There was a cool breeze, causing the leaves to dance lightly and gracefully. Xiao Chen used his nose to sniff the air, catching wind of a light scent of blood. However, this scent had been around for a long time and had turned faint. If Xiao Chens nose was not sensitive, he might not have caught whiff of it.
Could it be that the Spirit Beast he was tracking down had already been in by someone? Xiao Chen thought deeply, with some suspicions in mind. He advanced by another few steps, only to finally see the dead Spirit Beast under a tree.
After Xiao Chen took a closer look, he was shocked. This dead Spirit Beast was a Two-Tailed Spirit Fox. Looking at the wounds on the body, he only noticed a sword wound on its neck, having been killed with just one sh of the sword by someone.
The Two-Tailed Spirit Fox was a peak existence of the Rank 2 Spirit Beast. Well-renowned for its monstrous speed, it could be said to be unrivaled within the outskirts of Seven Horn Mountain. Furthermore, this Spirit Beast was very intelligent and cunning. If it encountered a strong opponent, it would take the first opportunity it could to flee.
However, given its condition, it was obvious that the moment it was discovered, it was killed with a sh and died immediately without even the chance to flee. When Xiao Chen thought of this, he could not help but shudder.
The Two-Tailed Spirit Fox was extremely fast, so how quick did this strike have to be in order to kill it in one sh? This person was definitely at least in the Martial Master Realm.
Suddenly, there was a faint sound of movement from behind him, and a sense of danger overwhelmed him. Crap! Xiao Chen quickly reacted, circting the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation quickly. He pushed strongly with his feet as a hot energy spread to his feet, causing his body to leap up into the sky.
His hands clutched a tree branch about 2 meters high. Using it as suspension, he nimbly swung his body and somersaulted,nding lightly on it.
He touched his back and discovered a wound from a sword. The wound was not deep, but it was bleeding quite profusely. Looking at the blood on his hands, Xiao Chen took a deep breath. If he had not avoided it in time, this sh could have split him in twain at the waist.
Xiao Chen looked down, catching sight of the perpetrator, who was a girl that did not seem older than twenty. Her facial appearance was picturesque. Her skin was smooth and fair; she had fine ck hair tied into a ponytail that was hanging on her shoulder; and her face was charming like a flower.
With the green clothes she wore, she exhibited the semnce of an otherworldly fairy. However, her eyes were filled with killing intent. They were incredibly cold, and under her gaze, even the air seemed to freeze.
The young girl held a slender sword in her hands, which shed with a cold light. The body of the sword was emitting a faint moonlight, revealing it to be a Spirit Weapon.
In the Tianwu Continent, there was a peculiar ore, the Moonstone. When cksmiths forged weapons, as long as they mixed in some Moonstone dust, the quality of the weapon would undergo a qualitative leap, turning it into a Spirit Weapon.
Spirit Weapons were very strong. Aside from the fact that they were very sharp, they could fuse with the strength of the Martial Spirit, which would raise the cultivators strength to their peak.
This person seemed to be familiarXiao Chen sifted through his memories for a long time before remembering. Seeing that the girl in front of him wanted to make another move, he hurriedly spoke, Cousin Yn, please dont move. I am Xiao Chen, have you forgotten me?
This was the granddaughter of the First Elder, Xiao Yn. Going by the family tree, she was a distant cousin on his mothers side. Xiao Chen was not very familiar with her, recalling that this cousin of his was very reclusive since young. He barely saw her after the age of ten, and all he heard was that she had been in solitary cultivation and seemed to be very mysterious.
Xiao Yn frowned, as though she was thinking, and then withdrew her sword. She gently parted her lips and said in an apologetic tone, Im sorry, Cousin Xiao Chen. What are you doing here?
After seeing her withdraw her sword, Xiao Chen released his breath. He jumped down from the tree branch, exining, I saw that the Spirit Energy in this ce was abundant and wanted to cultivate here.
In the future, when cousines to this kind of ce where Spirit Energy is abundant, you must be more cautious. These kinds of ces will normally have strong Spirit Beasts protecting them. Xiao Yn suddenly stopped, as though she remembered something, and took out a jade bottle and passed it to Xiao Chen.
This is a superior grade Golden Salve. It is effective on the sword wound on your back. I have been cultivating here for these few days and have chased away many of the Spirit Beasts that wanted to snatch this area away. Cousin can rx and stay here to cultivate, so consider this bottle of Golden Salve mypensation to you. I shall take my leave then.
Xiao Chen received the Golden ve and thoughtfully watched the beautiful image of Xiao Yn leaving. She killed the Two-Tailed Spirit Fox with a sh this level of cultivation meant she was definitely much stronger than that arrogant Xiao Jian.
Only, why was she not willing to reveal herself? Could it be that she had always been on this Seven Horn Mountain, cultivating and killing all sorts of Spirit Beasts?
Xiao Chen pondered on it carefully for a period of time and came to the conclusion that it was very possible. The expression that Xiao Yn had when she was looking at him initially was as though she was looking at a Spirit Beast,cking any emotion. If he had not called out her name all of a sudden, he might have already be a corpse.
It did not matter, as he did not have much time left. The Spiritual Energy in this ce was iparably abundant, so he needed to cultivate first before doing other things. He found a big, sturdy tree and leaped up onto the branches, after which he sat down in the lotus position and circted the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation to absorb the surrounding Spiritual Energy.
Chapter 6 - Awakening of the Azure Dragon
Chapter 6: Awakening of the Azure Dragon
The Spiritual Energy on the mountain was definitely much denser than below. In an instant, Xiao Chen could feel the vigorous Spiritual Energy gushing forth. The meridians that were widened by the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation were quickly filled.
The Spiritual Energy circted quickly in the eight major meridians. Xiao Chen no longer dared trying to force the Spiritual Energy into the Dantian like the day before and instead obediently used the Spiritual Energy to nourish his bones, skin, and muscles.
He alternated between breathing in and out, and his breathing started to stabilize. He entered into a state of nothingness, as though he had be one with the mountain range.
This state was maintained for about four hours. The Spiritual Energy within a few hundred meters of Xiao Chen suddenly became agitated, and the boundless and majestic Spiritual Energy was frantically being drawn into Xiao Chens body by an unknown force.
Xiao Chen, who had entered into a state of nothingness, was suddenly shocked by the situation. This Spiritual Energy was like a big river, unceasingly pouring into his body. The Spiritual Energy in his meridians became increasingly thick, causing Xiao Chen, who was already saturated with Spiritual Energy, to feel pain.
If this went on for another hour, he would without a doubt explode and die. He could not control the cirction of the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation, which frantically continued to circte by itself at a speed faster than usual by at least two folds.
What was going on? A deep fear crept up into Xiao Chens mind. Am I going to die like this?
The surging Spiritual Energy continuously gushed into his body. He did his best to redirect the Spiritual Energy in his meridians to his bones, skin, and muscles, but he could not keep up with the rate of the Spiritual Energy that was pouring into his body.
His meridians were already starting to show some tiny cracks, and mixed in with the crack were some traces of fresh blood. A strong wave of pain was sent to his brain, and Xiao Chen grunted and nearly fainted from the pain.
He sent his consciousness down, observing that his Dantian was still a formless mass. He clenched his jaw and decided to take a gamble. If this Spiritual Energy could not find an outlet, then he would explode and die soon. Only by sessfully condensing his Martial Spirit could he refine the Spiritual Energy into Essence.
After making that decision, his consciousness immediately controlled the Spiritual Energy to smash against the Dantian. This Spiritual Energy was much stronger than the Spiritual Energy he had used before, and just like before, when it got close to the Dantian, it stopped.
However, this time, it did not bounce back. From the three major meridians of the chest, another wave of strong Spiritual Energy came and merged with the other, forming a stronger whole. And then with a bang, it mmed into the barrier surrounding the Dantian.
Xiao Chen vomited a mouthful of fresh blood, but the Spiritual Energy still did not enter the Dantian.
He did not believe that he could not break the barrier, but he tried for a few more times and inadvertently failed. Xiao Chen started to get angry and continuously controlled the Spiritual Energy to smash against the barrier around the Dantian. After the fifth attempt, Xiao Chen had already vomited five mouthfuls of blood. However, this time, he could obviously feel that the barrier softened.
He felt joy in his heart. But instead of gathering the Spiritual Energy to attempt again, he took a deep breath and allowed the Spiritual Energy in his body to umte freely. In a short moment, the gathered Spiritual Energy was stronger than earlier. It surged, under the control of Xiao Chens consciousness, and seemed to have turned into a Flood Dragon, snarling at the Dantian as it smashed against it.
Boom!
There was a loud boom that came from Xiao Chens body. The barrier in the Dantian that had obstructed Xiao Chens progress for eight years was actually broken. He ignored the pain and sent his consciousness down, wanting to see what was causing the problem within his Dantian.
A pair of eyes suddenly appeared and watched him. The eyes were like burning torches, showing a certain might.
Xiao Chen felt like a big mountain was pressing down on him. In this ce, he was like an ant, and the desire to worship this entity seemed to influence him. However, before he could be awed, an intense pain caused him to faint.
When Xiao Chen fainted, the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation did not stop circting, which meant the surrounding Spiritual Energy still continuously poured into his body.
Unlike before, this Spiritual Energy did not get absorbed into his flesh and bones. It was all gathered in his Dantian. The Dantian, which was originally a formless mass, seemed to have dispersed, and inside it was a small young Azure Dragon.
The eyes of the Azure Dragon were closed, and its five ws were slightly parted. It was greedily sucking in the Spiritual Energy that was pouring in, its two whiskers gently swaying. It seemed extremelyfortable, and its whole body rapidly swam around in circles, continuously sucking in Spiritual Energy. The soft skin of the Azure Dragon slowly hardened, and only its shape did not change.
The surrounding Spiritual Energy slowly started to grow thin. Even ces with denser Spiritual Energy would not be able to keep up with the rate the Azure Dragon was consuming it. Slowly, the surrounding Spiritual Energy waspletely sucked dry, and the recovery of the Spiritual Energy of Heaven and Earth would require a long time.
The Azure Dragon did not seem satisfied and continued to demand more. However, there was no more Spiritual Energy left in Xiao Chens body. When it saw Xiao Chens strong flesh, his body started to shrivel upthis Azure Dragon actually wanted to extract the Spiritual Energy within his flesh.
The Azure Dragon continued to absorb for another hour before stopping, its Azure skin turning even more solid and strong. It opened its eyes, extended its five ws, swam around in lively fashion, and raised its head while releasing a ferocious roar, as if it was trapped for countless years and had finally seen daylight again!
This ferocious roar came out of Xiao Chens body, skyrocketing and piercing through the sky. The Spirit Beasts of the outer region of the Seven Horn Mountain all prostrated in fear. This sound seemed to contain a mighty pressure, as though it was made to cause them to feel fear.
At the same time, the Sect Masters of the Passionate Phoenix Pce, White Emperor City, and the Divine Martial Gate of the Tianwu Continent all stopped what they were doing and looked into the distance, mumbling the same wordsthe Azure Dragon has awakened!
At this moment, Xiao Chen finally woke up. The first thing he noticed was the changes to his body, which had shriveled up. However, he could not be bothered about this. He remembered that there had been a pair of mysterious eyes within his Dantian, which made him feel terrified. He quickly sat up into the lotus position and sent his consciousness into his Dantian.
But he no longer saw the eyes, only a small Azure Dragon. There were a few white clouds floating in its surrounding, and its eyes were closed, silently waiting.
What was going on he had clearly seen a pair of eyes that contained a strong vigor and might, such that he would never forget it. Could it be this was the work of that little Azure Dragon?
Chapter 7 - Accidental Discovery, Shadowing
Chapter 7: idental Discovery, Shadowing
Xiao Chen controlled his consciousness to approach the Azure Dragon, his consciousness was almost stuck to the face of the Azure Dragon, making it seem iparably clear. At this moment, that Azure Dragon suddenly opened its eyes, startling Xiao Chen. The Azure Dragon did not seem to notice him and soon it closed both its eyes.
Xiao Chen hurriedly withdrew his consciousness, the gaze of the Azure Dragon was clear, its pupils like a clear spring. Its gaze seemed to be able to draw out the souls of people and cause them to serve it.
However, what was this Azure Dragon? He did not remember a dragon entering his body. Could it be a Martial Spirit? Had he seeded in condensing his Martial Spirit?
Azure Dragon, Azure Dragon Martial Spirit, Xiao Chen suddenly recollected a very distant memory of this body.
Long ago, the Tianwu Continent had four great sects, the Sect Master of these four great sects had the bloodline of Holy Beasts. The disciples of their n were born naturally with the Holy Beast Martial Spirit. Their cultivation speeds were much faster than usual. Furthermore, the Holy Beast Martial Spirit had a spiritual nature, they were iparable to regr Martial Spirits.
The Azure Dragon of the East, the White Tiger of the West, the Vermilion Bird of the South, and the ck Tortoise of the North, each of the four great ns represented a cardinal direction. The Xiao ns bloodline was that of the Azure Dragon of the East. However, thousands of years ago, because of an unknown reason, the Azure Dragon Holy Beast Martial Spirit stopped appearing in the Xiao n and their rich, powerful and distinguished n was reduced into a local n of a small town.
Xiao Chen shook his head, he couldnt be bothered to think about these stuff. He was only concerned with the fact that he had condensed his Martial Spirit and could now condense Essence to practice Martial Techniques. He might not lose to Xiao Jian seven dayster.
He once again sank his consciousness into his body, checking the status of the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation. Earlier, the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation was frantically circting, like a sword tip pointing at his back. He didnt want to enter a situation where there was a possibility that he would explode again.
What caused him to be pleasantly surprised was that the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation was circting stably and that his cultivation realm had taken a big step forward. He had firmly consolidated the 1styer.
He temporarily ignored the Azure Dragon Martial Spirit and decided to focus on the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation for now. After cultivating the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation for a night, it could cause his strength to increase exponentially. Furthermore, when he punched out with his fist, electricity would be emitted, one could easily imagine how powerful his fists would be.
He remembered that in the Compendium of Cultivation, it was written that after cultivating the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation, one could condense Purple Thunder True Fire. Since the Purple Thunder Divine Incantations realm had stably consolidated at the 1styer, Xiao Chen decided to give it a try.
Xiao Chen got up and circted the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation. As he did so, the eyes of the Azure Dragon in his Dantian opened and the three white cloud floating around it slowly started to thin out.
A pure and condensed Essence flowed from its body to Xiao Chens meridians. Xiao Chens mind was shocked, he could feel a sudden inflow of clear and cozy Essence. He carefully directed this energy to circte within his body.
Following the method in the Compendium of Cultivation, this Essence headed towards his right hand and gathered there. The energy then came out from the four major acupoints of Tianquan, Jugu, Quze, and Neiguan, to gather onto his middle finger.
Suddenly there was a sizzling electrical light on his finger, it continuously flickered until all the electricity gathered onto the tip of his finger. A purple me about the size of a peanut was formed.
Xiao Chen looked at the me that was unceasingly swaying, it seemed that it would be extinguished at any time. He smiled bitterly, not to mention killing people, even in his original world, this me could only be used to light a cigarette.
He waved his hands and extinguished the me. Xiao Chen was not dispirited. The fact that he could seed in condensing the me on his first attempt was a great constion.
Only, he did not notice that when he was extinguishing the me, a small spark wasntpletely extinguished and fell onto the ground. Once it touched the ground, it caused the surrounding dead branches and fallen leaves within half a meter to burn. The me then died in a sh. If a pile of ashes was not left behind and if he could not feel the heat on his face, he wouldnt have believed that there was a fire here earlier.
He was stupefied and just stood there nkly. After a while, Xiao Chen started tough wildly in joy. This me was too strong, just a small spark had such a strong might. After training for a period of time, it should have a very strong destructive power.
Xiao Chen did not detest practicing the summoning of the Purple Thunder True Fire. After a few hours of practice, with just a thought, the Purple Thunder True Fire would be summoned in an instant.
Puchi!
A shadow on a big tree shed by above Xiao Chens head and skimmed into the distance. Stopping what he was doing, Xiao Chen raised his head to take a look. That person was dressed in blue and he flew from tree to tree. In a blink of an eye, he left Xiao Chens field of vision.
This was not true flight, he was only using the momentum of hopping from tree to tree and an excellent movement technique to create the false impression that he was flying. Even so, the cultivation of that person was at least at the Martial Saint Realm.
Since when did Mohe City have a Martial Saint in blue robes? What purpose did he have ining to the Seven Horn Mountain of the Xiao n? Xiao Chen felt somewhat suspicious.
Taking note of the direction that the person headed to, Xiao Chen hesitated for awhile before he decided to chase him to take a look. An expert at the realm of Martial Saint wouldnte to this Seven Horn Mountain for no reason.
Hepletely withdrew his energies and relied on the strength of his body to follow the direction that the person in blue went. Xiao Chen dashed frantically, even without using the Essence in his body, his bodys strength was so great that his speed was shocking.
The person in blue had a very fast speed, he had already disappeared without a trace. Xiao Chen could only move forward in a rough direction. If his luck was bad, then he would never find him.
After about an hour, Xiao Chen heard people chatting in low voices, Xiao Chen quickly stopped and carefully listened. After determining the direction of the voices, he proceeded forward once again.
The voices were getting clearer and clearer, Xiao Chen jumped onto a big tree and finally saw the person speaking. In an area, about 300 meters in front of him, the person in blue from earlier and a group of people were speaking in hushed voices.
Strange, why was it people from the Zhang n? There was a group of people speaking to the person in blue, and they wore clothing that was embroidered with a certain pattern, the symbol of the Zhang n. They were the strongest local power after the Xiao n, there were three white clouds embroidered on the chest area of their brown coats.
Huchi!
Suddenly there was the sound of panting behind him, Xiao Chen was startled and immediately circted the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation. He gathered the Purple Thunder True Fire in his right hands, ready to take action.
Chapter 8 - Cave of the predecessor
Chapter 8: Cave of the predecessor
Cousin Xiao Chen, dont move, its me. Xiao Yn stood at Xiao Chens side as she said in a soft voice.
After getting a clear picture of who it was, Xiao Chen released his breath and dissipated the mes on his finger. Cousin Yn discovered them too? he leaned on the tree and asked.
She nodded her head, looking at the group of people in front, frowning, cousin, do you know who they are?
I am not very sure, but I know that those in brown attire are people of the Zhang n.
Xiao Yn withdrew her gaze and proceeded to scan Xiao Chens body. She found it strange and decided to inquire. Cousin Xiao Chen, are you alright? You seem to be hurt.
Within just a day, Xiao Chens figure had shriveled up, appearing incredibly weak. However, he had no overt wounds on his body, which was very strange.
Xiao Chen smiled bitterly. Its a long story.
In the forest in front, where the person in blue was located.
Elder Zhang, where is the cave of the predecessor you mentioned? Where have we been walking for all this time? I am running out of patience. The voice of the person in blue carried a trace of anger as he spoke impatiently.
The person who was addressed as Elder Zhang appeared to be more than fifty years old, and his cultivation had already reached the peak of Martial Grand Master long ago. He was the n Head of the Zhang n.
At this moment, when he faced the person in blue, he did not dare to slight him at all, instead replying respectfully. Senior, dont worry. That cave was identally discovered by one of my n members, we should arrive there in another fifteen minutes.
The person in blue just coldly snorted. Then lead the way!
The cave of a predecessorit was likely that strong Martial Techniques and Cultivation Methods were stored there. There were often such legends, of some coincidental discovery of a predecessors cave that eventually lead to great cultivation gains for the individual who lucked out. The Seven Horn Mountain actually also had one of these caves of some predecessor.
So, cousin has already condensed his Martial Spirit, congrattions.
Xiao Chen kept quiet about the Azure Dragon Martial Spirit, only exining that he was in this state due to condensing his Martial Spirit. It seemed this Xiao Yn also knew of his reputation as trash, thus she did not question him further.
Should we follow them? Seeing that the group of people had already gone far away, Xiao Chen sought Xiao Yns opinion.
We follow!
Xiao Yn leaped down from the tree and gentlynded on her feet. Afterwards, her figure flew forward by ten-some-odd meters, as though she was a green fairy. Within a few breaths of time, she was already more than a hundred meters away.
What a fast speed, Xiao Chen quietly murmured. He leaped down from the tree and used all of his strength to keep up. Xiao Yn evidently did not wish for Xiao Chen to participate in this and dashed ahead at great speed with every intent to leave him behind.
However, Xiao Yn was afraid of drawing the attention of the person in blue, thus she did not use her Essence. Although she moved fast, it was only due to the strength of her body. With that alone, it would be difficult to leave behind Xiao Chen.
Ten minutester.
Xiao Yn was bbergasted at the sounds of Xiao Chen rushing over. Although she did not use any Essence, her cultivation was already in the realm of a Medial Grade Martial Master.
The strength of her body should be vastly stronger than that of a person who had just condensed his Martial Spirit, which meant that leaving Xiao Chen behind in the dust should be a very easy thing to aplish.
Xiao Chen met Xiao Yns gaze and craftily spoke. Cousins speed is really fast, I nearly could not catch up with you.
Xiao Yn understood what he meant by these words, replying with a solemn expression, the cultivation of that person in blue has reached the realm of Martial Saint. It is best for cousin to not enter these troubled waters.
In front of a Martial Saint, there is no difference between a Martial Disciple and Martial Master. They would both die in one blow. Xiao Chen stated without backing down.
Xiao Yns expression changed slightly, a slight amount of anger to her tone. I frequently cultivate on Seven Horn Mountain, so I am familiar with every tree and every de of grass here. Even if I am no match for him, it would not be difficult for me to escape, cousin, but you
Hush! They are about to go in, cousin, take a look. Xiao Chen interrupted Xiao Yns words and pointed in a direction.
Xiao Yn turned her head to take a look. There was a cliff in front. That person in blue justughed coldly and threw out a fist on its stone wall. Cracks extended out from where that person punched the wall, spreading in all directions, and the cracks kept gettingrger andrger, with pieces of rocks continuously falling off the cliff.
When all the rocks finished falling, it revealed a hidden stone door. With a loud rumble, the door opened automatically. Elder Zhang ttered the person in blue and left behind someone to guard the entrance before entering with the person in blue.
Lets go! When Xiao Chen finished saying that, he did not bother himself with Xiao Yn and led the way forward.
The Zhang n disciple stationed outside was only a Medial Grade Martial Disciple. Xiao Chen hid himself in a ce about a hundred meters from the stone door, confirming that the person in blue had moved far away.
Xiao Chen used his consciousness to control the Essence to move towards the meridians in his legs, to which the Azure Dragon within his body opened its eyes once again. Only this time, the expression in its eyes were not clear and pure like earlier, but it was now filled with a baleful look.
It was as though it felt Xiao Chens intentions. The three white clouds floated around gently, and two streams of even purer Essence spat out from its mouth, heading toward the meridians in Xiao Chens legs.
After the two streams of Essences trickled into Xiao Chens legs, he could feel strength brimming within them, as though they were able to tten the solid Seven Horn Mountain with one stomp!
Kill!
There was a loud shout, and Xiao Chens right foot ferociously pushed off from the ground, leaving behind a two feet deep footprint. His body left the ground and covered the distance of a hundred meters in an instant, the Purple Thunder True Fire burning in his palm.
The Zhang n disciple guarding the entrance only heard a loud shout before a purple me had already hit his chest. Before he had the time to shout, his whole chest was already burnt up. A ck hole upied the middle of his chest, only for its size to rapidly expand shortly after. Within moments, this Martial Disciple had been turned into a pile of ashes.
What a domineering melooking at the Zhang n disciple, Xiao Yn sighed. This is your Martial Spirit?
Xiao Chen did not deny it and smiled, cousin, do you now believe that I have the ability to protect myself?
Xiao Yn bent over and dipped her fingers in the ashes. After she examined it, she shook her head and proceeded to exin. This me is indeed domineering, but it is not as powerful as you think. If this Martial Disciple was not suddenly ambushed and could not defend himself in time, as long as he released his Essence, he would be able to defend against these mes.
Xiao Chen, who was seen through, awkwardly smiled and avoided the topic, they should have already made it far away. If we follow them from a distance, given therge size of this cave, we might not even run into them.
Chapter 9 - Thunder Emperor Sang Mu, Treasure trove
Chapter 9: Thunder Emperor Sang Mu, Treasure trove
Xiao Yn felt somewhat helpless. Xiao Chen seemed to have made up his mind to follow her inside. She felt slightly suspicious in her heart, considering this version of Xiao Chen seemed different from the rumors.
After going past the stone door, there was a long paved tunnel, and along the tunnel, between every few meters, one could find an iid Night Pearl lining the walls. Due to the luminance of the Night Pearl, the tunnel was not steeped inplete darkness.
The both of them proceeded forward, walking silently in the quiet tunnel, the atmosphere a little sinister. Xiao Chen wanted to find something to talk about to lighten the mood, but he was not able to initiate conversation when he saw the indifferent expression on Xiao Yns face.
Right when Xiao Chen could bear it no longer and wanted to say something, the road in front of them ended, a thick stone wall blocking their path. However, there was a fork in the tunnel, with two roads to each their side.
Xiao Chen took a look at both sides, observing that the tunnels did not have any Night Pearls to illuminate the darkness. He could not clearly see the situation further in, so Xiao Chen inquired: Cousin Yn, which way should we go?
Xiao Yn took a look at both sides and spoke. There are obvious signs of footprints on the left side, that should be the direction the person in blue went, we take the right side.
Xiao Yn took out a re and lead the way, this ce could be the cave of a predecessor, so try not to wander around on your own. There usually are some kind of restrictions in this kind of ce.
[TL notes: This re is not actually the re we know. It is actually some kind of ancient Chinese lighter made out of some kind of paper and embers kept in a tube]
Cave of a predecessorwhen Xiao Chen heard that, his interest was immediately piqued. Indeed, that person in blue would note to Seven Horn Mountain for no reason. He had followed them to the right ce. Since it was the cave of a predecessor, then there would definitely be treasures.
Xiao Yn saw Xiao Chens expression and knew that he did not take her words to heart,ughing coldly. Dont be so naive. Since this ce can attract a Martial Saint cultivator, then the predecessor must have been at least a Martial King. Any one of the restrictions here could easily kill you.
Xiao Chen smiled. I still have cousin here. As long as I follow you, Ill be fine.
Xiao Yn wore a cold expression and did not say anything. After they traveled for a certain distance, it brightened up, revealing a stone room in front of them.
Xiao Yn put out the re and carefully sized it up. The area of the stone room was not spacious, in the middle was a stone table and a stone stool, and it was surrounded by smooth walls. Above the room was arge number of Night Pearls that formed the strange image of a bird.
Xiao Yn focused her attention on the stone table, spotting an unopened red embroidered box on it. The strange image of the bird was painted onto the box as well. Xiao Yn found this image to be very familiar, but she could not recall what it was.
Thunder Roc!
After thinking for a long time, Xiao Yn finally remembered the name of this bird, the Thunder Roc. This Thunder Roc was the Martial Spirit of the Martial Emperor Sang Mu, who was known as the Thunder Emperor a thousand years ago. Legends have it that Sang Mu was born into an ordinary family, meaning his parents were not cultivators. But he was born with the Thunder Roc Martial Spirit innately inside him, and he even went so far as to reach the peak of Martial Saint before he turned twenty.
The battle that led him to be famous was the God Sealing Battle that was organized by the Ten Powers Alliance of the Tianwu Continent. At the age of twenty, without the backing of any sects or ns, he defeated countless geniuses of the various sects single-handedly. This was when the name of Thunder Emperor began to spread.
In the few years that followed, he was like a brightet. He battled Martial Kings, destroyed Martial Monarchs, and killed Martial Emperors. His name could be heard everywhere in the great continent, and many people imed that he was the youngest Martial God in the history of the Tianwu Continent. It was onlyter that he slowly faded away from view.
Hearing Xiao Yn describe the history of the owner of this cave, Xiao Chen started to get excited. No one knows if he finally managed to sessfully break through to be a Martial God, the answers to this question might be within this box.
Xiao Yn saw that Xiao Chen was about to go and open the embroidered box, hurriedly speaking, Dont make any careless moves, the box is a little strange
Within the stone room.
The person in blue saw the embroidered box on the table and the picture on the ceiling and also guessed the identity of the owner of this cave. Smiling, he said: So, it is the cave of Thunder Emperor Sang Mu. Before Sang Mu went missing, he already had the cultivation of a Martial Emperor. Looks like this trip was not wasted.
Elder Zhang alsoughed as well. Since it is so, then with regards to the matter that senior had promised, dont forget to fulfill it when the timees.
The mood of the person in blue was extremely good. He boldlyughed and gave his word. Just a small Xiao n of Mohe City. My Leng n does not think much of them. If I can obtain an Earth Ranked Technique or Spirit Weapon, I would give you an additional surprise.
Elder Zhangughed. The Xiao n is naturally not the Leng ns match. In that case, senior, how shall we open this embroidered box?
The person in blue snorted coldly. Given the strength of Martial Emperor Sang Mu, he definitely would have left behind some restrictions on this embroidered box. Even with his Martial Saint cultivation, if he rashly opened it, he would also get hit by the bacsh from the restrictions. Taking a look at the group of Zhan n cultivators, the person in blueughed strangely.
Elder Zhang, get the group of cultivators behind you to open this embroidered box. With me behind, I guarantee that nothing will happen to them.
Elder Zhangsplexion changed. However, he quickly recovered, since senior has asked, then there naturally is no problems. You! Quickly open this box.
The Zhang n cultivator who was pointed out quickly disyed an expression of horror, stammering, Great Elder, I, I, I
Elder Zhangs expression changed, anger clear in his voice. Are you not going to follow my instructions? Have you forgotten the n Rules?
When the Zhang n cultivator heard the words n Rules, his expression turn unsightly. He walked up front hesitatingly, closing his eyes and stretching his hands out to touch the box.
Chi!
When the Zhang n cultivator touched the box, the Thunder Roc on the box seemed toe to life and pped its wings, shooting out a bolt of lightning from the box. Before the Zhang n Cultivator could activate his Essence to protect himself, he was zapped until charred.
The person in bluepletely disregarded the Zhang n disciple and just quickly stretched out his right hand to grab the embroidered box. A stream of solid rocks extended from his shoulder to his palms, very soon covering his entire arm in rocks.
He gently opened the box without suffering any damage, finding within the embroidered box a ck book, a Martial Technique manual to be specific.
The person in blue impatiently took it out and flipped through it but quickly lost interest after taking a couple of looks at it. This was just a Superior Grade Yellow Ranked Martial Technique; it was not worth much even in the Great Qin Nation. Finding it insignificant to his use, he simply threw it over to Elder Zhang while exining. Elder Zhang, this is a Superior Grade Yellow Ranked Martial Technique. I dont need this, so you can have it.
Chapter 10 - Great treasure, Moonstone
Chapter 10: Great treasure, Moonstone
Elder Zhang was checking on the person who had been electrocuted. If he had yet to stop breathing, there was a chance to save him. The only constion he felt was when he heard the person in blue say that he was going to give him a Superior Grade Yellow Ranked Martial Technique.
He got very excited. Even in the entire Zhang n, only two or three copies of a Superior Grade Yellow Ranked Martial Technique was in their possession. It would be worth it even if that Zhang n disciple died.
Elder Zhang received it and smiled. Many thanks to senior. Should we turn back and take another path?
The person in blue shook his head. There is no need, the road on the right will probably lead to the same destination, the exit is definitely within this stone room.
When the person in blue ended his statement, he carefully inspected the entire stone room, sweeping his eyes across the four walls before finally resting his gaze on the wall in front of the table. A hunch told him that the exit should be located in front of them, but he was simply not familiar with these strange mechanisms. If he wanted to find a switch by chance, it would be very difficult.
Since he could not do it that way, then he would do it the hard way! The person in blue began to speak in a deep voice: Move aside, I am going to pierce through this stone wall.
When a Martial Saint expert took action, it was difficult to avoid any casualties. When the surrounding people heard what he said, they hurriedly hid behind him. Shortly after, the rocks appeared on the right arm of the person in blue again.
The rocks were moving around strangely on the arm of the person in blue, in fact slowly embedding into his skin, leaving behind a small gray line that seemed to move towards his palm like a poisonous snake.
When that line arrived at the palm, it formed a spiral and continuously rotated. A terrifying energy seemed to st out from his palms, after which he immediately jumped up and quickly struck out, his palm hitting the stone wall in front.
Rumble!"
The entire stone room shook continuously. There were plenty of stone fragments continuously falling down as well. With a bang, the stone wall in front was sted apart, revealing a holerge enough for two men to enter.
The person in blue withdrew his hand. Looking at the hole in front, he indifferently said: Lets go.
Although the person in blue said to go, he did not make a move. Elder Zhang couldnt help but call him an old fox in his heart, but, at this moment, he could not afford to offend him. He led the members of the Zhang n and entered the hole.
After going through the hole, the viewing range in front widened, opening up to reveal to their eyes a vast stone tform further ahead. When he raised his head to look at the ceiling, he measured it to be somewhere around a hundred meters high. There was a stone pir in the middle of the stone tform, the faint radiance glowing off of it attracting all of their gazes.
Moonstone!
What a big piece of Moonstone!
That glowing stone pir was actually carved out of arge piece of Moonstone. Damn it, what a waste, he actually used Moonstone to carve a pir. Each and every one of them reprimanded exactly this in their hearts.
In the Tianwu Continent, Moonstones were quite rare, and the few locations that had Moonstone quarries were already confirmed to have dried up many years ago.
With such arge piece of Moonstone, they could forge a countless amount of Spirit Weapons. If they used the entire piece and mixed it with some other rare materials, it would even be possible to make a Heaven Ranked Spirit Weapon. Due to the scarcity of Moonstones, the Tianwu Continent had not seen any Heaven Grade Spirit Weapon in hundreds of years.
Not only the person in blue, but everyone in the Zhang n would wish to obtain it. When they thought about the value of this pir made of Moonstones, they could not help but swallow their saliva. However, the gaze of the person in blue was notpletely focused on the pir. He noticed an exposed sword hilt at the top of the pir.
That should be the sword hilt of a Spirit Weapon, a Spirit Weapon that was inserted into the Moonstone. What rank was this Spirit Weapon? Earth Ranked? Definitely not, it was at the very least a Superior Grade Heaven Ranked Spirit Weapon, and it might even be a legendary Divine Weapon. When the person in blue thought of this, his blood began to boil.
However, when he thought of the owner of the cave, the person in blue immediately calmed down.
You guys, go in front and check out the situation. After this matter is over, I will reward you guys will 500 taels of gold each.
Under the promise of a great reward, the morale of the Zhang n disciples was raised tremendously. They all condensed a protective barrier and walked towards that stone pir carefully. When they were about fifty meters away from the stone pir, a faint yellow barrier suddenly appeared. It blocked their passage as though it was a wall, and even their vision seemed to be blurred.
Regardless of how hard they tried, the few Martial Disciples could not press forward. They used their Martial Techniques to smash against the thin barrier. In an instant, many Martial Techniques flew at it.
Ka! Ka! Ka!
When the Martial Techniques struck the thin barrier, they were actually reflected back at the crowd, their speed and might increased by a fold. In an instant, the Zhang n disciples were all struck by their own techniques, causing them to fall to the ground and cry out in agony.
With this sudden unforeseen turn of events, the Zhang n disciples all immediately became afraid. This yellow barrier was too weird, and the other Zhang n disciples who had yet to go up did not know what to do.
The expression of the person in blue did not change, as though he had expected such a scenario. He slowly walked to the front and ced his hands on the yellow barrier. A wave of Essence extended from his palms onto the barrier, his consciousness controlling the Essence to move around on it. After a long period of time, he understood what to do.
The Essence in his body quickly circted, and even more Essence came out of his palm, like tiny snakes swimming about on the thin barrier. When he saw that the barrier waspletely covered with his Essence, he stopped supplying it and used his consciousness to control the tiny strands of Essences to tightly stick to the barrier.
Withdraw!
The person in blue shouted softly, and the Essence that was stuck on the barrier started to flow back. The thin yellow barrier started to shake, after which a tiny hole the size of the eye of a needle appeared on the thin barrier. The person in blue felt joy in his heart and used his left hand to wipe the sweat off his forehead.
Elder Zhang, this thin barrier is the restriction left behind by that predecessor. Based on my strength alone, I can only open a hole the size of one person. Remember to get your men to move faster.
In the stone room that Xiao Chen was in.
A horrifying electrical current shot out from the Thunder Roc on that embroidered box, hitting and catching Xiao Chen off guard. The electricity traveled through his fingertips into his body, the devastating energy frantically filling his meridians without any restraint. The Essence in his body attempted to resist the invasion of this lightning, but it immediately dissipated when they came into contact.
The horrifying energy traveled up Xiao Chens arms through his meridians, rapidly heading toward the Dantian. Xiao Chen was startled
Chapter 11 - Bitter Encounter, Enemies Meeting Face to Face
Chapter 11: Bitter Encounter, Enemies Meeting Face to Face
His Martial Spirit had just been formed. If this terrifying bolt of lightning were to strike his Martial Spirit, something he had condensed with great difficulty, it might be smashed to pieces. He might truly turn into trash forever.
However, all of a sudden, something strange urred. The Azure Dragon in his Dantian opened its mouth wide and swallowed up the lightning that was rampaging about within his meridians. The lightning rumbled ceaselessly around it, but the Azure Dragon Martial Spirit did not sustain any injuries at all.
This scene caused Xiao Chen to feel that it was iparably weird. Could his cultivation of the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation have caused a mutation in the Azure Dragon Martial Spirit that allows it to absorb electricity?
Cousin Xiao Chen, are you alright? Xiao Yn asked worriedly. She felt guilty as this might not have happened had she warned him earlier.
The electrical energy within his body began to disperse, leaving behind injured meridians that hadn''t sustained any major damage in its wake, which Xiao Chen could repair before long. Im fine that lightning may have seemed frightening, but it did not contain much energy. Cousin Yn, you dont have to worry.
Xiao Yn did not seem to believe him. She held Xiao Chens wrist to check his meridians, heaving a relieved breath shortly after. However, she felt suspicious. The lightning did not seem as simple as Xiao Chen had described it, but she would be unable to find an answer anytime soon.
Xiao Chen smiled: Cousin, dont think too much, lets see whats in this embroidered box.
Xiao Yn put down the Suspicions in her heart and took out the thing inside the box. She spoke only after looking at it for a while. This is a Superior Grade Yellow Ranked Martial Technique. Its a pity that it is lightning-attributed.
A lightning-attributed Superior Grade Yellow Ranked Martial Technique, of all thingsthis was a treasure that was now delivered to his hands on a silver tter. He had just condensed his Martial Spirit and had not practiced any Martial Technique yet. The main attribute of his Azure Dragon Martial Spirit was that of wood, but after cultivating the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation, this Azure Dragon seemed to have gained some lightning attributes.
Cousin, can you give me this Martial Technique to practice? Xiao Chen said.
Xiao Yn nodded her head in response: I intended to give this to you. It''s just that this Martial Technique is lightning-attributed whereas your Martial Spirit is fire-attributed, so its power might decrease.
Xiao Chen received the Martial Technique Secret Manual and smiled: Thats not a problem, I still have not learned any Martial Techniques. If I can learn one, then it is one more I know.
Superior Grade Yellow Ranked Martial Technique Divine Thunder Break. After sessfully training in it, one could release a st of electrical energy. Xiao Chen circted his Essence ording to the Martial Technique Manual, and an electrical energy gathered onto his right hand. He was very content with this technique. He hurriedly stopped training it, for it was not yet the time to test it out.
Cousin Yn, should we return or proceed forward? Xiao Chen asked. He had already obtained a Superior Grade Yellow Ranked Martial Technique and was satisfied, but if they continued on, they might run into some other dangers.
Xiao Yn ignored Xiao Chens statement and continued to search around every corner of the four walls. After a while, she spoke up: Looks like we have to go back. After searching for such a long time, I am still unable to find the secret passage of this stone room.
This aligned with Xiao Chens original intentions. He put away the Martial Technique Manual in a safe ce and smiled. Lets go, this ce is very strange. Let''s not wait for anything to happen.
Who knew, when Xiao Chen finished saying that, the stone table in the stone room started to move, slowly moving in an anticlockwise motion. Xiao Yn gripped her sword and alertly watched the table turn. When the table stopped turning, the stone wall on the right side suddenly revealed a stone door.
Xiao Chen wanted to p himself. Right when he said that this ce was strange, this strange thing urred. Xiao Yn lit up her firestarter and threw it forward. She discovered that aside from a tunnel, there was nothing else. After hesitating for a while, Xiao Yn slowly followed the tunnel and descended, leaving Xiao Chen with no other choice than to follow her.
Hey! Cousin, why did you follow me down? Didnt you say that you didnt want to go? Xiao Yn gently smiled.
Xiao Chen scratched his head. I followed you to take a look, and the road is not blocked, so it should be simple to turn back and return.
Rumble!
As though it was answering Xiao Chens words, the hole behind them was sealed shut. It almost drove him mad the instant it happenedhow uncanny!
Seeing Xiao Chens depressed visage, Xiao Yn found it funny, Alright, since the road is sealed shut now, you cant turn back either.
Xiao Chen smiled bitterly: Lets hope that there is an exit ahead.
They traveled in silence. After a certain distance, their field of vision abruptly widened, and a huge stone tform appeared in front of their eyes.
The Moonstone pir in the middle of the stone tform immediately caught their attention. From the memories of this body, Xiao Chen could imagine the immense value of this Moonstone. However, they soon noticed the Zhang n members behind the thin yellow barrier.
Xiao Chens appearance caused the person in blue to be anxious. At this moment, the thin yellow barrier was only the size of half a person. While a regr person would not be able to squeeze in, he could not help but feel apprehensive.
Elder Zhang, quickly go in, the cultivation of those two are at most Martial Master. We absolutely cannot let them snatch away the Spirit Weapon on the Moonstone.
Elder Zhang knew that the matter was urgent. He took two steps back and ferociously leaped forward, like a carp leaping through water. His body athletically went through the hole that was about the size of a wash basin. After hended, he somersaulted and immediately stood up.
The cultivation of Elder Zhang had already reached the peak of Martial Grand Master long ago. A Martial Grand Master had the capability to easily kill tens of Martial Masters, and what more with Elder Zhangs peak Martial Grand Master cultivation, killing them would be very simple.
Elder Zhang slowly walked over and clearly saw their appearances, smiling. I was wondering who it was, so it is the Second Young Master of the Xiao n and the granddaughter of the Xiao ns First Elder.
Xiao Yn stepped forward and gave a preemptive exnation: We are not interested in snatching away this Moonstone, we merely got trapped when we tried to return. Since you are aware of our identities, please let us go.
Xiao Chen perspired heavilythis cousin of his indeed had a strong cultivation, but her brain seemed to have short-circuited. The Xiao n and Zhang n had been enemies for a long time. Furthermore, if he killed the both of them here, the rest of the world would be none the wiser. Even without the Moonstone, this Elder Zhang would not have let them go.
Indeed, Elder Zhang justughed aloud: Little girl, you are so naive. you think that I You actually dared to sneak attack me? How foolish!
Chapter 12 - Dangerous Battle
Chapter 12: Dangerous Battle
Halfway through his chiding remark, Elder Zhang sensed something dangerous. A red flower the size of a person had risen up behind him unnoticed, and its color was iparably beautiful with countless of pollen falling gently from the petals.
The toxic nt, Poinsettia!
Xiao Yns Martial Spirit was actually the Poinsettia, which was one of the five deadly poisons. As long as it drew blood, it would be a fatal strike, and its pollen could affect the nerves, effectively paralyzing someone without any signs and causing their battle prowess to significantly decrease. If the poisoned individual had an open wound and the pollen entered said gap in the body, the poisoned individual would likely die within ten breaths.
Xiao Chen did not expect Xiao Yns Martial Spirit to be the Poinsettia, nor did he anticipate for her to have schemed so deeply. No one would have thought that a Martial Master would make the first move against a peak Martial Grand Master. Furthermore, this Martial Master looked like a sweet little girl.
A cultivator was at their weakest in the period of time when the Martial Spirit had left their body. When Xiao Chen saw that red flower crop up all of a sudden, he immediately understood what to do and made the first move as well.
A purple me condensed with a flicker on his palm. Circting Essence to his legs, Xiao Chen bent his legs and abruptly dashed forward, generating a sound as he tore through the air before striking Elder Zhang with his palm.
In the instant the pollen invaded his body, Elder Zhang sought to kill Xiao Yn first before she had the chance to activate Poinsettias poisonous nature. He may have appeared to be cornered in that position, but when he saw Xiao Chen flying over, the corners of his mouth curled up to reveal a cold smile. This brat was merely a junior in the Martial Disciple Realm, yet he dared to take action against him.
He split apart a portion of the Essence that was suppressing Poensettias poison and struck out against Xiao Chens palm. Xiao Chen was sted backwards in the aftermath, because the punch of a Martial Grand Master was not something that he was able to withstand at present. Vomiting a mouthful of fresh blood, he could vaguely sense that his heart or lungs might have sustained damage.
Elder Zhang did not even bother to look at Xiao Chen, who had been sted back. He was about to make another move when he discovered that the me from Xiao Chens palm was still sticking to his fist and was continuously consuming the Essence he had condensed on it. He was rmed what a domineering me! Quickly allocating another portion of Essence to surround the mes, he applied firm control over the Essence with his consciousness and had to tightly clench his fist before he could put out the mes.
Xiao Yn took advantage of this opportunity to sessfully retrieve the Martial Spirit that had left her body. Seeing Xiao Chen vomit blood, killing intent began to pool in her eyes. She drew her sword and stared coldly at Elder Zhang without any emotions showing on her face, as though he was already a dead man in her eyes.
Inferior Grade Profound Ranked Spirit Weapon, Broken Moon Sword, I did not expect the only Profound Ranked Spirit Weapon of the Xiao n to be in your hands. Looks like you definitely have to die today. Looking at the sword in Xiao Yns hands, Elder Zhang was astonished.
Xiao Yn held the sword in her hands, and a dance of petals in the breeze around her was swiftly followed by a sword sh flying towards Elder Zhang. Elder Zhang did not dare to take any risk as he disbursed half of his Essence into his hands and feet, using the other half to stave off the poison.
The two of them began to move faster and faster. Initially, Xiao Chen, who was lying on the ground, could clearly see the battle between them. Soon, he could only see blurry shadows amidst the plentiful petals. This level of battle was no longer something that he could take part in, and he never expected that Xiao Yns speed was actually this impressive. Despite the difference in cultivation realms, she was able to fight evenly with Elder Zhang.
Xiao Chen shifted his gaze away and looked at the sword hilt that was located on top of the Moonstone pir. This Spirit Weapon was probably the object of their desire, so he decided to grab it before they could.
Xiao Chen slowly stood up and cautiously walked towards the stone pir.
When the person in blue, who was doing his best to widen the hole in the thin barrier, saw Xiao Chen heading towards the Moonstone pir, he felt anxious in his heart. Yet, he could not make a single move. He loudly shouted: Elder Zhang, you trash! You cant even deal with two little kids! If I am not able to get my hands on this Spirit Weapon, after we get back, you will be the first person I kill.
Elder Zhang, who was currently fighting with Xiao Yu Lan, found it difficult to talk about his troubles. The Spirit Weapon of this girl was incredibly strange, as it surrounded him with flower petals that made him incapable of exhibiting more than half of his usualbat ability. Furthermore, at this moment, he had to hold his breath, not daring to breathe. Let alone that, with Poinsettias poison, he was only able to utilize about a quarter of his strength as a peak Martial Grand Master.
When he heard the words of the person in blue, Elder Zhang hardened his heart. When Xiao Yn pierced her sword at him, he did not dodge, instead punching out at her temple with precise purpose. This girl wanted to fight with him so badly it seemed, suffering heavy injuries to try to get him to bleed, to activate Poinsettias fatal poison. She was treating it as though he had no way to force out the poison.
Just when Elder Zhangs fist was about tond, Xiao Yn twisted her body in midair, creating two more Xiao Yns that looked exactly the same. The one he struck immediately became countless scattered red petals.
Elder Zhang was not surprised. He smiled and roared shortly after exposing her ws, This should be your trump card, Inferior Grade Profound Ranked Martial Technique, Flower Clones. However, it is time to end this farceBeast Soul Possession!
A phantom image of an ape appeared behind Elder Zhangs body. In a sh, Elder Zhang turned into some kind of human-ape monster. This was the ability of Martial Grand Masters, Martial Spirit Possession.
After the Martial Spirit possessed the body, ones speed and strength would increase by several folds. Sometimes, someone would even obtain the special abilities of their Martial Spirit.
Elder Zhang used his right hand, which had extended its length by an additional half, and clenched his fist in midair. A bolt of lightning struck one of Xiao Yns clones, turning it into a scatter of red petals with a loud boom.
Laughing weirdly, Elder Zhang jumped like an ape and extended his two arms, grabbing at thest clone.
Boom!
Thest clone was also shattered into countless red petals. Within an instant, the surrounding space became filled with the Red Poinsettia petals. Elder Zhang was overwhelmed with amazement and looked behind him, spotting another seven clones behind him amidst dancing petals.
Elder Zhang appeared to be flustered and mumbled: That''s not possible, even the highest realm of Flower Clones can only create ten clones. Given your age, how could you have trained to that realm?
Xiao Yn coldly said: Beast Soul Possession, this requires all the Essence in your body to be activated. The poison of my Poinsettia should have taken effect by now, its over.
Seven shadows came flying in from different directions, and the slender Broken Moon Sword merged together with the petals, intertwining with each other. Without Elder Zhangs Essence to restrict it, Poinsettias poison started to work on his nerves, causing his limbs to twitch,
Puchi!
The seven shadows merged back together into Xiao Yn as she appeared behind Elder Zhangs back. The petals were dancing behind her as the Broken Moon Sword streaked across his back, inflicting a hideous wound. As blood flowed from it, Poinsettias poisonpletely came into effect, sentencing Elder Zhang to certain death within ten breaths of time.
However, just at this moment, Elder Zhang suddenly turned around and grabbed the Broken Moon Sword with his hands.
Even if I die, I will drag you down with me!
Chapter 13 - Narrowly Escaping Death
Chapter 13: Narrowly Escaping Death
Elder Zhangughed out maniacally, ignoring the pain in his right hand as he gripped the Broken Moon Sword tightly and gathered all the Essence in his body into his left hand.
His final strike before his death, Medial Grade Yellow Ranked Martial TechniqueReckless Heavy Punch!
This punch was iparably swift and fierce,pletely exceeding Xiao Yns expectations. The full force of a Martial Grand Master struck her shoulder heavily and sent her flying back toward the stone pir.
Xiao Chen, who was preparing to draw the Spirit Weapon, was startled, hurriedly catching Xiao Yn, Cousin, are you alright?
Xiao Yns face was pale as she spoke somewhat weakly, Quickly run, that man in blue is about to open up the hole.
He carried Xiao Yn on his back, turned his head to see the man in blue anxiously trying to break through that thin yellow barrier, and then looked once again at the Spirit Weapon on the Moonstone pir.
Even if he tried to return back through the route from which they came, he would not be able to break open that stone wall with his current strength. It would only be a path to death. If he pulled out the Spirit Weapon, who knows, maybe he could use the strength of the Spirit Weapon to help carve a path out, making his escape easy.
Xiao Chen stopped hesitating. He took two steps forward and gripped the sword handle. He tugged firmly at it, but to his surprise, it came out with iparable ease. However, this Spirit Weapon did not seem like a divine weapon. And upon closer inspection, it was actually just a meter-long broken sword.
Before he had time to curse, the Moonstone pir exploded apart with a loud boom and turned into numerous fragments. Xiao Chen reacted quickly and grabbed at some of the fragments with his hands before falling downwards. After the Moonstone pir exploded, the stone tform below them was destroyed too, thus Xiao Chen had fallen down, together with Xiao Yn, who he was carrying.
No! Seeing the Spirit Weapon snatched from right under his nose and the Moonstone pir breaking into pieces, the man in blue shouted out loudly. That thin yellow barrier suddenly seemed to emit a great repelling force, causing the man in blue to be sted out. The hole in the barrier rapidly mended itself.
The man in blue had been watching as all these things yed out all of a sudden. He felt unresigned, vomited blood, and then fainted!
In a narrow stone room, Xiao Yn closed her eyes as she leaned back on the wall. Herplexion was very pale as she kept murmuring in a low voice. Xiao Chen frowned and looked at the hole about ten meters above them, at a loss for what to do.
Cousin Xiao Chen, am I dying? Xiao Yn opened her eyes and inquired weakly. She had been struck by Elder Zhangs strongest technique earlier. The punch of a peak Martial Grand Master augmented by the Reckless Heavy Punch Martial Technique had such an enormous force behind it that it almost shattered all her meridians. Even worse, the Martial Spirit in her body had no way to treat this damage.
Xiao Chen walked over, sat down by her side, and smiled: Stop talking nonsense cousin and rest well. This pit is only about ten meters deep, so I will think of a way to get us out as soon as possible.
When Xiao Yn heard that, a bitter smile appeared on her pale face, If you are able to leave, then leave by yourself, you dont have to bother with me. Since the day I was born, I have been destined to bring misfortune to the people around me I should have died long ago.
Xiao Chen smiled, Stop saying silly things, there is no way I will abandon you here. As long as I am alive, I will not let you die.
There was not a single trace of redness on Xiao Yns face, and her lips parted in a murmur: Dont you think that it was strange that I was cultivating alone on Seven Horn Mountain all this time?
[Tl notes: The author is not trying to say that Xiao Yn did not feel anything, he was trying to express that she is now anemic, probably due to loss of blood]
It is indeed strange, but everyone has their own secrets to hide. I dont think it is good to dig into the secrets of others. Xiao Chen squinted while pursing his lips.
When I was five years old, I had already condensed my Martial Soul. I remember the horrified expression on my fathers face. I was very young back then, so I could not understand why and I only felt that the flower in my body was very pretty.
I used to have an elder sister. I did not understand the situation then and showed Poinsettia to her. After she got poisoned by it, she fell down and suffered an injury that made her bleed thus, she was poisoned to death by me like this. Ever since then, I finally understood why my father did not like me. I am poisonous; the bowls and cups that I used to use, even the stool that I sat on, have to be cleaned multiple times.
I could not even y with the other children. Cousin Xiao Chen, do you remember? We used to y house together when we were young, but when my Martial Soul appeared, my father forbade me from ying with the others. I was very upset and would often hide somewhere to cry. When I was eight years old, my father sent me to Seven Horn Mountain to cultivate. Ever since then, Ive never left the mountain and on asion, my father sends some things up the mountain to me.
Xiao Yn spoke very slowly, as though she was reminiscing about the distant past. Her pale smile suddenly brightened, I rarely meet people on the mountain. When I first met cousin, I actually did not recognize you and even injured you. I was very afraid then, afraid that you would call me a freak. You have no idea all these years, I have been killing all these Spirit Beasts on the mountain, and there were many times where even I thought that I was a freak.
Xiao Chen felt grief in his heart, abruptly interrupting her, Cousin Yn, you are not a freak. You are very pretty, so much more so than the girls below the mountain. A freak would not give me a bottle of medicine to treat my wounds.
A trace of redness appeared on Xiao Yns pale face, but she wasnt fully convinced, really?
Xiao Chen replied seriously, Really. Cousin, stop speaking for now, have a good rest first.
Perhaps she believed Xiao Chens words or maybe she was very tired, but Xiao Yn slowly closed her eyes as her breathing became calm and even. Xiao Chen raised his head to gain a visual of the hole above them, shaking his head helplessly as he took out the broken sword.
There was a faint glow on the body of this azure sword. Xiao Chen held the handle and brandished it, waving it around for a while. He could not feel any strong might emitting from the sword, and even infusing it with Essence yielded no reaction.
Could this just be an ordinary sword? Xiao Chen felt a little dispirited and put away the sword. Afterwards, he took out the Moonstone he grabbed by chance and grinned wide, because at least this Moonstone was not fake. With such arge piece, it would not be a problem to exchange this for a hundred thousand taels of gold.
However, the critical problem now was a way out, and a ten meters pit was not something an Inferior Grade Martial Disciple could jump out of just like that. Even with Xiao Yns cultivation, it would not be possible. Furthermore, her meridians were currently injured, rendering her incapable of using her Essence.
Chapter 14 - An Awkward Healing
Chapter 14: An Awkward Healing
Sister sister, Yn did not on purpose
Xiao Yn seemed to be having a nightmare, the tight knit of her eyebrows speaking leagues about a trauma. Looking pale as a ghost, her murmurs appeared to have no end in sight. But at the end of the day, considering Xiao Chen had been a shut-in his entire life without much contact to women prior to his ascension, he was at a loss to what to do. Had it been otherwise, this kind of situation should not have disconcerted him as much as it did.
Xiao Chen cultivated the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation, which was, despite its tyrannical nature, still a legitimate Immortal Cultivation Technique. However, it had one major drawback in this world. There was simply no Immortal Qi in this world. Even so, if he used his Essence, it would definitely have a trace of a simr healing effect to the Immortal Qi. Xiao Chen had also received a punch from Elder Zhang earlier and injured his heart and lungs, but it took merely a bit of nourishing by Essence before it waspletely healed.
It was definitely effective. He decided to give it a try when he had thought of this idea. He then slowly straightened out Xiao Yns body and ced his hand on her shoulder, and circted the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation, threads of gentle Essence slowly pouring into Xiao Yns body through his palm and fingers.
His consciousness followed the Essence closely and entered into Xiao Yns meridians, but all thaty in store for him was shock as he saw how severely her meridians had been damaged. There were scars of varying sizes in the eight major meridians, and they had many gorges and were very distorted in shape. Some of the minor meridians were only connected to each other by a thread, seeming to be on the verge of snapping apart at any moment. It was a shocking sight.
Xiao Chen carefully controlled the Essence and nourished the injured meridians. The nourishing sensation seemed to cate Xiao Yns pained expression, which began to regain color. She could feel a certain warmth moving gently around in her meridians, inordinately amazing her. As she knew Xiao Chen was the one treating her, a tinge of red pervaded her face.
Xiao Chen used his consciousness to control the Essence in Xiao Yns body, making it circte a whole cycle before sending his consciousness even deeper. The scars seemed to have recovered significantly everywhere he went. He controlled his Essence to head towards Xiao Yns Dantian, where a beautiful Poinsettia resided. Right now, it seemed dispirited and listless, as though it was withered.
Cousin Xiao Chen, thats enough.
The voice suddenly entered his brain, startling Xiao Chen. It took a long time for him to react. This was the sound of Xiao Yns consciousness speaking directly to him. Immediately after, he realized that he had not asked for her permission to send his consciousness into her. It was bad etiquette to enter another persons body in the way he did, even more-so if the counterpart was a girl.
Xiao Chen withdrew his consciousness and Essence before getting up, but he felt dizzy and sat down again. Heughed bitterly, as it turned out that treating others was a very tiresome matter.
Xiao Yn asked worriedly: Are you alright, Cousin Xiao Chen?.
Im fine, dont worry, Cousin. I just exhausted a lot of my Essence. I will be fine after some rest. Are you feeling better yet? Xiao Chen stated.
Xiao Yn blushed and replied in a soft voice, Thank you, Cousin Xiao Chen, I am feeling much better.
Then thats good. After a few more days of treatment, Cousins injuries should bepletely recovered.
Time went by very fast in the stone room. In the blink of an eye, six days had already passed. The rations the two of them had taken with them had already been spent two days ago. Although it was not a big issue for Martial Cultivators to not eat or drink for a few days, if it went on for an extended period of time, they would still die.
In these six days, Xiao Yns body had pretty much recovered all the way through. Despite that, her body still seemed a little weak due tocking nourishment. Every day, after treating Xiao Yns injuries, Xiao Chen would cultivate. He was already able to freely use the Divine Thunder Break. He also raised the amount of Purple Thunder True Fire he could conjure and consolidated his Inferior Grade Martial Disciple cultivation.
Today was the day of the duel with Xiao Jian. If he was not able to get out, there was no telling what sort of rumors would spread outside. He raised his head to look at the hole ten meters above them, feeling distraught and anxious.
Cousin Xiao Chen, can I take a look at the Spirit Weapon from the Moonstone pir? Xiao Yn asked weakly.
Xiao Chen nodded his head. He took out the broken sword and handed it to Xiao Yn, This Spirit Weapon does not seem to be anything special. I have been trying for the past few days.
Xiao Yn did not say anything. Instead, she caressed the body of the sword and took out a green thread and dropped it onto the sword slowly. When it touched the de of the sword, it split into two pieces. Shortly after, she took out a short sword from below her feet and shed it at the sword, the result thereupon being a resounding crashing sound! The short sword was immediately bisected into two roughly-cut pieces.
It cuts threads with just a touch and slices through metal like mud. This is no ordinary sword.
Xiao Chen smiled: Even so, it is not able to help us now. Unless it can help us fly up?
Xiao Yn smiled gently: Who said it can''t?
Xiao Chen only saw her leap up gently, rising about three meters up towards the top of the pit. Right as gravity picked up around her, she used the broken sword and struck it into the wall. The swordpletely sank into the pit wall. Her right hand held onto the handle and, using that as a perch and propeller for momentum, her body found second wind in the air again. After a few renditions of this, she managed to escape the pit.
Xiao Chen stood below, starting in shock. There was a ttering sound, generated as the sword made its way back down and hit the ground. Xiao Yn shouted from up top, Cousin,e up quickly, those people are gone already.
Xiao Chen picked up the broken sword, feeling excited. He imitated Xiao Yn and, after a few jumps, managed to escape the pit as well. As a breeze of fresh air swept over him with a deep caress, Xiao Chen felt the urge to shout out loudly.
For some reason, the body of the dead Elder Zhang did not rot. Xiao Chen could not care a whit about that and searched everywhere for any remaining broken pieces of Moonstone and collected them all.
The two of them returned through the pathway they came from. With the assistance of the broken sword, the stone wall that had been in their way in the past was effortlessly shed open. Before descending the mountain, Xiao Chen invited Xiao Yn toe with him.
Xiao Yn hesitated for a while before epting the invitation. After being trapped in there with Xiao Chen, she already knew that today was the day of the duel with Xiao Jian. She was a little worried about Xiao Chen and had decided to go down the mountain to take a look.
Xiao n, martial hall.
At this moment, the huge martial hall was already filled with people, indicating that all the disciples of the younger generation hade to watch. Because of the rumors spread by the servants, there were a significant amount of people.
Eldest Young Master, would this Xiao Chen not show up? A Xiao n disciple that had a good rtionship with Xiao Jian spoke from below the arena in the martial hall.
Yes, I believe that Xiao Chen is too cowardly to show up. Hes merely a piece of trash at the 9th grade of Spirit Refinement and actually dares to duel with the Eldest Young Masterhow insolent.
Chapter 15 - Decisive Battle With Xiao Jian
Chapter 15: Decisive Battle With Xiao Jian
Xiao Jian was dressed in a blue gi, making him look elegant and confident. However, he had a gloomy look on his face that made him seem extremely menacing. Its best if he shows up, if he does not, then there will be no longer be a ce for him in the Xiao n.
Indeed, what great guts this fellow has, to think that he actually dared to hit the Eldest Young Masters face, he is simply just asking for trouble.
Hitting his face!
When Xiao Jian heard this, his gloomy face turned even more terrifying. In regards to his status, he was the person with the highest talent in cultivation amongst the younger generation of the Xiao n. Before he was eighteen, he was already a peak Martial Disciple, a single step from bing the youngest Martial Master in Mohe City. Xiao Chen was just a piece of trash, yet he actually dared to challenge him. Furthermore, he hit him in the face in front of everyone. What in the world was going on? Xiao Jian had already decided that if Xiao Chen dared toe, he would immediately cripple him, letting him truly taste regret.
Time slowly went by, and the appointed time had already passed by four hours and Xiao Chen still had yet to make his appearance. The chatters of the crowd got louder and louder. Xiao Jian looked at the entrance, but there was no Xiao Chen in sight. He could not help but feel some frustration.
Xiao Jian murmured to himself and proceeded towards the First Elder of the Xiao n, who presided over this duel, Martial uncle, Xiao Chen is still not here yet, should we send someone to find him?
The Xiao ns n head, Xiao Xiong, had already entered a closed-door seclusion cultivation in order to break through and be a Martial Saint. He had left the management of the Xiao ns affairs to the First Elder, Xiao Qiang. For events such as this duel, Xiao Qiang would preside over them as well.
Xiao Qiang coldly stated: You think that I have not tried to find him in the past few days? The guards of Seven Horn Mountain told me that he went inside and has not left yet.
When the surrounding people heard this, they found it iparably strange. There were Rank 2 Spirit Beasts even on the outskirts of Seven Horn Mountain, so if a 9th Grade Spirit Refinement realm cultivator went inside, wouldnt they just be courting death?
Haha, Young Master Xiao, that fellow might have already died at the paws of a Spirit Beast. It looks like you dont have to personally take action anymore.
Even after seven days, he still hasnte out. He is definitely dead. No wonder he had not shown up yet.
Suddenly, amotion broke out amongst the crowd alongside cries of surpriseXiao Chen had arrived!
Xiao Chen is here, he really is here.
Who is the girl beside him? Do you guys know?
Ive never seen her. It is almost time for the duel, why did he bring a girl along? However, this girl is quite pretty.
Xiao Chen just ignored their bber and calmly walked towards the arena in the middle of the martial hall. Xiao Yn followed by his side with a frown. She was not used to so many people paying attention to her.
At first, Xiao Jian was shocked when he heard the news of Xiao Chens arrival. After Xiao Chen arrived at the stage, however, Xiao Jian simplyughed coldly, Brother Chen, I thought that the Spirit Beasts had already eaten you at Seven Horn Mountain. I never expected that you would be able to make your way out.
Xiao Chen smiled gently: Many thanks to elder brother for your concerns, but before we settle this, how could I allow myself to die?
At this moment, Xiao Qiang, who had been observing the course of events, suddenly widened his eyes. He looked at Xiao Yn with aplex expression and walked over quickly and said, Lan`er, you are finally willing toing down from the mountain, why didnt you tell me first?
Xiao Yn said a little unnaturally: I came down with Cousin on the spur of the moment. I merely came to watch the duel today.
Xiao Qiang seemed like he had something he wanted to say, but he did not speak up in the end. In regards to Xiao Yn, a deep sense of guilt had always been lodged in his heart. When she was small, he sent her to Seven Horn Mountain because she could not control her own Martial Spirit. However, he watched her grew lonelier and lonelier as she grew older. Xiao Qiang felt disgusted at himself, was he too cruel?
When Xiao Yn was able to control her own Martial Spirit, Xiao Qiang tried to persuade her to leave the mountains a few times. However, Xiao Yn had been isted from people for too long. No matter how he urged her, she still would not leave the mountain.
Uncle Qiang, can we start now? Xiao Jian said impatiently as he stood at the side.
Xiao Qiang recovered from his shock and said to Xiao Chen: Are you ready?
Seeing Xiao Chen nod his head, Xiao Qiang said in a deep voice: Although this duel is a fight to the death, you are brothers, after all. I would like to emphasize that if one party admits his loss, the other party must stop. It is best that all grievances end with this. Xiao Jian, can you do this?
Xiao Jian nodded his head but smiled coldly in his heart. Killing Xiao Chen would dirty his hands, he would stop before that happened. What a joke! However, he had to think of a way to thoroughly cripple the cultivation of this reckless fellow.
The two of them got onto the arena, stood at their respective corners, and paid their respects to each other. This duel had officially started and the atmosphere in the martial hall also started to turn heavy.
Xiao Jian stood on the arena, slowly raising his killing intent. He did not intend to drag out this fight and was prepared to finish Xiao Chen with one move. A trash at the 9th Grade of Spirit Refinement, if he could not finish him with one move, then he would lose all of his face.
Xiao Chen stood casually in the corner, staying on his guard, and circted the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation in his body. After the battle with the First Elder of the Zhang n, Xiao Chen did not feel any feel fear towards the Xiao Jian who was a peak Martial Disciple. He was not worried about this battle, and there was no way that Xiao Jians Medial Grade Yellow Ranked Martial Technique could stand up against his Superior Grade Yellow Ranked Martial Technique, even if he had only six days of practice under his belt.
Xiao Jian did not hold back and raised his peak Martial Disciple strength to its max. He was simply waiting for Xiao Chen to let his guard down before making a move, radiating out his killing intent to pressure Xiao Chen.
After cultivating the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation, Xiao Chen was very sensitive to the flow of Qi. However, to Xiao Chen, Xiao Jians killing intent seemed incredibly weak, not affecting him at all. He just gave Xiao Jian a mild smile and looked at him fearlessly.
When the Azure Dragon that swam in Xiao Chens Dantian felt this minuscule killing intent, it felt as if its dignity was sullied. It let loose a loud roar within Xiao Chens body, causing Xiao Chens aura to suddenly rise explosively.
Boom!
In an instant, Xiao Jians killing intent was forcefully bounced back. The might of this ancient Azure Dragon Holy Beast Martial Spirit was not something an insignificant Martial Disciple could withstand. Xiao Jian felt iparably shocked. Xiao Chen actually managed to send his aura back, so could it be that he had already achieved the Martial Master realm?
That was impossible! Xiao Jiansplexion changed slightly. Xiao Chen was a 9th Grade Spirit Refinement trash, how could he suddenly break through from peak Martial Disciple to Martial Master realm? He had to make his move soon, Xiao Jian knew that his mental state was already shaken. He had to make his move and could wait no longer.
Receive my Martial Technique, Inferno Chop!
Chapter 16 - Counterattack Of The Good-for-nothing
Chapter 16: Counterattack Of The Good-for-nothing
Xiao Jian soared into the air with a jump and punched out. A fireball burned on his fist, releasing a strong heatwave into the surroundings. His killing intent caused Xiao Chen to freeze up. Xiao Jian smiled coldly, with his speed as a peak Martial Disciple, it would be impossible for Xiao Chen to escape. This Inferno Chop was a Medial Grade Yellow Ranked Martial Techniques that he had cultivated for several years, so he was certain he would definitely finish this with one hit!
Xiao Chens expression turned grave. Seeing Xiao Jians speed, he knew that he definitely could not avoid it. Since he could not avoid it, then he would receive it head on!
With the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation frantically circting inside him, Xiao Chen stomped ruthlessly on the ground and flew upwards. His Purple Thunder True Fire poured out of his right hand with a roar, encasing his entire right fist. This was the results of Xiao Chen cultivating for six days.
He did not believe that the True Fire of an Immortal Cultivator would be unablepete against this ordinary fire!
Bang!
Their fists met in mid-air, and Xiao Chen was forced back a few steps before he managed to stabilize himself. The blood and qi in his body were in turmoil, but he quickly circted his Essence to calm the fluctuations in his blood and qi. It seemed that his raw strength was still slightly inferior to Xiao Jians strength, as he had a peak Martial Disciple cultivation.
Xiao Jian only had to take a few light steps back to stabilize himself, incessantly sneering at Xiao Chen in his heart. Earlier, when purple mes suddenly appeared on Xiao Chens right fist, it had scared him quite a bit. However, after that exchange, he realized that looks could be deceiving, as the strength of that me was only at the Martial Disciple realm. It seemed that this fellow finally condensed his Martial Spirit, and this strange me could possibly be his Martial Spirit.
However, when Xiao Jian thought about it, he realized he could make good use of this opportunity today to thoroughly destroy Xiao Chens Martial Spirit. He could make Xiao Chen never be able to recover again.
However, something strange had happened. That purple me which had entwined with Xiao Jians Inferno Chop had not actually extinguished. Xiao Jian pretended it was nothing and just flung his hand around trying to put out the mes.
However, these purple mes were like they had been doused with oil. They continued to burn stronger, continually consuming the Essence on Xiao Jians palm. He was very shocked and hurriedly circted Essence to his right palm. Unexpectedly, the purple mes were iparably stubborn. Even after it was wrapped with a huge amount of Essence, it still continued to unsparingly consume the Essence that Xiao Jian sent to it.
What was going on!
Xiao Jian immediately felt frantic in his heart. He began to randomly swing his hands around. However, regardless of how he swung his hands, this me was like a leech sticking to his body, unwilling to be flung off. The Essence in his body still continued to stream towards his palm. After a period of time, the purple me seemed to have finally consumed all of its energy and began to slowly extinguish itself.
Xiao Jian finally managed to catch his breath with difficulty when suddenly, there was a crackling sound in the air. When he raised his head, there was a bright and blinding thunderbolt firing towards him.
Superior Grade Yellow Ranked Martial Technique Divine Thunder Break!
Bang!
Xiao Jian shrieked out miserably and his whole body flew off the arena. He was charred ck and continuously convulsed, arcs of electricity jumping around his body.
Silence!
The surroundings became iparably silent. The martial hall, which was bustling with noise and excitement earlier, was now absolutely silent. Everyones mouths were agape in shock.
While they stood there watching all these events unfold, they felt iparably stupefied. There were even some who stood very far at the back, who did not know what had happened, all thinking how did Xiao Jian suddenly fly off the arena?
The two of them had only exchanged a blow and the duel had just started. In the eyes of the audience, this duel would definitely not take too long. The martial realms of these two were just too far apart. Xiao Chen should bepletely helpless and be rendered useless in a single blow. But now, the situation had inverted from their expectations.
The audience could not believe it when they saw that the strongest person in the younger generation, Xiao Jian, was actually defeated in one move by the trash still in 9th Grade Spirit Refinement. Thispletely exceeded their expectations.
Xiao Chen looked at the distant Xiao Yn and gently smiled at her. He proceeded to leap off the arena and headed towards the gates without even looking at Xiao Jian on the floor. He had stayed his hands earlier and had split his attention to the Purple Thunder True Fire. If he struck out with the Divine Thunder Break at its maximum strength, he could have shattered Xiao Jians Martial Spirit.
The crowd automatically parted a path and looked at Xiao Chen with aplicated expression. Those Xiao n disciples who used to be on good terms with Xiao Jian did not even dare to look Xiao Chen in the eye.
Xiao n courtyard.
The duel was already half a month ago, and in this half a month, Xiao Chen could feel the attitudes of the Xiao n members towards him had been changing. Reverence and respect reced the looks of disdain from the past. This was how the Tianwu Continent was like, it was a world where the strong ruled, and only with strength could one obtain the respect of others.
Xiao Chen ignored these changed attitudes. Aside from apanying Xiao Yn into Mohe City for a few times in the past half a month, he had spent the rest of his time cultivating. The events in Seven Horn Mountain had left a shadow in his heart, there was probably some conspiracy between that mysterious man in blue and the Zhang n, and it was probably rted to the Promise of Ten Years that would happen a few monthster.
Although he was not a person of this world, if the Xiao n lost Seven Horn Mountain, they would definitely lose their standing in Mohe City. With his current strength, if he lost the protection of the Xiao n, not to mention a Martial Saint, even a Martial Grand Master could easily kill him. Xiao Chen felt a deep sense of crisis. He could only continue to be stronger, which was how he could hold his fate in his own hands in the future.
The cultivation of the Purple Thunder True Fire had already reached the 2ndyer and it no longer required the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation to be circted. With just his will, he could condense the mes. With his great control, the Purple Thunder True Fire could now leave his hands and float in the air. Now that he achieved this realm, he had achieved the basic requirements of refining medicinal pills. Thus, Xiao Chen decided to go to Mohe City to buy a suitable medicine cauldron to try and refine medicinal pills.
Mohe city was one of the eight main cities of the Qizi county; within the Great Qin Nation, it could only be considered an ordinary, small city. Aside from the original owner of this body, Xiao Chen himself hade here more than once already, so he was familiar with the roads and arrived shortly.
Xiao Chen confidently walked to thergest smithy, called Regretful Iron. Its main branch was located at the Continents Capital, and the Dong n backing it was said to be the Great Qin Nations top merchant association.
The interior decorations were quite unique and its shelves were filled with weapons and armor of all colors. There were many customers in there, indicating that the business of this smithy was quite good. Xiao Chen approached the shelf reserved specially for medicine cauldrons. After checking it out for a long period of time, he was interested in none of them, as these were only made out of ordinary metals.
Xiao Chen shook his head and was about to leave when suddenly a bold heroic voice called out from behind him, Young Master Xiao, are you here to buy medicine cauldrons?
Chapter 17 - Mysterious Woman, Top Quality Medicine Cauldron
Chapter 17: Mysterious Woman, Top Quality Medicine Cauldron
Xiao Chen turned to take a look and saw an old man. This old man still seemed to be very alert and energetic. Xiao Chen tried, but he could not recall the name of this person, thus he could not help but ask out of suspicions, You are?
That old manughed, Haha, perhaps Young Master Xiao does not recognize this old man. I am the owner of this shop, my humble surname is Ma.
Xiao Chen smiled gently, So it is Boss Ma. I am indeed thinking of purchasing a quality medicine cauldron, but the goods in your shop just seem to be average.
Boss Maughed loudly, Since Young Master Xiao does not fancy any of these cauldrons, how about you follow me to the back to take a look?
Go to the back and take a look? Xiao Chen immediately turned vignt. In his memories, he did not recall having any contact with this Boss Ma. Why would Boss Ma suddenly invite him inside for no reason? What intentions did he have? Although he needed a good medicine cauldron, he could not help but feel suspicious.
In that case, Boss Ma please lead the way. Xiao Chen smiled gently. His desire for a good medicine cauldron outweighed the suspicions that he had. However, he still remained on guard and at the first sign of any trouble, he would immediately leave.
Boss Ma led Xiao Chen past the crowds and headed upstairs. After arriving upstairs, he could see that the goods disyed on the second floor were of a much higher quality than downstairs. Xiao Chen even spotted some Spirit Weapons. The prices here were high, thus there were many who were just browsing and only a few that were buying. Boss Ma just gently smiled and continued to lead the way. They continued until they reached the fourth floor.
From the second floor onwards, there were fewer and fewer people. When they arrived on the fourth floor, there were virtually no people. The decorations on the fourth floor were extremely luxurious. Despite this, the fact that there were no disy shelves made Xiao Chen feel suspicious. Only a youth dressed in embroidered clothes stood at the window with his back facing away from the window, looking down at the streets below.
When that youth heard their footsteps, he turned and smiled: Its been tough Boss Ma, have a rest first, I will entertain this guest. His voice was melodious, natural, graceful, and delicate, like the sound of a wind chime.
Boss Ma gently nodded his head and bowed before he withdrew. That youth quickly walked over and said to Xiao Chen, It was presumptuous of me to do this, forgive me if I have offended you.
After Xiao Chen saw the appearance of this person more clearly, he smiled gently in his heart. This youth wearing embroidered clothes was actually a girl cross-dressing. Her facial features were picturesque, and she had white teeth and twinkling eyes, though the male clothing she wore gave her a heroic air.
Xiao Chen smiled, Since when did Mohe City have a beauty like you? I actually did not realize that.
The girl smiled. She did not mind Xiao Chens teasing, Young Master Xiao must be joking, I have heard of your distinguished reputation and upon seeing you for myself, I must say that it seems true.
Xiao Chens suspicions deepened in his heart. She knew of his reputation, but she was still so courteous to him? What was the origin of this girl? Without changing his expression, he kept smiling gently and said: I still have not asked you for your name yet.
Feng Feixue.
Feng Feixue, Xiao Chen muttered that name mentally a few times. He was sure that this girl was not from Mohe City. Thinking of this possibility, he still did not change his expression, So it is Miss Feng. Well, I shall cut to the chase, show me the medicine cauldron.
Feng Feixues red lips parted andughed lightly, looking extremely alluring, Young Master Xiao is really impatient, and here I was prepared to chat with you for quite awhile.
When she finished saying that, she waved her hands and four strangely shaped medicine cauldrons appeared out of nowhere on the wooden table nearby. Xiao Chen was shocked, because she was actually using a Spatial Ring. Looks like this girl had a great background, as even a regr Martial Saint might not get the chance to use a Spatial Ring.
Soon, his surprise turned into amazement and his gaze was quickly attracted to the four medicine cauldrons on the wooden table. These four medicine cauldrons all had different shapes and were obviously saturated with Spiritual Energy. Xiao Chen was sure that these medicine cauldrons were alloyed with Moonstone, and they were not just alloyed with a little bit of Moonstone powder, or else its color and Spiritual Energy would not be so thick.
Amongst them, there was an Azure Dragon medicine cauldron that attracted his attention. This cauldron stood on three legs and there were two vivid and lifelike Azure Dragons entrenched together on its body. One of the dragon heads was for inputting the fire and the other was for outputting the pills. The handicraft of the person who made this cauldron was very good and the carving of the Azure Dragon was extremely expressive. It looked like it was about toe to life.
Xiao Chen held it in his hands and yed around with it for a little, eventually asking: Can I give this medicine cauldron a test run?
Feng Feixue was a little shocked in her heart, could he be an alchemist? Was this medicine cauldron for his own use? It looked like her earlier assumption might be wrong. Without changing her expression, No problem, please go ahead.
Xiao Chen ced the medicine cauldron on the table and used his consciousness to condense a ball of purple mes with his right hand. He slowly pushed the me down the cauldron and carefully controlled the purple mes to enter the medicine cauldron. When itpletely entered the cauldron, he released his control and let the purple mes burn ferociously.
Xiao Chen carefully observed the medicine cauldron. Under the heat of the purple mes, the azure colored medicine cauldron did not experience any changes. Its Spiritual Energy was still iparable like before. After letting the purple mes burn for awhile, Xiao Chen could feel his Essence diminishing. He hurriedly retrieved the purple mes and calmed the fluctuations of Spiritual Energy in his body.
Xiao Chen picked up the Azure Dragon Cauldron and took a closer look, the outside of the medicine cauldron was not hot. After he opened the cauldron lid, a stream of hot air came out. Xiao Chen seemed to have seen a formless Azure Dragon rising up into the air. He sniffed the inside of the cauldron light, the air in there was dry and pleasant, there were no strange odors.
Xiao Chen felt iparably amazed in his heart, this was exactly what he needed. If he only needed an ordinary medicine cauldron, then there were plenty in the Xiao n. It was a pity that under the refinement of the Purple Thunder True Fire, those ordinary medicine cauldron would start to have cracks after a short while. Those cauldrons were just not suitable for refining medicines.
He had not held much hope when he came to this shop, thus he had only brought a piece of Moonstone with him. If he could not find a suitable one, he would use this piece of Moonstone to refine one. He did not expect to be able to find a cauldron to his liking in Regretful Iron.
Xiao Chen smiled: Miss Feng, I wonder how much you want for this medicine cauldron?
Feng Feixue picked up the Azure Dragon Medicine Cauldron and yed with it in her hands, she did not give Xiao Chen a direct answer, Alchemists are one of the most respected professions in the Tianwu Continent. Undeniably, a top quality medicine cauldron is not the most important thing to an alchemist. Medicine cauldrons can be ssified into five grades, does Young Master Xiao knows about this?
There were definitely differences in the quality of medicine cauldron, but Xiao Chen had not heard about the ssification of five grades before. He shook his head and said, Please borate.
Chapter 18 - Owing A Big Favor
Chapter 18: Owing A Big Favor
A grade-one medicine cauldron is made out of ordinary metals and can only withstand ordinary mes of the mundane world. The medicinal pills refined through one as a result will not exceed grade two, and thats excluding peak quality pills; a grade-two medicine cauldron has some small amounts of Moonstones mixed in, just like Yellow Ranked Spirit Weapons, and can withstand the Spiritual mes of the world. It is insignificant and does not have any soul, so it is difficult for medicinal pills refined from such a cauldron to be of peak quality; and a grade-three medicinal cauldron can barely be considered a medicine cauldron of superior quality, notwithstanding it being alloyed with arge amount of Moonstone, as well as other rare materials. In addition, it is made by a skilled cksmith. This kind of medicine cauldron can have a soul and the medicinal pills refined by it can achieve their peak effects. Its whole body is perfectly smooth and round, making any leakage of medicinal fragrance virtually impossible. Feng Feixue spoke as though it was routine as she actively replied.
Xiao Chen listened with interest, What about grade-four and grade-five?
Feng Feixue stopped for a while before continuing, Once a medicine cauldron crosses over the boundary of the third grade, it will be what is better known as a heavenly cauldron. Heavenly cauldrons are very rare, and not only do they requirerge amounts of Moonstones and a pile of materials, they also require a divine-level cksmith to imbue it with a soul during casting. Due to the scarcity of Moonstones, there have not been any new heavenly cauldrons for hundreds of years. As for the divine cauldron that is above the heavenly cauldron, I had only read about it in books and have not seen it before.
Xiao Chen pondered on everything Feng Feixue had said: Then what grade is this Azure Dragon medicine cauldron?
This is a work at the peak of grade-three. If you can find a divine cksmith to infuse it with a soul, then it can immediately be a heavenly cauldron. Feng Feixue said unhurriedly, looking at Xiao Chen without blinking.
This Azure Dragon medicine cauldron was actually a top grade-three medicine cauldron it seems that he had underestimated the price of this medicine cauldron earlier. He would not be able to afford the price of this Azure Dragon medicine cauldron even if he scrounged together all the silver taels to his name.
However, Xiao Chen was unresigned and pushed for the envelope, I wonder what it would take for Miss Feng to be willing to part with this Azure Dragon medicine cauldron?
Feng Feixue took the Azure Dragon medicine cauldron and tossed it around, a trace of wit flitting across her face as she smiled, If Young Master Xiao is truly interested, then how about I give it to you as a gift?
As a gift? Xiao Chen was surprised, but he quickly reacted mentally, how could there be such a good thing in this world? Xiao Chen smiled embarrassedly: Miss Feng, please stop teasing me, just state your price. I may not have much money on hand, but I believe that I should still be able to afford this medicine cauldron.
Feng Feixue smiled: Are you really able to afford it? A superior grade-one medicine cauldron would require a few thousand taels of silver; a superior grade-two medicine cauldron requires tens of thousands of silver taels; and as for this top grade-three medicine cauldron, it would be impossible to purchase this without hundreds of thousands of silver taels.
So expensive!
Xiao Chen frowned. Hundreds of thousands of silver taels was nothing to the Xiao n, but it was not a small sum either. Would the Xiao n spend such an amount on him? It was hard to say.
Actually, if she truly wanted to sell this top grade-three medicine cauldron, she could even sell it for a million silver taels at an auction. Moonstones were far too rare in the continent, and heavenly cauldrons were already rarely seen in the past century. This top grade-three medicine cauldron could be possibly the best medicine cauldron most alchemists would be able to use in their entire life.
People with the alchemist upation were also a seldom sighttely. It could be said that every alchemist was the result of a ns heavy investment. They had no mind to be frugal with their money, considering it perfectly normal to spend a fortune in order to purchase a quality cauldron.
Even though it was such, when Xiao Chen heard Feng Feixues words, he felt ufortable. Xiao Chen smiled coldly: Miss Feng, it seems you''ve already decided for yourself that I, Xiao Chen, of all people, cannot afford such a luxurious item, isnt it?
Feng Feixues smile froze. Realizing that the tone of her words was inappropriate, she hurriedly added: Young Master Xiao, you misunderstand me. You can have this medicine cauldron right away! If Young Master Xiao does not have enough silver, you can just write a promissory note.
Xiao Chen took out a piece of Moonstone the size of his palm, Many thanks for Miss Fengs intentions, but there is no need for a promissory note. I wonder if this piece of Moonstone is worth the price.
Feng Feixue was taken by surprise. She picked up the palm-sized Moonstone and inspected it carefully before smiling bitterly, Young Master Xiao, I truly have good intentions, are you not willing to ept this kindness of mine?
Xiao Chen held the Azure Dragon medicine cauldron in his hands and promptly cupped them in a polite gesture signifying he was taking his leave, Many thanks for Miss Fengs medicine cauldron, goodbye! After he said that, he turned to walk away without looking back. Xiao Chen felt uneasy staying in that room. The emergence of this medicine cauldron was a little strange, so it was best that he left early.
Feng Feixue stared pensively at the palm-sized Moonstone in her hand. Such arge piece of Moonstone would allow one to forge an Inferior Grade Profound Ranked Spirit Weapon and still have materials in reserve. This naturally covered the cost of her medicine cauldron by a long shot. Looking at Xiao Chens disappearing figure, Feng Feixue smiled gently, Xiao Chen, looks like the Azure Dragon Martial Spirit is not your only secret.
Unbeknownst as to when, but a man shrouded in darkness appeared behind Feng Feixue all of a sudden. The appearance of this man was quite abrupt, as though he had been there all along.
Big Miss, actually, more than a thousand years has passed since that promise was made. There is no need to honor it anymore. e hoarse voice came from that man in the shadows.
Feng Feixues expression turned cold as she warned him, You dont have to bother about my matters.
I am just reminding Big Miss, the n takes priority. That hoarse voice spoke once again, as though he did not hear Feng Feixues warning.
Feng Feixue smiled coldly, Shu, I will say it once again, dont interfere in my matters. If I find out that anything has happened to Xiao Chen, regardless of whosoevers fault it is, I will me it on you.
Within the shadows, Shuughed out coldly and changed the topic, We have found out the facial appearance of the person you are looking for. We should have his exact address in another seven days.
Feng Feixue stared nkly for awhile, I understand what you mean, I have not forgotten the purpose ining here. Pay special attention to this, I dont want anything going wrong.
After Xiao Chen left the doors of Regretful Iron, he took a deep breath of the fresh air in therge street. The feeling of a pair of eyes staring at him was present the entire time he was on the fourth floor, which made him feel exceedingly ufortable as if danger was looming, rendering his senses uneasy.
Regardless of the result, he had aplished his motive foring out today. He held the Azure Dragon medicine cauldron in his bag as he smiled in satisfaction and made preparations to head on over to the herbs shop and buy some herbs before heading home.
Mohe City was quite bustling in the day; there was high human traffic and the shouts of people advertising their products, and it was far from being cold and cheerless. Xiao Chen was not in a hurry, slowly walking on the big street and appreciating the strange scenery he would never have had the chance to see back home on Earth.
Right at this very moment, however, the sound of galloping horses emerged in the distance. Xiao Chen relied on his great eyesight to gain a clear view of themotion ahead. There were three people riding their fine steeds on the street in a brisk gallop, and everyone on the street parted a path for them. There were some who did not manage to get out of the way in time and could do nothing but dive to the ground in their moment of haste, dirt inadvertently entering their mouths. When they saw the people on the horses, they did not dare to say anything and could just consider themselves unlucky. When the people on the horses saw this, theyughed loudly, looking incredibly arrogant. They spurred the horses on, not reducing their speed.
In the blink of an eye, those three horse almost arrived at the front of Xiao Chen. A little girl in front, standing in the middle of the street, was so frightened when she saw the galloping horses that she ended up crying. The horses galloped faster and faster, and despite their clear collision course with the little girl, the riders did not slow down at all.
Chapter 19 - Dangerous Battle On The Street
Chapter 19: Dangerous Battle On The Street
Xiao Chen was taken aback. This group of people was too outrageous. He dashed forward, grabbed the little girl in the very instant of her imminent peril, and evaded the group of marching horses
Neigh!
The one leading the three men pulled on the reins, causing the horse to neigh as he reared it to a stop. When the two people behind saw this, they also followed suit in a hurry. The person in the lead was dressed in a brown flowery gown and was the first to turn his horse around and slowly trot over to Xiao Chen.
I had wondered who this familiar-looking person was, so it was actually the Second Young Master of the Xiao n. Why are you imitating others and acting chivalrous today? The youth riding on the back of the horse towered over him andughed loudly with arrogance.
Indeed, Young Master Xiao has been a rare sight in Misty Rain Pavilion, Young Master Xiaos character has indeed changed. One of the other men riding a horse quickly followed-up.
Xiao Chen gently ced down the little girl and looked coldly at the group of people on horseback. These three people were Zhang n disciples, and the one leading them was Zhang Zeyang, the second son of the Zhang n n head. He had an equally horrible reputation in Mohe City as Xiao Chen, but it was not because he was trash as well. Instead, it was for bullying themoners as well as his arrogant and despotic character. Due to the fact that the Zhang n and the Xiao n were at loggerheads, whenever the two of them met, there would definitely be some disagreements. However, Xiao Chen had always been on the losing end.
What are you looking at? What kind of expression is that? Are you seeking death? One of the men behind Zhang Zeyang raised his horsewhip and suddenlyshed in Xiao Chens direction. The whip cracked in the air, fast approaching Xiao Chens face with whish. If it were the Xiao Chen of old, it would have definitely hit him and caused aceration.
Xiao Chen smiled coldly as he used his hand to grab the whip firmly with a fluid swipe of his arm, greatly astonishing the person on horseback. He wished to retract the whip, but he was not able to even move it an inch, as though it had been wedged tightly in a steel vice grip. There seemed to be a sh of lightning in Xiao Chens eyes as arcs of electricity leapt around on his hands, issuing crackling sounds.
With a whooshing sound, the electricity traveled along the horsewhip to the hands of that person. Very soon, it jumped around that persons body in wide arcs, sparing not even the horse he was mounted on from electrocution. The horse was shocked, resulted in it jumping about wildly, and the Zhang n disciple himself was flung from the horse andnded with a loud thud.
Zhang Zeyang quickly leaped off his horse and helped the person on the ground up. That persons face was pale and was still trembling. With the electricity having invaded the meridians of his body, he would not be recovering anytime soon.
Xiao Chen! You dare hurt my cousin! Are you tired of living? Zhang Zeyang shouted out in a powerful voice.
Xiao Chen smiled indifferently, Zhang Zeyang, ording to your logic, I cannot retaliate and can only allow you to hit me? Was this reasoning taught to you by your mother or your father? Being just the insignificant second son of the Zhang n, do you really think that there is no one in Mohe City that can deal with you?
Zhang Zeyang was stunnedthis Xiao Chens character had really changed! In the past, when they met, it would be routine for him to beat him up. Due to the fact that this was a shameful matter, he wouldnt possibly dare tell his n, so he, Zhang Zeyang, was not worried at all. Why was Xiao Chen behaving so assertively today? However, no matter how assertive he was, he was still trash. Zhang Zeyang would be able to deal with garbage of the 9th Grade Spirit Refinement realm as a Medial Grade Martial Disciple quite easily.
Thinking of this point, Zhang Zeyang did not bother about Xiao Chens taunt and smiled coldly, Young Master Xiao, are you in that much of a hurry to die?
Xiao Chenughed loudly, Are you an idiot? After speaking so much, you are still only able to say the same thing over and over again. What does my death have to do with you? If you have the abilities thene and hit me. I will stand still over here,e if you dare.
You really think that I would not dare to hit you? Upon hearing such mockery, Zhang Zeyang could no longer hold back. He shouted angrily as the Essence in his body circted rapidly inside him. He then hurled a fist towards Xiao Chen with a roar, using about eighty percent of his full power. Xiao Chen had crossed his bottom line by mocking him in public, which was intolerable in his books!
Xiao Chen smiled coldly, so that was all it took to infuriate him? He followed the iing fist, replete with killing intent and more, with his gaze, the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation circting rapidly in his body. The Azure Dragon in his Dantian roared lightly as his Essence surged, raring toe out.
Hu!
Xiao Chen struck out, unleashing a in fist just like Zhang Zeyangs. Xiao Chen had used his full power in this fist, and a thunderous sound of wind billowed off his fist as purple crackling electrical arcs gathered on it.
BANG!
Their two fists collided head-on, setting off an explosive sound that filled the skies. Zhang Zeyang could only feel a turbulent force heading in his direction, and it was by far not something he could withstand easily. His body was sted back a few steps before he was able to stabilize himself. His face had turned incredibly pale and blood trickled out from the corner of his mouth.
Xiao Chen cultivated the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation in addition to the Azure Dragon Martial Spirit, so the Essence in his body was very deep and profound. The full force of his cultivation as a Martial Disciple was equivalent to a peak Martial Disciple. Zhang Zeyang had thought that Xiao Chen was still in the 9th Grade Spirit Refinement realm, and thus only used eighty percent of his full power. When going against Xiao Chen, who was using his full force, how could he have ovee that?
With just that insignificant amount of strength, you dare to throw your weight around in Mohe City? Xiao Chen snorted. He ferociously stomped on the ground with his right foot, imprinting his foot in small cracks on the marble floor of the street. This stomp caused Xiao Chen to fly forward, reaching Zhang Zeyangs front instantaneously. He struck his palm out towards Zhang Zeyangs chest.
This happened incredibly fast, and even the people beside Zhang Zeyang were unable to react to it. Looking at this palm imbued with murderous intent, he felt jittery and shut his eyes in despair. Could it be that I, Zhang Zeyang, will die here today?
Stop! An explosive shout came from afar. The voice was very loud and shook the eardrums of everyone present. Xiao Chen ignored this voice and continued to send out his powerful palm strike towards Zhang Zeyang. The opportunity to cripple Zhang Zeyang was not something that came by everyday, after all. All or nothing.
Chapter 20 - The Valiant Zhang He, Battle In Anger
Chapter 20: The Valiant Zhang He, Battle In Anger
Boom!
A figure rapidly approached, streaking across the sky like aser beam, leaving behind trails of afterimages. It nimbly went behind Zhang Zeyang and ferociously pulled him backward, saving him.
The figure then struck out quickly, shing with Xiao Chens palm. Only two breaths of time had passed since this person had shouted. His speed and strength were evident.
A surging strength emanated from that persons palm, forcing Xiao Chen to quickly retreated three steps before he managed to stabilize himself. The blood in his body was in turmoil, Xiao Chen hurriedly circted the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation to protect his Dantian and calm the fluctuating blood and Essence in his body.
In front of Xiao Chen was the person who had struck out. The man was dressed in white, he was very handsome and had a faint smile on his indifferent face. His eyes held had a trace of pride, making his expression seem colder.
Big brother, why are you here? Zhang Zeyang, who was saved, shouted out in joy. After realizing who had rescued him, he knew that he could possibly turn this situation around to his advantage.
That person in white smiled gently, I waited for a while but you guys hadnt arrived yet, so I came to look for you. What timing, I got to see a good show.
This person in white was Zhang He, he was the eldest son of the Zhang n and his innate talent was very good. When he was ten years old, he was epted into the continents capitals White Cliff School. He had rarelye back in the past few years. Based on his earlier palm strike, one could tell that his cultivation had already reached the Martial Master realm for many years already. Looks like there was no longer any opportunity to cripple Zhang Zeyangs cultivation. Since there were no longer any opportunities then there was no need for him to dillydally here, thought Xiao Chen. Thus, he turned away and started to leave.
Suddenly, there was the sound of a sonic boom. Xiao Chen did not even bother to look, he just turned his body andunched a Divine Thunder Break backwards. A bright lightning bolt streaked through the air, heading to the area in between Zhang Hes eyebrows.
Zhang He pulled back and stood still, his entire body like a treasured sword. A majestic sword intent suddenly fired out from his body leaving countless sword Qi in the air. After a short period of time, that bright lightning bolt dissipated.
This distinguished friend, you bullied my second brother earlier and even seemed to have enjoyed doing so. How can you just leave like that? Why dont you stay and give us some pointers? Zhang He stood straight with his hands behind his back, looking very casual.
Although Xiao Chen did not turn his head back to look, he knew very clearly what had happened behind him. His Divine Thunder Break was dissipated by Zhang He. This person was indeed very strong but he was just so-so, Xiao Chen was not afraid of him. A mere Martial Master, even if he could not defeat him, it would be easy for him to escape!
He turned around and smiled in a rxed manner, I have heard that the eldest son of the Zhang ns Martial Spirit is the Holy Sword Clear Sky Sword. It has a heaven and ground shaking might and its sword intent canmunicate with spirits. After seeing it, I must say that it lives up to its reputation. I, as an Inferior Grade Martial Disciple, concedes his defeat.
Zhang He could tell that Xiao Chens words were subtly mocking him for bullying the weak with his strength. He did not mind it at all and continued to smile, Brother Xiao is too humble, I heard that the number one person in your Xiao n, Xiao Jian, was defeated by you in one move. That Xiao Jian was a proper peak Martial Disciple, he was even more unyielding than myself.
Xiao Chen was surprised, this person had been all the way in the continents capital and yet he was so familiar with the news of the Xiao n? This person could not be underestimated. Without changing his expression, Xiao Chen calmly replied: It is just a rumor, does Young Master Zhang believe them too?
The two of them red at each other, observing each other closely. Zhang Hes gaze was as sharp as a sword, the Clear Sky Sword letting out a drone. Additionally, a terrifying sword intent was emitted from his body. The sword intent became more and more intense before shooting out from his eyes, his formless sword intent seemed solid as it shot towards Xiao Chen ferociously with a sonic boom.
The aura of a Martial Masterbined with this flood of sword intent firmly locked Xiao Chen in ce. Xiao Chen frowned tightly, the Azure Dragon in his body casually swam around in his body. The might of the ancient Holy Beastbined with Xiao Chens aura began to sh with this formless sword intent.
Under the might of this ancient Holy Beast, the powerful sword intent was stopped in its tracks about two meters away from Xiao Chen. It was unable to progress forward. At this moment, the two of them were in a deadlock, Zhang Hes Medial Martial Master aura was not able to overpower Xiao Chens seemingly insignificant cultivation of Inferior Martial Disciple.
Big Brother, why are you talking so much nonsense with him? He tried to kill me earlier. Zhang Zeyang stood at the side with a sullen face.
When he heard these words, Zhang He despised his own younger brother in his heart. It may have seemed like he had effortlessly dissipated Xiao Chens Divine Thunder Break earlier, but he had actually spent a lot of effort to do so and had used a lot of Essence. Now, he was dying Xiao Chen as he slowly recovered his Essence. He was waiting for Xiao Chen to show an opening so that he could make a move. If the person in front of him was so easy to deal with, he would have made a move long ago.
The aura that he had been gathering was interrupted by Zhang Zeyangs words, Zhang He had no choice but to retrieve his sword intent and make the first move.
Xiao Chen did not have any fear in his heart. Instead, he was full of a vigorous battle intent. He had wanted to test his strength out a long time ago but he could not find a suitable opponent. Xiao Yn could have been a good opponent but the poison of the Poinsettia was too strong. If he battled with her, his life would be in danger if he was careless for even a moment. The strength of the other Xiao n disciples were too weak and it was too problematic to seek the help of those elders.
The Zhang He in front of him was the best opponent. He was in the Martial Master realm and had a Holy Sword Martial Spirit. Xiao Chen wanted to see what kind of results he could obtain in this battle if he used his full power.
While Xiao Chen was thinking, Zhang He had already taken the advantage and dashed over to attack first. The wind from his palm was like swords as it shed towards Xiao Chens chest. Xiao Chen took a small step back and circted his Purple Thunder Divine Incantation to its peak. There were arcs of electricity leaping around his body before they finally headed to his right palm. At that moment, their palms shed together.
Bang!
A surging energy poured out and a stream of Qi rippled all around. The two of them did not stop and continued to strike out at each other. There were sounds of loud explosions as the pair scuttled around the street. Dirt was flying everywhere, the air was turbulent, and the crowd that was watching earlier had now retreated to a distance away.
Zhang Hesplexion had not changed, it was still red and glossy and he still had that faint smile on his face.
On the other hand, Xiao Chens hair was already messy, his face pale, and blood trickled out from the corner of his lips. He looked like he was in an extremely difficult situation but there was still traces of a faint smile on his face. He wiped the corner of his lips and tidied his hair a little. He looked at Zhang He in a rxed and slightly provocative manner.
Zhang He looked at Xiao Chens provocative actions and felt his blood boiling, he almost vomited out a mouthful of fresh blood. However, Zhang He calmed down almost immediately. After all, he was not like Zhang Zeyang, he would not make those elementary mistakes. He smiled gently, You are strong, looks like I underestimated you earlier. But what a pity, you ran into me. I will cripple your cultivation today. Lets see how cocky will you be then.
After he said that, Zhang He waved his hands and took out a longsword, this longsword was actually a Spirit Weapon. It was about 2.33 meters long and it had a luster simr to limpid autumn water. Zhang Hes aura seemed to have changed after holding the sword.
His aura turned sharp, radiating all around. A pressuring sword intent emerged, it was as incandescent as the sun. His entire being seemed like an unsheathed treasured sword.
Pu! Pu! Pu!
Zhang He took two steps forward ferociously and three streams of sword Qi shot out and attacked Xiao Chen from different angles. Xiao Chen did not have a weapon in his hands, thus he could not block them easily and was forced to retreat backward.
Who knew, that sword Qi seemed to be able to track him, there was no way to avoid it. When Xiao Chen retreated, the sword Qi followed him closely, stabbing towards his throat!
He was unable to avoid it, seeing the sword Qi about to stab his throat, there was a look of desperation on Xiao Chens face
Chapter 21 - Impasse
Chapter 21: Impasse
At this moment of danger, Xiao Chen''s thoughts gained a sudden rity and he finally managed to evade the sword at the most crucial moment. Despite this, there was still a small gash left on his neck, with a trickle of blood flowing out. How fortunate, Xiao Chen thought to himself.
Seeing his attack being evaded, Zhang He had an astonished look on his face. He then immediately pursued Xiao Chen relentlessly, each sword strike faster than the one before. Xiao Chen was unable to find the time to even catch his breath.
Xiao Chens brain worked very hard, as he knew that it was time for him to escape. Against Zhang He, who had a Spirit Weapon and wielded the powers of his Martial Spirit, he knew that he had no chance of winning. However, this battle had allowed him to learn of his limits. In a battle against a Martial Master, he would be at a big disadvantage. Xiao Chen knew that he had to work harder from now on.
After evading another sword strike, Xiao Chen stomped the ground ferociously with his right foot and streams of Essence flowed to his leg. Using the force created by the impact, Xiao Chen retreated several meters. While he was in the air, he even shot out two clumps of Purple Thunder True Fire.
Young Master Zhang, I shall take my leave now, we will meet again in future. Xiao Chenughed loudly as he turned around and dashed away frantically.
Trying to run? Its toote, Zhang Heughed coldly in his heart. He was about to give chase when the two clumps of Purple Thunder True Fire reached his body. Zhang He casually shed the fire with his sword, intending to scatter the purple mes. Who would have guessed that when the purple mes touched the sword, the sword would catch on fire? In an instant, the entire Spirit Weapon was enveloped by the purple mes. Zhang He was startled and hurriedly tossed his sword away.
Those two clumps of purple mes looked ordinary, but they were actually the result of Xiao Chens quick thinking. He had almostpressed all the purple mes that his body could condense. This was not something that Zhang He could casually scatter with his sword.
Zhang He looked somewhat fearfully at the burning sword on the ground. If this strange me had spread to his body, it would have been very scary. When Zhang He thought of that, he shivered.
Big brother, why did you let him go? Chase after him quickly! Zhang Zeyang said cluelessly.
When he heard this, Zhang He felt very exasperated. He could no longer suppress the blood in his throat and vomited it out. When Zhang Zeyang saw this, he was so frightened that he went pale.
Xiao Chen returned to the Xiao n in a somewhat sorry state. He had originally nned to purchase some herbs, but he had not managed to do so. Xiao Chenid on his bed and casually tossed the Azure Dragon Medicine Cauldron onto the table. It seemed that he had to give up his thoughts of refining medicines for today.
Lying on his bed, Xiao Chen kept thinking about every aspect of the battle with Zhang He today. If it was a battle with their bare hands, then he might not necessarily be at a disadvantage. However, Zhang He had a Spirit Weapon and had even manifested the powers of his Martial Spirit, leaving him helpless.
Zhang Hes Martial Spirit was a Clear Sky Sword. In this world, the Martial Spirit of many people were holy items that had previously existed. The Clear Sky Sword was an example of this, it was a sacred object that appeared ten thousand years ago and had already disappeared in the passing of time.
His own Azure Dragon Martial Spirit was an ancient holy beast. Martial Spirits that used to exist had a name that wasmon to the continent Spiritual Martial Spirit.
Spiritual Martial Spirits were able tomunicate with spirits and its might was unfathomable. For example, a Medial Grade Martial Master like Zhang He could rely on the might of the Clear Sky Sword to give off a sword Qi that only Martial Saints and above could emit, causing Xiao Chen to be forced into a sorry state. This was the power of a Spiritual Martial Spirit.
Then what was the special ability of his Azure Dragon Martial Spirit? Xiao Chen was somewhat puzzled as he thought about this. Aftering to this world, he had only been in a few battles and he had not actually used the Azure Dragon Martial Spirit yet. More specifically, he had not used the Azure Dragon Martial Spirit on his own ord and hadpletely relied on his Purple Thunder Divine Incantation to battle.
Logically, his Azure Dragon Martial Spirit should not be inferior to Zhang Hes Clear Sky Sword. How could he utilize the power of the Azure Dragon Martial Spirit?
Spirit Weapon!
After pondering for a long time, Xiao Chen finally thought of Spirit Weapons. He wanted to possess a Spirit Weapon. This was the only way to exhibit the power of the Azure Dragon Martial Spirit. Or else, it would be a waste of this ancient Holy Beast Martial Spirit. Furthermore, there was still a copious amount of Moonstones from the Thunder Emperors cave that he had not used. The amount should be more than sufficient to forge a high ranked Spirit Weapon.
When he thought of it, he instantly made up his mind. Xiao Chen got up and changed into a new set of clothing. He also washed away the filth and blood on his face. After leaving his small courtyard, he headed to the Xiao ns library.
Since he was going to forge a Spirit Weapon, then he naturally had to find a Martial Technique for using Spirit Weapons. He had to look in Xiao ns library because it would be impossible for him to find a Martial Technique in the Compendium of Cultivation.
The Xiao ns residence was veryrge and the library was located in the southeast area of the Xiao ns residence. It was a distance from the courtyard that Xiao Chen lived in. Xiao Chenzily walked on the path of the Xiao ns residence, going past a few gardens and courtyards before arriving at the library.
The Xiao ns library had three floors and there were many Cultivation Methods and Martial Techniques. The first floor contained ordinary Yellow Ranked Martial Techniques and Cultivation Methods; the second floor contained Profound Ranked Martial Techniques and Cultivation Methods; as for the third floor, it was very mysterious. Ordinary Xiao n disciples did not know what was in there.
The techniques kept in the Xiao n library were the result of the umtions of many years, its value was not to be underestimated. There were elite guards patrolling the surroundings. A cultivator in the Spirit Refinement realm did not have the qualifications to enter the library. Only after reaching the Martial Disciple realm, may one enter the first floor and only after entering the Martial Master realm may one may enter the second floor. In the past, Xiao Chen was only in the 9th Grade of Spirit Refinement, naturally, he could not enter. Now, after defeating Xiao Jian, no one would stop him even if he wanted to enter.
The library had always been a bustling ce and at this moment, there were many Xiao n disciples focused on looking at various Martial Techniques. When Xiao Chen entered, he attracted the gazes of all these people, causing them to start chatting with each other.
Look, Xiao Chen is here
What is he here for? Isnt he only in the 9th Grade of Spirit Refinement? How did he get the qualifications to enter?
You pighead! If he can defeat Xiao Jian, then he must have already be a Martial Disciple. The guards would have stopped him from entering otherwise. Those guards are Martial Grand Masters.
This trash has now risen to prominence, you better keep your voices down. If he hears you, who knows what the consequences will be.
Their voices may have been soft, but Xiao Chen could still hear them. Xiao Chen found it funny and just ignored them, directly going to the bookshelves to look for Martial Techniques for weapons. This was his first time here and the library was very big, so it took him quite some time before he managed to find the bookshelf for weapons-rted Martial Techniques.
Thunderbolt Swordy, Medial Grade Yellow Ranked Martial Technique, there are 13 moves to this swordy, each stroke faster than the one before it. Use a speed as fast as a thunderbolt to kill the enemy.
Mountain Splitting Hack, Inferior Grade Yellow Ranked Martial Technique, when trained to the great perfection realm, it can split the mountains and separate the seas with one hack.
Revolving Spear, Inferior Grade Yellow Ranked Martial Technique, focuses Essence on the body of the spear, creating a revolving force. Able to achieve unimaginable results in battle.
Xiao Chen kept reading book after book. The more he read, the less interested he was. The highest grade of Martial Techniques was only Medial Grade Yellow Ranked. There was not even a single Superior Grade Yellow Ranked Martial Technique. Furthermore, the descriptions were very exaggerated, they were only Yellow Ranked Martial Techniques. No matter how much they were trained in, it would be impossible to split the mountains and separate the seas or be as fast as a thunderbolt.
Putting down a Yellow Ranked Martial Technique book, he noticed a book as he lowered his head. The book was covered in dust and in the corner on the bottom shelf. There were some blurred words that he noticed, instantly attracting his gaze.
Heaven Ranked!
Xiao Chen carefully looked around, after making sure that there was no one around, he quickly and carefully picked up the book. Xiao Chen felt iparably joyful. Looks like he had days when he was lucky as well, there was actually a Heaven Ranked Martial Technique on the first floor of the library. Furthermore, no one had discovered it.
Heaven Ranked Martial Technique Dragon Subduing sh. Xiao Chen slowly flipped the book open and read it, this Dragon Subduing sh was an introductory saber technique. There was a total of 13 moves, every move requiring more Essence to exhibit than the one before. With Xiao Chens current cultivation, he would not even be able to exhibit the first move Return of the Azure Dragon.
Xiao Chen carefully kept the Dragon Subduing sh book, then he casually grabbed a Medial Grade Yellow Ranked Martial Technique before looking for the manager of the library Xiao Jue. Xiao Jue was the second brother of his father, he had already be a Martial Grand Master many years ago. However, he had then suffered an injury which caused his cultivation to drop to Martial Master, thus he was sent by the Xiao n to manage the library.
Looking at the Dragon Subduing sh Xiao Chen handed over, Xiao Jue stared nkly for a while before saying: Where did you find this Martial Technique?
Were there some mysterious principles involved in this? Xiao Chen suppressed the suspicions he had in his heart and told Xiao Jue the truth of where he had found the Dragon Subduing sh.
Xiao Jueughed loudly after hearing it, I have not seen this Martial Technique for quite a long time, so it was actually hidden there. Nephew Xiao Chen, you cant take this book out.
Why?
Xiao Jue replied with a slight tone of ridicule: Did you think that you had gotten lucky and found a Heaven Ranked Martial Technique that no one else discovered? That your strength would suddenly soar when you learned it, that you will be able to ughter everyone and be unparalleled?
Xiao Chen, who had been seen through, said awkwardly: What is wrong with this book? Since it is a Heaven Rank Martial Technique, why cant the Xiao n disciples take it out?
Xiao Jue sighed in disappointment and frustration, When I was young, I asked the same question as you. Since it is a Heaven Rank Martial Technique, why cant the Xiao n disciples practice it?
Xiao Jue paused for a moment before sorrowfully continuing, This Martial Technique can only be practiced by people who have the Azure Dragon Martial Spirit, anyone else would end up exploding and dying. However, the Azure Dragon Martial Spirit had not appeared in our Xiao n for a thousand years. Thus, this Martial Technique is like trash, taking it out will only cause harm to others.
Azure Dragon again!
Xiao Chens heart beat very hard as he tried to maintain a poker face, So, it is like this, then can I just take it back to reference it then return it? I promise not to practice it.
This is no problem, this book is just a copy, you can take it back and dont bother returning it. Or else, someone else might get tempted by it and get into trouble. However, Xiao Chen, you must remember to never attempt to practice it. There were many in the elder generations of the Xiao n who have tried and ended up exploding. There have been so many precedents of this.
Xiao Chen nodded his head and smiled, I assure you I wont, second uncle, please do not worry. I shall take my leave first.
Second Uncle, why isnt there even a Profound Ranked Martial Technique on the second floor?
Xiao Chen was about to leave when he heard a familiar voice. The person who spoke was Xiao Jian, who had juste from the second floor. Xiao Chen stopped in his tracks with some astonishment. Xiao Jian came from the second floor, w meant that he had broken through the bottleneck of peak Martial Disciple and was now a Martial Master, how surprising.
Xiao Jian walked over, holding a few Martial Technique books, he had not expected to meet Xiao Chen here. Xiao Jian was surprised for awhile before he smiled and said: I didnt expect to meet second brother here, are you here to look for Martial Techniques too?
Xiao Jian looked the same as he did before, he was dressed in a blue gi, looking very capable and experienced. The pride that used to show on his face had decreased somewhat but Xiao Chen could still see a trace of hatred hidden in his eyes.
Looks like the matter with Xiao Jian has not ended yet.
As though Xiao Jian could hear his thoughts, Xiao Jian slowly walked over and said in a low voice: The duel between you and I has just begun. I will repay the shame from that day with interest. the final few words were slowly enunciated through clenched teeth.
Who humiliated who first? All these years, during the test of abilities, which one have you not humiliated me in? Have you ever thought of all the times that I have suffered because of that?
Chapter 22 - Spirit Weapon Lunar Shadow
Chapter 22: Spirit Weapon Lunar Shadow
Xiao Chen was not a person that was fickle minded or unrighteous. If he was, he would not have held back while using Divine Thunder Break that day. But now, Xiao Jian hade to provoke him again, causing him to feel angry. Its just the Martial Master realm, did he need to be so smug?
Since they were right in front of Xiao Jue, Xiao Chen was not in a position to re up. Instead, he just gently smiled and said: Wait till you have the ability before youe and say those big words. Without waiting for Xiao Jians reply, he turned and left.
You!
Xiao Jian stared at Xiao Chens back as he left, his gaze turning incredibly cold as he tightly clenched his fist. I, Xiao Jian, cannot lose to this trash again, regardless of the method!
Second Young Master, I have finally found you. The First Elder was looking for you everywhere.
Xiao Chen was about to go back when he met that maid who had informed him back then to attend that test of abilities. He felt that it was strange, why was the First Elder looking for him?
He stopped in his tracks and looked at the maid that was sent by the First Elder, Do you know why the First Elder is looking for me?
The maid answered honestly: I am not sure about the details but the First Elder seemed to be very anxious, it should be something important.
In the past, this maid would have just ignored Xiao Chen and just left after passing on the message. Today, not only did she answered his question, her attitude was strangely humble.
Lead the way then. Xiao Chen said calmly. He did not bother with her change in attitude.
The maid seemed a little nervous and on the way there she kept mumbling to herself. She did not dare to say anything to Xiao Chen. After she brought Xiao Chen to the First Elders Courtyard, she immediately took her leave.
When he entered the courtyard, Xiao Chen saw the First Elder sitting by the stone table in the middle. The First Elder waved at him and Xiao Chen hurriedly walked over. Since Xiao Xiong was in closed door training, the First Elder held the the highest position. Xiao Chen did not dare to show a sloppy attitude.
Seeing Xiao Chen standing in front of the table, the First Elder smiled gently, Have a seat, we are family, there is no need to be so reserved.
Xiao Chen thanked him and sat down. Then he asked cautiously: I wonder why First Elder was looking for me?
Xiao Qiang just smiled and picked up the teapot on the stone table to pour Xiao Chen a cup of tea, These tea leaves are the best in the south, it is very difficult to buy this in Qizi County, try it!
Xiao Chen knew nothing about tea, thus he just took a sip before asking again: First Elder, why were you looking for me
No rush, let me thank you for Yns matter first. Xiao Qiang interrupted Xiao Chen. That girl has been staying on the mountain for years and has always refused toe down. If it were not for you, she would have nevere down.
I heard from Yn that your Martial Spirit is a purple me. Can I take a look?
Xiao Chen nodded his head and a ball of purple mes appeared atop his hands. It continually danced and emitted a strange glow.
Xiao Qing focused heavily on the Purple Thunder True Fire in Xiao Chens hands. He then raised his right hand and gathered some Essence. After a moment, a suction force could be felt. When Xiao Chen felt this suction force, he did not resist it and just let Xiao Qiang pull over some of his purple mes.
Zizi!
Looking at the me that continually consumed his Essence, Xiao Qiang said in satisfaction: This me is indeed tyrannical. No wonder Xiao Jian got distracted by this. Even with my Martial Grand Master cultivation, it would take quite a bit of effort to extinguish this me.
First Elder is just being modest, with First Elders abilities, this me would not be able to hurt you at all.
Seeing Xiao Chen being so humble, Xiao Qiang felt very satisfied. He casually waved his hand and extinguished the me, This me is extremely pure, you can try being an alchemist in the future.
The alchemists in the Tianwu Continent needed to use fire that came from their Martial Spirit, this was the basic requirement. Their Martial Spirit needed to be a fire attributed Spirit Beast or Holy Item. If it was as pure as Xiao Chens Purple Thunder True Fire, then it was the best. However, the First Elder did not know that Xiao Chens Purple Thunder True Fire was not his actual Martial Spirit.
Xiao Chen nodded his head, I have thought of that before already. However, the requirements for bing an alchemist is just too high. Even in the whole Mohe City, there are no second grade alchemist or higher. It would not be easy to get started.
Xiao Chens words were not entirely false. If an alchemist took him in as a disciple, then that would be the best, he would be able to learn faster. However, even without a high ranked alchemist guiding him, he would still be able to use what he had learned from the Compendium of Cultivation. It would not be too difficult for him to refine pills.
Xiao Qiang muttered to himself irresolutely before saying: I have a set of books on the introduction to alchemy, I will get someone to send them to youter.
Introductory books on alchemy were not particrly precious but Xiao Chen was still quite interested in seeing how alchemy worked in this world. Thus, he wanted to take a look. He smiled and said: In that case, thank you First Elder.
After speaking for so long, The First Elder still had not told Xiao Chen his true purpose in calling him over.
Young Master Xiao, In this years Promise of Ten Years duels, I would like you topete, what do you think?
Xiao Chen was still trying to guess the First Elders purpose for calling him over when he gave Xiao Chen the answer. It was as if he could read Xiao Chens mind.
The Promise of Ten Years duels, this involved the Seven Horn Mountain which the Xiao n relied on for survival. If they lost the duels, then the Xiao n would be a second rate n in Mohe City. When that happened, those ns that had bad blood with the Xiao n would definitely take action.
Let''s not even mention the problem of whether Xiao Chen could escape on his own or not. Regardless of the previous Xiao Chen or the current one, they both had feelings for the Xiao n. If he left, then what would happen to Xiao Yn? To Xiao Chens father? Now that he had upied another persons body, he should shoulder some responsibility. Xiao Chen may have been a shut-in but he still was a responsible person.
Thus, for this Promise of Ten Years, even if the First Elder did not say anything, Xiao Chen would still do his best to help the Xiao n to ovee this crisis. After this, then he could be considered even with the Xiao n.
When Xiao Qiang saw Xiao Chen be silent, he thought that Xiao Chen was not willing to agree, This is actually you fathers idea, he knows that you have condensed your Martial Spirit and even defeated Xiao Jian, he is happy for you.
My father? Isnt he in closed door training? Xiao Chen asked with some suspicions.
Xiao Qing smiled, Even if he is in closed-door training, he is still human, he needs to eat and drink. I had told the n head then and he did not seem surprised. He even suggested for you take part in the duels of the Promise of Ten Years.
He didnt feel surprised? Could it be that he knew that I would condense my Martial Spirit? And that my Martial Spirit is the Azure Dragon Martial Spirit? However, from the words of the First Elder, it doesnt seem likely, or else he would not have thought that my Purple Thunder True Fire is my Martial Spirit.
Thats right, First Elder, when will my fathere out? He has been in closed door training for three years already, right? Even a regr person would not take this long to breakthrough to Martial Saint. Seeing an opportunity to obtain news about Xiao Xiong, Xiao Chen immediately asked this question that he had been suppressing in his heart for so long.
On the road of Martial Cultivation, there were three important hurdles. The first was to condense a Martial Spirit, as long as one could condense a Martial Spirit before the age of ten, then he would definitely reach the Martial Grand Master realm. It would just be a matter of time. The second hurdle was when they tried to break through to Martial Saint. If this hurdle could be passed, then they would definitely reach the Martial King realm, or else they would be stuck in the Martial Grand Master realm forever.
The final hurdle was breaking into Martial Emperor, this hurdle was ethereal and mysterious. Many people said that after this realm, it was the legendary Martial God. However, since there were no records of Martial Gods, no one could confirm if this rumor was true.
Xiao Qiang took a sip of tea and said seriously: The Cultivation Method your father cultivates is different from others. Good preparation is the key to sess. Once he breaks through, he will immediately be a peak Martial Saint. When this happens, not to mention Mohe City, our Xiao n would have a ce in the whole Qizi County.
Of course, all of these things can only happen under one condition, which is if the Seven Horn Mountain remains under our control. The strength of the Zhang n had soared rapidly these few years, they are even more unyielding than our Xiao n and cannot be underestimated. If they obtain the rights to Seven Horn Mountain, then the oue for our Xiao n would be very tragic. Thus, Second Young Master, please consider taking part in this Promise of Ten Years very seriously.
The First Elder truly had a way with his words, after speaking for a bit, he could turn the topic back to this. Xiao Chen thought very hard and fast. After he had considered this for a little, he felt that he could make use of this opportunity to seek some benefits from the First Elder. After all, Xiao Chen just so happened to becking a Spirit Weapon.
He then put on a bitter face, First Elder, it is not that I do not want to agree but look at my empty hands, I dont even have a Spirit Weapon.
Xiao Qiang smiled, You have a big appetite, the first thing you ask for is a Spirit Weapon? Do you think Spirit Weapons are so easily obtained? Even Xiao Jian only managed to obtain one after reaching the Martial Master realm.
He had to reach the Martial Master realm to obtain a Spirit Weapon? There was such a rule?
Only by reaching the Martial Master realm can one have a Spirit Weapon, this is the rule of our Xiao n. However, I do have a few personal Spirit Weapons, you can pick one. The First Elder suddenly changed the topic. This gave Xiao Chen a surprise since he already given up hope.
Xiao Qiang waved his hands casually and four Spirit Weapon appeared on the table. Another Spatial Ring! Xiao Chen envied the grayish-white ring on the First Elders finger. When his Purple Thunder Divine Incantation reached the secondyer and he learned to forge equipment, he would definitely make a Spatial treasure for himself.
Xiao Chen turned his gaze to the four Spirit Weapon on the stone table and carefully examined them. Three of them were swords and only one of them was a saber-shaped Spirit Weapon. However, these few Spirit Weapon did not have much of a glow to them, after holding them in his hands, he could determine that these were Inferior Grade Yellow Ranked Spirit Weapons.
Inferior Grade Yellow Ranked Spirit Weapon, this was the trashiest quality of Spirit Weapons. Xiao Chen felt that it was a pity but he could not let an unhappy expression show on his face. Usually, when a regr person obtained a Spirit Weapon, they would feel incredibly happy, how could they feel that it was a pity? In order to prevent the First Elder from feeling suspicious, Xiao Chen had to act happy.
How is it? Have you chosen one? Seeing Xiao Chens happy appearance, Xiao Qiang felt quite satisfied.
Xiao Chen picked up the saber shaped Spirit Weapon, he saw that there were two words on the handle Lunar Shadow. He said: Ill take this Lunar Shadow.
The Dragon Subduing sh required a saber to be used, Xiao Chen had no other choice.
Chapter 23 - Meteor Burst
Chapter 23: Meteor Burst
The Xiao n, within Xiao Chens isted courtyard.
In the Xiao Residence, no one was allowed to have their own courtyard except for certain individuals. An individual such as an elder in the n, an important guest, or a disciple of direct descent like Xiao Chen could have their personal courtyard.
Xiao Chen carefully observed the Inferior Grade Yellow Ranked Spirit Weapon Lunar Shadow. The saber was 1.2 meters long and two fingers wide. Its de was sleek and streamlined. It seemed somewhat simr to a reaper''s scythe but it was not as long.
Shutting his eyes, he sank his consciousness into his body. Xiao Chen carefully inspected the power contained within the saber. A faint energy came from the saber and entered Xiao Chens body, slowly heading toward his Dantian.
Slowly, this thread-like energy flowed into the Azure Dragon Martial Spirit in his Dantian. A stream of Essence followed this thread back and entered the saber.
Xiao Chen was iparably happy because this Essence that came from the Azure Dragon was even clearer, purer, and more tyrannical than before. Perhaps it was because the Spirit Weapon was of a low quality but the pure Essence could only travel via that thin thread to connect with the saber. Xiao Chen could clearly feel that only ten percent of the energy from his Martial Spirit had entered the saber.
If his Spirit Weapon was of a higher quality, then this thread of energy would definitely be thicker. The Essence that could be sent back would definitely be more than ten percent.
He opened his eyes and carefully observed this strange situation. Xiao Chen held Lunar Shadow and brandished it for a while. An electrical glow surrounded the de and the shadow of the Azure Dragon could be seen shing on the des surface from time to time.
Ha!
Xiao Chen lightly shouted and leaped up ferociously, hacking thrice with the Lunar Shadow. At that moment, something strange happened. Just as Xiao Chens strength was exhausted, the Martial Spirit in his body suddenly sent out a stream of energy. The Azure Dragon shadow on his de suddenly discharged a surge energy. This caused the slowly descending Xiao Chen to rise up abruptly.
Rising on this energy, Xiao Chen twisted his body in a strange manner and his body actually rose higher again. An unending stream of matchless and surging energy exuded from the Azure Dragon Martial Spirit in his body!
Chi! Chi! Chi!
He hacked out ferociously another three times. There was a sh of electrical light and a dragons roar Even the clouds thousands of meters above seemed to rumble as the thunder echoed in the distance.
After the three hacks, Xiao Chens body rose even higher. At this moment, he was already more than 30 meters above the ground. This was the first time that Xiao Chen had been so high in the air, he could not help but feel anxious and horrified.
However, the desire to explore the unknown upied Xiao Chens mind. He was filled with a prideful heroic spirit and vaguely wanted to view thend from the heavens. How high can I, Xiao Chen, soar up into the sky!
Hua! Hua! Hua!
Xiao Chen hacked another three more times and his body rose by another five meters. He could now see half of the Xiao Residence. It was a good thing that Xiao Chens courtyard was quite isted. Otherwise, given his current altitude, he would have been noticed by someone long ago.
He repeated his actions another two times, Xiao Chens body was now seventy or eighty meters above the ground. His Essence was already half exhausted. Xiao Chen did not dare to expend anymore Essence. If he ran out of Essence, he would die or at least be severely injured when he fell.
On the spur of the moment, he sheathed his saber and plummeted downwards like a meteor. A formless Azure Dragon enveloped Xiao Chen as he sted through the sky, ferociously smashing towards the ground.
The wind howled in Xiao Chens ear as he shouted loudly. He used the momentum of his fall to send out a lightning fast strike with his saber. Using that boundless vigor, this strike was heavier than 1000 jins of force, it had great momentum and had a magnificent and unblockable force!
[Note: 1000 jin is 500kg, but I left it as jin cause 1000 jin looks nicer than 500kg]
Bang!
The ground was sted apart and a huge crater could be seen at the point of impact. Countless rock fragments were sted into the air, filling the sky. Upon contact with the wind, the rock fragments immediately turned into powder. In an instant, dust was sent flying everywhere, the entire front yard was decimated.
Xiao Chens four limbs were spread out as heid on the ground. He gasped for air with deep breaths. His emotions were hard to describe, originally he had just wanted to test out the might of the Azure Dragon Martial Spirit when using a Spirit Weapon.
He did not expect that he would identallyprehend a strong Martial Technique. This Martial Technique was at the very least a Profound Grade technique. Furthermore, this Martial Technique was created by Xiao Chen himself, it was unique in the Tianwu Continent. How could he not be excited?
He had to think of a name. Lets call it Meteor Burst, smashing against the ground like a meteor, bursting forth with the explosive force of a meteorite.
Meteor Burst, Meteor Burst. He repeated this name a few times, the more he said it, the more satisfied he felt.
However, was this Meteor Burst truly unique in this world? Actually, it was not. The Azure Dragon Martial Spirit was very mysterious, the time when it existed was at least thousands of years ago.
Dragons were able to change their size at will. They could fly and swim; when they wererge, they were able to swallow clouds and blow out fog. When they chose to be small, they were able to be hidden from all things; they could fly to the nine heavens or hide beneath the waves.
Ascending from the ground and soaring into the skies, this was a very normal thing for the Azure Dragon Martial Spirit. The Azure Dragon Martial Spirit had many mystical abilities and Martial Techniques. However, due to its mysterious nature, the Xiao n had lost the ability to pass them down long ago. The Meteor Burst that Xiao Chen had executed earlier was actually a long lost Azure Dragon Martial Spirit exclusive Martial Technique Descending Divine Dragon Chop.
This kind of Holy Beast exclusive Martial Technique was very well preserved in the other ns with Holy Beast Martial Spirit bloodlines. They did not have to figure it out by themselves like Xiao Chen. When they reached a certain cultivation realm, they could just go to the library to retrieve it easily they were a lot more fortunate than Xiao Chen.
After resting on the ground for a while, Xiao Chen slowly recovered some of his strength. His face was a little pale, these strikes had exhausted too much of his Essence. After struggling for a little, he managed to stand up and tidy himself up a little. He then looked at the entrance to the courtyard.
He could feel the vibrations of footsteps as a person slowly walking over. The Essence in that persons body was weak, it seemed like the person was not a cultivator. After he realized that, he let his guard down.
Ai! What What happened here
After a short moment, a girl dressed in a maid uniform appeared in Xiao Chens vision. The maid looked at the dusty front yard that was full of potholes and cried out.
Looking at the maid in front of him, Xiao Chen frowned, Whats your name? Who sent you here?
The maid looked at Xiao Chen who was covered in dust, he looked like a mudman. She found it funny in her heart and said in a quiet voice: Replying to Second Young Master, this servants name is Bao`er. The First Elder sent me to deliver this book to you.
Xiao Chen walked over, received the book, and took a look. It was the introductory alchemy book that the First Elder said he would give him. His expression turned warmer and he smiled, Thanks.
After thanking her, Xiao Chen turned and headed to the bedroom. He wanted to take a new set of clothes and bathe. He felt very ufortable with all the dirt sticking to him. However, the maid called Bao`er did not leave. Instead, she slowly followed him.
Xiao Chen felt that it was a little strange, he smiled as he turned around, Why are you not leaving yet? Do you intend to stay here and bathe with me?
Bao`er blushed, her entire face turning a bright red as she muttered in a soft voice, The First Elder told me toe here and serve Second Young Master. He said to do whatever Second Young Master says. If Second Young Master wants Bao`er to take a bath with him then Bao`er does not dare to disobey
What! He had only said it casually but this girl was actually willing to apany him in the bath
In Xiao Chens memory, he did not recall that he ever had a maid that served him. To think that the First Elder would not only give him a Spirit Weapon upon request but he would also give him books on alchemy. In the end, he even sent him a maid to serve him. However, Xiao Chen enjoyed this idea.
It was a pity that it was not a time to enjoy himself. If he gave into lust, then he might stumble on his cultivation path. There were many experts in the Tianwu Continent. Even if you didnt mention those from far away, he was not even able to deal with Zhang He from the Zhang n. How could he lust after this little beauty during this time?
He could only put up with this and be a wizard. Only when he finally stood on the peak of the cultivation world would he stay and enjoy the scenery. It would definitely be something that this small MohCity could notpare to. How could, I, Xiao Chen, be confined to Mohe City.
[Tl notes: I guess he is referring to the saying that if one remains a virgin after 30, he would be a wizard. Damn, Im getting close to being a wizard]
After thinking for a while, Xiao Chen shook his head, I just said that jokingly, dont take it seriously. I will not ask you to apany me to bathe.
Bao`ers face was already red, after saying those shameful things, her heart was palpitating. She then said in a soft voice: Then does Young Master have any other instructions? Bao`er is now Young Masters exclusive maid. Aside from serving Young Master, there is nothing else for me to do.
Xiao Chen scratched his head, unsure of how to handle this situation. This was a tough question. If she did not bathe with him or sleep with him, what else could she do?
If Bao`er knew what Xiao Chen was thinking, she would definitely be very infuriated. Maids did not exist just to sleep with their masters, they had many other things to do. Only an Neet from the 21st century like Xiao Chen would think this way.
Right, help me to go to the city to purchase some herbs. said Xiao Chen joyfully after he thought about it for a bit. Too many things had happened today, he was toozy to make this trip. Coincidentally, there was now a maid that could help him with this.
After the battle with Zhang He andprehending the Meteor Burst, he could obviously feel that his Essence capacity was insufficient. Whether be it executing a strong Martial Technique or maintaining a high intensity Purple Thunder True Fire, he could not sustain it for a long time.
This was a serious problem, if he had to undergo a long battle or refine a high-leveled pill, his insufficient Essence could be his fatal weakness. The only solution to this was to step up his cultivation and quickly cultivate the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation to the 2ndyer. That way, he would be able to store up more Essence in his body.
When increasing his cultivation speed, aside from hardwork, medicinal pills were a necessity as well.
Xiao Chen went to get some paper and ink from the study and began to write. Although he was not used to writing with a brush, the original owner of this body was no stranger to it as he was an original resident of this world.
After he finished writing, Xiao Chen blew gently on the paper, trying to dry the ink. He was satisfied with his calligraphy. Xiao Chen then took out his personal seal and gave them to Bao`er. He smiled and said, Just follow the list on the paper to purchase the herbs, they are not some rare herbs and should be easily found in ordinary herbs stores in Mohe City. Use my seal to retrieve some money from the ounts branch. You can use the remainder to purchase some rouge or other makeup products for yourself, there is no need to return the change.
Bao`er received the seal while feeling somewhat dumbfounded, she said in disbelief: Young Master, you are asking Bao`er to run some errands?
The work of a maid was normally to serve tea or water, tidy the house or assist their masters in dressing up. Sometimes, there might be special requests to sleep with their master or apany them for a bath, these were very normal too.
However, running errands, this was normally done by the male stewards. Furthermore, Xiao Chen had a very poor reputation in the Xiao n, Bao`er did not expect that Xiao Chen would only ask her to run some errands.
If you dont run errands, then what can you do? Sleep with me? Xiao Chen smiled, Why? Are you not able to do it? If you cant then I will just find someone else.
Bao`er immediately reacted, her small and dainty face filled with a smile as she said joyfully: I can do it. I definitely can do it, Ill go do it now. Young Master, rest assured, Bao`er will aplish this task beautifully.
Looking at Bao`er disappearing in an instant, Xiao Chenughed in satisfaction. It was not bad having a maid, at least he did not have to bother with things like running errands in the future.
Chapter 24 - Refining Medicines
Chapter 24: Refining Medicines
After he took a bath, Xiao Chen changed into a fresh set of clothes. Heid on his bed and began to read the introductory alchemy book. To lie down and read was a habit he gained from his original world, it was something he did not bother to change even after he came to this world. If someone from this world saw him now, they would be very shocked.
Alchemist was the most respected profession in the Tianwu Continent. This respect came from their medicines that could heal wounds, their miraculous pills that could change the bodys talent for cultivation, and the pills that sped up the speed of cultivation.
To every cultivator, alchemy held a certain level of attraction. Alchemists were rare and they were highly demanded, this naturally caused the profession to be respected far more than the others.
Xiao Chen flipped through the book page by page. This introductory book was not very thick, it only contained tens of pages. Xiao Chen skimmed through the book and finished it in no time.
It was truly just an introductory book, there was no solid content inside and it only provided a brief preview to alchemy. However, Xiao Chen still benefited from this, as he now had a rough understanding of the alchemy in this world.
Alchemist in the Tianwu Continent could be separated into seven ranks, with one being the lowest and seven being the highest. All of the ranking examinations were conducted by the Alchemist Association.
To be an alchemist, there were three prerequisites. First, one needed a fire attributed Martial Spirit or a fire attributed technique. In other words, they needed to have the ability to condense a me.
The second prerequisite was to do with ones knowledge of medicinal herbs. This condition required very solid fundamentals and an individual had to have a very thorough understanding of medicinal herbs and their usage. There were no shortcuts to this, it could only could be aplished by rote learning.
The third prerequisite was Spiritual Awareness. This was the vaguest condition and it seemed very enigmatic. Spiritual Awareness was simr but distinctly different to perception.
Even if an individual had walked very far on the road of cultivation, they still might not be able to awaken their Spiritual Awareness. Cultivation and Spiritual Awareness were not directly linked. There were some individuals who had awakened their Spiritual Awareness and possessed a very great Spiritual Awareness. However, they did not manage to have any aplishments in terms of cultivation.
The so-called Spiritual Awareness referred to the intuition, senses and Mental Connection of the alchemist. The most important of these was their Mental Connection to medicinal ingredients. If their Mental Connection could be fast, stable, and meticulous, then they would be able to go far on the path of alchemy.
Xiao Chen thought about these three prerequisites and checked himself. He had the Purple Thunder True Fire, thus he had naturally cleared the first prerequisite. Additionally, he had memorized the chapter on refining pills in the Compendium of Cultivation and was able to recall the information on medicinal ingredients in detail.
After reading the Compendium of Cultivation for three years, he was already as familiar with it as the back of his palm. Furthermore, he had discovered that the medicinal ingredients of this world were the same as those recorded in the Compendium of Cultivation. Thus, Xiao Chen had cleared the second prerequisite too.
As for the third prerequisite, it seemed very mysterious. The Compendium of Cultivation did not have any records of Spiritual Awareness in the chapter on refining pills. However, he was not worried. After all, the alchemy recorded in the Compendium of Cultivation was slightly different from this worlds. Even if he did not have Spiritual Awareness or only had a weak Spiritual Awareness, he was still confident that he could learn to refine pills. If he could not be an alchemist of this world, he would follow the method recorded on the Compendium of Cultivation instead.
Furthermore, the pills recorded on the Compendium of Cultivation were more profound and mysterious than the pills of this world. For example, he intended to refine the Fasting Pill. This pill would removed the need to eat or drink for a month after its consumption. This kind of effect was unheard of in this world.
When the sky had almost darkened, Bao`er finally returned with a big bag of medicinal herbs. After he saw her sweat covered and dusty appearance, Xiao Chen felt somewhat disturbed. This girl did not look older than fourteen or fifteen years old. In his original world, she would still be in middle school.
He said in an apologetic tone: Im sorry, I forgot to tell you that I did not urgently need these medicinal herbs and that you could take your time.
As Bao`er wiped her sweat with her small hands, she heard these words and was stunned. Did I hear incorrectly? The famous prodigal son of the Xiao n actually apologized to a maid?
When Xiao Chen was still trash, he had a very bad reputation. Although he defeated Xiao Jian and proved that he was not trash, they still did not have a good impression of Xiao Chen. Everyone said that he was a vile person that was intoxicated by sess, bing even more overbearing than before. There were even rumors that he had taught everyone who had humiliated him in the past a lesson. Bao`er had heard plenty of these rumors.
If Xiao Chen knew of these rumors, he would definitely be iparably depressed. When he saw Bao`ers stunned expression, Xiao Chen felt a little worried and asked in a soft voice: Are you alright? Are you not feeling well?
Bao`er quickly recovered her wits. She was not used to Xiao Chens tone, thus she blushed and replied in a soft voice: Bao`er is fine, many thanks for Young Masters concern.
Xiao Chen rxed, Go back first, there is nothing else for you to do for now.
When Bao`er heard these words, she looked at Xiao Chen in surprise and said nervously: Is Young Master chasing me away? The First Elder said that I am now your personal maid and will stay here from now on. If you chase me out, the First Elder will think that I did not serve you well and will punish me.
Xiao Chen did not expect such a situation. These servants and maids were all orphans or the children of poor families. They had already been sold away. Even if they were beaten to death as a punishment, the offender would not be held responsible. Although the Xiao n was not that strict, there would still be some form of punishment.
Xiao Chen frowned, he had never been in such a situation before. There was plenty of space in Xiao Chens courtyard but he had too many secrets. Having a stranger by his side made him feel uneasy.
After thinking for a long time, Xiao Chen did not manage to think of a solution that would benefit both sides. Looking at the pitiful Bao`er, Xiao Chens heart softened, Stay here first then, there is an empty side room in the east wing, you can stay there tonight.
Bao`er said joyfully: Bao`er thanks the Second Young Master, I will go and prepare supper for Second Young Master now.
Xiao Chen looked on helplessly as Bao`er left and shook his head. He then turned his attention to the medicinal herbs she brought back and inspected them carefully.
Twenty saffron, fifty star anise, twenty spearmints, twenty Tiger Paw Grass
Xiao Chen carefully counted them one by one. This girl was quite capable, she had brought back the exact amount that he had requested. Xiao Chen smiled to himself as he picked up a stalk of Tiger Paw Grass to examine it carefully.
The topmost part of the foot long grass had four purplish green leaves. As he looked at this stalk of Tiger Paw Grass, that was no more than ten years old, he felt quite puzzled. Xiao Chen thought, what is this Spiritual Awareness? How do I make a Mental Connection with a herb?
He held the herb gently in his hands and closed his eyes as he sank his consciousness downwards. His consciousness followed his Essence as it slowly moved towards his right hand. His Essence left his body and wrapped around the herb gently. However, his consciousness was stuck in his body, hindered by the skin and flesh of his palm. It was unable to break out of his body.
Even after he attempted a few times, his consciousness was still unable to make any kind of connection with the Tiger Paw Grass. Consciousness and Spiritual Awareness were quite different. Just as Xiao Chen was able to give up, his consciousness that was hovering around his palm suddenly managed to catch a hold of a strange green energy.
There were many small threads of energy that flowed into his body via the Essence from the green energy. It rapidly connected together with his consciousness and a green space immediately appeared in Xiao Chens consciousness.
Within this green space, there was aplicatedwork of threads, it looked like aplex maze. Streams of this green energy extended everywhere in this green space. The energy then firmly connected with Xiao Chens consciousness. In that instant, Xiao Chen felt as though he could feel the Tiger Paw Grass breath and pulse. It was a very mysterious feeling.
Xiao Chen felt iparably joyfully, this must be that Spiritual Awareness! Within that firm connection, he felt as if the herb was part of him. Under such a state, he would be able to bring his understanding and control of the herb to a deeper level. During a refinement, he would be able to aplish twice the effect with half the effort. It was no wonder that Spiritual Awareness was a requirement to bing a good alchemist.
As he withdrew his consciousness, a stream of green energy traveled from the meridians in his hand to his sea of consciousness. After the green energy circted a few times, it formed a green sphere and merged with Xiao Chens consciousness.
He was puzzled by this green sphere in his sea of consciousness. However, he decided not to bother with this sphere. With his rudimentary understanding of the alchemy of this world, he probably would not understand anything.
He tossed aside his bewilderment as he opened his eyes and looked at the Tiger Paw Grass once again. He now had a deeper understanding of the herb, its root also had many medicinal properties. It was not like what was written in the book wrote, which stated that only the leaves were useful. With this deeper understanding, he was even more confident in his ability to refine pillster.
Taking out the Azure Dragon medicine cauldron, Xiao Chen condensed the Purple Thunder True Fire and began his first attempt at refinement, he aimed to refine a Fasting Pill.
In the Compendium of Cultivation, the Fasting Pill was among the pills of the lowest grade in the Immortal World. Only a few cultivators who had not reach a realm where they did not need to eat would take this pill. Thus, it was very suitable for his usage.
Xiao Chen ced the Tiger Paw Grass into the Purple Thunder True Fire and carefully started to refine it. He controlled the Purple Thunder True Fires strength attentively. Xiao Chen did not dare to be even slightly careless.
The four green leaves quickly melted to be four clear drops of green liquid. This green liquid continuously boiled in the cauldron. Xiao Chen took out a porcin bottle he had prepared earlier. With a flick of his finger, he poured the liquid into the bottle.
Next up, Xiao Chen focused his gaze on the unmelted root. Before he awakened his Spiritual Awareness, he would have treated this root as garbage and thrown it out. Now that he knew of its medicinal properties, he naturally would not throw it out.
The roots were tougher than the leaves, thus he had to raise the temperature of his mes. Xiao Chen slowly increased the strength of the Purple Thunder True Fire. Controlling this me seemed easy but it was very tiring. Furthermore, it tested his abilities to control his me to its extremes.
If the me was too small, it would not be able to extract the medicinal liquid. If it was too big, the medicinal liquid would be burned. Only at that perfect size could he sessfully extract the medicinal liquid. It was a good thing that the Compendium of Cultivation had described this very clearly. As long as he was careful, it should not be too hard to achieve.
After he extracted five drops of green liquid from the roots, the table was filled up with some waste products. Xiao Chen quickly took out another five stalks of Tiger Paw Grass to refine. However, he was not as fortunate this time. Even when he knew how much to increase the size of the mes by, he still damaged two stalks of the Tiger Paw Grass.
It was a good thing that Xiao Chen had anticipated this situation and had gotten Bao`er to purchase two times the materials that he needed. All in all, he managed to extract fifty drops of medicinal liquid from the Tiger Paw Grass before he stopped.
Chapter 25 - Distracted in the Eleventh Hour
Chapter 25: Distracted in the Eleventh Hour
Extracting a sufficient amount of Tiger Paw Grass medicinal liquid was just a small part of the initial step. Next up was to extract the medicinal liquid from three other medicinal herbs.
After taking a small break, Xiao Chen retrieved a saffron and held it in his hands. He tried to use his Spiritual Awareness to establish a mental connection with it.
He focused his attention and the green sphere in his sea of consciousness took on the shape of a brook-like, long, and jade-green line. It traveled through the meridians in his arms and exited his body. The green line, which was invisible to the naked eye, made a connection to the brightly-colored saffron.
Instantly, a bright red space appeared within Xiao Chens consciousness, as though it was right in front of his eyes. This time, Xiao Chen gained a deeper understanding of this medicinal herbs inner space.
Those flowing red threads should be the medicinal properties of the saffron. The area that had the densest amount of threads was the ce with the most medicinal properties. Thus, he could afford to be careless when it came to the other areas.
After a while, Xiao Chen opened his eyes and rescinded this strange state. After experiencing this mental connection, he now had a rough understanding of the sphere in his sea of consciousness.
The green sphere could be a Spiritual Core consolidated after he awakened his Spiritual Awareness. However, he did not know what level of aptitude this Spiritual Core, which was as small as a green pea, was considered to be at.
Gathering his thoughts, Xiao Chen circted the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation once again, condensing the Purple Thunder True Fire. He began to extract the medicinal liquid in the saffron, extracting a total of fifty drops of red medicinal liquid. Following that, he extracted the medicinal liquid of the star anise and spearmint, both of them yielding fifty drops of medicinal liquid each.
Looking at the four porcin bottles on the table, Xiao Chen took a breather and wiped the sweat off his forehead. The first step in refining the Fasting Pill had finally beenpleted. That alone had actually already exhausted half of all the Essence in his body
The second step was to form the pill. It required the supplementation of an enormous amount of Essence. If he came up deficient in Essence whilst in the midst of this step, everything would be for naught. Xiao Chen could only temporarily give up on proceeding with the second step and circted his cultivation technique to slowly restore the exhausted Essence.
Essence! Essence!
At this moment, Xiao Chen desired nothing more than arger capacity for Essence. If he had a sufficient reserve of Essence, then this would never have been an issue in the first ce. He was only attempting to refine the most basic medicinal pill. If he were to try refining a pill of a higher grade, he would not even be able tost through the first step.
After half an hour, Xiao Chen stopped cultivating. The Essence in his body had been fully restored, which was now sufficient for him to carry on with the second step of cultivation.
Picking up the Azure Dragon medicinal cauldron, Xiao Chen condensed the Purple Thunder True Fire and thrust it into the opening for fire on the Azure Dragon medicinal cauldron. The purple fire burned ferociously in the cauldron. First of all, he poured the Tiger Paw Grass medicinal liquid in.
Under the purification of the Purple Thunder True Fire, the viscous liquid continued to churn, giving off a Zi Zi sound. The medicine cauldron began to give off a faint fragrance. Xiao Chen mentally kept track of the time and poured the second medicinal liquid in after a minute.
After four minutes, all the medicinal liquids in the four porcin bottles were emptied into the medicinal cauldron. Xiao Chen ced the cauldron lid on and continued to supply Essence to the Purple Thunder True Fire in the medicinal cauldron.
An invisible thread connected to the Purple Thunder True Fire in the medicinal cauldron made the Essence in his body flow out in a steady stream, which kept the purple mes alive
This was the disadvantage of not having Spiritual Sense. If Xiao Chen could cultivate his Purple Thunder Divine Incantation to the 2ndyer and attain Spiritual Sense, he could directly use it to control the strength of the Purple Thunder True Fire. He would not have to wastefully spend his Essence as he did at present.
Within the Azure Dragon medicinal cauldron, the four medicinal liquids of different colors continuously churned before slowly fusing together, turning into a viscous liquid that was continuously spinning. At this moment, the smell of medicine started to turn denser in the room.
Xiao Chen, who was without Spiritual Sense, was not able to see the situation inside the medicinal caldron. He could only judge based on the fragrance that came out from the medicinal cauldron that the four types of medicinal liquid had already fused together.
At this moment, he could no longer use a fierce me to purify it. He had to follow the direction of the spinning ball of medicinal liquid, controlling the Purple Thunder True Fire to wrap around it from a distance. The Purple Thunder True Fire also had to slowly rotate in sync with it, and the temperature had to be adjusted.
Sweat continuously trickled down from Xiao Chens forehead, as this was a delicate step that exhausted more Essence than simply brute-forcing a fierce me to purify the medicinal liquid. Each time the mes made aplete revolution, Xiao Chen felt the reserve of Essence in his body wither significantly. If he ran into a situation where he ran out of Essence, then everything he had done so far would be for naught.
The medicinal fragrance within the house took on another change. Xiao Chen could finally breathe easy. There was about a tenth of his Essence left in his body. The situation that he was the most worried about, running out of Essence, did not ur, fortunately. This bit of Essence was enough toplete the final step in refining this pill.
Under the purification of the warm mes, the medicinal liquid in the cauldron had already condensed into a rough sphere-shaped pill embryo. A faint fragrance wafted out from the cauldron. As long as the final step of solidifying it waspleted, then this Fasting Pill would bepleted.
Xiao Chen opened up the cauldron lip, in which an even thicker fragrance wafted out and assaulted his nose. Looking at the rough pill embryo in the medicinal cauldron, Xiao Chen felt extremely content. For him to be able to make it all the way to this step withoutmitting any major mistakes during his first refinement was very gratifying.
If he could perfectlyplete the final step, then it would be ideal. Xiao Chens eyes seemed to burn with excitement, but his heart remained extremely calm. This final step was the most important step. There was no room for mistakes.
Xiao Chen guided the Purple Thunder True Fire to slowly rise into the air, and the rough pill embryo simrly followed the purple fire and rose up into the air. He stretched out his right hand and the pill embryo surrounded by purple fire slowly descended onto his palm.
It was time to solidify it and shape it!
With his attention fully honed in on it, Xiao Chens eyebrows were tightly knit into a frown. This would only happen in a situation where someone was concentrating extremely hard.
Hu Chi!
The pill embryo spun rapidly within the mes, and Xiao Chen did not even dare to let go of his breath. The sweat glistened on his forehead as it incessantly poured down his face, trickling downwards. The uneven pill embryo started to smoothen out and turn into a perfect sphere, and even a faint glow began to surround the pill.
Only once this step waspleted could the Fasting Pill be considered a true pill. Xiao Chen pushed down ferociously with his hand, sending the pill back into the cauldron. After closing the lid, he began the final heating.
At this moment, Xiao Chen still did not dare to relent in his focus. Until the pill came out of the cauldron, he had not seeded. However, there was not much risk anymore. Before this Fasting Pill could be consideredplete, it simply needed another half a day to simmer.
Second Young Master, supper is already ready, do you want to eat yet?
Bang!
Right at this moment, the sudden appearance of Bao`ers voice caused Xiao Chen to lose focus. In the instant he lost focus, he did not control the mes in the medicinal cauldron properly. Thus, the medicinal pill that was almostpleted shattered into pieces.
From the other dragon head of the Azure Dragon medicinal cauldron, a stream of debris from the medicinal pill began to flow out
Damn! What are you doing here at this moment! Xiao Chen shouted angrily in the direction of the door, at Bao`er.
All his efforts were squandered just like that. It was not easy for the refining process to proceed all the way to this final moment. Xiao Chens mood was soured to an extreme. His sweat-filled face coupled with his livid expression made him look very terrifying.
When Bao`er, who was outside, saw Xiao Chen angrily shouting at her, and then seeing the situation on the table, she knew that she was in trouble. Her tiny face had turned extremely pale from fright, and the tray of supper trembled in her hands as she held onto it.
Tears began to trickle down from her eyes as she replied like a little mouse scared witless: Second Young Master, I I did not do that on purpos
Xiao Chen, who had exhausted all of his Essence and had entered an extremely weak state of mind, merely waved his hands impatiently, Go out, there is nothing for you to do here.
After half a day, Xiao Chen recovered some of his strength. He then felt regret. Whats wrong with me it was just a failure at refining a pill. Why did he lose his temper at a little girl? Had he really begun to fancy himself as a Young Master?
With this little bit of strength and status, he had already started losing his temper in such a manner. In that case, how was he different from the Zhang n and their prodigal sons? It was just a failed attempt at the refinement of a medicinal pill. If he failed the first time, he could just attempt it again. He had no need to vent his anger on a little girl.
The more Xiao Chen thought about it, the more he felt that he was in the wrong. He got up and headed towards Bao`ers room. The light in her room was not out yet. Xiao Chen, as he stood in front of the door, could hear the gentle sobbingsing from inside.
Creak!
He gently pushed the door open. Maybe because she came back in a hurry, but the door to her room was not locked and was opened with just a gentle push.
When Bao`er, who was sitting at the bedside, saw Xiao Chen push open the door and enter, she hurriedly wiped away the tears in her eyes and shivered as she inquired carefully, Second Young Mast why are you here? Just now I really did not do it on purpose
Oh, Xiao Chen, Xiao Chen, such an innocent youngdy and you scared her to such a degree. You really are horrible. Xiao Chen scolded himself in his heart.
He was not able to speak the words of apology he had thought of earlier on the way here. After he saw the supper that was ced on the table, a bowl of squid porridge, he replied, I am here for supper, as well as to check up on you.
When Xiao Chen finished saying that, he picked up the squid porridge on the table and began to eat with gusto. It tasted pretty good. Normally, the kitchens would not provide supper, so this should have been made by Bao`er personally.
It is very tasty did you make it yourself?
En, I can cook pretty well. I have learned from my mother when I was young. Bao`er said in a soft voice.
Looking at Xiao Chen, who seemed happier after eating the porridge, Bao`er asked tentatively, Second Young Master, are you still angry at me?
Yes!
Xiao Chen mmed down the bowl on the table. His face seemed extremely stern. Bao`ers heart started to thump very hard in response.
Just kidding with you. I am angry that you made too little squid porridge today. Im punishing you by making you make more tomorrow. Xiao Chen suddenly softened his expression into a smile.
Bao`ers tear-stained face immediately lit up with a smile as she said in disbelief: Really?
Xiao Chen got up and walked over to Bao`er, wiping away the tears on her face. He replied in a sincere tone, Really, the squid porridge tastes very good. I should not have lost my temper at you earlier. Dont think too much of it and have a good sleep.
Chapter 26 - Successful Refining
Chapter 26: Sessful Refining
Within a secret chamber in the Xiao n, there were two men dressed in embroidered clothes. They were looking at a corpse that was lying on the ground. If Xiao Chen was here, he would definitely be shocked. The corpse lying on the ground could be identified as the Zhang n First Elder who had died in the Thunder Emperors cave.
These two men were the most influential and part of the highest echelon in the Xiao n. One of them was the Xiao n First Elder, Xiao Qiang. The other was the reclusive Xiao n n head, Xiao Xiong.
Xiao Xiong knelt down and casually flipped the corpse over, When was he discovered?
The corpse had already been rotting for a period of time, as proven by the faint stench of a corpse in the air. Xiao Qiang wrinkled his nose, Ten days ago. When the guards were out on patrol, they found him. Youve been in secluded training all this time, which is what made it inconvenient to bring the body over to you.
After pausing for a while, Xiao Qiang continued, This fellow died of the Poinsettias poison. Ive asked Yn about this and have confirmed her involvement. She has also told me about what happened.
Xiao Xiong got up and carefully listened to Xiao Qiangs depiction of recent events. When he heard about that mysterious Martial Saint in blue, his expression had a slight change, but it recovered almost immediately. After listening to the whole thing, there seemed to be a teasing expression on his face, This old fellow was always so hung up on going against us, but this time, he died at the hands of a junior in the Martial Master realm. I wonder how he felt about that?
Xiao Qiangughed with second-hand embarrassment. He did not continue Xiao Xiongs topic but instead asked with concern in his voice, Are you not worried at all about that mysterious Martial Sainting to Mohe City?
Xiao Xiongs expression changed greatly as he revealed a bitter smile, Ever since the Xiao n established itself in this tiny Mohe City, those fallen supreme ns did not manage to survive a day past that. Those elders of the Xiao n believed that we have benefitted, so what is the point of me worrying?
If these dancing clowns want to target my Xiao n, as long as I, Xiao Xiong, still have a breath in me, even if I turn into ash, I will take my revenge. With the change in topic, Xiao Xiongs eyes had a resolute gleam that could easily inspire a sense of conviction in people.
Xiao Qiang naturally understood what Xiao Xiong meant by his words. Ever since he became the First Elder, he knew how strong the enemies of the Xiao n had been back then. It had not been easy for the Xiao n to survive till today. At the end of the day, their enemies nowpared to then were not even worth mentioning in the same breath.
From Yns description, the Martial Spirit of the person in blue should be a rock. Within Qizi County, there is only one Martial Saint with this Martial Spirit. The Third Elder of Qinghe Citys Leng n.
The Leng n, they were fully deserving of their title as the number one n in all of Qizi County. With the backing of the Misty Sword Sect, they had expanded very rapidly in the past few years, and their influence had reached all the way to Heishui City, a city very close to Mohe City. It made sense if they allied with the Zhang n to deal with the Xiao n.
Xiao Xiong did not seem interested in these news; without changing his facial expression, he spoke with mild bemusement: All they want is our Xiao ns Seven Horn Mountain. The Promise of Ten Years was established by the City Lord of Mohe City, so even if the Leng n had the Misty Sword Sect backing them, they would not dare to make any careless moves. How is the thing that I asked you to investigate in the day?
The Martial Spirit of the Second Young Master is indeed an extremely strange purple fire that is rtively tyrannical. Although Xiao Qiang had his suspicions regarding Xiao Xiongs overt concern about Xiao Chens Martial Spirit, he still spoke truthfully about what he knew.
Xiao Xiong revealed a trace of a rxed expression, Then has he agreed to participate in the Promise of Ten Years?
Seeing Xiao Xiong ask this question, Xiao Qiangs usually stern face revealed a trace of a rxed smile, He agreed. This fellow is very crafty. He actually managed to rip off a Spirit Weapon from me.
At this moment, Xiao Chen, who was still in Bao`ers room, naturally did not know that the two greatest authorities in the Xiao n were talking about him.
After he took his leave from Bao`ers room, Xiao Chen put his emotions in check and began to proceed with the second attempt at refining the Fasting Pill. After the experience from the first time, Xiao Chen was able to refine this smoothly and easily.
"Hu!"
Without any mishaps, after two hours, the Fasting Pill sessfully formed its shape and solidified. In one breath, Xiao Chen had ced the pill back in the Azure Dragon medicinal cauldron. After simmering for ten minutes, Xiao Chen extinguished the Purple Thunder True Fire.
"Ka!"
There was a sh of brilliance as a glowing pill came out from the other dragon head with a plop, falling into the bottle that Xiao Chen had prepared earlier.
Wiping away the sweat dotting his forehead, Xiao Chen revealed a smileced with a trace of contentment. This Fasting Pill was finally a sess. However, this was only just the beginning. The Fasting Pill may be mystical, but it had no practical uses for cultivating. He only made it to familiarize himself with the art of refining medicines.
Next, he intended to refine the Essence Nurturing Pill and Qi Returning Pill. These were the pills that he wanted to have.
As for the Qi Returning Pill, after consuming it, the Spiritual Energy one has exhausted will begin to rapidly recover. Its effects were simr to the Essence Returning Pill of the Tianwu Continent. If a situation arises where a cultivator has exhausted all of his Essence or have had a great expenditure in Essence, the perk in having a pill to recover Essence, regardless of it being in battle or refining medicines, would yield tremendous help in such clutch situations.
As for the Essence Nurturing Pill, it was of even greater use. It could increase the cultivation speed of a low realm cultivator. This was something that Xiao Chen needed in order to quickly cultivate to the 2ndyer of the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation. Simr pills in the Tianwu Continent would require at least a grade five alchemist to refine.
If Xiao Chen did not have the Compendium of Cultivation, and the fact that the recipe and alchemy methods were different from this world, let alone with his current cultivation realm, he would have no way to refine a pill like this.
However, Xiao Chen was not in a rush to make these two pills. Instead, he continued to refine the Fasting Pill. In the Compendium of Cultivation, these two pills were of simr grades to the Fasting Pill, but the difficulty in refining them was much greater. If he attempted to refine one of them without careful consideration, his chance of failure would be enormous. Furthermore, Xiao Chen was only able to get Bao`er to purchase one set of ingredients for these two pills, as he did not have enough money.
Yes, he indeed did not have enough money. Every month, Xiao Chen would receive an allowance of a thousand silver taels from the Xiao n. This was sufficient to purchase plenty of materials for the Fasting Pills. However, it would be hard to purchaserge amounts of materials for the Qi Returning Pill and Essence Nurturing Pill. If he factored in the rate of failure, then the amount of money needed would essentially be multiplied.
With regards to hisck of money, Xiao Chen had already thought of a solution and therefore did not feel too worried about it. His gaze was currently fixed on the Fasting Pill within that jade bottle. The most important thing now was improving his familiarity with alchemy.
Taking out the ingredients as outlined in the recipe for the Fasting Pill, Xiao Chen began to tirelessly refine one after the other. Time flew by without him realizing it; and only when his mind waspletely exhausted did he cease refining the pills.
ncing towards the jade bottle filled with Fasting Pills, Xiao Chen revealed a contented smile. This bottle had twenty Fasting Pills in it. With all the continuous practice, he had grown more and more familiar with the intricacies of alchemy. He had only failed once as a result of a mistake.
Sitting down cross-legged, he observed his Dantian and circted the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation. Xiao Chen began to slowly recover the exhausted Essence. Threads of Essence in the room now saturated with a medicinal fragrance slowly entered his body before finally merging with the three white clouds beside the Azure Dragon Martial Spirit.
While in cultivation, Xiao Chen lost all concept of time. And when he opened his eyes once again, the sky was bright already. He stretched his body, causing his stiff joints to pop into ce with a cracking sound. His body felt iparably rxed as, in fact, the exhaustion from the previous night hadpletely vanished.
Young Master, can Ie in? I have brought water for you to wash up with. Bao`ers voice called out from outside the door.
Xiao Chen hurriedly got up to open the door. Seeing Bao`ers face filled with a smile, Xiao Chen felt relieved. It seems that Bao`er had already forgiven him forst nights matter.
Ai! Young Master, your room is very fragrant.
As he had refined arge batch of Fasting Pills the previous night, the dense medicinal fragrance had notpletely dissipated yet. The invigorating fragrance wafted over Baoer, cating her nerves and improving her mood with a single whiff.
As for the fact that he was able to refine medicines, Bao`er already knew about itst night. It was now impossible to hide it from her, so he might as well just spill the beans, I was refining medicinesst night. Thats why the room is very fragrant. I temporarily do not want to let others know that I can refine medicines, so can Bao`er help me keep this secret?
Although refining medicine was not a big deal, letting people know about it would undoubtedly attract a lot of trouble. He could at present only hoped that Baoer was trustworthy enough to keep his secret. After all, towards this fourteen-year-old or fifteen-year-old girl, he did not have the heart to do something such as permanently silencing her.
Bao`er nodded her head very seriously, Second Young Master, dont worry, Bao`er will not tell anyone else. Young Master probably has not washed your face yet, let Bao`er help you with it.
After Bao`er hadid down her solemn promise, she picked up a wet cloth very naturally and brought it up to Xiao Chens face. Having the advantage in how cultivation promoted early growth spurts, Xiao Chen towered over Baoer and made it difficult for her to reach him. Even after Bao`er stretched her hand out, she had to tip-toe.
Seeing Bao`er struggle amused Xiao Chen. He stretched his hand out and grabbed her hand and took the cloth from her, This Young Master still has hands and feet. This much I can do myself, so you dont have to do this in the future.
After her hands were grabbed, Bao`ers face went red as she asked in a soft voice, Then what else can Bao`er do?
Seeing the lovable Bao`er mutter in a soft voice, Xiao Chen felt a ripple in his heart an impulse to attack her filled his veins with a throb.
Xiao Chen shook his head vigorously before regaining his wits. He noticed the messy bed, Help me tidy the bed up, and thentere and clean the room up, and that will be it.
Bao`er answered with an En and proceeded to joyfully run over. As long as she had something to do, she would be happy.
After washing his face, Xiao Chen held and observed the jade bottle filled with the Fasting Pills, I will be going into the cityter. When you are done with all these, you can spend some time doing whatever you want. There is no need to stay here.
Ok! Bao`er answered somewhat helplessly. Earlier, she was afraid that Xiao Chen would want her to do something shameless, but now she knew that Xiao Chen was not that kind of person. Gradually, a feeling of having nothing to do began to ovee her.
Leaving the Xiao Residence, Xiao Chen found an isted area and wore a loose ck cloak, covering up his entire body before heading towards Mohe City in a hurry.
Chapter 27 - Linlang Pavilion
Chapter 27: Ling Pavilion
The three great ns of Mohe City, the Xiao n, Zhang n, and Tang n, all hadrge amounts of real estate and shops. However, the most profitable ce was the auction hall, but the three great ns had never ventured into this market.
This is because of the existing auction hallLing Pavilion.
Ling Pavilion was thergest auction hall within the Great Qin Nation. There were branches in all of the 36 counties in the nine prefectures, and their backer was none other than the emperor''s son-inw, Nangong Lie. Being the rtive of the emperor, as well as having the tremendous influence of the Nangong n behind him, naturally no one would dare to offend him when he had such a background.
Maybe in some of therger prefecture cities or the imperial capital there might be some powers that were able to go against the Nangong n and be daring enough to open auction houses. However, in this insignificant Mohe City, no one would dare to slight them by opening a second auction house.
Ling Pavilion was Xiao Chens current destination. If he wanted to earn some quick wads of cash without exposing his identity as an alchemist to the Xiao n or selling the Moonstones in his room, he could only rely on the Fasting Pills he had refined in his room the previous night.
After he adjusted the cloak on his body, and saw thevish signboard of Ling Pavilion, a smile yed at Xiao Chens lips under the shadow of his cowl as he slowly walked into Ling Pavilion.
Due to the fact that there were fewer people here, Mohe Citys Ling Pavilion would only hold a small-scale auction once every month, a medium-scale auction every three months, and arge-scale auction once a year. When the time came for therge-scale auction, Mohe City would enter its most busy, bustling state.
Looking at the calendar, it was almost the end of the month. There were a lot of people looking at the goods in the great hall of the first floor. Undoubtedly, these people were not of high status in Mohe City. Amongst them, there were many from the three great ns. Xiao Chen noticed many familiar people from the Xiao n, but this was not the time to fraternize with kin.
Xiao Chen suddenly sensed danger iing from behind him, and a palm strike struck out towards him shortly after. Reacting quickly and stepping forward, Xiao Chen turned around almost instantly and made his move.
Pu Chi!
With a deft hand, he grabbed the wrist of some unfamiliar stranger. Xiao Chen applied some force to his wrist, causing the individual to wince in pain. With a stern expression, the assant shouted: You bastard! Let me go!
This person was dressed in martial robes with alternating colors of blue and white, seeming to be about twenty-seven or twenty-eight years old, and his cultivation realm appeared to be in the Medial Grade Martial Disciple. There was a yellow daisy embroidered on his cor. When Xiao Chen saw it, he immediately understood that this person should be a guard of Ling Pavilion. However, despite this, he did not have any intentions of letting go.
He instead increased the strength in his hand and asked coldly: Why did you make a move against me?
The person in question shouted out in pain once again and scolded, You Bastard! Let go quickly or forget about walking out of this Ling Pavilion!
The sound of these two people attracted a crowd of people, most beholding Xiao Chen with a certain amount of ridicule in their gazes. It was obvious to these people that his cultivation was only in the Inferior Grade Martial Disciple realm. Merely an insignificant Inferior Grade Martial Disciple and he dares toe and cause trouble at Ling Pavilion. How reckless.
Very soon, arge group of people wearing simr blue and white robes came running over, each and every one of them with a yellow daisy embroidered on their cor. Under themand of a Martial Master, they surrounded Xiao Chen.
The Martial Master among them had thick eyebrows and big eyes, and his body was robust and sturdy. The expression on his face now was iparably cautious. He did not look angry or irritable. After looking at Xiao Chen, he frowned slightly, looked at the man restrained by Xiao Chen, and asked in a cold voice, Gao Long, whats going on?
Gao Long, who was restrained by Xiao Chen, had an expression of iparable pain on his face. There were currents of electricity continuously flowing from Xiao Chens hand into his body. This caused him to be unable to gather his Essence. When his Essence encountered this electrical current, it would immediately disperse without a trace, resulting in him being unable to release himself from Xiao Chens grip.
Captain! This person is dressed in a suspicious manner. After he entered the great hall, he looked around in a shifty-eyed manner. I was afraid that he had some wicked motives, and wanted to detain him for questioning. Gao Longs voice trembled as he spoke.
He was a Medial Grade Martial Disciple, yet he got restrained by an Inferior Grade Martial Disciple. Even if he was in the right, he had lost the face of Ling Pavilion. He would definitely not be able to escape the captains punishment. Thinking of the inevitable punishment awaiting him, Gao Long could not help but tremble.
The Superior Grade Martial Master that was addressed as captain looked at Xiao Chens attire and also felt suspicious in his heart. The people who entered their pavilion were typically either dressed in bright, colorful clothes or in top-notch satin clothes just who would dress up as strangely as Xiao Chen did? Coveredpletely in the subterfuge of a cloak, he had the appearance of someone with secrets to keep.
My friend, I am Jiang Qi, themanding officer of the guard on the first floor of Ling Pavilion. I wonder what business you have here? Are you here to purchase anything? Although he had already formed his own opinion about Xiao Chen, Jiang Qi still maintained a cautious attitude and made his inquiries with sobriety.
No. The cloakpletely covered Xiao Chens face in shadows, so what he looked like was a mystery.
When the restrained Gao Long heard this, his expression turned to one of joy. This man was not here to buy anything, which naturally meant that he must be here to cause trouble. Since that was the case, this fellow would not step out of here alive. Heughed sinisterly in his heart, and the pain from his hand began to feel less intense due to the sce he found in this statement.
Then what is your purpose here? Visiting a friend? Jiang Qi continued to ask patiently, but a killing intent previously kept under covers came billowing out without restraint. As long as Xiao Chens answer was not satisfactory, he would immediately make a move. Anyone that was here to cause trouble in Ling Pavilion only had one ouedeath!
Jiang Qis Superior Grade Martial Master aura spread out into the surrounding area, his killing intent locking down onto Xiao Chen. The biting cold killing intent even caused the surrounding people to shiver. Their gazes as they looked at Xiao Chen was as though they were looking at a dead man.
Everyone around could feel the thick killing intent. Actually, this was a result of an insufficient cultivation base. The killing intent of a true expert could form into a string-likework, focusing all of their killing intent only on the target and leaving any irrelevant onlookers in their surroundings untouched.
Xiao Chen, who was now surrounded by the killing intent, did not disy any fear and simply spoke casually, I do not have any friends here.
Jiang Qiughed coldly, Forgive me for this offense then.
Hu!
The surrounding air seemed to turn cold, and a thick, cold Qi gathered around his body. Ice covered his fist as he shouted out loudly and threw a punch at Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen took a step back and spun Gao Longs body around in the air, ruthlessly throwing him towards Jiang Qi. He then unhurriedly took out the jade bottle containing the Fasting Pills and gently opened the bottle cap. A thick medicinal fragrance immediately spread out and pervaded the surroundings. Very soon, the entire great floor of the first floor was fully saturated in this fragrance.
What pill is thiswhy is it so fragrant?
Could this fellow be an alchemist?
I think it is very likely. The behavior of those alchemists are usually very strange. He wouldnt be this calm if that wasnt the case.
The chatter of the crowd quickly filled the entire great hall, every conversation discussing this fragrance. These people were all people of some status and had encountered genuine pills before, but they had nevere across a pill with such a rich and thick fragrance. Instantly, they viewed Xiao Chen as a mysterious alchemist of high rank.
The corners of Xiao Chens mouth curved upwards under the cloak, Is there no one that wants to do business here in such a big Ling Pavilion?
Jiang Qi, who had just caught Gao Long, casually threw away the young guard to the ground. When he heard Xiao Chens words and saw the bottle of pills in Xiao Chens hand, he knew that he might have gotten himself into some trouble. He hurriedly cusped his hands, Senior, pardon me for my poor manners. My humble self is dumb, so please forgive me.
Although Xiao Chens strength was only in the Inferior Grade Martial Disciple realm, it would be normal for Jiang Qi to address him as senior if he was capable of refining high grade pills.
Gao Longid on the ground, groaning in pain. Xiao Chen had used a great deal of force when he threw him towards Jiang Qi. Coupled with Jiang Qi casually tossing him away, his whole body was now in pain. After hearing Jiang Qis words, Gao Long felt as though his whole body had been drenched in cold water. He was extremely unlucky today he had actually treated an alchemist like a suspicious criminal and offended him.
Xiao Chen did not pay any attention to Jiang Qis change in attitude, as all of it was within the scope of his expectations, and he did not find it strange at all. He dismissively replied, Stop speaking rubbish, bring me to see your appraiser. I want to auction off these pills at thising end-of-month auction.
Jiang Qi cusped his hands in gratitude once again and led Xiao Chen towards the inner areas. As they made their way in, Jiang Qi tried to fish for information about his origins. Of course, Xiao Chen was not fooled and spoke a bunch of half truths to throw him off.
Looking at Xiao Chens departing figure, the people in the quiet hall quickly turned to noisy discussion again after half a day. The sounds of people discussing rose and fell in session.
This alchemist is actually here to auction things away. Old Chen, do you remember when the Ling pavilionst auctioned medicinal pills?
During therge-scale auctionst year, there were some grade three pills.
I think that this yearsrge-scale auction could be held in advance this year. These pills that the mysterious man have brought to the table are definitely superior to grade three pills.
Nonsense, how could grade three pills be so fragrant? I have seen grade four pills beforeand they cant hold a candle to that fragrance earlier A person beside the man who spoke earlier refuted him immediately.
How could it be? To refine a grade four pill, one must at least be a rank four alchemist. Within the whole Luojie Prefecture, there are only a handful of rank four alchemists. Why would theye to our insignificant Mohe City?
In a short moment, within the great hall, there were intense debates about what grade these mysterious pills could possibly be at.
At this moment, within the inner area, the pill appraiser, Hu Lao, had his forehead filled with sweat as he struggled to assess the grade of Xiao Chens pills. Fasting Pill, after consuming one, an individual would not have any need for eat or drink for the duration of an entire month. What kind of inconceivable pill was this? It was totally unheard of in the Great Qin Nation.
The appraisers of Ling pavilion were naturally not bad. They were all nurtured by the Ling Pavilion itself. They had to go through many examinations before they could be assigned to a pavilion to officially work as an appraiser. Furthermore, the appraisers of Ling Pavilion would start from the smallest locations first and then slowly move up.
Thus, even the appraiser of Mohe Citys Ling pavilion would be equivalent to any of the other appraisers from the auction houses of therger prefecture cities.
Hu Lao looked carefully at the pill in his hand. He was sure that this pill was not just casually made by just anyone. When it came to its fragrance, its color, or its smoothness, they were all by no means something a regr person could aplish. However, he was sure that he had never heard of any pill in this world called Fasting Pill. This rendered him having not the foggiest idea on how to evaluate it, which proved to be a massive headache for him as time trickled on.
Xiao Chen gently took a sip of the tea ced on the tea table beside him as he observed Hu Lao repeatedly attempting to make sense of the pill. He interjected in an impatient manner: Hu Lao, after inspecting it for so long, can you give me a price already?
Hu Lao wiped the sweat off his forehead and decided, in the end, to y it safe. With an apologetic tone, he said: Would you be willing to please wait for a moment? I am unable to appraise this pill, so allow me to invite the pavilion master over.
Xiao Chen ced the tea cup down and made a hand gesture that indicated for him to do as he pleased. After all, he was quite confident in Ling Pavilions ability to appraise this Fasting Pill.
Chapter 28 - Nangong Yan
Chapter 28: Nangong Yan
After Hu Lao took his leave, he quickly headed to the fourth floor of Ling Pavilion and went to the room of the pavilion master. However, he found that the doors were shut and there were two guards on duty in front of the doors.
The doors of the pavilion masters room were normally open. In the event of the otherwise, it usually meant he was receiving an important guest and that it was inconvenient to interrupt him. However, the current matter at hand was urgent; if news traveled of Ling Pavilions inability to appraise a pill, its reputation would take a big hit.
Brothers, I need to meet the pavilion master, can you please inform him. Hu Lao said in a heavy tone.
The guards outside naturally recognized Hu Lao. However, the pavilion master had strictly instructed them to not let anyone interrupt him. The guards were somewhat put on a spot, Hu Lao, the pavilion master is currently meeting with an important guest. He has instructed us to not let anyone disturb him.
Hu Lao felt somewhat disappointed, for it was as he had expected. However, when he thought of Xiao Chens impatient demeanor, he was under the impression that Xiao Chen might leave if he kept him waiting. Thus, he urgently added: I need to find the pavilion master for something very important, would you two please help me out here. I will take responsibility for anything that happens.
The guards were once again ced in a difficult position. The position of the appraisers in the Ling Pavilion were extremely high, to the point that even the pavilion master disyed excessive decorum in front of them. The positions of these two guards were vastly inferior to Hu Laos. If it truly were some major matter, then they might get implicated. However, the pavilion master had indeed instructed them to not let anyone disturb him.
Seeing the two men hesitate, Hu Lao hardened his heart and said in a cold voice, This matter is extremely important. If this is foiled as a result of this, dont me me for not reminding you.
Upon hearing this, the two guards finally chose topromise and let Hu Lao in, Hu Lao, let us say this first. If the pavilion master mes anyone, you have to shoulder all the responsibility.
Hu Lao nodded his head and immediately rushed in.
Within the room, the pavilion master appeared to be in an excellent mood. He smiled at the girl dressed in a mans clothes across from him, Feixue, you have been here for a few days already, and only now do you remember uncle Nangong. How could you.
Dressed in a mans attire, the alert Feng Feixue gently smiled, Uncle Yan, have I note already?
Pointing to the tea leaves on the table, she continued speaking, I know that you like the Jun Mountain Silver Needle Tea. I have purchased half their stock from Wenxuan Teashop in the Imperial Capital just for you.
When Nangong Yan heard this, heughed loudly. It appeared that he actually did not mind Feng Feixueing to visit him a few dayste, I haven''t seen you for six years already. You have grown up to be so pretty now. You must have the young masters of the imperial capital coiled around your fingers right?
When Feng Feixue heard this, she blushed slightly and smiled, Uncle Yan, stop teasing me.
Nangong Yan seemed to remember something as he suddenly said, Ah, I almost forgot, you have already been betrothed to someone. How is thatd from the Bai n? Ill check him out for you when I have time. If he is not good, then I will help you cancel this engagement.
Feng Feixue felt warmth surge in her heart. She believed that the old man in front of her would definitely stay true to his words. He definitely had the abilities to do so. Not to mention that this old man had always treated her like he was his granddaughter.
At this moment, the sound of Hu Laos footsteps could be heard. Nangong Yans expression changed, irritation quickly building on his face. He had already instructed the guards to not let anyone in, so why was there still someoneing to interrupt them?
Hu Lao noticed the atmosphere in the room, as well as saw Nangong Yans expression, so he knew that Nangong Yan was waiting for him to exin himself. If he did not have a good reason, then he would definitely be in trouble.
After all, this pavilion master in front of him had a different statuspared to other pavilion masters. He did not have topletely follow the rules.
After he paid his respects, Hu Lao spoke in an apologetic tone, Im sorry for this interruption, but the matter at hand concerns the reputation of our Ling Pavilion. Thus, I had no choice but toe and bother you
After giving Feng Feixue a nce, Hu Lao fell quiet.
Nangong Yan understood what he meant and replied, Speak, there are no outsiders here.
Hu Lao nodded his head and took out the jade bottle filled with Fasting Pills, passing it to Nangong Yan right away, A mysterious alchemist came today, and he wants to auction these pills. I was unable to appraise the grade.
Nangong Yan received the jade bottle, but what he saw shocked him. He was very clear on Hu Laos abilities to appraise pills. Regardless of theory or knowledge, there were few superior to him. To think there was actually a pill that he could not appraise.
What kind of pill was this?
He took out a Fasting Pill and brought it to the front of his eye to inspect it carefully. The fragrance exuded by the pill in front of him entered into Nangong Yans nose. What a fragrant pill, Nangong Yan praised in his heart.
In his sea of consciousness, within a boundless mental world, there was a green sphere that was continuously rotating. There were boundless green ripples emerging in that mental space.
A green energy thread that could not be seen with the naked eye shot out from Nangong Yans sea of consciousness and made a connection to the Fasting Pill.
In an instant, Nangong Yan had used his Spiritual Awareness to enter into the inner area of the pill. There was a mist-like Qi inside it obstructing his view, and the further he went in, the thicker the mist became.
Nangong Yan turned pale with fright, as he had never encountered such a situation before. If he did not leave now, he might not be able toe outter.
He pulled back his Spiritual Awareness with some lingering fears. Looking at the stripes and the luster of the pill, Nangong Yans expression turned grave. He was one of the best at alchemy within the Great Qin Nation. Just by taking a look at any pill, he was able to tell the refining method and the skill level of the alchemist.
However, this pill in front of him was actually able to stop his Spiritual Awareness from entering the core of the pill. He was sure that the refining method was not the mainstream method of the continent. It could very possibly be a long-lost ancient method of refining pills.
Thinking of this, Nangong Yan got very excited. He had been stuck at the peak of a Rank 7 alchemist for many years already. Havingcked the opportunity to increase his rank all along, this could be his chance.
Outsiders only believed that the seventh rank of the alchemist vocation was the peak, but he knew that it was definitely far from the peak. He had seen with his own eyes alchemists of even higher ranks.
The distance between the two was like that of heaven and earth.
Did that person say what pill this is? Nangong Yan calmed himself down.
Hearing Nangong Yans tone, Hu Lao finally rxed. This pill had indeed aroused the pavilion masters interest. He nodded his head and exined, He called this the Fasting Pill. After consuming this pill, there would not be any need to eat or drink anything for a month. I have never heard of this kind of pill before, so I had no idea as to what kind of price I can set.
Fasting Pill? Hearing those miraculous effects, Nangong Yan felt shocked, and then heughed out loud, I was right, Hu Lao. I will remember your contributions. After this month''s auction, I will transfer you to a prefecture citys Ling Pavilion branch.
Hu Lao felt joyful in his heart and hurriedly cupped his hands in gratitude. To be promoted from Mohe City to a prefecture city was a promotion of three ranks. He was originally under the impression that he would never be able to reach such heights in his lifetime, but who knew that this dream of his would be realized in one go like this.
Feng Feixue, who was at the side all the while, did not understand Nangong Yans excitement. Although it had miraculous effects, it did not seem especially useful to cultivators. Why would her Uncle Yan view it with such importance?
Nangong Yan looked at Feng Feixue and smiled, Girl,e with me to see this senior. See if we can gain any fortuitous encounters.
This aligned with Feng Feixues intentions, as she felt a little curious about this miraculous pill and the one behind its creation. Thus, she followed Hu Lao downstairs to the inner area of the pavilion.
Soon, the three of them had already reached the door of the inner area. Nangong Yan threw a quick look at Xiao Chen, but his immediate response was the bitterness of disappointment. He shook his head dejectedly. With one look, he could tell Xiao Chens strength. The strength of his core was unbelievably weak, making it obvious that this was an alchemist who had only awakened his Spiritual Awareness recently.
Xiao Chen nervously clutched the ck cloak around his body. The pressure released by Nangong Yan was too enormous. With that one look of his, he had seen through the cloak and wholly exposed everything about him under his gaze.
Seeing Feng Feixue follow behind, he was shocked. Why was this woman here? Her background was indeed very mysterious.
When Feng Feixue saw Xiao Chenpletely covered in that ck cloak, she felt incredibly shocked. Based on the blood vessels she could see, she could identify this person as Xiao Chen. She had never thought that he truly was an alchemist, not to mention one who was able to shock Nangong Yan.
Although her heart was in turmoil, Feng Feixue did not change her expression. Since Xiao Chen had dressed in such a style, then he definitely did not wish to reveal his identity. If she behaved in too shocked a manner, it would cause suspicion on Nangyong Yans side.
This little brother, were you the one who refined this Fasting Pill? Although Nangong Yan was not able to see his face, he was able to extrapte his age and immediately bluntly asked this question.
Xiao Chen did his best to calm himself. Although Nangong Yan did not intentionally release his own aura, the tiny green sphere in Xiao Chens sea of consciousness could not help but keep trembling. This was an instinctive fear stemming from the core when meeting with a high-ranked alchemist whose core exceeded his.
Xiao Chen, who was under the cloak, gently released his breath and rapidly flitted through his thoughts. In a short moment, he replied in a deep voice: No, this was refined by my master.
Indeed, it was as I expected, Nangong Yan thought in his heart as he went on a happy streak of inquiries, How may I address your master? This old man recognizes all of the alchemists within the Great Qin Nation.
This pill was refined by myself, how could there be a master? Xiao Chenughed coldly in his heart. As of now, his mental state had already recovered. He coldly replied, Is Ling Pavilion running a business, or does it investigate the backgrounds of those that step into its space? If you are not interested in making a deal, Ill be taking my leave.
Speaking up to that point, Xiao Chen decisively stood up to leave!
Nangong Yan was startled. He knew that he was too hasty and had been too rude. He hurriedly went up and backtracked as hard as he came on in the beginning, My young friend, please dont go, this old man has been too rude.
Xiao Chen stopped and replied with his back facing Nangong Yan: I can stay, but I will only talk about business.
Nangong Yan gave Hu Lao a nce. Hu Lao registered the gesture immediately and swiftly went on over to usher Xiao Chen back into his seat with a smile, If you are here to auction this, then there is no ce in Mohe City more suitable than Ling Pavilion!
Chapter 29 - Re-entering Seven Horn Mountain
Chapter 29: Re-entering Seven Horn Mountain
Then would you, pavilion master, please set the price! Xiao Chen looked at Nangong Yan and requested indifferently.
Nangong Yan muttered to himself for a while before deciding, This Fasting Pill Hmmm, Ling Pavilion will start the auction for this at 10000 silver taels per pill, what do you think?
Xiao Chen did some calction in his head: twenty Fasting Pills would be a starting price of 200000 silver taels. Following the rules of the auction house, he could obtain 30% of the starting price as a kind of deposit, which was 60000 silver taels. That should be enough for his short-term usage.
In that case, its settled. These twenty Fasting Pills will be left here for Ling Pavilion to auction. Please draft the contract now.
Nangong Yan smiled gently, No hurry. I want to discuss something with you. Out of the twenty Fasting Pill, I would like to purchase ten for myself. Of course, I will not take advantage of you. For however much this Fasting Pill sells for at the auction, I will add an additional two-fold.
The deal did not result in any loss for Xiao Chen, so it did not matter who he sold it, For these ten Fasting Pills, you have to give me 30% of the starting price first, as the rules state. As for the other ten pills reserved for you, you have to give me threefold of 30% of the starting price. That will be a total of 130000 silver taels.
Nangong Yan nodded his head, That is not a problem. ording to the normal procedures, Ling charges a 10% handling fee. I can reduce this to 5% for you. My friend, if you have any more pills you wish to sell, I hope you will continue to patronize our Ling Pavilion.
This was quite an attractive offer. Without arge amount of money to spend on materials and ingredients, it would be difficult to improve as an alchemist. It would therefore be a wise move to partner with Ling Pavilion.
After signing the contract and receiving the money, Xiao Chen immediately left Ling Pavilion.
Hu Lao took out ten Fasting Pills and ced them in another jade bottle before passing them to Nangong Yan, Pavilion master, can we directly ce this into the catalog?
Nangong Yan shook his head, Not yet, find a person to test its effects on first. In case we made a mistake.
Hu Lao was startled in his heart. So even the pavilion master was unable to verify the effects of this pill.
Xiao Chen avoided attracting anyones attention by virtue of leaving through the back door of Ling Pavilion. He searched for an isted area and immediately changed his get-up. Holding the banknotes, he snickered in a silly manner. This was the first chunk of money that he had earned by himself, so he felt very excited.
Going to the herbs shop, he purchased a hundred sets of ingredients for each of both of the pills he intended to refine. After this, he still had quite a lot of money left. Giving it some more thought, he bought some things that girls would like, such as make-up or head essories. He purchased these to give to Bao`er and Xiao Yn.
After purchasing everything, he ended up carrying tens of packages of various sizes. It was incredibly inconvenient. But this merely further motivated him to refine a spatial storage treasure. However, in order to do this, he had to cultivate the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation to the secondyer first. Only by achieving that would he have met the basic requirement to forge equipment.
His only option now was to spend a small sum of money to hire a horse carriage. Xiao Chen threw a banknote with a hefty amount ascribed to it at the owner of a horse carriage, who immediately scampered off and left behind his horse carriage. It feels great to be rich, Xiao Chen sighed in his heart.
After cing all of his goods on the horse carriage, Xiao Chen felt much more at ease. The horses drawing the carriages in this world were much more docile than the ones on Earth. Xiao Chen gave driving it a try and gradually figured out the trick behind it.
As he drove the carriage out of the city gates, the number of people on the road started to decrease until he could no longer see anyone save for the asional passing traveler. Xiao Chen, who had earned such arge sum of money for the first time in his life, was at present in a very good mood. He started to sing a nonsensical song that he made up on the spot in a tone-deaf manner.
The weather today is very sunny, and the scenery is great, great scenery. The butterflies are busy, as are the bees the ttering of the horse hoofs~
I am rich, rich, there is a Nokia in my left hand and a Motor in my right
Most of the things he sang were nonsensical, as he could not remember the lyrics to any song whatsoever. Ever since he hade to this world, this was the first time he had felt this rxed. As there were no one on the road, no one would hear his tone-deaf singing, thus he sang happily and without restraint.
Ha ha
Suddenly, from the roof of the horse carriage, a bell-likeughter emerged. It was like the tinkling of a wind chime as it moved in the wind.
Who is it!
Xiao Chen hurriedly stopped singing and shouted sternly. He was too carelesshow long had this individual been following him? He couldnt actually sense them.
Drawing the Lunar Shadow he had ced on his back, he put down the horse reins and leaped up gently, somersaulting as he hacked towards the direction of the sound.
Feng Feixue, who was on the roof, gentlyughed as she avoided Xiao Chens saber with incredibly soft movements. She somersaulted twice in the air before gracefullynding on the ground.
Who knew that Young Master Xiao was so talented. Aside from being able to refine medicine, he is also able to sing as well.
When Xiao Chen on the roof saw the smooth and fair Feng Feixue dressed in mens clothing, he felt incredibly embarrassed. It was simr to that feeling he had once experienced when he inadvertently began singing aloud in an inte cafe while wearing headphones.
Sheathing back Lunar Shadow, Xiao Chen smiled, I did not expect it to be Miss Feng. I did not expect such a fairy-like person to be following me, doing these kinds of sneaky things. Feng Feixue, you have disappointed me. After saying this, he even acted as though it was a serious manner and shook his head.
Feng Feixue smiled gently, I did not follow you sneakily. I have been on the roof of your horse carriage even before you left the city gates. To think that not only are you not grateful to the person who sold you your medicinal cauldron, you even pulled out your saber to try and injure me. Young Master Xiao, Im so disappointed in you too. After she said that, she imitated Xiao Chen and shook her head.
This time, when he met with Feng Feixue, Xiao Chen did not feel that uneasy feeling he had when he was in Regretful Iron thest time. Furthermore, he could not feel any evil intentionsing from Feng Feixue, thus he was quite rxed.
Seeing the way Feng Feixue shook her head, Xiao Chen could not help butugh. He jumped down from the top of the horse carriage and took out a hairpin from among his stash and tossed it at Feng Feixue before he rode onwards without pausing.
Miss Feng, regardless of your intentions in following me, I am going home now. Consider this hairpin as a thank-you gift for selling me the medicinal cauldron.
Feng Feixue grabbed the hairpin out of the air and looked at the horse carriage galloping off into the distance. She shook her head, Idiot! Since when have you seen me use a hairpin?
Indeed, the Feng Feixue who frequently dressed up as a male did not have much use for a hairpin that was normally used by a girl. Perhaps this was done intentionally by Xiao Chen, or perhaps it was unintentional. However, he had already made it quite far into the distance, so it was toote to question him about it. Feng Feixue shook her head and eventually turned around to return.
By the time Xiao Chen made it back to the Xiao Residence, it was already noon. His trip this time had taken the entire morning. When he drove the horse carriage to his tiny courtyard, Xiao Chen saw Bao`er tidying up the mess he had created in the front yard.
Jumping off the horse carriage and looking at Bao`ers frail body, Xiao Chen felt a sense of pity. He called Bao`er over with his hands, Put what you are doing aside for now and help me move these things.
Bao`er immediately stopped what she was doing and ran over to him. Although Xiao Chen had told her to help him, he still had to carry therger packages himself. As they were moving the things, Bao`er looked strangely at arge pile of essories in the horse carriage. She picked up these things and carried them to Xiao Chens room, feeling very puzzled.
Seeing the things in Bao`ers hands, Xiao Chen smiled, I brought these for you, pick out a few for yourself, but just be sure to leave me some, as I still have to give a few to some friends.
Bao`er felt a warmth spread in her heart. She had not expected that these things were bought for her. She was just a maid, so why did the Young Master buy things for her? Could it be
Thinking of those shameless things, Bao`er blushed again. She lowered her head and simply picked out a few clothes and head essories, quickly running away shortly after. Xiao Chen was puzzled at this. Were the things that he had bought inadequate? Would girls not enjoy them? After all, this was the first time he had ever purchased anything for girls.
In the following days, Xiao Chen began anxiously refining the Essence Nurturing Pill and Qi Returning Pill. He would refine pills until he exhausted all of his Essence and became too mentally exhausted before resting. On the first day of refining, he had a ridiculously poor sess rate; out of ten refinements, he would only seed in three. After he became more familiar with the process, his sess rate began to gradually increase.
However, regardless of how hard he tried, this sess rate never came close to his refinement rate for the Fasting Pill. Xiao Chen knew that this had something to do with his abilities as an alchemist. When his abilities were insufficient, it was normal for him to have a high failure rate for pills with higher difficulty. He could not rush it and could only slowly umte experience to raise his ability as an alchemist.
After a week, Xiao Chen hadpletely used up all of the medicinal ingredients he had purchased. He managed to refine fifty Essence Nurturing Pills and seventy Qi Returning Pills in this time frame. Evidently, he had experienced higher returns with the Qi Returning Pill. In this week of non-stop refining, he grew more adept at controlling the Purple Thunder True Fire. As a bonus, his cultivation of the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation had reached the peak of the firstyer.
What gave Xiao Chen the most joy was that the green sphere in his sea of consciousness could now prate into the medicinal cauldron and allow him to see clearly the state of the mes and the medicinal liquid in the cauldron. It was a pity that he could not control this phenomenon. Sometimes it happened, sometimes it did not. If it could be controlled, then his sess rate pertaining to pill refining would increase dramatically.
At this moment, there were only about four more months to the Promise of Ten Years. The urgency in Xiao Chens heart increased as the days went by. It was about time for him to enter Seven Horn Mountain for more bitter training.
Early in the morning, Xiao Chen packed the bottles of Qi Returning Pills and Essence Nurturing Pills, equipped Lunar Shadow on his back, and made some other simple preparations before he prepared to leave. He also brought along the Fasting Pills that he had refined for the sake of this cultivating session.
Young Master, I have brought the washing water, can Ie in?
Bao`ers voice came in from outside the door once again. Xiao Chen revealed a smile on his face. He had not stepped out of his room for the past week. Everything that he ate and drank were specially prepared and brought to him by Bao`er, creating an ideal environment for alchemy. This made him feel quite grateful to her.
After he opened the doors, Xiao Chen received the wash basin. After washing his face, he told Bao`er, who was tidying his bed up, I am going to start my secluded, bitter training from tomorrow on. Remember to stay here and look after my courtyard.
Bitter training. That meant he would be leaving for a long time. Bao`er felt a sense of loss as she wordlessly answered Xiao Chen, continuing to tidy the bed up.
Xiao Chen stepped out of the doors. Before he left, he looked at Bao`ers figure and smiled warmly before leaving. The morning sunlight shone down on the youths face. The light felt really warm, filling him with fighting spirit.
The next time he came back, not only would his Purple Thunder Divine Incantation be in the secondyer, his own cultivation realm would be Medial Grade Martial Disciple. Xiao Chen made a solemn oath in his heart.
Chapter 30 - Bloodmoon Demonic Bear
Chapter 30: Bloodmoon Demonic Bear
It was as bustling as ever at the pass located at the foot of Seven Horn Mountain. Xiao Chen followed the crowd and slowly made his way up the mountain, but he did not have to pay the entry fee to enter the mountain unlike the crowd around him. The guards at the pass recognized him and solemnly kept their silence. The situation had changed, and now that Xiao Chen was no longer recognized as the trash of old, naturally, no one would mock him anymore or even dare to.
After traveling for half a day and making it through the pass, the sight of the vast mountain range of Seven Horn Mountain opened up to his view, scenic and breathtaking. The cultivators who came to Seven Horn Mountain typically came for the sake of picking medicinal herbs or hunting Spirit Beasts. Everyone had their own agenda, thus the crowd quickly dispersed as they went to do their own thing.
Continuing to travel forward, there was no longer anyone traveling on the same path as Xiao Chen. Recalling the route he had taken in the past, Xiao Chen quickly found the ce that was saturated with Spiritual Energy.
Compared to the previous time he had been here, Xiao Chens senses were much stronger now. Before he drew near to the area, he could already feel that it had been upied by a Spirit Beast.
Xiao Chen felt slightly disappointed in his heart, as he originally thought that he could meet Cousin Yn. That way he would be able to avoid a battle.
Bang! Bang!
A two meter tall Spirit Beast resembling a ck bear trotted out heavily and slowly appeared in front of Xiao Chens eyes. Its red eyes were ring at him, and in the very next moment, it rushed at him while roaring furiously.
Bloodmoon Demonic Bear. It had the strength of a rank 2 Spirit Beast, which was equivalent to a human Superior Grade Martial Disciple. This was the new tyrant of the area!
It was obvious from its actions that it recognized Xiao Chen as someone not to be trifled with and only wanted to scare him away. If it could drive him away, it would be able to avoid engaging in a risky battle.
It was a pity that Xiao Chen needed this area. It seemed that things would not go the way the Bloodmoon Demonic Bear wanted.
Chi!
Drawing Lunar Shadow, the energy in the Spirit Weapon rapidly connected with the Azure Dragon Martial Spirit inside Xiao Chen. He moved as fast as lightning and pushed himself off the ground, rushing towards the Bloodmoon Demonic Bear. The Purple Thunder Divine Incantation quickly circted as arcs of electricity jumped around on the saber, and the mist in the forest acted like a conductor for electricity, buzzing continuously.
In the vicinity around Xiao Chen, electrical shes were being emitted incessantly in a wide radius. The shes nearly made him look like a te coil, which in turn also made him look iparably mighty and powerful.
The Bloodmoon Demonic Bear, which had been capable of upying this area all things considered, naturally did not shy away from a fight. It roared explosively as its blood-red pupils gave off a bloodthirsty gleam. It stomped ferociously at the ground, leaping rapidly towards Xiao Chen. Its huge body was actually able to move at such a speed.
Bang! Cha!
As they both flew towards each other, they shed violently with each other in midair. The violent collision created a fierce shockwave. After the surrounding trees in the forest were hit by the shockwaves, they were shaken violently, causing their leaves to fall and scatter everywhere like snow in winter.
The front limbs of the Bloodmoon Demonic Bear firmly grasped onto Xiao Chens Lunar Shadow. Relying on the Azure Dragon Martial Spirit in his body, Xiao Chen was able to break even with the Bloodmoon Demonic Bear that was equivalent to a Superior Grade Martial Disciple.
It was a pity to him as the Lunar Shadow Saber would be able to disy more of the Azure Dragon Martial Spirits strength if it were of a higher grade. The power of that strike would definitely be able to behead this Spirit Beast easily.
However, against the Bloodmoon Demonic Bear which could only use brute force, Xiao Chen still had the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation. In the time to took for a spark to fly off a flint, the electrical energy on Lunar Shadow traveled via the front limbs of the Bloodmoon Demonic Bear and invaded its body. The Bloodmoon Demonic Bear convulsed and fell down with a loud crash shortly after.
Xiao Chen quickly shed three times in the air. With the power of the Azure Dragon, instead of falling to the ground, he rose even higher. He then somersaulted in midair andnded gently on a thick tree branch.
He sheathed the saber and focused his attention on the Bloodmoon Demonic Bear currently continuously convulsing on the ground. With just a thought, one of the clouds beside the Azure Dragon became significantly thinner as a huge amount of Essence flowed to Xiao Chens left hand.
With a flick of his finger, he sent a stream of purple mes towards the Bloodmoon Demonic Bear like an arrow-shaped ming projectile. This move alone had exhausted arge amount of Xiao Chens Essence in an instant. It streaked through the air and struck the body of the Bloodmoon Demonic Bear.
Pu!
A deep red glow appeared on the body of the Bloodmoon Demonic Bear. After a while, the entire body of the Bloodmoon Demonic Bear was lit on fire, turning it into a purple ming bear. Within the fire, the Bloodmoon Demonic Bear roared painfully.
When Xiao Chen saw this scene from his vantage atop the tree branch, he actually shook his head in dissatisfaction. Although the Purple Thunder True Fire was tyrannical, when it encountered a cultivator or Spirit Beast of a higher grade and they had some resistances against it, it would be very difficult to break through the protective screen of Essence to injure their body.
Once the Purple Thunder True Fire exhausted all the energy supplied to it, it would naturally be extinguished. After that, it would no longer be a threat to anyone.
Just as it was now. Although the Bloodmoon Demonic Bear looked like it was in a terrible situation, it actually did not suffer any major damage. What was being burnt was actually the Essence on the surface of its body. It was not actually hurting its body. Or else it would have already turned into a pile of ashes.
However, it was an unpleasant situation for the bear at the moment. Not only did it have to exhaust arge amount of Essence to suppress the strange purple fire, the temperature of the fire was also unbearable.
The purple mes burned for a whole minute before being extinguished. At this moment, the Bloodmoon Demonic Bear''s fur was entirely burnt ck. There was ck smokeing out from its nose and mouth, and it now seemed like a piece of ck charcoal, which made it look less intimidating than it did before.
Xiao Chen, who was waiting for the right moment, leaped down from the tree, brandishing his saber to chop down at it. The Bloodmoon Demonic Bear roared angrily and smashed its paw towards Xiao Chen. There was a huge recoiling forceing from the de of the saber. Xiao Chen took a gentle step back, avoiding being directly hit by that forceful blow in their brief exchange.
The Bloodmoon Demonic Bear seemed to be in a frenzy as it sent paw smashes after paw smashes at him. The amount of force behind each paw smash seemed to have increased by half as opposed to earlier. Xiao Chen clearly understood that the Bloodmoon Demonic Bear would not be able to maintain such a state for long. Once this streak of attacks made in reckless abandon ended, he would be able to ughter it like cattle at his whim.
Xiao Chen brandished his saber and continued to parry each incursion, not shing head-on with it. After a while, the Bloodmoon Demonic Bear started to show traces of fatigue. Xiao Chen had a strange smile on his face as he made the same hand motions as he did before when condensing the Purple Thunder True Fire, as though he was going to shoot it out again.
The Bloodmoon Demonic Bear seemed to have an aghast expression. It stood firmly on the ground with its four limbs and retreated a few steps. A protective screen of deep red Essencepletely covered the Bloodmoon Demonic Bear without leaving any gaps.
Looks like this beast was truly afraid of the Purple Thunder True Fire. Xiao Chen flung his empty hand around, smiling in his heart, this deep red Essence shield should be the defensive technique that the Bloodmoon Demonic Bear used earlier.
Seeing Xiao Chens mocking gaze, the Bloodmoon Demonic Bear was now thoroughly infuriated. Its eyes became even more demonic looking as it stomped the ground repeatedly in ire unmatched, producing a lot of loud, angry noises.
Paper tiger, Xiao Chen looked at it with disdain, You are not worth ying with anymore.
Die! Divine Thunder Break!
As Xiao Chen shouted, his body gave off a resplendent electrical light. Superior Grade Yellow Ranked Martial TechniqueThunder Break. Lightning tore through the air, and like a sharp arrow piercing through a wooden board, the red protective screen of the Bloodmoon Demonic Bear now had a massive hole.
Purple Thunder True Fire! Shoot!
The white cloud beside the Azure Dragon in his body turned transparent, indicating that he had used up one of the three clouds, which also meant Xiao Chen had exhausted one-third of his Essence.
The strange and tyrannical purple me went through the hole in an instant, drilling a ck hole into the body of the Bloodmoon Demonic Bear. This purple fire was burning its body. The ck hole quickly grewrger, eventually consuming its entire body.
The Bloodmoon Demonic Bear continuously let out loud cries of misery. It ran around non-stop in an attempt to put out the me. However, regardless of what it did, it was to no avail.
After a while, only aplete set of bonesprised of its skeletal frame and a pile of ashes were left on the ground.
If the people who came to hunt Spirit Beasts saw this, they would definitely be cursing and swearing. The Bloodmoon Demonic Bear could be said to be the most profitable Spirit Beast in the outskirts of Seven Horn Mountain. Its paw, gall dder, skin, and heart all had a rather high market value. If they were fortunate enough and were able to obtain its Spirit Core, it would be like striking the jackpot. It was rare to find someone who wouldpletely burn and eviscerate the Bloodmoon Demonic Bear to this degree.
Looking at the skeleton on the ground, Xiao Chen did not feel that it was a pity. He was not here to kill Spirit Beasts. If he needed money, he could just refine some pills. There was no need to waste time killing Spirit Beasts and collecting their parts and viscera.
Looking for a sturdy tree branch, Xiao Chen strung up the skeleton of the Bloodmoon Demonic Bear. This would serve as a warning to both cultivators or Spirit Beasting to look for trouble.
After he tidied everything up, Xiao Chen took out a Fasting Pill and swallowed it. He circted his energy to aid in the absorption of the medicinal contents before he took out the Essence Nurturing Pill and swallowed it as well.
Seating in a crossed-legged position, he began to circte the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation. Sinking down into his consciousness, Xiao Chen could clearly feel the medicinal effect of the Essence Nurturing Pill. The Spiritual Energy that had been absorbed into his body was now thrice as dense. This would boost Xiao Chens cultivating speed significantly.
The Purple Thunder Divine Incantation was just a cultivating technique. It was different from the realms of martial cultivation. There was no bottleneck to breaking through to the nextyer. Once they reached a certain level, they would naturally enter into the nextyer. Furthermore, the firstyer of the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation was just the foundation; even without the help of the Essence Nurturing Pill, he would be able to break through to the secondyer within the next three or four months.
However, the time for the Promise of Ten Years was fast approaching, and the amount of time Xiao Chen had left was limited. If he wanted to defeat Zhang He by slowly improving, it would simply be foolish thinking.
There was more than an entire realm of difference between a Medial Grade Martial Master and an Inferior Grade Martial Disciple. There was naturally a great difference between a Martial Master and Martial Disciple. Once one became a Martial Master, one would be able to project their Essence into the atmosphere. The Essence stored in the body would be of much higher purity and quantity than what is avable to a Martial Disciple.
The most important thing was the proficiency they had in controlling their Martial Spirit. After advancing to this realm, the Martial Spirit would be able to leave the body. They would be able to freely control their Martial Spirit, just as Xiao Yn didusing her Martial Spirit to leave her body and sessfully y a Martial Grand Master.
Even if there was some trickery involved, when a Martial Disciple goes up against a Martial Grand Master, regardless of what said person does, they would never be able to kill a Martial Grand Master.
Within the next four months of time, regardless of how talented he was, he would not be able to breakthrough to Martial Master. Thus, for Xiao Chen to defeat Zhang He, he could only bank on the miraculous Purple Thunder Divine Incantation.
Once the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation advanced to the secondyer, there would be a qualitative leap in his abilities. He would acquire the most foundational sense of an Immortal CultivatorSpiritual Sense. With Spiritual Sense, he would be capable of performing the mystical spells written down in the Compendium of Cultivation, andst but not least, he would be able to draw talismans, forge equipment, and eveny down formations.
This was how Xiao Chen intended to surpass his realm as a Martial Disciple and defeat the Martial Master Zhang He!
Chapter 31 - Spiritual Sense Appears
Chapter 31: Spiritual Sense Appears
With the assistance of the Fasting Pill, Xiao Chen no longer needed spend time nor thought on covering his daily sustenance for the entire next month. He could immerse himself fully in his cultivation. As opposed to the other regr cultivators, he could save a significant amount of time. As the only caveat, it was difficult to describe in words just what sort of agonizing loneliness one would experience by throwing away all connections to mortality.
Undergoing such bitter cultivation inplete seclusion was even drier and duller than incessantly refining medicine in his room. However, ever since the first day he arrived into this world, Xiao Chen understood that this was a world where the weak were eaten by the strong. Only the strong deserved respect and glory.
On the road of cultivation, there were no shortcuts. There was no such thing as profit without effort. Such things only happen in fiction. In this world, only by withstanding long periods of extreme loneliness, and putting in tons of hard work, could one be a true expert.
Thus, Xiao Chen tirelessly cultivated day after day. asionally, there were birds that flew by or the crawling sound of bugs, but he simply paid them no mind. He was entirely focused on the mysterious act of cultivation.
Xiao Chen kept his eyes shut for seven days before suddenly opening them wide, and a purple gleam shed in both of his eyes. Xiao Chen got up to stretched his stiff body and took a deep breath. His entire body felt veryfortable.
Seven days, seven whole days. With the assistance of the Essence Nurturing Pill, the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation had finally ovee the threshold to the secondyer. It almost seemed as though sess was a guaranteed oue for him, as there was nothing blocking his way to progress, a way iparably smooth and unhindered.
With the pills miraculous effect and the dense Spiritual Energy of the surrounding area, it was not strange for him to be able to break into the secondyer of the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation this swiftly.
Now that the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation had reached the secondyer, he would unlock Spiritual Sense. Xiao Chen was extremely excited. He hurriedly followed the method in the Compendium of Cultivation, trying to feel the Spiritual Sense in his sea of consciousness.
After a short moment, a world he had never seen before unraveled itself in front of him. In that boundless space, a green sphere hung in the sky, emitting a faint luminescence. This was Xiao Chens Mental World.
With just a thought, the mental space instantly turned into a luxurious pce. It was indeed the same as what was recorded in the Compendium of Cultivation. He was the master of this Mental World, so whatever he desired, he would be able to make.
This Spiritual Sense was actually the will of the cultivator that exists in ones sea of consciousness. It was actually the same thing as the will a regr person had in their heart. The difference for a cultivator was that, after upgrading it to a certain threshold, it would be capable of mobility, or even take a form. This pce in his mental space was the manifestation of Xiao Chens Spiritual Sense.
The next step was to release the Spiritual Sense out of the body. With just a thought, the Spiritual Sense in his body began to surge out. In an instant, a projection of the world within a radius of roughly 500 meters around Xiao Chen began to take shape in his sea of consciousness. He could see every nt or beast as though he was seeing them with his own eyes.
No, it was even better than seeing it with his own eyes. Xiao Chen could even feel the breath of these beasts, their pulse, the beating of their heart
Suddenly, that green sphere in his mental space seemed as though it was not willing to be left alone and came out to join Xiao Chens Spiritual Sense. After it came out, it actually merged with his Spiritual Sense.
After the Spiritual Sense and Spiritual Awareness merged together, thebined sense started to rapidly scan the surrounding nts. Soon, there were more things appearing in Xiao Chens sea of consciousness.
Once the herbs that were hidden amongst the weed were discovered, information like the medicinal properties and age actually appeared in Xiao Chens sea of consciousness.
He was surprised. After his Spiritual Sense merged with his Spiritual Awareness, they actually had the function of searching for herbs. Not far from Xiao Chen, there were a few extremely well-hidden herbs.
Withdrawing his Spiritual Sense, Xiao Chen headed to the area that was just scanned. Indeed, there were a few stalks of white Wind Spirit Grass behind a bunch of weeds. Behind the Wind Spirit Grass, there was also a scarlet fruit.
This Wind Spirit Grass seemed to have aged for roughly ten years, so its medicinal properties were excellent. As for the scarlet fruit behind, it was the far more precious and was evidently a recently matured Red Nascent Fruit.
The Red Nascent Fruit was fire attributed. To cultivators who cultivated fire-attributed techniques, it would be extremely helpful. In many high-grade pills, this Red Nascent Fruit was also an important chief ingredient.
Xiao Chen did not expect such a gain when he utilized his Spiritual Sense for the first time. After thinking about it, he realized that it was not strange for there to be some low-grade natural treasures in this vicinity. Amongst the areas around the outskirts of Seven Horn Mountain, this was the ce with the densest Spiritual Energy.
It was a pity that he came in a hurry and did not bring anything for storing herbs. If he picked them impetuously and was not able to store them properly, the value of the herb would significantly decrease. He could only wait till he was about to go down the mountain before picking it.
Recovering from the surprise, Xiao Chen started to recall some of the entry-level spells in the Compendium of Cultivation. As he was not able to build a foundation and condense a core, he could only cultivate mainly as a Martial Cultivator. Immortal techniques could only y a supporting role. Hence, he had to find some spells helpful for battles.
There were many entry-level spells in the Compendium of Cultivation, many of which were useless in this world. Xiao Chen pondered for quite a long time before finally deciding which spells to practice.
Gravity Spell, an entry level spell, grants usage of gravity, allowing one to float in the air for a short moment. While it could not achieve the effects of flight, it was a pretty good choice when ones cultivation realm was low.
Xiao Chen ced this Gravity Spell on the top of his list. Aside from the above reason, the Gravity Spell could also be upgraded. When it was cultivated to the great perfection, one would be able to fly like the wind, traveling thousands of meters in an instant and still only consume an extremely small amount of Essence.
After he made his decision, Xiao Chen began practicing. Circting his Essence in the pattern as described by the Compendium of Cultivation, a repelling force suddenly pulsed up and down his legs. His whole body seemed weightless as it slowly floated into the air.
Bang!
Xiao Chen, who had entered this state for the first time, was not mentally prepared. When he stopped circting his Essence, he plummeted to the ground all of a sudden.
That was painful Xiao Chen smiled as he dusted himself off. Although he made a mistake on his first attempt, he now had a general idea of how it worked. He should be able to get a grasp on it after a few more tries. After all, it was just an entry-level spell.
For the next few times, Xiao Chen carefully executed the spell before finally discovering the trick behind it. The principles behind the Gravity Spell was simple: it caused him to enter a weightless state, allowing him to float into the air. Once he got used to being in a weightless state, it was no longer that difficult.
After he familiarized himself with it, Xiao Chen began flying from tree to tree, as though he was just having fun. Although this was not true flight, the feeling of being in the air and controlling his movement freely was fresh to him.
This temporary flight gave rise to a thought in Xiao Chens heart. If one day, his realm was high enough, how would it feel like to fly like the wind and wander around the world?
Following that, Xiao Chen started to practice three other spellsHeavenly Lightning Shield, Lightning Descend, and Lightning Evasion. In the short term, Xiao Chen did not intend to practice other spells. He understood the principle of not biting off more than one could chew.
These three spells were extremely practical lighting-attributed spells. Heavenly Lightning Shield, as its name suggests, created a shield made of lightning to defend against attacks. Lightning Descend, essentially summoning a bolt of lightning from the heavens to strike the target. Lightning Evasion, as the name suggested, was about using the force of lightning to rapidly leave the battleground.
Originally, he wanted the Earthen Escape instead of the Lightning Evasion because its effects were better. However, it was a pity that Xiao Chen cultivated the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation. It would be much more difficult to execute an earth attribute spell. Thus, he just made do with what he had.
Spending the entire day on this, Xiao Chen practiced these spells quite diligently. The surrounding thick trees were excellent targets. Countless of Lightning Descend were summoned, immediately splitting the trees into two. The non-stop rumbling continued all the way till the middle of the night before they stopped.
This was because Xiao Chen had exhausted all the Essence in his body. Swallowing another Essence Nurturing Pill, Xiao Chen sat once again in a cross-legged position and cultivated. After the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation reached the secondyer, Xiao Chens rate of absorption of Spiritual Energy increased once again. The three white clouds by the Azure Dragon rapidly filled up once again.
Xiao Chen used to think that Essence came from the Azure Dragon Martial Spirit. It was only tillter, after he got more familiar with Essence that he realized such was not the case. The nucleus of his Essence should be the three white clouds beside the Azure Dragon.
These white clouds were not actually white clouds; they were actually a cloud shaped substance formed of Essence. Floating by the Azure Dragon, the two of them had a faint connection. With Xiao Chens current realm, he was still unable to figure what that connection was.
The only thing that Xiao Chen was clear on was that when the fourth cloud appeared, he would have stepped into the Medial Grade Martial Disciple realm. When that time came, his Essence capacity would increase once again.
On the morning of the second day, Xiao Chen opened his eyes and stretched his body. Sending out his Spiritual Sense, he did not discover anyone within 500 meters.
His Spiritual Sense was indeed useful. Not only could it differentiate herbs, it could even be used to scan his surroundings to check for hidden enemies. This was much stronger than the perception of regr cultivators.
Gravity Spell!
He chanted the spell name in his heart and began to float up shortly after. He was now much more familiar with this spell than he was yesterday. Xiao Chen, who was in midair, looked at the ground beneath his feet and shouted lightly.
Heavenly Lightning Shield!
A triangr Lightning Shield appeared, protecting Xiao Chen. The Lightning Shield was purple and gave off a faint red glow. This was the result of forming it with a pure lightning-attributed energy. Xiao Chen estimated that it could withstand the full force blow of a Martial Grand Master.
Lightning Descend!
Xiao Chen, still in the air, pointed with his finger as a lightning bolt as thick as a bowl descended from the heavens. A thick tree on the ground was immediately sted apart with a boom. Its might was able to rival a Profound Grade Martial Technique. Furthermore, it descended from the skies. With its speed, it would be difficult for the target to evade.
Lightning Evasion!
He executed the final spell. Xiao Chens body immediately disappeared and there was a loud thunder roar about a hundred meters in front as a bright bolt of lightning fell from the sky. Xiao Chens figure appeared from the electrical light in midair, unharmed.
After he practiced the four spells once, Xiao Chen slowly descended and stopped practicing. This was because he had more important things to do today.
Forging! To forge something that Xiao Chen had desired for a really long timea Spatial Ring
Chapter 32 - Universe Ring
Chapter 32: Universe Ring
"Si!"
A strand of purple mes appeared on Xiao Chens palm before suddenly erupting. The thin me turned into a raging inferno. He raised his hands gently and the mes soared into the air and hovered there.
This was the advantage of having Spiritual Sense. After attaining Spiritual Sense, Xiao Chen gained a firmer control over the Purple Thunder True Fire. The mes, which were controlled by Spiritual Sense, were like an extension of Xiao Chens arms. The sensation and control involved was iparable.
Afterwards, he took out a broken sword and shifted his gaze away from the mes. This broken sword was the one he had obtained from the Thunder Emperors cave. Xiao Chen had investigated it for a long time, but aside from it being sharp, he could not unearth anything special about it.
However, what he could not deny was that the quality of the swords make was very good. The making of the Universe Ring constituted high criterias for the materials involved. Coincidentally, this broken sword was able to meet those strict demands.
Perhaps it had once been a divine-level Spirit Weapon, but it was at present merely a broken sword, so there was not much use to it. However, using it to forge the Universe Ring was no different from treating it as trash.
Thus, Thunder Emperor, please dont me me for this, Xiao Chen thought in his heart.
He tossed the broken sword into the middle of the purple fire. Immediately after, he controlled the purple fire to burn vigorously. At this point in time, he needed the temperature of the purple mes to keep rising all the way to an extreme. Such was the only method by which he could melt the broken sword.
Without any question, this exhausted a lot of Essence. As the temperature of the purple fire continued to rise, its color turned deeper and deeper. However, there were no changes to the broken sword; it just stayed quietly within the purple fire.
Very soon, out of the three white clouds beside the Azure Dragon, one faded away. Xiao Chen wiped the sweat off his forehead and continued to raise the temperature of the Purple Thunder True Fire. Xiao Chen wanted to turn it into a liquid form by today.
When the three cloud were all close to fading away, the azure broken sword finally underwent some change. It slowly started to melt from one end and began to turn into an azure viscous fluid that changed into its molten form shortly after.
Xiao Chens expression turned warm as he swallowed a Qi Returning Pill, rapidly recovering the Essence in his body. As time went by, more of the broken swords surface turned into the azure viscous fluid. Drop by drop, the azure molten metal gathered within the purple mes.
After a long time, he had finally thoroughly melted this mysterious broken sword down to molten ore.
Using his Spiritual Sense, he controlled the molten liquid made from the broken sword and gathered it into a liquid ball. As he continued to refine it, columns of azure smoke came out of the purple mes. As he did this, all of the remaining impurities were expunged, purifying the liquid even further.
After he cleared out the impurities, Xiao Chen pictured the image of a ring in his sea of consciousness. The azure molten metal, made by melting the broken sword in the purple mes, continuously changed its shape, eventually resembling a crudely-made ring.
The next step was to establish a space. What Xiao Chen intended to forge was not a Spatial Ring that had arge space. Thus, it was not difficult to establish the space, and all he had to do was inscribe a spatial formation on the ring.
Gathering his Spiritual Sense in the ring, a vast world appeared before Xiao Chens eyes. It seemed as though his whole body had merged with the purple mes. At this moment, the Spiritual Sense was like the embodiment of Xiao Chen. It stood within the ring, incessantly carving the talisman scripts used forying down formations.
Within the inner wall of the ring within the purple fire, all sorts of talisman scripts began to appear, engraved with extreme granrity. As Xiao Chen carved them, he tried to remember the talisman scripts for Spatial Formations recorded in the Compendium of Cultivation. If he carved just one part of it incorrectly, he would have to redo the entire thing. Therefore, Xiao Chen took his time with it rather than rushing and inadvertentlymitting a mistake.
Afterpleting carving the talisman scripts on the inner wall, Xiao Chen withdrew his consciousness and designed the final look of the ring as the purple fire slowly burned on ever-steady. After a short moment of adjustments, Xiao Chen extinguished the Purple Thunder True Fire and stretched out his hand, catching the Universe Ring that was falling out of the air.
Making a cut on his index finger, he dripped a drop of fresh blood onto the ring. When the blood came into contact with the Universe Ring, it would be bound to him.
Ha Ha!
In the instant the blood waspletely absorbed, Xiao Chen was shunted into a dazed state of mind for a brief second. He could have sworn he heard a melodiousughter. However, by the time he was fully alert, the sound was gone.
Could I be hallucinating? Xian Chen looked at the azure ring in his hand and muttered. Doesnt matter, so long as it was sessful.
A Universe Ring with a hundred cubic meters of space. ording to the records of the Compendium of Cultivation, this was not difficult to forge. It was only the first step on the road of craftsmanship for an Immortal Cultivator. Back when Earth still had Immortal Cultivators, every cultivator in their foundational stage would forge a Universe Ring for their first forging.
Wearing the Yin-Yang ring on the index finger of his right hand, Xiao Chen sent out a strand of Spiritual Sense, entering into it. A pitch-ck space appeared in front of his eyes. This was the space within the Universe Ring.
Although it was just a hundred cubic meters, Xiao Chen was still more than satisfied. He no longer had to be envious of the First Elders and Feng Feixues spatial rings anymore.
Coming to the ce where the Red Nascent Fruit was, Xiao Chen first went to pick the few des of Wind Spirit Grass and ced them in the Yinyang Ring. Looking at the recently matured Red Nascent Fruit, Xiao Chen revealed a smile on his face. I can no longer wait for you to grow anymore, this Young Master will harvest you today!
The Universe Ring had a sealed space within it. When taking out the things inside it, the item in question would be exactly as it was when it was ced inside it, even if should it be after ten thousand years. Thus, Xiao Chen could feel assured when he ced these herbs into it.
In the instant that Xiao Chen got up, he picked up the sound of faint footsteps in the vicinity. After attaining his Spiritual Sense, his six senses had turned exceptionally sensitive. They were definitely not at this level in the past.
Xiao Chen frowned slightly and immediately sent out his Spiritual Sense. Everything within a radius of 500 meters around Xiao Chen clearly appeared within his mind. A group of cultivators had stopped by the skeleton of the Bloodmoon Demonic Bear and were discussing something in low voices.
It was actually some individuals from the Tang n. What were they doing here? After getting a clear visual on their attires, suspicions began to take root in Xiao Chens heart. There was a group of ten Tang n disciples, and each one of them were at least a Superior Grade Martial Disciple. Amongst them, there was an old man who gave off the fluctuations of a Martial Grand Master.
Out of the three great ns of Mohe City, the Tang n was the most low-key and silent. Many years ago, they were just a small n. When those local ns did their best to attack the Xiao n, the Tang n had just ignored both sides.
Of the fewrge-scale battles with the local ns, the Tang n had not participated. As those big local ns slowly exhausted their strength and began to gradually lose their influence, the Tang n simply quietly grew and expanded until it became one of the three great ns of Mohe City.
In every battle for the rights to Seven Horn Mountain in the Promise of Ten Years, the Tang n would choose to forfeit. In the open rivalry and veiled strife between the Xiao n and Zhang n, the attitude of the Tang n was elusive.
The Tang n, an oddly low-key n within Mohe City.
When the old man saw the Bloodmoon Demonic Bears skeleton hanging on the tree, there was a slight change to his expression. He faced one of the young men and spoke with caution, First Young Master, I think we better leave soon. Our mission is important, something is wrong here.
Xiao Chen recognized the young man leading the group. He was the first son of the Tang n n headTang Yuan. Normally, he was very low-profile and would normally avoid overstepping his boundaries.
Tang Yuan took a look at the skeleton of the Bloodmoon Demonic Bear hanging on the tree, but he did not hold it in much regard. It was merely a Rank 2 Spirit Beast, something he could kill by himself as well. He replied with a smile, Second Uncle, I have been here before in the past and have discovered a Red Nascent Fruit that had yet to mature. After such a long period of time, I believe it should have matured already.
When the old man heard the words Red Nascent Fruit, his face immediately revealed an excited expression. The technique he practiced was fire-attributed. This Red Nascent Fruit would be of great help to him. If he was fortunate, after consuming it, his cultivation might even advance by a grade.
The only issue was that, when he saw the skeleton of the Bloodmoon Demonic Bear, he felt some distress in his heart. He himself cultivated fire-attributed techniques, thus he could immediately tell how this Bloodmoon Demonic Bear had been burned clean by an extremely tyrannical me. Furthermore, it had been burned alive! Aside from the very solid bones, the rest had turned into ashes.
With his current strength, he was barely able to create a me of this level.
Tang Yuan noticed the old mans hesitation and smiled, Second Uncle, there are so many of us here. Aside from you, a Martial Grand Master, we still have seven Superior Grade Martial Disciples. As long as its not a Martial Saint, we wont be in any danger. Furthermore, the location of the Red Nascent Fruit is rather well-hidden. There should not be anyone else discovering it.
The Old Man was, in fact, thinking of the same thing in his heart. Now that the young man had advised the same, he stopped hesitating, Then lets hurry up, and make sure there are no idents. Our mission is the most important.
A smile blossomed on Tang Yuans face, as he thought in his heart, Now that the Second Elder has gained benefits from me and the Third Elder is already on my side, it means that two out of the three elders are supporting me. I wonder how you are going topete with me?
Under the leadership of Tang Yuan, the group of people made their way to the location of the Red Nascent Fruit in a grandiose manner. With a smile on his face, Tang Yuan parted a group of weeds. When he saw nothing but an empty spot of soil, the smile on his face froze.
Whats going on? Tang Yuan thought suspiciously. One must know that thest time he found the Red Nascent Fruit, it was by a coincidence that was extremely hard toe by. If it was not for the fact that it was not mature when he first found it, he would have picked it for himself long ago.
How could anyone else ever conceive that there would be a Red Nascent Fruit behind a bunch of weeds?
The old man behind Tang Yuan looked at the freshly upturned ground with a gloomy expression before coldly stating, this was just freshly harvested; the smell of the earth is still quite fresh.
Tang Yuan angrily pounded on the ground for a few times, turning around to apologize, Second Uncle, Im sorry to have made youe all this way for nothing. Had I known earlier, I would have just picked it regardless of its state of maturity.
The old man shook his head and revealed a faint smile, We might not have made this trip for nothing.
Boom!
After he said this, the old man pointed his finger at a location he had been looking towards. A ming bird erupted from his body, instantly turning into a huge ming bird that gave off a melodious cry. Immediately after, it flew towards arge tree in front while emitting powerful waves of heat.
Before the ming bird managed to approach the tree, the heat waves it gave off caused the tree to burn up. Xiao Chen, who was hiding behind it, quickly revealed himself and jumped to another tree.
Before he could steady himself, the ming bird gave off another cry and both increased in size and elerated in speed by an entire fold. A heat wave split apart the air, creating a long ming tail as it rapidly zeroed in on Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen jumped down from the tree in a hurry before a violent explosion urred behind him. An intense wave of heat struck him from behind. Under such tremendous force, Xiao Chen fell to the ground in a sorry state.
When he looked at the big tree again, it had already been sted into smithereens. Under the high temperature, it was immediately burnt to ashes. Arge plume of white smoke scattered from it in every direction.
The white smoke entered Xiao Chens nose. Xiao Chen, who had just risen to his feet, started to cough. Amidst the smoke, the ming bird cried out again, and its size and speed increased by another fold. It had at this point reached a terrifying level of speed. After the smoke parted, Xiao Chen could see that the ming bird was now the size of a small car.
Damn! Itsing again!
Looking at the ming bird chasing him closely, Xiao Chen cursed in his heart. Are they truly treating me as a pushover? Trying to bully me like this!
Heavenly Lightning Shield!
Chapter 33 - How Could It Be?
Chapter 33: How Could It Be?
Boom!
The huge ming bird smashed mercilessly onto Xiao Chens Heavenly Lightning Shield. It resulted in a loud explosion, before filling the skies with sparks. After a while, all the sparks flew towards the old man, entering back into his body. The scene looked like a field of fireflies gravitating towards the old man.
A deep pit about five meters wide appeared on the ground. The rocks had been sted into powder, filling the surroundings with dust. Xiao Chen, who was in the deep pit, turned incredibly pale but had yet to suffer any major injuries.
With dust flying everywhere, no one was able to clearly see the situation in the pit. When Tang Yuan saw this, heughed, Second Uncle, after being hit by your Triple Burst ming Bird, even if he wasnt dead, hed be seriously injured.
The old man revealed a smug expression. The Triple Burst ming Bird was a Profound Ranked Martial Technique that he was very proud of. It used his ability to control his Martial Spirit, making it leave his body and attack the enemy.
Each time the ming bird cried out, it would rapidly absorb the fire-attributed energy from its surroundings, resulting in the doubling of its might and speed. After the third cry, even if a regr Martial Disciple used everything they had, they would still be burnt to ashes.
Earlier, in an instant, he had already determined that the person hiding behind the tree was just an Inferior Grade Martial Disciple. He did not believe that the person would be able to survive.
Go, take a look. I hope that the medicine was not damaged.
The old man said with some remorse. He had made his move too hastily earlier and used a big move from the start. Now that he thought about it, he had overreacted. If the herb was damaged, then it would not have been worth it.
At this moment, amidst the dust cloud, a blurry figure appeared in the deep pit. Although they could not clearly tell his appearance, the auraing from him was exuberant, indicating that the person was not injured at all.
How could this be!?
The group of Tang n cultivators all eximed in shock. The old mans face filled with an expression of disbelief.
Hes clearly just an Inferior Grade Martial Disciple, how could he have blocked my Profound Ranked Martial Technique? That makes no sense.
Xiao Chen, who was still in the dust cloud, did not reveal himself. Instead, he used his Spiritual Sense to see their expressions and scan for the positions of each person. As all the information appeared in his mind, the corners of his mouth curled up as he revealed a dangerous smile.
Did it feel good to attack me? Well, its my turn now!
Xiao Chen smiled in his heart as he pointed towards the sky with his right hand while his left hand continually made hand seals. Soon the sky rumbled with sounds of thunder.
Despite the previous clear skies, all of a sudden,rge ck clouds started to gather. The forest instantly turned iparably gloomy, as if a thunderstorm was arriving, which was extremely strange.
Lightning Descend!
Lightning Descend!
Lightning Descend!
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom
Xiao Chen was merciless, he had used all the Essence within his body and summoned at least ten bolts of lightning. He would not attack unless he was attacked but if he was attacked, he would certainly return the favor tenfold.
Coming from the ck clouds, at least ten bolts of lightning streaked across the sky, causing the forest to be brightly illuminated, and ring to everyone who saw it.
Seeing the sky darkening, the group of people from the Tang n were astonished. The weather was just fine a moment ago, why did it suddenly changed? How strange!
Crap! This is a high ranked Martial Technique. All of you, be careful! The old man shouted loudly, feeling very anxious.
Although hearing the words of the old man, before they had a chance to react, lightning bolts descended from the sky. Soon, after the sounds of thunder, there were cries of agony.
After the ck clouds cleared away, most of the people from the Tang n were lying on the ground, burnt till they looked like charcoal, ck smokeing out of their mouths and noses.
Three Superior Grade Martial Disciples died on the spot, giving off a barbecued smell.
Tang Yuan got up from the ground, looking like he was in a sorry state. There were lingering fears in his heart when he saw the three roasted Superior Grade Martial Disciples. If the old man had not protected him earlier, he would have now been like those peopleroasted ck.
Whatwhat Martial Technique is this Tang Yuan asked with a quivering voice and a terrified expression.
The old man remained expressionless as he looked at that figure behind the cloud of dust. He muttered: Lightning attributed Earth Ranked Martial TechniqueEarth Ranked Martial Technique
Earth Ranked Martial Technique, even the rich and powerful ns of the Great Qin Nation did not have many of them, treating and protecting it as though it was a treasure. Who in the world was this person and what kind of status did he have?
Not only was he good at using fire, he even had a lightning-attributed Earth Ranked Martial Technique. Was he a cultivator with dual attributes?
The misgivings in his heart grew even deeper, and before the old man gave it anymore more thought, he immediately rushed forward. After killing so many of his Tang n members, he could not let him escape. If he was truly from one of those powerful and influential ns, then all the more should he kill him.
Otherwise, if he were allowed to return, he might decide to take revenge. With the power of those ns, his tiny Tang n would not be able to survive.
Using an Earth Ranked Martial Technique as an Inferior Grade Martial Disciple, there was bound to be a great expenditure of Essence and rebound. He could not give him a chance to recover.
Swallowing a Qi Returning Pill as he observed the situation of the Tang n members, Xiao Chen was very satisfied with the lethality of the Lightning Descends that was used with his full power.
The old mans move earlier was a lethal one. If he had not learned the Heavenly Lightning Shield, even if he had not died, he would still be gravely injured. Hence, there was no need to be merciful to this group of people. Since he was going to make a move, he may as well go all out
Xiao Chens Spiritual Sense could feel the old man rushing over but Xiao Chen did not feel anxious at all. The Qi Returning Pill had already started to take effect and his Essence was recovering.
Seeing the approaching old man, Xiao Chen inwardly shouted, Lightning Evasion!
Right before the old man reached the pit, he took a look at the not so far off Xiao Chen and smiled. Regardless of which ns genius you are, you are going to have to answer to me.
However, just at this moment, Xiao Chens body suddenly disappeared and a bolt of lightning appeared about a hundred meters in front. The old man raised his head to look at that bolt of lightning, and once the electrical light diminished, Xiao Chens figure appeared.
What Martial Technique was this?
The old man was astonished, he raised the Essence in his body to its extremes and quickly advanced forward, making movements akin to that of a sly rabbit. He had to kill him, or else the consequences would be dire. The old man anxiously thought this as his speed explosively increased.
Feeling the old man behind him, Xiao Chen dashed forward by a few steps then used the Lightning Evasion again. After the electrical light faded, Xiao Chen once again appeared another hundred meters ahead.
Seeing Xiao Chen escaping further, the old man shouted angrily. A surging me appeared on his body, forming a pair of ming wings. After the wings fully extended, it reached two meters wide.
Taking light steps, his body moved rapidly in the air. The trees in his way were burnt through, effectively cutting them into two, leaving behind a path of burning tree stumps.
Martial Spirit Possession, it was an ability that one could grasp only after bing a Martial Grand Master. In the Tianwu Continent, few people had the very rare flying beast type Martial Spirit.
For those people, after their Martial Spirit left their body, they could grow wings. However, it was a lot more limited whenpared to true flight.
The Martial Spirit Possession of the Martial Grand Masters was not a true merger with the Martial Spirit. Thus, it could only result in short distance gliding. Furthermore, it consumed a tremendous amount of Essence, which meant that the state could not be maintained for long.
To achieve a true merger with the Martial Spirit, one had to be at least a Martial King. By that time, they would be able to fly as high as they wanted and the amount of time that it could be sustained would lengthen. Even the drain on Essence would be much lower.
Seeing the old man undergo Martial Spirit Possession and drawing closer to him, Xiao Chen helplessly swallowed another Qi Returning Pill and the speed of his Essence recovery increased significantly once again. As for the side effects of consuming the pill too many times, he could not consider it at that current time.
Triple Burst ming Bird!
The old man shouted angrily. Seeing that Xiao Chen drew nearer to him, he used his Medial Grade Profound Ranked Martial Technique once again. He gave up on trying to conserve Essence as he was worried that Xiao Chen would use that strange escaping technique again.
Because this Martial Technique utilized his Martial Spirit, after he executed it, the ming wings on his back left his body and turned into a huge bird. After it cried out, it flew towards Xiao Chen.
With the assistance of two Qi Returning Pill, Xiao Chens Essence recovery speed reached a terrifying level. Out of the three white clouds beside the Azure Dragon Martial Spirit in his body, two of them had already recovered.
Seeing the ming bird flying towards him, Xiao Chens brain worked furiously. After a short moment, he fully understood the situation. If he used the Lightning Evasion now, he would not be able to make it in time. He would be interrupted at thest moment.
It was also impossible to evade it as after the ming bird cried out again, its speed and might would double. Since he was currently not in his peak state, it would be unwise to use the Heavenly Lightning Shield to defend against it head-on.
He could only take advantage of the fact that the bird had only cried out once so far; while its might was still rtively lower, he could defeat it. Once he thought it through, he immediately took action. Xiao Chen was not the kind of person who would do a sloppy job. He immediately took out Lunar Shadow from the Universe Ring.
Rushing Thunder Chop!
Xiao Chen, who had always had his back facing the old man, suddenly turned around and shouted. His figure moved like lightning and chopped at the ming bird.
With the assistance of the Azure Dragon Martial Spirit, even his ordinary strike wasparable to that of a peak Martial Disciple. Now that he was using a Martial Technique, the strength that he had was naturally raised by many folds.
A resplendent glow appeared on the Lunar Shadow saber. Seeing the nearing ming bird, Xiao Chen could feel the heat waves on his face. He squinted his eyes slightly, looking at the fierce head of the ming bird.
Xiao Chen stomped down and calmly made his move, urately chopping on its neck. The two horrifying forces shed against each other, resulting in an intense explosion. A stream of heat waves traveled in all directions and every tree within ten meters broke in an instant.
The huge force had rebounded from the saber back to Xiao Chens body. Xiao Chen vomited a mouthful of fresh blood, his body flew backward in midair until he crashed into a big tree.
With a loud boom, the tree was immediately broken. Xiao Chen fell onto the ground and vomited another mouthful of blood.
He had miscalcted, he had never used this Rushing Thunder Chop before. He expected too much from it and had actually wanted to use it against a Profound Ranked Martial Technique of a Martial Grand Master. Xiao Chen, who was lying on the ground, smiled bitterly. Even if the Azure Dragon was that powerful, a Yellow Ranked Martial Technique was still a Yellow Ranked Martial Technique in the end.
Ive finally dealt with this fellow, I have not wasted so much of my strength in vain. The old man from the Tang n could finally breathe easy. Before he had the opportunity to recover his Essence, he immediately rushed towards Xiao Chen.
After clearly seeing Xiao Chens appearance, the old man looked like he had seen a ghost. After quite a while, heughed loudly as he spoke hoarsely: I, Tang He, had been chasing you for half a day, thinking that you were some genius from some big n. Causing me to be in such a sorry state, I had never expected that you would be the trash from the Xiao n.
Chapter 34 - Heaven Ranked Martial Technique—Return of the Azure Dragon
Chapter 34: Heaven Ranked Martial TechniqueReturn of the Azure Dragon
Looking at Xiao Chen struggling to stand up, he seemed very weak. Tang He acted as though he had nned everything out, If you didnt kill the three people from my Tang n, on the ount of the Xiao n, I could have let you off after you handed over the Red Nascent Fruit.
Xiao Chens pale face revealed a cold smile, Stop being so hypocritical. If you hadnt attempted to kill me first, would I have made a move against your group?
Grasping Lunar Shadow tightly in his hands, Xiao Chen coughed lightly as he continued, Do you actually think that I have no way of resisting you?"
Tang He stared nkly for a while beforeughing loudly, Although I had exhausted arge portion of my Essence, there should still be more than enough to deal with a severely injured Inferior Grade Martial Disciple. All I would need is just one finger.
Despicable, this was a Martial Grand Master going against an Inferior Grade Martial Disciple. In terms of strength, the difference between them was like heaven and earth. Xiao Chen held an undisguised look of contempt.
Return of the Azure Dragon was the first move of the Heaven Ranked Martial Technique, Dragon Subduing sh. This was the exclusive Martial Technique of the Azure Dragon Martial Technique. When using it, one would be able to leap over the seas like a dragon in a majestic and powerful manner.
ording to the legends, the Hidden Dragon Of The Abyss was the king of the four seas and Dragon Soaring Through the Universe was the tyrant of the sky. As long as there was water, it would be able to disy boundless might. Return Of The Azure Dragon referred to the dragon leaping out of the sea, bearing the might of the sea, and causing even the rivers to flow backwards.
[TL Notes: Honestly, Im not too sure of this paragraph and might change the trantion of this in the future]
Xiao Chen thought silently in his heart, the Return of The Azure Dragon was just the introductory move with regards to the Dragon Subduing sh. Looking at Tang He, who had an incrediblyplex expression, he smiled, One finger Dont cry from shockter
Tang He watched as Xiao Chen made his final struggles, as though he was a cat ying around with a mouse. At such a close distance, he was not afraid of Xiao Chen using his strange escaping techniques to flee. Not bothered by Xiao Chens tone, he smiled, I said that I would only use one finger, thus, I will only use one finger.
Chi!
A me wisp gathered above Tang Hes finger. Moving his Essence and shouting out, the mes flew away from his finger, creating a long trail of Qi as it streaked across the air heading for Xiao Chens brain.
Although this me had not looked impressive, in truth, there was a huge amount of fire-attributed energy in it. Due to the fact that many of Tang Hes opponents underestimated it and became careless, they had died to this me.
He did not believe that at such a distance, an injured Inferior Grade Martial Disciple would be able to withstand the destructiveness of this me.
Naturally, Xiao Chen would not be able to withstand the destructiveness of this me but in the first ce, he had never intended to face it head on. He tightly grasped Lunar Shadow in his hands and changed his posture.
Raising his arm, he pointed the sharp end of his saber at Tang He!
Xiao Chen had just casually changed positions and did not seem to have made any move. There was still no difference with the earlier Xiao Chen who looked heavily injured and weak.
However, Tang Hes right eyelid started twitching spontaneously. His mind seemed to be empty and he felt an unrelenting sense of danger.
How could it be? This fellow is currently severely injured, how would he be able to injure me? Tang He shook his head vigorously and suppressed the fear in his heart.
The wisp of mes was already less than one meter away from Xiao Chen. In one second, it would prate through Xiao Chens brain. All it would take was a second and this fellow would be dead.
Thinking of this, the fear in Tang Hes heartpletely disappeared. He revealed a faint smile on his face. It was time for this to end.
However, at that point, Xiao Chen suddenly shouted. A boundless aura that could almost topple the mountains and seas seemed to emanate from his body. The tranquil forest reacted as though there were great waves bellowing while the continuous sound of sea waves was heard.
A formless force seemed to explode out from Xiao Chens body and all the big trees within a hundred meters behind Xiao Chen were uprooted by a strong gale,pletely turning into fragments.
The whole sky was filled with broken fragments,yers of them were piled up behind Xiao Chen. They looked like a great sea wave, rippling unceasingly, swaying gently.
Xiao Chen felt like his body was filled with an apocalyptic power that was about to burst out of him. At that moment, he felt that even if Gods and Buddhas appeared in front of him, he had the confidence to destroy them.
Break!
With a furious shout, Xiao Chen swung lightly from his casual posture, but that small movement was filled with a huge amount of energy.
This gentle strike was almost able to break through space and time, and the entire space around them fluctuated for a while. The huge sea wave made out of tree fragments gave off an explosive sound and a dragon roar came from Xiao Chens Dantian.
The huge energy traveled through Xiao Chens arm and Lunar Shadow, then turned into a dragon shaped saber Qi and flew out. The moment the saber Qi left the de, Lunar Shadow could no longer withstand the violent energy and shattered apart.
While it took quite a while to describe this, all of these happened within a breaths worth of time. The wisp of me that Tang He had fired was like a little worm in front of Xiao Chens dragon shaped saber Qi and dispersed upon contact.
The huge dragon shaped saber Qi had boundless might as it headed towards Tang He. Someday, I will make the rivers flow in reverse.
Tang He stared nkly at all these, he seemed to have seen a great wave in a boundless sea and that Inferior Grade Martial Disciple riding on a huge Azure Dragon, breaking out from the sea.
Under the might of this ancient Holy Beast, even the ming Bird Martial Spirit in Tang Hes body could not help but tremble. Tang His entire body trembled and his Essence inside was chaotic, refusing to obey his will.
Within an instant, Tang Hes body turned into dust. There was no screams of pain and had just disappearedpletely. Only a red jade pendant could be seen falling.
The saber of Qi did not stop at that and continued to rush forward. A huge gorge, that seemed to extend into the distance forever, appeared in the ground.
This was the might of a Heaven Ranked Martial Technique, the power of the Azure Dragon Martial Spirit. It had the power to topple mountains and seas, to decimate the heavens and earth. Even when it was executed by an Inferior Grade Martial Disciple, it had such a terrifying might.
In the instant Xiao Chen saw Tang Hes body disintegrate into dust, Xiao Chens state of mind rxed. Once he rxed, the side effects of using too many medicinal pills and executing a Heaven Ranked Martial Technique came one after another.
The Essence in his body became chaotic and he had turned pale all over until his blood vessels could be seen clearly. After a moment, his skin began to tear and fresh blood continuously trickled out.
This kind of pain was like having millions of ants bite at the same time; it was a pain that made one rather die instead. Within the mental space in his sea of consciousness, his Spiritual Sense was also incredibly disordered. Intense pain originated from his body and his psyche continuously tortured Xiao Chen.
Struggling to maintain a clear mind, Xiao Chen dragged his dpidated body step by step towards the gorge. The red jade pendant that dropped from Tang Hes body was very suspicious.
It was actually undamaged from the attack of a Heaven Ranked Martial Technique. There must have been something strange with it. With great difficulty, he managed to drag his body over and held the blood-red jade pendant in his hands. Before he had the time to take a look at it, Xiao Chen fainted from the pain.
Xiao Chen was not aware of the destructive powers of a Heaven Ranked Martial Technique, and the requirements that were needed to be met in order to execute one. There were many examples in the Tianwu Continent of people overestimating themselves and executing a highly ranked Martial Technique, resulting in their body exploding.
If it was not for the special characteristic of the Azure Dragon Martial Spirit, it would not be as simple as Xiao Chen fainting on the ground.
In the outskirts of Seven Horn Mountain, in the area that was filled with dense Spiritual Qi, Tang Yuan and the others were anxiously waiting for their Second Elder. Looking at the sky darkening, the originallyposed group of people had also started to get anxious. When they heard the loud explosion from the distance, they had gotten very scared and became on edge.
After a long time, the Second Elder had still not returned. Finally, one of them could no longer hold back and asked Tang Yuan, Young Master, should we still keep waiting for the Second Elder? The First Elder and the others are still waiting for us to bring back the Spirit Blood Jade.
Tang Yuan had already cleaned his clothes and brushed the dirt on his body off but his facial expression was still pained and haggard. When he heard this question, he was not able to hold back and scolded that person, I wish to do so as well but the Spirit Blood Jade is still with Second Uncle. Even if we went, it would be useless.
When the group of people heard this, their already anxious emotions turned even more apprehensive. This was a mission of great importance given to them by the First Elder.
For the sake of this mission, not only had they sent three Superior Grade Martial Disciples and seven Martial Masters, they even sent a Martial Grand Master to lead them. With such a force, they would even be able to strut around Mohe City. Who knew that this originally simple mission would turn out like this.
Once the First Elder found out about this, this group of people would be in for a terrible time.
Amongst this group of people, Tang Yuan was the one that was the most at a loss. The others might not know of the uses of the Spirit Blood Jade but he was very clear about it. With such a devastating results, when he thought of the consequences, Tang Yuan shuddered.
If they had note looking for this Red Nascent Fruit, they would not have provoked that strange person. Then things would not have escted to this point. Tang Yuan felt an iparable regret. He med himself for trying to suck up to the Second Elder, for trying to be clever only to end up with making a blunder.
First Young Master, dont be anxious. Things might not have reached an unrecoverable stage. The Second Elder might just be slightly dyed, maybe he is severely injured. We should go and check the situation out, the person who spoke earlier calmly analyzed.
If the Second Elder is severely injured, wouldnt we just be seeking death?!
Tang Yuan was about to start screaming in anger but after thinking things through, he slowly calmed down. The words of this person were reasonable; the Second Elder had already reached the peak of Medial Grade Martial Grand Master long ago, even if he lost to that mysterious person, that mysterious person would not be in good shape either.
The most important thing was that even if the Second Elder was killed by him, that mysterious person might not necessarily take away the Spirit Blood Jade, as it would be useless to him.
Thinking this, Tang Yuans expression started to soften as he spoke to the others, We need to retrieve that Spirit Blood Jade. Thus, regardless of the circumstances, we need to check out the ce where that explosion happened.
The expressions of the others contained fear. Despite the explosion soundsing from a far distance, they had still felt the terrifying power that was contained in it.
However, when they thought of the consequence of failing this mission and weighing the pros and cons, the crowd chose to follow Tang Yuan and headed to the location of the explosion.
Before long, the crowd saw a ridiculous gorge on the ground. It was three meters wide and seven meters deep and had definitely extended out for at least thousands of meters.
The expression of the crowd turned extremely unsightly but under the leadership of Tang Yuan, they still headed anxiously forward until they finally saw Xiao Chen, who had fallen into the gorge.
Seeing the red jade pendant in Xiao Chens hands, Tang Yuan felt joy in his heart. He was about to step forward when suddenly, a green shadow quickly picked up Xiao Chen, rapidly leaped towards the front and quickly left.
Tang Yuan stopped his subordinates that were about to give chase. His icy cold gaze watched the disappearing green shadow as he said with a cold voice, There is no need to give chase
Chapter 35 - Men in black
Chapter 35: Men in ck
While in that state, Xiao Chen finally woke up after an unknown period of time. After doing his best to open his eyes, he eventually managed to do so and discovered himself lying on a wooden bed.
After observing his surroundings, Xiao Chen could recognize that he was in a wooden hut. The sunlight shone in from the outside, filling the hut with warmth.
Not far away from the bed, there was a table. On the table were a bundle of roses and, besides it, was some home cooked food. It was all vegetarian but was still very fragrant, causing anyone who smelt it to look forward to eating the dishes.
Where is this? Why am I here? Xiao Chen thought in suspicion.
He remembered that he was severely injured and had fainted after obtaining the red jade pendant on that day he executed the Return Of The Azure Dragon. How did he end up here?
Was he rescued by someone or captured by someone?
Screw it! Ill get up first.
Xiao Chen pushed away the quilt unveiling his entire body which had been covered in bandages. There was the faint fragrance of medicineing from the bandages and he suddenly felt that his skin was soft and itchy, signifying that his wounds seemed to be almost healed.
Rising up, Xiao Chen entered into a state of cultivation after some difficulty. He sank his consciousness down and slowly circted the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation. He then noticed something that he had not expected; his meridians, which should have been severely damaged, had actually almostpletely recovered as well.
This could only be the effect of consuming a medicinal pill. It seemed like, not only did the person who brought him there had bandaged him up, he had even wasted a medicinal pill on him.
After a while, Xiao Chen came out from his state of cultivation and removed the bandagesyer byyer. As he removed them, his face slowly turned red, for even his private areas actually had a fewyers of bandages on. If the person who bandaged him was a male he would rather die
After removing all the bandages, his pale skin was exposed and Xiao Chen began to rx. The medicine smeared on the bandages must have been very good as there were no scars left behind, so he did not have to worry about being disfigured.
There alsoid a set of brand new mens clothes at the head of the bed. Xiao Chen felt consoled in his heart, this person had even prepared clothes for him. After he putting on the clothes, Xiao Chen impatiently went for the food on the table.
Although after consuming the Fasting Pill, he did not need to eat or drink, after a long period of not eating or drinking, he had missed doing so. When he saw the table full of delectable food, Xiao Chen could no longer resist.
Looking at the current situation, he was definitely saved. If he was captured, the enemy would not have used such good medicine or even prepare clothing for him to wear.
With an incredible speed, Xiao Chen rapidly finished all the food on the table. Even though there were not fine cuisines, he felt that they had tasted even better.
Hey, Cousin, youre awake already, the door of the wooden hut gently pushed opened and a pleasantly surprised voice could be heard.
When Xiao Chen, whose mouth was full of food, looking extremely unsightly, suddenly saw Xiao Yn outside the door, he was startled and identally choked on the food, coughing continuously.
After a long time, Xiao Chen recovered, Cousin Yn, Why why are you here? he asked in an indistinct manner.
Seeing Xiao Chens appearance, Xiao Yn giggled, her face looking as pretty as blossoming flowers. She asked in a gentle voice: Cousin, take your time to eat. If it is not enough, I can make more for you.
Hearing these words, Xiao Chen finally understood. It was Cousin Yn who had saved him. Casually wiping his mouth with his hands, he did not pick up the chopsticks and continue eating. After being seen eating in such a manner by Xiao Yn, how could he dare continue eating?
Suddenly, he remembered that his private areas were bandaged up as well. He looked at Xiao Yn, he pretended to ask in a nonchnt manner: Cousin Yn, did you help bandage me up?
Xiao Yn nodded her head, she did not notice that something was wrong, I happened to being back from the inner mountain that day when I heard an explosion. By the time I rushed over, I saw you lying on the ground, severely injured.
Xiao Yn suddenly blushed, as though she remembered something, I practice the way of cultivation, there is no need to sweat the small details. I have a need to be magnanimous, both mentally and physically.
Magnanimous, both mentally and physically. Cousin Yn, you sure are bold and unconstrained, Xiao Chen smiled bitterly in his heart. Right, Cousin Yn, how long was I unconscious for?
For two days already. Yesterday, the Third Elder even came to visit you. Seeing that your meridians were injured, he gave you a Jade Cloud Pill. If it were not for that, then your internal injuries would not have healed as fast, Xiao Yn quickly said, telling him the details of the Third Elders visit as well.
The Third ElderXiao Tian. The matters of the Xiao ns Seven Horn Mountain were all managed by him. With such a bigmotion in the forest, it was not strange that he was aware of it.
What caused Xiao Chen to be surprised was that Xiao Tian actually took out a Jade Cloud Pill to treat him. This Jade Cloud Pill was a Grade 4 pill. Within the entire Qizi County, it was impossible to find an alchemist that could refine one. Such a pill that could save ones life in an emergency was worth thousands of gold.
When he has an opportunity, he would have to repay this kindness. The next time he refined medicines, he would give a bottle to him. Xiao Chen etched everything in his heart.
Xiao Yn took out a red jade pendant and asked with a few suspicions: Cousin Xiao Chen, where did you get this Spirit Blood Jade from?
Spirit Blood Jade, so that was the name of this red jade pendant. He made a very quick decision and told Xiao Yn what had happened that day, using many half truths.
Aside from hiding the Heaven Ranked Martial TechniqueDragon Subduing sh, he had made no other discrepancies. He only said that he had expended a lot of energy before ending Tang He in mutual destruction. This red jade pendant was obtained from his body.
When Xiao Yn heard that this jade pendant was obtained from Tang He, her expressions changed slightly, I originally thought that this jade pendant belonged to you and so I didnt inform the Third Elder. It seems that the matter is more serious than I thought. We need to inform the Third Elder immediately.
It was just a jade pendant, was it that important?
Xiao Chens suspicions grew deeper, and then he suddenly remembered what he overheard when he had used his Spiritual Sense. He remembered Tang He mentioning something about a n or mission. Thus, he asked: This Spirit Blood Jade What is it used for?
Xiao Yn did not hide anything and exined to Xiao Chen the origins and usage of the Spirit Blood Jade.
When speaking of the Spirit Blood Jade, one must first start by taming beasts. With a strong Spirit Beast, one would have an advantage in battle. Thus, the cultivators of the Tianwu continent had never given up on taming Spirit Beast.
The way the earliest cultivators tamed Spirit Beast was simr to the method of taming normal animals. They took away young Spirit Beasts and nurtured them from young. After raising and training them, they established a rtionship with the Spirit Beast, aplishing their goals in taming them.
However, Spirit Beasts were different from regr animals, after all, they had high levels of intelligence. Using this method, there was no way to sessfully tame a Spirit Beast that exceeded Rank 4.
It was impossible to guarantee the loyalty of Rank 4 Spirit Beasts and above. It was even quitemon to see Spirit Beasts devouring their master in the middle of battle.
Furthermore, this method of taming required long periods of time. If it was considered fast, it still was a few years; if long, it might have been tens of years. Aside from this, one Spirit Beast would only be able to serve one master and there would be no way to transfer it to someone else.
This situation carried on until a genius-leveled character appeared and thoroughly changed everything. He was the person who established the Nushou SectMao Yanan.
When Mao Yanan traveled around the continent, he discovered a miraculous jade. After polishing it, it was able to store Spirit Beasts within it, allowing the holder of the jade to establish a blood contract.
Following that, there was further research done on it and they had managed to unravel more of its secrets, inventing all sorts of methods to allow one piece of jade to simultaneously control tens of Spirit Beasts. Furthermore, there was no restriction on the Rank of the Spirit Beast.
Imagine a person who could control tens of high ranked Spirit Beast; think about the terrifying level of his battle prowess. Thus, when he established the Nushou Sect, he became the first great power of the Great Tang Nation.
At this point of time, everyone found out about the secrets of the Spirit Blood Jade. However, in the Tianwu Continent, only the Great Tang Nation produced Spirit Blood Jades. Furthermore, they were pretty much all controlled by the Nushou Sect. Very few of them managed to spread to other ces.
It could be said that the piece of Spirit Blood Jade in Xiao Chens hand was one of the very few that could be found within the Great Qin Nation. Its value, worth many times more than a Moonstone.
Does Cousin mean that the people of the Tang n intended to use this Spirit Blood Jade to tame Spirit Beasts that were about Rank 4? Xiao Chen asked after understanding the crux of the problem. However, this was not really a big issue.
Xiao Yn was able to see through the suspicions in Xiao Chen heart, This matter is not as simple as you think. ording to the arrangements set by the Three Great ns, ns aside from the Xiao n can only obtain herbs and Spirit Beasts in small amounts.
However, that arrangement also clearly stated, regardless alive or dead, Spirit Beasts that were Rank 4 and above cannot be removed from Seven Horn Mountain. This was the bottom line of our Xiao n, as well as thergest source of our ie. Now that the Tang n had turned their back on this arrangement, their intentions are quite clear.
To go back on this arrangement meant that the Tang n was looking down on the Xiao n, thinking that they could do whatever they wanted. This was quite a serious matter.
Once this had begun and if it was not managed well, when word gets out, the authority that the Xiao n had over this Seven Horn Mountain will be put to question. However, why did the Tang n dare to do this? Their strength was far lower than the Xiao n. Furthermore, they had always been very low-key. There was probably someone backing them for them to have acted this way.
At this moment, a dangerous aura came from afar. Xiao Chen hurriedly sent out his Spiritual Sense; he had always been very confident in his senses.
After releasing his Spiritual Sense, Xiao Chen unexpectedly discovered that the distance his Spiritual Sense could cover was now 800 meters. However, just before he had time to rejoice, Xiao Chen frowned.
Through his Spiritual Sense, he could see a group of men in clothing carrying heavy crossbows rapidly making their way over. This group of people were all Superior Grade Martial Masters and the person leading them was a Martial Grand Master.
Based on their speed, they would arrive in less than a minute. Furthermore, the crossbows in their hands were not of ordinary quality. It was likely that they were works that came from the Heavenly Craft Manor.
Recollecting his Spiritual Sense, Xiao Chen urgently said: There is a group of Martial Mastersing towards us from the east. They should arrive in less than a minute.
Then lets quickly leave, Xiao Yns expression quickly changed. She did not ask Xiao Chen where he had gotten the information from and just grabbed his hands and leaped out of the window.
Just when the two of them jumped out, there were whizzing sounds in the air. Countless arrows shot towards the wooden hut. The power of the arrows was extremely strong, so strong that soon, there were countless holes in the wooden hut.
However, the men in ck clothing did not stop. After a while, the wooden hut copsed with a boom. Xiao Yn turned her head to look at the wooden hut she had lived in for many years, and her expression turned incredibly cold.
Chapter 36 - Gushing Undercurrent
Chapter 36: Gushing Undercurrent
Huchi!
Seeing her wooden hut get destroyed, Xiao Yn did not lose herself in anger. Instead, she took out a rescue signal from her sleeves. After a round of red fireworks were set off in the air, a second one went off, and by the third round, they hadpletely disappeared.
Xiao Yn quickly said to Xiao Chen, This is the highest level of rescue signal. Soon, the Third Elder and the others will arrive.
Xiao Chen looked at the men in ck clothing, they had discovered the fireworks and were rapidly heading towards them. He felt quite helpless in his heart. Perhaps by the time the Third Elder and the others arrived, there might only be two corpses left.
If Xiao Chen was here alone, after he used Lightning Evasion, he would be able to easily leave. It was a pity that at his current state, it was impossible to bring someone with him when using it.
The two of them ran unceasingly, asionally dodging arrows that were fired at them. As a result, their speed was slowed significantly. If they could not think of a solution, they would be caught very soon.
Xiao Chen nimbly somersaulted in the air, avoiding an arrow, as he urgently said: Cousin Yn, if this keeps up, they will catch up to us very soon.
Xiao Yn turned her head to look at the situation behind her. The men in ck were continuously jumping from tree to tree, not even stopping for a single step. These men must have been highly trained in using crossbows, as even while shooting, they did not stop moving.
Extending both her arms, Xiao Yns body danced in midair as countless red petals fell from the sky. The fragrance of Poinsettias spread through the forest.
Xiao Yn stopped, then drew the Broken Moon Sword and restarted dancing again. Her movements were very elegant, like a quick-witted fairy. The arrows that were fired looked like they had hit an intangible barrier, all being deflected off to a side.
Streams of red sword tips flew around them while Xiao Yn unceasingly danced in the midst of the petal-filled sky. Then, the Broken Moon Sword shot out the countless red swords into the surrounding area.
Although the red sword tips looked beautiful dancing in the air, they were allced with the poison of Poinsettias. All it took was just a touch and one would be immediately poisoned.
The densely packed red sword tips almostpletely filled the immediate area around Xiao Yns body. The entire space was pervaded with the pollen of the Poinsettias. Although the pollen was poisonous, it was incredibly bewitching.
The prettier something was, the more likely it was to be dangerous. When the men in ck clothing saw the red space in front of them, they sensibly stopped. Poinsettia was one of the five deadly poisonsnot everyone had the guts to try it.
Xiao Chen, who was in front, stared nkly at Xiao Yn dancing amidst the petals. At this moment, she was like a fairy, dancing the most alluring dance in the world, causing anyone watching to be deeply engrossed, unable toe back to their senses.
Lets go, Cousin Xiao Chen.
It was unknown when Xiao Yn stopped dancing and suddenly appeared behind Xiao Chen. Grabbing his hand, they switched direction and continued running.
That direction headed towards the core area of Seven Horn Mountain. In that area, the Spirit Beasts were more ferocious than those surrounding the area. Furthermore, there were Spirit Beasts that were highly ranked. Regr Martial Disciples, or even Martial Grand Masters, would not dare to casually enter that area.
Xiao Yn had cultivated there for ten years and relying on her familiarity with the area, she was very confident that she could shake off the pursuers after they entered the inner area of Seven Horn Mountain.
Coming back to his senses, Xiao Chen looked at Xiao Yn holding his hands, Cousin, actually, my wounds have healed already. I can move on my own.
Xiao Yn did not answer his question and just continued to hold his hands, rushing forward. She said indifferently: You are about to die and yet you can still afford to care about these things.
In her eyes, Xiao Chen was just an Inferior Grade Martial Disciple. At the moment, they were being chased. If she held onto him, they would be able to be faster.
However, while Xiao Chens strength looked simple on the surface, Xiao Yn helping him along like this actually made their speed much slower than what it could have been.
Xiao Chen was about to retort back, when Xiao Yn suddenly stopped. Her gaze coldly looking in front. Under a huge tree, a man in ck clothes quietly stood there.
Hand over the Spirit Blood Jade or die! The man in ck clothes said calmly, there was no trace of emotions in his voice.
The highly toxic Poinsettia may have been able to hold back those Martial Masters but this man in ck clothes was a peak Superior Grade Martial Grand Master. He naturally had a way to be safe from the poisonous nature of the Poinsettia.
Without even doing anything, Martial Grand Masters kept appearing around him. This caused Xiao Chen to feel very depressed.
With his current strength, even if he met a Martial Master, he was confident that he would still have the abilities to battle them.
However, if he ran into a peak Martial Grand Master, he could only rely on the Return of the Azure Dragon to risk it all. Though, after the lesson he received fromst time, he no longer dared to rashly use this terrifying Heaven Ranked Martial Technique anymore.
Xiao Yn did not reply. Instead, the sky filled with petals once again, the Broken Moon Sword in her hands pierced unhesitatingly towards that man.
Courting death, the man in ck clothes snorted. He reacted as fast as lightning and gently leaned to one side, avoiding the sword. Then, he extended out two fingers, forming them into a sword shape, and pierced in the direction of Xiao Yns brain.
Xiao Yn stepped backwards in a rush but the man did not chase after her. Pulling his hands back, a man-eating flower shot out of his hands. The man-eating flower opened up its petals, like the huge mouth of a ferocious beast, and ruthlessly bit at the Poinsettia behind it.
It turns out that the person already knew Xiao Yn had nted a Poinsettia behind him. His earlier attack was only a feint and that was his true killing move.
The man-eating flower could absorb all the pollen into its body then digest it, generating stronger poison. No wonder he was not afraid of the toxic nature of the Poinsettia. He was able to sense the Poinsettia that had stealthily appeared behind him.
In the instant this happened, Xiao Yn could not recall her Martial Spirit. Chewing sounds could be heard and the man-eating flower already heavily bit on the Poinsettia, chewing down on it.
The situation was critical. When Xiao Yn battled, she waspletely surrounded by the flower petals of the Poinsettia. The toxic nature was unable to differentiate between friend or foe not even allowing Xiao Chen to get close to help.
At this moment, Xiao Chen could no longer hold back. He shouted out, Lightning Descend!
Lightning streaked across the empty sky, striking towards that man in ck clothing. The man did not dare take any risk and immediately retreated backwards. Just when he stopped moving, the lightning in the sky struck towards him again.
Xiao Chens Spiritual Sense had already locked down on him, allowing him to determine where would hend in an instant. If he retreated backwards, the Lightning Descend could immediately strike down.
However, with Xiao Chens cultivation realm, he was only able to maintain such rapid execution of this for three times. After three times, he would have to take a break before executing it again.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, Xiao Yn immediately recalled the Poinsettia. All that was left was a broken petal, the rest had been gobbled up by the man-eating flower.
Avoiding the lightning once again, the man in ck clothings eyes filled with a cold light. His gaze locked onto to Xiao Chen as he waved his hands and the malevolent man-eating flower opened up its huge mouth, heading towards Xiao Chen in a sh.
Seeing the horrifying man-eating flower, Xiao Chen was struck with fear. The flower actually had sharp teeth that only carnivorous animals had. On the teeth, he could even see a cold gleam.
Xiao Chens brain worked very hard, urgently trying to think of a way to deal with it. The strongest thing that he could count on was his Azure Dragon Martial Spirit. However, his Spirit Weapon was already broken, so naturally, he would not be able to utilize the might of the Azure Dragon.
Thus, all he could rely on was the Purple Thunder True Fire. It was a pity that the Purple Thunder True Fire had a very serious drawback. Although it was very persistent it hadcked prating power. With a barrier of Essence from a regr Martial Disciple, it could be easily defended against.
How could he increase the prating power of the Purple Thunder True Fire?
However, with the current situation at hand, he did not have too much time to think about it. The man-eating flower was approaching him. Once the man-eating flower got near, without a Spirit Weapon, he would be swallowed by it in no time, leaving nothing behind.
Puchi!
The purple med gathered onto Xiao Chens finger tip. When he focused his Spiritual Sense on it, Xiao Chen suddenly had a strange idea. Using the techniques of alchemy, his Spiritual Sense quickly made the Purple Thunder True Fire rotate.
With every revolution, Xiao Chens Essence would be significantly exhausted. However, the power contained in the Purple Thunder True Fire also increased significantly.
With a swoosh, the me rapidly headed to the man-eating flower.
Bang! when the mes collided with the man-eating flower, it resulted in an intense explosion. The huge man-eating flower turned into countless specks of lights and returned to the body of the man in ck clothing.
It actually caused an explosion, which was quite different from what Xiao Chen had expected. He originally thought that this improved version of the Purple Thunder True Fire would be able to pierce through the man-eating flower and defeat it, before carrying on to attack the man in ck clothing.
But it looked like he had to continue to deliberate this further in the future. However, the danger in front of him had passed. Xiao Chen took out the Spirit Blood Jade from the Universe Ring.
The Spirit Blood Jade is with me. If you want it, then catch me first, Xiao Chen shouted loudly at the man in ck clothing. At this moment, Xiao Yn was already injured and temporarily could not fight. He could only lure the man in ck clothing away by himself.
If he could lure him away by himself, then it would be easier for him the escape using the Lightning Evasion. This way, Cousin Yn would also have the opportunity to escape.
Seeing Xiao Chens figure dashing away, the man in ck clothing took a deep breath and manifested his Martial Spirit. He then quickly chased after Xiao Chen.
His aim was only to obtain the Spirit Blood Jade, nothing else mattered. Since the Spirit Blood Jade was with Xiao Chen, he no longer needed to bother with Xiao Yn.
Xiao Ynsplexation was incredibly pale as she watched Xiao Chens figure leave. There was aplex expression on her face as her hand that held the Broken Moon Sword continued to tremble. Her mind was inplete disarray as she considered whether to chase after them or not.
Naturally, she knew that Xiao Chen lured the man in ck clothing away so that she could have an opportunity to escape. With the cultivation realm of that man, even if the two of them worked together, they still would not be his match. They had may as well use one person to lure him away, saving the other person.
If she chased after them now, then she would have wasted Cousin Xiao Chens efforts. However, she believed that if she left, the severely injured Xiao Chen would not be able to escape from that man.
There was no way she could as calm or at ease!
At the same time, in a Xiao n encampment within Seven Horn Mountain, the Xiao n Third Elder looked into the sky and saw three rounds of red fireworks suddenly blossoming in the air. He immediately frowned.
Pass down the order, all Xiao n disciples of the Martial Disciple realm and above are to gather immediately! Send someone down to inform the First Elder that the First Miss is in danger. Tell him to ask Elder Liu toe. Be quick!
The group of people under him had never seen such a grim expression on the Third Elders face before. They knew that the situation was serious and immediately moved.
In a short moment, the undercurrents of Seven Horn Mountain had surged, and there was a drastic change in their situation.
Chapter 37 - A Bitter Battle
Chapter 37: A Bitter Battle
Looking at the man in ck clothing chasing after him, Xiao Chen felt extremely disheartened. Within a week, he had been chased by two Martial Grand Master, how pathetic was this!
However, this was different from thest time, this time, he basically had not needed to exhaust any Essence. It was actually quite easy to shake off his pursuer, he just had to continuously use the Lightning Evasion.
However, now was not the time to do so. He was afraid that if he disappeared without a trace, the man would turn back and cause trouble for Xiao Yn. In that cause, the trouble that would happen would outweigh the benefits he would gain. Thus, he could only keep running, bringing the man further into the core area of Seven Horn Mountain.
Just when Xiao Chen prepared to use the Lightning Evasion, there suddenly was the sound of fightinging from behind him. He began to have an uneasy feeling as he extended out his Spiritual Sense and immediately saw the man battling with Xiao Yn.
After his meticulous n that he had thought out with great difficulty, he did not expect that Cousin Yn would follow after him. Xiao Chen thought bitterly in his heart, looks like there is no escape this time, I might as well make a stand here!
A determined gleam shed in Xiao Chens eyes as he stopped in his tracks and quickly turned around. Is it truly impossible to defeat a Martial Grand Master?
I hope that nothing will happen to Cousin Yn.
Thinking that, Xiao Chen rushed over as quickly as he could. However, he discovered that there was blood trickling out of the corner of Xiao Yns mouth, looking incredibly pale as she brandished her sword and held her ground.
There was an extremely impatient expression on the mans face as he knocked back Xiao Yn once again. He was thinking of leaving as soon as he could as thoughts of the Spirit Blood Jade filled his heart. He did not wish to be tangled up in battle with Xiao Yn.
Xiao Yn wiped off the blood from the corner of her mouth, she held the Broken Moon Sword and resolutely looked at the man in ck. She did everything she could to fire out a red sword light at the man.
However, the man just waved his hands and the massive man-eating flower appeared once again. It opened its huge mouth and swallowed the sword light. The Martial Spirit of this man was truly Xiao Yns nemesis.
You came here seeking death yourself, so dont me me for this, the man in ck clothing snorted coldly. His body quickly moved forward, intending to kill her. He could already no longer tolerate spending time battling with Xiao Yn.
Boom!
A sh of lightning streaked across, Xiao Chens figure suddenly appeared in front of Xiao Yn. The man in ck clothing was startled by the lightning and Xiao Chens sudden appearance. He quickly retreated a few steps backwards.
Cousin Xiao Chen, howhow did you arrive here? Xiao Yns face showed an extremely puzzled expression. Apparently, when Xiao Chen appeared from the lightning, it had exceeded her understanding of what could happen.
Xiao Chen smiled bitterly and did not answer her question. Instead, he took out a Qi Returning Pill and passed it to her, I thought that Cousin would note chasing after me. Although this Qi Returning Pill cannot treat your injuries, it will help you quickly recover your Essence. It should be of some help.
Xiao Yn received the Qi Returning Pill that Xiao Chen passed to her. Her already puzzled face turned even more confused. When and how did Cousin Xiao Chen obtain this strange Martial Technique?
Where did this pille from?
Xiao Chen could more or less guess what Xiao Yn was thinking but now was not the time to exin things, If Im still alive after this, Ill give you an exnation. For now, let me borrow your Broken Moon Sword.
Without any hesitation, Xiao Yn handed the sword over to Xiao Chen. Although she knew that Xiao Chen was definitely hiding something from her, she still deeply trusted Xiao Chen.
He was willing to be bait and give up his opportunity to flee all for her. If he had secrets kept from her, it was because he had no other choice.
Cousin Xiao Chen, you be careful, Xiao Yn said out of worry when she saw Xiao Chen holding the sword and facing the man in ck clothing.
Xiao Chen waved his hands gently but did not turn his head back. Following that, he brandished the sword and a pure string of energy rushed into the Spirit Weapon. Very soon, the Azure Dragon Martial Spirit in his body established a mysterious connection.
The Broken Moon Sword lived up to its rank as an Inferior Grade Profound Ranked Spirit Weapon. Xiao Chen could clearly feel that the power transmitted from the Azure Dragon Martial Spirit was significantly stronger than when using the Lunar Shadow Saber.
Looking at Xiao Chen brandishing the Spirit Weapon, the man felt a different auraing from Xiao Chen. This aura containedyers of might. It actually caused him to feel a faint pressure.
Was this person truly just an Inferior Grade Martial Disciple? Some doubt shed in the eyes of the man in ck clothing. However, after a moment, the stern look in his eyes returned as he said in a cold voice: Ill still say the same thing, hand over the Spirit Blood Jade and Ill leave immediately. You and the girl behind you both have great potential, there is no need to waste your lives here.
Grasping firmly onto the Broken Moon Sword, Xiao Chens expression turned calm as he smiled, Dont bother trying to persuade us anymore, I will never hand over this Spirit Blood Jade to you.
Not to even mention whether you will keep your words or not, I had risked my life to obtain this Spirit Blood Jade and even destroyed a Spirit Weapon in the process. Why would I simply just hand this Spirit Blood Jade over to you?
As the mans face was covered, his expressions could not be seen. The man said in a deep voice: As long as you are willing to hand it over, I can immediatelypensate you with a Profound Ranked Spirit Weapon not inferior to the one in your hands now.
Was this Spirit Blood Jade truly that useful? Was it actually worth it for him to exchange it with a Profound Ranked Spirit Weapon? Could it be that the Spirit Beast they wanted to seal was not just a Rank 5 Spirit Beast?
Having some suspicion in his heart, Xiao Chens expression did not change and he said indifferently: Allow me to analyze the situation. Under a scenario where you hold the absolute advantage, why would you offer me such a generous exchange?
You are afraid of engaging in battle with me and expending too much of your Essence. If you are to be discovered by the guards of the Xiao n after that, it would be difficult for even you to escape. Am I right?
After the man in ck clothings intention was revealed, there was a gleam in his eyes and he said in a stern voice: You refused to take the easy way and insist on threading on this difficult path. So dont me me for this.
With a ceng sound, the man in ck drew out a two meters long sword from an unknown ce. This sword could be the Profound Ranked Weapon that he intended to give Xiao Chen.
[TL notes: I believe the ceng sound is the sound of a sword being drawn from a sheath]
Xiao Chen had not seen such a long sword before and for a while, felt some surprise. With a sh of the sword, the man in ck clothing took that advantage and rushed towards him.
The originally graceful sword was used by the man in a very tyrannical manner, as though it was a broadsword. His techniques consisted of hacks, chops, pares, and minces. Though, it was a suitable usage of that two-meter long sword as its might was unfathomable.
Xiao Chen was not familiar with the usage of long weapons, but he was even more unfamiliar with the usage of swords. He could only rely on the strong power of the Azure Dragon and the electrical glow on the sword to barely deal with the situation, but suddenly, he encountered peril.
Bang!
As the two swords shed against one another, a huge repelling force came from the sword, causing Xiao Chen to be knocked backward by several meters. The Essence in his body fluctuated, indicating that he was probably severely injured, as the power contained in the long sword had devastated his body internally.
The man in ck clothing was not in an any better situation either. With the strong power of the Azure Dragon and the strange electrical light, when they shed, he could feel his hands going numb.
If it was not for the fact that his cultivation realm exceeded Xiao Chens significantly, the long sword in his hands might have been knocked flying long ago.
Doing his best the suppress the injuries in his body, Xiao Chen extended out a finger. A purple me gathered on his finger and after spinning a few revolutions, it fired towards the man in ck clothing.
The man brandished his sword and a glow appeared. With a loud boom, the sword shed with the mes and there was an explosion. After the explosion, the purple mes had actually not extinguished.
Instead, it had spread to the body of the sword, continuing to burn. Very soon, it arrived at the handle. There was a look of shock in the mans eyes. Before the mes reached the handle of the sword, he quickly threw the sword onto the ground.
Now was the time! Divine Thunder Break!
Xiao Chen quickly switched the Broken Moon Sword to his left hand as the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation rapidly circted in his body. A pure lightning attributed energy came out from his right hand.
It formed a bright electrical light in the air as it shot towards the man in ck clothing. Although this Divine Thunder Break was only a Superior Grade Yellow Ranked Martial Technique, its speed was significantly faster than the regr Profound Grade Martial Techniques. After letting go of the long sword, the man would not have the opportunity to evade it.
Puchi!
The resplendent electrical light struck the body of the man, and in an instant, that body of that man lit up, crackling with electricity. He was shing continuously, looking like a man made from electricity.
Xiao Chen was very surprised, this man had used an unknown Martial Technique and turned his Essence into an armor that covered his entire body, causing the might of the Divine Thunder Break to be blocked.
Kill!
The man in ck shouted loudly as he picked up the still burning sword. His body exploded forward, and before Xiao Chen could react, a fiery light appeared before him.
Heavenly Lightning Shield!
The sword shrouded in Purple Thunder True Fire mercilessly struck onto the Heavenly Lightning Shield. Due to the blocking of the Heavenly Lightning Shield, the force of that strike was severely weakened. However, Xiao Chen still ended up vomiting out some blood, showing how strong the force behind the sword was.
I have never been forced to such a point before in my life by just an Inferior Grade Martial Disciple. Xiao Chen, you are the first to do so. The man in ck clothing almost seemed to go berserk as he wielded the ming sword and continuously hammered on the Heavenly Lightning Shield.
Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang
Every time the sword hacked down, the Essence and blood in Xiao Chens body turned even more turbulent and Xiao Chensplexion slowly turned paler and paler.
Xiao Yn, who had already recovered some Essence, saw the dangerous situation that Xiao Chen was in. Ignoring her injuries, she leaped forward and struck a palm strike on the body of that man.
However, the mans entire body was already covered in his armor made of Essence that could even block the Divine Thunder Break. Thus, what could this palm strike do? The man in ck turned around and hacked at Xiao Yn with his sword, sending her flying.
Bastard! Xiao Chen shouted in pain as he threw out the Heavenly Lightning Shield, causing it to fly towards Xiao Yn, catching her.
Cousin Xiao Chen, my earlier palm strike had already infused the poison of the Poinsettia into his body. All you have to do is create an open wound, Xiao Yn weakly said as she copsed in Xiao Chens embrace.
The man in ck clothingughed loudly, How naive, did you think you can kill me by inflicting the Poinsettias poison into me? Dont forget what my Martial Spirit is, there is no poison in this world that can kill me.
Hearing those words, Xiao Yns already pale face fell even more into despair.
Xiao Chen firmly grasped the sword as his heart continued to quiver. If only I was stronger, then this situation wouldnt have happened. To think that I actually let a woman put in so much effort, even to the point of injuring herself, for me.
Today, regardless of whether the Xiao nes or not, both of you have to die. This is the result of your choice to make things difficult, the man in ck said maniacally.
Is that so?
Suddenly a cold snort came from within the forest. Xiao Chen extended his Spiritual Sense but could not discover anyone. The true origin of this voice was actually more than 800 meters away.
Chapter 38 - Martial Saint—Liu Fengyin
Chapter 38: Martial SaintLiu Fengyin
Who Who is ying these tricks on me! Show yourself!
The sudden voice caused the ck-clothed man to be extremely agitated. He did his best to attempt to locate who had spoken. However, since even Xiao Chens Spiritual Sense could not sense him, naturally this man would not be able to do so with just his perception.
Is this all the strength you have? that strange voice once again sounded out right beside that ck-clothed mans ear. However, he still did could not location the origin of the voice.
Hesing, Xiao Chen quietly thought. Through his Spiritual Sense, Xiao Chen spotted a grayish figure rapidly moving towards them. The figure was so fast that even Xiao Chens Spiritual Sense was not able to clearly make out his appearance.
Xiao Chen hugged Xiao Yn as he retreated backward by a few steps. He did not dare to let his guard down. It was unknown if this mysterious figure was a friend or foe.
Pu!
Before that person arrived, a blue flying dagger was shot out. The ck-clothed man did his best to evade but his right arm was still wounded. Fresh blood started to flow out after a moment.
The might of this flying dagger is truly great, it can even easily tear apart the Essence armor that he conjured up. Xiao Chen silently thought in his heart.
The ck-clothed man shouted out in pain as he red furiously in the direction where the flying dagger hade from. The massive man-eating flower appeared and started to move in the direction of his attacker.
Hmph! Such a weak Martial Spirit and yet you still dare to simply release it? How reckless.
After he said this, that mysterious person finally showed himself. He headed directly to the man-eating flower but it seemed like he did not n to do anything. Suddenly, when the man-eating flower was about two meters away from him, it exploded and turned into dust.
This was different from when Xiao Chen had caused it to explode earlier. This time, the man-eating flower had truly turned into dust and vanished into the air. It did not turn into specks of lights, nor did it return to the body of the ck-clothed man.
The instant the man-eating flower vanished, the ck-clothed man immediately vomited a mouthful of blood. His face was filled with terror as he said: You actually managed to destroy my Martial Spirit?!
Before your Martial Spirit had cultivated to an indestructible realm, you actually dared to show it off in front of your enemies. Serves you right. The mysterious person said coldly.
The ck-clothed man stood weakly on the spot and asked: Are you from the Xiao n?
The mysterious person said indifferently: It can be considered so!
Its impossible, how could the Xiao Chen have a Martial Saint level expert? The ck-clothed man eximed in disbelief.
It wasnt only the ck-clothed man that was shocked, even Xiao Chen and Xiao Yn did not dare to believe that there was a Martial Saint level expert in Xiao n. They were both disciples of direct descent but they had never heard of this before. Since when did their n have a Martial Saint level expert?
A Martial Saint cultivator could be considered to be amongst the strongest force in Mohe City. Even within the Great Qin Nation, regardless of city, a Martial Saint cultivator would be of great influence.
If a Martial Saint was willing to settle in the Xiao Chen, then there was only one possibility. This person must have broken through the bottleneck of Martial Grand Master at an advanced age. He likely had no more hope of increasing his cultivation anymore, thus he just wanted to find a quiet ce to settle down.
However, even if it was such a situation was like this, the two of them were still thoroughly shocked. This matter had just been concealed too deeply.
Elder, are you truly from my Xiao n? Xiao Chen asked cautiously.
The mysterious man did not reply but amand medallion shot out from his sleeve and flew towards Xiao Chen. Xiao Chen quickly caught it and took a look. Engraved on that ck coloredmand medallion made of gold were the words Special Consecrate on one side and Liu Fengyin on the other.
The Xiao n indeed had a mysterious Special Consecrate. However, not to mention his cultivation realm, most people did not even know what he looked liked because he was rarely seen.
Seeing thismand medallion, the identity of this person could be verified. Xiao Chen cupped his fist in respect, Many thanks to Elder Liu for helping us out.
Liu Fengyin waved his hands dismissively as he maintained a calm expression, After receiving my pay, this is what I should do. There is no need to thank me.
Aside from that, you can hand over that piece of Spirit Blood Jade to me. The First Elder and Third Elder should arrive very soon. You can start making your way down the mountain. Liu Fengyin said that after he muttered something irresolutely to himself.
Xiao Chen frowned slightly, he could not help but feel some anger well up in his heart. This person knew about the Spirit Blood Jade, which meant that he had already arrived long ago but had not helped them out.
The first thing he asked for was the Spirit Blood Jade, Xiao Chen truly did not feel happy in his heart. Not to mention that he had yet to confirm the identity of this person, even if his identity was confirmed, he was just a Special Consecrate.
This kind of Consecrate was not under the control of the Xiao n and had a lot of freedom. They could leave the Xiao n anytime he wanted, how could Xiao Chen simply hand over the Spirit Blood Jade to such a person?
The most important thing was that this Spirit Blood Jade was obtained by Xiao Chen after risking his life and spending a tremendous amount of effort. In his eyes, it was something that had already belonged to him and had nothing to do with the Xiao n. He would not easily give it to someone else.
I apologize, I cant think of any reason for me to hand over this Spirit Blood Jade to you. Xiao Chen looked at Liu Fengyin with a calm expression.
Liu Fengyins expression changed. Apparently, he had not expected Xiao Chen to reject his request. As he locked his gaze on Xiao Chen, the pressure from the aura of a Martial Saint ruthlessly exploded out. He wanted to suppress Xiao Chen using his aura.
If it was a regr Inferior Grade Martial Disciple, they would not be able to endure such a pressure from a Martial Saint. This kind of pressure would force them to submit in their hearts and unwittingly agree to the requests of the person.
However, unfortunately for this Martial Saint, Xiao Chen was not a regr Martial Disciple. The Azure Dragon Martial Spirit in his body was a Holy Beast that had existed since the ancient times. Its might and aura wereparable to a Martial God.
Although Xiao Chen could not control this aura and take initiative in utilizing it, the Azure Dragon would still retaliate with a counterattack when it felt this pressure. It would meet the strong pressure with an even stronger pressure.
Thus, Xiao Chen faced the aura without any fear. When the overflowing aura of this Martial Saint shed with his aura, Xiao Chen managed to be in the advantage.
Ai! Liu Fengyin looked at Xiao Chen in astonishment. He did not expect that an insignificant Inferior Grade Martial Disciple would be able to ward off his aura.
Feeling some frustration in his heart, he nned to increase the intensity of his aura to try and force Xiao Chen into submission. However, at this moment, there was the tter of footstepsing from the forest behind him. Liu Fengyin felt it with his perception and immediately stopped releasing his aura.
Xiao Chen instantly felt relieved. When he looked towards the forest behind, he discovered the First Elder and Third Elder who led arge group of Martial Masters.
When Xiao Qiang saw the incredibly pale Xiao Yn, he immediately rushed over. After injecting strands of Essence into her to clearly inspect her injury, he released his breath in relief.
Elder Liu, many thanks for your assistance this time. Xiao Qiang faced Liu Fengyin and said with a respectful expression.
Liu Fengyin indifferently nodded his head and did not reply. His gaze was indistinctly fixed on Xiao Chen. It seemed as though he was looking at a ything, causing Xiao Chen to feel horror in his heart.
You best not cross me, or else, even if you are a Martial Saint, you will not have a good ending. Xiao Chen thought fiercely in his heart.
Now that the troops of the Xiao n had arrived, there was no longer anything for Xiao Chen and Xiao Yn to do. The two of them could be considered as rescued already. However, looking at the expressions of the First Elder and the Third Elder, Xiao Chen understood that the true danger had only just begun.
The group of ck-clothed men were all wiped out but they had allmitted suicide by biting their tongue. After some further inspection, it was verified that these were the death sworn soldiers of the Tang n.
With such a strong military might, they definitely did not enter Seven Horn Mountain with the intention of having fun. Everyone could feel the seriousness of the matter.
Late at night, the stars filled the sky and the full moon hung high.
Within his room in the encampment of the Xiao n at Seven Horn Mountain, Xiao Chen was cultivating unceasingly. He was extremely hardworking and determined, Xiao Chen did not wish to waste any time.
After the First Elder arrived and brought everyone to the encampment, he made arrangements for the Xiao Chen and Xiao Yn. The First Elder then went to meet with the upper echelons of the Xiao n to discuss this matter.
Xiao Chen was not interested in these discussions. He felt apprehensive towards Liu Fengyin. He had a nagging feeling that this person did not have a benevolent nature. Thus, when he arrived at his room, he immediately started to cultivate.
Sounds of light footsteps could be heard and Xiao Chen opened his eyes and stopped cultivating. Using his Spiritual Sense to scan the area, he immediately knew the identity of his visitor. Smiling in his heart, he got up and opened the door.
Cousin Yn, you havee. Xiao Chen smiled gently. He had already expected that Xiao Yn woulde and visit him, thus he was not surprised.
At this moment, Xiao Yn had already changed her clothes. After spending the day recuperating, herplexation seemed a lot better. When she saw Xiao Chen suddenly opening the door, she was surprised. After that, a smile beamed on her face, Cousin Xiao Chen, shall we go take a walk?
Within therge encampment, the Xiao n guards could be seen patrolling everywhere. Each and every one of the guards were Martial Masters, they could be said to be the elite troops of the Xiao n.
The two of them walked to a remote area. The clear and cold moonlight shone on Xiao Yns face, giving her a faint look of grief. Xiao Chen just silently apanied her without saying anything.
They will be sealing the mountains tomorrow, Cousin Xiao Chen, what are your ns? after a long period of silence, Xiao Yn revealed a piece of shocking news.
Sealing the mountains, this was the first time this had happened since Xiao n had started managing Seven Horn Mountain. Xiao Chen could not understand, wasn''t it just the sealing of a Rank 4 and above Spirit Beast? Is there a need to take such drastic measures?
When she saw Xiao Chens puzzled look, Xiao Yn exined: This matter is rted to the Promise of Ten Years. As to how it is rted, I am not sure either.
Every Promise of Ten Years, the Tang n would choose to give up. With such a movement before the Promise of Ten Years, it was hard for anyone to not be suspicious.
Cousin, actually, during the day, I had the opportunity to leave. Xiao Chen thought for a while before slowly enunciating. It was best for some things to be exined to her.
Xiao Yn smiled gently, looking like a fairy, I know, I had already guessed that. You dont have to exin to me.
Just like you said in the past, everyone had their own secrets. Snooping around another persons secrets is not a wise thing to do.
Xiao Yn stopped for a while and looked resolutely at Xiao Chen before continuing: I only know that you are my Cousin Xiao Chen, the cousin who is willing to give up his chance to flee for me. This is sufficient for me.
Hearing this, Xiao Chen felt extremely grateful in his heart. If it was another person came to ask him about this, he would just ignore them. However, if it was Cousin Yn, it would put him in a difficult position.
Actually, I already guessed that the Tang n members intended to seal some Spirit Beast. After he stopped for awhile, Xiao Chen changed the subject and avoided Xiao Yns warm resolute gaze.
Chapter 39 - Spirit Beast Uproar
Chapter 39: Spirit Beast Uproar
For the Tang n to be willing to pay such arge price, the Spirit Beast they wanted to seal was doubtlessly not a Rank 5 Spirit Beast. The highest ranked Spirit Beast in this mountain was only Rank 6, and that was the equivalent to a human Martial King.
There existed only one Rank 6 Spirit Beast within Seven Horn Mountain, namely the king of Seven Horn MountainSix-Tailed Spirit Fox.
The Spirit Fox was a special Spirit Beast. This kind of Spirit beast could cultivate and evolve. The Two-Tailed Spirit Fox that Xiao Chen had encountered in the outskirts was the result of a Spirit Fox progressing in its cultivation.
However, the conditions for the Spirit Fox to evolve were very harsh. Within this massive Seven Horn Mountain, the number of Spirit Foxes that could evolve till they were Rank 5 Spirit Beasts only numbered about a hundred. As for the Rank 6 Six-Tailed Spirit Fox, there was only a single one in the entirety of Seven Horn Mountain.
This Six-Tailed Spirit Fox was the Tang ns target. However, what led Xiao Chen to feel strange was that the strength of the Six-Tailed Spirit Fox was simr to that of an Inferior Grade Martial King. Why was the Tang n so confident in dealing with it?
Could it be that, like the Xiao n, they also had a hidden Martial Saint Expert? When he thought of this, then it was notpletely impossible, but Xiao Chen kept feeling that something was amiss.
Xiao Yn smiled gently, You are not the only person to think of this. My Grandfather, the Third Elder, and the others had thought of this too. As long as they are able to capture the Six-Tailed Spirit Fox, then it would be the same to them having acquired another Martial King expert.
Furthermore, the Six-Tailed Spirit Fox has a long lifespan. It is sufficient enough to ensure that the position of the Tang n within Mohe City will not suffer any threat for the next hundred years.
When they made the connection between this operation and the Promise of Ten Years that is to take ce three monthster, it was no wonder that the First Elder and the rest would choose to seal the mountain after the Tang n tried to capture the Spirit Beast from under their noses.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
All of a sudden, the loud roars of Spirit Beasts emerged from within Seven Horn Mountain. Those roars were as loud as thunder, shaking even the ground. Endless stomping sounds came from the direction of the disturbance.
This encampment was located between the outskirts of Seven Horn Mountain and the core area. Originally, the First Elder and the others set up base in this location for convenient entry. That was the biggest contributing reason why they choose to set up the encampment here.
At this moment, the roars of the Spirit Beasts echoed continuously in deafening fashion. It almost seemed as though a huge army was marching past, and the ground felt as though it was about to split apart at any moment.
Whats going on?
Why are there so many Spirit Beasts roaring?
The Spirit Beasts are in an uproar!
The originally orderly encampment turned chaotic within moments. The guards kept shouting out in panic, and there was no longer any semnce of order present.
Xiao Chen immediately spread out his Spiritual Sense, moving in all directions like a ripple. He discovered that there was nothing special going on within 800 meters of him.
With just a thought, hepletely withdrew his Spiritual Sense and then sent it out again using another method, in the shape of aser beam.
This was a method that Xiao Chen had discovered by ident. If he sent it out like aser beam, then his sensory range would roughly double. Its disadvantage was that it would not provide aprehensive view of everything. In order for him to get a 360 degrees view, he would have to keep moving this line of Spiritual Sense while simultaneously expanding a lot of his mental strength.
In an instant, Xiao Chen could see everything clearly within a straight line of 1500 meters. This allowed him to finally get an overview of the situation. There was arge group of all sorts of Spirit Beasts currently rushing down the mountain.
Rank 3 Scarlet Moon Tiger, Rank 4 Demonic Scorpion, Evil Wind Rat, and all sorts of other Spirit Beasts seemed to be under some sort ofmand, frantically rushing down the mountain. They would arrive at this location within five minutes.
Whats going on? Everyone be quiet. The First Elder hade out from the hall and shouted out when he saw the situation outside.
The First Elder was, after all, the First Elder. When everyone saw him appear, a calm settled over the chaos in the camp. After a while, a Xiao n disciple came rushing in from outside.
First Elder, things dont look good. Those Spirit Beast in the core area seem to have all gone crazy. They are all heading down the mountain and will arrive here soon!
Xiao Qiang seemed direly shocked by this. They had never experienced the Spirit Beasts on Seven Horn Mountain going collectively berserk before, after all. Elder Liu, what do you think?
Liu Fengyin did not look startled as he replied indifferently. This could be a result of them making a move earlier. As for why all these Spirit Beasts have gone crazy, I do not know either.
Xiao Qiang muttered to himself irresolutely before telling the Third Elder: Xiao Tian, bring the disciples that are below the Martial Master realm down the mountain immediately. Elder Liu and I will bring a few Martial Grand Masters to go investigate the situation.
First Elder, what about the matter that I have discussed with you earlier? What is your decision? Liu Fenglin said, still with a nonchnt expression.
He was the only one here that was able to remain this calm. As a Martial Saint, even if all of the Spirit Beasts within Seven Horn Mountain were to pile up against him, he would be able to retreat safely.
Regarding the Spirit Blood Jade? I have to find out Xiao Chens intentions first. Xiao Qiang replied. Seeing Xiao Yn walk over, he asked, Have you seen Xiao Chen?
He left. He said that he had something to do and would go down the mountain himself first. He said that we do not have to bother about him.
What?! He left! Liu Fenglin cried out, a look of anger shing in his eyes.
Xiao Chen had left three minutes ago because he had discovered something interesting with his Spiritual Sense. It might even be the reason for why the Spirit Beasts were in such an uproar.
Within the forest in Seven Horn Mountain, there was a group of people speaking with an anxious expression on their face. Amongst them, there was a blue-clothed person who stood out; this person was that mysterious Martial Saint that Xiao Chen had met in the Thunder Emperors cave.
As for the rest, they were the disciples of Mohe Citys Tang n. Tang Yuan was also present there, but hisplexion was currently extremely pale. Right now, he was trembling with fear and holding on to an infantile Spirit Beast, daring not to even breathe deeply.
Sir Leng, what should we do now? The Tang n First Elder, Tang Feng, asked nervously. That group of Spirit Beasts was chasing them relentlessly. If they could not think of any other ideas, then aside from that blue-clothed person, the rest of them would die here.
The blue-clothed person looked at the infantile Spirit Beast in Tang Yuans embrace and said indifferently: Elder Tang, I have already aplished the matter of obtaining this Spirit Beast. Although there were some unforeseen idents, the responsibility does not lie with me. I believe that my agreement with your Tang n still stands?
Tang Fengs face twitched as he looked furiously at Tang Yuan. When the nearby Tang Yuan felt his gaze, he immediately lowered his head.
The Tang n had prepared many years for this Six-Tailed Spirit Fox, long before the Six-Tailed Spirit Fox had given birth.
After childbirth, the Six-Tailed Spirit Fox would typically exhaust a great deal of energy and turn frail, suffering a drop in strength to the Martial Saint level. This was a rare opportunity for the Tang n.
Coincidentally, this blue-clothed man appeared before the Tang n and came to an agreement with him. The blue-clothed man would deal with the Six-Tailed Spirit Fox, whereas the Tang n would purchase a Spirit Blood Jade in an auction in the Great Tang Nation and seal it.
Who wouldve thought that Tang Yuan and his group would ultimately lose the Spirit Blood Jade when all the proceedings were in order and awaiting execution?.
This lead Tang Feng to be very livid. After thoroughly scolding Tang Yuan, he decided to put everything on the line and deployed their ns death-sworn soldiers to retrieve the Spirit Blood Jade.
When the appointed time had arrived, the death-sworn soldiers did not return. Tang Feng guessed that they had failed and exposed everything. He could wait no longer, thus, after the blue-clothed person lured away the Six-Tailed Spirit Fox, he sent in people to covertly steal its infant.
Sensing that its infant had been taken, the Six-Tailed Spirit Fox actually turned violent. Using the influence it had sown upon the other beasts throughout its time as the local hegemon like a beacon, all the Spirit Beasts in Seven Horn Mountain turned berserk, frantically chasing after the Tang n members.
While escaping, scores of Tang n disciples had either perished or gotten injured. The originallyrge and strong group was now left with a few dozen people. Their only hope nowy with this blue-clothed person.
Recollecting his thoughts, Tang Feng said urgently: Senior Leng, of course, you did not go back on your part of the agreement, the Tang n will definitely keep their end of the deal. However, how do we leave the mountain now?
The blue-clothed person smiled indifferently, How timely, there is a Rank 4 Spirit Beast, three Rank 5 Spirit Beasts, and countless Rank 3 Spirit Beasts heading in this direction.
Hearing these words, the originally anxious Tang n members turned even more terrified. Along the way, they had already been risking their lives. However, their efforts were all spent in vain should they be surrounded by arge group of Spirit Beasts of such caliber.
Senior Leng, What what do you mean by this? Tang Feng trembled.
The blue clothed person smiled casually, Elder Tang, don''t be nervous. Since I came here with you, naturally, I can guarantee that you can leave here alive. Just think, in this situation, who would be more worried than us?
Tang Feng thought for a moment before his eyes gleamed as he piped up joyously: You mean the Xiao n
That''s right, given that such argemotion urred, the Xiao n would definitely send someone over to check. However, the Spirit Beasts have all already turned berserk. They will not be able to reason things out and will kill anyone they see. With the Xiao n holding them back for us, escaping would be easy.
The biggest problem now is the little Spirit Fox in Young Master Tangs arms. The Six-Tailed Spirit Fox is able to vaguely sense the position of this Spirit Fox. As long as we bring this Spirit Fox with us, then it would be difficult for us to escape this situation.
Looking at the little Spirit Fox, Tang Feng felt a headache iing. This little thing was like a bringer of death. After hearing the blue-clothed persons exnation, a sense of release overcame him as he asked: Senior Leng, do you mean for us to release this little Spirit Fox?
We cant release it! Before the blue-clothed person said anything, Tang Feng said loudly.
If everything had gone ordingly, they wouldve immediately added a powerful force to their roster after sealing the Six-Tailed Spirit Fox. Now that they had only obtained said foxs infant, it would take a long time for it to reach a simr stage.
However, after sacrificing so many people and spending so much effort, they would have lost everything and gained nothing if they just released the little Spirit Fox.
The blue-clothed person smiled gently, I do not intend to let this little Spirit Fox go. What I mean to say is that if one person is to flee with the Spirit Fox while the Xiao n is forced to block them for us, escape should be fairly simple for the rest of us. Time is short, Elder Tang, so make your decision quick.
Tang Feng thought very quickly, quickly agreeing with the thoughts of the blue-clothed person. His only issue was deciding who to send.
Firstly, the blue-clothed person was ruled out. Not to mention even agreeing to it, Tang Feng could not feel assurance in handing the little Spirit Fox to him. Once hes gone, he could easily fabricate an excuse and im he had lost it, in which none of them could do anything to him.
This time, he ruled himself out as well. Luring away the Six-Tailed Spirit Fox, while it sounded simple, could easily be the end of him if he was not careful. They had already lost so many men here, and Tang Feng was now very cautious and did not want anything to happen to himself.
From the looks of things, the only person he could choose was Tang Yuan, who had alreadymitted a huge mistake. Having made up his mind, Tang Feng proceeded to dole out his order: You lot! Follow the First Young Master and bring the little Spirit Fox down the mountain immediately. If Tang Yuan loses this little Spirit Fox I believe I don''t have to tell you how the n Head will deal with you.
Chapter 40 - Six-Tailed Spirit Fox
Chapter 40: Six-Tailed Spirit Fox
Tang Yuan felt dissatisfied in his heart, but he did not dare to disobey the wishes of the First Elder. This mission had gotten to this point all because of his huge mistake.
Originally, this mission was supposed to be very easy and rxed. After he finished this mission, he would be able to leave a good impression on his father. At the same time, he would be able to pull the First Elder and Second Elder towards his side. This way, he would be able to suppress his second brother. From the looks of things, all of his ns had now gone awry.
He now only hoped that he would be able to sessfully bring back the little Spirit Fox. To see if he could use this merit to cover up for his mistake, to reduce his punishment to a minimum.
The blue-clothed person looked strangely at the departing group of people, as though he knew long ago that Tang Feng would make such a decision. Sheathing his sword, he smiled, First Elder,e with me and go back the way we came from!
Senior Leng, Did did I hear that correctly? Go back the way we came from? Tang Feng said in shock.
The blue-clothed man added coldly: That Six-Tailed Spirit Fox is just a spent force; after a short period of time, it would lose all of its fighting capabilities. I do not wish to let the Xiao n benefit from this.
Tang Fengs brain seemed to have stopped working for that moment, unable to understand what the blue-clothed person sought to pull off, If that is so, then why did you get Tang Yuan and the rest to leave?
The blue-clothed man smiled, A group of Martial Masters would not be able to make an impact. Instead, if the Xiao n discovers them, it would cause additional problems. They might as well take the opportunity to leave first.
In truth, the blue-clothed man had never had any intentions of letting that group of people leave alive. Carrying the infant Spirit Fox, they would very soon be apprehended by the Six-Tailed Spirit Fox. When that happened, they would have no chance of survival.
This group of people was only good for one thingluring away the Six-Tailed Spirit Fox, to not let the berserk Six-Tailed Spirit-Foxe looking for the blue-clothed man himself. The berserk Six-Tailed Spirit Foxs strength was equal to that of a Martial King. The blue-clothed man did not want to be in the center of its attention. The longer that group was able to lure it away for, the better it would be for him.
At this point in time, the sound of the cries of Spirit Beasts came from behind them. When the blue-clothed man took a look at the pursuers behind him, he saw that were five Rank 4 Spirit Beasts, all Purple Arm Apes.
Earth Dragon Pulse!
The blue-clothed man snorted coldly. Suddenly, a ripple appeared on the ground. What looked like a long snake swimming slowly in a spiral could be seen on the ground.
Boom!
A huge Earth Dragon burst out of the ground with a surging force. It caused the rocks on the ground to be smashed to pieces as it roared furiously and headed towards the five Purple Arm Apes.
The Five Purple Arm Apes were not able to evade in time, inadvertently struck by the technique. The forced contained in the tailed of the dragon instantly knocked them down. Following that, the head of the dragon smashed down like a whip against them, ensuring they would never get up again.
Lets go! Looking at the dumbstruck Tang Feng, the blue-clothed man said indifferently.
The two of them proceeded to leave silently. But little did they know, Xiao Chens Spiritual Sense had caught all of this. The change in his method of using Spiritual Sense had allowed him to virtually double his range. By coincidence, his focused sense had been pointed towards this group of people.
Withdrawing his Spiritual Sense, Xiao Chen felt fear lurch in his heart. The strength of a Martial Saint was terrifying. He was able to instantly defeat five Rank 4 Spirit Beasts.
After saying his goodbyes to Xiao Yn, Xiao Chen had immediately left the encampment. He had furthermore headed towards the direction of Tang Yuan and the others and chased after them. Considering their strongest was only a Martial Master and that the majority of them had already incurred injuries, he felt safe in doing so.
What Xiao Chen wanted to do now was to snatch away the infant of the Six-Tailed Spirit Fox. The descendants of the Six-Tailed Spirit Fox would be born as a Rank 6 Spirit Beast. After it grew older, there was no need for it to evolve in order for it to have six tails.
There was a set of cultivation techniques for Demonic Beasts in the Compendium of Cultivation. It should be suitable for Spirit Beasts to cultivate as well. A naturally born Rank 6 Spirit Beast, in addition to the assistance from the Compendium of Cultivation, would inevitably be able to be Xiao Chens strongest support.
This is why Xiao Chen had decided on snatching away the infant Spirit Fox. Furthermore, he had the Spirit Blood Jade at his disposal. After he snatched it away, he could instantly seal it using the Spirit Blood Jade and hide the aura of the infant. He would then no longer be afraid of the Six-Tailed Spirit Foxs desire for vengeance.
After Xiao Chen left the encampment, he immediately used the Gravity Spell and slowly flew up. He did not dare to fly too high as there were many flying Spirit Beasts within Seven Horn Mountain.
Gravity Spell, its practicality in battle would minuscule due to the fact that it took too much time to activate, but it was useful for traveling swiftly across distances. Xiao Chen locked his Spiritual Sense onto Tang Yuan and his group as he slowly caught up.
Through his Spiritual Sense, Xiao Chen was able to see that Tang Yuan and his group of people were caught up in battle with a group of Rank 4 Spirit Beasts. He could also feel a very strong aura in the distance rushing madly over. This should be the already berserk Six-Tailed Spirit Fox.
After a few more minutes, the figures of Tang Yuan and his group finally appeared within Xiao Chens vision. Xiao Chen, who was floating in the air,nded on a tree branch, observing the group of people below him.
There were seven people. Aside from Tang Yuan, who was a Superior Grade Martial Disciple, the rest of them were Middle Grade or Inferior Grade Martial Masters. Surrounding them was a group of three Rank 4 Blood Wolves, each one possessing the strength of a Martial Grand Master.
It was only a matter of time before these seven people would fall. Even if they could defeat this group of Blood Wolves. With the speed of the Six-Tailed Spirit Fox, it would be able to rush over soon. By then, their death would be even more miserable.
Xiao Chen only had to patiently wait for an opportunity. He did not have to put himself in too much danger.
First Young Master, you should go first. We can block them with just us. One of the seven men said.
Tang Yuan had been waiting for someone to say this all along. He immediately left quickly with the infant Spirit Fox in his embrace.
His opportunity was here! Xiao Chen smiled as his body moved gently through the air, quietly following him.
Tang Yuan did his best to quickly run down the mountain. Looking at the infant Spirit Fox in his arms, he felt helpless and dissatisfied. If it were not for that strange person appearing out of the blue, he would not have fallen to such straits.
Boom!
In that dark night, a sh of lightning suddenly streaked in front of his eyes. Tang Yuan was startled and tried to retreat as he thought, Could it be that he is here?
After that sh of light, Xiao Chens figure slowly took shape in the dark. He looked at Tang Yuan with a spurious smile, Young Master Tang, it has been a while.
After clearly seeing Xiao Chens appearance, Tang Yuan was in disbelief as he said in astonishment: Itsyou, Xiao Chen. How could it be
Hand over the infant of the Six-Tailed Spirit Fox. Xiao Chen ignored Tang Yuans astonishment as he coldly said.
Tang Yuan stared nkly for a while before suddenlyughing out loud, You have hidden yourself well. All of us have failed to see through you. However, the people I hate the most are the ones who hide their strength. Like you.
You want this infant Spirit Fox? I will kill it right now and none of us will be able to get it.
Tang Yuan seemed to be remembering a painful memory as he maniacally raised the infant Spirit Fox high up and ruthlessly smashed it towards the ground.
Sou!
A string of purple mes erupted from Xiao Chens finger and spiraled for a few rounds before being fired at Tang Yuan. The purple mes instantly reached Tang Yuans body.
Tang Yuan was shocked as he pulled his hands back, cing the Spirit Fox back in his arms. He then extended his right palm and used his Essence to create a small shield.
Sou!
The mes easily pierced through the Essence shield in Tang Yuans hands like a nail piercing through wood. After that, it made contact with his arm. Tang Yuan cried out miserably as his right hand quickly turned to ashes, forcing him to drop the Spirit Fox in his embrace.
Xiao Chen shouted lightly and stomped his foot on the ground, thrusting himself forward. With a kick, he quickly knocked Tang Yuan flying and grabbed the Spirit Fox with his hand.
Dont kill me, dont kill me
Lying on the ground, Tang Yuan saw Xiao Chens fierce expression. He immediately begged for mercy, immediately losing all the backbone he had earlier. Keeping this kind of person around would just cause trouble. Naturally, Xiao Chen would not let him off.
With a flick of his finger, he fired out the Purple Thunder True Fire. In the next moment, Tang Yuan waspletely surrounded by the fire. Before he could even cry out, he was already burnt to ashes.
After looking at the pile of ash on the ground, Xiao Chen looked away and then looked at the infant Six-Tailed Spirit Fox in his arms.
Its snow-white fur was not blemished by any dirt or dust. Its eyes were currently closed, just like a serene kitten. It looked extremely cute. However, this little guy was not aware that its mother had already turned berserk because of it.
Feeling sorry for it, Xiao Chen took out the Spirit Blood Jade. He bit his finger and dripped a drop of blood onto the jade. As the blood came in contact with the jade, Xiao Chen immediately felt as though a small part of his soul left his body and entered into the Spirit Blood Jade.
He felt slightly astonished in his heart. Nature was truly a great craftsman. Such a miraculous object could actually be naturally formed. Withdrawing his thoughts, he followed the method that Xiao Yn taught him and cut a small wound on the infant Spirit Foxs body. Then he also dripped a drop of the Spirit Foxs blood on the Spirit Blood Jade.
Ziya!
After feeling some pain, it woke up and struggled out of Xiao Chens embrace. Before it managed to reach the ground, a strong suction force came from the Spirit Blood Jade and sucked the little Spirit Fox in.
Xiao Chen sent a thread of Spiritual Sense into the Spirit Blood Jade. After he entered, a boundless space appeared before his eyes. A little Spirit Fox stood in that empty space, and the small cut he had made on it had already healed as it looked curiously in every direction.
Withdrawing his Spiritual Sense, before he could do anything, he felt a strong aura. In the dark night, a bright light shone on Xiao Chen, causing his aura to be suppressed. He did not dare to make any movements.
Bang!
The light descended onto the ground and a ten-meter tall Six-Tailed Spirit Fox appeared in front of Xiao Chen. It had six tails that were twenty meters long, pointing towards the sky. Its eyes were bloodshot, staring intently at Xiao Chen.
A baleful aura that filled the sky came from its body. Under this pressure, Xiao Chen found it hard to breathe. His forehead was filled with sweat as his hands continuously trembled.
How was it able toe here so fast? Xiao Chen looked at the Six-Tailed Spirit Fox, his heart filled with astonishment. The arrival of this Six-Tailed Spirit Fox was very untimely.
Roar!
In this critical moment, the Azure Dragon within Xiao Chens body released a loud and long roar. The might of a Holy Beast broke out from his body, blocking the baleful aura that had essentially clogged their immediate atmosphere. Xiao Chen finally managed to regain his ability to move his body.
Just as Xiao Chen was preparing to flee, the huge Six-Tailed Spirit Fox suddenly fell over. With a loud boom, it caused countless trees to be broken, sending copious amounts of dust flying into the air.
Haha, this beast has finally ran out of energy. Elder Tang, you should go and deal with that kid from the Xiao n. Take revenge for the Young Master of your n. I will deal with the Six-Tailed Spirit Fox. Heughed loudly. The blue-clothed man had follow the aura of the Six-Tailed Spirit Fox earlier and managed to chase after them.
Tang Feng snorted coldly; he did not say anything as he stared at Xiao Chen. He and the blue-clothed man had just arrived when he saw Tang Yuan dying at his hands. If it was not for the blue-clothed man holding him back, he would have immediately rushed over.
Chapter 41 - Where Two Are Fighting, The Third Wins
Chapter 41: Where Two Are Fighting, The Third Wins
Hu Chi!
Just when the blue-clothed person was about to take action, a flying dagger suddenly pierced through the air and flew ruthlessly towards him. The Essence contained within the flying dagger created a wave in the air. Its intense friction with the air caused sparks to fly.
The blue-clothed persons expression did not change as he stared at the glowing flying dagger. He circted his Essence and a string of stones gathered on his right hand, pouring onto his right palm and rotating incessantly.
From that whirlpool of stones, a stone shoot out and urately struck the flying dagger. With a loud boom, the flying dagger and the stone were both shattered into pieces. Qi waves were then scattered in all directions.
When he saw Liu Fenglin walk out from the darkness, there were great ripples in the blue-clothed mans heart. Since when did Mohe City have another Martial Saint? Could the reports of the n have been mistaken?
Nheless, it only took a few brief moments for his heart to calm down. He had discovered that the old man in front of him was only an Inferior Grade Martial Saint. In contrast, the blue-clothed man had already been a Medial Grade Martial Saint for a long time.
At the Martial Saint cultivation realm, even the difference between a grade would result in a huge disparity in strength. Unless the lower grade had better Spirit Weapons or Martial Techniques, his defeat would be just a matter of time.
Might I ask who are you? Do you have designs on this Six-Tailed Spirit Fox too? Are you not aware of the concept of firste first served? after determining Liu Fenglins cultivation realm, the blue-clothed man tone became rather blunt.
Liu Fenglin smiled coldly as he said indifferently: Firste first served? I am only aware of the concept winner takes all. I have never heard of any concept regarding the order of arrival.
This Liu Fenglin had only managed to reach the Martial Saint realm when he was over sixty years old. His talent could only be called average. He had already known long ago that he would not be able to progress his cultivation realm any further.
If he wanted to raise his strength further, he could only try to dabble with other methods. This Six-Tailed Spirit Fox was a good opportunity for him. If he managed to subdue and tame it, it would immediately turn into a strong support for himself.
Furthermore, based on his status in the Xiao n, they would definitely force Xiao Chen to hand over the Spirit Blood Jade after weighing the pros and cons. Regardless whether he was willing or not, the Xiao n would not offend a Martial Saint for an insignificant Inferior Grade Martial Disciple.
The blue-clothed persons expression turned cold and his eyes gleamed as he smiled coldly, For an insignificant Inferior Grade Martial Saint, you have quite a big appetite.
Liu Fenglin smiled indifferently and casually pointed, Look there
The blue-clothed person looked in the direction that Liu Fenglin had pointed in and his expression changed. Tang Feng, who was originally supposed to be dealing with Xiao Chen, was currently dealing with the attacks of three of the Xiao ns Martial GrandMaster. As for Xiao Chen, he had been standing at the side, calmly watching the battle taking ce.
With three Martial Grand Masters, there was absolutely no chance of any mishaps happening. Tang Fengs defeat was only a matter of time. After the three of them finished off Tang Feng and joined forces with Liu Fenglin, the blue-clothed man would not be at an advantage even with his cultivation as a Medial Grade Martial Saint.
The blue-clothed person analyzed his situation quickly. After a short moment, he made a decision in his heart. He shouted explosively and stomped his foot on the ground. Streams of rocks appeared beneath his foot.
The rocks under his foot began to spin rapidly, moving like a living creature as it wrapped itself around both of his feet. The blue-clothed persons speed suddenly experienced an explosive increase. In an instant, he arrived in front of Liu Fenglin and ruthlessly kicked at him.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
At this moment, there were three exploding soundsing from behind the blue-clothed man. Three earth dragons erupted from the ground and roared furiously. They headed toward Liu Fenglin, blocking off all his paths of escape.
Liu Fenglins expressions did not seem panicked. He had already expected this person to not give up easily. He immediately guarded himself against this sudden attack.
Extending out a palm, Liu Fenglin blocked the kick of the blue-clothed man. Utilizing the force of that kick, he quickly leaped back and countless flying daggers appeared around his body, rapidly spinning around him.
Dance of a thousand daggers!
The spinning flying daggers carried a huge force behind them and they created whistling sounds as they rotated. This force formed a tornado tens of meters tall and it shed with the three earth dragons. The flying daggers spinning in the air caused numerous wounds on the body of the earth dragons gray bodies.
At this moment, the two of them were in a deadlock. The three earth dragon relentlessly attempted to circle around the tornado, asionally smashing intensely against it. However, the countless flying daggers would continuously drain the energy of the earth dragons.
The tornado that had suddenly appeared circled the earth dragons and caused an intense wind current. Streams of wind were blown in all directions. In the surroundings of the two Martial Saints, there was a strong gale that caused sand and stone to fly around.
The First Elder led the two other Martial Grand Masters to deal with Tang Feng. This battle was extremely rxing for them. However, for them to thoroughly defeat Tang Feng would still take some time. After all, they were all Martial Grand Masters. If they risked everything to battle, it would not be easy to deal with them.
They cast a nce towards Liu Fenglins and the blue-clothed mans battle, they could not help but feel worried. The two of them seemed evenly matched, it was difficult to tell who would emerge victorious.
However, a perceptive person would be able to tell that Liu Fenglin was slightly inferior. Once Liu Fenglin was defeated, the three of them would not be a match for the blue-clothed person.
Tang Feng obviously understood this, which was why he did everything he could and expanded his Essence, executing all sorts of Martial Techniques. All his efforts were to dy the three of them. When the blue-clothed man emerged victorious, then he would have the opportunity to survive.
The current battle had entered into a strange situation. Whichever side could finish their battle first, the other side would end up losing.
Under the situation of this precarious bnce, everyone forgot about Xiao Chen, who was quietly standing at the side. The reason was simple, no one believed that an insignificant Inferior Grade Martial Disciple had the ability to enter a battle between Martial Grand Masters and Martial Saints.
However, was the situation truly so?
Looking at Tang Feng enduring bitterly, the corners of Xiao Chens mouth curled up into a cold smile. His Spiritual Sense locked onto Tang Fengs body as the Essence in his body continually circted as he prepared to execute Lightning Descend.
Boom!
A lightning that had exhausted 5% of Xiao Chens Essence dropped from the sky. The terrifying thunderbolt caused the dark night sky to be lit up as though it was day.
In that instant the lightning struck, everyones expression was dumbstruck. Tang Feng, who was in a bitter battle, did not notice this lightning that had suddenly appeared.
That intense light faded away and the dark night sky returned to normal. That bolt of lightning which had appeared then disappeared in an instant gave everyone an ethereal feeling. However, Tang Fengs charred and smoked body , proved that the bolt of lightning was real.
Do it! The First Elder, Xiao Qiang, took the initiative and reacted to this unexpected change in situation. He smashed a palm towards Tang Fengs body as the two other men quickly made a move. They both struck another two strong blows onto Tang Fengs body.
Xiao Qiang turned his head to look at the calm Xiao Chen. There was a puzzled looked in his eyes but he soon retracted his gaze, Go help!
The situation of the battle had quickly changed in their favor with Xiao Chens help. Liu Fenglin led the three Martial Grand Masters in surrounding and attacking the blue-clothed man. The blue-clothed man looked hatefully at Tang Fengs corpse, feeling dissatisfaction in his heart.
At this moment, there was no longer any hope for him to win. The blue-clothed man was a decisive person. After blocking the attacks of the four people, he immediately turned around and fled.
Liu Fenglin looked at the unconscious Six-Tailed Spirit Fox on the ground, then looked at Xiao Chen, who was not far away. He faced the First Elder and said: We should chase after him, he is currently not injured and could sneak attack us at any time.
Liu Fenglins concerns were valid. The sneak attack of a Medial Grade Martial Saint could instantly cause the three Martial Grand Masters to lose their battle capabilities. Now that they have gotten to this point, Liu Fenglin did not dare to be careless.
After all, the body of the Six-Tailed Spirit Fox was very humongous. There was no possibility of Xiao Chen moving it away. Killing it would be even more impossible for him. Furthermore, he was the only person here. Even if the Six-Tailed Spirit Fox did die by some miracle, it would be obviously be by Xiao Chens hands because he was the only possible person who could do it.
Liu Fenglin was not worried about this as he unhesitatingly led the three men to chase after the blue-clothed person. They did not expect to be able to kill him but he wanted to ensure that the blue-clothed man did not have the opportunity to attack them again.
As Xiao Chen watched the four men leave, he slowly made his way to the Six-Tailed Fox thaty on the ground. Before Liu Fenglin left, his gaze was obviously full of menace and threat.
Thinking of Liu Fenglins earlier attitude, Xiao Chen felt indignant in his heart. Raising gently, he snorted: Just an Inferior Grade Martial Saint that cant progress any further. He is just a Special Consecrate of my Xiao n yet he does not even put me in his eyes. The moment he opened his mouth, he immediately demanded for the Spirit Blood Jade. Since you threatened me like that, I shall y along with you.
Casting his gaze onto the body of the Six-Tailed Spirit Fox, Xiao Chen saw a gaping wound. There was some horrifying wound on it, even to the point where its bones could be seen in some ces. This should be the moment where it is the weakest. When it fought with the blue-clothed man, it must have gotten injured. After it went berserk, it overdrafted its life force, causing its injuries to worsen.
A Rank 6 Spirit Beast, equivalent to an Inferior Grade Martial King, was actually in such a state. Xiao Chen felt that it was pitiful. Even if it was an animal, the feelings a mother had for their child was really sincere and pure.
Thinking of the lovely little fellow in the Spirit Blood Jade If it were not for this little thing, this absolute king of Seven Horn Mountain would not have rampaged like that.
Xiao Chen made an estimate of the size of the Six-Tailed Spirit Fox. After making the measurements, he aimed his Universe Ring at the Six-Tailed Spirit Fox on the ground and with a sou sound, the Six-Tailed Spirit Fox was stored in the Universe Ring.
The Spatial Rings of this world were not able to contain any living things. However, the Universe Ring was different. If a Spirit Beast was willing or unconscious, as long as it would be able to fit into it, there would be no problems.
Liu Fenglin, who had left, did not expect that Xiao Chen would be capable of bringing the Six-Tailed Spirit Fox away using the otherworldly Universe Ring. Or else, even if he was beaten to death, he would not have allowed Xiao Chen to stay there while he left.
Xiao Chen used his Spiritual Sense to investigate his surroundings. He quickly discovered that the berserk Spirit Beasts had already dispersed. This should be rted to the fact that the Six-Tailed Spirit Fox had fainted.
After he determined the direction where Liu Fenglin and the others had gone, Xiao Chen withdrew his Spiritual Sense. He swallowed a Qi Returning Pill and headed in the opposite direction, continuously executing the Lightning Evasion. After about ten thunderps, Xiao Chen was already a thousand meters away.
Seven Horn Mountain was only about 3000 meters tall. Xiao Chen had stopped in the middle section of the mountain. After resting for awhile and letting his Essence recover, Xiao Chen searched for a hidden cave before he stopped moving further.
He released the Six-Tailed Spirit Fox from the Universe Ring and muttered to himself, Consider this aspensation. After snatching you kid away, I cant watch you die like this.
Nor would I let Liu Fenglin take you away. If that happens, your fate would be even more miserable.
Chapter 42 - Sword Spirit—Ao Jiao
Chapter 42: Sword SpiritAo Jiao
Liu Fenglin led the First Elder and the others, chasing after the blue-clothed person anxiously. However, the speed of the blue-clothed man was strangely fast. The rocks on his feets continuously circled his feet, causing him to move extremely fast on the t ground.
Not long after the chase, he managed to escape from the groups view. Liu Fenglin could only helplessly give up the chase. So under the lead of Liu Fenglin, they quickly rushed back.
Whats going on? Why is the Six-Tailed Spirit Fox missing? Liu Fenglin said in shock after looking at the empty ground. Wheres Xiao Chen? Where did he go to? He must have secretly taken it.
The Six-Tailed Spirit Fox was gone and Xiao Chen was missing. Liu Fenglin immediately made the connection. Could Xiao Chen have taken away the Six-Tailed Spirit Fox? Yet, it did not make sense to him.
The Six-Tailed Spirit Fox was ten meters tall. Xiao Chen was just an Inferior Grade Martial Disciple, it was impossible for him to take it away without leaving any trace.
Hearing Liu Fenglins words, Xiao Qiang felt that it had carried an obvious tone of reproach. Anger shed in Xiao Qiangs eyes, this Liu Fenglin was too condescending. No matter what, Xiao Chen was still the son of the n Head. He did not have the rights to speak about Xiao Chen in such a manner.
Controlling his emotions, the First Elder carefully observed his surroundings. He discovered that there was no trace of the Six-Tailed Spirit Fox being moved. It was as though the Six-Tailed Spirit Fox had vanished into thin air.
After muttering to himself for awhile, Xiao Qiang said: Elder Liu, from what I can tell, the way the Six-Tailed Spirit Fox disappeared is too strange. It is too early to determine that Xiao Chen took it away.
The other two Martial Grand Masters observed their surroundings as well and had also found it strange. This situation just seemed too impossible. One of them said: Could it be that this Six-Tailed Spirit Fox recovered from its injuries and then brought Xiao Chen away?
How ridiculous! That Six-Tailed Spirit Fox was already severely injured earlier. After that, it went berserk, expending arge amount of its lifeforce. How could it recover so fast? Liu Fenglin retorted fiercely in a loud voice.
Xiao Qiang held his hands behind his back and carefully investigated the surrounds once again. However, he did not manage to see any more clues. It seemed like only Xiao Chen would know the reason for the Six-Tailed Spirit Foxs disappearance.
After thinking for awhile, Xiao Qiang replied: The most important thing now, is to find Xiao Chen. Regardless of the situation, he is the son of the n Head. If anything happened to him, we would not be able to take responsibility for it.
Now that the Spirit Beast uproar has already stopped, I have decided that we will seal the mountain immediately. There is no need to wait till tomorrow. If we meet any members of the Tang n, kill them on the spot.
With regards to this arrangement, Liu Fenglin did not have any opinions. He also did not have any ideas as to how the Six-Tailed Spirit Fox disappeared. He could only look for Xiao Chen first and then decided what to do from then on.
Putting that situation aside, in another ce, at that moment Xiao Chen was currently in a secret cave spreading the Golden Salve on the Six-Tailed Spirit Fox. This Golden Salve was given to him in the past by Xiao Yn. He had never gotten round to using it yet. Good thing that is was not used before, so he could use it now
He carefully spread the Golden Salve on all of its wounds and the white color medicinal powder gave off a sizzling sound on the wounds. The unconscious Six-Tailed Spirit Fox still trembling.
After finishing, Xiao Chen started to send the Essence in his body into the body of the Six-Tailed Spirit Fox. A stream of warm and gentle Essence quietly healed the severely injured internal organs of the Six-Tailed Spirit Fox.
Due to the fact that Xiao Chen was focused on treating the Six-Tailed Spirit Fox, he failed to notice its eyes open slightly, looking at Xiao Chen and remembering his appearance in its heart.
The Essence circted for a cycle in the body of the Six-Tailed Spirit Fox. Xiao Chen discovered that the meridians of this Spirit Beast were very suitable for the Demonic Beast cultivation method in the Compendium of Cultivation.
ording to the Compendium of Cultivation, any being that had spirituality could cultivate it. In the legends of ancient China, there were many demons that were quite famous.
After hesitating for a while, Xiao Chen decided to teach the Spirit Fox the Mysterious Nine Heavenly Revolution Transformation that was recorded in the Compendium of Cultivation. There was very little information about Demonic beast cultivation in the Compendium of Cultivation, with only this set of Mysterious Nine Heavenly Revolution Transformation.
Following the cirction method of the Mysterious Nine Heavenly Revolution Transformation, Xiao Chen controlled his Essence and made it circte within the Six-Tailed Spirit Foxs body. After an hour, this stream of Essence had undergone one cycle of the cirction method.
This way, it would leave behind a trace of this cirction method in the Six-Tailed Spirit Fox. After it woke up, it could just follow that pathway and cultivate by itself.
Consider this as yourpensation. Xiao Chen thought and withdrew his Essence. This Mysterious Nine Heavenly Revolution Transformation was actually a mysterious cultivation method left behind by the legendary Demonic World.
You idiot! Still not leaving yet? The fox is about to wake up.
Suddenly a clear voice appeared in that empty cave. Xiao Chen, who was deep in thought, was startled. He immediately expanded his Spiritual Sense and searched in all directions.
However, aside from himself and the unconscious Six-Tailed Spirit Fox, there was no one else. Even when focusing his Spiritual Sense into a beam, there was no one else within a thousand meters of him.
A hallucination? It did not seem like it. Xiao Chen was bewildered.
You idiot! Stop searching, I am here. A somewhat illusory image of a girl slowly floated out of the Universe Ring, appearing in front of Xiao Chens shocked gaze.
This girl did not seem older than fourteen or fifteen years old. She was dressed in red clothes and looked very cute. However, her body had an ethereal feel to it.
Xiao Chen was stunned for a long time before he reacted to it. Are you a human or a ghost? How did youe out?
Hearing Xiao Chens questions, the girl became angry. However, when the angry expression appeared on that cute face, it would not cause one to sense any anger.
I am neither human nor ghost. I am only a Sword Spirit. You dont have to make such a big fuss. My name is Ao Jiao.
Sword Spirit?
Could it be that broken sword from the Thunder Emperors cave? Xiao Chen suddenly recalled that when he dripped his blood onto the Universe Ring, he heard the voice of a girl. Back then, he thought that he was imagining things.
Xiao Chen was about the ask her a question when the infant Spirit Fox suddenly came out of the Spirit Blood Jade and ran over to the unconscious Six-Tailed Spirit Fox. He was startled and was about to try and capture it.
Dont chase it, this fellow already signed a blood pact with you. It wont run away, Ao Jiao said after she saw Xiao Chen preparing to chase after it. After she finished saying it, she flew out of the cave.
Although Xiao Chens head was full of thoughts about the young Spirit Fox, he also had many questions for this girl who had appeared from the Universe Ring. Thus, he had no other choice but follow her.
Outside the cave, that girl named Ao Jiao, no not a girl- to be precise, a Sword Spirit- had a grave expression on her face. She raised her head to look at the starry sky, as though there was something that she wanted from there.
Xiao Chen organized his thoughts and managed toe out with a clear question, Who exactly are you? How are you rted to me? Can you help me understand?
Ao Jiao, who was floating in the air looking at the stars, turned her head. She did not answer Xiao Chens question. Instead, she looked Xiao Chen up and down, as though she were determining the quality of something in a shop. Her eyes had a look of dissatisfaction.
Xiao Chen, on the receiving end, felt very ufortable under her gaze and said impatiently: Hey, brat! Stop looking at me like that. Answer my question, where in the world did youe from?
Ao Jiao frowned and clenched her right fist, waving it around. She said fiercely: Who are you calling brat! You trashy master! Dont think I wont throw you into a sea of skeletons to feed zombies.
Trashy Master? When Xiao Chen heard this, he finally got found a clue. This fellow came out from his Universe Ring.
His Universe Ring was made using the broken sword from the Thunder Emperors cave and this fellow had said earlier that it was a Sword Spirit. ording to the legends of Tianwu Continent, in every divine weapon, there would be a Weapon Spirit. Sabers would have a Saber Spirit; swords would have a Sword Spirit; spears would have a Spear Spirit.
A Weapon Spirit had intelligence that was on par with humans. However, they each had their own individual personalities. When a divine weapon had a Weapon Spirit, it could be said that it achieved true spirituality and its might in battle would be even greater.
Looks like that broken sword in the Thunder Emperors cave was a divine weapon. It was broken into halves but due to some unknown reason, the Sword Spirit in it did not disappear.
When he thought about it this way, it seemed very possible. When he forged that broken sword into the Universe Ring, turning it into a spatial treasure, he unintentionally subdued this Sword Spirit, bing its master.
Thinking of this, Xiao Chen smiled. Having a loli Sword Spirit for a servant, it was a pretty good thing. However, this characters attitude was slightly off.
Hey, idiot! Why are youughing for no reason? Are you having a seizure? Ao Jian looked at Xiao Chen suddenly bursting out inughter as she said bewilderedly.
Idiot? Seizure?
Xiao Chen almost vomited out blood as he said angrily: I should be your master right? Is this the attitude you show to your master?
Ao Jiaos mouth curled up in a cold smile, Master? I was about to tell you. Although I do not know how you became my master while I was unconscious, with your current strength, you are not evenparable to an ant.
You can imagine, the attitude of an elephant towards an ant. That is the logic
Ant? Xiao Chen felt infuriated. However, when he saw Ao Jians expression, he could no longer feel angry. This girl was like a venomous snake. With her cute face, there was no way to be angry with her.
Xiao Chen smiled bitterly, Then Miss Ao Jiao, what is your purpose ining out? To look down on this trashy master?
Just to remind you to get out quickly. The Six-Tailed Spirit Fox is close to recovering and waking up. After sealing her infant, if you dont leave, only death awaits you. If you died, I will be injured.
Therefore, hurry up and be strong, you trashy master. Stop making a Sword Spirit lead a life of worry. It is very shameful.
After Ao Jiao said that, she took onest look at the starry sky before going back into the Universe Ring. Regardless of what Xiao Chen did, she did note out again.
Chapter 43 - Advancing To Medial Grade Martial Disciple
Chapter 43: Advancing To Medial Grade Martial Disciple
He could guess that his Sword Spirit that appeared out of nowhere was not as simple as she imed to be. From her attitude, it was clear that she was notpletely honest with Xiao Chen.
Also, no matter how much he called out for her, she refused toe out. Xiao Chen could only suppress the confusion in his heart. At that moment, the infant Spirit Fox came running and bounding out of the cave, going back into the Spirit Blood Jade.
Xiao Chen cast his gaze into the cave, sending his Spiritual Sense into it. He saw the Six-Tailed Spirit Fox trying to get up. It should be getting ready to leave the cave soon.
Quickly withdrawing his Spiritual Sense, Xiao Chen used the Gravity Spell and flew away. After a long period of time, he searched for a huge tree andnded right on top of it. Sitting there, cross-legged, he calmed himself down.
After swallowing an Essence Nurturing Pill, Xiao Chen calmly cultivated at the top of this huge tree. He had already broken through to the 2ndyer of the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation. The Purple Thunder Divine Incantation circted in his body faster than it had ever done before. The surrounding Spiritual Energy frantically rushed into Xiao Chens body.
The thick Spiritual Energy became very dense in his body as he slowly circted it in his meridians. After itpleted a cycle, it entered into his Dantian. Under the effects of the Essence Nurturing Pill, the amount of Spiritual Energy he received after just one cycle was at least double of what most regr Martial Disciples would get.
The Azure Dragon, that was surrounded by white clouds, happily absorbed therge amount of Spiritual Energy into its body. Immediately, it was possible to see the three white clouds surrounding it bing even more saturated, its color turning even closer to a pure white.
Hu!
The Azure Dragon Martial Spirit spat out a stream of pure Essence. After that, it entered Xiao Chens bone and muscles via the meridians, continually nourishing his body.
Most regr Cultivators would focus on cultivating their Martial Spirit, using all the Spiritual Energy they had absorbed. When the Martial Spirit increased their realm and improved, it would result in an improvement in their strength.
Xiao Yn was a typical example. Due to an unceasing cultivation of her Martial Spirit, it had already reached an extremely intrepid level. The Poinsettia could create countless flower petals and toxic gas, enhancing Xiao Yns battle prowess.
However, Xiao Chens cultivation method was quite different. The Spiritual Energy that he absorbed would be absorbed by the Azure Dragon Martial Spirit then spat out again. It could then be used a second time to temper his own meridians, bones, blood, and muscles.
He was not sure it this was due to an innate ability of the Azure Dragon Martial Spirit, however, every Martial Spirit had their own distinct abilities. Like the extreme poison of the Poinsettia or Zhang Hes Clear Sky Sword, which allowed him to use Sword Qi while in the Martial Master realm.
However, as for Xiao Chen''s Azure Dragon Martial Spirit, its innate ability was still a mystery. With regards to the legacy of this inheritance, it could be said that the Xiao n had been severed from it. He could only rely on his own investigations and experiments to understand more.
Focusing himself and staying on guard, Xiao Chen continued the process of circting, absorbing, and the spitting out of Spiritual Energy and Essence. After the Spiritual Energy had circted in his body for 49 cycles, the Azure Dragon Martial Spirit in his Dantian started to swell up.
This sensation of swelling did not involve any pain. Instead, it made one feel excited. Xiao Chen felt joy in his heart; this was a sign that he was about to breakthrough.
Xiao Chen originally had a good foundation. During the past few days, he had been using the Essence Nurturing Pill to assist in his cultivation. In addition to having continuousrge scale battles, it was natural that he would advance to the Medial Grade of the Martial Disciple realm.
Boom!
That swelling feeling suddenly turned into an explosion. His Dantian was in chaos. Spiritual Energy diffused everywhere like fog, leading Xiao Chen to carefully sort through the diffused Spiritual Energy.
After a short moment, the situation of the Azure Dragon Martial Spirit became clear. The white clouds that were floating around the Azure dragon had turned from three to five. Xiao Chen could feel an obvious increase in his capacity of Essence.
Suppressing the joy he felt in his heart, Xiao Chen continued to circte the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation, consolidating his newly achieved cultivation realm. The Azure Dragon Martial Spirit also continued to spit out Essence, nourishing Xiao Chens body.
The next time Xiao Chen opened his eyes, the sky was already slightly bright. Dew pervaded the valley he was in, causing Xiao Chen to feel very refreshed. He took a deep breath, feeling refreshed and rxed.
He gently jumped down from the tree in a stable manner before sending out his Spiritual Sense. He could feel that the distance he was able to sense had increased significantly once again.
Before doing anything further, Xiao Chen realized that he would have to hurry back soon. When Liu Fenglin returned to find that both he and the Six-Tailed Spirit Fox disappeared, he would have been very suspicious. The longer he stayed missing, the harder it would be to exin himself.
Although he had to go back quickly, Xiao Chen did not feel too anxious about it. He cast out his Spiritual Sense along the way, letting the green sphere in his sea of consciousness instantly locate any hidden medicinal herbs.
Xiao Chen had time and with such an opportunity, he would naturally not give up on picking these medicinal herbs.
Medicinal Herbs could be ssified into nine grades, with one being the lowest and nine, the highest. Anything above grade four was considered as superior quality medicinal herbs. These medicinal herbs would be worth thousands of gold anywhere.
Grade six medicinal herbs and above were considered as top quality while grade eight and grade nine medicinal herbs were considered as peak quality.
However, there were no medicinal herbs above grade six in this Seven Horn Mountain. The main reason being that the Spiritual Energy in the mountain was not sufficient; there were no prime Spirit Veins around. Even the Red Nascent Fruit he obtained was just a grade six medicinal herb.
Along the way, every herb he went past, as long as it was a grade two and above, he would store it in his Universe Ring. After two hours, he had already amassed arge pile of medicinal herbs in his Universe Ring.
With such a big harvest, it was already simr to a full day of spoils from a person who came specially to search for medicinal herbs.
How lucky, I actually found the grade five Earth Tuckahoe. Xiao Chen in his heart as he carefully picked it and ced in into the Universe Ring?
Just as he was about to arrive at the Xiao n encampment, He unexpectedly found the grade five medicinal herb.
The grade five Earth Tuckahoe was of the cold attribute. Its medicinal properties were stable. It could be used in many pills as a supporting ingredient, raising the sess rate of refining. When refining them individually, he could even cure poisons and improve blood cirction.
Raising his head to take a look, the Xiao n encampment was already right in front of his eyes. Xiao Chen stopped picked herbs and adjusted his mental state before slowly heading into the encampment.
The guards at the front of the encampment stared nkly for a moment before bursting into a joyful expression when they saw Xiao Chen suddenly appear. They quickly rushed over and said: Second Young Master, you finally came back. The First Elder and the others had dispatched many people to search for you yesterday.
The First Elder dispatched many people just to search for me?
Looks like he was going to have to spend some effort in exining himself. He had to think of a good excuse.
After asking around for the location of the First Elder, he headed to the great hall. Sending out his Spiritual Sense, Xiao Chen quickly saw Liu Fenglin and some of the others in the great hall. It seemed that theplexation of the First Elder, Third Elder, Liu Fenglin, and the others were not very good. It looked like the situation that had urred the previous night was causing them to worry.
Xiao Chen was also surprised to see Xiao Yn standing in the corner, her face full of worry.
First Elder, has the Second Young Master been found yet? Liu Fenglin had a sullen expression as he said in a nd manner.
Xiao Qiang was starting to get annoyed. The men he sent out had search for an entire night but they did not manage to find any trace of Xiao Chen, but hearing Liu Fenglins tone, he felt very displeased.
However, Liu Fenglin was the Xiao ns only Martial Saint. They still required him for many things. Thus, Xiao Qiang did not dare to vent his anger at him. He suppressed the anger in his heart as he said: There is still no news. The men that I sent reported that they were no obvious traces at all.
Though it would have been weird if they managed to find any trace. Xiao Chens Gravity Spell allowed him to fly through the air so how could there be any traces of him on the ground?
With this as an answer, Liu Fengling was not surprised. After all, the situationst night was indeed too strange. The severely injured Six-Tailed Spirit Fox actually disappeared together with Xiao Chen. Furthermore, they did not leave any trace behind.
When Xiao Yn heard this, her expression turned even more worried. But in the instant she raised her head, she suddenly saw Xiao Chen standing outside the door smiling.
Xiao Yn thought that she was seeing things and rubbed her eyes before she could believe that what she was seeing was real. She said happily: Cousin Xiao Chen, youve returned.
When everyone in the great hall heard this, they immediately looked towards the door. Only to see Xiao Chen slowly walking in, appearing to be unharmed.
Xiao Chen, where is the Six-Tailed Spirit Fox? Where did you bring it? After he saw Xiao Chen, Liu Fenglin immediately shouted.
Xiao Qiang frowned slightly before slowly saying: Xiao Chen, take your time to tell us. What exactly happenedst night? Where did the Six-Tailed Spirit Fox go?
Xiao Chen had already thought of an answer long ago. He smiled as he said: Im not sure. After you all left, I felt that I was about to make a breakthrough so I went to find a ce to cultivate. As for what happened after, I had just found out myself.
Breakthrough?
Everyone just discovered that Xiao Chen already broke through from Inferior Grade Martial Disciple to Medial Grade Martial Disciple. They felt astonished in their hearts. The speed of Xiao Chens cultivation was too fast.
He had only condensed his Martial Spirit just a month back. Now, he is already a Medial Grade Martial Disciple. This speed wasparable to those geniuses of the big ns.
Xiao Qiang felt very joyful. With Xiao Chens rate of advancement, the chances of sess would be greater in the Promise of Ten Years that would ur three monthster. Congrattions, Elder Liu, are you satisfied with this answer? Xiao Qiang said as he smiled.
Liu Fenglin snorted coldly, I dont care about your breakthrough. Hand over the Spirit Blood Jade.
Xiao Chen smiled indifferently, confidently took a seat, and took a sip of tea. He then threw the Spirit Blood Jade onto the table. Liu Fenglin joyfully stretched his hands out to take it.
Xiao Chens mouth curled up in a cold smile as he said in an unhurried manner: Elder Liu, I have already used this Spirit Blood Jade to seal the infant Spirit Fox. You can have it if you want. However, I believe you will not be able to live long enough to see the Spirit Fox grow up.
Liu Fenglins expression changed as he released his aura. He shouted in anger, Insolent junior! Are you seeking death?
The aura of a Martial Saint as well as Liu Fenglin''s anger ruthlessly pressed down on Xiao Chen. The air around them seemed to turn thick and everyone found it harder to breathe.
Xiao Chen was still not afraid. This was not the first time he encountered the aura of a Martial Saint. The slight power that came from the Azure Dragon Martial Spirit easily blocked this surging aura.
With only a single thought, the infant Spirit Fox in the Spirit Blood Jade jumped out. Although this little fellow did not have any abilities at the moment, it was still the descendant of the Six-Tailed Spirit Fox. It being a naturally born Rank 6 Spirit Beast was not afraid of this aura.
It jumped gently into Xiao Chens embrace. Xiao Chen gently patted the pure white fur of the infant Spirit Fox as he said: See, Elder Liu, I did not lie to you, right?
Chapter 44 - Demonic Beast Forest
Chapter 44: Demonic Beast Forest
When Xiao Qiang noticed that something was not right with the mood between the two, he hurriedly said: Xiao Chen, watch your attitude. Since you have already obtained the infant Spirit Fox, why are you still not apologizing to Elder Liu.
On the surface, he seemed to be reprimanding Xiao Chen. However, what he really meant was that he acknowledged that Xiao Chen had obtained the Spirit Blood Jade and was providing a way out of this embarrassing situation for Liu Fenglin.
With Xiao Chens intelligence, how could he not understand what the First Elder meant? He ced the Spirit Fox in his embrace down on the table, cupped his hands and smiled, Elder Liu, I was rude and did not know what was good for me earlier. I have offended you, I apologize for that.
Liu Fenglin snorted coldly. He withdrew his aura and did not say anything else. There was no change in his expression, but it was obvious that he was still extremely displeased.
Elder Liu, this is a Medial Grade Profound Ranked Spirit Weapon. I noticed that you werent using a weapon that seemed suitable for you. Please bear with this. Xiao Qing took out that huge sword that he had obtained from the Tang n members from his Spatial Ring.
Liu Fenglin looked coldly at the Medial Grade Profound Ranked Spirit Weapon but did not ept it. After losing the Six-Tailed Spirit Fox, he could not ept this reward that differed so much from his initial expectation.
Uncle, this Profound Grade Spirit Weapon did not seem to catch Senior Lius eyes. Coincidentally, this nephews Spirit Weapon was destroyed earlier. If Senior Liu does not want it, can I have it? Xiao Chen saw that Liu Fenglin was unwilling to ept it, so he said some half-truths.
Although Liu Fenglin was furious, he did not act on his anger this time. He got up and left. Without doing anything, the huge sword in Xiao Qiangs hand flew towards him automatically.
Xiao Chen felt that it was a pity in his heart. It was, after all, a Medial Grade Profound Ranked Spirit Weapon. It could be said to be the peak Spirit Weapon within Mohe City already.
When Xiao Qiang finally saw that Liu Fenglin epted the huge sword, he heaved a sigh of relief. He then turned around to lecture Xiao Chen: Xiao Chen, do not be this rude to Elder Liu again in the future. He is of the same generation as your grandfather. You have to maintain basic etiquette.
Xiao Chen quietly disapproved of this. This Liu Fenglin used his superior strength to try to snatch away something of the younger generation. He did not have any good impressions of him.
Seeing Xiao Chen remain silent, Xiao Qiang understood what he was thinking in his heart. He exined: Although Elder Liu had gone overboard in some areas, I can guarantee that he would not do anything that would go against the Xiao ns interest.
Xiao Chen did not wish to linger any further on this issue and just simply said a few half-hearted words to please the First Elder. He then turned his head around to find that Xiao Yn was carrying the infant Spirit Fox and ying with it.
This had amused him. It seemed that regardless of whichever world he was in, his original world or here, it appeared that girls were still weak to cute things.
The First Elder was also quite interested in the infant Spirit Fox. After all, it was a Rank 6 Spirit Beast. When it grew up, it would be a huge support to the Xiao n.
The topic of discussion started to turn towards the infant Six-Tailed Spirit Fox and how he had managed to obtain it. Xiao Chen did not hide it from them and told the two of them about the matter of him killing Tang Yuan.
When Xiao Yn heard this, her expressions did not change. In her eyes, it was not a pity that such a person was dead. If he had to be dead, then so be it. However, when Xiao Qiang heard about Tang Yuan, there were some changes in his expressions, as though he was thinking.
When Xiao Chen saw Xiao Qiangs expression change, he felt slightly puzzled and was about to ask something when a Xiao n disciple rushed into the great hall. In his hands was a letter, which he passed to Xiao Qiang anxiously.
First Elder, this is an urgent letter sent by the Second Elder.
A letter from the Second Elder?
A look of confusion shed in Xiao Qiangs eyes. Why did the Second Elder send a letter at this moment? The Second Elder frequently resided at the Qizi County Lords residence working for the County lord. He was one of the County Lords favorites.
Speaking of his prestige in the Xiao n, the Second Elder held even more prestige than the First Elder, Xiao Qiang, did. This was because the biggest backer of the Xiao n was the Qizi County Lord, and the only person that was able to influence him was the Second Elder.
Xiao Qiang quickly opened the letter and read it. After seeing the contents on it, his expression turned grave, then evolved into one that contained a mingled hope and fear.
Whats wrong? What is written in the letter? Xiao Yn asked out of worry when she saw Xiao Qiang frown, cing down the Spirit Fox.
Xiao Chen also looked at Xiao Qiang bewilderedly. He did not know what was written on the letter to cause the First Elders expression to turn so grave. Even when they sealed the mountain, he did not have such an expression.
Xiao Qiang put away the letter properly as he said in a sullen voice: The Trial of Gloomy Forest will be brought forward to a closer date. This is news that was obtained directly from the County Lord. It will be spread to Mohe City in a few days.
When Xiao Chen heard this, his heart thumped loudly. The Trial of Gloomy Forest. Based on the memories of the original inhabitant of this body, he roughly knew what it was.
Gloomy Forest was a forest of Demonic Beasts in Qizi County. There was a spatial tear linking the Demonic World to the Tianwu Continent. The Demonic Qi that came from the tear had corrupted the Spirit Beasts and trees in the forest.
Under the corruption of the Demonic Qi, those Spirit Beasts then turned into terrifying Demonic Beasts. After turning into Demonic Beasts, the spirituality they had vanished, leaving behind a desire for ughter and a tyrannical personality.
Their strength had also be more formidable. A Rank 2 Demonic Beast was equivalent to a Rank 3 Spirit Beast. Furthermore, it would be in a berserk state, behaving in an extremely violent manner.
There were also some trees in the forest that had mutated after being corrupted. They turned into terrifying tree spirits, man-eating flowers, etc
After the Demonic Cmity, many spatial tears appeared on Tianwu Continent. Therger spatial tears were sealed by seniors from Tri-Holy Grounds, preventing anything from entering or exiting.
However, there were too many spatial tears like this in the Tianwu Continent. It was not possible for the people from Tri-Holy Grounds to seal them all. Thus, the smaller spatial tears remained.
As long as nothing major happened as a result of those small spatial tears, Tri-Holy Grounds would not send anyone to seal them.
The spatial tear in Gloomy Forest was one of those small spatial tears. The Demonic Qi would only be diffused in the forest and not leave it.
As long as regr people do not go into the forest, there would be no danger. However, if they just left it alone, once the Demonic Beasts increased to a certain amount, they would start to wander out to the forest.
Thus, every nation in the Tianwu Continent would send people to monitor the demonic forests. Once they discovered any abnormalities, they would send strong cultivators to clean up the Demonic Beast.
Based on past experience, when cleaning up Demonic Beasts, the powers in the surrounding cities would send the younger disciples of their n to train in the outskirts of the demonic forests.
The environment of those demonic forests were very vile and the Demonic Beasts, incredibly fierce. However, there usually would not be any strong Demonic Beasts appearing in the outskirts, so for those young cultivators, it was a good chance to gain experience.
During the events, every n wouldpete against each other. It could be said to be a test of the big ns. If the results of the Xiao n were poor, then news of that would travel quickly to the whole of Mohe City.
This would deal a great blow to the Xiao ns reputation. The most serious thing was that the Qizi County Lord and the surrounding City Lords would also show up there.
Being the strongest power in Mohe City, they could not afford to have a bad result. If they could not obtain first ce, it would only give those people a bad impression.
This was the reason for Xiao Qiangs expression of mingled hope and fear. If they did well this time, it will bolster the morale of the Xiao n before the Promise of Ten Years. However, if they failed, it would cast a shadow in their hearts.
Xiao Chen stopped this train of thought. He did not feel afraid at all, as he asked with some anticipation: When will the trial start?
The news we got from the County Lord said seven dayster. This news will probably arrive in Mohe City two dayster. You two, pack your things, lets leave the mountain quickly.
The two of you will participate in this trial. The environment of the demonic forest is very vile. I have to hurry back to make some preparations, Xiao Qiang said, looking at the two of them.
Although Xiao Chen was just a Medial Grade Martial Disciple, when he was an Inferior Grade Martial Disciple, he could defeat the Superior Grade Martial Disciple Xiao Jian. Now that he advanced to Medial Grade Martial Disciple, his strength naturally would have risen.
Due to the fact that Xiao Yn condensed her Martial Spirit at the age of five, she had already be a Medial Grade Martial Disciple long ago. Within the younger generation of Mohe City, she could be considered a peak existence.
Whether the Xiao n could obtain a good result this time would strongly depend on the performance of these two. Xiao Qiang saw that their eyes were full of anticipation.
What about the matter of the Tang ning to Seven Horn Mountain to cause trouble? How are we going to settle this debt? Xiao Yn bore a grudge against them for injuring Xiao Chen and destroying her wooden hut.
From the sound of Xiao Qiangs words, it was obvious that he intended to forget about this matter, focusing on the Trial of Gloomy Forest. Xiao Yn felt some dissatisfaction.
Xiao Qiang said: The Third Elder already sent people to the Tang n. Now that there are more urgent matters, it is best we dont break out into open hostility with the Tang n. Yn, don''t mention this matter anymore.
Xiao yn pouted her mouth and did not say anything more. However, she was still upset with Xiao Qiangs words.
Xiao Chen approved of the First Elders words in his heart. From the time the blue-clothed person appeared in Seven Horn Mountain and worked with the Zhang n to this matter of the Tang n going back on the agreement, trying to capture the Six-Tailed Spirit Fox, the current situation did not look good for the Xiao n.
Furthermore, there was that mysterious girl Feng Feixue. Linking everything together, the small Mohe City did not seem to be as peaceful as it looked on the surface.
Thus, he had never thought of immediately going to the Tang n to seek revenge. Firstly, his strength was insufficient. Without the assistance of the Xiao n, it would just be a wishful hope if he wanted to even shake the Zhang n.
Secondly, the situation with the Tang n was that although he had been forced into a corner a few times, in the end, he did not lose anything. Furthermore, he even caused their operation to fail.
However, the losses of the Tang n this time were great. Two of their elders and the First Young Master of the Tang n died. The precious Spirit Blood Jade also ended up on Xiao Chens hands. Their meticulously nned operation was a thorough failure.
In the past, these two ns had just minded their own business. Now, they were breaking into open hostility. However, as the situation now was not good, the two ns would probably control themselves and not take any rash actions.
Chapter 45 - Vixen?
Chapter 45: Vixen?
Although Xiao Yn felt dissatisfied, she was not a person who would make a fuss without reason. Since she saw that Xiao Qiang was quite firm on his decision, she did not say anything else.
After the three of them had lunch, Xiao Chen declined to go down the mountain with them. He made up an excuse saying that he had just advanced to Medial Grade Martial Disciple and the energies in his body was not stable yet. He stated that he needed some time to stabilize it.
When most cultivators advanced, they would always spend some time to consolidate their cultivation. This was not a strange matter. Thus, Xiao Qiang did not push for Xiao Chen to follow them. Instead, he told Xiao Chen to rush back before it was dark.
Actually, Xiao Chen did not need to consolidate his cultivation. When he had advanced to Medial Grade Martial Disciple, it was a an iparably smooth affair, the conditions were perfect. He did not have to forcibly breakthrough. Thus, there was no need for him to stabilize his cultivation.
The reason why he did not go down the mountain with Xiao Yn was so that he could pick up some more herbs on the way down. Since he hade to Seven Horn Mountain, Xiao Chen naturally did not want to go down without making more harvests.
He waiting until Xiao Yn and Xiao Qiang were far away before he left as well, roaming around the mountain. With his Spiritual Sense being utilized to its full extent, it was impossible for any herbs to escape his notice.
Due to the activities of the Tang n, the mountain had already been sealed the day before. At this moment, there were very few people who were left on the mountain. Even the areas where there were usually more people were left dested.
Thus, Xiao Chen could peacefully use his Lightning Evasion. When he discovered any good medicinal herbs, he would immediately rush over. If it grew on the cliffside, then he would use the Gravity Spell to fly over.
With his abilities, as long as he could sense the herb, he could pick it. However, Xiao Chen still followed the etiquette of picking herbs.
He did not pick herbs below grade two, herbs that were immature, herbs that had not reached the age requirement, or seedlings. These were the principles a herb gatherer would have to follow.
If he simply picked them as he wished, it could cause certain herbs to be extinct. Within three years, the whole Seven Horn Mountain would be devoid of herbs, turning into a dead mountain.
By the time the sun finally set, Xiao Chens Universe Ring was already full of all sorts of herbs. Ten-year-old Grade 4 Snow Ginseng, twenty-year-old Grade 3 Wind Spirit Grass, twenty-year-old Eight-Horned Lotus
Xiao Chen grinned in satisfaction andughed. With the effects of his Spiritual Sense, his Lightning Evasion, and Gravity Spell, his harvests today were already equivalent to half a years worth of harvest of a regr person.
Furthermore, he had also found some rare and precious herbs. Without this Spiritual Sense, regr people would not be able to find them. This was a great advantage for Xiao Chen.
It''s time to go down the mountain, or else Im going to have to spend the night here. Xiao Chen muttered to himself.
On the way back to the Xiao Residence, he did not meet any unexpected incidents. When he got arrived at the entrance of his courtyard, Xiao Chen had a sense of returning home.
He could not help but smile bitterly. Do I really have a home in this world?
Second Young Master, are you back?
Xiao Chen had just stepped through the entrance when he heard Bao`ers joyful voice. It was currently almost dusk and Bao`er was in the yard sweeping the leaves.
When she saw that Xiao Chen hade back, She quickly stopped her duties and ran over. Her face was full of irrepressible joy.
Xiao Chen felt warm in his heart. He smiled gently, En, I have returned. How have you been?
Bao`er felt very happy as she started to tell Xiao Chen about everything that had happened in the past few days. She literally told him everything, even the small details of her daily life.
Although Xiao Chen was not too interested, he did not stop Bao`er. His days in the mountain had been too lonely and quiet, now that there was someone chattering to him, he actually took pleasure in it.
That right, Young Master, you must be hungry. Ill go make you a bowl of fish porridge. Bao`er seemed to have thought of something before she quickly took her leave and headed to the kitchen.
Although the effects of the Fasting Pill was not over yet and Xiao Chen was not hungry, he still looked forward to Bao`ers cooking. He had not eaten much for quite awhile.
Returning to his own room, Xiao Chen emptied out the medicinal herbs from his Universe Ring. He took everything out and prepared to sort them out.
Hua!
Arge pile of medicinal herbs appeared out of nowhere and the room was almostpletely upied by them. With so many medicinal herbs, it would not be easy to sort them out. This was a headache caused by a blessing.
However, no matter how difficult it was, he still had to do it. Or else, it will be very problematic when he needed to use these herbs in future. Xiao Chen first started by sorting them by their attributes. All the herbs were then split into five different groups.
The five groups were, nourishing Qi and blood, wound healing, nourishing the body, assisting advancement in cultivation, and those with no outstanding attributes.
After this, he further categorized these herbs into sub-categories. After he took out the herbs that he needed, he set aside some space within the Universe Ring and ced the arranged herbs there.
After he was done with all of this, Xiao Chen was full of sweat. At this moment, there was the sound of footstepsing from outside his door. With just a thought, Xiao Chen quickly sent out his Spiritual Sense.
If someone discovered that he had so many medicinal herbs, he would not be able to exin himself. After checking with his Spiritual Sense, he rxed when he discovered that it was Bao`er bringing along the fish porridge.
When Bao`er came in and saw all the herbs, she understood what Xiao Chen was doing and knew that she should not stay and disturb him. She smiled gently and ced the fish porridge on the table before leaving.
After sending off Bao`er, Xiao Chen was immediately attracted by the scent of the fish porridge on the table. He immediately picked up the bowl and started eating with gusto.
Plop!
The infant Six-Tailed Spirit Fox in the Spirit Blood Jade suddenly jumped out. It looked at Xiao Chen, who was enjoying his food, in a pitiable manner as it continuously wagged its tail. Its eyes seemed to mist up, looking even more pitiable.
Ever since he had signed the blood contract with this infant Spirit Fox, it had not eaten anything yet. Xiao Chen had only taken care of himself by eating the Fasting Pill and hadpletely forgotten about the Spirit Fox.
This little thing must have been very famished. Xiao Chen smiled embarrassedly as he pushed the bowl in front of the infant Spirit Fox, Are you hungry? Here, you can have this.
The little fellow stuck out its tongue and licked the bowl a couple of times before it stopped moving. It then looked up at Xiao Chen in that pitiable manner once again. The meaning in its eyes was obviousthis was not suitable for it to eat.
Xiao Chen could not help but feel anxious. He had no knowledge about what to feed Spirit Beasts. At this point of time, he did not know what to do.
What if this little fellow died of hunger? What was he going to do then? He would havemitted a huge miscalction if that happened. Feeling anxious, Xiao Chen immediately thought of the worst case scenario.
Idiot!
Xiao Chen was unclear on when Ao Jiao appeared behind him but when he saw her, he felt some hope. As for her calling him an idiot, he would pretend that he had not heard it.
Sister Ao Jiao, what does this Spirit Fox eat? Do you know?
You idiot, this little fellow is merely a month old. Of course, it drinks milk. What did you think it would eat? Usually, when people make a blood contract, they would wait till it is three months old first before making it. You actually did it even before it turned a month old.
So, there was such a practice, Xiao Chen thought in his heart. However, the situation then was very urgent and he did not have any other options. If he did not seal it with the Spirit Blood Jade, the Spirit Blood Jade definitely would have definitely been snatched away by Liu Fenglin.
Xiao Chens gaze suddenly shifted to Ao Jiaos chest unconsciously. Although she was a Sword Spirit, she seemed to have an ample bosom. Was it possible for her to
Damn it! What was I thinking of?
When she felt Xiao Chens gaze, Ao Jiao retorted angrily: Idiot! You are such a degenerate! What are you looking at?
Xiao Chen blushed as he said embarrassedly: Habit, a pure habit. Wait no! Not a habit! I did not pay attention! You got that?
Ao Jiao could not be bothered about him as she floated over. She carried the pitiable Spirit Foxed into her embrace and ced her right forefinger into the mouth of the Spirit Fox.
Chi Chi!
A stream of pure energy gathered onto Ao Jiaos forefinger, giving off a white glow. Finally, this energy actually condensed into a milky white liquid.
The little Spirit Fox seemed to feel that this was the best thing it had eaten in the world as it closed its eyes and keep sucking with gusto. Its expression was that of satisfaction.
How was this possible
Xiao Chen looked incredulously at what was happening in front of him. He was not foolish enough to question what was that milky white liquid, it was clearly formed by the energy of heaven and earth.
If Ao Jiao was willing, this pure energy could immediately turn into an overwhelming Qi that could destroy everything in sight.
For a cultivator like Xiao Chen, If he was sted with such a Qi, before the overwhelming Qi got near, he would already be ripped apart by its fluctuations. He would not be able to defend against it at all.
Such a strength would belong to someone who was at least in the Martial Monarch realm. No wonder Ao Jiao would say such demeaning things to Xiao Chen. A Martial Monarch cultivator was a cultivator that would be able to suppress the entire nation.
To be able to suppress the nation with the strength of one person. This was the level of such an expert.
In the Great Qin Nation, there were three provinces, nine prefectures, and seventy-two counties. Furthermore, there were tens of thousands of kilometers of mountains and wilderness. On the surface, there were only ten of such characters. Could this young girl in front of him be one of these characters?
[TL notes: The author seems to be forgetting stuff, he previously said nine prefectures and thirty-six counties]
Was she really just an insignificant Sword Spirit?
After a while, that milky white glow faded away. Ao Jiao withdrew her finger and staggered in the air. She seemed to be weak but the expression on her face was gratified.
Hey, Sister Ao Jiao. Are you alright? Xiao Chen noticed that she seemed weak, so he asked in worry.
The infant Spirit Fox did not seem to have eaten much of the milky white liquid. But actually, it contains a boundless Spiritual Energy. If regr cultivators ate it, it could even raise their cultivation by a realm. With such expenditure of energy, Xiao Chen was afraid that she might have overdid it.
Ao Jiao shook her head, Im fine. The amount of energy I fed it is enough tost it for three months. After that, you can feed it porridge.
You have not given this fellow a name yet, right? How about you give it a name? Ao Jiao suddenly thought of this problem.
Xiao Chen thought for a while before asking: Is it a boy or a girl? No, I mean, is it male or female?
You idiot! Forget about it, just call him Xiao Bai. Ao Jiao said with some resentment.
Xiao Bai, Xiao Bai, Xiao Chen muttered to himself. This name should be belonging to a female. Would it be a vixen in future?
Damn it, What am I thinking of again
Chapter 46 - Entering Linlang Pavilion Again
Chapter 46: Entering Ling Pavilion Again
After resolving Xiao Bais problems, Xiao Chen took out the Azure Dragon Medicine Cauldron and prepared to refine the medicine. Ao Jiao stayed at the side, ying with Xiao Bai. She had no intention of leaving.
Xiao Chen sighed. It seemed that he would not be able to hide any of his secrets from Ao Jiao in future. But this was something that he could not do anything about. Ao Jiaos strength was way higher than her masters.
Even if he wished to object, he would still have no chance of winning. However, he had a feeling that despite her unpleasant words, she did not have any schemes in her heart and would not do anything to harm him.
Under certain circumstances, she would even help him solve some problems. Just like how she solved the problem of feeding Xiao Bai. She had spent a tremendous amount of energy in order to produce those few drops of milky-white liquid.
Shaking his head, Xiao Chen cast all these nonsensical thoughts aside. He began to focus on refining medicine. He was about to refine two new pills, a healing type of pill and a burst of strength type of pill.
After his experience on Seven Horn Mountain, he realized that it was impossible topletely avoid injuries in battle. If he had a pill for healing back then, one that could heal his injuries rapidly, then he might not have ended up in such a sorry state.
As for the burst of strength type of pill, it would allow the user to increase their strength for a short period of time. At a critical moment, he could use this to make a counter-attack.
The two pills he intended to refine were called the Blood Replenishing Pill and the Cloud Swallowing Pill. Thetter pill had very severe side effects. Although after consuming it, it would have very strong effects, after the effects wore off, it would cause a lot of damage to the body.
Xiao Chen refined these two pills in a bid to protect his life. As long as he did not use them frequently, they would not cause any hidden orsting damage to his body.
Compared against simr pills of this world, their effects were much better.
First, he prepared the ingredients that he needed. The green core in his sea of consciousness immediately entered the herb together with his Spiritual Sense. He was then able to take a very clear look of the inner structures of the herb.
With a Pu sound, the purple me from his palm came to life. Xiao Chen was nowpletely focused, he did not dare to get distracted.
In the Compendium of Cultivation, these two pills were not highly ranked. Thus, it was not particrly difficult to refine them. With the assistance of his Spiritual Awareness and Spiritual Sense, it could be said that this endeavor would go smoothly.
Soon, a fragrance wafted out from the medicinal cauldron. The first pill sessfully came out of the cauldron. Xiao Chen revealed a satisfied expression and took out a porcin bottle, keeping the Blood Replenishing Pill in it.
Dumbass Master, I didnt think you could refine medicine too. Furthermore, your method of refining medicine is different from the usual methods of alchemists, Ao Jiao looked at Xiao Chen in astonishment. Earlier, she was afraid of distracting Xiao Chen so she did not say anything.
Hearing Ao Jiaos words, Xiao Chen felt some pride in his heart. He smiled, You look down on me too much. This is not the only thing I know.
Ao Jiao snorted, With just a little skill and youre already so cocky. Seems like you are not aware of the heights of heaven and the depth of the earth.
[TL notes: not aware of the heights of heaven and the depth of the earth is a simr expression to frog in the well. Basically, it means that he is ignorant of the greatness of what is avable out there]
What do you mean just a little skill? He used the alchemy methods in the Compendium of Cultivation and was able to achieve a 90 percent sess rate when refining Rank 3 pills and below. This was already much better than the ordinary alchemist of this world.
Xiao Chen said in an unconvinced tone, If you have the ability, then refine a pill that is exactly the same for me to see.
Ao Jiao stared nkly for awhile. Her cute face had the impression of seeing something extremely funny, along with some astonishment. After a moment, she smiled coldly, If I can refine it, what will you do? There needs to be some kind of wager.
Deal! If you can sessfully refine it, you may request of me, anything. However, if you fail, then you are no longer allowed to call me an idiot. Xiao Chen did not stop to think deeper before he said this.
Xiao Chen was very confident in his alchemy skills. Even if Ao Jiao could really refine medicines, she had only seen him done it once and she did not know the recipe. Under such conditions, it was impossible for her to seed.
Ao Jiao said: How ignorant! I shall teach you a lesson today, so that you wont die by being beaten to death by others for being so cocky.
After Ao Jiao said that, she flicked her fingers three times. Three white mes appeared out of nowhere, quietly floating in the air. Her hand positions kept changing until, under her maniption, the herbs on the table all flew into the air.
It looked very dazzling. Xiao Chen thought of the ir bartenders from his previous life. This had seemed very familiar, it was gorgeous and dazzling.
[TL notes: ir Bartenders are bartenders that entertain guests by doing tricks like tossing the bottles around.]
Xiao Chen stood at the side consoling himself. There is no need to worry. Since she is doing it in such a shy manner, there must be some trickery to it. Alchemy is very serious business.
Sou! Sou! Sou!
Ao jiaos hands moved as fast as lightning, urately pinpointing the three herbs that were needed amongst the herbs that filled the air. She sent them into the three white mes. Each of the white mes handled one herb each, giving off a continual sizzling sound.
Before finishing, Ao Jiao changed the posture of her hands once again. The herbs that were falling floated into the air again. Dong! Dong! Dong! Ao Jiao had multitasked. It was unknown when she made three porcin bottles appear, but she had urately caught the falling medicinal liquid.
Her right hand moved again, causing the three while mes to start refining the three different medicinal liquids. After a moment, the six herbs that were required for the Blood Replenishing Pill had beenpletely refined.
Xiao Chen was astonished to see all these. At this moment, he saw what Ao Jiao had meant. This was a pinnacle alchemy method that pursued speed.
Just by using one me to refined the medicinal liquid, Xiao Chen already found it taxing. However, Ao Jiao was able to use three mes at once. This was something that Xiao Chen did not dare to think of. The degree of control she had over the mes had reached a terrifying level.
Xiao Chen knew that he would be losing this bet today. However, he did not feel that it was a pity. To be able to observe Ao Jiaos exquisite techniques was a beneficial learning opportunity for him.
As he had expected, Ao Jiao was able to carry out thest few steps smoothly. There was no careless mistakes or hesitation.
However, at thest step, while she was nourishing the pill, a look of extreme weakness appeared on her face. A soft exploding sound came from the inside of the Azure Dragon Medicine Cauldron.
The refining of this pill actually failed. It actually failed at the stage where it was impossible to fail. Xiao Chen thought that he was lucky. However, very soon, he figured out the reason for Ao Jiaos failure.
When Ao Jiao made the milky-white liquid to feed Xiao Bai, she had exhausted too much of her energy. Without resting much, she then used a high difficulty technique to refine medicine. At the final step, she was not able to supply the required Essence.
How is this possible. Ao Jiao looked in disbelief as she saw a pile of waste materiale out from the dragon mouth. She had actually failed to seed.
Xiao Chen coughed, Erm Sister Ao Jiao. The words you said earlier still counts right?
Ao Jiao blushed, Asshole, I wont call you idiot anymore in future. After she said that, she went back into the Universe Ring.
Xiao Bai saw Ao Jiao suddenly disappear. It seemed to not understand what happened as he skipped around, looking for Ao Jiao. However, it was not able to find her after a long period of time. It then looked at Xiao Chen anxiously.
Xiao Chen saw Xiao Bais looks and smiled, Stop looking, your mother is hiding.
The following two days, Xiao Chen did not go out at all. He stayed in his room continuously refining medicine. Aside from the two pills mentioned earlier, he refined a third pill type. Altogether, he had refined quite a lot of pills. After all, he was notcking in ingredients and did not have to go out purchasing herbs anymore.
Aside from refining medicine, Xiao Chen spent the rest of his time investigating the methods of using the Purple Thunder True Fire. He experimented on increasing the prating ability of the Purple Thunder True Fire and had obtained remarkable results.
His Purple Thunder True Fire was already able to prate through two inches of fine iron without exploding.
In the early morning, two dayster, Xiao Chen donned that ck cloak once again and ced all the Moonstone he normally left home in the past, into the ring. Then, he left the Xiao Residence and headed for Mohe City.
The city was as bustling as it was before. Although Xiao Chens get up was a little strange, it still had not attracted too much attention.
He took his time as he made his way to Ling Pavilion. His purpose ining out today, aside from iming his earnings from the Ling Pavilions auction, was to forge a Spirit Weapon.
When his figure appeared at the doors of Ling Pavilion, the guard at the front of the door wanted to stop him when he saw his get up. At this point of time, a person quickly shouted out, stopping his colleague from doing so.
Senior, you are finally here. The Pavilion Master has been waiting for you for a long time already.
Xiao Chen was surprised. There was actually someone who could recognize him at the front door. He carefully observed the person before realizing that he was the person he had beaten up beforeGao Long.
It''s you. Since you recognized me, then help me send a message, Xiao Chen said indifferently.
Quickly! Go! Bring this distinguished guest to the inner pavilion, Gao Long hurriedly nodded his head. Because of the matterst time, he had been demoted to being the front door guard.
Now that he saw Xiao Chen again, he did not dare be negligent. Before he left, he even left careful instructions for his colleagues, to bring Xiao Chen to the inner pavilion.
Although the person beside Gao Long did not recognize Xiao Chen, when he saw Gao Longs serious attitude, he did not dare to be careless either as he ushered Xiao Chen in.
Entering the great hall, Xiao Chen noticed that the number of people he saw this time was at least double the previous time. It was very crowded with little space to move.
Secretly circting his Essence, Xiao Chen avoided them, But there were a few people who purposely came near to bump into him.
When Xiao Chen saw this, he had already guessed the identity of those people. They must have been thieves that had pretty good skills. Because they were confident in their skills, they came to Ling Pavilion give it a try.
When those thieves tried to get near Xiao Chen, they did not seed. They knew that they had kicked an iron board and wisely decided to stay away.
Soon, Xiao Chen was drinking tea in the inner pavilion, quietly waiting for Nangong Yan to arrive. He felt very puzzled, there seemed to be a lot of people here today but there was no auction going on at the moment.
Xiao Chen ced put his cup and asked the attendant beside him: Whats the asion today? Why are there so many people in Ling Pavilion?
Knowing that Xiao Chen was the honored guest of the Pavilion Master, he did not dare to be negligent and replied: Today
Before he could finish his sentence, there was a candidughing from outside the inner pavilion. The attendant quickly stopped and left the inner pavilion.
This was because Nangong Yan had arrived. The words that would be spokenter would definitely be something that he had no right to hear.
My little friend, you finally came. I had been looking forward to seeing you these days.
Chapter 47 - Transaction
Chapter 47: Transaction
Haha! I did not expect that the Pavilion Master would remember this junior. Xiao Chen, who was wearing the cloak, had his facepletely shrouded in shadows. No one could see his expression.
Nangong Yan took out a pile of silver notes. He said, as he handed them over, This is the money from the previous auction. The total is one million silver taels.
To think there were actually a million silver taels. This was beyond Xiao Chens expectations. He did not say anything as he received the money. Xiao Chen said, Just some insignificant Fasting Pills could actually sell for a million. Ling Pavilions reputation is well deserved.
Nangong Yan smiled, This Fasting Pill is a new pill; it had never been heard of before. Its effects are quite miraculous. With the assistance of my Ling Pavilion, it is quite normal to obtain a price of a million.
If this was the Ling Pavilion in the Imperial Capital, this price could have been doubled. I wonder if this little friend brought anything to auction today?
When Xiao Chen heard this he took out one Blood Replenishing Pill, one Qi Returning Pill, and one Essence Nurturing Pill. He then ced them all on the table and introduced them.
Would Pavilion Master give me a starting price for these three pills?
Nangong Yan was thrilled to see these. These three pills wereplete new pills again. Although there were other simr pills out there, he was very sure that the recipes of these three pills were different from those others.
He had carefully investigated the Fasting Pill that Xiao Chen brought thest time. Although he was not able to figure out the recipe, it was still very beneficial for him.
This caused the peak Rank 7 Alchemist, that had no progress for many years, to be very joyful. This time Xiao Chen had brought three different pills. His skill at alchemy was sure to experience a breakthrough again.
Just one pill each? Nangong Yan was bewildered when he noticed that Xiao Chen did not appear to intend on taking out more pills.
If there was only one pill, then it was going to be a problem. When he researched it, if he identally damaged the pill, it would be difficult for him to try again.
Actually, Xiao Chens original intent was to not take out even a single pill. He only considered that he had received some assistance here, and took out three pills to put on the auction.
He did not want to obtainrge amounts of money. If it was not for some special needs, then it was best that he kept all the pills for his own use.
After thinking for a while, Xiao Chen decided to be honest, Pavilion Master Nangong Actually, I have no interest in taking part in the auction If Pavilion Master needs them, I can give these three pills to Pavilion Master.
Nangong Yan shook his head and smiled, You misunderstood me. With my cultivation realm, these three pills do not have much of an effect on me.
Do you know what day today is?
What day? Xiao Chen really wanted to know the answer. If it was not for Nangong Yans arrival, that attendant would have told him the answer already. However, it was not toote for Nangong Yan to tell him.
Nangong Yan smiled lightly, I believe you have noticed that there is an unusuallyrge number of people here in Ling Pavilion today. This afternoon, Ling Pavilion will conduct the once a year,rge-scale auction ahead of time.
So this was the reason, no wonder there were so many people here, Xiao Chen thought suddenly in his heart. Therge-scale auction of Ling Pavilion was a huge event in Mohe City every year.
However, Xiao Chen remembered that therge-scale auction was always held at the end of the year. It was not even the middle of the year yet Why are they holding therge-scale auction already?
Nangong seemed to be able to tell that Xiao Chen was feeling puzzled. He exined, This is because I will be going to the Imperial Capital at the end of this month. Thus, I wished to hold arge-scale auction before I leave.
Imperial Capital? This old man before him was indeed not an ordinary man, Xiao Chen thought in his heart. From the first time he met him, he could feel a pressure from him.
That pressure was much stronger than what he experienced from Liu Fenglin. In front of Nangong Yan, Xiao Chen felt like the old man was seeing straight through him
It seemed that this person had a very special position in the Nangong n. Xiao Chen did not know why he was going to the Imperial Capital, but it had nothing to do with Xiao Chen. Thus, he did not think about it too much.
Unfortunately, life is very strange. It was impossible to predict what would happen next. Xiao Chen was not aware that the old mans business in the Imperial Capital was not only rted to him, but concerned him greatly.
Xiao Chens face waspletely hidden, and Nangong Yan was not able to see his expressions. He could not help but feel disappointed as he continued, Thus, I would like to ask if you would be willing to take out more pills for auction to be one of the highlights, so that I would be able to gain some face.
When he heard this, Xiao Chen found it funny. If it was another person saying this, that he wanted to use his pill to gain some face, he might have believed it.
However, when such an important character of the Nangong n actually said he wanted to use these pills to gain face, he was truly overestimating Xiao Chen. Xiao Chen knew very clearly how useful these pills were.
The Nangong n is one of the four great ns of the Great Qin Nation. The n head, Nangong Lie, was an expert of the Martial Monarch realm. Out of the ten people who had the ability to suppress the nation, he ranks number two.
These pills were overrated by him. They were just equivalent to the Rank 4 pills of this world. With regards to the Nangong n, they would not even be worth mentioning.
The old man in front of him clearly had an extraordinary position in the Nangong n. There should be countless treasures at his disposal. How could he becking such Rank 4 pills?
It was obvious that he wanted these pills for himself. The old man in front of him should be an alchemist as well. This was Xiao Chens intuition as an alchemist.
Furthermore, his rank should be very high. Nangong Yan was able to tell that the pills Xiao Chen refined were refined by methods different from the traditional refining method. That was why he wanted a few more for himself to research.
This was why when Xiao Chen gave him the three pills, he was not satisfied. It was also very possible that the pills he auctioned thest time had all been purchased by himself.
Xiao Chen did not say any more. He ced his hands into his pockets and then took out three porcin bottles. Following that, he removed the cap of the bottles.
The fragrance of the Blood Replenishing Pill, the Qi Returning Pill, and the Essence Nurturing Pill diffused through the whole room. Xiao Chen said, Pavilion Master Nangong, lets just be frank here. You want these pills for yourself right?
In each of these porcin bottles, there are twenty pills. Why dont you tell me what you are willing to swap for them?
Xiao Chen was notcking in money, but he believed that Nangong Yan would definitely have some treasures that could move him. He might as well take this opportunity to rip him off.
Nangong Yans previously brimming face suddenly changed. There was an expression of shock in his eyes. His gaze was as sharp as a knife when he looked at Xiao Chen.
Although he did not use any force or release any of his aura, just this gaze of his made Xiao Chen feel very ufortable.
Underneath the cloak, Xiao Chen did his best to maintain his calm. He focused and stabilized his trembling body, but sweat still continued to pour out from his back.
Haha! The courage of youth is great. You''re not afraid that I would kill you and snatch all these away? Nangong Yan suddenly smiled and the pressure on Xiao Chen disappeared.
You wont. I dont feel any killing intenting from you. Furthermore, thest time I left this ce you did not send anyone to follow me. That was the reason why I dared toe back here, Xiao Chen, who had calmed down, said while taking his time.
When Nangong Yan heard this, he smiled, You are very brave and smart too. You are right. This old man wants these pills. Your straightforward personality is quitepatible with my temperament.
After Nangong Yan said this, he stopped. He got up and paced around for a few steps before saying, It is hard to say how much these pills of yours are worth. To someone who understands alchemy, it would be extremely expensive. However, to someone who does not understand alchemy, it is just a Rank 4 pill.
Xiao Chen nodded his head and did not deny it. He smiled as he said, Pavilion Master Nangong clearly belongs to the group of people who understands alchemy. I wonder what kind of sky-high price you would offer.
Nangong Yan smiled, You brat, don''t y word games with me. Although I do need these pills, I cannot guarantee that I would be able to gain anything by researching them. They might not be useful to me.
My little friend, would you be willing to introduce your master to me?
Seeing Nangong Yan suddenly changing the topic, Xiao Chens face turned sullen. He said, My master enjoys peace and quiet. He would not meet any outsiders. I already said this thest time.
If Pavilion Master does not require these pills, then I shall be taking my leave.
After Xiao Chen said that, he got up and headed towards the door. This was Xiao Chens bottom line. He did not have any master. All the pills were refined by himself. If this fact was exposed, then Nangong Yan would definitely be amongst the first toe and capture him.
Nangong Yan quickly got up and stopped Xiao Chen, pulling him back, It was just a casual remark. Dont worry, I definitely want these pills.
How about this? I will not offer too much, but I wont let you suffer a disadvantage either. You may choose any three items from this afternoons auction. Regardless of the price, Ling Pavilion will pay for it.
Nangong Yan said this because he guessed that Xiao Chen was not interested in a mary transaction. Or else he would have just taken out the pills to be ced in the auction.
However, Nangong Yan was not willing to take out some valuable treasures. After all, these pills were just Rank 4 pills.
Finally, he managed to think of a clever method. It would satisfy Xiao Chens wishes, and he would not suffer any disadvantage. It would just be some money.
Furthermore, he already knew what goods were present in this auction. Although there were many good items, they were not able to move his heart, so it could be said that he would not suffer any disadvantage.
Xiao Chen quickly analyzed Nangong Yans words. Very soon, he realized what was Nangong Yans intentions. He could not help but call him a crafty fox in his heart.
However, he immediately came up with a counter measure. He said, Can I take a look at the list of goods to be auctioned first?
This was not an unreasonable request. Most auctions would release the list before the auction. They would even list out the chief item and the highlights. The main reason was to attract people to attend the auction.
Although Nangong Yan felt unwilling in his heart, he still took out a copy of the catalog and passed it to Xiao Chen, In thisrge-scale auction, there are many good items. They will definitely not disappoint you.
Xiao Chen took the catalog and looked at it carefully. After he finished looking at it, he made a decision. He smiled and said, Its a deal then. I will choose three auction items and these pills will belong to the Pavilion Master.
Chapter 48 - Inner Core Of Rainbow Flame Python
Chapter 48: Inner Core Of Rainbow me Python
Ling Pavilion, within the VIP booth on the fourth floor of the auction hall.
Xiao Chen stood in front of the window looking downwards. All the seats of the great hall were already filled up. There were sounds of chattering as they discussed amongst themselves. The auctioneer was already in ce waiting for the right time to start the auction.
Xiao Chen spoke to the Universe Ring, Sister Ao Jiao, you asked me to agree to that old mans terms earlier. Why are you so quiet now?
Earlier, before Xiao Chen could finish looking through the catalog, Ao Jiaos voice sounded in his head, telling him to agree to the old mans terms.
Just do what I say; I wont let you suffer any disadvantages, Ao Jiao said unhappily as she floated out from the ring.
When Xiao Chen saw that she came out so blithely, he was startled. He said, Hey, why did youe out? What is it? What if someone is watching?
Ao Jiao stated, If I do not want people to see me, they cannot see me. Furthermore, there is no one watching us here. You are too paranoid. That old man already took the pill and ran off somewhere.
Xiao Chen rxed, The auction is about to start. Now can you tell me which three items to get?
Whats the rush? When it arrives, I will tell you. Ill go out and take a look around first. When Ao Jiao finished saying that she jumped out the window and floated away.
Seeing Ao Jiao daringly jump off like that, Xiao Chen felt like cursing. He wanted to jump after her and beat her up.
Unfortunately, not to mention being unable to defeat her, Xiao Chen did not even dare to jump out like that. There were thousands of people below. If he jumped out, he would be seen by everyone.
Comining silently in his heart, the auction continued. The first item on auction was the inner core of a fire attributed Rank 4 Spirit Beast.
At most auctions, the first item of the auction would not be too good or too bad. If it was was too good, it would cause the expectations of the crowd to rise. If the next item was not able to astonish them, they would be very disappointed.
However, if the item was too bad, then it would cause the reputation of the auction house to go down. The crowd would think that there was nothing good. The more impatient customers might even immediately leave.
As for this first item, the inner core of a fire attributed Rank 4 Spirit Beast, it was an average item. Although it was not a precious object, it was also not something that wasmonly seen in Mohe City.
The main usage for inner cores of Spirit Beasts was to refine medicines. The method of refining that Xiao Chen learned was different from this world. Thus, Xiao Chen was not too concerned with this Spirit Beast inner core.
Just as Xiao Chen started to feel bored, the auctioneer suddenly said, Hear ye, hear ye! This Spirit Beast inner core is no ordinary Spirit Beast inner core. It is the inner core of a Rainbow me Python.
For people cultivating fire attributed techniques, it could directly raise the might of their mes by a level. It''s worth is notparable to those ordinary Spirit Beasts. The starting price is five hundred thousand silver taels. The auction will begin now. Each raise has to be at least fifty thousand silver taels.
After the auctioneerpletely introduced it, the atmosphere in the great hall turned very lively. No one expected that such a precious item would already appear at the beginning of this auction.
Six hundred thousand!
Seven hundred thousand!
Nine hundred thousand!
Soon there were many people shouting out their bid. The price of this Rainbow me Python inner core rocketed to a million silver taels. Xiao Chen noticed that the VIP booth across from him was the fiercest in calling out bids. Every time a bid was called out, he would immediately follow up.
From Xiao Chens angle, he could not see the situation in the booth across from him. However, it was not a problem for Xiao Chen. He sent out his Spiritual Sense and the scene from inside the booth immediately appeared in Xiao Chens eyes.
There were five cultivators in that booth. Only the youth dressed in an embroidered gown was seated. The others were all standing beside him. Their faces were full of respect. This young man must be the Young Master of some n. The people behind him were probably his escorts.
Out of these four people, three of them were Superior Grade Martial Disciples. Thest one was actually an Inferior Grade Martial Master. Xiao Chen thought in his heart, Who was this youth? His escorts are so powerful, why have I never met him before?
Second Young Master, I hear that this Rainbow me Python is the Spirit Beast with the highest purity of the fire attribute. Its inner core is where all the quintessence of its whole body is found. It would definitely be of great help to your cultivation.
The handsome face of the youth revealed an indifferent smile. He had a calm that most youthscked. He smiled and said, Your tone is as though I have already obtained this inner core.
One of the other escorts smiled, In Mohe City, the Xiao n may be the strongest but whenparing financial abilities, no one can defeat our Tang n. Furthermore, the Promise of Ten Years is almost here. Once the Xiao n falls, our Tang n will be the indisputable number one n in Mohe City.
The Tang n Second Young Master did not dispute that. There was a proud expression in his eyes as he clenched his fist and said, I need to get that Rainbow me Python inner core. Make a bid of 2 million silver taels.
So, it was the Tang ns people. No wonder they are so rich and overbearing, Xiao Chen thought in his heart. All these years the Tang n had earned arge amount from the fight between the Xiao n and Zhang n.
This Tang ns Second Young Master was named Tang Feng. The Tang n had been very low-profile all these years. It was not strange that Xiao Chen was not able to recognize him.
Once Tang Feng gave his instructions, a bidding paddle was stretched out of the window. The paddle had red words on a white background; it looked very eye-catching.
[TL notes: A paddle, usually with a number on it, used to make bids at auctions by raising it when one wants to bid on an item. ]
The auctioneer below immediately saw it and shouted out, VIP booth 13 calls a bid of 2 million! 2 million! Is there any higher bid?
This is the Rainbow me Python inner core. Is there no one else interested? Do note that in the entire Great Qin Nation, this kind of inner core is very rare.
The auctioneer called out for a few times. Seeing that no one raised their bid, he slowly started to exin the rarity of this inner core. However, there were no sounds of anyone raising the bid.
Although this inner core was rare, it was only useful for increasing the power of fire attributed techniques. It was useless to cultivators of other attributes.
If they were not a fire attributed cultivator, it would not be worth it. That is why no one bothered to call out a higher bid.
2 million! Going once!
2 million! Going twice!
Seeing that there were no further bids, the auctioneer gave up on further exining and started the final countdown.
The Tang n Second Young Master in the booth revealed a pleased smile. Spending 2 million on a Rank 4 inner core He was probably the only one that could afford this price.
2 million! Going thri When the auctioneer was about to finish the third call, his expression suddenly turned to one of high spirits as he loudly shouted, Booth 11 bids for 2.5 million!
2.5 million Is there any bid for more than 2.5 million? This Ling Pavilion auctioneer was clearly well trained. The tone of his voice was very attractive.
Hearing someone call out a bid of 2.5 million, Tang Feng stared nkly for a while before smiling coldly, Make a bid for 3 million. Every time the price is raised, raise it by another five hundred thousand. I want to see how long he canst.
One of the escorts reported, Second Young Master, that booth seems to belong to the Xiao n. I have seen Xiao Jianing out of there before.
Tang Fengs eyebrows twitched as he yed with the wine cup in his hands. Smiling wickedly , he said, Interesting. That Xiao Jian seems to be cultivating a fire attributed technique as well. Looks like we cannot let him have it.
Xiao Chen was actually not very interested in this Rainbow me Python inner core. The attribute of his Purple Thunder Divine Incantation was lightning. Consuming this inner core would not benefit him much.
As for his Purple Thunder True Fire, it was a lightning me. It was different from regr mes. If he wanted to raise the might of his Purple Thunder True Fire, then he needed to consume lightning attributed energy. Not this fire attributed inner core.
It was just that he found the atmosphere of an auction interesting. When the two boothspeted in bids, the price was actually raised to 4 million.
Who was so bold? To be willing to call out such a high price to buy such an inner core. Xiao Chen sent his Spiritual Sense to booth 11.
Very soon the situation in booth 11 appeared in front from Xiao Chens eyes. After he saw it, the corners of his mouth curled up as he said indifferently, No wonder thepetition was so tough. It is my big brother who wants this inner core.
In booth 11, Xiao Jians forehead was already covered in sweat. He was originally determined to obtain the Rainbow me Python inner core. However, the situation had nowrgely exceeded his expectations.
Before the auction had started, he had seen news of this inner core from the auction catalog. This inner core would give the Fire Cloud Incantation he cultivated a qualitative boost.
Back when he asked the First Elder for it, seeing that the Promise of Ten Years was drawing near and that Xiao Jian needed it, the First Elder did not say anything else and gave him 4 million silver taels.
With 4 million silver taels, he thought that it would be easy to obtain this Rank 4 inner core. He had never expected such a situation to ur.
He called out 2.5 million, then Tang Feng immediately called out 3 million. When he called out 3.25 million, Tang Feng called out 3.75 million without hesitation.
Xiao Jian, who had just called out 4 million, felt his heart pounding in his chest very hard. This was his limit already. If his opponent increased the price again, he would not have another chance.
Please don''t increase it any more. If I do not have this Rainbow me Python inner core, then how will I defeat that trash, Xiao Jian said as he wiped his forehead, Furthermore, I recently heard that that trash is already a Medial Grade Martial Disciple. I must obtain this Rainbow me Python inner core.
When Xiao Chen heard this, he could not help butugh. He could not understand. Xiao Jian had already be a Martial Master. Why was he so cautious against a Medial Grade Martial Disciple.
Could it be that when he lost that duel thest time, the shadow created in Xiao Jians heart was too big?
Chapter 49 - The Terrifying Ao Jiao
Chapter 49: The Terrifying Ao Jiao
4.5 million! VIP booth 13 calls out 4.5 million. Is there a higher bid?
No matter how much Xiao Jian prayed, the auctioneer still said the words he did not want to hear with a smile of exultation.
4.5 million! Are there any higher bids? The auctioneer''s voice was full of excitement, tempting the crowd below.
The people in the great hall were all chattering with each other. No one expected the first item for auction would actually sell an astronomical price of 4.5 million.
Within one of the booths, Tang Fengs face had a mocking smile on it, How boring! I thought he would be able to go on longer. Who knew he would surrender before it hit 5 million?
How could the Xiao n be able topete with our Tang n financially? Furthermore, our n head trusts Second Young Master so much, and gave you 10 million silver taels. How could Xiao Jianpete with Young Master?
One of the escorts by Tang Feng ttered him.
Tang Fengs face revealed a satisfied smile as he thought about how much his strength would be raised when he obtained this Rainbow me Python inner core.
4.5 million! Going Thrice! Gon The auctioneer was about to finish his call when he suddenly stopped. He revealed an astonished smile, Look! VIP Booth 1 called out a bid!
At the auctioneers words, everyones gazes quickly focused on VIP booth 1 on the fourth floor. Tang Feng frowned deeply.
Why was there still someone bidding? Despite his casual attitude when bidding, his highest bid would only be 5 million. If it went any higher, he would not be able to bid further. This is because he had to keep that remaining 5 million to bid on another item.
Bidding for that item was something that his father entrusted him to do. Thus, he did not dare to be careless. He had to maintain a reserve of 5 million. At this moment, he could not help but feel nervous.
He instructed one of his escorts, Go take a look and see what is the bid.
Not only was Tang Feng concerned with the bid from VIP Booth 1, the auctioneer was very concerned about it too. After all, the higher the bid, the moremission he would be able to obtain from it.
Howe VIP Booth 1 only called out a bid of 1 million taels? Tang Feng found it strange as he said.
Tang Feng felt happy. Looks like this fellow was here to cause trouble. He could not exceed the bid of 4.5 million. Looks like he could rx.
The auctioneer below suddenly revealed an astonished expression. His mouth was open wide for a long time before he could say anything, My godhow could this be?
The bid of VIP booth 1 is 10 million gold taels!
Tang Feng spat out the wine in his mouth. He said in disbelief, Damn! How could this be? 10 million gold taels! Even if the three great ns of Mohe City pooled their resources together, they would still not have enough money!
Not just Tang Feng was in disbelief, everyone in Ling Pavilion was in disbelief. What was going on?
One gold tael was ten times the value of silver taels. These 10 million gold taels were equal to 100 million silver taels. Not to mention Mohe City, there would not be anyone who could afford that even in the whole Qizi County.
Even in the Imperial Capital, there would not be anyone who would casually make a bid of 10 million gold tael. This was a huge sum of money. Regr people would not be able to earn that kind of money even if they worked for several hundred lifetimes.
How is it possible for someone to spend so much money to purchase a Rank 4 inner core?
It is definitely a liar. To think that there would be such liars entering Ling Pavilion.
Get that person to take the money out! If he is just bragging, we will not let him off!
The situation below turned chaotic. No one would believe that such a thing could happen in this insignificant Mohe City. Everyone believed the person was just spouting a nonsensical bid.
Tang Feng, in the booth, calmed down after his moment of anger. After thinking carefully, he realized that this was impossible. He had been too anxious earlier and should not have lost his calm.
Second Young Master, Im sure that person was just spouting nonsense. I dont believe he is able to take out 10 million gold taels.
The person who spoke was the one who reported the bid wrong. Due to a bad angle, he did not see one of the zeros. At the moment, he was feeling very afraid afraid that Tang Feng would me him.
The auctioneer did not expect such a situation to happen. With regards to VIP booth 1, Nangong Yan had left instructions for him. Regardless of the price called out, there would not be any problems.
Seeing the situation turn chaotic, the auctioneer quickly shouted out, Everyone, please calm down. Our Ling Pavilion will never let in a cheat. What I want to say is that the guest in VIP booth 1 is absolutely able to afford this price.
The auction will continue. As for the person who auctioned this, rest assured, Ling Pavilion will ensure that these 10 million gold taels will be given to you.
Xiao Chen, who was in that booth smiled gently, 10 million gold taels I do not actually have that much money. However, the old man from the Nangong n should have it.
Even if Nangong Yan did not have 10 million gold taels, it was none of Xiao Chens business how to solve the problem.
Bang!
Tang Feng, on the other side, clenched his fist tightly, shattering the wine cup into powder. His expression was very sullen and terrifying. Two of you! Go stand guard outside that booth. I want to know who is this rich fellow.
Simrly, Xiao Jian, who was in booth 11, was feeling depressed as well. Even if Xiao Chen did not do anything, this Rainbow me Python inner core would not have belonged to him anyway.
Pushing open the door, Xiao Jian walked out dejectedly. He did not manage to buy what he wanted. He no longer wished to remain in this bustling auction.
In a secret room below Ling Pavilion, there were all sorts of medicinal herbs and many types of equipment for refining medicine. There were many cauldrons as well.
Nangong Yan took out all the pills he obtained from Xiao Chen andid them out. There was a maniacal expression on his face. This was his opportunity to break through into a Rank 8 Alchemist.
However, this was not the best time. The equipment here was limited. To truly investigate the secret of these pills, he needed the equipment in the Nangong n that was in the Imperial Capital.
However, when he thought of returning to the Imperial Capital Nangong Yan had a livid expression in his eyes. Following that, he sighed, It has already been ten years, I might as well return to take a look.
The doors of the secret room opened. Two men dressed in ck appeared behind Nangong Yan. Nangong Yan turned around and said to them, After I leave, start monitoring that mysterious man in ck clothes. Do everything you can to find out the identity of the mysterious alchemist behind him.
The two ck-clothed men were death-sworn Martial Grand Masters groomed by Ling Pavilion. They specialized in missions that had to be done in secret. As for Nangong Yans instructions, they could only object, and were not allowed to object.
Nangong Yan muttered to himself, The ancient refining methods have already been lost for thousands of years. I absolutely cannot let go of this opportunity.
Just as he muttered that, a dangerous aura suddenly came. Nangong Yans eyes gleamed as he fully utilized his perception.
Danger! Be careful!
The two Martial Grand Master cultivators did not sense that anything was wrong. When they heard these words, they quickly tensed up and stared at the door of the secret room.
Suddenly a small figure dropped down from the top. There were gleaming short swords in both her hands. She appeared right above the heads of the two man. The petite figure suddenly moved in the air, and a resplendent glow appeared on the short swords.
Pu Ci!
A stream of blood came from the necks of the two man. They cried out in pain and fell to the ground. In the blink of an eye, that mysterious girl killed two Martial Grand Masters.
Nangong Yan looked at the girl who appeared. After he ascertained her identify, he was shocked, How could this be? A Sword Spirit who is actually able to leave their body and kill?!
Ao Jiao did not answer Nangong Yans question. She let go of the two swords in her hands and they turned into light that flew towards the walls on both sides of the room.
Bang!
The swords were sunk in the wall easily. Web-like cracks appeared in the wall slowly spreading out until the entire room was covered in cracks.
Nangong Yan did not even have time to feel surprised, for Ao Jiao had already flown to his front. She was actually flying, and did notnd on the ground at all. She released an incredible, tyrannical aura as she struck towards him.
Bang!
In his hurry, Nangong Yan quickly struck out as well and received Ao Jiaos unparalleled strike as both their palms met. Nangong Yans body flew uncontrobly backward. The tables behind him, as well at the cabs containing herbs, were all smashed to smithereens.
Pu Ci!
A huge force came from Ao Jiaos palm, sting apart the Essence that Nangong Yan had gathered. His body smashed against the wall, and he vomited out a mouthful of blood.
Nangong Yan had a painful expression. Before he had time to say anything, he could feel the force in that palm increase again. With another loud boom, his entire body was sted further into the wall.
Under the heavy palm, Nangong Yan could feel his internal organs had shifted position. There was a sense of helplessness in his heart. Despite his cultivation as a Martial King, he was not actually able to resist.
This Sword Spirit had at least the strength of a Medial Grade Martial Monarch. I wonder how strong is her master? Nangong Yan felt an indescribable shock.
However, he could not think of which expert he offended. Although his position was very respected in the Great Qin Nation, he was extremely low-profile. This was especially so in thest ten years. He had essentially entered a hidden state, and had never even appeared publicly in Mohe City.
Might I ask who is your master? What grievance does he have with me? Nangong Yan said in a hoarse voice. Even if he died, he wanted to know why.
Ao Jiao replied with an even fiercer palm strike. Nangong Yan vomited another mouthful of blood. His body was now buried even deeper into the wall.
There was now a human shaped hole in the wall that was tens of meters deep. It was formed by Nangong Yan when he was sted into the wall by that irresistible force.
Ao Jiao suddenly withdrew her palm and Nangong Yan felt his body move. Before he could even breathe, Ao Jiao had already fiercely grabbed his cor and pulled, bringing him back into the secret room.
Within the secret room, the cracks in the wall created by the short swords earlier continued to extend further. Rocks continued to fall from the roof. This underground secret room was actually about to copse.
Do not ever think of doing what you were thinking of earlier again, ever! Ao Jiao said this before rapidly disappearing.
The indescribably shocked Nangong Yan finally knew who he offended. Looking at the secret room that was about to copse, he felt some heartache. The pills that he refined for the past ten years were stored in this secret room.
Although some of the peak level pills were stored in his Spatial Ring, all the pills below Rank 7, his efforts of ten years, could not bepletely saved.
After finding the pills he obtained from Xiao Chen, Nangong Yan did not feel any more regrets, and quickly fled from the secret room. Two seconds after he left, the secret room copsed with a loud boom.
Nangong Yan, who was on the floor, looked at therge hole in the ground with lingering fears. He still felt quite dazed. It was just five minutes, but his efforts for the past ten yearspletely disappeared just like that.
Chapter 50 - Tang Feng Vomiting Blood
Chapter 50: Tang Feng Vomiting Blood
Even though there were a lot of movements at Ling Pavilion after the incident in the secret room, no one within the great hall had noticed it. After the chaos of the first auction item the once a year,rge-scale auction continued in an orderly manner.
Xiao Chen watched helplessly as the auction carried on. Currently, the auction had already reached its midpoint but Ao Jiao had note back yet.
He no longer dared to carelessly bid on anything. He had already purchased a Rainbow me Python Inner Core. If he purchased something again, he would only have one more chance after that.
At this moment, the second climax of the auction was about to start. When the auctioneer said the next item was an Inferior Grade Spirit Stone, the atmosphere of the auction hall surged again.
Spirit Stones are miraculous natural treasures. It contained the purest Spiritual Energy, and when an ordinary cultivator used a small piece of Spirit Stone they would be able to raise their cultivation by a realm.
Aside from this, if they used it in battle, they would be able topletely replenish their Essence. Unlike the fire attributed inner core, where only certain people could use it, this could be used by everyone. It was very effective for cultivators below the Martial Saint realm.
The rarity of the Spirit Stone can bepared to the precious Moonstone. In the Tianwu Continent, aside from the Jin Nation who had thergest Spirit Stone Vein, they were mostly monopolized by the supreme sects. If ordinary cultivators or small powers wanted to obtain Spirit Stones, they could only do so via some irregr channels.
The auctioneer below introduced the item in a loud voice, Everyone, please take a close look! What we have here is a real Inferior Grade Spirit Stone. I believe everyone already knows about the value of a Spirit Stone. Thus, I shall not borate further.
Although it is only the lowest grade of Spirit Stones, it is still worth 1 million silver taels. Thus, its starting price is 500 thousand silver taels. Each raise has to be at least 100 thousand silver taels.
Just as the auctioneer finished his introduction, there was the sound of many enthusiastic biddings. Everyone in the crowd were people who were familiar with treasures. Naturally, they understood the value of this Inferior Grade Spirit Stone.
Amongst the crowd, there were many who came just for this Inferior Grade Spirit Stone. The price of the Spirit Stone kept rising until it hit 1 million silver taels, before the number of people bidding decreased.
1 million silver taels was actually a threshold. After all, not everyone was like the Tang n or Xiao n. They were not people who could throw out 400 thousand or 500 thousand silver taels on a whim. Even for those with money, they had to evaluate how much their n could afford first before cautiously make a bid.
Tang Feng, who was in VIP booth 13, smiled, It is time for us to start bidding. The n head had given us clear instructions. We definitely have to obtain this. Call out a bid of 2 million.
When Tang Fengs bid was called out, the auctioneer immediately reported his bid excitedly, calling it out in a loud voice, VIP booth 13 is making another move. He calls a bid of 2 million silver taels. Is there anyone with a higher bid?!
With regards to this high bid of 2 million, most of the people in the great hall lost all hope of obtaining it. Those people who were still able topete were likely to be located within the VIP booths on the fourth floor.
Just as expected, someone within VIP booth 3 immediately raised the bid to 2.2 million. Then someone from VIP booth 4 raised it to 2.5 million.
2.5 million, what an auspicious number. VIP booth 4, are you not going to raise the bid again? After the guest in VIP booth 4 made his bid, the auctioneer immediately called out in humor.
[TL notes: The Chinese writes their number in this manner: Ten ʮ, hundred , thousands ǧ, ten thousands , hundred million . 2.5 million is 250 ten thousands. 250 is actually a way of scolding someone an idiot in China]
The person in VIP booth 4 cursed silently and raised his bid to 3 million. The auctioneer immediately beamed with joy as he called out thetest bid.
Xiao Chen was actually very interested in this Inferior Grade Spirit Stone. To people of the Martial Disciple realm, its effects were even more apparent. Using himself as an example, if he used this Inferior Grade Spirit Stone, he would immediately be a Superior Grade Martial Disciple.
Furthermore, it was not like medicinal pills. It would not leave behind any side effects like making his cultivation unstable, or cause problems for his cultivation in the future. This was because the energy within the Spirit Stone was the purest Spiritual Energy.
After using it, his cultivation realm will immediately increase. The Essence in his body would require one day to adjust and be digested before stabilizing on its own. It will not leave behind any side effects.
Unfortunately, Ao Jiao was not here. Xiao Chen did not dare to simply mess around. He had already done so once. He could not waste his remaining two chances. Ao Jiao already had something in mind.
However, when Xiao Chen saw the saw the intense bidding for the Spirit Stone, he could not resist. This was a Spirit Stone that could raise his cultivation realm.
Xiao Chen said grudgingly, Where in the world has Ao Jiao run to? Why is she not back yet?
Since you want it, then get it.
The sudden voice startled Xiao Chen. When he turned his head back, Ao Jiao was standing behind him. Xiao Chen was about to grumble, but he noticed that herplexion was poor. Thus, he held back his grumbling.
Hey! Ao Jiao! Are you alright? Why is yourplexion so poor?
Ao Jiao said, Even if there is something wrong with you, nothing will happen to me. Do you think that my body is the same as yours? To think that you are trying to judge things based on myplexion. This Spirit Stone is something good for you, so you can get it.
Xiao Chen thought that made sense. Ao Jiao was a Sword Spirit. Even if herplexion seems off, he could not use his knowledge on humans to exin that.
However, Ao Jiaos other words caused him to be happy, Can I really get it? I already purchased a Rainbow me Python inner core earlier. Based on the arrangement with Nangong Yan, if I get this, I would only have one chance left.
Not a problem. The thing that I want is not on auction yet, Ao Jiao said indifferently.
Xiao Chen smiled, In that case, I can rest assured.
The bidding war between the big-shots in the VIP booths was still continuing. At this moment, the bid was already raised to 4 million silver taels.
Within VIP booth 13, Tang Feng drank a mouthful of wine unperturbed, Its already at 4 million, its time to make my move. Call out 6 million, let''s see who is able to outbid me.
When his escort heard that, he immediately went to the window and called out Tang Fengs bid.
Seeing VIP booth 13 bid again, the auctioneers smile was like a flower blossoming. He said in an excited tone: The guest in VIP booth 13 is always surprising us. The bid now is 6 million!
After the auctioneer called out Tang Fengs bid, the voices in the auction hall started to quiet down. Everyone guessed that this would be the highest bid already.
Normally, Inferior Grade Spirit Stones would go for about 5 million silver taels. Tang Feng already topped that by 1 million, it was clear that he was determined to obtain it.
The guest in VIP booth 4 pped the table angrily. His face was clearly full of anger and helplessness.
Seeing that no one else was bidding, the auctioneer said, 6 million silver taels There should not be any higher bid than this. If there is none, then I shall start the count.
Hearing what the auctioneer said, Tang Fengs handsome face revealed a pleased expression. He smiled, Not obtaining that Rainbow me Python inner core was not a bad thing. At least now I have enough money to guarantee that I can obtain this Spirit Stone.
However, after waiting for a while, he did not hear the auctioneer dere the end of this round. He frowned, feeling puzzled, and said to his escort, Go check out whats going on. Why has the auctioneer not closed this round yet?
That escort quickly went to the window and took a look. He only saw that the auctioneers expression was sluggish. He was staring at the window of VIP booth 1. His mouth was ajar and he was not saying anything.
Hepletely lost his demeanor as an auctioneer. The escort quickly cast his gaze at the booth across them. After taking a clear look, he trembled a little as he turned around, Second Young Master, VIP Booth 1 made a bid again.
Tang Feng was startled. The wine cup that was approaching his mouth paused. He felt an uneasy feeling assault him.
VIP booth 1 is bidding again. His bid is the same as before 10 million gold taels! The auctioneer wiped his forehead clear of sweat before finally speaking again.
Bang!
Tang Feng shattered the wine cup in his hands once again. He had a sullen expression as he coldly said, Messing with me? Within Mohe City, no one dares to mess with me like that!
The crowd below turned chaotic again. If this was the first time he bid 10 million gold taels, as abnormal as it was, it was still possible for people to believe it. No matter how remote the chance was, it was not too ridiculous.
However, the same person in that booth had called out 10 million gold taels for the second time. Even a fool would feel that this was not normal. No one would squander wealth like that.
The situation was now even more chaotic than before. The auctioneer remembered Nangong Yans instructions as he did his best to cate the crowd. After expending a great amount of effort, he managed to get the auction back on track.
Ao Jiao gently smiled, What a scoundrel you are. You actually dared to casually call out a bid of 10 million. Nangong Yan is going to be frustrated to death.
Xiao Chen shrugged his shoulders, I prefer things to be straightforward. I dont enjoy this kind of bidding war. Furthermore, this was something Nangong Yan promised me.
He would pay for the things that I want, no matter what the final price is. Whether he is able to do it or not, thats his problem, not mine.
For the following items, because the thing that Ao Jiao wanted had not appeared yet, Xiao Chen did not make any moves. The chaos caused by Xiao Chen slowly calmed down.
Just as the auction was about to end, Ao Jiao suddenly called out, The following item is a Superior Grade Frost Iron. Make a bid for that.
Xiao Chen did not understand as he said, What do you want with the Frost Iron?
Ao Jiao said, Of course its useless to me. Did you think I did not see that you brought so many Moonstones with you? Did you think that Moonstone is all you need to forge a Spirit Weapon? How stupid!
Xiao Chen blushed slightly, I did not think too much about that. I thought that I could just use what I have on hand.
Ao Jiao said, Using what you have on hand is possible. However, this Frost Iron is the rarely seen Superior Grade Frost Iron. After I purify it, it will be at the peak quality.
If all you want is a Profound Ranked Spirit Weapon, then you can give up on this Frost Iron.
Hearing that Ao Jiao can raise the quality of this Frost Iron, Xiao Chen felt joy in his heart. Peak Grade Frost Iron was extremely rare and precious. Xiao Chen had a smattering of knowledge about it.
In this world, aside from the very rare, naturally urring Peak Grade Frost Iron, it could only be made by purifying Superior Grade Frost Iron.
However, this method of purification was grasped by very few people in the Tianwu Continent. As far as Xiao Chen knew, only Heavenly Craft Manor was able to do this.
Given the current situation, after he obtain this Superior Grade Frost Iron, with therge amount of Moonstones he had, it was possible for him to forge a Heaven Ranked Spirit Weapon.
Chapter 51 - Human Flame, Ghost Flame, Dragon Flame, Heavenly Flame
Chapter 51: Human me, Ghost me, Dragon me, Heavenly me
Since it was so, Xiao Chen no longer hesitated. When the auctioneer started the bids, he immediately called out his bid. Just like before, it was 10 million gold taels.
The chaos that Xiao Chen thought would ur did not happen. The people below were already numb to it. The only people feeling anxious were those who had ced the item for auction.
Their current emotions could be described as mingled hope and fear. They were afraid that Xiao Chen was just bragging. However, when they thought of Ling Pavilions reputation, they felt that it would be impossible for them to go back on their words.
After the auction ended, someone immediately brought the three items that Xiao Chen bid on to his booth so that he could carefully inspect them. None of the items (the Rainbow me Python inner core, Inferior Grade Spirit Stone, and Superior Grade Frost Iron) seemed to have any problems.
Xiao Chen did not immediately leave. He handed the Frost Iron to Ao Jiao saying, Can you purify this here? I can feel that there are two people outside watching me.
Ao Jiao indifferently said, Your perception is quite decent. There are indeed two houseflies hiding outside. There are no special requirements on location for purifying this Superior Grade Frost Iron.
That piece of Frost Iron was about the size of a bag. When Xiao Chen held it in his hands, he felt that it was at least 100 kg. Its appearance was pitch ck and it looked especially sturdy.
Ao Jiao gently raised the Frost Iron in her hands, weighing it in a rxed manner. Then she threw it into the air, and a white me came from her palms that enveloped the Frost Iron.
Xiao Chen carefully observed each and every move of Ao Jiao. He remembered every step she took in his heart. The technique of purifying the Superior Grade Frost Iron was a very rare and carefully guarded secret technique. The number of people who knew this technique were few in numbers.
Only the Heavenly Craft Manor had this kind of technique in the Great Qin Nation. This was a great learning opportunity in front of him.
As the white mes continued to burn, Xiao Chen discovered that this me was incredibly strange. It was not as tyrannical or fierce as a normal me. In fact, it gave off a feeling of warmth.
What kind of me is this? Xiao Chen thought puzzledly.
Ao Jiao patiently instructed Xiao Chen as she continued to maintain the me, This me is not the me condensed by a cultivator. This is a naturally formed Human me; it is called Bone Specter mes.
Back when he was alive, Thunder Emperor Sang Mu subdued it while cultivating in the Nine Layers of Purgatory. After he died, he handed it over to me.
Human me? To think that there was such a strange me in this world. What an eye opener! However, he did not know what the merits of such mes were.
Ao Jiao continued to exin, In this world, there are four types of extremely precious mes. They are Human me, Dragon me, Ghost me, and Heavenly me.
In the Tianwu Continent, there were millions of li of territory. There were a total of nine huge Dragon Veins. At the end of these veins, there was the me of the Emperors path.
There are nine Dragon mes, and it is known that five of them have already been taken. The remaining four have not been found yet. Aside from being buried thousands of meters underneath the ground, as well as the vile environment, the most important factor was that the four Dragon Veins are able to change their location.
ording to the legends, the possessor of the Dragon mes would be able to establish a nation. A person without an Emperors Mandate would not be able to find a Dragon me.
Ghost mes exist in ces with extreme amounts of negative energy. It is veiled in mystery, and contains the might of revenants. In the Tianwu Continent, there are two such ces of extreme negative energy. They were in mysterious caves tens of thousands of meters deep. They were known as Living Hell and Nine Layers of Purgatory.
These two ces are forbidden zones of the Tianwu Continent. However, the Ghost me that existed there had been taken away by experts thousands of years ago. In these few years, the Ghost me has rarely appeared, and these two ces of extreme negative energy did not generate any new Ghost mes. However, this was something that outsiders would not realize.
Heavenly mes, this is recognized as the most terrifying me in the world. ording to the legends, it was able to refine everything under the sky. This kind of me was only recorded in history books. It appeared under the possession of the Tianwu Emperor when he unified the entire continent and established the Tianwu dynasty tens of thousands of years ago.
Following the demise of the Tianwu dynasty, this heaven-defying me disappeared into history long ago.
Finally, Human mes are a little special. They are not naturally produced mes. Or it could be said that they are notpletely formed naturally. They were the result of the strongest cultivators in this world, Martial Gods, dying. The me is formed by the remnants of the Martial Gods power, body, and soul.
After a Martial God died, the huge amount of energy in his body would not disappear. After this energy settled down, they would turn into all sorts of strange mes. These are known as Human mes.
After Xiao Chen heard the entire introduction, he felt ripples in his mind. Such a strange thing was definitely something that could not be seen in this insignificant Mohe City.
He had the impulse to leave his home and wander the world. Unfortunately, the Promise of Ten Years had not arrived yet. Xiao Chen would naturally aplish the things he had promised. He would not just leave like that now.
Do Martial Gods truly exist in this world? Xiao Chen asked.
Ao Jiaos gaze never left the Frost Iron that was enveloped in mes. She replied, Of course, although they were rare, they still existed.
Furthermore, ording to the legends, there are mysterious existences that were above Martial Gods.
Xiao Chen continued to ask, Then did Thunder Emperor Sang Mu break through to be a Martial God?
Ao Jiao said indifferently, Just as he was making his final push, he was murdered. I can only say that it was not his destiny.
It was difficult for Xiao Chen to calm his heart, even after a long time. Such a strong existence like the Thunder Emperor was still killed by someone in the end. It was unbelievable. Were the people who killed him the legendary Martial Gods?
He then told Ao Jiao of his suspicions. Ao Jiao indifferently said, This is not something that you should think about. Although you have inherited the Thunder Wood Sword, you do not have the responsibility of taking revenge for him.
Something did not seem right. How could there be such a benefit where he did not have to pay a price? Since he did not need to shoulder any responsibility, it caused Xiao Chen to feel surprised.
Ever since Ao Jiao appeared, Xiao Chen felt more worry rather than joy. When he heard her say this, he felt slightly relieved in his heart.
However, Ao Jiaos following words nearly caused Xiao Chen to vomit blood, Although you do not need to shoulder the responsibility to take revenge, it would be hard to say whether trouble woulde and find you. Thus, this trashy master better quickly grow strong.
Xiao Chen was thoroughly speechless, There were too many secrets in Ao Jiaos body. Why was the sword in the Thunder Emperors cave broken? Who killed the Thunder Emperor? How did he end up bing her master?
Currently, Xiao Chen did not know much. Furthermore, whenever he questioned Ao Jiao, she would not say anything. Today, she finally revealed something but it caused him to feel like he was wandering around in fog.
Hu Chi!
The ck colored metal enveloped in the mes had already turned into a ball of molten liquid. It was obvious that the temperature of this Bone Specter mes was much higher than what it showed on the surface.
The two of them had only spoken for about five minutes and this Superior Grade Frost Iron already turned into a ball of molten liquid. If Xiao Chen used his Purple Thunder True Fire to do this, it would require at least half a day. With such a big difference, it was easy to imagine the strength of this Bone Specter mes.
Ao Jiao shouted gently. When that serious expression appeared on her cute face, he was unable to restrain a smile.
Suddenly, a glowing broken sword appeared, dancing around the molten liquid within the mes.
In a split second, sparks filled the entire booth. Every spark gave off an intense explosive sound. When Xiao Chen saw this, he quickly hid behind Ao Jiao.
Every time a column of mes shot out, the molten liquid in the Bone Specter mes would decrease by a drop. Xiao Chen thought in his heart, These must be the impurities within the Superior Grade Frost Iron.
Once the quality of the Frost Iron reaches Superior Grade, there would be very few impurities within it. In order to clear out the impurities, aside from needing very good vision, it required very fast movements. Although the molten liquid looked still, the inner parts were actually flowing very fast.
Xiao Chen released his Spiritual Sense and entered into the inner world of the molten liquid. In front of him was a fiery-red world. Even after entering it with his Spiritual Sense, he could feel that terrifying temperature.
Within this fiery-red world, there was a substance in there that Xiao Chen did not recognize. It was continuously flowing around. After observing carefully for a long time, he finally got a rough idea.
The pure ck substance should be the quintessence of the Frost Iron. asionally, there would be some gray colored impure iron that was removed.
The short sword that Ao Jiao was using was like the precision instruments of his previous life. When the gray colored substance was removed, the quintessence of the Frost Iron would bepletely preserved.
Xiao Chen withdrew his Spiritual Sense, looking at that cute face, his eyes were now filled with respect. Ao Jiao could not only refine medicines The technique that she disyed now was not something that could be done by anyone.
What secrets was this girl hiding? Can I reallypletely trust her?[a]
Its done! Ao Jiao exhaled and said somewhat joyfully.
Retrieving the Bone Specter mes back into her hands, she gently waved and a piece of Frost Iron that was asrge as a fist appeared in her hands. There was an expression of joy in her eyes.
Trashy Master! For you!
Xiao Chen received the Peak Grade Frost Iron from Ao Jiao, feeling iparably joyful in his heart. This Peak Grade Frost Iron, the size of a fist, was more than a hundred times more valuable than the earlier Superior Grade Frost Iron.
However, at this moment, Xiao Chen discovered that Ao Jiaos expression seemed to have turned even weaker. Feeling slightly angry in his heart, You lied to me earlier, right? Yourplexion is so poor now, you must have gone and done something dangerous earlier.
To think that you tried to lie to me saying that the bodies of Sword Spirits are different from humans, that you cannot useplexion to judge such matters. Your current situation is definitely caused by you over exhausting yourself when you purified the Frost Iron.
Ao Jiao quibbled, To think that you are still using the measure of humans to measure a Sword Spirit. You are not only trashy, you are stupid as well. You can go deal with those houseflies outside yourself.
After Ao Jiao finished saying that, she seemed to know that she was in the wrong and went back into the Universe Ring. She did note out again after that.
Xiao Chen sighed in his heart, No wonder you were called Ao Jiao. The Thunder Emperor did not give you the wrong name; your character is indeed lovable, arrogant, and proud.
[TL notes: Ao Jiao (), the first character means proud and arrogant and the second character means lovable.]
Releasing his Spiritual Sense again, carefully observing the two Tang n disciples that were hiding, Xiao Chens lips curled up in a cold smile. You are too inexperienced to mess around with me.
Chapter 52 - Who Killed Who?
Chapter 52: Who Killed Who?
After Xiao Chen put everything into the Universe Ring, he tightened the ck cloak that he was wearing and left the booth. He ignored the two Tang n disciples that were following him and headed to the back door of Ling Pavilion.
One of the two people following him said, Go and report to the Second Young Master, I will keep following him first.
Alright, you follow him first. Be careful not to lose him. Or else, when the Second Young Master mes someone, both you and I will be in trouble.
Tang Feng was anxiously waiting in his booth for news from his subordinates. This Inferior Grade Spirit Stone was something that his father had instructed him to obtain at all cost.
At this moment, his ns were disrupted by someone else. If he did not aplish his mission and returned empty handed, he would not be able to avoid punishment.
Bang!
The door to the booth was opened. Tang Feng saw that it was one of his escorts. He felt joyful and quickly said, Is there any news yet? Who is this brazen person who dares to snatch away the things that I fancy?
The escort had run all the way there, and was currently panting. He wanted to say something but could not do so.
Tang Feng scolded him, You trash, quickly say what you have to say. If that person gets away, consider your wretched life forfeit.
The escort panicked and said while gasping for breath, Reporting to Second Young Master, the person was hidden in a big ck cloak, and we were not able to see his appearance.
However, his cultivation was only in the Medial Grade Martial Disciple realm. Tang San is currently following him, he will not lose him.
Just a Medial Grade Martial Disciple Tang Fengs eyes gleamed, Did you see the auctioneer deliver the three items to his booth?
Yes, I saw him.
Good! Tang Feng smiled coldly, Just an insignificant Medial Grade Martial Disciple. To think that you actually dared to disrupt my ns twice. I want to see what remarkable abilities you have.
All four of you, go take care of this. Just a Medial Grade Martial Disciple Dont tell me you cant handle this. I will go back first and report this situation to my father.
Second Young Master, rest assured. Not to mention a Medial Grade Martial Disciple, even a Superior Grade Martial Disciple would not be able to escape from us, the Martial Master escort said to Tang Feng.
At this moment, in the backyard of Ling Pavilion, Nangong Yan had arranged for people to tidy up the copsed secret room. He was hoping that he would be able to recover some medicinal pills that were not damaged. After all, those were the result of ten years of effort. If it was gone just like that, it would cause his heart to ache.
Right at this moment, the steward of Ling Pavilion auction came over. There was an extremely unsightly expression on his face as he stood behind Nangong Yan. He wanted to say something but he did not know how to phrase it.
When Nangong Yan saw the situation, he frowned and said unhappily, Old Li, just speak your mind.
When Old Li heard it, sweat continued to pour out of his forehead as he said carefully, Pavilion Master, the matter that you entrusted to us has been dealt with already. That alchemist already bid on three items.
When Nangong Yan heard this, he smiled, I thought it was something bad. There is no need to be so anxious about such a small matter! Right, which were the items he bid on?
When Old Li saw that the Pavilion Masters mood did not seem bad, he rxed slightly and said, Rainbow me Python inner core, an Inferior Grade Spirit Stone, and a piece of Superior Grade Frost Iron.
Nangong Yanughed out loud, His eyes are quite good. These are pretty good items. Even in Luojie Prefecture, these are still regarded as treasures.
Old Li hesitated for a long time before finally making a decision. He slowly said, However, the bids that he called out were quite high.
Nangong Yan said somewhat unhappily, Why? Worried that I would not be able to afford it? That you would not be able to ount to your superiors for this? What was the bid he called.
10 million gold taels.
10 million Nangong Yan echoed halfway before hisplexion changed, How much did you say again? Repeat it to me.
Three items, the bid for each item was 10 million gold taels. That is a total of 30 million gold taels. Old Li had already expected that the situation would not be good, but he still said it.
Fuck your grandmother! When Nangong Yan heard that, he forgot about his status and scolded a vulgarity. The escorts around him and Old Li were all startled.
With regards to Nangong Yans identity, even if others were not aware of it, it was impossible that the people around him did not recognize him. He was the blood brother of the current Nangong n Head, Nangong Lie. He was also the Chief Imperial Alchemist of the Great Qin Nation.
He was someone who even the emperor had to fawn on. Nangong Yans anger was very clear, given that he forgot about his status and used a vulgarity.
This caused them to feel terrified. If Nangong Yan really wanted to me someone, they might not be able to keep their heads.
Old Li knelt on the ground terrified, Pavilion Master, should we send someone to capture him? He should not have gone far yet.
When Nangong Yan heard this, he felt very angered. Even he was not his opponent. If these people went, they would not be able to return alive. He scolded them, How reckless! Did I say that I want to pursue this matter?
Old Li did not know what he said wrong, Pavilion Master, werent you very angry earlier? Could it be that you are intending to let him off?
Nangong Yan recovered his calm The emotional strength of a Rank 7 alchemist was not that weak after all. He said indifferently, You dont have to bother about this matter. Remember to never cause trouble for that person.
If that persones again in the future, treat him with due respect and without slighting him. As for the matter of the 30 million gold taels, I will deal with it.
Looks like he had to leaveter than he expected, Nangong Yan smiled bitterly. Looks like he could only rely on refining some Grade 7 pills to resolve this issue.
However, he still felt indignant. 30 million gold taels, what a bastard he was to call out such a bid.
Outside Ling Pavilion, Xiao Chen was wearing his ck cloak. As he slowly walked, he was monitoring the four people following him with his Spiritual Sense.
There is an Inferior Grade Martial Master and three Superior Grade Martial Disciples. This is a little tricky. I have to deal with that Martial Master as soon as possible, Xiao Chen thought, and he made ns in his heart.
Without realizing it, Xiao Chen had already walked to a deste alley. The alley was very narrow, and could only allow two people to stand shoulder to shoulder. This was already quite a distance away from the bustling streets. There were no signs of anyone around.
This is where they would take action, Xiao Chen thought in his heart.
As Xiao Chen expected, when he raised his head, there was a cultivator dressed in blue in front of him. When Xiao Chen turned around, he saw three cultivators blocking the way behind him.
The Inferior Grade Martial Master was in front and the three Superior Grade Martial Disciples were behind. It was a pincer attack. It seems that Xiao Chen did not have an escape route.
Following me all the way from Ling Pavilion here. What business do you have with me? While Xiao Chen was speaking, the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation was quickly circting. All he needed was to kill the Martial Master in one strike.
I cant be bothered with your nonsense. If you know what is good for you then quickly hand over the things you obtained from the auction. Or else you will die a horrible death.
Xiao Chen, under the cloak, revealed a faint smile. His Qi and blood were all surging, and he was now in his peak state. He was just waiting for the opponent to show an opening.
Xiao Chen pretended to be thinking; he turned and faced the Inferior Grade Martial Master, You want the Inferior Grade Spirit Stone? I can give it to you
Just as he said that, he waved his hands and the Inferior Grade Spirit Stone flew out into the air. Under the sunlight, the Spirit Stone gave off a bright glitter. It moved in a high arch and slowly made its way to the Inferior Grade Martial Master.
Although the Inferior Grade Martial Master was suspicious that Xiao Chen handed over the Spirit Stone so obediently, he looked down on Xiao Chen for being a Medial Grade Martial Disciple that would not be any danger to him.
Just as the Spirit Stone was about tond, the Inferior Grade Martial Master who was staring at Xiao Chen shifted his gaze to the Spirit Stone in the air. He jumped and stretched out his right hand, intending to catch the falling Spirit Stone.
Hu Chi!
Xiao Chen smiled coldly in his heart as he shouted lightly. He stomped his foot on the ground, leaving a two-inch deep footprint. His figure was now moving towards the front like an arrow.
When the Inferior Grade Martial Master saw Xiao Chen make his move, he stopped trying to catch the Spirit stone and confidently sent out a palm strike, trying to stop Xiao Chen from attacking.
However, he had missed the key moment since he was not prepared for it. He could not stop Xiao Chen, who was in his peak state, from attacking with all his strength.
There was winding from his palm, whistling, and a purple light flickering. The Inferior Grade Martial Master felt electricitying from that palm. He now felt a numb feeling spreading through his whole body. He found that his hands and legs were instantly stiff.
Bang!
When Xiao Chen had the advantage, he did not show any mercy and kicked the person in front of him. Without fooling around, he kicked him into midair.
Hu!
A stream of purple mes quickly spun around Xiao Chens finger. After an unknown amount of revolutions, it shot towards the person in the air. There was a melodious sound, and a hole the size of a finger appeared in his forehead.
When he was kicked into the air, the electricity that Xiao Chen attacked him with was already cleared out. When the mes shot towards him, his entire body was immediately engulfed.
However, this Purple Thunder True Fire of Xiao Chen was no longer the Purple Thunder True Fire of before. Its prating ability was now on another level. It instantly prated his Essence shield.
The mes that entered his brain started to burn within his body. The hole that was created by the mes grewrger andrger.
Under the sun, his body was now like a burning log. After he was burned, he turned to ashes that slowly fell from the sky. When the wind blew, they were scattered and turned into dust forever.
While it took a long time to describe everything that happened, all this actually took only an instant to ur. From the time he caused his opponent to go numb, to kicking him into mid-air and firing the Purple Thunder True Fire, only three breaths of time had passed.
When the three people behind saw theirpanion turned to ashes, there was a boundless fear that appeared in their eyes. In the blink of an eye, the strongest person was eliminated by Xiao Chen.
Was this person really a Medial Grade Martial Disciple? They cast their gazes on Xiao Chen, who was d in that ck cloak, once again. This time, Xiao Chen looked like the grim reaper that came from hell.
Damn! No matter how strong he is, he is still just a Medial Grade Martial Disciple. Furthermore, he did not have a Spirit Weapon. I do not believe that he can kill all three of us, one of the three men said bravely.
When the other two men heard that, they hurriedly drew their weapons. The mission that the Second Young Master had given them could not fail or else the punishment they would suffer would be very severe.
Although the person in front of them was terrifying, they still had a chance of winning. However, after they drew their weapons they realized they would not be useful in this narrow alley. They could not help but feel vexed.
Xiao Chen smiled as he ridiculed them slightly, Did you think that I randomly walked into this alley? Since you so foolishly followed me, none of you will escape today.
Chapter 53 - Listening To the Sword and Communicating With It
Chapter 53: Listening To the Sword and Communicating With It
The three Superior Grade Martial Disciples could not utilize their weapons in this narrow alley. Only two people were able to stand side by side here. Xiao Chen only needed to face two of them at a time, and this was not a very difficult thing to do.
Furthermore, since the alley was as wide as the two men standing next to each other, it was more convenient for Xiao Chen to move around. After he dealt with these three men, Xiao Chen did not exhaust even half of his Essence.
Firing out a few streams of mes, he turned all the bodies on the ground into ashes. Xiao Chen removed his ck cloak and slowly left this dested alley.
Continuing to walk forward, there was actually a smithy at the end of the alley. This smithy looked very old. The paint on the signboard had already mostly dropped off, and it looked like a piece of rotting wooden board.
Xiao Chen thought of his purpose ining out today. He decided to go in to take a look since he was already there. He would not lose anything just by checking it out.
The size of this shop was very small. There was not even aplete shelf in the narrow store. Most of the ironware was just casually piled in various corners, making the shop appear even more cluttered.
Xiao Chen looked around, and in the pile of ironware he even discovered some farming tools. He could not help but feel that it was funny. To think that they made farming tools. This showed how poor their business was. And to think that I actually considereding here to forge a Spirit Weapon.
The biggest problem was that, despite Xiao Chen being in the shop for quite awhile already, there was no one around. This caused him to feel leery. Xiao Chen did not have any intentions of staying longer, and was about to leave.
Hang on, dont go yet. Go take a look at those weapons in that corner, Ao Jiaos voice suddenly appeared in his mind.
Xiao Chen said while in a bad mood, Its just a pile of junk. There is nothing to see.
If I tell you to take a look, just go and take a look.
Xiao Chen felt helpless as he walked towards that corner and casually pulled out a sword. It was two fingers wide and about a meter long. It was made of fine iron, but it did not look gorgeous and appeared extremely ordinary.
Xiao Chen was not really good with weapons. After taking a long look, he was not able to see anything special. He got up and held the sword in his hand, and casually brandished it.
Xiao Chen used the sword and thrust out in many directions. There were no soundsing from it, and Xiao Chen was not able to detect any bizarre powers.
He then ced the sword back in the corner. Then, Xiao Chen suddenly thought of something. He picked up the sword again and brandished it once more. Just like earlier, there was no sound, nor could he feel any unusual power.
A look of amazement shed in his eyes. He ced the sword in his hands down and picked out a thinner sword. He brandished it with some strength and like before, he did not hear any strange soundsing from it, or any sound for that matter.
Why is there no sounding from this sword? If the earlier sword was exined by the sword being too heavy, this sword was thin as a cicadas wings. Why was there still no sound? Xiao Chen said bewilderedly.
Ao Jiao suddenly came out and said, Swords are not used in such a manner.
Xiao Chen noticed that herplexion was a lot better already. He was now able to put down his earlier worry as he asked, Whats going on with this sword?
Ao Jiao did not say anything. She took the sword from Xiao Chens hands and casually got into a stance. Her whole body quietly stood there. Xiao Chen could feel her aura continually rising, as though she was going to pierce through the heavens in the next moment.
Pu Zi!
Ao Jiao suddenly made a move and sliced the sword through the air. The sword that was as thin as a cicadas wing gave off a pleasant hum. The sound was melodious; it was fine and delicate, like rain falling on the ground, dripping incessantly.
Weng! The sword sounds kept resounding out.
In the next instant, all the weapons within the shop started humming as well. It was like someone meeting their ideal partner; the sound was extremely joyful.
Xiao Chen could not believe what he saw. He took back the sword from Ao Jiao and all the swords in the shop immediately stopped humming. No matter how much force Xiao Chen used, there was no sound at all As if it was dead.
Yes, as though it was dead. This sounded awkward, as the sword was not a living object in the first ce. How could it be said that it was dead? However, this was exactly how Xiao Chen felt at this moment.
Why is it that when this sword is in my hands, it seems like it is dead? And when it is in yours, it immediately feels alive? Xiao Chen voiced out the doubts in his heart to Ao Jiao.
When he asked about swords, Ao Jiaos face was filled with a proud expression. Unfortunately, with her cute face when she turned proud, she looked even more like a little girl.
Although you dont understand anything about swords, your analogy was quite apt. Listening to the sword, andmunicating with it. People who understand that will naturally understand it, and those who dont wont.
When Ao Jiao said this, he was mystified. He did not understand anything. Xiao Chen said, Can you make it simpler?
Ao Jiao thought for awhile and said, To put it simply, when these weapons were forged by the highly skilled hands of this cksmith, they all gained a rudimentary spirituality after they werepleted.
To someone who has a certain perception to weapons, they could bring out thrice its usual might. Conversely, someone who does not know anything about weapons, is not able to bring out even half its might.
Xiao Chen was astonished. Looks like the person behind this shop is an expert. He said, There are so many spiritual swords ced here. Is the senior of this shop not afraid of people stealing them?
Ao Jiao shook her head, Although the swords gained spirituality, they were just made from ordinary metals. How strong could they be? If they were purelyparing strength, any one of these swords here would not be able topare with even the most basic Spirit Weapons.
Haha! To think that I would meet someone who understood swords in this tiny deste shop. The swords here have not cried out for ten years now. Suddenly, a boldughter came from the back of the shop.
A robust, tall, and sturdy man with a square face slowly came in from the back door. When people looked at him, they felt he was incredibly heroic. However, there seemed to be something wrong with his left foot, since he was walking with a limp.
That man first looked at Xiao Chen, before shifting his gaze to Ao Jiao. There was a shocked look in his eyes as he said, A Sword Spirit with a strong spiritual nature. No wonder you can understand swords at such a level.
Then, he shifted his gaze back to Xiao Chen as he said, I shall be presumptuous and ask, I wonder what divine weapon do you possess? Can you take it out for me to take a look?
He was indeed an expert. With one look, he was able to see Ao Jiaos origins. Xiao Chen cupped his hands and bowed to him as he said, Senior has great sight. However, this lowly selfs weapon is already damaged, and I am not able to take it out.
A puzzled look appeared in that mans eyes as he said, The divine weapon is already damaged? How could that be? If that happened then that Sword Spirit
You have broken one leg, are you still able to forge Spirit Weapons? Ao Jiao suddenly interrupted, cutting the man off.
Xiao Chen looked at Ao Jiao bbergasted. She had interrupted him; she must be trying to hide something. However, now was not the time to talk about this.
Xiao Chen said apologetically to the man, Im sorry senior, My Sword Spirit is not good with words. I apologize for that.
The cksmith smiled, Its fine, My name is Mo Fan. Dont keep calling me senior. If you dont mind, you can call me Elder Brother Mo.
Xiao Chen nodded his head, I am Xiao Chen. Is Elder Brother Mo still able to forge Spirit Weapons?
Surprise appeared in Mo Fans eyes, Xiao Chen? The Second Young Master of Mohe Citys Xiao n?
Xiao Chen nodded his head, however, there were great waves in his heart. Did this person recognize me? I dont seem to have any recollection of him.
Could it be that before I transmigrated, the original Xiao Chen did something to offend someone? If that was so, then things are going to be problematic.
It was difficult to find a good cksmith in Mohe City. If his hopes were dashed because of this, it would be very unfortunate.
Mo Fan said, Brother Xiao Chen, didnt you save a little girl on the streets one month ago? That was my daughter. I did not expect that I would be able to meet you today.
So that was what happened. Xiao Chen rxed. He did not expect that such an insignificant matter actually led to this.
Xiao Chen smiled, I left in a hurry that day. Was the little girl fine after that? Was she in shock?
Mo Fanughed out loud, That youngss is quite wild. The moment I dont pay attention, she slips out. When I came back, I already heard about what happened from someone else.
I am indebted to you. The youngss did not suffer any shock. Everything is fine. I thank you for that.
Starting with this topic, they carried on the conversation for quite awhile. Then Xiao Chen suddenly asked about the doubts in his heart, Elder Brother Mo, why was it when I came, there was no one watching the shop?
Mo Fan smiled awkwardly for a while, Humans have three needs. I have no other people working in this shop, so there was no one watching the shop.
[TL notes: Humans have three needs is a Chinese saying for three things that humans have to do: Eat, Pee, Poop.]
Xiao Chen sweated internally, Why did he not think of this reason? He quickly changed the topic, Elder Brother Mo, are you still able to forge Spirit Weapons?
When Mo Fan heard this, the expression slowly turned cautious, Brother Xiao Chen, I would like to speak to your Sword Spirit alone. Could you give us some space?
Exactly what I intended. You dont have to care about the opinion of this trash, Ao Jiao said.
Xiao Chen felt somewhat unresigned. He had just exterminated four cultivators that had higher cultivation realms than him. Why was Ao Jiao still belittling him?
Although there was a little trickery involved, they were all killed by his own hands. There was not even a little bit of overstatement in this.
Ao Jiao said, I can tell that you dont feel convinced. If you can make any of the weapons here cry out, I wont say anything.
Xiao Chen said helplessly, Elder Brother Mo, I will step out first.
Outside the door, Xiao Chen smiled in his heart. Although I am physically gone, my Spiritual Sense can enter. The things that you are talking about will not escape my ears.
Sister Ao Jiao, trying to hide things for me? Your methods are too naive.
After Ao Jiao saw Xiao Chen went out, she waved her hands and a faint yellow barrier covered the whole shop. Xiao Chens Spiritual Sense was blocked.
Since you left so obediently, you must have some n in mind. Do you really think I do not know what you have in mind? How naive!
After Ao Jiao deployed the boundary, she said, Let us cut to the chase. Which generations sessor of the Clear Sky Sect are you? Has your Clear Sky Hammer awakened yet? How badly does your injured leg impact you?
Mo Fan opened his mouth wide, he then said incredulously, Who in the world are you? How do you know so much about my background? Why do I feel a familiar aura around you?
Chapter 54 - Water of Underworld’s Yellow Springs
Chapter 54: Water of Underworlds Yellow Springs
That is not strange; my original body was forged by the Third Generation Sect Master, Ao Jiao said indifferently.
Mo Fan was astonished, Sub-Divine Weapon Thunder Wood Sword! Didnt you perish together with Thunder Emperor Sang Mu thousands of years ago?
Ao Jiao frowned slightly, You don''t have to bother yourself with my matters. You still have not answered my question.
Mo Fan looked at his crippled leg and said, The Clear Sky Sect had been obliterated long ago. I am thest sessor of the Clear Sky Sect. This leg of mine was crippled by an enemy, causing the cirction of Essence to be disrupted. Now, I can only forge Heaven Ranked Spirit Weapons at best. It is impossible to forge Sub-Divine Weapons.
Ao Jiao kowtowed as she said, Heaven Ranked? That is more than enough already.
When Xiao Chen, who was outside, felt the barrier obstructing his Spiritual Sense disappear, he quickly went in. He red furiously at Ao Jiao, but she just ignored him.
When Mo Fan saw Xiao Chene in, he said, Brother Xiao Chen, what kind of Spirit Weapon are you looking to forge? Are all the materials ready?
When he heard this, Xiao Chen quickly took out the Moonstone and the piece of Peak Grade ck metal out of his Universe Ring. He said, These are all the materials that I have prepared. I wish to forge a saber.
Mo Fan looked at the pile of Moonstone on the ground that was about 66cm tall. His eyes were opened wide in disbelief. He then shifted his gaze to the piece of Peak Grade Frost Iron.
Oh my god! Where did you obtain so much Moonstone from? And this Peak Grade Frost Iron? How unbelievable!
Xiao Chen smiled in satisfaction. He found a piece of paper and drew out what the Lunar Shadow Saber looked like before handing it over to Mo Fan, This is the basic design. I wonder if the materials that I brought are sufficient?
Mo Fan received the drawing and took a look. However, he felt helpless when he saw it. This drawing was not a proper weapons blueprint It was just an illustration of the Lunar Shadow Saber.
Young Master Xiao, this drawing of yours is too simple and crude. Forgive my straightforward words, but this design of a saber is not a good one. There are many ces where it could be improved.
Should it be changed? Xiao Chen hesitated in his heart. The design of this sword was something that he liked. It was very simr to the sabers he saw in cartoons during his previous life. It was not a chunky design like that of the cavalry de.
This saber at least had a streamlined design. As a former otaku, he had a certain interest in keeping this design; he did not wish to change it too much.
Mo Fan saw that Xiao Chen was hesitating and said, How about this I will draw a rough sketch now, and you can take a look to see if you like it.
Xiao Chen nodded his head and Mo Fan started to draw. Ao Jiao and Xiao Chen stood at the side and looked attentively. The more Xiao Chen watched, the more he blushed. The rough sketch of Mo Fans was so much better than his.
Half an hourter, Mo Fan handed thepleted drawing to Xiao Chen. Not only did his drawing have a clear indication of its length, breadth, and thickness, it even had simple notes on all the required ingredients.
Fearing that Xiao Chen did not understand it, Mo Fan stood at the side and exined, Young Master Xiao, based on the drawing you handed me earlier, that Lunar Shadow Saber seemed to only have a length of 1.2 meters. I increased it to 1.6 meters.
Naturally, the longer the saber, the more advantages he would have in a battle. However, most cksmiths would not increase the length of this kind of saber.
This was because the longer the saber, the harder it was to make the saber streamlined. It would destroy the overall form and streamlined nature of the saber. Thus, most cksmiths would avoid this major change, and focus on minor changes. They would not increase the length of a saber to beyond 1.2 meters.
Mo Fan continued to exin, There is no need to make a big change to the breadth. For this kind of saber, two fingers wide is the usual standard.
However, as the length of this saber was increased to 1.6 meters, I rmend that you add another half a fingers width to the breadth. Thus, the saber would not look too thin as a result of the increased length negatively affecting its aesthetics.
Mo Fan exined every bit of change that he made. Furthermore, after the changes, it looked even more tyrannical than the original Lunar Shadow. It was not even inferior to the scythe of the Grim Reaper.
The more Xiao Chen looked at it, the more satisfied he felt. He smiled and said, Elder Brother Mo, we shall follow the changes that you made. Right, what other ingredients am Icking? I still have time and can deliver them in a few days.
Mo Fan said, It depends on what rank of Spirit Weapon you are intending to forge. Furthermore, it also depends on any special requests you have.
Xiao Chen did not expect that there would be so many details to this. He asked Mo Fan to exin it all to him.
Thus Mo Fan exined that Spirit Weapons are split into four ranks, from the best to worst: Heaven, Earth, Profound, Yellow. Within each rank, they can be subdivided into three grades: Superior, Medial, and Inferior.
Above Heaven Ranked Spirit Weapons were Sub-Divine and Divine Weapons. There were a total of ten Divine Weapons in Tianwu Continent. Every time a new Divine Weapon was born, an old Divine Weapon perished.
After Xiao Chen heard all these basic exnations, Mo Fan continued, Regardless of the rank of Spirit Weapon, it is possible to fulfill a cultivators request and iy a Demonic Core of the corresponding attribute.
The Demonic Core was the inner core of a Demonic Beast. The Demonic Beast was a Spirit Beast that was corrupted by Demonic Qi. Compared to the Spirit Beast, they underwent a drastic mutation.
One of the of drastic mutations was the inner core of the Spirit Beast. The inner core of a Spirit Beast was originally an object that nurtured Essence.
After the inner core turned into a Demonic Core, it would be filled with a violent energy. It seemed to have a mysterious connection with the world. When it was iid into a Spirit Weapon it would give the Spirit Weapon a great strength, as well as the attribute of the Demonic Core.
When Xiao Chen heard this, he said, ording to what you said, I am stillcking in a lightning attributed Demonic Core. Am I right?
Mo Fan nodded his head, However, Ao Jiao had discussed this with me earlier. Actually, I happen to have a Rank 6 Thunder Roc Demonic Beasts Demonic Core with me. I can let you have it first; consider it as my thanks to you.
When Xiao Chen heard this, he felt iparably joyful in his heart. However, when he thought about it carefully, he felt that there was something weird. It seems as though Mo Fans words earlier were a setup to give this Demonic Core to Xiao Chen.
When he looked at Ao Jiao, he discovered that she was innocently looking at him. That gaze looked extremely pure, giving him a headache. Thus, he decided not to think about it anymore.
Xiao Chen said, Since you are notcking anything, when can you finish it?
Mo Fan thought for a bit before saying, Young Master Xiao, if you are in a rush, I canplete it today. However, you will have to help me. If you are not in a rush, I can finish it in three days by myself and send it to you.
Since it was possible for it to be fast, that would be best. It was better to have such a good Spirit Weapon immediately. Having to wait for three days would keep him in suspense.
Suddenly Xiao Chen seemed to have remembered something, Right, after speaking for so long, you still have not said what rank of Spirit Weapon you are going to make.
As Mo Fan picked up the Moonstone and Peak Grade Frost Iron on the ground, he casually said, With so much Moonstone, naturally it will be a Superior Grade Heaven Ranked.
Superior Grade Heaven Ranked! Xiao Chen was astonished.
A Heaven Ranked Spirit Weapon had not appeared in the continent for hundreds of years. While one of the major reasons was ack of Moonstone, another important reason was theck of skills of cksmiths.
Within these hundred years, there should have been people who managed to umte the necessary amount of Moonstone to create a Heaven Ranked Spirit Weapon. However, since no Heaven Ranked Spirit Weapon had appeared, it was likely due to theck of brilliant cksmiths.
ording to what Xiao Chen understood, the only people who could forge a Heaven Ranked Spirit Weapon and above in the Tianwu Continent were the people of Clear Sky Sect.
There was a mysterious bloodline in the bodies of the people of Clear Sky Sect. They were all born with a Clear Sky Hammer. Each and every one of the Clear Sky Sect disciples were naturally born divine cksmiths.
In fact, the few divine cksmiths in the continent were the sessors of the Clear Sky Sect. This was the advantage of their bloodline. This was something that outsiders could envy, but never have.
However, it was this talent that led them to their demise.
ording to the legends, 600 years ago a Holy Land from the Tianwu Dynasty wanted them to forge a new Divine Weapon.
Since the ancient times, the Clear Sky Sect had aw passed by their ancestors. They were never allowed to forge Divine Weapons. At most, they were only allowed to forge Sub-Divine Weapons. Due to this strange rule, the Clear Sky Sect rejected the Holy Lands request.
Ever since then, the Clear Sky Sect ceased to exist in this world. In this few hundred years, the Tianwu Continent did not have any new Heaven Ranked Spirit Weapons.
When Xiao Chen casually asked about the rank, Mo Fan said he wanted to forge a Heaven Ranked Spirit Weapon. Could it be that he thinks that his forging skills areparable to those of the Clear Sky Sect sessors?
Xiao Chen suppressed the suspicions he had in his heart and followed Mo Fan. They left through the back door and arrived at a yard. Mo Fan continued to lead Xiao Chen forward as they went past a few small houses. Finally, he stopped in front of a stone house.
Taking out a key, he unlocked the door to the stone house and he gently pushed open the stone door. The inside was pitch dark. Because the house was built in a poor area with bad lighting, the sunlight from the outside was not able to shine in.
Mo Fan lit up an oilmp and opened up a secret passageway. He said apologetically, Because the temperature in the forge would be too high, I had to build it underground. We still have to walk a distance.
Xiao Chen nodded his head to indicate that he understood. He followed Mo Fan down into the passage. After half an hour, a huge stone room appeared in front of Xiao Chens eyes.
Within the stone room, there were all sorts of forging tools. The huge furnace in the middle attracted everyones attention. Beside the furnace, there was arge vat.
Xiao Chen got closer to take a look, and he discovered that the vat was filled with a ck liquid. It looked like ink, yet was not ink. It was so ck that it seemed to give off light. However, when he examined it carefully, it was not ring. This was very contradictory.
Xiao Chen had never seen such strange water before and could not help himself but ask, What is in this vat?
Mo Fan was currently tidying up the underground room that he had not used in a long time. He was currently not able to answer Xiao Chens question. Ao Jiao said, This is the Water of Underworlds Yellow Springs. This is the most suitable water in this world for tempering.
Yellow Springs?
Xiao Chen shivered and quickly retreated away from the vat. The main reason was that the legends of the Underworlds Yellow Springs from earth were firmly rooted in his heart. He could not help but retreat backward by a few steps.
[TL notes: Yellow Springs is another word for hell in Chinese.]
Ao Jiao looked strangely at Xiao Chen and said, Whats wrong with you? Are you frightened by the water of Yellow Springs?
Although Xiao Chen was indeed frightened by the water of Yellow Springs, he would not admit to it at this point. Xiao Chen said calmly, How could that be? That''s right, Elder Brother Mo, is there anything that you need my help with?
Chapter 55 - A Refreshing Wind Moving the Youth’s Heart
Chapter 55: A Refreshing Wind Moving the Youths Heart
Xiao Chen and Mo Fan both tidied up the secret room that had not been used for a long time, and spent half an hour doing it.
After that, Mo Fan inspected the furnace once again. He then said solemnly, I am about to start the fire. When you hear mymand, operate the bellows.
Xiao Chen nodded his head and slowly walked toward the bellows. He grasped the handles, made of exquisite wood, with both hands. There was a cooling feelinging from the wooden handle.
Start!
The mes in the furnace suddenly roared, and it instantly caused heatwaves in the entire underground room. However, what was strange was that it had an ingenious design. After the heatwave circted once in the air, it slowly dissipated, scattering everywhere in the secret room in a well-distributed manner.
Furthermore, there was fresh airing from the air vents. Although the underground room was still incredibly hot, it was not at an unbearable level. Xiao Chen abandoned the distracting thoughts in his head, tightening his grip on the handles and abruptly pulled backward.
Chi! Chi!
A strange thing happened Xiao Chen was astonished to find that he was only able to pull it back by a few centimeters before not being able to pull it back any further. He felt rmed in his heart. What was going on? No matter how useless I am, I still have the strength of a Medial Grade Martial Disciple.
Could it be that I am not able to move this tiny bellows?
The mes in the furnace slowly started to die down. Mo Fan hurriedly looked towards Xiao Chens side. He could not help but anxiously say, Young Master Xiao, why are you not doing anything? The mes in the furnace are about to be extinguished. This furnace of mine is no ordinary furnace. Every time the fire is started, arge amount of Spirit Stones are exhausted. I cant wantonly waste them.
Xiao Chen felt very anxious; no matter how much strength he used, the bellows refused to move. The sweat on his forehead dripped down incessantly. What was going on? What exactly is the reason for this?
Mo Fan seemed to understand something and quickly came over to tell Xiao Chen that there was a trick to it.
Ao Jiao suddenly called out to stop him, Now is not the time for you to be distracted. Continue to watch the furnace carefully and prepare to put the moonstones in. I will teach him.
Bo!
Xiao Chen suddenly felt as though something soft touched the back of his head. It felt iparablyfortable. He actually felt a cooling sensation in this hot underground room. This caused him to calm down.
You dumbo! This bellows cannot be operated just by using brute force. You have to follow the flow of the air when you use your strength. Or else, no matter how much strength you use, you wont be able to pull it. If you used too much strength, you might even break the bellows.
A fragrance entered Xiao Chens nose. Ao Jiao, who was floating in the air, was leaning closely on him. Ao Jiaos firm and perky breasts were stuck to the back of his head. Her two slender arms were ced on his arms.
She slowly guided his arms, controlling the handle, pulling the bellows back. With a load roar, the mes in the furnace immediately soared. The temperature of the underground room suddenly increased by two folds.
However, Xiao Chen actually felt refreshed in his heart. At this moment, Ao Jiaos voice was much more gentle than usual. It was like the most refreshing summer wind, and it slowly moved the restless heart of the youth.
Slowly, he forgot about the soft things at the back of his head. Under Ao Jiaos guidance, Xiao Chen was operating the wooden handle that controlled the bellows at a pace that was not hurried or slow.
It was unclear when it happened, but Ao Jiao had already left Xiao Chens back. She was now entranced by Mo Fan, who was in front of the furnace.
Mo Fan took out a piece of Moonstone from behind him and muttered to himself, How wasteful! When most people forged Spirit Weapons, they would only require some Moonstone powder. To think that he was actually throwing Moonstones in, piece after piece.
If I was notcking in the other precious materials, with so much Moonstone there would be more than enough to forge a Sub-Divine Weapon.
Ao Jiao stared at the Moonstones that were being continually dropped into the furnace. The image in front of her slowly started to turn blurred
It was the same scene as a thousand year ago; a peerless youth bringing arge amount of Moonstones, heading to the Clear Sky Sect.
Because of his strong charisma, the Sect Master of Clear Sky Sect personally went down the mountain and forged the Sub-Divine Weapon, Thunder Wood Sword, himself.
When a five-colored, multicolored light rose into the air, strong Spiritual Energy enveloped the entire Clear Sky Sect. Everyone within 100 li could feel that overflowing sword intent.
Everyone knew that the sixth Sub-Divine Weapon that was created in the past thousand years was born. She was born of the red light of the rainbow. She seemed as pure at the fairies from heaven. That fully upied face seemed to have a trace of immaturity, and was at a loss.
The newly born girl stood there quietly. With that somewhat immature face, she looked like a child.
However, all this did not cover up her pride. She just looked at the world without saying anything. Within a thousand li, tens of thousands of Spirit Weapons trembled because of her.
For she was the king of swords. She was the king of these tens of thousands of swords. Although she was just born, she had an unconceble pride. Since I have been born, then I am King. All weapons will have to kneel to me in greeting. For I am the King of swords.
I am the Sub-Divine Weapon, the sword of Thunder Emperor Sang Mu!
No one will interfere with my pace. She used the sword and caused a light to streak across the sky, flying towards the clouds.
The Sub-divine Weapon is flying!
She is going to choose a master!
The astonished voices below sprang up repeatedly. However, they were full of joy. No one expected that this newly born Thunder Wood Sword would be so proud, that it wanted to choose its master.
However, this meant that they had a chance. If they could get it to yield to them, then they would be the master of this Sub-Divine Weapon. Sub-Divine Weaponan object that all cultivators dreamed of.
However, that peerless man did not give them any chance. He only gave them three seconds to dream. They saw him fly into the sky in a simr manner. Just like arge roc spreading its wings, he was as fast as lightning. In an instant, he grasped the Thunder Wood Sword in his hands.
Sang Muughed loudly after he descended, his eyes was full of unconcealed joy as he said, What a proud sword! From today on, you shall be called Ao Jiao. I, Sang Mu, will make you feel I am someone to be proud of.
The temperature of the underground room was growing higher and higher. Despite the ingenious design, when the furnace was burning at its max it was not possible topletely dissipate close to a thousand degrees of heat.
Xiao Chens clothes were allpletely wet. In contrast, Mo Fan had already removed clothes from his upper half, revealing firm muscles.
Xiao Chen wiped the sweat off his forehead, he felt that his whole body was parched and hot. The entire underground room was like an oven. He felt that if he stayed here, he would be baked to well-done.
However, the critical moment had already arrived. Mo Fan was using his secret technique and mixing the boiling molten iron in the furnace. The previouslyrge pile of Moonstones was already reduced to a few pieces.
At this time, they absolutely could not stop. Once they stopped, then all the work they had done would be for naught. The Heaven Ranked Spirit Weapon would bepletely wasted.
However, it was now really hot and Xiao Chen seemed like he was about to faint. He dispiritedly operated the bellows; the moment he let go, he would copse.
Just at this moment, a gust of refreshing air blew on Xiao Chen. This gust of air reached all the way to Xiao Chens heart, causing his parched body to cool down, making him feel veryfortable.
Although he could not turn his head, Xiao Chen could guess that this refreshing air came from Ao Jiao. Xiao Chen felt a warmth in his heart. To think that this girl could be this kind despite her foul mouth.
Right, aside from being kind, this girl was really big. When he thought of the scene earlier, Xiao Chens body actually reacted.
[TL notes: The big is referring to Ao Jiaos breasts.]
Damn it! What was I thinking of? Xiao Chen furiously hit his own head before he finally calmed down. He then continued to operate the bellows.
The seconds ticked by, and everytime Xiao Chen was no longer able to stand it there would be a refreshing breezeing from behind him. It would sweep away all the fatigue of his body, filling him with energy again.
Therge pile of Moonstones were finally all thrown into the furnace, boiling within. All the Moonstones had turned into liquified metal. There were drops of Moonstone continually jumping up from the surface of the molten liquid.
Mo Fan carefully observed the molten liquid in the furnace, the heatwaves that kepting from it not seeming to cause him any harm. Within the furnace, there was the yellow glow that was unique to the Moonstone.
Mo Fans expression turned grave as he took out the Peak Grade Frost Iron. His left hand moved in a circr motion, causing the molten liquid in the furnace to spin rapidly. An even more terrifying heatwave was sent everywhere.
Pu Tong!
Just as the liquified metal was turned into a perfect whirlpool, Mo Fan quickly ced the Peak Grade Frost Iron into the eye of the whirlpool, causing some to ssh up.
The Peak Grade Frost Iron slowly melted, the yellow glow merging with the ck glow, slowly intertwining and fusing. When the Frost Iron waspletely melted, the yellow glow had already dissipated, and the molten liquid now had a pure ck glow.
Mo Fan saw that the moment was right. He shouted loudly and pped the furnace with his left hands. A huge suction force came from his palm. The molten liquid in the furnace started to roll around continuously, gathering in the air.
The sweat of Mo Fans forehead dripped continuously, falling down like rain. However, at this moment, he was not bothered about it. He was currently anxiously watching the liquid metal that was gathering in his palm.
Finally, all the molten metal in the furnace was sucked into the air, forming a metal ball that was about the size of a ser ball. It was giving off a terrifying heatwave as it spun continuously.
Pu!
Just at this moment, a resplendent light came suddenly from Ao Jiaos hand. In the next moment, a stream of light shot out from her hands and flew into the metal ball.
Mo Fan said in astonishment, This isBattle Sage Origins!
Battle Sage Origins was the strongest attacking origin energy. With it, Spirit weapons could develop the most powerful Battle Sage Attack in this world.
ording to the legends, the Battle Sage Origins were separated into six portions. Each portion represented a different understanding of an attacking technique. The six portions of Battle Sage Origins were iid into six different Sub-Divine Weapons.
ording to the rumors, if these six Sub-Divine Weapons were gathered together and the Battle Sage Origins were all collected, it could form a new Divine Weapon. However, from ancient times to now, in the tens of thousands of years of the history of the Tianwu Continent, there only existed ten Divine Weapons.
As for the validity of this legend, no one knows. No one had ever managed to gather these six Sub-Divine Weapons together.
Chapter 56 - Initial Appearance of the Sub-Divine Weapon
Chapter 56: Initial Appearance of the Sub-Divine Weapon
Mo Fan withdrew his thoughts and extended his left hand, and the extremely hot metal ball gave off a resplendent light. Mo Fan squinted when that happened as he took out a golden silk glove and slowly put it on his left hand.
It was unknown what material the golden silk glove was made from, but Mo Fan actually touched the hot metal ball that was giving off terrifying heatwaves while wearing it.
Chi Chi!
The metal ball gave off an intense rubbing sound while it was held in the golden silk glove. A column of green smoke wafted from its surface. The terrifying temperature of the metal ball was very apparent.
However, the golden silk glove did not melt. Mo Fan frowned as he held the metal ball. He then quickly went to the metal table that was beside him and ced the metal ball on it.
Bang!
Suddenly, a golden hammer appeared in his right hand. With a sh of light, the golden hammer struck the metal ball firmly.
Forging had to take ce while the metal was hot; this was very logical. Mo Fan held the golden hammer and continuously struck the metal ball. A golden glow, that could be seen with the naked eye, enveloped the golden hammer. Each time the hammer crashed down, there was a sh of resplendent golden light.
This piercing golden light almost caused one to be unable to open ones eyes. Slowly, Mo Fans entire body had ayer of golden light enveloping him.
Clear Sky Hammer! It is truly the Clear Sky Hammer.
At this moment, there was no longer anything for Xiao Chen to do. He just stood by the wall, watching incredulously at the golden hammer in Mo Fans hand.
Clear Sky Hammer ording to the legends, it had the ability to turn something of poor quality into something mystical. It was the equipment of dreams for all forgers. Unfortunately, it could only be obtained as the result of ones bloodline. Only after awakening the Clear Sky Hammer Martial Spirit, could one use it. It was impossible for an outsider to obtain.
This waspletely out of Xiao Chens expectations. He had never expected that the descendants of the Clear Sky Sect still existed. No wonder he could just casually say that he would forge a Heaven Ranked Spirit Weapon.
For those who had awakened the Clear Sky Hammer, as long as they had the necessary materials, it would be an easy thing to forge a Heaven Ranked Spirit Weapon.
Thinking of this, Xiao Chens emotions surged. After putting in so much effort, he would be able to obtain an authentic Heaven Ranked Spirit Weapon. It had been worth it!.
Due to the fact that Ao Jiao inserted the Battle Sage Origins into it, its toughness was much better than ordinary metals by many folds. After more than a few thousand hammer strikes, it slowly started to change its shape.
The left hand that was wearing the golden silk glove was continually changing the position of the piece of metal. The right hand was hammering away incessantly, like rain falling from the sky in a storm. Due to this, his left hand needed to control the piece of metal in a very urate and precise manner.
This kind of technique that involves multitasking was very difficult for an ordinary person to aplish. Normally, two people would be cooperating together in such scenarios.
However, Mo Fan was able to aplish this with just himself. This could only be attributed to the fact that the inheritors of the Clear Sky Hammer were that talented, and even the ttery of others could not measure up to their true abilities.
After the golden light shed for a few thousand times, the resplendent metal piece started to have a rudimentary shape of a saber. Mo Fan flicked his finger and shot a Rank 6 lightning attributed Demonic Core into it.
Bang!
There was a loud crash! The Clear Sky Hammer hammered firmly on the spot where the Demonic Core entered the metal. An iparably brilliant light was released, the entire underground room was filled with golden light.
Xiao Chen was no longer able to keep his eyes open. When the golden light disappeared, crackling arcs of electricity jumped around on the rudimentary saber.
What a strong lightning attributed Demonic Core, Xiao Chen was astonished in his heart.
Ao Jiao, who had shot out the Battle Sage Origins, actually started to turn illusionary. She seemed extremely weak as her gaze was tightly fixed on that lump of metal that was about to be turned into a Heaven Ranked Spirit Weapon. Her vision seemed to turn blurry again.
It was a scorching day in a deste desert. There was a man dressed in ck clothing that was riddled with scars. In his hand was a broken sword. As he slowly walked in the desert, he left behind many deep footprints.
Blockhead Master, am I dying soon? Suddenly, a girl''s voice came out from the broken sword.
The body of the man was covered in horrifying sword scars, and each step he took, blood would drip onto the yellow sand. Despite the terrifying temperature, his blood actually did not evaporate immediately.
Aside from the continuous footprints, there was a trail of blood left behind in this barren desert. The scorching sun that hung high in the air made him look utterly miserable.
Hearing the voiceing from the sword, he revealed an expression of unswerving determination. There was a smile on his face as he said, You wont die. There are another three li before we arrive at Phoenixs Passion Pce. Their Pce Master owes me a favor. I will borrow their Divine Stone to seal you up.
There were indistinct sounds of sobbinging from the sword, as though the girl within it was crying. The sound was filled with an iparable grief.
The man suddenly stopped walking; his face revealed an anguished expression before he slowly said, Are you crying? Having made you cry Im too useless
Above the ninth heavens, within Phoenix''s Passion Pce.
Sang Mu, my father is in secluded trained. It is inconvenient for him to see you. Please leave.
Does he not wish to see me, or is it that he does not dare to see me? The man in ck clothing asked indifferently.
I gave you face, yet you rejected it. You are a dying person; to think you actually want our Divine Stone. What a joke! Scram quickly! If you still dont leave, dont me me for being ruthless.
To think that the Phoenixs Passion Pce, that was passed down for tens of thousands of years, is not even able to do something as simple as keeping a promise. How unexpected! However, Im definitely getting that Divine Stone.
You are seeking death To think that you dare to kill me.
Before the Young Pce Master of the Phoenixs Passion Pce finished his words, a bloody hole appeared in his forehead. He died with a remaining grievance, looking at Sang Mu. He had not expected that a dying man would actually take such actions against him.
Sang Mu looked indifferently at the copsed Phoenixs Passion Pce Young Pce Master
Within Seven Horn Mountain, Sang Mu, who had snatched the Divine Stone, only had onest remaining breath left when he returned to his cave.
He had a look of despair as he looked at the broken sword in his hand. Bright lights were shing from it, and as he inserted the sword into the Divine Stone, he said, I hope you will find a master that will not cause you to cry a thousand yearster.
Just as he finished saying that, the holy imprint of the Vermilion Bird that the Pce Master of Phoenixs Passion Pce nted in him exploded. After an intense explosion, a fiery-red Vermilion Bird flew out from his body. Thunder Emperor Sang Mu turned into dust like this.
Pu Chi!
Mo Fans hand had pped the huge vat, the water of the Underworlds Yellow Springs sprayed upwards andnded on the Spirit Weapon. After the hot metal was quenched, the final step of creating this Heaven Ranked Spirit Weapon waspleted.
After the water of the Underworlds Yellow Springs evaporated and dispersed, apletely pitch ck saber appeared on the table. Countless arcs of electricity blossomed from the body of the saber.
Everyone in the underground room could feel the terrifying might that was contained in the arcs of electricity. Xiao Chens body even trembled when he felt it.
At the same time, in the skies above the smithy, the sky was full of dark clouds, and thunder kept crackling.
Feeling the strange changes happening, Mo Fan quickly said, Young Master Xiao, quicklye and im the weapon. Or else this Spirit Weapon will end up being an ownerless weapon.
Xiao Chen recovered his wits and hurried. He took a few steps over to the Spirit Weapon on the Metal Table. The appearance hadpletely met all of Xiao Chens expectations. The streamlined sword body wasparable to the scythe de of the mystical Grim Reapers.
Looking at this newly born Heaven Ranked Spirit Weapon, Xiao Chen suppressed his excitement as he held it in his hands. Instantly, the arcs of electricity disappeared. There was only a reserved glow on the ck saber body.
In the instant Xiao Chen grasped the saber, the strange phenomena outside vanished. The dark clouds scattered and the sunlight shone on the earth again.
What a good saber! I shall still call you Lunar Shadow. From now on, you are my Lunar Shadow Saber. I will not let you be destroyed again, Xiao Chen sighed in praise.
Just at this moment, Xiao Chen suddenly discovered that the space around him was distorting. After 15 minutes, he found himself on a tform on the top of an isted mountain peak.
He felt a pair of eyes on him, staring at him from behind. Xiao Chen quickly turned his head, and he saw a pale man in ck clothing staring at him.
Xiao Chen was startled. He was not able to feel this man appear behind him. Furthermore, he just stood there quietly, causing Xiao Chen to feel extremely pressured.
He quickly tried to send out his Spiritual Sense. However, he was astonished to find that he was not able to send out his Spiritual Sense in this ce.
Even so, he remained calm. This was because he did not feel any killing intenting from the man in front of him.
Who are you? Where are we? Xiao Chen said to the man, feeling suspicious.
The man looked at the Lunar Shadow Saber in Xiao Chens hands and slowly opened his mouth to say, Lunar Shadow Good name!
In the next moment, the saber in Xiao Chens hands suddenly appeared in the hands of the man. Xiao Chen was startled. He was about to make a move but he discovered that his body seemed to be shackled, he was not able to move at all. He was not even able to open his mouth slightly.
The person held the Lunar Shadow Saber and took a strange stance. hen he just stood still without making any movements. Standing on the mountain peak, the chilly winds were continually blowing his hair around and causing his pale countenance to be revealed.
Even though Xiao Chen was a man, he could not help but feel in his heart that this man had peerless looks. If he were on Earth, he definitely would be able to put those male idols to shame.
Slowly, Xiao Chen understood the meaning of the stance the man in front of him took. This was one of the stances of the Battle Sage Origins. It was an ever-changing attacking technique.
This man seemed to be wanting to pass on his understanding of this Battle Sage Origins for Xiao Chen to be able to be enlightened a little. The strength of the man in front of him was definitely not ordinary. This was a chance he could not miss.
Xiao Chen quickly quieted himself and carefully observed. When he waspletely focused, Xiao Chen strangely discovered that the man seemed like he was moving. However, he was clearly just standing in his original spot without moving.
An iparably profound saber technique appeared in his mind, however, in the next moment the shockingly mighty saber technique actually turned into a heaven-splitting, earth-shattering sword technique. Then, in the next moment, it turned into a world-shaking spear technique that was like a violent storm.
When his state of mind turned clear, the image he saw turned back to the man holding the saber and standing still without moving.
Xiao Chen tried imitating the killing move he saw in his mind to attack the man in front of him. However, every time he got near, his move would be defeated with one move. Regardless of the method he used, or the techniques, it would be broken.
The mans attack was thousands of times more ferocious. He defeated each move with one strike, and with every strike the heavens shook.
Xiao Chen moved his finger, before suddenly realizing that he could move. The Lunar Shadow Saber had also returned to his hands. Xiao Chen hurriedly said, Many thanks to Senior for the lesson. Might I ask what your great name is?
The man did not answer Xiao Chens question and just said what he wanted, Battle Sage Origins, Qi of the attack, they do not need to be confined to the weapon type, or limited to the number of attacks. One move destroys tens of thousands of techniques. One Qi shakes the heavens.
Remember to not let her cry.
When he finished, a huge Thunder Roc flew over from below the mountain. The man jumped on the Thunder Roc and flew away.
The strange space then disappeared. The scene within the underground room returned back to Xiao Chens regr sight.
Chapter 57 - In the Gap Between Success and Failure
Chapter 57: In the Gap Between Sess and Failure
Young Master Xiao, are you alright? Mo Fan asked worriedly when he saw Xiao Chen staring nkly.
Xiao Chen recovered his wits and said, Earlier, my mind turned hazy and I seemed to have obtained an inheritance.
When Mo Fan heard this, he was astonished. He quickly asked Xiao Chen to tell him the details. After a long period of time, Mo Fan said, That person is very likely to be the Thunder Emperor of a thousand years ago. To think that he would actually pass on the Battle Sage Technique to you.
The Battle Sage Technique is from the legendary Battle Sage Origins. It is a secret technique that was enlightened from the Battle Sage Origins. Within the Tianwu Continent, it was one of the strongest martial techniques. Back in the days of the Thunder Emperor, he relied on this to rampage around the world, and he was unrivaled.
However, the Battle Sage Technique was broken into six pieces, together with the Battle Sage Origins. Even the Thunder Emperor only learned the Changing Character Form. If one could learn the six different kinds of Battle Sage Technique, and assemble theplete the Battle Sage Origins, he would be unrivaled under the heavens.
Remembering thest words the man said, Xiao Chen stated in a puzzled manner , Thest words the man said were something about not letting her cry again. I wonder what it means?
When Mo Fan heard it, he did not understand either. Xiao Chen then suddenly remembered that Ao Jiao had not said anything in a long time. After he had obtained the Heaven Ranked Spirit Weapon, he got too excited and forgot about her.
He could not help but feel guilty. The creation of the Heaven Ranked Spirit Weapon was only possible with her help. Xiao Chen quickly looked towards her.
With that one look, he was astonished. He only saw that Ao Jiaos body had turned to a very faint illusionary image, as though as she was about to disappear.
Xiao Chen panicked and quickly rushed over, Hey, Sister Ao Jiao, whats wrong with you? Please dont scare me!
There seemed to be traces of tears in the corners of Ao Jiaos eyes. She did not reply to Xiao Chens words. Instead, she revealed a bitter smile on her face. Throughout all the times he had interacted with her, Xiao Chen had never seen her smile before. At this moment, he suddenly realized that she looked very pretty when she smiled.
Ao Jiaos hands kept making hand seals, changing constantly, her body turned even more illusory Finally, she made a hand seal that was bright, causing her entire body to shine iparably luminous.
Hey, Ao Jiao, what are you doing? Xiao Chen was very anxious and tried to stop Ao Jiao. However, when he stretched out his hands, he only grabbed air. His hands had passed through Ao Jiaos body.
Ao Jiaos body finallypletely disappeared and turned into an exceptionally resplendent seal mark. With a sou sound, it entered into the Lunar Shadow Saber.
Its brilliance was reserved, and the internals of the Lunar Shadow Saber seemed to have some changes. Xiao Chen could feel that the might contained in the Saber diminished significantly.
However, Xiao Chen could not be bothered about this at the moment. Xiao Chen faced Mo Fan and asked, Elder Brother Mo, What happened to Ao Jiao? Howe she suddenly disappeared?
Mo Fans expression was grave. He remembered the hand seals that Ao Jiao made earlier and said, Pass me your Lunar Shadow Saber, let me take a look at it.
Xiao Chen handed the saber over. Mo Fan received it and inspected it carefully. After a long time, the grave expression on his face slowly changed into a smile, Young Master Xiao, you dont have to worry. Ao Jiao has employed a secret technique to use her body to nourish the saber. She temporarily sealed the saber to make it a Superior Grade Profound Ranked Spirit Weapon.
The expression on Xiao Chens face did not change for the better, What do you mean? The saber is a small thing. I just want to know whether Ao Jiao will wake up or not.
Mo Fan exined, The biggest difference between a Heaven Ranked Spirit Weapon and a Sub-Divine Weapon is the Weapon Spirit. When ordinary people want to forge a Sub-Divine Weapon, they require a Divine Grade Spirit Stone before they can seed.
However, in this world, Divine Grade Spirit Stones are extremely rare and precious. Not to mention Divine Grade Spirit Stone, even Superior Grade Spirit Stones are very rare. However, Ao Jiao herself is a Sword Spirit. In order to turn this Lunar Shadow Saber into a Sub-Divine Weapon, she used herself to be the Weapon Spirit.
Due to this reason, this Lunar Shadow Saber was temporarily suppressed to a Superior Grade Profound Ranked Spirit Weapon. However, someday, it will turn into a Sub-Divine Weapon.
Why did she do this? Xiao Chen could not understand. He held the Lunar Shadow in his hands again and said, How long will she take to wake up?
Mo Fan said, This would depend on yourself.
Xiao Chen did not understand as he asked, Depend on myself? What do you mean?
Try brandishing the Lunar Shadow Saber in your hand and see, Mo Fan said.
When Xiao Chen heard this, he grasped the handle of the Lunar Shadow and used a few saber techniques. There was a cold gleam on the de of the saber as it sliced quietly through the air; it did not make any sound at all.
Xiao Chensplexion changed; he rapidly circted the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation and established a connection between the Azure Dragon Martial Spirit and the Lunar Shadow. The body of the saber gave off an electrical gleam. Each time he brandished it, there was the sound of thunder. At the end of all of Xiao Chens moves, there was even the faint image of the Azure Dragon on the saber.
All of these proved that although this Lunar Shadow was only a Superior Grade Profound Ranked Spirit Weapon, the might it contained was something that an ordinary Earth Ranked Spirit Weapon could notpare to.
However, the problem was that Xiao Chen was not able to hear a huming from the saber. No matter how much strength he used, this Lunar Shadow Saber would not hum.
What is going on? Arent I already its master? Xiao Chen thought, feeling incredibly bewildered.
Mo Fan said, Although the Lunar Shadow had already recognized you as its master, you still do not understand it yet. If someday you are able to make the Lunar Shadow hum, Ao Jiao might be able toe out earlier.
After they chatted for awhile, Xiao Chen indicated that he wanted to leave. Mo Fan did not attempt to detain him and sent Xiao Chen off to the door.
They had spent quite a long time in the underground room, where the air was somewhat stale. The moment Xiao Chen reached the street and smelled the fresh airing from the outside, Xiao Chen took a deep breath.
The Spirit Weapon was made. Although the process had some hups, it had managed to fulfill all of Xiao Chens original requirements. His purpose ining out had been aplished, so it was time to go back.
However, Xiao Chen kept feeling that something was missing. His mind kept revisiting the hazy memory of the contact with Ao Jiao, and thest words that the Thunder Emperor said.
Do not let her cry again.
Not long after Xiao Chen left, Feng Feixues figure appeared in that small alley. She rushed over when she saw the strange phenomenon. She wanted to see who was so lucky to actually be able to obtain a Heaven Ranked Spirit Weapon.
This fellow, he is quite indiscernible! The Young Miss had asked Grandmaster Mo three times, but he still refused to help. To think he was actually willing to forge a Heaven Ranked Spirit Weapon for him, a voice that was a little hoarse and envious sounded from the shadows behind Feng Feixue.
A faint smile appeared on Feng Feixues exquisite face as she yed with a hairpin. She said somewhat yfully, Shu, you are not thinking of killing him for the treasure right?
The man called Shu replied, There is more than one Heavenly Weapon. There is no need to obtain it and offend Miss. However, thinking of the mission that the n head gave you, it seems that you will not be able to aplish it.
I have never liked forcing others, and the conditions that I gave him were quite lucrative already. If he still does not agree to it, then it is not necessary anymore. Furthermore, there was significant progress in the true mission, thus this trip has not been made in vain.
At this moment, it was nearing dusk. However, due to therge-scale auction that Ling Pavilion had just conducted, there were many people still on the streets. As Xiao Chen walked along the streets, he suddenly noticed that there was arge group of people gathered in an area a few hundred meters in front.
Xiao Chen recalled that there seemed to be a martial arts arena in front. Given that there were many people gathered there, there definitely was an exciting battle going on.
In the Tianwu Continent this was the popr culture, where the people were valiant. This kind of martial arts arena could be seen everywhere. Furthermore, their business was very good. There would frequently be people who had some disagreements on the street and came here to duel it out. For some others, when they reached a certain standard with their cultivation, they would challenge their enemies to a duel.
They could even fork out some money to challenge the arena master, potentially winning high amounts of money. There normally was a motive to having a duel, one of the most important was rapidly making a name for yourself.
Although the standards of this kind of street arena were low, the news was able to be spread fast and far. If someone could win a few duels consecutively, they could be famous quickly, resulting in some big ns looking at them favorably.
Seeing that it was still early and there was a racket caused by the people near the arena, making it particrly lively, Xiao Chen decided to go and take a look.
Is the Xiao n full of trash like you? With the little bit of ability, you dared to go around calling yourself the strongest person amongst the younger generation of Mohe City? If you went into the Demonic Forest, a piece of trash like you would not be able to survive more than a day.
Before Xiao Chen got near the arena, he heard the voicesing from the arena. Xiao Chen felt astonished in his heart. The strongest person of the younger generation in Mohe City? Could it be Xiao Jian? Why was he here?
Who was the person speaking? The voice sounds familiar? Xiao Chen was very curious, so he quickly made his way through the crowd and went in front.
He ignored the scolding and cursing of the people around him as he used his Essence to force his way through the crowd. When he arrived at the front of the arena, he finally could see clearly what was going on.
The two people in the arena were Zhang He and Xiao Jian. At this moment, Xiao Jian was already full of sword wounds. He looked very miserable, but he still held on bitterly.
Byparison, Zhang He, who was dressed in long white robes, seemed perfectly fine. On the surface, there were no visible injuries and his face had an unruffled expression. It was obvious that this duel could have ended already; he was clearly just bullying Xiao Jian now, suppressing the reputation of the Xiao n.
When Xiao Jian heard Zhang Hes humiliating words, his expression turned to one that was full of anger. He shouted out loudly, raised his sword, and charged at Zhang He once again.
Xiao Chen quietly shook his head. Under such circumstances, he was not able to stay calm. The blood rushed to his head and he just charged in like that. This would only result in a crueler humiliation.
Indeed, it was as Xiao Chen expected. Before Xiao Jian could draw near, several more wounds appeared on his body when Zhang He sent out a few streams of sword Qi.
As Xiao Jian moved forward, he tripped and fell heavily backward. Zhang He mocked him, Even that trash from your Xiao n is stronger than you. At least he was able to cause me to vomit blood. You are not even able to touch me.
Hearing Zhang He say that he was not evenparable to Xiao Chen, Xiao Jians face twitched. He managed to draw out some energy, and suddenly charged forward to attack Zhang He ruthlessly.
He was shouting out like a mad man, causing Zhang He to keep retreating. With this sudden change in the situation, Zhang He was caught unprepared.
Zhang Hes previously rxed face now revealed a livid expression. Countless sword Qi came from his body and caused Xiao Jian to be sted back.
The sword Qi was moving around unhindered, randomly dancing without boundaries, turning into an imprable barrier around Zhang Hes body. After Xiao Jian got up, no matter what he did, he was not able to break through this barrier formed by sword Qi.
Xiao Chens eyes brightened as he carefully examined this sword Qi barrier. Previously, his Divine Thunder Break was rendered useless by this person.
Just at this moment, Zhang Hes expression finally turned serious. His gaze was as calm as water, staring at Xiao Jian. He shed out thrice, and three tyrannical sword Qi flew towards the three major acupoints near Xiao Jians Dantian.
Crap! He wants to cripple Xiao Jian. Xiao Chen thought in his heart, he had to save him.
Although he did not like Xiao Jian, he was still a member of the Xiao n. Given his character, it was impossible for him to be apathetic and refuse to help when someone was in trouble.
Pu! Pu! Pu!
A stream of resplendent electricity came from his hands. Instantly, it streaked through the air and broke Zhang Hes sword Qi. After that, its strength was not diminished, and continued flying towards Zhang He.
Chapter 58 - Wager
Chapter 58: Wager
The purple lightnings might did not diminish much after breaking the three streams of sword Qi. Given Zhang Hes strength as a Medial Grade Martial Master, it would be easy for him to avoid it. However, when he saw who fired it, he immediately changed his mind.
Pu Ci!
The boundless dancing sword Qi crossed everywhere; the resplendent lightning was swallowed up by the sword Qi and vanished.
Xiao Chen, are you intending to help this trash? This is against the rules of the arena, Zhang He smiled coldly as he looked at Xiao Chen, who was below the arena.
Xiao Jian, who was currently covered in injuries, was already finding it hard to stand up. He attempted to stand up with his back arched forward, his eyes full of a painful expression as he smiled with difficulty, You are only a piece of trash, I dont need you to help me.
Seeing how untactful Xiao Jian was, Xiao Chen could not be bothered with him. Xiao Chen faced Zhang He and said, Whether I broke the rules or not is not determined by you. Earlier, when you made your move, it was clear you were attempting to kill him or cripple him. I do not recall that this arena handles life-or-death battles.
Arena Master, what do you think? If the eldest son of the Xiao n n head died in your arena, even you would not be able to shrug off responsibility, Xiao Chen turned around and said to a middle-aged man.
That arena master smiled awkwardly. It was true that his arena did not have the rights to organize life-or-death battles. In order to organize this type of battle there was a requirement of applying to a higher leveled arena.
Even so, it was rare that people would make a fuss about this kind of matter. Even if the arena had organized a life-or-death battle, there would not be anyoneing to kick up a fuss.
This arena master actually had a deep background. He was not actually afraid of Xiao Chen, but at this moment, Xiao Chen attacked his weak point in front of the crowd. This had made things difficult for him.
He waved his hands casually, Two of you! Go carry Young Master Xiao down. Take that Spirit Weapon in his hands and give it to Young Master Zhang. Young Master Zhang won this duel.
Xiao Jian felt unsatisfied but at this moment, he did not have any capabilities to resist. He was carried down easily by the two cultivators.
Zhang He picked up that Spirit Weapon, threw it to someone below the arena, and smiled, Superior Grade Yellow Ranked Spirit Weapon, this is not bad. Zhang Wu, this is for you.
That person was also only of the cultivators of the Zhang n. When he suddenly obtained a Superior Grade Yellow Ranked Spirit, he excitedly smiled and said, Many thanks, Young Master!
Lets go. Now I think about it, the Xiao n does not have any experts. They are all just a bunch of trash, Zhang He turned around and wanted to leave.
The person called Zhang Wu followed and said, Indeed, So much for the strongest person of Mohe citys youngest generation. He was not even able to touch the corner of Young Masters shirt. What a bunch of nonsense!
I hear that Zhang He was studying at the White Cliff School in the Prefecture City. The one who is teaching him was a supreme elder of the Misty Sword Sect.
Misty Sword Sect, with regards to their understanding to the way of the sword, it could be said that they are without rival in the Great Qin Nation. Since he is learning from their supreme elder, no wonder he is so powerful.
Indeed. Actually, Xiao Jian is not weak. He already became a Martial Master at such a young age. However, he was still not able to touch even the corner of Zhang Hes shirt.
You guys are not aware of this, but what Zhang He released was authentic sword Qi and it was not the release of Essence. He was born with the Clear Sky Sword Martial Spirit. Due to this reason, he is able to release the sword Qi that only Martial Saints and above can release.
With the Clear Sky Sword Martial Spirit, and a master of the way of the sword, it seems like no one in Mohe City would be able topete with him. Looks like in this Promise of Ten Years, Seven Horn Mountain would be changing owners.
Everyone below the arena was discussing the duel that just took ce. Seeing that Zhang He was about to leave, they all expressed their own thoughts. It had to be said that amongst them, some of these people had quite unique opinions.
When Zhang He heard these discussions, there was only a slight change in his expressions but he felt smug and conceited in his heart. When he was in the prefecture city, his talent could only be considered as above average, and he was not at the peak. However, in this tiny Mohe City, he could be said to be unrivaled amongst his own generation.
Leaving so fast after bullying someone? Xiao Chen looked at the two men leaving and suddenly called out indifferently.
Zhang He was stunned. Then he turned around and smiled, Xiao Chen, you arent so naive to challenge me right?
Why not?! Xiao Chen gazed fearlessly at Zhang He; there was no trace of cowardice in his gaze.
Zhang He acted as though he had heard the funniest joke in the world. He pointed to his own nose and said, Are you thinking that after I praised you for a bit, you now think that it is true and consider yourself as somebody to be taken seriously?
Zhang Wu had just obtained a Spirit Weapon, thus, he was eager to show off, First Young Master, this fellow is too reckless. With a Medial Grade Martial Disciple cultivation, he dares to challenge you. Let me go and test him out.
Zhang He considered it in his heart. Zhang Wu was at the peak of Superior Grade Martial Disciple realm. Furthermore, he now has a Spirit Weapon. Xiao Chen was only a Medial Grade Martial Disciple, but he had a bizarre me.
However, he did not have a Spirit Weapon, so he should not be Zhang Wus match. Thus, he said, Sure, but be careful of his Martial Spirit. It was a me that is very persistent.
When Zhang He heard this, he jumped onto the arena and shouted loudly to Xiao Chen, Trash of the Xiao n, you are not worthy of making the Young Master of my n act. I, Zhang Wu, am sufficient to defeat you with ease.
This Zhang He He must be thinking of showing off now that he obtained a Spirit Weapon.
Although he is notparable to Xiao Jian, he is a peak Superior Grade Martial Disciple. Amongst the younger generation of Mohe City, he can still be considered an expert.
This Xiao Chen is truly reckless. When he was still trash, anyone would be able to bully him. Now that he condensed his Martial Spirit, he became so arrogant. How reckless!
You know what? This Xiao Chen had managed to raise to Medial Grade Martial Disciple within a month. His talent is not bad.
Even if his talent is not bad, he is still only a Medial Grade Martial Disciple. Furthermore, he does not have a Spirit Weapon. It would be impossible for him to defeat Zhang Wu.
Xiao Chens gaze was as calm as water. When he heard the discussioning from below, it did not disrupt his state of mind. He just looked at Zhang Wu indifferently and said, You are not my opponent. However, if you wish to battle, then put that Spirit Weapon in your hand up for wager.
Zhang Wu smiled, What an arrogant fellow you are. Fine, I agree. However, what are you going to do if you lose?
Naturally I will give you a treasure of equivalent value.
The two of them stood in front of the arena master and signed the agreement for the duel. This was not a life-or-death duel. Thus, in this battle if it became obvious that the other person was no longer able to battle, they were not allowed to kill him.
If one gave up, the other was not allowed to make any further moves. Or else, it would be considered as going against the rules and they would lose the item they wagered.
The two of them stood in their respective corners of the arena and bowed to each other. With this, the duel was considered to have started.
Xiao Chen did not wish to waste too much time on this duel; he still had to duel with Zhang Heter, and that was the important one. This duel had to end fast. Thus, he decided to make the first move.
Ta!
Before entering the arena, Xiao Chen had already started rapidly circting his Purple Thunder Divine Incantation, and he was already in his peak condition long ago.
The moment they finished bowing, Xiao Chen stomped on the ground abruptly, moving forward. He leaped forward, and before the sound of wind could be heard he had already arrived.
What a fast speed! Zhang Wu was astonished. He had not expected that, despite his lower cultivation realm, Xiao Chen would make the first move. He was too daring.
He quickly retreated backward by two steps and his right hand grasped onto his sword. While he was retreating, he sent out a sword light, trying to make Xiao Chen retreat temporarily.
Pu Ci!
An electrical glow appeared on Xiao Chens arm. Xiao Chen looked at the concentrated sword light, and there was a gleam in his eyes; he did not have any intention of evading.
Using his finger as a sword, he looked very imposing. He moved as fast as lightning and jabbed his finger into that sword light.
What is he doing? If he goes in directly like this, he is going to lose one of his arms, someone in the crowd below eximed.
The corner of Zhang Wus mouth curled up in a cold smile. Your speed may be fast, but my sword light has alreadypletely enveloped me. If you dare to charge in, you will lose your arm.
When Zhang He saw this, he could not understand what was going on. Only a person who had tempered their body to the point where their tendons were like bronze and bone like iron would dare to use their body to go against a Spirit Weapon.
This Xiao Chen had clearly not trained to such a level yet. Why was he so daring to jab his hand into Zhang Wus sword light?
Xiao Chens right arm had alreadye in contact with the borders of the sword light. If he went forward just a little more, his palm would be cut off, turning into a true piece of trash in the future.
However, at this moment, Xiao Chens right hand suddenly stopped. His hands stopped stably right in front of that sword light.
His right hand continuously kept making hand seals. Within one breath of time, there was an inexhaustible number of changes.
When Zhang He saw Xiao Chen stopped, he felt that this was an obvious opening. He wanted to move the sword light forward and attack him.
Boom!
A bolt of lightning appeared from nowhere, causing a p of thunder and striking towards Zhang Wus head.
This was Xiao Chens modified Lightning Descend. Its might was significantly smaller than the original, but it was far more efficient. After he got close, he was able to instantly execute it.
Zhang He was puzzled by the feint that Xiao Chen pulled. When he discovered the danger, it was already toote for him to avoid it. He could only release all the Essence in his body to defend against this bolt of lightning that appeared from nowhere.
Bang!
The lightning traveled from his head to his foot. Due to the fact that its might had been significantly decreased, he did not suffer any serious damage. However, he was now paralyzed and could not move temporarily.
While you are affected, I shall make a move! This was Xiao Chens n. He immediately went forward and jabbed Zhang Qus chest six times.
Six streams of purple fire pierced through Zhang Wus chest. They then fell onto the floor of the arena and burned through for about half a meter before being extinguished.
Due to the fact that killing was not allowed in the arena, Xiao Chen did not cause the purple fire to remain in his body. Or else, Zhang Wu would have immediately turned into ashes.
How is this possible? He was actually able to defeat Zhang Wu in an instant.
Indeed, that me at the end was very tyrannical. Zhang Wu had already used all his Essence to cover his entire body, yet he was able to bore through six holes.
However, Xiao Chen was very shrewd. If Zhang Wu had not been surprised by him, then that bolt of lightning would not have struck Zhang Wu in the first ce. The people below the arena started to cry out in surprise, they had not expected Xiao Chen to be able to defeat Zhang Wu in two moves.
Zhang He jumped onto the arena and pressed on a few of Zhang Wus acupoints, stopping the bleeding. Then he took out some Golden Salve and scattered them on the wounds.
After not meeting for a while, your mes have turned even more tyrannical. However, if you want to duel with me, then you need to take something out to wager.
Xiao Chen did not say anything and received the Spirit Weapon from the arena master. He then threw it to the front of Xiao Jian. As most of Xiao Jians injuries were external, he had already recovered. He looked at Xiao Chen with aplicated expression; his gaze had many expressions intermingled in it.
Ta!
Xiao Chen suddenly took out the Lunar Shadow Saber in his Universe Ring and slowly threw it into the middle of the two of them. The Lunar Shadow Saber was stuck in the rock that made up the floor of the arena.
Without making a single sound, the saber easily slid into it, leaving only a handle. Proving the sharpness of Lunar Shadow.
Superior Grade Profound Ranked Spirit Weapon! Excitement shed in Zhang Hes eyes as he stared at the Lunar Shadow Saber, which was in the middle of the arena.
Chapter 59 - Demonic Weapon Lunar Shadow
Chapter 59: Demonic Weapon Lunar Shadow
Since you wish to offer me this Profound Ranked Spirit Weapon, I shall reluctantly ept it, Zhang He said arrogantly as he gazed excitedly at the Lunar Shadow that was inserted into the rock.
Xiao Chen waved his hands vigorously and caused the Lunar Shadow Saber in the rock to fly into his hands. He said, I want your Shadow Bearing Sword.
Zhang Hesplexion changed; this Shadow Bearing Sword was also a Profound Ranked Spirit Weapon. When he became a Martial Master, his n had bestowed the Shadow Bearing Sword unto him. He had never expected that Xiao Chen actually wanted to take it away.
It was only wishful thinking. This inheritance of his Zhang n was not an ordinary Spirit Weapon. In the past hundred years, many people attempted to obtain it, but they had all failed.
Zhang He smiled coldly, What bold words! To think you actually want my Shadow Bearing Sword. Do you think that you will still be alive to take it?
This fellow must be crazy. After defeating Zhang Wu, he had already regained the prestige of the Xiao Chen. To think that he would continue to challenge Zhang He.
The cultivation of these two differed by an entire realm. This kind of difference cannot be made up for with external objects. Unless he has a Heaven Ranked Martial Technique or a Divine Weapon.
Heaven Ranked Martial Technique? Is that even possible? The Misty Sword Sect only has an Inferior Grade Heaven Ranked Martial Technique for their inheritance. How could the Xiao n have one?
Even if there is one, with his cultivation realm, if he used it, it would be a suicidal move ending in mutual destruction.
The two people in the arena ignored all the sounds of discussions below. They went to the arena master and signed the agreement before starting the duel.
The identity of the two were quite special. Furthermore, they had a grudge with each other. The arena master was afraid of an unsavory incident happening, thus, he went up and said, I shall say this just once: when one side has given up, the other side is absolutely not allowed to make a move. Or else, I shall take action personally.
This arena master may look ordinary but in actual fact, in Mohe City, anyone who dared to open an arena was at least a Martial Grand Master. Or else, it would be easy to find a person who could defeat the arena master, and then there would not be any need for that arena to exist anymore.
The two of them did not pay too much attention to the arena masters words. They were not stupid; they would definitely not kill each other. Or else, this might cause a war between their two ns. The most each would do would be to cripple the others cultivation.
In the arena, the two of them went to their allotted corners, gazing at each other and releasing their killing intent. They were waiting for a good opportunity before making a move.
Their auras were shing with each other in the air. Although their bodies were not moving, an invisible battle had been taking ce long before. The thing that led Zhang He to be astonished was that Xiao Chens aura was not weaker than his. He was actually not able to suppress Xiao Chen with his aura.
The crowd below also felt that it was strange. With Xiao Chens cultivation, he actually was able to resist Zhang He. Perhaps this duel would not be one-sided after all.
Earlier, Xiao Jian, an Inferior Grade Martial Master, was not even able to touch the corner of my shirt. Do you think that you, a Medial Grade Martial Disciple, have a chance? Seeing that he was not able to use his aura to suppress Xiao Chen, he attempted to use words to demoralize him, hoping to cause him to show an opening.
Xiao Chen was not a rash person like Xiao Jian; he knew what Zhang He was attempting to do. He replied in ridicule, When I was an Inferior Grade Martial Disciple, I was able to cause you to vomit blood. Now that I am a Medial Grade Martial Disciple, it would not be impossible for me to kill you.
Zhang He smiled indifferently, Who do you think you are? One of the descendants of the Holy Lands? Be able to defy the natural order and transcend cultivation realm? My Clear Sky Sword has yet toe out. To think you believe that you have such substance.
Whether or not I possess such substance, you will know after we fight, Xiao Chen said coldly, deciding to make the first move.
In the end, His cultivation differed from Zhang Hes by an entire realm. If they kept confronting each other like this, it was likely that he would be the first to show an opening. When that happened, he might end up being killed in one move.
Lightning Evasion!
There was a p of thunder as Xiao Chen abruptly appeared behind Zhang He. The Lunar Shadow Saber shed across the air, leaving behind a ck saber shadow, and rapidly hacked at Zhang He.
In the instant Xiao Chen disappeared from his original spot, Zhang He already felt that something was wrong. After he heard the p of thunder, he immediately knew Xiao Chens location.
He opened both his hands, bent his knees, and leaped up. He had already left the ground but there was actually the image of a huge roc behind him.
This is the technique that made the supreme elder of the Misty Sword Sect famous: Heavenly Roc Spreading Wings. ording to the rumors, once it is practiced to therge sess stage, it can allow the user to wander the four seas freely and fly for a thousand li in the time required to take a breath, a knowledgeable person below said.
Because of this movement technique, Xiao Jian was not able to touch even the corner of his shirt. I originally thought that the secret technique that Xiao Chen executed would be able to resolve this problem. Looks like it was not able to though, someone sighed.
Zhang He, who leaped up, did notnd on the ground again. He actually turned in a strange manner, as though he was a huge bird, flying towards Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen frowned slightly. He was feeling astonished in his heart. This Heavenly Roc Spreading Wings was indeed powerful. It was able to allow the user temporary flight. Looks like the rumors about it were true.
Bang!
Before he could think too much, as Zhang Hes speed was extremely fast, the two of them shed together.
Xiao Chens cultivation realm was lower than Zhang Hes. Although he could rely on the Azure Dragon Martial Spirit for exceptionally majestic strength, and exhibit a strength that exceeds his body, he did not have a higher ranked Spirit Weapon. He was not able topletely exhibit the full extent of the Azure Dragon Martial Spirit. Thus, in apetition of strength, he was still slightly inferior to Zhang He.
In addition to Zhang He, with the momentum of the Heavenly Roc Spreading Wings, was this sword of his, which contained a strength that bordered on the strength of a Martial Grand Master.
When the sword and saber shed, a huge force came from the sword. This caused Xiao Chen to not be able to withstand it and fly backward.
The more problematic thing was the Qi of the Clear Sky Sword went into his body via the sword. The holy sword that existed in the ancient times turned into sword Qi and attacked his meridians; it was incredibly tyrannical.
As he retreated, Xiao Chen attempted to resolve this terrifying sword Qi. Only when he reached the boundaries of the arena and had one leg in the air over the boundary lines, did he manage to dissipate the sword Qi.
The foot still on the ground pushed off and he somersaulted in the air beforending firmly in the arena.
Everyone cried out in surprise; they originally he would be sent flying out of the arena by Zhang Hes sword. They did not expect him to manage to stay standing in the arena.
However, there were many people who did not understand why Zhang He did not make a further move despite such a good opportunity. This way he could have made Xiao Chen fly out of the arena. Everyone in the crowd was discussing this.
Hearing the discussion of the crowd, Zhang He was not able to exin his difficulties. Although his sword Qi had entered into Xiao Chens body earlier, the electricity in Xiao Chens saber had also entered into his body.
The electricity generated by the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation was not much weaker than the Qi of his holy sword. If he did not dissipate it, it might result in a hidden damage in thetter part of the duel.
Again!
After hepletely dissipated the electricity, Zhang He shouted. That huge heavenly roc behind him actually let out a clear cry.
His figure streaked across the air, leaving behind a shadow. A two-meter long sword light appeared on the body of his sword. Using that speed, coupled with a boundless aura, he flew towards Xiao Chen.
The heavenly roc actually cried out. This is the secondyer of the Heavenly Roc Spreading Wings. To think at his young age, he was able to train this supreme secret art to the secondyer.
Indeed! How terrifying! ording to rumors, the Sword Sage of Misty Sword Sect was able to make the heavenly roc give off a divine cry that was able to shatter the hearts and lungs of others without even making a move.
Furthermore, this Zhang He activated the boundless might of the Clear Sky Sword. The holy swordbined with the heavenly roc. This time, Xiao Chen will be defeated.
Towards the valiant Zhang He, the crowd below cried out in surprise again. With such strong might, everyone was sure that Xiao Chen stood no chance of winning.
Even against a Martial Grand Master, Zhang Hes move should be effective. Even the arena masters expression changed when he saw Zhang He exhibit the secondyer of the Heavenly Roc Spreading Wings.
Xiao Chens expression was grave when he saw this sword flying towards him. He knew he could no longer hold back. He grasped the Lunar Shadow Saber in his hands and gently flipped it over.
The Lunar Shadow Saber started to rotate rapidly. There was a turbulent surge of Qi engulfing outwards. This caused the surrounding people to feel their entire bodies tremble.
Electrical light like that of a thunderbolt appeared on the body of the saber. Although it was already dusk, the sky actually seemed like it was lit up, as though it was daytime.
However, what led people to be horrified was a tyrannical Qiing from the saber. It was like the roar of a thunder beast, berserk and ferocious, and it felt like a magnificent army was arriving.
This is bad; this Spirit Weapon actually has a Demonic Core iid into it. It is probably a Martial King leveled Demonic Beast. Everyone Run! If the Demonic Qi was leaked, ordinary cultivators will bleed from their seven orifices and die.
[TL notes: The seven orifices of the human head: 2 eyes, 2 ears, 2 nostrils, 1 mouth]
How terrifying! Within this insignificant Mohe city, a Spirit Weapon with a Demonic Core actually appeared.
The crowd ran in horror and scattered everywhere, but they did not go too far. They had stood far away looking excitedly at the duel taking ce.
The crowd had originally thought that with the Clear Sky Sword, it would be a one-sided battle in favor to Zhang He. They did not expect that Xiao Chen had a Demonic Weapon. Mohe City had not had such an exciting battle for a long time already, and naturally they could not miss this battle.
The supreme movement technique, Heavenly Roc Spreading Wings, coupled with the ancient holy sword Clear Sky Sword, fiercely shed against the Lunar Shadow Saber that had a Demonic Core of the Rank 6 Demonic Beast, Thunder Roc.
Boom!
The Electrical light shed with the sword light. A loud sound came from the arena, causing the crowd far away to feel like they went deaf. It was extremely terrifying.
Blood was trickling from the corner of Xiao Chens mouth. He took a heavy step backward on the stone floor, a one-meter deep indentation of his foot was left. This showed how much pressure Xiao Chen had to withstand.
Zhang Hes body flew backward in the air. Using the Heavenly Roc Spreading Wings movement technique, he canceled out the force that came from the Lunar Shadow Saber.
Zhang Hes bodynded gently on the ground. His clothes and hair were flying around in the wind. With his handsome face, Zhang he looked very elegant.
This time, the two of them were on even ground no one held the advantage.
Suppressing his surging Qi and blood, Zhang Hes eyes looked calm. He no longer had the expression of looking down on his opponent. He smiled indifferently, I truly did not expect that you actually have such a Demonic Weapon. However, rare treasures belong to the elites. If that is all the skills you have, then this Demonic Weapon will be mine!
Shadow Bearing Sword!
Zhang He shouted loudly and threw out the sword in his hands. The shadow of a sword streaked through the sky. The Shadow Bearing Sword, that had been passed down in the Zhang n for hundreds of years, appeared in Zhang Hes hands.
Chapter 60 - Flights On Wings, Moon Bright Like Fire
Chapter 60: Flights On Wings, Moon Bright Like Fire
Zhang He is actually going to use the Shadow Bearing Sword. The history of this Shadow Bearing Sword was not simple, it was not an ordinary Profound Ranked Spirit Weapon.
It is not just rumors, it is true that it has an extraordinary origin. This Shadow Bearing Sword has a hidden Righteous Qi. ording to the rumors, the ancestors of the Zhang n obtained it from a Sword Sage.
The Shadow Bearing Sword against the Lunar Shadow Saber. They are both not ordinary weapons. Who knows which one will be victorious.
Is there even any need to ask this? It would definitely be Zhang He. His strength is greater than Xiao Chens. Now that he has a good weapon helping him, how could he lose?
There had never been such a marvelous battle in Mohe City before. The crowd in the distance all saw Zhang He taking out the Shadow Bearing Sword. The sounds of discussion became even more lively.
Xiao Chen wielded his saber and stood straight, his body as tall and straight as a pir. The electrical light on the saber shed continuously. There was a burning battle intent in his eyes. Even after Zhang He took out the Shadow Bearing Sword, there was not a shred of fear in him.
Zhang He gently caressed the Shadow Bearing Sword as he said indifferently, There is a Righteous Qi in the Shadow Bearing Sword. It was left behind by a Sword Sage that the Zhang n Ancestor had saved.
Back then, the Sword Sage justprehended the Righteous Qi. It was undefeatable in the four seas. Although there was only one strand of it in the sword, it couldst for thousands of years. It will never dissipate. Dying by the de of this sword today is your fortune.
Righteous Qi?
Xiao Chen smiled coldly in his heart. Although this Righteous Qi was very formidable, it was just an object from a holynd. The Battle Sage Origins that Ao Jiao left behind in the Lunar Shadow Saber was an object from the Thunder Emperor.
The Thunder Emperor used this one-sixth portion of Battle Sage Origins to forge the Thunder Wood Sword. It was unclear how many holy men it had killed. If Zhang He wanted to think of that as his foundation, Xiao Chen would not mind giving him a surprise.
Zhang He saw that there was no change to Xiao Chens aura. He could not help but feel a little disappointed. This Xiao Chen had a strong heart; no words were able to break his heart.
His heart was not disturbed and his aura had not decreased. There was no clear weak point, making it difficult for him to make a move.
Since there was no opening, then I will make an opening. Zhang He thought, he was filled with a grand spirit. If he could not deal with a Medial Grade Martial Disciple today, there would be problems in future.
He would definitely be the joke of the prefecture citys White Cliff School. It would be impossible for him to enter into a Holy Land. Thus he had to win this battle. Furthermore, it had to be a great triumph.
A victory that could not be criticized, to make people feel convinced. To leave behind a stain on Xiao Chen that would be difficult for him to ever remove.
Zhang He shouted explosively, and the Righteous Qi in the Shadow Bearing Swordpletely came out. A heaven-shaking, earth-splitting, killing Qi spread all over the ce. Before the sword made a move, the momentum of the sword was already established.
Righteous Qi:
It exists in the heaven and earth,
it attacks as intended,
punishing deities,
and exterminating devils!
Clear Sky Sword Qi:
It follows my desires,
its sword tip points at whatever I want,
its Qi spread in all directions!
Heavenly Roc Spreading Wings:
Ites and leaves without a trace,
as swift as the wind,
as powerful as lightning!
Kill! Kill! Kill!
[TL notes: This bit is kind of like a poem; each bit is four Chinese characters, except for the kill part.]
In this instant, Zhang He actually merged three kinds of supreme attacks together. The Clear Sky Sword with a Righteous Qi, adding a supreme movement technique. Who would be able to defend against such a move!
In that instant, like a squall rushing forth, a boundless killing intent rushed towards Xiao Chen. The sword in Zhang Hes hand glowed with a resplendent sword light. A two-meter sword light took in and sent out a frantic sword Qi.
Pu Ci!
Xiao Chen had never seen such a fast sword, and in the previous instant Zhang He was still forming the sword light. Xiao Chen had not seen him raise his sword up, but in the next instant, the sword light had already arrived in front of his eyes.
Xiao Chen was iparably surprised in his heart. In this instant, he actually felt an aura of death. Since a long time ago, the biggest thing that he relied on was the Heaven Ranked Martial TechniqueDragon Subduing sh.
Even if the situation was at its worst, as long as he used the Return of the Azure Dragon, even if there were ten Zhang He, they would all turn to ash.
However, the situation in front of him was not good. Zhang Hes speed was very fast, he probably did not have any chance to use the Return of the Azure Dragon before he was killed.
At this moment, he did not have the time to think too much. The sword light had alreadye in contact with the hair on his head. If he still could not think of a solution, he would suffer a very serious injury.
Since he did not have any opportunity to evade, then he could only sh head on.
Heavenly Lightning Shield!
It was a critical moment, during a time of life and death, so Xiao Chen used the Heavenly Lightning Shield.
This Heavenly Lightning Shield was able to defend the attack of a Profound Ranked Martial Technique when he was an Inferior Grade Martial Disciple.
At this moment, he had already be a Medial Grade Martial Disciple. His Essence became stronger by more than a fold. Thinking of the defense of the Heavenly Lightning Shield, it should have increased by more than a fold as well.
Bang!
The Sword Light shed on the defensive shield of flickering electric light and gave off a loud resounding sound. A huge wave of energy came from it. Xiao Chen, who was hiding behind the shield, was jolted, his internal organs all shifted position. He once again vomited out a mouthful of blood.
For a regr Martial Disciple, if his internal organs shifted, he probably would have lost his battle capabilities. However, Xiao Chens body was tempered by arge amount of Spiritual Energy. In addition to the strength of the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation, he did not have to think too much about it. He was able to continue battling.
Zhang He looked at the Heavenly Lightning Shield and frowned slightly. He did not know what kind of strong defensive technique this was. The slight crack on the shield was actually starting to slowly mend.
To hell with whatever strong defensive technique that was. In front of the Righteous Qi, you shall all break!
Flights On Wings, One Line Chop.
Zhang He shouted lightly, his whole body seemed to have merged with the sword to be one. The glow of this sword was reserved. There did not seem to be any color, sword Qi, or wind.
This understated sword chopped onto Xiao Chens Heavenly Lightning Shield. It did not make any sound but the electrical light of the shield was diminishing rapidly. Xiao Chen suffered a heavy blow and vomited another mouthful of blood.
His hands rapidly formed hand seals. Two of the five clouds beside the Azure Dragon dissipated, turning into countless strands of Essence, and entering the Heavenly Lightning Shield. The glow on the shield turned bright once again.
Flights On Wings, Disordered Dance of a Thousand Years.
Zhang He did not feel discouraged and used another strong sword technique. Comparing it to the previous move, this move was far more gorgeous and powerful.
The boundless sword Qi was like the squalls amidst the autumn wind. They attacked the Heavenly Lightning Shield. Zhang Hes figure rapidly changed positions. Each time he changed position, there would be twenty strands of sword Qi attacking the Heavenly Lightning Shield.
He had changed positions many times in the air, as he sent out a total of 1620 strands of sword Qi. Each strand of sword Qi had half the might of the One Line Chop.
Xiao Chen persistently maintained the Heavenly Lightning Shield, but blood kept pouring out from his mouth. However, he did not have any intention of giving up. He released his Spiritual Sense to figure out where Zhang Hes position was and watched the gracefulness of his move.
Even though he was severely injured, and with a huge disadvantage, his heart was not in disorder. His aura had not decreased, and he still did not show any openings.
Flights On Wings: I recall that this was a martial technique that was created by a Sword Sage that had left the White Cliff School. To think that Zhang He actually learned it. Although it is only the first two moves, it was enough for him to show disdain for those of the same generation as him.
That Xiao Chen is not simple either, under thebined power of the Righteous Qi and Clear Sky Sword Qi, he is able to persist until now.
Zhang He actually had not truly merged the Heavenly Roc Spreading Wings, Righteous Qi, and Clear Sky Sword Qi. It is just form without essence. Or else, that sword would be able to easily kill a peak Martial Grand Master.
Look at Zhang He; it looks like he is about to use the third move of the Flights On Wings. Is that even possible, that heprehended three moves of the Flights On Wings at such a young age?
The crowd in the distance cried out in surprise. This duel today had opened their eyes. Not only Zhang He, but Xiao Chen had also given everyone an unexpected surprise.
Flights On Wings, Moon Bright Like Fire.
Regardless of the astonishment of the crowd, this third move of the Flights On Wings, Moon Bright Like Fire, was still executed by Zhang He.
On the Arena, Zhang He stood 20 meters away from Xiao Chen. His sword was pointing toward the heavens. The evening sky suddenly turned iparably pitch ck. A full moon slowly rose, the luminous moon brightly illuminated the sky.
To think mysterious phenomena appeared. What rank of Martial Technique is this Flights On Wings? Why is it so terrifying? No one had expected that the third move of the Flights On Wings could cause mysterious phenomena to appear.
Above the full moon, a faintly discernable figure appeared holding a Spirit Sword in his hands. It looked as though he came from the heavens. With the full moon enhancing his looks, that faintly discernable figure felt like a deity descending to the earth.
Zhang He, who was in the arena, brandished his sword gently. The figure in the sky followed his movements. Suddenly, he pointed his sword at Xiao Chen, who was behind the Heavenly Lightning Shield.
Xiao Chen felt as though his heart stopped beating. The space surrounding him turned dark. Everyone seemed to have disappeared. There was no Zhang He, no arena master, no crowd. There was only a boundless darkness and a loneliness that spread everywhere.
This was a terrifying feeling. Those who were not in it would not understand how it felt. Xiao Chens heart was frantic and was about to make a move.
Just at this moment, the Azure Dragon Martial Spirit in his body roared gently. The pitch dark space immediately shattered and space returned to how it was before. Xiao Chen finally calmed down.
Zhang He raised his eyebrows. He had obviously felt that Xiao Chens heart was wavering. Yet, he suddenly calmed down. However, he could not afford to think too much at this moment. The moon had already risen high in the sky, he could no longer stop.
Break for me!
Zhang He shouted loudly, his sword was pointing furiously at Xiao Chen. The figure in the sky seemed to have felt Zhang Hes anger and shouted at the same time, Break for me!
Break!
Break!
Break!
In that instant, the surroundings were full of Zhang Hes angry shouts. A powerful pressure was spread everywhere. There seemed to be a might contained in that voice, causing people to feel terrified.
This is a deitys voice this Moon Bright Like Fire can actually give off a deity''s voice.
A cultivator with low strength amongst the crowd in the distance was directly knocked unconsciousness by this deitys voice. Even the cultivators there who were slightly stronger felt uneasy.
The deitys voice is already so terrifying, how powerful would the following sword move be? Someone amongst the crowd in the distance said with a trembling voice.
Xiao Chens heart was as calm as still water. The supreme cultivation method in the Compendium of Cultivation, Purple Thunder Divine Incantation, was circting frantically. His Essence was being used unsparingly. A faint purple glow was actually given off by his body.
Zhang He stood at his original spot; he did not move at all and just pointed his sword at Xiao Chen. Then he chopped downwards from 20 meters away.
What is he doing? Even if he is a Martial Saint, after the sword Qi flew out for 20 meters its might would be greatly diminished. This will not help him to break my Heavenly Lightning Shield.
Xiao Chen was very puzzled as he thought about this. He raised his head before revealing an expression of overwhelming shock. He finally understood what Zhang He was doing.
The figure in the moon actually imitated Zhang Hes move, and ruthlessly chopped at him.
Moon Bright Like Fire:
Bright light in the sky,
man from the heavens,
sword of the deities,
the mortals are like ants,
who can defend against it?
[TL notes: This bit is kind of like a poem, each bit is four Chinese characters]
Chapter 61 - One Move Destroying a Thousand Techniques
Chapter 61: One Move Destroying a Thousand Techniques
There was a loud explosive sound, and the corner of the arena that Xiao Chen stood on was sted to smithereens. Rocks flew everywhere and dust filled the air. The arena that was forged from Heavenly Mountain Stones had a two-meter deep pit in it, causing people to exim in astonishment.
This Moon Bright Like Fire is very terrifying. It could actually st a pit into this arena that is forged from Heavenly Mountain Stones.
The future of this fellow is limitless. Back then, that Sword Sage from White Cliff School managed to kill a Martial Emperor with one stroke of his sword.
Indeed, the Zhang ns rise to power can clearly be seen now. After this battle, the rankings of the powers in Mohe City will thoroughly change.
Do you think that this Xiao Chen is able to withstand this move?
What nonsense! Do we still need to say this? There is arge pit in the Heavenly Mountain Stone. Im guessing it is very possible that his corpse was sted into oblivion. How unfortunate for that exceptional Demonic Weapon.
When Zhang He used the Flight On Wings, Moon Bright Like Fire, the crowd in the distance thought that the battle had ended. Although it felt like they had not fully expressed themselves yet, this battle had been a big eye opener for them. It was sufficient for them to brag about in the future.
The radiance dispersed and the moonlight shone down. Zhang He was flying amongst the wind, and his eyes were as calm as still water. That move had exhausted a great amount of his Essence, and the Clear Sky Swords source of power. If he still had not destroyed that Heavenly Lightning Shield, then he would have no other methods left.
However, was that even a possibility?
It was obvious that there was none. The corners or Zhang Hes mouth curled up in a cold smile. He held the Shadow Bearing Sword and headed over to the pit. His footsteps were light and his expression was rxed. However, he did not let down his guard even by a little bit.
With Xiao Chens insignificant Medial Grade Martial Disciple cultivation, he had managed to give him too many surprises. This made it difficult for his heart to remain calm. He absolutely could not rx not until the final moment.
At the bottom of that huge pit, Xiao Chens clothes were already torn to shreds. He looked like a dead man lying on the floor.
Both his eyes were closed; there were bloodstains at the corners of his eyes, and there was blood flowing from his nose and mouth. He seemed to be tightly grasping on to something in his left hand. The Lunar Shadow Saber was stuck into the ground near his right hand.
Zhang He breathed out in relief. Regardless of how he looked, Xiao Chen was covered in severe injuries everywhere. He definitely would not be able to continue to battle.
Smiling gently, Zhang He jumped down and walked to the Lunar Shadow Saber. He said indifferently, I, Zhang He, shall be receiving this Demonic Weapon.
Just as his hand was about toe in contact with the saber handle, Xiao Chens right hand suddenly moved and pointed at Zhang He. His tightly closed eyes suddenly opened.
There was a scarlet glowing from his eyes and a strange smile on his face. It seemed toplement his bloodstained face, making him looked very terrifying.
Zhang He paid attention and he felt a dangerous aura. He immediately used the Flight On Wings. At this moment, he executed the Flight On Wings to its extremes. A man flying like arge bird instantly returned to the top of the arena.
Behind him, there was a strand of purple mes; it was moving like a python, sticking very close to him. If he was just slightly slower, he would be caught by these purple mes. The consequences would be unimaginable.
The purple me brushed by his side from behind, and a shower of sparks fell onto his hair. In an instant, there was a burning smell. Half his elegant long hair was actually burnt off.
Zhang He circted his Essence and his hair immediately stood erect. The purple mes on the erect hair slowly moved downwards. It would arrive at his head in the next instant.
Shua!
Zhang He decisively used his sword to cut off his burning hair. It waspletely cut off. The erect hair all fell downwards.
The originally elegant hair all disappeared, leaving behind some partially dried up stray hair and a burnt smell.
At this moment, Zhang Hes expression looked extremely unsightly. He was the expression of one who had just drunk urine. This was probably how Zhang He felt at the moment.
The crowd in the distance had seen Zhang He jump down in a magnificent manner. They all thought that he would being out with the Lunar Shadow Saber in hand, ending this duel.
After a moment, they were astonished to discover that Zhang He was fleeing in a sorry manner, and his hair seemed to be set aze. After that, his expression was very unsightly, akin to one that had drunk urine. No one could figure out what had happened in there.
Did you guys feel that? The Qi and blood of the person below seemed to be flourishing.
Yes! I felt it too. This seems to be the usual scenario of what happens before a breakthrough.
Impossible! Could it be that after surviving a great ordeal, his cultivation realm is actually going to be raised to Superior Grade Martial Disciple?
Within the pit, Xiao Chenpletely absorbed the inferior grade Spirit Stone in his left hand. He then casually tossed it aside; that Spirit Stone had already lost all its glow, and it now seemed like any ordinary rock, no longer of any value.
He felt that the effects of the Blood Replenishing Pill he had eaten earlier had already dispersed. Xiao Chen heaved a sigh of relief.
Moon Bright Like Fire was too scary. Even his Heavenly Lightning Shield, that wasparable to an Earth Ranked Martial Technique, was useless and had been torn like paper in front of it.
That figure in the sky was like a deity descending to earth. With the might of one sword, he broke through the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation that was protecting his body, causing him to bleed from his seven orifices.
If he had not ced a Blood Replenishing Pill in his mouth earlier, even with the Heavenly Lightning Shield and Purple Thunder Divine Incantation protecting his body, he would no longer have the strength to stand up.
He spread his Spiritual Sense out and saw Zhang He standing on top of the arena. The corner of Xiao Chens lips curled up in a cold smile. He took out another pill from his Universe Ring.
This was the Cloud Swallowing Pill; after consuming it, within a short period of time, it would raise the strength of the user by multiple folds. It was extremely terrifying.
After he absorbed the Inferior Grade Spirit Stone, Xiao Chen easily reached the peak Great Perfection of Superior Grade Martial Disciple. He immediately swallowed the Cloud Swallowing Pill and his strength immediately soared to that of a Medial Grade Martial Master.
At this moment, Xiao Chens absolute strength wasparable to that of Zhang Hes. With the assistance of the Azure Dragon, he was not inferior in any aspects.
The crowd in the distance could only feel that Xiao Chens strength was continually rising up. Zhang He, who was on the stage, could feel the aura that was pressing on him ruthlessly, and each wave that surged up was stronger than the one before.
Boom!
Xiao Chen stomped on the ground and leaped up fiercely, standing in the arena once again. The electrical glow of the Lunar Shadow Saber was very bright, and a boundless, vicious Qi filled the entire area. He felt like the devil of hell.
This was the first time a grave expression appeared on Zhang Hes face. It was possible for him to be defeated by the de of this saber, he could not help thinking in his heart.
Flight On Wings, One Line Chop!
Zhang He could no longer tolerate the pressure of the vicious Qi. He took the initiative to attack. His move was very simple and his sword light reserved. His sword, that had a boundless might, worked together with his movement technique Flight On Wings and chopped ruthlessly at Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen smiled coldly; earlier he had been observing Zhang Hes movements.
Now that his strength had risen, the movement technique that Zhang He was so proud of could easily be traced in Xiao Chens eyes, instantly seeing through his movements.
Flight On Wings, One Line Chop!
Zhang He was astonished Xiao Chen was actually using the same sword technique as him. It was the same sword that was very simple and also had a reserved sword light.
Xiao Chen initiated the moveter than Zhang He, but arrived earlier. He avoided Zhang Hes attack, and instead, struck towards his heart.
How How could this be? How does he know Flight On Wings? He only took a look, Zhang He said, extremely astonished, and with his mental state in disarray.
He was very clear on the might of the One Line Chop; he quickly pulled his sword back and tried to defend, intending to block it with his sword.
He had studied the sword techniques of Flight On Wings, and was very familiar with it. After that instant of panic, he quickly thought of a way to block it.
His feet moved slightly and he held his sword horizontally in front of his chest, protecting his heart. He had urately calcted Xiao Chens angle of attack.
Dang!
When the sword and saber shed, there was a clear, metallic ringing sound. The huge force that came from Lunar Shadow exceeded Zhang Hes expectations.
The swift and fierce attacking Qi instantly caused his perfect footwork to be broken. The Lunar Shadow Saber, which had a Rank 6 Demonic Core in it, had a torrential and unceasing electrical glowing from it.
It went through his Shadow Bearing Sword and entered into his body. The electrical glow, which was filled with a ruthless energy, entered into Zhang Hes body. It charged around violently, blocking up all his Essence and instantly causing all it to crumble apart.
Pu!
There was a sweetness in his mouth as Zhang He vomited out blood. His body flew backward by five steps.
His gaze was full of astonishment as he looked at Xiao Chen. He said in disbelief, You actually merged the Flight On Wings and One Line Chop into your own saber technique! How is this possible?!
Flight On Wings, Disordered Dance of a Thousand Years.
Xiao Chen did not reply Zhang Hes words, and used the second move of Flight On Wings. His body rapidly switched position in the air as streams of saber light were fired at Zhang He.
Criss-crossed Sword Qi!
Zhang He shouted loudly and used the technique that had dissolved the Divine Thunder Break earlier. This move could be used for attacking or defending. It was a Martial Technique that he was very proud of.
Countless sword Qi protected Zhang Hes surroundings. They were flying around randomly, dense enough to not let wind through, blocking all attacks outside.
Xiao Chen did not have a Holy Sword Martial Spirit, so naturally, he could not use sword Qi as a Martial master.
Thus, he used the Changing Character Form of the Battle Sage Origins to imitate the Disordered Dance of a Thousand Years. However, he was still not able to fire any sword Qi, and he could only fire saber lights made from Essence.
Even so, with the unrivaled attacking Qi of the Battle Sage Origins, any defensive Martial Techniques would reveal openings. Furthermore, Xiao Chen had the Azure Dragon Martial Spirit, and the might of his saber light was not inferior to Zhang Hes sword Qi by much.
After Zhang Hes Criss-crossed Sword Qi blocked a thousand saber lights, it waspletely defeated. The remaining 200 odd saber lights struck Zhang hes body without restraint.
Zhang He cried out painfully, groaning non-stop. The fine clothes that he was wearing were shredded under the saber lights, turning them into rags. There were hundreds of bleeding wounds on his body.
Bang!
After the Disordered Dance of a Thousand Years was finished, Xiao Chen, who was about to descend, kicked out while he was high in the sky. Zhang He was kicked to the ground. After performing a somersault, Xiao Chennded firmly on the ground.
Dont think that by using a secret technique and raising your cultivation realm to the same as mine, then learning my Flight on Wings, I would not be able to do anything to you, Zhang He, who was on the ground, said to Xiao Chen ruthlessly.
Holy Sword, Clear Sky Sword!
He used his finger as a sword and pointed at Xiao Chen. A resplendent Holy Sword appeared in front, glowing with a golden light. It caused the sky to light up, filling everywhere with a warm yellow glow.
This is the Holy Sword Origin. He actually used the origin of the Clear Sky Sword Martial Spirit!
Indeed, how risky! If the Holy Sword broke, then his cultivation would be crippled forever, turning him into trash.
The astonishment of the crowd rang out again. Zhang He was actually betting his cultivation against Xiao Chen.
Flight On Wings, Moon Bright Like Fire.
Xiao Chen gazed at Zhang He with serenity, the Battle Sage Origins slowly imitating the third move of Flight On Wings. The mysterious phenomena appeared again.
The sky turned pitch dark and a full moon rose up again, however, this full moon did not have the same figure. Only a full moon hung in the sky, spreading its radiance everywhere.
As to why the deity did not appear, Xiao Chen understood in his heart. It was because hisprehension of the way of the sword was insufficient. He was only able to imitate the form of this Moon Bright Like Fire, not its essence.
However, Xiao Chen had his methods. Battle Sage Origins was the strongest attacking Qi under the heavens, and no one could defend against it. Since he was not able to use the intricacies of the sword, then he would rece it with absolute might and use one saber move to decided everything.
The Saber shed down and the full moon in the sky slowly descended, falling ruthlessly towards the Clear Sky Holy Sword in Zhang Hes hand!
Chapter 62 - The Secrets of the Azure Dragon Martial Spirit
Chapter 62: The Secrets of the Azure Dragon Martial Spirit
Boom!
A huge boom sounded as the full moonnded on the arena. This Moon Bright Like Fire was much more powerful than Zhang Hes earlier one. Therge arena was sted into countless pieces. Chunks fired out in all directions from the huge shockwave. Some of the closest crowd members were struck by fragments. They suffered severe injuries, their Qi and blood turning turbulent as a result. It was a truly unexpected cmity.
Due to a dense dust cloud filling the arena, people in the back of the crowd were unable to see the action. Their anxiety was palpable.
What a strong Moon Bright Like Fire; it was more mighty than what Zhang He exhibited.
There is dust everywhere! Who in the world won?
Although the crowd was nervous to know the result, they were also afraid of possible idents. They did not dare move closer to the arena. Those injured by the stone pieces were a living example.
After a long time, the dust cloud finally dispersed and the crowd could clearly see the situation in the arena. The two-meter high arena, made of Heavenly Mountain Stones, no longer existed; only rubble remained. Zhang He was lying on the ground, and it was unclear whether or not he was alive. The Shadow Bearing Sword had disappeared.
The arena master at the side of the arena had an indescribably dispirited expression on his face. His arena, built up bitterly and his sole source of revenue, was gone. Although he received ten percent of the wager as amission, it was not enough topensate for his loss.
Everything was clear now, and everyone knew the results; Xiao Chen won this duel. As only a Medial Grade Martial Disciple, he defeated the Medial Grade Martial Master, Zhang He. Mohe City would be shocked by this news, and it would travel far within the Qizi County. Xiao Chen actually managed to defeat Zhang He, despite a gap of an entire cultivation realm. This was explosive news. Xiao Chens reputation as Mohe Citys trash was thoroughly eliminated by this battle. Everyone now believed that a genius had appeared.
While everyone was discussing this, one person was standing there with aplex expression in his eyes. It was Xiao Chens elder brother, Xiao Jian. There was an inner core in Xiao Jians hands: the inner core of a Rainbow me Python. Before Xiao Chen left, he threw it over to Xiao Jian. He really wanted to throw it away because he didnt want Xiao Chens pity. However, he couldnt bear to do it.
Three dayster, within the Xiao n Residence:
Second Young Master, the First Elder sent someone again to request your presence. Should I put him off like the previous times? Bao`er said in a gentle voice as they conversed in Xiao Chens courtyard. Xiao Chen had recovered from his cultivation state. He smiled bitterly in his heart, There is no need to be so anxious, calling me tens of times in the past three days.
The effects of the Cloud Swallowing Pill wore off shortly after the duel that day. The side effects of the medicinal pill immediately followed. Xiao Chen rushed back after taking the Shadow Bearing Sword, afraid of assassination attempts. He was worried the Cloud Swallowing Pill side effects would leave him vulnerable.
He had remained inside for the past three days, refining the remnants of the Cloud Swallowing Pills medicinal effects in his body. The duel provided him many insights.
Xiao Chen rejected all visitors, refusing interruption. He was only now able to refine the medicinal effects of the Cloud Swallowing Pill. Although heprehended many insights from the battle, he was not yet able to fully grasp them. He must wait to manage them in the future.
The First Elder would absolutely send someone to barge in if he didnt go now. Thinking this, Xiao Chen said toward the door, Bao`er, go let them know Iming out soon.
He straightened his clothes and considered what he would say to the First Elder. Xiao Chen opened the door, took a deep breath, and slowly made his way to the First Elders courtyard. Along the way, he ran into some Xiao n disciples. Their expressions when they saw him werepletely changed. He used to hear nderous rumors, but now he heard nothing. Everyone appeared to harbor a deep respect for him. The attitude of these young disciples never bothered him before. He went forward with great strides, arriving at Xiao Qiangs courtyard after a short while.
Xiao Qiang and Xiao Yn sat on opposite sides of a stone table within the courtyard. Xiao Yn still looked very pretty, and every time someone saw her it caused arousal. Cousin Xiao Chen, after bing famous you want to start ying games with people? Even refusing to see your cousin? when Xiao Yn saw Xiao Chening over, she mocked him in a teasing manner.
Xiao Chen bowed to the First Elder first before taking a seat, Cousin Yn, I am sorry for that. I was recuperating from my injuries over the past few days. Thus, it was inconvenient for me to see anyone.
When Xiao Yn saw Xiao Chen sincerely apologizing she hurriedly said, I was just teasing you; everyone knows that you are recuperating.
Ever since Xiao Chen entered, Xiao Qiangs gaze was fixed on Xiao Chens body and had not left him at all. He immediately continued with the current topic, Second Young Master, are there any remaining problems with your body? There are some Rank 7 herbs in the Xiao ns dispensary. Dont try to shoulder everything by yourself.
Since the Xiao n had managed the Seven Horn Mountain for hundreds of years, it was not strange for them to have some Rank 7 herbs. Xiao Chen said, There are no longer any major problems. Many thank to First Elder for the concern.
In that case, I can rx. I wont have to worry about the Trial of Gloomy Forest that happens in two days, Xiao Qiang said and changed the topic, Can you tell me the details of what you obtained in the Thunder Emperors cave?
Most people were unable to understand why Xiao Chen was suddenly exploding with a valiant fighting strength. However, Xiao Qiang easily rted it to the Cave of the Thunder Emperor.
Xiao Chens expression did not change; he long ago expected the First Elder to ask this question. He ced the Lunar Shadow Saber on the table and said, This was the Thunder Wood Sword used by the Thunder Emperor. I reforged it into a Profound Ranked Spirit Weapon. I have obtained the inheritance of the Thunder Emperor from it.
Xiao Chens words were shrouded in half-truths, but there were no gaps in his story. Following that, he lied about how he acquired the Thunder Emperors inheritance; Xiao Qiang listened to the story and appeared to believe it. He said to Xiao Chen cautiously, Dont tell anyone else about this, or else you will drown in a sea of cmities. This matter is very significant. Who knows, maybe this will cause our Xiao n to begin a big undertaking.
The Thunder Emperor was the most famous Martial Emperor in the past thousand years. His fame in the continent was spread very wide, entering deeply into the peoples heart. Many people dreamed about receiving his inheritance. If they knew Xiao Chen had obtained the Thunder Emperors inheritance, then Xiao Chen would be chased relentlessly.
Xiao Yn picked up the Lunar Shadow Saber on the table and observed it before saying in praise, This saber is truly Cousins lucky item. Back then, it helped us escape from that pit. Now, it helped Cousin receive the Thunder Emperors inheritance. Its truly a good saber.
Xiao Chen smiled in his heart. Although his Cousin Yn had an innate gift forbat, her thoughts were still so simple. Such a strong Demonic Weapon, and yet twice she used the word lucky to describe it. He suddenly thought of something. He took out the Shadow Bearing Sword from his Universe Ring and handed it to Xiao Yu Lan, Cousin Yn, back then, you let me take all of the Moonstones. Im giving you this Shadow Bearing Sword aspensation for that.
Xiao Yn smiled when she heard that, I do not dare ept this sword. The n head of the Zhang n hase here many times in the past few days. He wants the sword back.
We absolutely cannot let them buy it back. This is something we obtained fairly; how can we just let it go just like that? Xiao Chen said, This Shadow Bearing Sword was forged from superior quality Frost Iron. Furthermore, it contained some Righteous Qi. However, because they didnt infuse arge amount of Moonstones into it when it was forged, its rank was lower. In actual fact, its value was quite high.
Honestly speaking, Xiao Chen felt reluctant to give it to Xiao Yn. After he cultivated the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation to the secondyer, he was considering forging a protective treasure. However, he was unable to do it since hecked the necessary materials. He believed he could forge a decent quality treasure if he kept the sword. If it was sold back to the Zhang n, it would be a big loss for Xiao Chen.
Xiao Yn saw Xiao Chens anxious look and smiled tactfully. Her face looked as pretty as flowers, and she did not have her usual icy expression. She said, Dont worry, your father has the same intentions as you. We wont return the things weve obtained. So long as it is something you gave me, I would dare to use it.
Xiao Chen blushed with shame, Cousin Yns personality had changed significantly. It waspletely different from the cold personality that would push people thousands of li away that he saw when they first met. She had even made jokes twice. Unfortunately, he was unable to tell she was joking; he was not able to understand the way girls thought. Joking with people that would depend on who it is. If the other disciples of the Xiao n saw this famous, icy beauty of the Xiao n chatting with Xiao Chen happily, they would be very astonished.
The three of them chatted for a long time about Trial of Gloomy Forest matters, during which Xiao Qiang shared his experiences of participating in the Trial of Gloomy Forest with the two of them without hesitation. Something unexpected happened to Xiao Chen when he left. The First Elder asked about Xiao Chens Martial Spirit again. Furthermore, he requested to personally inspect it.
This caused the suspicions that Xiao Chen had in his heart long ago to resurface, Could it be that the Azure Dragon Martial Spirit had some unspeakable secrets?
When Xiao Qiangs consciousness entered into Xiao Chens body, Xiao Chen hid the Azure Dragon Martial Spirit in the white clouds. Then, he used his Spiritual Sense to imitate a clump of purple me. Through this, he barely managed to hide it from Xiao Qiang. Xiao Chen kept thinking about his suspicions; heid on his bed pondering it.
Why was the First Elder so mindful of his Martial Spirit? Xiao Chens Azure Dragon Martial Spirit had not appeared for a thousand years. It was not surprising for them to be a little cautious. However, Xiao Chen thought he felt fear from the First Elders attitude; a fear of the Azure Dragon. Every time he verified that the Martial Spirit in his body was not the Azure Dragon, the expression on the First Elders face became more rxed.
What secrets was this Azure Dragon Martial Spirit hiding?
Just then, Xiao Bai came out of the Spirit Blood Jade that Xiao Chen wore on the front of his chest. It looked all around for Ao Jiao; its anxious appearance was extremely adorable. Xiao Chen looked at Xiao Bai and revealed a smiled. Every time this fellow came out, it looked for Ao Jiao. When it could not find her, it looked at Xiao Chen with pitiful eyes.
Xiao Chen knew that this fellow had be addicted to the energy it ate that day. However, Ao Jiao was sealed in the Lunar Shadow Saber. Xiao Chen did not know when he would see her again. Thinking of this, Xiao Chen could not help feeling somewhat depressed. Without that youngss around, it felt like something was missing.
Hugging Xiao Bai, Xiao Chen began infusing some Essence into its body, circting the Mysterious Nine Heavenly Revolution Transformation cultivation method through it.
He began doing this three days after he came back. The earlier the Spirit Beast started to cultivate, the better. Xiao Bai was a naturally born Rank 6 Spirit Beast. It would be a great support for Xiao Chen in the future.
Chapter 63 - Gloomy Forest
Chapter 63: Gloomy Forest
There were only two more days to the Trial of Gloomy Forest. Xiao Chen did not go out like before. During the day he continued to ponder upon theprehensions that he had made from dueling with Zhang He while cultivating the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation at night.
Xiao Chen felt he had already touched the margins of the Changing Character Form of the Battle Sage Origins. However, after he came back he wanted to use Flight on Wings but was not able to do it despite several attempts. Xiao Chen thought about it persistently. One of the main reasons he was able to use Flight on Wings smoothly that day was that his body was in desperate straits after getting struck by that Moon Bright Like Fire, activating his bodys potential. Another reason could be because he ate the Cloud Swallowing Pill and raised his strength by an extreme amount, much stronger than his current realm.
Regardless, whichever it was, it caused Xiao Chen to be filled with anticipation for the Trial of Gloomy Forest. Only by putting himself in a desperate situation in a dangerous ce, in a situation of life and death, only then could he understand the quintessence of the Battle Sage Origins Changing Character Form. Only through continuousbat would the strength of his body rise; entering into secluded cultivation was not a good solution for that.
Two dayster the trial was held as scheduled. The First Elder lead Xiao Chen and a group of people to the za in the center of the city. The three great ns, and others, would gather there. Then, under the leadership of Mohe Citys City Lord, they would rush to the edge of Gloomy Forest and begin the trial.
This time, there were ten people from the Xiao n taking part in the Trial. Everyone was at least a Superior Grade Martial Disciple. Xiao Jian and Xiao Yn were both Martial Masters. They were definitely the strongest amongst the three great ns.
When they arrived at the za, the people of the Tang n and Zhang n had already arrived. The looks the two ns gave the Xiao n were not very friendly. They had both recently suffered some disadvantages at the hands of the Xiao n. A new hatred piled onto the old hatred, and they wished they could just beat up the Xiao n now.
There was a stone tform in the middle of the za. The City Lord had not arrived yet. Xiao Chen and Xiao Yn had a casual conversation with each other, so they were not bored. They were thinking that the City Lord was keeping others waiting in order to show off his status.
You must be Xiao Chen.
As the two of them were chatting, suddenly, someone walked over from the side. Xiao Yn looked at the person and frowned slightly. She said in a soft voice, Its the Tang ns people. Through his Spiritual Sense, Xiao Chen saw the persons appearance clearly. He was not surprised; he merely turned around and smiled, I am, indeed. I wonder what business Brother Tang Feng has with me?
When Tang Feng heard Xiao Chen call out his name, he felt it was strange. Tang Fengs expressions changed, Nothing much. Brother Xiao has be famous recently; everyone in Mohe City knows about you. I just want to make friends with you.
Xiao Yn smiled coldly, Make friends? Your elder brother Tang Yuan died on our Seven Horn Mountain. Instead of seeking revenge, you want to make friends? After Tang Feng heard that, the smile on his face grew wider, That fellow was always going against me. Now that he has died at Brother Xiaos hands, it serves him right. This is something that I should be thanking Brother Xiao for, so why would I be thinking of revenge?
Tang Fengs heart was full of schemes. For the position of n head, he had fought with his brother. This was a normal urrence since ancient times, and it was not unusual. However, Xiao Chen knew about him since that time in Ling Pavilion. He knew what kind of personality he had. Why would he trust his words now?
Xiao Jiansplexion changed when he heard Tand Fengs words; it was unclear what he was thinking about.
Xiao Chen walked in front of Tang Feng and spoke softly into his ear, That Inferior Grade Spirit Stone in Ling Pavilion was purchased by me. Do you still want to be friends with me?
Tang Fengs expression changed greatly, and his earlier smile fled. He had a grave look on his face as he said, The person who interfered with my matters time and time again was actually you! Dont be too cocky. It is best you dont go to the Gloomy Forest. If you enter, you will not be walking back out.
He flung his sleeves back and scoffed coldly before leaving.
Xiao Chen had an unsettling feeling in his heart. Given what Tang Feng said, could there be a deathtrap waiting for me in this Gloomy Forest?
Cousin Xiao Chen, what did you say to that person to cause yourplexion to be so unsightly? Xiao Yn asked out of curiosity. The other Xiao n disciples were looking curiously at him as well. Xiao Chen smiled, I told him that the rheum in his eye is not properly cleaned. Coming out to speak to people like that is very rude.
[TL notes: Rheum is the eye wax at the corner of your eye when you wake up.]
The crowd allughed when they heard it; only Xiao Chen had a shadow left in his heart. He could not let it go, but there was no choice. He must go into the Gloomy Forest.
Screw it! Ill deal with it when it happens. Ill be ready for it. Thinking about it now will just increase my frustrations, Xiao Chen consoled himself.
At this moment, the crowd suddenly became noisy. Xiao Chen looked up and saw it was the City Lord Dugu Feng finally arriving. This was the most powerful man in Mohe City. Xiao Chen was very curious; he sent out his Spiritual Sense but discovered he could not see through the City Lords strength.
He was astonished. Thinking about it, as the City Lord his cultivation must be astonishing. Xiao Chen simply did not expect that it was so great he could not see through it.
The City Lord gave a few words of encouragement and then gave some instructions to the men behind him. A few small dots immediately appeared in the sky. As one of the ck dots flew nearer, it became clearly visible. It was a huge Flying Spirit BeastCurtain Bat. This was a bat-type mutated bird. It had no feathers on its body, and instead, it had sleek ck skin. Its size was veryrge when it spread its wings out, with a wingspan that was tens of meters.
Theynded and caused arge cyclone on the ground; sand and dust flew everywhere, causing everyone to shut their eyes.
The group from the Xiao n followed Xiao Qiang to one of the Curtain Bats with excitement on their faces. This group of people had never seen Flying Spirit Beasts before. Now, they had the chance to ride one, and could not help but feel eager.
Although Xiao Chen could use his Gravity Spell to fly slowly, he was still full of anticipation for this Curtain Bat. It would definitely be a whole new experience riding on it.
After the Curtain Bat spread its wings out, its back and wings resembled a huge tform. Under the instructions of the coachmen, everyone removed their shoes and socks before climbing on barefooted.
Standing barefoot on the Curtain Bat, Xiao Chen actually felt a faint suction holding his feet firmly. When he wanted to raise his feet, he was able to easily take a few steps forward; it was as stable as the ground. Xiao Chen felt astonished. No wonder the most used Flying Spirit Beast was this Curtain Bat. Although it was a little ugly, it was very stable.
The Curtain Bat cried out and it created a hurricane. With a sou sound, it flew into the air. This Curtain Bat did not rely on the pping of its wings to fly, but instead, it controlled the air currents; its speed was very fast.
The crowd left behind in Mohe City slowly became smaller and smaller until they became mere specks, beforepletely disappearing. The sound of the wind was loud, but no one panicked due to the force of the suction beneath their feet. The smiles on their faces had yet to fade away.
The Gloomy Forest was in a remote area, and it was quite a distance from Mohe City. Even riding on this Curtain bat would require four hours. Xiao Chen did not wish to waste any time, so he sat down cross-legged and started to cultivate. A gratified look shed in Xiao Qiangs face. Xiao Chen was diligent, not arrogant and hot-tempered, and he had the inheritance of the Thunder Emperor. He would definitely aplish great things in the future.
Under the influence of Xiao Chen, the others withdrew their excited expressions and sat down in a crossed-legged fashion to begin cultivating.
Bang!
After flying for a long time, the Curtain Bat finally stopped. Xiao Chen opened his eyes, putting on his socks and shoes before gently jumping down.
He saw a dull gray forest in front of him. He thought in his heart, This should be Gloomy Forest. I wonder what kind of surprise will it bring me.
Right at that moment, Xiao Chen felt a gaze filled with intense killing intent lingering on him. Looking in the direction where the killing intent wasing from, Xiao Chen saw the Zhang ns n head. He was not trying to conceal it, and there was a strong hatred in his eyes. Waves of killing intent surged towards Xiao Chen, but he was not afraid. His lips curled up into a smile; he was not bothered by it.
Elder Xiao, are these the people your Xiao n is sending? the Mohe City Lord led four old men in gray robes over.
Xiao Qiang nodded his head and pointed out the ten of them. When he reached Xiao Chen, under the City Lords request, Xiao Qiang introduced him.
Elder Xiao, this is not your first time here. You are clear on the rules?
Xiao Qiang nodded his head, Of the ten people I have brought, the highest cultivation realm amongst them is Medial Grade Martial Master. The oldest cultivator is 18 years old. City Lord Dugu may inspect them.
For the Trial of Gloomy Forest, the participants cannot have a cultivation realm higher than Martial Master or be older than 20 years old. If they overshot the requirements, they would be killed. Xiao Chen breathed out in relief; he did not expect this requirement. If there were no Martial Grand Masters, even if the Zhang n and Tang n worked together to deal with him, he was not afraid.
After Dugu Feng and his group left, Xiao Qiang looked solemnly at the group he brought, I shall not borate on the dangers of Gloomy Forest; you all should be clear on that already. If there is any grudge amongst you, put it aside while you are in there.
This Trial is extremely difficult. Xiao Chen will be your captain; his words are my words.
When the group heard that, there was a look of amazement in their eyes. However, it disappeared quickly. With Xiao Chens strength, it was not strange for him to be made Captain.
Xiao Qiang waved his hand and did not let Xiao Chen speak, Dont reject this. I still have not told you your mission. Lead this group of people and keep them alive. Harvest 200 Rank 2 Demonic Beasts Demonic Core and your mission will be consideredplete.
Xiao Chen felt helpless in his heart, but the First Elder had made his decision and he would not allow anyone to object to it. Xiao Chen could only ept this arduous and unrewarding undertaking. After half an hour, everyones preparations wereplete. Under the leadership of Xiao Chen, they slowly walked into the dull gray forest. They could see that the other two teams were also moving.
How cold!
In the instant they entered the forest, everyone could feel an attacking chill. The mud on the ground was actually pitch ck, and it made their scalps feel numb. Raising his head to take a look, the tall and dense tree branches blocked off all sunlight; the forest was dusky. Everyones vision was severely impaired. Xiao Chen looked towards the front; he could see a ck fog filling the air, and was unable to see clearly.
He sent out his Spiritual Sense and found that there was an unknown force hindering it. Xiao Chens Spiritual Sense was actually only able to cover an area of 200 meters.
Xiao Chen felt surprised; he had not expected such a situation to ur. However, now was not the time toin. Xiao Chen took out the map that the First Elder gave him and took a look, then he led the group towards the front.
After twenty minutes, the scenery in front of the group''s eyes had not changed. Finally, there were some people who could hold back no longer andined, Xiao Chen, where are you taking us? After walking for such a long time already, we still have not seen any Demonic Beasts. At this rate, we will neverplete the mission of collecting 200 Demonic Cores.
Xiao Chen felt helpless in his heart; it had not yet been half an hour and already there were people who could not stand the loneliness. This burdensome work of being captain was truly difficult.
You are so eager to meet a Demonic Beast; are you not afraid of being eaten by it? someone at the side teased him.
What a joke. I am here to kill Demonic Beasts, not to feed them!
How could that be possible? the person said in a loud voice.
Xiao Chen could not be bothered by him. However, a dangerous aura was suddenly felt. He hurriedly called out, There is danger! Everyone, be careful!
When the rest heard this, they immediately became alert. The person who spoke earlier looked around but did not discover anything. He said impatiently, Danger? Where is the danger you speak of? Why do I not see it?
Pu Ci!
From right above that person''s head, the people at the side saw a horrifying scene. There was a long red tongue descending from above and it wrapped him up.
Chapter 64 - Terrifying Tree Spirit
Chapter 64: Terrifying Tree Spirit
What is this?
The others let out a cry of rm. There was a huge lizard circling around on the top of a tree, tens of meters above. Its red tongue wrapped around that Xiao n disciple and pulled him upwards. He struggled continuously, his feet iling in the air. The crowd stared nkly at this as the man was pulled further away. They were unable to think of any ideas.
Lightning Evasion!
Rushing Thunder Chop!
During this extremely urgent situation, Xiao Chen executed the Lightning Evasion in the direction of the sky. A streak of lightning broke through the eternal darkness of Gloomy Forest. Then, Xiao Chen instantly used the Rushing Thunder Chop. In the instant the lightning congealed, Xiao Chen appeared in the sky, looking like an ancient warrior. The Lunar Shadow Saber gave off a dazzling light, and the Rushing Thunder Chop struck at that red tongue.
The lightning disappeared and the light vanished; darkness pervaded the forest once again. The crowd below quickly went to catch the Xiao n disciple as he fell from the sky.
This Xiao n disciple was called Ye Lan; his surname was Ye. He was a servant that had shown steady and sure strength; he relied on that to enter to the core of the Xiao n disciples. He had a steady heart that exceeded that of an ordinary person. He cultivated for a long time in Seven Horn Mountain and had battled against many different dangerous Spirit Beasts; he had seen all sorts of terrifying Spirit Beasts. Despite his steady heart, he was frightened silly. The horrified expression on his face did not quickly fade away once he was caught.
Ye Lan, what did you see? Where is Xiao Chen?
Thats right, where is Cousin Xiao Chen? Why is he not back yet? Xiao Yn asked anxiously. However, these people did not have any flying Martial Techniques; they had no way to see what happened.
After a long time, Ye Lan finally recovered his wits. He said, How scary! The Demonic Beast was formed by the Rank 2 Spirit Beast, Fire Lizard, demonizing. In Seven Horn Mountain, I have killed many of that kind of Spirit Beast.
However, I have never seen such a huge Fire Lizard before. There was a surging ck Qi all over its body. Its scarlet eyes are even more terrifying than the Fire Lizard King on Seven Horn Mountain.
The crowd was all startled by his description. They had not walked far yet, but they had already encountered such a terrifying Demonic Beast. Furthermore, it was just a Rank 2 Demonic Beast. When they thought about the journey ahead of them, they were all fearful.
Cousin Xiao Chen went to rescue you, why is he not back yet? Xiao Yn asked anxiously again.
A look of embarrassment shed on Ye Lans face; he did not expect that Xiao Chen was the one who rescued him. He said awkwardly, I only saw a sh of lightning, then I fell down.
Xiao Yn said anxiously, Im going up to check out the situation.
Dont go yet. Look at that piece of tongue that fell, Xiao Jian, who had maintained his silence, said suddenly.
The piece of chopped off tongue was a meter long, and there was purple liquid oozing out from the wound. It was said that the blood of Demonic Beasts was purple. When the crowd saw it, they realized the rumor was true. The purple liquid flowed into the ck ground and was instantly absorbed, disappearing without a trace. It was incredibly strange. However, this was not the most frightening thing. The red tongue seemed to have a life of its own, and it was iling around on the ground as though it was trying to escape from something frightening.
Everyone had a fearful expression. They had never seen such a strange thing before. In that moment, with their eyes opened wide and mouths left ajar, they were all extremely shocked. Finally, the tongue stopped iling around and was pulled towards an old broad tree by a huge suction force. Suddenly, a face appeared on the bark. It opened its mouth and ck teeth could be seen inside.
Chi Chi!
That huge mouth swallowed the tongue whole, continuously chewing as though it was tasting a unique delicacy, and making chi chi sounds without end.
Its a Tree Spirit. The Tree Spirit is a Rank 3 Demonic Beast. We only walked for such a short distance how is it possible that we met something like this already? someone shouted loudly when he recognized the terrifying Tree Spirit.
Lets go quickly. This Tree Spirit is not something we can deal with right now. After it finishes eating the tongue, we will be next, Xiao Jian said calmly.
Right, right, thats right! This is a Rank 3 Demonic Beast; it is equivalent to a Martial Grand Master.
Xiao Yn looked incredibly anxious as she said, We cant go. Cousin Xiao Chen is still up there. What is he going to do if we leave?
First Senior Sister, Cousin Xiao Chens strength speaks for itself. He will be fine. Instead, it is dangerous for us to remain here, many of them wanted to beat a hasty retreat.
Just at this moment, the Tree Spirit finished with the red tongue. The gray eyes on the tree bark stared at the crowd, revealing a strange smile. It looked like it was making a funny face.
Crap! It is done eating; we can no longer escape! Xiao Jian quickly drew his Spirit Weapon,pletely entering into a battle-ready state.
Shua!
Countless tree branches came grabbing at the crowd like ghostly hands. Immediately, many of them were caught by their arms or legs and were pulled towards the huge mouth. Xiao Jian calmly hacked at a few branches that came flying towards him. Then he dashed towards the people caught by the tree branches. Along the way, he hacked the tree branches relentlessly flying at him to bits.
Xiao Yn and a few other Xiao n disciples performed the same action as Xiao Jian. They were all undergoing a bitter battle with the tree branches, and were up to their ears in work.
Dang!
After saving another person, Xiao Jian caught one of the tree branches that was flying towards him. A fierce me came surging from his hands, and with a shua it traveled along the tree branch heading towards the tree trunk. The temperature of a cultivators mes were many times higher than an ordinary me. If it came in contact with dry tree branches, it would definitely turn into ashes immediately. Xiao Jians mes were only able to travel along the surface of the Tree Spirits branches. However, he easily sensed the Tree Spirits pain; the damage done to it was significant.
Xiao Jian felt some dissatisfaction; even after his mes were strengthened by the Rainbow me Python inner core, their strength was not at the level he anticipated.
Cousin Yn, we have to think of a way to break out of this encirclement. Normally, this kind of Tree Spirit would not move around, Xiao Jian hacked apart a few more tree branches and frowned when he saw that their surroundings were filled with tree branches.
Xiao Yn looked into the sky with a helpless expression, her pretty face filled with worry. Finally she said, We will work together to create a path. We will send out this group of people first, then I wille back.
Xiao Jian did not say anything else as they did their best. Strong Martial Techniques were executed without holding back. The tree branches blocking their front disintegrated into small pieces. Upon seeing this, the people behind them quickly followed. In that instant the tree branches went into a frenzy, leaves falling one after another. The group of people arduously advanced forward, managing to advance step by step. They would soon break through the boundary of where the tree branches could reach.
Just as the crowd was about to rx, countless tree branches suddenly sprouted up from the ground. They were like dried up hands, grabbing the ankles of the crowd and raising them up into the air. This Tree Spirit was too sly; it only used the tree branches on its body to trick them. Just as they thought they were going to escape it made its move, causing everyone to fall in its trap.
What should we do? Are we going to get eaten by this Tree Spirit just like that? Waaah!! I dont want to die! one of the girls in the group suddenly cried.
When the rest of them heard her, they felt extremely terrified. They remembered the earlier scene of the Tree Spirit eating the red tongue and could not help but tremble. Xiao Jian and Xiao Yn were both continuously hacking at the tree branches at their feet. However, every time they were about to break loose new branches would rise up and bind them again.
Eventually, the Tree Spirit realized the strength of these two. Several more tree branches flew out, binding both their hands and feet. Instantly, they were hanging in the air, unable to move.
Ze! Ze! Ze!
Seeing that it had bound everyone, the strange face on the tree let out an eerieugh. Upon hearing it, the crowd was filled with fear and despair.
Meteor Burst!
A shout suddenly came from above their heads. A human figure descended from the sky, and the shadow of a dragon could faintly be seen on his body.
Boom!
There was a heaven-shockingly loud sound, and the dirt on the ground was swirling around. Under the ground, arge tree branch was chopped in half and a pool of blood spurted out violently. Xiao Chen gently twisted his body and evaded the blood stream. The Tree Spirit cried out painfully, the tree trunk squirming around on the ground, which caused the ground to tremble. This made it difficult for the recently descended Xiao n disciples to stand on the ground.
Xiao Chen took advantage of this opportunity to leap off the ground. Using his saber, he cut through severalrge branches. A few streams of purple blood came spurting out. The Tree Spirit was in even more pain, and the trembling of the ground became even more violent.
Bang!
Xiao Chen focused his strength on both his legs before stomping down fiercely. After a loud bang, the trembling ground calmed. The might of his stomp had thoroughly suppressed the Tree Spirit, and the ground finally stopped trembling.
Purple Thunder True Fire! Shoot, Shoot, Shoot!
The me that was suspended above his finger spun rapidly, then three purple mes flew out leaving a tail streaming behind, and all shot into the trunk of the Tree Spirit. The Tree Spirits cries of pain reverberated throughout the forest, causing fear to rise in those who heard it. Xiao Chen turned around and said to the crowd, Leave quickly, I will guard the rear. We have to arrive at the camp of the Xiao n, which is listed on the map, by tonight. This Gloomy Forest is quite strange.
When the others heard this, they quickly retreated. Xiao Jian looked at the Purple Thunder True Fire Xiao Chen had shot out. His expression was extremely gloomy, but he followed the crowd and retreated.
Cousin Xiao Chen, take care of yourself, Xiao Yn saw that Xiao Chen was fine, so she rxed.
The Tree Spirit finally stopped howling in grief. The eyes on its ghastly face stared at Xiao Chen maliciously. The tree branches broken by Xiao Chen were regrowing rapidly.
Tu!
A withered tree branch shot out from the huge mouth of that horrific face. The ends of the tree branch separated into five slender fingers, resembling ghostly hands, each grabbing towards Xiao Chen.
Dang! Dang!
Xiao Chen brandished his saber and blocked them. The Lunar Shadow Saber gave off a metallic nging sound when they shed. The nk of metal lingered on, but the tree branch was not actually cut apart by the Lunar Shadow Saber.
Flight On Wings, One Line Chop.
A in saber strike hacked heavily at the withered tree branch. Xiao Chen chopped apart the spectral hand. However, after a short moment, another hand extended out. Xiao Chen was astonished. He did not want to be dyed here, but this Tree Spirit was iparably queer. It was hard to say whether or not it had a trump card. Retreating backward by a few steps, he used the Lightning Evasion to flee.
A lightning bolt streaked across and Xiao Chens figure appeared 500 meters away. He rxed and was about to look around him to find Xiao Yn and the rest. Suddenly, a stream of strong Qi came from behind. Xiao Chen trembled in fear as he quickly evaded towards the left.
Chi!
A tree branch pierced through his arm. Xiao Chen cried out in pain and he broke out in cold sweat. If he had not evaded in time, this tree branch would have punctured his heart. It was unthinkable that the speed of the Tree Spirits attack was capable of catching up to lightning.
Chapter 65 - Essence of the Trial
Chapter 65: Essence of the Trial
Xiao Chen took a deep breath as he looked at the bloody hole in his left arm. It seemed that his left hand was temporarily disabled.
Xiao Chen took out a Blood Replenishing Pill and crushed it between his fingers, turning it into a medicinal liquid. He spread the liquid on his wound and instantly felt a cooling feeling. The pain from his wound decreased significantly.
He ripped a piece of fabric from his clothes and wrapped it around his wound, then Xiao Chen headed forward to look for the tree branch that had shot out.
He walked about ten meters before he found the tree branch that pierced his arm. It stabbed through several huge trees before finally embedding itself in one of them.
Xiao Chen struggled, eventually managing to pull it out. He examined it carefully and discovered that this withered tree branch was only as thick as his finger, and not longer than one meter. However, it was giving off a faint radiance.
He got the feeling that it was unusual, so he enveloped the branch in his Spiritual Sense. Finally, he saw something different; the spirituality of this tree branch was higher than the weapons in Mo Fans shop.
Remembering that a spell in the Compendium of Cultivation required a natural object that contained spirituality, Xiao Chen joyfully stowed it in his Universe Ring.
After discovering the direction Xiao Yn and the rest had gone, Xiao Chen executed two Lightning Evasion in a row before seeing the figures of the group.
Xiao Yn ran out from the group before Xiao Chen was near, asking him in concern, Cousin Xiao Chen, whats wrong with your hand?
Xiao Chenughed, Dont worry, its just a small injury. It will be fine after a day. Lets go. Ill lead you all to the Xiao n campsite.
This time, no one refuted Xiao Chens words; no one expressed any dissatisfaction along the way. Xiao Chen had won the respect of the entire group after the difficulty they had just endured.
For the rest of the journey, Xiao Chen kept his Spiritual Sense released. When he detected any Demonic Beast, he would circle around it. There were no other battles along the way.
After two hours, the group finally arrived at the Xiao n campsite. This site was where the Xiao n seniors had previously trained and built a simple camp.
The campsite had three simple wooden huts. Although it was simple and crude, it had all the daily living necessities. It was an extremely suitable ce for them to rest for the next few days.
Xiao Chen felt no danger near the campsite with his Spiritual Sense, so he said, Everyone! Lets tidy up the campsite first. It has been a long time since anyone was here and it is covered in dust.
The group dispersed; these cultivators were the elite of the Xiao ns younger generation. Xiao Chen was very satisfied that they used caution as they cleaned up the camp.
Ah! There is a dead person here an rmed cry interrupted Xiao Chens thoughts.
Xiao Chen quickly ran over; the dead person was an old man wearing the uniform of the Tang n. Xiao Chen frowned, Why did a Tang n cultivatore all the way here?
The state of the old man was extremely horrifying; his chest was torn open, his heart and lungs were missing. It seemed that he had been eaten by a Demonic Beast. No wonder his face wore such a terrified expression.
Xiao Jian inspected the body and said, This person is a Martial Grand Master. Furthermore, he died not too long ago.
Everyone was rmed, Why did a Martial Grand Master of the Tang ne to the Xiao n campsite? Furthermore, he died at the borders of Gloomy Forest. How unbelievable!
Quick look! There is another corpse here! another rmed voice cried out.
This corpse was found in one of the wooden huts. Xiao Chen moved as fast as lightning, and hurried over. The state of this corpse was the same as the previous one.
Seeing his attire, Xiao Chen was once again astonished. This was a person from the Zhang n. Furthermore, he was also a Martial Grand Master.
Xiao Chen connected all the clues together in his head, and a scene appeared to him. Before the Trial of Gloomy Forest started, the two Martial Grand Masters had snuck into the Xiao n campsite.
As Martial Grand Masters, they should have easily been able to kill everyone here. However, for reasons unknown, these two Martial Grand Masters were unable to best Demonic Beasts before achieving their goal.
Xiao Chen shuddered when he thought of this, For the sake of killing him, the Tang n and Zhang n actually dared to go against the rules set by the City Lord. What else would they not dare to do?
However, I want to see how many Martial Grand Masters you will send to die, Xiao Chen thought to himself ruthlessly.
Everyone worked together to bury the two corpses. The main reason being, they were afraid that the bodies would attract strong Demonic Beasts. Everyones hearts were shadowed as they looked upon the two Grand Martial Masters who had each died miserably.
Under Xiao Chensmand, they started building traps to act as rms in the area surrounding the campsite. Everyone here had the experience of training in Seven Horn Mountain, so these kinds of traps were familiar to them. Thus, there were no difficulties setting up the traps.
Ye Lan,e with me to inspect the surroundings. We will officially begin killing the Demonic Beasts tomorrow, Xiao Chen told the tired Ye Lan, who was leaning on a tree, after resting for a period of time.
Ye Lan did not want to move and muttered, Why is it always me?
Xiao Chen smiled, Lets go. Didnt you repeatedly say along the way that you want to kill Demonic Beasts? Now I am giving you a chance to shine; are you still not satisfied?
When the rest heard this, they all smiled. They felt this fellow was asking for it. He could only me himself for talking so big on their way here.
Xiao Chen, let me apany you. Your left hand is injured. I am afraid that if you meet any Demonic Beasts they will be difficult to handle, Xiao Yn said from inside a wooden hut.
Xiao Chen shook his head, No need; this campsite is a little strange. Your strength is the highest amongst us, so you should stay here to look after this ce. My hand is fine and will not get in the way.
Furthermore, Im just going to check things out. There should not be any danger.
Xiao Yn did not persist after she heard Xiao Chen say this. She only exhorted him again and again to be careful.
Ye Lan followed behind Xiao Chen despite the dissatisfaction he felt in his heart. They both went south of the campsite.
In this dark and dim forest, the shadows of the tree branches were swaying, and a cold wind blew gently. Unseen dangers are always hiding in the darkness. As Ye Lan followed behind Xiao Chen, he kept feeling a pair of eyes staring at him from the darkness, and he trembled with fear.
Ye Lan looked at Xiao Chens face, but he was unable to see any expression on it. This made it impossible for Ye Lan to determine what Xiao Chen was thinking. Xiao Chen seemed especially calm in the darkness.
Pu Ci!
A red shadow swept towards the two of them in the darkness. A tyrannical Qi spread through the forest, scaring Ye Lan silly.
Its a Fire Lizard! This is its tongue! Ye Lan already had a shadow cast in his heart by this kind of Demonic Beast. He started shaking uncontrobly as he spoke.
As Le Yan watched with an astonished gaze, Xiao Chen grabbed the red tongue with his right hand. A electrical light shed in the darkness and it travelled along the red tongue, reaching the body of the Fire Lizard.
The long tongue gave off an electric light, resembling a luminous ribbon made from a p of thunder. It was utterly breathtaking.
Ah!
A painful cry resounded and the Fire Lizard withdrew his tongue. The gloomy forest was extremely terrifying.
What are you doing staring nkly?! Chase after it! Xiao Chen dashed forward, and he urged Yen before he left.
En! Ye Lan nodded his head resolutely and followed after Xiao Chen.
Its body was about twenty meters long, and its skin was covered in red lumps. A ck Qi spread around the Fire Lizards body, and its ten meter long tail was continuously thrashing on the ground.
A pair of red pupils red at Xiao Chen and Ye Lan as they rushed over.
The scene before Ye Lan triggered the shadow in his heart, and his legs trembled as he said, Xiao Chen, can you deal with it alone? My legs seems to have gone soft
Xiao Chen smiled coldly, Do you think that you are going to have any future prospect like this? Whats the point ofing to kill Demonic Beasts then? Where is the courage you had whilepeting against the core disciples of the Xiao n as an outer disciple?
I have already sent some electricity into its body; it will not be able to move for a period of time. If you are a man, then go and stab it with your sword.
Due to the earlier incident, a huge shadow was created in Ye Lans heart with regards to Demonic Beasts. Thus, Xiao Chen specially brought him out to help him get ovee his fear.
Otherwise, if he maintained such an attitude, he might die or even drag down his teammates when the proper trial started. At this moment, all he had to do was stab at the Fire Lizard with his sword in order to remove the shadow.
But
But what?! Are youcking even that little bit of courage? If you cannot even do this then Ill send you out of Gloomy Forest tomorrow. You can continue to be an outer disciple and forget about rising any further for the rest of your life.
Can it really not move?
Ye Lan, are you still a man? Even females are not as fainthearted as you. Hesitating at such a moment of life and death Do you really want to die so much?
Xiao Chens merciless words cut into Ye Lans heart like a sharp knife, causing his anger to slowly rise.
Fuck! Its just a Fire Lizard! I have killed plenty of them in Seven Horn Mountain, Ye Lan shouted out explosively, spewing out a vulgarity. His body flew forward and stabbed the body of the Fire Lizard with his sword.
The strength behind this sword was great, and in addition, his cultivation was at the Superior Martial Disciple realm. The sword ruthlessly thrust in and a stream of purple blood spurted out, spattering his face.
The Fire Lizard cried out again in pain, then it managed to break free from the restraint of the purple light in its body. A baleful aura erupted forth and a huge lizard tail came flying at him.
Xiao Chen was surprised and was about to assist, but Ye Lan had an angry look on his face. A killing intent shed in his eyes, as he turned around and ruthlessly hacked at the iling lizard tail.
Dang!
A huge force knocked Ye Lan into the air, but he did not panic. He somersaulted in the air andnded solidly on the ground. He grasped his sword, standing straight and tall, and gave the Fire Lizard a mocking look.
The robes on Ye Lans body fluttered around. At this moment, even the eternal darkness of Gloomy Forest was not able to conceal Ye Lans boundless battle intent.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly and revealed a satisfied expression. So long as Ye Lan could ovee the fear in his heart, his courage would remain strong and dealing with the Fire Lizard would be easy for him.
However, whether or not he could kill it was hard to say. Xiao Chen was not too worried, though. With enough practise, and going through some life and death situations, everyone would improve.
This was the meaning of the entire trial; to transverse the line between life and death, to experience the truth of the martial way.
The will of men will transcend heaven, and I shall dictate my own fate; not the heavens. I look towards the great Dao, and advance step by step. Even if the road ahead is full of thorns, I will not fear. My sword shall apany me, and my will as a cultivator will never falter.
This kind of life is not ordinary, and without initiative or drive, it would plod on monotonously.
Just like those people who chased after their ideals in his past life, although their path was different, the Dao remains the same. If one has a firm conviction, one will have a bright future .
Chapter 66 - Bonfire
Chapter 66: Bonfire
Martial Technique, Moon Breaker!
The Fire Lizards tail swept towards Ye Lan once again but he leaped into the air and used the Yellow Ranked Martial Technique, Moon Breaker. With a shua sound, the lizards tail was immediately chopped in half.
Pu Ci!
The Fire Lizard roared painfully and its long red tongue moved like a phantom, heading towards Ye Lan. Ye Lan was unable to evade in time and was captured by the red tongue once again. However, this time, he did not panic.
Just as he was about to be pulled into the mouth of the Fire Lizard, a sword sliced apart the Fire Lizards tongue. After Ye Lannded on the ground, he quickly retreated to a distant area.
Purple Thunder True Fire! Shoot!
Xiao Chen made his move at this moment, purple mes revolving on the tip of his finger. There was the sound of wind being broken, then the mes were shot into the Fire Lizards mouth.
Boom!
A huge explosive sound rang from within its mouth and it was badly mangled, but the Fire Lizard was not dead. The ck Qi around its body wiggled around as the injury on its head rapidly healed.
However, the purple fire Xiao Chen left in its body did not give it a chance to healpletely. With just a thought, the Essence in his body was consumed greatly.
A huge purple me red up from the body of the Fire Lizard. The me and the ck Qi fought against each other as the Fire Lizard writhed painfully on the ground.
Suddenly, the ck Qi surged up, causing Xiao Chens purple mes to be forced out of its body. The wounds on its body started to heal once again.
However, Xiao Chen was not surprised. He had killed a Fire Lizard earlier, and already had a certain understanding of it. That ck Qi was the Demonic Qi that came from the Demonic World; it was incredibly strange and absolutely sinister.
Currently, although the Fire Lizard had already forced out all the purple mes, the muscles and skin that regrew were no longer as resilient as they were before; it could easily be pierced.
Flight On Wings, One Line Chop.
An iparably ordinary saber ruthlessly hacked at the back of the Fire Lizard. Under tremendous force, the the Fire Lizard was chopped in half down the middle. Arge amount of ck Qi and purple blood leaked out.
However, despite being chopped in half, the body began to knit itself back together while making a zi zi sound; the lifeforce of this Demonic Beast was too strong.
Neither man hesitated as they continued to attack it relentlessly. This Demonic Beasts internal organs had been injured by Xiao Chens electricity at the start, then, its tail and tongue were chopped off by Ye Lan. Furthermore, it had been burned repeatedly by Xiao Chens Purple Thunder True Fire.
At this moment, it was only a spent force. Under the relentless attacks of the two of them, this Demonic Beast was finally dead after ten minutes. It was as dead as a door nail.
[Note: The idiom used for spent force is ǿ֮ĩ an arrow at the end of its flight, thought that some of the readers would be interested]
The ground was covered in Fire Lizard flesh. Each piece of meat released a ck Demonic Qi, and it looked incredibly strange. Xiao Chen could not be bothered with all this. After he dug out the Demonic Core from this Demonic Beasts brain, he used some fire to burn away the rest, leaving nothing, not even dregs.
Xiao Chen, thank you, Ye Lan looked at Xiao Chen and said sincerely. He was not stupid; he had finally guessed the purpose of Xiao Chen bringing him out.
Xiao Chen smiled indifferently, Thats nothing. Since we are together, then we are partners. Furthermore, I had promised the First Elder that I would bring everyone back alive.
I shall credit acquiring this Demonic Core to you. Lets go. We need to continue checking in this direction for another 500 meters.
Ye Lan was joyful in his heart; for disciples like him who had a different family name, if he could achieve a certain level of aplishments for the Xiao n, then he would be bestowed the Xiao surname. When that happened, he would truly be amongst the core disciples of the Xiao n.
Without a doubt, this trial was an important opportunity for him. Xiao Chen was like a proctor for them, grading their performance in this Trial
The two of them continued walking for another 500 meters and discovered that, aside from the Fire Lizard, there was a leopard type Demonic Beast and a Scarlet-Tailed Snake that had been demonized in the direction in front of them. Of the two Demonic Beast, they each killed one. Then they took note of their weak points, as well as some other important information.
The two of them continued to check out the other three directions. They would either investigate the different types of Demonic Beasts, or kill them. They found that the north and east sides of the campsite were dangerous, and had designated them as danger zones, which they would not enter.
This was because, aside from hidden Rank 3 Demonic Beasts, there were even some Rank 4 Demonic Beasts. These were not something that they had the abilities to deal with currently. If they went, they would be throwing their lives away.
It was already approaching evening when they finished doing all this and returned to camp. At this moment, the temperature of Gloomy Forest turned even more chilly.
You guys have returned! a Xiao n cultivator standing guard said excitedly when he saw that the two of them returned safely.
A bonfire was lit in the middle of the campsite, and the remaining people were all gathered there warming themselves. Although as cultivators they could use their Essence to resist the cold, the long term usage of their Essence would make them feel incredibly regretful.
Xiao Chen heard some sounds of argumenting from beside the bonfire before he managed to get near. He could not help but increase the pace of his footsteps.
Cousin Xiao Chen, you finally came back! Are you alright? Xiao Yn got up and asked out of concern.
What is the situation outside the camp? Do tell us about it.
Thats right! Are there a lot of Demonic Beasts? There was a lively discussion with everybody talking at once.
Xiao Chen smiled indifferently, Dont be in such a rush. Later, Ye Lan will exin it all to you all in detail. I heard you guys arguing; what was that about?
A female cultivator said, They said that everyone should stay in the same wooden hut tonight. We do not agree to that.
Xiao Chen looked in the direction her finger pointed at and clearly understood which group she was talking about. In this Trial, there were a total of ten people. Including him, there were six males and four females. The ones who agreed are naturally the males. The ones who objected were the females.
Xiao Yn exined, Of the three wooden huts, one of them is a storehouse. Of the remaining two, one is used as a bedroom and the other is a ce for cooking.
Second Young Master, as you can see, there is only one wooden hut. If we do not sleep together, how are we going to sleep? Furthermore, the beds are separate, what is there to be afraid of? The most important thing is that we are all pure, a male cultivator smiled as he said.
Indeed, we are all very pure. The minds of this group of girls are too filthy. Who do they think we are?
I am already 18 years old, but Im still a virgin. I have not even masturbated.
Thats right, you are all virgins. Thats why it is even more dangerous. You have been craving it for many years. Who knows if you would be able to hold yourself back, one of the more fearless women said.
Xiao Chen recognized her; she was called Xiao Ling`er, the treasured daughter of the Second Elder. She was one of the top beauties in the Xiao n, but she was normally very bizarre and caused all sorts of trouble.
I have already resisted it for 18 years, what is a few more days? Xiao Ling`er, you look down on us too much. You are tarnishing our purity.
Stop! Xiao Chen saw that the conversation was starting to get out of hand and quickly shouted out for it to stop. Turning to face Xiao Jian, he asked, Xiao Jian, what do you think?
Ever since Xiao Jian had been defeated by Zhang He, he seemed to have be another person. He was not as high-profiled as he was before, and said very little now.
Seeing Xiao Chen ask him, Xiao Jian was stunned for awhile before he answered, I think it is best that we stay together.
First Young Master is indeed wise, someone immediately followed up.
Xiao Jian smiled indifferently, There is only one wooden hut that has beds and space. If we want to sleep separately, then we will have to clear out the storehouse. If we did it that way, then when we find some Demonic Cores and Demonic Beast corpses, there would be no ce to store them.
You all seemed to have also forgotten the most important thing. Remember we found the corpses of two Martial Grand Masters when we got here? This ce is dangerous extremely dangerous. It is best that we stay together to take care of each other, Xiao Jian had a stern expression as he said this.
Xiao Jians words seemed to make plenty of sense; this ce was indeed strange. Xiao Chen turned his gaze to face Xiao Yn and said, Cousin Yn, what do you think?
The fiery red bonfire shined on Xiao Yns fair face, making it looks incredibly sexy. After Xiao Chen took a look, he felt as though his eyes were about to sink in and quickly collected himself.
Feeling Xiao Chens gaze, Xiao Yn smiled tactfully making her look even more beautiful. The few Xiao n disciples who saw it were all stunned.
I agree to Xiao Jians view as well, but there needs to be a curtain separating the room in the middle. After all, it is not convenient for females to share a room with males.
After they arrived at thispromise, Xiao Chen called Ye Lan to exin the situation of the surroundings, as well as to thoroughly exin the distribution of Demonic Beasts and their weaknesses.
When Ye Lan finished, Xiao Chen said, I decided that we will split into two groups tomorrow. One group will head south and one group will head west. I will take charge of the group heading south; Xiao Jian will be responsible for the group heading west, and Ye Lan will be going with that group.
No one had any objections with such an arrangement. After discussing further, Xiao Chen made arrangements for the night watch, and everyone dispersed.
After everyone left, only Xiao Chen and Xiao Yn remained by the bonfire. At this moment, Gloomy Forest was incredibly chilly, and asionally there were strange roarsing from the distance.
After the crowd had scattered, the lively scene disappeared. The cold wind blew gently as the terrifying Demonic Beast roars sounded one after another. All of these would cause a regr person to be afraid.
Xiao Chen looked at the sky with the lush tree leavespletely covering the it; only by looking through some small cracks could one see the faint starlight in the sky.
Such a scene caused Xiao Chen to recall his university camping activities in his past life. It seemed very simr. There were both male and female energetic youths.
However, the existence of Demonic Beasts was impossible there, and it was not a situation where their lives would be in danger if they did not pay attention One where they might get eaten by Demonic Beasts.
Everyone knew that this trial was dangerous. However, since the ancient times, cultivators rushed in without hesitation to pursue the end of this road.
However, were there truly Martial Gods in this world? Xiao Chens gaze pierced through the endless night, and he looked at the sky with vacant thoughts.
Cousin Xiao Chen, what are you thinking about? Xiao Yn asked softly at his side. The shing light of the fire made Xiao Yns face look extremely sexy.
Xiao Chen smiled indifferently, Everyone is diligent and never cking. Taking part in this trial of life and death, and seeking the martial way. However, the end of this path, is bing a Martial God? Do Martial Gods truly exist?
Xiao Yn heard this, shook her head and sighed, Indeed. Everyone knows that the end of the martial way is Martial God. However, in the hundreds of thousands of kilometers of territory in our Great Qin Nation, with tens of millions of capable warriors, there are only ten known Martial Monarchs. Even the most recent Martial Sage only existed 500 hundred years ago.
In my opinion, aside from the three orthodox Holy Lands, the one with the most possible chance of having a Martial God would be the Great Jin Nation, after her previous statement, she added this sentence.
In the Tianwu Continent, aside from countless small nations and chaotds, the Qin Nation, Chu Nation, Tang Nation, Xia Nation, and Jin Nation were the strongest five nations. Of those, the Great Jin Nation has thergest Spirit Vein under the heavens. In fact, its strength was not inferior even when two of the other great nationsbined their forces together.
Xiao Yn was not wrong when she said this; that ce is and filled with Spiritual Energy. They also have the most experts in the Continent.
At this moment, a mournful and miserable shriek came from the east side of the camp. The sound was extremely agonized, as though it was suffering the most terrifying punishment.
Xiao Chen got up and stopped Xiao Yn from getting up, Dont go. Ill go that a look first to see what danger is there. You immediately send out the signal the First Elder left behind.
Xiao Yn seemed to want to say something, but Xiao Chen said with a stern expression, You know about the matter in the Seven Horn Mountain. Regardless of the danger or the situation, I guarantee that there will not be any problems.
Chapter 67 - Controlling Demonic Beasts?
Chapter 67: Controlling Demonic Beasts?
Xiao Chen took long strides in the direction of the cry, toward the east side of camp. . As he came closer, the mournful cries grew louder. When he was about 400 meters away from the source of the sound, Xiao Chen stopped.
He condensed his Spiritual Sense into a column and extended it out in front slowly. When it reached 200 meters, Xiao Chen could feel his Spiritual Sense being blocked by something.
Pu Ci!
Xiao Chen concentrated and fashioned his Spiritual Sense into the shape of a sword, slowly piercing through the barrier preventing it to go further. After a period of time, his Spiritual Sense finally arrived at the origin of the sound.
In the groove ahead, there was a Martial Grand Master wearing the Tang n attire lying on the ground. In front of him was a huge ck bird, gorging itself on his internal organs.
Xiao Chen frowned slightly and looked up; there was a dark human figure floating in the air. He was darker than night, and his being gave off a feeling that was as deep and wicked as a ck hole.
Although it was incredibly strange, Xiao Chen could sense a feeling of extreme weaknessing from the persons body; he should be severely injured.
After hiding for three days, I finally found him, Xiao Chen heard the dark figureughing and muttering to himself. Theughter in the ck of night sounded like it came from hell, and was exceptionally gloomy.
Suddenly, a ck Qi came from the body of the cultivator on the ground and entered into the others body. An expression of extreme pleasure appeared on his face. It was as though he could taste a delicacy as that strange bird fed on the internal organs.
Even Xiao Chen could feel it when the wounds on the dark figures body began significantly recovering as the ck Qi entered them. He actually relied on the consumption of human internal organs to recover his wounds; it was truly unbelievable.
When that ck Qi dispersed, the Tang n cultivator on the ground no longer made any sounds. The huge ck bird flew to the feet of dark figure with a shua sound.
Xiao Chen was very startled; he was sure that this huge bird was a Demonic Beast. This person could actually ride on a Demonic Beast. This was something he had never heard of before.
I originally thought that certain death awaited me; who knew that I would run into this nourishment. How unexpected for this king, the man smiled, feeling pleased with himself as he stood on that huge bird.
Suddenly, hisplexion changed. He stared at Xiao Chens column of Spiritual Sense. His eyes gave off a deep glow, and it was as though he could see through Xiao Chens formless Spiritual Sense.
Xiao Chen quickly caused his Spiritual Sense to turn into a small sword and hide behind a huge tree, sneakily observing the person.
After the man saw Xiao Chens Spiritual Sense it seemed as though he remembered something horrifying; a terrified expression crossed his face. Riding on the demonic bird, he fled as though he was in a sorry state.
It was extremely fast, like a bolt of ck lightning, leaving behind countless dark streaks in the forest. He managed to instantly leave the range that Xiao Chens Spiritual Sense could observe.
Xiao Chen did not dare to advance rashly; he slowly approached the dead Tang n cultivator only after the man was long gone. His state was exactly the same as the other two corpses they had found. From the looks of it, they had died while the bird fed on them.
This person was able to easily kill three Martial Grand Masters despite his severely injured state. What terrifying realm was he at? Xiao Chen felt afraid just thinking about it.
Regardless of the situation, this strange man had helped Xiao Chen indirectly remove some trouble. If the three Martial Grand Masters had appeared to kill Xiao Chen and hispatriots, they would not have survived.
Recollecting his thoughts, Xiao Chen ignored the body on the ground and quickly returned to the camp. Xiao Chen temporarily hid this matter from Xiao Yn when she interrogated him.
He felt the matter was extremely strange. To think that there was actually someone who could control Demonic Beasts. Before he rified this, Xiao Chen decided to temporarily not tell the others.
Around midnight the two of them called someone over to take over their shift. After resting for four hours, the sky had already brightened. Of course, within the Gloomy Forest, it was still dark and gloomy. The visibility was no better than when it was night. However, at least it was not as cold as it was at night.
Xiao Chen moved around his left arm, with the Blood Replenishing Pill he felt that there was no longer any major problems with it. Essence was not able to flow smoothly, but it was best not to make any excessive movements for the time being.
The other people in the wooden hut were still sleeping. As there was no sunlight to shine into the wooden hut to wake them up, they were all fast asleep. Thus, Xiao Chen woke everyone up himself.
After they finished washing up, they started to assign people to groups.
When they were split into groups, Xiao Ling`er indicated that she wanted to be in Xiao Chens group. There were even a few others who expressed the same thoughts.
This caused Xiao Chen to feel a headache. Finally, he decided to merge Xiao Yns and Xiao Jians group together. This way, the strength of the two groups would be simr.
In the end, Xiao Ling`er was still assigned to Xiao Chens group. Xiao Chen led four people and headed toward the south. He decided to start off with Fire Lizards.
This was because he had already killed quite a few, and had some experience with them. He released his Spiritual Sense and soon managed to find a Fire Lizard on the top of arge tree.
Wait here first, Xiao Chen called out, and had the group stop.
Brother Xiao Chen, why are we stopping? Is there a Demonic Beast? Where is it? Xiao Ling`er asked in a bizarre manner, her eyes looking all around, searching her surroundings.
Xiao Chen smiled, Stop looking for it, its right above you.
Xiao Ling`er was startled when she heard this and retreated backwards a few steps. Xiao Chen raised his head and saw that the tree branches were crisscrossing in aplex manner, causing the sky to be hidden and looking very mysterious.
This was Gloomy Forest. Aside from dangersing from around you, one must also pay attention to whats above. Xiao Chens smile faded away as he opened his mouth to say, All of you, take a step back.
After he said that, his body vanished from its original spot; a bright electrical light shone in the darkness. They could vaguely see Xiao Chen holding the Lunar Shadow Saber, jumping from tree branch to tree branch.
When the electrical light faded away, the forest returned to its previously dark state. The four people below could not see even a hazy figure; all they could see were swaying tree branches.
Boom!
A loud sound came from the top and a huge monster fell to the ground, causing the ground to tremble. The four people on the ground hastily retreated.
Xiao Chen did not immediatelye down. Instead, he stood on a tree branch and smiled at the group, Its your turn to perform. Do not be careless or you might end up dying.
The Fire Lizard had already stabilized itself before the four people managed to reply. When it saw them its hostility shifted and it swept its tail towards them.
The four of them hurriedly jumped and scattered. A red shadow headed towards Xiao Ling`er; it looked like a red ribbon in the air, and its speed was ridiculously fast.
What led Xiao Chen to feel surprised was that, despite Xiao Ling`er normally seeming weird, her reflexes were very fast. She pushed off the ground lightly with her feet and her body nimbly evaded the attack.
She even shed at the red tongue, creating a wound at the instant she turned around. This Fire Lizard was obviously stronger than the ones that Xiao Chen had met before; the toughness of its tongue was very strong. Xiao Ling`ers Spirit Weapon had no way to break it apart.
The four of them were being chased around by the Fire Lizard, cursing Xiao Chen in their hearts, feeling that he was very despicable. Many of them regretted choosing to follow Xiao Chen.
No one had expected that Xiao Chen would ignore them after attracting the Fire Lizard over. Those who were initially nning to rely on Xiao Chen regretted their decision.
Time slowly went by and something that caused the four of them to want to vomit blood happened. Xiao Chen took out a bottle of wine fromt the Universe Ring and started drinking on the tree branch.
Xiao Chen, you are too despicable. After seeing that we are being chased in such a miserable manner, you are still not making any moves to help us! finally someone below could no longer tolerate it and scolded him.
Indeed! Brother Xiao Chen, you are too heartless. Ling`er originally liked you a little, but now, I hate the sight of you, Xiao Ling`er said fiercely, but with a pout.
Xiao Chen did not reply and revealed a faint, indifferent smile. After they overcame the initial shock, they finally got into the pace of things.
They left wounds of varying degrees on the body of the Fire Lizard. After the four of them were hit by the Fire Lizards tail a few times, there were two who had a trickle of blood at the corners of their mouths.
However, Xiao Chen still did not make a move. This was their trial. If he made a move, then there would be no purpose to this. The martial path relied on theprehensions one attained while they were in the middle of life and death situations; it could not be attained by the assistance of others.
Bang!
Xiao Ling`er was unable to evade once again and was hit by the Fire Lizards tail. She spat out a mouthful of blood. Seeing this, Xiao Chen felt that he could bear it no more.
However, something happened that surprised Xiao Chen. This girl did not cry out. Her pretty face was filled with an unswerving determination; she did not look like her usual, weird self.
Martial Technique, Cloud Breaking Refreshing Breeze Chop.
Xiao Ling`er actually used a Martial Technique in the air; it was truly unbelievable. The sword in her hands was like a Cloud Breaking Refreshing Breeze, and with a white sh, the Lizard Tail was chopped into two halves.
Xiao Ling`ernded firmly on the ground and wiped the blood off the corner of her lips. Then she made a face at Xiao Chen that caused him to fluctuate betweenughter and tears.
Shua!
Another person exploded out and was able to break apart the Fire Lizards greatest weapon; its red tongue. Now, the Fire Lizard had lost two of its greatest moves. Everyones morale surged.
Kill! Kill! Kill!
Everyone was excited and started to execute their Martial Techniques, exhausting their Essence. They actually managed to make this terrifying Demonic Beast attempt to beat a hasty retreat, and in a short while it no longer had its initial imposing look.
Since I was chased by you so miserably earlier, I definitely have to kill you today! one of the Xiao n cultivators, who had his behind smacked by the Lizard Tail twice before, said ruthlessly.
Just when the Fire Lizard was about to die, an ice arrow gave off a cold gleam and flew from a distant ce. With a shua sound, it killed the Fire Lizard. A cold Qi spread throughout the Fire Lizards body.
It caused all the ck Qi in its body to be expelled. After that, the Fire Lizard instantly turned into an ice sculpture. The cold Qi was very threatening. Everyone was startled and did not understand what was going on.
Bang!
Xiao Chen leaped down from the tree and fired out a stream of purple me, colliding with a second ice arrowing from a distance, resulting in an intense explosion.
The ice disappeared into nothing, but the Purple Thunder True Fire did not weaken at all and continued to fly forward.
Boom!
After a while, there was another explosioning from the front. There were the sounds of footsteps from a group of peopleing towards them.
Chapter 68 - One Saber Three Arrows
Chapter 68: One Saber Three Arrows
The Tang ns people! That is Tang Feng, when the group of people came closer Xiao Chen and the rest were able to quickly identify them.
The Tang ns group also consisted of five people. Tang Feng was holding a longbow made of ice crystals. When they were about 100 meters away, they stopped moving. When he saw Xiao Chen, a shocked expression appeared on his face for awhile.
After a long time, he smiled, So Brother Xiao is here. What a coincidence. My apologies but this Fire Lizards Demonic Core is ours.
Hearing what he said, the few Xiao n disciples behind Xiao Chen felt angry. After fighting for half a day, this fellowes over and snatches it. How improper!
Xiao Ling`er frowned slightly and said mockingly, If you have guts, then put aside your bow ande over here.
The remaining people also roared out. It was obvious to them that the ice crystal bow in Tang Fengs hands was not ordinary. Seeing him stand so far, it was clear that he was extremely cautious.
Tang Feng yed with the ice crystal bow in his hand, revealing an indifferent smile, Brother Xiao, your Xiao n members were being pressured to the point where they could not retaliate. My arrow could be said to be their saviour. Handing a tiny Demonic Core to me would not be too unreasonable.
It is very unreasonable, Xiao Chen could not be bothered to y word games with him and continued saying indifferently, If they had not severely injured this Fire Lizard in the first ce, do you think that you could kill it with just one arrow?
Im already ignoring the issue of your actions disrupting our trial. Yet, now you want to engage in some glib talk in front of me? Scram immediately.
Tang Fengsplexion changed. He originally thought that Xiao Chens group was already eliminated by the elders of the Zhang n and Tang n. His intention ining here was only to meet up with these elders.
He had never expected that Xiao Chen would actually be standing right in front of him, still alive and well. Thinking very hard, Tang Feng said coldly, Xiao Chen, you look down on my strength too much. Do you dare to receive three of my arrows? If you are able to, then I will leave immediately.
We will receive it! Why not? Even ten arrows would not be a problem. Do you think Elder Brother Xiao Chen is afraid of you? Xiao Ling`ers melodious voice answered Tang Feng before Xiao Chen could say anything.
Elder Brother Xiao Chen, you must do your best! Dont let this fellow get too arrogant, Xiao Ling`er said to Xiao Chen in her usual, bizarre fashion.
Xiao Chen rolled his eyes at her. This girl was obviously just trying to get revenge. She was put into a miserable state by the Fire Lizard earlier, and now that there was a chance for her to obtain revenge, she grabbed onto it immediately.
In order to deal with someone who used long range attacks like Tang Feng, one must rapidly get close and finish it quickly, not giving him any chance to put distance between them. Just like now, standing where they were waiting to shoot him down was undoubtedly the most stupid method.
Xiao Chen, I will not fire more than what I said; just three arrows. If you can withstand three arrows of mine, I will immediately leave. Do you dare to agree? seeing Xiao Chen not say anything, Tang Feng used the most vulgar method to agitate him into doing what he wanted.
Ever since Tang Feng appeared, Xiao Chens Spiritual Sense had not left the ice crystal bow in Tang Fengs hands. Cold Qi was flowing in that bow, and the ice attributed Spiritual Energy was relentlessly gathering in it.
This was obviously a Spirit Weapon with an ice attribute embedded inside. Furthermore, Tang Fengs Martial Spirit was likely to be an ice attribute, allowing this ice bow to relentlessly absorb the cold energy from its surroundings.
However, Xiao Chen was not afraid. This was because Tang Feng was only a peak Superior Martial Disciple. Although he was already a step into the Martial Master realm, he was, in the end, still a Martial Disciple.
There would be a limit to his strength. He would not have any way to fully disy the huge strength contained in this ice bow.
Xiao Chen smiled indifferently, Why would I not dare to receive three arrows from you? If I can withstand them, do you dare to receive a saber blow from me?
Why would I not dare? I am just not sure if you will still be alive after receiving my three arrows, Tang Feng smiled coldly. It was clear from his words that he was extremely confident in the ice crystal bow in his hands.
Tang Fengs hand grasped the ice crystal bow and his aura suddenly changed. Drawing the bowstring, turning the bow into a shape simr to that of the full moon, the cold Qi poured into the bow. A cold light radiated out, with bits of ice swimming around it like tadpoles, as though alive.
Xiu!
The bowstring vibrated and the first ice arrow fired out like an icy rainbow. A boundless cold Qi fired towards Xiao Chens throat, giving off a wuwu sound. It was as though an ice deity leaped across with a matchless momentum.
Dang!
Xiao Chens gaze was as calm as still water, the Lunar Shadow Saber in his hands suddenly radiating with an electrical light. A melodious shattering sound resounded, and the ice arrow was shattered into countless fragments.
Hua!
The ice fragments in the air did not drop to the ground. Instead, they melted into a pool of water and formed into an ice arrow again. Its speed increased explosively by a fold when it was about a meter in front of Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen took a few steps urgently backward, sending out the energy of the Demonic Core in the Lunar Shadow Saber. The electrical light flickered continuously, creating a countless number of thunderbolts, then he chopped down with the saber again.
Dang Dang!
This time, the ice arrow turned into water and fell to the ground; it no longer looked awe inspiring.
When Xiao Ling`er, who was standing at his side, saw the scene in front of her, she immediately regretted her actions. The strength of Tang Fengs ice bow was incredibly strong.
Tang Feng smiled coldly, I thought you were very strong; turns out, not so much. This is just the first arrow. There are still two more arrows after this. I want to see how you withstand them.
Once he said that, Tang Feng immediately drew the bowstring again. Cold Qi rushed into the bow again and an ice arrow was formed again. A chill as cold as the North Pole prated through the air as the arrow was released.
This arrow was so fast that it did not even leave behind a shadow in the air. It was impossible to see with the human eye. It was as though it had broken through space and just appeared in front of Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen extended out his right hand and pointed forward. The surging Essence in his body poured out towards his right hand like a river; a small spark was ignited, looking like a weak firefly in the night.
Bang!
When the ice arrow met with the finger, there was a loud explosion. Xiao Chen frowned but did not move a single jot, colliding with the ice arrow.
Tang Fengs right hand suddenly fiddled with the bowstring and an invisible ripple caused a boundless cold Qi to pour into the ice arrow. This instantly increased the pressure ced on Xiao Chen, causing his foot to move a little.
Purple Thunder True Fire, explode!
Xiao Chen shouted out gently and a fierce, purple fire extended from the soles of his foot to the fingertips of his right hand, making his hand look like that of a fire deity.
That firefly-like glow instantly erupted into a huge, boundless me, causing the ice arrow topletely evaporate, and turn into steam rising from Xiao Chens finger.
Under the heat of this me, it caused people to feel a warmth despite the cold temperature of Gloomy Forest. This showed how hot it was.
Xiao Ling`er said excitedly, Elder Brother Xiao Chen, thats amazing!
Seeing the ice arrow evaporate into steam, Tang Fengsplexion changed as he smiled coldly, Dont be too pleased yet. I still have one more arrow.
Tang Feng drew the bowstring again. This time, his right hand was emitted a light, and the entire ice bow also gave off a resplendent glow. A boundless ice attributed Spiritual Energy from the surroundings rapidly gathered at his right hand.
A cold gleam filled the sky behind him like a nova of frost, or a vast sky full of stars; it was gorgeous. The surrounding temperature also lowered significantly.
Xiao Chen extended out his Spiritual Sense and he saw a huge bird behind Tang Feng. The body of this bird was extremely strange; one half was ice and the other half was fire.
Feeling startled, Xiao Chen suddenly remembered the matter of Tang Feng bidding for the Rainbow me Python inner core in Ling Pavilion. It was obvious that he wanted to use it to increase his fire attributed attacks.
However, the two arrows that he shot out, and even the third arrow, were all obviously ice attributed, What was going on?
The most important thing was that he could obviously feel that Tang Fengs strength was raised to the Martial Master realm, What was going on? Could he have been suppressing his own cultivation all along?
Go! Ice Fury!
Via Xiao Chens Spiritual Sense, the half of that huge fire and ice bird that consisted of ice instantly became significantly dimmer.
The cold gleam behind him disappeared, and it turned into an arrow on the bow. That arrow grewrger as the wind blew on it, and soon it became an ice arrow that was tens of meters long.
While the ice arrow existed, a cold wind attacked. Streams of fog covered its surface, billowing around. The terrifying ice arrow was actually still growingrger.
The few people behind Xiao Chen cried out in surprise. Xiao Ling`er was so frightened she closed her eyes and did not dare to watch what happened next.
This ice arrow may be iparably huge, but its movement was not at all slow In fact, it was not remotely inferior to the first two arrows. However, due to its huge size, the crowd was able to see it with their eyes.
As the ice arrow came piercing across thend, a boundless cold Qi covered the surroundings. Xiao Chen could feel his legs seems bing stiff. This way, his speed would vastly decrease, and it would be difficult for him to evade the arrow.
Borrowing the might of a Spirit Weapon, do you think I dont know how to do that too? Xiao Chen smiled coldly as he thought this in his heart.
Putting some strength into his arm as he flung the Lunar Shadow Saber forward, the energy of the Rank 6 lightning attributed Demonic Core was fully unleashed. A boundless electrical light shone in the darkness. It was so bright it was blinding.
The surrounding lightning attributed Spiritual Energy relentlessly rushed towards the Lunar Shadow. The electrifying light formed countless glowing arcs. It looked like a lightning bolt in the dark night sky.
Hua!
The saber shed with the ice arrow in midair, and with a shua sound the Lunar Shadow Saber sliced into the ice arrow. Countless pieces of ice fell, then were zapped into oblivion by the electrical light.
At this moment, it was no longer a battle between two people, but a battle between two Spirit Weapons. Based on the scene in the air, it was obvious that Xiao Chens Lunar Shadow was gaining the upper hand.
Dang!
The Lunar Shadow pierced through, and the huge ice arrow gave off a resounding ng, shattering into countless pieces. However, the fierce light on the saber was still just as blinding. Before the shattered pieces of ice touched the ground, they were all zapped into oblivion.
Kill!
Xiao Chen shouted lightly and pushed off the ground with his feet. He leaped into the air and waved his hand, grasping the Lunar Shadow Saber back into his hand firmly.
His figure shed by in the air; only a ck saber light could be seen ruthlessly chopping down at Tang Feng. Tang Feng turned pale and left an afterimage behind as he quickly retreated backwards.
Xiao Chen did not even bother to look at the afterimage. He twisted his saber, shifted his foot and shed at five meters to the side.
Tang Feng appeared and saw that the ck saber edge gently sliced by his throat. He had managed to avoid this danger.
However, the wind from the saber cut through some of his skin and flesh, leaving an indistinct scar.
Tang Fengs throat unconsciously tensed up and he felt a slight paining from the wound. His originally pale face turned even more terrifying. He felt that he had narrowly escaped from the gates of hell.
Xiao Chen stood straight and put away his saber. He looked coldly at him, Scram, and dont show your face here again! Dont feel unresigned. I know that you still have some trump cards you have not revealed yet, but so do I.
Furthermore, dont hold any expectations in your heart. The two elders from your Tang n are already dead, and so is the Zhang ns elder.
When Xiao Chen said his final sentence, Tang Fengsplexionpletely changed, How could it be? There were four Martial Grand Masters? Could he have killed them all?
Chapter 69 - Patterned Demonic Panther
Chapter 69: Patterned Demonic Panther
Still not scramming?! Xiao Chen said as he looked at Tang Feng, who was deep in contemtion.
Tang Fengs left hand, which was holding the ice crystal bow, trembled. A trace of mes actually spread onto the surface of the snow white bow.
Lets go! Tang Feng red at Xiao Chen fiercely. His emotions calmed and the mes on the bow vanished.
Xiao Chen, I will pay back the humiliation I have suffered today during the Promise of Ten Years. At that time, not only will the Xiao n lose the Seven Horn Mountain, but the Xiao n will be thoroughly wiped out. This is a certainty; no one will be able to stop it.
Still reluctant to admit defeat? Xiao Chen leaped forward and gave Tang Feng a flying kick, then he stepped on him and pointed the Lunar Shadow Saber at his throat, Do you believe that I will kill you now?
If you dare to, then do it, Tang Feng said stubbornly from the ground.
I think I changed my mind, Xiao Chen said indifferently, You obviously still have some hidden cards to y. Regardless of the reason, now is the best time to kill you. Why should I wait for the Promise of Ten Years and give you an opportunity for revenge?
What are you thinking of doing? Release the Second Young Master. Are you not afraid of causing a war between the Xiao n and Tang n? the four people behind Tang Feng said anxiously.
What if I kill all of you?
At this moment, Tang Feng truly felt fear. His voice weakened as he said, Young Master Xiao, I was just joking earlier. You thought it was true?
Xiao Chen put aside his saber and said indifferently, Get out of here!
Honestly speaking, Xiao Chen truly wanted to kill off all five of them; especially Tang Feng. He gave Xiao Chen a sense of extreme danger. However, when he thought about it, these five people were likely to have some kind of rescue signal on them.
If he were dyed by them and allowed the Tang n elders to rush over when they were done with their tasks, they would be in deep trouble.
Tang Feng felt extremely dissatisfied as he left; the earlier three arrows had exhausted a great deal of his Essence. Furthermore, he had just obtained this Ice Fire Bow and had notpletely mastered it yet.
Otherwise, with his character, he would not have left just like that.
Elder Brother Xiao Chen, you are awesome! when the Tang ns group was far away, Xiao Ling`er immediately ran over and ttered him.
Xiao Chen looked at Xiao Ling`er somewhat helplessly and said, I will settle this score with youter. Lets collect the Demonic Core first.
Xiao Ling`er swallowed her saliva in a weird fashion before running to the very front, I will retrieve this Demonic Core, dont fight with me for it.
Bang!
Xiao Ling`ers sword smashed on it and the Fire Lizard, that was sealed in ice, shattered into tiny ice fragments. Finding the brain of the Fire Lizard, she split it open with her sword and a ck Demonic Core immediately appeared.
Xiao Ling`er picked it up joyfully, then looked around furtively before running to Xiao Chen and said with glee, How awesome am I? I managed to extract the Demonic Core so quickly.
Xiao Chen took the Demonic Core and said, This Demonic Core counts towards them, you do not get a share.
Xiao Ling`er pouted, dissatisfied as she muttered, Elder Brother Xiao Chen, that is too unfair.
You nearly caused the death of your team captain and you still dare talk back? Xiao Chen said, Lets go, we are continuing. You guys dont want to lose to Xiao Jians group right?
Under Xiao Chens lead, the group continued to kill Demonic Beasts. Xiao Chen expanded his Spiritual Sense to the maximum; when he saw a group of Demonic Beasts, he would quickly avoid them.
Xiao Chen only focused on bringing the Demonic Beasts over, but he did not make any moves to kill them. The strength of a Rank 2 Demonic Beast was about equivalent to an Inferior Grade Martial Master, but that was not something that made him want to fight.
Although Xiao Chen did not say it, everyone understood the reason why Xiao Chen was not fighting. It was done on purpose to temper them; there was nothing to hold a grudge about.
Xiao Chen stopped the hunt when it approached dusk. During the day, the group managed to obtain 18 Demonic Cores. Furthermore, there were no major injuries. They all felt rxed.
When they rushed back to the camp, they discovered that Xiao Yn and the rest had already returned. There was white smokeing from the kitchen, and a certain fragrance wafted over.
13 Demonic Cores and no major injuries, Xiao Yu Lan handed the Demonic Cores to Xiao Chen and reported on the situation of their team during the hunt.
We met the Zhang ns people during the hunt. Zhang Zeyang was leading the group. However, when he saw us, he was startled and then quickly retreated.
Xiao Chen smiled, We met the Tang n people as well. When they saw us, they were surprised.
Xiao Yn trembled with fear, Seems like the two corpses that appeared in our camp did not happen by chance. What exactly did you see yesterday when you went out?
Coincidentally, dinner was ready and Xiao Chen used the timing to change the topic; he did not wish to answer this question. Xiao Yn had no choice but to give up.
They once more lit a bonfire in the camp after everyone had dinner. They gathered around and discussed the events of the day excitedly. Xiao Chen was surprised by the fact that Xiao Jian was training alone and chose not mix with the others.
When it waspletely dark, Gloomy Forest turned incredibly cold. Gloomy Forest was much more dangerous at night than it was by day. Xiao Chen did not wish for anyone to take any unnecessary risks; after he arranged for the night guard shift, he instructed them to go rest.
However, Xiao Chen sneakily got up and prepared to go out once everyone was fast asleep.
The Demonic Beasts they fought in the day were only Rank 2; to him, these were not much of a challenge. Thus, he did not make a move. His true Trial started now.
Before he got far. With his Spiritual Sense he managed to detect someone following him Looking carefully, he discovered that it was Xiao Jian. Xiao Chen looked at the direction he was going and realized that it was to the south of the camp, so he did not worry about him.
With Xiao Jians strength, it should not be a problem for him to train alone in Gloomy Forest. Furthermore, Xiao Chen could not think of any way to stop him.
Xiao Chen collected himself and headed east of the camp. Before he traveled far, a Patterned Demonic Panther appeared within the range of his Spiritual Sense. This Patterned Demonic Panther was a Rank 3 Demonic Beast; its strength was equivalent to a peak Martial Master. It was a perfect target for Xiao Chen to use for his Trial.
Pushing his feet off the ground, Xiao Chen leaped up gently andnded on a tree branch. He calmly observed the Patterned Demonic Panther on the ground.
This Patterned Demonic Panther was more than two meters tall and its body waspletely ck. It looked very simr to the Panthers on Earth, but its eyes were blood-red. This was a special characteristic of Demonic Beasts.
Xiao Chen could feel a surging, baleful auraing from the Patterned Demonic Panther, even when he was tens of meters away. It caused him to shiver even though it was not cold.
Crack!
Xiao Chen identally broke a small tree branch. The Patterned Demonic Panthers ear twitched and it heard the tiny sound. Its blood-red eyes looked in Xiao Chens direction.
Its vision was unobscured by the darkness, so Xiao Chen was discovered immediately. It roared, and a terrifying sound wave attacked in Xiao Chens direction.
Bo!
A huge energy apanied the sound wave and headed towards Xiao Chen. In the area where it passed the huge, broad trees of Gloomy Forest trembled, and countless leaves fell to the ground.
Xiao Chen was startled. This sound wave attack had a wide range and was mighty; it had almost no weak points.
However, there were still a couple.
Xiao Chen executed the Lightning Evasion and his body appeared behind the Patterned Demonic Panther, avoiding the sound wave attack. With the Lightning Evasion, the sound wave attack was not much of a threat to Xiao Chen.
The Patterned Demonic Panther immediately sensed Xiao Chens location, so it turned and pounced at him. A ck Qi gathered in its right w as it ruthlessly shed at Xiao Chen.
Flight On Wings, One Line Chop.
Xiao Chen did not dare to be careless and used a Martial Technique to sh with it. This was because he felt that the force behind the ck Qi was very terrifying; if he was careless, he would suffer greatly.
Pu Chi!
The force from the Patterned Demonic Panthers right w caused him to be pushed back a few steps. However, when it was hit by the One Line Chop, it did not seem to feel any difort.
As Xiao Chen was pushed back, the Patterned Demonic Panther pressed in closely, not giving up its advantage. A towering figure of at least two meters tall, and with blood-red eyes, red at Xiao Chen from above. A strong oppression pressured Xiao Chen.
Purple Thunder True Fire, shoot!
Xiao Chen fired out a purple me, the mes leaving behind a trail as they attacked the body of the Patterned Demonic Panther. A pool of purple blood flowed out from the beast.
The Patterned Demonic Panther cried out in pain but the ck Qi quickly put out the purple mes. It opened its jaws wide and roared loudly; a terrifying sound wave swept through the area again.
Heavenly Lightning Shield!
Sensing imminent danger, Xiao Chen executed the Heavenly Lightning Shield. However, it was not very effective against this strange sound wave attack, so it still managed to prate through Xiao Chens Heavenly Lightning Shield.
Some blood leaked out the corner of Xiao Chens mouth, and his ears had gone temporarily deaf. Xiao Chen wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and dissipated the Heavenly Lightning Shield. His eyes were filled with a strong killing intent.
This beast was too infuriating; even Tang Feng did not manage to injure him to this extent.
Flight On Wings, Disordered Dance of a Thousand Years!
Xiao Chen had attempted to execute this move many times before, but he was only sessful about 50 percent of the time. This was because he still did not have a deep understanding of the Battle Sage Origins Changing Character Form.
However, now he could not be bothered so much about that. He sank his consciousness into his Dantian and tried to recall the scene of the battle with Zhang He. Each and every move of Zhang He appeared in Xiao Chens mind, like a video reying itself.
Comprehending them in his heart, the Changing Character Form circted quietly within.
Xiao Chen suddenly executed the move, his figure appearing in the air and countless saber lights fired out. Xiao Chens posture kept changing in midair as he sessfully executed the move.
The sword light carried the strength of the Azure Dragon Martial Spirit; relentlessly striking the body of the Patterned Demonic Panther. Purple blood kept spurting from it. The Patterned Demonic Panther roared in pain, trying to grab at Xiao Chen in midair, but was unable to catch him.
Die!
After the technique was used, a surge of energy came from the Azure Dragon Martial Spirit; his originally falling body rose higher. An electrical light was released from the Lunar Shadow Saber, disying its malevolent side. The Rank 6 Demonic Core hacked at the Patterned Demonic Panther with a boundless might.
The Patterned Demonic Panther was immediately hacked into two halves. When Xiao Chen descended, he sighed in relief. He felt disappointed; aside from its terrifying sound wave attack, the rest of its attributes were not very strong.
Xiao Chen left after he extracted the Rank 3 Demonic Core from its brain. When he looked for his next target, a dark shadow flew by above his head.
Raising his head to take a look, Xiao Chen was surprised. This dark shadow was the person Xiao Chen saw controlling the Demonic Beast the previous night.
Woosh!
Another white shadow flew by above his head. This was true flight, and not just jumping from tree branch to tree branch.
A Martial King expert! Xiao Chen looked at the white shadow, and eximed in shock.
Hu!
As Xiao Chen was stunned, that dark shadow stepped on the huge bird and flew towards Xiao Chen. Xiao Chen, still on the ground, was obviously his target.
Chapter 70 - The Radiance of Spring Is The Best
Chapter 70: The Radiance of Spring Is The Best
That dark figure circled around Xiao Chens head while riding on the huge bird, but he did not leave. Xiao Chen felt like he was being red at with a pair of gloomy eyes. If he so much as moved an inch, he would be killed immediately.
Shua!
The earlier white shadow also rushed over. Xiao Chen stared at the white shadow and felt his mind enter into a state of unrest; it was extremely disturbing for him.
The white shadow in the air was a youthful looking girl.She was holding a two-meter long, golden spear in her hands. She had a delicate face that could represent the pinnacle of beauty, her skin was as smooth as jade, her facial appearance was picturesque, and her eyes were like stars.
Xiao Chen had never seen such a exquisite girl before. There were no words in the world that could describe her beauty. She was like a piece of jade that had formed naturally and required no polishing.
Commander, you have chased me for ten days and ten nights already. From Jiangfeng City on the outskirts of the Great Qin Nation to this tiny Mohe City. Are you truly not willing to let me off?
The dark figure said in a sullen tone with a hint of dissatisfaction in his voice, Just because I awaken a Demonic Beast Martial Spirit? Commander, ever since you came to the border station, I have already been through more than a hundred battles of various scales with you. There are more than a hundred scars left on my body, or have you forgotten it?
The devastating beauty revealed a painful expression on her face, causing one to be unable to bear seeing it. Her red lips gently parted and she said with a delicate voice, Xiao Hei, I have never thought of killing you before. Even though you cultivated a Demonic Beast Martial Spirit and killed three of yourrades. I only wish to exterminate your Demonic Beast Martial Spirit.
[Note: Chinese character for the Xiao in Xiao Hei is not the same as the one for Xiao Chen. It means small and is usually used in the situation of a nickname. So in this case, this name means little ck.]
Hahaha The dark figureughed loudly, You do not want to kill me, and yet you used an Earth Rank Martial Technique, Boundless Azure Sea. If I had not been fortunate, I would have died long ago.
So be it. Since you want to kill me, then I shall not take into ount our old rtionship and send you to meet with our three deadrades.
A saber appeared in the dark figures hand as he rode on the huge bird and rushed at the girl. A ck rift actually appeared in the air as the ws of the bird shed at her.
After the ck bird attacked, the dark figure leaped off and sent a ck saber light at the girl.
Xiao Chen was surprised; it was clear that this dark figure was not as strong as the girl in white. This could easily be seen from the fact that he needed to ride the bird to fly, while the girl in white could fly without any assistance.
However, with the huge bird below him also attacking, it was a situation of two versus one. It was possible that this girl in white might suffer a disadvantage.
But, things did not go as Xiao Chen expected. The girl in white grasped her golden spear and shook it; nine golden dragons appeared behind her back, hissing incessantly.
The girl''s body gave off a supreme imperial might. Under such pressure, Xiao Chen almost knelt and prostrated himself. Suddenly, streams of the ancient Azure Dragons aura were emitted by Xiao Chens body. That boundless might instantly felt as if it did not exist, and Xiao Chen was able to rx.
With the nine dragons protecting her body, the spatial tears caused by the ck bird were instantly soothed. The long spear suddenly turned and attacked the dark figure.
The dark figure somersaulted in the air, resolving the surging dragon Qi. The ck bird in front of him seemed to be telepathically connected to him, and appeared precisely at his feet.
The nine dragons circled in the air as the speed of the battle between the two increased. Their bodies rose continuously up, further into the sky, as they released copious amounts of energy. The surrounding trees were broken at their trunks and instantly turned into powder.
There was an endless hissing of the dragons and a boundless ck Qi extending out. The golden Qi and ck Qi shed violently in the air.
Xiao Chens heart was filled with incessant grievances. These two people were peak experts; the energy that they released would cause him to be severely injured if any of itnded on Xiao Chens body.
Xiao Chen could not help but execute the Heavenly Lightning Shield to defend against the energy that would descend from the sky from time to time. Even though, his internal organs were shaken, causing his Qi and blood to be in turmoil.
Very soon, Xiao Chen could no longer clearly see their shadows. Via Xiao Chens Spiritual Sense, it was obvious that the girls strength was superior. However, when they were fighting, he realized she was not using it all.
It was obvious that she was under some kind of constraint. The true might of the nine dragons was not able to be fully unleashed.
Ye Chenzhou, have you descended to such a level? To involve a Martial Disciple in our fight. Where is your pride? the melodious voice of the girl was filled with a boundless anger as the two of them slowly descended.
Ye Chenzhou smiled sullenly, Pride? As themander, of course, you have pride. For me, it would be even difficult for me to stay alive. What is the point of pride? If you want to kill me, then kill this fellow first. Let me see your pride.
Xiao Chen finally understood why the girl in white was under some kind of constraints; it was actually because of him. However, even if he wanted to leave, he could not; the dark figure had used his Qi to lock him down.
As long as he made any strange movements, he would be killed on the spot.
How despicable! the girl in white said through clenched teeth.
She waved the long spear in the air and the nine dragons behind her trembled, circling around the spear. With a shout she thrust it at Ye Chenzhou, creating a shadow of a dragon in the air.
Dang!
Ye Chenzhou used his saber to block this attack but the dragon shadow circling the spear dived down. Ye Chenzhou was startled and waved the saber nine times.
Nine streams of surging saber Qi collided intensely with dragon shadow. Streams of energy scattered in all directions. Xiao Chen, who was below, was shaken and immediately vomited a mouthful of blood.
Boundless Azure Sea!
The girl in white shouted gently and a boundless sea appeared behind her. An Azure Dragon jumped out from the sea and rushed at Ye Chenzhou with a boundless energy.
Ye Chenzhous mind worked very quickly, and he stepped on the huge bird with his right foot. They then quickly flew downwards, suddenly hovering just one meter above Xiao Chens head.
The girl in white frowned; she never expected that he would be so despicable. Shaking the spear in the air, the Azure Dragon just brushed past him.
Boom!
The Azure Dragon flew past andnded on the ground. There was a shocking explosion and everything within a hundred meters was sted into oblivion, turning the area into ruins.
Ye Chenzhouughed strangely, taking advantage of the girl in white, changing the direction of her move, his body turned into a streak of ck lightning as hended a palm on her right shoulder.
Pu Ci!
Another saber light shed; the girl in white was not able to evade in time, and with struck by numerous ck colored saber lights. Her white clothes were instantly covered with bloodstains. Ye Chenzhou kicked her, and the girl in white fell towards the ground.
Ye Chenzhouughed loudly, This is your pride, changing your move and showing an opening at thest minute. Your pride will only cause you the die at my hands. However, your life is originally going to be short anyway. Thinking about it, there would not be too much regrets for you to die at my hands today.
Ye Chenzhou keptughing in midair; he looked maniacal. The ck Qi on his body turn even denser. This was the boundless Demonic Qi, which had an endless energy.
Go die!
Ye Chenzhou shouted loudly and descended from the sky, a saber light tens of meters long given off by the de. The ck bird under him turned into a shadow and entered his body. At the same time, an ancient Demon Lord appeared behind him holding a saber and hacking downwards.
The girl in white looked at Ye Chenzhou, who was possessed by the Demon Lord, and her face revealed an expression of despair, Am I going to die?
Flight On Wings, Moon Bright Like Fire.
It must seed, it had to seed! Xiao Chen prayed very hard in his heart. When the girl in white was attacked, Xiao Chen had already decided to take action. Since he was going to die, he might as well try to do something.
What he hated the most was someone who bullied women. Furthermore, he did not wish to owe such a favor to a girl. If the girl in front of him died because of him, it would be his heart demon for the rest of his life.
A full moon rose slowly from the edge of the sky. Xiao Chen was very happy that it managed to seed at this critical moment.
Ye Chenzhou felt a dangerous aura, and quickly turned his head to look. He noticed that a full moon appeared in the sky without him noticing. It was as calm as still water as it fell rapidly towards him.
A strong aura apanied the moon as it fell. When the round moon got closer, it had already turned into a huge, glowing ball emitting a boundless radiance.
Ye Chenzhou revealed a startled expression as he quickly changed the direction of his saber. He turned his body and chopped at the round moon falling towards him.
A seven-meter long saber light and the Demonic Weapon in the hands of the Demon Lord struck the round moon. When the two huge forces collided, it instantly let out a loud sound that shook the heavens.
The radiance faded and the heaven shaking Qi wave scattered everywhere. With a shua sound, the Qi wave caused all the ancient trees in Gloomy Forest that it passed to break.
Xiao Chen was knocked back by the Qi wave and hended on the ground. He rolled over for a few meters before he stopped. However, Ye Chenzhou took three urgent steps back. Each step he took left behind a 66-centimeter pit on the ground.
Before Ye Chenzhou established himself, a golden me flew at him quickly. There seemed to be a tiny flood dragon swimming within that golden me.
The golden fire pierced Ye Chenzhous heart with a bang. He revealed an extremely painful expression. Holding his chest in disbelief, he said, He actually gave you a strand of Dragon Fire.
The ck Qi in his body continually dissipated, and his expression was distorted. The ck bird appeared once again, and he rode on it, rapidly fleeing into the distance.
The two people on the ground had no ability to continue fighting. They could only watch as Ye Chenzhou fled in a sorry state.
Xiao Chen swallowed a Blood Replenishing Pill, then slowly walked towards the girl in white. He discovered that she had fainted. Her white clothes were ripped in many ces by the saber light, exposing her snow-white skin.
There was even some ck Qi eating away at her skin, causing her to reveal a pained expression even though she was unconscious. Her beautiful face was pale,pletely devoid of blood; it was sad and beautiful.
Xiao Chen thought for awhile, then took out a few Blood Replenishing Pills and crushed them, spreading them on her wounds. When the green medicine liquid entered her wounds, the ck Qi dissipated significantly. Xiao Chen felt joy in his heart.
As he spread the medicine on her, he noticed that the girl''s skin was as pure white as snow, and was extremely smooth. Even with Xiao Chens shocking determination, he could not help but feel a ripple in his heart.
After he spread the medicine on all the wounds, only a bra was left on the girl''s body. It was something that he could not help but do, there were many saber wounds on the girls body. If he did not remove her clothes, he would have no way to apply the medicine.
However, the bras of this world were much tighter than that of his previous world, and it would not even seem like anything erotic.
The golden longevity lock in front of her chest attracted Xiao Chens attention. Remembering Ye Chenzhou say that she did not have long to live, he was startled, Could it be that such a beautiful women would die soon?
Xiao Chen shook his head and pushed this question to the back of his mind. The main problem now was how to deal with her. He definitely could not leave her here. After causing such a hugemotion in Gloomy Forest, Demonic Beasts would surely be attracted near.
This girl ended up in such a state because of him, so Xiao Chen would definitely not leave her alone.
However, it would not be convenient for him to bring her back to the camp. Suddenly, his gaze fell onto his Universe Ring. Xiao Chen smiled gently; he already had a good idea.
Chapter 71 - Suspicions
Chapter 71: Suspicions
This Universe Ring contained an independent space; it was different from the Spatial Rings of this world. Living things could be put into it as well, as long as they were willing or unconscious. This was the might of the magic treasure.
Seeing the ruins around him, Xiao Chen was no longer in a mood to carry on hunting. Furthermore, after they had caused such a hugemotion, there would be many strong Demonic Beasts that would be attracted. If he remained here, death would be the only thing awaiting him.
When Xiao Chen returned, Xiao Yn and the others were all awake and at the campgrounds already. Apparently, themotion from earlier had woken them up.
Cousin Xiao Chen, what did you go out to do? Everyone was worried about you, Xiao Yn said to Xiao Chen somewhat angrily.
Xiao Chen blushed with shame, Nothing, I just felt something, so I went out to check.
However, the people on night watch said they did not see you. If you are going out, you should say something, Xiao Yn said as she pointed at two people.
Xiao Chen felt a headacheing on suddenly as he noticed Xiao Jian in the crowd, and hurriedly said, I told Xiao Jian, isnt that right Xiao Jian?
Xiao Jian was startled and nodded his head, En, he indeed told me about it.
Xiao Chen smiled, I did not lie to you right? Go and sleep. The night watch should continue their shift. I just checked it out, and it was nothing.
On the second day of the trial, Xiao Chen was afraid they would run into that terrifying dark figure. He decided that the ten of them would carry out their activities together.
The scene of that dark figure consuming the internal organs of another person to treat his own injuries left a deep impression on Xiao Chen. Furthermore, the dark figure was injured so heavilyst night, Xiao Chen did not dare to risk splitting up the group.
Over the next two days, they met Rank 3 and Rank 4 Demonic Beasts running out suddenly during their trial. Although Xiao Chen used his Spiritual Sense to avoid them, he felt that something was not right.
Bang! Bang!
On the third day of the trial, Xiao Chen felt a banging sounding from his Universe Ring. He was dazzled; it seems like the space in the Universe Ring was about to shatter.
It seemed that the girl in white was about to wake up. He had been so busy in the days leading the group and training himself at night that he forgot about this.
Xiao Chen quickly took out all the Rank 2 Demonic Cores from the Universe Ring. He was afraid that if he did not take them out, they would be destroyed by the girl in there. If that happened, it would be a great pity. With the effort of the past few days, they were already nearing two hundred Demonic Cores.
Cousin Yn, I entrust these items to you first; you should also hang on to the Demonic Core we obtainter. I have to leave for a bit.
Xiao Yn looked at Xiao Chens action in shock, Cousin Xiao Chen, what are you doing? We are about to depart.
I have no time to exin; I have to leave soon, Xiao Chen quickly said. There was a drop of his blood essence in the Universe Ring. Every time there was a bang, it felt like an explosion going off in his mind.
The remaining people saw Xiao Chen execute the Lightning Evasion and was quickly very far away. They did not understand what was happening. Xiao Yn stomped on the ground angrily as she watched his swiftly disappearing figure.
After Xiao Chen went far enough away and ensured there was no one around, he released the girl from the Universe Ring.
Scoundrel! Die! the girl held her golden spear, and immediately attacked Xiao Chen when he was released her.
This attack that was filled with anger and contained a flourishing energy. It flew at Xiao Chen ruthlessly, startling him, and causing him to jump in a hurry to evade.
Hey hey, check yourself first to see if you lost anything before calling me a scoundrel, Xiao Chen hurriedly said when he saw that she was preparing to make another move.
The girl saw that she was only left with a bra on her body and a tinge of red appeared on her pale face, Things have already gotten this far and you still want to deny it. Ill kill you!
She grasped the golden spear in her hands once again, and a thick killing intent appeared in her eyes; she was preparing to make a move.
Xiao Chen saw that there was no use exining. This girl had strong battle capabilities. He had expected this earlier, and already prepared to run.
Bang!
There was the sound of someone tripping behind him. Xiao Chen turned his head to take a look, and discovered that before the girl made a move, she fell on the ground. He quickly turned around and walked over.
Dont touch me! the girl said fiercely.
Xiao Chen said helplessly, I wont touch you, I promise. I just want to tell you I really am not a scoundrel. Look at the wounds on your body; see if there are any scars left. I only applied some medicine to you. I did not do anything else.
Dont look at me so fiercely. Consider your situation. If I truly wanted to do anything to you, you would have no way to resist.
After a long time, the girl finally said, Alright, Ill believe you once. However, why did you imprison me in that space?
Xiao Chen hurriedly exined his situation to her before the girl finally believed him, Help me up first; I trust you now.
Xiao Chen released his breath in relief and helped her up, then he leaned on a tree, Thats right, I have not asked you for your name yet.
Name? Im Yue Ying, the girl said gently. After she said that, a rumbling sound came from her stomach. She could not help but blush.
After Xiao Chen heard it, he could not help but smile and took out a Fasting Pill from the Universe Ring, Eat this. After you eat this, you will not be hungry.
Receiving the Fasting Pill, Yue Ying did not hesitate and swallowed it. After a short while, she felt that her empty stomach did not feel hungry anymore. She said in surprise, You are an alchemist? This pill is miraculous.
Xiao Chen nodded his head, You are really daring; are you not afraid that I gave you poison?
At this point in time, Yue Ying already recovered some of her strength. She got up and stretched her body as she said, Since I have chosen to believe you, I will not hesitate. Furthermore, if I want to kill you, as long as I have a breath left, it would be easy for me to do so.
Xiao Chen quietly smacked his lips, Why was it that the women he met were all so strong? Ao Jiao was strong and now there is this Yue Ying. It was suffocating.
How long was I in that space for? Yue Ying asked suddenly.
About three days.
Yue Yingsplexion changed, Oh no! Those people from the Qizi County have probably been killed by Ye Chenzhou already. You better bring the people participating in the trial away quickly. The Demonic Beasts are about to attack.
Xiao Chen thought about it. He remembered that he kept running into higher ranked Demonic Beast in the past few days, Could it be that those experts that the Qizi County sent to the core of Gloomy Forest were all dead?
Hu Chi!
Suddenly, there were three different colored mes rising into the dark sky of Gloomy Forest. These were the emergency signals of the Zhang n, Xiao n, and Tang n.
What happened? Why did the three ns release emergency signals at the same time? Xiao Chen thought puzzledly.
Im going back, what are you going to do? Xiao Chen said to Yue Ying.
Yue Ying smiled indifferently, Go. Im not seriously injured. Just that I have exhausted myself too much by using that technique. I just need to recuperate for one hour, and I will be able to leave.
Xiao Chen thought for awhile before saying, Then let me guard you for an hour.
Thank you, Yue Ying said sincerely. She was currently at her weakest, and needed someone to guard her.
Yue Ying sat down cross-legged, and nine dragon shadows circled around her. Streams of golden dragon Qi were emitted from her body continuously. Her aura grew stronger, bit by bit.
After an hour, Yue Ying suddenly opened her eyes. All her previous injuries were healed. She no longer gave off the weak feeling she had before; she was now filled with a tyrannical aura.
She nodded at Xiao Chen, and a small golden dragon entered into Xiao Chens body. It swam in his body for a cycle, before integrating with the Azure Dragon Martial Spirit.
You saved my life. When necessary, this dragon Qi will protect your life, after she said that, she soared into the sky and flew into the distance, leaving Xiao Chen with the sight of a beautiful figure.
Xiao Chen was not reluctant to leave. Based on the fact that she could use Dragon mes, Xiao Chen had guessed her identity. Yue Ying, when he reversed her name, it was Ying Yue. It was obvious that she was from the imperial family of the Great Qin Nation. The distance between him and her was too far.
After retrieving his gaze, Xiao Chen headed back towards the Xiao n camp site. The three ns fired off emergency signals together; something major must have happened.
Why is there no one here at all?
When Xiao Chen rushed to the camp, he discovered that the campsite had been packed up. Even the Demonic Beast corpses in the storehouse were all taken away.
Could they have retreated already?
Chapter 72 - Who Is Number One
Chapter 72: Who Is Number One
Xiao Chen looked at his surroundings and guessed that it was very possible that everyone had left. Thinking of what Yue Ying said, he guessed that the people of Qizi County had received news and would end this trial early.
When he was about to leave, he suddenly felt a sense of danger. He released his Spiritual Sense, and he discovered a cultivator hiding in a tree to the left, about twenty meters high.
This cultivator had withdrawn all his aura, and was ring at Xiao Chen. He was waiting for an opportunity to kill Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen controlled his Spiritual Sense, and after he saw him clearly, he could not help butugh in his heart. The person was a Martial Grand Master of the Zhang n. He should have arrived together with the two elders of the Tang n. He just did not know how this person managed to avoid being killed by Ye Chenzhou.
However, his aura seemed to be quite weak. Due to avoiding Ye Chenzhou for the past few days, he had exhausted a significant amount of Essence. It was obvious that he had not managed to get any decent rest.
In his current state, he actually did not leave early. Instead, he even wanted to kill me. This goes to show how much the Zhang n hates me, Xiao Chen thought to himself.
With this mans current state he was, at best, only at half his usual strength. Xiao Chen did not wish to escape. To him, this was a suitable trial for him. This was much more interesting than a Demonic Beast.
He immediately went for the first move. A lightning bolt shed by, and Xiao Chen suddenly appeared behind the man. The Lunar Shadow Saber shed with a brilliant light, and the boundless might of the Rank 6 Demonic Core pervaded the surroundings.
The man turned his head around to see Xiao Chens smiling face. The look of amazement was clear on his face; he had no idea how Xiao Chen knew he was hiding there.
Outside Gloomy Forest, the sun hung high in the sky, bathing everything in sunlight.
Father, why did you call us back? Cousin Xiao Chen has note out yet, Xiao Yn said to Xiao Qiang with clear dissatisfaction.
Shortly after Xiao Chen left, Xiao Qiang brought four of the Xiao ns Martial Grand Masters to the Xiao n campsite. He said that the trial was ending early, and then brought everyone out of the forest immediately.
Xiao Qiang frowned, Aside from a Martial Grand Master who escaped, all the experts that the Qizi County sent to the core of Gloomy Forest died; even the Martial Saint expert they sent died as well.
The crowd behind inhaled sharply, Even a Martial Saint expert died?! Are the Demonic Beasts of Gloomy Forest so terrifying?
He was killed by humans, not at the hands of Demonic Beasts. Furthermore, the way he died was extremely horrifying. Qizi County already reported this matter to the imperial household. This is not something that we can solve by having us to help. Thus, the trial has been canceled. Xiao Qiang exined.
Xiao Yns face changed slightly and she said anxiously, Then wouldn''t that mean that Cousin Xiao Chen is in grave danger? I have to go in and look for him.
Preposterous! Xiao Qiang shouted sternly, Do you remember what happened at Seven Horn Mountain? Do you think that Xiao Chen will die so easily? If he wishes to escape, even a Martial Saint would not be able to catch him. If you go in, you will just be a burden to him.
Xiao Yns eyes turned red, but she did not say anything.
Elder Xiao, what are you doing? Scolding someone? Thats not good, the Tang n head brought a group of people along as he walked over, Where is the Second Young Master of your n? Howe I dont see him? Did the Demonic Beasts eat him up?
Xiao Qiang looked at Tang Tian coldly and sneered, Dont think that I do not know about what you have done in Gloomy Forest. Too bad that the heavens have eyes, and you lost two elder leveled people for nothing.
Tangsplexion changed, and then he smiled, I do not understand what Elder Xiao is talking about. However, although this trial has ended early, we still have topare the results of our three ns. I wonder how many Demonic Cores the Xiao n managed to collect?
Later, when the City Lord arrives, I will report it to him personally. When that happens, I hope that the number that the Tang n reports is not too low.
The Xiao n managed to obtain a total of 180 Rank 2 Demonic Cores. Xiao Qiang was very satisfied with them achieving such a result despite having only three days. Thus he was not afraid of Tang Tians mockings.
Not muchter, the City Lord Dugu Feng called the people of the three ns over. He had a rxed expression on his face, as though the matters of Gloomy Forest did not involve him.
Dugu Feng smiled, Although there were some problems with this trial and we had to end it early, we will still follow the old rules. Thepetition between your three ns will continue. I wonder if there is anyone who managed to surpass the Xiao n; they have been first for the past few times.
Let us start with the Zhang n. I wonder how many Demonic Cores they obtained?
The Zhang n Headsplexion turned extremely unsightly when he heard this. This time, the strongest disciple of their Zhang n did not show up due to he and his Martial Spirit being injured. They did not manage to obtain many cores. However, since the City Lord asked, they had to report it.
The Zhang n managed to obtain a total of 50 Rank 2 Demonic Cores on this trip, the Zhang n Head said.
Dugu Feng was not surprised at this result. Smiling gently, he said, Its fine. Zhang He did note, so it is pretty good for you to obtain such results already.
Next up, lets have the Tang n report their numbers. I still have a certain amount of expectations for the Tang n.
Tang Tian smiled indifferently, City Lord speaks too highly of us. This time, the Tang n obtained a total of 100 Rank 2 Demonic Cores.
After Tang Tian finished, he looked at Xiao Qiang, the meaning in his eyes obvious: it is time for you to report your numbers.
Xiao Qiang breathed out in relief when he heard the Tang ns report. Seeing the nce the City Lord was casting at him, Xiao Qiang said, In this trial, the Xiao n has obtained a total of 180 Rank 2 Demonic Cores.
Dugu Fengughed loudly when he heard this, Looks like the Xiao n has a deep foundation. Congrattions, it seems that the Xiao n won the trial again.
Tang Tian revealed a deep smile, City Lord, don''t be in sure a hurry to congratte them. Tang Feng, show your spoils to the City Lord.
Tang Feng walked up when he heard this and took out six Demonic Cores, cing them in front of the City Lord. The glow of these six Demonic Cores was incredibly deep. It was clearly different from the Rank 2 Demonic Cores.
Someone beside him eximed out in surprise, These are Rank 3 Demonic Cores.
Indeed, they are really Rank 3 Demonic Cores! said one of the people beside as he picked up one of the Demonic Cores and examined it closely.
A Rank 3 Demonic Beast had a strength equivalent to a Martial Grand Master. This Tang Feng was actually able to take out six Rank 3 Demonic Beasts; it was truly unbelievable.
Mohe City has held so many trials, yet I have never heard that there was anyone who managed to obtain Rank 3 Demonic Cores in the past. It seems that the Tang n will be first this time, surpassing the Xiao n!
Indeed, the even more astonishing thing is that he is only a Superior Grade Martial Disciple. With this level of strength now, if he advanced, there would be no one who could beat him in the following Promise of Ten Years.
Dugu Feng looked carefully at the Rank 3 Demonic Cores Tang Feng handed over. In the end, he said gently, Seems that the Xiao n is not able to retain the first ce this time. The value of these Rank 3 Demonic Cores is equivalent to 100 Rank 2 Demonic Cores.
Tang Tian had a smug look on his face as he looked at Xiao Qiang, Elder Xiao, my apologies. Seems like the first ce for this trial belongs to my Tang n.
After suppressing the Xiao n in this trial, and if they were able to defeat the Xiao n in the Promise of Ten Years, the prestige of the Xiao n would hit rock bottom.
All those who had business or an alliance with the Xiao n would see the situation and break off contact with them. When that happens, the Xiao n will be in dire straits.
Xiao Qiangsplexion was very unsightly. He originally thought that it was a sure win situation, yet, he was ruthlessly pped in the face. Tang Tians move was too vicious.
All the Xiao n disciples had a very unsightlyplexion too. This trial represented the ns reputation. They all felt responsible for not obtaining the first ce. Even the normally entric Xiao Ling`er was biting her lips with a depressed expression.
At this time, Xiao Jian stepped out from the crowd and slowly walked to the City Lord. He took out five Demonic Cores and said indifferently, I have also obtained five Rank 3 Demonic Cores. City Lord, please verify it.
After he said that, he walked to the back without saying anything else. His expression was as calm as still water, resulting in others not being able to guess what he was thinking.
Its Xiao Jian; could it be that he obtained Rank 3 Demonic Cores too?
This person was once the number one youth in Mohe City. Did he really obtain Rank 3 Demonic Cores?
I heard that after he got humiliated by Zhang He, he shut himself in. To think that he was able to surprise us like this. I wonder if he could pull the Xiao n out of defeat.
It would be difficult. After he only took out five Rank 3 Demonic Cores; Tang Feng took out six.
The people beside the City Lord all broke out in discussion. No one had expected the results of this trial would surprise them, not once, but twice now.
Dugu Feng muttered to himself for a moment before saying, These five Demonic Cores are indeed Rank 3. The Tang n had one more Rank 3 than the Xiao n, but the Xiao n had 80 more Rank 2 Demonic Core than the Tang n. After deliberating about it, I feel that we should call it a draw. What do you think?
Xiao Qiang smiled gently to show that this result was eptable to him. He originally thought that they would lose, but who knew they could turn things around? It was already pretty good for them to obtain a draw.
Tang Tian was now in a very bad mood. He said with some dissatisfaction, Im not sure how much higher is the value of a Rank 3 Demonic Corepared to a Rank 2, but in my opinion, it would definitely be at least worth 100 Rank 2 Demonic Cores.
Xiao Qiang ridiculed him, Are they worth 100 just because you say they are worth 100? Who do you think you are? The Pavillion Master of Ling Pavilion? In your opinion? Well, in my opinion, they are only worth 50; what can you do about that?
Tang Tian said angrily, In any case, I am not epting a draw. After we return, I will be dering and publicizing that the Tang n obtained first in this trial.
Dugu Feng was not in a tight spot. With such a result, he was not sure how to many an urate judgement. After all, he was not an expert on appraising the value of Demonic Cores.
Well I am of the opinion that it is indeed not a draw, but the one losing is you, the Tang n.
Who was it that spoke that? His tone was full of arrogance.
The crowd turned their heads to take a look, but all they saw was the figure of a youth slowly walking from the entrance of Gloomy Forest. They squinted their eyes, but a blinding bright light appeared suddenly.
He was carrying a round package behind his bag. The sun was shining on his face, making that almost handsome face look radiant. His voice was not loud, but everyone heard him clearly.
Cousin Xiao Chen, you are finally back.
Elder Brother Xiao Chen,e quickly and help Ling`er take revenge.
[Note: I believe the above dialogue was by Xiao Ling`er herself. She sometimes refer to herself in the third person.]
Captain,
The Xiao n disciples who had followed him all ran over joyfully, and Xiao Chen greeted them. He walked to the front of Tang Tian with a smiling face, staring at him without fear.
Since you do not want a draw, then I will make you ept your defeat wholeheartedly.
With a wave of his hand, Xiao Chen took out three Demonic Cores, These are the Demonic Cores from the Rank Three Demonic Beast, Patterned Demonic Panther. There is a total of three.
These are the Demonic Cores of the Rank 3 Demonic Beast, Demonic Lunar Blood Monkey, there are also three of them.
These are the Demonic Cores of the Rank 3 Demonic Beast, Sword-Tailed Dragon. There is a total of four.
Every time Xiao Chen read out a Demonic Beasts name, the surrounding people would let out a cry of surprise. In the end, Xiao Chen took out Demonic Cores from eight different Demonic Beasts; there were at least three of each kind.
What else would you like to say? Tang Tian, your Tang n will never surpass the Xiao n. If you wish to be first, you have to ask me to see if I would allow that to happen first, Xiao Chen said coldly as he looked at the stunned Tang Tian.
The people from the Xiao n felt relieved. As they looked at Tang Tians speechless face, they felt great in their hearts.
Xiao Chen said indifferently, If you are still not convinced of your loss, the package behind me is worth another 100 Rank 2 Demonic Cores.
Xiao Chen opened up that round package after that statement. He then threw it onto the floor, and a round head rolled on the floor. His eyes were open, and it was clear that he died with a remaining grievance.
That is an elder from the Zhang n. How was he killed by Xiao Chen? ording to the rules, he should not even be in Gloomy Forest, the surrounding people all took a deep breath.
What!
What!
Tang Tian and the Zhang n head eximed in surprise at the same time, and their expressions changed drastically. There was fear in their eyes as they looked at Xiao Chen.
Chapter 73 - Talismans
Chapter 73: Talismans
Xiao Chen, you actually dare to kill the elder of my Zhang n, the Zhang n Head said angrily after he got over his astonishment. The group of Zhang n members rushed forward, as though they intended to start a fight.
The First Elder Xiao Qiang quickly rushed forward. The group of Xiao n cultivators also fearlessly rushed forward. Xiao Chen smiled coldly, They wanted to kill me, why should I not kill them? The thing I hate the most is backstabbers like you, bullying the weak with your strength. If you do not wish for your son to be murdered when he goes out, then you should stop doing things like this.
And as for the Tang n, Xiao Chen shifted his gaze to Tang Tian, Stop ying such tricks. If you are not afraid that I will end your family line, I would not mind giving you a helping hand.
How intolerable! Xiao Chen, are you intending to start a war between our ns before the Promise of Ten Years? To think that you are considering ending my family line! Tang Tians face turned purple, and the people behind him also surrounded them, ring like a tiger watching its prey.
[TL notes: ring like a tiger watching its prey is a chinese idiom meaning eyeing covetously]
The silent Xiao Qiang suddenly opened his mouth to speak, If its a war you want, then war it is. My Xiao n is just afraid that you are not up to par. Give it your all and use whatever moves you have. My Xiao n will take you head on. Although my Xiao n is not strong, we would not be like some people who formed an alliance behind others backs and y tricks.
Even before the Trial started, you sent two elders from your own families to ambush us at the Xiao n campsite. Its a pity that the Will of Heaven transcends those of man, causing your people to be killed instead.
Dugu Fengs expressions changed, There is such a thing going on?
Tang Tian thought very quickly, this matter was not a glorious one and had resulted in him going against the agreement with the City Lord. Thus, he could not admit to it, Xiao Qiang, dont use someone else blindly. If you want to use someone, you have to bring out evidence first.
Evidence? The bodies of the elders from your two ns were already buried by us long ago. If you want evidence, I can go and dig them up now. I would like for you to exin what the elders of your two ns are doing at the Xiao n campsite before the Trial started.
Tang Tian and the Zhang n head were shocked; they did not expect that these four people were dead already, and that their bodies were found by the Xiao ns people. This was making it difficult for them to exin themselves.
Dugu Feng spoke up in an attempt to resolve the situation, Elder Xiao, since no one from the Xiao n got injured, how about we temporarily let this go? The Xiao n obtained a great harvest this Trial. I will definitely report this to the higher ups when I get back.
As the City Lord of Mohe City, the thing that Dugu Feng did not want to see most was a war between the three ns. That would cause a great deal of death and damage. When his superior investigated it, it would not be easy for him to stay out of trouble.
Xiao Qiang also did not wish to break out in war now. The situation now was clear; the Zhang n and Tang n had formed an alliance, and there was a strong power behind them backing them up. The current situation was not good for the Xiao n.
If a war broke out, the Xiao n would definitely suffer great losses. All they could do now was stake everything on the duels of the Promise of Ten Years.
Dugu Feng already guessed what Xiao Qiang was thinking of when he saw that Xiao Qiang did not say anything. He cast his gaze on the n heads of the other two ns, I do not wish to see such things happen again in the future. It is fine to have somepetition but do not raise it to the level of life and death.
Despite Tang Tian and the Zhang n Head being in the wrong, the City Lord was willing to give them a way out of this embarrassing situation. He had also conveniently said some things out of formality.
The Trial has ended, everyone need not be concerned with the matters that urred here. You may all return, Dugu Feng said finally.
The results of the Trial was spread to the entire Mohe City the next day, that the Xiao n obtained first ce again. However, it was unknown how, and that the process of the Trial was spread by someone.
The matter of Xiao Chen abruptly taking out 20-odd Rank 3 Demonic Core in front of the Zhang n and Tang n was spread everywhere; it became the talk of town.
Xiao Chens victory over Zhang He also became the topic of discussion amongst all the people. Everyone believed that with Xiao Chen, the Xiao n would not have to worry about the Promise of Ten Years urring about a monthter.
Mohe City, Xiao n:
After the trial ended, the First Elder strictly ordered for Xiao Chen and the other cultivators preparing for the Promise of Ten Years to stay at home and not go out. At such a critical moment, if the candidates were injured it would be a bad thing for the Promise of Ten Years.
Although the Zhang n and Tang n had promised not to y anymore tricks, they still could not let their guard down. If anything happened, as long as there was no proof, nothing could be done.
Xiao Chen stood in the yard holding a small knife; he was not in a hurry to cultivate. He was carving something on the Spiritual Wood he had obtained from that Tree Spirit.
The stone table was filled with some small sculptures that Xiao Chen carved. There were many different types: birds, beasts, humans; there were all sorts of sculptures. However, their quality varied; there were good ones and bad ones. For most of them, their form could not be made out.
In the few days after he returned from Gloomy Forest, Xiao Chen felt that he had touched the boundaries of Martial Master. As long as he encountered an opportune moment, he could break through immediately.
Thus, he did not focus all his time on cultivating. After all, those participating in the Promise of Ten Years were early Martial Masters, at best.
Thus, it was not worthwhile for him to cultivate. He might as well use this time to look through the spells and talismans in the Compendium of Cultivation. After he came back, he purchased arge amount of wood and started to train his carving skills.
After spending a week of time on this, he carved more than a thousand sculptures using these ordinary woods. Now, Xiao Chen finally began to attempt carving on the piece of Spiritual Wood. However, he only used a small segment of it.
Hu!
Xiao Chen gently ced this sculpture, that was about the size of his finger, on his hand. It was a swallow, a creature from his previous life. At this moment, although he hadpleted carving it and it looked very simr, Xiao Chen felt that it was missing a certain grace.
Second Young Master, are you carving again? You sure are very idle. I just saw Miss Yn and Xiao Jian dueling each other in the practice grounds. They are very anxious, and working very hard, Bao`er was carrying arge bag as she walked over.
Xiao Chen smiled softly when he heard this. He picked up one of the sculptures on the stone table and said to Bao`er, This is for you, does it look good?
Bao`er received it and took a look. She discovered that this sculpture was created in her image. Blushing a little, she felt some joy in her heart, Second Young Master, how could you you actually made a sculpture of me.
She ced the things she brought aside after she said that, picked up the sculpture, and ran off shyly. Xiao Chen watched the image of Bao`ers back disappear. Smiling gently, he looked at the things she brought, feeling very grateful in his heart.
During these few days, Xiao Chen could not go out. Thus, whatever he wanted to buy, Bao`er had to go get them for him. Furthermore, he used arge amount of this stuff, so it was tough for the girl.
Carrying the things Bao`er bought, Xiao Chen slowly headed towards his room. After he entered his room, Xiao Chen had a very carefree expression on his face.
He picked up the swallow carved from the Spiritual Wood and held it in his hands. Concentrating very hard, he tapped it lightly, and the Spiritual Energy in the swallows body suddenly became incredibly dense, giving off the radiance of life.
Puda! Puda!
The swallow grewrger, to about the size of a regr bird, and pped its wings. It actually came to life; there was a melodious cry, it was very refreshing.
Sess!
Xiao Chen thought joyfully in his heart. This was a spell in the Compendium of Cultivation to turn objects into an army, the Life Bestowal Spell; it could turn lifeless objects into high grade creatures.
However, as Xiao Chens cultivation was currently low, he was not able to create an army just by scattering some beans. He had to first carve out the creature that he wanted to create. Furthermore, the material had to contain Spiritual Energy.
[TL notes: ɱ, cast beans on grounds which are transformed by magic into soldiers; work miracles]
In the past few days, he had attempted to do so many times using the sculptures he carved from ordinary wood, but it had never seeded. It was only until today, when he used the sculpture made of Spiritual Wood, that he was able to seed in using this spell.
Xiao Chen stretched his hands into the air, and the swallow felt the intentions of Xiao Chen. It pped its wings and flew onto his hand. Xiao Chen smiled softly, and carefully caressed the creature he had created.
Xiao Chen retrieved his gaze, and turned his attention to the things that Bao`er bought. He took them out, one by one, and ced them on the table; a brush, arge bottle of Spirit Beast Blood, and a stack of yellow paper.
The yellow paper was not ordinary paper; it was made from the skin and bones of Spirit Beasts, and they were very expensive. When Xiao Chen found out that such paper was avable for sale in this world, he was was very excited for the entire day.
This paper was very suitable for making talismans. However, the people of this world only knew of its property for not rotting and only used it for writing important documents or books. It was a waste of such good material.
Talismans were an important method of attacking amongst the immortal spells. In the past, Xiao Chens cultivation was insufficient and he did not have time to work on it, so he had not researched it.
Before the great battle urred, Xiao Chen actually had a lot of free time. Thus, if he did not spend some time researching this, it would be a pity.
Xiao Chen poured the Spirit Beast Blood into the ink bottle, then he took out a Rank 3 Demonic Core and crushed it into powder before cing it in the ink bottle.
The Spirit Beast Blood in the bottle immediately boiled over, and there was a grey color Qi on its surface. The red blood turned into a deep purple.
Xiao Chen felt some satisfaction when he saw that the Spiritual Energy in the blood increased many times over when he added the Demonic Core.
Picking up the brush, he dabbed it into the purple fluid. Xiao Chen began to draw talismans. With just a thought, the surrounding Spiritual Energy started to slowly head towards the tip of the brush.
With every movement Xiao Chen made, talisman scripts appeared on the yellow paper. The ces where the purple liquid passed gave off a faint glow.
When Xiao Chen finished the final stroke, the glow on the paper erupted out. Streams of radiance followed the strange talisman scripts and created a small formation.
Xiao Chen put aside the brush and quickly formed a seal with both of his hands. The glow on the yellow paper died down. After Xiao Chen made the hand seal, the paper rapidly folded itself, turning into a triangr shape as Xiao Chen grasped it in his hands.
Xiao Chen breathed out in relief. This talisman could be said to be made in one breath, without any mistakes. Although it was only the most elementary attacking type talisman, Xiao Chen was already satisfied with being able to seed on the first attempt.
Puchi!
Xiao Chen tossed out the talisman in his hand; the triangr talisman opened up in midair, then exploded with a bang, creating a palm sized fireball.
The swallow happily flying in the air was startled, and it dropped down with a pu tong sound. It turned back into a wooden sculpture, and there was no more Spiritual Energy in the Spiritual Wood.
Seeing all these things, Xiao Chen could not help but smile bitterly. He had used good materials and a high grade method, but because the talismans grade was too low, with its small might, it would even be difficult to kill a mosquito.
What caused him to bepletely speechless was what happened to the swallow that he created, despite the easily ignorable nature of such an attack.
I have to continue to work hard, make higher grade talismans, and stronger sculptures, Xiao Chen encouraged himself in his heart.
Chapter 74 - Heavenly Qin School
Chapter 74: Heavenly Qin School
Half a month went by in a sh, and the date of the Promise of Ten Years was drawing nearer. Xiao Chen holed himself up in his house, researching the talisman and Life Bestowal Spell. He spent the time in istion, choosing not to leave his home for the duration.
Hu!
Xiao Chen followed the methods listed on the Compendium of Cultivation, and injected Spiritual Energy into the wooden sculpture. With a shua sound, the wooden sculpture turned into a woman radiating golden light, and hovering in midair.
The woman wielded a long golden spear. She waved it gently in midair and a stream of Dragon Qi gathered in the spear. Nine golden dragon shadows appeared behind her back, giving off the might of the dragon into the surroundings.
Boom!
Before Xiao Chens smile could fade away the woman shattered, turning into a pile of ash, and scattering slowly into the air.
Its still a failure, Xiao Chen sighed in his heart. His advancement in talismans was great, but he was still unable to seedpletely in the Life Bestowal Spell.
It was no longer difficult for Xiao Chen to carve some small animals and let theme to life temporarily. However, he was still unsessful at creating real soldiers and weapons.
This woman was carved in the image of Yue Ying. Yue Ying was the strongest women he had ever met. Furthermore, Xiao Chens Battle Sage Origins Changing Character Form managed to capture a trace of the martial techniques that she used. Thus, it could be sessfully merged within.
Nevertheless, during this past half a month of efforts, Xiao Chen kept feeling that he was missing a certain important grace. The lifeforms that he created for battle were not able tost more than three seconds.
Could it be that he could only seed after he became a Martial Master? Xiao Chen thought with doubts in his heart. Only half a meter remained of the originally one meter long Spiritual Wood piece. The chances that Xiao Chen had left were limited.
It was difficult to find wood with a spiritual nature like this so Xiao Chen had Bao`er ask around in Ling Pavilion, even in the Qizi County branch, to acquire more. It was rare to find even a single piece of wood like this in a year.
Those Spiritual Wood that were of a certain age were even more difficult to find. Even if this kind of Spiritual Wood was in stock, it would seem Xiao Chen was unable to obtain it due to this kind of Spiritual Wood being in high demand. The moment one was avable, it was purchased by alchemists at high prices.
Although Xiao Chen was quite anxious, he did not worry about it too much. He could not rush these things. With regards to matters ofprehension or spirituality, the more one was in a hurry, the less likely one would find that kind of feeling.
Returning to the table, Xiao Chens vaguely depressed mood improved slightly. Scattered around the table were the talismans he had created over the past few days.
The talismans listed in the Compendium of Cultivation wereplicated, and had many different types. These various types of talismans could cause one to have a headache; it was truly too much for his eyes to take in. To make it easy for him to organize them, Xiao Chen split them into three categories: attack type, defense type, special type.
The attack type talismans mainly used Spiritual Energy of different attributes. The moreplicated the talisman scripts were, the more attributes the talisman had, and its attack would be stronger as well.
As for the defense type and special type talismans, in theory they functioned simrly to the attack type talismans, only they were used in slightly different ways.
Talismans could be divided into nine grades; with Xiao Chens current strength he was currently only able to sculpt Grade 2 talismans. It was possible for him to sculpt Grade 3 talismans, but the failure rate was very high.
After trying for a few times, Xiao Chen stopped attempting it. It wasted too many materials, and the gains did not make up for the losses he incurred.
Second Young Master, the First Elder asked you to go to the great hall. He said that there is an important guest here, Bao`ers melodious voice rang from outside the door.
Xiao Chen opened the door and came out. He said with some doubts, Important guest? Bao`er, do you know who it is?
Bao`er smiled mischievously, Its a beauty; a very pretty one. The First Elder was very respectful to her, addressing her as Miss Feng.
Miss Feng? Feng Feixue?
Xiao Chens eyes brightened, Is the girl wearing mens clothes?
Bao`er replied strangely, Second Young Master, how did you know?
Can I not predict it? Xiao Chen smiled gently.
That should be right, Xiao Chen thought in his heart, it definitely is Feng Feixue. How strange, what is she doing at our Xiao n at this time?
It was only half a month away from the Promise of Ten Years; was this just a coincidence?
After walking past a few gardens, Xiao Chen quickly arrived at the great hall. What caused Xiao Chen surprise was that aside from Xiao Qiang and Feng Feixue, Xiao Jian nd Xiao Yn were present as well.
Young Master Xiao, its been a long time, Feng Feixue was dressed in male attire, exuding a sense of heroism; she still looked as graceful as before.
Xiao Chen smiled gently, I never expected to meet you here. Running into you everywhere, Miss Feng truly possesses remarkable abilities.
When the three people at the side saw that Xiao Chen knew Feng Feixue, they were astonished. Xiao Qiang asked, Xiao Chen, you know Miss Feng already?
Xiao Yn and Xiao Jian were curious about Xiao Chens answer to Xiao Qiangs question.
Xiao Chen found a chair and sat beside Xiao Yn, Cant really say I know her. We have met a few times. Would First Elder please introduce us properly?
Xiao Qiang smiled when he heard this, This is Miss Feng Feixue. The merchants association run by her n is thergest in the Great Qin Nation. Their business is spread throughout the entire continent. Even in the Great Jin Nation, they are amongst the top.
Their ancestors and our Xiao n had some sort of rtionship, there was a faint sad expression in his eyes as Xiao Qiang said this.
Feng Feixue keenly noticed the faint sadness in Xiao Qiangs eyes. She smiled indifferently, appearing to be very calm, Uncle Xiao speaks too highly We are merely businessmen.
Although she said it in a modest manner, the way she said it showed that she had epted Xiao Qiangs words. Xiao Chen and the other two were astonished. The Tianwu Continent was so big, and yet her n was able to spread their business throughout it The amount of strength needed to aplish this could not be underestimated.
However, with such great power, how could it be that they had a rtionship with the Xiao ns ancestors? Even if they did used to have a rtionship with the Xiao ns ancestor, there was no need to pay the Xiao n a visit now.
Xiao Qiang looked at the three of them and said, Since the three of you are here, I shall tell you the purpose of Miss Fengs visit. After the Promise of Ten Years is over, regardless of the results, Miss Feng intends to think of a way to rmend all of you to the Heavenly Qin School.
Heavenly Qin School When the three of them heard these words, their hearts were in turmoil and they were unable to calm down for a long time.
Heavenly Qin School was one of the five great schools of the Tianwu Continent. It was situated in the capital of the Great Qin nation. Actually, it had existed for even longer than the Great Qin Nation.
ording to legend, the Founding Emperor of the Great Qin Nation, Ying Zheng, studied at the Heavenly Qin School when he was young. After he founded the nation, he immediately dered the Heavenly Qin School to be the National Institution.
Aside from the three Holy Lands in the Tianwu Continent, there were a few other powers that had existed before the Tianwu Dynasty. Some of them were even older than the Holy Lands.
These powers had been passed down since the Tianwu Dynasty. In the hearts of people, there was not much difference from the Hole Lands. Such examples of these powers in the Great Qin Nation were the Misty Sword Sect, Heavenly Saber Pavilion, and the Night Spirit Pce.
The Heavenly Qin School was an existence that sat in between these two types of powers. It was stronger than those false Holy Lands, but was weaker than the three Holy Lands. However, there was a fundamental difference from those sects. The school would not interfere with the power struggles between the sects; it was simply a school for studying.
Even when there were internal conflicts in the imperial family, the extremely strong ancient seniors of the school did not lend a helping hand.
Xiao Jian suppressed the excitement in his heart and asked, With our talents, can we really join the Heavenly Qin School?
Feng Feixue smiled indifferently, You dont have to worry about this. The entrance exam of the school is not purely based on cultivation levels. The most important thing isbat abilities. Furthermore, with your current cultivations, your talents cannot be considered poor within the nation.
The most important thing is that somerge ns have a few spots reserved for them. You dont have to worry at all.
Xiao Jian was not stupid, he quickly understood what she meant. He asked bluntly, These spots should be very precious. Do you have any demands of us by giving them to us? I dont believe that you would be so generous.
Feng Feixue could not help but smile when she heard this, First Young Master is very direct, but I truly do not have any demands. If you do not believe it, you can ask Uncle Xiao.
The three of them turned their gazes to Xiao Qiang to see what eh would say. For there to be no demands, it was truly unbelievable.
Xiao Qiang nodded his head, If you have any concerns, just speak your mind. If you do not wish to go, Miss Feng will not force you.
Xiao Jian gives many thanks to Miss Fengs kind intentions. I truly wish to go, please forgive my earlier words.
[TL notes: In ancient chinese culture, sometimes when one is being very respectful, they might refer to themselves in the third person. It''s more of a formal way of saying things.]
I wish to know how wide the heavens are, and how many talented geniuses there are on this earth. If I stay in Mohe City forever, I will definitelye to regret it, there was a trace of a heroic spirit and sincerity in Xiao Jians tone.
Xiao Yn looked at Xiao Chen. Her eyes were twinkling with hope, Cousin Xiao Chen, are you going?
Ill see when fatheres out from his istion, Xiao Chen said, somewhat evading the question.
Although Xiao Chen was looking forward to joining the Heavenly Qin School, he did not long for it as much as Xiao Jian. As for how wide the heavens were and how many talented genius there were Could these answers be found in the Heavenly Qin School?
When ones eyes are obscured by a leaf, one is unable to see Mount Tai. The sky that you see may be only a leaf in the eyes of others.
[TL notes: When ones eyes are obscured by a leaf, one is unable to see Mount Tai this means that they are unable to see the wider picture.]
Xiao Chen had already made up his mind long ago to leave the Xiao n after the Promise of Ten Years. As to where he would go, he had not yet decided. After the matter with Ao Jiao, the Lunar Shadow Saber had not rang out for him again. The ce he really wanted to go was still the Heavenly Saber Pavilion.
Thinking of Ao Jiao, the depressing feelings that Xiao Chen kept suppressed erupted out, causing him to feel a sense of loss.
Xiao Jian could not help but be surprised when he heard Xiao Chens words. He could not help but cast his gaze on the First Elder. Xiao Qiang smiled gently, No matter. After the n Heades out from istion, he would respect your decisions. He would absolutely not stop you.
Xiao Yn could not help but feel some disappointment when she noticed theck of the desire to go in Xiao Chens words. She said sadly, Miss Feng, can I consider this for awhile first?
Seeing Xiao Yns expression, a strange glow shed in Feng Feixues eyes but it disappeared very quickly. Feng Feixue smiled and said, I will not be leaving for a month; you can take your time and consider carefully.
She then turned her gaze to Xiao Chen, Young Master Xiao, may I have a word with you?
Xiao Chen looked towards the First Elder. After seeing him nod, he replied, Sure, no problem.
The two of them walked out of the great hall, and Feng Feixue was leading the way in front. They stopped when they arrived at the dested garden. Turning around, a pair of bright eyes stared at Xiao Chen.
Feeling a little unnatural, Xiao Chen said, I wonder what does Miss Feng wants to speak to me about.
Pu Ci!
Feng Feixue did not respond to him. Instead, a folding fan appeared in her hands and was shoved in front of Xiao Chens face. The folding fan gave off a fiery-red glow; as it approached Xiao Chen, it opened up with a shua sound.
A fiery-red lotus flower soared high into the air. It was very alluring, and pretty.
Chapter 75 - Rushing Thunder Saber Technique
Chapter 75: Rushing Thunder Saber Technique
Facing Feng Feixues sudden attack, Xiao Chen felt bbergasted in his heart. However, he was not overly panicked. Feng Feixues attack was incredibly sharp, but he could not detect a trace of killing intent.
Rushing Thunder Chop!
Facing the fiery-red lotus in front of him, with just a thought, the Lunar Shadow Saber appeared in his hands and instantly executed the Rushing Thunder Chop. The ck saber light was like rushing thunder, as it chopped toward the red lotus.
Bang!
The lotus flower scattered turning into countless red sparks. Under the bright sun, it was like a butterfly dancing around.
Seeing Xiao Chen execute the Rushing Thunder Chop, a gleam appeared in Feng Feixues eyes. Following that, with a wave of her hands, the folding fan changed out for a slender long saber.
Feng Feixue grasped the long saber in her hand and her feet shifted slightly as she took up a stance. Her aura changed suddenly, and there was harmony between her and the saber; only herself and the saber existed.
Feng Feixue shouted lightly, Draw!
A saber light shed, like aser show; it was fast and graceful. In an instant the saber light reached the surprised Xiao Chen. Regardless of the speed or the force behind this saber, it all had reached the pinnacle of Martial Master.
Xiao Chens brain moved as fast as lightning. When he saw Feng Feixue take up that stance, he immediately thought of the strike that Ao Jiao used when they went to forge his weapon.
Although Feng Feixue did not achieve the same level of aura as Ao Jiao did back then, she had pretty much achieved a good portion of its grace. Xiao Chen did not dare to be careless, and quickly retreated.
However, this saber was too fast. Even though Xiao Chen had retreated in advance, the wind caused by the saber light nimbly cut Xiao Chens forehead, leaving behind a small wound; fresh blood flowed out.
What a fast saber, Xiao Chen thought in his heart as he took a breath of cold air. However, with Feng Feixues second saber strike alreadying, he did not have time to let out even a sigh.
Arclight Chop!
Feng Feixue gently twisted her hands and pointed the tip of the saber downwards. An azure arc of light appeared; this was the arclight caused by the pure saber light.
Everywhere the arclight passed in the garden, flowers flew around and petals scattered everywhere, flying without the wind blowing.
With the settling of countless of fresh flowers, Feng Feixues graceful temperament was currently like that of a fairy from the heavenly pce, pure and without a speck of impurity.
However, Xiao Chen did not have the time to enjoy this hard toe by view; he had to retreat. The angle of this attack had sealed off all paths of attack, leaving him with no other choice but to retreat.
Rushing Heaven Chop!
Feng Feixue shouted gently and her feet softly pushed off the ground. She turned into a streak of light, rushing towards Xiao Chen with her saber pointing at his head. The aura of this saber pressed forward, as though it was hastening toward the heavens, seeming very graceful.
What a strong aura, Xiao Chen eximed in his heart. This surging saber was not fancy at all; it went directly for his head, forcing Xiao Chen to sh with it. However, Xiao Chen had already retreated by two steps, and his aura was also diminished significantly, causing him to lose his opportunity.
Furthermore, this saber had almost reached the level of being one with the saber. Xiao Chen could not find any weak points, and did not know how to deal with it or how to block this soaring saber.
Retreat; he could only continue to retreat.
However, Feng Feixue was rocketing forward. If he continued to retreat backwards and his body rose into the air, just by a little bit, he would naturally run into her saber de.
Xiao Chen felt incredibly sullen. He could only roll backwards in a sorry state, avoiding the surging saber strike. This was the most direct method, and the most effective method, but it was also the method that made him look pathetic.
Rushing Thunder Chop!
Feng Feixue twisted her perfect body in the air, and it rose higher into the sky. There was a sudden p of thunder that crackled behind her, and she seized the opportunity to descend downwards, bringing with her the might of the wind and thunder.
At this moment, Xiao Chen, who was crouching on the ground, did not have enough time to get up. Seeing Feng Feixue sending a saber strike at him containing the might of wind and thunder, Xiao Chen felt incredibly terrified.
Is this the true Rushing Thunder Chop? Xiao Chen thought in his heart. From the moment the saber was drawn, its aura was rising unceasingly while the opponent was forced to continually retreat.
When the opponents aura reached rock bottom, its aura would be raised to its peak. Using a sure kill strike at this moment, filled with surging thunder; it was unblockable.
Just then, Xiao Chen could not waste time considering this; he had no way to avoid this saber. As long as he retreated just by a step, he would be chopped into halves. He could only passively block. When his aura was at its weakest, he had to block the saber, whose aura would be at its peak.
What a great saber technique! Although the situation was urgent, Xiao Chen could not help but praise it in his heart.
Pu Ci!
Xiao Chen stood up bravely and raised his Lunar Shadow Saber. An electrical glow shone in all directions, and the Rank 6 Demonic Core released its boundless might without holding back. He had to raise his aura up as much as he could in the shortest time possible.
Bang!
Feng Feixues saber, which was filled with the might of rushing thunder, ruthlessly hacked on Xiao Chens Lunar Shadow Saber. A resplendent electrical light sted the de of the two sabers apart.
Putong!
Huge force traveled down from the de of the saber, instantly transmitting it to both of their arms, and then their legs. Xiao Chen staggered and retreated backward by two steps.
Rushing Thunder Second Chain Chop!
Feng Feixuended on the ground and shouted loudly. Both of her hands were grasping the saber as she stepped forward, chopping horizontally at Xiao Chen. This saber had a supreme aura to it, which was originally already raised to its peak, and continued to rise even further, finally reaching a shocking level.
Bang!
All of a sudden, Xiao Chens defenses were unable to withstand this saber and he was knocked into the air.
His body continued to fly backwards as Xiao Chen did his best to turn himself around, barely managing tond on the ground stably.
The blood and Qi in his body were surging, and his internal organs all seemed to be shakened. However, Xiao Chen knew that this saber strike did not contain all of Feng Feixues capabilities. Otherwise, he would not have been able to block it.
Feng Feixue wielded the sword as she stood up straight. She said in a somewhat apologetic manner, Young Master Xiao, I have offended you. There is aplete record of this Rushing Thunder Saber Technique at the Heavenly Qin School.
As long as you decided to go to the Heavenly Qin School, there are plenty of such techniques scattered around. There, you would gain tremendous benefits.
Xiao Chen smiled bitterly to himself. After fighting for so long, she was actually attempting to convince him to join the Heavenly Qin School, Feng Feixue, you are interesting.
After listening to Feng Feixues exination, the anger in Xiao Chens heart now disappeared.
Xiao Chen also knew that Feng Feixue had held herself back from the very first strike. Furthermore, she had not revealed any killing intent throughout the entire battle. It can only be said that she was sincere. This kind of straightforward method was also to Xiao Chens liking. It''s a pity that Xiao Chen truly could not go.
Xiao Chen stood up. After he was stable, he suddenly drew his saber. It was the same stance that Feng Feixue had used earlier. Feng Feixue revealed an expression of shock, as this move was not much slower than hers.
Throwing aside the saber in her hands, the folding fan appeared in her hands once more. A fiery-red lotus flower appeared at her feet. Within moments, it spread to an area of ten meters around her; everywhere her feetnded, red lotus flowers would blossom.
Young Master Xiao,
Feng Feixue was about to say something after she stood up straight, but Xiao Chen did not give her this opportunity. He instantly used the Lightning Evasion and appeared in front of her. Seizing a good opportunity, he used the Arclight Chop; a long arc of light appeared in the air.
Feng Feixue was different from Xiao Chen; she had been practising the Rushing Thunder Saber Technique for a period of time already, and understood the essence of this saber technique very well. She knew that she could not retreat. Once she started, she would not be able to stop, finally resulting in her aura reaching rock bottom.
She turned her body to the side gently and sent the folding fan forwards, meeting the Lunar Shadow Saber in Xiao Chens hands.
Boom!
However, Feng Feixue was shocked by the huge force that came from the saber de. She had always thought that Xiao Chen was only a Peak Martial Disciple. Thus, she had controlled her Essence to remain at the level of an early Martial Master, in case she injured Xiao Chen idently.
However, she did not expect that Xiao Chens strength was greater than a regr peak Martial Disciple. Stepping on the red lotus flower under her feet, Feng Feixue retreated backward by quite a few steps.
Rushing Heaven Chop!
Xiao Chen did not wait for her to stabilize herself before rushing over, pointing the saber tip towards her head. This move that put Xiao Chen in a such sorry state earlier was not working on Feng Feixue.
What caused Xiao Chen to be mildly disappointed was that even though Feng Feixue was retreating, she was doing so in a much more rxed manner than Xiao Chen did. As the lotus flowers blossomed, the air was filled with a radiance, following Feng Feixue as she retreated by three steps.
Rushing Thunder Chop!
Xiao Chen shouted out in midair, and a p of thunder crackled behind him. The might of thunder and wind followed him as he moved. This move was something that Xiao Chen had used many times, only executed in a different manner. Xiao Chen could clearly feel the difference between the two.
Release! Feng Feixue shouted lightly in her heart. Two fiery-red lotus flowers appeared in her eyes. The folding fan that was originally giving off a faint glow in her hands turnedplete dull, looking like it waspletely ordinary, and its brilliance was reserved.
She swung it up lightly, catching onto Xiao Chens saber as it descended from the sky. There was no heaven shaking sound or any Qi waves that would result from a collision. It just smoothly blocked Xiao Chens thunderous saber.
She managed to scatter away the aura that had built up to its peak. This was simr to someone having cold water poured on him as he was about to climax.
Xiao Chennded on the ground feeling iparably depressed. He did not even have the opportunity to use the Rushing Thunder Second Chain Chop. The taste of being beaten up by someone like this was unbearable.
The red lotus flowers in her eyes faded away and Feng Feixue smiled mildly, How is it? you have experienced the might of theplete technique for yourself. It is not something an iplete technique canpare to, right?. The Heavenly Qin School still has many more Martial Techniques like this. With the talent you disyed here, your cultivation is sure to advance by leaps and bounds.
Furthermore, this set of Rushing Thunder Saber Technique still has a Rushing Thunder Third Chain Chop. Even Im not able to use it. After you go there, you would be able to learn it immediately.
Xiao Chen recovered his calm and sincerely felt that it was funny. This Feng Feixue was like a wolf grandmother, continually enticing him.
[TL notes: I have to admit, I was very surprised at the use of this term Wolf Grandmother and had to look it up. Apparently it is referring to the wolf in Red Riding Hood, where it pretended to be the grandmother and kept trying to get little Red Riding Hood toe nearer so it could eat her.]
Based on his instincts, he was sure that Feng Feixue did not have any bad intentions. It was a pity that, although Feng Feixues cultivation was high, she was not able to hear the sound of the saber.
Xiao Chen walked to the side and picked up the saber Feng Feixue threw aside, Miss Feng, can you hear its voice?
Feng Feixue was stunned for a while, and was slightly confused before she said, You are talking about listening to the sword, andmunicating with it? I am not able to do it.
The ability to create a resonance with weapons had nothing to do with cultivation, and relied entirely on onesprehension.
Many of the ancient leveled seniors of the Heavenly Qin School were not even able toprehend that level. It was natural for her to not be able to hear the sound of the saber, as that was not her primary weapon.
Xiao Chen cupped his hands in thanks, I sincerely thank Miss Feng for the rmendation. However, I, Xiao Chen, am only looking for a ce where I can hear the sound of the saber. I already have my own ns; I can only ept your kind intentions.
Xiao Chen turned around and left after he said that. Feng Feixue looked at the image of his back as he left, frowning slightly. Thinking in her heart, If he is not going to the Imperial Capital, then this is going to be difficult. With this course, there would be no way to guarantee his safety.
Chapter 76 - Advancing to Martial Master
Chapter 76: Advancing to Martial Master
Xiao Chen walked quickly to his courtyard. He hadprehended some things during the earlier battle. The Essence in his body was continually flowing throughout, and this was a sign that he was about to make a breakthrough.
After using the Low Grade Spirit Stone, his cultivation had already reached the peak of Superior Grade Martial Disciple. Furthermore, during the Trial in Gloomy Forest, he had further solidified his cultivation as a Superior Grade Martial Disciple.
After he came back, he felt that he was already one step into the Martial Master realm. All he had to do was to wait for an opportune moment, and he would be able to immediately make a breakthrough.
Once inside his room, he sat cross-legged and entered into a state of cultivation. Sinking his consciousness down he saw the white clouds, which had increased to eight when he became a Superior Grade Martial Disciple, around the Azure Dragon Martial Spirit. At this moment they were glistening, and their luster was very bright. It was as though they were about to explode.
Indeed, he was about to make a breakthrough. Xiao Chen felt happiness in his heart. Although he had guessed long ago that he would break through to Martial Master before the Promise of Ten Years, he would only feel truly assured when he actually broke into the Martial Master realm.
The Purple Thunder Divine Incantation circted rapidly in his body. Xiao Chens heart was as calm as water. While Xiao Chen was immersed in this wondrous state, the surrounding Spiritual Energy streamed into his body continuously.
His consciousness was controlling the racing Spiritual Energy in his body. Under the guidance of the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation, the Spiritual Energy circled around the meridians of the whole of his body before entering into the Dantian.
The little Azure Dragon in the Dantian opened its mouth and sucked in this Spiritual Energy. There was a satisfied expression on its tiny dragon face. After a while, it spat out pure Essence from its mouth.
Xiao Chen controlled this Essence, making it flow out slowly through his meridians, then he pervaded his bones and muscles with it, tempering his body.
Aside from that time when he used the Spirit Stone, this was something that Xiao Chen would do every time he made a breakthrough. Due to the fact that he condensed his Martial Spirit quitete, he had used most of the Spiritual Energy he absorbed in the early stages to temper his body.
This was an advantage that would be very useful in battle. Xiao Chen did not want to give up this advantage. If he continued on like this, it would only be a matter of time until he was able to reach the level of having tendons of bronze and bones of steel.
The Purple Thunder Divine Incantation circted nonstop in his body. After 49 cycles, Xiao Chen could sense that exploding feeling in his Dantian was bing more and more intense.
Taking a deep breath, he stopped circting Spiritual Energy in the regr cycles and proceeded to circte it in the great cycle, attempting to break through to the Martial Master realm.
Under Xiao Chens cirction, the Spiritual Energy in the room poured into his body like water. Xiao Chen absorbed Spiritual Energy like this for an hour before finally starting to circte it.
This Spiritual Energy, that was much stronger and denser than most regr Spiritual Energy, was slowly circting in his body. Xiao Chen patiently and unhurriedly advanced forward bit by bit, following the order of acupoints along the meridians.
Another hour went by, and the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation finallypleted a great cycle. The turbulent, river-like Spiritual Energy rushed into the Dantian.
The Azure Dragon opened its mouth excitedly, as though it was eating a delicacy, continually absorbing thisrge amount of Spiritual Energy. The white clouds surrounding it turned even brighter; it seemed like it would explode in the next moment.
Booom!
There was an explosion of sounding from near Xiao Chens Martial Spirit after an unknown amount of time. The eight white clouds had erupted, and the area near his martial Spirit was in a state of chaos. However, Xiao Chen did not feel any difort. In fact, it was more like he had been suppressed to the extreme and had finally obtained release.
This was a feeling that Xiao Chen had experienced before during his previous breakthrough. However, it did not feel asfortable as it did now. The pores all over his body opened up and streams of ck impurities flowed out.
After half an hour, Xiao Chen controlled his consciousness and sank it down slowly to check out the area near his Martial Spirit. the originally chaotic area had be clear.
When his consciousness arrived at his Dantian, it seemed like it had arrived at a whole new space. The white clouds of the past were gone, and there was now only a pool of clear water where his Martial Spirit used to reside. Even that tiny Azure Dragon had disappeared.
What was going on? Where was the Azure dragon? Xiao Chen was full of doubt as he thought in his heart.
Pu Tong!
Suddenly, there was a sshing from the pool. A lovable dragon head popped out from the small pond; it was swimming around happily in the crystal waters.
When Xiao Chens consciousness noticed the ssh of water, he observed it carefully. After about 15 mins, Xiao Chen was full of joy.
This pool of water was actually Xiao Chens new method of storing Essence. When he had observed it earlier, just one droplet of the ssh contained the same amount of Essence as ten percent of a white cloud.
Xiao Chen calcted in his heart; there should be about two handfuls of water in the pool in this space. If each drop of water contained the same amount of Essence as one tenth of a white cloud, there would be plenty of Essence avable here.
Regardless of refining medicine or battling with someone, he no longer had to worry about the consumption of his Essence anymore. Xiao Chen even had a rash impulse to try and see if he could execute the Return of the Azure Dragon.
If he were able to, then in the Promise of Ten Years, he would be unrivaled. With the Heaven Ranked Martial Technique, even Martial Grand Masters would not be able to defend against it.
Xiao Chen suddenly opened his eyes, and two beams of purple light shot out from them. Xiao Chen did not know what these purple beams of light meant. Every time he made a breakthrough, such a phenomena would ur in both his eyes.
Shaking his head, Xiao Cheng did not bother to think about this any further. Seeing the disgusting ck impurities on his entire body, he could not help but smile bitterly. Looks like every time he broke through a realm, he would have to change his clothes.
Xiao Chen felt very ufortable covered in these sticky impurities. Thus, he quickly went to take a bath.
After he was done with his bath and changed his clothes, Xiao Chens entire body felt rxed and alert. His face was radiating with health and vigor; he even felt that he was filled with an inexhaustible energy.
Second Young Master, where did you go to? I have been looking for you for a long time, when Bao`er saw him from outside the yard, she ran over hurriedly.
Xiao Chen smiled, Why are you looking for your Young Master? I went to take a bath earlier.
Bao`er checked out Xiao Chen with her eyes after she heard this, revealing a slightly expression that resembled drunkenness. She immediately blushed and said in a soft voice, Second Young Master, you seem to have be even more good looking.
Could it be that when I break into the Martial Master Realm, ones aura would change as well? Xiao Chen thought with some doubts.
However, there had never been any girls who had praised him like that. Xiao Chen smiled awkwardly, You still have not told me why are you looking for me.
Bao`er woke up to reality and hurriedly said, Miss Feng asked me to hand this book to you before she left. She also asked me to pass on a message to you, If you change your mind in future, you can look for me any time.
Xiao Chen smiled bitterly in his heart; this girl had not given up on him yet. He received the book from Bao`er, and took a look. The expression on his face immediately changed slightly. This was actually the hand written copy of theplete manual for the Rushing Thunder Saber Technique.
How long has Miss Feng been gone? Xiao Chen asked as he put the book aside.
Bao`er replied in a lovable manner, She left about two hours ago, I believe.
Looks like I cannot catch up to her Xiao Chen said with some regrets. Xiao Chen did not like receiving grace from another person for no reason at all.
Looks like I will have to repay this debt of gratitude in the future, Xiao Chen muttered to himself as he looked at the hand written copy of theplete manual for the Rushing Thunder Saber Technique.
After returning to his room, Xiao Chen stored the Rushing Thunder Saber Technique manual in his Universe Ring. He did not immediately take a look at it, as he still had something else he wanted to do.
Xiao Chen took out the half meter long piece of wood and cut off a segment that was asrge as his thumb. Then he began to carve it carefully. The Life Bestowal Spell was a very strong Immortal Spell. Although he had not seeded in using it properly before, Xiao Chen had never thought about giving up either.
Now that he was a Martial Master, the most urgent thing in Xiao Chens heart was to continue attempting to seed in this endeavor.
He recalled every single detail of the battle between Yue Ying and Ye Chenzhou as he carved each nuance of Yue Yings appearance, stroke by stroke.
Hu!
Before long, Xiao Chen had finished carving it and gently blew the wood shavings of the sculpture away. He picked it up and observed it carefully. The appearance of the wooden sculpture was almost exactly the same as what Xiao Chen remembered. However, he kept feeling that he was missing something.
The wooden sculpture of the girl had a stern expression on her face. She was frowning slightly; she was not angry, but was radiating might. For a dead, inanimate object, it seemed to be radiating a stern might into the surroundings, just like a queen.
Queen? Something clicked into ce in Xiao Chens mind. It was as though there was a cog in his mind that finally started to move. He seemed to have discovered something that he had not noticed in the past.
Right. Queen! Why would Yue Ying be the queen? Xiao Chen suddenly said joyfully.
He finally understood where he had gone wrong. He was too focused on how she looked when she was in battle Just like a queen who ruled everything under the heavens. Thus, when he carved her, he had carved her in the image of a queen.
However, Yue Ying was not a queen. The image of her looking very awkward when her stomach growled appeared in his mind. He remembered the moment she blushed when she called him a scoundrel.
Now, this was a person made out of flesh and blood. As his cultivation was insufficient to perform the Life Bestowal Spell, he had to make up for it by making carvings. He had to carve out an image of Yue Ying that was true to life, or else, it would just be form without substance and it would not turn into a powerful weapon.
Xiao Chen cut out another piece of Spiritual Wood, once more about the size of his thumb. His hands moved very fast as he carved out the image of the girl, thoroughly merging the image of her as she battled with her look when she was injured.
Although it was easy to think of this, it was difficult to carry out. Xiao Chen carved then rejected his work endlessly. It was only when the half a meter long piece of wood was only left with a tiny segment that Xiao Chen managed toplete a piece of work with which he was satisfied.
The absolute beauty was holding a golden spear, and her mighty and stern face had a faint smile on it. It did not have that earlier, threatening feel to it. Instead, there was the warmth of a girl.
Of course, these were not the parts that Xiao Chen was the most satisfied with. The part that he liked most was that this absolute beauty was wearing only a red bra.
I wonder if she would kill me on the spot if she saw this piece of work? Xiao Chen smiled to himself in a slightly ridiculing manner as he held the wooden sculpture in his hands. Maybe even she did not know that this was her true self.
Casting away the idle thoughts, Xiao Chen focused and decided to use that Dragon Qi that Yue Ying had given to him to merge into the sculpture.
If this still failed, then that Dragon Qi, which could save his life in a crucial moment, would be wasted.
Chapter 77 - The Surging Undercurrents
Chapter 77: The Surging Undercurrents
With just a thought, The Azure Dragon in Xiao Chens Dantian swam up to the waters surface, spitting out a golden colored Dragon Qi. The Dragon Qi travelled via the meridians and flowed out of his body, appearing on Xiao Chens right hand.
The energy contained in this Dragon Qi was very strong. This was the true Dragon Qi that had been passed down for thousands of years in the Great Qin Nation. Xiao Chen was surprised that Yue Ying was willing to give him a strand of it.
If this Dragon Qi waspletely used, even a Martial Saint would be severely injured. It was not an exaggeration for her to say that it would be able to protect Xiao Chens life.
Hu!
Xiao Chen carefully infused the Dragon Qi into the wooden sculpture. A stream of golden light appeared at the feet of the wooden sculpture, and when thest bit of Dragon Qi was infused within, the entire wooden sculpture gave off a resplendent golden light.
Xiao Chen took a deep breath. With a slight thought from him, the clear water around his Martial Spirit began to gradually surge up. A thick Essence flowed slowly to his right hand. He raised it and tapped on the forehead of the wooden sculpture with one finger.
Hu Chi!
The boundless Essence streamed into the wooden sculpture through that finger; it gave off a faint radiance. Xiao Chens Essence was continually exhausted, as though incapable of beingpletely filled up. After 15 minutes, the clear water in his Dantian had already reduced by half.
Xiao Chen was surprised in his heart, To think that this Life Bestowal Spell would exhaust so much Essence. No wonder it was impossible to seed before bing a Martial Master.
With the amount, purity, and strength of the Essence of a Martial Disciple, it was impossible to meet the requirements of this spell. Furthermore, the sculpture he made was not up to par. This naturally resulted in him failing.
Shua!
When the amount of Essence in Xiao Chens body was reduced to a quarter, the wooden sculpture suddenly turnedrge with a shua sound. The Yue Ying that was only wearing a bra and holding a long spear came to life in front of Xiao Chen.
She gently swung the golden spear in her hands, and nine golden dragon shadows appeared behind her back. With a boom, the dragon shadows flew all around in a chaotic manner before finally entering into her long spear.
Xiao Chen was full of joy. With just a thought, Yue Ying turned into a beam of light and shot towards his hand, turning into a wooden sculpture once again.
Sess!
After trying for countless times, I finally seeded once. In the future, if I run into any Martial Saint expert, I will be able to hold my ground, Xiao Chen muttered joyfully to himself as he grasped the wooden sculpture tightly.
It was less than half a month to the Promise of Ten Years. There were surging undercurrents within Mohe City.
Mohe City, in a Secret Room of the Tang n:
The Tang n Head, Zhang n Head, the mysterious old man in blue clothes, and a few consecrates of the two ns were there.
The Zhang n Heads face was full of anxiety as he said, Elder Leng, when can you pass the Returning Essence Pill to me? For the great undertaking of the Leng n, I have already risked everything. Now that my eldest son has been crippled, you must do something to help him.
The blue clothed Martial Saint smiled gently, Elder Zhang, there is no need to be anxious. Im sure I dont have to tell you how precious the Returning Essence Pill is, as it can help to recondense the Martial Spirit. Yesterday, I received news that my n head has specially requested one from the Misty Sword Sect. It will probably arrive tonight.
The Zhang n Head revealed an expression of joy as he said, In that case, many thanks to Elder Leng. I am eternally grateful.
The blue clothed man waved his hands, There is no need to stand on ceremony. We still need to rely on your son, as well as the son of the Tang n Head. Helping you is equivalent to helping myself.
When Tang Tian, who was standing beside him, heard that the Zhang n head had managed to obtain a Returning Essence Pill, he felt some dissatisfaction in his heart and he said, Elder Leng, my eldest son died at such a young age. Why do I not see you makingpensation for that?
The expression on the blue clothed mans face changed slightly, Elder Tang, its not right that you say such a thing. With regards to the matter with the Six-Tailed Spirit Fox, I have held up my end of the bargain; I have done everything I should have. The one who killed your son was Xiao Chen.
Furthermore, as far as I know, the talent of your eldest son is merely average. Normally, you wouldn''t even care about him.
Tang Tians face turned dark. The words of the blue clothed man were indeed true. He was not able to find any words or retort to that, and could only snort coldly without saying anything else.
When the blue clothed man saw the situation, the expression on his face turned warmer, smiling, Elder Tang, you dont have to be too anxious. After the Promise of Ten Years, when we obtain the Seven Horn Mountain, our Leng n will start up a new sect. By that time, the position of Supreme Elder will definitely be yours.
When Tang Tian heard this, his expression became warmer, However, the three participants from the Xiao n are extremely strong. Not to mention the terrifying Xiao Chen, there is still Xiao Jian, and Xiao Yn. The two of them are Martial Masters. Im afraid that even if Zhang He recovers his strength, we will still be unable to beat them.
The blue clothed man smiled coldly, Is Xiao Chen very strong? Im not so sure. He was just lucky, and managed to kill one injured Martial Grand Master. He is not even a Martial Master, so how strong can he be?
Furthermore, even if he is very strong, he would first require the opportunity to even attend thepetition. Otherwise, no matter how strong he is, it will be useless.
Tang Tian and the Zhang n Head exchanged a look with each other, Could it be that Elder Leng is nning to take action personally, and cripple that fellow? However, doesnt the Xiao n have a Martial Saint expert as well?
The blue clothed man said indifferently, In another two days, the Leng n Head will bring three Martial Saint elders to Mohe City personally. This Promise of Ten Years is something that was established by the Mohe City Lord. It is not appropriate to sabotage this in the open, but it is still possible to y some tricks behind their backs.
As for that Martial Saint from the Xiao n Haha He is just an Inferior Grade Martial Saint. My n Head could destroy him with just the wave of his hand.
The n heads of the Zhang n and Tang n were both shocked in their hearts. This meant that, including the blue clothed man, all five Martial Saint experts of the Leng n would being. With their strength, they would be able to sweep away the Xiao n simply by relying on these five people.
Now that Xiao Chen had seeded at the Life Bestowal Spell, he focused his remaining time on consolidating his cultivation as an Inferior Grade Martial Master and drawing Talismans.
A Martial Master had an abundant amount of Essence, so Xiao Chen attempted to create Grade 3 Talismans a few times and found that the sess rates were higher than before. If his Purple Thunder Divine Incantation could advance to the thirdyer, then he could guarantee a 90% sess rate.
The days passed just like that, and in the blink of an eye, another week had passed.
Cousin Xiao Chen, are you there?
Xiao Chen was currently in his room drawing a Grade 3 dual attributed attack Talisman. He immediately put down what he was doing when he heard Xiao Yns voice.
The instant Xiao Chen put down the brush, the Spiritual Energy in the Talismanpletely faded away. Then it rose up into the air and burnt up, turning into ashes. This was normal for drawing talismans; if one was unable to finish it in a breath, then all the work put in was wasted.
Xiao Chen felt that it was a pit in his heart. This was a Grade 3 Icefire Talisman, and it was just hairs breadth away frompletion. If he was lucky, it could have seeded.
Xiao Chen was mildly surprised when he opened the doors. Aside from Xiao Yn, there was also Xiao Jian, Xiao Ling`er, Ye Lan, and the other people from the Trial of Gloomy Forest with her.
Whats going on? Why did you alle here? Xiao Chen said with some surprise.
Xiao Ling`er had a big smile on her face as she said, Elder Brother Xiao Chen, do you still not know? The First Elder gave us a one day holiday today, allowing all of us to go out. We all decided to take a walk around Mohe City, but we were missing you.
Xiao Chen suddenly understood something. This move of the First Elder was correct. After all, this was a bunch of young people. If they were locked up in the house, they would be stifled and something might go wrong.
However, some suspicions appeared in his heart. With so many people going out, what if something happened?
Xiao Ling`er could tell that he was worrying about something. She raised her lily-white hands and pointed towards a certain direction, Take a look in that direction; there is a consecrate or something over there protecting us. We will be fine.
Xiao Chen looked in the direction she pointed and discovered that Liu Fengyin was standing outside the courtyard resting with his eyes closed. Behind him, there were also a few of the Xiao ns Martial Grand Masters following him.
Xiao Chenughed involuntarily in his heart. The First Elder was actually willing to send a big portion of the Xiao ns elite forces just for the group of them.
Lets go then, Xiao Chen stopped hesitating and followed the group of them to Mohe City.
In Mohe City, there were crowds moving around everywhere. It was as bustling as it had been in the past.
The group of them followed the crowd and wandered around the streets, shopping everywhere. Xiao Chen suddenly discovered, regardless of the world, the girls all had a strong desire for shopping.
Aside from Xiao Chen and Xiao Jian, out of the ten of them, the other males had bags of varied sizes hanging all over them. Ye Lan was the most miserable out of the lot; he was responsible for the things that Xiao Ling`er purchased. In every possible ce where something could be hung, there was something hanging on him.
Lets go to Cultivator''s za to take a look! Ye Lan finally could no longer take it, and made the suggestion in the hopes that it would distract Xiao Ling`er from shopping further.
Cultivator''s za Xiao Chen thought in his heart, The Promise of Ten Years that was taking ce seven dayster would be held in Cultivator''s za. If they go there to check out the situation first, it would definitely be beneficial for them when the duels start.
Cousin Yn, how about we go take a look? The duels are in seven days, and it might be good to check out the location in advance.
Xiao Yn smiled faintly, We will follow what Cousin Xiao Chen says.
Ye Lan and his other male brethren all looked at Xiao Yn with gratitude and released their breath in relief. Only Xiao Ling`er seemed dissatisfied, as she was grumbling that she had not purchased enough things yet. When Ye Lan heard this, he felt very down, and he could not even muster up the mood to cry.
Cultivator''s za was the center of Mohe City. In the center of the za, there was a hundred meters tall statue. This was a statue of the emperor of the Tianwu Dynasty from ten thousand years ago.
Every city in the continent would have a Cultivator''s za; each of those Cultivator''s zas would have a huge statue in the middle. The likenesses of the people carved into the statues at each location were basically all of the famous Martial Emperors of the past.
Around the statue, there were 16 arenas made of Heavenly Mountain Stones. One of the arenas was particrly eye catching; its size and height were muchrger than the surrounding ones.
These arenas were all operated by the City Lord. This was a norm in the Tianwu Continent, and there would normally be plenty of people here. However, it currently was a prohibited zone, not allowing anyone to go in or out.
Every year, there was arge scalepetition that was held in Mohe Citys Cultivator''s za. It was organized by the City Lord personally. Aside from winning generous prizes, one could also raise their reputation, and possibly be seen in a good light by the major ns or the City Lord.
This was the most bustling period in Mohe City. Furthermore, thispetition coincided with the Promise of Ten Years of Mohe Citys three major ns. Imagining the kind of bustling scene It would be horrifyingly crowded.
Thus, the City Lords manor had sealed up the Cultivator''s za half a month ago and begun rehearsals, as well as conducting repairs in order to guarantee that nothing adverse would happen.
However, this restriction was for the outsiders. For the Xiao n group, it was not a problem. All they had to do was report their identities, and the City Lord Manors people would not stop them.
The group walked towards the statue of the Tianwu Emperor in the center of the za. In front of the emperor of ten thousand years ago even the restless people in the crowd all quieted down.
Just at this moment, Xiao Chen suddenly felt two gazes filled with killing intent staring at him. He turned his head and saw Tang Feng and Zhang He at an arena not far away, staring at him with a cold gaze. Apparently they were dueling with each other earlier.
Zhang He was still actually able to use Martial Techniques? Xiao Chen was sure that he did not see wrongly. The two of them were indeed dueling earlier, and Zhang He had even used a Martial technique.
Whats going on? Xiao Chens heart was filled with doubt. As he was thinking, Tang Feng and Zhang He jumped down from the arena and started to walk towards him.
Chapter 78 - Night of the Massacre
Chapter 78: Night of the Massacre
The crowd in front of the Tianwu Emperor statue also noticed Tang Feng and Zhang He walking over; they all noticed the two n elders leveled characters following behind them. With the approach of the Promise of Ten Years, the three ns attached heavy importance to the protection of their participants.
In front of the Tianwu Emperors statue, under the bright sun, the people of the Xiao n were standing across from the people of the Zhang n and Tang n.
Xiao Chen, its been a long time, Zhang He said slowly as he walked up to the front.
When Xiao Jian first saw Zhang He, the mes of anger lit in both his eyes. He clenched his right fist tightly, and it gave off a cracking sound. When he thought of the scene from that day, his heart suffered torment.
Hearing Zhang Hes voice, he could no longer restrain himself, Zhang He, do you dare to have a duel with me?
Zhang He smiled coldly, Who do you think you are? I am talking to Xiao Chen, why are you interrupting me? Just a piece of trash Do you think that you are still Mohe Citys number one person?
When Xiao Jian heard this he was startled, and angrily said, Zhang He! Dont go overboard
Xiao Chen looked at Zhang He coldly as the Lunar Shadow Saber suddenly appeared in this hand. His feet shifted slightly, then his aura changed abruptly. There was harmony between himself and the saber; only he and the saber existed.
Draw!
There was a sh of saber light as Xiao Chen suddenly made his move. Zhang He was startled; he had not expected that Xiao Chen would make a move against him in front of everyone without even saying a single word.
He rapidly moved his body backwards. It was a pity that this saber was too fast. Furthermore, it was under the situation of a surprise attack.
He utilized the movement technique, Heavenly Roc Spreading Wings, to its extreme. However, a bright red wound still appeared on his right arm, and blood instantly flowed out.
The Zhang n and Tang n elders immediately rushed forward anxiously. However, when they saw Liu Fengyin standing silently behind, no one dared to take another step.
The elders of the Xiao n also immediately rushed forward. In an instant, their bows were drawn and arrows ready. The atmosphere was extremely tense.
Zhang He said angrily, Xiao Chen, you actually dare to injure me in front of everyone!
Xiao Chen put aside his saber and stood up straight. Smiling indifferently he said, With regards to the barking of dogs, I have always taken action instead of trying to reason with them. Could it be that if a dog bites me, then I should bite it back?
This insult did not contain any obscenities, but it managed to infuriate Zhang Hepletely. Xiao Jian instantly felt a significant relief of his anger.
Brother Zhang, there is no need to get into a conflict with them here. They wont be able to continue bragging for long, Tang Feng, who was beside him, advised.
Zhang He calmed himself down and thought about the things his father briefed him on that morning. Then he said to Xiao Chen, Xiao Chen, Ill make you pay sooner orter. The humiliation of that day I will return it manifold.
Xiao Chen said nothing. Instead, the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation circted rapidly in his body and his right hand suddenly pointed at Zhang He; a small thread of purple mes fired out.
Due to the fact that Xiao Chen shot out this thread of mes in a hurry, he did not revolve it around his finger first before firing it; thus, the strength of the mes was not strong. The mes brushed by Zhang Hes head before dissipating. All this happened in an instant; it was as though nothing had happened at all.
Pu!
All of a sudden, there was a stream of fire that went by his head. The hair that Zhang He had painstakingly grown over the past month burned up again.
Xiao Chen did not infuse much Essence into this me, so while it was very quickly executed, it also disappeared very quickly too; it was extinguished after just two seconds. However, Zhang Hes hair waspletely burned. There was a certain burning stenching from his head and azure smokeing off it.
The surrounding people quickly scattered and hid. The Xiao ns crowd all started tough out loud. Even some Tang n disciples who were with them, secretly snickered.
Xiao Chen! Zhang He shouted out with a cracked voice. He could no longer keep his emotions calm.
Under instruction from the elder leveled cultivators, some of the Zhang n disciples beside him were holding on to the raging Zhang He, preventing him from rushing out.
Tang Feng was unable to continue just watching. He held the Ice Fire Bow in his hand and said to Xiao Chen, Xiao Chen, dont go overboard. Dont you think this is too much?
Overboard? Too much? Xiao Chen smiled coldly in his heart. After pointing to my nose and threatening me in front of so many people, you actually say that Im going overboard? Does the world revolve around them in the eyes of these people?
Xiao Chen said coldly, I said it before, I will not try to reason with a dog. When a dog barks at me, I will take action instead of trying to reason with it.
Seeing Tang Fengs state of disbelief, Xiao Chen sighed quietly in his heart, Indeed, everything in this world is decided by strength.
If his opponent did not see that Liu Fengyin was here, he would be the one humiliated. He did not believe that Zhang He came over to greet him because he had not seen Xiao Chen for a long time and had missed him.
Zhang He and Tang Feng obviously wanted to make use of their advantage in numbers to thoroughly humiliate him. Only, they did not expect that Liu Fengyin would be present too. Thus, they ended up suffering a huge disadvantage.
After a long time, The burnt odor on Zhang Hes head faded away. He truly no longer wished to remain here. He appeared to want to say something before he brought his people away from this ce.
However, when he thought of what happened earlier, he suppressed the words he wanted to say. Instead, he red at Xiao Chen fiercely.
Xiao Yn and the others were no longer in the mood to shop after that bunch of people caused such trouble. Before they left, Xiao Chen looked at the hundred meter tall statue of the Tianwu Emperor behind him.
Thinking to himself, He had the supreme Heavenly me that was capable of burning down the entire continent. With his own personal strength, he was able to unite the continent and establish his own dynasty. These were the legends about the Tianwu Emperor.
Even after ten thousand years, after the Tianwu dynasty was destroyed, the people were still unable to forget the Tianwu Emperor. This was how awe inspiring the Emperor of that generation was.
During his generation, there were many other outstanding people. However, they were all overshadowed by him, turning into stepping stones for him before their existences were finally lost in the river of time.
Would I, Xiao Chen, be like the Tianwu Emperor after ten thousand years? Standing tall for a long time, achieving immortality? Or would I be a stepping stone for others?
It waste at night, the moon was high, and stars filled the sky.
Xiao Residence, Within Xiao Chens Courtyard:
After Xiao Chen came back, he immediately continued to draw talismans. As night approached, he examined the hand written Manual of the Rushing Thunder Saber Technique carefully.
Ever since this book was handed to Xiao Chen, he had not had the time to take a look. At this moment, after he began looking it over, he was immediately absorbed in it.
Rushing Thunder Chop It was originally just a Superior Grade Yellow Ranked Martial Technique. However, the next few moves that were chained after it increased its might by several times, causing it to reach the standard of a Superior Grade Profound Ranked Martial Technique.
He had inherited the Battle Sage Origins Changing Character Form from the Thunder Emperor. As long as a Martial Technique was executed in front of him once, he would be able to imitate at least 80% to 90% of it.
Although its power would be slightly decreased, once heprehended the essence of it, it would even be possible to surpass the original might of the Martial Technique.
The Rushing Thunder Chop was something that Xiao Chen had practised for quite awhile. After he saw Feng Feixue use it that time, he immediately understood the essence of this Rushing Thunder Saber Technique. Thus, he was able to rapidly andpletely replicate it using the Changing Character Form
Now that he had theplete manual of the Changing Character Form, hisprehension of its essence went up by another level. He was even able toprehend the final move in the saber technique, the Rushing Thunder Third Chain Chop.
Pu!
In the silence of the night, suddenly there was a muffled scream. This was the cry of a person who had his mouth covered shortly before his death.
Although the sound was very soft, after Xiao Chen became a Martial Master, his five senses were raised significantly. He was slightly startled in his heart, Could it be that the Zhang n and Tang n came to kill them?
Bang! Bang! Bang!
The sounds of battle grew louder and louder. Miserable cries echoed continually. Xiao Chen hurriedly released his Spiritual Sense, and in that instant everything in the Xiao n was visible to him.
Via his Spiritual Sense, there were three shadows killing openly. The speed of the three was extremely fast, and practically no one was a match for them. The elite guards of the Xiao n were as weak as paper to them; with just a light hit, they would be shattered into pieces.
Martial Saints! There were actually three Martial Saint Experts. Xiao Chen was startled and his heart was thrown into turmoil, Why would there be three Martial Saints Experts appearing in Mohe City?
The faces of the three of them were masked, and they did not indulge in the battle. They were very fast, and they only dealt with the people directly in their way.
Xiao Chen checked the direction they were travelling in and suddenly realized their targets were Xiao Yn, Xiao Jian, and himself. These were all the participants of the Promise of Ten Years.
It was indeed the work of the Zhang n and Tang n. Seeing the disciples that died miserably, Xiao Chen clenched his fist furiously. He was bleeding in his heart; there was a strong killing intent in his heart.
Where was Liu Fengyin?
Xiao Chen turned his attention to another area and he saw Liu Fengyins figure. He was currently upied by a blue clothed person. He was already having difficulties protecting himself and was unable to get away.
At an even further location, the First Elder led a group of Martial Grand Masters. However, they were dyed by a powerful Martial Saint. That person did not kill them, but when someone came to provide assistance, he would immediately hold them back.
There were actually five Martial Saint Experts here. The situation was bad. Xiao Chen hurriedly left his room and rushed to Bao`ers room.
Young Master, whats going on? Bao`er said with a panicked expression as she walked out from the room; she had heard the miserable cries of the peopleing from the outside.
Xiao Chen was about to exin when suddenly an overwhelming killing intent came over. That shocking aura was about to put pressure on someone, even though they were not near yet.
Xiao Chen pushed Bao`er back into her room and quickly told her, Quickly go back to your room. Remember, regardless of what you hear, do note out.
Remember, regardless of what you hear, you absolutely must note out.
Although Bao`er was slightly confused, she had never seen Xiao Chen reveal such an anxious expression before. Thus, she obeyed his words and ran back to her room.
Suddenly, a figure appeared on the walls of the courtyard. There was a sword dripping with blood in his hands. A ck cloth covered his face, preventing people from seeing what he looked like; His eyes were glowing, ring at Xiao Chen.
Pu Ci!
The ck clothed person waved his sword, and a 6.6 meter long blue sword Qi was sent flying at Xiao Chen. This was the true sword Qi, a characteristic of a Martial Saint sword user, unlike the sword Qi that Zhang He used by means of his Holy Sword Martial Saint.
[Note: 6.6 meters is 2 zhang. It''s a Chinese unit of measurement where 3 zhang is ten meters.]
The sword Qi surged over, and very soon it arrived in front of Xiao Chen. Xiao Chen knew he could not defend against this, so he hurriedly retreated backward.
Bang!
Xiao Chens front foot shifted and the sword Qi shed the area where he was standing just a moment prior. With a loud exploding sound, a deep pit was created on the ground.
Streams of Qi waves scattered in all directions, and dust flew everywhere. Xiao Chen was still in midair, and had not yetnded, when he was caught up in the Qi wave. His body was sted backward, crashing onto the ground with a loud bang.
This was the might of just one sword sh. A Martial Saint Expert was indeed strong. Xiao Chen was very startled in his heart. The figure on the wall suddenly disappeared.
In the next instant, he reappeared above Xiao Chen, his sword emitting a6.6 meters long sword Qi. The might of this strike was matchless as it descended down from the sky.
At this moment, no matter how powerful a Martial Technique was, it would be useless because there was no time for him to use them at all. Xiao Chens hand moved quickly and the wooden sculpture, that was carved from the Spiritual Wood, was thrown up above his head.
Chapter 79 - Xiao Xiong
Chapter 79: Xiao Xiong
Shua!
With a shua sound, the wooden sculpture turned into a girl wielding a long golden spear in mid air. When her long spear moved slightly, the surrounding space seemed to freeze up.
Yue Ying blew a long whistle and the nine dragon shadows behind here surged forward. The streams of dragon shadow and the supreme might of the dragon entered the spear, causing its golden glow to rise to its peak. The spear was sent towards the sword strike the ck clothed man sent from the sky.
Bang!
As the golden light came in contact with that 6.6 meters long sword Qi, it gave off a loud sound. A Qi wave that was visible with the naked eye sted out in all directions.
After the ck clothed mannded, he quickly backed off. He looked at Yue Ying, who had suddenly appeared, with a cautious expression. He could not understand How did a girl with a strength at least equal to a Martial Saint appear beside Xiao Chen?
Who are you? How are you rted to the Xiao Residence?
Yue Ying did not answer, nor was she able to. She raised the spear in her hand, and nine streams of dragon shadow flew up again. The ck clothed man struck out in retaliation, fighting with Yue Ying at close quarters.
Seeing the two of them fight, Xiao Chen did not know whether to join the fight or retreat. This Life Bestowal Spell may be strong, but it could not be sustained for long. Against a Martial Saint Expert, it definitely would not be able to kill him.
If he left here now, it would mean leaving Bao`er here alone; that was too dangerous.
Chi!
Suddenly, a white colored firework rose high in the sky above Xiao Yns courtyard. Xiao Chens heart stopped for a second; he had a bad feeling about this. His hurriedly sent his Spiritual Sense in that direction.
In the middle of the courtyard, many Xiao n disciplesid on the floor, dead. Xiao Yn was lying in the middle, and her face was pale as fresh blood continuously flowed from the corner of her mouth. It was unclear whether she was alive or not. There was a ck clothed man leaving rapidly at the back.
Cousin Yn! Xiao Chen felt a pinch in his heart. He wanted to execute the Lightning Evasion to hurry over to take a look.
Thinking of running? Thats not going to happen, the ck clothed man saw that Xiao Chen was intending to leave. He hurriedly used his sword to brush away Yue Yings attack and leaped forward fiercely. A lightning fast sword strike was chopping towards Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen hurriedly executed the Lightning Evasion, retreating backwards quickly. His eyes were bloodshot as he shouted, You bastard, dont force me!
The ck clothed manughed coldly, Just an insignificant Martial Master. What qualifications do you have to say this to me?
After he said this he ignored Yue Ying, who was rushing over to attack him, and raised his sword to kill Xiao Chen. The earlier white firework meant that one of them had already seeded.
Feeling anxious in his heart, he did not wish to dy this. Even if he had to suffer an attack, he wanted to severely injure Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen continued to retreat backward as he casually threw out a grade three talisman. The talisman rapidly opened up in midair before turning into an intense fireball, exploding in the air.
With the talisman as the center, arge amount of mes and shock waves sted out in all directions. The air was instantly burnt up as an earth shattering, surging heatwave engulfed the area.
Boom!
A biting cold energy exploded out from the ck clothed mans body. The mes that were nearest to his body were immediately dispersed. The ck clothed man felt disdain in his heart. It seemed this powerful me was not even worth mentioning in his eyes.
However, the talisman in the air did not disappear when the mes were dispersed. It continued to hover, giving off a bright radiance, before exploding again.
Hu!
An extremely cold Qi sted out into the surroundings. This air seemed to have frozen up. The surrounding temperature instantly decreased by more than a hundred degrees celsius. The cold air caused one to tremble when they breathed.
The ck clothed man quickly stopped, feeling shocked in his heart, but he did not panic. He circted the Essence in his body, and instantly expelled the cold Qi from himself.
Pi Ci!
The heatwave that was dispersed earlier suddenly came surging back from all directions, interacting with the cold Qi in the air. The ck clothed man suddenly felt uneasy. There was an endless cold Qi on his left side and a surging heatwave on his right.
Boom!
The ipatible elements came in contact with each other. When the two opposite energies reached a certain level, they exploded abruptly. It was much stronger that the earlier ones. With the ck clothed man as the center point, there was an explosion.
The ck clothed man was caught off guard, and was sted out. Although he appeared to be in a sorry state, he did not suffer any major injuries.
Before he was able to stand stable, nine streams of golden dragon shadows were heading towards him rapidly. These nine dragon shadows contained the Dragon Qi that Xiao Chen infused within Yue Yings sculpture. Its strength was not weak. If struck by it, even a Martial Saint would suffer a serious injury,
Martial Technique, Pushing Clouds Gazing At Sun
The ck clothed man did not dare to be careless as he hurriedly executed his own Profound Ranked Martial Technique. A bright radiance blossomed from his sword de, cutting apart the darkness as though he was slicing apart dark clouds. The sword de was as bright as the sun.
The strong Martial Techniques of the two of them collided with each other. The stone table in Xiao Chens courtyard was shattered into dust as a result of the energy waves.
Xiao Chen was not in the mood to continue zealously fighting. He sent out his Spiritual Sense again and discovered that Xiao Yns originally open eyes were already closed. Hisplexion turned even more pale. There were a few people rushing over from the side, picking her up in a fluster, and bringing her to the Xiao ns dispensary.
Xiao Chens heart was nowpletely at a loss. He wanted to immediately send over a Blood Replenishing Pill. He raised his legs with the intent to leave.
I said before, you cannot leave! the ck clothed man threw off Yue Ying again, and chased after Xiao Chen.
Just then, another firework rose high into the sky. Another person had seeded. ording to the n, it was time to retreat. However, he still had yet to even touch Xiao Chens body.
Xiao Chens eyes were bloodshot as he shouted lividly, You bastard! I said not to force me any further! Did you not hear me?
Martial Technique, Wind From All Directions!
The ck clothed man raised his sword and countless sword shadows appeared everywhere. A whirlwind was formed, blowing up all the dirt on the ground instantly.
Hu!
The whirlwind came to the ck clothed man, causing him to fly high in the air. He shouted angrily in the sky and the sword shadows all returned. The light on his sword grew longer by a fold.
Heavenly Lightning Shield!
With the assistance of the whirlwind, the speed of the ck clothed man was incredibly fast. Xiao Chen would not be able to evade in time; he could only use the Heavenly Lightning Shield to defend. A shield, made out of electricity and in the shape of the character, instantly wrapped around Xiao Chen.
Bang!
The sword light attack struck the Heavenly Lightning Shield and gave off a muffled sound. There were tiny cracks appearing in the Heavenly Lightning Shield and after a short moment, it waspletely broken down.
The huge force of the sword light immediately sted Xiao Chen flying. A bloody wound appeared on his right shoulder. If Xiao Chens Heavenly Lightning Shield had not blocked that attack, it would have been sufficient to chop Xiao Chen into halves.
As Xiao Chen took out a Blood Replenishing Pill and ced it in his mouth, he smiled bitterly to himself. In front of absolute strength, all strategies and tricks are useless, no matter how ingenious they are.
Just like now, he could imitate the Wind From All Directions. However, before he would be able to fly up in the the air, he would be sliced into two halves.
Only by using the Return of the Azure Dragon could he possibly injure this person. Or else, even when he was killed, he would not be able to injure him at all. In front of absolute strength, one could only use a strength that was stronger.
With just a single thought, Yue Yings body glowed with a magnificent golden light. The nine dragon shadows continuously circled around her, and she issued a dragons hiss.
The ck clothed man looked coldly at Yue Ying. He did not pay too much attention to her. After exchanging blows with her, he had already figured out her weak point. She was not agile enough, she did not have the movement techniques and reactions of a Martial Saint Expert, only her strength was at the Martial Saint level.
Seeing blood flowing from the wound on Xiao Chens right shoulder, the ck clothed man said to himself indifferently, Just one more strike and I can leave this ce.
Boundless Azure Sea!
Suddenly, a boundless sea appeared behind Yue Ying. An azure dragon broke out from the sea and roared loudly. It circled in the sky for a while, before rushing at the ck clothed man.
It actually was an Earth Ranked Martial Technique, the ck clothed man thought in shock. Its a Martial Technique from the Imperial courts; how did this girl obtain it?
Bang!
What a fast speed! This was the final thought in the ck clothed mans head before he was hit by the azure dragons attack. With a loud sound, a three-meter pit appeared on the ground. Countless cracks extended out in all directions.
Rumble!
When the cracks extended to the walls of the courtyard, the walls immediately crumbled. In the next instant, all the buildings in the courtyard copsed. This was because the foundations were damaged, causing all of them to fall over abruptly.
Xiao Chen protected himself with his two arms in front of him. After he was forced by the Qi wave a few steps, he managed to slowly stabilize himself. He looked towards Bao`ers room with some worry and discovered that she was trapped beneath a beam. Xiao Chen looked at the scene with eyes filled with fear and worry.
As long as everything is fine, Xiao Chen breathed out in relief.
After Yue Ying used this move, she immediately turned into a beam of golden light and flew to Xiao Chens hands, turning back into a wooden statue.
Seeing that the glow of the wooden statue had dimmed significantly, Xiao Chen felt distressed in his heart. The Boundless Azure Sea can only be used two more times before the wooden sculpture was used up.
Within the deep pit, the ck clothed man slowly stood up. Blood trickled out from the corner of his mouth. He had not expected that he would actually get injured on this mission.
With a gentle leap, the ck clothed man was standing back on the ground. What caused him to feel surprised was that he was no longer about to sense that Martial Saint Expert.
He suddenly thought of something and spoke to Xiao Chen, The person earlier That is some kind of secret treasure, right? Now that the secret treasure has vanished, you still did not leave? Im surprised.
Xiao Chen gently waved his hands and the Lunar Shadow Saber,ying on the ground in the distant corner, flew back into his hands. An electrical glow radiated from the saber de, and the energy of the Rank 6 Demonic Core was releasedpletely.
The eyes of the ck clothed man brightened and he said indifferently, I will be taking this Demonic Weapon!
Xiao Chen looked coldly at the ck clothed man walking slowly toward him. The Essence in his body was circting ording to the methods of the Dragon Subduing sh. The Essence circted rapidly as he stored up strength and waited for an opportunity to use the Return of the Azure Dragon.
Bang!
Just as Xiao Chen was about to use the Return of the Azure Dragon, there was the sound of ground breakinging from the distance. A human figure broke throughyers of barriers, and flew high into the sky.
Martial King?
The two of them stopped what they were doing, but the expressions on their faces were different. Xiao Chen knew that he was saved. However, the ck clothed man did not hesitate to quickly flee, executing his movement techniques to the extreme.
The human figure in the sky was the Xiao n Head that had been in istion training, Xiao Xiong. There were rumbling soundsing from around him continuously. In an instant, he flew to the front of the ck clothed man.
Chapter 80 - Face Stomping
Chapter 80: Face Stomping
Bang!
Just an instant ago, Xiao Xiong was still flying through the air. In the next instant, hended behind the ck clothed man. When the ck clothed man heard the sound, he immediately turned around and shed out with his sword.
With a hu sound, Xiao Xiong immediately moved to the back of the ck clothed man again and struck out with his palm, attacking his back.
Ka ka! this was the sound of his bones breaking.
The ck clothed man took a deep breath in pain, and when he turned around again, all he saw was a shadow shing by; Xiao Xiong had moved to his back once again and struck him with his palm once more.
Pu Ci!
The ck clothed man spat out a mouthful of blood.
Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!
Xiao Xiongs body position kept constantly changing as he continued sending out palm strikes against the ck clothed mans body. As for the ck clothed man, he was not even able to touch the corner of Xiao Xiongs clothes. Blood kept flowing out of his mouth; he waspletely helpless, and was not able to retaliate at all.
Hu! Hu!
Suddenly, the strong Martial Saint in the distance who was obstructing Xiao Qiang and the others, flew over, sending a palm strike at Xiao Xiong.
Xiao Xiong gave up on the ck clothed man and exchanged blows with that person. Boom! There was a muffled sound as small ripples appeared in the surrounding air.
The two of them retreated backward a few steps before they began exchanging blows with each other again in the next instant. Their hands and feet were moving everywhere, the wind from their palms was like thunder; their speed was incredibly fast.
Xiao Chen, who was standing at the side, could not even see the shadow of the two of them; he could only hear the unending explosive sounds, and the ripples through the air. Xiao Chen was secretly shocked in his heart; even if it were a Martial Grand Mastering in contact with the ripples in the air, they would immediately be shattered into dust.
Xiao Chen turned his gaze to the now incredibly weak ck clothed man. His face revealed a dark smile as he walk towards him, slowly.
What are you thinking of doing? That ck clothed man said anxiously when he saw Xiao Chen walking over with an equally dark expression on his face.
He was severely injured by Xiao Xiong earlier, but with his battle prowess now, even an Inferior Grade Martial Disciple would be able to kill him easily.
Xiao Chen could not be bothered to talk crap with him. He kicked him flying toward the ground. The ck clothed man grunted in pain. Just as he was about to speak, Xiao Chen stomped down on him ruthlessly. The ck clothed man shouted out in pain as he swallowed back everything he wanted to say.
The strong and mighty Martial Saint was stomped on by an Inferior Grade Martial Master like Xiao Chen. The ck clothed man felt incredibly sullen in his heart.
Xiao Chen, let go of my hand now! Or else, I will kill you in the future! the ck clothed man shouted out loudly.
Xiao Chen ruthlessly stomped on his face with his feet as he smiled coldly, Do you think that you still have the opportunity to do so? I told you before, do not force me. Did you not hear me earlier?
After he said that, Xiao Chen stomped ruthlessly on his face a few more times. The cloth covering over his face fell off, revealing the face of an old man.
Even though his face was covered in Xiao Chens footprints, Xiao Chen did not have the intention of killing him so simply; that was letting him off too easily.
When he thought of the dead disciples of the Xiao n, and Xiao Yn whose status was currently unknown, Xiao Chens heart raged in anger. A cold gleam filled his ck pupils as he picked up the ck clothed man.
Pa! Pa! Pa!
ps after ps were delivered to his face. The originally extremely pale face of the ck clothed man was pped until became red and swollen.
After Xiao Chen was done pping him, Xiao Chen raised his foot and kicked him flying again. Wielding the Lunar Shadow Saber in his hand, Xiao Chen dashed rapidly to the front. With a sh of the saber, it pierced towards the heart of the ck clothed man.
Hu!
The two men battling with Xiao Xiong suddenly scattered. In a sh, a palm strike was sent at Xiao Chen. When Xiao Chen heard the rustling of the wind, we quickly evaded. That person did not continue to pursue him; instead, he picked up the ck clothed man and dashed forward quickly.
Just one more strike and I could have killed him! Xiao Chen felt dissatisfaction as he watched the two men leave the ce.
Xiao Xiong did not chase after the two men. While looking at Xiao Chen, he said, Come with me!
This was the first time Xiao Chen saw his father from this world with his own eyes. He was not used to this, but he dared not disobey his words, so he obediently followed him.
Second Young Master, are you alright? Bao`er asked worriedly when she came out from the rubble of the house and saw the wound on Xiao Chens shoulder.
Xiao Chen said indifferently, Its fine. Follow me for now. Its not safe here.
The two of them followed Xiao Xiong, and before long, they saw Xiao Qiang leading a big group of cultivators who were rushing over. When Xiao Qiang saw Xiao Xiong, he immediately knelt down and said, This old man is ipetent, causing our Xiao n disciples to be gravely injured. n head, please punish me!
Would n Head please punish us! Therge group of people behind all knelt down and said.
Xiao Xiong frowned. He stomped heavily on the group with his right foot. The crowd only felt a gentle breeze pulling their bodies up.
First Elder, go count how many deaths there are and save all those who are still alive without sparing any effort. Regardless of the grade of herbs, as long as they are in the dispensary, you may use them.
Xiao Xiong faced Xiao Qiang and carried on saying, This matter cannot be med on you. I am at fault too. I will wait for you in the great hall.
Xiao Residence Great hall:
Xiao Xiong sat on the chair in the middle of the great hall and looked at Xiao Chen, I hear that you have obtained the inheritance of the Thunder Emperor?
Xiao Chen nodded his head in acknowledgement and handed the Lunar Shadow Saber over to Xiao Xiong.
Xiao Xiong took the Lunar Shadow Saber and examined it carefully. After a long while, he smiled warmly, To think that your cultivation talent was so mediocre when you were young. Now that you have obtained the inheritance of the Thunder Emperor, your aplishments might possibly be the highest in the Xiao n.
Xiao Chen took back the Lunar Shadow Saber and then muttered to himself irresolutely for a while before finally speaking out the doubt that he had in his heart, Father, since you have already be a Martial King, why did you not chase after those two persons?
Xiao Xiong sighed, You probably saw that I was flying in the air and thought that I was already at the Martial King realm. Actually, my current realm has only reached peak Martial Saint.
The Leng n head, who fought with me at the end, also knew that. I am only able to fly because of my wind attributed Martial Spirit, despite my cultivation only being at peak Martial Saint. However, my speed is much slower than that of a true Martial King.
Xiao Chen suddenly understood, So there was actually such a reason; this all makes sense now.
Just at this moment, Xiao Qiang brought a few people over and greeted Xiao Xiong respectfully, I have already tallied up the numbers of the dead and injured. There were a total of 150 people injured, of which 90 had died. Out of the 90 dead, there were three Martial Grand Masters.
Everyone present took a deep breath of cold air when Xiao Qiang said this. There were actually that many casualties. A big portion of these people were the elite disciples of the Xiao n, many of whom were of the Xiao ns descent.
Furthermore, there were Martial Grand Masters amongst the dead. As Martial Grand Masters, they could be considered as the finest fighting force in Mohe City. Even the Xiao n did not have many Martial Grand Masters.
n Head, should we inform City Lord Dugu? By doing this, they are going overboard! This is war!? One of the Xiao n elders said angrily.
Xiao Qiang said helplessly, The people who made a move were the Leng n. With Misty Sword Sect backing them, City Lord Dugu cannot do anything against them. Furthermore, they all masked themselves, and they left behind no evidence at all.
Xiao Xiong said, What about Yn and Xiao Jian? Are their lives in danger?
Xiao Xiongs expression turned sullen, Their Martial Spirits were severely injured. They will not be able to fight for at least half a month.
Hearing this news, the everyonesplexions in the great hall changed. The Promise of Ten Years was going to start in a week, but these two people who were confirmed for thepetition were not able to fight.
This move of the Leng n was too vicious To directly injure the participants of the Xiao n. Furthermore, ording to the rules, once they confirmed their participants, they could not change them. This meant that the Xiao n could only send out Xiao Chen to fight.
When Xiao Chen heard this news, he heaved a sigh of relief in his heart, At least their lives are not in danger. Father, I wish to take my leave for a while to go see Cousin Yn.
Xiao Xiong nodded his head, then he seemed to suddenly remember something and said, Wait for a moment.
Xiao Chen stopped walking and asked with some doubts, Is there anything else? He was unsure why, but he felt some fear towards this man, who was his father in name only.
Xiao Xiong walked to Xiao Chens front and said, Don''t move, let me see your Martial Spirit.
Martial Spirit again, Xiao Chen was surprised. The First elder had also checked his Martial Spirit multiple times. Now Xiao Xiong wanted to check his Martial Spirit too?! What was going on?
After a while, Xiao Chen felt a stream of gentle Essence, along with a consciousness, entering his body. Xiao Chen sank his consciousness down and used it to hide his original Martial Spirit, then he used his consciousness to imitate a purple me.
After Xiao Xiong saw that, the expression on his face turned much warmer, A Martial Spirit made out of pure purple mes. I will give you a few fire attributed Martial Techniques another day.
Cold sweat covered his back as Xiao Chen nodded his head in thanks. The doubts in his heart grew greater, he must know something, Is he afraid of the Azure Dragon Martial Spirit in my body?
Xiao Residence, Within the Dispensary:
After Xiao Chen asked around and obtained the location of Xiao Yns room, he rushed over in a hurry.
Cousin Yn, are you asleep? I am Xiao Chen, Xiao Chen said from outside the doors.
Cousin Xiao Chen,e in. Im not asleep yet, a weak voice came from inside the room, but the voice sounded happy.
Xiao Chen pushed open the door and entered. He saw Xiao Yn, dressed in a white nightgown, struggling to sit up. There was a faint smile on her pale face, but her knitted eyebrows revealed that the action was painful for her.
Xiao Chen quickly rushed over, took out a Blood Replenishing Pill and gave it to her, Cousin Yn, dont move yet. Take this Blood Replenishing Pill first. Although it will not heal the injuries of your Martial Spirit, it should heal your internal injuries very quickly.
She blushed slightly as she received the Blood Replenishing Pill, and swallowed it unhesitatingly. She immediately felt a cooling sensation, and the pain from her internal injuries was immediately reduced significantly.
Thank You, Cousin Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen smiled gently, There is no need to be so courteous. Back then, you saved me once. Giving you a Blood Replenishing Pill is nothingpared to the fact that you saved my life. This is truly nothing.
If there is nothing else, then I shall be leaving first. Cousin Yn, have a good rest.
Hearing these words, Xiao Yn felt a pang in her heart, Was it only just to repay that gratitude?
Seeing that Xiao Chen was about to leave, Xiao Yn suddenly said, Cousin Xiao Chen, wait for a bit.
Xiao Chen stopped. Feeling something was off, he asked, Whats wrong?
Xiao Yn wanted to say something, but after thinking for a long time she did not know how to start the conversation. Her pretty face blushed before finally saying, Cousin Xiao Chen, I cant sleep. Can you stay here and chat with me?
Xiao Chen was mildly surprised, but he smiled and said, Sure, of course I can.
Chapter 81 - Ninth Heaven’s Thunder Formation
Chapter 81: Ninth Heavens Thunder Formation
Xiao n, About 1000 Meters High in the Sky:
Xiao Chen executed the Gravity Spell and flew high in the sky; his hair and clothes fluttered about in the cold wind.
He released his Spiritual Sense, and the dark night was unable to obstruct his senses. The entirety of the Xiao Residence appeared in Xiao Chens mind.
Ever since he came out of Xiao Yns room, he saw many injured Xiao n disciples leaving the dispensary. His heart was unable to find peace; it was only five Martial Saint Experts, but they were able to ughter the Xiao n without significant resistance.
Actually, Xiao Chen had the opportunity to prevent this tragedy from happening; there were many records of formations on the Compendium of Cultivation. All he needed to do was toy down arge formation and it would definitely be able to obstruct those five Martial Saint experts.
However, the amount of energy this formation required was far more than what his current cultivation level could provide. Furthermore, he had thought that within Mohe City it would be impossible for the Xiao n to suffer from such a huge attack.
It seemed that his previous thought was too naive. The attraction of Seven Horn Mountain was much greater than he had imagined.
Suddenly Xiao Chen opened his eyes and descended slowly towards the ground,nding on a piece of high ground in the southwest of the Xiao Residence. He used his senses again and muttered to himself, This should be the Qian position; the Qian position represents the heavens, and the Kun position represents earth. With the Qian position settled, the other position should be easy to find.
[TL notes: Ǭ Qian and Kun are positions on the Eight Trigrams. The meanings are exined above, but when the two characters are ced together it means heaven and earth, or universe. This is where the name of the Universe Ring came from, the Qiankun Ring.]
After he muttered that, Xiao Chen took out some Talisman Paper, a brush, and the purple fluid made from a mixture of Spirit Beasts blood and Demonic Core. Then, he took out a small knife and made a small cut on his hand.
Xiao Chen circted the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation, infusing the Essence in his body into his blood. Instantly, the blood that flowed out from the cut in his hand gave off a faint glow. As it dripped into the purple fluid, he gave off a golden light.
His face slowly turned pale and his lips turned purple; Xiao Chen felt dizzy, but he gritted his teeth and persisted.
This is the Ninth Heavens Thunder Formation. It was not something that he should be able toy at his current cultivation level. In order to forcibly do it, he had to use his own blood essence.
When the purple fluid in the ink bottlepletely turned a golden hue, Xiao Chen stopped circting the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation. Hisplexion improved when he stopped the bleeding from the wound.
Holding the brush in his right hand, Xiao Chen dipped it into the amber-colored Spiritual Fluid. He had a solemn expression as he drew rapidly on the Talisman Paper.
The Talisman Paper gave off a brilliant, yellow glow as he did so. When Xiao Chen finallypleted hisst stroke, the Talisman Paper immediately burst out in a golden light, then it folded itself up rapidly andnded in Xiao Chens hand.
Xiao Chen held the Talisman in his right hand as he drew an equally gold-colored circle on the ground with his left hand, then a faint golden Ǭ (Qian) character appeared within the circle.
The right hand holding the Talisman pointed towards the ground, and with a quick wave of his hands he quickly threw it into the golden circle.
Boom!
There was a sudden p of thunder, and a streak of lightning tore across the sky. As though guided by something, it went directly inside the glowing circle. The light faded off and the ground looked normal again, as if nothing had happened to it.
However, via Xiao Chens Spiritual Sense, he could tell that the Talisman, which was filled with Xiao Chens blood essence, was brimming with the boundless energy of heavenly thunder. It just required a thought from him and it could be immediately activated.
Qian, Zhen, Li, Xun, Kun, Dui, Kan, Gen The next position is the Zhen position. Its corresponding nature is thunder. I have to find the location where the thunder attribute is the most dense. I also have to look for locations that correspond to the other positions of the Eight Trigrams,
[TL notes: Ǭ Qian, Zhen, Li, Xun, Kun, Dui, Kan, Gen. These are the eight positions.}
Xiao Chen said to himself. He had already found the suitable position for the Eight Trigrams when he was in the sky earlier. All that was left for him to do was to find the location with the densest thunder attribute.
Two hourster, Xiao Chen inserted a Talisman full of his blood essence into each of the eight positions: Qian, Zhen, Li, Xun, Kun, Dui, Kan, and Gen; as well as their corresponding nature: heaven, thunder, fire, wind, earth, marsh, water, mountain.
Xiao Chen closed his eyes gently and, within his Spiritual Sense, a majestic formation appeared around the surroundings of the Xiao Residence. There was faint flickering lightning high in the sky, and the entire Ninth Heavens Thunder Formation was finallypleted. Xiao Chen raised both his hands to feel this boundless and surging force of heaven and earth. With just a hand seal, even if there was a magnificent army with thousands of men and horses, he had the confidence this could destroy them all.
When he opened his eyes, a strong sense of fatigue overwhelmed his brain. Xiao Chen felt dizzy and his legs trembled. After a while, he could no longer withstand it and he fell unconsciousness onto the ground with a pu tong sound.
Mohe City, Tang n, Within the Secret Chamber:
The Zhang n Head and the Tang n Head as well as the five Martial Saints that just returned from the Xiao n were present
n head, lets not wait for the Promise of Ten Years. After I recover from my injuries, lets go destroy their Xiao n. That Xiao Chen is too vicious, the Martial Saint humiliated by Xiao Chen said angrily.
The blue clothed man said, Leng Zeyu, did you not see that the Xiao n head already came out of istion and is a Martial King? Do you think we stand a chance?
You as a Martial Saint are not even able to handle an Inferior Grade Martial Master. I truly feel ashamed for you.
Leng Zeyus expression darkened as he said angrily, Lan Chaoyang, what do you mean? If you truly ran into a Martial King expert, you probably would not be alive.
What I mean is Lan Chaoyang sneered, you are not focusing on the that fact you were beaten up and are recklessly givingmands.
Alright! Stop fighting! the Leng n Head, Leng Zhengyun suddenly said. His voice was not loud, nor did it carry any emotion, but the two people arguing did not dare to say anything else.
Leng Zhengyun red at Leng Zeyu, Zeyu, stop speaking nonsense in the future. Although Xiao Xiong yed a part, the responsibility of the failure of this operation lies with you. This is because you took too long to do your job.
Leng Zeyu felt dissatisfied and pouted, but he did not dare to retort to that, I understand. It was my fault. I did not grasp the opportunity.
Leng Zhengyun shifted his gaze to Lan Chaoyang, Chaoyang, in this matter of the Seven Horn Mountain, without a doubt, your contributions are the greatest. However, do not carry over your personal grudges into this operation.
Founding a sect What this means is that my Leng n is betting our wealth and foundations on this. I do not wish for anything to go wrong. If we end up failing, you know what I will do
Lan Chaoyang lowered his head and said, I understand. I just could not resist. I will pay note of it in the future.
When Leng Zhengyun saw the attitudes of the two man, the expression on his face turned warmer. He said, When a big ordinary n reaches a certain stage, and wants to progress further, there are only two paths: starting a sect, or turning into a Noble n.
Leng Zhengyun carried on, saying as he sighed, Our Leng n does not possess any god given bloodlines, thus the only path we can take is that of starting a sect. If it were not for the fact that there is only Seven Horn Mountain within the Qizi County, I truly would not have wished to take actions against the Xiao n.
The envy of a god given bloodline could be seen in Leng Zhengyuns words. If he had such a bloodline, then he would not have to bet the efforts of hundreds of years of the Leng ns effort to take action against the Xiao n.
The risk involved was not something an ordinary person could understand. Although the Xiao ns might could no longerpare to what it had been in the past, they were still not an existence that anyone could just trample over.
Tang Tian stood at the side, listening for a long time. Now that he had the chance, he said somewhat worriedly, Elder Leng, is Xiao Xiong really out of his istion and now a Martial King?
The Zhang n Head standing at the side was also very concerned about this. The two ns had been fighting against the Xiao n for a very long time. They were very clear on what Xiao Xiong was like. When they heard that Xiao Xiong was now a Martial king, they felt fear in their hearts.
When Leng Zhengyun heard this, he smiled indifferently, Brother Tang, you dont have to worry. Xiao Xiong has indeede out of his istion, but his cultivation is only at peak Martial Saint. His Martial Spirit is a wind attributed Martial Spirit, thus he was able to fly.
In another three days, the final Martial Saint elder of my Leng n will be leading fifty Martial Grand Masters over in case anything happens. However, I hope that we will not need to utilize this force. It is best if your two ns can defeat the Xiao n in the Promise of Ten Years. That would save us a lot of trouble.
When the two n heads heard this, they breathed out in relief. Then, Tang Tian suddenly remembered something, I heard earlier that Xiao Chen was not injured. If this is so, then ording to the rules of thepetition, our two ns do not stand much of an advantage.
ording to the rules of the Promise of Ten Years, the Xiao n, Zhang n, and Tang n would have to select three participants beforehand. On the day of thepetition, one of the two ns must challenge the Xiao n. The victor of this battle then battles against the final n. The final victor receives the rights to Seven Horn Mountain.
Tang Tian said, With Xiao Chens strength, even when going one against three, we might not win. The result is still unpredictable, especially after letting him rest for a day before battling the other n.
The Zhang n Head stood beside and nodded his head in agreement. When Leng Zeyu heard this, he had an unnatural expression on his face. Now that there was such a situation, the responsibilities all fell onto him.
Leng Zhengyuns expression did not change as he said indifferently, That is not a problem. I will think of something when the timees. Even if we lose, there is still our final move. I just hope we dont have to resort to that.
The next day, Within the Great Hall of the Xiao n:
Before the morning dew evaporated, the elders of the Xiao n all gathered in the great hall.
The Xiao n head, Xiao Xiong, sat on a chair in the middle. He said to Xiao Qiang beside him, First Elder, what do you think of our current situation?
Xiao Qiang immediately replied, The situation now is very clear. The Leng n is working with the Zhang n and Tang n against us. Without any external assistance, cannot resolve this.
The few others beside also agreed with this. Without any external assistance, not only would the Xiao n lose the Seven Horn Mountain, it would be difficult for the Xiao n to even survive.
Xiao Qiang continued, Actually, Miss Feng is currently in Mohe City. A few days ago, she came by the Xiao n to visit.
When Xiao Xiong heard about Feng Feixue, the expression on his face instantly turned incredibly scary. He said in a sullen voice, What is she doing here? Did that aunt of hers tell her toe here and see our sorry state?
Xiao Qiang quickly exined everything that had happened that day. After Xiao Xiong heard this he said, I will not interfere with their choice, but it is impossible for me to seek help from the Feng n. Call for someone to send Xiao Chen over.
Chapter 82 - Promise of Ten Years
Chapter 82: Promise of Ten Years
By the time Xiao Chen woke up, the sun was high in the sky and it was already noon.
I forced myself too much. I estimate that I am going to need three days of rest in order to fully recover. I have exhausted too much of my blood essence, Xiao Chen got up and massaged his Taiyang Acupoint as he headed toward the gates of the Xiao Residence.
[TL notes: The Taiyang Acupoint is at the side of the forehead.]
When the two guards watching the gates saw Xiao Chen appear, they immediately ran over saying joyfully, Second Young Master, you finally returned. The n head has been looking for you the whole morning. You better go to the great hall quickly.
Xiao Chen was startled, They were looking for him for the whole morning There must be something urgent. After saying his thanks, he rushed over to the great hall.
At this moment, most of the people had already gone, leaving only Xiao Qiang and Xiao Xiong behind. Xiao Chen immediately rushed over and said, My apologies. Imte.
Xiao Xiong looked at Xiao Chen with doubt in his eyes, and asked, Why is yourplexion so poor? Where did you go, and what did you dost night? I heard that you were in Yns room, and only came out veryte.
Xiao Qiang, who was standing beside him, looked at Xiao Chen with a stunned face. It was obvious he wanted an answer too. Xiao Chens current appearance looked as though he had performed a certain act. Furthermore, with his previous reputation, it was difficult for people to not think of that.
Xiao Chen felt ashamed in his heart and hurriedly exined, First Elder, please do not misunderstand. Last night, after chatting with Yn, I left immediately. The reason why myplexion is so poor is because something went wrong with my cultivation.
Never mind. That is not important. The reason why I called you here was to discuss the matter of the Promise of Ten Years duels. Xiao Xiong saw that Xiao Chen wanted to continue to exin himself, thus, he interrupted him.
Seeing the First Elders expression, Xiao Chen really wanted to exin in detail the events of the previous night. However, since Xiao Xiong said that, he did not dare to carry on exining.
Xiao Xiong continued, You should be familiar with the rules of the Promise of Ten Years duels. The participants that were selected can no longer be changed. Xiao Jian and Xiao Yn are unable to participate in the duels. If this is too much pressure for you, I will not force you to do this.
I am not just saying some words of formalities. Even if we lose Seven Horn Mountain, we can still get it back in the future. I hope you will consider carefully before you give me an answer. After all, you are my son, Xiao Xiongs words were sincere, and did not contain any hypocrisy.
Xiao Chen considered in his heart for awhile before saying, I will not give up. Regardless of the situation, I must make an attempt.
He had already made his decision in his heart. Regardless of the results of the Promise of Ten Years, he was nning to leave the Xiao n. if he left the Xiao n without doing anything, he would not feel at peace in his heart.
Xiao Xiong looked at Xiao Chen with a profound gaze before slowly saying, Come with me. First Elder, pleasee along as well. It is time we used the wealth that the Xiao n has umted in the past few hundred years.
Xiao Qiangs heart trembled. He knew where they were going. The expression on his face turned solemn and respectful.
Xiao Chen followed the two of them, and travelled for quite a distance. Along the way, they used secret passages that were hidden behind objects and obstacles.
Xiao Chen had even been to some of these ces before. He just never discovered the secret passages. It was apletely different world behind them. Finally, the two people in front stopped before the doors to an underground room.
Xiao Qiang and Xiao Xiong each took out a key part andbined them together to form a single key. They used this key to open the door to the underground room. Then, Xiao Chen followed both of them inside.
The underground room was actually a secret treasury. The harvests that the Xiao n obtained over the past hundreds of years were all stored here. There were Spirit Weapons, Secret Treasures, Battle Armors, Medicinal Pills, Martial Techniques Everything that was needed could be found here.
Xiao Chen was shocked in his heart, he had not expected there to be such arge treasury underneath the Xiao Residence. The Spirit Weapons here were all Profound Ranked, the highest of which was Superior Grade. There were also many profound Ranked Martial Techniques, as well as many Grade 4 and Grade 5 Medicinal Pills.
However, Xiao Chen possessed the Lunar Shadow Saber ( considered to be a heavenly weapon), the Wooden Carving that wasparable to a high grade Secret Treasure, and the Martial Technique inheritance of the Thunder Emperor. To the other members of the Xiao n, the items in the treasury would cause them to go wild with joy. However, Xiao Chen was not very interested in them.
Xiao Xiong picked up a set of Battle Armor and said, As for Martial Techniques and Spirit Weapons, you should not becking. This Profound Ranked Battle Armor is made from the soft skin of a Demonic Beasts abdomen. In times of danger, this could save your life.
Xiao Chen took the Battle Armor and looked it over. This Battle Armor was extremely thin; it was only a little thicker than normal clothing, and it would not hinder his movements when worn.
This is a pretty good item, Xiao Chen thought joyfully in his heart. It was difficult to purchase this kind of Battle Armor in the market, and it was also something that Xiao Chen needed.
Alright, as for the other thing, they would probably not catch your attention, Xiao Xiong paused for a while, looking at Xiao Chen before continuing, Just simply choose a few items. Consider them yourpensation.
Xiao Chen did not reject, and casually selected a few items. After he wore the Battle Armor on his body, he left the ce.
Six days of time went by quickly, and the duels of the Promise of Ten Years were finally officially starting.
In the past six days, Xiao Chen researched the Rushing Thunder Saber Technique. Most of his current Martial Techniques were learned as a result of the Battle Sage Origins Changing Character Form. It was difficult for him toprehend the essence behind them.
However, he had theplete manual of the Rushing Thunder Saber Technique. Of course, he had to do his best to learn everything within it with the remaining time avable, especially the Rushing Thunder Third Chain Chop; its might was close to that of an Earth Ranked Martial Technique.
Just as the sky turned bright, Xiao Chen quickly got up. The Xiao ns people were already gathered at the entrance. When Xiao Xiong saw that Xiao Chen arrived, he immediately brought the group to depart for Cultivator''s za.
The annual Martial Competition of Mohe City had already started three days ago. However, everyone knew that the true highlight was the Promise of Ten Years, the battle of Mohe Citys three great n.
There was a huge crowd in the za, and the people of the three great ns moved closely to each other as they made their way through the crowds. On the tform in the za three pavilions were constructed specially for the three great ns; they were able to see the entire za from it.
The Xiao ns people are here. Wasnt it said that two of their participants were injured and cannot participate? Why do they still dare to show their faces here?
Look at the dark expressions on their faces. Looks like the news of two of their participants being injured is true. Are they just here to try their luck?
You know what? Xiao Chen is not injured, so the Xiao n still has hope.
Xiao Chen? No matter how strong he is, he is not able to stand against the tactic of several persons taking turns in fighting him to tire him out. I think the Xiao n is bound to lose.
The varied discussions of the crowd all entered into the ears of the Xiao ns people, causing their dark expression to turn even more sullen.
Brother Xiao, its been a long time. You finally came out of istion! Just as the Xiao ns people were about to ascend to their pavilion, the Zhang n Head and Tang n Head walked over.
Xiao Xiong smiled indifferently, Indeed, its been a long time. Tang Tian, the alliance of the Zhang n and the Leng n was within my expectations. I did not expect that you would be involved as well.
Tang Tian smiled coldly, We cant let Seven Horn Mountain remain monopolized by an outsider n.
The Zhang n Head opened his mouth to speak, Xiao Xiong, we are not here for a casual chit chat. We are here to discuss something with you. We have a suggestion for you to consider.
How about we resolve the hundreds of years of grudges between our ns? As long as Xiao Chen can defeat Tang Feng and Zhang He today, then the remaining four people will note out to battle. We will consider it as the Xiao ns victory.
Xiao Xiongs brain worked very hard as he thought about this. The Zhang n Head meant that he would send only two people to battle with Xiao Chen, but the condition was that both the battles had to ur today.
Their intentions were clear. They wanted to use the tactics of exhausting Xiao Chen, to not give him the opportunity to rest. However, this meant that he could fight four battles less.
When Xiao Chen heard this suggestion, his eyes brightened and joy filled his heart. He did not have many Martial Techniques, and if he were to fight too many battles it would be apparent to his opponents. This fit Xiao Chens intentions perfectly.
Seeing Xiao Chen nodding his head in the dark, Xiao Xiong said, What a joke! You think that I would agree to this? After getting the Leng n to injure our Xiao ns participants, youe up and give me such a suggestion? Do you think that I, Xiao Xiong, am a fool?
Tang Tian smiled, Xiao Xiong, do you think you have any other choice? This is the best scenario for you already. From six battles being reduced to two battles, I dont see any need for you to reject this.
The Zhang n head said, Brother Xiao, I have already sent for someone to call the City Lord over, so think about this carefully.
After a few moments, Dugu Feng arrived, and when he saw Xiao Xiong he hurriedly said, Congrattions Brother Xiao oning out from your secluded training. I heard that two of your participants are injured, is this true?
Without waiting for Xiao Xiong to reply, Tang Tian put forth his suggestion to Dugu Feng. After Dugu Feng heard the suggestion, he muttered to Xiao Xiong, ording to the rules of thepetition, once the participants are selected they cannot be changed. Xiao Xiong, if two of your participants truly cannot participate, how about you ept this suggestion?
Finally, under Dugu Fengs suggestion, Xiao Xiong was pressured into epting this suggestion. Xiao Chen, who was standing at the stand, wiped the sweat off his forehead. The acting skills of Xiao Xiong were too realistic, even he was almost fooled.
Dugu Feng stood on the top of the tallest arena in Cultivator''s za. Facing the crowd he said, Today is the final day of the Martial Competition. I believe that most of you are here for thepetition of the Promise of Ten Years. Now, I would like to announce something.
Because two of the Xiao ns participants were injured and cannot take part in thepetition, after some discussion, the three ns decided to change the rules at thest minute. As long as Xiao Chen of the Xiao n can consecutively defeat Zhang He and Tang Feng, the Xiao n will be considered to have won the duels. As long as they lose just one of the matches, they will lose their rights to Seven Horn Mountain.
To think that the news of two participants of the Xiao n being unable to participate is true, someone below said in shock.
Haha, this alteration may seem advantageous to the Xiao n, but actually they are nning to use the tactic of tiring out Xiao Chen. Looks like the Tang n and Zhang n have formed an alliance.
Indeed, I heard that the Xiao n suffered from the attack of some experts in the middle of the night. I suspect that the two ns were the culprits behind that.
How stupid are you? Why is there even a need to suspect it? There is no need to think about it; it was definitely done by the two ns.
Endless discussions and arguments entered into Xiao Chens ears, but his heart remained as calm as still water as he slowly walked past the crowd and headed towards the arena. The shadow of the Tianwu Emperor statue was cast over the arena, giving the arena an additional solemn feel.
I have to win todays battle. I will not be a stepping stone for others. After ten thousand years, I will be like the Tianwu Emperor, standing tall and towering over others without falling, Xiao Chen muttered to himself in his heart.
When he neared the arena, Xiao Chen pushed off gently with his feet andnded stably on the arena. As he did this, his eyes were resolute. In the other corner, Zhang He had been waiting for a while. His gaze was cold.
The first battle of the Promise of Ten Years officially begins!
Chapter 83 - Holy Sword — Clear Sky Sword
Chapter 83: Holy Sword Clear Sky Sword
This Zhang He, I heard that he ate a Returning Essence Pill. His Martial Spirit not only recovered, but it became even stronger.
I wonder if he can defeat Xiao Chen this time? It could be said that they were evenly matched thest time.
If Zhang Hes Martial Spirit is destroyed again, I wonder if it is possible to save it again.
You guys don''t understand. After a Martial Spirit recondenses, its might and strength is increased by many times. To think that the Zhang n was able to obtain a Returning Essence Pill. I wonder how they did it?
Before the two of them started fighting, the sounds of discussionsing from the crowd could be heard. The referee walked up and told the two of them, Exchange salutations.
Xiao Chen and Zhang He exchanged salutations, Duel, Start!
Zhi!
Right after the referee said those words, Zhang He immediately executed Heavenly Roc Spreading Wings Movement Technique. An illusion of a heavenly roc appeared behind him, giving off a loud bird cry,
He flew off the ground and hovered in the air. Zhang He brandished his sword in his hands and four streams of sword Qi screamed in the air, heading towards Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chens eyes were calm as a gentle breeze blows his fine ck hair and clothes fluttered in the wind. He made poking motions in the air four times, and four streams of purple mes appeared on his finger tips; the mes revolved around his fingers once and then flew towards the sword Qi.
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!
The sword Qi and the purple mes shed in the air, giving off four explosive sounds before dissipating in all directions. Zhang He casually waved his hand and sent out a Qi wave, scattering the mes in front of him.
The Heavenly Roc Spreading Wings Movement Technique was extremely fast; Zhang he was able to instantly move to the front of Xiao Chen. Xiao Chen was barely able to see Zhang Hes figure moving. Actually, Xiao Chen did not have any decent Movement Techniques.
Zhi!
There was another loud bird cry. When Zhang He was near Xiao Chen, his body moved strangely to one side, leaving behind an afterimage. As a matter of fact, Zhang He was already behind Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen closed his eyes and sent out his Spiritual Sense. A gentle breeze blew as Xiao Chens feet remained steady and unmoving. Suddenly, the Lunar Shadow Saber burst out in light and with a flick of his wrist, the Lunar Shadow Saber moved towards the back and blocked.
Bang!
Xiao Chens saber managed to intercept Zhang Hes sh as it came from behind him. It was very precise, in the eyes of others, as though he had grown eyes on the back of his head.
Zhang He was mildly astonished, but he still remained in the air. Moving very nimbly, he switched to another position and arrived to the back of Xiao Chens left side.
Suddenly, Xiao Chens Lunar Shadow Saber was switched to his left hand and before Zhang He could make his move, a resplendent glow appeared on the Saber de and chopped towards Zhang He; Xiao Chens feet still had not changed position.
Zhang he was shocked, he could attribute the earlier block as a coincidence. However, with Xiao Chen taking the initiative, it was clear that Xiao Chen was able to see the attacksing from behind him.
Spreading apart both his hands like a huge bird, Zhang He retreated into the air. As he was about tond on the ground after making a somersault, the tip of his sword came in contact with the ground and gently sprung back into the air.
Hu!
He executed the Heavenly Roc Spreading Wings Movement Technique to the extreme, moving through the air like a sharp arrow, shooting towards Xiao Chen; the tip of his sword surging toward him.
Dang! Dang! Dang! Dang!
In an instant, the two of them exchanged countless blows. Despite Zhang He executing the Heavenly Roc Spreading Wings Movement Technique to the extreme, Xiao Chen still did not move. He dealt with every blow as they came, and was not flustered at all.
After Zhang He stabbed out with his sword again, he flew backward. Seeing that Xiao Chen still had his eyes closed, he felt very helpless in his heart. The Movement Technique that he was so proud of, was actually useless against Xiao Chen.
In the previous battle, Xiao Chen was not able to catch up to his speed; he was only able to use the Heavenly Lightning Shield and passively defend. Now, he was able to hold his ground without moving and deal with Zhang Hes moves.
Flight On Wings, One Line Chop!
Zhang He shouted angrily, as a simple and reserved sword move chopped down towards Xiao Chen. Since he was not able to use speed to suppress Xiao Chen, then he would use force to do so.
Suddenly, Xiao Chen opened his eyes. A gleam shed in them as he watched Zhang He descending from the sky. He smiled indistinctly and his feet pushed off the ground gently, leaping into the air.
Flight On Wings, One Line Chop!
Bang!
The saber light and sword light collided with each other, giving off a horrifying Qi wave in the air. Zhang He retreated backward by several steps. Seeing that Xiao Chen only had his movements affected slightly, he was extremely astonished, To think that I would actually lose to Xiao Chen in apetition of force.
Zhi!
The heavenly roc behind Zhang He cried out loudly again; Zhang He pulled to a stop in midair, cutting off the momentum of falling. He looked at Xiao Chen, who was in the air, and his grin faintly revealed derision.
Even if you are slightly stronger than me, you should not go against me in the air. I have the Heavenly Roc Spreading Wings Movement Technique. Lets see how you will resist the gravitational pull.
Flight On Wings, Disordered Dance of a Thousand Years!
Zhang He shouted loudly and executed the Martial Technique he was so proud of against the falling Xiao Chen. He hoped to defeat Xiao Chen in the air and not give him the chance tond.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly in his heart and a stream of energy came from the Azure Dragon Martial Spirit. He brandished his saber and did a somersault, his body using the energy from the Azure Dragon Martial Spirit to abruptly rise higher.
Zhang Hes Martial Technique immediately lost its target. Zhang He raised his head to discover that Xiao Chen was already above him; Zhang He was startled.
Flight On Wings, Disordered Dance of a Thousand Years!
Although it was the same Disordered Dance of a Thousand Years, whenpared against Zhang Hes Disordered Dance of a Thousand Years, Xiao Chen had the advantage of position. The Disordered Dance of a Thousand Years executed from above himpletely suppressed Zhang He.
In an instant, the figures of the two of them kept changing position. Countless saber lights and sword lights flew around. The sounds of the sword lights and saber lights shing with each other rang out incessantly. Within an instant, they had exchanged hundreds of blows.
With the difference in their positions, Zhang He is going to be at a huge disadvantage. Surprisingly, Xiao Chen had a Movement Technique that allowed him to rise higher into the air.
Indeed, he possibly had revealed an opening on purpose. Or else, why would he suddenly decide to battle him in the air?
It is very possible.
As the crowd discussed the fight, the people of the three great ns were also anxiously watching the fight below.
In the Xiao ns pavilion, Xiao Yn was watching the two people in the air very apprehensively, her eyes filled with worry. After they executed the Disordered Dance of a Thousand Years, they moved very fast. With Xiao Yns current cultivation level, it was difficult for her to see the situation clearly.
Father, how is the situation? Xiao Yn asked the First Elder.
[TL notes: Not sure if I mentioned this before, but in the past, the author said that the first elder was her grandfather. After a while it seems that he became the father instead. I will use father from now on, and will change the previous chapters to father to keep things consistent.]
Xiao Qiang smiled faintly, Alls good. Xiao Chen has the advantage.
The people of the Zhang n and Tang n were both in the same pavilion. The Zhang n Head had an unsightly expression on his face, To think that he fell for such a simple trap. Zhang He is too shortsighted.
Tang Tian consoled him, He only lost the advantage temporarily. It has not reached the moment where victory will be decided. Furthermore, this way, we can expose one of Xiao Chens skills.
Tang Feng, who was standing beside them, grasped the Ice Fire Bow tightly as he stared at the two people in the sky. He smiled coldly, This kind of skill will only be a sitting duck in front of my Ice Fire Bow.
Bang!
Within a short moment, the two people in the sky exchanged more than 1200 moves with each other. As they finished up the Martial Technique, Xiao Chen ruthlessly nted his foot onto Zhang Hes body, pushing off with some force and causing him Xiao Chen to soar higher into the sky.
Zhang He fell onto the ground with a bang. There were many holes on his shirt created by saber lights, leaving behind many bloody wounds. He looked at Xiao Chen, who was soaring higher into the sky, and his eyes were full of shock.
What was he trying to do?
Zhang He quickly got up and cast aside the doubts in his heart. Currently, his momentum was at rock bottom. If he could not regain any of it, he would be thoroughly suppressed by Xiao Chen.
Heavenly Roc Spreading Wings, Chasing Stars Catching Moon!
The illusion behind Zhang Hes back suddenly let out a sharp bird cry. His clothes fluttered around non-stop as a sound-wave burst out in all directions.
The spectators who were closer to the arena instantly felt their eardrums tremble, making them feel dizzy. The people with lower cultivations even vomited blood and fainted.
This bird cry has already achieved the charm of a divine bird cry. To think that Zhang He still has so many cards to y, even after being injured.
Back in the days of that expert, he used the divine bird cry to cause people to bleed from their seven orifices and to die from the rupturing of their internal organs. Although Zhang He has not reached such a level yet, it is already pretty good for him to be able to make people faint, the crowds below discussed.
After Zhang He used the Chasing Stars Catching Moon Movement Technique, he was like a sharp arrow fired from a bow. He sprang up from the ground and chased after Xiao Chen. Despite making his moveter, he managed to catch up with Xiao Chen in an instant.
Xiao Chen frowned slightly; he was astonished at the Heavenly Roc Spreading Wings Movement Technique. With Zhang Hes current cultivation level, he was able to reach such a standard. One could only imagine the might and strength of that expert from back then.
Xiao Chen had no other choice but to give up on his original n. He originally wanted to use the Meteor Burst; if Zhang He had beente in catching up to him, he was confident that he could have used the Meteor Burst and ended this duel instantly.
Xiao Chen twisted his body and avoided a stream of sword Qi that Zhang he sent out. He quickly descended towards the ground. His Movement Technique was not as good as Zhang Hes; there were no advantages to going against him in the air.
Seeing the statue of the Tianwu Emperor in front of him, Xiao Chens eyes brightened. Xiao Chen moved quickly in the air and avoided the sword Qi of Zhang He as he descended towards the statue of the Tianwu Emperor.
After a few moments, Xiao Chen stood on the sword of the Tianwu Emperor. After he stabilized himself, Xiao Chen finally had the opportunity to make a counter attack. He turned around to face Zhang He, who was chasing him, as he shot out four Grade 3 me Talismans.
Zhang He made stepping motions in the air, and the image of a heavenly roc appeared; the image of the heavenly roc looked very real. Zhang He stood on it and moved towards the left, evading a talisman that was shot at him.
Bang!
Just as Zhang he thought that everything was fine, the talisman suddenly exploded in the air. Surging heat waves emanated in all directions, with the talisman as the center.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
There were another three explosive sounds as the other three talismans exploded continuously, filling the sky with thick mes. A boundless heat wave sted out in all directions. Simr to dark clouds, it covered up the bright sun, looking like arge cloud made of mes.
Seeing the thick clouds filling up the sky, the crowd below were all astonished. The Zhang n Head was frightened until his face could show no expression. He trembled as he said, Is this a Secret Treasure? The Xiao n actually still has such a Secret Treasure
Tang Tian and his son, who were at the side, were also iparably shocked. The thick mes actually covered the entire sky above the arena; the ze had a matchless might and power. Even from far away, they could feel the horrifying heatwave.
Clear Sky Holy Sword, Eight Deste Sweeps!
Just as the crowd thought that the situation was very bad for Zhang He, a resplendent sword light suddenly appeared in the sky, scattering away the thick mespletely. The sunlight from above shone down on them once again.
Chapter 84 - Defeating Zhang He Again
Chapter 84: Defeating Zhang He Again
As a result of the huge soundwave, the boundless mes slowly dispersed. The sword Zhang He grasped in his hand gave off a resplendent sword light. The heavenly roc that suddenly appeared below his feet actually allowed him to float, temporarily.
The aura of the Clear Sky Holy Sword Martial Spirit kept rising. A boundless sword intent appeared in his eyes. When Xiao Chen looked into Zhang Hes eyes, he actually saw the scene of an ancient battlefield; he was nearly entranced in it before he quickly recalled his wits.
Zhang He looked at Xiao Chen, who was standing on the sword tip of the Tianwu Emperors sword, Xiao Chen, actually, I have to thank you. If you had not shattered my Martial Spirit, my understanding of the clear sky would not have advanced by another level.
Xiao Chen held onto the Lunar Shadow Saber as he stood stably on the sword residing in the hand of the Tianwu Emperors statue. Smiling faintly, he said, I thought you were about to thank me for the few new hairstyles that Ive given you. Why are you wearing a hat? I feel that your current hairstyle is very nice. There is no need to cover it up.
Zhang He felt anger burning, and the sword intent in his eyes started to slowly dissipate. Just when the sword intent was almostpletely gone, he felt that something was wrong and hurriedly closed his eyes.
When he opened his eyes again, the boundless sword intent appeared again; his state of mind had returned to its previous calm. He looked at Xiao Chen indifferently and said, Not bad. At this moment, you are able to use words to break my sword intent. You are indeed a good opponent.
However, no matter how strong you are, you will eventually only be a stepping stone to my Dao of bing a Sword Sage. For I havepletelyprehended the Clear Sky Sword Intent.
Although Xiao Chen felt it was a pity that Zhang He managed to quickly recover his sword intent, he also felt disdain for Zhang He. He was able to break his Sword Intent just by using a few words, and yet Zhang He still dared to brag aboutpletelyprehending the Clear Sky Sword Intent.
Hu!
Zhang He rode on the heavenly roc and flew over. Xiao Chen pushed off with his feet gently and leaped up into the air, avoiding Zhang Hes attack. However, he discovered that Zhang Hes attack was just a feint.
Zhang He rushed to the head of the Tianwu Emperor, and the heavenly roc beneath his feet disappeared. Hended with a bang sound and a relieved expression appeared on his face.
So he had exhausted too much of his Essence and needed to find a ce tond, Xiao Chen mocked him in his heart.
Flight On Wings, Moon Bright Like Fire.
Zhang He stood on the head of the Tianwu Emperor statue and immediately executed the third move of Flight On Wings. A mysterious phenomenon urred. The sky, which previously had a sun shining fiercely in it, was now covered by the darkness of night and a full moon slowly rose into the sky.
Suddenly, two human figures flew in from the horizon. One was male and the other was female; they were holding swords and appeared to be deities. They looked very elegant and graceful, as they held their swords and danced under the moonlight.
Xiao Chen was shocked in his heart, Why were there two people now? Thest time Zhang He executed that Moon Bright Like Fire, there was only one human figure. To think that it actually turned into two people now.
The Clear Sky Sword Intent is indeed formidable. To think that Zhang He was able toprehend the true essence of Flight On Wings so quickly.
Indeed. Legend has it that the Sword Sage who created the Flight On Wings created it because of his longing for his dead wife.
I wonder how strong the might of Moon Bright Like Fire will be this time? The might it showed previously was already quite horrifying.
This is only the third move of Flight On Wings. Given that heprehended it to this level, its might should be equivalent to the level of an Earth Ranked Martial Technique.
Lets see how Xiao Chen will defend himself from the might of an Earth Ranked Martial Technique this time. If Zhang He canpletely bring out the might of this technique, he could even kill a Martial Grand Master easily.
There were many knowledgeable people below the arena discussing this. When the Zhang n and Tang n in the pavilion saw that Zhang He was able to execute the Flight On Wings to this level, their expressions slowly became rxed.
However, the expressions of the people in the Xiao ns pavilion turned grim. Xiao Yn asked worriedly, What is going on? Why does that persons Martial Technique have such a strange mysterious phenomenon. Will Cousin Xiao Chen be all right?
Xiao Xiong stared at the full moon that hung high in the sky, as well as the human figures that flew over. After a while, he sighed, The appearance of the mysterious phenomenon has nothing to do with the cultivation realm. It ispletely reliant on the understanding of the Dao of the Sword. I believe that amongst the younger generation of Qizi County, no one can surpass this brat from the Zhang n in terms of understanding the Dao of the sword.
Xiao Chen stood on the sword tip as his Spiritual Sense extended towards the full moon in the sky. However, that moon seemed as though it was really in the sky. No matter how hard he extended his Spiritual Sense, he was unable to reach it.
Suddenly, the two human figures stopped moving in the sky and the sky immediately quieted. Xiao Chen felt as though he was being locked down by two strong Sword Intents. He could feel a dangerous sensation.
Kill!
Zhang He raised his sword and pointed it at Xiao Chen. A boundless Sword Intent surged over.
A heavy rumble rose in the air.
Feeling Zhang Hes killing intent, the two figures pointed their swords towards the sky and gave off two streams of resplendent sword light. After that, the two streams of sword light merged together and chopped downwards towards Xiao Chen.
Seeing the very powerful sword light, the people below the arena quickly fled in all directions. If this sword light chopped down like that, then there would be plenty of people who would be injured.
Shua!
Xiao Chen threw a wooden sculpture, which appeared in his hand, into the sky. The wooden sculpture instantly turned into a girl holding a golden spear.
Boundless Azure Sea!
A boundless sea appeared behind Yue Ying; an azure dragon leaped out from the sea. The golden spear trembled as the azure dragon roared angrily and rushed towards the sword light in the sky.
Boom!
There was a loud startling sound. The sword light was instantly dispersed by the azure dragon. The azure dragon roared angrily again, and continued to rush forward, shing against the boundless night sky.
Chi!
A hole immediately appeared in the night sky and a column of sunlight shone in from the hole. The hole grewrger andrger, and after a few short moments the sunlight was shining on the ground once again. The full moon and human figurespletely vanished.
Xiao Chen casually waved his hands and the wooden sculpture returned to his hand. He felt extremely unfortunate; he could only use it one more time.
The night sky disappeared and Zhang He vomited a mouthful of blood. His expression showed incredible weakness as he knelt on one knee on the head of the Tianwu Emperor.
Its finished. Zhang Hes mysterious phenomenon was broken. He is now unable to turn this around after suffering the bacsh, the people below the arena eximed.
Xiao Chen leaped lightly onto the head of the Tianwu Emperor, and ruthlessly kicked Zhang He off towards the ground without bothering to engage him in useless chatter.
The statue of the Tianwu Emperor was hundreds of meters tall. If Zhang He fell from it, he would be severely injured, even if he did not die. The Zhang n Head shouted out in surprise as he leaped out from the pavilion, intending to catch Zhang He.
However, Xiao Chen did not wish to give him the opportunity to do so. Leaping down, he kicked Zhang Hes chest heavily again. Zhang He cried out painfully as he vomited out another mouthful of blood.
The huge force caused Zhang He to crash onto the body of the Zhang n Head. Thus, the two fell towards the ground. As they were about the hit the ground, the Zhang n Head did a somersault andnded firmly on the ground. However, Zhang Hended heavily on the ground with a loud bang and died.
The Zhang n Headsplexion was ashen as he looked at the dead Zhang He. Xiao Chens kick was too ruthless. He kicked him at the Dantian, crippling Zhang Hes Martial Spirit.
The Zhang n Head pointed a trembling finger at Xiao Chen and said lividly, Xiao Chen! To think that you are so ruthless! You Towards the end, he was so angry that he could not say anything else.
Xiao Chen smiled coldly, I am ruthless? Am I as ruthless as you? Allying with the Leng n and murdering more than a hundred people from my Xiao n. Should I show mercy to Zhang He so that he cane and hurt my family and friends in the future?
Shifting his gaze to the referee at the side, Xiao Chen continued, You are able to dere the victory already, right?
That referee was stunned for a moment beforeing back to his senses, The Xiao n won this round. Would the Tang n participant please step up to the arena?
To think that Xiao Chen was actually able to defeat Zhang He with ease How unimaginable.
What do you mean, unimaginable? His final move was clearly a Secret Treasure. It is not him who defeated Zhang He, it was his Secret Treasure.
A defeat is a defeat. Why look for excuses? Could it be that Secret Treasures are not part of ones strength? Of the ten experts in the nation with the abilities to suppress the entire nation, there is one who relies on a Secret Treasure. Even so, there is no one who dares to speak out against him.
Many people felt that it was incredulous that Xiao Chen was able to defeat Zhang He so easily. No one expected that Xiao Chen had a Secret Treasure that was so powerful.
Looking at Xiao Chen, Tang Tian frowned deeply. He said to Tang Feng, Im afraid he did not exhaust even half his Essence. If you find that the situation is disadvantageous for you, then immediately admit defeat. While the green hillsst, there''ll be wood to burn. Do not be like Zhang He. The Returning Essence Pill is not easy to obtain.
[Note: While the green hillsst, there''ll be wood to burn, this is a Chinese idiom for Where there''s life, there''s hope.]
Tang Feng nodded his head. He grasped the Ice Fire Bow tightly as he leaped off the pavilion directly. After that, hended firmly on the arena. When hended on the arena, there was no sound at all; it was clear that he had an extremely brilliant Movement Technique.
I have never heard of this Tang Feng before. I wonder how strong he is?
I believe he will notst even five minutes. Looks like the Xiao n is going to win again.
Indeed. Zhang He was not able to win, even with his strength. If they are going to rely on this unheard of person, they will not stand a chance.
All these years, the people of the Tang n were very low key. Aside from scarce rumors, no one knew about his true strength.
Xiao Chen and Tang Fengs expressions did not change when they heard the discussionsing from below. However, Xiao Chen did not let his guard down. Instead, he raised it.
In Gloomy Forest, Tang Feng only fired three arrows. Furthermore, he was hiding his strength. Even so, Xiao Chen defended against them with some difficulty. ording to Xiao Chens senses, Tang Feng was now a Martial Master, so his strength would have a qualitative increase.
Under the instructions of the referee, the two of them exchanged salutations and the duel officially began.
Shua!
Xiao Chen did not hesitate as he stomped on the ground. His figure moved like lightning as he flew forward. When going against a long ranged opponent, naturally, one must get near and use short ranged attacks to deal a fatal blow.
Xiao Chen was fast, but Tang Feng was faster. In the instant he started moving, Tang Feng shot three ice arrows.
An electrical light was given off by the Lunar Shadow Saber. Xiao Chen generously fed his Essence into the saber as he chopped at the three ice arrows.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
He urately chopped down thrice, hitting each ice arrow. The ice arrows disintegrated into fragments, but Xiao Chen''s movements did not slow as he rushed at Tang Feng.
Tang Feng calmly drew his bow and continuously fired out ice arrows. His footsteps had a strange pace to them; it was as though he was taking a stroll. It felt incredibly free and at ease.
Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!
Xiao Chen chopped down on numerous ice arrows along the way, exhausting arge amount of Essence. After a tremendous amount of effort, he finally arrived where Tang Feng was initially standing. However, he discovered that his distance from Tang Feng was unchanged; he was still as far away as when they began.
Chapter 85 - Essence Light Arrow
Chapter 85: Essence Light Arrow
Bang!
Another arrow flew over at a very fast speed. Xiao Chen smashed it to bits as well, as per his usual custom. Just as his saber touched the arrow, Xiao Chen felt something was wrong this time. This was not an ice arrow, but a fire arrow.
Boom!
By the time Xiao Chen realized this, it was toote. The fire arrow exploded with a loud boom; an intense me expanded fiercely in all directions.
Xiao Chen used his Essence to cover the surface of his body, turning it into an Essence shield. Xiao Chen then quickly retreated backward, but he was too close to the source of the mes. The surging shockwaves generated by the explosion ruthlessly struck him.
The powerful shockwaves knocked Xiao Chen flying backward. Xiao Chen was astonished; if he had not taken measures against it, this shockwave would be powerful enough to knock him out of the arena. The moment hended outside the arena, he would automatically lose.
Chi!
Xiao Chen stuck the Lunar Shadow Saber into the Heavenly Mountain Stones, creating a long andrge crack on the ground. This reduced the speed of his backward motion.
After that, he somersaulted towards the back and then stood up again. Before Xiao Chen obtained a stable footing, two arrows made of mes arrived in front of him.
Tang Feng, who was in the distance, plucked on his bowstring lightly. Before Xiao Chen could do anything, the two arrows made of mes exploded.
Boom! Boom!
Being caught off guard, Xiao Chen had no time to put up an Essence Shield. He was immediately knocked flying by the terrifying, swelling heatwaves.
The robes he wore grew tattered, and blood leaked from the corner of his mouth. Xiao Chens body fell towards the ground outside the arena. The people below the arena quickly scattered.
This fellow concealed his strength. He actually has a dual attributed Martial Spirit. Furthermore, he is able to switch between ice and fire so quickly. His strength cannot be seen through.
Indeed, no wonder Xiao Chen was caught off guard and got struck. The rarity of such a dual attributed Martial Spirit isparable to the Spiritual Martial Spirits.
If Xiao Chen fell, would the duel end here?
The crowd in the distance discussed. No one expected Tang Feng to be so strong. It gave the crowd an unexpected surprise.
Just as he wasnding, Xiao Chen used the Lunar Shadow Saber to spring off the ground and flew back to the arena. However, there were another three me arrows that weed him.
Xiao Chen immediately expanded his Spiritual Sense and sent it into the core of the me arrows. He found a bright spot burning within the me arrows, which was then imprinted on Xiao Chens brain.
So thats how it is, Xiao Chen thought suddenly. He finally understood the reason why the me arrows exploded. As long as he was able to destroy the light core in the me arrows instantly, they would not be as terrifying.
Shua!
Xiao Chen brandished his Lunar Shadow Saber, and a saber light moved as fast as lightning through the air. In the next instant, the burning bright spot was shattered. The me arrows were shattered with a loud sound, and turned into sparks, before fading into ashes.
Indeed! That was how it was, Xiao Chen smiled to himself, It is time to use a killing move.
Lightning Evasion!
There was a sh of electricity, and suddenly, Xiao Chen appeared behind Tang Feng. The Lunar Shadow Saber was pointed towards his back as he chopped down ruthlessly. A boundless electrical light surrounded the saber de as it caused a p of thunder.
Tang Feng was not surprised that Xiao Chen appeared suddenly; he already knew that Xiao Chen had this mysterious Martial Technique. He turned his body slightly and avoided Xiao Chens attack. Before Xiao Chen could recover for his move, he fiercely attacked Xiao Chens chest from an inclined position.
Inclined Body Strike!
This was a Martial Technique that used the body as a de. It focused ones Essence onto the shoulder and attacked the enemy like ance. If one was struck by it, it could instantly cause one to be severely injured. This was a strong Martial Technique with an extremely high destructive power.
Xiao Chen did not expect that Tang Feng had such strongbat abilities. He was caught off guard again, and was hit ruthlessly. The huge force prated through Xiao Chens Battle Armor and was transmitted into his body. His internal organs were jolted.
Using the recoil of this strike, Tang Fengs body flew rapidly towards the back. He pushed off the ground lightly, and his body pulled further away from Xiao Chen. While he was in the air, he already began drawing his bow.
Shua!
After hended, the ice arrow on the bow shot out with a shua sound. The string of movements was very fluid; they were very natural and unforced.
There was a cold gleam and the arrow instantly appeared in front of Xiao Chen. The blood and Qi in Xiao Chens body was still churning. He was temporarily unable to use his Essence, and could only turn his body to evade.
The arrow brushed by the side of Xiao Chens face and flew behind him. The wind from the arrow caused a small, bloody wound on Xiao Chens right cheek.
Xiao Chen watched as ice arrows continuously flew at him. He felt very frustrated in his heart. This situation where he could only passively defend made him very sullen. After avoiding another arrow, Xiao Chens left hand made a hand seal.
A streak of lightning from the sky descended near Tang Feng. Tang Feng hurriedly stopped doing what he was doing and evaded toward the back. However, just as he stabilized himself, another five streaks of lightning crashed down loudly.
With Xiao Chens previous cultivation as a Martial Disciple, he could continuously send out three streaks of lightning. Now that he was a Martial Master, he could continuously send out six streaks of lightning.
The six streaks of lightning gave Xiao Chen some buffer time. He used this time to ponder deeply on countermeasures against this situation. Xiao Chen felt he could only deal with this quickly by using closebat methods.
He had to think of a way to get close. A wooden sculpture appeared in Xiao Chens left hand. He sighed in his heart, I can only sacrifice you.
Shua!
Xiao Chen threw the wooden sculpture at Tang Feng. A faint radiance expanded out from the wooden sculpture. A boundless dragons might instantly filled the entire arena.
Tang Fengs heart tightened; an arrow that was flickering with a spiritual light suddenly appeared in his hand. He nocked it to the bow quickly, and fired it at the wooden sculpture.
The arrow was like a fierce tigering out; it gave off a prolonged hum in the air. The Essence in the air was infused into the arrow, causing it to turn iparably resplendent.
Boom!
Before Xiao Chens wooden sculpture could bepletely activated, the arrow shed by gracefully and shattered it into countless pieces. Sawdust scattered everywhere, and Xiao Chens trump card was gone, just like that.
That is the Essence Light Arrow from Heavenly Craft Manor. It is worth ten thousand gold. They only make a hundred of those every year. To think that the Tang n was able to obtain one.
Its unfortunate that Xiao Chens Secret Treasure was shattered just like that. That Secret Treasure managed to break Zhang Hes mysterious phenomenon earlier It must have been of a very high grade.
This is interesting now. I wonder if Xiao Chen still has other trump cards to y? If he does not, then it is very likely that he will be shot to death in a sorry manner.
Indeed. A long ranged attacker, armed with exquisite Movement Techniques and excellent closebat skills. Within the same cultivation realm He is practically unrivaled.
The situation on the arena changed once again, so the people below the arena discussed it once more. In the pavilion of the Tang n and Zhang n, the Zhang n Head asked out of amazement, Brother Tang, where did you obtain this Essence Light Arrow from? I heard that it is difficult to obtain, even for the Royal Family.
Tang Tian smiled faintly, How could I have obtained it? It was given to Tang Feng by Leng Zhengyunst night. He gave him a total of three Essence Light Arrows.
The Zhang n Head revealed an ted expression, Lets see if Xiao Chen will continue to behave so savagely. Without a Secret Treasure, lets see how he is going to deal with the remaining two Essence Light Arrows.
In the pavilion where the Xiao n resided, after Xiao Qiang saw the Essence Light Arrow, his face was filled with a shocked expression, n Head, Im afraid that we do not stand a chance anymore. How about we get Xiao Chen to give up?
Xiao Xiong''s gaze was focused far away. He did not reply to Xiao Qiangs question and said, Did you notice the Movement Technique that Xiao Chen used to rise higher in the air in the previous battle?
Xiao Qiang had a stunned expression for a while before eximing in surprise, You mean to say, that is
Indeed, that is the Azure Dragon Cloud Soaring Art, aplex expression appeared on Xiao Xiongs face. Unfortunately, this Movement Technique was lost long ago, or else he would not be in such a sorry state.
Xiao Xiong looked at Xiao Chen, who was in the arena. A warm look shed in his eyes, and the image of a pretty girl appeared in his mind. He muttered to himself, If it were not for that promise, you probably would not even be willing to enter the threshold of the Xiao n. Who exactly am I to you in your heart?
The First Elder, Xiao Qiang, carefully thought about the meaning of Xiao Xiongs words and deciphered it slowly before saying, n Head, it has already been a thousand years. There is no need to be so worried. How about just letting go and gambling on it?
Xiao Xiong revealed a deste expression. He smiled bitterly when he heard this, Gamble? What am I going to gamble with? The lives of thousands of young and old of the Xiao n? I cannot afford that price, and neither do I dare to.
Xiao Qiang felt dissatisfied and wanted to say something more, n Head, a thousand years have passed. This might be a chance
Xiao Xiong waved his hands and interrupted Xiao Qiang. He said indifferently, Im going to leave for a bit. If Xiao Chens life is in danger, stop the duel immediately.
After he said that, he leaped up high into the air and flew towards the Xiao Residence. His speed was very fast, and strings of explosions could be hearding from the area near him. After a while he became a tiny ck dot, disappearing from the peoples eyes.
My god! That is the Xiao n Head. He actually can fly.
Could it be that he is already a Martial King? Oh my God! With such a cultivation, he is unrivaled in Qizi County.
The Zhang n Head and Tang n Head looked at the disappearing Xiao Xiong, their faces clearly indicating that they did not understand. Tang Tian asked in doubt, The duel is not over yet, why is he leaving so early? Could it be that he is aware of Leng Zhengyuns arrangements?
The Zhang n Head smiled indifferently, That may be so. Im sure he already guessed that Xiao Chens defeat is inevitable. Thus, he left in advance to make preparations.
Tang Tian still had doubts in his heart, I hope it is so. If we can win this duel, that would be the best. I do not wish to resort to that final move.
Father, whats going on with the n Head? Were you discussing about Cousin Xiao Chen earlier? looking at the distant Xiao Xiong, Xiao Yn sensed that something big was going to happen. She had no idea what it was though. It waspletely baffling her.
Xiao Qiang waved his hands and did not give her an answer, Watch the duel. Xiao Chen still has a chance. You dont need to think about these things.
In the ancestral hall of the Xiao n, Xiao Xiong knelt in the center and faced the hundreds of tablets within, saying in a sullen voice, Honored ancestors of the Xiao n. I, Xiao Xiong, am useless. I am not able to revitalize the glory of the Xiao n. If there were to be any punishments, please let them all fall on me. It has nothing to do with our descendants.
Chapter 86 - Descending Divine Dragon Chop
Chapter 86: Descending Divine Dragon Chop
Xiao Chen, who was in the arena, did not notice Xiao Xiong leaving. He looked at the remnants of the wooden sculpture on the ground and was filled with disbelief.
He had heard of the Essence Light Arrow before, but he did not expect that it would appear in such an insignificant ce like Mohe City Or that such a heaven defying object would break his Life Bestowal Spell.
Chi! Chi!
Countless frost crystals appeared behind Tang Feng, like stars made of ice. The temperature in the arena lowered significantly. Tang Feng had a solemn expression on his face as he held the bow with his left hand and drew the bowstring with his right. His right hand emitted a boundless radiance.
Xiao Chens heart trembled in fear; he saw this move in Gloomy Forest. However, this felt slightly different. The frost crystals behind Tang Feng suddenly disappeared, and countless sparks appeared. The cold air was swept away and a boundless heatwave surged in.
Martial Technique, Icefire Flowing Cloud Arrow!
Instantly an arrow made of intertwining ice and fire appeared on the bow. The arrow formed slowly and was fired out with a sou. The ice and fire were flowing around continuously on the arrow.
It left behind a resplendent tail of light as it drilled through the air like a colorful ribbon; it looked extremely beautiful.
Boom!
This was the fastest arrow that Xiao Chen had ever seen Tang Feng shoot. In one moment the arrow was still being formed on the bow, and in the next, it had turned into a magnificent streamer flying towards him.
Heavenly Lightning Shield!
In such a situation, where he could not avoid the oing attack, Xiao Chen instantly executed the Heavenly Lightning Shield. The electrical light formed into a shape, and wrapped around Xiao Chen.
Cha!
Heavenly Lightning Shield was instantly punctured. The Icefire Flowing Cloud Arrow pierced through with great momentum and hit Xiao Chens right chest. The Qi and blood in his body churned. Xiao Chen could taste something sweet in his mouth as he vomited out a mouthful of blood.
Tang Feng frowned slightly. When he saw that the Icefire Flowing Cloud Arrow did not pierce through Xiao Chens body, he was slightly astonished.
Tang Fengs right hand plucked the bowstring lightly, and an invisible energy was transmitted to the Icefire Flowing Cloud Arrow. After that, the energy arrow made of ice and fire exploded loudly.
The Heavenly Lightning Shield was extremely weak from the inside, so it was instantly sted apart. The huge energy of the intertwined ice and fire sted Xiao Chen into the air, causing him to vomit another mouthful of blood.
Xiao Chen felt that his entire body was in pain. He had never suffered such a severe injury before sinceing to this world. He quickly took out a Blood Replenishing Pill and put in into his mouth in midair.
Sou! Sou! Sou!
Tang Feng did not wait for Xiao Chen to fall back down as he fired out three Icefire Flowing Cloud Arrows. Xiao Chen was wearing the Battle Armor, so the Icefire Flowing Cloud Arrows were not able to prate into his body.
Xiao Chen was like a target board that was being sted higher and higher by Tang Feng. The string of three explosions, and the surging shockwave, was like fireworks in the air. The resulting shockwave knocked Xiao Chen to a height of more than 200 meters.
Tang Feng wiped the sweat off his forehead and revealed a cruel smile. Up until now, he did not dare to rx. sting Xiao Chen into the air was part of the tactics he hade up with long ago.
Regardless of ones method, there was no way for one to be as agile as on the ground. This way, that person would be a living target. It could be said that Tang Feng already had victory in his grasp.
Xiao Chen is finished, he is now a living target.
Indeed. Xiao n, quickly admit defeat. I cant bear to watch this any longer. He has been continuously shot at from the start to now.
The Xiao n is not surrendering yet; they still might have some trump cards to y.
What other trump card is there? His Secret Treasure is already gone What other divine object can he take out?
Everyone discussed this, but most of them could not bear the current situation. No one expected that Tang Feng would be so strong. Originally, no one thought very highly of him. To think that he would actually corner Xiao Chen into such a situation.
In the Xiao ns pavilion, Xiao Yns eyes were filled with tears as she looked at Xiao Chen. She said, Father, lets admit defeat. We can give up Seven Horn Mountain. Cousin Xiao Chen is about to die.
Behind her, Xiao Ling`er, Ye Lan, and the others also had red eyes. No one had expected that Xiao Chen would put his life on the line like this that the battle would be so cruel.
It is not time yet, Xiao Qiang said quietly. Xiao Yn and the rest did not know about the Battle Armor Xiao Chen was wearing.
In the Zhang ns and Tang ns pavilion, the Zhang n Head looked at Xiao Chen who was being shot continuously in the air. His face was filled with an ted expression, Congrattions! Your ns Young Master is about to win. The Leng n will be rewarding you greatly.
Tang Tians expression became rxed. He leaned on the railings and smiled faintly, It does not matter anymore. Not having to resort to that final move is the best result.
Xiao Chen, who was in the air, closed his eyes. He had an extremely calm expression. He carefully thought about every detail of this battle. He had been in too much of a rush to get close from the start.
His Lightning Evasion had been revealed long ago, yet he still used it as a killing move. That was naive of him.
Despite knowing that his opponent used long range attacks, he still used the Life Bestowal Spell. The battle against Zhang He had made him too confident.
Every thought in Xiao Chens brain was moving as fast as lightning. Xiao Chen was trying his best to find a countermeasure for this situation. If he descended quickly, he would still be Tang Fengs live target board. He might as well rise higher into the sky and risk his life.
[Note: Interesting fact: Our brains works by electrical impulses. Hence, every thought we have is literally as fast as lightning. Some even say that it works by the vibration of electrons, and apparently that is faster than light. Of course, all these are not exactly proven.]
After thinking up to this point, Xiao Chen roared angrily. The Azure Dragon Martial Spirit in his Dantian area leaped out of the pool of clear water with a loud sound. A stream of pure energy was transmitted to Xiao Chens body.
Using this energy, Xiao Chen brandished his saber upwards and his body climbed rapidly higher. Every time he waved the saber, he rose by ten odd meters.
Unexpectedly, Xiao Chen discovered that this method also allowed him to evade the arrows that Tang Feng fired.
Tang Feng, who was on the arena, watched as Xiao Chen rose higher and higher. After seeing him evade quite a few arrows, he frowned deeply.
The arrows he shot out were not real arrows; they were made of fire and ice. If the distance was too far the uracy would not decrease, but the speed would decrease significantly.
An Essence Light Arrow appeared in his hand once again. He aimed it at Xiao Chen as he slowly drew the bowstring back. He focused his essence, energy, and spirit to their extreme. Streams of killing intent locked onto Xiao Chen.
[Note: , essence, energy, and spirit is a traditional Chinese concept of how the body works. In Daoist tradition, there are three important aspects of everyone: Essence (), Energy () (Qi), and Spirit (). Essence is the condensed form of energy, representing the physical body; Energy (or Qi) is the formless energy running parallel to the physical body, representing the energy body; and Spirit represents the mental/thought/reason/cognition/aware mind, representing awareness and consciousness. Through the cultivation of Essence, Energy, and Spirit, Daoists believe that they can achieve physical health, longevity, and ultimately realize Dao.]
Xiao Chen had kept his Spiritual Sense released. The moment Tang Feng released his killing intent, Xiao Chen felt it immediately. His heart trembled, and he quickly executed the Lightning Evasion.
Executing the Lightning Evasion in mid-air consumed arge amount of Essence, but Xiao Chen did not hesitate. This killing intent made him feel an aura of death.
Sou!
At the instant Xiao Chen left, something shed by underneath his feet gracefully. In the clear sky, it looked like a streak of lightning.
When the glow shed by, Xiao Chen had already appeared above a thousand meters in the sky. To the people below, he was merely a tiny ck speck.
What is Xiao Chen trying to do? With his cultivation level, it would exhaust a huge amount of Essence to execute such a flying technique. This is not something that a Martial Master can do.
In the Tang ns and Zhang ns pavilion, Tang Tian looked at the ck speck in the sky and said worriedly.
The Zhang n head smiled indifferently, Brother Tang you dont have to worry. It is obvious that he is trying to evade Tang Fengs arrows. He has no other choice. However, he would have toe down eventually.
When that happens, even if he is not shot, he will fall to his death.
In the Xiao ns pavilion, the crowd also did not understand what Xiao Chens intentions were. Only Xiao Qiang frowned in his heart but he was not very sure either, Could it be the Descending Divine Dragon Chop? However, this Martial Technique was already lost by the Xiao n long ago. Even if he truly has the Azure Dragon Martial Spirit, it is impossible to learn it.
Tang Fengs expression turned grave when he saw the ck speck that was Xiao Chen. His earlier rxed state was nowpletely gone.
The third Essence Light Arrow was slowly nocked onto the bowstring. He aimed at the ck speck in the sky as the aura of his body continued to surge upward. This was his final Essence Light Arrow. If he was not able to hit Xiao Chen with it, then he would be in troubleter.
Roar!
Just as the crowd was discussing what Xiao Chen was attempting to do, a powerful dragons roar came from the sky. The aura of the ancient Holy Beast, the Azure Dragon, slowly pressed down from the sky.
Everyone in the audience felt a pressure on their shoulders. It was an intangible pressure that pressed heavily on them. Their legs could not help but tremble.
Meteor Burst!
[Note: Meteor Burst is Xiao Chens name for Descending Divine Dragon Chop. He thought that he invented the move.]
Xiao Chen roared loudly and an incorporeal dragon shadow appeared behind him. He descended towards the ground like a meteor, cutting through the air and separating streams of Qi waves.
Sou!
Tang Feng had alreadypletely drawn the Ice Fire Bow. With a shua sound, the Essence Light Arrow was fired in the same manner as Chasing Stars Catching Moon, firing towards Xiao Chen in the sky.
However, Xiao Chen was surrounded by ayer of an incorporeal Qi field. This was the Qi field created by the Azure Dragon Martial Spirit after executing the Meteor Burst.
The Essence Light Arrow, which had arge amount of energy, was brushed to the side by the Qi field even before it got near to Xiao Chen, eventually vanishing into the sky.
Tang Feng had a gaze filled with disbelief. Heavenly Craft Manor had used Superior Grade Frost Iron and arge amount of Moonstone to forge this Essence Light Arrow. To think that it could not even prate this Qi field.
Before Tang Feng had the time to be astonished, Xiao Chen used the supreme dragons might as he chopped down at him ruthlessly. Tang Feng executed his Movement Technique to the extreme and immediately leaped away by about ten meters.
Boom!
There was a heaven shaking sound; the arena made of Heavenly Mountain Stones was loudly shattered. The surging shockwave caused countless pieces of rubble to fly off of the arena. The cultivators below the arena quickly used their Movement Techniques to try and evade.
Even so, there were many people that were struck by debris. Therge force caused these people to vomit blood. The scene was extremely chaotic.
Descending Divine Dragon Chop! It is really the Descending Divine Dragon Chop! Xiao Qiang shouted excitedly. He did his best to see the situation on the arena, but dust was flying everywhere. No one could see the situation clearly.
In the Zhang ns and Tang ns pavilion, Tang Tian had a face of displeasure as he said, Didnt you say that he would fall to his death? Why did such a scenario happen?
The Zhang n Heads expression was extremely unsightly. He did not know how to reply at this moment.
When the dust on the arena slowly cleared away, everyone finally managed to precisely see the scene. Tang Feng was pale and in a corner, hanging on the walls of the arena in a sorry state. He was suspended up high, and trembling.
One of his hands was doing its best to hold on, to not let his body fall down, while the other held the Ice Fire Bow tightly.
Chapter 87 - The Winner is King?
Chapter 87: The Winner is King?
Xiao Chen grasped the Lunar Shadow Saber tightly. His face was a little weak. The Meteor Burst exhausted arge portion of his Essence. In addition, he was injured previously. Thus, he was currently on the verge of copsing. He was only holding on by sheer willpower and would faint in the next moment.
Ha!
Suddenly, Tang Feng shouted out loudly. His right hand did everything possible to pull himself forward, and he flew up high in the air. When hended, his body swayed unsteadily; it was obvious he had suffered severe injuries.
Xiao Chen pushed off the ground with his feet fiercely, and his body flew forward. The electrical light of the Lunar Shadow Saber radiated in all directions; the full might of the Rank 6 Demonic Core was released, ruthlessly hacking at Tang Feng.
Qiang!
The Ice Fire Bow in Tang Fengs hand moved forward slightly and blocked Xiao Chens saber. Withdrawing his bow and moving around slightly, the Ice Fire Bow attacked Xiao Chen from an odd angle.
The two of them exchanged moves once again. Tang Feng used his bow as a weapon and, coupled with his excellent Movement Technique, he was able to keep things on even footing in closebat with Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen was secretly fearful in his heart; he did not expect Tang Feng to have a Martial Technique that would allow him to use the Ice Fire Bow as a closebat weapon.
After Xiao Chen retreated backward by two steps, his right foot took a step forward, and his stance changed slightly. Suddenly, his aura rose. Tang Feng was slightly afraid and wanted to dodge to the side.
Draw the Saber!
Electricity crackled on the de of the saber, and a streak of light shed across.
Arclight Chop!
The tip of the saber was raised slightly, and an electrical light condensed on the saber de. It drew out a lingering arclight in the air; the electricity on the arclight jumped around continuously.
Tang Feng wanted to make a move to block it, but he discovered there was no weak point in this technique. The angle that the arclight came from had sealed off all possible angles of attack for him.
When he finally decided to retreat, it was toote for him topletely evade. The arclight created a long wound on his chest. The leaping electricity surged into the wound and entered Tang Fengs body.
The electricity easily circted within Tang Feng, and his footsteps temporarily became disarrayed. He was extremely rmed. He held the Ice Fire Bow in front of his chest and plucked the bowstring fiercely.
Bo!
A great wave of mes, which brought along a boundless heat wave, swelled towards Xiao Chen.
Rushing Heaven Chop!
Xiao Chen leaped up high into the air, soaring towards the skies and directly breaking apart the wave of mes, finally piercing towards Tang Feng. The Lunar Shadow Saber had a reserved brilliance to it; it was not remotely fancy.
Tang Fengsplexion was ashen as he decisively rolled backward. He did not have Feng Feixues ingenuous Movement Techniques and could only choose to roll backward in a sorry state.
Rushing Thunder Chop!
There was an explosion behind Xiao Chen; it was shockingly loud, causing everyones eardrums to tremble and making them dizzy. At this moment, Xiao Chens aura rose to the extreme, bringing along the boundless atmosphere and might of thunder from the nine heavens as he rushed forward.
[Note: The nine heavens is a chinese way of saying the sky; it refers to the central sky and its eight directions.]
Tang Feng had just risen when he saw Xiao Chen descending as though he were a thunder god. He hurriedly grasped the Ice Fire Bow and raised it above his head, intending to block Xiao Chens strike.
He was very confident in the workmanship and the materials of the Ice Fire Bow. It was an Inferior Grade Profound Ranked Spirit Weapon, and furthermore, it was forged using Superior Grade Frost Iron.
Ka! Ka!
The huge force behind the Lunar Shadow Saber hacked down on the Ice Fire Bow. After a few crunching sounds, a crack appeared on the Ice Fire Box despite Tang Fengs confidence in the bows durability. It was actually going to break!
Rushing Thunder Second Chain Chop!
Adding a chain after the boundless might of the Rushing Thunder Chop, Xiao Chen subsequentlynded on the ground and seized the opportunity to execute a Rushing Thunder Second Chain Chop. Tang Feng was surprised and quickly used his bow to defend.
Bang!
The Ice Fire Bow broke on the spot. The Rushing Thunder Saber Technique executed five saber strikes in a go, and at this moment the violent energy that had umted thus far exploded out, sting Tang Feng away.
Tang Tian, who was in the pavilion, quickly jumped out and caught Tang Feng. His fingers moved as fast as lightning and poked a few spots on his chest. Then, he hurriedly took out a Medicinal Pill and fed it into his mouth.
Only after Tang Tian inspected Tang Fengs wounds did his expression turn warmer. Looking at Xiao Chen, who was still in the arena, he said in an indifferent manner to the people who rushed over, Lets Go!
Dugu Feng slowly walked to the arena and announced, In this years Promise of Ten Years, the Xiao n is victorious once again. The rights to Seven Horn Mountain belong to the Xiao n. I hope the other ns will honor this result.
Cousin Xiao Chen, are you all right? Just as Dugu Feng finished his announcements, Xiao Yn and the others rushed onto the arena.
Xiao Ling`ers eyes were full of sparkles as she said, Elder Brother Xiao Chen, now you are the hero of the Xiao n.
Ye Lan, Xiao Jian, and the other Xiao n disciples all surrounded him as well, congratting him. The people below the arena felt that this result was too surprising; Xiao Chenseback was too sudden.
Xiao Chen looked at the crowd while feeling joy in his heart. With the effects of the Blood Replenishing Pill, his internal injuries were already half healed. However, due to the fact that he had overdrawn on his Essence, his body was finding it difficult to manage.
Xiao Qiang parted the crowd and brought a few elders over. His expression was not that of joy obtained after victory. He first inspected Xiao Chens injuries and then said, Hurry back, the n Head has something to say to you.
When they arrived, the Xiao ns people came with an extremely unsightly expression. Now that they had won the Promise of Ten Years, their expressions were much more rxed.
Mohe City, Tang n, Within A Secret Room:
Tang Tian looked ashamed as he said to Leng Zhengyun, My son is too useless and has wasted three of brother Lengs Essence Light Arrows.
The news of the two ns defeats had already reached Leng Zhengyuns ears. When he heard Tang Tians words, Leng Zhengyun said indifferently, It does not matter. Man proposes but God disposes. It is enough that we did our best.
[Note: Man proposes but God disposes, this means that we as human can do everything we can but when fate/God intervenes, we be helpless.]
Leng Yunze, who was standing at the side said, n Head, please make the decision. The sixth elder already brought fifty Martial Grand Masters and hid them around the Xiao n grounds. We are just waiting for yourmand.
Tang Tian stood at the side and said, Our Tang n can provide fifty Martial Grand Masters for Brother Leng tomand.
The Zhang n Head followed up by saying, Our Zhang n can provide twelve Martial Grand Masters for Brother Leng tomand at any time.
I await the n Heads order to destroy Xiao Chen. I will not hesitate, the four Martial Saints behind Leng Zhengyun said in a loud voice.
Leng Zhengyun closed his eyes and thought about it for a long time before suddenly opening his eyes. His eyes were stern as he said in a heavy tone, Brother Zhang, how long would it take for your ns Martial Grand Masters to gather?
The Zhang n Head smiled, I have already made arrangements. The twelve Martial Grand Masters of the Zhang n are already waiting outside the Tang n residence.
Leng Zhengyun nodded his head and continued to make arrangements, Brother Zhang. Brother Tang. Aside from the Martial Grand Masters, how many cultivators are your two ns able to provide?
The Zhang n has a total of seventy Martial Masters and a hundred Martial Disciples.
The Tang n has a total of eighty Martial Masters and two hundred Martial Disciples.
There was a radiant look in Leng Zhengyun eyes as he said, Good! The two of you, send one person to lead these cultivators and stand guard on the road to the City Lords residence. They must block the City Lords people for two hours. Two hourster, after we have seeded, they wont be able to salvage the situation.
The Zhang n Head and the Tang n Head had unsightly expressions on their faces as they said, Going against the City Lords people Are you not afraid of his retaliation?
Leng Zhengyun looked at the two of them and said in a grave tone, Do you think that us going to the Xiao n Residence is not already going against the City Lord? Do you think that the City Lord is unaware that we went to the Xiao n to injure their participants thest time?
If my Leng n did not have a strong backer, do you think that Dugu Feng wouldpromise?
When the Tang n Head and Zhang n Head heard this, they breathed out in relief before saying, We will do as Brother Leng says.
Depart after half an hour. Exterminate the Xiao n; leave none alive, a look of determination and ruthlessness appeared on Leng Zhengyuns face.
Mohe City, Xiao n, Within the Great Hall:
Xiao Chen followed Xiao Qiang and the others to the great hall. Within the great hall, Xiao Xiong had a sullen expression as he sat upright on the wooden chair.
Xiao Xiong smiled at Xiao Chen, Xiao Chen, you have seeded and won the duel for the Xiao n.
However, after Xiao Xiong finished saying this, Xiao Chen felt that something was wrong. The surrounding Xiao n elders all had aplex expression on their faces. They did not have the expression of joyful people who had just won apetition.
Xiao Xiong muttered to himself irresolutely for a long time before suddenly saying, Xiao Chen, is your Martial Spirit the Azure Dragon Holy Beast? Tell me the truth.
How did he know? Xiao Chens heart sank. His thoughts were in a whirl. After a long time, he finally made a decision. This was something that would happen eventually; he could no longer hide from this.
Xiao Chen looked at Xiao Xiong calmly and fearlessly, In reply to father, my Martial Spirit is indeed the Azure Dragon Martial Spirit. Is there something wrong with that?
[Note: In reply to father: I believe this is a very formal way of replying to ones senior, in this case father.]
Azure Dragon an elder who was beside them was about to exin, when suddenly there was the sound of killinging from the front yard of the Xiao Residence. There were miserable cries; everyones expressions changed.
Xiao Chen trembled with fear in his heart as he quickly sent out his Spiritual Sense. Suddenly, his eyes turned red as he said fiercely, Bastards! To think you actually dare toe. I shall make sure none of you will return.
Xiao Chen left the great hall and quickly executed the Gravity Spell, flying into the sky. He rushed ahead of Xiao Xiong and the others to the front yard.
In the front yard, there was a group of cultivators from the Leng n maniacally ughtering people. The weakest of this group were at least Martial Grand Masters; aside from them, there were six Martial Saints. The people from the Xiao n had no means of retaliating.
Puci!
A Xiao n disciple in the Inferior Grade Martial Disciple realm was struck by Tang Tians palm and vomited arge mouthful of blood. His heart was shattered by the force of that palm strike; he was stone-dead.
Dont kill me! Wuwu a Xiao n girl was dashing towards the back, chasing after her was Leng Yunze. His face had a taunting expression on it, as though he were ying a game of cat and mouse; he chased after her slowly and was not in a rush to make any moves.
Bang!
Just as the girl thought she could escape, Leng Yunze suddenly made his move. The gleam of a sword shed by, and the head of the girl flew into the air.
The perfect body, which was missing its head, still continued running forward for a few steps before stopping. The eyes on the head were opened wide, clearly full of shock.
Leng Yunze looked indifferently at the body on the ground as he continued to send out sword Qi, ughtering the other Xiao n disciples. With his cultivation level, there was practically no one who could defend against any of his moves.
Kill them all; leave none alive. Break through the front yard quickly, the Leng n Head said coldly, as he casually broke the neck of a Xiao n disciple.
Countless cries of misery came from the ground and crept into Xiao Chens ears. The entire Xiao n front yard was like hell. His eyes were red as he executed the Gravity Spell to its fullest, rapidlynding on a big door separating the front yard and the courtyard.
[Note: I am honestly not too sure about this, but the impression I got was front yard courtyard backyard inner hall (where the great hall and ancestral hall are).]
Ling`er quickly leave. You arrived at the gate already. After you enter the backyard you should be safe, Ye Lan shouted to Xiao Ling`er as he did his best to hold back the attacks of a Martial Grand Master.
Xiao Ling`ers eyes were full of tears as she cried out, Ye Lan
Chapter 88 - Goodbye, Mohe City!
Chapter 88: Goodbye, Mohe City!
The Tang n Martial Grand Masters saber sliced open another wound on Ye Lans chest. Ye Lan ignored the wound, as he said anxiously to Xiao Ling`er, Quickly go! If you dont go now, then it will be toote.
Just as Ye Lan said this, the Martial Grand Master craftily changed the angle of his saber and pierced toward his chest. Ye Lans heart went cold, and his eyes filled with despair.
Bang!
In the blink of an eye, Xiao Chen instantly executed the Lightning Evasion. The Lunar Shadow Saber chopped at the head of the Martial Grand Master. If he wished to continue attacking, then his own head will be forfeit.
The Martial Grand Master had no other choice but to withdraw his attack. After checking out Xiao Chen, who appeared suddenly, she revealed an expression of joyful surprise, I caught a big fish. I wonder how the n Head will reward me after I kill you?
Captain Xiao Chen, werent you in the great hall? Leave quickly! This ce is too dangerous, Ye Lan eximed in shock as he looked at Xiao Chen, who had saved him.
Xiao Ling`er saw Xiao Chen materialize unexpectedly, and after being pleasantly surprised she chimed in, Elder Brother Xiao Chen, you should leave quickly. This ce is too dangerous.
Xiao Chen stared at the Martial Grand Master in front of him and did not turn his head around. He said indifferently, You should leave first. Trust me. Im your captain right?
Still not leaving? Are you trying to cause me to be distracted? Xiao Chen said sternly, his expression turning cold as he saw that the two of them had not moved yet.
Take care, Captain!
Elder Brother Xiao Chen, you must be careful, the two of them exhorted him before hurriedly turning around and dashing away.
Sensing these words with his Spiritual Sense, Xiao Chen did not bother to waste time on the person in front of him, and retreated to the gate between the front yard and the courtyard.
This was the only entrance leading to the courtyard and the great hall. As long as Xiao Chen defended this spotpletely, then no matter how strong these people were, they would not be able to get in.
After this dy, a few Xiao n disciples managed to withdraw from the front yard. When the front yard waspletely cleared of Xiao n disciples, the Leng n Head led a group of Martial Saints, and more than a hundred Martial Grand Masters, to the front of Xiao Chen.
n Head, this is Xiao Chen, Leng Yunze exined to Leng Zhengyun as he looked at Xiao Chen angrily.
Lan Chaoyang said in an indifferent manner, Just an Inferior Grade Martial Master. To think he could actually escape from Elder Lengs hands How unimaginable.
When Leng Zhengyun heard these words, he frowned slightly before saying in a stern tone, The two of you, deal with him quickly. If you are not able to deal with him within three moves, I will give you a demerit and will punish youter.
Xiao Chens eyes were bloodshot as he looked at the crowd in front of him. The hands of all these people were stained with the blood of the Xiao n disciples. They should all be killed!
Suddenly a boundless killing intent exploded out from Xiao Chens eyes. His right hand quickly formed a hand seal and the blood essence that was buried deeply in the talismans was instantly activated, creating a strange connection.
Boom!
The clear and boundless sky was suddenly covered in dark clouds, rolling around endlessly, and the crackle of thunder rang out unceasingly.
In an instant, the sky turned dark!
In eight directions of the Xiao Residence, scarlet pirs rose up into the sky. Xiao Chen immediately flew up thousands of meters in the sky.
Countless lightning bolts surrounded him as ps of thunder resounded, turning Xiao Chens face to sh between dark and bright. He was like a thunder god standing in the sky, giving of a supreme might.
Xiao Chen cautiously controlled the electricity around him, and the Ninth Heavens Thunder Formation unceasingly pulled in that armageddon-level energy frantically. If Xiao Chen was even slightly inattentive in his control of this energy, he would suffer from a rebound and be immediately sted into dust.
n Head, what is going on? this new situation instigated indescribable panic in the people from the Leng n.
The lightning in the dark clouds was like a sharp de that carried a deathly aura, ready to descend at any time.
Leng Zhengyun revealed an extremely grave expression; after a long time, he said in a dazed manner, This is a formation, a formation that has not been seen since ancient times. Why is there someone who cany a formation?
Quick! Shoot him down! Or else we will all die here, Leng Zhengyun suddenly shouted out.
A group of cultivators aimed their bows toward the sky, but the arrows that sped towards Xiao Chen did not get anywhere near him. Before they came remotely close, they were smashed to smithereens by the lightning in the clouds.
Outside the front yard, Xiao Xiong led the Xiao ns elite members and rushed over. Seeing Xiao Chen in the sky and the countless lightning bolts in the dark clouds, hisplexion changed, There is no more need to rush forward. That is the long lost formation from the ancient times. If we step into it, we will be killed by mistake.
When Xiao Qiang heard those words, hisplexion changed, The formations of the legends require a person to be of a high cultivation realm. Will the Second Young Master be able to sustain it?
The expression on Xiao Xiongs face was iparably grave. He turned his head to Liu Fengyin and said, Elder Liu, if anything happens to Xiao Chen, please bring him away the moment it is possible. This is my plea to you; you must agree to this.
Liu Fengyin just nodded his head and said nothing, agreeing to Xiao Xiongs request.
Leng Zhengyun looked at the arrows that were turned into dust, and a trace of fear appeared in his eyes. After a long time, he shouted out loudly and bent his knees. Pushing off the ground fiercely, he leaped into the sky.
Before Leng Zhengyun made a move, the countless lightning bolts in the dark clouds, under the direction of Xiao Chens Spiritual Sense, broke through the sky and struck Leng Zhengyun immediately.
The strong electrical energy crushed Leng Zhengyun down, causing him tond heavily on the ground. His body was charred ck and was seizing continuously.
n Head, are you alright? the people beside rushed over to help him up. They checked his wounds and fed him Medicinal Pills.
After Leng Zhengyun ate the Medicinal Pill, hisplexion became better. He said weakly, Quick, run! Before the Eye of the Formation is formed. Leave here quickly! Dont bother about me. My internal organs have all been shattered by the electricity already. There is no more chance for me to survive.
Right after Leng Zhengyun said that, he fainted, n Head! n Head! Are you alright?!
Might of the brilliant sky, guided by Qi. Thunder gods of the nine heavens, head my call and Smite!
Xiao Chens hands ceaselessly made hand seals as the lightning in the sky surged. It was like there were thousands of horses and men. It was vast and mighty, without boundaries, and its aura shook the heavens.
Just as Xiao Chens voice sounded out, countless lightning bolts descended towards the ground. They crashed down loudly, the dark and gloomy sky flickering and shing brightly every time there was a thunder p.
Ah! a Martial Grand Master was struck by lightning and in the time it took for him to let out that miserable shriek, his flesh became badly mangled, and he died on the spot.
Quick! Run!
Everyone was frightened by the horrifying might; they all rushed backward in panic.
Xiao Chen smiled coldly in his heart, You think you can run? With the assistance of the Ninth Heavens Thunder Formation, his Spiritual Sense covered the entire Xiao Residence and left a hidden mark in the body of everyone in this crowd. The lightning would automatically chase after the people with hidden marks in them.
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!
After countless lightning bolts descended, the ce became like hell. The sounds of miserable cries rang out without end. Every time there was a crash of thunder, that meant a life was reaped.
Xiao Chen had no pity for them in his heart. When he thought of that girl earlier, the girl whose body kept running for a bit even after her head was chopped off, his heart was unable to remain calm.
Using his Spiritual Sense, he made a quick scan of the sky, and he quickly discovered Leng Yunze. This fellow was jumping around and actually managed to dodge a few lightning strikes.
The corner of Xiao Chens mouth curled up as his body shed through the sky, arriving at the front of Leng Yunze.
Seeing Xiao Chen appear suddenly, Leng Yunze was startled in his heart; he said in a stern voice, Xiao Chen, you actually dare to appear in front of me, how reckless
Xiao Chen said nothing; he merely stretched out his finger. A lightning bolt as thick as a bucket descended from the sky. Before Leng Yunze could finish what he wanted to say, he was struck by lightning and turned into meat paste, giving off a barbecued smell.
Xiao Chenughed coldly, as he kicked Leng Yunzes body into the air. With a sh of his saber, Leng Yunze was chopped into two halves.
Xiao Chens Spiritual Sense continued to expand out as he proceeded to find the Martial Saint Experts. The Movement Techniques of these people were shocking; they were actually able to evade the fast lightning bolts.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Under Xiao Chens direction, another few lightning bolts, which were also as thick as buckets, struck those Martial Saints. None of them managed to escaped, and they were all turned to mush.
After half an hour, Xiao Chen slowly descended from the sky. There were charred bodies everywhere in the front yard. None of the offending Martial Grand Masters and Martial Saints had escaped.
The dark clouds scattered, and the eight scarlet light pirs in the Xiao Residences surroundings slowly sank into the ground. The instant the light pirs disappeared, the horrifying energy of heaven and earth also disappeared, and sunlight shined on the ground once again.
A piercing pain shot through Xiao Chens brain. Veins could be clearly seen on his pale countenance. Amidst the pain, Xiao Chen could feel the energy in his body rapidly decreasing.
Boom!
An explosion urred in his Dantian area. Xiao Chens cultivation actually decreased by a realm, turning him back into a Superior Grade Martial Disciple once again.
After the pain in his brain slowly disappeared, Xiao Chen ate a Qi Returning Pill. He smiled bitterly to himself, To kill this group of people, I have wasted the cultivation of an entire realm.
However, he did not regret it at all. For such a bunch of people as these, even if Xiao Chens cultivation level dropped back to Spirit Refinement, he would not hesitate to use the Ninth Heavens Thunder Formation.
Shua! Shua!
XIao Chen could hear the sound of footsteps rushing over, as Xiao Xiong led the Xiao ns people. Xiao Qiang rushed forward and checked the condition of Xiao Chens body. There was a startled expression on his face, To think that you actually dropped a cultivation level. This is too strange. It is simply unheard of.
When Xiao Xiong saw that Xiao Chen had not suffered from any major injuries, he breathed out in relief. He returned back to the previous topic, Xiao Chen, is your Martial Spirit the Azure Dragon Martial Spirit?
So what if it is, and so what if it is not Xiao Chen only felt incredibly fatigued. When confronted with this question again, he had already lost all patience for it.
Xiao Xiongs expression turned cold; he had never expected that Xiao Chen would use such a tone to speak to him. Speaking in a sullen tone, If it is so, then you can leave already. Nevere back to Mohe City. The further the better.
Xiao Chen was startled. Although he had already nned to leave the Xiao n after the Promise of Ten Years, he never expected that there would be such an ending that Xiao Xiong actually wanted to banish him.
Xiao Yn was astonished and said, n Head, Xiao Chen has just done a great service for us, why are you chasing him away?
Xiao Xiong took out a stack of banknotes as well as two bottles filled with Medicinal Pills. He said to Xiao Chen, Here are banknotes worth one hundred thousand silver taels and two bottles filled with Grade Three Medicinal Pills. Keep them.
Ye Lan suddenly knelt on the ground, n Head, please retract that order. Don''t chase Second Young Master away.
Xiao Ling`er also suddenly knelt, Eldest Uncle, dont chase Elder Brother Xiao Chen away. He is now the hero of our Xiao n!
n Head, please retract that order! Don''t chase Second Young Master away. Those people who were with Xiao Chen in the Trial of Gloomy Forest as well as the people who were just saved by Xiao Chen all knelt down.
Xiao Xiong said angrily, What are you all doing? Rebelling?
Xiao Chen said nothing and slowly walked over, helping everyone up.
Afterwards, there was a bang. In front of everyone, Xiao Chen knelt in front of Xiao Xiong and kowtowed heavily in front of him.
This kowtow represents my gratitude to you. Without you, I, Xiao Chen, would not have been born into this world. Regardless of the decision you make, I will not me you.
Bang! Xiao Chen kowtowed heavily again, saying, This kowtow, is to thank the elders of the Xiao n for the care you have shown me after I arrived into this world.
Bang!
This kowtow is for the the brothers and sisters who pleaded for me. Real men have gold under their knees; they may only kneel to heaven and earth, and their parents. I, Xiao Chen, am not worthy of you kneeling for me.
After Xiao Chen said this, he dashed away frantically, not taking the money and pills that Xiao Xiong prepared for him. He continuously used the Lightning Evasion, and his figure quickly disappeared from everyone''s views.
Chasing after him was Xiao Yn. As she watched Xiao Chen gradually getting further, her eyes filled with tears and she sobbed silently.
Outside Mohe City, Xiao Chen looked at the tall city walls and used the Life Bestowal Spell to make a small bird. He took out a recipe he had prepared in an envelop long ago and tied it onto the birds legs, sending it to Mo Fans residence.
The recipe was of a Medicinal Pill that could treat broken legs. Due to the fact that Xiao Chen was not able to find the ingredients, he was not able to refine it.
Since he was leaving Mohe City, he could only give him the recipe. He also made a request of him in the letter, hoping that he would protect the Xiao n for the next three years.
Although Xiao Chen was unable to see thorough Mo Fans strength, it was at least that of a peak Martial Saint. With his protection, even if the Xiao n met with a cmity, they should be able to sail over it.
Watching the small bird gradually disappearing into the sky, Xiao Chen said in a somewhat sentimental manner in his heart, Goodbye, Mohe City!
When he turned around, he saw a face that somewhat surprised him. Xiao Chen did not know why, but the depressed feelings he had in his heart lightened when he saw that beautiful and elegant figure.
Feng Feixue, is this part of your calctions? That I would be chased out of the Xiao n today? So you have been waiting for me here.
Wearing mens clothes and holding a fan in her hand, the elegant Feng Feixue smiled faintly when she heard this, I do not have any other intentions; I just wanted to send you off, as well as to give you something.
Her hands made a quick motion and suddenly a Martial Technique manual flew towards Xiao Chen. Xiao Chen suspiciously received it and looked at the words on the cover, slowly reading it out loud, Azure Dragon Cloud Soaring Art!
Xiao Chen was astonished in his heart. The expression on his face did not change as he smiled faintly, To others, this Martial Technique would be worthless. To me, this is a priceless treasure. I do not believe that you would give me something so good for free.
Just be direct and tell me of your requests. The thing that you are giving me is something that I really need. As long as I am capable of doing it, I will do it to the best of my abilities.
Feng Feixue felt that Xiao Chens words were very interesting. This was the first time she saw a man that dared to be so direct with her. She smiled, In the future, when I run into difficulties, I want you toe and help me. I will not tell you about how you will help yet, but you are definitely able to do it.
Deal! In the future, if you can find me, I wille when you call. After saying that, Xiao Chen turned and walked away without looking back.
Seeing Xiao Chen agree to it so fast, Feng Feixue was stunned. By the time she reacted, she discovered that Xiao Chen was already a distance away. She shouted loudly, Xiao Chen! Are you not afraid that Im taking advantage of you?
Xiao Chen, in the distance, did not stop or slow down. He held the Martial Technique manual and waved his hand. His voice resounded slowly, I trust you!
End of the Promise of Ten Years arc, thank you for reading.
Chapter 89 - A New Beginning
Chapter 89: A New Beginning
Great Qin Nation, Dongming Province, Sishui Prefecture, White Water City, Within an Inn:
Have you heard? Something big happened in Hunluo Prefecture, in the Qizi County.
On the second floor, a cultivator wearing coarse robes was chatting with his fourpanions, who were all grouped around him. He looked wild and strong, and his eyebrows were especially thick, giving him an air of heroism.
This inn was known as Liushang Pavilion, the biggest inn in White Water City. There was a total of five floors, with each floor bing progressively more expensive the higher a person climbed.
[Note: Liushang has the meaning of flowing smoothly.]
The third floor and above required, besides a great reserve of silver taels, that one had sufficient status; wealth without status did not make one eligible to enter the higher floors.
Furthermore, the fifth floor of Liushang Pavilion was a legendary ce that only entertained distinguished guests of simr rank to that of the White Water City Lord, and was normally not open for business.
Regr citizens normally dined on the first floor, while regr cultivators preferred to dine on the second floor. Since White Water City was close to the Savage Forest, it was rife with cultivators. Therefore, the second floor of Liushang Pavilion had the most traffic.
When hispanion beside him heard that, he curiously said, I have heard a little about this matter. There was a youth in Qizi County who killed ten Martial Saints and more than 200 Martial Grand Masters in a single day.
Another cultivator pitched in and said, What I heard was 50 Martial Saints and 500 Martial Grand Masters.
When a certain youth beside the window on the second floor heard this, he choked and spat out the mouthful of wine he had swigged just now. He muttered to himself in his heart, Rumors Oh rumors At the rate they are spreading and growing, Ill soon be capable of killing Martial Kings with one palm strike.
The youth wiped away the stains around his mouth and picked up a piece of wood and a carving knife from the table, deciding to rather focus on his carving. The sunlight shined through the window onto his handsome face, giving it a faint golden glow.
The youth had an extremely serious expression on his face, which wasplemented by a bearing so meticulous as to allude to the object in his hand being not a wooden carving but a priceless and precious treasure. His solemn, respectful, and focused expression gave him a certain charm and grace.
A white fox rested beside the youth. It looked absolutely adorable and was happily wolfing down a bowl of fish porridge. Before long, the bowl of fish porridge was empty.
It carefully climbed onto the table and licked the empty porcin bowl, patting the right arm of the youth with its right paw.
The youth stopped what he was doing and looked at the Spirit Fox. He discovered that it was looking at him in a pitiful manner, with big round eyes that were misting up. Its other paw was clearly pointing at the empty porcin bowl.
When the youth saw this, he smiled faintly, Xiao Bai Xiao Bai You are truly a glutton.
Waiter! Serve me another bowl of fish porridge, and give me therge one, the youth shouted loudly, cing the order.
Shortly after, the waiter ran over with arge bowl of porridge. Although he moved fast, his hands and feet were very stable. It was obvious that this waiter had cultivated martial arts to some degree.
Dang!
The porridge was ced stably on the table without a drop of it spilling out. The waiter smiled and said, The fish porridge, as ordered. If the Sir has any other requests, do let us know.
The youth waved his hands and and threw out a silver ingot as his tip. The waiter joyfully received it and quickly left after expressing his gratitude.
When the Spirit Fox saw the new serving of fish porridge, its pitiful expression immediately disappeared. Itpletely forgot about the youth''s existence as it rushed to the fish porridge with a joyful expression on its muzzle.
The youth chided it yfully, When there is food, you immediately forget about your master. Having said that, he paid it no further mind and continued to focus on carving the piece of wood in his hand.
This youth was the very Xiao Chen of Mohe City from the rumors. After he left the Xiao n, his immediate destination was Heavenly Saber Pavilion, seeking to enter their ranks in hopes of finding a way to awaken Ao Jiao, who was currently asleep inside the Lunar Shadow Saber.
However, after he left, he had a taste of just how massive this world was. Even the scale of the Great Qin Nationpletely exceeded his imagination.
The Great Qin Nation, aside from the Imperial Capital and the Royal Court, had three provinces: Dongming Province, Xihe Province, and Nanling Province. Each province had three prefectures, and each prefecture had seven counties. The size of each county was already equivalent to half the size of his country in his previous life. One can only imagine how huge the size of the Great Qin Nation was.
[Note: Given that the MC used Taobao and this is a chinese novel, my guess is that this country in question refers to China.]
The Mohe City that Xiao Chen came from was only an extremely ordinary city. There was still the Qizi County, Hunluo Prefecture, and Dongming Province above it.
The Heavenly Saber Pavilion was in the Xihe Province, rtive to the Dongming Province; one was in the east and the other in the west. They were separated by tens of thousands of kilometers. Xiao Chen had already been on the road for two months. Along the way, he had discovered that every year, in the tenth month, the Heavenly Saber Pavilion would conduct an entrance exam in order to recruit new disciples.
The criterias of this entrance exam were very stringent. Xiao Chen calcted the time he had left. It was now the seventh month of the year, which was just three months away from the entrance exam of the Heavenly Saber Pavilion.
He intended to train himself through practical experiences for three months before leaving for Heavenly Saber Pavilion. This was to prevent himself from failing the entrance exam and having to wait for the tenth month of the next year to retake the test.
This White Water City was the capital of Sishui Prefecture, which sat on the borders of Dongming Province. Upon leaving the city, one could find the holy ground for training, Savage Forest. Furthermore, it was rtively closer to Xihe Province. Thus, Xiao Chen decided on carrying out his training in White Water City.
Tong! Tong! Tong!
The sound of footfalls began to emerge from the stairs to the second floor, followed shortly by the arrival of a crowd of people chatting merrily with one another before they made their way towards the third floor.
When the cultivators on the second floor saw who they were, they all fell silent. The earlier incredibly noisy floor instantly turned soundless. Everyone kept their heads down and maintained a low profile as they ate in silence.
One of the individuals in the crowd wore embroidered clothings and was very handsome. He was very pleased with the atmosphere on the second floor. He then turned and spoke to the girl beside him in a low voice.
No emotion could be seen on the girls face. She just politely replied to the other persons words, and there was no expression of joy at all. In this very moment, her eyes lit up when she saw the Spirit Fox beside Xiao Chen at the window side.
This made her stop in her tracks, and the light in her eyes grew brighter. She slowly walked towards Xiao Chens table; at a single nce, it was clear her gait had a certain grace and her disposition a certain beauty.
Friend, is this Spirit Beast for sale? the girl looked at the Spirit Fox for a long time until she could no longer resist asking. Her voice was melodious and delicate, and anyone who heard it would feelfortable, while rooting those faint of heart with the desire toply to her every whim.
Xiao Chen had noticed the figures of this group of people long ago. He raised his head and looked towards the girl. He praised her silently in his heart. This girl wore a green dress, and her eyebrows were picturesque; she had white teeth, bright eyes, and an almond shaped face with peach-like cheeks. All thesebined with her exquisite green dress gave off the feeling of a refreshing beauty.
However, Xiao Chen had seen too many beautiful girls. The elegant fairy-like Feng Feixue or the irreproachable, sweet-tempered Xiao Yn were not any whit inferior to this girl. Furthermore, there was that absolute beauty and femme fatale Yue Ying who made all others pale inparison.
Xiao Chen quickly withdrew his gaze from her body and said indifferently, If you truly understood, then you would not even mention buying it. Please leave.
Her heart trembled, as she thought it possible that Xiao Chen would reject her, but she had not expected Xiao Chen to be so direct, not showing any mercy.
Her pretty face looked distracted for a moment, and then she had an apologetic smile on as she said, It is indeed by oversight. I underestimated the feelings of this brother towards his Spirit Beast. Only does Brother have no intentions of selling it at all? If you tell me what you want, I will definitely think of a way to use it to exchange for the Spirit Beast.
What grand words, Xiao Chen smiled coldly to himself. This girl is indeed not simple. Shes actually able to see through the bloodline of Xiao Bai that it is the progeny of the Six-Tailed Spirit Fox.
As long as a naturally born Rank 6 Spirit Beast could mature, it would be like having a strong Martial King expert at ones side. Within Dongming Province, a Martial King was someone who even the big noble ns would do their utmost to recruit.
It was even to the point where, to some people, the number of Martial Kings a n had under their banner represented the strength of that n.
Xiao Chen guessed in his heart that she was probably clear on how he was only a Superior Grade Martial Disciple and thought that Xiao Chen had obtained the Spirit Fox by chance and was therefore oblivious to its value. Thus, she wanted to try and take advantage of that.
Thinking of this, Xiao Chen put down the wooden carving in his hand and smiled pleasantly, You have to keep your word. As long as I ask for it, you will definitely do it?
The girl saw that Xiao Chen was giving her some leeway, immediately feeling joy in her heart. She smiled brightly, Of course I will keep it. As long as you ask for it, I will definitely do it.
Her words were very grand, but she expected Xiao Chen to be merely an ordinary Superior Grade Martial Disciple. One that had not seen much of the world and would not be able to ask for something of too high a price. With her ns strength behind her, she was confident she could satisfy Xiao Chens request.
A sincere and serious look appeared on Xiao Chens face as he said, Then give me a Heaven Ranked Spirit Weapon. Hows that? Its a fair deal, and both of us will not suffer a disadvantage.
The girls expression turned cold. She knew that Xiao Chen was messing with her. She looked meaningfully at him and then left slowly without saying anything else.
Brat, you refuse a toast only to drink a forfeit. It is your fortune that Miss Duanmu wanted to buy your thing. Yet you spoke such nonsense. Are you seeking death? behind the man dressed in embroidered clothing, a person dressed in servant''s clothes said fiercely and viciously to Xiao Chen.
When the girl heard these words, she frowned slightly. It was clear that she was not pleased. The man dressed in embroidered clothing saw that his servant had made her unhappy in his attempt to suck up to her and hurriedly called for him to stop.
He turned his head to face Xiao Chen and said, Im Jiang Muheng. If you change your mind, you cane and find me at the Jiang n at any time.
Miss Duanmu, lets go up first. Young Master Hua is still waiting for us on the fourth floor.
The group of people left Xiao Chens table and headed towards the fourth floor. Xiao Chen extended his Spiritual Sense out and slowly followed this group of people.
Go back and check on the background of that brat. If he does not have any notable background, then just snatch the Spirit Fox away. It is rare toe across something that Miss Duanmu likes.
Young Master, is killing permitted?
Up to you, but everything must be done cleanly. I do not wish for Miss Duanmu to have any suspicions about this.
Understood, Young Master, it shall be done by tomorrow morning. Its only a Superior Grade Martial Disciple. I can squash him with just one hand.
When the group of people went up to the fourth floor, Jiang Muheng had dragged his servant over to a corner and told him of his ns. However, he did not expect that Xiao Chen had noticed something was afoot and had used his Spiritual Sense to memorize every word he had just said.
Chapter 90 - Treasure of the Jin Clan, Jin Dabao
Chapter 90: Treasure of the Jin n, Jin Dabao
Hes finished. This guy offended the Young Miss of the Duanmu n. He is probably going to die.
Offending the Duanmu n is nothing. The one he has to be careful of is the eldest son of the Jiang n. That youth caused Duanmu Qing to be humiliated in the Jin ns territory, so Jiang Muheng is definitely not going to let him off the hook.
This youth is definitely a foreigner. He actually managed to offend both the top noble n of Sishui Prefecture and the top noble n of White Water City.
Furthermore, he is only a Superior Grade Martial Disciple. His death is only a matter of time.
After seeing what happened earlier, the cultivators within the second floor waited for that group of people to leave first before looking at Xiao Chen, shaking their heads and sighing.
Xiao Chen did not mind and just smiled indifferently. He continued carving the piece of wood in his hand. When the final stroke was done, he blew at the wooden carving with satisfaction.
Xiao Bai did not know what was going on and raised its weird eyes and looked all around. As nothing of interest caught its eyes, it continued to happily eat its fish porridge.
Peng! Peng!
A fatty from the second floor, adorned with glittering jewelry, walked towards Xiao Chen. There were loud booming sounds as he trod on the floor, causing everyone to wonder if he would create a hole in it.
He beamed brightly as he walked over, and his tiny eyes were reduced to an even tinier, curved slit. Originally, this was supposed to portray a face radiant with happiness, but his face seemed wretched instead.
Friend, may I sit down and have some wine? right as he said that, he immediately sank his plump ass down without even waiting for Xiao Chen to reply. Beaming broadly, he continued, Friend, you are very straightforward, epting my request so quickly.
There were all sorts of rings on his finger. There were jadeite, white jade, gold; you name it, he has it. He held a folding fan made of gold in his hand, which matched his jewelry-adorned clothes.
It was a get-up that screamed of wealth. It was as tacky as it could be, to the point where it was extremely vulgar.
Xiao Chen picked up his wine cup and lightly took a sip. He did not mind the intrusion and smiled, Are you here to buy this Spirit Fox as well?
With a shua sound, that fatty opened up his gold folding fan and began fanning himself, acting cultured and elegant. Unfortunately, with his get-up, it looked extremely strange instead.
If Feng Feixue, who used a folding fan as well, saw this fatty, would she smack him to death with a palm? thinking of this, Xiao Chen could not help but smile.
The fatty fanned himself vigorously for a while, as if to exhibit a certain atmosphere beforeposedly replying to Xiao Chens question, Im not that silly. Although that girl from the Duanmu n was able to make out the bloodline of this Spirit Beast, she was unable to see that this Spirit Beast had already made a blood contract.
As long as you are not dead, even if someone bought the Spirit Beast, it would run back by itself. Whoever buys it is just stupid.
Xiao Chen was astonished - this fatty had great insight. He could not help but ask in a serious manner, I have not asked you for your great name yet.
When the fatty saw that his words had astonished Xiao Chen, heughed cockily. The fat on his face jiggled. When Xiao Chen saw this, he was rmed, afraid that these two pieces of flesh would fall off.
Ha ha, my family name is Jin and my name is Dabao. What do you think? Sounds domineering, right? My dad gave me the name Jin Da, but I felt that it was too ordinary so I added the Bao word.
[TL notes: The Chinese like to give their names and family name separately.]
Xiao Chen began sweating profusely in his heart; Jin Da, Jin Dabao they were indeed father and son. Xiao Chenughed incredulously, Ha ha. Brother Jin, your name is indeed domineering.
Jin Dabao was very satisfied with Xiao Chens behaviour, smiling as he said, Brother, stop dawdling, give me your name as well. The moment I met you, I felt that we were very simr.
Xiao Chen.
Jin Dabao rubbed his lower chin as he muttered to himself in a soft voice, Xiao Chen This name sounds quite familiar. Forget it, my head hurts thinking about it.
Brother Xiao, to tell you the truth, Im quite interested in the wooden carving in your hand. I wonder if you would allow me to check it out.
Right after he said that, his right hand moved in a careless manner and the wooden carving on the table immediately appeared in his hand. Xiao Chen was astonished once again, and he carefully reviewed Jin Dabaos earlier movements in his mind.
If I knew what he was thinking in advance, I would be somewhat confident in stopping and preventing him from obtaining the wooden carving.
Xiao Chen continuously re-enacted the situation in his mind, but he was not able to stop him even after numerous simtions. This fattys speed might not seem fast, but it had a natural feel to it.
It looked incredibly casual, just like a friend greeting you before taking away your things from right under your nose as though it was normal.
Actually, this was a type of concealment and misdirection. If he did not wish for you to know, then it was highly likely that he, the perpetrator, would elude you even after you realized your item was missing.
Jin Dabao was just an Inferior Grade Martial Master, but Xiao Chen put up his guard around him, ssifying him as a terrifying person.
Jin Dabao kept rubbing the wooden carving as he held it. There was a twinkle in his eyes, which looked extremely disgusting. It was as disgusting as possible, an appearance with the semnce of a male pig in love. This was the only, single way for Xiao Chen to describe him.
Xiao Chen could no longer bear to continue watching and snatched the wooden carving back. He was afraid that, if this fat person kept rubbing it, the wooden carving would be abraded till it was t.
Damn it!
Xiao Chen held it in his hand and took a look: the chest area of the Yue Ying carving had been wornpletely t, to a point where the bra waspletely gone and no longer visible. Xiao Chen was speechless, How disgusting does this idiot have to be for him to be able to do this?
Seeing Xiao Chen lose control of himself, Jin Dabao did not show even a trace of shame as heughed twice before looking at Xiao Chen vulgarly, How unexpected! So Brother Xiao actually shares the same interests. To think you are actually capable of making such a realistic carving of the goddess in my heart, and one that seems even more realistic than the actual person at that.
Are you selling this wooden carving? Wait! That wont do, carve a new one for me. I will exchange an Earth Rank Spirit Weapon for it.
The words of I, Jin Dabao, are like gold. I definitely keep my word. I also conduct business in a fair manner. I will not be like a certain girl, trying to cheat and y you for a fool.
Even if I carved another one for you, you would rub it till there is nothing left - not even dregs! Xiao Chen thought in his heart. Looking at the wooden carving that had its depiction of a chest rubbed t, Xiao Chen remembered that Fatty Jins sweat was still on it. He suddenly felt iparably disgusted.
He fiercely threw the wooden carving out of the window before firing out a stream of purple mes, shattering the wooden carving in the air into bits. After wiping his hands furiously, Xiao Chen finally found a modicum of sce.
My goddess! the fatty eximed. He had rushed to the window and seen what had happened to the wooden carving. His face distorted into an expression of matchless grief and heartbreak.
Xiao Chen could not be bothered with him. He only left behind a bank note and prepared to leave.
Brother Xiao, dont go, dont be in such a hurry to leave. Albeit having stood by the window earlier, Jin Dabao suddenly arrived in front of Xiao Chen in a sh. His face was wreathed in smiles as he tightly held onto Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen wanted to fling aside his hand, but he found that this fellow was not just heavy in an ordinary sense. In a situation such as this where Xiao Chen did not use his Essence, he waspletely unable to move Jin Dabao at all.
The helpless Xiao Chen could only stop resisting, and said, Dont even think of getting me to carve that for you, I will not agree to it.
Jin Dabao beamed as he said, Thats fine, thats fine. Even if business talks fall through, we can still be friends. I feel that we have an affinity to each other. I would like to treat you to some wine, is that fine? Lets go to the fourth floor.
My treat! The fatty patted his chest as he said boldly.
Xiao Chen was pestered by him to the point where he had no other choice, adding, We only drink, no business talks. After the drink is done, Im leaving.
Jin Dabao let go gleefully, Not a problem, not a problem. Come! Let us go to the fourth floor immediately. It is more peaceful there.
Xiao Chen slowly followed him to the stairs. What surprised Xiao Chen was that the three cultivators of Liushang Pavilion standing in front of the stairs had extremely respectful expressions on their face when they saw the fatty.
Unobstructed, they had a smooth passage to the fourth floor. The fourth floor of Liushang Pavilion was different from how Xiao Chen had imagined it would be; the decorations were very simple, and there were no extravagant furnishings.
However, the simple decorations did not give off a monotonous and dull feeling. Instead, it caused people to feel refreshed, putting them in a happy mood.
Ding dong, ding dong!
From behind a screen on the fourth floor, there was a melodious sounding from a zither. It was like the song of a nightingale fresh from the forest, or the tender twittering of a fledgling swallow returning to its nest. It was like the noise of heavy rain for a moment, and then it petered out into a quiet whisper.
It started like a thunderstorm and then ended on a mournful tone.
The splendid music of the zither caused Xiao Chen, who knew nothing about music, to be enchanted. The mellow music matched the elegant decorations of the fourth floor, unwittingly entrancing its listeners.
Xiao Chen opened his mouth, giving words of praise, The decorations of the fourth floor are truly a great work of skill. All of it is extremely elegant and must have been done by an expert.
When Jin Dabao heard this, he felt great in his heart. He elegantly opened that folding fan made of gold and fanned himself for a bit. Smiling, he said, The humble me is not that talented. Thank you for your praises, Brother Xiao. The decorations of the fourth floor were designed by me. All the branches of Liushang Pavilion in the nation areid out like this.
Xiao Chen was speechless, as he could not establish a connection between this fatty and the elegance of the fourth floor. After a long time, he said, Pretend I never said that.
Lead by Jin Dabao, the two of them made their way to a table by the railings. The field of view here was very wide, and they could clearly see the people walking on the street.
Waiter! Bring two bottles of good wine, as well as some side dishes. Oh, and a bowl of fish porridge, too, Jin Dabao immediately shouted out after he took a seat.
The efficiency of the Liushang Pavilions service was very high. It took but a moment for the waiter to provide them with all of their side dishes. Jin Dabao had a fragrant bowl of fish porridge ced in front of him.
When Xiao Bai caught whiff of the fragrant smell, it immediately jumped onto the table and made a dash for the fish porridge. Jin Dabao found the little fox to be interesting and stretched out his hand to pat its head.
With a quick sh, Xiao Bai evaded Jin Dabaos plump hand. It used both ws to slowly push the bowl of fish porridge towards Xiao Chen, and it even raised its head to roll its eyes at Jin Dabao.
Jin Dabao was actually looked down upon by Xiao Bai, Heughed somewhat awkwardly and took a mouthful of wine before saying to Xiao Chen, Brother Xiao Chen, you have a pair of miraculous hands! I have a n for us to get rich. As long as you cooperate, we will immediately be rolling in money.
Xiao Chen nodded his head with some interest. Tell me more.
Fatty Jin chuckled as he vulgarly moved closer to Xiao Chens ears and unraveled his n to Xiao Chen in a soft voice. When Xiao Chen heard it, he could not help but smile bitterly, I now realize that youre as gutsy as you are fat no, perhaps to a greater degree.
Fatty Jin chuckled, As long as you dont say anything and I dont say anything, who would know it was done by the two of us.
Xiao Chen was just about to reject when a manservant ran over and said to Xiao Chen, Dear guest, the customer at that table has requested for your presence.
Looking in the direction of his finger, Xiao Chen saw that the group of people the manservant was talking about were Jiang Muheng, Duanmu Qing, and the others.
Chapter 91 - Su Xiaoxiao
Chapter 91: Su Xiaoxiao
Should I go over just because you said so? Who do you think I am? Xiao Chen thought coldly in his heart.
Xiao Chen wanted to ignore him, but when he saw that the manservant did not leave he asked, Who asked you to pass on the message?
The manservant replied honestly, The First Young Master of the Jiang n. Young Master Jiang Muheng said he wanted to invite you over for some wine and introduce you to his friends.
Xiao Chen picked up his cup and drained it in one gulp. He said indifferently, Tell him toe over himself. Honestly, I do not actually know him.
The manservant revealed an unsightly expression; he did not know what to do. If he passed on this message, those people would definitely be upset at him. Furthermore, those people were not the kind of people who ought to be provoked.
Fatty Jinughed, Since when are the people of Liushang Pavilion so gutless? Just follow the instructions of this brother and pass on the message exactly as he said it.
Since Fatty Jin said something, the manservant had no other choice but to do as he was told.
This fatty truly has bad intentions. He is clearly helping himself, trying to quietly stir up conflicts between myself and them, Xiao Chen thought to himself. However, he did not mind this since Jiang Muheng did not respect him. There was no need for Xiao Chen to belittle himself.
Fatty Jin raised his cup and toasted Xiao Chen, Brother Xiao, you are very bold. Do you know who those people are?
Xiao Chen said indifferently, Tell me the details.
Fatty Jin raised his cup and then pointed at one of them, That is Duanmu Qing, her n is the top Noble n in Sishui Prefecture. They are one of the three powers of Dongming Province and have an innate bloodline. Their hereditary Martial Spirit is the Ice Phoenix; it has already been passed down for thousands of years.
The male sitting to her right is Hua Yunfei. The Hua Noble n is also one of the three powers of Dongming Province. Their ns Martial Spirit is a gushing holy river. However, his Martial Spirit had a mutation. The holy river turned into a horrifying blood river.
Thest one is even more terrifying; he is thest disciple of the Misty Sword Sect Master, Chu Chaoyun. Haha! I suppose I do not have to introduce the Misty Sword Sect, since they have existed for even longer than the Holy Lands.
However, the most frightening is not one of these people. Instead, it is that fellow called Jiang Muheng; he is from the Bai n, the strongest power in White Water City. As they said, it is better to deal with King Yama than the little demons. You did not give him face in front of these people; with his character haha!
[TL notes: It is better to deal with King Yama than the little demons: this means that theckeys are even more difficult to deal with. ording to Chinese folklore, King Yama is the one in hell.]
The meaning of Jin Dabaos final twoughs was obvious. Xiao Chen was very clear on the consequences of offending thatckey. However, he had the ability to protect himself and was not afraid.
He only had a few doubts in his heart, Why did the younger generation of the three powers of Dongming Provincee to White Water City? Xiao Chen asked, You should know why this group of people are here, right?
Fatty Jin fanned himself and put on an appearance of knowing what was going on. He smiled, It would be useless to tell you. Aside from Jiang Muheng, all of them have already surmounted the Martial Master Realm and are already Martial Grand Masters. With your current cultivation level, it is best you do not know.
Fatty Jin stopped halfway through; it was clear that he was trying entice Xiao Chen to continue asking him, then pretending that he was put on the spot and had no other choice but to divulge what he knew. He wanted Xiao Chen to owe him a favor.
Although Xiao Chen was curious, it was not to the point where he had to know at any cost. Furthermore, it was clear that this fatty was no ordinary person. Thinking of the n he mentioned earlier, Xiao Chen felt it was better that he did not mix with him too much. Who knows? He might die as a result of this fatty and would not even know about it.
Seeing that Xiao Bai already had its fill, he smiled faintly in his heart and prepared to take his leave.
This brother, do you dare to state your name? just as Xiao Chen was about to say something, Jiang Muheng led two servants over, walking with a gloomy face.
Xiao Chen took a look behind him and discovered that the group seated at the table across had already finished their meal. Duanmu Qing and the other two had already left. He thought about it for a moment and guessed Jiang Muhengs motive.
Since they had already left, Jiang Muheng no longer needed to maintain his previous elegant demeanor.
Seeing that Xiao Chen did not immediately answer Jiang Muhengs question, a cultivator behind him pointed at Xiao Chen and said, How arrogant! You did not even give our Young Master face when he invited you over to have a drink. Who do you think you are? Looking down on the Jiang n of White Water City.
Xiao Chen got up and formed a fist with his right hand; it gave off a reserved purple light. Without saying any useless words or wasting any time, he directly punched the chest of this cultivator.
With a loud bang, the purple light burst out fiercely and a huge force knocked the servant flying back. The servant kept trying to grab onto something with his hands, but he was not able to do so.
Bang!
The servantnded on a table, smashing it into two halves. However, the huge force did not weaken, and the servant continued to roll on the floor before finally crashing into the wall. He vomited a mouthful of blood before fainting.
Xiao Chen dusted his hands off and stared at Jiang Muheng. He smiled indifferently, My apologies. When a dog barks at me, I will always take action instead of trying to reason with it. Let me answer your question now. My name is Xiao Chen. Its the Xiao with a grass head and the Chen of Morning.
[Note: Sometimes in China, when introducing their names, people will exin which chinese characters make up their name, as there are many characters that have the same sound. In this case, the Xiao is written as ; the grass head refers to the top of the character for grass . You will notice that they share the same top or head. As for Chen , morning in chinese is Zao Chen 糿.]
Goodbye! Xiao Chen leaped over the fourth floor railing once he said that, directly jumping out. When the Spirit Fox on the table saw that Xiao Chen had left, it hurriedly jumped after him.
When Xiao Chen saw that Xiao Bai jumped after him, he was startled. He immediately turned his body over in midair and caught the Spirit Fox, hugging it. He scolded it, You jumped when I jumped Are you not afraid of falling to death?
Xiao Chen carried the Spirit Fox and took a deep breath, before leaping in mid air andnding on the roof of a house. The total distance he vaulted down was about a hundred meters. After a few more bounds, he disappeared from the crowds view.
Brother Xiao, you still have not told me if you agree to my n?! Fatty Jin leaned on the railing and shouted towards the distant Xiao Chen in a loud voice.
Jiang Muheng punched out suddenly, his fistnding on the table where Xiao Chen was drinking at earlier. The table immediately broke into four pieces, and the tableware shattered with tinkling sounds upon hitting the ground.
After the customers on the fourth floor saw what happened, they were no longer in the mood to continue eating. They threw down stacks of banknotes and left after they paid their bills.
Jiang Muheng stood where he was with an ashenplexion; as he watched Xiao Chen leave, his eyes were full of anger. He had never seen anyone so arrogant in White Water City before.
How dare he actually injure his man in front of him and then calmly report his name, before leaving immediately? The people on the fourth floor were all of some status in White Water City. Probably by the next day the entire White Water City would see him as a joke.
First Young Master, you have to take revenge for me! The servant in the corner woke up in a dazed state; he was not clear on the current situation and grumbled as he walked with a tremble towards Jiang Muhengs side.
Bang!
Jiang Muheng was currently angry, and he raised his leg to kick the servant away. He scolded himself ruthlessly, You trash! You caused me to lose all my face.
Jiang Muheng turned around, wanting to leave this ce immediately; he wanted to use his ns spies to find out Xiao Chens ce of residence. He wished he could hack Xiao Chen into thousands of pieces immediately.
Young Master Jiang, please wait for a bit. It seems that you have not paid your bill yet, Fatty Jin blocked Jiang Muheng with a gleeful face.
Jiang Muheng could not be bother with him and just took out a wad of banknotes, throwing it on the floor. Fatty Jin took a quick look and smiled, Young Master Jiang, the amount does not seem to be correct. Take a look. You have damaged two of my tables and chased away all the guests on the fourth floor. 3000 taels of silver would not be enough!
Jiang Muheng looked at Jin Dabao in disdain and took out a few gold banknotes, throwing them angrily on the floor before trampling on them before cursing out, Damn fatty! Is that enough?!
Jin Dabao saw the gold banknotes, and his eyes lit up. His eyes narrowed as he said, That is definitely enough, Young Master Jiang is indeed Young Master Jiang. This amount is a huge sum! Take care! I will not send you off further. You are wee toe and smash my tables again.
Ah! Look at my mouth. I start rambling when I get happy. Dont be angry; I meant we wee Young Master Jiang toe back for a meal.
Jin Dabao did not mind Jiang Muhengs mockings at all. He only knelt down and happily picked up the banknotes on the floor, piece by piece. Every time he picked up a piece, the expression on his face seemed as though he became more and more drunk.
Young Master, let me pick them up. This shameless chore is not befitting of your status, a manservant of Liushang Pavilion said, after he could no longer bear to continue watching.
Jin Dabao pushed aside the manservant, saying, Go to the side. Do you not see that I am enjoying myself? Not everyone can meet a foolish spendthrift who is willing topensate ten thousand taels of silver for two tables, like I did. Haha!
The sounds of the zither on the fourth floor had stopped at an unknown time. From behind the screens a young girl in a pink dress walked out leisurely, carrying a zither.
She was a beautiful woman, with her hair tied into a bun at the top of her head and fastened with a hair pin; her skin was as white as snow, and it seemed so fragile that even the wind could break it. These things made her seem iparably fresh and pure. However, when she walked over leisurely, a flirtatious expression appeared on her naturally. It was very charming, making her look tender, beautiful, and alluring.
When Fatty Jin saw this girl, he immediately stopped picking up the money. He immediately leaped over. If Xiao Chen was here, he would definitely have the same impression of a male pig in heat.
Miss Xiaoxiao, I did not expect that you would be here. Dabao missed you so much! Fatty Jins plump body was moving fast, as though he was flying. He spread open his arms and ran toward the girl. If Xiao Chen saw this, he would blush with shame.
Dang!
The seven-stringed zither in Xiaoxiaos embrace moved forward slightly, stopping on the fattys lower jaw. Fatty Jin immediately covered his mouth in pain, kneeling on the ground.
Xiaoxiao hugged her zither as she looked at the fatty on the ground. Smiling coldly, she said, Fatty Jin, you really do not change your ways. Always using the same moves every time.
Fatty Jin stood up gleefully. Unfortunately, his lower jaw was now swollen. His originally vulgar look actually managed to turn even more vulgar when he smiled.
Fortunately, this fatty has hard teeth. Otherwise, if I were jabbed by you like this every time I would have lost all my teeth. After Fatty Jin got up, he shamelesslyughed.
As he spoke, he unconsciously walked to Xiaoxiaos side and ced a fat hand on her tiny shoulder. Xiaoxiao was currently looking in the direction where Xiao Chen had just left; it seemed as though she did not notice the fattys actions.
The fattys heart rate sped up several times; this goddess was right in front of him, and he could finally touch her. The fat on his face quivered.
Hu!
Xiaoxiao suddenly turned around, and the seemingly ordinary zither headed towards the fattys face. A strong wind followed it as it ruthlessly struck towards him. The fatty was startled and quickly ducked to evade.
Seeing Xiaoxiao ring angrily at him, the fatty straightened himself and smiled, I could not help myself. Every time I see Miss Xiaoxiao there is this impulse in me. This is a normal reaction for men. Miss Xiaoxiao, please do not pay any mind to it.
Impulse my ass, how can there be someone as shameless as you? Xiaoxiao scolded the fatty furiously in her heart ten thousand times. However, she knew that with the fattys thick skin, the more you scolded him, the more smug became. The best method was to just ignore him.
Xiaoxiao looked around for a clean table before she took a seat and said, Damn fatty, how is that youth from earlier rted to you?
When the fatty heard this, he was startled and extremely astonished. He said in an incredibly serious tone, Could it be that your Elder Brother Jin, alone, is insufficient to satisfy you? Xiaoxiao, your appetite is too big.
Ca!
Xiaoxiao could no longer resist any more, so she pped the zither with her palm. The zither rose into the air and caused a Qi wave to smash ruthlessly into the fatty.
Chapter 92 - Drawing The Saber
Chapter 92: Drawing The Saber
Fatty Jin knew about the origins of this zither and did not dare toe up against it head on. He evaded toward the side, revealing a speed that did not match with his body.
Hu!
The zither attacked incessantly, and with a boom, it created a hole the size of a bowl in the wooden walls of Liushang Pavilion. The walls of Liushang Pavilion were made from Peak Grade sandalwood. An entire wooden nk of it would cost thousands of taels of gold.
When the fatty saw such a big hole, his heart bled. He ran to the front of the hole and measured the size of it with his hands, trying to calcte how much money he had lost.
Damn! I lost at least half the money I just picked up, the fatty cried out in agony after he measured the size of the hole.
Boom!
The zither, which had already flown out earlier, flew back in with a shua sound. This time, it did so with arger force, creating another hole in the wall.
The fatty was incredibly heartbroken; he said in a hoarse voice, Crap! There goes the other half Seems like I did not earn anything today in the end.
The zither returned to Xiaoxiaos hands once again before she took a seat on a bench. Her eyes were closed and a drunk expression could be seen on her pure white face as she caressed the strings of the zither gently.
Ding!
She suddenly opened her eyes and both her hands rapidly plucked the zither strings. An impassioned melody of a powerful army struggling in a battlefield suddenly rang out. Its volume slowly became louder, and very soon it pulled everyone into a fired up state, as if they were in a battlefield.
Tong! Tong! Tong!
Streams of sound waves spread out in all directions as the zither string rang out. The fatty thought silently in his heart, Crap! My mouth created trouble for me again.
Just as he thought that, all the antique porcin used as decoration on the fourth floor began shattering. Not a single piece managed to escape.
At the end, the zither sounds gradually grew even louder as the killing intent got heavier. Aside from the table that Su Xiaoxiao sat at, everything on the fourth floor soared up into the air.
Bang!
Su Xiaoxiao finished the melody on a heavy note, causing all the table and chairs in the air to shatter. Countless amounts of sawdust were scattered in the air, settling down only after a long time.
The fattys face, which usually had a smile on it, was currently drained of blood, looking very pale. It seemed as though he might copse at any time; it was extremely funny.
A manservant at the side hurried over to support him. He said in a soft voice, Young Master, dont be too upset. When the manager knew that Miss Su Xiaoxiao would being, he guessed that you would definitely anger her. So he reced all the antiques with counterfeits in advance.
The fattys eyes opened wide as he said, Really? The manager understands me really well.
Really.
When Fatty Jin heard this, his spirits lifted up and the smile returned to his face. However, he still had a bitter expression, The others are fake, but the two holes are definitely very real. There is no way for that to be fake. In the end, I still made a loss!
Damn Fatty! Still noting over? Su Xiaoxiao put aside the zither and scolded him. Her mood had only improved after causing all this destruction.
Fatty Jin did not dare to throw any tantrums and hurriedly rushed over. His face was full of smiles as he said, Miss Xiaoxiao, what orders do you have for me? This Fat Brother will guarantee your satisfaction.
Su Xiaoxiao frowned slightly and red at him, That youth from earlier, how is he rted to you?
The fatty did not dare to run his mouth this time and replied honestly, I just met him today and wanted to do some business with him. I only know his name is Xiao Chen and do not know any other details.
Xiao Chen? When Su Xiaoxiao heard this name, she thought of a certain possibility. A smile immediately appeared on her face; this careless smile was like flowers blossoming; nothing more beautiful can be imagined. When the fatty at her side saw this, he was dumbstruck.
When Su Xiaoxiao saw the fattys foolish appearance, she could not help but feel disdain in her heart. She asked, How much do you know about the ancient remains that the Bai n talked about?
Jin Dabao recovered his wits and replied, I know a little about it. The Bai ns people obtained a map of an ancient treasure site, but they did not have the strength to enter. So they invited the three great powers of Dongming Province to explore the ancient remains together.
However, someone in the Bai n leaked the information. So this news was spread to everyone. The great powers of Xihe Province and Nanling Province also sent people to rush over. Even the Imperial Court sent someone toe over.
Su Xiaoxiao was astonished in her heart. The allure of the remains left by the ancient powers was too great. It seemed like it would be difficult for her to attempt to benefit from this.
West of White Water City, In a Small Isted Courtyard:
A sturdy wooden pole stood upright in the courtyard. Xiao Chen grasped his Lunar Shadow Saber tightly and focused on looking at the wooden pole, raising his aura to the extreme.
Chi! Drawing the Saber!
Xiao Chens expression changed, and he suddenly unsheathed the Lunar Shadow Saber. He struck the wooden pole at an inclined angle, and a section of the wooden pole that was as thick as his arm was sliced off.
Shua! Shua! Shua!
Xiao Chen quickly hacked out three more times. When the fourth strikended, the wooden pole wobbled for a little before it went crashing to the ground.
It was just four simple saber strikes, but Xiao Chens forehead was covered in sweat. He wiped the sweat off and muttered to himself, Its still insufficient. It has already been half a month, yet there is no progress.
This small isted courtyard was purchased by Xiao Chen after he came to White Water City. After he settled down, he immediately started to review all the Martial Techniques and Immortal Spells that he had learned. He realized that the things he had learned were too varied and messy.
He decided to retrain himself and not rush to restore his cultivation back to Inferior Grade Martial Master from Superior Grade Martial Disciple. He figured that he might as well use this opportunity to strengthen his foundations.
All the Martial Techniques he developed using the Battle Sage Origins Changing Character Form were temporarily pushed to the side, focusing on the truths that were contained in the Battle Sage Origins Changing Character Form.
He now saw that he had not even begun to understand the essence of it and had only scratched its surface. He was not able to use it as though it was a part of himself.
After using those techniques for a long period of time, with his current cultivation, he found that it was doing more harm than good to him. In the long run, it would cause him to thoroughly lose himself, lost in these Martial Techniques that came from foreign sources.
Thus, he wanted to focus on the Rushing Thunder Saber Technique and Azure Dragon Cloud Soaring Art. He cultivated the Azure Dragon Cloud Soaring Art in a quiet ce in the Savage Forest.
As for the cultivation of the Rushing Thunder Saber Technique, there were no major requirements for it. Thus, whenever he came back to rest, he would go into the yard to practice.
The Rushing Thunder Saber Technique was about doing everything in one breath, to raise the aura to the extreme, and use the Rushing Thunder Chop as the initiating move. The umted energy would be released out explosively.
This was an extremely bold and powerful Martial Technique. If he could execute it all the way up to the Rushing Thunder Third Chain Chop, the explosive energy would be raised to the peak and then increased by many folds before finally exceeding a regr Earth Rank Martial Technique.
However, he discovered that this Saber Technique had a fatal wthe first strike. If it was unable to cause the opponent to retreat, then the techniques that followed could not be executed anymore.
The aura would be used up and could not be used to form the following techniques.
Xiao Chen thought of the swordsmen of Ancient China from his previous life. He felt that their methods of training Saber Techniques made sense, so he decided to follow their methods to practice in this world.
This wooden pole that stood upright may be as thick as an arm, but it was actually very light. It was a special wood of the Tianwu Continent. With just the strength required to move a feather, it was possible to move it.
Within this extremely short period of time, what Xiao Chen wanted to do was to be able to rapidly cut the wooden pole, but the wooden pole had to still remain standing. What appeared to be a simple saber strike actually exhausted arge amount of his concentration.
Of the slightly more than one months time that he spent in White Water City, Xiao Chen spent most of it practicing the first move of the Rushing Thunder Saber TechniqueDrawing the Saber. Every day, the number of times he brandished his saber numbered at least a thousand.
Initially, the moment he touched the wooden pole, it would fall. Slowly, he became able to hack at it once. Then he was able to continuously execute four saber strikes. From that point on, his progress became stagnant.
Shaking his head, Xiao Chen erected the wooden pole once again and continued to practice the first move of the Rushing Thunder Saber Technique. Unwittingly, the sun above his head had sank to the west.
The sunset dyed the clouds that filled the sky red, turning the entire sky a fiery color. Xiao Chen continued to repeat the same action tirelessly; he did not even notice as time flowed by.
Only after the sky turnedpletely dark did Xiao Chen stop what he was doing. His shirt waspletely wet with sweat, and the soreness of his arms was all he felt.
Without resting immediately, Xiao Chen sat down on the ground cross-legged and entered into a state of cultivation. When the body reached its limits, if one cultivated then, they would often experience an unexpected result.
After an hour, the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation had circted for many cycles in Xiao Chens body. Suddenly, he opened his eyes. The sweat in his body had already entirely evaporated into steam, the blood in his body was boiling, and the soreness in his armspletely vanished.
Hu!
Xiao Chen got up, took a long breath out, and stretched his arm out. In a split second, all the bones in his body gave off crackling sounds. After all these, he felt a veryfortable and invigorating feeling.
Pu!
Xiao Bai, who had been standing on the stone table all the while, quickly jumped down when it saw that Xiao Chen hadpleted his cultivation. Its eyes were filled with intelligence and gave off a gleam in the night, as it rushed towards Xiao Chens embrace.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly and picked it up. After he teased it for a bit, he put it away in the Spirit Blood Jade.
Just as Xiao Chen prepared to go to sleep, a faint killing intent came from the distance. Xiao Chen frowned and extended out his Spiritual Sense in the direction of the killing intent.
In the dark of night, a human shadow holding a broad saber leaped from roof to roof, heading towards Xiao Chens courtyard rapidly.
When Xiao Chen saw the persons face clearly, he smiled coldly to himself. This person was Jiang Muhengs other servant, the person who imed he could kill Xiao Chen with one palm.
The power of the Jaing n was indeed great in White Water City. Before even half a day had passed, they had actually managed to find the ce where he stayed. It seemed like he would not be able to stay here long term.
Seeing that human figuree closer, Xiao Chen slowly moved to a corner of the wall close to the door. He withdrew the aura of his bodypletely, and the ck Lunar Shadow Saber could not be seen in the dark of night.
Dong!
The human figure jumped from the roof andnded firmly on Xiao Chens courtyard wall. He did note down in a rush, and released his perception.
He felt that it was strange he could not sense anyone in the courtyard. He muttered to himself, Could it be that the information was wrong? No, that cant be right. It perhaps this kid has not returned yet. I will go down and hide myself.
Drawing The Sword!
In the instant he jumped down, a resplendent electrical light suddenly lit up in the darkness of night. A saber light carrying a peerless aura moved quickly and gracefully. Before the man could react to it, his body was chopped in two halves.
This saber strike was strangely incredibly fast, and even though the mans body was cut into two halves, it did not separate in the air immediately; he did not even feel any pain.
Chapter 93 - Talent of the Fatty
Chapter 93: Talent of the Fatty
When hended, his legs carried on the momentum and continued running for a few meters. In the next instant, he revealed a horrifying expression as he looked at his own legs running.
He turned his head around; the instant the electrical light faded, he saw Xiao Chens ice cold gaze.
Xiao Chen fired out a stream of purple mes and burned the body to ashes. After that, he packed up some stuff in his room and immediately left the courtyard.
The next morning, Xiao Chen came out of a deste inn. He was wearing a ck cloak, shrouding his entire body in shadows as he slowly made his way to Liushang Pavilion.
A get-up like Xiao Chens was not too strange amongst cultivators. Thus, when he walked over to Liushang Pavilion, it did not attract anyones attention.
He casually found an empty table and took a seat. Xiao Chen called the waiter over, Please get your boss toe over. Tell him there is some business for him.
The waiter looked at Xiao Chen and found it funny, Can the boss of Liushang Pavilion simply be seen by anyone when they want to?
My apologies, our guest. I believe that you do not understand our rules.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly and took out a 500 silver taels banknote, as well as a wooden carving. He handed them to the waiter saying, Please do me this favor and run this errand. When your boss sees this wooden carving, he will not me you.
The waiter opened his eyes wide in glee as he received the silver banknotes, Esteemed guest is a frank and straightforward person. I will go now, but I cant say for sure if the boss will see you or not.
Xiao Chen picked up the tea cup on the table and gently took a sip. Smiling as he said, Thats fine, so long as you report the results to me. Whether it seeds or not, I will not me you.
Not long after the waiter left, the heavy footsteps of Jin Dabao could be hearding from the second floor. Seeing Xiao Chens get-up, he was secretly astonished before he came running over gleefully, Brother Xiao, why are you dressed up like this? Are you on the run? If you are, you cane and find me. I have my ways. Where do you want to go? Just name it.
Xiao Chen said nothing; his right hand, which was holding the teacup, suddenly made a move and with a shua sound he grabbed the wooden carving in the fattys hands back. He ced the wooden carving down, and then he grabbed the teacup that was slowly falling.
Jin Dabaos eyes narrowed and carefully evaluated Xiao Chen. He was astonished in his heart. He did not expect that Xiao Chen would be so fast when he made his move. He was carelessly caught off guard.
Xiao Chen put the teacup down and said indifferently, Brother Dabao, you dont have to worry about the matter of me being on the run. I am only here to talk business. I am a straightforward person. I only have one question for you Are you willing or not?
Jin Dabao had a smile on his face again, Of course! Why not?
Xiao Chen said, Then lets talk about the details. The wooden carving you saw thest time I will not be carving that again. The carving that I would cooperate with you on is the one you just saw.
Fatty Jin frowned and said in a manner that seemed like he was somewhat put on the spot, I say, Brother Xiao, for these two wooden carvings, the difference in price for with and without the additional clothes is not just one or two times.
Then we are at an impasse. I have my bottom line. I will not sell the carving of Princess Ying Yue with just her bra on. Goodbye, Xiao Chen got up, and then proceeded to walk toward the door.
Fatty Jin hurriedly got up and held Xiao Chen back. Smiling, he said, Brother Xiao, dont be in such a rush. Did I reject it? I was deliberating on the price. Sit down and talk. Please sit.
Xiao Chen smiled to himself in his heart; he had anticipated that this fatty would be tempted by this transaction. He had urately guessed that Jin Dabao would not let him leave just like that. When dealing with such calctive people, he could not take his conscience into ount. He had to show off his strong side, or else he would be the one suffering a disadvantage.
Seeing that Xiao Chen sat down once again, Fatty Jin said, Brother Xiao, how about this? You are a very straightforward person, so I will not beat around the bush. We will follow the n mentioned previously. You supply the goods, and Ill handle the sales. After that, we will split the profits 30-70 in my favor.
Xiao Chen thought for a while, I do not like the way profit is split. It takes too long for money toe in. Just state a price; how much would you be willing to purchase a wooden carving for?
Fatty Jin muttered to himself irresolutely before saying, How about one hundred taels of gold per wooden carving?
Xiao Chen was astonished. To think that he could sell it for such an expensive price. One hundred taels of gold was equivalent to ten thousand taels of silver. The cost of making the wooden carving was almost negligible. The profit margin was way higher than what Xiao Chen expected.
The silver taels that he currently had on him were obtained in Ling Pavilion by selling the Fasting Pills. It was a much moreplicated process to refine medicine; inparison, creating wooden carvings was a lot easier.
In the introduction of the Life Bestowal Spell in the Compendium of Cultivation, it had some specific records on making wooden carvings; Xiao Chens carving skills came from there.
In this world, where the martial way reigned supreme, there were very few people who would venture into and research auxiliary skills like this. Xiao Chens handiwork was unique in this world.
He originally wanted to reject Fatty Jins proposal, but after the assassination attemptst night, he felt a sense of urgency in his heart.
The path of cultivation required arge amount of money. Not to mention expensive medicinal pills, good armor, and Spirit Weapons alone would require a cultivator to pay a huge price.
One of the important reasons why the disciples of the huge noble ns cultivated faster than the rest was because they had ess to good medicinal pills and quality equipment.
Although Xiao Chen could earn money from refining medicinal pills, he was still unable to refine any high grade ones. Furthermore, the process of refining medicinal pills also required arge influx of money.
Also, Xiao Chen intended to refine more equipment in future. That required arge amount of money as well, so he was actually very much in need of money.
When Fatty Jin saw that Xiao Chen did not say anything, he thought that the price he quoted was too low. He said, Brother Xiao, are you not satisfied with this price? This is already the best price I can give you. I am not taking advantage of you; this is the highest I can go.
Xiao Chen recovered his wits and smiled, No that''s not it. I was just a little astonished. How in the world are you selling it for you to be able to purchase it at such a high price?
Shua!
The gold folding fan in the fattys hand opened quickly. Xiao Chen knew in his heart that when he did this action, it was time for him to start bragging.
Indeed after the fatty fanned himself vigorously, he smiled cockily, Brother Xiao, you probably do not know, but this princess has a very strong influence in the Imperial Court and the Imperial Capital. It is not exaggerating to call her a goddess. Not only is her strength at the peak, she has the appearance of a fairy.
This fatty has already noticed this long ago. Using this business opportunity, I have found people to write quite a few books on her. It could be said that every male within the Imperial Capital has a copy.
Under the influence of these books, as well as some other inspiration, I had already thought of the idea of having wooden carvings long ago. Unfortunately, I could not find a craftsman suitable for the job. Thus, when I saw brother Xiao, I felt that there was an affinity between us. I have been searching for someone like you for a long time.
Xiao Chen was secretly astonished in his heart, This Fatty is truly a business genius, to think that he could devise such an innovative marketing method.
After that, he suddenly thought of something. He asked in a probing manner, Brother Dabao, those books of yours They are not erotic novels right?
Fatty Jin smiled somewhat awkwardly, Those ummm they cant really be called erotic novels I can only say that they are novels that have some romance and fantasy elements to them.
Xiao Chen felt ashamed in his heart, I knew it. This fatty would definitely not do it in a morally upright manner. He asked somewhat worriedly, Are you not afraid that the Imperial Court will find out about you doing this?
Fatty Jin smiled in a vulgar manner, There is no need to worry about this at all. The officer in charge of investigating this has some dealings with me. We even privately discussed some of the details of the novels. The novels we have are serialized; if he closed us down, he would no longer be able to read them.
Xiao Chen had to admire him from the bottom of his heart this time. He took out the wooden carvings that he had made previously and handed them over to Fatty Jin, I had made these in the past. There should be about a hundred of them. Give me a price!
Fatty Jin said nothing, an excited smile filling his face as he took every wooden carving and carefully inspected them, one by one. He looked very serious as he did this.
On the fourth floor of Liushang Pavilion, Jiang Muheng and Duanmu Qing were seated at a table alone.
Jiang Muheng smiled elegantly, Miss Duanmu, I have already made a deal with that owner of the Spirit Fox. My servant has already gone to retrieve the goods. He should be sending them to you anytime now.
Duanmu Qing smiled mildly, How much did you spend? I will pay you double. I will not let you suffer any disadvantages.
Seeing the hard toe by smile of Duanmu Qing, the joy on Jiang Muhengs face deepened, I did not spend much. Miss Duanmu doesnt have to bother with that. As long as you are happy.
Duanmu Qing was mildly startled, That person from yesterday wanted a Heaven Ranked Spirit Weapon before he was willing to sell it. Young Master Jiang, did you y any underhanded tricks?
Jiang Muheng panicked in his heart. He said in a serious manner, Miss Duanmu, although my n has some power in White Water City, normally I would not bully someone. Furthermore, with Miss Duanmu around, if I did any such things, wouldnt that be equal to me looking down on the Duanmu n?
Duanmu Qing found this funny in her heart, but she did not say anything. The two of them continued to wait, but after a long time the servant that Jiang Muheng mention did not arrive.
I think something must have happened. Lets talk about this another day. I shall be leaving first, Duanmu Qing finally lost patience and headed down the stairs.
Jiang Muheng scolded the servant ruthlessly in his heart. Throwing out a stack of silver taels banknotes, he chased after her.
Jiang Muheng chased her all the way to the second floor before finally catching up. He hurriedly shouted out in a loud voice, Miss Duanmu, let me exin.
Duanmu Qing Stopped walking and said politely, Young Master Jiang, there is nothing to exin. This is not some important matter, you don''t have to worry about it.
Seeing Duanmu Qings expression, Jiang Muheng knew that his n had backfired. He could not help but to feel anxious.
Just at that moment, Fatty Jin had finished counting all the hundred wooden carvings. He put them aside with a happy expression and took out a stack of gold taels banknotes. He said, Brother Xiao, please count it.
Xiao Chen immediately put aside all the banknotes and got up, There is no need to count, it was good doing business with you. When I have more, I will bring them to you.
Just as he turned, he coincidentally met Jiang Muhengs gaze. When Jiang Muheng saw Xiao Chen, dressed in a ck cloak, an astonished look appeared on his face.
Xiao Chen!
After the astonishment, came boundless rage. Jiang Muheng found itpletely unexpected that he would actually run into Xiao Chen here. He flew into a rage born of humiliation as he walked towards Xiao Chen.
Chapter 94 - Inherited Martial Spirit
Chapter 94: Inherited Martial Spirit
Jiang Muheng did not expect to run into Xiao Chen here today. When he thought about the matters of the previous day, as well as what happened earlier, the old grudges added together with the new. Jiang Muheng could not hold back the anger he suppressed for a long time.
Even with Duanmu Qing beside him, he could no longer be bothered to maintain his elegance. Only one thought remained in his head, which was to kill Xiao Chen on the spot, to make him pay for all the humiliation that he suffered.
When Xiao Chen saw Jiang Muheng suddenly, he felt mildly astonished, as well. However, he calmed down almost immediately. He noticed Jiang Muheng did not bring any of his servants with him.
Young Master Jiang, we meet again, Xiao Chen had a faint smile on his face, there was no fear on it at all. Instead, it was like greeting an old friend. Xiao Chen was smiling as he headed over to him.
Jiang Muheng cursed out at him, Meet your
Before he could finish cursing, he saw a ck saber appear in Xiao Chens hand. The position of Xiao Chens feet shifted and he quickly took up a stance.
Drawing The Saber!
A saber light reflected in his eyes. Jiang Muheng had never seen such a quick saber before; neither had he seen such a tyrannical person. Who would think that Xiao Chen actually dared to make a move on him in White Water City?
In this critical moment of danger, he executed his strength as a Martial Master to its peak and retreated backward desperately. His quick movement saved his life; this saber did not hack him into two.
And yet, there was a saber wound as deep as a finger on his chest. A stream of fresh blood spurted out into the air. The resulting force from the saber caused his body to fly backward.
Arge hole was torn in the chest of Jiang Muhengs shirt; a piece yellow paper drifted out of it. When Xiao Chen saw this, he quickly grabbed it.
Jiang Muheng, who fell to the ground, wanted to stand up when he saw Xiao Chen grab the piece of paper. However, he discovered his wounds were too severe.
Blood flowed out unceasingly, and he did not have any strength to even stand. He could not help but panic in his heart. He coughed blood into the air as he shouted, Miss Duanmu, that is the copy of the map to the ancient remains!. Do not let him keep it!
When Duanmu Qing heard this, her face turned frosty. She waved both her hands and streams of cold Qi flowed behind her before they finally gathered in the middle of her hands.
A palm filled with cold Qi smashed ruthlessly towards Xiao Chen. This opponent was very strong, so Xiao Chen did not dare to receive it head on. He pushed off the ground with his feet and his body soared into the air,unching down from the second floor.
Boom!
The table behind Xiao Chen immediately turned into ice before it explosively shattered, turning into countless ice shards.
What a tyrannical cold Qi. When the cultivators on the second floor witnessed the situation, they werepletely astonished. They hurriedly paid their bills; they did not wish to be dragged into this battle for no reason at all.
Bang!
When Duanmu Qing saw Xiao Chen descend to the first floor, she pushed off the wooden floor fiercely and her body immediately dropped to the first floor as well,nding beside Xiao Chen.
Damn It! Are you trying to destroy my shop? when Fatty Jin saw the huge hole on the floor, he could not help but curse loudly.
Once Duanmu Qingnded, she fired a stream of cold Qi at Xiao Chens back. The cold Qi rapidly congealed in the air, taking the shape of a small bird.
Chi!
Duanmu Qing formed a hand seal with both her hands and the Ice Phoenix Martial Spirit in her body cried out. The bird flew into the air and its eyes gleamed. Its size and speed immediately doubled.
Xiao Chen instantly stopped moving as he felt a dangerous auraing from behind him. His mind went nk as he recalled his normal state when practicing with the saber. He focused as his right hand grasped the lunar Shadow Saber tightly. His aura soared to its peak.
Drawing The Saber!
Just as the ice bird was behind Xiao Chen by half a meter, Xiao Chen suddenly spun around and made his move. The Saber gave off a reserved light and with a shua sound, it split the ice bird in half right down the middle.
Where the ice bird was split in half, one could see it was very smooth; there was no trace of bumps or roughness. Base on this, one could tell how fast this saber was.
A trace of astonishment shed in her heart, though her beautiful eyes had no trace of fright in them. There was no change in her facial expression.
Following the instant Xiao Chen made his move, there was a flurry of movement and the doorway of Liushang Pavilion was choked up. The guests on the first floor were mostly ordinary citizens. When they saw Xiao Chen jump down from the second floor; they knew there was going to be a battle and they all settle their bills and ran.
Duanmu Qing looked at Xiao Chen without expression as she said indifferently, Hand over the map and I will not kill you.
Xiao Chen held onto his saber and stood straight, smiling coldly to himself. If an ordinary Superior Grade Martial Disciple was struck by the ice bird, Duanmu Qings earlier attack, they would be dead, if not severely injured.
Seeing that he was able to destroy the ice bird in one move, then saying she would not kill him, Xiao Chen could only say this girls scheme was not ordinary.
Xiao Chen said nothing. Instead, he raised his left hand into the air and five streams of purple fire formed in the sky. After revolving in a circle, they were fired rapidly at Duanmu Qing.
Duanmu Qings face instantly turned frosty as she saw Xiao Chen did not know what was good for himself. To think he actually made a move against me! She snorted and the temperature around her dropped; a boundless cold Qi rose up from the ground.
When the five streams of purple mes met the cold Qi, their speed immediately slowed. However, what surprised Duanmu Qing was that these five streams of mes did not immediately stop. Instead, they were like small fish, swimming forward slowly.
Although their speed was slow, they would not retreat. With just a thought from Xiao Chen, the five streams of mes merged together, forming a single huge me; its speed increased explosively.
The cold Qi that filled the air could no longer stop the progress of the me. The look in Duanmu Qings ck eyes became even more frigid. The cold Qi that was around her started to condense slowly.
Drip! Drip!
The water droplets formed by the cold Qi continuously dripped on the wooden floor around Duanmu Qing. The water droplets rapidly gathered together and froze into hard ice.
Dang! Dang! Dang!
Three ice walls formed from that piece of ice and appeared in front of Duanmu Qing. The purple me smashed explosively through the first wall and continued on to the second.
Xiao Chens brain worked fast as lightning; after the purple mes smashed through the first ice wall, he could obviously feel the strength of the me had been significantly reduced. He knew this me would not deal any significant damage to Duanmu Qing.
Since he was not able to gain any advantage, he had to leave. Once Xiao Chen made up his mind, he immediately headed to the nearest window. It was clearly ridiculous for a Superior Grade Marital Disciple to go against a Martial Grand Master.
Bang!
After the purple me smashed through the third wall, it immediately vanished into thin air. Duanmu Qing watched Xiao Chen rushing away; her gaze became even colder and her fine ck hair fluttered in the air.
Ice!
Duanmu Qing shouted and her shirt and long skirt started to flutter; her fine ck ck hair floated up. She spread her perception throughout the first floor of Liushang Pavilion. A violent cold Qi erupted out of her body.
Shua!
Everything in the entire first floor was covered in two inches of thick ice. In an instant, the first floor became a shining ice pce.
The originally open window had been covered by a thickyer of ice. Xiao Chens rapidly moving body smashed violently against it with a loud bang. The ice did not even tremble. The bacsh of smashing into the frozen barrier caused him to crash to the ground.
He moved very fast when he was bounced back by the ice. All he felt now was the soreness of his shoulder.
This was a innate bloodline? The power of of an inherited Martial Spirit? Xiao Chen looking around the glittering environment. He thought to himself in astonishment, This was simply too horrifying.
Duanmu Qing walked over slowly. Her hair turnedpletely white. Her glower turned cold; there was not a shred of emotion on her face.
Hand over the map and I will not kill you, she opened her mouth and said. As she spoke each word, the temperature of the ice pce plummeted further.
The Purple Thunder Divine Incantation circted rapidly within Xiao Chens body, resisting the inexhaustible cold wind inside the ice pce.
Just as Xiao Chen hesitated on whether he should hand over the map, Xiao Bai jumped out from the Spirit Blood Jade. It stood in front of Xiao Chen and took a deep breath. Its snow white belly bloated up and it spat out a white colored light ball.
Damn it!
Xiao Chen cursed in his heart as he watched Xiao Bais movements. He pushed off the ground violently, not sparing any of his Essence. The electricity on the Lunar Shadow Saber kept arcing around unceasingly.
Ha!
Xiao Chen shouted and headed to the earlier window. The Lunar Shadow Saber struck the ice wall violently. A small crack appeared on the rigid ice under Xiao Chens fully powered strike.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
He felt incredibly anxious. Xiao Chen put aside his saber and punched at that crack forcefully. He finally created arge hole in that hard wall. Xiao Chen could not be bothered about the details and directly squeezed through it.
When Duanmu Qing saw Xiao Chen trying to escape, a icy gleam shed in her eyes. She was about to make a move when the light ball that Xiao Bai spat out arrived before her.
Against this ordinary-looking light ball, Duanmu Qing paid little attention to it and casually sent out a palm strike against it. Just an infant Spirit beast, how strong could its attack be.
The instant Duanmu Qings hand struck the light ball, a resplendent glow lit the entire ice pce. The light was even more ring than the sun. It was so bright that no one could stand to look at it directly.
Boom!
The glow faded and a horrifying energy spread out in all directions. In that instant, the ice pce that Duanmu QIng created was broken apart instantly.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
All the pirs in the Liushang Pavilion shattered. In the next instant, the entire Liushang Pavilion crushed down. The entire building turned to ruins.
Xiao Chen, who had just escaped, did not have enough time to evade. He was struck by the shockwave and was sted into the sky, vomiting a mouthful of blood.
A white figure escaped the rubble of Liushang Pavilion. Xiao Bai quickly ran to Xiao Chen. It had a dispirited expression; its usual liveliness was absent.
After seeing its current appearance, Xiao Chens anger dissipated significantly. He carried it in his embrace and rushed forward. The danger had not passed yet. Through his Spiritual Sense, he noticed a strong aura swelling up in the rubble of Liushang Pavilion.
Chi!
A bright phoenix cry resounded throughout the entire White Water City. A stream of ice burst through the rubble of Liushang Pavilion and flew into the air before bing a huge Ice Phoenix.
The Ice Phoenix stretched its wings out and a horrifyingly strong perception was spread out in all directions. Locking on Xiao Chens figure, it took to the skies.
In the instant Duanmu Qing became the Ice Phoenix and flew off, a smaller figure, carrying a zither, emerged from the rubble and vaulted towards the two people.
After a long time, a fatty covered in dust stumbled out from the rubble. He swore as he stood and looked at the chaos, thepletely destroyed Liushang Pavilion. He cursed in dissatisfaction, Who in the world did I offend?!
Chapter 95 - Life Is Lonely as Snow
Chapter 95: Life Is Lonely as Snow
That is Duanmu Qing to think; she actually materialized her Inherited Martial Spirit. How strong exactly is her opponent?
Indeed, despite being thousands of meters away, the pressure of this Martial Spirit, that had existed since the Tianwu Dynasty, is this heavy.
Haha! You all probably do no know. From what I heard from the people that came out of the Liushang Pavilion, the person that forced Duanmu Qing to materialize her Martial Spirit is only a Superior Grade Martial Disciple. It seems he is an outsider.
Thats not possible; Duanmu Qing is a Martial Grand Master. A Superior Grade Martial Disciple is an ant to her. Why did she materialized her Martial Spirit, and probably even used Martial Techniques?
His words are absolutely true. I came out of Liushang Pavilion. That person is actually only a Superior Grade Martial Disciple. First, he injured Jiang Muheng, then he snatched away a map of the ancient remains. Finally, he escaped from Duanmu Qings pursuit.
The Ice Phoenix radiated a cold light as it flew to the sky, soaring above the nine heavens. Everyone within White Water City was able to see it clearly. All the cultivators were discussing it.
White Water City, Jiang Residence:
The final disciple of the Misty Sword Sect Leader peered at the Ice Phoenix in the sky. The expression on his face changed slightly as he muttered, Who is it? To actually be able to force Duanmu Qing to materialize her Martial Spirit?
Just as he finished speaking, a sword made of light appeared below his feet and brought him to the sky. He became a shadow as he rushed off in the direction of Duanmu Qing; soon he vanished into the sky.
In another room within the Jiang Residence, the Hua ns sessor, Hua Yunfei, revealed a yful smile when he saw Duanmu Qing in the sky. After Chu Chaoyun flew off, he said, Interesting, I want to see who it is that managed to attract the attention of these two geniuses of Dongming Province.
Within the room, a few Hua n elders advised, Sessor, our purpose ining here this time is only for the remains of the ancient people. It is best that there are noplications.
Hua Yunfei smiled indifferently, and said in an arrogant manner, It is rare for a mutated Martial Spirit to appear in our Hua n. It is destined for our n to rise up; no one can stop us. So, what if there are some smallplications? Dont follow me.
Just as he said this, he became a red river and flowed towards the sky. It seemed like a blood cloud covered the ces that he went. The sky was hidden, creating an ominous feeling.
Within the room of the Duanmu n in the Jiang n, a pretty girl looked at Duanmu Qing and asked worriedly, Second Elder, is Miss Duanmu in danger? Should we be assisting her?
The iparably graceful and luxuriously dressed Second Elder looked very calm as he spoke gently, There is no need. if she cannot deal with this little problem, how is she going to rule our Duanmu n?
At the same time, the Jiang n Head, Jiang Mingxun, was rapidly making arrangements within the great hall of the Jiang n.
Second Elder, immediately set out on a journey and receive the important guest from Nanling Province. Whether our Jiang n can gain an opportunity will depend on this guest.
Third Elder, go to Liushang Pavilion and bring that trash, Jiang Muheng, back. Throw him into istion for a month.
Due to Xiao Chens saber strike, there were surging undercurrents in White Water City; there was a drastic change in the situation.
However, regardless of how shocking the situation was or whether the situation changed drastically, Fatty Jins currently felt persistent grief. This was a grief that belonged only to him, repeatedly dampening his spirits.
Young Master, please stop standing. You have been standing for an hour already. If you keep standing, you will fall sick, a manservant consoled the grieving Jin Dabao in the midst of the rubble of Liushang Pavilion.
Although Liushang Pavilion hadpletely copsed, there were no major injuries or deaths. The guests from the first and second floors had fled long before the explosion happened. The cultivators on the third and fourth floors had considerably higher cultivations and were able to jump to safety in an instant.
The waiters and menservants in the pavilion were all very astute. When there were signs of trouble, they all ran out and only appeared again after things were settled.
Ah
Just as the fatty was about to lecture him, a tiny moan sounded out. Jin Dabao quickly reacted and looked towards the origin of the sound.
Pulling aside a few heavy wooden boards, Jin Dabao saw a severely injured Jiang Muheng. Xiao Chen made a deep cut on his chest. It was even possible to see the internal organs in his chest cavity. At the moment, his wounds have not healed; blood was still flowing out slowly.
The copse of Liushang Pavilion,bined with the fact that he was already severely injured, meant Jiang Muheng was on his final breaths. He could not stop moaning and looked extremely pitiful. He no longer had the elegance he had before.
The moment Fatty Jin saw this, his grief vanished and he said to Jiang Muheng, with a smile filling his face, Isnt this Young Master Jiang; why are you in such a state?
Jiang Muhengs face was pale, he was extremely weak, and his voice was very soft as he muttered intermittently, Save me
Jin Dabao cupped his ears and leaned forward, saying in a loud voice, Young Master Jiang, can you speak louder? Oh, I heard it. Save you? No problem.
Jin Dabao had a gleeful look on his face as he took out a porcin bottle and jiggled it in front of Jiang Muheng, Young Master Jiang, can you see this? This is a peak grade Golden Salve; refined by a Rank 7 Alchemist. All you have to do is to scatter this on your wounds. No matter what kind of wound, it will be able to heal it.
Furthermore, this medicine does not have any side effects; it will not leave behind any scars. It is absolutely the best choice for an elegant young master like you, Fatty Jin spoke in a manner that was filled with temptation as he extended out the bottle to the front of Jiang Muheng.
Jiang Muhengs expression revealed joy as he extended out his left hand with difficulty. He wanted to take the porcin bottle but Fatty Jin quickly pulled his hand back.
The joy on Jiang Muhengs face vanished. He looked at Jin Dabao, his gaze filled with doubt. He did not know what was going on.
Jin Dabaos face made it seemed he was in a difficult position, Young Master Jiang, the moment I met you, I felt that we have been brought together by fate. Normally, I would just give this Golden Salve away and would not evenin about it. However, as you can see, this Liushang Pavilion turned into a pile of rubble because of you.
You have cut off the path of fortune for this fatty. I am now extremely broke. Doesnt your Jiang n own a street formerce west of the city? Let me have it, so I can reopen Liushang Pavilion. What do you think? All I need is a word from you, and you can have this peak grade Golden Salve. Ill even apply it for you, personally.
This fatty was truly shameless. His Liushang Pavilion was merely just a restaurant. Its profits over the period of one year in White Water City would be at most 5,000,000 taels of silver.
However, themerce street of the Jiang n had countless business there. Just the rent received alone was 20,000,000 taels of silver. Fatty Jin spoke as though the Jiang n was gaining in this transaction.
Jiang Muhengs lips moved; his voice was very weak. Jin Dabao cupped his ears again and leaned forward as he said, Young Master Jiang, please speak loudly; I cant hear you. What did you say? Screw your mother?
Damn it! After the fatty heard this, his smile immediately vanished. He had a wooden expression as he said, This fatty is being kind hearted and wanted to save your life. All I wanted was a street and yet you cursed me like that. This fatty is very upset.
Getting snubbed despite showing good intentions really feels horrible. Lets go. With this fatty blocking the way, let''s see who darese over. Even if the Jiang ns people arrive, they wont be able to take you away.
Just as the fatty got up and took a step, his pant leg was snagged by a hand. Jin Dabao had long anticipated Jiang Muheng would not give up so simply.
He hurriedly put on a smile and turned around, Young master Jiang, did you change your mind? Your voice is too soft. Im listening but dont you curse at me again. Or else, this fatty will get angry.
That Whats your name? Come quickly and crouch down over here so I can use you as a table. Young Master Jiang has agreed already.
In an instant, brush and paper appeared in the fattys hands. A manservant crouched on the floor as he sucked on the brush as though he was very learned. Then, he dipped the brush in ink and started to scribble wildly.
[Note: Scribble wildly, : This is an excessively free cursive style in Chinese calligraphy.}
After he drew up the contract, he ced it under Jiang Muhengs hand and smiled, Young Master Jiang, please imprint your handprint and signed it. What nice handwriting even though Young Master Jiang is so injured, your penmanship is still excellent. You are the perfect model of someone from a noble n.
When Jiang Muheng signed the contract, the fatty immediately rolled it up and took out the peak grade Golden Salve. He slowly scattered it on Jiang Muhengs wounds.
The pained expression on Jiang Muhengs face slowly faded. As he was seriously hurt, the moment he rxed, he fainted.
Hahaha! How great! I lost a gold mine only to gain a treasure mountain! Fatty Jinughed maniacally as he held the contract.
The manservant at the side saw that Fatty Jin had truly applied the peak grade Golden Salve on Jiang Muheng. He did not understand and asked, Young Master, did you really apply the peak grade Golden Salve made by a Rank Seven Alchemist?
Yes, is there a problem?
That manservant said with a tone of doubt, This is not your usual style. I thought Young Master would just simply use a Rank 3 medicine, skimping on the materials.
Fatty Jin put aside the contract and he took out his gold folding fan, hitting the manservants head ruthlessly. Heughed loudly, What do you know? How many foolish and rash people, like Jiang Muheng, do you think there are in the Great Qin Nation? Dont the Jiang n still have three more streets?
This fatty will treat him now, and the next time I can go to him and cheat him out of another street. This small amount of money is nothing.
The manservant spoke in awe, Young Master is truly wise! This is throwing a line to catch a big fish, right? Why did I not think of that?
[Note: Throwing a line to catch a big fish. This means adopting a long term n to secure something big.]
Dont ask any more of these kinds of stupid business questions, the fattymanded a pretentious manner.
After he said this, he opened his gold folding fan and fanned himself vigorously. He inclined his head upward by 45 degrees and looked at the clouds floating above. He sighed in sorrow, Sometimes, having such a high intelligence is such a bane! Who in the world can understand me life is truly as lonely as snow!
Wa! Just as Fatty Jin finished his words, all the waiters and manservant at the rubble of Liushang Pavilion could not help but vomit.
Chapter 96 - Chasing to Kill
Chapter 96: Chasing to Kill
Outside White Water City, Xiao Chen ran frantically towards the Savage Forest. He felt heartbroken as he looked at the incredibly weak Xiao Bai, who had fainted in his embrace.
The attack Xiao Bai executed was the most powerful attack in the Mysterious Nine Heavenly Revolution Transformation. Itpressed the essence of the body nine times before releasing it out in an explosive manner. It caused a lot of damage to the body.
Once, when Xiao Chen wax training in Savage Forest, he ran into a Rank 4 Spirit Beast. At a very critical moment, Xiao Bai used this move.
It was then Xiao Chen realized the might of this technique, as well as the harm it does to the body. Thus, he scolded Xiao Bai severely, telling it to never use it. Who knew it would actually use it today?
Raising his head, he saw Duanmu Qing, who turned into the Ice Phoenix, chasing tightly after him. From another two directions, a figure riding a sword and a blood cloud caught his attention.
Remembering the fattys introduction, Xiao Chen could guess the identity of these two people. He smiled faintly and said to himself, The three geniuses of Dongming Province are chasing after me; they think too highly of me.
Xiao Chen executed the Azure Dragon Cloud Soaring Art to its extreme and leaped around in a zigzag fashion. From afar, it looked like the shadow of an azure dragon, soaring into the sky.
As long as he entered Savage Forest, Xiao Chen had the confidence to throw off his pursuers. He had trained within Savage Forest for more than a month and was extremely familiar with it.
Boom!
Just as Xiao Chen was about the enter the outer periphery of Savage Forest, Duanmu Qing suddenly transformed into a stream of flowing ice andnded in front of Xiao Chen.
The flowing ice moved as though it was water, changing its shape continuously. After a short period of time, it took human form. Duanmu Qings beauty appeared in front of Xiao Chen.
Her white hair fluttered all over the ce and there was a fire lit in her eyes; she looked like a transcendental goddess. She spoke slowly in a frigid voice, Hand over the map and I will not make things difficult for you.
Xiao Chen did not reply and quickly used Lightning Evasion to run. If he had wanted to give it to her, he would have already done so at Liushang Pavilion.
Now that he was at the edge of Savage Forest, he had to make an attempt. Although Xiao Chen did not know what map this was, seeing how anxious she appeared, it was clear that it was not some ordinary map.
Hau! Hua!
The blood river in the sky descended to the ground. Hua Yunfei appeared behind Duanmu Qing.
Chi!
Chu Chaoyun, who was riding on the sword,nded rapidly and firmly on the ground. The sword underneath his feet morphed into a beam of light and flew into his forehead.
The three of them were in no rush to chase after Xiao Chen. Hua Yunfei looked at the two of them, revealing a trace of a demonic smile as he said, My friends, since Miss Duanmu still has not caught this fellow yet, lets do this.
The three of us will work together to chase after him. Who ever who obtains the map will have to share it with the others. What do you think?
There were no changes in Chu Chaoyuns expression; his current emotions could not be seen through. He said, I agree. Our three ns have turned up without invitation. Jiang Mingxun has been resisting the pressure we ce on him, refusing to lead the way. He must be waiting for help.
I hear that the Ji n from Nanling Province is arriving soon. When they arrive, there will be another strong opponent. If we can snatch the map and rush ahead of the Jiang n, our three ns can disregard the Jiang n and work together to search.
Duanmu Qings white hair slowly turned ck again; the fiery look in her eyes seemed to have calmed down and became more weing. She pursed her red lips and responded, Sure.
After the three of them spoke, they immediately entered Savage Forest. Each of them using their own methods to chase in the direction Xiao Chen fled.
After the three of them left, Su Xiaoxiao appeared, carrying her zither. She said softly, It really is the Azure Dragon Cloud Soaring Art. I did not see incorrectly thest time. The head of the four Holy Beast, the Azure Dragon, has reappeared in this world.
After she said this, she did not enter Savage Forest. She looked to be deep in thought. After a long time, she quickly rushed towards White Water City.
Not long after Su Xiaoxiao left, the Jiang ns first elder, Jiang Yunze, rushed over, leading a group of cultivators. This group of cultivators were all Martial Masters; there were 200 of them.
Jiang Yunze looked at Savage Forest in front of him and said, Split yourselves into 20 groups, each group consisting of ten people. After you discover the target, take action immediately. Ten Martial Masters going against a single Inferior Grade Martial Disciple there should be no danger of anything going wrong.
After he said this, he took out a few portraits and handed them out, Savage Forest is veryrge. It is possible that we might not find him by simply relying on our numbers. If you meet any cultivators that are training in the forest, hand this portrait to them and ask for their assistance in capturing him.
In the outer perimeters of Savage Forest, Xiao Chen was rapidly dashing through the woods. His Spiritual Sense was extended out. The situation within 800 meters of himself was reflected in his mind.
The entire Savage Forest extended out for thousands of kilometers. Just the outer perimeter itself was more than a thousand hectares. Aside from Spirit Beasts, there were many hunters and cultivators who came to train. By hiding in Savage Forest, his pursuers would be searching for a needle in a haystack.
Hu Chi!
A group of gray wolves appeared in Xiao Chens Spiritual Sense. The gray wolves were Rank 3 Spirit Beasts that moved in a group. There would be at least 20 of them every time they appeared. Xiao Chen knew they were not easy to deal with and he prepared to go around them.
Xiao Chen withdrew his Spiritual Sense and used it to sweep through the area to either side. Just at that moment, there was the sound of footsteps. Xiao Chen trembled in his heart; he did not know who they were. He quickly hid in a bush to the side.
This fellow really knows how to hide. After searching for so long, there is still no trace of him.
I wonder how this fellow offended the Jiang n to think that he was actually able to cause the Jiang n to set a bounty of 1000 gold taels on him, announcing it to the entire city.
I heard this fellow had stolen a treasure map from the Jiang n. It is the map of the ancient remains ording to recent rumors. If we get it, do you think we can go try our luck?
Haha! Just based on your cultivation as a Medial Grade Martial Master? I would advise you not to dream too big. That map is just a copy, the original is still in the hands of the Jiang n. The three great powers of Dongming Province are here already. Im afraid, even before youe close, you would be killed. We are better off not ying any tricks and behaving, handing the map over to the Jiang n and earning some hush money.
You''re right. This treasure is very enticing. Without our lives, we would not be able to enjoy it. Lets keep searching; I''m very sure I saw that fellow running in this direction.
Xiao Chen, who had hidden in the bush, was startled. To think the Jiang ns influence is so strong. They are able to pull all the cultivators in Savage Forest over to their side. Seems like Im in trouble; I have to quickly rush over to that ce.
One of the cultivators held a steel knife in his hand and walked over to the bush where Xiao Chen hid. He used the steel knife to clear the thorny undergrowth that was in his path unceasingly.
Im about to be discovered; I cant go on like this, seeing that person get nearer, Xiao Chen thought in his heart, I have to take the initiative and make my move.
Hua!
Xiao Chenunched out of the bush and, taking advantage of the moment the person was startled, he used his saber to slice him into two halves. After that, he quickly rushed towards the remaining five cultivators.
He killed Lao Jiu! Quickly! Kill him! When the crowd saw that Lao Jiu was cut into two halves with a single move, they were shocked. Lao Jiu was a Medial Grade Martial Master to think that he could be killed in one move by this person.
Drawing the Saber!
Xiao Chen executed the Rushing Thunder Saber Technique, the electrical light of the Lunar Shadow Saber shined in all directions. The energy of the Rank 6 Demonic Core was disyed fully. The saber light shed in the sky and a cultivator in the front was chopped into two halves as well.
Arclight Chop!
Ill kill you! When a cultivator to the side saw that another of hispanions was killed by Xiao Chen, his eyes became bloodshot and he ignored his own well being. He Brandished his sword with the intent to kill Xiao Chen, facing the Arclight Chop head on.
Pu Chi!
Once the Rushing Thunder Saber Technique was initiated, the user could not retreat, or else his aura would drop to a very low point. He would not be able to raise his aura back and use the Rushing Thunder Saber Technique for a short period of time.
Xiao Chen did not evade his strike. The sword shed across Xiao Chens chest leaving a wound, dripping with blood. However, before this person could feel pleased about it, he was cut into two halves by the Arclight Chop.
Rushing Heaven Chop!
Xiao Chen held the Lunar Shadow Saber and soared into the air. He pierced through the chest of a person in front of him. The huge force instantly exploded that persons body into tiny pieces.
Rushing Thunder Chop!
Thunder crackled in the sky; Xiao Chen used the might of the heavenly lightning and came crashing downward. One of the people below used his saber to block. The de of the saber snapped with a loud bang; the Lunar Shadow Saber easily sliced his body in two halves, from head to legs.
Rushing Thunder Second Chain Chop!
Xiao Chen spun around and gathered all the energy of the previous four strikes, releasing it explosively in the Rushing Thunder Second Chain Chop. The person who was getting ready to sneak attack Xiao Chen from behind was shattered to powder by the tremendous force behind the saber.
Seeing the six corpses on the ground, Xiao Chen did not feel any unease in his heart. Since these people wanted to kill him to get the map, they should be prepared to get killed, themselves.
He took out a Qi Returning Pill and ced it in his mouth. Xiao Chen looked at the scar on his chest and frowned slightly. If Tang Feng did not destroy his Battle Armor when he shot him, this saber would never be able to injure him.
After leaving Mohe City, Xiao Chen discovered the Profound Rank Battle Armor, which Xiao Xiong gave him, had lost its spirituality, bing an ordinary soft armor. In order to not hamper his movements, Xiao Chen threw away the Battle Armor.
With Xiao Chens strength, he could have taken his time and killed this group of people without wasting much of his Essence.
Xiao Chen was worried that it would drag on for too long and attract more trouble. Thus, he used his more Essence demanding Rushing Thunder Saber Technique, so he could deal with the problem as fast as possible.
He took out a Blood Replenishing Pill, crushed it and scattered it on his wounds. Then, Xiao Chen opened the bags of the six cultivators.
These were cultivators that had trained in Savage Forest for a long time. There was arge amount of Spirit Cores and herbs. Xiao Chen counted them; there was a total of four Rank 3 Spirit Cores and five Rank 4 herbs. The others were just some items of low value. Xiao Chen casually threw them away.
These are worth some money. Xiao Chen revealed a smile on his face as he put the Rank 3 Spirit Cores and Rank 4 herbs into the Universe Ring.
On the following journey, Xiao Chen decided that even if his Essence was exhausted rapidly, he would keep his Spiritual Sense extended out. As long as he detected someone, he would avoid them. Does not matter whether they have any malicious intent or not; he would go around them.
When it was near dusk, Xiao Chen arrived at a deste ce in the outer periphery of Savage Forest. Upon arriving there, Xiao Chens tense mood finally rxed. He also withdrew his Spiritual Sense.
He tookrge steps as he walked into the forest before him. As his figure moved into the forest, it had a very odd pace to it. After an extended time, Xiao Chens figure suddenly and mysteriously disappeared into the forest.
Chapter 97 - Bitter Training
Chapter 97: Bitter Training
Within the forest, Xiao Chen seemed to have disappeared into thin air. When Xiao Chen reappeared, the scene in front of his eyes had a devastating change.
There was a gushing waterfall in the distance, flowing down from a mountain stream into a long river below. At the river bank, there was arge and spacious area. Just by standing on the bank, one could a smell the clean and refreshing air.
This river was known as Zhuang River. There were many rivers in Savage Forest; this river was just one of the unremarkable many. Xiao Chen was at was the source of the river.
This ce would not be easily noticed by those who did not know of it. Practically no one paid any attention to this ce but Xiao Chens Spiritual Sense could detect something unusual in this area.
In the cave behind the waterfall, there was arge stone. The Spiritual Energy was extremely dense there. If one cultivated on top of it, they would be able to be faster by about 50 percentpared to cultivating outside.
After Xiao Chen identally discovered it, he immediatelyid down an illusion formation in order to misdirect others. This area was originally very deste; when Xiao Chen wasying the formation, he went about it in an unhurried manner, not worrying at all.
This illusion formation took Xiao Chen a total of ten days toplete. As long as no Martial King came here, no one would be able to discover this ce. Even if they came to the surrounding area by ident, they would unconsciously go around it.
Now that Xiao Chen was here, he waspletely safe. He casually found a t rock and sat cross legged. He slowly circted the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation and entered into a state of cultivation.
The sun rose and scattered its light on thend; the night passed, uninterrupted. Xiao Chen opened his eyes and took a deep breath. He jumped down from the rock and washed his face at the riverside.
In the morning, the waterfall had stopped gushing and the surface of the river was as calm as a mirror. Xiao Chen raised his leg and stepped on the surface of the river; his body miraculously stopped on the surface of the water.
Xiao Chens heart was as calm as the water as he circted the mental cultivation methods of the Azure Dragon Cloud Soaring Art. He closed his eyes and slowly walked on the rivers surface. Every step he took sent ripples through the water.
In the ancient legends, the dragon was the overlord of the sky and seas. It could submerge itself in the abyss, overturn the seas and rivers, and summon the wind and rain; there was nothing it could not do. When it flew up into the nine heavens, it could ride on the clouds, summon the wind and lightning in an instant, and fly thousands of kilometers in a sh.
The Azure Dragon Cloud Soaring Art was such a movement technique. When practiced to great perfection, the legend of riding on clouds or overturning the seas and rivers could be easily aplished.
In the past few days, Xiao Chen had been practicing the Azure Dragon Cloud Soaring Art in the middle of Zhuang River. He initially did not make any progress; however, now he was in the small sess stage and was able to walk on the waters surface slowly.
Xiao Chen walked slowly on the water,prehending the profoundness of the Azure Dragon Cloud Soaring Art. When the sun rose to its peak, the sound of water falling could be heard.
The energetic waterfall began to gush once again. The calm river surface became turbulent. Xiao Chen opened his eyes and a grave look appeared in his gaze.
From this moment forward, at this time every day, the training truly started. If Xiao Chen was careless, he would instantly drop into the water, getting soaked in the process.
The river water was flowing rapidly. Xiao Chen stood on the surface. Every step he took against the flow, he exhausted arge amount of Essence. However, his body still swayed left and right on the water.
Pu Tong!
When Xiao Chen walked about a hundred steps, he could no longer maintain it and fell into the river. The turbulent water flushed Xiao Chens body down the river rapidly.
The peaceful Zhuang River now revealed its malevolent side. The turbulent water carried a huge force; it was pushing on Xiao Chens body, making it exceptionally difficult for him to maintain bnce as he flowed downstream rapidly.
This was not the first time this had happened to him. Xiao Chen did not panic and was very calm. Holding his breath, his body slowly sank to the bottom of the river.
The Essence in his body circted as he waited to take action after he umted some strength. He pushed off the riverbed with his feet and his body shot up like an arrow, leaping out of the water.
When he fell toward the water again, he somersaulted in the air andnded firmly on the rivers bank.
Looking at the rushing river, Xiao Chen felt gratitude. If a regr cultivator was not in a good state of mind, it would be possible for them to die in the turbulent water.
Xiao Chen was feeling very ufortable as his whole body was dripping wet. Xiao Chen dried his face and removed his clothing. Then, he took out a set of dry clothes from the Universe Ring and changed into them.
At this moment, it was no longer suitable to practice the movement technique. Xiao Chen did not waste any time after that. After eating some dried rations, he took out a wooden pole and stood it upright on the ground.
He held the Lunar Shadow Saber and stood under the zing sun, practicing the first move of the Rushing Thunder Saber Technique. In his opinion, he had to be able to chop at the pole at least twenty times before the wooden pole fell over for it to be considered to be in the great perfection stage.
He was currently able to do it four times; that was barely considered to be in the small sess stage. There was still a long way to go before hitting therge sess stage.
Shua! Shua! Shua! Shua! Shua!
After practicing for two hours, Xiao Chen was able to make five consecutive cuts. The light wooden pole wobbled for a moment but it did not fall over.
Finally, there is some progress! I can make five consecutive chops! Xiao Chen said joyfully as he wiped the sweat from his forehead and the handle of his saber.
After leaving Mohe City, Xiao Chen realized that there were too many geniuses in this world. He pretty much amounted to nothing.
Just in Dongming Province alone, before reaching the age of 16 or 17, the sessors of the three great powers had cultivated to Martial Grand Master already.
This was a realm that most regr cultivators would not reach in their lifetime. However, they were able to do it easily before the age of 16 or 17. It can only be said, when constantlyparing oneself to others, it will only make one angry.
When the scope was widened to include the entire world, there were countless scary geniuses. Xiao Chens current achievements were simple, not even worth mentioning. He was like a drop in the ocean, totally unremarkable.
Since he had arrived in this world where strength reigned, he was not resigned to being ruled over by others, to be a stepping stone for others, and sink into the dregs of history.
Without a strong talent, he had to put in many times the effort, just like the Thunder Emperor from a thousand year ago. He was born in a poor family, but he relied on only himself to trample over all the geniuses of the noble families.
He had obtained the inheritance of the Thunder Emperor; even if he could not be bothered with his own pride, he had to care about the legendary reputation of the Thunder Emperor. Since he did not have this kind of demonic talent, he had to put in hundreds or thousands times more the effort.
He erected a wooden pole once again and focused himself. He continued tirelessly practicing Drawing the Saber. The number of wooden poles whichid on the ground continued to increase.
After an hour, Xiao Chen sheathed his saber and rested for awhile. He then walked slowly to the rivers bank and gazed at the gushing waterfall in the distance; it had already weakened significantly.
Kill!
He shouted lightly and jumped violently onto the surface of the turbulent water, running at a rapid speed on its surface. Ripples surged through the surroundings; the water sshed two meters high beside him.
Xiao Chen kept running, not stopping to rest even for a moment. When he reached underneath the waterfall, he shouted loudly and leaped up high into the air.
A spear made of Qi appeared in front of him. With a shua sound, it sliced apart the cascading water. Xiao Chennded on a rock behind the waterfall. This was the cave that was behind the rush of water.
It was only about two meters deep and the air was very humid. The water that flowed down over the entrance of the cave was like a curtain of water. It was very simr to the Water Curtain Cave in his previous life.
[TL notes: ˮ, Water Curtain Cave, is a reference to a Chinese legend of a monkey born from a rock and eventually turning into a deity. Many of you might have read about this before, it''s the legend of Sun Wukong in Journey to the West. The Water Curtain Cave is where this monkey lived in his early days.]
In the cavern was a very smooth and t rock. Xiao Chen revealed a faint smile and slowly sat upon it. He immediately entered into a state of cultivation; the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation circted unceasingly in his body.
The dense Spiritual Energy in the surroundings poured into Xiao Chens body continuously. The Spiritual Energy was so dense that it was like a fog; it was almost as though it would liquefy.
Xiao Chen only circted it with a cycle and the meridians in the body were already saturated with Spiritual Energy. That was a sense of extreme excitement rising from the area where his Martial Spirit was.
Xiao Chen knew this was a sign of advancing in cultivation realm. As long as he was willing, he could immediately recover his cultivation as an Inferior Grade Martial Master.
However, Xiao Chen did not do that. Back then, after using the Ninth Heavens Thunder Formation, his cultivation fell to Superior Grade Martial Disciple. He then thought about it carefully and felt that this was not a bad thing. Instead, it was an opportunity for him to establish a firmer foundation.
He only spent a few months to progress from Spirit Refinement to Inferior Grade Martial Master. To an ordinary cultivator, this was something inconceivable. Regardless of the situation, he never did establish a proper foundation.
It was important for the foundation of a tall building to be done properly. Only by establishing a proper foundation, would the tall building not copse.
The path of Martial Cultivation had the same principles. If Spirit Refinement was to bepared to digging out a foundation, then Martial Disciple was the equivalent toying the foundation.
Xiao Chen had spent considerably more time than others in the Spirit Refinement Realm; he spent a total of 15 years. The foundation that he dug was much deeper than others. Now, all he had to do was toy his foundation once again and make a foundation that was unbreakable.
With just a thought, Xiao Chen infused therge amount of Spiritual Energy he absorbed into his flesh and bones, slowly tempering his body.
After the Essence circted in his body for nine cycles, Xiao Chens eyes shot open. There was a sticky ck substance covering his body. Xiao Chen leaped out of the entrance of the cave into the gushing waterfall, washing away the impurities that were eliminated from his body thoroughly.
He immediately felt undoubtedly refreshed; he was carefree and rxed. He could not help but shout loudly. His aura exploded out to the extreme. The water droplets that clung to his body instantly evaporated.
Boom!
Xiao Chennded heavily on the surface of the water. A huge force extended out from the bottom of his feet. In the next moment, a three-meter high ssh soared around him.
Pushing off with his feet lightly, Xiao Chen returned to the river bank. The sun was setting on the boundless horizon; night had arrived. One day went by so quickly.
A small white figure rushed over from the outside of the illusion formation. When Xiao Chen saw it, he revealed a smile. No matter how boring or lonely this cultivation session was, he would still have Xiao Bai to apany him.
After recovering for a night, Xiao Bai regained its high spirited nature. It had escaped from the Spirit Blood Jade long ago.
Xiao Chen was not too worried about its safety. Xiao Bais speed was incredibly fast after cultivating the Mysterious Nine Heavenly Revolution Transformation. Even Xiao Chen would be left in the dust.
When it ran over to Xiao Chen, there was a herb in its mouth. It ced it in Xiao Chens hand as though it was paying tribute. Xiao Chen did not find this strange; Xiao Bai was quite sensitive to such natural treasures with a Spiritual Nature. Every time it went out, it would normally return with some harvest.
Xiao Chen carefully inspected the herb in his hand. His eyes lit up as he said in joy, Rank 5 Spirit Herb Vani Rue! This is a stalk of superior grade 30 year old herb. It is worth thousands of gold taels.
Hearing Xiao Chens joyful words, Xiao Bai exposed a very human-like smile. Obviously, it was very pleased.
Chapter 98 - Seven Leaf Fruit
Chapter 98: Seven Leaf Fruit
The sun rose and set; the clouds gathered and scattered. The days in the mountain valley passed very quickly. In the blink of an eye, Xiao Chen had cultivated for a week in front of this waterfall.
In the meantime, Xiao Chen unceasingly practiced the Azure Dragon Cloud Soaring Art. When the river became turbulent, he would go to the riverbank and practice the Rushing Thunder Saber Technique. At dusk, he would cultivate the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation, continuously strengthening his foundation and tempering his body.
Hua!
On this day, Xiao Chen leaped out from the cave behind the waterfall. Hended heavily on the waters surface, creating a huge ssh; water droplets flew everywhere. The waves soared to the sky.
He pushed lightly off and Xiao Chen returned to the riverbank. After a week of cultivating, the Essence in his body turned purer and denser. It wasparable to that of a Superior Grade Martial Master.
After resting for a short while, Xiao Chen looked at the exit of the illusion formation. Normally, Xiao Bai would have returned by now. Why is it not back yet?
Xiao Bao was naturally loved by the forest; it had a special rtionship with the woods. Ever since they came to Savage Forest, Xiao Chen was not able to control it; it would always run out on its own.
Xiao Bai, who cultivated the Mysterious Nine Heavenly Revolution Transformation, was unrivaled in the periphery of Savage Forest. However, Xiao Chen still worried about it. If it ran into the inner reaches of Savage Forest, it would be problematic.
Just as Xiao Chen hesitated on whether to go out and search for Xiao Bai, a white figure appeared in his vision. Before Xiao Chen could smile, he discovered there was something wrong with Xiao Bai.
It was slower than usual. When it got near, he discovered there was a lot of bleeding wounds on its snow white pelt. The red blood against its snow white fur was very prominent.
Xiao Bai peaked at Xiao Chens gaze, as though it was afraid and did not dare toe near, as if it was a kid who had done something wrong. Xiao Chen had a sullen expression as he picked Xiao Bai up, carrying it.
After carefully inspecting its wounds, he sighed in relief. These were only superficial wounds. Next, he took out a Blood Replenishing Pill and crushed it before slowly applying it onto Xiao Bais wounds. He then went to the riverside and washed the blood from Xiao Bais body.
See, if you dare to keep running outside what will happen? Now, you know how dangerous it is. Xiao Chen lectured Xiao Bai as he ced it on a patch of soft grass.
The Blood Replenishing Pills effect was quite good. After itpleted permeated the wounds, Xiao Bai immediately began to heal and slowly form scabs. When it saw Xiao Chen lecturing it, it got up in a somewhat indignant manner and gesticted while making ziya ziya sounds.
Although Xiao Bai was unable to speak humannguage, Xiao Chen was able to understand roughly what it was saying because it had signed a blood contract with him. It saw a stalk of Spirit Herb in the outer periphery and wanted to pick it, as it did normally.
Who knew there was a four legged snake resting nearby It was extremely fast. Before Xiao Bai managed to get near, it was injured by the ws of the four legged snake. Xiao Bai was startled and quickly rushed back.
Xiao Chen thought about it; from Xiao Bais description, this four legged snake should be the Rank 4 Spirit Beast ck Legged Snake. However, why would there be a Rank 4 Spirit Beast in the outer periphery of Savage Forest?
A Rank 4 Spirit Beast was the equivalent to a human Martial Grand Master. Rank 3 Spirit Beasts were rarely seen in the outer periphery of Savage Forest. Yet, for a Rank 4 Spirit beast to appear to be guarding a stalk of natural treasure, it showed that the natural treasure was of a very high rank.
Xiao Chen looked at Xiao Bai and asked it seriously, Are you sure you were in the outer periphery of Savage Forest?
Xiao Bai nodded gravely.
Xiao Chen thoughts moved rapidly; this stalk of natural treasure was obviously not ordinary. It was quite possibly like the Red Nascent Fruit in the outskirts of Seven Horn Mountain. That ce could be the location with the densest Spiritual Energy in the entire outer periphery of Savage Forest.
If it were under normal circumstances, Xiao Chen would have made up his mind to get it. A Rank 4 Spirit beast was only as strong as a Martial Grand Master. However, a Spirit Beast was just a beast; its thoughts were not as flexible as a humans, nor could it use Martial techniques or Spirit Weapons.
If he paid a certain price, Xiao Chen had the confidence to deal with this ck Legged Snake. However, the problem was he did not know if the people of the Jiang n have returned yet. If they were still around, and the Jiang n caught wind of his movements, it would be very difficult to escape.
Seeking fortune amidst danger, the path of cultivation has always been filled with boundless danger. The key is to take a gamble, Xiao Chen made his decision and stopped hesitating. After Xiao Bai recovered to a certain extent, he said, Xiao Bai, lead the way; Ill take revenge on your behalf.
Xiao Bai cried happily and led Xiao Chen out of the illusion formation. The scene in front of Xiao Chen suddenly changed. The huge tree and the silent forest appeared before Xiao Chens vision.
Xiao Bais speed was especially fast; if Xiao Chen did not execute the Azure Dragon Cloud Soaring Art, he would not be able to catch up. One man and one beast traveling very fast. Xiao Chen ignored all the Spirit Beasts that they encountered and left them behind.
After arriving at a small ravine, Xiao Bai froze. Xiao Chen extended his Spirit Sense into the ravine. At the end of the ravine, in an extremely well-hidden crevice, Xiao Chen saw a seven colored petal.
Seven Leaf Flower!
Xiao Chen was iparably astonished to think there would be a Seven Leaf Flower growing here; it was too shocking! The Seven Leaf Flower was a true natural treasure. It had a total of seven different colored flower petals at its most mature state. Every ten years, a new petal would grow.
Once the seven petals grew and twenty years thereafter, there would be a rainbow colored Seven leaf Fruit. Xiao Chen extended his Spiritual Sense to the Seven Leaf Flower and observed it carefully. He discovered, with disappointment, the fruit in the middle of the flower petals had been picked by someone.
They only left behind the different colored petals. Even though the Seven Color Fruit had been picked, the remaining flower petals were still useful to cultivators.
Each petal could temper the cultivators body once. After the tempering of the Seven Petal Flower, the body of the cultivator would undergo a qualitative change.
Xiao Chen withdrew his Spiritual Sense and asked Xiao Bai, When you came earlier, was the fruit still there?
Xiao Bai continuously made ziya ziya sounds. After Xiao Chen listened to it, he could not help but ask curiously, When Xiao Bai came earlier, it was still here? Why is it gone now?
When he scanned the entire ravine earlier, he did not see the ck Legged Snake. Xiao Chen was sure that the Seven Leaf Fruit had been snatched by it. With a thought from Xiao Chen, he released his Spiritual Sense again. He carefully observed and searched every corner of the ravine.
Finally, on a slope in the ravine, Xiao Chen discovered a trace of the ck Legged Snake. It was hiding behind a huge stone. The sparkling and translucent Seven Leaf Fruit wasying in front of the ck Legged Snake.
The ck Legged Snakes eyes were closed. There was a golden Spiritual Energy wafting from the Seven Leaf Fruit. The body of the ck Legged Snake was two meters long; below the body of the snake were its four legs. Its body was as thick as a bowl, and it was covered in ckish gold scales.
It opened its mouth wide and sucked in all the golden Spiritual Energy. It wore an extremely cheerful expression.
Xiao Chen was astonished in his heart, This ck Legged Snake is not stupid; it knows that the Seven Leaf Fruit contains a shocking amount of Spiritual Energy that it cannot swallow in one bite.
Xiao Chen executed the Gravity Spell,nding lightly on the side of the ravine where the Seven Leaf Flower was. A faint fragrance emitted from the Seven Leaf Flower. Xiao Chen revealed a faint smile. He grabbed the roots and pulled gently, carefully picking it and cing it into the Universe Ring.
Hu!
Hended lightly on the ground and extended out his Spiritual Sense once again. The ck Legged Snake was drunk on the Spiritual Energy of the Seven Leaf Fruit. It did not notice the situation at all.
The corners of Xiao Chens mouth curled in a cold smile. He used his Spiritual Sense to lock onto the side of the ck Legged Snake, then he shouted lightly.
Lightning Evasion!
There was a crack of thunder in the ravine; lightning streaked across the air. Xiao Chen suddenly appeared beside the ck Legged Snake. His Lunar Shadow Saber gave off a resplendent electrical light.
The Drawing the Saber that he practiced many times was executed without hesitation. Keng! The Lunar Shadow Saber chopped violently on the spine of the ck Legged Snake. This location happened to be the weakest point of the snake.
A 66 cm long gash appeared on the ckish gold scales. The ck blood of the ck Legged Snake spurted out like a fountain.
He actually did not manage to chop it in half. Xiao Chen was very surprised. He thought that he could take advantage of it was not paying attention and deal with it in one blow. He never expected that he would be able to only wound it.
Under the intense pain, the ck Legged Snakes mouth gaped wide, to a point where it seemed exaggerated. It gave off a painful hoarse sound as its huge tail thrashed towards Xiao Chen.
The tail of the ck Legged Snake hit as hard as a hammer; it twisted itself to an inconceivable angle and attacked from above. The twinkling ck liquid from the tip of its tail was actually venom.
Xiao Chen was overwhelmed with shock and he quickly retreated backward. The snake tail struck the spot where Xiao Chen was like a hammer. The huge force created a half a meter wide pit.
Bang!
After the snake tailnded, it swept across horizontally, rapidly heading toward Xiao Chen. Xiao Chen was startled; he never expected that the snake tail could move with such a fast speed.
His body stopped in midair and rose higher by 3.3 meters, evading the huge tail flying at him. Before Xiao Chen could rx, he saw the tail circling around in the air. The length actually tripled and headed towards Xiao Chen.
Boom!
Not only did its length triple, its speed was also increased significantly. Xiao Chen had never seen such a strange thing in his life. He was caught off guard was struck by the tail.
The huge force behind the snake tail caused Xiao Chen to be flung to the ground. Xiao Chens body had undergone many rounds of tempering and was showing the early signs of an iron body.
After Xiao Chen was struck by the tail, he felt his insides churn a little. He did not suffer from too much damage. If an ordinary Martial Master was struck by this, he would have died from his internal organs rupturing.
Xiao Chennded on the slope and rolled down at a great speed. That ck Legged Snake dashed to him quickly with its four feet. Its two-meter long body was headed toward Xiao Chen at a rapid speed.
Xiao Chen shouted lightly and stopped himself from rolling. He pushed off with his right foot, leaping into the air beforending firmly on the ground.
When the ck Legged Snake saw that Xiao Chen immediatelynded in a clear area within the valley, it realized that Xiao Chen was not slower than itself.It opened its mouth and spat a ck liquid at its opponent.
Xiao Chen flicked his finger and a purple me condensed at his its tip. After circting once, it was fired at the venomous fluid. Pu Ci! The venomous fluid was instantly struck by the me.
After giving off chi chi sounds, the venomous fluid dissipated into thick ck smoke and blossomed in all directions. The speed of the ck smokes spread was extremely fast. In a blink of the eye, it covered half the space in the ravine.
Chapter 99 - Black Legged Snake
Chapter 99: ck Legged Snake
Xiao Chen did not panic. He took out a ck nnel handkerchief and used it to cover his mouth and nose. This nnel was made from the skin of Spirit Beasts; it was able to filter out most gases.
The ck nnel was not some precious treasure; most cultivators who enter Savage Forest would normally carry one. Xiao Chen preferred to be prepared, just in case. The first time he entered Savage Forest, he had one already prepared.
The thick smoke pervaded the air; his surroundings were covered in fog. His vision was severely impaired. Xiao Chen extended out his Spiritual Sense, immediately catching wind of the ck Legged Snakes position.
Seeing that Xiao Chen was inside the poisonous cloud, the ck Legged Snake thought his vision was limited. It quickly ran over to Xiao Chen and ruthlessly used its huge tail to smash forward.
Xiao Chen retreated hastily. The huge tail quickly extended, chasing after Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen used his Spiritual Sense to lock onto the huge tail. He discovered, after the tail extended, the originally dense scales had thinned out.
Chance! Xiao Chen thought to himself. This ck Legged Snake must think that he was not able to see it in this thick smoke. That must be why it was so daring and attacked him without restrain.
Kill!
Xiao Chen shouted loudly and quickly executed the Azure Dragon Cloud Soaring Art. He leaped off the ground and reached a height of 10 meters instantly. The shadow of a dragon appeared behind him and he executed the simplified version of the Descending Divine Dragon Chop.
The ck Legged Snake felt a dangerous aura and it quickly withdrew its tail. However, the speed of the Descending Divine Dragon Chop was incredibly swift.
Xiao Chen managed to ruthlessly chop at a spot where the scales were quite sparse as it only managed to withdraw its tail halfway. The tail of the ck Legged Snake was instantly chopped in half.
Pu Ci!
At where the tail was chopped off, blood spurted out like a geyser. The blood of this fellow is probably venomous as well. If I get some on me, it would be problematic. Xiao Chen hurriedly retreated backward.
Earlier, Xiao Chen had attacked the weak spot of the ck Legged Snake. The proverbs say, when attacking, attack where it hurts the most. Although Xiao Chens full powered strike did not hack it in two earlier, it still managed to cause severe harm.
At this moment, the weapon it relied on, its tail, was severed by Xiao Chen. On top of the previous injury, it was like a tiger without its fangs. It was no longer a danger to Xiao Chen.
The ck Legged Snake also understood this. It cried out painfully and its four feet pushed off the ground,unching itself at Xiao Chen with its jaw opened wide. It no longer cared for its own well-being; this was a suicidal attack aimed at taking Xiao Chen down with it.
Xiao Chen became sullen. This was the final attack of the ck Legged Snake. Its speed was extremely swift there was no way to evade it. If He could not chop it in half with one move, the counterattack of the ck Legged Snake would cause him severe damage.
In the time it took for a spark to fly, Xiao Chens mind went ck. He recalled the state he had while he practiced his saber technique. He thought to himself slowly, Do not panic; just treat it like the wooden pole I normally practice on.
Drawing the Saber!
The electrical light on his Lunar Shadow Saber shone brightly. When the ck Legged Snake was less than half a meter away, Xiao Chen abruptly made his move. The saber shed by and the ck Legged Snake was severed in half from its head to the stump of its tail.
Xiao Chen rolled to the side and evaded the venomous blood that sshed down. The two halves of the ck Legged Snakended heavily with a thud.
The poisonous cloud in the ravine slowly dissipated. Xiao Chen removed the nnel and headed for the huge rock where the ck Legged Snake had rested earlier. He carefully ced the Seven Leaf Fruit in his Universe Ring.
Xiao Chen did not let the corpse of the ck Legged Snake go to waste either. Everything of the ck Legged Snake was considered a treasure. The ckish gold scales of the snake were tough and hard to break, they are great materials for forging Battle Armor.
Its four legs can be used to brew wine and refine medicinal pills. They had excellence effects. Xiao Chen took out a sharp knife and cut them off.
Weng Weng!
After Xiao Chen packed everything and prepared to get up to leave, he heard a buzzing in his head. Suddenly, he felt dizzy and his limbs go stiff. He was on the verge of copsing.
Crap! The poisonous cloud must have permeated my skin. I have to find a ce quickly and expel the poison. Or else, Ill be in deep trouble.
Shua! Shua!
Sounds of footsteps came from outside the ravine. Xiao Chen extended his Spiritual Sense. He felt his heart tighten; it was the Jiang ns people; they had not left yet.
The sounds of the earlier battle must have alerted them.
It really is that fellow to think he actually dares to show himself.
Because the First Elder could not manage to find him, he was scolded by the n Head severely, causing us to be scolded by the First Elder as well. We have to capture him this time.
Send the signal; hurry and inform the First Elder and the others.
These words entered Xiao Chens ears. He did his best to keep his eyes open and maintain a clear mind. He looked towards the direction of the ravine and saw ten cultivators, all of which were Martial Masters.
Kill!
One of them shouted loudly; he held a thick machete and rushed towards Xiao Chen. He saw Xiao Chen was only a Superior Grade Martial Disciple. Although he felt something was wrong, he made the first move to gain the credit.
Drawing the Saber!
Xiao Chen exhibited the Azure Dragon Cloud Soaring Art to its extreme. His body transformed into a beam of light. Executing the Rushing Thunder Saber Technique, the Lunar Shadow Saber suddenly glowed.
There was a sh from the saber and the Jiang n cultivator that made a move was struck dead instantly. Xiao Chen looked at the remaining nine Martial Masters. He did not retreat and instead rushed forward, brandishing the Lunar Shadow Saber.
Bang!
After he took a few steps, the cultivator that was struck suddenly split into two halves and fell to the ground with a thud, spurting out blood.
The remaining nine Martial Masters were startled and frightened. They did not expect Xiao Chen, a Superior Grade Martial Disciple, to kill a Martial Master with one strike. This was simply inconceivable.
What are we afraid of? No matter how strong he is, he is still just a Superior Grade Martial Disciple. There are nine of us; there is no need to be afraid. Furthermore, the First Elder is on his way. All we have to do is to dy him, one of the Jiang n cultivators told the others.
Another of them agreed, Indeed, there is no need to fear him, just a Superior Grade Martial Disciple. No matter how strong he is, he is still weaker than us by an entire cultivation realm.
Xiao Chen did not speak. The situation was dire; he did not dare tarry. He was desperately burning through his Essence. The ten while clouds by the Azure Dragon Martial Spirit were bubbling rapidly, sending the tempered pure Essence to his entire body.
Drawing the Saber!
The saber shed and Xiao Chen made another move. Under the execution of the Azure Dragon Cloud Soaring Art, his body moved around gracefully. The cultivator that spoke first was instantly chopped in half.
Arclight Chop!
Rushing Heaven Chop!
Rushing Thunder Chop!
Rushing Thunder Second Chain Chop!
Within the ravine, thunder crackled and the wind strongly blew. Saber lights flew everywhere as Xiao Chen executed the Rushing Thunder Saber Technique with his full strength.
Although Xiao Chen was currently a Superior Grade Martial Disciple, he was once a Martial Master.
After cultivating for the past few days, the Essence in his body was much purer and stronger than the Jiang n cultivators. Furthermore, he had the Heaven Ranked Azure Dragon Cloud Soaring Art Movement Technique and the Rushing Thunder Saber Technique, they wereparable to an Earth Raked Martial Technique. These people were simply no match for Xiao Chen.
Each time the saber shed, someone would die. After the five moves of the Rushing Thunder Saber Technique were used, only four Jiang n cultivators remained.
The four cultivators could just roughly make out Xiao Chens figure; they were not able to see how Xiao Chen instantly killed those six men. Seeing the deathgod-like Xiao Chen, an intent to flee grew in their heart; they made a break for the outside of the ravine.
Seeing the four flee, Xiao Chen did not chase after them. He headed out of the ravine. The most important thing for him now was to find a safe ce and force the poison out.
Because he was circting his Essence with all his might, the poison in his body was temporarily suppressed. However, this was an extremely dangerous situation. If he was not able to force the poison out before it made a counterattack, the poison would do lethal damage to his body.
Just as Xiao Chen left the ravine, he felt a strong aura chasing after him. The Jiang ns expert is here; I have to increase my pace.
Brat! Where do you think you can run?
Behind Xiao Chen, the ashen face of the Jiang ns First Elder, Jiang Yunze, appeared and he shouted loudly. He catapulted himself from the ground andnded on a big tree.
Leaping off again, he headed towards Xiao Chen. His speed doubled and was actually able to catch up with Xiao Chen, despite his pace. He sent out a palm strike, targeting Xiao Chens back.
Feeling the palm strikeing, Xiao Chen spun around and sent out a palm strike as well. Although Xiao Chen spat out a mouthful of blood, he borrowed the force from Jiang Yunzes strike and retreated backward at an even more terrifying speed.
Jiang Yunze could not help but feel anger, This brat actually used the force of my palm strike to increase the distance between us! Thinking back to when he was scolded by Jiang Mingxun the day before, Jiang Yunze shouted lividly and chased after him.
Feeling that Jiang Yunze was catching up to him again, Xiao Chenined incessantly in his heart. If it was an ordinary day, he would have left him in the dust already. However, because he had to use his Essence to suppress the poison, he had no way of utilizing the Azure Dragon Cloud Soaring Art to its full extent. His current speed was much slower than usual.
I have to think of a way, Xiao Chen thought anxiously in his heart. He saw Jiang Yunze get closer and he stopped suddenly. Then, he slowly executed the Gravity Spell.
By using the Gravity Spell, he would be slower. However, he would be able to fly into the sky and escape from his pursuers on the ground. Once he was in the sky, whether he would still be targeted or not, Xiao Chen would not care.
Jiang Yunze saw Xiao Chen stop suddenly and felt joy in his heart. He increased his pace and rushed towards Xiao Chen. He brandished the saber from behind his back. This time, he would not give Xiao Chen the chance to borrow the force of his attack to escape; he would kill him in a single sh.
Hu!
The saber shed, and just as the saber was about the hit Xiao Chen, Xiao Chen suddenly rose in the air. The execution of the Gravity Spell waspleted. He flew higher and higher, and soon, he was 200 meters above the ground.
It''s actually a flying Martial Technique! What exactly are the origins of this person, a Jiang n cultivator rushed over and uttered in shock as he watched Xiao Chen flying in the sky.
Jiang Yunze red at Xiao Chen with a cold gaze. He said in a sullen voice, No matter his origins, he stole the map of the Jiang n and injured the First Young Master severely. He has to pay the price for that. Bring me the bow!
A cultivator hurriedly took out a long bow with a cold gleam and handed it to Jiang Yunze. The bow gave off a faint radiance as well as a faint Spiritual Energy.
This bow was actually a Spirit Weapon. Jiang Yunze seized an arrow and nocked it. He drew back the bow string till the bow resembled a full moon. A cold gleam shed on the arrowhead as he aimed at Xiao Chen.
Sou!
The arrow gave off a weng sound as it flew from the bow. It was fast and graceful as it headed towards Xiao Chen. Hearing the sound of the arrow splitting the air, Xiao Chen heaved a long sigh in his heart. Even if he was at his peak, he was not fully confident of evading this arrow.
Xiao Chen did his best to dodge to the side, however, this arrow still pierced his right chest. If he had not checked what Jiang Yunze was doing with his Spiritual Sense and knew to dodge, this arrow would have pierced his heart.
A bleeding hole, the width of a finger, appeared on his right chest. Blood flowed unceasingly. Xiao Chen hurriedly took out a Blood Replenishing Pill and popped it into his mouth as he felt an unbearable pain.
Xiao Chen did his best to maintain the Gravity Spell as he continued to fly forward unsteadily. The poison that had been suppressed started to act. His staggering motions made it look as if he would fall from the sky at any moment.
I finally found you after searching for a week. Hua Yunfei was standing at the top of a distant tree. He looked extremely handsome with his long hair and clothes fluttering in the wind.
He looked at Xiao Chen and exposed a malicious smile. He transformed into a blood river, gushing towards Xiao Chen.
Chapter 100 - When Would The Tiger Descend to The Plains?
Chapter 100: When Would The Tiger Descend to The ins?
The blood river in the sky looked like a churning red cloud. A horrifying malicious Qi spread out in all directions from, rippling in the sky.
Xiao Chen felt the blood river behind him and was startled. Hua Yunfei has not left yet! In that case, Duanmu Qing and Chu Chaoyun are probably still around. I have to hurry to the illusion formation.
Pu Ci!
The blood river rotated and transformed into a waterspout. Its speed suddenly doubled, instantly catching up to Xiao Chen. Then, he turned back into a human and struck Xiao Chen down from the sky with a palm strike.
Bang!
Xiao Chen fell from the sky,nding on the ground with a thud. The Qi and blood in his body were churning as he vomited another mouthful of blood. His pale face became very startling.
Hua Yunfeinded and looked at Xiao Chen on the ground. Heughed disdainfully, I thought you were some genius, to be able to force Duanmu Qing to materialize her Martial Spirit. To think that you are just a piece of trash.
Xiao Chen stood slowly and looked at Hua Yunfei, All you have is an innate bloodline and have awakened your Martial Spirit from birth. If I did not condense my Martial Spirit at the age of 15, I would still be able to deal with you, supposing I were more severely injured than I am now.
Still dare to be stubborn?! Hua Yunfei snorted coldly. He moved swiftly, leaving behind a trail of blood everywhere he went. In a blink of the eye, he arrived before Xiao Chen. He raised his leg and kicked him.
Boom!
Xiao Chen suddenly flew backward, smashing through three huge trees beforending on the ground heavily. After hended, he vomited three mouthfuls of blood. There was no longer any trace of blood in his pale continence.
Hua Yunfei flew over and was surprised when he saw Xiao Chens body was not damaged. To think that your body is so resilient. Your bones did not break, even after my kick. However, no matter how strong your body is, in terms of cultivation realm, you are trash.
Take out the map and Ill end your pain quickly!
Xiao Chen stayed silent and stood slowly. He used his Spiritual Sense to seal up the Spirit Blood Jade, preventing Xiao Bai froming out as it wanted. He brandished the Lunar Shadow Saber and the Essence in his body circted in the manner of the Return of the Azure Dragons cultivation methods. He looked at Hua Yunfei with a cold expression.
Hua Yunfei frowned slightly; Xiao Chens gaze made him feel very ufortable. He snorted coldly and left another trail of blood on the ground, arriving before Xiao Chen instantly and kicking him again.
Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!
This time, Hua Yunfei used 50 percent of his strength. Xiao Chen flew like a cannon ball, smashing consecutively through five huge trees. Xiao Chen bent over and stuck the Lunar Shadow Saber into the ground, creating a long gash.
Holding the Lunar Shadow Saber, he did not fall on the ground this time. ck lines began to appear on his pale face, the suppressed poison in his body finally started to make a counterattack.
Xiao Chen coughed out a few pieces of ck blood clots,ughing maniacally. This,bined with the dense ck lines on his face, made him look extremely horrifying.
Continue! Did you not drink milk? With only that much strength, you are not evenparable to a woman, the corner of Xiao Chens mouth curled in a cold smile as he mocked him.
Hua Yunfeisplexion changed as his expression turned grave. There was an intense killing intent that appeared in his eyes. He looked at Xiao Chen with cold eyes and an expressionless face; in his eyes, Xiao Chen was already a dead man.
Hua Yunfei pushed off the ground with his feet, leaping into the air. A blood colored ghostly figure appeared behind him as he sent a palm strike towards Xiao Chens brain.
Xiao Chen looked coldly at Hua Junfeiunching himself over. He raised the Lunar Shadow Saber slightly, casually taking a stance, the tip of his saber pointed at Hua Yunfei.
It was just a casual stance; there did not seem to be any action. It appeared as though there was not much difference from earlier. Xiao Chen still looked severely injured.
Hua Junfeis right eyelid twitched for no reason; he felt a sense of danger. It felt as if something in his heart was hollowed out.
[Note: Twitching of the eyelid is a Chinese superstition. Twitching of the right eyelid is a bad omen while the twitching of the left is a good omen.]
Could it be that this brat still has trump cards? Hua Yunfei thought doubtfully. No matter, even if he still has some trump cards, he would not have the opportunity to use them. In another breath of time, I will smash his crown apart.
Thinking his, he ignored the ufortable feeling in his heart. Smiling coldly, he continued to smash his palm towards Xiao Chens crown.
Just at this moment, Xiao Chen suddenly shouted lightly, and his aura suddenly rose. His body emitted a boundless earth-shattering aura.
Time seemed to have stopped; Hua Yunfeis palm stopped before Xiao Chens head, and he was not able to proceed further. After a short moment, an irresistible force was emitted by Xiao Chens body. Hua Yunfei was sted back, as though he was a feather that was blown.
The quiet surrounding of the forest seemed as though there were great unending sea waves bellowing. A vast ocean appeared behind Xiao Chen.
There were huge torrential waves, surgingyer uponyer. The trees with a 500-meter radius were all uprooted, smashed into bits by the bellowing sea.
Amidst the ocean, the head of an Azure Dragon peeked out. Its cry could be heard from everywhere. Within the periphery of Savage Forest, all the Spirit Beasts felt a fearing from their bloodline, deep in their hearts. Every one of themid on the ground, prostrating and trembling without control.
A dragon stuck in shallow waters invites the tricks of the shrimp; a tiger in the ins will get bullied by dogs. Who knows when the tiger will descend onto the ins, or when the tide wille in and the dragon will have sufficient water? When the Azure Dragon returns, I will cause the rivers to flow in reverse.
[Note: This is an adaptation of a Chinese poem, speaking of how the mighty would be bullied by the weak when they are ced in unfavorable situations. Like a fish out of water.]
The might of the Ancient Holy Beast was released. Under the influence of this boundless might, Hua Yunfei felt the Essence in his body turn chaotic, it no longer headed hismands. His hands and feet seem to not work properly; they could not move at all.
This apocalyptic strength was held by Xiao Chen once again. The Azure Dragon circled in the sky before rushing at Hua Yunfei.
Seeing the Azure Dragon rushing at him, Hua Yunfei felt a sense of despair. To think that its a Heaven Ranked Martial Technique. How could it be? Am I going to die here?
That cannot be. This is a mutated Martial Spirit that appeared once in a thousand years in the Hua n. It is rare, even in the ancient times. This is the time for us to rise up. How can an insignificant Superior Grade Martial Disciple possibly defeat me?!
Hua Yunfei was shouting maniacally in his heart. A human figure walked out from the boundless blood river in his Dantian.
This person was dressed in blood colored clothes and was merged with the river, as though he came from the nineyers of hell. He gave off a boundless malicious Qi. When he raised his head to look at the Azure Dragon in the sky, he revealed an evil looking smile.
Boom!
That person suddenly jumped into the Dantian, turning into a huge blood colored illusion. It stood in the middle of heaven and earth and blocked the descending Azure Dragon with its hands.
Bang!
A horrifying shock wave rippled in all directions. All the trees within a thousand meters were snapped before turning into dust. Within this circr zone, only the bottom half of the trees were left.
The Azure Dragon howled angrily. The blood colored illusion turnedpact. The ground under Hua Yunfei suddenly cracked open, causing him to fall into it.
Seeing that the Azure Dragon could not be stopped, the blood colored man heaved a long sigh and turn into a blood colored viscous liquid, wrapping around Hua Yunfei. Without anything obstructing it, the Azure Dragon smashed into Hua Yunfei with a loud bang.
Countless pieces of crushed rock flew from the crack in the ground. Hua Yunfei unendingly fell downwards. It was unknown how long he fell. After a long time, there were unceasing explosion sounds in the crack before he gradually came to a stop.
Chi! Chi!
The blood vessels all over Xiao Chens body ruptured. Countless amount of ck blood spurted out in all directions. His face revealed a look of extreme anguish as he knelt on to the ground with a pu tong sound.
His flesh could be seen drying up rapidly, just like the time he first awakened his Martial Spirit. It was clear that the Azure Dragon exhausted too much Essence. Since he did not have sufficient Essence, the Azure Dragon took the Spiritual Energy in his flesh.
After a long time, Xiao Chens originally muscr body was left with only skin and bones. His eyes were sunken and his skin was dry. However, the most surprising thing was when the Azure Dragon absorbed from his flesh and blood, it absorbed all the poison as well.
High in the sky, in the distance, an ice phoenix and the figure of a sword descended rapidly. Duanmu Qing and Chu Chaoyunnded firmly on the ground.
The two of them looked at the surroundings. Countless trees were snapped in half. There were many fissures on the ground. They were astonished in their hearts.
Chu Chaoyun walked slowly to the huge crack. When he saw Hua Yunfei lying on the bottom, a trace of killing intent shed in his eyes. The sword behind him buzzed relentlessly.
Duanmu Qing said expressionlessly, You wish to kill him?
Chu Chaoyun smiled faintly, If there is an opportunity, I would not hesitate to make a move. Unfortunately, this was a blessing in disguise for him.
He has awakened the manifestation of this Martial Spirit. If I want to kill him, the moment my killing intent manifests, it would awaken him immediately. After today, he will only be more terrifying.
Duanmu Qing walked over slowly, her eyes full of shock, It is already difficult to awaken the manifestation of an Inherited Martial Spirit. It is even harder to manifest a Mutated Inherited Martial Spirit. After today, within Dongming Province, there will be no one in the younger generation who will be a match for him.
Chu Chaoyun smiled subtly and turned his gaze to the dried up Xiao Chen lying on the ground, In such arge Dongming Province, there are definitely plenty of hidden geniuses. Don''t just cast your sights on the three powers. Who knows? There might be someone was isparable to him somewhere nearby.
A trace of pity appeared on Duanmu Qings pretty face, This person could be said to have had a great opportunity, obtaining a Heaven Ranked Martial Technique from somewhere. Unfortunately, he overestimated himself and executed it. Furthermore, this was not his first time executing the Heaven Ranked Martial Technique. If he executes it once again, he is likely to die on the spot.
Without a Heaven Ranked Martial Technique, how would he be able to fight against Hua Yunfei? He is, after all, just a Superior Grade Martial Disciple.
Hua Yunfei did not continue to discuss this topic. He asked, How are you going to deal with the map of the Ancient Remnants? Are we still including Hua Yunfei?
Just as Duanmu Qing was about to reply, a resplendent blood color light shot out of the Spirit Blood Jade in front of Xiao Chens chest. Xiao Bai finally broke through the restrictions Xiao Chen had set upon it.
Seeing the dried up body of Xiao Chen on the ground, it let out a mournful cry. The pure look in its eyes suddenly became bloodshot.
Boom!
A huge Six-Tailed Spirit Fox appeared before the two of them. There was a surging auraing from its body. The six tails behind it stood erect; its hair all stood on its end. It looked very terrifying.
Crap, this little fellow is about to go berserk. Lets go quickly! The two of them were startled. They hurriedly used their own methods to fly into the sky and flee.
Xiao Bai opened its mouth and the Spiritual Energy from the surroundings rushed toward it. The Mysterious Nine Heavenly Revolution Transformation was circting unceasingly. The Boundless Essence waspressing nine times, forming into a huge light ball.
The light ball kept rotating; it was very bright. A strong wind arose from around it, causing all the leaves, the crushed stone, dirt, and dust to fly around.
Boom!
The light ball shed by in the air, looking like an arc of electricity. The two people in the distance were instantly struck. They both vomited a mouthful of blood beforending on the ground heavily.
Xiao Bai looked at Xiao Chen on the ground. Its bloodshot eyes misted up. It pulled Xiao Chen onto its back and quickly ran off into the distance.
Chapter 101 - So-called High Intelligence
Chapter 101: So-called High Intelligence
Within the illusion formation, on a clear area on the Zhuang Rivers bank, the dried up Xiao Cheny on the ground. It was unknown whether he was dead or alive. Xiao Bais body had already recovered to its usual appearance. After it went berserk, it would be extremely weak and dispirited.
However, it did not rest immediately when it looked at Xiao Chens condition. Instead, it rushed out of the illusion formation. Four hourster, it returned covered in blood. It was clutching a medicinal fruit with light flowing around it in its paws.
If Xiao Chen were not unconscious, he would immediately recognize this fruit in its paws to be the Red Core Pomelo. This was an important ingredient for refining top quality healing Medicinal Pills.
The Red Core Pomelo grew in the deep areas of Savage Forest. There must have been strong Spirit Beasts guarding it. Xiao Bai dragged its frail body over and picked the herb. It was unknown how much damage it sustained.
Xiao Bai looked for the porcin bowl that Xiao Chen normally drank from, and carefully broke the Red Core Pomelo apart. The Red Core Pomelo turned into a gratifying medicinal liquid. Xiao Bai lifted the bowl up and poured the medicinal liquid into Xiao Chen mouth. Finally, it poured a little on the arrow wound on Xiao Chens chest.
Afterpleting all this, Xiao Bais tensed mood finally rxed. Its extremely exhausted body immediately became a beam of white light and flew into the Spirit Blood Jade.
The medicinal strength of the Red Core Pomelo infused into Xiao Chens body. This method of direct consumption was considered taboo to ordinary cultivators.
This was because the unprocessed medicinal fruit contained an extremely tyrannical medicinal strength. If used directly and one was not careful, their blood and Qi will churn, causing their body to explode and die.
Most alchemists would refine this Red Core Pomelo into at least ten Essence Returning Pills and separate out the medicinal strength. Only by doing this would it be suitable for cultivators to use.
Xiao Chens current situation was special. His body was now like a building that still had a thousand things to be done beforepletion. The blood and Qi in his body were very sparse; he would be able to handle this, even if he consumed another Red Core Pomelo.
Within White Water City, people saw the Jiang ns First Eldering out of Savage Forest. He was then followed by Duanmu Qing, Chu Chaoyun, and Hua Yunfei; they were all in sorry states.
Especially Hua Yunfei, he looked very pale and he was very weak. It was obvious that he suffered from serious injuries. The entire White Water City instantly became chaotic.
This Xiao Chen was actually able to cause so many to return in low spirits following a defeat. Where did this sainte from? He was actually able to injure the sessors of the three powers of Dongming Province.
Particrly Hua Yunfei, he was just 17 years old and had awakened his Mutated Martial Spirit at birth. After he made his debut, he had never been defeated by someone of the same generation. Even those of the older generation had to be wary of him.
Only death remained when the blood river passed. This was a saying about Hua Yunfei in the Dongming Province. This was a saying that everyone knew. There were already many people who considered him to the top expert of the younger generation and had given him that title in their hearts.
Even many of the people in power thought that, after the Thunder Emperor, he was likely to be the Tianwu Continents proud son of heaven, the first in the past thousand years.
However, no one expected that Hua Yunfei would be defeated by a Superior Grade Martial Disciple in this insignificant White Water City. No one dared to believe it when the news spread.
After a short period of time, the rumors of Xiao Chen were spoken about constantly. Some said that he was a sessor of a hidden noble n; some said that he was thest disciple of an unknown sect. There were even ridiculous rumors that he was a cultivator sent by the Great Jin Nation.
White Water City, Jiang n, Great Hall:
Jiang Mingxun smacked his palm on the table violently, Jiang Yunze! Are you doing your job properly? You are already a Martial Grand Master, yet you are unable to deal with a Superior Martial Disciple. Have you no shame?!
Jiang Yunze, who was below, said in a somewhat unconvinced tone, Even the sessors of the three powers were injured by him. I managed to injure him severely with one arrow.
When Jiang Mingxun heard this, he was extremely infuriated. Hisplexion turned ashen as he scolded him in anger, Still trying to give excuses! The map was almost obtained by them as a result and you still want me to praise you for that?!
Jiang Yunze knew he said the wrong things as he quickly lowered his head and said, n Head, I know what to do. I will rush back quickly. If I dont capture that brat, Ill never return.
Jiang Mingxun had a dark look on his face as he smiled coldly, If you cannot capture him, you may kill him. If the mapnds in the hands of the three powers, you can forget about keeping your First Elder position.
Jiang Yunzes back was covered in cold sweat. After he got up and took his leave, he scolded Xiao Chen mentally several times, If I manage to get my hands on you, Ill let you experience a life worst than death.
Not long after Jiang Yunze left, a Jiang n disciple rushed in and said to Jiang Mingxun, Reporting to n Head. Someone submitted a copy of the map to the ancient remnants to the stronghold the n set up in the east of the city, iming the reward of 1000 gold taels.
Jiang Mingxun was filled with joy when he heard this, Could it be another cultivator managed to kill him? He urged in a hurry, Quick, show it to me.
Before that Jiang n disciple managed to hand the map to Jiang Mingxun, another Jiang n disciple rushed in and said in a loud voice, Reporting to n Head. Someone submitted a copy of the map to the ancient remnants to the stronghold the n set up in the west of the city, iming the reward of 1000 gold taels.
A seed of doubt was nted in Jiang Mingxuns heart, Why was there two copies of the map? Could one of them be fake?
Reporting to n Head. Someone submitted a copy of the map to the ancient remnants to the stronghold that the n set up in the north of the city, iming the reward of 1000 gold taels.
Reporting to n Head
Just as Jiang Mingxuns suspicions grew, a throng of people rushed in, reporting that someone summited the map and imed the rewards. Adding the earlier two people, there were ten copies of the map in total, causing them to lose 10,000 gold taels.
10,000 gold taels was a significant sum of money. The Jiang n only received an ie of 1,000,000 gold taels per year. This was one percent of their annual ie of the entire n. Anyone would feel a heartache at such a loss.
Jiang Mingxun suppressed the anger in his heart and checked the ten copies of the map. He discovered they were all fakes. Furthermore, these ten copies were almost identical to each other. It was clear that this was done by a single person.
Jiang Mingxun smiled coldly to himself. In the past hundred years, no one in White Water City had ever dared to mock the Jiang n. This reward was set by himself, so of course, he knew about the loopholes.
However, he did not expect someone to take advantage of the loophole. In the past hundred years, the Jiang n has be the strongest power in White Water City. He dared to issue a bounty because he was confident.
However, he did not expect that someone would actually dare to take advantage of this loophole. He said in a cold voice, Find out who did this within three days. I will destroy his entire n. Does he think that our Jiang n is easy to bully?
The people left the moment they received the order. At this time, a cultivator beside him said in a soft voice, n Head, there seem to be two words hidden on the map.
When Jiang Mingxun heard this, had an apprehensive expression on his face. He casually picked up a map and looked at it carefully. The route drawn on the map, amidst the mountain and river, indistinctly formed strokes, strokes that made up Chinese characters.
[Note: You probably noticed by now that Chinese characters are written by using a series of strokes merged together to form a pictogram.]
After a long time, Jiang Mingxun muttered out the two words, These words seem to be Stupid Cunt
Bang!
Jiang Mingxun clenched his fist tightly, and he pounded furiously on the table on which the mapid. The wooden table exploded with a loud sound, turning into countless splinters.
The ten people kneeling below were so frightened they were trembling. They had never seen Jiang Mingxun lose his temper like that before. Even when the First Elder was here earlier, his expression was not as frightening.
Jiang Mingxuns aged face was bloated red like pigs liver as he said agitatedly, Bunch of trash! Scram! If you ept these kind of maps again in future, you can depart from the Jiang n.
Damn it!
This person iming the rewards with fake maps was looking down on the Jiang n. His appetite was really big, eating 10,000 gold taels in one go.
Furthermore, he wrote the words stupid cunt so openly on the map. He was clearly doing this on purpose; how disgusting could he be, to do such an infuriating thing?
Never mind if you used a fake map and imed the reward, just do it quietly. Yet you still wrote the words stupid cunt on the map. Isnt this equivalent to pping me on my face!
Worst of all, I, Jiang Mingxun, read out the words stupid cunt like a fool. Enough is enough! Jiang Mingxun felt a fire burn in his heart; he was not able to calm down. The more he thought about it, the angrier he got.
He shouted lividly and sent out punches and kicks at the tables and chairs around him. This continued until everything within sight was smashed until he felt better.
However, when he thought about it, these things were quite valuable as well. When added together, they were worth at least 10,000 gold taels. All this was money gone, just like that. The fire in his heart lit up once again.
Within a Lavish Room in Liushang pavilion:
When Liushang Pavilion turned into a pile of rubble, many people thought that it would require at least three months before Liushang Pavilion could open for business again.
It was unknown how Jin Dabao managed to do it, but Liushang Pavilion was miraculously rebuilt within three days. Furthermore, it was even taller and even morevish than it was before. Business was now even better than it had been.
A waiter brought banknotes worth 10,000 gold taels and handed it to Fatty Jin. There was a look of worship on his face as he said, Young Master, as you expected, that group of people does not know what the map looked like. To think we could actually exchange that for money.
Fatty Jinughed loudly as he received the banknotes. The fat on his face wobbled as he smiled brightly, No wonder the son is so stupid; the father is a stupid cunt, himself. The money that was used the rebuild Liushang Pavilion has all been earned back, and some more.
Fatty Jin carefully put away the banknotes and then said to the waiter, Go look for people to bring the maps to the center of White Water City to sell. Say that it is the map that was leaked from the Jiang Residence. Sell each copy for 1,000 silver taels. Those cultivators who think they are strong will definitely buy it.
The waiter said hesitantly, Are we selling this without making any changes to it? Thats not too good; maybe we should change the words?
The fatty muttered to himself, Indeed, it is not too right. If we sell this just like that with no change, it would not show the genius of this fatty.
How about this The eyes of the fatty brightened as he carrying on smiling, Add a big in front of the stupid cunt. Make sure you write it in a poetic manner. I dont have to teach you how to do that right?
The waiter almost vomited blood. This kind of change is like having no change at all. The key is the words stupid cunt. That is why I suggested making changes. To think you actually just add a big in front of it. Isnt this even more infuriating?
Finally, the waiter could no longer handle it. He asked, Young Master, don''t you always say when you do business, you cheat neither the old nor young? Isnt that what you are doing now?
Fatty Jin smiled and scolded him. He used the gold folding fan in his hand to rap on the head of the waiter violently, Cheating neither the old nor young is referring to normal people. Are people who would buy the words stupid cunt normal people?
Fatty Jin sighed heavily as he opened the folding fan and fanned himself. He said with regret in his voice, My intelligence is too high. It is indeed a detriment. Seems like no one in this world understands me. How lonely
Before the fatty could finish speaking, the waiter quickly ran out. He felt his insides churning. If he continued to stay here, he would vomit out the lunch that he just ate.
Chapter 102 - I Want The Heavenly Thunder To Roar For Me
Chapter 102: I Want The Heavenly Thunder To Roar For Me
Within the illusion formation, beside the Zhuang Rivers bank, Xiao Chenid unmoving. Three days had passed and his dried up skin was somewhat healthier.
However, he still looked as skinny as a stick, as though he was malnourished. The poison gathered on his skin, causing his whiteplexion to turn dark.
Another three days went by and dark clouds gathered in the sky, turning the whole ce gloomy. In a blink of the eye, water drops the size of beans fell from the sky, falling on Xiao Chens face with a pitter patter.
The torrential rain poured heavily as lightning shed and thunder roared. The level of the Zhuang River rose and the turbulence water surged violently, gushing at a great speed.
Chi Chi!
Raindrops fell on Xiao Chens tightly shut eyes; his eyelids could not help but twitched twice. After a long time, his firmly shut eyes opened a crack. The rainwater seeped through the crack, entering his eyes mercilessly.
There was a mist covering the sky, making it look vague and indistinct. Amidst the rain and the mist, he seemed to have seen his parents from his previous life. Because he left, his mother cried every day and his father sighed all day long; both their fine ck hair turned white.
Dad Mum Xiao Chen murmured softly. It was unsure if the water in his eyes was rainwater or tears that were flowing constantly.
He had never felt this lonely in his lives before. Despite the vastness of this world, he could not actually find a ce to take shelter from this torrential rain, not even a straw shack.
He painstakingly stretched out his right hand towards the sky, trying to grab onto the vague yet familiar image of his parents.
The bean sized rain fell continuously on Xiao Chens right hand, mercilessly extinguishing his delusions. The image of his parents slowly disappeared, transforming into another familiar person in Mohe City.
He saw a heartbroken Xiao Yn, watching as he left Mohe City. Ye Lan, Xiao Ling`er, and his otherpanions from the Trial of Gloomy Forest were all kneeling in front of Xiao Xiong, seeking mercy for Xiao Chen.
Then he saw Feng Feixue, dressed in mens clothing. She was holding a folding fan, looking very graceful and elegant. Various scenes of the past shed by for Xiao Chen.
Mohe City I have already been gone for so long; will you still remember me?
Cousin Yn, did you go to Heavenly Qin School with Xiao Jian??
Xiao Jian, did your hatred towards me decrease as a result of my departure?
Feng Feixue, first you gave me the Azure Dragon Medicine Cauldron, and then you gave me the Azure Dragon Cloud Soaring Art Who exactly are you?
Xiao Xiong, why was I being chased out just because I possess the Azure Dragon Martial Spirit? Why are you so heartless?
All the vague images in the sky vanishedpletely, leaving only the mist and the torrential rain, washing away the memories of Xiao Chen.
When all these memories disappeared, Xiao Chens heart was clear once again. The water in his eyes disappeared as he pensively watched the rain pour.
Xiao Chen struggled for a little before managing to sit up. He used his right hand to support his weight as he slowly stood. He staggered as his body swayed. Because he was lying on the ground for a long time, the blood cirction in his body was not good. He felt dizzy and almost copsed again.
After a short period of time, his blood cirction improved. Xiao Chen headed to the Zhuang Rivers bank, braving the abounding rain as he slowly walked over. A blurred mirror image appeared in the water, showing Xiao Chens emaciated body and ck skin.
Xiao Chen smiled bitterly to himself as he muttered Heaven Ranked Martial Technique I am indeed not strong enough to execute it yet. If I were to execute it once again, I would probably die horribly on the spot.
Suddenly, he remembered the first time he executed the Return of the Azure Dragon The time he was saved by Xiao Yn, her meticulous care, as well as that table full of tasty dishes.
Now, the two of them had gone their separate ways. It was unknown when they would meet again. He could not help but feel depressed in his heart.
Recollecting his thoughts and drenched from the downpour, Xiao Chen went and found a t rock. He hesitated for a little before sitting down crossed-legged on it.
He took out the Seven Leaf Fruit from his Universe Ring. The gratifying medicinal fragrance instantly wafted out. There was ayer of golden Qi that appeared to be solid covering it; even the rain was not able to prate through.
Xiao Chen did not hesitate as he swallowed this Natural Treasure that even the ck Legged Snake did not dare to swallow. His current Qi and blood were very weak. Even though he had already taken a Red Core Pomelo, it was not sufficient; he needed more.
He did not have to worry about his Qi and blood bing berserk, causing himself to be oversaturated and exploding to death.
The moment the Seven Leaf Fruit entered his mouth, it turned into a cooling medicinal liquid. It flowed along Xiao Chens meridians and circted through his whole body.
After a cycle, a terrifying energy was emitted from the whole of Xiao Chens body. The incredibly berserk Qi and blood churned in his body unceasingly. It followed the acupoints along the meridians and rushed into the Tianding Acupoint in his brain.
Xiao Chens body emitted a faint golden glow. When the bean sized rain fell on it, it immediately turned into steam. In a very short amount of time, the t rock was covered with the white mist.
Within the steam, there was a human figure emitting a golden glow. It looked extremely sacred and holy in the rain.
Seven Leaf Flower grew a petal once every ten years. For all seven petals to grow out, it would take 70 years. Only after another 20 years would there be a Seven Leaf Fruit.
A Seven Leaf Fruit took a total of 90 years to grow. During this time, the Seven Leaf Fruit continuously absorbed the purest Spiritual Energy of heaven and earth.
When it finally bore fruit, the Essence of Heaven and Earth contained within it reached an unimaginable level. This was the purest and densest Essence. It could result in a Martial Disciple increasing his cultivation by one grade when consumed.
Although Xiao Chen had anticipated the strength of the Seven Leaf Fruit, he underestimated the Essence of Heaven and Earth contained within. He almost lost control of it.
Xiao Chen quickly circted the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation, slowly refining this berserk medicinal strength. A purple steam rose up from his head.
Xiao Chens superficial flesh and skin could be seen being nourished slowly by the naked eye. The dried skin gradually became saturated. His ck cheeks looked like it was carved using a knife; the corners were clear and distinct, giving one the impression of a sword that was being unsheathed, a pressuring sense felt when one showed off their abilities.
After the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation made three small cycles, Xiao Chen managed to control the medicinal strength. He continued to circte the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation. He was prepared to use this opportunity to advance in cultivation realm in this torrential rain.
In the skies above, dark clouds covered the sun. Within the clouds, the sound of thunder continuously crackled. The merciless torrent of rain grew more intense with the wind.
There was the sound of the wind, rain, thunder, gushing river, and the sound of the waterfall crashing onto the ground surrounding him. Further away, there were the chirps of bugs and the growls of Spirit Beasts.
As these sounds entered Xiao Chens ear, Xiao Chen reached a state of mental rity, a state of where he lost the sense of self. He wandered between reality and illusions, sensing and feeling everything between the heaven and earth.
He circted Purple Thunder Divine Incantation for a cycle. The berserk medicinal strength contained in the Seven Leaf Fruit merged together with the Spiritual Energy absorbed by the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation and flowed into the Dantian.
Bang!
Where the Martial Spirit was, there were no barriers. The ten white clouds immediately exploded apart, bing a formless mass. The clouds disappeared and a pool of clear water appeared in the space of the formless mass.
The size of this pool was at least double that of when Xiao Chen advanced in cultivation realm thest time. He felt the energy contained within and felt extremely joyful. He was actually able to raise his cultivation directly to the peak of Medial Grade Martial Master. He was only a little short of progressing to Superior Grade Martial Master.
Xiao Chen had been capable of breaking into the next cultivation realm for a long time already. He had been suppressing this energy, solidifying his foundations. He did not expect that under the effects of good preparation, he was able to jump to Medial Grade Martial Master using the Seven Leaf Fruit.
Boom!
Suddenly, there was a very intense crackle of thunder. Under the guidance of the thunder, many explosion sounds roared within Xiao Chens body.
There was a loud crackle of thunder in every one of his 700-odd acupoints in his entire body. It seemed to be synchronized with the thunder in the sky. It was unclear whether the thunder from the heaven was the one triggering the explosions in Xiao Chens body, or the reverse.
Every time the sound of thunder roared from his acupoints, Xiao Chen could feel the strength contained in his body increase significantly. These thunderous sounds were actually tempering his body.
Xiao Chen suddenly thought of a section in the Compendium of Cultivation. When the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation is cultivated to the thirdyer, every time he advanced a cultivation realm there would be the possibility of causing a strange phenomenon to ur, granting him great opportunities in cultivating.
ording to legends, after he cultivated to the seventhyer, every time he advanced, he would have to undergo a tribtion of lightning. It seems that this legend was likely true.
When the thunderpletely stopped, the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation suddenly started to circte. The speed of the cirction was actually faster than before. The Purple Thunder Divine Incantation had advanced too.
The torrent of rain slowly stopped and the dark clouds dispersed. The sun shined again and the forest became lively once more. There were all sorts of soundsing from birds and beasts.
Xiao Chen opened his eyes suddenly; the Purple Thunder True Fire abruptly poured out from his pores before gathering together and transforming into a resplendent ball of purple me. It floated in front of him.
When the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation advanced to the thirdyer, there were some qualitative changes to the Purple Thunder True Fire. It finally generated an Origin me; it was no longer a me without any source.
With a thought from Xiao Chen, the manifestation of the Purple Thunder True Fire turned into a purple light and entered his right eye.
A boundless sea of me instantly appeared within his right eye. It was as though a universe was being separated by the mes. Finally, the boundless universes converged together and the purple fire became a purple light. It slowly disappeared from Xiao Chens eye. His eye returned to its normal peaceful look.
Xiao Chen jumped down from the rock. He felt that his entire body was filled with a boundless energy. Every move of his contained a strong might. He trod on the muddy ground and walked to the riverbank.
Xiao Chen waved his finger and a purple me in the shape of a rhombus appeared in his eye. It gave off an iparably strange light. A surging me appeared in his hand and fell gently onto the surface of Zhuang River.
Chi! Chi! Chi!
When the terrifying mended on the river surface, it burned, giving off sizzling sounds. After a long time, the purple me disappeared. However, the water level of the Zhuang River decreased by a fingers length.
Chapter 103 - Retempering of the Body
Chapter 103: Retempering of the Body
When Xiao Chen saw the might of the Purple Thunder True Fire, he revealed a shocked expression. He never expected, after condensing an Origin me of the Purple Thunder True Fire, it would be so powerful.
Xiao Chen took out a wooden pole and stood it upright on the ground. He held the Lunar Shadow Saber and raised his concentration to its peak. He entered into a state void of thoughts, The heaven and earth serve me, and the saber!
Drawing the Saber! Chop!
Shua! Shua! Shua!
Xiao Chen hacked out continuously nine times the wooden pole was chopped into ten sections. This incredibly light wooden pole did not move at all; it did not even wobble.
Xiao Chen sheathed his saber and stood upright; he disyed a big smile. He was not far from achieving the Great Perfection of this Drawing the Saber.
Xiao Chen took out the Seven Leaf Flowers petals from the Universe Ring. Xiao Chen was deep in thought for a while. He returned to the t rock once again and sat down cross-legged.
He plucked a red flower petal and ced it in his mouth slowly. The petal melted instantly when it was ced in his mouth. Immediately after that, it permeated Xiao Chens skin and flesh, causing him to feel an unbearable pain.
There was not a ce in his body that did not feel pain; it was like needles piercing him. Xiao Chen clenched his jaw and endured. This was the Seven Leaf Flower cleansing his marrows; thus, this was a necessary pain.
Xiao Chen felt as if his skin had fallen off. When a gentle breeze blew, he felt an exceptional pain. Xiao Chen did not dare to open his mouth; he was afraid that if he opened his mouth, he would bite his tongue off by ident.
In a split second, his face was covered in so much sweat, as though he just took a shower. Such unbearable pain persisted and only stopped after two hours.
The instant the pain vanished, Xiao Chen felt all his pores open. He felt afortable feeling spread throughout his body. His ck skin changed drastically, bing snow white and causing one to feel happy.
Xiao Chen clearly felt the strength in his body increase significantly. He felt joy. He no longer hesitated and ced a white petal into his mouth.
Finally, Xiao Chen swallowed all seven different colored petals. All of these simply caused inhumane torture for Xiao Chen. Every time he swallowed a petal, the pain would double.
Xiao Chen nearly fainted from the indescribable pain by the time he swallowed the seventh petal. If it were not for the fact that his spirit was stronger than normal, Xiao Chen would have fainted long ago, never to wake again.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Xiao Chen stood up on the rock, the bones in his body cracked and rattled. After cleansing the marrow seven times, the bones started to remodel themselves.
After the remodeling was done, Xiao Chen discovered he had grown significantly taller. He was originally 1.7 meters but now he was 1.8 meters. A growth of 10 centimeters.
His face, that seemed sculpted using a knife, became even more handsome. The strong aura became reserved, like a treasured sword being sheathed.
asionally a bright gleam shed in Xiao Chens eyes. His aura immediately turned sharp, like a treasured sword being unsheathed with a cold, sharp gleam shing in all directions.
His body had already undergone the tempering of the heavenly thunder and, now, his marrow was cleansed by Seven Leaf Flowers seven petals. His bodys strength had reached a very shocking level.
Xiao Chen jumped down from the rock and sent a violent palm strike at a huge stone nearby. He did not use any Essence and relied only on his physical strength.
Bang!
Countless small cracks appeared instantly on the huge rock. The cracks extended out unceasingly and the stone turned into countless small fragments, flying wildly into the air.
Xiao Chen looked at the rock fragments that fell to the ground. He sighed in his heart. When Xiao Chen first arrived in this world, he was unable to condense his Martial Spirit.
At that time, his biggest dream was to train until he had a very strong physical body. This was because there were some people, in this world, who were unable to condense their Martial Spirit but were able to make their mark by training their physical body.
He did not expect to be able to achieve the small sess stage of training the body, despite being on a different path now.
The bright sun hung high above, shining its light all over thend. The surface of Zhuang River was shimmering, reflecting the resplendent light of the sun.
Xiao Chen leaned on the rock and took out the map, which caused him to be chased, from the Universe Ring. He examined the map many times before but did not discover anything.
The location of the Ancient remnants on the map should be located somewhere in the inner reaches of Savage Forest. Unfortunately, Xiao Chen had never been in the inner reaches of Savage Forest before.
He was not able to tell where exactly the location was ording to the map. This map required one to be extremely familiar with the inner reaches of Savage Forest for them to understand it.
The remnants of the ancient people would definitely have many treasures, Spirit Weapons, Battle Armors, ancient Martial Techniques, Secret Treasures All this held a fatal attraction to Xiao Chen.
The ancient era was ten thousand years earlier than the Tianwu Dynasty. This was the most glorious moment of the human race. The streets all over the kingdom were filled with saints; they were able to split the mountains and divert the rivers.
There were even legends that imed there were Martial Gods born in that era. They were able to pluck the stars and the moon from the sky or spit stars from their mouths. Unfortunately, that glorious age was buried in the river of time. Virtually none of the inheritances of the ancient people were preserved.
Between the Tianwu Dynasty and ancient era, there was a nk spot of history. No one knew what happened during that period. The ancient people seemed to have vanished without a trace.
Most people think the ancient people were exterminated by the demons of the Demonic World. After all, that was how the Tianwu Dynasty was destroyed.
However, aside from the three Holy Lands, no one knew the truth. The three Holy Lands had never revealed any news about the ancient era.
Xiao Chen was very interested in the ancient era. He had a faint suspicion that the Azure Dragon Martial Spirit in his body might have appeared then.
Unfortunately, he was not familiar with the inner reaches of Savage Forest; the map in his hand was useless.
I have to work with someone, Xiao Chen thought in his heart. When Xiao Chen had that thought, he immediately thought of someone.
En, it shall be him, Xiao Chen said as a smile appeared on his face.
After Xiao Chen said that, he sent his Spiritual Sense into the Spirit Blood Jade. He saw the unconscious Xiao Bai and the smile on his face slowly faded away. A sh of killing intent appeared in his eyes as he muttered, It is time to leave. Coincidentally, I can deal with these two matters together.
Xiao Chen left the illusion formation and headed to the periphery of Savage Forest. Soon, he met a group of cultivators that were training in Savage Forest.
Xiao Chens appearance was now very different from the past. The originally young and tender temperament had vanished, bing very steady instead.
That group of cultivators did not pay too much attention when Xiao Chen walked past. However, after Xiao Chen ced a certain amount of distance between them, one of the cultivators seemed to have suddenly remembered something and took out a portrait.
Look! Doesn''t that person look like the person wanted by the Jiang n? the cultivator asked as he held the portrait.
When the people to the side took a careful look, they said, Not really, the Jiang ns people said that he is a 16 or 17-year-old youth. The person that just walked by does not have the temperament of a youth.
Another person said, He clearly does not look like him. The person who just walked past is a Medial Grade Martial Master. However, the Jiang ns people said that the person in the portrait is a Superior Grade Martial Disciple. That is no way a person can raise his cultivation by so much in just these few days.
However, I feel that there are some resemnces; Im not sure how but I just feel so, another person to the side offered an opposing opinion.
The leader of this group was a man with a horrifying saber scar on his face. When he saw Xiao Chens back, he did not say anything. After a long time, he said in a sullen voice, It is the person in the portrait. Although he has changed his clothes, he did not change his shoes.
The rest of the group took a quick look. Indeed, the shoes in the portrait were exactly the same as the one that person was wearing. After they found this clue, the more the group looked, the more they found that he was alike. They were now certain that he was that person.
Boss, should we? The Jiang n offered a reward of 1000 gold taels. That is as much as the entire earnings of the whole group for a year.
Thats right; he is just a Medial Grade Martial Master. All of us here are Martial Masters. Furthermore, boss, you are at the peak of Martial Master. There is no need to be afraid.
The scarred man smiled sinisterly, Do you think Im a fool? I have sent Ninth Brother to follow him. He should have left some signs behind, waiting for us to take action.
Boss is indeed the boss; you are way more farsighted than us, the group immediately ttered him.
A vicious look shed in the scarred mans eyes as he scolded them jokingly, Speak less of this rubbish and quickly follow me.
Before the group moved very far, they saw the sign left behind by their Ninth Brother. They immediately felt joyful and they increased their pace. A look of greed shed in their eyes when they thought of the Jiang ns 1000 gold taels reward.
Where are Ninth Brother''s signs? Why are they gone? The group discovered that the signs that were guiding them suddenly disappeared after they traveled for a significant distance.
The scarred man saw a pile of ashes in front of him. He felt a bad premonition in his heart, Where is Ninth Brother? Where did he go? Even if he was killed, there should still be a corpse!
I see him! Xiao Chen is there! suddenly, someone in the group shouted out loudly.
The group looked in the direction he was pointing in. They immediately saw Xiao Chen beside a tree. When the scarred man heard his voice, he quickly put down the doubts he had in his heart and looked in that direction as well.
He only saw Xiao Chen standing beside the tree without moving, as though he had expected the arrival of the group. His face was devoid of shock and his ck pupils contracted, causing the people not to be able to guess what he was thinking.
Suddenly, the scarred man felt something was wrong. He wanted to call out to stop him. However, these people were already consumed by greed and brandished their swords, rushing towards Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen suddenly opened his right eye and his aura changed. His clothes and ck hair fluttered around. He was not unlike a treasured sword unsheathed, revealing a cold and sharp gleam.
There seemed to be a boundless me burning in the depths of his eye. It then finally gathered and formed a rhombus shape of purple me. This Purple me connected with Xiao Chens Spiritual Sense. He had already secretly nted a seed of fire on the bodies of these people.
In the instant, Xiao Chen opened his right eye and formed the purple light, the fire seed on the bodies of these people ignited. They were razed in a purple me and turned into ashes before they could cry out in shock.
The scarred man felt that something was wrong and he already retreated backward. However, his left hand was still burning. He decisively took his sword and cut off his left hand.
Seeing the many piles of ashes on the ground, his jaw fell open and he was speechless. His face was filled with horror. A group of lively people was turned into piles of ash without signs or warning.
Is this the devil?
The scarred man finally knew what the pile of ash he saw earlier was. However, it was now toote.
Xiao Chen held the Lunar Shadow Saber in his hand and slowly walked over to him. This forest was extremely silent at this moment; only the sound of Xiao Chens footsteps remained, as well as the loud thumping of the scarred mans heart.
Chapter 104 - Awe-inspiring
Chapter 104: Awe-inspiring
Pu Ci!
A wave of blood spurted through the air. A horrifying wound appeared on the chest of the scarred man above his heart. He had never seen a Medial Grade Martial Master who could execute a saber strike as fast as this before.
He regretted caused the deaths of his brothers and himself as a result of his greed for the 1000 gold taels. However, there was no such thing as medicine for regret. When he sent his ninth brother to follow Xiao Chen, he already sealed his fate.
Xiao Chen sheathed his saber and sank his consciousness into himself. He saw that only half of his Essence was left. He sighed to himself in his heart, The expenditure is too great; it looks like I can only reserve this move to be used as a trump card.
In his usual state, if he used it twice, he would exhaust all the Essence in his body. This was Xiao Chen''s first time using the me Origin of the Purple Thunder True Fire,bined with his Spiritual Sense, to kill someone. The effects were satisfactory but the consumption of Essence was too high.
The scarred man was carrying a bag behind his back; this was the harvest of this group of people after spending one month in Savage Forest. Xiao Chen opened it to take a look. After keeping the Rank 3 Spirit Cores and a few Rank 4 herbs, he threw the rest away.
Not long after Xiao Chen left, a team of Jiang n cultivators discovered the situation. They hurried and reported it to Jiang Yunze; Jiang Yunze rushed over at a mad pace. After seeing the wound on the scarred man, a look of contemtion appeared in his eyes.
First Elder, what do you think? Was it done by that fellow? one of the Jiang n cultivator to the side asked.
After a long time, Jiang Yunze spoke, The saber wound on his chest is exactly the same as the ones on our brothers from a few days back. It should have been done by the same person.
The Jiang n cultivator to the side eximed in joy, This fellow finally reveals himself. From the temperature of the body, he definitely has not gone far yet.
Chase! Jiang Yunze said in a deep voice as his expression turned grave.
As Xiao Chen headed to the exit of Savage Forest, he ran into a few groups of cultivators who were consumed by greed. He had dealt with them directly without much trouble. Some of these cultivators had recognized Xiao Chen; some of them just saw that he was alone and wanted to rob him.
Birds die seeking food, and humans die seeking wealth; the fittest survive. Within Savage Forest, the natural order of the weak bing food for the strong was exhibited to the extreme. Even humans were not an exception.
Unfortunately for them, just based on his Rushing Thunder Saber Technique and Azure Dragon Cloud Soaring Art, Xiao Chen could be said to be unrivaled amongst Martial Masters. Not only did all these cultivators, who made a move, not get anything, but they also lost their lives.
The entrance to White Water City was already very near. Xiao Chen squinted his eyes and looked ahead. After a while, he unhesitatingly walked out of Savage Forest.
The instant Xiao Chen stepped out of Savage Forest, he felt a killing intenting from behind him. He quickly evaded to the side.
Chi!
An arrow flew by Xiao Chen, apanied by a starting wind. Xiao Chen was startled in his heart. This arrow was very fast. If he had not advanced his Purple Thunder Divine Incantation to the thirdyer, as well as noticed the killing intent of the archer in advance, he would have been shot.
Xiao Chen pushed off the ground with his feet and catapulted himself high into the air. When hended, he immediately turned around to take a look behind him.
Behind Xiao Chen, Jiang Yunze led a group of Jiang n cultivators to chase after him. When Jiang Yunze saw Xiao Chens appearance, he was mildly shocked. After not seeing him for six days, Xiao Chens appearance had changed so drastically.
What made him so astonished was Xiao Chen had raised his cultivation level by two grades, from Superior Grade Martial Disciple to Medial Grade Martial Master. Furthermore, he had only used six days to do it.
Xiao Chen, hand the map over and I can give you an easy death. Or else, Ill make sure you live a life worst than death, Jiang Yunze said in a sullen voice. Although he was astonished at Xiao Chens cultivation realm, he did not pay too much attention to it with his cultivation as a Martial Grand Master.
Xiao Chen looked everyone in the eye, then he extended out his Spiritual Sense. His thoughts moved as fast as lightning, quickly bncing his options; to run, or to fight.
There was a total of 31 people. Aside from Jiang Yunze, who was a Martial Grand Master, the rest of them were Martial Masters. However, most of them were Superior Grade Martial Masters.
Xiao Chen sensed through his Spiritual Sense that there were 200 Jiang n cultivators led by three Martial Grand Masters rushing over.
If he could quickly finish the battle before him, before the three Martial Grand Masters arrived, he would have an opportunity to escape.
Xiao Chen made his decision in his heart. He looked at Jiang Yunze and smiled faintly, Since Im going to die regardless whether I hand the map over or not, do you think I would give it to you?
Jiang Yunze smiled, Do you think you have a choice? For the past hundred years, anyone who dared to offend the Jiang n in White Water City has not had a good ending.
Jiang Yunze held his steel saber and led the people behind him as he walked towards Xiao Chen, step by step. He revealed a malevolent smile. In his eyes, Xiao Chen no longer had any means of resistance.
Ten steps Nine steps Eight steps Xiao Chens expression did not change as he counted the distance between these people and himself. When these people were only five steps away from Xiao Chen, he made his move.
Lightning Evasion!
There was a sh of lightning and Xiao Chen suddenly vanished from his original spot. Right in front of everybodys surprised eyes, he appeared in the middle of the Jiang n cultivators.
Flight On Wings, Disordered Dance of a Thousand Years!
Xiao Chen shouted softly as he leaped into the air. His body constantly changing positions in midair. Saber light after saber light shed one after another, causing the group to scream out repeatedly in misery.
Retreat! Jiang Yunze shouted loudly. Xiao Chen, who was rapidly and constantly changing his posture, was very fast. It was impossible for anyone to catch him.
The Jiang n cultivators all rushed outside of the group. However, the saber lights were too fast. Every time there was a sh of saber light, some one would get hit. Blood and amputated limbs constantly dropped to the ground.
The Disordered Dance of a Thousand Years was a Martial Technique with high lethality and arge area of effect. The more people there were, the more mighty it was. The saber lights kept shing Xiao Chenunched more than a thousand saber lights in an instant.
After Xiao Chennded, the number of Jiang n cultivators that were uninjured numbered about ten. The rest of them had been struck by the saber lights; their corpses were mutted beyond recognition, scattered everywhere.
Arge amount of blood flowed from the bodies, continuously. Amputated limbs and internal organs were scattered everywhere; it was extremely gory.
The remaining ten people became pale. Although they had killed before, even to the point where the numbers were far beyond the number that died today, they had never seen a scene this cruel and ruthless before.
If they had not run fast, the corpses on the ground would be theirs. Thinking of this, the heart of the Jiang ns remnant cultivators tightened; they felt their back turn cold with sweat.
Jiang Yunze had an unsightly expression. He saw the Jiang n disciples lying on the ground, people who were alive moments ago then turned into corpses in the blink of an eye. He shouted angrily, This old man will kill you!
He brandished his saber and leaped into the air, chopping downward towards Xiao Chens head. There was a resplendent saber light gathering on the de of the saber. This was a technique that only Martial Grand Masters and above can grasp gathering Essence on the body of the saber.
The saber light that Jiang Yunze produced was 3.3 meters long; it looked extremely powerful. Xiao Chen did not dare to sh head on with him. He pushed off the ground with his feet and executed the Azure Dragon Cloud Soaring Art, flying backward quickly.
Boom!
The saber light struck the ground violently. Dust flew everywhere and a fine fissure appeared on the ground. Jiang Yunze quickly withdrew his saber. As he continued to raise his momentum, a resplendent glow appeared on the body of the saber.
Kill!
Jiang Yunze shouted loudly as he raised his saber. A surging saber Qi gathered on the saber, firing towards Xiao Chen, who had notnded yet.
Xiao Chen was astonished, This Jiang Yunze can actually use saber Qi already. Although he is not able to use it as he pleased yet, he is already at the threshold of Martial Saint. Thus, the might of the saber Qi was not drastically reduced.
Furthermore, the angle of this saber Qi which was fired was extremely tricky to deal with. Without a foothold in the air, it was difficult for Xiao Chen to dodge.
Flight On Wings, One Line Chop!
There was a reserved glow on the Lunar Shadow Saber. This saber may look ordinary but it contained a huge force behind it.
Bang!
The Lunar Shadow Saber chopped at the surging saber Qi and gave off a loud bang. Xiao Chen was not actually sted away andnded firmly on the ground.
Hu! Suddenly a whirlwind appeared on the ground. It was unknown what Martial Technique Jiang Yunze used. Its speed increased and it arrived before Xiao Chen instantly.
A resplendent saber light appeared on the saber and chased after Xiao Chen, who had not caught his bnce yet.
Drawing the Saber!
The saber shed and the Lunar Shadow Saber shed with Jiang Yunzes saber light. This saber strike arrived first despite being sentter. It took the initiative and struck Jiang Yunzes saber first.
Bang!
A huge force came from the saber, causing Xiao Chen to be knocked backward by five steps. Jiang Yunze tried to catch his bnce but the forceing from the saber actually caused him to take two steps back.
Is that person Xiao Chen? To think that he did not suffer a disadvantage when shing with Jiang Yunze!
He managed to kill more than ten Jiang n cultivators earlier with one Martial Technique. That could possibly be a Superior Grade Profound Ranked Martial Technique. The background of this person is definitely not small.
Seems like the Jiang n will be mocked this time, regardless of how the situation unfolds. So many people died in order to capture one Medial Grade Martial Master.
I hear the map that was leaked from the Jiang n is on him. He defeated the final disciple of the Misty Sword Sect Master, Chu Chaoyun, the Hua ns Hua Yunfei, and the Duanmu ns future queen, Duanmu Qing. Given the situation, it seems like this rumor is true.
Since this ce was the location of Savage Forest, there were many cultivators that went by normally. The battle between these two had already attracted countless people. They were all discussing the battle in front of them.
The words of the crowd reached Jiang Yunzes ears. The anger in his heart burned even fiercer. He took arge step forward and the resplendent saber light gathered on the saber again.
Boom!
Xiao Chen, who had just exchanged blows with him, did not hesitate and used the same move. The results were the same as before, Xiao Chen retreated five steps.
Jiang Yunze did not want to be forced back in front of everyone. He forcibly suppressed the force that was transmitted through the saber and continued to rush at Xiao Chen.
Suppressing the force in his saber was an extremely dangerous thing to do inbat. If he was not able to finish off his opponent before the force rebounded, he would receive a bacsh. At that time, the force that he suppressed would rebound with multiple times the strength.
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!
Jiang Yunze hacked out five times. Xiao Chen retreated backward and had already reached the boundaries of Savage Forest. His right hand, which was holding the Lunar Shadow Saber, had been jolted till it became numb. He even felt some pain in his chest.
Xiao Chens eyes were calm; there was no trace of panic at all. He had been enduring, umting energy. He did not believe that Jiang Yunze would be able to keep this up for long. It was now apetition to see who couldst longer.
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!
Jiang Yunze took great strides as he shouted. Four saber lights fired out from his saber. These caused Xiao Chen to be sted backward into Savage Forest.
However, the force that Jiang Yunze been suppressing and already reached its limit. Jiang Yunze wanted to stop but, when he saw Xiao Chens pale face and blood trickling out from his mouth, he decided to abandon this thought.
This brat is only a Medial Grade Martial Master; there is no way he can withstand my strength. Im sure he is doing the same thing as me, forcibly suppressing the force in his body. Lets see who can withstand to the end; I will not give up.
Thinking of this, Jiang Yunze shouted loudly as he prepared to make his final move, to kill Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chens gaze was as calm as still water. He noticed that there was a small crack on Jiang Yunzes saber. Furthermore, he also noticed that Jiang Yunze looked slightly abnormal. He knew it was time
Rushing Thunder Chop!
He shouted loudly and the Lunar Shadow Saber suddenly emitted countless arcs of electricity. The Rank 6 Demonic Core was also fully unleashed. The energy he had been building up was all used in the most violent strike of the Rushing Thunder Saber Technique.
The sound of an explosion rang out behind Xiao Chen. He gracefully flew across the air, leaving behind only a shadow. He parted the air and caused two shockwaves, shing with Jiang Yunzes saber light.
Bang!
The two sabers collided and something that no one expected happened. The Superior Grade Profound Rank saber in Jiang Yunzes hand snapped.
Inclined Body Strike!
Taking advantage of the instant Jiang Yunze was astonished, Xiao Chen leaned to the side and focus all the strength in his body on his shoulder. Smashing forward fiercely, his body, which was tempered to a horrifying level, smashed into the chest of Jiang Yunze.
Pu Ci!
Jiang Yunze vomited a mouthful of blood immediately and flew high into the air. Then, hended violently on the ground. The force that he had been suppressing suddenly exploded out.
After hended, he vomited nine mouthfuls of blood continuously; hisplexion was pale. He looked as Xiao Chen who walked over slowly and muttered, How could this be? How? He is just a Medial Grade Martial Master to think he could actually beat me in terms of strength?
Chapter 105 - Chaotic Gathering
Chapter 105: Chaotic Gathering
This Jiang Yunze is too conceited. To think that he forcibly endured and suppressed the force of the saber and assumed the youth did the same.
Indeed What an unjust defeat. If he was not that anxious, his chances of victory would have been much better after exchanging 500 moves.
The youths final move was too terrifying. To think he had such persistence and endurance, saving his strength to unleash it at the end, clinching victory in one move.
The cultivators who were spectating shook their heads and sighed as they saw Jiang Yunze defeated in an instant. They felt it was underserved; they also felt that Xiao Chens terrifying attack was very shocking.
Seeing Xiao Chene closer, Jiang Yunze felt a shadow of death appear in his heart. He rushed off in the direction of the City Gate and shouted to his subordinates to the side, Hold him back for me!
The remaining ten people were the deathsworn of the Jiang n. Although they despised Jiang Yunzes action, they did not hesitate to stay behind.
Because their families were in Jiang n, if they disobeyed orders or even fled, not only would they be punished, they would implicate their families as well. Thus, they did not have much of a choice. Furthermore, if they were to die as a result of the battle, their families would receive arge sum inpensation.
Xiao Chen had a calm expression as he continued to walk forward, as though there were no obstructions in front of him. The crowds gaze was filled with shock when Xiao Chen directly walked past them.
Chi! Chi!
Xiao Chen did not appear to have made a move, but the bodies of ten of the Jiang n cultivators suddenly burst into purple mes. They were instantly burned till they became piles of ash.
Jiang Yunze turned his head around to check what Xiao Chen was doing. When he did that, he was frightened and he immediately increased his speed, rushing towards the city gate.
Dang!
Amidst the piles of ash, a bow that shed with a cold gleam and a quiver of arrows fell. This was the Spirit Weapon that Jiang Yunze had used previously to shoot Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen picked up the bow and nocked an arrow. He then circted Essence to his right hand. When he tried to draw back the bowstring, he discovered that it would not move at all.
There was more to the bow than meets the eye; this bow was actually about to dissipate Essence automatically, Xiao Chen thought to himself. He then dissipated his Essence and relied on the strength of his physical body to draw the bow to the shape of a full moon.
He used his Spiritual Sense to lock onto Jiang Yunzes chest. He was able to clearly sense his position; regardless of how he moved, there would be no way to shake Xiao Chen off.
Hu Chi!
The arrow buzzed through the air, looking like a bolt of lightning, looking like the Martial Technique, Chasing Stars Catching Moon. In one instant the arrow was nocked on the bow, and in the next instant, it had pierced through Jiang Yunzes chest.
The strength of the arrow did not weaken and it actually carried Jiang Yunze as it headed towards the city gates. The arrow violently struck the city wall with a loud bang, pinning Jiang Yunze to the wall.
The First Elder of the Jiang n, the number one power of White Water City, was actually pinned to the wall of White Water City by a youth. The surroundings were silent; everyones jaw was open wide in disbelief.
That youth actually managed to draw the Soul yer Bow to the shape of a full moon; how incredulous!
Indeed, the Jiang n had to spent arge amount of Spirit Stones before they were able to purchase it from Heavenly Craft Manor. One cannot use Essence to draw the bow, they could only rely on their physical strength. In the Jiang n, only Jiang Yunze is able to draw it slightly. Even so, countless people have died to this bow.
Haha, Jiang Yunze would never imagine that he would be killed by this bow.
He had used this bow to y countless people who had gone against the Jiang n. Now, he is pinned to the wall by it; it could be said that he has received his karma.
After a short moment, those cultivators recovered their wits. They looked at Jiang Yunzes dissatisfied face and they took pleasure in his misfortune. It was evident these cultivators were frequently oppressed by the Jiang n.
Xiao Chen looked at the Soul yer Bow in his hand; he felt surprised, he did not expect this ordinary looking bow to have such extraordinary origins.
Xiao Chen put the Soul yer Bow into the Universe Ring and raised his head to look at the pinned Jiang Yunze. He did not hesitate and walked directly into White Water City.
After a long time, three Martial Grand Masters of the Jiang n led 200 Martial Masters out of Savage Forest in a majestic manner. When they saw the pinned Jiang Yunze, they turned pale with fright and shock filled their faces.
It was nowte at night, the skies were clouded, but there were no stars. Only a waning moon hung high in the sky, shining its gentle moonlight over the ground.
Within the Jiang n in White Water City, all the elder-leveled people were all summoned to the great hall. Jiang Mingxun sat in the middle of the hall with an expressionless look.
By his two sides sat six consecrates of the Jiang n; they were all Martial Saints. Behind them, there were tens of Martial Grand Masters. The great hall seemed to be somewhat crowded.
This was the true elite force of the Jiang n; these were who the Jiang n relied on for the past hundred years. They were the thing that allowed the Jiang n to strut around unrivaled in White Water City.
At this moment, these people, who were powerful men in White Water City and were normally well respected, had incredibly solemn looks on their faces. The atmosphere in the great hall was very dull and lonely.
Jiang Mingxun started to speak slowly, I believe everyone knows about what happened during the day. The First Elder Jiang Yunze was pinned on the city wall and died.
A Martial Saint consecrate to his right side said, Brother Jiang, there is no need to pay too much heed to it; it is just a Medial Grade Martial Master. I am able to casually pinch him to death with just one hand. I feel it is better to let this matter go. We should focus on the ancient remnants; that would be where the Jiang n would be able to obtain a foundation for expansion.
Right after he said that a middle aged man at the back spoke up, he had an extremely agitated expression on his face as he said, Elder Bai! What do you mean by this!? My Eldest Brother was pinned to death at the city gates. Could it be that we are going to just let him die for nothing?
That consecrate with the surname Bai frowned and said unhappily, What do you count for? How dare you speak with me in such a tone. Did I say we are not going to bother about it? I am willing to personally go and take revenge for your eldest brother, but there are matters that are more urgent. Even the n Head did not say anything; who are you to speak?
That middle aged mans face was bloated red; with his status, he was indeed not suppose to speak to the consecrate elder like this. However, his brother had died, and he did not feel satisfied.
Jiang Mingxun said, Yunfeng, you dont have to be too worried. In all these years, have you seen anyone who offended the Jiang n have a good ending??
This time, the reason I have called everybody over is not for everyone to focus on this matter. I have simr opinions as Elder Bai. We have to prioritize what is important. There is no need to concern ourselves with a Medial Grade Martial Master.
My only concern now is that this person might leak the map out. Thus, I called everyone over to prepare to enter into the ancient remnants.
Jiang Mingxun said that in an uncritical manner; after he finished, everyones expression changed. Were they able to enter the mighty ancient remnants just relying on themselves?
Boom! Boom!
Just as the crowd was pondering on Jiang Mingxuns words, there were screaming soundsing from outside. Bang! Bang! A few Jiang n disciples were thrown in from outside by someone.
The Jiang ns disciples were thrown with a great force and the few Martial Grand Masters in the outer circle were not able to withstand the force and were knocked flying back.
A passageway was instantly created in the crowded great hall. Jiang Mingxun and the few consecrates made a move and caught the Jiang n disciples who were thrown in.
After these people caught them, a surging shockwave came from the bodies of these people, swelling out in all directions. It caused all the wooden tables and chairs to be knocked over.
The cups and vases on them all fell to the floor, shattering. It was clear the person who attacked had an unfathomable strength.
Jiang Mingxun put down the person he caught and looked at Hua Yunfei and Duanmu Qing standing outside the great hall. Behind them, there was a group of servants of unknown strength. He said sullenly, What is the meaning of this? Why did you injure the disciples of our Jiang n?
He then looked at the not far away and lonely Chu Chaoyun. He said in a pleading tone, Nephew Chaoyun, your father and I can be considered to be best friends. Are you going to oppose us?
Chu Chaoyun smiled faintly and said somewhat gently, Uncle Jiang, when I came, my father already told me. Dont worry, I did not injure any of the Jiang ns people earlier.
Hua Yunfei smile coldly, Jiang Mingxun, you dont have to ask further. I was the one who injured your man. All I have is one question for you, for how long are you going to dy us? Dont treat us like fools.
Hua Yunfeis attitude was extremely arrogant. Hepletely belittled him, calling him by his name in front of everyone; there was not a trace of the propriety that should exist between a senior and a junior.
Jiang Mingxun burned with anger in his heart, but he did not dare to express it on his face. After all, his Jiang n was just a wealthy n of a ce. Whereas, the Hua n is a noble n that existed for a thousand years. Whenparing to a n with an innate bloodline, his n was not even worth mentioning.
Furthermore, the seniors of the Hua n behind Hua Yunfei did not say anything; it was clear they permitted Hua Yunfeis current attitude. With them backing him, Jiang Mingxun could not do anything about Hua Yunfei.
Jiang Mingxun muttered, I have already promised you all that once I ascertained the location of the ancient remnants, I will proceed with each and every one of you. As of now, the location is not confirmed yet, so how would I be able to bring you there?
Hua Yunfei revealed a sinister smile and coldly snorted, You truly think we are fools. Did you think we did not hear what you said earlier? Dont think that if you have the Ji n to back you up, you would be able to leave us behind?
He paused for a moment, then his tone turned grave as he pointed at Jiang Mingxun and enunciated every word, one by one, For you information, this is Dongming Province, not Nanling Province. Even if the Ji n came, it would not be up to them to call the shots.
After Jiang Mingxun was pointed at by Hua Yunfei and lectured, hisplexion became ashen. The anger in his heart grew fierier as he clenched his fist so tight, there were cracking sounds; he felt incredibly sullen.
What big words you speak, suddenly a faintly discernible voice could be hearding from within the great hall. It echoed throughout the surroundings, causing one to be unable to distinguish where the sound came from.
A ck figure came in from the outside and appeared in front of Hua Yunfei. He suddenly sent out a palm strike at Hua Yunfei; his actions were all done in one breath, and his speed was as fast as lightning. Most of the people in the great hall did not know how this ck figure entered the Jiang n.
Bang!
Hua Yunfei quickly made his move and exchanged a palm strike with the ck figure. There was an explosive sound when the palms met; the ck figure immediately exploded.
That is the Ji ns secret technique, Astral Incarnation. Young Master Ji is here, the Jiang n crowd eximed joyfully when there saw what happened. Jiang Mingxuns expression became significantly more rxed.
Hua Yunfei, who was nearest, was immediately forced back by the shockwave of the explosion. A strange energy flowed into his body via his palm, circting in his meridians and sweeping away everything in its path.
Hua Yunfei became sullen and anxiously used the energy of his Martial Spirit; the Blood River instantly poured in. He only managed to dissipate this strange energy after a long moment.
The Hua ns mutated Martial Spirit is only just so. No wonder he was severely injured by a Superior Grade Martial Disciple not too long ago.
A male dressed in ck walked in slowly from outside the great hall. He had elegant long hair and had outstanding charms. His eyes were a bright as stars. Although he was dressed in ck, he still seemed to give off a strange radiance in the night.
When he walked into the great hall, the entire great hall seemed to have brightened. He immediately became the focal point of everyone. The world existed for him; he was the main character.
Chu Chaoyuns calm face reveal a trace of a ripple in his heart. Ji Changkong, is that him?
There were many rumors about Nanling Provinces Ji ns Ji Changkong. They said that he had practiced the Ji ns secret technique, Astral Incarnation to the medial sess realm at seven, then he practiced another Ji ns secret technique, Astral Swordy to the medial sess realm at ten.
Since then, he had never met anyone who was a match for him. He is the current top expert of the Nanling Provinces youth. At the age of 16, he was already a Superior Grade Martial Grand Master.
The prideful Ji Changkong then prepared to go to the imperial capital immediately to challenge the legendary Princess Ying Yue, who was said be the reincarnation of the great emperor. He defeated all the youths in the imperial capital and finally he was summoned by Princess Ying Yue.
Chapter 106 - A Truly Fake Map
Chapter 106: A Truly Fake Map
Those involved did not know the results of that battle; they only knew that after the battle, Ji Changkong immediately left the imperial capital. Even since then, he became much more low-key. After half a year, he managed to improve his cultivation to the peak of Martial Grand Master.
He was just a little short of bing a Martial Saint, potentially bing the youngest Martial Saint in the past thousand years. Ji Changkong walked to the front of Jiang Mingxun and bowed before respectfully saying, Uncle, this nephew has arrivedte and caused you to be startled.
When the crowd heard Ji Changkongs words, they were startled; they never expected that Jiang Mingxun was actually Ji Changkongs uncle. ording to rumors, Ji Changkongs mother was a concubine and came from a local n.
Because of his mother, Ji Changkong was often treated coldly. That was why he spent all his efforts cultivating, struggling very hard. No one expected that his mother was Jiang Mingxuns younger sister.
Jiang Mingxun smiled faintly, Changkong, there is no need to be so courteous. It is good that you arrived; your uncle no longer has to be pointed at and lectured.
The people from three great powers of Dongming Province finally understood why Jiang Mingxun dared to dy them, seemingly exuding a feeling that he was confident in his backing. So, he actually had such deep ties with the Ji n.
Huan Yunfei was disheartened, but he did not show it. Earlier, when he attacked, he had suffered a small disadvantage from Ji Changkong. It was evident that he held some fear of Ji Changkong.
He exchanged looks with Duanmu Qing and Chu Chaoyun before saying, Ji Changkong, I dont feel that there is anything wrong with what I said. The matters of Dongming Province are not for the people of Nanling Province to deal with; dont you feel that you are overstepping your bounds?
Ji Changkong smiled indifferently, Such arge Dongming Province, since when have you, Hua Yunfei, be its representative? Have you even asked Brother Chu and Miss Duanmu? Furthermore, I, Ji Changkong, do not represent the Nanling Province. Please do not randomly assign such roles to me; I am just here to visit my rtives.
The two of them argued with each other; no one was willing to take a step back. The people on both sides brought all released their auras. In a short period of time, the atmosphere became very tense, as though a huge battle was about to break out.
Si Si
Just at this moment, the sound of a stringed instrument came from the distant skies. It was skillful and moving; it was very pure like an ethereal celestial music. Everyone quickly raised their head to take a look.
They only saw a huge,pletely golden battleship flying slowly over in the sky. A g, with arge Gui character, was raised high on the bow of the ship. Below the g, there was a group of people dressed in purple robes, standing proudly.
That is the Guiyi Marquiss Secret Treasure, the Golden Battleship. The people from the royal courts have arrived, the people below said in shock as they saw the words on the g clearly.
Jiang Mingxun looked at the Golden Battleship above his head and he felt his back go cold with sweat. He did not expect the royal court to send someone over. This was the first time he felt things were out of his control.
The waning moon hung high in the sky; there were no stars shining in the backdrop of night. This night seemed darker than usual but the streets of White Water City were packed with people.
The huge Golden Battleship flew slowly in the sky, giving off a brilliant luster. Even though it hung high in the sky, the people on the ground could still feel a boundless mighting from it.
The Guiyi Marquis, Ying Xiao, actually came. The mighty ancient remnant is truly attractive. How unfortunate; it is impossible for us low ranked cultivators to check out the excitement.
Why not? Wasnt there someone selling the Jiang ns leaked map on the streets recently? I bought a copy and have yet to check it out carefully. After I checked it out, I will definitely go take a look.
Stupid cunt, that map is fake. Check it out carefully and you will realize it. If I find who did it, I will pound him to death.
Someone beside smiled coldly, Save your money, the Jiang n Head had bought ten of those maps, spending 10,000 gold taels in the process. He is the true Stupid Cunt. We were just duped of a thousand silver taels; that is considered nothing.
Is that true, this person actually dares to dupe the Jiang n. Why did I not think of doing that?! Ten thousand gold taels That is ten years of my ie.
With your guts? If this person did not have great backing behind him, he would definitely not dare to fool the Jiang n. For us, after being fooled, all we can do is endure it. If we really went to look for something to settle ounts with, who knows who would end up being beaten up.
The crowd chatted for awhile more before turning the topic back to the Guiyi Marquiss Golden Battleship. When facing the powerful and mighty battleship, everyone was shocked.
Amidst the crowd, Xiao Chen raised his head to look at the Golden Battleship in the sky. He pondered pensively, This Golden Battleship must be a high-grade Secret Treasure; it must havee from the ancient era.
Most of the Secret Treasures in this world were passed down from the ancient era. After the end of the ancient era, the Secret Treasure Craftsmen declined. After the destruction of the Tianwu dynasty, the inheritance of Secret Treasure Craftsmenpletely disappeared.
Now, in the Tianwu Continent, there was no one who could make Secret Treasures. In order the obtain Secret Treasures, one could only obtain them from an ancient remnant, or perhaps from the remnants of the Tianwu Dynasty. Thus, the value and rarity of Secret Treasures could be seen.
However, Xiao Chen felt the legendary Secret Treasure was very simr to the Magic Treasures recorded in the Compendium of Cultivation. In the past, there were people who mistook his Life Bestowal Spell as a Secret Weapon.
Unfortunately, he had not obtained a true Secret Treasure yet. Thus, he was not able to confirm his guess. Recollecting his thoughts, Xiao Chen headed towards Liushang Pavilion. Along the way, he asked around for news on it and he discovered that it had not changed its location.
Xiao Chen directly headed to the second floor and discovered business was as booming as ever. Even though it was night already, there were still no empty tables. Furthermore, there were many people in the queue.
On the second floor, all the cultivators were discussing the ancient remnants and the Golden Battleship in the sky, as well as the recent extremely popr news of the Stupid Cunt map.
The Guiyi Marquiss Golden Battleship is here; I wonder if the Ji ns ck Royal Warship or the Duanmu ns Profound Ice Pce wille as well.
If they came, it would be very lively; they are all Royal Grade Secret Treasures. If they ended up fighting, even Martial Saints would not be able to withstand the shockwaves.
Xiao Chen went directly pass the second floor and headed for the third floor. The third floor required one to have a Liushang Pavilion Vip Card before one could enter. There were still many empty tables on the third floor.
When Xiao Chen made the transaction with the fatty thest time, Jin Dabao handed a VIP Card to him. After showing his Vip Card, he was able to enter without any obstructions.
The people who sat on the third floor had a minimum cultivation realm of Superior Grade Martial Master; most of them were Martial Grand Masters. It was obvious that the statuses of the cultivators on the third floor were higher, and some of them were leaders of cultivator organizations.
The topic of discussion on the third floor waspletely different from the second floor. Most of them were engaged in trades of Spirit Cores or herbs. asionally, there were people who would go to the counter to have some goods appraised.
Xiao Chen understood why the business of Liushang Pavilion was so good. Aside from dining and gossip, they also provided a perfect location for conducting transactions.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Not long after Xiao Chen sat down, the unique sound of Fatty Jins footsteps came stomping heavily over. His face will filled with a smile as he sank his plump butt into the chair across Xiao Chen.
Its been half a month since west met. Brother Xiao, you have be a celebrity! Almost everyone in White Water City knows of your name; how unexpected! Fatty Jin took a seat and sighed immediately.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly but did not say anything. He took the Spirit Cores and herbs obtained from those who attempted to kill him out from the Universe Ring; piling them up inyers.
At first, Fatty Jin did not pay it any mind, but when the herbs and Spirit Cores filled the table, his face had a shocked expression, What the hell! Did you empty out the entire Savage Forest? There are so many Spirit Cores and herbs.
I just killed a few hundred people, Xiao Chen said indifferently. A terrifying killing intent spread throughout his surroundings.
He said these words for the benefit of the people around. After the pile of Spirit Cores and herbs appeared on the table, Xiao Chen immediately felt countless gazes staring at him. There were traces of greed and undisguised killing intents in these gazes.
In the instant Xiao Chens killing intent spread out, everyone in the floor felt a faint pressure. This was a pure killing intent; it was only obtainable by killing countless people.
How many people has this brat killed in order to obtain such a terrifying killing intent? the crowd muttered to themselves as they withdrew their gazes.
Fatty Jinughed loudly, You want to sell all these to this Fat Lord? No problem! This Fat Lord epts them. You, you, and you! Come and inspect the goods.
At the fattys summons, two people came over from the counter and bowed to him. They then counted the things on the table and gave Xiao Chen a receipt before bringing the goods back.
Fatty Jin smiled, They should be able to finish appraising it within half an hour. There is no need to worry about being cheated. When this Fat Lord does business, I seek a win-win situation; I will cheat neither the old nor young.
Xiao Chen took a sip of tea and enquired, Do you have a quieter ce here? I have something important to talk to you about.
Fatty Jins eyes opened wide; he guessed what was the business Xiao Chen wanted to talk about. He said, Come with me!
The two of them entered a quiet booth and, after Fatty Jin sat down, he said, Any matters that are discussed here will be kept secret; a third person will not be able to listen in.
Xiao Chen scanned the ce with his Spiritual Sense and as he expected, there were indeed no other people around. He took out the ancient remnant map from the Universe Ring and said, I want you to help me find the location of the Ancient Remnant depicted on this map within three days.
Fatty Jin looked at the map andughed loudly, Brother Xiao, I shall not hide the truth from you, I have a map as well. I wonder if it is real, why dont you take a look.
Xiao Chen only took a nce and figured out the trick in it. He could not help but smile, I knew it; this was done by you. I really dont understand why would people buy this even though it has the words Stupid Cunt on it.
Fatty Jin chuckled and said gloatingly, Who knows? Lets not speak about this. I wish to buy your map; give me a price?
Xiao Chen was a little shocked as he said, Why do you want to buy this? Do you want to go to the Ancient Remnant as well?
Since I want to buy it, I definitely can sell it too. Are you selling it? Fatty Jin put on a very learned appearance as he spoke.
Xiao Chen thought for awhile; he was able to guess what the fatty wanted to do with it. He said, Sure, but you have to help me find the location on the map first.
Fatty jin patted his chest and said, Just a small matter. Leave it to me.
Knock! Knock!
There was knockinging from outside the door, and after that, an old man came walking in, holding a stack of banknotes, Young Master Xiao, your goods have been appraised already; they are worth a total of 5,000 gold taels.
Fatty Jin received the banknotes and casually handed them to Xiao Chen, and then he passed the map to that person, Find the location on the map by tomorrow morning.
That old man took the map and left without saying anything. The fatty saw that Xiao Chen did not feel assured and he exined, Dont worry, believe in me. I will definitely have the results by tomorrow morning.
Come, let me bring you to meet someone. This person is very interested in you.
Chapter 107 - Lightning Will Strike The Pretentious Pricks
Chapter 107: Lightning Will Strike The Pretentious Pricks
Someone was interested in him? Xiao Chen felt suspicious. He was not familiar with anyone in this White Water City; who would be interested in him?
Xiao Chen followed the fatty up to the fifth floor. ording to the rumors, only people of simr status to the City Lord would be qualified to enter the fifth floor.
Whenpared to the fourth floor, the decorations of the fifth floor were as different as night and day. It was much more luxurious; everything there was made from gold, jadeite, white jade, and other precious materials.
There were gentle voices carrying out a conversation in the adjoining room. Fatty Jin squinted and looked through the crack in the folding screen.
Seeing the two people in there, he revealed a strange expression. He muttered, When did Yan Qianyun arrive? Why do I not know about it? To think he actually came directly to the fifth floor. Are the guards all dead? No one even came and inform me.
Yan Qianyun was the sessor of the Xihe Provinces innate bloodline Yan n. This White Water City is truly bing more lively, Xiao Chen indifferently thought in his heart.
The fatty was about to walk over when Yan Qianyun suddenly walked out. He was not surprised at Jin Dabaos appearance.
However, he was surprised when he saw Xiao Chen. A faint killing intent appeared in his eyes as he slowly walked over to Xiao Chen. He said, I recognize you. Xiao Chen, the Ancient Remnant map is with you right? Hand it over.
Yan Qianyun spoke in a bold and confident manner; he did not feel there was anything wrong with that. In his eyes, Xiao Chen was just a Medial Grade Martial Master without any status. There was no need for him to be so courteous.
Xiao Chen frowned slightly, then he smiled coldly to himself. Are all the disciples of the noble ns so shameless and arrogant?
Drawing the Saber! Chop!
The Lunar Shadow Saber suddenly appeared in Xiao Chens hand; it released a resplendent electrical light and sent out a saber light at Yan Qianyun.
What a fast saber! Yan Qianyun was startled greatly in his heart. He did not expect that Xiao Chen would be so decisive. Furthermore, he did not expect that this Medial Grade Martial Masters saber would be so fast.
Pu Chi!
Xiao Chen had practiced this Drawing the Saber countless times. He was just a step shy from the great perfection stage. Furthermore, at such a close range, there was practically no one who would be able to evade it.
At the moment Xiao Chen drew the saber, Yan Qianyun already started to retreat backward. However, his chest was still struck by the saber light; there was the sound of metal colliding with metal.
His shirt was torn apart, revealing a golden Battle Armor. Xiao Chen was mildly astonished in his heart; it was actually an Earth Ranked battle Armor, the foundation of a noble n is indeed deep.
The saber did not manage to break the Battle Armor but the huge force behind it had stuck it firmly. Yan Qianyuns internal organs were all instantly shaken.
Arclight Chop!
A sword appeared in Yan Qianyuns hand; he intended to retaliate but discovered the Arclight Chop seemed to resemble nature itself, there were no weak points. This had sealed off all his paths of attack.
Retreat!
He pushed off with his feet and stabilized the fluctuations of his Essence in his body. His body flew backward and before he managed to stabilize himself after hended, discovered Xiao Chen was rushing over.
Xiao Chen held the Lunar Shadow Saber as he rushed over unhesitatingly. His speed was as fast as lightning, like a rushing thunderbolt.
Yan Qianyun quickly thought about his situation and finally, he discovered, aside from rolling backward, he had no other means of resisting.
Before he stood securely, he had no way to block this move; if he jumped backward too high, his head would be immediately chopped off. Making a quick decision, he instantly rolled backward.
Rushing Thunder Chop!
Out of nowhere, a crack of thunder sounded out loudly on the fifth floor of Liushang Pavilion. The folding screens and chairs were all knocked flying by the fluctuations of the thunder.
Xiao Chen carried along the boundless might of rushing thunder and dashed over. Moving as fast as lightning and containing a great power, he chopped down at Yan Qianyuns head.
Seeing the powerful momentum, Yan Qianyun felt fear in his heart. The Essence in his body circted quickly. He held his sword above his head, hoping to block the saber.
Boom!
When the weapons shed, there was a loud sound. Yan Qianyun felt his hands tremble, a huge force traveled from the sword to his feet. There was a loud sound, and a hole immediately appeared in the wooden boards below his feet.
Half of Yan Qianyuns body immediately sank and got stuck there. He was unable to advance or retreat. Xiao Chennded and raised his leg to kick him, flinging him out.
Rushing Thunder Second Chain Chop!
After umting the energy from five sabers, the Rushing Thunder Second Chain Chop surged forward. The dended on Yan Qianyuns battle armor, like before, it did not pierce through.
Pu Chi!
However, the huge force passed through the Battle Armor, gushing frantically into Yan Qianyuns body. He vomited out a mouthful of blood and was smashed violently into the wooden wall.
Arge hole immediately appeared on the wooden wall of Liushang Pavilion. Yan Qingyun fell down, just like that. At a critical moment, he stretched out of his right hand and grabbed the wooden floor; his body dangled in midair.
Dang!
Just as Xiao Chen was about to kick him again, a soundwave was sent towards him. He quickly took two steps back. A table beside him was hacked into two halves by the soundwave with a loud bang.
Su Xiaoxiao walked out leisurely and advised gently, Young Master Xiao, how about you show some mercy?
Xiao Chen turned around and looked at the girl, praising her in his heart. Regardless of looks or temperament, only Yue Ying wasparable to her amongst all the girls he knew.
However, I dont seem to know you, right?
Do we know each other? Xiao Chen asked seriously as he looked at Su Xiaoxiao
Su Xiaoxiao was surprised at his words and did not know how to reply. The fatty hurriedly replied for her, This is Miss Xiaoxiao; I brought you here to meet her.
The number one beauty of the south, Su Xiaoxiao, Xiao Chen thought. He did not expect her to be the one rumored to be the only person in the Great Qin Nationparable to Yue Ying in appearance. Based on today, it seems the rumors were not false.
However, this girl seemed to have a mysterious origin. Because she was good at ying music, she often appeared all sorts of grand ces, interacting with the young masters of the Great Qin Nations noble ns.
However, there were no rumors of her having an affair with any of the noble n sessors. Furthermore, she did not belong to any one of the powers.
There was once a marquis who wanted to force himself on her after seeing her beauty. However, before the men he sent out could take any action, there was the sound of wind and the Marquis died in his own office. Furthermore, the Royal Court did not pursue the matter after that.
Bang!
Yan Qianyun shouted lightly and climbed back to the fifth floor. His face was extremely pale; there were bloodstains on the corners of his lips. His clothes were tattered and he looked like he was in an incredibly sorry state.
Ever since he made his debut, he had never been in such a sorry state. Now, because he underestimated his enemy, he nearly became the joke of Liushang Pavilion.
Young Master Yan, on the ount of Xiaoxiao, will you withdraw? I have something to talk about with Young Master Xiao. Su Xiaoxiao asked gently and looked at Yan Qianyun
When Yan Qianyun heard this, he quickly considered the situation. I have just suffered a significant injury due to my carelessness. This Xiao Chen clearly has some backers. It will not be to my benefit to continue fighting with him.
I might as well go back and recover first before dealing with this brat. Yan Qianyun snorted coldly and said in a grim tone, On the ount of Miss Xiaoxiao, I will let you live your wretched life for a few more days. I will be back in a few days for your head.
Fatty Jin sighed in his heart, What a pretentious prick, even this Fat Lord admits I am notparable to him. He was clearly beaten like a dog and he still acts like he was the one dishing out the punishment, not wanting to lose face in front of Miss Xiaoxiao.
Xiao Chen smiled coldly, Did I say Im letting you go?
Lightning Evasion! Inclined Body Strike!
There was a sh of lightning and Xiao Chen suddenly appeared in front of Yan Qianyun. His body inclined at an angle and all the energy of his body was focused on his right shoulder. He then violently smashed into Yan Qianyuns chest.
Yan Qianyun, who was preparing to leave in a casual manner, looked at Xiao Chen in shock. He did not dare believe Xiao Chen would actually continue to attack him in front of Su Xiaoxiao.
Bang!
A terrifying physical body,bined will all his Essence, caused yan Qianyun to vomit out a mouthful of blood. He flew backward and fell through the hole in the wall.
This time, Yan Qianyun did not have the opportunity to grab onto anything. With a loud boom, he fell from the hundred meters tall Liushang Pavilion,nding violently.
Because the Guiyi Marquis came, White Water City was particrly lively tonight. The crowd on the streets had not dispersed yet. Suddenly, a figure fell from Liushang Pavilion, creating a loud boom and startling them.
They only saw a person with disheveled hair lying on the ground. Blood was flowing out from his mouth and he looked extremely pale. That person slowly sat up and then tried to stand. Just as he got up, he fell back to the ground with a bang.
The bones in his legs seemed to be broken; he had no way to stand up. Yan Qianyuns eyes became bloodshot as hey prone on the ground, crawling away step by step.
He hade to Liushang Pavilion alone. Because he wanted to meet Su Xiaoxiao, he left all the guards and servants outside the city. There was now only one thought in his head, which was to quickly get out, then get the n protectors to tear Xiao Chen into tiny pieces.
Is this not Xihe Provinces Yan Qianyun? Why is he here is White Water City? To think he was thrown down from Liushang Pavilion. I wonder who is so daring?
Some people recognized Yan Qianyuns appearance and spoke with iparable shock. The Yan n was a distinguished noble n in the Xihe Province. They had an innate bloodline and an inherited Martial Spirit; how could there be someone who could beat him to this state?
Those with sharp eye sight looked up and saw Xiao Chen standing at the hole. They eximed in shock, Its Xiao Chen. Xiao Chen actually threw Yan Qianyun out off Liushang Pavilion.
This fellow is too awesome; he just pinned the Jiang ns First Elder to the city wall to death during the day. Then, he threw the sessor of the Yan n out of the fifth floor of Liushang Pavilion during the night.
Regardless of whether they are the noble ns or the rich and powerful ns, he does not care about them. He will do whatever he wished. This person is very heaven defying.
The words of the crowd reached Yan Qianyuns ears, causing the anger in his heart to burn even brighter. He wished he could get up and kill Xiao Chen with one blow of his sword. His eyes were bloodshot and filled with hate.
A few people saw the pitiful manner in which Yan Qianyun was crawling and wanted to help him.
Scram! Just a bunch ofmoners of the Dongming Province. I dont need you to help me. I like to crawl, scram away! Yan Qianyun was currently very angry with nothing to vent his anger on. When he saw peopleing over, he immediately cursed at them.
Those people saw their kind intentions were greeted with hate. After they were cursed at, they immediately left and disappeared, like they were ying hide and seek. They had never seen such a malicious person before.
Chapter 108 - The Mysterious Fatty
Chapter 108: The Mysterious Fatty
Haha, you are truly humiliating yourself. The sessor of a noble n with an innate bloodline and inherited Martial Spirit, is that someone you can help up? Did you hear that? He enjoys crawling like a dog!
However, Young Master Yan, your crawling posture is very cool; your four limbs are all on the ground. Holding your ground and not submitting to force, a noble n sessor is indeed a noble n sessor. He is different from everyone else.
There were people in the crowd who mocked Yan Qianyun when they saw him. Allowing the people of Dongming Province to vent their feelings.
Just you wait; just keep on scolding Once I crawl out, all of you will
Boom!
Before Yan Qianyun could finish his words, a bolt of lightning struck down from the heavens. It struck his back ruthlessly, causing him to fall face first.
Boom! Boom!
Another two bolts of lightning struck down and struck Yan Qianyuns body. His body became charred and he fainted.
In Liushang Pavilion, Xiao Chen executed Lightning Descend three times before his anger was relieved. Against such a condescending, conceited, arrogant noble n disciple, Xiao Chen had never ever bothered with speaking logic.
If a dog bites you, you cant imitate the dog and bite it back. You have to use a wooden stick to beat it to death.
When Su Xiaoxiao saw Xiao Chen not taking her words to heart as he continued to attack Yang Qianyun; her expression changed, Xiao Chen, why are you so despicable? He already said he would withdraw.
Xiao Chen turned around and smiled indifferently, I wonder which you are: blind, pretending to not hear, or having too low an intelligence and not able to understand the meaning in human speech.
He already said he would let me live my wretched life for another few days and woulde back to kill meter. Since it is so, why should I bother to showpassion to him? Im not a fool.
Su Xiaoxiao was so angry her face turned pale and could not say anything in response. Xiao Chen turned around and told Jian Dabao, Brother Dabao, please dont just casually bring me to meet people; Im afraid that their intelligence is too low. I shall take my leave first!
After Xiao Chen spoke, he immediately jumped out of the fifth floor. He circted the Azure Dragon Cloud Soaring Art and leaped higher in the air, disappearing into the dark night.
How cool, he has about ten percent of the demeanor this Fat Lord had in the past, Jin Dabao sighed as he watched Xiao Chen leave.
Su Xiaoxiaosplexion was very pale. She had been everywhere in the Great Qin nation; there were many noble n disciples or royals who queued up just to see her. Even so, there had never been anyone who acted so rude to her before.
As she watched Xiao Chens figure disappear, she stamped her feet violently in anger. She picked up her zither and headed downstairs.
Only after Su Xiaoxiao left, Jin Dabao recovered his wits. He looked at the numerous damaged decorations on the fifth floor and the huge hole in the floor and the wall.
He immediately felt his heart ache and cursed, Damn it! How much silver do I have to waste this time to repair all these damages.
Jin Dabao stood in front of the hole and looked downwards. He discovered the unconscious Yan Qianyun. His eyes widen in joy as he immediately thought of an idea.
He quickly called a manservant on the fifth floor over, Has that bastard, Yan Qianyun, paid his bill yet?
I believe he has not. I saw that Miss Xiaoxiao has not left yet and thought she would pay it. Earlier, Miss Xiaoxiao just walked out directly; she seemed to have forgotten about the bill, the manservant said in a somewhat awkward manner.
Jin Dabao responded angrily, What a bastard, To think he cant even bear to spend the money to pay for the girl? Send a few people down and see if there is anything valuable on him. Take them all.
When the manservant heard this, he asked somewhat excitedly, Should we leave his undergarments?
Fatty Jin thought for awhile before responding, If it is not worth anything then forget it; anything we take has to be worth some money. As long as it is worth some money, just take it. The cost of the fifth-floor repairs will all be billed to him.
Below Liushang Pavilion, the crowd all felt their resentments was vented when they saw the unconscious Yan Qianyun. Such an egomaniac deserved to be struck by lightning.
Make way, make way. We are the Liushang Pavilion debt collectors; please make way.
Three Liushang Pavilion menservants parted the crowd and arrived in front of Yan Qianyun. Before crowds astonished gazes, they directly striped Yan Qianyuns clothes off of him.
Luxurious clothes from the Soaring Phoenix Satin manor, but they are tattered already and not worth anything. Throw them away. One of the menservants casually tossed Yan Qianyuns clothes aside when he saw that they were tattered already.
Gold Thread Belt, this is not bad; it should be worth some money.
These shoes seem to be made from the soft skin of a Spirit Beast. They should be able to fetch a good price. Oh, there are even some gold taels banknotes hidden in them.
What brand are the shorts? Can you help me take a look?
Damn! Superior Grade Earth Ranked Battle Armor! We struck it rich. Hehe I wonder how much is this worth?
In the blink of an eye, they stripped Yan Qianyuns clothes until he was only left with his underwear. Many of the spectators were stunned. They muttered to themselves, In the future, there will be no one who will dare to eat and run from the Liushang Pavilion.
Even Yan Qianyun was stripped to his underwear. Amongst them, no one could im they had a bigger backer or background than Yan Qianyun. Thinking of this, everyone could not help but tremble.
Hey, this underwear seems to be iid with gold. Should we take it? one of the menservants hesitated as he asked.
Damn! Originally the spectators were just venting their resentment. Now they started to pity Yan Qianyun. This fellow was too pathetic. The first time he came to Dongming Province, he was beaten up like a dog and thrown out of Liushang Pavilion by someone. What was even more pitiful was the people of Liushang Pavilion even wanted to strip off his underwear.
Strip it; Young Master said remove anything that is worth money. He can only me his own fashion sense. Of all the things he chose to use to iy in his underwear, he chose gold, the manservant said after he removed Yan Qianyuns belt.
Wow, thats too formidable, to think they actually removed them. Damn, I would rather offend the Jiang n than offend Liushang Pavilion. This is too horrifying, someone in the crowdmented in shock.
After they removed his underwear, a manservant took a look at Yan Qianyuns lower body. He said in shock, Hey, the hairs seem to be golden as well; should we pull them out?
After the manservant said that, the spectators all felt a cold sweat on their foreheads. They all felt as though a cold wind blew through the crotch of their pants, as though something was broken.
Hu! All the spectating cultivators circted their Essence to its extreme and disappeared in one second. They all instantly vanished without a trace. Although the street was packed full of people earlier, there were now no traces of anyone.
Damn it, that was too stimting. Im about to go blind, the manservantined after a long time.
Early the next day, the sun shined brightly. There were many people entering Liushang Pavilion.
Xiao Chen donned a ck cloak and walked in slowly. The first floor was packed with people. Xiao Chen found it difficult to even take a step forward.
What is going on? Why is Liushang Pavilions business ridiculously good today? Xiao Chen caught a cultivator running out and asked.
When the cultivator was caught by Xiao Chen, he revealed an unhappy expression. He was about to lose his temper when he suddenly felt a boundless killing intenting from Xiao Chen.
His expression immediately turned warm and he pointed to the wooden wall. He put on a smiling face and said, Take a look, there is a notice on the wall. You will understand after you see it.
There were too many people; Xiao Chen had no choice but to use his Essence to force his way in. After he saw the contents of the notice, he could not help butugh hoarsely.
Notice: Recently, within White Water City, there have been many copies of the fake Ancient remnant map appearing. There are even some immoral people who wrote the words Stupid Cunt on it, cheating every one of their money.
I could not bear what I saw. Such a tant act of scamming is abominable. In light of this, I guarantee, on the hundred-year-old reputation of Liushang Pavilion, that we will give out a copy of the true Ancient Remnant map.
As long as one spends a minimum of a thousand silver taels, Liushang Pavilion will give away the first half of the Ancient Remnant map for free. Upon a second expenditure of a thousand silver taels, we will immediately give the remaining half of the Ancient Remnant map. Our house offers sincere treatment to all and fair trade to old and young alike. Regards, Jin Dabao
Xiao Chen executed the Azure Dragon Cloud Soaring Art; he was like a fish in water as he rushed upstairs. Along the way, the voices of the crowd reached Xiao Chens ears.
This fatty is truly a good person. Knowing that we got cheated, he will give the map away to us as long as we came here to eat.
Indeed, in order to purchase that Stupid Cunt map, I spent 1,000 silver taels. All I have to do here is eat 1,000 silver taels worth of food and I get the map for free. I am normally in a bad mood whenever I see that fatty. Now, he has finally done something good.
Stop talking and eat quickly! How much have you eaten?
I ate a hundred buns already, there are 900 more to go. That should be 1,000 silver taels.
When Xiao Chen heard this, his flow of Essence was suddenly interrupted, nearly causing the Azure Dragon Cloud Soaring Art to fail. He cursed in his heart, This fatty is not human. After cheating every one of their money, he still got them toe here and give him more, praising him in the process.
When he arrived on the third floor, Xiao Chen shed his VIP card. After he entered, he no longer felt as cramped. After all, there was a certain threshold to be met before one could enter the third floor. It was not so easy to enter.
Waiter, bring me a pot of good tea and some side dishes, Xiao Chen immediately shouted out after he took a seat. The efficiency of Liushang Pavilions waiters was very high; shortly after he ordered, Xiao Chens food and tea were served.
Did you see Yan Qianyuns expression when his guards took him away this morning?
I saw it; it was very unsightly. He seemed like he was about to cry. His body was all smooth and shiny, everything was plucked cleanly away.
When Xiao Chen heard this, he could not help but be interested. He remembered Yan Qianyun fainting at the roadside. Why did someone pluck everything off?
Haha, if I were him, I would cry too. I heard that the fatty was collecting debts and plucked all of Yan Qianyuns hair away. Even a true man would cry.
This fatty is too terrifying. No one will dare offend Liushang Pavilion in future. He really plucked off all the hair on his body, leaving him with nothing!
Pu Ci!
Xiao Chen could not help but spit out all the tea he just drank.
After a long time, Xiao Chen finished all the food on the table. A manservant came over and led him to a booth. Within the booth, Fatty Jin was giggling as he did his ounts. When he saw Xiao Chen, he quickly stood and weed him.
Xiao Chen immediately cut to the chase and asked, You found the ce already right? Or else you wouldnt brazenly sell the map.
Chapter 109 - Prepare For Action
Chapter 109: Prepare For Action
Fatty Jin smiled, I found it. It is in the Beast King Valley of Savage Forests inner reaches. This is the information of Savage Forests Beast King Valley. I am giving it to you for free; am I not generous?
Xiao Chen felt happy; he received the information on Beast King Valley from Jin Dabao and looked at it carefully. After a while, Xiao Chen frowned.
The inner reaches of Savage Forest were rtively dangerous; there were many high ranked Spirit Beasts in there. Even a Martial Grand Master could only move around near the boundaries of the inner reaches.
In order to enter the core zone, one must be at least a Martial Saint. Furthermore, even a Martial Saint would not find the trip to be easy.
Every year, in White Water City, there would be news of Martial Saint experts dying in the inner reaches of Savage Forest. ording to the rumors, there were ancient beasts in there; their strength was even greater than Martial Kings.
Beast King Valleyy at the very core of Savage Forest. It was a burial ground. When high ranked Spirit Beast neared the end of their life, they would automatically go there and die in a seated position. This was the result of their beliefs.
With Xiao Chens strength, it would be foolhardy to think he could enter alone. Against the Spirit Beasts that were stronger than Martial Saints, Xiao Chen would not even make it to Beast King Valley and was likely to die alone on the way there.
Jin Dabao saw Xiao Chen immersed in thought and smiled, Brother Xiao, stop thinking about it. There is no way you can go in there with your strength.
A thought suddenly shed in Xiao Chens head, There is no way I can go in there with my strength Could it be that you have other methods?
The fatty chuckled and opened the golden fan in his hand. He smiled and said, Did you see the notice posted on the first floor of Liushang Pavilion?
Xiao Chen nodded, Yes, I saw it; that was the most shameless notice I have ever seen.
The fatty smiled somewhat awkwardly, How can you say it is shameless? It is just the difference in intelligence between people.
Lets not talk about that; this is this Fat Lords method. After today, almost all the cultivators will know the location of the Ancient Remnant.
A strange look appeared in Xiao Chens eyes. He asked, You want to stir up the waters?
[TL Notes: Stir up the waters means to cause chaos.]
Fatty Jin smiledcently, the fat of his face wobbled unceasingly, Indeed, the appearance of this Ancient Remnant map has attracted countless cultivators. Amongst them, the noble families will not be concerned about the Jiang n and will go directly to them to obtain the map.
As for the other strong cultivators, although they are strong and are Martial Saints, they do not dare to offend the Jiang n. Thus, If they wish to obtain the map, they will have to think of other ways. This Fat lord is giving them a chance to do so. A conservative estimate of Martial Saints not belonging to any great powers arriving at White Water City is at least 50.
More than 50 Martial Saints, in addition to the huge numbers of Martial Grand Masters. Such a lineup would not be any weaker than any of the great powers.
Xiao Chen continued to ponder on this, Such an alluring ce; it would not just attract some independent Martial Saints, it might also attract some Martial Kings. They just might be hiding somewhere.
Thinking of this, the trip to the Ancient Remnants was much more dangerous that he thought. To imagine, he actually thought of going in there alone; rushing in first was tantamount to suicide.
Fatty Jin continued to analyze the situation, Think about it; if the Ancient Remnants exists, the ones to have thestugh will be the noble ns. Whoever is stronger will obtain the most benefits.
For weak people like me, We can only stir up some chaos in order topete with them, fishing in troubled waters.
[TL Notes: Fishing in troubled waters means to take advantage of a crisis for personal gain.]
Xiao Chen thought about it carefully; it was indeed as the fatty said. It was not very realistic for independent cultivators like them to rely on their own strength topete for benefits with the great powers and noble ns.
Are there any empty rooms in your Liushang Pavilion? I wish to rest here for two days. Xiao Chen made up his mind; he was no longer in a rush, and he might as well use this time to rest properly.
When he was leaving the previous night, there was a group of Jiang n cultivators watching him. Although there were no Martial Grand Masters, he had wasted some effort in dealing with them.
He was in urgent need of a ce to rest and recover, a ce where no one would disturb him. Jin Dabao seems to be very mysterious. Xiao Chen thought the backers of Liushang Pavilion were definitely not afraid of the Jiang n.
Fatty Jin smiled, Are you asking for the service of us providing refuge? No problem. There is no business that this Fat Lord is unable to do. Ten thousand silver taels for each day.
Ten thousand silver taels for each day; that would be thirty thousand silver taels for three days. One hundred silver taels were equivalent to one gold tael. This fatty was truly ck hearted; he had to spend three hundred gold taels to stay for three days.
Then forget it; I can casually find a ce to stay for three days. This was a typical action of a spendthrift. Naturally, Xiao Chen would not be willing. So he walked away and did not bother to look back.
The fatty quickly held onto Xiao Chen, saying, Brother Xiao, why are you always so hasty? I have not even finished speaking. Actually, the room can be lent to you for free.
Jin Dabao whispered a few words into Xiao Chens ear. Then, he began to smiled vulgarly, Brother Xiao, what do you think?
Xiao Chen thought for awhile, Ill give it to you in three days.
Three days went by in the blink of an eye. All the cultivators within White Water City now knew about the location of the Ancient Remnant. However, no one dared to go.
Although Beast King Valley was said to be a burial ground, there might still be a strong Spirit Beast that was near the end of its lifespan that had not died yet. Spirit beasts that could enter Beast King Valley would be able to easily kill a Martial Grand Master as long as they had a single breath left.
Furthermore, not many people dared to enter the inner reaches of Savage Forest. These people looked to the few noble ns, hoping they would carve a path in.
It is nice to hope, but reality was cruel. On this day, a ck dot flew towards Savage Forest from the south sky of White Water City.
When the ck dot got nearer, a huge ck warship appeared in their vision. There was a g g with the Ji character hoisted on the ship.
The Ji ns Secret Treasure, ck Royal Warship, really flew over. It is going to fight with the Guiyi Marquiss Golden Battleship!
Furthermore, a small white dot flew from the direction of Sishui Prefectures Capital City. As it came closer, they saw that it was a huge ice bird. On the back of the ice bird, there was an ice pce, glittering with a cold light.
The Duanmu ns Profound Ice Pce flew over, too. Its the end; it looks like they are prepared tond in Beast King Valley directly from the sky.
Damn it, I was waiting for them to carve out a path for us. To think they all took to the skies.
If you can think of such a n with your intellect, do you think these noble ns would not think of it, too? How naive!
When the cultivators of White Water City saw the situation, they could no longer hold themselves back. They all started to prepare to enter the inner reaches of Savage Forest. At this moment, a few strong Martial Saints revealed themselves and gathered everyone to enter Beast King Valley together.
Xiao Chen stood at the window and watched the sky calmly. He looked at the three Secret Treasures flying to the inner reaches of Savage Forest. However, he did not feel agitated or excited about it.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
The fatty opened Xiao Chens door and came in directly, Brother Xiao, the three days are up; are the things ready?
Xiao Chen stayed silent. He took out a wooden sculpture and handed it over to Jin Dabao. The fatty received it joyfully and carefully ced it into a Spatial Ring on his finger.
Xiao Chen thought, Although the ten rings this fatty is wearing are iparably gaudy, they are all Spatial Rings. In order to possess so many Spatial Rings, he clearly does not have a simple background or strength.
Do you have any equipment you can sell to me? Xiao Chen enquired, trying his luck. The inner reaches of Savage Forest were very dangerous; he had been thinking of purchasing some equipment, but he did not find any channels to do so.
Jin Dabao took out ten arrows and chuckled, I knew you would ask this; this Fat Lord has already made preparations. Ten Essence Light Arrow for ten thousand gold taels; no bargaining.
Xiao Chen felt happy. These Essence Light Arrows were truly made for him. The Soul yer Bow was already very powerful, and he was just missing arrows. With the Essence Light Arrow, its might would be increased significantly.
However, the price was extremely high; it was almost worth everything he had. Still, Xiao Chen did not hesitate and purchased them all. After all, while it was possible to bargain on other things, for these kinds of rare arrows, there was no ground for bargaining.
Heavenly Craft Manor would only sell one thousand Essence Light Arrows per year. It was something that could not be purchased, even if one had money. For the fatty to obtain ten, it went to show that he had great means.
After he paid up, he kept the Essence Light Arrows properly. Then Xiao Chen suddenly thought of something, The Earth Ranked Battle Armor Yan Qianyun was wearing is still with you, right?
Jin Dabao, What are you thinking? That is not for sale; it is worth at least one million gold taels. Furthermore, you are broke now.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly, If I did not knock him unconscious, how could you have pulled out all his hair till there was nothing left? Thus, I should have a share in this Earth Ranked Battle Armor.
The fatty said angrily, Stop speaking nonsense! Although this Fat Lord loves money, I do not love it to such a perverse level. All those are just rumors.
The two of them bickered for a long time before Xiao Chen finally wrote out a promissory note for 500,000 gold taels and took the Earth Ranked Battle Armor away.
After Xiao Chen walked far away, Jin Dabao held the promissory note and chuckled, You have fallen into my trappletely. That Battle Armor was an underserved fortune anyway.
After a short moment, there was the sound of footsteps. Su Xiaoxiao walked over gracefully as she carried her zither. She asked in a soft voice, Did you give him my Essence Light Arrows?
The fatty hurriedly put away the promissory note and said in a righteous manner, I have followed Miss Xiaoxiaos intentions and given the Essence Light Arrows to Xiao Chen in the capacity as a friend.
That is good; we should make a move, too.
In the outer periphery of Savage Forest, Xiao Chen widened his footsteps and headed quickly towards the inner reaches of Savage Forest. There were the corpses of Spirit Beasts everywhere he passed.
Normally, there would be people fighting over the Spirit Beasts corpses. Now, no one was interested in them. Xiao Chen even saw a few corpses of Rank 3 Spirit Beasts lying at the side. No one bothered to move or take it.
Xiao Chen stopped and took out a small knife. He started to use it, cutting up the body of the Rank 3 Spirit Beast. Even the most ordinary Spirit Core of a Rank 3 Spirit Beast was worth at least a thousand silver taels.
Xiao Chen was now extremely broke. Furthermore, he owed the fatty a big debt. There was no need to ignore money that was lying on the side of the road.
This person is a stupid cunt. In this situation, where everyone is making full use of their time, he actually took out time to a dig out Spirit Core that other people left behind.
Chapter 110 - Golden Holy Beast
Chapter 110: Golden Holy Beast
Stop talking, and lets go quickly; we are already veryte. Even if we only find some scrap metal, we will still be able to sell it for hundreds of thousands of silver taels.
Two cultivators, who were not even Superior Grade Martial Masters, walked pass Xiao Chen. They saw what Xiao Chen was doing and despised him.
Xiao Chen smiled indifferently and ignored them. It was not even certain they would be able to survive the trip to Beast King Valley to think they were fantasizing about obtaining treasures from the Ancient Remnant. Even if you obtain them, will you be able toe out alive?
Xiao Chen kept the three Rank 3 Spirit Core and continued on his journey. There were even more Spirit Beast corpses scattered before him. Xiao Chen even discovered a few Rank 4 Spirit Beast corpses, resulting in Xiao Chen earning a small fortune.
Usually, Rank 5 Spirit Beasts would not appear in the outer periphery of Savage Forest. While this was normally dangerous, there were many cultivators here today. When they all worked together, there was no Spirit Beast which could hinder them.
Boom! Boom!
The sound of a battle reached Xiao Chens ears. Xiao Chen expanded his Spiritual Sense and looked toward the direction of the sound. A group of cultivators were currently surrounding and fighting a Spirit Beast which waspletely golden.
Golden Holy Beast! Xiao Chen thought in shock. The Spirit Beast that was surrounded was apletely golden lion its head was even adorned by a golden horn.
To think that this kind of Holy beast exists Xiao Chen eximed in shocked, and there were great waves in his heart. However, it seems that its bloodline is not pure.
In the ancient times, there was a type of Spirit Beast; its body waspletely golden, even its blood was golden. It was the Golden Holy Beast. The Spirit Core it produced was of the best quality amongst those of the same rank.
It was rumored there were ancient Savage Beasts in Savage Forest. Although they did not see a Savage Beast, they discovered a Golden Holy Beast.
It must be because there was arge number of cultivators who came in and identally ran into it. Otherwise, with the spirituality of this kind of Spirit Beast, it would have fled before anyone got near.
However, the bloodline of this Golden Holy Beast was very thin, its value was no longer shocking. Xiao Chen was only interested in its golden horn.
He had not been able to find a suitable material for his Life Bestowal Spell. The gold horn was the most important part of the Golden Holy Beast. It went without saying that it had a high amount of Spirituality.
He leaped up onto a tree branch and continued leaping from tree to tree. When he arrived closer to the battle, he observed them carefully.
There were two groups of people surrounding this golden lion. At the moment, the golden lion was at the end of its tether. The atmosphere instantly became very strange.
The leaders of these two groups of cultivators were Martial Saints. They each led ten odd cultivators dressed in different attire. It was obvious that these were groups which were formed at thest minute.
Pu Ci!
The golden lion spat out a golden me. The me gave off a golden-bright and dazzling glow as it sped toward the heads of the group to the right.
This me was very mighty, but the golden lion was currently very injured. The mes it spat out was a littlecking. The Martial Saint wearing gray robes pped the me and something strange happened.
The golden me suddenly rebounded back and headed towards the other group of people. A significant number of unprepared cultivators were immediately injured.
Zhang He! What are you doing! the Martial Saint who lead the other group shouted angrily.
[Note: This Zhang He is a different one from the Promise of Ten Years Arc, they are written with different Chinese characters but sound the same.]
The Martial Saint known as Zhang He smiled coldly, What am I doing? Isnt that what you were thinking of doing? Dont think I dont know what you did. If you did not make a mistake on purpose earlier, would this beast have been able to injure me.
While the two of them spoke, they did not stop attacking. The already severely injured golden lion did not have long to live. Both sides purposely sent the mes flying over to the other side asionally.
The two Martial Saints were not bothered much, but the group of Martial Grand Masters was very unfortunate. asionally there would be someone getting burnt.
Seniors, although this Golden Holy Beast is precious, its bloodline has already been severely diluted. There is no need to fight to the death here over this.
Indeed, lets rush over quickly to Beast King Valley. Even the scrap metal from there will be much more valuable than this.
The cultivators behind them advised. If these two people carried on like this, someone could potentially die.
Bang!
After one final attack, the golden lion finally fell to the ground. Both sides looked cautiously at each other. No one went forward to collect the corpse.
Zhang He looked at his opponent, Zhou Hongyu, our strengths are very simr; there would be no way to determine a winner in a short period of time. It would be impossible for you to monopolize this golden lion.
The battle between you and I has already dyed us for a long time. If we still wished to go to Beast King Valley, we need to settle this fast.
Zhou Hongyu considered for awhile, Very well, I only want the horn; I am not interested in the rest of it.
Zhang He smiled, You should have said that earlier, I only want the Spirit Core. How about we leave the remaining skin, meat, and blood for the brothers behind us?
Zhou Hongyu nodded his head, The both of us will take a step back and send one person forward to collect the Spirit Core and horn. How is that?
Exactly what I was thinking!
The two of them agreed on the distribution of the golden lion and took a step back. Two cultivators holding small knives walked out from the group.
Hu Chi!
A ball of purple mes suddenly appeared on the ground, then it turned into a two-meter high firewall. When the firewall appeared, the two cultivators holding the knives were startled.
In the instant the firewall rose up, a figure descended and with a shua sound, the corpse of the golden lion disappeared. There was a crack of thunder and the figure disappeared in the distance with the golden lion.
Whats going on? What happened?
The thick mes had obstructed their vision. They were not able to see what happened. The two Martial Saints looked at each other then they quickly chased in the direction Xiao Chen retreated.
By the time the two of them began the chase, they only saw a figure flying through the sky. Zhang He said in disbelief, Could it be a Martial King expert?
Zhou Hongyus face turned ashen and he shook his head, He definitely is not; I can feel his aura is even weaker than that of a Martial Grand Master. It must be a flying Martial Technique.
Damn it, after spending all that effort, tiring ourselves out, we ended up letting someone else benefit. The two of them felt extremely regretful. If they had not been so suspicious of each other, the Golden Holy Beast would not have been snatched away.
Xiao Chen only stopped after he used the Gravity Spell to fly far away. He extended out his Spiritual Sense to ensure there was no one around before revealing an expression of maniacal joy.
To think I managed to obtain such a big advantage The two Martial Saints can only me themselves. There was a happy smile on Xiao Chens face as he took the golden lion out from the Universe Ring.
After carefully observing it, he discovered the fur on the belly of the golden lion had turnedpletely white. Looking at the size of its body, it would be a juvenile Spirit Beast like Xiao Bai, or else, it would not have been easily killed by them.
Legend has it that the Golden Holy Beasts were able to be Rank 8 Spirit Beasts at the minimum. It was equivalent to a human Martial Sage.
Xiao Chen did not hesitate and directly cut off the horn of the golden lion. Then he collected its blood. Legend says that this golden blood could be consumed directly and would greatly boost a persons cultivation.
Xiao Chen managed to collect a total of eight bottles of golden blood. Then he began to dissect it, extracting a golden Spirit Core.
The golden Spirit Core gave off a faint radiance. A golden gas which could be seen with the naked eye was being emitted. A denser Spiritual Energy actually leaked out from it, like an unending stream of spring water.
What a terrifying energy; even the amount that leaked out was already so much, Xiao Chen thought in astonishment. If he were to absorb it all, it would be a huge amount.
Xiao Chen immediately did as he thought. He ced the Spirit Core in his hand and sat down cross-legged. He then entered into a state of cultivation.
Hu Chi!
That golden Spiritual Energy was like a mist as it was directly sucked into Xiao Chens mouth and nose. A pure and mighty Spiritual Energy gushed in like a rushing river.
Xiao Chen circted the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation and slowly digested the pure Spiritual Energy. The dense mist-like golden Spiritual Energy flowed out for two hours before it stopped.
Crack!
There was a crunch and the golden Spirit Core cracked and turned into dust. When the wind blew, itpletely disappeared.
Xiao Chen opened his eyes and there was a piercing purple glowing from them. After the purple glow flickered for some time, it slowly disappeared.
Every time Xiao Chen advanced in his cultivation, this purple glow would appear. Xiao Chen was not able to understand what it was; even the Compendium of Cultivation did not talk about it.
Recollecting his thoughts, Xiao Chen could not afford to think about this now. He carefully inspected his body and checked the energy contained in his Martial Spirit. He had advanced to Superior Grade Martial Master.
The Golden Holy Beast Spirit Core was an unexpected treasure. No wonder this rare bloodline would be able to cause two Martial Saints to fight till they were almost unable to continue to Beast King Valley.
Xiao Chenposed himself and stretch his arms and legs. Then he rushed rapidly towards the inner reaches of Savage Forest. He executed the Azure Dragon Cloud Soaring Art to its extreme and a dragon shadow appeared behind him. He was rapidly advancing on the ground.
After half an hour, Xiao Chen arrived at arge river. Once he crossed this river, he would enter the inner reaches of Savage Forest.
However, at this moment, there was arge group of people gathered at the riverbank, cursing loudly and unceasingly. Xiao Chen was curious, and when he went past the crowd, he understood why this group of people was cursing.
The only wooden bridge connecting the outer periphery and inner reaches of Savage Forest had been destroyed by someone. The river was a couple of hundred meters wide and there were aquatic monsters in the water. The group of people on this side of the river were all obstructed from crossing over.
Ah!
A miserable cry came from the river water. Two cultivators who tried to swim across were swallowed by a strange ck fish.
After a short moment,rge patches of blood pervaded the surface of the river. Xiao Chen felt it was unfortunate. He had seen what happened; these two cultivators were the ones who mocked him earlier.
The scrap metal in Beast King Valley could be sold for hundreds of thousands silver taels. Unfortunately, they did not even manage to make it to the inner reaches of Savage Forest and died in the river.
Tong!
A Martial Grand Master suddenly leaped up above the river, high into the air. Then he fell to the water surface. He pushed off gently with his feet and his body rose up again. He was now only 30 meters away from the opposite shore.
Chapter 111 - Arrival of Chu Chaoyun
Chapter 111: Arrival of Chu Chaoyun
All he had to do was leap off the river surface once more, and he wouldnd safely on the other side of the river. Thinking of this, the Martial Grand Master revealed a joyful smile.
Hu Chi!
Just as hended on the water the second time, a ck-colored tentacle shot out from the water and wrapped around his feet. The Martial Grand Master did not panic; he reacted quickly and chopped at it with his saber. The ck tentacle immediately tore apart.
Pu! Pu! Pu!
The Martial Grand Master regained his freedom and soared into the air once again. However, before he managed to rise very high, countless ck tentacles suddenly shot out from the water and pulled him in.
A cry of fear came from his mouth. He did his best to struggle, but the tentacles still dragged him down into the water. Anyone nearby would have heard a chewing sound.
Gu Nong! Gu Nong!
Bubbles continuously broke the surface of the water, and pools of blood appeared. Many could vaguely see a ck aquatic monster swimming under the waters surface, its back covered in tentacles of all sizes.
I wonder which bastard broke the bridge. We are finished, there are so many terrifying fishes. No one could make their way across.
Those who wish to cross over have to be at least a Martial Saint. Otherwise, they will not be able to leap across the river in one go and will be captured by the tentacles of that terrifying creature.
Seeing another Martial Grand Master perish, the crowd on the riverbank no longer dared to attempt crossing the river. They all cursed the person who broke the bridge.
There was the sound of rushing footsteps as Zhang He and Zhou Hongyu led arge group of cultivators over. Xiao Chen quickly hid amongst the crowd.
When the two of them saw that the bridge was broken, they did not hesitate and shouted out loudly, leaping across the river. They leaped high into the air, and when theynded on the water, they caused the water to ssh up high into the air.
Pu! Pu! Pu!
Numerous tentacles flew into the air towards the two of them. The two each released many sword lights and turned the tentacles into fragments.
After a short moment, under the gaze of the crowd, the two of themnded firmly on the other side. Then they quickly rushed towards the direction of Beast King Valley.
Damn it! Those two bastards! They said they would bring us to Beast King Valley. To think that they betrayed us us, the cultivators that followed them cursed out loudly when they saw the situation.
The people beside them said in a bad mood, What are you cursing for?! You are not a person of good character anyway. You were just using each other earlier; there is nothing much to say about that!
Who are you scolding?! Repeat that if you dare!
Because they were not able to cross the river, the cultivators on the riverbank were all in a bad mood. After some disagreeable words were exchanged, it would turn into a fight.
Xiao Chen could not be bothered about this group of people. When he was about to cross the river, a ck dot suddenly headed over rapidly from upstream. It was strangely fast and appeared in front of everyone very quickly.
The ck dot was actually a ck ship. The people on the riverbank were astonished and stopped quarrelling. They felt that it was incredibly strange. There were many aquatic monsters in there Why did a boat appear from upstream? Where did this boat came from?
Dear customers of Liushang Pavilion, new and old, the Fat Lord is here to rescue everyone once again, a familiar figure appeared on the bow of the boat. Jin Dabao was standing there holding a golden folding fan, as he smiled so wide that his eyes turned to slits.
Bang! The ck boat docked at the river side. The group of cultivators were wild with joy as they rushed to the boat, as though they had seen their savior.
Chi! Chi!
Suddenly, arrows were fired from the bow of the boat. The crowd below were startled and retreated backward to avoid them. The fatty smiled and said, Those who wish to cross the river have to pay ten thousand silver taels, or else forget about it. After all, this Fat Lord is a business man.
Ten Thousand silver taels? This is daylight robbery! It is just a ride across the river.
Thats right, even robbers are not that ruthless.
Although the people below were vicious with their words, they still paid up in the end and boarded the boat. Xiao Chen counted the number of people; there were about three or four hundred people here. The fatty had earned another 4 million on this trip.
Xiao Chen had long expected that the fatty would rush over to Savage Forest as well, but he did not expect to meet him here. Although it was unexpected, it was within reason. Xiao Chen even suspected that the bridge was purposely broken by the fatty.
In the blink of an eye, the people on the riverbank all boarded the boat. The fatty stood at the bow and looked at Xiao Chen. He said as he smiled, Brother Xiao,e up. I know you are broke already, but Brother fatty will give you a free ride.
Xiao Chen did not say anything and leaped up into the air,nding on the bow of the boat. The boat immediately weighed in the anchor and turned around. The boat headed across the river rapidly, creating huge sshes as its huge body sliced across the water. The terrifying creatures in the water all avoided the boat.
Jin Dabao made his way through the crowd then lead Xiao Chen to the Ships hold. He said in a cocky manner, What do you think, Brother Xiao? My boat is pretty good right?
Xiao Chen smiled faintly, Although it is not a King Grade Secret Treasure like the ck Royal Warship, it is at least a Spirit Grade Secret Treasure.
The fatty was startled, but he smiled and said, Brother Xiao has sharp eyes. How about I bring you directly to Beast King Valley? Given our friendship, I will not charge you anything.
Xiao Chen thought, I have indeed guessed correctly. When he saw the boat floating down from upstream, he had already guessed it. Aside from flying in from the sky andnding upstream, there were no other ways to enter the water.
Can you give me a look at the control room? Xiao Chen asked. He really wanted to know if this legendary Secret Treasure was the same thing as the Magic Treasure recorded in the Compendium of Cultivation.
After Xiao Chen said that, he took out a bottle of the Golden Holy Beast blood from the Universe Ring and ced it in front of the fatty.
Jin Dabao opened it up and sniffed it before smiling brightly, Sure, no problem at all. However, time is limited; dont waste too much time.
The fatty sent out some energy from his hands and, after it struck some unknown ce, there was a boom and a hole appeared in the hold of the boat. Xiao Chen and the fatty immediately fell into it.
Xiao Chen turned his body gracefully in midair andnded firmly. He immediately felt a familiar aura. He quickly closed his eyes and extended out his Spiritual Sense.
A huge formation appeared in Xiao Chens mind. He could see every bit of the formations that were hidden throughout the boat; they were giving off a green radiance.
Xiao Chen opened his eyes and followed the fatty to the center of the formation. Then, he finally saw the secret of the Secret Treasures core. There were many Spirit Stones scattered around the formation center, and there were several old people continuously directing the flow of the Spiritual Energy.
This Secret Treasure is indeed a Magic Treasure, Xiao Chen thought in shock. Just that the people now have forgotten how to operate the Secret Treasure and actually have to use Spirit Stones to do so.
Brother Xiao, lets go. We have already arrived.
Xiao Chen was very engrossed in it when he was interrupted by the fatty. He had discovered not even ten percent of the true capabilities of how this Secret Treasure was utilized. It had turned into a simple transportation tool; he felt that it was a pity.
The two of them returned to the hold of the boat. The group of cultivators saw the shore, and they quickly jumped down. After everyone jumped off, the fatty waved his hand and the boat immediately soared into the air, heading towards Beast King Valley.
Damn! That is actually a Secret Treasure! This fatty is too horrible.
After taking ten thousand silver taels from us, why doesnt he send us all the way to Beast King Valley?! all the people below cursed out when they saw the situation.
High in the sky, the fatty stood at the bow. He felt extremely pleased with himself. He stretched his two hands apart and enjoyed the gentle breeze, The feeling of soaring through the sky is great.
Hu!
Just at that moment, a huge golden ship flew past its side rapidly. It brushed by the fattys boat, causing a violent wind to kick up; the fatty nearly fell off the boat.
Dong!
Just as the fatty was about to curse out, a dark shadow suddenly flew by above them. A wine ss fell from above andnded on the fattys head.
[TL notes: A chinese wine ss looks different from a Western one. It looks simr to the Chinese teacup, but smaller.]
Xiao Chen looked towards the warship that flew over them and saw Hua Yunfei. The Hua ns King Grade Secret Treasure had shown up.
Damn it! One day when this Fat Lord gets his hands on an Emperor Grade Secret Weapon, I will crush you to death. Damn it! the fatty cursed as he massaged his head.
Just at that moment, Xiao Chen noticed a figure standing on a huge tree. He felt that the person looked familiar. He extended out his Spiritual Sense and discovered that he was Chu Chaoyun.
He had a sword behind him, and his long hair fluttered about. He stood on a tree branch and looked into the distance. Xiao Chen felt that it was strange. The noble ns all brought a number of people, and they even brought out King Grade Secret Treasures.
The Misty Sword Sect was the strongest power in Dongming Province, but they only sent one Chu Chaoyun. Furthermore, he was alone. This did not make sense.
Suddenly Chu Chaoyun turned his head and smiled at Xiao Chen, as though he was greeting him. Xiao Chen was startled, Could he have seen me? I only sent my Spiritual Sense down; even a Martial Saint would not be able to sense that.
A sword of light suddenly appeared below Chu Chaoyuns feet, carrying him into the sky. He rapidly headed toward the fattys boat.
Weng!
The sword of light disappeared, and Chu Chaoyunnded firmly on the bow of the boat. Xiao Chen felt a dangerous aura, and he took three steps back.
Chu Chaoyun smiled faintly and jumped down from the bow. He said to Xiao Chen, Brother Xiao, there is no need to be anxious. I am just here to hitch a ride.
The fatty stood at the side and smiled coldly, Whose boat do you think this is? You think you can do anything you want? The fatty had just suffered twice in a row earlier and was currently in a bad mood. When he saw Chu Chaoyun boarding uninvited, he started to take it out on him.
Chu Chaoyun just smiled faintly and walked over to the fattys side. He handed over a pile of gold taels banknotes and said, The people of your Jin n are all businessmen. Im sure you will ept this business deal that urred without any effort.
Jin Dabao, who normally behaved like he had seen his father when he saw money, still did not change his expression. He simply kept the banknotes with a snort.
Xiao Chen was astonished and thought to himself, Fatty Jin must have suffered some disadvantage from Chu Chaoyun before. Or else he would not have made such an expression.
They flew toward Beast King Valley in silence. Chu Chaoyun appeared to be very peaceful during the journey. asionally, he would engage Xiao Chen in conversation, making people feel rxed.
However, the more rxed he felt, the more Xiao Chen felt something was wrong. He did not know why, but the feeling Chu Chaoyun gave him was much more dangerous than Hua Yunfei.
Boom! Boom!
Suddenly, there were explosive soundsing from the sky in front of them. The three people at the bow looked to the front and saw the Guiyi Marquis''s Golden Battleship fighting with a group of huge birds.
The huge birds each had three heads, and when they extended out their wings, they had a wingspan of tens of meters. Of its three heads, one spat out fire, one poison gas, and one cold air. It was an extremely fierce beast.
Chapter 112 - The Strong Gathers
Chapter 112: The Strong Gathers
Flying Rank 5 Spirit Beast Spirit Beast Three-headed Bird, it is going to be problematic; are we able to avoid them? Chu Chaoyun asked indifferently as he took a clear look.
The fattys expression turned grave. After a long time, he said, Lets descend; there are too many. I did not expect us to meet this kind of pack mentality Spirit Beast while we were still quite a few kilometers away from our destination.
Chu Chaoyun frowned slightly, Its toote.
Just as he spoke, four Three-headed Birds headed over to them rapidly. When the three huge birds flew next to each other, they were like a dark cloud, covering the sky.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Fire, ice, and poison rained down on the boat. A faint jade-green halo appeared around the boat, deflecting all these attacks.
The fat on Fatty Jins face wobbled as he cursed, Im going to suffer a loss this time, spending so many Spirit Stones before I have even arrived at Beast King Valley.
Xiao Chen thought for awhile before saying, Dabao, it is best we part from each other. I will help you lure one away. Xiao Chen kept feeling some pressure when he was with Chu Chaoyun. Now that he had the opportunity to leave, he did not hesitate.
Executing the Gravity Spell, Xiao Chen soared up and left the ground. He went past the jade-green halo and flew directly out. Immediately, the Three-headed Birds focused their attacks on him, mes, ice, and poison.
Xiao Chen executed the Heavenly Lightning Shield and blocked all these attacked. He flew rapidly forward and all four Three-headed Birds chased after him.
Damn, I only wanted to lure one away, not all of them, Xiao Chen said, depressed.
The attacks of the four Three-headed Birds struck the Heavenly Lightning Shield unceasingly. Soon, countless cracks extended throughout the Heavenly Lightning Shield. Xiao Chens body swayed in midair, like a leaf being blown around in a violent storm.
The fatty stood on the bow and saw Xiao Chen had lured away the four Three-headed Birds. His expression finally became happy and he shouted loudly, Brother Xiao Chen, you are too kind!
Ding!
An indistinct zither sound came from the hold. Three sound waves, which could be seen with the naked eye, flew into the sky towards the Three-headed Birds like sharp swords.
Pu Ci!
Three of the Three-headed Birds cried out miserably. A severe injury appeared on each of their bodies. Blood sprayed and fell from the sky.
When the fatty saw the Three-headed Birds turn around and return, the smile on his face froze. A strange look shed in Chu Chaoyuns eyes as he looked at the hold in shock, I did not expect Miss Xiaoxiao to be here as well.
After three of the Three-headed Birds left, the pressure on Xiao Chen was significantly reduced. He executed the Lightning Evasion andpletely evaded the attacks of the final Three-headed Bird.
After checking the direction, Xiao Chen continued to fly towards Beast King Valley. He took a quick nce at the distant Golden Battleship and saw a sight which would cause one the shudder.
There was a person in gold armor. A blinding resplendent golden light radiated from his body; he held a three-meter long gold long spear in his right hand and a one meter long red short spear in his left.
He was leaping from one Three-headed Bird to another. When he made a sweep with his long spear, it was like a god of war doing so. Fighting everything nearby, blood sprayed everywhere. One by one, he took down the Three-headed Birds.
Is this the Guiyi Marquis, Ying Xiao? The number one youth after Ying Yue? Xiao Chen pondered as he watched with a gaze filled with shock.
The strength of a Three-headed Bird was equivalent to that of a peak Martial Grand Master. However, they were ughtered by Ying Xiao without a chance to resist. It could be seen how terrifying his strength was.
The Guiyi Marquis seemed to have sense Xiao Chens gaze. He turned his head and settled a lightning-like gaze on Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen did not want to get involved in any trouble so he quickly flew off. After half an hour of flying, Xiao Chen could already see the silhouette of Beast King Valley from the sky. As he did not wish to attract too much attention, he slowly descended.
He saw the Duanmu ns Profound Ice Pce, the Ji ns ck Royal Warship, and the Hua ns Battleship all stopped in the sky. They were being held up by some flying Spirit Beasts.
After Xiao Chennded, he immediately heard a miserable cry from his surrounding. He turned his head around and saw a cultivator being torn apart by a Spirit Beast and swallowed into its stomach.
The further he walked in, the more terrifying the Spirit Beasts of the inner reaches of Savage Forest were. Xiao Chen carefully leaped up onto a big tree. Hepletely hid his aura and waited for that Spirit Beast to past before jumping down slowly.
Now that he was here, every step he took was dangerous. If he was not attentive, he would be killed by Spirit Beasts. Xiao Chen did not dare be careless. He released his Spiritual Sense as he slowly headed to Beast King Valley.
Because the Beast King Valley was the final resting ce for beast kings, there would not be any Spirit Beasts going near the entrance to Beast King Valley. Xiao Chen saw arge group of cultivators gathering at the valley entrance; they were not anxious to enter.
I finally arrived. This trip was very disastrous. Ive seen many Martial Saints die miserably. How terrifying.
Indeed, the Zhang He that led us earlier was actually swallowed by an ancient Savage Beast.
Why are the people of the noble ns noting down yet? The people who went in earlier discovered a few beast kings that had not died yet. Before they could flee, they were destroyed.
Fortunately, I was quick witted. I only took a look from a distance or I would not have been able to escape as well. There was a Golden Lion King that was as big as a small hill. When swords or sabers struck it, its skin did not even break.
Xiao Chen blended into the crowd; he finally understood why this group of cultivators was stuck at the valley entrance. So it was because there were beast kings that were not dead yet in the Beast King Valley. Furthermore, there was more than one.
Bang!
The Guiyi Marquiss Golden Battleship was the first to arrive. A group of warriors wearing gold armor jumped off the battleship andnded on the ground. The Guiyi Marquis rode a Dragon-scaled Horse and leaped off the battleship, leading his warriors into the valley.
The Guiyi Marquis is here, and those following behind him are the Golden Guards. Each of one of them is a peak Martial Grand Master. Furthermore, they all have experience on the battlefield. There is no need to fear this time.
Xiao Chen extended his Spiritual Sense to check out this group of people. He could see a ck aura lingering above their heads. This was the baleful aura that formed when a person has killed too much.
Bang!
The Ji ns ck Royal Warship finally arrived. Ji Changkong led a group of Ji n cultivators and leaped off the bow of the warship. After a while, the Martial Saints of the Jiang n also jumped down.
The Ji ns people have arrived, too. Damn, that is a lot of Martial Saints. Even the six martial Saints of the Jiang n all came, too. They could possibly be the strongest power amongst the noble ns.
Bang! Bang!
The Hua n and Duanmu n had also finally dealt with the Spirit beasts holding them up. All of them led their men over and entered. Now, all the people of the noble ns had arrived.
The cultivators at the entrance could no longer wait and they followed them in, hoping to be able to pick up some scraps. Xiao Chen had noticed there were strong cultivators hiding, not rushing to enter.
Xiao Chen was not in a rush either and did not follow them in. He locked his Spiritual Sense on the Ji ns people. He had actually seen Jiang Muheng amongst them and could not help but pay special attention to him.
After four hours, almost all the cultivators had gone in. Xiao Chen no longer wished to wait anymore. He sensed the Ji n killing off a beast king past its prime via his Spiritual Sense.
Brother Xiao Chen, wait for me. Lets gather together, suddenly, the fattys voice came from behind him.
Xiao Chen turned around to take a look and saw Jin Dabao beaming as he shouted out. Su Xiaoxiao was carrying her zither beside him. Her pure face also revealed a faint smile.
When Xiao Chen saw Su Xiaoxiao, he was mildly surprised. He thought back to earlier when he was being attacked by four Three-headed Bird; he seemed to have heard the sound of a zither. Seems like Su Xiaoxiao had taken action.
Many thanks to Miss Xiaoxiao for assisting earlier, Xiao Chen thanked Su Xiaoxiao when they walked over.
Su Xiaoxiao smiled tactfully, a mischievous expression appeared on her pretty face, Isnt Young Master Xiao afraid of my low intelligence?
Xiao Chen felt ashamed in his heart, This girl indeed holds a grudge. I had already forgotten what I said back then. Thinking about it carefully, Su Xiaoxiao actually was thinking of him.
Yan Qianyun was not weak; it was just that he had suffered from a huge disadvantage from the start because of his carelessness and was attacked continuously by Xiao Chen. The most important thing was Su Xiaoxiao did not expect Xiao Chen to attack him in front of her.
Fatty Jin held a golden folding fan and smiled, Lets go in quickly. This Fat Lord has to recoup all of his loses.
Xiao Chen did not see Chu Chaoyun and felt that it was strange. Feeling curious, he asked, Where is Chu Chaoyun?
The fatty replied, Lets go quickly, don''t mention that fellow anymore. He left the moment we arrived.
The three of them entered the valley entrance and after walking for a short distance, the huge Beast King Valley appeared before their eyes. Though Beast King Valley was a valley, it was the size of a small city. Even if Xiao Chen extended his Spiritual Sense to its maximum, he would not reach the end of it.
The group headed further in. There were many huge bones to the side. When the fatty saw these, his eyes lit up. These were the bones of the high ranked beast kings.
After thousands of years, there was no sign of damage to them. Unfortunately, these skeletons wereplete. They were not able to break them with swords or sabers. They were not able to move the entire thing either. Despite seeing these treasures, they were not able to obtain them.
A faint pressure from the towering skeletons was felt from a distant. Even though a thousand years passed, these were once beast kings. The aura they had left still existed.
The fatty beat his chest in sorrow and said, What a pity. There are so many skeletons here. If I could just move one of them back, even if I do not obtain any thing from the remnants, this trip would be worth it.
Xiao Chen did not understand and asked, Are these bones very valuable? Why do I not feel so? Even if these bones are very hard and can be used as weapons, there are no tools which can shape them.
The fatty nced at Su Xiaoxiao and smiled faintly, Do not look down on the Heavenly Craft Manors methods. Out of the ten great Spirit Weapons they made, three of them were made using thousand years old beast king bones.
Furthermore, weapons made from pure bones are extremely helpful to people who practice certain Martial Techniques. Aside from forging weapons, they are very useful for refining pills. If I find a smaller skeleton, this Fat Lord will move it back personally.
Spirit Weapons made from bones, this waspletely out of Xiao Chens expectations. The three of them walked walk forward and saw a cultivator groping around a skeleton.
Chapter 113 - The Fat Lord Going Against Ji Changkong
Chapter 113: The Fat Lord Going Against Ji Changkong
Im rich! I have picked up a piece of beast king bone, that cultivator eximed out in joy. The surrounding people immediately rushed to take a look.
After the people beside him took a look, he said, It is genuine, it is the beast bone of a beast king that is at least Rank 8. What a terrifying spiritual pressure! I could feel it even quite a few meters away. Furthermore, it is just a fragment.
Pu Ci!
Before the smile could fade from the cultivator who obtained the beast bone, he was hacked into two halves. The person who attacked took the beast bone and ran off frantically.
How could the people who saw the situation let it go? They all chased after the person in session. It instantly became a bitter battle.
Finally, an independent Martial Saint who was passing by snatched the beast bone and killed ten odd people. After that, no one dared to continue to vie for it.
The fatty shook his head and sighed, How dumb does a person have to be to shout it out so loudly to everyone? The treasure is on me! Come snatch it from me!
Xiao Chen felt regret before he even found the entrance to the remnant, the killing in the valley was already so horrifying. Once they entered the remnant, how much worse would it be?
Before the three of them walked much further, they saw the Ji n. They were dismantling the beast king they had just killed.
The fatty said in astonishment, They actually killed a beast king that was still alive. The Ji n struck it rich this time. Just the blood alone can be sold for millions. The value of the Spirit Core is even higher.
Xiao Chen was not overly surprised; before he entered the valley, he has locked his Spiritual Sense on the Ji n. He had seen for himself how they killed the beast king.
Of which, Ji Changkongs final resplendent sword which tore through the sky left a very deep impression on Xiao Chen. That Martial Technique should have already reached the level of Earth Ranked.
Lets change our direction; the Jiang n is in front. It is not convenient for me to get near, Xiao Chen told the fatty when he saw Jiang Muheng in the crowd in front.
The fatty felt it was unfortunate, I wonder if it is possible to go and exchange some things with them Never mind, lets go.
The three of them changed their direction and continued heading further in. Suddenly a spot of brilliant light exploded in the sky; an incredibly resplendent meteor descended. Itnded with a loud boom in front of the three of them.
Countless dust particles were kicked up. After the dust cloud faded, Ji Changkong appeared in front of the three of them. His long ck hair fluttered in the wind, and an abstruse starry sky seemed to be reflected in his eyes. He used his strong aura to pressure the three of them as he slowly walked to their front.
The group of three all felt a pressure and could not help but take a step back. They looked cautiously and saw Ji Changkong suddenly appear.
Ji Changkongs face was as smooth as jade; he looked extremely handsome. He stretched out his finger and pointed at Xiao Chen, saying indifferently, You, stay. The both of you may leave.
His voice was not loud and he spoke at a moderate speed. There was no trace of killing intent. However, there was a quality in his tone that would cause one to obey, one that would not allow orders to be questioned.
Pu! Pu! Pu!
Behind, Jiang Muheng led a group of Jiang n Martial Grand Masters over. He stood beside Ji Changkong and said, Cousin, hold the damn fatty back as well.
Hu!
Jin Dabaoughed coldly. The crowd only heard the sound of wind. Suddenly, the fatty was holding Jiang Muheng in his hands. All this happened in an instant. The crowd even thought that Jiang Muheng had run over himself.
Pa!
Jin Dabao held on to Jiang Muhengs cor with his left hand and raised him up. Then he used his right hand to p him on the face with his golden folding fan.
Although this Lord is Fat, that is not something anyone can say, especially people like you.
Pa! Pa!
After the fatty said that, he pped Jiang Muheng ruthlessly another two times. Jiang Muhengs right cheek immediately swelled up, blood leaked out the corner of his mouth.
Damn fatty! Let me go quickly, or I will make you live a life worse than death. I will Ah
Before Jiang Muheng could finish speaking, the fatty flung him onto the ground violently. A fat and thick leg stomped on his face ruthlessly a few times.
Seeing Ji Changkong had stopped a few people, the cultivators from the side came rushing over. When they saw the fatty flipping out, they all felt shocked in their heart.
The fatty is flipping out, how tyrannical. He does not even care about Ji Changkong and trampled his cousin underneath his feet.
Haha, who is Jiang Muheng? Even Xihe Provinces Yan Qianyuns hair waspletely plucked out by him. There is nothing he would not do.
Looks like the rumors are true. I wonder if Jiang Muheng will have his hair plucked out as well. If that happens, it would be very funny.
The words of the crowd reached the fattys ears. The fatty felt very depressed; he could not even muster up the mood tomit suicide for having such a bad reputation. He really wanted to dispel this rumor. However, it was obvious now was not the time to do so.
Did you see the fattys expression. Seems like he admitted to it. Damn! How cruel.
You still dare to call him fatty. Did you not hear him? He will pluck all the hair off anyone who dares to call him a fatty. You are done for, he must have heard you since you said it is such a loud voice. You better think of a solution to save yourself quickly.
Damn it, I shall speak of it no longer. If I keep talking, I will really be done for.
When Xiao Chen and Su Xiaoxiao heard the fatty, they both unconsciously took three steps back, putting a certain distance between them and the fatty. Jin Dabao had a wronged expression on him; he no longer had the tyrannical air he had earlier. He said bitterly, Cant you guys show some loyalty?
Jin Dabao, let my son go quickly. There are no grudges between you and I. I will not ask for that street on the east side of the city back, and I will not make things difficult for you either, The Jiang n Head quickly rushed over and said in a loud voice when he saw Jin Dabao trampling on Jiang Muheng.
When Jiang Muheng heard Jiang Mingxuns voice, he was extremely agitated. He struggled while his head was being stomped on by the fatty before finally managing open his mouth and take a deep breath. He shouted out, Father, save me! This fatty is a pervert. Yan Qianyun was
The fatty felt extremely infuriated when he heard Jiang Muhengs words. He kicked him into the air and used his palm as a knife, striking him unconscious.
Jiang Mingxun felt very anxious and rushed forward. The fatty grabbed Jiang Muhengs neck and red at Jiang Mingxun ruthlessly. Jiang Mingxun felt a killing intent in his gaze and hurriedly stopped.
Boom!
Ji Changkong, who had been silent all while, suddenly made his move. A ck human figure suddenly appeared in front of the fatty. That figure used his fingers as a sword and stabbed it towards Jin Dabaos eyes.
Hu!
Jin Dabao opened up the golden folding fan in his hand and a golden figure appeared behind him. That figure was dressed like a schr and was holding a golden folding fan in his hand as well.
The instant the schr appeared, the might of an ancient sage spread throughout the area. All the surrounding cultivators felt a righteous aura.
Boom!
The schr waved his hand gently and the folding fan opened up. It gave off an energy wave and the ck figure in front of the fatty immediately flew backward and exploded, bing a blood shadow.
Thats the weapon of an ancient sage. To think that a shadow of the ancient sage remained in it. How terrifying.
Ji Changfengs Astral Incarnation was actually blown apart by a gentle wave of the folding fan!
Ji Changkongs expression did not change, he just felt some shock in his heart. He did not expect this tackily dressed vulgar fatty to be covered in strange treasures. From the looks of his attire, it was very possible the gorgeous ornaments on him could be strange treasures as well.
The fatty heaved Jiang Muheng onto his body and said to Ji Changkong, I dont care about your grudge with Xiao Chen. After we leave Beast King Valley, I dont care what you do. However, in Beast King Valley, he is mypanion.
I will hang on to Jiang Muheng for a period of time, first. After we leave Beast King Valley, I will return him to you. After Jin Dabao spoke, he led Xiao Chen and Su Xiaoxiao off in another direction.
When Jiang Mingxun and the others saw Xiao Chen leaving, they felt very angry. However, there was nothing they could do. If they wanted to forcibly attack him, Jiang Muheng would be immediately killed.
This fatty is really tyrannical, he is not even afraid of Ji Changkong.
It is unfortunate for the Jiang n. Their only child is going to suffer at the hands of this fatty. Of all the people they chose to antagonize, they chose this fatty.
Be quiet! That fatty is still nearby; lower your voice.
When they arrived at a deste area of Beast King Valley, Jin Dabao threw Jiang Muheng onto the ground and started to pat him all over the body. Xiao Chen and Su Xiaoxiao remembered the rumor they heard and quietly stepped away to a side.
After a long time, the fatty cursed, Poor bastard, he has nothing at all.
Seeing Xiao Chen and Su Xiaoxiao move to the side, the fatty quickly picked up Jiang Muheng and chased after them. He exined, Can you guys not give me that look? That is just a rumor.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly, I know; it is just the difference in intelligence. They are just not able to understand you.
Thats the spirit! the fatty said joyfully, but after a while, he felt something was not right, Why do I feel that you are actually mocking me?
Xiao Chen cupped his ears and listened for awhile before saying, Stop messing around, I hear the sound of fighting. It must be one of the noble ns killing a beast king. Lets see if we can take advantage of the situation.
The fatty looked in the direction Xiao Chen pointed and listened as well, Why do I not hear it? Never mind, I believe you. However, how are we going to deal with this person Im carrying?
Xiao Chen thought for awhile before cing the Universe Ring on Jiang Muhengs body. With a thought from Xiao Chen, Jiang Muheng was stored in the Universe Ring.
Jin Dabao and Su Xiaoxiao were astonished to see that happen. The fatty asked in surprised, What kind of Spatial Ring is this? Howe it can even store a live human?
Xiao Chen did not exin and just said, Just treat it as a Secret Treasure.
Xiao Chen led the way forward; there were many battles going on along the way. As long as a fragment of beast king bone was found, there would be a great fight over it.
The fatty said in a depressed manner, Howe everyone is picking up beast king bones but I am not able to obtain any?
Xiao Chen smiled but did not say anything. He had extended out his Spiritual Sense all the while and noticed that the fatty had stepped on at least three pieces already but did not notice.
Bang! Bang!
The three of them finally saw the origins of the battling sounds. The Guiyi Marquis, Ying Xiao, was leading his 200 Golden Guards and fighting against a Golden Lion King about the size of a small mountain.
Xiao Chen remembered the young of the Golden Lion he met in the outer periphery of Savage Forest. Just the Spirit Core of its young already contained enough Spiritual Energy for Xiao Chen to raise his cultivation by one grade.
Chapter 114 - Golden Holy Beast
Chapter 114: Golden Holy Beast
The Spiritual Energy contained in the mountain-sized Golden Lion King would be at a very horrifying level.
The fattys eyes lit up as he said excitedly, It''s a Golden Holy Beast! Its really a Golden Holy Beast!
Su Xiaoxiao interrupted, Stop dreaming so much; the 200 Golden Guards of the Guiyi Marquis are all Martial Grand Masters. Furthermore, they are all baptized in the blood of the battlefield.
The most important thing is their equipment; they all have Earth Ranked Battle Armor and Superior Grade Profound Ranked Spirit Weapons forged in Heavenly Craft Manor. Even though they did not bring any Martial Saints, it could be said that they are likely to be the strongest force here.
Xiao Chen was incredibly astonished, There are 200 people using elite Battle Armors and Spirit Weapons; that is a terrifying number. The Battle Armor Yan Qianyun was wearing was only an Earth ranked Battle Armor. Furthermore, the only reason why he possessed one was because he was the sessor of a noble n.
To think that these 200 Golden Guards are actually all equipped with Earth Ranked Battle Armor. The thought of this would cause one to shiver even though it was not cold. Could it be that the Guiyi Marquis is unrivaled in Beast King Valley with just these 200 Golden Guards?
Ha!
Just as the three of them were speaking, the Guiyi Marquis, Ying Xiao, suddenly shouted out. He rode on his Dragon-scaled Horse and rushed towards the Golden Lion King. Dust was kicked up from the ground, and he moved with the horse as one, moving as fast as lightning as he arrived at his destination in an instant.
In the next moment, he arrived before the Golden Lion King. The three meter long golden long spear carried a huge force behind it as he struck the chest of the Golden Lion King violently.
Boom!
The three of them got to see an extremely magnificent scene. The Guiyi Marquis was only about slightly more than two meters tall when he rode on the Dragon-scaled Horse. In front of the mountain-sized Golden Lion King, he looked pathetically tiny.
However, he was able to knock the Golden Lion King flying back. The force behind the spear was very terrifying How great the force must have been in order to knock a mountain-sized Golden Lion King backward.
Bang!
The Golden Lion Kingnded heavily on the ground, resulting in a loud crash; the ground trembled. Before it stood up, the 200 Golden Guards immediately surrounded it.
Xiao Chen felt that it was unfortunate. He knew that in front of such absolute power, there would be no opportunities for him. He quickly led the group away and continued to head further in. Before he left, he felt the lightning-like gaze of the Guiyi Marquis on him once again.
After they walked for a long time, the fattyined, This Beast King Valley is too big. If we keep going like this, how many months would it take us to find the Ancient Remnant entrance?
Rumble!
Just as the fatty said that a continuous rumbling sound came from the side of a mountain in the distance. Suddenly, a cold wind swept through the valley, causing everyone to feel a chill in their hearts.
It must be the Ancient Remnant opening. It''s the Duanmu n. I saw them heading in that direction. Everyone immediately stopped what they were doing and looked towards that mountain side in the distance.
Ta! Ta! Ta!
The Guiyi Marquis, riding on his Dragon-scaled Horse, led his 200 Golden Guards and dashed by the group of three. They actually gave up on the Golden Lion King they almost subdued and made a beeline for the mountain side.
Everyones expression seemed to have be excited as they all made a mad dash for the mountain side. They were all afraid that if they were one step toote, all the treasures of the Ancient Remnant would be taken away by others.
Xiao Chen thought for a bit before turning back, Lets go check out the Golden Lion King; there is no need to rush for the Ancient Remnant.
The fatty chuckled, Exactly what I was thinking.
The three of them returned to the ce where the Golden Lion King was. They saw tens of cultivators who had the same thought as them. They were currently surrounding the soon to die Golden Lion King.
Many cultivators struck their weapons on the Golden Lion Kings body; metallic ngs kept ringing out. The skin of the Golden Lion King was like metal, not a single mark was even left.
Hu Chi!
A stream of golden me suddenly descended from the sky. The cultivators on the ground were all roasted into piles of ash. They did not even have the ability to resist. When the remaining cultivators saw this, they all gave up and left.
Xiao Chen now sort of understood why the Guiyi Marquis gave up. Although this Golden Lion King was about to die and its movements were sluggish, its skin was like metal. Ordinary weapons had no way of causing damage to it.
When Jin Dabao saw the situation, he frowned, Why is this fellows skin so thick; how is one going to make a move?
Xiao Chen analyzed the situation carefully, This Golden Lion King is about 50 meters tall. Looking at where the Guiyi Marquis pierced it with his spear, there is a shallow wound there. A small trickle of golden blood is slowly flowing out.
Su Xiaoxiao, who had been silent all the while, suddenly said something, There is still a chance. Its life force is rapidly diminishing. Furthermore, it is severely injured. Although the Guiyi Marquiss group did not manage to pierce its skin, the force behind their Spirit Weapons had infiltrated its body.
Xiao Chen took out the Soul yer Bow from the Universe Ring and nocked an Essence Light Arrow on it. He then drew the bow till it resembled a full moon. The arrow was aimed at the tiny wound on the chest of the Golden Lion King.
The arrow gave off a faint radiance; Xiao Chen could feel the horrifying force contained within it. Before, an Essence Light Arrow had caused damage to his Superior Grade Profound Ranked Battle Armor. It should not disappoint him today.
Weng!
The Essence Light Arrow buzzed in the air as it was fired. After an instant, it pierced through the Golden Lion Kings body, causing golden blood to spurt out.
Ding! Ding! Ding! Song of Nine Deaths in Yellow Springs
Su Xiaoxiao stroked her zither lightly, ying a melody depicting a very powerful and majestic army. The trees and grass in the valley trembled; the sound of wind roared loudly, as though a magnificent army with thousands of men and horses were marching in the valley.
Countless spirits of ancient heroes actually appeared behind Su Xiaoxiao. As she yed her zither, an army of ancient heroes riding on magnificent horses marched out from the underworld, rushing towards the Golden Lion King.
Xiao Chen executed the Lightning Evasion. He disappeared and reappeared in the sky, catching the Essence Light Arrow he fired in his hand. The Lunar Shadow Saber suddenly appeared in his hand; countless electrical arcs was dancing upon it.
Pu Ci!
Xiao Chen ruthlessly stabbed the Lunar Shadow Saber into the wound the Essence Light Arrow pierced through. A stream of golden blood immediately spurted out andnded on Xiao Chens face. The electricity in the Lunar Shadow Saber immediately rushed into the Golden Lion Kings body.
The Golden Lion King cried out painfully as its whole body trembled. A huge force came from its back and Xiao Chen was immediately thrown off.
Hu!
It spat a huge ball of golden me at Su Xiaoxiao before making a mad dash. It was like it was a final burst of life, the final radiance of the setting sun; its speed was incredibly fast.
The fatty suddenly opened the golden folding fan and the golden figure appeared once again. He waved the fan vigorously and blew the mes away.
The huge armyposed of the spirits of ancient heroes brandished their weapon and pierced the body of the Golden Lion King. Everything from the ancient hero spirits went through it; the Golden Lion King was slowed down by a little, as though it lost some of its lifeforce.
After all the ancient heroes pierced through the Golden Lion Kings body, it stoppedpletely about two meters away from Su Xiaoxiao.
Su Xiaoxiao suddenly stopped ying her zither. The faint music echoing in the valley suddenly turn quiet; even the wind seemed to stop blowing.
Dang!
A high pitched musical note suddenly resounded and there was a huge gust of wind. Su Xiaoxiaos clothes and fine ck hair fluttered in the wind. A formless force knocked the Golden Lion King flying back.
Descending Divine Dragon Chop!
Xiao Chen had the image of a dragon behind him as he fell from the sky, breaking through the air like a meteor. He struck the back of the Golden Lion King. There was a loud sound and the Golden Lion Kings mountain-sized body crumbled.
It cried out painfully. The three of them could feel its lifeforce rapidly depleting. This Golden Lion King that had reached the end of its lifespan was finally going to die.
Just as the three of them was about to rx, a figure came flying in from the distance as though he was a sword. The image of a sword pierced through the sky as it pierced into the body of the Golden Lion King where the Essence Light Arrow pierced it earlier with a loud explosive sound.
Boom!
There was another explosive sound as he pierced out of the other side of the Golden Lion Kings body. He held a golden Spirit Core the size of a basketball in his hand.
The Golden Lion King was now dead as a doorknob. Golden blood spurted out from the huge wound like a fountain. It gave off a pitter patter sound as it fell on the ground of the valley.
Chu Chaoyun! Xiao Chen eximed in shock when he saw who it was.
Chu Chaoyun smiled faintly. The golden Spiritual Energy that leaked from the golden Spirit Core in his hand poured out, forming a golden ribbon. When the countless Spirit Beasts saw the Spiritual Energy, they rushed over frantically.
Chu Chaoyun smiled in satisfaction as he put the golden Spirit Core away, into his Spatial Ring. He looked at Xiao Chen and said, Ill borrow this first and return it another day.
A sword of light appeared below his feet and he flew off into the distant. Xiao Chen was very pissed in his heart, This Chu Chaoyun is too despicable. After webored for a long time, he took the most valuable part of the Golden Lion King.
After saying he is borrowing it, he just ran away. Xiao Chen did not feel satisfied in his heart. He was very clear on the amount of Spiritual Energy contained in this Spirit Core, more so than anyone else. He executed the Gravity Spell to chased after him.
Brother Xiao, don''t chase after him! Fatty Jin shouted out from the ground. Damn it! Xiao Chen is not Chu Chaoyuns match; chasing after him is not beneficial.
Su Xiaoxiao was slightly pale at the moment. She had exhausted arge amount of Essence and vitality by using the Song of Nine Deaths in Yellow Springs. She looked in the direction Xiao Chen left and said, You can stop shouting. Chu Chaoyun will never harm him.
The fatty said hatefully, That bastard! This is not the first time he has done this. One day when he falls into my hands
Chu Chaoyun suddenly stopped when he arrived at a in in the valley. He slowlynded on the ground and looked at Xiao Chen, who chased after him, Brother Xiao, it is wrong of me to take your Spirit Core. I will pay this favor back in future.
After Xiao Chennded, he said indifferently, Doing as you pleased have you even asked me for permission first?
Xiao Chen brandished the Lunar Shadow Saber as he stared at Chu Chaoyun. He gave Xiao Chen a dangerous feeling. If Xiao Chen was not feeling extremely angry, he would not have gone against Chu Chaoyun.
Chu Chaoyun smiled lightly, In this world, the weak are eaten by the strong. The strong will emerge victorious. Xiao Chen, since I have already borrowed it, I dont really need your permission.
Chapter 115 - Might of a Holy Weapon
Chapter 115: Might of a Holy Weapon
Lightning Evasion!
Lightning shed, and Xiao Chen appeared beside Chu Chaoyun. Executing Drawing the Saber, the Saber flickered with light as it struck towards Chu Chaoyuns chest.
Bang!
Chu Chaoyun turned his body away slightly and used his finger as a sword. A glow appeared on his finger as it blocked Xiao Chens saber, creating a resounding sound.
After the first move of the Rushing Thunder Saber Technique was blocked, there was no way to execute the remaining moves. Xiao Chen quickly changed his moves. He shouted lightly, Flight On Wings, Disordered Dance of a Thousand Years!
Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!
Xiao Chen rapidly changed positions in midair, sending out countless saber lights at Chu Chaoyun. Chu Chaoyun stood on the ground without moving and used his finger as a sword, creating countless sword lights instantly.
The Flight On Wings was originally a Martial Technique of the Misty Sword Sect. Chu Chaoyun was incredibly familiar with it. Although he was astonished when he saw Xiao Chen execute this move, he did not panic.
Even though the sword Qi was firedter, it arrived first. It danced on the wind and actually forced Xiao Chen to go on the defensive from the original offensive. The sword lights danced around and fired at the saber lights, dissipating them.
The two of them exchanged thousands of moves. The consumption of Essence was high. After the execution of Disordered Dance of a Thousand Years waspleted, Xiao Chen retreated backward. He executed the Azure Dragon Cloud Soaring Art and leaped up into the sky.
Flight On Wings, Moon Bright Like Fire!
A mysterious phenomenon appeared in the sky. A boundless night sky suddenly covered the intense sun. A full moon slowly rose up from the horizon, giving off a gentle glow.
Chu Chaoyun frowned slightly, he was astonished as he thought, It is already very surprising he can use our sects Disordered Dance of a Thousand Years. Why is he able to executed Moon Bright Like Fire as well?
Chu Chaoyun revealed a cautious expression. He was very clear on the might of Moon Bright Like Fire. Before, that Sword Saint relied on this move to mow down an emperor with his own hands.
Even so, he still had a rxed expression on his face. Xiao Chen had not trulyprehended the true essence of this move; there was a clear w with the mysterious phenomena.
Disying one''s slight skill before an expert? Chu Chaoyun smiled faintly.
Ka Ca!
In the pitch dark night, a golden light suddenly blossomed. The sword behind Chu Chaoyun was drawn out by an inch. In a split second, the golden light erupted out. A boundless gold radiated intensely from the inch of the sword that was drawn.
Holy Weapon! The weapon behind his back was actually a Holy Weapon! Xiao Chen felt incredibly astonished when he looked at that piercing glow. However, now that the mysterious phenomenon was unleashed, he no longer was able to withdraw, he could only sh head on.
Chu Chaoyun stood with his hand behind his back and looked indifferently at Xiao Chen. He snorted coldly and the sword returned to his scabbard. The surging golden light fired into the surroundings, turning into endless sword images.
The night scene that covered the sky was now like ss with numerous cracks. After a short moment, there were countless melodious sounds; the night scenepletely disappeared. The full moon that had not risen yet turned illusionary and disappeared.
Sunlight shined down once again. After the mysterious phenomenon was broken, Xiao Chen vomited a mouthful of blood. His face was incredibly pale. He staggered over and almost fell onto the ground.
Mysterious phenomenon being countered or sword moves being countered, these events resulted in the most severe internal injuries for a cultivator. When Zhang Hes mysterious phenomenon was broken, he was crippled by Xiao Chen.
Chu Chaoyun leaped over lightly and slowly walked to Xiao Chen. he said, I know that you still have some trump cards you have not revealed yet. However, I do not have any intention of killing you, at least not yet. I hope you will not do anything silly. Do not force me to use the move I used on Hua Yunfei.
This world is very big, very wonderful. However, you can only enjoy that by living. The person who canughst is the true hero.
After Chu Chaoyun spoke, a sword of light appeared at his feet. He rode the sword and flew off into the sky, disappearing very quickly.
Xiao Chen consumed a Blood Replenishing Pill and Qi Returning Pill first, and then looked at Chu Chaoyuns retreating figure. Xiao Chen smiled bitterly, this was the first time he was defeated so miserably. His opponent had not evenpleted his move; he used only half his move to defeat him.
Xiao Chen sat down cross legged and slowly circted the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation, digesting the medicinal strength in his body. After a long time, when the medicinal strength pervaded his entire body, his injuries were almostpletely recovered.
Xiao Chen did not hesitate and rushed back. Although the most precious part of the Golden Lion King was taken away, the other parts were valuable as well. Especially the lion horn on its head that had existed for hundreds of years.
Hua Yunfei, who was in the distance heading to the Ancient Remnant entrance, suddenly saw Xiao Chen sprinting rapidly. He frowned and said in shock, Despite not seeing him for just a short time, he actually advanced to peak Martial Master. It is too dangerous to leave him alive.
Two of you! Go bring that persons head back. I will wait for you in the Ancient Remnant, Hua Yunfei told the two peak Martial Grand Masters behind him. He feel that it was unfortunate; he had to explore the Ancient Remnant and could not do it personally.
I obey! The two of them received their orders and dashed in Xiao Chens direction.
Xiao Chen had alway kept his Spiritual Sense extended in Beast King Valley. The moment he noticed Hua Yunfei, he made ns to go around him. However, he did not expect to be noticed before he could do so.
Seeing the two Martial Grand Masters behind him, the corner of Xiao Chens lips curled up in a cold smile. The Azure Dragon Cloud Soaring Art was executed to its extremes and his speed instantly doubled. He threw the two people off in an instant.
Where is he? Where did he go? Im pretty sure I saw him going in this direction.
He must be hiding, let''s split up and look for him! Xiao Chen had escaped from their perception instantly; they could not help but be incredibly shocked.
Pu Ci!
An arrow shed by like a gust of strong wind. Before one of the Martial Grand Masters could react, an Essence Light Arrow pierced through his heart from the back, killing him.
When the other Martial Grand Master saw Xiao Chen appear from behind him, he was startled. When he saw the Soul yer Bow and Essence Light Arrow in his hands, he immediately fled without looking back.
Xiao Chen looked in the direction in which the person fled, but he did not give chase. He picked up the Essence Light Arrow thatnded on the ground before patting down the body of the dead Martial Grand Master.
The status of this Martial Grand Master did not seem to be low. Xiao Chen managed to obtain a banknote for 2,000 gold taels, a Rank 4 pill - Body Tempering Pill , and a Profound Ranked Martial Technique manual - Clear Wind Chop.
Xiao Chen smiled in satisfaction; his depressed mood was lifted. This Martial Grand Master died an undeserved death. He was sneak attacked from behind by Xiao Chen using the Soul yer Bow and Essence Light Arrow. If they were to fight properly, Xiao Chen would have required at least 500 moves before he could defeat this person.
Xiao Chen took a look at the Martial Technique manual; Clear Wind Chop, a Martial Technique for the saber. As a Profound Ranked Martial Technique, it was of pretty high quality already. In some ns, it could even be considered the family treasure.
Only in a noble n, like the Hua n, would there be a servant carrying a Profound Ranked Martial Technique manual around. This was something a small n would not be able to imagine.
After an hour, Xiao Chen returned to the ce where the Golden Lion King had died. However, he discovered that fatty was very fast with his actions. He had already stripped off everything from the Golden Lion King, leaving only aplete golden skeleton.
When Jin Dabao saw Xiao Chen return, he handed a golden lion horn to him. He said, I have taken the skin and blood of the Golden Holy Beast. Miss Xiaoxiao wants the skeleton. This lion horn is for you.
I forgot to tell you, Chu Chaoyun has a Holy Weapon. Within the same cultivation realm, he is unrivaled. Even an early Martial Saint would be defeated by him. I told you not to chase after him earlier; did you not hear?
Xiao Chen smiled faintly as he received the golden lion horn. He looked at the humongous golden skeleton and said, How are you going to transport this back? Even if you are going to use the boat, you still need to think of the way to carry it on board.
The fatty smiled, You dont have to worry about that; Miss Xiaoxiao has her own methods.
Su Xiaoxiao smiled to acknowledge that. Although Xiao Chen was curious about what Su Xiaoxiao wants with the skeleton, he did not ask her.
After the distribution waspleted, Jin Dabao was in a good mood. He said boldly, Come, this Fat Lord will bring you to go obtain treasures from the Ancient Remnant.
At the entrance of the Ancient Remnant, Hua Yunfei saw the Martial Grand Master fleeing back. He flew into a great rage, I have never seen such a trash like you. A peak Martial Grand Master was actually frightened off by a Superior Grade Martial Master.
That Martial Grand Master lowered his head and knelt on the ground in silence. Although this matter was indeed shameful, he would not have run if he had not seen the Soul yer Bow and Essence Light Arrow in Xiao Chens hands.
Hua Yunfei thought for a long time before saying in a grave tone, The five Martial Grand Masters will stay here. If you are not able to deal with that brat then you can forget about returning to the Hua n.
This time, he had brought six Martial Saints and six Martial Grand Masters with him. Martial Saints made up the most of his fighting force. Such a force could be considered the weakest amongst the noble ns.
In order to ensure nothing would happen in the Ancient Remnant, Hua Yunfei did not dare to leave the Martial Saints behind. Leaving the five Martial Grand Masters behind was already the most he could do.
Using five peak Martial Grand Masters to deal with one Xiao Chen, a Superior Grade Martial Master, it could be said that Hua Yunfei thought really highly of Xiao Chen.
Under the fattys lead, they three of them headed towards the direction of the Ancient Remnants entrance. Along the way, Xiao Chen was carving the golden lion horn that the fatty gave him.
Su Xiaoxiao and Jin Dabao were very curious about Xiao Chens actions. Jin Dabao could almost not resist asking. To use this golden horn for carving was simply a waste.
Xiao Chen smiled and did not exin. There were too many unknown dangers in the Ancient Remnant. The battle with Chu Chaoyun earlier caused Xiao Chen to feel stressed. He needed something to use as his trump card.
Unfortunately, Xiao Chen had forcibly used the Heaven Ranked Martial Technique Return of the Azure Dragon twice already. If he did it once more, he would definitely explode and die. Otherwise, he could have used it as a powerful trump card.
The only thing he could rely on now was the Life Bestowal Spell. Xiao Chenpletely focused on making the sculpture. He carefully thought back to every single move of the Golden Lion King.
We have arrived, the fatty stopped and looked at a ten-meter tall hole in the mountain side. Below the hole, there was plenty of rubble.
No one was able to see within the dark hole. A cold air blew out of the hole, causing everyone to feel their hair to stand on its end. This was a cold that prated to the heart.
Xiao Chen extended his Spiritual Sense into the hole but he discovered a formless barrier blocking his Spiritual Sense. This was the same situation as what Xiao Chen encountered in the Gloomy Forest.
Chapter 116 - Sage Dao Comprehension Picture
Chapter 116: Sage Dao Comprehension Picture
However, this time the barrier Xiao Chen ran into was even stronger than the one at Gloomy Forest. Even after he shaped his Spiritual Sense into a golden spear, he was not able to pierce through it.
The fatty said in a somewhat terrified manner, Why do I feel that this cave leads to a tomb? It is so strange.
Xiao Chen smiled indifferently, Who knows? Maybe it really does lead to a tomb. Thend where the ancient people died, isnt that very simr to a tomb? Actually, there is no difference at all.
Su Xiaoxiao suddenly spoke, There are people staring at us. They are experts.
Xiao Chen frowned slightly and checked using his Spiritual Sense, sending it out in all directions. After a short moment, he said, It is the Hua ns people. There are a total of five peak Martial Grand Masters.
Just as he said that, five Martial Grand Masters jumped out from behind. They formed a semicircle and surrounded them. When the leader saw Xiao Chen together with Jin Dabao, he was surprised.
The two of you, please take a step back. Our Hua n
Lightning Evasion!
Xiao Chen shouted lightly and appeared beside the Martial Grand Master who spoke. Electrical arcs were jumping on the Lunar Shadow Saber. He executed Drawing the Saber, causing that mans words to be interrupted.
The fatty cursed, I realized if we hung out with this fellow, sooner orter, we would have offended all the noble ns.
Lets just kill them! Su Xiaoxiao said indifferently. Her slender jade-like hands lightly strummed the zither strings.
The person who spoke did not expect Xiao Chen to be so emphatic. He did not even give him the opportunity to finish his words and came attacking directly.
Pu Ci!
He retreated backward but Xiao Chen still managed to wound him on the chest. The surging electricity on the Lunar Shadow Saber instantly prated his body, causing his movements to slow.
Arclight Chop!
The saber created an arclight. Everything three meters in front of Xiao Chen was caught in the arclight. As that Martial Grand Master was struck by the electricity, his speed became extremely slow. He was not able to react to it and was sliced in half by the arclight.
Because of his carelessness, a peak Martial Grand Master was killed by Xiao Chen in two moves. This was the might of the Rushing Thunder Saber Technique. As long as he was able to sessfully execute the first move, even a person of higher cultivation realm could be killed.
Inclined Body Strike!
Xiao Chen turned around and inclined his body before charging forward. The cultivator that rushed at him was struck by Xiao Chens right shoulder immediately.
That person initially attempted to nk Xiao Chen, attacking him from the front and back. However, he did not expect Xiao Chen to kill a peak Martial Grand Master in two moves before turning around to attack him.
He was caught off guard and was knocked back by Xiao Chen. he took two steps back and did his best to resolve the horrifying force. He felt fear in his heart, What a horrifying physical body.
Xiao Che took two steps forward and sent his right fist smashing over. The wind whistled and the thunder roared; before that man could stably stand and calm the surging blood and Qi in his body, he was forced to defend.
There was a crackling sound. After being tempered by the Heavenly Thunders and seven petals of the Seven Leaf Flower, Xiao Chen was able to smash his hand into mush.
Ah
That man cried out painfully. When he saw his crippled hand, his face was filled with shock. The saber shed, and in the time he was distracted, Xiao Chen used Drawing the Saber to split him into two halves.
Xiao Chen did not reveal any expression on his face. He took out the Soul yer Bow and nocked an Essence Light Arrow onto it. He gathered arge force on his right hand and drew the bow back till it resembles a full moon. He took aim at a Martial Grand Master currently fighting with Jin Dabao.
That Martial Grand Master felt a killing intent and quickly evaded Jin Dabao, leaping towards the side. Xiao Chen closed his eyes and locked on to his heart using his Spiritual Sense.
Pu Ci!
The Essence Light Arrow was released and became a beam of light; it pierced through his intended target. That Martial Grand Master vomited a mouthful of blood and fell on the ground.
Shua Shua!
Xiao Chens hands moved continuously and fired out another two Essence Light Arrows. The remaining two Martial Grand Master were pierced by the arrow and died without any means to resist.
The fatty sighed, This Soul yer Bow is ridiculously powerful. Anyone it shoots dies. This fellow is also ridiculously powerful too. Rumors say drawing the Soul yer Bow would require 500 kilograms of force. To think he could actually fire out three arrows continuously.
Su Xiaoxiao carried her zither once again and a look of shock shed in her beautiful eyes, The potential of the Soul yer Bow does not stop there. As long as the user''s physical body is strong enough, it is not impossible to go beyond 5,000 kg of force.
Back then, the former Manor Lord of Heavenly Craft Manor invested all his efforts into making the Soul yer Bow. However, he discovered no one could draw it back because Essence could not be used and only physical strength could be relied on.
It was abandoned in the storage of the manor. When the former Manor Lord passed away, the new Manor Lord immediately sold it. I wonder what kind of expression they would have if they saw the situation today.
The fatty asked out of curiosity, That old Manor Lord Why did he forge a Spirit Bow that no one could draw back? Did he have nothing to do after eating?
[Note: Nothing to do after eating is a Chinese saying for too much free time.]
Su Xiaoxiao let out an indistinct sigh. She said in a mncholic manner, It was so he could return a debt of gratitude, thus he invested all his energy into it.
Xiao Chen put away the bow and picked up the Essence Light Arrows on the ground. The might of the Soul yer Bowbined with the Essence Light Arrows far exceed his imagination. Furthermore, he felt the Soul yer Bows full potential was not realized yet.
After he picked up the Essence Light Arrows, he started collecting his spoils of war, patting down the bodies of these Martial Grand Masters. When the fatty saw this, he quickly startedpeting with Xiao Chen.
These fellows were really rich. Just searching two of them yielded 3,000 gold taels and a few bottles of quality pills, the fatty smiled happily as he held the gold banknotes.
Xiao Chen could not be bothered with him. He shot out a few streams of Purple Thunder True Fire at the corpses, burning them to ashes. He took a deep look at the pitch ck hole in front of them and walked in without hesitation.
Jin Dabao and Su Xiaoxiao quickly followed after him. The closer they got to the hole, the denser the prating cold air got. It caused people to feel fear as they shivered with cold. After the three of them circted some Essence, they felt slightly better.
In the dark hole was a long paved pathway. It was eerily silent as they transverse down the path. The three of them did not say anything; even the talkative fatty kept his mouth shut.
The three of them walked for an unknown period of time before a spot of light appeared before them. Xiao Chen felt joy in his heart and he increased his speed. After a while, a vast underground pce appeared in front of everyone.
[Note: An underground pce is usually part of an imperial tomb.]
Quick, run! The dead in the coffins areing out. Many of the Duanmu ns cultivators died already.
There are actually Demonic Beasts here. Is this actually the Ancient Remnant? Its so horrifying.
Earlier, there was someone who got infected by Demonic Qi, he was demonized in an instant.
Before the three of them had the opportunity to rejoice, arge group of cultivator ran over from the front. They were clearly intending to flee. The group immediately became apprehensive.
Fatty Jin was slightly speechless before he said, Whats going on? Why is everyone running back?
Xiao Chen held a cultivator back to ask what was going on. That cultivator replied, saying the Duanmu n opened a ck ancient coffin in the underground pce. The corpse in there actually came to life and start killing everyone it saw.
Furthermore, in a quiet river in the underground pce, many bat-like Demonic Beasts suddenly appeared. They were as strong as Rank 5 Demonic Beasts, and they came inrge numbers.
Xiao Chen hesitated, Should I return or continue going forward? Suddenly he noticed a group of people inspecting something on the wall in front.
This is definitely an ancient Martial Technique. The predecessors carved it on the wall but we do not understand it!
Without a certain level ofprehension, there is no way to understand it. Earlier, I saw Ji Changkong came to this spot. After he took a look at it, he immediately destroyed thest three carvings.
He must haveprehended something, otherwise he would not have destroyed thest three carvings.
Xiao Chens group quickly made their way over. They saw many carvings on the wall, carvings of people. Some were sword dancing, some were seated, and some were standing quietly.
Everyones expression was different, but their actions all had a certain Dao. Each and every one of their movements seemed to contain the aura of heaven and earth.
Xiao Chen looked from carving to carving, using his Spiritual Sense to sweep through them. Just as his Spiritual Sense entered it, he felt as though he was immersed in a very realistic version.
He felt that he gained something with every carving. The Purple Thunder Divine Incantation actually circted automatically. He felt a strange sensation. When he reached the end, he discovered the final three carvings were destroyed by someone.
Seems like Ji Changkong had gained someprehension here, and that''s why he destroyed them, Xiao Chen felt some regret as he said. The most crucial three cravings were destroyed. The cirction of the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation also stopped. The mysterious feeling he had vanished as well.
Even so, Xiao Chen felt the Essence in his body to be more abundant. His cultivation realm as a Superior Grade Martial Master became even more sturdy.
Su Xiaoxiao suddenly opened her eyes. She said in astonishment, These are Sage Dao Comprehension Pictures. The people in them are Sages that actually existed in the ancient era.
The final three Sage Dao Comprehension Pictures were destroyed by Ji Changkong. Otherwise, it would be easier to view them.
The fatty stared at it for a long time and he could not see any Dao in them. He said in a bad mood, Whats so nice about these Dao Comprehension Pictures. It is not a Martial Technique. The person who carved this is immoral. He could have just carved a Dao Bestowal Picture. Wouldn''t that be better?
Right after the fatty spoke, a seated Sage in the carving seemed to have heard the fattys insult. His eyelids seemed to have twitched.
Whats going on, I just saw that persons eyelid twitch.
Am I seeing ghosts? I saw it too.
Bang!
An energy which seemed to transcend space and time was sent out. Everyone felt dazzled; by the time they reacted, they saw the fatty falling over hundreds of meters away. He was even rolling over continuously, screaming in pain.
The Sages spirit manifested. A gaze from tens of thousand years ago is actually so mighty. It is so horrifying.
Although the Sage is dead already, his Holy Might still exists. Even after ten thousand years, it has not faded away.
Indeed, look at that perverted fatty. In front of the Sage, he must be a scum-like existence.
Xiao Chen rushed over and helped the fatty up, How are you feeling? Are you alright?
The fatty patted the dust on his clothes off and there was a lingering fear in his voice as he said, I saw a pair of eyes. The eyes were full of chaos. Before I could react to it, I was knocked flying.
Chapter 117 - Entering the Depths
Chapter 117: Entering the Depths
Damn it! I dont believe it that a group of dead ghost is still so powerful. All of you, scram aside! The fattys temper suddenly red up. He parted the crowd and headed to the stone wall.
Celestial Pierce!
Jin Dabao opened up the golden folding fan in his hand. A golden schr appeared behind him. A righteous Qi was instantly spread throughout the surroundings.
This is also the aura of a Sage. Ancient Holy Weapon! This fatty actually has a Holy Weapon!
However, the Dao it contained seemed to not beplete. This Holy Weapon is badly damaged.
Even so, it is still very powerful. It should be sufficient to fight with the ancient Sage.
Boom! Boom!
In the instant the righteous Qi extended out, the Sage on the wall seemed toe to life. A small world seemed toe out of it. When everyone discovered the change in the surrounding scenery, it seems to be the world depicted in the carvings.
The Sages in the carving all appeared into the surrounds of everyone. The overflowing aura created a pressure that made everyone kneel. Everyone found it difficult to even speak.
Someone asked in horror, Did the Sagee back to life?
The Azure Dragon Martial Spirit rushed forth; a powerful and mighty aura erupted out from Xiao Chens body. Xiao Chen stood straight with his hand behind his back. He closed his eyes feeling the Dao contained in this world.
Everyone vanished from Xiao Chens vision and a vastnd that was overgrown appeared. There were countless ck figures standing tall. These people emitted a ck gas from their bodies.
There were also countless human-shaped figures standing in the sky. They covered the sky and blocked the sun. It was very shocking, as though it was the Armageddon. In the even more distant skies, there were 18 Azure Dragons swimming in the sky. Their Dragon roars resounded everywhere.
In the middle of the spiral of the Azure Dragons stood a man holding a saber. The instant he appeared, the boundless aura vanished. Even the 18 Azure Dragons trembled.
This scene shed by in an instant; before Xiao Chen could see the mans appearance clearly, the scene vanished. The scene of the small world reappeared.
A Sage sat on the ground in the small world. He suddenly opened his eyes, they seemed to be filled with chaos. The world seemed to have opened up and a boundless power was emitted.
The fatty stood proudly and a golden light appeared in the eyes of the image of the Sage. He looked on without any fear. Suddenly there was an explosive sound in the small world.
Everyone felt dazzled; the scene in their eyes returned back to reality. However, they were shocked to discover the Dao Bestowal Pictures on the wall had all disappeared.
What was even more strange was a figure of a fatty holding a folding fan with a sinister smile appearing. Behind him was a golden figure it seemed like he was his protector.
Did I see wrong? The person on the wall Why is he exactly like the fatty?
Damn it, this is illogical. Even the Sage was beaten till he was nowhere to be found, not even a single hair.
Ridiculous, this is very ridiculous, to think the Sage was unable to deal with him.
The fatty stared nkly not knowing what to do. He saw his figure on the wall and did not know what was going on. Is that really me, the Fat Lord?
Xiao Chen slowly walked over and smiled, Stop doubting it. Aside from you, is there another person as coquettish as you? Just looking at the smile, you know its definitely you.
Su Xiaoxiao walked over slowly and smiled faintly, There is no need to worry. The ancient Holy Weapon in your hand is likely to be a Kings Weapon. When a stronger Sage appears, it is normal for it to blot out the other auras.
Furthermore, the Daos of these people were all absorbed by the Holy Weapon in your hand. There is a chance this severely damaged Kings Weapon could be fully restored one day.
The fatty felt the golden folding fan in his hand. After a long time, he looked at the wall andughed loudly, This picture is not too bad. It managed to bring out the magnificence of this Fat Lord. Sorry, Brother Xiao.
Afterwards, he muttered, If Miss Xiaoxiao and Princess Yingyue were drawn beside me, that would be perfect.
Bang!
There was a ck line on Su Xiaoxiaos face; the heavy zither smashed on Fatty Jins head. Fatty Jin quickly exined, Miss Xiaoxiao, please dont be angry. This is just brother fattys noble dream. I do not have any intention of profaning you.
The more he exined, the worst it got; Su Xiaoxiao got even angrier. The fatty quickly evaded to the side. When the people around the fatty heard that the folding fan was actually a Kings Weapon, a greedy gleam appeared in all their eyes.
When the fatty noticed the situation, he shouted angrily, What are you looking at? Do you believe this Fat Lord will slice your flesh off while you are alive?
Quick! Run! The fatty is going to pull hairs out again. Damn pervert! The crowd thought of the fattys reputation and also heard the threat in his words. They immediately forwent their greed for the Kings Weapon and fled.
When the fatty heard that, he was so angry, he trembled. He shouted loudly, Who said that! Stand still! If you dare, then dont run. Damn it! This Fat Lord is not that kind of person!
Xiao Chen resisted the urge tough and patted the fattys shoulder, Stop shouting, everyone has been frightened off by you already. Lets go!
Im really not that kind of person. Xiao Chen, you must believe me! the fatty exined loudly.
Its fine, brother understands you. These people are not intelligent enough; they cant understand you.
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The three of them continued to head forward. Although a significant number of cultivators left, they discovered there were plenty of cultivators who chose to stay. Before long, they met the Duanmu ns people.
The Duanmu n was a very special noble n. The Inherited Martial Spirit only appeared in women. Thus, in their n, the women reigned over the men. Every n head was female. In the Great Qin Nation, even within the Tianwu Continent, they stood out.
Just like the earlier cultivator said, the Duanmu ns Martial Saints were fighting a figure that stank like a corpse. The area where they fought was covered in cold wind, the temperature was lowered to an extreme.
The surround cultivators all stood afar. They could feel the cold wind affecting them, entering into their bodies. They all circted their Essence to defend against the cold.
This fight was already near its end. Just as Xiao Chen arrived, the ck figure fell. The surrounding Duanmu ns female Martial Saints sent streams of ice and struck the corpse.
After a long time, the ice shattered. A purple skeleton was revealed, as well as a golden battle armor flicking with radiance.
This is the corpse of an ancient Martial Monarch! Its skeleton had already turned purple; it was just a step shy of bing a Sage!
That Battle Armor is also an ancient object. Its defense must be very shocking. Although the Duanmu n lost two martial Saints, it was worth it.
Duanmu Qing walked over and ced the purple skeleton and golden Battle Armor into her Spatial Ring. Then she expressionlessly led the Duanmu n over to a coffin at the side.
Duanmu Qing picked up a golden book from the ck coffin. She patted the dust off and gently flipped it open. When the book was opened, it gave off a faint glow.
Countless golden words floated out from the book; they were densely packed, like scriptures. Unfortunately, no one here understood the ancient text. However, the Dao that fluctuated on it informed people that this was not an ordinary object.
The Duanmu n has earned big this time. They actually obtained an ancient Martial Technique. We just do not know what kind of Martial Technique it is.
Regardless of the type, the Martial Technique that is buried with an ancient Martial Monarch is not ordinary.
These are ancient words. I actually cant understand any of them. Damn!
Xiao Chen thought, These ancient words floating in the air were actually the traditional Chinese characters of Earth. He quickly took a careful look and remembered all the words floating in the air.
[Note: China now uses the simplified Chinese characters. There are some countries that still use the Traditional Characters, like Hong Kong or Taiwan. If one can understand the simple characters, the traditional ones are not too difficult; they look simr, albeit moreplicated.]
Duanmu Qing looked at the ancient words floating in the air. She frowned slightly, muttering to herself, They are all ancient words. I wonder if the elders in the n are able to trante itpletely?
Hu!
Just as Duanmu Qing was about to ce the ancient Martial Technique into her Spatial Ring. A blue clothed Martial Saint hidden in the crowd suddenly leaped out andunched himself at Duanmu Qing.
The blue clothed Martial Saint had chosen his timing well. He did not target the moment she first obtained the ancient Martial Technique, nor anytime after that. He chose the time she was about to ce in into her Spatial Ring.
That was the time the Duanmu n was the most rxed. Aside from taking a look, Duanmu Qing opened up the ancient Martial Technique for a long time in order to lure out people with bad intentions.
Originally, they thought no one would dare snatch it. Who knew, a peak Martial Saint would suddenly appear at the end.
The blue clothed Martial Saint was extremely fast. He appeared before Duanmu Qing in an instant and snatched the ancient Martial Technique manual from her hand. Then he dashed forward frantically.
The cultivators around were shocked. They never expected someone to target the Duanmu n. Although two Duanmu n Martial Saints died, there were still six Martial Saints and ten Martial Grand Masters. That was not a force which one person could deal with alone.
Duanmu Qing was stunned for a while, and then her pretty face turned cold. The surrounding temperature seemed to drop by a hundred degrees. A boundless cold Qi extended out in the air. That Martial Saints speed instantly slowed.
The six Martia Saints behind her also reacted. With a chi sound, six pirs of ice extended from the ground and turned into a cage, locking that blue clothed Martial Saint in.
Break!
The blue clothed Martial Saint shouted loudly. An energy wave fired out from his body and the six ice pirs shattered into countless pieces. The blue clothed man escaped his prison.
However, he could not rx yet. Just as he took a step out, another six pir rose up again, trapping him once more.
Break! the blue clothed Martial Saint shouted once more, firing another energy wave. The cage broke again and he escaped once more.
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!
Every step the martial Saint took, he would be trapped once more. He would fire an energy wave to break out every time. However, he used a lot of Essence in the process. Finally, the time he took to escape each time increased.
From just requiring an instant at the beginning, he now took several breaths of time to barely break the ice pirs. His forehead was filled with sweat. It was evident his Essence was already exhausted.
Xiao Chen extended out his Spiritual Sense. He saw the six Duanmu ns Martial Saints had an invisible ice thread under their feet. There was a crystalline radiance flowing on the thread, forming into a strange formation.
Chapter 118 - Fighting the Guiyi Marquis
Chapter 118: Fighting the Guiyi Marquis
Xiao Chen was astonished; no wonder the six ice pirs reformed themselves so quickly. These six people worked together as one. They had the same Martial Spirit attribute, and even the same Martial Spirit. When they worked together, their might was sufficient to cause trouble for a Martial King.
Ice!
Duanmu Qing suddenly shouted lightly. A huge ice pir suddenly appeared. The blue-clothed Martial Saint was instantly frozen inside the ice pir; the ice pir did not explode and break after.
Hu!
A yellow ancient book was thrown into the crowd. The instant before the blue-clothed Martial Saint was sealed in ice, he threw out the ancient Martial Technique manual.
The crowd immediately became disorderly, and many of the cultivators started fighting for the manual. The scene turned chaotic.
Duanmu Qing frowned and said in a cold voice, Kill them all!
After she spoke, her fine ck hair turned white. A slender sword appeared in her hand, and there was not a shred of human emotion in her eyes. It was as though she were the grim reaper about to harvest the souls of people.
Pu Ci!
Miserable cries resounded in the crowd. Duanmu Qing led the six Martial Saints and ten Martial Grand Masters to charge into the crowd. They killed anyone they saw, showing no mercy.
Run! This group of b*tches has turned crazy!
Blood and broken limbs flew everywhere. Cries of fear echoed everywhere. Duanmu Qings face waspletely stained with blood. The crimson blood was reminiscent of beautiful flowers, adding a strange beauty to her.
Hu!
When the slender sword shed down, there was no sound. A Martial Grand Master was sliced in half. Duanmu Qing remained expressionless as she withdrew her sword and stabbed the heart of the Martial Master before her.
The Martial Technique was not in the least gaudy; it was very straightforward. Every move was a killing move. Duanmu Qing was like a killing machine. Her movements were very precise, yet gave of a sense of beauty reminiscent of resplendent fireworks.
Lives withered in a blink, revealing their brilliance at the moment of death; this was the art of death.
Cold air filled the ce as a chill light flickered. The surroundings now resembled an ice cave. The speed of the cultivators was slowed significantly. However, the Duanmu ns speed did not seem to be affected. This bitter fight was simply a one sided battle.
The fatty paled, and he said with lingering fears in his heart, This woman is really terrifying. She showed no mercy when killinger expressions did not even change. Are human lives worth even less than ants in her eyes?
Su Xiaoxiao was not too surprised; she sighed, The queen of the Duanmu n has to cultivate the Profound Ice Incantation. The cultivator has to be able to cut off all her emotions, or else, she will never cultivate to the great perfection. When I saw Duanmu Qing in the past, it was still possible to see her smile.
Xiao Chen was mildly astonished in his heart, To think there is such an extreme technique in this world that the cultivator has to cut off all emotions. That is very cruel! Xiao Chen now looked at Duanmu Qing with sympathy.
Pu Ci!
Duanmu Qing waved her sword casually and killed the final cultivator. She slowly picked up the yellow, ancient manual on the ground.
Her gaze suddenly shifted to the group of three. She moved leisurely towards them. The three of them could feel a gust of cold wind, a cold that was able to prate to their hearts.
This Martial Technique is for you; give me the Spirit Fox, Duanmu Qing said in a frigid voice as she held out the yellow, ancient Martial Technique manual to Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen smiled bitterly to himself. To think that I thought she was pitiful. Is there anything hateful about his pitiful person?
Xiao Chen did not hesitate to reject, Im sorry, Xiao Bai is not amodity. I will not treat it as an object and engage in a trade with it.
Is it not sufficient? Duanmu Qings expression turned cold. The surrounding temperature dropped significantly once again.
Jin Dabao could no longer stand to keep watching, he said, Dont think you are so awesome after you dyed your hair white. Use your brains a little. The Spirit Fox already signed a blood contract. It cannot be traded.
Duanmu Qing kept her gaze on Xiao chen; she did not bother about the fatty at all. However, after she heard what he said, she seemed to have understood something. She revealed killing intent in her eyes; the slender sword in her hand started to hum.
Jin Dabao, return my son to me! Jiang Mingxuns voice could be heard from afar.
Ji Changkong led the cultivators of the two ns over. It was obvious that the sound of fighting from earlier had attracted them over.
Ji Changkong stood proudly amidst the crowd, and his eyes were like a boundless starry sky. When looked at faintly, it caused one to be unable to measure his strength. It seemed like the three Sage Dao Comprehension Picture must have been of great help to him.
The fatty said in an angry tone, If you want a son, then go look for his mother. Why are you looking for this Fat Lord? This Fat Lord is not able to give birth.
Jin Dabao, dont go overboard!
Xiao Chen said indifferently, Jiang Muheng is on my hands You are asking the wrong person.
Ji Changkongs hair and clothes started to flutter around despite the absence of wind. He said in a casual manner, Release my cousin and leave an arm behind. Then, I will not kill you.
Pu! Pu! Pu!
There were urgent footstepsing for the distance again. Hua Yunfei led the six Martial Saints of the Hua n over. Hua Yunfei said coldly, Xiao Chen, were the Martial Grand Masters of my n killed by you? After killing the people of my Hua n, you can forget about leaving this underground pce alive.
Xiao Chen looked at the people of the three noble ns coldly. Duanmu Qing, Ji Changkong, Hua Yunfei, and the many cultivators behind them were all staring at him. There gazes all contained a thick killing intent.
Xiao Chen helded the Lunar Shadow Saber tightly. Arcs of electricity danced around on the de as the might of the Rank 6 Demonic Core waspletely unleashed. He smiled coldly, Isnt your purpose to kill me? Why are you seeking so many excuses? Who ising first? My head is right here, lets see who is able to obtain it.
The crowd was silent. They all knew about the might of Xiao Chen. In a dire situation, he would definitely use a suicidal move to kill them. Due to the fear in their heart, no one dared to make the first move.
The Guiyi Marquis wille for your head!
A golden long spear appeared without a warning. It struck Xiao Chens chest with a loud bang. The shirt in front of his chest immediately burst apart.
A golden battle Armor was revealed. The long spear was not able to pass further into the Battle Armor. With a thought of the Guiyi Marquis, a stream of golden Essence flowed into the long spear. The huge force actually only caused Xiao Chen to be knocked back.
Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!
The Guiyi Marquis shouted out lightly. His long spear pressed on Xiao Chen, causing him to retreat back continuously. About ten stone pirs in the underground pce were instantly smashed. Finally, Xiao Chen was pressed against a wall with the Sage Dao Comprehension Picture before he stopped.
Blood trickled out from the corner of Xiao Chens mouth. He looked at the Guiyi Marquis with curiosity and asked, I have no grudge with you; why do you want to kill me?
It did not make sense to him. Duanmu Qing, Hua Yunfei, and Ji Changkong had plenty of reasons to kill me. However, the Guiyi Marquis did not even speak to me before, so why would he attack me for no reason?
The Guiyi Marquis wore a golden Battle Armor, and there was a scarlet short spear behind him. His face was as smooth as jade, and he looked very handsome; as though a battle sage had descended.
He was expressionless as he said indifferently, Orders from the ancestor. Those not of the Ying n who have seen the Imperial Dragons Qi must die!
After he spoke, the golden spear in his hand trembled.The spear tip pressed on Xiao Chens armor and the golden spear light created a small indent in the Battle Armor.
The Sage Dao Comprehension Picture behind Xiao Chen cracked, canceling out the huge force.
Xiao Chen grabbed the spear handle. The Purple Thunder Divine Incantation circted rapidly in his body, Essence flowed into his hands. A resplendent electrical energy immediately flowed from the three meter long golden spear onto the hands of the Guiyi Marquis.
The Guiyi Marquiss hands turned slightly numb. As the electricity flowed into him, the Essence in his body instantly turned chaotic. The force on the spear instantly decreased significantly.
Qiang!
Xiao Chen took advantage of this opportunity to deflect the long spear. He fell rapidly from the air. He ced a Blood Replenishing Pill in his mouth, then held the Lunar Shadow Saber and rushed at the Guiyi Marquis.
Boom!
The Guiyi Marquis suppressed the electricity in his body. The long spear in his hand pushed downwards. The wind roared and a brilliant spear light appeared, seeming like it had a boundless might.
Bang! Xiao Chen evaded to the side, the long spearnded on the ground and created a crater. Countless stone shards and dust were kicked up.
The long spear swept horizontally across, and ayer of the dust was separated out, as though it was sliced into two halves. The Guiyi Marquiss long spear was three meters long, in addition to the spear light, he managed to clear a radius of ten meters around him.
With such arge area of attack, Xiao Chen had no way to evade to the left or right. He could only leap into the air to evade. The Guiyi Marquis revealed a sold smile, as he took a step back with his right foot and quickly withdrew his long spear.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The Guiyi Marquis grasped the spear handle and applied force on it. The long spear that was withdrawn rushed out like a flood dragon. It roared out at Xiao Chen in the air. In an instant, hundreds of spears blossomed out.
When faced with the numerous, dazzling, golden spear images, Xiao Chens thoughts were in a whirl. He knew that every one of the spear images was real. They all carried a boundless killing intent. Once he was struck, a hole would appear in his body.
Since he could not see through the move, Xiao Chen might as well just close his eyes as he focused on drawing his saber. Just like how he practiced normally, the Lunar Shadow Saber shed out continuously.
The sound of metals shing against each other sounded out unceasingly. In an instant, the two of them exchanged hundreds of moves in the air. After Xiao Chennded, he suddenly opened his eyes and shouted out, Drawing the Saber!
The Lunar Shadow Saber revealed a reserved light, and hacked at the body of the spear with a strangely fast speed. There was a loud melodious sound, and the long spear vibrated in the air. The body of the spear bent till it resembled a crescent moon before snapping back.
The huge force caused the Guiyi Marquiss right hand to go numb. The long spear bounced out of his right hand. He recovered from his shock and held the spear firmly once again. A grave look appeared in the Guiyi Marquiss eyes. He took a heavy step forward and swept horizontally again.
Having experienced this once before, Xiao Chen would not leap up to evade again. He arced his body backwards, and it fell towards the ground, rapidly.
[TL notes: Think matrix when Neo evaded bullets, but without the hand movements.]
Hu!
The long spear swept by right in front of Xiao Chens face. After the long spear passed, a few strands of hair were immediately severed.
Just as Xiao Chen was about to make a counter attack, Hua Yunfei, who was standing behind him, suddenly made a move. He turned into a surging blood river and gushed towards Xiao Chen.
Chapter 119 - Soloing Four Big Clans
Chapter 119: Soloing Four Big ns
The Guiyi Marquis eyes lit up. He looked coldly at Hua Yunfei, who had turned into a blood river. He swept the long spear towards the blood river. It contained at least a thousand kilograms of force as it swept across like a dragons tail; it was unblockable.
The blood river instantly stopped. Hua Yunfei suddenly reappeared and blocked the spear with his two hands. However, the force contained in the spear was too great. Hua Yunfei was immediately knocked back. He skidded on the ground for several steps before he managed to stand stably again.
The Guiyi Marquis said coldly, I, the Guiyi Marquis, want to kill him. It is not your turn to take action."
Hua Yunfei was humiliated under everyones gaze. He blushed and the image of a red human figure appeared behind him. Hua Yunfei replied in a cold voice, Guiyi Marquis, what do you mean by this? Are you trying to start a fight?
The Guiyi Marquis smiled coldly and ignored him. He fixed his gaze back on Xiao Chen. The 200 Golden Guards behind him all instantly drew their swords in an orderly fashion.
Along with the sound of swords being drawn, a horrifying killing intent was extended out instantly. The 200 Golden Guards who had experience countless wars merged their killing intent and directed it at the Hua n.
Hua Yunfei and his group all felt their hearts go cold; it was as though they were transported to a bloody battlefield. There were countless of cries of pain as well as the mourning of soldiers before their deaths. These sounds resounded in their ears, and it was extremely terrifying.
Hua Yunfei was very angry but he knew the strength of the group he brought was insufficient. Before the killing intent of these 200 Martial Grand Masters, he would suffer a huge disadvantage.
He only snorted coldly and keep silent. He fixed a cold gaze on Xiao Chen; he would settle all these grievances with him. His hatred for him deepened in his heart.
Xiao Chen got up and took two steps back. He was astonished at how the Guiyi Marquis handle this. He did not expect him to be so conceited. He was exactly how the rumors depicted him.
Ji Changkong suddenlyughed coldly, What big words; I want to see how are you going to stop me from killing this person.
Ji Changkong had challenged every youth in the Imperial Capital in the past. ording to the rumors, he had a secret battle with the Guiyi Marquis and they fought to a draw.
Because the Guiyi Marquis had a higher cultivation realm than Ji Changkong at that time, Ji Changkong did not feel convinced in his heart. From the look of the situation now, it seemed that the rumored duel did ur.
A ck sword appeared in Ji Changkongs hands. A resplendent starry sky appeared in his eye. It looked vast and mighty; its depths were unfathomable. His body turned into a beam of light and he flew straight at Xiao Chen. The sword in his hand danced around and starlight permeated the surroundings; it was very dazzling.
Duanmu Qings slender sword trembled and countless glittering snowkes appeared, they flew at Xiao Chen with a cold wind.
Hua Yunfei snorted coldly and took advantage of the opportunity. He turned into a blood river again and gushed towards Xiao Chen. The three of them executed their own killing moves and rushed at Xiao Chen from different directions.
The Guiyi Marquiss heart trembled. He was not confident in blocking all three of them at the same time. Even if he could block them, he would not do so. He had not intended to let Xiao Chen off in the first ce. With his character, he did not wish to be assisted by anyone else.
The Guiyi Marquis picked up the scarlet short spear behind him in his left hand. He said indifferently, The people that I, the Guiyi Marquis, want to kill will not be snatched away from under my nose.
He shouted lightly and stomped on the ground violently. Numerous cracks appeared on the ground before it crumbled loudly. He leaped forward explosively. He actually managed to overtake the three of them in an instant.
Xiao Chen was currently in desperate straits. He was not confident of receiving the killing move of either of them. Now that all of them were attacking together, his odds were looking bad.
Xiao Chen leaned on the wall with the Sage Dao Comprehension Picture. When he saw the four of them suddenly rushing at him, he smiled coldly in his heart. He did not show any fear.
Life Bestowal Spell!
He shouted lightly and quickly took out a sculpture from his Universe Ring. A mountain-sized Golden Lion King suddenly appeared before Xiao Chen.
Bang!
The Guiyi Marquis, who arrived first, smashed into the Golden Lion Kings body. He was rapidly knocked back. Xiao Chen leaped up and stood on the back of the Golden Lion King. Hemanded the Golden Lion King to give a violent stomp.
An intense shockwave extended through the surroundings, kicking all the dust up. The huge force behind the shock wave instantly knocked Duanmu Qing, Hua Yunfei, and Ji Changkong flying.
When the Guiyi Marquis saw the Golden Lion King, his brain felt as though it had short-circuited. He did not understand what was happening. How was the Golden Lion King subdued by Xiao Chen?
Boom!
The huge feet of the Golden Lion King were like humongous stone pirs. A foot stomped down towards the Guiyi marquis. The Guiyi Marquis immediately performed a somersault backward and evaded.
Bang! Countless stone shards were sent flying. Arge pit appeared before him. The paw of the Golden Lion King was like a celestial object descending from the sky. It continued to stomp at the Guiyi Marquis with a strangely fast speed.
The Guiyi Marquis was astonished. How is the Golden Lion Kings speed so fast? When I was fighting with it, it was clearly past its prime. Its movements were very slow. What is going on?
The Guiyi Marquis continued to evade in a sorry state. This continued until he finally stepped in a crack. Xiao Chen remained expressionless as he controlled the Golden Lion King to continued to stomp on the ground.
Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!
A deep pit appeared on the ground. It was unknown if the Guiyi Marquis was alive or dead at the bottom of the pit. His 200 Golden Guards immediately surrounded Xiao Chen to attack.
Xiao Chen controlled the Golden Lion King to advance suddenly, trampling everything in its way. There was no one could block it. The speed and strength of thete Golden Lion King could not bepared to this Golden Lion King that Xiao Chen had made from the Life Bestowal Spell.
The Golden Lion King charged angrily, killing everything in its path. Its mountain-sized body continued to trample the ground. The ground slowly started to shake.
There were cries of misery; the Golden Guards were trampled into mush. When the Duanmu ns six Martial Saints saw the situation, they worked together to fire a stream of extremely cold wind at Xiao Chen.
When the cold wind passed, even the air froze. Tiny beads of ice fell out of the air unceasingly like hail
Pu Ci!
The Golden Lion King spat a dazzling golden me from its mouth. This cold wind immediately became steam and disappeared. However, the mes continued to fly towards the six Martial Saints.
Like the autumn wind blowing the leaves around, the six Duanmu n Martial Saints were blown away. They vomited mouthfuls of blood as they stared at Xiao Chen in horror.
Boom!
The six Hua n Martial Saints all moved on their own, each transforming into a gushing sacred river. Dragon Turtles and all sorts of immortal beasts could be seen indistinctly in the sacred river. It had a boundlessly vast holy might, as though it was able to wash away the sins of people.
Xiao Chen looked coldly at the gushing sacred river. The Golden Lion King pushed its feet off the ground and dashed over like lightning. The ground trembled constantly. The stone walls and stone pirs in its way all crumbled when it smashed into them.
Roar!
When it was in front of the sacred river, the Golden Lion King suddenly and loudly roared. Soundwaves shook the surroundings; countless stone walls turned into powder. The vast and mightily gushing sacred river was sent up to the sky before it started flowing backward.
Thats impossible the six Huan n Martial Saint eximed. Their faces were filled with fear. The sacred river gushed over the bodies of the six of them, giving off a continuous zizi sound.
When the sacred river vanished, the six Martial Saints were extremely pale. All the clothes on their body vanished. They seemed to have slimmed down. A clean pure white space appeared on the ground; there was not even a speck of dust remaining.
Ill kill you! Hua Yunfeis eyes turned bloodshot. A scarlet sword appeared in his hand. A male wearing scarlet clothes stood behind him.
A boundless evil aura was emitted from the scarlet clothed man. asionally, faintly discernible corpses of all sorts of strong beasts would appear before him; it was very horrifying.
Boom!
A sword light which was 33 meters long appeared on the sword. It reached all the way to the roof of the underground pce and pierce a hole through it.Countless pieces of stone fell heavily from the sky.
Bloody Death Below Heaven, Die! Hua Yunfei shouted loudly. The sword light hacked down towards Xiao Chen. Xiao Chen had a calm expression as he shouted lightly. The golden horn of the Golden Lion King let out a resplendent light.
The golden light shed with the scarlet light, resulting in a resounding sound. In the end, the scarlet light vanished and the golden light shot into the sky. It created a small hole in the ceiling and a beam of sunlight shined through.
This golden light could actually pierce through the entire mountain above the underground pce. Everyone took a deep breath. How powerful does it have to be for it to do that!
A huge ice bird appeared and cried out in the sky. It flew towards Xiao Chen carrying a boundless cold wind. A limitless me started burning in Xiao Chens right eye. Finally, the limitless me turned into a purple glow and fired out a purple light.
The ice bird was struck by the purple light and immediately started to burn. A painful moan came from the ice bird, and the ice bird flew at Xiao Chen while burning. The ice that made up its body melted continuously. By the time it reached Xiao Chen, it hadpletely disappeared.
Astral Swordy, third style Eternal Light. Ji Changkong felt the terrifying aura of the Golden Lion King and did not dare be careless. He immediately executed his strongest offensive technique.
A resplendent starry sky appeared behind him. Amidst the starry sky, there was a star that represented him. It suddenly rose up and turned into a dazzling light pir. It rushed towards the heavens and pierced through a thousand meters of the mountain above the underground pce.
It flew towards the boundless universe and arrived on the other side. The dark underground pce was brightly lighted up by the eternal light of the resplendent starry sky.
Pu Ci!
The light suddenly disappeared and the underground pce returned to darkness. In the next moment, a boundless brilliant light appeared on his ck sword. Countless people lost their vision temporarily.
The eternal light which came from the starry sky rushed at Xiao Chen. A bright light slice through the darkness; it seemed as though it sliced the night into two halves.
The Golden Lion King opened its huge mouth and there was a strong attractive forceing from it. It swallowed the starry sky behind Ji Changkong. Ji Changkong vomited a mouthful of blood and the eternal light was extinguished.
That is Xiao Chen, why is he fighting with the people from the four big ns? Furthermore, he is not losing.
Chapter 120 - I’ll Kill You Three Years Later
Chapter 120: Ill Kill You Three Years Later
He actually blocked Hua Yunfeis Bloody Death Below Heaven, Duanmu Qings Ice Phoenix Spreading Wings, and Ji Changkongs Eternal Light; it''s unconceivable!
Whats going on? I clearly saw them killing the Golden Lion King. How did ite back to life? Furthermore, its strength recovered back to its peak state.
No wonder he dares to challenge the people of the four ns. A Golden Holy Beast at its peak is equivalent to a Martial King. If the four ns sent their Martial Kings here, this situation would not ur.
Dont you know what a Martial King is? If the ten Martial Monarchs dont show themselves, a Martial King is the strongest existence. He would not casually show himself. Furthermore, when Martial Kings fight, the shockwaves caused by the battle would cover arge area. Even Martial Saints could not withstand them.
Such a world-shaking fight created an unceasing flow of choking sounds. It attracted all the cultivators in the underground pce over. However, they did not expect to see such a scene.
Xiao Chenmanded the Golden Lion King to rush to Jin Dabao and Su Xiaoxiao. He shouted loudly, Get on!
The fatty and Su Xiaoxiao quickly leaped on. Xiao Chen ingested another Qi Returning Pill; this was already his third Qi Returning Pill, but his Essence still drained very quickly, as though it was a gushing river.
Controlling the Golden Lion King exhausted arge amount of Xiao Chens Essence, much more than he had expected. If he did not have a pill for Essence recovery, like the Qi Returning Pill, he would have been unable to control the Golden Lion King for so long.
Su Xiaoxiao saw that Xiao Chens face was slightly pale. She asked out of worry, Young Master Xiao, are you alright?
Xiao Chen smiled faintly, Im fine, I can still hold on. Stand firm; I am going to rush out.
Xiao Chen blew a long whistle, and the Golden Lion King started a mad dash. Its body (which was the size of a small mountain) charged forward, smashing everything in its path away.
Pu Ci!
The Guiyi Marquis jumped out of the deep pit; his gaze was as sharp as a spear. A golden dragon rose up from behind him and roared out. A vast and mighty dragon might infused into the long spear as he thrust it at Xiao Chen, roaring angrily as it attacked.
The Azure Dragon Martial Spirit roared out in Xiao Chens Dantian area. The might of the ancient Holy beast burst out. Xiao Chen used this momentum to draw his saber, intercepting the Guiyi Marquis spear with a loud ng.
Hua Yunfei red at the distant Xiao Chen and shouted loudly, Xiao Chen, you can run today but you cant run forever. The Hua n will issue a kill on sight order throughout the Dongming Province. There will be no ce for you in the Dongming Province.
Ji Changkong said coldly, From today forth, there will be no ce for you in the Nanling Province.
The Guiyi Marquis shouted, With my authority as someone from the Imperial n, I issue a death sentence. From this day forth, there will be no ce in this world for you.
Everyone was shocked; the three noble ns all ordered the death of the same person. Something like this had never before happened in the history of the Great Qing Nation.
Xiao Chen was the first in the past thousand years, however, this first was not a good thing. To be targeted by three noble ns made his odds of living very bad.
Xiao Chen smiled coldly to himself. He pulled out Jiang Muheng from his Universe Ring and threw him into the air. Then, he fired out a stream of purple fire and burned him to ashes in an instant.
Muheng! Jiang Mingxun shourted out with a pained expression when he saw Jiang Muheng turned to ashes.
Ji Changkong turned pale when he saw his cousin suddenly die. He said in a cold voice, If I, Ji Changkong, cannot kill you personally, I am not human!
There is no need for you to kill me. If the heavens did not let me condense my Martial Spirit until I was 15, I would not be retreating in such a miserable fashion today.
Three years, all I need is three years, and I will personally kill my way through your ns. Duanmu Qing, Hua Yunfei, Ji Changkong, and Guiyi Marquis wash your necks in preparation. I wille for your heads in three years.
Xiao Chens voice came from afar, reaching the ears of the crowd. It reverberated around, echoing non-stop, Three years from now, I will kill you personally.
This person is truly insolent. He actually dares to challenge the noble ns alone. Those are ns that have survived for thousands of years.
Three years is too long. It is not even certain that he can live that long. If he is able to, with his talent, it will surprise everyone.
Come to think of it, our Dongming Province has not been so lively in such a long time. Such a courageous person Even the Xihe Provinces Mu Chengxue is cannotpare to him.
The crowd discussed this amongst themselves, feeling that it was inconceivable. Some felt pity for Xiao Chen; some mocked Xiao Chen for overestimating himself; all sorts of things were being said about him.
Chu Chaoyun stood on top of a stone pir in the distance. His hair fluttered around him, and he seemed to be in a good mood. He was hidden in the shadows as he looked in the direction that Xiao Chen left, revealing a faint smile as he did so.
The Holy Weapon behind him was trembling, as though it was trying to escape its sheath and cut through the boundless darkness. The Azure Dragon It has been a thousands years. I wonder if you will be able to surprise me.
Xiao Chen rode on the Golden Lion King, smashing through multiple stone walls and countless stone pirs. There was no one that could obstruct him. When he finally arrived at an area downstream, he stopped.
Boom!
Just as Xiao Chen ran out of Essence, the Golden Lion King turned back into a golden sculpture. Three people suddenly fell out of the air. Su Xiaoxiao and Jin Dabao were mildly startled but were able to recover their calm, andnded firmly.
However, Xiao Chen was like a kite with a broken string. He fell shakily, and he was not able to maintain his bnce. When Su Xiaoxiao saw the situation, she quickly got up and caught Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen was very pale, he thanked her and then struggled to get up. Then he caught the falling sculpture. The sculpture was already covered in cracks, and if it fell to the ground, it would break into a few pieces.
Xiao Chen saw the cracks spreading further on the sculpture. He used his saber to slit his right hand and dripped his blood onto the sculpture, to the amazement of the two of them.
The golden sculpture seemed to unceasingly, and magically, absorb Xiao Chens blood. The cracks on it slowly began to mend themselves. Xiao Chen only rxed after it waspletely repaired. He gave a faint smile, and fainted.
In the underground pce, the noble ns were in no rush to leave. There were too many injured, and they were all being treated, as well as recovering their Essence.
Everyone, I have a proposition. We already have so many injured, even before finding the golden body of the Sages. Why dont we join hands and search together? Ji Changkong, who was seated on the ground, suggested. His mysterious phenomenon had just broken earlier, and he had just swallowed a medicinal pill, which he was refining.
The noble ns had many casualties from the earlier battle. One third of the Guiyi Marquis Golden Guards had died, and there were less than a hundred left who were still in peak fighting condition.
The six Hua n Martial Saints had their Holy river flow in reverse, washing over them until even their clothes disappeared. They all covered theirher regions with their hands. Hua Yunfei borrowed clothes with a sullen expression.
The six Duanmu n Martial Saints were significantly injured, as well. They were meditating to recover their strength. The ones who did not suffer from too many losses were the Ji n and Jiang n. Thus, it was appropriate that Ji Changkong made such an offer.
When Hua Yunfei heard this, his face turned cold; he had a disagreement with Ji Changkong from before. Now, he was able to understand what he meant by his words It was clear that he wanted to lead everyone here.
He immediatelyughed coldly, Ji Changkong, with your abilities you expect to be able to lead everyone here? You are not even able to defeat a Superior Grade Martial Master; are you not ashamed?
Ji Changkong got up. The medicinal strength in his body had all been absorbed, and hisplexion looked considerably better. When he saw Hua Yunfei, he immediately grabbed him by his shirt and mocked him, It is at least better than someones n who enjoys being in the nude. I think you seem to be short on clothes; do you need me to lend some to you?
When many cultivators heard this, they nced at the Hua n Martial Saints where they were hiding themselves and could not resistughing.
Hua Yunfei was so angry, he turned red. He snorted coldly and left. Duanmu Qing saw that she still had six injured Martial Saints and said indifferently, The Duanmu n agrees to Ji Changkongs suggestion.
The Guiyi Marquis recollected the Battle Armor of the dead Golden Guards before burying them. He strolled over and answered with a simple word, Agreed!
Hua Yunfei led six Martial Saints, who were now dressed, over. Although he did not have a friendly expression on his face, he still said, Agreed. However, if there are any treasures, we divide them by ns, rather than by people. Furthermore, the Jiang n and Ji n should be considered as one.
Jiang Mingxun said angrily, Hua Yunfei! What do you mean by this? Are you seeking a fight to see who is stronger or weaker?
Just after Jiang Mingxun spoke, the six Martial Saints and twenty odd Martial Grand Masters took up a fighting stance. With Hua Yunfeis current strength, he was at a disadvantage.
Ji Changkong smiled faintly and pulled Jiang Mingxun aside. He said, The Jiang n is indeed inferior to the other ns in terms of status. However, their strength is not weaker by much. How about we consider them a half share?
Although Ji Changkong intended to include the Jiang n in the profits, the other ns agreed with what Hua Yunfei said. They would not allow Ji Changkong to gain such an advantage.
Everyone took a step back; no one else had a problem with such an arrangement. Before starting on their journey, they rested for awhile. When the idle cultivators saw the situation, they all sighed. If the great powers all joined hands, they pretty much did not stand a chance.
After the group walked a bit, they found another ck coffin. They started to discuss whether they should open it or not. Finally, the Guiyi Marquis said, I have already opened many of such coffins. They are all coffins of Martial Monarchs. Although their value is high, it is not worth it, considering the risks. We are better off finding the coffin of the Sages!
When the crowd heard this, they all felt that it made sense. The other noble ns had opened such coffins before, as well. They knew that they only contained the ancient Martial Monarchs. Now that every n was injured, there was no need to waste their energy on these small details.
Along the way, they found many ck coffins. Everyone immediately abandoned them all. After walking for two hours, they found a river that gave off a ck, gaseous substance.
The sound of the gushing river sounded continuously. The ck gas above the river looked incredibly strange. Ji Changkong stretched out his hand and pulled some of the ck gas onto his palm. He observed it carefully.
The ck gas kept moving around, attempting to enter into his skin. It seemed like it was alive. Ji Changkong appeared to have an invisible barrier blocking it, so no matter how much it tried, it was not able to enter.
Chapter 121 - Demonic River, Demonic Qi Overflowing
Chapter 121: Demonic River, Demonic Qi Overflowing
Hu!
The ck gas suddenly flew up and prated the body of one of the Jiang n Martial Grand Masters. The Martial Grand Master was caught off guard and allowed the ck gas to enter!
Ah!
The Martial Grand Master cried out miserably. His skin instantly turned jet ck while his bodyy on the ground trembling continuously; his eyes bulged as though he was a demon.
Bang! Jiang Mingxun decisively pulled out his saber and chopped this Martial Grand Master in half. The two halves of the body squirmed around as they struggled to merge back together. Duanmu Qing sent an ice pir at it before it stopped moving.
This is Demonic Qi. The things floating on the top of the river are all Demonic Qi. This is a genuine Demonic River. Jiang Mingxun looked at the river and said in horror, After living for so long, I have never seen so much Demonic Qi.
Demonic Qi? The cultivators of the noble ns all took a deep breath; they were all astonished. Many of them here had taken part in Demonic Beast Trial Grounds. They all had some understanding of Demonic Qi, but they had never explored the core zone of these Trial Grounds. Thus, they have never seen Demonic Qi for themselves before.
If all the ck gases on the river, which lead to an unknown ce, were Demonic Qi then when they were all gathered together it would be very horrifying; even the seven great prohibited zones of the continent would notpare to it.
The Guiyi Marquis muttered to himself for a long time before saying, The situation is moreplicated than I had thought. For there to be this much Demonic Qi, there must be a Spatial Tear leading to the Demonic World that is not sealed. We should report this to the three Holy Grounds. Otherwise, there may be dire consequence.
Hua Yunfei shook his head, I dont think we need to. This is the final resting ce of the ancient Sages. How can there be arge spatial tear? This river appeared in the Ancient Era, and I believe the tear is notrge. Just that it has been a long time and arge amount has been umted.
Ji Changkong said in an unusual manner, I concur with Hua Yunfeis opinion. If there was arge Spatial Tear, the three Holy Grounds would have found it by now. It is rumored every Holy Ground has a Treasure Mirror for monitoring spatial tears. Yet, they have not found this ce.
Momentarily, everyone began discussing whether the Demonic River was a result of arge spatial tear or not. The older cultivators leaned on the opinions of the Guiyi Marquis; the younger cultivators were clearly willing to take more risk and did not wish to back out easily.
Chi! Chi! Chi! Chi!
As everyone debated endlessly, there was a ssh from the surface of the ck water. Bats covered in the ck gas leaped out of the river and flew towards the crowd.
All the Martial Grand Masters take a step back. The Demonic Qi on these Demonic Beasts is too dense. Ji Changkong shouted as he frowned.
Pu Ci!
A Martial Grand Master took too long to retreat and was bitten by a bat type demonic beast. He was instantly demonized and he gave off a ck aura. He turned to the people beside him, attempting to kill them.
The Guiyi Marquis raised his long spear and pierced the demonized Martial Grand Master. A strand Dragon Qi prated his body and sted him to bits.
You guys focus on killing the Demonic Beasts; I will deal with the demonized people. You must be fast. If they have been demonized for an extended period of time, they will be horrifyingly strong.
Astral Swordy First Move, Respondent Starlight. A boundless river of stars appeared behind Ji Changkong. There were points of bright starlight appearing on his sword. When the bats came into contact with those points, they immediately exploded into bits.
The people of the noble ns were being continuously demonized. Once that happened, the Guiyi Marquis and his subordinates killed them immediately. None of them showed any mercy. After a long time, countless Demonic Beast corpses littered the ground.
This sudden fight ended in no time. However, everyone was scared witless, as though they just went through arge fight.
Suddenly, Duanmu Qing said, Although the Demonic Qi on this Demonic Beast is very dense, it is not very strong. I believe it is likely the spatial tear is not veryrge.
Indeed, if there were arge spatial tear the Demonic Beasts they encountered, based on the Demonic Qi they saw, would be at least Rank 6. They would not be as weak as these bats.
Everyone considered Duanmu Qings opinion. After they took a tally of the deaths, they continued on their journey. Surprisingly, there were no more Demonic Beasts suddenlying out.
After walking downstream the ck river for more than four hours, there were blocked by the mountain side. The river went through a hole in the mountain side, flowing to an unknown ce.
Quickly, take a look at the other side; there seems to be a stone tform, a cultivator said and pointed to the other side just as everyone was dispirited at not being able to find the way.
Ji Changkong looked in the direction he pointed. There was indeed a stone tform. The stone tform did not seem to be very high. There were steps leading up to it on all sides. At the top of the stone tform, there seem to be something on it giving off a faint light.
The Sages coffin might be there; it has to be there. I can feel the righteous Qi of a Sage, Hua Yunfei eximed joyfully.
Everyone started to discuss how to cross the river. The river was just tens of meters wide, but it was not a distance anyone could leap over easily. Furthermore, even the Martial Saints did not dare to touch the Demonic Qi on the surface of the water.
Finally, the six Hua n Martial Saints worked together and sent out a holy river into the Demonic River. It cleansed the surface of the river; at which point, the Duanmu n Martial Saints quickly froze a path through the river.
Everyone walked on the ice and rushed towards the opposite side, heading in the direction of the stone tform. Even though the stone tform did not seem far, the group walked for an hour before arriving at its foot.
When they arrived at the stone tform which they thought was not very tall, they discovered they were wrong. This stone tform was actually a thousand meters tall. They were not able to see the other end of the tform. It felt like a road leading to heaven.
Thats right; it must be here. This is a small realm the Sages developed, an old man said excitedly as he stared at the tform which seemed to extend into the sky.
When the crowd heard this, they were astonished in their heart. They looked at the thousand-meters tall stone tform and suddenly understood. If there was not small realm here, this stone tform would have pierced through the mountain above it.
Hua Yunfei revealed an expression of joy and asked, What are we waiting for? Lets go! After he spoke, he took the lead and headed up the stone tform which seemed to lead to heaven.
Pu! Pu! Pu!
All the disciples of the noble ns were not willing tog behind. They followed quickly and when they climbed ten odd steps, they all felt something was wrong. They felt the weight on their feet was bing heavier with each step. Every step they took expended arge amount of effort.
Ji Changkong stopped and closed his eyes, carefully feeling everything. When he raised his leg, there were no obstructions, but when hended on the stone tform, he immediately felt some of his energy disappear.
After a long time, Ji Changkong opened his eyes and said, Something is wrong here; every step we take consumes some Essence. At first, we barely felt anything; after a while, it bes obvious.
When everyone heard his words, they stopped. After carefully feeling it for themselves, they all had extremely shocked expressions. They looked at the seemingly endless steps; there was still a long way to go before they reached the top.
Hua Yunfei said, This is already the final hurdle; we cant just give up. In the worst case, we just leave after we have exhausted all our Essence.
Ji Changkong revealed a bitter smile, Thats where the problem lies Try walking back; just a step will do.
When a Martial Grand Master heard him, he tried going down. The moment hended his feet, he felt arge amount of his Essence being absorbed. He panicked without any reason and wanted to leave this ce immediately. He took a deep breath and jumped down.
To the horror of everyone present, they saw cultivators body withered up slowly. Finally, when hended, he became a set of white bones; all the skin and meat on him were gone.
What is going on? Why is the consumption of life force so great? Is this stone tform a demon? A Jiang n Martial Grand Master asked while his entire body trembled in iparable fear.
The faces of all the noble n disciples went pale. To think the stone tform was so horrifying. Is this the legendary path to heaven? It is said, it is easy to go to heaven but difficult to get out of it.
Ji Changkong frowned, Any Martial Grand Masters without an inherited Martial Spirit can leave now. Do not jump down; you will not survive doing so.
Very soon, all the Martial Grand Masters slowly headed down. Even though there were only ten odd steps, it felt like a journey of thousands of meters.
Bang! A Martial Grand Master reached the third step from the bottom and could no longer take it. There was a loud bang and he turned into a pile of white bones.
The people beside were utterly demoralized with fear. Some of them could not resist jumping when they saw there were only two steps left. In the end, they, too, exploded into bits.
When all the Martial Grand Masters reached the bottom, they heaved a sigh of relief in their hearts. They quickly sat on the ground and worked on recovering their Essence.
Aside from the sessors of the noble ns, only Martial Saints remained on the stone tform. The Guiyi Marquis looked at the top of the tform and muttered, There are at least ten thousand steps. Even if we make it up, how are we going to get down?
These thoughts lingered in everyones heart like a huge pit, one which they would not be able to cross. Up until now, they had not exhausted much Essence. However, as they climbed higher, it would require even more Essence toe down. The shadow of death lingered in everyones hearts.
Ji Changkong said calmly, A thousand years ago, after the Thunder Emperor disappeared, there were no other Martial Emperors; there might not have even been a Martial Sage.
Now, such a great opportunity is presented to us. Although the odds of surviving this are not high, it might not necessarily be impossible. All the great emperors from the past did not achieve their sess in a smooth sailing manner.
After Ji Changkong spoke, he took the lead and headed up. The people here were all talented geniuses; they were not willing tog behind and be the stepping stones for others. They did not hesitate as they followed along.
Along the way, the group saw countless white bones on the stone tform. The higher they climbed, they more they saw; the stone tform was literally filled with white bones. The group ended up not being able to avoid them and could only crush the bones under their feet as they walked.
As they continued further, purple bones started to appear. The group eximed in shock, These are Martial Emperor experts. Just how many experts are buried here? Even Martial Emperors were not able to escape this fate of death?
Chapter 122 - Mysterious Stone
Chapter 122: Mysterious Stone
Ji Changkong did not speak as he continued to walk forward. The crowd slowly followed behind him. Now that they had gotten this far, there was no turning back.
A Jiang n Martial Saint suddenly eximed in astonishment, There seems to be someone in front!
Everyone raised their head to take a careful look. About a hundred steps in front, there seemed to be a faint human figure; his back was facing the crowd.
Why is there someone here? The Duanmu n identally opened the underground pce entrance. There is no other way in aside from that one. How did this person get here? Furthermore, he is in front of us, The more they thought about it, the weirder it was.
Ji Changkong grasped his sword in his hand; a resplendent starry sky appeared in his eyes. A boundless river of stars stirred up in his body in preparation for an attack. The people behind became more alert as they waited for an opportunity.
When they walked forward, they managed to clearly see the figure. They all inhaled a deep breath of cold air. That was a headless corpse. There was a sword behind him and countless white bones at his feet; there were even a few sets of purple skeletons.
However, he still stood proudly. It was unknown how many years had passed. There was a feeling of time on his aura; a faint pressure extended out in his surroundings.
The starry sky in Ji Changkongs eyes faded away. He said in shock, This is the corpse of a Martial Sage. Look at his clothes; he should not be from the Ancient Era.
Even a Martial Sage died here; what exactly are the origins of this stone tform? one of the Martial Saints asked in horror. A full fledged Martial Sage was someone who could split the mountains and overturn the seas.
Ji Changkong shook his head, Lets not think about it too much; someone clearly killed this Martial Sage. He did not die because of the stone tform. Otherwise, his corpse would have be a pile of white bones long ago.
Just at this moment, Hua Yunfei had an agitated expression when he walked to the front of the corpse. He saw the symbol of a holy river on the cor of the corpses clothes. He loudly eximed, This is a senior of my Hua n.
After he spoke, he carefully searched the area around the corpse. He pushed aside a pile of bones and found a small row of words on the stone tform. He read it in a soft voice, The path of Hua Tianyu ends here; if any Hua n descendants find this, please leave quickly.
Hua Tianyu, isnt that the third n Head of the Hua n, the most talented n Head of the Hua n? He disappeared in hister years. Some people guessed he had be a Martial Emperor. I did not expect that he died here, someone from the side said in shock.
Hua Yunfei said indifferently, This corpse is the ancestor of my Hua n. I believe none of you would fight with me over the things on his body.
After he spoke, he prepared to remove the Spatial Ring from Hua Tianyus finger. A Martial Sages Spatial Ring would contain many treasures.
Hu Chi!
A ck sword blocked his path. Ji Changkongughed coldly, Hua Yunfei, have you forgotten the agreement we made earlier? If we find any treasure, regardless of the situation, we will split it ording to the ns. You wont go back on your words, right?
Hua Yunfeis face turned cold, What do you mean? This is my Hua n Head. His things originally belong to my Hua n. Why should it be distributed to you?
Jiang Mingxun snorted coldly, This is an ownerless body. He died a thousand years ago in the wilderness. His body itself is a treasure. Everyone has put in the effort for us to reach this ce; why should only the Hua n benefit?
The other noble ns also did not want to let the Hua n gain such an advantage. Although, logically this corpse did indeed belong to the Hua n; however, when there are benefits to be gained, logic loses its meaning. Hua Yunfei had no means of stopping everyone here, so he was not able to curb everyones greed.
Hua Yunfeiughed out of infuriation; he even said good three times, Ji Changkong, Ill remember this. Jiang Mingxun, dont think the Ji n can shield you forever.
He pushed aside the sword in front of him and removed Hua Tianyus Spatial Ring. With just a thought, all the things contained in there came out.
Hua La La!
A big pile of objects came out: Spirit Stones, Medicinal Pills, Spirit Weapons, Martial Techniques, and Battle Armor. All of these belongings covered the stone tform. The exceptionallyrge pile of Spirit Stones caught everyone''s attention.
Under this pile of Inferior Grade Spirit Stones, they even saw some Medial Grade Spirit Stones. These were genuine treasures. These noble n disciples only had Inferior Grade Spirit Stones at most; it was impossible for them to be holding Medial Grade Spiral Stones.
Spirit Stones were ore found in nature. Not only was the Spiritual Energy in them pure, but there was also a generous amount of them. To low leveled cultivators, it could raise their cultivation by a Grade; high leveled cultivators could quickly replenish their exhausted Essence.
However, there were very few Spirit Stone mines in the Great Qin Nation. Every noble n only controlled one or two Spirit Stone mines. Furthermore, they were not high-quality mines. It was impossible to obtain Superior Grade Spirit Stone; even Medial Grade Spirit Stones were rare.
Ji Changkong said indifferently, Thats the way, Brother Hua! With these Spirit Stones, there is more hope of us reaching the peak of the stone tform.
After he spoke, they started to sort out the objects from the Spatial Rings. Suddenly, he saw a rusted, broken sword. He smiled, Brother Hua, there is no need to split this sword, you can keep this. This should be a broken Holy Weapon. You will gain a lot if you can repair thispletely.
Hua Yunfei casually tossed aside the broken sword Ji Changkong threw to him. He said angrily, Ji Changkong, dont go too far!
Ji Changkong smiled faintly, and he stated in an indifferent tone, Dont be angry, Brother Hua. I have already sorted out everything. There are a total of ten Medial Grade Spirit Stones, a hundred Inferior Grade Spirit Stones, three Earth Ranked Martial Techniques, one Earth Ranked Battle Armor, and five bottles of all sorts of Rank 6 Medicinal Pills.
Everyone was astonished, the belongings a Martial Sage carried were indeed horrifying. When added together, the value of these items was even more than the what the Jiang n had umted for hundreds of years.
Ji Changkong removed the Martial Technique manuals and handed them to Hua Yunfei, These are your Hua ns Martial Techniques. Naturally, they should not be leaked. Keep them well; I will not count them as part of the spoils.
Hua Yunfei had a sullen expression as he held onto the Martial Technique manuals. No one would feel right when they saw the treasures of their n Head distributed to outsiders.
While the Hua ns people wore sullen expressions, the group of individuals did not waste any time in picking everything up from the ground. Although the objects in Hua Tianyus Spatial Ring were all valuable, the most eye catching were the ten Medial Grade Spirit Stones.
The other things may be considered as most valuable treasures when ced in a small n, but they were not rare in the noble ns. Only the Medial Grade Spirit Stones were rare. When needed, these would be able to save their lives.
Finally, the Hua n obtained three Medial Grade Spirit Stones and the other noble ns obtained two Medial Grade Spirit Stones each. Because of Ji Changkongs presence, the Jiang n gained one Medial Grade Spirit Stone.
After the treasures were distributed, the group continued on their way. They stepped across Hua Tianyus corpse and continued forward. As they went forward, everyone felt agonized by each step they took. The amount of Essence consumed with each step became even more intense.
The corpses on the stone tform became even more horrifying. They no longer saw white bones; they were all purple bones of Martial Emperors. Every skeleton caused them to shiver even though it was not cold.
After another hundred steps, the crowd saw a corpse standing tall before them. The aura on this corpse was even denser than Hua Tianyus. Even though it was just standing there and had been dead for an unknown amount of time, it still caused people to feel pressure.
This is one of the Ji ns Heads, Ji Changkong suddenly said agitatedly. The head of this corpse was chopped off, but the clothing on the corpse revealed its identity.
He started to frantically push aside the bones on the ground. A small row of words appeared in front of him. He read them out in a soft voice, The path of Ji Haoyun ends here; if any Ji n descendants find this, please leave quickly.
Ji Haoyun was also one of the Ji ns Heads and was revered as a genius. Back then, he was already one foot in the Martial Emperor realm. He was from the same time as Hua Tianyu; it was unexpected he ended up as well.
Suddenly, Hua Yunfeiughed loudly, Haha, Ji Changkong, Im sure you never expected this to happen. He took arge step forward and pushed Ji Changkong to the side.
Ji Changkong red at him in anger, Hua Yunfei, what are you trying to do? Ji Changkong had been stuck at the peak of Martial Grand Master for many years. When he saw the Sage Dao Comprehension Picture earlier, he gained enlightenment and broke through to Martial Saint. He did not care about Hua Fei at all.
Hua Yunfei smiled coldly, If you dont distribute out all the treasures of this person, I, Hua Yunfei, will fight you with my life on the line. No one will be able to continue further.
Ji Changkong smiled coldly and said in a frosty voice, Hua Yunfei, are you seeking death? The six Jiang n Martial Saints and the seven Ji n Martial Saints all stepped forwards. They were filled with killing intent as they red at Hua Yunfei.
Hua Yunfei led the six Martial Saints behind him and red at Ji Changkong without fear. There was no intention of backing down in his eyes. The current atmosphere was very tense; a huge battle would ignite with just the tiniest of spark.
Suddenly, Duanmu Qing spoke, I feel this ce is not simple. Im sure if we keep walking forward, we will see the corpses of every noble ns Martial Sages.
When Ji Changkong heard this, he was stumped for words. He turned around to looked at the endless steps in front of him. Countless bright stars appeared in his eyes, a boundless river of stars appeared behind him.
Astral Swordy, Eternal Light.
Ji Changkong shouted lightly, and the star that represented him in the boundless river of stars suddenly shone brightly. The resplendent starlight rushed to the sky. It was extremely blinding, causing people not to dare look at it.
The light flickered, and Ji Changkong pierced forward with his sword. A ring white light fired out above the stone steps. In an instant, the scene to the front appeared before everybodys eyes.
Chi! everyone took in a deep breath of air. Bones filled the stone step, densely packed together, causing everyone to be dazzled. Separated by a certain distance, there were headless corpses standing tall.
Everyone felt their scalp go numb; the shock of so many decapitated Martial Sages was too much.
Why were there so many headless bodies; it was not strange for there to be one or two n Heads, but there were countless headless corpses. This was very astonishing; all of these were Martial Sages, so why were all their heads chopped off?
From another direction of the stone steps, Chu Chaoyun carried his sword behind him and slowly ascended the stone steps. The Hole Weapon behind him gave off a faint glow. This allowed him to walk as though he was on t ground. He was walking at a very leisurely pace, in an iparably rxed manner.
Chapter 123 - The Valiant Fatty
Chapter 123: The Valiant Fatty
Seeing the ring light rush into the sky, Chu Chaoyun stopped in his tracks. He paused for a moment before smiling gently, What a powerful Martial Technique. Unfortunately, it will be useless after it rises.
Beside the inky river, Xiao Chen slowly woke up. He opened his eyes and saw a worried Su Xiaoxiao and Jin Dabao. He felt a warmth in his heart and smiled faintly, Thank you!
Su Xiaoxiao said, Are you fine? You fell earlier. You scared us.
Jin Dabaos eyes were filled with light as he ran over. He smiled, Brother Xiao, I saw you carving the Golden Lion Kings horn earlier. Are you able to mass produce this Secret Treasure?
This fatty truly only had money in his eyes. Xiao Chen got up and ignored him. He inspected his body and did not find any major injuries; he only over-drafted his Essence. He asked, How long was I unconscious? Did that group of people chase us?
Su Xiaoxiao replied, Almost two hours. None of the noble ns people chased after us. Dabao saw them heading downstream; we were debating earlier whether to follow them.
Xiao Chen stretched his body and felt his body waspletely fine. He said indifferently, We follow. The golden coffin of the Sage has not yet been found. If we dont go, this trip will have been in vain.
The fattyughed loudly, I knew Brother Xiao would want to follow them. I have already scouted ahead. They followed this river downstream before ascending a thousand meter tall stone tform.
I even saw that fellow, Chu Chaoyun, sneaking around alone. He was not with them.
A thousand meter tall stone tform Xiao Chen frowned, as he thought, If the fatty did not see wrong, that must be a small realm created by the Sages. Otherwise, such a situation would not ur.
Furthermore, since the appearance of Chu Chaoyun, his strength was a mystery. The others came with arge entourage, but he came alone.
Xiao Chen shook his head and recollected his thoughts, Lets go, if we dont go now, it really will be toote.
The three of them quickly headed over; very soon, they arrived at the ce where the noble ns killed the bat type Demonic Beasts. They saw the Demonic Beasts corpses, and Xiao Chen stopped in his tracks.
Xiao Chen used his Lunar Shadow Saber to cut up one of the Demonic Beasts corpses. He then thought for a while, and he walked over to the riverside. He saw the ck gas covering the rivers surface. He was startled; a dense Demonic Qi actually covered the water.
The Sages Remnant Why is there so much Demonic Qi gathered here? Is this the Sages Remnant or the Devils Remnant? Xiao Chen thought doubtfully to himself. He kept feeling something was off with this Ancient Remnants appearance.
Young Master Xiao, what are you thinking? Su Xiaoxiao asked curiously when she saw Xiao Chen looking at the river in silence.
Xiao Chen awoke from his thoughts and smiled faintly, Nothing. Lets go!
The three of them continued on their journey, using their respective Movement Techniques. Xiao Chen was astonished at the fact that the fatty was not any slower than Xiao Chen despite his rotund body. He wondered what Movement Technique he was using.
Seeing Xiao Chen look at him in astonishment, the fatty opened up his fan andughed smugly. Xiao Chen could not bear to see the fatty behave in a cocky manner, and quickly looked away.
We have arrived; the stone tform is across the river. Once we cross the river, we will be there. After they reached the mountain side, the fatty stopped and pointed to the stone tform across the river. He said, They should be up there.
Xiao Chen looked at the Demonic Qi filling the rivers surface and said, We cant cross it directly. This ck gas is Demonic Qi. Just touching a little of it could cause us to demonize.
After he spoke, he took out a jade bottle from the Universe Ring. This jade bottle was a low-grade Spatial Treasure like the Universe Ring. The space it contained was huge, but it could only contain liquids and gases. It was something Xiao Chen made out of boredom in White Water City.
He pointed the jade bottle at the river and, to Jin Dabao and Su Xiaoxiaos astonishment, the ck river water started to churn; it absorbed the Demonic Qi from the surface of the water.
After a long time, the ck rivers surface became one that did not have any Demonic Qi on it. Xiao Chen put away the jade bottle and said hurriedly, Lets cross!
Xiao Chen had the Gravity Spell and could fly across. The fatty and Su Xiaoxiao leaped across on the water surface before reaching the opposite shore. After they arrived, the fatty immediately moved closer to Xiao Chen. He smiled, Brother Xiao, what was that earlier? Will you let this fat brother take a look?
Xiao Chen did not reject him. This jade bottle was not some valuable treasure. Furthermore, its function was limited. It was just something he made out of boredom; the workmanship was very coarse. There was no problem with letting the fatty take a look.
The fatty held it in his hand and fondled it admiringly. After a long time, he returned the bottle. He asked, Why do I feel you made this bottle? Furthermore, it was coarsely done.
Xiao Chen was very astonished, this fattys eyes are very sharp. He did not reply his question and looked directly at the stone tform. He could already feel the righteous Qi it was giving off.
Just as they approached the stone tform, the fatty suddenly said, There seem to be some people seated cross-legged.
Xiao Chen felt something was wrong. The people seated cross-legged did not appear to be angry. The sound of their movements was very loud, but this group did not react at all.
Something is wrong, this these people seem to be dead, Xiao Chen immediately walked over after he spoke.
There were many white skeletons lying on the ground. As for the people seated cross-legged, their eyes were shut, as though they were asleep. The fatty pushed one lightly with his hand, and he immediately fell over.
Jin Dabaos expression suddenly turned grave. He looked at the piles of white bones and looked at the noble n cultivators seated cross-legged. He frowned, These cultivators just died. Furthermore, the manner they died in is very strange.
Aside from the corpses of the noble ns people, the Guiyi Marquis subordinates, the Golden Guards, were all dead for an unknown reason too. They fell to the ground with a light push.
The fatty suddenlyughed loudly. Before Xiao Chen could react, he saw the fatty moving like a hurricane and stripping the Guiyi Marquiss Golden Guards, removing their Earth Ranked Battle Armor.
Very soon, the fatty extracted more than a hundred sets of Battle Armor. The fatty took a careful look, and his expression changed. He asked, Why have all these sets of armor lost all their spirituality? What happened?
After he spoke, he casually took out a knife and stabbed the Battle Armor. A small crack immediately appeared on the golden armor before it crumbled apart.
Su Xiaoxiao revealed an amazed expression. She picked up a set of golden Battle Armor and carefully inspected it. After a long time, she said, The Moonstone alloyed into the Battle Armor seems to have beenpletely absorbed by something.
When Xiao Chen and Jin Dabao heard this, they were amazed in their hearts. They had never heard of such a thing happening before. The Moonstone is a miraculous stone of heaven and earth; it contains the Daos of nature. How did it get absorbed away?
Xiao Chen cast his gaze on the stone tform. He did his best to extend his Spiritual Sense out, but he was not able to. In this small realm, it was difficult for his Spiritual Sense even to leave his body.
The fatty muttered, Never mind, lets go up. If we dont, we will never know the cause.
Although Xiao Chen felt something was wrong, he could not extend his Spiritual Sense out to check. He could only agree with the fattys opinion. The three of them stepped onto the stone tform.
Hu!
The instant the three of them climbed on the stone tform, the Azure Dragon in Xiao Chens body, the golden folding fan in the fattys hands, and Su Xiaoxiaos zither all suddenly gave off an aura. These three auras merged and formed a small barrier surrounding the three of them.
Su Xiaoxiaomented in astonishment, This is the Holy Weapons self-protection. There must be something horrifying beneath this stone tform. Otherwise, the Holy Weapon would not activate its self-protection.
Xiao Chen looked at the seemingly endless steps. He suddenly felt a strange chill. The three of them continued forward in silence. They reached a point of no return.
After a hundred steps, densely packed skeletons started to appear on the stone steps. The group stepped on the bones, causing crushing sounds. That caused ones scalp to go numb.
Rumble!
The Lunar Shadow Saber leaped around repeatedly in the Universe Ring. Xiao Chen was startled. He stopped in his tracks and looked around at his surroundings. A broken sword covered in rust appeared before him.
Whats this? Another Sub-Divine Weapon containing the Battle Sage Origins? Xiao Chen wondered to himself after he picked up the broken sword. He could not make out anything strange about the sword.
The Lunar Shadow Saber leaped around even more in the Universe Ring, as though it wanted toe out of the ring. Xiao Chen had never encountered such a situation before.
Although he did not understand what was happening, Xiao Chen ced the broken sword in the Universe Ring and continued. It was clear that this broken sword had some rtion with the Thunder Wood Sword.
After they trod on countless white bones, the three of them arrived at Hua Tianyus headless body. The fatty found the words written on the ground. Then he searched the body.
Damn it; there is nothing here at all. This Martial Sage was actually so poor, the fatty cursed out in a low voice.
Su Xiaoxiao saw a mark on his right forefinger, obviously left by a ring. She said indifferently, There should have been a Spatial Ring there. It must have been removed by someone recently.
Xiao Chen ignored the fattys words and carefully inspected the wound on Hua Tianyus neck. This was a sword wound. Hua Tianyus head was chopped off. How did a Martial Sage get killed by someone?
Who exactly is this powerful? To be able to kill Martial Sages like killing dogs. Is it the Thunder Emperor? Xiao Chen thought curiously. Suddenly, he thought of a problem, Fatty, look around and see if his head is here.
Jin Dabao recovered his wits and looked at the headless corpse. He felt it was strange as well. He searched together with Xiao Chen, but after a long time, they were still unable to find a solitary head.
Thats strange; where did the head go? Jin Dabao asked, filled with doubts.
Further above the stone tform, Ji Changkong and the rest distributed the treasures from another Martial Sage. Afterward, they sat down cross-legged and held an Inferior Grade Spirit Stone in their hands, rapidly recovering the Essence in their body.
Along the way, not only did they find the corpses of many noble ns ancestors, they even saw the Emperor Ying Zhis corpse. They were all Martial Sages from a thousand years ago, people of the same generation.
Ji Changkong was the first toplete his recovery. He tossed aside the dull Spirit Stone. He saw they were getting closer to the stone tforms peak, but he was not excited about it. Instead, there was an indescribable shadow shrouding his thoughts.
Chapter 124 - Coffin, Sage Body
Chapter 124: Coffin, Sage Body
After a while, the other noble ns people got up. The further they climbed, the greater was the exhaustion of Essence. If they did not have sufficient Spirit Stones, they would not have been able to reach this area.
Lets go; there are 500 odd more steps. Lets try to do it in one breath! Ji Changkong demanded indifferently. At this moment, he was already able to see a corner of the peak.
After he spoke, he led the way like before. His sharp eyes continued to stare ahead; there were countless stars appearing in his eyes. Every step he took, a star would dim. After a moment, even more stars were created.
If someone who understood the techniques of the Ji n were here, he would be shocked. Ji Changkong was cultivating his Morning Star Martial Spirit during such a situation.
Everyone slowly climbed the stone steps. Every step they took was one step closer to the peak. The pressure they shouldered increased, as though ayer of a formless resistive force was stopping them.
Bang!
A Ji n Martial Saint took a step up, and before his footnded, he exploded and turned into dust.
Ji Changkong did not turn back; his expression did not change at all. He just held an Inferior Grade Spirit Stone and plodded on, step by step.
The nearer they got to the stone tform, the more horrifying the pressure was for the crowd to bear. It was like a small mountain pressing on their shoulders. Each stone step was like a bottomless pit, absorbing away a significant portion of their Essence the instant their feetnded.
Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!
A few of the Martial Saints from various families could not withstand the pressure and exploded. Everyone was rmed; they trembled in fear, afraid they would be the next to die.
Sages, go no further!
A stone tablet stood tall in front of Ji Changkong. There were four big words written on it. A boundless might emitted from the stone tablet.
Ji Changkong smiled coldly and brandished his sword. A few waves of sword Qi struck the stone tablet. Cracks appeared on the stone tablet before it crumbled into countless pieces of rock.
He raised his head to look at the stone tform above. He was just short of ten steps before he would reach it. Ji Changkong shouted lightly, and a human figure came out of his body.
It stood on the stone step in front of him. Then another human figure came out of the human figure in front, arriving on a higher step. This repeated for ten times until Ji Changkongs figure was finally on the peak of the stone tform.
Ji Changkong took a deep breath. The nine clones of him behind merged back into his body like illusory figures. On the peak of the stone tform, there was a wide t-roofed building. There was a golden Sage Coffin in the middle of it.
A faint righteous Qi vented from the coffin. Ji Changkong could not resist, revealing a slight faint smile. After all his meticulous nning and surviving the horrible odds of living, he finally made it.
The golden coffin was the height of a person. Ji Changkong took carefree steps toward it, approaching slowly. Just at this moment, a human figure appeared from the other side. Ji Changkong was startled and retreated backward several steps.
Brother Changkong, it has been a while. Chu Chaoyun walked out from the other side of the coffin. He looked at Ji Changkong, casually smiling.
Ji Changkong had a solemn expression. He was incredibly shocked. He did not expect to meet Chu Chaoyun here; it was very surprising.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Hua Yunfei, Duanmu Qing, and the Guiyi Marquis led the remaining Martial Saints and arrived at the top. When they saw Chu Chaoyun, they were somewhat startled.
Chu Chaoyun said indifferently, Dont look at me like that. I just arrived too. This golden coffin has not been opened yet. After he spoke, he made an inviting gesture and took a step back.
Ji Changkong exchanged nces with Duanmu Qing, Hua Yunfei, and the Guiyi Marquis. The three of them knew intuitively what to do. They slowly walked forward to Chu Chaoyun, blocking him and leaving him outside. Chu Chaoyun just smiled gently and ignored them.
Boom!
Ji Changkong sent out a palm strike and smashed his palm on the lid of the golden coffin. A melodious chime resounded everywhere; the crowd felt their eardrums shake.
A corner of the coffin lid was torn open. However, Ji Changkong stared at his palm in amazement. Afterward, he told the people beside him, You guys give it a try; see if you can use some Essence.
When the others heard it, they were stunned. They immediately tried it and found the Martial Spirits in their Dantian seemed to be sealed. No matter how they circted their energies, they were not able to summon their Martial Spirits.
Whats going on? everyone eximed in shock.
Chu Chaoyun smiled faintly. He parted the crowd and said, Lets take a look inside the coffin first; see what is in there.
As everyone heard this, they put down the curiosity in their hearts and headed toward the coffin. After spending so much effort, everyone was curious which Sage was lying in the coffin.
Inside the golden coffin, an imposing male in purple robes lie peacefully. His hands had beenid on his chest grasping a sword.
Ji Changkong asked in shock, Isnt this thest Emperor of the Tianwu Dynasty? Why is he here?
The Guiyi marquis and the others were all shocked. Along their way here, everything indicated this to be a Sages Ancient Remnant. The Martial Technique they obtained from those ck coffins could prove that. Furthermore, there were the countless carvings on the walls; they were all in the style of the Ancient Era.
It was only after ten thousand years after the Ancient Era ended that the Tianyu Dynasty slowly emerged. Thest emperor of the Tianwu Dynasty only passed away a few thousand years ago. How is he rted to the Sages of twenty thousand years ago?
Pu Ci!
The man wearing purple robes in the Sage Coffin suddenly opened his eyes. A purple glow appeared in his eyes. Before a Martial Saint who was looking at him could react, he burned to death.
The Tianwu Emperor came back to life?
Is this the legendary Heavenly me? All the cultivators backed off, and their hearts were filled with horror. Although the Tianwu Dynasty copsed already, the legends surrounding it had not been forgotten.
Back then, the first generation Tianwu Emperor relied on an exceptional, heaven-shaking strength to rule over the entire Tianwu Continent. He established the Tianwu Empire thatsted for ten thousand years. Such an aplishment could be called a record that has never been approached and will never be approached again. He was undisputedly the number one person in the past and even now.
Legend had it he borrowed a Heavenly me from abroad. When the Heavenly me burned at its strongest, the entire continent would melt. It was the king of mes; none could defend against it.
From then on, every sessive Emperor had the strength of the great Emperor. Even thest Tianwu Emperor who lie here had the strength of the great emperor. If he truly awakened, none would be able to flee.
Chu Chaoyun revealed an expression of being deep in thought. He slowly walked to the front and observed the purple robed Emperor. He said, There is no need to worry. It is just a strand of Qi reflex. Just dont look at his eyes.
Everyone was deep in thought and agreed with him. There was no such thing as a person who could not die. Even the Great Tianwu Emperor died many years ago. Aside from the legendary Martial God, no one could escape the clutches of death.
Looking at the coffin again, a fire lit in everyones eyes. Although they did not know where the body of the Sage was, the value of the Tianwu Emperors body was not inferior.
Just the Heavenly me contained in his body would cause people to go crazy over it. This is because the might of the Heavenly me was too great. Before the first Tianwu Emperor passed away, he split the Heavenly me into ten portions, leaving just a tenth for his descendants.
Even though it was just a tenth, the might of the Heavenly me was still horrifying. Splitting the mountains, burning thend to dested wastnd, all these were things that it could do easily.
Everyone gathered in front of the Sage Coffin. For a moment, they did not dare take any action. Ji Changkong stretched out his hands and slowly closed the eyelids of the Emperor. Thus, the Emperor in the coffin shut his eyes once more.
Hu!
Hua Yunfei stretched out his hands and took the sword of the Tianwu Emperor. He said joyfully, Sky Splitting Sword, this is a Holy Weapon, aplete Holy Weapon.
Bang! The Holy Weapon struggled free of Hua Yunfeis hands and flew towards the Guiyi Marquis. Hua Yunfeis expression changed; he hurriedly stretched out his hands, intending to grab hold of it once again. However, the speed of the Holy Weapon was too fast; he was not able to catch it.
The Guiyi Marquis stretched out his hand and caught hold of the Holy Weapon. He was filled with doubts; he did not understand why the Holy Weapon flew into his hands. Furthermore, he was used to using a spear, not a sword.
Hua Yunfei quickly moved before the Guiyi Marquis and stretched out his hands, intending to snatch away the Holy Weapon. The Guiyi Marquis stared at him and asked in a cold voice, Hua Yunfei, what are you doing?
Hua Yunfei looked at the Holy Weapon in the Guiyi Marquiss hands and said lividly, What am I doing? Return my Holy Weapon to me.
The Guiyi Marquis smiled coldly, The Holy Weapon chooses its master; it is obvious you are not fit to wield this Holy Weapon. Stop being an annoying troublemaker here.
Refusing a toast only to drink a forfeit! Hua Yunfei had disliked the Guiyi Marquis since long ago. He kept the incident when he was blocked from killing Xiao Chen, in mind.
Now that he had an excuse and the Guiyi Marquiss Golden Guards were not around, he did not hesitate to make a move with his four Martial Saints.
There was no way to use Essence on the stone tform. The fight could only be fought with physical strength and techniques.
Although the Guiyi marquis was alone, he had been on the battlefield since he was young. His experience was much richer than these five people. Hua Yunfei and his group were not able to do anything to the Guiyi Marquis.
Ji Changkong took just a nce at the fight behind him and looked away, never looking back after that. He looked at Hua Yunfei and said indifferently, Brother Chaoyun, if we can extract the Heavenly me, how about splitting it equally?
Chu Chaoyun smiled faintly and looked at Ji Changkong, Do I have any reason to refuse?
After their negotiations wereplete, they started to discuss how to extract the Tianwu Emperors Heavenly me. After a Heavenly me was absorbed, it would be hidden in every inch of the owners skin. It would be extremely difficult to extract it, bordering on the impossible.
The most direct way to extract the heavenly me was to refine the Tianwu Emperors corpse. After it was refined, the heavenly me would condense and appear, never to be extinguished.
However, to refine the Tianwu Emperors body with their strength was a fools dream. In their attempt, it may even be possible to suffer a rebound from the me, causing them to burn till not even ashes were left.
Aside from the Heavenly me, there was also the inherited Martial Technique of the Tianwu Empire, Life-Extinguishing Blood-Reversing Swordy. That was a precious treasure that would cause anyones eyes to go red as well. If they were able to find it here, its value would not be any lower than the Heavenly me.
Ji Changkong searched around the golden Sage Coffin. However, after searching for a long time, he did not find anything. He could not help but look towards Chu Chaoyun. It was impossible that the final resting ce of the Tianwu Emperor would not have the Life-Extinguishing Blood-Reversing Swordy Manual.
Chapter 125 - Fighting for Treasure - Fierce Battle Between Giants
Chapter 125: Fighting for Treasure: Fierce Battle Between Giants
Chu Chaoyun knew what he was thinking; he said, I arrived not much earlier than you. If I moved the coffin lid, you would have heard something.
Suddenly, Duanmu Qing walked to the coffin lid, which hadnded on the ground. The golden coffin lid was densely covered with words from the Ancient Era.
She quickly took out paper and brush, recording every bit of it. This was the Martial Technique of a Sage. Although she did not know what it was, it was likely to be extraordinary.
Bang!
Under everyones shocked gazes, Xiao Chen and his group jumped onto the stone tform from the final stone step. When they arrived on the stone tform, the barrier that had been protecting them broke apart, disappearing into nothing.
The fatty was the first to feel that something was wrong, Damn it, we cannot circte our energies or use our Martial Spirit here.
Xiao Chen gave it a try, and it was indeed as the fatty said. The Martial Spirit in the Dantian region seemed to be restricted. Regardless of what he did, he was unable to elicit a response. It was also impossible for him to circte his Essence.
Ji Changkong looked at Xiao Chen with a cold re. He leaped into the air and sent a punch at Xiao Chen without saying anything.
Xiao Chen was stunned at first, but the corners of his mouth curled up in a cold smile after that. It was obvious that the people here were unable to use Essence. With Xiao Chens physical strength, he was unrivaled on this stone tform.
Boom!
Xiao Chen quickly weed him with a punch. When the two fists shed, there was a crunching sound. Ji Changkongs five fingers of his right hand were broken.
Ji Changkong took five steps back. He looked at the wound on his hand with disbelief. The fingers were linked to the heart; he felt an intense pain, and his face spasmed.
[Note: The fingers were linked to the heart; this is a Traditional Chinese Medicine concept. Each of the fingers are linked to our internal organs and can affect them.]
The Guiyi Marquis grabbed hold of his golden long spear when he saw Xiao Chene up. He swept the Hua ns people aside with his spear and rushed at Xiao Chen. In the blink of an eye he arrived before Xiao Chen.
Hu! Hu! Hu!
A series of spear stabs burst out before Xiao Chens eyes, like a flower. The Guiyi Marquis was very good with the spear, even without the support of Essence, so the spear stabs were still as tightly packed together as they were before.
Xiao Chen took two steps back and the Guiyi Marquis followed. The long spear stuck to Xiao Chen closely, like gum. No matter how much he evaded, he was unable topletely avoid the attacks.
Pu! Xiao Chens feetnded on empty air; he had already retreated to the edge of the stone tform. If he took another step back he would be forced off the stone tform.
Considering the special characteristics of the stone tform, if Xiao Chen fell off, he would definitely die. The Guiyi Marquis increased his efforts to do so. He pushed his right hand forward and sent the long spear at Xiao Chens chest violently.
Pu Ci!
Suddenly the Lunar Shadow Saber appeared in Xiao Chens hands. Xiao Chen deflected the spear with a gentle move. Because the Guiyi Marquis had used all his strength in this strike, he ended up taking a step forward. The saber de slid down the handle of the spear.
Soon, the saber de reached the Guiyi Marquis right hand. He quickly let go, and the golden long spear dropped to the ground.
Inclined Body Strike!
Xiao Chen inclined his body and charged forward. The strength of his physical body all gathered in his right shoulder. His body, tempered by the heavenly Thunder and Seven Leaf Flower petals, immediately exploded forth with a horrifying strength.
The Guiyi Marquis was knocked flying with a bang. He vomited a mouthful of blood while in midair. When he fell to the ground, he kept rolling, and he almost fell off the stone tform.
Attack together; this fellows physical body is too horrifying! Hua Yunfei shouted loudly when he saw the Guiyi Marquis being defeated in an instant. He could not help but feel some fear.
These cultivators relied too much on Essence; although their physical bodies were tempered and were far stronger than regr people, it was iparable to Xiao Chens.
Bang!
Xiao Chen put away his saber and used his fist, as he rushed at the Ji n cultivators in front of him. Once they were knocked to the ground, they could no longer get up, and some of their ribs were even broken.
Xiao Chen shouted out loudly; he was like a wolf amongst sheep. He used a simple fist technique he had learned in the past, its movements very simple and in, but it was quite fierce and intense. When matched with the horrifying strength of his physical body, there were none who could defend against him.
Xiao Chen looked at Hua Yunfei. Amidst the crowd, Hua Yunfei was startled, and he quickly retreated backward. Xiao Chen smiled coldly, Lets see where you can run!
Xiao Chen pushed his feet on the ground and leaped into the air. He swept his right leg across horizontally and kicked Hua Yunfeis head.
Pu Ci! Hua Yunfei spat out bloody spit and some teeth. When hended on the ground, he immediately fainted.
Xiao Chennded lightly on the ground. Before hended, he had sent out a few kicks with shockingly fast speed. There were many miserable cries, and those who were stuck fell to the ground.
After some time, aside from Xiao Chens group of three and Chu Chaoyun, everyoneid on the ground, moaning in pain as they looked at Xiao Chen in horror.
The fatty eximed in shock, What a strong physical body! How did this fellow train to this extent?
Su Xiaoxiao was not too surprised, she said indifferently, If you used 15 years of time to temper the body, you would be able to reach such a standard as well.
Xiao Chen red at Chu Chaoyun as he walked over, step by step . He was like a knife pressed to the face, killing intent radiating off him, showing off his abilities.
When Chu Chaoyun saw Xiao Chening over, he did not panic. He took out the basketball-sized golden Spirit Core and threw it over to Xiao Chen. He smiled faintly, Looks like I made a bad decision; I should not have released you into this ce.
Xiao Chen received the Golden Lion King Spirit Core and ced it into the Universe Ring. Xiao Chen gave Chu Chaoyun a deep look, but in the end, he did not make any moves against him.
Even though Xiao Chen held the absolute advantage, he was still unable to see through this person. The feeling that Chu Chaoyun gave off to Xiao Chen still felt just as dangerous as before.
Xiao Chen turned around and looked at the noble n disciples lying on the ground. He walked to Hua Yunfei and removed his Spatial Ring. Then he put Hua Yunfeis scarlet sword into his Universe Ring.
The Spatial Ring of the Tianwu Continent was different from the Magic Treasures Xiao Chen refined. As long as those Spatial Rings were removed, anyone could ess the things in it.
Xiao Chen then walked slowly over to Ji Changkong. Ji Changkong turned ashen, as he said agitatedly, Xiao Chen, if you dare touch me, I will make sure you live a life worse than death after you leave this ce.
Xiao Chen stomped on Ji Changkongs face mercilessly, You think I will let you off? After three years, I will make you admit defeat willingly.
After Xiao Chen took Ji Changkongs Spatial Ring, he ruthlessly kicked him again. A Martial Saint behind them could not bare to continue watching, roaring loudly, he charged at Xiao Chen.
Bang!
Xiao Chen kicked him directly off of the stone tform. The instant the Martial Saint left the stone tform, he exploded and turned into countless chunks of meat. Everyone on the stone tform who saw it felt fear.
Xiao Chen picked up the Guiyi Marquis long spear and ced it in his Universe Ring before stripping the Guiyi Marquis of his Spatial Ring. Xiao Chen then shifted his gaze to Duanmu Qing.
Duanmu Qings expression turned cold. There seemed to be no emotions in her eyes. Kuang Dang! She threw her Spatial Ring onto the stone tform and said coldly, Some things are not meant to be yours. Even if you take them, you will end up losing them.
Xiao Chen smiled coldly, Are you talking about yourself? After seeing my Spirit Fox, you kepting to me, demanding it. When I refused, you sent someone to kill me. How can there be such a shameless person in this world?
Duanmu Qings expression seemed agitated, as though she wanted to say something. However, in the end, she said nothing.
Xiao Chen could not be bothered with her. He turned around and saw the fatty trying to put the coffin lid into his Spatial Ring. A ck line appeared on his face, This fatty is too ridiculous; he even wants the coffin lid.
When the fatty saw Xiao Chen looking at him disdainfully, he chuckled, Dont look at me like that. This coffin lid is forged from ming Blood ck Gold. Just a tiny piece would be worth millions of gold taels.
Furthermore, a Sage had carved a portion of Ancient Martial Scriptures on it. It contains a Heavenly Dao and can be used as a weapon directly; it is on par with a Holy Weapon. Of course, I will give you a copy of the ancient scripture.
Xiao Chen felt ashamed for him in his heart, Only the fatty would dare use the coffin lid as a weapon. He called the fatty over, and they went to the middle area, where the Sage Coffin resided.
The fatty looked at the purple-robed emperor lying peacefully in the coffin. His face was filled with doubts as he said, The Sage Coffin clearly had ancient scripture carved on it. Why is there a Tianwu Emperor lying in there? Where is the Sage that originallyid in there?
Xiao Chen had some doubts too. They had run into countless Martial Sage corpses; they were all beheaded. It was clear that it was done by the same person. Had the same person done this too?
However, the gap in time was too far apart. The Tianwu Dynasty had already been destroyed for more than five thousands years, but the people on the stone steps were all people from a thousand years ago. Furthermore, they were from the same time period.
Rumble!
Just as Xiao Chen and the fatty were pondering on that, the small realm suddenly shook. After that, there was a loud rumble. Suddenly, the mountain above the underground pce shattered.
A thousand meter tall mountain peak crumbled. Countless stones shot out at Savage Forest; rocks rained down.
Large rocks fell unceasingly from the sky. Some flying Spirit Beasts were not able to dodge in time and were smashed; they were badly mangled by the huge force the rocks carried. They all fell with miserable shrieks.
Xiao Chen and the rest only felt dazzled. The scene in front of them disappeared, and the bright sun and white clouds appeared above them. A ring sunlight shined on the stone tform.
Xiao Chen was startled. He looked at the surroundings and said, Why is the stone tform above ground now? Crap! Essence can be used now.
His expression suddenly changed. The noble ns people on the stone tform were all at least Martial Saints. Now that they had recovered their Essence, any one of them would be able to defeat him, easily.
Xiao Chen executed his Gravity Spell and flew into the sky, quickly rushing away into the distance. Chi! there was a phoenix cry; Duanmu Qing turned into an Ice Phoenix. She spread her wings and chased after Xiao Chen.
Ji Changkong cursed and turned into aet. He left behind a trail of mes as he quickly chased after him.
When the various noble ns people saw that they could use their Essence, they all jumped off the stone tform and chased in the direction Xiao Chen had left. The small realm around the stone tform had broken, and when everyone jumped off, they did not explode, like those did earlier.
Su Xiaoxiao and Jin Dabao were worried about Xiao Chen, and they chased after him as well. In the blink of an eye, only Chu Chaoyun was left standing on the stone tform.
Chu Chaoyun had a calm expression on his face. When everyone left, he looked at the unconscious Hua Yunfei and kicked him off the thousand meter high stone tform.
Chapter 126 - You are too Swift and Fierce
Chapter 126: You are too Swift and Fierce
Xiao Chen turned around and saw Duanmu Qing and Ji Changkong chasing after him. A boundless me started to burn in his right eye before finally bing a purple light. A ming cloud appeared with a pu sound, burning half the sky. It blocked the two of them from proceeding.
By the time the ming clouds scattered, Xiao Chen already disappeared from view. Ji Changkongnded on the ground with a loud boom. The footprint Xiao Chen left behind on his face had yet to disappear.
Behind him, the Ji n Martial Saint quickly rushed over. When they saw an extremely livid Ji Changkong and his ashenplexion, they did not dare say a word.
Ji Changkong said in an ice cold voice, Search the entire forest! I am not going back to Nanling Province before we find Xiao Chen.
Upon reaching the outer periphery of Savage Forest, Xiao Chen ced a Qi Returning Pill in his mouth. He continuously used the Lightning Evasion and headed to the illusion formation. After a while, he managed to get ahead of everyone else and entered the illusion formation.
Xiao Chen emerged inside the illusionary formation and saw the familiar Zhuang River, as well as the rocks that stood tall along the riverbank. Xiao Chen heaved a sigh of relief. He pushed off the ground with his feet and jumped onto the rivers surface.
He circted the Azure Dragon Cloud Soaring Art and sped along the rivers surface. He cut apart the gushing waterfall with a loud boom and immediately sat cross-legged on the strange rock behind the waterfall.
Qi Returning Pill and Blood Replenishing Pill these kinds of rapid recovery pills all had a significant side effect. When taken for a long time, they could create a serious dependency.
Today, Xiao Chen had consumed more than ten Qi Returning Pill. He did not dare be careless and circted the Essence in his body. He wanted to force out the remnant Medicinal Energy in his body.
The Purple Thunder Divine Incantation circted in his body and the remnant Medicinal Energy left in the meridians were continuously being washed out. After his Essence circted for a great cycle, it returned to Martial Spirit. The Azure Dragon Martial Spirit absorbed all the Essence.
The Azure Dragon slowly sank into the pool of clear water. After a while, an even purer Essence flowed from the Martial Spirit into the meridians of the body. After that, it permeated the meridians and entered Xiao Chens flesh and bone.
The Purple Thunder Divine Incantation circted repeatedly like this for 81 great cycles. A ck sticky substance slowly flowed out of Xiao Chens pores. The remnant medicinal energy left in his body for a long time was all forced out.
After the medicinal strength was forced out, Xiao Chen felt very weak. Furthermore, the ck sticky substance felt very ufortable on his skin.
Xiao Chen quickly jumped out of the waterfall andnded in the gushing Zhuang River with a putong sound. The sticky ck substance on his body was immediately washed away by the river water.
Xiao Chen burst through the rivers surface and took a deep breath, feeling refreshed. Although he still felt very weak, his spirit was revitalized; his mind, Qi, and spirit were all at their peaks.
Bang!
Xiao Chen leaped out of the water like a flood dragon. There was arge ssh as hended firmly on the riverbank.
Xiao Chen took out a set of dry clothes from the Universe Ring and changed into them. Xiao Chen did not do anything else; he went and found afortable ce,id down, and started to take a nap.
Early in the morning the next day, the sun rose from the east; melodious bird chirps covered the forest. These sound woke the reluctant Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen stood up slowly and stretched. He felt veryfortable; his physical and mental states recovered to their peaks.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly as he took out all the Spatial Rings of the noble n disciples from his Universe Ring. Although he did not receive the Sages inheritance or the Heavenly me of the Tianwu Emperor, his harvest was great.
First, he poured everything from Duanmu Qings Spatial Ring on the ground. Immediately, arge pile of Spirit Stones, Battle Armor, and Medicinal Pills fell on the ground.
Xiao Chen carefully inspected and counted them. There were more than 100 Inferior Grade Spirit Stones, 20 Medial Grade Spirit Stones, two pieces of Earth Ranked Battle Armor, two Earth Ranked Spirit Weapons, ten-odd bottles of Medicinal Pills above rank four, and finally an ancient Martial Technique Manual.
Looks like the family property the Martial Sages carried on them were distributed amongst them. Otherwise, it would not be possible for mere sessors of noble ns to carry so much treasure, Xiao Chen said softly.
Xiao Chen did not hesitate and emptied out the Spatial Rings of the other noble n disciples. The ground waspletely filled with Spirit Stones and Spirit Weapons.
I could be said to be rich now. With so many Spirit Stones, Spirit Weapons, and Medicinal Pills, I have enough to cultivate all the way to Martial Saint, Xiao Chen was wild with joy. The gains of all the noble ns in the underground pce were now his.
The value of all these things when added together was equivalent to the half the wealth of a noble n. To anyone, it would be an immense amount of wealth.
Xiao Chen tidied them up and counted them again. In total, he gained 200 Inferior grade Spirit Stones, 80 Medial Grade Spirit Stone, five Earth Ranked Spirit Weapons, three pieces of Superior Grade Earth Ranked Battle Armor, six ancient Martial Technique manuals, and countless Medicinal Pills.
Dong! Xiao Chen pushed aside a pile of Spirit Stones, and a small, exquisite silver warship appeared in front of Xiao Chen.
Damn! Someone actually managed to find an Ancient Era Secret Treasure in the underground pce! Xiao Chen eximed in shock as he held the small silver warship in his hand.
Xiao Chen sent his Spiritual Sense into the silver warship. Instantly, it felt as though he walked in a huge realm. However, this realm was extremely damaged.
There were missing pieces everywhere; the formation markings in the inner part were notpleted. It was very badly damaged. All these caused the silver warship tock Spiritual Energy. If a regr person discovered this, he would not realize this was a Secret Treasure.
Xiao Chen withdrew his Spiritual Sense and looked at the silver warship in his hand. He felt it was unfortunate. After all, it had been tens of thousands of years. It was impossible to avoid the deterioration of the Secret Weapon.
Furthermore, the offensive formations in it werepletely damaged. There was no possibility of repairing it. Even if it could be repaired, it could only be used as a transportation tool.
However, Xiao Chen still decided to repair it. With his current strength, it would be impossible for him to refine such a Secret Treasure. Not to even mention his cultivation realm, just seeking the materials would take countless years.
Now that there was an almostplete Secret Treasure in front of him, it would be unbing of him not to use it. As for the attacking formations on it, he could re-carve them as he got stronger.
The most important thing was this was a Secret Treasure refined by a Sage. The Sage had left asting mark on it; after tens of thousands of years, it had already been deeply rooted in the inside the warship.
From what I can tell, the Secret Treasures refined by the ancient Sages are definitely the Magic Treasures recorded in the Compendium of Cultivation. Xiao Chen muttered to himself, Is the Compendium of Cultivation rted to this world?
He shook his head and recollected his thoughts. Now was not the time to think about this problem. Xiao Chen ced the Spirit Stones and Battle Armor on the ground into the Universe Ring. He executed the Gravity Spell and soared into the sky. He headed to the mountainside the waterfall flowed down.
The wind whistled loudly on the mountainside. Xiao Chen stood on the old tree growing on the mountainside in a zigzag manner. Xiao Chen looked into the distance and saw an even higher mountain peak. There were clouds around that mountain peak; it looked hazy and mysterious.
It is there? Xiao Chen asked softly and continued to fly up.
A biting cold wind blew at him; Xiao Chens clothes and hair fluttered in the wind. The further up he went, the fiercer the wind became. It even became so strong, he could not open his eyes.
After a long time, Xiao Chennded on the mountain peak with a hu sound. If he stretched his hands out, he would be able to touch the white clouds. The Spiritual Energy in the surroundings was very dense, giving one a faint sense of their Spiritual Energy being saturated.
Xiao Chen found an empty spot and took out the Inferior Grade Spirit Stones from the Universe Ring one by one. He was getting ready to assemble an Inferior Grade Spirit Gathering Formation to reconverge the Spiritual nature of the silver warship.
Actually, this Spirit Gathering Formation would be more effective if Xiao Chen used Medial Grade Spirit Stones. However, Xiao Chen could not bare to use the few Medial Grade Spirit Stones.
One Medial Grade Spirit Stone was the equivalent to a hundred Inferior Grade Spirit Stone. However, there was no one silly enough to make such an exchange. This was because Medial Grade Spirit Stones were too rare in the Great Qin Nation.
After a while, an Inferior Grade Spirit Gathering Formation appeared. Xiao Chen ced the silver warship into the center of the formation and then slowly sent Essence into it. The formation markings lit up with a faint glow, slowly extending out.
The surrounding dense Spiritual Energy poured madly into it. Within the formation, the Spiritual Energy became like mist. After a while, it actually condensed into drops of liquid Spiritual Energy.
Pu Ci!
In the middle of the formation, a resplendent pir of light suddenly lit up and rose into the sky. The small and exquisite silver warship flew up within the light pir. The body of the warship flickered with two different kinds of light.
Xiao Chen extended his Spiritual Sense into it; the formation marking carved on the silver warship were circted rapidly, absorbing the horrifying Spiritual Energy contained in the light pir.
After half an hour, the Spirit Stones on the ground started to crack rapidly. Xiao Chen eximed, Oh no! The amount of Spiritual Energy needed by the silver warship is too horrifying. The Inferior Grade Spirit Gathering Formation is not sufficient to satisfy it.
This fellows appetite is too big, Xiao Chen thought bitterly in his heart. The Spiritual Energy provided by more than a hundred Spirit Stones was not even sufficient to maintain it for two hours. This waspletely out of his expectation.
Xiao Chen took out the Golden Lion King Spirit Core from the Universe Ring. He looked hesitatingly at the silver warship in the sky, feeling slightly unwilling. The golden Spirit Core contained the Spiritual Energy absorbed by the Golden Lion King for hundreds of years.
It was iparably pure; cultivators who cultivated any attributes could directly absorb it. Once it was ced in the Spirit Gathering Formation, it could instantly raise the grade of the Spirit Gathering Formation to Medial Grade.
However, Xiao Chen felt reluctant to do so. He intended to leave this for when he was breaking through to Martial King. Martial King realm was a big hurdle, and once he passed it, he would stand at the peak of everyone. If he failed to do so, then he could only fade away with time.
In the end, he put it away and took out the Medial Grade Spirit Stones. The value of the Medial Grade Spirit Stones was not inferior to the Spirit Core. Furthermore, they were very useful. They could be epted as money in any ce. As Xiao Chen ced them in the formation, his heart bled.
Xiao Chen ced 40 Medial Grade Spirit Stones before the Medial Grade Spirit Gathering Formation waspleted. That was half of Xiao Chens gains. Xiao Chen made a hand seal, and a strong wind blew. All the Spiritual Energy within a thousand meter surged over endlessly.
Ti Da! Ti Da!
The droplets of Spiritual Energy fell on the mountain peak like rain. This was the Essence of Spiritual Energy. Xiao Chen did not want to waste it; he took out a Spatial Magic Treasure, the jade bottle, and ced it to the side, collecting all the droplets from the sky.
The pir of light in the center became even more resplendent. The silver warship started to give off a boundless radiance. Xiao Chen could clearly feel the Daos of the Sage on the warship slowly recovering.
Chapter 127 - Ancient Treasure, Warship
Chapter 127: Ancient Treasure, Warship
Hu!
A horrifying holy might burst out. The silver warship rapidly rose up. In the blink of an eye, it rose by a thousand meters, bing a ck dot in Xiao Chens vision.
Xiao Chen was startled and quickly flew up. The Gravity Spell was not a true flight Martial Technique. The higher Xiao Chen flew, the stronger the gravity he would experience; the amount of Essence exhausted would increase as well.
Xiao Chen flew higher and higher in the sky; he could see endlessyers of clouds billowing, gathering around the pir of light in the middle of the formation. It felt like he would arrive at the horizon after if pierced through these endlessyers of clouds.
The Essence in his body was rapidly exhausted. Xiao Chen frowned; he could only still see the vague figure of the silver warship. He did not know how high it would fly.
Xiao Chen clenched his teeth and took out a Medial Grade Spirit Stone, holding it in his hand. A horrifying amount of Essence immediately flowed into Xiao Chens meridians. The Dense Essence instantly saturated his meridians.
A bloated sensation filled up every bit of Xiao Chens skin and muscle; he felt like he was about to explode. They were filled with an endless and boundless energy.
Boom!
Xiao Chen shouted, and his ascending speed suddenly increased multiple times. This body caused a shockwave in the air. In the blink of an eye, he caught up to the silver warship.
Rumble!
The silver warship hovered at the peak of the pir of light. With a loud sound, it instantly erged. There were banners with the word Yan () on the bow of the ship, fluttering in the wind.
[TL notes: The raw says multiple 33 meters long, and 6.6 meters wide. This feels odd to put in, hence I decided to leave it out. The unit of measurement here is zhang (), one zhang is 3.3 meters. So it is tens of zhangs long and two zhangs wide]
Dark clouds surrounded the warship; thunder rumbled unceasingly, and endless bolts of lightning circled it.
It can actually repair itself! How in the world did the ancient Sages refined this? Xiao Chen was shocked when he saw lightning bolts surround the silver warship.
Xiao Chen was nning to repair the damaged formation markings himself. He did not expect the silver warship to repair itself after it regained its spirituality.
Xiao Chen suddenly thought of something, If it can repair itself like this, as the Secret Treasure of a Sage, it would have the mark of a Sage. Now that the Sages are all gone, it would automatically search for a person with the bloodline of a Sage and recognize it as its master automatically.
I have to erase the mark of the Sage and brand it with my own mark, Xiao Chen spoke to himself slowly, word by word; his eyes revealed a determined look.
He went past the boundless dark clouds and the endless flickering lightning bolts. Xiao Chennded firmly on the bow of the warship. He cautiously looked at the Yan word on the banners at the bow of the ship.
The big ck g seemed to have descended from the ancient times. It stood silently at the bow, fluttering in the wind. The Yan word on the g was written in the cursive style of calligraphy. Every stroke seemed to contain a dominant force, revealing a strong power and looking very imposing.
Xiao Chens eyes lit up like a torch. He stared at the Yan word. He knew what he had to do. He had to fight against the Sage, erasing the spiritual mark of the sage personally.
The danger involved was obvious; there was a high chance of death. However, Xiao Chens gaze was as resolute as ever. He had no intention to retreat. He stabbed his Spiritual Sense into the banner like a sharp sword.
Boom! In that instant, the surrounding scenery vanished. Xiao Chen appeared on a patch of dense magma. asionally, there were streams of me spurting out. In the distance, there was an erupting volcano, releasing a relentless amount of surging fire andva.
Strangely, there were nine suns in the sky. A huge deity stood in the sky; a glow, tens of thousands meters wide, was radiating behind him. His boundless might spread throughout this space.
Pu Ci!
That deity suddenly opened his eyes and fired a golden light, enveloping Xiao Chen. He shouted, How dare you show disrespect before a deity. Why are you still not kneeling?
This voice was like the thunder of the nine heavens; it was very shocking. It reverberated unceasingly in the space; it was ear-splitting, creating fear in oneself.
Finally, this voice became an echo, repeating at the same frequency as Xiao Chens heartbeat. The echoes repeated faster and faster Xiao Chens heartbeat corresponded, thumping at the same pace like it was about to leap out of his chest.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Xiao Chen held his hand over his chest. He could feel an enormous pressure. He felt incredibly stifled; he felt pained and confused. His handsome face twisted and distorted. With a putong sound, his right leg could not help but kneel.
Still not kneeling!!! the voice continued to reverberate in Xiao Chens ear, as though it was imprinting on Xiao Chens mind. It seemed impossible to get rid off.
The vast and mighty divine voice, above the highest of heavens, was a voice like thunder, each word a gem, like a saber or a sword, sharp without restraint. Mortals were like ants; how can they not fear?
[Note: This bit feels like a poem, every phrasees in four Chinese words.]
The might of the ancient Sage was so terrifying. Even though tens of thousands of years had passed, his mark still had such a terrifying might. Itpletely dominated this Mental Space.
This was a fight that transcended tens of thousands of years. Unless Xiao Chens Spiritual Sense could surpass this, he had no way of winning.
The moment his other knee feel to the ground, his Spiritual Mark will vanish forever; his body would be soulless.
Xiao Chen did his best to persevere, to preserve a stand of rity in his mind. Is there anything that can break the might of this deity? Have I seen anything that would be able to trample the deity under its feet?
The ancient Sages have seen deities; thus he recreated a deity in this space. However, the strongest cultivator Xiao Chen had seen before was Yue Ying. How was she going to fight against a deity?
In Xiao Chens opinion, even the Thunder Emperor or the Tianwu Emperor would find it hard to be victorious against a deity. The might of the ancient Sages was definitely stronger than them; there was no doubt about that.
If even the Sages could not defeat it, then what could? The deities the Sages imagined were the legendary gods; their existence was more horrifying than the Sages or the ancient emperors.
A figure suddenly appeared in Xiao Chens mind. Suddenly, Xiao Chen remembered the man he saw in the Sage Dao Comprehension Picture. The mysterious man who was fighting against 18 Azure Dragons.
Boom!
Xiao Chen shouted and suddenly; 18 Azure Dragons appeared behind him. The dragons roared out ceaselessly, instantly breaking apart the divine voice that reverberated in this realm.
The deity in the sky roared angrily, the glow behind him flickering repeatedly. He shouted, Ant! Do you know you havemitted a huge sin?!
Xiao Chen shut his eyes, and his mind cleared. The corners of his mouth curled up in a cold smiled. Then, he suddenly opened his eyes, and two beams of purple light shot out, shing fearlessly against the golden glow of the deity.
The so-called gods were just a figment of mortals imagination. They were born as a result of the peoples beliefs. If I believe in gods, then the gods are powerful and mighty, limitless and absolute; If I do not believe in gods, then everything exists in me. I am myself, and the gods cannot interfere.
Xiao Chen looked at the deity in the sky and slowly said, I should thank you. If it were not for you, this obsession in my heart would never have extinguished.
The road of cultivation was slow and long; the further one walks, the higher the requirement was on ones mental state. The so-called talent was no longer significant. There were many people in the Ancient Era, who had ordinary talents, who became Sages. What they relied on were a determined heart and a pure mental state.
Regardless of the world, it was normal for people to attribute things they could not exin to gods. However, do gods actually exist?
No one knows. Even if they did, it would not be the same as the one most people believed in. Xiao Chen now managed to get rid of such a thought in his heart. This would be a great opportunity for Xiao Chen as he trained his heart in future.
In the end, this deity was just a mark left behind by the Sages. As long as Xiao Chen was enlightened about this, there was no reason for Xiao Chen to lose this battle that transcended tens of thousands of years.
Just after Xiao Chen spoke, the light behind the deity slowly dimmed. The huge glow started to vanish, eventually bing nonexistent.
Rumble!
A limitless sea appeared behind Xiao Chen; the waves roared, andyers uponyers of waves surged violently.
A dragon''s roar was heard, and an Azure Dragon leaped out of the sea. Standing on the dragons head was a man holding a saber. The moment he appeared, the 18 Azure Dragons around Xiao Chen immediately flew behind him.
The roars of the dragons continuously resounded everywhere. A crack actually appeared on the boundaries of this space, spreading out slowly.
The man who stood on the dragon head looked at the deity in the sky and revealed a disdainful smile. He pushed off with his feet, and his body vanished from its original spot.
Pu Ci!
The saber shed, and the deity was decapitated. His speed was extremely fast; Xiao Chen did not even manage to see his shadow. It was not possible to follow his movements with his eyes.
The space suddenly broke apart, and the scene changed again. The volcano disappeared, and arge ck banner appeared in the middle of a destend.
Xiao Chen seemed to have descended from the sky, slowlynding on the ground. He walked over to the ck banner, and he saw a hazy Yan word on the banner.
Xiao Chen did not hesitate as he walked over and pickup up the ck banner. Immediately, the clouds surged, and a strong wind blew, blowing sand and stone around.
Hu!
Xiao Chen opened his mouth and swallowed the ck banner. He intended to swallow the Daos contained in the banner. The space immediately became silent.
Xiao Chen sat down cross-legged and closed his eyes, carefullyprehending thews of heaven and earth, enlightened about the Daos the Sages left behind in the banner.
His surroundings changed continuously. For a while, the mes of war enveloped him. Blood scattered throughout an ancient battlefield. There were Sages falling and Great Demons dying. Then, for a while, it became a snowy night. Flower petals filled the sky under a full moon. It was a beautiful setting and extremely touching.
Then, it became a Sageprehending the Dao. There were mysterious phenomena urring on a mountain peak. Endless thunder roared out. The Sage wasprehending the Great Dao amidst the roars of thunder, developing his ownws.
Finally, all these vanished, leaving behind a boundless gray. A human figure stood in the sky, looking into the distance. There was an indescribable loneliness in his eyes
This was the life of a Sage. He had once gone wild as a youth, experiencing, love, regret, passion, and hate, turning the mortal world upside down. He had once been unrivaled, wandering through heaven and earth, plucking stars and pulling the moon; there was nothing he could not do.
However, in the end, he was still left with an immeasurable loneliness. There was no one who could understand his pain. He released a long sigh; the path of a Sage was lonely, and the world of mortals was empty.
Xiao Chen suddenly opened his eyes; chaos appeared in his gaze. He saw the life of an ancient Sage. It felt like ten thousand years had passed; yet it only took an instant, like it was a dream.
Chapter 128 - Profound State
Chapter 128: Profound State
Hu! Amidst the chaos, a ck banner appeared in Xiao Chens eyes; after that, it materialized in the illusionary space. Xiao Chen shouted and flew into the air. He grasped the banners pole and stabbed it into the ground fiercely.
There was a powerful resounding Xiao word on the ck banner. The mark this Sage let behind had finally been assimted by Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen opened his eyes again, and the surrounding scenery changed. He was standing on the bow of the silver warship. He finally returned to the real world.
The ck banner on the bow of the warship fluttered in the wind. The Yan word disappeared and turned into a Xiao () Word. This Secret Treasure finally bore Xiao Chens mark.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly and sent out his Spiritual Sense. He started to inspect the formation markings in the Secret Treasure. After a long time, he withdrew his Spiritual Sense, feeling a little disappointed.
The offensive formations did not take a turn for the better; there were no signs of it being repaired. It seemed like Xiao Chen could not wait till his cultivation realm improves and re-carve it.
However, the other functions of the Secret Treasure had already recovered. There was no difference from when it was at its peak. At least regarding speed and defense, it should not disappoint Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly. He jumped down from the bow of the warship; the Secret Treasure still had to be tempered by thunder for 49 days before it would be able to disy the Daos of heaven and earth. In the short term, Xiao Chen did not have any matters that would require it.
There was a special feeling about having the body tens of thousands of meters in the sky. Xiao Chen felt this special feeling as he fell rapidly toward the ground.
Dark clouds which extended forever into the distance appeared below Xiao Chen. He extended his Spiritual Sense to inspect it and saw countless drops of rain falling from the clouds. When the clouds touched each other, there would be a crash of thunder and lightning streaking through the sky.
Xiao Chen sighed, After being in heaven, I nearly forgot about the matters of the mortal world.
The Medial Grade Spirit Stone in his hand was not empty yet. Xiao Chen covered himself Essence and pierced through the clouds. The rain that fell on him was pushed away by the Essence, flowing away from his body.
Suddenly, Xiao Chen was inspired. He used the Battle Sage Origins Changing Character Form to replicate Ji Changkongs Martial Technique. His body turned into a meteor and headed to the ground violently.
Boom!
The meteor broke through the ceaseless curtain of rain andnded on the ground instantly. The was a loud explosion, and Xiao Chen emerged. The shockwave caused countless drops of rain to evaporate immediately.
Xiao Chen looked at the Medial Grade Spirit Stone thatpletely lost its light; he felt some astonishment. He muttered to himself, Martial Techniques that require an inherited Martial Spirit would exhaustrge amounts of Essence when using the Changing Character Form to replicate it. I have to remember this in future.
Xiao Chen threw away thepletely exhausted Medial Grade Spirit Stone and increased his pace. He walked rapidly on the Zhuang River before going through the gushing waterfall, entering the cave.
Xiao Chen took out the ancient Martial Techniques from the Universe Ring and started to slowly read them. The so-called ancient texts were actually Chinas Traditional Chinese Characters; it was not difficult for Xiao Chen to read them.
He just saw the life of an ancient Sage and gained some enlightenment. This enlightenment created a very profound state of mind. Xiao Chen felt his mind be much clearer. Many problems he could not solve in the past were instantly dealt with.
Xiao Chen did not know how long he could maintain such a state. Thus, he quickly took out the ancient Martial Techniques and looked through them carefully, hoping he would be able toprehend them.
The ancient Martial Techniques were very different from the modern Martial Techniques. The biggest difference was the ancient Martial Techniques were not divided into the Yellow, Profound, Earth, and Heaven Ranks.
Xiao Chen looked through every book carefully. He did not seek a perfect understanding; what he couldprehend was sufficient. Any part he did not understand, he would skip as it was not worth trying at this point.
Xiao Chen reviewed the five ancient Martial Techniques in such a manner for half a month, until the state of enlightenment vanished.
Hua La La!
The waterfall in front of the cave continued to gush down. Past the waterfall, the rain had still not stopped, falling unceasingly. This rain was a result of the silver warship. Because it had to be tempered by thunder for a period, the rain never stopped.
Xiao Chen got up and walked through the gushing waterfall. The rain fell on him as hended on the rushing Zhung River. The surface of the river was surging; it had flooded the riverbanks long ago.
The river was more rapid than it ever had been. Xiao Chen currently achieved small sess in the Azure Dragon Cloud Soaring Art. Relying on this Heaven Ranked Movement Technique, he stood firmly on the gushing river without panicking.
Xiao Chen closed his eyes and pondered upon the gains of the past half month as the rain drenched him. His mind cleared, and he entered a miraculous state.
The ancient Martial Techniques enlightened Xiao Chen. Some of these Martial Techniques were sword techniques; some were spear techniques; some were purely Cultivation Techniques. However, Xiao Chen did not intend to learn any of these.
These Martial Techniques were not the peak ancient Martial Techniques. It was better not to bite off more than one could chew. If he relearned a Cultivation Technique, the gains were not going to make up for the losses. When different Martial Techniques were mixed, they might end up restraining each other.
Xiao Chen intended to continueprehending the Rushing Thunder Saber Technique. He merged everything he learned in the past half month, the Azure Dragon Cloud Soaring Art, and the Battle Sage Origins Changing Character Form together to allow the Rushing Thunder Saber Technique to undergo a qualitative improvement.
The difficulties involved was no less than creating a new Martial Technique from scratch. With the Rushing Thunder Saber Technique as the core, adding in what he learned in the past and his recentprehensions, the Rushing Thunder Saber Technique was improved further.
Xiao Chen stood on the Zhung River for half a month. It was as though he could feel the pulse of the Zhuang River. He seemed to have be one with the endlessly gushing river.
Pu Ci!
On this day, Xiao Chen finally opened his eyes. There was a calm within his ck eyes, absent of any waves of emotion. With just a thought, the Lunar Shadow Saber came out of the Universe Ring and appeared in his right hand.
Drawing the Saber!
Xiao Chen shifted his stance and held the saber tightly in his right hand; there was no glowing from the saber de. With a shua sound, the saber shed in the rain. It made its way between the space of every raindrop. Itsted just an instant; its speed was at its peak. It did note into contact with any raindrops at all.
Boom! A streak of lightning appeared in the sky and crashed into the river surface, creating a two-meter tall ssh. The electrical current flowed through the water and entered Xiao Chens body.
Xiao Chens expression did not change. The electrical current flowed through his skin, crackling as it did so. It looked as though he was being electrocuted, but he was not injured at all.
When the electrical current finally gathered on the ck saber de of the Lunar Shadow Saber, Xiao Chen stepped forward and took advantage of the electrical current to strike out with his saber rapidly.
Arclight Chop!
A two-meter tall purple arclight gleaming with an electrical light sted out in the rain. The raindrops instantly became steam. A fog spread out, and vision was obscured by half. There was a void of rain for a short period.
Boom! There was another crack of thunder, and the waves surged to the sky. Xiao Chen soared into the air, propelled up by an intense ssh.
Xiao Chen hadbined the Azure Dragon Cloud Soaring Art with the Rushing Heaven Chop. He moved as fast as a flood dragon. Everywhere he passed, the rain would disappear like it had run dry.
In the blink of an eye, Xiao Chen rose by hundreds of meters. With the assistance of the Azure Dragon Cloud Soaring Art, his body turned midair and actually stopped temporarily.
Without the assistance of the Gravity Spell, this was almost impossible. The activation of the Gravity Spell was too long; there was no value in a fight. Thus, Xiao Chen only used it as a means of escape.
Pu!
In the instant he stopped, Xiao Chens aura raised to its peak. Under the pressure of the aura, the falling rain seemed to slow incredibly.
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!
Rushing Thunder Chop!
Xiao Chen shouted lightly, thunder crackling behind him. His aura was extremely frightening, like a thunder god descending to the mortal realm.
Bang!
Borrowing the might of the rushing thunder, Xiao Chen mmed his saber onto the river surface. This huge force cut through the water like tofu, splitting the river in half. Three-meter tall walls made of water rose up on both sides where the cut was made.
Xiao Chennded on the water, and the water walls on both side rapidly merged back together. These water walls seemed very soft and gentle, but they actually contained 500 kilograms of force; it could easily crush a cultivator into pulp.
Rushing Thunder Second Chain Chop!
Riding on the umted strength from the earlier four strikes, Xiao Chen quickly executed a Rushing Thunder Second Chain Chop. There was no clear target for this strike; it only stuck out against empty air.
Hu Chi!
A centrifugal force appeared in the air, sucking in the merging water walls, turning it into a water sprout that spun up on the riverbank.
The water sprout circted for a long time, sucking in all the surrounding river water. After a short moment, a huge pir of water raised into the sky.
Xiao Chen stood on the riverbank and watched the water pir rushing to the sky. He did not seem satisfied with it. He had spent one month using that state of enlightenment to peruse the ancient Martial Technique.
Although the Rushing Thunder Chop evolved to an even more horrifying level, it was still far from what he hoped for; it fell short by a significant amount. All the Martial Techniques he learned, had not been mergedpletely. In the past month, the more he thought about it, the more he felt the potential of the Rushing Thunder Saber Technique was unlimited.
It was not like a Profound Ranked Martial Technique. He was still unable topletely understand the principles contained within it. He was also not able to execute the Rushing Thunder Third Chain Chop; it felt like he was still missing something.
Xiao Chen smiled bitterly as he sighed softly, It seems that it would be too difficult to fully grasp the Rushing Thunder Saber Technique with my cultivation as a Superior Grade Martial Master.
After resting for a while, Xiao Chen stared into the distance; his gaze pierced through the rain and fog. He looked at the Medial Grade Spirit Gathering Formation on the mountain peak high above the clouds. Then, he executed the Gravity Spell and flew in that direction.
After a long time and piercing through endlessyers of clouds, Xiao Chen arrived at the mountain peak once again. It was raining here as well, but the rain was made out of Spiritual Energy that liquified.
In the center of the Spirit Gathering Formation, the pir of golden light was still as resplendent as ever. The Spirit Spring on the warship had been repaired long ago. It no longer required the assistance of Spiritual Energy to undergo its baptism of thunder.
Xiao Chen collected the bottle collecting Spiritual Energy and put it away into the Universe Ring. Then, he entered the Spirit Gathering Formation and sat down cross-legged, entering a state of cultivation. He did not wish to let the gathered Spiritual Energy go to waste.
All the droplets condensed from Spiritual Energy in the sky instantly gathered to Xiao Chen. The boundless Spiritual Energy poured into him.
The Spiritual Energy gushed in Xiao Chens meridians. The speed of cultivating in this Spirit Gathering Formation was much faster than cultivating in the cave behind the waterfall. Xiao Chen ate another Fasting Pill and started to circte the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation over and over again.
Chapter 129 - One with Heaven
Chapter 129: One with Heaven
The days of cultivation were incredibly lonely. The sun rose and set; clouds gathered and scattered. Xiao Chen was like a statue, unmoving. After half a month, the formation markings slowly started to crack; the ten Medial Grade Spirit Stones all turned into dust.
Boom! Xiao Chen opened his eyes and fired a purple beam of light. After cultivating bitterly and attainingprehensions for more than a month, plus the cultivation he did in the Spirit Gathering Formation, he finally reached the peak of Superior Grade Martial Master.
There was a faint smile on Xiao Chens face; he finally revealed an expression of satisfaction. However, when he remembered how Ji Changkong had be a Martial Saint long ago, and the noble n sessors with inherited Martial Spirits who were at the peak of Martial Grand Masters, he could not help but feel dispirited.
If only he were like those people, awakening their Martial Spirit at birth. Then he would not have to waste 15 years of his time. With his talent, his cultivation speed would not be slower than them.
Boom!
A huge silver warship slowlynded on the mountain peak. After being tempered by thunder for 49 days, this ancient Secret Treasure had recovered to its former glory.
However, this huge warship looked very high-key. With a thought from Xiao Chen, the banner on the bow flew into Xiao Chens eye and the warship rapidly shrank.
After a short moment, a small silver boat appeared. Xiao Chen smiled faintly and jumped onto the small boat. He looked at the distant White Water City and said softly, It is time to return!
The formations activated, and the silver boat flew into the sky. It was swift as the wind and quick as lightning, significantly faster than Xiao Chens Gravity Spell by many times.
The wind roared in Xiao Chens ears. Xiao Chen stood at the bow with his hands behind his back; his clothes and hair were fluttering in the wind. His handsome face revealed a certain calmness; there was the indistinct feeling of an Immortal.
Xiao Cheng felt very excited; he had never flown so fast and so smoothly before. Every cell in his body was rxed.
Finally, Xiao Chen reduced his speed and raised the altitude of the boat, avoiding all the flying Spirit Beasts. He sat at the bow and took out a bottle of wine, as well as some snacks, from the Universal Ring. He enjoyed the wine and food by himself.
The rain, which fell for about a month, had stopped; the sun, which came after the rain, brought warmth. Xiao Chen enjoyed the pleasant wind as he drank his wine and ate his snacks. He revealed a satisfied smile as he looked at the scenery around him.
At this moment, he finally experienced what it was to be an immortal, wondering around the world as he drank wine, watching clouds gather and scatter, flowers bloom and wilt, looking over the whole country every day and night, feeling free and unfettered.
Xiao Chen sat on the bow of the boat, traveling high in the sky. Just as he was about to leave Savage Forest, Xiao Chens Spiritual Sense picked up a ck warship below him.
Xiao Chen was mildly astonished in his heart. He quickly increased the altitude of the boat and carefully inspected his surroundings. After a short moment, the Duanmu ns Profound Ice Pce, the Guiyi Marquis Golden Battleship, and the Hua ns ck Royal Warship all appeared.
Xiao Chen revealed a faint smile, These people are really patient. It has already been more than a month, and they still have not left.
Hu Chi!
The silver warship suddenly increased its speed. Xiao Chen moved from the bow to the hold of the warship. He operated the formation of the Secret Treasure with all his might.
The ancient Secret Treasure instantly demonstrated a horrifying speed. It turned into a sh of silver light and headed to White Water City at a great speed.
When it was about a thousand meters from White Water City, Xiao Chen stopped the silver warship in the sky. He was not in a hurry to go down.
He could imagine the situation within the city without having to spend too much time thinking about it. Wanted posters of him must have been posted everywhere. The bounty the various noble ns set on him would, without a doubt, surpass what the Jiang n could do.
Xiao Chen remembered the Compendium of Cultivation had a Shapeshifting Spell. When trained to great perfection, he would be able to turn into numerous objects: tall mountains or flowing rivers, flying beasts or creatures of thend, or even the sun, moon, or stars.
Xiao Chen thought it would be useful in his current situation. Xiao Chen did not expect to be able to achieve that kind of legendary stage; all he needed was to be able to change his appearance slightly.
Soon, the sun set in the west; it was now dusk. Xiao Chen had already trained the Shapeshifting Spell to the initial stage. However, he was still not familiar with it; he was not able to change his height or body shape.
Since Xiao Chens Purple Thunder Divine Incantation had already reached the 3rdyer, he could practice many of the minor spells on the Compendium of Cultivation. However, he had no time to research them. This resulted in a situation where Xiao Chen had to learn on the spot when he needed to use the Shapeshifting Spell.
The full moon hung high in the sky, surrounded by countless stars; it was now night. Xiao Chen transformed into a dark-skinned, middle-aged man. He was about to make use of the cover of night to sneak into White Water City.
Dong! Dong!
Just at this moment, the Spirit Blood Jade at Xiao Chens chest suddenly moved. Xiao Chen felt delighted. After a moment, Xiao Bai jumped out of the Spirit Blood Jade.
After being in a deep slumber for so long, the moment Xiao Bai came out, it immediately leaped into Xiao Chens embrace. Seeing the dark-skinned Xiao Chen, it did not understand what was going on. It looked at Xiao Chen with huge eyes filled with distrust.
Xiao Chen smiled joyfully and recovered his usual looks. Xiao Chen immediate became intimate. Xiao Chen smiled, Im currently being chased by bad people and cant reveal my true appearance. You should hide in the Spirit Blood Jade first; I will treat you to some fish porridgeter.
Xiao Bai nodded in a lovable fashion. It held its paws up as though it was holding a huge bowl. It meant it wanted to eat a bowl of fish porridge that huge. It was extremely cute; Xiao Chen could not help byugh.
Xiao Chen extended his Spiritual Sense and found an area void of people. He then rapidly descended from the sky, turning back into the dark-skinned, middle-aged man from earlier. He now lookedpletely different from before. He headed towards the city gates with a strut.
There were six wanted posters of Xiao Chen on the city wall. Under each wanted poster, there was a list of huge rewards. Aside from money, each noble n also offered a Spirit Weapon and a high ranked Martial Technique.
What cause Xiao Chen some surprise was the wanted poster from the Xihe Provinces Yan n. He could not help but shake his head, When the noble ns make their move, they really do so in such an iparably tyrannical fashion.
Dongming Province, Xihe Province, Nanling Province, and the Royal Court, Im wanted in the four provinces of the Great Qin Nation. It seems like there is no ce for me anymore.
Xiao Chen entered White Water City and headed straight for Liushang Pavilion. As it just recently became dark, Liushang Pavilions business was booming. When Xiao Chen went in, the first floor was already full; he could not see any empty seats.
Xiao Chen headed directly for the second floor. The second floor was full of cultivators; they were currently discussing the events of the past month.
Its been more than a month; the noble ns have almost flipped the entire Savage Forest upside down. However, they still have not found Xiao Chen.
I have lived for so long, and this is the first time I saw someone who dared to offend so many noble ns in front of everyone. Even Mu Chengxue of the Frigid Night Pce did not have publicity as big as Xiao Chen.
I dont understand something how did Xiao Chen offend so many noble ns at the same time?
Haha, Xiao Chen had already offended the three noble ns over the Ancient Remnant map. I hear from the people that managed to escape from the Ancient Remnant that after they entered the Ancient Remnant, Xiao Chen robbed the four noble ns, not even letting the Guiyi Marquis go.
Is that fellow carrying a lot of treasures on him now? If I captured him, would I be rich?
There is no need to capture him; as long as you have news about him and report it to the noble ns, you will be able to obtain thousands of gold taels.
Xiao Chen continued and headed to the third floor. The discussions of the cultivators on the second floor were loud; all these discussions reached Xiao Chens ears. He was astonished by this; he did not expect after so long, he would still be the main topic of discussions and rumors.
Xiao Chen shed his VIP card and entered the third floor. The third floor was much quieter; most people were bargaining prices in a low voice. Xiao Chen took a look around and saw many people making transactions on treasures obtained from the Ancient Remnants.
Although many cultivators died in the Ancient Remnant, there were some lucky or strong cultivators who managed to find something good.
Huh! Just as Xiao Chen was about to take a seat, he saw a cultivator selling a small and exquisite copper bell. That copper bell seemed very ancient; unfortunately, its surface was badly damaged.
Xiao Chen extended his Spiritual Sense over and touched the copper bell. Suddenly, a high-pitched sound rang in his head. His mind was shaken; he almost fainted. Xiao Chen was extremely astonished, and he quickly withdrew his Spiritual Sense.
Hey! I risked my life and found this in a coffin inside the Ancient Remnant. It is definitely a Secret Treasure. Are you only willing to offer a thousand silver tales? That is ridiculous! The owner of the copper bell was a Martial Grand Master in gray robes. At this moment, he had a very agitated expression.
His right arm was missing from the elbow down. After he heard the offer from the other party, hisplexion became ashen, and his expression turned to one of rage. After this trip to the ancient Remnant, his arm was chopped off at the elbow, and he became a cripple. Originally, he thought he would be able to sell this copper bell for a good price; who knew it would only be worth a thousand silver tales?
Seated across the gray-clothed Martial Grand Master was a merchant. The expression on that merchant was one of extreme impatience. He said, in a bad mood, There are differences in quality of Secret Treasures. This copper bell of yours is clearly broken and can no longer be used. How can it be worth a high price?
If it were not for the fact that is an antique and might be worth something to collectors, I would not even be bothered to offer a thousand silver tales. If you are willing, then sell it; dont waste my time.
You are ruthless! The cultivator missing half an arm turned ashen. After he spoke, he got up and left the table.
The merchant at that tableughed coldly, What a joke! It''s just scrap metal, and he treats it like a treasure.
The surrounding people all turned their attention. When that cultivator heard that, he blushed heavily. He became extremely embarrassed and increased is pace.
Xiao Chen walked over and stopped him. That person red at Xiao Chen somewhat angrily and said, What do you want?
Are you still selling the copper bell in your hand? Im somewhat interested. Xiao Chen smiled faintly.
The cultivator smiled coldly, Are you trying to take advantage? I risked my life to obtain it, and you want to take advantage of that? There is no chance of that happening.
Xiao Chen smiled softly and said nothing. He ced an Inferior Grade Spirit Stone in the cultivators pocket. When the cultivator ced his left hand in his pocket, he was astonished.
For you, many thanks! He passed the copper bell to Xiao Chen and gave him a deep bow. Without saying anything else, he immediately left Liushang Pavilion.
Xiao Chen watched as he left. He could not help but sigh, Such is the path of cultivating. To live a glorious life, one has to experience dangers that far surpasses what an ordinary person would by ten thousand times. However, once they are severely injured, they can only live life as an ordinary person.
Chapter 130 - Doubts Caused by Chu Chaoyun
Chapter 130: Doubts Caused by Chu Chaoyun
That person was lucky to have met Xiao Chen. Many cultivators who had the same misfortune as him would not be even able to stay warm or get food after they became crippled. They could only live a miserable life.
At this moment, a manservant suddenly came over and said to Xiao Chen, Distinguished guest, our young master invites you up.
Xiao Chen was mildly astonished, I have already changed my appearance; how did the fatty recognize me? Xiao Chen was filled with doubt. He put away the copper bell and followed the manservant, heading directly to the fifth floor.
On the fifth floor, the fattys familiar face watched as Xiao Chen came up. Heughed loudly and patted Xiao Chens back violently and said, Damn! You''re really capable. Despite the noble n searching for you for so long, you still have not been found. Whats up now? Are you here to ask for this Fat Lords help in escaping?
Xiao Chen smiled faintly and tried to rify his doubts. The fatty gestured for Xiao Chen to sit. Then, he opened his signature folding fan and fanned himself.
He smiled smugly, This Fat Lords intelligence is just a little higher than most people. I knew if you came into the city, you would change your appearance. However, the ring on your finger would not change.
Thus, I handed out a drawing of your ring to every manservant. I told them to immediately bring anyone wearing such a ring to me.
Xiao Chen looked at the Universe Ring on his finger and frowned slightly. He did not expect, after all his nning, there would be such an obvious loophole.
Xiao Chen recollected his thoughts and looked at the fatty. He asked, That day on the stone tform after I left, did you see what Chu Chaoyun did?
The fatty shook his head and sighed, No, when you flew off, we all left the stone tform. No one noticed what Chu Chaoyun did. When we returned, the coffin and the corpse, as well as Chu Chaoyun, vanished.
After hearing this, Xiao Chen frowned slightly. He thought about it carefully. He managed to rify some of the doubts he had about this trip to the Ancient Remnant.
However, Chu Chaoyun and the coffin vanished together. He did not understand this. Although the Tianwu Emperor was not from the Ancient Era, heprehended thews of heaven and earth andprehended his own Dao.
The body automatically emitted a Dao that rejected Spatial Rings. It was not possible to ce the body in a Spatial Ring. Yet, it disappeared together with such a huge coffin. How did that happen?
Aside from cultivating in the past month, Xiao Chen had been thinking about the events of the trip to the Ancient Remnant. He felt there was someone behind the scene, manipting the events and turning everyone else into chess pieces.
Xiao Chen asked the fatty, Have you ever thought about how the Jiang n obtained the Ancient Remnant map?
No outsiders knew how the Jiang n obtained the Ancient Remnant map; it seemed to have appeared out of nowhere, without leaving any trace behind.
Then, it was coincidentally leaked, dragging the noble ns of the Dongming Province into it.
Finally, no one expected the Jiang n actually had a backer, the Ji n, who was not afraid of the noble ns. Everything fell into a delicate bnce. No one was able to explore the Ancient Remnant alone; they could only go in together.
Jin Dabao took out several drawings of different ages. All these drawings were incredibly ancient; they all gave off an aura of age. The oldest one was estimated by Xiao Chen to be at least 3,000 years old.
The fatty slowly spoke, I reacted to that toote. Before we entered the Ancient Remnant, I felt something was wrong. Thus, I ordered my people to gather all the news of Ancient Remnants in Dongming Province.
In the end, I only obtained the results a few days ago. The final destination of all these drawings was the underground pce we went to. I checked it out; the earliest drawing was made when the Tianwu Dynasty had just copsed.
Xiao Chen was astonished; the Tianwu Dynasty had copsed five thousand years ago. That is to say, this had been nned out five thousand years ago andsted all the way to today.
Thinking of the strange stone tform and the countless corpses on it, Xiao Chen said with some disbelief, Are you saying someone is trying to revive the Tianwu Emperor? It is obvious there is an ancient formation below the stone tform absorbing the life force and Spiritual Energy of everyone before gathering them all in one ce.
The fatty rubbed his head. He said, That should not be possible. In the entirely of the Tianwu Continents history, a method to revive the dead has never been mentioned before. Even the Great Emperor did not have any way to do so. There were many mentions of reanimating the dead, but those do not retain the memories of their previous lives.
Xiao Chen thought about it and agreed. Reviving a dead person went against the cycle of the Dao. If it happened, there would be a great change in thews of heaven and earth.
What do you think about the countless headless Martial Sages on the stone tform? Xiao Chen remembered there was still a broken sword in his Universe Ring. Until today, he was unable to make out anything special from it. He wanted to see if he could pry some information from the fatty.
Jin Dabao took out a particrly ancient drawing and said, This is the drawing from a thousand years ago. That period was the greatest period of the Great Qin Nation. Regardless of the province, Dongming Province, Xihe Province, or Nanling Province, there were many geniuses.
The people who went during that time were the people at the peak. Every one of them were Martial Sages. ording to my understanding, that should have been the final time, but it seemed like someone spoiled their ns. Thus, we were able to go on this trip now.
The person who nned this seemed more and more frightening when they thought about it. He was even able to get Martial Sages to dance in the palm of their hands. It was unknown who was the one to spoil their ns, but his cultivation was definitely not low.
The fatty muttered to himself for a while before saying, ording to the situation of that period, there was only one person in the Great Qin Nation who could do so.
Who?
Thunder Emperor Sang Mu! Jin Dabao enunciated every word slowly. The Thunder Emperor was thest Martial Emperor of the Great Qin Nation. He was also the strongest person in the Great Qin Nation; his whereabouts in histter years were unknown. My guess is that he was definitely rted to this.
Xiao Chen was not too surprised; he had already made the same guess as the fatty. The wounds on the neck of those Martial Sages were indeed scars resulting of electricity.
When Ao Jiao finally woke up, he could try asking her. As the Weapon Spirit of Thunder Wood Sword, she should know something.
You seemed to have forgotten someone, Xiao Chen said, he did not continue to pursue the answer to the previous question.
Jin Dabao smiled faintly, I know who you are talking about. Chu Chaoyun right? I can only say this person is very mysterious and very strong. It is best you dont offend him.
Dont offend him? However, Xiao Chen had a feeling he would end up fighting him sooner orter. This was a gut feeling that did not have any base, and there was no evidence or reason to it; it was just a feeling.
After obtaining the information, Xiao Chen got up and prepared to take his leave. The fatty hurriedly pulled him back, saying, You really dont need me to help you escape? The people of the noble ns are all hunting you down.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly, There is no need. Thats right; please get someone to bring me some fish porridge. I have some need for it.
The fatty summoned a waiter to make Xiao Chen some fish porridge. He then said, Thats right; at this moment, the noble ns and the Jiang n are in Savage Forest. White Water City is much safer.
However, Brother Xiao, aren''t you forgetting something?
Xiao Chen asked with some confusion, What?
The fatty chuckled and took out a promissory note. He said, Brother Xiao, surely you haven''t forgotten so quickly about this promissory note. Furthermore, its the same to you whether you sell the treasures of the noble n to anyone, so you might as well sell them to me. If you do so, Ill consider the debt settled.
I did forget about this. Xiao Chen thought for a while; he did not need those things either. Thus, he took all the Spirit Weapons, Battle Armor, ancient Martial Techniques, and Medicinal Pills out from the Universe Ring.
The treasures piled up like a small mountain on the tiny table. The fatty watched till his eyes almost popped out. After a long time, he could not help butugh loudly.
After a long time, the fatty saw Xiao Chen looking at him strangely. He quickly stoppedughing and said, I could not help myself I could not help myself. That right; arent there still Spirit Stones? They are good stuff. Every one of the three noble ns had some with them.
This fatty was not just greedy on an ordinary level. Xiao Chen smiled faintly and said, You can forget about the Spirit Stones. These are what Im selling. Pay half of it to me with Spirit Stones and the other half with gold taels banknotes.
The fattys previously smiling face immediately became bitter. He said, Brother Xiao, let me tell you this; it is easy to get banknotes, but Spirit Stones are more problematic.
Xiao Chen thought for a while, and he responded, Then change it all to banknotes. However, please get it all ready by tomorrow morning. Chances are, I will not show up in Dongming Province again.
The fatty knew about Xiao Chens circumstance. He said, No problem. Here are twenty Essence Light Arrows. Miss Xiaoxiao asked me to pass them to you before she left.
Xiao Chen received the Essence Light Arrows the fatty passed to him, and he suddenly thought of a problem. His expression changed as he said, You damn fatty! Su Xiaoxiao gave the Essence Light Arrowsst time, right?!
The fatty smiled awkwardly and quickly put away all the items on the table; he then fled rapidly. The answer to the question was obvious; the fatty was clearly feeling guilty.
Early in the morning, Xiao Chen received eight million gold taels from the fatty and left Liushang Pavilion. Eight million gold taels was a big fortune; even the annual ie of White Water Citys Jiang n was not that much.
Not long after Xiao Chen left Liushang Pavilion, he immediately felt an indistinct killing intent extending around him. Xiao Chen was startled and extended his Spiritual Sense.
The merchant who was speaking to the cultivator with the missing arm the previous night led a few Martial Grand Masters and was following behind Xiao Chen carefully. They hid very well; if it were not for theck of control over their killing intent, Xiao Chen would never have discovered them.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly and walked towards a deste alley. Then he dashed into it.
The group of people followed quickly. The alley was a dead end, but they did not see Xiao Chen. The leader could not help but curse, Where is he? Where did he run to?
Fellows, are you looking for me? Xiao Chen descended slowly from the sky and blocked the entrance to the alley.
The leader was startled before he started smiling. Heughed loudly, We were just looking for you, and you came out by yourself. Hand over all the Spirit Stones on you; otherwise, dont me me for being vicious.
Xiao Chens expression did not change. He smiled faintly, I dont seem to have any grudge with any of you; there is no need to force me into such a state.
Chapter 131 - Do not Reveal Your Wealth, Reverse Robbery
Chapter 131: Do not Reveal Your Wealth, Reverse Robbery
The leader took out a Spirit Stone and smiled coldly, You can only me yourself for daring to disrupt the business of our Jiang n. You are actually willing to exchange an Inferior Grade Spirit Stone for a broken bell. Do you not understand the concept of not revealing your wealth?
Xiao Chen trembled in his heart, So these people are from the Jiang n. Its no wonder they dare to be so presumptuous. He could not help but have a bad feeling. Xiao Chen asked them coldly, Where is the cultivator with a missing arm fromst night?
Haha! That cripple? We killed him. Leaving that sort of trash alive is just increasing the burden. I was very courteous to him by offering a thousand silver taels. He still did not want to sell to me. I have already killed him; theres nothing else that can be done, the leader said in an indifferent manner.
Xiao Chen felt extremely angry. What this what that persons life amounted to in their eyes? Was he not evenparable to a beast?
No more crap; kill the leader was already very impatient. He opened his mouth to order his men to kill Xiao Chen. However, before he could finish speaking, he suddenly saw a sh of purple light. His body had already been sliced in half.
The Lunar Shadow Saber was stained with blood. Xiao Chen took out an old piece of cloth and wiped it clean. After a moment, he fired out a few streams of purple me and burnt the bodies on the ground.
Xiao Chen only used a short period to deal with five Inferior Grade Martial Grand Masters. With Xiao Chens current cultivation as peak Martial Master, as well as his achievements in the Rushing Thunder Saber Technique and Azure Dragon Cloud Soaring Art, he was matchless within the Martial Grand Master realm.
In fact, unless they were peak Martial Grand Masters, or had inherited Martial Spirits or other Secret Treasures, they would notst more than ten moves with Xiao Chen.
After he fully exhibited the Rushing Thunder Saber Technique, it was like thunder and wind bellowing, like lightning striking. Each move was stronger than the one before, being able to kill enemies above his cultivation realm. If he were met with weak-willed enemies, killing them would be as easy as cutting a watermelon.
After using some Essence, Xiao Chens original looks were revealed. This was the result of the Shapeshifting Spell not being cultivated to a sufficient level; as long as he used Essence, he would immediately recover his original appearance.
I have reached such a state today because of Jiang Muhengs initial mockings, bullying the weak with his strength. If it were not for the Jiang n, I would not be running around the streets like a mouse, being chased after by the noble ns.
If it were not for the Jiang n, the cultivator with the missing arm would not have been killed. He would not have been easily dismissed by indifferent words such as I already killed him, theres nothing else that can be done.
Xiao Chens eyes were bloodshot. ording to Jin Dabaos news, the Jiang n Head and their Martial Saint experts were currently in Savage Forest looking for him.
This means there were no Martial Saints left at the Jiang Residence; there would be no one who could pose a threat to Xiao Chen. There were too many unfair things in this world; Xiao Chen could not be bothered by, nor was he willing to deal with them. However, this Jiang n was too abominable. They kept pestering him over and over again.
In that case, I might as well wipe them outpletely, Xiao Chen thought to himself. He put on a ck cloak and slowly made his way to the Jiang Residence.
The Jiang Residence was on arge street to the west of the city. It upiednd consisting of thousands of meter squares. There was a great show of extravagance at the front gates. Just the steps leading to it climbed at least ten meters. Ten Martial Masters stood on each side. There were also two huge stone lions on each side, which looked awe-inspiring.
Who is sneaking around there? Dont you know this is the Jiang n? Scram quickly before I break your legs! the cultivators standing in front of the Jiang Residences gates shouted when they saw Xiao Chen, dressed in a ck cloak.
Xiao Chen lowered his hood and revealed a handsome face. He looked extremely sharp as he released his killing intent at full force. He smiled faintly, Do I not even have the right to stand here?
Its Xiao Chen! Quick, kill him. The n Head said whoever killed him would be given an elders position. Everyone recognized Xiao Chens appearance. Twenty Martial Master drew their weapon and rushed forward with surging killing intents.
A boundless and limitless me appeared in Xiao Chens right eye before transforming into a purple light.
Boom!
The twenty Martial Masters instantly and spontaneouslybusted. They cried out miserably. Before they managed to reach Xiao Chen, they turned into piles of ash. A cultivator who opened the doors of the Jiang Residence happened to see the scene. He immediately cried out and shut the doors once again.
Xiao Chen exhausted half his Essence. He took out an Essence Returning Pill and swallowed it. The twenty Martial Masters did not pose any danger to him. However, he did not wish to drag it out. This fight had to end quickly. He had to finish before the noble ns arrived.
Bang!
Xiao Chen kicked the doors open. He only managed to take two steps in before an old man holding a saber, gleaming with a cold light, led arge group of cultivators forward.
The leader was thete Jiang ns First Elders brother, Jiang Yueheng. He watched as Xiao Chen slowly walked in.
He did not reveal a startled or joyful expression. He only revealed an expression of hatred and said, You choose not the take the path of heaven, yet despite there being no door, you insisted on going to hell. I will skin you alive today to take revenge for my big brother!
[Note: You choose not the take the path of heaven, yet despite there being no door, you insisted on going to hell: This means to choose to take the difficult way and suffer even though there is an easier way.]
Pu Ci!
He was answered with an Essence Light Arrow. The arrow buzzed through the air, flying gracefully. It flew at the speed of lightning towards Jiang Yuehengs chest.
Jiang Yueheng was startled. An Essence Light Arrow killed his brother before he was pinned on the city wall in humiliation. He was very clear on the speed of the Essence Light Arrow, as well as the might of the Soul yer Bow. Without having enough time to dodge, he covered the saber in his hand with Essence and held it in front of his chest.
Boom! The speed of the fully powered Soul yer Bowbined with the Essence Light Arrow was too fast. Even if he urately predicted where the arrow wouldnd, he would not be capable of blocking it.
By the time he brought the saber up, the Essence Light Arrow had pierced his chest. The huge force caused his body to fly back and pinned him to a tall wall. Blood flowed unceasingly from his mouth; his bulging eyes caused anyone who saw it to be afraid.
The surroundings became quiet. Everyone saw the blustering Jiang Yueheng, pinned to the wall after he spoke. They all took in a breath of cold air; their faces were filled with incredulous looks.
Xiao Chen swept through the crowd with his eyes and put away the Soul yer Bow. He did not give them any time to be astonished. He dashed towards the area where the most Martial Grand Masters were.
The Azure Dragon Cloud Soaring Art was executed to its extreme; Xiao Chen sped along and arrived in the middle of the group instantly. There was a roar of thunder; he executed Drawing the Saber.
The saber shed, and a Martial Grand Master was sliced in two. The Jiang n cultivators quickly reacted and surrounded Xiao Chen.
Three cultivators behind Xiao Chen leaped into the air, chopping ruthlessly at his back. If Xiao Chen turned around to block it, then the momentum of the Rushing Thunder Saber Technique would be stopped. Thus, Xiao Chen ignored them.
Arclight Chop!
A two-meter long purple light shed by in the air. One, out of the three Martial Grand Masters, who did not manage to dodge in time was cut in half by the arclight. The electrical light in the arclight leaped around and created a shockwave, sting back the cultivators who tried to surround him.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
There were three depressed rings; the three sabers had chopped Xiao Chens back. The Qi infused in the sabers blew Xiao Chens clothes to bits at the back.
The three men revealed an expression of joy. They shouted, Put in more effort and kill this brat!
The sabers struck the Battle Armor inside Xiao Chens clothes. Although the Battle Armor blocked the saber des, it was not able to block the energy infused in the sabers. Even though Xiao Chens physical body was very strong, his internal organs still churned. Blood trickled out from the corner of Xiao Chens mouth.
Rushing Heaven Chop!
Xiao Chen did not care about the attack from behind. He pushed his feet off the ground and rose gracefully into the air. He instantly pierced through the chest of six Martial Grand Masters in front.
Blood immediately spewed into the air andnded on Xiao Chen. It caused him to look like a demon. The instant he left the ground, there was a roar of thunder, and the three Martial Grand Masters who attacked him from behind became meat paste.
Hu Chi! Suddenly Xiao Chen spun around in midair and paused there. Blood dyed his ck clothes red. His aura was raised to its peak; everyone below trembled.
Rushing Thunder Chop!
A boundless thunder roared behind him like a huge wave surging to the sky; each wave was stronger than thest. This caused his aura that was raised to its peak to be raised even further to an untouchable level.
Bang!
A Martial Grand Master below tried to use his saber to block, but his Spirit Weapon immediately broke into two pieces. The Lunar Shadow Saber moved from the top to the bottom; with a loud sound, this Jiang n Martial Grand Master was sliced in two halves, each side sting off in a different direction.
Rushing Thunder Second Chain Chop!
A boundless thunder roared, and Xiao Chen suddenly came to a halt. The ce became incredible quiet. The Lunar Shadow Saber suddenly shone with a resplendent electrical light, bing a long beam of electricity.
Hu Chi!
Xiao Chens surroundings turned into a maelstrom. Within the maelstrom, there were countless arcs of electricity leaping around. A few Jiang n cultivators rushed over, trying to break this terrifying maelstrom.
A resplendent electrical light rushed into the sky, and a boundless shockwave spread throughout the surroundings. The few cultivators who rushed over were immediately knocked flying.
Boom! Xiao Chen shouted. The Lunar Shadow Saber mmed on the ground with a boundless electrical glow. Dust instantly flew up into the air, and the stones on the ground were sent soaring into the air.
The were many miserable cries. A significant number of people were turned to ash as they were struck by the electrical glow. There were some who were struck by the flying stones. They vomited blood as they were sted backward.
Xiao Chen withdrew his saber and stood upright. He looked coldly at the cultivators who kept pouring in from all directions. He waved his hand, and a golden sculpture appeared from thin air.
Boom! A huge Golden Lion King appeared in the Jiang Residence. It immediately stomped on the ground and crushed a few cultivators who did not dodge in time.
The power was too great; it created a huge pit in the ground. Xiao Chen controlled the Golden Lion King to spit out a golden me. The Jiang Residence instantly lit up with roaring mes.
When the Golden Lion King was in the Ancient Remnant, even the Martial Saints of the noble ns could not do anything against it. How could these Martial Grand Masters of the Jiang n deal with it?
Xiao Chen did not originally want to use the Golden Lion King. However, there were too many suicidal cultivators in the Jiang n. All of them wanted to take his head and exchange it for endless wealth and power.
After the huge Golden Lion King appeared, there were none who could block it. All the cultivators screamed as they tried to flee. However, they were all unable to do so. All of them were either trampled into mush or burned to ash.
The Jiang n Head and the Martial Saints were not here. Furthermore, the leader, Jiang Yueheng, was instantly killed. Now that the undefeatable Golden Lion King appeared, their morale instantly crumbled.
Chapter 132 - I’m Rich, I’m Really Rich
Chapter 132: Im Rich, Im Really Rich
Amidst the chaos, Xiao Chen extended his Spiritual Sense and ignored all the fleeing cultivators. He was searching for the Jiang ns hidden treasury.
There were sounds of fightinging from a pavilion to the west of the Jiang Residence. asionally, there would be someone running out with arge pile of treasures, fleeing from the Jiang Residence.
In the times of difficulty, the Jiang n cultivators became chaotic. It was obvious this was where the Jiang ns hidden treasury was.
Xiao Chenughed lightly as he stood on the Golden Lion Kings back and rushed over. A cool breeze blew; his bloodstained hair fluttered in the wind. He crushed countless pavilions and walls on their way there, leaving behind a trail of rubble.
The Jiang n cultivators in the secret treasury were clearly startled when they saw Xiao Chen. Before Xiao Chen got near, they fled.
Xiao Chen jumped down and gave amand to the Golden Lion King to go berserk; then he ignored it. After this usage of the Golden Lion King, the sculpture would immediately shatter. There was no possible way to save it.
He walked into the treasury and swallowed another Qi Returning Pill. Xiao Chen extended out his Spiritual Sense, and everything within the range of it appeared in his mind. There was a secret room underneath the treasury that attracted Xiao Chens attention.
Relying on his Spiritual Sense, Xiao Chen navigated past many secret passages and traps. He quickly arrived at the secret room underneath. A huge rock blocked the entrance; it was clear there was some hidden mechanism to open it.
The rock was about 66 centimeters thick. Xiao Chen could not be bothered to find the hidden mechanism. He condensed a strand of purple me on his finger. The purple me revolved around continuously; every cycle it revolved, the Essence in Xiao Chens body would be rapidly exhausted.
Shoot!
Xiao Chen shouted lightly, and the spinning Purple Thunder True Fire shot out. It left behind a zing tail as it flew through the air. It smashed into the rock violently, and there was a loud boom. Arge hole immediately appeared on the huge rock; cracks continued to extend out from the hole.
The Purple Thunder True Fire had been tempered by Xiao Chen several times. Its prative power was a far cry from its previous state. Seeing the hole in the rock, Xiao Chen raised his leg and kicked the rock, shattering it into countless pieces.
Xiao Chen entered the secret room in a sh; the ground was lined with rows of wooden boxes. He casually opened one of the boxes, and a golden light shed; gold, silver, pearls, and jade filled the box.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly and swept everything into his Universe Ring. There was a total of twenty boxes filled with treasures; he left nothing behind.
He then turned his attention to the shelves on the two sides. The things on the shelves were very organized. One shelf was for Medicinal Pills, one for Spirit Weapon, one for Martial techniques, one for Battle Armor
Finally, on thest shelf, Xiao Chen even saw Inferior Grade Spirit Stones. There were at least 200 of them. Above the Spirit Stones, there were at least a hundred Essence Light Arrows.
Joy filled Xiao Chens face; he could not be bothered to count everything. He simply swept everything into his Universe Ring in a messy fashion. Even so, Xiao Chen still spent more than ten minutes emptying the secret room.
Hu Chi! Before Xiao Chen left, he burnt down everything before beating a hasty retreat.
The Golden Lion King was smashing into everything in the Jiang Residence; mes were flying everywhere. The berserk Golden Lion King was like a huge broken machine. It enveloped the entire Jiang Residence in chaos and a raging me.
Xiao Chen looked into the distance; there were four ships flying over rapidly. The various noble ns received the news and were currently rushing over.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly, and a silver warship flew out of his right eye. He gently leaped onto the bow, and it turned into a silver sh of light, leaving rapidly.
Not long after Xiao Chen left, a ck warship stopped in front of the Jiang Residence. When the Jiang n head, Jiang Mingxun saw the mes burning high, and the trashed Jiang Residence, his face turned mournful. An expression of disbelief appeared in his eyes.
Jiang Mingxun was pale as he said, I have let down the ancestors. The foundation that had been built for hundreds of years is gone, just like that.
n Head, lets quickly check the secret treasury. As long as the wealth the Jiang n has umted for hundreds of years is still around, we will have the opportunity to rise again, a consecrate elder said from behind him.
Jiang Mingxun reacted and said loudly, Right, right There is still the secret treasury. The Jiang ns umtions of hundreds of years are there. There are several thousand gold taels and countless Medicinal Pills, Spirit Weapons, and Battle Armor. We will definitely rise again.
He seemed to have found onest hope. He led the people behind him and rushed to the secret treasury.
Ji Changkong watched the small silver boat in the distance expressionlessly from the ck warship. He said resolutely, Chase after him! Dont bother conserving Spirit Stones!
The ck warship disappeared like a ghost. In front of it, the Ice bird below the Duanmu ns Profound Ice Pce gave out a loud cry and chased after Xiao Chen at a rapid speed.
Arge group of cultivators was gathered in front of the Jiang Residence. They watched the Jiang Residence burn up in mes, and all had the same thought. The Jiang n is finished; it waspletely destroyed by a Superior Grade Martial Master.
The huge Jiang n was actually destroyed by a single Superior Grade Martial Master. How unbelievable!
Indeed! This Xiao Chen is very decisive. He took advantage of the moment when all the Martial Saints had left and killed his way in. His boldness really leaves me speechless.
Do you think the Jaing n will still be able to rise from the ashes?
There is no possibility. Over the years, the Jiang n has offended many people. They have already lost a significant number of Martial Grand Masters in the Ancient Remnant. Now that their foundation has been destroyed, it could be said they have beenpletely destroyed.
Thats good. When that bastard son of his was still alive, he caused so much trouble for this old man.
The crowds were all discussing how the Jiang n, who had been so mighty in White Water City for hundreds of years, had been destroyed in one day. Some felt it was unfortunate, but most of them were rejoicing in their hearts, their faces filled with glee over the misfortune.
Gone! All gone! Jiang Mingxun said non-stop in a frantic state. He had only seen an empty space filled with ash; there was no secret room any longer.
Xiao Chen was riding his silver warship high in the sky, moving rapidly through the clouds. His speed was as fast as lightning; the clouds went by in a sh.
Xiao Chen stood at the bow; his hair was fluttering in the fierce wind. Xiao Chen turned his head back to look at the Profound Ice Pce chasing after him. He smiled faintly and withdrew the silver warship back into his eye. Then, he fell from the sky.
Xiao Chen transformed into a meteor andnded on the ground with an explosion after a moment. He hadpletely vanished from the sight or perception of the Profound Ice Pce.
Half a monthter, the bounty set on Xiao Chen by the various noble ns was doubled. When the news came out, there was an uproar everywhere. Instantly, everyone within the Great Qin Nation knew the name Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen became the topic of discussion at dinner tables. Everyone talked about Xiao Chens identity. There were multiple versions of the story on how he formed a grudge with the noble ns.
In Liushang Pavilion, Jin Dabao cursed, What a beast! Even this Fat Lord only dared to slice a few pieces of meat of them asionally. This fellowpletely cleaned out the Jaing n.
A manservant ran over, holding a contract. He smiled at Jin Dabao and said, Young Master, the territories of the Jiang n have all been transferred. The City Lord has already stamped his seal on it.
What surprised the manservant was the fatty did not have a smug smile on his face. He slowly took the contract and said, This is meaningless. There is no challenge at all. This is a defeat that goes beyond an ordinary level.
The manservant did not understand and asked, How is that? Young Master, you have used nothing to purchased all these inns and workshops.
The fatty cursed out, What the hell do you know? That fellow took all the good stuff. All the silver and gold just thinking about it breaks my heart. If this Fat Lord had known, I would have made a move myself.
In the mountain range of Misty Sword Sect, Chu Chaoyun stood on one of the peaks. When he heard this news, he gave a faint smile. A gentle wind blew, and his clothes fluttered, making him look very graceful and elegant.
A delicate and pretty girl with a sword behind her back leaped up from below the mountain. She was very nimble, looking like a dancing butterfly. Soon, she arrived before Chu Chaoyun, Senior Brother, the Sect Master has called you to the great hall.
Chu Chaoyun looked at this girl and revealed a warm smile. He nodded his head slightly and followed her down.
Another half a month passed, and a big piece of news was sent out. Xiao Chen had deposited twenty million gold taels in Flying Snow Manor. If anyone killed a noble n disciple, they could go to Flying Snow Manor to im a thousand gold taels. The higher was the rank of the person killed; the greater was the reward.
If they killed a sessor or a person of simr status, they could receive five million gold taels and a Medial Grade Spirit Stone.
This news was apanied by Xiao Chens promation to the noble ns, Three years from now, I will personally kill my way to these noble ns who set bounties on me. This is a promise I will definitely keep!
The Flying Snow Manor was an assassin association scattered throughout the entire continent. Aside from their own assassins, cultivators may go to the manor to set or receive missions.
Since the founding of the Great Qin Nation, the Flying Snow Manor had never received such arge mission. Not only were there twenty million gold taels, but there were also the rare Medial Grade Spirit Stones. It was hard for one not to be moved.
When the news spread, the whole nation was impassioned. No one expected someone to dare challenge multiple noble ns at the same time. These noble ns had existed since the time of the Tianwu Dynasty; they had innate bloodlines or inherited Martial Spirits. Some of these ns had even existed for tens of thousands of years.
Their strengths were extremely horrifying, yet an insignificant Superior Grade Martial Master dared challenge them. This caused people to feel the world has changed.
Dongming Province, Dongming City, this was the heart of the entire Dongming Province. It is also the most bustling city in the Great Qin Nation. The streets were boiling cauldrons of voices; the sound of people peddling their wares fell incessantly on the ear.
Xiao Chen transformed into an ordinary looking youth, slowly walking around the big street.
Using this one month of time, aside from going to Flying Snow Manor, he practiced the Shapeshifting Spell. After practicing for an entire month, he finally got to the point where he would not change back to his original looked when using Essence.
The fastest way to get to the Heavenly Saber Pavilion in the Xihe Province from the Dongming Province was to travel through the sky. Furthermore, the only ry station for flights to Xihe Province in Dongming Province was in Dongming City.
Xiao Chen could use his silver warship to fly. Its speed would not be slower than the flying Spirit Beasts of the ry stations. However, there was one very awkward problem Xiao Chen did not know the way; there were no signboards in the sky.
Chapter 133 - Meeting Feng Feixue Again
Chapter 133: Meeting Feng Feixue Again
If Xiao Chen just flew by following a map, he might end up never leaving Dongming Province. The sky was too different from thend; it was impossible to navigate the sky using a map designed for ground usage.
Dongming Provinces flight ry station was a huge za. There were all sorts of huge flying Spirit Beasts resting in the za. Xiao Chen went straight to the ticketing counter and spent a thousand gold taels to purchase the most expensive ticket.
Such a ticket would allow him to ride a Spirit Beast alone; he would not have to squeeze with other people. It was not onlyfortable but also significantly faster.
Xiao Chen held his ticket and walked directly to a stone tform in the za. There were three huge Golden Eagles resting on the stone tform.
The Golden Eagle was a Rank 5 flying Spirit Beast. Amongst the Rank 5 Spirit Beasts, it was the one with the fastest speed. It was the limit of what humans were able to tame.
Rumors were the Great Tang Nations Beast Taming Abode was able to tame Rank 7 flying Spirit Beasts. However, no one knew how much of this rumor was true.
Xiao Chen handed over his ticket and headed up the stone tform. There was a tamer sitting on one of the Golden Eagles. Xiao Chen did not think too much of it and walked over immediately.
The tamer was wearing a set of long gray robes with a hood covering his head, resulting in one not being able to see his figure or facial appearance. After Xiao Chen took a seat, the Golden Eagle cried out loudly and spread its wings. There was a strong gust of wind, and it rose from the ground.
Soon, the Golden Eagle reached an altitude of a thousand meters. Suddenly, the tamer removed the hood and turned around to look at Xiao Chen. That person smiled faintly and said, Brother Xiao, its been a long time.
When Xiao Chen saw who it was, he was extremely startled; he almost fell off the Golden Eagle. There was no way he would have expected to meet this person here. He also could not imagine this person would be able to recognize him.
Feng Feixue! Why are you here? How did you recognize me? Xiao Chen eximed out with iparable shock. He had not expected to such a scenario to happen.
Feng Feixue tossed away the hood in her hand. She smiled faintly, and her elegant face seemed to blossom like a flower. She said, I came to send you off. No matter what appearance you change into, I will be able to recognize you.
After Xiao Chens shock wore off, he slowly recovered his calm. He revealed a rxed smile and could not help but feel joy in his heart. He asked, Did Cousin Yn and the others go to Heavenly Qin School?
Feng Feixue changed her posture, she was nowpletely facing Xiao Chen and slightly nearer. She revealed a mischievous smile and said, They arrived already. Everything should be going smoothly for them. She asked me to tell you to take care. She wille look for you in four years.
When Xiao Chen heard this, he was stunned. Cousin Yun will find me in four years. He could not help but ask himself in his heart, Was I being too heartless by leaving like that?
Although Xiao Chen was quite slow when it came to matters involving romantic rtionships, he could clearly feel Cousin Yns feelings for him surpassed that of a regr romantic rtionship.
However, in his heart, he had never considered the Xiao n as his final destination. Since he had already made up his mind long ago to leave the Xiao n, he did not want to leave behind any concerns or connections.
Thinking of this, Xiao Chen could not help but smile bitterly. Back then, when he left, he seemed very confident and at ease. However, how could he easily forget the people he met and the things that happened?
Humans were not nts; no one could bepletely emotionless. Was there really anyone who did not understand emotions? Was there really anyone who truly enjoyed being alone, to be enemies of the world, killing everything in his path?
Feng Feixue held out her lily-white hands; there was a rmendation letter in them. She said, The once a year exam for the Heavenly Saber Pavilion should be over already. If you wish to be an inner disciple, you will have to start from being an outer disciple and climb the ranks step by step.
It is a very time-consuming process. This rmendation letter should be able to help you.
Xiao Chen did not take it. Instead, he looked straight into Feng Feixues eyes, as though he was able to see through her thoughts. After a while, he muttered, Feng Feixue, I believe it is time you gave me an exnation. How are you rted to my Xiao n? Why do you care so much for me?
The first time Xiao Chen met Feng Feixue in Regretful Iron, she sold him the Azure Dragon Medicine Cauldron at a very low price. The few times they met after that, Feng Feixue had always expressed goodwill.
Xiao Chen did not believe there was someone who would be nice to one for no reason at all unless that person was a rtive. Even amongst rtives, only ones parents would be unconditionally nice to their children.
When Feng Feixue heard this, she was stunned. Then she smiled and said, Is this important? If you really want to know, you can always go to the Imperial Capital; you will find your answer there.
Xiao Chen felt suspicious, Why must I go to the Imperial Capital? Can you not tell me now?
Feng Feixue smiled tactfully, It is said oral expressions cannot be taken as proof. Since there is no proof, if I casually made up a reason, you would not be able to find the w in it.
There are some things I am not able to exin to you if you dont go to the Imperial Capital. It will be more appropriate for the person involved to exin it to you themselves.
Xiao Chen frowned and carefully considered what Feng Feixue meant by what she said. They were all linked in countless ways, like a spiders web; there was no way for him to obtain any clues.
Xiao Chen was unable to make sense of Feng Feixues words. Why must I go to the Imperial Capital? Is there someone I must meet there?
Feng Feixue shoved the rmendation letter in her hands onto Xiao Chens. She said, Regardless of what you think, consider it as if Im paying back gratitude or paying a debt. The Feng n will never force you into anything. Even if there is no ce for you in this world, the doors of the Feng n will always be open to you.
This is as far as I will send you. Although I really want toe with you, I really cant go to Xihe Province. Goodbye! There is no need to worry; the Golden Eagle will automatically bring you there.
Feng Feixue smiled and left behind a melodiousughter. She jumped off the Golden Eagle, and fiery-red lotus flowers appeared below her feet, carrying her as she glided into the distance.
Xiao Chen looked at the rmendation letter in his hand; then he looked at the distant Feng Feixue. He shook his head and smiled bitterly, She is still a mystery. However, it is good to hear news of Cousin Yn.
As the Golden Eagle continued to fly, Xiao Chen felt bored. He took out the small, exquisite copper bell he purchased previously. He had been busy practicing the Shapeshifting Spell and had forgotten about it.
Holding the bell in his hand, Xiao Chen knocked on it gently. The copper bell gave off a melodious ring. It made onefortable when they heard it, but there was nothing strange about it.
Xiao Chen was sure this was a Secret Treasure. Unfortunately, the formations and Daos contain in it were all damaged. The space within the Secret Treasure waspletely chaotic; Xiao Chens Spiritual Sense had no way of entering. Thest time he only casually inspected it, he was injured, resulting in Xiao Chen not daring to try again.
Since there was no way for his Spiritual Sense to enter, he could not ascertain the extent of the damages to the formation. Thus, he did not know how to repair it. This copper bell should be a very powerful Secret Treasure. It was unfortunate he ran into such a situation.
Suddenly, there was a fierce gust of cold wind. The cold wind instantly transformed into a horrifying hurricane. One could indistinctly see the figure of a white dragon within it. The soundsing from it was like like countless people screaming out.
Pu Ci!
Xiao Chen, who was thinking about the copper bell, did not notice it. By the time he reacted, the fierce wind had already curled around him and pulled him away from the Golden Eagle.
Whats going on! Xiao Chen was astonished. This wind was very strong. Xiao Chen was unable to circte his Essence while he was in the wind. He struggled to no avail in the air, wobbling left and right.
Sometimes his body would be thrown high in the air; at other times, it would be flung downwards at high speed. It was like he was riding a rollercoaster; changing directions suddenly without any means to resist.
The piercing cold wind cut his body like knives; it was incredibly painful. Xiao Chen cried out loudly, but under the force of nature, there was no way to resist.
Amidst the cold wind, Xiao Chens constantly moving body saw a pair of cold eyes. A boundless resentment filled the eyes; it became a cold wind and drilled into his mind.
When the Golden Eagle saw what was going on, it cried out and circled. He headed for the gust of wind, wanting to catch Xiao Chen.
However, the Golden Eagle was not very familiar with Xiao Chen yet. The Golden Eagles huge body broke through the wind and crashed into Xiao Chen with great force.
The dizzy Xiao Chens situation was made worse by this collision. He was knocked out of the wind and fell, like a kite with a broken string, as he was unable to circte his Essence.
Damn it! I actually ran into a White Dragon Storm. Will I end up dying from the fall? Xiao Chen panicked and wanted to release the silver warship using his Spiritual Sense. However, the strange cold wind had prated Xiao Chens mind.
When Xiao Chen tried to use his Spiritual Sense, he could feel pain in his mind. It was like a needle jabbing his brain; it was incredibly painful, resulting in his being unable to concentrate.
The so-called White Dragon Storm was a storm that urred high in the sky, in the airspace between Dongming Province and Xihe Province. It was still a mystery how the storm formed.
ording to legends, a white dragon died in battle during the Ancient Era here. After it died, its spirit lingered and wandered around the sky in this area.
The storm was also said to be formed by the white dragon. Because people had seen a huge white dragon in the storm, they called this storm White Dragon Storm.
Along the way, Xiao Chen had heard of the legend of White Dragon Storm. However, he did not pay it too much mind. Although the White Dragon Storm had a horrifying might, it had not appeared for decades. He did not expect his luck to be so bad.
Xiao Chen then noticed a clear river flowing on the ground. This resulted in his originally despaired face to turn to one of joy.
However, the pain in his head became stronger and stronger. A boundless and limitless Essence was stuck in his chest. This resentment seemed like it came from tens of thousands of years ago. It was like a huge stone weight, thousands of kilograms, pressing on him, making him feel like he was unable to breathe.
There was a loud pu tong. Xiao Chen fell from thousands of meters high into the river. Even though he fell into the soft water, he had fallen from a very great height, resulting in Xiao Chen suffering damage.
Even though Xiao Chens body was tempered to the extreme, his internal organs churned. He vomited a mouthful of blood and fainted.
Chapter 134 - Berserking Qi Deviation
Chapter 134: Berserking Qi Deviation
Xiao Chens body slowly sank into the river and began flowing along with the river. The Azure Dragon was fond of the water; while Xiao Chen was unconscious, it automatically helped Xiao Chen breathe. Xiao Chen would not drown in the water.
This continued for three days. The resentment in Xiao Chens mind did not disappear. The reason he had not woken yet was the result of the resentment continually harassing his consciousness.
Finally, Xiao Chen flowed downstream to a pool of water before he stopped moving. In the cold pool of water, there was a special cold Qi.
As Xiao Chenid underwater, the cold Qi entered through his skin and infiltrated Xiao Chens body. This cold Qi was different from the one the White Dragon Storm possessed; it was not as tyrannical, and it made one calm instead.
Under the nourishment of this cold Qi, Xiao Chen slowly opened his eyes. However, the resentment in his mind had not disappeared. It was torturing him continuously, causing him incredible pain; Xiao Chen was unable to move as a result.
Xiao Chen felt like he was going crazy. There were countless roars in his mind; it was like the white dragon was roaring into his ear. It was impossible to get rid of.
Xiao Chen did his best to calm down as he slowly circted the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation. He hoped to be able to alleviate this strange feeling. After some time, the Essence in his body started to slowly circte. Xiao Chens mind immediately felt better; he could not help but feel joy.
Pu Ci!
Just as Xiao Chen was about to rx, the pain in his mind suddenly multiplied by several folds. It was so painful; he wanted to shout out. However, he was unable to say anything while underwater. The Essence in his body immediately went out of control.
The Essence started to circte randomly; some of the Essence even broke free of controlpletely and went against the flow. A horrifying phrase appeared in Xiao Chens mind Berserking Qi Deviation!
To every cultivator, Berserking Qi Deviation was a state of absolute disaster; it was a phrase that would cause one to pale just by mentioning it. If a suitable solution were not found, at best, the cultivator would suffer serious injuries, but the worst case scenario was death.
With Xiao Chens current cultivation, Berserking Qi Deviation should be something he should not havee in contact with. He was only a Superior Grade Martial Master; many of the meridians in his body had not opened yet. The routes Essence could take while circting were limited.
It did not fit the conditions for Berserking Qi Deviation to ur. Normally, it would only be possible after one reached the Martial Saint realm, as they would have already opened at least half the meridians in their body.
However, because of the iparably strange resentment in his mind, his Essence went berserk; flowing in reverse and resisting control. This was clearly the early signs of Berserking Qi Deviation.
Xiao Chen was very anxious, but he was not able to focus due to the pain in his mind. He was not able to do anything to the berserking Essence in his body.
Pu! Pu!
Just at this moment, a figure jumped into the water from above. Xiao Chen was able to make out a blurry figure through the hazy water.
It was a magnificent naked body swimming at the water surface. Xiao Chen, who had never seen such a scene, was immediately attracted by it. He immediately was able to focus.
After he was able to focus, he berserk Essence in his body started to calm down. The surprising thing was when the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation circted again, the pain in his mind started to vanish slowly.
Ssh!
There were sshes of water as the girl at the water surface closed her eyes and swam downward in a leisurely manner. Xiao Chen was startled; the girl was swimming in his direction.
As the distance closed, the view got clearer. The splendid naked body of the girl appeared clearly before his eyes. Xiao Chen could not help but show a reaction at a certain area.
Hu!
The girl suddenly opened her eyes. Xiao Chen and the girl were almost face to face. The two of them looked at each other; both were very surprised.
The world went silent at that moment, leaving behind only their heartbeats. The two of them looked at each other without making any movements.
Suddenly, the girl reacted and blushed heavily. The Spatial Ring on her ring hand glowed, and a slender saber about two fingers wide appeared. There was a hot Qi emitted by it; the river water immediately started boiling, countless bubbles started to rise upwards.
Boom!
The surrounding water seemed as though they were unable to restrain her movements. The saber de sliced rapidly through the water toward Xiao Chens neck. Xiao Chen was startled. Under the threat of death, his previously immobile body suddenly dodged to the side.
The de created a shockwave in the water and struck the mud at the bottom, creating a huge ssh. The girl was like a fish in water; she instantly caught up with Xiao Chen and sent another saber strike his way.
After recovering his body movements, Xiao Chen immediately executed the Azure Dragon Cloud Soaring Art. He soared out of the water like a flood dragon. Xiao Chen breathed in deeply, weing in the fresh air.
Pu Tong!
The girl also leaped out of the water, creating a huge wave. The wave was like a saber de as it smashed toward Xiao Chen. Xiao Chen did not dare go head on with it. He pushed off the surface of the water andnded on the riverbank.
The girl took advantage of this opportunity to grab the clothes on the riverbank and quickly put them on. When shended, she was properly dressed, covering all the important parts of her body.
When the wave crashed into the water, and the surface calmed, Xiao Chen finally saw what the girl looked like.
Wet long, ck hair fell behind her back; she was dressed in a fiery-red dress. Tworge mounds stood proudly on her chest, adorning her exquisite figure.
She was as pure as jade; her flesh was devoid of fat. Like a flower that just emerged from the water, she was untainted. This was a girl with the body of a demon and the face of an angel.
However, this girl was currently furious andpletely red. Her eyes looked as though they were going to spit fire. Her lips quivered as her tiny mouth made a melodious sound, Damn obscene bastard! How dare you peep at thisdy while bathing!
The saber in her hand trembled slightly and gave off a melodious cry. It was as though it felt the rage of its owner. It vibrated continuously, creating countless echoes in the air.
Listening To the Sword and Communicating With It? Xiao Chen was very astonished. This girl was actually like Ao Jiao. Her level ofprehension of weapons had reached the level of Listening To the Sword and Communicating With It. This was a level that many Martial Kings sought.
However, the current situation did not leave Xiao Chen any time to be astonished. This was because the girl already drew her saber and leaped across the water, arriving instantly before him.
There was a resplendent glow on her saber. This was a technique only Martial Grand Masters and above could perform. Infusing the saber with Essence and turning it into saber light.
Drawing the Saber!
Xiao Chen quickly drew his saber. His Lunar Shadow Saber shed with the girls saber light, resulting in an explosion. The huge force carried by the saber light sted Xiao Chen back.
Xiao Chen was iparably shocked. This was the first time he lost regarding strength against a Martial Grand Master. Furthermore, he was using Drawing the Saber.
Hu!
Xiao Chen executed the Azure Dragon Cloud Soaring Art, and he stopped in midair in a strange manner. Then he changed his angle and disappeared.
It could be said this girl had saved Xiao Chens life. However, Xiao Chen was unable to exin it to her now. The girl was currently fuming and he would definitely not be able to exin it clearly. Seems like he would have to carry the name Obscene Bastard temporarily and exin it at ater time.
Boom!
Just when Xiao Chen thought he would be able to escape the girl using the Azure Dragon Cloud Soaring Art, he discovered the girl appeared right behind him like a ghost. She used a horrifying saber light to chop at him again.
Although Xiao Chen was astonished, he did not panic. He executed the Azure Dragon Cloud Soaring Art to its extreme. His body soared into the air, zigzagging left and right, like a soaring Azure Dragon.
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!
However, the girl was like glue, she stuck to Xiao Chen tightly, sending out horrifying saber lights continuously. She struck Xiao Chen quite a few times.
Damn obscene bastard! If you have the guts, stand still and fight me. If you are a man, stop running, the girl cursed as she chased.
When the saber lightsnded on the ground, they created a series of tiny gorges. When one looked at them carefully, one would discover they seem to contain a certain Dao in it.
Xiao Chen traveled for a few hundred meters, but he was still unable to lose the girl. Suddenly, he thought about one of the six secret forms from the Battle Sage Origins Sticky Character Form.
No matter how fast is the opponent, as long as one used the Sticky Character Form, they would be able to chase after them. It was the most miraculous Movement Technique in the world.
Xiao Chen could not help being astonished. If it were truly the case, then as long as his Azure Dragon Cloud Soaring Art did not reach the great perfection, he would not be able to shake her off.
This wont do; she will catch up to me sooner orter, Xiao Chen thought to himself anxiously.
Xiao Chen avoided another saber light and thought of an idea. Suddenly, he turned around and looked at the girl. He said, Look into my eyes!"
The girl suddenly stopped; it was obvious she was stunned by Xiao Chens suddenly actions. Hu! Suddenly, a purple me shot out of his right eye.
Bastard!
After a moment of shock, the girl sent out a saber light at the purple me. There was a loud explosion, creating a surging shockwave. The girl was forced back.
When the shockwave dissipated, Xiao Chen used the Lightning Evasion and reappeared hundreds of meters away. He summoned the silver warship and soared into the sky.
The girl thought of Xiao Chens previous actions and could not help but scold herself. He asked you to look, and you looked? You should have just killed him with a strike; why speak so much crap with him?
I have offended you badly today. I will repay the gratitude of saving my life in future. Furthermore, Im not an obscene bastard. Please do not misunderstand, Xiao Chens voice came from high above.
The girl stomped on the ground violently; her face waspletely red. She watched the leaving Xiao Chen and cursed, You still say you are not an obscene bastard? Even your boat is silver. All I need is one nce to know it is not something good.
[Note: Im not too sure of the implications of a silver boat, my guess is that silver sounds like evil in Chinese.]
Young Mistress! Whats wrong? Are you alright? Not long after Xiao Chen left, two female Martial Saints rushed over.
The girl looked in the direction Xiao Chen left and said, Im fine; I just ran into a rascal.
Xiao Chen rode on the silver warship and flew high in the sky. He did not hear what the girl said; otherwise, he would have painted the silver warship another color.
Not long after, Xiao Chen saw a big road, and he stopped. Now that many people knew Xiao Chen possessed a silver warship, it was best not to use it unless he needed to.
Chapter 135 - Xihe Province, Yueluo Prefecture
Chapter 135: Xihe Province, Yueluo Prefecture
I do not know where is this. Have I reached Xihe Province yet? Xiao Chen said to himself after hended on the ground. He saw there were no one on the road.
Xiao Chen looked carefully at the surface of the road; there were fresh footprints and wheel marks on the ground. This meant people frequently used this road. It was just that there was no one on it now.
He carefully inspected the condition of his body and did not find any major problems. Then he decided to continue walking forward. The previous experience created a great fear in his heart; he did not dare to be careless.
He had, unfortunately, run into the White Dragon Storm that had not appeared for decades. Xiao Chen was not able to understand what was going on. The surging resentment and bone piercing pain he experienced led him to feel this was perhaps not a coincidence.
White dragon, Azure Dragon? Are they rted? Xiao Chen was filled with doubt as he thought. He still did notpletely understand the Azure Dragon in his body; he did not know what abilities it had.
Seeing there was nobody around, Xiao Chen stopped. The Azure Dragon in his body slowly came out of his Dantian with a thought. It moved along the meridians and came out of Xiao Chens palm.
Everywhere it passed, Xiao Chen could feel a horrifying energy. Under Xiao Chens control, it came out with a hu sound and coiled around his wrist.
After a cultivator became a Martial Master, they would be able to make the Martial Spirit leave the body. It would be possible to obtain unimaginable results in a fight.
However, after a Martial Spirit left the body and got injured, it would be possible the cultivator could be crippled. Unless they were desperate and pushed to a corner, no cultivator would release their Martial Spirit.
Not until they became a Martial King. By then, the Martial Spirit would have been cultivated till it became undying. Even if it were destroyed outside the body, it would be able to regenerate inside the body.
Xiao Chen looked at the tiny Azure Dragon coiled around his wrist. He thought for a long time but did not understand anything. Aside from providing me with energy and being slightly stronger than other Martial Spirits, I dont see how are you different from other Martial Spirits, even though you are an Ancient Holy Beast.
Xiao Chen shook his head and recollected his thoughts. He withdrew the Azure Dragon into his body and stopped thinking about the problem. Everything would be fine when the time came. The inheritance of the Azure Dragon had been broken for thousands of years. It was impossible for him to understand everything. There was no use thinking too much.
Xiao Chen continued walking forward, and after an hour, he finally met someone. He quickly enquired where he was, and if he had reached Xihe Province already.
That person was dressed in white and carried a sword. There was not a speck of dust on him. He did not even turn his head as he answered, Xihe Province, Yueluo Prefecture, Yunyang County, Capital City.
Xiao Chen was not bothered by this persons attitude. He recalled the maps he saw previously in his mind. The Heavenly Saber Pavilion was situated in the Yueluo Prefecture. It was not too far from Yunyang City. Even if he walked, it would only require two weeks.
An expression of joy appeared on his face. Xiao Chen extended his Spiritual Sense to look around. Finally, at the limits of his Spiritual Sense, he saw a magnificent city. There were two huge bold Yun Yang words on the city gates; they seemed very ancient.
Xiao Chen withdrew his Spiritual Sense and pushed his feet off the ground. He executed the Azure Dragon Cloud Soaring Art and created a cloud of dust. He dashed forward, quickly catching up with the person he spoke with earlier in the blink of an eye before overtaking him and kicking up arge cloud of dust.
Did not expect him to be an expert, the white-clothed person said indifferently as he looked in the direction Xiao Chen traveled.
This person did not make any movement; the dust thatnded on his clothes automatically slid off. He slowly walked forward,ing out from the cloud of dust that filled the air; his white clothes remained clean, without a speck of dust on them.
Xiao Chen felt a strong gaze sweep past him before vanishing quickly. When he turned his head around, he did not discover anything. He only saw the cloud of dust he left behind as he dashed forward.
Yunyang City was already within his vision. Xiao Chen slowed and walked slowly. When he arrived at the city gates, he discovered many young women filled the front of the city gates. They were all standing there, chatting with each other. It was an incredible view.
Is this a custom of Yunyang City? Xiao Chen asked in confusion. With so many girls here, it was possible all the young girls of Yunyang City were here.
When the group of girls saw Xiao Chens figure, they were initially filled with joy and ran over. When they saw Xiao Chens appearance clearly, they will all filled with disappointment, cursing as they left.
Xiao Chen did not understand what was going on. When the guard saw the situation, he smiled, Dont be angry. The girls have waited here for a whole morning. It is no wonder they are in a bad mood.
Xiao Chen paid the entry fee and could not help but find it funny when he heard that. This was very simr to the female fans of his previous life. He did not expect such a thing to happen in this world, as well. He could not help but ask out of curiosity, Just who has such great charms, to be able to get all the young girls of Yunyang City toe out here to wait for him?
The guard looked at Xiao Chen in shock. He said, You dont know this? Today is the day of Mu Chengxues and Leng Liusus annual battle. These girls are here to see Mu Chengxue.
This was not the first time Xiao Chen heard this name. When he heard this name again, he could not help but be interested. He started to enquire for more information from the guard.
The city guard was very chatty. When he saw Xiao Chen asking for more information, he began telling him everything.
Mu Chengxue came from Nanling Provinces Night Spirit Pce. He was the sessor of the Night Spirit Pce. Together with Ji Changkong, they were known as the Nanling Twin Stars. They both had extremely good talent and became famous when they were young. By the time he was 12, he was unrivaled within the generation. Aside from Ji Changkong, he had no opponents.
That year, they both left Nanling Province and started to challenge all the young experts around the world. Ji Changkong went to the Imperial Capital, and Mu Chengxue went to Xihe Province and Dongming Province.
Within the same generation, these two were practically unrivaled. There was no one who was an opponent to them. However, they both each lost to a woman. Ji Changkong lost to Princess Yingyue; Mu Chengxue lost to Leng Liusu of Heavenly Saber Pavilion, who was also known as Little Heavenly Saber.
One yearter, Mu Chengxue came to Nanling Province again to duel with Leng Liusu. The two of them exchanged more than a thousand moves and ended in a draw. They then made arrangements to duel again the next year.
Just like that, it became a tradition. Every year, Mu Chengxue woulde to Yunyang City to duel Leng Liusu around this time of the year.
Aside from having a monstrous talent, Mu Chengxue was very handsome as well. Aftering to Yunyang City a few times, all the young girls in the city knew of him.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly and thanked the guard before walking into Yunyang City. Regardless of the world, the young girls all seemed to have the quality of chasing after their idols.
Leng Liusu could that be her? A pretty figure appeared in Xiao Chens mind. After a moment, the more he thought about it, the more he thought it was likely to be so.
He could not help but feel a headacheing on. His purpose ining here was the Heavenly Saber Pavilion. In the end, before he entered it, he had already offended the beloved youngest daughter of the Pavilion Master.
Mu Chengxue is here! As Xiao Chen walked on, there was a mor of joying from behind him. Xiao Chen turned around and saw a male dressed in white holding a sword. He was surrounded by girls. He revealed a faint, mild smile as he dealt with them one by one.
Xiao Chen could not help but feel astonished. This Mu Chengxue was actually the person he asked for directions from. He could not help but smile faintly, This world is truly strange.
After Xiao Chen spoke, he turned around. In that instant, Xiao Chen felt a strong gaze observing him again; this time it was not hidden.
That gaze came from Mu Chengxue. Xiao Chen resisted turning around. He asked around for the location of Yunyang Citys Liushang Pavilion and quickly left.
Mu Chengxue, who was surrounded by girls, watched Xiao Chen leave. The corners of his mouth curled up to reveal a strange, faint smile.
There was a purple copper mirror floating in the boundless void in his left eye. The light the copper mirror gave off seemed as though it would be able to see the truth of everything in the world.
No one noticed anything when the copper mirror shed in his eye.
After asking around, Xiao Chen found out Liushang Pavilion did indeed have a branch in Yunyang City. Xiao Chen took out a diamond VIP card the fatty handed to him before he left. He could not help but sigh, This fatty was not bragging indeed. No matter where it is, there will be a Liushang Pavilion.
The Liushang Pavilion in Yunyang City was exactly the same as the one in White Water City. Its business was booming as well. Its basic structure was pretty much the same too. Xiao Chen went past the first floor and headed to the second floor. There was a group of cultivators discussing the duel that was going to take ce today.
Last year, the two of them fought to a draw. That was the third time they drew. In the end, Mu Chengxue lost once before. He is not able to defeat the top expert of our Xihi Province.
That might not necessarily be so. The previous few times, Leng Liusu had the weapons advantage. This time, I heard Mu Chengxue haspleted the Heavenly Pass Trial in the Night Spirit Pce and obtained a damaged Holy Weapon.
I know about this. It is a Holy Sword known as Beauty Under the Moon. During this period, Mu Chengxue had tested the sword out and killed a Martial Saint personally.
From the look of things, Beauty Under the Moon isparable to Leng Liusus Burning Soul. They are both iplete Holy Weapons. Its getting more interesting now.
On the second floor, there were some extremely knowledgeable cultivators. When Xiao Chen heard what they said, he could not help but slow down to listen.
Make way! Make way! Our Yan ns Young Master ising. Why are you still not giving way? Just at this moment, Yan Qianyun led a group of servants up the stairs quickly. The people around swiftly moved to a side.
Seeing Yan Qianyun, Xiao Chens eyebrow could not help but twitch. He did not expect to meet him here.
Xiao Chen remembered a certain legend about the fatty. He looked at his crotch area and could not help but smile.
Xiao Chen did not wish to seek trouble. When Yan Qianyun came up, he moved to a side to let him pass. Yan Qianyun led a group of people and walked pass him. He threw a hurried nce at Xiao Chen and walked away. After two steps, he turned back.
Why do I feel you are familiar? Have we met? Yan Qianyun asked carefully as he stared at Xiao Chens eyes.
Xiao Chen was not worried. Aside from changing his appearance, the Shapeshifting Spell could change his aura and voice as well. Xiao Chen smiled and said, Perhaps we saw each other in a crowd before; there is nothing strange about being familiar.
Yan Qianyun smiled faintly. He thought for a while and said, Maybe. Probably just a face in the crowd, or it could be that I recognized the wrong person. Goodbye!
Boom! Yan Qianyun who turned around suddenly turned back and kicked Xiao Chens chest. Xiao Chens mouth curled up in a cold smile and did not resist; he sucked in his stomach slightly.
Bang! Yan Qianyun put a lot of force behind this kick and knocked Xiao Chen flying back. However, because Xiao Chen had made preparations earlier, he only suffered some minor injuries.
Chapter 136 - Accidentally Heard Secret
Chapter 136: identally Heard Secret
Yan Qianyun frowned slightly, as though he found something strange. After some time, he threw down a banknote and said, My apologies; I believed I recognized the wrong person.
After Yan Qianyun and his group left, the second floor bustled again. A kind-hearted cultivator helped Xiao Chen up and said, Little Brother, are you alright?
Xiao Chen picked up the banknote and smiled faintly, Im fine. Despite being hit for no reason, it is still pretty good to pick up a banknote for a thousand silvers.
On the third floor, in front of a hidden window, Yan Qianyun watched as Xiao Chen got up. He said, in a manner filled with doubt, Could I have seen wrong? However, I am sure of those eyes.
He observed for a long time, but he was unable to discover anything wrong in the end. He shook his head; he felt as though there was something he was missing. He spoke to the person beside him, There was something wrong with that person earlier. You guys follow him and check it out. I still have some business with Young Master Leng.
Xiao Chen had been observing Yan Qianyun with his Spiritual Sense. At this moment, he withdrew his Spiritual Sense. He could not help but sigh. It looked like the mental trauma this fellow suffered was too much for him. He already changed his appearance so much, and yet he was still able to recognize him.
Not longter, the cultivators on the second floor all left. Xiao Chen knew Leng Liusus and Mu Chengxues duel was going to start. This was something these people anticipated for a year; there was no reason for them not to go.
Xiao Chen was not in a rush to leave. He did not wish to watch the duel between them. Mu Chengxue gave him a very dangerous feeling, a feeling that he only felt from Chu Chaoyun. As for Leng Liusu, there was no need to speak of it.
After finishing his food, Xiao Chen casually took a look at the third floor; he revealed a mocking smile. He called the waiter over to pay the bill and leave.
On the third floor, Yan Qianyuns followers were watching Xiao Chen closely. As the waiter was collecting payment, he happened to block Xiao Chens figure. When he collected the payment, cleared the table, and left, the few people watching discovered Xiao Chen was missing.
Where is he? Where did he go to? I saw him clearly there earlier. How did he disappear after the waiter went over? Seeing Xiao Chen disappear right under their noses, they panicked and rushed down.
One of them grabbed the waiters clothes and shouted, Where is he? Where did that person from earlier go?
The waiter rolled his eyes and looked at them in disdain. He said, Of course, he left after eating and paying!
Im asking how did he leave.
The waiter pushed his hand away and said, in a bad mood, Im only going to say it once; he walked off on his feet. Stop disturbing me; thank you!
The attitude of the waiter made him anxious. He wanted to make a move on the spot, but the people around him stopped him. They exined Liushang Pavilions background to him.
The few of them searched around, but they could not find Xiao Chen. They believed Xiao Chen had left Liushang Pavilion. They thought of Yan Qianyuns instructions and quickly went down.
Using the Shapeshifting Spell, Xiao Chen shrunk himself and hidden under the table. Watching the four men leave, he quickly came out. His bones cracked as he recovered his normal height.
He extended his Spiritual Sense and discovered Yan Qianyun and a ck-clothed man seated on the fifth floor. The ck-clothed man seemed very strong.
His aura was much stronger than Yan Qianyun, like a treasured sword drawn out of its sheath. Xiao Chen did not dare go too close to him with his Spiritual Sense.
Thinking for a while, Xiao Chen headed directly for the fourth floor. He shed the VIP card the fatty gave him. No one obstructed his path.
Xiao Chen was surprised the third and fourth floor were void of people. It seemed the duel between Leng Liusu and Mu Chengxue was very attractive.
Xiao Chen arrived at the staircase between the fourth and fifth floor and inspected it carefully. It was only the area leading down to the fourth floor. He took out two Rank 3 talismans from within the Universe Ring and ced them down before smearing them with some Spirit Beast saliva.
This kind of saliva was very sticky. Once it is stuck to something, it would note off easily. After doing all this, Xiao Chen found a private room on the fourth floor and sat down.
Brother Leng, is the news this time reliable? Are there only two Martial Saints with Leng Liusu? Yan Qianyun asked the person across from him with a grave expression.
Xiao Chen frowned, What is he trying to do? Is Yan Qianyun trying to do something to Leng Liusu? With a thought, he focused his Spiritual Sense.
The ck-clothed man seated across had a grave and stern expression as he replied,I, Leng Tianyue, have prepared many years just for this day. Do you think there would be any mistakes?
Yan Qianyunughed dryly, This matter is very important; of course, I have to make sure. However, let me say this first. I am only responsible for sending people to lure away the two Martial Saints. You are responsible for the rest.
There was no expression on Leng Tianyue face as he said indifferently, All you have to do is lure them away. There is no need for you to concern yourself with the rest. As for the benefits you obtain after it is done, I have already told your father about them.
After the two of them continued chatting for a long while, a messenger pigeonnded on Leng Tianyues hand. He retrieved the note on its leg and smiled after a while, It is a draw again. Haha. I am starting to suspect Mu Chengxues motivation. Brother Yan, lets go. Its time we made our move.
The two of them got up and headed downstairs. The instant they went down, they stepped on talismans. The talismans that stuck were very light; they did not feel anything at all.
Watching the two of them leave, Xiao Chen smiled faintly and got up slowly. He turned his Spiritual Sense into a thread and tied it around them.
Should I try taking advantage of this situation? Xiao Chen pondered as he considered the situation. This person was clearly someone from the Heavenly Saber Pavilion. The fight in front of him was likely to be a fight for to be the sessor of Heavenly Saber Pavilion.
In the strong powers of every ce, there would be countless talented people trying to stand out and take over. Xiao Chen did not find this strange. Even if he saw such a situation, he would not bother with it.
However, if Leng Liusu were the girl from during the day, it would not do for him not to help out. Finally, Xiao Chen made his decision, If she really is that girl, we can consider it quits after this.
Xiao Chen followed behind them, separated by a certain distance. Because Xiao Chen had the assistance of his Spiritual Sense, he was able to follow them easily. After a while, he followed them and left the through the East city gate.
The further they went, the more deste the area became. Finally, Xiao Chen could no longer see anyone on the big road. Xiao Chen felt something was wrong and hesitated on whether he should continue.
After walking for a few more steps, he discovered Leng Tianyue and Yan Qianyun waiting there and smiling at him. Leng Tianyun slowly walked over; there was no expression on his face. He asked coldly, Who sent you?
Yan Qianyun stood to the side and smiled, Brother Leng, leave this person to me. He is after me. Just take the token and go inform them.
Leng Tianyue nced at Xiao Chen. He saw Xiao Chen was only a Superior Grade Martial Master and he rxed. With Yan Qianyuns cultivation as a Medial Grade Martial Grand Master, he should be able to kill this person easily.
Finish this quickly and gather as soon as you can.
After Leng Tianyun left, Yan Qianyun slowly walked over to Xiao Chen. He smiled coldly, Xiao Chen, I did not expect to see you there. I have waited for this day for a long time. How do you want to die?
Xiao Chen muttered for a while before saying, I have a question how did you recognize me? I believe I have hidden very well; how did you discover me?
Yan Qianyunughed and replied, I will never forget the look you gave me that day. I suppose I should enlighten you before you die. Leng Tianyue has a Secret Treasure. The moment you left Liushang Pavilion, he discovered you.
Xiao Chen nodded his head. So that was why. I wonder what kind of Secret treasure it is, to actually be able to detect me from so far. However, this was no longer important. Xiao Chen said quietly to Yan Qianyun, Thank you for your exnation. You can die now.
Yan Qianyun snorted coldly and found it funny. He said, You think you are a match for me? I
Boom!
Before he finished speaking, Xiao Chen made a hand seal, and the Rank 3 Fire Cloud Talisman stuck under Yan Qianyuns foot loudly exploded. A me, along with a surging shockwave, spread out. The huge power sent Yan Qianyun flying into the sky.
A Rank 3 offensive talisman was the equivalent to the full powered strike of a peak Martial Grand Master. Yan Qianyun was caught off guard, and he immediately lost all his fighting capability.
Drawing the Saber! Xiao Chen leaped high into the air. His saber shed, and Yan Qianyuns head separated from hispletely burnt body. It fell to the ground with a thud.
Xiao Chennded firmly on the ground. He looked at Yan Qianyuns body without any expression. He removed his Spatial Ring and took out everything in it.
Tens of Inferior Grade Spirit Stones, some Medicinal Pills, and a stack of banknotes fell to the ground. Xiao Chen also saw an old yellow book, Inherited Martial Technique Dragon Seizing Hand.
The so-called inherited Martial Technique was something only people who inherited a certain Martial Spirit could learn. However, Xiao Chen had the Battle Sage Origins Changing Character Form and was able to imitate it. He took a quick look and ced it into the Universe Ring.
Xiao Chen closed his eyes and felt the talisman stuck below Leng Tianyues feet. The talisman contained some of Xiao Chens Essence Blood. Even from thousands of kilometers away, he could feel it clearly.
A faint yellow dot appeared in Xiao Chens mind. Xiao Chen opened his eyes, and he summoned the silver warship. He leaped onto it, and it transformed into a silver sh of light.
After a short period, Xiao Chen rushed to Leng Tianyue. Because he was wary of his Secret Treasure, Xiao Chen hid in a cloud above, observing the situation on the ground.
Leng Tianyue was wearing a ck mask standing still. In front of him, there were four Martial Grand Masters wearing simr ck masks surrounding Leng Liusu.
While in the cloud, Xiao Chen used his Spiritual Sense to watch the fight. After he looked carefully at the girls appearance, he was able to verify the person being surrounded was the same person as the one he met in the pool of water.
This does not seem sufficient to kill a peak Martial Grand Master with an inherited Martial Spirit. Xiao Chen stood on the bow and said with some doubt. There need to be at least two Martial Saints to be assured of sess.
Chapter 137 - Saving a Beauty
Chapter 137: Saving a Beauty
Slowly, Xiao Chen saw the trick behind it. These four Martial Grand Masters was using abination Martial Technique. Every move they made was connected to each other. Furthermore, they had practiced with each other for a long time and could cooperate very well together.
Sabers shed, and energy waves flew around. There was a lot of shoutinging from the fight. Leng Liusus slender saber released off a horrifying saber light. The wind blew strong, and dust flew up. At the end of it, there was a fissure in the ground.
The fissure seemed to contain a Dao, radiating with the might of a Sage.
Leng Liusu weaved left and right amidst the four people, continually using the Sticky Character Form. However, she was unable to break out of the encirclement.
However, there were no signs of panic on her face. She sent out a saber light using her saber again and blocked thebined attack of the four Martial Grand Master as she watched Leng Tianyue.
Her pretty face had a cold expression as she said in a low voice, Leng Tianyue, you really want to kill me that much? Is the sessors position so attractive to you?
After everything you have done, are you not afraid your father will punish you after he finds out?
It was impossible to see Leng Tianyues expression behind the mask. He did not answer Leng Liusus question. He said indifferently, Are you all trash? Even after using abination Martial Technique that can easily take down a Martial Saint, you are still unable to take her down, despite half an hour passing already.
After the four people heard Leng Tianyues reprimand, they could not help but increase the amount of force they used. Leng Liusu received attacks that were even stronger.
Phoenix Cry!
Dragon Roar!
Tiger Roar!
ck Turtle!
After the four of them saw the battle was being dragged out, they unanimously made a decision and leaped while shouting.
This was the most powerful move of thebination Martial Technique. Four figures appeared on their weapons: Divine Phoenix, Azure Dragon, White Tiger, ck Turtle. These ancient Holy Beast appeared within the formation as if they were alive.
Four Beasts Combined To One!
The Holy Beasts all cried out and the Holy Beasts mightbined. It made one feel like they could not breath; the air seemed to solidify under this might.
Xiao Chen felt some shock as he stood on the bow, carefully observing the scene. He finally discovered the Martial Spirit of the four people contained a trace of the Holy Beasts bloodline.
Although they were very powerful when released alone, it was even more horrifying when they were released together.
I wonder where Leng Tianyue found these four people. Watching the way they cooperate with each other, they should have trained together since youth.
Leng Liusu frowned slightly. Her red dress fluttered wildly in the wind. As she watched the Four Beasts Combined To One technique in the sky, she did not show any fear.
The wind blew strongly, and her fine ck hair fluttered in the wind. Her long dress surged and moved like waves. All this,bined with her pure face and her excellent figure, made her look like an ancient war goddess as she stood her ground.
Burning Soul, Sage''s Rage Fire Dance!
Leng Liusu held the saber in her right hand and slowly slit her left palm. Fresh, red blood flowed along the saber de and dripped onto the ground.
The blood seemed to have made use of the fissure containing the Sages Daos to summon the ancient Sage within the Holy Weapon.
It is indeed a weapon the Sages used. What a strong Righteous Qi! Xiao Chen, who was within the clouds, said in astonishment.
Boom!
A me rose up to the sky from the fissure on the ground. There was an angry roaring from the red mes. It seemed as though it had transcended space and time,ing from tens of thousands of years ago.
Leng Liusu stood within the mes. The flickering light from the fire shone on herpletely red face. She leaped high into the air, her saber carrying a boundless and limitless me.
Bang!
Like breaking a branch from a tree, the saber, carrying the mes of the Sages might, instantly broke through the Four Beasts Combined To One. The Divine Phoenix shattered; the ck turtle fled; the Azure Dragon was chopped in half, and the White Tiger was burned to ashes.
Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! The four of themnded heavily on the ground. Their Martial Spirits received fatal damage. Their faces were incredibly pale. They had temporarily lost allbat capability.
Ka Ca!
Just at that moment, Leng Tianyue suddenly made his move. A cold light appeared; there was only the sh of a saber. Leng Tianyue was now beside Leng Liusu.
The speed of the saber was extremely fast. The timing was also very good. He executed it as the Sages might Leng Liusu used diminished.
If he gave her time to recover, the odds of this strike injuring her would be low. Even if Leng Liusu already anticipated this attack, she would have no way to evade.
The saber shed down, and it left a wound on Leng Liusus chest; blood spurted into the air. Leng Liusu frowned and revealed an expression of pain. The saber in her hand shed out before her.
The sabernded on Leng Tianyue, but it felt as if it hit air. It was just an afterimage. Leng Tianyue already dodged to her side. He snorted coldly and kicked out, causing the injured Leng Liusu to fall.
The force of his kick was very strong. Leng Liusu skidded along the ground without stopping. She stuck her saber into the ground and created a long gouge before she managed to stand slowly.
Leng Tianyue said nothing; he did not wish to leave any opening for Leng Liusu. His figure shed in the sky; as he wasnding, there was a resplendent saber light on his saber, chopping towards Leng Liusu.
Leng Liusu did her best to raise her saber and block, but she was unable to do so. She flew backward like a cannonball,nding heavily on the ground.
Xiao Chensplexion changed; he did not expect the situation to change within such a short amount of time. Originally, he watched as Leng Liusu was about to deal with those four people alone and thought he did not have to interfere.
Lightning Descend!
A bolt of lightning descended from the sky and sessfully interrupted Leng Tianyues advancement. Xiao Chen used the Changing Character Form to imitate Ji Changkongs Martial technique. He transformed into a meteor and flew downward rapidly.
Leng Tianyue looked at the meteor in the sky and frowned. The Nanling Provinces Ji ns Martial Technique is Ji Changkong here? That cant be; this is not the pure Ji ns Martial Technique.
A Scammer, I will make you reveal your true self! Leng Tianyueughed coldly and leaped up. He left behind afterimages in the sky; he speed was raised to his peak. A bright glow appeared on his saber as it chopped violently at Xiao Chen.
Boom!
Xiao Chen revealed himself and shouted lightly. A red firework soared into the sky. Before Leng Tianyue could understand what was going on, he had already been sted,cerating his flesh. His body was flung high into the sky by the shockwave.
Purple Thunder True Fire! Shoot!
Seeing Leng Tianyue in the sky, Xiao Chen felt he did not receive any fatal damage from the st of the Rank 3 Exploding Talisman. He could not help but feel anxious. He revolved the purple me around his finger and fired continuously at Leng Tianyue.
A protective barrier surrounded Leng Tianyue. The purple mes exploded on the barrier, their shockwaves sending him further up into the sky.
However, they were not able to damage him. Xiao Chen pierced through the barrier with his Spiritual Sense and saw a piece of jade on his chest. It was giving off a faint radiance; this should be his Secret Treasure.
The barrier should be a result of this Secret Treasure. When Xiao Chennded, he saw Leng Liusu was extremely pale and had fainted from excessive loss of blood.
After hesitating for a while, he carried her on his shoulder and flew off into the distance. He executed the Azure Dragon Cloud Soaring Art to the extreme and disappeared in the blink of an eye.
After a long while, Leng Tianyue descended from the sky. His clothes were tattered. He had a dark look on his face; his mask had disappeared long ago.
He struggled for a while before he managed to stand up. He watched as Xiao Chen left with Leng Liusu. His eyes revealed an extremelyplicated expression. He muttered to himself, Man proposes, but God disposes!
He turned around and struck the four cultivators on the ground with his saber. Then he expressionlessly turned back and headed to Yunyang City alone.
Xiao Chen carried Leng Liusu and walked for a long time. He arrived at the forest and stopped when he felt there was no one chasing him.
He slowly ced Leng Liusu by a tree. He saw the horrifying wound on her chest and felt astonished. Leng Tianyues strike was vicious. Not only was it fast, but its might was shocking as well.
Even the golden armor Leng Liusu wore on her chest was broken. There was still blood flowing out of the wound, dyeing the armor red.
Xiao Chen pressed on a few acupoints on Leng Liusus chest, stopping the bleeding. Then he slowly removed her outer clothing.
Soon, he found his thought was not realistic. Leng Liusu wore a long red dress; the top was connected to the bottom. If he wanted to remove it, he had to remove everything.
Naturally, Xiao Chen was not able to do such a thing. He could only take out a small knife and cut the cloth from the top.
After the clothes were cut,rge patches of snow white skin were revealed to Xiao Chen. It was very distracting, but Xiao Chen focused himself and carefully cleaned the wound.
There was some cloth stuck in the wound. When Xiao Chen slowly pulled it out, the unconscious Leng Liusu moaned painfully. Xiao Chen could not help but be more gentle.
After cleaning the wound, Xiao Chen took out a Blood Replenishing Pill and crushed it. He slowly applied the powder to the wound then took out another Blood Replenishing Pill and fed it into her mouth.
After doing all this, Xiao Chen slowly rxed. It was a good thing her heart was not wounded. However, the wound was quite deep; with the medicinal strength of the Blood Replenishing Pill, there should not be too many problems.
He took out a set of clean clothes from the Universe Ring and covered her with them. Her pale face looked very gentle at the moment. Suddenly, Xiao Chen felt this scene to be very familiar.
He immediately thought of the time in Gloomy Forest. He had also met Princess Yingyue in such circumstances as well. Regardless of how strong a woman is, she would still have a gentle side.
He took out a bottle of Qi Returning Pills and a bottle of Blood Replenishing Pills. Then he wrote a note describing and introducing the Medicinal Pills. After that, he ced them at Leng Liusus side. Xiao Chen pushed off the ground and leaped up a big tree.
Xiao Chen sat down crossed legged and calmed himself. He entered a state of cultivation and released his aurapletely, causing the nearby wild beasts not toe near.
Time flew by, and night approached. Although Xiao Chen was deep in cultivation, he kept a strand of Spiritual Sense by Leng Liusu, monitoring her condition at all times.
Father, dont go
Chapter 138 - Stolen Kiss
Chapter 138: Stolen Kiss
In the middle of the night, as Xiao Chen sat on a tree branch; he heard some weak muttering. He slowly descended from the tree and walked to Leng Liusus side.
Leng Liusus face was very pale; her forehead was covered with sweat. She was frowning very hard, and her breathing was rapid and shallow. It was obvious she was having a bad dream and was currently under a lot of stress.
Xiao Chen stretched his hand out and ced it on her forehead. Then, he slowly sent a strand of gentle Essence into her. Because Xiao Chen cultivated the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation, his Essence had some of the effects of Immortal Qi.
After a while, Leng Liusus expression slowly became soft. Her breathing turned calm and steady, and she stopped frowning. Xiao Chen heaved a sigh of relief and stopped infusing Essence into her. He withdrew his hand and prepared to leave.
Pu!
Just as Xiao Chen pulled his hand away, Leng Liusu caught it. Her eyes were shut, and it seemed as though she was sleep talking, Father, dont go; dont leave Liusu alone
Leng Liusu held Xiao Chens hand very tightly. Xiao Chen felt embarrassed in his heart. He smiled bitterly and thought to himself, Sister, you recognize the wrong person. Please dont hold me so tightly. Xiao Chen did his best to pry her hands off, but he found that if he did not use Essence, he was unable to do so.
He was afraid that he would wake her up if he used Essence. Thus, he could only slowly sit and not make any big movements. He could not even sleep or cultivate. He kept his eyes open and guarded her.
The night was very dark in the quiet forest. When he stretched his hand out, he was not able to see his fingers. Xiao Chen sat beside Leng Liusu and listened to her breathe calmly. He did not move even though he felt ufortable.
When it was almost day, Xiao Chen finally felt Leng Liusu loosen her grip. He quickly pulled his hand away and inspected her wound once again. He discovered there were no major problems anymore. All she needed was rest now.
Xiao Chen stood up and felt his back ache. After spending the night without sleep, he was mentally fatigued. He pped his cheeks and looked towards the brightening eastern sky as he prepared to leave.
You have unintentionally saved my life. Now, I have saved yours too, as well as spent a nightforting you. We should be even now. Xiao Chen faintly smiled and said as he looked at Leng Liusu.
After he took two steps, he suddenly stopped. He felt as if he had lost out on something. He muttered to himself, Am I considered not evenparable to beasts? After stripping a great beauty and lying beside her for a night, I did not even react at all. That cant do.
Xiao Chen quickly came back and looked at Leng Liusus pretty face. He took a deep breath and then quickly kissed her on the forehead. After that, he immediately dashed off.
The asleep Leng Liusu did not have any reaction. When the sky was bright, and the first rays of sunshine struck her face, she slowly woke up.
She slowly opened her eyes, feeling the sun was too bright. Leng Liusu then saw she was covered with some clothes. She revealed an expression of confusion.
Did someone save me? Who did? Before she fell unconscious yesterday, thest memory she had was of lightning falling from the sky. She was not aware of what happened after that.
She slowly stood up and pushed the clothes to the side. Finally, she discovered the upper part of her dress had been torn to shreds. She was revealing a significant part of her chest; she could not help but blush deeply.
However, she was surprised the wound on her chest healed within a night. It actually healed miraculously; the wound had already closed.
Although there was still some numbness, it was obvious it would no longer be a big problem. Furthermore, it was dealt with promptly; there would not be any scarring in the future.
Who in the world saved me? This person should not be from Heavenly Saber Pavilion, Leng Liusus mind was filled with doubt. If it were, then that person would still be by my side.
Suddenly, she thought of the dream she hadst night. It felt like herte father appeared beside her. She even held his hand and told him not to leave. It felt like it was real.
Leng Liusu took out a set of clothing from her Spatial Ring. After she changed into it, she suddenly discovered the two bottle of pills. She bent over and picked them up, opening them to take a look. When she did so, a dense medicinal fragrance came out. It was obvious the rank of these Medicinal Pills was very high.
She picked up the note that introduced the pill and read it carefully. The questions she had in her heart increased. Who in the world saved me? Furthermore, he was so meticulous about it.
She walked around, searching her surroundings, but she did not find anything. She could not help but feel some regret. She lowered her head and leaned on the tree again. However, she was shocked to discover the marks of someone sitting in the spot beside her for a long time.
Heavenly Saber Pavilion was one of the three great sects of the Great Qin Nation. It had been around since the Tianwu Dynasty and had ten thousand years of umtion. In the hearts of the people of the Great Qin Nation, they were an existence simr to the Holy Lands.
As its name implied, this was a sect that focused on the path of the saber. All the Martial Techniques, Movement Techniques, or Cultivation Methods were rted to sabers. It was a holy ground for someone who cultivated the path of the saber.
The Misty Sword Sect was the same, just that it was for swords. They had always been in opposition to each other since the ancient times. Both sects erupted out in war multiple times throughout history. However, the strength of the two sects was simr; neither of them could stand ahead of the other.
However, in recent years, about twenty years ago, the Heavenly Saber Pavilion experienced a mysterious disaster. Many of the experts of the senior generation were severely injured or had perished. This resulted in their strength being decreased.
Even so, no one dared to look down on the strength of the Heavenly Saber Pavilion. It had not lost the Martial Techniques it passed down for tens of thousands of years. With the system in ce, they would raise back to the peak again someday.
It was located in Lingyun Mountain Range. Lingyun Mountain Range was one of the Great Qin Nations four great mountain ranges. There were seven huge peaks, and it was one of the ces within the Great Qin Nation with the most concentrated Spiritual Energy.
When one cultivated there, their cultivation realm would rise much faster than others would. Furthermore, there was aprehensive Martial Technique program and limitless cultivation resources. This resulted in many people wanting to join the Heavenly Saber Pavilion.
At the foot of Lingyun Mountain Range, there was a city no smaller than White Water City. It was called Saber City. Saber City belonged to Heavenly Saber Pavilion. All thend, shops, auction house, and markets belonged to Heavenly Saber Pavilion.
Saber City was also known as Heavenly Saber Pavilions outer sect. Every year, the Heavenly Saber Pavilions inner sect would use a month to recruit talented disciples.
If they missed this window, they would not have an opportunity to enter the Heavenly Saber Pavilions inner sect. They could only enter the outer sect and wait for the exam. There would be one such chance every six months.
Even though it was only the outer sect, not just anyone could enter. If one had not be a Martial Master before the age of 15, they would not be given a chance to take the exam.
The threshold of the outer sect was already so high; one could only imagine how much stricter the entry requirement to the inner sect would be. Even so, there would be throngs of saber usersing to this ce.
This was already considered the holynd for saber users. If one did not go to Saber City and try out the famous Heavenly Saber Mourning Soul Formation or live in seclusion there, then as a Saber User, they would be filled with regret.
After Xiao Chen had been parted from Leng Liusu for half a month, he finally arrived at the famous Saber City. Because he had suffered from plenty of injustice along the way, he had been dyed.
Saber City was already within his vision. Along the way, there were many cultivators carryingrge sabers. Some of the cultivators even carried several sabers. Xiao Chen even got to see several Earth Ranked Spirit Weapons.
Before he entered Saber City, he could already feel the atmosphere; the love saber users had for their sabers. In this ce, if you did not hold a saber, you would be too embarrassed to walk the road.
Because Xiao Chen walked empty-handed, he was despised. Everyone gave him strange looks; there were even some who felt he was disrespecting Saber City. Killing intent appeared in the gazes of those people.
Xiao Chen felt extremely depressed. For the sake of convenience of battle, Xiao Chen never made a scabbard for the Lunar Shadow Saber. If he had to take the Lunar Shadow Saber out now, it would be too inconvenient.
Finally, Xiao Chen could no longer stand the gazes everyone gave him. He was preparing to make a scabbard for his Lunar Shadow Saber. If this was the level of disdain he experienced before entering the city, he was afraid he would be challenged to duels the moment he entered.
Before entering Saber City, countless weapon stores filled both sides of the huge road. There were severalrge sabers ced in front of these shops. Xiao Chen asked around and found if one could pick them up with just their strength, they would be able to obtain the saber for free.
After Xiao Chen heard that, he smiled, This is interesting. How many sabers would I be able to obtain by relying on by bodys strength?
However, Xiao Chen currently did not have the time nor the interest to do so. He casually walked into a weapon shop and looked around. The shop was filled with sabers, no other weapons.
There were all sorts of sabers: cavalry saber, broad saber, short sabers, long sabers, and all sorts of other types of sabers Xiao Chen could not name. It was an eyeopener for him.
What was surprising was all these sabers had some Moonstone in them. They were all Spirit Weapons; some of them were even Profound Ranked.
This was very shocking; an ordinary shop in Saber City actually sold so many Spirit Weapons. Spirit Weapons, here, were likemonmodities.
There were not many people in the shop; business was clearly not very good. Xiao Chen looked around for a while and came up with a business idea. There were so many Spirit Weapons here; if he casually purchased some and sold themter, he would earn arge sum.
Xiao Chen looked at the owner and asked, How much are the sabers here?
The shop owner was an old man in his seventies. His slim face was covered in wrinkles, but he did not look like he was declining; he looked very alert.
The old man sized up Xiao Chen and smiled warmly, Distinguished guest, you have not be an outer disciple yet, right? In that case, you do not have the rights to purchase the sabers.
Xiao Chen was stunned, he did not expect there to be such a rule. He felt like the old man had seen though his n and smiled awkwardly, In that case, I wonder if you can make me a scabbard?
The old man smiled, This I can do. Take out your saber and show it to me!
This old mans attitude was very gentle; it caused one to feel rxed with hearing it. Xiao Chen did not hesitate, and he took out the Lunar Shadow Saber and handed it over.
The old man held the Lunar Shadow Saber and his hand, gently caressing it. The expression on his face did not change as he smiled lightly, This is a good saber. I have not seen such a design for a long time. The arc of the de is somewhere between that of a great saber and a medium sized saber. Its streamline shape is close to perfect.
Chapter 139 - A Valiant Scabbard
Chapter 139: A Valiant Scabbard
There is a bnce between the strength and aesthetics of the saber. It is about two meters long. This is a piece of work that could not be made without a certain level of skill. This should be the work of a famous cksmith. It seems reminiscent of the Clear Sky Sects style.
Xiao Chen was surprised. He did not expect this old man to be able to discern so much information by looking at the saber. However, the Clear Sky Sect was already a taboo topic. If this old man wanted to dig deeper, Xiao Chen could be in trouble.
Senior must be joking. The Clear Sky Sect has already been destroyed for a long time. How could my saber be made in the style of the Clear Sky Sect? Xiao Chen tried to deny the matter.
The old man handed the Lunar Shadow Saber back to Xiao Chen and smiled faintly, Young Man, dont be so eager to deny things. I have not verified anything yet. You must learn to hold yourself back. Only by doing so will you be able to hide better.
When you rush to deny things, you only end up exposing yourself. Although the Clear Sky Sect has already been destroyed, many of their weapons have been passed on. You dont have to worry about this. This old man does not care about these matters.
Xiao Chen was stunned as he received the Lunar Shadow Saber. He looked at the old mans genial face and felt a certain fear; the old man seemed unfathomable. Xiao Chen smiled in an embarrassed manner, saying, Many thanks for seniors lesson. How long would it take toplete the scabbard?
Im just an old man; I just happened to live longer. I am not worthy of giving out any lessons. As for your saber, I already have a ready-made scabbard. After the old man spoke, he took out a dusty scabbard from the cupboard before gently wiping it.
The old man had an extremely grave expression on his face; it was obvious it was not just an ordinary scabbard but also an object of sentimental value to him. After a while, he presented an ancient scabbard to Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen received the scabbard and gave it a try. The Lunar Shadow Saber fit perfectly.
The instant the Lunar Shadow Saber was ced in the scabbard, it lost all its aura. If Xiao Chen was not holding it in his hand; he would not be able to feel its existence.
The old man revealed a smiled on his face while Xiao Chens revealed shock. This was so coincidental; this scabbard seemed like it was made exactly to the Lunar Shadow Sabers specifications.
It was exact, down to the millimeter; there was no misfit at all. It was like it had been sitting there quietly for countless years, waiting for the Lunar Shadow Saber to show up.
Xiao Chen recovered from his shock. Although he felt it was strange, he was very satisfied with this scabbard. He asked, How much is this scabbard?
Ten Inferior Grade Spirit Stones!
Xiao Chen was stunned for a while before heughed, Senior, you must have said the wrong amount, or I have heard the wrong amount. Ten Inferior Grade Spirit Stones is sufficient to purchase a Superior Grade Profound Ranked Spirit Weapon. How can a scabbard be so expensive?
Do you feel it is not worth it? Young man, this price is really not high. Feel it carefully, do you notice anything different? The old mans expression did not change at all, he only smiled and spoke indifferently.
This fellow is truly devilish; it seems like he is determined to make this deal. Xiao Chen thought hatefully to himself. Although ten Inferior Grade Spirit Stones was not much to him, he could not just casually take them out for use.
Xiao Chen only managed to obtain 20 Inferior Grade Spirit Stones from Yan Qianyun. Finally, Xiao Chen reluctantly handed over ten Inferior Grade Spirit Stones. He liked this scabbard a lot and did not want to miss out on it.
Young man, now that youve sheathed the saber dont casually pull it out. If anyone in the Heavenly Saber Pavilion knows about the inheritance of the Thunder Emperor, you will die a tragic death!
When Xiao Chen, who had already walked to the door, heard this, he suddenly stopped. His back was filled with cold sweat as he slowly turned around.
There was a trace of killing intent in his eyes as he stared at the old man, who was still smiling. He grasped the handle of his saber as prepared to make a move.
Old man, you seem to know too much! Xiao Chen watched the old man with rapt attention. He was filled with shock; the Thunder Emperors inheritance was one of his biggest secrets. This secret was even more important than the Azure Dragon Martial Spirit.
The Thunder Emperor had many enemies while he was alive. He went missing in hister years, and finally, he died a strange death. There was a maze of doubts regarding him. This old man had only taken a look at the Lunar Shadow Saber, and he discovered its identity. How shocking!
If the secret of him possessing the Thunder Emperors inheritance were revealed, given his insufficient strength and backing, this would not just be the extent of not having a ce in the Great Qin Nation. This would be to the extent of the entire world. The experts of the senior generation would not be able to resist the temptation to make a move.
In front of Xiao Chens unconcealed killing intent, the old mans expression did not change at all. He smiled faintly, My young friend, it seemed like you are a little disrespectfully to your elders. This is not good!
Dang!
Right after the old man spoke, the shops door suddenly closed. The instant the door closed, the shop became dark.
Xiao Chen observed his surroundings and was shocked to discover all the shelves around him seemed to have disappeared. All he could see was a boundless darkness; he could not see the end of it.
Ka Ca!
Xiao Chen drew the Luna Shadow Saver from its scabbard; a cold light gleamed on its de as he executed Drawing the Saber. Xiao Chen leaped into the air; he decided to make the first move and attack the old man.
That old man still stood there without changing his expression. However, Xiao Chen felt as if the distance between them was 90,000 kilometers (180,000 li) away.
His body hung in midair as he maintained the same stance as when he drew his saber. It seemed like he had moved a great distance, but his distance to the old man had not changed at all.
He was clearly in front of him. However, it seemed like he was further away than the horizon; a distance he would never be able to reach.
A small realm actually appeared here. Furthermore, this small realm could be controlled. Xiao Chen looked at the old mans calm face, Could this old man be a Sage?
Go out and calm yourself down! Learn to respect your elders in future!
The old man waved his hand, and an irresistible force came flying out. Xiao Chen was pushed back at an extreme speed. The sound of wind howled in his ears.
Bang!
Xiao Chen seemed like he passed through several dimensional nes, andnded on the ground with a bang. He looked up to discover he was lying in the big street. The people who passed by looked at him in a strange manner.
He was being looked upon as a fool. Xiao Chen quickly got up and checked his body. He discovered he was not injured at all; it was clear this old man showed mercy.
Creating a small realm and controlling thews of space, this was something only Sages could do. Was that man really a Sage?
Xiao Chen felt this was impossible. The feeling this man gave him was only slightly stronger than Ying Yue. He was at best a Martial Monarch; he was definitely not a Martial Sage.
Extending his Spiritual Sense, Xiao Chen closed his eyes and controlled it to enter the old mans shop. A strong aura appeared in his mind. After a while, Xiao Chen discovered the origin of the strong aura.
There was a rectangr box in the shop. When his Spiritual Sense tried to enter the box, he found a formless barrier blocking his Spiritual Sense.
Xiao Chen was not resigned and tried several times, each time failing. Finally, he focused his Spiritual Sense on the old man. He then frowned; he discovered a shocking scene.
Withdrawing his Spiritual Sense, Xiao Chen muttered to himself, This man has no Martial Spirit in his body. However, his aura clearly says he is an expert of the Martial King realm.
If so, then there can only be one exnation. He was once an expert, but his Martial Spirit had been destroyed by someone, crippling him.
Even so, Xiao Chen still felt fear towards the old man. If it was not aplete Holy Weapon in the wooden box, then it was a King Grade Secret Treasure. Within the shop, the old man would be unrivaled.
Xiao Chen shook his head since the old man did not express any malicious intent; there was no need for him to waste time on this. He turned around to leave this ce. Xiao Chen was still unable to stay calm. There were so many of such shops in Saber City; did they all have experts hidden in them?
Carrying such a thought, Xiao Chen unknowingly walked into another shop. The owner of this shop was a middle-aged man. Xiao Chen stared at him, trying to figure out if there was anything different about him.
Little Brother, is there anything you want to buy? that middle-aged man asked in a quivering voice; he felt goosebumps when Xiao Chen stared at him.
When he heard this, Xiao Chen recovered his wits. He felt it was unfortunate; this person was just an ordinary shopkeeper, and there was nothing special about him.
However, he did not know how to answer the owners question. After all, he already knew that they did not sell Spirit Weapons to outsiders here.
Xiao Chen thought for a while and decided to ask about Leng Tianyue. After all, by attempting to assassinate Leng Liusu, he hadmitted a huge offense. He first tested the ground by asking, Just asking around; did anything major happened in Saber City recently?
The middle-aged man looked deeply at Xiao Chen. He said, Well, there are major matters happening in Saber City every day. There is nothing strange about that. However, there was a very shocking event just a few days ago.
After the owner said that, he stopped. Xiao Chen understood and handed him a banknote. The owner took it and gave it a casual nce; he discovered it was a banknote for ten thousand silver taels.
He could not help but feel joyful. He was smiling widely as he said, A few days ago, the eldest son of Lingyun Mountain Ranges Tianyue Peaks Peak Master, Leng Tianyue, returned from his journey; he immediately barged into the Heavenly Saber Mourning Soul Formation.
It was indeed about Leng Tianyue. Xiao Chen could not help his curiosity, and he asked, What is he doing at Heavenly Saber Mourning Soul Formation?
The owner chuckled, he said, What is he doing? Of course, he was trying drawing the saber. The Heavenly Saber Pavilion has a legend that has been passed down for thousands of years. As long as one can make it into the center of the Heavenly Saber Mourning Soul Formation and pull out the Sub-Divine Weapon there, one will be able to be the Heavenly Saber Pavilions Pavilion Master.
Did he managed to pull it out? Xiao Chen asked, interested. He did not expect the Heavenly Saber Pavilion to have such a legend; it was a surprise to Xiao Chen.
If a Misty Sword Sect disciple managed to draw the saber, would he be the Heavenly Saber Pavilions Pavilion Master? Just the idea of it was interesting.
The middle-aged man sighed, That is a Sub-Divine Weapon; a weapon only inferior to Divine Weapons. It can split mountains and shake the heavens. Even a Sage would have to avoid its de. How could it be so easy to draw?
Furthermore, the Heavenly Saber Mourning Soul Formation consists of 81 smaller formations interconnected to each other, forming arge formation. It has existed since the Ancient Era. In order to get to the center, one cant rely only on their cultivation realm, but also theirprehension of saber techniques.
Chapter 140 - Shaking Saber City
Chapter 140: Shaking Saber City
How would he be able to make it all the way in as a Martial Grand Master? He was trapped in the seventh small formation. In the end, his father had to rescue him.
This matter nowpletely caught Xiao Chens attention. He quickly asked, What happenedter?
As for the events that happened after, the owner was not sure about those either. He said, As for the rest, there are only things that I have heard from others. It seems like Leng Tianyuemitted some offense, and his father wanted to put him in detention. In the end, he crippled his own cultivation and took the initiative to enter the Heavenly Saber Pavilions Saber Prison.
Hearing this news, Xiao Chen breathed out in relief. Although he did not know why Leng Tianyue locked himself in Saber Prison; it was good enough not having to see him here.
Holding the Lunar Shader Saber, Xiao Chen headed for Saber City. Soon, he arrived at the city gates and paid the entry fee. The method of paying the entry fee surprised Xiao Chen.
The amount to be paid was determined by the weight of the saber the cultivator carried. Regardless of how many sabers you had or their rank and grade, however heavy they were, you paid that amount.
The saber weights 85 jin and the scabbard weights 70 jin. All together, they weigh 155 jin. Little brother, you have to pay 1155 silver taels to enter the city. The two guards at the gates retrieved Xiao Chens Lunar Shadow Saber from the scale and smiled at Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen sweated in his heart; this was not just expensive on an ordinary level. He saw someone carrying sevenrge sabers who was even more depressed; he was charged ten thousand silver taels.
However, he still had to pay the money he needed to. Xiao Chen had no other ways around it. After paying up, the guard asked Xiao Chen a few questions.
After they recorded his birthce, name, and age, they handed him a form and said, Go to the side to make an identity token. In the future, you can use the identity token to enter Saber City. There would be no need to pay the entry fee again.
Xiao Chen smiled lightly and said, Good thing the fee is not charged every time. Otherwise, no matter how much I have, I would run out.
Making the identity token was simpler. After handing over the form and waiting for half an hour, he was handed a wooden token. It had Xiao Chens informed carved on it. On the other side, there was a mountain peak and a saber carved on it.
Tying the wooden token at his waist, Xiao Chen finally entered the famous Saber City. Cultivators carrying sabers filled the big streets.
There was an arena located every few hundred meters. Every arena was packed with people; it was very bustling. It really showed the spirit ofpetition to the extreme.
Aside from everyone being saber users and the arenas, Saber City was no different from the other cities.
Xiao Chen asked around for the City Lords residence. When he got the information, he headed there immediately.
Heavenly Saber Pavilion appointed the City Lord of Saber City. He was the person managing the entire outer sect of Heavenly Saber Pavilion. The City Lords position in the sect was no lower than the Peak Masters; he even had a ce amongst the Elders.
When Xiao Chen reached the gates of the City Lords residence, he handed the rmendation letter Feng Feixue gave him to the guards. The red rmendation letter had the Feng ns seal and emblem on it; Feng Feixue had even signed it personally.
The guards had really good insight; they were able to quickly recognize the authenticity of the rmendation letter. They asked Xiao Chen to wait for a moment while one went to report the matter.
No long after, that person quickly ran over. He was smiling in an apologetic manner, Brother, the City Lord is currently meeting with an important guest. You may have to wait for a while. Please follow me to the secondary hall to take a rest.
The City Lord Residences guard was amicable. Xiao Chen did not think he was someone important anyway. He smiled faintly and followed the guard into the City Lord Residence with a rxed expression.
After they went past a few courtyards and gardens, he brought Xiao Chen to the secondary hall. The guard took his leave and left Xiao Chen alone. Xiao Chen ended up waiting for a long time.
In the Reception hall of the City Lords residence, the Saber City Lord Ge Yunbin was seated on a wooden chair. There was an old man separated from him by a tea table. He seemed displeased when he saw Xiao Chens rmendation letter.
Standing behind the two of them was a 16 or 17-year-old youth. He had a saber behind his back. He had an unsightly look on his face, and there was a glint of evil intention in his eyes.
The old man ced the rmendation letter on the table and said to Ge Yunbin in a sullen voice, Old Ge, didnt we settle this matter a week ago already. Why are you suddenly changing your mind?
Ge Yunbin smiled faintly, Old Zhang, please dont make things difficult for me. Dont you see who wrote the rmendation letter? Miss Feng even signed it personally. I dont have much of a choice!
Heavenly Saber Pavilion has been cooperating with the Feng n for hundreds of years. They provided all the materials for all the Spirit Weapons and Battle Armor. The most important thing is their management of the Spirit Stones produced by Heavenly Saber Pavilion.
The Feng n has the rights to rmend someone. This was not something that was said by me; it was said by the Pavilion Master previously. Furthermore, I also happen to owe Miss Feng a favor; this is a good opportunity for me to repay her.
When Old Zhang heard this, he took out a bottle and opened its cap. A dense medicinal fragrance wafted out. It was pleasing to smell, lifting ones spirits up.
Ge Yunbinsplexion changed. He asked, Old Zhang, is this the Immortal Cloud Life Extending PIll?
Old Zhang revealed a proud expression as he said indifferently, Thats right. The Rank 7 Immortal Cloud Life Extending Pill, after consuming it, one can extend their life by twenty years. I was originally nning to give it to you after this matter was over.
Ge Yunbinughed bitterly, Old Zhang, why go to all this effort? With your grandsons talent, as long as he stays in the outer sect for six months, he will have the opportunity to enter the inner sect. Furthermore, I will definitely take care of him. He would notck in Spirit Stones, Medicinal Pills, or Martial Techniques.
Old Zhang looked at the youth beside him and said, Ye`ers talent speaks for itself, but six months is too long. He has already been dyed 16 years. I do not wish for him to be dyed any further.
Ge Yunbin got up and paced around the reception hall. His expressions showed a clear struggle. After a while, he finally made his decision, I will think of a way. I will give that person a test first. He is incapable of passing it; then I will arrange for him to be ced in the outer sect first.
The spot for Tianyue Peak will be left for your grandson. Wait here first! After Ge Yunbin spoke, he headed to the secondary hall.
After Ge Yunbin left, Old Zhang immediately got up and went to the door. He called an old man over and told him what happened.
Finally, he instructed him, I do not wish for there to be any idents. Whether Zhang Ye can enter the Heavenly Saber Pavilion inner sect will affect the Zhang ns standing in Yunyang City for hundreds of years.
When that persones out, keep an eye on him. If he is unable to pass the test, then good. However, if he passes, you know what to do!
This old mans cultivation was that Medial Grade Martial Saint. After he heard this, he replied indifferently, n Head, do not worry. Nothing will go wrong with such a small matter.
In the secondary hall, just as Xiao Chens patience was wearing thin, there was the sound of footsteps. The door of the secondary hall opened, and a seventy-odd-year-old man came. He walked with big strides, obviously still very vigorous.
Xiao Chen checked him with his Spiritual Sense; he was unable to tell how strong he was. His Spiritual Sense felt like it sank into a vast ocean, giving him an unfathomable feeling. He could not help but feel astonished.
When Ge Yunbin saw Xiao Chen, he smiled faintly, My apologies, I was dyed by some matters and caused this little friend to wait. Please do not take offense at that.
While Ge Yunbin was speaking, he was also sizing up Xiao Chen. As he swept gaze across Xiao Chen; Xiao Chen felt as though he waspletely seen through, and there were no secrets he could keep from him.
However, Xiao Chen did not panic. He had just met a Sub-Sage earlier. Compared to that, this was nothing.
Xiao Chen got up, cupped his hands and greeted him respectfully. Greetings senior. As a younger generation, it is right for me to be waiting.
Ge Yunbin nodded to himself in approval. Although he was only a Superior Grade Martial Master, he was able to keep himselfposed under his aura. He was polite and understood etiquette; that was hard toe by.
Ge Yunbin gestured for Xiao Chen to take a sit. He smiled, I am Ge Yunbin. If you dont mind, you may call me Old Ge. I have not asked this little friend for your name yet.
Ye Chen, the Ye that means leaf, and the Chen from the eight characters of the horoscope. Ye Chen was his current alias. The name Xiao Chen had been spread throughout the Xihe Province by the Yan n. It was not a good idea to use his real name.
[Note: Ҷ (ye) means leaf. The eight characters of the horoscope in Chinese are (Sheng Chen Ba Zi), the (Chen) is the second character. Do note, the (Chen) in (Xiao Chen) is different; this one means morning.]
After Ge Yunbin exchanged a few more polite words, he said, Ye Chen, I have seen Miss Fengs rmendation letter. In her letter, she strongly rmended you. I respect Miss Feng a lot and have to take her words into ount.
However, the Heavenly Saber Pavilion inner sect is the core of Heavenly Saber Pavilions strength. There cannot be any weak link in it. I will still have to test your strength.
Xiao Chen thought very quickly, then he said, Old Ge, just tell me directly. I, Ye Chen, am not an unreasonable person.
When Ge Yunbin heard this, he was stunned. He then smiled, It has been a very long time since someone from the younger generation dared to speak to me like this. In that case, I will be direct. I have a task for you.
If you canplete it, I will give you a chance to enter the inner sect directly. If not, then I will send you to the outer sect first to temper yourself. What do you think?
Xiao Chen did not think too much about this. He had missed the inner sect examination and had been nning to enter via the outer sect first anyway. However, now that he had Feng Feixues letter, he had such an opportunity. Even if he failed, there was not much loss to him.
Xiao Chen did not hesitate and agreed. To Ge Yunbins surprise, Xiao Chen did not try to bargain on the terms.
Ge Yunbin smiled, I admire your attitude, but I hope you will not be careless. The task Im going to give you is the same as the end of year exam of the outer disciples. The shortcut Im giving you is only helping you save six months.
Kill any Rank 5 Spirit Beast in Evil Wind Valley outside the city. To prevent cheating, you have to bring the body back for me to inspect.
After Ge Yunbin finished, he handed some information on Evil Wind Valley to Xiao Chen. Xiao Chen received it and immediately bid the City Lord goodbye without reading it.
After Xiao Chen found a deste courtyard in Saber City, he began to carefully read the information Ge Yunbin handed him.
Evil Wind Valley was situated to the west of Saber City. There was abundant cold Qi there; many of the Spirit Beasts were of the ice attribute. It was a ce where the outer disciple frequently trained.
A Rank 5 Spirit Beast was equivalent to a human Martial Saint. Its quick-wittedness and intelligence were lower than humans, but its pure strength was definitely higher.
Xiao Chen looked through it then threw it onto the table. There was very little information on it; it was almost no help at all.
Chapter 141 - Power of Talismans
Chapter 141: Power of Talismans
With Xiao Chens cultivation as a Superior Grade Martial Master, it was not just difficult for him to kill a Rank 5 Spirit Beast; there was virtually no chance of sess.
Is the requirements of Heavenly Saber Pavilion so high? Xiao Chen asked himself, feeling suspicious. He frowned slightly; if he really tried toplete this mission, he might not even have a ten percent chance of survival.
Xiao Chen sighed and slowly pulled out the Lunar Shadow Saber from its scabbard.
A cold gleam shed on the ck de. The sharp de was able to cut hair thatnded on it. Xiao Chen gently caressed the de as a pretty figure appeared in his head, thinking of everything she had done for him.
Soon, his gaze appeared resolute. He muttered to himself, Regardless of the reason you sealed yourself, I will do my best to wake you up.
I will never cause you to cry, even at the expense of my life. This is a promise. From the moment he held the Lunar Shadow Saber and received the Thunder Emperors inheritance, this was a promise he needed to keep.
Ka Ca!
Xiao Chen ced the Lunar Shadow Saber back in the scabbard. He then took the Dragon Seizing Hand he obtained from Yan Qianyun out from the Universe Ring and started to read through it.
This was an Earth Ranked Martial Technique that required one to have a specific inherited Martial Spirit; it was simr to Xiao Chens Dragon Subduing sh. However, Xiao Chen had the Battle Sage Origins Changing Character Form. Theck of the specific Martial Spirit would not obstruct him from using it.
In the situation where one could not use a Heaven Ranked Martial Technique, an Earth Ranked Martial Technique was the strongest Martial Technique. Furthermore, the inherited Martial Techniques of an innate bloodline noble n were much stronger.
This Dragon Seizing Hand was much stronger than the ancient Martial Techniques Xiao Chen obtained in the Ancient remnants. Xiao Chen read carefully for half the night,prehending it.
Pu Ci!
Suddenly, he made a move. The Changing Character Form and Dragon Seizing Hand both started circting together. Xiao Chen shouted and sent a palm strike forward.
A huge ck hand appeared and smashed the stone table in the courtyard into to bits. Pieces of stone became shrapnel, flying everywhere.
Xiao Chen pulled his hand back, revealing a faint smile. After obtaining the Martial Technique manual, it was much easier to use the Battle Sage Origin to use the attack.
Xiao Chen continued testing in the backyard. Aside from the Dragon Seizing Hand, he also used the Battle Sage Origins Changing Character Form to replicate Ji Changkongs Astral Swordy, Duanmu Qings inherited Martial Spirit, and Hua Yunfeis Bloody Death Below Heaven.
In the end, after trying a few times, he discovered he was able to execute them. However, the exhaustion of Essence was great; it was not easily executable.
As for the Dragon Seizing Hand, because he had the Martial Technique manual and understood the way to circte the technique, he required less Essence to execute it. Only under such a scenario, would the Martial Technique would be worth using.
After exhausting his Essence, Xiao Chen did not enter a state of cultivation to absorb Spirit Energy. He took out an Inferior Grade Spirit Stone and absorbed itpletely. His Essence immediately recovered to peak state.
After Xiao Chenplete absorbed the energy from the Spirit Stone, the pool of water in his Dantian visibly increased in size; this was a surprise for him.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly, No wonder everyone likes Spirit Stones. These things are very useful for cultivation. Furthermore, there were no side effects. In the future, I should absorb one every day. I should not just leave themying around.
Only Xiao Chen could say words like this and not feel heartache. Even the noble n disciples did not dare be that extravagant.
After Xiao Chenpleted his recovery of Essence, he started to practice the Dragon Seizing Hand. When he exhausted his Essence, Xiao Chen would use a Spirit Stone to recover his Essence; there was no waste at all.
After a long time, Xiao Chen executed the Dragon Seizing Hand hundreds of times; he identally discovered some small tricks of the Martial Technique.
When the huge hand attacked the opponent, he could make it form an appropriate gesture. This way, it would be more mighty.
After discovering to the trick, Xiao Chen was extremely excited. He practiced the Dragon Seizing Hand from day to night, until he was able to feel rxed as he proficiently made the Dragon Seizing Hand turn into a fist.
He had already reached such a level using only one day of time. Aside from having the Changing Character Form, the main reason he was able to do so was the pile of depleted Spirit Stones on the ground.
The Spirit Stones Yan Qianyun intend to use over a period of six months were consumed by Xiao Chen within a day. What kind of expression would Yan Qianyun in the underworld make if he knew?
The morning sun rose from the east; Xiao Chen woke up from a deep sleep. After washing, Xiao Chen took out the horn of the young Golden Lion King and started carving it.
When challenging a Spirit Beast with the strength of a Martial Saint, Xiao Chen did not dare be careless. He thought about it and decided he should make a Golden Lion King sculpture.
Without Yue Yings Dragon Qi, a sculpture of Princess Ying Yue would not be as strong. However, as the Golden Lion King horn came from the Golden Lion King in the first ce, controlling it would be easier.
This time, Xiao Chen did not carve it in a rush, carving as he was walking. He was very meticulous with the carving; every hair and every detail could be clearly seen.
After some time, he carved a realistic looking Golden Lion King sculpture. Xiao Chen smiled as he put it away into the Universe Ring.
Then, he took out an ink bottle and poured the Golden Holy Beasts blood into it. After that, he sliced his hand and let his essence blood mix with the Golden Holy Beasts blood.
Xiao Chen drew Talismans again. In a situation where his cultivation realm was not higher, if he wanted to raise the might of the Talismans he could only raise the quality of the materials.
The Golden Lion King had the bloodline of an ancient Golden Holy Beast. Its blood was much stronger than a regr Spirit Beasts blood. When using it to draw Talismans, its might would be increased by at least half.
After hepletely mixed the Golden Holy Beasts blood with his essence blood, Xiao Chen took out a brush and paper. He focused and started to draw, stroke by stroke. There was a golden light on the tip of the brush.
Xiao Chen drew very slowly, but his movements were continuous. His motions seemed very natural; it seemed perfect. When he finallypleted it, it was done in one breath; he sessfullypleted a Rank 3 lightning attribute Talisman.
Xiao Chen wiped the sweat from his forehead as he breathed. Drawing Talismans was the most tiring thing to do. He had to bepletely focused and could not rush. If there were even the tiniest error, all the work would be for naught.
Furthermore, it exhausted a lot of Essence. Xiao Chen rested for a period of time before continuing to draw Talismans. He drew a total of twenty-odd Talismans. He was quite unfortunate towards the end and failed many of them; his sess rate was only about 50 percent.
After Xiao Chenpletely exhausted his Essence, he took out an Inferior Grade Spirit Stone and used it. After a moment, his Essence waspletely refilled again. The clear pool of water in his Dantian increased in size again.
Xiao Chen already reached the peak of Superior Grade Martial Master. As long as Xiao Chen wanted to, he would be able to advance to Martial Grand Master at any time. This was the wonder of Spirit Stones.
After preparing everything, Xiao Chen quickly made his way to the outside of the city. He removed the wooden identity token and showed it to the guard, allowing him to pass unobstructed.
Evil Wind Valley was a very suitable ce for outer sect disciples to train. It was near the west entrance of the city. There were many outer disciples gathered there, forming groups. There were even a few people who invited Xiao Chen to join them.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly as he rejected them; his task could only bepleted alone. If there were wounds from other people on the Spirit Beasts corpse, he would have been considered to have failed his task.
There were many people going to Evil Wind Valley. Xiao Chen casually chose a group and followed behind; he was not worried about getting lost at all. The pace of the group was very fast; they arrived at Evil Wind Valley in an hour.
Xiao Chen was surprised; the exterior of Evil Wind Valley was different from what he imagined. This exterior actually seemed like a marketce.
There were many people selling their wares by the two sides. The ground was covered in cloths with all sorts of Herbs, Spirit Cores, or Spirit Beasts parts for sale.
There, people were all wearing the Heavenly Saber Pavilion outer disciple uniform. asionally, there would be merchantsing to bargain on the prices. It was extremely bustling and noisy.
Selling the mostplete map of Evil Wind Valley. The distributions of Spirit Beasts and Herbs are marked on it. Lowest price in the market, definitely the lowest price.
A loud shout attracted Xiao Chens attention. A map of Evil Wind Valley that was something Xiao Chen urgently needed.
Xiao Chen walked over in a casual manner; he did not reveal any anxious expressions or movements at all. This was a trick to buying things; you could not let the other party realize your true intentions.
The person running the stall was a youth; he was wearing the Heavenly Saber Pavilion outer disciple uniform. When he saw Xiao Chen walk over, he called out warmly.
Xiao Chen took a look at the map and inspected it carefully. After a while, he asked, Why are there no Rank 5 Spirit Beasts marked on the map?
The young man smiled, You must be new. The Rank 5 Spirit Beasts in Evil Wind Valley do not have fixed locations. Furthermore, outer disciples would not dare to engage a Rank 5 Spirit Beast. Wouldnt that just be seeking death?
An outer Disciple would not engage a Rank 5 Spirit Beast? Why was this different from what Ge Yunbin said? Xiao Chen ced down the map and asked, Isnt the end of year exam for outer sect disciples killing a Rank 5 Spirit Beast?
The youth revealed a shocked expression, How is that possible? The end of year exam normally involves killing a number of Rank 4 Spirit Beasts. After a certain number is achieved, then one will pass. Because different Spirit Beasts are set every year, there are be some changes in the number needed.
However, no matter how much it changes, I have never heard of any years exam requiring a Rank 5 Spirit Beast. Isnt that just seeking death? Even for an inner sect disciple, the instructors would advise them to flee as far as they could.
Old Bastard, You actually lied to me! Xiao Chen cursed angrily in his heart. He did not expect a senior like Ge Yunbin to have such a devious n, intending to kill him.
Brother, I believe you must have been cheated by someone. The strength of a Rank 5 Spirit Beast is the equivalent of a Martial Saint. How can we be an opponent for it? I would advise you not to do anything silly, that person said out of kindness.
Xiao Chens expression did not change, he only smiled faintly, Just casually asking. Thank you, brother, for reminding. My name is Ye Chen; I have not asked for your name yet.
Liu Chen, just an inadequate disciple of the Heavenly Saber Pavilion outer sect.
Xiao Chen looked around his surroundings; all the people running stalls were outer sect disciple as well. He asked, Brother Liu Chen, why are there so many people opening stores outside Evil Wind Valley? Why dont they spent their time cultivating instead of doing business?
Chapter 142 - Who Exactly is the Robber
Chapter 142: Who Exactly is the Robber
Liu Chen smiled bitterly, An outer disciple only gets one Spirit Stone and a thousand silver taels of remuneration. This is not sufficient for cultivation. Furthermore, thepetition is too intense; everyone wants to enter the inner sect. There is simply not enough money to keep up with what we need.
Xiao Chen thought to himself, This is probably the problem for most independent cultivators. Unless they have a stroke of good fortune or rob the noble n disciples, they will have to set up stalls like these people here.
Suddenly, Liu Chen said, Brother Ye, if you want to find Rank 5 Spirit Beasts, there are a few ces on this map where you will definitely meet one.
Where? Xiao Chens interest was piqued. He still had to kill a Rank 5 Spirit Beast. After all, he made so many preparations already; he could not let all the work go to nothing.
Liu Chen pointed to a location on the map; the mark there indicated where Rank 5 Spirit Herbs could be found. This is where the Rank 5 Herb Luminous Grass can be found. Further ahead, you can find the Rank 6 Herb Ice Crystal Flower. There will definitely be Rank 5 Spirit Beasts protecting the Rank 6 Herbs. They can be found here, here, and here too.
Xiao Chen could not help but smile. This highest rank of herbs indicated on this map was only Rank 5. It seemed like Liu Chen had been hiding some information.
I know Im stepping out of my bounds here, but I am quite curious. Brother Ye, why are you asking about Rank 5 Spirit Beasts? Liu Chen could clearly sense that Xiao Chen was only a Superior Grande Martial Master. It would be impossible for him to survive an encounter with a Rank 5 Spirit Beast.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly, No reason, just casually asking. How much is the map? Ill buy it.
Seeing as Xiao Chen was unwilling to speak, Liu Chen did not continue to press the matter. The map is very cheap, just 200 silver taels.
Two hundred Silver Taels for a map and you call it cheap? He must be treating me like a fool.
However, the amount was insignificant to Xiao Chen; thus, he did not bother to bargain. After he robbed the Jiang ns secret treasury, aside from the twenty million gold taels he spent on Flying Snow Manor, he still had ten million gold taels and all sorts of Spirit Weapons and Medicinal Pills.
Xiao Chen took out a 1000 silver taels banknote and exchanged it for the map. When Liu Chen saw the Spatial Ring on Xiao Chens finger, a sh of greed appeared in his eyes for a moment without him realizing it.
Even so, it disappeared almost immediately. He maintained a smile on his face and gave Xiao Chen his change. He said warmly, I hope Brother Ye Chen will have a good harvest. Maybe we can cooperation again in future.
After Xiao Chen left, the sh of greed in his eyes returned as he watched Xiao Chen leave. He quickly packed up his stall and told the people who were checking out his wares with a smile, My apologies; the stall is closed for the day.
Amidst the strange looks from the crowd, Liu Chen quickly left and ran into a deste forest outside Evil Wind Valley. Within the forest, there were a few youths wearing the Heavenly Saber Pavilion outer sect disciple uniforms. In front of themy a corpse.
Boss, this fellow was such a pauper; he only had two thousand taels of silver on him. Furthermore, they are all crushed silver. The Medicinal Pills he had are all Rank 2 trash, one of them swore incessantly as he spoke.
[Note: Silver and gold normallye in an ingot form. Taels is actually a unit of measurement. For easy measurement and counting, silver and gold are smelted into ingots weighing one tael. Normally, silver or gold of equivalent weight but not smelted into such ingots have a lower value.]
The person leading them was called Zhang Tu, an Inferior Grade Martial Grand Master. There was an insidious expression on his face as he said sullenly, There are just a few months to the end of the year. If I cannot raise my cultivation realm to Medial Grade Martial Grand Master, there will be no chance of me entering the inner sect.
These people were all outer disciples of Heavenly Saber Pavilion; they were all independent cultivators. For the sake of obtaining cultivation resources, they would frequently ambush solitary cultivators in Evil Wind Valley, asionally even attacking people from the same sect.
When Zhang Tu saw Liu Chen rushing over, he had an unhappy expression on his face. He said, What are you doing here? Running for your life? Why are you running so fast?
Liu Chen felt anxious and quickly described everything he saw earlier to Zhang Tu.
Zheng Tu revealed an expression of being deep in thought. He said, Are you sure he was alone? If he has a Spatial Ring, he is likely to be a descendant of a noble n. How can he be alone?
Liu Chen nodded his head, I am absolutely sure. Furthermore, this person seems to be new; he does not seem to understand anything. He asked a lot of strange questions. He seems to be a peak Superior Grade Martial Master.
When he paid, he just casually used a 1,000 silver taels banknote. This person is definitely not poor. Furthermore, he did not even bother to bargain on the price. It is definitely a habit nurtured since young. Boss, lets do it! one of the people beside said as his eyes lit up when he heard what Liu Chen reported.
Indeed, a Superior Grade Martial Master Boss, you would be able to handle him alone; itll be even easier with the few of us. The weakest amongst us is a Medial Grade Martial Master; nothing will go wrong.
Thats right; its not as if Boss has never done this before. Who knows, this person might even have Spirit Stones on him. That is something you need, Boss!
Zhang Tu revealed an expression of uncertainty; his rationality was telling him something was wrong. A Superior Grade Martial Disciple asking around about a Rank 5 Spirit Beast was definitely not simple. However, the greed in his heart was like a flood, gushing against his rationality and overwhelming it.
When Zhang Tu heard the words Spirit Stones; his greed immediately overcame his rationality. He consoled himself, No matter the situation, he is just a Superior Grade Martial Master.
After he made up his mind, he said, Liu Chen, you should have left some medicinal powder on him right?
Liu Chen chuckled, Definitely, I already spread them on the map long ago. We will be able to find him at any time.
Outside ones house, the human heart is treacherous; wealth should not be revealed. This was a very simple principle, especially in Tianwu Continent. The battles between humans were more bloody than ones with beasts. One should pay special note when outside.
It was not that Xiao Chen did not understand this principle. Unfortunately, Xiao Chen experienced too little and idently revealed himself. He thought it was not important. However, in this Evil Wind Valley, the hearts of humans were vicious. One must keep their guard up.
Surrounding Evil Wind valley was a tall mountain. To say it was a valley was not quite right as it as veryrge. Within the valley, there were forests, rivers, and strange stone formations. It was broad and boundless.
There were many Cultivators traveling in and out of Evil Wind Forest. After crossing a river, Xiao Chen entered a dense forest. The forest was veryrge; people quickly separated from each other. As he continued forward, the number of people he ran into became less and less.
Pu!
Xiao Bai jumped out happily from the Spirit Blood Jade. In the past few days, aside from the inside of the house, Xiao Chen had not let it out.
The main reason was it was too eye-catching. It waspletely snow white without any blemish, and it had eyes filled with spirituality. With one look, it was obvious it was not ordinary.
Xiao Bai was especially excited in the forest. When itnded on the ground, it immediately ran far away. Xiao Chen just smiled and did not bother with it. With its speed, there were no Spirit Beasts who could catch it.
However, Xiao Chen warned it to not run too far. He was not afraid of the fierce Spirit Beasts, but he was afraid Xiao Bai would be seen by the other cultivators and attract some unwanted trouble.
Xiao Chen took out the map and inspected it carefully. He finally decided to go to where the Ice Crystal Flowers were and check it out. He intended to check out all the ces, one by one.
It did not matter what Ge Yunbin thought; after making so many preparations, he had to give it everything he had. If Ge Yunbin still wanted to y any tricks, it would not be toote to fall out with him then.
Within Evil Wind Valley, Zhang Tu traced and followed the route Xiao Chen took. He was following behind in a leisure manner. asionally, Liu Chen would stop and sniff the air.
His Martial Spirit was an ordinary dog. It was useless in fights, but it was good for tracking people. This was not the first time they had done this. Everyone had rxed expressions and did not pay note to what was going on.
Boss, he is likely going to the Ice Crystal Flowers, Liu Chen said after sniffing the air for a while.
Zhang Tu frowned slightly, and his face turned sullen. He muttered to himself, Could he be really looking for a Rank 5 Spirit Beast? He is just a Superior Grade Martial Disciple; where does his confidencee from?
Liu Chen, who was to the side, heard Zhang Tus mutterings. He said, He might have some Secret Treasures. We might have hooked a big fish this time.
When Zhang Tu heard this, he was deep in thought. After a while, he said gravely, That can be the only possible reason. This fellow is definitely not an ordinary Superior Grade Martial Master. We cannot follow your usual n.
Fourth Brother, that thing of yours how many more times can it be used? Zhang Tu turned around and asked a skinny cultivator.
That skinny cultivator took out an ordinary looking piece of metal and said with some astonishment, There should be no problem using it two or three more times. Will we need to use this thing?
A ruthless look appeared in Zhang Tus eyes as he took the piece of metal. He said, This fellow is definitely not ordinary. We wont go wrong listening to me. When we get near, we will hide ourselves first. We must obtain the first move and surprise him; there cannot be any trace of us.
Although this map was very expensive, it urately marked the locations of Spirit Beasts. Xiao Chen followed the markings and was able to avoid a few Spirit Beasts that tended to group together. Along the way, he only met with solitary Spirit Beasts and dealt with them easily.
After dealing with a Rank 3 Spirit Beast obstructing him, Xiao Chen dug out its Spirit Core and ced it into his Universe Ring. He followed the principle of not wasting anything.
After Xiao Chen had done all this, he took out the map again and looked at it carefully.
At this time, Xiao Bai came out from an unknown ce and leaped onto Xiao Chens shoulder.
When it saw the map in Xiao Chens hands, it walked over and sniffed it curiously. Ai Ci! before it got near, it sneezed. A cloud of power rose up from the map.
Xiao Chen frowned and stopped breathing. He quickly threw the map in his hand onto the ground. Then, he took out a piece of white paper and collected all the powder.
The green core in his sea of consciousness extended out with his Spiritual Sense and carefully analyzed the powder on the paper. This green core was the Spiritual Core only alchemists possessed. Xiao Chen had not used it for a very long time. Now, it was time for it to be put to work.
Withdrawing his Spiritual Sense, Xiao Chen discarded the white paper. He breathed out in relief; it was just a powder with a special smell.
Fortunately, it was not poison. If it were, he would have fallen for it.
Xiao Chens lips curled up in a cold smile. He carefully inspected the map again and said indifferently, The heart of a human is always unfathomable.
Xiao Chen extended his Spiritual Sense, and everything within 800 meters appeared in his mind; every flower, every tree, and even some cultivators who were fighting with Spirit Beasts. Nothing escaped Xiao Chens notice.
After a while, Xiao Chens Spiritual Sense picked up six figures hiding around trees along the path he had to take to get to the Ice Crystal Flowers. Liu Chens figure was indeed amongst them.
Chapter 143 - Killing Without Mercy
Chapter 143: Killing Without Mercy
As the six people saw Xiao Chen approaching; they all became very cautious. They even stopped their breathing. It was instantly extremely quiet.
Zhang Tu held that mysterious piece of metal in his hand. He was actually sweating; he could not help but scold himself in his heart, Just a Superior Grade Martial Master, there is no need to be so anxious.
He slowly recovered his calm as he watched Xiao Chen get closer. He could not help but slowly countdown in his heart, Ten Nine Eight
Go!
When he finished his countdown, he immediately threw the piece of metal in his hand. The piece of metal immediately grewrge, bing the size of a small mountain instantly and falling towards Xiao Chen.
There was a loud crash as itnded. The ground trembled, and some of the nearby trees fell.
Oh, no! Zhang Tu eximed. In an instant the piece of metal left his hand, there was a sh of lightning, and Xiao Chen suddenly disappeared.
Ah!
There was a loud, miserable cry. It was horrifying to hear in the silent forest.
Liu Chens body was chopped into two pieces and fell from the tree. Xiao Chen stood on the tree watching the piece of metal on the ground; he felt astonished.
It was fortunate Xiao Chen picked up on their intent to kill him. Otherwise, if he were caught off guard, Xiao Chen would have fallen for the trap. With such a huge thing pressing on them, even a Martial Saint would not be feeling good.
Zhang Tu quickly descended to the ground and picked up the piece of metal. He wanted to throw it again, but Xiao Chen did not give him the opportunity to do so. Xiao Chen leaped into the air and rushed over from the top of the tree; he turned into a howling Azure Dragon.
A cold gleam shed; when Xiao Chennded before Zhang Tu, he did not hesitate to make a quick move, using Drawing the Saber.
The saber created a gust of wind, but the saber was faster than the wind itself, startling Zhang Tu. He quickly gave up on throwing the piece of metal and retreated.
When Xiao Chen saw him retreat, the corner of his lips curled up slightly in a smile. There was a loud crack of thunder from behind him as electricity surged through the ground and traveled through Xiao Chens feet before gathering on the Lunar Shadow Saber.
In an instant, there was a sh of purple light. Xiao Chen did not even bother to release the power of the Demonic Core in the Lunar Shadow Saber. However, the electric light was still very dazzling.
He stepped forward ferociously, and the de of his saber fired out a long purple arclight.
On the arclight were countless electric sparks flickering. It looked very strange but beautiful.
Zhang Tu knew he would not be able to dodge this arclight. He used all the Essence in his body to form a shield of Essence, hoping to sh head-on with it.
However, the Rushing Thunder Saber Technique that was improved by Xiao Chen was much mightier than it was before. Despite Zhang Tu using all his Essence to create the shield, it was not sufficient.
Pu Ci!
The Shield of Essence in front of Zhang Tu was immediately sliced apart. The purple light cut through his clothes and created a long gash in the Yellow Grade Battle Armor he was wearing. Then, it left a huge gaping wound on his chest, resulting in blood spurting out.
The horrifying electric light prated his body quickly, destroying the meridians in his body. Immediately, all the Essence in Zhang Tus body became chaotic; he temporarily lost control of his body.
Rushing Heaven Chop! Xiao Chen shouted as his body soared. The saber pierced towards Zhang Tus chest in a manner that was void of any gaudiness.
No! Zhang Tus eyes revealed an expression of extreme horror and despair. At that instant, his life started to sh before him.
He thought of the eagerness and excitement he once had when he first came to Saber City. He thought of the oath he swore when he entered Heavenly Saber Pavilions outer sect; he would be the strongest saber user one day.
However, all his ideas shattered in the face of the cruel reality. There were many who had simr talent as him, cultivating to levels ahead of him by relying on the resources of their ns.
After a year or two, his hopes of entering the inner sect became distant and indistinct. It was not known from when, but he had forgotten his oath and fell to his current depraved state.
Suddenly, he realized, in a dispirited manner, he was going to die soon. This was his final battle, and he actually did not even managed to draw his saber. He only thought of using despicable means to deal with a Superior Grade Martial Disciple.
He did his best to regain control of his right hand, wanting to pull out the saber at his waist. However, the moment he touched the handle, the Lunar Shadow Saber pierced through his body, along with Xiao Chen. There was a loud bang, and his body exploded into bits.
Zhang Tus saber fell to the ground; he did not manage to draw it before dying. Xiao Chen spun around and quickly caught the falling piece of metal with his hand.
The remaining four people behind him turned pale when they saw Xiao Chen deal with the strongest amongst them, Zhang Tu, in an instant; they immediately fled.
Dragon Seizing Hand!
Xiao Chen shouted, and a huge, ck palm descended from the sky. It smashed the four people to the ground with a loud bang. Xiao Chen used the Dragon Seizing Hand again without moving from his original spot; this time, he used his right hand to control the huge, ck palm, forming a fist!
Boom!
A cultivator who was struggling to stand up was immediately hammered violently by the ck fist. He cried out miserably before he was crushed to a pulp!
Boom! Boom! Boom!
There were three more explosion sounds. The ck fist continuously smashed down with a surging force and huge power.
The ground trembled continuously; the trees to the side became nted. After a long time, the trembling stopped.
Xiao Chen stood upright with his hands behind his back. He eyed the five corpses coldly before searching through them and quickly leaving the area.
There was too much attention drawn just now; there were many cultivators attracted by it, and they had started making their way there. Xiao Chen did not dare linger too long.
Not long after Xiao Chen left, a Heavenly Saber Pavilion outer disciple arrived. He was carrying a thick saber, and there was a long horizontal scar on his face.
That scar made the originally young and tender face look very malevolent. When he saw the bodies on the ground, he was not too shocked.
Zhang Hus body had been exploded to bits already. It looked very disgusting; blood dyed the ground red. It was impossible to make out the identity of the corpse.
After looking around for a while, he found a ck metal token. On the front of the token was Zhang Tus name. On the back, the words Heavenly Saber Pavilion outer sect were carved.
Zhang Tu was killed by someone in Evil Wind Valley? the scarred man said slowly; his eyes revealed shock. In the depth of his eyes, there was a hard to trace grief.
Pu! Pu! Pu!
There was the sound of rushing footsteps. Many Heavenly Saber Pavilion outer disciples had heard themotion and rushed over. When they saw the miserable way in which the bodies on the ground were killed, they were all startled.
Its Liu Chen and his group; this is their metal token. Very soon, they found their identity tokens.
As they were all outer sect disciples, everyone naturally recognized Liu Chens group. They all felt afraid at seeing how the group died so miserably.
One of the outer disciples wearing embroidered robes came over to the scarred man and took a look at the metal token in his hand; he was stunned.
After that, he smiled, I never expected Zhang Tu to die as well. I thought he managed to escape. Lu Mingfei, were you the one who killed them? Zhang Tu was your biggestpetitor for entering the inner sect.
He looked at the scarred man and asked mockingly, as though he waspletely looking down on him.
Zhang Tu actually died; he was one of the top ten contenders for the inner sect spot. His death is unfortunate.
I do not know who did it, to actually kill six Heavenly Saber Pavilion outer disciples under Heavenly Saber Pavilions noses. How daring! He is clearly looking down on Heavenly Saber Pavilion.
It is clear this person has a much higher cultivation than Zhang Tu. This fellow must have tried to kick a rock. After bullying so many people, he was finally bullied back.
When the group of disciples who rushed over heard Zhang Tus name, they all broke out in discussions. Some shook their head and sighed, and some were secretly happy; this way, there would be one lesspetitor for the end of year exam.
The treatment of a Heavenly Saber Pavilion inner disciple was much better than an outer disciple. Just considering the Spirit Stones alone, they receive ten times the amount an outer disciple would.
Furthermore, they would have the opportunity to be taught by a Martial King. They would also have all sorts of high ranked Martial Techniques and Medicinal Pills to choose from. The mountain range was filled with Spiritual Energy; the amount could notpare to Saber Citys.
However, there were only ten spots for outer disciples to enter the inner sect every year. This resulted in thepetition amongst the outer sect being very intense. As for most of the cultivators here, they were happy when they heard the news of Zhang Tu dying.
Lu Mingfei stood up and grasped the metal token tightly. He faced the youth in embroidered robes and said coldly, Yan Tianzheng, you best hope you will not be matched against me in thepetition at the end of year. Otherwise, I will kill you.
After he spoke, he immediately left, taking big strides. Yan Tianzhengughed mockingly as he watched him leave, Hes just amoner. To think he wants topete against me for an inner sect spot? Fat chance.
In another portion of the forest, Xiao Chen casuallyid a small illusion formation. Then he carefully inspected the piece of metal in his hand.
This piece of metal could actually grow onmand, bing the size of a small mountain instantly. It was quite simr to the legend in his previous life where Yu the Great tossed out a handful of mud; it instantly grew big and stopped a flood.
Is this a kind of Secret Treasure? Xiao Chen asked as he looked at the piece of metal with doubt. However, when he checked it with his Spiritual Sense, Xiao Chen was unable to find any Daos or formations in it.
There was no evidence of it being a Secret Weapon. Just as Xiao Chen was lost in thought, he suddenly remembered an extremely precious material listed in the Compendium of Cultivation.
Astral Iron!
This was a naturally formed treasure. ording to legend, it originated from a piece of meteorite. After it was forged, it would have all sorts of miraculous effects.
Some would be able to summon endless me, cold ice, harsh winds, some could create a small realm, and some could even summon a creature, not from this world. It was very strange.
The Astral Iron had existed in the universe for hundreds of thousands of years. Over such a long span of time, they absorbed all the chaotic Spiritual Energy of the universe and all sorts of strange radiation. It was not surprising it could have such strange effects.
This is definitely a piece of Astral Iron! Xiao Chen said joyfully. He was sure because it was listed in the Compendium of Cultivation. Although it only gave a brief introduction, it was something that really existed.
Although the effects of the Compendium of Cultivation were not all the same, they had onemon usage: to repair all sorts of Divine Weapons and Secret Treasure. It could evenpletely repair the strongest Divine Weapon or Emperor Grade Secret Treasure.
Chapter 144 - Vicious Spirit
Chapter 144: Vicious Spirit
Xiao Chen took out the small, exquisite copper bell and looked at the damaged carvings on it. He smiled faintly and said, With this, it should be able to recover. As for the chaotic formation markings, I can sort them out slowly in future.
He ced the copper bell on his palm and wrapped his Spiritual Sense around the Astral Iron. The Astral Iron slowly floated up, and the boundless purple me in his right eye started to rotate rapidly.
Sou!
The purple me leaped out from his right eye and started burning the Astral Iron. The Astral Iron was very resistant to heat; an ordinary me would not be able to melt it.
At the moment, Xiao Chen formed the Purple Thunder True Fire Origin. He needed to raise the temperature to the extreme before he could even barely melt it.
Time slowly went by; four hours passed without Xiao Chen realizing it. The Astral Iron within the purple me showed no signs of change.
Sweat filled Xiao Chens forehead; it dripped down his face unceasingly. The horrifying me was giving his face a red glow.
Bang!
Xiao Chen threw away another Spirit Stone that lost its glow. This was already the third Spirit Stone he threw away.
By using the Purple Thunder True Fire for so long, he exhausted an extreme amount of Essence. Actually, with Xiao Chens current Cultivation realm, he was too hasty in trying to melt the Astral Iron.
Even the ancient cultivators on earth were only able to melt the Astral Iron after they cultivated to the Yuanying Stage. It was, after all, an extraterrestrial object, not a regr natural treasure; it was not so easy to melt.
Xiao Chen gently wiped the sweat from his forehead. However, he was not too worried. He looked resolutely at the Astral Iron being heated unceasingly by the purple mes.
Di!
After Xiao Chen tossed away his tenth Spirit Stone, there were finally some changes to the Astral Iron. A scarlet liquid slowly dripped down and fell into the jade bottle Xiao Chen had prepared earlier.
Just at this moment, something strange happened. A faintly discernable Vicious Spirit rushed out of the Astral Iron at Xiao Chen and gave off a horrifyingly anguished wail.
This was the mysterious Vicious Spirit of the universe. Almost every piece of Astral Iron would have one. The Vicious Spirit did not have a physical form; it was only a spirit that ate humans souls. Martial Techniques did not affect it.
No one knew how a Vicious Spirit was formed. Just like the strange effects of the Astral Iron, it was impossible to usemon logic to understand it.
Xiao Chen was startled but did not panic. He expected the appearance of the Vicious Spirit.
As the Vicious Spirit opened its jaws and headed for Xiao Chens head, two beams of purple light suddenly shot out of Xiao Chens eyes. The purple light pierced through the Vicious Spirit. The instant it pierced through, it emitted a ck smoke. The Vicious Spirit screamed incessantly before finally fading to nothing.
This was the purple beam Xiao Chen would fire every time he advanced in cultivation realm. Xiao Chen never knew what uses it had.
However, Xiao Chens intuition told him it would be able to destroy the soul sucking-spirit. It seemed as though he had seen something simr happen before.
While he was nning to melt the Astral Iron, Xiao Chen made up his mind to take advantage of this change to make a breakthrough and step into the Martial Grand Master realm while relying on the purple light to kill the Vicious Spirit.
Although now was not the best time to advance in cultivation realm, for the sake of vanquishing the extraterrestrial Vicious Spirit, he did not have much choice.
The instant the Vicious Spirit was vanquished, the Astral Iron alsopletely melted. Xiao Chen got up and stretched himself; he was not in a rush to check his cultivation after advancing in realm.
He immediately picked up the bottle and took a look. The Astral Iron which was able to erge to the size of a small mountain was actually only left with ten-odd drops of scarlet liquid after it had been melted.
Drip!
Xiao Chen slowly poured the liquid onto the copper bell. The instant the red liquid dripped on the copper bell, it permeated it; it seemed very strange.
After all the scarlet liquid was infused, the ancient copper bell gave off a scarlet glow. With a shua sound, it immediately flew into the air.
Markings appeared on the surface of the copper bell, as though an invisible hand was carving on it. The holes and broken bits of the copper bell slowly repaired themselves.
The copper bell emitted a faint righteous Qi. When standing beside it, one would feel a sense of peace. Xiao Chen revealed an expression of joy. As he stared at the copper bell in the air, he said, It is indeed a Secret Treasure used by the ancient Sages. It was worth me wasting ten Spirit Stones for this.
Dang!
When the final formation marking on the copper bell was finished, aplete ancient bell appeared in front of Xiao Chens eye. With a shua sound, the bell erged to the size of human and a drawn-out ringing rang out.
This sound was very peaceful. Xiao Chen stood directly below the bell. He felt his newly obtained cultivation as an Inferior Grade Martial Grand Master stabilized significantly as a result of the melodious ringing.
Xiao Chen raised his head and took a look; the inside of the copper bell was pitch ck. It was boundlessly deep. He could not help but think, It seems like there is a small realm in there.
A Secret Treasure which could create a small realm could it be a damaged King Grade Secret Treasure? Xiao Chen frowned slightly. He looked at the deep space and doubt filled his head.
A ck banner flew out of Xiao Chens eye. The banner carried Xiao Chens Spiritual Sense and entered into the ck space.
Boom!
The world Xiao Chen saw suddenly changed. An empty space appeared in from of his eyes. The ck g under his feet headed downwards continuously.
Bang! After descending for an unknown period, the ck banner was stuck down on a patch of ground, which appeared in the empty space. A small realm started to expand outwards, starting from where the banner was.
The wind blew strongly, and dust filled the air. There were thunderous roars. The scene created by the small realm was one of an ancient battlefield.
Above the empty space, countless humanoid creatures stood still in a packed manner. These creatures had three heads and six arms; they held all sorts of weapons in their arms, and ck Qi covered their bodies.
There were some who had bird-like wings. They were floating in the sky, continuously making hand seals. Streams of apocalyptic energy descended from the sky.
In an even more distant ce, there were seven figures more than 300 meters tall. It seemed that their heads reached the top of the sky. Boundless ck clouds gathered around their heads, spanning tens of thousands of kilometers. The space reached as far as the eye could see; there wereyers uponyers, looking vast and mighty.
Amongst all these, a humanughed loudly. Hisughter contained a heroic spirit; it caused ones blood to boil.
A huge copper bell floated above his head. The sound of the bell sounded divine, spreading out everything. Visible ripples appeared in the air, clearing out a patch of sky.
It was like breaking dead branches off a tree. The countless humanoids in the sky instantly turned to ash. He pushed off the ground with his feet, and the ground trembled, and the skies shook; mountains broke, and rivers surged.
He stretched out his hand to make a grab; his fingers became immensely huge. He easily crushed all the humanoids to death like ants.
Xiao Chen stood there without moving. He was thinking very hard as he said in shock, This is the Dragon Seizing Hand. Is this person an ancestor of the Yan n? What a terrifying strength. He managed to break apart thews of this space with just a palm.
Xiao Chen was like a spectator standing in the midst of this battlefield. When the demonic army surrounded in ck Qi walked past, it seemed like they noticed Xiao Chen. They simply headed directly for the Yan n Ancestor.
However, the Yan n ancestor was an unrivaled existence. The copper bell above his head fired a stream of dark yellow Qi and blocked all the iing attacked. No one could get near.
Finally, far in the distance, a cold voice came from amongst the seven huge figures, The human races strongest defensive Secret Treasure, Eastern Emperor Bell?
As the voice rang out, the seven huge figures rushed out. They took great strides and arrived at the Yan n ancestor in no time. The surrounding people immediately backed off.
There was a loud sound, and a huge hole appeared in the space. The Eastern Emperor Bell was ringing non-stop. The Yan n Ancestor was fighting one against seven, but he was not disadvantaged at all.
However, as the fight went on, cracks started to appear on the Eastern Emperor Bell. At the final moment, it could no longer hold on, and its formation markings all brokepletely.
With a loud boom, it turned into a small, exquisite bell and fell to the ground,nding by Xiao Chens feet. The Yan n Ancestor vomited blood as heughed loudly and his body suddenly exploded; he had detonated himself.
In the instant of his explosion, the ancient battlefield vanished without a trace. The boundlessnd was only left with the small, exquisite copper bell, proving everything that happened was real.
Xiao Chen picked up the copper bell and wiped the dust off it. He sent a strand of Spiritual Sense into it and discovered there was no trace of a mark left by the Yan n Ancestor.
This was much easier to deal with. Xiao Chen left his Spiritual Sense in it, turning it into a mark as it slowly merged with the Eastern Emperor Bell. Then, he controlled the ck banner to break the space apart and left.
When the ck banner entered Xiao Chens eyes, Xiao Chens Spiritual Sense returned to his body. When he looked at the Eastern Emperor Bell in the sky again, Xiao Chen had a mysterious connection with it.
Waving his hands, the huge copper bell shrunk to the size of a finger andnded on Xiao Chens palm. He muttered, Eastern Emperor Bell the human races strongest defensive Secret Weapon. I wonder what percent of its might would be wieldable now?
Xiao Chen put the copper bell away into the Universe Ring and left the illusion formation. If there were someone around, they would discover, to their surprise, Xiao Chens body appearing from thin air.
Huh?!
There was an indistinct sigh that reached Xiao Chens ears. Xiao Chens expression turned grave, and he extended his Spiritual Sense. Since he left the City Lord Residence, he felt as if there was someone following him.
However, it was just a very vague feeling. Now that he was a Martial Grand Master, his perception had been significantly improved. This feeling was now further intensified.
He carefully scanned the area with his Spiritual Sense a few times, but he was not able to discover anyone. Xiao Chen said in doubt, Could I be over reacting? If there were really someone, he would have been discovered by my Spiritual Sense long ago.
Shaking his head, Xiao Chen stopped thinking about it. He simply kept an eye out and continued heading forward.
Just at this moment, Xiao Bai ran over from a distant ce. There were several stalks of herbs in its mouth. It leaped in front of Xiao Chen, showing off the treasures it found.
Xiao Chen received them and took a look. He could not help but smile; they were Rank 5 Luminous Grass. Xiao Chen initially did not have any intention of picking them. Who knew Xiao Bai would actually go and obtain them for him?
Chapter 145 - Ice Ape, Ice Crystal Flower
Chapter 145: Ice Ape, Ice Crystal Flower
Since he had already obtained the Luminous Grass, the Ice Crystal Flower should be right in front. Xiao Chen carried Xiao Bai into his embrace. As he was about to approach the ce where the Ice Crystal Flower grew, he could not let it run about anymore.
After a while, Xiao Chen walked out of the forest. He took out the map and looked at it. ording to the markings on the map, the Ice Crystal Flower should be growing on the side of the mountain in front.
Because it was protected by the Rank 5 Spirit Beast Ice Ape, a regr outer disciple would note to pick this Rank 6 Spirit Herb despite knowing about it.
The instant Xiao Chen walked out of the forest, the sun shined on him again. Looking into the distance, he was able to see a tall cliffside. This was the boundary of Evil Wind Valley.
Xiao Chen patted Xiao Bais head and ced it into the Spirit Blood Jade despite its unwilling gaze.
Xiao Chen extended his Spiritual Sense to the front and did not see any trace of the Rank 5 Ice Ape. However, he saw some young Ice Apes resting in a clearing. Their strength were only about Rank 4.
Seems like I made this trip for nothing. There are no Rank 5 Spirit Beasts around here. Xiao Chen sighed as he prepared to leave.
However, he thought he might as well check on the Ice Crystal Flower before leaving since he was here. After all, it was a Rank 6 Herb. Even if he did not use it, he could sell it for a good price.
Thinking of this, Xiao Chen quickly headed for the cliffside. Right as he was about to arrive, there was a startling cry.
Xiao Chen stopped and looked in the direction of the cry. Below the cliffside, a stout young man was defending himself against three Ice Apes with a huge axe.
On the cliffside behind him, there was a petite figure with a basket on her back nimbly climbing up the cliffside.
Above her head in a crack on the cliffside, a flower petal flickering with cold light peeked out, as though it was made of ice.
Xiao Chens heart was filled with suspicions. He had scanned through this ce with his Spiritual Sense earlier but had not discovered any traces of cultivators. Where did these two people appear from?
Starting at these two people, Xiao Chen was shocked to discover that they had not condensed their Martial Spirit yet. They were only in the Spirit Refinement realm and were stronger than ordinary people by a little.
No wonder he had not discovered them earlier. These two people could not be considered cultivators just yet. There were no fluctuations of Essenceing from them, which was what made him miss out on picking them up.
Isnt two ordinary peopleing to Evil Wind Valley the same as seeking death? Xiao Chen said in a slight tone of rebuke; these people were treating their lives too lightly.
The girl on the cliffside was a smidgen below the Ice Crystal Flower - just a little more and she could pick the Ice Crystal Flower.
Pu!
However, just at this moment, a young Ice Ape broke through the defenses of the stout youth below. Immediately, it leaped onto the cliffside, arriving behind the girl with a few leaps.
No! shouted the stout youth standing guard below. His eyes were bloodshot as he threw the huge axe at the Ice Ape.
The Ice Ape dodged nimbly, avoiding the huge axe. It stretched its arm out and reached out for the girl. When the girl turned her head back to look, she turned pale with fright. Losing her stable footing, she fell.
Because he was nowcking a weapon, the stout youth on the ground was smashed to the ground by two Ice Apes. He was instantly covered in bloody wounds. It was a cruel sight to behold.
Lightning Evasion!
There was a sh of lightning and Xiao Chen instantly arrived before the youth. A 66 centimeter saber light glew on the Lunar Shadow Saber. This was the first time Xiao Chen had truly condensed saber light, something only Martial Grand Masters could do.
Pu Ci! The saber light mercilessly chopped towards the Ice Ape that was beating up the stout youth, severing its arm.
However, hard ice immediately covered its body, stopping the saber de from going any further.
Xiao Chen was mildly surprised that he was not able to slice its body apart. The Ice Ape who had its arm chopped off howled in grief painfully.
Together with the other Ice Ape, it gave up on attacking the youthying on the ground. A cold Qi appeared on both apes palms. Their eyes turned fierce, and they hammered down at Xiao Chen with their freezing palms.
Xiao Chen stepped back slightly while a bolt of lightning descended from the sky, gathering on the saber de. The Lunar Shadow Saber created a purple arclight with electricity flicking on it.
In an instant, Xiao Chen shed horizontally at the chests of the two Ice Apes. The electrical light immediately sted the two Ice Apes back.
Xiao Chen did not continue his offense. He looked at the girl falling in the air and manifested a silver warship from his eyes that caught her.
The Ice Ape on the cliffside roared and rushed at Xiao Chen. Xiao Chen slid the Lunar Shadow Saber into its scabbard.
Dragon Seizing Hand!
A huge ck hand appeared from nowhere, carrying an unparalleled strength. It smashed the Ice Ape into the cliffside with a bang.
Palm To Fist!
The huge ck hand curled up tightly, seemingly filled with power as he pounded on the Ice Ape at the cliffside violently. Loud noises boomed non-stop, and the cliffside kept trembling as pieces of stone fell down from its wall.
Having pounded the Ice Ape into it violently, a huge hole appeared in the cliffside. Blood trickled out from the corner of its lips. Surprisingly, its body had yet to turn into mush and it looked the same as it did earlier.
How resilient! Xiao Chen snarled with a frown.
He pulled out the Lunar Shadow Saber and stuck it onto the ground before taking out the Soul yer Bow and the Essence Light Arrow.
There was a whizz as its aura surged forward, like a meteor piercing through the sky, when he shot it out. The lightning-fast arrow headed for the Ice Ape climbing out of the hole with a boom.
The Essence Light Arrow pierced through the Ice Apes neck and pinned it to the cliffside. The Ice Ape was at this point as dead as it could possibly be. With their keen level of intelligence, when the other two Ice Apes saw what happened to theirpanion, they quickly turned around and fled.
Xiao Chen looked at them indifferently before nocking two Essence Light Arrows on the bow. The arrows moved very fast, piercing through the air, arriving instantly.
They pierced through the hearts of the Ice Apes, leaving behind arge hole in each ones torso. With a loud thud, they fell to the ground.
Thank you, benefactor, for saving my life! the stout youth covered in wounds crawled over and gave thanks. Xiao Chen stood at his side, but despite being 1.8 meters tall, he was actually shorter than him by a head.
Xiao Chen looked at his face, noting that he appeared extremely pure and honest. His age was likely to be no older than Xiao Chens. However, Xiao Chen had many questions about what they were doing in Evil Wind Valley. They had not even condensed their Martial Spirit, so what were they doing here?
Xiao Chen waved his hand and a silver boat flew over andnded slowly. The girl on the boat quickly jumped off.
Seeing the youth covered in wounds, Xiao Chen took out two Blood Replenishing Pills and handed them to him. He said, Apply one on the outside and eat the other. They will treat the wounds on your body. Although his wounds were not fatal, if they were not dealt with it would definitely result in a very long recovery time.
The youth shook his head and declined, There is no need, this Medicinal Pill should be very expensive. This injury is not a problem.
However, the girl behind him received it. She said in a meek and graceful manner, Benefactor, dont listen to Shao Yangs nonsense. If such serious injuries are not treated, it would take a long time for him to recover.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly, returning the silver boat into his eye. He did not say anything and took his leave. He had only passed by and happened to save them, so there was no need to linger too long.
The youth called Shao Yang wanted to chase after Xiao Chen, but he was stopped by the girl behind him, Dont chase after him. When Suifeng returns, itll be problematic if he cannot find us.
The youth helplessly watched as Xiao Chen left. The girl crushed a Blood Replenishing Pill and slowly applied it on the stout youths wounds.
Not long after Xiao Chen left, a blue clothed youth arrived before them.
Seeing Shao Yangs wound, he quickly asked what had happened. After he understood the situation, he quickly chased in Xiao Chens direction.
Xiao Chen could sense a person rapidly approaching him, his aura very intense and belonging to at least a Superior Grade Martial Grand Master.
Xiao Chen prepared himself as he stopped and turned around. When the blue clothed youth saw that Xiao Chen had stopped, he rushed over and said, I am Liu Suifeng. Could you please tell me your name? You have saved my two friends, so I will repay this debt of gratitude to you in the future.
This youth looked impressive, filled with a righteous look on his face. His sincere words had dispelled Xiao Chens misgivings. Xiao Chen replied indifferently, Ye Chen, just lending a hand as I passed by. There is no need to view this matter so seriously.
As Xiao Chen was sizing up Liu Suifeng, Liu Suifeng was doing the same to him.
After a while, Liu Suifeng was astonished. The one in front of him was only an Inferior Grade Martial Grand Master, yet he was able to chase away three young Ice Apes easily. This person was definitely not simple.
Is Brother Ye from the Heavenly Saber Pavilion outer sect? I have never heard of your name before, Liu Suifeng asked.
Xiao Chen looked at Liu Suifengs waist area, saw a silver token, and understood the situation. This person was a Heavenly Saber Pavilion inner sect disciple. No wonder he wanted to know if he was from the outer sect.
No, I just arrived at Saber City not long ago, Xiao Chen answered truthfully, as he felt there was no need to hide this.
The two of them chatted for a bit. Xiao Chen finally understood what those two ordinary people were doing in Evil Wind Valley. The Ice Crystal Flower was something that blossomed every three months. Each time, the three of them woulde to pick the petals of the Ice Crystal Flower.
Usually Liu Suifeng would lure the mature Ice Ape away and leave the two of them behind to pick the petals. Previously, there were only two young Ice Apes, which meant that Shao Yang was able to hold them back until Liu Suifeng returned. However, for reasons unknown, there were three this time.
Xiao Chen received an important piece of news from this. There really was a Rank 5 Spirit beast here. Furthermore, Liu Suifeng did not injure it, only luring it away. He could not help but feel happy.
When they were departing, Liu Suifeng wanted to give Xiao Chen three Inferior Grade Spirit Stones. He originally thought Xiao Chen would dly ept them, but he was unexpectedly turned down.
In Xiao Chens eyes, this was just a small matter. He truly was not able to ept such arge reward. Furthermore, he wanted to befriend this person. If he entered the inner sect, future interaction with this person was a possibility.
Seeing Xiao Chen was not willing to ept, Liu Suifeng did not press on. He took his leave and departed, but not without promising Xiao Chen a favor to the best of his ability should he need it one day.
Now that he had news of the Rank 5 Spirit Beast, Xiao Chen was not in a rush to leave. He waited for the three of them to pick the petals of the Ice Crystal Flower before revealing himself.
Seeing the Ice Ape pinned to the wall, Xiao Chen thought for a while. Then he dug out the Spirit Cores in the two Ice Apes on the ground before burning their bodies to ash.
After doing all this, Xiao Chen leaped up to the hole in the cliffside. He lifted the corpse of the young Ice Ape and ced ten-odd lightning attribute talismans on its back.
Then, he leaped down and hid in some bushes, withdrawing his aurapletely.
Chapter 146 - The Man in the Moon
Chapter 146: The Man in the Moon
After a long time, there was the sound of heavy footstepsing from the distance. The cold Qi in the air became incredibly horrifying.
Itsing! Xiao Chen was slightly anxious; he did not even dare breathe too loudly. He raised his aura to the extreme.
A ten meter tall Ice Ape appeared in Xiao Chens vision. It was covered in white fur and walked upright like a human. When seen from a distance, one might mistake it for an old man with white hair.
Ao!
Soon, the mature Ice Ape arrived at the cliffside and saw the young Ice Ape who died miserably. It howled angrily as its eyes became bloodshot. It stomped on the ground furiously and arrived at the hole in the cliffside in an instant.
What a fast speed! Xiao Chen was astonished. The speed of this mature Ice Ape far exceeded his expectations. He was actually only able to see a blurry beam of white light.
Xiao Chen could not wait anymore. He jumped out of the bush and made a hand seal, shouting, Explode!
In the instant Xiao Chen came out, the Ice Ape immediately spun its head. Its heart was filled with rage as a baleful aura filled the air. However, just as it wanted to make a move, a boundless resplendent light lit up the cave.
There was a heaven shaking explosion; ten-odd Rank 3 lightning attributed talismans exploded together. Its might already exceed that of a peak Earth Ranked Martial Technique. Furthermore, its destructive power was even more horrifying.
The corpse of the young Ice Ape was immediately sted to bits. An intense shockwave instantly tossed the Ice Ape high into the air.
The towering cliffside copsed with a loud sound; the ground trembled non-stop. Countless rocks shot out and fell from the sky. Xiao Chen quickly retreated, avoiding these huge rocks containing arge amount of force.
Shua!
A white figure fell from the sky andnded beside Xiao Chen. Its palms were stretched out, and a boundless cold Qi extended out. There was a dense cold Qi on its five sharp ws as they smashed towards Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen was startled when he looked at the white figure. He saw only a fewyers of hard ice had been peeled off. Ten-odd Rank 3 talismans did not do that much damage to it.
Huang Dang!
He drew the Lunar Shadow Saber out of its scabbard. Its Rank 6 Demonic Core waspletely unleashed. Boundless electric lights flickered. Xiao Chen brandished the saber and swung it around; he was covered in a crackling electric light, blocking the Ice Apes sharp ws filled with cold Qi.
Dang Dang!
The Ice Ape had longrge arms and legs; it could use them interchangeably. It moved around rapidly, its speed reaching an extreme. It transformed into a blurred white figure, attacking Xiao Chen continuously.
The more Xiao Chen blocked, the more difficult it became. Soon, he felt something was wrong. The surrounding cold Qi turned very thick. Every step he took felt incredibly difficult; his legs seem to have gone stiff.
Pu Ci!
The Ice Ape cried out strangely; the surrounding temperature decreased significantly. Xiao Chen was caught off guard, and his legs were frozen.
The Ice Ape took advantage of this opportunity and grabbed the Lunar Shadow Saber, ignoring the flickering electricity on it. Then it sent the other ws towards Xiao Chens head.
The Ice Apes palm was about the size of a head; Xiao Chens head was like an infant to it; it would be crushed with one light squeeze.
Pu Ci!
Just as the palm with sharp ws was about to grab Xiao Chens head, the boundless me in Xiao Chens right eye converged into a stream of me and shot out.
The mes immediately traveled along the Ice Apes arm and spread throughout its whole body. It was instantly covered in fire. The Ice Ape cried out painfully, the cold Qi surrounding it immediately scattered.
A hot Qi flowed around Xiao Chens body, and he recovered back to a normal state. He freed himself and retreated urgently.
Dragon Seizing Hand!
A huge ck hand appeared from nowhere and grabbed the burning Ice Ape. In the instant the ck hand was clenched in a fist, Xiao Chen was met with an extremely strong resistance, resulting in the huge ck hand being unable to grab hold of the Ice Ape.
Xiao Chen immediately let go; he knew the Ice Apes body was incredibly resilient. There was no need for him to go head-on with it. The huge ck hand formed a fist and punched down,
There were loud sounds as the ground trembled unceasingly. The Ice Ape was pounded into the ground. Xiao Chen withdrew and stood upright; he wiped off the sweat on his forehead. The exhaustion of Essence of this inherited Martial Technique was much more than regr Martial Techniques.
Although he had unexpectedly injured the Ice Ape, Xiao Chen did not dare to be careless. He took out the Soul yer Bow and nocked an Essence Light Arrow. He drew the bow and pushed his concentration to its peak.
There was a Ka Ca Ka Ca sounding from the ground; it was obvious that was the sound of pieces of ice falling to the ground. Xiao Chen was astonished, Could it be the Purple Thunder True Fire was unable to break theyer of ice on the Ice Ape?
There was a sh of white light; the Ice Ape stood up once again. It felt the aura of the Soul yer Bow. The instant it got up, it immediately spun around and moved in an S shaped line, creating a hurricane.
Xiu!
Xiao Chen released the arrow. He had already made a mark on the Ice Apes chest using his Spiritual Sense earlier. Regardless how fast the Ice Ape fled, it would not be able to avoid the shot.
It shed by gracefully; the Essence Light Arrow turned into a meteor, piercing through the hurricane created by the Ice Ape and striking its chest.
Ka Ca!
A piece of hard ice appeared on the Ice Apes chest, blocking the arrow. The Essence Light Arrow shattered the hard ice but was unable to proceed further. It fell to the ground together with the shattered ice.
The arrow carried a huge force and caused the Ice Ape to stagger backward by five steps. Xiao Chen saw the hard ice on the ground, and he thought furiously in his heart, I don''t believe you can keep creating hard ice limitlessly.
Xiao Chen was determined; he fired multiple Essence Light Arrows without holding back. Instantly, the countless buzzing of arrows filled the air.
No matter what the Ice Ape did, be it jumping high in the air or dodging left and right, an arrow would be able to knock it back like a sudden p of thunder.
In the blink of an eye, Xiao Chen fired out more than a hundred Essence Light Arrows. Even though Xiao Chen was only relying on his powerful physical body to draw the Soul yer Bow, Xiao Chen felt exhausted.
However, the Ice Ape looked like nothing had happened to it. Countless amounts of shattered ice and Essence Light Arrows covered the ground. The Ice Ape dashed at Xiao Chen in high spirits.
Flight On Wings, One Line Chop!
After Xiao Chen finished using the Essence Light Arrow, he put away the Soul yer Bow. He shouted lightly, and the saber seemed ordinary as it chopped towards the Ice Ape.
Bang!
Both human and beast took multiple steps back. Xiao Chen was mildly astonished in his heart, and then he felt some joy. The strength contained in the Ice Apes palm was not as ferocious as it was earlier.
Flight On Wings, Disordered Dance of a Thousand Years!
Xiao Chen stepped forward and leaped into the air. His body continuously changed postures in midair. In an instant, his speed was raised to an extreme; countless saber lights appeared.
The wind howled as the Ice Ape continuously struck out with its palms. There were one man and one beast, one in the air, one on the ground; they were rapidly moving around.
The sound of metal nging against metal rang out continuously. Every time the palm and saber met, there was arge shockwave. The shockwave created a huge stream of air, causing the dust to fly into the air.
By the time Xiao Chennded, he had sent out more than a thousand saber strikes. The hard ice on the Ice Apes body shattered and fell continuously. When the ice had all fallen to the ground, there were bloody wounds on the chest, arms and back of the Ice Ape.
The wounds were not deep, but they had injured his body. Red blood dyed its snow-white fur. Xiao Chen felt consoled; as long as he raised his speed to the peak, there would be somewhere he would be able to strike.
After exchanging blows for so long, the ice that appeared on the Ice Ape was like a cheat; it could block any attacks sent at it. Xiao Chen got more pumped when he saw the Ice Ape was injured.
Flight On Wings, Moon Bright Like Fire!
Xiao Chen did not give the Ice Ape the opportunity to take a breather; he quickly used an Inferior Grade Spirit Stone and replenished his Essence. Then, Xiao Chen did not hesitate to use the strongest move he knew from Flight On Wings.
The sky immediately turned pitch dark, and a full moon started to rise slowly. A human figure holding a saber flew over from the sky. Under the full moon, he moved gracefully and elegantly, as though he was an immortal from heaven.
Although he still was not able to understand the intent of this sword, Xiao Chen had been using the Changing Character Form to replicated the Dragon Seizing Hand continuously. He had alreadyprehended some things through his experience. Now, he finally was able to execute Moon Bright Like Firepletely.
Come!
Xiao Chen shouted, and the figure in the sky shouted as well, the celestial voice echoed through the sky, reverberating everywhere.
The saber in his hand faced the Ice Ape attacking him from the air. He wriggled his finger, and the figure in the sky instantly made the same action. It was as though a boundless power broke through time and space, arriving here.
The Ice Ape stopped in midair and was sted back by a mysterious power. It rolled on the ground continuously.
It stuck its ws into the ground, but it was still unable to stop. Its sharp ws dragged along the ground, creating several long fissures. After a long time, it stopped.
Before it got up, a horrifying pressure descended from the sky. This aura felt like that of an immortal descending to the mortal world. Mortals were like ants to it as they trembled before it.
The might of an immortal could not be measured; it could not be blocked. The sword strike of an immortal could break all the mountains and rivers within five thousand kilometers!
There were a loud sound and the figure in the sky chopped at the body of the Ice Ape. The Ice Ape used its ws to block, releasing a boundless cold Qi and hoping to block the saber.
However, it was mmed into the ground with a loud boom. It was unknown how deep it sank; there was an ape-shaped hole in the ground.
The night sky slowly vanished, and the sun appeared in Evil Wind Valley again. Xiao Chen took a deep breath and slowly walked over to the hole. He had a headache. If the Ice Ape died already, how is he going to get its corpse out?
Chi! Chi!
Suddenly ayer of cold Qi appeared on the ground. It instantly froze the ground, turning into slippery ice.
Seeing the ice extend out from below his feet, Xiao Chen frowned. He quickly retreated backward thinking to himself in shock, Is the Ice Ape not dead yet?
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Countless cracked appeared on the icy surface before exploding apart. The frozen dirt scattered everywhere; when itnded, it shattered like ice.
There was now a deep pit on the t ground. The mature Ice Ape in the pit stood below. Blood filled its originally snow-white fur; it looked miserable.
It roared angrily and started to climb out rapidly. Its bloodshot eyes were looking at Xiao Chen with killing intent.
Its baleful aura surged to the sky, It opened its huge mouth, and a boundless cold Qi surged and gathered in its mouth. The wind blew strongly, and it started to turn cold. Despite the bright sun shining down, it actually started snowing.
Chapter 147 - The Deal Under the Table
Chapter 147: The Deal Under the Table
The cold wind and the snowkes were like knives, cutting Xiao Chens face; it was incredibly painful. Xiao Chen could not help but squint his eyes, preventing the snowkes from entering.
Pu Ci!
A cold and raw killing intent locked on Xiao Chen. A dazzling string of ice fired out from the Ice Apes mouth. This string of ice waspressed to the extreme, bing as fine as a needle.
Xiao Chen felt the threat of death. At that moment, he wanted to take out the Eastern Emperor Bell. However, he remembered his earlier misgivings and did not use it in the end.
Heavenly Lightning Shield!
An electrical light flickered around Xiao Chen as a shaped shield of lightning surrounded Xiao Chen. However, the string of ice as thick as a needle directly pierced through the Heavenly Lightning Shield, leaving a tiny hole that could not be seen with the naked eye.
The Heavenly Lightning Shield slowly dispersed; blood spurted out of Xiao Chens chest. Xiao Chen looked at his wound strangely. The string of Ice was so small, when it pierced through his body, he did not even feel any pain.
The wound on his chest was incredibly small, but the blood flowed out like a guzzling tap, spurting out vigorously.
Xiao Chen turned pale, and he knelt on one knee, supporting himself with the Lunar Shadow Saber. He took out a Blood Replenishing Pill and swallowed it immediately. Then he took out another Blood Replenishing Pill and crushed it before spreading it on his wound.
However, the proven and tested Blood Replenishing Pill did not work this time. There was a cold Qi curling around the wound in his chest, preventing the flesh from growing back.
The Ice Ape seemed to have expended all his energy when he fired out this string of ice. He stood in his original spot and rested for a long time. Only after that did it recover and leap high into the air with its four limbs, rushing at Xiao Chen from the air.
Xiao Chens pale face revealed a determined look. He threw out a golden sculpture and the Golden Lion King appeared out of nowhere. A creature the size of a small mountain pinned the Ice Ape to the ground.
The Golden Lion King used its stout front legs to stomp violently on the huge Ice Ape. The Ice Ape struggled constantly. After some time, the Ice Ape finally stopped struggling.
Xiao Chen extended out a strand of Spiritual Sense, releasing his breath only after he verified it was dead. The wound on his chest was now bleeding slowly. After using the Blood Replenishing Pill, it recovered slightly; it was no longer as bad as it was earlier.
Xiao Chen tore out a piece of cloth from his clothes and wrapped it around its wound. Then, he walked to the side of the Ice Ape.
Seeing the Ice Ape covered in wounds, Xiao Chen took out a sharp knife and cut its body from the side. He discovered its internal organs were extremely damaged; there was even some remnant electricity.
It seems like the real reason it died was a result of the ten-odd Rank 3 lightning attributed talismans, Xiao Chen said indifferently before taking out the peak quality ice attributed Spirit Core.
Just at this moment, there was the sound of wind breaking. A resplendent sword Qi was fired violently at Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen unhurriedly put away the Spirit Core into the Universe Ring andughed to himself indifferently, You finally made a move.
Although Xiao Chen had scanned the area multiple times with his Spiritual Sense, he did not detect anyone following him. Even so, Xiao Chen kept an eye out; he knew there was definitely someone following him.
Thus, at the crucial point of the fight against the Ice Ape, he kept some of his trump cards hidden. If it were not for the final moment being very dire, he would not have used the Golden Lion King.
Dang!
The Eastern Emperor Bell rang softly and flew out of Xiao Chens body. It floated above his head as it released a dark yellow Qi downwards. The sword Qiing from behind him was blocked and disappeared into nothing.
Xiao Chen leaped up onto the head of the Golden Lion King and quietly watched the approaching person. An old man slowly walked over.
This was the Martial Saint the Zhang n Head gave orders to. He was called Chang Cun, the first guest elder of Yunyang Citys Zhang n. He had cultivated to the realm of Medial Grade Martial Saint.
After a cultivator cultivated to Martial Saint, every increase in realm would result in an increase of strength by multiple times. A Medial Grade Martial Saint was able to fight evenly with ten Inferior Grade Martial Saints.
When Chang Cun saw the Eastern Emperor Bell above Xiao Chens head and saw the huge Golden Lion King he was standing on, his expression changed to one of caution. Along the way, this youth had given him too many surprises.
If he had not cultivated a technique that allowed him to hide his aura, he would have already been discovered by this youth on multiple asions. When he saw Xiao Chen summon the Golden Lion King, he was very astonished. He did not expect Xiao Chen to have another strong defensive Secret Treasure.
Is this your trump card?
His voice was very soft but very clear. He stood quietly where he originally stood, naturally giving off a surging aura. Even with the Eastern Emperor Bell and the Golden Lion King, Xiao Chen did not dare be careless.
Pu Chi!
Whenpeting regarding aura, Xiao Chen definitely held the disadvantage. Xiao Chen did not wish to waste too much time fighting against him. With just a thought, the Golden Lion king spat out a golden me at Chang Cun.
Chi! A wave of sword Qi sliced across, and the golden me was sliced into two halves, flying off to the two sides. Shua! Chang Cuns figure disappeared and reappeared beside Xiao Chen like a ghost. His sword shed and appeared before Xiao Chens eyes.
Dang!
Another strand of dark yellow Qi flowed down from the Eastern Emperor Bell above. Before Xiao Chen could react, it had automatically blocked the sword.
Dang! Dang! Dang! In the blink of an eye, Chang Cun sent out hundreds of sword strikes; his speed had reached its peak, but it was blocked by the dark yellow Qi of the Eastern Emperor Bell every time.
The Eastern Emperor Bell lived up to its name as the human races strongest defensive Secret Treasure. Even though its formation markings werepletely damaged, it was still so mighty. Xiao Chen revealed a calm expression as he shouted out lightly.
Dang! Dang!
The Eastern Emperor Bell gave off a long chime. As an indistinct ringing sounded, ripples spread out into the surroundings. Chang Cun was knocked flying by this ripple.
When the bell rang out, Xiao Chen felt giddy. He could not help but feel astonished. He quickly stopped the long chime of the bell. A damaged Secret Weapon could not be used properly, after all.
Xiao Chen controlled the Golden Lion King to leap into the air. When the small-mountain sized bodynded and pressured Chang Cun, the ground trembled.
Chang Cun moved very fast and changed his body posture quickly. While he avoided the attack, he continuously fired resplendent sword Qi at Xiao Chen.
However, Xiao Chen, who had the Eastern Emperor Bell, was practically undefeatable. Streams of dark yellow Qi fell from above, blocking all the attacksing his way.
Mountain Breaking Chop!
Suddenly, Chang Cun shouted, and his swords appearance turned ordinary. An Earth Ranked Martial Technique pierced on the dark yellow Qi.
As this was an Earth Ranked Martial Technique executed by a Medial Grade Martial Saint; it was much stronger than Xiao Chens Dragon Seizing Hand. Furthermore, all its power was focused at one point.
A ripple appeared on the dark yellow Qi as the huge force struck it. Xiao Chen was forced backward a few steps on the Golden Lion Kings back before he could stabilize himself.
Xiao Chen was astonished. The me in his right eye flickered, and a purple me came streaming out. The mes spun around and turned into a hurricane, spinning continuously.
Chang Cun opened his arms wide and retreated quickly, avoiding the spinning purple mes in an instant. As he slowlynded on the ground, he looked at the Eastern Emperor Bell above Xiao Chens head. He was thinking very hard, but he was unable to understand anything.
By controlling the Eastern Emperor Bell and Golden Lion King at the same time, the Essence in Xiao Chen was gushing out at a rapid speed, flowing out unceasingly. Xiao Chen could not help but feel anxious.
Shua! It was unknown why but the Eastern Emperor Bell above his head made a should and shrunk back into a small, exquisite copper bell. After that, it dropped into Xiao Chens hands.
What is going on? Xiao Chen started nkly at it. I have definitely repaired it already; only the formation markings have not all beenpletely recovered yet. I had also ced my mark on it already. Why am I suddenly no longer able to use it?
A gleam appeared in Chang Cuns eyes. He moved once again, and a sword light rose up into the sky before chopping down towards Xiao Chen.
The situation was dire; now was not the time for Xiao Chen to think about it. A p of thunder crackled in the sky; Xiao Chen executed the Rushing Thunder Saber Techniques Drawing the Saber. The saber exploded out with light, shing against this sword light.
Bang!
Xiao Chens body was sted backward andnded heavily on the ground. Then he rolled over continuously on the ground. The wound on his chest opened; it was extremely painful.
There were no more opportunities; an Inferior Grade Martial Grand Master challenging a Medial Grade Martial Saint was simply just seeking death. Xiao Cheny on the ground smiling bitterly to himself, I originally thought with the Eastern Emperor Bell and the Golden Lion king, there would be a chance.
Only after fighting the battle did he realize his error. His opponents speed was way faster than him. The Golden Lion King was not even able to touch him; just by this, the opponent was practically undefeatable already.
However, knowing someone was following him, his purpose was achieved. Xiao Chen thought to himself, This person is not carrying a saber city identity token.
This most important thing was this person used a sword. That is to say, this person was not sent by Ge Yunbin. At least it was not the worst case scenario.
Go berserk!
Xiao Chen gave this order in his heart. The Golden Lion King immediately gave off a boundless baleful aura. Its speed increased significantly. It dyed Chang Cun preventing him from chasing after Xiao Chen.
Lightning Descend!
Xiao Chen used another Inferior Grade Spirit Stone. His Essence was immediately refilled. Before he left, he summoned out a Lightning Descend, continuously harassing Chang Cun.
The power of the Lightning Descend could be considered to be negligible to a Medial Grade Martial Saint. However, he would be unable to avoid getting hit and cause him some pain. He was currently busy fighting the Golden Lion King.
He did not have the time to avoid a bolt of lightning. Soon, he was struck by several bolts of lightning. His skin turned ck, and all the hair on his body stood on its ends. He looked like he was in an extremely sorry state.
Chang Cun was irritated till he was seething with anger. However, he could not do anything to Xiao Chen. The speed of this huge Golden Lion King had increased significantly, tying him uppletely. He was not able to spend any effort dealing with Xiao Chen.
Time is almost up; the berserk Golden Lion King will not be able tost any longer. Xiao Chen smiled faintly. A silver warship appeared, and he leaped up onto it, leaving gracefully.
Before he left, he took a look at the Golden Lion King. He felt it was a pity. After the Golden Lion King went berserk, there would be no way to use it again. If would be very difficult to find quality materials for carving.
Back in saber city, Xiao Chen returned to his courtyard and sat down crossed legged. He circted the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation continuously.
The tiny wound on his chest had not recovered yet. There was some cold Qi preventing it from healing. If he were not able to disperse the cold Qi, Xiao Chen would die of excessive loss of blood sooner orter.
Chapter 148 - Soul Stealing Pill
Chapter 148: Soul Stealing Pill
After advancing to be a Martial Grand Master, the clear pool of water in his Dantian turned into a gushing river. The little Azure Dragon had also be significantlyrger, and was swimming around in the water.
Xiao Chen could clearly feel the Essence provided by the gushing river was not only significantly more abundant, but was also a lot purer.
He circted the Essence in his body in a great cycle before finally he carefully sent it to the wound on his chest. A strand of cold Qi wafted out from the wound.
Xiao Chens expression became joyfulhe could finally expel this cold Qi. Otherwise, Xiao Chen did not have any other ideas and could only have sullenly bled to death.
However, Xiao Chen was surprised, as the cold Qi contained in the tiny wound was much more than he had expected. He circted his Essence for two days and two nights, without eating or drinking, before he managed to force all the cold Qi out.
Xiao Chen got up and felt like his entire body was on the verge of copsing. He walked over to the wooden bed step by step and fell onto it face down, falling asleep immediately.
Xiao Chen slept for twenty hours before he finally awoke, feeling much more refreshed and spirited. He was so hungry, his stomach rumbled. After he finished washing up, he quickly searched for a inn to deal with this hunger.
Within the inn, Xiao Chen started thinking about the details of his task. To begin with, this task was clearly not of a reasonable level of difficulty. Furthermore, he was sure that the mysterious Martial Saint was not Ge Yunbins man.
Xiao Chen thought of the intensepetition for the inner sect spot and thought of a possibility. Could it be that because there were limited spots, Ge Yunbin wanted me to give up due to the difficulty, but there were still some people who wanted the matter to be settled for sure, and decided to deal with it themselves?
The more he thought about it, the more possible Xiao Chen felt it was. Xiao Chen pounded on the table heavily, smiling coldly to himself. I want to see who is messing around behind the scenes.
After he paid his bill, Xiao Chen quickly made his way to the City Lord Residence. The cultivator guarding the gate recognized Xiao Chen and after he reported it, he brought Xiao Chen in.
The City Lord was entertaining an important guest like before and temporarily could not meet with him; the guard could only ce him in the secondary hall to wait. Xiao Chen only smiled faintly and didnt say anything. When that person left, he immediately took out a carving of a little bird from the Universe Ring.
Xiao Chen executed the Life Bestowal Spell and the little bird fluttered around for a while before flying out the door. Xiao Chen attached his Spiritual Sense to it and controlled the little bird to circle around the City Lord Residence. Finally, he found Ge Yunbin in the Great Hall.
Within the great hall, Ge Yunbin was speaking with the Yunyang Citys Zhang n Head. The Zhang n Head smiled faintly, City Lord Ge, this Immortal Cloud Life Extending Pill is not an ordinary Immortal Cloud Life Extending Pill. There are many rare Yellow Springs Grasses that are mixed in it; it can extend your lifespan by forty years.
[Note: Yellow Springs is another word for the Chinese underworld/hades/hell. So it makes sense that this has effects on lifespan.]
Brother Zhang, my cultivation has already been stuck at peak Martial Saint since long ago. However, City Lord Ge, you are a peak Martial King. With another forty years of lifespan, your chances of eventually bing a Martial Emperor would be significantly increased. Once you be a Martial Emperor, your lifespan would increase by another hundred years.
Zhang n Xiao Chen frowned, Is that the Yunyang Citys Zhang n? With just a thought, Xiao Chen carefully controlled the bird to get nearer.
When Ge Yunbin heard this, he smiled slightly, Old Zhang, just rx, he will back off after realising the difficulty. It is impossible for him toplete the task Ive given him.
The Zhang n Head snorted coldly, I have received news that that person has alreadypleted the task that the City Lord gave him.
Ge Yunbins expression changed, he ced the teacup from his hand heavily onto the table. He said in a sullen voice, Old Zhang, you are aware that this is someone Miss Feng rmended. You dare to mess around with him?
Old Zhang smiled lightly, City Lord, dont worry. Naturally, I would not dare to mess around with someone Miss Feng rmended. The businesses that are flourishing in Yunyang City have some dealings with the Feng n, how would I dare to break off these ties.
Ge Yunbins expression rxed, and he said slowly, As long as you know. However, this way, things be difficult for me. The quotas set by the inner sect are very strict because the resource allocations are very precise. If Leng Tianyue had not erred this time, there would not have been a spot at Tianyue Peak.
Seeing the peak grade Immortal Cloud Life Extending Pill on the table, a fire was lit in Ge Yunbins eyes. He was now already 120 years oldhis lifespan was running short. This Immortal Cloud Life Extending Pill held a deathly attraction for him.
He had been stuck at the peak of Martial King for many years already. If he was not able to advance to be a Martial Emperor, he would end up bing a speck of dust; his progress on the road of cultivation would stop.
To most people, a Martial King was someone that everyone looked up to. For a regr person to be a Martial Saint, that was already something to give credit for. However, Ge Yunbin knew this was not considered much. The stronger he grew, the more insignificant he felt.
On ount of the increasing reluctance to leave the world, the more one struggled on the long journey of cultivation, and the more one would be unwilling to end up as dust, forgotten by people a hundred yearster.
Ge Yunbin had a sullen expression. After thinking for a long time, he sighed before finally saying, I can only ce this person in Qingyun Peak. I will leave the spot in Tianyue peak for your grandson.
When the Zhang n Head heard this, he revealed an expression of joy. He smiled and said, Thank you for all your troubles, I shall take my leave first and wait for your news.
When the Zhang n Head left, Ge Yunbin kept fiddling around with the jade bottle containing the Immortal Cloud Life Extending Pill. His face was full of smiles.
When he got up and left the great hall, Xiao Chen quickly controlled the small bird to follow him quietly. After a moment, he arrived at his bedroom and opened the jade bottle, inspecting it carefully.
City Lord, the person rmended by Miss Feng has already been waiting in the secondary hall for a long time. The voice of a cultivator sounded outside the door.
Xiao Chen cursed in his heart, He actually only reported my arrival to the City Lord after I waited here for this long. When he remembered he waited for such a long time thest time, he could not help but grow angrier.
Ge Yunbin frowned slightly, Just as I started to appraise this He actually picked this timing toe. I can only deal with appraising thister. He ced the Immortal Cloud Life Extending Pill on the table and opened the door, Lets go!
After he left, Xiao Chen noticed Ge Yunbin left the Immortal Cloud Life Extending Pill behind in the room, as he was in a rush.
Should I just take it? Damn it, this fellow nearly caused me to die. Why should I be so nice to him. Xiao Chen made a decision in his heart and did not hesitate to control the small bird to fly in through the venttion hole.
After the small bird entered, it immediately grabbed the Immortal Cloud Life Extending Pill on the table and flew out. Xiao Chen was a little anxious; he was afraid someone would see the bird, so he controlled the bird to fly very high.
Afterwards, the small birdnded safely back in Xiao Chens hands. Xiao Chen quickly released the spell and then ced the wooden bird sculpture and the Immortal Cloud Life Extending Pill in the Universe Ring.
After he had done all this, the door of the secondary hall opened. Ge Yunbin walked in with a smiled adorning his face. He walked in with great strides and said, Nephew Ye Chen, have you finished your task?
Xiao Chen was mildly astonished, but there were no changes to the expression on his face. He got up and bowed, Greetings, Senior City Lord. This junior has not disgraced you and managed to kill a Rank 5 Ice Ape.
After he spoke, he took out the Ice Ape corpse. Ge Yunbinsplexion changed. Although he already knew of this from the Zhang n Head, now that he seen it for himself, he scarcely dared to believe it.
A Superior Grade Martial Master actually managed to kill a Rank 5 Spirit Beast, how unbelievable. He looked at Xiao Chen again and his eyes lit up, Xiao Chen was actually now an Inferior Grade Martial Grand Master.
My eyes are failing me already, I only just realised nephew has advanced to Martial Grand Master. Congrattions! Ge Yunbin looked at Xiao Chen and smiled faintly. He felt it was unfortunate, as this person could possibly be a genius.
Xiao Chen conducted himself with etiquette as he said humbly, I have to thank senior for this. If it were not for the fight with the Rank 5 Spirit Beast, I would not have advanced to be a Martial Grand Master.
Ge Yunbin was stunned. Even an experienced person like him was not able to tell that this was an act put on by Xiao Chen. He thought that Xiao Chen was sincerely thanking him.
He smiled in an embarrassed manner, There is no need to thank me, being able to break through is the result of your own effort. You can keep the Spirit Beast corpse. Wait for a while, I will get someone to send you to Lingyun Mountain Range.
He now felt someplicated feelings and did not check the Spirit Beast corpse carefully. He called someone over and said, Bring this little brother to the Lingyun Mountain Range. Send him to Qingyun Peak and bring my identity token as well.
When this person heard the words Qingyun Peak, he showed an obvious expression of astonishment. He received Ge Yunbins gold identity token before he reacted, Very well, Brother Ye, please follow me!
This was already the second time Xiao Chen had heard of Qingyun Peak. He had already made some guesses about it. Now that he saw this persons expression, he was now sure Qingyun Peak was not a very good ce.
However, now was not a convenient time to question this. He followed that person out and chatted with him. His name was Tang Dingtian, and he was the vice house steward of the City Lord Residence; he held a lot of authority in Saber City.
It would not be too far fetched to say there were few above him. However, he was very humble and he exined the things Xiao Chen needed to pay note to when in the inner sect.
The Heavenly Saber Pavilion inner sect was divided into seven branches, distributed on the seven peaks of the Lingyun Mountain Range. The seven branches were situated on the peaks. The requirements each Peak Master had for disciples were different. The Saber Techniques and Movement Techniques they learned were different as well.
Aside from the Pavilion Master, the ones who had the most authority in the Heavenly Saber Pavilion were the Peak Masters of the various branches. Aside from them there was the Law Enforcement Hall, Elders Assembly, and some other organizations.
Tang Dingtian also informed Xiao Chen of the various forbidden grounds in the inner sect. He was not to enter those ces or else the consequences would be very grave. Regardless of how big his backing was, the Law Enforcement Hall would not show any mercy.
After a while, Xiao Chen and Tang Dingtian got more familiar with each other. He asked about the doubts in his heart, Steward Tang, can you exin the situation of Qingyun Peak in more detail?
Xiao Chen had discovered that, although Tang Dingtian spoke a lot, he had avoided the topics rting to the ce Xiao Chen was going to, Qingyun Peak.
Tang Dingtian suddenly stopped speaking and then smiled awkwardly afterwards, The City Lord probably didnt tell you, so I did not dare to tell you directly. Lets put it this way: of the seven peaks in Lingyun Mountain Range, its strength is the lowest, but it has the least amount ofpetition.
Lowest strength? Xiao Chen smiled to himself, That was not a problem. Looking at the Heavenly Saber Pavilions situation, the strength of the Peak Master was at least a Martial King. No matter how he instructed Xiao Chen, it would be more than sufficient.
Chapter 149 - Cheated?
Chapter 149: Cheated?
Then what about Tianyue Peak? What is their strength like? Xiao Chen continued asking.
Tang Dingtian did not hesitate as he answered, Out of the seven peaks, the strongest is Tianyue Peak. Furthermore, thepetition is intense.
It is indeed like that, Xiao Chen smiled to himself, Or else, it would not be worth an Immortal Cloud Life Extending Pill. However, the Immortal Cloud Life Extending Pill is not in his hands. I wonder what kind of expression Ge Yunbin will make when he finds out.
In the backyard of the City Lord Residence, Tang Dingtian slowly stopped and took out Ge Yunbins identity token, and then shed it at nothing in particr.
After a while, to Xiao Chens surprise, a sparkling and translucent ship appeared on the ground. There wereyers of fog around it. A spiritual influence could be felt, and there was pleasant musicing from somewhere; it sounded very celestial.
This was a Secret Treasure that had its Daospletely preserved. Although it was not an offensive-type Secret Treasure, it was still very shocking.
The Ancient Era was more than twenty thousand years ago. For it to be able to bepletely preserved, it could be considered a miracle. Xiao Chen thought of his own Eastern Emperor Bell and he felt depressed. Even up until now, he did not know what was wrong with it.
Tang Dingtian was very satisfied with Xiao Chen shocked appearance. He said, Lets go!
The two of them boarded the ship. Tang Dingtian threw the golden identity token onto the top of the ship. Then it stopped quietly and continued spinning in the air. A stream of golden aura was emitted by it.
The ship was not a personal item of Ge Yunbin. Thus it was not as convenient to control aspared to Xiao Chens silver warship.
After a while, the formation markings on the ship started moving. The ship gave off a multicolored light. The pleasing melodious sound of music instruments rang out once again. The ship soared into the sky with a sou sound.
Tang Dingtian led Xiao Chen into the inside of the ship, the rooms inside were all made of white jade and they were fully furnished with tables and chairs. There was some food that was prepared already ced there.
Xiao Chen picked up the jade wine bottle and thought of his empty silver warship. He could not help but sigh, What a big difference.
The two of them drank wine and ate as they chatted. After they flew for a long time, it felt as though Xiao Chen had passed through a barrier of restrictions. There was a huge pressure pressing on him; he quickly circted his Essence to resist.
When Tang Dingtian saw the situation, he quickly stopped Xiao Chen, saying, Rx, dont resist. This is just the firstyer of restrictions. There are 19 moreter, each stronger than thest. If you resist them, you will die.
Xiao Chen was frightened until cold sweat appeared. He quickly stopped stopped circting his energy and resisting. After a while, he felt better. After more series of other restrictions, Tang Dingtian got up and said, Lets go, we have arrived.
The two of them walked out of the hold of the ship. When they stood at the helm, they saw white clouds floating around them. Xiao Chen looked down and a magnificent scene appeared before him, causing him to feel very astonished.
They were surrounded by tall and upright mountains. asionally, there would be birds flying past in the clouds. When Xiao Chen looked carefully, there were people riding on a lot of them. Some of them recognized Tang Dingtian and would sh him a smile when they went by.
When Xiao Chen looked around the surroundings, above the clouds there were many patches of forest filling the mountain, hiding many exquisite ancient wooden buildings. There were also many solitary peaks rising up from the ground, rising into the sky; it was unknown how tall they were but it was a magnificent sight.
Below the ship, there was a t and smooth tform. It was actually a huge peak that was ttened by humans. On the tform, there were many tall halls. The area ofnd upied was almost as big as a small city.
Tang Dingtian smiled faintly, This is the Heavenly Saber Pavilions Heaven Viewing tform. The Heavenly Saber Pavilions main hall is located here. It can be considered the core area of the Heavenly Saber Pavilion. Now, we have to go and register your information.
The ship brought the two of them down slowly as they headed to the east side of the Heaven Viewing tform. The tform was bustling. Now that they were nearer, Xiao Chen could feel the huge size of the Heaven Viewing tform.
The ship stopped in front of a pavilion. Xiao Chen looked in front and he saw an ancient wooden sign board; the words Returning Cloud Hall were written on it.
The two of them jumped down from the ship. After Tang Dingtian showed Ge Yunbins golden identity token, they were able to move about unobstructed.
Many people here recognized Tang Dingtian. Tang Dingtian had a faint smile on his face as he greeted everyone. The inside of the pavilion was veryrge. There were very few people in there, making it look very cold and cheerless.
Xiao Chen followed behind Tang Dingtian as he looked curiously at the decorations of the Returning Cloud Hall. There were many Martial Scriptures carved on the wall.
Xiao Chen felt like this broadened his horizons; the wooden wall was actually full of Profound Ranked Martial Techniquesthere were even a few Earth Ranked Martial Techniques.
Brother Tang, are you here to duel with me again? After losing thest time, you still have not paid up the wine you owe me. There was a forthright voiceing from the front as a male dressed in green walked over slowly.
Tang Dingtian smiled embarrassedly, Brother Lu Chens memory is great. I am here for business this time, City Lord Ge wants to rmend someone.
After he spoke, he handed Ge Yunbins golden identity token to Lu Chen. The Heavenly Saber Pavilion identity token not only indicated ones identity, but also their position.
An ordinary person in Saber City would have a wooden token; an outer disciple would have an iron token; an inner sect disciple would have a silver token; and a core disciple would have a tinum token.
As for the golden token, that was something that only someone of the Peak Master level would have. There were many uses of the identity token. Sometimes a situation where people recognized the token rather than the person could ur.
By handing his token over to Tang Dingtian, it was equivalent to Ge Yunbining personally. Tang Dingtians words could be considered to be his words.
Oh! Lu Chen received the golden token and inspected it carefully. After a while, he looked at Xiao Chen, who was behind Tang Dingtian, and said, The person he is introducing is this younger brother?
Tang Dingtian nodded and made introductions, This is Lu Chen, the Hall Master here. He is the youngest Returning Cloud Halls Hall Master in history. This is Ye Chen, the cultivator the Feng n introduced.
Xiao Chen stepped forward and looked at Lu Chen. Xiao Chen was astonished; Lu Chens handsome face looked like he was not more than 30 years old. However, the feeling he gave Xiao Chen was very horrifying. Xiao Chen was not able to measure his strength.
Ye Chen greets Hall Master.
Lu Chen nodded his head while smiling. He asked, The City Lord wants to rmend him to Tianyue Peak, right? I recall only Tianyue Peak has an empty spot. Let me record it down here.
Tang Dingtian had a stunned expression and he then said awkwardly, This the City Lord rmended Qingyun Peak, not Tianyue Peak.
Hearing this, Lu Chen also had a stunned expression. However, he quickly reacted and said, Qingyun Peak, right? Thats not bad too. Senior Sister Ruyue came back and asked for people a couple of days ago.
Xiao Chens expression did not change as he followed behind the two of them, before arriving at a room. This room was filled with rows of books. Each book case was higher than a regr bookcase; they were more than four meters high.
There were all sorts of serial numbers carved on the bookshelf. Lu Chen walked in and spread his palm open, and a ck book slowly floated down.
Tang Dingtian handed over Xiao Chens information. Lu Chen took a look and smiled, Reaching Inferior Grade Martial Grand Master at the age of 16 His talent is not bad. I think Elder Sister Yue Ru will be satisfied this time.
After the registration wasplete, Lu Chen led the two of them to the top of the Returning Cloud Hall. He said to Xiao Chen, The making of the identity token will require two days. I will send someone to bring it to Qingyun Peak.
On the top floor, Lu Chen released a messenger pigeon. Tang Dingtian stood at the side and exined to Xiao Chen, This is for informing the Peak Master of Qingyun Peak to send someone over to pick you up.
The three of them were all very patient. They stood there quietly waiting. After a while, a green bird flew over from the sky; there was a good looking woman riding on it.
Xiao Chen could only see a blurry figure while he stood below. However, he could feel this woman was very outstanding. Lu Chen looked at the sky and smiled faintly, They are arriving.
There was a melodious cry as the green bird slowlynded on the roof. A woman wearing tight-fitting long green robes nimbly jumped off the green bird.
The tight-fitting long robe made the womans hot and exquisite figure very obvious. Her long face covered her shoulders. Her warm face gave off the feel of a mature women; there was none of a young girl''s naivety.
As Xiao Chen watched the woman arrive leisurely, Xiao Chen praised her in his heart. Just based on her figure and pretty face, she would be the idol of guys in his previous life.
[TL notes: The guys referred to here are the otakus. I just felt that this, being a japanese word, felt out of ce in a Chinese novel.]
Xiao Chen was astonished that the identity token at her waist was actually an eye-catching gold. However, she was definitely not any older than twenty. Although her strength was at Medial Grade Martial Saint, she was definitely far from the usual standard of a Peak Master.
However, there would be no one who would dare to simply carry around someone else''s identity token. Could it be that this woman was really the Peak Master of Qingyun Peak?
Just as Xiao Chen was feeling suspicious, the woman walked over quickly. After she took a look at Xiao Chen, she went over to Lu Chens side and started reading through Xiao Chens information.
Ye Chen, 16 years old, Inferior Grade martial Grand Master. The woman read out in a melodious voice. Then she said to Lu Chen in a sullen voice, Junior Brother Lu Chen, are you trying to mislead me? Every time Ie to you for people, you mess around.
Lu Chen smiled, Nope. Senior Sister Ruyue, I assure you I am not this time. This is the person the Feng n rmended. City Lord arranged for him to be in Qingyun Peak.
Feng Feixue rmended him? Liu Yuyue said in a soft voice. A sh of light appeared in her clear eyes before she carefully sized Xiao Chen up.
Just at this moment, Xiao Chen sensed a sharp killing intent extending towards him. This killing intent rushed at him in a straightforward manner.
Shua!
The saber shed. Under Xiao Chens astonished gaze, Liu Ruyues two finger wide and one meter long saber was suddenly pulled out of her scabbard. The saber carried a cold light as it shed over quickly.
Liu Ruyues speed was very fast; Xiao Chen only saw a sh of cold light and the de had already arrived before him. There was no time to think; Xiao Chen bent over backwards, bending both his knees and throwing his body backwards.
The saber sliced past in front of Xiao Chens face. A few strands of hair instantly fell slowly toward the ground.
Xiao Chen pushed off the ground and executed the Azure Dragon Cloud Soaring Art. He flew backwards and took the opportunity of this chance to draw the Lunar Shadow Saber from its scabbard.
Liu Ruyue saw Xiao Chens speedy reaction and her pupils constricted. There was a sh of shock in her eyes. She shouted lightly and the saber in her hands buzzed. The sound was extremely pleasing, reverberating in the air.
Chapter 150 - Senior Sister or Master?
Chapter 150: Senior Sister or Master?
Up on the roof, everyones weapons could not help but start vibrating. Xiao Chen used all his might to prevent the Lunar Shadow Saber from struggling out of his hand.
He thought in astonishment, Listening To the Sword and Communicating With It Listening To the Sword and Communicating With It, again. This was the second person Xiao Chen had met in Xihe Province to have grasped the saber to this realm.
However, it was very obvious Liu Ruyues Listening To the Sword and Communicating With It was significantly stronger than Leng Liusus. Back when he fought with Leng Liusu, his weapon did not have such arge reaction.
In the instant Xiao Chen was astonished, Liu Ruyues body shed and arrived before Xiao Chen. The saber in her hand chopped mercilessly down at Xiao Chen.
Dang! Dang! Dang!
Xiao Chen brandished his saber to block the attacks. Metallic nging rang out continuously. Liu Ruyues speed increased, faster and faster. Slowly, Xiao Chen came to a point where he could only see a vague image of a saber. He could only rely on his feelings and continuously use Drawing The Saber.
What a fast saber! Xiao Chen thought in astonishment. This should be the result of Liu Ruyue suppressing her strength. The strength behind the saber was controlled to within what Xiao Chen could withstand.
Xiao Chen had never seen such a fast use of the saber before. The opponent did not use anyplicated Saber Techniques; she used the simplestbinations of sweep, hack, push, pare, skim, swing, chop, and pierce.
These were the eight basic movements when using a saber. However, it was all it took topletely render Xiao Chen incapable of retaliating. Using Drawing The Saber was all he could do.
However, in order to execute Drawing The Saber, he had to constantly keep his focus at its peak. Furthermore, each time he executed Drawing The Saber, the momentum he had just began would copse immediately. This was the weak point of the Rushing Thunder Saber Technique.
As it stood, Xiao Chen was rapidly exhausting his energy, whereas Liu Ruyue did not even seem tired at all. The saber in her hand had never stopped moving from beginning to end.
Huang!
After a moment, Liu Ruyue withdrew her saber and stood upright. Her graceful face revealed a satisfied smile. She said, Reflexes are good, but basics are not firm enough. I can tell he is not too experienced.
After she spoke, she walked up to Xiao Chen. Her lily-white hands headed for Xiao Chens face to pinch it. Xiao Chen was already very tired, but when he saw what was happening, he managed to find some strength from somewhere and retreated backward by a huge step.
He moved extremely fast, almost belying that he was tired. Lu Chen and Tang Dingtian, who were at the side, could not help butugh. Lu Chen hurriedly said, Little Brother Ye Chen, dont be nervous. Senior Sister is only going to test your bone age.
Testing the bone age was something many sects did. The main reason was to prevent someone from reporting a fake age and tricking the sect. Xiao Chen sweated heavily, knowing he had overreacted. Anyone who saw it would haveughed at him.
A light shed in Liu Ruyues eyes. She did not mind Xiao Chens reaction and walked over again. This time, when she tried to test his bone age, he did not move; he just stood at his original spot and let her do what she wanted.
Liu Ruyues hands started rubbing Xiao Chens upper bodys bones in a regr pattern.
At such a close distance, the womans indistinct scent was picked up by Xiao Chens nose. This caused Xiao Chens mental state to be disordered, and he did not even dare to breathe.
After a moment, Liu Ruyue withdrew her hands, revealing a faint smile on her face. He is indeed sixteen years old. A sixteen years old Martial Grand Master - slightly inferior to me when I was that age, but its passable. Ye Chen, right? Call me Master!
Xiao Chens head was dotted with cold sweat as he felt a headacheing on. Now that he had entered the Heavenly Saber Pavilion, he had to be apprenticed to a master. However, Xiao Chen had not expected his master to be a woman who did not appear to be much older than himself.
Seeing that Xiao Chen was speechless, Liu Ruyue frowned. She said very fiercely, Are you not willing? Since you are not willing, then donte to my Qingyun Peak. The consequences of making me make this trip for nothing is quite severe, and even Feng Feixue will not be able to protect you.
Liu Ruyues right hand was on the handle of her saber, the look on her face revealing killing intent. She was ready to draw her saber at any time. Xiao Chen was speechless. This woman was too headstrong.
There was a smile on Lu Chens handsome face as he slowly walked over and said, Ye Chen, you dont have to worry. If you enter Qingyun Peak, your advantages will not be any less than in the other peaks. Furthermore, with Senior Sister Ruyues strength, there should be no issue in her teaching you.
In the future, if you be a core disciple, you can enter the Divine Saber Camp as well. The most important thing is that Senior Sister Ruyue is the acting Peak Master. If you be her disciple, in terms of seniority, you would be equivalent to Brother Tang.
Xiao Chen smiled bitterly to himself, thinking, There are quite a lot of benefits. However, it feels like something is wrong
This Liu Ruyue was only older than him by a few years, which was something he found difficult to ept.
He could not help but lower his head; when he did so, he saw the Lunar Shadow Saber out of the corner of his eyes. His chest could not help but tighten as the thought hit him; I have already left Mohe City for about half a year already.
However, the reason why I left was so I can release the seal on Ao Jiao. This is a great opportunity, and Liu Ruyue hasprehended Listening To the Sword and Communicating With It. epting her as my master is a good choice.
After Xiao Chen thought of this, he knelt on the ground on one knee and stated decisively, Disciple Ye Chen sincerely acknowledges the Qingyun Peak Master, Liu Ruyue, as his master. Would Master ept me?
Actually, Xiao Chen had a n in mind: since he was using a fake identity and had changed his appearance, he could always deny everything whenever he wanted to by changing back.
The killing intent on Liu Ruyues graceful face slowly vanished, rxing into a warm smile. Her expression turned solemn as she said, I, Qingyun Peaks Acting Peak Master, Liu Ruyue, ept you, Ye Chen, as my disciple. I will do my best to teach and guide you seriously.
After she spoke, Liu Ruyue helped Xiao Chen get up. Then she looked at Lu Chen and Tang Dingtian and said, You two are my Qingyun Peaks witnesses!
Lu Chen smiled faintly, Dont worry, I will immediately make changes to Ye Chens information as well as remake his identity token.
Tang Dingtian took out a short saber from his Spatial Ring and handed it to Xiao Chen, Congrattions, Brother Ye, for entering Qingyun Peak. Consider this short sword a congrattory present for epting a master.
Xiao Chen received the short sword and grabbed the handle, drawing it out of the scabbard slowly. There was a cold glean on the saber, and it was actually an Earth Ranked Spirit Weapon. This Tang Dingtian was really generous.
Liu Ruyue turned to Lu Chen and smiled, Steward Tang has given him an Earth Ranked Spirit Weapon. Junior Brother Lu, shouldnt you express some goodwill as well?
Lu Chen took out a book and smiled faintly, I can tell the aura in your body is not stable, flowing chaotically. It is likely you have learned too many things and are unable to merge them all together. Read this Flowing Cloud Scripture when you have time. It should be beneficial to you.
Xiao Chen quickly expressed his gratitude and received it. This Flowing Cloud Scripture was a very valuable item, and he had heard of it before. It was derived from the ancient martial scriptures.
It was very famous, and thest thing he expected was to receive a handwritten copy of the Flowing Cloud Scripture right upon acknowledging a master. It was very surprising.
Liu Ruyue helped Xiao Chen up the green bird and bid her farewell to the two of them. Then, the green bird pped its wings vigorously, kicking up a huge gust as they soared into the sky.
Tang Dingtian watched on as the two of them left. Brother Lu, I must say, you are very generous. Normally, whenever I wanted to borrow your Flowing Cloud Scripture to take a look, you would give me all sorts of excuses not to. Today, youve actually given it away in such a straightforward manner.
Lu Chen turned around and smiled, You are no better than me. That Saber is Jade Hook, originating from the Clear Sky Sect. And that is no ordinary Earth Ranked Spirit Weapon.
[Note: When I looked at a dictionary for Jade Hook (), it gave me magatama, a Japanese Curved Bead. I decided to separate the two words and trante them individually instead, thus obtaining Jade Hook.]
Tang Dingtian sighed and said, I felt it was unfortunate given his talent. Not only did he have Miss Fengs rmendation letter, he even killed a Rank 5 Spirit Beast to obtain the qualification to enter the inner sect.
I really have no idea what Ge Yunbin was thinking when he sent him to Qingyun Peak. It feels very strange.
Lu Chen revealed an expression of shock. He said, He killed a Rank 5 Spirit Beast alone? He is only an Inferior Grade Martial Grand Master. How is this possible?
Tang Dingtian turned back and looked at him, Then this is going to shock you even more. At the time he killed the Rank 5 Spirit Beast, he was only a Superior Grade Martial Master. He only advanced in cultivation realm after that.
Lu Chensplexion changed. But after a while, he smiled in a carefree manner. Tang Dingtian did not understand what was going on. He said, Lets go, Ill treat you to a drinkter.
The green bird soared high into the sky. Xiao Chen sat behind Liu Ruyue. Eventually, he spoke up, Master, can I ask you a question?
Liu Ruyue smiled faintly and said, When there is no one around, just address me as Elder Sister Ruyue, just as Feng Feixue does. I am not that much older than you, so I wont bully you too much.
Xiao Chen was slightly stunned. That solved one of his mysteries. He finally understood why Liu Ruyue felt inclined to to take him under her wing as her disciple on their first meeting; it was mostly because she knew Feng Feixue.
I would like to ask, how many inner disciples does Qingyun Peak have? How many elders are there? How many disciples does Elder Sister Ruyue have? Xiao Chen had some doubts about this long ago. Now that he had the chance to ask, he did not hesitate to.
Liu Ruyue turned her head around and asked in a strange manner, You do not know? Dont tell me you entered Qingyun Peak without knowing anything?
Suddenly, Xiao Chen had a bad feeling. He smiled bitterly, That is indeed the case - I am now entering Qingyun Peak without knowing anything.
Liu Ruyue felt a headacheing on as she said in a sullen voice, Before you came, the answer to all these questions was zero. After you came, the answer is now one.
Xiao Chen was frazzled. Although he knew Qingyun Peak was not too formidable, he did not expect it to be so bad to the point where there was no one.
Liu Ruyue smiled, This is also the reason why I epted you as my disciple. Within Qingyun Peak, there is no one else who can teach you.
However, you dont have to think about it too much. There are benefits to having less people. You have the Peak Master to teach you personally. There are not many in Heavenly Saber Pavilion with such a privilege.
A Peak Master who was not a Martial King? The strength of the Outer Sect Master, Ge Yunbin, was already at peak Martial King. How could the Peak Master of the inner Sect be lower?
However, Xiao Chen did not mind. After all, he was here to learn how to reach the state of Listening To the Sword and Communicating With It. The state itself had no rtion to cultivation realm for the most part, and strength alone did not allow one to grasp it. At the end of the day, talent andprehension were far more important.
To Xiao Chen, a master who was able to perform Listening To the Sword and Communicating With It was sufficient to make up for all the shorings of Liu Ruyue.
Before long, a towering peak appeared before Xiao Chens eyes. The clouds surrounding it stretched out into the horizon.
Chapter 151 - Loneliness of Qingyun Peak
Chapter 151: Loneliness of Qingyun Peak
Dense forest covered the mountain peak. asionally, there was a building hidden amongst the greenery. The green bird brought them midway up the mountain before stopping.
Liu Ruyue jumped down first then she told Xiao Chen, This is Qingyun Peak. From now on, you are one of my Qingyun Peaks men. Later, I will get someone to bring you around to familiarize you with the ce.
Xiao Chen nodded and started inspecting his surroundings. They were surrounded by tall trees and there was a never-ending row of buildings on a small tform at the front.
A young man quickly ran out from the front; he moved strangely fast. Very soon, he arrived before the two of them.
Liu Suifeng, what are you doing here! Xiao Chen eximed in shock after he saw the persons face clearly.
Liu Suifeng was also shocked to see Xiao Chen, Ye Chen, why are you here on Qingyun Peak?
Liu Ruyue had a stunned look on her pretty face when she saw that the two of them knew each other. She smiled and said, Its good that you know each other. Suifeng, bring Ye Chen around to familiarize him with Qingyun Peak. At the same time, help him arrange a good amodation. This is the disciple your sister just epted.
Liu Suifeng had a look of disbelief in his eyes, That cant be! Sis, you actually managed to ept a disciple! That is not possible.
Are you itching for a beating? Go and get to work! Liu Ruyue frowned slightly as she jokingly scolded him.
Liu Suifeng smiled, Never mind. Brother Ye, let me bring you around first. There are very few people on Qingyun Peak. It is possible to get lost on Qingyun Peak and not be able to find anyone to point you in the right direction.
Xiao Chen did not expect Liu Suifeng and Liu Ruyue to be siblings what a coincidence. Liu Suifeng led Xiao Chen around to take a stroll.
The two of them chatted as they walked and Liu Suifeng told Xiao Chen everything about Qingyun Peak, without hiding anything from him. Twenty years ago, the entire Heavenly Saber Pavilion suffered a great cmity. Even the Pavilion Master at that time died in that cmity.
Of the seven peaks, Qingyun Peak suffered the greatest damage from the cmity. Almost all of the senior generation and elders of Qingyun Peak died. The then Peak Master, who was Liu Suifengs father, had his Martial Spirit destroyed and was crippled in the cmity.
This meant that Qingyun Peak hadpletely deteriorated. With no one from the older generation holding down the fort, the younger disciples had pretty much all left.
All the disciples who entered Heavenly Saber Pavilion knew about the situation. Without a Martial King managing the peak, naturally, no one would choose toe here.
There were some who were low in strength and wanted to take advantage of the situation but they were unable to satisfy her. This resulted in no enrollments for the past twenty years; there was not even a single official disciple.
Xiao Chen asked doubtfully, What exactly was the cmity? For all of the elder generation, including the Heavenly Saber Pavilions Pavilion Master, to die. How horrible!
Lui Suifeng hesitated for a while before saying, There is no problem in telling you. After all, it is not much of a secret. In each of all the major sects in the Great Qin Nation, there is a huge sealed Spatial Crack.
These seals are normally unbreakable. However, a thousand years ago, Thunder Emperor Sang Mu came to Heavenly Saber Pavilion and fought with the Pavilion Master of that time.
Back then, both Sang Mu and the Pavilion Master were peak Martial Sages. The aftershocks of the fight could easily level an entire mountain peak. The fight had affected the seal that the Three Holy Lands had left behind.
After the seal was damaged, the people of the Three Holy Lands came to maintain it once in a while. However, twenty years ago, when it was the Divine Martial Gates turn to maintain the seal, there was an ident and they camete.
Liu Suifeng paused for a while before continuing, You should be able to guess the result of that event. All sorts of demons came out from the Demonic World, there was even a Demon Lord. ording to the older generations, they said the entire Lingyun Mountain Range was covered in Demonic Qi. After the great battle, Heavenly Saber Pavilion became what you see today.
Actually, Liu Suifeng did not know that much either. Twenty years ago, he had not yet been born. He knew all this by listening to the stories of the older generation. Thus, certain bits of the story were vague and unclear.
When Xiao Chen looked at the Lunar Shadow Saber in his hand, his chest tighten. No wonder the old man outside the city said that if the Heavenly Saber Pavilions people knew that he was the Thunder Emperors sessor, it would not result in a good ending for him.
So that was the reason why; if it were not for the Thunder Emperor, the Heavenly Saber Pavilion would not have suffered the cmity. Suddenly, Xiao Chen thought of something, Thats right, where is your father now? Is he no longer on Qingyun Peak?
Lui Suifeng pointed to the top of the peak, He is frequently at the top of Qingyun Peak. He is supposedly in istion training. Even I only get to see him a few times in a year.
Xiao Chen exhaled in relief. The old man outside the city did not seem to have a Martial Spirit which would have made it easy to connect them together. At the moment, it looked like they were not connected.
The two of them continued walking and loud shouting came from in front of them. Xiao Chen took a look and discovered the stout youth he had met thest time. There were metal boards on his arms and legs as he practiced punching.
At his side, there was a delicate girl practicing an interesting fist technique. Its speed was very slow but it looked like it held a certain elegance. Xiao Chen looked carefully and discovered it was quite simr to the Yongchun Fist of his previous life.
Liu Suifeng exined, This is Shao Yang and Xiao Meng. They are the children of my fathers old friend. They grew up together with me. However, they have a special constitution resulting in them being unable to condense a Martial Spirit.
What Martial Technique are they practicing? I dont think Ive seen it before, Xiao Chen asked out of curiosity. Without a Martial Spirit, one would be considered a cripple. Back then, because he was not able to condense his Martial Spirit, he was mocked by the people of Xiao n for many years.
Liu Suifeng smiled, It is passed down in their family. Dont look down on them, even an ordinary Martial Master would be no match for Shao Yang.
When Shao Yang heard the two voices, he took a careful look before revealing a pleasantly surprised smile. He removed the metal tes on his arms and legs before quickly running over.
Brother Suifeng, has the benefactor already entered the inner sect?
Xiao Chen felt ufortable but he smiled faintly, It was just a small thing. Shao Yang, you dont have to take it to heart. Just call me Ye Chen. We are all about the same age so there is no need to be so reserved.
Shao Yang revealed a guileless smile on his simple and honest face. He said seriously, You saved the lives of Xiao Meng and I, that is definitely not a small thing.
Liu Suifeng stood by the side and said, Ye Chen has been epted by my sister as her disciple. He will be staying on Qingyun Peak from now on.
When Shao Yang heard that, he was pleasantly surprised. He said, In that case, Xiao Meng and I will go and help tidy up the room. In the future, if there is anything you need, just give us the order.
After he spoke, he took Xiao Meng and dashed off toward the front. Liu Suifeng was not even able to stop him. He could not help but smile bitterly, Those two brats Why do I feel as if they are not normally as diligent.
The two of them continued to head to the top of the mountain peak. Along the way, they saw many tall buildings. However, they were all empty,pletely void of people.
Finally, Liu Suifeng brought Xiao Chen to a pavilion located somewhere mid mountain. There was a small brook flowing beside the pavilion and it was surrounded by a verdant forest that seemed endless. There was the sound of gushing watering from the surroundings.
Within the pavilion, there was a cool wind blowing. After walking for a long time, they were covered in sweat. When the cool wind blew, it felt very refreshing.
Lui Suifeng said, If you keep going upwards, you will arrive at the important ces of Qingyun Peak. The library and Qingyun Pavilion are up there. There is usually someone from the main hall guarding them. It is best not to go there if you dont have to.
Thats right, Ye Chen, there is something Im quite curious about. Of the seven peaks in the inner sect, why did you choose Qingyun Peak? Based on your talent, you should be able to make it into any of the other Peaks.
Xiao Chen thought for a while before deciding to tell the truth, My main purpose foring to Qingyun Peak, is to learn Listening To the Sword and Communicating With It.
Listening To the Sword and Communicating With It? Then you havee to the right ce. In the entire Heavenly Saber Pavilion, only my sister and Leng Liusu have reached Listening To the Sword and Communicating With It. However, this is something that is faintly discernable, it relies too much onprehension and talent.
Liu Suifeng was slightly shocked, he did not expect that Xiao Chen hade to Qingyun Peak for such a reason.
Xiao Chen thought that as Liu Ruyues brother, he would have a better understanding of Listening To the Sword and Communicating With Itpared to ordinary people. Thus, he asked, I hear some people say that Listening To the Sword and Communicating With It is something innate. If one was not born with it then no matter how high their talents were, they would not be able to reach it. Is there such a thing?
Liu Suifeng smiled faintly, That is nonsense. My sister was able to acquire it without possessing such an ability at birth. However, no one knows how exactly she did it.
A twinkle appeared in Xiao Chens eyes. Liu Ruyues Listening To the Sword and Communicating With It was acquired by herself. However, he felt it was significantly stronger than Leng Liusus.
However, Listening To the Sword and Communicating With It is something that can be discovered but not sought. If you focus too much on it, it is possible that there will be no result for the rest of your life. It is best not to be to persistent in pursuing it. Otherwise, it might end up affecting your cultivation.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly to indicate that he understood. After grasping Listening To the Sword and Communicating With It, it would be a great help when trying to learn any weapon.
For a particr Martial Technique, regr cultivators might require days or months to learn it. However, for someone who grasped Listening To the Sword and Communicating With It, it was possible to learn it within a day and evenprehend it on a deeper level.
However, this sort ofprehension was too ethereal. Too many spent their time seeking it but not achieving anything in the end. Instead, they dyed their own cultivation. There were too many such examples.
Grasping the Lunar Shadow Saber tightly in his hand, Xiao Chen felt a conflict in his heart. He did not know if he would end up being like those people; not being able to obtain anything and ending up empty-handed.
However, because of his oath, he had to at least give it a try. If he could not even muster up the courage to try, then it would show that he was too cowardly.
After that, Liu Suifeng led Xiao Chen to his residence. There were very few people on Qingyun Peak, so Xiao Chen was given arge courtyard. Shao Yang and Xiao Meng were helping him tidy up the ce, clearing out the dust and rubbish.
By the time everyone left, it was already dusk. It was especially scenic when the sun set below the mountain.
Xiao Chen did not spend much time resting. After he returned to his room, he immediately entered a state of cultivation. The Purple Thunder Divine Incantation continuously circted throughout his body. The surrounding Spiritual Energy poured into his body like mist.
What dense Spiritual Energy! Xiao Chen sighed. The Spiritual Energy here was stronger than at the foot of the mountain by twofold. It was also much stronger than in that strange cave behind the waterfall at Zhuang Rivers origins.
No wonder thepetition for an inner disciple spot was so intense. The environment for cultivating was much better here.
Chapter 152 - Exceptional Saber Technique
Chapter 152: Exceptional Saber Technique
Xiao Chen had be an Inferior Grade Martial Grand Master not too long ago; he had to stabilize his cultivation realm. He circted the gushing Spiritual Energy in his body for one great cycle before finally sending it to the Dantian.
The gushing river immediately rose drastically. The tiny Azure Dragon swam around the river happily, asionally causing sshes of water.
These sshes of water were the purest Essence. With just a thought, the river rose higher and the raging waves swelled up. A huge amount of Essence flowed out of the Dantian and flowed through the various meridians of the body.
The Essence permeated the meridians and entered the skin, flesh, and bones, continuously nourishing Xiao Chens powerful body. When the Essence was exhausted, the Spiritual Energy absorbed from the surroundings flowed into the Dantian again. This never-ending cycle continued on, cycle after cycle.
Time flew by very fast while cultivating. When Xiao Chen opened his eyes, the sky was starting to be bright. He felt very refreshed as he stretched himself; he felt like he was filled with limitless energy.
Kou! Kou! Kou!
There was a knocking sound and Liu Ruyues melodious voice could be heard through the door, My little disciple, stop sleeping in, it is time to wake up.
Just as Liu Ruyue was about to continue knocking, Xiao Chens door suddenly opened. When she saw Xiao Chens refreshed look, she said, Good spirits. Remember, in the future, you have to go to the dueling grounds at this time everyday. If you dont go, you will be punished. Lets go.
Xiao Chen nodded and said, I have not eaten breakfast yet.
Best to not eat, or else you might get a stomach ache, Liu Ruyue said casually with a smile on her face.
That serious?! Xiao Chen had a bad feeling. He followed Liu Ruyue and eventually they arrived at a wide dueling ground.
This dueling ground was veryrge, and it was madepletely of Heavenly Mountain Stones. The domed roof was a hundred meters tall. When standing in there, one would feel very small. In the middle of the dueling ground, there were all sorts of equipment disyed very prominently.
However, in therge dueling ground, there was only Liu Suifeng practicing his Saber alone. It was extremely spacious but empty. When Liu Suifeng saw Xiao Chen, he smiled faintly as a way of greeting him.
Elder Sister Ruyue, are there any exceptional Saber Techniques to pass on to me? Xiao Chen said with a smile. When they arrived at the dueling ground, Xiao Chen felt a lot more rxed.
Liu Ruyue scoffed and said, With your foundation, you want to learn an exceptional Saber Techniques, not to mention a Heaven Ranked Saber Technique. You would not even understand the essence of an Earth Ranked Saber Technique.
This was not the first time that Liu Ruyue had said that Xiao Chens foundation was bad. Xiao Chen felt slightly unconvinced even though he had switched to a saber without much training initially.
However, I am considered to be quite diligent in practicing and have not beenzy at all. Why does she say that my foundations are bad?
When Liu Ruyue saw Xiao Chens slightly unconvinced look, she smiled, If you are not convinced then execute your strongest Saber Technique against me. I guarantee I will not use a strength exceeding that of a Martial Grand Master.
Xiao Chen was also thinking of testing Liu Ruyues strength. Back in Returning Cloud Hall, because Liu Ruyue had attacked him suddenly, he had been feeling unconvinced. Now was the opportunity he had been waiting for.
Xiao Chen held the Lunar Shadow Saber horizontally in front of him and smiled, Then take a good look at the worlds fastest Saber Technique. I will only execute it once, it will definitely make you admit defeat willingly.
Ka Ca!
There was a sh of cold light, a huang dang sound and the Lunar Shadow Saber was suddenly pulled out of the scabbard. The instant it was pulled out of the scabbard, thunder crackled behind him. The Lunar Shadow Saber was now flickering with electricity.
Drawing the Saber!
Xiao Chens momentum slowly increased, and soon, the saber light reached its peak speed and chopped at Liu Ruyue. At such a close distance and him making the first move, Xiao Chen was absolutely confident of making Liu Ruyue retreat.
Once Liu Ruyue retreated, the Rushing Thunder Saber Techniques never-ending chain of attacks would instantly be initiated. Each saber strike would be stronger than thest. His momentum would be slowly raised to an extreme. Even if he was not able to defeat her, it would get her to take him seriously.
Dang!
A melodious metallic ng rang out. Xiao Chen was not able to see how she drew her small saber from the scabbard. He discovered that Liu Ruyues saber was even faster than his. Even though it was initiatedter than his move, it struck the Lunar Shadow Saber violently.
A huge force traveled through the de of the saber. Xiao Chens right hand, which was holding the saber, felt numb. There was even an impulse to cast aside the Lunar Shadow Saber.
When the huge force was sent into Xiao Chens body, he stumbled backward by two steps before managing to slowly steady himself. Liu Ruyues fast saber strike filled his mind.
It was just an ordinary saber strike, not a Martial Technique like Drawing the Saber. However, its speed was inconceivably fast.
However, Xiao Chen was still unconvinced as he had not yet managed to execute the Rushing Thunder Saber Technique. If given the opportunity, Liu Ruyue would look at him in a different light.
Xiao Chen stomped forward and shouted. Thunder crackled again. The surging sshes from the gushing river in his Dantian turned into arge amount of Essence and flowed into the de of his saber.
The saber lit up again and Xiao Chen executed Drawing the Saber again. However, there was no change in the result. Liu Ruyue did not move from her original spot. Despite movingter on, the small saber in her hand broke the saber technique immediately.
Seeing Xiao Chen staggering backward, Liu Ruyues curled her lips and smiled, This is the worlds fastest Saber Technique? It is merely so-so.
After being mocked by a woman who was only slightly older than him, Xiao Chen became anxious. He continuously used Drawing the Saber but the result stayed the same.
Xiao Chen staggered backward again. He waved his hands and said, We cant do it this way, you cant block this move of mine. Otherwise, I will not be able to execute the more powerful moves thate after this.
Liu Ruyue burst out inughter, a rare charming expression appeared on her face. She said, As you wish. Let me take a look at the worlds fastest Saber Technique!
Xiao Chens eyes lit up. Right after Liu Ruyue spoke, he immediately executed Drawing the Saber. Liu Ruyue retreated backward and Xiao Chen immediately executed the Arclight Chop.
Dang!
Xiao Chen maintained the posture for the Arclight Chop but there was a sh of cold light that struck the handle of the Lunar Shadow Saber. This saber strike was fast and precise; it struck precisely at the space between the saber handle and Xiao Chens fingers without hurting his fingers at all.
Liu Ruyue sheathed her saber back in the scabbard. There was a stern look on her face as she gave off a murderous intent, I shall also release the worlds fastest Saber Technique. I shall show you the true Drawing the Saber.
Right after Liu Ruyue spoke, she immediately drew her saber. The instant the saber left the scabbard, a rush of wind appeared out of nowhere. The saber glowed with a piercing light which caused Xiao Chens eyes to hurt. As a natural reflex, Xiao Chen closed his eyes.
When he reopened his eyes, the howling wind had already stopped. Liu Ruyue withdrew her saber and stood upright, as though she had not done anything; as though everything that happened earlier was an illusion.
However, Xiao Chen felt a slight chill on his neck. He stretched out his hand to touch it and he felt a mild pain. It was unknown when, but a small wound had appeared on his neck.
He could not help but feel fear. If this wound had been slightly deeper, he would have lost his life.
However, he had been unable to react at all. When the resplendent light lit up, in the instant he blinked, he had already been struck. Furthermore, in the instant she had made her move, Liu Ruyue had absolute control over her strength.
Moving around freely, killing without batting an eyelid; this was the realm Liu Ruyue was in. Xiao Chen could not help but feel that it was funny. In the past, he thought he was already very fast. Now, he was thoroughly convinced.
Liu Ruyue smiled faintly, Little Ye Chen, do you still have doubts about masters strength?
Xiao Chen smiled embarrassedly, I dont dare to anymore. I will always heed Elder Sister Ruyues words in the future. Can you start teaching me now?
A pretty smile appeared on Liu Ruyues face. However, when Xiao Chen saw it, he could not help but shudder. There are some weights over there for training the body. Put on a hundred kilograms of them then run twentyps around the dueling grounds.
You are not allowed to use Essence. If I discover any usage of Essence, I will seal your acupoints and double your punishment.
Xiao Chen looked at the huge dueling ground, one round would be at least one kilometer. He felt a headacheing on, Elder Sister Ruyue, isnt this a little exaggerated.
Liu Ruyue smiled faintly and said, First you mock your master, then you speak back. Run another ten moreps!
Damn! Xiao Chen cursed in his heart. This Liu Ruyue looked like a gentle elder sister. Who knew that she would be so merciless when she became fierce.
When under someone elses roof, one has no choice but to lower their head. Xiao Chen walked over helplessly and slowly tied the weights to himself before starting to run. It was a good thing that his body was strong; he did not feel that it was too difficult.
Liu Suifeng had a big smile on his face as he watched Xiao Chen running slowly. He walked over to Liu Ruyue and said, Sis, Xiao Chen was able to execute the Rushing Thunder Saber Technique with a crackle of thunder in every move; it was full of vigor. It could be said to be pretty good already. Why are you still giving him such a hard time?
Liu Ruyues pretty face revealed a faint smile, This fellow is too proud, he is likely to already have significant fighting experience. If I dont do this, he will not listen. Furthermore, his foundations are indeed too weak and he should improve them further. There is still more to the potential of the Rushing Thunder Saber Technique.
Liu Suifeng thought of something and he said, Thats right, sis, what do you think of the matter I mentioned yesterday?
Listening To the Sword and Communicating With It? Liu Ruyue appeared to be deep in thought. Since Ye Chen was rmended by Feng Feixue and he previously saved Shao Yang and Xiao Meng, there should be no problem with his character.
If he wishes to learn, there is no problem in teaching him. However, this Listening To the Sword and Communicating With It is too ethereal. Lets not deal with this for now.
Liu Suifeng looked at Xiao Chens figure and said, I feel that Qingyun Peak has a decent chance in the end of yearpetition.
When Liu Ruyue heard this, there was a look of mncholy in her eyes. She said indifferently, All these years, I have been trying to prove myself. However, there has never been any suitable sessor in Qingyun Peak. I hope I wont be disappointed this time.
Xiao Chen spent a total of four hours running thirtyps. Initially, he felt as if it was nothing. After all, with the strength of his physical body, there was not much fatigue even if he did not use Essence.
However, toward the end, Xiao Chen felt that something was wrong. There was definitely some special material under the surface of the dueling ground. He felt his strength being exhausted very fast.
Chapter 153 - Style of the Saber
Chapter 153: Style of the Saber
Toward the end, every step he took made his entire body feel like it was falling apart. His breathing wasbored and every step was extremely arduous. There were even a few times where he felt like he wanted to lie down and stop running.
However, when he looked at that pretty figure and saw her expression, he could not help but muster up some pride. He must not fall before her, that would be too embarrassing.
When he finally finished thestp, Xiao Chen heaved a sigh of relief. He did his best to suppress the urge to fall over. Taking a deep breath, he sat down cross-legged and entered a cultivating state.
When one is tired and ones body is pushed to its limits, that is the best time to bring out ones potential when entering a cultivating state. Xiao Chen understood this principle in the past but there had never been anyone to monitor him like that, so he had never entered such a state of cultivation before.
Now that there was this opportunity, there was naturally no reason to give it up. The Purple Thunder Divine Incantation slowly circted throughout his body. After the circting Essence hadpleted a cycle, it permeated into the skin, flesh, and bones.
Xiao Chen felt a rxing feeling he had never experienced before. His body felt extremelyfortable. The sweat on his body slowly evaporated, turning into white steam.
Liu Ruyue stood by the side watching all this happen. She revealed an unexpected smile. There was a look of reminiscence in her eyes, as though she was seeing her past self.
After a while, Xiao Chen slowly stopped the cirction of Essence in his body. He opened his eyes and met Liu Ruyues gaze. He smiled faintly and stood up.
Xiao Chen said indifferently, Elder Sister Ruyue, can you teach me now?
Liu Ruyue smiled faintly, Not bad, the Saber Technique you used should be the Rushing Thunder Saber Technique. I learned this Saber Technique before, when I was young. Later on, as it did not fit my style, I gave it up.
Doubt flickered in Xiao Chens eyes, Liu Ruyue practiced the Rushing Thunder Saber Technique before? That was strange, didnt Feng Feixue say that it came from Heavenly Qin School?
Seeing Xiao Chens doubts, Liu Ruyue exined, Its not that strange. Heavenly Saber Pavilion has collected most of the Saber Techniques in the world, except for some inherited Martial Techniques.
I had once given up on this Saber Technique due to its style. Let me ask you now, what do you think is the Rushing Thunder Saber Techniques style? Do you think it suits you?
What is the Rushing Thunder Saber Techniques style? Xiao Chen had never considered this question before. He did not even think of whether he was suited for this Saber Technique or not.
However, after practising this Saber Technique for so long, Xiao Chen already had a rough idea of the style of the Rushing Thunder Saber Technique. After thinking for a while, it was not too difficult to answer, Fierce and fast, pressing on with momentum, forceful and vigorous, like a gushing river. Once it starts, it''s like an unceasing torrent continuously pressing forward.
Liu Ruyue nodded, Looks like you have a pretty good understanding of it. However, the words you first used to describe it were just highlighting the special points of the Rushing Thunder Saber Technique, not its style.
The style is thest bit you said, pressing forward continuously, never retreating. Retreating by a step can mean the difference between life and death; fighting desperately when confronting mortal danger. Before even fighting, you forced yourself onto a path of no return. Do you think this is suitable for you?
When Xiao Chen heard this, he was suddenly enlightened like a crackle of thunder going off in his head. Questions he could not answer in the past were suddenly clear to him.
He had always felt that his understand of the Rushing Thunder Saber Technique wascking something.
Today, he finally understood what was he missing. He was missing the determination, an overflowing determination to never retreat even at the cost of his death.
However, was this a suitable style for him?
Xiao Chen could not help but think about this problem. After a long time, Xiao Chens eyes lit up with determination. He recalled a lot of things before seriously saying, I understand now. I am suitable for this style. Even if there are inadequacies now, I will never give up.
Liu Ruyue smiled faintly, I feel that you are not suitable. When we exchanged moves earlier, you actually wanted me to let you have the first move in the hopes of taking advantage of it. That is definitely not the Rushing Thunder Saber Techniques style.
Xiao Chen could not understand, so he asked, But my move was interrupted by you. How do I not retreat? That is impossible. Against an opponent of equal strength or cultivation realm, I will definitely not retreat.
You are really stubborn. The amount of strength I used earlier definitely did not exceed that of a Martial Grand Master. If you dont believe me, you can try again. A smile filled Liu Ruyues pretty face; it seemed like she was eager to give it a try.
Xiao Chen thought of the scene earlier and smiled embarrassedly, Lets not, I believe you.
Liu Ruyue felt that that was unfortunate, she said, Never mind then, I shall not mess with you anymore. It is a little early to be telling you all this, hence it is normal for you to not understand. Practice the eight basic moves of the saber first and then show me!
Xiao Chen revealed an embarrassed expression, I have not learned the basic saber moves before. When I was young, the n only required us to practice Palm Techniques and Fist Techniques. The basics of saber was something optional. Back then, I had never thought of learning the saber, so I did not learn it.
When Xiao Chen was young, he was unable to condense his Martial Spirit. Thus, he had focused on trying to condense it. There was nothing for him to practice, not even mentioning Basic Saber Techniques.
Later on, after Xiao Chen had sessfully condensed his Martial Spirit, he did not ce much focus on basic saber moves because he had to learn too many things. As a result, although he did not ck during his training and cultivating, he had never truly practiced basic saber moves.
Liu Ruyue felt a headacheing, Suifeng! Get your butt over here.
Liu Suifeng, who was practicing at the side, stopped what he was doing and quickly rushed over. He asked, Sis, whats up!
I have been defeated by this fellow. You will teach him the eight basic movements of the saber. You have one day. I wille and check tomorrow. Liu Ruyue massaged her temples; she could feel a headache setting in.
I shall leave first and will check tomorrow. Thats right, leave the weights on his hands on. After Liu Ruyue spoke, she immediately left.
Liu Suifeng looked at Xiao Chen and asked in disbelief, Ye Chen, did you really not learn basic saber moves before?
Xiao Chen countered, Is this important? I really have not learned it before.
Liu Suifeng smiled bitterly, I really admire you. Fortunately, you did not enter by going through the outer sect. Basic Saber Techniques are the foundation of all Saber Techniques. Heavenly Saber Pavilion has a rule, if Basic Saber Techniques have not been practiced to the Small Perfection, you cannot learn any Martial Techniques.
So for people like us and cultivators who want to enter the Heavenly Saber Pavilion, Basic Saber Techniques must be practiced to the Small Perfection. Most people would practice them to the Middle Perfection, and there would be some, like my sis, who persist and practice till the Great Perfection.
Xiao Chen had not expected Basic Saber Techniques to be so important. He could not help but ask, Then, until how far have you practiced your Basic Saber Techniques?
Lui Suifeng smiled helplessly, I am not that persistent. After I reached the Small Perfection, I stopped. Lets stop talking. Its not toote for you to learn.
Xiao Chen nodded and prepared to remove the weights on his hands. When Liu Suifeng saw what he was doing, he quickly stopped Xiao Chen. Xiao Chen could not help but say, Dont tell me you are really going to make things difficult for a brother.
Liu Suifeng had a very serious expression as he said, I am really not making things difficult for you. For you to be able to practice your Rushing Thunder Saber Technique until it can crackle with thunder is proof of your effort. Even in the history of Heavenly Saber Pavilion, there weren''t many who could do that.
My sis thinks highly of you, otherwise she would not have given you pointers on the style of the Rushing Thunder Saber Technique.
The Rushing Thunder Saber Technique was created by a Saber Emperor. Although it is only a Superior Grade Profound Ranked Martial Technique, its potential is unlimited. If you really want to improve it, the Basic Saber Techniques have to be practiced to the Great Perfection. If you wish to learn it in such a short timespan, you would end up suffering a lot; there really is no shortcut.
When Xiao Chen heard this, he stopped what he was doing. Liu Suifeng started demonstrating the Basic Saber Techniques. There were only eight moves in the Basic Saber Techniques: Sweep, hack, push, pare, skim, swing, chop, and pierce. They were also known as the eight basics moves of the saber.
Since they were the Basic Saber Techniques, naturally, they were easy to understand. Xiao Chen only had to take a look before understanding. Then he started practicing on his own. Because he was wearing a hundred kilograms of weights, each movement was very difficult.
Liu Suifeng kept shaking his head non-stop, Your legs should not be moving. Your arm needs to be raised higher. You should not pause when you sheath your saber.
When Xiao Chen actually practiced by himself, he found that there were a lot of mistakes. It was just eight simple movements, yet he kept making mistakes.
The morning slowly passed like this. Meanwhile, Liu Suifeng kept giving him pointers, sometimes demonstrating for him to see. He was not at all impatient, resulting in Xiao Chen being very grateful to him.
Brother Suifeng and Brother Ye Chen, its time to eat, came Xiao Mengs sweet voice from the dueling grounds. Shao Yang and Xiao Meng were carrying some food as they slowly walked over to them.
When Liu Suifeng saw this, he smiled faintly, Lets stop for the morning. Dont listen to my sis. When I practiced the Basic Saber Techniques, it took me two years to reach the Small Perfection. It is impossible to grasp it within a day.
Xiao Chen wiped the sweat from his forehead and nodded to indicate that he understood. These eight moves were the foundation of all Saber Techniques, there were many changes but they still stayed true to these eight moves.
Since the Heavenly Saber Pavilion stated that one must practice the Basic Saber Techniques to the Small Perfection, naturally, there was a reason for this. After thinking about it, Xiao Chen could understand why.
Lunch was personally cooked by Xiao Meng. She first served two bowls of in porridge to Xiao Chen and Liu Suifeng. Fearing that Xiao Chen would not understand, she said, This is Elder Sister Ruyues instruction. After intense exercise, you must drink some porridge first and fill the stomach before eating the main dish.
When Xiao Chen heard this, he smiled to himself. This woman is quite meticulous with the details, even the nutritionists on Earth said the same thing.
Pu Tong!
At that moment, Xiao Bai leaped out from the Spirit Blood Jade around Xiao Chens chest. After it came out, it looked at Xiao Meng with big watery eyes.
What a cute little fox! Xiao Mengs face lit up with delight.
As soon as Liu Suifeng saw the red piece of jade on Xiao Chens chest, he had a strange look on his face. He said, Is this Spirit Blood Jade?
Xiao Chen nodded. He had not released this little fellow for the past few days. When Xiao Bai smelled the food, it desperately wanted toe out.
Xiao Chen had interacted with these few people and found them to be kind, so he did not stop Xiao Bai.
Is there still porridge? This little fellow is hungry, Xiao Chen asked as he looked at her.
Xiao Meng smiled slightly and nodded. After she filled a bowl full with porridge, she ced it in front of Xiao Bai. Xiao Bai revealed a cute smile and it rubbed its head against Xiao Meng. Xiao Meng was so happy that sheughed lightly.
Chapter 154 - The Strong Eating the Weak
Chapter 154: The Strong Eating the Weak
After they drank the porridge and had their lunch, Liu Suifeng pulled Xiao Chen to the side and said, Ye Chen, if Im not wrong, your Spirit Fox has the bloodline of a Six-Tailed Spirit Fox.
Xiao Chen nodded, Is there any problem?
Liu Suifeng replied solemnly, If there is no need, dont bring this fellow out of Qingyun Peak. Ye Chen, you should understand the concept of not revealing your wealth!
Xiao Chen felt it was strange and asked, Could it be Heavenly Saber Pavilion is thatwless?
Liu Suifeng shook his head and smiled bitterly, Qingyun Peak is naturally clean, but Heavenly Saber Pavilion is full of all sorts of people; there is a mixture of good and bad. It is not as pure as you think. The principle of the strong eating the weak applies here on a daily basis as well.
Xiao Chen frowned slightly; he could not help but be deep in thought. He thought of the outer disciples like Liu Chen. If the Heavenly Saber Pavilion was full of people like this, then Liu Suifengs words had to be considered.
After they had lunch, Xiao Bai left the Dueling Ground with Xiao Meng without a conscience. Xiao Chen knew it did not like staying in the Spirit Blood Jade. After all, there was not much danger in Qingyun Peak. So, he let it be.
Ye Chen, I have something going on in the afternoon and won''t be able to apany you. My apologies! Liu Suifeng said apologetically to Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen nodded his head; Liu Suifeng already patiently taught him for the entire morning. He was already very grateful for that; he did not need him to continue staying here to guide him. Furthermore, the eight basic movements of the saber did not require too much guidance.
Liu Suifeng smiled when he saw Xiao Chen nod, Interesting; I shall be leaving first. Remember not to remove the weights on your body. Otherwise, if my sis sees it, I will be in for it.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly as he watched Liu Suifeng leave. He was not in a rush to practice the Basic Saber Techniques. After he hadpletely digested all the food in his body, he warmed up his body.
Relying just on his physical body, Xiao Chen started running slowly around the dueling ground. Xiao Chen experienced cultivating after his body reached the limits during the morning run; it was much more effective than usual.
After a while, Xiao Chen slowly ran around the dueling grounds five or six times. This time, he could clearly feel a mysterious absorptioning from below the Heavenly Mountain Stones. Every step he took, his physical strength would be sapped further.
This feeling was very familiar; after thinking for a long time, he finally remembered where he encountered this feeling. When he was at the towering stone tform in the Sages Ancient Remnant at Savage Forest, every time someone climbed up the steps, they would exhaust a lot of Essence.
The difference between these two ces was great; one absorbed physical energy, and the other absorbed Essence. However, they worked the same way; every time a step was taken, there would be a certain amount absorbed. However, Xiao Chen did not know if they were rted.
Sweat slowly covered Xiao Chens forehead. As Xiao Chen wiped the sweat off and continued walking, he could feel his physical strength being exhausted. He clenched his teeth and continued running.
Round after round, step by step in a tireless manner, he relied only on his physical strength and endured an endless loneliness. Xiao Chen continued running around the spacious dueling grounds.
Xiao Chen ran and ran and ran, but he still had not reached his limits yet. I must persevere! After running thirty rounds, Xiao Chen felt a little giddy, but he knew this was not his limit yet.
Xiao Chen continued running for fifty rounds before slowlying to a stop. He controlled his bodys impulse to immediately lie down and rest.
Xiao Chen slowly sat in a cross-legged position and entered a state of cultivation. He slowly circted the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation, and the Essence started to flow into his meridians.
It was unknown how long Liu Ruyue stood quietly outside the door and watched Xiao Chen. Seeing Xiao Chen struggle, she seemed to see her younger self.
Because the older generation had passed away, the originally bustling dueling ground became iparably cold. However, she still dragged her young body around, running continuously like Xiao Chen was doing now.
Resisting the limitless loneliness and relying on the power of her determination, she finally reached where she was, step by step.
The Essence permeated thought Xiao Chens meridians and entered his skin, flesh, and bones. His whole body went numb again; his sweat evaporated continuously, creating pirs of white steam.
The cells of his skin, flesh, and bones started to undergo this intense activity. After his body was pushed to the limits and tempered continuously by Essence, it grew even stronger.
After a while, Xiao Chen opened his eyes and stretched himself. There were crackling soundsing from the bones all over his body. Even crisp crackle made him feel very spirited.
Elder Sister Ruyue, why are you here? Xiao Chen heard footsteps and turned around to discover Liu Ruyue dressed in tight-fitting long robes walking over slowly to him.
Liu Ruyue revealed a warm smile; her mature charm was nowpletely unleashed, That brat Suifeng goes to Jade Maiden Peak every afternoon. I felt worried and came over to take a look.
You should have already learned the eight moves of the saber. Show it to me now.
Xiao Chen nodded his head and drew his saber with a huang dang sound. He focused himself and stepped forward with his right foot. His saber caused a pleasant wind as it swept across the air; this was the first move of the Basic Saber Techniques, sweep.
The saber paused in midair for a while then he took a step forward with his left foot. His feet were pressed together. and he shouted lightly. The saber hacked downwards; this was the second move, hack.
The instant the sabernded and moved to its lowest point, Xiao Chen took a step back and raised the saber. This was the third move, push!
The remaining five moves, pare, skim, swing, chop, and pierce were all demonstrated with each step continuously. Although it was somewhat unproficient, he had barely achieved it in one breath.
Liu Ruyue nodded lightly and smiled, Not bad; at least the basic movements and steps are correct. It stillcks some vigor and coherence. However, just take it slowly.
Use your eight basic moves against me, and I will slowly guide you. You will understand after a while. These Basic Saber Techniques was created by a predecessor after spending tens of thousands of years on it. It is very important to a saber user.
Hearing Liu Ruyue wanted him to exchange blows with her using the Basic Saber Techniques, Xiao Chen felt overwhelmed by his master''s favor. A Martial Saint was willing to exchange blows with him, teaching him the Basic Saber Techniques. Literally, no one else got to enjoy such treatment before.
Elder Sister Ruyue, this is not right. It is just the Basic Saber Techniques; I can practice it on my own. There is no need to waste your time, Xiao Chen rejected her offer.
An impatient expression shed on Liu Ruyues pretty face. She said, Stop dawdling. A man should be more direct. You are more sensitive and frustrating to deal with than a woman.
Xiao Chen did not dare to disobey. He drew his saber and stood across from Liu Ruyue. Liu Ruyue revealed a smile and said, Thats the way; Ill make the first move.
After she spoke, there was a cold gleam. Liu Ruyues small saber moved forward and pierced towards Xiao Chens chest. This was the pierce of the Basic Saber Techniques.
It was just a simple pierce, and Liu Ruyue made it look very vigorous, causing one not to dare underestimate its power. Xiao Chen remembered he could only use the eight basic moves of the saber. He quickly used push and sent his saber up, blocking Liu Ruyues move.
This was not a true fight; it was only an exchange of pointers. Thus, there was no killing intent. While they exchanged moves, Liu Ruyue would asionally give Xiao Chen some pointers, telling him of his mistakes.
Then she would demonstrate it, showing the correct form to Xiao Chen with a serious expression. Xiao Chen had pretty good talent in the first ce. With a few exchanges, he experienced a speedy improvement. Soon, he found the feeling of it.
The days in Qingyun Peak passed slowly like this. Liu Ruyue woulde and exchange blows with Xiao Chen every afternoon. Aside from the Basic Saber Techniques, Xiao Chen would take some time to run around the dueling grounds.
Every day, he would push his body to the limit and then cultivate, tempering his body continuously. Now, Xiao Chen was able to run around the dueling grounds a hundred times easily.
In the night, Xiao Chen would lie on his bed and read the Flowing Cloud Scripture Lu Chen gave him, sorting out the energies within his body. Because of the Battle Sage Origin, his meridians were somewhat chaotic.
These were the rare peaceful days where he could systematically manage everything he learned after he left Mohe City. When there was anything he did not understand, he would go to Liu Ruyue to ask for help, and he would always obtain a satisfactory answer.
Although his cultivation did not increase by much in these days, his personal fighting strength had reached an unprecedented peak after he dealt with his problems.
In the blink of an eye, two months passed. Xiao Chens improvement in the Basic Saber Techniques was good. He already reached the peak of the Small Perfection.
After training the Basic Saber Techniques to this level, Xiao Chen could obviously feel the strength of the Rushing Thunder Saber Technique increase significantly when he executed it again.
Furthermore, heprehended it at a deeper level. He was just just short a step of getting his previously iplete merger of his insights to the realm of perfection.
In the end, there were some unfortunate manners. The thing he wanted to learn the most, Listening To the Sword and Communicating With It, was rejected by Liu Ruyue. She only said it was not time yet.
Since he was asked her of this favor, Xiao Chen could not push too hard. The most important thing was Liu Ruyue treated him really well in the past two months.
On this day, Xiao Chen did the same as usual. He got up early and prepared to go to the dueling ground. The instant he opened his doors, he discovered Liu Ruyue and her brother, as well as Shao Yang and Xiao Meng. They were standing outside his open door with a smile.
Xiao Chen asked in confusion, What day is today? Are we not going to the dueling grounds? Why did you guyse here?
Liu Suifeng chuckled, You guessed correctly. We do not need to go to the dueling grounds today. We were afraid we would miss you. So, we came earlier to tell you the news.
Liu Ruyue smiled warmly and continued, Today is the day the Supreme Elder of Divine Saber Camp will give a lecture. That is the Supreme Elder, a Martial Monarch. So, I decided we will all go together.
A Martial Monarch Supreme Elder, a fervent light lit up in Xiao Chens eyes. There was a ripple in his normally calm heart. However, it was not surprising. A Martial Monarch was the strongest cultivator of the Great Qin Nation; or at least that it is what everyone knew.
Chapter 155 - Fragrant young Lady
Chapter 155: Fragrant young Lady
Each of the ten known Martial Monarchs guarded a zone. Everyone wanted to listen to them give a lecture, but it was impossible to. Xiao Chen had not expected that Heavenly Saber Pavilion had a Martial Monarch to personally give lectures; such opportunities were rare.
Although it was not a one-on-one guidance, listening to him, or even having a glimpse of him from afar, could help them greatly on their path of cultivation.
Liu Ruyue lightly blew a whistle, and a green bird slowly flew to them. She took the lead and leaped onto it.
Then she said to Xiao Chen, Ye Chen, get on. Come with me!
Lui Suifeng smiled and said, Sis, can you not be so biased. I am your blood brother after all!
Youre up to your old tricks again Even if you had half the amount of perseverance that Ye Chen has, and went less often to Jade Maiden Peak to flirt with the female disciples, I would still not let you walk to Heaven Ascending tform, Liu Ruyue scolded as she sat on the green bird.
When Shao Yang and Xiao Meng heard this, they could not help but snicker. Under Liu Suifeng''s jealous gaze, Xiao Chen climbed onto the green bird and flew off into the horizon with Liu Ruyue.
High in the sky surrounded by clouds, Xiao Chen was sitting behind Liu Ruyue. The bird advanced forward through the clouds. asionally, other people on birds flew past them; they were cultivators going to the Heaven Ascending tform as well.
The green bird was only so big and it was difficult for Xiao Chen to avoid touching Liu Ruyue asionally; this caused Xiao Chen to be perturbed.
asionally, there would be a slight breeze, causing Liu Ruyue''s hair to hit Xiao Chen''s face. The womanly fragrance of her hair entered Xiao Chens nose. As this was a new experience for Xiao Chen, he did his best to control the natural reaction of his body.
This was something that caused his heart to race and was extremely exciting, but he had to control himself. Xiao Chen was suffering; the desire in his heart grew greater and greater.
In that very moment, an elegant ship was flying behind them. The ship was covered in all sorts of gold decorations; it looked very glorious.
The ship had a fluttering ck banner with the word Song () written on it. This was the Biyun Peaks warship.
Standing on the bow was the son of the Biyun Peaks Peak Master, Song Qianhe. He was dressed in elegant clothes, and he looked very handsome. His hands were on the railing, and his clothes were fluttering; he looked very graceful and confident.
There were a few other people on the deck; they were the disciples of Biyun Peak. They were as numerous as the stars. They all stood behind Song Qinghe, making him look even more dignified.
Senior Sister Liu, there is still quite a distance to Heaven Ascending tform. Why dont you join me on the ship! the young man shouted and revealed a smile when he saw Liu Ruyue.
As Xiao Chen turned around to take a look, he that felt the scene in front of him was incredibly familiar. After thinking for a while, he realized what it was. This was simr to the sons of rich people driving around in their Mercedes-Benz trying to pick up girls.
He could not help but smile to himself; no matter where one was, there would always be this kind of perfect guy. Liu Ruyue acted like she did not hear him. She did not even turn her head, and directed the green bird to continue flying forward.
The young man could not help but feel anxious. He thought that Liu Ruyue had not heard him and he repeated his words even louder. However, Liu Ruyue was even more direct this time. She directed the green bird to suddenly double its speed, leaving that group of people behind.
When Song Qinghe understood the situation, he smacked the railings furiously. He saw Xiao Chen riding behind Liu Ruyue and a murderous intent appeared in his eyes. He said in a sullen voice, Who is the brat behind Liu Ruyue? Ive never seen him before.
A person beside him replied, That is the disciple Liu Ruyue epted recently. His name seems to be Ye Chen or something like that. He is 16-years-old, and he is an Inferior Grade Martial Grand Master.
The one who replied was called Zhang Jin, and within Biyun Peak, he was a well known gossiper. He was not particrly strong, but he enjoyed listening to gossip. This was why he was especially knowledgeable on such matters.
Song Qianhe frowned slightly as he was astonished. Liu Ruyue actually epted a disciple, has she not given up yet?
This brat was so close to Liu Ruyue that she even let him ride the bird with her. He had eyed such a position for many years already.
However, Liu Ruyue had always ignored him,pletely not caring about him at all. When he saw Xiao Chen upying such a position, he wished that he could immediately go over and kick him off.
What kind of background does this brat have? How did he enter Heavenly Saber Pavilion? Song Qianhe continued to ask.
Zhang Jin quickly answered, He came bearing Feng Feixues rmendation letter and entered Qingyun Peak. However, he does not seem to have much of a background. If he did, then he would not have been ced in Qingyun Peak.
Song Qianhes eyes lit up as he smiled coldly, If he has no background then it will be easy to deal with him. Liu Ruyue, I will make sure you give up. Regardless of the situation, Qingyun Peak will end up as just a piece of history.
Meanwhile, on the green bird, Xiao Chen found it strange, so he asked, Elder Sister Ruyue, why did you ignore the person who invited you onto the ship?
A cold light appeared in Liu Ruyues eyes as she replied in a cold voice, Dont mention that person. He is just a dreg of society, the same as his father. If I boarded his ship, Im afraid I would not be able to resist strangling him.
Xiao Chen quickly kept quiet, he knew that he had asked about something he should not have. Suddenly, there was a melodious bird crying from above them. Lu Chen was descending slowly from above, riding on a simr bird.
If he had looked carefully, he would have realized that the green bird Lu Chen was on was almost identical to the green bird they were riding on, regardless of its shape or color.
Elder Sister Ruyue, you are going to Heaven Ascending tform, right? Lets have a wager on who will arrive first. The loser will give the winner ten Inferior Grade Spirit Stones, Lu Chen smiled faintly as he spoke.
Liu Ruyue rolled her eyes at Lu Chen. She replied in an irritated tone, Stop speaking nonsense, cant you see I have a passenger with me?
Lu Chen smiled faintly and did not seem bothered, Never mind, lets talk about proper matters. I went to Saber Prison and saw Leng Tianyue, he wants to meet your disciple.
Xiao Chen was astonished and had an ufortable look on his face. Back then, he had saved Leng Liusu from Leng Tianyues grasp. After that incident, Xiao Chen did not change his appearance as he knew Leng Tianyue was locked up.
Liu Ruyue smiled coldly, Leng Tianyue who does he think he is? We will speak again after he gets out. My disciple is not someone he can simply meet just because he wants to!
Well, Ive already passed on the message. Whether Ye Chen goes or not, it''s up to him. Ill get going then. After Lu Chen spoke, he flew up into the sky on the green bird, disappearing from their sight.
Xiao Chen felt very astonished at Liu Ruyues words. He did not expect her to be so direct, especially herst sentence; it had moved Xiao Chen.
The green bird continued flying for a while until a towering mountain peak surrounded by clouds appeared before them. The top of the peak was like Heaven Viewing tform, as though it had been ttened by someone. There was a huge teau there; that was the Heaven Ascending tform.
The Heaven Ascending tform was different from the Heaven Viewing tform. It waspletely bare with not even a single building; there was only a tall stone tform. On the empty ground below the stone tform, there were crowds scattered around, all trying to get a good spot.
As they were about to arrive, Xiao Chen could not help but ask, Elder Sister Ruyue, dont you want to know why Leng Tianyue wants to meet me?
Liu Ruyue smiled faintly, I dont care who you were in the past, all you have to remember is that you are now my disciple. Leng Tianyuemitted a grave mistake and is locked in Saber Prison. He will never be able to get out in this lifetime.
He probably does not have any good intentions in wanting to meet you. Curiosity killed the cat. Dont let me catch you sneaking off to meet him.
While the two of them spoke, Liu Ruyue directed the green bird tond slowly on the Heaven Ascending tform. Liu Ruyue took the lead and jumped off before bringing Xiao Chen to an isted corner to rest.
The people on the tform were mostly people like Xiao Chen; they had ridden flying Spirit Beasts or warships over. There were still many people below the mountain peak rushing over.
At that moment, a sparkling and translucent jade ship slowly flew over from the horizon. There was melodious musicing from the jade ship. There was a faint mist surrounding the ship, simr to that of the legendary celestial ships.
The instant this ship appeared, it immediately attracted the attention of everyone on the tform. When they looked up, they could see all sorts of pretty women standing on the bow of the ship. They were very shapely and continuously sent forth melodiousughter.
Jade Maiden Peaks ship is here. I hear the number one beauty of Jade Maiden Peak, Chu Xinyun, will being as well.
Is that true? This Chu Xinyun normally stays on Jade Maiden Peak. Although her reputation is widely renown, I have never seen her personally before. I wonder if she really is as pretty as the rumors say.
She is one of the three flowers of our Heavenly Saber Pavilion. Aside from Liu Ruyue and Leng Liusu, there are no other women in Heavenly Saber Pavilion who canpare to her.
Xiao Chens ears were very sharp, he could hear all the things these people were saying. He turned and took a look at Liu Ruyues graceful features; her exquisite face gave off a tasteful maturity.
He could not help but wait in anticipation of this famous woman of Jade Maiden Peak, Chu Xinyun.
The jade ship slowlynded, and a bevy of young girls slowly came down from the ship. Amidst the Spirit Energy filled Lingyun Mountain Range, the beauty of these girls was a treat for the eyes.
After a while, amidst everyones expectant gaze, a girl dressed in white casually walked off the ship . When she opened her eyes, it was like a deep starry night. Her hands were soft, her skin was smooth, her neck was long, her teeth were white and neat; she was a beauty of beauties.
A faint smile appeared on her lightly powdered exquisite face. Xiao Chen took one look and felt as though his soul was being ripped out.
Was she smiling at me? Every male was asking themselves the same question that Xiao Chen had in his head. Xiao Chen could feel his heart beating faster.
Is Chu Xinyun pretty? Liu Ruyue suddenly asked in a teasing tone.
Xiao Chen replied subconsciously, Pretty!
As pretty as me?
Almost!
Almost your head! Liu Ruyue violently hammered Xiao Chens head with her fist. That little demonpletely charmed Suifeng. If you get charmed by her too, I will throw you off Qingyun Peak.
Xiao Chen recovered his wits and rubbed the swelling lump on his head, moaning in pain as he did so. He sighed in his heart. An undeserved disaster Looks like regardless of where one is, one should not talk about another girl in front of a pretty girl.
Especially when the other girl is prettier than her. This result was very good proof of that.
Chapter 156 - Damn Lascivious Bastard
Chapter 156: Damn Lascivious Bastard
Liu Ruyue!
While Xiao Chens thoughts were in disarray, he heard a delicate voice. He looked in the direction of the voice, and he was startled. It was Leng Liusu. He subconsciously hid himself behind Liu Ruyue.
Liu Ruyue also saw Leng Liusu. She frowned slightly, and a cold look appeared on her face. She looked at Leng Liusu, who was in a red dress, and smiled coldly, I thought Leng Tianyue already killed you. I did not expect to see you so healthy and active.
Sorry to disappoint you, but I am not dead yet. I even advanced to Martial Saint, Leng Liu Su retorted without backing down.
The atmosphere seemed very vtile. Was every pretty woman in Heavenly Saber Pavilion at loggerheads with Liu Ruyue? Xiao Chen was starting to get a headache when he suddenly had a bad feeling.
Indeed, LengLiusu had seen Xiao Chen hiding behind Liu Ruyue. She felt he looked somewhat familiar and said, Who is sneakily hiding behind you? Your new disciple? Is he too ashamed to be seen?!
When Liu Ruyue heard this, she looked at Xiao Chen strangely and pushed him to the front, What is there to be ashamed of? What are you afraid of?
Xiao Chen wanted to cry, but he was unable to. He truly was afraid of meeting her. He originally thought that it was a blessing to be able to avoid meeting Leng Tianyue. Never did he realize that he would bump into someone whom he wished to avoid even more Leng Liusu.
Turn around and let me take a look at you! The more Leng Liusu looked at Xiao Chen, the more familiar she felt him to be.
Damn it! I''ve been discovered. Xiao Chen turned around and smiled faintly, We meet again miss Leng.
Its you Leng Lisu was stunned for a while before she managed to get out those words. Just as Xiao Chen was about to exhale in relief YOU DAMN LASCIVIOUS BASTARD! How dare you appear in front of me again. I will hack you to death!
There was a huang dang sound as Leng Liusu drew her saber from its scabbard and hacked it towards Xiao Chen quickly. There was a resplendent light on her saber as she fired off some saber Qi at him.
Xiao Chen was startled and quickly dodged. The saber Qi continued flying toward Liu Ruyue who had been standing directly behind him. Liu Ruyue snorted and pulled out her small saber. With a shua sound, she shattered the saber Qi.
Leng Liusu saw Xiao Chen dodge and she made her saber buzz, reverberating the air. Xiao Chen felt as though the Lunar Shadow Saber was about to escape on its own.
Weng! The small saber in Liu Ruyues hand also started to buzz non-stop. She dashed in front and stood in front of Xiao Chen, blocking Leng Liusus attack.
Bang! The two sabers shed, and there was a resounding metallic sound. Liu Ruyue stood in her original spot without having moved, but Leng Liusu had to take three steps backward before she could dissipate the force from the saber.
The sabers in their hands buzzed continuously. Liu Ruyue and Leng Liusu entered the state of Listening To the Sword and Communicating With It; its effect immediately spread throughout the surroundings.
In a radius of a thousand meters, everyones weapon started vibrating. The sabers of some of the weaker cultivators actually flew out and stuck themselves in the ground in front of Liu Ruyue and Leng Liusu.
Soon, there were hundreds of sabers stuck in the ground. The nearby cultivators all came to watch. As the status of the two people fighting was not clear, no one dared interfere.
Liu Ruyue, are you preventing me from killing thisscivious bastard? Leng Liusu looked at Liu Ruyue and said aggressively.
Liu Ruyue smiled coldly and said, with no intention of backing down, You keep saying my disciple is ascivious bastard. Just because you said it, does that mean he is ascivious bastard? You are thescivious bastard. Since you keep iming this, then tell me how he took advantage of you.
He he
Liu Ruyues words were so vicious that they caused Leng Liusu to blush deeply for a long time. However, how could she speak of such an embarrassing thing in front of everyone.
Leng Liusu stomped her foot and said furiously, Dont let me see you again. Otherwise, I will kill you. After she spoke, she red angrily at Xiao Chen before leaving.
Just like that, the disturbance calmed down. When the surrounding people realized that were was nothing else to see, they all started to retrieve their sabers and leave. Before they left, everyone gave Xiao Chen a meaningful nce.
Their meaning was clear even without them having to say it out loud. You are really awesome, you even dare to molest the daughter of the Pavilion Master. Xiao Chen was not even able to retort to that, there was no way for him to exin himself. Looks like the title scivious bastard was going to spread throughout Heavenly Saber Pavilion.
Liu Ruyue returned her saber to its scabbard before walking a few rounds around Xiao Chen, sizing him up. There was a faint smile on her face, which made one wonder what was she thinking about.
Xiao Chen felt very ufortable being scrutinized like that. He tried to exin, Elder Sister Ruyue, it is actually all a misunderstanding. I really did not do anything.
Liu Ruyue smiled faintly, like a flower blossoming, there was nothing more beautiful that could be imagined. She patted Xiao Chens shoulder, You dont have to exin anymore. Little Ye Chen, I understand!
I really cant tell. You look so prim and proper, yet you are capable of such things!
Xiao Chen felt incredibly depressed. He finally understood the fattys pain. Just when he was able to exin, a warship flew over from the horizon again.
It was a warship forged entirely of ck Profound Iron. The banner on the bow of this ship had the word Zhong () on it.
Standing on the bow of the ship was a man dressed in ck. His gaze was like lightning as his eyes swept across the tform. The people who were looked at by him felt as if their hearts were being stabbed with a sword; it was extremely unbearable.
Qianduan Peaks Zhong Xuan is here. There is going to be a good show soon. I wonder what kind of expression he will make when he finds out about what happened earlier.
He has been chasing after Leng Liusu for many years already. However, he has not even been able to touch her hands. This is going to be interesting.
The people below were all discussing the recent events. Many of them were ncing at Xiao Chen, causing him to feel very ufortable. They were rejoicing in Xiao Chens misfortune.
The ck warship shook for a bit before stopping. Zhong Xuan slowly led the Qianduan Peaks disciples to a corner. There were some people who knew Zhong Xuan, and they quickly rushed over to tell him what just happened.
Zhong Xuan stopped moving, and his expression immediately turned sullen. His footsteps were heavy as he lead the Qianduan Peaks disciples over to Xiao Chen, filled with murderous intent.
Ye Chen right? Zhong Xuan stopped and stood about three meters away from Xiao Chen as he spoke. He waspletely unleashing his aura, focusing his killing intent on Xiao Chen, and enunciating every word he spoke.
He looked at Xiao Chen, who was hiding behind Liu Ruyue, and said, Dare you step forward?
His murderous intent was clear in his tone; he was not concealing it at all. If Xiao Chen stepped forward, he would definitely be greeted with a fierce attack.
He is openly mocking me, and he immediately stepped forward to kill me over an unfounded story, Xiao Chen thought angrily as his own killing intent slowly extended out and his right hand was already on the Lunar Shadow Sabers handle.
Do you dare say that again? Liu Ruyue suddenly spoke in an icy manner just as Xiao Chen was about to make his move. A cold look appeared on her pretty face.
Zhong Xuans chest tightened as he thought of Liu Ruyues past achievements and could not help but curse in his heart. He was too rash today. With his Superior Grade Martial Saint strength, he would not able to do anything in front of Liu Ruyue.
However, if he retreated in a sorry state in front of everyone, he would definitely be aughing stock in the future. Furthermore, there were plenty of Qianduan Peak disciples behind him as well. He might not lose to Liu Ruyue.
Thinking of this, Zhong Xuan could not help but smile coldly, Why would I not dare!
Dang!
Right after Zhong Xuan spoke, there was a sh of cold light. The saber de was already right before his eyes, and some strands of his hair were slowly falling to the ground.
Zhong Xuan was astonished. He pushed his feet off of the ground and retreated backward. However, Liu Ruyue was much faster than him. Her saber chopped downwards and a crack immediately appeared on his Battle Armor around his chest; there was blood flowing out from the crack.
The surrounding people all took in a breath of cold air. If this Battle Armor had not absorbed some of the impact, Zhong Xuan could have been chopped into two halves.
Xiao Chens eyes lit up, Liu Ruyues move was the chop of the Basic Saber Techniques. He did not expect it to unleash such might when executed by her.
Blood spurted out from his wound, and it was incredibly painful. Zhong Xuan was truly angered now; his right hand moved backward, wanting to draw his saber. There was a huang dang sound, but he only managed to draw his saber out halfway before it got pushed back in by Liu Ruyues left hand.
The wind howled as she used her right leg to kick his chest at lightning speed. Her footnded on his chest with an instant bang.
Liu Ruyue had controlled her strength very well; Zhong Xuan was not kicked hard enough to fly into the air, he just fell onto the ground. There were ka ca ka ca soundsing from his back; he had broken numerous ribs.
When Zhong Xuan wanted to stand up, Liu Ruyue mercilessly stomped on his chest. Zhong Xuan grunted in pain; blood leaked from the corner of his mouth as hey on the ground again.
Although it took so long to describe this, all this happened within just a few breaths of time. The two of them had only exchanged one move with each other. The Qianduan Peak disciples were all unable to react in time.
By the time they reacted, Zhong Xuan had already been severely injured by Liu Ruyue. He was lying on the ground, unable to move.
Zhong Xuan was the top disciple of Qianduan Peak he was as good as the Peak Lords first grandson he was also Qianduan Peaks true inheritor. If anything happened to him under the nose of everyone here, they would not have a happy ending either.
The Qianduan Peak disciples all drew their sabers and quickly rushed at Liu Ruyue. Liu Ruyueughed coldly and raised her aura. All the surrounding people could not help but tremble.
This is the aura of a Superior Grade Martial Saint. She has actually already became a Superior Grade Martial Saint. How horrifying.
No wonder she was able to defeat Zhong Xuan in one move. Their strength differed by too much.
Under this horrifying aura, the Qianduan Peak disciples all stopped. They all looked at Liu Ruyue with shock-filled faces, not daring to take another step forward.
Zhong Xuans face was also filled with shock, he said in disbelief, How can this be? Two months ago, you were just a Medial Grade Martial Saint. How did you improve so fast?!
When a cultivator reached Martial Saint, every grade gained would result in a huge improvement in strength. However, advancing forward was incredibly difficult as well. For some people, they had insufficient talents and were unable able to proceed forward even after ten years worth of time.
Liu Ruyue was just 24-years-old, and she was already a Superior Grade Martial Saint. It was likely that there were not many people with such talents in Heaven Saber Pavilion.
Liu Ruyue stepped back and looked at Zhong Xuan, who was lying on the ground. She said coldly, Scram. Stop putting on such high airs in front of me. Otherwise, I will kill you. Your father would not even dare to say anything.
Chapter 157 - Public Enemy of Men
Chapter 157: Public Enemy of Men
The Qianduan Peak disciples quickly helped Zhong Xuan up and applied Golden Salve on him. After they picked him up, they quickly left, fleeing rapidly.
At this time, there were another three warshipsing from the horizon. The words on the banners of the ship were Liu (), Yue (), and Feng ().
The people of Wanren Peak, Beichen Peak, and Gangyu Peak are all here. What a coincidence, the true inheritors of the three peaks were also Leng Liusus pursuers. I wonder what kind of reaction they would have. Some people belowughed as they spoke.
Damn it! There is almost an army here, Xiao Chen felt a big headacheing on, he finally understood the saying from Confucius: The reason why women could not be offended was because the consequences are truly unbearable.
How many pursuers does this woman has? Its never ending.
When Liu Ruyue saw Xiao Chens frustrated expression, she smiled faintly, If you were the Young Master of Heaven Saber Pavilion, the men might chase after you too.
Xiao Chen felt speechless as he said, This joke''s not funny. By the way, Elder Sister Ruyue, doesnt such an innately beautiful woman like you have a few pursuers too? If there are some then they would be useful to help me out of this situation.
There were no expressions on Liu Ruyues face as she said without a care, If I had such mindless pursuers, I would have killed them with one strike of a saber. I wont be able to provide you with such a person.
The three warships slowly descended and soon, someone told them of the matters that had just urred. The true inheritors of the three peaks took a nce at Xiao Chen. However, they were all afraid of Liu Ruyue and did note over.
Soon, many cultivators walked over from the bottom of the peak and rushed up to the tform. The huge tform was soon filled with people. Seems like the lecture of this Martial Emperor was a great attraction to all these cultivators.
When Liu Suifeng and the rest saw Xiao Chen, they quickly rushed over. However, Liu Suifeng merely greet Xiao Chen before rushing off to the ce where the Jade Maiden Peak disciples were.
Liu Ruyue snorted coldly, Hopeless!
Bo! Just as this moment, a spatial fluctuation appeared in the surroundings. There was a visible ripple spreading out in the air; this was the sign of a Martial Monarch arriving.
When a cultivator reached Martial Monarch, they would obtain an initial grasp of spatialws. Travelling thousands of kilometers in a breath was not considered difficult for them.
After improving further, they would be able to condense their ownws and be Sages, having a lifespan of a thousand years. However, there was no news of any Martial Sages appearing in the Great Qin Nation for the past thousand years.
Suddenly, the ripples turned rhythmical. A small spatial crack appeared on the tall tform in Ascending Heaven tform; an old man appeared from nowhere.
The old mans face was full of wrinkles and there was a heavy sense of lethargying from him. However, his eyes were as bright as stars; they seem deep and distant, as though they contained a limitless universe.
A strong aura instantly spread throughout the entire mountain peak. Everyone could feel a huge pressure pressing on them. The noisy Heaven Ascending tform immediately turned quiet.
Xiao Chen looked at the cultivator on the tform and was astonished. This was likely to be a peak Martial Monarch, who was just one step shy of bing a Sage. If the old mans lifespan couldst long enough, it would be possible for him to advance.
It has been a long time since Ist came out, Im not sure if I will have anymore opportunities to in future. Alright, that''s enough nonsense from me, I shall speak of some of my experiences. However, remember, everyone has their own style, do not simply follow another person blindly. You should understand your own situation well and do not bite off more than you can chew.
The old mans somewhat hoarse voice reached everyones ears. His voice was not loud but it seem to be directly imprinted in their minds, resulting in his words not being easily forgotten.
Back when I was young, I was full of hopes and dreams. I carried my beloved saber and came to Heavenly Saber Pavilion. I wanted to be the worlds most powerful saber user. I wanted to learn a Saber Technique that was unblockable, the fastest Saber Technique in the world
When I started to be old, I realized howughable and foolish I was in the past. I finally understood the concept of biting off more than one can chew, and trying to leap to the heavens in one step. By the time I understood that, I had already wasted tens of years
Everyone thinks the saber is the most tyrannical, the most valiant. However, they are not aware that every saber has their own feelings and character; be it gentle as water, or elegant and unconstrained, or straightforward and blunt. Likewise, every saber user has their own personalities
I remember in the past, I met a few ridiculously talented geniuses. The saber that apanied me for many years was broken into half. I switched between several sabers and trained bitterly for many years but I was still unable to match those geniuses.
Some people were born blessed by the heavens. Everyone will eventually run into such people. Regardless of the situation, a saber can be reced but the heart of the saber user should not be shaken
The old man spoke very slowly, the contents of his lecture was very different from what Xian Chen expected it to be. He originally thought he would be expounding on a very powerful Martial Technique. Who knew that he would only be talking about the experiences andprehensions of a old man.
His speech was extremely in, he did not speak of any ssics or discuss any profound theory. The old man only spoke of every difficulty he had experienced at every cultivation realm he been through.
The ordinary experience apanied with the ordinary manner of speaking of the old man did not result in any sudden improvements or enlightenment.
However, everyone present had obtained someprehensions. This was because the experiences the old man spoke of were experienced by the cultivators of varying cultivation realms. They were able to obtain an answer to many of the difficulties they were facing from the old mans words.
When the old man spoke of the difficulties and setbacks he faced when he was a Martial Grand Master, Xiao Chen listened very carefully. Afterwards, hepared it to his current situations; many of the problems he faced were suddenly resolved.
Furthermore, when he spoke of the Martial Saint realm, it provided Xiao Chen with a guide, allowing him to be able to make his path smoother.
The old man not only spoke of his own experiences, he even spoke of some of his unique understandings towards Saber Techniques. Each exnation would be apanied by his personal experience, using his real experiences as a case study.
There were no gaps in what he said, everyone present could understand it easily. Xiao Chen could not help but admire this old man; this was a true grand master
He did not speak of anything fake, or pretended to know anything; he did not speak of profound yet empty theories or unnecessarilyplicated concepts. For nobody would be able to understand such words and would only raise more questions.
The talent of a person dictates how fast he is able to progress. However, a persons perseverance determines how far would he be able to walk. One cannot give up as a result ofck of talent, looking down on themselves. Determination is the more important factor.
After the old man said this, he left quietly without a trace. His voice was still reverberating in everyones ears. This resulted in no one realizing the old man had left.
After a long time, everyone snapped back to reality and realized the old man had already left. The tform started to go back to its previously noisy state. they all formed small groups of twos or threes and headed down the peak. As they went down, they discussed what they had learned.
Shao Yang said excitedly, As long as I have perseverance, I can be a Martial Emperor one day.
Earlier, when the old man was speaking of his past experiences, he spoke of meeting a strong cultivator who focused on cultivating the body. He was extremely strong,parable to that of a Martial Emperor. Thus, Shao Yang was extremely encouraged by this.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly and kept quiet. He agreed with thest thing the old man said. If one had great talent but no perseverance, he would not go far on the path of cultivation.
Liu Ruyue looked into the distance and saw Liu Suifeng filled with a smiling expression as he apanied Chu Xinyun. She shook her head and said, As for todays n to pick the Ice Crystal Flowers, leave it to Ye Chen and Suifeng. Shao Yang and Xiao Meng dont have to go.
I spoke to Suifeng in the morning already. Just wait for him to be ready and you can go.
Shao Yang shook his head and said, Elder Sister Ruyue, My heart is lit on fire. Please let me go as well!
Burning your head! Liu Ruyue used her saber handle to rap the stout Shao Yangs head. You think you are some expert after listening to some words of advice? Cool yourself off first before you speak of this again.
Shao Yang shut his mouth immediately after feeling the pain, he stopped speaking of being lit on fire or anything like that. He followed Liu Ruyue down to the foot of the mountain. Xiao Chen did not leave with them, he stood there waiting for Liu Suifeng.
After a while, Liu Suifeng headed over to Xiao Chen. To Xiao Chens surprise, the number one beauty of Jade Maiden Peak, Chu Xinyun, followed along as well.
Xiao Chen frowned, What is he doing? This brat was too reckless and rash, bringing a girl along when they were about to do some work.
Liu Suifeng walked over quickly, his handsome face was covered in smiles. He made introductions for Xiao Chen, This is Jade Maiden Peaks Miss Xinyun. She will being with us to Evil Wind Valley this time.
Hello, I am Chu Xinyun. Liu Suifeng frequently mentions you to me, Chu Xinyun took the initiative to greet Xiao Chen with a faint smile.
The unforgettable beauty of Chu Xinyun would normally cause one to feel stifled when they stood close to her. However, Xiao Chen had seen many pretty girls before and still had some immunity to it.
Xiao Chens expression did not change, he only smiled and said, I wonder what business does Miss Chu have following us?
Before Chu Xinyun could answer, Liu Suifeng rushed to answer, Aside from being a cultivator, Xinyun is also an alchemist. Although she is able to obtain some herbs in the sect, it would cost too many contribution points. Thus, she would gather most of them by herself.
Chu Xinyun nodded and acknowledged Liu Suifengs answer. Xiao Chennn felt speechless, seeing the behavior of the two of them, he was sure Liu Suifeng had not even held her hand before.
Never mind, as long as we can obtain the Ice Crystal Flower. I hope there will not be any unexpected idents, Xiao Chen thought helplessly in his heart.
The three of them started to make their way down the mountain. Along the way, Liu Suifeng was enthusiastically speaking,menting on all sorts of topics. asionally, Chu Xinyun would smile, making her look extremely pretty. This resulted in Liu Suifeng feeling very content and satisfied.
Xiao Chen shook his head quietly, he could not do anything about this. After the three of them descended the mountain, they did not immediately leave Lingyun Mountain Range. Instead, they went to Heaven Saber Pavilions Spirit Beast Workshop.
It was quite a distance to Evil Wind Valley. Although the three of them were not slow, they did not wish to waste their Essence on travelling. Thus, they intended to rent a few fast horses for the journey.
Using the inner sect disciple identity token, the three of them could rent the lowest grade horse for free. If they wished to rent a Spirit Beast to ride, they would have to pay extra.
There were all sorts of Spirit Beasts reared in the Spirit Beast Workshop. If you had enough Spirit Stones, one would even be able to rent a high ranked Spirit Beast to help them in fights.
However, the three of them were only able to look at them, it was very expensive to rent them. Although Xiao Chen was notcking in wealth, he could not simply reveal it.
Chapter 158 - Entering Evil Wind Valley Again
Chapter 158: Entering Evil Wind Valley Again
After they registered and picked their horses, they prepared to start their journey. Suddenly, there was a hostile voiceing from behind, Brother Liu, please wait.
Xiao Chen turned his head around and saw Song Qianhe, riding a three-meter tall me Cloud Colt, heading over to them. Following behind him were several Biyun Peak disciples riding on me Cloud Colts as well.
This me Cloud Colt was a horse-type Rank 3 Spirit Beast. Its fur was like a red cloud of fire, making it looked especially pretty. Furthermore, it was able to run extremely fast, as though it were a surging fire cloud.
Liu Suifeng saw Song Qianhe, and the smile on his face disappeared. After that, he immediately turned around and said, Just ignore him; lets go!
After he spoke, he immediately got on the horse. Xiao Chen and Chu Xinyun followed suit as well and disappeared from Song Qianhes vision very quickly.
Song Qianhe smiled coldly and patted his steed. He said, Wait till I conquer your sister. Lets see how fiery your temper will be then.
Suddenly, Zhang Jin, who was behind, said, Senior Brother Song, that brat rarely leaves Qingyun Peak. This is a rare opportunity. We should be able to catch up to them quickly.
Song Qianhe smiled, I will make the decisions here. Today is the day the Ice Crystal Flower blossoms. That sickly peasant on Qingyun Peak needs the Ice Crystal Flower to keep him alive.
It seems like there was a grudge between Biyun Peak and Qingyun Peak. Otherwise, Liu Ruyue and Liu Suifeng would not have reacted the way they did the moment they saw Song Qinghe.
Although Xiao Chen was curious, it was clear Liu Suifeng did not want to speak of it. Thus, Xiao Chen did not ask him about it.
The three of them traveled very fast on the horses, kicking up a cloud of dust everywhere they traveled. Although they were not fine horses like the me Cloud Colts, they were still much faster than ordinary horses.
After they traveled for four hours, the three of them finally reached Evil Wind Valley. Like the previous time, the outskirts were bustling. It was possible this was the first time Chu Xinyun came to this kind of ce; she was very curious and looked around everywhere.
However, when such a pretty girl like her did not maintain a low-profile, she would attract a lot of attention. Very soon, she attracted the gaze of every cultivator in Evil Wind Valley.
Xiao Chen even heard the drool dripping out of their mouths non-stop; they were as vulgar as they could possibly be. He could not help but think, I hope there would not be any trouble.
It was a good thing the three of them had silver identity tokens; it made their statuses very clear. These outer disciples could not watch and not take any actions against them.
Even the most ordinary disciple in the inner sect would be able to easily kill three outer disciples in an instant. This was the result of the strict and intensepetition.
Liu Suifeng finally recovered hisplexion and found a ce to keep the horses; it was clear he was familiar with the ce. After that, the three of them quickly entered Evil Wind Valley.
Yunxin, Im afraid something might go wrong. Can we go pick the Ice Crystal Flower first? Liu Suifeng asked Chu Xinyun.
Chu Xinyun smiled, I dont have a problem with that. After all, I dont need the herbs urgently. Ill just treat it like seeing the sights.
Liu Suifeng smiled when he heard this. They quickly made their way to the ce where the Ice Crystal Flower would be. There was a senior in Qingyun Peak that required the Ice Crystal Flower to help him stay alive.
Thus, Liu Suifeng would regrlye to pick the Ice Crystal Flowers. The good thing was that senior had almost recovered. After this round, he should be able topletely recover, and they would not need to go to all this trouble anymore.
Liu Suifeng led the way; this was not his first timeing here, and he was a lot more familiar with the ce than Xiao Chen. Along their way, they passed by rivers and forests, but they manage to arrive at that cliffside without meeting any Spirit Beasts.
Something is not right; there must be a problem.
The three of them just exited the forest, and they smelled an extremely bloody stench blown over by the wind. Liu Suifengsplexion turned pale as they quickly rushed forward.
Below the towering cliffside, there were two dead young Ice Apes lying there. Their chests were cut open, and the valuable parts and Spirit Cores had been taken away.
When they looked up the cliffside, the spot where the Ice Crystal Flower had originally been was now empty. Even its roots and leaves had been pulled out by someone.
This was a herb they needed to save someone, and yet, it had been taken away by someone. Liu Suifeng had a vacant look as he muttered, How did it turn out like this? Who is so malicious to even pull out the roots?
Xiao Chen checked out the bodies of the young Ice Apes and found their blood was not dry yet. Based on the state of the wounds, it was clear the person had left recently.
Xiao Chen extended out his Spiritual Sense, and instantly, everything within two thousand odd meters appeared in his mind. Xiao Chen eliminated every cultivator one by one.
Finally, Xiao noticed two Martial Grand Masters; they were hiding their silver identity tokens from view.
Xiao Chen retracted his Spiritual Sense and turned it into a thread. He scanned the body of the two of them and found one of them was carrying a parcel containing an Ice Crystal Flower in his embrace.
After they walked for a long time, they stopped in the middle of the forest. A group of cultivators riding me Cloud Colts had been waiting there for a long time.
The one leading them was none other than Song Qianhe. He received the Ice Crystal Flow and revealed a sinister smile. He said, Liu Ruyue, lets see how you reject me this time. When I thoroughly conquer you, Qingyun Peak will be naturally annexed by my Biyun Peak.
Xiao Chens expression turned cold and rage built in his heart. He was emitting a heavy killing intent; his expression was especially fierce.
Beside this group of people, there was an outer disciple dressed in flowery robes. It was the person who mocked the scarred man previously, Yan Tianzheng.
Yan Tianzheng smiled faintly, Big Brother Song, I did pretty wellpleting this errand, right? Amongst the outer sect, Im the one with the most spies. If you want me to keep an eye on a person, I would definitely be able to uncover all his secrets thoroughly.
This Yan Tianzheng was the Xihe Provinces Yan ns Second Young Master. With his huge background, Song Qianhe did not dare slight him. He said slowly as he smiled, Brother Yan, stop joking with me. How can this be you running an errand for me? I, Song Qianhe, owe you a favor. There will definitely a spot for you in Biyun Peak.
Yan Tianzheng smiled in satisfaction. He worked so hard for Song Qianhe so he could achieve such a result. If he were able to enter Biyun Peak, his position in the n would immediately soar.
Xiao Chen could no longer be bothered to keep listening. He left a Spiritual Mark on Song Qianhe before quickly retracting his Spiritual Sense.
Liu Suifeng still had a ck look on his face. Chu Yunxin, who was beside him, did not know how to console him. Xiao Chen thought for a while before saying, This Ice Crystal Flower was taken away by Song Qianhe!
Song Qianhe? Liu Suifeng was stunned when he heard that. Ye Chen, how do you know this?
Of course, Xiao Chen could not tell him his secret and had no better option than lying, I have a Secret Treasure that has extremely strong perception. I saw two inner disciples handing the Ice Crystal Flower to Song Qianhe!
Despicable! Liu Suifeng said lividly. He balled his right hand into a fist and punched the cliffside violently. Cracks appeared on the cliffside, and rocks tumbled down.
This Song Qianhe must be intending to use the Ice Crystal Flower to threaten my sis. Previously, his father tried to arrange a marriage between them as an excuse to annex Qingyun Peak. After they were rejected by my sis, they were not resigned. Now, they are using such despicable means.
Chu Xinyun was calmer and though about the details. She asked Xiao Chen, Ye Chen, how many people did Song Qianhe bring? What are their levels of cultivation?
Xiao Chen replied, Including him, there is a total of ten inner disciples. The strongest is Song Qianhe, who is a peak Martial Grand Master. Aside from them, there is also an outer disciple called Yan Tianzheng.
He is an Inferior Grade Martial Grand Master. He was the one who followed Liu Suifeng and reported his whereabouts to Song Qianhe.
When Chu Xinyun heard this, rage appeared on her pretty face. The weakest inner disciple would be, at least, a Medial Grade Martial Grand Master. Adding Yan Tianzheng, there was a total of eleven Martial Grand Masters.
On their side, there were only three of them. The difference in strength was too big. A cold light shed in Liu Suifengs eyes; he said in a cold voice, Ignore everything else; we have to get the Ice Crystal Flower. Otherwise, that bastard might be able to have his way with my sis.
Ye Chen, lead the way. We have to intercept them before leaving the valley.
Xiao Chen nodded and felt for the Spiritual Mark he left behind. He executed the Azure Dragon Cloud Soaring Art and headed rapidly to that group of people, moving as fast as lightning.
He was continually thinking of the situation along the way. The inner disciples of Heavenly Saber Pavilion were elites. Amongst the same cultivation realm and grade, the ordinary cultivators would not be a match for them. Xiao Chen did not dare be careless.
Suddenly, Xiao Chen stopped. He said, The distance is too huge. Furthermore, they are riding me Cloud Colts. We will never be able to catch up.
After he spoke, a silver warship appeared out of his eye. He ignored their shock and promptly said, Quickly, get on.
The situation was urgent. Although Chu Yunxin and Liu Suifeng were astonished, they did not have an opportunity to ask any questions. They directly jumped on without a further word.
After the two of them boarded, Xiao Chen operated the formations on the silver warship with all his might. They transformed into a silver sh as they flew swiftly forward.
It only took a while for Xiao Chen to rush ahead of Song Qianhes group. Xiao Chen immediately descended and leaped onto a big tree. They should be going past here. Do not show any mercy; kill them all.
There were no emotions in Xiao Chens words; he was incredibly cold. Chu Xinyun and Liu Suifeng even trembled slightly in fear.
Chu Xinyun said, Ye Chen, killing fellow sect members is a serious felony in Heavenly Saber Pavilion. If we were caught, we would be executed. We should talk it over with Song Qianhe.
How naive! Xiao Chen smiled coldly and said, Do you think everyone is as pure as you are? If you are afraid, you dont have to participate. Soft-heartedness will only ruin things. This matter has nothing to do with you in the first ce, anyway.
Chu Xinyun was stunned when she heard this. She frowned slightly; she was so angered by Xiao Chen, she choked. She did not expect Xiao Chen to be so direct. There were no men in Heavenly Saber Pavilion who dared speak to her like that.
Liu Suifeng also advised, This might really be a fight to the death. Xinyun, it would be best if you hide first!
Dong! Dong! Dong!
The galloping of horses could be heard from ahead; the ground was trembling slightly. Xiao Chen could feel the slight tremors of the tree while he was hidden in it.
He took out the Soul yer Bow and Essence Light Arrows and focused, drawing the bow. There was nothing else in his vision, only his target.
Chapter 159 - Biting Cold Killing Intent
Chapter 159: Biting Cold Killing Intent
Sou!
When Song Qianhe and the others appeared in Xiao Chens vision, Xiao Chen did not hesitate to release the arrow. The Essence Light Arrow turned into a beam of light and flew rapidly to the front, carrying a boundless killing intent.
This arrow was not fired at Song Qianhe. This battle was too dangerous, so Xiao Chen did not dare to expect too much, finishing this off in one shot. This arrow was aimed at the weakest person in the group Zhang Jin.
As the steeds galloped and dusk rose into the air, Song Qianhe, who was riding on a horse, suddenly felt a killing intent iing. He saw a beam of cold light and quickly dismounted and shouted, Enemy attack! Dismount, quickly!
Xiao Chen was astonished. It was fortunate he did not aim the Essence Light Arrow at this person. Given his reaction time, it was likely that he would have gained no returns for his efforts.
While Zhang Jin was in the middle of dismounting, the Essence Light Arrow arrived with a sou sound and struck his neck. The huge force behind the arrow instantly knocked him off the horse.
Zhang Jin was knocked flying backwards and crashed into another cultivator. The me Cloud Colt was startled and began prancing around wildly, turning the whole ce chaotic.
Amidst the chaos, another Essence Light Arrow shed by and struck the neck of another Biyun Peak disciple, pinning him on the ground dead.
In the blink of an eye, two Martial Grand Masters were killed. Panic broke out in the group; all of them hid themselves behind the tall me Cloud Colts.
Xiao Chen saw that there were no other opportunities and put away the Soul yer Bow. He took out his Lunar Shadow Saber and said, Lets make our move, the two of you need to help me dy Song Qianhe.
Seeing Xiao Chen decisively make ns to attack and kill two Biyun Peak disciples in an instant, Liu Suifeng and Chu Yunxin were in a state of disbelief. After all, they were fellow disciples of Heavenly Saber Pavilion, so they still had some reservations in their heart.
Liu Suifeng only reacted after Xiao Chen spoke; he quickly leaped down from the tree. Chu Xinyun hesitated for a while before following.
A bolt of lightning streaked by in the sky as Xiao Chen descended down andnded beside Song Qianhe.
Standing behind the me Cloud Colt, Song Qianhe could see Xiao Chens appearance clearly. He said in astonishment, Its you, Liu Ruyues disciple. You dare kill my Biyun Peaks people? You are truly seeking death.
The instant he spoke, the remaining eight cultivators all stuck their heads out and saw only Xiao Chen. Their initial fear immediately vanished as they used their auras to surround Xiao Chen in pressure.
You delivered yourself to me, so dont me me for taking harsh measures. Kill him! Song Qianhes expression turned cold as he spoke.
Huang Dang Dang!
Sabers were drawn from their scabbards as saber lights lit the area up. There were shes of cold light and howling of wind as eight figures rushed at Xiao Chen, apanied by a boundless killing intent that zeroed in on Xiao Chen.
Song Qianhe did not make a move personally. In his eyes, Xiao Chen was already a dead man; there was no need for him to make a move.
He looked into the distance and saw figures rushing over quickly. The corner of his mouth curled up in a cold smile, Liu Suifeng and Chu Xinyun this is fine too, its a good excuse for me to make a move on you.
Flight On Wings, Disordered Dance of a Thousand Years!
Xiao Chen calmly executed the Disordered Dance of a Thousand Years. A strong air current surrounded him. He was already in the sky, continuously changing his stances.
Saber light flew everywhere chaotically, and there were plenty of metallic ngs. Xiao Chen left behind a series of after images, instantly sending out countless strikes. Despite attackingter, his attacks struck the eight people attacking him first.
There were plenty of after images, and they were not able to differentiate the real from the fakes. The Biyun Peak disciples looked at the images in the sky, not even able to tell where Xiao Chen was. They had to stick to passively defending with their sabers every time a saber light came flying at them.
These eight people were countered by Xiao Chen in an instant. Furthermore, he did not seemed to be at a disadvantage at all, in fact holding the upper hand. The boundless saber lights seemed never-ending,bining with the countless afterimages in the sky, which dazed them.
When the Disordered Dance of a Thousand Years waspletely executed, Xiao Chens body paused in midair and the Azure Dragon leaped out of the river in his body. His actions made it seem as though he had leaped in midair and retreated backward quickly
When hended, the eight cultivators were all injured to a certain degree, with at least multiple wounds incurred. Yan Tianzheng, who was amongst the crowd, suddenly shouted angrily, Ill smash you to death!
Dragon Seizing Hand!
A huge ck hand appeared above Xiao Chens head, blocking out the sun and covering the sky as it smashed violently toward Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chens expression changed slightly; he did not expect this Yan Tianzheng to be a disciple of the Yan n with a inherited Martial Spirit. He pushed his feet off the ground and quickly dodged.
The remaining seven people moved continuously and quickly rushed at Xiao Chen. Saber lights flew chaotically from everywhere in his direction, as the seven people used their Martial Techniques to attack Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen did not panic in the face of danger andpletely unleashed everything he hadprehended in the past few days. He only used the Basic Saber Techniques to break these Martial Techniques one by one.
The eight moves of the saber: sweep, hack, push, pare, skim, swing, chop, and pierce. Whenever there was an opening, he would attack, making practical use of everything he had learned while fighting with seven people at the same time.
asionally, he would dodge the huge ck hand above him. The Heaven Ranked Movement Technique, Azure Dragon Cloud Soaring Art, allowed Xiao Chen to be as agile as a flood dragon. Although the situation was dangerous, he was not injured at all.
These seven people were all Biyun Peak disciples. They frequently practiced together and were able to cooperate with each other perfectly. Xiao Chen was not able to find a weak point and could only fight them to a standstill.
On the other side, Liu Suifeng knew that their identities were already uncovered, so he did not hesitate to draw his saber and engage Song Qianhe. The both of them had grasped the various techniques of Qingyun Peak and Buyun Peak, which made their fight very intense.
However, Song Qianhes cultivation was slightly higher than Liu Suifeng. He had held the advantage since the very start. If it was not for Chu Xinyun helping Liu Suifeng at the side, a dangerous situation might have urred.
Chu Xinyun, have you forgotten the rules of Heavenly Saber Pavilion?! They have alreadymitted a grave felony by attacking their fellow sect mates. If you help them, you will bemitting the same error. Seeing the fight drag on, Song Qianhe made use of psychological tactics on Chu Xinyun.
These words were precisely what struck Chu Xinyuns nerves. Her hands could not help but pause for a moment.
Song Qianhe smiled coldly and took advantage of this opportunity to send out three after images. His body was like flowing water and his speed suddenly doubled.
This was the Three Flowing Cloud Images of Biyun peak. Liu Suifeng, who had been working with Chu Xinyun, was caught off guard and got struck by the three sabers. Three bloody wounds appeared on his chest, and blood flowed out immediately.
Seeing Liu Suifeng get injured, Chu Xinyun suddenly came to her senses. She quickly moved to block Song Qianhes killing blow. The two of them worked together once again to defend against Song Qianhes attacks. However, it was clear they were at a disadvantage.
Xiao Chen handled his saber skillfully and dealt with the saber lights of the seven people. He saw the earlier scene clearly and could not help but sigh. At such a crucial point, Chu Xinyun was actually still in a daze. Thisdy is not reliable.
Shua!
Noticing Xiao Chen being distracted, one of the seven cultivators took advantage of the opportunity to increase his speed and used his saber to rend a small cut on Xiao Chens arm.
The group began rejoicing. After exchanging blows for so long, they had finally managed to injured Xiao Chen. Their morale was immediately boosted, and the cold gleam on their des turned even sharper.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly to himself. He nced at the descending ck hand and pretended to trip before being smashed away by it. He staggered over and fell before climbing back up in a miserable manner.
The group behind him immediately took advantage of the gap created and used several saber lights to hack at him.
By the time Xiao Chen turned around, his body was covered in wounds. He had a painful expression on his face, making him look very miserable.
There is no need to waste anymore time, put in more effort and finish him off quickly! Yan Tianzheng said excitedly as he sent out another huge ck hand.
The seven Biyun Peak disciples also became excited. Whoevernded the killing blow would be the one with the biggest contribution. By then, Song Qianhe would reward them greatly.
Their stores of Essence were rapidly exhausted as they used all sorts of killing moves. Their initially perfect coordination started to turn chaotic, as they were only think of killing Xiao Chen as soon as they could.
However, these people did not notice that, although Xiao Chen had a lot of wounds, his wounds were not all fatal. Furthermore, the wounds were not even skin-deep, only scratching his skin.
He looked as though he was badly mangled, but they were actually just superficial injuries. He had continuously tempered his body in the past two months. It was now very difficult for a normal attack to leave a fatal wound on his body.
Xiao Chen had an extremely unsightly expression on his face as he quickly retreated. His footsteps seemed obviously disarrayed, as one would when being beaten around by a violent storm. He narrowly missed trees and stumbled left and right, surrounded by perils.
It seemed as though all it took was onest attack and Xiao Chen would die a miserable death. Just at this moment, because the chase was too intense, one of the Biyun Peak disciple broke way ahead of the group.
Xiao Chens eyes lit up. He stopped moving and a limitless boundless me starting surging continuously in his right eye.
When that disciple saw Xiao Chen stop moving, he was very happy. He leaped into the air and used his saber to hack at Xiao Chens head. When the de was just an inch away from Xiao Chens forehead, a dense me the size of a finger suddenly fired out from Xiao Chens right eye. Its speed was extremely fast, piercing right through this disciples chest.
A hole appeared in the chest of this person. Abject terror took hold of him as he incredulously watched the hole in his chest growrger.
He appeared to be trying to grab onto something, but he had no way of stopping the mes from spreading. In an instant, he turned into a pile of ashes that scattered out on the ground.
Xiao Jiu! The situation that urred suddenly caught the Biyun Peak disciples off-guard.
[Note: Note that this Xiao is different from the one Xiao Chen has. This one means little and is often used together with a part of the persons name to form a nickname of endearment. So in this case, it''s like Little Jiu.]
Three Biyun Peak cultivators who were close with Xiao Jiu lost their reason and shouted lividly. They leaped into the air and hacked at Xiao Chen with 6.6 meter long saber lights.
Xiao Chen revealed a disdainful smile. This attack from the three irrational cultivator seemed very fierce, but they were full of weak points. With some skill, it could be easily dealt with.
Xiao Chen took a step back and tilted himself forward slightly as he executed the push technique from the Basic Saber Techniques. There was a huang dang sound as the Lunar Shadow Saber blocked the three saber strikes.
The huge ck hand in the sky formed once again. Yan Tianzheng wanted to make use of this opportunity to destroy Xiao Chen thoroughly.
Are you done yet?!
Xiao Chen snorted coldly and pointed toward the sky with his left hand. His finger resembled a sword as a simr huge ck hand materialized.
The huge ck hand projected Xiao Chens gesture, using its finger as a sword. It instantly broke through Yan Tianzhengs Dragon Seizing Hand.
Chapter 160 - Gap
Chapter 160: Gap
Xiao Chens expression did not change as he opened his fingers. The huge, ck fist imitated the actions and turned into a palm with outstretched fingers.
How can this be? Without the inherited Martial Spirit of the Yan n, it would be impossible to execute the Dragon Seizing Hand. How could he have learned it?
Under Yan Tianzhengs disbelieving gaze, the huge hand smashed down on him, crushing him violently to the ground. He vomited a mouthful of blood.
Xiao Chen looked back, and the Azure Dragon in his body roared angrily. A boundless Essence flowed into his right hand, and he struck out with the Lunar Shadow Saber. There was a strong wind as he flung the three people in the air away.
A bolt of lightning descended from the sky; the Lunar Shadow Saber lit up with a resplendent light. Xiao Chen quickly executed Drawing the Saber. This was the Rushing Thunder Saber Technique that was almost at the Great Perfection.
This strike was as fast as lightning. It carried a chilled wind as it chopped the person preparing to sneak attack from behind him in half.
When the three Biyun Peak disciples saw theirpanion being chopped in half at the waist by Xiao Chen, they felt a chill in their hearts at the shocking scene.
They were stunned for a moment before they grasped their sabers tightly once again and rushed over. Xiao Chen smiled faintly and took a step forward. Another bolt of lightning shed in the sky as Xiao Chens momentum slowly built up.
Facing the three Biyun Peak disciples rushing forward, Xiao Chen grasped his saber handle tightly. He casually swung it, and a resplendent arclight appeared; it was flickering with electricity.
Bang! Xiao Chen shouted, and the arclight vibrated violently.
It gave off a loud sound and generated an intense shock wave as it exploded. The three cultivators were immediately sted back.
There were footstepsing from behind them; the remaining three cultivators wereing at him from behind. Xiao Chen ignored them, and he soared into the air, apanied by a crackle of thunder.
Xiao Chen had already perfected this Rushing Heaven Chop. His body seemed to tear through space, creating a rainbow-colored light.
The rainbow-colored light disappeared in an instant. After a long silence, there was a loud boom. It pierced through a cultivator and sted him to smithereens.
Xiao Chen paused strangely in midair, standing on nothing. Crackles of thunder kept blooming behind him. The sound waves reverberated within the surroundings, causing the leaves of the trees in the dense forest to fall.
Because he did not want to be distracted, Song Qianhe had not been paying attention to the fight on the other side. Now that Xiao Chen created such amotion, he could not help but take a look even if he did not want to.
In the end, after he took a look, Song Qianhe turned pale. He originally thought he could deal with Xiao Chen easily. However, Xiao Chen had already killed three Biyun Disciples and even had the upper hand.
Liu Suifeng and Chu Xinyun were also astonished at Xiao Chens strength. They quickly obstructed Song Qianhe, preventing him from going over to help. The fight between the three of them became even more intense.
Song Qianhe became even more anxious; his blows became heavier, causing the two of them to retreat. However, after the Chu Xinyun revealed her true strength, there was no problem in dealing with Song Qianhes attacks.
Rushing Thunder Chop!
Xiao Chen shouted faintly, and the saber exploded in light. He was like a bolt of lightning, descending from the sky andnding on a Biyun Peak disciples head. The Lunar Shadow Saber chopped down, creating a ka ca sound.
The Spirit Weapon that cultivator used to block with immediately broke into two pieces. The Lunar Shadow Saber did not stop after that, splitting this cultivator into two halves, vertically down the middle.
Seeing the two people beside, Xiao Chen did not stop to rest. Connecting his moves smoothly like flowing water, he executed the Rushing Thunder Second Chain Chop.
Xiao Chens momentum now raised to its peak. The feeling he gave off was like that of a thunder god.
With the momentum carried forward from the previous four moves, the saber now carried an extremely huge force behind it. It was also extremely fast; it was unblockable.
Shua! The two cultivators to the side were cleanly chopped into halves. The resplendent energy electrocuted them until they were charred ck.
Three more to go, Xiao Chen withdrew his saber and stood upright, the momentum he umted slowly disappeared.
The remaining three cultivators were nowpletely terrified; they wanted to run but were unable to do so. They were afraid Song Qianhe would cause trouble for them if they did. If that happened, they would be in for a terrible time in Biyun Peak.
His Essence should be almost exhausted; there is no need to be afraid!
The three of them consoled each other as they rushed at Xiao Chen. Xiao Chen smiled faintly as he suddenly became a blur. The Lunar Shadow Saber turned into three, and his speed immediately doubled.
This is the Three Flowing Cloud Images; how did he learn it?!
This was a Secret Technique only the true inheritor of Biyun Peak could learn. After it reached the Great Perfection, it would be equivalent to an Earth Ranked Martial Technique. The three of them could not understand how Xiao Chen executed it.
The three of them were caught off guard as Xiao Chen moved past them smoothly, leaving behind horrifying wounds on them; blood gushed incessantly.
Interesting, Xiao Chen murmured to himself. He did not expect the Three Flowing Cloud Images to be so mighty the first time he executed it using the Battle Sage Origins Changing Character Form.
It was as gentle and quiet as flowing water, yet it had the might of a surging river; gushing incessantly but moving as it was willed, resulting one to be unable to follow it with their eyes; this was the Essence of Three Flowing Cloud Images.
After he executed the Three Flowing Cloud Images, Xiao Chen experienced a suddenprehension. This was a miraculous state; it was something that could be found but not sought.
Xiao Chenpletely forgot about the surrounding situation; he was immersed in this miraculous state.
The Battle Sage Origins Changing Character Form continuously replicated the Three Flowing Cloud Images. Xiao Chens entire body was like a tiny stream, flowing continuously.
The stream slowly surged up violently and became a gushing river. It surged and torrented, creating lots of sshes.
No, thats not right; this is not the feel of the Three Flowing Cloud Images, Xiao Chen thought to himself as his movement patterns of his feet changed.
The gushing river slowly calmed and turned into a peaceful sea.
There were no waves on the sea; its surface was like a mirror. The floating clouds swam by rapidly on the surface, as though it were another sky.
The water flowed slowly under the surface; under the quiet and relentless assault over a long time by the water, a stone, the size of a mountain, transformed into a depression in the ground.
Suddenly, Xiao Chen woke up. He could not help but be startled when he looked around his surroundings; he had unknowingly walked a distance of a hundred meters.
The three Biyun Peak disciples were also dragged over by him; their bodies werepletely covered in wounds, each one of them incredibly deep. They were as dead as they could be.
The ces Xiao Chen walked past had a one-meter-deep fissure; it was like water had flowed through it; it was extremely smooth without any bumps.
Song Qianhe looked on in astonishment; his eyes were filled with disbelief. He muttered to himself, This is the state of Perfection like Water. Even my father has not achieved this.
Taking advantage of Song Qianhes distraction, Liu Suifeng shouted, and a saber light suddenly appeared on his saber. As the saber light pressed forward, Song Qianhe felt a dangerous aura. He quickly turned his attention back and blocked this attack.
As Xiao Chen walked over; he stared at Song Qianhe, who was fighting. Yan Tianzheng, who was to the side, slowly recovered, struggling to stand up.
Dragon Seizing Hand! Xiao Chen did not even bother to spare him a nce, the huge ck hand appeared from nowhere and formed a huge fist. The earth shook; Yan Tianzheng was pounded into meat paste.
Xiao Chen was wearing a faint smile as he walked slowly over to Song Qianhe. He manifested his Spiritual Sense into a deity in the air.
The deity opened its eyes. Its gaze was like a bright torch; the light pierced through the air, firing at Song Qianhe. This was the deity the ancient Sages imitated. Xiao Chens Spiritual Sense was naturally not as strong as the ancient Sages, but it was sufficient to deal with Song Qianhe.
Song Qianhe, who was fighting Liu Suifeng and Chu Xinyun, felt a formless pressure. It was like a pair of eyes piercing through time and space, staring into his mind.
The closer Xiao Chen got, the heavier the pressure became. He felt as though his heartbeat was synchronized with Xiao Chens footsteps.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
His heartbeat became stronger and stronger, as though it was able to leap out of his chest. Song Qianhe thought, Whats going on? This person is only an Inferior Grade Martial Grand Master. There is no need to panic. I must stay calm.
Although Song Qianhe was doing his best to stay calm, his hands and feet seemed like they were tied up. He immediately revealed plenty of weak points; Liu Suifeng took advantage of this opportunity and caused numerous wounds to appear on his body.
Xiao Chen did not make any moves; he simply stood there quietly, focusing his Spiritual Sense continuously on the deity. A golden light appeared behind this invisible deity; this golden light was very resplendent, very dazzling.
Suddenly a golden light fired from the eyes of the deity. The golden light prated Song Qianhes soul. Song Qianhe trembled as his eyes widened; his body was temporarily shackled by an invisible force.
After the deity fired the golden light, it immediately broke apart. Xiao Chen took advantage of this opportunity and executed the Azure Dragon Cloud Soaring Art. He seemed to have transformed into a flood dragon and soared into the air.
A cloud of dust was kicked up as Xiao Chen went past Liu Suifeng and Chu Xinyun. He arrived before Song Qianhe in an instant and used his saber to hack at his chest.
Boom!
There was a loud metallic sound. This fellow was actually wearing a Superior Grade Earth Ranked Battle Armor. Xiao Chens attack did not manage to kill him in one blow.
However, the huge force gathered on the saber knocked him flying backward. Blood trickled out of the corner of his mouth; it was obvious he suffered a significant injury.
Song Qianhe woke up to reality; he saw that he had lost the advantage, and he turned around to leave quickly.
Thinking of running? Leave behind the Ice Crystal Flower! Liu Suifeng shouted furiously. He leaped off the ground, and he started spinning on his palm.
Liu Suifeng quickly threw the rapidly spinning saber, causing an intense hurricane. The hurricane instantly wrapped around Song Qianhe and rose into the air; there were miserable criesing from within.
When it finally stopped, Song Qianhe was covered in wounds and fell heavily from the sky. Xiao Chen walked forward and removed his Spatial Ring.
Pouring everything out, plenty of Inferior Grade Spirit Stones fell to the ground, along with plenty of good quality Medicinal Pills and banknotes.
Xiao Chen fished out the Ice Crystal Flower from the pile of items and handed it to Liu Suifeng. A smile appeared on Liu Suifengs face as he received it joyfully.
Seeing that there were at least a hundred Inferior Grade Spirit Stones, Liu Suifeng grin became bigger. He asked Xiao Chen, What are we going to do with the Spirit Stones?
His meaning was very clear, Are they going to split the loot? However, with Chu Xinyun around, Liu Suifeng could not reveal such a thought; he wanted Xiao Chen to be the one to breach the topic.
Chapter 161 - Leaving The Roots When Weeding
Chapter 161: Leaving The Roots When Weeding
How could Xiao Chen not understand what he was thinking about. Xiao Chen cursed in his heart and smiled faintly, What else can we do? Split it evenly amongst the three of us.
When Song Qianhe, who was severely injured by the Qingyun Peaks Secret Technique, saw Xiao Chen intending to distribute his Spirit Stones, he shouted lividly, You paupers! Trash! Dont touch my Spirit Stones, otherwise, I
Xiao Chen could not be bothered with him, so he simply stomped on his face and interrupted him. Then he continued to stomp a few more times.
Pulling his foot back, Xiao Chen slowly moved the Lunar Shadow Saber to Song Qianhes neck. Under the threat of death, Song Qianhe was so frightened that he turned pale. Dont kill me; my father is the Peak Master of Biyun Peak. He is a peak Martial King. If you kill me, you will never be able to escape!
Chu Xinyun advised, Young Master Ye, we cannot kill Song Qianhe. Killing him would equate to entering a dead end.
Xiao Chen found it funny in his heart. At such a moment, she was actually still talking about not killing him and releasing him. Should we just do so and wait for him to recover from his injuries ande to cause trouble for us again?
Just as Xiao Chen was deep in thought, a dagger, glimmering with a cold light, appeared from Song Qianhes sleeves and dropped into his hand.
He got up and pierced towards Xiao Chen ferociously. This was a move Song Qianhe had been preparing for a long time; its speed was incredibly fast.
Although Xiao Chen was deep in thought, he had always kept his guard up. As the dagger almost reached him, he quickly dodged to the side, avoiding the killing move Song Qianhe had been preparing.
Pu Ci!
Seeing Xiao Chen dodge, Song Qianhe instantly switched target. He switched the dagger to his other hand, handling it with equal skill as the other, and stabbed Chu Xinyun, who was at the side.
Her pure white dress was dyed red. Song Qianhe did not stop after that, he pushed away Chu Xinyun and let go of the dagger.
Song Qianhe made a mad dash forward, the me Cloud Colts in front was his opportunity to escape.
Xiao Chens expression turned cold. Just as Song Qianhe was mounting a me Cloud Colt, a huge ck hand appeared and grabbed onto him.
Xiao Chen made a pulling motion with his right hand and Song Qianhe was pulled back. He shouted out when hended heavily on the ground. Xiao Chen immediately went up and stomped on his face again, stomp after stomp, without stopping.
After a while, Song Qianhes handsome face was stomped until it was badly mangled. He moaned painfully, Dont kill me
Xiao Chen ignored him and there was a sh of cold light. The Lunar Shadow Saber was chopping towards Song Qianhes neck. When Chu Xinyun, who was in Liu Suifengs embrace, saw the situation, she said meekly, Ye Chen, you cant kill him. You cant
Are all women this stupid? She nearly died and yet she said not to kill him, Xiao Chen smiled to himself coldly, and he paused for a while before continuing to chop downwards.
On every true inheritor, there is a Qi Mark ced on them by the Main Hall. If you kill him, they would be able to find out your identity immediately. The Divine Saber Camp will chase you to the ends of the world, Chu Xinyun said anxiously.
There is such a thing?
Xiao Chen knew a little about the Heavenly Saber Pavilions Divine Saber Camp. They were the elite force of the Heavenly Saber Pavilion. Everyone in there were experts and furthermore, they all had plenty of battle experience.
Xiao Chen felt very depressed. He turned his saber and struck Song Qianhes neck with the back of his saber, causing him to faint.
When Chu Xinyun saw that, there was a look of relief on her pale face. She took out a porcin bottle and handed it to Xiao Chen, There is a medicinal pill in there. Make him eat itter, it will cause him to forget all his memories of today."
Xiao Chen was slightly stunned. He received the Medicinal Pill and forced open Song Qianhes mouth before shoving the pill down his throat forcefully.
Liu Suifeng looked at the wound on Chu Xinyuns chest; he did not know what to do. He said anxiously, Ye Chen, what should be done? The dagger is still stuck in Xinyun, should we pull it out?
Xiao Chen frowned slightly and bent over to inspect it carefully. Song Qianhes move was very vicious. He had used a lot of strength and had pushed the entire dagger de in. Fortunately, because of the urgency of the situation, he did not cause too much damage to her.
The dagger was stabbed below the ribs near her left shoulder. Liu Suifeng had already pressed on a few of her acupoints, temporarily stopping the blood.
Take this Medicinal Pill first. I will give it a try, and see if we are able to remove the dagger now. Xiao Chen took out a Blood Replenishing Pill from the Universe Ring and handed it to Chu Xinyun.
Chu Xinyun received the Blood Replenishing Pill, and her eyes lit up with a strange light. She was not anxious to swallow as she asked, Ye Chen, did you refine this yourself?
Xiao Chen was currently thinking about how to pull out the dagger stuck in the left side of her chest. Thus, he did not think about her question carefully and muddle headedly nodded.
He turned his Spiritual Sense into a fine thread and sent it into her wound. Xiao Chen was now able to see that the dagger had countless tiny reverse hooks on the front and back of the de. They were gripping in Chu Xinyuns flesh tightly.
Xiao Chen took in a breath of cold air, his impression of Chu Xinyun improved slightly. The reverse hooks clinging tightly in her flesh must be causing her a lot of pain.
Chu Xinyun was enduring such a pain and still maintained her calm, that was not a simple thing to do. Liu Suifeng stood at the side and asked, Ye Chen, are you confident? We have to pull this dagger out as soon as possible. The longer we dy the more severe it will be.
Xiao Chens expression turned grave; naturally, he understood this principle. However, he was not a professional in such a field. Although he had some ideas, he was not fully confident it would work.
This dagger has many reverse hooks on it; they have alreadytched into the flesh. Furthermore, the wound is very deep. I am not very confident! Xiao Chen spoke the truth after hesitating for a moment.
Chu Xinyun ced a Jade Cloud Pill into her mouth. The pill turned into a refreshing medicinal energy and gathered around the wound, flowing around slowly. Chu Xinyun revealed a warm smile when she felt the pain subside significantly, I believe in you, just do it!
Liu Suifeng stood at the side and said, Ye Chen, do it! Be more decisive, dont dy anymore!
This Liu Suifeng is too simple. This concerns a persons life, how can I not be cautious? Xiao Chen thought to himself. He took out a piece of wood from the Universe Ring and handed it to Chu Xinyun, Here, bite onto it.
What is this for? Chu Xinyun asked out of confusion when she received the piece of wood.
Xiao Chen was a little speechless. How could she not understand such a simple logic?
Xiao Chen exined, I know you have a very high tolerance to pain, but the instant the dagger is pulled out, it will be extremely painfully. I am afraid you would not be able to withstand it and bite your tongue.
When Chu Xinyun described it in such a horrifying manner, she felt a little afraid. She slowly moved the piece of wood to her mouth and bit on it.
When Xiao Chen saw the situation, he smiled and said, May I ask Miss Xinyun some questions? You just have to nod or shake your head to answer me.
Chu Xinyun nodded. Xiao Chen then asked, Was Miss Xinyun born with double eyelids? If it is so nod once, if not shake your head.
What a strange question, Chu Xinyun was filled with doubts, but she still nodded. Xiao Chen smiled faintly and continued to ask, Then Xinyun is a natural born beauty. There should be many men in the Heavenly Saber Pavilion chasing after you, right?
[Note: Chinese people think that double eyelids are pretty. There are even many people who undergo cosmetic surgery just to have them.]
A bit of redness appeared on Chu Xinyuns pale face; it was like a pure little red flower deep in the mountains, it made her look very pure. Although she was embarrassed, Chu Xinyun still nodded.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly again as he continued to ask, With so many pursuers, has Miss Xinyun ever liked any of them? Have you ever been embroiled in a passionate romance?
Xiao Chens questions were getting more embarrassing. Chu Xinyuns neck was nowpletely red. This was the first time someone of the opposite sex asked her this question so directly.
Chu Xinyun shook her head to indicate no. Xiao Chen continued to ask questions of simr nature, causing Chu Xinyun to be distracted. Without her realizing it, Xiao Chen was already grasping on the dagger handle.
Xiao Chen was extremely focused; he focused all his Spiritual Sense on the wound inflicted by the dagger. He carefully observed the flesh that wastched onto by the reverse hooks.
It is timetime for the most difficult part, Xiao Chen thought to himself. Xiao Chen revealed a smile andmented in an extremely honestly manner, In that case, Miss Xinyun has not had any sexual experiences with a man yet.
What is he saying! Liu Suifengs mouth was open in shock; he had not expected Xiao Chen to say such despicable things.
Chu Xinyuns mind also went nk; there was anger in her eyes as she red at Xiao Chen. It was as though she wanted to slice him into a thousand pieces.
However, Xiao Chen ignored all this. The instant he stated that, hepletely focused on the wound, not daring to be distracted.
His Spiritual Sense felt that when Chu Xinyuns emotions were getting worked up, the flesh that wastched onto by the reverse hooks on the dagger contracted rapidly.
Shua!
Xiao Chen urately took advantage of the window of opportunity where the reverse hooks of the dagger were all squeezed out and decisively pulled out the dagger.
Blood spurted out and sshed on Xiao Chens face. Xiao Chen quickly pressed on some of the acupoints, stopping the blood from spurting out. He inspected the dagger and saw that aside from the blood, there was no flesh that was ripped out together with it. Xiao Chen smiled in a satisfied manner.
Chu Xinyun had not recovered her wits yet. Earlier, when she was distracted, she had almost forgotten about the dagger in her wound.
Suddenly, there was a huge bout of pain, causing her to frown deeply. Her face scrunched up as she bit down hard on the piece of wood.
After a long time, she recovered and let go of the piece of wood in her mouth. When she thought of Xiao Chens earlier statement, she disregarded her weak state and pped Xiao Chen violently. She scolded him, You degenerate!
Xiao Chen smiled faintly and gently grabbed her wrist. He struck her neck with his palm heavily, causing her to faint.
Liu Suifeng asked nervously, Ye Chen, what are you doing!?
Xiao Chen exined, She is currently very weak. If she gets agitated now and moves around, it would not be good for her body. It is best for her to rest.
Actually, Xiao Chen was feeling guilty as well; he was afraid Chu Xinyun might make a big issue out of this, hounding him endlessly.
Oh! Liu Suifeng nodded in understanding. Suddenly, he remembered what happened earlier. He asked hesitantly, Brother Ye Chen, why did you say that earlier?
Xiao Chen really had to exin this to Liu Suifeng, before he got misunderstood. Xiao Chen said, The design of this dagger is very insidious. It is covered in reverse hooks. They had pierced into andtched onto Chu Xinyuns flesh deeply earlier.
Although she did not cry out, her body was extremely tense, her muscles very tight. If I did not distract her, when I pulled the dagger out, she would have lost as least twice as much blood as she did.
Chapter 162 - The Shy Chu Xinyun
Chapter 162: The Shy Chu Xinyun
Xiao Chen paused after he said this. Then he took out the dagger and continued, The surface of the dagger would not be so clean if I did not do so. It would tear out arge chunk of flesh otherwise. I was afraid she would even bite through the piece of wood.
Liu Suifeng thought for a while and felt that what Xiao Chen said made sense. His expression turned warm, and he said, Ye Chen, thank you. You not only helped me to get the Ice Crystal Flower back, you even rescued Chu Xinyun. Xinyun probably misunderstood you, but I will help you exin it to herter.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly and patted Liu Suifeng on the back, Don''t say that. I have received plenty of care from Elder Sister Ruyue in Qingyun Peak. Doing all this is expected of me.
As for any misunderstanding she has, there is no need to worry about it. After all, she is currently almost recovered. I am not on familiar terms with her, so there is no problem bearing such a blemish.
After Xiao Chen spoke, he took out the Blood Replenishing Pill and a roll of bandage. After the Ice Ape injured him, he had bought this in case he needed it.
The bandage was coated with good quality medicine; it was much more effective than regr bandages. Xiao Chen handed the bandage and Medicinal Pill to Liu Suifeng, saying, Go help bandage her wounds up!
In the end, Liu Suifeng took the bandage and pill and walked around Chu Xinyun several times. He did not know what to do.
After a while, he blushed and said, Brother Ye Chen, its better you do it. I have no experience.
What the hell! This brat just told me to be more decisive earlier. When it is his turn, he turns tail and ran, Xiao Chen thought helplessly. Arent you pursuing her? This is a good chance for you to perform. You want me to do it? Are you sure?
Liu Suifeng hummed and hawed, It is improper for men and women toe into contact with each other. I am afraid after Xinyun wakes up, she would me me.
Normally, Liu Suifeng seemed very carefree and casual, yet now he was so reserved. Xiao Chenpletely lost his patience and took back the pill and bandages.
Si!
This was not the first time Xiao Chen did this; he was already very familiar with this. In a short while, he tore off the clothes around Chu Xinyuns wound.
This revealed arge patch of creamy white skin. Xiao Chen had already steeled his determination earlier. He took out the Blood Replenishing Pill and applied it to the wound after crushing it. Then he lifted up Chu Xinyuns waist and bandaged the wound,yer afteryer.
All done! Xiao Chen said after he finished tying the final knot and got up.
After doing all these, Xiao Chen started to organize the spoils of war. He actually managed to find another 50 Inferior Grade Spirit Stones on Yan Tianzheng.
Adding the Inferior Grade Spirit Stones obtained from the seven Biyun Peak disciples, there was a total of more than 200 Inferior Grade Spirit Stones. Aside from Medicinal Pills and Spirit Stones, Xiao Chen also found the manual for the Three Flowing Cloud Images.
Xiao Chen put aside half of the Spirit Stones for Liu Suifeng. However, Liu Suifeng insisted on not taking them. He said it was sufficient for him to obtain the Ice Crystal Flower. Furthermore, these people were killed by Xiao Chen himself; it was not reasonable for him to take the Spirit Stones.
Xiao Chen felt helpless. It was only when he reduced the amount to ten Spirit Stones as a token of his goodwill did Liu Suifeng ept them. Following that, Xiao Chen started to sweep through the battlefield, using the Purple Thunder True Fire to burn away all the bodies on the ground cleanly.
Then Xiao Chen looked at the nearby me Cloud Colts; these Spirit Beasts did not wander off. Xiao Chen was afraid of leaving behind any evidence and could only kill all the me Cloud Colts worth thousands of gold taels.
When he finished doing all of this, he looked at the unconscious Song Qianhe and revealed a looked of disgust. He kicked him hard, sending him flying, resulting in himnding and being hung on a tree.
When hepleted all of this, Xiao Chen walked over to Liu Suifeng and said, What are the herbs Chu Xinyun is looking for? There is no time to waste; Ill help her gather them. When she wakes up, we will leave immediately.
Liu Suifeng thought for a while and said, I cant recall very clearly, she only told me once. There is Ice Heart Grass, Frost Concealing Flower, Cold Ice Fruit, as well as the Purple Snow Lotus, I think.
These are all Rank 5 herbs; they should not be difficult to find, Xiao Chen thought. Look after her, when Ie back we will leave immediately.
After Xiao Chen spoke, he quickly left, vanishing from Liu Suifengs vision. After a while, he stopped on top of arge tree.
The Spiritual Core in his consciousness came out together with his Spiritual Sense. Immediately, all the surrounding herbs appeared within Xiao Chens consciousness.
There were way too many herbs, Xiao Chen issued some directives, eliminating all Herbs that were not Rank 5. Soon only a hundred-odd Rank 5 Herbs were left in his sea of consciousness.
This makes it way more convenient to search. Xiao Chen opened his eyes and revealed a smile. He had already found the area where the Ice Heart Grass grew.
That ce had many Rank 4 Cold Ice Snakes. Xiao Chen thought for a while and came up with a countermeasure for it. They were just Rank 4 Spirit Beasts; there was no need to spend too much effort on them.
While Xiao Chen was figuring out how to get the herbs, Chu Xinyun woke up earlier than expected. The most important thing was Xiao Chen had underestimated Chu Xinyuns strength. Furthermore, because she was in a weakened state, he did not hit her too heavily either.
As Chu Xinyun slowly woke up, her head felt giddy. After a long time, she slowly came to her senses and saw the bandages on her chest.
Her pretty face immediately turned red and said to the beside Liu Suifeng, Suifeng, who tore my clothes?
Liu Suifeng was startled and was afraid Chu Xinyun would misunderstand. He quickly pushed away the responsibility, Ye Chen bandaged you up. Im not too good at these things.
Chu Xinyun revealed an indignant expression as she struggled to sit up. She leaned on a tree and said, This Ye Chen I originally thought he was simply slick and sly, that he was all talk and nothing else. I did not expect him to be aplete wastrel with no sense of propriety.
No wonder Senior Sister Leng would call him ascivious bastard.
Liu Suifeng felt embarrassed in his heart. He saw that the situation was turning grave and he quickly told her what Xiao Chen exined to him.
After Chu Xinyun heard it, she thought about it for a long time. She knew what Xiao Chen said made sense and that she had misunderstood Xiao Chen. She felt embarrassed, but she did not want to admit to her mistakes, Even so he cannot just casually rip apart adys clothes; even more so, speak of such despicable things.
Bang!
Suddenly, Xiao Chennded on the ground and kicked up a cloud of dust. He was surprised to see Chu Xinyun awake, and he said in astonishment, When did you wake up? You need to sleep for at least ten hours. Otherwise, it will take a long time for your body to heal.
Seeing Xiao Chen return so suddenly, Chu Xinyun blushed even deeper. Xiao Chen looked at Liu Suifeng, and the two of them exchanged a nce.
Xiao Chen understood what was going on and could not help but sigh. If it were his previous world, this would be considered nothing. Now that he was in this world, things became so problematic.
Xiao Chen tossed a bottle of Blood Replenishing Pill to Chu Xinyun and said, If you insist on not sleeping, then take this medicine for three days. Oral consumption and topical application. Once a day should be sufficient.
After Xiao Chen spoke, he waved his hands and tossed out the herbs he just picked to Chu Xinyun. A silver warship flew out of his right eye, and he leaped up onto it.
Liu Suifeng helped Chu Xinyun up it as well. When Xiao Chen saw that the two of them had boarded, he immediately controlled the warship to head to the entrance of the Evil Wind Valley.
After a while, Chu Xinyun had organized the herbs properly. She discovered that these were all the herbs that she needed, not a single one was missing. She walked to the back of Xiao Chen and said Thank you softly.
Xiao Chen felt a little embarrassed as he smiled, There is no need to thank me. We should be considered even now.
Then Xiao Chen thought about what he had done, and he also felt that there were many areas where he was in the wrong.
Although everything he did was with good intentions, it was wrong of him to speak of such things to a girl. This was probably the reason why Xiao Chen helped her to gather the herbs; it was a means topensate her for that.
Oh yeah, Suifeng, will our three horses be fine? Xiao Chen said in an attempt to change the topic.
Liu Suifeng replied, There should not be any problem. Even if we left, the people there would continue to take care of them. We just have toe backter to retrieve them.
The journey continued in silence; Xiao Chen did not continue to speak as he piloted the silver warship to move at its fastest speed. The silver warship turned into a sh of silver light, wildly rushing forward high in the sky.
When they were able to see the Lingyun Mountain Range, Xiao Chen slowly reduced the speed. The airspace of the Heavenly Saber Pavilion had multiple restrictions of varying strengths.
If the warships or people were not from the Heavenly Saber Pavilion, they would not survive an attempt to barge into it, not even if they had nine lives. Naturally, Xiao Chen would not make this mistake.
When they got near to the foot of the mountain, Xiao Chen controlled the silver warship tond slowly. Then the three of them started to walk towards the Lingyun Mountain Range. Once they reached the entrance, they parted ways. Liu Suifeng had to send Chu Xinyun back, leaving Xiao Chen to go back to Qingyun Peak on his own.
At this moment, it was almost dusk. By the time Xiao Chen rushed to Qingyun Peak, night had alreadypletely fallen.
He had experienced many more things today than he would ordinarily. Xiao Chen felt extremely tired, and after he entered the room, he fell on the bed and immediately went to sleep.
In the middle of the night, he heard, while in a daze, a series of violent knocks on the door. This startled Xiao Chen out of his sleep.
Xiao Chen unwillingly opened his eyes and opened the door moodily. He called out, Who is it, interrupting my sleep.
Pu Ci!
An earth-shattering biting cold killing intent engulfed Xiao Chen, causing Xiao Chen to wake uppletely. Then, he alertly retreated backward.
A small saber shed by, narrowly missing his nose, Are you awake yet? Or do you still wish to sleep?
Naturally, only Liu Ruyue could use such a violent method to help someone get rid of their sleepiness; there would be no others who would do so.
Xiao Chen saw that Liu Ruyue had an incredibly grave and cold expression on her face. He carefully asked, Elder Sister Ruyue, what happened? Why did you wake me up in the middle of the night?
Liu Ruyues eyes were red as she said angrily, You still dare to ask? After such a big thing happened, you did not even bother to tell me and went straight to bed. Do you still respect this master of yours!?
Xiao Chen had never seen Liu Ruyue this angry before. Although her temper had been very bad in the past, it waspletely different from the situation he saw today.
Aside from being angry, she seemed a little hurt. There was a clear tone of disappointment in her voice.
Xiao Chen quickly thought of why Liu Ruyue was angry. He quickly exined, Elder Sister Ruyue, I believe I managed the situation at Evil Wind Valley very cleanly. There should not be any problems.
Chapter 163 - The Heart Must be Ruthless, The Move Must be Heavy-handed
Chapter 163: The Heart Must be Ruthless, The Move Must be Heavy-handed
Suddenly, a pig''s head appeared beside Xiao Chen and spoke in a trembling voice, Ye Chen, you best apologize to my sis. She already knows everything.
[Note: Pigs head: In Chinese it''s a way of calling someone stupid, but in this case, I believe the author means he was beaten up to the point where his head is red and swollen, thus resembling a pigs head.]
The pigs head, that suddenly appeared in the night, startled Xiao Chen. After he looked carefully, he realized it was a human face that was beaten till it swelled up.
Xiao Chen stared at it for a long time, but he was unable to recognize the person. Who are you?!
Ouch I am Liu Suifeng. Liu Suifeng stammered slightly as his lips were swollen as well. He was crying in his heart; even Xiao Chen could not recognize him. When he goes out tomorrow, he will be finished.
Xiao Chen felt embarrassed in his heart, so he tried to exin on behalf of Liu Suifeng, Elder Sister Ruyue, it was actually for the sake of obtaining the Ice Crystal Flower. They were all my ideas; they had nothing to do with Brother Suifeng.
Liu Ruyue shook her head, You are not in the wrong, the one in the wrong is Suifeng. It is due to his carelessness in the past; revealing his whereabouts. Furthermore, he even brought along an unrted person.
Obtaining the Ice Crystal Flower is a must, even if we have to offend Biyun Peak. By recovering the lost Ice Crystal Flower, you did not do anything wrong. In fact, you made a great contribution.
The thing I dont understand is that after such a big thing happened, why did you not tell me instantly? Do you know how serious this matter is?
Xiao Chen felt guilty and said in a soft voice, I thought that by feeding Song Qianhe the pill and destroying all the evidence, there would not be any problems.
Liu Ruyueughed coldly, Your way of thinking is too naive. The little witchs as well. Lets not even mention whether or not there is an antidote to a pill that can cause one to lose their memory for a day.
Even if there is no antidote, he would only forget what happened today. If todays matter had been something that was previously nned, even if he forgot about the days event, based on where he was, he would be able to deduce who snatched away the Ice Crystal Flower.
Cold sweat formed on Xiao Chens back. Why did he only think to such a degree? He originally thought that by making him forget the days events, there would not be any trouble. Seems like he was too simplistic in his thinking.
At the top of Lingyun Mountain Range, on Biyun Peak, there was an area with especially dense Spiritual Energy. This area was at the very top of the Biyun Peak, and was where the Spiritual Energy gathered. It was one of the seven branches of the underground Spirit Vein of Lingyun Mountain Range and could be said to be one of the ces with the most abundant Spiritual Energy in the Great Qin Nation.
When cultivating up there, one would absorb Spiritual Energy four or five times faster than a regr person. However, the number of people who could benefit from this was limited.
An old man sat on a stone on the top of the Peak. The surrounding Spiritual Energy poured continuously into his body. There was a pir of green smoke rising from his forehead.
This person was Biyun Peaks Peak Master, Song Que. He was already a peak Martial King, and all he needed was a final push to be a Martial Monarch.
After the various elders of Heavenly Saber Pavilion died twenty years ago, an expert like Song Que became amongst the top ten strongest in heavenly Saber Pavilion.
Pu! Pu! Pu!
There were the sounds of urgent footsteps. A figure came rushing up from the bottom of the mountain. He was carrying a thick saber on his back. When he was about ten meters away from the old man, he slowed down to a halt. The expression on his face was clearly one of extreme nervousness.
Song Que felt the presence of this person and slowly opened his eyes. His eyes gave off a radiant look as he looked at the person and frowned. He said in an unhappy tone, Gongming, I believe I told you not to disturb me for half a month?
The person called Gongming was one of Song Ques final disciples. Although he was not the true inheritor of Biyun Peak, his status and position were simr to one.
In the entire Biyun Peak, aside from the elders, only he would dare toe and interrupt Song Ques cultivation.
Zhao Gongming felt very nervous in his heart as he said softly, In reply to Master. There was news from the Main Hall earlier. They said the Life Tablet Junior Brother deposited in the Main Hall has an extremely weak aura. It seems that that
Song Ques expression turned grave as he said in a sullen voice, Seems that what?!
Zhao Gongming steeled himself and said, It seems that he in danger and may die at any moment!
Bang!
Song Que suddenly stood up and the stone he was sitting on shattered, turning into countless broken shards of stone. The wind blew on them, and they turned into dust, flying off with the wind.
An earth-shattering murderous intent shed in his eyes. So Song Que calmed himself down and said, When did this happen? Where did Qianhe go? Who did he go with? Tell me everything in detail.
Before he came, Zhao Gongming had already gathered all the information. He immediately began to narrate in a systematic manner, giving all the details, Yesterday, Junior Brother led six Biyun Peak disciples to Evil Wind Pavilion; they were all Medial Grade Martial Grand Masters and above.
The news I obtained was that Liu Ruyue needed the Ice Crystal Flower from Evil Wind Pavilion to make medicine to save someone. I do not know how Junior Brother heard this news, but he led a group of people to rush to Evil Wind Pavilion ahead of them. Since then, there was no news of his group.
A cold light shed in Song Ques eyes. He said in a cold voice, Liu Ruyue? She better pray nothing happened to him. Otherwise, I will kill everyone on Qingyun Peak, sparing no one.
Come, lets go to Saber City.
Within the City Lord Residence in Saber city, Ge Yunbin listened carefully to Zhao Gongmings story before telling Song Que, Brother Song, dont worry. I will immediately send someone to go search for your son.
Song Que cupped his hands and said, City Lord, thank you for your effort.
There were spies everywhere within several hundred kilometers of Saber City. Going to Evil Wind Valley to find a single person was not difficult for Ge Yunbin.
After two hours, there was news. An outer disciple quickly came in and reported, Reporting to City Lord. We have found Senior Brother Song in Evil Wind Valley. Should we send someone to bring him back?
Song Que said, There is no need for that. Bring me there immediately. I want to see who was daring enough to have done such a thing.
Within Evil Wind Valley, Song Que watched as someone carried Song Qianhe down from the tree. His eyes were full of anger; Song Qianhes face was full of footprints, he had been beaten till he no longer resembled a human.
The few Biyun Peak disciples who followed along quickly wiped off all the blood on Song Qianhe, fed him Medicinal Pills, bandaged him, and used their Essence to heal his internal injuries.
After a long time, Song Qianhe slowly woke up. Seeing the people in front of him, he did not understand what was going on. He asked in a strange manner, Father, Senior Brother, why are you here? Where am I?
Damn, why is it so painful! After he spoke, Song Qianhe discovered that his lips felt very painful. That was when he discovered he was severely injured and totally covered in bandages.
What is going on? Where are Xiao Jiu and the rest? Why have I be like this? Who did this?! Song Qianhe did his best to remember, but he could not recall anything. How did I end up in such a state?
Forget Worry Pill!
Ge Yunbin exchanged a nce with Song Que; they both had an answer in their heart. The two of them walked behind Song Qianhe and extended out their right hands. A pure but surging Essence was sent into Song Qianhes body.
Pu!
The Essence swam along quickly in Song Qianhes body. Soon, it found the Medicinal Energy settled in his Dantian. The two of them suddenly exerted some force simultaneously. Song Qianhe opened his mouth and vomited a pale green fluid onto the ground.
Ge Yunbin withdrew his hand and said, If another day had passed, the medicinal energy of the Forget Worry Pill would havepletely permeated. By then, even if a Martial Sage came, it would be useless.
Since your son is now safe, I shall take my leave first.
There was only one person in Heavenly Saber Pavilion who possessed the Forget Worry Pill. The matter of Song Qianhe being attacked was extremelyplicated; it involved the internal politics of Heavenly Saber Pavilion.
Ge Yunbin did not wish to involve himself in such matters and immediately took his leave. Song Que did not stop him, he said, I owe City Lord a favor. I will repay this in the future.
After Ge Yunbin led the people from Saber City away, Song Qianhe remembered everything that had happened yesterday. His eyes were burning with hate as he said, Ye Chen, I will make sure you live a life worse than death.
Within Qingyun Peak, ever since Xiao Chen was woken up during the night, he had not slept at all. Beside him was Liu Suifeng with a pigs head on his shoulders, Sis, its not as serious as you think!
Liu Ruyueughed coldly, I think you have beenpletely bewitched by that woman and lost all your intelligence. Just you wait. Before the day ends, the people of Biyun Peak will surelye here.
Xiao Chen felt slightly worried, after all, most of this was his idea. He said, Elder Sister Ruyue, if those people really doe, just ce all the me on me. If worstes to worst, I will leave Heavenly Saber Pavilion and flee.
Liu Ruyue smiled when she heard this. Her charming face revealed a warm expression, Dont you want to learn Listening To the Sword and Communicating With It?
Xiao Chen was stunned when he heard this. During these days, when he was free, he asked around Heavenly Saber Pavilion and got a better understanding of Listening To the Sword and Communicating With It. He discovered that if he wanted to learn Listening To the Sword and Communicating With It without possessing it innately, it would be almost impossible.
Liu Ruyue took the Lunar Shadow Saber from Xiao Chens hands and drew it with a huang dang sound. There was a cold gleam on the saber de, and arcs of electricity were leaping about on it.
She pointed the saber toward the sky and the sunlight shined on the de. The faint flowing light and the streamlined body of the de were currently filled with a boundless beauty.
Liu Ruyue looked at it seriously, muttering to herself, It must be because of this saber! Are you going to leave and give up on unsealing this saber?
Xiao Chen thought of Ao Jiao sealed in the saber. He felt a little dispirited. If he did not learn Listening To the Sword and Communicating With It, it was possible that he would never be able to release Ao Jiao from the seal.
You don''t have to worry about the matters of Biyun Peak. I have said this before, the one in the wrong is Suifeng, not you. You have rendered a great service. I am only angry that you did not even bother to discuss matters with me after such a major thing happened.
Elder Sister Ruyue, I Xiao Chen felt like the words were stuck in his throat; he was unable to say what he wanted to say.
Liu Ruyue smiled brightly; her pretty face was like a flower. She was like the fairies in the mountain, filled with a certain charm, Stop speaking. I already forgave you. Remember not to do this again. I shall borrow your Lunar Shadow for today.
Weng!
Liu Ruyue swung the Lunar Shadow Saber in the air, and the saber started to buzz non-stop. Suddenly, it released an intense electric light; it was as bright as the sun and very dazzling.
The Rank 6 Thunder Roc Demonic Core in the saber immediately broke through its restrictions. An aura equivalent to a peak Martial King immediately extended out without restraint.
A piercing roll of thunder came from the saber, as though there was a Thunder Rocing out from the saber, crying out angrily. A visible ripple extended out into the air.
Xiao Chen and Liu Suifeng, who were behind Liu Ruyue, could feel a huge pressure. It felt like there was a weight of ten thousand tons on their shoulder it was incredibly painful.
Chapter 164 - Fighting to the Gate
Chapter 164: Fighting to the Gate
This is a Superior Grade Heaven Ranked Spirit Weapon! Liu Suifeng eximed in iparable astonishment. It was a true Superior Grade Heaven Ranked Spirit Weapon, and it was just short of bing a Sub-Divine Weapon.
For the past hundreds of years, there had not been the appearance of a Heaven Ranked Spirit Weapon. To think he was able to see a Heaven Ranked Spirit Weapon appear here. Furthermore, it was a Superior Grade Heaven Ranked Spirit Weapon.
Xiao Chens heart was filled with shock as well. He could not figure out how Liu Ruyue restored the Lunar Shadow Saber back to Heaven Ranked.
Liu Ruyue grasped the Lunar Shadow Saber and stood proudly. Her clothes and hair fluttered in the wind as she gazed down the mountain and said indifferently, Lets go, they are here!
The Lunar Shadow Saber returned to the scabbard, and its aura immediately vanished. Liu Ruyue quickly led Xiao Chen and Liu Suifeng down the mountain. None of them spoke; there were grave expressions on their faces.
When they reached the foot of the mountain, they saw a group of cultivators who were all rushing aggressively towards Qingyun Peak, emitting a strong murderous intent. They kicked up clouds of dust and startled numerous birds.
When the group drew near, they could clearly see the appearance of the people arriving. The person leading them was the disciple of Biyun Peaks Peak Master, Zhao Gongming.
Behind Zhao Gongming were the numerous elders of Biyun Peak; they were all Martial Saints. Amidst the crowd was a person whose head was wrapped up like a mummy, Song Qianhe.
Xiao Chen carefully counted them. Including Zhao Gongming, there were seven Martial Saints. Aside from them, there were ten Martial Grand Masters.
Out of the whole group, Zhao Gongming was the strongest. He was a Medial Grade Martial Saint; the others were only Inferior Grade Martial Saints. It was not strange for there to be so many Inferior Grade Martial Saints. After one reaches the Martial Saint realm, each improvement in grade was extremely difficult.
For many people, it was possible for them to be stuck on the Inferior Grade Martial Saint cultivation realm. Thus, someone like Liu Ruyue, a peak Martial Saint at the age of 24, was very frightening.
However, even with her cultivation, Xiao Chen was worried about Liu Ruyue. With so many Martial Saints, although their cultivation was lower than hers, they could overpower her with numbers.
Song Que hid within the clouds in the sky. He was looking at Liu Ruyue and the others with a sinister gaze.
Song Qianhe was not in any danger of dying. Furthermore, there was no concrete evidence that the dead Biyun Peak disciples had been killed by Xiao Chen and Liu Suifeng.
As a Peak Master, it was not appropriate for him to make an appearance. Thus, he let the younger generation go and cause some trouble. The ideal scenario would be to able to force a certain person to show himself.
Song Que looked at the towering peak and muttered, Old Man Liu You have been hiding in the peak for tens of years. Whether you are dead or alive, its time to confirm that.
As it is now, the Heavenly Saber Pavilion is in a temporary state of weakness. Im pretty sure that you would not be willing to see a young girl be the Pavilion Master! Song Ques gaze pierced through the boundless space, as though he was looking directly into the mountain peak.
Ever since the previous Pavilion Master died in the cmity twenty years ago, there had not been a Pavilion Master. The previous Pavilion Masters daughter was named as the sessor while the Elders Assembly managed the Heavenly Saber Pavilion together.
As the saying goes, a family cannot go without a head of house; a nation cannot do without its king. Such a situation was very precarious. It naturally speaks a lot about Heavenly Saber Pavilions growth and reputation.
However, before the previous Pavilion Master died, he did not leave behind a clear will. Furthermore, there were many people in Heavenly Saber Pavilion who were qualified to be the Pavilion Master; they all fought openly and secretly plotted for the position.
Todays scenario was the result of everyonespromise; to allow the previous Pavilion Masters daughter to take over the position.
The most dissatisfied with such an oue was Song Que. Although his strength was significantly lower than those old monsters, he was still amongst the people who were qualified to take over the position.
In terms of age, he was the youngest. Amongst the people who were peak Martial Kings, he was the youngest; he was only 50 years-old.
If nothing unexpected happened, after reaching Martial King, there would be no problem living to 200. His desire for the Pavilion Master position was the strongest amongst all the Peak Masters.
All along, he had been looking for an opportunity to swallow up Qingyun Peak. If one arose, he would have the power of two Peaks and would have more influence in the Elders Assembly.
Song Qianhes actions, including chasing after Liu Ruyue, were mostly directed by Song Que. Song Que had even overlooked the despicable means that he had employed and allowed them to happen.
Actually, he had already been waiting a long time for this opportunity. If it were not for the apprehensions in his heart, he would have already strong-armed his way into getting what he wanted. Song Que looked at the mountain peak, seemingly deep in thought.
At the foot of the mountain, Liu Ruyue tried to gain the upper hand by speaking first, Zhao Gongming, what do you n on doing by bringing a bunch of trash and old codgers!
Before Zhao Gongming could say anything, Song Qianhe, who was covered in bandages, shouted lividly, Liu Ruyue, your disciple killed eight of my Biyun Peaks disciples. ording to the sect rules, you have to hand him over. Otherwise, you will be charged with the same crime.
Liu Ruyue frowned deeply; her ck eyes fired out a ray of killing intent as she red at Song Qianhe. With just that nce, Song Qianhe was startled into retreating several steps.
Liu Ruyue mocked him, To think trash like you are not embarrassed to hold the position of Biyun Peaks true inheritor. Given that you are already in such a state, one can only imagine the strength of a regr disciple of Biyun Peak. Who knows, maybe they were killed by some random people.
Despite seeing Liu Ruyue being so stubborn, Zhao Gongming was not angry. In fact, he was happy. He said, Senior Sister Liu, please dont change the topic. It is a fact that eight Biyun Peak disciples died.
Furthermore, Junior Brother Song personally saw them being killed by Ye Chen. Whether or not he was truly responsible, that will be decided by the Law Enforcement Hall.
Liu Ruyue removed her golden identity token and held it up. She said in a grave voice, Look carefully at the identity token in my hand. I am the Peak Master of Qingyun Peak, not your Senior Sister. Whether your Biyun Peaks disciples died or not, even if the Law Enforcement Halls people came, they cannot capture my people without evidence.
Zhao Gongmingughed coldly, Qingyun Peak only has one disciple, and you still have the cheek to use your status to pressure me?
Liu Ruyue smiled. She looked extremely beautiful, causing everyone who looked at her to be dazzled. Even if there is only one person in Qingyun Peak, Qingyun Peak is not something that a piece of trash like you can mock.
Immediately after she spoke, Liu Ruyue flew forward, leaving behind an afterimage. She instantly appeared before Zhao Gongming. Zhao Gongming did not panic. Instead, he felt joy.
Even if there were no evidence, as long as Liu Ruyue made the first move and injured someone, it would justify their current actions.
However, he was soon ced in a state where he could no longer smile. There was a resplendent light as the Lunar Shadow Saber was drawn with a huang dang sound. The aura of the Rank 6 Demonic Core, equivalent to a peak Martial King, engulfed him.
With his strength as a Medial Grade Martial Saint, his breathing became rapid and shallow before the surging aura. His originally smooth movements became jerky.
Zhao Gongming gave up on drawing his saber as he quickly forced his body to retreat rapidly. However, this saber strike was too fast. Furthermore, this move had utilized the might of the Heaven Ranked Spirit Weapon. The saber created a long wound down the front of Zhao Gongming.
His wound was not deep, but blood spurted out, dyeing the front of his shirt red. Once the fight started, the remaining seven Martial Saints recovered their wits and quickly attacked Liu Ruyue.
This was a fight between Martial Saint; Martial Grand Masters were not able to interfere. Saber Qi flew everywhere; figures shed around. Xiao Chen and the rest were only able to see a few blurry figures.
The area of the fight grewrger. asionally, there would be loud shouting. A Biyun Peak Inferior Grade Martial Saint screamed miserably as his arm was torn off.
Everyone was truly angered, Liu Ruyue was merciless with her attacks. She risked her life to take theirs. When they left a wound on her, she would immediately retaliate with ten. She only pressed forward, never retreating.
Borrowing the might of the Heaven Ranked Spirit Weapon, Liu Ruyue did not suffer any disadvantages. Instead, the eight Martial Saints of Biyun Peak were getting more flustered the longer they fought. asionally, someones arm would be chopped off, or someone would lose arge chunk of flesh.
There were a few streams of saber Qi that indiscriminately flew at Xiao Chen and Liu Suifeng. Xiao Chen used his palm as a saber and executed Drawing the Saber. There was a loud sound and the saber Qi disappeared into nothingness.
Liu Suifeng said anxiously, Ye Chen, what should we do? Even if Sis were victorious, she would be severely injured. The other side still has ten Martial Grand Masters who have not made a move yet. We are no match for them.
Dont rush me. Im trying to think. Naturally, Xiao Chen was thinking about the same problem that Liu Suifeng mentioned. He cast his gaze on Song Qianhe, who was in the middle of the crowd, as he thought as fast as he could.
Song Qianhe was looking coldly at Liu Ruyue. He was not bothered by the casualties of the fight. Aside from Zhao Gongming, the other Inferior Grade Martial Saints had already been stuck at their cultivation realm for many years.
His purpose in sending them was actually to send them to die. The true elites of Biyun Peak had note. Even if they all died, he would not feel the pinch.
Biyun Peak could afford the loss; unlike Qingyun Peak, which only had Liu Ruyue. Once she fell, the others would be easy to handle.
Heaven Ranked Spirit Weapon? It looks like this operation will fail. Should I make a move? Song Que watched the fight below from within the clouds. He frowned slightly and could not make up his mind.
Down below, Liu Ruyue took advantage of a gap in the defense of one of the Inferior Grade Martial Saint. She used the Lunar Shadow Saber to directly pierce that person''s heart. Her right hand trembled as a surging Essence traveled via her arm into the saber.
Boom!
There was a loud explosion, and the persons body was sted to bits. Blood spurted toward the sky, then fell slowly like rain.
Liu Ruyue''s decisiveness and cold-bloodedness made all the surrounding cultivators tremble. Although they were not afraid of death, when they saw such a horrible way of dying, they could not help but feel a deep fear.
She is too ruthless; she does not have the slightest consideration, killing on her own whim. Is she really unafraid of the rules of Heavenly Saber Pavilion? Everyone could not help but wonder.
Taking advantage of the moment everyone was distracted, Liu Ruyue did not stop, and she swept the saber across, chopping an Inferior Grade Martial Saint in half.
You! Liu Ruyue! Dont go overboard! Zhao Gongming shouted as two Inferior Grade Martial Saint instantly died miserably at Liu Ruyues hands.
Liu Ruyue replied by bing more ferocious in her attacks. She grasped the saber with both hands, her entire body was covered in blood. She looked like a mad demon like an evil spirit that came out from the depths of hell pletely ignoring all her wounds.
Ka Ca! Ka Ca!
Chapter 165 - Humiliation, Anger
Chapter 165: Humiliation, Anger
Xiao Chen eyes were bloodshot as he clenched his right fist tightly, his nails dug deeply into his flesh, resulting in blood flowing out. He could not remember thest time he was this angry.
How hateful! To think I actually let a woman protect me so desperately, Xiao Chens heart bled. Song Qianhe of Biyun Peak Even if I was chased to the end of the world by Heavenly Saber Pavilion, I, Xiao Chen, swear to mince your body into ten thousand pieces.
The humiliation of today will be repaid tenfold in future!
After instantly taking down two people, the situation started to tip in favor of Liu Ruyue. Her wounds were still increasing, but she did not copse.
Her face waspletely stained with blood; it looked very frightening. The remaining Martial Saints started to turn cowardly, their moves became very careful and cautious, seeking to protect themselves.
However, this led to them dying faster. Liu Ruyue simply ignored the wounds on her body and attacked recklessly, taking a life for each attack thatnded on her.
Pu Ci! A person managed to cause a long wound on Liu Ruyue. Blood spurted out as another Martial Saint chased after her from behind.
Liu Ruyue ignored the person behind her. She weed the iing attacked and stabbed an Inferior Grade Martial Saint. Her Essence suddenly surged, causing this person to explode into bits.
Cha!
The attack of the person behind left another wound on Liu Ruyues body. Liu Ruyue seemed like she could not felt it; her left hand grabbed the weapon of that person, and she turned around to deliver a saber strike, creating a violent gust of wind as she did so.
Amidst the horrifying gaze of everyone, she chopped off his head. Soon, only Zhao Gongming was left standing.
The remaining seven Martial Saints were all lying scattered on the ground. They died withoutplete corpses; not a single one of them waspletely intact. Blood flowed everywhere; the bloody stench caused one to feel nauseous.
[Note: The Chinese believe that if a person dies without aplete corpse, they cannot move on to the next ce and reincarnate.]
Seeing the hell-like scene in front of him, Zhao Gongmings right hand, which was holding onto his saber, trembled slightly. He thought to himself, This Liu Ruyue is too ruthless. Ruthless to herself and even more so to her enemies.
Should I continue to risk my life here with her? I am not like these old men; I still have plenty of untapped potential. I have already attained a cultivation of Medial Grade Martial Saint at the age of 30. My future is bright; there is more I can do.
Zhao Gongming had all these thoughts in his heart. After a while, these thoughts were like spilled water, once poured out it could not be retrieved. Liu Ruyue wants to risk her life, but why do I, Zhao Gongming, have to risk mine? This is silly!
Liu Ruyue smiled coldly; she could tell what Zhao Gongming was thinking with one look. She casually wiped the blood off her face and grasped the saber handle again. The blood on her hand flowed along the saber, dripping to the ground.
The ck de of the Lunar Shadow Saber was dyed scarlet. It looked like a blood saber, looking very demonic.
Kill!
Liu Ruyue shouted, and an earth-shattering killing intent surged and pressured Zhao Gongming. Her body turned into a streak of blurry white shadow in the air. The Lunar Shadow Saber went wild with electrical activities, crackling continuously; it was boundlessly resplendent, very dazzling.
Zhao Gongming looked at Liu Ruyue rushing towards him. He clenched his teeth as he sent out a streak of saber light with his saber to wee her.
The figures of the two of them kept changing in mid-air at high speed. At first, the crowd was still able to see two blurry figures. In the end, their speed became faster and faster; they were only able to see two white shadows moving continuously. There was also the asional light released by electricity.
The resounding sound of metal nging against each other rang out non-stop. Saber Qi flew around everywhere, chaotically. Some stones which were struck by them immediately shattered into tiny pieces. The area surrounding the fight immediately turned into ruins.
Bang!
Suddenly, a figure fell from the sky. Xiao Chens heart clenched. He quickly took a look and discovered it to be Zhao Gongming before breathing out slightly in relief.
Boom! Liu Ruyue descended from the sky and stomped heavily on Zhao Gongmings chest. Zhao Gongmings already injured body became even more injured. He tasted something sweet as he vomited a big mouthful of blood.
Zhao Gongmingnded violently on the ground with a loud bang. He kept giving Liu Ruyue, who was getting closer to him, a look filled with terror.
Even trash like you dares to mock my Qingyun Peak for having no one?
Liu Ruyue stepped up before him, but she did not make a move. A faint killing intent came from the sky and locked onto her. As long as she made a single move, she would receive a devastating attack.
Liu Ruyue looked at the patch of cloud above her; her lips curled up in a mocking smile. The setting sun shone a red light upon her, making her look miserable.
Old thing! Are you not embarrassed after hiding for so long? Liu Ruyue shouted and immediately drew the small saber at her waist.
The saber spun rapidly in her hand, causing a violent wind to blow wildly. It kicked up a lot of dust; Xiao Chen could not help but squint.
Kill! The spinning saber left Liu Ruyues palm and turned into a berserk hurricane in the air. Within the hurricane was an intense cold light. The sound of wind roared loudly as the hurricane headed for the cloud in the sky. Its aura surged up, sweeping across everything.
The hurricane moved rapidly in the air, growing as wind gathered on it. In the blink of an eye, it turned into a hurricane with a width of 33 meters; it was extremely horrifying!
Boom! A loud sound came from high in the sky. The hurricane crashed into the white cloud in the sky. A ball of white mist appeared, attracting everyones attention.
They did not understand why Liu Ruyue attacked the cloud up there for no apparent reason. When the white mist scattered and everyone saw the scene in the sky, they were shocked.
Song Que was standing quietly in the sky. His right hand was grabbing Liu Ruyues small saber. His face did not look startled at all; it was very calm, like an old man in meditation.
As he stood in the sky, his aura was reserved, calm as flowing water. However, there was a certain might radiating from him, causing them to feel like they were very small.
Little girl, are you bullying my Biyun Peak while there is no one around? Song Que snorted coldly. His voice was not loud, but it reverberated in the ears of Liu Ruyue and the rest, causing the Qi and blood in their body to turn chaotic. It was clear there was a powerful Secret Technique contain in the voice.
Bo! Right after he spoke, Song Que flicked out his finger, and the small saber in his hand turned into a streak of bright light. As it broke through the air, firing at Liu Ruyue, it created shockwaves.
In the time it took to blink, the small saber arrived before Liu Ruyue from high in the sky. The force carried by the saber created a violent wind.
The blood-stained dirt was immediately kicked up by the wind, scattering in the surroundings. Instantly, dust and dirt filled the entire surrounding space.
This was the strength of a peak Martial King. With a simple flick of his finger, he would able to cause such a perilous situation, being able to cause tremendous damage wherever it passed.
Dang!
There was a melodious metallic nging from the cloud of dust. When the cloud of dust cleared up, everyone could see Liu Ruyue had blocked the small saber that descended from the sky. There was blood leaking out from the corner of her mouth; it was clear she had suffered some internal injuries.
The small saber was still spinning, pushing against the back of the Lunar Shadow Sabers de. Liu Ruyue grasped the handle tightly with her right hand while her left was pressed against the side of the de to hold it steady.
Even so, Liu Ruyue was still being forced back continuously. As her feet dragged against the ground, it made scratching noises non-stop. The situation was very dire; if Liu Ruyue were not able to withstand it, the small saber would slice into her chest. After which, death would remain the only possibility. Xiao Chen was very anxious, but there was nothing he could do except worry for her.
Liu Ruyues current situation was a delicate bnce. Although it was dangerous, her life was temporarily not in danger. If he interfered and tried to assist, this delicate bnce might be broken.
Without the strength of a Martial King, there was no way to grasp such a delicate bnce. If he interfered, it would only result in Liu Ruyue dying faster.
Hu!
Just at this moment, a White Dragon came out of Liu Ruyues body. It circled around Liu Ruyues body once before it roared angrily at Song Que, who was in the sky.
The dragons roar reverberated everywhere; a huge pressure surged towards Song Que. Song Que frowned slightly, he stopped moving in mid-air, and he changed his stance slightly.
The momentum of the small saber immediately weakened, Liu Ruyue took advantage of this opportunity and shouted out. She swept the Lunar Shadow Saber to the side, flinging away the small saber. She then stretched her hand out to grab the falling small saber.
No wonder the small saber was so tyrannical; Song Que had left a connection of Qi in it. Only by breaking this connection could the move be broken.
A peak Martial King, the master of a peak, actually used such a vicious move against a younger generation. How shameless! Xiao Chen cursed ruthlessly in his heart.
The White Dragon which suddenly appeared should be Liu Ruyues Martial Spirit. Making the Martial Spirit leave the body is something one would only do if they had no other choice. Xiao Chen watched the White Dragon returning back into Liu Ruyues body; he felt it looked familiar, but he could not figure out where he had seen it before.
Seeing his move be broken, a trace of anger red up on his face. Although he had not put all his effort into this move, it was still quite mighty. To think it was actually broken by someone of a younger generation.
It was a blow to Song Ques ego. He snorted coldly and descended from the sky, emitting a boundless aura as he did so. When hended heavily on the ground, it sent an intense shockwave at Liu Ruyue.
Liu Ruyue was already spent; how could she still be able to withstand an attack that a peak Martial King put some effort into? She was immediately sted backward by the shockwave.
When Xiao Chen saw the situation, he quickly rushed forward and caught her. Then, he took out a Blood Replenishing Pill and fed it to her without letting her reject it.
A senior like you attacking a junior like this, dont you feel ashamed? Xiao Chen helped Liu Ruyue up as he red angrily at Song Que.
Before Song Que could say anything, Song Qianhe, who was hiding behind the crowd, said, What kind of status does my dad have? Since when can a person, who is not even equivalent to dog urine, speak to him like that?
Xiao Chen looked at Song Qianhe andughed coldly, After failing in your marriage proposal, you resort to despicable means. Wanting to use medicine needed to save someone to threaten her? One can easily imagine what kind of people nurtured a son like you. As the saying goes, if the upper beam is not straight, the lower beam will be crooked. Anyone would be qualified to lecture someone like that.
[Note: If the upper beam is not straight, the lower beam will be crooked: This has a simr meaning to like father, like son. However, it does not only apply to parent-child rtionship; it can also apply in the situation of a superior and subordinate.]
Song Que turnedpletely red. Although he knew he was in the wrong for letting Song Qianhe do all this, it was still not the ce of a junior generation to scold him like that.
A earth-shattering killing intent and the aura of a peak Martial King surged towards Xiao Cen, pressuring him with hesitation. Song Ques ice-cold expression clearly revealed his murderous intent, Does this junior dare continue speaking now?
The Azure Dragon Martial Spirit in his body spiraled around. Xiao Chen felt the pressure on his body be significantly relieved. He stared at Song Que fearlessly and shouted loudly, You dont have the honor of a senior and have no sense of shame. You have no sense of propriety, justice, integrity, or honor. I am calling you an old bastard; so what?! So what?!
Chapter 166 - Perfection like Water
Chapter 166: Perfection like Water
Xiao Chen said these words knowing he might die as a result. A peak Martial King would not even require a tenth of his strength to kill Xiao Chen.
Men had to have ambition; men existed for their pride and ambition.
If he kept quiet, given that his opponent ignored his status, used force to bully his master, and even attacked Liu Ruyue, who was already severely injured, what kind of man would he be? He might as well be dead.
Song Ques expression turned very cold; it had been a very long time, ever since he became the Peak Lord since someone dared scold him like that. It was even from an insignificant Martial Grand Master.
What a sharp tongue; are you not afraid of cutting yourself? Go die!
Right after he spoke, Song Que started to be blurry, and he moved towards Xiao Chen smoothly like flowing water. Everywhere he passed, it was like a river had flowed past. The blood on the ground was actually all cleaned away.
Three Flowing Cloud Images!
Xiao Chen spoke to himself. The Three Flowing Cloud Images Song Que executed was really like walking on clouds and flowing water; it was not sluggish at all. It seemed very natural and of the highest quality, like a real gushing river, resulting in one not being able to sense any danger.
If it were one day ago, Xiao Chen would definitely be unable to block it. Song Que had already reached a certain level of proficiency with the Three Flowing Cloud Images.
However, Xiao Chenprehended the state of Perfection like Water in the forest yesterday. He already gained an understanding of the Perfection like Water that Song Que had yet to achieve.
Xiao Chen tossed Liu Ruyue gently to Liu Suifeng. He calmed himself down and did his best to think back to the state he entered yesterday.
Although Song Que looked harmless at the moment, Xiao Chen knew that if he could not enter that state, where he was oblivious of himself, he would be killed by Song Que.
At the critical point of danger, Xiao Chen instantly entered the state he was in yesterday. He became a huge calm sea without any waves.
To the eyes of the others, the two of them had be blurry. One looked like an endlessly gushing river; the other was a calm waveless ocean.
Boom!
When the gushing river and the ocean met, there was a raging shockwave that spread out to the surroundings; it was like countless sshes of water.
Bang! Bang! Bang! The ssh of water in the air gave off intense explosion sounds. It was like the raging waves in the stormy sea, unending and earsplitting; it was very majestic.
Song Que retreated three steps back, feeling very shocked in his heart. Perfection like Water, the state that was only grasped in the legends, how could he have attained it?
The huge force flowed into Xiao Chens body. Immediately, Xiao Chen felt like he was going to explode. He quickly dissipated the force that was sent by Song Que.
Within Xiao Chens sea of consciousness, after he dissipated the force from the body, there were waves on the calm ocean that he had be.
This was reflected in reality. The ground behind Xiao Chen suddenly exploded endlessly. Waves of dirt rushed towards the sky.
How could this be?! Even if this fellow grasped the state of Perfection like Water, there is no way he can handle an attack by my father. The difference in cultivation realm is toorge, Song Qianhe said in iparable astonishment from a distance.
The group of people behind Song Qianhe also could not understand it. A strange look appeared in Liu Ruyues eyes in the distance. There were many kinds of states; Listening To the Sword and Communicating With It was also a kind of state. She, who grasped the Listening To the Sword and Communicating With It could roughly understand what was going on.
If a personprehended a state to its peak, when fighting against another person who used the same Martial Technique, he would have a very great advantage. This was something she experienced for herself.
Song Que said coldly, Perfection like Water I am interested to see how strong it is. The pride of being a peak Martial King lead to Song Que refusing the result. He practiced the Three Flowing Cloud Images for a lifetime already; how could he not beparable to a junior?
After Song Que spoke, he turned into a surging river, rushing towards Xiao Chen. Xiao Chen frowned slightly; he did not dare be careless as he transformed into a boundless and endless ocean.
Perfection like Water, water is undisputably beneficial for tens of thousands of living things. Furthermore, Xiao Chen also understood that this Three Flowing Cloud Images, at its base, was only a Martial Technique for defending and counterattacking.
Forcefully turning it into an attacking Martial Technique was simply just stressing the result over the principles.
However, Song Que did not understand this concept. He used his cultivation base and continuously rushed at Xiao Chen. There were the sounds of endless crashing waves.
Even the surround air started to tremble. After that, there were a string of continuous explosions in the air. The surrounding people did not dare get too near; they all retreated backward.
The torrential billowing waves caused great waves on the calm surface of the ocean. The sound of the torrential waves was quite shocking.
Xiao Chen was like a small boat drifting along with the wind on the ocean. He was tossed around by the waves, as though he were about to be swallowed by them. However, time after time, this small boat did not capsize; it simply drifted with the waves, being jolted around.
Pu!
Song Que retreated once again. He already rushed at him hundreds of times using a huge force. He seemed to be slightly short of exploding Xiao Chen every time. However, he failed every time.
This time, hepletely lost his patience; an extremely impatient looked appeared in his eyes. His right hand moved, and a thick saber shining with a cold light appeared in his hand.
Song Ques killing intent slowly extended out; he had never felt like killing a person as much as he did now. Furthermore, he would normally not even bother to look at an Inferior Grade Martial Grade Master.
Mountain Splitting Chop!
Break for me! Song Que shouted. The glow of his saber became reserved; there was no gaudy show. However, it carried an earth-shattering aura as it chopped vigorously towards Xiao Chen. The formless ocean which Xiao Chen be was instantly broken apart.
Crap! Ye Chen is in danger! Liu Ruyue cried out in fear and wanted to help when she saw Song Que had abandoned using the Three Flowing Cloud Images.
However, when she circted her Essence slightly, she could not help but vomit a mouthful of blood.
Liu Ruyues face was covered in blood. She revealed an expression full of dissatisfaction. Her eyes were bloodshot as she red angrily at Song Que. Finally, it seemed like she had made some kind of decision; she grasped the Lunar Shadow Saber with her right hand.
Xiao Chen opened his eyes suddenly and released a bright light. He watched the lightning fast Song Que dash at him, as well as the Mountain Splitting saber.
He understood, clearly in his heart, he would not be able to block this saber. If he wanted to be like a mantis trying to stop a chariot then he would be like an ant trying to shake a tree; he would be chopped in half and die without aplete corpse.
[Note: A mantis trying to stop a chariot means to do the impossible. An ant trying to shake a tree means overestimating himself. So the meaning of this sentence is: If he wanted to do the impossible, he would be overestimating himself; he would immediately be chopped in half and die without aplete corpse.]
However, Xiao Chen did not n on blocking it. With a snap of his figure, the Eastern Emperor Bell appeared above his head, out of nowhere. After a while, it transformed into a huge copper bell.
For some unknown reason, the dark yellow Qi on the Eastern Emperor Bell could no longer be used. Xiao Chen decisively covered himself with the copper bell.
With just a thought, the Eastern Emperor Bell immediately fell on the ground with a loud gong,pletely covering Xiao Chen.
Song Que smiled coldly while his hands moved continuously. You intend to use a Secret Treasure to block my full powered move? How naive!
Boom!
The full-powered strike of a peak Martial King struck the Eastern Emperor Bell violently. A melodious gong resounded from the Eastern Emperor Bell, reverberating in the air.
After that, amidst the shocked gazes of everyone, the Biyun Peaks Peak Master, a peak Martial King, bounced quickly back like a cannonball.
However, fast he came, he was twice as fast as he bounced back. Song Que felt his Qi and blood surge as he tasted something sweet in his mouth, as though he was about to vomit blood.
Song Que quickly circted his Essence midair, suppressing the blood that wasing up. If he were forced to vomit blood by an Inferior Grade Martial Grand Master in front of a group of juniors, he would be embarrassed to death.
However, Song Que did not expect, as he currently flew back at a fast speed through the air, that if he did not manage his center of gravity properly, he would roll over when hended.
By the time Song Que suppressed his Qi and blood and recovered his wits, it was toote to change his center of gravity.
Song Quended head first with a loud band and tumbled over. After rolling twice, Song Que shouted and stood up once again.
Song Ques face was currently ashen. He found it hard to believe an Inferior Grade Martial Grand Master could cause him to tumble over on the ground. This was even more humiliating that vomiting blood.
Song Que wished to kill Xiao Chen even more than he did earlier. There had never before been a person like him who could give Song Que such a headache. Throughout his lifetime, he had killed an unknown number of Martial Kings and fought in all sorts of difficult battles. However, there never had been a time when he was in such a miserable state as he was now.
He hadpletely forgotten his purpose foring here. He only wished to slice Xiao Chen into tens of thousands of pieces to resolve the hatred in his heart.
Seeing as Xiao Chen was hiding in the Eastern Emperor Bell, Song Que did his best to calm down and think carefully.
Although the reflection ability of this Secret Treasure is strong, it is still something I can manage. Furthermore, this Secret Treasure is definitely a damaged Secret Treasure. I just need to focus my strength on one spot and hit it continuously. Then I will be able to break this Secret Treasure.
Once Song Que made up his mind, he immediately leaped forward and used his saber to strike the Eastern Emperor Bell.
A huge force was reflected back, but Song Que was prepared this time. He quickly spun in the air, and after a while, he dissipated this force into nothing.
Song Que flew back to the Eastern Emperor Bell with a sh and struck the spot he hit earlier. He repeated this continuously; in the blink of the eye, he had struck it hundreds of times.
The bell resounded out, ringing continuously, spreading to the entire Heavenly Saber Pavilion in a torrent. When the many inner disciples of Heavenly Saber Pavilion heard the ringing, they felt it was strange. They all headed to the origin of the sound out of curiosity.
Even though Xiao Chen was hiding in the Eastern Emperor Bell, he was feeling extremely unwell. The resounding ringing almost caused his eardrums to rupture. His internal organs were all churning; he was not even able to vomit when he wanted to.
After striking it hundreds of times with the saber, a tiny crack finally appeared on the Eastern Emperor Bell. A look of joy appeared on Song Ques face.
Song Ques body suddenly rose high into the air; he had instantly leaped up thousands of meters. He wanted to give it a final strike, thoroughly destroying this darn bell and dragging Xiao Chen out to hack him into pieces.
Xiao Chen felt it was strange when the ringing suddenly stopped. He carefully used his Spiritual Sense to check the situation. He immediately discovered there was a crack on the bell.
He could not help but feel some fear. If this Eastern Emperor Bell were really broken, he would not be able to block a single move of Song Ques with his true level of strength.
Never mind; since Im going to die anyway, I might as well stake my all in this! When Xiao Chen saw Song Que falling down from the sky, a resolute look shed in his eyes.
Chapter 167 - The Strong Eastern Emperor Bell
Chapter 167: The Strong Eastern Emperor Bell
The Eastern Emperor Bell suddenly rose into the air. Xiao Chen held the bottom of the Eastern Emperor Bell and shouted, throwing it at the approaching Song Que.
Song Que felt shock in his heart. He had been attacking the Eastern Emperor Bell. He saw that Xiao Chen did not react and gained some momentum. He thought to himself, I just have to attack one more time and I can get Xiao Chen out of there.
However, he had not expected Xiao Chen to pick up the bell and rush at him. Before his rapidly descending body could react, he was smashed by Xiao Chen with a loud bang.
The huge reflective ability caused Song Que to be smacked like a housefly. He vomited out a mouthful of blood andnded on the ground.
The inner disciples who heard the ringing rushed over saw an incredulous scene when they arrived.
An Inferior Grade Martial Grand Master was able to force a peak Martial King to be sted backward and vomit blood. This waspletely unimaginable. What exactly is going on here.
This mouthful of blood was actually the Qi and blood Song Que had been suppressing. Since the first strike, Song Que had not dissipated the force from the rebound of the Eastern Emperor Bell.
Song Que had relied on his cultivation to forcefully suppress it. He had struck the Eastern Emperor Bell close to a thousand times; the force he was suppressing in his body already reached a horrifying level.
If he kept suppressing it for a long time, it would cause some hidden damage in his body. Thus, he vomited out the mouthful of blood. Actually, Song Que now felt very good andfortable.
However, even though his body was now at ease, his heart was full of frustrations. Song Que saw the crowd that was rushing over non-stop and it felt like a piece of his heart was cut off. He said to himself, It seems like I havepletely lost my reputation this time.
A Peak Master like myself was actually forced into such a miserable state by a junior. What a big joke!
As the saying goes, he decided to break the crutch over a fall. Song Que finallypletely calmed himself down. Since he was already in such a state, as long as he can kill this person, there is no need to speak of any principle.
[Note: Break the crutch over a fall: When I was search this up, I could not find anything. However, I managed to find a simr saying. Smashing a pot to pieces because its cracked. This means to write one off as hopeless and act recklessly. This is likely what the author meant.]
Song Que saw Xiao Chen rushing over with the bell. He already knew of the peculiarities of the Eastern Emperor Bell. Since he had already thoroughly lost his reputation, he had nothing more to lose. Thus, he did not choose to sh head on.
Song Que relied on his advantage of speed and quickly evaded Xiao Chens attacks. Thus, the crowd saw another incredulous scene.
An Inferior Grade Martial Disciple holding a damaged Secret Treasure caused a peak Martial King to flee in every direction. It was an iparably grand scene.
Despite seeing many people pointing at him, Song Que remained expressionless. He simply looked at Xiao Chen coldly without showing any emotions as he easily evaded Xiao Chens attacks.
Xiao Chen also knew what Song Que was thinking. Song Que wanted to wait for his Essence to be exhausted before dealing the final blow.
Since Xiao Chen had already thrown caution to the wind, Xiao Chen knew what kind of ending awaited him. He held the Eastern Emperor Bell as he chased. Xiao Chenughed, Song Que, your father really knows how to name someone. He knew that you would becking in morals,cking in mind, andcking in calcium. So, Im sending you some.
[Note: The Que (ȱ) in Song Que means deficient orcking.]
Why are you running? A Peak Master like you is afraid to battle properly with an insignificant Inferior Grade Martial Grand Master like me?
Werent you so awe-inspiring and mighty earlier? Why are you behaving like a cowardly turtle now? How long are you going to run and hide for?
Ill endure Lets see how long you can mock me, Song Que thought sullenly. However, he did not fall for Xiao Chens tricks. It was time for him to make a move for real.
When Song Que saw Xiao Chen had raised the Eastern Emperor Bell above his head, he tried to think of another idea. If the Eastern Emperor Bell breaks, not only would the gains not make up for the loses, it would waste even more time.
I might as well let him have his moment. When his Essence is exhausted, I can torture him, force him to kneel before me to plead for mercy, and make sure he lives a life that is worse than death.
Who is this brat!? How is he so savage? To actually dare to say such words to Song Que.
This kid seems to be Liu Ruyues new disciple. He is called Ye Chen or somethingjust an Inferior Grade Martial Grand Master.
Liu Ruyue is already savage enough, to think this fellow is even more savage than her. It is indeed like master, like disciple.
These Heavenly Saber Pavilion inner disciples all had good insights. They would naturally not be foolish enough to think Xiao Chen would be able to force Song Que to keep running with his strength.
There had to be some reason they did not know about. Furthermore, Song Que was evading very easily, he was not flustered at all. Even so, the crowd all respected Xiao Chens courage.
If this fellow can survive today, his name will definitely spread throughout the entire Heavenly Saber Pavilion. It seems that the Heavenly Saber Pavilion had not been so lively for quite a long time already.
Indeed, a disciple that had only just entered for a few months actually dares to scold a Peak Master. In the entire history of the Heaven Saber Pavilion, there has been nobody that has done so before and it is not likely to happen again.
Although the Eastern Emperor Bell was damaged, it was still one of the top Secret Treasures of the human race. Xiao Chen exhausted his Essence very quickly when he was controlling the Eastern Emperor Bell.
The river in Xiao Chens Dantian was already starting to dry up. Xiao Chen thought to himself, I cant continue to y around like this anymore. It is time to run. Although with the strength of the Heavenly Saber Pavilion it would be difficult to run, Xiao Chen wanted to give it a try. He could not just sit there and wait for his death.
Just as Xiao Chen was preparing to use the Eastern Emperor Bell to pave the way for him to make his escape, the Eastern Emperor Bell in his hand trembled and turned back into a small copper bell before falling into Xiao Chens hand.
It failed at such a critical moment again. Xiao Chen felt like simply trampling on this Eastern Emperor Bell.
This was not the first time it had done this. Every time it happened, it happened at a critical moment. Every time it was at a moment of life and death.
Seeing the Eastern Emperor Bell suddenly vanish, Song Que was initially stunned. He thought Xiao Chen was up to his tricks again. When he saw Xiao Chen fleeing backward, his wits returned.
He finally cant endure it any longer! Song Que could not help butugh loudly toward the sky, Little bastard! Lets see where you can run to!
Xiao Chen executed the Azure Dragon Cloud Soaring Art to the extreme. His figure seemed to have turned into a soaring flood dragon, flying along the ground. Unfortunately, the difference in cultivation realm was too vast. Even though he had a Heaven Ranked Movement Technique, his speed was notparable to that of a peak Martial King.
There was a sh of white light and Song Qianhe appeared behind Xiao Chen, raising his leg for a kick. It pierced through the air, giving off an intense explosive sound,nding on Xiao Chens back heavily.
Xiao Chen vomited a mouthful of blood and fell toward the ground headfirst. His body skidded forward continuously.
Song Que had actually controlled the strength of this kick to a suitable level; he did not wish for Xiao Chen to die too soon. Otherwise, this kick of his could immediately shatter Xiao Chens internal organs.
Run! Keeping running! Run for me! The anger Song Que had kept suppressed all the while was now unleashed in a burst. He had a sinister expression on his face as he walked unhurriedly over to Xiao Chen.
In his eyes, Xiao Chen, who had lost the Eastern Emperor Bell, was like an ant. He could y around with him however he wished. However, he could not go overboard. Otherwise, this ant would be squished to death by him.
Feeling very good, Song Qiu could not help butugh loudly. He wasughing maniacally like he was possessed.
However, at this moment Liu Ruyue, in the distance, grasped onto the Lunar Shadow Saber. It seemed that she hadpleted some sort of ritual. Her originally extremely weak body became even weaker.
After this ritual waspleted, the Lunar Shadow Saber in her hand gave off a bright light, as though it were a miniature sun. After it struggled for a little, it flew rapidly towards Xiao Chen. Xiao Chen on the ground stretched his hands out naturally and grab ahold of the handle.
The glow on the saber vanished and became ordinary once again. When Song Que saw the situation, he was initially startled before returning to a calm state.
Trashy Master! Tis been a long time! You are still as trashy as ever!
A familiar voice suddenly appeared in Xiao Chens mind. Xiao Chen immediately became excited and he forgot about his pain. He eximed in astonishment, Ao Jiao, is that you? It that you? Are you there? Is that really you?
Xiao Chen asked her the same question three times, it was clear how excited he was. The familiar voice rang out once again, Its just been a short time and you cant recognize my voice anymore? I feel very hurt.
Furthermore, the one who awakened me was actually a littledy. To think I thought that I would be able to see you the instant I awoke.
Once it was verified without a doubt, Xiao Chen was incredibly joyfully. However, when he heard Ao Jiaos voice, questions immediately popped up. Why did you seal yourself back then? Did you know I
Before Xiao Chen finished, he was interrupted by Ao Jiao, Dont you wish to have a Sub-Divine Weapon? Ill not waste my time exining it to you. I do not have long. Lets settle this old man first.
Let me borrow your body, dont resist.
Right after she spoke, Xiao Chen felt that there was a strong mental energy appearing in his sea of consciousness. Knowing that this was Ao Jiao, Xiao Chen did not resist and handed over control of his body.
Soon, Xiao Chen slowly entered into a strange state. His thoughts was incredibly clear, and he could also see the scene outside very clearly. However, he was not able to move.
Song Que saw Xiao Chen slowly climb up, and heughed coldly and delivered a kick at Xiao Chen. There was another intense explosive sound in the air.
Xiao Chen revealed a feminine smile, no, to be more urate, it should be Ao Jiao now. When this smile appeared on a man, it looked extremely strange.
Ao Jiao stretched Xiao Chens body and then used his left hand to block, grabbing Song Ques kick that was faster than the speed of sound. Then she casually raised his body and Song Que was raised into the air.
Whats going on? Song Que felt fear in his heart. Xiao Chen actually blocked his attack. Not only had Xiao Chen blocked it, he even raised him up. How unbelieveable.
Song Que calmed down and took a deep breath. His upper body did a highly difficult maneuver in mid air, resembling a sit-up. The thick saber in his hand hacked viciously at Xiao Chens head.
Ao Jiaounched a palm strike at Song Ques wrist. Song Que felt his hand go numb and the thick saber fell to the floor.
Pa!
Ao Jiao used her right hand to p Song Que, who was doing a sit-up in mid air. This p carried an incredible force. Song Ques body was immediately knocked back and there was five clear fingerprints on his right cheek.
This p was incredibly resounding, not only had the surrounding Heavenly Saber Pavilion inner disciples heard it, it evenpletely dazed Song Que.
What is going on? I have endured for so long so that after this fellows Essence is exhausted, I can enjoy torturing him.
Why is it that when I just started to enjoy myself after kicking him then the situation has turned around again. He is simply an insignificant Martial Grand Master, yet he is able to lift me up and give me a p.
I am a full-fledged peak Martial King! This is impossible!
Chapter 168 - Resounding Slaps
Chapter 168: Resounding ps
Song Que roared angrily and got up once again. He used his palm as a saber, causing a startling wind as he chopped toward Xiao Chens neck.
Pa! Ao Jiao reacted by giving him another p, pping Song Ques left cheek this time. This p not only caused his face to swell up, it caused the Essence in his body to dissipate.
Little Bastard! Let me go, otherwise, I will make sure you live a life worse than death! Song Que yelled out hoarsely in pain. His right leg moved around as he tried to struggle free of Ao Jiaos right hand.
[Note: Do remember Song Ques leg was still being held by Ao Jiaos left hand. She did not let go of him when he was knocked back. Imagine a ping-pong ball that is tied to a paddle.]
However, Ao Jiaos thumb pressed on Song Ques foot sole in a strange ce. The result of this was that the surging Essence in his body was unable to flow to the meridians in his right leg.
Ao Jiao snorted coldly, You still dare to retort, impudent!
Pa! Pa! Pa! Pa! Pa! Pa!
Her right hand was continually pping Song Que. His brain was being knocked around like waves on the sea, shaking left and right continuously. His face was swollen like a balloon, he was as pitiful as he could be.
Immediately, at the foot of the mountain, everyone had their jaws wide open. They looked at the scene in disbelief. There was only the sound of ppinging non-stop from the foot of the mountain.
Pu Ci!
Song Que could finally no longer endure and was about to vomit a mouthful of blood. Ao Jiao revealed a disgusted expression and raised her left hand, raising Song Que up in the air and avoiding the blood.
Bang! There was a loud sound as Ao Jiao held Song Que like a piece of wood and mmed him onto the ground violently.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Ao Jiao yfully raised Song Que up and then mmed him on the left side, then the right Her speed got faster and faster, in the blink of an eye, she had already mmed him down an unknown number of times.
This was a full-fledged Martial King! How could he be yed around with by someone like a toy? Everyone felt that it was absurd and simply not realistic.
However, there were a few people who were careful in their observations. They discovered it was not that Song Que became weaker but it was that Xiao Chen bing stronger; Xiao Chen was now like a different person whenpared to earlier, his strength now was unfathomable.
Is it became of the saber? someone said in an uncertain tone, finally someone had figured out the crux of the problem.
It is very likely, it is possible that some powerful figure was sealed within the saber and was released by Liu Ruyues Listening To the Sword and Communicating With It.
When Xiao Chen, who was conscious, saw all this, he was incredibly shocked as well. Although he knew Ao Jiao was very strong, he never expected the Thunder Emperors Weapon Spirit, Ao Jiao, to be this strong.
Ao Jiao is actually strong enough to treat a peak Martial King like a toy. How strong exactly was the Thunder Emperor back then? What kind of earth-shattering fight could cause him to be forced into a dead end?
Boom!
Just as Xiao Chen was thinking, Song Ques body suddenly released an intense light. He immediately turned into a long saber releasing a bright light. With a zeng sound, he escaped from Ao Jiaos hand.
This is the technique which only Martial Kings and above can graspMartial Spirit Fusion. He actually dared to reveal his Martial Spirit. Xiao Chen looked at the long saber shining with a bright like and felt surprised.
As far as everyone knew, the Martial Spirit was the most crucial support for a cultivator. If the Martial Spirit was destroyed, the cultivators cultivation would be destroyed, turning him into a true cripple.
Unless they had no other choice, no one would materialize their Martial Spirit. Now that Xiao Chen thought about it, Song Que indeed did not have any other choice. However, Song Ques Martial Spirit seemed quite ordinary, it was simply an out of fashion long saber.
The long saber turned into a sh of light as it quickly flew up into the sky. Then with a loud boom, it turned back into Song Que. The saber he had in his hand earlier was already gone, instead, there was now a resplendent long saber.
This long saber was Song Ques Martial Spirit. Song Ques aura was raised significantly after he materialized his Martial Spirit, increasing the pressure others experienced. Hidden within his aura was a strand of a Martial Monarchs aura.
Mount Tai Suppression! Song Que shouted as he looked at Xiao Chen, a boundless anger shing on his swollen face.
A huge majestic mountain appeared behind Song Que. There were countless flowers and forests on itit was covered in greenery. When one looked carefully at it, they could even discover some birds and beasts within the mountain.
This mysterious phenomenon could actually materialize living creatures. Xiao Chen looked at the huge mountain that was rapidly falling towards his head. He felt extremely shocked, and he did not know how Ao Jiao was going to deal with it.
It was as though there really was a mountain pressing down towards the ground. The surrounding cultivators all felt a huge pressure, as though that huge mountain was pressing onto their heads. They immediately fled in all directions.
Ao Jiaos expression did not change, in fact, she revealed a faint smile. She stretched out Xiao Chens hands and the Lunar Shadow Saber stuck in the ground returned to his hands.
Rumble!
The instant Ao Jiao held the Lunar Shadow Saber again, the sky turned dark. Countless dark clouds rolled over, covering the sky and blocking the sun; it hadpletely blocked out the sun.
Within the dark clouds, thunder crackled. Instantly, hundreds of thousands of lightning bolts appeared.
The lightning tore apart the dark sky, it was like ten thousand stampeding horses. It had a boundless majestic aura as it lit up the dark sky, turning it iparably resplendent.
The electricity all gathered on Ao Jiao and instantly disappeared; the surroundings turned dark again. All this happened within an instant, resulting in the surrounding people feeling that it was not real.
Drawing the Saber!
While the crowd was still wondering if what they had just seen was real, the Lunar Shadow Saber exploded out with a piercing light.
The thousands of bolts of lightning gathered created an extremely resplendent electric light. It was so bright that no one could look directly at it; it felt like needles piercing their eyes.
Bang!
In the instant Mount Tai Suppression was about tond, the Lunar Shadow Sable struck the bottom of the towering mountain. There was an intense explosion sound and the towering majestic mountain was shattered into bits.
Going by the usual practice, when a mysterious phenomenon was broken, Song Que should have suffered from a huge rebound. However, although hisplexion turned paler, he did not seem to have suffered from any serious internal injuries.
Jadeite Mountain Range!
The broken bits of mountain stone froze in the air before turning into a series of unending mountain peaks. There were range upon range of mountains as far as the eye could see. The high mountain range was very grand and imposing, thendscape covering the wholend was very picturesque. It was a very beautiful mountain range: a Jadeite Mountain Range.
The faint smile on Ao Jiaos face did not change at all. Regardless of the Mount Tai Suppression or Jadeite Mountain Range, she stood high and mightily without moving, simply smiling at the situation.
Hu!
Just as the mountain range almostpleted forming, Ao Jiao threw the Lunar Shadow Saber in her hands into the air. With a shua sound, the Lunar Shadow Saber turned into a huge Thunder Roc.
Is this the Rank 6 Demonic Core in the Lunar Shadow Saber? Xiao Chen said with an uncertain tone as he looked at the Thunder Roc in the sky. The aura of the Thunder Roc was even more horrifying than the Rank 6 Demonic Core.
After a while, Xiao Chen was somewhat astonished, as he said, Could it be Is that the Thunder Emperors Martial Spirit?
The Thunder Roc spread its wings and gave off a heaven-shaking cry. Its ws were radiating with a boundless electric light. The electric light flickered and as it scratched wildly in the air a pitch-dark space appeared.
The space was actually torn apart by it, the darkness slowly spread apart. In the blink of the eye, the unending mountain range was swallowed by the darkness.
Song Que waspletely astonished. He shed the air with his saber and shouted, Lasting tens of thousands of years, the heaven and earth exists forever, only I am immortalSplendid Mountain River!
Ao Jiao revealed an impatient look and said coldly, Are you done yet?!
There was a sh of white light and she appeared high in the air. The Thunder Roc turned back into the Lunar Shadow Saber and flew back into her hands. Before Song Ques Splendid Mountain River could form, she used the saber to sh a long wound on Song Ques chest.
There were arcs of electricity dancing on the wound. Furthermore, after Song Ques Martial Technique, he was even more injured. He vomited out a mouthful of blood. Then, like a kite that had its string broken, he fell towards the ground rapidly.
Bang!
Ao Jiaos figure was like a phantom as she appeared behind Song Que. With a kick from her, Song Que was sent flying back into the sky.
Then as he was about to start falling again, she kicked him up again. This kept repeating over and over, every time she kicked him, he would vomit a mouthful of blood.
Ao Jiao stopped after a long time. Then Song Que fell toward the ground like a rubber ball,nding heavily. Arge cloud of dust was kicked up into the air with a loud bang. Song Ques body bounced on a ground a few times before stopping.
At this moment, Song Que finally understood, he was not a match for Ao Jiao. The opponent before him was very likely a peak Martial Monarch.
The opponent simply did not care about him at all. Regardless of his Mount Tai Suppression, Jadeite Mountain Range, or Splendid Mountain River the opponent just saw it as a game, she just wanted to y around with him.
Seeing Ao Jiao walk over slowly, Song Que started to feel fear in his heart. An aura of death started to appear, as he struggled to move backward, retreating continuously. He said loudly, Please dont kill me, Ill stop having any thoughts about the Qingyun Peak anymore.
A Peak Master was actually begging Xiao Chen for mercy. The many Heavenly Saber Pavilion inner disciples all felt it was incredibly weird. They all started to despise Song Queit was too spineless of him.
There were a few people in the crowd wearing the uniform of Biyun Peak. When they saw this scene, they all blushed. This was their Peak Master. With such a situation, they would be too embarrassed to meet others in the future.
Ding Ding Dang Dang!
Suddenly, pleasing Qin and Se music came from the sky. The sounds of the various musical instruments gave off a heavenly sound. This caused the crowd to feelfortable in their heart for no apparent reason.
When they raised their head, there was a sparkling and translucent jade ship surrounded by mist. The music kept flowing into the ears of everyone as they drew nearer from afar. Instantly, it flew in from the horizon in the vision of everyone.
A woman with exquisite physique came through the mist from the bow of the ship. She seemed like a fairy as she descended slowly from the sky.
When Song Que saw this person, he revealed an expression of pleasant surprise. He said in a loud voice, Martial Aunt Chen, rescue me quickly! This person offended his superiors, betrayed his sect, and attacked the Biyun Peaks Peak Master. He has alreadymitted gargantuan crimes.
Shameless!
When everyone heard this, this thought appeared in their hearts. A Peak Master, a peak Martial King, was reduced to using the sect rules to suppress a junior.
In the past ten thousand years of the Heavenly Saber Pavilion history, there had never been such a shameless Peak Master. He hadpletely lost face for Heavenly Saber Pavilion.
When the fairy-like woman in the air saw the situation, she could not help but frown slightly. Earlier, she had interrogated Chu Xinyun on how she got injured. Then she had immediately rushed over.
Chapter 169 - Forced Kiss?
Chapter 169: Forced Kiss?
Aware of Song Ques bad temper, she quickly rushed over to stop Song Que from making things difficult for Qingyun Peak. However, she did not expect to see that the situation waspletely different from what she imagined.
Ao Jiao raised her head and gave that person a nce without giving her a second nce. She knew that she no longer had the opportunity to kill Song Que. She turned around and headed for the copsed Liu Ruyue.
Despite Liu Ruyue being severely injured, she burned through her life essence by using Listening To the Sword and Communicating With It. She was currently extremely weak. If she did not receive any proper treatment, her cultivation would be damaged.
Ao Jiao controlled Xiao Chens body to take great strides to Liu Ruyue. Amidst Liu Suifengs strange gaze, he carried Liu Ruyue in his arms.
Currently, Liu Ruyue was extremely weak and could not break free from Ao Jiao even if she wanted to. Her eyes looked at Xiao Chen, filled with doubt.
Ye Chen, what are you doing! Liu Suifeng asked, filled with doubt. He could sense that something was wrong with Xiao Chen.
At the same time, Xiao Chen had a bad feeling in his heart. He asked immediately, Ao Jiao, what are you doing!
Si!
Ao Jiao ignored the two of them. She leaned forward toward Liu Ruyues lips. Ao Jiao released a golden light from Xiao Chens lips. It slowly flowed into Liu Ruyues mouth.
This was the purest vitality essence of heaven and earth. It carried a boundless life force and had many other benefits.
Damn! Ao Jiao! Are you trying to kill me?!
Im not, Im saving her. To think you even said that!
Then why are you sticking out the tongue?! Wretch!
This I have never kissed before and could not resist trying. Shut up! You are already gaining an advantage. Just sit still and be quiet!
Liu Ruyue looked at Xiao Chen with wide eyes; her eyes were full of shock. As Xiao Chen looked into her eyes, he could see her expression very clearly but he was unable to move his body; he was not able to feel anything.
Bo!
Ao Jiao controlled Xiao Chens body and left Liu Ruyues lips with a bo sound. The sound was not loud but in the quiet mountain, it was like a loud explosion.
The hearts of the surrounding Heavenly Saber Pavilion inner disciples violently exploded. This bo sound had caused all their hearts to shatter.
Everyone knew of the three goddesses of Heaven Saber Pavilion: The Young Pavilion Master Leng Liusu, Jade Maiden Peaks Chu Xinyun, and Qingyun Peaks Liu Ruyue. Although Liu Ruyue did not have as many pursuers as the previous two, it was likely because of her fiery temper.
However, no one could deny Liu Ruyues beauty. She was filled with a mature charm. That kind of charm was not something Leng Liusu and Chu Xinyun couldpare to.
In the heart of every man, there is a love fantasy of an older sister. Perhaps this was Liu Ruyues first kiss. After their initial shock, everyone looked at Xiao Chen with extreme jealousy and hate. Their hearts had been shattered with the sudden shock.
Ao Jiao revealed a look of enjoyment on Xiao Chens face. This scene was reflected in the eyes of the crowd. It was extremely vulgar.
Its all over. In future, our Heaven Saber Pavilion will only have two goddesses.
Indeed! This brat is too shameless. Its fine if you just kissed her. Yet, you revealed such a vulgar look. How hateful!
If only it were me This is Senior Sister Liu Ruyues first kiss!
After the crowd fell silent, they were allpletely enraged. The looks they gave Xiao Chen turned from envy, jealousy, and hate into one filled with murderous intent.
However, the crowd did not know that Xiao Chen had troubles he could not speak of. He had already started cursing. If he had felt something, it would have been fine. However, he could not feel anything at all. His first kiss was gone, just like that. He ced all the me on Ao Jiao.
Trashy Master, remember toprehend Listening To the Sword and Communicating With It as soon as you can. That way, I cane out and have fun asionally. Oh, and there is that broken sword in the Universe Ring. Remember to refine it when you can.
Ao Jiaos joyful voice felt somewhat tired. After she spoke, Xiao Chen felt a little dizzy. Control of his body returned to him.
After he recovered his wits, he quickly released Liu Ruyue from his embrace. As he looked at her pretty blood covered face, he said nervously, Elder Sister Ruyue I
Liu Ruyue smiled faintly, her pretty face was like a flower. Even though her face was covered in blood, it did not mask her charm, Dont be silly, I know it was not you.
After Liu Ruyue said that, she closed her eyes and sat cross-legged; she started to slowly absorb the vitality essence of heaven and earth into her body. The vitality essence of heaven and earth that Ao Jiao gave her this time was more than what she gave Xiao Bai. She had to spend at least half a month topletely absorb this vitality essence of heaven and earth.
It could be said that Liu Ruyue gained fortune through disaster. Not only would her cultivation not decrease, she would even improve after half a month.
Xiao Chen heaved a sigh of relief. His gaze fell on Liu Ruyues long eyshes. However, Xiao Chen discovered that despite her tightly shut eyes, her eyshes could not help but tremble.
Seems like Elder Sister Ruyue is not as calm as she imed, Xiao Chen sighed to himself. He did not know whether was this a blessing or a disaster, nor how to deal with this.
Pu Ci!
Not far away, Song Que managed to obtain a Medicinal Pill from the mysterious woman. His pained expression finally soothed.
Suddenly, Song Ques acute senses sensed that the aura of that terrifying person in Xiao Chen hadpletely disappeared. It was obvious that he was no longer in the state he was in previously.
Thinking of the humiliation he suffered today, Song Que felt iparably sullen. Seeing that Xiao Chen was not paying attention to them, killing intent spilled out of his eyes.
His body leaped up into the air with a sou sound. He picked up his thick saber and appeared before Xiao Chen with a white sh. His hand rose and the saber descended, he simply chopped viciously at Xiao Chens back.
When the surrounding people saw this scene, they were all startled. This Song Que was too shameless. He actually used a sneak attack against a junior.
Xiao Chens chest tightened, my life ising to an end!
From the instant Song Que grasped the saber, Xiao Chen felt that biting cold killing intent. However, without Ao Jiao possessing him, even if he felt the killing intent, he would not be able to react to the speed of a peak Martial King.
Most importantly, he was being attacked from behind. Even if he wanted to counterattack, he did not even have the opportunity to turn around.
Scram!
Just at that moment, there was a soft shout that wasing suddenly from the top of Qingyun Peak. It was just a word that sounded like scram (), but it seemed like it traveled through time and space. It pierced through the void carrying a boundless force, and smashed violently into Song Ques body.
The crowd seemed to have clearly seen scram () being imprinted on Song Ques body. A small realm seemed to have manifested, and Song Ques body suddenly curled up and rolled back rapidly like a rubber ball.
Boom! Boom! Boom! He had rolled an unknown distance in an instant. Song Quepletely disappeared from the foot of Qingyun Peak.
He had just touched the gates of hell, Xiao Chen felt a chill down his spine, cold sweat dripped continuously down his back.
[Note: Touched the gates of hell: This means a near brush with death.]
Who is Ye Chen!
Suddenly, four Martial Kings dressed in the Law Enforcement Halls uniform descended from the sky. After theynded, they immediately asked. It seemed that earlier when Song Qianhe saw his father in danger, he sent someone to inform the Law Enforcement Hall.
Seeing the Law Enforcement Hall arrive, Song Qianhe who was wrapped up like a dumpling, quickly leaped out. He pointed at Xiao Chen and shouted, That is him. He shows tant disrespect for his elders. First, he humiliated my father, then he used a Secret Treasure and attempted to kill the Peak Master of Biyun Peak. He is guilty of terrible crimes. I request the Law Enforcement Hall elders to kill this fellow on the spot.
The Law Enforcement Hall knows what they are doing. It is not your ce to tell us what to do, said one of the group as he nced at Song Qianhe with disgust.
Another of them took a step forward and said to Xiao Chen, Come with us first. You can leave after we investigate everything properly.
When Liu Ruyue, who was seated cross-legged and regting her energies, heard the voice of the person from the Law Enforcement Hall, she quickly stopped regting her energies and stood up. She said, Hang on. I will personally go the Law Enforcement Hall in three days. Would all of you withdraw temporarily for now?
Liu Ruyue was very familiar with what kind of ce the Law Enforcement Hall was. Normally, most regr issues would be handled justly. However, if it involved the highest levels of authority of Heaven Saber Pavilion, after Xiao Chen went in, there would definitely be no chance of himing out.
Who knows how the situation will escte in three days. If you wish to exin thene with us now, the person said in an unyielding manner; he did not ept Liu Ruyues suggestion.
Liu Ruyue was currently injured and naturally could not go with them. Xiao Chen rushed to answer, Please do not make things difficult for my master. I wille with you.
Boom!
Just at that moment, a rectangr wooden box suddenlynded in front of the four Law Enforcement Hall Martial Kings. The front of the wooden box was facing the four people from the Law Enforcement Hall.
The wooden box was incredibly ordinary; there was nothing that made it stand out. However, there were four huge domineering bold words written on the front of it Like the Emperor Arriving Personally ().
When the four people saw the words on the front of the wooden box, their expression changed greatly. They raised their head toward the top of Qingyun Peak and bowed respectfully. Then they left the ce as though they were fleeing.
A formless hand seemed to have descended from the sky and grabbed the wooden box. With a shua sound, it returned; as though nothing had happened.
The wooden box looked very familiar but Xiao Chen could not be bothered to think about it at the moment. He turned around and pushed down on the risen Liu Ruyue. He said, You should continue to regte your energies. Everything you did earlier was wasted by you standing.
Liu Ruyue nodded gently and looked at the towering top of Qingyun Peak with aplicated expression. Then she sighed gently and sat down cross-legged once again.
The mysterious fairy-like woman had a smile on her face as she slowly walked over to Xiao Chen. She said, A hero emerges from the youths. Seems like I havee over for nothing. Little Brother Ye, if you have time in the future, doe and visit the Jade Maiden Peak.
After she spoke, the woman took out a bottle of pills and handed it to Liu Suifeng, telling him to hand it over to Liu Ruyue.
Seeing the woman hand the bottle to him, Liu Suifengs pig-like face revealed an extremely excited expression. All the small excitements in his heart, that were caused by the things that had happened earlier, instantly vanished.
That woman handed a name card to Xiao Chen and said, If you have time, you must definitely make a trip to Jade Maiden Peak.
The eyes of everyone in the surrounding Heavenly Saber Pavilion were filled with envy. Xiao Chen epted the name card. This woman had an extraordinary temperament. One nce at her seemed to have caused one to sink into a deep abyss and be unable to climb out.
He could not help but feel strange. How could there be such a beautiful woman in Jade Maiden Peak? She was even more outstanding than Chu Xinyun. He cupped his hand and said, Many thanks for Elder Sisters invitation. I will definitely make a trip to Jade Maiden Peak some other time.
Right after Xiao Chen spoke, the surrounding people all revealed an extremely strange expression. They all could not help but say in their heart, This brat is too shameless! He is even more shameless than that old man, Song Que.
Chapter 170 - Name Resounding Everywhere Under the Heavens
Chapter 170: Name Resounding Everywhere Under the Heavens
When the woman heard this, she was stunned initially, then she giggled. She was like a true fairy; it caused one to be infatuated and head over heels in love with her, making one feel incessantly shocked.
Remember toe, Ill take my leave first! After the woman spoke, she floated away and returned to the jade ship. The celestial music rang out once again. The fairy rode on the jade ship surrounded by mist and disappeared from everyones sight.
Seeing everyones expression, Xiao Chen felt like he had said something wrong. However, he could not figure out what he said wrong. He could not help but look at Liu Suifeng.
Liu Suifeng moved to his ear and said in a low voice as he smiled, That was our Ancestral Martial Aunt. She is more than 200 years old already. She is one of the deity-like beings within Heavenly Saber Pavilion.
Even if Xiao Chens skin was thicker than the city wall, he blushed at such a situation. A 200-year-old Ancestral Martial Aunt, and yet he addressed her as Elder Sister. What a huge joke.
Liu Suifeng continued to say, The Ancestral Martial Aunt actually handed the Medicinal Pill personally to me. She thinks highly of me! When I chase after Miss Xinyun in the future, things will be easier.
However, when he saw Xiao Chen casually put aside the name card, that little bit of pride he had instantly vanished. He could only sigh to himself and think, Constantlyparing oneself to others will only make one angry.
When the surrounding disciples saw that was nothing interesting to see, they all left. After this fight, the name Ye Chen would definitely spread throughout the entire Heavenly Saber Pavilion.
Not only had he fought off the Martial King of Biyun Peak in front of everyone, he received a personal invitation from Jade Maiden Peaks Ancestral Martial Aunt. In the past few hundred years, there had never been anyone within Heavenly Saber Pavilion who was as impressive as Xiao Chen.
After everyone left, Xiao Chen and Liu Suifeng stayed behind and looked after Liu Ruyue who was regting her energies.
The sun descended below the horizon, and night finally fell. Liu Ruyues injuries were clearly very serious. Aside from her internal injuries, there were the even more terrifying external injuries. She waspletely covered in saber wounds of varying degrees of severity; they looked very terrifying.
It was likely that she would notpletely recover within half a month. Furthermore, after she recovered, she would have many scars. This would be hard for a girl to ept.
Suddenly, Xiao Chen remembered that there was a Beauty Nourishing Pill for women to use. It was recorded in the chapter on Medicinal Pills in the Compendium of Cultivation. After consuming it, it would get rid of all the scars; it only had an esthetic effect.
The most important thing was that it would allow a womans skin to seem like water; it would be very smooth and white. Furthermore, its effects couldst for forty years.
However, it would require too many herbs. It would be very problematic to search for those herbs. Xiao Chen remembered that Liu Suifeng had mentioned that there was arge dispensary in Heavenly Saber Pavilion.
Thus, he asked, Suifeng, previously, where did you say the Heavenly Saber Pavilions dispensary was?
Liu Suifeng replied, It is on Jade Maiden Peak. There is a huge herb field there. There is literally every herb under the sun there. Why are you asking?
When Xiao Chen heard this, he hurriedly asked, How do I purchase them? Can I use Spirit Stones?
You cant use Spirit Stones. You can only use contribution points. The herbs are a major contributor to Heavenly Saber Pavilions ie. The portion for sale has been handed to the merchants cooperating with Heavenly Saber Pavilion.
Liu Suifeng replied quickly. This was some of the basic information on Heavenly Saber Pavilion. After Xiao Chen stayed for a little longer, he would know about them.
Sect contribution points? Xiao Chen said with doubt in his heart, What is that? I have been here for quite a while already, how am I not aware of it?
Liu Suifeng smiled faintly, You have been training on the dueling ground all the while. How could you have known if you never went out? There is a hall on the Heaven Viewing tform that specializes in giving out missions. After the inner disciplesplete the missions there, they obtain contribution points.
You can exchange the contribution points for Spirit Stones, Medicinal Pills, Herbs of varying ages, Battle Armor, Spirit Weapons, Movement Techniques, or Martial Techniques. You can exchange it for anything rted to cultivation.
If you can gather enough contribution points, you can directly go to Jade Maiden Peak to exchange them for the herbs you need. However, the Ancestral Martial Aunt seems to value you. Who knows, maybe you can get her to do you a favor.
After the two of them stopped speaking, Xiao Chen was deep in thought. Seems like Heavenly Saber Pavilion is far from being as simple as I thought it was. There is already apletely functional system in ce.
However, this was not strange. This was a sect that had been inherited by different generations for ten thousand years. If they did not have aplete system like that, then it would be strange.
It waste in the night, and Liu Suifeng was so tired that he could no longer stay up. Xiao Chen saw that the foot of the mountain was not very dangerous. Thus, Xiao Chen let him go up the mountain to sleep; leaving Xiao Chen to stand guard alone.
A cold wind blew gently. Having nothing to do, Xiao Chen stood by Liu Ruyue and looked up at the starry sky. Then, using the weak light from the stars, he took out the Flowing Cloud Scripture Lu Chen gave him and started to flip through it slowly.
The weak starlight did not hinder Xiao Chens reading. After he advanced to Martial Grand Master, he discovered his senses to be much stronger than before.
Although they were not to the point that night was the same as day, it was still quite easy for him to clearly read the words in the book.
The Flowing Cloud Scripture was derived from the ancient Martial Scriptures. There was a big difference between the so-called Martial Scripture, the Martial Techniques, and Cultivation Techniquesit could not be used in fights.
It was not like a Martial Technique which manifested a cultivators cultivation as a fighting move. It was also not like a Cultivation Technique which could assist a cultivator in absorbing Spiritual Energy and improve their cultivation.
The Martial Scripture was like the nourishment scriptures of his previous life. Its main purpose was to regte the Essence in a cultivators body. To be more direct, it was to prevent a cultivators Essence from bing chaotic after a cultivator advanced in his cultivation, and entered a state of Berserking Qi Deviation.
[Note: The nourishment scriptures mentioned above refers to a series of books that talks about lifestyle. It gives one aprehensive idea of what to do in order to better supplement ones body. It involves diet, herb supplements, mental states, etc]
The Martial Scripture was usually useless to cultivators in the Martial King realm. This was because the Essence in their body would not go into the state of Berserking Qi Deviation.
However, to Xiao Chen, it was very beneficial. He utilized the Battle Sage Origins Changing Character Form and imitated more and more Martial Techniques. Their influence on him was quite significant.
If a long time had passed, and he was not able to regte all the Martial Techniques he had learned, it would be very problematic. If he dealt with the problem beforehand, there would be no need to worry about such a problem.
Hu!
After an unknown period of time, just as Xiao Chen was starting to feel tired, Liu Ruyue suddenly opened her eyes and stood up. Xiao Chen instantly reacted and said joyfully, Elder Sister Ruyue, your internal injuries are better now right?
Liu Ruyue smiled faintly, Come with me.
Xiao Chen nodded gently and followed behind Liu Ruyue. Liu Ruyue led Xiao Chen to the top of the peak. There were a lot of winding paths; they traveled via secret passages he did not know about. Finally, they stopped at the entrance of a cave.
Then he followed Liu Ruyue into the cave. After they walked for a short while, they heard the sound of bubbling water. There was warm, humid airing toward them.
This is most likely a hot spring, Xiao Chen thought in his heart. However, what is Liu Ruyue doing by bringing me here? Liu Ruyues actions baffled Xiao Chen.
Indeed, after a while, a steaming hot spring appeared before the two of them. The steam spread all over the surface of the water; asionally, there were bubbles surfacing from the water.
Turn around! Liu Ruyue said softly. Xiao Chen blushed, as though he had guessed something.
Liu Ruyue removed her clothes piece by piece, then there was a pu tong sound as she caused a big ssh,nding in the steamy hot spring.
Liu Ruyue found afortable ce andy there. Then, she said to Xiao Chen, You can turn around now.
Xiao Chen did not know what Liu Ruyue was thinking; he could not understand. After he hesitated for a while, he still slowly turned around. Soon, he saw a scene that would cause him to have a nosebleed. He felt his entire body be hot and his blood surged.
Within the slow-moving steam, the blood washed off Liu Ruyue, revealing her hot body in the water. It was extremely enticing and gave one the impulse to rush over andmit a certain crime.
Come in and apany me. Liu Ruyues voice sounded very lonely; it made one feel mournful when they heard it.
This immediately extinguished the mes which were burning non-stop in his heart. Xiao Chen jumped into the water with a pu tong sound, creating a huge ssh. Then he slowly sat down across from Liu Ruyue.
When Liu Ruyue saw the situation, she giggled, Do you not remove your clothes when you soak in the hot springs?
Xiao Chen smiled bitterly to himself, I do want to remove them but how could I dare to do so in front of you? He could only say something that he did not truly feel, Its fine, Im used to soaking in the hot spring like this. If I remove them, I will feel ufortable.
After her mood improved, Liu Ruyue seemed to feel better. She exined, This hot spring is no ordinary hot spring. It originates from a medicinal spring in Jade Maiden Peak. Soaking in it will help to quickly treat the wounds on the body.
I loved to soak in hot springs when I was young. At that time, there was not a lot of water in the hot spring. I rarely came, but I was very happy every time I did.
Liu Ruyue revealed an extremely warm smile, as though she was remembering happy events from the past. However, after a while, she returned to looking lonely.
After Qingyun Peak fell, Ive beening more frequently. At that time, I practically got into fights every day. When Suifeng, Shao Yang, and the rest were young, they were frequently bullied by others.
Every time it happened, I would rush over immediately. Regardless of whoever bullied them, I would return it tenfold or even a hundredfold. No matter how injured I got, I would make sure they paid for it.
Since I was young, these people have never given up on their thoughts of swallowing up Qingyun Peak. They made threats and promises, and used all sorts of other despicable means. I have been holding it up until today. There were fights every now and then, so I forced myself to continuously grow stronger, walking step by step until I reached where I am today.
It was like Liu Ruyue opened up and became a chatterbox; she spoke a lot within a short period of time. Aside from the grievances she suffered when she was young, she also spoke of Qingyun Peaks past glory.
When she was young, Qingyun Peak was the top peak of Heavenly Saber Pavilion. Every day, the dueling ground was always crowded. The foot of the peak was a ce with many visitors; it was bustling with peopleing and going non-stop.
Then she personally witnessed the changes of Qingyun Peak. The people who once fawned over them, all turned on them and ruthlessly trampled on them. Such huge changes caused severe emotional trauma to her young heart.
Xiao Chen felt sorrowful in his heart as he felt that he could empathize with her. When he was young, he had also fallen from the top to the bottom; getting cold looks and being humiliated by others.
However, the Xiao Chen of that time chose to sink into depravity. From then on, his setback led to a total copse. If it were not for the arrival of this Xiao Chen, he would be mediocre forever.
However, Liu Ruyue chose to be alone, holding everything up by herself, bing a rose covered in thorns. Her personality became one that was as sharp as a saber de; vicious toward enemies but even more vicious toward herself.
Chapter 171 - Rose With Thorns
Chapter 171: Rose With Thorns
She kept everything that was weak about her hidden under the sharpness of the de; never revealing it to anyone else. All the long-term suppression, suffering, grievances, and bitterness, were all released in a single breath today.
Finally, Liu Ruyues eyes started to slowly tear up. Before long, tears fell as she smiled, Thank you for apanying me for such a long time. You should go back first, let me be alone for a while.
Everyone needs to unload their worries, especially those who appear to be strong, able women; they feel lonely in their hearts. If worries were hidden in their hearts for a long time, they would be a problem.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly and slowly got up. The original desires in his heart had long been cast aside to an unknown ce. Since his mission waspleted, there was no need to stay here anymore.
He took out a set of dry clothes from the Universe Ring and ced it by the side of the hot spring. Then he leaped out and headed out of the cave.
Xiao Chen knew that the next time he met Liu Ruyue after he walked out of the cave, she would have turned back into that rose with thorns. She would only take on the appearance of a sharp de. The delicate girl in her would not be revealed again.
Watching Xiao Chens back as he left, Liu Ruyue felt slightly disappointed in her heart. After some time, she smiled bitterly and shook her head before sinking her entire body into the water.
The stream swirled around the hot spring, causing one to feel warm. However, Liu Ruyues heart slowly calmed down. Some things were impossible; there was no need to think about them.
The next day, early in the morning, Xiao Chen held the name card in his hand and studied it carefully. Finally, he decided to make a trip to Jade Maiden Peak. Although that medicinal spring could elerate the healing process, it would not be as effective at getting rid of the scars as the Medicinal Pill he was going to refine. Thus, he wrote down all the herbs he needed and then he went to look for Liu Suifeng.
When Liu Suifeng heard that Xiao Chen wanted him to bring Xiao Chen to Jade Maiden Peak, he quickly shook his head and said, No way. Look at my face, it is swollen like a pigs head. How can I be unashamed to go out like this. If Miss Xinyun saw me like this, I would feel like dying.
Xiao Chen found it funny. He did not expect Liu Suifeng to reject him like this. Hepromised and said, In that case, can you at least send me to the foot of Jade Maiden Peak.
Liu Suifeng chuckled, Let me say this first, I will not go up the mountain. Wait for a while, let me put on a cloak.
After a while, Liu Suifeng appeared wearing a ck cloak. His face waspletely hidden in the shadow of the hood. His face could not be seen clearly, and it seemed a little strange.
Haha, thats more like it. Lead the way! Xiao Chen smiled.
Liu Suifeng loved going to Jade Maiden Peak any time he could. Thus, he was very familiar with the way there. Soon, he led Xiao Chen to the foot of Jade Maiden Peak.
Jade Maiden Peak towered over thend, the top of the peak was shrouded in mist. The Peak waspletely covered in fresh greenery. There was a lingering delicate fragrance around Jade Maiden Peak, and it could be smelled from a distance; those who smelled it would feel carefree and rxed.
The thing that caused Xiao Chen to feel strange was that there were many disciples of other peaks at the foot of the Peak. They were all standing at the foot of the mountain in an elegant and graceful manner, arranged in small groups and chatting with each other.
The Jade Maiden Peak disciples areing down, someone shouted suddenly.
The crowd instantly moved as they all rushed forward like a swarm of bees. They ignored all decorum of grace as they pushed and squeezed their way forward; each of them only wished to be the first to reach the Jade Maiden Peak disciples.
Junior Sister Xiao, are you doing the sect missions? Ill apany you. I recently advanced to Superior Grade Martial Grand Master. I can guarantee your safety!
[Note: Seriously, the author needs to find better names Just like before, this Xiao (Ф) is different from the Xiao () of Xiao Chen. Her Xiao is also different from all the ones that appeared before.]
Junior Sister Xiao, I just obtained an Earth Ranked Spirit Weapon the day before; my strength is now boosted. Let me apany you!
Junior Sister Xiao, let me apany you! I have a Profound Ranked Battle Armor. Ill give it to you so that you will certainly be worry-free.
A girl dressed in white was being surrounded by the group of people, akin to the moon being surrounded by stars. The Heavenly Saber Pavilion inner disciples surrounding her all kept fawning over her, expressing their wish to do the sect missions with her.
The girl with the surname Xiao had an impatient look spreading across her face. She ignored the people around her, but eventually she got irritated and scolded everyone around her. Only after that, did everyone stop following her.
Xiao Chen felt it was interesting. Thus, he asked, Whats going on? What is the group of people surrounding that girl trying to do?
Liu Suifeng answered, In most of the other peaks in Heavenly Saber Pavilion, the situation is that there are way more males than females. If those disciples want to search for a girl, they can only turn their attention toward Jade Maiden Peak. However, males are not allowed on Jade Maiden Peak. So, they can only wait below, at the foot of the mountain.
So this was what was going on. In that case, how did Liu Suifeng go up? Xiao Chen could not help but think suspiciously. Could it be that Liu Suifeng has something special about him.
Liu Suifeng smiled proudly, Who do they think am I? How can those people even dream ofparing themselves to me? It is easy for me to get into Jade Maiden Peak. Furthermore, Im extremely wee there. It is not something these people can achieve.
As they spoke, the Jade Maiden Peak disciple with the surname Xiao walked over to the two of them. Liu Suifeng was clearly nervous, he quickly stopped speaking and deeply lowered his head.
In the instant she brushed past them, the girl suddenly stopped. She turned around and studied Liu Suifeng carefully.
After a while, she revealed a strange look on her face, Liu Suifeng, why are you dressed like that? Didnt you take a sick leave? Why do you seem so healthy and active now? I was about to go looking for you.
Liu Suifeng was recognized he smiled helplessly and said, Junior Sister Xiao, I am just here to apany a friend. I am truly injured, Im not lying.
Junior Sister Xiao snorted and said, I dont believe you. Come back with me quickly. In the days you were gone, birds kepting to the herb field Im responsible for and pecked at the herbs. I was thoroughly scolded by my master.
Come back with me quickly and chase away those birds. Otherwise, Ill tell Master that you were lying and prohibit you froming up the Peak. Lets see how you chase after Senior Sister Chu after that.
Xiao Chen found it funny. So Liu Suifeng worked as a scarecrow on Jade Maiden Peak. Yet, he still was so proud that he could go up to Jade Mountain Peak.
When the surrounding people heard that Junior Sister Xiao needed someone to chase the birds away, they all surrounded her once again. They all shouted, Since he is not willing, let me help you!
Junior Sister Xiao snorted, Who asked you to go! Im very irritated now, so go away and stop bothering me.
Xiao Chen was astonished. He did not expect that an unpopr job like chasing birds would have so many people fighting for it. Based on this, Liu Suifeng did indeed have the right to be proud.
Liu Suifeng was forced into a helpless situation, she had figured out his weak spot. He could only follow Junior Sister Xiao and head for Jade Maiden Peak. Xiao Chen simply followed quietly behind them.
Who is he? Doesn''t he know that Jade Maiden Peak does not allow outsiders in? Junior Sister Xiao said unhappily when she saw Xiao Chen following them.
Liu Suifeng quickly exined, He has the name card that Ancestral Martial Aunt gave him. He was invited.
You are Ye Chen! Junior Sister Xiaos eyes brighten as she cried out in joy. After a while, she pouted, He does not seem very handsome. How did he chase away Song Que?
This girl was really direct. Xiao Chen smiled but did not reply. As the three of them moved forward, Xiao Chen got to know how Liu Suifeng got the bird chasing job.
Jade Maiden Peak had extremely vast herb fields. There were many birds on the mountain eyeing these fields. asionally, they would swoop down and peck at some of the herbs.
Furthermore, these birds were not ordinary birds. After staying in the Spiritual Energy rich Jade Maiden Peak, the intelligence of these birds was much higher. The moment there was a chance, they would take advantage of it.
Any herb in the peaks herb field would be worth thousands of gold taels. If an aged herb was eaten by birds, it would be even more unfortunate. Thus, the higher-ups of Jade Maiden Peak had a headache due to these birds.
Sometimes, when some Spiritual Herbs matured, there would even be high ranking flying Spirit Beasts. Thus, every herb field had their own person to guard them.
For a period of time, Jade Maiden Peak was short-handed, thus, they issued sect missions. Liu Suifeng was lucky enough to get one of these missions.
Liu Suifeng was very good at chasing these birds away. The fields that he watched over never had any birds pecking at the herbs. So, when the mission ended, Jade Maiden Peaks Peak Master even offered him a position protecting the fieldsProfessional Scarecrow.
Xiao Chen also found out the name of the girl with the surname Xiao; it was Yuhuan. She was 14-years-old this year. She kept pestering Xiao Chen along the way, asking some strange questions; they gave him a headache.
Soon, they arrived at the first checkpoint. Xiao Chen showed the name card that Ancestral Martial Aunt gave him, and the people at the checkpoint did not stop him. They even sent someone to guide Xiao Chen.
Seeing Xiao Chen walk straight up into Jade Maiden Peak, the crowd below was incredibly astonished. There were even some who tried their luck, thinking they could go up Jade Maiden Peak.
However, even before they reached the checkpoint, they were mercilessly thrown out by someone. They fell miserably and rolled down the mountainside, humiliated.
We cant go up? How did that fellow enter? someone eximed.
Someone, who saw Xiao Chen yesterday, mocked him, He is someone with Ancestral Martial Aunt Shens name card. If you have it then you can go up as well.
So he is Ye Chen. He is simply an Inferior Grade Martial Grand Master, how did he chase away Song Que?
He used the Secret Treasure of Qingyun Peak, thats how he chased Song Que away. Furthermore, the Old Peak Master of Qingyun Peak made a move. Based on his strength, how could he be a match for Biyun Peaks Peak Master.
On the peak, Xiao Chen could not hear all these things being said about him. When they arrived at the herb field, he parted ways with Liu Suifeng and Xiao Yuhuan.
Herb fields after herb fields appeared before Xiao Chens eyes; it was a big eye-opener. Liu Suifengs words were indeed true. As he walked, he literally saw tens of thousands of herbs.
Aside from a few Spiritual Herbs which required special environments, all the herbs in Tianwu Continent could easily be found here.
After a while, Xiao Chen was led to a ce above sheer cliffs and precipitous rocks. There was a wooden pavilion standing tall, as though it were floating in the air.
Senior Brother Ye, please wait here for a while. Let me report to Ancestral Martial Aunt first.
Xiao Chen nodded. Not long after, the girl who led Xiao Chen here came out and brought Xiao Chen into the Great Hall of the pavilion.
He saw the fairy-like woman from yesterday in the Great Hall. She was seated on a wooden chair with a smile on her face. When Xiao Chen saw this woman again, he could not believe that this person was already more than 200-years-old.
Chapter 172 - Requirements of Ancestral Martial Aunt
Chapter 172: Requirements of Ancestral Martial Aunt
However, Xiao Chen did not dare to be careless this time. He greeted her respectfully, Ye Chen greets Ancestral Martial Aunt. I offended you yesterday, I hope Ancestral Martial Aunt does not take it to heart.
The woman smiled and took out a bottle of Medicinal Pills which she then handed to Xiao Chen. She said, It does not matter. I was not expecting you to arrive today. I have a question for you. Did you refine this pill yourself?
Xiao Chen received it and took a look; it was the Blood Replenishing Pill he had refined. He started thinking, Back then, when Nangong Yan saw the pills I refined, he was extremely amazed as well.
Did the Medicinal Pills that I made reveal some of my secrets?
However, this was not the time to think about this problem. Right now, he should be thinking of how to answer this question. After hesitating for a while, Xiao Chen decided to answer with the truth, In reply to Ancestral Martial Aunt, this Medicinal Pill was indeed refined by myself. Is there something wrong?
A strange look shed deep within the eyes of this fairy-like woman. She smiled, There is nothing wrong. I would like to invite you to help me refine a Medicinal Pill. Will you assist me with this?
At the foot of Qingyun Peak of Lingyun Mountain Range, Leng Liusu stood there with aplicated expression on her face. After hesitating for a while, she finally made up her mind. She then turned into a pretty red figure that dashed into the peak.
After a while, she arrived at Liu Ruyues courtyard which was in the middle of the peak. She took out a bottle of Medicinal Pills and knocked violently before simply walking into her courtyard.
Young Pavilion Master, why are you here? Xiao Meng came out of Liu Ruyues room. When she saw Leng Liusu, she seemed shocked.
Leng Liusu said indifferently, Where is Liu Ruyue? Is she in the room?
Xiao Meng was very aware of the grudge between Liu Ruyue and Leng Liusu. Thus, she did not like Leng Liusu very much. She said in a soft voice, Elder Sister Ruyue just fell asleep. It is best not to disturb her now.
She is asleep? Its better this way. Leng Liusu took out the bottle of pills and handed it to Xiao Meng, Although I do not know the name of this pill, it can treat external and internal injuries. It is pretty effective for both.
Xiao Meng took it suspiciously. She opened the bottle and took out a pill. Doubt could be seen in her eyes as she said, Why is it exactly the same as one of Brother Ye Chens pills.
When Leng Liusu, who had already walked to the entrance of the courtyard, heard this, she turned around excitedly and said to Xiao Meng, Have you seen this pill before? Who gave it to you?
Xiao Meng nodded and took out a bottle of pills as well. She said, This contains the pills that Brother Ye Chen gave to Shao Yang in the past. It is exactly the same as your bottle.
Ye Chen It was indeed him. It was like thunder crackled in Liu Liusus mind; she stood there stunned. Why did I not think of Ye Chen? Could he have been the one who apanied me the whole night?
Leng Liusu recovered her wits and said, Where is he? Where did he go? Is he still in Qingyun Peak?
I have to find him and rify this, Leng Liusu felt a sudden urge to look for Xiao Chen. The truth was too hard to swallow. The person she had been searching for was actually thescivious bastard.
Ye Chen went to Jade Maiden Peak with Suifeng early in the morning!
Within Jade Maiden Peak, Xiao Chen thought he had misheard. The Ancestral Martial Aunt actually wanted his help in refining a Medicinal Pill. Although he could not sense how strong she was, he guessed that she was at least a Martial Monarch.
With such strength and frequent stays at Jade Maiden Peak, how could her refining abilities be so poor? Ancestral Martial Aunt, are you joking? Im just a young man without any capabilities. How could I be of any help to Ancestral Martial Aunt in refining pills.
My name is Shen Manjun. You can address me as Senior Shen. Ancestral Martial Aunt makes me sound very old, I have never really liked the sound of it, Shen Manjun smiled as she said.
I can feel your Spiritual Core and hence know your level of alchemy. For the pill I want to refine, there isnt an issue with the Rank but rather with the refinement method. Here is the recipe, take a look first.
Xiao Chen suddenly felt afraid. His Spiritual Core had been seen through in an instant. However, he had not felt anything at all. Exactly how strong was this person?
Immortal Cloud Life Extending Pill!
Xiao Chen took the recipe and nced at it. This nce caused his mind to be chaotic. He then continued reading carefully without changing his facial expressions.
After he read it, Xiao Chen understood what Shen Manjun meant. It turns out that the refinement method for this Medicinal Pill was exactly the same as the method found in the Compendium of Cultivation. It was possible that Shen Manjun was not able to figure it out by herself.
After she saw Xiao Chens Blood Replenishing Pill, she could immediately sense the refining methods of this Blood Replenishing Pill; they were very different from the mainstream methods used today.
The refining method needed for this Immortal Cloud Life Extending Pill is the ancient refining method. This is something I am not capable of doing. Your Blood Replenishing Pill should have been refined by the ancient refining methods. As long as you know the method, there is no need to fear that you are not able to refine this Immortal Cloud Life Extending Pill, Shen Manjun said gently.
Xiao Chen thoughts raced, and he remembered the attitude of Nangong Yan from before. He felt that this was something he could not admit to. After all, one may know a person for a long time without knowing his true nature. He had only seen Shen Manjun once or twice. If he admitted to it, who knew what kind of consequences there would be.
With his current strength, if something really did happen, he would not be able to resist Shen Manjuns might.
After Xiao Chen made up his mind, he said sullenly, Senior Shen, my alchemy skills were passed down to me by a mysterious alchemist. I am not really able to understand the refinement methods of this Immortal Cloud Life Extending Pill.
Disappointment appeared in Shen Manjuns eyes. She said, I need to refine this pill to save the life of a friend. If you are able to refine it, I can make you advance to Martial Saint within a month.
So, it was not for her own use. Xiao Chen felt slightly surprised. However, looking at Shen Manjuns lifeforce, it felt as if she could still live for a long time. There should be no problem in living for another hundred yearsunlike a person who was heavily lethargic.
Xiao Chen was not interested in raising his cultivation to Martial Saint within a month. He knew that there were Medicinal Pills that would allow ones cultivation to be raised significantly, or that a person could pass on their cultivation to someone else, hence raising ones cultivation.
Xiao Chen did not know which method she would use. However, regardless of the method, they all had the same problem. The cultivation was not his own. If he could notpletely refine all of it, it might turn into a barrier for him in the future.
Shen Manjun saw that Xiao Chen did not seem very interested in her suggestion. She followed up by saying, If you are worried about not being able topletely refine all of it, you can opt to choose an item of equivalent value. Be it a Spirit Stone, Secret Treasure, Martial Technique, Medicinal Pill, Spirit Weapon, or Battle Armor; they are all fine.
Xiao Chen hurriedly said, Senior Shen misunderstands me. I am truly unable to refine this Immortal Cloud Life Extending Pill. No matter how big the promise you make, it would be useless.
Although I am unable to refine this Immortal Cloud Life Extending Pill, I do have an Immortal Cloud Life Extending Pill. It was passed down in my n and was never used. If Senior Shen requires it, Senior Shen may have it.
After Xiao Chen spoke, he stepped forward and took out the Immortal Cloud Life Extending Pill from the Universe Ring. Then, he handed it to Shen Manjun. This trinket might be worth a lot to the senior generation but it waspletely useless to Xiao Chen.
He might as well use it to gain a favor here. Coincidently, he needed to ask Shen Manjun for help as well. Killing two birds with one stone, why not.
Shen Manjun, who fell into despair, suddenly cheered up. She took the Immortal Cloud Life Extending Pill and inspected it carefully. It was indeed aplete Immortal Cloud Life Extending Pill. However, it seemed a little different.
This is a Superior Grade Immortal Cloud Life Extending Pill. It is significantly better than the regr Immortal Cloud Life Extending Pill. It can extend a persons life by 40 years, Shen Manjun said hoarsely when she finally saw what was different about it.
She initially did not dare to harbor any hope. Therefore, she did not expect to experience such a pleasant surprise. Shen Manjun revealed an extremely happy expression on her face, Ye Chen, whatever you need, you can tell me. I will make sure you get it immediately. If I am not able to do it, I will get someone else to help you.
Xiao Chen did not have a pressing need for anything. While the materials of the Beauty Nourishing Pill were urgently needed, it was not worth exchanging the Immortal Cloud Life Extending Pill for them.
Can I have Spirit Stones? It would be best if I can get Medial Grade Spirit Stones.
Shen Manjun eyes opened wide. She did not expect that Xiao Chen would make such a simple request. She smiled, Thats a good idea. I can give you 500 Inferior Grade Spirit Stones and 20 Medial Grade Spirit Stones. What do you think?
Xiao Chen was astonished at being able to exchange it for so many Spirit Stones. After a while, Xiao Chen said, Actually, I came to Jade Maiden Peak today to ask for help. I was hoping to be able to purchase some Spiritual Herbs.
Shen Manjun took the note that Xiao Chen handed to her. After she finished looking at it, she said, You probably do not have any contribution points. So you came to me seeking to pull some strings.
Unfortunately, the herb fields on Jade Maiden peak are not under my control. Furthermore, Spiritual herbs requires contribution points; you cant use Spirit Stones.
Xiao Chen said, In that case, may I ask how many contribution points would be required in exchange for these Spiritual Herbs. Is Senior willing to be my guarantor? I will owe contribution points which I will definitely repay within a month.
Shen Manjun muttered to herself for a while before saying, You will probably require about 500 contribution points. Getting someone to be a guarantor does not conform to the sects rules. However, If you urgently need these Spiritual Herbs, I can make an exception for you.
Xiao Chen felt joy and he immediately made a promissory note. After Shen Manjun received it, she immediately called someone over. Soon, someone brought over all the herbs Xiao Chen needed.
Take these Spirit Stones first. I only have ten Medial Grade Spirit Stones on me. I will get someone to send you the remainder the day after. Before Xiao Chen left, Shen Manjun handed the Spirit Stones over to Xiao Chen.
After Xiao Chen left Shen Manjuns pavilion, he looked up at the splendid sun in the sky. He was in a very good mood. Not only had he managed to deal with the matter for which he came to Jade Maiden Peak, he even managed to obtain many Spirit Stones for nothing in return. It was easy moneynding in hisp.
It looked like it had been a wise decision to steal Ge Yunbins Medicinal Pill back then. Xiao Chen had a huge smile stered on his face when he arrived at the herb field where Liu Suifeng was.
Along the way, he met many Jade Maiden Peak disciples. They were all as pretty as flowers; they were all beautiful youths who were pleasing to the eye. No wonder there were so many people at the foot of the mountain, fighting for a chance to go in. Even if they were here to clear the rubbish, it would still be a kind of fortune to be able to see so many beautifuldies.
Xiao Chen was not stopped by anyone for questioning along the way; it was as though someone had informed everyone in advance. He managed to make his way directly to the herb field where Liu Suifeng was at.
Liu Suifeng was sitting dispiritedly on the ground beside the herb field. There was a piece of straw in his mouth and there was a conical bamboo hat on his head. He had an extremely unsightly expression on his face.
Chapter 173 - Contribution Points
Chapter 173: Contribution Points
Xiao Chen smiled as he walked over, Why do you have such an unsightly expression? Have you been dumped?
Liu Suifeng smiled bitterly, More or less That Xiao brat pulled off my hood earlier. She immediately startedughing at my pigs head andughed for a long time. That was not even the worst. She even called Miss Xinyun over.
My image has been thoroughly destroyed. Do you think Miss Xinyun will still care about me in the future?
This fellow wants to chase after a girl, yet he is not willing to put aside his pride Xiao Chen had an iparable disdain for him in his heart. He did not wish to continue discussing this topic. He said, I have acquired the herbs I need. I will go down and refine the medicine for your sister first.
When Liu Suifeng heard this, his expression turned serious, To think Ancestral Martial Aunt is really willing to do this for you. How did you do it?
I have a debt of 500 contribution points with Ancestral Martial Aunt as the guarantor. I said that I would repay it within a month, Xiao Chen answered with the truth.
When Liu Suifeng heard this, he eximed in astonishment, You are done for Im not even able to umte 50 contribution points in a month. To think you actually want to amass 500 contribution points within a month.
When Xiao Chen heard this, the color drained from his face. Could it be that 500 contribution points is a lot? Then why did Senior Shen not remind me of it?
Actually, Xiao Chen had really misunderstood Shen Manjun. Shen Manjun had not done any sect missions for more than a hundred years. Her impression of the value of contribution points was still stuck in that previous period.
Thus, she did not feel that it was difficult to amass 500 contribution points in a month. If she had known about it, she would have extended the time needed to pay the loan back.
What will happen if I cannot meet the deadline? Xiao Chen asked.
Liu Suifeng scratched his head, Its hard to say; there has never been such a precedent. However, the rules regarding sect contribution points are the most important in Heaven Saber Pavilion. You will understand this better in the future.
If you are the precedent and cannot aplish it, the people from the Hall of Contributions will definitely not let you off easily. This is because they cannot casually allow such precedents to happen.
Xiao Chen thought about it for a while and felt that Liu Suifeng made sense. Being the precedent already went against the rules. If he failed to fulfill the agreement, then the impact would be great.
If we were to consider this from another perspective, then if Xiao Chen was part of the higher-ups, in order to uphold the prestige of the Hall of Contributions, he would be willing to kill the chicken to scare the monkey; to prevent people from speaking ill of them.
[Note: Kill the chicken to scare the monkey: This means to make an example out of someone, to keep everyone else in line.]
Liu Suifeng said, Ye Chen, why dont you go ask Ancestral Martial Aunt to extend the deadline?
While the two of them spoke, arge flock of birds came swooping down from the sky. These birds chose a very good timethe instant Liu Suifeng was distracted.
Liu Suifeng was already in a bad mood. When he saw the situation, he cursed, Bunch of bastards! Are you done yet?!
Shua! Shua!
Liu Suifeng flicked his finger and several rocks shot out. Immediately, a few birds fell from the sky. There were a few more shua sounds and the flock of birds waspletely scared off.
Great finger techniques, Senior Brother! We have bird meat for dinner again tonight! Teehee! A cheerful and lighthearted voice could be heard. This was Xiao Yuhuan speaking happily as she picked up the birds on the ground.
Seeing that Xiao Yuhuan still dared toe over, Liu Suifeng quickly chased her away and cursed, You brat! Still dare to show yourself? See if I beat you to death.
Senior Brother, there is no need to worry. Your pigs head is actually full of character. Who knows, maybe Senior Sister Xinyun might find it unique and fall in love with you.
Seeing the two of them running around, Xiao Chen smiled. Then, he turned around and headed back to Shen Manjuns pavilion. He also felt it was best to look for Shen Manjun again to ask her to extend the deadline.
What?! Ancestral Martial Aunt already left? When will she be back? When Xiao Chen had rushed back to the pavilion, the maid at the gates told him that Shen Manjun had left shortly after him.
I do not know. Maybe a day or two, or maybe three to five months. Ancestral Martial Aunt does not seem to follow any routines when she goes out.
Xiao Chen could only descend Jade Maiden Peak helplessly. The huge crowd of disciples from other peaks were still waiting at the bottom of the peak. Xiao Chen ignored them and headed straight to Qingyun Peak.
The most important thing to do now was to quickly refine the Beauty Nourishing Pill. Then, he had to think of a way to obtain 500 contribution points within a month; before he got into trouble.
Halfway there, Xiao Chen suddenly stopped. He turned around but saw no one. Suddenly he said, Friend, it is time to show yourself after following me for so long!
Theres no response, Xiao Chen thought suspicious in his heart. Could I have sensed wrongly? Ever since I left Jade Maiden Peak, I kept getting the feeling that someone was following me.
Xiao Chen used his Spiritual Sense to scan the area a few times, but could not detect anything. However, he no longer dared to ceplete faith in his Spiritual Sense anymore. When he was in Evil Wind Valley, he could not sense the Martial Saint following him.
Even after he repeated himself, no one showed themselves. Xiao Chen could no longer be bothered. Now, everyone knew the Old Peak Master was still in Qingyun Peak. There should not be anyone seeking trouble with him at this time.
Just as Xiao Chen turned away, a figurednded firmly on the ground. Xiao Chen prepared himself and quickly turned around. When he clearly saw who it was, he felt a headacheing on.
If this person really wanted to seek trouble with him, there was no need for this person to fear the Old Peak Master of Qingyun Peak. That person simply stood there looking at Xiao Chen, and Xiao Chen was not able to tell what that person was thinking.
The atmosphere seemed odd. Xiao Chen saw that Leng Liusu did not seem like she was going to make a move against him. This was quite out of character for her.
The two of them looked at each other for a long time. Finally, Leng Liusu could no longer resist asking, Ye Chen, let me ask you Did you save me from Leng Tianyue the other day?
Although he was quite suspicious about how she found out, this was a good thing. Maybe they could resolve the misunderstanding between them. Xiao Chen said indifferently, You could say so.
Why did you save me?
Xiao Chen smiled faintly, Back then, you saved me from Berserking Qi Deviation in the pool of water. You identally saved me once and I saved you once. We are even now.
When Leng Liusu heard this, she smiled, Even if you saved me, why did you take advantage of the situation and kiss me. Seems like I have not misunderstood you by calling you ascivious bastard.
Crap! Ive been discovered. Xiao Chen said somewhat awkwardly, Did I? I dont seem to remember. Maybe you are mistaken.
Am I that ugly? To think you don''t even have the courage to admit to kissing me. Leng Liusus expression changed as she spoke in a sullen voice.
Xiao Chen could only retract his words, You are not ugly, I did indeed kiss you.
Hu!
Suddenly, Leng Liusu rushed over to Xiao Chen and drew her saber from its scabbard with a huang dang sound. The saber light was very dazzling, it brought a strong wind as it hacked toward Xiao Chen violently.
She seemed fine earlier, yet she attacked on a whim, Xiao Chen truly could not understand. He executed the Three Flowing Cloud Images and turned into an ocean. The saber moved gently, like a spray of water.
Perfection like Water, it is beneficial for many things and does notpete with them. Although it seemed like it did notpete, itpeted by notpeting. No matter how strong a force was, it cannot cause a great ripple. Perfection like Water, it is beneficial to many things but does not disrupt them. It may seem like it does not disrupt and yet, it does so by not disrupting. No matter the strength of a force, it will not be able to create ripples.
Even if it did cause a ripple, it would quickly calm down. You may use magnificent armies with thousands of men and horses to split the mountain and seas, but I remain unmoving, disrupting by not disrupting.
This was the truth of the Three Flowing Cloud Images. To counterattack while defending; to deal with ten thousand changes by not changing.
Dang!
Leng Liusu took a step back; there was astonishment on her face. Three months ago, she could still easily send Xiao Chen flying. Even though she was now an Inferior Grade Martial Saint, she was unable to make him retreat.
Leng Liusu pushed her feet off the ground and hacked her saber toward Xiao Chen again. Xiao Chen frowned slightly and drew his saber with a huang dang sound. This time, he did not avoid her saber.
Leng Liusus attack did not contain any killing intent. If they fought, it would take a long time to end. Xiao Chen truly did not have any time to waste and could only try taking a risk.
Indeed, Leng Liusus saber de stopped half an inch away from Xiao Chens forehead. The instant the saber stopped, a violent wind blew at Xiao Chen, causing his hair to blow backward.
Are you not afraid of me killing you? Leng Liu said coldly, Of all the Masters to choose, you chose Liu Ruyue.
Xiao Chens expression turned cold; this was something that he did not like hearing. He said indifferently, It is my freedom to choose any master I want. I believe the grievances have been sorted out. I gave you an opportunity to kill me earlier, but you did not take it. In that case, I will take my leave first.
After taking a few steps back, Xiao Chen turned around and executed the Azure Dragon Cloud Soaring Art. He then soared along the ground and soon disappeared from Leng Liusus sight.
As Leng Liusu watched Xiao Chen leave, she smiled gently, Leaving after doing the deed. There is no such thing as a free meal. Liu Ruyue, lets see how you are going topete with me this time.
After Xiao Chen returned to Qingyun Peak, he did not want to think about Leng Liusu. He carefully started preparing to refine the Beauty Nourishing Pill. Although the rank of this pill was not high, the ingredients it required were rare, and it was tricky to refine.
Amongst the ingredients, the herbs had to be of certain ages. In order to prevent failure, he had prepared a total of five sets of ingredients. This was the reason why the herbs were so expensive.
When Xiao Chen took out the Azure Dragon Medicine Cauldron, Feng Feixues figure appeared in his mind. He revealed a gentle smile as he recollected his thoughts, Seems like I have not refined new pills for a long time. I wonder what the sess rates will be like.
Xiao Chen took out the herbs in the Universe Ring set by set and arranged them on the table. Then, he closed his eyes and carefully recalled the steps for refining the Beauty Nourishing Pill.
Not long after, Xiao Chen slowly opened his eyes; his face was filled with confidence. He flicked his finger and six strands of purple mes, separated by about half a meter, turned into balls which floated around Xiao Chen.
Now, Xiao Chens cultivation was much higher than when he was in Mohe City. Naturally, he did not have to worry about running out of Essence. Nor did he have to worry about having ack of control, and only being able to control one me.
The instant he shot out the mes, his left hand smacked the table, skillfully causing six types of herbs to fly up; each of them entering a me and getting refined.
Hu Hu!
With only a thought from Xiao Chen, his Spiritual Core entered the mes. It instantly entered the insides of the six herbs, and rapidly found their cores.
Then Xiao Chen manipted the mes to burn in a spiraling fashion. The six mes spun around Xiao Chen rapidly. The herbs started to melt within the mes.
Xiao Chen moved with good coordination; he quickly ced six bottles on the table, and caught all the medicinal liquid without missing a drop.
Then, he immediately sent a new batch of herbs into the mes. The herbs on the table slowly disappear in this manner and the number of bottles increased. Soon, the refinement of all the medicinal liquid waspleted.
The first step of refinement wasplete. Xiao Chen exhaled in relief. He stretched out his right index finger and the fires gathered together. With a sou sound, they entered into the Azure Dragon Medicine Cauldron.
Chapter 174 - Beauty Nourishing Pill
Chapter 174: Beauty Nourishing Pill
Xiao Chen followed the steps and slowly poured the medicinal liquid into the medicine cauldron. When all the medicinal liquid was poured in, a fragrant scent of herbs assaulted his nose, and spread throughout the room.
Xiao Chen controlled the Purple Thunder True Fire carefully as he slowly merged the medicinal liquids together. The unnecessary impurities slowly flowed out from the outlet of the Azure Dragon Medicine Cauldron.
Although the method of refining the Beauty Nourishing Pill wasplicated, it was not too difficult to refine it. After all, its rank was not high. It just needed a longer time.
Zi Zi!
After burning for a long time, a pill embryo was finally formed. Xiao Chen started to lower the temperature of the me and initiated the third stepusing warm mes to slowly finalize the pill.
This forming of the pill shape was the most important step of the refining process in determining the quality of the pill, which would define the grade of the pill. Thus, Xiao Chen did not dare to be careless.
Under Xiao Chens maniption of the purple mes, the lumpy pill embryo slowly became round and smooth. Finally, it turned into a brightly colored pill.
Xiao Chen revealed a satisfied smile. After this was the final nourishment of the pill. Brightly colored circles appeared on the Medicinal Pill.
Then, the refined pill plopped out of the outlet,nding in the porcin bottle. Xiao Chen picked it up and smelled it. He felt some excitement in his heart, it was a sess!
He seeded the first time he refined it. This was a good sign. A sincere expression of joy appeared on Xiao Chens face.
There were four more sets of ingredients. He could not let those go to waste, so he continued to refine them. However, he was not as lucky as the first time. His sess rate was about half. Out of the four tries, he failed twice. Even so, the sess rate was not considered low. Xiao Chen put away the three Beauty Nourishing Pills properly and headed over to Liu Ruyues courtyard.
Soon, he arrived at the gates of Liu Ruyues courtyard. Just as he was about to knock, the gates opened, revealing Liu Ruyues somewhat stunned face.
The blood had already beenpletely washed off of her body. She was now dressed in the same way she normally didin tight cultivator robes. Herplexion looked much better now.
However, there were some faint scars on her face that had not faded. To a girl, it was a devastating blow as it affected their beauty. However, it appeared that Liu Ruyue did not seem to mind.
Why are you looking for me? Liu Ruyue asked.
Xiao Chen recovered his wits and nodded. Then, he handed the Beauty Nourishing Pill to Liu Ruyue, Elder Sister Ruyue, this is the Beauty Nourishing Pill that I refined. It can remove the scars on your body, as well as nourish your skin.
When Liu Ruyue heard this, she smiled. She felt happy in her heart, every girl liked to be beautiful; naturally, Liu Ruyue was no exception. However, she did not have too high an expectation in this area.
Are you trying to bribe your Master? Liu Ruyue joked as she received the pill.
Xiao Chen smiled, Elder Sister Ruyue, I will be preparing to go to the Hall of Contributions in a while. I might not return to Qingyun Peak for a month.
Hall of Contribution? Liu Ruyue was deep in thought for a while. Then, she said, Thats good. Many of the Martial Techniques at the top of Qingyun Peak require contribution points in order to obtain them
Come with me. Your Basic Saber Technique is already practiced to the Small Perfection. Before you go, let me teach you a Secret Technique of Qingyun Peak.
Xiao Chens expression changed slightly, Elder Sister Ruyue, your injuries have notpletely healed yet. You cannot circte your Essence. Wait until Ie back!
Although Xiao Chen really wanted to learn the Secret Technique of Qingyun Peak, with Liu Ruyues current situation, it was not a good time for her to pass on the technique. If she circted her Essence while recovering, it would severely damage her body.
Liu Ruyue smiled gently, There is no problem. I know my body very well.
Qingyun Peak, dueling grounds:
Liu Ruyue stood across from Xiao Chen and said, The Seven Peaks of Heavenly Saber Pavilion each have an area they specialize in. The specialty of Qingyun Peaks Saber Technique is speeda saber that is faster than wind.
Thus, all of Qingyun Peaks Secret Techniques are rted to speed. Qingyun Peak has a total of seven Secret Techniques. Given the style of the Lunar Shadow Saber, there is only one that is suitable for youClear Wind Chop!
Clear Wind Chop? Xiao Chen remembered that he once obtained a Martial Technique manual for the Clear Wind Chop. He could not help but rummage through his Universe Ring to look for it. After a while, he took out a Martial Technique manual and handed it over to Liu Ruyue, This is a Martial Technique manual I obtained in the past. Is this the one?
Liu Ruyue felt it was strange. She took a look through it, then, under Xiao Chens astonished gaze, she threw it into the air, pulled out her saber, and created a series of lights in the air which tore apart the Clear Wind Chop Martial Technique manual.
Shua! Shua!
The sound of wind resounded. Even though Xiao Chen was across from it, he could feel the strong air flow. A breeze caused his clothes to flutter continuously.
The book trembled non-stop in the air. All of its pages fell out and scattered. Then, they floated down page by page. They allnded neatly, stacked one on top of the other.
When the small saber returned to the scabbard, all the pages werepletely separated from one another. The surprising thing was that all the pages hadnded in an orderly manner; the top page happened to be the cover of the manual.
If Xiao Chen had not seen it for himself, he would have thought the manual on the ground was a book in perfect condition; it was too tidy.
This is an iplete copy that was leaked; it is useless. What I just disyed was the Clear Wind Chop. Did you see it clearly? Liu Ruyue exined to Xiao Chen.
Nonsense, only once? How could he have seen it clearly? Xiao Chen shook his head honestly.
When Liu Ruyue heard that, she said, It doesnt matter if you did not see it clearly. You just have to remember the key point of the Clear Wind Chop. Clear wind, cool breeze you only see the cool breeze but not the saber.
You only see the cool breeze but not the saber Xiao Chen repeated this line in his heart a few times. Then, he suddenly gained enlightenment. When Liu Ruyue drew her saber earlier, the de sliced through the air, causing a cool breeze.
It was clearly a cool breeze caused by the saber. However, ording to his senses, he clearly felt the presence of the cool breeze, but he could not clearly sense the saber de.
Seeing that Xiao Chen seemed to be enlightened, Liu Ruyue continued, The meaning of this sentence is: to hide the killing intent amidst the cool wind, so that the opponent cannot feel the presence of the de. Such that they are not able to judge where the de ising from.
Right after Liu Ruyue spoke, she took a step forward and drew her saber again. An intense air current was generated, creating an unending cool breeze.
Xiao Chen was dazzled, he seemed to have seen the small saber in Liu Ruyues hand disappear into the air. Although he could not sense the killing intent, he felt a certain instinct stir within his body.
He quickly reacted and took two steps back. The moment his footnded on the ground, the small saber appeared out of thin air, tearing through his shirt around his chest.
Liu Ruyue withdrew the saber and tossed a book to Xiao Chen, This is a handwritten copy of the Clear Wind Chop. Although it is a handwritten copy, it is aplete copy. The copy you had was iparable to this one. Thats all, you may go now.
Xiao Chen took a quick look at the Secret Technique in his hands then put it away properly. He asked, Thats it? I seem to have not learned anything.
Liu Ruyue burst out inughter. She used the saber scabbard in her hand to give Xiao Chen a smack, What else do you want? This is the essence of what I haveprehended. It is already sufficient for you to avoid taking the wrong path. Just remember the sentence I told you. You only see the clear wind but not the saber.
Thats right, do not take missions that are too dangerous. After you return, I will make some time to teach you Listening To the Sword and Communicating With It.
Xiao Chen did not know how to answer. He felt that Liu Ruyues kindness was quite uneptable; it was too much.
Liu Ruyue said, You dont have to think too much. Although I am not that much older than you, we are still master and disciple. Passing down martial skills to you is part of my duty. Furthermore, helping you is equivalent to helping me.
Xiao Chen bowed sincerely to Liu Ruyue, then he turned around and left the dueling grounds. He went to make preparations to leave Qingyun Peak and head for the Heaven Viewing tform. After Xiao Chen had long left, Liu Ruyue coughed a few times; she could no longer hold them in.
The Hall of Contributions, which issued the sect missions, sat on the bustling Heaven Viewing tform. This was what Xiao Chen had heard from others along the way.
After Xiao Chen descended Qingyun Peak, he immediately and hastily made for Heaven Viewing tform. Within Lingyun Mountain Range, Heaven Viewing tform was extremely eye-catching; the huge tform could be seen from anywhere, no matter how far you were.
There was a saying: A mountain may appear near when one looks at it, but the walk to reach it is exhausting. Heaven Viewing tform was easily seen from Qingyun Peak but it took Xiao Chen two hours to arrive at its foot despite running with all his might.
Thest time he came to Heaven Viewing tform, he rode on Ge Yunbins jade ship. It was extremely convenient, unlike the trouble he had to go through today. When he reached the foot of the mountain, he looked at the towering Heaven Viewing tform. He could not help but feel a headacheing on when he remembered that he had to climb all the way to the top.
This Junior Brother is going to Heaven Viewing tform, right? How about you ride on my flying Spirit Beast? You just need two Inferior Grade Spirit Stones.
Little Junior Brother, ride on mine. I will only charge you one Inferior Grade Spirit Stone. Furthermore, my flying Spirit Beast is faster than his.
Just as Xiao Chen was getting ready to go up, a group of people suddenly surrounded him. Behind each and every person of this group was a flying Spirit Beast; they seemed to be running a taxi business.
However, the price was shocking. Just a single trip would require an Inferior Grade Spirit Stone; it was much more expensive than riding an airne.
In the end, Xiao Chen spent an Inferior Grade Spirit Stone and rented a flying Spirit Beast to go up the mountain. With his speed, he estimated that by the time he reached the Heaven Viewing tform, it would already be night.
It was not worth the time. Furthermore, he was not short of Spirit Stones; he had just received arge sum of them earlier. There was arge amount of Spirit Stones in his Universe Ring, thus, he would not feel the pinch of using one.
The person epted the Spirit Stone and immediately got Xiao Chen to get on his flying Spirit Beast. His Spirit Beast was quite special; it was a wind attributed bird.
It pped its wings, kicked up arge cloud of dust, and soared into the sky. It headed toward the Heaven Viewing tform at a very fast speed; as promised by that person.
Xiao Chen felt it was strange that so many people possessed flying Spirit Beasts. How did they obtain them? Of all the tamable Spirit Beasts, the value of flying Spirit Beasts was the highest. This was because they were the hardest to tame.
The Spirit Beasts owner saw Xiao Chens confusion. He smiled and exined, We get them in exchange for sect contribution points. They can be obtained in our sects Spirit Beast Hall. However, the rank of these Spirit Beasts are rtively low, and they are not very useful.
Xiao Chen felt that it was strange, he asked, What do you mean by that?
The person exined, There is no Spirit Blood Jade, and they were not raised from young. So, the Spirit Beasts that can be purchased would not exceed Rank 2.
You can easily imagine the strength of a Rank 2 Spirit Beast. It would be impossible to utilize it in fights. It would already be a miracle if it did not hold you back. So it can only be used as a transportation tool.
Chapter 175 - Hall of Contribution; Sect Mission
Chapter 175: Hall of Contribution; Sect Mission
Why else do you think there are so many people at the foot of this mountain doing such business. They were all duped mercilessly.
Xiao Chen understood that the problem did not lie in the Spirit Beasts strength being low. It was actually a problem of poormunication with the owner. This required a special method.
This was something only the Great Tang Nations Beast Taming Abode could do. The people of other nations did not have good taming methods. It was already very good for them to be able to train their Spirit Beasts to understand some simplemands.
However, this person seemed very excited when speaking about it. Xiao Chen did not feel like interrupting him, thus, he let him continue speaking. After some time, they reached the top. Xiao Chen thanked him and then immediately asked around for the location of the Hall of Contributions.
The size of the Heaven Viewing tform surpassed a small city. There were magnificent buildings everywhere. Although they were all disorderly, it seemed charming. There were people moving around, and it was bustling.
After Xiao Chen found out the location of the Hall of Contributions, he started to fumble his way toward it slowly. This was his first time going there, so he did not know the way. After walking for a long time, he finally found the Hall of Contributions.
The Hall of Contributions What kind of ce will it be? Xiao Chen entered with anticipation in his heart. There were plenty of people going in and out of the Hall of Contributions
Did Ie to the wrong ce? Xiao Chen looked at his surroundings in astonishment. The Great Hall was filled with tables with groups of people seated at each one. They were all eating and drinking while chatting in low voices.
If there were waiters, this would have been exactly like a restaurant. Furthermore, it would have been one of the simplest types as there were no extravagant decorations.
However, if one observed carefully, they would discover the atmosphere here was different from those restaurants. There was no loud chatter. Despite there being hundreds of people gathered here, one could only hear some soft whispering.
Also, everyone was emitting an indistinct killing intent. When all the killing intent in the hall was gathered, it was like thousands of streams gathering together to form an ocean.
For the people with rtively lower strength, they would be immediately knocked unconscious by the surging killing intent.
Xiao Chen stayed calm and paid attention, as he had the feeling that this ce was not as simple as he had thought it to be. He grasped the Lunar Shadow Saber tightly and slowly walked towards the counter.
The tables in the Great Hall were arranged in an orderly fashion. There was a broad walkway through the middle of them. When Xiao Chen was walking on it, he felt it was strangehe was the only one on the walkway.
Dang!
A saber tore through the air and flew towards him. Xiao Chen drew his Lunar Shadow Saber and easily deflected the saber.
Just as the saber was about tond on the ground, a strong suction force pulled the saber over. The owner of the saber was a male wearing the Wanren Peak uniform. He gave Xiao Chen a cold look and said, Where did this wild brate from. Dont you know the rules? Is it even your turn to receive a mission?
Xiao Chen looked in the direction of the source of the voice. In that direction, there were ten-odd inner disciples wearing the Wanren Peak uniform. They were all looking at Xiao Chen with killing intent.
The Heavenly Saber Pavilion had never prohibited their disciples from fighting. As long as they did not kill or cripple the other persons cultivation, the Law Enforcement Hall would not even bother about it.
Not far away, someone saw Xiao Chens Qingyun Peaks identify token. He could not help but mock, I wondered who it could be, that they did not know the rules. So, it is someone from Qingyun Peak.
You from Qingyun Peak, just obediently find a table and sit down. Today is the day the Hall of Contributions issues the high level sect mission. After the core disciples of the various peaks have epted their missions, only then will the Hall of Contributions recover its normal state.
Since they were sect missions, there would be differences in the difficulty. The rewards given would be different as well. The rewards for the high level mission would naturally be shockingly high.
Furthermore, these high level missions were not always avable; in fact, they were pretty rare. Like the saying goes: Plenty of people, but very little meat.
In order to prevent these high level missions from being snatched by other people, the disciples of the five great peaks privately made up a set of rules. Every time a high level mission appeared, it would be distributed amongst the core disciples of the various peaks.
The people of the Hall of Contributions also kept one eye shut with regards to this. The difficulty of the high level missions was high, and was definitely much more difficult than the regr missions. If the core disciples were the onespleting them, they would be able toplete them faster.
Xiao Chen hade at a bad time; coincidentally, there was a high level missioning out today. The core disciples of the great peaks were currently outside discussing how to distribute the high level mission.
Before the results came out, all the inner disciples in the Great Hall did not dare to make a movethey were afraid of causing a misunderstanding, causing people to think they were going to grab the high level missions.
There was a kind hearted disciple who exined the rules in detail to Xiao Chen. He advised Xiao Chen to take a seat and get a mission after the high level missions were taken.
Dont bother advising him, he does not even care about the Biyun Peaks Peak Master. These are just the core disciples of the five great peaks. Why would he care about them? someone who recognized Xiao Chen said snarkily.
Hehe, thats true. I think he probably did this on purpose.
Just an insignificant Inferior Grade Martial Grand Master. I would be able to squash him with one hand. I dont believe he could trade blows with a peak Martial King, said the Wanren Peak disciple who had made a move against Xiao Chen earlier.
He was already a Superior Grade Martial Grand Master, he was two grades higher than Xiao Chen. He was looking at Xiao Chen with a provoking gaze.
High level mission? If there really is one, then it might be possible for me to obtain 500 contribution points within a month. However, it seems a little too noisy here.
Dragon Seizing Hand!
Xiao Chen snorted coldly and killing intent appeared in his eyes. A huge ck hand appeared from nowhere and flew past the crowd. Then it smashed downward onto the head of the Wanren Peak disciple.
The crowd immediately scattered. The huge ck hand descended and smashed on the table. Under the huge force, the wooden table shattered with a loud bang, filling the air with wooden splinters.
Within the Hall of Contributions Great Hall, everyone looked at Xiao Chen in astonishment. They had not expected Xiao Chen to make a move. After all, he was alone, how could he be a match for so many Wanren Peak disciples?
You really dare to attack me. If I dont beat you up badly and teach you how to respect your seniors, my name is not Li You, the leader cursed when he saw Xiao Chen making a move.
Hu! Just as he was prepared to lead the Wanren Peak disciples to charge forward, a huge ck hand suddenly rose up like a demonic shadow and clenched itself into a fist. Li You was caught off guard and captured by the hand.
Xiao Chen pulled gently and a huge force pulled Li You to the front. Then Xiao Chen punched him heavily on the chest.
The huge ck hand had vanished. When Xiao Chens fist struck his chest, it caused him to vomit arge mouthful of blood and fall to the floor.
Bang! When Li You was struggling to get up, Xiao Chen stepped on his chest and pushed him back down. Xiao Chen had put all his strength into this push, causing Li You to vomit another mouthful of blood.
Just a sneak attack, how is that considered capable? If you have the guts then let me go and fight me again! Li You could not help but shout out; he did his best to resist Xiao Chens foot but to no avail.
Xiao Chen was not a three-year-old child, naturally, he would not fall for Li Yous trick. The ten-odd Wanren Peak disciples at the side quickly rushed over. Since Xiao Chen had Li You under his foot, they did not dare to do anything.
When Li You saw the situation, he shouted, Do something! This is the Heaven Saber Pavilion. He wont dare to kill me.
Kill!
When the crowd heard this, they no longer hesitated. Their sabers lit up with saber light and they all rushed at Xiao Chen to attack him.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly and executed the Three Flowing Cloud Images without even drawing the Lunar Shadow Saber from his scabbard. He turned into a boundless ocean; he was not even flustered against the attacksing without pause.
The Lunar Shadow Saber was like flowing water, causing gentle ripples as it changed direction continuously. Those attacking Xiao Chen felt like they were attacking the surface of water.
They caused the surface of the water to be disturbed, creatingrges wave; the ocean tossed and turned. However, after a while, the waters surface returned to being calm; it became like a mirror again, without any ripples.
Perfection like Water,peting by notpeting. The attacks that struck Xiao Chens scabbard were all bounced back at themselves. At that moment, everyone was incredibly astonished.
After a while, another wave of attacks was sent at Xiao Chen. Like earlier, Xiao Chen did not even move an inch. His heart was calm like still water. The scabbard of his saber firmly blocked every attack.
Ka Ca!
When the fifth wave of attacks were bounced back, Xiao Chen lost all patience and drew the Lunar Shadow Saber with a huang dang sound. There was a piercing cold light when it was drawn out of the scabbard.
In the time it took for a spark to fly, Xiao Chen pierced downward at Li You with the Lunar Shadow in his right hand.
With a pu ci sound, the tip of the de pierced an inch to the side of Li Yous heart. It caused arge amount of blood to continuously spurt out.
The originally quiet Great Hall now turned absolutely silent. Everyone in the Great Hall had their jaws open wide. They were all stunned, as though there had been a short circuit in their brain.
Because of the angle, everyone thought Xiao Chen had pierced through Li Yous heart with the saber. They all thought Xiao Chen had eaten the leopards gall dder. He actually dared to kill someone in the Hall of Contributions.
[Note: Eating the leopards gall dder: This means that Xiao Chen was very daring. Usually used in a situation where someone did some incredulous act.]
Xiao Chen quickly pulled the saber out of Li Yous body, causing arge amount of blood to spurt out. In the instant that the Wanren Peak disciples were distracted, he executed the Three Flowing Cloud Images.
Xiao Chens figure turned blurry. It was as though the entire ce was filled with Xiao Chens figure. When all the figures merged back together, a saber had struck every Wanren Peak disciples chest. There was electricity dancing on all of their wounds as blood flowed continuously; it was extremely painful.
All the Wanren Peak disciples fell to the ground, continuously moaning in pain. It was extremely piercing in the quiet Great Hall.
Hu! Hu!
Suddenly two people appeared out of nowhere and checked Li Yous injures. They quickly pressed on some of his acupoints and exchanged a nce. They ignored the other injured people and retreated.
Xiao Chen understood that these two people were the guards of the Hall of Contributions. If he had really killed Li You, they would not have just watched without doing anything.
Xiao Chen continued to walk forward, ignoring everyones gazes. Hepletely ignored everything, including the rules the five great peaks had set for themselves. He was ready to go see what kind of high level mission was avable.
In Xiao Chens opinion, since it was the mission from the Hall of Contribution, everyone had the right to take it. Monopolising these missions was a form of bullying.
Furthermore, Xiao Chen was desperately in need of contribution points. Even if he had to offend these people, it did not matter. He had already offended these people at the Heaven Ascending tform, thus this would not make much of a difference.
Chapter 176 - Conflict Arises
Chapter 176: Conflict Arises
An old man with his eyes shut sat behind the counter. Xiao Chen walked to the front and knocked on the counter. He said, Stop pretending, Im here to take a mission.
The old man opened his eyes slowly. His eyes were dull, as though he had just woken up. He smiled. I just dozed off, thats all. Not pretending to sleep. This is your first time taking a mission, hand over your identity token to me first.
The old man received the identity token Xiao Chen handed over. He took a look and said, Qingyun Peak, Ye Chen. I have not gone out for a while I did not expect that Qingyun Peak to have already recruited someone.
Leave the identity token with me first, I will record it down. Go to the second floor to take the mission.
Second floor? What second floor? Xiao Chen looked around but did not see any staircase. He could not help but look suspiciously at the old man.
The old man was holding Xiao Chens identity token and carving something on it. When he saw Xiao Chen looking at him, he remembered something and said, I forgot, this is your first time here. Just push that door open, enter, and then you will see it.
Xiao Chen looked in the direction of where the old man was pointing at. Behind the counter, there was a door hidden in the shadows. The door was very concealed, and if one did not look carefully, they would not notice it.
Xiao Chen walked to the door and pushed it open, then entering it as advised. Before he stepped on the floor, Xiao Chen felt a little dazzled. The scenery in front of him changed, and he stepped into a huge library.
There is actually a small spatial formation here, Xiao Chen thought in astonishment before he started to check out the ce.
There was a row of people in front writing something down rapidly. Messenger pigeons kept flying in and out non-stop. This environment was clearly sealed, but Xiao Chen did not know how these messenger pigeons came in.
The First Elder of Beichen Peak issued a mission. He needs the Spirit Core of a Rank 4 Spirit Beast. Record it down quickly. Ordinary mission level. Five contribution points.
Jade Maiden Peak, they need someone to watch the herb fields again. Just like before, simple difficulty. Five contribution points for half a month.
The Spirit Beast Halls people need to capture ten Rank 5 Spirit Beasts infants. Mission difficulty difficult. Every infant earns 15 contribution points.
The people receiving the messenger pigeons quickly read out the contents of the letters. Immediately someone would record it down. This was the how the Hall of Contributions operated.
These recorded missions would then be sent to the next level to undergo another approval, to see if the difficulty and the reward were appropriate.
After the second approval, there was still the final approval. However, this was only for the missions rated difficult. The missions rated below difficult could be issued after the second approval.
The sect missions could be sorted into three categories: basic-leveled, high-leveled, and special-leveled. Each level was then sub-rated as simple, ordinary, or difficult.
Xiao Chen walked up to the ce where missions were issuedin front of a wooden wall. A Hall of Contribution staff member, the one in charge of issuing missions, was behind the wall.
That person looked through the window in the wooden wall and saw Xiao Chen. He asked, Are you here to take a mission?
This person clearly knew that aside from Qingyun Peak and Jade Maiden Peak, the other five peaks had set down rules. When he saw Xiao Chens face, he realized it was not one of the core disciples from the five peaks. Thus, he felt suspicious.
Xiao Chen nodded. Pass me the detailed list of high-leveled missions.
Which peaks disciple are you? Show me your identity token. The man did not immediately agree to Xiao Chens request.
Xiao Chen was slightly stunned. He said, I am a disciple from Qingyun Peak. My name is Ye Chen. This is my first timeing to take a sect mission. My identity token was given to the old man downstairs.
Qingyun Peak? That person said in a strange manner, wait for a while, let me go verify that.
Xiao Chen felt slight angry in his heart. He finally understood why Liu Ruyue worked so hard. It is because as a Qingyun Peak disciple, wherever he went, people would make things difficult for him.
That person seemed to be discussing with the higher-ups. After a long time, he returned to the window and handed Xiao Chen a list, These are the high-leveled missions that have been issued today. Take a look.
Xiao Chen frowned slightly. He received it and looked at it carefully. There was a total of ten missions on the list, and their difficulty were slightly harder.
Using the process of elimination, Xiao Chen first got rid of the missions that were clearly impossible toplete. Such as killing ten Rank 6 Spirit Beasts within a week.
After eliminating those, there were only five missions left. Xiao Chen continued to filter out the missions that required him to work with someone.
After this, there were only three missions left: guarding the Spirit Vein for a month, 800 contribution points awarded afterpletion; killing a hundred Rank 5 Spirit Beasts, no time limit, no limit on type of Spirit Beast, 1000 contribution points awarded afterpletion; and picking a Rank 7 herbYellow Springs Grass, no time limit, 2000 contribution points awarded afterpletion.
No wonder these high-leveled sect missions would be monopolized by people, the rewards were too attractive; even the lowest one had a reward of 800 contribution points.
Xiao Chen thought carefully for a while before finally choosing the mission to guard the Spirit Vein. He had used the same method of elimination. Although there was no time limit on the mission to kill Spirit Beasts, it was definitely impossible to finish it within a month.
As for the mission to pick the Yellow Springs Grass, Xiao Chen could only shake his head and smile bitterly. Although the rewards were shockingly high, he did not even know where it grew. How could he pick it?
Guarding the Spirit Vein referred to the Heavenly Saber Pavilions Spirit Stone vein. Aside from guarding it for a month, there were no otherpulsory objectives. All he had to do was guard it for a month.
Although the reward was not high, it was more than sufficient for Xiao Chen, I choose guarding the Spirit Vein. This is my first time epting a mission, what are the procedures?
Guarding the Spirit Vein? Just sign over here. Come over tomorrow morning, there is no limit to the number of people who can take this mission. When everyone gathers together, then we will set off. As for the procedure, just bring this wooden token down.
The mission giver took out a contract and got Xiao Chen to sign it. Then, he handed him an exquisite wooden token.
Xiao Chen received it and took a look. Aside from a string of words carved on it, there was nothing special about it. However, when Xiao Chen scanned it with his Spiritual Sense, he could feel a strong strand of Qi in there.
Weng!
A strand of Qi came from above the sky and went through the Hall of Contributions, entering into Xiao Chens head, Do not act rashly!
Xiao Chen was startled and quickly retrieved his Spiritual Sense. He looked carefully around his surroundings but did not discover anyone paying attention to him. He quickly left after that.
The owner of the strand of Qi was very strong. It could be possible he thought Xiao Chen was intending to change the Qi in it. Thus, he issued a warning to him immediately.
There were too many hidden talents in the Heavenly Saber Pavilion. Xiao Chen felt fear in his heart, and he no longer dared to release his Spiritual Sense. He opened the door he entered from and was sent downstairs immediately.
Shua!
A silver identity token came flying at Xiao Chen. He caught it and took a look, noting that it was his own identity token.
The old man smiled at Xiao Chen and said, Young man, you may leave now. Remember, dont rashly touch the strand of Qi in the token. Otherwise, a disaster might unfold.
Xiao Chens expression turned grave. This was an expert presenting himself as an ordinary person. So the strand of Qi was left by this old man in front of him. Xiao Chen nodded and prepared to leave the Hall of Contribution.
When Xiao Chen appeared, a group of people immediately rose up from their table. They all headed over to Xiao Chen in a menacing manner. Although they all wore different uniforms, they all had three golden lines on their cor.
Apparently, this was the mark of a Heavenly Saber Pavilion core disciple. These people were all at least peak Martial Grand Masters, only one step short of bing Martial Saints.
Xiao Chens expression turned cold. He knew they did not have good intentions. However, he did not fear them; he stepped forward and greeted them. Currently, Martial Grand Masters, aside from those with inherited Martial Spirits, were not able to pressure him at all.
You are Ye Chen! One of them, who was wearing Wanren Peaks uniform, walked forward and said sternly to Xiao Chen. He was emitting killing intent as he stared at Xiao Chen.
Thats right!
Remember my nameYang Qi. You can go and
Before Yang Qi finished speaking, Xiao Chen smiled and quickly drew his saber. An intense cold light flew at Yang Qi.
Seeing that Xiao Chen actually made the first move, Yang Qis lips curled up in a cold smile. Two fifty-centimeter-long short sabers appeared in his hand. His right hand swung in the air gently and deflected the light from the Lunar Shadow Saber.
The short saber in his left hand struck with the speed of lightning, piercing towards Xiao Chens chest. This was the first time he had met a person who wielded two sabers, and he was not used to fighting them.
Xiao Chen could only dodge first and then execute the Azure Dragon Cloud Soaring Art. He pushed his feet off the ground, and his figure seemed to turn into a flood dragon as he moved in an arc, dodging Yang Qis attack.
Xiao Chennded firmly. However, just as he executed the Three Flowing Cloud Images, Yang Qi had already arrived before Xiao Chen. Yang Qis twin sabers attacked in a very smooth manner.
The two of them used one move each. Under the assistance of the Three Flowing Cloud Images, Xiao Chen normally could easily deal with the opponents attacks. However, the angle of this opponents attack was too strange. Furthermore, it was very fast. Soon, Xiao Chen was not able to keep up with his pace.
Xiao Chen felt like he was pulling down the east wall to repair the west wall, a task more than exhausting. Xiao Chen was forced to retreat repeatedly. He executed the Three Flowing Cloud Images to its limit and held on bitterly, stolid like a vast ocean.
[Note: Pull down the east wall to repair the west wall: This means to sacrifice something in order to aplish something else.]
Hu Chi!
Suddenly, Yang Qi threw out a short saber. The short saber spun continuously in the air, flying towards Xiao Chen, its speed nothing to scoff at.
The instant the short saber left Yang Qis hand, another short saber reappeared in his hand. When Xiao Chen evaded one, another short saber came flying at him again.
Currently, there were two short sabers in the air. In each of Yang Qis hands was a short saber as well. Whenever the short sabers in the air returned to him, Yang Qi threw out the ones in his hands and caught the returning short sabers. Thus, there were two sabers spinning in the air continuously. Furthermore, Yang Qi did not stop attacking with the short sabers in his hands.
Xiao Chen, who was already struggling with his defense, found the situation hard to manage. There were several wounds left on his arms and legs.
Xiao Chen started wracking his brain for ideas. The Three Flowing Cloud Images could defend against very strong attacks, but the weakness of the Three Flowing Cloud Images was in obvious once the enemys attack reached an excessive extreme in speed.
He had to think of an idea quickly. Xiao Chen slowly realized that something was wrong. These four short sabers were likely not the opponents best yet.
Chapter 177 - Chaotic Flowing Sabers
Chapter 177: Chaotic Flowing Sabers
Furthermore, Xiao Chen discovered that this Martial Technique was very special. The more short sabers he wielded, the faster the speed of the sabers. When he only had two sabers, its speed was slower by at least half its current speed.
This is Wanren Peaks Secret TechniqueChaotic Flowing Sabers. It is said that when practiced to its peak, it can control eighteen short sabers. Being able to easily control four short sabers, he truly deserves his status as Wanren Peaks core disciple.
Given his cultivation as a peak Martial Grand Master, in addition with the might of his Secret Technique, Yang Qi should be able to put up a fight against Inferior Grade Martial Saints. There should be no problems dealing with an Inferior Grade Martial Grand Master.
The most important factor was that he had allowed Yang Qi to gain the advantage. Given the situation, he no longer had any chances to flip things around. After the Chaotic Flowing Sabers was executed, its speed would only be faster and faster. Even if he had a Martial Technique that could allow him to make aeback, he would not even have the opportunity to execute it.
This fellow is too daring. Despite being alone, he dared to injure so many Wanren Peak disciples in the Hall of Contribution. Yang Qi is not the only core disciple of Wanren Peak. Furthermore, there is still a true inheritor disciple behind them that hasnt appeared yet. He is truly reckless.
The fight got more and more intense and Xiao Chens situation was worrying. The people around allmented that Xiao Chen was, after all, just an Inferior Grade Martial Grand Master. When he went against the stronger Yang Qi, he would not have any chances.
Xiao Chen remained quiet. The Lunar Shadow Saber in his right hand was moving like water, blocking the short sabers in Yang Qis hand. His left hand that held the scabbard moved around. He blocked the short sabers that spun in the air one by one.
Hu Chi!
Yang Qi took out another two short sabers that hung from his waist. In an instant, the number of short sabers that he controlled became six. Its speed became even faster and the saber lights twirled around like flowing shadows.
Metallic ngs resounded as the weapons met non-stop. Xiao Chens arms gained a few more fresh saber wounds
Although Xiao Chen was at a disadvantage, his heart was as calm as still water, he did not panic at all. A fierce fire slowly started to burn in his right eye and it stored up power while preparing to be unleashed.
It is not time yet, this is not his limit, Xiao Chen thought to himself. The most unique characteristic of the Chaotic Flowing Sabers was its continuity. The more short sabers the user controlled, the stronger the continuity required.
Thus, its increase in speed with the number of sabers was something that it forced was to do. If it slowed down and the number of sabers had increased, the continuity would be broken off.
If was like the timing belt in a car. If it slowed down, the speed of the car could immediately slow down, or even stop working. If this belt broke, what would happen to the car? If the car was moving at a high speed then the belt broke suddenly, the car would be as good as trashed.
Xiao Chen was waiting for such a chance. When Yang Qis speed had reached his limits, his move would be thoroughly broken, leaving him to be easily defeated in one hit. As long as he did not sustain any major damage before this, Xiao Chen would be able to endure the rest.
Pu Ci! Another wound appeared on Xiao Chens right arm, spurting out blood. Xiao Chen bit his lips and maintained a resolute look; he did not reveal the slightest bit of pain on his face.
Yang Qis sweat dripped continuously from his forehead and fell on the ground with a ti da ti da sound. He was feeling very anxious because this Chaotic Flowing Sabers exhausted Essence very rapidly.
He had already reached the point of controlling six sabers but he was not able to defeat Xiao Chen. If this carried on, before Xiao Chen got struck down, Yang Qi would be defeated as a result of exhausting his Essence. If that happened, he would have failed as a result of ack of final effort.
Kill!
Yang Qis expression turned cold and he clenched his teeth. Two short sabers suddenly appeared from his sleeves. The sabers spun around continuously, creating an air current as it flew towards Xiao Chens chest.
Xiao Chen was already prepared for this and he immediately flung his upper body backwards. The two sabers flew over, right above his face. He then kicked out with one foot, intending to force Yang Qi to retreat.
Xiao Chens other foot pushed off the ground and executed the Azure Dragon Cloud Soaring Art; he immediately soared into the air.
After Xiao Chennded, he pushed off the ground again and appeared behind Yang Qi. Using the explosive movement speed of the Azure Dragon Cloud Soaring Art, he managed to escape from Yang Qis unceasing attacks.
Yang Qi was not slow either and reacted very quickly. Before Xiao Chennded, he somersaulted to the side and Xiao Chen was once again in front of him.
At first nce, the eight spinning short sabers looked like countless sabers slicing through the air. It generated a strong air current, forming a small cyclone.
Now! This should be your limit!
Xiao Chens eyes lit up as he flipped the scabbard in his left hand around. A short saber flying at him slid directly into the scabbard with a shua sound.
He revealed a faint smile as he leaned to the side to avoid getting injured at any critical points, allowing a saber to stab into his left shoulder. Blood immediately flowed out and an expression of pain shed on Xiao Chens face for an instant.
However, Xiao Chens hands did not stop moving. He tossed away the scabbard in his hand with lightning speed and he caught another flying short saber with his hand directly, resulting in a bleeding wound on his palm.
Yang Qis continuous Chaotic Flowing Sabers were instantly disrupted. There were only three sabers left flying in the sky. Xiao Chen shouted, Arclight Chop!
A purple arc light with electricity dancing on it was fired out. The electric light exploded, causing a huge shockwave in the air. The three short sabers were immediately knocked away.
The Chaotic Flowing Sabers were actually broken like that! There was an astonished cry from the crowd. Xiao Chen was actually able to use such a self-harming method to break Yang Qis Chaotic Flowing Sabers, which had reached its peak.
The instant the Chaotic Flowing Sabers was broken, The Essence that was flowing smoothly in Yang Qis body immediately turned chaotic. His aura became very unstable as he quickly retreated backwards.
You want to run but can you? Xiao Chen smiled coldly and shouted, Purple Thunder True Fire! Shoot!
The intense me burning in Xiao Chens right eye immediately gathered into a purple pir of light before firing out. This was what Xiao Chen hadprehended from the ice thread of the Ice Ape he fought before.
Since cold Qi could gather and form a thread, then with the same logic, fire could do so as well.
The Purple Thunder True Fire, which Xiao Chen had spent a long time storing up power for, instantly pierced through Yang Qis chest. A finger-sized wound appeared; blood flowed out continuously.
Yang Qi tripped over and fell to the ground. He held his hand to his chest, trying to stop the bleeding. However, it was in vain, it did not help at all.
Xiao Chen ignored him and tossed aside the short saber in his hand. He then pulled the short saber out of his left shoulder and picked up his scabbard.
After that, he slowly made his way to the exit of the Hall of Contributions. The crowd automatically made a path for him. Xiao Chen walked to the exit step by step in this manner.
Hold on!
Finally, the other core disciples of Wanren Peak could not resist calling out Xiao Chen any longer. Three Wanren Peak core disciple walked over to Xiao Chen.
Because they had to take Yang Qis pride into consideration, they did note up to surround Xiao Chen in the previous fight. However, he had defeated a lot of Wanren Peaks inner disciple earlier. Now, he even defeated the core disciple Yang Qi. If they simply allowed him to walk out of the Hall of Contributions in such a grandiose manner, Wanren Peak would lose all respect.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly, Do the few of you have any advice for me?
You injured many of our Wanren Peak disciples and you want to swagger out like that?
Xiao Chen found it funny and he smiled faintly, If they did not make the first move to attack me and then verbally provoked me first, would I have injured many Wanren Peak disciples?
In that case, Senior brother Yang Qi was only asking you a question, why did you make the first move to injure him?
Xiao Chens expression turned frosty as he replied in a cold voice, This is never-ending. Your skills are inferior to others and yet you have such a vile attitude. If you want to get in my way then state clearly, one-on-one or all together? Whichever you want.
The three of them all had the same thought, If I went one-on-one, Im not confident of handling him alone. However, if the three of us attacked together in front of everyone here, we would lose all our face. This is an impossible situation, what should we do?
Im on a tight schedule. If you are not willing to fight now, you can look for me at other times. Ill be willing to apany you! Xiao Chen could make out the thoughts of the three with one nce. He could not be bothered with them; after he spoke, he immediately walked out.
Xiao Chen was indeed on a tight schedule, he did not have the time to dawdle here. The mission to guard the Spirit Vein was going to start tomorrow; he only had one night to prepare himself.
The mission to guard the Spirit Vein might sound simple but for it to be a high leveled sect mission with such a high reward, there must be some danger involved. After all, the person managing the sect missions was no fool; they would not give out contribution points so easily.
Xiao Chen decided to go to the market in the Heaven Viewing tform. He originally had slightly more than a thousand Spirit Stones. Adding in the ones he obtained from Shen Manjun, he almost had 2000 Inferior Grade Spirit Stones.
With so many Spirit Stones, he had a sufficient amount for his cultivation. If he hanged onto them and did not spend them, it would be quite wasteful.
Xiao Chen swallowed a Blood Replenishing Pill and dealt with the injuries on his body. After Xiao Chen asked around for the location of the market, he slowly fumbled his way over.
Aside from the slightly deeper wound on his shoulder, the other injuries were all superficial. When the Medicinal Energy of the Blood Replenishing Pill spread out and he rested for a night, there should not be much of a problem.
After searching for a long time, Xiao Chen finally found the entrance of the Heaven Viewing tforms market. Before entering, one actually needed to pay an entrance fee of a Spirit Stone. One could not help but feel that it was shady.
The remunerations of an ordinary inner disciple were only fifteen Spirit Stones per month. If they did not have any other sources of ie, they would feel a heartache after using this Spirit Stone.
The market was very bustling. In this ce, the Heaven Saber Pavilion could sell or trade their goods here. There were also official shops; they sold all sorts of goods, like Martial Techniques, Spirit Weapons, Battle Armors, Cultivation Techniques everything that was needed could be found.
However, in this ce, all the goods were traded for using Spirit Stones. The money of the mortal world did not have much use here. However, there was a ce where mortal money could be exchanged for Spirit Stone.
Back when Xiao Chen looted all of the Jiang ns hundreds of years of savings, he had obtained a total of 30,000,000 gold taels. He spent 20,000,000 gold taels at the Flying Snow Manor, which left 10,000,000 gold taels of banknotes in his Universe Ring.
After thinking for a moment, Xiao Chen decided to change them all into Spirit Stones. In the past, Fatty Jin had unintentionally revealed that the top auctions of the Tianwu Continent all used Spirit Stones to trade.
Gold taels werepletely useless there. Rather than leaving it to rot in his Universe Ring, he might as well make use of this opportunity to exchange them all.
Chapter 178 - Exchange
Chapter 178: Exchange
Within this market, the ce to exchange gold taels for Spirit Stones charged an administration fee, even though it was established by the Heavenly Saber Pavilion.
When Xiao Chen got to the shop, there were still some people in there. They were inner disciples who were preparing to go down the mountain; most of them were using Spirit Stones to exchange for gold taels.
The owner of the shop was an ordinary person without any cultivation. He was dressed in premium satin and had a mustache that was split into two whiskers. There was a twinkle in his eyes, this was the typical look of a merchant.
When the rest of them left, that man walked over to Xiao Chen with a gleeful smile on his face, This little brother has been waiting for a long time, it must be arge sum, right?
He is pretty insightful, Xiao Chen smiled and said, Just call me Ye Chen. Might I know this boss name?
Haha, I dont dare im to be the boss, just an assistant. If you do not mind, you can call me Old Hu, the boss spoke in an unhurried manner as he revealed a smile.
Xiao Chen did not waste any time on further pleasantries and took out stacks of banknotes from the Universe Ring. He arranged them neatly on the table and they soon filled the entire exquisite wooden table.
Old Hu was shocked and it clearly showed on his face. His mustache curled upwards as he slowly walked to the shop entrance and cautiously closed the door; he then hung up a sign that said closed.
After he doing that, he turned around to face Xiao Chen and said, Looks can be deceiving. Little Brother Ye is indeed dealing with arge sum. I estimate there is about 10,000,000 gold taels worth of banknotes. Are you exchanging them all for Spirit Stones?
Xiao Chen nodded. Old Hu smiled, This must be the first time you are doing an exchange. If you make an exchange on such arge scale, you will lose out a lot.
Could it be that the exchange rates would change as a result of therge amount? Xiao Chen was filled with doubts as he asked, How so?
Take a look over there. Old Hu turned around and pointed to a wooden board on the wall.
Xiao Chen looked at where Old Hu was pointing. The wooden board clearly stated the exchange rates of Spirit Stones. 3,000 gold taels could be exchanged for one Inferior Grade Spirit Stone. However, when the amount exceeded 100,000, it became 5,000 for one Inferior Grade Spirit Stone.
The higher the transaction amount, the lower the exchange rate became. Xiao Chen continued to look downwards. When he reached 10,000,000 gold taels, 10,000 gold taels only could be exchanged for one Spirit Stone.
This was not just shady on an ordinary level, Xiao Chen thought speechlessly. 10,000 gold taels for one Spirit Stone that is to say, the 10,000,000 can only get him 1,000 Inferior Grade Spirit Stones.
Whats going on? Exchanging for just one only required 3,000 gold taels. Howe the higher the number gets, the exchange rates goes higher as well? Xiao Chen asked as he could not understand.
If he made the exchange once a day, he could get close to 4,000 Inferior Grade Spirit Stones. However, if he changed it all in one go, that would only be a quarter of what he could get. This was something that nobody could ept.
Old Hu smiled faintly, There were other people who used arge amount of gold taels to change for Spirit Stones. They were all from the wealthy mortal ns and had no ways to obtain Spirit Stones. Thus, they tried to think of ways to seize the opportunity.
Just think about it, which has a higher value? Spirit Stones or gold taels? After a Spirit Stone is used, it is gone. However, gold circtes, it will never disappear. Furthermore, the Heavenly Saber Pavilion does not have that much Spirit Stones for people to make exchanges with. Thus, they instituted this rule.
However, if you used Spirit Stones to exchange for gold taels, the more you exchange the more you get. This is the principle of gold having a value and Spirit Stones being priceless.
Xiao Chen thought about this principle. It was easy for a cultivator to gain gold, much easier than getting Spirit Stones. If the exchange rate was too high, it would not be a good deal for the Heavenly Saber Pavilion.
After all, this money did not belong to Xiao Chen in the first ce; he felt a slight pinch and it was over. In the end, he decided to make the exchange. Old Hu immediately counted the banknotes with a smile on his face. After he finished counting them, he immediately passed Xiao Chen one thousand Spirit Stones.
After Xiao Chen took the Spirit Stones and left far away, Old Hu went wild with joy. He thought to himself, if there were a few more idiots like him, he would get promoted soon.
Actually, Xiao Chen felt like he suffered a loss. Old Hus final smile clearly showed that he was unable to wait. However, this was something he snatched away. After all, it was sufficient that he could exchange them for Spirit Stones.
Xiao Chen went to the ce where the stalls could be set up freely and started shopping. There were many things and the sheer number of things there was dizzying. With just a casual nce, Xiao Chen saw a lot of treasures that were normally hard to find.
Horn of the Rank 5 Spirit BeastSilver-Horned Tiger. Selling for 20 Spirit Stones or exchanging for a Rank 4 and above Medicinal Pill for healing wounds!
Xiao Chens gaze stopped at a particr stall. The person running it was a middle-aged man who was an Inferior Grade Martial Saint. In the Heavenly Saber Pavilion, once one reached a certain age, if they had not advanced to the appropriate cultivation realm, they would stop providing remunerations.
They could choose to go down the mountain and be free or they could choose to stay in the Heavenly Saber Pavilion. However, they had to do everything themselves. Furthermore, they had to pay a certain sum of Spirit Stones.
The middle-aged man in front of him should belong to thetter category. Since Lingyun Mountain Range had dense Spiritual Energy, he could not bear to leave. Thus, he chose to stay.
I want this beast horn. However, can it be cheaper? How about ten Spirit Stones! a youth was standing in front of the stand, bargaining.
The middle-aged man shook his head, No way, this is the lowest price already, it cannot be any cheaper.
15 Spirit Stones! This is the highest price I can offer. What do you think? If you want to sell it, you have to be fast. Consider yourself lucky, I need this beast horn to refine a Medicinal Pill. Otherwise, no one would be interested in it, that person continued to bargain. He was clearly dissatisfied
The middle-aged man shook his head again, I am not selling it for anything less than 20 Spirit Stones. The horns of the Silver-Horned Tiger only grows an inch every ten years. For it to grow to this length, it would require at least 150 years.
This kind of beast horn contains a very dense Spiritual Energy. It is good for making strong bone weapons or it can be ground into powder for Medicinal Pills; it is very valuable. 20 Spirit Stones is already the lowest price.
Bang!
That person threw the beast horn back onto the stall heavily. He said with despise in his voice, What a trash, shamelessly staying on the mountain. Me wanting your product is an honor to you. Lets see who will buy your beast horn.
Let see how are you going to pay the Spirit Stones to the Main Hall. Just wait to be chased off the mountain! I showed you my regards but you rejected it. You are simply asking for trouble!
The youth only had a cultivation at the Medial Grade Martial Grand Master. Despite being mocked, the middle-aged person remained expressionless; he was very calm, I have to respect the efforts I put in. Selling things cheaply is selling myself cheaply. If I was really chased away, I would be willing.
After that youth mocked him a few more times, he walked away, cursing and swearing as he did so. As he left he would turn his head back asionally, looking at the Silver-Horned Tigers horn. It was clear that he was not resigned.
Xiao Chen walked in front and carefully inspected the beast horn at the stall using his Spiritual Sense. It was indeed as the middle-aged man had said, it was a beast horn that was at least a hundred years old; it was full of dense Spiritual Energy.
There could not be a better material for the Life Bestowal Spell. Although with Xiao Chens cultivation realm, he could use ordinary materials to fight using the Life Bestowal Spell. However, its effects were not as good as when he used quality materials.
Friend, are you here to buy this beast horn as well? If you are intending to bargain, then dont bother. I am not lowering the price.
Xiao Chen smiled, I am indeed going to bargain, there is a problem with your price.
The middle-aged mansplexion changed. Just as he was about to speak, Xiao Chen continued, Your price is a little on the low side. 20 Spirit Stones is already selling it cheaply. I am offering you 50 Spirit Stones, this is my respect for your efforts.
After Xiao Chen spoke, he dug out 50 Spirit Stones and handed it to that person. Then he took the beast horn, stored it in his Universe Ring, and turned around to leave.
The words of the middle-aged man had touched him. He stayed on the Heavenly Saber Pavilion alone, receiving cold, detached, and supercilious looks from others. The middle-aged man was much better than the him of the pastunder such an environment, he was still able to maintain such a mentality.
This stirred up thepassion in Xiao Chen, so he decided to help him out. After all, 50 Spirit Stones was only a small sum to him now; perhaps it could be used to resolve a desperate situation for others.
Little Brother, why did you help me? The middle-aged man chased after Xiao Chen and asked.
Xiao Chen turned around and smiled gently, A river flows in the east for 30 years, then a river flows in the west for 30 years, who knows what will the future brings. Who knows, maybe by helping you today, you would end up making your mark in future. By then, it would be worthwhile to have you owe me a favor.
[Note: A river flows in the east for 30 years, then a river flows in the west for 30 years: This refers to how unpredictable the flow of a river can be and how it can frequently change. It is basically saying the future is uncertain.]
A river flows in the east for 30 years, then a river flows in the west for 30 years, who knows what will the future brings, The middle-aged man repeated this sentence in his heart, However, will I, Lan Chou, have such a day?
Taking advantage of the moment he was distracted, Xiao Chen turned around and used his Movement Technique to quickly leave. It was simply a small effort on his part, there was no need to focus on it too much.
The day was still young, so Xiao Chen continued shopping. asionally, a few things caught his eyes; High Rank Spirit Beast blood, rare ores, and rare herbs. A hundred Spirit Stones was spent very quickly.
A stall that had many people gathering around it appeared in front of Xiao Chen. He was feeling very curious; he pushed his way through the crowd.
The stall owner was a youth of about 20 years of age; he was a peak Martial Grand Master wearing Beichen Peak uniforms. There were three gold lines embroidered on his cor; this was a Beichen Peak core disciple.
There was only one item in his stall, a half meter long strip of wood that was as wide as the width of a finger. The strip of woody quietly in the stall but there was a visible light green Spiritual Energy wafting out of it like green smoke.
Fusang Spiritual Wood! Xiao Chen eximed to himself.
This tree had an inexhaustible Spiritual Energy; its never-withering flower bloomed once every thousand years; it bore fruits every ten thousand years. The fruit it bore was an undying divine fruit, after eating it, one would gain a longevityparable to the heavens and the earth. They would never die and never grow old.
When a branch of this tree was broken off, it would give off a green smoke. The strip of wood ced on the stall was exactly the same as how the Fusang Spiritual Wood was described.
However, this was not the true Fusang Spiritual Wood. Xiao Chen extended out his Spiritual Sense and examined it. He discovered that although it contained a very dense Spiritual Energy, it was slowly being reduced.
As for the branch of the Fusang Tree, after it was broken off, the Essence contained in it would be inexhaustible as well; it would not be reduced.
Chapter 179 - Divine Wood
Chapter 179: Divine Wood
This branch should be broken off from an inferior breed of the Fusang Tree. Even so, it has a high value. This was because this type of trees had a Spiritual Intelligence; they understood rudimentary cultivation.
If it was an older Spirit Tree, it might even be stronger than regr cultivators. ording to legends, the Fusang Tree had the strength of a Martial Emperor.
This is such a good thing, why is no one buying it? Xiao Chen thought as he was filled with doubts. Was the price too high?
This is broken off from a thousand-year-old Wutong Tree. I need a Red Nascent Fruit. I will only make a trade and will not sell it. If there are no offers, I will use it myself.
Wutong Tree, its bark was as green as jade, its leaves were like flowers; it was beautiful, elegant, magnificent, and pure; its Spiritual Energy was like it was made by the heavens. ording to legends, when its leaves fell, they turn into shimmering gold leaves. It was said that the Divine Phoenix of the Ancient Era would not perch on a tree unless it was a Wutong Tree.
Although it was notparable to the Fusang Tree, it was still a famous Spirit Tree. If it really had existed for a thousand years, its value would be considerable as well.
Not only could it be used to refine Medicinal Pills, if one absorbed the Spiritual Energy in it, it could raise their cultivation realm. If it was made into an ornament and worn, it would be soothing for the nerves. It would keep one calm, leading to them achieving more with less effort when cultivating.
When Xiao Chen heard that this person wanted to exchange it for a Red Nascent Fruit, a thought popped up in his head. His expression did not change as he searched through his Universe Ring. After a while, he found what he was looking for in a corner.
Xiao Chen felt joy in his heart. Since he found this on the outskirts of Seven Horn Mountain, he had never used it. He had almost forgotten about it. He had not expected that it would be useful here.
I can offer you 80 Spirit Stones. Will that do for purchasing this item? a person came forward and asked eagerly.
80 Spirit Stones to purchase a damaged Wutong Spiritual Wood was a very high price already.
However, that Beichen Peak disciple shook his head and said, No way, I urgently need the Red Nascent Fruit for my practice. The Red Nascent Fruit on Jade Maiden Peak is not mature yet. So I can only try my luck here. If there are none, then I will be using this Wutong Spiritual Wood for myself.
Thinking about it, he was a Beichen Peak core disciple, he should not becking in Spirit Stones. The remunerations of a core disciple were much higher than a regr inner disciple. Adding in the missions theypleted, they should have enough Spirit Stones.
That person felt unresigned but he simply shook his head and left. The surrounding people all slowly dispersed as well. Although a Spirit Herb like the Red Nascent Fruit was not a rare item, it took decades to mature. One had to depend on luck in order to obtain one of them.
Seeing the crowd to slowly disperse, the Beichen Peak core disciple who had set up the stall revealed a look of disappointment. He got up and prepared to pack up the stall and leave.
Xiao Chen hurriedly went over and said, Hang on, I have a Red Nascent Fruit. I wonder if we can make the trade?
When the Beichen Peak disciple heard this, he was happy. He said, If it is a mature Red Nascent Fruit, I am willing to add some Spirit Stones to the deal. If it is not matured, you have to add in some Spirit Stones.
When Xiao Chen heard this, he smiled. He took out the Red Nascent Fruit from the Universe Ring and handed it over. The red fruit had a strong fragrance, a dense Spiritual Energy that assaulted the nose; its ss-like surface seemed to have a fiery light underneath it.
A matured Red Nascent Fruit! Its really a matured Red Nascent Fruit! that person had an extremely excited expression, I am Fang Ning. Thank you for for the Red Nascent Fruit. I will give you another ten Inferior Grade Spirit Stones.
Fang Ning was incredibly joyful. He had been stuck at peak Martial Grand Master for a long time already. This was because he was unable to make a breakthrough in his fire attribute Cultivation Technique. Now that he obtained the Red Nascent Fruit, he had hopes of advancing to Martial Saint.
Xiao Chen had not expected to be able to obtain ten Inferior Grade Spirit Stones. Xiao Chen properly put away the Spirit Stones and the Wutong Spiritual Wood that Fang Ning gave him. He also revealed a joyful expression on his face.
Xiao Chen had been looking for this type of Spiritual Wood. However, he would always end up with nothing definite. This simply proved that Spiritual Wood was the most effective for Life Bestowal Spells; not even the Spiritual Energy filled beast horns couldpare to them.
After obtaining the Red Nascent Fruit, Fang Ning immediately packed up the stall and left. He was in a rush to leave the market.
Xiao Chen stopped him and said, Brother Fang, can you tell me where you found this Wutong Tree?
Fang Ning stopped and shook his head. He said sincerely, Brother, it is best you do not know. That ce is filled with danger. I went there with my master and the tree already became a spirit. It is very hard to deal with.
After Fang Ning finished, he left without looking back. Regardless of how Xiao Chen called out to him, he did not stop.
Xiao Chen felt slightly disappointed. He took a look at the sky, it was now a zing red in the west. The sunset glow dyed the entire sky red; it was already dusk.
It was still early so Xiao Chen decided to continue checking out the shops set up by the Heavenly Saber Pavilion; to see if there were anything good.
About 200 meters behind Xiao Chen, there was a figure looking at him with a sinister gaze. This person was the one who had wanted the Silver-Horned Tigers horn earlier.
Causing me to not be able toplete masters mission I am curious to see what kind of background you have. How dare you snatch away the thing I want.
Xiao Chen felt the gaze so he extended out his Spiritual Sense. When he saw the appearance of the person following him, he smiled and continued walking forward, ignoring him.
There were very few people in the official shops. It was a far cry waspared to the bustling free market. Xiao Chen took a quick look but he was not very interested.
The things sold here were all very expensive. They stocked things like herbs, Medicinal Pills, Martial Techniques, or Cultivation Techniques. Others might be interested in them but they held no attraction for Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen had the Battle Sage Origin; he could imitate any Martial Technique under the sun. If it was not some rare Martial Technique, he would not be interested. As far as Medicinal Pills and herbs go, he would only need them when he underwent secluded cultivation but now was not a time.
He only purchased a few good quality Detoxification Pills in case he needed it. Aside from that, he did not buy anything else. He left disappointedly.
It was going to be daylight soon. Xiao Chen intended to find a deste ce to stay the night. It was only for one night, he did not mind it too much.
When he was about to leave the market, a figure rushed at him quickly, intending to stop him before he left the market.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly and locked onto the figure with his Spiritual Sense. A huge ck hand appeared from nowhere and it clenched into a fist, catching that person firmly.
Xiao Chen waved his hands casually and that person was tossed up in the air. He flew up in arge arc andnded on the ground with a bang. The huge ck hand descended from the sky and clenched itself into a fist. It attacked him continuously, causing that person to vomit blood and faint before it stopped.
From the start to the end, Xiao Chen had not turned around. He withdrew his hand and quickly left. Just a wretched tramp, yet he dares to hold him up. How reckless!
In the Heaven Viewing tform, under a tall tree that seemed to be holding the sky up, Xiao Chen looked up at the luxuriant leaves. He revealed a satisfied expression, he would be spending the night here.
He pushed his feet off the ground and leaped onto a branch. He maneuvered his body into afortable position andid down. Xiao Chen took out a carving knife and a beast horn from a saber-toothed tiger, and then he prepared to start carving.
Xiao Chen had no idea what a Saber-Toothed Tiger looked like as he had never seen one before. So he could not carve that for the Life Bestowal Spell. If he used it to carve the Golden Lion King, the material was not right.
Furthermore, the size of the Golden Lion King was toorge. If he forcibly used the tooth for carving the Golden Lion King, it could only make a wed Golden Lion King; it would not be worth it.
Thinking about it, Xiao Chen measured the size of the beast horn. Finally, he decided to carve five Rank 5 Ice Apes. Although the rank of the Ice Ape was not high, it was easier to control and the amount of Essence exhausted was less too.
The Ice Ape only had the strength of a Martial Saint. However, when they came inrge numbers, theirbat prowess was significant. After he made up his mind, he no longer hesitated. He leaned on the tree trunk and started carving.
Shua! Shua!
Xiao Chen infused Essence into the carving knife. Shavings continuously fell off the white beast horn. He recalled the appearance of the Ice Ape as his hand moved all over the beast horn smoothly.
Xiao Chens carving skilled had already reached near-perfection. After a while, a small, exquisite, and realistic Ice Ape sculpture appeared in his hands.
There was a gentle smile on his face as he ced the sculpture into his Universe Ring. After that, he continued carving. By the time hepleted carving the five sculptures, it was already night; darkness had alreadypletely covered the sky.
Xiao Chen took out the Wutong Spiritual Wood and inspected it carefully before he gingerly put it away. This was something that could be only found but not sought. Xiao Chen did not want to waste it, it might be useful in future.
Xiao Chen sat cross-legged and entered into a state of cultivation. The Purple Thunder Divine Incantation circted slowly in his body. The surrounding dense Spiritual Energy poured inside him.
The density of the Spiritual Energy in Lingyun Mountain Range was really alluring, Xiao Chen sighed to himself. No wonder one could not bear to leave; cultivating here was equivalent to cultivating below the mountain for three years.
The Spiritual Energy circted a great cycle in his body. Finally, they poured into an area in his Dantian where his Martial Spirity. Within that strange space, it fell like rain into the gushing river.
When he was a Martial Disciple, the origin of his Essence was a few white clouds. When he became a Martial Master, it became a clear pool of water. Now that he was a Martial Grand Master, it had turned into a gushing river.
Every time he advanced by a cultivation realm, the dense Spiritual Energy would increase by several folds; it was extremely horrifying. Xiao Chen felt astonishment and joy every time.
Within the Martial Grand Master realm, there was no one who couldpete with him in regard to the amount of Essence. Furthermore, the purity of his Essence was much higher than regr cultivators; it was much stronger.
Such a good thing was definitely a thing to rejoice about. However, even if Xiao Chen were to try to get to the bottom of it, he still would not know what was the cause of this.
The only thing he could be sure of was that it was not a result of cultivating the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation; that was only a Cultivation Technique. ording to the Compendium of Cultivation, such a phenomena would not ur.
If one really had to seek the reason, they would have to start their search from the Azure Dragon swimming in the river. However, the inheritance of the Xiao n had been broken off a long time ago. There was no way to obtain any information from that end.
Maybe Feng Feixue, who was in the Imperial Capital, would understand why. However, Xiao Chen did not intend to go there for now. Since he could not figure it out, he could not be bothered to keep thinking about it. Xiao Chen reorganized his thoughts and entered into a state of cultivation once again.
When the first rays of the morning sun peered through the leaves and struck Xiao Chens face, he immediately opened his eyes. He took in a long deep breath; cultivating for the whole night had raised his mental state back to its peak.
The medicinal energies of the Blood Replenishing Pill hadpletely permeated through his body. The injuries he had sustained the previous day had healedpletely. His physical body had returned to its peak state as well.
Hu Chi!
Suddenly, the wooden token at Xiao Chens waist started to vibrate non-stop. It directly flew out with a weng sound. Xiao Chen understood what it meant. The Hall of Contributions people were giving him a prompt; it was time to go.
Bang!
Just as Xiao Chen was about tond, a petite figure jumped down from the top of the big tree. That person stretched and looked back at Xiao Chen, giving him a smile. After that, that person left very quickly.
Xiao Chen had not expected that there would be someone cheap like him that would spend the night on the same tree. He scolded himself for being too careless. If that person had bad intentions, he could have been in dangerst night.
Chapter 180 - Cheated?
Chapter 180: Cheated?
There was no time to overthink; the wooden token had already flown far away. If Xiao Chen did not catch up to it, he would likely bete. He leaped high into the air and soared away like a flood dragon.
The wooden token flew very fast, but it was also quite stable. As Xiao Chen chased it, he inadvertently realized the wooden token was not headed for the Hall of Contributions. Finally, after some time, itnded in an unknown courtyard.
Xiao Chen walked in filled with doubts. He discovered there were already close to ten people. The girl he saw at the towering tree earlier was also present.
When she saw Xiao Chen had arrived as well, she revealed a somewhat astonished expression. Xiao Chen made a quick headcount; including him, there were a total of ten people.
Each one of them had a cultivation of at least Medial Grade Martial Grand Master. The girl he saw had the highest cultivation, peak Superior Grade Martial Grand Master. Advancing from Martial Grand Master to Martial Saint was a threshold. The earlier one advanced, the more likely ones achievement would be higher in the future.
As such, the Heaven Saber Pavilion had a rule: If one could not advance to Martial Saint before the age of 25, their status as an inner disciple would be eliminated.
Aside from Xiao Chen, the remaining people all knew each other. They gathered together and chatted in soft voices, I wonder if we will survive this time; I nearly died thest time.
Indeed, if it were not for the fact that Ick contribution points, I would not risk my life. Recently, I feel my cultivation has reached a bottleneck. I have to get more pills to assist with my cultivation.
When Xiao Chen heard this, hisplexion changed. Looking at the cors of these people, he discovered there were only two gold lines embroidered on them; this was the mark of ordinary inner disciples. These people were not core disciples.
However, how did they receive a high-level sect mission? Could I have been cheated? Xiao Chen thought back to his experience on the second floor. The more he thought about it, the more something felt off.
Truthfully, he had indeed been cheated. The list of high-level missions the person gave to him on the second floor of the Hall of Contributions was filled with dangerous missions, high-level missions that few wanted to take and were left behind.
Everyone had the right to ept the normal high-level missions, but that person did not show them to Xiao Chen. He was not aware of the shenanigans behind the event.
Hey! Which peak are you from? Whats your name? You seem new. I am Mu Xinya from the Gangyu Peak; we met earlier, the girl took the initiative and greeted Xiao Chen just as he was deep in thought.
The reason was unknown, but Liu Ruyue and Liu Suifeng did not wear the uniform of Qingyun Peak, not even when Xiao Chen came along. So, he was still wearing his own clothes. Thus, the others were not able to tell which peak Xiao Chen came from.
Xiao Chen recollected his thought and carefully observed the girl in front of him. This girl was about 16 or 17-years-old. She appeared to be above average in appearance. There was a smile filling her face and a pair of yuanyang sabers hanging at her waist.
[Note: Yuanyang sabers are a pair of identical sabers. Yuanyang is another word for yin-yang.]
She gave off the feeling of the girl next door; she seemed very lively. Xiao Chen smiled and said, Qingyun Peak, Ye Chen!
Mu Xinya and the eight other men looked at Xiao Chen in shock. They examined him carefully, and after a while, Mu Xinya said, Didnt you barge your way to the second floor yesterday? Why did you take this mission? They did not show you the other high-level mission?
Seeing as Xiao Chen did not understand what was going on, Mu Xinya exined everything carefully. After Xiao Chen heard this, he suddenly understood. No wonder that person left for a long time before bringing him the mission list.
Furthermore, the danger level of the missions were all very high; there was not much of a choice either. Given what Mu Xinya and the rest of them exined, when everything was pieced together, it only showed that Xiao Chen had been fooled.
Noticing something wrong with Xiao Chens expression, Mu Xinya advised, Dont think too much. Since you have already epted the mission, you have toplete it. The penalties for failing a mission are quite harsh.
The others were not core disciples either; they couldpletely understand Xiao Chens feelings, and they all gave him some advice. After a while, Xiao Chen became familiar with them.
Amongst these people, there was a Beichen Peak disciple called Ma Chen. He had the most experience with this mission; he had done this mission twice already. He did not hold anything back and told the rest of his experiences.
The location of the mission is a few hundred meters underground. Our main mission is to protect the ordinary people mining in there. We will meet some strange things frequently underground, so be sure not to be careless. If it is something you cannot handle, immediately retreat and call an elder for help. Preserving your life is more important.
Pu Pu Pu!
While Ma Chen was speaking, there was the sound of footstepsing from the distance. Three old men wearing ck appeared in front of everyone. There were two golden crisscrossing sabers embroidered on their cors.
The was the mark of the Heavenly Saber Pavilion Supreme Elders. The Supreme Elder was a position revered in the Heavenly Saber Pavilion; they had the rights to issue sect missions directly.
The auras of the three of them were deep and unmeasurable. Their auras were boundless and majestic like arge ocean. Xiao Chen estimated the three of them were at least Martial Kings.
Especially the old man in the middle, the impression he gave was even deeper. His face as filled with wrinkles, like dense dark clouds covering the sky. A cold light twinkled in his eyes asionally; it looked very startling.
The old man looked at the group and frowned. He looked clearly displeased as he said, The numbers be fewer and fewer there is even an Inferior Grade Martial Grand Master. The Hall of Contributions suppressed our mission too heavily.
The Inferior Grade Martial Grand Master mentioned was obviously Xiao Chen. Although Xiao Chen was not happy about it, he did not dare lose his temper. He kept silent, not saying anything.
Never mind; we will just make do with what we have. There has been nothing major recently anyway; it''s been pretty calm. Ten people should be enough, one of them from the sidemented.
The old man in the middle nodded, I shall tell you about this mission in detail. I will keep it simple, so dontin.
The mission is simple; all you have to do is patrol the underground. Protection refers to surveince. The people mining in the Spirit Stone mine are ordinary people. The mission will bepleted after a month.
That was simple; it was as good as not saying anything at all, Xiao Chenined in his heart.
After the old man spoke, he took out a jade bottle. He said to the group, Just rx; dont circte your Essence to resist!
Sou!
There was a huge suction forceing from the jade bottle. Xiao Chen heard the old mans words and did not circte his Essence to resist. With a sou sound, they were absorbed into the jade bottle.
This jade bottle was actually a Secret Treasure; there was a small realm inside the bottle. It seemed to be inside nothingness; it waspletely pitch dark. When one stretched their hand out, one was unable to see their fingers. Xiao Chen could not see the other nine people; he did not know where they were.
Time seemed toe to a stop in the pitch dark space. Xiao Chen knew this space had a simr effect to his Universe Ring, but it worked by a different way; so Xiao Chen did not panic.
He sat cross-legged and entered a state of cultivation. He slowly started to circte the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation to pass this boring time.
Bang!
It was unknown how much time had passed by the time Xiao Chen felt something solid under him. When he opened his eyes, he discovered he was in a damp stone room.
As Xiao Chen stood up, he immediately felt that the surrounding Spiritual Energy was shockingly dense. It was quite unbelievable; it was as though he could touch the ethereal Spiritual Energy by stretching his hands out.
Is this the Spirit Mine? Mu Xinya, who was to the side, opened her eyes wide as she looked around curiously.
The remaining eight people and the old men who transported them were nowhere to be seen; only the two of them were present. There was a stone table in the room. There were also two simple beds and all sorts of things needed for daily living.
Could it be that the two of them had to live here together for the next month? Xiao Chen felt a headache just thinking about it. On the contrary, Mu Xinya still had a smile on her face. She looked around her surroundings, asionally fiddling with the things in the stone room.
Shua! A stone door in the room opened. A middle-aged man dressed in ck walked in and said, The two of you have been ced in a group together. You will live here for one month. If there are any problems, you may look for me. Lets go; I will take you to familiarize yourself with the environment.
We have to live together? Xiao Chen felt awkward thinking about it. He asked that person, Senior, is this really fine?
The middle-aged man felt it was strange and said, What is the problem? You are already gaining the advantage, and you areining about it? In this ce, everyone is grouped into pairs. If you wish to swap, I can do that immediately.
Theres no need! Theres no need! Xiao Chen quickly gestured with his hands as he spoke. If he had to stay with another man, it would be even more unbearable.
The middle-aged man nodded and said, Dont call me senior; I am not that old. Addressing me as Martial Uncle Ye or Ye Wen will do. Come, lets go quickly.
Thats right; wait for a while. I nearly forgot. Hold this first.
The middle-aged man handed the both of them a map made out of beast skin. Xiao Chen received it and took a look. He discovered it was a map of tunnels that looked like a maze. The winding passages were dazzling.
The map seemed to have mentioned there were eightyers, then he also found the scale of the map. Just thisyer of tunnels spanned more than a few thousand square meters; it was astonishing.
Xiao Chen found his location on the map. He discovered it was a dot that glowed faintly; he did not know the purpose of it.
Ye Wen exined, The glowing dot corresponds with the tokens hanging on your waists. As long as you dont lose your tokens, you dont have to worry about getting lost. Aside from your rest time, if your tokens do not move, we will take it to mean you encountered danger. Someone will immediatelye to support you.
This probably means that they will be supervised here. With this map, someone will bepletely monitoring their movements. Xiao Chen thought to himself quietly.
Ye Wen continued to point out some locations on the map. He pointed out the location of headquarters in the mines; then he also told them the ck lines were dead ends, and they could not cross them.
After a long exnation, the two of them had a rough understanding of this mine. They were no longer as ignorant as they were before, but they did not know everything either.
After Ye Wen told the two of them how to use the door, he brought the both of them out to familiarize themselves with the mines. Not long after, they saw a group of ordinary people that werepletely ck in the dark tunnels; it was unknown how long they had not showered.
These people were using pickaxes and digging vigorously in the wide tunnels. Their expressions seemed numb; there was no anger on their faces.
A mission to mine the Spirit Stones was arduous and would be a massive undertaking. If they used the Heavenly Saber Pavilion disciples for mining, it would not be very realistic. These people were sent here after they signed a life-and-death contract with the Heavenly Saber Pavilion.
[Note: Life-and-death contract likely is an indemnity form saying the Heavenly Saber Pavilion is not responsible for their deaths.]
They told them in advance this would be very arduous and dangerous. However, because the rewards were high, these people had the mindset of striking it rich after working here for five years.
Chapter 181 - Corpse-filled War
Chapter 181: Corpse-filled War
They sought their fortune amidst the danger. If they were able to survive after five years, the rewards they could obtain would be sufficient for him to live in riches.
However, would they still have their lives at the end of it?
Hu Chi!
Just as the crowd was about the leave, a resplendent spiritual light suddenly erupted from within the Spirit Mine. The Spiritual Energy turned even more abundant inside the Spirit Mine in an instant.
This is the Medial Grade Spirit Stone raw ore! Run! Although they had uncovered the Medial Grade Spirit Stone, the expressions of the miners were filled with horror. They dropped whatever they had in their hands and rushed over in the direction of Xiao Chen and the others.
Ga Ga!
A miner was slightly slow and he was grabbed by a withered hand. With a casual pull, he was wrenched into two halves. The withered hand had gorged out the miners bleeding heart.
When the crowd dispersed, Xiao Chen finally saw the owner of this strange hand. It was a rotten corpse that emitted a ck Qi from its entire body. It ced the heart into its mouth and it chewed continuously, giving off zizi sounds.
The group of miners were hiding behind Xiao Chen and his group. Although there was panic on their faces, they were already used to this. They did not seem too ufortable when they saw this rotten corpse.
Ye Wen revealed an extremely grave expression. He stared at the raw ore that gave off a spiritual light behind the corpse. The two of you stay back. In the future, if the two of you encounter a monster of this grade, you just have to disperse the crowd.
Hu Hu! Ye Wen drew the small saber out of his scabbard and spun it in his hand continuously. It created an intense air current within the mines.
The corpse felt a dangerous aura and roared in a strange manner. It turned into a ck phantom andunched itself at Ye Wen. Its sharp nails had a cold glint as it tried to w Ye Wens face.
Scram! Ye Wen shouted loudly. The saber that spun in his right hand struck the corpse continuously. The intense air current pushed the corpse far away. A ck fluid that stank of rotting flesh dripped out from its body as it flew back in the air.
The body had already been dead for an unknown amount of time; it was not able to feel pain or anything else. After it was knocked back, it roared out. A disgusting fluid flowed out from the corner of its mouth and itunched itself at Ye Wen again.
As Ye Wen fought the corpse, they slowly drifted to the left, this caused the fight to change locations. After a while, they had distanced themselves from the crowd.
At this moment, Ye Wens aura exploded out intensely without holding anything back. Streams of resplendent saber Qi struck the corpse.
ck fluid spurted out of its body. Just as the ck fluid was about tond on Ye Wens body, an Essence shield immediately appeared to block the ck fluid.
Zi La! Zi La! The ck fluid actually continuously corroded the Essence. Ye Wen shouted and the Essence shield trembled. The ck fluid was immediately knocked flying.
Dang Dang!
One man and one corpse, their battle became faster and faster. The ordinary people could no longer see their figures; they could only hear metallic ngs resonate in the air.
A light shed in Xiao Chens eyes as he did his best to see the situation. The ws of the corpse were actually as hard as Profound Iron; it was able to resist Ye Wens saber lights.
Hu! There was a cold breeze and the small saber in Ye Wens hands vanished. Xiao Chen was astonished, this was one of Qingyun Peaks Secret TechniquesClear Wind Chop!
Shua! When the small saber reappeared, one of the corpses arms was chopped off. After it lost an arm, itsbat prowess decreased significantly.
Just when Xiao Chen thought there was nothing left to fear, the corpse suddenly spat out a ck pearl. Ye Wensplexion changed, It actually managed to cultivate an inner core, good thing I discovered it early. Otherwise, if it had developed spiritual intelligence, it would be problematic.
The small saber was pulled backward and eighteen copies appeared in the air. Ye Wens figure was everywhere within an instant. When the eighteen images merged back together, the bright lights of the saber became reserved.
It carried a huge force as it chopped that ck pearl into half with a shua sound. Ye Wens hands moved continuously, the small saber started to spin intensely and created a powerful cyclone.
Go!
The small saber left his hand and the cyclone instantly enveloped the corpse as it moved forward. The saber moved very fast within the cyclone as streams of ck fluid spurted out but were dispersed by the cyclone.
Under Ye Wens control, the cyclone moved forward very slowly. After a while, it stopped and a small saber embedded itself into the ground with a huang dang sound.
The corpsended heavily on the ground with a loud bang before it bounced a few times. Its skin was no longerpletely intact; it was pretty much left with only its skeleton.
Hu! Just as everyone thought the situation was resolved and let out a breath of relief, the corpse leaped back up onto its feet. It moved as fast as lightning as it rushed at Mu Xinya who was beside Xiao Chen.
As the situation had urred suddenly, Mu Xinya was caught off guard and could not react in time. Herplexion changed greatly.
Drawing the Saber!
In the time it took for a spark to fly, the Lunar Shadow Saber was drawn with a huang dang sound. It created a de of wind and its speed was almost at its peak. It chopped the corpse flying at them into two halves.
Ye Wen quickly rushed over and fired out two streams of red mes to burn the corpse up. Afterwards, he turned around to pick up the Medial Grade Spirit Stone raw ore, revealing a faint smile as he did so.
It was rare toe by a Medial Grade Spirit Stone raw ore. Normally, they would only run into one every few months. Ye Wen felt it was worthwhile to be able to obtain the ore at the cost of the life of only one person.
Ye Wen waved his hands and smiled, Supervisor Li, you gained a big merit. Let me introduce you. These two are the newly arrived guardians. If there are any problems, you may look for them.
A tall and stout man walked over. This person was the supervisor of this group of miners. Ye Wen introduced Xiao Chen and Mu Xinya then he casually passed the Medial Grade Spirit Stone raw ore to Supervisor Li. After that, he led Xiao Chen and Mu Xinya to continue walking.
Along the way he introduced, When running into the corpses at the Medial Grade Spirit Stone raw ores, do not recklessly make a move. The two of you are not a match for them.
Xiao Chen could not resist asking, Where did this corpsee from? Why is it so horrifying?
Ye Wen said indifferently, It crawled over. Your current location is thousands of meters beneath the surface. This Spirit Mine has existed for several ten thousands of years.
The corpses that were buried underground would slowly crawl over under the attraction of the Spiritual Energy. After several months, it would turn into that thing. There is usually such creatures around every piece of Medial Grade Spirit Stone raw ore.
The three of them spoke as they walked. They ran into several groups of miners digging but they did not run into another Medial Grade Spirit Stone raw ore being dug up again.
asionally, they would run into some other corpses but they did not have muchbat prowess. They were chopped into half with a single strike from Ye Wen. Aside from the corpses, the three of them also ran into a creature that was even stranger; it was a Spirit Swallowing Worm that treated Spirit Stone raw ores as food.
Ye Wen chopped off the head of a Spirit Swallowing Worm and said, The corpses are nothing, they are not really much of a problem. The biggest enemy in the Spirit Mine is the Spirit Swallowing Worm. If you discover one, you need to destroy it as quickly as you can.
If it manages to dig into the ground, it would be problematic. Every Spirit Swallowing Worm you kill will earn you another five contribution points.
Xiao Chen grasped his Lunar Shadow Saber and used it to push the body of the Spirit Swallowing Worm over to inspect it carefully. This worm was half a meter long and was about as thick as a adults arm; it could spit out a green toxic fluid to attack its enemies.
It had very fast reactions. If Ye Wens earlier attacks were not fast enough, the worm would have escaped into the ground. If that happened, the result would be that Ye Wen would not be able to do anything against it.
As the three of them spoke, they reached a ce where the tunnel split into three different paths. Ye Wen pointed to a path and showed them the map, Within the mines, the tunnels without anymps would be indicated as ck on the map. This tunnel is already all mined out. There is no need to go in.
The two of them nodded. Ye Wen led the two of them to continue walking forwards. After theypleted a round in the tunnels, he finally brought them to the headquarters of thisyer.
Even though it was the headquarters, it was very simple as it was thousands of meters underground. It was arge stone room that had many Spirit Stone raw ores arranged by their grades.
There were at least ten Superior Grand Martial Saints that guarded this ce. When these people saw Ye Wene over, he quickly greeted him respectfully, Elder Ye, everything is normal, there has been no problems.
Ye Wen nodded and pointed to Xiao Chen and Mu Xinya, These are the new guards sent down from above. Check them for any Spatial Rings.
There was a reason why a superrge sect like them could be passed down for ten thousand years. It was because they controlled a Spirit Mine. Any news about the Spirit Mine was considered as the most important secrets of the sect.
Even after such a long time, Xiao Chen did not even know the location of the Spirit Mine. What made him even more speechless was they did not even know where the exit of this Spirit Mine was.
If anything happened, it might be possible for the two of them to be stuck here and die. Xiao Chen did not expect them to be careful to the point of checking if they had any Spatial Rings.
Immediately, one man and one woman walked over and started to check their bodies. Xiao Chen felt a little bit of panic, there were many valuable things in his Universe Ring, there were even things that could not be seen by others.
There were Spirit Weapons, Medicinal Pills, and herbs from the Jiang n that he had not managed yet. If he were to hand the ring over, he would be worried.
Junior Brother, please remove the ring on your hand. Let me take a look. The person that searched Xiao Chen did not find anything in other ces so he could only feel suspicious about the ring on his hand.
Xiao Chen smiled embarrassedly. At this point of time, if he reacted to that, it would cause him to look even more suspicious. He took the initiative to remove the ring on his own ord and handed it to him.
The Spatial Rings of this world were made of a material called Receiving Stone. It was made by forging this material and waspletely different from the materials that Xiao Chens Universe Ring was crafted from.
That person looked at it for a long time but was unable to make out anything wrong with it. He could only return the ring to Xiao Chen.
Wait for a bit, let me take a look at this ring first.
Just as Xiao Chen was about to feel relieved, Ye Wens gaze drifted over and he quickly said.
Logically speaking, it was impossible for others of open the Universe Ring. However, there were no absolutes in this world. Xiao Chen felt uncertain in his heart. He said, Martial Uncle Ye, is there something wrong with this ring?
Chapter 182 - Mysterious Companion
Chapter 182: Mysterious Companion
Ye Wen tossed over the ring gently and smiled to Xiao Chen. There is no problem, just pay attention to yourself.
What does he mean by pay attention to myself? Xiao Chen thought. Ye Wen seemed to have given him a deep look, like a warning.
Lets go. Grab a good sleep tonight. Thats right, there is still a very important thing I have not told you two yet. Do not cultivate here. Otherwise, if you are not careful, you might explode and die. There has been many previous instances of this already. I hope the two of you will not simply mess around, Ye Wen prudently warned them.
This means I cannot cultivate for a month, Xiao Chen could not help but feel disappointed. He was initially filled with anticipation when he first arrived and saw the dense Spiritual Energy in his surroundings.
The two of them spoke as they returned to their stone room. When Mu Xinya saw that Ye Wen was not around, she said, Senior Brother Ye, thank you for saving me earlier.
Xiao Chen smiled. Its nothing, just helping each other out. Who knows when I would need you to rescue me.
When they returned to their stone room, Xiao Chen let Mu Xinya choose her bed first. Afterwards, he slowlyid down on the other stone bed.
The stone room was ratherrge so they did not feel constrained even when two people stayed there together. The walls were iid with Night Pearl, so it felt quite bright.
Xiao Chenid on the bed. He still had not figured out the outline of this ce yet. Leaving his escape path in the hands of others was very unsettling.
He turned his Spiritual Sense into a thread and extended it upward. The results were as Ye Wen had said, it was really several thousands of meters underground. Xiao Chens Spiritual Sense was able to extend upward for close to two thousand meters.
However, aside from seeing a few otheryers of the mine, he did not know how far he was from the surface. Xiao Chen withdrew his Spiritual Sense and could not help but think to himself, Where exactly is the exit?
Xiao Chen did not give up and used his Spiritual Sense to scan the entireyer. Finally, he focused on the area where the headquarters was located. However, he was blocked by a formless barrier. He could not go through it no matter how he tried.
After failing a few times, Xiao Chen could only give up helplessly. There was a simple hourss being used to keep time. He took a look at it; ording to the time on earth, it would be about seven in evening.
It was still early. Although he could not cultivate, Xiao Chen did not have the habit of sleeping early. He took out the Clear Wind Chop manual that Liu Ruyue had given him and started to read it carefully. The impression that Ye Wens Clear Wind Chop had given Xiao Chen was quite deep.
Senior Brother Ye, I have finished my bath. You can take yours now.
When another stone in the stone room was pushed open, there was a simple bathroom. There was a pool of groundwater there; there was no need to worry about their cleanliness.
After Mu Xinya came out from the bathroom, she immediately informed Xiao Chen. The clothes she wore were all arranged neatly and properly without making it look erotic; it was not enough for Xiao Chen to feel awkward.
Xiao Chen put down the manual and nodded. He was not too obsessed with cleanliness. As such, after he entered, he cleaned himself up in a simple manner and quickly came out after wearing his clothes.
Mu Xinya had a more lively personality. When she saw Xiao Chen reading, she kept asking him questions non-stop. The smile on her face never faded at all; she was quite optimistic about this mission.
Senior Brother Ye, why did you enter Heavenly Saber Pavilion initially? Furthermore, you entered into the weakest Qingyun Peak.
Mu Xinya asked questions after questions; it was simply never-ending. The result was that Xiao Chen could not focus. He could only smile bitterly and put down his book helplessly.
After he thought for a while, he answered, Initially, I entered in order to save a friend. Then I realized that I could raise my strength here. So I stayed.
A mischievous smile appeared on Mu Xinyas face. Let me guess your friend must be a girl.
It can be considered to be so! Xiao Chen smiled and changed the topic. What about you? Why did you enter the Heavenly Saber Pavilion?
Mu Xinya changed her position on the bed and leaned against the wall. My parents told me to enter. I have been here for a month. Actually, I did not want to enter.
Xiao Chen felt it was strange. Before she had entered, she was already a peak Martial Grand Master. It seems like Mu Xinyas n was not simple.
After she answered the question, Mu Xinyas mood seemed to turn heavy. She was not as spirited as she was earlier. After they chatted for a while more, she went to sleep.
Xiao Chen could not sleep, so he continued to read the Clear Wind Chop manual. The Essence in his body slowly circted in the manner described by the manual. He immediately felt a strong energy circting.
Unfortunately, there was no suitable ce for him to practice. Xiao Chen tested it for a bit but soon gave up. After it gotte into the night, his eyelids started to droop and he fell asleep after going into a daze.
The next morning, Xiao Chen woke up on time. The sound of him getting up startled Mu Xinya awake. After the two of them washed up and had some food, they started to do their patrols in ordance with the path Ye Wen showed them.
Not long after they left, Xiao Chen saw the group of miners who found the Medial Grade Spirit Stone raw ore yesterday. When Supervisor Li, who led the miners, saw the two of them, he quickly put down what he was doing.
He came over and greeted them. Greetings, Sir and Madam. Do you have any instructions for us?
Xiao Chen sized this person up carefully. He was about two meters in height. Xiao Chen looked favorably at him. The thing that Xiao Chen noticed was his eyes. The other miners had dull looks in their eyes, like they given up hope.
However, his eyes were filled with light and there were no signs of him being dispirited. If it were not for his clothes being dirty, one would not think of him as a miner.
Nothing much, we are just on our patrol. If there are any problem, immediately send a signal out. Xiao Chen nodded and left with Mu Xinya.
Patrolling was a very boring job, especially thousands of meters underground. Xiao Chen finally understood why there were so little people signing up for this job.
No one would choose toe back to this hellish environment a second time unless they were urgently in need of contribution points.
The Spirit Mine was not as peaceful as it seemed to be. After yesterdays experience, Xiao Chen did not dare to be careless. He cautiously followed the map as he walked around the mines.
Hu Chi!
Suddenly, there was a sharp call from a bugle horn that rang piercingly in the tunnels. Xiao Chen and Mu Xinya exchanged a look; there was a situation. They quickly rushed in the direction of the sounds origin.
The two of them were very fast. Soon, they arrived at the location where the sound originated from. They discovered a corpse slowly climbing out from the ground. The miners were running in every direction.
Xiao Chen said to Mu Xinya, Gather these people up. Dont run around. It is only an ordinary corpse, I will deal with it.
Mu Xinya asked worriedly, Are you able to?
Even if I cant, I have too! After Xiao Chen spoke, he immediately rushed forward and knocked over the corpse that had just climbed out.
This was the first time Xiao Chen had faced this disgusting creature. As such, he did not dare to be careless; he carefully blocked the attacks of the corpse. Slowly, he started to sense that the attacking methods of the corpse were limited. It relied on its speed and sharp ws to attack.
This should be the lowest grade of corpses. Soon, Xiao Chenpletely grasped its attack patterns.
Xiao Chen did not wish to drag out the fight so he used the Three Flowing Cloud Images. His figure immediately turned blurry. He moved in a circle around the corpse like a small river and sent out three saber strikes at it.
Shua! Shua! Shua!
The corpses two arms and head were instantly separated from its body and it spurted out lots of ck fluids. Xiao Chen knew about the terror of this fluid so he sent out a saber light to block them froming into contact with his body.
The corpse which lost its arms and head did not die yet. It did what it could to rush wildly at Xiao Chen but it was no longer a threat.
Xiao Chen executed Drawing the Saber and split it into half. It should now be dead as a doorknob.
Xiao Chen ced his saber back in the scabbard and spoke to the group of miners that Mu Xinya had rounded up. Who is the supervisor?
A miner walked out while bowing. He said, In reply to Sir, I am the supervisor here.
This persons face waspletely ck; his eyes had lost its light, like he had lost all hope. Xiao Chen sighed. Go deal with the body, ording to the rules, you may rest for two hours. I will not make things difficult.
This was the instruction given by Ye Wen. If a corpse appeared, the group of miners may rest for two hours, then they should return to work. There was no need to bother about them.
The two of them hung around for a while longer. When they saw that nothing else happened, they left the ce and continued their patrol.
Soon, they reached a ce where the path divided into three. However, two of the paths did not have anymps installed; it was pitch dark. ording to the rules, this was a dead path, there was no need to patrol there.
As they were preparing to leave, Xiao Chen suddenly noticed a pair of green eyes in one of the tunnels. However, when he tried to look carefully again, he did not discover anything.
He extended out his Spiritual Sense. However, after searching for a long time, he did not discover anything.
Senior Brother Ye, whats wrong? Mu Xinya asked, her voice filled with doubts.
Xiao Chen felt that something was wrong. Dont move, Im going in to take a look. There seems to be something in there.
Mu Xinya looked in the direction of Xiao Chens gaze. Isnt that a dead path? Ille with you.
There is no need, I could have been seeing things. After Xiao Chen spoke, he directly entered in a sh. There was a faint purple lighting from his eyes in the darkness; he was able to see about ten meters around him within the pitch dark tunnel.
Xiao Chen walked in for about two hundred meters but he did not discover anything. As he was prepared to leave, he heard the sound of footstepsing from behind him. However, it was only Mu Xinya following him.
Lets go, there is no need to follow me. I saw wrongly, Xiao Chen said to Mu Xinya who was behind him.
However, the instant he turned around, he saw an unsightly expression on Mu Xinyas face. She quickly drew her yuanyang sabers and a cold light shed in the tunnel.
The yuanyang saber in her left hand buzzed with a melodious sound as it flew through the air, flying toward Xiao Chens head at lightning speed.
Yuanyang sabers were frequently used by women as it was slightly shorter. Most men would not use it as it did not seem tyrannical. However, just based on appearance, it was pretty suitable for the graceful characteristics of a woman.
However, in truth, the yuanyang sabers might and power were not inferior. Xiao Chen followed the buzzing saber with his eyes and watched as the darkness swallowed up the yuanyang saber gleaming with a cold light.
His thoughts stopped for a short moment but he moved after that. He trusted Mu Xinya and did not make a move to attack her.
Xiao Chen executed the Azure Dragon Cloud Soaring Art and his body moved as fast as a flood dragon and he arrived behind Mu Xinya in an instant.
Chapter 183 - Severely Injured
Chapter 183: Severely Injured
Hu!
There was a boom as the yuanyang saber stuck itself into the ceiling of the tunnel. Xiao Chen vaguely saw a blurry figure that quickly dived into the hole in the wall.
Spirit Swallowing Bug! Xiao Chen instantly understood what was going on; he did not see wrongly. The green eyes he saw were the eyes of the Spirit Swallowing Bug.
When he came in, it craftily dove into a hole in the wall. When he turned around, it showed itself; wanting to sneak attack him.
Coincidentally, Mu Xinya saw the situation and immediately attacked; she did not have the time to exin. She wanted to rescue Xiao Chen, who did not know what was going on.
Mu Xinya held the other yuanyang saber in her right hand and pulled it back slightly. There was an invisible ripple in the air that spread through the air, the other yuanyang saber stuck in the ceiling trembled and flew back into Mu Xinyas hand.
Senior Brother Ye, are you alright? Mu Xinya asked Xiao Chen worriedly.
Xiao Chen checked his body and discovered that some green fluids had permeated through his clothes. The fluids entered his body slowly via the pores on his skin before it rapidly mixed with his blood.
The blood that was mixed with the green toxic fluid flowed in his body. Before long, Xiao Chen felt dizzy; this was a sign of being poisoned.
Xiao Chen quickly took out the Detoxification Pill from the Universe Ring. Then he sat down cross-legged and circted his Essence to quickly spread out the medicinal energy of the pill.
Xiao Chen had not expected that the Detoxification Pill he brought on a whim would be so useful here. The Medicinal Pill quickly dissolved and separated the green fluid from his blood.
After a while, Xiao Chen could taste something sweet in his mouth; he immediately spat out a green liquid. Xiao Chen opened his eyes and instantly felt better. The dizzy feeling he felt earlier had vanished.
The venom of the Spirit Swallowing Bug was really tyrannical. Justing into contact with a small amount had such serious consequences. If he had not prepared the Detoxification Pill in advance, he could have died here.
Xiao Chen got up and saw that Mu Xinya had an extremely worried expression her face. He smiled and said, I am fine. I have forced the venom out already. Thank you!
Mu Xinya smiled when she heard Xiao Chens words, she then said, Its nothing. Lets go then. Who knows when that worm woulde out again.
Xiao Chen shook his head. This is five contribution points here. Furthermore, it injured me. How could I simply let it go like this.
Since Xiao Chen knew there was a Spirit Swallowing Worm here, he naturally would not let it go. As long as he was cautious and did not get sneak-attacked, it would not be much of a problem. The Spirit Swallowing Worm was about as strong as a Martial Grand Master.
Xiao Chen extended out his Spiritual Sense and sent it into the soil of the tunnel. His Spiritual Sense followed the traces of Qi the Spirit Swallowing Worm had left behind and chased after it.
This sneaky fellow! To think it was nearby. His Spiritual Sense turned around and came back. Xiao Chen looked at the hole above his head and he could not help but exim in his mind, The Spirit Swallowing Worm is actually hiding right above us!
Bang! Xiao Chens feet pushed off the ground and he drew the Lunar Shadow Saber from its scabbard. The saber de glowed with an electric light, brightening up the pitch dark tunnel.
Pu Ci!
The resplendent Lunar Shadow Saber stabbed into the ceiling with a shua sound. A zi zi sound could be heard; it was the miserable cries of the Spirit Swallowing Worm. A green fluid poured out of the worm.
Xiao Chen knew the terror of this fluid. He sent some Essence to the de and made it tremble. He immediately flung off all the venomous fluid. In the next moment, he could feel a creature wriggling quickly on the de.
Want to run? Toote! Xiao Chenughed coldly as his Essence exploded out and sted apart the ceiling above his head instantly. The Spirit Swallowing Worm fell down together with the rocks.
There was a rumble in the tunnel as the rocks fell continuously. The two of them moved around to avoid the falling rocks. After it became peaceful again, they started to chase after the Spirit Swallowing Worm that dragged its damaged body along the ground.
When it fell on the ground, this Spirit Swallowing Worm had practically lost half of itsbat prowess. In addition to the damage Xiao Chen dealt to it, this Spirit Swallowing Worm was hacked into pieces after a while.
These five Contribution Points were in the bag. Mu Xinya was confused so she asked, Senior Brother Ye, how did you find it?
Naturally, Xiao Chen could not tell Mu Xinya the real reason. As such, he made up a reason. Xiao Chen dug out the Inner Core from the body of the Spirit Swallowing Worm.
Because it ate Spirit Stone raw ores for a long time, the surface of its Inner Core was incredibly smooth. The Spiritual Energy contained within wasparable to a Rank 5 Spirit Beast.
Xiao Chen put away the Spirit Swallowing Worms Inner Core carefully and smiled. We obtained five contribution points. We will split it in half.
Mu Xinya smiled gently. We can just split it three-two in your favor. Contribution points are not useful to me.
Contribution points are not useful to you? Xiao Chen looked at Mu Xinya in confusion. If contribution points were useless then why did you take up such a mission?
Mu Xinya seemed to have realized that she had said something wrong. She smiled and said, Dont misunderstand. I meant a few contribution points would not make a difference to me. You were the one who discovered the Spirit Swallowing Worm, two contribution points are sufficient to me.
So that was what she meant, Xiao Chen smiled and did not continue to pursue the matter. The two of them left the tunnel and continued to patrol the path indicated by the map.
It was very calm after this and there were no more major events. Along the way, they discovered a few Spirit Swallowing Worm. Unfortunately, they were too quick-witted and dove into the ground to flee far away.
When it became night, the miners rested. Xiao Chen and Mu Xinyas job also ended. Xiao Chen made his way to Ye Wen and reported the events of the day.
After he handed in the Spirit Swallowing Worms Inner Core to Ye Wen and recorded it, he could redeem the contribution points in the Hall of Contributions. Nothing happened along the way back. Xiao Chen thought that there was no rush to go back to the stone room to rest.
In one of the dead passages, Xiao Chen found a spacious area and drew the Lunar Shadow Saber to practice his saber techniques. Although he could not absorb any Spiritual Energy to cultivate, he could still practice his saber techniques; he could not afford to fall behind on this either.
Initially, he practiced the eight basic movements of sabers for two hours. This re-stabilized the Basic Saber Techniques he had practiced to the small perfection already. Afterwards, he started to practice the Rushing Thunder Saber Technique, Three Flowing Cloud Images, and other saber techniques once.
After four hours, Xiao Chen finished his warm up. He rested for a while before he started to practice the Clear Wind Chop. He had already memorized the Clear Wind Chops cirction method in his heartst night.
Xiao Chen slowly executed the Clear Wind Chop. The saber danced in the air and instantly created a cool breeze. The saber moved amongst the cool breeze and danced everywhere.
Xiao Chen practiced tirelessly and executed the Clear Wind Chop hundreds of times. He exhausted all the Essence in his body. However, he was still unable to find the trick to it.
Not to mention being able to hide the saber within the cool breeze like Liu Ruyue and Ye Wen did, he could not even hide his killing intent; he was only able to create a cool breeze.
He was not able to attain the state of seeing only the clear wind but not the saber. Xiao Chen sat on the ground and thought about the principles behind the technique.
As the saying goes, the master leads you to the door, the rest is up to you. This principle applies here, Liu Ruyue could only tell him of the essence behind the Clear Wind Chop to prevent him from walking down the wrong path. However, it depended entirely on Xiao Chen toprehend.
Even if others told him of theirprehensions and allowed him to reach the small perfection, if he did notprehend it for himself, he would not be able to master it. He would never be able to practice it to the great perfection.
Since he did not dare to absorb the surrounding Spiritual Energy, Xiao Chen took out an Inferior Grade Spirit Stone from the Universe Ring. Xiao Chen absorbed the energy from the Spirit Stone and his Essence was instantly refilled.
Xiao Chen got up and practiced the Clear Wind Chop again. There was a cool breeze that blew in the tunnel. As Xiao Chen got faster and faster, the wind blew even stronger.
Xiao Chen remained calm within the strong wind. Suddenly, inspiration struck; he executed the Azure Dragon Cloud Soaring Art. He soared up like a flood dragon in the raging wind.
The Clear Wind Chop was originally a stand alone Secret Technique, it did note with an apanying Movement Technique. When one executed the technique, theypletely relied on their own ability to adapt; the technique was unable to be used while moving at a fast speed.
However, his Azure Dragon Cloud Soaring Art was surprisinglypatible with the Clear Wind Chop. Despite it being only his first time trying it out, Xiao Chen was able to sessfully execute the Clear Wind Chop in the air.
Xiao Chen was happy, it was like he had discovered a newnd. He executed the Clear Wind Chop as he retreated backward, as he was in the middle of a somersault, as he was spinning In a short moment, he executed the Clear Wind Chop from all sorts of different positions and angles.
Using the Clear Wind Chop at the same time as the Secret Technique exhausted much more Essence that he had initially imagined. This time, Xiao Chen was only able to execute the Clear Wind Chop twenty-odd times before he ran out of Essence.
Since the Clear Wind Chop was still not at the small perfection he was unable to hide his killing intent. However, Xiao Chen was not too disappointed as he discovered he could use it together with the Azure Dragon Cloud Soaring Art.
Xiao Chen did not continue to practice after he rested for a while. Simply practice without thought would not result in any progress even if he practiced for a hundred years.
Furthermore, the environment in the tunnel was not suitable for training. Relying on Spirit Stones to replenish his Essence would weaken his sensitivity to Spiritual Energy.
Hiding his killing intent was the first step to the execution of the Clear Wind Chop. Xiao Chen pondered about this problem. How could he hide his killing intent amongst the indiscernible clear wind?
When Xiao Chen returned to the stone room, he was surprised to discover that Mu Xinya was not lying on the stone bed. Could she have gone to practice her saber like I did? It is sote already, why is she not back yet?
Xiao Chen had a lot of questions in his head and he could not be bothered with all these. He should just mind his own business. Xiao Chen entered the bathroom andfortably soaked himself in the pool of water for a long time before he came out.
The next morning, when Xiao Chen woke up, he discovered that Mu Xinya had already washed up and was ready; she was waiting for him to start their patrol.
Senior Brother Ye, where did you gost night? I did not see youe back after a long time, Mu Xinya smiled at Xiao Chen as they left.
When Xiao Chen heard this, he was stunned. He did not expect Mu Xinya to initiate this topic. He smiled and said, I am not used to sleeping so early so I went out to practice the saber.
Mu Xinya smiled and said, Lets go. Then I would be able to see the Martial Technique you have been practicing so hard when we fight alongside each other today.
Xiao Chen simply smiled without speaking. Next, they started their dry and boring patrol again. The two of them had already finished their patrol once yesterday. This time, they were already familiar with the way. They were not as unfamiliar as they were yesterday.
The first batch of miners they met were led by Supervisor Li like before. When Supervisor Li saw the two of them arriving, he quickly came and greeted them politely. Xiao Chen waved his hand to indicate to him to dispense with the formalities.
Chapter 184 - The Strange Tunnel
Chapter 184: The Strange Tunnel
After staying there for a while, they did not find anything of note. Then the two of them started to head towards another group of miners. Along the way, they did not dare to be careless. If there was any mishap and they got spat on by a Spirit Swallowing Worm, they would be in trouble.
The morning passed in simr fashion, and the tunnel was frighteningly calm. The eighthyers of tunnels were much smaller than Xiao Chen had initially imagined.
The dense lines on the map gave off a menacing appearance, but most of them were actually dead tunnels. They had few ces to patrol. In hindsight, this was probably why they only needed two people to patrol thisyer.
In fact, in Xiao Chens opinion, there would not be much of a problem even if the two of them were not here. They only needed to send two of the ten Martial Saints standing guard in the headquarters to do the job. They would be able to easily deal with their work.
The two of them managed toplete their patrol before noon. Following that, they took out their dry rations and took a break.
Mu Xinya was a chatterbox, talking without end. Right as they sat down, she asked, Senior Brother Ye, do you think there is a pattern to the appearance of the Spirit Swallowing Worms?
The two of them had discovered some Spirit Swallowing Worms afterpleting their patrol earlier. The worms quickly fled before they could make a move, leaving them with no choice than to give up their pursuit.
Xiao Chen had not notice any pattern at all. He could not help but ask, Did you notice any?
Mu Xinyaughed out loud and said, Thisdy is very perceptive! Of course I noticed one. Where do we normally discover the Spirit Swallowing Worms? Is it the ces with mining going on or ces without?
Xiao Chens eyes lit up, as though he had connected something in his brain. From what it seemed like, they never encountered a Spirit Swallowing Worm in areas where the workers were mining.
The Spirit Swallowing Worms were not like the corpses. When those corpses came out, they moved quite slowly, allowing the miners some time to run and seek help. When the worms attacked, they would spit out a few mouthfuls of venomous fluids and kill these miners easily.
It seemed like nothing like this had happened with the Spirit Swallowing Worms before. However, what did this have to do with the pattern of the Spirit Swallowing Worms appearance?
Mu Xinya sported a cocky smile as she said, Have you figured it out? Seeing that your face is filled with doubts, you probably have not figured out the key point yet.
Let me tell you then; the Spirit Swallowing Worm naturally relies on raw ores of Spirit Stone to survive. You have not seen it before, so I can only describe it as your resting time being different from theirs.
Xiao Chen suddenly felt enlightened, and he immediately understood the most important point. He said, The both of us rest when the miners are also resting. That is to say, when we are resting, the Spirit Swallowing Worms are active.
Mu Xinya nodded, Actually, you can look at this from another angle. After the Spirit Swallowing Worms start resting, we and the minerse out to do our work. When the Spirit Swallowing Worms be active, we start our rest.
Mu Xinyas words were only flipping Xiao Chens words upside down. It may seem to mean the same thing, but when examined carefully the emphasis was different.
Xiao Chen was not a fool; he quickly figured out the most important part. The time when the miners and us are at work is not something that is decided casually. Instead, it is the people in charge who decided this using the timing of the Spirit Swallowing Worms activity.
It was done so that we could avoid the Spirit Swallowing Worms active hours. However, what is the point of this? The Spirit Swallowing Worms are not strong. If we could gather them together and deal with them all in one go, wouldnt that be better?
Ye Wen once said the greatest enemy in the mines were not the corpses. Instead, it was the Spirit Swallowing Worms that ate the raw ores of Spirit Stone.
Could it be that Ye Wen was lying then? Xiao Chen thought, Could these small Spirit Swallowing Worms be hiding something?
Mu Xinya leaned over in a bizarre manner and said, Senior Brother Ye, how about we go out tonight and earn some contribution points. I can guarantee that we can obtain at least a hundred points. All we need is one night of time.
This should be the reason why Mu Xinya came back sotest night. Xiao Chen felt excited at the prospect of her suggestion. However, he soon rejected the idea. He said, These are only your guesses. Dont speak of this again without any evidence.
But I Seeing that Xiao Chen did not believe her, Mu Xinyas cute face turned anxious.
Xiao Chen interrupted her, Dont say but, justplete this one month peacefully. I keep feeling it is not safe here. It is best to not get distracted and avoid getting involved in more problems.
Hu Chi!
A piercing rm went off from the mines. The two of theirplexions changed. They quickly ended their conversation and rushed towards the origin of the rm.
Before long, they ran into the fleeing miners. These miners were running with an unsteady gait in panic; it was incredibly strange.
Xiao Chen was surprised, as the low grade corpses should not be very powerful. To think it actually scared the miners to this degree. He quickly looked for the supervisor to question him.
The supervisor said with a pale face, Sir and Madam, run quickly. I am not sure what we dug out this time. Two mutated corpses appeared at the same time. Half our members died.
Two mutated corpses Xiao Chen frowned deeply and fell deep in thought. The so-called mutated corpse was the one that Ye Wen had spent a lot of effort to kill the other day.
To think two appeared at the same time today. What in the world did they dig out to attract two at the same time? Could it be a raw ore of Superior Grade Spirit Stones?
Regardless of what they had found, he had to go check out the situation first. He could not simply just take these peoples word for it.
It was best to ignore these miners first. Given that such a big thing had happened, it was not realistic to expect them to continue mining.
Xiao Chen took out the map and obtained the exact location first before leading Mu Xinya over. They quickly rushed over; as they did so, he extended his Spiritual Sense outwards with all he had. It covered a radius of around two hundred meters around him.
Stop! The rapidly advancing Xiao Chen suddenly stretched out his hand to signal for Mu Xinya to stop. He took out the map and checked how far away they were. He determined their distance to be only 600 meters away.
Six hundred meters To a Martial Saint, it would only require a few breaths of time.
The strength of the mutated corpse was conservatively estimated to be about that of an Inferior Grade Martial Saint. Xiao Chen did not dare to be careless. If he rushed in recklessly, he might identally lose his life.
Xiao Chen turned his Spiritual Sense into a thin thread and extended it forward slowly.
After a while, Xiao Chen could see the scene of the incident. The area was inplete disorder, and the corpses of miners were strewn about; their hearts had all been gouged out from their chests.
The ground was covered in blood. Xiao Chens Spiritual Sense circled around, but he could not find the whereabouts of the two mutated corpses.
Thats strange, where did the man-eating corpses go? Xiao Chen thought with suspicion. He used his Spiritual Sense to search the surroundings carefully, but he had yet to find them.
After repeatedly double-checking, Xiao Chen felt secure enough to bring Mu Xinya with him to the location of the object the miners imed to have dug up.
This was the first time she had seen so many miners expire. Mu Xinya revealed an unsightly expression on her face at the sight. Xiao Chen patted her on the shoulder when he saw her reaction. He consoled her, Dont overthink it. This is unavoidable. Before they came here, they signed a life-or-death contract. If they die, their family will receive argepensation.
To them, there is no regret doing this. From the moment they signed the life-or-death contract, they had already put their lives on the line.
Mu Xinyas expression remained a rictus of horror, but she eventually forced herself to smile, I know Lets quickly find the thing they dug up!
The two of them started searching every nook and cranny. Before their arrival to the scene, Xiao Chen had already used his Spiritual Sense to sweep through the area many times, but he came up with nothing. Now that he was here in person, heunched a more thorough search. However, he was still unable to find it.
Could the supervisor have been lying? Or did the two corpses dig out that thing after killing the miners?
Comparing the two options, Xiao Chen was rather convinced of the former. Because if thetter was true, then it meant that these two mutated corpses had already developed an elementary amount of spiritual intelligence.
If that was true, then this was an extremely horrifying thing. Compared to a corpse that fought solely on instinct, a corpse with spiritual intelligence was far stronger and much harder to deal with.
If these two corpses continued hiding for a long time and cultivated within this mine in the interim, they might progress their cultivation to a terrifying degree, evolving into something like a corpse king. Xiao Chen shivered just thinking about it.
Stop looking for it, it is clear the two corpses have taken the thing away, Xiao Chen said slowly. Although he prayed for the otherwise, given the situation, the truth was obvious.
It was impossible for the supervisor to have lied to him, because he had no way to get out of this mineyer. If the supervisor did lie to him, he would be immediately punished once it was discovered. He would only do so if he was tired of living.
After Xiao Chen spoke, he quickly led Mu Xinya over to the headquarters. Given such a big thing had happened, it would no longer be something the two of them could solve.
They saw Ye Wen in the headquarters. Xiao Chen informed Ye Wen of the events that happened in detail. Ye Wen frowned heavily and said, Where did the surviving miners go to?
Xiao Chen answered, Given that such a major incident has happened, I let them go have a rest.
Go to themon dormitories and bring the supervisors here to meet me, Ye Wen turned around and instructed a person. Then he said to the two of them, Apany me to the scene of the incident.
Running back and forth was something anyone would be displeased at repeatedly doing. However, Xiao Chen could only endure. They brought Ye Wen to the scene of the incident.
After they arrived, Ye Wen started inspecting the ce quietly. After a while, the person Ye Wen instructed to fetch the supervisors ran over anxiously.
Elder Ye, I did not find this group of people in themon dormitories. Furthermore, the miners who were resting today have not seen them, and the miners in the other areas have not seen anyone either. I even searched around myself and could not find them. This group of people seems to have vanished.
Xiao Chen was shocked. He said in a hoarse voice, How could it be!
How could they have vanished? Mu Xinya and I clearly saw them earlier! Furthermore, it was arge group of miners, Xiao Chen thought to himself, deeply suspicious.
Mu Xinya at the side also found it strange. That is impossible, we saw at least twenty miners. Furthermore, the supervisor even spoke to us. How did they disappear?
Ye Wen muttered to himself for a while before saying, I will send someone to investigate. You two continue patrolling.
Chapter 185 - Tyrannical
Chapter 185: Tyrannical
Xiao Chen was frightened out of his mind the entire afternoon. He could not understand how the group of miners vanished. How could such arge group of living humans disappear without a trace?
Furthermore, these people had an rm with them. If they met with danger, they would sound the rm the moment they could; it would be heard throughout the mineyer.
Mu Xinya also felt it was strange, Senior Brother Ye, what do you think is going on? It is extremely queer.
Xiao Chen smiled, Even such an intelligent person like yourself cannot figure it out. How would I know?
Hearing what Xiao Chen said, Mu Xinya revealed a smile, Actually, I have an idea. It is definitely impossible for these people to disappear. There are so many dead tunnels in the mines where it is impossible for people to see their fingers when they stretch their hand out. All they have to do is to hide in one of these dead tunnels; it would be difficult for people to find them.
Xiao Chen shook his head and retorted, That is impossible. Why would these people be hiding? They are all ordinary people. Without our protection, they have no chance at living. Even if there is no danger, they will starve to death.
Mu Xinya said, Then where do you think they went. They couldnt all have hidden themselves in the ground.
Xiao Chen would temporarily set aside things he could not figure out. This was how Xiao Chen had done things all the while. Since he could not do anything about it, he could not be bothered to think about it.
Dont bother yourself with it; we will leave it to Martial Uncle Ye and the others to deal with it. We should be more careful. We should just muddle along for this one month, then leave. Xiao Chen now felt a little regret for epting the mission.
The mines became very strange. The unsettling feeling in his heart turned even more intense. Xiao Chen only wanted to leave this ce as soon as possible.
The next week wasparatively calm. There was no conclusion to the end of that days incidents. The people Ye Wen sent out did not discover the group of missing people despite looking for a long time.
During the day, Xiao Chen and Mu Xinya continued their patrols. asionally, they would meet some corpses. It was now easy for the two of them to deal with it; their coordination was getting better.
On a particr night, Xiao Chen continued to practice his saber technique in a spacious area of the tunnel. He took out a few Night Pearls from the Universe Ring and ced them around the surroundings; the pitch dark tunnel immediately turned bright.
These Night Pearls were taken from the Jiang ns Secret Treasury in the past. While he was tidying up the Universe Ring the day before, he found them. Coincidentally, it would be good to ce them here.
The bright space was much better than the pitch dark tunnel it was before. Like before, Xiao Chen practiced the eight basic movements of the saber first; he could not afford to let his Basic Saber Techniquesg behind.
Then he would practice all the Martial Techniques he knew, one by one. The Rushing Thunder Saber Technique, Dragon Seizing Hand, Flight On Wings, Astral Swordy regardless of whether he learned it by himself or imitated it by using the Battle Sage Origins, he would practice them all.
Only when hepletely exhausted all his Essence, he would stop and rest for a while. Then, he would take out an Inferior Grade Spirit Stone from the Universe Ring and drain itpletely, recovering his Essence.
After all this, Xiao Chen would get up and start practicing the Clear Wind Chop. He spent most of his time practicing the Clear Wind Chop.
The Azure Dragon Cloud Soaring Art was extremelypatible with the Clear Wind Chop. He was able to move around a like dragon in the air and execute the Clear Wind Chop from any position or angle he wanted.
However, no matter how much he practiced, Xiao Chen was unable to hide his killing intent. The instant the Lunar Shadow Saber was drawn, his killing intent would surge out; there was no way to control it.
Xiao Chen leaned helplessly against the wall of the tunnels, pondering the problem of his killing intent. The so-called killing intent referred to a tyrannical Qi that formed automatically after a cultivation had killed a certain amount of people.
Normally, when these people locked gazes with others, their killing intent could automatically surge out. It would cause the other to feel fear in their heart, resulting in them not being able to concentrate.
Furthermore, there were some terrifying people who could control their killing intent freely. They could condense their vast killing intent into a thread; they could even turn it into a saber or spear and pierce a persons mind, injuring their spirit and instantly causing them to lose theirbat prowess.
However, such a state could only be achieved by those who practiced the way of killing. People like Liu Ruyue and Ye Wen clearly did not practice the way of killing. So how did they do it?
Xiao Chen slowly rose up and ced the Lunar Shadow Saber aside. Then he used his hand to imitate it. At this moment, his killing intent was automatically hidden; it did not leak out at all.
Suddenly, Xiao Chenprehended it; he knew why his killing intent kept appearing.
When he held the Lunar Shadow Saber, he would unconsciously leak out some killing intent. After all, the purpose of the Clear Wind Chop was to kill people. It would be impossible to use it without any killing intent.
When the killing intent appeared, the killing Qi would automatically surge out. However, when he punched out earlier, there was a killing intent in his heart, but no killing Qi surged out.
This was because he only used his fist and moved it; he treated it just as a simple movement.
Xiao Chen grasped the Lunar Shadow Saber once again and drew it out of the scabbard. He kept saying to himself, This is just a movement, I am only performing a mechanical movement. I am only drawing the saber after picking it up.
Just like walking and eating, this is just a simple movement. There is no need to overthink. Xiao Chen hypnotized himself just like this as he slowly executed the Clear Wind Chop.
The de sliced through the air as he executed the Azure Dragon Cloud Soaring Art simultaneously. A cool breeze generated in the tunnel. Xiao Chens mind was nk; he was very calm.
Shua!
A cold, sharp gleam shed in the air, Xiao Chens body paused in midair as he continued to execute the Azure Dragon Cloud Soaring Art. His feet were off the ground, as though he was riding on the cool breeze, as he continued to execute the Clear Wind Chop three more times.
Within the cool breeze, the ck Lunar Shadow Saber was like a tree branch dancing in the wind. It did not carry any killing intent; if one faced it, they would not feel any pressure at all.
I finally seeded! Xiao Chen eximed in joy after hended. He sent out a total of four Clear Wind Chops. All of the killing intent was sessfully hidden.
So that was how to do it! This must be the so-called sudden enlightenment. A problem that could not be figured out for a long time was suddenly solved; everything immediately became clear.
Xiao Chen had these thoughts, but he did not know if one did not have enough experience and practice, how could there be a sudden enlightenment?
As long as I hypnotize myself, I can hide the killing intent. If I can cheat even myself, how can I not cheat others? Xiao Chen was very excited.
Xiao Chen continued his practice. There was a consistent cool breeze with a saber de moving along it. asionally, there would be a cold light working together with the Azure Dragon Cloud Soaring Art to move about quickly, changing its movements unpredictably.
Xiao Chen kept practicing until his Essence when dry. He sat on the ground and thought about what he had learned. After a while, he put away the Night Pearls and made his way to the stone room.
Along the way, Xiao Chen passed one of the excavation sites. Xiao Chen slowed down; he noticed there were about ten Spirit Swallowing Worms active in the middle of the excavation site.
The zi zi sound they made was unpleasing to the ear. This was the sound of them eating the Spirit Stone raw ore.
The Spirit Swallowing Worms treated the Spirit Stone raw ore as food and lived underground. Logically speaking, they should be the Heavenly Saber Pavilionsrgest enemy. However, looking at this scene, it seemed more like they were rearing these Spirit Swallowing Worms on purpose.
Xiao Chen walked past this ce every day. Every time he did so, there was an urge to kill them all. This was due to a lot of contribution points. After killing them all, he would have 50 contribution points.
Hu!
Suddenly, a strong wind blew behind Xiao Chen. A figure appeared behind him at lightning speed and tapped his shoulder with his right hand gently.
Xiao Chen quickly focused and drew his Lunar Shadow Saber. A zing saber light was formed as Essence gathered on its surface.
Chi! Just as the saber light was about toplete forming, that figure flicked his finger on the Lunar Shadow Saber. There was a ripple in the air as the saber was knocked back.
Your reactions are not bad; you are able to draw you saber within one breath. You must have practiced your Basic Saber Techniques to the middle perfection already, Ye Wen spoke to Xiao Chen with a gentle smile as he slowly appeared.
When Xiao Chen saw it was Ye Wen, he slowly let down his guard. He sheathed his saber and cupped his hands in greeting, Martial Uncle Ye, you speak too highly of me.
Ye Wen smiled. When he saw the Spirit Swallowing Worms before them, he said to Xiao Chen, Are you finding it very strange that even though there are so many Spirit Swallowing Worms, I do not go and kill them?
Xiao Chen nodded; this was exactly what he was thinking. If Ye Wen told him, it would be great.
Lets go; let me bring you somewhere. It''s not a big secret; Ill tell you about itter.
After Ye Wen spoke, he led Xiao Chen to navigate the tunnels, turning corner after corner. Along the way, he even activated some secret switches. ces which Xiao Chen thought were dead ends suddenly opened up.
Where is he bringing me? Xiao Chen was very curious. He originally thought Ye Wen would bring him to theyers headquarter. However, that was not the case.
Hua La La!
Suddenly, the sound of flowing water could be heard from in front of them. It was unknown what secret mechanism Ye Wen activated, but the wall before them moved aside.
Hu! There was a cooling breeze blowing towards them from the door. A huge cave appeared before Xiao Chen; it was hundreds of meters tall and thousands of meters wide.
This was no longer on the same scale as a cave. It was like someone had used brute force to carve out a space. There was a gushing underground river flowing rapidly; this was the source of the sound he heard earlier.
The space had suddenly be so big. It felt extremelyfortable.
What was even more surprising was Xiao Chen and Ye Wen were not the only ones here; there were many other people from the Heavenly Saber Pavilion.
These people were all wearing a ck light armor; asionally there were be a shing from them. There was a surging killing intent extending out from every one of them.
Even though Xiao Chen was a distance away, he could feel the sharp killing intent. Even though he knew this killing intent was not directed at him, he felt as though he was being watched by an evil ghost; it felt very scary.
Xiao Chen ced his hand on the handle of his saber. The killing intent in his heart was unconsciously being drawn out. There was an impulse to draw his saber and kill every single one of these people wearing the ck light armor.
Rx, dont be reckless. These are the people from the Divine Saber Camp. They will not take action against you, Ye Wen suddenly called out just as Xiao Chen was about to lose control of himself. Ye Wen patted Xiao Chens shoulder with his right hand and infused a stream of warm Essence into him.
After Ye Wens warm Essence entered Xiao Chen, the killing intent in Xiao Chens heart calmed down; he stopped trembling.
However, he felt fear in his heart, What was going on earlier? Why did I release so much killing Qi without any reason?
Chapter 186 - Soul Chains and Soul Holy Weapon
Chapter 186: Soul Chains and Soul Holy Weapon
Ye Wen said indifferently, This is the evil Qi. It is even more terrifying than killing Qi; it can pull out the killing intent in your heart, causing one to fall into chaos.
Xiao Chen looked on in horror at the Divine Saber Camps people across the river. He muttered to himself, How many people have they killed to form such horrifying evil Qi?
The Divine Saber Camp is the most elite force in heaven Saber Pavilion. What are they doing here? Are they protecting something? What is the purpose of Ye Wen bringing me here? Xiao Chen was filled with doubt.
Just ignore them; you will be fine as long as you dont cross the river. I brought you here to take a breather. Dont think too much! Ye Wen dispelled Xiao Chens doubt.
Ye Wen led Xiao Chen to a stone table beside the river before stopping. Then, he produced a bottle of wine and two wine cups from nowhere, cing them on the table.
Gu Lu Lu! Ye Wen filled up both the wine cups and handed one to Xiao Chen. Ye Wen took a sip before saying, Have a seat. Let me ask you, when did you join Qingyun Peak? How is Qingyun Peaks situation now?
Xiao Chen picked up the wine cup and downed it in one gulp. There was a cool breezeing from the river, making one feel refreshed. Xiao Chen guessed long ago that Ye Wen was someone from Qingyun Peak as well. He was not surprised at this question.
I joined almost three months ago. When I came, everyone had left Qingyun Peak already. Only Liu Ruyue and her brother remained, Xiao Chen answered truthfully without holding anything back. Are you not aware of all this?
When Ye Wen heard this, he revealed a bitter smile, I have not left for ten years. I have only heard a bit of their situation. So when I saw someone from Qingyun Peak taking up the guard duty this time, I requested for you to be ced under my charge.
Have not gone out for ten years Could it be that Ye Wen has been stuck here for these ten years?
How incredulous, Xiao Chen had only been here for one week, and he already felt it to be unbearable. He could not imagine what was it like to remain here for ten years.
Xiao Chen revealed an expression of shock, Using to theyers of the mine was your idea?
Ye Wen smiled, Thats right. You should actually be thanking me. If it were not for me, you would have been sent to the twenty-oddyers. It is much deeper, and the environment is much worse there.
No wonder Xiao Chen felt their work was straightforward. They normally did not have much to do during their patrols. So this was the reason why.
Thats right; have you found the two mutated corpses? Xiao Chen suddenly remembered the incident. Now that there was such a good opportunity, he could rify it with Ye Wen.
We already have some clues. However, you should not ask too much about it, Ye Wen did not answer Xiao Chens question properly. Then he continued asking, Based off what you said, your master must be Liu Ruyue, right?
Seeing Xiao Chen nod, Ye Wen smiled gently. He muttered, She still hasnt given up yet?
Rumble!
Just at this moment, there was a loud rumblinging from the opposite shore. Xiao Chen looked in that direction and discovered there was arge rock shaking continuously in the middle of empty grounds across the river.
A huge force was shaking the entire cave along with it. Countless rocks fell from the ceiling.
Xiao Chen saw this huge rock earlier, but he did not pay much note to it then. He originally thought it was only an ordinary rock. After all, it was not strange to see rocks underground.
However, at this moment, a thick chain suddenly appeared around the huge rock. There was a saber stuck in the ground in each of the eight directions around the huge rock.
The thick chain was wound around the huge rock and the sabers. The huge rock was shaking non-stop as though it was about to fly out at any time. However, the eight sabers did not move at all.
asionally, there would be a gleam on the sabers. The light flowed along the chains and moved onto the huge rock. The rock that was originally leaving the ground was instantly pressed down.
Rumble!
After the rock was pressed back down, it flew back up again, causing the chained to shake non-stop. It seemed as though there was some evil demon sealed below the rock.
There was a berserk roaring from inside; it resounded everywhere in the vast cave.
Xiao Chen stared at the eight sabers and the chains. He was sure he did not see them earlier. If he had, he would not have ignored the huge rock.
Xiao Chen extended his Spiritual Sense. However, in the area he probed, he could not feel any material object. Aside from the huge rock, he could not see the chains and sabers.
What is going on? Am I seeing things? Xiao Chen thought suspiciously, I can clearly see them, but why cant I sense them with my Spiritual Sense.
Wait, thats not right. These eight sabers are indeed not material objects. These are the Soul Chains and Soul Holy Weapons that form before death, Xiao Chen thought in shock.
Xiao Chen finally understood what was going on. It was recorded in some ancient books that before Sages died, they could merge their cultivation together with their Martial Spirit and turn into Soul Holy Weapons and Soul Chains.
What kind of enemy would require eight Sages to turn into Soul Holy Weapons and Soul Chains to suppress it? What was so horrifying?
What is inside this? Xiao Chen asked Ye Wen.
Ye Wen took a look and said, A Fiend King from a thousand years ago. The Fiend King wanted the Spirit Vein from our Heavenly Saber Pavilion. In the end, eight of our Supreme Elders sealed him.
They were actually suppressing a King from the Fiend race, Xiao Chen thought in astonishment. So, Fiends exist in this world.
The fiend race and the demons were different; they had existed on the Tianwu Continent since the Ancient Era.
ording to legends, there were thousands of races during the Immemorial Era before the Ancient Era. Humans were just one of the weak races. For some unknown reason, the humans managed to obtain the final victory in the Hundred Race War.
In the following Ancient Era, the human race upied the dominant position. The other races either fled or were destroyed. Thus the human race spread throughout the Tianwu Continent.
Furthermore, after a few attacks from the demons, those races which had already been weakenedpletely disappeared from history. However, the fiend race was a special existence; they had survived for tens of thousands of years. They managed to avoid the attacks of demons and were not destroyed.
There was a rumor that there was still a lot of the fiend race in the ancient destends of the continent. Based on today, it seemed like the rumor might be true.
Boom!
A loud explosion sound, which surpassed the earlier one, resounded in the vast cave. A hairy hand extended out from beneath the huge rock.
A surging aura poured out from underneath and spread throughout the cave, causing everyone to feel fear. In front of this boundless aura, they felt like ants.
There were sharp ws on the five fingers of the huge hand, gleaming with a cold light. They headed for one of the sabers on the ground. It managed to grasp the handle within an instant.
Xiao Chensplexion changed; the Azure Dragon in his body felt threatened and released a faint pressuring might. This might easily resolve the surging aura.
Xiao Chen muttered, What is it trying to do? It has already been a thousand years; why does he still have such terrifying might?
Every month around these few days, it bes more irritable. There is no need to worry. These Soul Holy Weapons and Soul Chains are not there as decorations. Furthermore, there is still the Divine Saber Camp. It should not be able to cause any trouble.
When Ye Wen saw that Xiao Chen was concerned, he quickly exined the situation.
Pu Ci!
Indeed, as Ye Wen said, the instant the huge w touched the saber handle, the Soul Chains crackled with lightning. The eight Soul Holy Weapon glowed with a resplendent light as well.
Ah! A miserable cry came from underneath the huge rock. The Soul Holy Weapons and Soul Chains were weapons that attacked the soul directly; it was unavoidable, no matter how strong ones physical body was.
Bang!
A cultivator from the Divine Saber Camp snorted coldly. His figure shed in the air; he leaped onto the huge rock and stamped heavily.
Hu Hu!
The eight Soul Holy Weapons started to spin rapidly, winding back the Soul Holy Chain continuously. Miserable cries kepting from the underground.
After a while, the miserable cries stopped. The eight Soul Holy Weapon and the Soul Chain disappeared; the cave regained its previous calm.
Ye Wen got up and smiled at Xiao Chen, Lets go. The show is over, and we have taken our breather. It was not too boring, right?
Xiao Chen nodded, but he felt as if he forgot something. Suddenly, he remembered; he said, Wait, you still have not told me why we cant kill those Spirit Swallowing Worms!
Ye Wen smiled casually, Its not that you cant kill them; you just cant kill too many. If the Lingyun Mountain Ranges Spirit Vein did not have these Spirit Swallowing Worms, it would have dried up already, given the ten thousand years of time.
After the Spirit Swallowing Worms eat the Spirit Stone raw ore, the inner cores they produce be the best nourishment for the Spirit Veins origin. If they were all killed, the Spirit Vein would dry up.
The Spirit Veins origin was the thing that produced Spirit Stone raw ore. If the Spirit Veins origin dried up, the Spirit mine would not produce Spirit Stones anymore.
Xiao Chen could understand this principle. However, he did not expect the nourishment of the Spirit Veins origin was the Spirit Swallowing Worms inner core, Thats not right. Why did you say the Spirit Swallowing Worm is the Spirit Minesrgest enemy?
Ye Wen exined, We cant have too many of them, either. If they ate up all the Spirit Stone raw ore, what would we dig up? Thats why we must maintain a bnce. asionally, we will kill a bunch.
I said that to give you a reason to kill Spirit Swallowing Worms. After all, you are not able to kill too many of them by yourself.
The two of them started their journey back. Along the way, Ye Wen continued to ask about Qingyun Peaks situation. Xiao Chen told Ye Wen everything he knew in detail.
After Ye Wen heard about how badly Qingyun Peak fell, he asionally sighed lightly; it was clear he felt extremely hurt.
Like the previous few nights, when he returned the stone room, Mu Xinya was nowhere to be found. Xiao Chen did not know where she went. As he was already used to it, he did not pay it too much mind.
Hey! After Xiao Chen finished his bath, he walked past Mu Xinyas bed and identally saw her Gangyu Peak identity token and the Hall of Contributions mission token under the pillow.
She did not bring her identity token and mission token with her. Xiao Chen walked over and took them out. It was indeed Mu Xinyas Gangyu Peak identity token. There was the words Gangyu on the front and Mu Xinyas name behind.
Chapter 187 - The Strange Mu Xinya
Chapter 187: The Strange Mu Xinya
What was she doing? By leaving her identity token here, she would be able to hide her position from the map. Was she doing something she could not let others discover?
In the past week, Xiao Chen had not seen Mu Xinya even once when he came back. Although he felt it was strange, he did not pay it too much mind.
Everyone had their own secrets to keep, just like himself; he would go out to practice his Saber Techniques every night for a long time beforeing back. So, he could not be bothered to find out about her disappearance.
However, since she left her identity token and mission token behind, the situation ispletely different. It was clear she had something to hide.
Xiao Chens thoughts raced, I have stayed with her for a long time. I need to find out whats going on. Otherwise, if she has some malicious motives, I might get into trouble as well.
Thinking of this, Xiao Chen extended his Spiritual Sense. He began searching for Mu Xinya within the mines.
Despite searching several times, he could not find anything. Xiao Chen expanded the range of his search, and he managed to find something after a while. He finally found Mu Xinya within one of the dead tunnels.
Across Mu Xinya was a tall, stout man about two meters tall. Xiao Chen controlled his Spiritual Sense to move carefully, and he saw who it was. He could not help but exim, Supervisor Li! What is he doing with Mu Xinya?
The two of them spoke very fast, but Xiao Chen had never heard thisnguage before; he could not understand what they were saying. In the end, the two of them got into an argument; Mu XInya had a very impatient expression on her face.
Although he could not understand what they were saying, he could roughly guess what their rtionship was, based on their expressions. They should not have a master-servant rtionship; it seemed like they were bargaining over something.
Supervisor Li was not satisfied with the price Mu Xinya offered, resenting it for being too low. Mu Xinya was also extremely dissatisfied with him. Based on her expression, she should be scolding him for not keeping his promise.
After a while, Mu Xinya and Supervisor Li parted ways. She then headed for the stone room swiftly. Xiao Chen quickly withdrew his Spiritual Sense and ced Mu Xinyas identity token back in its original spot. After that, hey on his own bed and pretended to sleep.
The next morning, within the Spirit Mines:
Boom! Xiao Chen pierced through a corpses heart with his saber. Mu Xinya moved rapidly behind him. Her two sabers crisscrossed each other in the air and chopped off the head of the corpse.
Hu! Xiao Chen pulled out his saber and withdrew. He continued to draw the attention of the corpse. Mu Xinya followed up from behind, and there was a sh of saber lights; the corpses arms were chopped off.
Before long, the low-grade corpse died at their hands. It was chopped into eight pieces; it was now as dead as a doorknob.
Senior Brother Ye, that fight onlysted five minutes. Our cooperation is improving, Mu Xinya smiled at Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly without saying anything. The things he sawst night left a shadow in his heart.
However, all Xiao Chen could do was be alert. He had to pretend nothing had happened in case he scared away the snake while beating the grass.
[Note: Scaring away the snake while beating the grass is a Chinese idiom for alerting the enemy.]
Be careful! Xiao Chensplexion suddenly paled.
He rushed forward and sent a fist flying towards Mu Xinya. The wind from his fist blew strongly against her face as he struck a corpse behind her.
It was unknown when this corpse climbed out of the ground behind her. It took advantage of the moment they were distracted tounch itself at Mu Xinya.
Only a breath of time passed between the moment Xiao Chen shouted be careful to the moment his fistnded on the head of the corpse.
Xiao Chens physical body was incredibly strong. Under such an urgent situation, he put his full strength into this punch and sted the head of this corpse into mush.
Mu Xinyas reaction was very fast. She quickly spun around, and there were saber lights shining on her two sabers. She quickly chopped the corpse in half.
So, it was a low-grade corpse. After they reacted to it, they quickly dealt with it. After learning this lesson, they did not dare be careless. They started to check their surroundings carefully and made sure it was safe before rxing.
Mu Xinya smiled gratefully at Xiao Chen, Senior Brother Ye, you saved me again. I really dont know what say.
Xiao Chen waved it away casually, Ill say the same thing as before; we still have a long time here. Who knows, I might need you to save me in the next moment.
Mu Xinya smiled, Senior Brother Ye, I like hearing this. In that case, I will double my efforts and fight for an opportunity to repay this favor.
At that moment, Mu Xinya had a moonstruck expression on her face, just like the lovable girl next door. Xiao Chen was finding it hard to connect her with the girl who spoke to Supervisor Li the night before.
The two of them continued their patrols. When they reached the area where Supervisor Li was, Xiao Chen purposely lingered around a little longer.
Supervisor Li behaved as he did before; he put down what he was doing and greeted the two of them, Greetings to Sir and Madam.
Xiao Chen used his Spiritual Sense to inspect him carefully. Like before, there was no Martial Spirit in his body. He seemed like he was an ordinary person.
Xiao Chen could not help but feel disappointed. There was clearly something wrong with Supervisor Li. His eyes were brighter than the other miners.
In the past, Xiao Chen could exin it as him being more optimistic, not numb like the other miners. However, after the previous night, he refused to believe that.
However, he was not able to discover what was wrong. Regardless of whatever angle he looked from, he was an ordinary person who worked a strenuous job.
This little one will continue his work and not hold up Sir and Madam, Supervisor Li took his leave after greeting them.
[Note: This manner of speaking is quitemon when a person of lower status speaks to someone with higher status. They would frequently refer to themselves in the third person, sometimes calling themselves things like, this little one or this humble servant.]
Taking advantage of the moment when Mu Xinya was not paying attention, Xiao Chen suddenly pushed a miner who was pushing a miner cart. That person was immediately pushed off bnce, and the minecart fell over, falling towards Supervisor Li.
Rumble!
All the Spirit Stone raw ore in the minecart fell out. The minecartnded and buried Supervisor Li. The surrounding miners quickly came over and helped Supervisor Li out.
Whats going on? Mu Xinya turned around and asked with suspicion.
Nothing, just an ordinary ident. Lets go, Xiao Chen sighed to himself. Supervisor Li behaved like an ordinary person. When he was suddenly attacked, he did not reveal anything exceeding what an ordinary person could do.
Spirit Mines, Eight Layer, Headquarters:
A cultivator investigating the disappearance of the missing miners told Ye Wen, Elder Ye, we still have not found the missing miners. Furthermore, a few miners from thisyer have gone missing every day. However, as there are not too many going missing at the same time, it has not resulted in mass hysteria.
Ye Wen said indifferently, Continue the investigation. Tabte the total number of missing people. Then, report it to me every day.
The days went by very fast in the mines. In the blink of an eye, another week had passed. Xiao Chen had already been in this ce for half a month.
His activities had also be routine. He would do his patrols in the day and polish his Saber Techniques, as well as practice the Clear Wind Chop, during the night. He had already practiced the Clear Wind Chop to the small perfection.
When he drew his saber, he could not perfectly hide his killing Qi within the cool breeze without leaking any of it out. He was steadily progressing toward the middle perfection.
Aside from the days being boring, it was still rather peaceful. The only problem was that they could not cultivate. Before he came, the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation already reached the great perfection of the thirdyer.
He was originally nning to make a breakthrough to the fourthyer this month, raising the Purple Thunder True Fire to another level. After that, he would be able to truly refine his own Magic Treasure.
Given the current situation, he could only make do with what he had. He could only deal with it after he left.
On this particr day, Xiao Chen and Mu Xinya prepared to go for their patrol as usual. However, Ye Wen lead someone unexpected to them.
This is Ma Chen; you should have met him before. There were some idents during his mission. So, he is here to continue it, Ye Wen said as he pointed to the person behind him.
Ma Chen cupped his hand and greeted them, We meet again.
When they were at the Heaven Viewing tform, beforeing down to the mines, he shared his experience with everyone. Xiao Chen had a deeper impression of himpared to the rest.
What kind of ident happened for him to be transferred from the loweryers to here? What about the rest? Why is he here alone? Xiao Chens heart was filled with suspicion.
After Ye Wen left, before Xiao Chen could speak, Mu Xinya impatiently asked, Senior Brother Ma, what happened to you? Where are the other Senior Brothers?
Ma Chen revealed an expression filled with lingering fear as he responded, All dead they dug up Superior Grade Spirit Stone raw ore, and a corpse king appeared.
The few of us happened to walk past. The corpse king had been by the Superior Grade Spirit Stone raw ore for an unknown number of years. It could actually use the Martial Techniques from when it was alive. Furthermore, it had high Spiritual Intelligence.
Superior Grade Spirit Stone There was shock in their hearts. For this Spirit Vein to produce a Superior Grade Spirit Stone, it was astonishing.
Every since the Ancient Era, the Spiritual Energy in the Tianwu Continent has be thinner. At this time, even the Great Jin Nation, which had the densest Spiritual Energy, could notpare to that era.
As for the other four nations, their Spiritual Energy was even thinner. It was already a pleasant surprise for a Medial Grade Spirit Stone to appear.
It was unexpected for Superior Grade Spirit Stone raw ore to appear in Heavenly Saber Pavilions Spirit Vein. The value of one Superior Grade Spirit Stone was equivalent to a thousand Medial Grade Spirit Stone.
However, if one wanted to exchange for a Superior Grade Spirit Stone, no one would be willing to. They were simply too rare. The energy in them was vast and pure; even Martial Kings or Martial Monarchs would be attracted to it.
With Xiao Chens current cultivation, if he could find a suitable Cultivation Technique, by absorbing a Superior Grade Spirit Stone he could immediately advance to Martial Saint. Furthermore, it would not have any side effects; there was no need worry about it affecting his future cultivation.
Xiao Chen recollected his thoughts and asked, What happened after that? Did they manage to obtain the Superior Grade Spirit Stone raw ore from the corpse king? Did you managed to kill the corpse king?
Ma Chen replied, The corpse king had a strength that was close to a Martial Monarch. Furthermore, its body was as hard as steel. A regr saber was not able to injure it. They activated ten peak desmen from the Divine Saber Camp. However, it still managed to escape in the end. Still, we managed to snatch the Superior Grade Spirit Stone raw ore.
Xiao Chen and Ma Chen did not notice that when Ma Chen said the corpse king did not die, Mu Xinya had a strange look on her face.
Ma Chen continued saying, I really envy you two. The eighthyer of the mines is famous for being peaceful. There have never been any major incidents that have happened here before. I have no idea how the two of you managed to get assigned to this ce; it has never happened in the past before.
Chapter 188 - Feeling Alarmed
Chapter 188: Feeling rmed
Xiao Chen was now starting to feel grateful to Ye Wen. If it were not for Ye Wen, he might have met with the corpse king. Who knows, he might have be a corpse by now.
There were not many changes in the following days. Xiao Chen still continued to patrol in the day and practice in the night. The only difference now was that there were three of them, rather than two. The day was no longer as boring as it previously was, they chatted a lot amongst the three of them.
Mu Xinya still went out for a long time. Everything she did was the same as the past and she asionally met up with Supervisor Li. Xiao Chen was still unable to understand what they were saying so he could not do anything but keep his guard up.
Shua!
Within a dead tunnel, Xiao Chen was in the air. Before he drew the saber, there was a cool breeze that blew already. After the Lunar Shadow Saber was drawn, there was a faint saber light amongst the cool breeze.
The cool wind died off immediately. After Xiao Chennded, there was an expression of joy on his face. He had finally seeded in executing the second stage of the Clear Wind Chop.
There was a total of three stages to the Clear Wind Chop. The first stage was to hide his killing Qi; to erase the killing intent of his body and to make it impossible for other to quickly sense the moment he was going to make a move.
Clear Wind Chop, Clear Wind Chop, does the clear windes first or the chopes first? If the clear wind came before the saber, it definitely should be the clear winding before the chop. However, if he could not draw the saber and create an air current, how could there be a cool breeze?
Thus, the second stage of the Clear Wind Chop was to practice to the point where the wind came before the saber. After working hard for half a month, Xiao Chen finally seeded in executing the second stage.
He was about to make a start on the third stage. This was the stage where the attack was practiced to the great perfection. To see only the Clear Wind and not the saber.
If he managed to practice till hepletely hid the saber amongst the cool breeze, the opponent would not be able to discover its direction. At this point, the Clear Wind Chop would have been practiced to the great perfection.
I finally learned it. Looks like my talent is not too bad. I was able to practice this Clear Wind Chop to middle perfection within half a month. Maybe I can practice it to the great perfection by the end of the month, Xiao Chen said joyfully.
Xiao Chen continued to practice. Like before, When his Essence ran dry, he would start heading back to the stone room.
Young Master Ye! a faintly discernible voice could be heard.
Xiao Chen was familiar with this voice. Normally, when the miners and the supervisors met Xiao Chen, they would greet him this way. When he turned around, it was a supervisor he met frequently.
It seemed like he had been waiting in the pitch dark tunnels. Xiao Chen stopped and asked, Supervisor Zhao, How did you find me?
Supervisor Zhao said dispiritedly, I had been meaning to look for Young Master for quite a while already. The miners I am in charge of heard that Young Master frequentlyes out at night to practice his saber. So I waited here.
Xiao Chen nodded. It was no longer a secret he came out at night to practice. Why are you looking for me? Did you run into a corpse?
Supervisor Zhao had not seen the sun for a long time so after he washed his face, he looked incredibly pale. When this was coupled with his dull eyes, he seemed quite miserable. Thats not it. Recently, some of our brothers have been disappearing mysteriously. Initially, I did not notice it as it was normal for people to disappear within the mines.
However, I heard from the other supervisors that their people were going missing too. Furthermore, this was aplete disappearance. In the past, even if they disappeared, we would eventually find their bodies. Unlike the past, we were unable to find their bodies this time.
Xiao Chen frowned after he heard Supervisor Zhaos words. This is clearly a premeditated disappearance. There is definitely someone pulling the strings behind all this. Every supervisor is missing one or two people.
The numbers may not look big but when they are all added up, the numbers are horrifying. There are at least twenty supervisors and each supervisor leads at least a hundred miners.
If all of them asionally lost one or two, when the numbers are all added up, it would be more than a hundred. What exactly was causing all these miners to disappear with a trace?
Xiao Chen collected his thoughts and said to Supervisor Chao, Alright, I understand the situation. I will report it to Elder Ye tomorrow.
Supervisor Zhao hesitated for a while, the expression on his face suggested that he was struggling with something. Finally, he made up his mind and said, Young Master Ye, I have a few brothers who would finish their five year term at the end of this month. Now that something like this happened, they are all rmed. They wish to leave early and they are even willing to receive less payment.
When Xiao Chen heard this, he had an unsightly expression, There has been no precedent of this before. Furthermore, this matter is not managed by me. My words carry no weight.
Supervisor Zhao said anxiously, Young Master Ye, you are a good person, we all know this. In the past, those guarding us did not even bother to look at us miners. They all gave us a cold look, not to mention mockings. asionally, they would even beat us up. In the time you have been here, you have never mistreated us. Everybody knows about this.
Xiao Chen had heard about the thing this supervisor talked about from Ma Chen. Many of the Heavenly Saber Disciples who epted this mission could not endure the boredom in the mine. They would frequently take out their frustrations on the miners. This was a verymon thing.
Xiao Chen smiled bitterly. Even if he did not do anything, he was considered a good person. There were far too few good people in this world.
Young Master Ye, I will kneel to you. You have to help me to resolve this matter. These people wouldplete their terms at the end of this month. If there were any idents, it would not be worth it!
Seeing Xiao Chen mutter to himself, Supervisor Zhao dropped to his knees and kneeled in front of Xiao Chen. Xiao Chen was startled and quickly helped Supervisor Zhao up. He asked, I can speak on behalf of you to Martial Uncle Ye. However, I cannot guarantee anything.
Supervisor Zhao said gratefully, You saying something is all that I ask for. I thank Young Master Ye in advance. I will take my leave first.
As Xiao Chen watched Supervisor Zhao leave, Xiao Chen sank into deep thought. He had always been idly watching Mu Xinyas actions. However, after today, the sense that something was wrong grew stronger.
The next morning, Xiao Chen started to secretly question the other supervisors. He asked them about the situation. Xiao Chens methods had always been prudent. The matter that Supervisor Zhao spoke about was quite serious.
Regardless of whether he was lying or not, he would never be able to understand the truth of the situation by speaking to only one person.
Xiao Chen finally managed to finish questioning the twenty-odd supervisors. Indeed, it was as Supervisor Zhao said; almost every supervisor had miners that had disappeared mysteriously.
There were some who lost five or six and at the minimum, they lost one or two. After thinking for a long time, he looked for Supervisor Li and his group of miners behind Mu Xinyas and Ma Chens backs.
Oh! Young Master Ye. Howe you are alone today? Where is the other Young Master and the Young Mistress? As usual, when Supervisor Li saw Xiao Chen, he would greet him warmheartedly.
Xiao Chen nodded to acknowledge his statement and said, Supervisor Li, have your subordinates been disappearing without a trace mysteriously?
Supervisor Le tried to recall before he replied, I never heard of anything like that at all. All the people I have are not missing? Whats wrong? Young Master, did something happened?
While Supervisor Li spoke, Xiao Chen carefully observed his expression. Like before, he did not discover anything. Xiao Chen said indifferently, Nothing, just a casual question. Ill be taking my leave first.
Xiao Chen turned around a corner and stopped. He turned his Spiritual Sense into a fine thread and continued observing the supervisor. I dont believe you can cover yourself for so long.
Supervisor, what did the guardian ask? a few miners came over and asked.
Supervisor Li waved his hands and said, Just do your work. Dont ask so many questions.
After observing for a long time, Supervisor Li seemed like his usual self. He led a group of miners and seriously worked on mining. There were no changes to his expression. There were no strange changes as a result of Xiao Chens question.
Could it be that the person meeting with Mu Xinya was not Supervisor Li? Xiao Chen had his suspicions as he thought, How could an ordinary person hide himself so deeply?
Xiao Chen withdrew his Spiritual Sense and shook his head. There was something he could not figure out.
After Xiao Chen left and was far away, Supervisor Li tossed aside the pickaxe in his hand. His gaze seemed as though he was able to see through the wall and see Xiao Chen leaving. His eyes revealed a murderous intent.
When Xiao Chen reached the headquarters of thisyer, he coincidentally met with Ye Wen. He quickly went over and reported everything he investigated to Ye Wen. When he finished, he told Ye Wen of Supervisor Zhaos request.
After Ye Wen heard this, he indifferently said, Alright, I understand the situation. You can go back first.
When Xiao Chen saw that Ye Wen did not seem to care, he said worriedly, Martial Uncle Ye, these peoples term are about toe to an end anyway. There should not be any problem in reducing their payments and letting them go early right?
Ye Wen seemed to be very busy as was already prepared to leave. When he heard Xiao Chens words, he stopped and said, You are only seeing the problem from your angle. There is no problem with fifty miners leaving. After all, their term is almost up.
However, have you thought about this? There are about two thousand miners in thisyer. At this moment, there are already worries in everyone''s heart. If arge group of miners left at this moment, have you thought about the consequences?
If at this moment, there was arge group of people leaving, it would definitely induce a panic in the rest of the miners. After some time, the situation might escte to a point where it was unresolvable.
Xiao Chen instantly thought of this scenario. Although the logic was sound, Xiao Chen kept feeling that something was wrong.
You should go first, we already knew about this situation. I will deal with it in a couple of days, Ye Wen consoled Xiao Chen when he saw that he was silent.
Xiao Chen thought for a while before he said, Martial Uncle Ye, dont go yet. I still have something to report.
After thinking for a long time, although he did not have any evidence, Xiao Chen finally still made the decision to tell Ye Wen of the matter of Mu Xinya and Supervisor Li.
After Ye Wen heard this, there was still no changes to his expression, We are all from the same sect, if there is no evidence, dont report them.
Xiao Chen felt unconvinced as he said, Martial Uncle Ye, I
Ye Wen interrupted him and said, There is no need to speak further. Go back quickly. If you make such reports without evidence again, I will show no mercy.
On the same night, the eighthyer of the mine, within a dead tunnel:
Supervisor Li said to Mu Xinya, The fellow who came down with you seemed to have noticed something. He tried to test me once today.
Mu Xinya did not feel surprised, Not a problem, he does not have evidence. Furthermore, he is not a nosy person.
Supervisor Li still felt worried, Should we silence him? I am still not ready yet. If this fellow ruins things for us, there will be trouble.
Mu Xinya shook her head, No need for that. We will just move our operation forward to tomorrow. That will do it.
When Supervisor Li heard this, his expression changed. He said in shock, We make our move tomorrow? Thats too rushed. The longer I refine that thing, the stronger it is. It would be safer to do it at the end of the month.
Chapter 189 - Major Turn of Events
Chapter 189: Major Turn of Events
Mu Xinya said indifferently, We also have the two mutated corpse kings as well as the corpse king we just discovered. That is a total of three corpse kings. Each corpse king has the strength of a Martial Monarch. We should be able to deal with most things.
ording to the agreement, you need to increase my payment by half. I have been in here for ten years already and have been living an unbearable life. Ive had enough of this already. As Supervisor Li spoke, he revealed an agitated expression.
Mu Xinya frowned slightly, My race has already prepared this n for a hundred years. What do your ten years of effort count for? When it reaches the critical point, you start to go back on your words. That is too unreliable!
Supervisor Li chuckled, Whatever you say, either you do what I say or we can forget about this.
A sharp killing Qi shed in her eyes as her aura was raised suddenly. It was as though she was going to attack at any moment. Supervisor Li smiled indifferently and stepped forward fearlessly.
Finally, Mu Xinyapromised. She snorted coldly, As you wish. I will increase the Medial Grade Spirit Stones you receive to three thousand.
In another tunnel, Xiao Chen was in a restless state of mind. He practiced his saber in a messy manner, creating violent gusts of wind in the tunnel lit brightly by Night Pearls. Saber lights shed frequently and there were shouts in the air asionally.
Xiao Chen casually practiced a set of Saber Techniques. When his aura was raised to its peak, he shouted loudly. He flung his Lunar Shadow Saber violently. The saber glowed as it stabbed into the stone wall.
Shua Shua!
ck rocks kept falling from the wall. The Lunar Shadow Sabers de waspletely buried in the wall. Xiao Chens frustration and anger were clear to see.
It could be said that Xiao Chen had done his best to obtain the news. He did not think of obtaining any rewards, he just wanted Ye Wen to pay more note to it. Who knew that Ye Wen would simplybel him as a tattletale.
It caused Xiao Chen to be very depressed. He took a few deep breaths before he calmed himself down. It seemed like Supervisor Zhaos matter was a no-go, he had no idea how to face him tomorrow.
Never mind, the cart will find its way around the hill when it gets there, Xiao Chen sighed to himself. It would be fine as long as he could make sure nothing major happened before the end of the month.
[Note: The cart will find its way around the hill when it gets there: This means things will eventually sort itself out.]
It was just a girl and ordinary miners. I should be more cautious, even though I do not believe that they could cause any major problems.
The next morning, Xiao Chen behaved like he normally would, as though nothing had happened. He left for the patrol together with Ma Chen and Mu Xinya.
The morning passed peacefully like this without any incidents. It caused one to feel that something was wrong. Not to mention the corpses, even the Spirit Swallowing Worms they could normally see had all vanished without a trace.
The mines were so peaceful that it was frightening. Just as Xiao Chen thought that he was wrong, Ma Chen suddenly said, Whats going on today? I keep feeling that something is wrong.
Xiao Chen exchanged a look with him. He said in astonishment, You have this feeling as well? I thought it was just me.
Ma Chen had done this mission in the mines many times. His instincts should be trustworthy. Xiao Chen could not help but remain on guard.
During the patrols in the afternoon, Xiao Chen paid extra attention to his surrounding environment. He also paid a lot of attention to Mu Xinya.
If anything happens, it definitely will have something to do with Mu Xinya. As long as I keep an eye on her, I should be able to deal with it.
When they reached an area where the paths divided, which they frequented, Xiao Chen ignored the two dead tunnels and headed for the well lit tunnel on the left.
Young Master Ye, is that you?
Xiao Chen did not get far before a weak voice suddenly came from one of the dead tunnels. He quickly stopped and headed to one of the dead tunnels to take a look.
He extended out his Spiritual Sense and saw that persons appearance. Xiao Chen was startled; it was that supervisor who went missing for nearly half a month.
Who is there? Ma Chen asked cautiously.
Xiao Chen replied, He is the Supervisor Wang I mentioned to you the previous time. He had been missing for half a month. I did not expect for him to turn up here.
Young Master Ye, is that you? the weak voice drifted over again. It sounded like it was issued from clenched teeth. Hearing it made one feel their scalp go numb, making them ufortable.
Ma Chen already drew his saber and his entire body was tense. He waspletely in a state of high alert. He said to Xiao Chen, Junior Brother Ye, should we go take a look?
Xiao Chen muttered to himself for a moment, pretending to think. Actually, he was using his Spiritual Sense to observe that supervisor. He discovered that aside from his life force being extremely weak, there was nothing else wrong with him.
Even so, this person had disappeared for half a month. Suddenly appearing like this was strange; they did not dare to be careless.
We should go over and take a look, we just need to remain alert. Xiao Chen grasped the hilt of the Lunar Shadow Saber as he led Ma Chen into the dead tunnel.
When they drew near, they discovered that Supervisor Wang was lying on the ground. He was leaning weakly against the wall and was moaning breathlessly. When Xiao Chen saw this, he let his guard down.
Xiao Chen took out a bottle of water and delivered it to him. Supervisor Wang revealed an expression of joy; he extended his hand to receive the bottle of water.
Hu Chi!
Keng! Qiang!
Xiao Chen did not discover anything wrong. However, he had only stretched his hand out halfway before Ma Chen at the side hacked out with his saber. His saber broke through the air, it was extremely fast andpletely unavoidable.
The sharp saber de hacked Supervisor Wangs arm but something strange happened. Supervisor Wangs hand was not harmed, it even gave off a metallic sound.
Xiao Chen expression changed and he quickly retreated backward. Supervisor Wang, who was on the ground, leaped up and stood rapidly.
He had shed off his pretensepletely and a rotting stench came from his body. His clothes exploded apart, revealing dried ck skin.
How did you discover something was wrong? Xiao Chen asked Ma Chen.
Ma Chen quickly answered, His fingers were all ck, theypletely lost the look of a humans.
So that was how, Xiao Chen looked at Supervisor Wang in shock. After not seeing him for half a month, Supervisor Wang had turned into a corpse.
Ga! Ga! Ga! Ga!
A strangeughter came from Supervisor Wangs mouth. He said clearly, I originally wanted to give you a surprise. I did not expect you to discover it.
Ma Chen was pale and he said quietly, Something is wrong, how does he still have his consciousness? After being infected with the corpse poison, he should have turned into a mindless corpse.
Xiao Chen frowned slightly, he could not figure out what was going on either. Humans turning into corpses had happened before. However, ordinary people who were infected with the corpse poison would be mindless corpses.
These mindless corpses did not have muchbat prowess. Even ordinary people would find it easy to avoid them.
Supervisor Wangughed weirdly a few times before he said, Can I bepared to those mindless corpses? I am a Corpse Monarch. A person who walks the path of corpses. A monarch of thousands of corpses.
Hu! He wed the air with his hands and a golden cape appeared out of nowhere. He put it on his body and then put a golden crown on his head.
A skinny corpse wearing such an outfit felt very strange.
Who cares what you are, Ill hack you to death with my saber!
Mountain Splitting Chop!
Ma Chen snorted coldly and leaped into the air. His body moved quickly into the air; he had already practiced this Mountain Splitting Chop to the great perfection.
A huge mountain appeared above his head; it seemed like it carried tens of thousands of kilograms of force, its might was boundless and majestic.
Supervisor Wang, or the Corpse Monarch,ughed coldly. He pointed to the ground and it split open. A corpse broke through the ground and leaped at Ma Chen.
Chop!
Ma Chen looked at the corpse that wed and bit at the air. A look of disdain appeared in his eyes. He shouted loudly and the saber that carried the tens of thousands of kilograms of force chopped down on the corpse.
Suddenly, Xiao Chen felt that something was wrong. He quickly looked at the corpse in the air. A purple light shed in his eyes for a moment and he could see the condition of the corpse clearly.
He could see countless ck lights flowing in its veins. There was spiraling ck Qi in the location of its Dantian, spinning like a hurricane.
Xiao Chen was startled, this corpse was clearly a ticking time bomb. The ck Qi flowing in the veins were the fuse; once they were broken, it would explode.
Furthermore, its might was definitely not small. If Ma Chen was not prepared, he would be at a disadvantage.
Azure Dragon Tail Whip!
Xiao Chen shouted and a boundless Essence gathered at his right foot. He stomped the ground and it trembled slightly.
Suddenly, Xiao Chen seemed to be enveloped in an illusion of the Azure Dragon. It was as though he had turned into a dragon. The dragons tail swung in the air and caused an intense ripple. Space started to tremble.
In the next instant, Xiao Chens figure formed an arc of light in the air. He arrived before Ma Chen immediately and used the Three Flowing Cloud Images.
Xiao Chen turned into a boundless ocean and struck the corpse gently with his scabbard. An intense wave surged from the ocean and threw the corpse toward the Corpse Monarch.
This was the first time Xiao Chen had used a high leveled technique from the Azure Dragon Cloud Soaring Art. After the true might of the Heaven Ranked Movement Technique was revealed, his speed was instantly raised to the peak. Not only was Ma Chen unable to react, the Corpse Emperor was unable to react as well.
The corpse flew had crossed half the distance between them before the Corpse Emperor managed to react. Its withered face revealed a strange smile as it flicked its finger.
Boom!
The corpse exploded in the air, turning into bits. It turned into a ck ball of Qi, expanding into its surroundings.
When Ma Chens Mountain Splitting Chop struck the Qi ball, it was like they were evenly matched. He somersaulted in the air beforending firmly on the ground.
Traceless Flowing Water!
Xiao Chen remained in the air and executed a technique from the Three Flowing Cloud Images with ease. The scabbard moved with the gentleness of flowing water, sweeping the ck Qi ball away without a trace.
When the ck Qi ball was dispersed, Xiao Chen and Ma Chen looked cautiously at the Corpse Monarch. Although it called itself the Corpse Monarch, it did not have the strength of a Martial Monarch; it was about equivalent to a human Martial King.
Even so, a Martial King was not something the two of them could deal with. Furthermore, this was a monster and it was extremely strange. It was significantly stronger than a regr Martial King.
Chapter 190 - Dangerous Fight with Corpse Horde
Chapter 190: Dangerous Fight with Corpse Horde
Since you can receive a blow from me without dying, I will spare you. Ga! Ga! Ga! Ga! The Corpse Monarchughed strangely. He waved his right hand and corpses streamed out of the ground continuously.
Upon careful inspection, these corpses were the missing miners. Someone had used special methods to refine them; they were much stronger than the regr corpses.
The Corpse Monarchughed strangely, Have fun, I still have things to do. Ga! Ga! Ga! Ga!
The Corpse Monarch slowly sank into the ground and quickly disappeared without a trace. However, the ground was still as smooth as it was before, there were no traces of cracks at all.
Earth Evasion Spell? When Xiao Chen saw the way the Corpse Monarch had left, he immediately thought of the Earth Evasion Spell recorded in the Compendium of Cultivation. What he just saw was almost exactly the same as the Earth Evasion Spell.
However, the situation did not permit him to be able to think about it. The corpses that surrounded them had alreadyunched themselves at the pair rapidly. The narrow tunnel was densely packed with hundreds of corpses.
Pu! Pu! Pu!
Xiao Chen moved the scabbard in his hand very quickly as he turned into flowing water. Heunched himself at the corpses. He managed to push all of them back and he was able to asionally help out Ma Chen.
Suddenly Xiao Chen thought of something. He turned around and asked Ma Chen behind him, Senior Brother Ma, did you see Junior Sister Mu?
Ma Chen had an rmed expression, then he felt it was strange, Thats right, where is Junior Sister Mu? When did she leave?
Damn it! Xiao Chen cursed in his heart. In the end, after staying on guard for so long, he still let her disappear quietly without a trace.
Mu Xinya must have taken advantage of the time they were distracted by Supervisor Wang to slip away.
Ma Chen kicked away a corpse then he leaned to the side and avoided another attack. After that, he struck a corpse with his saber, creating a metallic ng. It was as if he had struck metal. The corpse was simply knocked back, it was not split in half.
Junior Brother, what should we do? These corpses seem invulnerable. Furthermore, there are so many of them. Im afraid I cant think of anything. The situation is bad! Ma Chen said anxiously.
Xiao Chen just muttered to himself without saying anything; he was carefully searching for a solution. These corpses were only as fast and as strong as an ordinary Martial Grand Master.
If so, with Ma Chens cultivation, he should be able to kill them easily. Furthermore, if nothing went wrong, Xiao Chen would be able to deal with this horde himself.
However, the problematic thing was that the skin of these corpses were like steel. When the saber de struck them, they only left a shallow mark. The matter that caused him a headache was that these corpse did not feel pain.
If you were not able to knock them back, they would ignore their injuries and attack continuously, it was extremely troublesome.
Xiao Chen would be able to escape easily but he did not wish to reveal too much of his abilities to Ma Chen. After all, he had only known him for a while; it was best to stay on his guard.
Break out! Senior Brother Ma, there is no point in staying here out of pride, Xiao Chen said indifferently. Ma Chen hadpleted this mission in the mines many times. Xiao Chen did not believe that hecked trump cards.
There can only be one reason why he had not used his trump cardhe wanted to preserve his strength and force Xiao Chen to reveal his hand.
Ma Chen revealed an awkward expression and smiled bitterly, I am really not holding back because of pride. I am truly not confident and I really require you to help me out. Otherwise, I will not be able to aplish it.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Xiao Chen wielded his saber with his left hand and punched with his right fist thrice, easily forcing back three corpses that hadunched themselves forward; his body was tempered by the Seven Leaf Flower and the training he did in the past.
Even without using Essence, he could rely on his physical strength and punch out with more than a thousand kilograms of force. These corpses were forced back by him with one punch.
Even their steel-like skin was slightly cracked by Xiao Chen as they were knocked flying. The corpses behind them were also knocked to the ground.
When Ma Chen saw this, he felt very astonished. He could not tell why Xiao Chen had such strength despite being an Inferior Grade Martial Grand Master.
What good move does Senior Brother Ma have to break through the encirclement that would require my help to execute? I will do what I can, Xiao Chen said.
Ma Chen pushed back two corpses with his saber as he said, I have an area-of-effect Martial Technique. It should be able to carve a path out for us. However, it takes some time to execute it. As such, I need Junior Brother Ye to protect me for a while.
That is not a problem, Xiao Chen said.
Xiao Chen used the Azure Dragon Cloud Soaring Art and he moved rapidly around Ma Chen; it looked like the Azure Dragon was circling around him. Xiao Chen used his scabbard like a club to knock back the corpsesunching themselves at them.
Under Xiao Chens protection, there were no corpses within ten meters of Ma Chen.
Ma Chen inhaled deeply and a bright light shed in his eyes. Suddenly, he took two steps forward and shouted. The surrounding Spiritual Energy surged towards his saber de like flowing water.
Flowing Water Breaking Mountain!
There was a sound of gushing water within the tunnels. An unearthly river gathered on Ma Chens saber. Ma Chen flicked his saber forward slightly and a visible ripple could be seen extending out into the surroundings.
The Mountain Splitting Saber Technique was a verymon Saber Technique in the Heavenly Saber Pavilion. However, there were very few people who could practice it to the ninth moveFlowing Water Breaking Mountain. This Ma Chen could be considered as someone who surpassed his peers.
Rumble!
The corpsesunching themselves at the pair were immediately sted back. The river on the saber then sted away the corpses that were blocking their way in the front.
Im not done yet! Gather!
Suddenly, Ma Chen swung his saber. The scattered river gathered back together before firing out an instantter. All the corpses in a straight path were pierced through their chest. They then copsed and fell apart in the next moment, crumbling into pieces; they became as dead as doorknobs.
Flowing Water Breaking Mountain So that is how it is the flowing water was only a prelude. The breaking mountain bit is the true finishing move, Xiao Chen thought to himself.
The two of them took advantage of this opportunity to break out from the horde of corpses. They managed to break out to an open space. Afterwards, they both executed their Movement Techniques and threw off the corpses that chased after them.
Lets go, we need to inform Martial uncle Ye quickly. The two of them quickly headed to the eighthyers headquarters.
However, before they had gotten very far, they discovered something they had not expected. All the miners they met along the way had turned into corpses. They obstructed their path, making it very hard for them to advance forward.
The good thing was that these corpses did not have strong bodies like the corpses they encountered earlier. With their strength, it was easy to deal with these corpses.
Another corpse recklessly charged towards Xiao Chen. He punched its head and the wind caused its hair to be blown back, revealing a pale and miserable face.
Xiao Chens expression changed and he could not help but pause. How could it be him? This corpse was the supervisor that had begged Xiao Chen for help the night before. It was just a night and his premonitions came true.
Including him, all the miners that had almostpleted their term had all turned into corpses.
Shua!
While Xiao Chen was distracted, a saber light shed downwards and split a corpse into half. Ma Chen said anxiously, What are your thinking about? Be careful of the corpse poison. If you get infected, you will turn into a corpse as well.
Hu! Hu!
Xiao Chen sent out two gust of winds with his palm and blew away the ck fluid the corpse spurted out to the side. Although his expression did not change, his heart felt like it had been stabbed by something and he felt an incredible heartache.
Lets go, stop daydreaming. Ma Chen quickly urged when he saw Xiao Chen not moving.
Xiao Chen let out a grunt as he did his best to recover his calm. After he picked himself up, he followed behind Ma Chen and headed for the headquarters quickly.
The two thousand-odd miners in the mines had all turned into corpses. The pair did not hesitate to attack them, easily killing their way forward.
A journey that would normally take ten minutes now required an hour toplete.
When they arrived, something surprising happened again. The ten-odd Martial Saints who were normally at the headquarters had all vanished. The ce waspletely empty and there was no one around.
There were piles of finished Inferior Grade Spirit Stones in one of the huge rooms; their glow was very dazzling.
In front of the door to the stone room, there was a barrier of light. The two of them knew it was a special barrier. Without a permit, they would not be able to enter. Even though there were so many Spirit Stones, they could only look at them.
After spending much effort to rush over, the two of them did not expect such a result. The two of them discussed with each other for a while before they decided to find a ce to rest.
They definitely could not travel by the path they took to get here, that was filled with corpses. They had already killed corpses until they were tired. They did not want to continue doing that.
They took out the map and picked a dested dead tunnel, they were prepared to go there to rest before making further ns. They hurried to the location and went deep into the tunnel before they rxed.
Ma Chen immediately plopped his butt on the ground and panted, Aftering here for so long, this is the first time I encountered such a situation. It might really be the end this time.
Xiao Chen was already starting to calm down, he asked, Senior Brother Ma, you are more experienced. Is there any method to turn so many people into corpses and make them behave so deranged?
Ma Chen thought for a while before answering, Aside from the already Running Corpse Sect which is already extinct in the Tianwei Continent, I cant think of any other reasons. However, this Running Corpse Sect has already disappeared for almost a thousand years.
The Running Corpse Sect was an extremely evil sect. The period prior to the Tianwu Dynasty was the most chaotic time of mankind. That was also the most glorious period for the Running Corpse Sect.
The Running Corpse Sect was separated into two factions, one faction focused on herding and controlling corpses. If they obtained a strong corpse, theirbat prowess would increase significantly.
This faction was denounced by mankind. In order to find strong corpses, they would frequently dig up the remains of others ancestors.
The corpses of regr people did not hold any attraction to them. They specialized in digging out the ancestors of big ns and sects. These powers had strong ancestors so they were the first target of the Running Corpse Sect.
Before the Tianwu Dynasty, they even dug out a Great Emperors body. After they turned it into a moving corpse, it became even more powerful than when it was alive. It was almost unparalleled.
However, they finally incited public anger and the Tianwu Emperor personally moved and killed all the experts of this faction. After this, this faction waspletely destroyed and disappeared from the worldpletely.
Aside from this faction, there was another faction. This faction cultivated the way of corpses. They used special Cultivation Techniques to refine themselves into corpses that were neither dead or alive.
Chapter 191 - Trembling in Fear
Chapter 191: Trembling in Fear
Compared to the other faction of the Running Corpse Sect, they kept a much lower profile. They were even more strange. To cultivate the way of the corpse, these people even buried themselves underground for thousands of years.
When the Tianwu Emperor exterminated the Running Corpse Sect, he had also killed the experts of this faction. However, some of the old monsters hiding underground managed to avoid these attacks.
Although this faction was preserved, because their Cultivation Technique was too strange, there was no one willing to learn the way of the corpse, and the Running Corpse Sectpletely vanished.
After Xiao Chen heard Ma Chens introduction, he was filled with doubts. He asked, ording to your words, they turned the powerful into corpses. The miners that turned into corpses in the tunnels clearly did not have muchbat prowess. So why turn them into corpses?
Ma Chen smiled faintly, Naturally, they did not have muchbat prowess as their bodies were not very strong; there would not be many changes after they be corpses. The truly strong ones should be the first batch we encountered. After using some special methods to refine them, they obtained theirbat prowess.
As for the miners we met, they were likely turned into corpses in passing. After all, it is not difficult for them to do so.
Xiao Chen revealed a livid expression as he clenched his left fist tightly. He said, This group of people are too inhumane. They did not even let off the innocent people.
Ma Chenughed, Humane? These people are neither alive or dead, how humane can they be? They are no longer humans since long ago. Otherwise, they would not have incited public anger back then.
After thinking for a while, Ma Chen continued, I wonder where Elder Ye and the others are. We are stuck here and we can neither advance nor retreat. If we cant get out, it is likely that we will die here.
The exit of the mines was a tightly guarded secret. It was impossible for the inner sect disciples here on a sect mission to know about it. There were people who specialized in bringing people in or out. They would first ce people in a Secret Treasure before transporting them around.
If something really happened to Ye Wen and the others, it would be possible that Xiao Chen and Ma Chen would never get out and die here. Their bodies might even be refined into corpses.
Xiao Chen felt fear just thinking about it. However, when he thought about it again, he felt it was impossible for anything to happen to Ye Wen. Back then, when he was telling Ye Wen of the strange things he noticed about Mu Xinya and Supervisor Li, he had an extremely calm expression. He even warned Xiao Chen to mind his own business.
Upon retrospection, Ye Wen was actually hinting that he already knew of this long ago. He was warning him not to alert the enemies by ident.
Bang!
Xiao Chen punched the wall violently; his fist carried a force of thousands of kilograms. Arge hole immediately appeared in the wall and rocks fell continuously.
If he really knew of this matter in advance, he could have saved the lives of all these miners. However, he did not move these miners away in order to avoid alerting the enemies, so that his n could seed.
When Xiao Chen thought about the miners, he felt that was not worth it. He recalled the scene of Supervisor Zhao pleading with him on their behalf, to help mediate for those miners whose terms were ending soon.
These people could have left safely at the end of the month. They could have left these endless hell-like tunnels forever and reunite with their wives and family.
However, all of these things were just an illusion now. He thought that by putting in more effort and taking care of them, he could allow them to leave safely. In the end, he had to personally kill these miners who turned into corpses.
Ye Wen, you are too ruthless!
Ma Chen said in astonishment, Junior Brother Ye, what are your doing? Dont take things too hard, everything will turn out for the best. Elder Ye and the rest will definitely find a way to deal with these corpses. By then, there would be a way out.
Hu! Before Ma Chen had finished his words, Xiao Chen suddenly attacked. Xiao Chen used his hand to chop at the back of Ma Chens neck, which caused him to faint as he stared at Xiao Chen in astonishment.
Xiao Chen watched as Ma Chen fell over slowly and said, Im sorry, I have to find that person to rify everything. Senior Brother Ma, you have to be inconvenienced for a while.
After Xiao Chen spoke, he dug out a shallow pit and slowly ced Ma Chen into it. Then he used the soft dirt to cover Ma Chens body.
With Ma Chens cultivation, it would be no problem for him to breathe under the soft dirt. This way, the corpses would not be able to find him; he would be safe while he was unconscious.
After doing all this, Xiao Chen walked forward with a resolute gaze. Ye Wen was definitely at the ce where the Fiend King was being suppressed.
Xiao Chen had gone there once, so he remembered the way there. All he needed to do was the find the hidden switches and he would be able to enter.
After Xiao Chen walked for a bit and turned a corner, a petite figure slowly appeared. It was difficult to make out who it was in the pitch dark tunnel.
However, Xiao Chen was very familiar with this person. After spending half a month with her, Xiao Chen would able to recognize her from just a silhouetteMu Xinya!
Mu XInya looked at Xiao Chen and smiled, Senior Brother Ye
Xiao Chen could not be bothered to speak with her, he immediately drew the Lunar Shadow Saber from the scabbard. The moment the saber left the scabbard, it glowed with a resplendent electric light. In the time it took for a spark to fly, the dark tunnel was brightly lit up.
Both their expressions changed under the electric light. Xiao Chens face turned cold and emotionless, whereas Mu Xinyas lovable face looked slightly dejected.
Azure Dragon Cloud Soaring Art, Roaming Dragons Nine Transformations! Qingyun Secret Technique, Clear Wind Chop!
Xiao Chen executed a high level technique of the Azure Dragon Cloud Soaring ArtRoaming Dragons Nine Transformations. Xiao Chens figure vanished into the electric light, leaving nine images in the air.
Without touching the ground, each image turned and moved in a different direction. Nine gusts of cool breezes appeared in the tunnel. Xiao Chen continuously executed nine Clear Wind Chops at the speed of lightning.
If the de was hidden amongst the wind, there was no killing Qi leaked. Instead, it would seem to be as gentle as a lover. It was like he was whispering sweet-nothings in the gentle spring breeze.
Shua!
The nine images all merged back together. Xiao Chen returned the saber to the scabbard as he stood quietly behind Mu Xinya. There was a calm expression on his face, not betraying any emotion; it was incredibly cold.
Pu Chi!
The nine death acupoints on Mu Xinyas chest, Baihui, Qingming, Jiuwei, Juque, Shenque, Qihai, Guanyuan, Zhongji, and Qugu, all spurted out blood at the same time. She then fell to the ground with a bang.
The nine death acupoints on her chest were all struck by the saber. Even a Martial Saint would die immediately from this; there was no way to treat this.
Mu Xinya was pale as she smiled bitterly, I thought that after working together for half a month, you would at least let me finish speaking before killing me. I did not expect Senior Brother Ye to be so merciless.
Xiao Chen said in a frosty voice, I also did not expect that underneath your innocent exterior, you harbored a cruel heart. I used to think that regardless of your errant motives, you would not stoop to involving all these innocent people.
Xiao Chen did not consider himself to be a good person but he was normally unable to do utterly heartless actions like this. However, this girl in front of him had crossed the bottom line in his heart.
In this strong-eat-weak world, where natural selection prevailed, morality was something that was lost long ago. People respected the strong, he whose fist was bigger was right.
Ever since the first day he had arrived in this world, when he was humiliated by the people of the Xiao n, hepletely understood this principle.
However, there were some things that had to be maintained no matter how the situation changed. Willfully ughtering the innocent without any reason was this bottom line that must be maintained.
Mu Xinya had vited Xiao Chens bottom line. Kill on sight!
If Ye Wen did not have an appropriate exnation, Xiao Chen would also seek justice on behalf of all these miners.
Pu! Pu!
Just as Xiao Chen was preparing to leave, Mu Xinyas body started to move. He quickly stopped and took a look.
Turning into a corpse?
Xiao Chen gazed on with suspicions. Mu Xinyas skin looked like it had been sliced apart by a knife; it split apart with a shua sound.
A figure slowly emerged from the skin. She waspletely naked. A full head of silver hair covered her back, giving off a faint glow in the pitch dark tunnel. The girl in front of him looked like an elf.
Her skin was snow-white, it was very attractive in the darkness.
Xiao Chens gaze pierced through the darkness but he was not focusing on the parts that would make a man have a nosebleed. Instead, he was focused on her ears.
They were a pair of sharp ears. They were exactly like the elves from the movies. She was extremely pretty. However, elves did not exist in this world. These pair of ears that were clearly not human proved her identity.
She was a Fiend, a girl from the Fiend Race.
Mu Xinya waved her hand and long white robes appeared. She quickly put it on in front of Xiao Chen, covering all the important parts.
Mu Xinya looked at Xiao Chen and said, Senior Brother Ye, it was not convenient for me to tell you the truth. The entire Spirit Mines is currently in chaos. You should stay here and not move. After the whole thing is over, I will bring you out
I said before, I will do my best to find an opportunity to save you, to repay the favor.
Hu! Hu!
After Mu Xinya said that, she moved quickly, turning into a silver sh of light and vanished from Xiao Chens sight. Her speed was faster than Xiao Chens small perfection Azure Dragon Cloud Soaring Art by at least ten percent.
Xiao Chen was slightly stunned. In the instant he was distracted, Mu Xinya hadpletely vanished.
Chase!
Following the path that Mu Xinya took, Xiao Chen chased after her. He discovered the ce that Mu Xinya was headed was where the Fiend King was sealed.
The path was exactly the same as Xiao Chen remembered but all the secret switches were activated. Xiao Chen was able to follow unhindered. After some time, he finally arrived at the huge underground cave.
Chi! Chi! Chi! Chi!
Before he got near, he could hear the sounds of intense fighting. The sound of killing filled the air and shouts rang out continuously. Xiao Chen hid himself and extended out his Spiritual Sense to carefully observe the situation.
Within the cave, the river seemed to be like a boundary. The side that had the Fiend King suppressed were the desmen of the Divine Saber Camp. They held their sabers and did not make a move.
On the other side was arge corpse horde. They were all the type of corpses that was refined by that special method. Counting roughly, there was at least a thousand of them.
Furthermore, more corpse kept pouring out from underground. This caused the huge cave to be tightly packed. Just one look would cause ones scalp to go numb.
In the middle of the river, there was arge group of Heavenly Saber Pavilions Martial Saints. They were fighting with the corpses that attempted to cross the river. The scene of the intense battle surpassed Xiao Chens imagination. The clear river water was already dyed red with blood.
The strength of the corpse also exceeded Xiao Chens initial expectation. Even an expert of the Martial Saint cultivation realm was not able to kill this specially refined corpse with one blow.
Chapter 192 - Running Corpse Sect’s Inheritor
Chapter 192: Running Corpse Sects Inheritor
There were only about 200 Heavenly Saber Pavilions Martial Saints. The corpsespletely outnumbered them. They were working very hard, defending passively,
However, the main forces of both sides had not made their move yet. The desmen of Divine Saber Camp stood in front of the stone sealing the Fiend. Their Killing Qi was reserved as they grasped their sabers tightly. They had no intentions of making a move.
Xiao Chen watched for a long time, but he did not discover any Heavenly Saber Pavilions Martial Monarchs leading the battle. There were only ten Martial King elders standing in the distance, observing the situation.
Amongst this group of Martial Kings, Xiao Chen discovered Ye Wens figure. Ye Wen was the same as before; he was unable to discover what he was thinking by watching his expressions. He was very calm, as though everything was under his control.
On the side of the Running Corpse Sect, there were no strong corpses fighting. There were three huge corpses standing in the middle. These three corpses were five meters tall; their skin waspletely ck. There was a dense ck Qi flowing out from their bodies.
asionally, they would be roaring hoarsely. Xiao Chen only took a look from a distance, but he still felt a tremendous pressure, causing him to tremble in fear.
Are these the three corpse kings? Xiao Chen wondered in fear. For a corpse to turn into corpse kings, they must have been at least a Martial Monarchs when they were alive. After they died and were refined into a corpse, they could retain their previous Martial Techniques andbat experience.
Under the Running Corpse Sects control, they were much stronger than regr Martial Monarchs. This was because of their undying bodies, theck of fear, theck of a sense of pain, and an impervious steel-like body that could not be destroyed by water or fire.
Beside the three corpse kings, there were hundreds of two-meter-tall corpses. Their entire bodies emitted ck Qi. They were very stout, and it was clear from the aura they were different from the other corpses.
They should be the mutated corpses that were only second to the corpse kings. They would be able to hold their ground when pitting theirbat prowess against a Martial King.
Behind the corpse kings, there were about ten people dressed in ck. They were all hiding in the shadows of the corpse kings. Xiao Chen discovered Supervisor Li among them.
Looking further back, Xiao Chens Spiritual Sense also discovered ten Corpse Monarchs standing there without moving. These were the inheritors of the Running Corpse Sects faction who walked the path of the corpse.
Turning themselves into an existence that was neither dead nor alive. Compared to a regr corpse, they still had the consciousness of a normal person. They were very difficult to deal with; a regr corpse king was no match for them.
Xiao Chen was feeling suspicious. The Running Corpse Sect had such a strong lineup; how did the Heavenly Saber Pavilion hold their ground. They only had ten Martial Kings present here.
Although the desmen of the Divine Saber Camp gave off an extremely horrifying evil Qi, their cultivation ranged from Medial Grade Martial Saint to peak Martial Saint. Even if they had richbat experience, they were definitely not a match for the corpse kings.
The battle in the river was starting to tip in the Running Corpse Sects favor. The Heavenly Saber Pavilion Martial Saints were slowly defeated. A significant number of corpses rushed up the opposite side of the river.
However, before these corpses could get far, a strong energy was fired and crushed their harder-than-metal skin. In front of this energy, they were as soft as tofu.
Xiao Chen observed carefully and discovered this energy came from the Martial Kings. There was a qualitative difference between the strength of a Martial King and a Martial Saint. Just one attack was able to easily crush these specially refined corpses.
After the Martial Kings made a move, the battle that was tipping in the Running Corpse Sects favor regained a bnce once again.
Hu!
Suddenly, a silver figure flew over in the air. That persons silver hair was dazzling. Her petite body thennded on the ground firmly, beside the three corpse kings.
Supervisor Li frowned and stepped forward, Princess Mu, why are you only appearing now?
Mu Xinya looked at the situation and said indifferently, I had some personal matters to deal with. There is no need to mind it. Tell me about the situation now.
Supervisor Li answered, It is unknown why, but the Heavenly Saber Pavilion Supreme Elders have not shown themselves yet. I am not confident, so I did not make a strong push.
Mu Xinya thought for a while before saying, There is no need to care about them. Just make a strong push. Once the Fiend Ancestor is out, no matter how many of their Supreme Elderse, opposition would be useless.
Supervisor Li said, Are you confident? If we fail, the hundred years of effort the Running Corpse Sect has put in will be wasted.
Mu Xinya took out an arrow shining with a ck light, This is a ancient forbidden weapon of my race. It had been passed down since the Ancient Era; then it was refined for a thousand years.
As long as I can enter the Nine Concealed Saber Demonic Formation, I am confident of breaking the Fiend Sealing Stone. By then, all the realms within the Spirit Mine will be broken; all the Spirit Stones will be masterless objects.
There are a lot of Spirit Stones. They will be sufficient for you to revitalize the Running Corpse Sect.
After Supervisor Li heard that, he thought about it for a while. Then he discussed it with the people behind him. Finally, he made his decision, Push strongly!
The ten ck-clothed men controlling the corpses kept changing their hand gestures. All the corpse on the ground stamped on the ground and leaped up into the air.
Within the cave, there were ca ca ca soundsing from the walls in all directions. Like flowers blooming, corpses climbed out from the walls.
These corpses all seem berserk; their strength significantly increased in an instant. The Running Corpse Sect nowpletely held the advantage.
Before they could retreat, the remaining hundred Martial Saints in the river were all torn to shreds by the corpses.
The ten Heavenly Saber Pavilion Martial Kings exchanged looks, and then executed their Movement Techniques, quickly moving to the back of the cave. This allowed the berserk corpses to rush forward.
Kill!
Just at this moment, the Divine Saber Camps hundred desmen finally made their move. They all shouted at the same time, causing the entire cave to tremble lightly.
A surging killing Qi was released without holding anything back. They turned into arge ocean; the formless evil Qi actually managed to envelop the entire thousand-meter-tall cave.
The evil Qi infiltrated their bones. Even though the corpses were already dead, due to the instinct of the body, they could not help but tremble.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
They all drew their sabers together, the sound of a hundred sabers being drawn at the same time echoed throughout the cave. The sabers were 1 meter long and about 5 centimeters thick; there was a scarlet glow on the des. With one look, it was obvious these were not ordinary sabers.
These sabers were known as Bloodsucker Sabers. When they were stabbed into a living persons body and used with a special Cultivation Technique, they could instantly suck the person dry of blood. There was once a powerhouse of the Divine Saber Camp who sucked his opponent dry in one move.
The forging method of these sabers was already lost. Once, a thousand were passed down in the Divine Saber Camp. Disciples not from the Divine Saber Camp, even if they were core disciples, could not obtain these sabers.
After the hundred desmen from Divine Saber Camp made their move, the situation immediately turned around.
In front of the Divine Saber Camp disciples, even the refined corpses the Martial Saints found difficult to deal with werepletely sucked dry with one stroke of their sabers. After the corpses fell, they turned into strands of resentment and flew into the sabers.
The more they massacred the corpses, the more resentment the Bloodsucker Sabers collected. The Divine Saber Camp disciples were like demons from hell; they all had fierce expressions.
They looked like devils and monsters, even more horrifying than the corpses. The more resentment they collected, the heavier the evil Qi they released. The speed and strength of their sabers increased explosively.
The path of killing, Xiao Chen thought in shock. No wonder the first time I saw the Divine Saber Camp disciples, there was a horrifying murderous intenting from my heart.
He did not expect there would be such evil Cultivation Techniques in the Heavenly Saber Pavilion. Theyprehended their martial path by immersing themselves in the joy of killing. All their Martial Techniques were geared toward killing.
Such a Cultivation Technique was even more horrifying than the path of corpses. A cultivator who walked the path of killing must kill at least thousands of cultivators in his life.
Furthermore, the people they killed could not have a cultivation lower than theirs. Otherwise, it would be useless to this cultivation. They could collect the resentment after their enemies died and use it to raise their cultivation; it was very horrifying.
A cultivator that walked the path of killing would be able to hold their own against an opponent who had one cultivation realm higher than them. If the opponent was careless, it might even be easy to kill the opponent.
The most important thing was that these people were not afraid of death. The closer they were to death, the more excited they felt. Their strength would even increase by many folds.
It was just a hundred Divine Saber Camp desmen, but they were able to defend the Nine Concealed Saber Demonic Formation tightly without letting anything through. They instantly killed any corpses that got near.
Under the control of the ck-clothed men, the corpses continued tounch themselves forward. Currently, the sounds of killing shook the ce; the sounds of roaring were like thunder. The entire underground cave seemed to be hell on earth. It was very cruel; the flowing blood was enough to form a river.
Before long, the Divine Saber Camps desmen killed more than a thousand ordinary refined corpses. However, the Divine Saber Camp did not have any casualties.
The boundless ck resentment wound around the Bloodsucker Sabers. When one looked carefully, there were the painful cries of vengeful spiritsing from them. The Divine Saber Camps people were not tired; under the stimtion of the resentment, they became even stronger instead.
Supervisor Li was astonished. Although he knew the Divine Saber Camp was very strong, he did not expect it to be at such horrifying levels. Killing these refined corpses was as easy as chopping vegetables.
Mu Xinya said indifferently, Dont be frightened. They are only using a special Secret Technique. In addition to their own strength, these corpses without spiritual intelligence cannot hurt them. Preserve your strength and use the mutated corpses.
Supervisor Li nodded and waved his hand. Beside the three Corpse Kings, the hundred-odd mutated corpse emitting ck Qi all leaped over.
The mutated corpses already had a little spiritual intelligence. They had preserved most of theirbat prowess from when they were alive. With one order, they automatically went forward to attack.
Furthermore, the strength of their physical bodies was strong. When they were alive, they were at least Martial Kings. After they received the order, they moved like fast arrows, leaping across the hundred meters wide river; they instantly arrived before the Divine Saber Camps desmen.
Kill!
The number of mutted corpses was about the same as the number of Divine Saber Camps desmen. When they came into contact with each other, a huge battle began. Compared to the refined corpses, made from ordinary miners bodies, the mutated corpses were significantly stronger.
The strong Divine Saber Camps desmen were not able to kill them instantly. When the Bloodsucker Sabers in their hands struck the mutated corpses, they gave off metallic ngs.
There were no scars left behind on the mutated corpses. They gave off a weird ga gaughter as they continuously executed the Martial Techniques they knew when they were alive.
Chapter 193 - Extreme Crisis
Chapter 193: Extreme Crisis
Relying on the strength of their bodies, the mutated corpses had a significant advantage over the Divine Saber Camps desmen. As time dragged on, their advantages grew bigger.
Solitary Eagle w!
The right hand of one of the corpse suddenly grewrger; its five ck fingers were as sharp as a beasts. There was a sonic boom, and the ws stabbed into one of the Divine Saber Camps desmen.
The Divine Saber Camps desman revealed a pained expression. There was a determined look in his eyes as he used the Bloodsucker Saber to chop at the mutated corpses neck.
The corpses withered face had a strange smile on it. It recklessly grabbed the Bloodsucker Saber with its right w and wed out the desmans heart with the other.
Pu Ci!
The Bloodsucker Saber lit up with a scarlet glow. This final attack pierced the mutated corpses body, draining itpletely.
A simr scene could be seen in other ces. asionally, a Divine Saber Camps desman died. However, before he died, these Divine Saber Camps desman would take down a mutated corpse with them.
The battle was intense. There were many urrences of mutual destruction. It was very bloody; it was hard to bear such a scene.
Mu Xinya, who was on the other side of the river, watched the battlefield as she fiddled with the arrow in her hand. She said in a low voice, Im going to make my move; cover me.
The two Corpse Monarchs, who cultivated the way of the corpse, stepped forward when they heard this. They followed Mu Xinya, quickly heading to the other side.
The Divine Saber Camps desmen wanted to block them. However, before they got close, they were sent flying by a palm strike from the two Corpse Monarchs. The wind from the palm strike carried a huge force, blowing away the Divine Saber Camps desmen.
The ten corpse kings of the Heavenly Saber Pavilion watched this scene coldly from a distance. They watched as Mu Xinya led the two Corpse Monarchs and got closer to the Nine Concealed Saber Demonic Formation.
Mu Xinya had a bad feeling in her heart, Why did it feel a lot easier than I expected? The defense of the Heavenly Saber Pavilion should not be this weak.
Never mind; as long as I can release the Fiend Ancestor. Given the strength of the Fiend Ancestor as a Sage, there will be no one in the Heavenly Saber Pavilion who can stop him. By that time, all schemes will be useless against absolute power; it will all be useless.
Go! Demon Exterminator Arrow!
The so-called forbidden weapon referred to a Secret Treasure that could only be used once, sometimes up to twice or thrice. cksmiths from the Ancient Era refined them. Because of the limited number of times it could be used, they were mighty beyondpare; they frequently had an apocalyptic level of might.
As Mu Xinya was fiddling with the ck arrow, it gave off a dazzling ck light. The arrow emitted a destructive aura.
A strong wind blew around Mu Xinyas body, surrounding her and the two Corpse Monarchs. The wind blew in all directions around her.
The mutated corpses and the Divine Saber Camps desmen were instantly blown away by the strong winds. Everything within a hundred meters was cleared out, leaving emptynd.
Sou!
There was the sound of something breaking through the air. It was apanied by a sh of light; the arrow struck the Fiend Sealing Stone and caused a loud exploding sound. The huge rock cracked and turned into countless fragments.
Rumble!
The instant the Fiend Sealing Stone cracked, the entire underground cave starting shaking continuously. Even Xiao Chen, who was standing far away, was affected; the sudden shaking caused him to sway as well.
Roar!
A loud roar came from underneath the Fiend Sealing Stone; it sounded very ancient. Suddenly, a huge beast w extended out and smashed the ground violently.
It indiscriminately smashed the corpses and Divine Saber Camps desmen who could not flee in time into pulp.
Bang! The ground shook again. Another huge beast w came out and smashed the ground. Another batch of mutated corpses and Divine Saber Camps desmen died.
When the ten Heavenly Saber Pavilions Martial Kings hiding at the back saw the Fiend King about toe out, their expressions started to change. Ye Wen said, The Fiend King is about toe out. Its time to inform the seven Peak Masters and Supreme Elders.
The other nine people nodded, and they all waved their arms. A jade strip shot out from their sleeves. The jade strips gave off a faint glow as they arranged themselves into a strange formation in the air.
Mysterious talisman scripts started to appear on them, one by one. They turned into bright spots of light; they were iparably resplendent.
Xiao Chen did not pay attention to this with his Spiritual Sense. Instead, he was watching the Fiend Sealing Stone in horror. He saw the powerful Fiend King climbing out slowly from underneath.
At this moment, the Fiend King had stood uppletely. It was a huge wolf who was fifty meters tall. Its white fur appeared very bright in the dark cave.
Two huge, sharp, protruding teeth could be seen, gleaming with a sharp cold light. There was an indistinct red glow in its red eyes. When the peerless Fiend King released its aura, all the Divine Saber Camps desmen and the long-dead corpses started to tremble. They could not help but prostrate themselves on the ground. It felt like there was a huge force on their shoulders; they were unable able to ovee it and get up.
Roar! The Fiend King roared angrily, resounding endlessly in the air; it was ear-splitting, causing ones scalp to go numb.
The Fiend King grabbed a Soul Chain with a w; the nine Soul Holy Weapons stuck in the ground could not help but shake. Finally, they could not resist the Fiend King and were pulled up. They were flung to a distant ce.
Pu Ci!
A huge w grabbed a Divine Saber Camps desman like it was catching a mouse. The Divine Saber Camps desman struggled very hard but to no avail.
Pu Ci! The huge w clenched tightly, crushing all the bones of this Divine Saber Camps desman. He bled from his seven orifices and died. The Fiend King tossed the body into the air and tore it apart as it wasnding, causing blood to rain down.
The huge wolf opened its jaws, and the blood was sucked in. Bang! It punched the wall, and the entire caving started to shake intensely again.
Rock keep falling from the ceiling as the cave shook. This was the strength of the peerless Fiend King. With a casual punch, it could shake the mountains and cause the earth to tremble.
A ck-clothed man from the Running Corpse Sect in the distance revealed a very excited expression when he saw the mighty Fiend King. Its been more than a hundred years. We finally see hope! With such great strength, there will be none who can stop us in the Heavenly Saber Pavilion.
It is destined for my Running Corpse Sect to rise in this era!
Mu Xinyas petite body knelt respectfully on the ground. She said in a deep voice, Heavenly Wolf Race, the 180th Sessor greets the Sage Ancestor.
Its been a thousand years a long thousand years This king is finally out. Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! I will wash the Heavenly Saber Pavilion in blood to take revenge for my thousand-year imprisonment, the peerless Fiend Kingughed maniacally.
After a while, he stopped. He said to Mu Xinya on the ground, Get up, my descendant. I can feel the pure bloodline of the Heavenly Wolf. I will bestow a unsurpassable glory unto you.
Mu Xinya stood and said, To be able to rescue the Sage Ancestor is Mu Xinyas glory. The Heavenly Wolf Race is currently in a destend. The environment is dangerous, and they are subjected to trials and hardships. In light of the bigger picture, I beseech the Sage Ancestor to leave this ce quickly.
The Fiend King snorted, Not a problem. I have already recovered a fifth of my strength. No one can stop me from leaving the Heavenly Saber Pavilion. When I snatched away the Spirit Vein Origin and became a Fiend Emperor, the whole world will bow at the feet of the Heavenly Wolf Race.
Just a fifth of his strength and he is so strong already. If he recovers all his strength, how strong will he be? Xiao Chen wondered in fear.
Hu!
A shadow flew at Xiao Chen quickly. When he heard the sound of wind, Xiao Chen felt his chest tighten. He quickly executed the Azure Dragon Cloud Soaring Art and retreated backward.
However, just as Xiao Chennded firmly, a withered w burst from the ground and grabbed his right foot. The withered w flugh him with an irresistible force.
Xiao Chen flew like a sandbag, smashing violently into the wall. He then fell heavily to the ground with a loud bang.
I did not expect an ant-like person like you to be able to escape from hundreds of refined corpses.
As Xiao Chen struggled to stand, he clearly saw the appearance of the person. He discovered it was the Corpse Monarch that knew the Earth Evasion Spell. He was wearing long golden robes and had a glittering crown on his head.
The Corpse Monarchs strength was unfathomable; he had the strength of a Martial King at the very least. Compared to Xiao Chens Inferior Grade Martial Grand Master cultivation, he was much stronger. Xiao Chen probably did not even have the opportunity to run.
Boom!
Just as Xiao Chen was thinking, the hard ck fist of the Corpse Monarch was already flying at him. This was simply a in fist without any tricks to it. It carried a huge force and punched towards Xiao Chens face.
This was just an ordinary punch that relied on his speed and physical strength; it was not a Martial Technique. However, when the Corpse Monarch punched out, it was full of vigor, breaking through the air.
Before Xiao Chen had time to think, the ck fist was already before him. Relying on his reflexes, Xiao Chen clenched his right hand into a fist and punched out.
Bang!
The two fists met each other; they both relied on the strength of their physical bodies. The huge force generated a spiraling ripple in the air that did not scatter for a long moment.
The opponents strength was much greater than Xiao Chens. This punch caused Xiao Chen to be sted backward like a sandbag and crash into the wall behind him again.
The force from the corpses fist shook Xiao Chens internal organs; they all churned. Blood leaked out from the corner of his mouth; it was clear he was significantly injured.
This was the first time Xiao Chen was at a disadvantage whenparing the strength of physical bodies. He had tempered his body for ten-odd years since he was young. After that, the Seven Leaf Flower further tempered his flesh. It could be said it had been reborn; his old self had been cast off.
Xiao Chens punch carried a force of more than 1,500 kilograms. It was easy for him to split a huge stone.
However, the Corpse Monarch had a body that was especially refined; he turned his body into a corpse. After at least a hundred years of cultivating, a casualty punch from him would have 5,000 kilograms of force.
Five thousand kilograms of force versus 1,500 kilograms of force, it was clear which was stronger.
The Corpse Monarch watched as Xiao Chen struggled to stand. There was a look of surprise in his eyes. This may have been a casual punch, but the force it carried would be able the cripple the right arm of a Martial Saint easily. His opponent was only a Martial Grand Master; this punch should have ruptured his heart and lungs.
Hu!
The Corpse Monarch moved in a sh and grabbed Xiao Chens neck with his ws, easily lifting him up. He ced his other hand on Xiao Chens chest.
Chapter 194 - Corpse King Imprint; Panic
Chapter 194: Corpse King Imprint; Panic
Ga! Ga! Ga! Interesting. There is still a cultivator that has specially tempered his body in this age. Such a good body is sufficient for refining a Golden Ancient Corpse.
I will hand you over to my senior brotherter. He will refine you into an undefeatable corpse. By then, you will be unrivaled under the heavens; consider it your glory.
When Xiao Chen heard that the Corpse Monarch wanted to refine him into a corpse, Xiao Chen was startled. However, he was being grabbed by the throat. The hand was as tight as a vice; no matter how hard he struggled, he could not escape.
Xiao Chen could not use his Essence either all the cards he had to y were now useless. He could not do anything.
The Corpse Monarch smiled coldly. He punched the area of his Dantian and then he pulled his hand back. Strands of ck Qi flowed out and slowly entered Xiao Chens body.
Xiao Chen felt a ck Qi appearing in his Dantian, turning into a horrifying cage. It sealed up his Martial Spiritpletely.
All the Essence in his body vanished. Xiao Chen was horrified to find that after he lost his connection to the Azure Dragon Martial Spirit, he could no longer feel the Essence that filled his body; he was no different from an ordinary person.
There is no need to think about escape. This Corpse King Imprint can both attack and defend. It is more than sufficient to deal with an Inferior Grade Martial Grand Master like you. With a thought, I can make you explode and die.
After the Corpse Monarch spoke, he carried Xiao Chen and went back into the cave. Then he tossed Xiao Chen over to Supervisor Li.
Supervisor Li felt suspicious as he received Xiao Chens body. After he clearly saw who it was, he smiled, So, it is Young Master Ye. Why are you in such a miserable state?
Xiao Chen remained expressionless and kept silent. He condensed his Spiritual Sense in his Dantian and carefully observed the Corpse King Imprint, looking for a way to break it.
A ck cage was in that empty space. There was ck Qi extending out from above. A ck corpse was sitting there cross-legged above the cage.
He could vaguely see a surging river in the cage and a tiny Azure Dragon attacking the ck cage continuously.
Before Xiao Chens Spiritual Sense got near, the Corpse King sitting on the cage suddenly opened its eyes. It fired a beam of light and eliminated a big portion of Xiao Chens Spiritual Sense.
Spiritual Sense could actually be destroyed. This was the first time Xiao Chen encountered such a situation. The Corpse King Imprint was truly outrageous.
Senior Brother Li, take a look at this fellows body. It might be possible to refine him into a Golden Ancient Corpse.
When Supervisor Li heard this, he revealed an astonished expression. He quickly inspected Xiao Chens body. After a while, his countenance grew joyful. However, the joy vanished after a while.
This is not an innate divine body; he tempered itter. It is slightly short of the requirements of refining a Golden Ancient Corpse. However, it''s pretty good. We will keep him first. There should be no problems with refining him into a Bronze Ancient Body after I soak him in Lunar Water.
Rumble!
While they were speaking, a few rays of light suddenly appeared on the Nine Concealed Saber Magic Formation across the river. Aside from the Qingyun Peak, the Peak Masters of the other six peaks had all arrived.
Behind the six of them, there were six old men standing quietly. Xiao Chen saw Shen Manjun amongst them. These were the Supreme Elders of the Heavenly Saber Pavilion; they were all Martial Monarchs.
When the Fiend King saw them appeared, he had a mocking expression on his face, Just a thousand years and the Heavenly Saber Pavilion has fallen into such a state. There is not even a Martial Sage present. It looks like I can level the Heavenly Saber Pavilion today.
A person walked out from the group; he was the strongest Peak Master of Heavenly Saber Pavilion, the Tianyue Peaks Peak MasterLeng Tianzheng.
He looked at the fifty meters tall Fiend King and smiled faintly, Even at the brink of death, you still canugh. We have been waiting for this day for more than a hundred years. You think that without our permission the Fiend Sealing Stone could be destroyed so easily by a little girl?!
Mu Xinyasplexion paled. Could I have fallen into their trap? If it is so, I have be the sinner of my race.
Hu Chi!
A light shed on the Heavenly Wolf King. All the bones in his body were cracking with a pi li pa sound. After a while, he turned into a stout man about two-meters tall.
He flung his silver hair casually behind him, and his muscles bulged; it was shocking to see. He looked at the crowd and revealed a gentle smile, No matter what schemes you have, they are useless in the face of absolute power. Die now!
Boom!
Immediately after he spoke, Leng Tianzheng exchanged a punch with the Heavenly Wolf King. A strong shockwave broke the space apart, forming a ck crack.
The crack expanded non-stop; it was like a ck tentacle. The surrounding corpses and Divine Saber Camps desmen who could not flee in time were instantly pulled into the crack.
Rise! A strong, yet gentle force enveloped Mu Xinya, gently throwing her to the other side of the river.
Leng Tianzheng somersaulted in the air andnded firmly. He said in a deep voice, Nine Saber Demon Punishing Formation, behead this Fiend and seize the Fiend Core; aid me in rising to Martial Sage.
The nine Soul Holy Weapons immediately flew into the hands of the nine people. The remaining three people held onto the Soul Chains and sealed the surrounding space.
A small realm appeared in that space. Everyone could see only the blurry chains surrounding the space.
Nine Saber Demon Punishing Formation, kill!
In the space sealed by the Soul Chains, shouting filling the air. Nine figures could be vaguely seen wielding Soul Holy Weapons flickering with light.
They were changing their position continuously, condensing the Nine Saber Demon Punishing Formation and trapping the Heavenly Wolf King. Angry, torrenting roars could be hearding endlessly from the formation.
It was clear the strength of the Heavenly Wolf King was suppressed in the formation; he was now disadvantaged.
Mu Xinya stood and walked to Supervisor Li anxiously, Sect Leader Li, I will increase the payment by another half. Please go and help quickly. Otherwise, everything will be gone.
The Nine Saber Demon Punishing Formation, Nine Concealed Saber Demonic Formation, and Nine Saber Heavenly Exterminating Formation were the three great formations of the Heavenly Saber Pavilion; they required nine people to execute them simultaneously.
The Nine Concealed Saber Demonic Formation was especially used to suppress the enemy. When used together with the Fiend Sealing Stone, it could even suppress Martial Emperors. As long as the Fiend Sealing Stone was intact, the person inside could never escape.
The Nine Saber Demon Punishing Formation was specifically used to punish the enemy. It was a formation that allowed nine people tobine their strength. They could kill enemies two cultivation realms higher.
As for the final Nine Saber Heavenly Exterminating Formation, it was the strongest formation out of the three. However, it required nine Martial Sages to execute it at the same time. ording to legend, after the Nine Saber Heavenly Exterminating Formation was executed, it could vanquish the heavens and destroy the earth, kill gods and exterminate demons.
However, this formation had high requirements of cultivation realm. In the history of the Heavenly Saber Pavilion, there had never been nine Martial Sages at the same time. Thus, this formation had never been executed before.
Whether this Nine Saber Heavenly Exterminating Formation really existed was frequently debated; no one could verify the authenticity of it.
Supervisor Li saw the might of the Nine Saber Demon Punishing Formation and had heard about it before. He saw the situation was dire and no longer dared be careless, Senior Brothers, whether our Running Corpse Sect can regain its glory will depend on this battle. Victory means life, and defeat means death!
After he spoke, he led the ck-clothed man controlling the three five-meter-tall corpse kings and the other ten Corpse Monarchs quickly across the river. He wanted to break the Nine Saber Demon Punishing Formation from the outside.
At the back of the cave, in the distance, the thing Ye Wen and the other nine Martial Kings were summoning using the jade strips slowly materialized.
It was an ordinary wooden box about one meter tall and five centimeters wide. Its ck exterior made it look ordinary. Written on the front of the box in calligraphy were the words Like the Emperor Arriving Personally.
Ye Wen grabbed the wooden box and advanced forward. He led the group of Martial Kings and went through the Nine Saber Demon Punishing Formation, blocking Supervisor Li and his group.
Supervisor Liughed coldly, You want to obstruct us with only ten Martial Kings?
Supervisor Li indeed had the power to back up his words. The three corpse kings had the strength of Martial Monarchs; add in the ten Corpse Monarchs walking the way of the corpse, even ten peak Martial Kings would not be sufficient to deal with them.
Ye Wen smiled faintly and released the wooden box, dropping it heavily on the ground. He looked mockingly at the crowd; he simply did not care at all about Supervisor Li and his group.
Supervisor Li saw the words Like the Emperor Arriving Personally on the box. He was stunned for a while, and then heughed, Just a wooden box. You really think that by writing the words Like the Emperor Arriving Personally you will be a Martial Emperor? Even if a Martial Emperor came, I will refine him into a corpse.
A group of creatures, neither dead or alive, boasting! Ye Wen had a mocking expression on his face. Then he read out in a soft voice, Like the Emperor Arriving Personally!
As Ye Wen read out each word, the words on the wooden box would give off a dazzling, resplendent, golden light. After he read the four words, his aura rose non-stop.
A golden light enveloped Ye Wens entire body. Every strand of his hair, every inch of his body, they all gave off a pure golden light.
He was like a god descending to earth; his aura rose to the peak. It was as though a Martial Emperor was arriving.
Kill!
A golden figure of light flew out of the wooden box, holding a saber in his hands.
In that instant, a dazzling resplendent light lit up the entire cave. It was so piercing that no one could open their eyes; they all felt an intense pain in their eyes.
The figure of light dashed by and the three corpse kings were split in half. Their ck blood filled the air.
Mu Xinya reveal a pained expression on her exquisite face as she watched the resplendent golden light. She muttered, Were finished. That is a Divine Weapon. The Heavenly Wolf Races hundreds of years of hope has been extinguished.
Divine Weapon! Xiao Chen was extremely shocked. This was not the first time he saw this wooden box. The wooden box he saw in the shop outside Saber City, as well as at the foot of Qingyun Peak, they all should be the same box.
There were only ten Divine Weapons in the world. However, no one knew where the ten Divine Weapons were. Whether they were sabers, spears, swords, axes, or halberds, most people would not be certain of them.
However, the strength of a Divine Weapon was indisputable. Words like splitting the mountains, overturning seas and rivers, obliterating the void, destroying heaven and earth were all insufficient to describe the might of a Divine Weapon.
Back then, the Thunder Emperor searched for all sorts of treasures in the world, but he was only able to create a Sub-Divine Weaponthe Thunder Wood Sword. He searched all over the world, searching for the Battle Sage Origins so he could make a Divine Weapon. Unfortunately, he did not manage to do it before he died.
If this wooden box were really a Divine Weapon, it would be too shocking. It had to be understood that when he saw this outside of Saber City, it was in possession of an old mancking a Martial Spirit.
If he wanted it, it would have been possible for him to have obtained it then.
Chapter 195 - Desperate Struggle
Chapter 195: Desperate Struggle
When Xiao Chew saw Mu Xinyas expression, he felt aplex emotion. He hated this girl for being so ruthless yet he empathized with her situation.
From the beginning, she had fallen into the Heavenly Saber Pavilions trap. The Heavenly Saber Pavilion only wanted to make use of her to destroy the Fiend Sealing Stone and release the Fiend King. After that, they wanted to kill the Fiend King to take his cultivation of a millennium.
The Fiend Sealing Stone was a mysterious natural treasure. It was formed from the natural Spiritual Energy of heaven and earth and contained a huge energy. Aside from the ancient forbidden weapons, probably nothing else would be able to break it.
At this moment, he understoodthere was no such thing as absolute good or absolute evil in this world. In terms of ruthlessness, the Heavenly Saber Pavilion might possibly be even more so than Mu Xinya. In order to not alert their enemies, they abandoned all the miners in the Spirit Mines.
Xiao Chen could roughly understand why the Heavenly Saber Pavilion did this. After the cmity from twenty years ago, they were severely weakened. All the cultivators in the Martial Sage realm probably died then.
Thus, the Heavenly Saber Pavilion that had been passed down for ten thousand years had a huge gap in terms of strength. Within the strong Heavenly Saber Pavilion, there was not even a single Martial Sage.
In order to make up for this huge deficit, the Heavenly Saber Pavilion could only set their eyes on the Fiend King that had been trapped for a thousand years. Regardless of his inner core, skin, muscle, bones, or blood, they were all very valuable.
However, Mu Xinya was oblivious to all this; she was confused. Not only had she aided the Heavenly Saber Pavilion with their agendas, she even put her life at risk.
No way, the hope of the Heavenly Wolf Race cannot end like this. A resolute look appeared on Mu Xinyas face. She did her best to raise her aura and prepared to step forward and make a desperate struggle.
Xiao Chen quickly pulled her back. Although he could not use his Essence, he still had his physical strength. Mu Xinya was not able to struggle free. Are you sending yourself to your death? Quickly leave! The Heavenly Saber Pavilion already noticed your n long ago. The results had been decided from the very start.
Mu Xinya looked strangely at Xiao Chen. She did not except that Xiao Chen would hold her back here; he had wanted to kill her earlier.
She used some strength and freed herself from Xiao Chen. She smiled and said, Senior Brother Ye, I told you before, my parents were the ones who instructed me toe here. Actually, I was not willing to do so. Everyone is afraid of death, since I came here, there is no escape for me; there is also no escape for the Heavenly Wolf Race.
Her smile was as splendid and as beautiful as before.
She pushed her feet off the ground and flew over the river, arriving on the other side and instantly joined the battle.
On the other side of the river, Ye Wen was giving off a golden light from his entire body. He ced his hand on the wooden box as he stood his ground motionlessly. There was light emitted from the wooden box continuously.
The other nine Martial Kings behind him did not make a move. They only relied on the light from the Divine Weapon to kill the Running Corpse Sects forces. The result was that they could not proceed forward.
The first saber light that came from the wooden box had split the three important corpse kings into half. After that, the figure of light fired off countless saber lights; they flew around in the air and looked very bright.
The forces of Running Corpse Sect that managed to react were not killed in one move. However, all they could do was flee, there was no chance to make a counter attack.
As Supervisor Li dodged the saber lights that flew wantonly in the air, he made some hand gestures with his hand. He intended to fix the three corpse kings on the ground.
The corpse kings already had an undying body. If they were not instantly smashed into bits, it would be very difficult to kill them for good. As long as their controller was not dead, the controller could use their Secret Techniques to revive them.
If the three corpse kings could be revived, they might be able to turn this around. He could tell that Ye Wen did not have control over the Divine Weapon.
The saber lights in the air were no longer as powerful as the first strike. This made the problem very clear.
It was not that the nine people behind him did not make a move. Instead, they were not able to make a move. Through the ground under their feet, they were sending their Essence to Ye Wen, allowing him to hold on.
Even so, Supervisor Li was very anxious. The ck-clothed men that controlled the corpse king were very weak; they were all dead already.
He was the only one who barely held on. Because the strength of the corpse king was very horrifying, it required three people to control them. Now that he was the only one that remained, it would be very difficult for him to revive them.
Hu Chi!
A silver figure shed by above everyones heads and headed for Ye Wen. A huge silver wolf appeared behind Mu Xinya.
This was the totem of the Heavenly Wolf Race; it had a horrifying might. The huge wolf howled angrily and a heavy sound wave spread out.
It smashed apart all the saber lights that flew at Mu Xinya. She quicklynded and swiped her hand in the air, her hand turned into five sharp ws and attacked Ye Wen.
The five sharp ws were as keen as knives. As they shed down through the air, they gave off a chi chi sound. In the blink of an eye, it turned into five streams of scarlet aura. The ws grewrger as it moved and it was soon just ten meters away.
YeWen did not dare to be careless. He pointed at the air with his other hand. A golden human figure materialized and came out of his body.
Clone Chop!
This was a Secret Technique of the Jade Maiden Peak; Ye Wen had learned it after leaving Qingyun Peak. With the Divine Weapon supporting him, its might was significantly more horrifying than usual.
This figure of light was like a real person. After it dodged Mu Xinyas attack, it nimbly turned around and made a counter attack. Mu Xinya changed her position in the air three times but she was still unable to shake off the attacks of the figure of light.
Mu Xinya slowly calmed down and did her best to focus. While in the air, she released her perception. After a while, her face lit up in joy. She said, I found it!
Mu Xinya somersaulted in the air and waved her hands in a criss-crossed fashion. A few invisible threads of light were instantly broken. The Clone Chop that Ye Wen had executed, the figure of light, immediately fell.
So this was the secret behind the Clone Chop attacking so nimbly. It was rted to these invisible threads of light. Once they were broken, the figure of light could no longer be controlled.
Owooooo!
As Mu Xinya was able tond, she howled like a ferocious wolf and leaped higher into the air. She leaped over Ye Wens head and headed towards the nine Martial Kings behind him.
Oh no! Ye Wen eximed in his heart. Although Mu Xinyas cultivation was not high, if she managed tond there, the nine people would be in trouble.
These people needed to transmit Essence to Ye Wen, they were not able to make a move. Anyone would be able to easily kill these insufferably arrogant Martial Kings.
Currently, he was able to barely control the Divine Weapon. However, if one person died out of the nine, his control would immediately copse; he would instead suffer a bacsh from the Divine Weapon.
Bang!
Thinking of this, Ye Wens expression turned serious. He inhaled deeply and pped the wooden box violently with his right hand. A ripple immediately spread out. With a loud boom, Mu Xinya was bounced right back.
Mu Xinya vomited a mouthful of blood as shended on the ground heavily. Ye Wen, who executed the move, had an unsightly expression on his face. The figure of light that came out from the wooden box also slowed down significantly.
The Running Corpse Sect who were stretched thin finally had an opportunity to catch a breather. Supervisor Li took advantage of this to continuously make hand seals. The two halves of a corpse king started to slowly merge together.
Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!
Suddenly, just at this moment, there were a string of explosion sounds from the Nine Saber Demon Punishing Formation. Cracks appeared in the space locked up by the Soul Chains, then itpletely shattered.
The Nine Saber Demon Punishing Formation was broken!
Everyone looked at this in shock before they quickly reacted. They immediately pulled back and retreated, fleeing from the area.
The destructive force generated by a small realm falling apart was very horrifying. It was not something that even a Martial King would dare to go head on against.
Bang!
There was a very loud sound as space broke. The entire cave shook non-stop, the underground river tossed and turned and rocks fell continuously from the ceiling.
Xiao Chen gingerly dodged the huge rocks falling from the ceiling. He did his best to keep his bnce, at the moment, he was not able to use Essence. If he fell, it was possible that he would be crushed by a rock before he could climb up.
Hu Chi! Hu Chi!
Twelve figures came flying out from the Nine Saber Demon Punishing Formation. The Soul Holy Weapons and Soul Chains in their hands were broken. All of their faces were incredibly pale.
Hahaha! The Nine Saber Demon Punishing Formation is only so much!
A bleakughter came from the cloud of flying dust. When the dust cleared, the stout figure of the Heavenly Wolf King slowly appeared. His body did not seem to have any other injuries on it; his silver hair fluttered in the air and his aura was as wild as it was before.
The Soul Holy Weapon specialized in attacking the soul. After a soul was destroyed, it would only leave behind an empty shell. Naturally, there would be no possibility of that people living.
That was why Leng Tianzheng and the other chose to use the Soul Holy Weapon to attack the Heavenly Wolf King. His body was much stronger than regr people, much more resilient. If they used a physical weapon, the effect would not be good.
However, they had not expected that even though the Heavenly Wolf King had only recovered a fifth of his strength, the strength of his soul was much stronger than his body.
The Nine Saber Demon Punishing Formation could condense 81 battle arrays and was able to execute 9,999 killing moves. Even when coupled with the Soul Holy Weapons, they still could not do anything.
After he attacked for a long time without sess, the Heavenly Wolf King finally managed to find the weak point of the Nine Saber Demon Punishing Formation. He attacked with all his strength and broke the small realm.
The Heavenly Wolf Kings aura was very bright and covered the sky. His gaze was like amp staring down the earth. Everyone he looked at felt fear in their hearts.
Hey! The Heavenly Saber Pavilions Divine Weapon? The Heavenly Wolf King noticed the wooden box in Ye Wens hands. His face lit up with joy as he said, With this Divine Weapon, I am even more assured that I will obtain the Spirit Vein Origin.
Come!
The Heavenly Wolf King opened his fingers and a strong suction force was stretched out for a distance of about 33 meters. Ye Wen felt his grip loosen and the Wooden Box flew into the hands of the Heavenly Wolf King.
The situation turned around in an instant. Xiao Chen looked at all of this in shock. He originally thought the twelve Heavenly Saber Pavilions Supreme Elders would be able to easily deal with the Heavenly Wolf King. The Heavenly Wolf King had been weakened after being locked up for a thousand years and they had even joined hands to execute the Nine Saber Demon Punishing Formation.
However, he did not expect for the Nine Saber Demon Punishing Formation to be broken. Although the strength of the Heavenly Wolf Kings soul was weakened, the twelve people had to endure the rebound from the formation breaking; they were severely injured. For the time being, they had no way of dealing with the Heavenly Wolf King.
They could only watch the Heavenly Wolf King snatch the Heavenly Saber Pavilions Divine Weapon.
Actually, if the Nine Saber Demon Punishing Formation was used with physical weapons, there might have been another result. After not moving his body for a thousand years, his body would have been definitely weakened.
Chapter 196 - Divine Saber, Sneak Attack
Chapter 196: Divine Saber, Sneak Attack
However, it was different for his soul. In the past thousand years, the Heavenly Wolf King had nothing better to do so he had been training his soul strength.
Xiao Chen could not be bothered with all this. He was currently busy doing his best to try to break the Corpse King Imprint. His Spiritual Sense turned into ten thousand arrows and fired at the cage in his Dantian.
As long as a single strand of Spiritual Sense entered there, he could connect to the Azure Dragon Martial Spirit. He was convinced he could deal with the situation from the inside and destroy the Corpse King Imprintpletely.
The ck cave rotated slowly. The corpse king that sat on the cage from the start swept through the ce with his gaze. All the arrows made from his Spiritual Sensepletely disappeared.
Xiao Chen did not give up, he was looking for an opportunity; his Spiritual Sense was ying a game of hide-and-seek with the corpse king.
Meanwhile, Supervisor Li saw the situation in the cave and revealed a maniacally smile. He controlled the Corpse King and rushed at Ye Wen with the ten Corpse Monarchs; their momentum was incredible.
The remaining Divine Saber Camps desmen all rushed over and the battle turned chaotic. Sand flew and rocks rolled and the wind blew manically. The scene turned intense once again.
On the other side:
Amongst the twelve Heavenly Saber Pavilions Supreme Elders, the person with the highest cultivation was Shen Manjun. She said, There is no need to worry, he cannot bring out the strength of the Divine Weapon. The damage that his soul received is even greater than we thought.
An old man beside her pitched in, Thats right. Lets continue attacking; there is still a chance.
The Heavenly Wolf Kingughed coldly and used some strength to tear the wooden box apart. Then, let me draw this Divine Weapon that nobody can wield. Lets see who can stop me then!
The wooden box broke into pieces and a simple saber appeared. The saber was about 1.4 meters long. There were simple talisman scripts carved on the scabbard. The saber had a reserved glow and was overflowing with Spiritual Energy.
The Heavenly Wolf Kings face turned cold. He grabbed onto the hilt with his right hand and used a lot of strength to draw it.
Ka Ca!
The gaze of the group from the Heavenly Saber Pavilion revealed their shock, the Divine Saber was drawn out by an inch. The Heavenly Wolf King was overjoyed. If he was able to draw out this Divine Saber sessfully, he would not fear the Heavenly Saber Pavilion even though his soul was significantly damaged and he could only use a fifth of his strength. If he had the Divine Saber, he would not feel fear even if the entire Heavenly Saber Pavilion came at him together.
Stop him, we cannot let him draw the Heavenly Universe Saber. Otherwise, the entire Spirit Mines would be destroyed, Leng Tianzheng roared out.
The twelve people all executed their best moves as fast as they could at the Heavenly Wolf King.
Boom!
Before the Heavenly Wolf Kings smile could fade, the part of the saber de that was revealed suddenly released an intense dazzling light. An apocalyptic energy was released from the saber de.
It seemed as though time had stopped in the underground cave; their bodies all becamepletely frozen. Their minds were clear but they were not able to move their body.
A faint blue ripple spread out in the air. The Heavenly Wolf King bore the brunt of this irresistible energy as he was in the front. Despite his strength, he was instantly sted back.
He vomited a mouthful of blood after hended on the ground. The energy of the Divine Saber poured into his body, resulting in a pi li pa sound.
His body rolled continuously on the ground. After a moment, he turned back into a fifty meters tall giant silver wolf.
No one could have expected such a result. The insufferably arrogant Heavenly Wolf King was actually struck back into his original form by the ripples given off by the Divine Saber.
If the Divine Weapon was pulled out of the scabbard, how mighty would it be!
After the Heavenly Universe Saber released an intense light, the part of the de that was unsheathed immediately sheathed itself and floated quietly in the air. The horrifying energy also vanished instantly.
Dang! Dang! Dang!
The broken bits of the wooden box quickly flew into the sky and joined back together and stored the Heavenly Universe Saber inside. The aura of the Divine Weapon instantly vanished.
All their bodies returned to normal. Shen Manjun extended out her hand and the wooden box returned to her hands. She gave the Heavenly Wolf King on the ground a nce and said expressionlessly, I forgot, the Divine Weapons were forged in the Ancient Era with the purpose of eliminating the Fiend Race.
As a Fiend, without having the strength of a Fiend Emperor, you actually dared to draw a Divine Weapon of the human race. You overestimate yourself. There is no need to bother with it, he has suffered the bacsh of the Divine Weapon. He would not be able to utilize his strength for a period of time.
Leng Tianzheng nodded and said, Lets deal with the survivals of the Running Corpse Sect first. Then we cane back and discuss how to deal with this beast.
With the intervention of the twelve Heavenly Saber Pavilion Supreme Elders, the Running Corpse Sect lost all their ability to resist. They were not able to do anything as they were beaten into retreat.
One of the Corpse Monarchs wanted to use the Earth Evasion Spell to flee but he was discovered by Leng Tianzheng. Leng Tianzhen snorted and stomped on the ground. The ground rippled like the surface of water and the Corpse Monarch was thrown out.
Mu Xinya took advantage of the chaos to sneak her way to the side of the Heavenly Wolf King. The people of the Heavenly Saber Pavilion were in a chaotic battle, they did not discover Mu Xinyas petite figure hidden by the huge body of the Heavenly Wolf King.
Sage Ancestor, Sage Ancestor, are you alright?! Mu Xinya concealed herself by the Heavenly Wolf Kings ear and called out anxiously.
Blood was flowing out of the Heavenly Wolf Kings mouth non-stop. His eyes were full of dissatisfaction. He was clearly a step shy of obtaining the Spirit Vein Origin; a step from propelling himself to Fiend Emperor.
He would be the first person in thousands of years to lead the Heavenly Wolf Race to dominate thend, to spring the entire Fiend Race to power.
However, he failed at thest step; he made the wrong move and stepped into a deep abyss. He was left with nothing.
The Heavenly Wolf Kings huge head tilted slightly to the side. He looked at Mu Xinya and raised his left paw slowly. He made a crescent-shaped wound between Mu Xinyas eyebrows with his sharp ws.
Blood spilled out from the crescent-shaped wound. She was startled but she knew what the Heavenly Wolf King wanted to do. She said, Sage Ancestor, you cant
On the other side of the battlefield, the forces of the Running Corpse Sect were almost all cleaned up. Only a few Corpse Monarchs resisted stubbornly.
The corpse king that Supervisor Li controlled was sted into powder by the Martial Monarch Supreme Elders, this made it impossible for it to be revived again.
Suddenly, countless ck Qi poured out from Xiao Chens pores. When the ck Qi finished pouring out, the Corpse King Imprint instantly vanished.
It seemed like the Corpse Monarch who ced the Corpse King Imprint was killed by one of the Supreme Elders. Naturally, the Corpse King Imprint it ced had instantly scattered.
When Essence returned to his meridians, Xiao Chens face lit up with joy. His body had alreadypletely recovered. He thought to himself, Since I no longer have to worry about future consequences, it is time to leave here.
Hu!
Just as Xiao Chen was ready to leave, a figure broke through space and arrived before Xiao Chen at lightning speed. He did not say anything and immediately made a move.
This person was Biyun Peaks Peak MasterSong Que. He had coincidentally seen Xiao Chen and his killing intent immediately spilled out. He immediately gave up on his fight and made a beeline for Xiao Chen.
With Xiao Chens cultivation, he was unable to see a trace of Song Ques Movement Technique and he could not react to the speed of a peak Martial King either.
He was immediately punched at the location of his Dantian. Song Que bore a very deep grudge, he did not pull his punch at all.
Bang!
Xiao Chens eyes were filled with fear. His body flew through the air like a kite with a broken string. The Azure Dragon Martial Spirit which had just regained its freedom was smashed into bits by this peak Martial Kings punch; it turned into a ball of green light and scattered in his body.
The Spiritual Energy leaked out of Xiao Chens body like flowing water. Xiao Chen thought in terror, Im done for my Martial Spirit is destroyed. I am crippled for life.
This was Xiao Chens final thought; before he could think about anything else, he had fainted. He fell into the river with a loud pu tong. The gushing river immediately washed Xiao Chen downstream.
Ye Chen! Ye Wen smashed a corpse flying with a palm as he cried out. He waspletely thrown off by the sudden change of the situation.
He looked angrily at Song Que as he revealed a ferocious expression. He said, How dare you kill a disciple from my Qingyun Peak. I want your life!
Ye Wen pushed his feet off the ground gently and he immediately leaped across the river and arrived before Song Que. The small saber in his hand created a cool breeze. His saber was hidden amongst the cool breeze as it shed towards Song Ques chest.
Both of them were Martial Kings. Originally, Song Ques cultivation was much higher than Ye Wens. However, Song Que had just suffered the bacsh of the Nine Saber Demon Punishing Formation. He had used all his strength in his previous strike; he was currently short on Essence.
A Clear Wind Chop at the great perfection was executed. The saber de could not be seen at all; it was impossible to guard against. Song Que dodged the chop miserably; he was not able to resist. To think he could be beaten up so passively like this.
Go die!
Suddenly, Ye Wen roared loudly. The de hidden in the cool breeze drew near Song Que. It quickly started to spin; it was another Secret Technique of Qingyun PeakProfound Wind Chop!
Song Que thought this strike was the Clear Wind Chop and was caught off guard. The spinning saber caused numerous air currents; it was very fast. At such a close distance, it was impossible to dodge.
Damn it! I was too careless. I actually allowed him to execute the Profound Wind Chop at such a close distance. Song Que felt very vexed. Actually, he did not expect that Ye Wen would attempt to kill a Peak Master over Xiao Chen.
Even though Song Que already threw himself backward very quickly, the Profound Wind Chop was too fast; Song Que was not able to dodge it.
Pu Chi!
One of Song Ques arms was immediately chopped off. His arm was instantly sliced into bits by the Profound Wind Chop; blood and minced meat rained down.
Ah! Song Que cried out painfully. He saw his minced up left arm and revealed a horrified expression. He could not believe what he was seeing.
Die!
Ye Wen turned and gave the distracted Song Que a roundhouse kick. Then he swung his small saber and several saber images appeared in the air.
Ye Wens saber pierced towards Song Ques heart. Just as he was an inch away from Song Ques chest, a few Supreme Elders who saw the situation quickly rushed over.
A Martial Monarch Supreme Elder quickly made a move. He stretched his hand out and caught the saber de with his fingers. He roared angrily, Ye Wen! What do you think you are doing,mitting such a sin? Are you tired of living?
Ye Wen used a little strength and pulled back his hand, he withdrew his small saber from the fingers of the old man. He said indifferently, Killing someone from the same sect without any reason at all. Even if he was a Peak Master, he has to die.
Are the matters of a Peak Master something for an insignificant elder like you to make a judgment on? We will have the Law Enforcement Hall investigate the truth; to get justice for your Qingyun Peak disciple. A Supreme Elder at the side said.
Chapter 197 - Bizarre Encounter in the Underground River
Chapter 197: Bizarre Encounter in the Underground River
Ye Wenughed coldly. The Law Enforcement Hall? What a joke! You know how the Law Enforcement Hall works. How old are you already, are you not embarrassed to say that?
Insolent! When one of the Supreme Elders saw that Ye Chen did not care about them at all, his face could not help but twitch. He could not resist sending a palm strike at Ye Chen.
A Martial Monarch cultivator had started toprehend thew of space. Although this palm strike was an ordinary palm strike, it became extraordinary after thews of space were applied; it was very mysterious.
The palm was clearly headed for Ye Wens chest. However, just as Ye Wen was prepared to make a move to deal with it, the palm suddenly vanished and ended up as an attack to his side.
Boom!
The difference in cultivation realm was too big; even though Ye Wen was a Medial Grade Martial King, this ordinary palm strike sent him flying back. He vomited arge mouthful of blood and fell on the ground heavily.
Hu!
Finally, Shen Manjun leaped into the air after she eliminated all of the Corpse Monarchs from the Running Corpse Sect. Then she walked gently, as though she was taking a leisure stroll; she instantly arrived before the group.
Everyone was surprised to see her lily-white hands smash toward the two people that held up Song Que.
A formless palm struck Song Ques body with a loud bang. Song Ques body immediately flew away from the support of the two people.
Huang Dang! Huang Dang! Song Que rolled back continuously, until he reached the side of the underground river. He was in an extremely miserable state. He climbed up and asked, Martial Aunt Shen, why?
The two Supreme Elders who had berated Ye Wen earlier did not dare to say anything when Shen Manjun made a move.
In this ce, Shen Manjun was the most senior and she was the strongest. If one looked at her, it was obvious she was very angry. No matter how good their rtionship with Song Que was, they did not dare to give any advice. They could onlyment Song Que for being unlucky.
Shen Manjun snorted coldly and she ignored him with an icy face. She slowly walked to the side of the underground river and frowned as she looked at the turbulent water.
Suddenly, Shen Manjun shouted. Essence surged out from her entire body and her clothes fluttered non-stop. Her aura kept rising continuously while the wind blew wildly and whistled incessantly. At this moment, she violently sent a palm strike at the riverside.
Hua!
The force ran through the entire river within the cave; hundreds of meters of water. The gushing river surged and was tossed up in the air. Not a single drop of water was left in the river and all of the fishes that used to be in the river rained down from the air continuously.
Shen Manjuns gaze swept through the ce where the river used to be. However, she did not see Xiao Chen at all. The turbulent water had already washed his body to an unknown ce.
She sighed and waved her hands. The water in the air immediately fell back with a loud boom. This was the might of a peak Martial Monarch. With a casual wave, she could cause the river to surge and flow backward.
Shen Manjun stood at the riverside and mumbled to herself for a long time before she left.
Pu!
Just as the crowd was about to exhale in relief at the sight of Shen Manjun cooling off, the Heavenly Wolf Kings huge body gave off a loud sound that resounded through the cave.
The crowd shifted their gazes but they only saw Mu Xinya floating in the air quietly. Her eyes were closed and her silver hair and clothes fluttered in the wind. There was a silver crescent moon in the middle of her eyebrows that gave off a smooth mirror-like ripple.
Thats bad, the Heavenly Wolf King passed on his strength to thess, Leng Tianzheng said loudly.
One of the Supreme Elder at the side said hoarsely, We were all distracted by what happened here and did not pay any attention to the Heavenly Wolf King.
Right after this Supreme Elder finished his words, the group looked somewhat hatefully at the one-armed Song Que. If he had not attacked and killed Xiao Chen, things would not have be thisplicated.
Otherwise, how could the Heavenly Wolf King be able to pass on his strength to Mu Xinya under their watch? Once his strength was passed on, it would be impossible for them to extract it from Mu Xinya.
This was because of Mu Xinyas current cultivation, she had not reached the stage of condensing a Sage Core. If they killed her, the Heavenly Wolf Kings strength she inherited would be scattered.
Furthermore, the more horrifying thing was that the instant this girl died, the thousand years of the Heavenly Wolf Kings cultivation would explode; the entire cave would copse.
With the exception of a few people, who could survive the said explosion without problems, most of them would die and the other people would not be able to escape. Although they felt very angry, they could not do anything.
How hateful! Shen Manjun scolded as she sent a palm strike at Song Que. Her palm was very fast and she instantly struck Song Que into the underground river.
As of now, she had lived for close to 300 years. Although she currently did not show any signs of being at the end of her life, she could not guarantee when it could happen.
Only by entering realm of Sages, could they be assured. However, this matter had been spoiled by Song Que. Song Manjun hated that she could not smash him to death with that palm strike.
[Note: Entering the realm of Sages likely meant bing a Martial Sage. At the certain point in the story, the author started calling Martial Sages and Martial Emperors as Sages/holy man and Great Emperors.
The one-armed Song Que struggled in the water. The Essence of this pitiful Martial King had gone into chaos when he was struck by the palm. After he swallowed a few mouthfuls of water, he managed to climb back to shore with difficulty.
Mu Xinya suddenly opened her eyes and a bright light shot out from her silver eyes. She red at the people present. Heavenly Saber Pavilion, you best not mess around with my Sage Ancestors body. I will be back.
After she spoke, she threw out a strip of jade. It turned into a ball of fire and flew to the bottom of her feet. Following that, she slowly burned up in a raging ze and vanished from the underground cave.
Divine me Talisman! Such a thing still exists?! The expression on a Supreme Elders face turned even more despondent when he saw the jade strip that Mu Xinya had threw out.
The Divine me Talisman was a transportation type Secret Treasure. After it burned the owner up, it would send them thousands of kilometers away before it vanished into nothingness.
ording to rumors, the refinement method of this kind of talisman was preserved in the Great Jin Nation. However, it was very expensive. Each one would require 2,000 Inferior Grade Spirit Stones. Furthermore, it could only be used once.
Each time it was used, it was equivalent to burning up 2,000 Inferior Grade Spirit Stones. Although it was expensive, it was not worth mentioning whenpared to ones life.
Originally, some of them nned to lock Mu Xinya up until shepletely absorbed the strength of the Heavenly Wolf King. When she condensed a Sage Core, they would extract it out then.
Although it required more time, there was still hope. When Mu Xinya used the Divine me Talisman, all their hopes werepletely extinguished.
A Supreme Elder sighed. A hundred years of effort has gone down the drain. Although the old Fiend King is dead, a new Fiend King is born. Im not even sure if the Heavenly Saber Pavilion can withstand the attacks of a Fiend King.
The tributaries of the river were many andplex, the undercurrent surged violently. After Xiao Chen sank down to the bottom, he was quickly washed to an unknown ce while he remained in an unconscious state.
The Azure Dragon was at home in water. Xiao Chen, who had the Azure Dragon Martial Spirit, would be able to hold his breath for very long in water. However, now that his Martial Spirit was destroyed, he was just like an ordinary person without any special abilities.
Logically, he should have drowned at the bottom of the river. His stomach should have been filled up with water, and his body would have swelled up after two hours had passed. After ten hours had passed, he would float up as corpses normally did.
However, his current situation was incredibly strange. His Azure Dragon Martial Spirit was already destroyed and he waspletely crippled. Yet, he was able to breathe in water like before.
Xiao Chen flowed along the water in the dark deep river and was washed to an unknown ce. asionally, aquatic weeds and duckweed would twine around him as he drifted along with the fishes.
Two dayster, Xiao Chen woke up. He felt incredibly weak and had a splitting headache. His body was being washed down by the water and under the assault of the violent undercurrent, he found it difficult to even turn his body.
Feeling the situation of his body, Xiao Chen felt that it was strange. He could not understand why he was able to breathe underwater when his Azure Dragon Martial Spirit had been destroyed.
Calm down Calm down Xiao Chen thought to himself continuously in the torrential waters. Although he could breathe underwater, his situation was still full of dangers.
Song Ques full-powered strike as a peak Martial King not only destroyed his Martial Spirit and scattered his inner strength, it also cause severe internal injuries. His internal organs had all suffered varying degrees of damage.
If Xiao Chens body was not much stronger than normal, tempered seven times by the Seven Leaf Flower, his heart would have been shattered immediately.
Xiao Chen drifted along the undercurrent for two days, he was not able to deal with his internal injuries and he could not eat either. Xiao Chens body was now extremely weak.
If Xiao Chen could not figure a way out of this turbulent water, his body would only get weaker and weaker. In the end, it was a problem of how long he could hold out before he finally gave out and he died.
In the moments that Xiao Chen spent in his thoughts, he was flushed another several hundred meters further. Xiao Chen could not help but feel more fearful of the ferocious undercurrent.
Xiao Chen weed the undercurrent as he did his best to turn his body over. A turbulent undercurrent suddenly assaulted him and caused his body to roll over continuously.
Gu nong gu nong!
The sudden change in situation forced Xiao Chen to swallow a few mouthful of water. In this moment of chaos, Xiao Chen grabbed onto some weeds and did his best to stabilize himself.
The weeds were quite resilient, although the undercurrent was strong, the weeds did not break when Xiao Chen grabbed onto it. The weeds were as thick as Xiao Chens arm and helped him to stabilize his body.
Xiao Chen finally caught a break. He turned his head to look up. Although the river water was somewhat cloudy and he could not see clearly, it was not dark. This proved that this river was not too deep.
Since it was like this, he had to think of a way to get up there. The thing that prevented him from doing so was the undercurrent at the bottom of the river. The moment he let go of the weeds, he would be immediately washed away by the undercurrents.
The depth of this undercurrent was about five meters; it was in the deepest part of the river. Once he passed these five meters, there would not be any undercurrent. By then, he would be able to float up naturally.
If Xiao Chen still had his Essence, he could easily leap out from this river in one breath. After hended, he could even make all of the water on his body evaporate instantly.
However, not only was he was severely injured now, his Martial Spirit was destroyed and he could not use any Essence. Furthermore, he had not eaten for two days. The moment he released the weeds, he would be washed away by the ferocious undercurrent.
After he rested for half an hour, Xiao Chen carefully observed his surroundings. He slowly touched the sides of the river and discovered that they were made of silt.
After he stepped on it, he would immediately sink half a meter into it. Xiao Chen was filled with joy, he managed to think of a way to get back to shore. As long as he went along the silt and stuck his arm into it, he would be able to climb up slowly.
Chapter 198 - Too Much Medicine
Chapter 198: Too Much Medicine
Just as an insurance, Xiao Chen looked for a ten-meter strip of weed first and tied it around his waist. After he finished doing that, he executed his n. His every step in the rapid undercurrent was incredibly difficult.
When Xiao Chen reached the silty slope at the side, he did not dare to be careless. He climbed up step by step as the undercurrent assaulted his body. There were a few times where he was almost washed away.
He sank his arms deep into the silt and the area beneath his nails were filled with ck silt. Soon, he escaped from the danger.
After he spent a lot of effort, Xiao Chen finally managed to escape the undercurrent. He rxed his body and removed the weed from his waist.
When Xiao Chen got to shore, he felt extremely tired. The dizziness he felt became even more intense. He did his best to focus and resisted the desire to lie down. Then he removed all of his wet clothes.
After that, he took out some dry clothes from the Universe Ring and put them on before he swallowed a Blood Replenishing Pill. Once he finished all of this, he dragged himself up to a cliffside and leaned against it to rest.
Unknowingly, Xiao Chen fell asleep; he was simply too tired.
When Xiao Chen woke up, his spirits had recovered. With the assistance of the Blood Replenishing Pill, his physical injuries were better as well.
He took out some dry rations and water from the Universe Ring. He devoured the food ravenously and downed the water in a big gulp. After eating them, he recovered some strength.
After that, Xiao Chen got up and examined his surroundings. He was in a dim cave. Xiao Chen tried to extend out his Spiritual Sense but to no avail; the Spiritual Sense he was so familiar with did not appear.
Xiao Chen could not help but smile bitterly. Seems like he had really turned into a cripple. He slowly walked to the riverside and looked at his reflection; the calm river surface reflected back a pale countenance.
After being soaked in the water for a long time, Xiao Chens skin had turned frighteningly pale; there were even some ces where his skin had peeled off.
He had reverted back to his original looks. The appearance he had changed into using the Shapeshifting Spell had been lost. However, Xiao Chen could not be bothered about this.
After he cleaned the silt out from beneath his fingernails, he walked alongside the river and moved downstream. Regardless of the situation, he had to find an exit first.
Ti Da! Ti Da!
asionally, water would drip from the ceiling. The instant the droplet fell, Xiao Chens body would move back to avoid it. The droplet would skim by his nose and fall to the ground quickly.
Seems like my physical strength is still here. My ability to fight has not disappeared. Even without Essence, I can easily feel the location of the falling water droplets. Xiao Chen revealed a pleasantly surprised expression as he clenched his fist.
Under the influence of gravity, the speed at which the water droplets fell was very fast. Even so, Xiao Chen could rely on his physical abilities to detect the direction that the water droplet had fallen before he easily dodged it.
The reaction speed of his body was equivalent to an ordinary Martial Grand Master. This helped Xiao Chen to regain his self-confidence.
Even without a Martial Spirit, I can rely on my body to be a Sage. It has been done in the past before. I can do it as well. A resolute light appeared in Xiao Chens eyes.
After he walked for a long time, it slowly became brighter. Xiao Chen could not help but increase his pace. After a while, he arrived at a wide clearing.
A vast underground world appeared before Xiao Chen. It was several hundred meters high and unmeasurably broad.
There were trees, grasses, and flowers; there were even rivers. It was unknown where the light above his head came from, it was very strange.
Xiao Chen hesitated for a little before he stepped in. He felt as though he had stepped through a barrier and a negligible pause in time seemed to have urred.
Xiao Chen walked in and out a few times; he was afraid that something was wrong. After he discovered that he could enter and exit freely, he no longer cared.
Ga Zhi! Ga Zhi!
Suddenly, a few bird flew over from the forest in front. Xiao Chen was mildly startled. There were living creatures here? I have to be careful. If I run into a ferocious beast, then I will be in trouble.
Bang! Bang!
Just as Xiao Chen had this thought, a huge Spirit Beast rushed out from the forest. This was a Scarlet me Bear; when it stood upright, it was as tall as two people. Its red eyes looked at Xiao Chen, filled with murderous intent.
The Scarlet me Bear was a Rank 2 Spirit Beast. It was about equivalent to a Martial Master. Xiao Chen had met some before in the Seven Horn Mountain. It looked ferocious but there was nothing special about it.
However, if Xiao Chen wanted to deal with it now, it would be a little difficult.
Pu Pu! Just as Xiao Chen was thinking, the Scarlet me Bear got on all fours and rushed over. Very soon, it arrived before Xiao Chen. Its paws which carried several hundred kilograms of force smashed over.
Xiao Chen did not panic, before the front paw of the Scarlet me Bear had arrived, he felt the change in the direction of the wind and stepped to the left calmly; he dodged the attack.
Xiao Chen shouted and focused all of his strength onto his right fist. All the muscles on his right arm bulged. Xiao Chen seemed to feel a boundless energy as his fist punched at the Scarlet me Bears chest at lightning-speed.
In the next instant, the Scarlet me Bears stout body was punched and flew back with a bang. Xiao Chen could hear the sounds of its internal organs being smashed. After it fell down, it no longer got up again.
Xiao Chen looked at all this in shock. After a moment, he saw that the Scarlet me Bear was really dead. He muttered, How can it be? At my peak, the strength of my fist is only 1,500 kilograms of force. Currently, my Martial Spirit is shattered and my injuries are notpletely healed yet. Logically speaking, being able to output half my previous strength is already a far stretch.
The weight of the Scarlet me Bear was at least 500 kilograms. To send it flying with one punch while shattering its internal organs would require at least 2,000 kilograms of force.
Xiao Chen felt suspicious as he looked at his fist; he was in disbelief. In that earlier punch, I felt as though I had not used all my strength. Yet, why is it my strength even more powerful than before?
Xiao Chen thought for a long time but he could not figure out the answer. Next, Xiao Chen entered the forest. He found another Scarlet me Bear on the outskirts. When it drew near, he punched this one too.
Just like earlier, the 500 kilograms Scarlet me Bear was sent flying. Its internal organs had shattered and it died!
Only after this did Xiao Chen believe that all of this was real; his strength was even stronger than before. Could it be that my cultivation has not disappeared?
This strength of my fist should be about 1,750 kilograms of force, close to 2,000 kilograms. Otherwise, it would be impossible for me to kill the Scarlet me Bear in one punch, Xiao Chen said in a confident tone.
What is going on? Why did the strength of my physical body increase? Xiao Chen pondered for a long time but he was still unable toe out with an answer.
After a while, Xiao Chen smiled faintly. Never mind, my strength increasing is a good thing. Since I cant figure it out, then there is no need to overthink this for now.
Thinking this, Xiao Chen left the forest. The depths of the forest gave Xiao Chen a dangerous feeling. There should be Spirit Beasts which were even more powerful in there.
Xiao Chen used the remaining time to search this unknown underground world. In the southeast direction, Xiao Chen coincidentally found a natural herb field.
All sorts of Spirit Herbs grew verdant and thick in the entire ce. There were also several Spirit Herbs that had aged for several hundred years. However, before Xiao Chen got close to the edges of the herb fields, he felt several strong auras. asionally, he could hear some horrifying beast roars.
They were all strong Spirit Beasts. Given Xiao Chens current state, he could forget about going any further. To see a mountain of treasure but be unable to obtain it, such a feeling was very depressing.
Xiao Chen avoided this region and continued to walk forward. Although his Martial Spirit was destroyed, he still had his physical strength. His pace was not slow. Within a day''s time, he had investigated an area with a radius of at least a thousand meters.
Xiao Chen discovered that he hadpletely underestimated the size of this underground world. After he walked for an entire day, he had not even covered half of it.
It was unknown why but there was day and night in this underground world. The brightness changed with the flow of time and would slowly turn dark.
There would definitely be some unknown dangers in the dark night. Xiao Chen did not dare to stay here. He retreated until he arrived at the barrier around this world before he stopped.
He decided to sit down cross-legged and attempt to cultivate. Xiao Chen had not lost all hope after his Martial Spirit was destroyed. The Azure Dragon was an Ancient Holy Beast, there must be something special about it.
Currently, Xiao Chens body waspletely void of Spiritual Energy; he was currently an ordinary person. Compared to when he just arrived in this world, he was weaker.
At the very least, that Xiao Chen had ten-odd years worth of Spiritual Energy that he had cultivated. Although he was unable to turn the energy into Essence, there was more than enough for him to use the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation.
However, there was no Spiritual Energy in Xiao Chen now. In order to train to the point he was back then, it might require sixteen years to do so. If it was so, no matter how strong his perseverance was, he would probably give up.
Xiao Chen felt the surrounding Spiritual Energy. He paid attention to his Dantian as he breathed in and out. He maintained a calm mental state as he kept on repeating these actions.
This was the most basic breathing method in the Tianwu Continent. Aside from those people born with an innate Martial Spirit, most people did not have Spiritual Energy in their bodies when they were born.
Without Spiritual Energy, there was no way to circte any Cultivation Technique. At this point, one needed to practice a breathing method to absorb some Spiritual Energy into their body.
When the amount of Spiritual Energy reached a certain level, one would be able to formally start cultivating. There was no difference in grades or ranks for breathing methods, it wasmon throughout the Tianwu Continent.
Slowly, the gases that Xiao Chen breathed out through his mouth became denser. From a distance, it looked like a blurry sword; it did not disappear.
Hu!
With the next breath Xiao Chen took, some Spiritual Energy turned into mist and entered his mouth. It slowly flowed into his meridians and circted for a cycle before it settled down at the Dantian; it was about the size of a small toe.
Xiao Chen felt joyful, he had not expected that the first strand of Spiritual Energy he absorbed would be sorge. He would be able to gather enough Spiritual Energy soon and circte the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation.
Xiao Chen was worried earlier that it would require sixteen years. Seems like his worries were unfounded. After he experienced the process once, the second time became smoother.
After four hours, the Spiritual Energy which had settled in Xiao Chens Dantian was sufficient to circte the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation. Xiao Chen stopped the breathing method and started to prepare to try circting the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation.
Hua!
The Purple Thunder Divine Incantation circted sessfully without any problems. The surrounding Spiritual Energy poured wildly into Xiao Chens body. It poured in endlessly andpletely exceeded Xiao Chens expectations.
Chapter 199 - Mysterious Fluid
Chapter 199: Mysterious Fluid
Why is this happening? Xiao Chen thought in astonishment. Suddenly, he remembered something Ye Wen had mentioned in the past. There was a danger of exploding if one cultivated in the underground tunnels.
Xiao Chensplexion paled. He wanted to stop but he felt reluctant to do so. When he cultivated the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation in the Seven Horn Mountain, a simr situation had happened. After that, he had sessfully condensed his Martial Spirit.
If he gave up now, it would be too unfortunate. If he missed this chance, he might never see the hope of re-condensing his Martial Spirit again.
Ill risk it all! The path of Martial Cultivation is filled with dangers anyway. Fighting against heaven; fighting against men; fighting against ones self. One must be ruthless, regardless of who it is!
If I am unable to make it through this, then how am I going to go against men or even talk about going against heaven?
Xiao Chen made up his mind. Not only did he not stop, he even increased the speed of the Purple Thunder Divine Incantations cirction.
Thunder crackled above; a whirlpool appeared above his head and spun continuously. The whirlpool sucked in the Spiritual Energy rapidly before it sent the energy into Xiao Chens body.
A bolt of lightning shed through the air, winds howled and thunder crackled; a mysterious phenomenon was urring. Xiao Chens body was restless, Spiritual Energy filled up and bloated all of his meridians.
His meridians were now much wider and strongerpared to the previous time. The amount of Spiritual Energy it could contain was several times greater. The moment there was any instability, Xiao Chen would explode and not even leave a skeleton behind.
Boom!
Just at Xiao Chen felt like he could no longer hold on, the 361 acupoints all over his body suddenly opened up. In each of these acupoints, there was actually a tiny Azure Dragon.
The 361 Azure Dragons opened their jaws and instantly sucked dry all the Spiritual Energy in Xiao Chens body and saved his life. The whirlpool above his head had not stopped yet and fresh Spiritual Energy poured in immediately.
When Xiao Chen was no longer able to hold on again, the 361 Azure Dragons in his acupoints opened their jaws again and emptied Xiao Chens body of Spiritual Energy.
If seen from a distance, Xiao Chens 361 acupoints gave off an azure glow. His entire body looked like it was a huge Azure Dragon formed from numerous small Azure Dragons.
Mist came out from the dragons mouth as it surged forward and roared loudly. It controlled numerous phenomenon as it epted the baptism of thunder.
So my Martial Spirit did not disappear, it was only separated into 361 tiny Azure Dragons and hid in my acupoints. As Xiao Chen thought this, he was pleasantly surprised.
Every time the Azure Dragons sucked dry the Spiritual Energy, Xiao Chen felt like his entire body was washed in Spiritual Energy; it was extremelyfortable.
This happened for a total of 361 times. The mysterious phenomenon in the sky disappeared and the whirlpool above his head entered his body with a sou sound. The Spiritual Energy around him finally stopped pouring in.
The whirlpool turned into a miniature whirlpool of Qi. As it slowly spun, drops of Qi slowly dripped down.
At first, the rate of dripping was very fast. Every round the Qi whirlpool spun, there would be one drop of Qi. Towards the end, the rate slowed down and even after ten-odd revolutions, there still would not be a drop of Qi.
When Xiao Chen counted, there were exactly 361 drops of this mysterious fluid. He did not know if this was a coincidence or not.
When Xiao Chen looked carefully, he got very excited. He discovered that this fluid was an extremely pure Essence.
I clearly did not condense a Martial Spirit, only a whirlpool of Qi. To think it can actually convert Spiritual Energy into Essence. How strange! Xiao Chen had doubts as he said this.
Looks like my Martial Spirit really was not destroyed, it simply continued to exist in another way. This is good as well. Condensing Essence from the Qi whirlpool is much faster than the previous method.
Xiao Chen slowly controlled his Essence to circte around his body. He discovered that his cultivation had not fallen at all. Be it in terms of purity or volume, it was that of a Medial Grade Martial Grand Master.
After Xiao Chen circted his Essence through a great cycle, he opened his eyes. A purple light shot out and broke through the dark night. This became two dots of purple lights in his eyes before it disappeared.
Xiao Chen got up and looked into the distance. He clenched his right hand into a fist and his body filled up with energy. The feeling of grasping his strength once again caused Xiao Chen to feel incredibly good.
He could not help but roar out. It was like a dragons roar. Long and continuous, it reverberated continuously in the surroundings.
Roar!
Xiao Chen punched the air in the direction of a huge rock 50 meters away. Suddenly, the Fengyan Acupoint in his palm opened and the Azure Dragon in there disappeared and turned into a strand of azure light. It extended throughout his arm and his entire right arm was instantly filled with a huge force.
A strong force was thrown out in the direction that Xiao Chen punched; it struck the two meter rock with a loud boom. After the huge rock was struck, it immediately shattered into pieces and flew everywhere.
The Azure Dragon in the acupoint could actually turn into an azure light and struck out along with the wind from his punch. This was a joyous surprise. Furthermore, its might was very strong.
This is only the Azure Dragon from one of the acupoints yet it is already so mighty. If I can open up all 361 acupoints, how strong will it be?
Xiao Chen was filled with hopeful thoughts. He tried to punch out several times but discovered that his acupoints remained closed. No matter what he tried, it would not open.
It must have used up all the energy and temporarily could not be executed. Xiao Chen was not worried either; there was still time in the future and there was no need to be in such a rush.
Following this, Xiao Chen took out the Lunar Shadow Saber from the Universe Ring. He executed all the Martial Techniques he knew once.
There was nothing stopping him from executing all the Martial Technique he knew. Furthermore, there were even some improvements; they were significantly stronger than before.
Xiao Chenpletely rxed after this. It seems like he hadpletely recovered all of his strength.
Not only did the fist of Song Que, a peak Martial King, not manage to destroy his Martial Spirit, it even resulted in an increase in his strength.
Or perhaps, this was the true face of the Azure Dragon Martial Spirit. It would be resurrected after being destroyed and establish apletely new system. Itpletely aroused the potential of the Azure Dragon Martial Spirit that Xiao Chen did not know how to utilize.
A silver warship flew speedily several hundred meters in the sky. Xiao Chen stood at the helm as the wind blew by his ears. His Spiritual Sense spread throughout the surroundings and checked the area carefully.
After he recovered his Essence, he was able to use his Spiritual Sense and Secret Treasures. After the break of day, Xiao Chen rode on the silver warship and headed for that natural herb field.
There is a Rank 5 Spirit BeastLightning Ox, in the northeast direction. It is guarding a Rank 6 herbPhoenix Blood Vine. The Phoenix Blood Vine is a natural herb that can be used directly to increase the Qi and blood of a cultivator.
There was a python he did not know the name of in the northwest direction but it should be a peak Rank 5 Spirit Beast. It was guarding a Golden Lotus Flower. ording to the Compendium of Cultivation, the Golden Lotus Flower was the main ingredient of the Mysterious Returning Pill. It was worth a hundred Inferior Grade Spirit Stones.
There is a One-Eyed Wolf in the south. It is a peak Rank 5 Spirit Beast. It was guarding a Rank 6 herbNeedle-Leaved Grass. It is worth 50 Inferior Grade Spirit Stones.
Now that Xiao Chen could use his Spiritual Sense, he quickly investigated the situation in the herb field from high in the sky. This underground world was saturated with Spiritual Energy; there were all sorts of natural treasures.
With such a great cultivation ground, he temporarily had no ns to leave. He was preparing to do some training. What he needed now was herbs that could strengthen his body.
Hu!
Xiao Chen withdrew the silver warship back into his right eye and slowlynded on the northeast side of the herb field. There was a scarlet Phoenix Blood Vine there and it could be used to directly improve a cultivators Qi and blood. It could straightforwardly raise the strength of his body.
Although it was notparable to the Seven Leaf Flower which could include a rebirth-like effect, it was still an item that he could not have too much off. After he ate it, he should be able to increase his strength by 250 kilograms.
Xiao Chennded firmly on the ground and walked towards that Lightning Ox. The Lightning Ox was covered in purple skin and was at least triple the size of the oxen from Earth.
There was a silver horn on its head that could instantly release a horrifying lightning. It could paralyze a cultivator and it could even zap a weaker cultivator until they were charred.
Moo!
When the Lightning Ox saw Xiao Chen approaching, it kept mooing angrily non-stop at Xiao Chen. A Rank 5 Spirit Beast had already developed a certain level of intelligence. It was able to tell how dangerous Xiao Chen was and it felt like it should not get near him.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly, he ignored the moos and pushed off the ground with his feet. All the muscles in his body bulged, filled with explosive power. Hepletely relied on the strength of his body as he leaped towards the Lightning Ox.
The Lightning Ox had very fast reactions, the instant Xiao Chen leaped over, it pushed off the ground with its four hooves and kicked up a cloud of dust. It then charged towards Xiao Chen who flew over from the air.
The Lightning Ox was about 1,000 kilograms. Its charge carried about 2,500 kilograms of force. It had a very strong momentum, it would be able to push over a small mountain.
Xiao Chen did not dodge. As he clenched his fist, it gave off a pi li pa sound. All of his bodys strength was focused on his right fist as he struck the Lightning Oxs head heavily.
Bang!
One man and one beast facing off. Close to 5,000 kilograms of force shed against each other. It gave off a very loud sound as a ripple spread in the air throughout the surroundings.
The taller nts in the herb fields were all turned into dust by the ripple and only left behind the underground parts.
There was a huge force and Xiao Chens arm felt numb. He was knocked back by five meters. When hended, he even slid back for another two meters.
The Lightning Ox was not feeling any better either. It was knocked rolling by the punch. Its huge body rolled several times on the ground before it came to a stop slowly.
The Lightning Ox got up in an instant and its eyes revealed its rage. A purple electric glow was gathered on the white horn. The lightning attributed energy in the surroundings poured wildly into the horn. In an instant, it turned into a dazzling glow.
Pi Li Pa La!
A bolt of purple lightning broke through the air and flew toward Xiao Chen at a great speed. Everything the lightning passed turned into purple ashes, even the dust in the air. When looking at it, the lightning looked even more frightening.
With one look, the onlooker would be able to tell that the might of the purple lightning could not be underestimated.
Xiao Chen did not dare to go head on against it. He executed the Azure Dragon Cloud Soaring Art and turned into a flood dragon. He soared into the air and continuously changed his position.
A bolt of lightning chased after Xiao Chen from behind unrelentingly. After a while, Xiao Chens surroundings were densely covered in lightning, as though it was a cage.
Chapter 200 - Disordered Dance of a Thousand Years
Chapter 200: Disordered Dance of a Thousand Years
Under the electric light, all of Xiao Chens hair stood up. Although he was not struck by the lightning, the air seemed to be filled with electricity. His skin had already generated a significant amount of static electricity.
Oh no! Xiao Chen eximed in his heart. To think that the intelligence of the Lightning Ox was so high. Although it looked like it fired the lightning bolts randomly without any pattern, it was actually done in a certain rhythm. This caused the lightning to gradually gather together.
Shua!
Nine bolts of lightning as thick as an arm gathered together in the sky. It looked like nine pirs rising up and supporting the sky. The lightning rushed at Xiao Chen.
Heavenly Lightning Shield!
The speed of the lightning was very fast, furthermore, it gathered together from every direction. Even the most exquisite Movement Technique would not be able to escape them. Xiao Chen had no other choice but to defend.
Chi Chi Chi Chi
The nine huge pirs of lightning gave off a zi zi sound when they met the Heavenly Lightning Shield. The shield had the ability to absorb lightning but the strength of this lightning was too great.
It only held together for a while before it shattered. The remaining lightning all struck Xiao Chens body. Xiao Chens body gave off a pi li pa sound and all the clothes he wore tore apart.
This revealed his explosive muscles. Electricity kept jumping around on his skin.
Fortunately, the Heavenly Lightning Shield had absorbed half of the lightning; its might had been significantly reduced. Xiao Chen did not suffer any life threatening harm.
Xiao Chen endured the pain he felt as he leaped into the air and arrived at the side of the Lightning Ox. After using its ultimate move, this was the moment where it was at its weakest. If Xiao Chen allowed it to recover before he dealt with it, he would end up wasting a lot of time.
Flight On Wings, Disordered Dance of a Thousand Years!
Xiao Chens arms moved around and turned this Martial Technique meant for swords into one that was used by fists. His body flickered around as the wind from his fists howled. In the blink of an eye, he punched out at the Lightning Ox at least a thousand times.
Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Every punch carried at least 2,000 kilograms of force. When they struck the Lightning Oxs purple body, it continuously cried out in pain. However, there was nothing it could do about Xiao Chen who moved about at a high speed.
Die!
When the Disordered Dance of a Thousand Years ended, Xiao Chennded beside the Lightning Ox. The Fengyan Acupoint in his right palm opened up and the Azure Dragon in there turned into a ball of azure light before it enveloped Xiao Chens right hand.
Xiao Chen could immediately feel the strength he had in his hand yesterday.
Crunching sounds came from the body of the Lightning Ox and all its internal organs were shattered. Its huge body was punched back by several tens of meters.
ck blood clots came out from its mouth, this Lightning Ox was dead as a doorknob.
Xiao Chen sat down cross-legged and slowly dissipated the lightning left in his body. The whirlpool in his dantian spun rapidly and the surging Essence instantly squeezed out or absorbed the lightning left in his meridians.
After a while, Xiao Chen got up and changed into a fresh set of clothes. Then he headed for the Rank 6 herbPhoenix Blood Vine. He carefully picked it before he ced it in his Universe Ring.
After that, he cast a nce at the dead Lightning Ox before he slowly walked over. He took out a small knife and started to dissect it. The body of a Rank 5 Spirit Beast was full of treasures, Xiao Chen did not wish to waste them.
Especially the silver horn on the Lightning Ox. It should be several decades old and had received the tempering of lightning. It could be used to forge a lightning attributed bone weapon. Its value was no lower than the Phoenix Blood Vine.
Xiao Chen took out a jade bottle and collected the blood. He retrieved its inner core and sliced off the delectable parts of the Lightning Ox. He only left with a satisfied feeling after doing all of these.
Xiao Chen originally wished to stay here a little longer and collect all the herbs in the surrounding area. However, the earlier fight had attracted the attention of other Spirit Beasts.
It was still rtively easy to deal with a single Rank 5 Spirit Beast. If there were many of them, it would be very dangerous. Furthermore, from the aura he felt, Xiao Chen even sensed the presence of a peak Rank 6 Spirit Beast.
It was one of the Spirit Beasts standing guard in the central area of the herb field. Xiao Chen had checked it out earlier, that was the ce with the densest Spiritual Energy. There was also a Flowing Light Marigold growing over there.
The Flowing Light Marigold was an extremely precious Rank 7 herb. One Flowing Light Leaf had the healing effects of a Rank 6 Medicinal Pill. Furthermore, there were several rare Medicinal Pills in the Compendium of Cultivation that required this leaf as an ingredient.
However, the most precious part was still the flower. The Flowing Light Flower bloomed once every 800 years. Just one of its petals could allow for one to increase their Spiritual Intelligence significantly.
Spiritual Intelligence was what cultivators referred to asprehension ability. After consuming the Flowing Light Flower, it would allow the cultivator to increase theirprehension ability. As a result, they wouldprehend Movement Techniques, Martial Techniques, and the likes faster than other people. It could allow a person with ordinary talent to transform into one that overflowed with talent.
For example, Xiao Chen had notprehended the highest stage of the Clear Wind Chop. If he ate this Flowing Light Flower, it might be possible for him toprehend it immediately.
Of course, all of this was just wishful thinking. In the vicinity of the Flowing Light Flower, aside from the peak Rank 6 Spirit Beast that stood guard there, there were also several Rank 6 Spirit Beasts in the surroundings that eyed the Flowing Light Marigold covetously. Before Xiao Chen could even get near, he would be dead without even a corpse left behind.
Withdrawing his thoughts, Xiao Chen rode on the silver warship and fled the area before these Spirit Beasts rushed over. He stopped at at a huge tree not far away from the herb field.
This huge tree was several tens of meters tall and extended into the clouds. Its leaves were lush and luxuriant. Xiao Chen seemed very small when he stood underneath it. There were many treasures in the herb field and he did not have any intentions of leaving just yet.
He intended to make this ce his base. He would go to the herb field every now and then before he came back to cultivate.
Xiao Chen revealed a smile as he took out the Phoenix Blood Vine. This Phoenix Blood Vine should at least be a hundred years in age. If he took it to the market in the Heaven Viewing tform, he would be able to obtain at least 60 Inferior Grade Spirit Stones.
Xiao Chen took out a sharp knife from the Universe Ring and peeled the bark of the Phoenix Blood Vine away. Afterwards, he cut out a small piece and ced it in his mouth. He chewed several times before he swallowed.
The Phoenix Blood Vine instantly turned into a hot energy that flowed into Xiao Chens body. All the Qi and blood in his body surged. Xiao Chen felt as though every cell in his body was being heated up and filled with energy.
Consuming a natural treasure directly was very dangerous. Thest time he swallowed the Seven Leaf Flower and the Seven Leaf Fruit, it happened under special circumstances. It was a situation where there were a thousand things to do and he was urgently in need of energy, which made him fearless back then.
This time, it was different. Xiao Chens Qi and blood were flourishing. If he directly ingested the Phoenix Blood Vine, the flourishing Qi and blood would immediately burn up. It might even be possible for him to spontaneouslybust.
Xiao Chen ate the Phoenix Blood Vine piece by piece. When he ate about a third of the Phoenix Blood Vine, he felt as though his body was going to explode. As such, he quickly stopped.
Xiao Chen sat down cross-legged and started to circte the enormous amount of medicinal energy andpletely refined it.
Essence slowly flowed along Xiao Chens meridians and acted as a catalyst for the Phoenix Blood Vines medicinal energy.
After half an hour, Xiao Chen finally managed topletely refine the medicinal energy. He felt that his entire body was hot and his blood was surging; he felt like he was burning up like a me and filled with energy.
He looked up and searched the distance. Xiao Chen found a huge rock about one-meter high; he could wrap his arms around it. He walked forward and casually punched out.
Chi! The hard rock seemed like mud to Xiao Chen. He easily punched a hole in it and pulled his arm back with a shua sound.
Xiao Chen revealed a faint smile. Before consuming the Phoenix Blood Vine, a casual attack from me would have about 1,500 kilograms of force. After circting some Essence, I can achieve 2,000 kilograms. A full powered strike would achieve 2,500 kilograms.
Currently, I have only consumed a portion of the Phoenix Blood Vine. A casual strike from me has already achieved 1,750 kilograms of force. If I consume the entire Phoenix Blood Vine, I should be able to achieve the force of my previously full powered blow.
Xiao Chen felt very excited so he punched out with all his strength and struck the huge rock with 2,750 kilograms of force. The huge rock immediately shattered into countless small pieces and was shot out in all directions.
Xiao Chen was stimted by the Corpse Monarch from that day. The body he had always been proud of was not even worth mentioning in front of that Corpse Monarch.
To Xiao Chen, this was a form of humiliation. It caused him to have a desire for a stronger physical strength.
Now that there was such a good opportunity, Xiao Chen definitely had to cherish it. He had to continually temper his body.
Most cultivators would not cultivate the body stubbornly like Xiao Chen did. To them, cultivation realm was the most important thing.
With a higher cultivation realm, ones Essence would naturally be stronger. Circting strong Essence could achieve the same effect as a physical body with several thousand kilograms of strength.
However, Xiao Chen did not think of it in this way, he had a hazy impression that the cultivation of a cultivator was inseparable from the physical body. Only if the physical body was pushed to the peak at the same time could he walk further along the path of cultivation.
People like Ji Changkong, Mu Chengxue, Chu Chaoyun, Hua Yunfei, and Duanmu Qing had innate Martial Spirits; they were geniuses with incredible talents.
Their current progression was very fast. The fastest amongst them was probably a Medial Grade Martial Saint already. However, it would be hard for them to reach Martial King or Martial Monarch. If they were lucky, they might even reach Martial Sage. However, without a strong body, they would never reach Martial Emperor.
In the following two days, Xiao Chen practiced the Clear Wind Chop when the sun was up. He attempted toprehend the third stage of the Clear Wind Chop, where one would see the cool breeze but not the saber. He practiced unceasingly and he had already touched the threshold of the final stage of the Clear Wind Chop.
All he needed was some time and he would be able to make a breakthrough into the Great Perfection stage.
When it waste at night, Xiao Chen would continue to consume the Phoenix Blood Vine. After he refined it, his Qi and blood would be strengthened, increasing his overall strength.
On this particr day, Xiao Chen ced the final piece of the Phoenix Blood Vine into his mouth and chewed it. When he felt the surge of hot energy, he immediately sat down and refined it.
Xiao Chen slowly circted his Essence. When thest bit of the Phoenix Blood Vines medicinal energy waspletely refined, the vine that had merged with his body over the past three days suddenly surged up.
All of Xiao Chens Qi and blood surged continuously. A white smoke was emitted from the top of Xiao Chens head.
Boom! After a while, Xiao Chen felt as though the Qi and blood in his body were exploding.
Pa! Pa! Pa! Pa! Pa!
Cracking sounds came from the bones in his body. The 361 acupoints that covered his body all opened up. Streams of azure light were emitted from his acupoints.
If another person was present and saw Xiao Chen from a distance, they would discover the image of an Azure Dragon that coiled around Xiao Chen and enveloped himpletely.
However, Xiao Chen was not shocked at this sudden turn of events. Instead, he felt familiar with it, as though he had experienced such an event ten thousand years ago.
Chapter 201 - Tempering the Body
Chapter 201: Tempering the Body
Xiao Chen thought to himself, Open!
The Laogong Acupoint below the Fengyan Acupoint on his right hand released an intense azure light. The Azure Dragon within the acupoint turned into a ball of light and immediately enveloped Xiao Chens entire right arm.
Xiao Chen opened his eyes and punched out. The azure light left his body and struck a huge tree a hundred meters away. The trees trunk immediately broke but the azure light did not weaken at all.
Xiao Chen got up and said joyfully, The second acupoint on my right hand has opened. So this is how you open the acupoints.
After his Qi and blood reached a certain level, Xiao Chen would be able to open an acupoint. Is this the secret behind the Azure Dragon Martial Spirit?
Xiao Chen thought to himself. When he did everything earlier, it was as if there was a voice in his head that told him what to do; it was as illusionary as a dream.
Actually, this was the sorrow of having the Azure Dragon Martial Spirit. The inheritance of the other three Holy Beasts was not broken and they had aplete set of information they could peruse. Anything they did not understand, there would be an elder who could impart his experience and knowledge.
As for Xiao Chen he was alone and knew nothing. He had to rely on himself to figure things out. He might not even understand the simple principles that should be quite clear even after he thought about it for a long time.
Since he cultivated and up to this day, Xiao Chen still did not know to utilize the mysterious secrets of the Azure Dragon Martial Spirit. It was a thing to be sorrowful about.
He had a mountain of treasures but was unable to use it.
Recollecting his thought, Xiao Chen gazed at the herb field not far off and said, Regardless of the situation, it seems like the route of training the physical body is correct. The strength of the Azure Dragon Martial Spirit requires a strong physical body before it could be utilized.
At this moment, he seemed to vaguely understand why this body was not able to sessfully condense a Martial Spirit for ten-odd years.
It was not because he had insufficient talent. Instead, it was because his physical body was not strong enough at that point in time. It was not able to withstand the pressure that came from the condensation of the Azure Dragon Martial Spirit.
The next morning, Xiao Chen rode on the silver warship and arrived at the herb field. He looked around for another herb that could strengthen his Qi and blood. Like before, the Spirit Beast that guarded this herb was a Rank 5 Spirit Beast.
Xiao Chen already knew what to do. After his strength increased by 500 kilograms, he was able to deal with this Rank 5 Spirit Beast even more easily. Like the previous time, he quickly dealt with the body of the Spirit Beast and picked the herb before he left quickly.
Three dayster, Xiao Chen sessfully refined this hundred-year-old herbpletely, which increased his Qi and blood. Unfortunately, his strength had only increased by 250 kilograms. Furthermore, he did not open another acupoint.
On the fourth day, Xiao Chen used the same method to obtain another hundred-year-old herb. After hepletely refined this one, the effects were even worst; it only increased his strength by 150 kilograms.
The more he did this, the worst the effects of the hundred-year-old herbs. Finally, it came to a point where there was no more increase. It only replenished some of the energy he exhausted.
The time it took for Xiao Chen to refine them also became shorter. At this point, he only required half a day topletely refine a hundred-year-old herb.
After half a month passed, Xiao Chen painstakingly increased his strength by 500 kilograms. A full powered strike from Xiao Chen achieved 3,500 kilograms of force. Furthermore, the third acupoint on his right armDaling Acupoint had finally opened up.
Xiao Chen inhaled sharply. As he opened the Fengyan Acupoint, Laogong Acupoint, and Daling Acupoint on his right arm, they all gave off an azure light. When the three lights gathered together, it felt like his arm was going to exploded and it was filled with a boundless energy.
Kill!
Xiao Chen shouted as he leaped into the air. He punched down toward the ground in the distance. The azure lights left his body and fired out; the three azure lights had merged together.
It actually formed the image of an Azure Dragon that flew in the air. The blurry Azure Dragon charged violently at the ground.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
In the next instant, there were three explosions on the ground. It sted apart arge pit about ten meters in diameter. In a split second, dust flew up, the wind blew strongly, and stone flew around.
Xiao Chen withdrew his hand and revealed a faint smile. I only opened three acupoints and it is so strong already. I wonder how strong would it be when I opened all 18 acupoints on my right arm.
With Xiao Chens cultivation realm, he had not reached the point where he could fire out Essence. That was something only Martial Saints and above could do. However, the azure dragon image that Xiao Chen fired out was not Essence. He did not know what it was either.
He could only guess that it was Dragon Qi from the Azure Dragon Martial Spirit. Only Dragon Qi could be this strong.
Unfortunately, the more he progressed, the greater the difficulty of opening acupoints. Hundred-year-old herbs which strengthened Qi and blood were no longer effective on him.
Xiao Chen cast his gaze on the herb field and muttered to himself, Looks like I have to search for herbs that are two-hundred-years-old and above. However, the Spirit Beasts guarding those herbs are at least peak Rank 5 Spirit Beast. It would not be easy to obtain them.
A peak Rank 5 Spirit Beast was equivalent to a Superior Grade Martial Saint. With Xiao Chens cultivation as a Medial Grade Martial Grand Master, it would be difficult for him to challenge them.
Wealth is apanied by danger. On the path of cultivation, one needs to challenge the heavens, challenge the earth, and challenge men. If one does not even have the courage to fight, how could he progress on the long road of cultivation?
A resolute light appeared in Xiao Chens eyes. He pped his right palm onto the huge tree beside him violently.
Dong! Dong!
Xiao Chen was about to sit down and rest to prepare to go to the herb field in the day. Suddenly, an astonished look appeared on his face. That did not sound right.
Xiao Chen turned around and revealed a bewildered expression. He looked at the towering huge tree and tried to extend his Spiritual Sense into it and see what was within it.
Hua! Just as his Spiritual Sense touched the side of the tree, Xiao Chen felt as though his brain had been pricked by a needle. It was extremely painful so Xiao Chen hurriedly withdrew his Spiritual Sense.
Dong! Dong!
Xiao Chen knocked very hard on the tree again and listened carefully this time. The sound was even more obvious this time. Xiao Chen said confidently, This is really strange!
Could it be hollow? said Xiao Chen with some suspicion. He looked at the tree in front of him, it would require several adults in order to surround this huge tree.
Xiao Chen took out the Lunar Shadow Saber from the Universe Ring. He grasped the hilt tightly and gathered Essence onto the de. A zing saber light appeared on the de as it chopped at the thick tree trunk.
A ten-meter-long saber light struck the towering tree and gave off a hua sound. The saber light was absorbed by the huge tree and not even a scar was left behind.
Xiao Chen put away his saber and said, Attacking using Essence is useless? Then lets try using my fist!
Bang!
Xiao Chens full powered punch of 3,500 kilograms of force struck the tree trunk but the tree did not even shake. The force traveled through the tree trunk to the roots underground and shook the ground instead.
It was still useless so Xiao Chen continued to try various methods. He wanted to open the tree up to investigate it. In the end, there were no results.
The more he failed, the more Xiao Chens interest was piqued. He felt this proved that the interior of this tree contained some secrets.
Xiao Chen leaped up and flew towards a branch. After that, he started to inspect it carefully.
Since he could not do it by force, then he had to find the entrance. The lush and luxuriant tree extended high into the air, it was very problematic for Xiao Chen to search for it.
Xiao Chen searched slowly and moved upwards meter by meter. Time slowly went by. When Xiao Chen reached the top of the tree, he found a hole that was a usible entrance.
The hole was very well hidden, it was blocked from view by a group of dense leaves. If Xiao Chen did not look carefully, he would not have found it.
The dark hole in the tree was only the size of a small basin; it was only big enough for a person to squeeze through. Xiao Chen broke off a tree branch and threw it into the hole. After a long time, he heard a soft echo.
As long as it is not a bottomless hole, it should be fine. Since he saw that the tree branch had hit a bottom, Xiao Chen no longer hesitated and squeezed into the hole.
After he entered, it became much broader. Xiao Chen could freely turn around and stretch out his arms. His rate of descent was very fast and he soon felt something solid at the bottom of his feet; he hadnded firmly on the ground.
Xiao Chen took out a Night Pearl and the pitch dark space immediately lit up. The scene of the bottom instantly appeared in his vision.
This was a spacious wooden house. It was 10 meters long and 3.3 meters wide. There were some simple decorations within the room; they were all ordinary things.
On the wall, there was a long portrait. It depicted a man of gigantic stature; he was dressed in ck and had long hair. His eyes were like deep water and his face looked sharp. He stood upright with his hands behind his back. There was a saber stuck in the ground front of him.
The ck-clothed mans lips were slightly curled up at the corners and revealed a grim smile. The person who drew this was very skilled, he was able to make a realistic depiction of his expression.
Xiao Chen felt that this person was very familiar. When he used the Night Pearl to shine some light on it, it felt like this man was right in front of him. Xiao Chen looked carefully at this persons appearance.
After a moment, he eximed out excitedly, This is the Saber Emperor! The ancestor who founded the Heavenly Saber Pavilion. He was also the only Martial Emperor in the Heavenly Saber Pavilion.
There was a sculpture of him in the Heaven Viewing tform. Xiao Chen had once taken a cursory nce at it, so his impression of it was not deep. Now that he looked at the portrait carefully, he recalled it.
There had never been a public consensus on who was the strongest in the history of the Great Qin Nation. However, there were several Martial Emperors in history: the first generation Qin Monarch, the Silent Night Emperor, the Thunder Emperor, and several Martial Emperors in the Green Qin Nations history.
No one could agree on which one of them was the strongest. Unfortunately, these Martial Emperors were all from different eras. They had neverpeted against each other before so no one knew who was the strongest.
Some said it was the Saber Emperor because he was able to split a river spanning 5,000 kilometers with one saber strike. Some said it was the Misty Sword Sects Sword Emperor because he had once gone to the Great Jin Nation to challenge the ruler of that generation.
Everyone had different opinions but there was one thing no one could deny, these people were absolutely experts that once stood at the apex of the Great Qin Nation. Stories of their time did not fade even after ten thousand years.
Amongst them, the Saber Emperor was one of the oldest. Before the Tianwu Dynasty ended, he had already established the Heavenly Saber Pavilion. Furthermore, he was one of the most influential people of the Tianwu Continent at that time.
However, Xiao Chen was very sure this was not the former residence of the Saber Emperor. This was because the portrait was drawn by someone using a descriptionter, it was not drawn with the Saber Emperor as the model.
Xiao Chen withdrew his thoughts and searched around the room to see if he could find any clues as to who this residence belonged to.
There was a prayer mat in the middle of the room that attracted Xiao Chens attention. Prayer mats were verymon, many cultivators used them as they sat down and cultivated.
Of course, there were some prayer mats that were extraordinary; there were some made with reeds that had a spiritual nature. There were even some that had a small Spirit Gathering Formation engraved on it. Cultivating on it could increase the rate of ones absorption of Spiritual Energy.
Xiao Chen had never used a prayer mat and did not understand much about it. The thing that attracted his attention was a pile of ck ashes on the prayer mat.
Chapter 202 - Dragon and Tiger Body Sculpting Art
Chapter 202: Dragon and Tiger Body Sculpting Art
Xiao Chen had a guess when he saw the pile of ashes. However, he could not be sure yet. He stretched out his finger and dipped it in.
He then brought his finger to his nose. Xiao Chen was now sure of his earlier thoughts. This pile of ashes was the remnants of a cultivator entering Berserking Qi Deviation before spontaneouslybusting and burning to death.
Such a situation was quitemon to cultivators of higher realms. The higher their cultivation realm, the higher their chance of entering a state of Berserking Qi Deviation; the consequences were even more serious, as well.
Although everyone knew of the dangers involved, they were unable to stop. The further they walked on the path of cultivation, the more insignificant they felt, the more they did not want to give up.
Hu!
Xiao Chen casually sent out wind from his palm and blew the ashes away. A ring glittering with a Spiritual Light was revealed on the prayer mat. There was one word engraved on the inside of the ringHentian.
Hentian Qi Hentian So it is him. The doubts in Xiao Chens heart immediately cleared.
[Note: Not sure if this is relevant but the name Qi Hentian means Qi (surname) hates the heavens. Hen = Hate, Tian = sky/heaven.]
Qi Hentian was one of the Pavilion Masters of Heavenly Saber Pavilion. He had outstanding talent and had be a Martial Monarch at a young age. In terms of talent, he rankeds amongst the top few in the history of the Heavenly Saber Pavilion.
ording to rumors, after he passed on the Pavilion Master position, he lived in seclusion. No one knew where he went. At that point in time, his cultivation had reached the peak of Martial Sage.
So he came here to cultivate in seclusion, Xiao Chen thought to himself. No wonder no one could find him; this ce is not just hidden on a regr level.
He had hung a portrait of the Saber Emperor on the wall. He must have been using the Saber Emperor as a role model and motivation, hoping that he could step into the realm of Martial Emperor.
However, this matter did not have much rtion to Xiao Chen. The thing he was more concerned with now was what was inside the Spatial Ring of a Martial Sage; there should be a lot of treasure in there.
When Xiao Chen extended his Spiritual Sense into the Spatial Ring, he discovered three secret manuals and a Spirit Weapon. The Spirit Weapon was an Inferior Grade Heaven Ranked Saber.
There was also arge pile of uncountable Spirit Stones. Xiao Chen looked carefully and discovered them to all be Medial Grade Spirit Stones.
Even though Xiao Chen sawrge piles of Spirit Stones in the headquarters of the Spirit Mines, this sight was still dazzling to behold.
In the Spirit Mines headquarters, most of the Spirit Stones were Inferior Grade Spirit Stones. Furthermore, all he could do was look at time. However, the Spirit Stones in the Spatial Ring were all Medial Grade Spirit Stones.
The most important thing was that these were all masterless objects. Xiao Chen was now a rich man.
Suppressing his joy, Xiao Chen took out the three secret manuals and the saber. He ced the saber aside first, then read the first secret manual
Dragon and Tiger Body Sculpting Art!
Xiao Chen slowly read the words. This was a Medial Grade Earth Ranked Body Strengthening Technique. It was especially used for tempering the physical body, sculpting the bones, building up the body, strengthening the Qi and blood, and increasing ones strength.
Medial Grade Earth Ranked Martial Techniques were already very rare. It was very hard to find one, even in the Heavenly Saber Pavilion.
Aside from a Heaven Ranked Cultivation Technique, an Earth Ranked Cultivation Technique was the strongest. Furthermore, Cultivation Techniques were rarer than Martial Techniques. After all, the Tianwu Continentcked least was various Martial Techniques.
Regardless of which angle it was looked at, this Dragon and Tiger Body Sculpting Art was a treasured secret manual.
The Dragon and Tiger Body Sculpting Art could be separated into sevenyers.
The first Layer was Strong and Healthy Body, Great Increase in Qi and blood.
The secondyer was Birth of Divine Strength, Cutting Mountains and Splitting Stone.
The thirdyer was Tiger Roar Shaking Forest, Dominating Hundred Beasts.
The fourthyer was Dragon Roar Covering the World, Piercing through the Sky.
The fifthyer was Dragon Tendon Tiger Bone, Pulling Mountain and Rivers.
Xiao Chen looked at the introduction and felt joy. He smiled as he said, Thats great. This Dragon and Tiger Body Sculpting Art is like it was tailor made for me. Furthermore, this came from the hands of a Martial Sage. This proves that my path of tempering the body is not wrong
From the very start, Xiao Chens physical body was very strong. However, he had not put it to good use. He could only use brute force in fights to attack. Against people who used Essence, there were no advantages.
Xiao Chen could use his strength to split stones, but others could do the same with Essence. There was not much difference.
However, with this Dragon and Tiger Body Sculpting Art, the situation changed. His physical strength would experience a qualitative change. He would be able to utilize the advantages of his physical body with more skill.
In a fight, this could achieve unexpected results; he could give his opponent a shocking blow.
The most important thing was this Dragon and Tiger Body Sculpting Art was obtained from the hands of a peak Martial Sage. Furthermore, it was one of the three secret manuals he brought with him to secluded cultivation.
This proved that, at the end of his life, this senior realized the importance of the physical body. In order to breakthrough to Martial Emperor, the quality of the physical body had to be increased along with ones cultivation realm.
This proved that Xiao Chens path of tempering the physical body was correct. Both physical body and cultivation realm were important; neither could be neglected. Otherwise, one would be stuck in the Martial Sage cultivation realm.
Xiao Chen carefully put away the Dragon and Tiger Body Sculpting Art manual before picking up the second secret manual and reading it. This was a fist technique called Great Dragon Tiger Fist.
Its name was very simr to the Dragon and Tiger Body Sculpting Art; they should be part of a set. There was a total of four moves.
The first move was Fierce Tiger Leaving the Mountains.
The second move was Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon.
The third move was Dragon Hisses Tiger Roars.
The fourth move was Tiger Leaps Dragon Soars.
Note: remember at all cost, this Fist Technique can only be practiced after the Dragon and Tiger Body Sculpting Art is cultivated to the thirdyer.
It was indeed a set with the Dragon and Tiger Body Sculpting Art. It was its apanying Martial Technique. Xiao Chen smiled as he put it away. Then, he flipped open the third secret manual.
The third secret manual was rather strange; it was actually a Sword Technique. It was called the Heart Nourishing Universe Sword; it was also an Earth Ranked Martial Technique.
Xiao Chen only took a quick nce through the Sword Technique; he did not care much for it. He currently had no intention of practicing Sword Techniques.
Xiao Chen nced at the three secret manuals and felt suspicious. He said, Strange He was the Heavenly Saber Pavilions Pavilion master. Yet, the final three Martial Techniques he left behind are not rted to sabers.
The strangest thing was that he actually started practising a Sword Technique. Xiao Chen thought about it and felt there was only one possibility.
Ji Hentian was a genius with the saber; he spent his whole life researching the saber and had already reached the peak with it. However, he was still unable to break through to Martial Emperor.
It was possible he felt that, although he had outstanding talent with the saber, he could no longer make further breakthroughs with Saber Techniques. So he could only rely on other methods to help him advance.
Practicing a Sword Technique was one of his attempts.
Xiao Chen felt it was quite funny. The people in Heavenly Saber Pavilion detested swords.
If someone with weaker cultivation and carrying a sword wanted to enter the Heavenly Saber Pavilion, he would be beaten to death outside the city before he could enter Saber City.
Since the ancient times, swords and sabers were antagonistic against each other. Xiao Chen wondered what expression everyone would make when they found out there was once a talented Pavilion Master who researched Sword Techniques.
Suddenly Xiao Chen remembered something. Since he was learning the sword, he must have a sword to practice with. The sword Ji Hentian had was likely extraordinary. Since it was not in the Spatial Ring, it should be somewhere else in this wooden house.
Xiao Chen started looking everywhere but found nothing after a long search. Just as Xiao Chen was about to give up, he coincidentally saw a sharpened tree branch.
As Xiao Chen held the tree branch in his hand, he could not help butugh hoarsely. Ji Hentiansprehension with the sword had not reached the point of treating anything as a sword. This showed that there was still some prejudice to the sword at the bottom of his heart.
His prideful heart looked down upon the sword. Even the item he used to practice the sword was simply a sharpened tree branch.
The tree branch had nothing special about it, so Xiao Chen tossed it casually aside. After that, Xiao Chen held the precious saber in his hand and checked it out. There were two flying dragons engraved on the simple saber scabbard.
The hilt of the saber was quite long and had the words Roaming Dragon carved on it. The handguard was like dragon pearls in the mouth of two flying dragons.
Xiao Chen grasped the hilt tightly and drew the Roaming Dragon Saber with a shua sound. The saber was about 2.4 meters long and had a streamlined de; it glittered with a cold light.
The instant the Roaming Dragon Saber was drawn, it connected with the Qi whirlpool in Xiao Chens Dantian. It was as if there was a ethereal meridian continuously sending Xiao Chens Essence into the saber.
Shua!
Saber Qi wasunched from the de, directly hacking the portrait of the Saber Emperor into two halves.
Being able to fire out saber Qi automatically was an important ability of a Heaven Ranked Spirit Weapon. It would allow those who had not reached Martial Saint yet to fire Saber Qi. If one had already became a Martial Saint, the saber Qi would be even more dense.
However, it also exhausted Essence very quickly. Xiao Chen only held the saber for a short while, but he felt he had already exhausted a significant portion of his Essence. Thus, he quickly sheathed the Roaming Dragon Saber.
Xiao Chen though back to his Lunar Shadow Saber. It was originally a peak Heaven Ranked Spirit Weapon. Ao Jiao sealed the saber for a good reason. With his cultivation in the past, he would not have had the ability to even draw the saber.
Xiao Chen received significant gains in the tree hole. After Xiao Chen searched around carefully again, he discovered nothing else; so, he prepared to leave. As he was turning around, the round prayer mat suddenly caught his gaze.
The prayer mat that a peak Martial Sage used should not beparable to something purchased at a roadside. I should give it a try. It would be unfortunate if I missed out on a great treasure, Xiao Chen said as he headed over to the prayer mat.
Xiao Chen had only just sat on the prayer mat cross-legged and a horrifying energy came from underneath the prayer mat. A surging force pushed Xiao Chen off, causing him to smash heavily onto the wooden wall.
Bang!
Xiao Chen vomited a mouthful of blood as he crashed violently to the ground. However, the force had not dissipated yet. His body bounced on the ground several times. Every time he bounced, he vomited a mouthful of blood.
Chi! Chi! Chi! Chi! Chi! Chi!
Xiao Chen vomited a total of nine mouthful of blood before he stopped. He revealed an expression of extreme horror as he looked at the in and simple prayer mat.
Xiao Chen swallowed a Blood Replenishing Pill before executing the Gravity Spell to fly away. He leaped down from the huge tree andnded firmly on the ground before resting. Xiao Chens heart was still beating very fast after a long time.
The earlier experience was too horrifying. Although it only took an instant, Xiao Chen still had lingering fears about it.
The instant Xiao Chen sat on the prayer mat, he felt as if he could sense the pulse of the entire Lingyun Mountain Ranges Spirit Vein. He saw a red ball of light beating like a human heart below the ground.
Four words appeared in Xiao Chens mindSpirit Veins Origin (֮Դ). The prayer mat was indeed not an ordinary object. There were talisman scripts carved on the inside, allowing it to absorb the horrifying energy of the Spirit Veins Origin.
However, it was not something Xiao Chen could use. With his current cultivation realm, he did not even have the qualification to stand before that natural energy.
Perhaps only Sages could barely use this prayer mat to cultivate and not be thrown off by the huge energy.
Xiao Chen spent the night speechless. He slowly recovered his internal injuries throughout the night. He had a strong physical body, allowing him to recover much faster than ordinary people. By the time the sky was bright, he had mostly recovered.
Xiao Chen took out the Dragon and Tiger Body Sculpting Art and read it carefully. He was going to temporarily put aside his original n of looking for two-hundred-year-old herbs.
Chapter 203 - Blood Lingzhi
Chapter 203: Blood Lingzhi
Xiao Chen had already aplished something to the equivalent of the first and secondyer of the Dragon and Tiger Body Sculpting Art, Strong and Healthy Body, Great Increase in Qi and blood and Birth of Divine Strength, Cutting Mountains and Splitting Stone
So, when he cultivated the Dragon and Tiger Body Sculpting Art he did not run into any barriers. He was able to immediately cultivate it to the secondyer. Then, he started to cultivate it to the thirdyerTiger Roar Shaking Forest, Dominating Hundred Beasts.
Cultivation Techniques were different from Martial Techniques. They do not require highprehension abilities; one only needed to follow the method. Having a good quality body was what people referred to having good aptitude. Those with good aptitude would be able to cultivate very quickly one with poor aptitude would be slower.
After seven days, Xiao Chen finally cultivated the Dragon and Tiger Body Sculpting Art to the thirdyer. The main reason Xiao Chens cultivation was so fast was that he had previouslyid good foundations for his physical body. If a regr person cultivated this, no matter how good their aptitude was, it would take them at least a month.
After the Dragon and Tiger Body Sculpting Art was cultivated to the thirdyer, Xiao Chen only needed to circte the Cultivation Technique and his bones would give off a pi li pa sound. The muscles of his four limbs had a reserved appearance, but they were filled with explosive power.
When Xiao Chen punched out, aside from winding from his fist, there was a tigers roar. The roar was loud and long; it was very energetic. It was like there was really a tiger roaring and shaking the forest with it, hundreds of beasts dominated with none daring to challenge it.
When the thirdyer was achieved, there was an objective benefit. Xiao Chens strength had increased by another 500 kilograms. His full-powered strike could achieve 4,000 kilograms of force.
The fourth acupoint on his arm, the Neiguan Acupoint, also instantly opened.
After this, Xiao Chen spent one day to solidify the foundations of the Dragon and Tiger Body Sculpting Art. Only then did he start practicing the Inferior Grade Earth Ranked Fist TechniqueGreat Dragon Tiger Fist.
Martial Techniques were different from Cultivation Techniques; they relied on onesprehension abilities. One had to think about it in order toprehend the essence of the Martial Technique and bring out itsplete might.
The first move of the Great Dragon Tiger Fist was Fierce Tiger Leaving the Mountains. Xiao Chen had never see a true fierce tiger before. He was unable to understand the movements and aura of a fierce tiger. As a result, as he practiced it, he felt it was not progressing smoothly.
Xiao Chen thought for a while, and he remembered that aftering to this underground world, in the first forest he came across, he had seen the Rank 5 Spirit BeastRaging me Tiger in the depths of that forest.
Xiao Chen used the Gravity Spell and started to look everywhere. When he was in the air, he heard a resounding roar.
After he rushed over, Xiao Chen was pleased to discover that it was a Raging me Tiger hunting for food.
A day went by, but Xiao Chen did nothing. He only stayed in the distance and observed every move of the Raging me Tiger.
Two days went by.
Three days went by
In the blink of an eye, Xiao Chen had lingered in this forest for seven days. Like the first day, Xiao Chen did nothing. He only observed the lifestyle of the Raging me Tiger, every move it made.
He seem to have gone mad as if he turned into a Raging me Tiger. Great Dragon Tiger Fist? Fierce Tiger Leaving the Mountains? He had long since forgotten about all of these.
On this particr afternoon, Xiao Chen, who went mad for a week, suddenly roared loudly. He leaped down from the top of a tree, as though he was a huge tiger, pouncing. All the creatures were startled; groups of birds flew from the trees.
Xiao Chen punched out in midair. Before his fist could reach the ground, an intense wind from his fist blew away all the loose leaves on the ground. The air was filled with leaves being blown around. Eventually, hended.
In the next instant
There was a loud sound, arge pit 20 meters in diameter appeared on the ground. Countless piece of dirt flew into the air, covering the sky. Then they fell like hail.
Hu! Just at this moment there was a huge gust of wind. The pieces of dirt and stone in the air turned to dust when blown. It turned out that Xiao Chens punch had reached a point where he understood the fine details of the technique. These pieces of dirt and stone were all destroyed from the inside.
Going mad for a week and instantlyprehending it, this was the first move of the Inferior Grade Earth Ranked Fist TechniqueFierce Tiger Leaving the Mountains. In the end, Xiao Chen
Xiao Chen withdrew his fist and stood straight. He used his Essence and gently jolted off the dust thatnded on him. He revealed a smile filled with joy. The might of an Inferior Grade Martial Technique was indeed extraordinary.
Now that he learned this move, he would have another trump card for when he was in closebat, aside from the Inclined Body Strike. This way, he could exhibit the advantages of his physical body.
Underground world, natural herb field:
Xiao Chen hid in a thick bush, withdrawing all his aura. He stared at a Blood-Thirsty Demonic Ape 500 meters in front of him.
The Blood-Thirsty Demonic Ape was a peak Rank 5 Spirit Beast. It was equivalent to a peak Martial Saint. It was a primate type Spirit Beasts. Its intelligence was much higherpared to most other Spirit Beasts.
It had a horrifying strength, was quick-witted, and intelligent. The Blood-Thirsty Demonic Ape was difficult to deal with.
There was a stalk of nearly three-hundred-year-old Blood Lingzhi. It was a herb that nourished the body greatly. A three-hundred-year-old Blood Lingzhi would be sufficient for Xiao Chen to train with for a period of time. It would be able to strengthen him by another 250 kilograms. Xiao Chen was very tempted by it.
The second move of the Fierce Tiger Leaving the Mountains, Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon was a type of defensive Martial Technique. Like before, he would not able toprehend it in a short amount of time. So, Xiao Chen temporarily gave it up. He went back to his original n of searching for herbs that could strengthen his blood and Qi.
The three-hundred-year-old Blood Lingzhi was his first target.
The Blood-Thirsty Demonic Ape was about five meters tall when it stood straight. It patrolled around the surroundings of the Blood Lingzhi cautiously. Its bloodshot eyes stared at its surroundings with murderous intent.
Under the influence of the Blood-Thirsty Demonic Apes strong aura, a few Rank 5 Spirit Beast eyeing the Blood Lingzhi fled far away.
Xiao Chen had already remained here for two days. He personally saw a peak Rank 4 Spirit BeastSilver Winged Wolf be torn in half by the Blood-Thirsty Demonic Apes bare hands. The scene of blood sttering everywhere was extremely cruel.
Xiao Chen observed every fight the Blood-Thirsty Demonic Ape had been in for two days. This allow Xiao Chen to gain a good understanding of its strength.
The Blood-Thirsty Demonic Ape mainly relied on its keen senses, its speed, its arms which contained close to 5,000 kilograms of force, as well as its red fur, which was as hard as steel; regr des would not be able to slice it apart.
Xiao Chen calcted carefully. If he relied on the strength of his physical body, he only had a fifty percent chance of sess. However, when he included his various Martial Techniques, Movement Techniques, and the Purple Thunder True Fire, his chances were increased to seventy percent.
Xiao Chen scooped up a small amount of dirt from the bottom of the bush. With a thought from Xiao Chen, he executed the Life Bestowal Spell. The loose dirt emitted a light; after a while, it turned into a small bird, which flew out.
With Xiao Chens current cultivation, he could use anything to execute the Life Bestowal Spell to make some small animals. However, something that could be used in fight would still required objects that contained Spiritual Energy as their base.
The small bird circled in the sky before he flew towards the Blood Lingzhi behind the Blood-Thirsty Demonic Ape. After it flew past the Blood-Thirsty Demonic Ape, it dove down at the Blood Lingzhi, rushing towards it.
The Blood-Thirsty Demonic Ape had a very simr face to humans. The corners of its lips curled up and revealed a horrifying smile. He leaped up gently and turned into a scarlet sh, heading for the small bird.
Pa!
When the Blood-Thirsty Demonic Ape swung its arm in the air with great force, one could see a faint ripple appearing in the air. However, the small bird seemed to have anticipated it and had flown higher, dodging its palm.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly. After two days of observation, he was very familiar with how high the Blood-Thirsty Demonic Ape could jump; whether be it a gentle leap, a leap with some effort, or a full-powered leap.
The small bird dodged continuously. The Blood-Thirsty Demonic Ape felt provoked and waspletely furious. It chased the small bird as the it flew towards the bush where Xiao Chen was hiding.
Pa! Pa!
The Blood-Thirsty Demonic Ape leaped with all its might; its body flew about fifty meters in the air. Its speed reached its peak, only a red sh could be seen. The small bird could not dodge in time and was smashed into mush.
Pu Ci!
Just as the Blood-Thirsty Demonic Ape was feeling satisfied and was about tond, Xiao Chen leaped out from the bush. He roared loudly, as though he were possessed by a tiger. He pounced towards the Blood-Thirsty Demonic Ape.
Xiao Chen timed this fist very well. It was right after the Blood-Thirsty Demonic Ape made a full-powered leap and was in the midst ofnding.
It could not move in the air. There was no way for it to dodge Xiao Chens sudden attack.
Bang!
The huge body of the Blood-Thirsty Demonic Ape was knocked back by this punch. It reacted very quickly by somersaulting in midair. Itnded on its four limbs and skidded several meters before it managed to stabilize its body.
Zi Zi!
There were deep gorges left in the ground when the Blood-Thirsty Demonic Apes four limbs tried to grab the ground, causing dust to fly everywhere.
Xiao Chen did not stop to think; he did not care whether the Blood-Thirsty Demonic Ape was injured or not, or how injured it was. In the instant after he punched, he chased after the Blood-Thirsty Demonic Ape, quickly rushing over.
Shua!
The instant the Blood-Thirsty Demonic Apended on the ground, a human figure pierced through the cloud of dust. With a hu xiao sound, the dust was blown away. The images of fists appeared, punching toward the Blood-Thirsty Demonic Ape.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
The Blood-Thirsty Demonic Ape, which already stood up, moved its arms very quickly; it was so fast, it could not be seen. It blocked Xiao Chens punches. One man and one beast they were fighting in the most primitive way in an open area.
There were no fancy Martial Techniques, only the images of fists flying, creating shockwaves. The two figures flickered around; they were so fast only shadows could be seen.
Wu!
The Blood-Thirsty Demonic Ape roared angrily. Its red right hand emitted a scarlet light. Its speed and strength doubled instantly.
Fierce Tiger Leaving the Mountains!
Xiao Chen roared loudly as he circted the Dragon and Tiger Body Sculpting Art. There were cracking soundsing from his bones. His strength instantly increased by 20 percent, reaching 5,000 kilograms. The Qi and blood in his entire body were surging, burning hot.
Xiao Chen turned into a ferocious tiger and wee the Blood-Thirsty Demonic Apes huge red hand without fear.
In the next instant, the two fists met and gave off a loud sound. That was a total of almost 10,000 kilograms of force. There was an explosion in the air; it sounded like a p of thunder. The entire natural herb field trembled.
If someone saw this, they wouldugh at Xiao Chen forpeting his strength against a Spirit Beast. Everyone knew the quality of a beasts body was better than humans, be it recovery or strength.
They were of different races; naturally they had different advantages. Going against these Spirit beasts that relied on strength, most cultivators would use techniques to obtain victory. No one would be silly enough topete in strength.
Sou! Sou! Sou!
Several Spirit Beasts rushed over from a distance. They waited somewhere nearby, watching Xiao Chen and the Blood-Thirsty Demonic Ape fight.
These Spirit Beasts were not foolish either. They were waiting until the both of them were injured so they could take advantage of the opportunity to obtain the three-hundred-year-old Blood Lingzhi.
After receiving an attack, blood leaked from the corner of Xiao Chens mouth. He retreated backward by ten steps. Every step would leave a deep footprint.
Chapter 204 - Peak Rank 6 Spirit Beast
Chapter 204: Peak Rank 6 Spirit Beast
The ground trembled non-stop, Xiao Chen used stepped back to dissipate the force of the Blood-Thirsty Demonic Apes strike step by step.
Naturally, the Blood-Thirsty Demonic Ape did not know of such a technique. The force of the Inferior Grade Earth Ranked Martial TechniqueFierce Tiger Leaving the Mountains, all entered its body.
Even with the Blood-Thirsty Demonic Apes tough skin and hard muscles, it could not withstand this force. Blood poured out from the pores over its entire body. It made its long red fur very bloody.
It seems like I underestimated the might of the Dragon and Tiger Body Sculpting Art and Great Dragon Tiger Fist whenbined together. Who knows, maybe I can still defeat this Blood-Thirsty Demonic Ape if I relied only on my physical body. Xiao Chen thought to himself.
Hu!
There were two shes, Xiao Chen and the Blood-Thirsty Demonic Ape moved at the same time. The Blood-Thirsty Demonic Ape seemed like it was in a berserk state. Its speed was raised to its peak and it turned into a red shadow.
Its four limbs all glowed with a red light. It moved around vigorously as it punched and kicked. Xiao Chen did not avoid them, there were cracking sounding non-stop from his bones as the Dragon and Tiger Body Sculpting Art circted continuously. The Qi and blood in his body were heated to an extreme, as though he was a huge furnace.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
One man and best beast fought each other. This fight was even more intense than the earlier one. Every time they shed, it would involve at least 10,000 kilograms of force.
Thunderous explosions roared out continuously as ripples spread out in the air. An increasing number of Spirit Beasts were attracted over and they all stoodi at the side while waiting.
This fight continued for nearly two hours without a clear victor. Xiao Chens forehead was covered with sweat. He felt great and his fighting spirit was ignited. He could not help but roar loudly, this was a true fight.
A prolonged fight was advantageous to Xiao Chen. His body had been tempered by the Seven Leaf Flower; he had already been reborn. Furthermore, he had consumed several herbs which strengthened his Qi and blood. In addition, he had the Inferior Grade Earth Ranked Body Strengthening TechniqueDragon and Tiger Body Sculpting Art.
If felt like Xiao Chen could not run out of energy, there were no signs of him weakening. Instead, he seemed to be increasing the pace.
On the contrary, although the Blood-Thirsty Demonic Ape was stronger than Xiao Chen, it was not able to take out Xiao Chen with one blow. After he had fought for two hours, the internal injuries caused by Xiao Chen had slowly umted to a dangerous level.
However, it was clear that its stamina could not keep up. Before the internal injuries could act up, when it met force with force, it was forced back by Xiao Chen.
It was instantly beaten into retreat. Xiao Chennded multiple punches on its body.
Time to Die!
Xiao Chen kicked the Blood-Thirsty Demonic Ape flying and shouted loudly. Four acupoints of his right armFengyan Acupoint, Laogong Acupoint, Daling Acupoint, and Neiguan Acupoint all emitted a ball of azure light each andpletely enveloped his right arm.
There was a loud dragon roar as the azure light turned into a blurry Azure Dragon. It soared out from Xiao Chens right arm. Before the Blood-Thirsty Demonic Ape could get up, it saw the Azure Dragon rush and crash into it.
Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!
Four explosions rang out. The five meter tall Blood-Thirsty Demonic Ape was sted to shreds. There was flesh everywhere and blood rained down from the sky.
A suction force came from Xiao Chens palm. The Blood-Thirsty Demonic Apes inner core flew into his hands.
Hu!
The instant the Blood-Thirsty Demonic Ape died, the Spirit Beasts in the surroundings who were watching immediately rushed at Xiao Chen. There were at least a hundred Spirit Beasts thatunched themselves at him.
A group of wild beasts, trying to learn from humans, trying to reap the spoils after both sides are exhausted. How impudent! Xiao Chenughed coldly. The Heaven Ranked Spirit WeaponRoaming Dragon Saber was drawn immediately.
Shua!
A sharp saber Qi shed by and hacked a Rank 4 Spirit Beast into half mid-air.
These Spirit Beasts were mostly Rank 4. Some of them were early Rank 5. They numbered a hundred in total.
After all, the strong Spirit Beasts all had their own herb to guard. If they left, the herb they guarded might be stolen by other Spirit Beasts.
Furthermore, the truly strong Spirit Beasts would not be interested in this Blood Lingzhi.
Xiao Chen had been using the strength of his physical body and the Essence from the Qi whirlpool in his body. He did not exhaust much of his energy. Thus, although he had noticed these Spirit Beasts watching them long ago, he did not care about them.
Xiao Chen executed the Azure Dragon Cloud Soaring Art and turned into a dragon that soared in the air. These Spirit Beasts were not even able to touch the corner of his clothes.
asionally, saber Qi would be fired out from the Roaming Dragon Saber. This allowed Xiao Chen to killed these Spirit Beasts from a distance. Lights flickered and saber Qi flew everywhere. asionally, there a Spirit Beast would be hacked into half.
This was the might of a Heaven Ranked Spirit Weapon. When its sharp de moved past, nothing dared to stand in its way. This gave Xiao Chen a taste of the saber Qi only a Martial Saint and above couldunch.
Even the saber Qi of some new Inferior Grade Martial Saints were not at dense as Xiao Chens saber Qi. However, this exhausted a good deal of Xiao Chens Essence. He only felt better after he consumed a Qi Returning Pill.
Dang! Dang!
A Spirit Beast covered in smooth ck skin as hard as steel actually blocked a few saber Qi. It roared as it rushed at Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly as he executed the Roaming Dragons Nine Transformations. He quickly manifested nine figures of himself in mid-air. The saber light was reserved as itunched nine Clear Wind Chops.
As the Clear Wind Chops were sent out, Xiao Chens hair and clothes fluttered in the wind, he looked very graceful.
When the nine Xiao Chens merged back together, the Spirit Beast with the steel-like skin was split into nine pieces and blossomed like petals of a flower. The next moment, it burst out into arge fountain of blood.
Xiao Chen sent out another saber Qi and easily dealt with a Rank 4 Spirit Beast that pounced over, hacking it into two halves. The Essence covered Xiao Chens body and prevented any of the blood that fell from staining his clothes.
Spirit Beasts were afraid of death too. After Xiao Chen killed the majority of them like vegetables on a chopping board, the Spirit Beasts that remained all fled.
Xiao Chens lips curled up, expressing a cold smile. He did not pay any attention to the Rank 4 Spirit Beasts that fled. He cast his gaze on the Flowing Light Marigold in the center of the herb field.
He could feel a sharp gaze filled with murderous intent fixed on him. It belonged to the peak Rank 6 Spirit Beast that guarded the Flowing Light Marigold.
Xiao Chen fired his Spiritual Sense over like a arrow and instantly received a panoramic view of the peak Rank 6 Spirit Beast.
It was a horrifying venomous snake. Its body was as thick as a small car. When it coiled itself up, it was like a small mountain. The snakes eyes glittered with a cold light. When its jaws opened, a red forked tongue shot out continuously and tasted the air.
Behind it was a small tree with flowing light which was half a meter tall. The leaves of the tree glittered with a golden light. When the wind blew, the flowing light overflowed. It was truly a sight to behold.
This should be the Flowing Light Marigold. Every 500 years, it would blossom the Flowing Light Marigold. After another 500 years, it would produce the Flowing Light Marigold Fruit. It was almost an immortal grade natural treasure.
Xiao Chen recognized this venomous snake, it was the Rank 6 Spirit BeastScarlet Crown Snake. Based on its huge body, it was likely to have lived for several hundreds of years.
The murderous intent in its gaze slowly faded away. Xiao Chen exhaled in relief. Seems like the Scarlet Crown Snake would not leave the Flowing Light Marigold easily.
The Scarlet Crown Snakes gaze was probably meant to be used as a warning. It had seen Xiao Chen enter the herb field numerous times and kill Spirit Beasts to obtain herbs. It was a warning for Xiao Chen to not have any designs on the Flowing Light Marigold.
Xiao Chen could understand why this Scarlet Crown Snake was so nervous.
Spirit Beasts have an advantage over humans in terms of their bodies. However, they fell short in intelligence. No matter how crafty the Spirit Beast was, they would not be able to surpass humans.
Thus, the importance of the Flowing Light Marigold was clear. If it could have the intelligence of a human, this Scarlet Crown Snake might be able to turn into a spirit.
Comprehension ability was something very attractive to Xiao Chen as well. However, he did not want to risk his life for it. Xiao Chen did not care too much for this Flowing Light Marigold.
After he retrieved his gaze, Xiao Chen extracted the inner cores from the Spirit Beasts on the ground. Next, he unhurriedly picked the almost three-hundred-year-old Blood Lingzhi.
After hepleted all of this, Xiao Chen immediately rode on his silver warship and left the herb field to head for the towering tree.
Xiao Chen was not in a rush to refine the Blood Lingzhi. After hended, he immediately circted his Essence to treat his injuries. After he fought head on against the Blood-Thirsty Demonic Ape, he had umted significant internal injuries. If he did not deal with them quickly, it might leave behind problems and haunt him for the rest of his life.
Pu Ci!
After one hour, Xiao Chen spat out arge mouthful of blood. The hidden injuries left in his body had healedpletely.
Xiao Chen spent the day in silence, he did not do anything but rest and heal up. Fights using the physical body was like this, you deal a 1,000 damage to the enemy and 800 to yourself.
In the sh of 5,000 kilograms, at least ten percent of it would be transmitted to his body. This was the pain of body tempering cultivators. Xiao Chen was not aware of this in the past. However, he saw that the Dragon and Tiger Body Sculpting Art said that unless one trained their physical body to the level of a Sage, this weakness was unavoidable.
Since he was now aware of it, he could not be careless. He would not allow any remnant injuries to be left behind.
Xiao Chen finally started to refine the Blood Lingzhi on the second day. Xiao Chen took the entire day topletely refine the nearly three-hundred-years-old Blood Lingzhi.
Xiao Chen felt slightly disappointed, this Blood Lingzhi which he had ced high hopes on only increased his strength by 200 kilograms. It seems like the further he went on this path, the more difficult it would be if he wanted to rely on external help; it would be an exponential increase.
With this increase of 200 kilograms of force, Xiao Chens full-powered strike could achieve 4,250 kilograms of force. After he circted the Dragon and Tiger Body Sculpting Art, his strength could be increased by a further 20 percent.
In the following half a month, Xiao Chen kept looking for herbs that were more than a hundred years old to temper his body with. His strength increased slowly bit by bit.
Xiao Chen had also firmly stabilized the thirdyer of the Dragon and Tiger Body Sculpting Art. He now slowly worked on the fourthyerDragon Roar Covering the World, Piercing through the Sky.
After he tempered himself with three-hundred-year-old herbs, Xiao Chens full-powered strike could finally achieve 5,000 kilograms of force. He managed to open two more acupoints on his right arm.
There was a total of 18 acupoints on the right arm; Xiao Chen managed to open a third of them. The blurry Azure Dragon he fired out slowly became clearer. One could now clearly see the a trace of vitality on its scales.
On this particr day, Xiao Chen was taking a stroll in the herb field, looking for three-hundred-year-old herbs to strengthen his blood and Qi. he had already came here many times before and the herbs that specially worked for strengthening the blood and Qi were almost all collected by him.
It was getting harder to find such herbs. Spiritual Sense was useless in this ce. There were too many herbs, it was not practical to use it. As such, he could only use his eyes to search.
Boom!
Just at this moment, the surrounding Spiritual Energy all fluctuated. They all surged towards the center of the herb field. The Spiritual Energy instantly became as dense as water.
Xiao Chen turned his head around to take a look. The Flowing Light Marigold tree lit up with a boundless golden glow; it was very dazzling. The Spiritual Energy turned into a rainbow and covered the entire space.
Chapter 205 - Immortal Grade Spirit Herb
Chapter 205: Immortal Grade Spirit Herb
A multicolored sunlight descended from the sky, enveloping the Flowing Light Marigold Tree. Motes of multicolored lights floated down gently like snowkes. This was an auspicious sign. There was even purer Spiritual Energy around than Essence contained in an Inferior Grade Spirit Stone.
The Flowing Light Marigold is blossoming! There is an auspicious sign descending from heaven. This is actually a stalk of Immortal Grade Spirit Herb! Xiao Chen looked at the motes of lights in the sky; he said, I cant waste this auspicious sign. I have to gather them.
Arge flock of birds flew over and swallowed these motes of light. Flying Spirit Beasts filled the sky instantly.
Xiao Chen quickly summoned the silver warship and leaped onto it. He held a jade bottle in his hand as he joined the scramble for the light motes. He pointed jade bottle at the falling multicolored light motes and sucked them into the bottle.
Rumble!
Suddenly, a loud sound came the ground. Xiao Chen lowered his head and discovered the Scarlet Crown Snake being surrounded by eight Inferior Grade Rank 6 Spirit Beasts; they were having an intense battle with the Scarlet Crown Snake.
A Rank 6 Spirit Beast was equivalent to a Martial King. When 9 Rank 6 Spirit Beasts fought each other, the scene became chaotic. The loud sound came, one after another; several hundred-year-old herbs were destroyed by the patches.
It was one-versus-eight, yet the Scarlet Crown Snake was not at the disadvantage; the fight was evenly matched. When it moved itsrge body, the ground trembled.
The nine Spirit Beasts realized the scope of their battle was toorge. They came to a tacit understanding; they all moved away from the glowing Flowing Light Marigold.
Golden flower buds were slowly blossoming on the Flowing Light Marigold, giving off a bright light. There was a thick mist of Spiritual Energy hovering around.
Xiao Chen looked at the nine Spirit Beasts fighting in the distance. Then, he took a nce at the Flowing Light Flowers blossoming on the Flowing Light Marigold Tree. Xiao Chen thought this was an opportunity.
If I am fast enough, I can drop down from the sky and pick the Flowing Light Flower before they react. After that, I can quickly flee. After all, I am starting to lose interest in this herb field. It would not be unfortunate to leave.
Hu Chi!
Just as Xiao Chen was pondering this problem, a ck dot drew nearer from the horizon. A bright light flew at lightning speed, leaving behind a long arclight.
It was a big blue bird with a ten-meter-long wingspan. It broke through the air, creating an intense air current as it headed for the Flowing Light Marigold.
It was doing exactly what Xiao Chen thought of doing. Xiao Chen cursed in his heart. He had overthought this; he should have just rushed over.
The big blue bird snatched the initiative. Furthermore, it was faster than Xiao Chen. Even if he moved at his maximum speed, he would only be able to watch the strange bird steal the Flowing Light Marigold.
Bang!
Just as the big blue bird opened itsrge beak and prepared to snatch the Flowing Light Flower, a violent wind blew. The tail of the Scarlet Crown Snake swept through the air, knocking the big blue bird away.
Shua! Shua! Shua!
The other eight Spirit Beasts all stopped attacking the Scarlet Crown Snake and eachunched an attack at the blue bird. The blue bird, which was struggling to escape into the air, immediately fell to the ground.
Pa!
The Scarlet Crown Snakes tail smashed down on the big blue bird heavily. The big blue bird was badly mangled; it turned into meat paste.
Xiao Chen was secretly astonished. When he saw the mutted corpse of the big blue bird, he felt a shiver down his spine. These Spirit Beasts were no fools, either; they knew there would be other Spirit Beasts taking advantage of the moment they were fighting to snatch the Flowing Light Flower.
If other Spirit beast came to take it, they would work together to attack. No one in this underground world could withstand thebined attack of nine Rank 6 Spirit Beasts.
Xiao Chen felt a shiver down his spine; if it were not for this anxious big bird, the one on the ground might have been him.
Recollecting his thoughts, Xiao Chen focused on the multicolored auspicious signs in the sky.
It was just a blink of an eye and the auspicious sign that filled the sky was mostly swallowed up.
Xiao Chen rode on his silver warship quickly and turned into a silver sh of light, collecting the multicolored auspicious signs in the sky. However, he was not able topete with the numerous birds; there was simply too many of them.
Xiao Chen only managed to collect twenty auspicious signs; the rest of them were swept up by the birds. Xiao Chen shook his head and stoppered the bottle. He nced at the nine Spirit Beast that were continuing their battle before leaving the ce.
When Xiao Chen found a quiet ce, he took out the bottle containing the auspicious signs. He revealed a faint smile.
Although the Essence contained in the auspicious signs was not as much as what was in the Medial Grade Spirit Stones, it was still something Xiao Chen desperately need.
Although the amount of Essence contained in the Medial Grade Spirit Stone was massive, it could only be used after he reached Medial Grade Martial Saint. Otherwise, the Essence would cause his body to explode.
However, the Essence in the auspicious sign was very gentle, even though it was much less than Medial Grade Spirit Stones.
Cultivators of any cultivation realm could absorb it without worrying about their body exploding. Even an Inferior Grade Martial Disciple could absorb it directly.
This Essence surpassed what Xiao Chens body would require. If he took these twenty auspicious signs and exchanged them in the market, they would be worth 2,000 Inferior Grade Spirit Stones.
The thing Xiao Chencked the least now was Spirit Stones. Naturally, he would not exchange them for Spirit Stones.
Xiao Chen sat cross-legged and opened the bottle filled with auspicious signs. Then, he slowly circted the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation. The multicolored auspicious signs slowly floated out and entered Xiao Chens nostrils.
Streams of gentle, yet majestically pure Essence flowed into Xiao Chens meridians. The Qi whirlpool in his Dantian spun rapidly, absorbing all the Essence.
The speed the Qi whirlpool absorbed the Essence was much faster than before. Soon, a clear transparent drop of liquid Essence dripped down.
Di Ta Di Ta
The Qi whirlpool spun rapidly as drops of pure Essence fell continuously. The natural Essence from the multicolored auspicious signs turned into his energy.
The amount of Essence contained in the twenty auspicious signs was about equivalent to five Medial Grade Spirit Stones. After he absorbed them all, his energy swelled to a terrifying level.
Furthermore, the most important thing was theck of danger. This surging energy was very warm. It fused with Xiao Chens body as though it was the spring wind.
After two hours, Xiao Chenpletely absorbed the energy. Xiao Chen opened his eyes and a purple light from his eyes pierced the air like a sharp de.
When Xiao Chen got up, he felt a surging energy in his body. He said excitedly, I am finally a Superior Grade Martial Grand Master. My cultivation realm is still a little low, but there is enough energy.
If he wanted to advance to Martial Saint; aside from energy, he also neededprehensions. His understanding of Essence had to reach a certain level. Only then could he make Essence leave his body to attack someone.
After absorbing twenty auspicious signs, the energy in Xiao Chen was nowparable to that of an Inferior Grade Martial Saint. He was only short of a final push before he advanced to Martial Saint.
Ka Ca!
The Lunar Shadow Saber was drawn and a zing saber light lit up on the de. With a thought from Xiao Chen, he infused Essence into the de continuously. The saber light explosively doubled in size, reaching a length of ten meters.
Xiao Chen shook his head as he waved the saber casually, scattering the Essence on the de. He said indifferently, Condensed but not solid, overly shy. There is no way to condense saber Qi like this.
Martial Saint was the first big hurdle for cultivators. In the Tianwu Continent, one could not be considered an expert before he reached the Martial Saint cultivation realm.
There were people who could not cross this hurdle, given their entire lifetime, staying mediocre for the rest of their lives. The earlier one advanced to Martial Saint, the greater their was potential. This was the same for the reverse, as well.
Xiao Chens body was about 17 years old. If he were able to reach Martial Saint at this age, his talent would be considered to be one of the finest in the Great Qin Nation. Of course, that was if he did not include those talented sessors with inherited Martial Spirits.
However, if he took the entire continent into consideration, this level of talent was considered nothing.
I may not be a genius, but I have never cked off. The so-called geniuses just have a head start on me. However, I will surpass them sooner orter, Xiao Chen said quietly to himself.
Rumble!
In the distant herb field, the fight between the nine Spirit Beasts had not ended yet. There were loud noisesing from there. Even though Xiao Chen was standing far away, he could feel the fluctuations of the Spiritual Energy in the air.
Xiao Chen took a nce and said, It is time to leave this ce. I have already picked all the herbs in the herb field that can strengthen my Qi and blood. If I dont return, Elder Sister Ruyue and the others will be worried.
Bang! Bang!
Just as Xiao Chen was about to leave, there was two explosion sounds much louder than the previous ones. The ground trembled continuously; even Xiao Chens body was shaking from left to right.
What a terrifying strength; has a victor emerged? Xiao Chen thought in shock.
Xiao Chen fired his Spiritual Sense like an arrow. In the next instant, the situation was clearly imprinted in Xiao Chens mind.
A poisonous mist pervaded the air; the ck toxic gas was like ck thread winding itself around the surrounding Spirit Herbs. Under the influence of the gas threads, the herbs no longer had a trace of life in them.
The vastly spread toxic gas destroyed several herbs hundreds of years old. Xiao Chen cursed to himself, How unfortunate! Just a single stalk of these herbs was worth ten thousand gold taels in the outside world.
His Spiritual Sense moved around in the poisonous mist. There was a dead Rank 6 Spirit Beast lying on the ground. Its body waspletely ck, and its head was lying to the side, separated from the body.
Xiao Chen continued looking around, and he saw the bodies of seven other Spirit Beasts. The ways they died were very strange; their bodies werepletely ck; it looked very frightening.
Xiao Chen thought to himself, Even Rank 6 Spirit Beasts could not survive the toxin. If he came in contact with this toxic gas, he would probably die of poison.
Pu! Pu!
The toxic gas slowly scattered and therge Scarlet Crown Snake slowly slithered to the Flowing Light Marigold tree. Xiao Chen looked carefully and discovered the Scarlet Crown Snake was not uninjured either.
Its huge body was covered in wounds of varying size. It was dripping blood. Every time it moved, blood would spill to the ground.
Although it is clear it defeated the other Spirit Beasts, it has received significant injuries, as well, Xiao Chen thought to himself, thinking of all sorts of possibilities.
If that is as fast as the Scarlet Crown Snake can go, then my Azure Dragon Cloud Soaring Art should be able to outrun it.
Xiao Chen stretched his hand out and five Ice Ape sculptures appeared in his hand. Five Ice Apes should be able to buy him some time.
The five Ice Apes were carved before he came to the underground world. He had not had the time to use them yet. Perhaps he might be able to put them to good use here.
Even so, a war went on in Xiao Chens mind; he could not decide. As the saying went: a camel which died of starvation isrger than a horse. This Scarlet Crown Snake was severely injured, but there were no guarantees that it did not have some trump cards hidden.
Chapter 206 - All In
Chapter 206: All In
The decision Xiao Chen made could very possibly result in him remaining in this underground world forever. He could not help but be cautious.
The Scarlet Crown Snake was getting closer to the glowing Flowing Light Marigold. There was not much time left for Xiao Chen to think.
Ill risk it all!
[Note: This is the chapter title but I tranted it slightly differently here. They are both right; I just feel that the different forms were more appropriate for what they were used for.]
Xiao Chen made up his mind. The silver warship flew out of his right eye and grewrger. He pushed lightly off the ground and leaped up the boat. He moved as fast as lightning towards Flowing Light Marigold Tree.
Life Bestowal Spell!
Pu! Pu! Pu! The five sculptures becamerger. When theynded, they were the same size as the Rank 5 Spirit BeastIce Ape.
This was the first time Xiao Chen controlled five Spirit Beasts simultaneously. The instant the Spirit Beasts formed, he felt the surging Essence inside him diminish by a quarter. He felt temporarily dazzled and a little dizzy.
Seems like before the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation advanced to the fourthyer; it will be hard to control five Spirit Beasts at the same time, Xiao Chen said as heposed himself.
There was no time to think; five Ice Apes would not be able to hold off the Scarlet Crown Snake for long. Xiao Chen jumped off the bow, heading rapidly for the Flowing Light Marigold Tree on the ground.
Hu! Hu! The wind whistled in Xiao Chens ears as he thought to himself continuously, Faster! Faster! Move a little faster!
Xiao Chen had never felt his fall to the ground take so long before.
In an instant, an Ice Ape was swallowed by the Scarlet Crown Snake. Shua! Shua! The Scarlet Crown Snake swung its tail. The huge force the tail was carrying smashed two Ice Apes into wood splinters.
Three more seconds before Ind, Xiao Chen thought anxiously. If he could notnd before the Ice Apes were all destroyed, he would be a sitting duck; he was not able to do anything in the air.
Rank 5 Spirit Beasts were nothing in front of the Scarlet Crown Snake. Even though it was severely injured, it was easily able to kill the Ice Apes in one strike.
The situation was currently very dangerous. In the time it took for a spark to fly, Xiao Chen made hand seals continuously. He roared loudly, Rank 5 Ice Ape! Explode!
Boom! Boom!
The two Rank 5 Ice Apes absorbed the surrounding ice attributed Spiritual Energy frantically. Motes of cold light appeared in the air immediately after Xiao Chen spoke.
Ka Ca Ka Ca! There were two crunching sounds, like ice shattering. The temperature of the air lowered by a few hundred degrees. The two Ice Ape turned into spots of cold light, covering the ground in ayer of frost.
The Scarlet Crown Snakes huge body was instantly covered in cold Qi. Its huge body immediately transformed into an unmoving, frosty, ice mountain.
The two Ice Apes exhausted Xiao Chens energy when they self-destructed. He swallowed a Qi Returning Pill as he took opportunity tond firmly on the ground.
The glowing Flowing Light Flower was as resplendent as gold. As he drew nearer, a strong fragrance assaulted his nose. It was refreshing for Xiao Chen; it made his anxious heart feel a lot better.
Since Im trying, I should y big. When Xiao Chen stood in front of the Flowing Light Flower, he grew ambitious. One Flowing Light Flower was nothing. What if he could bring away the entire Flowing Light Marigold Tree? Only by doing so would his risk be worth it.
Xiao Chen took out the Lunar Shadow Saber from the Universe Ring and chopped down the Flowing Light Marigold Tree. This was an Immortal Grade natural treasure; as long as it was not up rooted, it could grow again.
The glow of the Flowing Light Flower could be seen dissipating. Xiao Chen quickly ced it and the Lunar Shadow Saber in the Universe Ring.
Ka ka ka
The ice sealing the Flowing Light Flower slowly started to crack. Xiao Chen turned his head and a violent wind blew, causing him to squint, as well as causing his hair and clothes to flutter.
Holy Beast Martial Spirit, Azure Dragons Dragon Qi, Fengyan Acupoint, Laogong Acupoint, Daling Acupoint, Neiguan Acupoint open!
Xiao Chen could feel a dangerous aura; he did not have much time to think. He weed the violent wind and shouted. Six acupoints on his right arm instantly opened.
Six azure lights poured out and formed an Azure Dragon, winding around Xiao Chens arm. The feeling of having boundless energy fill him again, his entire right arm felt like it was going to explode.
Bang!
The Azure Dragon did not fly out. Instead, it shed heavily with the snake tail flying at him. There was a huge force transmitted; Xiao Chens Qi and blood surged as he flew back in the sky.
That was equivalent to a full-powered strike of a peak Martial King. He was knocked flying. Xiao Chen felt that he was very lucky. He vomited a mouthful of blood and then calmed the surging Qi and blood.
Shua! With a thought from Xiao Chen, a sh of silver light came flying quickly, catching the falling Xiao Chen. Xiao Chen stood on the bow of the warship.
Before Xiao Chen could catch a breath, there was another gust of violent wind. The Scarlet Crown Snakes huge tail came sweeping over, even faster than before. It struck the silver warship in an instant.
The huge force immediately threw off Xiao Chen. He was like a sandbag in the air, spinning continuously. He had no means of resisting.
Ka ca ka ca
The silver warship started cracking continuously. After a moment, the warship shattered and turned into spots of silver light as it entered Xiao Chens right eye.
The Scarlet Crown Snakes strike attack actually managed to shatter Xiao Chens Secret Treasure.
Xiao Chen did not have enough time to think about the change in current situation. After hended, the huge snake tail smashed the ground continuously. It was filled with killing intent, not giving Xiao Chen the opportunity to catch his breath.
Xiao Chen ran forward without caring for his life; he moved several meters in an instant. The potential of his bodypletely stimted.
Shockwaves continuously spread out from behind him. There were several times where the snake tail got above Xiao Chens head, but he managed to dodge the danger in time.
At this moment, Xiao Chen forgot all Movement Techniques, Martial Essence, or even Essence.
There was simply no time for Xiao Chen to circte his Essence; he could only rely on the most primitive method, the strength of his physical body, running desperately.
The huge tail continued to chase after Xiao Chen. The surging shockwaves struck his back, almost knocking him forward several times. Xiao Chen managed to dodge the danger again.
This is no way to do this; there is not even enough time to circte my Essence. What should I do! Xiao Chen was frantic as he thought anxiously.
Xiao Chen originally thought that after he executed the Azure Dragon Cloud Soaring Art, he would be able to easily flee. However, the current situation did not even give him enough time to circte his Essence.
I cant keep running like this. I have to find a chance to catch a breath. Otherwise, it will chase me to death.
How do I find an opportunity? The Scarlet Crown Snake is clearly in a berserk state. He had already used the Azure Dragons Qi once; he would not be able to use it again in the short run. If he only relied on the strength of his body, there would be no way to face off against it.
As Xiao Chen dashed forward quickly, he tried to think of a countermeasure. Since he could not sh head on it, he wanted to see if it was possible to borrow the opponents force and escape.
After that, he would execute the Azure Dragon Cloud Soaring Art, Roaming Dragons Nine Transformations andpletely escape the Scarlet Crown Snake.
Borrowing the opponents force to further his motives, Xiao Chen never learned such skills before. He could only rely on his adaptability to find the right timing. In order to sessfully borrow the opponents force, timing was crucial. If he could not find the right timing, the Scarlet Crown Snake would smash him to death.
After avoiding several attacks from the Scarlet Crown Snake, Xiao Chen carefully observed the direction of the wind, calcting the timing of the snake tailsnding.
Rumble! The huge tail mmed down again, causing the ground to tremble. Then, it pulled back quickly.
The Scarlet Crown Snakes upper body stood upright long ago; its eyes were flickering with a cold light. Its bloody, forked tongue flicked in and out continuously as it watched Xiao Chen dodge again.
The Scarlet Crown Snake cried out in extreme rage. It twisted its snake belly and its tail created a wild wind and smashed down violently.
Xiao Chen felt the direction of the wind. This was the moment! He spun around without hesitating and tilted his body to the side. As the huge snake tailnded, he sent a palm strike at the side of the snake tail.
Xiao Chen did not strike out with a lot of strength. The instant he touched the snake tail, he hand slid down the side of the tail.
Hu!
Xiao Chens body flew towards the side to the right. He felt joy; he seeded. Although a only small part of that force was not dissipated, it was still very horrifying.
However, it was within the range of what he could withstand. Xiao Chen smiled gently as he grabbed ahold of the opportunity. He immediately executed the high level technique of the Azure Dragon Cloud Soaring ArtRoaming Dragons Nine Transformations.
Instantly, nine images of himself appeared in the air. When the nine images merged together andnded, Xiao Chen had already fled far away.
Pa Pa!
When the Scarlet Crown Snake saw Xiao Chen fleeing from right under its nose, his huge snake tail smashed the ground heavily. Its huge body soared up into the air, covering the sky. It was, in no way, slow at all.
Xiao Chen turned around to take a look and saw a huge mouth above his head. A red forked tongue was shining with a cold light. The dark cave seemed like it was about to swallow Xiao Chen in the next moment.
A faint smile appeared on Xiao Chens face as he stopped. Instead of panicking, he was joyful. After chasing me for so long, you delivered yourself to me so I can make you suffer.
Purple Thunder True Fire, Shoot!
A fierce me burned continuously in Xiao Chens right eye. After a moment, it turned into a ming dragon, firing from his right eye at the Scarlet Crown Snake.
Boom! The ming dragon instant wormed its way into the cave. The Scarlet Crown Snakes body trembled, rolling around on the ground.
Xiao Chen ignored it and took advantage of this opportunity to rush towards the exit of this underground world. He knew this me would not be able to kill it.
An hourter, Xiao Chen felt the exit to the underground world. When he arrived to the pitch-dark cave, he stepped in without hesitating.
When Xiao Chen stepped through it, he felt dazzled like the first time he did so. This time, Xiao Chen paid some attention to it. It was clear that when he felt that dazzling feeling, it felt like he stepped into another world.
When he turned his head, he saw an incredulous scene. There was nothing behind him. It was simply pitch-dark; nothing could be seen.
Xiao Chen was extremely stunned; his eyes opened wide and his mouth gaped open. He muttered, How could it be? I clearly just walked out of that ce. How could it go missing?
Xiao Chen dashed forwards frantically; he did not dare believe what had happened. Before long, he walked into the side of the cave. Aside from dirt, there was nothing there.
Could what I have been experiencing in the past month be fake? Xiao Chen rubbed his forehead. He said bewilderedly, Everything was just a dream?
Xiao Chen only calmed down slowly after he took out the Flowing Light Marigold from the Universe Ring. His strength was still present and the Medial Grade Spirit Stones in his ring were still there.
Chapter 207 Unwavering Hope
Chapter 207 Unwavering Hope
This proved that the underground world existed. Xiao Chen thought carefully about the differences in his situation when he first got here and now. There must have been a change in the situation that created this scenario.
After a while, a lightbulb lit up in his mind. He said, When I first came here, there was no Spiritual Energy in my body. Now, my whole body is filled with Spiritual Energy. This is the biggest difference.
This underground world should be a small realm created by a previous senior. Only after an individual entered the realm of Sages and became one with nature could they enter. Either that or they had to be an ordinary person that waspletely void of Spiritual Energy.
Furthermore, it was very possible this small realm was created by the founder of the Heavenly Saber Pavilion, the Saber Emperor. Coincidentally, Xiao Chen had identally barged into it.
If he had not lost all his Essence and was washed down the river, it would have been impossible to reach this ce. All of these factors could not be missing. This was probably what people called fate.
Thinking about it, it was a little unfortunate. He originally thought ofing to this underground world to search through it thoroughly after he found an opportunity to do so in the future. Seems like he would not be able to enter again until he became a Martial Sage.
Xiao Chen shook his head and recollected his thoughts. Since he already came out, there was no need to think about this problem. What he needed to think about was how to return to the Heaven Saber Pavilion.
When Xiao Chen arrived at the riverside where he had climbed out miserably, he stopped. The scene of that day was still clear in his mind.
Xiao Chen was severely injured and his Essence was gone. The undercurrent was strong and his stamina was running out. Each of these circumstances were extremely dangerous. Yet, all of these things happened to him at the same time.
However, he did not lose hope. He eventually managed to climb out. There were many important things that he still had not done yet; he could not afford to die early.
Xiao Chen had not released Ao Jiao from the Lunar Shadow Saber; he had not dealt with the noble ns in the Dongming Province; he still had not found out why he was chased out from the Xiao n.
There were too many enemies that Xiao Chen had still not defeated. He had not truly stepped into the world of cultivators so far. On the path of Martial Cultivation, it would be unfortunate if he died while he was still on the starting line.
When he looked at his reflection in the water, he remembered something. He had to change his appearance back, otherwise, no one would recognize him.
Xiao Chen executed the Shapeshifting Spell. Suddenly, his face turned blurry. He recalled Ye Chens appearance in his mind. Next, his facial bones started changing rapidly.
Ye Chens somewhat ordinary face appeared on the surface of the water. Xiao Chens originally handsome face and sharp aura werepletely changed.
Xiao Chen smiled with satisfaction as he looked at the water surface. He leaped lightly andnded on the water surface and stood there. He walked on the water surface, heading upstream.
If he wanted to go back, there was no other way apart from going back the way he came. The idea Xiao Chen had was to retrace his steps back to the ce they suppressed the Fiend King. Once he found Ye Wen, he would be able to leave.
Xiao Chen trod lightly on the water, walking on it as if it was solid ground. He dashed forward at a very fast speed.
After a moment, a wall appeared before Xiao Chen. However, the river below him flowed under the wall.
Pu Tong!
Since the river was able to flow under the wall, this showed that there must be a way out in front. Xiao Chen stopped using his Movement Technique. He entered the river and swam upstream.
After he swam for a long time, Xiao Chen felt the wall above his head disappear. He floated back to the top and returned to walking on the water surface. After he walked for a long time, he found that the river was only a tributary.
The more he walked, the more astonished Xiao Chen became. There were many tributaries in this river and they covered a wide area. Along the way, he ran into more than ten ces where the river split into branches. There were even some ces where the river split into four branches.
Then the river flowed underground. It was a good thing there was only one source. All Xiao Chen had to do was to keep swimming upstream and he would find the cave where the Field King was suppressed.
Two dayster, Xiao Chen felt a certain familiar feeling before he floated to the water surface in a particr section of the river. This was because of the rotting stench of the corpse in the water had not dispersed even now.
Finally found your way out? Just as Xiao Chen floated to the top of the water, he saw Ye Wen sitting at a wooden table on the riverside. Ye Chen was looking at Xiao Chen with a mild smile.
Xiao Chen was somewhat stunned. He did not expect to meet this person the moment he arrived. He used his Essence to evaporate all the water on him. Immediately, hot steam came from his body.
Xiao Chen stepped away from the water, slowly moving away from the cloud of steam. All the waterpletely evaporated from his body and his clothes were dried off.
Ye Wen saw everything that happened and a strange look appeared in his eyes. He poured out a cup of wine for Xiao Chen and smiled. Looks like you had some miraculous encounter. Your cultivation is not crippled. You even advanced in your cultivation. I cannotpletely see through you.
Xiao Chen took the wine cup and emptied it in one gulp before he looked at Ye Wen. Originally, he thought he would have a lot of things to say. Now that he saw Ye Wen being so calm and collected, he did not know what to say.
How is Biyun Peaks Song Que? After thinking for a while, Xiao Chen asked the question he was the most concerned about.
Ye Wen enjoyed a cup of wine by himself and soon drank another cup. After that, he downyed the situation. I crippled one of his hands but he is still the Peak Master. However, you can rx. Ancestral Martial Aunt Shen already warned him. When you go out, he would not dare to find trouble with you.
You crippled one of his arms? Xiao Chen looked at Ye Wen in astonishment. It was not that Xiao Chen thought Ye Wen did not have the capabilities. What he did not expect was that Ye Chen would offend a Peak Master for him.
Furthermore, when Xiao Chen looked at Ye Wens current appearance, it was as though he did not care about it. It was like this was just an insignificant matter and he felt there was no need to pay it any mind.
Ye Wen got up and said, Lets go, there is no need to make a fuss about nothing. Ill bring you out.
Ye Wen slowly put away the wine cups on the table. After that, he led the way out. He looked at Xiao Chen behind him and said, You are very fortunate. Not long ago, thatss, Liu Ruyue, came down personally to try and find you.
Elder Sister Ruyue came looking for me? Xiao Chen was startled and said, Then what did you tell her? Did you tell her the truth?
Am I a fool? I am very familiar with her character. If I told her the truth, she would rush to Biyun Peak immediately and kick up a big fuss at the risk of her life, Ye Wen said indifferently.
Ye Wens words caused Xiao Chen to m up for a while. They had not walked far when Ye Wen spoke again. How are you rted to Leng Liusu?
Leng Liusu? Probably no rtion. Im not on familiar terms with her, Xiao Chen said. He was filled with suspicions; he did not know why Ye Wen would ask him this.
Ye Wen said, Then this is strange. She used her status as the Young Pavilion Master to bypass the Elders Assembly. She sent people here to search for you several times.
Leng Liusu also came to look for me? Xiao Chen could not understand what was going on. He wanted to ask Ye Wen for the details. However, when Xiao Chen looked at Ye Wens expression, he retracted what he had wanted to say.
Ye Wen led Xiao Chen all the way, bringing him to a small transportation formation. When the people that guarded the formation saw Ye Wen, they greeted him respectfully. Elder Ye, are you here to send someone off?
Ye Wen nodded, he then faced Xiao Chen and said, Up you go. Once you go up, you can leave this sted ce. I already dealt with your mission for you. You can go and hand it in.
Xiao Chen was about to step onto the formation. Then he turned around and asked, You didnt have to pay a price for crippling Song Ques arm?
After all, Song Que was a Peak Master. Xiao Chen could not figure out why Ye Wen was so unperturbed.
Ye Wen smiled gently. The price was for me to stay here for another ten years. Now that I see that you are still so vigorous and lively, I feel like it is somewhat not worth it.
Alright, thats enough nonsense. Scram!
Pu!
Suddenly, Ye Wen kicked out at Xiao Chens butt. Xiao Chen fell forward andnded in the transportation formation. A light on the ground lit up.
Countless talisman scripts appeared and Xiao Chens body vanished with a shua sound.
It felt very hazy and pitch dark. Xiao Chen felt that his body was being stretched out without limit. Then, motes of light appeared. After a moment, he regained control of his body.
Where is this? Xiao Chen looked around his surroundings. He discovered that he was in a small room. There were no signs of a formation on the ground. That was likely to be a one-way transportation formation.
Xiao Chen pushed the door open and walked out. He immediately saw the counter in the Hall of Contributions. When the old man behind the counter saw Xiao Chen, he was a bit stunned.
The old man waved his hand and the wooden token hanging on Xiao Chens waist flew quickly into his palm, returning to the Hall of Contributions.
The old man looked at the serial number on the wooden token as he smiled gently at Xiao Chen. Ye Chen, congrattions onpleting the mission. Here are your contribution points.
The old man took out some ck copper coins from below the counter and handed it to Xiao Chen. Count it, Ye Wen gave you an outstanding evaluation. There is a total of a thousand contribution points.
Xiao Chen received these ck copper coins, there was a total of ten. They werepletely ck. They were circr with a square hole in the middle. There was a strange strand of Qi contained within it as well, there was no way to replicate this.
The old man continued to exin. Contribution coinse in three colors. The white one represents one contribution point, the red one represents ten contribution points, and the white one represents one hundred contribution points.
Xiao Chen had lived in the underground world for close to two months. Currently, he was anxiously thinking of returning to Qingyun Peak and reporting his safely to Liu Ruyue. As such, he did not have a lot of patience to listen to the old man. He was prepared to leave immediately.
Wait for a while, dont go yet. This is your first timepleting a high level mission. There is something I still need to tell you. The old man stopped Xiao Chen and walked over.
The old man revealed a faint smile on his pale face. Young man, dont be overly anxious. This matter is your true reward.
Xiao Chen did not understand what was going on. He slowly calmed down and followed the old man. The old man led Xiao Chen as they walked toward the back of the Hall of Contributions. Along the way, many people saw the old man personally leading Xiao Chen. They all started to guess Xiao Chens status.
The Hall of Contributions Executive Elder is actually guiding someone personally? Who is this person? I have never seen him before. Even the true inheritors did not receive such a treatment.
Ive never seen him before either. Where did hee from? Could his status be even higher than those true inheritors?
Its him! Look at the identity token at his waist. He is that disciple from Qingyun Peak. He is Ye Chen! Someone in the crowd said immediately when they saw the silver identity token hung at Xiao Chens waist.
There were only two men in Qingyun Peak. One was Liu Suifeng, the other was Ye Chen. Everyone knew Liu Suifeng. Since he was not Liu Suifeng, it was obvious that he was Ye Chen.
So, it is him. He vanished for two months and then he appears again. That group of people from Wanren Peak had been looking for him for a long time.
Chapter 208 - Inner Disciple Ranking
Chapter 208: Inner Disciple Ranking
I heard the second strongest core disciple of Wanren Peak, Quick Saber Lin Feng, say that as long as Xiao Chen appears, he woulde settle scores with him.
I saw a few Wanren Peak disciples leaving earlier, they must be going to inform Lin Feng. There will be a good showter.
Even after Xiao Chen heard all this, he did not pay it too much mind. As long as it was not an elder making a move; he had the confidence to deal with any core disciple within the Heavenly Saber Pavilion.
This so-called hindrance could be used to increase Xiao Chensbat experience. As for this old man, Xiao Chen had not expected for him to have hidden his status so deeply. He waspletely different from his ordinary looks.
The old mans expression was like an ancient well, there were no ripples on it. After they reached a big hall, he said indifferently, We have arrived. This is the Ranking Hall. You can find your own position on the rankings here.
The big hall was quite huge and in the middle of it were ten wooden walls. Each wooden wall had a group of people standing in front of it. They were either shaking their heads and sighing or they looked very excited; everyones expressions were different.
The old man led Xiao Chen to thest wooden wall. When the group saw the old man, they immediately parted a path for them. Xiao Chen noticed that all the cultivators surrounding this wall had dejected expressions on their faces.
The Heavenly Saber Pavilion has a total of 5,000 inner disciples. This number has always been fixed. These 5,000 disciples all have a ranking. The ones on the wall you see here are thest 500 inner disciples. After the end-of-year Ranking War, thest 500 inner disciples would be stripped of their inner disciple status, said the old man in exnation to Xiao Chen.
So that was why. No wonder the inner disciples gathered here all had dejected expressions. It is because the Heavenly Saber Pavilions elimination system was so harsh. They would eliminate 500 inner disciples every year.
Xiao Chen looked at the wooden wall. The wall had ten rows on it and each row had fifty wooden tokens. Each wooden token represented an inner disciple.
On the wooden token, there was the inner disciples name, cultivation realm, peak, and other basic information. Xiao Chen searched for a while before finding his wooden token after a moment.
Xiao Chens wooden token was ced in a very prominent position. The end of thest row. That meant in the entire 5,000 inner disciples, he was rankedst. The words Qingyun Peak, Ye Chen, Inferior Grade Martial Grand Master were on the token.
The Hall of Contributions Executive Elder removed Xiao Chens wooden token and the wooden tokens on the entire wall moved around immediately; all the wooden tokens on the wooden wall had moved back by one space.
The old man took Xiao Chens wooden token and walked to another wooden wall, cing it on thest position of thest row.
Xiao Chens ranking had risen by 500 ces in one go. The crowd broke out into chaos. They had never seen anyone increase their ranking by 500 ces in one go before.
Thats not fair, I worked so hard doing sect missions and umted my strength. Yet, I am not able to even advance by ten ces in a month. Why can he leap up by 500 ces in one go?
Thats right. I spent so many months training bitterly but I am only able to challenge the people ten ces above me. The most I ever advanced was ten ces. How did he advance 500 ces in a go?
The old mans expression did not change. He slowly turned around and looked at the crowd. All the chatter immediately stopped and it became incredibly quiet.
If you are in thest 500 ces andpleted a high level sect mission with an exceptional evaluation on your first mission, you can escape from thest 500 ces.
The crowd finally remembered, the Ranking Hall indeed had such a rule. However, it was impossible for them to obtain high level missions. The only ones they could obtain were the ones rated dangerous. It was also very difficult to obtain an exceptional evaluation.
So for a very long time, no one within the Heavenly Saber Pavilion had raised their rank using such a method. That was why the crowd was all riled up.
Xiao Chen did not really care about all this. To him, the Heavenly Saber Pavilion was simply a pitstop. After he learned Listening To the Sword and Communicating With It, he would leave immediately. He did not have any ns to stay in the long-term.
The Tianwu continent was huge and Xiao Chens sight was set on the continental scale since long ago. Perhaps, the Heavenly Saber Pavilion was a very strong power in the Great Qin Nation. However, in the perspective of the whole continent, or even the whole world
Outside of the Tianwu Continent, there was still the boundless ocean. It was also said there were countless inds across the boundless ocean. There were also numerous strong cultivators there. Thinking this way, the Heavenly Saber Pavilion could really be considered nothing. Thats why Xiao Chen did not care too much about his status as an inner disciple.
Thats it, I still have something to do. You will slowlye to learn of the other rules naturally, the old man said indifferently.
Before he left, he gave Xiao Chen a meaningful look and said, Ill leave some final words. Young Man, dont sharpen your de too much, biting off more than you can chew, or set your sights too high. The Heavenly Saber Pavilion is able to exist for a long time. It is far from being as simple as you think it to be.
This thing the so-called geniuses, they are the cheapest existence here. Dont set your heart on the sky. Settle down, blend in. Look at this mountain carefully, it is far more magnificent than you imagine it to be.
Xiao Chen revealed an extremely shocked expression. This old man was only giving him a casual warning, yet it was as if he seen through his thoughts.
The old mans words made Xiao Chen think. Dont set your heart on the sky. Settle down, blend in Is he saying I am too arrogant?
Doesnt matter, lets take a look at the situation first. Since Xiao Chen was already here, he did not n on immediately leaving. Every journey started with a single step.
Xiao Chen walked to the first wall, the top 500 inner disciples in the Heavenly Saber Pavilion were ranked here. The wooden wall looked simr to the other wooden walls. There were also ten rows of fifty people. However, the back of the wall was different. There was ayer of gold painted on the back. It seemed to have the purpose of honoring them.
However, the top 500 did deserve this glory. When one saw their name on it, they would feel proud when they spoke about it.
Survival of the fittest, it was a very goodpetitive mechanism. This was a pretty good method for retaining talented people. Xiao Chen admired this ranking system quite a bit.
Looking up, the names of the top ten people were scarlet; like blood. They stood out from the from the mess of ck words. What made Xiao Chen surprised was that these ten people were not the core disciples of the Heavenly Saber Pavilion.
Xiao Chen did not know which peak they were from or what were their cultivation realms. The only information there was their name. They were listed as unknown. It seemed very mysterious.
Could it be that the strongest disciples in the Heavenly Saber Pavilion were not the true inheritors? Xiao Chen thought to himself. He carefully continued looking and he finally found the first true inheritor after the fiftieth ce.
Wanren Peaks true inheritor, Wang Qinian. He was an Inferior Grade Martial Saint. Even the strongest true inheritor was only ranked in the fifties. When he thought about it, Xiao Chen decided to find out the rank of the so-called Quick Saber Lin Feng.
Xiao Chen continued to search and finally saw Lin Fengs name in the third row. Wanren Peaks core disciple, a Superior Grade Martial Saint. The second strongest core disciple of Wanren Peak was only ranked around a hundred.
How were the rankings decided on the wooden wall? Why does it feel like it was not urate? Xiao Chen started to feel doubts.
Ye Chen! someone behind Xiao Chen called out his name just as he was deep in thought. When he turned around, he discovered it was Ma Chen, the one who went to do the mission in the Spirit Mine with him.
When Ma Chen saw Xiao Chen turn around, he walked over joyfully. He said, It really is you! Junior Brother Ye Chen, I have not seen you for more than a month. I thought something had happened to you.
When Xiao Chen saw him, he felt a little apologetic. He exined to him why he was forced to knock him unconscious that day and that he did not have any malicious intent in doing so.
Ma Chen waved it off and said, No need to mention it, I understand the situation. Speaking of which, what a strong backing you have! The Young Pavilion Master personally sent someone down to look for you.
Xiao Chen felt it was strange. He asked, You know about this matter? Does anyone else know about it?
Ma Chen shook his head. There should not be anyone else. I had only emerged about half a month ago myself. I did not know what happened in the Spirit Mines. I was isted for a long time.
The two of them continued to chat for a while and Xiao Chen understood a little of what had happened after he left. The events in the Spirit Mines were not spread out. Everything in the Heavenly Saber Pavilion went on as normal.
No one outside knew that one month ago, a shocking event had happened underground, one that might potentially turn into a threat to the entire Heavenly Saber Pavilion.
Suddenly, it urred to Xiao Chen, Ma Chen had been in the Heavenly Saber Pavilion longer than he had. He should know what was going on with the rankings. So he asked him about the doubts he had.
Ma Chenughed for a while before answering. That is very normal. The true inheritors of the seven great peaks are passed down to the bloodline of the Peak Master. It is not a result of talent. asionally, the strength of a true inheritor is even weaker than an ordinary inner disciple.
Xiao Chen said in astonishment, Are people able to ept it if they became the Peak Master?
If a Peak Master was weaker than a core Elder, Xiao Chen found it hard to imagine how that person would be able to manage such a huge peak.
They wont. However, this kind of person is rare. Furthermore, every peak has their own method of inheritance; the old Peak Master could always pass on their cultivation to their inheritors before they died. Ma Chen continued to exin.
As for the top ten people, they are truly the strongest ten people. They are frequently training outside and rarelye back. So it is normal to not know their cultivation realm. Ive seen them before at the Ranking Warst year.
These ten people are very strong, their reputation is well deserved. Several of them are able to attack opponents of a few cultivation levels above them. Furthermore, the way they cultivated was different from the regr inner disciples. They all flocked to the Divine Saber Camp.
So that was why the old man told Xiao Chen the Heavenly Saber Pavilion was notcking in geniuses. If the top twenty people were all like what Ma Chen had described them to be, then the words of the old man would not be exaggerated at all.
Who could be more of a genius than a person who could transcend cultivation realms and defeat their opponent?
After Ma Chen answered Xiao Chens question, he continued to exin to him the situation of the rankings change. Aside from doing training or missions, one could also challenge people on the same row to change their rank.
That is to say, the highest one could challenge was an inner disciple ranked 49 ces above them. Everyone had the rights to challenge one person every month. The person being challenged could reject it.
However, on the fifteenth of every month, if a person issued a challenge to you on this day, you have to ept it. Otherwise, it would be considered as a forfeit and it would automatically be considered as a loss.
Of course, the most crucial factor was the once-a-year, end-of-year Ranking War. At that time, the entire Heavenly Saber Pavilion would conduct a huge war amongst the inner disciples.
All the points collected in the war were an important factor in deciding the ranking. Naturally, your initial ranking was important too; like the points you had obtained. However, if one was ranked too far behind, it would be useless in the end.
Chapter 209 - Quick Saber Lin Feng
Chapter 209: Quick Saber Lin Feng
Ma Chens exnation was very detailed. Xiao Chen understood after he exined it once. He now understood what the old man meant when he said to settle down and blend in. This probably meant for him to join in thispetitive game.
Xiao Chen thought this to himself. He could respond to other peoples challenges but he should not take the initiative to challenge others. He did not have the time to do so.
After all, he was no longer in the bottom 500. As long as he could hold his position, he did not have to worry about being kicked out from the Heavenly Saber Pavilion.
It was no longer early and Xiao Chen was anxious to return to Qingyun Peak. As such, he did not continue to chat with Ma Chen. He took his leave and immediately left the Hall of Contributions.
The Heaven Viewing tform was as bustling as before and there were streams of people.
Just as Xiao Chen stepped out of the Hall of Contributions doors, he could feel several killing intents directed at him. He could not help but stop.
There was a group of people on the street heading to the Hall of Contributions. They wore the Wanren Peaks uniform, their faces filled with cold expressions. There was a cold look in their eyes and they walked up to Xiao Chen, stopping ten meters away from him.
Xiao Chen saw Yang Qi amongst the group, he was looking at Xiao Chen coldly as he whispered something into another persons ear.
That person had a squarish face and he looked very ordinary. However, there was a light that shed in his eyes asionally, which would make one tremble in fear when they saw it. He was an Inferior Grade Martial Saint.
There is indeed a good show to watch. That is Wanren Peaks Quick Saber Lin Feng. He is ranked 106th, the second strongest core disciple on Wanren Peak.
He had already dered long ago that he would reim Yang Qis honor on his behalf. Looks like this Ye Chen is not going to escape easily.
Its hard to say. Since Ye Chen was able to defeat Yang Qi that day, he might be able to defeat Lin Feng as well. Furthermore, Ye Chen is now a Superior Grade Martial Grand Master. I believe the top core discipleLuo Kedi, might be required to deal with him.
That might be possible two months ago. However, Lin Feng is now an Inferior Grade Martial Saint. Martial Saint and Martial Grand Master are twopletely different realms. The difference is too big.
Haha, Ye Chen might not even stand a chance two months ago. Lin Fengs title as Wanren Peaks fastest saber is not for nothing. At best, he would be able to lose gracefully. Now, I estimate that Ye Chen would not be even able to receive one blow.
When Lin Feng appeared, it attracted all the inner disciples in the Hall of Contributions to check out the excitement.
Xiao Chens expression did not change, he remained as calm as still water, without any ripples on it. When he looked at Lin Feng in the crowd, he did so without any fear.
Lin Feng took a few steps forward and came before Xiao Chen. He said in a cold voice, Two months ago, did you injure many of my Wanren Peaks disciples?
Thats right! Xiao Chen said indifferently.
Lin Fengs aura slowly surged up as he ced his right hand on his saber hilt. He stared at Xiao Chen as he said, Ill give you an opportunity to exin yourself. If I am not satisfied, I will return their injuries to you tenfold.
Their skills were insufficient, what is there to exin! Right after Xiao Chen spoke, he took a step forward without anyone else realizing it.
Ka Ca!
Right after Xiao Chen spoke, Lin Feng drew his saber and a cold light appeared. The crowd only saw a blurry image, they did not even manage to see what the saber de looked like.
Bang!
However, something the crowd did not expect happened. They originally thought that Xiao Chen would be immediately defeated by this lightning fast saber strike, bleeding a river of blood.
However, in reality, Lin Feng vomited a mouthful of blood. A crunching sound came from his chest and he fell to the ground. His saber dropped out of his hand.
Xiao Chen stepped forward and stepped heavily on Lin Feng, who was struggling to stand up. There was another crunching sound and a few more of Lin Fengs ribs broke.
Lin Feng grunted painfully. He pointed at Xiao Chen and said in an unsatisfied tone, You
What a change in situation! That menacing Lin Feng was knocked down by Xiao Chen with one punch. The crowd did not know how to react to this. This was too outrageous!
In their eyes, Lin Feng was clearly the one who made the first move. Furthermore, it was so fast, they were not able to see it. Yet, why was the injured one Lin Feng?
Xiao Chen! Release your foot. Otherwise, dont me us for being discourteous! Yang Qi saw Lin Feng fall on the ground and he felt anxious. He quickly led the other Wanren Peak core disciples to surround Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly as he swung his right leg back and kicked Lin Feng forward like a sandbag. Yang Qi quickly stretched his arm out to catch him. However, the force carried by Lin Feng was far greater than he imagined.
They were instantly in a frenzy. After the Wanren Peaks people caught Lin Feng, Xiao Chen had already executed the Azure Dragon Cloud Soaring Art, disappearing from sight.
In a pavilion in the distance, two young disciples wearing Wanren Peaks uniform quietly watched what happened in the Hall of Contributions.
One of them shook his head when he saw what happened. Junior Brother lost too miserably. He should not have given that person the chance to speak. If he executed the Startling Wind Saber Technique after he stepped forward, he would only need ten moves to defeat this person thanks to his current cultivation realm.
The other person smiled faintly. A defeat is a defeat. There is nothing much to say about it. Lin Feng was too arrogant. It is good for him to experience some setbacks. Junior Brother Luo, what do you think of Ye Chen?
So these two people were Wanren Peaks true inheritorWang Qinian and Wanren Peaks top core discipleLuo Kedi.
Luo Kedi thought for a while before he said, Rational, calm, good at catching the opponents weak point. His physical strength is extremely terrifying. That punch earlier, it would have about 4,000 kilograms of force behind it.
However, physical strength is not a mainstream method. The higher the cultivation realm, the smaller the advantage. He is not an opponent for us, there is no need to pay him any mind.
Wang Qinian smiled gently and said, This person is much stronger than you have imagined. If you go against him without using any of your trump cards, you probably only have a fifty percent chance of victory.
What do you mean?
Wang Qinian said indifferently, You only noticed the speed of his punch and his strength. However, you did not notice the other aspects. Those are where he truly shined.
When he was replying to Lin Fengs question, he took two subtle steps forward. This was exactly the furthest distance where Lin Fengs de could reach when he drew it.
Furthermore, he did not attack right after he spoke. He made use of his voice and speed to create a misdirection. It gave off the impression he struck out at the same time as Lin Feng right after he spoke.
Actually, he had already attacked when he was on hisst two words. Furthermore, Lin Feng had attacked after he spoke. So it was not that Ye Chen was faster than Lin Feng. Instead, he snatched the initiative.
Luo Kedi felt a little confused. He thought carefully for a while and then he revealed a doubtful look. He said, Thats impossible. How can the speed of sound be faster than what could be seen?
Regardless of whether his speed surpassed the speed of sound, it would be impossible to exceed the speed of light. The human eye should have been able to see that he made the first move.
These words were like a riddle, it would be easy to get confused. Actually, it was not difficult to exin. Within a short distance, when a person punched, the sound heard and what was seen were experienced at the same time.
However, if this persons speed exceeded the speed of sound, then an extremely strange scene would be seen. Only after the opponent had made his move, would the sound be heard.
The faster you are, theter they will hear the sound. However, regardless of the situation, your actions would always be seen the moment it happened.
That was why Luo Kedi felt that Wang Qinians words were quite conflicting. How could Xiao Chen defy thisw of physics? To cause someone to hear him before they saw him.
Wang Qinian smiled faintly. The sound you heard might not being from his mouth.
Are you saying his voice was transmitted to the ear by another means? Luo Kedi seemed to have understood something. He looked at Wang Qinian in shock.
Wang Qinian nodded. Thats right. However, it was not transmitted to the ear. Instead, it was transmitted straight into the brain. When he spoke thest two words, his mouth did not move.
This is an application of Soul Power. I had once met an expert at using Soul Power in the ancient destends. That person was even more amazing than Xiao Chen. Not only could he transmit voices, he could even transmit a picture directly into another persons brain.
Heavenly Saber Pavilion, Qingyun Peak:
Xiao Chen could not help but sigh when he looked at the familiar mountain peak. It was only two month but he actually missed it.
When Xiao Chen looked into the distance, he saw a group of people standing at the foot of the peak. They were squinting into the distance. Xiao Chen had very good vision; he discovered Liu Ruyue, Liu Suifeng, Shao Yang, and Xiao Chen all standing there.
Brother Ye, you are finally back. When Liu Suifeng saw Xiao Chen, he went forward and punched him hard.
Big Brother Ye! Are you alright?! Shao Yang and Xiao Meng both wee Xiao Chen with a smile.
Xiao Chen greeted everyone. When he saw everyones enthusiastic expressions, he felt a warmth in his heart.
Liu Ruyues charming face revealed a faint smile as she stood quietly in the corner. She had eaten the Beauty Nourishing Pill Xiao Chen had given her. She now looked even more beautiful than before, causing people to not dare to meet her gaze directly.
Her aura was reserved andpared to the past, it was missing a sharp aspect. However, it now seemed even more unfathomable. She had absorbed the vitality essence of heaven and earth that Ao Jiao gave her. At this moment, she was only a step away from advancing to Martial King.
Elder Sister Ruyue, Ive made you worried, Xiao Chen said sincerely after he walked over. Liu Ruyue had gone down to the Spirit Mine for his sake. Regardless of the situation, he had to thank her.
Liu Ruyue examined Xiao Chen carefully. After a while, a strange look appeared in her eyes. She asked, Are you now a Superior Grand Martial Grand Master?
When Liu Suifeng heard this, he could not help but be startled. He examined Xiao Chen carefully and felt that his aura was more exuberant. He seemed to be unable to see through him.
Before Xiao Chen went to do his mission, he was only a peak Inferior Grade Martial Grand Master. In two months, he had advanced to Superior Grade Martial Grand Master. This speed was no slower than a cultivator with an innate inherited Martial Spirit.
When Liu Ruyue saw Xiao Chen acknowledging it with a nod, she said, Thats great. After half a month, the Heavenly Saber Pavilion will conduct the core disciple examination. Looks like you will make it in time.
Go and rest first. Tomorrow, I will formally teach you Listening To the Sword and Communicating With It. After Liu Ruyue spoke, she turned around and left. She did not question Xiao Chen about his encounters in the Spirit Mine.
Xiao Chen exhaled in relief. It was problematic to exin his miraculous encounter in the underground world. If Liu Ruyue asked about it, he would not know how to answer.
Chapter 210 - The Alcoholic Xiao Bai
Chapter 210: The Alcoholic Xiao Bai
Hu!
A white shadow came rushing to the foot of the peak from the top. Xiao Chen looked carefully, and a faint smile could not help but appear on his face.
The white shadow was Xiao Bai. This little fellow was very yful. After it left with Xiao Meng that day, it rarely came back. It had been running wild in the Qingyun Peak.
Xiao Chen knew it enjoyed staying in the mountain forest. Furthermore, his mission was very dangerous. So he let it stay behind.
When Xiao Bai saw Xiao Chen, it was very excited. Its snow-white fur glowed faintly under the sun as it leaped over shakily.
Pu Tong!
Xiao Bai was intending to leap into Xiao Chens embrace. However, when it was about half a meter from Xiao Chen, it fell like a brick.
Xiao Bai fell heavily onto the ground. When it got up, it was in a daze. Its tiny head moved left and right, and it looked very confused.
Xiao Chen was taken aback. He walked over and picked up Xiao Bai. He immediately smelled alcoholic fragrance. He could not help but exim in astonishment, What a strong smell of alcohol! Could it be drunk?
Xiao Meng walked over somewhat awkwardly and said, Brother Ye Chen, once, after you left, Xiao Bai identally drank Shao Yangs wine. After that, it was addicted to it. It then frequently drank till it was tipsy and drunk. Regardless of where the wine was hidden, it was always able to sniff it out.
Shao Yang also walked over embarrassedly. Brother Ye, my apologies. I already took a lot of preventive measures, but Xiao Bais nose is too sensitive. Even I dont dare to drink anymore. Despite that, it ran to the top of the peak to ask for wine from the elders.
Xiao Chen sweated profusely in his heartXiao Bai really had consumed alcohol. Furthermore, to a drunken state. After being separated for two months, it had actually picked up such a bad habit.
Never mind, I will monitor the situation for these couple of days first. Furthermore, drinking is not exactly a bad thing.
Xiao Chen could only me Xiao Bai for being mischievous. Furthermore, a Rank 6 Spirit Beast was the equivalent of a Martial King. Shao Yang and Xiao Meng were only ordinary people, so it was normal for them to be unable to keep an eye on it; they could not be med for this.
Xiao Bai seemed to know that it was in the wrong. Its ears were dropping, and it did not dare to move around in Xiao Chens embrace. Xiao Chenughed helplessly as he put Xiao Bai away into the Spirit Blood Jade.
When Xiao Chen saw Liu Suifeng beside him, he remembered something. He took out five ck contribution coins and handed them to Liu Suifeng. Suifeng, when you go to Jade Maiden Peak tomorrow, please help me pass this on to Ancestral Martial Aunt Shen.
Liu Suifeng waved his hands in rejection and did not receive the contribution coins Xiao Chen intended to hand over. He smiled and said, My sis already helped you pay off the contribution points you owe. She knew that you loaned the contribution points so you could make the Beauty Nourishing Pillshe even scolded me for that.
Xiao Chen put away the contribution coins and watched as Liu Ruyue disappeared into the mountain peak. His gratitude towards her in his heart increased by another notch.
Late in the night, the stars filled the sky and the moon hung high.
Xiao Chen was in his courtyard. He took out the glowing Flowing Light Marigold Tree from his Universe Ring. On the Flowing Light Marigold Tree, the Flowing Light Flower was giving off a thick fragrant smell, emitting an overwhelming amount of Spiritual Energy.
There were five petals on the Flowing Light Flower. There was no difference between eating one petal or five. Each person only had one chance in their life to increase theirprehension abilities.
The amount by which it would increase had an element of luck to it. The flower had undefined potential in effectiveness upon consumption, it may grant the ability to remember things at a single nce or understanding any Martial Technique with a single look.
Although the Flowing Light Marigold had unspoken potential, it was still an Immortal Grade Spirit Herb. After consuming it, it would be able to increase a cultivatorsprehension ability by at least twenty percent, so it had obvious effects.
Out of the five petals, Xiao Chen intended to eat one himself, andter look for an opportunity to give one each to Liu Ruyue and Liu Suifeng. As for Shao Yang and Xiao Meng, theirck of Martial Spirits made him rule them out from consideration.
Of the remaining two pieces, Xiao Chen could give one to Xiao Bai. Thest would be left for Cousin Yn, for when they reunite in the future.
Xiao Chen allocated the five petals of the Flowing Light Flower in his mind. Then he picked one of the golden petals, ced it in his mouth, and started chewing.
A heavy, refreshing vor filled his entire mouth. The flower petal turned into a cool, refreshing liquid and spread throughout the meridians in his body.
After a while, it permeated into every cell of Xiao Chens body; a veryfortable feeling spread throughout his entire body, making him feel carefree and rxed.
Xiao Chen shut his eyes and immersed himself in this feeling, reaching into a state where he forgot about himself. After a while, it felt as though his mind exploded; countless information flooded in.
Battle Sage OriginChanging Character Form, Clear Wind Chop, Dragon Seizing Hand, Azure Dragon Cloud Soaring Art, Flight On Wings, Rushing Thunder Chop All the Martial Techniques Xiao Chen had learned appeared in his mind.
Many things that he could not understand in the past were now all cleared up. Everything became clear at once, as though he was enlightened with perfect insight. He was able to deduce many things from one thought. The various stances of his various Martial Techniques flitted through his mind.
Xiao Chen opened his eyes. His eyes looked deep and clear, like an ancient well, unfathomable.
Clear Wind Chop, Azure Dragon Tail Whip!
Xiao Chen shouted and a gentle, cool breeze blew around in the courtyard. The leaves on the ground blew up into the air, in which they flew around continuously, making non-stop shua shua sounds.
He executed the high-level technique of the Azure Dragon Cloud Soaring ArtAzure Dragon Tail Whiptogether with the Qingyun Peaks secret techniqueClear Wind Chopand moved through the air in a graceful arc.
Hu!
Something bizarre happened. Xiao Chen, who was hidden in the cool breeze, suddenly disappeared. In an instant, both the saber and cultivator vanished, both no longer within sight.
Only the cool breeze and the sound of falling leaves were what remained in the huge courtyard. The area fell iparably silent.
Ka Cha!
Xiao Chen reappeared a little in front of where he was previously at the same time as he sheathed the Lunar Shadow Saber. Pleasant surprise brightened his expression following that. The Clear Wind Chop finally reached the Great Perfection.
Right after he spoke, the cool breeze behind him stopped. All the leaves in the air all fell to the ground.
Every leaf that fell to the ground all spilt into two, then four, eight eventually they all turned into countless small pieces.
Xiao Chen himself did not know by how much hisprehension abilities had risen. However, he estimated an increase of at least fifty percentpared to his past self
The Clear Wind Chop had been one step shy of reaching the Great Perfection. Eating the Flowing Light Flower immediately propelled him towardsprehending the mechanics behind it. He even found a way to merge it with the Azure Dragon Cloud Soaring Art.
Xiao Chen had with this raised the Clear Wind Chop to an inconceivable level. Not only had he reached the point where the de could no longer be seen, he reached the point where even he was hidden in the wind.
Even Liu Ruyue or Ye Wen had yet to reach that kind of level. There had never been anyone in history to achieve it. Ergo, Xiao Chen could not possibly have known of the existence of such a realm.
Xiao Chen felt as though he was in an extremely strange state. His mind was exceptionally sharp. This was not simply just an increase inprehension ability.
It was a state that could be encountered but not sought after. It was quite simr to that state ofprehension in the Evil Wind Valley that day. At the moment, he felt that, regardless of the Martial Technique, he would be able to make a breakthrough in anything.
This felt quite wonderful. The sensation was indescribable, something one could only understand by experiencing it oneself. The reason for this should be one of the mysterious effects of the Flowing Light Flower. Xiao Chen felt that he was running out of time, time in a state he would not be able to maintain for much longer.
This state would wear off after some time. Xiao Chen racked his brainsif he missed this opportunity, it might note again.
What he needed to consider was what Martial Technique to improve on during this limited period of time.
Rushing Thunder Chop? No, the Rushing Thunder Chop has already beenprehended to a very high level. Furthermore, I am very familiar with it. Even without this opportunity, Ill still be able to make a breakthrough in the future.
Azure Dragon Cloud Soaring Art? That cant work either. I have already practiced it to Small Perfection. To reach Middle Perfection, I have to rely on raising my cultivation realm. After I be a Martial Saint, it should be able to reach Middle Perfection.
Battle Sage OriginChanging Character Form? No, this Cultivation Technique is too strange. Even up to now, I have only touched the surface of it. Itll require a miraculous encounter in order for it to make a breakthrough. If I use this opportunity on this, it would be very unfortunate if I failed.
Sword TechniqueFlight On Wings? All the more no. This is a Martial Technique imitated by the Changing Character Form. I havent practiced this much, so it is not worth it.
He was running short on time. Xiao Chen kept thinking, but he could note to a decision. Suddenly, a Martial Technique came to mind.
He revealed a trace of a smile and said, Ill practice the Great Dragon Tiger Fist, the second moveCrouching Tiger Hidden Dragon. I have been struggling with it and I do not know why. Furthermore, this Martial Technique holds great potential. If I can make use of this opportunity toprehend it, itsbat prowess would be immediately increased.
Once Xiao Chen made up his mind, he nted the Lunar Shadow Saber, together with its scabbard, into the ground. Circting his Essence while taking a stance, he began practicing the Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon.
The image of a ferocious tiger appeared behind Xiao Chen, and it seemed as if he was being possessed by said projection. His blood and Qi boiled. The king of beasts had arrived, and Xiao Chen began emitting the aura of a king dominating hundreds of beasts into his surroundings.
Xiao Chen let out an earsplitting roar that echoed like a p of thunder. A small tree in the courtyard split apart with a loud sound as a result of the roar.
Fierce Tiger Leaving the Mountains!
Xiao Chens body bent over and his right foot took a heavy step forward. He leaped forth and punched out, and the image of the tiger behind him roared loudly.
Xiao Chen could feel an explosive power coursing through his right hand. When he punched the air, there were resounding explosion sounds.
The air was punched apart, causing ripples to spread out. Floating dust particles unseeable with the naked eye exploded continuously.
Xiao Chen was overjoyed. He did not expect his Fierce Tiger Leaving the Mountains to be this significantly improved thanks to the wonderful state he was in.
After Xiao Chen had punched out, he circted his Essence in the manner required for the Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon. Immediately, some strange information started to flow into his mind.
It was unknown where this information came from. It simply imprinted itself onto Xiao Chens mind. It was all regarding the exnation of Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon.
Xiao Chen closed his eyes and did his best to absorb this information. After a while, he opened his eyes. A strange light shed in his deep and calm eyes.
So, this is the meaning of Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon. The second move of the Great Dragon Tiger Fist is not used for attacking. Instead, it is a supreme defensive technique.
In order to practice it, one had to be able to condense the power of the dragon and tiger. The dragon and tiger augmented the body, and the aura became reserved. The might of the great dragon and tiger shouldered the weight of mountains and rivers.
At the same time, it stored power for the next moveDragon Hisses Tiger Roars. If he did not practice this move to Great Perfection, there would be no way to seed in practicing said follow-up move.
The left hand is a dragon, piercing through the blue sky; the right hand is the tiger, worshipped by hundreds of beasts. The tiger and dragon augments the body, not fearing the mountains and rivers.
Xiao Chens mind was clear. Relying on that wondrous state, he struck out with both of his arms into the pose of the dragon and tiger. His entire being became incredibly calm and silent. The surroundings went mute, and there were no signs of any ripples.
Chapter 211 - Listening to the Sword, Controlling the Sword
Chapter 211: Listening to the Sword, Controlling the Sword
Kill!
Xiao Chen stomped on the ground heavily and the ground started to tremble. He crossed his two arms. Immediately, the dragon and tiger intersected before merging into Xiao Chens body.
A faint golden glow flowed out of Xiao Chens body. A dragon and a tiger were moving around continuously on the surface of his body.
Xiao Chens aura became reserved. A horrifying energy was being stored up. Xiao Chen could feel all the muscles in his body bulging. It was as though a huge force would erupt out at any moment.
However, this horrifying energy was not released in the end. It slowly disappeared into nothing. In this wondrous state, Xiao Chen knew why he did not seed in executing the Dragon Hisses Tiger Roars.
This was because the Great Dragon Tiger Fist used the Dragon and Tiger Body Sculpting Art as its foundation. If he did not cultivate till the fourthyerDragon Roar Covering the World, Piercing through the Skyit would be impossible for him to condense the true might of a dragon. In order to maintain a bnce, the strength of the fierce tiger had to be lower. Thus, the Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon could not truly achieve the Great Perfection.
Shua!
Right after Xiao Chen attempted to execute the Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon, the wondrous state immediately vanished. He was thinking to himself that it was unfortunate. If he had managed to reach the fourthyer of the Dragon and Tiger Body Sculpting Art, it might be possible for him toprehend the entire Great Dragon Tiger Fist in one breath, given that he was in that wondrous state.
Although Xiao Chen was no longer in that state, theprehension abilities increased by the Flowing Light Flower did not disappear. It would stay forever, allowing him to benefit from it endlessly.
Xiao Chen picked another petal from the Flowing Light Flower and let out Xiao Bai from the Spirit Blood Jade. At this point of time, Xiao Bai was already sober. It looked at Xiao Chen fumingly; it was ming Xiao Chen for locking it up.
Xiao Chen held out the golden flower petal and wanted to feed it to Xiao Bai. Who knew that that little brat wouldpletely ignore Xiao Chen. It was as though it was angry with Xiao Chen.
Stop being so petty. Im giving you something good. After you eat it, I wont lock you in there for no reason anymore. Xiao Chen was tempting Xiao Bai with a smile like he was the wolf from Little Red Riding Hood.
Xiao Baiy on the ground, pretending not the hear Xiao Chen. It did not even budge an inch.
Xiao Chenughed helplessly. He could not do anything to this little brat. The Scarlet Crown Snake had bitterly stood guard for so many years, all for the sake of this Flowing Light Marigold. It was something that one could only wish for.
How wonderful, it actually ignored me. The Flowing Light Flower had a greater effect on Spirit Beastspared to humans. Under certain conditions, it would even be possible for Spirit Beasts to change their form.
Hence, this Flowing Light Flower had to be given to Xiao Bai. Otherwise, it would be too wasteful. Xiao Chen walked over to it and called out a few times. The little brat simplyy on the ground pretending to be dead, ignoring him.
When Xiao Chen saw this, he could only make use of the final measure. He took a bottle of wine from the Liushang Pavilion out of the Universe Ring. Then he kneeled on the ground, opened the bottle cap, and shook it. A heavy wine fragrance wafted out immediately.
Huang!
Xiao Chen only saw a white shadow streak across before his eyes; it was like a white phantom. It was difficult to spot where it was, its movements were very strange as it headed for the wine bottle in Xiao Chens hand.
Fortunately, Xiao Chen was prepared. He quickly swapped the bottle to the other hand. Otherwise, Xiao Bai would have been able to snatch the bottle away when it moved suddenly.
You really have be a little alcoholic. Eat this flower petal first and then I will let you drink this wine. Otherwise, you can forget about it, Xiao Chen said as he patted Xiao Bais head.
Xiao Bai looked at Xiao Chen with a grieved look. Its eyes were misting up, looking extremely pitiful. It stood up on its hindlegs and its white ws kept trying to reach for the wine bottle in Xiao Chens raised hand.
Xiao Chen felt it looked very pitiful and his heart softened, Alright, Im afraid of you. You are really spoiled. I cant hit you nor scold you and I still feed you good stuff.
Xiao Bai took a big gulp with a guzzling sound. Its tiny face turned slightly red. Then it suddenly took the Flowing Light Flower petals from Xiao Chens hand.
It made a face at Xiao Chen and then it quickly fled. Xiao Chen revealed smile as he extended out his Spiritual Sense to chase after it. When he discovered it did not go very far, he rxed.
After he left Mohe City, Xiao Bai had been following him. There were quite a few times he had run into danger but Xiao Bai had rescued him every time.
Xiao Chen had forgotten his original purpose in capturing Xiao Bai already. In his eyes now, Xiao Bai was not simply a pet but his bestpanion.
Although after Xiao Bai cultivated the Mysterious Nine Heavenly Revolution Transformation, its growth was extremely fast and itsbat prowess was equivalent to a Martial Saint, Xiao Chen had never thought of making it help him in fights.
There were quite a few times where Xiao Bai wanted toe out to help Xiao Chen. However, he would keep it trapped in the Spirit Blood Jade, not letting it out.
As long as Xiao Bai can live happily, then it would be good. If it got injured in a fight or an ident happened, then it would be toote for regrets.
Early the next morning, the first rays of the sunlight shined through the window from the east and struck Xiao Chens face.
Xiao Chen opened his eyes and let out a long breath. He slowly got up and stretched his body. He had spent the night cultivating and was now in high spirits. His spirit, Qi, and mind were all replenished, he was ready to start the day.
After Xiao Chen washed up, he headed for the dueling grounds in Qingyun Peak. Liu Ruyue had already promised to teach him Listening to the Sword and Communicating With It.
He finally was going to make a start on his purpose ofing to the Heavenly Saber Pavilion. His heart could not help but fill with anticipation, and his pace had also increased significantly.
Pu!
Just as he walked out of the gates of the courtyard, a white shadow came streaking over. A glossy body which reflected the sunlight, giving it a faint glow, nimbly leapt onto Xiao Chens shoulders.
Xiao Bais tiny body was easily ignorable to Xiao Chen, its weight did not ce any pressure on his shoulder.
It was unknown how the Flowing Light Flower had changed Xiao Bai. Xiao Chen was curious. He could not help but pick Xiao Bai up from his shoulder and carry it in his embrace as he carefully inspected it.
There was a intelligent gleam shing in Xiao Bais eyes. When Xiao Chen looked at it face to face, he felt that it had more Spiritual Energy than before. There was a hint of embarrassment in the depths of its eyes.
Embarrassment? I must have seen wrongly. It is not logical for such a humanistic expression to appear in Xiao Bais eyes.
Xiao Chenposed himself and took another look. That look of embarrassment was already gone. Xiao Chen smiled faintly, he had indeed seen wrongly.
Xiao Chen ced Xiao Bai back on his shoulder. Ten minutester, he arrived at Qingyun Peaks dueling grounds.
It was unknown when, but Liu Ruyue had already arrived and was guiding Liu Suifeng in Martial Techniques. There was a very stern expression on her face, and there was a look of mild disappointment in her eyes.
You failedst years core exam. Your bone age indicates you are already 19-years-old. If you fail again, you will never be able to be a core disciple. Dont go to the Jade Maiden Peak for now. I have already asked for leave on your behalf already, Liu Ruyue said with a sullen expression.
Liu Suifeng had a bitter expression as he said, Seriously? Ive made an appointment with Miss Xinyun to do a sect mission together.
Dong! Liu Ruyue rapped her knuckles on Liu Suifengs forehead violently. You are useless, Chu Xinyun has already be one of Jade Maiden Peaks core disciples long ago, she might even be a true inheritor. Look at what you are doing everyday, there is simply no difference from a piece of trash.
In this Tianwu Continent, how can you protect the one you love if you dont have great strength? Your strength is not evenparable to the girls, yet you still have the nerve to chase after her. I truly feel ashamed for you.
Liu Suifeng rubbed his head and said, Sis, you cant put it that way. Otherwise, a strong and violent woman like you would never be able to find someone to spend your life with.
Are you looking for a beating?
Liu Suifeng quick-wittedly dodged to the side. He continued to said, Haha, Sis, Im not wrong. Look at the Great Qin Nation. How many men could defeat you? They are difficult to find!
You still dare to talk back?! You will stay in Qingyun Peak until the end of the month, Liu Ruyue Said as she red at Liu Suifeng angrily. When she heard Xiao Chens footsteps, she could no longer be bothered with Liu Suifeng.
Liu Ruyue looked at Xiao Bai, who was on Xiao Chens shoulder, and her eyes lit up. She quickly walked over and said in a strange tone, This little fellow howe it seems like it has even more Spiritual Energy than yesterday?
Xiao Bai seemed to have understood what Liu Ruyue said. It revealed a happy expression on its face as it blinked a few times at her.
After a while, it cried out happily and jumped down. It grabbed Xiao Chens leg with its paws and shook it continuously.
Xiao Chen knew what it meant by that and he took out a bottle of wine from the Universe Ring. Xiao Bai immediately grabbed the wine and excitedly ran to the side.
A rare warm smile appeared on Liu Ruyues face. This little fellow Will it be a problem if it drank too much?
Xiao Chen said jokingly, Just let it be, drinking a little wine is fine. As long as it does not get into a drunken fit it will be fine.
Liu Ruyue stopped smiling. She had not forgotten what she intended to do today. She said, Come with me.
Xiao Chen knew what Liu Ruyue was going to teach him. He felt somewhat excited and quickly followed. Liu Ruyue brought Xiao Chen to a rack of weapons filled with all sorts of sabers.
Liu Ruyue drew her small saber and the entire weapon rack started shaking. Then, all the sabers on the weapons rack were drawn out and flew into the air.
Dang! Dang!
Liu Ruyue shouted and all the sabers stuck themselves into the ground two inches deep in an orderly fashion; they were all densely surrounding the two of them.
When Xiao Chen counted them, there were at least 500. Xiao Chen was astonished. This was an exceptional technique. If he could control the opponents weapon in a fight, it would be half the battle won already, even before the fight started. After losing their weapon, they would lose a significant portion of theirbat prowess unless they used Fist or Leg Techniques.
Liu Ruyue stood across from Xiao Chen, a gentle expression on her face as she sheathed her saber. She said, Listening to the Sword and Communicating With It can be split into four states. From the lowest to the highest: Listening to the Sword, Controlling the Sword, Sword Heart, and Communicating with the Sword.
That state I haveprehended up to is Controlling the Sword. The technique I exhibited earlier can be done after reaching the Great Perfection in Controlling the Sword.
Xiao Chen listened carefully. When Liu Ruyue stopped, he asked. Actually, all long, I have a doubt about Listening to the Sword and Communicating With It. Why is it called Listening to the Sword and Communicating With It and not Listening To the Saber and Communicating With It? Why is it named using the sword?
Liu Ruyue exined, The Saber did not exist initially. Long ago, there was only one weaponthe sword. There were all sorts of swords. Later on, the saber was made using the sword as the base.
Listening to the Sword and Communicating With It is a state derived from the sword. This state can fortunately be applied to sabers as well. Since this name has been used for a long time, no one bothered to change it.
Chapter 212 - Ancient Absolute Saber Formation
Chapter 212: Ancient Absolute Saber Formation
So there was such a reason for this! This was an eye-opener for Xiao Chen. However, does this mean that the sword was the most orthodox weapon out of hundreds?
Liu Ruyue continued, There are many states for the sword that cannot be applied to sabers. Of course, sabers have many unique states as well. However, all of this is too distant for us. We do not need to consider them for now.
There were other states for the saberthis was the first time Xiao Chen was hearing of this. However, Liu Ruyue was right. At this point in time, he had not even learned the main points of Listening to the Sword and Communicating With It. Thinking of these other states, is a little far-fetched for him now.
Xiao Chen nodded, I can understand the principles of it. Elder Sister Ruyue, lets begin. How do I enter the first state?
Liu Ruyue smiled helplessly, her charm radiating. She said, Actually, I do not know how to do that either. When I was training with the saber, I entered into the state as I practiced. Such experiences would definitely be useless to you.
So when you asked me to teach you Listening To the Sword and Communicating With It, I truly had no way to do so back then. During these days, I have been thinking about how to teach you, how to lead you into the state of Listening To the Sword and Communicating With It.
Xiao Chen felt depressed. After spending so much effect, he was back to the start. All he got was that he had toprehend it on his own. It was as good as saying nothing.
Fortunately, Liu Ruyues next sentence cleared his doubts. It allowed him to not be overly depressed.
Since ancient times, this state had always beenprehended on ones own. There has been no precedent for someone achieving this state by relying on someones help. I have thought of a few ideas but I am not very confident in them. So you must be mentally prepared.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly, Not a problem. Not very confident is better than no confidence at all. Just do all you can. If you cant do it, I will not insist on it.
Liu Ruyue exhaled in relief. She smiled, In that case, then I can rx. The girl in the Lunar Shadow Saber should be very important to you right? Otherwise you would not be willing to dy your cultivation to try and awaken her.
Ao Jiaos appearance came into Xiao Chens mind. He remembered the promise he once made to the Thunder Emperor. Xiao Chen said seriously, Very important, extremely important. Elder Sister Ruyue, you managed to awaken her thest time. Would you be able to do that again?
Previously, when they were fighting Song Que, Liu Ruyue sessfully awakened Ao Jiao. If there was a way topletely awaken Ao Jiao, then Xiao Chen would not have to spend any effort on this.
Liu Ruyue smiled, That wont work. It is, after all, not my saber. Furthermore, I had forcefully used Communicating with the Sword thest time to achieve the result. In order to truly awaken her, you have to rely on yourself.
Qingyun Peak, Dueling Grounds:
Xiao Chen sat down cross-legged and closed his eyes. He did not circte his Essence, he simply sat there quietly. His mind was nk, he was not thinking of anything.
There were 500 sabers in his surroundings, arranged in a ring shape around him. If each saber was inspected carefully, they all had a faint flowing light flickering; asionally, a cold light shed.
In the blink of an eye, ten thousand stampeding horses appeared in his mind, there was an illusion of thousands of soldiers howling angrily. It felt as if it was happening right in front of him; the origins of these 500 sabers shed before him.
The Lunar Shadow Saber sat in its scabbard, lying quietly beside Xiao Chen. It seemed very ordinary when ced in the middle of these 500 sabers.
Liu Ruyue stood quietly at the side as she watched the seated Xiao Chen. A warm smile was revealed on her face as she muttered to herself, I hope it will be useful.
Sis, one canprehend Listening To the Sword and Communicating With It by sticking 500 broken sabers in the ground and then sitting in the middle of them thinking nonsense? Seems ridiculous! Liu Suifeng said, it was unknown when he got behind Liu Ruyue.
Liu Ruyues expression was as calm as water as she said indifferently, Broken sabers? Go look for 500 broken sabers like these for me then. Each one of the sabers were obtained from ancient saber formations.
Although they are not highly ranked, they have existed for tens of thousands of years. They all contain a trace of the Dao. You actually called them broken sabers I cant be bothered with you.
The full name of the Saber Formation in Saber City was the Ancient Absolute Saber Formation. It had existed since the Ancient Era and had been active for at least ten thousand years. Even so, there were no signs of its might decreasing.
No one knew the origins of this Saber Formation. For a very long time, no one had been into the center of the Saber Formation and could see exactly what was allowing it to keep operating.
The thing that made the Saber Formation famous was that if one was able to escape from the Saber Formation, they would be able to obtain a treasured saber. The longer they stayed in there, the more valuable the saber they would obtain.
However, the Saber Formation was very dangerous. It was already exceptional for a Martial Saint to be able to stay in there for an hour. The even stronger Martial Monarch would not be able to stay in there for longer than half a day.
If one wanted to obtain a treasured saber that existed for ten thousand years and had a trace of the Dao in it, the odds would be very low. This went to show how difficult it was for to gather 500 treasured sabers like Liu Ruyue did.
Liu Suifeng revealed an astonished expression, Sis, 500 of such sabers would probably be half of the Heavenly Saber Pavilions stock. How did you managed to do this?
Liu Ruyue said softly, Lu Chen owes me a favor. Coincidentally, he is the one managing all this. So I borrowed some to use. Since I have to return them anyway, he agreed.
Liu Suifeng made an exaggerated expression of being hurt as he said, Sis, Im starting to suspect you are not my blood sister. Why do I not enjoy such treatment? This is so hurtful.
Liu Ruyue look at Liu Suifeng, feeling resentful at him for not living up to her expectations. She said, Did I not spend enough effort on you before you were 13? Iid such a good foundation for you and yet you wasted it all. Are you not embarrassed?
Liu Suifengughed out, Sis, I find that you are a little perturbed. Like you are trying to cover up for something. Are feelings of love blossoming? I can help you by being your matchmaker.
Look at Brother Ye, he has limitless potential. He should not have any trouble in the uing core disciple exam. Furthermore, he is a 16-year-old Superior Grade Martial Grand Master. His cultivation talent is not inferior to yours. He ispletely a match for you.
The most important thing is that, Brother Ye does not seem to have anyone he fancies. Coincidentally, you can fill the void Ah!
Bang!
Before Liu Suifeng couldplete his jabbering, there was the sound of a breeze. A long leg appeared in front of him and kicked him heavily on the chest.
There was a loud boom as Liu Suifeng flew back quickly like a sandbag. He was crying out painfully in the air. Eventually, he crashed into the wall at the other end of the dueling ground beforending with a bang.
Liu Suifeng slowly climbed up, feeling sore all over. He could not help but grumble, That is more painful than usual. Haha! The results seems to be good though. There is a good showing! Haha!
Xiao Bai, who had drank until it was somewhat intoxicated, saw Liu Suifeng suddenly fall beside it. Its face turned red as it cried excitedly and smashed a paw over.
Hu!
There was a huge air current and, in a short moment, it turned into an intense berserk wind. This wind tossed Liu Suifeng into the air.
When the berserk wind died down, Liu Suifeng fell heavily to the ground again. This time, he fell even more miserably; his bones almost broke.
When Liu Suifeng saw the intoxicated, red-faced Xiao Bai crying out, he was startled, Damn! This little thing is in a drunken fit again. Run!
In the days when Xiao Chen left, Xiao Bai would asionally enter into a drunken fit when it got drunk. Furthermore, it loved taking it out on Liu Suifeng, leaving a deep impression on him.
Because they were afraid Xiao Chen would me them, no one dared to tell Xiao Chen abou this. Liu Suifeng circted his Essence and ran quickly, heading outside the dueling ground.
Xiao Bai turned into a white phanom, it was even significantly faster than Liu Suifeng. It kept crying out as it chased.
Liu Ruyue saw everything that happened but did not care about it. This was not the first time Xiao Bai chased after Liu Suifeng everywhere.
Although Xiao Bai was naughty and mischievous, it would not really injure Liu Suifeng. In Liu Ruyues opinion, it coincidentally helped Liu Suifeng train his reactions and defensive abilities. So, she left it alone.
On the other end of the dueling ground, Xiao Chen was seated on the ground. His mind was nk, not thinking of anything. He simply sat there quietly.
Initially, when Liu Ruyue told him about her first method, he felt that it was strange, like Liu Suifeng did.
However, since he chose to believe in Liu Ruyue, he would trust in her unconditionally. He kept an open mind and gave it a try.
After an unknown period of time, the scene before Xiao Chens eyes changed. He discovered he was in a ck space with nothing in it. The surrounding was very quiet, there were no sounds at all.
Huang Dang Dang!
Suddenly, the 500 sabers on the ground all started shaking. The shaking became more and more intense. The entire dueling ground started to tremble slightly.
Liu Ruyue revealed an extremely joyous expression. She looked at Xiao Chen on the ground and said, The ancient Saber Intent has converged. Now, it''s a matter of whether you can grasp it. Dont disappoint me.
The dark space suddenly resembled the starry sky outside the city. Thousands of bright spots lit up in the boundless and limitless darkness, like thousands of houses lighting up. It slowly turned brighter, the now resplendent space was extremely beautiful.
Xiao Chen eximed, What is this? What is this ce? Arent I in the dueling ground of Qingyun Peak? How did I get here?
Shua! Shua!
Just as Xiao Chen was filled with doubts, the spots of light all flew over, covering the air. When they flew near, he discovered that these spots of lights were sabers, sabers giving off a glow.
Hu Chi! Hu Chi!
Countless glowing sabers flew around before Xiao Chens eyes. They all left a trail of mes behind them. It was especially radiant in his pitch-dark space.
Faster! Faster! Faster!
There was an anxious voice continually urging Xiao Chen, urging him to find a saber that would belong to him in this space.
Hu! A saber flew right before Xiao Chen like a meteor. Xiao Chen was startled. If he was struck by it, he would be pierced through and die on the spot. So he quickly dodged.
Shua! Shua! A few more sabers flew at Xiao Chen continuously. They were as fast as meteors. Xiao Chen panicked and executed the Azure Dragon Cloud Soaring Art, moving around continuously in this pitch-dark space.
Chapter 213 - Engrossed in an Illusion
Chapter 213: Engrossed in an Illusion
However, the more he dodged, the more sabers that flew at him from the sky. In the end, it became extremely taxing. There were various wounds appearing on his bodyblood dripped down continuously.
How do I defend here? Liu Suifeng! Elder Sister Ruyue! Do you hear me? Xiao Chen shouted anxiously. However, aside from the sounds of the sabers shing by, there was no sound in this space.
Quickly! Quickly! Find your saber! Find your saber! That anxious voice rang out in Xiao Chens mind again. Go full speed ahead! Rush! Rush! Rush!
Xiao Chen looked around the surroundings. It was saber light after saber light, where were the other sabers? He attempted a few times but the Universe Ring would not open. His saber was simply not here.
Damn it! What is this ce? Xiao Chen roared loudly. No more hiding! He circted the Dragon and Tiger Body Sculpting Art and the bones in his body gave off pi li pa sounds. The Great Dragon Tiger Fist punched out continuously.
The saber lights which kept flying at him were crushed by 6,000 kilograms of force. They shattered and turned into sparks, disappearing into the boundless darkness.
However, the saber lights were endless; they were uncountable, overwhelming. No matter how many were crushed, there would still be thousands of saber lights flying at him.
Back at the dueling grounds of Qingyun Peak, the ground was trembling. Xiao Chen was seated on the ground, frowning tightly, his forehead filled with sweat. His eyes were tightly shut, and he revealed a pained expression, as though he was having a nightmare.
Liu Ruyues expression turned heavy. She muttered, Was I too anxious? Ye Chen, can you do it? Find your saber and you cane out. You can definitely do it!
Her fingers were intertwined, her hands sped tightly. Unknowingly, her hands had turned purple, but she could not feel it. It was clear she was extremely anxious.
Sis! What happened?! The activity in the dueling ground was too great. When Liu Suifengwho was chased out by Xiao Baisaw the situation, he quickly rushed back.
Xiao Bai, who was chasing after Liu Suifeng, saw the pained expression on Xiao Chens face. It was as though it could sense the anxiousness in Xiao Chens heart. Its drunken state disappeared immediately.
It growled softly and turned into a white phantom as it leaped towards Xiao Chen. However, just as it leaped over, the 500 ancient treasured sabers surrounding gave off a horrifying shockwave, causing Xiao Bai to fly back. It was thrown far away andnded heavily.
Ao!
Suddenly, a fierce expression was revealed on Xiao Bais face. Its ck eyes turned bloodshot. It roared loudly and a surging aura erupted out from its tiny body.
Liu Ruyue pushed her feet off the ground and moved instantly. She appeared behind Xiao Bai and chopped at its neck with her hand, causing it to faint before it went berserk.
Rumble!
A squall blew in the wide dueling grounds. The bright space turned dark. The trembling of the ground turned even more intense. They were all making a lot of noise as they flickered non-stop; the nging sound reverberated continuously in the dueling hall.
Liu Suifeng did not understand what was going on. He became anxious as he said, Sis, what exactly is going on? Whats happening?
Liu Ruyue carried the unconscious Xiao Bai into her embrace and said, I used these 500 sabers as well as the Demonic Crystal Stones under the dueling ground to turn the ancient Saber Intent into a miniature Ancient Absolute Saber Formation.
Liu Suifeng was startled and turned pale, Ancient Absolute Saber Formation! Ye Chen is in the center of the formation! Will there be any problems?!
Liu Ruyues charming face revealed a calm expression, It is much weaker whenpared to the real Ancient Absolute Saber Formation. It is impossible to forcefully enter the state of Listening to the Sword and Communicating With It without taking some risks.
Still, you should have told him about it first. He has no way to make any mental preparations at all. Im afraid that he will not be able to get out.
Liu Ruyue said pensively, There are some things that would be rendered useless if you know in advance. As long as he can find his own saber, the Ancient Absolute Saber Formation will copse on its own.
At that point in time, maybe he would be able to forciblyprehend the first stateListening to the Sword!
Countless saber lights fired at Xiao Chen in the pitch-dark space. Xiao Chen merged the tiger and dragon into his body, and he relied on his extremely strong physical body to smash apart the saber lights flying at him.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The explosion sounds rang continuously, reverberating in this boundless darkness. Although Xiao Chen would be fine for now, he was getting more and more anxious. No matter how strong he was, there would still be a moment that he ran dry on energy.
At that time, when thousands of sabers pierced through his heart, he would have no way of staying alive.
Faster! Faster! Draw your saber! Draw your saber!
The anxious voice rang out once again, lingering in Xiao Chens ears. Bastard! You only know how to call out. My hands are empty, where is the saber to draw?
The Universe Ring is not reacting. Even if you call ten thousand times, the saber will not show up. Xiao Chen could not help but curse out. However, no one answered his questions. The anxious voice kept calling out continuously like it did before.
Calm down Calm down Xiao Chen did his best to calm his emotions down. In this life-and-death situation, his mind started to turn clear.
Ever since he had entered into this world, it felt like he had been in an anxious state. This had disrupted his normal thought process. Xiao Chen was not normally so irritable.
There could only be one reasonthe voice calling out continuously in his heart. That anxious voice calling out non-stop was making Xiao Chen extremely anxious, disrupting his thought process.
There was only one way to resolve this dangerous situation and leave this ce. That was to find out where the voice wasing from and drawing the saber that it was talking about.
Quickly! Quickly! Draw your saber
The anxious voice called out again, like a demonic voice. Xiao Chen focused and kept his breath regr, and did his best to keep his mind clear so that he would not be infected by the voices anxiousness and be irritable.
So that was how it is! After a while, Xiao Chen was enlightened. He revealed a tranquil and calm smile. The voice is where the saber is.
The voice is where the saber is. In other words, the saber was where the voice is.
A determined look appeared on Xiao Chens face. Where was the voice? Wasnt the voiceing from his heart?
Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon!
Xiao Chen shouted and took the stance of the tiger and dragon. When he crossed his arms, the tiger and dragon merged into him. Instantly, he became capable of defending against a great amount of force, fearing neither the mountain nor the river.
Dang! Dang! Dang! Dang
The saber lights flying over were blocked by a barrier of light, the saber lights were vibrating continuously. Xiao Chen pushed forward with his arms and pushed all these saber lights back.
Pu Ci!
Xiao Chen took advantage of the time where they were unable to attack him to stick his five fingers into his chest, as if they were sharp knifes. Blood spurted out like a fountain, flowing continuously.
Since that anxious voice came from his heart, the saber was naturally in his heart as well. This space was not likely to be an ordinary space. It should be some kind of mental illusion.
However, even if it was a mental illusion, if one died in there, there was a great possibility of their physical body dying as well. Even so, Xiao Chen had no other choice, and he could only risk everything on this attempt.
Hu!
Suddenly a resplendent light lit up in the position of his heart. Xiao Chens pained expression was significantly alleviated as he pulled his right hand out slowly.
A girl made out of light came out slowly together with Xiao Chens right hand. When the girl came outpletely, the wound on his chest healed rapidly.
Is this the saber that is hidden in my heart? Xiao Chen muttered. He looked at the girls appearance with an astonished expression.
Qingyun Peak, Dueling Grounds, Within the Saber Formation:
The Lunar Shadow Saber at Xiao Chens side suddenly began vibrating continuously. It drew itself out of the scabbard with a huang dang sound and danced in the air without stopping.
The instant the Lunar Shadow Saber came out of the scabbard, the entire miniature Ancient Absolute Saber Formation stopped trembling.
Shua!
Suddenly, Xiao Chen opened his eyes and pushed his feet off the ground. He leaped into the air and grabbed the dancing Lunar Shadow Saber.
Xiao Chen had a serene expression as he grasped the saber hilt with his right hand. His index finger and middle finger of his left hand slid across the de from the bottom to the top.
As Xiao Chens fingers slid across the de, the de lit up with a resplendent glow. By the time his fingers reached the tip, the entire de was glowing, it was extremely dazzling.
After the glow faded, the de of the Lunar Shadow Saber turnedpletely white. The de flickered with a cold gleam; it was even sharper than it had been before.
When Xiao Chen felt the energy in the Lunar Shadow Saber, he revealed a faint smile. He said, The seal has been released a little. The Lunar Shadow Saber went from being a Superior Grade Profound Ranked Spirit Weapon to being an Inferior Grade Earth Rank Weapon.
When Liu Ruyue, who was at the side, saw the sessful transformation of the Lunar Shadow Saber, her anxious face finally rxed. She ced Xiao Bai down gently from her embrace.
Weng! Weng! Weng!
The crazy trembling of the dueling grounds finally stopped. The 500 ancient sabers contain Daos all left the ground in an orderly fashion and returned to their scabbards.
Xiao Chen slowlynded on the ground. He stretched out his hand and the scabbard flew over. He revealed a faint smile as he sheathed his saber and walked over to Liu Ruyue.
Did you find your saber? Could you feel the breath and pulse of the saber? Liu Ruyue asked Xiao Chen gently.
Xiao Chen shook his head helplessly and said, I did find it but I did not feel anything special. The Lunar Shadow Saber is different from how I imagined it to be.
When Xiao Chen had wanted to take a clearer look at the girls appearance in the dark space, the girl suddenly turned into countless streaks of lights before vanishing. He then returned to reality at the same time.
Liu Ruyue revealed an expression clearly full of doubts; she could not figure it out. She said, You clearly found your saber in that space but why did you not enter into the state of Listening to the Sword and Communicating With It?.
Xiao Chen thought for a while and said, Maybe the method was wrong. We can try another method tomorrow.
Thats all we can do. Liu Ruyue nodded before continuing to say, Thats right. The core disciple exam is starting in half a month. You should go make some preparations. Use your contribution points to obtain some Martial Techniques in Qingyun Peaks library.
Ill get Suifeng to bring you to the library tomorrow. You should go back and rest first. At the same time, think about what kind of Martial Technique you want to obtain.
Chapter 214 - Comprehending A State
Chapter 214: Comprehending A State
Xiao Chen nodded and pulled the unconscious Xiao Bai into his embrace. He asked, Whats wrong with Xiao Bai?
Liu Suifeng replied, It wanted to enter a berserk state to save you earlier. So my Sis knocked it unconscious.
Regardless of cultivator or Spirit Beast, if they entered a berserk state, it would leave behind significant repercussions. This was especially so for Xiao Bai.
Thats right, Brother Ye, its best to let Xiao Bai drink less in the future, Liu Suifeng said solemnly. He remembered being chased around by Xiao Bai earlier.
Xiao Chen felt suspicious as he asked, Why?
Its a little hard to exin. Its somewhatplicated. Actually, this Liu Suifeng spoke incoherently for a long time. Eventually, he was still too embarrassed to speak about the matter of Xiao Bai chasing him around.
Late in the night, the waning moon hung high in the starry sky.
Xiao Chen stood in his personal courtyard. He was holding Lunar Shadow Saber in his right hand, and sliding the fingers of his left hand back and forth along the de.
The glow on the snow-white de turned even more resplendent. As Xiao Chen rubbed it more intensely, his Essence circted and poured continuously into the saber.
In the next moment.
Sharp saber Qi fired out continuously from the saber de, flying around chaotically in the air. These saber Qi were different from the saber Qi of a regr cultivator.
The sharp saber Qi contained electrical energy. Traces of electricity moved together with the saber Qi, filling the entire sky that could be seen in the courtyard.
Xiao Chen pulled back his fingers and the saber Qi in the air disappeared instantly. The electricity flickered for a bit before disappearing without a trace, as well.
Although Xiao Chen did notprehend the state of Listening To the Sword and Communicating With It aftering out from that dark space, he seemed to haveprehended a different state he could not name.
This state allowed him tounch saber Qi containing electricity while he was a Martial Grand Master. The might of this saber Qi was even stronger than the saber Qi that some of the Inferior Grade Martial Saints were capable of. Furthermore, its potential had not yet beenpletely unleashed.
Xiao Chen recollected his thoughts and looked at the snow-white Lunar Shadow Saber. He hesitated heavily; this was the first time he realized that he did not understand this saber at all.
The dark space was extremely strange. Xiao Chen had heard from Liu Ruyueter that this was a mental space formed by the ancient saber intent.
It was able to pull out the saber intent hidden in the depths of his heart. After Xiao Chen heard that, he became even more confused.
The Lunar Shadow Sabers saber intent was a strange girl. Although he did not see her appearance clearly, he was sure it was not Ao Jiao.
Early the next morning, the sunlight peeked through the window and shone on Xiao Chens face. Xiao Chen woke up from his cultivation and opened his eyes. When he walked out of the courtyard, he saw Liu Suifeng.
Suifeng, sorry to keep you waiting, Xiao Chen greeted him.
Liu Suifeng smiled gently, Its fine, I just got here myself. I did not wait very long. Lets go, Ill bring you to the library.
The two of them chatted as they made their way to the top of the peak. Along the way, Xiao Bai appeared from an unknown ce. It jumped onto Xiao Chens shoulder with a shua sound, startling Liu Suifeng.
Whats wrong? Xiao Chen asked when he saw Liu Suifengs horrified expression.
Liu Suifeng smiled awkwardly, Nothing. Lets keep moving. Thats right, how many contribution points do you have? What kind of Martial Technique do you intend to exchange for?
Xiao Chen had already decided on what kind of Martial Techniques to exchange for long ago. He temporarily did not need Cultivation Techniques. Although he did not know what grade the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation was, given Xiao Chens pace of cultivation, he knew it was sufficient for him to cultivate for a long time.
Xiao Chen did not need Fist Techniques or Movement Techniques, either. It was unlikely that Qingyun Peak would have any techniques better than the Great Dragon Tiger Fist or Azure Dragon Cloud Soaring Art, so there was no need to consider those.
The only thing Xiao Chen wascking was a good Saber Technique. The Rushing Thunder Saber Technique had been modified by Xiao Chen, turning it into an Inferior Grade Earth Ranked Martial Technique. However, it was too aggressive, leaving no leeway for retreating.
If he was against one or two enemies, it was fine. However, if he was fighting against a group of enemies of simr strength to him, it would be difficult to deal with them. He could only use the Changing Character Form, and adapt to the situation.
However, unless the Battle Sage Origins could make a breakthrough, the Martial Techniques (which the Changing Character Form imitated) had great differences from the Martial Techniques Xiao Chen practiced.
Hence, Xiao Chen urgently required a Saber Technique. Ideally it should be Earth Ranked or above. Profound Ranked and Yellow Ranked were useless, just a waste of his time, and so would not be considered.
However, Xiao Chen did not know if there were any Earth Ranked or better Saber Techniques. Thinking of this, Xiao Chen asked, Are there any Earth Ranked, or higher, Saber Techniques in the Qingyun Peak Library? I have a thousand contribution points, would that be enough?
A proud smile appeared on Liu Suifengs handsome face, If you were in another peak, it would beplicated to obtain Earth Ranked Martial Techniques. Furthermore, it would cost a lot and there would not be many choices.
However, this is not a problem in Qingyun Peak. The Qingyun Peak used to be the top peak of Heavenly Saber Pavilion. It has the mostprehensive collection of Martial Techniques amongst the seven peaks. There are more than 15 Earth Ranked Martial Techniques, second only to the library of the Main Hall.
Under the condition a Heaven Ranked Martial Technique did not appear, an Earth Ranked Martial Technique was the best Martial Technique one could ask for in the Tianwu Continent. If a n had an Earth Ranked Martial Technique, it was sufficient for them to flourish for several hundreds of years.
The Heavenly Saber Pavilion deserved to have endured for ten thousand years. Just a single Peak there had 15 Earth Ranked Martial Techniques, that was very shocking news.
I only have a thousand contribution points, would that be enough? Xiao Chen asked worriedly. After all, this was his first time exchanging for Martial Techniques using contribution points; he did not know the value of the contribution points.
Liu Suifeng felt ashamed as he said, Please dont use such a tone when you say that. What do you mean I only have a thousand contribution points? You say it as if a thousand contribution points have the same value as air. I cant even earn 500 contribution points in half a year; these words make people like me feel very frustrated.
Xiao Chen smiled, I did not know that. Just tell me if it is enough.
I can tell you with full confidence, yes! Its not as though you are really purchasing it. You are simply borrowing a hand-copied version. It will be more than enough; there is no need to worry, Liu Suifeng said seriously.
When Xiao Chen heard this, he rxed. It seemed like he had underestimated the purchasing power of contribution points. Who knew? He might even be able to borrow a Superior Grade Earth Ranked Martial Technique.
The two of them continued to make their way up the peak. Although the mountain road was rugged, with their cultivation, it was like walking on tnd. Their pace was very fast, and soon, they saw a group of towering pavilions.
However, although it appeared near, it still required some time before they arrived. When they were not far off, Liu Suifeng, who was in front, suddenly stopped. He asked Xiao Chen, Brother Ye, what do you think of my sis?
This question packed a big punch. When Xiao Chen heard it, he was stunned, causing him to suddenly stop walking. Xiao Bai, who was on his shoulder, nearly fell off. It red ferociously at Liu Suifeng.
Liu Suifeng ignored the Xiao Bai, who was making threatening gestures. He smiled and continued to ask, What do you think? How do you feel about by sis?
Xiao Chen said carefully, That depends on what aspect you are asking about. Your question is too vague.
Liu Suifeng smiled gently as he continued, Then I will make my question more specific. Do you think my sis is pretty?
Graceful and exceptionally gorgeous, Xiao Chen thought for a while before answering honestly.
Liu Suifengughed loudly and continued, What do you think of my sisters martial abilities?
Outstanding and with great talent!
Then is my sis nice to you? She spent a lot of effort to set up the Ancient Absolute Saber Formation for you yesterday. Furthermore, thats not the only thing she has done for you in the past.
Yeah I have nothing else to say in that respect.
Liu Suifengs grin became even broader at this point. He said, So a girl like that would be chased after by many men. She can be considered a peak rare resource. Do you agree?
Xiao Chen continued to nod, En, that is indeed so!
Then how about I matchmake you with my sis?
Xiao Chens mind went nk for a while; he thought he heard wrongly. He felt suspicious as he asked, What did you say? Can you repeat it?
Liu Suifengughed loudly, Not clear enough? Then I will say it slowly. How about you be my brother-inw? You see
Hu Chi!
Xiao Bai, who was sitting on Xiao Chens shoulder, leaped over to Liu Suifengs head in an instant. It kept scratching at Liu Suifengs head with its snow-white ws.
Liu Suifeng was caught off guard at the sudden change in the situation. He kept swatting his hand above his head as he said anxiously, Stop moving. I just did up my hair this morning Ouch, it hurts ouch
In the end, the more Liu Suifeng tried to get Xiao Bai off of himself, the faster it moved. It was impossible to keep up with it. Amidst the chaos, he suddenly lost his bnce and tumbled downwards.
Xiao Chen was distracted by Liu Suifengs question. When he heard Liu Suifengs miserable cries, he recovered his wits. However, it was toote to help; Liu Suifeng had already tumbled down to a distant ce.
Although the mountain road was rugged, it was not very precipitous. With Liu Suifengs strong body, he would only receive some superficial wounds. Xiao Chenughed somewhat helplessly as he turned around and continued heading up.
Xiao Chen did not get far when a fast gust of wind blew past him; Liu Suifeng had rushed up in front of Xiao Chen. He was incredibly pale as Xiao Bai pulled on his hair.
Big Brother Ye, please call back this little ancestor. Im about to get tortured to death.
Xiao Bai was sitting on Liu Suifengs head. There was a gentle smile on its face as it asionally smacked his head with its snow-white paws. Its intelligent eyes looked at Xiao Chen innocently.
This little fellow was doing something bad, yet it still put on an cute and innocent look. This resulted in no one being able to get angry at it. Xiao Chen could only take it down and ce it on the road.
Liu Suifeng finally felt some relief. Hebed his long, mutted hair back and continued saying to Xiao Chen, Brother Ye. What do you think of what I said earlier? You answered my earlier questions rather quickly.
Stop hesitating. Didnt you say my sis is pretty good in every aspect? Why are you still hesitating? Do you not like her? Just say the word and I will help you. Damn!
A white shadow flew at Liu Suifeng again. This time, Liu Suifeng was prepared and dodged to the side.
Xiao Chen saw that Xiao Bai was still messing around. So he ced it in the Spirit Blood Jade temporarily. Then he said to Liu Suifeng, I do like her, but not in the romantic way. Furthermore, I am still weak. Even if there is someone I liked, I would be unable to protect her. I can only focus on cultivating for now. Brother Liu, dont mention this matter again.
Chapter 215 - Ferocious Person—Wang Rong
Chapter 215: Ferocious PersonWang Rong
Liu Suifeng continued, saying, About this you are both outstanding people. Being together would not dy your cultivation. Instead, you might even be able to help each other. There is no need to worry about this.
When Xiao Chen heard this, he smiled. He was thoroughly amused by Liu Suifeng. Alright, no need to say anymore. Dont think I do not know what your intentions are. You want me to distract your sister so you can go chase after Chu Xinyun peacefully.
However! Xiao Chen stopped smiling and put on a serious expression, Your sister is right. In this world where the strong rule, you cant be reckless. Someday, you will understand this.
Liu Suifeng had lived under Liu Ruyues protection since he was young. He probably did not have many opportunities to leave the mountain. He did not understand what the world was like; he had not seen what Xiao Chen had seen.
Because of this, he would someday end up suffering a disadvantage. However, since Xiao Chen was about the same age as him, it was not appropriate for him to say it directly. He could only shake his head internally.
When Liu Suifeng saw that his n had been seen through, heughed awkwardly and said, Fine, I wont speak of this anymore. Lets move quickly, we have already been significantly dyed.
After that, the two of them stopped speaking and moved very quickly. Under Liu Suifengs lead, they soon arrived at Qingyun Peaks library.
There were two rows of about ten Divine Saber Camp desmen standing in front of the library expressionlessly. Even though they had withdrawn their killing Qi, they still gave off a certain pressure when they stood together like that.
Xiao Chen did not expect to meet the Divine Saber Camps people here. However, when he thought about it, he could understand why. The library of any sect would be seen as a restricted zone and be heavily guarded.
Sending the Divine Saber Camps people to guard the library was within reason for the Heavenly Saber Pavilion. In fact, chances are there were more hidden guards aside from the ones in front of them.
Xiao Chen did not dare to extend out his Spiritual Sense as he followed behind Liu Suifeng. Xiao Chen slowly walked through the doors of the library and handed his identity token over. The Divine Saber Camp desmen did not say anything and let him in directly.
Behind the door, there was a tall table. It was very simr to a bar counter. Behind the table was an old man dressed in ck. Xiao Chen was unable to make out his cultivation level. He was sipping tea as he focused on reading.
The old man felt Xiao Chens gaze and gently put down the book in his hand. He smiled amiably at Xiao Chen and said, Little brother, you finally came.
When Xiao Chen heard this, he was somewhat surprised. He did not recognize this old man.
When Liu Suifeng saw the situation, he quickly exined to Xiao Chen, This is my First Uncle, Liu Qing. He was injured twenty years ago. The Ice Crystal Flower you snatched back saved his life.
Xiao Chen immediately understood the situation. He was of the same generation of the previous Peak Master and probably held a high position. He did not dare to be impolite, so he immediately went forward and dered, Ye Chen greets senior.
Liu Qing smiled faintly, There is no need to stand on ceremony. At the end of the day, Im the one that should bow to you. If it were not for you, I would have lost my life.
Xiao Chen was unable to sense Liu Qings cultivation. Furthermore, he was a senior. How could Xiao Chen dare to receive a bow from him? He quickly said, Senior has exaggerated. It was simply a slight effort on my part.
Suifeng, bring him to the second floor. I will charge him half price for any Martial Techniques he picks today, Liu Qing nodded, he was very satisfied with Xiao Chens humble attitude.
Xiao Chen did not expect to be able to gain such a benefit. He quickly gave thanks and followed Liu Suifeng, quickly arriving at the second floor of Qingyun Peaks library.
The library was split into two floors. The first floor contained Yellow Ranked and Profound Ranked Martial Techniques; there were no Earth Ranked Martial Techniques. The worst Martial Technique in the second floor was a Superior Grade Profound Ranked Martial Technique.
Sha! Sha!
Just as Xiao Chen arrived at the second floor, he could hear the sound of pages being flipped. It was quite obvious in the quiet second floor. Could there be other people here?
When Xiao Chen looked carefully, he found that there were indeed people from other peaks; they were all seriously picking Martial Techniques. Liu Suifeng exined, Its not too strange. These are the core disciples of the sect. The core disciples have the rights to pick Martial Techniques from other peaks.
Xiao Chen nodded and ignored them. He asked around for the location of the Saber Techniques and immediately went over to pick out some.
There were only 15 Earth Ranked Martial Techniques in the Qingyun Peaks library. Ignoring the Cultivation Techniques, Fist Techniques, and Movement Techniques, Xiao Chen found three Inferior Grade Earth Ranked Saber Techniques and one Medial Grade Earth Ranked Saber Technique; there was no Superior Grade Earth Ranked Saber Techniques.
Medial Grade Earth Ranked Saber TechniqueWithered Tree Saber Technique. There was a total of 18 moves. It wasprehended by an almighty senior in front of a withered tree which had existed for ten thousand years.
This Saber Technique was simple and concise, steady and imposing. There were no elegant orplicated moves. There was no high requirement onprehension ability. However, it was easy to learn, but hard to master.
The essence of it would involveprehending the longevity of a withering tree, the reason why it would stand for ten thousand years without dying. Only then could one practice it to Great Perfection.
Withered Tree Saber Technique Just from hearing the name one could tell the style of this Saber Technique. It was tenacious and heavy, a very in and simple Saber Technique.
It was quite good, but it was not suitable for Xiao Chens style. Furthermore, Xiao Chens Martial Spirit attribute was not wood. It would be difficult to reach Great Perfection.
There was only one Earth Ranked Saber Technique, but it was not suitable for him. Xiao Chen felt that it was unfortunate. He looked at the remaining three Inferior Grade Earth Ranked Martial Techniques.
Mountain Splitting Saber Technique, Inferior Grade Earth Ranked Martial Technique. There were a total of nine moves. It was grandiose, fierce, and tyrannical. When practiced to Great Perfection, it would be easy to split a mountain.
This was a verymon Earth Ranked Saber Technique in the Heavenly Saber Pavilion; many people practiced this. When Xiao Chen was in the Spirit Mines, he had seen Ma Chen use it. It did indeed have an extraordinary might.
There was no requirement on the Martial Spirits attribute, so it was a viable option. Xiao Chen ced it back down slowly. If he had no other choices, he would choose it.
Xiao Chen continued reading the remaining two Saber Techniques: Wind and Thunder Saber Technique, and Lingyun Saber Technique.
The Wind and Thunder Saber Technique was originally a Superior Grade Earth Ranked Saber Technique. However, there were very harsh requirements. It required one to have dual-attributes in order to cultivate it; such people were rare. Hence, it was quite neglected and was relegated to an Inferior Grade Earth Ranked Saber Technique.
The Lingyun Saber Technique had a total of 18 moves. It wasprehended by a senior of the Heavenly Saber Pavilion on the highest peak of the Lingyun Mountain Range. After cultivating for a hundred years, he suddenlyprehended it when he felt the majesty of the Lingyun Mountains.
Unfortunately, this Saber Technique was not aplete Saber Technique. It was not known why, but the senior destroyed thest three moves in this Saber Technique. This resulted in this Saber Technique, that could have beenparable to a peak Superior Grade Earth Ranked Saber Technique, to instead be an Inferior Grade Earth Ranked Saber Technique.
Because it was missing thest three moves, it was not aplete Saber Technique. Furthermore, there were very high requirements onprehension ability. These factors all resulted in very few people practicing it, like the Wind and Thunder Saber Technique.
Out of the four Saber Techniques, the Withered Tree Saber Techniques attribute did not match, and the Wind and Thunder Saber Technique had too high a requirement. Only the Mountain Splitting Saber Technique and the Lingyun Saber Technique remained.
The names of these two Saber Techniques were quite interesting, too. One was named Mountain Splitting and the other was named after the mountain range. It was not known if the Mountain Splitting Saber Technique could really split the Lingyun Mountain Range after it reached Great Perfection.
The two Saber Techniques each had their own unique points. However, the Lingyun Saber Technique was one step higher overall. Because there were high requirements forprehension ability and the fact it was missing the final three moves, it resulted in fewer people practicing itpared to the Mountain Splitting Saber Technique.
After thinking for a while, Xiao Chen took the Lingyun Saber Technique. Ill choose this. Although the Mountain Splitting Saber Technique isplete, there are too many people practicing it in the Heavenly Saber Pavilion. It seems too ordinary.
Choosing the Lingyun Saber Technique would be more suitable for Xiao Chen. Although it had high requirements forprehension ability, Xiao Chen was notcking in that. He was not afraid he would fail to learn the Lingyun Saber Technique.
Who knows, with his currentprehension ability, he might evenprehend the final three moves by himself; it was notpletely impossible.
After Xiao Chen made up his mind, he started to look through the Lingyun Saber Technique, flipping through a few pages. After he read the introduction, he discovered the rest were nk pages.
The cirction method, the incantation, the names of the moves there was nothing. Xiao Chen flipped through the other Saber Technique and discovered it was the same. There was only a rough introduction, the rest were nk.
After thinking for a while, Xiao Chen understood the reasons behind this. Most cultivators had very good memories. They would be able topletely remember everything within a book.
They would only require half a day topletely memorize a Martial Technique. There were also geniuses with photographic memories. Within a day, it would be possible for them to memorize all the Martial Techniques within the entire library.
If so, the system of using contribution points to exchange for Martial Techniques would be pointless. It was going to be more problematic than he thought to obtain the real manual.
Xiao Chen put aside the Lingyun Saber Technique carefully. He did not see Liu Suifeng around, so he was not in a rush to return. Hence, he started to wander around the second floor.
Xiao Chen started to walk around every bookshelf, asionally taking a book out and flipping through it. He got to take a look at all sorts of Martial Techniques; just reading the introductions was often an eye-opener for him. In the future, if he was fighting an enemy using such Martial Techniques, he would have an idea on how to deal with them.
While Xiao Chen was strolling around, he saw a Martial Technique with a strange name in the corner of a bookshelf. It was the Nine Saber Heavenly Exterminating Formation (Simplified Version). There were even some notes behind it, discussing the theory; it was not perfect and was only for reference.
The Nine Saber Heavenly Exterminating Formation wasnt this one of the three great formations of the Heavenly Saber Pavilion? It was even a simplified version. Xiao Chen quickly took a look, interested.
Unfortunately, it was the same as the other Martial Techniques. The Nine Saber Heavenly Exterminating Formation (Simplified Version) only had a brief introduction. The detailed methods of operation were not in there.
Ye Chen, have you chosen your Martial Technique? Liu Suifeng asked as he sauntered over.
Xiao Chen carefully put away the Nine Saber Heavenly Exterminating Formation (Simplified Version). He took a look at the manual in Liu Suifengs hand and he eximed in surprise, You seem to be holding an Earth Ranked manual!
Liu Suifeng nodded, En! An Inferior Grade Earth Ranked Cultivation Technique. This is going to deplete the contribution points I earned at the Jade Maiden Peak by watching the fields. It will be useful for the core disciple exam this time.
After the two of them spoke, they headed down the stairs. At the bottom of the stairs, they saw a man in his twenties. He was wearing the grey cultivator robes of the Gangyu Peak. He had what would be considered a handsome face, but was giving off a certain malicious vibe.
When Liu Suifeng saw this person, his expression changed. He said in astonishment, Wang Rong! When did youe back?
When Wang Rong saw Liu Suifeng, he smiled gently and revealed an expression of contempt. It has been a year, but you have not changed. No, you have even be weaker. Move!
Wang Rong casually used his palm to push on Liu Suifengs shoulder. It did not seem like he used much strength, but Liu Suifeng was pushed back uncontrobly.
Chapter 216 - Do You Wish to Live in the Shadow of This Person Forever?
Chapter 216: Do You Wish to Live in the Shadow of This Person Forever?
Hu!
Xiao Chen stepped forward and ced his right palm on Liu Suifengs back, dissipating the force. Only after that did Liu Suifeng managed to stabilize himself. He had an unsightly expression on his face as he thanked Xiao Chen in a soft voice.
Wang Rong smiled faintly as a mocking expression appeared on his face. He said, You are even weaker than I thought. You cant even withstand a single blow!
Wang Rong! Dont go too far! This is Qingyun Peak! Liu Suifeng said angrily.
Wang Rong smiled faintly, What did I do? I only asked you to move. Dont use Qingyun Peaks name to suppress me. You are not even a core disciple, you are not worthy of doing so.
Wang Rong Xiao Chen repeated this name in his mind a few times. It seemed like he had heard this name before but he could not recall where. Even so, he was not bothered with it.
Wang Rong snorted as he walked by Liu Suifeng. When he walked by Xiao Chen, he suddenly stopped. He turned his head and said with a mocking smile, I forgot, you dont care about being a core disciple. After all, you have a powerful sister shielding you. Even if your rank drops drastically, you would not be chased off the mountain.
When Xiao Chen heard the word rank, he finally remembered where he seen Wang Rongs name. He was the twentieth ranked on the Hall of Contributions ranking boards. He had only taken a cursory nce and did not have too deep an impression. That was why he did not remember it immediately.
However, Xiao Chen did not know what grudge Liu Suifeng had with this person. There seemed to be something major between them; the moment they met, the atmosphere became very tense.
Liu Suifeng turned pale and he clenched his right fist tightly. There was a vein bulging on his forehead, like he wanted to say something. However, he eventually did not say anything.
When Wang Rong saw that Liu Suifeng was not going to say anything, he found it boring. He snorted and walked away without looking back.
Boom!
Suddenly there was a loud explosion in the quiet library; it was like a crack of thunder. It caused the library to tremble continuously.
The image of a ferocious tiger merged into Xiao Chens body, the bones in his body were giving off pi li pa sounds. There was a loud roar as a fist punched toward Wang Rongs back.
The instant the thunder crackled, Wang Rong immediately felt a killing intent and the horrifying wind from the fist. He did not have enough time to think. He turned around at lightning-speed, clenched his fist and punched out in response.
Bang! Wang Rong felt incredible pain and his arm went numb. He flew backward and his Qi and blood surged non-stop; hended on the second floor.
Xiao Chens punch did not have any warning. Furthermore, when he made a move, he did not hold back; 6,000 kilograms of force used together with his Inferior Grade Earth Ranked Fist TechniqueFierce Tiger Leaving the Mountains.
The staircase was very narrow, there was not enough space for Wang Rong to draw the saber hanging at his waist. Furthermore, he had underestimated Xiao Chens physical strength and shed head on. This resulted in him suffering a huge disadvantage.
Rumble!
Wang Rong stomped on the ground, causing the force from Xiao Chens punch to be transmitted to the floor. All the bookshelves on the second floor immediately started shaking. Many of the manuals on the bookshelves fell to the ground.
That is Wang Rong, the twentieth ranked person on the Unstable List. He normally trains outside, why is he back? Hes even fighting with someone.
Who is so daring to even challenge Wang Rong? Inst years Ranking War, Wang Rong was the most vicious one. He had no sense of camaraderie at all, he even killed someone. If it were not for the fact that he has high talent, he would have been chased away long ago.
It is definitely someone within the top twenty ranks. No one else would dare to take the initiative to provoke him, not to mention causing such arge disturbance.
The originally quiet second floor immediately turned noisy. The people who were choosing Martial Techniques all rushed out. They were all astonished when they saw the state Wang Rong was in.
The so-called Unstable List was the list on the wall painted gold in the Ranking Hall. Thepetition within the top 500 ranks was the most intense in the entire Heavenly Saber Pavilion.
The people who could keep their names there were geniuses. When these people went out of the Heavenly Saber Pavilion, they would be able to be an overlord of an areastories of their might would spread far and wide.
Thus, this list was also known as the Unstable List. The people who were able to get into the top twenty were geniuses among geniuses. They could already be ssified as monsters and Wang Rong was one such monster.
Who in the world was fighting with Wang Rong? Everyone was feeling curious. They all looked to the bottom of the stairs, wanting to find out who was below; who was the one with such guts?
Ta! Ta! Ta!
Xiao Chen slowly walked up, appearing before everyone. When everyone saw him, they were astonished, The one who challenged Wang Rong was actually him.
Qingyun Peaks Xiao Chen! Its actually him! They were shocked; a person who been in the inner sect for only half a year actually challenged Wang Rong, who was in the top twenty of the Unstable List.
Wang Rong had an extremely livid expression on his face. He wanted to move his hand to draw his saber but he discovered that his hand would not obey. When he took a look, he was startledtiny beads of blood came out through the pores of his right arm.
Within a short period of time, it would be impossible for his arm to be recovered to its original state. Wang Rong cursed in his mind, Damn, I was too careless. How much force does this guys punch contain? My right arm refuses to listen to me.
Wang Rong excelled at Saber Techniques, he had not trained his physical body. He had no way to gather more Essence to his right hand in a short period of time. Hence, he was not a match for Xiao Chen whenpeting in strength.
Bastard! How dare you sneak attack me! You will pay for that! Wang Rong roared at Xiao Chen; he had an livid expression on his face.
Before Wang Rong returned to the mountain, he had already advanced to the peak of Inferior Grade Martial Saint. Although he noticed Xiao Chen, he did not care about him as he saw that he was only a Superior Grade Martial Grand Master.
However, Wang Rong had not expected this person to sneak attack him. Furthermore, he done so with such great force, temporarily crippling his right hand.
Ye Chen, dont injure him. You are not his match. Liu Suifeng ran over and held Xiao Chen back. His cultivation is much higher than yours. He might be at an disadvantage now, but you will not be able to deal with his retaliation in the future.
Xiao Chen looked at Liu Suifengs worried appearance and sighed in his heart. How naive now that I have already injured him, a grudge has been formed.
If I let him off now, would Wang Rong not retaliate in the future? Given his character, would he give up on taking revenge?
If one was overly cautious and afraid to do anything, then it was a waste to be living in this world. Xiao Chen did not think too much before he decided to make a move.
This person humiliated his friend in front of him and he had even made a move to mock him. If he had no chance of victory, he might have chosen to endure. However, since he could, why not make a move?
If Xiao Chen did not do so, then he would be going against his character. If he stayed quiet and plotted revenge for the future by the time he could think of that, the opponent would have already reached the second floor. Even if you wanted to make a move, you would have lost your opportunity.
Xiao Chen has always been a decisive person. He would not hesitate to do the things that he had decided to do. He would use a huge force to instantly defeat the enemy.
Do you wish to live in the shadow of this person forever? Xiao Chen stared at Wang Rong, as he had no intentions of letting him off.
When Liu Suifeng heard that, he was stunned. Aplicated expression appeared on his face, But you are really not his match. In the past few years, he is the only person in the Heavenly Saber Pavilion to practice the Wind and Thunder Saber Technique to Great Perfection.
Dang! Dang! Dang!
A few figures showed up from an unknown ce. Liu Qings figure arrived slowly. He looked coldly at Wang Rong and said, Leave, and donte back to Qingyun Peak again.
When he heard Liu Qings words, Wang Rong felt like he was relieved of a great burden. He leaped away and quickly disappeared from everyones sights. He had clearly seen the look of disdain in Xiao Chens eyes earlier.
Wang Rong had seen such looks outside before, and he was incredibly familiar with them. The bandits had the same look, cold and unfeeling, decisive in killing.
Wang Rong believed that even with Liu Suifeng here, this person would not hold back. Xiao Chen might not dare to kill him in the Heavenly Saber Pavilion, but he would be able to ensure that he stayed in bed for a few months.
I cannot let him stay alive, otherwise, it will cause me no end of trouble. When he leaves the mountain, I have to look for an opportunity to kill him, Wang Rong thought to himself as a trace of murderous intent appeared in his eyes.
Xiao Chen felt that it was slightly unfortunate when he saw Wang Rong leave. He was very clear on what kind of person Wang Rong was. He was originally nning to injure him to the point where he had to lie in bed for a few months.
However, since Liu Qing had said something, Xiao Chen was not in a good position to make a move. He could only be more careful in the future, keeping an eye out for Wang Rongs revenge.
Xiao Chen and Liu Suifeng descended to the first floor and handed over all the manuals they had chosen to Liu Qing. Liu Qing dealt with Liu Suifengs stuff first before taking a look at the manuals Xiao Chen handed over.
When he saw the first manual, he had an expression of mild shock. He said, Lingyun Saber Technique This is an deficient Earth Ranked Saber Technique. Furthermore, there is a very high requirement ofprehension ability. Little Brother, are you sure you want to choose this?
Xiao Chen nodded, Senior, there is no need to worry. I have seriously considered this already before I made my decision.
Seeing Xiao Chen so resolute, Liu Qing did not try to persuade him anymore and simply asked for 400 contribution points. Then he took out the Lingyun Saber Techniques manual as well as a jade strip.
Drip a drop of blood onto this and then repeat after me. This hand-written copy will be yours after that.
Xiao Chen did as he said, repeating after him, I, Ye Chen, swear on my heart demon that I will not leak out the Lingyun Saber Technique I have learned. If I break this oath, I will be devoured by my heart demon, my meridians will break, and I will die.
[TL notes: Heart demon: most people familiar to these kinds of novels would be familiar with this. It is usually something bothering a cultivator, preventing them from advancing further. Its a mental trauma of some sort, one that can have physical effects on cultivators.]
Xiao Chen was astonished; What a vicious oath. So this is how the Heavenly Saber Pavilion prevents the leakage of their secret techniques. I wonder if it were to really leak would the results be as stated?
Regardless of whether is was effective, Xiao Chen would not try it casually. That jade stripe was quite strange. It was better to be safe than sorry. If the oath took effect, it would be toote for regrets.
After Xiao Chen swore to his heart demon, Liu Qing handed the Lingyun Saber Techniques hand-copied manual to Xiao Chen. Then he took the second manual from Xiao Chen.
When Liu Qing saw the name of the manual, he could not help but smile, Little friend, why did you choose this? It does not seem like a Martial Technique.
Xiao Chen nodded, Hmm, I know. I just wanted to check it out. The three great formations of the Heavenly Saber Pavilion are famous. Who knows, maybe I canprehend something new from this, and gain some enlightenment.
Chapter 217 - Mysterious Senior
Chapter 217: Mysterious Senior
Liu Qing shook his head and smiled. If this is what you are thinking, then you may be disappointed. Although this book is called the Nine Saber Heavenly Exterminating Formation (Simplified Version), it is not rted to that Nine Saber Heavenly Exterminating Formation.
This manual is another formation, which was derived from the Nine Saber Heavenly Exterminating Formation. Although its might is great, it required nine cultivators of simr cultivation levels to cooperate perfectly. It had very high requirements and only existed in theory.
Aside from the formation master, the other eight people would have to be like extensions of his arms, smooth and natural, without any pause or hesitation. There was no leeway for any errors; otherwise, the formation would instantly fail and cause a bacsh.
Xiao Chen frowned slightly, a strange look appearing in his eyes. He said, Senior, why are you so familiar with this?
Liu Qing smiled faintly and said, Not just familiar, I am the one who wrote this book.
So that was why. No wonder he was as familiar with it as if it were his family treasure. Xiao Chen said, In that case, I will listen to seniors advice and not take this book.
Wait for a while, Liu Qing told Xiao Chen before handing him aplete Nine Saber Heavenly Exterminating Formation (Simplified Version). There is no problem looking through it when you have time. Who knows, maybe you can figure out the method to solve the issues it has.
Xiao Chen was mildly surprised. He gave his thanks after receiving it before immediately leaving the library.
Liu Suifeng was seated alone on the stone steps outside of the library. He had a dejected expression on his face. It was likely that he was still thinking about Wang Rongs return.
Xiao Chen walked to Liu Suifengs side. He was not aware of the grudges between him and Wang Rong, nor did he know how to console him. It was fine to receive setbacks and difficulties as long as one knew of their faults and bravely dealt with them.
However, Xiao Chen did not know if Liu Suifeng could think this through. If he was ruined by this setback and developed a heart demon, it would mean the end of his journey on the path of cultivation.
When Liu Suifeng heard Xiao Chens footsteps, he got up and put on a brave front. Brother Ye. You obtained the manuals already, right? Let''s go down the peak. Thank you for standing up for me earlier.
Xiao Chen patted his shoulder and said, As your friend, this is what I should do.
Liu Suifeng was silent on the way down,pletely different from when they were going up. They both headed for the middle of the peak in silence.
Hold on!
After they walked for a while, a voice suddenly rang out in their heads. They stopped walking and looked at each other; there was a trace of doubt in their eyes.
Suddenly, Liu Suifeng shut his eyes, as though he wasmunicating something with his mind. After a while, he opened his eyes and said to Xiao Chen, My dad wants you to go to the top of the peak. He wants to meet you.
Liu Suifengs father, the previous Peak Master of Qingyun Peak; the one who held on to the Divine Weapon. He was usually at the top of the peak and was shrouded in mystery. To think he wanted to meet Xiao Chen!
Xiao Chen felt suspicious and asked, Did he say what is it about?
Liu Suifeng did not know, so he shook his head, He did not say. I have not seen him for a very long time myself. Let me know how he is doing when youe down.
Xiao Chen nodded and executed the Azure Dragon Cloud Soaring Art. He moved very quickly on the small mountain path. In the blink of an eye, he had travelled several hundred meters.
Liu Suifeng looked at Xiao Chens disappearing figure and muttered, How unfathomable. He was about as strong as me a few months ago. Now, I can no longer see through his strength. He probably would be able to fight against Wang Rong.
When Liu Suifeng thought of Wang Rong, he revealed an expression of hate and helplessness.
Qingyun Peaks summit was between 4,000 and 5,000 meters higher. The higher one climbed, the more precipitous it was. Eventually, it reached a point where there was no more road. After that was a near-vertical climb. The top of the peak was shrouded in clouds. A strong wind blew up there, making ones clothes flutter.
Xiao Chen took a look around. There was another thousand meters to the top, but the wall was smooth, and there were no footholds. His Small Perfection Azure Dragon Cloud Soaring Art had no way to fly in the air.
Xiao Chen had no other choice but to use the Gravity Spell to fly to the top. Flying for a thousand meters up exhausted a lot of Essence. Furthermore, the wind very strong. This final stretch took a long time toplete.
Xiao Chen felt like he was flying up to heaven. He did not know how Liu Suifeng came up here in the past. In the end, Xiao Chen got through this daunting experience without any mishaps, andnded firmly.
There was an old man seated cross-legged at the top. There was no expression on his face, as though he had merged together with the rock.
The apocalyptic Divine Weapon was stowed peacefully in a wooden box and ced at the side of the peak; it seemed very ordinary.
Xiao Chen had always been curious about the old mans status; he had a guess that he was not very sure about. When he saw this person, he sized him up carefully. However, he discovered that this person was different from the one in his memories.
He did not know why, but Xiao Chen exhaled in relief when he arrived at this conclusion.
The old man slowly opened his eyes and he looked at Xiao Chen. He smiled, I did not expect to meet you again so soon Thunder Emperors inheritor. How is the scabbard I gave you?
When Xiao Chen heard this, he was startled. A strange light appeared in his eyes as he stared at this old man, So, it really is you!
The Thunder Emperors inheritor this was the status Xiao Chen was the most sensitive about. When he heard this person mention it again, his right hand went for his saber hilt quickly. He raised his aura and was ready to make a move at any moment.
The old man smiled indifferently, There is no need to be nervous. If I wanted to harm you, I would not have given you the scabbard. Otherwise, the people in the Elders Assembly would have felt the aura of the Thunder Wood Sword and killed you on the spot.
Although the old man said that, the wariness in Xiao Chens heart did not decrease at all. The feeling of having ones life in the hand of another was notfortable.
If this was looked at from another angle, if the old man wanted to harm him, all he had to do was to announce his status. Xiao Chen would then immediately face the threat of elimination.
Xiao Chen said sullenly, Why did you call me here? Im guessing it is not simply to meet me?
The old man did not answer Xiao Chens question. Instead, he said, Although I cannot leave this Mountain Coiling Rock under me, I know of every little thing that happens in the Heavenly Saber Pavilion. Nothing can escape my eyes.
He could not leave the rock under him? Xiao Chen extended out his Spiritual Sense and looked carefully at the rock under the old man. When he scanned it with his Spiritual Sense, he saw something he could not see with his eyes.
There were ck tentacles binding the old man tightly to the rock. The tentacles emitted a ck demonic Qi, it was very horrifying.
Xiao Chen withdrew his Spiritual Sense and looked again. However, he discovered that everything seemed normal; he could not see anything. So that was why when Biyun Peaks Peak MasterSong Quecame in force, this old man was unable to help.
It was because of these ck tentacles. The feeling these tentacles gave him was simr to the Corpse King Imprint that was once ced in his body.
When the old man felt Xiao Chens Spiritual Sense, he revealed a somewhat astonished expression. What strong Soul Power! His Soul Power is as strong as mine. Furthermore, he seems even more adept at using it.
Xiao Chen withdrew his gaze and said indifferently, What you can see is not my problem. I came to the Heavenly Saber Pavilion as a private individual.
I am only here to learn Listening to the Sword and Communicating With It. I will not cause any trouble in the Heavenly Saber Pavilion. I request for Senior to stop bringing up my status as the Thunder Emperors inheritor.
The old mans expression did not change. He smiled gently, Little Friend. Listen carefully. I said, nothing in the Heavenly Saber Pavilion escapes my eyes.
After the old man said this, he paused and looked at Xiao Chen meaningfully. Then, he continued, including your escapades in the Spirit Mine realms and everything that happened in that herb field.
This time, Xiao Chen waspletely shocked. He did not expect the secrets of the underground world would be discovered by this person. That meant that this person knew everything about his deeds in the Heavenly Saber Pavilion.
The old man continued, Dont overthink this. Although I can see everything in the Heavenly Saber Pavilion, I will not focus on a single person for no reason. It would be very exhausting that way. Most of my attention is spent on the spatial crack in the Heavenly Saber Pavilion. I dont have that much time to care about you.
I noticed you in the Spirit Mines because of the battle with the Heavenly Wolf Race Fiend King. I had diverted some of my Soul Power.
Xiao Chen felt a little more assured. However, he did not understand something, After speaking for so long, you still have not told me why you called me here.
Young Man, dont be anxious. There are some things that cannot be exined with just a sentence, the old man had a calm expression as he went on indifferently. You have benefited from a senior of my Heavenly Saber Pavilion and you are learning Listening to the Sword and Communicating With It from my daughter. I would like to ask for your help.
Help? Xiao Chen did not hesitate at all. After receiving someones favor, it was right to return it; this was not a problem. He cupped his hands and bowed, As long as it is within my capabilities, I am willing to help.
However, the Heavenly Saber Pavilion is full of talent. What kind of help can this insignificant me provide? Xiao Chen was filled with doubts as he pondered.
Xiao Chen was not arrogant to that level yet. With his current strength, there were many people who were stronger than him in the Heavenly Saber Pavilion. He could not figure out why this old man was asking him for help.
Hence, he was careful about it. As long as it was within his capabilities he would do it. If it exceeded what he could do, then he could only sympathize with this elder.
Naturally, it is within your capabilities. Furthermore, this is something only you can do. Remember your promise.
[TL: I bet the promise is to marry his daughter. (Not a spoiler, just my prediction.)]
In the end, when Xiao Chen left the top of the peak, the old man did not state what he needed help with. The old man beat around the bush and kept saying Xiao Chen just needed to remember todays promise.
Xiao Chen felt a little depressed at making a promise for no cause or reason. However, his time was tight. He rushed over to the dueling grounds and started to anxiously attempt toprehend Listening to the Sword and Communicating With It with Liu Ruyues assistance.
He had no time to be overly depressed. When he returned to his courtyard at night, he started to practice the Lingyun Saber Technique.
Time was as tight every day. There was no free time at all. Xiao Chen was either cultivating or practicing.
At the same time, as the yearly core disciple exam approached, the entire Heavenly Saber Pavilion seemed to enter into a season of training sessions.
Even some of the core disciples did not dare to ck off. ording to the rules, a few core disciples ranked at the back would have to fight with the regr disciples in the core exams. If they lost, their status as core disciples would be revoked.
Such rules were a spur for them, causing them to not dare to neglect their training.
Chapter 218 - Tianyue Peak, Zhang Lie
Chapter 218: Tianyue Peak, Zhang Lie
Within a forest in the Lingyun Mountain Range, Tianyue Peak:
A young cultivator dressed in Tianyue Peaks uniform was practicing his saber. The saber de whistled and was glowing as it created a violent wind.
This person soon started dancing around like a butterfly, graceful and agile. Then he was like an eagle soaring into the sky, turning up his nose at everything. Everything the saber light touched was ruined, all kinds of flora were ravaged, trees warped, and the leaves on the ground and trees flew everywhere.
Evesting Startling Cloud!
Suddenly, the young man shouted and chopped out with his saber. The saber light condensed into a thin line and shot out with a xiu sound. The fine Saber Qi slowly thinned out, and eventually, it thinned to a point where the naked eye could not see it, as though it had disappeared.
The young man revealed a satisfied smile. He returned the saber back to its scabbard with a huang dang sound. The instant the saber was sheathed
Boom!
All the trees about 500 meters in front of him all snapped in half at the trunk. Tree after tree fell over noisily non-stop.
However, it was not over yet. A slender saber Qi suddenly appeared in front of him. The saber light that seemed to have vanished earlier burst out in full the moment the trees fell over.
It was like a waterfall bursting out. There was a ripple in the air, and everywhere it passed, the trees were annihted into dust. Dust filled the air, flying everywhere.
Great Saber Technique! An old man in gray robes slowly walked out from the trees. It was the Tianyue Peaks third elder, who was in charge of providing guidance.
When the young man saw the old man, he greeted him respectfully, Third Elder, you are too polite.
The Third Elder revealed a faint smile as he said gently, Zhang Lie, Im not being polite here. In the past few hundred years, you are the first person to be able to practice it to Great Perfection andprehend the sixteenth move on your own.
Although you were epted into my Tianyue Peak in the middle of the year, in my opinion, yourprehension abilities and talent can be ranked in the top ten of the entire Heavenly Saber Pavilion. Furthermore, you did not ck off on your cultivation at all, not wasting your talent.
This person was the man who took Xiao Chens spot back then, Zhang n Heads Son from Yunyang County, Zhang Lie. When he heard the old mans praise, Zhang Lie revealed a smile. However, he still maintained a very humble tone Third Elder exaggerates there are still many areas for me to improve on.
The third elder nodded his head in satisfaction and said, Being humble is a good thing. However, even though a cultivator canck arrogance, they must notck pride. I want you to take the first ce in the core disciple exam for Tianyue Peak. Can you do it?
Zhang Lie said in a grave voice, This disciple will definitely seed in this task and obtain glory for Tianyue Peak.
Very good, this Evesting Startling Cloud still has room for improvement. There are seven more days to the core disciple exam. There is no more need for you to attend Tianyue Peaks special training. Focus onprehending the Evesting Startling Cloud to Great Perfection. By then, no one within the same cultivation realm will be your match, the Third Elder said as he looked at Zhang Lie.
When Zhang Lie heard this, he revealed an expression of joy. He had onlyprehended the Evesting Startling Cloud recently. If he wanted to practice it to Great Perfection, he would still require some time. What the third elder said had really helped him out a lot.
Many thanks to Third Elder. I will not disappoint you when the timees.
Within a forest, in the back mountain of Qingyun Peak, Xiao Chen sheathed his saber. All the trees within 1000 meters in front of him broke in half at the trunk in an orderly manner with a xiu sound.
A light spread out like a flood of water, causing all the surrounding trees to turn into dust, filling and fluttering around in the air.
Lingyun Saber Technique It lives up to the fact it was once a peak Superior Grade Earth Ranked Saber Technique. Its might is not far from that of a Heaven Ranked Martial Technique. If I canprehend the final two moves, it is unknown how strong it could be, Xiao Chen said as he looked at the scene in the forest; he was emotionally stirred. After consuming the Flowing Light Flower, the amount of increase in his ability toprehend surpassed his imagination.
Xiao Chen hadprehended all fifteen moves of the high-requirement Lingyun Saber Technique within one week. He had even unintentionallyprehended the sixteenth move of the Lingyun Saber TechniqueEvesting Startling Cloud.
The so-called Evesting Startling Cloud was achieved by turning the cultivators aura into a string, extending it out limitlessly until it seemed like it disappeared, then making it explode violently.
In that case, what does the name of the next moveTwisting Road Around Peakmean? Xiao Chen leaned against a tree and pondered.
Heavenly Saber Pavilion, Lingyun Mountain Range, Beichen Peak, within a stone forest:
There was a shirtless youth, stout, with a strong and muscr body. He was practicing every one of the eight basic moves of the saber with his empty hands.
An old man was standing beside him, looking on expressionlessly.
There was no saber in his hand, but he was able to exquisitely execute the eight basic saber moves: sweep, hack, push, pare, skim, swing, chop, and pierce. It was as though he himself was an unsheathed treasured saber; his hand was giving off, a sharp gleam, revealing a killing intent.
Xiu!
He took a step forward and used his palm as a saber to chop at a two-meters-tall rock in from of him. There was no loud rumble but a corner of the rock was sliced off like tofu.
Xiu! Xiu!
He moved his palm a few more times, so fast that it could not be seen. After that, he withdrew his hand as he sent out some wind from the palm strike. The two-meter-tall rock immediately crumbled apart, turning into countless tiny stones scattered across the ground.
When the old man beside him saw all this, he revealed a smile on his previously expressionless face and said, Body as Saber you practiced it for ten years as though it was one day. Now, you have finally stabilized it at Small Perfection. Not bad.
The expression on the young mans squarish face did not change, there was no joy or sadness, he was a block of wood. Unfortunately, my cultivation is too slow. I am already neen years old, but I am still only an Inferior Grade Martial Grand Master.
In the world below the mountain, someone reaching Inferior Grade Martial Grand Master before neen would be considered as a genius regardless of where you went.
However, in this talent-filled Heavenly Saber Pavilion, such talent was considered poor. Furthermore, there was even the danger of being chased off the mountain.
The rules of the Heaven Saber Pavilion stated that if one is unable to reach Inferior Grade Martial Saint by the age of twenty-five, they would be chased out of the inner sect. If they wished to continue staying at Lingyun Mountain Range to cultivate, they would be required to pay a certain amount of Spirit Stones a month.
The old man said, Mu Heng, since the first day you chose this path, you should have known what kind of path you were taking. You will need to endure the loneliness of being ordinary. If you are able to have any aplishments before turning thirty, it would be something to thank the gods for. It is destined for you to be unknown in the early stages of your life.
The person called Mu Heng had chosen a path that was different from most cultivators; turning his body into a saber, using his body to prove his Dao.
Mu Heng had almostpletely given up on the cultivation of Essence. Instead, he focused non-stop on tempering the strength of his physical body, sharpening himself into an exceptionally sharp and treasured saber.
There were many ways to the peak of martial cultivation. Most cultivators would choose to use weapons, or even rely on their fists or legs.
They cultivated all sorts of Saber Techniques, Sword Techniques, Fist Techniques, Leg Techniques, and all sorts of other Martial Techniques that would increase their strength. They relied on theirprehension of weapons, fists, and legs to climb to the peak of martial cultivation.
There was even a significant number of people who could not condense a Martial Spirit. They gave up the cultivation of Essence and worked on tempering their physical bodies, using their bodies to prove their Dao.
However, the path Mu Heng chose was abination of both. Hence, this path was much harder to proceed on. However, once it seeded, it would be able to shake the world.
There was a saying: It is not worth speaking unless you can amaze the world, no point in flying unless you can fly to heaven. It was rumored that the Saber Emperor had walked on this same path in the past.
Mu Heng picked up a set of clothes which was ced on a rock. Then he said gently to the old man, Father, I wish to take part in the core disciple exams this time.
The old man revealed a bewildered expression, You want to participate in this years core disciple exam? With my status as Beichen Peaks Peak Master, there is no need for you to take part in this exam. The status of a core disciple is not essential for you.
Mu Heng said indifferently, I just want to prove myself to the rest. All these years, I have heard too many rumors, all saying that you have been raising trash for a son. I will take the first spot in this years core disciple exam, proving them wrong.
The old man smiled faintly and yed down the situation. Just the gossip of vile people, there is no need to pay any attention. You just need to focus on your cultivation. The whole of the Great Qing Nation will not be able to contain your future achievements.
After the Beichen Peaks Peak Master spoke, he turned around to leave. Mu Heng felt somewhat dissatisfied as he called out, Father, I still have to prove the value of my existence. I want a big fight in order to understand my true strength.
The old man stopped walked and pondered deeply. After a while, he said, Ill think about it!
As the date of the core disciple exam drew nearer, the atmosphere of the entire Lingyun Mountain Range turned heavier.
The days passed slowly, and soon, there were only three more days to the core disciple exam.
Qingyun Peak, Dueling Ground:
Liu Ruyue frowned slightly and asked, Failed again?
Xiao Chen slowly walked out from the Ancient Absolute Saber Formation and smiled bitterly, I have touched the edge of it, but I am still unable to step across the threshold.
For close to half a month, Liu Ruyue had used all sorts of methods to forcibly help Xiao Chenprehend the state of Listening to the Sword and Communicating With It. However, they always failed in the end.
There were almost no results. The only ce where Xiao Chen had achieved something was the Ancient Absolute Saber Formation. Xiao Chen hadprehended something of Lightning Intent and had improved in it significantly.
As Xiao Chenprehended this Lightning Intent further, he could feel that he was approaching the edge of Listening to the Sword and Communicating With It. However, he could not be sure about it. So he had left this method forter.
When Liu Ruyue heard this, she said somewhat dejectedly, Since the ancient times, no one has heard of being able to use external factors toprehend the state of Listening to the Sword and Communicating With It. Perhaps I was too optimistic at the start, or maybe I am too useless.
When Xiao Chen saw the situation, he quickly consoled her, Elder Sister Ruyue, you have already done enough. Dont say that, otherwise, I will feel bad.
When Liu Ruyue heard this, she revealed a bitter smile and said, There are three more days to the core disciple exam; go and make preparations. Donte here to try andprehend Listening to the Sword and Communicating With It for the next few days. I will use this time to try and think of other methods.
Xiao Chen nodded when he heard this; the date of the core disciple exam was drawing nearer. It was about time he settled down and consolidated everything he had learned in the past few days.
Ye Chen, you failed again? Liu Suifeng slowly walked over while holding a saber in his hand.
Chapter 219 - Core Disciple Exam
Chapter 219: Core Disciple Exam
Ever since Liu Suifeng came down from the summit, he had been training harder than normal; he had not left Qingyun Peak for the past half a month.
Liu Ruyue felt that this sudden change was somewhat strange. She asked Xiao Chen what was going on, but Xiao Chen believed that Liu Suifeng would not want his sister to know about this, so he could only say he knew nothing.
Xiao Chen nodded his head helplessly. Then he remembered something. He took out a petal of the Flowing Light Flower from the Universe Ring and handed it to Liu Suifeng. This is for you. It should be able to help you before the core disciple exam.
Liu Suifeng looked at the glowing Flowing Light Flower. He was filled with doubt as he asked, What flower is this? Its fragrance is very strong.
When the fragrance of the Flowing Light Flower spread out, it immediately attracted Liu Ruyues attention. When she saw the Flowing Light Flower in Liu Suifengs hand she revealed a surprised expression. She quickly walked over and asked in an astonished tone, Flowing Light Flower? Ye Chen, where did you get this? Ah! This is not an ordinary Flowing Light Flower, it is close to being an Immortal Grade Treasure.
Liu Ruyue stopped after she said that, her expression turned from amazement to shock. She quickly snatched the Flowing Light Flower from Liu Suifengs hands and handed it back to Xiao Chen, Ye Chen, this Flowing Light Flower is too precious. Suifeng cant ept this from you.
Flowing Light Flower? Liu Suifengs expression changed. The legendary Flowing Light Flower that could increaseprehension ability and help ones body to be reborn?!
Xiao Chen waved his hand casually and took out another petal, This was a miraculous encounter I had in the Spirit Mines. I have already used one, there is no use consuming another one. I have also prepared another one for Elder Sister Ruyue for when she makes a breakthrough to Martial King. Ill just give it to you now.
Liu Ruyue had never been an ungenuine person.When she heard the full story, she received it and said gratefully to Xiao Chen, The two of us owe you a great favor.
Liu Suifengs expression also turned serious. He pped Xiao Chens back repeatedly and said, Brother, I will remember this favor. With this Flowing Light Flower, I should have no problems breaking through to Martial Saint at the end of the year.
Who knows, with three days, I might be able toprehend the Mountain Splitting Saber Technique and practice it to Great Perfection. I will pass the exam sessfully and be a core disciple.
Three Days Later, in the Back Mountains of Qingyun Peak:
Twisting Road Around Peak!
Xiao Chen stood in the forest and turned around. He shot out very quickly to his front The saber in his hand moved in an arc. A strong air current was created in the surroundings, heading to the snow-white de of the Lunar Shadow Saber.
His aura was condensing continuously. After a moment, a small mountain peak condensed behind Xiao Chen. His aura was instantly raised to the peak, as though he was standing on the mountains summit.
No, thats wrong. The intent of the Twisting Road Around Peak should not be like that. Xiao Chen suddenly shook his head and thought to himself. The meaning of Twisting Road Around Peak was an unexpected result that was discovered when things reached the end.
However, the intent I am exhibiting now is that of reaching desperate straits, but the aura is ferocious and triumphant. There is no leeway for any twist.
Doubts appeared in Xiao Chens heart. The aura he condensed also leaked away. The small mountain peak behind him instantly vanished into nothing.
Xiao Chen withdrew his saber, his face somewhat pale. This was the bacsh from failing this move.
Never mind, seems like it is not time yet. It is simply only a core disciple exam. With my strength, even withoutprehending this, the sixteenth move of Lingyun Saber Technique is more than enough to clear it, Xiao Chen said after he regted the chaotic Essence in his body.
The next morning, the sky just lit up. Liu Ruyue and Liu Suifeng had already arrived at Xiao Chens courtyard. There was a green bird standing quietly beside the two of them.
Time to go. I will not be apanying you two to the core disciple exam. Suifeng knows the ce. I wish you two good luck. Liu Ruyue smiled faintly at Xiao Chen, who had juste out.
Xiao Chen nodded and leaped onto the green bird Liu Suifeng was also mounting. The green bird pped its wings very hard, causing a strong wind as it soared into the sky. It weed the rising sun and flew toward the east.
The wind blew by their ears. Xiao Chen stood behind Liu Suifeng. He could feel that Liu Suifengs aura was stronger than it was three days ago. He said, Congrattions. Your strength should have risen significantly within these three days.
Liu Suifeng revealed a satisfied smile, En! It is all thanks to the Flowing Light Flower you gave me. I have practiced the Mountain Splitting Saber Technique to Small Perfection in three days. Using this Earth Ranked Saber Technique, I have faith that I can be a core disciple this year.
Is the core disciple exam very hard? Why do I feel that those core disciples strength was not very high? Xiao Chen asked as he stood behind Liu Suifeng.
Liu Suifengs expression sank. He nodded and said, Very difficult. Out of the 5,000 spots of inner disciples in the entire Heavenly Saber Pavilion, there are at most 500 spots for core disciples.
With your strength, this core disciple exam should not be a problem. The reason why you have not run into any strong core disciples yet is because they are all training outside. They will not return to the Heavenly Saber Pavilion until the end of the year.
Heavenly Saber Pavilion, Heaven Viewing tform, on the Drill Grounds:
The spectator stands at the drill grounds were densely packed with inner disciples. They were here to watch the once-a-year core disciple exam, and participate in the noise and excitement.
This event was second only to the end-of-year Ranking War. Many people would put down what they were doing and watch the excitement, even if they were not participating in it.
There were several elders seated on a tall tform. These were the people from the Hall Halls Elders Assembly; they were also the true rulers of the Heavenly Saber Pavilion.
The seven Peak Masters were seated at the side with calm expressions. However, no one knew how they were feeling in their hearts.
Due to the limited resources of the Heavenly Saber Pavilion, even the Peak Masters did not have the authority to appoint and nominate core disciples. In order to be a core disciple, one must go through the exam set by the Main Hall.
There was a very objective way to see which peak was the strongest: the more core disciples a peak had, the stronger the peak.
At the moment, the strongest peak was naturally Tianyue Peak. They upied about half of the slots for core disciples, more than 200 of them.
Aside from the weakened Qingyun Peak and the all-female Jade Maiden Peak, the other peaks had very simr strength, there was not much of a difference between them.
Song Que, who was only left with one arm, did not have much light in his eyes. He had lost an arm, resulting in his losing his ambition topete for the Pavilion Master position.
Suddenly, Song Que looked away and looked at the incredibly calm Tianyue Peaks Peak MasterLeng Tianzheng. He smiled and said, Seems like Senior Brother Leng will be dominating his core disciple exam again. I wonder how many disciples Tianyue Peak sent this time.
Leng Tianzheng looked at Song Que andughed coldly in his heart. He revealed a gentle smile as he said indifferently, Probably about a hundred, I cant recall very clearly.
When the other Peak Masters heard this, their expressions changed. There were only 50 core disciple spots in each core disciple exam every year. Unless there was someone with exceptional talent, the number of ces would not increase.
The inner disciples who wished to take part in the exam were required to advance to Superior Grade Martial Grand Master before the age of neen. The other peaks only managed to have twenty-odd disciples who could meet the requirements, at best.
Whenpared to Tianyue Peak, they were not worth mentioning. If they wanted topete, they would not be able to win. It seemed like Tianyue Peak will take away at least half the spots in the core disciple exam this time.
The remunerations and treatment core disciples received were at least triple of what ordinary inner disciples got. The speed of their cultivation was much faster.
If the spots were all taken by Tianyue Peak, then they could forget about surpassing Tianyue Peak for a long period of time; they could only be suppressed by them.
When they thought of this, the other Peak Masters nced at each other. There was a trace of helplessness in their eyes.
A cold and gloomy look appeared in Song Ques gaze. He casually gave a nce at Liu Ruyue and said, However, Im afraid that no one from Senior Brother Lengs Tianyue Peak will be able to obtain first ce.
Wanren Peaks Peak MasterWan Fengwho was sitting beside him did not understand, and asked, Why? The first ce has always belonged to Tianyue Peak for the past few years.
Song Que looked coldly at Liu Ruyue as he said, It seems like there are some things Junior Brother Wan is not aware of. Your core discipleYang Qiwas defeated by Peak Master Lius new disciple in the Hall of Contributions. Furthermore, he did not even need a hundred blows.
Then there is that Quick Saber Lin Feng. He is even more of a joke; he was defeated in one punch.
Wan Feng revealed an expression of doubt. He was frequently in isted training. If it were not for the core disciple exam being so important, he would not havee out. Hence, he was not aware of events that took ce in the mountains.
Wan Feng tilted his head slightly, facing an elder from Wanren Peak behind him, and asked, Elder Su, is there such a thing?
Elder Su had an unsightly expression on his face, but he still told Wan Feng everything he knew in a detailed manner.
After Wan Feng listened to Elder Sus exnation, he had a gloomy expression. He looked at Liu Ruyue and said, After noting out for a period of time, Qingyun Peak now unexpectedly has a qualified sessor.
Liu Ruyue was expressionless; she knew that Song Que was trying to sow dissension. She looked at Song Que coldly and said indifferently, You are only left with one arm and yet your thoughts are so vicious. Be careful, you might bite your tongue.
Just as Song Que was about to speak, Leng Tianzheng looked at him in disgust. Junior Brother Song. Just take care of your own matters. It is best to speak less about other peoples matters.
Jade Maiden Peaks Peak Master, who had been silent all the while, said, Senior Brother Song, actually there is no need to be so fast to decide this. Yang Qis strength amongst the core disciples is not considered outstanding. It is not too surprising for an inner disciple to defeat him. Such matters happen every year in the Heavenly Saber Pavilion.
Furthermore, while the process of the punch that defeated Lin Feng is worth discussing, there is no need to be too astonished at that. More importantly, I heard that Tianyue Peak recently has a new disciple. He managed to practice the Lingyun Saber Technique to Great Perfection. No one had managed to practice the Lingyun Saber Technique to Great Perfection in the past hundred years.
He actually managed to practice the Lingyun Saber Technique to Great Perfection! When the rest heard it, they revealed an expression of shock. That was equivalent to a peak Superior Grade Earth Ranked Saber Technique. If he managed to practice it to Great Perfection, there would be no one in the same cultivation realm who would be a match for him.
Chapter 220 - Foundational Exam
Chapter 220: Foundational Exam
Leng Tianzheng smiled faintly and gave the stunned Beichen Peak Master a meaningful look. He said, Junior Sister Chu is as well informed as always. This core disciple will be much more exciting than before, just keep watching and you will know what I mean. Whether Zhang Lie can obtain the first ce is still an uncertainty.
Everyone did not understand what Leng Tianzheng meant. Could it be that a peak Superior Grade Earth Ranked Saber Technique would not be sufficient to obtain the first position in this exam?
Xiu! A ck warship slowly flew over from the horizon and stopped at the drill grounds.
Tianyue Peaks people have arrived. Tianyue Peak is indeed as strong as it was in the past. There are actually more than a hundred of their inner disciples taking part.
Seems like the first ce will be snatched by Tianyue Peak again.
There is another warship flying over from that side! Its Beichen Peaks people.
Jade Maiden Peaks people are arriving, too! There are so many female disciples!
Soon, aside from Qingyun Peaks Xiao Chen and Liu Suifeng, the disciples of the other five peaks all rode a warship over and stood at the side, standing in five separate groups.
Of the five groups, Tianyue Peaks group had the most people. When the Tianyue Peaks inner disciples looked at the other peaks disciples, they had proud looks on their faces; they were cleared pleased with themselves. It was as though the core disciple positions were in the bag already.
Amidst the group, Zhang Lie had a calm expression. He swept his gaze across all the inner disciples taking part in the examination, observing the situation of all hispetitors.
At one nce, Zhang Lie could tell that most of these people were early Superior Grade Martial Grand Masters, with some middle Superior Grade Martial Grand Masters. Only a small group of people were peak Superior Grade Martial Grade Masters.
Thetter were the people worth his notice. However, under the situation of them having the same level of cultivation, the thing that would make the difference would be Martial Techniques andbat experience.
Zhang Lie already had richbat experience before he went up the mountain. The number of people who had died at his hands near Yunyang City numbered close to a hundred.
Zhang Lie had participated in the frontline of the wars amongst the several big ns in the city. Whenparingbat experience, he had a significant advantage over these Heavenly Saber Pavilions inner disciples.
If they wereparing Martial Techniques, then his advantage would be even more obvious. The Lingyun Saber Technique was originally a peak Superior Grade Earth Ranked Saber Technique. However, because of its difficulty and the fact it is missing three moves, it was relegated to being an Inferior Grade Earth Ranked Saber Technique.
Now that Zhang Lie had practiced it to Great Perfection, and evenprehended the sixteenth move,pared to these people he had an overwhelming advantage.
Seems like there will not be any pressure on me. I will be able to obtain the position of first for sure, Zhang Lie thought to himself indifferently. Just at this moment, he felt a burning gaze. It was as sharp as a knife, piercing through the air, staring fiercely at him.
When Zhang Lie traced the source of the gaze, he saw an ordinary-looking cultivator. When he used his perception to check him out, he could not help but be astonished. How can a person with such an intense gaze be only an Inferior Grade Martial Grand Master?
Why is there an Inferior Grade Martial Grand Master appearing in the core disciple exam?, Zhang Lie thought doubtfully to himself. When he looked up again, he could no longer find the owner of that gaze. At the instant he was having his doubts, he had lost him.
Amidst that group, Mu Heng withdrew his gaze and smiled faintly. His aura was virtually non-existent, his squarish ordinary face did not stand out in the crowd. It seemed as though that gaze had not appeared at all. Zhang Lie looked around, trying to find the owner of that gaze.
That gaze came from the group of Beichen Peaks disciples. There are only twenty Beichen Peaks disciples participating in this core disciple exam.
Logically speaking, given Zhang Lies memories, once he saw a face, he would be able to identify the person from among those twenty people.
However, the current situation was very strange. Zhang Lie looked at all twenty people, but he could not find that Inferior Grade Martial Grand Master Beichen Peaks disciple.
Could I have been hallucinating? After searching for a long time, Zhang Lie could not help but doubt himself; he was feeling some unrest.
Junior Brother Zhang, are you alright? A Senior from Tianyue Peak asked out of concern when he saw that Zhang Lie was distracted. Dont cause yourself to fall into a confused state of mind before the battle.
Zhang Lie recovered his wits and thought to himself, I have indeed been overly concerned. Who cares about that gaze. There will be a time when we meet each other, Ill just be more careful.
Thank you, Senior Brother. Thats right, Senior Brother Wu Bing, you have participated in the core disciple exam before. Can you tell me about how the exam will be conducted? Zhang Lie cupped his fist and gave thanks before changing the topic.
Although Zhang Lie had recently entered the ranks of Tianyue Peaks inner disciples, his talent and strength were not to be underestimated. His future was definitely unlimited.
When Wu Bing started the conversation, he had the intention to establish a friendship. When he heard Zhang Lies questions, he quickly told him everything he knew.
The core disciple exam is separated into foundational stage and arena battles. The foundational stage is different every year, so I do not know what the foundational stage will be testing on.
As for the arena battles, it stays the same every year. The cultivators will fight each other until only the top fifty inner disciples are left. It is said that the Heavenly Saber Pavilion will reward those in the top ten positions.
Finally, there will be a fight with the core disciples ranked in thest fifty. Everyone will choose one person to fight. The loser will lose the status of core disciple.
Zhang Lie nodded and said, I see, I wonder what the foundational exam will be this year.
It was not known why, but the chief examiner sent by the Main Hall had note down to the spacious drill grounds. After standing in the sun for a long time, some people were starting to get impatient.
Whats going on? Why is it not starting yet? The sun is starting to make me dizzy!
Haha, I am fine though. I cultivate a fire attributed Cultivation Technique. The longer I start under the sun, the more beneficial it is for me. However, waiting like this is boring. What exactly is going on? Anyone know?
Probably its because everyone is not here yet. If that is the case, the chief examiner will note.
Who is so arrogant, putting on airs like this. He actually made so many people wait for him.
Seems like Qingyun Peaks people are not here yet. I heard Qingyun Peak recently epted a very powerful inner disciple. He was able to defeat Quick Saber Lin Feng in one move.
Is that true? Lin Fengs strength is ranked pretty high amongst all the core disciples.
While everyone was speaking, a ck dot appeared on the eastern horizon. The ck dot slowly grew bigger, allowing everyone to see it clearly. They discovered it was a huge green bird.
Liu Suifeng was not very good at piloting the green bird. As Xiao Chen did not think this through in advance, he only found out they were flying in the wrong direction after they flew in the sky for a long time.
Liu Suifeng looked at the drill ground on the ground and wiped the sweat off his forehead. He smiled and said, Brother Ye, I am sure it is right this time. Look at the expressions of the people on the ground. Their excited expressions prove it.
Xiao Chen extended out his Spiritual Sense and he could hear what they were saying clearly. He felt speechless as he said, They are excited excitedly cursing.
Xiu!
The green bird pped its wings as it slowlynded on the t drill ground. Xiao Chen and Liu Suifeng immediately jumped down. They were both pretty thick skinned; they ignored the gazes everyone was casting on them.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Not long after Xiao Chen and Liu Suifeng arrived, three men in gray robes jumped off a distant tall tform. They created three shockwaves as they moved several hundred meters beforending firmly on the ground.
One of the three of them walked out. He was a middle-aged man with a rectangr () face. He was a Peak Superior Grade Martial Saint with a flourishing aura. The gleam in his eyes was withdrawn as he swept his gaze across the groups of people. Everyone could feel a faint pressure.
I am your chief examiner. Like before, the core disciple exam this year will consist of the foundational stage and the arena battles, the middle-aged man said in a deep voice; his voice was very loud, and everyone could hear him clearly.
Dang! Dang Dang!
The chief examiner waved his hands and ck rocks as tall as a person came flying out from the Spatial Rings of the two people beside him. Soon, a stone forest appeared before them. The grain of the rock was not visible and they gave off a peaceful, yet imposing atmosphere.
The first stage will test your strength. You have to break apart one of these rocks with only one saber strike. Remember, you only have one chance. Failure will mean elimination, the chief examiner said expressionlessly to the crowd.
After that, the two deputy examiners started to issue numbers to everyone. They would take the exam in the order of their numbers.
Xiao Chen looked at the number he received240. It was a number that was closer to the end, there were only about three hundred people taking part in the exam on the drill grounds.
After the numbers were all issued, a Tianyue Peak disciple who had the number 1 slowly walked into the stone forest. He looked at the ck rock as tall as a person, but he was not overly concerned.
After a Martial Grand Master condensed a saber light and struck it with all his might, he should be able to shatter the rock into countless bit without using a Martial Technique. If he used a Martial Technique, his might would be even greater.
After he drew his saber from its scabbard, spots of red light gathered on the saber de. This person cultivated a fire attributed Cultivation Technique. Fire attributed Cultivation Techniques were famed for being quick and violent. There should not be any problem here.
Shatter for me! This Tianyue Peaks disciple shouted and leaped into the air. The saber light descended from above, clearly full of momentum. However, when the saber light struck the ck rock, it gave off a keng qiang sound. There was not even a crack in the rock.
Why is it like that? When the saber light faded, the disciple could not see any marks on the ck rock. His eyes were full of confusion.
The chief examiner stuck the air with his palm. The rock, which was as hard as iron, shattered explosively into countless pieces. He said indifferently, Number 1 fail! Stand down!
No way! I cannot stand down! I am neen years old this year already! If I dont pass now, I will never get another opportunity! Please give me another chance! I did not use a Martial Technique; if I used a Martial Technique, it will definitely break! the disciple pleaded anxiously with the chief examiner.
The chief examiner waved his hand and caused a shockwave. The disciple was thrown into the air by a huge force andnded heavily outside the drill grounds. I said it very clearly, each person will only get one chance. Dont make me repeat myself again! Go tell the others!
Hu Chi!
Suddenly, a ck dart was shot out from the high tform above the drill grounds. The chief examiner caught the dart with his finger and retrieved the note on it. After a moment he said, I just received an update to the rules. No one is allowed to use a Martial Technique in the first stage of the examination. If you break this rule, you will be disqualified as well.
Chapter 221 - Beichen Peak’s Mu Heng
Chapter 221: Beichen Peaks Mu Heng
When the news spread, the drill grounds broke out into chaos. Everyone already knew that this ck rock was not ordinary. It was multiple times harder than ordinary rocks, it was not a simple task at all.
Everyone was already feeling nervous and they found it incredulous when they heard that Martial Techniques were not allowed. It was not only the inner disciples that felt it was incredulous, even the two deputy examiners beside the chief examiner had expressions of shock on their face.
They were very clear about the origins of the ck rock. Even if they wanted to split the rock in half, they would have to use a quarter of their strength.
The chief examiner had an unsightly expression as he said in a deep voice, Silence! We will continue the examination. If you keep making noises, I will use my own methods to ensure silence.
Although there were still people who were dissatisfied, no one dared to voice their dissent under the might of the chief examiner. The examinee with the number 2 walked out with a grave expression.
This person was slightly smarter. After he walked around the ck rock, he asked the chief examiner, Can I touch this rock?
The chief examiner nodded. You can, but you cannot use your Essence to cheat. Furthermore, you cant take too long.
This person quickly touched the surface of the rock, he was clearly very cautious. After a while, he withdrew his hand and slowly drew his saber.
Dang!
He made his move decisively in one breath with no hesitation at all. With a shua sound, the de broke apart the top of the rock and sliced downward with a zi zi sound.
This person revealed an expression of joy as he increased the amount of force. Ka ka! Just as the de was only a quarter away from reaching the bottom, it got stuck.
No matter how much force this person used, the de refused to keep going down. It was now thoroughly stuck.
Bang!
The chief examiner sent out a palm strike through the air again. There was a sonic boom and the human-sized rock shattered into fragments.
When the persons saber loosened, he did not expect it and he tumbled back for a few steps before he stabilized himself.
Number 2 fail! Number 3, carry on! The chief examiner spoke unhurriedly despite that persons dissatisfied expression.
He was indeed quite unfortunate. He was just a little off from splitting the ck rock in half. Even so, a little off still too short; he did not seed in the end.
Xiao Chen looked at the number 2 examinee leaving dejectedly. His expression turned serious as well. Why is this exam so strict? That person was a Superior Grade Martial Grand Master.
If one was unable to use Martial Techniques, then most of the people here were likely to obtain simr results. They would be eliminated in the first stage.
Xiao Chen cast his gaze on the high tform. There was an old man that sat in the middle. He seemed senile but his aura was surging. From such a distance, he could feel the strong and drawn-out aura of life.
This person was the First Elder of the Heavenly Saber Pavilion Elders AssemblyJiang Chi. He was the person with the highest position in the entire Heavenly Saber Pavilion. The dart from earlier was thrown out by him. Xiao Chens gaze was filled with doubts. What is this old man thinking?
The first stage is already so difficult, is he trying to eliminate everyone?
What is the first elder thinking? Why did he increase the difficulty by so much? The Wanren Peaks Peak Master felt suspicious as he spoke on the other side of the high tform.
At this rate, whether we can even select ten core disciples will be a problem.
What exactly happened? Senior Brother Leng, your rtionship with the First Elder is the best. Do you have any inside news?
This core disciple exam was indeed rather strange. Even the Peak Masters did not know beforehand that such a change would ur.
Leng Tianzheng frowned at the First Elder Jiang Chi on the high tform and gave him a nce. He muttered to himself in a low voice, Could it be because of that? Seems like I have to make some advance preparations after the exam ends.
When the Jade Maiden Peaks Peak Master, Chu Xiangyun, saw Leng Tianzheng muttering to himself, she said, Senior Brother Leng, do you really have some inside news? Do share it with us.
Leng Tianzheng smiled embarrassedly and shook his head. Dont overthink this. What kind of inside information could I possibly have? Just keep watching.
Everyone clearly did not believe him but since Leng Tianzheng was not willing to speak, they could not force the issue. Everyone here had the same status, they could definitely not force each other to do anything.
Liu Ruyues pretty face was also filled with suspicions, she was not sure what had happened. She looked into the distance and watched Xiao Chen, who was on the drill grounds. She muttered to herself, Hopefully nothing will happen.
The scorching sun was high in the sky. asionally, there would be hammering soundsing from the drill grounds. The first stage had been going on for a period of time already. However, the number of people who had passed so far were just ten.
Furthermore, these ten people were all peak Superior Grade Martial Grand Masters. Their foundations were very solid and they were able to cleave the ck rock in half with one breath.
Number 100, Tianyu Peak, Zhang Lie! the chief examiner read out in a loud voice.
Its Zhang Lie, Zhang Lie is going toe out. I have heard of his name for quite a while now. He has been progressing very fast in Tianyue Peak.
I heard he is the son of the n Head of the Zhang n. That n is Yunyang Citys top n. He has a good background and high talent. All he has to do is to put in effort and he would definitely be strong.
He is already strong, Tianyue Peak organizes apetition every month. The ordinary inner disciples in Tianyue Peak are already no longer a match for him.
He is able to obtain the title of number one amongst the inner disciples of the strongest peak in the Heavenly Saber Pavilion. It is almost certain that he would obtain the first position in this exam.
Haha, its a little early to speak such words. Wait until he clears the first stage first. If he cannot clear this stage, he would not even be able to obtain the status of a core disciple.
The moment Zhang Lie stepped out, he immediately attracted everyones attention. The ordinary inner disciples on the spectator stands all started chatting amongst themselves.
In the distant spectator stands, there was a group of Heavenly Saber Pavilion disciples with three gold lines on their cors. They also paid attention to the drill rounds.
These core disciples were the core disciples who were ranked in thest fifty. After Zhang Lie and the rest cleared the first two stages, they would have to choose an opponent from them and fight. Their status as core disciples was on the line.
Zhang Lie I hope I do not get him as my opponent. A Beichen Peaks core disciple said with a face full of worry as he looked at Zhang Lie.
Another core disciple chimed in as well, It would be great if he failed at the foundational stage. That way, all of us would not have to worry.
The faces of the fifty core disciples were more or less filled with worry. After all, they had enjoyed the privileged treatment as a core disciple. If they were to drop back to being an ordinary inner disciple, they would find it difficult to ept the difference in treatment.
There was only one person with a calm expression. His eyes were closed as his hands held a saber, hugging it in his embrace.
Hepletely ignored the sounds of his surroundings, it was as though it had nothing to do with him. He was iparably tranquil and calm.
Zhang Lie slowly walked to a ck rock. His aura waspletely withdrawn,pletely contained without any released. His gaze was very calm. After a while, his aura suddenly became sharp.
A gleam appeared in his eyes, it was as though a sharp saber was drawn out of its scabbard, revealing its sharp edge.
Ka Ca!
The ck rock in front of Zhang Lie suddenly exploded apart and turned into countless fragments that flew through the air.
Zhang Lie waved his hand, casually sending out a wind from his palm. A intense wind blew in front of him. The fragments flying at him immediately fell to the ground.
Whats going on? How did the rock shatter? The other participants in the core disciple exam were all incredibly astonished. They did not see Zhang Lie make a move.
Xiao Chens eyes were filled with shock as well. Whats going on? He was very sure that Zhang Lie did not draw his saber at all. However, the resilient rock had shattered.
Saber Intent!
Suddenly, these two words appeared in Xiao Chens mind. This was definitely one of the states of the saber. Furthermore, Zhang Lie hadprehended his saber intent to Small Perfection.
Congrattions, Senior Brother Leng. You epted another outstanding disciple. He is able toprehend his own saber Intent at such a young age. His future is unlimited.
Tianyue Peak is full of talents. How enviable! Small Perfection Saber Intent the Heavenly Saber Pavilion has not had a genius like this for the past few hundred years.
A gentle smile appeared on Leng Tianzhengs face as he replied to the other Peak Masters. However, he was bewildered. He knew about Zhang Lieprehending saber intent.
However, Leng Tianzheng originally thought he would keep it as a trump card. He did not expect him to use it at the very start. Why? Given Zhang Lies character, he should not be this brash.
Back on the drill grounds, Zhang Lie suddenly turned his head around. There was a bright gleam in his eyes. He had finally found the sharp gaze from earlier. An ordinary squarish face was imprinted into his eyes.
Mu Heng slowly revealed a stunned expression. After a while, he smiled at Zhang Lie before withdrawing his gaze, turning back into an unremarkable passerby.
Zhang Lie burned Mu Hengs image into his mind as he thought to himself. I finally found you. I did not reveal my trump card in vain. The pressure you applied on me, I can apply on you as well.
It was not difficult for Zhang Lie to split the ck resilient rack in half without the use of such a Martial Technique. However, before he went forward, he thought of that incredibly sharp gaze.
Although he told himself that he had to forget this gaze, that there was nothing remarkable about this gaze in order to console himself, this gaze had already had a mark in his heart.
If he did not resolve this perfectly, there would be a chance that his heart demon might emerge and spoil things when he was fighting. Thus, Zhang Lie chose to expose his trump card. He had predicted Mu Heng would unintentionally reveal his gaze.
The development of the situation was as Zhang Lie had expected.
Number 100, Zhang Lie, Pass! Next!
The exam continued to proceed and the number of people who failed increased. The number of people who failed at the first stage in his exam far surpassed that of any previous exams. Everyone was surprised at these turn of events.
By the time they called out number 200, the number of people who could sessfully split the rock only numbered sixty. The rate of elimination was very high, leaving people dumbfounded.
Number 220, Beichen Peak, Mu Heng! The chief examiner continued to read out.
Mu Heng parted the crowd and slowly walked to the front. He was like an unremarkable de of grass, no one paid any attention to him initially. Only when he walked to the front, did everyones gaze focus on him.
Chapter 222 - I Am Calling You an Old Scoundrel
Chapter 222: I Am Calling You an Old Scoundrel
The crowd soon sensed Mu Hengs cultivation realm. Whats going on? This person is only an Inferior Grade Martial Grand Master, someone eximed.
The most basic requirement of taking part in the core disciple exam was to be a Superior Grade Martial Grand Master by the age of neen.
This barrier had already stopped numerous inner disciples. When they saw that Mu Heng was only an Inferior Grade Martial Grand Master, they started to question this one after another.
The chief examiner was expressionless as he looked at the restless crowd. Despite the zing sun, they instantly felt a chill down their backs when they met this gaze. It was a chill that prated their bones and froze their hearts.
If you have any questions, please go ask the Elders Assembly to exin it to you after the exam. For now, anyone who makes any noise can scram immediately!
Mu Hengs ordinary face did not change at all because of the words of the others. He simply walked forward to a rack and took a deep breath.
Xiu!
He raised his right hand and used his palm as a saber. He tilted his body slightly and hacked down. The air parted like water, sliced apart by Mu Hengs palm. The ck rock was slowly cut in half with a shua sound.
Mu Hengs movements were very slow. It was in sharp contrast to Zhang Lies ferocious saber intent. Everyone could see it very clearly, their eyes wide open and their mouths agape.
When a Superior Grade Martial Grand Master used a saber de and struck it with all his strength, it was still difficult for them to split the mysterious ck rock. To think that an Inferior Grade Martial Grand Master sliced it apart easily, it was out of everyones expectations.
The crowd that initially objected to Mu Hengs participation were now thoroughly speechless. Only shock was left in their hearts.
Mu Heng withdrew his hand. There was a fine crack in the middle of the ck rock. If one did not look carefully, they would not realize that this rock was already split in half.
Bang! The chief examiner struck out a palm strike again and shattered the rock. He said, Number 220, Beicheng Peak, Mu Heng passed.
Mu Heng met the gaze Zhang Lie cast on him. He smiled calmly and left.
Xiao Chen looked at Mu Heng, he was deep in thought. This was the first time he had seen someone trained his body to such a strong level.
Mu Hengs strength might not be able topare against Xiao Chens but his usage of his physical strength was much more exquisite.
For Xiao Chen, it would not be a problem for him to shatter one of these ck rocks with a fully-powered attack of 6,000 kilograms of force.
However, if he wished to do it like Mu Heng, to control and focus his strength to a point like a saber de, it would be impossible.
Does not matter, the cultivation of the physical body has many methods, just like Martial Techniques. I am simply making a mountain out of a molehill. Xiao Chen smiled faintly after he thought things through.
Number 240, Qingyun Peak, Ye Chen! After the first stage was conducted for so long, it was finally Xiao Chens turn.
Liu Suifengs number was 280. He was even further behind than Xiao Chen. When he heard Xiao Chens name, he encouraged him. Ye Chen! Good luck!
Xiao Chen smiled slightly and nodded. He walked out in great strides to the front of the rocks. He could feel countless gazes focused on him from all directions.
On the high tform above the drill grounds, Song Ques eyes burned with hatred when Xiao Chen walked out. He could no longer hold his hatred back. He stared at Xiao Chen, he loathed that he could not immediately jump down and smash him to death with one palm.
Before Song Que met Xiao Chen, he had been blessed with a life flushed with sess. After they met, his life started to turn tragic. He was originally a peak Martial King, one step away from bing the youngest Martial Monarch in the Heavenly Saber Pavilions history.
However, he had now lost his arm and because of his heart demon he lost his hopes of advancing to Martial Monarch. His strength had decreased significantly, bing a joke to others.
If several big-shots of the Heavenly Saber Pavilion were not protecting Ye Chen, he would have already looked for an opportunity to kill Xiao Chen.
How hateful! He is an insignificant person yet he has so many contacts. Song Que clenched his remaining hand as he thought to himself hatefully.
Song Que turned his head to look at the silent Liu Ruyue. He said sinisterly, Peak Master Liu, your little disciple hase out. I wonder if his performance will exceed Zhang Lie? There should be a pleasant surpriseing.
Liu Ruyue took it light-heartedly and smiled. She turned her head and said, No matter how big the pleasant surprise is, it would not be greater than you losing an arm.
Song Quesplexion changed. He suppressed the anger in his heart as he said, That little brat better not let me catch hold of his weak point. Otherwise, I will make sure he lives a life worse than death.
Liu Ruyue smiled indifferently. Whether my disciple will live a life worse than death, I do not know. However, what I do know is that you are definitely currently living a life worse than death. Isnt that right? You old scoundrel!
At the end of her words, Liu Ruyues smile suddenly vanished as she cursed out viciously. She could no longer endure Song Ques never-ending mockery.
Bang!
You silly girl, who are you calling an old scoundrel! Song Que smashed his palm on the table, his eyes burning with anger.
Liu Ruyue was not afraid, a cold look covered her pretty face. I am calling you an old scoundrel. Whats wrong with that? Do you want to fight? I dont mind teaching you a lesson on how to be a human.
Liu Ruyues talent had originally been shocking. After shepletely absorbed the vitality essence of heaven and earth and consumed the Flowing Light Flower, her strength was now very close to that of a Martial King. She was not afraid of the one-armed Song Que.
The two of you, stop bickering. Fighting in front of the Elders Assembly will not be good for you. When the other Peak Masters saw the atmosphere bing more tensed, they quickly advised them to stop.
Leng Tianzheng eyed Song Que as he said, Junior Brother Song, you are so old already, dont bicker with the younger generation. Be more understanding.
If you had a broken arm, lets see if you would say the same thing. Song Que was so angry he trembled. However, he did not dare to lose his temper in front of Leng Tianzheng as he did not have the guts to do so yet.
The disputes slowly calmed down after the advice of everyone.
Within and outside the drill grounds, the ordinary inner disciples in the spectator stands and the inner sect examinees on the drill grounds were all staring at Xiao Chen.
In terms of reputation, the one that was the most spoken about was Xiao Chen.
Not long after he arrived at the Heavenly Saber Pavilion, he yed Biyun Peaks peak Martial King, Song Que, for a fool. Then, he injured so many Wanren Peaks inner disciples in front of so many people. He even defeated the core disciple Yang Qi.
After that, he was quiet for a period of time. However, after he came out, he became even more prominent. He miraculouslypleted a high leveled sect mission and obtained an exceptional evaluation, resulting in his rank advancing by 500 in one go.
When the second strongest core disciple of Wanren Peak, Lin Feng, wanted to reim their honor, he was defeated by Ye Chen with one punch, turning him into a joke.
All these things sounded outrageous. No one could believe he was only a Martial Grand Master.
There was also another rumor. Every time he made a move, he yed some tricks; going against the morals of a cultivator. This rumor was more believable to the crowdpared to the previous hearsay.
Now, there was a good opportunity to see Xiao Chen make a move personally in front of everyone. This moment would prove the authenticity of these rumors.
Zhang Lie and Mu Heng had already passed the first stage, also looked at Xiao Chen, filled with curiosity. Even though they were training in the mountain, they had also heard some of the rumors about Xiao Chen.
However, the two of them were very prideful people. They would not believe in the rumors, especially Zhang Lie; he even found it foolish.
I will let you know that when I snatched your ce, it was the logical thing. Only a truly strong person can receive the best treatment. This is a principle that has not changed since the ancient times.
Zhang Lie grasped his saber tightly as a gleam shed in his eyes. He stared closely at Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chens eyes were like a mirror, his heart was as calm as still water and his mind was clear. The gazes and sounds of discussions did not affect him at all.
There was only one opportunity and he could not use Martial Techniques. Xiao Chen did not dare to be careless. He swept the ck rock with his Spiritual Sense and discovered that the surface of this rock was extremely smooth; it was also much more resilient than regr iron.
However, it should not be a problem. He should be able to deal with it with 50 percent of his strength. Xiao Chen drew his saber decisively and created a saber light.
Xiu!
The sharp saber light shed by in the air and Xiao Chen sheathed his saber in the scabbard with a huang dang sound. There were no changes on the ck rock at all, causing people to feel surprised.
Hahahaha! I wondered how powerful he was. Looks like he is only so. What a pleasant surprise for me! Song Ques gaze had always been fixed on the ck rock.
He originally thought this would not be a problem for Xiao Chen. However, when he observed it carefully, he discovered that the surface of the rock had no activity at all.
Seems like horses all stumble, this fellow was too arrogant. What a great chance to mock him. Song Que started tough out loud.
[Note: Horses all stumble: This means men all make mistakes.]
Hua!
Just as Song Que spoke, a sound came from the ck rock, as though it was in reply to Song Que; it had split into two halves with a ka ca sound.
An intense energy tossed the two halves of the rock into the air like a hurricane. After it flew for a long time, itnded heavily on the ground.
Number 240, Qingyun Peak, Ye Chen passed! When the rocknded, the chief examiner casually called out.
Song Qusplexion seemed to alternate between red and green. He had no idea where to hide his face. He felt like himughing was slowly turning into a joke.
Liu Ruyue did not even bother to hit him when he was down, she simply ignored him.
Actually, Xiao Chen had used the intricacies of Drawing the Saber in this saber strike. Without his Martial Spirit, the speed of his Essence gathering was faster by at least half.
With a thought from Xiao Chen, the spinning whirlpool in his Dantian immediately released arge amount of Essence, gathering them on the saber de. With the fast speed of Essence gathering on the saber and the intricacies of Drawing the Saber, this saber strike was extremely fast.
After all, Song Que was quite a distance away from the drill grounds and he was in a disturbed state of mind. Even if he was a Martial King, it would not be surprising for him to see wrongly under such conditions.
Xiao Chen raised his head slightly. He felt a concerned gazeing from the high tform. He smiled at Liu Ruyue in the distance and walked over to the group of inner disciples who had cleared the stage.
The exam on the drill grounds continued to proceed. Following that, there would be some people passing asionally. Of course, most people failed. Soon, it was Liu Suifengs turn.
When Liu Ruyue saw Liu Suifeng walk out slowly, she started to get nervous again. Liu Suifeng was already neen. If he did not pass this exam, he would not have any more opportunities.
This was her only brother, she did not want to see him fail.
Chapter 223 - Intense Arena Battles
Chapter 223: Intense Arena Battles
Liu Suifeng smiled at Liu Ruyue and then nodded at Xiao Chen. After that, he quietly looked at the ck rock in front of him.
After Liu Suifeng consumed the Flowing Light Flower Xiao Chen gave him, his Martial Techniques and Cultivation Techniques had improved rapidly for the past three days. His cultivation realm was now firmly stabilized at peak Superior Grade Martial Grand Master.
As long as he did not make any mistakes with the execution, there should not be any problems.
Break! Liu Suifeng shouted. He drew the small saber hanging at his waist. There was a bright glow on the saber as he hacked at the resilient ck rock violently.
Zi Zi!
The de cut into the rock and slid down continuously. Liu Suifeng had already seeded halfway. However, the expression on his face did not rx.
There were many inner disciples before him who had their sabers stuck in the middle after they saber cut into the rock, resulting in their failure.
The image of Wang Rongs mocking expression appeared in Liu Suifengs mind. He increased the amount of force being ced on the saber significantly. With a shua sound, the rock was broken into halves quickly and violently.
Qingyun Peak, Liu Suifeng pass!
Liu Suifeng wiped the sweat off his forehead and walked over to Xiao Chen. They bumped fists firmly as he said joyfully, I seeded!
Congrattions! Xiao Chen said sincerely.
Liu Suifeng withdrew his smile, It is not time for congrattions yet. There are two more stages, we have to continue to work hard!
Dont be too happy yet. Even though you cleared the foundational stage, I will chase you two off during the arena battles, Zhang Lie said as he suddenly walked over and confronted Xiao Chen.
Especially you. As long as I am in the Heavenly Saber Pavilion, you can forget about bing a core disciple.
Zhang Lie could be said to be flushed with sess in the Heavenly Saber Pavilion; his future was unlimited. The only thing he could not put down was the fact he had entered Tianyue Peak by means of pulling strings.
He had topletely defeat Xiao Chen in order to prove his own worth. Only then could he put down the thorn in his heart.
Xiao Chen initially did not have any impression of Zhang Lie. Only when he heard the people beside him mentioning his status did he recall the matter of the Zhang ns attempted assassination in Evil Wind Valley.
Repay kindness with kindness, repay evil with evil; this had always been Xiao Chens principle when dealing with people. However the Zhang n treated him, he would repay it sooner orter. However, he had been busy training in Qingyun Peak and had not had the time to deal with this.
Since Zhang Lie delivered himself to Xiao Chen, there was no reason for him to let him off. He said indifferently, I should be the one saying that to you.
We will see! Zhang Lie snorted coldly and left.
After a while, the first stage of the core disciple exam finally ended. The chief examiner did a headcount; out of the initial three hundred inner disciples, only a hundred were left.
The first stage of the exam had eliminated two-thirds of the participant. Everyone felt it was horrifying.
After the chief examiner counted them, he led everyone to another side of the drill grounds. They stopped before a patch ofnd about 800 meters wide.
There was a thick ck cloth covering the surface of it. They could not see what was underneath the ck cloth.
Hua!
The two deputy examiner went forward and pulled aside the dark cloth. A square formation filled with spears sticking out of the ground was revealed to everyone.
The sharp spear tips were flickering in the sunlight. When everyone looked at them, they felt their scalps go numb.
A portion of the two-meter spears were buried in the ground. The twenty-centimeter long rhombus-shaped spear heads were giving off a cold gleam under the intense sun, showing that they were incredibly sharp.
The distance between the spears was wide, a distance of about 1.5 meters. Several tens of thousands of spears formed a rectangr formation, with a length of a thousand meters and breadth of four hundred meters.
The chief examiner looked at the people who passed the first stage and said, The second stage will test your Movement Techniques. Just stay on top of this spear formation for an hour and you will pass.
Immediately after he spoke, the expressions of more than a hundred people changed. There were some who rejoiced and some who were anxious. The ones who focused on their Movement Techniques or had high ranked Movement Techniques had rtively joyful expressions.
Those inner disciples who ced their efforts in other areas had unsightly expressions. For them to be able to enter the inner sect of the Heavenly Saber Pavilion, their Movement Techniques naturally could not be weak.
However, they had not spentrge amounts of time on their Movement Techniques. It would be difficult if they wanted to stay on top of the formation for an hour; these people were already starting to feel nervous.
Stay up there for an hour? Im afraid it will not be that simple, Xiao Chen thought to himself as he looked at the huge formation. If it was simply staying on it for an hour, the size of this spear formation would not be sorge.
Furthermore, although it would be difficult to stay on it for an hour, without any external interference most of the people present should be able to clear this stage.
Pu! Pu! Pu!
Footsteps could be heard. There were several Jade Maiden Peak female elders dressed in white walking over quickly. They split into groups of three, each group going to the four corners of the spear formation.
After the chief examiner saw this group of people, he said, After yound on the ground, you have failed. Aside from this, there are no rules. Your time starts now!
Sou! Sou! Sou!
There were many human figures shing by; everyone jumped on top quickly. Xiao Chen leaped up gently and found a goodnding spot before executing the Azure Dragon Cloud Soaring Art. He became like a flood dragon as he moved around in a circle andnded firmly.
Pu!
There was a miserable cry. An inner disciple did not control his strength properly and the sharp spear tips pierced through his shoe. This caused him to lose his bnce and fall off immediately.
The Jade Maiden Peak elders who were standing guard at the side immediately moved over to where this personnded and brought him out of the spear formation. Then, they removed his shoe and treated his wound.
This situation gave everyone an objective understanding of the sharpness of the spear tips. They all could not help but be more cautious.
Liu Suifeng leaped up gently andnded beside Xiao Chen. He said in a soft voice, Ye Chen, why do I feel that something is wrong? This formation is too big. I recognize these Jade Maiden Peak elders, they have very high positions in Jade Maiden Peak. Furthermore, they specialize in Healing Techniques.
Xiao Chens expression did not change as his body stayed in a state of high alert. He said in a low voice, We will adapt to the changes. The second stage is definitely not this simple.
Xiao Chen had thought deeper than Liu Suifeng did. The final words of the chief examiner also attracted his attention. Did the so-called there are no rules mean they could attack other people as they wished?
Although he did not take such an aggressive stance, it was better to be prepared and keep an eye out.
Aside from testing the strength of the cultivators Movement Techniques, standing on the sharp spear tips also required a strong focus, or else it would be very easy to mess up.
It was already somewhat difficult for some of them to stand still on the sharp spear tips. If they could not maintain their bnce and jumped around, the sharp spear tips might piece their foot and cause them to fall.
Thus, they had to maintain a clear mind. At any sign of instability, they must not leap to another spear! They had to calm themselves down and regain their bnce.
The bright sun hung high in the sky, the intense sunlight shone mercilessly on everybodys body. There was no wind in the huge drill ground at all, making them feel very frustrated.
A few inner disciples lost their bnce due to their distracted minds. They had no choice but to start leaping around the spear formation. Not long after, the spear tips pierced through their shoes and injured them.
After they injured their feet, they immediately fell down. After that, the elders of Jade Maiden Peak carried them out of the formation. They had lost their right to continue on with the exam.
Sweat poured out non-stop from Liu Suifengs forehead. It flowed into his eyes; it was extremely ufortable, but he did not dare to wipe it off with his hands.
It was difficult to maintain his bnce. If he moved at this moment, he might end up losing his bnce and the resulting chain of actions would cause him to fall off.
However, if he left the sweat on his forehead, it would be quite unbearable as well. The sweat kept stinging his eyes and his body started to sway.
Hu! Hu!
Just as Liu Suifeng was no longer able to stand it, there was a cool breeze. Under the intense sun, it was extremely refreshing. The sweat in his eyes was blown away.
Liu Suifeng opened his eyes as the ufortable feeling instantly vanished. He looked at Xiao Chen beside him, showing him an expression of gratitude.
This cool breeze was naturally the palm wind sent out by Xiao Chen. With his Small Perfection Azure Dragon Cloud Soaring Art, he could walk on water without disturbing a drop. To him, this formation was nothing.
However, on this spear formation, the number of people who were as at ease as Xiao Chen was only a small number. As time went by, some of these people started to realize something.
Now! Finally, someone could no longer resist. He shouted and leaped over towards Xiao Chen quickly.
Xiao Chens expression did not change at all. However, when he saw the clothes this person was wearing, he was mildly surprised.
He originally thought Zhang Lie would be the first to give up and make a move. He did not expect that the inner disciples of Biyun Peak would be the first to make a move.
Huang Dang! The four biyun Peak disciples drew their sabers and leaped at Xiao Chen.
They were able to pass the first stage and were able to jump around freely on the spear tips. The strengths of these four people were not simple; they were not your regr Superior Grade Martial Grand Masters. They were all peak Superior Grade Martial Grand Masters, just a step shy of bing Martial Saints.
Ye Chen, what should we do? Liu Suifeng panicked slightly. Movement Techniques were not one of his strengths. It was already quite difficult for him to stand on the spear tip without falling. There was no hope for him if he wanted to do battle at the same time.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly, There is no need to panic, they are just a bunch of jumping clowns.
If they were fighting on t ground, Xiao Chen might have to spend some effort to deal with them. However, on this field of spear tips, as long as he wished, he could knock off these four people within ten moves.
However, because he had to take care of Liu Suifeng, he could not leave the spear he was currently standing on.
Hu Chi!
Four streaks of saber lights hacked at Xiao Chen from four different directions. They resplendent saber lights were extremely dazzling under the sunlight.
Xiao Chen gently pushed his foot on the spear tip and started spinning. He drew the Lunar Shadow Saber with a huang dang sound and an even more intense saber light appeared in the air. It was as quick as lightning, hacking out at the four sabers.
Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!
The sabers carried strong forces as they shed in midair. Saber lights flew around wantonly. There were four keng qiang sounds; Xiao Chen went one against four, but he was not at a disadvantage.
He held the Lunar Shadow Saber in his hand andnded firmly back on the spear tip. However, the Biyun Peak Disciples were knocked flying back by the force of his saber.
These four people were quite skilled; they somersaulted in midair and dissipated the force beforending back on a spear tip. The sabers in their hands were all pointed at Xiao Chen.
Chapter 224 - Outstanding Hero Fighting Alone
Chapter 224: Outstanding Hero Fighting Alone
Senior Brother Yu Qian, this person is not easy to deal with, a Biyun Peak disciple spoke to the person leading them.
Yu Qians expression became grave and he said, There is no need to worry. The Peak Master has already said; as long as we can make this person fail the core exam, he will give each one of us a thousand Inferior Grade Spirit Stones.
With this thousand Inferior Grade Spirit Stones, it will not be an issue even if we fail the core disciple exam. The Spirit Stones will be sufficient for our cultivation. Furthermore, we still have another opportunity next year. There is no need to worry at all. If we have to, we will fail together with him.
When the other person heard him, he gave Xiao Chen a purposeful nce and said, Thats true. A thousand Inferior Grade Spirit Stones is sufficient for me to break through to Martial Saint. It would be easy to pass the core disciple exam next year.
The two of them chatted in front of Xiao Chen, as though he was not present. Xiao Chen maintained a calm expression, grasping his Lunar Shadow Saber tightly. He was not shaken by their words.
Ye Chen, be careful! Liu Suifeng suddenly called out.
The two of them were actually provoking Xiao Chen on purpose, aiming to distract him. Seeing this situation as a chance, the person behind him quietly made a move.
He smiled coldly. By letting me get within three meters of you, you are finished! Fall off! Mount Tai Suppression!
A huge mountain appeared behind him. One could indistinctly see animals and birds on it.
Not bad! Executing the Mount Tai Suppression with such a mysterious phenomenon as a peak Superior Grade Martial Grand Master. Just purely considering the mysterious phenomenon, he is already equivalent to Song Que back then.
The corner of Xiao Chens lips curled up into a faint smile. His heart was incredibly calm as he evaluated this Martial Technique.
His Spiritual Sense extended for about 500 meters around him. All the movements of the four Biyun Peak disciples were within his grasp. There was no opening at all.
The mysterious phenomenon was pretty good. Unfortunately, a strong Martial Technique required great strength as a foundation. Only then can it bring out true might. Otherwise, it would just be superficial.
Ka! Ca! Ka! Ca!
The Dragon and Tiger Body Sculpting Art circted rapidly.Xiao Chens bones crackled continuously. He ced the Lunar Shadow Saber into the Universe Ring and clenched his right hand into a fist. He could feel a boundless energy in his body as he turned around and struck.
A huge image of a tiger appeared behind Xiao Chen. The tiger roared loudly and Xiao Chens aura was instantly raised to its peak, as though he became the king of beasts.
Bang!
That mountain was shattered by a single punch. The instant the mysterious phenomenon was broken, the person who sneak-attacked Xiao Chen vomited a mouthful of blood. Hisplexion turned pale, as though he was drained of blood.
His body swayed like a kite with a broken string as he fell from the sky. Just as he was about to be pierced by a spear, a white figure flew out and caught him. And then, shended outside the formation.
The Dragon and Tiger Body Sculpting Art together with the Fierce Tiger Leaving the Mountains were sufficient to gather all of Xiao Chens physical strength and Essence. Just his physical strength alone gave him 6,000 kilograms of force.
This was not inferior to the abundant Essence of an Inferior Grade Martial Saint, who would have 5,000 kilograms of strength. Whenparing these two, Xiao Chens fist now contained a total of more than 10,000 kilograms of force.
With such a horrifying strength, the so-called Mount Tai Suppression was a joke. An ordinary Inferior Grade Martial Saint would not dare receive this punch.
No, Junior Brother Yao! Ill kill you! Cutting Mountain Splitting Earth!
Cloud Splitting Cross Chop!
Flipping Clouds Breaking Seas!
When they saw their Junior Brother Yaos sneak attack failed and he was left severely injured after his mysterious phenomenon, the remaining three people lost any trace of reason and frantically rushed at Xiao Chen.
All sorts of killing moves were executed, all mixed together.
Three peak Superior Grade Martial Grand Masters had all executed their killing moves; naturally, their might was not to be underestimated. The originally hot air now became suffocating.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly and moved his left hand into the dragon stance and his right hand into the tiger stance. Then, he crisscrossed his arms and then the two beasts merged into him. A flood dragon and a ferocious tiger were now moving around his body.
When Xiao Chen circted the Dragon and Tiger Body Sculpting Art at the same time, a golden glow immediately surrounded his body; it looked very imposing. A boundless energy started to umte within him.
The might of the tiger and dragon continuously flowed in without being released. The Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon, roars loudly, never fearing the mountains and rivers!
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Just before the three killing movesnded on Xiao Chen they loudly crashed into a formless barrier, not able to proceed any further.
Explode!
Xiao Chen shouted and the energy he had been storing erupted like a spewing volcano. The tiger and dragon roared and countless ripples formed in the air, as if on the surface of water.
Facing this continuous torrent of energy, the remaining three people did not have any means to resist and were blown backward.
During this period of time, Xiao Chen had already cultivated the fourthyer of the Dragon and Tiger Body Sculpting Art to Small Perfection so he was now able to exteriorize a portion of its energy.
When he reached Great Perfection, he would be able to output all the energy, making the Dragon Hisses Tiger Roars even more horrifying.
Mu Heng, who had his eyes shut and was standing tall like a pine in winter, suddenly opened his eyes; a strange light shone in their depth. What a strong physical body! The Dragon and the Tiger merging into the body This physical body Cultivation Technique should be of the same rank as mine.
However, his physical body is not as strong. After my Purple Jade Body Tempering Art circtes at full force, my body bes like Hundred-Year-Old Frost Iron, allowing me to cut through metal and break jade with my bare hands.
However, this is most likely not his trump card. Such thoughts kept shing through Mu Hengs mind; it seemed like there was one morepetitor for the first ce in this core disciple exam.
When the group of Tianyue Peak disciples saw the scene in front of them, they were astonished in their hearts. They were already barely hanging on, standing on the spear tips. They did not expect Xiao Chen to be able to exhibit such greatbat prowess under such circumstances.
Wu Bing, who was beside Zhang Lie, thought for a while and said, Junior Brother Zhang, should we gather some of the senior brothers together and make the first move? Given the strength he is exhibiting now, he will be the biggest obstacle to you obtaining the first ce.
Just then, ten of the stronger Tianyue Peak inner disciples came over. Like the few people from Biyun Peak, they were able to move about the top of the spear tips freely. Their strength ced them amongst the top.
The person leading them looked at Zhang Lie. Junior Brother Zhang, if you want to, you can tell us. The Peak Master had instructed us beforehand that if anything unexpected happened during the exam, Junior Brother Zhang may take up the mantle andmand us.
When Zhang Lie heard this, he felt joyful. He did not expect the Peak Master to trust him so much. However, after mumbling for a while, he gave up on this thought. He cupped his fist in respect and said, Senior Brothers, thank you for the offer. I will definitely live up the the Peak Masters expectation; I will definitely take the first ce in this exam.
However, that Ye Chen is not the enemy that we need to deal with first. If he only possesses the strength he is showing now, I can easily deal with him. Our biggest opponent is him!
Right after Zhang Lie spoke, he turned around and pointed at the low-key Mu Heng of Beichen Peak. When Mu Heng felt Zhang Lies gaze, he looked over and smiled calmly, not caring too much about them.
The people beside Zhang Lie were somewhat surprised. Mu Heng was only an Inferior Grade Martial Grand Master. Was there a need to care so much about him?
Zhang Lie did not exin, instead, he said, The situation might changeter. Wait here first. If my guess is wrong, then we will make a move immediately.
The four Biyun Peak disciples attack had been too sudden, causing the disciples of the other peaks to be more cautious. What if someone attacked them from behind as well?
A cultivator from Qianduan Peak, with a huge saber on his back, quietly stood on the spear tips. The huge saber on his back was almost two meters long, 7 centimeters wide and about 1 centimeter thick. Its size was worthy of the term huge saber; its weight alone being 250 kilograms.
He stood on the spear tip with such a heavy saber, yet he did not move at all, carrying it as though it was as light as a feather. It seemed like there was no pressure on him; this caused people to feel astonished.
When someone beside him saw the people from Tianyue Peak discussing something, he quietly told him, Senior brother Gao Yang, there seems to be some activity at the Tianyue Peaks side. Should we do something?
Gao Yang had a very broad face with thick eyebrows, when looked upon, it gave off a heroic impression. He nced at the group of people from Tianyue Peak and said indifferently, We will watch quietly and act as per situation. There is no advantage for us, Qianduan Peak disciples, to fight on top of the spear tips.
Simr words were being spoken by the disciples of other peaks. Every peak had at least one arrogant disciple. Even though they were not as strong as Zhang Lie and the others, they were outstanding amongst the group.
Everyone was discussing countermeasures to prevent the unexpected, to prevent someone from sneak-attacking them.
Liu Suifeng watched Xiao Chen easily deal with the four Biyun Peak disciples who attacked him. He could not help but feel sorrowful. They were both Superior Grade Martial Grand Masters, yet there was such a great difference in their strength.
Ye Chen, is everything fine?! Liu Suifeng asked.
Xiao Chen replied, Not a problem, I only exhausted some of my Essence. Be more careful, there is still one more person from Biyun Peak who have not made a move yet.
After Xiao Chen knocked the three people off, he had been using his Spiritual Sense to monitor the remaining disciple of Biyun Peak. He felt that this person had a strong aura, he was stronger than the people earlier; he had hidden himself very well.
Xiao Chen originally wanted to rush over and force him off. However, when he thought about it, there was still a Zhang Lie watching him. There was no need to reveal too much of his strength so he let it go.
Time slowly passed by; in a blink of an eye, half an hour went by. Half the time required to pass the exam had passed. There were still slightly more than 80 disciples left in the spear formation.
If nothing unexpected happened, these 80 people should have no problems surviving for half an hour.
Zhang Lie frowned slightly, he had a nagging feeling that this exam would not be so simple. Now that half an hour had passed and yet there was no activity, some people started to feel suspicious.
Never mind, I cant be bothered anymore. I shall make the first move. A murderous intent shed in Zhang Lies eyes. His eyes were likemps as they looked at Beichen Peaks Mu Heng. A boundless saber intent condensed in the depths of his eyes.
Xiu!
Several strands of saber Qi appeared in the air. They were like sharp sabers, easily slicing through the air and creating shockwaves as they headed for Mu Heng.
Mu Heng had already anticipated Zhang Lies sudden move. However, he did not expect Zhang Lies saber intent to be strong enough tounch saber Qi from thin air.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Mu Heng used his palm as a saber and hacked at the saber Qi heading towards him. With a metallic keng qiang sound, Mu Heng easily shattered the saber Qi.
Chapter 225 - Mysterious Phenomenon Manifested
Chapter 225: Mysterious Phenomenon Manifested
Do it! Finish him first! Zhang Lie had also expected that Mu Heng would not be easily defeated by a few strands of saber Qi. This was just an appetizer.
The moment Zhang Lie spoke, the ten strong Tianyue Peak disciples pushed off against the sharp spear tip andunched themselves at Beichen Peaks Mu Heng.
I will deal with them, you dont have to do anything, Mu Heng told the Beichen Peak disciples behind him who were about to help him.
Mu Heng stomped heavily on the spear tip below him. Under the heavy force, the body of the spear started bending and it sprang back up with a xiu sound; Mu Heng flew up into the air instantly.
Mu Heng, whounched himself into the air with the aid of the spear, pulled out a spear tip as he was flying up. He smiled faintly at the people leaping over to him from his front and threw the spear tip at them.
Bang!
The spear tip exploded halfway and turning into countless metal shrapnel. The shards were moving at a high speed, creating shockwaves and turning into sharp weapons of ughter.
Clouds around the Peak! Zhang Lie shouted and executed the first move of the Lingyun Saber TechniqueClouds around the Peak.
Suddenly, clouds and mist appeared on the spear formation. The summit of a mountain rose up and blocked all the shrapnel. Numerous dang dang dang sounds rang out.
When the cloud and mist scattered, everyone realized that mountain image was actually the saber in Zhang Lies hand. The saber had ferociously struck down all the shrapnel instantly.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, Mu Heng, who had already moved about a hundred meters, casually pulled out another spear and chopped it in half with his palm. With a xiu sound, he threw the halves out.
The broken spear halves were spinning in the air quickly. As they flew out, they pulled in the air from their surroundings, creating three-meter tornados around themselves.
I cant carry on like this! Zhang Lie shouted, Help me block this move, Ill chase after him!
Sou! Sou!
Four inner disciples leaped out from behind him. They moved in different directions, two on each side. They pulled their sabers out at the same time, each creating a ten-meter high saber light to hack at the tornados.
Zhang Lie did not care about the results of their moves. He did not hesitate at all as he moved through the space between the tornados and charged rapidly at Mu Heng.
When Mu Heng saw Zhang Lieing after him alone, he revealed a smile. He stomped on the spear tip and there was an explosion. The spear tip immediately turned into countless pieces as he flew backward.
Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!
Every step Mu Heng took would result in an explosion of the spear tip below him. They turned into countless shards of metal shrapnel, moving at high speed and creating shockwaves. Like the rain of a torrential storm, they fired at Zhang Lie who was following him.
Zhang Lie took a look and saw a wave of lethal shrapnel obscuring his vision. There were so many they were uncountable. If he wanted to continue the chase, he would have to breakthrough this storm of shrapnel.
In order to do so, he would have to use a significant amount of Essence. He felt like he had fallen for Mu Hengs trap. Zhang Lie thought to himself, However, it is impossible for him to know that I cultivate a Superior Grade Earth Ranked Cultivation Technique. The amount of Essence I have in reserve is definitely much more than him.
When Zhang Lie thought of this, he revealed a mocking smile as he shouted, Spinning Mountain Destroys Clouds!
This was the second move of the Lingyun Saber Technique. A mysterious phenomenon was condensed, a mountain appeared from nowhere. To everyones surprise, the mountain actually started spinning.
Rumble!
The mountain spun, and the entire drill grounds started shaking. There were a few unfortunate inner disciples who immediately fell from the spear tips.
When Xiao Chen saw that both the Lingyun Saber Technique moves Zhang Lie executed had mysterious phenomena, Xiao Chen was secretly astonished. He did not expect Zhang Lies talent to be so high.
However, being able to create mysterious phenomena does not mean that hisprehension of Lingyun Saber Technique is deeper than mine, Xiao Chen said to himself indifferently.
Mysterious phenomena were a kind of supplement for Martial techniques. However, if the mysterious phenomenon was notplete and was recklessly manifested, there would be a huge bacsh on their Essence when it was broken.
Back when Xiao Chen was fighting Chu Chaoyun, he had suffered a huge disadvantage. His opponent only used half a move to destroy the mysterious phenomenon of his Moon Bright Like Fire. This resulted in a bacsh to his Essence, and hepletely lost hisbat abilities.
Hence, Xiao Chen had always been very cautious of using mysterious phenomena after that.
There were two ways to destroy mysterious phenomena. The first was to find the weak point of the mysterious phenomenonlike Chu Chaoyun did back then.
The second was to break it forcefully; to use absolute power to shatter the opponents mysterious phenomenonlike Xiao Chen did earlier. No one knew which method Mu Heng would choose to use.
The spinning mountain was a few hundred meters tall, with an unknown width. There were turbulent winds as it covered the sky, turning the ce dark. The brightly burning sun waspletely covered by it.
The rain-like small metal fragments struck the mountain peak with ding ding dang dang sounds. They werepletely useless, and fell to the ground.
Mu Heng turned around to take a look, his expression not surprised in the least. He stared at the illusion of the spinning mountain peak; it was the only thing he saw, nothing but that.
As the mountain drew nearer, Mu Heng still did not have any change in his expression. It was as though he did not know he could be easily crushed by it when it got near to him.
I still cant find the weak point. It is too difficult to find the weak point of the mysterious phenomenon, Mu Heng mentally shook his head and sighed.
Although the mysterious phenomenon Zhang Lie exhibited was not perfect, it was not easy to find its weak points.
Since I cannot find it, then I will smash you to bits!, Mu Heng shouted, and leaped into the air. A purple glow appeared on his skin, like the glow of jade.
Break for me!
A in palm smashed on the spinning mountain. With a loud bang, the revolving mountain finally came to a stop.
The instant the mountain and his palm came into contact, they generated a surging shockwave. There were ripples in the air, spreading in all directions. It was like surging waves of the ocean.
The shockwave did not differentiate between friend or foe. If it swept across the spear formation, a significant number of people would be knocked off the spear formation. The disciples of every Peak could no longer stand still and simply protect themselves; they all made a move.
Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!
Immediately there was a string of explosions on the drill ground. When the people in the spectator stands saw this, they were all astonished. This exam was even more fierce and intense than the one before it.
Hu Chi!
Xiao Chen hacked out with his saber and split the surging shockwave into two, easily resolving the danger. He continued to stare at the two people in the air.
The illusion of the mountain in the sky already vanished. Zhang Lie held onto his saber and blocked the seemingly ordinary blow from Mu Heng, who soared through the air at him. It appeared that this ordinary blow, when augmented with his strength, was somewhat stronger than Zhang Lie.
The mysterious phenomenon was not broken, but it could be considered to be blocked. He had forced Zhang Lie to a point where he did not dare to maintain the mysterious phenomenon.
The two of them were not using their full power when fighting each other. After all, they had not reached the climax of the match, and were still testing one another out. Of course, if there was a chance, they would happily knock their opponent down!
Zhang Lie held his saber and retreated backward. He jumped onto several spear tips before he stabilized himself. Coincidentally, hended somewhere not far from the Qianduan Peak disciples.
When Zhang Lie saw Mu Hengnding firmly, he was rather shocked. When they were testing each other out, he was the one at the disadvantage. Although he had only used 30 percent of his strength, it was hard to say whether his opponent was doing the same.
Mu Hengs attacks were not fanciful at all; he did not even use Martial Techniques. The few moves he made were straightforward attacks relying on the pure strength of his physical body.
Do you still wish to continue fighting? I am willing to apany you at any time, Mu Heng spoke for the first time, as he looked at Zhang Lie.
Continuing to fight like this was not a wise action, they still had not reached the final arena battles yet. If both of them were injured, it would only benefit others. Zhang Lie considered the implications of this.
Pu Ci!
Before Zhang Lie could say anything, Qianduan Peaks Gao Yang, who was carrying a huge saber, drew the huge saber with his right hand. He left an afterimage in the air and made a move against Zhang Lie.
There was a loud boom in the air, the speed of this person was actually close to the speed of sound. He crossed a distance of a hundred meters in an eyeblink.
The huge and heavy saber hacked out at Zhang Lie. It waspletely unexpected, Gao Yang had not revealed any killing intent earlier.
By the time Zhang Lie felt the killing intent and heard the sonic boom, the huge saber was only one centimeter away from the back of his head.
Zhang Lie, who hadprehended saber intent, had a more sensitive perception than regr cultivators. The moment the huge force was about to strike him, he stomped his foot on the spear tip below him violently. The spear sank down with a hua sound.
Zhang Lies body also sank downward together with the spear. His fluttering hair was cut by the saber. His hair was now flying all over the ce, he had narrowly avoided this saber.
When Gao Yangs move did not seed, he quickly withdrew his saber and retreated. He returned to where the other Qianduan Peak disciples were. There was a calm expression on his face, no signs of any disturbance at all.
You dared to sneak attack me! Zhang Lie turned around and shouted angrily at Gan Yang.
Junior Brother Zhang, are you alright!? Wu Bing asked anxiously after he led the other Tianyue Peak disciples over quickly.
Zhang Liended on another spear tip and tidied his shortened hair. He was revealing killing intent with his eyes towards Gao Yang as he said indifferently, I am fine. However, someone will be in trouble soon.
Gao Yang was not afraid nor panicking. His heroic face revealed a crafty smile as he pointed at Mu Heng and Xiao Chen. He said, I am not your opponent. It is him, and him!
If you do not wish to expose all your trump cards before the arena battles, you can fight with me.
Underneath his heroic background, Gao Yang had acute senses. He was able to see the pros and cons, reading the situation clearly.
Zhang Lie snorted coldly, Trump card? Are you even worthy of me revealing my trump cards?
Xiu!
A few strands of saber Qi appeared in the air silently, hacking the air apart and creating shockwaves. They were fired at Gao Yangs head.
Dang! Dang!
The huge saber moved quickly, shielding Gao Yangs front like a wooden nk. It blocked the offending saber Qi, but he had underestimated their strength.
When the saber Qi struck his de, the de vibrated continuously. Gao Yang felt his arm go numb, and he almost dropped his saber. Hence, he quickly gripped the hilt with both hands.
When Zhang Lie saw the situation, heughed coldly, With so little strength, you dare to say you will expose my trump cards? You overestimate yourself!
Chapter 226 - One in a Hundred
Chapter 226: One in a Hundred
In the distance, Liu Suifeng looked at the sudden change in the situation. He felt suspicious as he said, Why did those two people start fighting? I know that Gao Yang. This is the third time he is participating in the core disciple exam. He is very strong, but he should not be Zhang Lies match.
Xiao Chenughed and said, That person is very scheming. He was feigning weakness earlier. There was no reason for him to just barely block those saber Qi attacks.
What is he thinking? Is he not afraid of Zhang Lie really making a move to destroy him? Liu Suifeng asked, suspecting a trick.
Xiao Chen withdrew the smile on his face and said seriously, This is where his brilliance lies. He probably has a sure kill move or something like that. It is possible that from the moment Zhang Liended in front of him, he could have ended it.
Hu!
Just as Xiao Chen spoke, the originally bright sky suddenly turned dark. A strong wind blew up the sand on the ground, dust filled the air.
Zhang Lie, who was originally prepared to deal with Gao Yang, turned grave. He discovered there was an Essence shield in front of him, blocking the sand. He felt suspicious as he said, Whats going on? Why did such a strong wind suddenly appear? Is there a change in weather?
Gao Yang looked at this sudden gust of strong wind. Zhang Lie had stopped because of it. He could not help but feel slightly disappointed. How unfortunate!
After the strong wind disappeared, a ck g appeared in front of everyones eyes. It flew over from the horizon, getting nearer until it reached the drill grounds.
The g had a ck background with white words and yellow borders. There were two words on the fluttering gHeaven Saber. The gs pole had simple floral patterns and a golden dragon coiling around it.
The speed of the gs flight was very slow, but the might it carried was very shocking. Everywhere it passed, the air parted like it was water.
An inner disciple did not know what it was. In the end, he was knocked off by the g and vomited a big mouthful of blood. The Jade Maiden Peak elders immediately caught him; he had lost his right to continue with the exam.
Scatter!
Everyone paled as they scattered everywhere. They looked at the ck g as they made way for it. Before long, the g flew to an area not far from the front of Xiao Chen.
Suddenly, the chief examiner, who was on the ground, said, Only by capturing a ck g will one pass this exam. Whoever who captures a g will end their exam immediately.
After the chief examiner spoke, the g which people avoided immediately turned into an object of high demand. Everyone did all they could to snatch the g.
Liu Suifeng, who was behind Xiao Chen, could not resist and wanted to make a move. This was because he and Xiao Chen were the ones closest to the g. If they made a move, it was very likely they could obtain the g.
Dont make a move first, Xiao Chen quickly said.
Liu Suifeng did not understand and asked, Why? After we obtain it, we can jump down immediately and end this exam. There should not be any problems!
Xiao Chen pointed and said, Look at those people, the ones with true strength in the sect. Have any of them made a move?
When Liu Suifeng heard this, he realized it was as Xiao Chen said. Mu Heng, Zhang Lie, Gao Yang, and such people did not make a move. It was as though nothing was rted to them.
I got it! a Gangyu Peak disciple shouted excitedly as he grabbed the g pole in one hand.
Boom!
Just as he wanted to jump off the spear formation, all sorts of attacks flew at him.
All these attacks look spectacr and very dense. Aside from the Gangyu Peak disciple, the disciples of other Peaks all executed their strongest attacks.
With so many attacks, even if he was an Inferior Grade Martial Saint, he would not be able to block them; how could a Martial Grand Master do so?
Before he couldnd on the ground, he was severely injured. He waspletely covered in wounds, and blood was flowing out. The ck g left his hand and returned to the sky.
Liu Suifengs heart was beating very hard and fast when he saw this. Fortunately, Xiao Chen had stopped him. Otherwise, the one lying on the ground now could be him.
How pitiful. That person will require at least three months to recover.
Thats too cruel. They did not hold back their attacks at all. Whats going on with this round of the core disciple exam?
When the inner disciples on the spectator stands saw the tragic situation, they were astonished. The previous core disciple exams were intense as well, but this exam was just tragic; it was incredibly cruel.
The exam could only end after the g is captured. With so many people here, there would definitely be more than one g. Hence, there was no need to rush for one. Whoever who got the first g would definitely suffer from the attacks of everyone. This was the principle of the shot hits the bird that pokes its head out.
Even if it was Xiao Chen, he would not have been able to escape the earlier situation unscathed.
Xiao Chen extended out his Spiritual Sense and searched in the direction the g came from. He kept extending it until he saw the master of the g more than a thousand meters away from the drill grounds.
A ck-clothed man was standing on a tall tower. There were five gs fluttering noisily in the wind behind him. The face of this person was blurred out by the sun.
The Qi and blood of his body were iparably exuberant. Combined with the gs behind him, his aura was surging. He had the might of a powerful army, as though he could trample on the heavens.
He was close to two thousand meters away from them, the limit of Xiao Chens Spiritual Sense. Hence, Xiao Chen was not able to clearly see this persons appearance, he could only get a vague image.
This person is a peak martial King at the very least. The Heavenly Saber Pavilion is certainly full of hidden talents. There are experts everywhere, Xiao Chen sighed to himself.
Through his Spiritual Sense, he could see five ck gs in that persons surroundings. The gs were spinning continuously, a spiraling stream of air appearing in front of them.
Sou!
In the next moment, the five gs headed for the formation on the drill ground. Initially, they were very fast. When they got nearer, they slowed down.
However, this reduction is speed was rtive; it only became slower to high-ranked cultivators. Ordinary people or low-ranked cultivators would not be able to tell the difference; to them, it was several times faster than a chariot.
Xiu!
This time, some of the stronger inner disciples on the spear tips did not hold back. Their Essence soared and they shot out, leaving after-images behind.
Liu Suifeng saw that Xiao Chen still did not make a move. He asked, Ye Chen, are you still not making a move? The number of gs is probably limited. After every batch is fired, that is one batch less.
Xiao Chen said indifferently, You can go snatch, it is not time for me yet.
Sou! Sou!
Another ten gs flew over again. The wind blew strongly in the formation, dust flew everywhere. This time, everyone was fired up. Even some of the people who wanted to hide themselves made a move.
The wind was blowing strongly and sand was everywhere in the formation. There were many figures in the air, chasing after the gs continuously. The battle was incredibly tragic. asionally, there would be someone who got sneak attacked, causing them to lose their right to continue the exam.
However, even under such conditions, there were some people who did not make a move. They simply stood quietly on the spear tips. They were not anxious at all, it was as though they had forgotten the requirements of the exam.
Aside from Xiao Chen, Zhang Lie, Mu Heng, and Gao Yang, there was one person from each of the other three peaks who did not make a move. These seven people each represented a Peak. In reality, they were also the strongest seven people in this exam.
I finally got it! a Tianyue Peak disciple shouted as he hugged his g after hended on the ground. He ignored the cuts all over his body. His wounds were dripping with blood as he revealed a joyful smile.
The Jade Maiden Peak Elders rushed over immediately and checked his injuries. The chief examiner nodded his head and recorded down his number. Someone had finally passed the second stage of the exam.
Xiu! Xiu! Xiu!
The tragic battle continued. There were people who jumped off continuously with gs, sessfully passing the stage. However, there were more people who were covered in wounds. They fell off empty-handed, losing the right to continue the exam.
Liu Suifeng grabbed a ck g and an excited smile appeared on his face. He executed his Movement Technique with all his might, doing his best to dodge all the attacks sent at him.
It seemed like he was about to seed in avoiding all the attacks when a few figures chased after him. At this moment, Liu Suifeng was exhausted, he had no means of moving around in mid-air. The situation seemed dire.
Purple Thunder True Fire! Shoot!
A boundless, limitless me started burning in Xiao Chens right eye. Streams of mes shot out at the people in the air like arrows.
The speed of the ming arrows was very fast. The few people in the sky did not have time to dodge and were struck. They cried miserably and fell to the ground. Liu Suifeng took advantage of this opportunity and quicklynded.
Its a little strange, that me seems to be quite extraordinary. However, it has been exposed. It should be easy to deal with now! one of the seven people not making a move muttered to himself.
The moment Xiao Chens Spiritual Sense detected Liu Suifengnding on the ground safely, hepletely rxed. Although he had exposed one of his trump cards, it was worth it.
The strong wind scattered and the fifteen ck gs were finally all snatched away. The Tianyue Peak disciples were indeed strong; out of the fifteen gs, about half were snatched away by them.
The remaining people noticed the seven people who did not make a move. They knew that something was not quite right and they all tacitly jumped down, giving up their right to continue the exam.
At this moment, it became extremely quiet. No one would expect that there was chaos here just a minute ago. Only the blood-stained sand silently spoke of the tragic battle that just urred.
The inner disciples in the spectator stands, the inner disciples who did not pass, and the Peak masters and Main Hall Elders on the high tform focused on those seven people.
This first ce of this core disciple exam will definitelye from out of these seven people. This exam is extraordinarily intense.
It is just the second stage and more than 200 people have been eliminated. There are only twenty-odd disciples left. If the rules were like the past, with fifty spots of core disciples, all of these people should have passed.
There are definitely less than fifty spots. You can tell with one nce that this exam is not simple. I think there are at most ten spots.
I wonder how many gs will fly over in this batch. If there are less than seven, then some people out of this strongest seven will be eliminated.
The ordinary inner disciples in the spectator stands looked at the seven people. They all hadplicated expressions. These people, due to various reasons, were not able to be core disciples. However, when they saw this core disciple exam, they felt that they were fortunate.
The blood below the formation did note from nowhere. They were left by the inner disciples taking part in this exam. Several of them almost died. Aside from those who had given up on their own initiative, almost no one hade out unscathed.
Chapter 227 - The Capital to be Arrogant
Chapter 227: The Capital to be Arrogant
Although the identity of core disciple is very tempting, such tragicpetition caused one to feel frightened.
Hu Chi!
Suddenly, a strong wind blew, causing sand to fill the air. Five ck gs flew over from afar, heading towards the spear formation.
When they felt the number of gs, the seven people could not help but feel anxious. There were only five gs that meant that out of them, two would be eliminated.
Gao Yang was frowning heavily; he was neen-years-old already. If he did not seed this time, he would have no more opportunities to be a core disciple; he could not afford to lose here.
It was not that he did not want to snatch one of the earlier fifteen gs. However, he knew that with his strength, if he made the first move, he would encounter fierce attacks.
Even if he got the g, he would expose his trump cards; it would not be good for the arena battles.
Sou!
The remaining disciple from Jade Maiden Peak, Wang Mei, made the first move. Her petite body left behind a white shadow in the air. She managed to grab a g instantly and headed for the ground.
Senior Sister Wang, sorry for the offense, the remaining disciple from Gangyu Peak, Zhao Heng, said to Wang Mei. He immediately flew forward and snatched the same g.
The two of them wasted no time speaking nonsense; they simply started fighting in mid-air as each held a corner of the g.
Xiao Chen did not look at the two of them; he did not even bother to look at the gs in the air. He shed by in the air and rushed at the final Biyun Peak disciple on the spear formation.
Clouds around the Peak!
He pulled the Lunar Shadow Saber from its scabbard with a huang dang sound. The snow-white de contained the intent of the Lingyun Saber Technique without revealing it. It was like a lonely mountain peak piercing through the clouds, pointing at the sky in anger.
Although this saber strike did not create a mysterious phenomenon, its might was iparable. Whenpared to what Zhang Lie executed, regarding pure force, it was significantly stronger. However, it was somewhat weaker regarding aura.
Cutting Mountains and Splitting Stone!
Contrary to what Xiao Chen expected, Liu Jun did not choose to dodge Xiao Chens mighty saber strike. Instead, he chose to meet it head-on.
Bang!
The sabers shed; two streaks of resplendent saber light gave off an intense explosion. Where the weapons struck, the air trembled.
The huge force radiated through the saber des and transmitted into the two of them. They each retreated a step back, moved onto another spear tip, and stabilized their bodies; they both suffered equally.
If they were to examine this carefully, Xiao Chens saber strike was actually at a slight disadvantage. The grade of Clouds around the Peak was higher than Cutting Mountains and Splitting Stone, yet, he was only able to achieve a draw.
Liu Jun reveal traces of a proud smile, You did not expect that, right? I cultivate the Pure Yang True Art; it is a peak Earth Ranked Cultivation Technique. In terms of the quality and density of Essence, there is no one within the same cultivation level who can surpass me.
I will defeat you openly. Go and die! Three Flowing Cloud Images!
Liu Juns body shook, and three images of him appeared in front of Xiao Chen. Each of these images sent out a saber strike. The saber lights came one after another, like a gushing river rushing at Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly, You added your ownprehensions into the Three Flowing Cloud Images. Furthermore, you chained them perfectly. You really do have the capital to be arrogant!
Spinning Mountain Destroys Clouds!
The illusion of a mountain appeared before Xiao Chen. He moved in a sh and the mountain merged into his body. Suddenly, his aura changed; he was like a mountain rising high from the ground, piercing the sky.
Xiao Chen performed a side flip, and the Lunar Shadow Saber moved from top to down, sending out an intense wind. This caused the three images Liu Jun created to blow back.
Pu Ci!
By the time Xiao Chenpleted his side flip, a horrifying gash had appeared on Liu Juns chest. Blood spurted out of his wound.
Liu Jun looked at his wound in disbelief. He pointed at Xiao Chen and said, pained, You
Bang! Xiao Chen whipped out his leg, and there was the sound of an intense wind; he mercilessly kicked Liu Jun out. Unfortunately, sometimes having more Essence does not guarantee a win.
Not far away, Zhang Lie was watching the two of them, dumbfounded. It was like a bomb exploded in his mind, The Lingyun Saber Technique could actually be used this way.
My Lingyun Saber Technique manifests the mysterious phenomenon externally and then supplements my Martial Technique. However, his mysterious phenomenon is withdrawn, stored in his body without unleashing it, focusing on his strength.
One is internal, and the other is external. However, they are simply different means to the same end. There was no difference in which is stronger or weaker. The most important thing is our individualprehension, Zhang Lie thought to himself; many thoughts shed through his mind.
However, I haveprehended saber intent. I did not infuse saber intent into the attack I exhibited earlier. When I infuse my saber intent, its might will be stronger than his for sure.
After Xiao Chen dealt with the final Biyun Peak inner disciple, he waved his hand, intending to pull the ck g flying by him over with a suction force.
Chi! Chi!
However, before Xiao Chen could obtain the g, a few strands of saber Qi appeared out of nowhere and sliced the ck g into five pieces, destroying it.
Xiao Chens face sank, and he looked at Zhang Lie, who was two hundred meters in front of him. He did not expect his opponent to be so vicious. To think he actually destroyed one of thest five gs.
When Zhang Lie felt Xiao Chens gaze, heughed confidently, I will deal with you thoroughly in this stage. Lets see whos Lingyun Saber Technique is better.
Zhang Lie actually destroyed a g! What is he doing?
This fellow is overconfident. There are seven people vying for five gs. There were not enough in the first ce, yet he destroyed one.
Many of the inner disciples in the spectator stands were unable to understand Zhang Lies actions. This was because there was no need to push themselves to such drastic straits before the final stage.
Bang!
Just as everyones gaze was attracted to Xiao Chen and Zhang Lie, the previously silent Gao Yang suddenly made his move. An eye-piercing saber light lit on his huge, two-meter-long saber instantly.
Berserk Dragon Burst!
He shouted angrily as explosions urred continuously under his feet. Every time there was an explosion, his speed would increase. After five such explosions, his speed reached an unimaginable level.
Furthermore, the target of his attack was quite surprising. It was actually Wang Mei and Zhao Heng, who were having an intense fight. This was the crucial moment of their fight; they were not able to dodge.
I will be taking this g! Gao Yangughed. He used his huge saber to sweep across the air, and a massive force knocked Wang Mei and Zhao Heng off without mercy.
The two of them vomited mouthfuls of blood and fell towards the ground. They looked at Gao Yang with extreme dissatisfaction and cursed out, Gao Yang! You are too shameless!
Sou!
Gao Yang snagged the ck g and ignored livid cursing of the two people. He revealed an excited expression as he said, Everyone, I shall be taking my leave first. You can take your time and have fun!
Gao Yang leaped across several spear tips, the effects of his Berserk Dragon Burst had not worn off yet. After a few explosions, he was several hundred meters away; he was just a step shy of reaching the ground.
Just at this moment, a figure suddenly appeared in front of him. That person revealed a faint smile as he blocked Gao Yangs path, watching him silently.
Mu Heng, what are you doing? There are still three more gs, enough for each one of you. What is the point of blocking me? Gao Yang asked sullenly as his expression changed.
Mu Heng did not waste time speaking nonsense and went straight to the point, Put down the g and scram!
In your dreams!
Gao Yang roared, and an explosion erupted under his feet again. His speed was now so fast his after-image was not even visible anymore; he was very close to the speed of sound.
Mu Hengs expression did not change. An intense purple light suddenly engulfed his entire body; all his muscles and skin were like translucent jadeite. It felt like they were translucent.
Suddenly, Gao Yang appeared behind Mu Heng. His enormous saber carried an immense force as he hacked violently at Mu Heng, who did not seem to react at all.
Everyone who saw this felt as though their hearts were in their throat. The Martial Techniques of Qianduan Peak were famous for being berserk and forceful. In regards to physical strength, they were the undisputed leader amongst the seven Peaks.
If this saber strikended, even if one were not chopped in half, he would be severely injured. He would at least be bedridden for half a year. To any cultivator, wasting half a year like this would be uneptable.
Dang!
There was a metallic ng. The purple light on Mu Hengs back trembled. He received this saber strike without suffering any damage.
Gao Yang was stunned; Mu Heng quickly spun around and moved his right hand. He grabbed the huge saber that Gao Yang was attempting to pull back. However, with Gao Yangs strength, he would be unable to beat Mu Hengs right hand.
The extreme speed of the Berserk Dragon Burst is indeed shocking. Unfortunately, you are unable to break through my defenses. Everything is for naught, Mu Heng said indifferently as he looked at Gao Yang, whose forehead was continuously dripping with sweat.
I fell into his trap. If I had attacked him continuously from the start, he would not be able to catch me given my speed. Before my Berserk Dragon Burst ends, I might be able to break through his defense.
Sometimes, a moment of hesitation would mean the difference between victory and defeat.
How hateful! Gao yang shouted lividly. He let go of his saber and retreated quickly, using a few more Berserk Dragon Bursts while he still had the Essence to support it.
Ka Ca!
Mu Heng casually broke Gao Yangs saber. The massive saber broke into countless metal bits as though it were fragile, falling to the ground with a ting ting dang dang sound.
When Mu Heng saw Gao Yang fleeing, he smiled faintly. His body vanished from the air and appeared before Gao Yang in the next instant. He said indifferently, The game ends here.
His right palm was shing with purple light as he used it to hack at Gao Yangs chest in a demonic fashion. This palm looked very ordinary, but in fact, it was backed by a horrifying physical strength; it was no weaker than Xiao Chens full powered strike.
Ka Ca Ka Ca!
One could hear the sound of Gao Yangs ribs breaking. Then, he vomited mouthful after mouthful of blood. Gao Yangs face was tightly scrunched up in pain. He pointed lividly at Mu Heng and used, You lied to me!
Bang!
Mu Heng kicked Gao Yangs shoulder; he used the counter force of this kick to push himself back into the spear formation. He held the g and watched Gao Yang, whonded on the ground. Heughed heartlessly, Thats right. I was messing around with you.
Gao Yang was intelligent and yed many tricks. However, in the end, not only had he lost his right to continue, but he was also yed by someone else. He was so angry, he trembled. He could not ept this and fainted.
The move Mu Heng used earlier was the Secret Technique of Beichen PeakSeven Stars Transposition. It instantaneously moves one a short distance.
This Gao Yang received his just deserts; he sneak-attacked several people. In the end, he got yed like that. It serves him right.
You cant really say that; this round ofpetition is simply too cruel. ying a little trick is nothing! His skill is probably not up to par!
Chapter 228 - The Decisive Battle Brought Forward
Chapter 228: The Decisive Battle Brought Forward
However, whats going on with Mu Cheng? Why is he not going down even though he obtained a g? Why did he jump back up?
Most of the crowd in the spectator stand were not too sympathetic to Gao Yangs plight. After all, the things he did were quite atrocious.
Shua! Shua!
Just as everyone was still discussing the earlier matters, Mu Heng did something very astonishing; he broke the g in his hand.
Xiu!
Zhang Lie and Xiao Chen made a move at the same time, they each broke a g. Out of the final five gs, only one remained for the three of them, drifting about slowly.
What are they doing? The three of them clearly obtained the gs; they could end this stage already!
Why do I have a feeling they intend to start the final battle early?!
I really dont understand the exam this time. It is just the second stage, and yet it is so intense. What is going on?
The three of them have forced themselves into a dead end. Only one of them will obtain the g. The remaining two will be eliminated.
Not only did the people who passed the stage and those on the ground not understand the current situation, but the other inner disciples and the various Peak Masters were also clueless as to why they brought forward the final battle.
The Second Elder, who stood next to First Elder Jiang Chi on the highest tform with the other elders,ughed lightly, These three people seem to have understood your intentions. I wonder who the First Elder favors more?
The strength of these three easily obtains a top ten position of any of the past core disciple exams. They are very strong; it does not really matter who wins or loses, Jiang Chis gaze was as deep as still water, resulting in no one being able to know what he was thinking.
The Third Elder beside them said, First Brother Jiang Chi, if those Peak Masters are aware of what we are doing, would they have any problems?
The First Elder spoke expressionlessly, No one can interfere in what I have decided.
When the other elders heard this, their chests tightened. They all kept their mouths shut and stopped discussing the question.
On the formation of countless spears, Xiao Chen, Mu Heng, and Zhang Lie each took a corner, raising their aura incessantly.
The Qi and blood of the three became iparably vigorous. As their auras were continuously rising, the air in the drill ground seems to have turned vicious, making it difficult for people to breath.
The g floated between the three of them. Suddenly, the force supporting it vanished and it slowly drifted to the ground. Their gazes never left the g. There was a strange glow in all of their eyes.
Sou!
In the next instant, there were three intense winds blowing, scattering the viscous air and kicking up countless particles of sand into the air.
The three of them made their moves at the same time, each using their own movement techniques. They all tried to snatch the g that descended downwards.
Seven Stars Transposition!
Traceless Water Treading!
Azure Dragon Tail Whip!
Mu Heng strangely vanished into thin air. Zhang Lie gently pushed off with his feet and left behind ripples like that of waters surface, leaving behind multiple after-images in the air.
An azure dragon appeared around Xiao Chen and roared. An image of an azure whip appeared in the air.
The three of them executed their best skills as they flew toward the falling ck g. In the end, Xiao Chens Azure Dragon Cloud Soaring Art was a notch faster. The azure light quickly grabbed the g.
The Azure Dragon Cloud Soaring Art was, after all, a Heaven Ranked Movement Technique. Even though he only practiced it to Small Perfection, there would be no cultivator in the same cultivation realm who could surpass Xiao Chen in regards to Movement Techniques.
It seemed like it was almost at the same time, when Xiao Chen had just grabbed onto the g, that Zhang Lie and Mu Hengnded and stretched their hands for to g.
Xiao Chen pulled gently, and the g flew through the air andnded behind Xiao Chen; the two of them managed to grab nothing but air.
Hundred Mountainous Winding Paths!
Myriad Mountains Perpetual Shadows Palm!
Zhang Lie and Mu Heng did not hesitate at all; they made their moves at the same time. Zhang Lie executed the third move of the Lingyun Saber Technique; instantly, he materialized a mysterious phenomenon of hundreds of mountains superimposed over each other, turning the sky dark.
On the other hand, Mu Heng circted the Purple Jade Body Tempering Art. Hundreds of purple figures shed, surrounding him, making it difficult for one to distinguish the real from amongst the fake.
Xiao Chen revealed a grave expression. These people were no ordinary Superior Grade Martial Grand Masters. One hadprehended saber intent. Furthermore, his talent was great.
The other tempered his physical body, turning his body into a saber. His pure attacking force was superior to Xiao Chens. Regardless of where he was, he would be considered a monstrous genius.
Hundred Mountainous Winding Paths I know that as well! Xiao Chen recollected his thoughts and smiled faintly. The illusion of hundreds of mountains appeared behind him as well. However, this illusion onlysted for an instant before merging into his body.
The snow-white de of the Lunar Shadow Saber instantly lit with a resplendent glow. This was not saber light; it was the pure mysterious phenomenon of the Lingyun Saber Technique infused into the saber de.
Xiao Chens Essence also poured into the saber de at the same time. In a short while, the glow became even more resplendent. It was like a miniature sun, turning the dark sky incredibly bright.
Break for me! Xiao Chen shouted. He hacked furiously at the unending chain of mountains. A heaven-shaking, earth-shattering rumble sounded out endlessly.
The mountains trembled and the entire drill grounds started to shake relentlessly. The air started moving with an intense wind current. Some of the spear tips on the ground were unable to withstand the pressure and were plucked out of the ground and thrown into the air.
Bang! The mountains vanished, and Zhang Lie appeared in the air with a somewhat pale face. He moved downward slowly, and the sunlight shone on the ground once more., making the area feel hot.
Hu Chi!
Xiao Chens movements did not stop at all. After he knocked back Zhang Lie, he quickly spun and swapped the Lunar Shadow Saber to his left hand. He circted the Dragon and Tiger Body Sculpting Art and the bones in his body repeatedly crackled with a pi li pa sound.
The muscles of Xiao Chens body visibly increased in size. A mammoth image of a tiger appeared before him, roaring loudly and unceasingly. This raised Xiao Chens aura by another level.
Fierce Tiger Leaving the Mountains!
The several hundred figures around Mu Heng merged back together when they were near Xiao Chen. His aura also raised to its peak. When facing against the aura of the king of a hundred beasts, it was not inferior at all.
Explode for me! Mu Heng shouted furiously. The purple-jade-like right palm carried the several hundred imagesbined force and met Xiao Chens fist without hesitation.
Boom!
When the fist and palm met, it seemed like a heaven-shattering p of thunder rang out in the quiet drill ground, reverberating in the ears of the crowd. It caused their eardrums to tremble. Some of the weaker cultivators even went deaf temporarily.
A shockwave surged out violently in waves, moving in all directions. The spears that were sent flying turned to dust and scattered into the wind.
Hu!
The two of them retreated; they instantly moved back by several hundred meters. Xiao Chenpleted a somersault in mid-air andnded gently on a spear tip. Then, he slowly grabbed onto the ck g he had been protecting behind his back.
On the other hand, Mu Heng was not as at ease as Xiao Chen. Every step he took, a spear tip would explode. He only managed to stop after he ruined a hundred spear tips.
One palm and one fist the two of thempletely relied on the power of their physical bodies. They had struck a draw.
Although all this took a long time to describe, this was just one move exchanged between Xiao Chen and the two of them; it only took a few breaths.
The three of them stood in their corners, regting their energies. They were not in a rush to make a move. The turbulent situation on the spear formation calmed down immediately. However, everyone knew that this was simply the calm before the storm.
Ha!
Indeed, after a moment, Zhang Lie and Mu Heng both shouted and rushed at Xiao Chen. Now, the two of them knew that they were not a match for Xiao Chen with their strengths; they could only work together to take him down.
The corner of Xiao Chens mouth curled up gently. He immediately roared as he felt a rising emotion. Ever since he left the Xiao n, he had never truly fought to his hearts content.
Every opponent he met was either too weak or too strong. Now that he had met two opponents of simr strength, he would enjoy it and fight until he was satisfied.
Xiao Chen used his saber to block Zhang Lies attack and Xiao Chens left fist dealt with the palm wind sent by Mu Heng.
The figures of the three of them were constantly moving on the spear formation. There were non-stop sounds of saber wind, palm wind, tiger roars, and more.
After a while, the three of them had exchanged hundreds of moves. Everywhere they passed, the spear tips would shatter and a vicious wind blew, filling the air with sand.
Soon, under the torrential attacks of the two of them, Xiao Chen had already held on for more than five hundred moves. However, he was not at a disadvantage. Instead, the more he fought, the more ferocious his aura became.
The crowd in the spectator stand could only see a vague figure of the three of them through the yellow that filled the air and hear the sound of the weapons, fist, or legs shing. It was such a fantastic fight, yet they were separated by a veil of sand. They could only feel an itch in their hearts andment at how unfortunate it was.
This Xiao Chen is really strong. Despite being attacked by two of them, he is not at a disadvantage. The fame of Qingyun Peaks Xiao Chen is truly well deserved.
Zhang Lie and Mu Heng are not bad either. Any regr Inferior Grade Martial Saint would not be a match for them.
How could they be bad? There is no need to speak for Zhang Lie; Tianyue Peak has already recognized him and his strength lies within the top ten Tianyue Peak core disciples.
As for Mu Heng, I heard from the Beichen Peaks people that he is actually the Peak Masters son. He had been in secluded training in the back mountains, turning his body into a saber and using his physical strength to prove his Dao. Every time his cultivation increased, his strength would increase exponentially.
I wonder how much longer Xiao Chen can endure. I do not believe he should be able to do so for much longer, after five hundred moves.
Indeed, after all, he is one against two. The exhaustion of his Essence is twice that of the other two. The more they fight, the more apparent it will be. However, for him to endure so long, his strength is horrifying.
While the people in the spear formations were fighting, the spectators kept themselves busy discussing their opinions. After this fight, even if Xiao Chen lost, the rumors about him would copse.
As the saying went, theyman watches the excitement; the experts watch the techniques. The few Peak Masters on the high tform werepletely shocked by Xiao Chen; they were in awe of his strength.
His aurasts in a drawn-out battle and can multitask between Saber Techniques and Fist Techniques, harmonizing them in perfect bnce. This fellow is terrifying, The Gangyu Peaks Peak Master sighed.
Chu Xiangyun, the Jade Maiden Peaks Peak Master, was also filled with admiration, His physical body isparable to Mu Chens and his Saber Technique can suppress Zhang Lie. His Essence seems inexhaustible. I wonder how strong he will be when he bes a Martial Saint.
Ever since the Biyun Peaks Peak Master, Song Que, was humiliated earlier, he had been silent. When he saw Xiao Chens true strength, he thought to himself anxiously, Xiao Chens potential is too terrifying. If I gave him time to grow, how terrifying would he be?
By then, the consequence would be unimaginable. I must find an opportunity to kill this person.
Chapter 229 - The Strongest Showdown
Chapter 229: The Strongest Showdown
When the Beichen Peaks Peak Master, Mu Feng, saw Xiao Chen fighting, he was full of shock as well. He originally thought, when Mu Heng made his debut, he would definitely be able to take back the position of first ce. That seems quite uncertain now.
However, that was also fine. If he were able to obtain some motivation from this, causing him to restrain his arrogance, it would be good for him in the future.
Leng Tianzheng took the sight of all this in and sighed after a while, Ruyue, you have epted a good disciple this time. Tianyue Peak has already upied the first ce in the core disciple exam for the past ten years. Now, it will be handed over to you.
Liu Ruyues graceful face revealed a happy smile. She was definitely the happiest person at seeing Xiao Chens growth Martial Uncle Leng, you are too polite. Tianyue Peak is full of talent. Yours is still the Peak with the highest number of passing disciples.
Haha, well, we will see. Zhang Lie still has not used his saber intent extensively yet. Junior Brother Mus son probably has not revealed his trump card yet, either. The final result of this battle is undecided, Leng Tianzhengughed gently and ended the topic.
Even if Leng Tianzheng lost the first ce in this exam, he would not mind it too much. After all, most of the Heavenly Saber Pavilions strength was concentrated there. The strength of the younger generation would continue to grow in the future. He would still be able to suppress the other Peaks as before.
Bang! Bang!
As everyone was discussing, there were two loud soundsing from the drill grounds. Countless spear tips trembled and flew into the air before shockwaves crushed them into powder.
A strong wind died down and the sand settled. The three of them retreated, and their figures slowly appeared before the crowd.
Mu Hengs face was pale, and there was some blood at the corner of his mouth. The intense purple light on his body also slowly dimmed.
Zhang Lies clothes were tattered and torn. There were many saber wounds of varying sizes and depths on his body. Blood flowed from them continuously; he looked very miserable.
Xiao Chen held his saber in one hand and the g in the other. Sweat flowed down his face incessantly. There were also some saber wounds on his body, but they were not serious. With his strong physical body, they had already, more or less, recovered.
Xiao Chen was dressed in long robes which fluttered in the wind. His ck hair danced in the breeze. The snow-white saber de gave off a cold light. The g in his hand fluttered loudly with the wind.
Xiao Chens aura was flourishing; his Qi and blood were vigorous. He felt incredibly delighted and wished to exchange another eight hundred moves or so.
You are strong. If you can withstand my next move, I will take the initiative to back out, Mu Heng said to Xiao Chen as he gently wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth.
Zhang Lie muttered to himself for a while. Then he took out some Golden Salve from his Spatial Ring and spread it on his wounds. He said, Same for me. If you can withstand my next move, then I will give up on this core disciple exam as well.
Xiu!
Xiao Chen threw the g in his hand violently, sticking it firmly into the ground. Then, he said, Very well. Who is first? Whoever wins obtains the g from my hands.
Ill go first!
Zhang Lie said softly, and he started to gather strength slowly. He grasped his saber tightly in his right hand, infusing the saber intent he hadprehended into his aura.
A strong boundless wind started blowing behind Zhang Lie. Some of the air currents seemed to have been sliced apart and gave off a zizi sound. Zhang Lies saber intent merged with the wind as well.
With your talent, you should haveprehended the sixteenth move of the Lingyun Saber Technique as well. However, my Small Perfection saber intent has infused into my Evesting Startling Cloud. Its might is notparable to what it previously was. I hope you will be able to survive this.
After Zhang Lie spoke, columns of clouds appeared on the spear formation. Everyones vision was blocked; they could not see the scene.
Not just that, these clouds confused their five senses and Xiao Chens Spiritual Sense. Xiao Chen thought in astonishment, The clouds definitely contain Zhang Lies saber intent, as well.
Indeed, in the next moment, Xiao Chen could feel a killing intent throughout the clouds. When the clouds came in contact with his skin, they started to attack the protective Essence covering him, making an endless zi zi sound.
Xiao Chens right hand covered the hilt of the Lunar Shadow Saber. The Qi whirlpool in his Dantian spun rapidly, unceasingly strengthening the Essence covering him.
Within the clouds, Xiao Chens five senses were useless. When he extended out his Spiritual Sense, he only felt the boundless clouds. Xiao Chen was like a blind person in these clouds; he could not see anything.
With this move, Xiao Chen was temporarily in a disadvantaged position. Xiao Chen closed his eyes; he might as well not use his physical sight to observe his surroundings and simply adapt to the situation as it went along.
Zhang Lie, who hid in the clouds, locked his killing intent on Xiao Chen. He could feel each and every one of Xiao Chens movements. He revealed a faint smile, Regardless of whoever it is, after their five senses are confused, they will not be able to withstand this saber strike of mine.
Evesting Startling Cloud!
The surrounding clouds slowly scattered and gathered towards the saber in Zhang Lies hand. White spots of light started to dance restlessly on the ck saber de.
Boom!
When all the clouds disappeared, Zhang Lies saber absorbed all the saber intent from them. The glow of the saber de was now incredulously bright.
The most important thing was that this saber was already less than a meter away from Xiao Chen; the tip pointed at Xiao Chen. Ther saber created a strong wind, causing Xiao Chens hair to blow back.
All this happened in the time it took for a spark to fly. In the eyes of the observers, it was only a few breaths of time.
Zhang Lie waved his saber and clouds surrounded the spear formation. The next moment, the clouds disappeared, and he was pointing his saber at Xiao Chen. It was incredibly strange.
Within the drill grounds, there were very few who could understand the profoundness of what had happened. The instant the clouds appeared, Zhang Lie had made use of the time Xiao Chens five senses were confused to fly to an area ten meters before him silently.
Before the saber de touched Xiao Chen, the resplendent saber light turned into a fine thread of saber Qi with a sou sound and fired at Xiao Chens forehead.
Sou!
During the crucial moment of life and death, Xiao Chens tightly shut eyes finally opened. The slender thread of Saber Qi was faster than the speed of sound. At such a close distance, by the time Xiao Chen opened his eyes, it was already right in front of his eyes.
Xiao Chen pushed his feet off the saber top, and his body started spinning. His spinning body gave off a hu chi hu chi sound as it revolved. It created a terrifying air current; a tiny tornado appeared in the surrounding space.
The fine thread chased after Xiao Chen, quickly extending in the air. Everywhere it passed, a crack appeared in the air temporarily. The slender thread of saber Qi seemed like it was about to catch Xiao Chen but was unable to do so.
Zhang Lies lips curved upwards in an arc, and he swung his right hand, which was holding the saber, upward. The fine thread started to be even thinner slowly. Then, he looked at Xiao Chen andughed as he said, It is useless. No matter how fast you run, you will never escape from my Evesting Startling Cloud infused with the Small Perfection saber intent.
Xiao Chen continued spinning; he was not shaken by Zhang Lies words. The thread-like saber Qi eventually turn so fine, it was no longer visible,pletely vanishing into the air.
Xiao Chen hadprehended the Evesting Startling Cloud as well. Naturally, he did not think that the Evesting Startling Cloud had vanished. The explosion in the next instant was the true essence of the Evesting Startling Cloud.
Xiao Chen continued spinning, flying higher and higher. In the blink of an eye, he was more than a hundred meters high.
The Evesting Startling Cloud was originally a Superior Grade Earth Ranked Martial Technique. Its might was close to that of a Heaven Ranked Martial Technique. This was especially so for the final three moves.
Furthermore, Zhang Lie had infused all his saber intent into it. Even Xiao Chen did not know how strong this Evesting Startling Cloud would be.
If Xiao Chen wanted to block this move and achieve aplete victory, Xiao Chen had no other option aside from using the Lingyun Saber Techniques seventeenth move.
However, Xiao Chen had not made a breakthrough in the Twisting Road Around Peak. He was suddenly struck with inspiration and somewhatprehended something. He made use of this opportunity and took the risk, acting ording to his feelings.
If it failed, at the very least, Xiao Chen would be severely injured by the Evesting Startling Cloud infused with saber intent, wasting half a year of time he could use for cultivating. If it seeded, he wouldprehend the Lingyun Saber Techniques seventeenth moveTwisting Road Around Peak. After that, he would have one more trump card in his hand.
The odds of sess were fifty-fifty. Xiao Chen did not hesitate to gamble. With his currentprehensions, he had not been able toprehend the Twisting Road Around Peak. Once, heprehended the Twisting Road Around Peak, its might would rise to a horrifying level.
Right now, this opportunity was before Xiao Chen. If he did not grab this chance, he might not gain an opportunity toprehend this for another ten years.
Now!
Zhang Lie shouted. The fine thread that originally vanished into the air reappeared. It was like aser made of saber Qi as it pierced through the entire spear formation, prating everything without stopping or slowing down.
Hu!
A wall two thousand meters away from Zhang Lie, outside the drill grounds, was pierced by the saber Qi. The entire wall immediately started cracking and copsed in the next moment.
Fortunately, the area covered by the fine threads attack was just a spot. During the period it vanished, Xiao Chen started to raise his body higher. He was now several hundred meters above the ground.
Die! Evesting Startling Cloud, explode!
Zhang Lie shouted furiously. Theser-like resplendent saber Qi scattered and turned into countless lines of light, firing in all directions and causing intense explosions.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The strands discharged out like they were fireworks. It was a very pretty scene. However, in the world, the prettier something was, the more dangerous it was. This was no exception.
Good! Zhang Lies saber intent was indeed horrifying. Originally, the Evesting Startling Cloud was only effective in a horizontal line. Now, it had no blind spots. Furthermore, it was even mightier now. It was infinitely closer to a Heaven Ranked Martial Technique.
I guarantee, on my status as Biyun Peaks Peak Master, if Ye Chen is not dead, he is at least severely injured. There is no way he dodged this!
Song Que, whos eyescked light all the while, shouted excitedly when he saw this scene. It was as though he were afraid no one would know; he was startlingly loud.
Liu Ruyue also felt anxious. She did not expect the Lingyun Saber Technique to be this horrifying. Even with her strength, she would have to spend a lot of effort blocking this move. Can Ye Chen dodge this?
Every strand of light carried a horrifying amount of energy. They could easily prate the defenses of a Martial Grand Master. Furthermore, there were no blind spots; there was no way to dodge this.
Since there is no way to dodge, then I will break it! Xiao Chen stopped spinning and shouted, Twisting Road Around Peak!
Chapter 230 - The Shy Xiao Bai
Chapter 230: The Shy Xiao Bai
Sou!
Xiao Chen, who was high in the air, pointed the tip of his saber at Zhang Lie and locked on his Spiritual Sense. His body moved downwards in a diagonal line, flying at Zhang Lie like a meteor.
Everywhere Xiao Chen passed, the image of a mountain started to materialize slowly, starting from the summit to the foot; Xiao Chens body seemed to be drawing out the mountain in the air.
There were very rarely seen nts on the mountain peak. The trees formed forests. There were birds and beasts, flying or walking about. If one looked carefully, there were even countless buildings in the middle of the mountain. One could even faintly see countless human figures in the buildings practicing Martial Techniques with loud voices.
The bigger the mountain, the faster was Xiao Chens speed; the increase in speed was quite obvious.
On the high tform, all the elders and Peak Masters were shocked. This is the Small Perfection mysterious phenomenon. There is practically no way to break it.
The lights flying at Xiao Chen were all buried in the illusion of his mysterious phenomenon, vanishing without a trace.
However, the lines of light fired in other directions exploded. They were like ps of thunder, discharging endlessly as they headed for the clouds.
The air seemed to have split in half, like a waterfall splitting. It only came back together after a long time. Unfortunately, that was not where Xiao Chen was; it was useless.
Hu Chi!
The mountain formedpletely. Xiao Chens speed instantly broke the sound barrier. A sonic boom rang out by Zhang Lies ear. This all happened in an instant. Afterward, Xiao Chennded about two hundred meters behind Zhang Lie.
Zhang Lie stretched out his hand and touched his forehead gently; there was a small wound there. To him, it was negligible.
I lost! Zhang Lie knew that Xiao Chen had shown mercy. Otherwise, this saber strike could have pierced through his forehead. Although he felt dissatisfied, he still jumped down from the spear tip.
Boom! Zhang Lie staggered and fell over. The final saber strike hadpletely exhausted his Spirit, Qi, and mind. In the end, he still failed; he could no longer hold on.
The Jade Maiden Peak elders quickly rushed over and carried Zhang Lie out, starting treatment on his wounds.
Its your turn! Xiao Chen said as he looked at Mu Heng, who was not far away.
Mu Heng smiled faintly and jumped down from the spear tip. There is no need. Your final move has a Small Perfection mysterious phenomenon. I am not able to block it. You have expended too much Essence already. I will not take advantage of you. I will defeat you fair and square in the future.
Twisting Road Around Peak So that is what the seventeenth move of the Lingyun Saber Technique is like. No one has managed to execute it for several hundred years.
Indeed, Zhang Lies ability to execute the sixteenth move, Evesting Startling Cloud, is horrifying already. However, it is nothing in the face of the seventeenth move.
Mu Heng is quite magnanimous; he gave up immediately. He did not take advantage of his opponents situation. With such a bearing, his future aplishments will not be few. Senior Brother Mu raised a good son.
The crowd and the Peak Masters on the tforms were all expressing their opinions on the earlier fight. There was only one person who remained silent; he had a gloomy expression.
Without having to say it, this person was, of course, the Biyun Peaks Peak Master who had used his position to guarantee Xiao Chens loss. Right after he spoke, Xiao Chen used the Twisting Road Around Peak and pped Song Ques face. It was truly the Twisting Road Around Peak.
Junior Brother Song, it looks like you should be careful about what you say. Haha! the Qianduan Peaks Peak Master joked.
Before Song Que lost his arm, he conducted himself in a domineering manner; he was extremely arrogant. He did not have a good rtionship with the other Peak Masters. Now that they saw him making a joke of himself, they could not help but make fun of him.
Song Que snorted coldly, What ability? Mu Heng gave up. If Mu Heng did not give up, this brat would have lost the right to continue with the exam.
When Liu Ruyue heard this, she immediately said mockingly, All the Biyun Peak disciples have been eliminated already. What are you still doing here? Arent you just asking to be mocked?
Song Que flushed red. He smacked a wooden table violently and said, Since when have you controlled my movements?.
Sou!
Just as the two of them were arguing, the First Elder, Jiang Chi, who was on the tall tform, threw another ck dart at the chief examiner.
Is there another change to the situation? Everyone stopped their discussions and felt suspicious.
On the drill grounds, the chief examiner caught the ck dart and opened the note on it. After a while, he looked at the crowd and said, Mu Heng and Zhang Lie, the Elders Assembly decided to make an exception and dere that the three of you passed the second stage. We will now stop the exam temporarily and start the arena battles in three days. You can disperse now!
Furthermore, I believe everyone has also guessed it. This particr exam is different from the past. There are only ten core disciple spots this time. However, the rewards will be five times those of the past. I hope everyone will continue to do your best after you go back.
Mu Heng, who was originally prepared to leave, could not help but stop when he heard those words. Thus, he shook his head and said, If I cant get the first ce, there is no point in taking the exam.
On the spear formation, Xiao Chen held the g as he jumped down gently and looked at the elders on the high tform. He pondered, What is the purpose of these three days?
In Xiao Chens courtyard, the moonlight was shining through the window.
Xiao Chen was sitting cross-legged on his bed and circting the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation. He was slowly recovering his Spirit, Qi, and mind, which he exhausted during the day.
The whirlpool in his dantain was spinning without stopping. Drops of crystal clear fluid slowly fell out.
Xiao Chen felt the speed of his Purple Thunder Divine Incantation circting. He thought to himself, Looks like I am going to breakthrough through to the fourthyer of the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation. Something major is definitely going to happen after his exam. I should make some preparations.
If I have the opportunity to breakthrough to the fourthyer of Purple Thunder Divine Incantation, I should give it a try, in case of a rainy day.
Around midnight, a white light shed silently in the Spirit Blood Jade in front of Xiao Chens chest. Under the moonlight, Xiao Baispletely white body quietly appeared. Then, it went through the window and headed out of the courtyard.
Xiao Chen opened his eyes and looked in the direction Xiao Bai left. Heughed for a bit and did not bother with it.
In the past few days, Xiao Bai would go out almost every night. Initially, Xiao Chen was somewhat worried. However, he discovered that it did not go far. It would steal a bottle of wine from Shao Yang before going to the back mountains to cultivate. Before the sun rose, it would always return.
Since it was so, Xiao Chen rxed. To the active Xiao Bai, the ce it liked the least was the Spirit Blood Jade. Xiao Chen was quite happy to let it roam around safely.
Recollecting his thoughts, Xiao Chen continued to circte the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation; he was making his final preparations to break through to the fourthyer of the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation.
Xiao Bai, who was outside the courtyard, turned into a white shadow as it ran out happily. It made its way to Shao Yangs room; it was very familiar with the way.
Xiao Bai dexterously opened the window to Shao Yangs room without making any sound. When it came out, it was carrying a bottle of wine, tedly drinking.
When Xiao Bao finished the contents of the bottle, there was a trace of redness on its face. Under the moonlight, it looked very beautiful; its intelligent eyes were very charming.
Xiao Bai quickly ran to the back mountain and found a ce with dense Spiritual Energies. It sat down in a cross-legged fashion like humans. The dense Essence in its body slowly circted the Mysterious Nine Heavenly Revolution Transformation.
There was a drizzle; the surrounding Spiritual Energy fell like rain. Under the moonlight, the drops of Spiritual Energy had a certain unexinable grace and beauty.
The rain instantly entered Xiao Bais body. Its white body started to turn transparent. In the lower parts of its body, there was a vague spot of light; it was exceptionally obvious.
Xiao Bai leaped around happily and absorbed the Spiritual Energy drop by drop. As the amount of Spiritual Energy absorbed increased, the spot of light grew bigger.
After a short while, the spot of light no, it was no longer a spot of light. Instead, it was a small ball of light giving off a warm and gentle glow.
The small ball of light repeatedly changed into all sorts of different forms. Finally, it struggled to form the shape of a tiny human. However, it was not able to maintain it for more than a minute. The human figure scattered into countless motes of light before turning back into a light ball.
The Mysterious Nine Heavenly Revolution Transformation was a highly ranked Immortal Grade technique for Demonic Beast cultivation in the Immortal World. ording to the records in the Compendium of Cultivation, simply the cultivation speed would be faster than Xiao Chens Purple Thunder Divine Incantation, not to mention the other benefits.
If Xiao Chen were here and discovered what Xiao Bai was doing, he would be shocked. This was because Xiao Bai was trying to change its form.
The Spirit Beasts of the Tianwu Continent could only change their form when they reach the level of Martial Monarch. Furthermore, the process was very painful. It was an intensely hair-raising experience, and the failure rate was extremely high.
However, once it seeded, it would be a qualitative change to the Spirit Beast. Not only would their appearance change, but they would also be no different from humans.
Furthermore, their Spiritual Intelligence would increase drastically. They would be able to learn the humans Cultivation Techniques and Martial Techniques. For a Spirit Beast who could only fight using its physical body, their strength would increase by at least two times.
The path of changing forms had too low a sess rate. Once they failed, they would turn into ash and disappear. Although many Spirit Beasts yearned for it, few would choose such a path.
Furthermore, even if they seeded in changing forms, they would not be able to assimte into human societypletely. Most would choose to go to the sect of the Fiend RaceMyriad Fiend Pce. It was a sect that was passed down by the ancient Fiend Race. It was only there that they were able to fit in.
The rain made from Spiritual Energy slowly scattered. Xiao Bai stopped cultivating and looked up at the night sky. There was a mncholic look in its eyes.
Under the soft and gentle glow of the moon, Xiao Bai hugged its wine bottle and walked back to Xiao Chens courtyard unsteadily.
Three days flew by in a sh. The Purple Thunder Divine Incantation was already stable at the thirdyer. As long as Xiao Chen wanted to, he could make a breakthrough to the fourthyer at any time.
On this particr night, Xiao Chen was in the courtyard practicing the Lingyun Saber Technique, consolidating the Twisting Road Around Peak he recentlyprehended.
There was a cool breeze in the courtyard. The leaves flew everywhere, and all sorts of illusions of mountains appeared and disappeared repeatedly. Xiao Chen withdrew his saber and thought carefully about that fight.
The path I walk is different from Zhang Lie. I internalize the mysterious phenomenon and focus of the energies within. However, on that day, I was only able to materialize the mysterious phenomenon. I was not able to perfectly merge it in.
If I can perfectly merge it into the Saber Technique, its might should raise by another level. Even if it were a Small Perfection mysterious phenomenon, it is not without ws. In front of a true desman, it could easily break.
So, I have to think of a way to make the mysterious phenomenon merge into my saber.
Chapter 231 - Saber Emperor Convening Order
Chapter 231: Saber Emperor Convening Order
Boom!
Just as Xiao Chen was deep in thought, a resplendent firework went off in the dark sky of Lingyun Mountain Range. The dazzling firework reached a height of ten thousand meters in the blink of an eye.
The firework discharged and turned into the image of the founding ancestorthe Saber Emperor. It condensed in the night sky then it scattered in the next moment, turning into thousands of light motes that looked like meteors, flying in all directions.
Some of the meteor-like light motes flew about a thousand meters,nding; some did not scatter even after they flew several ten thousand meters. In an instant, the signal spread throughout the Great Qin Nation.
Saber Emperor Convening Order! Xiao Chen said in shock and stopped thinking as he watched the dissipating firework in the sky.
This was the Heavenly Saber Pavilions second-ranked Convening Order. It was only second to the Heavenly Saber Convening Order issued when the sect was at risk of being destroyed. The range of the Saber Emperor Convening Order covered the entire Great Qin Nation.
All disciples wearing the Heavenly Saber Pavilion identity token, regardless of wherever they were or if they were in the middle of training, would receive the signal and rush back as soon as they could.
In the past thousand years, the Heavenly Saber Pavilion only used the Saber Emperor Convening Order twice. Even during the Demonic Cmity twenty years ago, the Heavenly Saber Pavilion did not issue any convening orders.
What exactly happened for the Heavenly Saber Pavilion to issue a Saber Emperor Convening Order? Countless people within the Great Qin Nation were all pondering the same question as Xiao Chen.
Early the next morning, Liu Suifeng and Xiao Chen rode the green bird heading to the Heaven Viewing tforms drill grounds for the exam. This time, Liu Suifeng did not go the wrong way; they managed to reach the drill grounds within an hour.
Originally, they thought they were early enough. Who knew the other eighteen inner disciples who passed the second stage already gathered in the drill grounds and had been waiting for a while? Not just that, the spectator stands were alreadypletely full as well.
With a nce, one saw dense groups of people everywhere. A rough count gave a minimum of three or four thousand people; most of the Heavenly Saber Pavilion inner disciples were here.
Aside from the inner disciples, there was also a big group of core disciples and true inheritors. They were all seated in a dedicated pavilion above; the atmosphere was overly grand.
Xiao Chen was confused; he turned and asked Liu Suifeng in a soft voice, Whats going on? Why are there so many people today? This is more than double of the previous time.
Liu Suifeng replied in a simrly soft voice, Did you see the Saber Emperor Convening Orderst night?
Xiao Chen nodded, I saw it. However, what does the Saber Emperor Convening Order have to do with todays exam?
The Saber Emperor Convening Order was indeed a big event. To put it in perspective, the Heavenly Saber Pavilion was one of the top sects in the Great Qin Nation. It was considered a big deal in the Great Qin Nation when they used the Saber Emperor Convening Order.
However, what did it have to do with the core disciple exam? The foundational stages werepleted ahead of time and todays exam only consisted of the arena battles. In Xiao Chens opinion, there would be no problems obtaining the first ce from these neen people.
Although he enjoyed himself in the fight with Zhang Lie and Mu Heng, Xiao Chen had not taken out all he had yet. In singlebat, he was confident of ending the fight in ten moves.
With the result pretty much decided for the arena battles, there would logically be no one interested in watching. However, not only did the audience not lessen, but there were also significantly more people than three days ago.
Liu Suifeng suddenly realized something, Thats right; you have been training the past three days. So, you have no idea what went on outside. You will understand after I tell you about it.
The second day after the exam ended, the Heaven Viewing tform issued a notice in advance: The Main hall will recall all core disciples training outside. Today, they will have a ranking battle to choose the strongest ny core disciples. So, we are not the main attraction today.
What is going on for them to recall all the core disciples back? Xiao Chen wondered, feeling suspicious. However, he was not worried; it was impossible for everyone to rush back within one night.
In every major city within the Great Qin Nation, there were ry stations that had flights directed to the Heaven Saber Pavilion. As long as they spent a considerable number of Spirit Stones, they would be able to rush back to the Heavenly Saber Pavilion within half a day.
What Xiao Chen could not figure out was why the core disciple exam ce was on the same day as the core disciple ranking battles.
Xiao Chen asked, Did the notice mentioned why they were selecting the top ny core disciples?
Liu Suifeng shook his head and said, It did not mention it. They probably have a very big mission. Otherwise, they would not use the Saber Emperor Convening Order to summon them back so urgently. Anyone who does not rush back within a day of receiving the convening order will be punished heavily.
While they were speaking, many ck dots appeared in the sky above the drill grounds. As the ck dot drew nearer, the crowd discovered these ck dots to be many ferocious flying Spirit Beasts.
The Spirit Beasts quickly descended and circled about hundred meters above. Then, cultivators jumped off them andnded heavily on the ground without injuries.
After theynded, these people headed for the pavilion prepared specially for core disciples. The core disciples who did not leave the Heavenly Saber Pavilion for training were already waiting there.
That is the eighteenth ranked on the Wind Cloud List, Qianduan Peaks Lin Yun. He cultivates the purely me attributed True Sun Art. His Saber Techniques is iparably tyrannical. After not seeing him for half a year, his strength seems to have increased again. He is not a peak Superior Grade Martial Saint.
The ranked ten Jade Maiden Peaks Yun Kexin, I wonder how far she has cultivated her Gentle Musical Art?
The ranked second Tianyue Peaks Ye Lingfeng is here as well. He has not been back for more than a year. He is now a Medial Grade Martial Saint.
I wonder if the first ranked Murong Chong wille? He was already a peak Inferior Grade Martial Saintst year. I wonder how much stronger he has be?
After this, there were even more people jumping off Spirit Beasts. The crowd immediately recognized these people; they were all core disciples upying the top hundred spots. Every time one of them showed up, there would be exmations of admiration.
The twenty people on the drill grounds were all focused on this group of people. Xiao Chen took a casual nce and discovered this group to be very strong; their auras were all iparably robust.
Most of these people were Inferior Grade Martial Saints. Some of them had already reached the peak of Inferior Grade Martial Saint. It seemed like the top ny core disciples would be chosen from the top hundred people on the Wind Cloud List.
The people in the top ten ranks have such strength. How strong is the first ranked person? Xiao Chen thought to himself.
Hu Chi!
Suddenly, a sonic boom came from the sky. A ck dot drew nearer in the sky; its speed was close to the speed of sound. As it moved through the air, the friction between it and the air gave off sonic booms, reverberating in the drill grounds.
Bang!
As the mentioned person was about a thousand meters away, an intense sonic boom reverberated in the air after he had alreadynded on the ground.
This person wore lunar-white long robes. His features were exquisite. He was holding a saber in his right hand, and his aura withdrawn. He had a certain charm to him as he walked slowly toward the pavilion.
Its Murong Chong! Murong Chong really came back! This is a flying Martial Technique. I can no longer make out his strength anymore, The crowd on the spectator stands all started crying out. A significant number of young female disciples were blushing red. Their eyes were gleaming, and their hearts were beating wildly.
When Xiao Chen saw this person, his calm face could not help but reveal a grave expression.
Although the top ten disciples Xiao Chen saw earlier were strong, if they fought, Xiao Chen was confident of a fifty percent chance of defeating them.
If Xiao Chen put in everything he had, even if it were the second Ye Lingfeng, he was confident he had a sixty percent chance of winning. Only this person gave him an undefeatable feeling.
From the younger generation of disciples, Xiao Chen had only felt such a feeling from one personthe Liu Ruyue he first met. Could it be that this person wasparable to the Liu Ruyue I met initially?
However, he was definitely not a match for the current Liu Ruyue. Liu Ruyue was now very close to being a Martial King. She was just short of a step of reaching the realm that every young cultivator yearned for. She was undefeatable within the same cultivation realm.
Although Xiao Chen was unable to see through this persons cultivation, based on his aura, he could guess his cultivation to be Superior Grade Martial Saint, and there was still a distance to reaching the peak.
Murong Chong which Peak is he from? Why have I not heard anyone mention it? Xiao Chen asked curiously.
When Liu Suifeng heard this, he had a clearly ufortable expression. He said, He is a free man; he does not belong to any Peak.
When Xiao Chen saw Liu Suifengs expression, he could tell that Liu Suifeng had things he did not want to say. He asked, Free man? What does that mean?
After entering the Heavenly Saber Pavilion inner sect, the first thing anyone would do was select a Peak. Only then would they make their identity token and be a true inner disciple. How could there be someone not belonging to any peak?
If he did not belong to any Peak, then what was he doing in the Heavenly Saber Pavilion? Could it be for the dense Spiritual Energy in Lingyun Mountain Range? Is there someone who was that strange?
Since he could enter the inner sect, naturally he should value the high ranked Martial Techniques and Cultivation Techniques in the Peaks. The dense Spiritual Energy environment should be secondary.
Liu Suifeng paused for a while, as though he was making a decision. Then, he sighed and said, In truth, Murong Chong was a disciple of our Qingyun Peak. Wang Rong, who we met in the library, also used to be a Qingyun Peak disciple.
Murong Chong and my Sis are fellow disciples. They grew up together. Two years ago, he left in a huff after he failed to court my Sis.
Xiao Chen was somewhat surprised. He did not expect there to be such a story behind this. He could not help but cast a few more nces at Murong Chong, who was already making his way up the pavilion.
Only after all the core disciples arrived, the chief examiner slowly revealed himself on the drill grounds. He looked at Xiao Chen and the rest before saying, Each of you will undergo fifteen fights. A victory in each fight will earn you one point. A defeat gains no points. The person with the highest score at the end will be crowned first in this core disciple exam. He will be rewarded with a thousand Inferior Grade Spirit Stones and an Inferior Grade Earth Ranked Spirit Weapon.
The remaining nine positions have the same reward: five hundred Inferior Grade Spirit Stones and a Superior Grade Profound Ranked Spirit Weapon. At the same time, the ranking of the top ten in the Ranking Hall will be increased by a hundred ces.
The rewards were indeed more than five times the previous years. Unfortunately, Xiao Chen did not care about them. Regardless of Spirit Weapon or Inferior Grade Spirit Stones, he did not have too much need of them.
The thing he needed now was a Rank 6 and above body tempering pill or a natural treasure that could temper his physical body. Beyond that, he needed highly ranked Cultivation Techniques that specialized in training the physical body.
Chapter 232 - Arena Battles, Ranking Battles
Chapter 232: Arena Battles, Ranking Battles
The arena for thepetition was in the center of the drill grounds. There was basically nothing exciting; most people who had Xiao Chen as their opponent chose to give up. Out of fifteen fights, Xiao Chen obtained a victory by default for thirteen of them.
Only Mu Heng and Zhang Lie chose to continue fighting. Unfortunately, they were unable to do anything to Xiao Chen when working together three days ago. In singlebat, Xiao Chen only had to use 60 percent of his strength, and he was able to end the fight within fifty moves.
In the fifteen fights, Xiao Chen achieved aplete victory. There was no doubt who was number one. As for second ce, it had to be decided between Mu Heng and Zhang Lie.
Their strength was about the same; after fighting for a long time, they had not determined a victor. In the end, Mu Heng relied on the advantages of his physical body and won a battle of attrition, defeating Zhang Lie and obtaining the second ce.
All the fights ended around noon; the core disciples for this year were finally chosen. Liu Suifeng narrowly obtained the ten ce; his wish was finally granted.
Go and rest first. After the ranking battles of the core disciples arepleted, you will have one final battle with thest ten core disciples, the chief examiner reminded everyone.
Originally, Xiao Chen was thinking of leaving immediately after receiving the reward. When he heard the chief examiners words, he stopped. This was not too bad, either; it would be good to see how strong the ten top core disciples on the Wind Cloud List were.
The chief examiner arranged for seats in the spectator stands for Xiao Chen and the other newly appointed core disciples, separating them from the inner disciples.
After that, five hundred core disciples came out. The mood of the crowd nowpletely ignited. It was simr to the atmosphere of the Ranking War at the end of the year.
However, in truth, if looked at from another angle, these sudden fights could be seen as the end-of-year Ranking War. The top hundred core disciples were basically the top hundred disciples in the Heavenly Saber Pavilion.
The only difference from this and the end-of-year Ranking War was a significant reduction of people taking part. The quality of thepetitors was high. Thus, it was of a pretty intense level.
Ye Chen, I feel that, with your strength, if you took part in this core disciple ranking battle, you would be able to ce within the top ten, Mu Heng, who was beside, suddenlymented.
Zhang Lie was somewhat dissatisfied; he said, You must be joking. The cultivation of the top ten are at least at the peak of Inferior Grade Martial Saint.
Martial Grand Master to Martial Saint is the first big hurdle of all cultivators. Even if one was just a threads width away, the difference in strength is like heaven and earth. They are able to exteriorize their Essence to attack. Furthermore, their attacking force is multiple times stronger.
There was indeed a huge different between a Martial Grand Master and Martial Saint; Zhang Lie was not wrong. If a peak Superior Grade Martial Master defeated an Inferior Grade Martial Grand Master, or even a Medial Grade Martial Grand Master, it would not be too surprising.
However, if a peak Superior Grade Martial Grand Master wanted to defeat a recently advanced Inferior Grade Martial Saint, it would be very difficult. Although there were precedents in the Tianwu Continent, these were geniuses seen only once in a hundred years.
If not, they had an innate bloodline with an inherited Martial Spirit or their Cultivation Technique was significantly stronger than their opponents. Only then could they achieve such a result.
With Xiao Chens strength, Zhang Lie was of the opinion he could still defeat an ordinary Inferior Grade Martial Saint. However, the weakest of the top ten core disciples was at least a peak Inferior Grade Martial Saint. Furthermore, they all had experienced hundreds of fights before they managed to make their way to the top ten.
They were simply a ss higher than themon Martial Saints below the mountains. Simply their Cultivation Technique was much stronger than an ordinary Martial Saint.
Xiao Chen was indifferent to their discussions. There was no point in talking about it. The only way to convince someone was to actually fight. There would eventually be a fight to prove this.
Mu heng looked at Zhang Lie and said, Dont feel unconvinced. Three days ago, when we were working together, we were only able to make Ye Chen use 60 percent of his strength. If he fought without holding back, he would beparable to a Medial Grade Martial Saint.
Only sixty percent of his strength? Zhang Lie was in disbelief. Combined with Mu Heng, they were alreadyparable to an ordinary Medial Grade Martial Saint.
If Xiao Chen was able to fight them using only sixty percent of his strength, did that mean an ordinary Medial Grade Martial Saint would not be his match?
That is impossible! Ye Chen is only a peak Superior Grade Martial Grade Master. How could he evenpete on equal grounds? Zhang Lie shook his head, deciding not to pursue this question any further.
There were ten arenas in the drill grounds. The rules of thepetition were the same as earlier: to umte points. The top ny core disciples would be decided from the number of points.
The strength of the core disciples could not be underestimated; most of them had a set of trump cards of their own. Furthermore, as someone who used a saber as well, Xiao Chen did not find it boring to watch match after match. He could consider this as expanding his horizons as well.
However, even though it was fantastic, there were no highlights. Watching endlessly under the hot sun bored people somewhat.
The Jade Maiden Peaks Yun Kexin ising out. She is within the top ten on the Wind Cloud List. Her Heavenly Melody Saber Technique cannot be defended. I wonder who her opponent is?
She is going against the ranked eighteenth Yan Feng. He is ruthless, but he should not be a match for Yun Kexin.
After watching for so long, someone from the top ten finallyes out. I was starting to feel bored.
Same for me as well. If it were not for these top ten rankers, I would not havee today.
The somewhat dull spectator stands immediately turned fervent when Yun Kexin came out. One could hear plenty of discussions about the uing fight.
Xiao Chen looked at the girl who slowly made her way up the arena. Yun Kexin was dressed in white. She was not considered very beautiful but still had a pleasant appearance; she looked in, simple, and natural.
She is a peak Inferior Grade Martial Saint. Her cultivation is the lowest amongst the top ten. The Heavenly Melody Saber Technique should have something special about it. Otherwise, she should not be able to make it into the top ten, Xiao Chen analyzed in his heart.
Suddenly, Xiao Chen remembered something. He turned to Liu Suifeng beside him and asked, Why do I not see Chu Xinyun? She is a core disciple, as well, right?
When Chu Xinyun was mentioned, a smile immediately appeared on Liu Suifengs face. He exined, Xinyuns core disciple status is obtained as a result of her alchemist status. Most of the Jade Maiden Peak disciples are like that; they obtained their core disciple status through other means.
There are very few who rely on theirbat prowess to be a core disciples like Yun Kexin.
So, that was the situation. The Heavenly Saber Pavilion is quite reasonable. Alchemists contribute heavily to a sect; they could even be considered rare resources.
You seem to be very familiar with the Jade Maiden Peak disciples. How many moves do you think Yun Kexin will take to defeat her opponent? Xiao Chen smiled gently.
Liu Suifengughed awkwardly and said, Yun Kexin spends most of her time training outside. The sect missions she takes are all in distant ces. I have only exchanged a couple of words with her before.
While they were speaking, Yun Kexin and Yan Feng had already walked onto the arena. Under the instruction of the referee, they each stood in their spot. The crowd also stopped their idle chats.
Senior Sister Yun, my apologies! after they bowed, Yan Feng said something out of courtesy before drawing his saber. Several saber Qi appeared instantly and broke through the still air, flying at Yun Kexin.
Yun Kexin was not an regr opponent. Hence, Yan Feng did not hold back the moment they started. He sent out several saber Qi with all his might. He sent them flying at various angles; he evenunched himself forward.
There was a sh of white light and Yun Kexin flew far back, as if she were as light as a feather. Her body was so soft; it was like she did not have bones. She easily dodged all the iing saber Qi.
Yan Feng smiled lightly as he appeared where Yun Kexinnded. I have predicted you wouldnd here. This is my true killing move! Space Breaking Cross Chop!
Yan Feng flicked his wrist and a cross-shaped, criss-crossing saber Qi flew through the air rapidly. Cracks appeared everywhere the cross-shaped attacked passed, showing the might of this move.
This attack was very urate; it hit exactly where Yun Kexinnded at the right time. She wanted to change her direction in mid-air, but it was incredibly difficult. Even if she managed to dodge, she would be ced in a passively defending position.
However, Yun Kexin had an incredibly calm expression. She suddenly dropped vertically, like a leaf falling to the ground suddenly turning into a block of iron; it was incredibly strange.
Hu!
Relying in the suddenly increase in falling speed, the instant Yun Kexinnded, she pushed her feet off the ground before the cross-shaped saber Qi hit. She immediately moved several tens of meters, easily dodging Yan Fengs attack
Great Movement Techniques. Moving like a swallow in one instant, as light as a feather, and thennding heavily, as heavy as a mountain. Furthermore, she is able to change between the two states very familiarly, When Xiao Chen saw this scene, he could not help but praise her.
Liu Suifeng said, This is one of the Heavenly Saber Pavilions rare Earth Ranked Movement TechniqueThunder Cloud Art. Only true inheritors or people with exceptional talent have the right to practice it. However, in order to be aplished in it, it requires extremely highprehension abilities.
When Yan Feng saw Yun Kexin dodged his meticulously nned move, he revealed a look of mild disappointment. He shouted and his body left behind a long sh in the air, hacking at Yun Kexin with his saber.
Dang!
This time, Yun Kexin did not choose to dodge. She did not even draw her saber from the scabbard, using it directly to swept upward. When the saber struck it, it gave off a melodious ringing. Yun Kexin blocked it without being pushed back.
Yan Feng revealed a livid expression as he saw that Yun Kexin did not even draw her saber. He said, Senior Sister Yun, after not seeing you for at least half a year, am I not even qualified to make you draw your saber?
Yun Kexin said unhurriedly, Dont get distracted. If this were a life-or-death battle, you would be dead already!
Yun Kexins indifferent attitudepletely angered Yan Feng. He shouted and held his saber with two hands. A two-meter-long saber light lit up the de, forcing Yun Kexin back incessantly.
Chi! Chi!
Yun Kexin was not able to withstand the pressure of the huge force. After a while, her body was pushed to the edge of the arena. If she fell off, she would lose this round.
Are you still not drawing your saber? In that case, fall off! Yan Feng shouted and he raised his aura to its peak instantly. He immediately knocked Yun Kexin flying back.
Like before, Yun Kexins expression was not panicked. She grasped the hilt of her saber with her right hand and slowly drew her saber slightly.
Chapter 233 - Competition of States
Chapter 233: Competition of States
Weng!
A piercing sonic boom extending from the arena to the entire drill grounds. Under the influence of the sonic boom, the crowd in the spectator stands all felt their ear drums being shaken, and making them dizzy.
Xiao Chen was astonished. What a terrifying sonic boom. Even though I was more than a thousand meters away from the arena, the effect was still so strong.
Yan Feng, who was in the center of the sonic boom, was struck instantly and deafened. The blood and Qi in his body were surging. He could not help but vomit a big mouthful of blood.
Boom!
Yun Kexins right hand moved and the de that was slightly drawn out was sheathed again. The sound waves that scattered everywhere appeared as a ripple and formed a huge whirlpool. Then, they went back into the saber.
The instant the saber de waspletely sheathed, the soundwaves which were all gathered exploded out. They gave off a louder and clearer sound than before.
Even though the sound was louder and clearer this time, the inner disciples in the spectator stands did not feel anything. This was because the soundwaves had condensed into a line and they all struck Yan Fengs body.
Yan Feng was bleeding from all his pores. His face was frighteningly pale. He fell to one knee with a pu tong as he watched the white-clothed Yun Kexin float down.
Yan Feng smiled bitterly, Yun Kexin It was a simple half-year and I truly am not qualified to make you draw your saber. Could it be that the next time we meet, I would not be even qualified for you to use your scabbard?
Yun Kexins white clothes fluttered, there was no change in her expression. She said, As a desman, it is not important whether the saber is drawn or not. Dont pay too much attention to the superficial things. Otherwise, it will be-be difficult toprehend your own saber intent.
Yun Kexin is victorious this round! the referee on the arena called out.
As Yan Feng watched Yun Kexins back, he felt an agonizing pain in his heart. It was not long time ago when he was still on equal grounds with her. Now, he was only able to chase after her.
The Heavenly Melody Saber Technique is indeed horrifying. Yun Kexin actually only used half a move to defeat Yan Feng. She is just like how she was in the past, always astonishing people.
Yan Feng also lost unjustly. He was too focused on his opponent not drawing her saber. He still had some trump cards he had not used yet.
This is the result of his mental state being weak. After all, Yun Kexin was once ranked lower than him on the Wind Cloud List. Now that she is above him, he felt it was uneptable.
You cant really say that. The mental state of a cultivator is more important than any Cultivation Techniques or Martial Techniques. It is one of the things that makes up a cultivators strength.
Although this round was short, the crowd felt that is was not gratifying enough, they wanted it to continue. However, it had not affected the quality of thepetition. The discussions of the crowd never stopped.
Zhang Lie looked at the distant Yun Kexin. A strange look appeared in his eyes as he muttered, This girl is not simple. Her Heavenly Melody Saber Technique is almost at Great Perfection.
When Xiao Chen heard this, he silently agreed. A Martial Technique consisted of different parts: The cirction path of Essence in the body, the physical movement of the body, and the state of mind that was contained in the Martial Technique.
For example, the state of the Rushing Thunder Saber Technique was the state of thunder. As for the Lingyun Saber Technique, there were two states, the state of mountains and the state of clouds.
Only by merging all threeponents could one reach Great Perfection. However, theprehension of a state requiredprehension ability and patience; it was incredibly difficult toprehend a state of mind.
If one focused on chasing after such a state, there might not be any progress, and instead one might even atrophy. Thus, most cultivators would not chase after these mental states before reaching a certain level.
For Yun Kexin to be able toe close toprehending the Heavenly Melody Saber Techniques state, almost pushing it to Great Perfection, proved this girlsprehension abilities, talent, and fortunate encounters were all things that were out of reach of a normal person.
Zhang Lie nced at Mu Heng, then Xiao Chen. He smiled and said, Now, do you think Ye Chen can make it into the top ten core disciples? Not to mention the gap in Cultivation Realm, anyone who is able to get into the top ten is a one in ten thousand genius. In the talent-filled Heavenly Saber Pavilion, it is impossible to enter without true skill.
Mu Heng muttered to himself for a while before seriously saying, Yun Kexin is strong, really strong. However, she is still not a match for Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen nced at Mu Heng in surprise. He did not know where Mu Heng got his confidence from. Even though he did not fear Yun Kexin, after watching the earlier match, he did not have the absolute confidence to defeat her.
Stop saying such big words. Yun Kexin is able to defeat the ranked sixteenth Yan Feng with half a move. She still has plenty of trump cards to y. How do you know she is not a match for Ye Chen?
Based on cultivation realm, Ye Chen is only a peak Superior Grade Martial Grade Master. In terms ofprehension of state, Yun Kexins Heavenly Melody Saber Technique is almost at Great Perfection; it is not any weaker than Xiao Chens Lingyun Saber Technique. There is no way to differentiate who is stronger or weaker.
This time, before Zhang Lie could say anything, the other new core disciples voiced out their objections. Furthermore, their words were backed by facts, there was no way to dispute them.
Mu Heng smiled faintly, Talk is nothing. In the future, you will naturally know whether I spoke the truth.
Liu Suifeng leaned over to Xiao Chen and asked in a soft voice, Ye Chen, if you really went against Yun Kexin, how confident would you be of victory?
Xiao Chen thought for a while before saying, Probably about fifty percent. If her true strength is only at this level, then sixty percent.
When Liu Suifeng heard this, he was iparably astonished. He was very familiar with Xiao Chens character. He would never brag. If he said fifty percent, it could only be higher and not lower. Fifty percent was the minimum!
As thepetition on the arena carried on, the top ten core disciples of the Wind Cloud List all came out one after another. The crowd was indeed not disappointed at their strength.
The ranked fifth Li Yuze only used three moves to deal with the ranked fifteenth Lian Yun. His speed is extraordinarily fast.
The ranked fourth Yun Feimo. He defeated his ranked twentieth opponent with one saber strike. It seems his cultivation technique has reached the tenthyer.
The ranked eighth Leng Aoshuang only used three moves to deal with his opponent.
As Zhang Lie said, the top ten core disciples were all not weak. They were significantly stronger than the other disciples. They all basically dealt with their opponents within five moves.
Up to now, aside from the ranked first Murong Chong, the other nine of the top ten core disciples already fought and shown how strong they were.
Xiao Chen had also noticed something. He did not know if the Elders Assembly did it on purpose or not, but the top ten core disciples did not meet each other in battle; there were no fierce battles between the giants.
In Xiao Chens opinion, the top ten core disciples were already significantly stronger than the rest. There was no possibility for the others to obtain victory. Their opponents could only be one other.
It is Murong Chongs turn. His opponent is the ranked eleventh Yan Chihuo. In the previous year, he was also one of the top ten disciples. All the opponents he had were not able tost more than ten moves.
Yan Chihuos strength is decent. However, he ran into Murong Chong. His defeat is certain, it is just a matter of how long he canst.
I have not seen Murong Chong make a move for a long time, how exciting! Last year, Murong Chong only appeared for a short period of time. He rarely shows up in the Heavenly Saber Pavilion.
This is a desman who spends all this time training. If it were not for the Saber Emperor Convening Order, he would definitely not return.
Yan Chihuo heard all the discussions from the crowd. His expression changed, he was not feeling good. He looked at the blue-clothed, somewhat proud Murong Chong, Regardless of what the others said, I only have one purpose standing here. It is not to see how many moves can I withstand, but to defeat you!
Murong Chongughed coldly, Before you speak, you should check your strength.
Both of you, bow! Stand upright! Begin!
Hu!
After the referee spoke, there was a cool breeze on the arena. There was a melodious trill, this was the sound of a saber being drawn from its scabbard.
Yan Chihuos chest tightened. He did not expect Murong Chong would ignore his status and make the first move. He panicked slightly, but it was fortunate he had a strong mental state. After a moment, he calmed himself down and prepared to deal with Murong Chongs attack.
However, when Yan Chihuo looked before him, he could not find Murong Chong. He looked around in a circle, but aside from the countless cool breezes, he could not find anything.
Where is he?!
This time, Yan Chihuopletely panicked. How did a person disappear right under my nose? This is too strange!
Do not panic, he cant possibly have left the arena. Since he made the first move, he will definitely reveal a killing intent. As long as I can grasp the direction of the killing intent, I can block his attack.
Yan Chihuo kept repeating this to himself over and over again. He extended out his perception and he moved around without stopping. He did not dare to let down his guard.
Pu Ci!
Suddenly a long wound appeared on Yan Chihuos chest; blood spurted out. His eyes were open wide, he had an incredulous expression on his face. How did I get wounded?
Chi! Chi!
Suddenly the cool breeze in the arena stopped. The air in the arena became still. Murong Chongs handsome face appeared before Yan Chihuo, revealing a cruel smile.
Murong Chongs eyes were filled with a boundless murderous intent. Suddenly, heunched himself over like a gushing river. Scram!
Murong Chong withdrew his saber and kicked Yan Chihuo in the chest, kicking him off the arena.
How could I not feel such surging killing intent? What was going on? He flopped on the ground a few times. He could not understand what happened despite thinking about it so hard.
When the referee saw this, he immediately announced, Murong Chong Victory!
Yan Chihuo was pale. When he recovered his wits, he shouted, Thats not possible! How did I lose? I still have not used the trump card I been training for a year!
Murong Chong, do you dare to face me properly? Do you dare or not?!
Murong Chong did not even bother looking at Yan Chihuo on the ground. He said coldly, Idiot, you have to be able to use your killing move for it to even count. You are not even able to use it, yet you are not embarrassed to cry out like that.
Xiao Chen was deep in thought as he looked at Murong Chongs back. What a horrifying Clear Wind Chop! Originally, I thought my Great Perfection Clear Wind Chop was sufficient for a killing move. Now, it seems like it is far from sufficient.
Chapter 234 - Murderous Intent Revealed
Chapter 234: Murderous Intent Revealed
Wang Qinian, the true inheritor of Wanren Peak, looked at Lin Fengs matches from up on the pavilion. He frowned slightly and said, What is Lin Feng doing? He lost nine matches out of fifteen. Is he doing this on purpose?
Luo Kedi also felt it was strange when he heard this. His opponents were mostly ranked above the hundreds. With his strength, he should have been able to defeat them easily.
Wang Qinian said, When you go downter, ask him whats going on. Tell him to do his best to obtain a spot in the top ny. I have a feeling that this mission will be very beneficial for us. After it ispleted, we should be able to raise our strength to another level.
The battles on the arena continued. The top ten rankers on the Wind Cloud List were now far ahead of the people behind them. They were now on apletely different level.
As the sun was setting, the battles on the arena reached the final rounds. The top ten rankers still had not met each other in battle. It could now be confirmed that this was the arrangement of the Elders Assembly.
However, given that these ten people had the same number of points, how would they be ranked?
The top ten rankers are indeed extraordinary. They are much stronger than I imagined, Zhang Lie sighed as he muttered to himself irresolutely.
Mu Heng did not say anything when he noticed that Zhang Lie was still stuck on the issue from before. The strength of the top ten had indeed exceeded his expectations. However, he believed Xiao Chen had the strength to be amongst them.
There was no reason for this belief, it was just his intuition.
Suddenly, Liu Suifeng whispered, Did you notice? That Wanren Peaks Quick Saber Lin Feng lost ten rounds in a row. What is he doing?
Was there such a thing? Xiao Chen had not noticed at all. However, regardless of what Lin Feng was thinking, he would not be able to cause any problems. Perhaps if it was the past, Xiao Chen might need to utilize some tricks to obtain a swift victory.
However, after he used the Flowing Light Flower and increased hisprehension abilities, there had been a qualitative leap in his strengthpared to after he came back from the Spirit Mines.
Xiao Chen said indifferently, Just ignore him. If he wishes to challenge me, I will give him an unexpected surprise.
When the afterglow of the setting sun dyed the west horizonpletely red, the battles on the drill grounds were allpleted. The top ten core disciple rankers had obtained victory in all their fifteen fights and were tied in the first position.
At the end, everyone felt somewhat regretful. After all, the fights everyone wanted to watch were evenly matched fights of high levels.
The chief examiner gestured and Xiao Chen and the other new core disciples slowly walked to the center of the drill ground. It was time for them to ept the challenges of thest ten ranked core disciples.
Although the level of this fight was not high, it was somewhat worth watching as well. The people who were fighting to protect their status as core disciples would do everything they could and battle with all their strength.
Although Xiao Chen and the others would not lose their status as core disciples if they lost, they would lose the rewards they had obtained earlier ording to the rules. The purpose of this was to prevent them from giving up and cheating.
Such rules guaranteed that both sides would fight with all their might without holding back. Otherwise, they would suffer huge loses.
Strange, why is Wanren Peaks Lin Feng up there? He is the second strongest core disciple of Wanren Peak. Even if he is not ranked in the top ny, he should not be amongst the bottom ten!
You cant figure out something so obvious? You are too stupid! The bottom ten core disciples can choose their opponent. He is definitely dissatisfied after being defeated by Ye Chenst time. He must be here to take revenge.
That is interesting, Lin Feng is already an Inferior Grade Martial Saint. His speed is somewhat famous in the entire Heavenly Saber Pavilion. His strength should be simr to Ye Chens.
En, that should be so. I heard that during theirst fight, Ye Chen won because of a trick and so Lin Feng was not convinced of his lost. Otherwise, he would not have given up on his matches and dropped his rank by more than three hundred positions.
The crowd was all surprised by Lin Fengs appearance. However, when they thought of the reasons behind it, they were not overly astonished. After all, every cultivator had their pride.
The new core disciples lined up several meters away from the bottom ten core disciples who also stood in a line.
Lin Feng ced his hand on the saber hilt. His ck eyes revealed a murderous intent as he stared at Xiao Chen. He had withdrawn his aura, storing up strength.
If looks could kill, Xiao Chen would have died a hundred times over already.
The chief examiner nced at both sides. Then he pointed at the people on his right and said, If you lose this time, you will lose your status as core disciples. I hope you will make full use of this chance and put in your all.
Now, from the left to right,e out one by one and choose your opponent.
The first person of the left, Zhang Yue, revealed a somewhat joyful expression when he heard this. Being able to pick his opponent first gave him an advantage that did not need to be exined.
Contrary to that, the expressions of the three people on the right became significantly more unsightly. One could imagine which opponents would be left for them. It would definitely be the three people no one wanted to faceMu Heng, Zhang Lie, and Xiao Chen.
Zhang Yue immediately stepped forward and pointed at Liu Suifeng. I choose him to be my opponent.
This person had pretty good insight, Liu Suifeng was indeed the weakest of the ten of them. However, Xiao Chen did not think that Liu Suifeng would lose for sure. His chances of winning were about fifty percent.
Do not hold anything back, the opponent is likely toe at you with full force from the start. When Xiao Chen walked past Liu Suifeng, he whispered to him.
Liu Suifeng nodded gently. He was the first to be pointed out by the opponents, this made him look bad. Everyone here had some pride, they would not want to be belittled in front of everyone.
Zhang Yue was only a Superior Grade Martial Grand Master, he wasparable to Liu Suifeng. He did not have any advantages in terms of cultivation realm but he had a richerbat experience.
It was indeed as Xiao Chen had expected. Zhang Yue executed his strongest move as soon as he stepped up, intending to catch Liu Suifeng unprepared. However, Liu Suifeng was ready and met that move with equal force without suffering a disadvantage.
Their cultivation realms were about equivalent, no one had any clear advantages. In the end, it was a matter of who had the stronger mental state.
Whoever could maintain their calm for longer and not reveal a weak point would be the one to obtain the final victory.
After the two of them exchanged more than two hundred moves, there was still no clear victor emerging. Zhang Yue slowly started to get anxious, the pressure on him was much stronger than the one on Liu Suifeng.
Zhang Yues moves started to turn fiercer the longer this dragged on. Liu Suifeng had a tranquil look in his eyes and his heart was as calm as still water. Liu Suifeng continued to block Zhang Yues torrent of attacks and eventually found a weak point.
Liu Suifeng immediately executed the secret technique of Qingyun PeakProfound Wind Chop. He knocked Zhang Yuet out of the arena and obtained victory.
The chief examiner walked over to Zhang Yue and removed the gold identity token that hung on his waist. That token represented his core disciple status but it was removed despite Zhang Yues dissatisfied expression.
Continue on, next!
The fights continued on. The remaining core disciples learned from Zhang Yues mistakes and they all became more cautious. The fights were quite even, with both sides having victories and loses.
I choose him! When it was Lin Fengs turn to choose an opponent, he pointed directly at Xiao Chen after he stepped into the arena.
Xiao Chen was not surprised. He leaped up gently andnded firmly in the arena.
When Xiao Chen got in the arena, the anger disyed in Lin Fengs eyes calmed down instead. He gathered his strength and raised his strength. He was storing up his power without releasing it.
If I cannot defeat you in five moves, I will admit defeat. Lin Feng enunciated this word by word as he looked at Xiao Chens indifferent expression.
Xiao Chen found this funny. He said cidly, Would defeating me in five moves give you a sense of aplishment? Since you have made so many preparations and dropped yourself to the bottom ten to fight with me, I shall give you this chance.
Fight!
The moment the referee spoke, the aura that Lin Feng had been suppressingpletely exploded out. The aura of an Inferior Grade Martial Saint surged toward Xiao Chen.
Stormy Gale!
After the previous lesson, Lin Feng did not give his opponent the chance to make the first move. After he released his aura, he immediately executed the Martial Technique he was proud of.
He struck out with his saber and 6.6 meter long saber Qi flew out repeatedly. They flew toward Xiao Chen in a torrential manner, like a stormy gale. A strong wind blew on the arena. One could even faintly hear the sound of a torrential rain.
Xiao Chen had underestimated this person slightly. The state of wind and state of rain in this saber have beenprehended by Lin Feng to Small Perfection.
The horrifying saber Qi had the speed of the wind and the density of rain; wind and rain worked together. As the rain fell, it borrowed the might of wind to move even faster.
The frantic saber Qi did not leave Xiao Chen with any time to think, they arrived before him instantly.
Before the saber Qi got near, the wind from the saber caused Xiao Chens clothes and hair to flutter about. When the wind struck his face, it stung mildly.
Dang!
Xiao Chen did not dare to be careless. He drew the snow-white Lunar Shadow Saber and released a surging saber light, shattering the first saber Qi.
Saber Qi was the biggest difference between a Martial Saint and a Martial Grand Master. A Martial Grand Master could only condense saber light. However, a Martial Saint could initiate a ranged attack after a saber light was condensed.
In regard to quality and quantity of Essence, Xiao Chen and Lin Feng were not far apart. In fact, the quality of Xiao Chens Essence was slightly stronger.
However, saber light and saber Qi differed by a grade. To deal with a saber Qi condensed with fifty percent of his opponents strength, Xiao Chen had to use sixty percent of his strength.
Even so, Xiao Chens rate of Essence recovery was much faster than his opponents. Hence, he did not care about the exhaustion speed of his Essence. He smiled gently and executed the Azure Dragon Cloud Soaring Art.
His figure flickered around the arena and left behind afterimages. It was difficult to differentiate the real from the fakes and his true body could not be found. Saber Qi after saber Qi were smashed apart by Xiao Chen and scattered in all directions.
Although Lin Feng knew this move would not deal any significant damage to Xiao Chen, he had not expected Xiao Chen to break it so easily.
Swallowing Cloud Drinking Rain! Lin Feng shouted and the wind and rain suddenly stopped. The remained saber Qi returned to Lin Fengs body with a shua sound.
Xiao Chen reappeared and looked at Lin Feng leaping over. He said softly, Four more moves
Cut the crap! This move will settle you! Lin Feng said ferociously as blue veins popped on his forehead.
Right after he spoke, Lin Fengs saber was already above Xiao Chens head. Xiao Chen did not dare to be careless. The whirlpool in his Dantian span faster.
Six drops of pure Essence dripped out and instantly turned into a torrent of surging Essence that flowed along the meridians in his arms into the saber de.
Chapter 235 - Face Slapping Again! Pa! Pa! Pa!
Chapter 235: Face pping Again! Pa! Pa! Pa!
A bright light exploded out of the snow-white Lunar Shadow Saber, condensing into a resplendent saber light.
Boom!
The instant the two weapons met, an intense whirlwind appeared with the saber in Lin Fengs hand as the center. It had swallowed the howling wind and torrential rain from earlier and gushed out with an even more violent aura.
Ti Da! Ti Da!
The sound of a torrential rain started to sound beside Xiao Chens ear. Every time a drop of rain was heard, the energy in Lin Fengs saber increased.
Toward the end, the sound of rain became more intense. There were gray clouds covering the sky; it had actually started raining for real.
Furthermore, the energy in Lin Fengs saber had risen to a horrifying level. Xiao Chen had some difficulty blocking the energy from the saber, and his body could not resist moving backward.
The torrential rain soon made Xiao Chens clothes and hair wet. Lin Feng revealed a pleased expression, You are very fortunate, you are my first opponent since my Torrential Rain Saber Technique reached Great Perfection. I even gave up on the top ny spots.
The might of this moveSwallowing Cloud Drinking Raincan grow infinitely without limits. The longer you defend against it, the stronger the pressure on you will be. In the end, your injuries will only be more severe. I advise you to admit your defeat early.
Xiao Chen moved back slowly in the howling wind and torrential rain. His expression did not change when he heard Lin Fengs words. Instead, he revealed a faint smile, Grow infinitely without limit? I said I will give you the chance to execute five moves. As before, I will not attack you for this move!
Unless it was a Great Perfection mysterious phenomenon, no one else would dare to im their strength could grow infinitely without limit. Even a Great Perfection Mysterious Phenomenon could be broken through with force.
To be able to manifest such a realistic mysterious phenomenon, Lin Fengs move was very shocking. However, to Xiao Chen, it was full of holesit would be easy to break it.
However, Xiao Chen did not intend to do so. Xiao Chen ced his left hand on the saber hilt, changing the way he gripped the saber into a two-handed grip. He immediately stopped moving backward and shouted, Self Appreciating Lonely Mountain!
The illusion of a thousand-meter-tall mountain appeared behind Xiao Chen. The summit was shrouded in clouds and pierced through theyer of dark clouds in the sky. After that, it poured into Xiao Chens body.
Bang!
The instant the mountain entered Xiao Chens body, a majestic aura poured out from within. Xiao Chen stood up straight on the arena, as though he were a majestic mountain.
The winds may howl, the rain may torrent against me, but I will still not move. Infinite growth without limit? Screw that. I shall not fear, I shall simply stand here and admire myself!
This move was the strongest defensive move in the Lingyun Saber Technique. When it was executed, Lin Feng felt a huge pressure. No matter how much the strength increased, he was not able to move Xiao Chen.
In his eyes, it was like his saber had hacked a majestic mountainthere was no effect at all.
Retreat! Lin Feng withdrew his saber and retreated backward urgently. The mysterious phenomenon in the air disappeared instantly. The Swallowing Cloud Drinking Rain could indeed grow without limit. However, it would still require sufficient Essence to support it.
Covering the entire arena with the mysterious phenomenon was already the limit of Lin Fengs abilities. If he maintained it for a long time, he could lost as a result of Essence exhaustion without Xiao Chen having to do anything.
Xiao Chen smiled lightly and dissipated the energy from the Self Appreciating Lonely Mountain. He looked at the retreating Lin Feng and said, There are three more moves, lets see what kind of ability you have.
Lin Feng saw that Xiao Chens expression was that of having all this nned, to y with him in the palm of his hands. He shouted angrily and his Qi and blood surged. Lin Feng did not bother to use any Martial Technique and simply rushed at Xiao Chen.
Sou! Sou!
Quick Saber Lin Feng even though he did not use any Martial Technique, his speed became even faster. A strand of saber Qi shed by before Xiao Chen, causing him to be mildly surprised.
In the time it took for a spark to fly, Xiao Chen moved his body back. Two strands of hair on his forehead were chopped off. He had narrowly dodged this saber strike.
Two more moves! Xiao Chen pushed his feet off the ground and retreated backward by more than a hundred meters, increasing the distance between him and Lin Feng.
Xiao Chens words were like a demon guing Lin Feng, it make him feel very frustrated. He felt extremely helpless and uncoordinated, and he had no idea how to attack Xiao Chen.
Wanren Peaks Wang Qinian revealed a disappointed look as he looked at Lin Feng on the arena. He turned to Luo Kedi, who was beside him, and said, Lets go, I dont wish to continue watching.
Luo Kedi shook his head as well and followed after Wang Qinian, slowly walking out of the pavilion. The result was already decided, there was nothing much to watch.
Your five moves are over, you can go down now. Xiao Chen said gently as he dodged a cluster of saber Qi from Lin Feng.
Lin Fengughed coldly and said, Don''t speak as if you can casually defeat me at any time. You are currently being suppressed by me, stop finding excuses for yourself.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly and did not argue. He executed the high leveled technique in the Azure Dragon Cloud Soaring ArtRoaming Dragons Nine Transformations. Nine illusions that were difficult to differentiate from real ones appeared on the arena.
Hu Ci!
The nine figures attacked at the same time, turning into cool breezes, blowing at Lin Feng from all directions. The cool breezes blew gently; it was very refreshing.
Lin Feng did not feel any killing intent or pressure at all. Instead, he even feltfortable. By the time he realized something was wrong, there were nine deep cavities in his chest. Suddenly, he felt pain and blood spurted out.
The nine figures merged back together and the Lunar Shadow Saber returned to its scabbard. Xiao Chen stood behind Lin Feng and said indifferently, My apologies. I can, indeed, defeat you casually. Regardless be it in the past or now.
Pu Tong! Lin Feng copsed to the ground and he muttered, Clear Wind Chop. Seeing only the cool breeze and not the saber. One of Qingyun Peaks seven Secret Techniques. I should have thought about that long ago.
The chief examiner removed Lin Fengs identity token and waved his hands. Immediately, someone came and carried Lin Feng off the arena, bringing him away for treatment.
Therge crowd remained silent even after they saw this scene. Although they knew that it was possible Lin Feng was not a match for Xiao Chen, they had not expected Xiao Chen to be able to y with him like he was in the middle of his palm.
With only one saber strike, the second strongest core disciple of Wanren Peak was defeated. This disy of strength was simr to that of the top ten core disciple rankers.
Then, they remembered that Xiao Chen was currently only a peak Superior Grade Martial Grand Master. If he managed to be a Martial Saint, his name would certainly appeared on the top ten of the Wind Cloud List.
Mu Heng stood beside Zhang Lie and whispered, Do you still think Ye Chen does not have the strength to challenge the top ten?
Zhang Lie revealed the trace of a bitter smile, as he discovered he was not able to see through Xiao Chens strength. He seemed to have an endless amount of trump cards. First, it was the Lingyun Saber Techniques seventeenth move. Now, it was Qingyun Peaks Secret Technique.
I take back what I said earlier. He does indeed have the strength to challenge the top ten of the Wind Cloud List. However, I will personally defeat him in the true Ranking War at the end of the year.
Mu Hengughed and did not say any more, although he felt that Zhang Lie was somewhat naive.
In this world, there were some people who would only go further and further after they overtook you. No matter how hard you work, eventually, you would not even be able to chase after their backs.
In Mu Hengs opinion, Xiao Chen was one such person. He was neither arrogant nor impatient. He kept himself hidden but once he revealed himself, even the heavens would be startled.
In the highest part of the pavilion, the top ten core disciples each upied a spot to themselves.
Murong Chong maintained a calm expression all the while. When he saw Xiao Chen execute the Clear Wind Chop, he could not help but be slightly moved emotionally. He looked at Liu Ruyues figure in the distance and muttered, Clear Wind Chop! Ruyue, have you not given up yet? Regardless, I will make you realize that aside from me, no one else can help you revitalize Qingyun Peak.
After that, Mu Heng and Zhang Lie easily defeated their opponents. The battles had finally ended. Including Lin Feng, there were seven people who permanently lost their status as core disciples.
The chief examiner looked at the crowd and said, You may disperse. Mu heng, Ye Chen, and Zhang Lie stay for a while.
After the chief examiner led the rest away, he said to them, ording to the intentions of the those above, the three of you have the right to participate in this mission as well. Dont ask me about the mission, you will find out about it three dayster.
What you need to do within these three days is to try and do your best to improve yourselves.
The three of them nced at each other. From their looks, there were traces of surprise.
The round full moon hung high in the sky, gently giving off a quiet glow. This glow shone on every piece ofnd in Qingyun Peak.
Xiao Chen was seated cross-legged on his bed in his personal courtyard.
It is time to break through to the fourthyer of the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation, Xiao Chen thought to himself. There was three more days time. He had to make use of them to improve his Cultivation Technique and Cultivation Realm.
The whirlpool in his body span very fast, and the Essence slowly circted through his meridians ording to the cirction pathway of the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation. The surrounding lightning attributed Spiritual Energy rapidly gathered toward Xiao Chen.
As the Spiritual Energy poured into Xiao Chen, the Essence in his meridians slowly turned from transparent to a crystalline translucent purple.
The Purple Thunder Divine Incantation had a threshold every threeyers. After every threeyers, there would be a qualitative change. The first threeyers were only the foundation of the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation. Only when the fourthyer was reached could one then be barely considered to have been inducted.
At the fourthyer, not only could one practice higher leveled Immortal Spells, the Purple Thunder True Fire Origin me would be improved by another step.
The most important thing was that the Essence in his body would generate some lightning energy. In the future, the moves he made would generate a strong lightning attribute electric light.
When he cultivated lightning attributed Martial Techniques, it would be able to be aplished with less effort. The Rushing Thunder Saber Technique, which required a fortuitous encounter to advance, might even be improved. He might finally be able to practice the final move of the Rushing Thunder Saber Techniquethe Rushing Thunder Third Chain Chop.
Hence, breaking through to the fourthyer from the third was harder than breaking through to the previousyers. Fortunately, Xiao Chen had made ample preparations.
Regardless, be it the twenty auspicious signs from the underground world, or the Immortal Grade Flowing Light Marigold, they all raised the odds of sessfully breaking through to the fourthyer.
Time slowly went by, and after an hour, the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation hadpleted a great cycle.
The crystalline translucent purple Essence slowly returned to the whirlpool. Xiao Chen sent his consciousness down and saw some purple colored arcs of electricity appearing at the bottom of the whirlpool.
Although there was very little of it, the energy contained in them made Xiao Chen mildly astonished. After a while, the arcs of electricity condensed into a purple liquid and slowly dripped down.
When I condense 361 purple electric lights, my Purple Thunder Divine Incantation should be able to advance to the fourthyer. Xiao Chen thought to himself.
Chapter 236 - Cultivation Technique Advancing
Chapter 236: Cultivation Technique Advancing
Xiao Chen sank his consciousness down and kept his mind clear. He continued to circte the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation in an unhurried manner. The speed of the lightning-attributed energy pouring into his body became faster.
Zi Zi!
Xiao Chens room was filled with arcs of electricity. asionally, one could see some arcs of electricity flickering before fading away.
The Purple Thunder Divine Incantation circted another great cycle. This time the purple arcs of electricity condensed into two drops of purple liquid.
The instant the drops of liquid dripped down, Xiao Chen felt like all the muscles in his body became saturated with boundless energy. His Qi and blood were surging without rest.
As time went by, Xiao Chen started to lose control of the speed of the Purple Thunder Divine Incantations cirction. The cirction speed was very frightening. The arcs of electricity in the Qi Whirlpool were cracking incessantly.
Ti Da! Ti Da!
The purple liquid dripped down quickly. Xiao Chen condensed a hundred drops of crystalline translucent purple liquid.
Xiao Chens hair and muscles were now glowing with a purple light. This was especially so for his hair. His originally ck hair was now crystalline and translucent as it flew about in its extraordinary splendor.
The gentle moonlight peered through the window, shining a pale yellow light on Xiao Chen. When the purple light and pale yellow light mixed together, it turned into an enchanting glow.
When the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation circted for two hundred great cycles, the lightning-attributed Spiritual Energy within the courtyard was no longer sufficient to satisfy Xiao Chens needs.
The range slowly expanded out until all the lightning-attributed Spiritual Energy in the entire Qingyun Peak headed for Xiao Chens room.
The Spiritual Energy in Lingyun Mountain Range was significantly denser than regr ces. All the lightning-attributed Spiritual Energy in a Peak wasparable to all the Spiritual Energy within a medium-sized city.
Suddenly, all the surging lightning-attributed Spiritual Energy formed a huge whirlpool above Xiao Chens roof. This whirlpool seems to be synchronized with the whirlpool in Xiao Chens body. Every time the whirlpool in Xiao Chens body spun one round, arge amount of surging lightning-attributed Spiritual Energy would pour into Xiao Chens body.
Within the whirlpool, thunder crackled. asionally, lightning would break through the night sky, lighting up the mountain.
Such a huge event immediately startled everyone on Qingyun Peak. The Divine Saber Camp desmen standing guard in front of the library revealed grave expressions.
The person leading them did not know what was going on and wanted to send someone to check out the situation.
Stay calm, dont be in such a rush. This is the result of someones Cultivation Technique advancing. There is no need to be too astonished. Liu Qing walked out of the library and stopped the Divine Saber Camps people.
Liu Qing looked downwards to the middle of the Peak, looking at the huge whirlpool of thunder and lightning. The horrifying electricity in the whirlpool would break through the sky, tearing apart the night.
Liu Qings grave expression was as heavy as the Divine Saber Camps desmens. He thought to himself, Such a horrifying Mysterious Phenomenon. Could this be a Heaven Ranked Cultivation Technique advancing?
Liu Ruyue and Liu Suifeng was standing outside Xiao Chens courtyard. Their faces were filled with astonishment.
The two of them were only about five hundred meters away from the whirlpool. They could clearly feel the horrifying pressure contained in it. The thunder was like a flood dragon roaring, the lightning was like a tongue of mes flickering in and out.
Only pure lightning-attributed Spiritual Energy was left in the air. The Spiritual Energy of other attributes waspletely expelled. There was electricity flickering around everywhere with a pi li pa sound.
The light of the electricity was as dazzling as a sr eclipse. It made Liu Suifeng squint heavily. He was somewhat worried as he said, Sis, will Ye Chen be fine?
You crow beak! Liu Ruyue rapped on Liu Suifengs head very hard as she said, This sort of phenomenon has been recorded in the ancient texts before. It is the sign of a strong Cultivation Technique advancing.
Ye Chen has always been cautious in the way he does things. If he was notpletely prepared, he definitely would not take the risk in making the advancement.
Although Liu Ruyue said that, the anxiousness in her eyes did not decrease at all. The ancient texts had also recorded that if the advancement failed, the cultivator would suffer a bacsh. His meridians would break and he would end up dying.
Suddenly, the whirlpool in the sky turned into countless bolts of lightning and went into Xiao Chens room. The mysterious phenomenon instantly vanished, turning peaceful once again.
Boom!
After a moment of peace, a huge energy exploded out from Xiao Chens room. The building copsed and kicked up arge amount of dust.
Xiao Chens figure appeared from the dust filled air. He leaped out with a sou sound. The purple light in his eyes disappeared in a sh. Two rays of purple light suddenly vanished into the dark of night. They were the size of pirs and very resplendentit was very enchanting.
Liu Suifeng looked at Xiao Chen and realized that he could no longer see through Xiao Chens cultivation. In the past, he could still vaguely feel his cultivation realm. Now, he only felt one thinghe was unfathomable.
Xiao Chen had noticed the two of them long ago. He smiled faintly and leaped over to the two of them.
He left behind purple after-images in the air. They only slowly thinned out and dissipated after a long time.
The anxiety in Liu Ruyues eyes vanished, and she revealed a joyful expression on her pretty face. Congrattions on crossing the first major hurdle of cultivation and sessfully advancing to Martial Saint.
This was not the first time for Xiao Chen to advance his Purple Thunder Divine Incantation at the same time as his cultivation realm. When he advanced to Martial Grand Master, the situation was simr. So he did not find it to be strange. On the contrary, it was a pleasant surprise.
Xiao Chen smiled and said, This is all thanks to the dense Spiritual Energy of Qingyun Peak. Otherwise, it would take at least a month to advance.
These words were not in the least exaggerated. The Spirit Vein Origin under the Lingyun Mountain Range was very possibly the core the the entire Xihe Province.
If Xiao Chen chose to advance in another ce, the overly thin Spiritual Energy would not allow him to advance as smoothly.
Seeing Xiao Chen being so humble, Liu Ruyues impression of him improved significantly. She smiled and said, I shall not disturb you anymore. Your Cultivation Technique and cultivation realm both advanced at the same time. You should feel your strength out carefully.
If there is anything that you do not understand, you cane to me for guidance. I will send someone toe and fix the house tomorrow.
Liu Suifeng felt somewhat bitter and astringent in his heart when he looked at Xiao Chen. When Xiao Chen had just arrived, he was only an Inferior Grade Martial Grand Master; his cultivation was significantly lower than Liu Suifengs.
However, within half a year, Xiao Chen had advanced two grades and then crossed the first major hurdle of cultivation, bing a Martial Saint.
Such talent could be ranked within the top ten within the young disciples in the Heavenly Saber Pavilion.
Liu Suifeng thought about himselfhe had already was a peak Superior Grade Martial Grand Master since a year ago. However, he was unable to sense the way to advancing to Martial Saint. It was only recently when he consumed the Flowing Light Flower that he had someprehensions toward it.
However, Liu Suifeng had a mild temperament. Xiao Chen being able to advance only gave him some pressure. He smiled gently and said, How frustrating! Now I cant catch up to you anymore.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly and did not say anything. Liu Suifengs talent was not low. Unfortunately, he did not have a resolute character. If he could remove some of his distractions, his cultivations would definitely improve significantly.
After the two of them left, Xiao Chen started to inspect the condition of his body. He sank his consciousness into his body. The originally formless whirlpool in his Dantian had now turned purple.
With a thought from Xiao Chen, a purple Essence poured out from the purple whirlpool. Then, it flowed along his meridians into his right hand.
Shua!
The purple energy left his body without any obstruction and formed a small strand of saber Qi in the air.
It was thrown forward and a small tree ten meters in front easily snapped into half.
Where the tree cracked apart, there were arcs of electricity jumping around that did not scatter for a while.
Xiao Chen revealed aplicated expression. He said, The Essence in my body has turned into pure lightning-attributed Essence. If I were to practise lightning-attributed Martial Techniques, I would definitely achieve more with less effort.
However, it is too pure. There will be difficulties inprehending Martial Techniques of other attributes.
Xiao Chen was currently focused on the Lingyun Saber Technique. The Lingyun Saber Technique had no requirements for attributes. However, its states were the state of mountains and the state of clouds.
If he wanted toprehend it further, he had to ovee the state of thunder in his body. This would make it much more difficult for him toprehend this.
Xiao Chen collected his thoughts and said, Never mind, I wont think about this problem for now. I should check the improvements of the Purple Thunder True Fire first.
With a thought from Xiao Chen, a fierce me started burning in his right eye. Xiao Chen shouted, Come!
The purple mes immediately gushed out like a waterfall. Xiao Chen opened his right palm and the small ball-sized me floated into his hand.
In the center of the me, there was a resplendent arc of electricity jumping around. It gave the purple me a strange hue.
The resplendent arc of electricity was the Purple Thunder True Fires Origin me. Now that the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation had advanced to the fourthyer, Xiao Chen could finally bring out the Origin me.
In the Tianwu Continent, mes had different attributes as well. There were mes of extreme frost would could instantly freeze the target into a ice pir, before scattering it into countless pieces.
There were also warm nourishing mes that could heal wounds and nourish the body. They only had the effect of being a miracle cure. There were also Ghost mes with a rotting attribute. Regardless of how strong the opponents defense was, it could easily rot it away.
There was the incredibly tyrannical Dragon me; it could conquer every obstacle, and nothing could block it. It surpassed countless other mes, and its effects were not simply just burning.
As for Xiao Chens Purple Thunder True Fire, it was a lightning attribute me. Its Origin me was also a stand of lightning. The me contained limitless electrical arcs.
Shoot! Xiao Chen shouted and the purple me in his hand turned into a sharp arrow, firing into the dark night.
The purple arrow left behind a ming tail as it sliced apart the dark of night. It instantly flew more than a thousand meters, faster than the speed of sound.
It was unknown how far it flew, only a spot of light moving like a meteor could be seen in the night sky.
After a long time, a resplendent light lit up the distant night sky. Then, countless arcs of electricity tore the sky apart.
Rumble! The instant the arrow exploded, Xiao Chen could clearly feel the loss of a significant amount of Essence.
Xiao Chen looked at the sky in the direction where the arrow flew. He was somewhat astonished as he said, What a fast speed! If I used this suddenly, there would be no one who could block this.
However, now was not the time to be concerned about this. Xiao Chen leaped up gently and executed the Azure Dragon Cloud Soaring Art. He disappeared from the courtyard and headed to a deste forest in Qingyun Peaks back mountain.
Xiao Chen used his Spiritual Sense to scan his surroundings. When he was sure that there was no one around, Xiao Chen took out the broken sword he had obtained from the Ancient Remnant from the Universe Ring.
Chapter 237 - Another Battle Sage Origin?
Chapter 237: Another Battle Sage Origin?
This broken sword was very simr to the Thunder Emperors Thunder Wood Sword when he found it. Aside from being incredibly sharp, there was nothing else special about it. However, when he ced it next to the Lunar Shadow Saber it generated an intense reaction; they were both attracted to each other.
Xiao Chen wanted to melt it a long time ago. Unfortunately, the Purple Thunder True Fire, which was able to melt the Thunder Wood Sword, was unable to do so to this broken sword.
Fortunately, the Purple Thunder True Fire had reached the nextyer. Xiao Chen was prepared to give it another try, to see if there would be any reaction when he tried to melt it again.
Xiao Chen summoned the Purple Thunder True Fire. Then, he walked over to the center of the me with the broken sword in hand. His Spiritual Sense wrapped around the broken sword as he floated in the center of the mes stably.
Pu Ci!
The moment the mes touched the broken sword, it immediately fired a resplendent bolt of electricity, crackling incessantly.
A ck smoke wafted out from the surface of the broken sword. The swords appearance seemed to havepletely changed; all the dust on its surface was removed, and it gave off a glow once again.
Weng! Weng! The Lunar Shadow Saber in Xiao Chens left hand could not resist trembling. The trembling grew stronger and stronger over time; in the end, Xiao Chen was almost unable to hold on to it.
Could it be that the broken sword really contains a portion of the Battle Sage Origins? Xiao Chen said to himself.
The Battle Sage Origin was the strongest offensive Qi. Because it was too strong, it was split into six portions, each one containing a Sub-Divine Weapon.
In the past, the Thunder Emperor spent thetter half of his life searching for the remaining five portions of Battle Sage Origins. In the end, no one knew how many he found and what results he obtained.
Who in the world injured the Thunder Emperor and broke his Thunder Wood Sword, leaving him with no choice but to seal the broken sword in Moonstone for a thousand years?
No one today truly knew the answer to that question. Back then, with the Thunder Wood Sword in his hands, he was peerless under the heavens. At a young age, he had already fought all over the Great Qin Nation; there were none who could measure up to him.
Within the Tianwu Continent, he was considered a peak expert. The number of people who could force him to use his full strength could be counted on one hand. Given so, who could force him to a dead end?
Aside from Ao Jiao, no one knew the answer. However, Ao Jiao avoided answering this question, refusing to let Xiao Chen know. It was clear that she was fearful of the events of a thousand years ago.
Xiao Chen had his own spections about it. The Thunder Emperor might have found the other five Sub-Divine Weapons containing the Battle Sage Origins.
However, when he wanted to merge them to form a Divine Weapon, someone severely injured him. The five Sub-Divine Weapons separated and dispersed again, and the Thunder Wood Sword broke in half.
Who would fear the soon-to-be-Divine-Weapon Thunder Wood Sword? The answer was clear; it was definitely the owner of one of the Divine Weapons.
Since the day of the Divine Weapons creation, only ten Divine Weapons existed. It seemed that even the heavens feared the Divine Weapons.
As long as there was the birth of a new Divine Weapon, there would be the fall of a Divine Weapon. The number of Divine Weapons that could exist could not exceed ten.
The Owner of said Divine Weapon was afraid of his Divine Weapon falling. Hence, he chose to make a preemptive move, relying on the might of the Divine Weapon topletely defeat the Thunder Emperor, Sang Mu.
This spection was very reasonable, but there was no evidence to support it. Thus, Xiao Chen did not dare be confident of his guesses, whether the events of the past were the same as he spected.
The temperature of the released Purple Thunder True Fire Origin me was multiple times higher than it was before; it reached a horrifying temperature of, at least, five thousand degrees.
Xiao Chen observed very carefully as the broken sword slowly started to melt, turning into a liquid and gradually dripping down.
Hi Chi!
The instant the melted liquid dripped down, it floated to the scabbard containing the Lunar Shadow Saber in Xiao Chens left hand. It was like it was alive. It headed for the crack at the mouth of the scabbard, trying to enter the scabbard and merge with the Lunar Shadow Saber.
With a pu sound, the in scabbard emitted a horrifying energy, deflecting away the liquid that flew over.
Xiao Chen sent out a strand of his Spiritual Sense and gathered all the molten metal in the air. He frowned tightly; he did not understand the situation. What is going on?
When the broken sword meltedpletely, and all the molten metal gathered together, it was repeatedly wobbling like the jello of Earth; it was extremely strange.
Hu!
Suddenly a ck figure flew out from the gathered molten metal, heading for Xiao Chens face quickly.
Xiao Chen prepared long ago. He instantly used his Spiritual Sense to form a thick wall in front of him; it was impregnable. The figure crashed into the wall and bounced back.
Ao! Ao! the figure let out pained cries. Xiao Chen was finally able to see its appearance clearly. He looked exactly like a human; there was no difference at all.
However, it was extremely weak. Its body gave off an evil aura, causing one to feel repulsed.
So, it is the Weapon Spirit of the Sub-Divine Weapon. Because the broken sword was not cared for properly, it became an evil Vicious Spirit.
Now that Xiao Chen knew what it was, he did not hesitate. No wonder the scabbard would reject this thing, stopping it from merging with the Lunar Shadow Saber. So, this was the reason.
After a Weapon Spirit turned into a Vicious Spirit, it would lose all its consciousness. It transformed into a monster that only knew how to kill. If it merged into a Spirit Weapon, it would turn the Spirit Weapon into an Evil Weapon, causing harm to the world.
In the Tianwu Continent, there were many evil cultivators who collected these Vicious Spirits, cultivating them into Evil Weapons to strengthen themselves.
If this Vicious Spirit, which was once a Sub-Divine Weapons Weapon Spirit, upied the Lunar Shadow Saber, the Lunar Shadow Saber would immediately turn into an exceptional Evil Weapon. Even Xiao Chen would be affected by it.
However, after this Vicious Spirit underwent the tempering of the Purple Thunder True Fire, its strength significantly diminished. It was not able to prate through the wall Xiao Chenid down. Instead, it even injured itself.
The Vicious Spirit seem to know Xiao Chens strength. He cried out and immediately tried to fly into the distance, thinking of fleeing this ce.
Running? You think you can run? Purple Thunder True Fire, shoot!
As Xiao Chen saw the Vicious Spirit trying to run, he smiled faintly and turned the Purple Thunder True Fire into a sharp arrow. As it shot out, it left behind a long meteor tail!
It was like a resplendent bolt of electricity surpassed the speed of sound and caught up to the ck Vicious Spirit in an instant before piercing through it.
Boom!
The purple mes exploded; the might of the Origin mepletely unleashed. A bright electric light lit up the forest like it was day. The ck Vicious Spirit cried miserably and disappeared into nothing,pletely vanishing from this world.
Xiao Chen felt the tremendous loss of Essence and sighed, I only used it twice, and I have exhausted arge amount of my Essence. It seems like I can only use this move as my trump card.
After the Vicious Spirit died, the molten metal from the broken sword flew towards the Lunar Shadow Saber once again. This time, the strange scabbard did not obstruct it. It released the Lunar Shadow Saber that had been trying to get out.
The snow-white Lunar Shadow Saber trembled in the air incessantly. The molten metal seemed to have infused into it; it did not cause any ripples or fluctuations as itpletely permeated the Lunar Shadow Saber.
When the final drop of molten metalpletely permeated the Lunar Shadow Saber, it became even more dazzling.
Xiao Chen stretched out his hand and grasped the Lunar Shadow Saber. He could immediately feel that the strength of the saber had increased significantly. The Lunar Shadow Saber advanced the initial Inferior Grade Earth Ranked to Medial Grade Earth Ranked.
Unfortunately, Xiao Chen did not see the so-called Battle Sage Origins. Xiao Chen was mildly disappointed. Since there is no Battle Sage Origin, why did Ao Jiao urgently tell me to refine this broken sword quickly?
Since this was something he could not understand, he would temporarily shove it to a side. This has always been the way Xiao Chen did things. He would not waste time on an unsolvable problem. When the boat reached to the pier-head, it would go straight with the current; the mystery would resolve someday.
[Note: When the boat reached to the pier-head, it would go straight with the current: This means everything will be alright; everything will fit into ce when the timees.]
It was already veryte. After advancing to Martial Saint, there were improvements in other aspects. It was not convenient for Xiao Chen to check on all of them. There were still three days; it was sufficient for him to stabilize his cultivation.
Three days went by in a sh. Xiao Chen stabilized his cultivation over the past three days. When there was something he did not understand, he went directly to Liu Ruyue for guidance.
Liu Ruyue had been a Martial Saint for much longer than Xiao Chen. Hence, she had much more experience. She passed down everything she knew without holding anything back.
For example, she taught him about the speed of condensing saber Qi, how to make it faster, and how to use the least amount of Essence to achieve the greatest effect.
Xiao Chensprehension abilities had originally been high. After he consumed the Flowing Light Flower, hisprehension abilities became even higher. He was able to understand all of Liu Ruyues exnations by listening once. He could even deduce many things from one case.
All this benefited Xiao Chen in many ways; his strength increased significantly.
The time now was night; the night sky waspletely cloudless for miles. One could see the countless stars flickering in the night sky with one nce; the scene was extraordinarily beautiful.
Tomorrow, they would issue the mission. Xiao Chen was not nning to cultivate tonight. He intended to have a good sleep to replenish his spirit.
To a cultivator, the effects of meditating were better than sleeping for rest. So, many cultivators would cultivate in ce of sleep.
Doing so would not cause any problems for the spirit, but it was unable to reach the level where the mindpletely rxed. After all, when one was cultivating, their mind was still alert. One would immediately feel the movements of every gust of wind or de of grass.
Hence, only sleep could truly allow the whole body to rx. It allowed every aspect of the cultivators spirit, Qi, and mind to recover to the peak state.
As Xiao Chenid on his bed, he closed his eyes, keeping his mind clear. After ten minutes, his breathing was calm and stable; his chest rose and fell with his breathing. Soon, he slowly drifted into a dream.
Xiao Chen was in a daze for an unknown period. Then, he suddenly opened his eyes. The scene in front of him was no longer that of his room.
There were clouds surround the area; the sun was bright in the sky. When looking into the distance, many buildings that looked as small as ants appeared in his vision. This was one of the summits in Lingyun Mountain Range.
Is this my dream? Xiao Chen thought hazily. This was because the time in this space did not match what he felt it should be. The most important thing was that he could not shake off that hazy feeling.
When he turned around, he saw the previous Peak Master of Qingyun Peak, Liu Ruyues father, Liu Tianyu, sitting on a rock.
Liu Tianyus weathered face, filled with deep gashes, was not startled. He simply watched Xiao Chen quietly. You do not seem to to be surprised.
Xiao Chen already guessed this was the person who entered his dream, so he was not too surprised. After all, within the Heavenly Saber Pavilion, he was the only one Xiao Chen could think of who had such strong mental strength and could break past his defenses.
Xiao Chen said indifferently, There is nothing strange about this; I am simply not used to others intruding my dreams. My apologies!
Right after Xiao Chen spoke, the surroundings suddenly change. The clouds and wind turned illusionary; the clouds rolled, and the space suddenly shattered like ss.
Chapter 238 - Liu Tianyu’s Request
Chapter 238: Liu Tianyus Request
Liu Tianyu sat cross-legged on a rock at the summit of Qingyun Peak. The expression on his face changed erratically as he muttered, This brats mental strength is so strong. If I dont use the Divine Weapon, there is no way to stop him.
Under cover of night, Xiao Chens figure repeatedly flickered as he headed rapidly to Qingyun Peaks summit. He paused at the vertical cliff for a while before using the Gravity Spell and flying up.
Xiao Chennded on summit once again; the scene was the same as in his dream. When he saw the old man on the rock, he said, Please dont intrude into my dreams the next time you are looking for me.
Everyone hid their secrets in the depths of their dreams. If others discovered these secrets, they could be used by their opponents to shake their mental state when they fought.
Even so, it was extremely difficult to enter the deep parts of ones dreams, especially for someone with powerful mental strength like Xiao Chen.
Furthermore, Liu Tianyu did not do this. However, Xiao Chen felt it was dangerous and was not pleased.
Liu Tianyu smiled faintly and did not reply Xiao Chen. He said, Do you remember what you promised me?
Xiao Chen nodded, I remember. As long as it is something within my abilities and not against my conscience, I will do it.
Do you know about the mission you are going on tomorrow? Liu Tianyu asked as he watched Xiao Chen. Have you ever wondered why the numbers and ages are controlled, or why we issued the Saber Emperor Convening Order?
Naturally, Xiao Chen had thought about it before. However, the people above did not wish to say anything. The clues left behind could not lead to anything conclusive. If soldierse, we will fight them with weapons; if a floodes, we defend with earth. It will be fine facing it as ording to the situation. Thus, Xiao Chen did not think about this question for long.
[Note: If soldierse, we will fight them with weapons; if a floodes, we defend with earth: This means to adapt to the situation with the appropriate measure.]
Since Liu Tianyu asked this, could there be a rtion between his request and this mission?
Thinking of this, Xiao Chen could not help but ask, Does your request have something to do with this mission?
Thats right; I shall not beat around the bush. Since it is the final day, there is no more need to keep it a secret, after Liu Tianyu spoke, he paused for a while. His expression turned graver.
You should have heard about the Demonic Cmity that happened twenty years ago. What you are aware of is likely only the tip of the iceberg. The loses of the Heavenly Saber Pavilion in that disaster were much higher than the rumors.
We lost an Inferior Grade Martial Sage, ten Martial Monarchs, and numerous Martial Kings. The biggest loss was the person who had the highest chance of bing a Martial Emperor, the previous Pavilion Master.
When Xiao Chen heard this, he could not help but feel astonished. Not only was a Martial Sage dead, but there were also ten Martial Monarchs and countless Martial Kings.
Such a strong force was sufficient to overthrow the entire Great Qin Nation. Exactly how horrifying was a force required to be to annihte all these people?
When Liu Tianyu saw Xiao Chens surprised expression, he continued, The strength of the demons from the abyss of the Demonic World is much more horrifying than you imagine.
The boundless abyss has a total of eighteen realms; each realm is its own world. The first realm, which is the smallest, is multiple timesrger than all of the Tianwu Continent.
Each realm is ruled by a Realm Lord. As for how strong this Realm Lord is we have no way to ssify him with the system of ranking we have in the Tianwu Continent.
Back when the Heavenly Saber Pavilion was suffering from the Demonic Cmity, we only faced the weakest one of the eighteen Demon Generals under the Realm Lord. Even after throwing in all we had, we did not manage to kill this Demon General; we were only able to deal with him temporarily.
Liu Tianyu exined the history of that time to Xiao Chen in great detail. Although his words were rather mild, Xiao Chen could imagine what a horrifying strength they had.
If a Martial Emperor did not show up, they would be unable to do anything to any one of the Demon Generals under the Realm Lord.
Xiao Chen nodded and asked, Are you saying our mission this time has to do with the Demonic World Abyss?
Liu Tianyu nodded, Thats right. Twenty years ago, the Heavenly Saber Pavilion only sealed that spatial crack temporarily. It has not yet been fixed.
It has not yet been fixed? Xiao Chen asked about the doubt in his heart, Isnt it said that the people from the Three Holy Lands wille and patch it every twenty years? Could it be that they have note to the Heavenly Saber Pavilion for forty years already?
Liu Tianyu nodded again, It is as you said. The Three Holy Lands have indeed not arrived at the Heavenly Saber Pavilion for forty years.
Why? Isnt it the responsibility of the Three Holy Lands to seal the spatial cracks? Xiao Chen asked; he was feeling confused.
Responsibility? Liu Tianyuughed in a self-mocking manner. You are too naive. Do you think there really are such noble people in this world, to go around and do charitable work everywhere without expecting any return?
In the eyes of the Three Holy Land, an insignificant Heaven Saber Pavilion is considered nothing. They are the true rulers of this continent.
Things are separated in order of priority. Even if they were to deal with it, they would have to start with the major ones first. What may seem urgent to you could be considered nothing in their eyes. Naturally, they have to deal with what is important first.
In the past, the reason the Three Holy Lands would always send someone is that the Heavenly Saber Pavilion had an absolute genius who could be a Martial Emperor before the age of fifty.
He was someone who caught their attention. Now that he is dead, they may have even forgotten there is a Heavenly Saber Pavilion in the Great Qin Nation.
Xiao Chen frowned tightly and pondered deeply. He did not expect such a simple matter to have so many hidden secrets.
After organizing his thoughts, Xiao Chen said, Based on what you said, Martial Sages and Martial Monarchs have no way to deal with this problem. I am just an insignificant Martial Saint; how could I have the ability to do anything?
Martial Sages and Martial Monarchs are indeed unable to do anything. However, you forget that you have another identityThe Thunder Emperors inheritor! Liu Tianyu looked at Xiao Chen and said in a sullen voice, One thousand years ago, the seal was originallyplete. If it were not for the Thunder Emperor, the seal would not have broke. After a thousand years, you have the responsibility, the ability, and the obligation to deal with the mess the Thunder Emperor left behind.
Xiao Chens expression turned cold. He said in a frosty voice, You dont have to use the Thunder Emperors name to pressure me. Although I am the Thunder Emperors inheritor, I am not him. I hope you will understand this clearly. I am helping you out of my own will.
If it is not within my capabilities, I will choose another method to repay you. Your request has clearly exceeded my capabilities. My apologies; I cannot ept this. Goodbye!
This was something even a Martial Sage could not solve; what could he aplish by going? Liu Tianyu clearly wanted to send him off to death because of his status as the Thunder Emperors inheritor.
Do you think I gave you that scabbard for no reason? Or did you think it was a coincidence for your body to contain only pure lightning-attributed Essence? Do you know your purpose ining to the Heavenly Saber Pavilion?
Just as Xiao Chen was preparing to jump off the cliff, Liu Tianyus unhurried voice sounded from behind him.
Xiao Chen could not help but stop. He turned around to face Liu Tianyu and asked, What do you mean?
Liu Tianyu did not answer Xiao Chens question directly. He waved his hand, and a strong suction force pulled Xiao Chens Lunar Shadow Saber over.
Huang Dang! A snow-white saber light lit up Xiao Chens face in the dark night, making him feel somewhat ufortable.
Liu Tianyu looked at the snow-white Lunar Shadow Saber and muttered, This is a pretty good saber. You have merged in two broken swords. Its might is significantly stronger than when Ist saw it.
How unfortunate the owner of the saber does not know how to use it!
Right after Liu Tianyu spoke, he threw the saber into the dark night sky. The saber de suddenly released a boundless lightning.
Rumble!
There were shes of lightning and crackles of thunder. A dazzling light tore through the night sky, leaving a void darker than the night sky.
In the end, the electric light gathered together, and the saber light withdrew itself. Everywhere the saber passed sliced into two halves with a zi zi sound, falling down both sides.
Xiao Chen watched all this, dumbfounded. This saber strike even cut apart the sky.
Ka Ca!
Liu Tianyun held the scabbard and pointed it to the sky. The Lunar Shadow Saber moved in an arc and returned to the scabbard urately.
After a long time, the sliced-apart night sky started to mend slowly.
Liu Tianyu tossed the Lunar Shadow Saber back to Xiao Chen. You can exhibit this kind of strength too. However, there is only one opportunity. Remember, you have only one opportunity.
Liu Tianyun ignored Xiao Chens shocked expression and continued, The thing that I requested of you is naturally something within your capabilities. You dont have to worry about this.
Actually, if you think about it carefully, you will understand the reason behind this. Why are the strong elders not going and only sending the young disciples? Furthermore, why is there a restriction on the number of people?
It is because of the bodys bone age. Once you exceed 24 years old, there is no way to enter that space. What you are going to be facing are not true demons. They are only projections of these demons.
Xiao Chen caught the Lunar Shadow Saber, and his expression became calm again. He said indifferently, Get straight to the point; what do I need to do to execute that saber strike from earlier?
The shock the earlier saber strike gave Xiao Chen was simply too great. He never expected the Lunar Shadow Saber to be capable of showing such a great disy of strength.
Xiao Chens heart filled with doubt. When he was in the miniature Ancient Absolute Saber Formation, he felt the true strength of the Lunar Shadow Saber was far from being as simple as he had experienced.
Liu Tianyu smiled and said, What you need to do is very simple. You have to kill the projection of the eighteenth Demon General at the crucial moment. When you open your eyes, you will know how to execute this saber strike.
In the end, this mission is still very dangerous. After youplete it, I will tell you where the third broken sword is.
When I open my eyes? What does that mean?
Right after Liu Tianyu spoke, his figure started to turn blurry before Xiao Chens eyes. After a while, this space started cracking and eventually turned into nothing.
Hu!
Xiao Chen opened his eyes and sat up immediately. He looked at his surroundings; it was the room in which he slept. He looked out the window; the sky was starting to brighten up. It was still very dimly lit.
Xiao Chen got up and pushed aside the nket before walking out to the courtyard. He looked around the familiar surroundings; cold sweat ran down his back. He looked at the distant summit and muttered, So, I did not break apart the dream after all. That was still a dream. What a joke!
After a long time, Xiao Chen recovered his wits. He drew the Lunar Shadow Saber in his hand, the snow-white de gleaming all over; it was incredibly sharp.
Chapter 239 - Divine Flame Talisman
Chapter 239: Divine me Talisman
The instant the saber slid out of the scabbard, Xiao Chen felt an extremelyplicated formation within the Lunar Shadow Saber. The formation markings were very dense, like a spider web.
There was a resplendent light in the middle of the formation. It looked like it could explode at anything. Xiao Chen immediately understood what Liu Tianyu meant by You will know how to execute that move when you open your eyes.
The secrety in the center of the formation. Once he made the resplendent light explode, he would probably be able to execute that move. Xiao Chen tested it a little; he extended his Spiritual Sense into it and touched that light gently.
Chi! Chi! A horrifying energy immediately rushed out of the center of the formation, extending into its surroundings. The spider-web-like formation markers started to glow a little.
Xiao Chen was startled and quickly withdrew his Spiritual Sense. The energy on the formation immediately scattered like a receding tide. So, that is how one uses this. Using my Spiritual Sense is like a spark lighting explosives, just a little will set it off.
Xiao Chen sheathed the Lunar Shadow Saber back into the scabbard, immediately breaking the connection between his Spiritual Sense and the strange formation. Xiao Chen looked at the scabbard and shook his head as he muttered to himself, What a strange scabbard; I should change to a new one in the future.
When the sky turned bright, Liu Ruyue came to Xiao Chens courtyard, looking for him. Then, she told him the purpose of her visit.
Xiao Chen was somewhat astonished. He said, Elder Sister Ruyue, you have to participate in this mission as well?
Liu Ruyueughed and said, The rule for this mission is: all experts under the age of 24 in the Heavenly Saber Pavilion have to participate. I happen to meet the requirement barely. Im getting old. This mission mostly consists of people like you, people around the age of eighteen or neen.
Xiao Chen rubbed his nose and said, Elder Sister Ruyue actually, you look like you are still seventeen or eighteen. Furthermore, you have a disposition that those little girls do not have.
Liu Ruyue blushed slightly and looked at Xiao Chen in surprise. She said, That is surprising. I do not think I have ever seen you praise a girl before. You practically spend all your time cultivating; you barely even speak.
You have to pace yourself in cultivation; dont get too engrossed in it. Otherwise, you might develop a heart demon in future.
When Xiao Chen heard this, he was slightly stunned. His character had always been more on the reserved side. In his original world, he did not engage in long conversations. After he arrived in this cruel world, his character became even more apparent.
There was no need to discuss anything unnecessary there was no need to do anything unnecessary. This had always been his principle on how to deal with other people. Today, he said something unprecedented and praised Liu Ruyues looks so boldly. Even he was surprised at this.
Xiao Chen did not wish to waste too much time on this, so he changed the topic and said, What exactly are the details of this mission? Elder Sister Ruyue, have you received any news?
Liu Ruyue shook her head and said, I am not clear on it either. I only know that the person heading this operation is Lu Chen. It is the Lu Chen you met in the Returning Cloud Hall.
Lu Chen? Xiao Chen had a pretty deep impression of this person. He is only 24 years old? Is he even stronger than Elder Sister Ruyue?
Since Lu Chen was the person-in-charge, then his cultivation must be the highest among the crowd. Liu Ruyues cultivation was horrifying already; was Lu Chen even more horrifying than Liu Ruyue.
Liu Ruyue nodded and said, His cultivation is about the same as mine. However, the Martial Techniques he practices are quite special. So, hisbat prowess is slightly stronger than mine. However, he is one year younger than I am.
Xiao Chen blushed with shame in his heart. He was only 23-years-old, and he was very close to bing a Martial King. Originally, Xiao Chen thought that, aside from Liu Ruyue, there were no other geniuses on the same level.
It looked like it was as the Executive Elder of the Hall of Contributions said. Talent was worth the least in the Heavenly Saber Pavilion.
When Liu Ruyue saw Xiao Chen feeling dejected, she consoled him, There is no need to be discouraged. Lu Chen is being nurtured to be the next leader of the Divine Saber Camp. He has enjoyed the best conditions within the Heavenly Saber Pavilion. Medicinal Pills, Spirit Stones, Secret Techniques, and there are deathsworn soldiers for him to cultivate a killing Qi. Thats all too much topete with.
Xiao Chen understood the terror of the Divine Saber Camp long ago. They could be called the true elites of the Heavenly Saber Pavilion, the final line of defense. It was normal for their future leader to have such strong cultivation.
Zi Zi!
A green bird circled above them in the sky beforending. Liu Ruyue signaled Xiao Chen to leap on. Then, they headed to the Heaven Viewing tform.
Liu Ruyues skills of piloting the bird were significantly better than Liu Suifengs. They only spent a quarter of the time traveling to the drill grounds of the Heaven Viewing tform.
There were not many people on the drill grounds yet. No one could be seen in the surrounding spectator stands; it seemed so empty.
Not long after theynded, an elder led away Liu Ruyue. Xiao Chen watched as she left. He thought to himself, It looks like Liu Ruyue will know some of the details in advance.
Ye Chen! How long have you been here? Not long after Liu Ruyue left, two familiar people walked over to Xiao Chen. They were Mu Heng and Zhang Lie, who arrived much earlier.
Xiao Chen was somewhat surprised that they were together, I just arrived. Have you guys heard anything about this mission?
Liu Tianyu revealed little information to Xiao Chen. Xiao Chen felt quite uncertain. The statuses of these two were not ordinary; they should have received some inside news.
Mu Heng had a somewhat grave expression as he said, My father did not reveal much information to me. However, he used a phrase to describe this mission: nine deaths out of ten, only one will live.
That was not much information; Xiao Chen was somewhat disappointed. It was not more than what he knew, Since it is so dangerous, why does your father dare send you?
When Mu Heng heard this, he took out a talisman, This is a Divine me Talisman. It can pierce through space in an instant. Zhang Lie has one as well.
Divine me Talisman Xiao Chen had heard of this before. It was extremely expensive. It originated from the Great Jin Nation and frequentlycked supply. Usually, once one appeared in the Great Qin Nation, it would be taken immediately. He did not expect each of them to have one.
With the Divine me Talisman, they would be able to preserve their lives during a crucial moment. No wonder they dared to participate in this dangerous mission. They had prepared their escape route long ago.
Mu Heng continued to say, The news I received mentioned that there is a limited number of Divine me Talismans. Aside from the top ten core disciple rankers on the Wind Cloud List, the Heavenly Saber Pavilions Elders Assembly have not issued the others a Divine me Talisman.
Xiao Chen could understand why it was so. This was simply natural selection. The more outstanding people would have preferential treatment. This would be the same regardless of wherever you were.
With Liu Tianyus status, he was able to obtain a Divine me Talisman. However, why did he not give one to Xiao Chen? The reason was not difficult to guess.
[Note: It is not specifically mentioned in the raws, but I believe the reason is that Liu Tianyu gave it to Liu Ruyue, his daughter.]
Zhang Lie, who had been silent all the while, suddenly spoke, Ye Chen, you broke through to Martial Saint?
Xiao Chen nodded and smiled gently, Didnt you do the same as well?
When Zhang Lie heard this, he smiled bitterly, I thought by reaching Martial Saint, I would be able to surpass you slightly. Who knew you became a Martial Saint as well?
People arrived at the drill grounds one after another. The Elders Assembly took away the top ten on the Wind Cloud List the moment they arrived. It was likely that they were distributing the Divine me Talismans.
The three of them continued chatting for a long time, exchanging their experiences and understanding. They had quite impressive talents and some unique understanding of Saber Techniques.
After they chatted, the three of them felt they benefited greatly. There were many questions which they could not figure out the answer to normally, but they managed to after that.
This was especially true for Xiao Chen and Zhang Lie. The two of them had practiced their Lingyun Saber Technique to Great Perfection. However, theyprehended it differently. After they exchanged their experiences, they gained furtherprehensions.
Ye Chen,e over here for a while. I need to speak to you!
Liu Ruyues melodious voice came from ahead. Xiao Chen took his leave from the two and quickly walked over.
Liu Ruyue had an exceptionally grave expression. She led Xiao Chen to a deserted ce. Then, she took out a Divine me Talisman. This is a Divine me Talisman. It can save your life at a crucial moment. Take it.
Xiao Chen was somewhat stunned; he did not expect Liu Ruyue to give him her Divine me Talisman. However, since Liu Tianyu did not give him a Divine me Talisman, he probably had other intentions.
Xiao Chen shook his head and refused it. You should only have one Divine me Talisman. You should keep it for yourself. I have my Movement Technique to escape; it should be more than enough.
Liu Ruyue frowned and said somewhat angrily, Are you saying your Movement Technique is better than mine? Now that your strength has improved, you are looking down on your master?
Xiao Chen did not know what to do, he quickly exined, No, that is not what I meant. I am saying that
Stop exining yourself. If I tell you to take it, then take it. Otherwise, I really will get angry, Liu Ruyues temper began to re.
Xiao Chen could only helplessly receive the Divine me Talisman Liu Ruyue passed to him, Thank you, Elder Sister Ruyue!
After Liu Ruyue saw Xiao Chen take the Divine me Talisman, her expression immediately turned warm. She said, Thats the way. I cannot be with you on this mission. I just received some news. There is a total of a hundred people participating in this mission.
You will be divided into ten teams; each team will consist of ten people. The top ten core disciple rankers on the Wind Cloud List will lead them. This mission is very dangerous; you have to be careful.
After Liu Ruyue spoke, she left Xiao Chen in a hurry. It was obvious she was in a rush.
Xiao Chen thought to himself, It looks like Liu Ruyue already knows about the details of this mission. Given how much of a rush she is in, this mission should be more dangerous than I originally thought.
When Xiao Chen returned to the drill grounds, Mu Heng and Zhang Lie immediately waved to him, indicating for him toe over. Xiao Chen nodded and quickly walked over.
On the drill grounds, all hundred people who were participating in the mission had gathered. The Elders Assemblys people seem to be discussing something anxiously on the tall tform in front.
Suddenly, Zhang Lie asked in a whisper, Ye Chen, did your master reveal any information? I saw her standing with the elders; she should know something, right?!
When Mu heng heard that, he watched Xiao Chen curiously. Xiao Chen shook his head, She did not say anything. She only gave me a Divine me Talisman. Anyway, we are about to depart; they will reveal the answer to us soon.
Mu Heng nodded and said, Thats true; there is no point in us making any wild spections. We will not be able to obtain any answers. We might as well wait calmly.
After waiting for a long time, there was still no news. The people in the drill grounds were starting to grow impatient. When all the sounds of discussion werebined, it was extremely noisy.
Xiao Chen tilted to the side and listened for a while; they were all guesses as to the contents of the missions. What surprised him was that many people managed to make a correct rough guess.
Up on the tall tform, the discussion had ended. The Main Halls Elders Assemblys First Elder, Jiang Chi, heard the noise from the drill grounds and frowned slightly, Silence!
Chapter 240 - Based on What? Based on the Saber in my Hand!
Chapter 240: Based on What? Based on the Saber in my Hand!
Although it was simply an ordinary word, it carried a certain might. It reverberated in everybodys ears, causing them not to dare have any intention of disobeying.
He infused his mental strength into his words, Xiao Chen thought to himself quietly. He scanned him with his Spiritual Sense and could clearly feel it. Jiang Chi had merged his strong mental strength into the word.
Otherwise, it would not have achieved such a result. When he had the opportunity, he could give it a try. Xiao Chen hadprehended something from the word.
Jiang Chi was satisfied with the reaction of the crowd. After muttering to himself a while, he said, The mission is about to start. I believe most of you have guessed the importance of this mission. Missions that make the Heavenly Saber Pavilion issue the Saber Emperor Convening Order are few.
This mission concerns the survival of the Heavenly Saber Pavilion. I hope you will put forth your best effort in this. After his mission isplete, everyone will receive a hundred Medial Grade Spirit Stones. You may also free pick one peak Earth Ranked Cultivation Technique, Spirit Weapon, and Battle Armor.
After he spoke, everyone was dumbfounded. They did not expect the rewards from the Heavenly Saber Pavilion to be so generous.
One hundred Medial Grade Spirit Stones exchanged for ten thousand Inferior Grade Spirit Stones. Of course, no one was silly enough to exchange Medial Grade Spirit Stones for Inferior Grade Spirit Stones. This was simply just aparison.
To a cultivator who advanced to Martial Saint, Inferior Grade Spirit Stones were already insufficient to satisfy them. They would be able to exhaust an Inferior Grade Spirit Stone with a day. Furthermore, its effects would not be as good as before.
If one advanced to Medial Grade Martial Saint, the effects of Inferior Grade Spirit Stones became even weaker. When one advanced to Superior Grade Martial Saint, Inferior Grade Spirit Stones could only be used to recover Spiritual Energy; they would no longer help in cultivation.
This was because the density of Spiritual Energy in Inferior Grade Spirit Stones was too thin. At that point, they could only aid cultivation by changing to Medial Grade Spirit Stones.
If all hundred people coulde out sessfully, the Heavenly Saber Pavilion had to take out ten thousand Medial Grade Spirit Stones. Xiao Chen guessed this was at least a fifth of the Heavenly Saber Pavilions storage.
After all, the Spirit Mines in the Great Qin Nation were not ranked very high. It would be difficult if one wanted to obtain Medial Grade Spirit Stones.
Zhang Lie, who stood to the side, sighed, What arge amount My Zhang n saved for several hundred years in Yunyang City, and we only have tens of Spirit Stones. We can not bare to use them.
Xiao Chen frowned tightly; his thoughts went even further. The rewards of a mission normally corrted to the danger of the mission. The higher the rewards, the more difficult the mission would be.
Jiang Chi pointed to Lu Chen and Liu Ruyue, who were beside him. Then he continued, Lu Chen and Liu Ruyue will be responsible for this operation. Later, you will all be divided into ten small teams. The team captains will be the top ten core disciples on the Wind Cloud List. If you have any questions, you may ask the team captain directly.
The team captains have absolute authority in this mission. You must obey the orders of the team captain. We will allocate your teams now and set off in ten minutes.
After that, they all divided into teams. The distribution waspletely based on chance; there were no observable patterns. Mu Heng, Zhang Lie, and Xiao Chen were all coincidentally ced on the same team. There were six other core disciples they did not know.
Their team captain was the only female disciple in the top ten, Yun Kexin. She wore white, and there was an extremely calm expression on her delicate face. There was a slender saber hung from her waist as she walked leisurely over to them.
When Yun Kexin saw them, she swept her eyes over all their faces. She said, Call out your name and your cultivation. Report your strengths and the attribute of your Martial Spirit. We will start with you.
Yun Kexin was pointing at Xiao Chen. Xiao Chen thought for a while before saying, Qingyun Peak, Ye Chen. Inferior Grade Martial Saint. My strengths are my Movement Techniques and Lingyun Saber Technique. The attribute of my Martial Spirit is lightning.
When Xiao Chen said his Martial Spirits attribute was lightning, a strange look appeared in Yun Kexins calm eyes. Her gaze lingered on Xiao Chens face.
Then the rest continued, Beichen Peak, Mu Heng. Peak Inferior Grade Martial Grade Master. I specialize in defense. My Martial Spirits attribute is wood.
Tianyue Peak, Zhang Lie. Inferior Grade Martial Saint. I do not have any special strengths. My Martial Spirits attribute is wind.
Qianduan Peak, Gao Xiang. Medial Grade Martial Saint. My specialty is offense. My Martial Spirits attribute is fire.
After all nine of them introduced themselves, they all had a rough understanding of each other.
Yun Kexin nodded slightly and pointed at Xiao Chen, From now on, you are this teams vice-captain. Aside from myself, he has the most authority.
Not only did Xiao Chen feel surprised, but the other eight people also felt extremely shocked. This was especially so for Qianduan Peaks Gao Xiang. His cultivation was the highest amongst the ten people, even higher than the peak Inferior Grade Martial Saint Yun Kexin.
Gao Xiang was already unhappy that Yun Kexin was the team captain. However, she was one of the top ten core disciples. Her strength spoke for itself, so he had no choice but to ept it.
However, now he had to let someone who was an early Inferior Grade Martial Saint be the vice-captain. Gao Xiang could not bear it.
Gao Xiang snorted coldly and said, He should be the vice-captain based on what? Do you not understand that, in the realm of Martial Saints, even the difference of one grade is a hundredfold difference in strength.
There were no fluctuations to Yun Kexin expressions. She replied calmly, The reason is that he is stronger than you. Furthermore, the lightning attribute will bring a great advantage in this mission.
Gao Xiangughed mockingly, Are you joking? A person who recently advanced to Inferior Grade Martial Saint is stronger than me, a Medial Grade Martial Saint?
Chi!
Just as Gao Xiang spoke, he heard a piercing trill near his ear, reverberating repeatedly. His mind went nk temporarily.
By the time he recovered his wits and halfway drew his huge saber from his back, he suddenly realized there was a two finger wide and 6.66 meters long saber at his chest. He did not know when it appeared.
The saber de tore his clothes and left a tiny wound on his chest.
Dong! Dong!
Gao Xiangs heart beat very hard, uncontrobly; there was cold sweat on his forehead.
A horrifying killing Qi hovered over his chest. It was as though the tip of the saber would pierce through his skin in the next instant and smash his heart to pieces.
However, Yun Kexin still maintained an extremely calm expression. It was as though she did something negligible. She said in a soft, gentle voice, Cultivation realm is important, but sometimes, it is not absolute. I normally have very good judgment. Are you questioning my judgment?
Im not; I just have some doubts. Gao Yang half raised the huge saber in his hand, his voice trembling.
Pu Ci!
The saber in Yun Kexins hand advanced slightly further, pressing on the ribs through the wound. She asked indifferently, Do you still have any doubts?
Gao Xiang had never felt his death so close at hand. He said in a panic, There are none left! No more!
Huang Dang! Yun Kexin sheathed her saber back into the scabbard. Gao Xiangs tense mood immediately rxed. He was sprawled on the ground, gasping for air.
Xiao Chen, Mu Heng, and Zhang Lie all exchanged a nce. Their meaning was clear; this woman was too horrifying. The experience of the past few seconds would probably be Gao Yangs nightmare for life.
Yun Kexin shifted her gaze to Xiao Chen and asked Xiao Chen, Do you have any doubts?
Xiao Chen answered directly, None!
The way Yun Kexin dealt with this was direct and decisive. Honestly speaking, this suited Xiao Chen very well; there were no unnecessary regtions or restrictions.
Although Xiao Chen did not fear Yun Kexin, there was no need to create any conflict over this. There were no problems with him bing the vice-captain as long as it did not endanger his safety.
There were no obvious emotions on Yun Kexins face. She nodded, Its question time. You only have five minutes; make your questions concise.
The same thing was happening on the other teams. The ten core disciples were exining the contents of the missions to the others.
Maybe because Yun Kexins earlier actions startled the others, but there was an awkward silence.
Xiao Chen organized his thoughts and asked, What are the details of the mission? Where is it and what do we have to do?
Yu Kexin did not think too long before she answered, The details of the mission are simple. Enter a sub-space between the Demonic World Abyss and the Tianwu continent and kill all the demons there.
The location of the mission is that sub-space. The sub-space is located at the back of Lingyun Mountain Range, about five hundred meters south. There is a seal preventing people from entering; as for the other details, Im not sure.
We simply require you to do your best to kill the demons in the sub-space, preventing damage to the seal.
This was a very stereotypical answer. When everyone heard it, they sweated in their hearts. They needed to kill all the demons in the sub-space; how was that simple?
When Zhang Lie saw that Yun Kexin seemed approachable, he quickly asked, How are we calcting the rewards of this mission? To what extent do we have to kill for the mission to be considered sessful?
The reward of the Medial Grade Spirit Stones had a strong attraction to everybody, not just Zhang Lie. When Zhang Lie asked this question, even Gao Xiang listened carefully.
After all, everyone knew the Heavenly Saber Pavilion was not stupid. They would not reward you with Spirit Stones, Secret Techniques, or Spirit Weapons for simply walking around the sub-space before exiting. There had to be a certain standard.
Yun Kexins answer did not disappoint anyone. She continued, The conditions involved are personal. Each person will have to kill at least twenty demons. After killing the demons, there will be Demon Cores. You simply have to hand over twenty Demon Cores. If you exceeded that, there will be extra rewards.
[TL notes: I believe the Demon Cores (ħ) are different from the Demonic Cores () from the Trial of Gloomy Forest. Likewise, Demonic Beasts are different from demons, I believe. Small recap: Demonic Beasts are Spirit Beasts corrupted by Demonic Qi.]
A female disciple from Gangyu Peak asked, When will the mission end? How long will itst? Can wee out the moment we seed?
Yun Kexin raised her head to look at the sun for a while. Then, she lowered her head and answered, The five minutes are up. I will not take any more questions for now.
She really calcted the timing to the dot. Xiao Chen had counted in his heart; it had been precisely five minutes. After that, the atmosphere became more sullen. With Yun Kexin there, no one dared ask any more questions.
The arrangement of the Elders Assembly was pretty good. Every ten people would have a team captain. The team captain would exin the mission to the ten people. This would save a lot of time.
Otherwise, if the First Elder had to exin everything one by one, then answer hundreds of questions; it might have taken him half the day. The results were pretty good.
Chapter 241 - Entering the Sealed Land
Chapter 241: Entering the Sealed Land
Rumble!
Suddenly the sky above the drill grounds turned dark. There were loud rumbling sounds. The crowd raised their heads and saw several huge bird-type Spirit Beasts.
When they spread their wings, they spanned a hundred meters. When the Spirit Beasts flew together, they covered the entire sky.
These are the Heavenly Saber Pavilions guardian Spirit Beasts, Heavenly Wind Vultures. They are tyrants of Rank 6 flying Spirit Beasts. I did not expect all of them to show up, everyone said in shock as they recognized the Spirit Beasts.
The huge Heavenly Wind Vultures created an intense wind. They circled beforending on the drill grounds.
Yun Kexin called the team over and quickly headed to one of the Heavenly Wind Vultures. Everyone quickly followed after her.
The huge Heavenly Wind Vulture resembled the red-tailed eagle from Earth. Its back feathers were light brown, and it was lighter on its belly. Its tail feathers were reddish-brown.
However, on both ends of its wings were sharp ws. They were extremely sharp and had reverse hooks. When it spread its wings, it would cover an area of several hundred square meters.
At the neck of the Heavenly Wind Vulture, there was an old man with a darkplexion. He was the Heavenly Wind Vultures coachman.
Xiao Chen and the others walked over. The old man stomped his foot on the Heavenly Wind Vultures back. The Heavenly Wind Vulture immediately cried out, created an intense wind, and rushed to the sky.
A strong wind blew from both sides, and a few weaker core disciples were nearly blown down; they were startled.
The Heavenly Saber Pavilions Main Halls Second Elder watched as the many Heavenly Wind Vultures flew off. He turned to Jiang Chi and said, First Elder, do you feel at ease letting this group of young people go?
Jiang Chi said indifferently, What else do you want me to do? Repeat the mistakes of the previous generation? Despite advising him for so long, he was unwilling to sacrifice these young people. He would rather sacrifice himself. Look at what happened in the end?
Since the ancient times, only those who lived could be considered geniuses. Regardless of how outstanding you were, after you died, you would no longer be a genius.
The Third Elder beside them said, Back then, Tianhe had indeed underestimated the strength of those demons. He was overconfident. Otherwise, there would not have been such a tragedy.
Jiang Chi continued, Indeed. As long as we get rid of these projections, the sub-space connecting to the Tianwu Continent will break on its own. Even if the Three Holy Lands do not send someone, we can deal with it ourselves. I am still quite confident in Lu Chens strength.
Up in the clouds, the Heavenly Wind Vulture flew faster and faster. The strong wind made the crowd put in their best efforts, but even so, they could barely hang on.
Soon, Lingyun Mountain Range was far behind them. Xiao Chen observed his surroundings; there was a total of eleven Heavenly Wind Vultures. Of which, there was a core disciple leading them.
Lu Chen and Liu Ruyue were on the remaining Heavenly Wind Vulture. His Spiritual Sense also counted ten others.
Xiao Chen thought to himself, It looks like they selected one hundred core disciples as well as ten hidden geniuses like Lu Chen and Liu Ruyue.
After they traveled for an unknown period through the clouds, the Heavenly Wind Vultures slowed down. A destend appeared before everyone.
It was broad, tnd with limitless boundaries. There was no grass on the ground as far as the eye could see; it waspletely bare except for rocks of all sizes. There were no signs of life at all; it seemedpletely dead.
The eleven Heavenly Wind Vultures all cried out andnded rapidly. Everyone quickly jumped down and looked around their surroundings. They all had an ufortable feeling in their hearts.
Lu Chen had a gentle smile on his face as he gathered everyone to him. He said, The ce in front is the location of the seal. Everyone, please make sure you are wearing your identity tokens. If you do not have them,e here and get the spare tokens from me. Otherwise, you will be injured by the boundaries idently.
Everyone normally wore their identity token on them. They all checked themselves; no one forgot their identity token.
En, very good. Then follow me under the lead of your team captains. Dont run about on your own.
The atmosphere was incredibly strange. Even without Lu Chen saying anything, they would not have run about on their own.
Everyone followed Lu Chen as they walked towards the front slowly. Soon, Lu Chen suddenly vanished before their eyes; the people following also disappeared.
Yun Kexin exined, There is no need to worry. They have crossed the boundary. They are fine.
After the team captains exined, no one panicked. The crowd continued walking, and soon, they felt like they had stepped through a formless barrier. Then, the scene before them suddenly changed.
An ancient well appeared before them. The people who vanished earlier were all there, all gathered beside the well.
The ancient well was no more than a meter tall, but it was very wide. It was about three meters in diameter. The clear water within was like a smooth mirror; there were no ripples on the surface.
Even when the wind blew, there were no ripples in the water. It seemed somewhat strange. It was like the ancient well was hiding some horrifying monster.
Around the ancient well were four old men dressed in ck. They stood in the corners like wooden pirs. Further beyond, there was a group of desmen from the Divine Saber Camp. They were all standing there, expressionless.
When Lu Chen saw everyone had arrived, he nodded at only of the ck-clothed old men. The wooden-pir-like old man slowly raised his head.
His face had withered like a tree branch; it looked very scary. He said hoarsely, The name of this well is Reincarnation. Those with bone-ages more than 24 years should leave immediately. Otherwise, you will be sent to an unknown space.
Lu Chen said, Senior, we have checked all their bone-ages. The numbers are right, too. You can rest assured.
The old man nced at Lu Chen. A bitter smile appeared on his withered face as he said, I know your father. They are truly cowardly; they dont even have to guts to make a trip here. I wish you all good luck!
I am going to open the seal. Remember, only ten people can go in together.
The four old men turned around and faced the ancient well. They each took out a strip of jade and made all sorts of hand seals at a rapid speed.
This is the sealing formation from the Ancient Era, Xiao Chen thought to himself. Unfortunately, aside from the Three Holy Lands, the exact details of the formation have been lost in the Tianwu Continent.
Zi zi!
Suddenly, light appeared on the calm water surface; it was extremely dazzling. The calm water began churning. A huge whirlpool slowly appeared on the water surface.
The center of the whirlpool was a boundless ck hole. It was unknown where it led.
When Lu Chen saw the situation, he immediately said anxiously, Murong Chong, take your team down first. We will follow the order of the Wind Cloud List. Go, one by one.
There was no hesitation on Murong Chongs face. He took the lead and jumped into the whirlpool. The ten people of his team jumped in, one after another. There were no signs of activity; they were instantly sucked into the ck hole.
These were the elites of the Heavenly Saber Pavilion core disciples. These people all had stronger mental statespared to other cultivators. When facing the unknown, they did not overly hesitate.
Soon, it came to Xiao Chen and his teams turn. Yun Kexin took the lead and jumped in. Xiao Chen looked at that bottomless, spinning ck hole, then followed after.
The instant he was sucked into the ck hole, Xiao Chens body disintegrated into countless particles. However, he did not feel anything; his consciousness was a blur.
After an unknown period, perhaps forever or perhaps an instant, Xiao Chen felt his body reassemble itself back together. Hended firmly on the ground.
This was a strange space; the groundposed of ck mud. He raised his head and saw a red moon hanging high in the air. It was utterly scarlet; it was incredibly queer.
asionally, there were strange ck birds, about the size of crows, circling in the air. They were crying out repeatedly, making people feel frustrated.
After Xiao Chennded, Mu Heng and the others slowly appeared. Nine of them gathered together and looked around. However, they did not discover Yun Kexin.
Zhang Lie looked around and felt it was odd. He said, Why do we not see Yun Kexin? Where are the other people from the other teams?
Stop looking; I am here. Suddenly, Yun Kexin appeared behind them, I just went to take a look at the surroundings.
Another one of the female disciples, Liu Jia asked, somewhat worried, What about the others? Did we separate from them? Whats going on?
Yun Kexin raised her head to look at the sky. A grave look appeared on her calm face. She said, Wait for a while before asking me questions. Prepare for battle now.
Xiao Chen had already ced his right hand on the sabers hilt. The strange birds in the sky had an evil aura. They had been circling above their heads without leaving.
Yun Kexin said quickly, These are Blood Crows. They are Rank 4 Demonic Beasts. They live on blood. Their rank should be higher in the Demonic World. The most important thing is they explode when they die.
Ye Chen, I will leave these Blood Crows to you. Attacks with a lightning attribute can stop them from exploding when they die. Mu Heng, you are in charge of defense. If Xiao Chen is unable to kill them all, you just have to block them. There is no need to kill them. As for the rest, stay still temporarily.
Pu Ci!
Right after Yun Kexin spoke, three Blood Crows in the air dove downward. When looking from afar, it looked like three scarlet arrows falling from the sky.
Ka Ca!
Xiao Chen did not wait for the Blood Crows to reach them. He immediately pulled out the Lunar Shadow Saber. A snow-white saber light appeared in the dark space.
Xiao Chen hacked out three times and three pure lightning-attributed saber Qi were sent out in a sh.
Scarlet blood filled the air. The three Blood Crows split into two halves and fell from the sky.
A ck aura poured incessantly from their wounds. The electric light Xiao Chen left behind stuck to the wound, giving off a zi zi sound.
Before he had the chance to take a breath, the sky turned dark, and several hundred Blood Crows flew over. The sound of their wings pping was very loud.
Xiao Chen had a calm expression on his face. The instant the Blood Crows drew near, he shouted, Flight On Wings, Disordered Dance of a Thousand Years!
Pu Ci! Pu Ci!
Xiao Chens figure shed in the air; saber light flew everywhere. A limitless number of saber Qiunched at the crowd of Blood Crows. Every time Xiao Chen changed a position, he sent out twenty streams of saber Qi.
Xiao Chen changed his position a total of 81 times and sent out 1620 streams of saber Qi. Each saber Qi took out arge group of Blood Crows.
When Xiao Chennded, the ground was full of mutted Blood Crow corpses. With the pure state of thunder, the electric light was stuck to the wound without scattering.
Chapter 242 - Cruel Massacre
Chapter 242: Cruel Massacre
Seeing the killing power of this move, Xiao Chen felt somewhat astonished. He did not expect that after he hadprehended saber Qi that the attacks of the Disordered Dance of a Thousand Years would reach such a level.
In the past, when he was a Martial Master, he could only send out limited saber light. At that time, he would not be able to bring out even a tenth of its might. When he became a Martial Grand Master andprehended saber light, he was still only able to bring out under half its true power.
Now he had reached Martial Saint and could use Saber Qi. He could bring out the true might of Disordered Dance of a Thousand Years.
A heavy stench of blood permeated the entire area. When people smelled it, they could not help but retch. When even more Blood Crows in the distance smelled the stench, they flew over.
The whole sky was filled with Blood Crows. This made the already incredibly dark space bepletely dark. Everyones vision was significantly impaired.
Xiao Chen looked at Yun Kexin beside him, What should we do? I cannot use that earlier move too often. The amount of Essence exhausted is great. There are at least ten thousand Blood Crows here!
The faces of the other eight behind them were somewhat unsightly. This was something no one had expected. The moment they arrived at this odd ce, they had already run into such trouble even before they met any demons.
These Blood Crows were only Rank 4 Demonic Beasts. With the strength of their group, they were simply too weak. Any one of them would be able to kill at least ten Blood Crows easily.
However, when the numbers were high enough, they became quite horrifying. The most important thing was that the Blood Crow would explode upon death. The might from that explosion was equivalent to the full-powered attack of a Medial Grade Martial Saint.
Yun Kexin pointed to a huge Blood Crow flying in the sky. She said, Look there; that Blood Crow should be the king of this group of Blood Crows. Once we kill it, the other Blood Crows will automatically disperse.
Xiao Chen raised his head to take a look. He saw a huge Blood Crow about the size of an eagle. It had hidden itself behind several hundred Blood Crows, and if he did not look carefully, he could not see it.
Xiao Chen shook his head, If it does note down, we cant do anything about it. Unless there is someone with a flying Martial Technique.
Only when a cultivator reached Martial King could they fly. Other than that, they could only do so if they were a peak Superior Grade Martial Saint and had a wind attributed Martial Spirit.
Besides cultivation, if one wanted to fly without relying on an external object, they had to learn a flying Martial Technique. However, flying Martial Techniques were rare. Their value was higher than peak Superior Grade Earth Ranked Martial Techniques.
Of course, if Xiao Chen was here alone, he could summon out the silver warship. However, the silver warship would reveal Xiao Chens identity. He would not use it unless he had no other choice.
Yun Kexin pondered deeply as she said, Leave the Blood Crow King to me. We will retreat first. With so many Blood Crows, the next wave of attacks will not being from just one direction.
The two of them retreated, protecting the other eight people behind them. They waited for the next wave of attacks from the Blood Crow.
Ga zhi! Ga zhi! the Blood Crows in the sky cried out repeatedly. When the ten thousand Blood Crows all cried out together, the sound was sharp and piercing. Even before they attacked, they already made unsettled everyone.
Nobody knew why, but the Blood Crows all turned patient. They cried non-stop as their blood-red eyes stared at the group without attacking. The birds were whittling away at their fighting spirit.
Damn it! Can you be more straightforward?! Gao Xiang could not resist cursing out at the Blood Crows. The characteristics of Qianduan Peaks Martial Techniques were blunt and direct. They were famed for having a ferocious might.
Gao Xiangs character was clearly in line with this. When he encountered Demonic Beasts that could explode like the Blood Crows, it was extremely agonizing. He had the strength, but was unable to utilize it.
Just as the group was about to run out of patience, the Blood Crows in the sky suddenly stopped their strange cries. The noisy space suddenly became quiet.
Only the sound of wind could be heard from the sky. It was extremely quiet, a very sharp contrast from earlier. This made the group feel anxious, they could not help but tighten their grips on their saber hilts.
Everyone knew, this was only the calm before the storm.
Hu chi! Suddenly, there were countless shrieks of the air being torn apart.
In the next moment, a strange red glow appeared on the Blood Crows. There were many bright spots in the sky, like thousands of houses lighting upmps at night. It illuminated the sky with a crimson radiance.
There wereyers uponyers of Blood Crows in the sky. They were like countless red arrows piercing through the air, and now they were rushing at the group at high speed.
Yun Kexin quickly said, Aside from Ye Chen, the others are not allowed to draw your sabers from the scabbard. Zhang Lie,e to my side. We will make a move together. The other can only use their scabbards to attack the Blood Crows.
Azure Dragon Tail Whip!
Xiao Chen executed the Azure Dragon Cloud Soaring Art. He moved quickly in an arc above the group and killed the Blood Crows from the firstyer.
However, there were simply too many Blood Crows. The secondyer of Blood Crows immediately flew over. With Yun Kexins instructions, the others did not dare draw their sabers.
They could only use the scabbard to knock the Blood Crows to the ground. They did not even dare to use too much strength. They were afraid of the Blood Crows exploding if they died. While their hands were tied by the situation, they were surrounded by peril.
Of the entire group, only Mu Heng was in a rxed state. He circted the Purple Jade Body Tempering Art and was covered in a purple glow. The Blood Crows were only Rank 4 Demonic Beasts, and were not able to break through his defenses.
The sharp long beaks that could pierce through iron gave off ding ding dang dang sounds when they hit Mu Hengs body. He remained unharmed, and instead, the beaks of some Blood Crows broke.
Hu chi!
Yun Kexin, who had been dodging, suddenly drew her saber. There was a sh of saber light and it pierced through a Blood Crows heart. It did not even have the opportunity to explode, it simply fell to the ground as a corpse.
Yun Kexin told Zhang Lie, The reaction of the Blood Crow is very fast. They only need half a second to initiate an explosion. If you have the confidence of killing them in half a second, you may make a move.
Zhang Lie had a calm expression, and was not in a rush to make a move. As he dodged the Blood Crows, he observed Yun Kexins movements very carefully.
Sou!
After a while, Zhang Lie found a solution. He drew his scabbard and clouds appeared from nowhere. When the cloud scattered, the tiny saber Qi wasunched into the air.
Everywhere the saber Qi went, it would pierce through all the Blood Crows instantly. In a short moment, several hundred Blood Crows died.
Zhang Lie waved his saber and the tiny saber Qi vanished. He shouted, Evesting Startling Cloud! Explode!
The Evesting Startling Cloud containing Zhang Lies Small Perfection saber intent suddenly exploded. The thin line appeared once again and turned into a boundless light spreading out.
Each tiny strand of light was actually saber Qi infused with saber intent. Its speed and strength had reached the limit of an Inferior Grade Martial Saint.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
In the next instant, the groups of Blood Crows fell like rain. This attack had killed several thousand Blood Crows, and relieved the others
When Yun Kexin saw the situation, her expression did not rx. Instead, her crescent-shaped eyebrows were knitted tightly in a frown. She threw out a medicinal pill for recovering Essence to Zhang Lie.
Dont force yourself. Recover your Essence quickly. We have not reached the time to use our trump cards yet. Mu Heng, protect him for now.
When Zhang Lie heard this, he felt slightly embarrassed. This move was indeed very Essence intensive. It had exhausted about two-thirds of his Essence. However, its killing power was clear to see.
He originally thought that even if Yun Kexin did not praise him, she would not criticize him. Who knew, he would still get criticized like this?
Zhang Lie threw the medicinal pill into his mouth. He immediately felt a cooling sensation. After a while, the Essence in his Dantian recovered quickly. In a short moment, he had recovered a third of his Essence.
This was the Rank 6 White Cloud Pill. It could instantly recover one-third of a cultivators Essence immediately. After that, it would replenish all the Essence in ten minutes.
It was worth five hundred Inferior Grade Spirit Stones. Zhang Lie did not expect Yun Kexin to be so generous. His impression of her could not help but change greatly.
Ga zhi! Ga zhi!
The huge Blood Crow King in the air let out two strange cries. All the Blood Crows immediately stopped attacking. They pped their wings and returned to the sky.
Yun Kexin looked at Zhang Lie and said, Unless you have no other choice, do not exhaust too much Essence at this time. There is still a long way to go.
Zhang Lie did not dare to refute her. He knew he had been somewhat rash. He did his best to quickly replenish his exhausted Essence.
The Blood Crows attack onlysted about five minutes. However, the density of the attacks was too high. Everyone was feeling somewhat weary.
Wuwu!
Suddenly, the Blood Crow King let out a long crows cry. Under the red moon, arge group of ck dots could be seen in the distant sky. When they heard the cries, they flew over in a dense pack.
After a moment, there were another ten thousand Blood Crows in the sky. The sky waspletely ck, and when the group saw it, their scalps went numb.
Xiao Chen looked at the sky calmly. After thinking for awhile, he said, We have to kill the Blood Crow King. Otherwise, this will never end. Everyone will be eaten alive.
Yun Kexin said indifferently, After this wave of attacks, I will deal with it. Every time it summons more Blood Crows, its strength will decrease.
Without giving the group too much time, the next wave of attacks came very quickly.
This time, Zhang Lie did not use the Evesting Startling Cloud. He infused his saber intent into his saber Qi. His saber kept dancing around, every saber Qi he sent out would kill one Blood Crow.
Xiao Chen, Zhang Lie, and Yun Kexin did their best to kill the Blood Crows. The others used their scabbards to block them. asionally, there would be someone in danger, but Mu Heng would rush over and block the attacks of the Blood Crow with his body, so there were no weak points.
As time passed, the corpses of the Blood Crows piled up on the ground.
I cant bear it any longer. This group of little things is too tiresome! Gao Yang suddenly shouted and drew his huge saber. Ill smash you all to death!
Shua!
Hundreds of Blood Crows circting in the sky suffered an attack from the horrifying huge saber. They were chopped into half and blood fell from the sky like rain.
When Gao Yang saw all these, heughed out loud, They are just Rank 4 Demonic Beasts. Yet, you all feared them so much. I can kill them all alone!
When Xiao Chen turned around and saw all this, he was greatly startled. He hated that he could not use his saber to kill this wretch.
Yun Kexins previously calm face changed greatly. She shouted in a loud voice, Quick, run!
Zi zi!
The Blood Crow corpses chopped into two halves did not have any electricity suppressing their wounds. The ck aura starting burning up.
Boom!
More than a hundred Blood Crow bodies exploded. It created an intense shockwave. Gao Yang was sted into the air. Then he vomited six mouthfuls of blood before falling back to the ground miserably.
Chapter 243 - Blood Crow King
Chapter 243: Blood Crow King
Yun Kexins warning was too slow. There were a few who did not react in time. They were also instantly sted into the air.
The force generated from more than a hundred Blood Crows exploding at the same time was equivalent to an Inferior Grade Martial King. Almost no one was able to escapepletely unscathed.
Aside from Xiao Chen, Zhang Lie, and Yun Kexin, who were further away and had barely avoided the explosion, only Mu Heng did not seem to be severely injured after the explosion.
The remaining people all lost their ability to continue fighting. They were lying on the ground in pain, it was difficult for them to even stand up.
As for Gao Yang, who was the main cause of this disaster, he had already fainted; no one knew whether was he was dead or alive.
This was the terror of the Blood Crows. A Martial Grand Master would be able to kill a lone Blood Crow alone. Even if he was injured by the explosion, he would not be severely injured.
However, when there were many of this type of Demonic Beast and they exploded together, even a Martial King would find it difficult to deal with.
Fortunately, this type of Blood Crow would not explode for no reason. They would only explode before their death. Otherwise, if these ten thousand Blood Crows rushed down and exploded, even a Martial King would be sted to oblivion, not even leaving behind a corpse. Of course, a Martial King could fly, so it would be easy for him to flee.
There were already six people who could not fight anymore. The Blood Crows above them still continued to attack incessantly. When Yun Kexin saw the situation, he said, Ye Chen and Zhang Lie, dont hold back. We will kill this batch first before making further ns.
With the aid of the Rank 6 White Cloud Pill, Zhang Lie had already recovered his Essence to its peak state. When he heard what Yun Kexin said, he immediately obeyed.
Zhang Lie utilized his Small Perfection Saber Intentpletely, infusing it into the Lingyun Saber Techniques aura. He shouted and executed the sixteenth moveEvesting Startling Cloud.
Boom!
Countless thread-like saber Qi flew everywhere. The horrifying scene appeared once again.
Instantly, thousands of Blood Crows ruptured without having the chance to explode. They were smashed by the saber Qi, turning them into a mess of blood. Arge amount of blood rained down from the sky.
Flight On Wings, Disordered Dance of a Thousand Years!
Xiao Chen pushed his feet off the ground and leaped into the air. This time, he did not hold back at all. He poured his Essence incessantly into his saber de.
A pure lightning attributed energy was infused into the saber Qi. The berserk saber Qi shed by at the speed of lightning, the corpses of the Blood Crows filled the ground.
When Xiao Chennded, the number of dead Blood Crows on the ground was no less than Zhang Lies Evesting Startling Cloud.
Heavenly Melody Explosion!
Yun Kexin shouted and the slender saber in her hand trembled continuously.
The sound of the initial trembling was very soft, it could barely be heard. However, it slowly got louder. In the end, it was like thunder roaring, shaking the sky.
Many Blood Crows fell from the sky with seemingly perfect bodies. However, if they were sliced open, one would discover that their hearts were all crushed into powder.
Death by a shattered heart!
What a horrifying move, Xiao Chen thought to himself in astonishment. This move was likely to have the same effect at human cultivators. Using sound waves to attack the heart, they would not know how to defend against it.
The techniques of the three people killed the ten thousand Blood Crows in a short while. The Blood Crow King in the sky did not give up. He let out a summoning cry once more.
Yun Kexin made use of this time to take out a map to hand to Xiao Chen, There is a forest on this map. Lead everyone there. I will lure this Blood Crow King away. I will join up with the groupter.
Xiao Chen was not in a rush to take the map. He had a calm expression as he said to Yun Kexin, Let me lure away the Blood Crow King. I am confident of a seventy percent chance of killing the Blood Crow King. I will meet up with the group after that.
I know you can kill the Blood Crow King. However, you are not able to lure it away. Yun Kexin stuffed the map into Xiao Chens hand. Only the purest blood of a virgin can make these Blood Crows go crazy.
You can indeed kill the Blood Crow King. However, that does not mean you can lure it away. If you are not able to lure it away and have to fight here, it would be difficult to keep the remaining six people alive.
Despite Yun Kexins cold exterior, I did not expect her to have such a kind heart and consider details like this. Xiao Chen could not help but be somewhat surprised.
Xiao Chen put away the map and said sincerely, Then you have to be careful. Remember, you have to meet up with uster.
Yun Kexin nodded and said, When I was training outside, I met with this kind of Demonic Beast before. I am very familiar with their habits. I will be fine. I will leave first.
Pu ci!
After Yun Kexin spoke, she ced her left palm on the sharp saber de. She leaped high up into the air and slit her left palm, causing some blood to spurt out in the air.
The thick smell from Yun Kexins blood seemed to contain some kind of magic.
Ga zhi! Ga zhi!
The remaining Blood Crows in the sky all turned berserk. They all flew wildly towards the blood.
Even the Blood Crow King stopped his summoning. It pped its wings wildly, creating a strong wind. It left behind a series of red after-images in the air as it chased after Yun Kexin.
The dense group of Blood Crows all flew away. The red moon reappeared above them once again. The danger was temporarily averted.
Xiao Chen took out his Blood Replenishing Pills and give all the injured people one. The Blood Replenishing Pills had very good effects on internal injuries. Furthermore, it took effect very fast.
Xiao Chen refined them specially for use duringbat. Although this Medicinal Pill was not of a high rank, it was sufficient even for a Martial King to use.
After consuming this pill, they would be able to recover the basic ability to move around very soon.
After Xiao Chen distributed the pills, he looked at the unconscious Gao Yang. When he did so, he immediately felt his anger ring up.
If this fellow had not done such a stupid thing, everyone would not have gotten injured. Yun Kexin would not have to put herself in danger.
The current situation was not exactly safe either. Based on Yun Kexins tone, everywhere in this strange space was dangerous.
There was danger everywhere. The Blood Crows were simply the appetizers. It would only be more and more dangerous. They had to move steadily and surely, preserving their strength at all times. Only then could they walk to the end.
Xiao Chen recollected his thoughts. Although he did not like this person, he was one of hisrades after all. He could not simply leave him behind. He said to Mu Heng, Carry this fellow.
Mu Chen said in dissatisfaction, No way, I feel pissed simply looking at him. There is no way I am carrying him.
If you dont carry him, then who will? Before Xiao Chen could finish speaking, Zhang Lie smiled and said, I have exhausted too much of my Essence. The others are injured. Xiao Chen is the vice-captain and has to lead the way. Aside from you, who else can do it? Furthermore, you have the greatest physical strength.
Mu Heng was helpless, he could not find a reason to reject the order. Hence, he could only agree to this menial task.
Xiao Chen did not harp on the issue. He told the injured people to treat their injuries quickly. Then, he took out the map and looked at it carefully.
The map was very detailed, it epassed the entirety of this space. Xiao Chen looked for where they were now, before starting to look for the forest Yun Kexin mentioned.
The ck forest took up a veryrge section on the map, almost half of it. Behind the forest was a mountain range. There was a pce on top of an overhanging cliff, specially demarcated with a red dot.
Xiao Chen looked at the map and muttered to himself, Looks like our final destination is this pce. However, in order to get to the pce, we have to go through this forest. We should go to the forest first. Hopefully, Yun Kexin can return safely.
After Xiao Chen put away the map, he called everyone together. After he pointed out the direction, they all rushed toward the forest with all their might.
After they had gone far away, a strange ck aura came out from the ground where they had fought. The ck aura gathered together and eventually turned into a human-shaped figure. It was a man who was extremely pale.
He looked at the direction Yun Kexin left in and stuck out his tongue greedily. Heughed sinisterly, I have not smelled such a fragrant virgins blood for a long time already. No wonder the Blood Crows I reared disobeyed.
At this moment, a simr situation was happening to the other teams. Each team encountered the attacks of arge flock of Blood Crows.
Murong Chong shouted and move quickly in the air. He dodged a red blood arrow the Blood Crow King spat out.
With the aid of the flying Martial Technique, Murong Chong could fly freely in the air. Each time he dodged, his intense speed would cause friction in the air, creating a piercing sonic boom.
Pu ci!
Murong Chong swung his saber casually and several Blood Crows were chopped into half. The Blood Crow King was aware of the terror of Murong Chong. Hence, it had been controlling the Blood Crow to harass Murong Chong incessantly. This created a significant obstacle for him, and he could not find an opportunity to make a move.
Chapter 244 - High Leveled Cannon Fodder
Chapter 244: High Leveled Cannon Fodder
This is neverending! Peerless Lunar Shadow! The Blood Crows charging him incessantly caused Murong Chong to lose his patience. He used one of Qingyun Peaks seven Secret Techniques, Peerless Lunar Shadow
Two crescent moons appeared before Murong Chong. The crescent moons intersected each other, forming a cross as they silently shed across.
In the next instant, a huge amount of blood spurted out, dyeing the two crescent moons scarlet. The surrounding Blood Crows all fell like rain.
The two scarlet crescent moons flew back, one was in front and the other behind, sandwiching Murong Chong in the middle. They turned into a full moon.
Hu chi!
The instant the crescent moons joined together, Murong Chong shed by in the air. Blood spurted out from the middle of the Blood Crow Kings huge body; it was split in half.
Murong Chongs handsome figure appeared behind the Blood Crow King. He was holding a bloody Demonic Core in his hand.
Behind him was a dark red full moon, slowly rising up and dyeing the sky scarlet. Under the illumination of the red light, Murong Chong stood upright holding his saber. There was a certain unspeakable beauty about it.
The corpse of the Blood King Crow fell from the sky with a pu tong. The remaining Blood Crows immediately scattered. The other disciples on the ground immediately heaved a sigh of relief.
A Beichen Peak core disciple looked at Murong Chong in the sky and sighed, He is already very close to having a Great Perfection mysterious phenomenon. Murong Chong is not the top ranker on the Wind Cloud List for nothing. It is likely an Inferior Grade Martial King would not be a match for him.
Another person chimed in as well, That is definitely so. The greatest advantage a Martial King has over a Martial Saint is the ability to fly. Since Murong Chong has a flying Martial Technique, this advantage is neutralized. Even in the face of a Medial Grade Martial King, he would be able to hold his ground.
Stop admiring him, he is of a different level from us. He strength is firmly within the top ten amongst the younger generation in the Great Qin Nation. All we can do is to try andpete for the top ten within Xihe Province.
As the full moon slowly vanished, Murong Chongnded on the ground expressionlessly. His gaze swept passed the other nine people very quickly.
Everyone immediately felt a faint pressure and they stopped their discussions. A Qianduan Peak disciple walked over to Murong Chong and asked, Senior Brother Murong, are you alright?!
Murong Chong sheathed his saber and said indifferently, They are just Rank 4 Demonic Beasts. What can happen to me?
Where should we be going to next? this person asked with a doubtful expression as he took two steps forward.
Bang!
Just at this person was only one step away from Murong Chong, Murong Chong suddenly shot out his hand, piercing into this persons chest with his palm.
This persons body started trembling intensely. A ck figure came out from his body.
When the ck figure revealed himself, he revealed an extremely paleplexion. Suddenly, he vomited a big mouthful of blood. His originally pale face turned even paler.
The ck figure looked at Murong Chong incredulously and said, How did you discover me?
Murong Chong said indifferently, Within the Heavenly Saber Pavilion, there is no core disciple who dares to be within three steps of me.
Pu ci!
The ck figure vomited another mouthful of blood. He looked at Murong Chong in horror. Then he quickly turned around and dashed off into the distance. His speed was as fast as lightning; in an instant, he was more than a thousand meters away.
Murong Chong looked at the fleeing ck figure, but did not chase after him. After a moment, there was a loud bang. The fleeing ck figure suddenly exploded into many pieces.
A core disciple revealed an rmed expression. He asked, What was that? How could it enter our bodies?
Shadow Demon! Murong Chong said indifferently. It is one of the subordinate ns to the Blood Demon n, who are one of the nine royal ns in the Demonic World Abyss. It can only enter into a dead body. You just have to be careful.
Then, what about Senior Brother Cheng? that person asked in a quivering voice as he pointed at the Qianduan Peak core disciple on the ground.
Murong Chong turned around and said indifferently, Dead.
After he spoke, everyone took a deep breath of cold air. This was the first time they had felt so close to death.
There were some who rejoiced and some who worried. Not all the teams were like Murong Chongs and Yun Kexins teams. Their teams did not have too many casualties.
High in the sky, there was a huge Blood Crow carrying the corpses of ten Heavenly Saber Pavilion core disciples on its back. A Shadow Demon was standing on its head as he chuckled, Ten fresh corpses. Master will be happy.
On another battlefield, the ground was covered in Blood Crow corpses. A heavy stench of blood permeated the air.
The huge body of the Blood Crow King was lying on the ground in pieces.
Not far from the Blood Crow King, there was one person inspecting the Shadow Demons corpse. The other nine people were all releasing a heavy killing Qi.
Some were wiping their sabers, some sitting quietly, and some looked around their surroundings. All of them seemed to be very rxed.
A man dressed in ck walked to the side of the Shadow Demon. He said to the person inspecting the corpse, Senior Brother Lu, can we start?
This team was the elite team of ten Lu Chen was leading. Lu Chen smiled at the person behind him, Brother Pang, there is no need to be anxious. This is the first time we have seen a Shadow Demon. It would be good to research for a little.
Liu Ruyue walked over slowly. She said somewhat worriedly, I suspect the Blood Demons sensed us the moment we entered this sub-space. I believe every team has been attacked like this.
Lu Chens handsome face did not reveal any expression of astonishment. He said, This space is the manifestation of the Blood Demons. It is not just a belief, everyone definitely was attacked.
Liu Ruyue frowned slightly, You do not seem worried. The Blood Crows are not your regr Rank 4 Demonic Beasts. Furthermore, the Shadow Demons are controlling them.
Lu Chen muttered to himself for a while. Then he slowly took out a metal piece from the Shadow Demons heart. The metal piece was covered in ck incantation words. There was arge amount of ck aura surrounding it.
Lu Chen did not answer Liu Ruyues question. Instead, he revealed a smile of amazement, Interesting so that is how the Blood Demons control their subordinate ns.
Lu Chen carefully put away the metal piece and stood up. He said, Senior Sister Ruyue, you have given your disciple a Divine me Talisman. He will be fine. The other people were originally going to be used as high leveled cannon fodder. Why the need to worry about them?
As Lu Chen said this, he had an iparably calm expression on his face. It was as though it was normal, like he was speaking of an insignificant manner. The hundred core disciples were like ants in their eyes.
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There were only several dozen kilometers to the entrance of the forest. However, Xiao Chen and the others walked for half a day before they arrived at the forest entrance with much difficulty.
They now understood why Yun Kexin said to never let their Essence bepletely exhausted.
Along the way, they would meet a group of Demonic Beasts every ten minutes. The Demonic beasts were at least Medial Grade Rank 5 Demonic Beasts. They had strength equivalent to a peak Martial Saint.
Furthermore, the strength of Demonic Beasts was increased by one or two levelspared to the Tianwu Continent. They were very problematic to deal with.
That was not the most important thing. The most problematic thing was that there were five injured people in the team who had just recovered their ability to move and one unconscious person. In order to take care of these injured people, Xiao Chen, Zhang Lie, and Mu Heng had nearly lost their lives in the process.
Mu Heng tossed the unconscious Gao Xiang on the ground. He panted for a little and said, We finally reached this stupid forest. I really dont want to carry this rotten person anymore.
Ye Chen, thank you all. the five injured people said in some embarrassment. On this journey, it could be said they wereplete burdens, and they knew it in their hearts.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly, We are all from the same sect. Now, we arerades. There is no need to thank me for looking out for each other.
To Xiao Chen, this was indeed something he did not need to be thanked for. Although he was not some noble person, if he was able to, he would not abandon this group of people.
Xiao Chen saw that Zhang Lie was recovering his Essence, so he did not disturb him. He told Mu Heng, Look after them for a while, I will go and check out the forest.
Mu Heng nodded, Alright. Be careful though.
The dense forest normally did not have any people walking in it. There were bushes and weeds everywhere. There was noplete path.
Xiao Chen turned his Spiritual Sense into a ring and expanded it out. As the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation advanced, his knowledge of how to use Spiritual Sense improved.
In an instant, everything within a thousand meters was scanned by Xiao Chen. There were no Demonic Beasts within a thousand meters.
He could not even feel the aura of a Demonic Beast. The surroundings were incredibly quiet. Even the air was not flowing.
Xiao Chen withdrew his Spiritual Sense. Then he jumped down a tree and muttered, That is strange. Why is it so quiet?
Xiao Chen executed the Azure Dragon Cloud Soaring Art. He decided to see for himself. There were some things that he had to see for himself.
He seemed to have turned into a flood dragon, piercing through the dense air. Xiao Chen moved around rapidly in the forest as he kept swinging his Lunar Shadow Saber.
Stands of saber Qi shattered the bushes before him into dust, carving out a path in front of him.
He did not cover up his presence, making a lot of noise. He was moving back and forth in this silent forest. However, there were no reactions from any Demonic Beasts.
Xiao Chen stopped and looked around again. There was still no activity. Never mind. Its good that there is no Demonic Beast. After the others rest for a night, they should recover theirbat prowess.
After Xiao Chen made up his mind, he executed the Lightning Evasion. A bolt of lightning shed in the air. In an instant, he arrived back at the entrance of the forest.
When Zhang Lie, who had recovered most of his Essence, saw Xiao Chening out, he got up and asked, How was it? What is the situation like in there?
Xiao Chen shook his head, A little strange. I did not see any Demonic Beasts. It is overly quiet. When we go in, we should be careful.
Zhang Lieughed, Quiet is good. I am here to kill Demons. In the end, we did not even see any. I feel a headache every time I see a Demonic Beast.
Under Xiao Chens lead, the team entered the forest. After they settled down, they quickly started treating their wounds.
After a long time, it should have been about midnight in the Tianwu Continent. In this strange space, the scarlet full moon hung high in the air all the time.
Chapter 245 - If There is a Next Time, I Will Kill You Personally
Chapter 245: If There is a Next Time, I Will Kill You Personally
The sky remained gloomy forever, no one was used to it. After being constantly on the move for the whole day, the injured people had all entered dreand long ago.
Xiao Chen, Zhang Lie, and Mu Heng did not dare to sleep. They looked for some wood to start a fire, then started to chat with one another.
The dancing mes shined a flickering light on their faces. Zhang Lie looked at the distant red full moon above him. Suddenly, he said, Do you guys feel that the moon is slightly brighter than when we first arrived?
When Xiao Chen and Mu Heng heard this, they raised their head to take a look. Indeed it was as Zhang Lie said. Initially, the full moon was only dark red. Now, it had turned scarlet. The scarlet glow looks extremely horrifying.
Mu Heng retracted his gaze and his lips curled up. He said with indifference in his voice, How is whether the moon is red or not important? How ridiculous.
Zhang Lie smiled and said, I was just saying it casually. This is not ridiculous. Damn it! Give me a Demon to practice on! It''s better than sitting here.
However, Xiao Chens gaze was fixed on the full moon hanging in the sky. This was his first time looking clearly at the round red moon. In the end, he felt that it was somewhat strange.
That red felt like it was alive. However, it was too far away, that feeling was too vague. Xiao Chen did not dare to be sure about it.
Sha! Sha!
Suddenly Xiao Chen heard the sound of movement. Xiao Chen retracted his gaze and said, Something is happening! The two of you stay here first, Ill go take a look.
By the time Mu Heng and Zhang Lie heard that, Xiao Chen already vanishedpletely. Zhang Lie sighed and said, His strength is getting harder and harder to see through. His speed is no slower than your Seven Stars Transposition!
Mu Heng shook his head and said, That is different. The Seven Stars Transposition technically cannot be a Movement Technique; it should be a kind of Martial Technique. Hence, there is no way topare them.
Within a few breaths of time, Xiao Chen arrived at the ce where the sound came from. A familiar white figure appeared within his vision, it was Yun Kexin.
Xiao Chen heaved a sigh of relief. The Blood Crows were indeed not a threat to her. He rushed in front of Yun Kexin and was about to say something. However, she started to fall forward.
Xiao Chen was mildly startled. He quickly rushed forward to support her and discovered a ghastly wound on her back. A long bleeding wound stained her white clothes scarlet.
Yun Kexin was now unconscious. Xiao Chen had no other choice than to carry her and rush back.
Zhang Lie looked at the unconscious Yun Kexin. He said in astonishment, Yu Kexin is actually so heavily injured. A peak Rank 4 Demonic Beast should not be able to do this to her!
Everyone had seen Yun Kexins strength for themselves. Furthermore, what they saw was only the tip of the iceberg. Xiao Chen himself did not dare to say he could defeat Yun Kexin.
A Demonic Beast that Yun Kexin could not handle even Xiao Chen would find it difficult.
Mu Heng muttered, What do we do now? What should we do next? Aside from her, none of us know the details of this mission. Will we be stuck here?
Xiao Chen was currently dealing with Yun Kexins wounds. When he heard this question, he felt a headacheing on. He had agreed to Liu Tianyus request to kill the Demon General. However, he would not be able to do that if he was stuck here.
Xiao Chen crushed a Blood Replenishing Pill and applied it on Yun Kexins wounds. Then he took out another Blood Replenishing Pill.
Xiao Chen was about to ce it in Yun Kexins mouth when the girl his in embrace suddenly moved. She opened her eyes and said weakly, Thank you!
Xiao Chen was happy when he saw her wake up. He smiled and said, Deal with your wounds first. We can speak about other thingster.
After four hours, Yun Kexin stopped circting her energies. Some color returned to her face. Without waiting for the team to ask, she said, After I killed the Blood Crow King, I was sneak-attacked by a Demon.
A strange light shed in Zhang Lies eyes. He quickly asked, What about the Demon?
Killed by me. Yun Kexin took out a Shadow Demons corpse from her Spatial Ring. This is a Shadow Demon. It is one of the subordinate ns under the royal Blood Demon n in the Demonic World.
After that, Yun Kexin spoke about the Shadow Demons specialties inbat, introducing them all one by one to everyone.
Then she answered some questions Zhang Lie had regarding Demons. Yun Kexin took the map back from Xiao Chen. After that, she pointed to the foot on the mountain behind the forest. We need to go through that forest by tomorrow evening and gather with the other teams at the foot of the mountain.
Zhang Lie felt it was strange, so he asked, Senior Sister Yun, where did you get this map from? Did someone enter this sub-space before we did?
Yun Kexin put the map away properly before saying, We can see the situation of the sub-space from the Reincarnation Well. However, we are only able to observe the rough situation. We cant see what Demonic Beasts are in this forest.
They spent the night in silence. When the sky was bright, or at least the sky of the Tianwu Continent was, the injuries of the group had more or less recovered after resting for a night and with the aid of the Blood Replenishing Pill. In this sub-space, the sky was always dark red, causing their perception of time to be a little hazy.
Gao Xiang had just opened his eyes and saw Yun Kexin looking at him expressionlessly. He was startled and muttered, Senior Sister Yun I
Yun Kexin interrupted him in a cold voice, If there is a next time, I will kill you personally.
At this point in time, the others had already risen and saw this scene. They were notpassionate to Gao Xiang. If it were not for Gao Xiangs recklessness, they would not be in such a miserable state.
Xiao Chen stopped cultivating and opened his eyes. He looked at Yun Kexin and said, I will scout forward and check the situation out. All of you should wait here first.
Yun Kexin stopped Xiao Chen and said, Dont go out there alone. We will move together. This forest is extremely weird. It is best for us to stay together.
That seems to make sense. If anything happened suddenly, I might not be able to deal with it alone. Thinking of this, Xiao Chen did not argue about it.
Under Yun Kexins lead, everyone moved carefully in this dark forest. After recovering theirbat prowess, everyone was able to move much faster. In one hour, they managed to reach the end of the path Xiao Chen carved out yesterday.
Xiao Chen drew his Lunar Saber Shadow and sent out a few strands of saber Qi. The electric light flickered in the forest. It immediately turned arge patch of bushes in front of them into powder.
Everyone was astonished, they did not expect a few casual strands of saber Qi from Xiao Chen would have such destructive power. He was much stronger than a regr peak Inferior Grade Martial Saint.
Xiao Chen said, I scouted this far yesterday. I am not clear of the situation from here on.
Yun Kexin nodded and said, This should be the boundary between the core area of the forest and its peripheries. We cannot afford to be careless from here on. Ye Chen, continue to open a path for us.
Rumble!
Xiao Chens saber Qi reduced the bushes and thorny undergrowth in front of them to dust. Just like that, Xiao Chen forcibly carved a path out for everyone.
After walking for another five hundred meters, the crowd did not run into any danger. The expressions of Zhang Lie and the others could not help but rx a little. However, Yun Kexins expression turned even graver.
Be careful, do not be careless. Otherwise, you might lose your life at any time. When Yun Kexin saw that there were people letting down their guard, she reminded them.
However, they did not meet with any danger along the way. The team did not take Yun Kexins words to heart, they only became a little more alert.
Pu ci!
After they walked several kilometers, when the teams guard was at its lowest, countless scarlet tree branches broke through the air like sharp swords. The headed for the team very quickly.
Yun Kexin, who had always kept her guard up, immediately drew her saber and hacked the tree branches into half. The broken tree branch fell to the ground.
The sudden change in situation caught the others unprepared. Two people who died as a result of the tree branches glowing with a red light piercing through their hearts.
The instant the tree branches appeared, Xiao Chen immediately extended out his Spiritual Sense. He saw a ck figure sh back behind a tree five hundred meters away.
Xiao Chen withdrew his Spiritual Sense and looked at the group. He executed the Azure Dragon Cloud Soaring Art and sent out an arc of light in the air. The purple saber Qi destroyed most of the surrounding tree branches with a shua sound.
Yun Kexin was not slow to react, either. Her saber trembled in the air and the tree branches flying over in the air seemed like they were stopped by a formless energy. Then, they all fell to the ground noisily.
Xiao Chen was no stranger to these strange branches. He moved to Yun Kexins side and said, There are Tree Spirits in this forest. Furthermore, they are here in great numbers.
I know, Yun Kexin said calmly. We have to quickly find the position of the Tree Spirits. Otherwise, they will be very difficult to deal with.
Tree Spirits were very difficult nt-type Demonic Beasts to deal with. They were hidden within the forest. If they did not attack, it would not be possible to differentiate Tree Spirits from ordinary trees.
Gao Xiang revealed an anxious expression, How hateful, there is no way to locate the Tree Spirits. We are going to get trapped here and die.
Bang!
Suddenly, Xiao Chen made a move. A dazzling saber light condensed on his snow-white saber. Then he hacked a tree next to him in half with a loud boom.
Ye Chen, what are you doing? Zhang Lie stood at the side and asked, feeling doubtful.
Xiao Chen kept moving, soon, four or five big trees on both sides werepletely hacked into half.
After that, Xiao Chen chopped down more and more trees. The crowd, who originally did not understand what was going on, finally understood what Xiao Chen was doing.
Since he could not differentiate them, then he would chop down all the surrounding trees. He would be bound to meet a hiding Tree Spirit.
After a while, all the trees in the groups surrounding were all chopped down. However, they did not encounter any Tree Spirits. However, the groups field of vision improved.
When Gao Xiang saw the situation, he could not help but want to go over to help. However, this time, he was not in a rush to make a move. He asked Yun Kexin for her opinion first.
Yun Kexin thought for a while, then nodded to indicate agreement with Gao Xiangs thoughts. Gao Xiang was not weak. Furthermore, the characteristics of his Martial Technique was very suitable for fighting with Tree Spirits.
After he discovered a Tree Spirit, he could rely on the ferocious Martial Techniques of Qianduan Peak to kill the Tree Spirit.
Hu!
Gao Xiang drew the huge saber from his back and revealed an excited expression. He pushed his feet off the ground and shouted beforending beside a huge tree.
The huge saber carried a huge force as he hacked it toward the tree.
Bang!
There was a loud sound, but strangely enough, this tree was not broken by Gao Xiang.
Chapter 246 - Horrifying Saber Strike
Chapter 246: Horrifying Saber Strike
Gao Xiang revealed a surprised expression, he could not figure out what was going on. During the instant he was feeling suspicious, a face suddenly appeared on huge tree trunk. It opened its mouth and cried out in pain.
The tree shook violently and three branches moved down and picked up Gao Xiang like hands. Then they carried him toward its huge mouth.
Gao Xiang could not react to it in time. He struggled heavily in midair, making a lot of noise. However, there was nothing he could step on.
Xiao Chen found such a scene funny. He had chopped down hundreds of trees and yet he not run into any Tree Spirits. The moment Gao Xiang made a move, he found a Tree Spirit. He did not know if such luck was good or bad.
Lightning Evasion! Xiao Chen shouted and a bolt of lightning struck somewhere beside Gao Xiang. Xiao Chen appeared and there was a sh of cold light on his Lunar Shadow Saber as he chopped off the two branches grabbing onto Gao Xiang.
Gao Xiang immediatelynded, his expression furious. His huge saber lit up with a fiery red glow and he hacked toward the Tree Spirits dark mouth.
Hu chi!
Suddenly, two roots extended out from the ground. They caught the inattentive Gao Xiangs foot and hoisted him back into the air.
Boom! The surging saber light changed direction and hacked on another tree. That tree instantly went up in mes and turned into ashes.
This showed how horrifying the might of his saber was. However, Xiao Chen could not be bothered with him. This person was typical of a muscle brain; strongbat prowess, but insufficient intelligence.
Pu!
A scarlet tree branch shot out from the Tree Spirits mouth and pierced through the air. It caused a sonic boom as it arrived before Xiao Chen in an instant.
Xiao Chen had experienced this move back when he was in the Gloomy Forest. At that time, he could only dodge. However, this move was now no longer worth mentioning in front of him.
Drawing the Saber!
There was a sh of cold light and the faster-than-sound tree branch was chopped in half down the middle. Even though it was fast, Xiao Chen was faster.
Flight On Wings, One Line Chop! Break for me!
The light on the snow-white saber de was withdrawn. Xiao Chen moved very fast in the air. The few tree branches that were grabbing at him only grabbed thin air.
Xiao Chen shed by the Tree Spirit. After a moment, the Tree Spirit was broken down the middle with a loud boom. Then, it turned back into an ordinary tree.
After the Tree Spirit Died, the tree roots grabbing onto Gao Xiang fell down with him. He removed the two tree roots on his ankle, feeling very depressed.
However, when he saw Xiao Chen continuing to move around, he could only perk himself up and stand up.
After that, the two of them continued to use the same method to chop down all the trees in the surrounding. They found the hidden Tree Spirits hiding amongst the trees one by one.
After the previous experience, Gao Xiang had learned his lesson. Before he attacked, he would pay attention the the tree branches on the ground and in the air. Only when he got near would he strike with all his might.
Fire-attributed Essence was the natural nemesis of the Tree Spirits. In addition to the ferocious Martial Techniques of Qianduan Peak, Gao Xiang could easily kill a Tree Spirit on his own.
As for Xiao Chen, it was even easier for him. He was moving around in the air tracelessly. The branches of the Tree Spirit could not catch him at all. After he got near to them, he would split them in twain with his saber.
Although Tree Spirits were hard to deal with, they were only peak Rank 4 Demonic Beasts. If they were not hidden, they did not have much advantage over a Martial Saint.
Soon, Yun Kexin and the others joined in. After four hours, the surrounding Tree Spirits were all flushed out andpletely destroyed.
When a Gangyu Peak disciple saw the two dead disciples, he had a sullen expression on his face. That is unfortunateSenior Brother Liu and Junior Brother WangThey died an undeserved death.
Their deaths were indeed undeserved; if they had not let down their guards, they could have dodged the sudden attack of the Tree Spirit. Unfortunately, that was just an if.
After they rested a while and recovered their Essence, the team continued on. This time, everyone took Yun Kexins words to heart, they kept their guard up at all times. After all, there was already an example of what could go wrong earlier.
Xiao Chens Spiritual Sense turned into a halo and expanded out into the surroundings. It scanned the surroundings, but did not discover anything. He muttered to himself, Thats strange, why did that ck figure not appear?
Never mind, he will turn up in the end. I just have to keep an eye out, Xiao Chen muttered as he withdrew his Spiritual Sense.
The instant he withdrew his Spiritual Sense, a ball of ck smoke came out from the ground. A incredibly pale person slowly appeared.
He muttered to himself, What a strong perception, I was nearly discovered. I have to be more careful, otherwise, I would not be able to aplish masters mission.
Another nine balls of ck smoke appeared from the ground again. One of the Shadow Demons could not resist asking, Big Brother, it is just some human Martial Saints. Is there a need for us to be so cautious?
The first Shadow Demon toe out revealed a look of anger on his face. He scolded, Shut up! I already said this before, before they run into the Scarlet Demonic Snake, you are not allowed to make a move. Yet, you still dare to disobey my orders and controlled the Tree Spirits to make a move.
A horrifying killing Qi was emitted from this being The Shadow Demon who spoke could not help but tremble; he did not dare to speak again.
In the dark forest, then Shadow Demons appeared before a man dressed in blood-colored clothes in an extremely deferential manner. However, when the clothes were observed carefully, they were not clothes at all; they were blood that was squirming around. His face, even his entire figure, seemed blurry.
The scarlet man said in a hoarse voice, I remember saying to make a move when they were at the Scarlet Demonic Snake. I only left for a while who made this decision?
One of the Shadow Demons could not help but feel dread. He knelt on the ground and said in a trembling voice, Master, I acted blindly without thinking. I wanted to take all of them down and present them to Master. It is not Big Brothers fault.
The scarlet man said, Never mind, hand me the two corpses. When they reach the Scarlet Demonic Snake make a move. These people are not ordinary humans. If you do not haveplete confidence, dont reveal yourselves.
Remember, within this space, every one of you that dies weakens the Lord Demon General. You are all living for the Lord Demon General, not for yourselves.
The Shadow Demon kneeling on the ground thanked the man repeatedly, like he was being given a general pardon, Thank you Master, thank you Master. Here are their bodies. After we dug them up, we used a secret technique to preserve them, they are very fresh.
The scarlet manughed a few times then he pointed at the corpse with his finger. After a while, the blood in the corpse poured out and moved the the body of the man.
A red glow flickered incessantly. The blood on the surface of the man was bubbling relentlessly.
After a while, the two corpses stood up slowly.
The scene was incredibly weird. These two were originally Heavenly Saber Pavilion core disciples. Yet, they faced the scarlet man and said in a trembling voice without focus in their eyes, Mas ter
Pretty good material, it was worth my effort to remold you. The scarlet manughed strangely. He shot out two scarlet beads of blood at the two of them.
Blood ns Secret TechniqueSmall Demonic Change!
The scarlet bead of blood entered into their foreheads instantly. The originally pale faces of the two could be visibly seen gaining luster, the light in their eyes was turning brighter.
The wounds on their bodies melded together, they were indistinguishable from ordinary people. Their eyes were full of respect as they looked at the scarlet man and said, Master, what are your orders?
The scarlet man waved his hand and said to the leader of the Shadow Demons, I will hand over control of these two blood corpses to you temporarily. After youplete your mission, bring all of them back.
Especially the girl in white cloth and the man with purple light on his body. The two of their bodies must beplete. They must not be missing arms or legs. It would be best if you can capture them alive.
Yes Master, I willplete definitely Masters instructions.
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After Xiao Chen and the rest dealt with the Tree Spirits, they drew closer and closer to the core area of the forest. Eventually, they were obstructed by Demonic Beasts. However, with the aid of Xiao Chens Spiritual Sense, they were prepared in advance. It could be said that they were not in any real danger.
Gao Xiang used his saber to retrieve a Rank 5 Demonic Core from a Demonic Beast. There was a satisfied expression on his face. Heughed and said, Even if I cant kill any demons, these Demonic Cores are enough already, there will be no problem in changing these for more than a thousand Inferior Grade Spirit Stones. If only there were peak Rank 5 Demonic Beasts.
The value of a Demonic Core was no lower than that of a Spirit Core. In fact, it was even slightly higher. Furthermore, the higher the rank of the Demonic Core, the difference in price would be greater than the increase for a Spirit Core of the same rank.
A normalplete Rank 5 Demonic Core was worth a hundred Inferior Grade Spirit Stones. A peak Rank 5 Demonic Core was worth a thousand Inferior Grade Spirit Stones. As for a Rank 6 Demonic Core, it was worth ten thousand Inferior Grade Spirit Stones.
Then the price of a peak Rank 6 Demonic Core would increase explosively to a horrifying level. It would require a hundred thousand Inferior Grade Spirit Stones.
However, along the way, they only met with early Rank 5 Demonic Beasts. They were about as strong as a human Medial Grade Martial Saint. There were also some middle Rank 5 Demonic Beasts as well. However, they did not run into any peak Rank 5 Demonic Beasts.
Mu Heng cursed, You really have a foul mouth. A peak Rank 5 Demonic Beast is about as strong as an Inferior Grade Martial King. Furthermore, they are even stronger in this space. They would be as strong as a Medial Grade Martial King at the very least.
If we really ran into one, it is unsure if we could escape safely. Yet you are thinking of killing it. You must be tired of living.
Gao Xiang put away the Demonic Core and smiled in embarassment, I was just saying it. We wont really run into one. Even if we really ran into one, my huge saber is not there for nothing.
The Demonic Beasts they met along the way allowed Gao Xiang an avenue to exhibit his strength. It had to be said that the Qianduan Peaks Martial Techniques were indeed extremely ferocious.
Even a middle rank 5 Demonic Beast found the full powered strike of the Medial Grade Martial Saint Gao Xiang difficult to deal with. When a early Rank 5 Demonic Beast was struck by him, it would be severely injured.
His all-out battle style changed everyones impression of him, it was not as bad as it was before.
Xiao Chenughed and ignored the bickering of the two. He had also received a pretty good harvest. He had killed twenty early Rank 5 Demonic Beasts by himself and a middle Rank 5 Demonic Beast. If he changed all the Demonic Cores for Spirit Stones, he would have two or three thousand Inferior Grade Spirit Stones.
When Xiao Chen saw Yun Kexin standing at the side at high alert, he felt it was strange. He asked, Senior Sister Yun, are you not extracting any Demonic Cores?
Yun Kexin said indifferently, Rank 5 Demonic Cores cannot be changed for a lot of Spirit Stones. Just distribute it amongst yourselves, there is no need to care about me.
Chapter 247 - Big Snake
Chapter 247: Big Snake
Everyone was sweating inside. These Cores were worth a few thousand Inferior Grade Spirit Stones. Yet, Yun Kexin did not care about them at all. How strange!
After they cleared up the battlefield, Xiao Chen continued to scout out their path. By now, everyone knew Xiao Chen had a kind of sensory Martial Technique. So, they felt assured letting Xiao Chen scout ahead.
After a while, Xiao Chen suddenly stopped. His originally calm face had an extremely grave expression on it.
When Yun Kexin saw that there was something wrong with Xiao Chens expression, she asked, Whats wrong? Is there a Demonic Beast blocking the way?
Xiao Chen nodded silently. He smiled bitterly and said, Those foul words came true. There is a Demonic Beast in front and based on its aura, it is at least a Peak Rank 5 Demonic Beast. It might even be an early Rank 6 Demonic Beast.
When everyone heard that, theirplexions drained. They all looked at Gao Xiang with a murderous look. Zhang Lie said in a bad mood, Here is your chance to perform. Go kill it. We will be waiting here for you good news.
Gao Xiang said embarrassedly, I was really just saying it casually, you cant me me for this.
Yun Kexins expressions did not change, she simply asked calmly, Can you tell what Demonic Beast it is? Are we able to go around it?
Xiao Chen shook his head, I cant make out what Demonic Beast it is, I can only tell you that it is a huge snake. The area which its aura covers is very vast. If we want to move around it without startling it, it would take at least a day.
Because some Demonic Beasts had very strong auras, it would result in blurry images when using Spiritual Sense. Hence, Xiao Chen was not able to make out what Demonic Beast it was.
Yun Kexin thought for about ten seconds before making a quick decision. Since we cant go around it, then we will fight it. Mu Heng, Zhang Lie, Gao Xiang, and Ye Chene with me. The rest will wait here for further orders.
Of the remaining eight people, these five people were the strongest. The other three people were slightly weaker, they would not be able to deal with a peak Rank 5 or Rank 6 Demonic Beast. Sometimes, if there were too many people, they would not be able to gain a huge advantage. They might even drag the rest down.
The three of them also understood Yun Kexins intentions. They did not express any dissatisfaction and conscientiously remained at their original spot.
Under the lead of Yun Kexin, the five of them carefully walked towards the unknown Demonic Beast. As they closed in, the aura and pressure of a peak Rank 5 Demonic Beast grew more and more obvious.
It was even starting to be difficult to breathe. Gao Xiang had an unsightly expression as he said, This might not be a peak Rank 5 Demonic Beast. We might be dealing with a Rank 6 Demonic Beast here.
It is impossible for the aura of a Rank 5 Demonic Beast to reach such a horrifying level. It is already at the point where we feel suffocated.
Zhang Lie smiled faintly, In that case, what do you suggest? If you are afraid, no one will care about you.
Gao Xiang rebutted, When did I say I was afraid? I was simply stating a fact.
Before the fight started, the two of them already started arguing. Yun Kexin frowned heavily and said in a cold voice, All of you, shut up. We havent even started fighting yet and you are already arguing. You are throwing yourselves off, are you tired of living?
Yun Kexins words were very effective. After she spoke, Zhang Lie and Gao Xiang immediately shut up; they only red at each other.
Ye Chen, what do you think are our odds of victory? Yun Kexin turned around and asked Xiao Chen, who was leading the way.
Xiao Chen thought for a while and said, If it was a peak Rank 5 Demonic Beast, we have a fifty percent chance. If it is an early Rank 6 Demonic Beast, we would likely only have a forty percent chance of victory.
Actually, there was one more thing Xiao Chen had not said yet. If he included the dark figure hiding in the darkness sneak-attacking them, their odds of victory would be even lower.
An expression of worry shed on Yun Kexins delicate face. She muttered, I hope it is only a peak Rank 5 Demonic Beast then.
Rumble!
Just at this moment, the ground suddenly started to tremble. They all circted their energies to stabilize themselves, as well as bing more alert.
Ka ca! Ka ca!
The sound of trees breaking echoed in everyones ears. Unfortunately, they could clearly feel arge creature getting close to them at a high speed.
Yun Kexin calmly said, Danger, retreat!
They all executed their Movement Techniques, retreating into the forest. Hu chi! A ck shadow headed for the slowest person, Mu Heng.
Mu Hengs body lit up with purple light and he shouted, Seven Stars Transposition! He instantly vanished and appeared on the top of a tree.
Bang! There was a very loud sound.
A huge deep pit appeared on the t ground in the next instant. It was about ten meters wide and several hundred meters long. As for its depth, it could not be estimated with the eyes.
Mu Heng took in a breath of cold air. If this had struck him, no matter how strong his body was, he would have suffered significant internal injuries. Simply thinking about it made him shiver.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, everyone took a clear look at the Demonic Beast. It was ck snake about two hundred meters long. Its scales were shing with a cold ck light.
Half its body was upright, its scarlet eyes were like two brightnterns in the dark night sky. Its huge mouth opened as its forked tongue stuck out repeatedly.
When half its body was upright, it was more than a hundred meters tall, taller than the trees in the forest. Everyone was like an ant in front of it.
Xiao Chen was startled. He muttered, This is the Scarlet Crown Snake. No thats not right, a crown has not grown yet. It is still immature. Even so, after it became a Demonic Beast, it has the strength of an early Rank 6 Demonic Beast.
When the Scarlet Demonic Snake saw Mu Heng suddenly disappearing, it seemed very angry. Its scarlet eyes swept through thend in front of it. Then, it saw Gao Xiang, who was holding a huge eye-catching saber.
Damn it, stop staring at me! When Gao Xiang said depressedly when he felt the gaze of the Scarlet Demonic Snake. He quickly retreated.
Hu!
The Scarlet Demonic Snakes huge body sprang up from the ground. It was not in the least bit slow. Its huge jaw was open, it was intending to swallow Gao Xiang.
Gao Xiang was startled, he did not expect the Scarlet Demonic Snake to be so fast. When the mouth was near, he rolled to the side, dodging it.
However, before he could catch a breather, the red tongue in the Scarlet Demonic Snakes mouth shot out, heading toward Gao Xiang.
Lonely Peak''s Fatal Blow!
At a crucial moment, Zhang Lie executed the fifteenth move of the Lingyun Saber Technique. The saber light that filled the sky turned into a huge peak descending from the sky and pressed down on the body of the Scarlet Demonic Snake.
Chi chi!
The Scarlet Demonic Snake felt pain and withdrew its tongue. Then, it turned around and spat out a ck fireball at Zhang Lie.
The ck fireball had a longet tail trailing behind it as it flew in the air. Everywhere it passed, even the air was burnt to nothing. The mountain peak immediately disappeared.
His mysterious phenomenon forcibly broken, Zhang Lie vomited arge mouthful of blood. His face was very pale as he fell from the sky.
Gao Xiang stopped running. He did not expect Zhang Lie, who had been bickering with him, to save him at a crucial moment.
When Gao Xiang saw Zhang Lie was injured, he shouted, You damn beast! I will put everything on the line and kill you!
Three thousand clouds of fire, covering the sun, infusing into the saberHeavenly Fire Clouds!
Three thousand clouds of mes started burning in the dark red sky. Suddenly, it seemed limitless, covering the sun and clouds. The fierce mes lit up the entire forest.
The unending chain of clouds of fire formed into a huge tornado of mes. Then, it flew into Gao Xiangs huge saber.
Boom!
Instantly, Gao Xiang burst into red mes. He now looked like a me giant. Therge ming saber swung forward fiercely.
The red mes howled like a flood dragon. The horrifying temperature caused all the trees within a hundred meters to melt. It rushed toward the Scarlet Demonic Snakes head at a fast speed.
The Scarlet Demonic Snakes red eyes were flicking repeatedly. It spat out a ck fireball from its mouth. It headed for the mes sent out by Gao Xiang.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
The red mes and ck mes met in the middle. The huge energy instantly exploded in the air, causing surging shockwaves to spread everywhere. Everywhere it passed, the ground would be scorched to ash.
The two mes starting burning in the air. However, the ck me soon erged explosively. Then, it defeated the red me and rushed at Gao Xiang.
Gao Xiang did not dare to be careless, but he did not retreat either. He sent out mes after mes from his huge saber incessantly. After a few breaths time, he finally managed to block the mes from the Scarlet Demonic Snake.
Swift Horizontal Saber Strike!
Just as the Scarlet Demonic Snake wanted to spit out another mouthful of ck fire, Mu Heng, who was on top of another tree, suddenly made a move.
Mu Hengs body lit up with a purple light, then he quickly moved across the air. His entire being turned into an unparalleled treasured saber, a sharp gleam was radiating off it, it was very dazzling.
Bang!
Mu Heng used his palm as a saber and hacked on the Scarlet Demonic Snakes head. This was a saber strike that could split mountains, used without holding back.
There was a depressed sound and the upright body of the Scarlet Demonic Snake was hacked by this saber strike and knocked to the ground.
However, even with all this, this saber strike did not even break the Scarlet Demonic Snakes skin. The instant the Scarlet Demonic Snakended, its huge tail gave off a thunderous sound as it tore through the air, smashing at Mu Heng.
Mu Heng, who was in the air, had no support to move around. Yet when he saw the Scarlet Demonic Snakes tail swinging at him, he strangely disappeared again.
Pu ci!
The Scarlet Demonic Snake quickly sensed Mu Hengs location and swung its tail at him again, creating another thunderous sound.
The Scarlet Demonic Snakes speed was now faster than before. Mu Heng had a grave expression. He used the Seven Stars Transposition and flickered around in the air seven times.
Every time he appeared, the tail would be following closely. Each time it happened, it was faster and more dangerous.
Spinning Mountain Destroys Clouds!
Zhang Lie had eaten a Blood Replenishing Pill and Qi Returning Pill. His eyes were filled with an intent to battle as he stood up again.
He infused his Small Perfection saber intent into the Lingyun Saber Technique. Then, he turned into a lonely mountain peak, creating boundless strong winds. He smashed down on the Scarlet Demonic Snake violently.
Mu Heng got a chance to take a breather. He disappeared into the air again, finally managing to shake off the tail following him.
When the Spinning Mountain Destroys Clouds infused with the Small Perfection saber intent struck the Scarlet Demonic Snake, the scales which were as hard as iron, were finally broken.
The wind was like sabers, causing ck blood to spurt out in the air and spraying it all over the forest.
Heavenly Fire Clouds! The huge ming tornado starting forming in the sky once again.
Chapter 248 - Horrifying Battle
Chapter 248: Horrifying Battle
Mu Heng managed to catch a breather. After that, he stood, and his entire body glowed with a purple light. He was like a treasured saber as he attacked again.
While they were fighting this early Rank 6 Demonic Beast, the three of them did not dare make any probing attacks. They put in their full effort in every attack, executing all sorts of Martial Techniques.
The three of them did not care about the exhaustion of their Essence at all; they threw everything they had into their attacks. The horrifying Rank 6 Scarlet Demonic Snake was unable to do anything to the three of them in that short period.
The aftermath of the intense fight extended throughout the forest. mes rushed towards the sky; shockwaves surged; the sounds of the fight were like thunder.
As a result of the fight, the tall trees within a thousand meters all burned down to nothing. The ground trembled non-stop as deep pits appeared.
Xiao Chen and Yun Kexin were in no rush to make a move. The two of them raised their auras with their hands ced on the saber hilts. They watched the battlefield intently, preparing to make a fatal blow.
The two of them knew that, while it seemed like the three of them were putting the Scarlet Demonic Snake into a miserable state, it was not severely injured at all.
When the three of them exhausted their Essence, the situation would turn around. Thus, the two of them waited for the most opportune time to make a move. When they attacked, they had to end the fight in one saber strike.
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Within the forest, when the three people who stayed behind as the mes rushed to the sky and the shockwaves surged, they felt fear in their hearts; they were terrified.
What a horrifying battle! Could they have run into a Rank 6 Demonic Beast? a female Gangyu Peak disciple asked with a face full of worry.
One of the others also had a face full of worry. He continued, That sounds about right. With Yun Kexins strength, she should be able to hold her ground against a peak Rank 5 Demonic Beast. Adding in the rest, they should have a fifty percent chance of killing one. Only a Rank 6 Demonic Beast would result in such great activity.
Thest person said, An early Rank 6 Demonic Beast is the equivalent of a Medial Grade Martial King. Im not sure if Yun Kexin and the others can survive.
I hope they survive. Otherwise, with our strength, it would be difficult for us to walk out of this forest. Death would be the only path remaining for us.
The female Gangyu Peak disciple thought for a while and said, Should we go and take a look? If something happened, we can help them out.
The person to the side said, Dont be foolish. If it were an ordinary Rank 5 Demonic Beast, it would naturally be better for there to be more people. However, when dealing with peak Rank 5 or Rank 6 Demonic Beast, we would only cause trouble. We should wait here for their good news.
The group of three stopped speaking. They simply waited there anxiously. This fight was a fight that concerned their lives and deaths.
Senior Sister Bai!
Suddenly, there a sound came from behind them. The female Gangyu Peak disciple felt it was strange; she turned around and discovered the twopanions who had died earlier were standing there, smiling.
Junior Brother Wang Senior Brother Liu didnt you two die earlier? a look of confusion shed in their eyes.
The two people walked closer by a few steps and exined, Our luck was pretty good. We are not sure what happened, either. We suddenly woke up in the middle of the night. The ground where you buried us was quite soft, so we dug ourselves up.
Thats right; where are Senior Sister Yun and the rest? the two of them asked suspiciously.
This scene was incredibly strange. They had clearly died. However, they suddenly appeared before them. This made them wonder what was happening.
The three people exchanged a nce, and they understood each others thoughts. Then, they began asking some questions. In the end, the two of them were able to answer every question without hesitation.
After testing them for a long time, the three finally believed that these two people were the same two who died.
The female Gangyu Peak disciple revealed a joyful expression as she said, Thats great! The both of you are alive. Senior Sister Yun and the rest are in front
Pu ci!
Before this female disciple could finish speaking, a short saber appeared in her chest. The smile on her face froze. A life vanished, just like that.
Junior Brother Wang! What are you doing? one of the others eximed as he stepped forward. However, before he took more than a few steps, the other person stabbed him through the back.
Before thest, remaining person could react, four Shadow Demons appeared behind him. Each struck once, killing this person without a sound.
Hu Hu!
Three of the Shadow Demons entered their corpses. After they stretched the bodies, they smiled and said, Humans are really stupid creatures.
The head of the Shadow Demons looked at the scene of battle in front. He said, No wonder Master wanted us to make our move while they fought the Scarlet Demonic Snake. The strengths of those people are too strong.
Indeed. It is likely the Scarlet Demonic Snake will not be able to deal with them. However, with these new corpses, it should be much easier to deal with them.
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Bang!
Gao Xiangs huge saber carried a boundless me as he hacked violently on the Scarlet Demonic Snakes huge tail flying at him. There was an exploding sound. Gao Xiang vomited a mouthful of blood and was knocked back.
Gao Xiang fell to the ground, revealing a pained expression. He could not stand when he tried to do so.
Zhang Lie, who was to the side, was also helpless. He simply sat there cross-legged. In the beginning, when his mysterious phenomenon broke, he received a significant amount of injuries. After that, he forcibly carried on fighting, increasing the severity of his injuries. Of the three of them, he was the first to lose his ability to fight.
Seven Stars Transposition, Meandering Big Dipper!
Mu Heng shouted and drew a circle in the air with his left hand, forming a strange area of Qi before him. This caused the ck fire the Scarlet Demonic Snake spat at him to bounce back.
The Scarlet Demonic Snake was unable to dodge in time. The horrifying ck mes struck it and burned its body. Its huge form thrashed on the ground.
After Mu Heng used this move, the purple light on his body disappearedpletely. His face was incredibly pale; blood leaked from the corner of his mouth. He only managed to slowly stabilize himself after taking a few steps back.
Now! Xiao Chen and Yun Kexin exchanged a look. They did not hesitate as the strength they been gathering surged up and exploded out.
Bellowing Heavenly Melody, Piercing the sky!
Yun Kexin shouted and drew her saber. The slender saber started trembling, giving off a long and drawn out trill.
Ding ding! Dang dang! The sound was like thunder, chained together unceasingly before they gathered and formed a heaven-piercing melody. She pointed the saber at the Scarlet Demonic Snake, which had just put out the ck fire burning it.
A soundwave-like saber Qi descended from the sky and entered the Scarlet Demonic Snake. Bang! Bang! Bang! Sounds simr to thunder came from within the Scarlet Demonic Snake.
There were explosions going on inside its huge body, bouncing it up and down on the ground, making the ground tremble. The three who had exhausted their Essence were tossed about on the ground; they had to spend a lot of effort stabilizing themselves.
Nine Skies of Lingyun, Twisting Road Around Peak!
Xiao Chen gently pushed his feet off the ground and soared into the sky, going higher and higher. Theyers of white clouds suddenly began to churn non-stop.
Within the white clouds, Xiao Chen was partly hidden. Dang! Suddenly, a crack of thunder came from the churning white clouds. Then, the white clouds all scattered.
Xiao Chen moved in an arc, down from the sky. As he descended, the outline of a mountain was being drawn out, starting from the top to bottom, slowly appearing.
Clouds shrouded the summit of the mountain. There were all sorts of nts and pavilions. It was like a real mountain had appeared above them.
Zhang Lie looked thoughtfully at the mysterious phenomenon Xiao Chen executed. There was a strange light in his eyes as he muttered, There is a mountain, and there are clouds. Isnt this the real state of mountain and state of clouds?
Clouds must be apanied by thunder; the mountain should have birds, trees, and other nts. They all cannotck. Nine Skies of Lingyun, Twisting Road Around Peak so this is the true seventh move of the Lingyun Saber Technique.
Shua!
As Zhang Lie muttered in awe, the Great Perfection mountain suddenly vanished, merging into Xiao Chens body.
In that instant, Xiao Chens aura suddenly changed. He had the majesty of the mountain and the whimsical air of the clouds. His saber also became strangely swift.
Zhang Lie was stunned for a long time. Then, he suddenly said excitedly, Twisting Road Around Peak Twisting Road Around Peak howughable. I thought I understood. In the end, I was yed.
The Scarlet Demonic Snake writhing in pain on the ground felt a dangerous aura. It endured the pain in its body and struck upwards with its huge tail, creating a loud thunderous sound.
In the instant its huge tail swung, there were explosions in the air.
The shockwaves generated by the explosions caused the Qi and blood of the Essence-depleted, helpless trio on the ground to churn, making them vomit another mouthful of blood.
Bang!
The saber and snake tail met in the air. A visible shockwave exploded out, spreading like ripples on the surface of the water.
Xiao Chens body was like a mountain. Despite the huge force of the Scarlet Demonic Snake, he did not move at all; there were no signs of him moving back.
As a result of the huge force, Xiao Chens Qi and blood churned. He did his best to circte his Essence, his mind remaining clear. He unleashed the mysterious phenomenon that merged into his body via his saber.
Pu ci!
Wounds appeared all over the tail of the huge serpent. Under the saber, infused with the state of a mountain, the Scarlet Demonic Snakes huge body was knocked into the air.
Its ck blood fell from the sky like rain, spraying relentlessly with zi zi sounds. Xiao Chens Essence trembled and blocked the corrosive ck blood.
Rumble!
The huge Scarlet Demonic Snake fell like a heavy sandbag after Xiao Chen knocked it far away. Then, it rolled for a distance. Its huge hill-sized body made the ground tremble.
Sou!
Xiao Chena and Yun Kexin did not stop moving; they did not wish to lose this window of opportunity. The lifeforce and recovery of the Scarlet Demonic Snake were astonishing; they could not give it any time to catch a breather.
The Scarlet Demonic Snake had already suffered from the relentless attacks from Mu Heng, Zhang Lie, and Gao Xiang. However, it did not suffer from any severe injuries. Now that they had heavily injured it after the sneak-attack, they naturally had to grab this opportunity and not give it the chance to turn things around.
The two of them arrived at the Scarlet Demonic Snakes side instantly and unceasinglyunched all sorts of Martial Techniques. Every saber strike from Xiao Chen would leave a deep wound on the Scarlet Demonic Snake, inflicting iparable pain.
However, when Yun Kexins slender saber struck its surface, it was only created a shallow wound. It seemed her saber was only a Superior Grand Profound Ranked Spirit Weapon and was unable to break through the defenses of the Scarlet Demonic Snake.
Chapter 249 - Surrounded by Shadow Demons
Chapter 249: Surrounded by Shadow Demons
Xiao Chen took some time to take out the Roaming Dragon Saber and tossed it to Yun Kexin. He said, Use my saber first!
Yun Kexin nodded thanks, then received the Roaming Dragon Saber. The instant she grasped the saber hilt, a ripple appeared on her calm face. She said in shock, This is a Heaven Ranked Spirit Weapon!
Yun Kexins firm mental state was temporarily shaken. She was wondering if Xiao Chen had thrown the wrong Spirit Weapon to her. To think he casually tossed a Heaven Ranked Spirit Weapon over.
Bang!
A strong wind blew in their faces, and there was a dangerous aura. Yun Kexin recovered her wits and quickly moved to the side, dodging an attack from the Scarlet Demonic Snake.
Ever since the Scarlet Demonic Snake had been struck by the two sneak-attacks, it was attacked relentlessly by the two of them; it was now thoroughly angered.
Its hundred-meter-long upper body was drawn upright and it swung its tail in a circle. Its tail actually started to grow longer; it grew longer and longer, as well as sharper and sharper.
The sharp snake tail tore through the air, creating a piercing sonic boom as it stabbed at Xiao Chen. Its speed was as fast as lightning, startling Xiao Chen as he quickly retreated backward.
Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!
The ce where Xiao Chen had been standing exploded. A bottomless pit appeared on the ground. Xiao Chen kept retreating backward continuously, but the nail-like tail was chasing him relentlessly.
Very quickly, several bottomless pits had appeared on the ground. Each sessive strike of the tail was faster than the one before. Xiao Chen did not even have the time to turn his head around.
While the snakes tail was attacking Xiao Chen, the Scarlet Demonic Snake did not wait idly, either. It wasunching ck fire at Yun Kexin unceasingly.
However, Yun Kexins situation was slightly better than Xiao Chens. After she obtained the Inferior Grade Heaven Ranked Roaming Dragon Saber, she was able to sweep away the ck mes with a full-power strike if she was unable to dodge them.
Weng!
A dragons roar was heard. Suddenly Yun Kexin stopped dodging and grasped the Roaming Dragon Saber tightly. There was a cold light gleaming on the saber and then it burst out with a boundless radiance.
Amidst the radiance, there seemed to be a roaming dragon moving around, circling the saber de.
Bang!
There was a sh of saber light and it hacked apart a long ck me into half. Then, she rushed at the Scarlet Demonic Snake without hesitation and with no care for her body.
Next to the huge body of the Scarlet Demonic Snake, Yun Kexin was like a baby.
The Scarlet Demonic Snakes red eyes were shining likenterns as it watched Yun Kexin rushing over. A cruel gaze appeared in its eyes as it stopped spitting out ck mes. Then, it lunged towards Yun Kexin and tried to swallow her.
Yun Kexin nimbly dodged, it was like she had eyes in the back of her head. She turned the saber in her hand and the sharp saber de severed the iing forked tongue.
When the Scarlet Demonic Snake felt the pain hit, the tail attacking Xiao Chen could not help but slow down. Xiao Chen senses were very sharp, and he instantly grabbed the opportunity.
Flight On Wings, One Line Chop!
The light on the snow-white saber de withdrew. A cold gleam shed on it, and it chopped off three meters of the long tail.
After it fell, Yun Kexins and Xiao Chens gazes met by chance; exchanging a smile with each other.
Even though it was a strong early Rank 6 Demonic Beast, after it suffered two full-powered strikes from peak Earth Rank Martial Techniques, it would still suffer from severe internal injuries.
After that, it suffered from the relentless attacks from the two of them. Every strike they threw at it drew blood, they were not simply for show.
When the Scarlet Demonic Snake was attacking relentlessly earlier, that was actually ast ditch effort. If the two of them could have held their ground, the Scarlet Demonic Snake was bound to lose; it was simply a matter of time.
If they were not able to hold up under its fierce attacks, then the Scarlet Demonic Snake would be the one to obtain the final victory. Mu Heng, Zhang Lie, and Gao Xiang were already no threat to it anymore.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Xiao Chen brandished his saber and exhibited the state of mountain from the Lingyun Saber Technique to its extreme. He was as stable as a mountain, blocking every attack from the Scarlet Demonic Snake.
As for Yun Kexin, who was holding a Heaven Ranked Spirit Weapon, she was creating opportunities to attack without stopping. One person focused on attacking, the other defense; this was a perfectbination.
The advantage of the fight was slowly tilting to Xiao Chens group. The defeat of the Scarlet Demonic Snake was getting closer.
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Senior Brother Mu! Senior Brother Zhang! Are you two fine?! The three Heavenly Saber Pavilion disciples being controlled by the Shadow Demons suddenly walked over from the side of the battlefield. They had anxious expressions on their faces as they walked up to the three of them.
Zhang Lie felt it was strange, so he asked, Why are you here? Did we not tell you to wait over there for us?
We saw that the activity here was intense, so we were worried. Thats why we rushed over here. The female Gangyu Peak disciple helped up Gao Xiang, who was on the ground. Then, she asked, How is the situation now?
Gao Xiang thanked her first, then said, More or less finished, the Scarlet Demonic Snake is at the end of its ropes. Ye Chen and Yun Kexin should be ending the fight soon.
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Pu ci!
Xiao Chen and Yun Kexin patiently waited for an opportunity. Then they moved together in the air. The streaks of saber lights lit up in the sky and arge amount of ck blood spurted out.
The huge body of the Scarlet Demonic Snake was attacked at the same spot by both of them, instantly chopped in twain
Heavenly Melody Explosion! Yun Kexin shouted and the Roaming Dragon Saber trembled in her hand. A formless soundwave-type saber Qi entered the wound in the Scarlet Demonic Snakes front half.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
The sound waves spread throughout the Scarlet Demonic Snakes upper body, creating explosions. The hundred meters of its upper body was badly mutted. Its main body was dripping with blood now, as dead as it could be.
Yun Kexin stretched her hand out and retrieved the Scarlet Demonic Snakes Rank 6 Demonic Core. Then, she casually tossed it to Xiao Chen and said, This is for you, I dont need this.
Xiao Chen stretched his hand out and received it. He was in a little disbelief. This was a Demonic Core worth ten thousand Inferior Grade Spirit Stones. Yet, Yun Kexin tossed it over so casually, as though it was a valueless rock.
Yun Kexin exined, I am notcking in Spirit Stones. You can just split it with the rest. As for how to do it, I will leave it up to you.
Xiao Chen was not a pretentious person; he nodded and thanked her before putting it away. Yun Kexin was notcking Spirit Stones, but Xiao Chen was not either. However, Spirit Stones were like money.
The more there was, the better things would be. Xiao Chen would not tire of having too much.
The two of them each consumed a Medicinal Pill and took out an Inferior Grade Spirit Stone before sitting down to recover their energy. They could be considered to have killed this Rank 6 Demonic Beast blocking their way unscathed. So, they rxed slightly in their hearts.
After a short time, theypletely drained all the Spiritual Energy in the Spirit Stones. Both of them stood up simultaneously.
With their current cultivation realms, an Inferior Grade Spirit Stone could only recover about half their Essence. However, the two of them knew that there was not enough time for them to continue recovering their Essence. So, they did not have any intention to take up more time recovering their Essence.
When they saw Xiao Chen and Yun Kexin get up, Mu Heng, Zhang Lie, Gao Xiang and the three people controlled by the Shadow Demons followed suit. Mu Heng, Zhang Lie, and Gao Xiang suffered significant internal injuries. After they had rested for a while, they had only barely suppressed their injuries.
Yun Kexin saw that the other three people had a strange look in their eyes. Hence, she secretly gave Xiao Chen a look.
Xiao Chen was somewhat astonished and used his Spiritual Sense to scan them. After a while, he understood the situation.
Why did the three of youe over? Didnt I say for you to stay there and wait for us? Yun Kexin asked the three people calmly.
The female Gangyu Peak Disciple answered, The activity of the fight was too big. We were worried, so we came over.
Yun Kexin did not continue to pursue the matter. She said, Never mind, there is no more danger. However, we cannot continue traveling. We should make a retreat and rest.
The three people did not suspect her at all. They turned around and headed back the way they came from with Mu Heng and the rest.
Pu ci!
Xiao Chen and Yun Kexin moved at the same time. The Roaming Dragon Saber in Yun Kexin hand gleamed with a cold light as it stabbed the heart of a Shadow Demon from the back.
Xiao Chens figure appeared from nowhere and punched a Shadow Demon with a huge force. Then the two of them continued to attack. One person with a saber and the other with a fist, striking the final Shadow Demon.
All this happened within the time it took for a spark to fly. The three Shadow Demons simply could not react at all and got hit. Mu Heng and the others could not understand what they were seeing.
Senior Sister Yun! Ye Chen! What are you doing!
Yun Kexin did not answer their question. Instead, she said indifferently, You will understand in a while!
The three people on the ground let out painful hoarse cries. Then, right under Zhang Lies astonished gaze, three columns of smoke came out from them. The three Shadow Demons had pained expressions on their faces as they copsed to the ground; it was clear they had been severely injured.
Hu chi!
Seeing theirrades being exposed, the other Shadow Demons no longer hid themselves and came out from the ground. Seven pale-faced Shadow Demons appeared suddenly before everyone.
Three Shadow Demons did not hesitate tounch themselves at Mu Heng, Zhang Lie, and Gao Xiang. The remaining four started to surround Xiao Chen and Yun Kexin. The two Heavenly Saber Pavilion disciples who became blood corpses also appeared slowly,unching themselves at Xiao Chen and Yun Kexin.
A big fight had just finished and they have not rested properly yet. However, they were in danger once again. Especially Mu Heng, Zhang Lie, and Gao Xiang, they had not even recovered a quarter of their strength yet. When the three Shadow Demons attacked, they were immediately in danger.
Xiao Chen and Yun Kexin were not in a very good situation either. They both had to deal with two Shadow Demons each and a blood corpse. Furthermore, they had only recovered half their strength. They could not take out some time to help Mu Heng and the others.
The Shadow Demons attacks were extremely weird. They were different from the Martial Techniques of the Tianwu Continent. They relied on their bodies to attack and were very direct; they were not fancy at all, more like a Demonic Beast.
However, if it was only so, Xiao Chen would not find it difficult to deal with. The thing that gave him a headache was their Movement Techniques. They were strangely swift, and there were no weak points to exploit.
asionally, they would strike one with their sabers, only to discover what they attacked was a clump of formless ck smoke.
If Xiao Chen could hit them, he was confident of killing them in one strike. Unfortunately, they were everywhere; around him, below him, and above him. It was hard to differentiate the real from the fake. It was extremely troublesome.
Then, there were the two Heavenly Saber Pavilion disciples who had been altered into blood corpses. Their strength had increased by twenty percent. When they were attacked, they could not feel pain, so they continued to attack.
I cant hold back anymore. Otherwise, even if I can save myself, Mu Heng and the others will die, Xiao Chen thought anxiously.
Chapter 250 - The Rugged Road Ahead
Chapter 250: The Rugged Road Ahead
After Xiao Chen made up his mind, he silently circted the Dragon and Tiger Body Sculpting Art as he fought. The bones in his body immediately started to crackle.
Ayer of golden light slowly appeared on the surface of his body. The strength of the tiger and dragon slowly manifested. Then he stopped attacking, letting a Shadow Demon attack him without dodging.
When the Shadow Demon saw the change in Xiao Chens movements, he thought Xiao Chens Essence was exhausted and had revealed a weak point. He smiled malevolently as he stabbed his five sharp ws toward Xiao Chen.
Keng Qiang!
The sharp ws tore Xiao Chens clothes in an instant. However, when they came in contact with his skin, they gave off a metallic sound and could not advance further.
What happened? The Shadow Demon wondered; he felt it was quite odd.
Although this attack failed to stab Xiao Chens heart, the force struck his chest. This jolted his internal organs, and his Qi and blood surged.
Xiao Chen shouted, and the image of a tiger and dragon flew out from his body. The tiger howled, and the dragon roared. His body immediately filled with a horrifying strength.
Fierce Tiger Leaving the Mountains!
Before the Shadow Demon could dodge, Xiao Chens punch, which carried six thousand kilograms of force, broke his head; the Shadow Demon died instantly.
When Xiao Chen saw the remained Shadow Demon and blood corpse rushing over to save him; the Qi whirlpool in his dantian spun twice, quickly.
A pure and surging lightning-attributed Essence traveled via his meridians and flowed into the snow-white de of the Lunar Shadow Saber. Purple light instantly flickered within the dark forest; it was incredibly dazzling.
Drawing the Saber!
This was the first time Xiao Chen infused the pure state of Thunder into the Rushing Thunder Saber Technique. Dark clouds covered the sky as thunder roared angrily. It was like a massive army marching.
Xiao Chens attribute was lightning. When he became a Martial Saint, the Essence in his body changedpletely, bing pure lightning-attributed Essence.
Under such a state, when Xiao Chen used the Rushing Thunder Saber Technique, the strength he could bring out was more powerful than the Lingyun Saber Technique with the state of mountains and state of clouds.
Three bolts of lightning broke through the night sky and gathered on Xiao Chens saber. His body shed in the air, and another Shadow Demon separated into half instantly.
The Essence containing the state of lightning was flickering where he was chopped in half, as well as on the wounds. It stayed there without fading for a long time.
Arclight Chop!
Xiao Chen kept moving. Then a chain of thunder crackled in the sky again. The saber drew an arclight in the sky. The blood corpse that tried to run was chopped in half as well; it had no way to resist.
Rushing Heaven Chop!
Xiao Chen pushed his feet off the ground, pointed his Lunar Shadow Saber to the sky, and soared upwards. There was no grace to his movements at all, but he surged with a boundless aura.
Chi! Chi! Chi!
Xiao Chens body was like a bolt of lightning, shing in the sky. With a shua sound, the three Shadow Demons surrounding Mu Heng and the others were immediately pierced through and killed in that instant.
Xiao Chens body paused in mid-air, and the chain of thunder stopped. It was like the calm before the storm; it instantly became very quiet.
Rushing Thunder Chop! Xiao Chen shouted. He held his saber with both hands and hacked downwards on the blood corpse attacking Yun Kexin.
Pu Ci!
A resplendent saber light sliced through the air like it was water, appearing from nowhere in the blood corpses head.
In the next instant, the intense electricity in the saber light exploded, creating thunder louder than any that came before. With a shua sound, this blood corpse was hacked into halves by the saber and was turned to nothing by the explosion.
Rushing Thunder Second Chain Chop! The momentum of the four moves from the Rushing Thunder Saber Techniquepletely unleashed at this moment. Xiao Chens saber turned the Shadow Demon into a puddle of blood; he did not even have the time to cry out miserably.
The final Shadow Demon felt fear in his heart. He decisively gave up the attack on Yun Kexin and turned into a ball of ck smoke, fleeing quickly.
Trying to run? Are you able to do so? Xiao Chen withdrew his saber and stood upright. He snorted coldly when he saw the Shadow Demon fleeing.
A limitless purple me burned in his right eye. If one looked into his eye, they would see an ocean of mes.
The fierce mes gathered together before finally turning into a ball, turning into a strange purple me in Xiao Chens right eye.
Purple Thunder True Fire, Shoot!
The strange me formed a purple arrow in the air. Like a ray of light, it quietly chased after the Shadow Demon who fled for more than a thousand meters.
Boom!
A horrifying explosion came from the distance. The purple me discharged and the lightning in the me released. Countless bolts of lightning filled the space.
Aside from Yun Kexin, the others stared at this scene, dumbfounded; they did not dare believe this was real.
Xiao Chen withdrew and stood upright. He already expected the strength of the state of thunder infused in Rushing Thunder Saber Technique to be very strong. However, he was still astonished at the might it disyed.
He believed that if he couldpletely grasp this Saber Techniques, aside from somete peak Martial Saints, he would be unrivaled within the Martial Saint realm.
Xiao Chen withdrew his thoughts and turned around. He discovered Gao Xiang holding his chest, lying on the ground in pain. His lips were ck, and he trembled; these were the signs of poisoning.
Xiao Chen quickly walked over and asked Zhang Lie, Whats going on with him?
Zhang Lie looked very upset. His voice trembled as he exined what happened to Xiao Chen.
When the Shadow Demons suddenly attacked them, the slowest was Gao Xiang. Furthermore, his injuries had not yet healed. The ws of a Shadow Demon pierced his chest.
Originally, the wound was not so deep; Gao Xiang did not care about it either. He had suffered simr wounds before when he trained outside. With the strength of a cultivators body, this would not be a life-threatening wound.
However, he did not expect there to be a slow-acting poison in the Shadow Demons attack. By the time he reacted, the poison had spread throughout his body; he could no longer force it out.
Mu Heng asked, Ye Chen, can you save him?
Xiao Chen shooked his head. Under the Medicinal Pills section in the Compendium of Cultivation, there were pills that would treat poison. Unfortunately, Xiao Chen had not practiced refining them. He had no way to produce one now.
Maybe Yun Kexin has a way, such a thought appeared in Xiao Chens mind. This feeling was very strange; it was like instinct.
Yun Kexin had rushed over long ago. However, she was simply standing by the side, observing Gao Xiangs situation without saying anything.
When she felt Xiao Chens gaze, she shook her head. I do have Rank 6 poison antidotes. However, the poison has already permeated the bone marrow and heart vessels. Without a medical sage here personally or an Immortal Grade Holy Herb with at least a thousand years of age, there is no way to save him.
When Gao Xiang heard this, he did not have a bitter look on his face. Instead, he revealed a gentle expression. He smiled bitterly, I started cultivating at the age of six and entered the Heavenly Saber Pavilion at the age of sixteen. Now, I am twenty-six and am a Medial Grade Martial Saint. I feel unsatisfied, dying like this!
Like the final radiance of the setting sun, Gao Xiangs pained expressionpletely vanished. Hisplexion started to brighten. He removed the bag from behind him and handed it to Zhang Lie.
He muttered, This is the Demonic Core I obtained on this trip. I originally thought I could exchange these for Medial Grade Spirit Stones and raise my cultivation to peak Medial Grade Martial Saint. It seems like I can only let you guys take advantage of me now.
The path of a cultivator is rugged. Everyone who walks this path should expect such a day. Let my misfortune be a reminder to you. When in a fight, do not be careless.
After Gao Xiang spoke, a look of determination appeared in his eyes. Then, he circted his final dregs of Essence and shattered his heart.
He chose to end his own life; this was a tragic way to die.
Gao Xiangs death made everyone feel somewhat depressed. They felt sympathy and sorrow, and at the same time, they thought of themselves.
In the Tianwu Continent, the strong ruled. The weak were ants in the eyes of the strong. They would kill if they wanted to. If they were upset, they would trample on your dignity.
Under such cruel circumstances, every cultivator would find all sorts of means to cultivate bitterly, seeking the path to grow stronger.
However, this path was too arduous. Aside from having to deal with both the openpetition and hidden attacks by other humans, they still had to be very careful how they trained, avoiding dying at the hands of Demonic Beasts or Spirit Beasts.
Life was too fragile on such a path. This mission was a form of training too. Unfortunately, before they even reached the midpoint, six people on their team had already lost their lives.
Xiao Chen casually summoned a cluster of Purple Thunder True Fire and covered Gao Xiangs body with it. His body immediately began to burn quickly.
Burying a body in the forest was already known to be a wrong move. The enemy would only use them. Thus, no one felt Xiao Chens actions were wrong.
As they watched Gao Xiangs body burn, a difficult-to-detect,plicated look shed in Yun Kexins eyes. However, it was just a sh; no one noticed it.
After a while, Yun Kexin said calmly, We will rest for an hour. After that, we will continue on our way.
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Within the forest, simr things happened at other locations.
Murong Chong was drifting in the air. Then, a cool breeze blew. After a while, a saber light appeared, and a man in scarlet was torn apart.
The Blood Demons body could be fixed back together. However, it was unable to do so; it turned into a corpse.
No emotions showed on Murong Chongs handsome face. He wiped his saber clean of blood and sheathed it.
The pieces of the Blood Demons body on the ground suddenly exploded, turning into a puddle of blood, flying everywhere.
Behind Murong Chong, there were two members of the team with ck lips. They had copsed to the ground with unsightly expressions. They had also been afflicted with the slow-acting poison; it had spread throughout their bodies, and they could no longer be saved.
Senior Brother Murong, do you have any way to save my Junior Brother? He is going to die, a Gangyu Peak disciple asked anxiously.
Murong Chong shook his head without saying a thing. Then, he picked up the Demon Core the Blood Demon left behind and put it away. He carried his saber and sat, alone, in a corner. He closed his eyes and recovered his energies.
[TL afterthoughts: I had to put this out here. Although I hated Gao Xiang at first, his death gave me the feels As I was tranting this, when I got to the part where he died, I really hoped he would live. I wanted to see a friendship begin with this group.]
Chapter 251 - Demon General
Chapter 251: Demon General
The life of a cultivator is like an ants. If they cannot be strong, they will only be cannon fodder for other people, Murong Chong thought to himself. That means that aside from bing strong, there is no other choice. Otherwise, I will be like these people.
On an overhanging cliff, in a magnificent castle. The Blood Demon General draped in a scarlet cloak sat on a scarlet throne. He held a golden wine cup and sat there expressionlessly.
Without looking carefully, the face of the Blood Demon General was no different from a human youths. However, the scarlet eyes on his pale face were filled with a boundless killing intent that would cause one to tremble.
Below the great hall, there were twelve pirs on the two side. Beside each pir, there were ten Blood Demons dressed in scarlet.
The Blood Demon General raised the golden wine cup and took a gentle sip. A scarlet stain was left behind on his lips.
Apparently, this was not actually some magnificent wine; it was a cup of fresh human blood. It was very possible it came from a captured Heavenly Saber Pavilion disciple.
The Blood Demon General wiped the blood away from the corner of his lips and revealed a drunk expression. He said, What delectable fresh human blood. I have not tasted it for twenty years in this space.
Dang! Dang!
Suddenly, a Blood Demon covered in blood came into the great hall anxiously. He walked forward and knelt below the throne.
He respectfully said, Lord Demon General, the Shadow Demons you sent out were all eliminated. ording to your instructions, I have sent out all the Blood Demons within the pce six hours ago.
Because Lord Demon General was in closed-door cultivation, I could not report until now.
A faint smile was revealed on the Blood Demon Generals face. He ced the golden wine cup on the table beside the throne and said, Not a problem, it is something within expectations. They are just like dogs, I dont expect them to be of much use. Furthermore, we are just projections here, they cant even bepared to dogs. Even more reason to not care about them.
Take your leave first, you have done a good job. As long as we can obstruct that group of people for one day and finish the ceremony, everything will be fine.
The person that knelt on the ground got up and gave thanks before he quickly left the great hall.
The Blood Demon General picked up the wine cup again. A frightening glow appeared in his scarlet eyes. He finished all the blood in the wine cup before he coldly spoke, One day of time. All I need is one day and I can turn the Heavenly Saber Pavilion back into ruins.
Is that so? Im afraid you wont have such an opportunity! A cold mocking voice suddenly resounded in the great hall.
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In the dark forest, Xiao Chens group of four continued forward. The Scarlet Demonic Snake upied a huge territory in this forest. Despite walking for an hour, they did not run into other Demonic Beasts.
After they walked out of the Scarlet Demonic Snakes territory, they met other Demonic Beasts again. The weakest of them were early Rank 5 Demonic Beasts. asionally, they would run into middle Rank 5 Demonic Beasts.
They even met a peak Rank 5 Demonic Beast. Fortunately, it was not a Rank 6. Although the fight was hard, they were not in any real danger.
Along the way, there would be the sudden attacks from Shadow Demons. The group had to deal with them even though they were tired. It could be said that danger was present at every step of the journey.
After they walked further, they finally met with the masters of the Shadow Demons. They were Demons that wereposed of blood. Blood Demons had many insidious tricks up their sleeves, they were more horrifying than Shadow Demons. Their attacking methods were even more strange and varied.
The most important thing was that their bodies were formed by liquids. Ordinary methods would not be able to kill them. They were not afraid of their heads exploding or being chopped into several pieces.
Fortunately, Xiao Chen had lightning attributed Essence, it was the nemesis of these beings. After they were injured, the Essence that contained the state of thunder would stay on the wound without dispersing. This resulted in them being unable to reform.
Yun Kexins Heavenly Melody Saber Technique was even more horrifying. When the sound waves entered their bodies, it could instantly enter into every drop of blood in the Blood Demon and explode them into oblivion.
Lonely Peak''s Fatal Blow!
Zhang Lie shouted and formed a mountain, crushing a Shadow Demon. Then he retrieved the Demon Core with a shua sound.
Senior Sister, how much longer before we can get out? Zhang Lie had finished his task. He leaned on a big tree and panted.
Along the way, they had been fighting non-stop. Aside from the various Demonic Beasts, they had to be wary of the sneak attacks from the Shadow Demons and the Blood Demons. The group was constantly on a high state of alert.
Furthermore, the road in the forest seems unending. The scene in the front was always the same: lots and lots of ck trees.
Even though Zhang Lie hadprehended saber intent and had a stronger mental state than regr cultivators, he was still starting to get frustrated.
Yun Kexin tossed an Inferior Grade Spirit Stone to Zhang Lie and Mu Heng each. Then she said, Should not be for much longer. We have been walking in a straight line. We should be able to exit the forest by dusk.
Yun Kexin seemed to have an inexhaustible supply of Medicinal Pills and Inferior Grade Spirit Stones. After every fight, she would hand out pills for treatment and recovering Essence.
If the Essence exhaustion was too high, she just directly gave out an Inferior Grade Spirit Stone. If not for Yun Kexins supply, even if the group wanted to continue fighting, they might not be able to do so.
Mu Heng sat cross-legged and smiled faintly. Just treat it as cultivating. After one day of continuously fighting, I feel that my strength has increased by fifty percent.
I even made some breakthroughs in some Martial Techniques that I could notprehend before. It is better than cultivating bitterly in the back mountains for three months.
Indeed, whenpared to cultivating alone, a training session where your life was on the line had a significantly faster speed of training and cultivation.
However, both had its advantages and disadvantages. Cultivating alone was stable and does not include any life threatening danger. Experiential training could quickly raise ones cultivation but it was very dangerous and there were too many uncertainties.
In summary, both methods had to be used, alternating between bitter cultivation and experiential training. Only by achieving a good bnce could ones cultivation grow the fastest.
Pu Ci!
Xiao Chen, who was scouting out the situation in front, jumped down from a tree. He said, We can rest for a while, there are no Demonic Beasts in the surroundings. The nearest Demonic Beasts are about one thousand meters in front of us.
They are early Rank 5 Demonic Wolves. If they were alone, they would be easy to deal with. Unfortunately, this kind of Demonic Beasts has a pack mentality. They are about five in number so there will be a hard battleter.
Yun Kexin muttered for a while before speaking, Same method then. The three of us will deal with the Demonic Wolves. Ye Chen will be on the defensive, preventing any sneak-attacks from the Shadow Demons and the Blood Demons.
After an hour, everyone hadpletely recovered their Essence and they started their journey again.
Spinning Mountain Destroys Clouds!
Zhang Lie shouted and a strong wind blew. A mysterious phenomenon was created, a lone mountain was formed. Then he rushed at the pack of Rank 5 Demonic Wolves.
Swift Horizontal Saber Strike! Seven Stars Transposition!
Mu Heng did not want tog behind. A purple light lit up his body and he was like a saber. He flickered around the pack of wolves. Each time he appeared, his palm would sh once and a wolf head would be sent flying.
Within the wolf pack, the huge wolf king stared at them with scarlet eyes; it was howling furiously.
Like soldiers getting into a tactical formation, every time it howled, the formation of the wolves would change. After a while, the irresistible force that was Zhang Lie and Mu Heng received a strong counter attack under the lead of the Wolf King.
The wolves had blocked the attacks of the two and then counter-attacked without care for themselves. This left a few wounds on the two of them.
Chi! Chi!
A piercing sonic boom was heard on the battlefield. A white figure moved in an arc in the air andnded before the Wolf King.
The Slender Saber in Yun Kexins hand trembled and the Wolf Kings huge body was knocked backward. The formation of the wolves became very messy. When Yun Kexin distracted the Wolf King, the pressure on Zhang Lie and Mu Heng decreased.
Xiao Chen held onto the Lunar Shadow Saber and shut his eyes. He used his Spiritual Sense to cover every corner of the battlefield, especially the area where the three of them were fighting.
They were now wary of the Demons attacks. Whenpared to Demonic Beasts, they knew how to hide themselves and y tricks. The crafty Demons were the biggest threat to the group.
Shua!
In the world of his Spiritual Sense, a figure different from Demonic Wolves and humans appeared. It was a pool of blood flying very quickly toward Yun Kexin.
Xiao Chen suddenly opened his eyes and executed the Lightning Evasion. A bolt of lightning tore through the dark night sky.
Huang dang! Xiao Chen drew his saber. The light on the Lunar Shadow Saber was even more resplendent than lightning, it was very dazzling.
Pu Ci!
There was a sh of cold light and the de struck into the blood on the ground. Its speed was very fast, even the lightning in the sky had not disappeared yet.
A mournful and miserable shriek came from the ground. The blood on the ground took a human form. Both its hands grabbed the Lunar Shadow Saber that glowed with an electric light as it howled non-stop.
Despicable human beings! I will feast on your blood sooner orter. I will make you suffer the most painful torture in this world.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly as he said softly, My apologies, you do not have that chance anymore. Explode!
The Lunar Shadow Saber stabbed into the Demons heart erupted with a horrifying electric light. There were arcs of electricity jumping around and crackling.
The Blood Demons body was sted into tiny droplets of blood before eventually vanishing.
Suddenly, four Shadow Demons flew over andunched themselves at Zhang Lie and Mu Heng, who were in the middle of an intense battle. The timing of the Shadow Demons was very good. They chose the moment they were upied by the wolf pack and were unable to react.
A fierce me started burning in Xiao Chens right eye and it soon condensed into a purple electric me. The me elongated rapidly and turned into a sharp arrow.
Pu Ci!
The arrow tore through the air like a bolt of lightning, illuminating the dark forest. It surpassed the speed of sound as it pierced the bodies of the four Shadow Demons.
The Shadow Demons exploded and turned into a rain of ck blood that covered the sky.
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In the pce on the overhanging cliff, the Blood Demon General was stunned when he heard that sudden mocking voice.
There was someone who had evaded his perception and infiltrated his pce.
Pu Ci!
The ten Blood Demons standing below the throne in the great hall all cried miserably and exploded, turning into a mist of blood.
Lu Chen, Liu Ruyue, and their team slowly appeared in the great hall. They hadpletely unleashed their auras. Their gazes were as sharp as sabers as they stared at the Blood Demon General on the throne.
This was the Demon that had once brought a cmity to the Heavenly Sabar Pavilion.
The Blood Demon looked at the ten people and his lips curled up. He revealed a faint smile on his face. There I was thinking how high your cultivations were for you to be able to hide from my perception. Actually, you used an Aura Concealing Talisman.
Chapter 252 - Merely A Chess Piece
Chapter 252: Merely A Chess Piece
Does the Heavenly Saber Pavilion not have other people? Or are they sending you here to die?
Lu Chens expression was calm as he said, You are only a projection. We are sufficient to kill you.
A cold light appeared in the Blood Demon Generals scarlet eyes. He said indifferently, I was originally somewhat worried about who the Heavenly Saber Pavilion would send. Seems like I have worried too much. Coincidentally, I still require some materials for the ceremony. Since you have sent yourselves to me, then I shall not stand on ceremony.
Boom!
After he spoke, a red light from the Blood Demon Emperor rushed into the sky. A horrifying killing Qi surged out at the group.
There were many things going on in his eyes, like they were purgatory with countless vengeful spirits crying out miserably. A horrifying illusion appeared in front of the group. It was difficult to differentiate the real from the fake in this strange space.
Huang Dang! Everyone drew their sabers at the same time. The orderly sound reverberated in the air. With a shua sound, the illusion instantly disappeared.
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Within the forest, after Yun Kexin killed the Wolf King, the remaining Demonic Wolves became disorganized. They all fled when the group attacked.
Zhang Lie and Mu Heng started to sweep the battlefield, extracting the Demonic Wolves Demonic Cores. Xiao Chen continued to stay on guard, preventing any Demons from sneak-attacking them.
Boom!
Just at this moment, a bright scarlet light rushed up into the sky in the distant horizon.
A horrifying aura extended out from a distance. Zhang Lie and Mu Heng, who were sweeping the battlefield, felt a cold shiver.
Mu Heng stopped moving and looked at the red light. He muttered, What is this? What a horrifying aura! Who is it from?
Actually, everyone already had a guess in their hearts. However, they did not dare to be sure about it. They could not help but fix their gazes on Yun Kexin.
When Yun Kexin saw that red light, she revealed a grave expression on her previously calm face.
When she felt everyones gazes, she turned around and slowly said, Your mission is alreadyplete. If you have a Divine me Talisman, you can leave now. If you dont have one, I can give you one.
Zhang Lie and Mu Heng were stunned when they heard this. A doubtful look appeared on their faces, as they could not understand what was going on, Senior Sister Yun, didnt you say we have to go through the forest and meet up with the other teams?
Thats right, we are almost at our destination already, why are we not going there?
Yun Kexins unexpected words caused the two of them to not know what to do. They simply could not understand what was going on. The n was to go out of the forest. How was it that the mission was over before they had done so?
When Xiao Chen heard Yun Kexin say that the mission was finished, he was mildly stunned as well. Then he looked at the red light rushing toward the sky from the mountain summit, and felt the aura that filled the entire space.
After a while, Xiao Chen understood the crux of the situation. A bitter smile appeared on his calm face as he looked toward the sky.
Xiao Chen slowly got up and said to Zhang Lie and Mu Heng, Just go out. After all, you guys have already collected ten Demon Cores each. You have already aplished half your mission. The hundred Medial Grade Spirit Stones are not going to run away. There is still arge number of Demonic Cores. Your harvest is very significant already.
After a pause, Xiao Chen continued, More important than the harvest was the difficult battles you experienced. Zhang Lie, after some cultivating, you should be able to reach peak Inferior Grade Martial Saint without any problems.
Then Xiao Chen turned to face Mu Heng, Mu Heng, although your cultivation will not experience an explosive increase, I believe the increase in your strength will be higher than Zhang Lies.
Zhang Lie thought for a long time. At this point in time, he had more or less understood what was going on. He revealed aplicated expression and said, Ye Chen, thats not what I meant, Gao Xiang and the rest
Suddenly, a sharp light appeared in Xiao Chens originally calm gaze. He said, Experiential Trainings are always filled with dangers. Stop thinking about it. Just go!
Mu Chen looked deeply at the calm Yun Kexin. He did not say anything as he took out the Divine me Talisman. After a while, he was slowly enveloped in a ball of fire, vanishing from this space.
Zhang Lie was shaken by Xiao Chens gaze. He stopped saying anything else and took out a Divine me Talisman as well. Then he turned into a ball of fire and slowly vanished from the space.
After the two of them left, the atmosphere between Yun Kexin and Xiao Chen slowly turned strange. Neither of them spoke and the forest became extremely quiet.
Rumble!
Suddenly, the ground started shaking. However, it was not the ground shaking, but rather the entire sub-space.
Trees toppled over one after another and countless Demonic Beasts ran out from the forest in horror. The entire forest became incredibly chaotic.
However, the atmosphere between the two of them remained incredibly silent. The surrounding chaos did not affect the two of them at all.
After a long time, Yun Kexin sighed gently, Are you not leaving yet? If you dont have a Divine me Talisman, I can give you one.
Xiao Chen shooked his head, No need. Can I ask you a few questions?
There were no fluctuations on Yun Kexins calm face. She nodded, I knew you would me me. I also know what you are going to ask. I can tell you the answer.
Thats right, from the very start, the Elders Assembly had not intended for you all toplete the mission. The ones toplete the mission is Lu Chens team.
The mission of our team is to distract the Blood Demon general, to cause him to send out all the Blood Demons from the pce. While we got rid of the hindrances, Lu Chens team can use the Aura Concealing Talisman to infiltrate the pce and focus on fighting the Blood Demon General.
Xiao Chen said indifferently, I have already guessed this much by myself. You misunderstand what I meant. I am not ming you. I just want to ask you. What are the odds of Lu Chens team killing the Blood Demon General.
As Yun Kexin had said, Xiao Chen had already guessed most of it based on the clues he had gotten and what he had observed. To put it simply, the Elders Assembly used them as cannon fodder to distract the main force and create an opportunity for Lu Chens team.
What Zhang Lie could not understand earlier was why the Elders Assembly had not rified this and simply sent them to die. Thus, when he had guessed the answer, he was feeling dissatisfied.
However, Xiao Chen was not concerned with this question. There was a very simple reason behind it: if the Elders Assembly had told them in advance, out of the hundred people, most of them would not have participated in the mission. No one would be silly enough to volunteer as cannon fodder.
From the same reasoning, Xiao Chen could not me this on Yun Kexin. At least she was not the person who had issued the mission. As a team captain, she had already done her duty.
Every time they were in a fight, Yun Kexin was on the frontlines. If there was someone injured, she did not hesitate to hand out Spirit Stones or Medicinal Pills. She had already done her best to ensure everyones safety.
Thus, Zhang Lies emotions were starting to get out of control, so Xiao Chen had used his strong mental strength to help him recover his calm.
The strong feed on the weak; without sufficient strength, in the eyes of the people in control, you were only a chess piece to be moved. If you were strong enough, you would naturally be given a Divine me Talisman to ensure your safety.
Xiao Chen did not me anyone, or bear a grudge. This matter only allowed him to see this world more clearly.
Without sufficient strength, every step was filled with danger. Thus, he had to be strong. He had to grow stronger, and then grow even stronger. Only by doing this could he control his own fate.
Now, Xiao Chen was only concerned about whether Lu Chen and the others could kill the Blood Demon General. If they could kill him easily, then there would be no problems. He could ignore the mission given to him by Liu Tianyu and leave this ce.
If their odds were bad, then he would have to go take a look. At the very least, he had to use that heaven-splitting saber strike Liu Tianyu had hidden in the Lunar Shadow Saber before he left.
Yun Kexin was mildly surprised to see Xiao Chen being so calm. She thought to herself, before saying, They have a sixty percent of victory. Out of Lu Chens team, there are seven people who have grasped the Blood Demon Self-Disintegration Technique. They can burn their lifeforce and temporarily increase theirbat prowess.
These seven people did not intend toe out alive in the first ce. They are the deathsworn warriors of the Divine Saber Camp. In the situation where they do not hold back, they can raise theirbat prowess by ten times.
When Xiao Chen heard this, he was shocked. Liu Ruyue was among the ten people. If the seven people included her, he could not sit and watch idly.
My apologies, I have to leave first. A silver warship flew out of Xiao Chens right eye and he quickly leaped onto it. Before he left, he seemed to have thought of something. He said, Actually, you dont have to me yourself. You have already done a very good job.
After he spoke, Xiao Chen rode off on his silver warship and headed to the pce on the overhanging cliff very quickly. He was as fast as lightning, disappearing in a sh.
Yun Kexin watched as Xiao Chen left. She revealed a faint smile on her delicate face. Then she waved the Roaming Dragon Saber around gently as she spoke to herself, Interesting what is so urgent that he would forget about a Heaven Ranked Spirit Weapon?
Within the forest, Murong Chong saw the red light rushing into the sky. He slowly stopped and thought for a long time.
Senior Brother Murong, Why are we not moving? one of the team members asked in confusion.
Murong Chong did not reply. He turned around and walked to the team. He went to the front of a severely injured core disciple and slowly ced a Divine me Talisman on his chest.
After that, before everyones shocked gazes, that person was enveloped in a ball of mes and vanished from the space.
After Murong Chong did this, he took out another Divine me Talisman and said, Just stay here, there is no need to advance further. This is myst Divine me Talisman, I will pass it to you and you can decide what to do with it for yourselves.
After Murong Chong spoke, he soared into the sky. As his body pushed against the air, he created a sonic boom as he flew quickly towards the pce in front.
Senior Brother Murong! Dont leave! The group called out after Murong Chong left behind the Divine me Talisman and flew off. They did not know what to do.
They were able to get this far and only had three deaths by relying on Murong Chongs strength. Now that he was gone, they immediately panicked.
A simr scene happened to the other teams in the forest. The core disciples leading the teams stopped when they saw the red light rushing into the sky.
However, their actions were different from Murong Chong and Yun Kexin. They simply used their Divine me Talisman and left the sub-space, leaving behind a group of dumbfounded core disciples.
The winds howled in Xiao Chens ears as he stood on the bow of the warship. His hair and clothes fluttered in the wind.
Chapter 253 - Fight on the Warship
Chapter 253: Fight on the Warship
There was an anxious look on Xiao Chens face. He operated the formation markings in the warship at full force, not caring about the expenditure of Essence as he headed to the pce at full speed.
Xiao Chen was consoling himself, Elder Sister Ruyue should not know the Blood Demon Self-Disintegration Technique. Otherwise, Liu Tianyu would not have let her enter this sub-space.
After all, she is Liu Tianyus daughter. No matter how much of a bastard he is, he will not joke around with his daughters life.
However, another thought appeared in Xiao Chens mind, Maybe that old man predicted I would be worried about Elder Sister Ruyue. So he purposely used such a method to make me remain in this sub-space and kill the Blood Demon General as he nned.
Given the character of that sly old fox, he might have done this. When Xiao Chen thought of this, he could not help but increase the speed of the silver warship again.
The speed of the silver warship was already approaching the speed of sound. The sharp wind blew on his face, cutting his skin like knives. Xiao Chen felt some pain, and had no choice but to use some Essence to block the wind.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Just at that moment, there was a series of sonic booms from behind Xiao Chen. A figure caught up quickly andnded firmly on the stern.
Xiao Chen took a look and clearly saw who it was. He eximed in some surprise, Murong Chong!
Murong Chong was holding a saber in his left hand as he said mockingly, Are you in such a rush to die?
When Xiao Chen heard this, his expression sank. He said in a cold voice, I have no time to argue with you. This is my warship, please get off.
Murong Chong looked like he had heard a joke, it was reflected in the expression on his face. He said, Please get off? What if I dont want to?
Then I can only chase you off.
Murong Chongughed coldly, I want to see how powerful you are, to dare challenge me, who could once be considered your senior brother.
Roaming Dragons Nine Transformations! Clear Wind Chop!
Xiao Chen did not continue the conversation. He simply shouted and executed the Azure Dragon Cloud Soaring Art and Clear Wind Chop. Suddenly, there were nine streams of cool breezes in the air, Xiao Chen had divided into nine illusions.
Hu chi!
Within the cool breezes, the snow-white Lunar Shadow Saber in Xiao Chens hand disappeared. His killing intent was hidden. Combined with the illusions, it was difficult to differentiate the real from the fakes.
Just as the saber light was about to strike Murong Chong, something strange happened. There was a cool breeze, and Murong Chong vanished right in front of Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen was not startled; he simply extended out his Spiritual Sense and he was able to see the situation two hundred meters around him clearly.
In the midst of the haziness, Xiao Chens Spiritual Sense picked up a ck shadow on his lower right about a hundred meters away.
I found you! Combine!
The nine illusions in the airbined together and Xiao Chens speed doubled, creating a sonic boom as he moved.
The Lunar Shadow Saber was glowing with a purple electric light, illuminating the dark red sky. The saber broke through the air and hacked at the ck dot at lightning speed.
Hu!
The sabers de gave off a thunderous sound when it struck his target. However, aside from the cool breeze, there were no signs of Murong Chong.
Xiao Chen frowned and thought doubtfully to himself, Whats going on? Even if he could hide himself in the cool breeze, he cannot really turn into the wind. If his location was found, he should be able to be attacked.
Hu! Hu! A cool breeze blew behind Xiao Chen and Murong Chongs unhurried voice could be heard, Little Junior Brother, stop looking in the wrong ce. I am here.
The voice moved together with the cool breeze. It circled around Xiao Chen then echoed in the surroundings. It was impossible to judge where the voice wasing from.
Xiao Chen revealed a cautious expression on his face. He slowly closed his eyes and returned the snow-white Lunar Shadow Saber to its scabbard.
Murong Chong has already practiced the Clear Wind Chop to Great Perfection. He had alsoprehended the Clear Wind Chops state of wind to Great Perfection. When the two fought using the Clear Wind Chop, Xiao Chens usage of it could not bepared his.
It will be difficult to find him. Trying to find a weak point while he has not made a move yet is not the right way.
Only when he makes a move then would I have a chance to find him. At that time, I will use my strong physical body to force out a weak point.
After that, I will use the Rushing Thunder Saber Techniques relentless attacks topletely defeat him. As long as he retreats, he will not be able to dodge the sessively faster moves of the Rushing Thunder Saber Technique.
A somewhat weak breeze blew across Xiao Chens face. He could not help it, the gentle force caused his anxious expression to soften.
He ising! Xiao Chen suddenly opened his eyes. A sharp light appeared in his eyes and there were crackling soundsing from his bones.
Fierce Tiger Leaving the Mountains, Dominating a Hundred Beasts!
Six thousand kilograms of force struck the empty air, hitting the cool breeze. There was an explosive sounding from the formless wind; his fist had exploded it.
Murong Chong, who was hidden in the cool breeze, had a stunned expression and was mildly startled.
Murong Chong decisively revealed himself, giving up on his earlier method of attack. He released his hand from his saber and struck out with his palm. The wind from his palm roared like thunder, making the air tremble.
Bang!
The fist and palm gave off a loud explosive sound when they met, it was like the crackle of thunder. It shook their eardrums, reverberating in their eyes.
A surging shockwave spread out to the surroundings like a wave.
The two of them took five steps back at the same time. One stood on the bow and the other the stern. In this exchange of a fist and palm, they had struck to a draw.
The Qi and blood in Xiao Chens body were surging, his internal organs were jolted. He could felt blooding up his throat, He did not suppress it and vomited it out.
Xiao Chen had not expected such a result. His physical body had already reached a horrifying level. A full power punch from him carried six thousand kilograms of force.
A sudden attack with his fist could kill a Superior Grade Martial Saint. However, not only Murong Chong was fine, he struck a draw with him.
The silver warship flew continuously in the sky, beneath the red full moon.
A violent wind was blowing past the both of them; their long ck hair danced in the wind and their clothes fluttered noisily
Blood leaked out from the corner of Murong Chongs mouth, hisplexion was somewhat pale. That palm of his had been reinforced by Essence.
Actually, Murong Chongs physical body was significantly weaker than Xiao Chens. Thus, the internal injuries he received were more severe than Xiao Chens.
Murong Chong slowly wiped off the blood on the corner of his lips and revealed a faint smile, To be able to force me to withdraw my saberyou are qualified to challenge me. However, if that is all you have, it is far from enough to chase me away.
Huh!
Just as Murong Chong was about to continue making his move, a green leaf appeared above the silver warship.
The falling green leaf looked very insignificant, but it strangely maintained an incredulous movement speed in the wind. It was neither fast nor slow, giving one afortable feeling. However, it drifted more than a hundred meters in an instant.
Its speed was actually faster than Xiao Chens silver warship.
Xiao Chens gaze focused on the leaf, extremely suspicious of it.
Who is this? Their Martial Spirit was actually released out? Going by the strangeness of this Martial Spirit, it might be an inherited Martial Spirit.
The green leaf slowlynded in between the two of them. Then, it glowed with a white light. A person in white clothes with a calm expression appeared before them; Yun Kexin, holding the Roaming Dragon Saber.
The both of you! At such a time you are still in the mood topete? Yun Kexin said indifferently without any expression on her delicate face.
It was actually Yun Kexin, Xiao Chen was mildly surprised. However, when he thought about it, he realized Yun Kexin was strong for a peak Inferior Grade Martial Saint.
If she had an inherited Martial Spirit, that would exin it. In addition, she had an indifferent attitude toward the Demonic Cores. Only a person from a n with inherited Martial Spirits would not care about Inferior Grade Spirit Stones.
Xiao Chen said, This is my warship. I do not wee people who are here to pick an argument with me.
Murong Chong ignored him and ced his saber at his side. Then he sat down at the stern and closed his eyes, recovering his energies.
Xiao Chen was very anxious about Liu Ruyue; he did not want to continue fighting with Murong Chong. He turned around and said, Senior Sister Yun, why are here?
Yun Kexin looked at the red light in the distance, the origin of the extending killing Qi, and the pce that loud sounds wereing from. She said, Same as you.
Xiao Chen found it funny. He said, What is my purpose? You dont even know? How can you say it is the same as mine?
Yun Kexin nced at Murong Chong, then at Xiao Chen. She said, Actually, the three of us have the same purpose.
Xiao Chen nodded slightly and did not continue to pursue the matter. He piloted the silver warship at full power and flew quickly toward the pce.
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Bang! Bang! Bang!
Within the pce, there were seven Divine Saber Camp desmen who had their strength raised by the Blood Demon Self-Disintegration Technique. They were covered with a surging killing Qi. Boundless scarlet saber Qi were flying everywhere in the pce.
Every saber Qi was at least a hundred meters long, they were incredibly frightening. They contained a horrifying energy. When they struck the Blood Demon General, they would cause him to retreat. His body was covered in bleeding wounds.
After the seven of them executed the Blood Demon Self-Disintegration Technique, theirbat prowess surpassed that of a Medial Grade Martial King. Adding in the other three, they had beaten the Blood Demon General to a point of helplessness.
After that, they had kept the Blood Demon General in a suppressed state, not giving him a chance to retaliate.
Angry Azure River! the seven people shouted, and a scarlet light covered their bodies. Seven red saber Qi merged together in the air and turned into a scarlet river, surging toward the Blood Demon General.
The Blood Demon General revealed a grave expression as he ced his palms in front of him. A round ball of blood appeared and enveloped him.
Only seeing the cool breeze, but not the saber!
A cool breeze blew in the great hall. Liu Ruyue moved very fast in the cool breeze. The saber light shed and the blood ball condensed by the Blood Demon General cracked.
Boom!
The surging scarlet river entered through the crack.
A miserable shriek came from the blood ball, and it exploded in the next instant. The Blood Demon General turned into countless tiny droplets of blood and disappeared.
Is it over? Lu Chen asked, looking t where the Blood Demon General had vanished, an expression of uncertainty on his face.
The other people did not let down their guards. It had been hard for them to get to this point; if they were careless, they could lose everything. They could not afford to lose!
After waiting a long time, the majestic pce still did not have any activity. The great hall waspletely silent. There was only the sound of people breathing.
Chapter 254 - Unlimited Revival
Chapter 254: Unlimited Revival
Lu Chen pondered for a moment, then he said, He should be dead. He is only a projection after all. After we kill the remaining Blood Demons, this space will disappear.
When the others heard this, they nodded. The strength of the Blood Demon General was indeed horrifying. However, it was only a projection in his space; he was not even a tenth as strong as he actually was.
Just as the group was about to heave a sigh of relief, countless droplets of blood suddenly appeared in the great hall. The droplets quickly gathered at a certain spot.
All of this happened in the blink of an eye. When all the blood droplets gathered together, the figure of the Blood Demon General appeared behind a desman who executed the Blood Demon Self-Disintegration Technique.
Pu ci!
There was a terrifying, miserable shriek and a bubbling sound came from that desman. The Blood Demon General absorbed all his blood; he became a husk of himself.
The dark red moon in the distant sky shone a red light on the Blood Demon General, strengthening his somewhat weak body.
All this happened in the time it took for a spark to fly. Everyone was unable to react. They wore shocked expressions on their faces.
The Blood Demon General casually tossed aside the desman. His pale lips dripped blood as he revealed a sinister smile, Stupid humans, am I that easy to kill?
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As the silver warship drew nearer to the pce, the pressure from the horrifying killing Qi grew.
Yun Kexin said, Even though it is just a projection, the strength of this Blood Demon General is probably the equivalent of a peak Medial Grade Martial King at the very least.
Murong Chong, who was on the stern, suddenly opened his eyes. He stood up and said, Probably not just that. When adding in his status as a Demon, his true fighting strength is probably at Superior Grade Martial King.
Within the Great Qin Nation, a Martial Saint was an individual who had only begun the road of cultivation; they could be considered to be minor experts.
They could be a tyrant of a small ce, such as Mohe City. The local powers would invite them and treat them well.
After one reached Martial Saint, every grade they advanced would bring about a qualitative change to their strength. However, it was difficult for them. For a cultivator to be a Martial Saint before they turned thirty was considered pretty good.
For one to be a true expert in the Great Qin Nation, one had to became a Martial King. After sessfully bing a Martial King, every big n and power in the Great Qin Nation would fawn over one.
In general, the strength of a n was determined by the number and quality of Martial Kings they had. Of course, the number referred to how many Martial Kings there were and quality referred to their grade.
At the Martial King realm, not to mention a grade, even a small advantage could immediately determine a victor. This was because it was too difficult to advance once one got to this cultivation realm.
Everyone clearly knew the difference between a peak Medial Grade Martial Saint and a Superior Grade Martial Saint. It was simply the difference between heaven and earth; it would not be an exaggeration to say that the difference was ten times.
After Xiao Chen heard Murong Chong, he maintained a calm expression on his face. However, he was extremely anxious; he could only pray Liu Ruyue would be fine.
Xiao Chen finally understood why Liu Tianyu left behind such a huge power in the Lunar Shadow Saber. This was because he had long anticipated the younger generations of the Heavenly Saber Pavilion would be no match for the Blood Demon General.
Suddenly, the expression on Murong Chongs face changed. He said in a confused manner, Whats going on? The Blood Demon Generals aura suddenly vanished.
Xiao Chen and Yun Kexin also felt it at the same time. The pressure from the surging aura disappeared; they could not feel it at all.
Yun Kexin was suspicious as she guessed, Could the Blood Demon General have already died?
When a persons aura vanished, aside from that person hiding it on purpose, it was only the result of death.
Given the Blood Demon Generals style, hiding himself was definitely not the answer. That only left the exnation of death.
Hu!
Under the full moon, a red light descended and once again, everyone felt the horrifying aura of the Blood Demon General.
Yun Kexin frowned and said, This feelingwhy does it feel like a revival after death? What exactly happened in that pce?
The silhouette of the pce had already appeared before their vision. It did not look far away, but it would still require some time before they arrived.
Xiao Chen stayed silent as he stared at the scarlet moon above him. He had felt that something was wrong with this scarlet moon since a long time ago.
The red light that came from the scarlet moon verified Xiao Chens guess. The red light seemed to contain the energy of life; it carried a surging energy.
Murong Chong said, This moon seems a little strange. I am sure the Blood Demon General was indeed killed on some level. However, the red light from the moon allowed him to revive.
Immortality while the moon shines? Xiao Chen frowned as he thought suspiciously.
Xiao Chen stopped thinking; at this moment, the most important thing was to quickly arrive at the pce.
Xiao Chen took out an Inferior Grade Spirit Stone and absorbed its energy. The Qi whirlpool in Xiao Chens dantian spun quickly as he used his Essence unreservedly.
The silver warship increased its speed significantly. After ten minutes, the three of them finally arrived at the pce.
Rumble! The intense sound of fighting prated through the pces barrier, echoing in their ears.
Hu chi!
Murong Chong jumped into the air, leaving the stern of the warship and descending to the top of the pce quickly. He sent out a palm strike and arge hole immediately appeared in the roof of the pce. Then, he jumped down the hole without hesitation.
Xiao Chen did not hesitate, either. He put the silver warship back into his right eye and entered the hole Murong Chong created with Yun Kexin.
Bang!
Before theynded, they saw Murong Chong turn into a cool breeze and head for the Blood Demon General. He silently left a severe wound on the Blood Demon Generals body with his saber.
Angry Azure River!
In the great hall, the horrifying scarlet saber Qi gathered together again and formed a scarlet river. It carried a boundless aura as it rushed at the Blood Demon General.
The Angry Azure River was originally a peak Earth Ranked Martial Technique. When there were so many people executing it together, the might of this move reached the level of an Inferior Grade Heaven Ranked Martial Technique.
Pu ci! Pu ci!
An intense explosion came from the great hall. The entire great hall started to shake without stopping. With a loud bang, this move killed the Blood Demon General again. Then, he turned into countless blood droplets and vanished once more.
When Liu Ruyue saw Xiao Chen, she quickly leaped over. Her pretty face revealed an anxious expression. She quickly said, Ye Chen, why are you here? Didnt I give you a Divine me Talisman?
Xiao Chen said quietly, There is no need to worry; your father told me toe. He already anticipated that you all would not be a match for the Blood Demon General. He sealed a Martial Technique in the Lunar Shadow Saber. It can kill him.
The group killed the Blood Demon General again. However, this time, no one showed any signs of rxing. Instead, they became even more anxious.
Senior Brother Lu, the Blood Demon Self-Disintegration Technique effects are going to end. Everyone has already exhausted their strength. If we use the Angry Azure River again, its might will be significantly lower. If the Blood Demon General revives again, the situation would not be good.
One of the Divine Saber Camp desman spoke to Lu Chen anxiously.
Lu Chen had a sullen expression; he was well aware of the situation. However, this waspletely out of their expectations.
They originally thought, with the tenfold increase of strength from the Blood Demon Self-Disintegration Technique and thebined Angry Azure River, they would be able to kill the projection of the Blood Demon General with the other Blood Demons gone. However, they did not expect the situation they were currently in, a situation where the Blood Demon General was undying.
When Murong Chong saw Liu Ruyue standing with Xiao Chen, a difficult-to-trace anger shed in his eyes. He quickly walked to Lu Chen and said, His true body should be the red moon in the sky. There is no such thing as an unlimited revival in the world. If we continue killing him, he will die eventually.
Lu Chen smiled bitterly and pointed to the three human husks on the ground and said, Im afraid, before he dies, we will not be able to hold out. If he still does not die after we kill him one more time, we can only choose to retreat.
Pu ci! Pu ci!
The countless blood droplets appeared in the great hall again. They quickly gathered to a spot and the Blood Demon General appeared.
However, this time, because they were more cautious, he could sneak-attack no one.
The scarlet moon shone a red light down and the Blood Demon Generals weak body became strong again.
A cruel grin appeared on his pale face as he looked at the three new arrivals, Another three people bringing themselves to die?
Kill!
The amount of time they could maintain the Blood Demon Self-Disintegration Technique was limited. Lu Chen did not want to waste any more time. The moment the Blood Demon General appeared, he led the team to attack him.
Liu Ruyue, who was beside Xiao Chen, only told Xiao Chen to be careful before she rushed onto the battlefield, fighting the Blood Demon General with the rest.
The seven people fighting had already experienced several big battles togethers; they were able to coordinate perfectly. Xiao Chen, Yun Kexin, and Murong Chong were not in a good position to enter the battle. Otherwise, they might disrupt their rhythm. They could only stay by the side and watch quietly, waiting for an opportunity.
Blood Demon Death Spear!
The Blood Demon General shouted and condensed a ball of blood in his hand. The ball of blood elongated and turned into a long spear. It left behind a scarlet afterimage in the air as it flew quickly at the group.
The speed of the spear was very fast. In the blink of an eye, it arrived before Lu Chen. There was a glint in Lu Chens eyes as he swung his saber in a full circle in the air.
A spinning air current generated in front of Lu Chen. When the scarlet spear came into contact with it, it changed direction and flew to the side.
Bang!
The scarlet spear hit a huge stone pir in the great hall. The stone pir exploded and corroded.
In the next moment, there was a loud crash. The upper half of the pir fell to the ground.
When the several-meter-tall stone pir fell, everyone quickly dodged. The fall of the stone pir kicked up arge amount of dust. Under such a heavy impact, the great hall shook relentlessly.
Pu ci!
The Blood Demon General took advantage of the moment everyone dodged. Heughed strangely and turned into a scarlet liquid, rushing at a desman who executed the Blood Demon Self-Disintegration Technique.
When the desman was stable, he felt danger from behind him. However, it was toote.
Chapter 255 - Failure?
Chapter 255: Failure?
There was a crunch and the Blood Demon General pierced through the desman. There were bubbling sounds as that person cried out miserably. After a while, he was just a husk that was sucked dry and tossed aside.
The Blood Demon General took human form again as he chuckled, Human blood is always so exquisite. It leaves behind a rich aftertaste.
Lu Chens expression turned cold. Several desmen who executed the Blood Demon Self-Disintegration Technique had already died; there were only a few left to execute the Angry Azure River. Its might would significantly diminish.
Senior Sister Ruyue, we cant drag this on for much longer. Quickly create an opening to execute the Angry Azure River. Lu Chen called out in a loud voice as he hacked at the Blood Demon General.
The Blood Demon General was also aware of the might of the Angry Azure River. Hence, it kept executing the Blood Demon Death Spear, not giving them an opportunity. The long corrosive spear flew quickly at the group through the air.
Everyone had seen the might of the Blood Demon Death Spear earlier. They did not take to take head on and all dodged.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Soon, only eleven stone pirs were left standing in the great hall. A number of them had already been destroyed by the Blood Demon Death Spear. Pir after pir fell over, kicking up arge amount of dust. The battlefield immediately turned chaotic. Amidst the chaos, the Blood Demon General transformed into a red liquid, attacking them endlessly.
Lu Chen and the others had to dodge the falling pirs and be wary of the Blood Demon Generals sneak attacks at the same time. They did not have an opportunity to make a move on him. Their hands were already full.
Murong Chong looked up at the roof of the pce. His expression changed as he said, Its not good; the pce is going to copse.
The pce, that had lost twelve of its pirs, shook unceasingly. Rocks crumbled and fell from above.
Just as Murong Chong spoke, there was a loud sound. The entire roof copsed and countless rocks fell.
Lu Chen shouted, Get out, now!
Boom!
The remaining people condensed boundless saber lights with their sabers and made a move, smashing the rocks falling on them.
Xiao Chens expression did not change. He shed through the air and executed the Dragon and Tiger Body Sculpting Art. Everytime he punched, it contained six thousand kilograms of force, smashing the rocks to bits.
Yun Kexin turned into a lead and drifted about the dust, moving with the wind. Soon, she drifted out.
When the dust settled, the huge majestic pce had be ruins.
In the midst of the rubble, a red light exploded out. Dust was kicked up again and under the illumination of the moon, he reappeared.
The Blood Demon Generals weak voice revealed anger. He said in a cold voice, Ignorant children. How dare you wreck my pce! No one will walk out of here today.
Hu!
There was a cool breeze blowing in the battlefield; Liu Ruyues figure suddenly vanished in the cool breeze. In the next moment, a wound appeared on the Blood Demon Generals chest; blood sprayed everywhere.
As Liu Ruyue shed by the Blood Demon General, he cried out in pain. He stretched his hands out to grab her, but he grabbed nothing but thin air. Instead, another wound appeared on his back.
Lu Chen quickly said, Its a good opportunity; prepare to attack!
Streams of cool breeze blew around the Blood Demon General incessantly. Liu Ruyue appeared and disappeared around him, leaving wounds behind.
The Blood Demon General circted his energies and moved around quickly, turning into shes of red light. However, the cool breeze followed very tightly. No matter where the Blood Demon General hid, or what he turned into, saber lights left wounds on his body.
Damn it!
The Blood Demon General pped his hands vigorously, creating an explosion. His body emitted a surging red light.
Under the illumination of the red light, Liu Ruyue, who was hidden in the cool breeze, was revealed as a red figure. The Blood Demon General gave a sinister smile as he said, I found you. Go die! Blood Demon Death Punch!
Lightning Evasion!
There was a bolt of lightning and Xiao Chen appeared before Liu Ruyue. The bones in his body cracked as he took the dragon stance with his left hand and the tiger stance with his right.
The dragon and tiger merged into him as the illusion of the dragon and tiger intertwined together.
Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon!
Bang!
The Blood Demon Generals horrifying punch struck both Xiao Chens arms. The horrifying force gave off a loud sound. Cracks appeared on the ground below Xiao Chen.
There was a strong wind blowing from the cracks. The huge rocks around Xiao Chen flew up and spun.
However, Xiao Chen did not move; he continued to circte the Dragon and Tiger Body Sculpting Art, quickly storing up energy. The dragon did not roar and the tiger did not howl. Crouching tiger hidden dragonletting the opponent be arrogant first.
The next instant, Xiao Chen roared angrily and his body tilted back slightly as he punched. The roars of the dragon and the howls of the tiger sounded out continuously.
Crackles of thunder could be heard in the dark red sky; theyers of clouds churned, countless strikes of lightning danced among them.
The illusion of the tiger and dragon behind Xiao Chen merged into his body. The energy the Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon stored up was unleashed with this punch.
This was the third move of the Great Dragon Tiger Fist. Using the Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon to store up energy and unleash it with the Dragon Hisses Tiger Roars!
The Blood Demon General did not expect Xiao Chen to withstand his Blood Demon Death Punch. Even more, he did not expect Xiao Chen to make a quick counter attack after the Blood Demon Death Punch struck him.
Such a horrifying punch contained 7,500 kilograms of force. It struck the Blood Demon General in the chest.
After the punch struck, there was a scarlet light. A hole the size of a head appeared in the Blood Demon Generals chest. On the sides of the wound, arcs of electricity flickered, stopping the wound from healing.
Xiao Chen endured the surging Qi and blood in his body. He pushed his feet off the ground and turned into a purple sh, retreating at least a hundred meters.
Liu Ruyue rushed over and asked worriedly, Ye Chen, are you alright?!
The might of the Blood Demon Death Punch was stronger than the Blood Demon Death Spear. Xiao Chen received this punch head on; he was definitely not as fine as he looked.
Xiao Chen swallowed a Blood Replenishing Pill and said, I suffered some internal injuries; I still can hold on. You dont have to bother about me.
Angry Azure River!
A surging scarlet river gushed at the Blood Demon General, who nned to make a counter attack on Xiao Chen, stopping him from doing so. The river surged and sshed up, containing a boundless energy.
Damn it! The Blood Demon General stopped and ced his hands before him. A moving scarlet ballpletely enveloped his body.
Lu Chen had a sullen expression as he threw out his saber. The saber transformed into an eagle and flew at the scarlet ball. He shouted, Break for me!
Dang!
The eagle pecked the surface of the scarlet ball and there was a sh of saber light. A tiny crack appeared on the surface of the scarlet ball.
However, before Lu Chen had time to rejoice, the surging blood immediately moved and sealed the crack.
In the next moment, the scarlet river crashed violently against the scarlet ball. The scarlet ball did notst long; under the relentless attacks from the scarlet rivers, it quickly broke.
Although the Blood Demon Generals defenses broke, the might of the scarlet river had reduced significantly. When it struck the Blood Demon Generals body, it created an intense explosion. There was a rain of blood and a red light shining.
When the red light faded away, it revealed that the Blood Demon General did not die like the previous times. There was a pool of blood moving on the ground, trying to reform the body.
Peerless Lunar Shadow!
Murong Chong decisively made a move and drew his saber. The two crescent moons on his saber criss-crossed. The two crescent moons spun and eventually turned into a scarlet moon behind Murong Chong.
Two scarlet moons strangely appeared in the sky. Under the full moon, a red light lit on Murong Chongs saber.
Murong Chong sent out an arclight with his saber, shaped like a scarlet crescent moon, at the Blood Demon General.
Eagle Flock Gathers!
Lu Chen stretched out his hand and the saber flew back. At the same time, countless eagles formed by his aura flew over, filling the air.
He waved his saber and all the eagles in the sky quickly gathered and merged into a single eagle glowing with a golden light.
The eagle spread its wings and cried out. It tore through the air and created shockwaves as it rushed at the blood on the ground.
Bang! Bang!
The eagle and crescent moon struck the blood together and exploded. A huge, deep pit appeared in the ground; countless cracks extended out everywhere.
The aura of the Blood Demon General disappeared from their perception again. Lu Chen withdrew his saber and sheathed it.
When Lu Chen saw the remaining desmen turn into dry corpses as a result of the Blood Demon Self-Disintegration Techniques effect ending, his expression turned frosty.
Shua!
He took out a Divine me Talisman at threw it to Liu Ruyue. Then he took out another one, intending to leave this ce.
Liu Ruyue stretched her hand out to catch the Divine me Talisman. Then she said, Lu Chen, the Blood Demon General is definitely not dead yet.
Lu Chen said indifferently, I know. However, we are out of cards to y. The First Elder, Jiang Chi, has already informed the Royal ns Imperial Dragon Legion. This is as far as we go.
After he spoke, the Divine me Talisman started burning and he turned into a ball of fire, disappearing slowly from everyones sight.
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Heaven Viewing tform, Heavenly Saber Pavilion, Lingyun Mountain Range:
The Elders Assemblys people anxiously waited for the results.
Hu!
A ball of fire appeared before everyones eyes. When the firepleted burned out, Lu Chen appeared, wearing a frosty expression.
When they saw Lu Chens expression, the Elders Assemblys hearts sank and a dark look appeared on their faces.
The Second Elder carried a hopeful attitude as he asked, Lu Chen, how did the mission go?
Lu Chen shook his head, Failed. The Blood Demon General should be severely injured. The seal breaking should be dyed.
Failed? the people at the side asked in disbelief. How could this be? Although the strength of the Blood Demon General is immense and is the equivalent of a Medial Grade Martial Sage, he is only a projection in that sub-space.
His strength should be lowered to the equivalent of Martial King. In addition, there are the other disciples to help you distract the remaining Blood Demons.
Relying on the tenfold increase of strength by executing the Blood Demon Self-Disintegration Technique,bined with Angry Azure River, is equivalent to an Inferior Grade Heaven Ranked Martial Technique; there should be no problems.
Le Chen exined, It is not that simple. Within that space, there is a strange scarlet moon in the sky. Every time we kill the Blood Demon General, the scarlet moon revives the Blood Demon General.
After the third time, the disciples executing the Blood Demon Self-Disintegration Technique burned up their lifeforce. I had no other choice but to retreat.
Chapter 256 - Ying Yue’s Arrival
Chapter 256: Ying Yues Arrival
When the crowd heard this, they looked at each other in dismay. They did not expect this Blood Demon General to be so difficult to deal with. They did not understand the scarlet moon, either.
When they peered through the Reincarnation Well, the Elders Assembly knew there was a scarlet moon in the space. However, they paid no attention to it. They did not expect their defeat to result from that.
The Second Elder muttered, That scarlet moon should be the energy core of the entire sub-space. I believe the Blood Demon General is intending to use that to break the seal. Now that the scarlet moon has been used so many times, it will definitely dy the breaking of the seal for at least a fortnight.
The Third Elder continued, Half a monthThe elites of the Imperial Dragon Legion should arrive by then. Whenbined with the strength of our Heavenly Saber Pavilion, we should be able to resolve this situation.
The Imperial Dragon Legion was the strongest army of the Great Qin Nations Royal n. Theirmander was Nangong Lie, the strongest of the ten Martial Monarchs. The lowest cultivation realm found in the legion was peak Superior Grade Martial Saint.
There was more than two thousand peak Martial Kings in the legion. Combined with their ten ancient warships, they could kill a regr Martial Sage easily.
Furthermore, they were frequently in the north, fighting the barbarians who were indirectly ruled by the Demonic World Abyss. They battled frequently and theirbat prowess was always maintained at a peak state.
The words Imperial Dragon also had another meaning: to protect the emperor. This legion consisted of many peak experts of the Great Qing Nation; they could be said to be the force supporting the Great Qing Nation.
[TL notes: Chinese words tend to have many meanings. To figure out which meaning it is, the context has to be taken into consideration. Just like the word for imperial here also means protect, the dragon can also refer to the emperor. The symbol of the emperor is traditionally a dragon.]
The First Elder shook his head and smiled bitterly, This bunch of people has a really big appetite. They wanted a tenth of our Spirit Mines profit every year before they were willing to help.
Lu Chens face sank. He said in astonishment, That is simply daylight robbery. If the spatial crack in the Heavenly Saber Pavilion opens, half of Xihe Province will be affected. Are they not afraid of that?
The Second Elder advised him, They initially asked for twenty percent. It is because of that reason that they lowered it to a tenth. Furthermore, they still have the option of making a move after the Heavenly Saber Pavilion gets destroyed.
Jiang Chi muttered, The weak are not qualified to speak conditions. The Royal n is just waiting for the Heavenly Saber Pavilion to be destroyed. If it was not for the fact they were afraid of perishing together with us, they would not even agree to help.
At this moment, everyone noticed the silhouette of apletely golden warship appearing in the distance. The warship soon stopped outside the Heavenly Saber Pavilion.
When Jiang Chi raised his head and took a look, he saw a fluttering ck g on the warship. The word Ying (Ӯ) was written on the g.
Take mymand token and open the barrier, let them fly in. Jiang Chi passed hismand token to an elder behind him.
That elder nodded and leaped into the air. Then, he flew silently into the distance. This was the ability of a Martial King; they could fly in the air unaided and without causing any sonic booms.
After a while, the golden warship flew quickly over to them.
It was only when the golden warship arrived above their heads that everyone could see how huge it was. It covered the sky and cast a huge shadow; it was like it was a huge moving fortress.
Hu!
A petite golden figure jumped down from the bow of the ship. She was dressed in golden Battle Armor. Under the light of the sun, it gave off off a golden glow.
The sunlight casted ayer of golden light on her face. Combined with her aura, she was like a female war god, valiant and formidable.
Everyone present managed to guess who she was. There were looks of astonishment on their faces, as they had not expected this person toe.
A person from the royal n that could cause the Elders Assembly to feel astonishedaside from the Great Qin Nations Princess Ying Yue, there was no other.
Keng qiang!
Ying Yuended firmly on the ground. When shended, the Battle Armor she was wearing gave off a melodious metallic sound.
Amidst this pleasing sound, a killing Qi extended out. This was not done on purpose.
Instead, this aura had already merged with the person who gave off this sound. There was no need to release it just for people to feel it.
Greetings to Princess Ying Yue!
Although the Heavenly Saber Pavilion elders were very strong, in front of the princess with the highest prestige in the Royal n, they had to put on a respectful appearance.
A faint smile was revealed on Ying Yues exceptionally gorgeous face as she said, Seniors, there is no need to stand on ceremony.
Jiang Chi asked puzzledly, It is not the appointed time yet. Howe the Imperial Dragon Legion is here so early?
Ying Yue smiled, I have some personal matters in the Heavenly Saber Pavilion. So I borrowed the warship toe here in advance. This will not affect your deal with the Imperial Dragon Legion. Of course, if needed to, they can enter into battle at any time.
Princess Ying Yue had some personal matters in the Heavenly Saber Pavilion?
Jiang Chi and the other elders exchanged looks. They were puzzled; they could not remember a time when they had dealings with Princess Ying Yue.
However, Jing Chi was a sly old fox, after all, and did not inquire about it. He said, Never mind, since they are here, they can start making their preparations. Our people have failed,; it seems like we will require the Imperial Dragon Legion to make a move this time.
There was a slight change to Ying Yues expression. She said, Thats fine as well; we can deal with both matters together.
Just at this moment, there was a formless fluctuation in the air. Aside from Jiang Chi, no one else felt it. The fluctuation was headed for Jiang Chi.
Jiang Chis expression changed and he quickly closed his eyes, as though he was pondering something. It seemed like someone wasmunicating with him.
When Ying Yue saw the situation, she stopped signaling for the troops to disembark from the warship. Then, she unconsciously nced in the direction of Qingyun Peak.
After a long time, Jiang Chi opened his eyes. There was now a smile that was not present on his face earlier. He said, Your Highness, there has been a change in the situation. How about touring around the Heavenly Saber Pavilion first? Taking a look at the Lingyun Mountain Ranges scenery?
Everyone looked at each other; they did not know what happened for Jiang Chi to suddenly change his words.
Ying Yue was slightly surprised. She answered, Anything is fine!
That is good. Lu Chen, you are in charge of taking care of Her Highness, Jiang Chi said lightheartedly; it was clear that he was in a good mood.
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Within the Sub-Space, on top of the Rubble of the Pce on the Overhanging Cliff:
Xiao Chen, Yun Kexin, Murong Chong, and Liu Ruyue were all standing in different corners. None of them had any intention of leaving.
Liu Ruyue looked at the Divine me Talisman in her hand. Then, she threw it at Murong Chong.
Pu ci!
A saber light shed, Murong Chong had hacked the Divine me Talisman into two halves. Liu Ruyue was so furious that she could not speak properly, You!
Murong Chong withdrew his saber. There was no expression on his handsome face as he said indifferently, Is this the first day you met me? I never leave a path of escape for myself.
Liu Ruyue calmed down and a peaceful expression returned to her face. She turned to Xiao Chen and asked, Are you not leaving?
Xiao Chen replied, I promised your father that the Blood Demon General must die.
Yun Kexin, who had been silent all the while, suddenly spoke, Did you all realize that every time the Blood Demon General revives, it takes longer than before?
When they heard Yun Kexin, it was like a light went off in their heads. This seemed to be true!. The first time they killed the Blood Demon General, he only took five minutes to revive.
The second time, he had taken ten minutes. This was now the third time. Twenty minutes had passed, and the Blood Demon General had not revived yet.
If it were not for the experience of the first two times, they would have thought the Blood Demon General was thoroughly killed and left.
Murong Chong said, I told you earlier, it is impossible for the Blood Demon General to revive without limit. It does not conform to the rules of the world. Every form of energy will eventually be exhausted.
Yun Kexin nodded and continued, Furthermore, every time he revived, there was a period of time when he was weak. Only after the red light from the moon shone on him could he recover his peak strength.
If we attack at that time, we will be able to kill him easily.
That was indeed so. When everyone thought about it carefully, the scarlet moon would always shine a red light down after the Blood Demon General revived.
Liu Ruyue shook her head and said, Thats not possible, the time period is too short. If we were to attack quickly, the might of our attacks would decrease. It would not be a threat to him.
Yun Kexin eyed Xiao Chen and said, Ye Chen, theres a way.
A strange look appeared in Murong Chongs eyes; he did not believe it. It was not possible for him to strike out with Martial Techniques using that much strength on such short notice.
He did not believe that Xiao Chen, who was weaker than him, could do it, either.
He can do it? Stop joking! Murong Chong snorted coldly.
Hu chi! Hu Chi!
Countless blood droplets started appeared above the rubble and gathered towards a single point rapidly.
Everyones expression changed; they knew this was the prelude to the Blood Demon Generals revival. Hence, they quickly stopped talking.
Xiao Chen remained silent. A fierce me was burning incessantly in his right eye, turning into an ocean of fire.
The Blood Demon Generals weak form appeared again. The red light from the moon descended down like a lightning-quick silk belt.
The Blood Demon General revealed a sinister expression on his pale face. Heughed as he said, Just the four of you left? How unfortunate, that brat has escaped. As long as Im under this moon, I am an immortal existence. Sorry to disappoint you againah!
Before he finished speaking, just as the red light was about tond on his head, Xiao Chen already prepared Purple Thunder True Fire and turned it into a purple arrow, stabbing it into the Blood Demon Generals heart.
Bang!
The electric light radiated out. The body the Blood Demon General had just condensed exploded into countless blood droplets before the red light couldnd.
Zi zi!
The tiny droplets raining all over the air and ground exploded into nothingness. The just-revived Blood Demon General was killed again.
Liu Ruyue and Murong Chong revealed shocked gazes, especially thetter. There was a me in his eyes, a gaze ofplete disbelief.
Although Liu Ruyue was astonished, she was happy for Xiao Chen when she saw his strength. She joyfully said, Ye Chen, this must be a Martial Technique you grasped after bing a Martial Saint. If I did not know about it beforehand, I would not be able to dodge such a move, either.
Xiao Chens move used the Origin mes of the Purple Thunder True Fire. Its full-powered strike was several times faster than the speed of sound.
Chapter 257 - Final Battle
Chapter 257: Final Battle
Underneath the Martial King realm, if one did not practice a special Movement Technique and was not expecting it, no one would be able to dodge it. What Liu Ruyue had said was not false at all.
En! After bing a Martial Saint, my state of thunder advanced further. After that, Iprehended this move. However, the Essence expenditure is huge. If I do not care about the consequences, I can execute this three more times at most, Xiao Chen said honestly to Liu Ruyue.
Murong Chong was relentlessly simting the odds in his mind of him being able to dodge if he were within a hundred meters.
The answer he got was quite startling; he only got a fifty percent chance of dodging. This move was able to kill the weak Blood Demon General in an instant. Given the might of this move, if itnded on him, he would die without a doubt.
That is to say, Xiao Chen had a fifty percent chance of killing Murong Chong within a hundred meters.
Murong Chong thought to himself, I have to advance my state of wind. Otherwise, I do not have much chance of dodging this move.
This time, the Blood Demon General took nearly an hour to revive. However, the result was the same as earlier.
Before the red light shone down, Xiao Chens Purple Thunder True Fire sted him into countless blood droplets again.
This happened another two times. The revival time of the Blood Demon General was longer each time. However, he was instantly killed by Xiao Chen before the red light could shine down on him.
Xiao Chen, who had used the Purple Thunder True Fire repeatedly, waspletely drained of color; he was now incredibly pale. Liu Ruyue handed him an Inferior Grade Spirit Stone.
However, Xiao Chen had already recently used too many Spirit Stones. Regardless of the big fight in the forest or when piloting the silver warship, he had used too many. Xiao Chens Essence did not recover as fast as it had before.
His body had already generated a resistance to Inferior Grade Spirit Stones. Inferior Grade Spirit Stones used to be able to replenish all of his Essence instantly. Now, it was incredibly slow, almost having no effect.
Liu Ruyue asked worriedly, Are you fine? If you cant hold on, you can use the Divine me Talisman to leave first.
Xiao Chen shook his head and tossed aside the Inferior Grade Spirit Stone in his hand. Then, he swallowed a Qi Returning Pill. He said, Its not a problem. The Martial Technique in the saber does not require Essence to use. I have to wait until he shows his true form before I make a move.
You only have one chance Liu Tianyus words echoed in Xiao Chens mind. Hence, he did not dare to make his move too early.
This time, the Blood Demon General was taking frustratingly long to revive. After four hours, there was still no activity on the pces rubble.
However, everyone did not let down their guard. Everyone knew that the Blood Demon General was not dead. Furthermore, Xiao Chen could not use the Divine me Talisman again. Hence, they did not dare to be careless.
Rumble!
Suddenly the entire sub-space started shaking for no apparent reason. To everyones astonishment, the scarlet full moon in the sky grew bigger and bigger; it was getting closer.
The moon is falling! The four of them eximed in reaction to it.
Without any hesitation, Xiao Chen sent out the silver warship in his right eye and jumped onto it. The others followed closely behind him.
Bang!
Xiao Chen did not manage to fly far when a horrifying shockwave smashed into them. The silver warship was like a small boat on a huge wave, bobbing up and down.
With a thought from Xiao Chen, the silver warship started to be bigger. Eventually, it became a huge ship that was more than two hundred meters long and twenty meters wide before it stabilized.
At the same time, everyone saw the scene below them clearly. The instant the moon fell, the overhanging cliff was sted apart, falling into the abyss.
However, that moon was not actually a moon. It was a huge lump of meat with blood flowing around it.
Aside from theyers of blood around the scarlet-colored meat, there were many tentacles on its surface. They were all waving around, giving anyone who saw it the chills.
Pu! Pu!
The huge b of meat started to squirm about continuously. After a while, it turned into a scarlet human-shaped monster more than two hundred meters tall.
A horrifying aura extended out from the monster. The entire space was filled with a bloody stench. All of them felt a huge pressure.
Yun Kexin said in a trembling voice, Is this the true body of the Blood Demon General in this sub-space? The aura he gives off is almost like that of a peak Martial Monarch.
Ti da! Ti da!
Blood dripped down continuously from the body of the Blood Demon General. As he looked at the silver warship, he said angrily, I will kill you all. The ceremony I prepared for twenty years has been ruined by you ants.
Hu!
When Xiao Chen saw the full form of the Blood Demon General, he did not feel afraid. Instead, he had a calm expression. He pushed his feet off the warship and leaped into the air.
Ye Chen! What are you doing?! Yun Kexin and Liu Ruyue both eximed.
When the Blood Demon General saw Xiao Chen leaping towards him, his bloody face revealed a sinister smile, How reckless. After forcing out my true body, no one in this space can kill me!
After the Blood Demon General spoke, he raised his right hand, extending out his huge fingers. It was like a huge mountain swatting at Xiao Chen.
Suddenly a bright light lit up in Xiao Chens calm eyes. As the blood came nearer, the Lunar Shadow Saber was tossed into the air as he said coldly, Die!
The snow-white Lunar Shadow Saber immediately left Xiao Chens hands. It created a multi-colored light as it shed in the air. It was so fast it made people wonder if they were hallucinating.
Pu ci!
The Blood Demon Generals huge body split in half down the middle. The mountain-like hand stopped and hovered one meter above Xiao Chens head.
There was no heaven shaking sound or exquisite lights. The Blood Demon Generals huge body was simply chopped silently in half. Then, it scattered like ashes and turned into a scarlet light, not leaving anything behind after that.
The night sky behind the Blood Demon General was like a ck curtain with a long gash in it. It revealed emptiness that was darker than the night sky.
Hu Chi!
A bright light moved quickly from the boundless void; the Lunar Shadow Saber flew back into Xiao Chens hands.
In the next moment, cracks appeared non-stop in the dark red space. This was a sign that the space was copsing. The Blood Demon General had died for good this time, and he would not revive again.
Of course, his real body in the Demonic World would not die, and would only lose some strength.
Xiao Chen turned around and returned to the silver warship. When hended on the bow, he could not help but stagger. Liu Ruyue quickly went and supported him.
The amount of mental strength that the earlier saber strike exhausted was more than he had imagined. He seemed like he was close to copsing.
Liu Ruyue said, Why are you so rash? After breaking the Blood Demon Generals ceremony, even if we did not kill him, our mission waspleted.
Xiao Chen did his best to focus. He smiled and said, I am fine, dont worry. This is not my strength. This was bestowed by your father. It just made me mentally exhausted.
After Murong Chong heard Xiao Chens exnation, he heaved a sigh of relief. If that saber strike was Xiao Chens own strength, then that would be too horrifying.
Murong Chong estimated that almost no one in the Heavenly Saber Pavilion would be able to block that saber strike. The pure force of the saber strike was almost at the limit of what humans could achieveit could even tear apart space.
Pu ci! Pu ci!
More and more cracks appeared in the space, they were spreading like cracks in ss. Before everyone could react, they discovered that their bodies had be like pieces of mirrors.
The entire space broke apart, and everyones consciousness went temporarily nk. When they regained consciousness, their bodies had already returned back to the Reincarnation Well.
Xiao Chen and all the other core disciples left in the sub-space all returned to the side of the Reincarnation Well.
When everyone saw their surroundings, their faces lit up with wild joy. They thought they were going to die; they did not expect to be able to survive.
The four old men guarding the Reincarnation Well revealed relieved expressions on their withered faces. Only the one leading them did not show any expression of joy. He said, I wondered if we would be so lucky twenty yearster.
Not long after they came out, someone arrived to bring them back. Then, he summoned the Heavenly Wind Vulture to bring everyone back to the Heaven Viewing tform quickly.
Xiao Chen sat cross-legged on the Heaven Viewing tform and circted his Purple Thunder Divine Incantation quickly. After experiencing battle after battle without resting, his mind and body were tired.
After two hours, when the Heavenly Wind Vulture was flying over Qingyun Peak, Xiao Chen opened his eyes and slowly stood up. He had already recovered some of his spirit.
Xiao Chen took out twenty Demon Cores from the Universe Ring and handed them to Liu Ruyue. He said, Please help me turn in the mission. I have something I need to ask your father.
Liu Ruyue received the Demon Cores and nodded gently.
Murong Chong watched as Xiao Chen jumped down from the Heavenly Wind Vulture. A smile appeared on his handsome face as he said to Liu Ruyue, I did not expect you to ept such a disciple. However, I will defeat him miserably. I will show you that aside from me, no one can revitalize Qingyun Peak.
A strong wind blew, causing some of Liu Ruyues hair to dance in the wind. Her charming face had a hurt look on it. She said, I never intended for him to revitalize Qingyun Peak. He does not belong in Qingyun Peak, nor the Heavenly Saber Pavilion. He will be leaving someday.
Murong Chong was mildly stunned. Then, he followed up, In that case, before he leaves, I will give him an unforgettable experience.
A look of anger shed in Liu Ruyues face. She said, Murong Chong! Dont go too far!
Murong Chong smiled gently, Worry about yourself first. On the fifteenth of the next month, I will formally make an application to the Elders Assembly for the position of Qingyun Peaks Peak Master. Hopefully, you can advance to Martial King before that.
After Murong Chong spoke, he jumped off the Heavenly Wind Vulture without looking back. He gave off a piercing sonic boom and flew into the distance.
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Up on Qingyun Peaks summit, Xiao Chennded firmly in front of Liu Tianyu. Like before, he was seated cross-legged on a rock, like an old man past his prime.
However, Xiao Chen did not dare to underestimate this person. He had a faint feeling in his heart that if he could leave the rock he was sitting on, he would be able to crush the entire Qingyun Peak with one hand; no one in the Heavenly Saber Pavilion would be his match.
Liu Tianyu looked at Xiao Chen and smiled gently, What are you doing, rushing here instead iming your rewards?
Chapter 258 - Battle Sage Origin’s Strength Character Formula
Chapter 258: Battle Sage Origins Strength Character Form
Xiao Chen organized his thoughts before saying, I just wanted to knowthat final saber strike, was that something you gave me or something the Lunar Shadow Saber has been storing up on its own?
The strength of that final saber strike had reached a very horrifying level. All along, Xiao Chen did not think it was a strength belonging to the Lunar Shadow Saber. Instead, he believed it was Liu Tianyu who had used some secret methods to store it in the Lunar Shadow Saber.
However, when he finally unleashed that saber strike, the energy from it felt iparably familiar. It felt like a part of his body, not something bestowed by someone else.
Liu Tianyu said indifferently, I told you long ago; this is the strength of the Lunar Shadow Saber. It is just that you are currently unable to grasp hold of it.
Xiao Chen was suspicious. He asked, Why?
Liu Tianyu replied, In the end, your Lunar Shadow Saber is the Thunder Emperors Thunder Wood Sword. Although it looks different now, it still contains the Battle Sage Origin.
The Battle Sage Origin was divided into six pieces. Each piece contains a Secret Technique. As of now, you already obtained two pieces: the Changing Character Form, and the Strength Character Form.
The Thunder Emperor has personally passed down the Changing Character Form to you. Hence, you have already grasped a small portion of it. However, there is no one guiding you in the Strength Character Form, so there is no way for you to grasp it.
Xiao Chen pondered for a moment, and then said, Are you saying that horrifying saber strike was a result of the Battle Sage Origins Strength Character Form?
That is correct!
Xiao Chen asked in confusion, When did I obtain the Strength Character Form? Why do I not know about it?
Liu Tianyu spread his hands out and smiled bitterly, Even you yourself do not know, how would I know?
The words of this old sly fox always omit half the details. There will be no results even if I keep asking him. I might as well wait for Ao Jiao to awaken. I can ask her about it then.
Xiao Chen thought very hard. He was pretty sure Liu Tianyu knew the answer, but was not willing to tell him. However, he could not do anything about that.
Thinking of this, Xiao Chen felt there was no point in him staying here. Hanging out with this person was too dangerous. So, he turned around and started to head down.
Dont you wish to know where the third broken piece containing the Battle Sage Origin is? This broken saber was personally sundered by the Thunder Emperor in the past. If it were not for the fact the Heavenly Saber Pavilion has a Divine Weapon to protect it, it would have been taken away by him. Dont you desire it? Liu Tianyus voice came unhurriedly from behind Xiao Chen; he had spoken an enticing manner.
Xiao Chen could not be bothered with him, he simply jumped off the cliff. As he did so, he retorted, Desire your sister!
[Note: Desire your sister: This is one way of cursing in Chinese, not necessarily using desire, but one word then ending with a female member of the family. The Chinese seem to love using family members in their curses. I choose to trante this literally here rather than give an English equivalent because it needs to be literal for the next paragraph to make sense.]
Desire my sister? Why do you desire my sister? She died long ago. When he heard Xiao Chens reply, his face was full of doubt; he could not understand why Xiao Chen had rejected him.
Xiao Chen did indeed want to know where the broken saber containing the third piece of Battle Sage Origin was. But at this moment, even if you beat him to death, he would not be willing to have any further dealings with Liu Tianyu.
There had never been a good ending when he received a benefit from Liu Tianyu. Although Xiao Chen managed toe back from the sub-space unscathed, he hadpletely exhausted his Essence and spirit in the process.
Without spending a week to rest and nourish himself, he would not be able to recover back to his peak state.
Thus, when Liu Tianyu tried to entice him again, he could not help but curse out.
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The wind blew by Xiao Chens ear as he used the Gravity Spell and flew back to his courtyard quickly.
Without sufficient Essence, Xiao Chen did not dare to move at his full speed. After flying for an hour, he slowlynded in the middle of his courtyard.
When Xiao Chen returned to his bedroom, he did his best to resist the urge to fall on his bed to sleep. Instead, he sat cross-legged on his bed and slowly circted the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation and entered into a cultivating state.
Pu ta!
Xiao Bai came out of the Spirit Blood Jade and jumped through the window. Xiao Chen could feel where it was going so he did not bother about it. There had been other people in the sub-space, so he did not dare to let it out there.
Now that they were at Qingyun Peak, he let it go out to have some fun. After all, there was no danger.
The purple Qi whirlpool slowly spun in his dantian. The pure lightning-attributed Spiritual Energy in the air poured into Xiao Chens body rapidly.
After he advanced to Martial Saint, Xiao Chen had discovered that when he cultivated, he would absorb lightning-attributed Spiritual Energy unless he consciously choose to absorb other Spiritual Energy attributes.
This caused Xiao Chen some headache. With the pure lightning attributed Spiritual Energy, the might of the Rushing Thunder Saber Technique would naturally be greater.
However, there would be a barrier when he practiced other Martial Techniques, like the Lingyun Saber Technique. The state of thunder was difficult to merge with the state of mountain. This made it difficult for his state of mountian to improve.
What surprised him was that the state of thunder and the state of cloud were verypatible with one another. This resulted in the state of cloud of his Lingyun Saber Technique constantly improving.
This was both a good thing and bad thing. The increase of a state was something that was frequently sought, but hard to obtain. However, the Lingyun Saber Technique sought a bnce of the clouds and the mountain. If his state of clouds advanced too quickly, it would result in a loss of bnce in the future.
At that time, not only would the Lingyun Saber Technique not have any improvements, its might would even decrease when Xiao Chen executed it.
As Xiao Chen cultivated, he thought about this problem. If this keeps going on and I cant find a method to resolve this, I can only find a purely lightning attributed Saber Technique.
However, a regr Earth Ranked Saber Technique could no longer catch Xiao Chens eyes. It had to be a Superior Grade Earth Ranked Martial Technique, at the least.
Thest time I was in the library, I did not discover any pure lightning-attributed Saber Technique. There was only a dual-attributed Wind and Thunder Saber Technique. It seems that I have to find an opportunity to go down the mountain.
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Time slowly ticked by, drops of crystalline purple liquid were quickly dripping down from the purple Qi whirlpool. Xiao Chens dried up Essence slowly filled up.
Dang! Dang!
Xiao Chen heard footstepsing from outside his courtyard. Apanying the footsteps was a strong aura.
An expert!
Xiao Chen quickly stopped circting his Essence and a purple light shed in his eyes. His Spiritual Sense quickly flew out like an arrow, and he saw the arriving persons face clearly.
How could it be her? When Xiao Chen saw that persons appearance, he was incredibly shocked. He did not have much time to think as he quickly got up and walked outside. This person was currently quickly heading for his bedroom.
Ga zhi!
The doors open and Ying Yue appeared at the door wearing a suit of golden womens armor. There was a faint smile on her beautiful face as she looked at Xiao Chen.
When Ying Yue opened her mouth, her voice was resounding and yet melodious. Its been a long time. I did not expect for the insignificant Martial Master from back then to advance to Martial Saint already.
When Xiao Chen saw Ying Yues face again, there was a ripple in his heart. This woman was too beautiful; the phrase femme fatale was a perfect word to describe her.
The most important thing was that Xiao Chen remembered he had once done something very disrespectful to her appearance.
Furthermore, Ying Yue could not havee to look for him for no reason. If it was because of that, it would be troublesome.
Although he was somewhat panicking in his heart, Xiao Chens expression was incredibly calm. After all, he was very confident in his Shapeshifting Spell.
Xiao Chen smiled and said, I dont think I know you?
Ying Yue nced at Xiao Chen without saying anything. Then, she turned around and headed for the courtyard. Xiao Chen quickly followed her carefully.
After Ying Yue sat down at the stone table, she smiled faintly, Are you still pretending even now? Should I call you Xiao Chen or Ye Chen? Which do you prefer?
Ying Yues tone was extremely ordinary; it could even be said to be somewhat intimate. However, to someone else, there was an indescribable might. This was the rulers aura of someone born in the Royal n. No matter how they covered it up, they would leak it unconsciously.
It seemed Ying Yue knew everything. That seemed about right, too. With the power at her disposal, everything in the entire Great Qin Nation was under her control.
If Ying Yue needed to investigate someone, even if they changed their appearance, , she would be able to discover them if she put in some effort; it was just a matter of time. After all, it was very normal to slip up unknowingly.
Xiao Chen sat across from Ying Yue and said, Since you know already, I shall not hide it anymore. Just speak, why are you looking for me? If it is about the Guiyi Marquis, I have nothing to say.
Ying Yue took out a female sculpture made of wood. The girl was wearing golden armor; her pretty face was in high spirits. The exquisite workmanship of the sculpture made it look like a real person, like it was a miniature Ying Yue.
Xiao Chen panicked even more in his heart. He did not expect it to actually be the thing he feared. Ying Yue really came because of this matter. However, if it was just this sculpture, Xiao Chen would not be afraid.
Very exquisite sculpture, it looks uncannily like a real person. I wonder who carved it. Hey, it seems to look exactly like you. Xiao Chen started to critique this sculpture as though it was none of his business.
Ying Yue picked it up and fiddled around with it gently. She smiled as she said, I also want to know who carved it. Everyone in the Imperial Capitals upper society has them. Everyone seems to have one. It cost me a hundred Spirit Stones for one.
I really did not expect this to be so valuable, to be worth this much. If Imcking in money in the future, I can go look for this sculpture for help.
It was actually so expensive! One hundred Inferior Grade Spirit Stones. Damn it, seems like I was still taken advantage of by that damn fatty, Xiao Chens expression changed slightly as he cursed Jin Dabao in his heart.
Whats wrong with you? Yourplexion seems off, Ying Yue smiled gently.
Xiao Chen covered it up andughed out, Nothing, just feeling a little depressed.
Pa!
Suddenly, Ying Yue smashed her palm on the stone table. Her horrifying aura was released. When this aura and her voice merged together, Xiao Chen was startled despite himself.
How long are you going to pretend? To think you are still not admitting to it. Ying Yuesplexion suddenly changed and she took out another wooden sculpture.
The face of this wooden sculpture was the same as the earlier wooden sculpture. However, there were fewer clothes on it; it only had a thin bra on.
However, this was not the key part. The key part was that the protruding areas on its chest had already been worn down. A perfect sculpture had been turned into something like this.
Xiao Chen could no longer sit still. He felt like crying in his heart, as he had truly overestimated the fattys morals.
Even after Jin Dabao begged Xiao Chen for a long time, Xiao Chen was not willing to carve this for him. However, as he wascking in Essence Light Arrows, he had no other choice but to carve one for him.
Chapter 259 - That Sculpture…
Chapter 259: That Sculpture
Xiao Chen had not expected that the fattys vulgar personality would stay the same as before, it seems like bad habits are hard to change.
Xiao Chen quickly exined, Alright, I admit to carving this sculpture. However, this was all Jin Dabaos idea. It is not rted to me. He has some dirt on me, so I was forced to do this. You have to believe me.
My apologies, Brother Dabao. I can only me you at this crucial moment, Xiao Chen thought to himself.
Ying Yue smiled without speaking as she took out a purple crystal ball. Xiao Chens eyes lit up, he knew that this was a special tool that could store a persons voice. However, why was Ying Yue taking it out?
Your Highness, listen to me. All of this was Xiao Chens idea. It is not rted to me. He has some dirt on me, so I was forced to do this. You have to believe me!
Jin Badaos unforgettable voice that was filled with his unique characteristics could be heard from the purple crystal ball.
When Xiao Chen heard this he was stunned. He had not expected for the fatty to be so shameless and betray him immediately.
Ying Yue smiled and said, Do you still have anything to say?
Seems like Jin Badao had confessed everything. Even if Xiao Chen did not wish to admit to it, he had no other choice. However, Xiao Chens expression slowly calmed down instead.
He was thinking very quickly in his mind. If Ying Yue was truly angry, she would not have wasted so much time speaking with him. Given her character, she would have made a move on him already.
Seems like Ying Yue remembered that Xiao Chen had saved her life once before so she was not really angry.
Thinking of all this, Xiao Chen sat down again. Yue Ying, oh wait, no, it should be Princess Ying Yue now. What do you want? Just say it.
Ying Yue was stunned, she had not expected for Xiao Chen to remain so calm after she brought out proof. Such an attitude made her slightly disappointed. She smiled and said, What do you think I can do to you?
Xiao Chens chest tightened, Ying Yues tone seemed to indicate that she was somewhat angry and helpless.
Seeing Xiao Chen keeping quiet, the smile on Ying Yues face was withdrawn. She said seriously, As for the matter of the sculpture, you are punished by carving one for me every month. Furthermore, each sculpture has to be different. If you can do this, we shall call this quits.
There is still another matter. Feng Feixue had rmended you for the Imperial Dragon Legion. Back then, my answer to her was I will decide after we meet. Now, I am making a formal decision. Inheritor of the Azure Dragon Martial Spirit, Xiao Chen, will you join the Imperial Dragon Legion after leaving the Heavenly Saber Pavilion?
Xiao Chen was mildly startled when his status as the inheritor of the Azure Dragon Martial Spirit was revealed. However, when he thought about it, Ying Yue and Feng Feixue knew each other so he did not feel any fear.
Xiao Chen calmed himself down and asked, I would like to ask, why did Feng Feixue rmend for me to join your Imperial Dragon Legion?
Given the Feng ns strength and that Feng Feixue spent a lot of time in the Imperial Capital, there is nothing strange about her knowing Ying Yue. However, why did she rmend me to the Imperial Dragon Legion?
If it was a normal person, even if they did not join the Imperial Dragon Legion, they would be wild with joy at Ying Yues invitation.
The Imperial Dragon Legion was the Great Qin Nations strongest force. After one joined, they would receive a cultivating environment better than that of the three great sects.
Furthermore, they would be able to gain status and position in the royal courts. To most cultivators, this was a good ce to be. It could even be said to be the best ce for cultivators in the Great Qin Nation.
However, Xiao Chen could not understand something. How was he rted to Feng Feixue? Why did she help him repeatedly so many times? Furthermore, it was unconditional help without expecting anything in return.
Ying Yue thought for a while before she said, Firstly, you have almost offended all the noble ns in the Great Qin nation. It would be difficult, even for Feng Feixue, to restore your identity as Xiao Chen. However, after you join the Imperial Dragon Legion and gained the protection of the royal courts, naturally, no one would dare to make things difficult for you.
Secondly, there are specialized Martial Techniques and Cultivation Techniques for the Azure Dragon Martial Spirit in the royal courts. If you join us, I can immediately give them to you.
Thirdly, this is the simplest reason, the royal court had ess to the most resources. The amount they invest in the Imperial Dragon Legion is virtually unlimited. The cultivation environment is even better than the three great sects.
Feng Feixues intention is not for you to rush your decision. Whether or not you reject me, you can tell me after you leave the Heavenly Saber Pavilion.
After Xiao Chen heard that, there was a smile on his face. Feng Feixue had really thought of everything. There was truly no reason for him to reject. However, he would not agree to it.
The Tianwu Continent was broad and vast. Xiao Chen never had the intentions of limiting himself to the Great Qin Nation. Since he came to this world, he had to do his best to pursue the limits of cultivation.
Even if Xiao Chen did not reach the same heights as the Tianwu Emperor and leave his mark on history, he wanted to at least reach the cultivation realm of the Thunder Emperor, to be able to move around the continent unrivaled.
Although joining the Imperial Dragon Legion could allow him to raise his cultivation in a short amount of time, it would be difficult for Xiao Chen to leave in the future.
It might be possible for Xiao Chen to be stuck in the Great Qin Nation forever. For those people who were simply aimed to be Martial Monarchs or Martial Kings, there would naturally be no problems.
However, to Xiao Chen, it would be a big problem.
Xiao Chen shook his head and said, Im sorry, Im afraid I cannot ept this offer. Will you help me tell Feng Feixue that I appreciate her kind intentions?
Ying Yue was somewhat surprised. She asked, Why? The Azure Dragon Martial Spirits Martial Techniques are extremely strong. For you, it would be like adding wings to a tiger. Are you nning to use the name Ye Chen forever?
[Note: Adding wings to a tiger: Means making a strong person even stronger.]
Xiao Chen smiled and said, Since the Martial Technique manuals are copies, there would definitely be more than one copy. There would be an opportunity to obtain them in the future. Furthermore, without someone to provide guidance, it would be extremely difficult for me toprehend it on my own.
As for my identityof course, I will not stay as Ye Chen forever. Back then, I had said I woulde back and kill my way to those noble ns doorsteps two yearster. I will make them regret their decisions.
Xiao Chens tone was extremely calm, these were not bold or visionary words. However, the look of determination in his eyes caused one to believe in him without any doubts.
Ying Yue revealed a pondering expression. After a while, sheughed gently and said, Have you ever thought of why Feng Feixue wants you to go to the Imperial Capital?
Regardless of the initial Heavenly Qin School or the Imperial Dragon Legion, Feng Feixues main purpose was to get him to the Imperial Capital. After Ying Yues reminder, Xiao Chen remembered this.
If I have something I need your help with in the future, I hope you will do your best to help me. Xiao Chen remembered Feng Feixues words as he was leaving Mohe City.
Could there be something in this world that Feng Feixue was unable to aplish? After he had left for such a long time, he had a better and more objective understanding of the Feng ns strength.
The Feng Yu Merchant Association was much stronger than he had imagined. Their business was scattered all over the Tianwu Continent. They were pretty much involved in all the businesses that were profitable.
All the great sects and powers within the Great Qin Nation had connections with the Feng n or had some business transactions with them.
The thing that truly resulted in no one underestimating the Feng n was that they almost had a monopoly on the trading channels of Spirit Stones in the Great Qin Nation.
All the Spirit Stones produced by the Spirit Mines of the Heavenly Saber Pavilion, Misty Sword Sect, Night Spirit Pce, and even the royal court had to go through the Feng ns trading channels in order for them to gain the biggest profits.
Even such a huge power like the Heaven Saber Pavilion, which had an inheritance of ten thousand years, did not dare to offend them. Could there be something that was too difficult for Feng Feixue?
Xiao Chen collected his thoughts and replied, I have a debt of gratitude to Feng Feixue. If she needs my help, all she has to do is ask. As long as it is within my capabilities, regardless of where I am or what urgent matters I have, I wille the moment she calls. She just has to call me.
Ying Yue smiled faintly and said, That is just as well. Since she did not tell you about it, I cant really say too much. Just remember what you said today. Also, dont forget to carve a sculpture for me every month. Ill take my leave first.
Wait a while! When Xiao Chen saw that Ying Yue was about to leave, he remembered something. So he called out to stop her.
Ying Yue turned around and said, Is there something else? Did you change your mind?
Xiao Chen took out a Flowing Light Flower petal from the Universe Ring and handed it to Ying Yue. When you return to the Imperial Capital, please help me to pass this to my Cousin Yn.
At a single nce, Ying Yue could tell that this Flowing Light Flower was not an ordinary Flowing Light Flower. It should be an Immortal Grade Flowing Light Flower. She did not expect Xiao Chen to simply pass something like that to her.
Ying Yue raised her hand and a strong suction force appeared. The Flowing Light Flower immediately flew into her hands.
She ced the golden petal under her nose and sniffed it gently. She said, It is indeed an Immortal Grade Flowing Light Flower. Are you not afraid of me taking it for myself?
Xiao Chen smiled and said, Given yourprehension abilities, the Flowing Light Flower would not be very useful for you. Furthermore, you are the princess, you will not do such a despicable thing.
Ying Yue closed her hands and the Flowing Light Flower immediately disappeared. A mischievous smile appeared on her exquisite face. That might not be so.
Xiao Chenughed without replying. After Ying Yue spoke, she did not stay and left immediately. He could tell that she was in a rush.
It had been a year since they met. Back then, he was an insignificant Martial Master. Now, he was an Inferior Grade Martial Saint but he was still unable to see through her strength.
I wonder how she cultivates? Our ages are simr but our cultivation realm is so different.
Ying Yues arrival reminded Xiao Chen of something. This caused him to forgo any thoughts of continuing to cultivate.
The sky was already dark and the moon hung high in the night sky. The faint moonlight shone a gentle light on Xiao Chens courtyard.
Xiao Chen took out a sk of wine and a wine cup from his Universe Ring. Then he poured himself a cup and looked at the round moon as he pondered.
Xiao Chen had unknowingly left Mohe City for a year already. During this year, he had experienced a lot of things.
When he had just left, because he was shining too brightly, he had offended the noble ns of the Nanling Province and the Dongming Province in the Ancient Remnants.
After that, more things had happened. When he made his move at the Flying Snow Manor, he had already madeplete enemies of these noble ns.
Even Feng Feixue would find it hard to mediate. However, Feng Feixue did not me Xiao Chen for any of this. She even took the initiative to take care of the Xiao n in Mohe City, not letting the noble ns make things difficult for the Xiao Chen.
Now when Xiao Chen thought back, he had indeed forgotten to consider the consequences of his actions. He had never considered how his actions would affect the Xiao n.
Chapter 260 - State of Mountain
Chapter 260: State of Mountain
However, since he had already done it, he should not feel any regrets over it. While one is young, they should shine. Otherwise, when they grew older and their cultivation speed slows down, they would lose any chance they had to shine.
If a cultivator was afraid of everything and was cautious or overthought everything they did, they would one day lose their drive.
Hu Chi!
Just as Xiao Chen poured out a drink for himself, a white figure appeared before him. It was Xiao Bai, who had gone out and now returned.
When Xiao Bai smelled the fragrance of wine, it immediately leaped onto the stone table. Then, it looked at Xiao Chen with watery pitiful eyes.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly and took out another wine cup. After he filled it, he ced it by Xiao Bai. Xiao Bai immediately started drinking tedly.
After Xiao Chen took a sip, he rubbed Xiao Bais head. He said with some regret in his voice, Aside from the saber in my hand, you are the only one that can apany me from the start to the end.
The sounds of footsteps came from outside again. Xiao Chen was very familiar with the rhythm of these footsteps. Without have to use his Spiritual Sense, he knew it was Liu Suifeng.
Indeed, after a short time, Liu Suifeng appeared before Xiao Chen.
When Xiao Chen felt Liu Suifengs aura, his eyes lit up. He smiled and said, Congrattions, when did you make the breakthrough to Martial Saint?
Liu Suifeng had broken through the day before. When he heard Xiao Chen congratting him, his face was filled with joy. He said, I just broke through not long ago. This is thanks to your Flowing Light Flower, it has significantly raised myprehension abilities. The bottleneck which I had been stuck at is finally over.
That was how bottlenecks were. Sometimes, even after thinking long and hard, trying all sorts of methods, one might not be able to break through. It couldst for a year, two years, or sometimes even forever.
However, all it needed was a small crack and the bottleneck would be broken. Xiao Chens Flowing Light Flower was the crack that helped Liu Suifeng to break through this bottleneck.
Liu Suifeng took out a stack of bright Medial Grade Spirit Stones. Then he looked at them enviously as he said, My Sis asked me to bring these to you. There are two hundred Medial Grade Spirit Stones, do count them to make sure.
Xiao Chen put away all the Spirit Stones with a shua without really counting them. Then, he said, Thats right, where is your sis? Why is she not here?
Liu Suifeng seemed to suddenly remember something as he said, I nearly forgot. Sis is in closed-door training. She asked me to tell you that she will not be able to operate the Ancient Absolute Saber Formation for you during this period of time. She said you should spend some time cultivating and consolidate your cultivation.
Xiao Chen frowned slightly; he felt it was strange that she entered closed-door training when there was nothing going on. This is not a problem. Do you know why is she in closed-door training?
Xiao Chen had already spent a long time in the Ancient Absolute Saber Formation, and he had already touched the surface of Listening to the Sword and Communicating With It. He was only short of an opportunity before he could barelyprehend it.
In the short term, there was no problem with not going to the Listening to the Sword and Communicating With It. Xiao Chen was actually more concerned about Liu Ruyue; why did she enter closed-door training?
Liu Suifeng shook his head and said, Im not sure; there seems to be something bothering her, but Im not in a good position to ask her about it. If there is nothing else, I shall take my leave first.
Xiao Chen urged him to stay, Why dont you sit down and have some wine before you go?
Liu Suifeng was about to agree when he saw Xiao Bai casting a meaningful nce at him. He immediately changed his mind, saying, It''s fine, it''s fine. I have some urgent things to do so I have to leave first.
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Lingyun Mountain Range, Near a Deste Waterfall in The Back Mountains:
The gushing waterfall fell from a high ce relentlessly and noisily. Gray clouds churned in the sky above, the indistinct sound of thunder crackled unceasingly.
Xiao Chen stood at the river which the waterfall fell into. He drew the Lunar Shadow Saber from its scabbard. There was a sh of saber light and thunder crackled unceasingly in the sky.
Suddenly, boundless clouds appeared in Xiao Chens surroundings. Resplendent lightning lit up inside the clouds, causing theyers to separate.
At the same time, it seemed to have caused a loud roar of thunder. The gushing river rippled together with the sound of thunder.
Evesting Startling Cloud!
The instant all the clouds scattered, the snow-white Lunar Shadow Saber emitted a fine thread of saber Qi. The saber Qi vanished after a sh, as if it were merely an illusion.
Xiao Chen swung his saber up and shouted, Explode!
With a shua the fine saber Qi that had originally disappeared suddenly exploded in the air. The purple saber Qi was surrounded in a boundless electric light as it expanded out in the air like it was a wall of water.
Pi li pa!
There was an electric light flickering on the water screen. At the end of it, the gushing waterfall looked like it had been hacked in half. The electric light on the screen did not fade even after a long time.
The waterfall that gushed down with several thousand kilograms of force was stopped by the horrifying electrical energy; it was simply suspended in the air, like it was frozen in time.
Xiao Chen withdrew his saber and returned it to the scabbard. He looked at the purple electricity in the air that had not faded and said, Evesting Startling Cloudafter the state of thunder is added, its might has increased by at least twenty percent.
Although the might of the Evesting Startling Cloud was increased significantly, Xiao Chen did not show any expressions of joy.
It had been half a month since he had returned from the sub-space. During this half month, Xiao Chen had been digesting everything he learned in the sub-space.
The high-intensity battles in those two days could be said to be the most intense battles he ever been through, be it physically or mentally.
They were continuous and never-ending, there were limitless Demonic Beasts appearing unpredictably, and also Demons who were hiding in shadows and sneak-attacking them. This resulted in them being on high alert at all times.
Those two days of experiential training resulted in an improvement that was better than a month of regr experiential training.
After half a month, Xiao Chen had already absorbed all his gains. The experience of this experiential training resulted in his cultivation as an Inferior Grade Martial Saint stabilizing; he would be able to push himself to peak Inferior Grade Martial Saint at any time.
Hisprehension of the state of thunder had also reached an even higher level. When he executed an attack, he was able to disy the might of thunder.
With the aid of the state of thunder, the state of clouds in the Lingyun Saber Technique experienced an increase in might. However, he was unable to advance the state of mountain.
This resulted in him being unable toprehend thest move of the Lingyun Saber Technique. As it was, even the seventeenth move, Twisting Road Around Peak, was starting to show signs of instability.
Hence, even though the might of the Evesting Startling Cloud had a significant increase, Xiao Chen was unable to feel happy about it.
The electricity in the air started to slowly fade away, the gushing waterfall started to flow again. The sound of the waterfall crashing onto the river could be heard once more.
Xiao Chen said, It seems like I really do have to search for a lightning-Attributed Saber Technique. The rank of the Rushing Thunder Saber Technique is too low in the end. It is no longer suitable for me anymore. Furthermore, it is too straightforward, there is no way to make changes in battle.
After the mission in the sub-space was over, he could choose a Spirit Weapon, Battle Armor, or Martial Technique; Xiao Chen had chosen a Martial Technique.
During these days, Xiao Chen went to all the libraries in every peak to take a look when he had the time. In the end, he left feeling disappointed.
There were exceedingly few pure lightning-attributed Martial Techniques. Even if there were any, their rank were too low and could not catch Xiao Chens eyes. Since there were none in the Heavenly Saber Pavilion, he could only leave the mountain to search.
However, before he left, he had to do something first. He had lent the Heaven Ranked Roaming Dragon Saber to Yun Kexin in the past. However, he did not know why, but she had not returned it yet.
Originally, he wanted to go over a week ago to ask about it. After all, Xiao Chen had not reached the point where he could casually hand out Heaven Ranked Spirit Weapons.
However, that time was a crucial period for his cultivation. Furthermore, given Yun Kexins character, she would not refuse to pay back a debt she owed. Hence, he had let it drag out to today.
Xiao Chen left the Qingyun Peak and asked around where Yun Kexin stayed in the Heavenly Saber Pavilion. After that, he took his time and went over with a peaceful expression.
Even though it had been half a month, Xiao Chen was not worried that Yun Kexin would misappropriate the Roaming Dragon Saber for herself. His only guess was that she had an urgent need for the Roaming Dragon Saber, so she had borrowed it to use temporarily.
Sometimes, the aura of a person would reveal the character of a person. The aura Yun Kexin gave off was calm and tranquil; it was impossible for her to do something so despicable.
Furthermore, Xiao Chen had been in contact with this aura for a period of time, and was sure that it was not faked.
You are saying Yun Kexin already left half a month ago?
When Xiao Chen reached Yun Kexins abode, he did not see her. He only saw a maid that was tidying the ce up. After he asked for Yun Kexin, he obtained such an answer.
Half a month agothat would be when we just got out of the sub-space, Xiao Chen thought to himself. What exactly happened for her to leave so urgently?
Are you Qingyun Peaks Young Master Ye? the maid asked when she noticed the identity token hanging at Xiao Chens waist.
Xiao Chen nodded and said, Thats right, I am Qingyun Peaks Ye Chen. This is my identity token.
The maid smiled and took out a note. Then you are the one. Before Miss Yun left, she left behind a note. She said to hand over the note if someone from Qingyun Peak came to look for her.
It has been half a month, but you did note. I almost forgot about it.
Xiao Chen received the note and slowly opened it. Then, he read it in his heart, Brother Ye, something urgent happened at home and I need to borrow your Roaming Dragon Saber.
This issue happened suddenly and I was unable to ask you personally, I hope you will forgive me for that. There are some Spirit Stones under the bed; consider them as payment for borrowing your Heaven Ranked Weapon. I will thank you again when we meet in the future. I am very sorry for this.
Xiao Chen smiled gently and burned away the note in his hand. It was indeed as he had guessed. Yun Kexin had pressing matters to deal with and had to borrow the Roaming Dragon Saber.
Xiao Chen look at the maid and smiled, Did you forget that there is something Miss Yun wanted you to pass to me?
The somewhat confused maid thought for a while before saying, Yes, yes, I remember now. There are some boxes under the bed. They are quite heavy, I do not know what they are. The Young Miss instructed me to not open them. I had forgotten about them after this time.
The maid led Xiao Chen to Yun Kexins bedroom and tried to pull out the boxes. However, after using all her strength, she was unable to move them at all.
Xiao Chen quickly stopped her and pulled out the boxes himself. However, he did not open the boxes. He extended out his Spiritual Sense and discovered tons of Inferior Grade Spirit Stones. When he did a rough count, there were at least five thousand.
Yun Kexin is really generous. There are five thousand Inferior Spirit Stones and yet she just casually ced them under her bed. Is she not afraid of someone stealing them?
So many Spirit Stones was a stroke of unexpected fortune. After Xiao Chen stored all of them in his Universe Ring, he left.
Chapter 261 - Auction
Chapter 261: Auction
Late at night, Liu Suifeng rushed over as Xiao Chen cultivated in his courtyard. Xiao Chen had no other choice but to stop cultivating and meet him.
During thest half a month, Liu Suifeng had been improving every day. He was now filled with enthusiasm.
Xiao Chen smiled and said, It is sote already, why are you looking for me?
Liu Suifeng was not in a rush to answer this question. He looked around first and when he discovered that Xiao Bai was not around, he heaved a sigh of relief. He then smiled and said, A huge auction is happening soon in the capital city of Xihe Province, Xihe City. It is specially conducted by Ling Pavilion for cultivators. There will be many good things there.
Coincidentally, I amcking a good Spirit Weapon. I am hoping to go there to try my luck. I wanted to ask if you wanted toe with me.
Ling Pavilions auctionXiao Chen was interested. He had originally intended to go down the mountain and search for a high ranked pure lightning attributed Martial Technique.
Coincidentally, Ling Pavilion was conducting a big auction. This might save him a significant amount of effort. Xiao Chen asked with interest, How big is the auction going to be? What rank of items can we expect?
Seeing that Xiao Chen was interested, Liu Suifeng quickly introduced, It is on a veryrge scale. It is Ling Pavilions once-a-decade huge scale auction. They only epted Spirit Stones for transactions. Its standard is simr to the once-a-yearrge scale auctions in the Imperial Capital.
Once-a-decade auctionwith Ling Pavilions strength, they should not have any difficulty collecting some high ranked Martial Techniques. I can go and take a look.
Thinking of this, Xiao Chen agreed without hesitation.
Liu Suifeng smiled and said, Then it is settled. If you arecking in Spirit Stones, you can tell me. I can look for my second uncle to loan you some.
Lacking in Spirit Stones? Xiao Chen calmly shook his head. He smiled and replied, There is no need, Ive got enough Spirit Stones.
Xiao Chen had obtained five thousand Medial Grade Spirit Stones in the underground world and he had not used them yet. When these Medial Grade Spirit Stones were exchanged for Inferior Grade Spirit Stones, he would be able to obtain five hundred thousand Inferior Grade Spirit Stones.
Furthermore, there was the two hundred Medial Grade Spirit Stones rewarded for the mission from half a month ago and also the five thousand Inferior Grade Spirit Stones he obtained today.
If Xiao Chen included all the Demonic Cores that could be exchanged for Inferior Grade Spirit Stones in his Universe Rings, it might be possible for him to have more Spirit Stones than the fallen Qingyun Peak had stored.
With so many Spirit Stones, there would be more than enough to purchase a pure lightning attributed Superior Grade Earth Ranked Martial Technique. Hence, there was no need to worry.
Liu Suifeng said, Thats good, Ille get you tomorrow morning.
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The next morning, Xiao Chen met up with Liu Suifeng as promised. Xihe City was 25,000 kilometers away from the Heavenly Saber Pavilion. It was quite far away, naturally, the two of them would not be able to walk there.
They went to the Heavenly Saber Pavilions Spirit Beast Hall and each paid Spirit Stones to rent two Dragon Blood Horse that could travel 1,500 kilometers a day. After that, they did not waste any more time to go down the mountain.
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Not long after the two of them left, Biyun Peaks Song Qianhe headed for Song Ques room joyfully. He smiled as he opened the door, Father, you told me to send people to keep an eye on Ye Chen. He has just left the mountain.
Song Que, who was seated on the bed while cultivating with his eyes closed, suddenly opened his eyes. There was a sh of a malicious look in his gaze as he coldly said, Is this true? Where are they going to? What are they doing? How long will they be out for? Tell me the details.
Song Qianhe quickly said, I have asked around in the Spirit Beast Hall, they are going to Xihe City to participate in the once-a-decade auction. With the Dragon Blood Horse, they are likely to take about one month to make a return trip.
I finally found the opportunitythere are people protecting you in the Heavenly Saber Pavilion so I have no way to kill you while you are here. However, now that youve left the Heavenly Saber Pavilion, lets see who can protect you now. How reckless.
Song Que got up andughed sinisterly, The once-a-decade auctioncoincidentally, I have some old friends from the past going as well. I can ask them to give me a hand too.
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The Dragon Blood Horse could travel 1,500 kilometers in the day. If they rushed through the night, there should be no problems traveling 2,500 kilometers. However, regardless of man or horse, it would be impossible for them to travel all day and all night.
Along the way, they might run into some danger so the both of them had to maintain their peak state. On average, the most the pair could travel was only two thousand kilometers per day.
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Three dayster, Xiao Chen and Liu Suifeng stopped at a huge savanna.
Liu Suifeng introduced, This savanna is called the Devil Savanna. The entire area of the savanna is about the size of three Lingyun Mountain Ranges. There are countless Spirit Beasts in the grass and there are at least a hundred groups of bandits on horses. This is the most dangerous stage of our journey.
Xiao Chen dismounted and said, In that case, we should rest for a while before rushing on our way. We should start our journey while it was still early.
Soon, the two of them arrived at a clearing. They started to set up camp. They had been eating and sleeping outdoors along the way, so they were very familiar with setting up camp. Not longter, two small tents were pitched.
They took out some dry rations and water. After eating, they started to rest where they were.
The night slowly went by. After discussing, the two of them decided that Xiao Chen will stand guard tonight and Liu Suifeng would rest.
Au Wu!
Xiao Chen started a campfire and sat in front of it. The howls of Spirit Beasts in the distance could be heard unceasingly. The light from the fire shone on Xiao Chens face, flickering continuously. He had an extremely calm expression.
Xiao Chens Spiritual Sense was shaped like a halo as it spread out in waves after waves. The scenery of the surrounding thousand meters was shown in his mind.
There is a group ofte Rank 4 Demonic Beasts in the northwest direction. They number about two hundred. The Wolf King is already almost a Rank 5 Demonic Beast.
There is also a Rank 5 Spirit Beast, Lightning Ox, in the northeast direction. It should be the strongest Demonic Beast in our vicinity. Then in the south, there are three Demonic Blood Lion.
Xiao Chen slowly got up and nced toward the northeast. Heughed indifferently, Looks like the two of us are really popr. To think that so many Spirit Beasts are targeting us. We shall start with you then.
Lightning Evasion!
A bolt of lightning tore through the dark night sky. When the lightningnded, Xiao Chen appeared beside the Lightning Ox.
The Lightning Ox was a lightning attributed Spirit Beast, it was very sensitive to electricity. When Xiao Chen appeared, a bolt of lightning as thick as an arm was fired at him from the tips of the Lightning Oxs horns.
Xiao Chen said coldly, This is like the insignificant light of stars trying topete with the moon or the sun. How reckless!
The clouds in the sky started to rub against each other. Before Xiao Chen made his move, the might of the state of thunder had already started to form.
Ka ca!
The Lunar Shadow Saber was drawn out with lightning speed. There was a loud explosion that disrupted the quiet savanna. As Xiao Chen drew his saber, a bolt of lightning as thick as an elephants leg fell from the sky.
The lightning merged with the saber. The bolt of lightning fired from the Lightning Ox was like a babypared to it and was instantly swallowed up.
There were no changes to the might of the saber as he hacked the huge body of the Lightning Ox violently.
Pu ci!
The horrifying electric saber light hacked the Lightning Ox into half with a shua sound. Electricity lingered on the wounds and the fragrance of roast beef wafted out into the savanna.
When the remaining Spirit Beasts saw that Xiao Chen had dealt with the strongest Spirit Beast there with one move, they immediately fled in all directions.
Xiao Chen did not bother with them. After he extracted the Lightning Oxs Spirit Core, he returned to the campsite. He saw that the fire was going out, so he added some more firewood.
Whats going on? Liu Suifeng asked as he came out of the tent. He had been startled awake by the crackle of thunder.
Xiao Chen smiled and said, Nothing much, I just scared off some Spirit Beasts. Go and sleep!
Liu Suifeng nodded and returned to his tent. He was feeling quite confident in Xiao Chens strength. As long as he did not meet the peak existences in the Devil Savanna, he would be able to move around unhindered.
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Beyond a thousand meters, on a small hill that Xiao Chens Spiritual Sense could not reach, there were two bandits withrge sabers riding onrges horses. They had seen what had just happened.
One of the bandits said in shock, How strong! He was able to kill the Rank 5 Spirit Beast Lightning Ox in one move. First Leader, should we still make a move?
There was a long scar on the face of the person addressed as First Leader. He was tall and stout; his appearance extremely ferocious.
Heughed cruelly, The stronger they are, the better the things on them. They are just two people. Our group has more than two hundred people. Since when have we been afraid of anyone in this savanna?
Another bandit continued, They should be going to participate in the auction in Xihe City. I recently heard from brothers in other groups that they have robbed quite a few simr parties.
Their harvests were extremely huge. Every time they did it, they were able to get several tens of thousands of Inferior Grade Spirit Stones. However, these two people seem to be Heavenly Saber Pavilion core disciples. If we attacked them, we might incur the wrath of the Heavenly Saber Pavilion.
The First Leaderughed loudly, Why should we be afraid? After we kill them and bury the corpses, who would know we did it? Even if we fail, we can simply go into hiding.
By then, the revenge of the Heavenly Saber Pavilion would fall on the other groups. That would help us to kill off some of ourpetitors.
When another bandit heard this, heughed, First Leader is truly wise. This way, we wont be at a disadvantage either way.
The First Leader said coldly, Gather the brothers, we make a move at noon tomorrow.
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When the sky became bright, Xiao Chen and Liu Suifeng mounted their Dragon Blood Horse and continued on their way.
Not long after, Xiao Chen suddenly pulled on the reins and stopped. Liu Suifeng quickly stopped as well and asked cautiously, Is there a problem?
Xiao Chen nodded, We have been marked by a group of bandits. They have about two hundred people. The weakest of them is a Martial Grand Master. They have more than ten Martial Saints, the strongest of them is a Superior Grade Martial Saint.
What should we do?! When Liu Suifeng heard that there were so many people, he could not help but worry.
Xiao Chen said indifferently, We kill the leader first. Once we kill off the strongest person, the rest of them would not be a threat.
Rumble!
Indeed it was as Xiao Chen had said. Soon, about two hundred bandits arrived before the two of them.
The person leading them was the First Leader from yesterday. When he saw the two of them, a sinister smile appeared on his horrible-looking face. He did not bother speaking any nonsense and simply roared out and rushed over.
Xiao Chen pped his palm on the horse''s back and flew up into the air. Immediately, countless hidden weapons and arrows were fired at him.
Azure Dragon Tail Whip! Xiao Chen shouted and turned into a purple arc, like a flood dragon moving in the air. This caused the arrows flying at him to all fall to the ground.
At the end of the arc, Xiao Chen instantly appeared before the First Leader. The Lunar Shadow Saber was drawn with a huang dang sound. A horrifying electric light that carried the might of thunder hacked at the First Leaders head.
Chapter 262 - Unfortunate Bandits
Chapter 262: Unfortunate Bandits
All this happened within the time it took to blink a few times. The First Leader could not react at all. By the time he had realized it, the Lunar Shadow Saber was already near his head.
The First Leader was startled and quickly drew his cavalry saber to block it, protecting his head.
Bang!
The hurried move was not able to block Xiao Chens lightning-fast strike. Hence, the First Leader was knocked off the horse with a loud bang.
The First Leader crashed into several bandits beforending heavily on the ground. His right arm went numb and fear filled his heart.
The First Leader got up and shouted, This opponent is not easy to deal with, kill this brat first before we do anything else.
The other Martial Saint bandits quickly gave up on chasing Liu Suifeng and headed for Xiao Chen. As for Liu Suifeng, he was sending out saber Qi everywhere. By relying on his advantage of having a higher cultivation realm, the group of bandits were temporarily unable to get near to him.
Within a short period of time, there should not be any danger.
Xiao Chennded and a Martial Saint bandit immediately came rushing over. The bandit ferociously attacked in the direction of Xiao Chens head.
Cultivators who use huge weapons tend to have a very straightforward fighting style. Hence, the might of their Martial Techniques are extremely huge. The strength of their full power strikes is rather impressive.
Xiao Chen swung his saber up, meeting the attack from the bandit, blocking it from moving any further. Regardless of how much force was put in, it was unable to advance any further.
Pu ci! Pu ci!
The other bandits fired saber Qi and sword Qi at Xiao Chen continuously. Xiao Chen simply smiled and applied some force with his right hand.
The bandit using the cavalry saber immediately felt a strong force, resulting in the saber in his hand to be sent flying and him stumbling a few steps back.
Spinning Mountain Destroys Clouds!
Xiao Chen shouted and the image of a mountain merged into the Lunar Shadow Saber. A strong wind blew in front of him, causing all the saber Qi and Sword Qi flying at him to all scatter.
Lonely Peak''s Fatal Blow!
Xiao Chen quickly took a step forward and he hacked at a cultivator using a cudgel. A lone peak appeared above him and the saber carried a huge force as it hacked the bandit into half.
Roaming Dragons Nine Transformations! Clear Wind Chop!
Xiao Chens aura was bright like a rainbow as it soared. Suddenly, nine cool breezes appeared. In each of the cool breezes, there was a figure hiding within it.
Pu ci! Pu ci!
Only seeing the cool breeze and not the saber. The nine figures were illusory,pletely void of killing intent. Even the saber lights could not be seen; it was impossible to dodge.
Nine spurts of blood immediately appeared in the air, filling the sky. Huge wounds appeared on the chests of nine bandits.
The First Leader, who had already rushed to within a hundred meters of Xiao Chen, saw what happened and knew that the situation was bad. He quickly stopped and shouted, Hold him back!
After he said that, he immediately turned around and fled. Immediately, some fearless bandits rushed at Xiao Chen, blocking him.
Seeking death!
Xiao Chen shouted coldly and the snow-white Lunar Shadow Saber lit up with an electric light, leaving behind a purple arc in its wake. Electricity flickered on the arc, giving off a non-stop zi zi sound.
This was the second move of the Rushing Thunder Saber TechniqueArclight Chop.
The surrounding bandits were only Martial Grand Masters. Their bodies were immediately chopped in half by the arclight. The electricity lingered on their wounds, burning it ck.
Immediately after that, no one dared to get near Xiao Chen. While all of this happened, the First Leader leaped onto a horse and had already dashed over about a thousand meters away.
Xiao Chen took out the Soul yer Bow and an Essence Light Arrow from the Universe Ring. Then he nocked the arrow, drew it back, and released!
Chi!
A piercing sonic boom came from the air. The Essence Light Arrow became like a meteor and caught up with the fleeing First Leader instantly, piercing through his chest.
After the Essence Light Arrow killed the First Leader, it continued flying for several hundred meters before it slowed down andnded.
Seeing their leader die, the remaining bandits all lost their confidence. They did not wish to continue a pointless battle, so they scattered and fled.
The two of them casually killed a few bandits but did not chase after them. Xiao Chen headed for the First Leaders body as Liu Suifeng stayed where he was and searched the bodies of the Martial Saint bandits.
Since long ago, Xiao Chen had felt that the Soul yer Bow had unlimited potential. Back in the past, he was already able to kill the Jiang ns First Elder with one arrow.
Now that his physical strength had reached six thousand kilograms of force, the might of the Soul yer Bow would definitely experience a significant increase. However, Xiao Chen was still surprised at it being able to kill a Superior Grade Martial Saint that was not on guard.
It seems like the might of the Soul yer Bow is not just limited to this. It is unknown what kind of might it would disy when attacking cultivators who trained their body to the sage level.
Perhaps it might even be able to shoot down the stars in the sky.
Carrying such thoughts, Xiao Chen slowly made his way to the First Leaders body. Then he removed the First Leaders Spatial Ring and poured out several tens of thousands of Inferior Grade Spirit Stones.
Xiao Chen was greatly startled; he had not expected the business of banditry to be so lucrative. No wonder there were so many bandits in the Devil Savanna.
Xiao Chen smiled and ced away all of the Inferior Grade Spirit Stones. Then, he started to search for other things. There were some trashy Spirit Weapons and Martial Technique manuals that were useless. Even so, Xiao Chen simply tossed them into the Universe Ring.
Suddenly, a map gleaming with a spiritual light appeared in Xiao Chens vision. He picked it up and took a closer look.
There were mountains and rivers on the map, and there was a trail indicated by arrows on it. The endpoint was at the end of a river; it was indicated by a very eye-catching red dot.
The end of the river seemed like a vast ocean, and the ce the red dot indicated was an ind.
Xiao Chen was not very familiar with the geography of the Great Qin Nation. Hence, he did not know where the red dot was.
The map was made out of an extraordinary material, it was giving off a dense Spiritual Energy. This should have been made using the beast skin of a high ranked Spirit Beast.
After he put the map away properly, Xiao Chen muttered, It looks like this map is not simple. If I have time in the future, I should look for an opportunity to find the endpoint of this map. Who knows, maybe I would be able to find a fortuitous encounter.
To cultivators, fortuitous encounters were things that everyone sought. In reality, all the experts who were famous had all had fortuitous encounters in some ways.
In todays times, it was still the same. Many ordinary cultivators experienced an explosive increase in strength after experiencing a fortuitous encounter; this was a prettymon urrence.
Under simr conditions, like talent,prehension ability, Martial Techniques, or Cultivation Techniques, every genius would be at the same level. If they wanted to stand out from the group and stand at the top, it would depend on what kind of fortuitous encounters they had.
The events in the Savage Forest could be considered a fortuitous encounter for Xiao Chen. However, the benefits of this fortuitous encounter were too little.
Now that he thought about it, in that fortuitous encounter, all he had obtained were some Inferior Grade Spirit Stones and a broken sword. The true benefit was probably taken by Chu Chaoyun.
Ye Chen, what did you obtain? I managed to get four thousand Inferior Grade Spirit Stones from those people. They also had several Medicinal Pills and Spirit Cores. Adding everything together, it would be worth more than eight thousand Inferior Grade Spirit Stones.
Just as Xiao Chen was deep in thought, Liu Suifengs excited voice came from behind.
Xiao Chen got up and smiled, I had a pretty good harvest, there are several tens of thousands of Inferior Grade Spirit Stones in this fellows Spiritual Ring.
Liu Suifeng bit his tongue when he heard this. Then he said, This group of bandits are extraordinarily rich!
Xiao Chen looked around his surroundings. Vast grass ins filled his vision. As a breeze blew, the withering yellow grass moved as if they were waves.
This ce is a good ce for ambushes. When merchants or lone cultivators go past this ce, these bandits would rob them. When there are no merchants, they would kill Spirit Beasts. As long as they worked hard, it would be hard for them to be poor.
Liu Suifengughed, Then, ording to what you said, if we killed off all the bandits, we would be rich!
Xiao Chen shook his head, That is not realistic. If we can think of this, others can as well. Yet, the bandits in the savanna are still as active. There must be something that we are not aware of.
Liu Suifeng nodded, Indeed. I have heard that the three great ns of the Xihe Province once encircled the bandits of the Devil Savanna. However, it resulted in failure. It must be as you have said.
After that, the two of them stopped discussing the matter. They got onto their Dragon Blood Horses and quickly continued on their journey.
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Five thousand meters in the sky, an old man was hidden in the white clouds moving around. He saw everything that had happened on the ground.
After a while, he revealed a cautious smile and said, It looks like this request of Song Ques is not easy toplete. I knew that one thousand Medial Grade Spirit Stones would not be so easy to obtain.
This fellow still has not revealed all of his trump cards. I should keep observing him for a few days. Even Song Que found it hard to deal with him. As a mere Inferior Grade Martial King, I should be even more cautious.
This old man was called Yue Mingshan. He was an Inferior Grade Martial King who was an independent cultivator. He had a cautious nature and had some fame within the Xihe Province. In his early days, he had once had some dealings with Song Que.
After Yue Mingshan had promised Song Que to help kill Xiao Chen, he had kept an eye out.
Song Que had actually offered a price of a thousand Medial Grade Spirit Stones for an insignificant Inferior Grade Martial Saint. After Yue Mingshan verified that Xiao Chen was indeed just an Inferior Grade Martial Saint, he became even more cautious.
Everything out of the norm had a reason behind it. Yue Mingshan was very clear on what kind of person Song Que was. If it was something that even he found difficult to deal with, then it was definitely not going to be easy.
Indeed, after observing for many days, todays battle verified Yue Mingshans guess. Although Xiao Chen was only an Inferior Grade Martial Saint, hisbat prowess was sufficient for him to easily kill a regr Superior Grade Martial Saint.
His horrifyingbat prowess probably had exceeded that of a peak Superior Grade Martial Saint. Yue Mingshan muttered, If that was all to him, I would not be afraid. However, if he has an inherited Martial Spirit, then I will not involve myself in this business.
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Up until now, Xiao Chen and Liu Suifeng were unaware that they were being watched by someone. They simply traversed across the vast Devil Savanna.
In the blink of an eye, five days went by. The two of them continued to meet a few groups of bandits. The end results were the bandits all being killed and robbed instead.
Within five days, the number of Inferior Grade Spirit Stones they obtained exceeded more than twenty thousand.
Of course, along the way, there were some very strong groups of bandits. Their leaders were Martial Kings and had thousands of men.
Xiao Chen always maintained a state of high alert. He kept his Spiritual Sense extended out. Whenever he sensed such groups, he would avoid them, keeping a distance of two kilometers. He would definitely not overestimate his own strength.
Chapter 263 - Seeing the Vulgar Fatty Again
Chapter 263: Seeing the Vulgar Fatty Again
On this particr day, the two of them swept up another group of bandits. After Liu Suifeng searched all the bodies, he said joyfully, I originally thought that this Devil Savanna would be very dangerous. I did not expect that we would obtain so much unexpected wealth. The amount of Spirit Stones Ive obtained is more than I originally had.
Xiao Chen silently shook his head. It seemed like things were too smooth in the past few days, causing Liu Suifeng to be a little overconfident.
In reality, the Devil Savanna was filled with danger. It was far from what Liu Suifeng had said. If it were not for Xiao Chen, it would be impossible for Liu Suifeng to travel so far on his own.
Any single band of bandits would be able to kill him easily. Even Xiao Chen did not dare to let down his guard in this Devil Savanna.
In the past few days, he had personally seen with his Spiritual Sense a group of bandits led by a peak Martial King. It was likely that a regr elder of the Heavenly Saber Pavilion would not be a match for him.
He had to say something to warn Liu Suifeng. Hence, Xiao Chen said, In that case, you should continue this journey alone. That would save us the trouble of splitting the Spirit Stones.
When Liu Suifeng heard that, he was immediately stunned. Then he thought about what he had said and felt that it was wrong. He said, Ye Chen, dont worry, I was just saying it. I am still clear on the situation here.
Xiao Chen breathed out in relief. It seems like Liu Suifeng was a rational person; he understood when to advance and retreat.
Kill! Kill! Kill!
As the two of them were speaking, the breeze carrying the sound of killing to the two of them. Their expressions changed as they quickly stopped speaking and listened carefully.
Liu Suifeng said, It sounds like merchants are being attacked by bandits. Should we go take a look?
At the end of the of the Devil Savanne was the ck Dragon River which pierces through the Great Qin Nation. There was a huge harbor there that could carry the goods of the Great Qin Nation all over the Tianwu Continent.
Thus, there were many merchants in the Devil Savanna. During these days, the two of them had met many groups of merchants. When they ran into those who needed help, they would always lend a hand. That was why Liu Suifeng asked such a question.
Xiao Chen nodded and said, There is a small hill there. We should be able to observe the situation in front from there. We will decide after taking a look.
As long as it was within their capabilities, Xiao Chen would do his best to help the merchants. However, if the bandit group was too strong, Xiao Chen would not be silly enough to risk his life; he was cautious in everything he did.
The two of them rushed to high ground and they saw the situation in front. It was indeed a group of merchants being attacked by about five hundred bandits.
The bandits were moving in an uninhibited manner. When they attacked the guards, the guards were unable to retaliate. All of them shouted very excitedly.
This group of merchants was rather strange. All the boxes and carriages were embossed with a glitteringyer of gold; it was very dazzling under the sunlight.
Furthermore, Xiao Chen and Liu Suifeng did not see the gs of a merchant association. This proved that they were simply a small merchant association, and so it was not important whether they showed their g or not.
Liu Suifeng felt that it was suspicious. He said, Whats wrong with this group of merchants? Why did they make themselves conspicuous? They are simply asking to be robbed. That group of bandits does not seem to be difficult to deal with. Should we help them?
Xiao Chen felt it was incredibly strange as well. Most regr merchants would be very low key so that they would not attract the attention of the bandits. There were even some merchant groups who would make their carriages look very battered and broken down.
However, this merchant group was very different; from the boxes containing the goods to the carriages carrying the goods, they were embossed in gold. Even the saddles on the horses were made of pure gold.
Xiao Chen thought for a while and said, This group of merchants is quite strange, lets wait for a while!
At this moment, the bandits had already pushed their way to the core position of the merchant group. There was an extremely luxurious carriage over there.
This carriage was pulled by five horses covered in pure gold. It took up the space of about ten square meters. The decorations, the handles, and even the wheels were made out of pure gold.
How extravagantXiao Chen shook his head. This was simply a moving treasury; it would have been a miracle if they were not robbed in the Devil Savanna.
Hahaha! We hooked another big fish? Suddenly, a vulgar voice came from the luxurious carriage.
Hu Chi!
A fat figure flew out from the window of the carriage. That person was holding a huge golden coffin lid in his hands.
The fat figure shed in the air, his speed inconsistent with his figurehe was so fast it was unbelievable.
Bang!
The coffin lid swept across in the air, andnded on the bandit leader. The saber the bandit leader used to block was directly smashed into pieces by the coffin lid.
The coffin lid carried a huge force as it smashed into the bandit leader, knocking him flying and causing him to vomit blood; he simply had no way to resist.
The fat figure smashed the coffin lid heavily onto the ground. It caused a loud explosion sound and the ground started to tremble.
The horses were immediately startled as the ground started to shake left and right. The bandits all fell to the ground.
The fat figure shouted, All of you! Stop pretending! Stand up for this Fat Lord!
The bandits on the ground felt it was strange, Who is pretending? We really fell down, even if you did not tell us to get up, we will still stand up.
Shua! Shua!
However, something that shocked the bandits happened. The guards they had defeated earlier all stood up in vigorous and lively manners, like nothing had happened to them.
The aurasing from them were fierce and there was an ominous glint in their eyes. They were all giving off looks filled with malicious intent. These gazes made them look more like bandits than the bandits themselves.
The group of bandits slowly gathered together before discovering that they had already been unknowingly surrounded by the merchant''s guards. They immediately started to panic.
Bang!
Suddenly, the fat figure jumped and the coffin lid in his hand headed for the bandit leader who had just stood up.
Before the bandit leader could react, he was smashed to the ground again. Blood flowed from his head, and this time, he could not stand up again.
The fat figure trampled violently on the bandit leader who was trying to get up. The golden coffin lid was ced on the ground heavily as he cursed, Did this Fat Lord say you could stand up? Yet you still stand up? I will trample you to death!
There was a fierce look in the fat figures eyes as he swept his gaze around. When the other bandits saw the situation of their leader, they immediately understood what the fat figure meant. They all quickly prostrated themselves on the ground.
Suddenly the fat figureughed loudly, I now dere this to be a robbery. Aside from your underwear, leave everything behind.
The situation changed instantly. Under the strong aura of the fat figure, the bandits on the ground did not dare to resist. They all prostrated on the ground obediently, not daring to move.
When they saw how the leader had ended up, to the point where he was being trampled on, they knew they could only admit their defeat.
After a while, a person quickly walked over. This person was the Manservant from White Water City in the past. He said, Young Master, I have counted everything. There was a total of ten thousand Inferior Grade Spirit Stones. If we included their other goods, the total would be fifteen thousand Inferior Grade Spirit Stones.
The fat figure frowned slightly and said something that made the bandits want to vomit blood, Why is there so little? Did you do as I said? Have you checked their underwear?
Up on the hill, Xiao Chen and Liu Suifeng were watching what happened. They both felt very astonished.
Xiao Chen revealed a faint smile on his face. Coincidentally, he had to settle ounts with this fatty. He had not expected to bump into him here.
Actually, he should have guessed it long ago. Only the damn fatty, Jin Badao, would use such a gaudy and tasteless carriage.
Liu Suifeng felt like he was enlightened as he said, So, it is the Jin ns Jin Dabao. No wonder they were being so mboyant. I actually misjudged them earlier.
When Xiao Chen heard this, he was mildly surprised. He asked, You know him?
Liu Suifeng nodded and exined, He is the young master of the Great Tang Nations top merchant association, the Golden Roc Merchant Association. They are one of the five great merchant association under the heavens, and they are in a simr position as the Great Qin Nations Feng Yu Merchant Association.
The Golden Roc Merchant Association used to not have any fame in the Great Qing Nation. However, in the past few years, they established a connection with the Heavenly Craft Manor. They are now very active in the Great Qin Nation.
One of the five great merchant associations; to think this fattys origins are so great, Xiao Chen sighed to himself when he heard Liu Suifengs exnation.
Xiao Chen had guessed his origins to be extraordinary long ago. However, he had not expected that his origins would be so shocking.
Liu Suifeng had a somewhat panicked look in his eyes. He said, Ye Chen, we should leave quickly. This person does not have a good reputation. If he targets us, it would not be a good thing.
Xiao Chen felt it was strange, so he asked, Why?
Liu Suifeng said, His reputation in the Xihe Province is extremely horrible. ording to rumors, the heir of the three noble ns of the Xihe Provinces Yan n was thoroughly humiliated by him in the Dongming Province. After he came back, he felt so humiliated and ashamed that he vanished.
Xiao Chen sweated in his heart; this rumor was not just horrifying on an ordinary level. Yan Qianhe was clearly killed by him, yet the rumors turned it into disappearance out of shame.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly, They are just rumors. Come, I have some ounts to settle with this fatty.
Despite Liu Suifengs shocked gaze, Xiao Chen had already left the hill and was heading over quickly.
The fatty had a cocky smile on his face. However, when he identally noticed Xiao Chen rushing over, he was startled. He thought he saw wrongly. When he took another look to verify it, he quickly released the bandit leader and ran back.
Azure Dragon Tail Whip!
Xiao Chen shouted and then created a purple arc in the air, like a flood dragon moving in the air. With a shua sound, hended before Jin Dabao.
Brother Dabao, we meet again. Don''t you recognize me? Why are you running so fast?? Xiao Chen stood before Jin Badao and smiled gently.
Jin Dabao revealed an awkward smile and put the coffin lid into his Spatial Ring. He said, I really almost could not recognize you, I thought it was some expert.
Xiao Chen said indifferently, Stop pretending. Ying Yue came to the Heavenly Saber Pavilion not long ago. Dont you have something to exin?
Jin Dabao put on a righteous expression and said, That woman forced me, you have to believe me. She had dirt on me. I was forced into a helpless state, thats why I said that.
If I believed you, Id be an idiot, Xiao Chen could not be bothered with him. He said, I knew you would say that. Stop speaking nonsense. The sculpture actually sold for one hundred Inferior Grade Spirit Stones each, how many are you going to give me?
Jin Dabaoughed embarrassedly, What kind of rtionship do we have? Talking about money will hurt our feelings. Come, lets go into my carriage. Dont say anything else, let me receive you properly.
Chapter 264 - The Stronger the Opponent, the More Excited I Will be
Chapter 264: The Stronger the Opponent, the More Excited I Will be
Liu Suifeng quickly rushed over. When he saw Jin Dabao pandering to Xiao Chen, he was extremely astonished. He did not expect the difficult-to-deal-with Jin Dabao to be able to show such an expression.
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Up in the sky, inside a floating cloud, Yue Mingshan frowned slightly, I can pretty much verify that he does not have an inherited Martial Spirit. However, he is mixing with the Golden Roc Merchant Associations people. It seems like I can only wait for another opportunity.
Inside the luxurious carriage, Xiao Chen and Jin Dabao were both sitting in front of a table. Compared to the outside decorations, the inside was much iner.
Even though they were rushing along at a high speed, the carriage was extremely stable. Xiao Chen, who was sitting inside, did not feel any shaking.
Jin Dabao looked at Xiao Bai, who was sitting beside him, and smiled. He said, This Xiao Bai is growing to be more and more lovable.
Pu ci!
Just as Jin Dabao was stretching out his hand to rub its head, he was scratched viciously by Xiao Bais ws before he could touch it. He eximed, You are still this fierce. Fortunately, this Fat Lords skin is very thick, so nothing happened.
Xiao Chenughed and asked, How are your investigations into the Tianwu Emperors tomb?
Xiao Chen had always been quite curious about the Tianwu Emperors tomb in the ancient remnant. However, he had not had any time to investigate. Coincidentally, he had met Jin Dabao. Naturally, he had to ask.
Jin Dabao stopped smiling and shook his head, There is no useful news. I can only be sure that the corpse did indeed belong to thest Tianwu Emperor and Chu Chaoyun did take it away. After that, Chu Chaoyun was in closed-door training; he has onlye out recently.
Xiao Chen had a grave expression. Honestly speaking, since he left Mohe City, he had rarely suffered a disadvantage. However, he not suffered disadvantages more than once at the hands of Chu Chaoyun.
Xiao Chen felt a deep fear toward this person. Hence, he wanted to hear news about him. He continued to ask, How is his cultivation? Are there any definitive references?
Jin Dabao said, I did not see it personally but he is at the very least a peak Superior Grade Martial Saint. That golden coffin can definitely help a cultivator increase their speed of cultivation.
Lying in the coffin can increase the speed of cultivation; this is very strange.
Xiao Chen felt suspicious and said, How do you know?
The fatty chuckled and said, Dont forget, this Fat Lord also obtained a piece of the coffin. After researching it for a long time, I am certain of this conclusion.
Xiao Chen had a pretty deep impression of the golden coffin lid. When it was swung around, it looked very ordinary. However, his Spiritual Sense detected a fluctuation in space around it.
As it was swung around, it seemed like it broke through space and created an immature small realm.
Xiao Chen collected his thoughts and asked in a sullen voice, Did Chu Chaoyun obtain the Heavenly me inherited by the Tianwu Emperor?
This was the thing Xiao Chen was the most concerned about. Although it was only a tenth of the inherited Heavenly me, its might was still incredibly horrifying. If Chu Chaoyun could grasp itpletely, it would be much stronger than Xiao Chens current Purple Thunder True Fire.
Xiao Chen was not afraid of Chu Chaoyuns cultivation realm being higher than his. As long as it did not exceed it by an entire realm, with hisbat prowess, he would not fear a peak Martial Saint.
However, if Chu Chaoyun grasped the Purple Thunder True Fire, then everyone would fear him. His talent, Martial Techniques, Cultivation Technique, and Martial Spirit were all amongst the peak of those in the same generation.
If he hadpletely grasped the Purple Thunder True Fire, then he could be said to be unrivaled amongst Martial Saints.
Jin Dabao had a grave expression as he said, You best be mentally prepared. I estimate that he is already able to use a quarter of the tenth of Heavenly me at the very least. Furthermore, he probably has obtained the inherited Martial Technique of the Tianwu Dynastythe Life-Extinguishing Blood-Reversing Swordy.
If it were in the past, Xiao Chen would be doubtful of the fattys words. However, now that he knew the fatty was the young master of the Golden Roc Merchant Association, he was very confident in him.
In terms of information gathering, even the royal courts of every nation would not be as well informed as these merchant associations. In doing business, information was the most important thing.
Suddenly, Jin Dabao seemed to have thought of something. Thats right. You should be heading to Xihe City to participate in the Ling Pavilions auction. Chu Chaoyun will be participating as well, you might bump into him there.
Chu Chaoyun is going to participate in the auction as well, Xiao Chen frowned slightly. Suddenly, he had the feeling that this auction was going to be moreplicated than he had imagined.
Xiao Chen cupped a palm over his fist and said, Thank you. I will be careful and do my best to avoid him.
The fattyughed loudly and said, No need to thank me. What kind of rtionship do we have? Let me tell you some other news. The strength of your old opponents all soared suddenly.
Duanmu Qing practiced her Profound Ice Incantation to the ninthyer. Her strength is now even more horrifying. Whoever who looks at her now will feel like they fell into an ice cave.
Hua Yunfeis Martial Spirit has already deeply awakened. His Bloody Death Sword Technique has been practiced to Great Perfection. Hes now turned incredibly sinisterextremely strange.
Of course, the most horrifying ones are not these two. Instead, it is the Guiyi Marquis and Ji Changkong. In terms of gains, these two people have gained the most in the ancient remnant after Chu Chaoyun.
Xiao Chen felt suspicious and asked, How so? Our gains are quite significant, could their gains be better than ours?
The fattyughed in disdain, Our gains are considered nothing much. Lets talk about the Guiyi Marquis first. This fellow obtained the inherited Holy Weapon of the Tianwu Dynastythe Sky Splitting Sword.
Originally, I thought it was just a damaged Holy Weapon missing its Daos, so I did not care for it. After all, even though such damaged Holy Weapons are rare, they are not worth much.
However, now I know that this fellow was very lucky. That Sky Splitting Sword had been passed down from the first generation Tianwu Emperor until now. Its Daos were actuallypletely intact. Although some of it was lost in the past thousand years, it would be able to be recovered after ten years.
The so-called Holy Weapons referred to the weapons the Ancient Sages used. At that time, a cultivators realm was differentiated in a different manner than it is now.
The Ancient Sage was very different from the current Martial Sage. In terms of strength, the Ancient Sage was equivalent to the modern Martial Emperor. A Martial Sage would be nothing whenpared to the Ancient Sages.
At that time, weapons were also ranked differently from the current method. They did not have the Heaven, Earth, Profound, or Yellow rankings for Spirit Weapons.
The Sages hadprehended some of the Heavenly Daos and every move they made, they would affect thews of heaven and earth. Furthermore, since the weapons they used would bask in the naturalws of heaven and earth for a long time, they would slowly gain a trace of the Dao.
Although the Daos of these weapons were no longerplete after being passed down for ten thousand years, the essence of the weapons was not damaged at all.
When cultivators used the Holy Weapons, they would make use of these iplete Daos. When they made a move, they could change thews of heaven and earth slightly. When they were fighting, they could achieve unexpected effects.
However, because the Daos were notplete, it was extremely difficult to truly change thew of heaven and earth. Sometimes, unexpected situations might ur.
Seeding once out of ten tries was pretty good already. However, if one had a Holy Weapon withplete Daos, then it would be a different story. It would be possible to seed five out of ten tries.
If one was able toprehend the Daos within it, every time they made a move, they could change thews of heaven and earth slightly. This raised the strength of a cultivator to a horrifying level.
Fatty Jin took a sip of tea and continued, As for Ji Changkong, his luck is even better. This fellows talent is simply too high. The Sage Dao Comprehension Picture has been almost fully grasped by him. Every move he makes, there is a slight trace of the Dao. Its effects are better than a Holy Weapon.
Xiao Chen smiled bitterly; he was speechless. This was the so-called fortuitous encounter. Although fortuitous encounters were hard to discern, it strongly relied on luck. It was something that truly existed.
In the same fortuitous encounter, some obtained nothing and even ended up feeding the Spirit Beasts, dying without aplete corpse. Some were very lucky, resulting in their strength soaring, letting them stand out from the crowd.
These were people with great luck. There were many strong people who had such encounters, turning the other cultivators in the same era into stepping stones. Furthermore, their fame ended up being passed down, never being forgotten forevermore.
Xiao Chen thought to himself, In two years time, I must defeat these people. Otherwise, I would never be able topete with them in terms of luck.
Even if he had other fortuitous encounters, with good luck, he would not have much gains. In the long term, he would be the stepping stone for others.
Xiao Chen thought of something and said, Going from your earlier tone, you dont seem to be going to the auction in Xihe City.
Jin Dabao nodded and said, I have seen too many auctions and I cant be bothered to go. If I really want to obtain some peak treasures, I will have to go the Ancient Deste Lands underground auction or the top-notch auction conducted by the Great Jin Nation. That is the truly big stage. Let me tell you
Seeing the fatty enter into sales mode, Xiao Chen knew that it would go on and on with stopping. So Xiao Chen quickly stopped him, saying, Wait, you dont have to tell me about that. Since you are not going to Xihe City, could it be that you really have goods that you are sending to the other nations by the ck Dragon River?
Earlier, when Xiao Chen had some time, he had used his Spiritual Sense to scan the fattys golden boxes. In the end, he discovered that they were all empty, there was nothing in there at all.
Although the fatty had many Spatial Rings on his fingers, it would not be sufficient to carry goods. An ordinary Spatial Ring could only contain about several dozen square feet of space. If they wanted to carry arge number of goods, it would be impossible.
As for the top quality Spatial Rings, not to even mention their rarity, even the highest quality Spatial Ring only had several hundred square feet of space. It would still be insufficient to carry arge number of goods.
Hence, when the fatty said he was not going to Xihe City, Xiao Chen was quite surprised. Since he was not transporting goods or participating in the auction, then what was the fatty doing in the Devil Savanna?
The fatty smiled, Of course it is impossible. I have not used the Devil Savannas trading route before, so I cannot take this route for now. My purpose ining here is to investigate the legend of the Devil Savannas treasure.
Legend? Xiao Chenughed involuntarily, You came specially all the way to the Devil Savanna for a legend? Who are you kidding? There must be more to this.
Fatty Jin said, Naturally, there is some truth to this. In the past, there was a group of bandits there that caused terror on this Devil Savanne. The strength of the bandit leader was unfathomable. People estimate him to be at the very least a Martial Sage. If one wanted to use this trade route, one would have to pay him a toll.
Chapter 265 - Map, Treasure
Chapter 265: Map, Treasure
All the merchant associations which resisted did not have a good ending. He enjoyed a monopoly on this golden trade route. In the end, the amount of wealth he umted had reached an astonishing level.
Xiao Chen bit his tongue, he was in disbelief, A Martial Sage that did not focus on cultivating, and instead ran here to be a bandit? Do you think that is possible?
When one reached Martial Sage, their standards were much higher than ordinary peoples. They viewed worldly goods very lightly. After all, they pursued the peak of the martial way. Very rarely would someone care about these material goods.
Fatty Jin said, Why is that impossible. Back when the three great ns of the Xihe Province took out bandits in the savanna, do you think they were simply attacking the bandits? It was actually so they could obtain the map that was left. Even your Heavenly Saber Pavilion had sent people a few times before.
When Xiao Chen heard the word map, he was startled. He asked, He left behind a map? What do you mean? Can you give me more details?
Fatty Jin thought for a while before saying, All men will die someday. This is the same even for Martial Emperors. Naturally, Martial Sages are no exception. After this person died, he buried all the wealth he umted on an ind within the boundless ocean.
He left his descendants many maps. These maps listed the location of the ind in detail. Furthermore, you can only open the door to the treasury if you have the map.
Unfortunately, his descendants were too useless. Not long after he died, his descendant were all ughtered by his previous enemies. Hence, the map was scattered all over.
Once, someone obtained it and followed the map to find the ind. However, stormy seas surrounded the ind. Even a Martial King was not able to enter, so they could only watch without being able to do anything.
Later on, someone coincidentally found out that the storms would go away for a period of time once every hundred years. Hence, the maps became useful again.
The treasures in there were not ced together. Every time people went in, they were able to bring outrge amounts of treasures. Of course, many people died in there.
Now, this hundred year wait is almost over again. Hence, this Fat Lord intends to try my luck. I am already considerably slow. I do not know whether the three nobles ns managed to obtain the map when they attacked the bandits that time.
Jin Dabao spoke slowly and tirelessly but his information was very well organized. The moment Xiao Chen heard them, he understood it.
I wonder if the map I have is the one the fatty is looking for? Xiao Chen thought for a while before asking, How long more is it to the end of this hundred years?
The fatty thought for a while before answering, About a year. This Fat Lord intends to spend this year in the Devil Savanna. Even if I dont find the map, I will be able to make some extra ie.
There is still one year. In that case, there is no need to rush, Xiao Chen thought, I can put this aside for a while.
After traveling for half the day in the carriage, the pair parted with Jin Dabao. Jin Dabao continued his strategy of being live bait to attract more bandits and the pair headed to the exit of the Devil Savanna.
Along the way, Xiao Chen asked, Suifeng, have you heard of the legend regarding the treasure map of the Devil Savanna?
Liu Suifeng thought for a long time before he said, I seem to have heard of it before but I did not pay too much attention to it. I have almost forgotten about it. Are you thinking of going treasure hunting?
Xiao Chen smiled and said, I dont have the time for it now. My main goal is to grasp Listening to the Sword and Communicating With It. There is finally some progress in it, I do not wish to be distracted by other stuff.
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The two of them traveled for another three days. Because they were already near the edge of the Devil Savanna, the number of bandit encounters decreased. Instead, they saw an increasing number of merchants.
On this particr afternoon, the outline of a small vige appeared in their vision. Liu Suifeng said excitedly, We finally exited this Savanna. After traveling for another half a day, we will be able to reach Xihe City.
Xiao Chen also felt a slight sense of relief. Although there were no physical problems with camping outdoors for several days, they were mentally fatigued.
The nameless vige is front was specially set up for the merchants and cultivators passing through the savanna to resupply. There were inns and some markets around.
Many cultivators doing experiential training in the Devil Savanna would choose to peddle their wares in this ce. Although this vige was small, it was bustling and noisy.
The two of them found an inn. After a good meal, they both went to their rooms and rested.
Within the room, Xiao Chen sat cross-legged on the bed. The Qi whirlpool in his dantian spun slowly. The Purple Thunder Divine Incantation circted slowly in his meridians.
Zi zi!
Immediately, countless arcs of electricity appeared in the room, making non-stop crackling noises. A pure lightning-attributed Spiritual Energy poured into Xiao Chens body.
The density of Spiritual Energy below the Lingyun Mountain Range was very thin, it was notparable at all. Xiao Chen felt the difference to be at least fifty percent.
There was such arge difference. No wonder the big sects were such a strong attraction for so many cultivators.
After four hours, Xiao Chen stopped circting his energies. When he opened his eyes, the electricity in the room still had not faded yet, and was flickering asionally.
Xiao Chen frowned slightly, The state of thunder seems to experience improvements almost every day. At this rate, I might not even be able to execute the Twisting Road Around Peak. I have to find a lightning-attributed Martial Technique.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Knocking sounds came from the door. Liu Suifengs voice came from outside, Ye Chen, I am going to go out to sell some Spirit Cores and other materials. Do you want toe with me?
There were many merchants purchasing all sorts of Spirit Beast materials. Because they were dressed like cultivators, when they were on their way to the inn, many merchants enquired about it.
Because they were in a hurry to get some rest, they rejected them all. Now that they had rested for a while, it was not a bad idea to sell to them when they thought about it.
The Xihe Citys auction was going to start in three days. It would feel more assuring to have more Spirit Stones on hand.
Xiao Chen did not overthink it and simply agreed to the suggestion. They walked out of the inn and headed for the busiest area of the market.
Purchasing all wind-attributed Spirit Cores at high prices. Only wind-attributed wanted, regardless of rank. I will take whatever you have. Open for business for two hours, soe quickly!
Selling ten Rank 5 Spirit Cores of various attributes. There are also high ranked Spirit Beast skins.
Purchasing ten stalks of Deste Grass. Cultivators with this, pleasee to me quickly.
The sound of people shouting out their wares entered their ears; it was extremely bustling. There were cultivators with stalls on both sides of the street. Merchants could continuously go around asking about the price.
Although the ce seemed very messy, there was something managing the ce. They did not allow people to set up stalls without permission. If they did so, they would be chased out by the managers.
Xiao Chen and Liu Suifeng went to the management center and queued up for an hour before they obtained a spot to set up a stall. The manager handed the stall, a signboard, and all sorts of other tools to the two of them; their services were quiteprehensive.
However, the price was quite astonishing. Liu Suifeng even felt it was overpriced. Setting up a stall for two hours was ten Inferior Grade Spirit Stones.
Xiao Chen used a brush and wrote on the signboard, Selling Spirit Cores and all sorts of materials. All purchases to be done in Spirit Stones.
After Xiao Chen wrote that down, he smiled, Never mind, it is just ten Inferior Grade Spirit Stones. It is nothing to you. Lets set up the stall first and hope there will be a big customer buying everything in one go.
When they arrived at the stall, they changed out the signboard. After a while, a merchant in luxurious golden clothes walked over.
This merchant was about forty years old and had two Martial Saint guards. A wide smile filled his slightly plump face.
These two brothers, are you selling Spirit Cores? The middle-aged merchant said while smiling.
Xiao Chen nodded, The Spirit Cores are all Rank 3 and above. There are about three thousand of them. Aside from those, there are some Spirit Beast skins, all also Rank 3 at the very least.
Most of these Spirit Cores were obtained by looting the bandits that attacked them. There was also a small portion that was obtained by them hunting Spirit Beasts on their way.
Spatial Rings have limited space and after they tidied them up, they threw away all the Rank 2 Spirit Cores, keeping only Rank 3 and above.
Even so, they still umted more than three thousand; their value was considerable.
The middle-aged merchant was mildly startled. He had not expected to be able to make such arge transaction the moment he enquired. The expression on his face changed as he asked, May I see the goods?
Xiao Chen nodded and Liu Suifeng took out all the Spirit Cores they had from their Spatial Rings. They also took out all the materials they had.
Therge pile of Spirit Cores filled up the entire stall. Immediately, countless gazes were fired over. Amidst the greedy and envious looks, Xiao Chen could actually feel some gazes filled with killing intent.
This was not very strange, the cultivators here were people who lived on the edge of a de. All of them had blood on their hands. It was amon urrence for a person to get killed for their wealth here.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly and ignored them. He asked, What do you think? Offer your price!
The middle-aged merchant felt joyful in his heart but his expression did not change. He probed, Do you ept gold? If you do, I can give you a better price.
When Xiao Chen saw the usefulness of Spirit Stones, he no longer cared for gold. Hence, he shook his head decisively.
Liu Suifeng said, Are you unable to afford it?
The middle-aged merchantughed loudly, Just asking. I am able to afford this amount of Spirit Stones. Here is my offer, ten thousand Inferior Grade Spirit Stones. I want them all. We can conclude the transaction here or you may choose another location.
The middle-aged merchant also understood the principle of not showing off your wealth. So he kindly offered two methods for making the transaction and allowed them to choose.
Xiao Chen thought for a while, This merchant has an unknown background. Although making the transaction here would reveal the wealth, if we make the transaction elsewhere, we still have to be on our guard against this merchant.
Both methods carried a certain amount of risk and should not be chosen lightly. Xiao Chen chose to make the transaction immediately. At least they would be able to obtain the Spirit Stones immediately, making them feel assured.
The middle-aged merchant did not hesitate and called over the guard beside him. Then, the guard brought up his Spatial Ring and bumped it against Xiao Chens Universe Ring.
In the next instant, Xiao Chen felt many Spirit Stones appear in his Universe Ring. When he counted them, it was exactly ten thousand Inferior Grade Spirit Stones.
The middle-aged merchant took out a business card and handed it to Xiao Chen and Liu Suifeng. He smiled as he said, The surname of this humble self is Guan. I work for the Yun ns merchant association. I hope there will be more opportunities for us to cooperate again in the future. If you bring this business card to any Yun n shop, you can enjoy a ten percent discount.
Chapter 266 - Targeted
Chapter 266: Targeted
Yun nXiao Chen was deep in thought. A merchant who could take out ten thousand Spirit Stones on short noticewithin the Xihe Province, it could only be that Yun n.
Xiao Chen put away the business card properly. When the merchant left far away, he said, We cant stay here tonight. When have to rush to the harbor while it is still dark. We have been targeted.
Liu Suifeng nodded. A transaction of ten thousand Inferior Grade Spirit Stones was considered a huge transaction in this small vige. Furthermore, they were only Inferior Grade Martial Saints. It would be strange if they were not targeted.
The two of them returned to the inn, did some simple tidying up, and replenished some food supplies. Then, they rode on the Dragon Blood Horses, leaving the nameless vige quickly.
As the sun was setting, the sky was dyed red. Huge red clouds covered the entire western sky. A soft glow shone on Xiao Chen and Liu Suifeng, leaving behind two long shadows.
Dong! Dong! Dong!
The peopleing to rob them were faster than they had thought. The two of them had only left for about ten minutes and the road in front was already blocked by cultivators carrying their weapons and surging with killing Qi.
Xiao Chen took a quick nce at them, counting eighteen people in total. The weakest of them was an Inferior Grade Martial Saint and there were two who had already advanced to Superior Grade Martial Saint.
Xiao Chens gaze lingered on the two people for a while. One of them was dressed in white. He was holding a sword with a cold light gleaming on its edge. It was especially dazzling under the light of the sunset.
The other person was wearing Battle Armor with a shirt on; his arms were uncovered. He was holding a two-meter-long spear and there was a fierce expression on his face.
Beside each of them was a group of cultivators, who seemed like they were together with the two of them.
The white swordsman slowly walked forward. When he saw Xiao Chen and Liu Suifeng, he revealed a faint smile on his face. He said, We are only seeking fortune and do not wish to hurt anyone. Leave your Spirit Stones behind and we will guarantee your safety.
The blue-clothed person holding the spear was releasing a killing Qi without reserve. There was a fierce look in his eyes as he said, I am not a patient person. Make up your mind quickly for the good of everyone. Otherwise, I will make you wish you could die.
The aura from the two of themSuperior Grade Martial Saintsslowly extended out, pressuring Xiao Chen and Liu Suifeng. When the two huge auras merged together, even the air seemed to turn solid. This made it difficult for people to breath. Liu Suifeng could not help but panic. He took out his identity token and said, We are core disciples of the Heavenly Saber Pavilion. Scram aside and I will pretend nothing happened. Otherwise, even if you flee to the ends of the world, you will not escape the pursuit of the Divine Saber Camp.
Xiao Chen shook his head and he subconsciously ced his hand on the saber hilt. This group of people already knew of their identities, otherwise, they would not waste so much time speaking nonsense.
If it were some Inferior Grade Martial Saint with no background, they would have charged over fearlessly long ago. There would be no need to use such tricks to threaten them.
They must be afraid of the revenge of the Heavenly Saber Pavilion. However, since this group of people dared to chase after them, it proved that these were desperate criminals and were not particrly afraid of the revenge from the Heavenly Saber Pavilion.
If it was possible, they would like not to offend the Heavenly Saber Pavilion. Even if they offended the Heavenly Saber Pavilion, they would simply take therge number of Spirit Stones and leave the Xihe Province, hiding in the vast ocean. By then, the Heavenly Saber Pavilion would not be able to do anything to them.
Their auras rose slowly, contained and not unleashed. Unknowingly, the sky above them had turned dark. The dark clouds were rolling and the might of thunder was formed.
The blue-clothed spearman smiled and said coldly, Do you think we scare easy? You are just two Inferior Grade Martial Saint core disciples, do you think the Heavenly Saber Pavilion would activate the Divine Saber Camp for you? I repeat, hand over all your Spirit Stones.
The white-clothed man continued to reveal a faint smile. He looked iparably calm as he said, Both of you, we are just seeking fortune. Dont mind him. Just leave the Spirit Stones behind, it will be good for everyone.
These two people were ying good cop, bad cop. If a sect disciple with no experience were to encounter such a situation, they would have handed over all the Spirit Stones in their hands.
Unfortunately, Xiao Chen could not be bothered about it. His right hand, which was grasping the saber hilt, swung out heavily. The strength he had been gathering for a long time was suddenly unleashed. He sent back the pressure back at them in an instant.
Rumble!
There was a crack of thunder in the silent sky. A resplendent saber light lit up and a bolt of lightning descended from the sky, lighting up the space in between the sky and ground as it met the saber.
Xiao Chens figure arrived before the white-clothed man. There was a sh of saber light and his aura surged to the sky.
The white-clothed swordsman felt fear in his heart. He had not expected Xiao Chen to make his move so suddenly.
Furthermore, his first move was such a thunderous move. His aura suppressed the both of us without mercy. His speed and strength are almost at the peak.
This is not a naive greenhorn. From the very start, he had not intended to flee or hand over the Spirit Stones. However, we all thought victory was assured and were not aware that the opponent was preparing such a shocking move.
Many thoughts shed through the white-clothed swordsman in an instant. He did his best to retreat, losing the initiative. His aura dropped to a low point.
Even so, how could he have dodged the move Xiao Chen was storing up strength for so long for?
Pu ci!
The saber light shed and a horrifying wound appeared on his chest. Blood spurted out like a fountain. The de of the saber carried the power of thunder, causing his body to be knocked flying and fall heavily on the ground.
Hu!
The blue-clothed man reacted quickly. He swung his spear and a fire dragon circled the spear and roared relentlessly.
He was trying to disrupt Xiao Chens pace, causing him to give up chasing after the injured white-clothed swordsman.
Bang!
The spear roared out and the fire dragon swallowed up Xiao Chen. The blue-clothed man felt joyful, To think I thought he was so powerful, he is merely just so-so.
However, before he could smile, he saw the figure struck by his spear suddenly shatterit was simply an afterimage.
Azure Dragon Tail Whip! Clear Wind Chop!
Xiao Chens figure appeared from the side and moved in a purple arc. There was a cool breeze blowing as well. In an instant, he pierced through the crowd and headed for the white-clothed swordsman.
The white-clothed swordsman was startled. He started spinning his sword like a drill and rushed at Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen clenched his left hand into a fist and circted the Dragon and Tiger Body Sculpting Art at the same time. The bones in his body were all giving off a crackling sound. When his fist punched out, even the air trembled non-stop.
Bang!
The punchnded on the tip of the sword and the swords de immediately shattered into countless pieces. Xiao Chens sent out a wave of Essence from his body and the shrapnel flew off into the surroundings without harming him.
However, Xiao Chens momentum was not diminished. When he was near the swordsman, the Lunar Shadow Saber vanished and his killing intent was withdrawn, resulting in one not being able to figure out what was going on.
In the face of the cool breeze, the swordsman lost all hope. He knew this was the famous Secret Technique of the Heavenly Saber Pavilion, the Clear Wind Chop. Once it got near him, there was no way of dodging.
Furthermore, he was currently severely injured and far from his peak condition. There was no way for him to dodge. The other people were all hiding, the shrapnel from earlier was used by Xiao Chen to cause chaos. No one would be helping him.
Even if I die, I will drag you down with me! The white-clothed man revealed a savage look as he shouted. A light was shining from his dantian, he was using a Secret Technique to explode himself.
Xiao Chens expression did not change. Instead, his speed increased and he arrived before the white-clothed person. When that light was at its brightest, the Lunar Shadow Saber appeared from nowhere and pierced into his dantian. After that, Xiao Chen kicked him flying; these movements were continuous without a break.
Bang!
The persons corpse exploded in the air. His body no longer remained intact, leaving only a rain of blood scattered into the air.
This white-clothed man was actually not weak. Under normal circumstances, if Xiao Chen wanted to kill him, he would have had to exchange more than a hundred moves with him before he could do so.
Unfortunately, he was too careless at the start. He did not expect Xiao Chen to suddenly make a move. He also had not expected Xiao Chens attack to be so fierce. While he let his guard down, he was heavily injured. In the end, hepletely lost all hope for himself.
After the death of the white-clothed man, a few of the cultivators fighting with Liu Suifeng immediately fled. These were the subordinates of the white-clothed man. Since he was dead already, there was no need for them to stay.
Now, only the blue-clothed spearman and his eight subordinates remained. After the white-clothed man died, the blue-clothed man was in a panic, and he did not have any motivation to make a move.
He knew Xiao Chen was not an ordinary Inferior Grade Martial Saint, there must be something special about him. In terms of purebat prowess, he was already able to put other Superior Grade Martial Saints to shame.
His aura was currently already diminished; if he wanted to raise it up again, he would have to put in a lot of effort. Fighting the opponents soaring aura with his diminished one was not a very wise move.
Flee! The blue-clothed spearman shouted decisively. He was focused on Xiao Chen, keeping his guard up as he leaped toward the back.
This person had a richbat experience, and he was also rather intelligent. When he was retreating he did not show his back at all.
After he had left very far and was sure Xiao Chen would not chase after him, the blue-clothed man immediately turned around and his speed increased explosively, disappearing from Xiao Chens view after a while.
Liu Suifeng felt it was strange. Given Xiao Chens character, he would not let this person off so easily.
Xiao Chen simply stood at his original spot muttering non-stop. The blue-clothed man had already left for a long time but he was still not moving. He did not rx his aura and stayed on guard.
When Xiao Chen had made a move to kill the white-clothed man, he had felt a horrible killing Qi from the sky. In that instant, he had even felt the threat of death.
Furthermore, this aura was very elusive. When he noticed it, it immediately vanished, bing calm again.
Xiao Chen expended his Spiritual Sense to its maximum range but was not able to spot anything. However, this made Xiao Chen not dare to let down his guard even more, nor did he dare to rx his aura.
Liu Suifeng felt that something was wrong. He asked quietly, Ye Chen, whats wrong?
Xiao Chen looked at a certain cloud in the sky. He said, Along the way, I kept feeling that there was a pair of eyes watching us. I am now sure of it, he wants to kill me!
This persons strength is at the very least a peak Superior Grade Martial Saint with a flying Martial Technique. The worst case scenario is that this person is a Martial King.
Liu Suifeng was startled, and he revealed a worried expression as he asked, What should we do?
Chapter 267 - Encounter with a Sea Monster
Chapter 267: Encounter with a Sea Monster
Xiao Chen sheathed his saber and smiled, No matter, there is no need to be too worried. If this persons strength was truly that terrifying, he could have followed us for this long.
Earlier, he gave up the thought of making a move. This means that he had just lost all opportunities to kill me. This person is overly cautious. Hepletelycks the sharp spirit of a cultivator, he will only be a second-rate expert forever.
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Up in the clouds, Yue Mingshan was originally preparing to make a move. However, he realized Xiao Chen had noticed his killing Qi at the crucial moment.
Going by Yue Mingshans principle of being cautious, when the opponent had already noticed the killing Qi, it could no longer be called a killing move. This was how he had always been doing things.
This was what he had learned from his experience staying alive as a lone cultivator for such a long time. There are many opportunities, one cannot attack blindly.
As Yue Mingshan watched Xiao Chen and Liu Suifeng leave, he said indifferently, It looks like Ill have to hide my killing Qi even deeper next time. I have to be sure of killing him in one strike and not leave behind any signs.
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By the time the sun hadpletely sunk beneath the horizon, Xiao Chen and Liu Suifeng finally rushed to the ck Dragon Rivers Harbor. There werenterns lighting up the harbor, making the area as bright as day.
Large merchant ships appeared in Xiao Chens vision; this was an eye-opener for him. The ships were about forty to fifty meters tall and five or six hundred meters long. They were very simr to the huge oil tankers from his previous world.
When Liu Suifeng saw Xiao Chens astonishment, he exined, There are many aquatic monsters in the ck Dragon River. Furthermore, the waves and winds are very strong. A middle-sized ship would not be able to withstand even one wave. In addition, more of the ships here are going to set out for the sea.
The situation in the sea is even moreplicated. If the ships are not made bigger, they would not be able to withstand a single wave, or whats more, a sea monster.
So that was why, the doubts in Xiao Chens heart cleared. The two of them searched for the manager of a merchant ship. After they exined their intentions, they paid ten thousand taels of gold each and obtained the rights to board the ship.
The two of them directly rode their Dragon Blood Horses onto the ship from the harbor. The broad deck meant that it was not cramped for the horses.
Soon, the workers of the merchant ship came and led the two Dragon Blood horses away. Although the deck was very broad, they did not allow the horses to wander around on it.
The deck was filled with cultivators who were catching a ride. Most of them were likely cultivators going to Xihe City for the auction.
Xiao Chen stood at the bow and held onto the rails gently. A cool breeze was blowing along the river. The breeze contained the refreshing scent of the river, making one feel rxed andfortable.
Xiao Chen looked forward into the darkness. The dark night was not any obstruction to his vision at all, and he was able to see the scenery very clearly.
The width of the ck Dragon River was much broader than he had thought. The huge merchant ships were simply like ck dots in the darkness, they did not even upy one percent of the river.
With one look, if it were not for the color of the river, most people would mistake it for the sea.
Liu Suifeng came over and said, Ye Chen, the ship will depart tomorrow. There are not many empty rooms left in the ship, we will have to spend the next three days on the deck.
A merchant ship was different from a passenger ship. The inside of this ship was mostly filled with goods. As the two of them were rtivelyte, it was not surprising for them not be able to get a room.
Xiao Chen smiled, Thats nothing. We already spent so many days on the savanna. This is just three days on the deck.
They found an empty spot and Xiao Chen sat down cross-legged, entering into a state of cultivation. However, as there were many people here, the activities from circting the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation would be too big. Xiao Chen did not want to attract too much attention.
Hence, Xiao Chen slowly circted the Dragon and Tiger Body Sculpting Art. He was prepared to cultivate this Cultivation Technique that specializes in tempering the body.
Many cultivators on deck were cultivating as well. There were very few people speaking, so the deck was very quiet and peaceful.
The next morning, when the rays of sunlight eliminated the final bits of darkness and shone on the deck, the cultivating cultivators slowly woke up.
Xiao Chen opened his eyes as well. The instant he got up, there were crackling soundsing from his bones. His entire body felt rxed and his spirit felt good.
The Dragon and Tiger Body Sculpting Art had a total of fiveyers. The first twoyers were the foundation and thest three were the main parts of the Cultivation Technique.
As of today, Xiao Chen had already reached the middle stage of the fourthyerDragon Roar Covering the World, Piercing through the Skyand was heading for Great Perfection.
If Xiao Chen could cultivate this to Great Perfection, a casual roar from Xiao Chen would be like a dragon and tiger roaring. The drawn-out energy could pierce through the nine heavens and scatter the clouds.
As for the fifthyerDragon Tendon Tiger Bone, Pulling Mountain and Riversthat was the true rebirth of the body. Ordinary weapons would no longer hurt Xiao Chen. Furthermore, his Qi and blood would increase explosively, his strength would be able to achieve more than ten thousand kilograms of force.
The crackling sounds of Xiao Chens bones attracted the attention of many cultivators. In an instant, many people seemed to notice an indistinct tiger and dragon on Xiao Chens body.
It is really rare to see cultivators who focus on tempering the body nowadays.
The strength of the physical body is inferior. After one reaches Martial King, the might of Essence is very horrifying. A casual punch would be able to split mountains. Tempering the body is just a waste of time.
Indeed. In the Martial Saint realm or before, one might be able to gain an advantage with a strong physical body. However, in thetter stages, the quality of Essence is the stronger method.
If he had purely focused on cultivating the physical body, he would be a good seedling. Unfortunately, he is dual cultivating. Sooner orter, he will not be able to keep up both methods, causing his cultivation toe to a halt.
When many cultivators saw Xiao Chens strong physical body, they all sighed and expressed regret with their words.
Xiao Chen smiled and ignored them. He believed that his way was the correct way. This was especially so after he saw what the previous Pavilion Master had left behind in the underground world; this made his belief even firmer.
Cultivating the physical body together with Essence would indeed result in him being slower than regr people. Perhaps Xiao Chen would take a longer time to be a Martial Sage whenpared to people of the same generation.
However, it would be impossible to advance to Marital Emperor without a strong body. Even if not impossible, the chances were very slim. At that time, Xiao Chen would surpass all the other people.
When Xiao Chen went to the bow, he realized that the huge merchant ship had already started the journey without them knowing. The ship cut across the waves of the rivers surface as it sped along.
Xiao Chen was mildly astonished. He had not expected such a huge ship to be able to travel so fast on the river. He also did not know what was propelling the ship.
Liu Suifeng walked over to Xiao Chen and asked, Ye Chen, do you think that expert is still watching us?
Xiao Chen looked up at the sky and said, Im not sure. This person has hidden himself very well. I cannot feel any of his aura. However, my instincts tell me that he should still be above.
A sea monster appeared in front!
Suddenly, someone eximed as the two of them were speaking. Xiao Chen and Liu Suifeng quickly headed over.
They only saw arge whirlpool appearing about a thousand meters in front. After a while, a two hundred meters tall waterspout was formed and headed for the merchant ship quickly.
Hu chi! Hu chi!
The waters surface started to turn rough. The ship had already started to rock slightly. Xiao Chen extended his Spiritual Sense. At the end of it, he saw a huge strange ck fish.
Liu Suifeng asked doubtfully, What is that?
Someone replied, This is a ck Tuna Whale, a peak Rank 6 Spirit Beast. They are considered the tyrant of this ck Dragon River. They appear a few times every year. Any merchant ships that run into it do not have a good ending. How unfortunate, we actually ran into it.
After the cultivators on the deck knew of the identity of this weird fish, they started to panic.
When they saw the waterspouting nearer, many cultivators made a quick decision and jumped off the ship. They executed their Movement Techniques and leaped across the waters surface, rushing back.
When Liu Suifeng saw the other cultivators jumping off the ship, he asked, Ye Chen, should we jump off as well?
Xiao Chen surveyed his surroundings and noticed the cultivators who had jumped off were the younger cultivators. Although the older cultivators had a look of panic on their face, none of them attempted to jump off.
It came even to the point where some of them revealed an amused expression when they saw people jumping off.
Xiao Chen shook his head and said, Lets wait first, there is no need to rush.
Old ginger is spicier. Since the older cultivators did not choose to jump off the ship, there must be a reason they were unaware of. It would be best to observe the situation first.
[Note: Old ginger is spicier: This means the older generation is more experienced and have more tricks up their sleeves.]
Pu ci! Pu ci!
Suddenly, miserable cries came from the rivers surface. Xiao Chen and Liu Suifeng turned their heads to take a look. They saw the cultivators leaping on the waters surface being attacked by weird fish before falling into the water.
The moment they fell into the water, countless weird fish rushing over. There was a ka ca ka ca sounding from the water. After a while, only the bones of the cultivators were left.
The ck surface of the water was dyed red by the blood, attracting even more weird fish over. The weird fish had incredibly sharp teeth. The Essence of the cultivators was unable to block them even though their bodies were very resilient and strong enough to withstand the assault of ordinary weapons.
Soon, the most of the cultivators who had fled the ship were all killed by the strange fish. A small minority of them who had excellent Movement Techniques were able to turn back and board the ship again, saving their lives.
After that, there were no more cultivators who dared to jump off blindly. After an example of what happened, no one was foolish enough.
A group of fools. They actually dared to try crossing the ck Dragon River without having the strength of a Martial King. How reckless! someone mocked.
However, when they saw the approaching waterspout and the rough water surface, they no longer had gloating expressions.
Hu chi!
Suddenly, two strands of surging sword Qi came flying from the bow of the ship. They were about a hundred meters long and were very bright. It sliced apart the waves on the waters surface and flew at the approaching waterspout.
Someone said joyfully, The merchant ships guards made a move. Based on the might of this sword Qi, they would be peak Superior Grade Martial Saint.
A peak Rank 6 Spirit Beast should be about as strong as an Inferior Grade Martial King. If there are two peak Superior Grade Martial Saints we might be able to survive this if we pitch in.
A huge merchant ship would normally have strong cultivators standing guard on it. A big merchant association might even have Martial Kings.
However, Martial Kings were too rare. It would be difficult for one to hire a Martial King if they were not a noble n with inherited Martial Spirits or the Royal Court.
Out of the hundred million cultivators in the Great Qin Nation, only about ten thousand would be able to able to reach Martial King. Furthermore, these ten thousand Martial Kings normally belonged to the various big sects, noble ns, and the royal court.
Thus, the peak fighting force of a regr merchant association would be the peak Martial Saint.
Chapter 268 - Lack of Final Effort
Chapter 268: Lack of Final Effort
For this Merchant Ship to be able to have two peak Martial Saints, they had to be a pretty big group.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
The two strands of surging sword Qi struck the waterspout and gave off a loud sound. A huge wave appeared on the waters surface and the merchant ship bobbed up and down before slowing to a stop.
After the sword Qi struck the two hundred meter tall waterspout, the waterspouts might and speed was decreased significantly. However, it did not vanishpletely. Like before, it headed towards the merchant ship steadily.
Xiao Chen watched the approaching waterspout as he thought very quickly. In the end, he decided to make a move. The first reason was to prove the true strength of his physical body to himself. The second was to save himself.
After he had made up his mind, Xiao Chen pushed his feet off the deck and moved in a purple arc, heading for the waterspout.
All the bones in his body crackled as he frantically circted the Dragon and Tiger Body Sculpting Art. His body was giving off a faint golden glow. A golden tiger was circting him continuously.
Fierce Tiger Leaving the Mountains!
Xiao Chen shouted, like a tiger roar echoing in the mountains and rivers. Suddenly, his aura soared to its peak state. The illusion of the tiger merged into his fist as he struck the towering waterspout violently.
Bang!
The surging waterspout was stopped for an instant by this punch. The huge rebound force caused Xiao Chen to fly back more than ten meters.
Again!
Xiao Chenughed and bounced out of the water the instant hended into it. After that, he sent punch after punch at the waterspout.
As Xiao Chen punched out, waves appeared in the surrounding waters surface. There was a continuous rumbling sound as the river water churned in the air.
Water was tossed up and fell like there was a heavy rain; Xiao Chens clothes werepletely wet. However, there was a delighted expression on his face.
Despite everyones shocked gazes, the waterspout created by the ck Tuna Whale was prevented from moving forward by Xiao Chens punches before slowly disappearing.
The waterspout turned into water that filled the sky and fell onto the deck like rain.
Hu chi! Hu chi!
Suddenly, countless weird fish leaped out of the river that had been calmed down with great difficulty, heading towards Xiao Chen. The mouths of the fish were open, their sharp teeth gleaming with a cold light under the sunlight.
Pa!
Xiao Chen punched out and the weird fish that crashed into it turned into a spatter of blood falling back into the river. The weapons of those cultivators were unable to kill these fish earlier, yet Xiao Chen punched them to death with his fist.
The cultivators on the deck were astonished, and they said, What a strong physical body. We misjudged him earlier, just based on his physical body, he already has thebat prowess of a peak Inferior Grade Martial Saint.
I wonder how his Martial Techniques are and what his cultivation of Essence is like. If it is as strong as his physical body, in terms of purebat prowess, a regr Superior Grade Martial Saint would not be a match for him. Only a peak Marital Saint would be able to go against him.
Even so, he only has a slight advantage now. When he reaches Martial King, if he does not give up on tempering the body, he might never advance further forever.
The cultivators on the deck were all discussing about the strength that Xiao Chen disyed. They did not expect Xiao Chens physical body to be so strong.
Back on the merchant ship, the two old men who sent out the sword Qi jumped down from the ship. They each sent out another sword Qi and killed all the weird fish that leaped into the air.
The weird fish in the surrounding did not dare to swim near, and they fled far away.
Xiao Chen noticed the sword Qi fired out by them had an intense light. They were more solid than regr sword Qi. It was clear they were very refined.
It was once said that when a person loses all hope of advancing to Martial King, they would refine their Martial Techniques and sword Qi to their peak in order to raise theirbat prowess.
Although these people could not advance to Martial King, a regr Inferior Grade Martial King could not let their guard down when facing them.
It seemed like these two old men had simr circumstances. The might of their sword Qi had probably already reached the limits of a Martial Saint.
Little brother, are you interested in joining hands with us to kill this ck Tuna Whale? Our association will be very grateful. one of the old men suggested.
The other old man said, Actually, the strength of the ck Tuna Whale is only barely equivalent to a peak Martial Saint. Theirbat strength soars significantly only when they are underwater. That is why they are categorized as a peak Rank 6 Spirit Beast.
Xiao Chen was of the same opinion as well. The strength of a Rank 6 Spirit Beast was very different from a Rank 6 Demonic Beast. This ck Tuna Whale did not seem to be stronger than the early Rank 6 Scarlet Demonic Snake.
Back then, Yun Kexin and the others were able to kill the Scarlet Demonic Snake. Now that there were two peak Superior Grade Martial Saint, it was possible for them to kill this ck Tuna Whale.
Xiao Chen nodded and said, Sure!
When the two old men saw Xiao Chen nod in agreement, they immediately revealed gratified expressions. They had seen Xiao Chens strength for themselves earlier. With his assistance, they had a greater chance of dealing with the ck Tuna Whale.
The three of them executed their Movement Techniques and moved quickly on the water, heading toward the ck Tuna Whale in front.
When they were near, Xiao Chen finally saw the ck Tuna Whales appearance clearly. The part that was above the water was more than a hundred meters. There were rows of ck spikes protruding out from its back.
Before the three of them got near, a huge whirlpool appeared in the water below them. The huge force immediately sucked the three of them to the bottom of the river.
The force from the whirlpool was very strong, and the three of them were unable to resist. They were dragged to the deepest parts in an instant and their bodies were spun around.
As Xiao Chen was caught off guard, he swallowed a few mouthfuls of water. He closed his eyes and tried to maintain his calm. Then, he slowly circted his Essence, letting his body get used to the spinning.
The other two old men had more experience than Xiao Chen. When this happened, they did not panic at all. They simply circted their Essence and recycled the air within them as they looked for a way to escape.
Suddenly, Xiao Chen felt a dangerous aura. When he opened his eyes, he saw a huge open mouth.
The whirlpool was bringing the three of them into that huge mouth rapidly. Once the mouth was closed, the ck Tuna Whale would be able to swallow the three of them.
Lonely Peak''s Fatal Blow!
Xiao Chen shouted in his heart. He drew his saber and the illusion of a mountain indistinctly appeared behind him. In the next instant, it merged into his body.
Xiao Chen instantly became like a mountain, weighing as heavy as one. He was able to escape the pull of the whirlpool instantly and sank toward the bottom.
Bang!
When Xiao Chens feet touched the river bottom, an intense energy was released and pushed away all the water. His surroundings temporarily became empty, all the river water was forced away.
The ck Tune Whales whirlpool was instantly neutralized. The two old men immediately escaped and sent out a wave of sword Qi each at the ck Tuna Whale.
The sharp sword Qi cut through the resistance of the river water like it was an arrow. Soon, it arrived at the back of the ck Tuna Whale and created two wounds.
Sword Qi wasunched incessantly, separating the river water apart as they flew toward the waters surface.
Everywhere within one meter of Xiao Chen was already empty. He took a deep breath and pushed his feet off the bottom, leaping back to the surface and heading for the ck Tuna Whale.
If Xiao Chen continued to stay where he was, when the water came back, the force pushing the water away would rebound back and hit him with a force multiple times stronger.
Even if he had a strong physical body, he would not be able to withstand it.
asionally, a pir of water rushing to the sky would appear on the calm river. The huge merchant ship was rocking non-stop on the waters surface. The crowd was not able to see the situation underwater. They could only feel anxious over the intense battle taking ce. They did not know what they could do.
Suddenly, blood appeared in the clean river water. The crowd eximed, Thats a lot of blood. I wonder whose it is.
This ck Tuna Whale is not stupid either. It dragged the three of them to the bottom from the very start. Fighting underwater so long is not advantageous to the three of them!
Indeed. In terms of strength, three peak Martial Saints should have a fifty percent chance of victory when fighting a peak Rank 6 Spirit Beast. However, they are now underwater. Their odds of victory are now only forty percent.
How about we go down and help them? If they die, the ck Tuna Whale will not let us off for sure.
We can do that. You go first, I will follow after you.
Why dont you go first instead of asking me to go. Lets go together.
The crowd argued about whether to go down and help. However, after arguing for a long time, no one dared to go down. These people were only ordinary Inferior Grade Martial Saints. There were even many who were peak Martial Grade Masters. They simply did not have the guts to go down.
Most of the people were actually hoping both sides would be taken out at the same time. This would be the best conclusion for them. Since they would not have to make a move and the danger would pass.
Within the crowd, Liu Suifeng had a very anxious expression. However, he was afraid that if he went down, he would be causing trouble for Xiao Chen. All he could do was keep hesitating, switching between decisions every so often.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Suddenly, there were three loud soundsing from the water. It was Xiao Chen and the other two old men bursting out of the waters surface. There was a ck dot swimming away from them quickly. As it moved, it left a trail of blood everywhere it passed.
The three of them had fought a big battle in the water. Although they had injured the ck Tuna Whale, they could not do anything to stop it from fleeing. They could only leave things be.
Many thanks for this little friends help. One of the old men cupped his hands and said to Xiao Chen, speaking very respectfully.
This was how the world of cultivators was. As long as one had simr strength, regardless of age, the other people would treat you with respect. This person had seen Xiao Chens strength for himself at the bottom, hence, his tone was much more respectful than earlier.
Xiao Chen smiled and said, It is just out of convenience. I wanted to polish up my Martial Techniques.
The other old manughed and said, Haha! This little friend is too polite. Regardless of the reason, you have done our association a big favor. The captain wille and thank youter.
After the two old men spoke, they leaped back to the bow, letting the captain know that the danger had passed and that they could continue their journey.
As Xiao Chen watched the disappearing ck Tuna Whale, he felt it was somewhat unfortunate. If he really wanted to chase after it, Xiao Chen was confident in doing so. However, if it sank into the deep waters, it would be problematic for Xiao Chen to deal with it alone.
It was a waste of time, the gains did not make up for the losses. Just thinking about it was enough.
Chapter 269 - Conflict in the Restaurant
Chapter 269: Conflict in the Restaurant
Xiao Chen returned to the bow of the ship. Not long after, someone came and brought Xiao Chen and Liu Suifeng directly to the ships hold. After the owner of the ship exchanged some pleasantries with them, he took out a thousand Inferior Grade Spirit Stones and passed them to Xiao Chen. Then, he called for someone to arrange a room for Xiao Chen and Liu Suifeng each.
Xiao Chen had no qualms about receiving the thousand Inferior Grade Spirit Stones. The amount of effort he put in was definitely worth this price.
After the captain left, Liu Suifeng sighed, They told me there were no rooms left yesterday, yet, they were able to prepare two rooms for us immediately. It looks like strength matters no matter where you go.
Xiao Chen smiled and said nothing. It was good that Liu Suifeng could understand this principle. After this trip, he would spend more time on his cultivation.
The rooms were like that of an inn; there were no differences at all. Xiao Chen sat on the bed and entered a state of cultivation.
Ten days had passed since they left the mountains. During these ten days, Xiao Chen gained something after the fights each day.
The earlier underwater battle was even more beneficial. Xiao Chen decided to make use of this opportunity to push his cultivation to peak Inferior Grade Martial Saint. Then, he would try to push the fourthyer of the Dragon and Tiger Body Sculpting Art to Great Perfection.
During these three days, Xiao Chen spent all of his time in the room. asionally, Liu Suifeng would attempt to lure him out for a breather, but Xiao Chen always refused.
This was a crucial moment; Xiao Chen did not wish to waste any time. He had to withstand the loneliness.
Tong! Tong! Tong!
A series of knocks came from the door; Liu Suifeng called out, Ye Chen, we are about to arrive. Ill wait for you at the bow.
Xiao Chen opened his eyes, and a light shed in them. Purple electricity scattered around the room chaotically, giving off zi zi sounds.
Xiao Chen stretched his hand out, and all the electricity gathered into his right hand; it turned into an electric me.
Then, Xiao Chen flicked it at a vase on the table. There was a depressed bang, and the electric me turned it into powder.
Xiao Chen stood and casually sent out a palm wind, blowing the powder away. He said indifferently, My cultivation has finally reached peak Inferior Grade Martial Saint. My control of the Purple Thunder True Fire is bing more and more proficient.
Whatever; it will still take some time to reach Great Perfection in the fourthyer of the Dragon and Tiger Body Sculpting Art. I cannot do it in one go. I probably will be able to do it after the auction ends.
Xiao Chen pushed the door open and slowly walked to the bow. Soon, he saw Liu Suifeng.
When Liu Suifeng heard footsteps, he turned his head to take a look. He discovered that Xiao Chen felt stronger again. He said in astonishment, Ye Chen, your cultivation has increased again?
Xiao Chen nodded. He said, I am now at the peak of Inferior Grade Martial Saint. It would be difficult for me to advance again within a short period.
After advancing to Martial Saint, every increase in grade would be iparably difficult. The difficulty of advancing from Inferior Grade Martial Saint to Medial Grade Martial Saint was simr to the increase of a realm for lower cultivation.
Liu Suifeng had to restrain himself as he said, I really have no idea how you cultivate. Your speed is too horrifying.
Xiao Chen replied, Aside from having talent and a good Cultivation Technique, cultivating sessions and experiential trainings are necessary. Havent you realized, since you came out, there are some improvements in your cultivation as well?
After all this, you need to endure loneliness. When other people are wasting themselves on wine and other desires, you can make full use of the time to cultivate. Naturally, your speed will increase.
These words made Liu Suifeng somewhat embarrassed. He knew that Xiao Chen was talking about him. He quickly changed the topic and said, The harbor is right before us. We should be able to reach Xihe City after walking for another half a day.
Xiao Chen looked in the direction he pointed and saw a bustling harbor. asionally, there were ships entering or leaving. The riverside was even more bustling than the harbor.
There was an endless crowd walking about. Xiao Chen could hear the din despite the distance.
Suddenly, Xiao Chen asked curiously, Where is the end of this ck Dragon River?
Liu Suifeng was well acquainted with this information. He exined, The Xihe Province borders the Great Qin Nation. After the ck Dragon River passes through the Xihe Province, it flows into the destends. From there, it branches out and flows to the other nations. In the end, it reaches the boundless sea.
The boundless sea? Xiao Chen thought, The river depicted on the map Could it be the ck Dragon River? If the destination was the boundless sea, then it is quite simr.
We have arrived. Lets retrieve our horses.
Liu Suifengs voice interrupted Xiao Chens thoughts. Hence, he could only stop thinking about it. After they retrieved their horses and slowly made their way down to the harbor, the two of them immediately mounted the horses and made for Xihe City.
After traveling for half a day, the outline of magnificent city walls appeared before them. The walls were a hundred meters tall. Even when looked at from afar, they were not able to see the end of it.
Xiao Chen had once seen the capital city of Dongming Province; it was as majestic as this. Hence, he was not that astonished. After they paid the toll, they sessfully entered the city.
The streets in Xihe City were extremely vast. There were even dedicated roads for carriages and pedestrians. Hence, even though there were many people, the two were not cramped while riding side by side on their horses.
After they asked around for the nearest inn, they quickly made their way there. They tied their horses outside and entered through the main gates.
Liushang PavilionWhen Xiao Chen saw the signboard of the inn, he smiled faintly. He did not expect this ce to have a branch of Liushang Pavilion as well. He recalled that he had a VIP card; now was a good time to use it.
Perhaps because of the auction, the inns business was thriving. The first and second floor were full; there were even people waiting in line.
Liu Suifeng said somewhat helplessly, It looks like we can only change to another inn. The third floor and above require a VIP card.
Xiao Chen smiled and said, Theres no need. Lets go to the third floor. I happen to have the VIP card for this ce.
Xiao Chen took out the VIP card and showed it to the person standing guard at the staircase. After he took a look, that person invited Xiao Chen and Liu Suifeng very respectfully, his attitude very humble.
This was because the VIP card Xiao Chen took out was of the highest grade. It would allow Xiao Chen to reach the fifth floor of Liushang Pavilion. The people who held such cards all had powerful statuses.
Liu Suifeng said in surprise, It really is the VIP card of Liushang Pavilion. How did you get that? It is not easy to obtain.
Xiao Chen smiled, This restaurant is run by that damn fatty. For him, getting a VIP card is as easy as raising his hand.
However, their luck seemed unfortunate; the third floor waspletely full as well. Xiao Chen looked through the entire floor and said, Lets go to the the fourth floor. I dont believe that it will be difficult for us to get a meal.
After Xiao Chen shed his VIP card, they arrived at the fourth floor. The third and fourth floors were different. The fourth floor only had booths, and it was much cleaner.
They called over a waiter, and this time, they found an empty booth.
Wait up; I want this booth. Just as the waiter was bringing Xiao Chen and Liu Suifeng over, a disharmonious voice came from behind them.
Xiao Chen frowned slightly and turned. He saw a group of youths dressed in ck. The group consisted of both genders, and there were four snowkes embroidered on the front of their clothes.
This was the symbol of the Night Spirit Pce. The ck represented the night, and the snowke represented the cold. Only the core disciples could embroider four snowkes on their clothes.
[Note: The author seemed to have changed the name of this sect from Night Spirit Pce to Night Frost Pce midway through the story. As a refresher, it is one of the three great sects in the Great Qin Nation. I am opting to keep Night Spirit Pce as I think that sounds nicer.]
The person leading them had a stern and grave expression on his face; he had an impressive appearance. There was a sword hanging at his waist. When he saw the identity token at Xiao Chens and Liu Suifengs waist, a look of disdain appeared in his eyes.
When the waiter saw this person, his expression changed slightly. He said, Young Master Shi, this is not very appropriate. This booth has already been promised to them.
This personughed and continued walking forward. He spoke without turning his head, They havent entered it, right? Their meal will be on me. They can wait until we are done. Go, make preparations.
He had an indifferent tone as he spoke, treating Xiao Chen and Liu Suifeng as air,pletely ignoring them.
However, the waiter blocked the way of the man with the surname Shi. He said, in an embarrassed manner, My apologies; at Liushang Pavilion, we have our own rules. We follow the principle of order of arrival. Would Young Master Shi please not make things difficult for us?
A dark look shed on the mans face; he did not expect this waiter, who normally showed deference to him, to say something like that. Say that one more time? Do you realize I can cause Liushang Pavilion to close its doors for good in Xihe City with only one word?
The waiter was of two minds; he did not know what to do. The person in front of him was Shi Feng, the second son of the Shi n Head. The Shi n was one of the three noble ns of Xihe Province.
Every one of the three noble ns was huge and powerful. This was especially so of the Shi n; their base happened to be in Xihe City. They had a lot of power in this ce. If they offended the Shi n, it would be difficult for the Shi n to do business here.
However, Xiao Chen and Liu Suifeng were not without status as well. There was a limited number of the highest grade VIP cards for Liushang Pavilion. They were not casually given out. It would not be good to offend them, either.
Senior Brother Shi Feng, since there is such a rule, let us just wait, a pretty girl from amongst the five suggested.
Another one of the five said, Senior Brother Shi, I think we should just change to another restaurant. There is no need to make things difficult for a waiter.
Although his words seemed to advise Shi Feng, in reality, he was saying he had no magnanimity and only dared to make things difficult for a waiter.
Shi Feng red at this person fiercely, anger shing in his eyes. However, he did not dare to say too much in front of that girl.
He turned around to face the girl and smiled, Junior Sister Mu, there is no need to worry. It is something my Shi n can still manage in Xihe City. Isnt that right, waiter?
His purpose of leaving the sect this time, aside from taking part in the auction, was this girl before him, Mu Yanxue.
Mu Yanxue was the beloved second daughter of the Night Spirit Pces Second Pce Master. Shi Feng had already been pursuing her in the Night Spirit Pce.
In terms of beauty, disposition, status, she was his ideal. The most important thing was that, if he married this girl, his position in his n would be even more secure.
He would have a greater chance of snatching away the position of n Head in the future. If he was not able to secure a table in his territories, he would be very embarrassed.
The waiter was ced in an awkward position when Shi Feng used the Shi n to pressure him. He could not help but look toward Xiao Chen and Liu Suifeng, hoping they would take a step back.
Xiao Chen smiled helplessly. He did not expect it to be so problematic to get a meal. Everywhere he went, he ran into fools.
Xiao Chen was no longer the impertinent youth who had just left Mohe City. He was now more mature; he would not casually reveal the brilliance of a cultivator.
Xiao Chen turned and lead Liu Suifeng toward the fifth floor. Most people were not allowed on the fifth floor; there should be no problems obtaining a meal there.
Chapter 270 - Pride? Do You Have Any?
Chapter 270: Pride? Do You Have Any?
Stay there! Did I tell you to leave? I already said I willpensate you with a meal for taking your ce. Are the Heavenly Saber Pavilions people not going to give me any face?
Shi Feng took two steps forward and asked in an authoritative manner as he watched Xiao Chen turn around and leave.
The people from the three great sects in the Great Qin Nation did not get along very well. When they met, the atmosphere was usually very tense. This was especially true for the Heavenly Saber Pavilion and the Misty Sword Sect. When the disciples of these two sects met, they normally ended up fighting, even without speaking to each other.
Of the three great sects, the total strength of the Night Spirit Pce was the lowest. If Shi Feng was able to trample all over two Heavenly Saber Pavilion disciples here, he would leave a deep impression on Mu Yanxue.
Shi Feng must be thinking these two people were only Inferior Grade Martial Saints. Furthermore, this was Xihe City; he could surely defeat them.
Xiao Chen stopped and a killing intent shed in his eyes. His aura was withdrawn, but that did not mean there was no edge to him. Just because he wanted to be low-key did not mean he would be bullied.
Liu Suifeng whispered, Ye Chen, this Shi Feng is the second son of the Shi n Head, one of the three noble ns of Xihe Province. He has an innate Martial Spirit and is already a Medial Grade Martial Saint. Among the younger generation in Xihe Province, he is a famous expert.
In a distant booth, one man and one girl dressed in the uniform of the Misty Sword Sect sat, having a drink as they chatted. When the girl saw the people across from them, she simply looked somewhere else. She could not help but feel something strange, so she looked over at Xiao Chens group.
After she saw the situation, the girl revealed a slightly astonished expression. She whispered, Its the Heavenly Saber Pavilions and the Night Spirit Pces people. The Heavenly Saber Pavilions people will lose. They have fewer people and are weaker. Senior Brother Chi, do you recognize them?
The man had a sword behind his back and a calm expression on his handsome face. This was the Chu Chaoyun that Xiao Chen was so fearful of.
Chu Chaoyun shook his head slightly. After he took a sip of wine, he said, He seems familiar, but I cant think of where I have seen him. Lets continue to watch.
Xiao Chens temperament seemed quite familiar to Chu Chaoyun. However, he could not recall where he had seen that ordinary face before.
Furthermore, Xiao Chens Martial Spirit had now merged into his body. So Chu Chaoyun could not feel the Azure Dragons aura. Hence, Chu Chaoyuns instinct told him he should have met him before, but he did not know who it was.
When Shi Feng saw Xiao Chen stop, a proud looked appeared on his face. He said, Standing there is fine as well. Just dont move before we are done eating. No matter how much you want to eat, it will be on me. Junior Sister, lets go!
After Shi Feng spoke, he led the other four people into the booth. The people on good terms with him smiled and said, Senior Brother Shi, I did not expect you to scare two Heavenly Saber Pavilions people into not daring to move with just a few words. You are awesome.
Shi Fengs proud expression became even more pronounced. He casually took a nce at Mu Yanxue and smiled faintly, They are just two Inferior Grade Martial Saints. Even without the fame of my Shi n, I could defeat them easily. It is nothing worth respecting.
However, Mu Yanxues expression did not change much; she gave a forcedugh. She felt something was wrong, but she just could not put a finger on it.
I dont really want to brag, but there is no one who dares to not give any face to the Shi n. Just tell me if something catches your fancy in the auction. My Shi n will bid on your behalf. Even a Martial King would not dare mess with us, Shi Feng spoke with a smile as he walked.
Hu chi!
Just at that moment, an intense wind blew from behind Shi Feng. There was a surging killing intenting from behind; it was quite powerful. This frightened the five people.
Shi Fengs reaction was the fastest. The moment the heard the wind, he instantly spun around. When he saw Xiao Chen, he did not reveal any trace of panic. Instead, he was excited. He said with a faint smile, If you did not make a move, I really would not have been able to do anything to you. Now that you dared attack me, you can forget about walking out of this Liushang Pavilion.
Xiao Chen could not be bothered about him. He increased his speed again and circted the Dragon and Tiger Body Sculpting Art. Then, he sent a punch flying at Shi Fengs face.
Shi Feng mocked, You actually dare show off your physical body in front of me. You are seeking death!
After Shi Feng spoke, a green rock appeared under his feet. This was the inherited Martial Spirit of the Shi nthe Cyan Field Rock.
The rock turned into streaks as it quickly extended to his right hand. Soon, it transformed into a strange whirlpool in his palm.
Shi Feng clenched his palm and the whirlpool immediately disappeared. It had merged into the skin of his right hand, granting him a horrifying strength as he punched violently at Xiao Chens fist.
Bang!
When the two fists met, there was a loud, exploding sound on the quiet fourth floor. A horrifying shockwave extended out, shattering some of the surrounding tables.
Shi Feng was sent flying backward. The rock on his arm moved from his fist this his shoulder. Then it quickly exploded out and turned into a pile of rocks, falling to the ground.
Xiao Chen did not move at all; his aura surged. The bones in his body were crackling. The illusion of the dragon and tiger intertwined with each other.
Xiao Chen shouted and pushed his feet off the ground, chasing after Shi Feng without hesitation.
How could this be? How could Shi Feng lose to this person in terms of physical body? a Night Spirit Pce disciple asked in disbelief.
The inherited Martial Spirit of the Shi n increased a cultivators physical strength by fifty percent at most. Both strength and defense significantly increased. How could he have lost so badly?
Mu Yanxue said nothing. She knew that Shi Feng had kicked an iron board this time.
This is good as well; this will stop him from doing stupid things in the future, Mu Yanxue affirmed to herself.
Shi Feng was extremely shocked. Since he left the sect, this was the first time he had suffered a disadvantage in terms of physical body.
Sou!
The moment Shi Feng fell towards the ground, and his feet touched the floor, the Cyan Field Rock anchored him, catching him firmly and stopping him from moving back.
Shi Feng watched as Xiao Chen flew towards him with a surging aura. A trace of killing intent shed across Shi Fengs face.
Shi Feng shouted and the cyan rock covered his entire body. The aura of the innate Martial Spirit released. All the cultivators on the fourth floor felt some pressure.
Shi Feng clenched his fist tightly and punched out. The wind from his punch broke through the air and caused a sharp roar, forming a huge cyan whirlpool in the air.
Shi Feng said coldly, The strength of this punch has reached five thousand kilograms of force. Lets see how are you going to break it. Scram back!
Bang!
Xiao Chens expression became grim. He roared loudly, like that of a dragon and tiger, piercing through the sky. His body was covered in a faintly golden glow. The illusion of a tiger and dragon quickly merged into his fist.
Great Dragon Tiger Fist, Dragon Hisses Tiger Roars!
Under the cirction of the Dragon and Tiger Body Sculpting Art, the force of this punch was the strongest punch Xiao Chen could throw; it carried a force of nine thousand kilograms.
Bang!
When the fists met, there was heaven-shaking sound. The surface of the cyan rock cracked and shattered. The shockwave generated turned it into powder and scatter it in the wind.
Pu ci!
Shi Feng vomited arge mouthful of blood. His body flew back heavily like a bag of sand.
Shi Feng crashed through the wall of the fourth floor with a loud bang andnded on the third floor.
When Shi Fengnded in a miserable state, the guests on the third floor all moved aside.
The people who recognized Shi Feng were iparably shocked. They did not know who had the guts to attack the Shi ns people in Xihe Province.
Hu chi!
Xiao Chen dropped through the hole in the wall, and his figure shed in the air. He stepped on Shi Fengs chest, pushing the struggling man back to the ground.
Shi Feng vomited another mouthful of blood and coughed a few times. He pointed at Xiao Chen and said in fright, Let go of me quickly. Otherwise, you can forget about leaving Xihe City alive.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly and ignored him. He said in a deep voice, You want to use my status as a Heavenly Saber Pavilion core disciple to chase after a girl. Unfortunately, you used the wrong target.
You are not even worth me drawing my saber.
Just as he spoke, Xiao Chen kicked Shi Fengs waist viciously, not holding back anything.
Shi Feng, who was unable to resist, was kicked into the air. He flew in an arc and urately went through the third floors window, falling directly onto the street.
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Up on the fourth floor of Liushang Pavilion, Chu Chaoyun smiled faintly as he watched Xiao Chen. So, it is him. I was wondering why I could not find him. So, he ran to the Heavenly Saber Pavilion.
The girl sitting across from Chu Chaoyun asked out of curiosity, Senior Brother Chu, is that someone you know?
Chu Chaoyun got up and smiled gently, Its an old friend. Anywhere, he goes will not be peaceful. He is like a sharp saber. Even if you ce him in a scabbard, the radiance he reveals the instant he is drawn is shocking.
When Mu Yanxue saw Shi Feng fly out the window from the hole in the wall, her expressions changed. She quickly said, Go down and stop him. If he escapes, it will not be easy to answer to the Shi n.
The noble ns had close rtionships with the various big sects. They had a rtionship akin to that of an alliance, such as the Yun n with the Heavenly Saber Pavilion, the Yan n with the Misty Sword Sect, and the Shi n with the Night Spirit Pce.
Hence, Mu Yanxue could not simply sit and watch. If Xiao Chen swaggered off after he humiliated Shi Feng like that, the Night Spirit Pce could give an ount to the Shi n if they decided to pursue the matter.
The four people all drew their weapons and quickly jumped through the hole. Each of them took a corner and surrounded Xiao Chen.
Liu Suifeng was about to jump down to help, but he discovered a hand on his shoulder stopping him from doing so.
Liu Suifengs expression changed and he looked back and eximed, Chu Chaoyun! Why are you here?!
The Misty Sword Sects top expertthe eternal rival of the Heavenly Saber Pavilion, Liu Suifeng was very familiar with this persons appearance. However, he had only seen drawings of him. This was his first time seeing him in person.
Chu Chaoyun smiled and said, Dont be nervous; your friend will be fine. If you go down, you will only make things worst.
Chu Chaoyuns words were very gentle; there was no killing intent or any aura emitted. However, it caused Liu Suifeng to feel a formless pressure, making him not dare to move.
The customers on the third floor all already left. However, they were not far away; they were on the second floor watching the excitement.
So, it is the Heavenly Saber Pavilions people and the Night Spirit Pces people fighting each other. However, why is there only one person from the Heavenly Saber Pavilion? It is dangerous to fight one against four.
Chapter 271 - Ending the Battle Quickly
Chapter 271: Ending the Battle Quickly
Who cares about that? Just watch the excitement. The three great sects will not yield to anyone. This is a good opportunity to see the strength of the Heavenly Saber Pavilion and the Night Spirit Pce.
The person leading the Night Spirit Pces group seems to be the daughter of the Second Pce Master, Mu Yanxue. She is already a Medial Grade Martial Saint. Who is the person from the Heavenly Saber Pavilion? Do any of you know?
I dont recognize him. He should have only left the sect recently. He is probably here to attend the auction.
The sounds of discussion amongst the crowd grew louder and louder; it was very lively. Everyone was excited.
Mu Yanxue pointed her sword at Xiao Chen and a melodious voice said, Would this friend be willing to stay here for a period? I really do not wish to fight.
Xiao Chen smiled, but he did not withdraw his aura. He mocked, Why should I stay here? To wait for death? If you want me to stay, show me what you can do.
Mu Yanxue blushed slightly; she did not expect Xiao Chen to be so discourteous. She shouted coldly, In that case, lets see what ability you have.
Pu ci!
Right after Mu Yanxue spoke, the four people all sent out a strand sword Qi. They tore through the air and flew at Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen looked at the sword Qi flying at him, and he shook his head. Although each sword Qi had a lot of momentum, they were not sharp. Whenpared to the two old men on the merchant ship, they were significantly weaker.
Xiao Chen used his palm as a saber and brandished it around; his feet remained where they were.
Xiao Chen exhibited the Dragon and Tiger Body Sculpting Art to its peak. When the sword Qi struck his palm, it gave off clear metallic sounds. Each sword Qi was neutralized directly by Xiao Chens physical body.
The four of them were startled; they did not expect Xiao Chens physical body to be so strong. They quickly gave up on using sword Qi attacks and released sword lights from their swords as they leaped toward Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen knew that these four people were not intending to kill him; they only wanted to dy him until the Shi ns experts arrived.
I cant continue to hide my strength. I have to quickly finish this battle. Otherwise, when the Shi n experts arrive, I will be in trouble. While it would be easy for me to leave, It would be difficult for Liu Suifeng to do so.
Xiao Chen waved his hand, and the Lunar Shadow Saber appeared in his left hand from nowhere.
Xiao Chens right hand paused on the saber hilt and a sharp light shed in his eyes. The state of thunder merged into the saber, and within a short period of time, his state of thunder and aura raised to their peaks.
In that very instant, dark clouds churned in the sky above Liushang Pavilion. Thunder rumbled as the might of thunder formed instantly.
Rushing Thunder Saber Technique, Drawing the Saber!
Xiao Chen shouted, and fully disyed the state of thunder. A loud crash of thunder crackled in the sky, and in the next instant, everyone seemed to have seen a bolt of lightning jump out from the saber scabbard.
Bang!
The three people in front felt dazzled. A horrifying energy flew over as they immediately threw themselves backward. There was electricity running amok in their meridians, stopping them from executing any Sword Techniques.
Xiao Chen quickly turned around and swung his saber. Then, he ced his saber on the neck on the person behind him. This person did not have any time to react; the bright saber light on his sword paused above Xiao Chens head. He did not dare move any further.
Xiao Chen quickly withdrew his saber as he smiled. Then, he stepped forward and smashed his palm into the chest of this person, knocking him flying with a loud bang.
With no one blocking his way, Xiao Chen pushed his feet off the ground and turned into a purple sh of light as he headed for the hole in the fourth floor.
All this happened in the time it took a spark to fly. From the time Xiao Chen summoned the Lunar Shadow Saber to when he made his move, it was only within the blink of an eye. The situation immediately changed.
Xiao Chens speed was very fast; no one was able to react in time. Someone downstairs eximed, What happened? Are the Night Spirit Pces people really that weak?
Mu Yanxue did her best to suppress the explosive lightning-attributed Essence in her body. When she heard these words, her expression turned to rage. She shouted and moved quickly. It was unknown what Movement Technique she used. In a short period, her speed increased explosively, blocking Xiao Chens way.
Mu Yanxue looked at Xiao Chen and said coldly, Your speed is very fast, but no one is faster than me.
A sword light shed as it pierced towards Xiao Chen. He quickly dodged and then spun before pushing himself off a wall. When he turned back, he hacked his saber at Mu Yanxue.
Dang!
The saber shed against a sword, giving off a metallic ring, reverberating through the hall. The moment their weapons met, they separated. They were extremely swift; people could only see afterimages in the air.
Two bright figures moved through the air, one purple and one ck, exchanging blows continuously.
Both their Movement Techniques were exquisite. They flew around the top of the third floor, using the walls to give them purchase. They did notnd on the ground at all, as if they were really flying.
The two of them endlessly exchanged blows, their speed very simr; they actually arrived at a draw.
However, a draw was not the result Xiao Chen wanted. The longer he dragged this out, the more disadvantages it was to him.
Ever since his Azure Dragon Cloud Soaring Art reached Small Perfection, Xiao Chen had not met anyone who couldpare to him in terms of speed within the same generation.
Mu Yanxue should be using a peak Earth Ranked Movement Technique. Furthermore, she likely practiced it to Great Perfection. Otherwise, it would be impossible for her to move this fast.
Hu Chi!
Xiao Chen raised his speed to its peak and turned into a purple flood dragon, roaring fiercely in the air. However, he was still unable to shake off Mu Yanxue.
The ck figure was like his shadow; no matter what he did, he could not shake her off.
Strange, why is it so simr to the Battle Sage Origins Sticky Character Form? Xiao Chen wondered to himself. Xiao Chen had experienced such a situation at the hands of Leng Liusu in the past.
If you were fast, she would be faster than you. When you slowed, her speed would decrease slowly. It was not because you suddenly decreased your speed but because you managed to shake her off.
I have to think of something. Since I cannot defeat her with speed, I will have to look for another angle.
Xiao Chen shouted when he found an opportunity. He did a somersault in the air and stomped on the roof of the third floor. Arge hole immediately appeared in the wooden ceiling.
Xiao Chen sent out some energy with his hand, and he nimbly escaped through the hole, appearing on the fourth floor of Liushang Pavilion.
A fierce fire burned in Xiao Chens right eye, and a huge ball of purple mes sted out from the bottom of the hole below him.
Mu Yanxue, who followed tightly, was startled when she saw that surging purple fireball. She quickly dodged to the side.
Bang! Bang!
The mes did not lose any of their might as they easily burned through the floor of the second floor, heading to the first. The customers on the first floor were all frightened away.
Xiao Chen had temporarily escaped Mu Yanxue. With a quick nce, he found Liu Suifeng. Just as he was about to say something, he discovered Chu Chaoyun, standing by Liu Suifeng with a smile.
Chu Chaoyun smiled and pushed Liu Suifeng with his palm, Let me send you off!
A huge gentle force struck Liu Suifeng, and he flew out the window.
Xiao Chen did not have enough time to think; he could only follow after Liu Suifeng. As they left, he shot a suspicious nce at Chu Chaoyun; he did not know why did Chu Chaoyun help him.
The two of themnded on the street. Liu Suifeng asked, What should we do now? Should we return?
Xiao Chen felt a headache growing, as well. At the moment, he had no ideas; he was not sure where he should go. If he was alone, he would be fine. He could simply change his identity and hide for a few days.
After Xiao Chen thought for a while, he said, Does the Heavenly Saber Pavilion not have any influence in Xihe City?
As one of the three great sects, Xiao Chen did not believe they would fear a noble n. The two of them were simply on a different scale of power.
If they were to fight, in terms ofbat prowess, even ten Shi ns would not be enough to defeat the Heavenly Saber Pavilion. With the Heavenly Saber Pavilions raw power, they would be able to defeat the Shi n easily.
Liu Suifeng smiled bitterly, We really do not have any influence in Xihe City. The royal court has very strict control over the three province capitals. It is very difficult for the three great sects to infiltrated into them.
Within the province capital, aside from the strongest powerthe City Lord, the three noble ns have the greatest power. Hence, we are not currently in a very good position.
Xiao Chen noticed that Shi Feng, who had copsed on the street, had already got up and disappeared to somewhere unknown.
Actually, with their statuses as Heavenly Saber Pavilion core disciples, the Shi n would not dare do anything to them. Even so, they would not be able to avoid apologizing and suffering some loss.
Xiao Chen said, Never mind; lets leave the city before deciding what to do next. The auction will start in three days; we wille back for it then.
Liu Suifeng nodded. That was all they could do now. Temporarily, there were no better solutions.
Dong! Dong! Dong!
Just as the two of them prepared to leave, the sound of horses rushing urgently came from the big street. A group of Shi n cultivations sped over aggressively.
Xiao Chen stopped and frowned slightly. He was thinking that the Shi n was extraordinarily fast. No wonder Shi Feng dared to be so savage in Xihe City.
An old man wearing tight cultivator robes leading the group dismounted the horse. He had a gloomy expression as he looked at them. He slowly came forward and disyed a strong physical body as he walked forward. There was a sharp look in his eyes. Just based on his aura, one could tell his cultivation was not low.
The old men said to the two of them, Which of you two injured my ns Young Master.
Neither of them said a word. A young cultivator from the Shi n pointed at Xiao Chen and said, Fourth Elder, it is the fellow on the right. Many people in Liushang Pavilion saw it. Furthermore, he made the first move.
A bright light appeared in the eyes of the Shi ns Fourth Elder. He pointed his sharp treasured saber at Xiao Chen and said in a deep voice, Can the people of the Heavenly Saber Pavilion bully the people of my Shi n?
To think you dare to be so savage in Xihe City. I will allow you exin yourself in one sentence. If you cant, I will take the ce of your masters to discipline you.
Liu Suifeng quickly said, Senior, we did not have the intention of injuring the Shi n Young Master. He tried to humiliate us first. We were only
Xiao Chen raised his arm and stopped Liu Suifeng from speaking further. His gaze was as calm as still water. He stared at the old man without fear and said, There is no need to exin. His skill is not up to par; there is not much to say.
The Shi ns people were clearly being unreasonable. If they were truly reasonable, they would make matters clear by asking the people around.
There was no need to speak so much nonsense. As for the so-called exnation, Xiao Chen felt that it was a joke. They were clearly not at fault.
Chapter 272 - He Whose Fist is Bigger is Right
Chapter 272: He Whose Fist is Bigger is Right
In the end, they even made it look like they were the victims, asking Xiao Chen and Liu Suifeng for an exnation. If the two were unable to give an appropriate exnation, then they would take action. This was simply the logic of robbers, not in the least humane at all, there was no sense of reason.
However, Xiao Chen already learned to not hold any hopes for being able to use reason to settle problems in this world. Human lives were like ants in his world, he whose fist isrger is right.
At this moment, the Shi n had therger fist, hence, they were in the right. The experienced cultivators surrounding them stood there silently without saying anything. No one spoke up for Xiao Chen and Liu Suifeng. This was a ssic example of this world.
Xiao Chen had an incredibly calm expression as he enunciated every word clearly, I injured Shi Feng. If you want to attack then just go ahead. As long as you are not afraid of inviting a disaster onto your Shi n, by all meanse and fight!
It was easy to live in this world. However, not many people would be able to live with dignity.
Xiao Chen was always of the opinion that the brilliance of a cultivator does not have to be revealed. However, they must have spirit. Regardless of the circumstances, this spirit cannot disappear.
This was the principle of not being arrogant but having pride.
If Xiao Chen lowered himself to exin and apologize, given the position of the Heavenly Saber Pavilion, the Shi n would not dare to do anything to the two of them.
However, if that happened, a precedent would be set and it will happen a second time. Eventually, they would lose their spirit as cultivators.
Once a cultivators brilliance lost its spirit, no matter how high his talent used to be, he would never climb to the peak of cultivation.
At this moment, Xiao Chen did not cover up any of his brilliance. His aura was very bright and zing, revealing a killing intent. His entire being was like a treasured saber being unsheathed.
This treasured saber was extremely sharp. It pierced through the barrier of air and shaved away at their spirits.
Suddenly, boundless clouds started churning in the sky. There were rumblesing from the sky; the might of thunder had been formed.
Whats going on? Why did the sky be so dark?
Suddenly, the surrounding cultivators discovered that the dark clouds above had already blocked out the sun. The sky instantly became gloomy.
This is the state of thunder. I did not expect this fellow hadprehended the state of thunder to such a deep level at such a young age. He is already able to make use of the might of thunder.
This is the mark of a state in Small Perfection. I had once seen this from an Inferior Grade Martial King. Without a certain level ofprehension abilities, one would never be able toprehend this.
However, even with his Small Perfection state of thunder, he is still not a match for the Shi ns fourth elder. This old man already reached the peak of Martial Saint many years ago. Although he is not a Martial King, it is rare for anyone in the Martial Saint realm to be his match.
When the Shi ns Fourth Elder saw Xiao Chen with his surging aura, he felt that this was a matter that he could no longer withdraw from.
As for dealing with the younger generations of the various powers, the older generation had a tacit understanding with each other. As long as no one ended up dying, they would not make a move.
The Shi n did not originally n to make a move. However, they heard that Shi Feng was cast out onto the streets from Liushang Pavilion from the Heavenly Saber Pavilion.
As one of the three noble ns, the Shi n Head felt ashamed. If this news spread out, it would badly damage the reputation of the Shi n in Xihe City.
Hence, he allowed the fourth elder to lead a group of people to deal with this. This matter would have been settled as long as Xiao Chen was willing to admit to his mistakes and apologize.
However, the Shi ns Fourth Elder had not expected Xiao Chens character to be so unyielding. He was not willing to exin the matter at all and challenged him in front of everyone. This made moving forward or backward difficult for him, he did not know what to do.
After a while, the Shi ns Fourth Elder knew that if he took a step back, they would be truly humiliated.
The Shi ns Fourth Elder made up his mind and said in a cold voice, Just an insignificant junior and yet you dare to speak such savage words. You truly do not know the heights of heavens. I shall discipline you today.
The Fourth Elder waved his hands and drew his sword. Then he sent a sharp sword Qi at Xiao Chen. This sword Qi was much sharper than ordinary sword Qi. It quietly sliced the air like it was water.
A crackle of thunder resounded in the air. Xiao Chen had simrly sent out a purple saber Qi formed from lightning at the sword Qi the Fourth Elder sent out.
Dang!
The sword Qi and saber Qi shed. Neither gave way and they pushed against each other intensely. The state of thunder Xiao Chen infused into the saber Qi flickered with resplendent electricity, giving off zi zi noises.
By relying on the advantage of the state, Xiao Chens saber Qi was able to force a draw with the sword Qi that was practiced to the limits.
The Shi ns Fourth Elder was mildly startled. He smiled and said, Before a state reaches Great Perfection, it is only an unorthodox method. I will take you down within ten moves!
After the Shi ns Fourth Elder spoke, he took a step forward. He swung his sword upward and sharp spikes protruded out of the ground and headed for Xiao Chen.
Each sharp spike was two meters long and was incredibly sharp. If it struck Xiao Chen, even if he was not severely injured, his skin would be shredded. The speed of the stone spikes was very fast. In the blink of an eye, it had arrived before Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen noticed the height of the stone spikes, they were only about two meters tall. Although the stone spikes had extended for a long distance, if he used the Azure Dragon Cloud Soaring Art, he would be able to leap across them easily.
Xiao Chen pushed his feet off the ground and soared into the air. He scattered the state of thunder andunched himself at the Shi ns Fourth Elder.
When the Fourth Elder saw Xiao Chen in the air, he revealed a pleased smile. He said, I knew you would definitely leap into the air and not choose to retreat.
Pu ci! Pu ci!
The moment the Fourth Elder spoke, the stone spikes on the ground came out andunched themselves at Xiao Chen. They were very fast, almost at the speed of sound and they gave off a loud howl as they flew.
Xiao Chen was startled, he had not expected such a change. There was no time to think, he shouted and the illusion of a mountain appeared above before merging into his saber.
Lonely Peak''s Fatal Blow!
Xiao Che hacked out and a spinning energy wasunched into the air. It was like there was a real mountain falling from the sky with a lot of force.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
There was a loud sound and the stone spikes in the air were all hacked into pieces. The stone fragments flew around and fell to the ground like rain.
A figure with a sword pierced through the rain of stone. Everywhere he passed, the stones were shattered into powder, filling the sky with dust.
Xiao Chens eyes were very sharp. When he saw the dust filling the air, the Lunar Shadow Saber pierced out like lightning.
Dang!
It seemed like the Lunar Shadow Saber had struck a hard rock. When Xiao Chen pierced out, he was rebounded with a lot of force. He immediately lost his bnce in the air as he fell toward the ground rapidly.
The Fourth Elders voice came from the dust. Heughed coldly and said, My Martial Spirit has already reached Great Perfection. Its a fools dream if you want to break my defense with your weak state of thunder.
Rock Splitting Arrow!
The Fourth Elder shouted and countless cyan rock lines spread throughout his sword. In the next instant, all the lines gathered at the tip of the sword.
There was a loud explosion. A huge cyan whirlpool appeared at the sword tip. From the center of the whirlpool, a cyan rock flew out as a sharpened arrow. It then flew rapidly at the falling Xiao Chen.
Chi! Chi! Chi!
As the arrow pierced through the air, it gave off piercing sonic booms. The explosions in the air created many fluctuations. Many ripples appeared in the air like the surface of water.
Xiao Chen slowly descended and watched the cyan arrow. His expression was as calm as before.
Evesting Startling Cloud!
Xiao Chen circted his Essence and used the state of clouds. After a while,rge patches of clouds drifted around Xiao Chen.
Boom! A crackle of thunder resounded. A tiny thread of purple saber Qi parted theyers of clouds, flying very quickly at the cyan arrow.
The fine thread moved in a sh like a multicolored light. It was so fast that it seemed unreal.
The next moment was very calm, nothing happened at all. The cyan arrow the Fourth Elder sent out was still making piercing sonic booms in the air as it flew at Xiao Chen. It looked like it would soon hit Xiao Chen, who had alreadynded.
The Fourth Elder snorted and said, I thought you were some powerful character. You are just merely so-so. Even if I killed you, the Heavenly Saber Pavilion will not make a move for you.
As the surrounding cultivators watched the cyan arrow draw closer, they all thought it was very unfortunate.
At this point in time, Xiao Chen no longer had any way to flee. He could only defend passively against the full powered strike of this peak Martial Saint.
This was something even a Martial King would not dare sh against. No matter how strong Xiao Chen was, as an Inferior Grade Martial Saint, it would be foolish to try and block this move; it was simply impossible.
Hu!
The cyan arrow was already less than a meter away from Xiao Chens face. The wind from the arrow caused Xiao Chens hair to be blown back.
Xiao Chen raised the Lunar Shadow Saber in his hand and shouted, Explode!
The purple thread that had originally disappeared suddenly reappeared. The instant Xiao Chen spoke, the fine thread expanded out like a screen of water.
The cyan arrow in front of him exploded and filled the air with stone fragments, vanishing from the air.
At the end of the fine thread was the Shi ns Fourth Elder who was in the air. He had not expected that Xiao Chen would have such a move.
Pu ci!
The Fourth Elder vomited a mouthful of blood. The clothes in front of his chest were sted to oblivion. There was a tiny hole in the cyan rock that covered his entire body. Blood was flowing out from the hole unceasingly.
Although the wound was small, the electricity on it was strangely strong. It gave off zi zi sounds, preventing the wound from healing.
Purple electricity moved around chaotically in the air. asionally, some of it would fall on the ground and explode, creating a deep pit.
Xiao Chen stomped on the ground, his body unharmed. He waved his hand and all the remnant electricity in the air gathered at his palm.
The gathered electricity turned into a purple ball of electric fire that burned very fiercely. After that, Xiao Chen threw the ball that the Fourth Elder.
The Fourth Elder was injured and could not dodge in time. He could only toss aside his sword and make a circle with his hands. A cyan whirlpool was condensed.
Bang!
When the electric fire met the whirlpool, it gave off a resounding sound. A strange energy came from the whirlpool and sucked in the horrifying electric fire.
The Fourth Elder dispersed the whirlpool in his hands before falling to the ground with a paleplexion. Blood kept spurting out of the wound in his chest.
Damn it! I underestimated this kids state of thunder. If I used a little more Essence, I would have been able to block that earlier attack. The Fourth Elder said to himself, feeling very hateful.
Chapter 273 - Scram
Chapter 273: Scram
The strength of an inherited innate Martial Spirit was indeed not something an ordinary cultivator couldpare to. That cyan whirlpool managed to swallow up the electric fire.
Xiao Chen thought to himself, Although this was just a casual toss of the Purple Thunder True Fire, victory lies in the hands of the faster person. It would be very difficult for an ordinary person to dodge this.
Xiao Chens opponent was able to block this despite being injured. This proved that he was not simple.
Why are you still standing there? Go and capture these two brats! the Shi ns Fourth Elder shouted angrily as he watched his wound that did not seem to close.
The other Shi n cultivators immediately got off their horses and headed for Xiao Chen and Liu Suifeng with surging killing intents.
Xiao Chen gave them a quick nce and counted them. About a hundred people were surrounding them. There were fifteen Inferior Grade Martial Saints and the remainder were peak Martial Grand Masters.
Out of the lot of them, at least half of them had the inherited Martial Spirit of the Shi n. Even if this group of people were to go up against a Martial King, they still held a fifty percent chance of victory.
Xiao Chen grasped the saber hilt tightly and said to Liu Suifeng, I will watch our backs. Find a chance to leave when you can!
When Liu Suifeng heard this, he was mildly stunned. He smiled bitterly and said, Although I am not very strong, I am still aware that you do not have much chances of victory against these people.
Weng!
Before Liu Suifeng had finished speaking, a buzz came from a saber in the sky. The sound was initially so soft that it could not be heard. Then, it slowly and slowly became louder until it was like thunder, causing everyones eardrums to be shaken.
Liu Suifeng face lit up with joy. He smiled and said, Its Yun Kexin, the eldest daughter of the Yun n Head. The Yun ns influence in Xihe City is not inferior to the Shi n. We should be fine now.
Boom!
The Heaven Ranked Roaming Dragon Saber descended from the sky. After that, it buried itself into the ground and the street trembled.
A translucent crystalline leaf slowly drifted down before vanishing.
After that, a person in white clothes appeared, it was Yun Kexin. She pulled out the Roaming Dragon Saber and pointed it at the Shi ns people. The instant the saber left the ground, the earth started to tremble.
The Shi ns Fourth Elder finally stopped the bleeding. When he saw Yun Kexin suddenly appearing, he said loudly, Girl from the Yun n. This is none of your business, please make way.
Yun Kexin had a calm expression on her face. She said indifferently, Elder Shi, you are going overboard.
The Shi ns Fourth Elder blushed. He knew that Yun Kexin was referring to him going against the agreement to not make a move against the younger generation.
If this was said by an elder in the Yun n, the Shi ns Fourth Elder would not refute that, he would only feel ashamed. However, since it was said by Yun Kexin, he felt even angrier.
Since when it is the turn of ass like you to lecture me? You are not qualified. Make way now! Stop getting in the way of my Shi ns work!
Dong! Dong! Dong!
The deadlock continued on the street until the sound of horses could be heard. The Yun n cultivators had finally arrived.
The one leading them was a middle-aged man. He dismounted from his horse and slowly walked over to the Shi ns Fourth Elder with long strides. A horrifying aura was pressing down on the Shi ns Fourth Elder viciously.
Xiao Chens Spiritual Sense picked up on this aura. Xiao Chen thought to himself in astonishment, This is the aura of a Medial Grade Martial King. He could not help but let his gaze linger on this middle-aged mans face.
This middle-aged man was no more than forty. He had an outstanding aura and a grave and stern expression. His eyes were brimming with light as he said coldly, If my daughter is not qualified, then do I have the qualifications to lecture you?
In front of this surging aura, the Shi ns Fourth Elder was finding it somewhat difficult to breathe, his pale face looked extremely unsightly.
The Shi ns Fourth Elder did not expect the Yun n HeadYun Youjitoe personally over this matter. In front of such absolute power, how could he dare to be angry at all?
The Shi ns Fourth Elder smiled embarrassedly, n Head Yun, our n Head has personally instructed us to ensure these two people apologize to our Shi n. I hope
Scram!
Yun Youji was expressionless. Before the Shi ns Fourth Elder could finish, Yun Youji scolded him, You better scram before I get angry. If Shi Yang insists on an apology, I can apany him to see the City Lord. We can let him decide who is right and who is wrong, as well as who should be apologizing!
The Fourth Elders face waspletely red. He did not expect the Yun n Head to not give him any face. He flung his hands aside and said, Yun Youji, just watch yourself!
After he spoke, he led the Shi n cultivators to leave this ce quickly. This time, the Shi n haspletely lost all face.
Earlier, Shi Feng was tossed out into the streets. Now, the Fourth Edler was scared away by a sentence from Yun Youji. It would be impossible for their reputation to not get damaged.
After Yun Youji saw that they had gone far away, he ignored them and turned around to face Xiao Chen. He walked over and said with a smile, You must be Ye Chen. Kexin mentioned you before. You are indeed a heroic youth.
Come, the two of you should follow me to the Yun Residence. No one will harass you there.
Up on the third floor of Liushang Pavilion, Mu Yanxue muttered to herself when she saw Xiao Chen together with the Yun n, Shi Fengyou probably still do not know who you have offended. Looks like the Night Spirit Pce will have to reconsider our cooperation with the Shi n.
Senior Sister Mu, how strong is this person exactly? Why do I feel that we were unable to resist at all in front of him? Our cultivation realms are clearly simr, why is this so? A Night Spirit Pce disciple asked.
Mu Yanxue thought for a while before saying, Cultivation realm is not the only indicator of a cultivatorsbat prowess. A cultivators truebat prowess includes their cultivation realm and the grade and rank of all their Martial Techniques, Movement Techniques, as well as Cultivation Techniques.
Furthermore, there is also theprehension of states within their Martial Techniques. Finally, there are also some external factors like Spirit Weapon, Battle Armor, and Secret Treasures. All these added together makes up the truebat prowess of a cultivator.
All his Martial Techniques, Cultivation Techniques, and Movement Techniques are at least Superior Grade Earth Ranked. In addition, he has a strong physical body andprehension of states. In terms ofbat prowess, even ten of you would not be a match for him.
That person was feeling somewhat unconvinced. ording to your words, even First Senior Brother is not a match for him.
Mu Yanxue smiled faintly and said, Mu Chengxues cultivation is higher than his, his Martial Techniques, Movement Techniques, and Cultivation Techniques are not weaker than his either. The thing he loses out in is the strength of the physical body. If the two of them fought, their odds of victory are fifty-fifty each.
Another person said, Senior Sister Mu, I think you are overestimating him. From what I saw earlier, he seemed to not be able to do anything to Senior Sister. He is definitely not a match for First Senior Brother.
Mu Yanxue said gently, Three dayster, Mu Chengxue will be participating in that auction as well. If I guessed correctly, this person is also here to participate in the auction. By then, we will know who is stronger.
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In a Small Courtyard in the Yun Residence, Xihe City.
Xiao Chen and Yun Kexin sat at a stone table. She ced the Roaming Dragon Saber in her hands on the stone table. Then, she looked at Xiao Chen and said, Thank you for your Roaming Dragon Saber. It helped me obtain the status of the Yun ns sessor.
A Spirit Weapon can increase the attacking strength of a cultivator. However, the higher the cultivation realm, the weaker the effect of external items. A Profound Ranked Spirit Weapon can raise the attacking prowess of a Martial Grand Master by twenty percent. However, for a Martial Saint, it would not even raise it by ten percent.
Only an Earth Ranked Spirit Weapon and above would be able to raise a Martial Saints attacking prowess by twenty percent. Furthermore, an Inferior Grade Heaven Ranked Spirit Weapon would be able to raise the attacking prowess of a Martial Saint by fifty percent.
If Yun Kexins strength was raised by fifty percent, a regr Superior Grade Martial Saint would not be a match for her.
Yun Kexin watched as Xiao Chen ced the Roaming Dragon Saber into his Universe Ring. Then she asked in a probing manner, I discovered that your saber is only an Inferior Grade Earth Ranked Spirit Weapon. Why are you not using this Heaven Ranked Spirit Weapon?
Currently, the Roaming Dragon Saber was indeed stronger than the Lunar Shadow Saber. However, Xiao Chen did not have the intention to use the Roaming Dragon Saber. This was because the Lunar Shadow Saber had much more potential than the Roaming Dragon Saber.
A future Sub-Divine Weapon versus a Heaven Ranked Spirit Weapon. Xiao Chen knew which he should pick. In addition, he had already developed some special feelings for the Lunar Shadow Saber, such feelings would be difficult to get over in this lifetime.
Xiao Chen smiled and said, I probably got used to it. I only obtained the Roaming Dragon Saber by chance. In the end, I cant use it as smoothly as I can with the Lunar Shadow Saber.
When Yun Kexin heard this, she felt joy in her heart. She said, If it is possible, I would like to buy this Heaven Ranked Weapon. Do you have any intentions to sell it?
Xiao Chen was somewhat stunned. He did not understand why Yun Kexin wanted to buy the Roaming Dragon Saber. Although there were no new Heaven Ranked Spirit Weapons in the Tianwu Continent for several hundreds of years, there were still many Heaven Ranked Spirit Weapons. If there were no idents, there should be no problems for a Heaven Ranked Spirit Weapon to survive for thousands of years, given their quality.
In the end, the Roaming Dragon Saber was only an Inferior Grade Heaven Ranked Spirit Weapon. After one became a Martial King, it would not be very useful anymore. With Yun Kexins talent, she should have no problems with advancing to Martial King. By then, it would not be worth it to purchase another Heaven Ranked Spirit Weapon.
Xiao Chen felt suspicious so he asked, Are you sure you want to purchase this Heaven Ranked Spirit Weapon?
Yun Kexin nodded seriously, Yes, you can make an offer. As the sessor of the Yun n, the amount of resources at my disposal is now much more than before. I will not let you suffer any disadvantages.
Yun Kexins attitude was very resolute, it even made Xiao Chen hesitate. Xiao Chen could not really use this Roaming Dragon Saber, he could only keep it as a backup weapon.
If the price was right, there were no problems with selling it. However, this seemed very out of the ordinary, making it hard for Xiao Chen to make a decision. Could there be some secret within the Roaming Dragon Saber that he did not know about?
When Yun Kexin saw Xiao Chen hesitate, she continued, Brother Ye, do you know what item holds the most attraction in this auction?
Xiao Chen said, In the once-a-decade auction of Ling Pavilion, they would take out some precious manuals, high-ranked Battle Armor, Spirit Weapons, or some natural treasures, right? Could there be something else apart from these?
Yun Kexin said calmly, These are only the basic items. The biggest highlight of this auction is a Secret Treasure.
Xiao Chen felt it was suspicious, Did you say Secret Treasure? Every auction seems to have those though. There were just less of them.
Ye Kexin exined, It is different this time. When the Demon Battlefield in the destends opened up, some people found manyplete Secret Treasures there. Every auction this time would have at least oneplete Secret Treasure in every round.
Complete Secret Treasure? Xiao Chen thought. He continued pondering, The production methods of the Secret Treasures from the Ancient Era have been lost already.
Although there were many Secret Treasures that were passed down, many of them were notplete. Most of them had some amount of damages to the formation markings in them.
Chapter 274 - Heaven Ranked Cultivation Technique
Chapter 274: Heaven Ranked Cultivation Technique
For example, Xiao Chens silver warship had been obtained in the Ancient Remnants. However, it was severely damaged.
It was only after Xiao Chen had spent a lot of effort to repair it using the Spirit Gathering Formation that it could barely fly. Of which, if he wanted to repair the offensive formations, it would take months or years in order topletely repair it.
There was also the other Secret Treasurethe Eastern Emperor Bell, it was also damaged beyond recognition. Only after repairing it with the Astral Iron could he use it for a while. However, problems with it urred again.
The degree of damage of a Secret Treasure had a great effect on the value of a Secret Treasure. However, it was a different story if it was aplete Secret Treasure.
Yun Kexin continued, I believe you should know the importance of Secret Treasures to a cultivator. In this auction, you are sure to see some Secret Treasures. By then, you will be in great need of Spirit Stones.
After beating around the bush, Yun Kexin finally brought the topic back. Xiao Chen could not help butugh.
If it was truly as Yun Kexin said, and that there were manyplete Secret Treasures appearing, it would attract strong cultivators from all over topete for them.
With so many people bidding for it, the price of Secret Treasures would be increased. Even with Xiao Chens five thousand Medial Grade Spirit Stones, he might not be able to obtain a Secret Treasure he was satisfied with.
Thinking of this, Xiao Chen smiled, Very well, give me an offer. I will sell the Roaming Dragon Saber.
A trace of a faint smile appeared on Yun Kexins delicate face. She said, You should have guessed that there are some other secrets about the Roaming Dragon Saber. That is why I would be willing to purchase this. Arent you afraid of being taken advantage of?
The Roaming Dragon Saber had been an unexpected stroke of good fortune to Xiao Chen in the first ce; it was something that did not cost him anything to obtain. To him, he would not suffer from any disadvantage, regardless of the price.
Furthermore, he had once examined this Roaming Dragon Saber for a long time but could not find anything special about it. He only knew that it was a very sharp treasured saber.
If Yun Kexin could find the secret of this Saber, then it was her fate, and it had nothing to do with Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chenughed and said, There is no disadvantage to me. I cannot use this saber at all. Furthermore, since you said you wont take advantage of me, I believe in what you said and your ability to achieve it.
Yun Kexin felt somewhat surprised, she had not expected Xiao Chen to be so open-minded about it. After hesitating for a while, she said, Actually, there is an Inferior Grade Heaven Ranked Cultivation Techniquethe Roaming Dragon Incantationhidden within it. My Yun n has collected an apanying Movement Technique, the Roaming Dragon Steps. When used together, its might would increase by multiple folds.
Xiao Chens expression changed when he heard this. Among all the manuals, Cultivation Techniques were the most valuable. This was because Martial Techniques and Movement Techniques were not able to raise a cultivators cultivation realm.
A Heaven Ranked Cultivation Technique was the true peak of Cultivation Techniques in the Tianwu Continent. Even if it was only Inferior Grade, it was a priceless treasure.
As far as Xiao Chen knew, the Heavenly Saber Pavilion only had three Heaven Ranked Martial Techniques. Only the bloodline of the Pavilion Master could practice them; they were the true treasures.
Yun Kexin said, However, the Cultivation Technique within it requires a special extraction method to take out. I promise to make a copy for you after I have obtained it.
Xiao Chen took out the Roaming Dragon Saber from the Universe Ring and handed it to Yun Kexin. He said, If you can really do that, then I can give this Roaming Dragon Saber to you.
Yun Kexin received the saber and revealed a faint smile. She said, This is merely the agreement between you and me. The ones who decided to buy the Roaming Dragon Saber is the n. I will give you five thousand Medial Grade Spirit Stones.
Xiao Chen thought for a while; he knew what Yun Kexin meant. If the Yun n obtained the Roaming Dragon Incantation, they would not allow for it to be leaked out.
Yun Kexin was very brave to want to make a copy for him. If the n knew about it, they would surely not agree.
In three days time, I will pass the Spirit Stones to you. You should rest first. After Yun Kexin spoke, she took her leave.
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Later that night, within a secret room in the Yun n, the Yun n head and a group of elders were gathered together with grave expressions.
One of the elders said to Yun Youji, n Head, we still have not discovered the identity of this Ye Chen. He seems to have appeared out of nowhere. We only knew that he used Feng Feixues rmendation letter to enter the Heavenly Saber Pavilion.
When Yun Youji heard this, he revealed a sullen expression. After a while, he said, Never mind, lets just give him the five thousand Medial Grade Spirit Stones and forget about having other thoughts.
One of the elders was not convinced, who said, n Head, five thousand Medial Grade Spirit Stones is the umtion of our Yun n for at least a hundred years.
Yun Youji waved it off and said, Spirit Stones are dead objects in the end. With this Heaven Ranked Cultivation Technique, we can nurture at least ten loyal Martial Kings. It would be sufficient for the Yun n to suppress the other two noble ns in Xihe City.
Furthermore, it is clear he has a rtionship with the Feng n. If we made a move against him, we might offend the Feng n. I also do not want to upset Kexin. Dont mention the matter of silencing him again.
There were three more days until the start of the auction. During these three days, Xiao Chen did not stay idle. He spent every moment he could cultivating, consolidating his strength as a peak Inferior Grade Martial Saint.
Xiao Chen was currently making preparations to advance to Medial Grade Martial Saint. Once he reached Medial Grade Martial Saint, Xiao Chen would be able to use therge number of Medial Grade Spirit Stones in his Universe Ring.
The Spiritual Energy in Medial Grade Spirit Stones was not only pure, but they were vast in amount as well. Cultivating with the Medial Grade Spirit Stone for one day was like cultivating normally for a week.
Furthermore, this calction was made based on the density of Spirit Energy on the Lingyun Mountain Range. If it was ording to the Spirit Energy found below, it was like cultivating for half a month.
This was why the value of Medial Grade Spirit Stones was so high. To a cultivator, his life would end some day. They had to absorb as much Spiritual Energy and raise their cultivation realm as high as they could within this limited time.
To Xiao Chen, saving time was very important. He had only started cultivating at 15. As for those geniuses, they had already been cultivating since they were born.
Their starting point was much higher than Xiao Chens. Hence, he had never dared to rx for a moment. Even so, his cultivation realm was still lower than those geniuses.
Hence, he had to think of other methods. Using Medial Grade Spirit Stones was one such method to allow him to catch up to those geniuses.
This was also one of the important reasons why Xiao Chen agreed to sell the Roaming Dragon Saber. It was because he was urgently in need of Medial Grade Spirit Stones.
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Three days passed very quickly. On this particr morning, Xiao Chen felt a strong aura slowly headed toward his courtyard when he opened his eyes.
Xiao Chen got up and quickly came out. He discovered that it was the Yun n Head, Yun Youji. He cupped his hands respectfully and said, Senior Yun, is there something you need to look for me for?
Yun Youji scanned Xiao Chen with a sharp gaze. He nodded silently to himself. Although Xiao Chens cultivation realm was not high, his Essence was withdrawn and calm. There was no feeling of restlessness at all, and it was clear he had spent a lot of time cultivating.
Furthermore, based on the news he had received over these three days, Yun Youji had a deep understanding of Xiao Chen.
Yun Youji knew that although Xiao Chen was only an Inferior Grade Martial Saint, his truebat prowess was not inferior to that of a Superior Grade Martial Saint. He was able to have such a cultivation at such a young age, so his future would be very bright.
Hence, Yun Youji gave up on the idea of killing Xiao Chen to save five thousand Medial Grade Spirit Stones. If they were careless and let him escape while doing so, the Yun n would be in trouble when he grew up.
Instead, he might as well establish good rtions with him before he matured. In the future, the Yun n might be able to obtain a strong helper.
Yun Youji collected his thoughts. He smiled and said, Five thousand Medial Grade Spirit Stones is quite arge sum for the Yun n. It took us some time to gather it and bring it to you.
Yun Youji waved his hand and arge pile of sparkling Medial Grade Spirit Stones stumbled onto the ground with a loud sound. Under the bright sunlight, it was somewhat dazzling.
This was not the first time Xiao Chen had seen so many Medial Grade Spirit Stones. However, he still felt somewhat excited in his heart. However, he maintained a calm expression on his face.
Thats right, our Yun n will be participating in the auction today. Do you want toe with us? Yun Youji invited warmly.
Xiao Chen preferred quiet. Furthermore, he did not want to let others know of some of the things he would be buying. So he could only reject politely.
Yun Youji smiled and did not push the matter. After that, he took out a VIP card and handed it to Xiao Chen. This VIP card will let you get a VIP booth in the auction. You should keep it, consider it as a token of kind intentions from my humble self.
Xiao Chen had always been a straightforward person. This VIP card was very useful to him, as it would save a lot of unnecessary trouble for him.
Xiao Chen did not reject the VIP card and gave thanks to Yun Youji, Many thanks to Senior Yuns kind intentions. I will remember this favor.
Yun Youjiughed and said, It is just a VIP card, it is not much of a favor. I shall take my leave first.
After Yun Youji left, Xiao Chen did some calctions in his heart. In addition to the five thousand Medial Grade Spirit Stone, he had the five thousand Spirit Stones from the underground world and the two hundred Medial Grade Spirit Stones from the mission reward.
That was a total of 10,200 Medial Grade Spirit Stones. This was an extremelyrge sum.
Such arge sum was equivalent to several hundred years of umtion for some noble ns. If he used it all on cultivation, it wouldst him a very long time.
Furthermore, Xiao Chen had many Inferior Grade Spirit Stones. These Inferior Grade Spirit Stones came from various sources. Some were obtained by using gold, some were by selling Spirit Cores, and there were many obtained from the bandits in the Devil Savanna.
When they were all added together, there were about 100,000 Inferior Grade Spirit Stones. These were now not very useful to Xiao Chen anymore, as he could only use them to purchase things.
Aside from these, he had also obtained some Demonic Cores from the sub-space. If he exchanged them for Spirit Stones, he would obtain arge sum as well.
After finishing his calctions, Xiao Chen said, No matter how good the items at the auction are, I can only spend three thousand Medial Grade Spirit Stones. I have to keep the remainder for cultivation.
Originally, Xiao Chens aim at the auction was only a lightning-attributed high ranked Martial Technique. At most, he would only spend 100,000 Inferior Grade Spirit Stones.
However, Yun Kexin told him that there would be arge number of Secret Treasures in this auction. So that was another target added to his list.
To regr cultivators, Secret Treasures could only augment theirbat prowess. However, to Xiao Chen, with the aid of the Compendium of Cultivation, he might be able to understand what was inside the Secret Treasurehe might be able to refine his own Secret Treasure in the future.
Chapter 275 - Complete Secret Treasure
Chapter 275: Complete Secret Treasure
If Xiao Chen was able to grasp the method of refining Secret Treasures, then there would be no need to worry about Spirit Stones anymore in the future. Hence, Xiao Chen would do his best to obtain a Secret Treasure.
Not longter, Liu Suifeng rushed over with obvious excitement on his face.
Liu Suifeng said, Ye Chen, the Yun n Head invited us to go to the auction together. Should we go?
Xiao Chen shook his head and said, Ive already rejected them. If you want to, you can go yourself. I prefer quiet.
Liu Suifeng said, Then never mind, Ille with you.
The two of them stayed silent after that. After they left the Yun Residences gates, they asked around for the location of Ling Pavilion and headed there immediately.
Along the way, they saw many rushing cultivators, they were all headed in the direction of Ling Pavilion. There were people from various sects and ces, it was extremely lively.
They two of them moved pretty fast, they arrived at the gates of Ling Pavilion within ten minutes. However, they discovered that there were many cultivators gathered at the gates. They were prevented from entering by the guards.
After they asked around, they found out that this auction had a high entry requirement. If one was not a Martial Saint or had an invitation card, they would not be able to enter.
As a result, arge group of Martial Grand Masters were stopped at the gates. There was arge number of these cultivators, they all had dissatisfied expressions on their faces but they did not dare to mess around.
Liu Suifeng whispered, Good thing I am already an Inferior Grade Martial Saint. Otherwise, I would not be qualified to enter. These requirements are extraordinarily high.
As the space within Ling Pavilion was limited, a high entry requirement was needed. If they let so many people in, there would not be enough space, resulting in the auction being unable to start.
The two of them parted the crowd and headed to the gate. When the guards saw their cultivation realm, they allowed them in without blocking them.
As the two of them entered, they noticed a simple counter at the side. There was a pretty girl behind the counter who said, Sirs, please buy a ticket first.
Liu Suifeng was about to step forward and enquire about the price when Xiao Chen stopped him. Xiao Chen took out the VIP card that Yun Youji had given him and handed it over.
The girl received the VIP card and took a look. A smile immediately appeared on her face as she said, The two of you have a VIP card, in that case, there is no need to buy tickets. You can go up to the second floor directly. After you find your booth number, you can enter.
Xiao Chen took the VIP card back and headed to the second floor together with Liu Suifeng. The auction was conducted in a circr area with the stage in the center.
The central seats in the hall were almost filled up. There was a lot of people squeezed together, everyone was shoulder to shoulder.
Xiao Chen looked for a manservant and under his lead, they soon found their booth.
There was a lot of space in the booth. The window was wide open so they could clearly see everything in the hall.
Liu Suifeng felt it was strange. He asked, I did not expect for us to be able to get a booth. When did you get a VIP card? Dont tell me this Ling Pavilion is opened by that damn fatty as well?
Xiao Chen sat on the round stoolfortably and took a sip of tea. Then he said, Of course not. The VIP card was given to me by Yun Youji this morning.
Liu Suifeng felt dissatisfied and said, How depressing. Why did he not give me one as well?
Xiao Chen smiled and said, If you sold him a Heaven Ranked Spirit Weapon, he would give you one as well. Alright, stop speaking. See, the auctioneer is going up.
Liu Suifeng stopped asking questions and looked through the window. Indeed, he saw the auctioneering out with a smile filling his face.
Immediately after the auctioneer appeared, the sounds of discussions in the hall quieted down; it had be absolutely silent.
The auctioneers clear and resonant voice appeared in everyones ears, Thank you, everyone, for participating in our Ling Pavilions once-a-decade huge-scale auction. I shall keep things short. After I give a brief introduction of the auction, we will start immediately. We will not waste everyones time.
This auction will be separated into ten rounds. As everyone has guessed, the things being auctioned will get more precious with every round.
The auctioneer paused after this, then he raised his voice and said, In each round, we will be auctioning aplete Secret Treasure. Thats right, an undamagedplete Secret Treasure. An ancient Secret Treasure that can be used immediately after winning the auction.
After the enthusiastic voice of the auctioneer sounded out, the quiet hall immediately became noisy again. Everyone was discussing what they had just heard.
There really areplete Secret Treasures, tenplete Secret Treasures. Ling Pavilion is really going all out!
I heard that the Demon Battlefield has opened again. It looks like many cultivators will go there to try their luck after this auction.
Haha, you want to go to the Demon Battlefield without being a Martial King? Aside from death, there would be no other results.
Even a Martial King could not ensure their safety there. I have heard that this time, many famous Martial Kings have died in there.
Demon Battlefieldthis is the second time I heard of this, Xiao Chen thought to himself. What kind of ce is this? Why did Secret Treasures appear there? If I have time in the future, I should go and check it out.
When the auctioneer heard the noises of discussions in the hall, he was very satisfied with the results.
After the sounds became softer, his clear voice resounded out again, The rules of the auction will be the same as the past. I believe everyone understands them already. There is only one change to the rules.
That is, all transaction must bepleted with Spirit Stones. A Medial Grade Spirit Stones is considered as one hundred Inferior Grade Spirit Stones. I now dere the start of the auction.
I shall now announce the first item on auction. A Superior Grade Spirit Stone! The starting price is ten thousand Inferior Grade Spirit Stones. You may begin bidding now!
The first item was actually a Superior Grade Spirit Stone. Not only was Xiao Chen surprised, everyone else in the hall was also feeling iparably astonished.
One Superior Grade Spirit Stone was equivalent to a hundred Medial Grade Spirit Stones, which would be worth one hundred thousand Inferior Grade Spirit Stones. However, everyone knew that was not how the price was calcted.
Just like how no one would be foolish enough to use a Medial Grade Spirit Stone to exchange for Inferior Grade Spirit Stones, no one would use a Superior Grade Spirit Stone to exchange for Inferior Grade Spirit Stones.
The value of a Superior Grade Spirit Stone could no longer be calcted easily using Inferior Grade Spirit Stones; it could already be considered as a natural treasure. The Spiritual Energy within was not only pure but also inrge quantities while being very gentle.
Cultivators of any cultivation realm could use them. For cultivators below Martial Saint, they could even use it to increase their cultivation by one realm.
However, no one would use a Superior Grade Spirit Stone before they were a Martial Saint, it would only be a waste of a good item.
People would only use them when they were Martial Kings or Martial Monarchs. Only then could theypletely absorb the energy in the Superior Grade Spirit Stone without wasting any of it.
Given the density of the Spiritual Energy in the Great Qin Nation and the limited Spirit Veins, there might not even be a single Superior Grade Spirit Stone appearing in ten years. This showed how rare Superior Grade Spirit Stones were.
Xiao Chen looked at the shiny Superior Grade Spirit Stone on the stage and could not help but feel tempted.
A Superior Grade Spirit Stone was something that could only be discovered and not sought. It carried a fatal attraction to almost all cultivators.
Liu Suifeng shook his head and sighed, Haiza huge-scale auction is truly different. Just the first item and I cannot resist the desire to bid on it.
Maybe because the Superior Grade Spirit Stone gave the crowd too big of a shock, but there was silence for a short period of time. No one immediately called out a bid.
My final offer, twenty thousand!
How could you call twenty thousand your final offer? I offer thirty thousand!
Fifty thousand!
After a while, the hall was filled with sounds of people calling out bids unceasingly. Every time the price increased, it increased by ten thousand. Soon, the bid had risen to fifty thousand Inferior Grade Spirit Stones.
After the price passed fifty thousand, the pace of people calling out bids slowed down. After all, although a Superior Grade Spirit Stone was a good item, there was a limit to its value.
Within a year, by means of effort and all sorts of missions, the most a Martial Saint could obtain was no more than ten thousand Inferior Grade Spirit Stones if there were no miraculous encounters.
Furthermore, this was when the conditions were good. If the conditions were poor, they would be d if they could even get five thousand Inferior Grade Spirit Stones.
If that was so, fifty thousand Inferior Grade Spirit Stones would require five years to umte. If they only purchased one Superior Grade Spirit Stone, the gains would not make up for the losses.
After all, Superior Grade Spirit Stones could only be used in the most efficient manner when one became a Martial King. Not being able to use it immediately after they brought it was a problem as well.
Sixty thousand!
Seventy thousand!
Seventy five thousand!
Eighty Thousand!
After that, the crowd went silent for a while and an endless string of biddings started again. The ones bidding were the Martial Kings or cultivators with big ns or sects supporting them.
The auctioneer revealed a joyful expression. He originally thought he would be able to only get fifty thousand Inferior Grade Spirit Stones for this item. He did not expect the bids to increase to eighty thousand.
Eighty thousand going once! Eighty thousand going twice! Is there anyone who wants to bid more than eighty thousand? If there is none, then this Superior Grade Spirit Stones will belong to the people in booth eight!
Up in booth eight on the second floor, two old men looked down at the auction with calm expressions. They were independent Martial Kings who had be famous in Xihe City long ago.
However, when their gazes were examined carefully, one would discover that under their calm expressions, there was a hidden evil aura, it was iparably malicious.
If someone below saw them, they would be able to recognize them. One was Ge Yuntian and the other was Ge Yunfei.
The two of them were blood brothers and they had a famous nickname in the Xihe Province. They were often called the Xihe Twin Menaces. They were very vicious, killing people for their treasures was a norm for them.
Ge Yunfei smiled and said, Big Brother, it looks like this Superior Grade Spirit Stone will be yours.
Ge Yuntian smiled and said, I have been stuck at early Inferior Grade Martial King for ten years already. With this Superior Grade Spirit Stone, it should be enough to propel me to peak Inferior Grade Martial King.
One should not underestimate the difference between early Inferior Grade Martial King and peak Inferior Grade Martial King. Every rise in grade after Martial Saint would be very difficult. However, every time they advanced by a grade, there would be a great rise in strength.
This would be more apparent in the Martial King realm. Cultivators with insufficient talents would be stuck at early Inferior Grade Martial King forever.
If ones talent was insufficient, they could only think of other methods to advance. Using a Superior Grade Spirit Stone was one such method.
In booth nine, besides booth eight, there was a group of Night Spirit Pce disciples seated together. One of them said, Senior Brother Mu, are you not going topete for this Superior Grade Spirit Stone?
Chapter 276 - Struggles for the Superior Grade Spirit Stone
Chapter 276: Struggles for the Superior Grade Spirit Stone
The person who was addressed as Senior Brother Mu was the top expert from the Night Spirit Pce, Mu Chengxue. A smile appeared on his handsome face as he downyed the situation, A Superior Grade Spirit Stone is indeed precious. However, the price now is too high. There is no need to make a move. Furthermore, as far as Im concerned, it is not something essential. It is like adding flowers to a brocade, it is of no importance.
[Note: Adding flowers to a brocade: This means decorating something already perfect.]
The other disciples could not understand what Mu Chengxue meant, only Mu Yanxue did.
Superior Grade Spirit Stones were very useful to cultivators without a high talent such as Ge Yuntian. Although he had advanced to Martial King, he had been stuck at Inferior Grade Martial King for ten years due to his low talent.
However, to a genius like Mu Chengxue, such a bottleneck would not ur.
With Mu Chengxues talent, he would reach peak Superior Grade Martial King before running into a huge bottleneck. Hence, this Superior Grade Spirit Stone would only have the effect of trying to improve on perfection.
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Back in Xiao Chens booth, Xiao Chen had thought for a while, before deciding to give up in the end. His reason was the same as Mu Chengxue.
The price of eighty thousand Inferior Grade Spirit Stones was too high, it was not worth it.
Furthermore, Xiao Chen still had the Spirit Core of a Golden Lion King in his Universe Ring. The Golden Lion King had the bloodline of an ancient mutated beast, its Spirit Core was not inferior to a Superior Grade Spirit Stone.
If Xiao Chen ran into a bottleneckter, he could rely on the Golden Lion Kings Spirit Core instead.
One hundred thousand Inferior Grade Spirit Stones! I want it!
Just as the auctioneer was about to close the deal, a loud bid resounded in therge hall. Furthermore, that person had raised the price by twenty thousand Inferior Grade Spirit Stones in one go.
The auctioneer revealed an excited expression. He said agitatedly, Someone from booth 20 offered one hundred thousand Inferior Grade Spirit Stones. Is there a higher offer? This is a Superior Grade Spirit Stone. A Superior Grade Spirit Stone that could help a Martial King raise his cultivation by a grade. Friends from booth 8, are you going to raise the price?
Bang!
Ge Yuntian smashed his palm on the teacup that was ced on the table. The teacup was immediately smashed into powder. The calm look on his face hadpletely disappeared. He turned incredibly savage, leaking killing intent.
Ge Yunfei said, Big Brother, I still have 150,000 Inferior Grade Spirit Stones. Lets add another fifty thousand and see if he dares to raise the price again.
Ge Yuntian revealed a cruel smile on his face as he said, No need. I want to see who dared topete with me for this. I will make them pay it back with interest.
Ge Yunfei reacted to his brothers words with a smile as well. He had nearly forgotten the way he normally did things. After the auction ends, all he had to do was snatch it back.
When Xiao Chen heard the bid of one hundred thousand Inferior Grade Spirit Stones, he felt somewhat astonished as well. This was clearly not the true price of a Superior Grade Spirit Stone, it was really not worth it.
Xiao Chen hesitated for a while before he fired his Spiritual Sense out like an arrow at booth 20. After a while, he saw the person in booth 20.
Chu Chaoyun? Xiao Chen said with suspicion, Why does he want this Superior Grade Spirit Stone? With his talent, this does not make sense!
Chu Chaoyun frowned slightly in the booth, it was like he felt that someone was observing him. He faced the girl beside him and said, Go and check out who is in booth 8. I felt two sets of strong killing intent from there.
Xiao Chen quickly withdrew his Spiritual Sense, he thought that Chu Chaoyun had felt his Spiritual Sense. So he had actually sensed another person.
In the end, no one else bid on the Superior Grade Spirit Stone. Chu Chaoyun obtained it with the winning bid of one hundred thousand Inferior Grade Spirit Stones. Then auction continued.
The second item was not as dazzling. It was only an Inferior Grade Earth Ranked Spirit Weapon. The starting price was one thousand Inferior Grade Spirit Stones.
In the end, it was obtained by a cultivator from a small sect with a bid of five thousand Inferior Grade Spirit Stones.
Although the other goods in the first round were precious, aside from the initial Superior Grade Spirit Stone, nothing else caught Xiao Chens interest in the first round.
However, Liu Suifeng had spent ten thousand Inferior Grade Spirit Stones to win the bid on a Superior Grade Earth Ranked Martial Technique. This Martial Technique was pretty good, it was of a pretty good standard whenpared to other Superior Grade Earth Ranked Martial Techniques.
Soon, the first round of the auction was about to end. At the final moment, the voice of the auctioneer clearly became much more excited.
Suddenly, two cultivators got onto the stage. The auctioneer exined, This is the final item in this round. I am sure everyone can guess what it is. We decided to use the most thorough method to exhibit this Secret Treasure to everybody.
Of the two cultivators, one of them had a higher cultivation, he was a peak Superior Grade Martial Saint. The other was an ordinary Martial Grand Master.
The auctioneer nodded to the two people, indicating for them to begin. The peak Martial Saint started storing up his power and his aura started to rise. The cultivators who were near the stage could feel some pressure.
When the peak Martial Saint raised his aura to its peak, he bellowed and punched at the Martial Grand Master.
Boom!
However, the crowd was shocked to see a light appear on the Martial Grand Master.
When the peak Martial Saint struck out with his full power, it struck the light covering the Martial Grand Master and gave off a depressed sound. There were ripples on the shield of light but there were no signs of it breaking.
Instead, the peak Martial Saint was jolted by the force that rebounded from the light shield. Hisplexion turned pale and he retreated by a few steps, before he slowly stood up stably.
The Martial Grade Master dispersed the light shield and appeared to bepletely unharmed. He removed a jade pendant from his neck and handed it to the auctioneer. Then the two cultivators took their leave and left.
The auctioneer received the jade pendant and his clear voice sounded out again, Everyone has seen it for themselves earlier. This jade pendant enabled a Martial Grand Master to block the full powered strike of a peak Martial Saint easily.
Furthermore, it was not simply blocking. It could reflect one-third of the force back to the attacker. ording to the tests at our Ling pavilion, this Secret Treasure could, at best, block the full power strike of a peak Medial Grade Martial King.
There is only one weak point to it. It can only be used once a day. Aside from that, there are no other weaknesses. The bidding begins now. The starting price is ten thousand Inferior Grade Spirit Stones, each raise has to be by at least two thousand Inferior Grade Spirit Stones.
Ling Pavilions reputation has always been very good. Since they imed it could block the full power strike of a peak Medial Grade Martial King, then it should not be wrong.
Given this information, this jade pendants effect was a little horrifying. Although it could only be used once a day, it could save ones life at a critical moment.
It might even be able to turn the situation around and transform a defeat into a victory. This was because of the reflective abilities of the light shield. When the opponent was not aware of it, this would be a very good trump card.
Such a Secret Treasure was very useful to a cultivator. When they were in a dangerous situation, the odds of their survival would be significantly increased.
Liu Suifeng smiled, This is a good item, much better than normal. If the price does not exceed one hundred thousand Inferior Grade Spirit Stones, I will want to get it.
Xiao Chen was also quite interested in this Secret Treasure. If it could really block a strike from a peak Medial Grade Martial King, it was very practical and very strong.
Twenty thousand!
Thirty five thousand!
Fifty thousand!
Eighty thousand!
The bidding war for the jade pendant moved very fast, it was even more intense than the bid for the Superior Grade Spirit Stone. Within a short amount of time, someone had already called out a bid of eighty thousand Inferior Grade Spirit Stones.
Liu Suifeng muttered as he smiled, It seems like everyone is afraid of dying!
Xiao Chen thought for a while and made his move at this moment, One hundred thousand!
Liu Suifeng was somewhat surprised. He said, Ye Chen, you want this jade pendant too? I thought you wouldnt need it?
In Liu Suifengs opinion, Xiao Chen had a very fast Movement Technique. Even if he met an opponent he could not beat, he could always make use of his Movement Techniques to flee.
Instead of spending arge amount of Spirit Stones to buy a defensive Secret Treasure, Xiao Chen might as well wait for a bit and purchase an offensive Secret Treasure.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly and said, If it is possible, I would like to obtain all ten Secret Treasures. Furthermore, with our recent situation, it would be very useful.
After the bid was pushed to one hundred thousand, the hall turned quiet for a while. One hundred thousand Inferior Grade Spirit Stones was already an extremely horrifying figure. One would have to consider carefully before they could raise the bid.
One hundred and fifty thousand!
At this moment, a deep voice suddenly resounded and raised the bid by fifty thousand, astonishing everybody.
The auctioneer immediately caught hold of the opportunity and said excitedly, One hundred and fifty thousand Inferior Grade Spirit Stones. This cultivator in ck is really straightforward. Is there any bid higher than one hundred and fifty thousand?
Xiao Chen was mildly surprised. He peered through the window and discovered that the person who had called out the bid was a peak Martial Saint in ck wearing a cloak.
Shrouded by the cloak, no one could see his appearance clearly, he seemed incredibly mysterious.
Xiao Chen pondered for a moment and continued to bid, Two hundred thousand!
The auctioneers spirit was raised very high now. The higher the bid, the moremission he would receive. He said excitedly, Booth 18 bids two hundred thousand. Does the cultivator in ck wish to raise the bid?
The ck-clothed cultivator muttered to himself for a while before raising his head to cast a nce at Xiao Chens booth. When Xiao Chen looked down, he saw a pair of green eyes; it looked extremely strange.
The man in ck withdrew his gaze and waved his hands to indicate that he had given up.
Two hundred thousand was already a sky high price. Even a cultivator with the backing of a huge sect would find it difficult to pay such a high price.
In the end, the auctioneer called out three times and closed the bid. Xiao Chen had sessfully obtained the first Secret Treasure.
Liu Suifeng said, Two hundred thousand to purchase a defensive Secret Treasure, is that worth it? Hey, Ye Chen. Whats wrong? Are you regretting it?
Ever since Xiao Chen saw those pair of green eyes, he had not recovered his wits. The shock those green eyes had given him was too great.
That person was simply like the devil that had crawled out of hell, it was incredibly strange. Xiao Chen had never seen anyone with green eyes before.
Xiao Chen recovered his wits and replied, Two hundred thousand Inferior Grade Spirit Stones is worth it. It can defend against the full powered strike of a peak Medial Grade Martial king. Did you forget that we were being targeted by someone on our way here? With this jade pendant, I can give that person a surprise.
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The second round of the auction started. Xiao Chen already had an idea of how the auction was being run. In every round, the first and thest item would be very attractive.
Indeed it was as Xiao Chen had guessed. The auctioneer slowly took out the first item of the second round. A smile filled his face as he introduced, This is a bottle of Essence Gathering Pills. There is a total of twenty pills in here. Below the cultivation realm of Martial King, it would increase the odds of sess when advancing by twenty percent. No one in the Great Qin Nation can refine these pills. Even in the Great Jin Nation, there is a limited number of them. The starting price is still ten thousand Spirit Stones.
Chapter 277 - Sky High Price
Chapter 277: Sky High Price
Inside booth 9, a light shed in Mu Chengxues eyes. He clenched his fist tightly and said, The thing that I wanted has finally arrived. I must obtain this Medicinal Pill!
It was a true treasure that did not need any introduction. The price of the Essence Gathering Pill was bumped up to a horrifying price of one hundred thousand Inferior Grade Spirit Stones very soon.
One hundred thousand Inferior Grade Spirit Stones was a big dividing line. Those who could afford such a price were either Martial Kings or disciples with big ns or sects backing them.
Mu Chengxue called out, Two hundred thousand!
Mu Chengxue increased the bid by one hundred thousand in one breath. This horrifying bid stunned some of the cultivators who intended to continuepeting.
Even if they could take out two hundred thousand Inferior Grade Spirit Stones, they could not do so as calmly as Mu Chengxue. He clearly had a great need for it and was willing to offer a higher price.
Booth 9. I seem to recall that Mu Chengxue entered booth 9.
No wonder he is so rich and overbearing. As the first in line to seed the Night Spirit Pce and as the strongest person in the younger generation there, the amount of resources he has ess to is not something a regr person canpare to.
I believe even the people who couldpete with him would give up on ount of the Night Spirit Pce.
Indeed, in order to prevent everyone raising the price and making everyone suffer disadvantages, it is better to give each other some face.
When the people below saw that no one else called out a bid exceeding two hundred thousand, they started to discuss this matter.
Up on the stage, the auctioneer was clearly not as calm as he was before. The normal value of this bottle of Essence Gathering Pill was one hundred thousand Inferior Grade Spirit Stones. The price had only doubled in his auction.
After deducting some expenses, Ling Pavilion would not be able to earn much. The auctioneer called out in a loud voice, Only two hundred thousand? These are genuine Essence Gathering Pills. Aside from Ling Pavilion, you will not be able to purchase it within the Great Qin Nation.
Two hundred and fifty thousand!
The auctioneers eyes lit up as he smiled and said loudly, Booth 18 bid two hundred and fifty thousand. Honored guest in booth 9, will you raise the bid?
It had to be said that this auctioneer could be very provocative. He was able to make people more agitated at certain times. In a moment of irrationality, an ordinary person might fall into the trap.
Mu Chengxue revealed a faint killing intent in his eyes as he said coldly, Three hundred thousand!
Mu Chengxue left the sect this time in order to obtain this Essence Gathering Pill. He originally thought that he would definitely obtain it if he brought four hundred thousand Inferior Grade Spirit Stones. Who would have guessed that an unexpected obstruction would appear,pletely messing up his ns.
Xiao Chen waspletely confident about obtaining these Essence Gathering Pills. This item was extremely useful to him. With the Essence Gathering Pill, he would be able to make a breakthrough to Medial Grade Martial Saint immediately.
Once Xiao Chen advanced to Medial Grade Martial Saint, he would be able to use Medial Grade Spirit Stones. By then, his cultivation would be raised at a horrifying rate.
Xiao Chen did not hesitate to shout, Four hundred thousand!
Mu Chengxues expression was currently extremely unsightly. He asked, Do you all still have Spirit Stones? Lend some to me first, I will pay you back when we return.
Mu Yanxue said, I can lend you twenty thousand, I still need the rest for bidding.
I only have five thousand!
I have ten thousand!
When the disciples of the Night Spirit Pce pooled their Spirit Stones together, Mu Chengxue finally managed to amass 450,000 Inferior Grade Spirit Stones. He shouted, 450,000!
Xiao Chen remained calm and casually called out, Five hundred thousand!
The entire hall became silent. No one had expected a bottle of Essence Gathering Pills to fetch such a high price.
It would take five or six years for a regr Martial Saint to obtain five hundred thousand Spirit Stones. This was simply an astronomical price. Yet, this person did not hesitate to bid such an amount on a bottle of Essence Gathering Pills.
Booth 18how is it booth 18 again? The person who won the bid for the first Secret Treasure seems to be this person as well.
I dont know who this person is but for him to dare to snatch Mu Chengxues item, there will be a good show to watchter.
A person who is able to take out seven hundred thousand Inferior Grade Spirit Stones is definitely not someone that is easy to deal with. He might not be afraid of the Night Spirit Pce.
When Xiao Chen made his move again, it immediately became the focus of everybodys conversations.
The auctioneer on the stage was incredibly excited. His face was covered with an agitated smile as he said, Five hundred thousand Inferior Grade Spirit Stones, is there anyone who intends to ce a higher bid? Friend from booth 9, are you interested?
Mu Chengxue had a sullen expression, he did not say anything but instead clenched his right fist tightly. The other Night Spirit Pce disciples all felt a chill. They had never seen Mu Chengxue so angry before.
After a while, Mu Chengxues face rxed. He sat down gently on the round wooden stool. His center of gravity shifted down and pressed on the floorboards, causing it to creak as he slowly closed his eyes.
Mu Yanxue, who was familiar with Mu Chengxue, knew he was really angry now and had awakened an intent to kill.
After he called out three times without anyone responding, Xiao Chen sessfully obtained this bottle of Essence Gathering Pills. He revealed a faint smile on his face.
Liu Suifeng said in astonishment, Ye Chen, where did you get so many Inferior Grade Spirit Stones from? Its five hundred thousand Inferior Grade Spirit Stones!
Xiao Chen smiled and said I obtained many Demonic Cores in the sub-space. If I sell all of them away, I will even be able to easily afford to bid another two hundred thousand Inferior Grade Spirit Stones on this.
Xiao Chen originally intended to keep the Demonic Cores in the Universe Ring for his own use. Given the situation, he could only choose to use them here.
Regardless of the situation, out of the ten thousand Medial Grade Spirit Stones Xiao Chen had, he could only use seven thousand. That would be seven hundred thousand Inferior Grade Spirit Stones. He had to keep the remainder for himself to use.
When the second round of auctions began, Xiao Chen paid more attention. The items in this round were more precious than thest. Unfortunately, the item that he wanted did not show up.
The atmosphere in the auction hall became more and more lively. Many cultivators managed to obtain what they wanted. Soon, the second Secret Treasure appeared.
At first look, it looked like a pair of ordinary shoes. However, after the demonstration, everyone found out that it could raise a cultivators speed by almost twenty percent.
This twenty percent should not be underestimated. To Martial Masters and Martial Grand Masters, twenty percent was only a small amount of speed. However, to cultivators of a higher realm, their speed was originally very fast in the first ce. By raising it by twenty percent, their speed would be very horrifying.
After the demonstration was over, the auctioneer smiled and said, I gave this pair of shoes a pleasant name, Windwalk Shoes. Twenty percent increase in speed is useful no matter if you intend to flee or attack the enemy. It will allow you to retreat or advance as you please.
[Note: Windwalk Shoes, the Chinese word for it is ѥ. The first two characters mean windwalk, but they can also mean fashionable. I believe this was intentionally done so that the shoes had two meanings. First, of course, meaning speed, and the second, good looking. Fashionable Shoes could be a usible name too. Unfortunately, there is no way to express two meanings like the Chinese words do in English.]
Furthermore, there is no limit to the usage of this pair of shoes. However, it was exhaust some Essence when used. The starting price is ten thousand Inferior Grade Spirit Stones.
There were simply too many good items in this auction. This Windwalk Shoes had captured Xiao Chens attention at first nce. He did some calctions but discovered that he did not have sufficient Spirit Stones.
Xiao Chen had spent two hundred thousand on the first Secret Treasure and five hundred thousand on the Medicinal Pills. That was a total of seven hundred thousand. He initially had 1,200,000 Inferior Grade Spirit Stones. If he sold the Demonic Cores, he would have about 1,500,000 Inferior Grade Spirit Stones.
That is to say, he now had about eight hundred thousand Inferior Grade Spirit Stones remaining. Furthermore, he had to reserve three thousand Medial Grade Spirit Stones for his own use. So the amount he could use was only about five hundred thousand Inferior Grade Spirit Stones.
Xiao Chen thought to himself, If it is more than three hundred thousand Inferior Grade Spirit Stones, I will not buy it. I still have to keep some in order to obtain a high ranked lightning-attributed Martial Technique.
As Xiao Chen was thinking, the bidding on the Windwalk Shoes was already raised to 150,000 Inferior Grade Spirit Stones.
Two hundred thousand!
At this crucial moment, Xiao Chen made his move again. He immediately raised the bid by fifty thousand Inferior Grade Spirit Stones. The intense bidding war in the hall immediately went silent.
It is booth 18 again. How many Spirit Stones does this person have? Even a regr big n would not be able to take out so many Inferior Grade Spirit Stones in one go.
He is really rich, who in the world is he?!
Everyone below was whispering to each other. asionally, someone would cast a nce in Xiao Chens direction. Xiao Chen hid inside the booth, avoiding all these gazes.
After a moment of silence, somebody in the silent hall bid again, 220,000! However, it was only an additional twenty thousand.
Xiao Chen did not hesitate to bid, Three hundred thousand!
The auctioneer said excitedly, The honored guest in booth 18 bid three hundred thousand. Is there anyone willing to bid more than three hundred thousand?
Hmph! The person who bid earlier snorted coldly and stopped bidding. After that, no one continued to bid. After three calls, Xiao Chen sessfully obtained the Windwalk Shoes.
When the third round of the auction began, the first item was very attractive like before. However, Xiao Chen did not have much left, so he could not participate in this.
After this, the auction continued. The items now were better than before but they did not catch Xiao Chens attention, so he did not make a move.
This continued until the third Secret Treasure was sessfully sold. Xiao Chen did not bid at all. The people below heaved sighs of relief. If Xiao Chen bid on this Secret Treasure again, it would end up preventing them from obtaining Secret Treasures. This would result in him incurring everybodys wrath.
The auction continued on and all sorts of manuals were ced on auction. However, none of them were the high ranked lightning-attributed Martial Technique that Xiao Chen wanted.
Xiao Chen could not help but feel this to be somewhat tedious. Suddenly, he frowned and sent out a strand of Purple Thunder True Fire from his right hand.
Pu ci!
In an instant, the purple mes pierced through the big wooden doors. A soft cry of pain could be heard from outside.
The instant Xiao Chen made his move, he sent out his Spiritual Sense at lightning speed as well. However, he did not discover anyone spying on him. He only found traces of blood outside.
What a fast speed, Xiao Chen thought to himself. That persons skill at hiding their aura was very good too, I wonder who it is.
Liu Suifeng said in astonishment, Is someone targeting us?
Xiao Chen nodded and said, You should go out and join the Yun n first. I wille out aler.
Liu Suifeng knew that Xiao Chen did not want to let him take any risks. After he told Xiao Chen to be careful, he quickly left booth 18.
After that, Xiao Chen kept his guard up, extending his Spiritual Sense outside. He kept his entire surroundings under surveince.
Suddenly, flowing water appeared on the ground of the booth where Chu Chaoyun was. After a while, the water gathered and formed a human shape. It was the girl who went out to gather intelligence.
The girl said with a melodious voice, I investigated the people in booth 8, they are the Xihe Twin Menace. I heard them say that they are prepared to make a move against Senior Brother.
Chu Chaoyun smiled and said, So it is those two dancing clowns. They are of no importance. Bing Qin, whats wrong with your hand?
When Chu Chaoyun noticed the wound on the girls hand, he could not help but ask.
Bing Qin smiled and said, Just a small wound, its not a problem. On my way by, I decided to check out the person in booth 18 but I got discovered by him.
Chapter 278 - Targeted by Mu Chengxue
Chapter 278: Targeted by Mu Chengxue
Chu Chaoyun was somewhat surprised. Bing Qins Martial Spirit was quite special. When she hid her aura, even a regr Martial King would not be able to discover her.
The person in booth 18 is the old friend that Senior Brother saw in Liushang Pavilion.
Chu Chaoyun said, So it is him. No wonder you got discovered. There is no need to bother about him for now. I already obtained the item I want. Once the auction ends, we can leave.
Soon, the auction entered its final round. The auctioneer took out the first item of this round and said, Up next is a peak lightning-attributed Earth Ranked Martial Technique, the Wukui Saber Technique.
[TLer note: I am honestly not sure what a Wukui Tree (߿) is. When I searched the, the closest thing I found is a fan palm. Even so, I am not sure about it. In any case, Palm Saber Technique is a terrible name, so I will leave this technique partially in Chinese phics. It will sound somewhat nice and keep the meaning ambiguous as I cant confirm what it is.]
ording to legends, the Wukui Tree is a divine tree that was born in lightning. A strong being in the Ancient Eraprehended the Wukui Saber Technique while he was under a Wukui Tree.
Of course, the manual in my hand is not the original book from the Ancient Era. This is an iplete manual based on the Wukui Saber Technique. Although it does not contain the might that is described in the legends, it is still at the apex of Earth Ranked Saber Techniques.
To every desman, it is a Martial Technique of their dreams. Like before, the starting price is ten thousand Inferior Grade Spirit Stones.
Xiao Chens eyes lit up, the item he had been waiting for had finally arrived. He did not hesitate to make the first bid, Fifty thousand!
The person in booth 18 has made his move again. It seems like this Saber Technique has caught his attention. Fortunately, I dont need it.
Haha, I dont need it as well. Otherwise, there is no way I canpete.
Damn it! I was searching for a lightning-attributed Saber Technique. There is no more hope for me.
I cant be bothered topete for this. I definitely cant outbid this person. It would simply be a waste of effort.
The hall was very noisy but no one called out a bid. Xiao Chen did not expect such a result from his actions.
Everyone in the auction hall felt anxious. This was a peak Earth Ranked Martial Technique. It could normally be sold for two hundred thousand Spirit Stones. Yet, after a bid of fifty thousand, no one else bid.
The auctioneer called out a few times, but like before, no one bid. This is a big loss, the auctioneer cursed at Xiao Chen in his heart. In the end, he could only helplessly say, Fifty thousand Inferior Grade Spirit Stones! This Martial Technique manual belongs to booth 18.
Xiao Chen revealed a faint smile on his face, It looks like sometimes, having a lot of money can scare other people. Well, this is good for me.
Xiao Chen had finally obtained the thing he had been searching for. Xiao Chens main motive foring to the auction was achieved. However, Xiao Chen could only watch on as the other eight Secret Treasures were taken by other people.
Two hourster, the auction ended. Ling Pavilion sent someone to bring all the things Xiao Chen had won to his booth.
Ling Pavilion had specialized appraisers, so Xiao Chens Demonic Cores were sold sessfully. After that, Xiao Chen paid up for the things he won in the auction.
One bottle of Essence Gathering Pills, two Secret Treasures, and one lightning-attributed Martial Technique. That was a total of 1,050,000 Inferior Grade Spirit Stones. Xiao Chen still had more than four thousand Medial Grade Spirit Stones with him; he had not exceeded the budget he set.
After Xiao Chen ced everything in his Universe Ring, he pushed the door of the booth open. He immediately felt a strong killing intent after he did that. He simply smiled faintly and ignored it before stepping out of the door.
Mu Chengxue was holding onto the Holy Weapon, Moonlight Beauty. When he saw Xiao Chen, a faint smile appeared on his face. He said, So, it is him!
An old and in copper mirror was spinning rapidly in Mu Chengxues right eye, he was able to see through Xiao Chens disguise.
Not long after Xiao Chen left Ling Pavilion, he was immediately blocked by Mu Chengxue and his group on the streets.
There was a somewhat grim smile on Mu Chengxues handsome face, making his exquisite face seem more charming.
When Mu Chengxue saw Xiao Chen, he said, I seem to recall we met outside Yunyang City.
Xiao Chens memory had always been good, he was quite familiar with this person. He nodded and said, We have indeed met. However, Im pretty sure you did not block my way today to tell me that!
Mu Chengxue did not beat around the bush. He spoke straightforwardly, Give me ten Essence Gathering Pills, Ill give you one hundred thousand Inferior Grade Spirit Stones.
Xiao Chen had spent five hundred thousand Inferior Grade Spirit Stones for this bottle of Essence Gathering Pills. However, there were only twenty pills inside. If ten pills were to be purchased at the same rate, it would require two hundred and fifty thousand Inferior Grade Spirit Stones.
Yet, Mu Chengxue was only willing to offer one hundred thousand Spirit Stones. This was no different from daylight robbery.
Xiao Chen shook his head and said, Sorry, this is not for sale. Please move aside, I still have matters to deal with!
Hu!
Mu Chengxues hand moved quickly and casuallynded on Xiao Chens shoulder. He whispered, Did I say you can leave? How dare you snatch the item that I, Mu Chengxue, wants. Ill ask you again, selling or not!
Mu Chengxues voice was very soft but there were no emotions in it. It was incredibly cold and contained a boundless killing intent.
A cold gleam shed in Xiao Chens eyes as he replied coldly, Please let go, I am not on familiar terms with you!
Ka ca!
After Xiao Chen spoke, his right hand was quickly ced on his saber hilt and he immediately executed the Rushing Thunder Saber Techniques Drawing the Saber.
Mu Chengxues reaction was not slower than Xiao Chen. In fact, it was slightly faster. By the time Xiao Chens right hand had touched the saber hilt, his sword was already drawn.
Bang!
Two dazzling lights shed in the air. The saber and sword shed in mid-air and gave off a loud ng. A strong wind blew in the big street.
Xiao Chens saber was drawnter but it arrived first. Although he was slightly slower than his opponent, due to Drawing the Saber, his speed managed to catch up.
They both took five steps back. A huge force was transmitted via the saber and entered his arm. This caused Xiao Chens right arm to feel numb. He could not help but feel more cautious.
Suddenly, dark clouds gathered in the clear sky above. asionally, there were crackles of thundering from the churning clouds above.
Mu Chengxue looked at the dark clouds above and said indifferently, Small Perfection state of thunder. No wonder you dare to make a move against me. Unfortunately, it is just the Small Perfection.
Hu chi!
Suddenly, a strong wind blew behind Mu Chengxue. asionally, there would be lightning tearing through the air in the wind. The other Night Spirit Pce disciples quickly moved aside.
This is First Senior Brothers state of wind thunder. This fellow is dead for sure, one of the Night Spirit Pce disciples who was beaten up by Xiao Chen in the past said excitedly.
Mu Yanxue stood to the side quietly. She did not say anything or express her opinions. To her, this was a good opportunity to assess Mu Chengxues true capabilities.
Clouds churned in the sky, the wind howled, and thunder roared. There was a lot of activity going on. The sight of all this attracted the attention of everyone on the street.
Xiao Chens gaze was calm like still water. Mu Chengxue was able to merge two states together so perfectly into the state of wind thunder. He truly lived up to his title as Night Spirit Pces top expert.
Hu chi!
Mu Chengxue pushed his feet off the ground and a strong wind blew as his body flew. A boundless killing intent was hidden in the sword that seemed as gentle as moonlight. The sword pierced viciously at Xiao Chen.
A cold light glinted on the sword, then it suddenly sent out a horrifying lightning amidst the strong wind. Before the sword arrived, the lightning had already arrived before Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen executed the Azure Dragon Cloud Soaring Art and his figure shed. He left behind a purple arc as he moved and dodged before the lightning struck him.
Boom!
Arge hole was sted out at the spot that Xiao Chen once stood. Countless amounts of dirt were kicked up into the air, before immediately being scattered by the strong wind.
In the instant the strong wind scattered, Xiao Chen appeared behind Mu Chengxue from nowhere and a thunder crackled in the sky above.
Xiao Chen carried the might of rushing thunder as his Lunar Shadow Saber hacked down on Mu Chengxue. Mu Chengxue moved his wrist and his sword immediately blocked Xiao Chens attack.
Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!
The two of them made their moves quickly in the air. When the saber and the sword met, thunder and lightning appeared unceasingly. It shook everybodys eardrums, causing them some mild pain.
Wave after wave of shockwaves came from the two of them. As a result of the shockwaves, some buildings on the street were shattered into dust.
The cloud of dust blown up by the strong wind became thicker, and the surrounding people could no longer see the situation within. They could only hear the endless shouts within. They guessed that the fight inside was very intense.
A light shed in Xiao Chens eyes. He saw an opportunity and immediately executed the Roaming Dragons Nine Transformations and Cloud Breaking Refreshing Breeze Chop.
Within the strong wind and lightning, Xiao Chen split into nine figures. Nine cool breezes came from the nine figures.
In an instant, Xiao Chens killing intent vanished from the intense battlefield, it was incredibly strange.
Mu Chengxue smiled and said, Qingyun Peaks Secret Technique, Clear Wind Chop. Only seeing the cool breeze and not the saber. It is just an insignificant trick.
The Holy Weapon, Beauty Under the Moon, released a gorgeous light from Mu Chengxues hand, emting the gentle golden light of the moon.
There seemed to be a girl humming softly in the moonlight.
Space fluctuated in the girls surroundings like ripples on the surface of water. Mu Chengxues figure immediately became incredibly blurry.
Xiao Chen was astonished, this was the dao of a Holy Weapon. Mu Chengxue had used the Holy Weapon to change the rules of this space within a short moment.
Sou!
The nine figures in the air merged back into one body. Then, Mu Chengxue pierced through it. Then, like a reflection, Mu Chengxues figure appeared in front of him.
There was a mocking smile on Mu Chengxues face as he looked at Xiao Chen. Xiao Chen moved rapidly toward Mu Chengxue. However, there seemed to be an infinite distance between him and Mu Chengxue.
Regardless of how Xiao Chen advanced, Mu Chengxue always remained ten meters in front of him. Ten meters was the distance of a single leap to Xiao Chen but it seemed impossible toplete.
Although Xiao Chen was astonished, he was not in too much of a panic. He maintained his calm and immediately stopped. He used his Spiritual Sense to cover his body and slowly descended to the ground.
However, Mu Chengxues figure still remained ten meters in front of him, descending together with him.
Pu ci!
Suddenly, a resplendent moonlight was fired into Xiao Chens eyes. The girls melodious humming resounded from beside Xiao Chens ears.
The moonlight obscured Xiao Chens vision, the sound of the girl obscured his hearing. The space started fluctuating quickly. Xiao Chens five senses had all vanished instantly.
Xiao Chen closed his eyes and his left hand suddenly made a grab in the air, catching a sword piercing toward him.
Mu Chengxues face was clearly filled with incredible shock. He said, Impossible, your five sense have all vanished. How did you know where my attack wasing from?
Xiao Chen remained silent. The purple light of the Lunar Shadow Saber flickered non-stop as he chopped down on Mu Chengxue.
Chapter 279 - The Higher You Fly, The Heavier You Fall
Chapter 279: The Higher You Fly, The Heavier You Fall
Mu Chengxues sword was tightly clutched, he was not able to dodge the iing saber. His body was struck by the saber and turned into a gentle moonlight with a bang, vanishing into the air.
The strange space disappeared and the strong wind calmed. Mu Chengxuended on the ground with a paleplexion. He received a significant rebound when the small realm he had created using the Holy Weapon was broken by Xiao Chen.
Mu Chengxue received such an injury in front of so many people. There was now an incredibly sullen expression on his face.
Die for me! Nine shes of the Sword!
Mu Chengxue shouted angrily and the strong wind and the lightning appeared again. The Holy Weapon, Moonlight Beauty, appeared in his hands once again. Using the might of the strong wind, he quickly appeared before Xiao Chen.
The sword was giving off a golden glow that changed continuously. Xiao Chens surroundings became filled with sword images.
This sword clearly only has one de yet it attacked from nine different directions. It was unclear which was the real and which were the illusions; perhaps, they were all real.
Xiao Chen shouted, Lonely Peak''s Fatal Blow!
A mountain rose up from the ground. In the past, the mountain descended from the sky but for the sake of dealing with the situation before him, Xiao Chen made it happen this way.
Roaming Dragons Nine Transformations!
The instant the Lonely Peak''s Fatal Blow was executed, Xiao Chen quickly circted his Essence and executed the Roaming Dragons Nine Transformations within a short amount of time.
The illusion of nine mountains appeared. They all looked very real, it was impossible to distinguish from reality.
Dang! Dang! Dang
Nine metallic ngs sounded out at the same time. In the next moment, the mountains merged back together and so did Mu Chengxues figure. Xiao Chen and Mu Chengxue both shouted and their auras red up as they exchanged another blow.
Two bolts of lightning shed in the sky at the same time, making the dark sky as bright as a sunny day. A moment after this, there were two loud crackles of thunder. They both took nine steps back at the same time.
Ka ca!
Mu Chengxue sheathed his sword. The splendor of the Moonlight Beauty vanished as he said indifferently, Leave!
Like before, Xiao Chen had an incredibly calm expression, there were no ripples at all as he sheathed the Lunar Shadow Saber. Then, he slowly walked forward.
The two of them had roughly equal strength. Without revealing their true abilities, there would not be a victor even after a hundred moves.
Obviously, the two of them would not use their full strengths inplete view of everyone present. This would only reveal their trump cards to others.
Who exactly is this person, he actually managed to pull a draw with Mu Chengxue. Since when did such a young expert appear in the Heavenly Saber Pavilion?
I recall that he had injured the second son of the Shi n Head three days ago. Even the Shi ns Fourth Elder could not do anything to him.
So, it is him. This person is very courageous. It is not good to mess around with Mu Chengxue and the Shi n.
He used the Qingyun Peaks Secret Technique. It must be Qingyun Peak, he must be a Qingyun Peak disciple. However, Ive heard that Qingyun Peak has been on the decline for many years already.
However, this person is really low key. He did not even leave his name. After he managed to force a draw with Mu Chengxue, his name will at the very least be known throughout the Xihe Province.
When the cultivators in the surroundings saw that Xiao Chen was not at a disadvantage when fighting with Mu Chengxue, they were iparably astonished.
A Night Spirit Pce disciple walked over to Mu Chengxue and asked in confusion, First Senior Brother, why did you let him go?
A copper mirror was giving off a faint radiance in the boundless space within Mu Chengxues right eye. It was as though he could see through everything fake in the entire world.
Xiao Chens true appearance showed up in the copper mirror. Mu Chengxuemitted this image to heart as killing intent was revealed in his eyes. He said indifferently, The higher he flies, the heavier he will fall. I shall let him fly for a little longer.
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Back at the Yun Residence in Xihe City, Xiao Chen immediately went to look for Liu Suifeng after he concluded the fight with Mu Chengxue.
Xiao Chen said, Suifeng, you should head back alone first. You can travel through the Devil Savanna with the Yun n merchants. There should not be any danger.
Liu Suifeng felt it was strange, so he asked, Why? Do you still have some other matters to deal with?
Xiao Chen looked up at the boundless sky. When he fought with Mu Chengxue, he felt that indistinct killing intent again.
This proved that there was a mysterious cultivator who had followed them since the Devil Savanna, a cultivator who was extremely patient.
Xiao Chen withdrew his gaze and nodded, That persons target is me. You should be safe alone. I have decided to stay at the Yun n a little longer.
Liu Suifeng remembered something and said, Then you should be careful. Dont risk your life unnecessarily.
Xiao Chenughed and said, I am not afraid of this person, I just want to cultivate for a period of time before capturing them. I want to know who is the person behind them.
Liu Suifeng did not say anything else to Xiao Chen. Hemunicated directly with the Yun n and left with their merchants in the afternoon.
Xiao Chen asked the Yun n for a quiet courtyard. You Youji was happy when he heard this, this was exactly what he had hoped for.
Along the way, he heard that Xiao Chen had managed to force a draw with Mu Chengxue in a fight. This made Yun Youji value Xiao Chens potential even more.
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Late in the night, the full moon hung high in the sky.
Xiao Chen sat cross-legged on the bed in his room. He took out two Essence Gathering Pills and held them in his hands.
When a Martial Monarch or below used the Essence Gathering Pill, they would have at the least an additional twenty percent chance of seeding when making their breakthrough.
Xiao Chen was currently an Inferior Grade Martial Saint. One Essence Gathering Pill could increase his odds of sess by forty percent. Two pills meant eighty percent. In addition to his own experiences, there should be no problems breaking through to Medial Grade Martial Saint.
Xiao Chen popped the two Essence Gathering Pills into his mouth. The pills dissolved and turned into a refreshing liquid. Then, it flowed down his throat and entered his blood vessels, mingling with his blood.
Xiao Chen slowly circted the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation to increase the rate of absorption. When the Purple Thunder Divine Incantationpleted a small cycle, the Medicinal Energy of the pills waspletely absorbed.
Bang!
Xiao Chen felt a strong energye out from the Qi whirlpool in his dantian. The translucent crystalline purple Qi whirlpool started to spin frantically.
Is this the energy of the Essence Gathering Pill? Xiao Chen thought to himself, How horrifying, it is close to the amount of energy I can absorb in one month.
Although such great energy was incredibly berserk, it was still quite stable. It continuously tested Xiao Chens limits. This way, it could guarantee Xiao Chen a safe advancement with the best odds.
It was just like a bottle containing water. Xiao Chens body was the bottle and the Essence was the water inside.
When Xiao Chen made a breakthrough, it was to increase the volume and quality of the water to expand the bottle.
This was a dangerous process. However, the Essence Gathering Pill added a formless and gentle barrier to Xiao Chens energy. This guaranteed that it would not be forcibly broken by Xiao Chen.
With the protection of the Essence Gathering Pill, Xiao Chen circted the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation without any care. A pure lightning-attributed Spiritual Energy poured into Xiao Chens body like water.
The room was filled with a purple light. Xiao Chens heart was as calm as still water, like an unchanging ancient well.
One great cycletwo great cyclesin the end, the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation circted for 72 great cycles.
Bang!
A cracking sound came from Xiao Chens body. The bottle had shattered and after a while, it reformed into a new bottle. The quantity and quality of the Essence in the bottle were increased by twenty percent.
Xiao Chen opened his eyes and two beams of purple light shot out from his eyes. When he saw the remnant purple energy in the room, he said excitedly, I seeded. It was worth spending so many Spirit Stones to purchase these Essence Gathering Pills. It is truly effective.
Hu chi!
Xiao Chen waved his hand and all the remnant lightning-attributed energy gathered and formed a purple whirlpool. Then, it flew into Xiao Chens right hand.
Xiao Chens right hand immediately turn translucent and crystalline, gaining a gloss like that of ss. With a thought from Xiao Chen, the energy turned into a purple me above his forefinger, spinning continuously.
Sou!
Xiao Chen flicked out the purple me onto the wooden table. The wooden table immediately turned into a pile of ash soundlessly.
Xiao Chen got up and muttered, Now that I am a Medial Grade Martial Saint, a casual use of my Purple Thunder True Fire has to be taken seriously by a regr Inferior Grade Martial Saint. This can be considered one of my trump cards.
I should go out first and test out the Secret Treasures that I bought at the auction. When my Essence ispletely stable, I will use the Medial Grade Spirit Stones.
When Xiao Chen pushed the door open, the sunlight shined into the room. He squinted and whispered, It is noon already. Ipletely lost all sense of time while cultivating.
Xiao Chen shook his head and went out to wash up. Then, he went to the courtyard in great spirits and took out the Windwalk Shoes from the Universe Ring.
The instant he wore them, Xiao Chen could immediately feel a strange energy flowing from the meridians in his feet and connecting with his mind quickly.
Xiao Chen would be able to activate the Secret Treasure with just a thought. As he looked at the Windwalk Shoes on his feet, Xiao Chen smiled and said, I did not expect aplete Secret Treasure to be so convenient to use. The formations in them are definitely not damaged at all.
I should not think about this for now. Let''s test the speed of the Windwalk Shoes first. How fast can it be?
Xiao Chens gaze swept through the entire courtyard. The Essence in his body circted quickly through the pathways needed for the Azure Dragon Cloud Soaring Art. In the next instant, his body turned into a purple streak of light, dashing around the courtyard quickly.
Pu ci! Pu ci!
Xiao Chen raised his speed to the limits of his body. At this time, he was already very close to the speed of sound. The friction between his body and the air gave off intense sonic booms.
The air was like water. Under the influence of the sonic booms, it rippled continuously and created horrifying shockwaves.
A strong wind blew in the courtyard immediately and sand flew everywhere. Small trees were pushed into a tilted position, like they would be pulled out at any moment.
Xiao Chen thought to himself, The Azure Dragon Cloud Soaring Art is the Azure Dragons exclusive Movement Technique. Its at the very least Medial Grade Heaven Ranked.
I have reached the Small Perfection a long time ago. Unfortunately, I was unable to break through the bottleneck. My speed has been stuck at this stage, unable to reach the speed of sound.
Lets see if the Windwalk Shoes is able to help me make a breakthrough. With a thought from Xiao Chen, the formations in the Windwalk Shoes started to work.
In the next moment, Xiao Chen felt his body became lighter. The piercing sonic booms vanished, the strong winds stopped, and everything became calm.
Chapter 280 - Wukui Saber Technique
Chapter 280: Wukui Saber Technique
Everywhere Xiao Chen moved, he left behind afterimages. The afterimages only slowly faded away after a long time.
I really achieved the speed of sound!
Xiao Chen stopped and revealed a joyous smile. After he achieved the speed of sound, his body started to be one with the air. The generated friction would naturally be lost in the wind without creating any loud sonic booms.
Xiao Chen withdrew his smile and said, A regr cultivator can only reach the speed of sound after advancing to Martial King. These Windwalk Shoes allow me to achieve the speed of sound while Im a Medial Grade Martial Saint. This two hundred thousand Inferior Grade Spirit Stones is worth it.
If Murong Chongs state of wind does not advance, then I am already faster than him. I would no longer be at a disadvantage as a result of his speed.
Without wasting any more time, Xiao Chen continued to test how long his Essence couldst if he operated the Windwalk Shoes at its maximum.
After two hours, Xiao Chen noted that he still had half his Essence left. He said, It looks like there should be no problems maintaining this for four hours. However, I would be exhausting my Essence on other things as well during a fight.
I can probably maintain this for only three hours realistically. However, that is not bad either.
Xiao Chen took out two Inferior Grade Spirit Stones and held one in each hand. Then he sat cross-legged on the ground and slowly started to recover his Essence.
After an hour, the glow on the Spirit Stonepletely disappeared. Xiao Chens Essence waspletely filled up again before he slowly stood up.
When Xiao Chen looked toward the gate, he was surprised to find Yun Kexin. It was unknown when she had arrived. He quickly went over to wee her, Senior Sister Yun, why are you looking for me?
A strange light shed in Yun Kexins calm gaze. She said, Ye Chen, you broke through again?
Xiao Chen nodded and smiled, En, this is all thanks to the aid of the Essence Gathering Pills. It probably saved me about two months of time.
Even without the Essence Gathering Pill, with Xiao Chens talent and the cultivation speed of the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation, he would not remain a peak Inferior Grade Martial Saint for long.
However, it was a great help to Xiao Chen to be able to save two months of time. The thing Xiao Chencked the most now was time.
Yun Kexins expression became calm again. A trace of a smile appeared on her delicate face. She said, Congrattions. I was justing to see you since I was nearby. Since you are cultivating, I shall not disturb you any further. Ill take my leave first!
Wait for a while! Xiao Chen called out to stop Yun Kexin.
Yun Kexin turned around and asked, Is something the matter?
Xiao Chen nodded, En, I would like you to help me test the defensive power of my Secret Treasure. Use your strongest attack on me.
The jade pendant was different from the Windwalk Shoes. It was a defensive Secret Treasure. Xiao Chen was sure he could not test it out by himself. He had to find someone to help him.
Yun Kexin teased, So you want me tobor for you. I originally thought you had something important to say. I wontbor for free you know?
Xiao Chen could not help butugh. He discovered that after he got familiar with Yun Kexin, she was not as indifferent as she presented herself to be. She also had a cute and mischievous side.
However, such a Yun Kexin was more genuine. Xiao Chen found it easier to interact with her like this. He said, How about one Essence Gathering Pill?
Yun Kexinughed, her face was as refreshing as a flower. She said, I was just joking. Just prepare yourself, ok? I heard it can withstand a full powered strike from a peak Medial Grade Martial King, so I have to put in everything I have.
Xiao Chen took out the jade pendant and ced it on this chest. He immediately felt refreshed, like the Windwalk Shoes, the formations within instantly connected to Xiao Chens mind.
It was extremely convenient to operate. After Xiao Chen adjusted to it, a cautious expression appeared on his face as he said, Come! I am ready!
Yun Kexin had a calm expression as she entered a tranquil state. She slowly drew the Heaven Ranked Spirit WeaponRoaming Dragon Saber. The resplendent saber gave off a light under the suns rays.
Yun Kexins aura quickly rose and her peaceful gaze became as sharp as a saber. The saber in her hand started to tremble.
The sound of the saber trembling grew from soft to loud. It continuously reverberated in the surroundings. Ripples spread out in the air, creating strong winds.
Boom!
The neverending noises suddenly merged together and made one loud sound, rushing to the nine heavens.
It scattered arge patch of clouds in the sky. Without the clouds blocking it, the sun shined down brightly, it was so dazzling that it hurt the eyes.
Yun Kexins aura had finally risen to its peak and turned into a sharp saber. She fired it at Xiao Chen and her figure shed through the air as sheunched herself at Xiao Chen together with the aura.
Yun Kexin had not shown any mercy. As Xiao Chen watched Yun Kexin throw out her strongest strike, a transparent shield surrounded him with a thought.
Bang!
The Heaven Ranked Spirit Weapon struck the defensive shield and gave off a loud sound. The light shield rippled like water.
Xiao Chen, who was behind the shield, felt a strong force. He took two steps back but did not suffer any injuries.
Instead, Yun Kexin was struck by the rebound of the shield and was knocked back several steps. Herplexion was incredibly pale, like she had beenpletely drained of blood.
Xiao Chen quickly retracted the light shield and went over. He asked somewhat worriedly, Are you fine? It was just a test, you did not have to put in that much effort.
Yun Kexin did not reply to Xiao Chen immediately. She stabilized her chaotic Essence her surging Qi and blood.
After a while, Yun Kexinsplexion started to slowly recover. Then, she revealed a smiled on her face as she said, Im fine. Since it was a test, I had to do my best. That way, you would have an idea of its strength. In the future, when you fight with people, you wont have to feel worried.
Yun Kexin paused for a while before continuing, I used the Heavenly Melody Saber Technique and it was coupled with a Heaven Ranked Spirit Weapon. A full power strike from me is equivalent to an Inferior Grade Martial Kings. The light shield did not show any signs of breaking when I struck it. It should be able to withstand the full powered strike of a Medial Grade Martial King.
A Heaven Ranked Spirit Weapon could raise Yun Kexins offensive power by fifty percent. Furthermore, it could raise the power of a Saber Technique as well. Yun Kexins offensive power was as she said, equivalent to an Inferior Grade Martial Kings.
Xiao Chen took out an Essence Gathering Pill and tossed it to Yun Kexin. Many thanks!
Yun Kexin stretched her hand out to receive the Essence Gathering Pill. She smiled and said, I just found out today that my full powered strike is so valuable. It can be used to exchange for an Essence Gathering Pill worth thirty thousand Inferior Grade Spirit Stones.
It looks like I shoulde down here more often when I have time. I will be rich within a few days.
Xiao Chen sweated in his heart as he smiled gently, In that case, I will be a pauper.
The two of themughed as they exchanged a nce. They chatted for a while and stopped only because someone from the Yun n called for Yun Kexin.
After Yun Kexin left, Xiao Chen continued to try to use the jade pendant on his chest. However, he was unable to make the connection. It was as Ling Pavilion had said, it could only be used once a day.
After resting for a while, Xiao Chen took out some dry rations from the Universe Ring. After he ate, he took out the high ranked lightning-attribute Martial Technique, Wukui Saber Technique, from his Universe Ring.
The Wukui Saber Technique has a total of nine moves. It was a typical lightning-attributed Martial Technique. It was originally an iplete Heaven Ranked Martial Technique from the Ancient Era. Later, someone filled in the iplete parts and its might became weaker than before.
Actually, many Martial Techniques in the Tianwu Continent were derived from ancient Martial Techniques. Only a small portion was created after the Ancient Era.
Fixing an ancient Martial Technique and adding in their own insights was also another way of obtaining a Martial Technique. However, this method was rarer than the earlier two.
The reason was obvious. The Martial Technique that was fixed would definitely be an iplete Martial Technique. To fix a Martial Technique was harder than deriving a Martial Technique or creating one.
Furthermore, to merge in ones insight and harmonize it was even more difficult. These two reasonsbined made this type of Martial Technique extremely rare.
Xiao Chen carefully read through the Wukui Saber Technique under the zing sun. After the first look, he was deeply engrossed in it. He continued reading until dusk, at this time, he had read most of the book.
Xiao Chen closed the manual, he was feeling very moved as he muttered, The person who fixed this was truly a genius. Not only had theyprehended the thoughts of the ancient people, they even corrected some errors. That person took theirprehensions and the wisdom of the ancient people and merged them together.
If this person did not just receive an iplete copy, the might of this Wukui Saber Technique would be simr to the original.
When Xiao Chen closed the book, he identally noticed a small line of blurry words on thest page. The row of words was written using the ancient text, that was the same as the Traditional Chinese Characters of Earth.
Because the words were blurred and it was the Traditional Chinese Characters of Earth, most people would not notice it.
Xiao Chen read them out softly, The original work was not clear. Sang Mu fixed this in the 689th year of the Great Qin. If there are insufficiencies, would theter generation please point them out.
Thunder Emperor Sang Mu!
After Xiao Chen read that line, he waspletely stunned. The person who fixed this Martial Technique was the Thunder Emperor Sang Mu. If he recalled correctly, in the 689th year of the Great Qin, the Thunder Emperor was only twenty.
He already had such a terrifying talent at twenty, aplishing something others have not managed to do even with a hundred years. What kind of peerless talent was the Thunder Emperor of a thousand years ago?
Xiao Chens thoughts moved very fast. He thought of his fate with this person. Back in the past, when the Thunder Emperor taught him the Battle Sage Origins Changing Character Form, he only said one sentence: One move to break ten thousand moves, one Qi to shake the world.
Unfortunately, Xiao Chens talent was poor, even till this date, he still did not understand thispletely. As for using the Battle Sage Origin to imitate Martial Techniques, there was too much that he still had to improve on.
When Xiao Chen thought of the Thunder Emperor, he remembered that promise again. Not to let her cry. His gaze fell onto the Lunar Shadow Saber and he gravely nodded.
Collecting his thoughts, Xiao Chen ced the Wukui Saber Technique manual back in his Universe Ring. Then, he started preparing to practice the Wukui Saber Technique.
The Wukui Saber Technique had a total of nine moves. The first three moves were the basics, they were the foundations of the Wukui Saber Technique. In order to practice thest six moves, one mustpletelyprehend the foundational moves first.
The fourth to sixth moves were killing moves. After executing them, it would cause the opponent to be pushed into desperate straits. The seventh to ninth moves were sure kill moves. As it implied, the moment the sure kill moves were used, the opponent would definitely die.
Of course, while that was how it was described, the so-called sure kill did not really mean that the opponent would definitely die, it was just a concept.
Xiao Chen ced his right hand on the saber hilt and closed his eyes. His mind was calm as he entered into a state of silentprehension.
It was unknown how much time had passed but the sky was alreadypletely dark. There was no moonlight on this particr night. The courtyard was shrouded in darkness. When one extended their hand, they would not be able to see their fingers. The small courtyard waspletely silent.
Chapter 281 - Early Peak
Chapter 281: Early Peak
Glittering Wukui!
Suddenly, Xiao Chen opened his eyes. His right hand moved and the snow-white de of the Lunar Shadow Saber gave off a dazzling light in the dark night.
The first move of the Wukui Saber Technique was executed.
A purple tree branch of the ancient divine Wukui Tree appeared from nowhere and turned into saber Qi. It was fired at a small tree in the courtyard, its speed as fast as lightning.
The five-meter tall small tree was immediately shattered; its fragments filled the sky and scattered everywhere in the courtyard.
Wukui Transforms to Qi!
The second move of the Wukui Saber Technique was executed. Immediately, an entire divine Wugui Tree appeared from nowhere and turned into several dozen strands of purple saber Qi, and struck all the fragments of the tree in the air from earlier into powder.
Qi Breaks Wukui!
Xiao Chen shouted and executed the third move of the Wukui Saber Technique. Immediately, the purple saber Qi that filled the sky quickly gathered together and formed an extremely sharp saber Qi.
Under the direction of Xiao Chen, the sharp saber Qi entered the ground. A hole that was about as wide as the length of a finger appeared on the ground immediately.
This saber Qi was extremely condensed; there were no cracks around the edges, it was extremely smooth. It wasparable to the saber Qi fired by a regr peak Superior Grade Martial Saint,.
Ka ca!
Xiao Chen withdrew his saber and looked at the scenery in the courtyard. He revealed a faint smile. The foundational moves of the Wukui Saber Technique were already much stronger than the first ten moves of the Lingyun Saber Technique.
Of course, that was not to say that the Lingyun Saber Technique was inferior to the Wukui Saber Technique. The Lingyun Saber Technique was a peak Earth Ranked Saber Technique as well. If someone could perfectly merge the state of mountain and state of cloud together and execute the Lingyun Saber Technique, it would beparable to the Wukui Saber Technique.
It could only be said that the Wukui Saber Technique was more suitable for Xiao Chen. In his hands, the might of the Wukui Saber Technique would be stronger than the Lingyun Saber Technique.
Because Xiao Chen was currently in the Yun n, he did not dare to cause too muchmotion. When Xiao Chen executed these three moves, he did not infuse the state of thunder. He had also only brought out a tenth of his strength.
However, if the state of thunder was infused and all of Xiao Chens strength was used, it would be obvious what kind of might these three moves could achieve.
Xiao Chen spent some timeprehending the states of these three moves again. After a while, he practiced the three moves some more. Xiao Chen did not intend to practice thetter six moves before practicing the first three to Great Perfection.
The foundation was the foundation, it had to be firm!
Slightly past midnight, Xiao Chen stopped practicing with the saber and entered the bedroom. He took out a Medial Grade Spirit Stone was prepared to used it in his cultivation.
Xiao Chen sat cross-legged on the bed and grasped the Spirit Stone in his right hand. Then, he closed his eyes and circted the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation.
Boom!
The instant the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation circted, without giving Xiao Chen any time to adjust, the huge amount of Spiritual Energy in the Medial Grade Spirit Stone surged into his meridians like a gushing river.
A horrifying Essence immediately saturated Xiao Chens meridians. It gushed around within the meridians; it was like a wild horse galloping around without care. Xiao Chen frowned slightly and felt some pain.
Xiao Chen sank his consciousness down and did his best to control this surging Spiritual Energy. After a long time and plenty of effort, Xiao Chen finally managed to tame this wild horse, making it be more gentle.
After some time, Xiao Chen sessfully circted it by a small cycle and poured it into the purple Qi whirlpool.
Ti da! Ti da!
The purple Qi whirlpool spun rapidly, and drops of translucent liquid Essence dripped down quickly. This immediately replenished a quarter of Xiao Chens Essence.
Xiao Chen maintained his calm and focus as he continued to circte the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation. The Spiritual Energy of the Medial Grade Spirit Stone poured in without stopping. It was onlypletely drained when Xiao Chen circted it five great cycles.
The purple Qi whirlpool becamerger and its color deepened.
The Purple Thunder Divine Incantation circted for another great cycle and the Spirit Stone was cast aside by Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen stopped cultivating and opened his eyes. Then he said, One Medial Grade Spirit Stone is equivalent to me to cultivating for half a month. No wonder Medial Grade Spirit Stones are so precious.
And this was how Xiao Chen spent his days in the Yun Residence. He would practice his Saber Techniques during the day and use the night to cultivate with the Medial Grade Spirit Stones.
Yun Kexin woulde and visit almost everyday. Aside from chatting, they would spar with each other. This was something that Xiao Chen needed. Since he had just learned the Wukui Saber Technique, he needed someone to practice it on.
After they spared, the two of them would discuss their insights on the Martial Techniques used in the spar. The thing that caused Xiao Chen some surprise was that Yun Kexin had a very deep understanding of the theories of Saber Techniques.
Yun Kexin had some unique insights on the Wukui Saber Technique which were very helpful to Xiao Chen. When the two of them worked together, Xiao Chen progressed very quickly in the Wukui Saber Technique.
Within seven days, Xiao Chen practiced the first three moves to Great Perfection. Although it was still far from Complete Perfection, he felt assured in practicing the killing moves, which were the fourth to sixth moves.
Half a month went by in a simr fashion. Xiao Chen practiced the three killing moves to the peak of Small Perfection. Their might was stronger than Xiao Chen had imagined previously.
If it was infused with the state of thunder, it would beparable to the Lingyun Saber Techniques Evesting Startling Cloud and Twisting Road Around Peak. As for thest three sure-kill moves, their might would definitely be iparable to these.
In slightly more than twenty days, Xiao Chen exhausted a total of thirty Medial Grade Spirit Stones. The amount of Essence his body could contain increased everyday. Within a month, Xiao Chens cultivation was firmly stabilized at the early peak of Medial Grade Martial Saint.
On this particr day, Xiao Chen had just finished practicing the Wukui Saber Technique. He looked up at the zing sun above and wiped the sweat off his forehead. He said, It is time I left. I hope that person has not left yet, otherwise, all my efforts would be wasted.
Outside the courtyard, Yun Kexin slowly walked over with a sk of wine and two wine cups. She sat down at the stone table and filled the winecups. Then, she smiled and said, Bon Voyage!
Xiao Chen revealed a faint smile and sat down. He picked up a wine cup and emptied it in one gulp. He said, Thats strange, how did you know I would be leaving today?
Yun Kexin filled up Xiao Chens wine cup again and said, I said it before. I am a good judge of people. I noticed something off with your expression yesterday.
Xiao Chen drank some more wine and said, Thats right, when will you be returning to the Heavenly Saber Pavilion?
When Yun Kexin heard this, a trace of a hard-to-detect loneliness shed in her calm eyes. She took a sip of wine and said, I wont be going there frequently in the future. I am now the sessor of the Yun n. My priorities now lie with the Yun n.
Xiao Chen noticed the tone of loneliness in Yun Kexins words. He remembered something and he asked, Thats right. I have something I been meaning to ask you. As a women, why are you so interested in sabers? Furthermore, you have a deep grasp of the theories.
Xiao Chens question was quite sudden but it was a valid and appropriate question. Most women in the Tianwu Continent would choose to use swords.
This was easy to exin. The grace and unconstrained nature of a sword was more suitable for the disposition of a women. Hence there were more women in the Misty Sword Sect than there were in the Heavenly Saber Pavilion.
Furthermore, even though some women learned the saber, they would not look into the deeper meaning of Saber Techniques. There were very few women who couldmit to Saber Techniques with their whole heart like Yun Kexin did.
The insights and opinions Yun Kexin had of Saber Techniques could even put Xiao Chen to shame. Hence, Xiao Chen had always been curious about this.
When Yun Kexin heard this question, she revealed a smile on her delicate face. She said, It is just in my character. I loved the saber since I was young. Then, when I heard stories of desmen, I made up my mind to be a deswoman.
After that, I came to the holynd of desmen. Unfortunately, the Heavenly Saber Pavilion now is different from the Heavenly Saber Pavilion of the past. I did not get to see any real desmen.
Real desmen? Xiao Chen felt it was strange, Could desmen be ssified as real or fake?
Yun Kexin exined, The desmen I am referring to are the ancient desmen. Do you know why the sword came before the saber?
Yun Kexin continued to speak without waiting for Xiao Chen to answer, This is because the sword is an object of rituals. It represents righteousness, uprightness, and nobility. Hence, it was known as the ancestor of a hundred weapons. Only people with an impressive soul are worthy of being called swordsmen. Unfortunately, there were too few people who could achieve that sort of ideal. Most of them were pretentious snobs, people who used the name swordsman to do hypocritical things.
Later on, there were some people who knew they could not achieve this ideal but they did not want to blemish this name. Hence, the saber was born.
The saber is different from the sword. The saber is a truly vicious weapon; it is a vicious weapon that exists to kill. There were no restrictions of convention or taboos binding it. It was a weapon that allowed one to reveal their true selves.
After Xiao Chen heard Yun Kexins introduction, he was deep in thought. He could feel that he was about to find an answer to something that had been bothering him for a long time.
Xiao Chens interest in this topic could not help but grow bigger. He asked, ording to what you said, if the saber was just a vicious weapon, then all five thousand disciples in the Heavenly Saber Pavilion should be desmen.
Yun Kexin shook her head, Wrong. Vicious weapon is just the superficial meaning of the saber. It does not mean that killing someone with a saber will make you a desman. Instead, it requires one to have some pride in their heart, to not fear power and grovel before those with it.
This is a kind of brilliance. It can be hidden and withdraw but will never vanish. Otherwise, one would not be able to reveal their true self and would simply be a murderous demon. That is worse than being a hypocrite.
Yun Kexin paused for a while and poured herself more wine. Then she smiled faintly at Xiao Chen as she said, Actually, I envy you. The first time I saw you, I discovered that you were different from the other Heavenly Saber Pavilion disciples. In the end, my guess was correct.
Up until now, the pride in your heart has not weakened. Instead, it became even sharper and more stable. Someday, this will be a treasured saber; it will be your Saber Soul. At that moment, you will be considered a true desman.
Xiao Chens expression turned grave. It felt like he had made an intimate friend. This was the first time he had met with someone who understood how he felt this well.
Xiao Chen ced the wine cup on the table and smiled gently. He said, Then, in your opinion, within the Great Qin Nation, only a few people are qualified to be true desmen.
Yun Kexin muttered to herself for a while and smiled, You think too highly of me. I simply just exined by own understandings. Whether I am right or not, I do not know. However, the people who have impressed me are: the first Pavilion Master of the Heavenly Saber Pavilion, the Thunder Emperor from a thousand years ago, and Nangong Yan, who is currently themander of the Imperial Dragon Legion.
As the two of them chatted over some wine, they got more and more engrossed in the conversation. They actually sat there for the entire afternoon drinking. They even became slightly drunk after that.
Chapter 282 - Chu Chaoyun’s Legend
Chapter 282: Chu Chaoyuns Legend
Xiao Chen raised his head to take a look at the sky. The sun was already setting and the sky already dyed red; it was already dusk. He got up and smiled bitterly, I cant continue to chat. It is time for me to go. When there is an opportunity in the future, lets have a hearty drink together again.
The horizon was now a zing red. Perhaps it was because Yun Kexin had drunk too much, but there was a tinge of red on her delicate face. When contrasted with the setting sun, she was even more beautiful.
Yun Kexin got up and cupped her hands, Take care on your journey, we will meet again!
Xiao Chen nodded and then he turned around to leave the courtyard, heading to the gates of the Yun Residence. The scarlet light of the setting sun turned his back red and left a long shadow on the ground.
Yun Kexin''s eyes followed Xiao Chen as he left. Only when Xiao Chens back could no longer be seen did she withdraw her gaze.
Xiao Chen left the Yun Residence and immediately headed out of the city. He nned to arrive at the harbor of ck Dragon River before it became dark.
Along the way, Xiao Chen executed the Azure Dragon Cloud Soaring Art. His body became like a rushing flood dragon on the road. He was much faster than the Dragon Blood Horse.
When the sunpletely sank below the horizon, he finally arrived at the harbor. Thenterns enveloped the harbor in a bright light; there were manyrge merchant ships that were waiting to start their journey.
Xiao Chen took a cursory nce and casually searched for a merchant ship. After he exined his purpose and paid up, he sessfully boarded the ship.
The deck was filled with cultivators who were preparing to cross the river. Xiao Chen found an empty spot and sat down cross-legged. Soon, he entered into a state of cultivation and slowly circted the Dragon and Tiger Body Sculpting Art.
The night was spent in silence. By the time it was morning on the next day, the merchant ship had already quietly started its journey, traveling along the vast and boundless ck Dragon River.
Did you guys hear? The Xihe Twin Menace were killed. Their bodies were hacked into half; they died without aplete corpse.
Thats not possible. The Xihe Twin Menace are Inferior Grade Martial Kings. They have traveled around the Xihe Province for so many years and have been encircled by people countless times. Yet, they had always managed to escape safely. How could they be killed in such a manner?
I heard about this too. Someone had personally seen their corpses. They were left in the Devil Savanna and eaten by wolves. We just dont know who did it.
Haha, I know who did it. I was there when it happened. These two people had met with an unexpected failure. They stopped the Misty Sword Sects Chu Chaoyun and wanted him to hand over the Superior Grade Spirit Stone he had obtained in the auction. In the end, they were killed by Chu Chaoyun alone. All their wealth was taken away by him after that.
The deck in the morning slowly became very lively. All the cultivators were talking about the most recent news. When Xiao Chen heard Chu Chaoyuns name, he could not help but listen closely.
Isnt Chu Chaoyun only a peak Superior Grade Martial Saint? How could he deal with two Inferior Grade Martial Kings simultaneously? Even if he won, it should have been very difficult for him.
The earlier person scoffed, Difficult? Dont make meugh. It was simply a one-sided massacre. This was especially true after Chu Chaoyun took out a Holy Weapon. The Xihe Twin Menace did not even have the opportunity to flee. They were chopped into halves with one strike of the sword.
That is impossible!
I saw it for myself, it is definitely real. At that time, there was also a group of bandits at the Devil Savanna. They were the Xihe Twin Menaces helpers. However, when they saw the situation, they fled in fear.
The people on the deck all took a deep breath. They did not expect Chu Chaoyun to be so strong. Killing Inferior Grade Martial Kings was like ughtering dogs to him.
The rising sun in the east came out of the horizon and illuminated the river surface a zing red. As Xiao Chen watched the sunrise, he revealed a grave expression.
Xiao Chen muttered, Chu Chaoyun is like this sunrise. The instant he reveals himself, he can immediately eliminate the darkness. He is incredibly strong. I was once defeated by him in one move. If I cannot defeat him in the future, it could leave an eternal shadow in my heart.
Xiao Chen withdrew his gaze and recalled his fight with Chu Chaoyun. When he thought about it carefully, he realized that Chu Chaoyun had actually defeated him with half a move.
This was because Chu Chaoyun did not evenpletely draw out the Holy Weapon. That battle was the most miserable battle of Xiao Chens life. It could be said to have be a heart demon already.
If Xiao Chen did not get rid of this heart demon, it would be a major bottleneck for him. Hence, a fight with Chu Chaoyun was unavoidable.
The cultivators on the ship were still discussing Chu Chaoyun. Xiao Chen walked to a quiet area and watched the surface of the boundless ck Dragon River.
As Xiao Chen was looking into the distant, a person came over and greeted him, Little Brother, are you a disciple of the Heavenly Saber Pavilion?
Xiao Chen turned his head and discovered a middle-aged man about 40-years-old. He was an early Medial Grade Martial Saint dressed in long green robes and he carried a huge saber behind him.
Xiao Chen nodded, En, I am a disciple from Qingyun Peak. Is something the matter?
The middle-aged man smiled and said, Its nothing. My son is a Heavenly Saber Pavilion disciple as well. I am making this trip to go to the Heavenly Saber Pavilion. The journey is long, so I was seeking apanion to speak to.
When Xiao Chen heard this, his expression rxed. He smiled gently and said, What is the name of your son? Maybe I might know him.
The middle-aged man revealed a proud expression as he said, My sons name is Gao Xiang. He is a Gangyu Peak disciple. He passed the examst year and is already a core disciple. I believe that his cultivation has surpassed mine by now.
Gangyu Peaks Gao Xiang!
Xiao Chen was mildly stunned in his heart. However, there were no changes to his expression as he said, I know Gao Xiang. His cultivation has reached Medial Grade Martial Saint long ago. Why is uncle looking for him?
When the middle-aged man heard that Xiao Chen knew Gao Xiang, he immediately revealed a joyous smile. He said, You are actually friends with my son? What is Little Brothers name? It seems like that brat is more capable than me now. It was worth spending that big sum of Spirit Stones to send him to the Heavenly Saber Pavilion.
Thats right, what is my son doing now? He has not written back for a long time already. I am going to the Dongming Province and the Heavenly Saber Pavilion happens to be along the way, so I was nning on going to check on him.
Xiao Chen felt a little anxious, he did not know how to answer this question. He had personally seen Gao Xiang die but when he saw the smile on the middle-aged mans face, he could not bear to speak the truth.
Perhaps, it was like Yun Kexin had said, there were no more true desmen in the Heavenly Saber Pavilion. However, even if there were a thousand reasons, they should not have sent their own disciples in to die.
The pride of the upper echelons of the Heavenly Saber Pavilion was already all gone.
Xiao Chen hesitated for a while before saying, I am Ye Chen. Uncle, you might be making a wasted trip. Gao Xiang had left two months ago for some experiential training. He probably wont be back until the end of the year.
A look of disappointment shed in that middle-aged mans eyes. He said, Then never mind. It is not easy to enter the Heavenly Saber Pavilion anyway. Thank you, Little Brother.
Xiao Chen squeezed out a smile with difficulty and did his best to maintain a natural look. He said, Its just a small matter. There is no need to stand on ceremony.
Quick! Look! What is that?!
Suddenly, someone on the deck shouted out. Everyone stopped talking and looked forward. About one thousand meters in front, they saw a huge ck figure approaching the merchant ship rapidly.
In the next instant, the river surface started to ripple intensely. A huge waterspout surged over.
Its a ck Tuna Whale, a peak Rank 6 Spirit Beast. It is equivalent to an Inferior Grade Martial King.
Why are we so unlucky. We have only traveled for a while and we ran into the ck Tuna Whale already. We are finished.
The people on the deck panicked when they recognized the ck Tuna Whale.
Xiao Chen was initially stunned when he saw the ck Tuna Whale. Then heughed, Fate is tying us together. I get to meet you on both ways of my journey. Since you came this time, you are not going to get to flee again!
Little Brother, what are you doing?! Dont be rash! Gao Xiangs father shouted when he saw Xiao Chen rushing toward the beast.
When the crowd saw Xiao Chen leap into the air, they all mocked him, The youths today are really reckless, they even dare to go head on against the ck Tuna Whale.
Xiao Chen maintained a calm expression and ignored the cold words of the people on the deck. He looked fearlessly at the two hundred meters tall waterspout. Its speed was increasing.
Rumble!
Boundless clouds appeared and churned above; the clear sky immediately became dark. There were crackles of thundering from the clouds, Xiao Chens state of thunder was rising.
Drawing the Saber!
Xiao Chens aura reached its peak and he shouted. A sh of lightning tore through the sky, looking like a purple chain.
The Lunar Shadow Saber was drawn, appearing almost at the same time as the lightning. Xiao Chen hacked down with his saber, infusing a boundless aura and the limitless might of thunder.
A bright saber light appeared in the dark sky. The saber light shed and the huge waterspout was hacked into half.
The horrifying waterspout dispersed and turned into rain, falling on the deck and soaking everyone.
When they saw Xiao Chen hacking apart the waterspout, the people below all became speechless. There was an unnatural expression on the faces of the people who had called Xiao Chen reckless.
Small Perfection State of Thunder, I recall who he is. He is the Qingyun Peak disciple of Heavenly Saber Pavilion who fought Mu Chengxue to a draw.
So it is him. Since when has such a powerful disciple appeared in QIngyun Peak? I recall there was only a Murong Chong. However, he withdrew from Qingyun Peak long ago. What is his name?
Someone on the deck finally recognized Xiao Chen and everyone was incredibly astonished. Gao Xiangs father smiled and said, This person is Ye Chen, he is a friend of my son.
Ye ChenI have not heard this name before. He must be a newly emerged expert of the younger generation. Looks like there will be a second Murong Chong in the Xihe Province.
Xiao Chens figure shed in the sky and hended firmly on the water surface.
Half a month ago, he was able to weaken the waterspout with purely his physical strength. Now that he had advanced to Medial Grade Martial Saint, it was not surprising for him to hack apart this waterspout when he drew his saber.
The Azure Dragon Cloud Soaring Art circted and Xiao Chen stood on the water. A huge wave was created and rushed at the ck Tuna Whale in the distance.
From afar, Xiao Chen looked like a water dragon on the surface of the river.
Hu chi!
When the huge ck Tuna Whale saw Xiao Chen approaching rapidly, it roared angrily in the water. Countless swords made of water appeared on the water surface and flew at Xiao Chen.
A horrifying force was contained in the swords of water. They gave off zi zi sounds as they grated against the air, its speed was extremely fast.
Xiao Chen grasped the Lunar Shadow Saber and pushed himself off the water, leaping around continuously. He sent out many purple saber Qi at the swords of water as he brandished his saber, protecting himself.
Chapter 283 - Scene of the Armageddon
Chapter 283: Scene of the Armageddon
Dang! Dang! Dang!
The saber Qi and the ck Tuna Whales swords of water shed, giving off an intense explosion. The waves generated by the shockwaves created multiple pirs of water.
The river water flew up into the sky. Xiao Chen nimbly avoided the shockwaves and therge pirs of water as he pierced toward the ck Tuna Whale.
Pu ci!
The sharp saber pierced the huge body of the ck Tuna Whale. A long wound appeared on its body and blood immediately spurted out.
On the river surface, the ck Tuna Whale did not have any advantages over the speedy Xiao Chen. When it felt pain, it immediately tried to sink into the water.
The ck Tuna Whale was about the same size as the huge merchant ships. It would be impossible for Xiao Chen to try and stop something thatrge from sinking. All he could do was leave a few more bleeding wounds on the beast before it waspletely submerged.
The electricity infused in the saber poured into the ck Tuna Whale through its wounds. Even though it was submerged in the water, the electricity still flickered non-stop as waves rippled below the surface.
Hu!
Suddenly, a huge whirlpool appeared below Xiao Chens feet, trying to pull him in. Xiao Chen, who had experienced this once before, naturally would not be caught by this again.
Lightning Evasion!
Afterprehending the state of thunder, Xiao Chens use of Lightning Evasion became even more adept. He was able to travel a distance of a hundred meters in a single breath.
A bolt of lightning tore through the air and Xiao Chen immediately appeared a hundred meters away, avoiding the huge whirlpool.
Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!
Suddenly, four loud sounds came from the previously calm water surface. Four two-hundred-meters-tall waterspouts appeared in Xiao Chens surroundings.
The waterspouts were spinning rapidly on the rivers surface, pulling more water into the sky. They surrounded Xiao Chen quickly, sandwiching him in the middle.
Every time they spun around, the waterspouts visibly grew. By the time they gathered together, they had already reached a frightening height.
Xiao Chen was blocked on all four sides; he had no path of retreat. He could not even fly up to the sky.
Xiao Chen tried using Lightning Evasion but discovered that the four waterspouts were like some kind of barrier. The Lightning Evasion that could move him a hundred meters was unusable.
Each of the four waterspouts seemed to carry several tens of thousands of kilograms of force. When added together, it was at least a horrifying hundred thousand kilograms of force.
The situation was dire but Xiao Chen maintained a calm expression. He did not panic because he still had two trump cards that could help him out of this situation.
However, Xiao Chen did not n to use them. The real enemy had not shown up yet, it was not the time to use them.
Three Flowing Cloud Images!
Xiao Chen drew a circle with his left hand and held the Lunar Shadow Saber with his right. Then he created a blurry mark in the air. His heart was at peace and he immediately entered the state of Perfection like Water.
Xiao Chens figure immediately became blurry and flowed around on the water surface. He was like a small brook merging into the ocean and his entire body turned into water.
Bang!
When the four waterspouts merged together, they gave off a loud sound. The surface of the entire ck Dragon River started fluctuating.
Not far away, the merchant ship was rocked left and right by the huge waves. The crowd on the deck was doing their best to maintain their bnce.
We are finished, added together, the four waterspouts contain at least one hundred thousand kilograms of force. This fellow is going to fall here.
When the people on the deck saw Xiao Chen being swallowed up by the waterspouts, they felt iparable regrets.
The huge merged waterspout rushed up to the sky, it was now at least five hundred meters high and was much stronger than any waterspout that existed before. After creating such a strong waterspout, the ck Tuna Whale had definitely exhausted a significant amount of Essence.
Hu chi!
Just when the crowd was feeling sorry for Xiao Chen, a human figure appeared from the top of the waterspout and jumped out unharmed.
How could this be? That is one hundred thousand kilograms of force. Even a Medial Grade Martial King would be crushed into mush. How can he, a Medial Grade Martial Saint, be fine?! the people on the deck eximed.
Xiao Chen indeed could not withstand a hundred thousand kilograms of force. Even fifty thousand kilograms of force would be able to severely injure him.
Unfortunately, this force was not dealt by a fist. Instead, it was the result of four waterspouts merging together. After Xiao Chen entered the state of Perfection like Water, he had merged together with the water. How could waterspouts hurt him then?
Up in the sky, the dark clouds churned even more intensely. Bolts of lightning tore through the sky asionally.
Xiao Chen fired his Spiritual Sense into the water like an arrow. Soon, it found the ck Tuna Whale that had sank to the bottom. Xiao Chenughed coldly and started to gather a boundless momentum.
Rumble!
When Xiao Chens aura was gathered to the peak, arge whirlpool of electricity appeared in the sky. Powerful bolts of lightning flickered around the whirlpool.
A horrifying scene was formed, like it was the Armageddon.
At this moment, Xiao Chens heart was as still as water. He was nning to try a move that he had only imagined in the past. That was to merge all the moves in the Rushing Thunder Saber Technique into a brand new move.
In the past, Feng Feixue had told Xiao Chen that there was as a Rushing Thunder Third Chain Chop after the Rushing Thunder Second Chain Chop. Every since then, Xiao Chen had never given up on trying toprehend the Rushing Thunder Third Chain Chop.
However, regardless of what Xiao Chen had tried, the momentum built up by the Rushing Thunder Saber Technique waspletely exhausted after the Rushing Thunder Second Chain Chop. There was no way to link the Rushing Thunder Third Chain Chop.
Since Xiao Chen had realized that, he got an idea. Perhaps, the true Rushing Thunder Third Chain Chop was not linked to the Rushing Thunder Second Chain Chop.
Instead, it was apletely new move. When Xiao Chenprehended the state of thunder, he was even more sure about his idea.
The so-called Rushing Thunder Third Chain Chop was actually the merge of all the moves before it. It merged all the momentum that would be gathered by the five moves and released them all together.
Suddenly, Xiao Chen shouted and countless war horses made of electricity came galloping out of the huge electricity whirlpool. It looked incredibly mighty.
The sound of ten thousand horses stampeding and a thousand soldiers marching came from the sky. This sound merged with the rolling thunder, raising Xiao Chens momentum significantly.
This was the true Rushing Thunder Second Chain ChopRushing Thunder Roars, Ten Thousand Horses Galloping!
In the next moment, Xiao Chen led the huge army and rushed into the water. A huge and dense purple saber Qi spilt the vast ck Dragon River into half with a loud bang.
Xiao Chens falling body paused in the air. His ordinary face looked incredibly grave.
The brilliant Lunar Shadow Saber quickly pointed at the ck Tuna Whale. The army of electric horses and soldiers immediatelyunched themselves over.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
When each of them crashed into the ck Tuna Whales mountain-sized body, an intense explosion urred before they turned into purple electricity that lingered in the air.
The shockwaves created as a result of the explosion caused the river to be unable to fill back up. The ck Tuna Whaley on the waterless river bottom, unable to move.
There were more than ten thousand explosions. The ck Tuna Whale was sted until its skin was torn and its flesh flew out into the air. It was unable to resist the chain of unending attacks.
The instant all the explosions quieted down, Xiao Chen swung his saber in the air and all the electric hovering around gathered and entered the saber.
The snow-white Lunar Shadow Saber gave off an intense purple light, it looked extremely strange.
Die!
Xiao Chen shouted and his figure shed in the air before arriving beside the ck Tuna Whale. The Lunar Shadow Saber easily created a three meter deep dark hole in the body of the ck Tuna Whale.
Xiao Chen waved his hand and generated a huge suction force, drawing out the beasts Rank 6 Spirit Core from the dark hole. The ck Tuna Whale that had caused so much fear to the group of merchants died just like that.
When Xiao Chen saw the water closing up from both sides, he pushed his feet off the river bottom and leaped out of the river.
Xiao Chen was holding the crystalline ck Tuna Whale Spirit Core; it was giving off a gentle glow. A dense water-attributed Spirit was contained within it. This was a war trophy that belonged to the brave.
I cant believe this. This ck Tuna Whale has been guing the ck Dragon River for so many years. It was actually killed by a youth. That beast was the nightmare of many merchant ships.
Indeed. When it is in water, it was difficult for even Martial Kings to stop it from fleeing. This youth was able to think of the way to make the ck Tuna Whale stranded. How astonishing.
Qingyun Peaks Ye Chenthis name will spread through the entire Xihe Province soon. Just like Qingyun Peaks Murong Chong.
Back then, Murong Chong also rose to fame in a simr manner. He challenged the big bandit groups in the Devil Savanna alone. He killed them to the point where they felt fear at the mention of his name. At that time, Qingyun Peak enjoyed fame for a period of time. However, it was unknown why but Murong Chong left Qingyun Peak.
Thatst moveaside from the weakness of needing time to gather momentum, it is impossible for Martial Saints to break. However, he is still young, the move will be more perfect in the future.
When the people on the deck saw Xiao Chenpletely kill the ck Tuna Whale, they all sighed and talked about the rise of another genius youth.
The thunder clouds in the sky scattered and the sun appeared again. When the sunlight shone on Xiao Chen, it bathed him in golden light, casting a long shadow on the water.
The wind blew and Xiao Chens clothes and hair fluttered around; it looked faintly discernible in the early morning.
Hu chi!
Just at the moment, a boundless killing Qi came from the sky above. The moment this killing Qi appeared, it covered the sky without any dy. It was like a relentless gushing river charging at Xiao Chen.
Up in the sky filled with killing Qi, Yue Mingshan appeared from a cloud. He sent out a boundless and sharp hundred-meter -long saber Qi at Xiao Chen.
The saber Qi gave off piercing sonic booms as it rubbed against the air. Everywhere it passed, the winds stilled and the clouds scattered. Ripples expanded out in the air like it was water.
Someone on the deck recognized Yue Mingshan. He eximed, Its Yue Mingshan! What is he doing?!
On the water surface, Xiao Chen ced the ck Tuna Whales Spirit Core into his Universe Ring. He felt the killing Qiing from behind him but there were no changes in his expression. He was not astonished as he smiled faintly and said, The person I have been waiting for finally appears!
Chapter 284 - Killer Revealed, Panic
Chapter 284: Killer Revealed, Panic
Xiao Chen was not surprised by Yue Mingshans appearance as it was something within his expectations.
One of the main reasons why Xiao Chen killed the ck Tuna Whale in such a high key manner was to lure this person out. This was because he knew that this person was an extremely cautious cultivator.
If Xiao Chen did not reveal any weaknesses or expend arge amount of Essence, this person would definitely not make a move.
Pu ci!
That dense and surging saber Qi arrived before Xiao Chen in an instant.
Glittering Wukui!
Xiao Chen turned around and shouted. A tree branch of the divine Wukui Tree appeared from nowhere and turned into a strand of majestic purple saber Qi that flew forward.
Rumble! The instant the saber Qi was sent out, Xiao Chen also used the state of thunder. The sound of thunder crackled continuously.
When the thunder roared out, the purple saber Qi grewrger. In the blink of an eye, it turned into a simr surging saber Qi.
Boom!
When the two saber Qi shed together, it created a loud explosion. Arge pir of water rose up into the sky.
Yue Mingshan descended from the sky andnded on the water surface firmly. He felt it was somewhat strange. Xiao Chens earlier Rushing Thunder Roars should have exhausted arge amount of Essence.
How does he still have so much excess Essence left to defend against the killing move I have prepared so meticulously? Could he have been holding back all the while?
Xiao Chen watched Yue Mingshan quietly. A light shed in his eyes as he asked in a deep voice, Who sent you to kill me? You are really patient, you have been following me since the Devil Savanna.
Yue Mingshan said in a cold voice, There is no need for a dead person to ask so many questions.
A blue light was flickering on the saber in Yue Mingshans hand. His killing Qi filled the sky and ripples appeared on the water below him.
Xiao Chenughed, Kill me? You think that you can escape today?
Wukui Transforms to Qi!
Xiao Chen pushed his feet off the water and leaped into the air. He condensed some saber light and the ancient divine Wukui Tree appeared from nowhere, turning into strands of resplendent saber Qi. This saber Qi headed for Yue Mingshan like rain falling.
The Wukui Transforms to Qi was infused with the state of thunder. Every strand of saber Qi was like a bolt of lightning tearing through the sky. It was synchronized with the thunder in the sky, turning into an unusual Mysterious Phenomenon.
A strange look appeared in Yue Mingshans eyes. He knew that he had fallen for his opponents trap. The opponent had lured him out on purpose.
However, the experienced Yue Mingshan could not afford to lose his calm here. Otherwise, his aura would diminish and he might really lose his life here.
When Yue Mingshan saw the purple saber Qi filling the sky, he snorted, Insignificant tricks!
Yue Mingshan waved his saber and sent out multiple dense saber Qi. These saber Qi flew at the purple saber Qi and smashed them into chaotic electrical currents.
In terms of saber Qi quality, Xiao Chen, who was only a Medial Grade Martial Saint, was worse than the Inferior Grade Martial King Yue Mingshan. Even when the state of thunder was used, Xiao Chen did not gain any advantage.
When Xiao Chen saw the Wukui Transforms to Qi not being very effective, he decisively withdrew. He shouted and all the purple saber Qi paused in the air before they all returned to the Lunar Shadow Saber.
A bright purple light blossomed out on the Lunar Shadow Saber. Thunder crackled in the sky, it was like the saber was brewing up a storm.
In the next moment, the light on his saber became so bright that it hurt ones eyes. Then, it was fired out with a lot of force.
Qi Breaks Wukui!
The storm that was brewing in the sky also let out a loud crackle of thunder at the same time, creating a huge wave several dozens of meters tall.
Pu ci!
A strand of purple saber Qi pierce through the huge wave and headed for Yue Mingshan quickly. The light of the saber Qi was withdrawn, making it looked very ordinary.
Yue Mingshan had a contemptuous expression as heughed. He casually sent out a strand of saber Qi andughed again, You are overestimating yourself. You are just a Medial Grade Martial Saint. Instead of thinking of other ideas, you actually want topete in terms of saber Qi.
There was a qualitative difference between the saber Qi sent out by Martial Kings and Martial Saints. A Martial Saint had only just learned how to fire out saber Qi. In terms of density, it was like the difference between heaven and earth whenpared to a Martial King.
Rumble! Something that made Yue Mingshan pale happened. The saber Qi that he sent out was easily pierced through by Xiao Chens purple saber Qi; his saber Qi was not able to resist at all.
Sou!
Yue Mingshan did not dare to spend too much time thinking. He quicklyyered an Essence shield around his body. Then he quickly tried to dodge. However, by the time that he wanted to move, he was already toote.
The purple saber Qi seemed very ordinary but it was extremely fast. It broke through his Essence shield and left a bleeding wound on his right arm.
If Yue Mingshan did noty down an Essence shield earlier, his right arm might have been directly chopped.
The huge wave crashed down and Xiao Chen leaped into the sky. His aura was zing, rushing to the nine heavens.
Yue Mingyues face sank as he kept gathering blue light on his saber. He said, Do think you can win because of your state? Go and die!
Yue Mingshan shouted and there was a loud sound. Eighteen pirs of water rose into the sky. The water pirs merged together and turned into a sharp blue saber. Then, it merged into the saber in his hand.
A waterfall-like saber Qi gushed out at Xiao Chen.
What a strong state of water, Xiao Chen thought to himself. It looks like this was also one of the reasons why my opponent chose to act here. When he uses the might of the state of water while on the water surface, it would be even more horrifying.
However, it seems like my opponents state is not as strong as mine. He had just gained an insight into his state of water. If his cultivation was not higher than mine, it would not be possible for it to be so mighty.
Roaming Dragons Nine Transformations!
Nine cool breezes blew at the surface of the water. The instant Xiao Chen executed the Roaming Dragons Nine Transformations, he immediately executed the Clear Wind Chop. Xiao Chen flickered around and nine figures appeared; it was difficult to differentiate the real from the fake. He managed to quickly avoid the waterfall-like saber Qi and sessfully approached Yue Mingshan.
Xiao Chens killing intent immediately vanished, leaving only nine gentle breezes on the water surface. Yue Mingshans expression turned grave. He was very clear about the might of the Clear Wind Chop.
Yue Mingshan stomped on the water and a ten-meter-tall screen of water appeared around him. The screen of water moved out in all directions after that.
When Xiao Chens body went through the water screen, the other eight figures disappeared as a result of a mysterious energy in the water.
Yue Mingshan had used his strong state of water to break Xiao Chens state of wind. The strong Clear Wind Chop was immediately broken.
A sinister smile appeared on Yue Mingshans face when he saw only one Xiao Chen remaining. He said, Lets see how you are going to get near me without the Clear Wind Chop.
When a Martial King fought against a Martial Saint, their biggest advantage was speed. Even a peak Martial Saint could only be moving at almost the speed of sound. Furthermore, without a flying Martial Technique, they were not able to fly.
However, a Martial King was different. Not only could they move faster than the speed of sound, they could easily fly in the air. A peak Martial King could even reach the speed of sound with one step.
In terms of speed, there was no way for a Martial Saint topete with a Martial King. After they got close, a Martial King could finish the fight in a few moves. This was because the Martial Saint would be unable to even touch the Martial King. This was why Yue Mingshan would say that.
Chi! Chi!
Xiao Chen executed the Azure Dragon Cloud Soaring Art to its limits. His body gave off piercing sonic booms as he moved in the air. He sent out saber Qi after saber Qi at Yue Mingshan, hacking at him relentlessly.
The purple electric light filled the air, like a web of electricity. Yue Mingshan had a rxed expression. He moved very quickly, like he had merged with the cool breeze. He did not make any sounds and easily avoided Xiao Chens moves.
When the two of them moved, Xiao Chen seemed to have a zing aura and his movements were like thunder. However, his speed was slower so he was not able toe into contact with Yue Mingshans body.
asionally, Xiao Chen would be able to get his saber in front of Yue Mingshan. However, it would be immediately brushed away. Slowly, the pace of the fight was controlled by Yue Mingshan.
Xiao Chen had wanted to retreat several times but he was blocked by a phantom-like figure. Xiao Chen was not able to withdraw. It was only at this point that Yue Mingshan breathed out in relief.
As long as he could control the pace, it would be fine. He would first slowly torture Xiao Chen and when his aura was at its lowest, Yue Mingshan would make a quick strike andpletely defeat him.
Yue Mingshan dodged Xiao Chens attack again and taunted him, Give up. Your hands are tied and youre just waiting to be captured. I will give you a quick death. Perhaps you do not know. The biggest difference between a Martial Saint and a Martial King is speed. This is a gap that cannot be ovee unless you are a wind-attributed cultivator. Unfortunately, you are not. Haha!
This was not the first time Yue Mingshan had taunted his opponent while fighting. This was especially so when his opponent was at a disadvantage.
Theshing of words could cause some weak-willed cultivators to be berserk and reveal a big weak spot, saving him a lot of effort.
When fighting with humans, always hold back. This was Yue Mingshans principle. This was because there could always be some unexpected idents. So if he could save some strength, he would do so.
After Yue Mingshan spoke, he saw a weak point and quickly moved. His saber left a small wound on Xiao Chens chest and he smiled faintly, This is the difference. I can attack you easily but you cannot touch me at all.
Xiao Chens expression did not change. The instant his opponent spoke, he pierced out with his saber at a weird angle, piercing toward Yue Mingshans chest.
Yue Mingshan was startled and quickly moved back, avoiding the blow. The saber pierced through his Essence Shield and left a tiny injury.
Yue Mingshans expression changed, he thought to himself, I cannot be too careless. Even though he is slower than me, it is just slightly slower.
After that, Yue Mingshan became more cautious. asionally, he would leave a wound on Xiao Chen. Meanwhile, Xiao Chen was doing his best but he was unable to make his attacks reach Yue Mingshan.
The two of them moved very quickly on the water surface. Saber lights shed and created many water pirs. After half an hour, a light appeared in Yue Mingshans eyes. It is time, there is no more need to drag this on. His state of thunder is weaker than before by at least half.
Die! Water Dragon Burst!
Yue Mingshan shouted and a hundred-meter-tall wall of water appeared behind him. Waves surged and the merchant ship rocked very hard. The ship looked so insignificant, like it would capsize at any moment.
Chapter 285 - Counter-kill
Chapter 285: Counter-kill
Suddenly, the horrifying screen of water started spinning and it turned into a huge water dragon. At this moment, the might of Yue Mingshans state of water was raised to its limits. It scattered Xiao Chens state of thunder in an instant.
The dark clouds above scattered and sunlight shone down once again. When it illuminated Yue Mingshan sinister face, the corners of his lips were curled up into a cruel smile.
The dragons head moved, it was faster than the speed of sound as it merged into the wind. It left behind a series of formless shockwaves. Before it got close, the huge shockwaves knocked Xiao Chen back.
Bang!
The water dragon moved quickly and chased after Xiao Chen, who was tumbling backward non-stop. When it crashed into him, the vast force created a huge and strong whirlpool in the water.
With a loud boom, Xiao Chen sank into the depths of the river; it was unknown whether he was alive or dead.
There were surging shockwaves on the ck Dragon River. The merchant ship rocked around for a long time before it slowly stopped.
Its over. After Ye Chens state of thunder got dispersed, he received the full power strike of Yue Mingshan. Even if he doesnt die, he would be severely injured.
The most important factor is that the might of the Water Dragon Burst would be greatly increased in water. Its might was simr to that of a Medial Grade Martial Kings already.
How unfortunate. Qingyun Peak only managed to gain another genius after so many difficulties but before he could grow, he was killed by Yue Mingshan. Old ginger is still spicier.
Anyone knows why Yue Mingshan wants to kill Ye Chen? The two of them don''t seem to have any grudges between them!
The cultivators on the deck all shook their heads and sighed. They felt it was very unfortunate. In their opinion, there was no chance of Xiao Chen surviving.
The sunlight shone on the clear water. The calm ck Dragon river was gleaming, reflecting the sunlight; it was very beautiful.
Yue Mingshan stood on the water surface and released his perception, scanning and checking the situation under the water. However, after he searched for a long time, he still could not feel Xiao Chens aura.
It looks like he died immediately and his body was sted into oblivion by the Water Dragon Burst. This ces me in a slightly difficult spot, I have no idea how to exin this to Song Que. Yue Mingshan frowned slightly and shook his head. Then, he turned around and prepared to leave.
Just at this moment,yers of dark clouds suddenly engulfed the bright sky. In the blink of an eye, the sky suddenly became dark and thunder roared again.
Yue Mingshan stopped and his expression changed, Why did it turn out like this?
Bang!
Waves churned on the water surface and Xiao Chen leaped out of the water unharmed. The saber in his hand was flickering with an electric light and a killing intent was directed at Yue Mingshan.
Yue Mingshan said in disbelief, Why? How are you unharmed after receiving my full power strike?
It is just a Secret Treasure, Xiao Chen smiled thoughtfully to himself. Of course, he would not tell Yue Mingshan that, he would just let him guess blindly.
Yue Mingshans sharp eyes noticed the jade pendant on Xiao Chens chest and he quickly understood everything. He said, So, it is a Secret Treasure. However, this kind of Secret Treasure always has a limit to its usage. Your speed is slower than mine, I am undefeatable.
Xiao Chen smiled coldly, Is that so?
Windwalk Shoes! Activate!
The instant the Windwalk shoes were activated, Xiao Chens figure shed on the water surface. He did not give off any sounds as he arrived before Yue Mingshan like a bolt of lightning.
There was a sh of purple light and thunder roared in the sky. The state and the move merged perfectly together, startling Yue Mingshan.
Yue Mingshan quickly moved his saber to his front and hurriedly blocked the attack. However, because he was caught off guard, he was knocked back by five or six meters.
What a fast speed! How did he break the sound barrier in an instant? His speed is more or lessparable to mine.
Yue Mingshan stomped on the water surface and caused waves to ssh up. Eventually, he managed to stop his backward motion. However, he was feeling horrified in his heart.
Wukui Shakes the Heavens!
After spending a lot of effort, Xiao Chen finally got a grasp of Yue Mingshans strength. It was time for his counter-attack.
Xiao Chen shouted and the saber lit up with a fierce electric light. The ancient divine Wukui Tree spontaneously appeared on the water surface. After a while, it turned into a tree of electric light that was several hundreds of meters tall as it smashed at Yue Mingshan violently.
This was the fourth move of the Wukui Saber Technique. Killing move. Even if this move was the first one executed, it could still cause the opponent to be forced into desperate straits.
Yue Mingshans expression changed again. The huge Wukui Tree made him feel a horrifying pressure. His Essence circted continuously and eighteen beads of water appeared behind him and rushed upward.
They gathered and became a sharp saber. Then, it gushed forward like a waterfall.
Bang!
When they came into contact, the ancient divine Wukui Treepletely shattered the waterfall-like saber Qi. Theprehension of their states was not on the same level.
Xiao Chens state of thunder was already close to the peak of Small Perfection. He could infuse the state into every move he made. However, Yue Mingshan had only recentlyprehended his state, he could only use it to increase the might of his Martial Technique.
However, once Xiao Chen executed the peak Earth Ranked Martial Technique and used the same amount of Essence as his opponent, it would be iparable when he additionally infused his state of thunder.
The divine tree struck Yue Mingshan with a boom, breaking the Essence shield. It turned into a berserk energy before flowing into him. Then, it moved around violently through his meridians.
Yue Mingshan vomited arge mouthful of blood and tried to suppress the chaotic Essence in his body. His face was somewhat pale as he said, Damn it! Even if this old me ends up half dead, I will kill you! Twin Dragon Burst!
Yue Mingshan shouted angrily and a huge horrifying wall of water rose up from the water surface again. Then, it turned into two huge water dragons and wereunched at Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen maintained a calm expression, there were no fluctuations on his face. If his opponent had started with this, Xiao Chen would not have been able to block it.
Unfortunately for Yue Mingshan, he had been overly cautious. He had already lost sight of what it meant to be a cultivator. There was no brilliance left in him. He only thought of how to win perfectly without daring to get injured.
Now, Yue Mingshan had lost his chance. When he executed this move while heavily injured, its might would be significantly reduced. Even without Secret Treasures, there was nothing to fear!
Xiao Chen shouted and the streams of purple light started circting under his feet. Soon, it became a strange flower bud that wrapped up around Xiao Chen.
Bang! Bang!
The two water dragons smashed into the purple flower bud and gave off two loud sounds. It caused waves to form and shockwaves spread out. A screen of water several meters tall appeared in the surroundings of the flower bud.
When the water screens fell back down, the river surface became calm again. The purple flower bud looked as perfect as it was before, there were no signs of damage on it at all.
Wukui Blossoms!
Within the flower bud, Xiao Chen shouted and the petals started to open up. It was glistening and beautiful. Then, Xiao Chen jumped out of the flower petals.
Immediately, the petals scattered into the air and countless Wukui flowers blossomed. Xiao Chen pierced through the countless flower petals and quickly arrived before Yue Mingshan.
Xiao Chen stabbed out. It was so fast that there was no time to think. The petals filled the sky, this saber strike was incredibly beautiful.
Rumble!
Yue Mingshan was knocked far back by this saber strike. He created arge temporarily gorge in the water as he was sted back by at least a thousand meters.
All the petals that filled the sky quickly chased after Yue Mingshan. A whirlwind formed in the air and all the petals gathered and formed a strange Wukui Flower.
Then, it flowed into Yue Mingshans body through the wound that Xiao Chen had created.
Xiao Chen stood motionlessly on the spot. He held his saber upright and then slid two fingers on his left hand across the back of the saber de slowly. He shouted, Wukui Supporting the Heavens!
A Wukui Tree trunk grew out of Yue Mingshans chest as he struggled to get up. As Xiao Chen slid his fingers along the saber, the tree branches grewrger at a visible rate.
After a while, countless tree branches grew out of the tree trunk. Then, countless twigs grew out of the tree branches and purple Wugui Flowers blossomed.
It was merely just the time of a few blinks. The tree trunk on Yue Mingshans chest became like a tree supporting the heavens. It was more than two hundred meters tall, while leaves and flowers covered the tree.
This was the true mystery of Wukui Blossoms. First, insert ones energy into the enemys body. While there was no visible might initially, the next moveWukui Supporting the Heavenswould erupt outpletely.
Even if you were a Martial King, you wouldpletely lose yourbat prowess after being struck by this move. Yue Mingshan stared at the big tree on his chest in horror as he stood on the water surface.
Yue Mingshan could feel that the roots of this big tree had already infiltrated his entire body, grasping onto his internal organs tightly. All his internal organs were already damaged, it would be impossible to heal them without a year of rest.
There was an indescribable paining from his entire body. A boundless electricity was torturing him non-stop.
However, this Wukui Supporting the Heavens exhausted too much Essence, Xiao Chen could not maintain it for too long.
When the Wukui Treepletely vanished, Yue Mingshan was already half dead. There was an extremely pained look on his pale face as he watched Xiao Chen slowly walk over.
Yue Mingshan was extremely started. He pushed his feet off the water surface and started flying in a wobbling fashion.
Xiao Chenughed as he watched the miserable Yue Mingshan. He took out the Soul yer Bow from his Universe Ring. Then, he drew the bow without an arrow.
Bang! The bow resounded out and Yue Mingshan fell into the water and waspletely submerged.
Yue Mingshan was actually beaten down by a youth until he became like a bird startled by the twang of a bow. Howmentable! someone on the deck sighed.
[Note: A bird startled by the twang of a bow: This is a Chinese idiom that means being frightened easily due to a past experience. Like he had lingering fears. I am not sure if this bit meant that the sound of the bow actually frightened him or was there some actual attack and this idiom was used as coincidentally to describe the kind of fear Yue Mingshan felt.]
First, he killed an evil beast and then he defeated a Martial King. This Qingyun Peaks Ye Chen is truly horrifying. I originally thought he would still need a period of time to grow. Seems like he has already grown. The experts of the older generation can no longer do anything to him.
Indeed, he is probably as strong as Murong Chong. Defeating opponents with higher cultivation realmsonly these geniuses are able to do something like that.
The Nanling Province has Ji Changkong and Mu Chengxue. The Dongming Province has Hua Yunfei, Duanmu Qing, and the stronger Chu Chaoyun. Our Xihe Province finally has another genius that canpete with these geniuses.
These are top grade geniuses. If ced in any of the previous eras, their potential would be unlimited. However, since so many of them have appeared at the same time, there is definitely going to be a fierce fight in the future.
Dont forget the experts from the Royal Court. The people from there are all geniuses. Furthermore, there is the demonic Princess Yingyue. If they are all added together, there really are too many young geniuses in our Great Qin Nation.
With so many geniuses, I wonder who is the one who will stand out in the end. Currently, it seems like the Royal Courts Princess Ying Yue. She is able to suppress the outstanding heroes, I wonder how the future will be like?
Princess Ying Yue cannot be considered. Her lifespan is particrly limited. She will fade away eventually.
Chapter 286 - Leaving no Danger Behind
Chapter 286: Leaving no Danger Behind
I remember that there was once a person in the Dongming Province who defeated many of the geniuses there. He even spent arge sum of money to challenge several of therge noble ns. He has such a bold spirit, he is probably an outstanding genius as well.
Thats right, the noble ns have raised the bounty of this person again. The total reward now is ten thousand Medial Grade Spirit Stone. However, this person seems to have vanishedpletely, he has not appeared again.
After the people on the deck saw Xiao Chen defeat Yue Mingshan to the point that he was so easily frightened, they all sighed. This fight was filled with twist and turns, it was extremely dangerous and very satisfying to watch.
Xiao Chen was always able to exceed everybodys expectations. Just when everybody thought he was done for, he managed to turn things around and sessfully defeat his opponent.
Above the water, up in the sky, the dark clouds scattered and sunlight shone down once again. Xiao Chen stood on the surface of the water and he fired out his Spiritual Sense like a sharp arrow, piercing through the water to search for Yue Mingshan.
Given Yue Mingshans situation, he was not going to be able to fend off the strange aquatic life. Xiao Chen did not wish for him to die yet.
This was why Xiao Chen did not nock an arrow earlier. He was afraid that he would kill Yue Mingshan and be unable to question him.
In the depth of the river, Yue Mingshan dragged his injured body and moved quickly in the water. There was an odd water current around him, deflecting all the strange aquatic life that attempted to attack him.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly and said, I almost forgot, this person is a water-attributed cultivator. His survival ability in the water is better than a regr cultivator.
Given Yue Mingshans strong desire to live, Xiao Chen was not surprised. This person thought over everything he did. To put it in a nicely, he was cautious. In another way, he was timid and afraid of death, there was ack of brilliance.
It felt like he scarcely realized that cultivation was a fight with the heavens. It was filled with danger and was obtained by risking ones life. Without great courage and an undying spirit, how could one ovee challenge after challenge?
If one kept thinking about how to use tricks to clear these challenges and lost their spirit, they would not be able to go far on the road of cultivation.
Come out for me!
Xiao Chen collected his thoughts and leaped up from the water. Then, he appeared above Yue Mingshans location and heavily punched the water.
Bang!
A huge water pir appeared on the ck Dragon River. At the top of the water pir was Yue Mingshan. He was sted into the air and was moving his body in a flurry.
Xiao Chen leaped into the air and caught him by the cor beforending firmly.
Yue Mingshan revealed a horrified expression on his pale face. He said, Dont kill me. I have fifty thousand Inferior Grade Spirit Stones and a thousand Medial Grade Spirit Stones. They are all yours if you let me go.
Xiao Chen could not be bothered with him. He simply said in a cold voice, Speak! Who sent you to kill me?
Yue Mingshan shook his head initially. However, when he felt Xiao Chens killing intent, he immediately said, Ill speak! Ill speak. Its Song Que, Biyun Peaks Song Que. He promised me two thousand Medial Grade Spirit Stones if I kill you.
Its Song Que? A killing intent shed in Xiao Chens eyes, this was not outside the scope of his expectations. He keeps bringing endless trouble to me! I cant let my guard down at any time.
Unfortunately, Xiao Chen had no way to do anything to Song Que. Aside from not being his match, there were no opportunities either. When Xiao Chens strength increased in the future, the first thing he would do was get rid of Song Que.
Boom!
Xiao Chen removed Yue Mingshans Spatial Ring and smashed his chest with a palm. His heart vessels were ruptured and he bled out of his five apertures. He said in a dissatisfied tone, Werent you going to spare me?
[TL: Five apertures: Refers to the five holes on the head, 1 mouth, 2 nose, and 2 ears.]
Xiao Chen was expressionless as he said sullenly, My apologies but I never said that. I will never leave a potential issue alive, that is just asking for trouble.
Then, he watched as Yue Mingshans corpse slowly sank into the water. Xiao Chen took a nce at the merchant ship not far away. After thinking for a while, he made up his mind. He would traverse the ck Dragon River on his own.
He would not ride on that merchant ship. The main reason was he was afraid of dealing with the social niceties and wasting time. His figure shed in the air. He executed the Gravity Spell and flew up.
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Three day dayster, in the evening, Xiao Chen sat beside a bonfire on the Devil Savanna. He was eating some cooked Lightning Ox meat.
The meat of Spirit Beasts was much more delectable than the meat found on Earth. There was no need for additional seasonings as it was already splendid and would leave a rich aftertaste.
Furthermore, the Spirit Beasts meat contained some natural Spiritual Energy. Eating it for a long time could strengthen the body, replenish Qi, and raise the spirit.
If one was eating the meat of a high ranked Spirit Beast, like a Rank 8 or Rank 9 Spirit Beast, simply eating it could raise the cultivation realm of a person.
A heavy fragrance lingered on the Devil Savanna. It attracted arge number of Spirit Beasts. However, when they saw Xiao Chen, they did not dare to make a move. They simply took a nce from afar and left.
Xiao Chens Spiritual Sense had been expanded out and he saw all of this. He revealed a faint smile on his face.
Two days ago, he used the Gravity Spell and flew directly to the Devil Savanna. After that, he had been using the bandits and Spirit Beasts he ran into to practice his saber. As a result of the unendingbat experience, he was getting more familiar with the first six moves of the Wukui Saber Technique.
Furthermore, he was also getting better at using the newly created Rushing Thunder Third Chain Chop. He already had a good grasp on the stage of storing power and he could make use of it freely.
The longer he took to gather momentum, the more mighty it would be. If the time taken was short, it would be weaker. He needed to be flexible when using it.
The might of the Rushing Thunder Roars was greater than Xiao Chen had anticipated. He had once stored power for an entire minute and he was able to decimate arge group of bandits.
The thing he needed to do now was to do his best to gather as much momentum as he could within a short period of time. Once he aplished that, this move could be one of Xiao Chens new killing moves, bing an important trump card.
Hu chi!
Late in the night, a snow-white figure appeared in Xiao Chens vision. When he looked carefully, it was Xiao Bai, who carried some Spirit Herbs in its paws as it ran over.
Like before, when Xiao Chen and Xiao Bai were alone, Xiao Bai would help him find precious Spirit Herbs. Xiao Chen would refine most of these into higher ranked Blood Replenishing Pills and Qi Returning Pills.
This meant that Xiao Chen did not have to buy herbs but would still have Medicinal Pills to use. This helped him significantly.
Xiao Bai presented the Spirit Herbs to Xiao Chen as though it was offering a tribute. Xiao Chen smiled slightly and carefully counted them, Rank 4 Blood Sun Flower, Rank 5 Hundred Jade Spirit, Rank 4 Noble Wind, oh, this looked like the Tendon Refining Flower.
Xiao Chens gaze was attracted to a white flower. The flower looked very ordinary, it did not have any bright colors, or a fragrant smell. It was extremely simple.
Xiao Chen picked it up and examined it carefully. He was finally sure that this was the Tendon Refining Flower. It was able to improve the toughness of a cultivators meridians. It could also repair damaged meridian and was incredibly precious.
There were many Spirit Herbs that could repair the meridians but they were not as good as the Tendon Refining Flower. The Tendon Refining Flower could even fix a snapped meridianpletely.
Essence has to travel through the meridians. If the meridians were injured, the Essence cannot be moved. If that happened, the cultivator was as good as crippled.
If one could increase the toughness of their meridians to a certain extent, they would not need to worry too much about forcibly using too much Essence and causing an injury to their meridians when one cultivated or fought.
Although Xiao Bai did not know about the importance of the Tendon Refining Flower, it revealed a joyful expression when it saw that Xiao Chen was happy.
Xiao Chen carefully put away the Tendon Refining Flower and a doubt suddenly appeared in his head. A precious herb like the Tendon Refining Flower would definitely have a strong Spirit Beast standing guard beside it.
Although Xiao Bai was strong and incredibly fast, it should not be able to obtain this Tendon Refining Flower easily.
Could there be something I am not aware of? Xiao Chen knelt down and asked, Xiao Bai, tell me the truth. How did you get this?
Xiao Bais jubnt face immediately sank when he heard Xiao Chens question. It was like a small child that had done something wrong and did not dare to meet Xiao Chens gaze.
Could Xiao Bai have snatched it from someone else? Xiao Chen felt somewhat ashamed in his heart. If Xiao Bai had snatched it from another Spirit Beast, it would not lower its head like that. I wonder who it snatched this from?
Dong! Dong! Dong!
Just as Xiao Chen was thinking about whether he should return this Tendon Refining Flower, he heard the urgent galloping of horses. Given the mild tremble on the ground, there should be a significant number of people.
A group of more than two hundred bandits appeared before Xiao Chen. One of them pointed at Xiao Bai and said excitedly, First Leader, I did not lie to you, right? I did not take the Tendon Refining Flower for myself. It was stolen by a little fox. See, I was not wrong, there is a little fox here.
Pa!
Their First Leader wore snow-whitebat robes. It was very eye catching in the night. He pped the person who was speaking and shouted angrily, You fool! Why are you still so excited after a Spirit Beast snatched something?
The other bandits all startedughing. Indeed, they were the rulers of the Devil Savanna, bandits who incited fear at the mention of their name. They robbed other people and killed Spirit Beasts. Since when did they have something stolen by a Spirit Beast? This was very embarrassing for a bandit.
The bandit on the ground felt a burning pain on his cheeks. When he heard everyoneughing, he blushed even deeper. He really wanted to find a hole and hide in it.
Suddenly, he nced at Xiao Bai and a fierce look appeared in his eyes. Then he pounced over and cursed, I dont believe that I cant deal with you. Watch me teach you a lesson.
Xiao Chen did not make a move. Xiao Bai turned around and swung its paw, sending a strong berserk wind at the bandit pouncing over. The bandit was immediately blown back.
As an Inferior Grade Martial Saint, Liu Suifeng had been easily toyed with by Xiao Bai. How could a Martial Grand Master bandit be a match for Xiao Bai?
The bandit rolled over on the ground several times before he got up. He waspletely disoriented when he did so.
He walked over to the bandit leader in confusion and cursed out, You beast! Dont think I wont recognize you when you are riding a horse.
After he said that, heunched himself over. The First Leader was extremely furious and he sent out a palm wind, smashing this person away. The leader had a sullen expression as he said, Piece of trash, we are better off without him!
When Xiao Bai felt the killing intent from the First Leader, it sensed some danger. It immediately jumped onto Xiao Chens shoulder and it felt much safer. Then, it made a face at the bandits.
Damn it! Now, even foxes know how to make a face. When the crowd saw Xiao Bai making a face at this time, they were astonished.
Since this is something belonging to the bandits and it has been snatched away already, then so be it, Xiao Chen thought to himself.
Xiao Chen swept his gaze across the group of bandits. Of the two hundred of them, the weakest was a Medial Grade Martial Grand Master. The core group was twenty Martial Saints.
The white-clothed First Leader had the strongest cultivation, he was a Superior Grade Martial Saint. Hisbat prowess should be slightly weaker than Xiao Chens when he first left the sect.
However, Xiao Chen was now on apletely different level.
Chapter 287 - Tendon Refining Flower
Chapter 287: Tendon Refining Flower
The white-clothed bandit spurred his horse and trotted within ten meters of Xiao Chen. He said in a malicious voice, Regardless of whether you took my Tendon Refining Flower or not, hand over your Spatial Ring. Otherwise, dont me me for killing you.
Xiao Chen revealed a faint smile and said in a soft voice, If you have the ability, thene get it yourself!
Reckless! The white-clothed bandit pushed off with both his legs and dismounted. He headed for Xiao Chen in an instant.
The bandits killing intent merged together with a baleful aura. It was like a sharp sword piercing toward Xiao Chens mind. This white-clothed bandit actually knew some mental attacks.
Unfortunately for him, Xiao Chens mental strength was very strong. A mental attack of this degree was useless.
ying with mental attacks? I shall y with you then. Xiao Chens lips curled up in a cold smile, and his huge Spiritual Sense turned into a divine being that wielded a keen sword.
It knocked away the sword flying over and rushed toward the white-clothed bandit. Suddenly, the bandit felt everything in front of him disappear.
The bandit felt like he was in a vast destend. There was a divine being up in the sky that looked down at him sternly. It cried out in a heavenly voice, Still not kneeling down after seeing a deity?!
The white-clothed bandit panicked and realized that this was a mental illusion. He bit his tongue hard and drew some blood. The pain that he felt woke him up.
This deity was an imitation of the imprint that the Sage left in the silver warship. This was only a casual move from Xiao Chen.There was not much practical use inbat as it could only captivate an enemy of the same cultivation realm for an instant.
However, an instant was already sufficient. By the time the white-clothed bandit woke up, he discovered that Xiao Chen was already in the middle of a kick.
Bang!
The white-clothed bandit could not react in time, he could only get kicked while the other bandits watched on with stupefied gazes.
When Xiao Chennded, he gently stomped on the back of the horse. The horse immediately felt a huge force and was unable to get up again.
Clouds started to gather in the sky, while bolts of lightning tore through the night and gave off resplendent lights.
Amidst the long streaks of light, Xiao Chen pushed off the ground with one foot and leaped into the air. He continuously gathered momentum as he quickly moved. Suddenly, a huge electric whirlpool formed in the sky.
Arge army of horses and men sprung from the whirlpool. The sound of their charge was extremely ear-splitting, resounding through a radius of ten kilometers.
Its him, he is that Purple Lightning Demon! Quick, run! suddenly, one of the bandits shouted in horror. Then, the two-hundred odd bandits pulled on the reins of their horses and fled for their lives.
However, their ridden horses could not be controlled; they simply neighed frantically. The bandits abandoned their horses and fled on foot. No matter how the white-clothed bandit called out, they would not stop.
The white-clothed bandit saw most of his forces disappear, even a few of his core Martial Saints had started to flee. He sighed at the sight of this. Then, he turned around and started preparing to flee.
Rushing Thunder Roars, Ten Thousand Horses Galloping!
Xiao Chen pointed his saber downward and the countless knights on electric horses descended from the whirlpool Theynded on the ground and started chasing the fleeing bandits.
In the middle of the night, the knights giving off an electric light turned into streaks of enchanting purple shadows. They galloped around on the Devil Savanna and looked very dazzling.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
An unending chain of explosions rang out continuously. There were no exceptions amongst the two hundred odd bandits, they were all struck.
The weaker bandits were immediately sted to bits and died on the spot when the knights crashed into them.
Only the Martial Saint bandits were able to survive. Theirplexions became pale and they vomited blood. They quickly fled into the distance without looking back.
Xiao Chen shook his head slightly, Its might is still insufficient. There are still improvements that can be made to the gathering of momentum. I have to think of a way to quickly gather the momentum to its peak.
Xiao Chen withdrew his gaze and ignored the fleeing bandits. Then, he focused on the white-clothed bandit.
Under Xiao Chens control, at least one hundred electric knights crashed into the white-clothed bandit. Although his opponent still had some strength, it was no longer sufficient to threaten Xiao Chen.
Lightning Evasion!
The electric light shed and Xiao Chen arrived before the bandit. Then, he returned the bandits words from earlier, Regardless of your motive, all I want now is the Spatial Ring in your hand. Otherwise, dont me me for being ruthless.
A struggle could be seen on the white-clothed bandits face before he removed his ring and handed it to Xiao Chen. He said in a cold voice, Dont look down on the Devil Savanna. This is not a ce you can move around unhindered.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly and ignored him. He was not arrogant enough to think that he could move around unhindered in the Devil Savanna.
The Devil Savanna was vast and boundless. The surface area of the savanna was equivalent to half of the Xihe Province. Furthermore, this was only what was within the Great Qin Nation.
The area that extended out of the borders was even more vast. It could be said that the Devil Savanna seen so far was only the tip of the iceberg.
In such a huge area, there were countless bandits. Xiao Chen had already been cautious. If he discovered any strong bandit groups with his Spiritual Sense, he would immediately avoid them. He would not have any designs on them.
After all the bandits left, Xiao Chen figured out the direction of the Heavenly Saber Pavilion and prepared to continue traveling through the night. There was too much activity tonight, he was afraid that he had alerted some of the strong bandit groups. It would be safer to travel through the night.
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At the location where the Tendon Refining Flower grew in the Devil Savanna, Murong Chong looked at the emptynd. He frowned when he saw the corpse of the Spirit Beast that guarded it.
Hu chi!
A slight breeze blew behind Murong Chong, he acutely sensed it and quickly turned around. A mysterious person dressed in white had appeared before him. This person wore a white mask.
The white-clothed mysterious person said in a hoarse voice, Murong Chong, you seemed to have forgotten our agreement for you to never take a step into the Devil Savanna again.
Murong Chong said sullenly, I am only here to find the Tendon Refining Flower. I have no other purpose here. Aside from me, only you and your people know about it. I am willing to exchange it for one million Inferior Grade Spirit Stones.
The white-clothed mysterious person said, Even if you offer ten million, it would be useless. It has been taken away by someone yesterday.
Murong Chongs expression changed as he emitted a fierce killing Qi. A killing intent was revealed on his face as he asked, Who!
The same as you, a Qingyun Peak disciple. Wait, I forgot, you are no longer a Qingyun Peak disciple, the white-clothed person said.
The killing Qi from Murong Chong quickly vanished; he was very adept at controlling it. There was a pondering look on his face as he said, Since he took it, its all the same. I shall take my leave first.
Hu!
The white-clothed person suddenly moved. In an instant, he appeared behind Murong Chong and sent out a palm strike.
Murong Chong quickly turned around and retaliated with a palm strike in return. The huge force caused Murong Chong to move back ten steps. His face was somewhat pale and some blood had leaked out from the corner of his lips.
The white-clothed person moved back slightly, there was a mildly astonished look on his face. He said, This palm strike is the price for breaking the agreement. An agreement is called an agreement because it is a promise that cannot be broken without any reason.
Murong Chong red at the white-clothed person and stayed silent. Then, he vanished from the vast savanna.
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Glittering Wukui!
Xiao Chen shouted and a saber light flickered. A strand of saber Qi made from a Wukui Tree branch flew out at a group of bandits.
Blood spurted out and there were miserable cries. The dense purple saber Qi was extremely tyrannical. Several dozen bandits fell off their horses.
Wukui Transforms to Qi!
An ancient divine Wukui Tree materialized and soon turned into strands of saber Qi that filled the air. These strands flew around everywhere and chopped arge portion of the bandits in half at the waist.
Qi Breaks Wukui!
Xiao Chen shouted and all the saber Qi flying in the air gathered on his saber. Then, it turned into an extremely refined saber Qi. The leader of the bandits could not dodge in time and the saber Qi pierced through his chest.
When the bandit leader died, all the bandits dispersed in confusion, fleeing in all directions.
Xiao Chen ignored them. After he removed the Spatial Ring of the bandit leader, he quickly left the ce.
Xiao Chen did not travel in an anxious manner on the Devil Savanna. He took this trip as an experiential training.
Xiao Chen killed strong Spirit Beasts and bandit groups in the day, then he used Medial Grade Spirit Stones to raise his cultivation at night. After Xiao Bai returned from gathering Spirit Herbs, Xiao Chen would refine some Medicinal Pills.
Xiao Chens strength soared every day. However, on this particr morning, Xiao Chen suddenly had a bad feeling in his heart.
Xiao Chen had been having this feeling for a few days already. However, it was just a mild feeling then so he ignored it. It was only when he got closer to the Heavenly Saber Pavilion that this feeling became more intense.
This feeling could no longer be ignored. Could something have happened in the Heavenly Saber Pavilion? Xiao Chen looked in the direction of the Heavenly Saber Pavilion and felt a bad premonition.
Got to rush back at full speed, I cant stay here any longer. Otherwise, without knowing what has happened, I will keep having this ufortable feeling in my heart, Xiao Chen muttered to himself.
Xiao Chen executed the Azure Dragon Cloud Soaring Art and turned into a purple shadow. He started leaping around the vast savanna.
Xiao Chen ignored all the strong Spirit Beasts and bandit groups that he met along the way; he simply avoided them.
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Two dayster, Xiao Chen was already halfway through the Devil Savanna. He would arrive at the Heavenly Saber Pavilion in another five days.
As he prepared to stop and rest, he saw a group of people with bare tops and only wore shorts.
Xiao Chen sat on the ground, took a gulp of water, and smiled faintly, I wonder which bandit group ran into Fatty Jin this time.
Fatty Jins group and Xiao Chen had different philosophies, they only sought wealth but not lives. However, the bandit groups that met Fatty Jin were put into a state worse than death.
This fellows stingy personality was exhibited to the extreme on the bandits. Aside from the shorts they were wearing, the bandits were left with nothing.
Such humiliation was worse than death. This was something only Jin Dabao could do.
Suddenly, Xiao Chen heard a familiar voice in the wind. Xiao Chen frowned slightly and stood up doubtfully. It seemed like he had heard Jin Dabaos voice.
When Xiao Chen looked into the distance, the faces that he saw seemed to belong to the guards that were with Jin Dabao previously.
Xiao Chen put away his bottle and leaped forward quickly. After a while, he saw the figures in front clearly. What he saw had him taken aback.
Chapter 288 - The Robbed Fatty
Chapter 288: The Robbed Fatty
The group of people before Xiao Chen were indeed Jin Dabaos guards. There were about two hundred people who were striped of their clothes; they were left with only shorts to cover themselves up.
In the middle of the crowd was a broken down carriage. Xiao Chen looked at it for a long time before he discovered it to be that luxurious golden carriage he once rode in. However, it looked very shabby and broken down now.
The golden exterior and ornaments were both gone, leaving behind only the smooth wood. There was a pair of golden wheels under the wooden box. If it were not for this pair of wheels, Xiao Chen would not have rted it to the golden carriage he saw in the past.
What made Xiao Chen even more speechless was that Jin Dabao was dressed in beast skins and was carefreely sitting in the carriage. Furthermore, the ones pulling the carriage were his subordinates. Even the horses had been taken away.
The group of people were rushing quickly through the savanna, it was like they were running from something scary. Jin Dabao called out loudly, Will you hurry up, this Fat Lord is not that heavy. You are all Martial Grade Master cultivators.
The faces of the subordinates scrunched up and theyined, Young Master, we have been running for two days and two nights already. Let us rest for a while. Otherwise, we should abandon this carriage and you run together with us. That way, we will be faster.
Jin Dabao said angrily, This Fat Lord worked so hard to obtain these two wheels. How can we just toss them aside? If we did so, my effort would be wasted.
The manservant following behind the carriage suddenly said, Young Master, there seems to be someone there. He has been staring at us.
The fatty said in a huff, Damn it! Watch me destroy himnever mind, never mind. Lets just ignore him and quickly leave this sted ce.
The manservant continued, He seems to be walking over to us.
The fattys expression changed and he turned his head. When he saw the figure walking over, he revealed a smiled and said, Stop the carriage!
The fatty was wearing a pair of shorts and a Spirit Beast skin on top. He seemed like a caveman. He quickly ran to Xiao Chen and said, Lord Xiao, it is great to see you. Dont say anything yet, give this fat bro some clothes to wear first.
When Xiao Chen saw the fattys miserable state, he could not decide whether tough or cry. A very famous phrase from his past life came to mind, you reap what you sow.
Xiao Chen had plenty of spare clothing in his Universe Ring. However, the fatty was very stout and could not squeeze into them. He could only casually drape them over his body.
Although the fatty still looked miserable, it was still better than the beast skin. Jin Dabao did his best to squeeze into the trousers that Xiao Chen had handed over.
After a long time, the fatty finally sessfully squeezed into them. However, the moment he rxed, there was a ripping sound and his fatty flesh burst out of the trousers. The trousers became pieces of cloth.
Jin Dabaos face was filled with helplessness. He could not be bothered about it and just did his best to tidy himself up. Then, he turned to Xiao Chen and said embarrassedly, ErmCan Lord Xiao spare me some Spirit Stones?
Xiao Chen was sweating in his heart. He said, You were really robbed?
The fatty raised his hands and said, Is that not obvious? Aside from my Spatial Ring and a coffin lid, I only have two golden wheels.
The affairs of the world are fickle, Heaven and Earth cannot be predicted; life is full of unexpected things, Xiao Chen smiled bitterly. Even the fatty has such a downfall, it can be said that Heaven has eyes.
[TL notes: Heaven has eyes: It is a Chinese way of saying Justice is served. This stems from the belief of deities and that they are watching over everything.]
Xiao Chen took out a thousand Inferior Grade Spirit Stones and ten thousand taels of gold. Then, he handed them to Jin Dabao and said, What happened? Given your strength, even if you cant defeat them, you should have been able to run away!
Although the fattys strength was merely average, he had many good items. The glittering rings and trinkets he normally wore were not merely decorations. They were allplete Secret Treasures. It could bepared in this way, if Xiao Chen and the fatty ran into a peak Martial King, the one more likely to escape easily would be the fatty.
This was because this fellow had too many trump cards. Otherwise, he would not be so unrestrained in the way he acted; he had a certain level of assurance in his heart.
If the fatty had not kicked an iron board, he would not end up in such a miserable state. Xiao Chen was very curious, who was this iron board? What exactly happened for the fearless fatty to suffer such a disadvantage?
Jin Dabao epted the Spirit Stones and gold. Then he said, Thanks, this fat bro will remember this favor. Dont ask me what happened. Anyway, dont be too ruthless on the Devil Savanna. I was cheated by someone and will note back again.
After the fatty said that, he waved his hand and jumped onto the bare carriage. His attire consisted of tattered trousers with long robes draped on him.
The fatty waved his hands in a pompous manner and said, Lets go!
Their faces scrunched up as they pulled the battered carriage. Then, they slowly vanished from Xiao Chens sight.
In the following two days, the bad feeling in Xiao Chens heart was even more obvious. However, because of the fattys bitter encounter, Xiao Chen became even more cautious. He always left his Spiritual Sense extended to an area of two thousand meters around him.
Even though this would decrease his speed, it was good to be cautious. Xiao Chen did not wish to end up like the fatty.
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On this particr day, Xiao Chen was walking on the vast savanna with his Spiritual Sense extended out.
He discovered an extraordinary ce. In the area two thousand meters around it, there were no sounds at all.
It was extremely quiet. Usually, Xiao Chen would be able to detect some Spirit Beast with his Spiritual Sense. However, he did not detect any here at all, he did not know where all of them went.
Xiao Chen frowned and stopped moving. He said doubtfully, Whats going on? Why are there no Spirit Beasts at all? Even the air seems like it has stopped flowing.
With a thought from Xiao Chen, his Spiritual Sense stopped moving in the shape of a halo. Instead, it gathered together and turned into a fine thread, extending forward.
After Xiao Chens Spiritual Sense was turned into a fine thread, he could observe up to ten kilometers away. Eventually, he discovered something.
At the end of Xiao Chens Spiritual Sense, there was a flood of darkness that quickly headed in his direction.
When Xiao Chen looked carefully, this flood of darkness wasprised of a group of knights dressed in ck armor riding on horses. A rough count gave about a thousand men.
Theirbined aura made Xiao Chens Spiritual Sense feel a strong pressure despite the far distance.
Xiao Chen withdrew his Spiritual Sense and his expression changed. He muttered, Jin Dabaoare these the people you suffered a lost to? I should change my direction.
Just as Xiao Chen was about to move away, he suddenly thought of something. He sent out his Spiritual Sense and discovered that these horrifying ck knights wereing from all directions.
Im surrounded, Xiao Chen could not help but look toward the sky. If there was a gap, he could leave easily.
If was unknown when they had arrived but when Xiao Chen looked up, there was a group of Berserk Wind Vultures. On each of the Berserk Wind Vultures was a knight dressed in ck armor.
Xiao Chen could not help but smile bitterly. He said, This is truly There is no path to Heaven one can go, no door to Earth that one can enter.
[Note: There is no path to Heaven one can go, no door to Earth that one can enter: This means one was in desperate straits and has nowhere to escape.]
Dong! Dong! Dong!
The sound of galloping horses could be heard. Ten groups of ck knights kicked up dust into the air. Each group of ck knights had a thousand men each. All together, they had ten thousand men.
Xiao Chen looked at the ck mass. The lowest cultivation he found in this group of ten thousand was Martial Grand Master. There were at least one thousand Martial Saints.
When the aura from the ten thousand gathered together, even the air stopped moving. It made breathing feel difficult.
This was no longer on the scale of bandits anymore. Probably only the elite troops of the Great Qin Nation had such strength.
The leaders of each group, ten of them in total, were riding on ck horses. They wore masks that obscured half of their faces. They rode on the horses and moved before Xiao Chen.
The one in the middle was probably the leader of all of them. He was a peak Martial King. Just one nce caused Xiao Chen to feel unimaginable horror.
When that person saw Xiao Chens calm face, he revealed a faint smile under his mask. He said, Qingyun Peaks Ye Chen right? Didnt anyone tell you not to be too excessive on this Devil Savanna?
Hand over five hundred thousand Inferior Grade Spirit Stones and five thousand Medial Grade Spirit Stones and you may leave. You are not allowed toe back to the Devil Savanna, the person leading them continued.
Xiao Chens expression did not change. He was thinking very fast, this demand was too excessive and it was impossible for him to agree to this. He said sullenly, And if I dont?
The leader was not too surprised by Xiao Chens answer. He smiled faintly and said, You have seen Jin Dabaos end right? His initial answer was the same as yours.
So the fatty was really targeted by this group. The depths of the Devil Savanna was deeper than Xiao Chen had imagined. No wonder when the three noble ns came to raid the bandits, they had to return empty-handed.
When the person saw Xiao Chen remain silent, he said, You are different from the fatty. You still have not pushed things to the extreme yet. It is fine for you to not pay the Spirit Stones. You just have to withstand three palm strikes from me. I will give you one hundred thousand Inferior Grade Spirit Stones and one thousand Medial Grade Spirit Stones after that. However, like before, you are still no longer allowed to step into the Devil Savanna.
Xiao Chen was not in a rush to answer. The two conditions this person gave were not good choices. The first option would bleed Xiao Chen dry.
Theter option seemed fine. Not only did it not require him to pay any Spirit Stones, they would instead give him Spirit Stones. However, the palm strike of a peak Martial King would not be easy to withstand. Even if he did not die, he would be heavily injured.
Unfortunately, the situation was controlled by his opponent. Xiao Chen did not have many trump cards he could choose from. If he had not guessed wrongly, the opponent was taking his identity as a Heavenly Saber Pavilion disciple into consideration. Hence, they were not in a rush to make a move.
Otherwise, they would not have wasted so much time to speak with him. His end would be simr to Fatty Jins.
Not saying anything? In that case, I will take it as you choosing the second option, the ck-clothed man said indifferently.
The moment he finished speaking, the ck-clothed man had already dismounted from his horse and arrived before Xiao Chen. He sent out a palm strike at Xiao Chen, there was a boundless scream and the air parted like it was water.
Xiao Chens expression turned grave, he had no other choice. The Dragon and Tiger Body Sculpting Art circted quickly and all the bones in his body crackled. The image of a fierce tiger materialized behind him.
There was a loud bang as the fierce tiger merged into his arm was sent flying at the ck-clothed mans palm with a strong force. Xiao Chen did not hold back with this punch and it had a force of nine thousand kilograms.
Bang!
The palm and fist met each other and gave off a loud sound. Visible shockwaves spread out in all directions, leaving ripples in the air.
A huge force was transmitted into Xiao Chens body through his arm. Xiao Chen felt his internal organs churn while the Qi and blood in his body surged. He could feel some blood rushing up his throat.
Chapter 289 - Internal Injury
Chapter 289: Internal Injury
When the ck-clothed man felt the force from Xiao Chens fist, he was somewhat astonished. Xiao Chen had actually gone head on against his palm strike yet was not pushed back.
Move back! The ck-clothed man shouted in his heart. A hidden force came from his palm and a horrifying energy was transmitted. Xiao Chen vomited a mouthful of blood and was sted back.
Hu chi!
Before Xiao Chen could stand firmly, the ck-clothed man sent over his second palm strike. He did not give Xiao Chen any time to react.
Xiao Chens left hand took the stance of the dragon and his right hand took the stance of the tiger before he crisscrossed his arms. The tiger and dragon merged into his body. This was the third move of the Great Dragon Tiger FistCrouching Tiger Hidden Dragon!
The Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon was able to withstand twenty five thousand kilograms of force. When the ck-clothed man smashed his palm against Xiao Chen, it was like hitting a mountain. There was a loud rumble and the ground started to shake.
Xiao Chen did not hesitate, he knew that this person would y some tricks and use some hidden force to attack him. As such, he immediately moved back quickly.
The Dragon and Tiger Body Sculpting Art circted non-stop. By using the might of the Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon, he continued to gather energy. The tiger and dragon that circled above him looked very real. They both growled in a low tone continuously.
The ck-clothed man revealed a smiled under his mask. He said, Not bad, you have already received two palm strikes from me. There is onest palm strike. If you can withstand it, you may leave.
Xiao Chen remained silent as he watched the ck-clothed man fly over. Suddenly, he shouted and the roars of the tiger and the dragon came from his Dantian.
The sound was like thunder, reverberating in the surroundings unceasingly. Eventually, they gathered together and turned into a strong aura that rushed up to the sky. The clouds that were struck immediately scattered.
Dragon Roar Covering the World, Piercing through the Skyunexpectedly, Xiao Chens Dragon and Tiger Body Sculpting Art broke through to the peak state at this moment. It had rushed up to the sky and scattered the clouds in one breath.
Xiao Chen punched out, utilizing the energy stored up by the Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon. The air seemed to be pierced by this punch. A series of deafening sonic booms resounded non-stop.
However, the third palm of the ck-clothed person was much stronger than his earlier two. Even if he had not used seventy percent of his strength, it was at least fifty percent.
Bang!
A loud sound rang out and resounded through the vast savanna. It was like a roar that could shatter stones and shake the firmament.
All the nearby horses were startled and horrified by this sound. For a moment, there were all sorts of noises that merged together and the scene seemed incredibly chaotic.
The strength of Xiao Chens punch had far exceeded the ck-clothed mans expectations. It contained 12,500 kilograms of force, causing him to take three steps back.
Each step the ck-clothed man took, a deep footprint was left. The surrounding earth shook and many knights fell off their horses as a result.
Xiao Chen was in an even more miserable state. The hidden force sent by the ck-clothed man was incredibly terrifying. It poured into Xiao Chens meridians and moved around forcefully. Itpletely disrupted the flow of his Essence.
Xiao Chen vomited three mouthfuls of blood in the air and was sted back by at least a hundred meters. After that, hended on the ground violently and vomited another mouthful of blood.
The difference between an Inferior Grade Martial King and a peak Martial King is too great. Even though I can defeat the Inferior Grade Martial King Yue Mingshan, there is no chance of victory at all when facing a peak Martial King.
My currentbat prowess is better than that of a peak Inferior Grade Martial King. I can even hold myself against a Medial Grade Martial King but if I run into a Superior Grade Martial King, I should quickly flee.
Xiao Chen thought to himself. These three palm strike gave him a more objective understanding of a peak Martial Kings strength.
Xiao Chen pushed himself off the ground and stood up again. He swallowed a Blood Replenishing Pill and then he asked the ck-clothed man, May I ask for the name of your distinguished self?
The ck-clothed man tossed out boxes of Spirit Stones and said indifferently, With your strength, youre are qualified to know my name. It is Chu Jun. Here is one hundred thousand Inferior Grade Spirit Stones and one thousand Medial Grade Spirit Stones. Take them and leave. Donte back to the Devil Savanna again.
Xiao Chen slowly wiped the blood away from the corner of his mouth. He revealed a faint smile on his pale face, Chu Jun right? I will remember these three palm strikes and return them to you in the future.
Rushing Thunder Roars, Ten Thousand Horses Galloping!
It was unknown when but arge quantity of dark clouds had gathered above the heads of everybody. After Xiao Chen shouted, the lightning shed in the dark clouds and a huge electric whirlpool was formed.
Countless electric knights flew out of the whirlpool. Xiao Chen hid himself among the electric knights and rushed at the ck knights surrounding him.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
As they were caught off guard, the surging group of electric knights broken through a weak point in the encirclement.
Xiao Chen did not continue fighting. After he broke through, he made all the electric knights explode to cover his escape.
After that, he activated the Windwalk Shoes and executed the Azure Dragon Cloud Soaring Art to its limits. His speed broke the sound barrier as he quickly headed forward.
The other ck knights in the opposite direction, as well as the ones in the sky, wanted to chase after Xiao Chen. Chu Jun raised his hands and stopped them.
One of the other masked men at the side asked, Commander Chu, why did you not stop him?
Chu Jun said indifferently, Stop him? Stop him for what? To kill him? Are you not afraid of the Divine Saber Camp attacking us again?
This kind of genius is like Murong Chong of the past. He is definitely someone the Heavenly Saber Pavilion pays heavy attention to. If we kill him, there will be retribution.
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A purple light flickered and Xiao Chen turned into a purple shadow. He used his Essence without holding any back. He activated the Windwind Shoes at full force and dashed for four hours before he came to a stop.
Xiao Chen looked around and his pale face showed a mildly depressed expression. When he was fleeing, he had not discovered that he fled in the opposite direction from the Heavenly Saber Pavilion.
Nevermind, I shall not think of all this now. I should heal myself first. That persons energy is too ferocious. If I let it stay in my body for too long and ignore it, it will definitely leave behind some hidden injuries.
Xiao Chen went to a dested area and took out a Medial Grade Spirit Stone. Then, he started to recover his Essence.
Xiao Bai nimbly leaped out from the Spirit Blood Jade and stood guard beside Xiao Chen. It helped him chase away the fierce Spirit Beasts wandering around. This allowed Xiao Chen to focus on treating himself and recovering his Essence.
The vast amount of Spiritual Energy in the Medial Grade Spirit Stone quickly poured into Xiao Chens body. He had used too much Essence when he fled frantically. If he did not recover his Essence to its peak condition, it would not be easy to use his Essence to treat his injuries.
Hence, in order to treat his injuries, he first had to recover all his Essence. When Xiao Chen first started, he needed an entire night topletely absorb all the energy in a Medial Grade Spirit Stone.
Now, he only needed four hours topletely absorb all the Spiritual Energy in the Medial Grade Spirit Stone. However, because he was injured this time, his speed was slower than usual.
Eight hourster, Xiao Chens Essence was finallypletely replenished. Then he started to carefully clear out all the hidden force the ck-clothed man had left in his meridians.
The importance of the meridians to a cultivator need not be said. Xiao Chen would rather take the troublesome route and spend more time than to rush through it.
Xiao Chen took six hours to clear out all the hidden force the ck-clothed man had left in him. When it was finally all cleared out, Xiao Chen immediately felt rxed.
When Xiao Chen looked up, the sky was already dark. He decided to travel through the night. Then he hesitated for a while, before he gave up the idea of using the silver warship.
The silver warship was too obvious, it would easily reveal his identity as a result. Back in White Water City, many people had seen Xian Chen use it. If he was discovered, it would be problematic.
The noble ns had not let up on their search for Xiao Chen. During this trip, in every city he had been through, he could see portraits of himself.
Xiao Chen did not rest for very long and started rushing in the correct direction. Xiao Bai was following closely behind, he was not in the least slower than Xiao Chen.
Following that, Xiao Chen did not meet any obstructions along his way. A journey that would originally take five days became three with the aid of the Windwalk Shoes.
When Xiao Chen saw the outline of Lingyun Mountain Range, the unsettling feeling in his heart became more intense. Something must have happened to someone he cared about. Otherwise, he would not have such an intense feeling.
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In Song Ques room on Biyun Peak, urgent footsteps could be heard. The door of the room opened with a bang.
Song Qianhe said urgently, Father, I already received some news. Ye Chen is about four hours away from the Heavenly Saber Pavilion.
The one-armed Song Que on the bed opened his eyes. A dense killing intent shed by. He said, Send a notice to the killers of Flying Snow Manor. After that, just ignore everything. As long as he dies outside the Heavenly Saber Pavilion, it would be none of our concern.
When Song Que received the news that Yue Mingshan was killed by Xiao Chen, he was extremely astonished. He had not expected that Xiao Chen would be able to kill off the Inferior Grade Martial King Yue Mingshan.
Furthermore, Yue Mingshan had a very cautious nature. This caused Song Que to feel threatened. This fellows strength was growing too fast.
If Song Que waited for Xiao Chen to be a Martial King, his life would be in danger. This was especially so since he was now only left with one arm.
Hence, before Xiao Chen matured, he had to kill him. Otherwise, if he wished to take action in the future, it would be more and more difficult.
Along the way up the mountain, Xiao Chen looked at the peaks of Lingyun Mountain Range. Suddenly he stopped because he felt a faint trace of killing Qi.
Xiao Chen immediately extended out his Spiritual Sense. He immediately discovered that four Martial Kings hid in the bushes at the roadside. Xiao Chen frowned slightly and he ced his right hand on the Lunar Shadow Sabers hilt immediately.
It is actually the people from Flying Snow Manor, Xiao Chen thought when he saw the get-up of the four people. No wonder they dared to take action below the Lingyun Mountain Range.
Xiao Chen immediately felt very angry. He was very anxious as well. Even though he knew the truth of the matter, he had not expected for there to be an ambush here.
Someone knew about his movements so well in the vicinity and had enough to hire Martial Kings to assassinate him. There was no one else apart from Song Que.
Damn it! I must find an opportunity to kill this person. Otherwise, he will cause me endless troubles. Xiao Chen thought coldly to himself.
When the four people who were hiding saw Xiao Chen suddenly stop, they knew that they had been exposed. They did not hesitate and they drew their swords.
Chi chi!
Four strands of dense sword Qi smashed through the bushes in front of them and headed for Xiao Chen. There was a qualitative difference between the sword Qi of a Martial King and a Martial Saint.
With Xiao Chens Essence, it would be difficult for him to block these attacks. However, Xiao Chen did not even think of dodging. His right hand drew his saber with lightning speed.
Chapter 290 - Murong Chong to the Rescue
Chapter 290: Murong Chong to the Rescue
Glittering Wukui!
A purple saber light shed and Xiao Chens saber quickly vibrated in the air. Four branches of the divine Wukui Tree turned into dense saber Qi. They flew without any hesitation.
Dang! Dang! Dang!
The saber Qi and the sword Qi shed in the air non-stop.They gave off explosive metallic sounds.
The four assassins moved like phantoms, eaching from a different direction as they quickly headed for Xiao Chen. The four of them were already Inferior Grade Martial Kings. Their speed had already broken the sound barrier and they could merge their body into the wind, As a result, their movements were soundless.
Purple Thunder True Fire! Shoot!
A fierce me started burning continuously in Xiao Chens right eye and quickly condensed into a purple light. Then, it stretched out into a purple arrow.
The arrow flew out at lightning speed that was faster than the speed of sound. It pierced through the chest of the assassin in front of Xiao Chen before flying into the distance like a meteor.
At this point in time, it would be foolish for Xiao Chen to continue to hide his trump cards when he was surrounded by four Inferior Grade Martial Kings.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
The jade pendant on Xiao Chens chest was quickly activated. The remaining three Inferior Grade Martial Kings thought they could take advantage of the moment he attacked. Unfortunately, they fell for his trap and their attacks were rebounded.
The huge force that rebounded from the Essence Shield knocked the three of them back. They had used their full powered attacks. Almost all of this strength was rebounded. They were caught off guard and their Essence turned chaotic.
I have to finish this quickly. If I drag this out for too long, I will be at a greater disadvantage, Xiao Chen quickly thought to himself. I only have so many trump cards, if they see through them, those moves will be useless.
Wukui Shakes the Heavens!
Xiao Chen shouted and leaped into the air. The ancient divine Wukui Tree materialized into existence. It carried a heaven shaking aura that could split the earth as it pressed toward a retreating Martial King.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
This killing move that was infused with the strong state of thunder pushed back this Inferior Grade Martial King. He had no way to resist and the divine tree caused him to vomit a mouthful of blood. After being struck by this blow, he was knocked flying again.
After receiving two consecutive heavy attacks, that Inferior Grade Martial King temporarily lost all hisbat prowess. Xiao Chen could not be bothered with this person as he turned around and weed the two assassins behind him.
A purple flickering light appeared below Xiao Chen and a strange purple flower bud emerged from nowhere. It encased him within.
When the two Martial Kings struck the flower bud, there was no reaction at all. When they saw the situation, they quickly withdrew.
Wukui Blossoms!
Xiao Chen shouted from within the flower bud. The purple flower bud started to blossom. After a while, its petals danced around in the sky and turned into many dazzling Wukui Flowers.
Xiao Chen shed through the air and moved through the flowers in the sky before piercing out. Xiao Chens speed was instantly raised to its peak. Under the light of the countless petals, he had reached two times the speed of sound.
Pu ci!
Xiao Chen, who had achieved mach two, pierced through an assassin without any mishaps. This speed was something they could not react to.
Wukui Supporting the Heavens!
Xiao Chen shouted and the petals in the air gathered at the assassins wound and quickly entered it. This assassin was immediately knocked back by two hundred meters.
In the next instant, a huge Wukui Tree grew out of that Martial Kings chest, pressing him firmly on the ground.
When Xiao Chen made his move, the remaining assassin did not hesitate to pierce his sword at Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen had already used all his trump cards. Furthermore, he had just executed a move. He simply had no way to dodge this sword. All he could do was move slightly to avoid receiving a fatal wound.
Blood immediately spurted out of Xiao Chens chest. The wound was only 6.6 millimeters away from his heart. If he was slightly closer, he might have died.
Xiao Chen felt an intense pain but despite that, he became very calm at this crucial point.
Xiao Chen resisted the boundless pain and grabbed the sword with his left hand. Blood poured out of his left hand as he stopped his opponent from pushing it deeper. At the same time, the Lunar Shadow Saber in his right hand pierced toward that persons chest quickly.
Xiao Chens opponent did not dodge. A cold killing intent shed in his eyes as he changed his grip on the sword from a single-handed grip to a double-handed one.
Suddenly, Xiao Chen felt a strong Essence pouring into the sword. If the Essence entered his body through the sword, it could immediately shatter his heart. This was because the wound was too close to the heart.
This opponent had actually chosen to die together. The assassins of Flying Snow Manor were too extreme.
Just as Xiao Chen was about to despair, a gentle cool breeze suddenly blew in the surroundings. A light shed and the assassins head was lobbed off.
The Essence that was surging in the sword immediately dissipated. The person that lost his head fell heavily.
Xiao Chen watched as the person who helped him kill the two heavily injured Martial King. His eyes were filled with surprise, this person was actually someone he did not really get along withMurong Chong.
It was not a coincidence that Murong Chong appeared here. After he found out Xiao Chen had taken the Tendon Refining Flower, he had been following Xiao Chen from afar.
Murong Chong watched as Xiao Chen slowly pulled out the sword in his chest. Then, Murong Chong said indifferently, Ill let you live for now. On the fifteenth, I wille for it personally.
Xiao Chen spread some Golden Salve on his wound. After he was bandaged up, he looked at the distant Murong Chong. His eyes were filled with doubt. What is going on? What is happening on the fifteenth? The bad feeling that I been havingis it rted to him?
At the foot of Lingyun Mountain Range, Xiao Chen immediately made a mad dash for Qingyun Peak after he verified his identity with the Heavenly Saber Pavilion guard.
Xiao Chen did not even bother to deal with his wound properly. He had only spread some medicine on it and wrapped it up in a simple manner. Before he had traveled very far, he felt paining from his chest.
However, that unsettling feeling in his heart was growing more intense. Xiao Chen was sure that something had happened to someone he cared about on Qingyun Peak.
Ye Chen is back! Look! Ye Chen is really back! the disciples who recognized Xiao Chen said in astonishment when he passed by the other Peaks.
I heard that he killed the well-known expert, Yue Mingshan, after he killed the ck Tuna Whale at the ck Dragon River. His deeds are being praised throughout the entire Xihe Province.
Indeed. Furthermore, he struck a draw with Me Chengxue in Xihe City, he was not at any disadvantage at all. For him to be able to strike a draw with Mu Chengxue, his name will be well-known throughout the Xihe Province.
However, something major happened in Qingyun Peak, causing his face off against Murong Chong to advance. It would be hard for him to keep his life in the life-and-death match. It is very unfortunate.
Murong Chong was already a Superior Grade Martial Saint a year ago. With his talent, he would be able to kill a regr Inferior Grade Martial King easily. Ye Chens chances against him are slim!
The discussions in the surroundings entered Xiao Chens ears. This caused his already anxious expression to turn even more unsightly. Liu Ruyue better be fine!
Xiao Chen endured the paining from his chest all the way until he reached Qingyun Peak. Without thinking too much, he immediately headed for Liu Ruyues room.
The Qingyun peak was the same as before. Cool breezes blew and water flowed and the ce was filled with greenery. There were very few people and it was very quiet. Along his way, he did not meet anyone.
When Xiao Chen arrived at Liu Ruyues courtyard, he controlled his urge to use his Spiritual Sense to check the inside. He took a deep breath and rxed the pained and anxious expression on his face.
Dong! Dong! Dong!
Footsteps came from the courtyard. Xiao Chen quickly looked up but it was Liu Suifeng walking out urgently with an anxious expression.
When Liu Suifeng looked up, he saw Xiao Chen at the gates. He immediately revealed a joyful expression and said, Ye Chen! When did youe back?
Xiao Chen smiled faintly, Not long ago, I just arrived.
Xiao Chen asked in a probing manner, Is Elder Sister Ruyue fine?
When Liu Suifeng heard this, his smile immediately vanished. His expression turned back into one of anxiousness. Then, he sighed and said, Dont go in first. Lets talk at the side.
My Sis failed in her attempt to break through to Martial King. Her meridians were severed and she became a cripple. Along the way, Liu Suifeng calmly told him something that Xiao Chen found unbelievable.
Although Xiao Chen had a premonition that something had happened to Liu Ruyue, before he got any concrete news, he still tried to keep an optimistic mindset.
Severed meridians and turning into a cripplehow could Liu Ruyue ept such a result? Xiao Chen was able to understand Liu Ruyues emotions just by thinking about it.
Xiao Chen quickly asked, What exactly happened? Her cultivation was already very close to Martial King. Why did she try to forcibly breakthrough? Is letting nature take its course out of the question? When the conditions are right, sess will naturally follow.
For a Martial Saint to advance to Martial King, the difficulties involved were greater than of any of the advancement in cultivation realms before it. This was especially so when trying to break through before the age of twenty-five. The difficulties encountered would be several times higher than a regr cultivator.
All the strong cultivators in history had onemon point; they had broken through to Martial King before the age of twenty-five.
In other words, if one was able to breakthrough to Martial King before the age of twenty-five, they were guaranteed to be at the very least a Martial Monarch in the future.
With Liu Ruyues talent, she was already very close to bing a Martial King at twenty-four. Her bing a Martial King before twenty-five was definite.
If nothing special happened, there would be no need to make a forceful breakthrough. The difference in danger faced when forcefully breaking throughpared to waiting for the right conditions was like the difference between heaven and earth.
Being very close to the realm of Martial King did not mean that you would seed in forcibly breaking through. The danger was not less. Because the time was not right yet, the risk involved did not change.
Liu Suifeng shook his head and smiled bitterly, Do you remember that she suddenly entered into closed-door cultivation after she came out from the sub-space?
Xiao Chen nodded and said, Of course I remember. She was preparing to make the breakthrough at that time?
Liu Suifeng nodded, Not long after we left, Murong Chong applied for a Peak Master Contention Battle with the Elders Assembly. My Sis had probably received notice in advance. It was likely that she did not have confidence in dealing with Murong Chong and so she decided to take the risk and try to forcibly break through to Martial King.
Ill let you live for now. On the fifteenth, I wille for it personally, Xiao Chen remembered Murong Chongs words and said, What is the Peak Master Contention Battle? Please exin it to me in detail.
Liu Suifeng exined that the Peak Master Contention Battle was the rights of the top ten rankers on the Wind Cloud List. Within their lifetime, they had the chance to challenge a Peak Master to a fight. If they won, they would be the new Peak Master of that Peak.
Before a Peak Master Contention Battle, both parties had to sign a life-and-death agreement. As they were contending for the Peak Master position, it would be impossible for them to hold back. Hence, after the fight starts, life and death would be up to the heavens.
Such a rule had existed in the Heavenly Saber Pavilion since it was founded. In its history, there were only ten people who had ever seeded.
Chapter 291 - Liu Ruyue Injured
Chapter 291: Liu Ruyue Injured
Because the Peak Masters were normally at least peak Medial Grade Martial Kings, regr disciples could not defeat them. Only a demonic-level genius had any possibility of victory. It was very rare that anyone would seed in the challenge.
Liu Ruyue was the only exception. She had inherited the Peak Master position early because of her fathers special circumstances.
Liu Suifeng said, This is also why my Sis has been cultivating so frantically. In the past few years, she received three challenges and sessfully defeated her opponents. However, Murong Chong unexpectedly challenged her this time.
Xiao Chen frowned and asked, Is Murong Chong strong? With Liu Ruyues strength, is she not his match?
Liu Suifeng said sullenly, He is very strong. When he left Qingyun Peak three years ago, he lost to my Sis by one move. Now that three years have passed, my Sis no longer has the confidence to win.
Xiao Chen said doubtfully, Elder Sister Ruyue is injured. Doesn''t that mean Murong Chong wins by default?
Liu Suifeng nced at Xiao Chen and said, No. ording to tradition, if the master is injured, the disciple will rece the master. Hence, the job of protecting Qingyun Peak will fall to you.
When Xiao Chen heard this, he was mildly stunned. However, he was not surprised. He finally understood why those disciples had such a big reaction when they saw him.
However, in all honesty, Xiao Chen was not confident in dealing with Murong Chong either. When Murong Chong executed the Clear Wind Chop outside the sect, there were clearly some improvements. Hisprehension of the state of wind was far beyond Xiao Chens.
Xiao Chen got up and said, Never mind. Lets not think of all this. Ill go take a look at Elder Sister Ruyue first.
There was no point in overthinking. It was better for Xiao Chen to investigate Liu Ruyues injury before deciding what to do.
Liu Suifeng stopped Xiao Chen and said, You should go a bitter. She just fell asleep. She has not eaten much in the past few days. We should let her rest for now.
When Xiao Chen heard this, he felt a pang in his heart. He silently nodded. After Liu Suifeng left, he dealt with his own injuries thoroughly and sat down to try recovering to his peak state.
However, regardless of what he did, he was unable to calm himself. If he continued in such a way, he would end up in Berserking Qi Deviation.
Xiao Chen could only helplessly stop cultivating and sit in the courtyard alone.
Within the huge courtyard, Xiao Chen took out the Tendon Refining Flower from his Universe Ring. He smiled faintly. This all mysteriously seemed like the will of heaven.
Xiao Chen had just obtained the Tendon Refining Flower in the Devil Savanna. Before he had the chance to use it for himself, he obtained news of Liu Ruyues meridians having been broken. Was it really coincidental?
However, there were certain situations that the Tendon Refining Flower could not treat. For example, if the nine major meridians in the body were severed, even if a deity came, he would be unable to do anything.
Liu Suifeng had left urgently; he had not pondered this problem earlier. At that moment, Xiao Chen could not help but be ovee by anxiety. This must be the reason he was unable to calm downpletely.
As the sun set, Xiao Chen sat at the stone table and pondered.
Why do I care so much for Liu Ruyue, even to the point where I felt unease while I was at the Devil Savanna, thousands of kilometers away from the Heavenly Saber Pavilion?
What exactly is the reason? Xiao Chens expression was puzzled as he gazed at the distant red clouds.
Never mind; there is no need to think about it. Xiao Chen shook his head and sighed. The problems that can not be solved should be left alone. Someday, I will understand it naturally.
Xiao Chens way was not to waste time on insoluble problems. However, even though he told himself not to think, his mind was still in chaos. He was unable to calm down.
The resoluteness and peace he had in the past were nowpletely gone.
Xiao Chen simply sat at the stone table as night slowly took over. Finally, Xiao Chen could no longer endure. He pushed his feet off the ground and leaped over the walls, heading quickly to Liu Ruyues courtyard.
With the illumination of the moonlight, Xiao Chen soon arrived in Liu Ruyues courtyard. He hesitated for a while at the gates before pushing them open and entering.
Ye Chen! When did you return?
Just as Xiao Chen stepped through the gates, he saw Liu Ruyue in the courtyard. She wore a white dress and rested at the table in the courtyard. Her expression was obviously anxious, but when she saw Xiao Chen, her pale face revealed a faint smile.
The moonlight shone on Liu Ruyues delicate figures. Thebination of her white dress and somewhat paleplexion made her originally graceful temperament seemed extremely delicate.
This was the first time Xiao Chen had ever seen Liu Ruyue wear a dress. In the past, every time he saw her, she wore female cultivator robes.
Liu Ruyues normal graceful exterior gave one a strong, decisive feeling. Like there were no problems too difficult for her like she would be forever filled with passion.
The difference was so great; Xiao Chen felt somewhat ufortable. For a moment, he forgot his purpose ining here. He did not know what to say.
Ye Chen, are you injured? When Liu Ruyue saw Xiao Chen standing outside, her expression suddenly changed. She stood and moved to Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen recovered his wits and quickly responded, Just a small injury, there are no problems!
Liu Ruyues expression became sullen, and she said, Dont lie to me. Although I no longer have my cultivation, I still can tell. Let me see.
Xiao Chen felt embarrassed, and he quickly moved back, Its really nothing. Elder Sister Ruyue, let me take a look at your injuries first.
Liu Ruyue ced her hand on Xiao Chens chest and felt the position of his wound in an instant. Her expression changed, and she said, The wound is just 6.6 millimeters away from your heart. If it were slightly closer, you would have died. How is this a small wound? Who caused it?
Xiao Chen smiled; naturally, he could not tell Liu Ruyue the truth. He said, It was the bandits of the Devil Savanna. However, I have always been very lucky. I will not die so easily.
Xiao Chen walked behind Liu Ruyue and ced his right hand on her shoulder. Liu Ruyue trembled slightly but calmed quickly.
Xiao Chens Essence slowly entered Liu Ruyues body via his right hand. Then, his Essence circted in Liu Ruyues nine major meridians for a cycle. After that, Xiao Chen let go, and he breathed a sigh of relief.
Liu Ruyue turned around and smiled faintly, I am now a cripple. I can no longer guide you.
Xiao Chen shook his head. He took out the Tendon Refining Flower from his Universe Ring and said, That might not be so. Take a look at this.
Tendon Refining Flower? Liu Ruyues face filled with shock. Where did you get this?
One must know that injuries to the meridians were the most difficult to treat. Usually, when meridians were damaged, it took a long time of nurturing to treat them.
Furthermore, in cases like Liu Ruyues, where the meridians were severed, aside from some Immortal Grade herbs, ordinary pills that treated the meridians would have no effect.
However, Immortal Grade herbs could only be found and not sought. At this moment, the only thing that could help her was this Tendon Refining Flower.
However, although the grade of the Tendon Refining Flower was not high, it was extremely rare. It also took a long time to mature. Even if it appeared in an auction, it would be immensely difficult to obtain. This was because it would be snapped up in a jiffy.
Hence, Liu Ruyue was astonished Xiao Chen managed to obtain it.
Xiao Chen did not answer her question. He smiled gently and said, Your nine major meridians are not injured. With this Tendon Refining Flower, you should be able to recover in a month. Furthermore, the toughness of your meridians will improve.
Liu Ruyue received the Tendon Refining Flower and revealed a joyful expression. However, she immediately saddened. She said, One monththere is no way to make it in time for the fight with Murong Chong. It is still toote in the end.
Xiao Chen smiled and asked, Do you not believe in my strength?
When Liu Ruyue heard this, she was mildly stunned. She remembered when she first met Xiao Chen; she could easily defeat him.
However, after a significant portion of the year, Xiao Chen had advanced from Martial Grand Master to Medial Grade Martial Saint. Furthermore, hisbat prowess was not inferior to that of an Inferior Grade Martial King.
Such talent was not inferior to Murong Chongs. Unfortunately, he was still slower by a step. He did not have enough time to mature.
Furthermore, the fight between them would not be a regr duel; it was a life-or-death battle. Liu Ruyue was very clear on Murong Chongs character. He definitely would not leave any loose ends. Xiao Chen was in dire danger.
Just recuperate in peace. Regardless of the situation, I will help you to protect Qingyun Peak, for I am from Qingyun Peak as well. I shall take my leave, Xiao Chen said with a serious expression.
After Xiao Chen spoke, he turned to depart. Just as he was about to step through the gates, Liu Ruyue said softly, Ye Chen, thank you.
Xiao Chen paused for a moment, and a gentle smile appeared on his face. Then, he increased his speed and quickly left this ce.
When Xiao Chen returned to his courtyard, he sat on his bed in a cross-legged fashion. Then, he immediately circted his energy to treat his injuries.
This time, Xiao Chen was as calm as still water; there were no ripples in his mind at all. His mind waspletely clear. He slowly circted his Essence and nourished the wound on this chest repeatedly.
Xiao Chens physical body was very strong. After several temperings and the aid of the Seven Leaf Flower, his recovery abilities reached an impressive level.
The sword had notpletely pierced through Xiao Chens chest. With some time, after he calmed down, it would not take more than twenty-four hours to repair most of the damage.
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Two dayster, Xiao Chens wound had healedpletely. In the meantime, Liu Suifeng came over and brought a plethora of healing medicine from the Jade Maiden Peak. Xiao Chen did not know whether tough or cry at this.
Actually, his injury was not serious. He had only almost injured the heart. However, the key word here was almost. He did not receive any serious damage. He just needed to circte his Essence for a period, and he would recover. There was no need for so much medicine.
After staying in for two days, Xiao Chen got up and pushed open his door. The sunlight shone on his face, and fresh air entered his nose. He felt utterly refreshed and much more rxed.
The fifteenththere is still another week. Murong Chong is already aware of most of my trump cards. Furthermore, I am still not aware of many of his.
I have to learn the three sure-kill techniques of the Wukui Saber Technique and use them to create new trump cards. Otherwise, there will be no chance at victory. I can also make some changes to the Rushing Thunder Roars. If I turned the Martial Technique for dealing with groups into a single target one, it could be a trump card as well.
Xiao Chen muttered to himself as he looked into the distance, watching the sunlight adorn the sky.
Once Xiao Chen made up his mind, he started on it. Xiao Chen walked past the walls of his courtyard and headed for the back mountains of Qingyun Peak. There were not many people on Qingyun Peak; hence, the vast back mountain was quiet and tranquil; it was perfectly suitable for Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen arrived at a clear area and practiced the first three moves of the Wukui Saber Technique first.
Glittering Wukui!
The saber shed in the air nine times, and nine Wukui Tree branches appeared immediately. The tree branches moved through the air chaotically at lightning speed. They tore through space and left afterimages as they did so.
Chapter 292 - Wukui Breaks the Heavens
Chapter 292: Wukui Breaks the Heavens
Xiao Chen withdrew his saber and stopped. He felt satisfied; the three foundational moves were already approaching Great Perfection. He was now able to send out nine rtively dense saber Qi simultaneously.
The quality of a Martial Saints saber Qi was significantly inferior to a Martial King. However, Xiao Chen had the Glittering Wukui. The saber Qi formed from the tree branch was not inferior to that of a Martial King. Hence, such a weakness could be considered remedied.
Furthermore, this move exhausted rtively little Essence. Xiao Chen could practically execute it endlessly. It couldst until all his Essence dried up and was no different from saber Qi.
Regarding quality of saber Qi, Xiao Chen had an advantage over Murong Chong. Although it was not a big advantage, it would still contribute a little to his odds of victory.
Xiao Chen finally practiced the three foundational moves. Then, he started practicing the three killing moves, Wukui Shakes the Heavens, Wukui Blossoms, and Wukui Supporting the Heavens.
Of the three killing moves, Wukui Supporting the Heavens was a stand-alone move. As for Wukui Shakes the Heavens and Wukui Blossoms, they had to be chained together to release their greatest might.
After Xiao Chen finished practicing the three killing moves, the ground was gorged out everywhere. Purple electricity lingered in the air. He stopped moving and rested for a while after that.
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Wukui Breaks the Heavens!
Xiao Chen shouted and followed the cirction method for the Wukui Saber Technique, trying to execute the seventh move.
The ancient divine tree slowly began growing above him, starting at its roots. However, before it couldplete its growth, a saber light appeared on his saber and extended out at least a hundred meters.
Little surprise appeared on Xiao Chens face. He said softly, I released it too early. I did not time it properly with the cirction of Essence. Again!
Boom! It failed the second time. Like before, the saber Qi only extended by about a hundred meters before disappearing. Its might was not evenparable to Glittering Wukui.
Third timefailedfourth timefailedfifth timefailed again!
Xiao Chen had lost track of how many times he failed, but he did not show any signs of discouragement. Every time he failed, he tried and consolidated the reason he failed before trying again.
The might of the killing moves in the Wukui Saber Technique were already intensely ferocious; they could kill an Inferior Grade Martial King. Xiao Chen believed that the sure-kill moves would be even more ferocious.
A regr peak Inferior Grade Martial King might not be able to survive it. Hence, it was normal for it to be difficult to learn. Fortunately, Xiao Chens threshold for enduring loneliness was very high. Even after experiencing failure after failure, he was not frustrated in the least.
Hu chi!
The Wukui Tree above him had already grown to a near-perfect level. However, the saber light appeared ahead of time. This time, it extended out five hundred meters.
Xiao Chen wiped the sweat from his forehead and encouraged himself, Its not bad already. I am just a short distance from sess. Time to continue.
After practicing for so long, Xiao Chen had a slight understanding of the profoundness of the Wukui Breaks the Heavens.
The key points of this move were the Mysterious Phenomenon, the cirction of Essence, and the timing of the release. The three factors had to bepleted at the same time to execute this move fully.
The so-called Mysterious Phenomenon naturally referred to the Wukui Tree above him. The other two factors were easy to understand but difficult to aplish.
As of now, Xiao Chen already had aplete grasp on the manifestation of Mysterious Phenomenon. He could almost control the speed of Essence cirction as he willed. The only thing he could not control was the timing of the release.
Unknowingly, the sky had grown dark. Xiao Chen continued to practice this move without being discouraged.
Wukui Breaks the Heavens!
Xiao Chen shouted, and the ancient divine Wukui Tree formed slowly. The instant the Wukui Treepleted its formation, a resplendent saber light appeared on his Lunar Shadow Saber and lit up the night sky.
The saber light grew longer quickly; within a breaths time, it extended by a thousand meters and reached a cliffside. There was a loud boom, and a seemingly endless deep hole appeared. Rocks crashed down unceasingly.
I finally seeded! Xiao Chen revealed a joyous expression. Everything came to him who was patient; he finally grasped this move.
The next step would be to try merging in the state of thunder. Only by truly merging the state of thunder could onepletely release the might of the Martial Technique.
Dark clouds churned in the sky; a boundless low rumble of thunder resounded relentlessly. asionally, slender bolts of lightning tore through the sky, lighting up the ground.
Xiao Chen had a calm expression as his right hand grasped the saber hilt. The state of thunder gathered continuously. The roar of the thunder in the sky became louder as time passed. It was like a huge army galloping and shouting angrily.
The boundless sound reverberated in the back mountains. A visible purple wind blew through the air, giving off non-stop zi zi sounds.
Wukui Breaks the Heavens!
Xiao Chen shouted, and the ancient divine Wukui Tree grew quickly above his head. When the Wukui Trees growth halted, Xiao Chen moved his right hand.
Pu ci!
The resplendent light pir appeared on the snow-white saber. The continuous rumble of thunder in the air immediately stopped. However, it only stayed quiet for about half a second.
Then, a startling thunder roared. A horrifying bolt of purple lightning tore through the dark clouds in the sky, moving through the night sky. It was like a roaring berserk dragon descending from the sky.
At that moment, Xiao Chens aura raised to the peak. It was like a treasured saber drawing out of the scabbard, its brilliance revealed, shining in every direction. It was eye-catching, like a sharp de breaking through the air.
Rumble!
The state and the Saber Techniques merged seamlessly. The pir of light on the saber de extended quickly. All this happened in the blink of an eye.
When a small peak, about a thousand meters ahead, was struck by the light pir, it shattered. Rocks tumbled from the height, nothing but rubble.
The rocks that came in contact with the light pir turned to dust and scattered with the wind,pletely disappearing.
Dang!
Xiao Chen returned his saber to the scabbard, and the thunder clouds in the sky immediately disappeared. The rumble of thunder stopped, and the night grew quiet once more. Only the sound of rocks falling remained.
Xiao Chen revealed a joyful expression. He muttered, After two days, I finally perfectly merged my state of thunder with the Wukui Breaks the Heavens. This move is sufficient for me to show disdain for the Martial Saint cultivators. Regarding might, it is only slightly shy of an Inferior Grade Heaven Ranked Martial Technique.
Xiao Chen sat cross-legged where he was. He took out a Medial Grade Spirit Stone and quickly recovered his Essence.
After a while, hepletely replenished his exhausted Essence. Furthermore, some Spiritual Energy in the Medial Grade Spirit Stone remained. Xiao Chen took advantage of this opportunity and entered a state of cultivation.
Xiao Chen sent the remaining Spiritual Energy in the Medial Grade Spirit Stone into the Qi whirlpool at his dantian. When he exhausted the Spirit Stone, the Qi whirlpool spun and increased in size slightly. His Essence capacity had increased again.
Xiao Chen was not in a rush to get up. Instead, he continued to circte the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation and infused this energy he just absorbed into his body, turning it into part of his cultivation.
After the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation circted for a great cycle, Xiao Chen immediately opened his eyes, and a purple light shed in his pupils.
Xiao Chen got up and looked at the distant horizon. A faint light began to appear; dawn was arriving. He said, After the sky turns bright, I only have five days left. The Wukui Breaks the Heavens has only just merged with the state of thunder; that means that I actually only have four days left.
Out of the four days, I will use three to practice the eighth move of the Wukui Saber Technique. The remaining day will be used to consolidate and altering the Rushing Thunder Roars. This way, I will have three trump cards.
After Xiao Chen retrieved some dry rations from the Universe Ring and ate, he continued to familiarize himself with merging the Wukui Breaks the Heavens and the state of thunder.
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The outline of the vast Lingyun Mountain Range rose up and down. It was unknown how vast it was exactly; there were many deste peaks. Murong Chong stood on this particr quiet peak. This peak was utterly bare; there was no vegetation at all. Only stones filled this ce.
It climbed about two thousand meters high; the wind blew wildly. This caused Murong Chongs clothes to flutter uncontrobly.
Xiu!
Murong Chong suddenly opened his eyes, and a reserved light appeared in their depths. Suddenly, his hair stopped fluttering around. The wind seemed like it was passing through him; he had merged with the wind itself.
My state of wind has finally reached Great Perfection. I can break the sound barrier now. This way, I have a seventy percent chance of dodging that move of his.
Murong Chong spoke to himself. Then, his body suddenly shed in the direction of the wind. As he moved, he made no sound. In the blink of an eye, he had traveled five hundred meters.
Murong Chongs figure flickered non-stop as he moved towards the foot of the mountain. Up in the sky,yers of clouds slowly churned in the previously clear sky.
The clouds in the sky seemed to be directed by a mysterious force. They started to crash into each other at a fast speed. When the clouds crashed into each other, thunder crackled in the sky.
Pu ci!
Murong Chong drew his saber, and a bolt of lightning descended. Before the bolt of lightningnded on the ground, a strong wind blew.
The lightning immediately merged into the strong wind, and the strong wind instantly turned purple, forming a purple tornado. Electricity flickered on the wind, and thunder roared.
Murong Chong leaped into the air, his figure seeming ethereal and formless, like a cloud on the passing wind. The purple tornado followed after him, moving up and down.
Everywhere it passed, the purple tornado sted countlessrge stones into powder. They turned into dust and scattered with the wind. Dust filled the ce with a yellow cloud.
Chasing Cloud Pursuing Lightning!
Murong Chong, who moved through the air without a fixed pattern, shouted. The purple tornado changed and transformed into a flickering purple flood dragon. It moved in the direction his saber light pointed.
Its speed was incredibly fast; it was almost the speed of sound. The flood dragon, formed by the clouds, wind, and electricity, crashed into a peak. The summit of the peak immediately shattered and turned into powder.
Parting Clouds Revealing Sky!
Murong Chong shouted again andnded on the ground. A resplendent light appeared on his saber de.
In an instant, it grew infinitely, surging into the sky. The saber light instantly separated the churning clouds. The bright sun was revealed, burning even brighter than before.
Rebuking Heaven and Earth!
Suddenly, Murong Chong shouted and the saber, gleaming with a cold light, vibrated relentlessly.
Chapter 293 - Murong Chong’s Trump Card
Chapter 293: Murong Chongs Trump Card
A strong wind blew behind Murong Chong, kicking up dust. Up in the sky, the clouds churned, moving continuously. They seemed to span unbroken in the sky for at least 108,000 meters.
For a moment, there were rising winds and scudding clouds; the sky seemed to have changed color. Murong Chongs aura rushed to the sky; within this space, he seemed like a ruler. He was like an exceptionally treasured saber standing there; it felt as if he could even pierce the sky.
When the saber swung, a cold and sharp saber light lit up. The wind immediately ceased, and the clouds froze. Within that space, only the saber light remained resplendent.
Murong Chongs wrist dropped downward, and the saber light left the saber, turning into a surging saber Qi heading for the ground violently.
A ten meters wide and 33 meters deep hole gouged into the ground. The saber Qi was like a pir. It flew five thousand meters before it stopped.
With one nce, the five-thousand-meters pit seemed endless. There were remnants of the state of wind and clouds lingering to the sides. It did not dissipate for quite a while. Dust left the ground and filled the air, dancing chaotically.
Dang!
Murong Chong withdrew his saber and stood upright as he looked at the endless cloud of dust and the horrifying gorge. His face was still expressionless as he said indifferently, Liu Ruyue will definitely tell Ye Chen about the nine secret techniques of Qingyun Peak. They cannot be my true trump cards.
Only this Great Perfection state of cloud and my self-created Three Weather Styles can be my true trump cards. Now that the state of wind has reached Great Perfection, and the state of wind and the state of cloud merged perfectly together, no one under Martial King is my match.
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The sun rose and set; the clouds gathered and scattered. Five days flew by just like that.
The eighth move of the Wukui Saber Technique was harder to learn than Xiao Chen originally expected. He spent a total of three and a half days beforepletely learning it. Then he merged it with the state of thunder.
Instead, the alteration of the Rushing Thunder Roars was easier than expected. Xiao Chen had already be intimately familiar with this move in the Devil Savanna.
There was not much that needed to be changed when converting it from a group attack to a single target attack. For Xiao Chen, who had consumed the Flowing Light Flower, it was not difficult.
Xiao Chen watched the setting sun on the horizon and sheathed his saber, beginning his journey back. He executed the Azure Dragon Cloud Soaring Art and transformed into a streak of purple light, flickering as he moved.
In less than the time for half a joss stick to burn, Xiao Chen returned to his courtyard. He discovered the Liu siblings and Xiao Bai, who had been running wild the past few days, waiting for him there.
[Note: The time it takes for a joss stick to burn is dependant on the type of joss stick. But for time usage, the ancient Chinese understood one joss stick to be 30 minutes.]
Xiao Chen leaped over the walls andnded firmly on the ground. He smiled and inquired, Why are you all here?
Liu Suifeng smiled, Im here to cheer you on before the fight. I will take my leave first; my Sis will give you some information on Murong Chong. I hope it will be useful to you.
After taking the Tendon Refining Flower, Liu Ruyuesplexion looked rosier; she did not seem as weak as she had been. She wore tight cultivators robes once again.
After Liu Suifeng left, Liu Ruyue inspected Xiao Chen carefully. She discovered that his aura was stronger than it was five days ago; there was a great improvement in his strength.
Come to the dueling grounds with me, Liu Ruyues lips parted slightly as she said softly.
Xiao Chen nodded and followed Liu Ruyue. They gradually made their way to the dueling grounds.
The two of them stood across from each other, separated by about five meters. Liu Ruyue said, Before Murong Chong left Qingyun Peak, he was only slightly weaker than me. Now that three years have passed, his strength will have only be more terrifying. I will tell you everything I know.
Firstly is the Qingyun Peaks nine secret techniques. He had learned four of them. They are Profound Wind Chop, Peerless Lunar Shadow, Clear Wind Chop, and Flickering Light Passing Shadows.
You should already be very quite familiar with the Profound Wind Chop and the Clear Wind Chop.
I will demonstrate to you the Peerless Lunar Shadow and the Flickering Light Passing Shadows.
Xiao Chen quickly said, Elder Sister Ruyue, you can just exin them to me. Your meridians have just recovered; it is best if you dont circte your Essence.
Liu Ruyue revealed a smile on her graceful face as she said, Its fine. I know my limits. Watch carefully; this is the Peerless Lunar Shadow.
Ka ca!
Liu Ruyue immediately drew her small saber, and it gave off a sharp and cold saber light. Two crescent-moon-shaped scarlet saber Qi appeared.
Following Liu Ruyues movements, the two crescent moons moved and connected, forming a full moon behind her.
Suddenly, the dueling grounds turned pitch-dark. The scarlet moon slowly rose and illuminated the dark space a deep red.
Liu Ruyue flew up at the same time as the full moon. The red light shone upon her and made her look strangely beautiful.
Liu Ruyues saber pointed at Xiao Chen, and the aura seemed to have gathered in a spot.
Xiao Chen frowned slightly; he could feel a strange pressure on his forehead. He could not control the Qi and blood in his entire body, and he grew agitated. He felt a certain unexinable frustration.
What a powerful Martial Technique; it can actually affect my mental state, Xiao Chen thought to himself. He quickly sank his consciousness down and protected his dantian. Only after that did the unsettling feeling disappear.
Dang!
Liu Ruyue returned her saber to its scabbard, and the Mysterious Phenomenon instantly disappeared. Her body gently floated down. When shended, she fell to one knee and almost toppled over.
Xiao Chen was startled and quickly moved to support Liu Ruyue. When he saw her paleplexion, he said, There is no need to work so hard. Elder Sister Ruyue, you just need to exin it to me; there is no need to demonstrate it.
Liu Ruyues pale face revealed a bitter smile. She struggled out of Xiao Chens grasp and stood stably. She said, It seems like Im still overdoing it. I will exin them to your then.
Peerless Lunar Shadow is a Mysterious Phenomenon created from my own killing Qi. This Martial Technique is an adaptation of the Blood Shadow Chop. The stronger a persons killing QI, the stronger its might will be.
When you are facing this move, your heart must be calm. Otherwise, the killing Qi will enter your body. This will cause you to lose even the chance to draw your saber.
Xiao Chen nodded, I understand. I felt it earlier. However, I have always had a resolute character. My heart will not be disturbed so easily.
Liu Ruyue saw that Xiao Chen seemed slightly careless. Liu Ruyue revealed a serious expression on her pale face as she said, You cannot be careless. Back then, to practice this move to Great Perfection, Murong Chong personally ughtered fifty groups of bandits in the Devil Savanna. Even if the number of bandits did not reach ten thousand, there were at least eight thousand. His killing Qi is extremely horrifying.
When Xiao Chen heard this, he was startled. He did not expect Murong Chong to be so cold-blooded. For the sake of one move, he strained his hands with the blood of ten thousand people.
However, Xiao Chen remembered that, when he encountered him, he was not leaking any killing Qi. If what Liu Ruyue said was true, it went to show that Murong Chong had already reached the point where he could use Killing Qi as he wished. To control so much killing Qi, aside from being strong, there were very high requirements on his temperament, which were even harsher.
What kind of person was Murong Chong? He had a horrifying talent, cold-blooded and decisive personality, as well as a resoluteness and iparable determination. It was hard to point out his ws.
Liu Ruyue continued, However, you dont have to pay too much attention to this. If you are unable to ovee him in term of killing Qi, you can simply use force to break the Mysterious Phenomenon in advance. Break it while it is still two separate crescent moons.
Xiao Chen was enlightened, That is a way to do it as well. However, my move will have to be very fast, fast enough for him to be unable to react.
Thank you, Elder Sister Ruyue, Xiao Chen said seriously.
Liu Ruyue smiled and continued, We are now left with Flickering Light Passing Shadows. I do not know this move. I only know that it is a cloning Martial Techniques and infuses the state of light. It can create numerous clones that are difficult to differentiate.
However, Murong Chongs main focus is the state of wind. He is not likely to have spent too much time practicing this move. It is sufficient for you just to be aware of it.
After that, Liu Ruyue told Xiao Chen about Murng Chongs other strengths in detail. The look of worry in her eyes never disappeared.
Remember, do not risk your life at the crucial moment. Life is the most important. To me, even if I keep this Qingyun Peak, I will have great regrets if I lose you. So, you must promise me; if you can''t win, just admit defeat.
Just as Xiao Chen was about to leave, Liu Ruyue spoke very seriously. Only after Xiao Chen agreed did Liu Ruyue reveal a satisfied smile and leave the dueling grounds.
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The next morning, the dawn peeked through the window and shone into Xiao Chens room.
As Xiao Chen felt the piercing light, he immediately awoke from deep sleep. Since the fight would start soon, he did not cultivate but had a good sleep. So his body, mind, and spirit would all be well rested.
After Xiao Chen washed up, he felt extremely refreshed. His entire being, from the interior and exterior of his body, was all in peak condition.
Liu Ruyue and Liu Suifeng were already waiting outside his courtyard. After Xiao Chen asked, he discovered that the Peak Master Contention Battle would not be held at the familiar Heaven Viewing tform. Instead, it would be held at the Heaven Ascending tform that he had been to once.
Liu Ruyue waved at the sky, and a massive Heavenly Wind Vulture circled in the air beforending in front of them, causing a strong wind.
After the three of them mounted the Heavenly Wind Vulture, the person controlling the Heavenly Wind Vulture shouted. The Heavenly Wind Vulture instantly created a strong berserk wind as it rushed into the air.
Unless there were some major matters, there would normally be no one on the Heaven Ascending tform. However, at the moment, there was an endless stream of people making their way there. Therge number of people made it very lively.
Up, on the tform was a huge dueling ground. Encircling its surroundings were spectator stands. In the middle was a two thousand meters long and a hundred meters wide super arena.
No one puzzled at the size of the arena; after all, every Peak Master Contention Battle was fought at a Martial Kings level
A fight on such a level would not be containable with a regr arena.
In the arena, Murong Chong stood expressionlessly in a corner with his eyes shut.
The densely packed heads could be seen in spectator stands. Furthermore, there were still many cultivators making their way over quickly.
Its another Peak Master Contention Battle. I did not expect Murong Chong to attack Qingyun Peak like that. Unfortunately, Liu Ruyue is injured. Qingyun Peak will probably fall this time.
That might not be so. Ye Chen is also now a super genius who can defeat an expert from the older generation. Regarding talent, he is not inferior to Murong Chong. The odds of victory are probably fifty-fifty.
Chapter 294 - Fight Begins
Chapter 294: Fight Begins
Haha, you are too naive. Murong Chong advanced to peak Superior Grade Martial Saint long ago. There were also experts of the older generation who died at his hands as well. Their talent may be at the same level, but regarding cultivation realm, Ye Chen is a tad bit slower; he does not have much chance of victory against Murong Chong.
I also agree. Murong Chongs strength has always been stable. Furthermore, he has practiced all of the Qingyun Peak secret techniques that he knows to Great Perfection. The Cultivation Techniques and Martial Techniques he practices are all at the peak of his generation. Furthermore, he has a seemingly wless character. It is hard to imagine him losing to Ye Chen.
However, why is this Ye Chen not here yet? I heard that Murong Chong arrivedst night and hadnt left the arena since.
Before the fight began, the crowds already intensely discussed the pair.
Although most of them favored Murong Chong, they all recognized Xiao Chens strength. They were all of the opinion that this would not be an easy victory for Murong Chong.
This was something that could not have happened in the past. However, recent events proved Xiao Chens strength. It was not exaggerated but true.
Murong Chong paid no attention to the discussions around him. Suddenly, he opened his eyes and looked at a Heavenly Wind Vulture in the sky. He said indifferently, Youre finally here.
Xiao Chen looked at Murong Chong, who had arrived at the arena long ago, and he adjusted his mental state. He jumped from the Heavenly Wind Vulture andnded firmly in the arena.
Liu Ruyue looked at the two people in the arena; aplicated feeling filled her heart. She muttered in a low voice, I hope nothing will go wrong.
When an old man, a Medial Grade Martial King, saw Xiao Chennd in the arena, he immediately walked out and revealed himself. He was the referee of this fight, and at the same time, he was a member of the Elders Assembly.
The old man waved his hand and signaled for the two of them to retreat about a hundred meters. After he waited for a while, he said, In the Peak Master Contention Battle, there has never been any such thing as mercy. However, let me say this first; we are all people of the same sect. If one party admits his defeat, please stop.
I shall not speak too much nonsense. The fight begins; the winner will decide the fate of Qingyun Peak!
After the old man spoke, he pushed his feet off the ground lightly and quickly left the arena.
Murong Chong and Xiao Cheng were separated by two hundred meters. They gazed at each other, their right hands on their saber hilts. They gathered aura relentlessly.
At this moment, the originally extremely noisy audience fellpletely silent. Countless pairs of eyes stared at the two people in the arena.
Hu chi!
A red light shed in Murong Chongs eyes, and a suppressing killing Qi fired towards Xiao Chen.
This killing Qi was immensely dense; it parted the air like it was water, then enveloped an area of about one meter around Xiao Chen.
Countless miserable cries echoed in Xiao Chens ears. Horrifying illusions appeared before his eyes. These were probably the grievances left behind by the people Murong Chong had killed.
Murong Chong is indeed able to use his killing Qi as he wishes. No! It is not just at that level; it is at a much deeper level than that. He can use his killing Qi to wrap around my body without it scattering. This is a very high-level control.
Xiao Chen, mildly astonished, still wore a calm expression; there were no changes to his features at all.
Xiao Chen concentrated and kept his mind clear. A clear light shed in his serene eyes. With such a strong spirit protecting his heart, he felt none of the effects of the killing Qi.
Xiao Chen simply allowed that strong killing Qi to surround his body, but his eyes remained impable tranquil. Simply guarding his heart allowed those illusions to all vanish without him having to exert effort.
Murong Chongs face was expressionless. When he saw that the killing Qi was useless, he decisively withdrew it all.
Hu hu!
Suddenly, a strong wind blew from behind Murong Chong. Countless particles of dust kicked up, and the wind asionally howled.
Thunderclouds gathered above Xiao Chens head, churning continuously. The low rumble of thunder rang out endlessly.
After the two had gathered their strength for quite some time, they finally unleashed it. They startedpeting withprehended states, a berserk state of wind versus a surging state of thunder.
For a moment, winds rose and clouds scudded. Dark clouds obscured the sun, and itpletely lost its light. The arena was now dark.
Furthermore, the dust the strong wind had picked up shrouded the vision of many cultivators, except for some with very good eyesight. For most, they could no longer see the situation.
How powerful; they havent even started fighting yet. Theirparison of states is already so horrifying. Its no wonder; they can fight people of higher cultivation realms, killing Inferior Grade Martial Kings, someone in the crowd eximed.
Dang!
Instantly, two strands of resplendent saber light shown in the boundless strong wind. The cold, sharp saber lights blew away all the dust in the arena.
Each opponent simultaneously sent out a strand of saber Qi. The strands met midair and generated a surging shockwave in all directions.
Murong Chong was astonished to find that the density of his saber Qi was not as dense as Xiao Chens. Even after crashing into Murong Chongs saber Qi, the purple saber Qi still flew quickly at him, albeit weakened.
Murong Chong stomped on the ground and silently stepped forward. He swung his saber and easily shattered the weakened purple saber Qi. Then, he rushed Xiao Chen without his speed decreasing.
Xiao Chen did not feel afraid. He shouted and likewise rushed forward to wee Murong Chongs charge.
Dang! Dang! Dang! Dang!
The two sabers shed with each other, and in an instant, the sound of wind, thunder, and metallic nging merged and reverberated in the air.
In the blink of an eye, the two exchanged several dozen moves. When they saw an attack, they dealt with it; not giving the other any advantage. After a while, they both shouted and retreated a hundred meters.
The aggressive wind scattered, and the dust settled. The scene, at that moment, appeared to everyone; they could finally see again.
The twos gazes were like sharp knives having an intense exchange in the air. Xiao Chen grasped the saber tightly with his right hand, maintaining a high alert. This was because the earlier attacks were all probing moves. After this, the right fight would begin.
Murong Chong revealed a faint smile on his handsome face. He said, After not seeing you for one month, your improvement of strength has exceeded my expectations. You are now qualified to challenge me. However, that is merely the qualification to challenge me.
Qingyun Peaks secret technique, Peerless Lunar Shadow!
Murong Chong shouted, and his saber quickly emitted two scarlet saber Qi resembling crescent moons. The two crescent moons moved in two beautiful arcs in the air as they fired at Xiao Chen.
The saber Qi contained boundless killing Qi. Everywhere it passed, it left a scarlet shadow behind like fresh blood.
Glittering Wukui!
As Xiao Chen knew the might of Peerless Lunar Shadow, he did not dare be careless. The snow-white Lunar Shadow Saber trembled nine times, and the Glittering Wukui exhibited to the limits.
Nine ancient divine Wukui Tree branches turned into dense saber Qi and moved like long spears toward the scarlet saber Qi in the air.
Murong Chong smiled faintly and shook the saber in his hand slightly. The two scarlet crescent moons paused in the air. Then they moved strangely, in a semicircle arc.
They would meet where Xiao Chen stood. Such a sudden change allowed them to avoid the nine purple saber Qi in the air.
Windwalk Shoes! Activate! Retreat!
The crescent moons speed reached the speed of sound in an instant. Murong Chong hadpletely merged his state of wind into them.
Xiao Chen did not dare be careless. He activated the Windwalk Shoes and executed the Azure Dragon Cloud Soaring Art. He turned into a purple arrow and retreated.
Bang!
The instant Xiao Chen retreated, the two crescent moon met each other with a boom. Then, they formed a scarlet full moon.
The horrifying red shockwaves radiated out in the surroundings like waves. Under the influence of the shockwaves, a wall of dirt rose into the air.
Even though Xiao Chen had dodged it in advance, the shockwave of the red moons speed and might still exceeded Xiao Chens expectation.
The shockwaves struck Xiao Chens body, knocking him several hundred meters. The killing Qi infused in the shockwaves howled in his mind.
Xiao Chens Qi and blood surged uncontrobly; the resentment built up in his mind. An irresistible desire to kill and frustration arose in his heart.
Damn it!
Xiao Chen released his pride and circted his Essence to gather the surging Qi and blood. Then, he vomited them. The surging Qi and blood, as well as the boundless killing Qi, vanished.
Up, in the spectator stands, Liu Ruyue frowned tightly. Worry filled her graceful face. She did not expect that, when the true exchange started, Xiao Chen would suffer a small disadvantage.
Murong Chongsprehension of the Peerless Lunar Shadow had already reached the peak of Consummation, where he could freely control it. After he merged in the berserk state of wind, the might of this move reached a horrifying level.
Hu!
Murong Chongs body slowly flew into the sky. The moon shaped saber Qi separated and flew to his back once again.
The crescent moons merged to form a full moon again. A dark, night scene appeared once more. In an instant, it blocked out the sunlight; it also covered the dark clouds Xiao Chens state of thunder had created, leaving not a trace behind.
The connection with the state of thunderpletely broke!
Xiao Chen was utterly astonished. He tried a few times but discovered that he was unable to connect to his state of thunder. The cover of night severed him from the outside world.
This is the effect of a peak Consummation Mysterious Phenomenon. It forms something like a barrier. Ye Chens state of thunder has been isted.
I did not expect Murong Chong to haveprehended his Mysterious Phenomenon to the Consummation. Many Martial Kings are still incapable of doing so.
Indeed, Mysterious Phenomenon is not closely rted to cultivation. It ispletely dependant on an individuals talent andprehension abilities. After losing his state of thunder, Ye Chen is in a bad state.
Many of the knowledgeable people in the spectator stands sighed and voiced their opinions. Now that he had a Consummation Mysterious Phenomenon, he might be unrivaled in the Martial Saint Realm.
Skipping cultivation realms to kill an Inferior Grade Martial King would be easy.
Liu Ruyue grew more worried; Murong Chong was much stronger than she expected. Even if it were her, she would have a difficult time facing this.
As Xiao Chen watched the scarlet full moon and Murong Chong, who bathed in red light, he slowly calmed.
Chapter 295 - Breaking the Predicament
Chapter 295: Breaking the Predicament
If Xiao Chen had thought of a way to break the two scarlet saber Qi earlier, he would not be in his current situation. Unfortunately, he was not decisive enough at that moment; he did not want to exhaust too much Essence.
Xiao Chen somewhat reprimanded himself in his heart. However, now was not the time for regret. Before he reached thest step, his confidence could not waver.
Since Xiao Chen could not use the state of thunder, the might of the Wukui Saber Technique was greatly crippled. It could not be used to break out of his predicament. The Lingyun Saber Technique did not even need to be mentioned; he had to think of another method.
Thats it! An idea shed through Xiao Chens mind. Since he could not use states, he would use his strongest Mysterious Phenomenon and sh against the other.
Thinking of this, Xiao Chens frown rxed. He shouted, and the snow-white Lunar Shadow Saber glowed.
Flight On Wings, Moon Bright Like Fire!
A golden full moon slowly rose up from behind Xiao Chen, across from the scarlet moon.
The faint golden moon shone a gentle glow on the ground; it provided a sharp contrast to the brightly glistening scarlet moon.
Whats going on? There is a full moon behind Xiao Chen as well, someone up in the spectator stands eximed.
What is he doing? His Mysterious Phenomenon clearly has not reached Consummation yet. If he is going to pit a Mysterious Phenomenon against Murong Chongs, he will be at a disadvantage, Liu Suifeng said incredibly anxiously.
When Liu Ruyue looked at the rising moon, she suddenly understood Xiao Chens intentions, and the worry on her face lessened slightly. At the very least, this Peerless Lunar Shadow would not be a fatal threat to Xiao Chen.
The golden moon that hung in the sky was as bright as fire. An unwaveringly determined expression shed across Xiao Chens face. He shouted in mid-air, and the full moon rushed straight at Murong Chong.
What is he thinking? Using the Mysterious Phenomenon to crash directly is too crazy. Doing this will result in damaging yourself more than the opponent.
Actually, in such a situation, Ye Chen has no other choice. This is the only way to break Murong Chongs Mysterious Phenomenon.
The people in the spectator stands watched as Xiao Chen controlled the bright moon, aiming for the moon behind Murong Chong. They were all astonished.
A faint shock appeared on Murong Chongs face, which had been calm all the while. Then, heughed coldly and said, Since you want to go head-on, I shall grant you that.
Murong Chong shouted, and the scarlet full moon gave off a dazzling light. It contained boundless killing Qi as it unhesitatingly headed for the golden full moon Xiao Chen controlled.
The golden moon and the scarlet moon moved quickly through the air. Everywhere it passed, fluctuations appeared in space; it looked like it shattered.
Bang!
Both moons shone brightly,peting with each other. Then, they crashed intensely high in the sky. There was a loud explosion, and the space in the entire arena on the Heaven Ascending tform trembled.
Even the distant spectator stands trembled as well. The ground would not stop shaking; it was like it had split apart. This caused everyone to feel some terror in their hearts.
Its too strong! This is on the same level as a Martial King fight, a disciple in the distance eximed.
Xiu!
The two full moons shattered simultaneously. The dark space immediately fractured into pieces. The sunlight that had been missing for quite a while impatiently shone down from the sky again.
At first, it was just one strand; then it became two, then three. Immediately, light rapidly extended out. The sky above the arena grew bright once more.
Both Xiao Chen and Murong Chong were incredibly pale. The force from the two Mysterious Phenomenon crashing into each other caused them both significant injuries.
However, Murong Chong was in a better state than Xiao Chen. Although the strength Murong Chongs Mysterious Phenomenon was about the same as Xiao Chen, it had already reached Consummation. Hence, it was still slightly stronger.
Only after resting for a while did Murong Chong shout and grasp his saber. He transformed into a cool breeze and attacked. However, there was no killing Qi from him; there was not even a trace. Then, his body mysteriously disappeared before the audiences eyes.
The Clear Wind Chop again? Xiao Chen wiped the blood from the corner of his lips and revealed a cold smile.
Actually, Murong Chong had not practiced the Clear Wind Chop to Consummation. He had only perfectly merged the Great Perfection Clear Wind Chop with the state of wind. Hence, he managed to achieve such a result.
This move was one of Murong Chongs signature moves. If Xiao Chen had not seen this the first time they met, he might feel helpless. However, after he had perfectly merged the state of thunder into his saber, Xiao Chen did not worry about this move anymore.
Wukui Transforms to Qi!
Xiao Chen shouted, and an ancient divine tree appeared out of nowhere. It turned into strands of purple saber Qi and moved around chaotically.
Rumble!
Above Xiao Chens head, thunderclouds formed again, churning continuously. The state of thunder perfectly merged with his Saber Technique. When Xiao Chen attacked, the thunder rumbled.
When Murong Chong, who hid in the clear wind, saw the purple saber Qi flying in the air on arge scale, he frowned slightly.
These saber Qi infused with the state of Thunder could injure his body hidden in the wind. Now that it covered such arge area, he had no safe way to get near at all.
Xiao Chens Spiritual Sense extended out and scanned the area relentlessly. Finally, it felt a faint abnormal fluctuation on his eight oclock.
Qi Breaks Wukui!
With no hesitation, Xiao Chen immediately executed the third move of the Wukui Saber Technique when he discovered that blurry figure. Thunder cracked in the sky.
The countless purple saber Qi flying in the sky formed a boundless, resplendent saber Qi the instant the thunder crackled. Then, it flew in the direction Xiao Chen felt the abnormality.
The instant the thunder crackled, Murong Chong felt danger. However, when he wanted to move, he discovered, the moment the thunder crackled, a resplendent saber Qi was already before him.
Its speed actually surpassed the sound barrier in that instant. Regardless of whichever direction he moved in, he could not dodge it.
Flickering Light Passing Shadows!
In the time for a spark to fly, Murong Chong revealed himself. A bright light exploded in Xiao Chens vision. This light was so dazzling that the eyes felt a mild pain.
This is not good! This is the Flickering Light Passing Shadows; quickly close your eyes.
When this resplendent light radiated, some of the engrossed cultivators in the spectator stands felt a sharp pain in their eyes; they had gone temporarily blind.
Instantly, there were miserable cries. Some of the more alert cultivators had closed their eyes in advance and avoided this.
Pu ci!
The resplendent saber Qi formed by the Qi Breaks Wukui crashed into that light with a boom. The light immediately scattered.
Murong Chong split into nine figures. Each of the figures flickered with a white light. When the white light formed, it was dazzling; it was difficult to differentiate the real from the fake.
Roaming Dragons Nine Transformations! Clear Wind Chop!
Xiao Chen squinted, and his body shook once where he was. Then, he turned into nine cool breezes. Each of the cool breezes carried a figure, rushing at Murong Chongs light figures.
Dang! Dang! Dang!
A chaotic battle urred on the scene. Eighteen figures fought their own skirmish in the arena.
The sounds of the metal nging,bined with the various figures, made it impossible for the crowd to differentiate the real from the fake. Some of them even started to feel dizzy.
Logically speaking, when Xiao Chen merged the Roaming Dragons Nine Transformations and the Clear Wind Chop, it was slightly stronger than Murong Chongs Flickering Light Passing Shadows.
Unfortunately, Murong Chong was very familiar with the Clear Wind Chop. The hidden killing intent was ineffective against him. Furthermore, this was the first time Xiao Chen hade in contact with the Flickering Light Passing Shadows. In the situation where his vision was obstructed, he suffered a slight disadvantage.
I cant carry on like this. I have to execute the killing moves, Xiao Chen thought to himself.
Wukui Blossoms!
Xiao Chen shouted, and suddenly, purple light erupted out from under the feet of the nine figures. Nine flower buds appeared on the ground andpletely enveloped all of Xiao Chens figures.
When Murong Chongs saber struck a flower bud, there was no fluctuation at all; he was not able to stop the flower buds from growing.
Flickering Light Passing Shadows, Nine Figures Combined Chop!
Murong Chong shouted, and the nine figures Murong Chong formed flickered withyers of white light andbined. They then transformed into a beam of light and rushed forward.
The instant Murong Chongs nine figures of light merged, the nine flower buds on the ground merged as well.
Boom!
When the flower buds merged, they blossomed. The purple flower petals filled the sky. Xiao Chens feet pushed off the ground, and he moved past the flower petals, rushing at Murong Chong.
Purple light from the flower petals fell on Xiao Chen, instantly raising his speed to two times the speed of sound.
The purple light and the white light both tore through the air. They left behind long trails of shockwaves. They both exchanged blows amidst the flower petals filling the air.
Pu Ci!
The instant they met, they quickly struck out with their sabers. They continued to move in the direction they aimed.
After Murong Chong stood firmly, he looked at the blood leaking from his wound on the chest. A look of disbelief overtook his handsome face. How could his speed be faster than mine?
In the time for a spark to fly, Xiao Chens saber had pierced his chest. Furthermore, Murong Chongs saber had only pierced an after-image Xiao Chen left behind.
The flower petals that filled the sky all floated towards the wound on Murong Chongs chest, pouring in quickly.
Dang! Dang! Dang!
Murong Chong exhibited his state of wind to the limits. He used a flickering saber light to smash all the iing flower petals into oblivion. Only about ten flower petals entered the wound.
Xiao Chen frowned slightly. Only ten flower petals flew in. The might of Wukui Supporting the Heavens would significantly weaken. There was no way the roots could grow.
However, there was no point in not firing a nocked arrow. If Xiao Chen hesitated, and Murong Chong forced out the flower petals, all would be for naught.
Xiao Chen shouted, Wukui Supporting the Heavens! Explode!
The restlessly churning thunderclouds above immediately gave off a crackle of thunder. The instant thunder crackled, an exploding sound came from Murong Chongs chest.
The wound on his chest suddenly exploded, and the shockwaves flung Murong Chong to the ground.
How could this be? Murong Chong was actually sted back. Up until now, since the fight had begun, Xiao Chen, who was not originally favored by the crowd, had not yet copsed.
Xiao Chen hadsted for such a long time and not suffered from too great a disadvantage yet. Now, he even sted Murong Chong away, sending him flying. This exceeded everybodys expectation.
Wukui Shakes the Heavens!
Xiao Chens aura zed. While Murong Chongs aura diminished, Xiao Chen took advantage of that moment to leap into the air and execute the Wukui Shakes the Heavens, the other killing move of the Wukui Saber Technique.
A divine Wukui Tree descended down like a mountain and pressed Murong Chong to the ground violently.
However, just at this moment,yers of white clouds flew in from the horizon. In a short while, it upied half the sky. They pushed away about half of the thunderclouds made of Xiao Chens state of thunder.
Chapter 296 - Broken Undefeatable Legend
Chapter 296: Broken Undefeatable Legend
The state of thunder infused into the Wukui Shakes the Heavens significantly reduced instantly, its might also significantly reducing.
When Murong Chong looked at the Wukui Tree and Xiao Chen, he revealed a cold, expressionless smile.
Xiao Chen was startled and thought to himself, Oh no! Murong Chongs actually cultivated two states, wind and cloudsbined. The wind lends strength to the clouds; hespletely suppressed my state of thunder.
Murong Chong slowly stood up from the ground. Purple lightning shed in the clouds above, tearing through the dark arena.
Hu!
A strong wind blew, and the lighting merged into it. Then, it transformed into a horrifying purple hurricane.
Murong Chong used his saber and pointed. The purple hurricane immediately headed for Xiao Chen in the sky and the divine Wukui Tree.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
The energy of the wind and lightning infused in the berserk purple hurricane. With the character of lightning and the berserk nature of lightning, its might wasparable to a Superior Grade Earth Ranked Martial Technique.
It crashed into the Wukui Tree. They were both lightning-attributed Martial Techniques, and when they crashed into each other, it gave off a horrifying electrical current, moving wildly through the air. Many snakes made of electricity swam in the air.
They crashed with each other for a total of five times. Each time they crashed, they gave off a loud pi li pa sound. The color of Xiao Chens Wukui Tree significantly diminished.
The fifth time, Xiao Chens Wukui Treepletely vanished. Now that the Wukui Tree no longer obstructed it, the horrifying hurricane containing a berserk Qi headed for Xiao Chen.
Retreat!
After Xiao Chens state of thunder was suppressed, Xiao Chen did not dare face head-on against it. He could only dodge it. He activated the Windwalk Shoes and retreated at the speed of sound.
Hu Chi!
Murong Chong appeared next to the purple hurricane. He was casually drifting about. He possessed both the berserk character of the wind and the etherealness of clouds. When both added together, he became very elusive.
Dang!
A saber light came from a strange angle and hacked at Xiao Chen. He wielded his saber to try blocking, and a berserk force came from it. The state of thunder infused in his saber was immediately defeated.
Retreat again!
Borrowing this force, Xiao Chen retreated again. His right hand was numb from the jolt, and he almost could no longer hang on to his saber.
Following that, Xiao Chen continued retreating backwards. The opponents state of wind clouds continuously suppressed the thunderclouds. This carried on for a while; Murong Chongs aura flourished and the situation turned around in a moment.
Give up; although your state of thunder is incredibly pure, it does not stand a chance again mybined state of wind clouds.
Murong Chongs voice rang out, and like Murong Chongs body, the direction of the voices origin was unknown; it seemed toe from all directions. The direction of the voice could not be determined and lingered in the air for a long time.
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Murong Chong is indeed Murong Chong; he had hidden his skills so deeply. Aside from the Great Perfection state of wind, I did not expect him to have a Great Perfection state of cloud as well. The most important thing is that he has merged them perfectly. He lives up to his title as the first ranked person on the Heavenly Saber Pavilions Wind Cloud List.
With the state of thunder suppressed, Ye Chens truebat prowess is simply that of an ordinary Medial Grade Martial Saint. His defeat is just a matter of time.
It looks like Murong Chongs undefeatable legend will continue. Within the younger generation, at least within the Xihe Province, no one can defeat him. Even when the scope expands to the entire Great Qin Nation, he would still be in the top three.
The situation in the arena was very clear. Murong Chong, who revealed his state of clouds, hadpletely turned the situation around, eliminating the advantage Xiao Chen had created.
Xiao Chen could only passively defend. The crowd was of the opinion that when his state of thunder waspletely gone, he would be defeated.
A lonely expression appeared on Liu Ruyues face. She was no longer worried about whether Xiao Chen could win and protect Qingyun Peak. She was simply hoping he could survive.
Furthermore, she also wished Xiao Chen would not to lose his edge as a cultivator because of this fight, especially the edge of a desman. She was most worried about this.
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Even though the fight had reached such a state, Xiao Chens heart remained very calm. It was like a miraculous feeling appeared in his heart. Neither the discussions in the surroundings nor Murong Chongs words affected his heart at all.
Xiao Chens mind waspletely clear; he relentlessly thought of ways to break out of the situation.
The reason Xiao Chen became so passive was undoubtedly the suppression of his state. This was the first time he had encountered such a situation.
Although Xiao Chen knew that the state was very important, he did not expect it to be that important. The Wukui Shakes the Heavens had actually lost to the opponents purple hurricane when it lost the support of the strong state.
At this moment, even if he executed the sure-kill techniques of the Wukui Saber Techniques, he could achieve the might he expected. It would be difficult to proceed without the support of a state.
In the past seven days, he ced importance on the wrong thing. He should not have spent too much time practicing new Martial Techniques. Instead, he should have strengthened his own states.
Xiao Chens state was actually not very strong. It was only because of the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation; his state was much purer than other cultivators. The peak Small Perfection state was the equivalent to the opponents Great Perfection.
From the moment the fight began, he was able to hold his ground against Murong Chong, who had a higher cultivation realm and did not suffer a huge disadvantage because of this.
However, it was not toote for Xiao Chen. Even if he lost today, he had already learned a lot. His future training direction had be clearer.
Bang! Bang!
As Xiao Chen pondered, his hands did not cease movement. He extended out his Spiritual Sense and did his best to capture Murong Chongs elusive figure, blocking all the moves sent at him.
Up, in the sky, the suppression of Xiao Chens state of thunder reached its final stages. Only a small patch of thunderclouds struggled bitterly to stay. White clouds, infused with the state of wind cloud, covered the surroundings.
The white clouds churned boundlessly, raising Murong Chongs aura to the peak. When he saw Xiao Chen backed into a corner, he said indifferently, Its time to end this. Three Weather Styles, Chasing Cloud Pursuing Lightning!
Murong Chong shouted, and the horrifying purple hurricane turned into a hundred-meters-long flood dragon. One could see dense dragon scales on the body of the flood dragon as if it were real.
Clumps of clouds drifted around in the flood dragons surroundings. With a shua sound, it flew out of the clouds and spat out a green smoke as it roared at Xiao Chen.
The speed of the berserk flood dragon already surpassed the sound barrier. It was extremely close to being two times the speed of sound. There was no time for Xiao Chen to think; it was already before Xiao Chen.
When the crowd saw the roaring flood dragon rush at Xiao Chen, everyone took a deep breath of cold air. Liu Ruyue could not help but stand from her seat. Her mouth was slightly ajar like she was going to say something.
Bang! Bang!
The instant the flood dragon swallowed Xiao Chen, there was an intense explosion. An Azure Dragon circled Xiao Chens right arm.
Although the Azure Dragon was small, it was an ancient Holy Beast; it was the real deal. The flood dragon attacking him was merely a fake dragon.
How could it be a match for a real dragon? The Azure Dragon sted it apart, and it turned into shockwaves scattering in all directions.
The Azure Dragon that broke the Chasing Cloud Pursuing Lightning still had not used up all its energy. It let out a mighty dragon-roar. The might of a Holy Beast reverberated in the entire arena.
All the cultivators in the spectator stands felt fear from their hearts. This dragon-roar actually contained a holy might.
Murong Chong frowned and condensed a strong wall of wind to block his front. He intended to block this attack.
There was an Azure Dragon Martial Spirit hidden in more than three hundred acupoints of his body. This was Xiao Chens true trump card. However, unless Xiao Chen was left with no choice, he would not use this trump card.
The Azure Dragon Martial Spirit was something that had been lost for a thousand years. If his status as the Azure Dragon Martial Spirits inheritor spread, he might draw unnecessary attention.
However, Murong Chongs move was simply too treacherous. Xiao Chen, with his state suppressed, had no other ways to block or dodge it. Hence, he had no choice but to use this trump card. Otherwise, he might die here.
In the sky, the churning white clouds, which had been suppressing Xiao Chens state of thunder, started to shrink. The holy might of the dragon-roar actually forced back Murong Chongs state.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
The Azure Dragon broke through the wall of wind and gave off a piercing sonic boom. When Murong Chong saw that the wind wall could not block the Azure Dragon, he decisively retreated.
The elusive figure flickered through the air. Every step Murong Chong took, heid down a wall of wind. The Azure Dragon chased after him tightly, as though it was alive.
After chasing for a thousand meters, because it ran out of energy, it vanished into thin air.
That Azure Dragon actually contained holy might! What is going on? Could his Martial Spirit be passed down from the ancient times? After Murong Chongnded, he heaved a sigh of relief. However, his heart was full of doubt.
Rumble!
Just at this moment, the rumbling thunder that had stopped started ringing out again. Xiao Chens state of thunder had risen back to its peak.
Murong Chongs expression changed when he looked at the sky. The sky, originally covered with white clouds with only a tiny patch of dark clouds remaining, was nowpletely covered with dark clouds.
It was time for the deciding move. Xiao Chen did not wish to allow his opponent another opportunity to suppress his state.
Wukui Breaks the Heavens!
Xiao Chen shouted, and a loud crash of thunder crackled in the sky. The ancient divine Wukui Tree above him quickly grew as the thunder crackled.
The instant the Wukui Treepleted its growth, a resplendent saber light lit up on the saber de. It rushed to the sky, quickly growing longer. It was as though it was going to break apart the sky and shatter the earth.
Damn it! Murong Chongs face turned sullen. He did not expect Xiao Chen to turn his advantageous position back into an evenly matched situation.
However, there was no time for Murong Chong to think. There resplendent saber light containing the horrifying state of thunder sped towards him.
Three Weather Styles, Parting Clouds Revealing Sky!
Murong Chong shouted, and his hair and clothes fluttered about. The strong wind blew around him, and the white clouds in the sky scattered.
A resplendent saber light lit up on Murong Chongs saber as well. It contained the state of wind cloud as it headed for Xiao Chens Wukui Breaks the Heavens.
The two saber lights, one white and one purple, extended quickly. After a while, they crashed into each other.
Bang!
When they crashed, a huge chaotic whirlpool formed. It sted a deep, bottomless into the ground.
Copious amounts of dirt rushed up into the sky from the hole. A visible shockwave extended out in all directions. This sted away all the dirt on the arena.
Chapter 297 - One Move to Decide Victory
Chapter 297: One Move to Decide Victory
The ground of the arena cracked into many pieces. Countless huge pieces of dirt flew through the air, and a huge cloud of dust covered the sky. The top ten meters of the ground was ttened. All of this showed how horrifying those two moves were.
When Xiao Chen saw the shockwave charging toward him, he shouted. He pierced out with his saber and broke apart the surging attack. His Spiritual Sense locked onto Murong Chong and he quickly rushed over.
The dirt and rocks blocking Xiao Chens way were all hacked apart. Nothing could stop him from moving forward.
Murong Chongs expression was sullen. He sent out a few strands of sharp saber Qi and shattered the rocks and shockwaves flying at him. He could feel Xiao Chens figure in the winds.
Murong Chong snorted coldly and pushed his feet off the ground, leaping forward.
Xiu!
Amidst the strong winds howling and the cloud of dust, the two of them saw each other leaping into the air at the same time. Their killing intent shed midair as they attacked without hesitation.
Dang! Dang! Dang!
The entire arena was soon covered in lingering electrical and wind cloud energy. There were also huge pieces of dirt flung into the air. Together with the cloud of dust, it all seemed very chaotic.
All the spectators in the stands were standing up and squinting, trying to see what was going on more clearly.
Why can I not see what is happening to the two of them? I can only hear sounds.
I can see a little, but they are simply too fast. I can only see two blurry figures.
There is too much dust. The electricity and strong wind is also obstructing my vision. However, their fight is very intense! Its crazy!
The cultivators did what they could to help them see better, but there were many weak cultivators who were unable to see what was happening. Only a portion of the core disciples with deeper cultivations were able to faintly catch their movements.
Even so, they were unable topletely understand what was going on. Aside from the Elders Assembly, only Liu Ruyue was able to see the situation clearly.
Sis, what is the situation like? Liu Suifeng asked Liu Ruyue anxiously.
Liu Ruyue had aplicated expression. Her normally resolute eyes was now filled with confusion and pain. She said in a quavering voice, Are they both mad? How could it be like this?
Dust flew everywhere, electricity scattered through the air, and strong winds howled. Murong Chong and Xiao Chen were both covered in bloody wounds. Both their clothes were tattered and no longerplete.
The two of them were moving around on the ground. Their speeds were very simr. It was difficult for them to dodge their opponents move while trying to inflict a wound on them.
Basically, the situation was: if you injure me, I will immediately deal you a strike in retaliation.
Their eyes were red. They ignored all the wounds on their bodies and circted their Essences to the limit. If you are vicious, I will be more vicious than you! It was only a matter of who couldst longer.
Both sides held their own advantages. Xiao Chens advantage was a stronger physical body. Hee could physically endure more than Murong Chong. Murong Chong had a deeper cultivation, he had more Essence than Xiao Chen. He had more Essence that he could draw on to use.
If the two of then continued on without stopping, both of them would end up severely injured and dying together.
Pu ci!
A bolt of lightning descended and shattered a piece of dirt into countless dust particles. Xiao Chen merged the state of thunder into his saber strike and weed Murong Chongs saber strike, which was infused with the state of clouds.
The two weapons shed and there was a piercing metallic ng. The two states shed together and gave off an intense shockwave. All the dust within a hundred meters was instantly cleared out.
The two of them each retreated a hundred meters. Drops of blood dripped down, Ti da! Ti da!
Murong Chong said coldly, One move to decide victory.
Very well! Xiao Chen replied indifferently and grasped his saber tightly. The blood on the saber hilt connected with his hand, it was like the saber was a part of his flesh and blood.
They had both fought to the a point where they understood that if they kept this up, there would not be any result. The best way to deal with this stalemate was to decide victory with one move.
The moment Xiao Chen spoke, Murong Chong started gathering countless strong winds behind him. In that instant, all the dust, dirt,and the scattered electric currents behind him werepletely cleared out.
Only the purest state of wind remained behind him. The clouds churned in the sky, forming an endless chain. They quickly moved, the sky changed colors, there were rising winds and scudding clouds.
Murong Chongs aura also rose quickly. He emitted the aura of a king
Although there was only a trace of this rulers will, it still filled the air with a boundless might. It extended out to the spectator stands in the surrounding area. When everyone felt his rulers aura, there was a feeling that came from their hearts, making them want to prostrate themselves in veneration.
Xiao Chen was somewhat startled. Murong Chong had actually skipped past theprehension of states and had touched a trace of an existence higher than that of states. Furthermore, it was the high ranked Rulers Will.
Since you are using the Rulers Will to suppress me, then I will use the Deitys Might to suppress you, Xiao Chen thought to himself with a calm expression.
Thunder clouds started gathering in the sky continuously. Eventually, they formed into a huge whirlpool of thunder clouds. The whirlpool was several hundreds of meters tall.
Each it spun around, a countless amount of lightning-attributed Spiritual Energy poured into it. Lightning tore through the sky in his surroundings, hovering above the arena. A supreme deitys might extended out from it.
Dong! Dong! Dong! Dong!
A huge army of cavalry came out from the whirlpool. They were howling angrily and shouting. In the end, they merged together and formed a resplendent figure of electrical light. A knight covered in golden electricity and holding a golden spear revealed half his body as he rose from the whirlpool.
This was the altered Rushing Thunder Roars. It had merged all the knights together into one and fused a divine might into it, turning it into a true single-target Martial Technique.
The golden spear was pointed at Murong Chong on the ground. The might of the thunder god extended down, trying to suppress the Rulers Aura that Murong Chong had raised to his peak.
The two formless auras shed in the air, and tangled with each other, causing ripples in the air.
Rushing Thunder Roars!
Rebuking Heaven and Earth!
The two of them shouted simultaneously. The golden knight shifted his spear down and was riding fast golden war horse. He carried a divine might as he pierced through space, charging directly at Murong Chong.
The strong wind behind Murong Chong stopped blowing, the clouds above him stopped churning; silence remained. Only the Rebuking Heaven and Earth that could tear through the nine heavens wasunched violently.
The resplendent saber light rushed up into the sky, racing towards the golden electric knight and crashing into it. It became a strand of saber Qi containing the Rulers Will. It was a forward-looking aura that showed disdain for the world, an aura that could move the heavens and earth.
However, Xiao Chens golden knight was formed by divine might. Xiao Chen formed this strand of Deitys Might, copying the divine might left behind on the silver warship by the Sage.
Although it was not a true divine might, it was able to easily defeat the Rulers Will that Murong Chong had justprehended.
How could a ruler of men surpass a deity in heaven? Unless what Murong Chongprehended was the Divine Rulers Will, there was no chance of victory for him.
The golden electric knight moved his spear and resplendent golden lightning gathered behind him. He turned into a radiant spear light which crashed into the saber Qi Murong Chong infused with the Rulers Will.
Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!
The air exploded. When the two Wills met in the air, they gave off a series of intense explosions. It was like fireworks were released into the calm sky. The entire space turned blurry.
Xiu!
The golden knight broke Murong Chongs saber Qi with his spear. Then he rode on his golden war horse and descended from the sky, leaving behind a trail of golden light.
Murong Chongs handsome face seemed to have lost its spirit. Just as the speak tip was about to strike his chest, he quickly moved his saber. A thin saber blocked the tip of the golden spear.
Boom!
Under Xiao Chens control, the knight exploded. A horrifying energy gathered on the spear tip, causing Murong Chong to vomit a mouthful of blood and sting him backward.
Xiao Chen felt giddy; aside from exhausting arge amount of Essence, this move had also exhausted his spirit. Imitating a strand of divine might had taken nearly all he had.
Xiao Chen ced his tongue between his teeth and bit down. He felt a strong pain and his giddiness seemed to clear up.
Xiao Chen leaped into the air. He wielded his saber and pierced toward Murong Chongs chest.
Murong Chong fell from the sky. Aside from being burnt by electricity, his spirit was being suppressed by the divine might that flowed in. He hadpletely lost his ability to resist.
Xiao Chen moved his wrist slightly and made the saber that was about to pierce through Murong Chongs heart deviate by five centimeters.
As Murong Chong fell from the air, the pain from his chest helped him recover his senses. At this moment, his hair was messy, blood leaked out from his mouth, and he was covered in wounds everywhere.
The two of them hadpletely used up the might of their states. The wind stopped howling, the clouds stopped churning, the electricity vanished, and the dustnded. At this moment, it was incredibly silent, only the sound of their blood dripping to the ground remained.
Murong Chong was actually defeated by Ye Chen. How could this be?
Dazzling sunlight shone down from the sky again. When all the spectators saw the scene on the arena, they were all incredibly shocked.
Xiao Chen, who was originally not favored by the crowd, actually defeated the first ranker on the Heavenly Saber Pavilions Wind Cloud ListMurong Chong!
Murong Chong looked at the expressionless Xiao Chen, who was not in a much better state than he was. He revealed a bitter smile and muttered, Why didnt you kill me?
I do not have a grudge with you. You saved my live once before. We can call it even now, Xiao Chen replied calmly.
Suddenly, a somewhat angry expression appeared on Murong Chongs handsome face. He said, Your heart is clearly not with Qingyun Peak. Why are you snatching this from me?
Xiao Chen remained calm, there were no fluctuations. He said indifferently, Are you sure that it is yours? In this world, not everything you think is yours, is yours. It is only yours if it has already fallen into your hands.
Ka ca!
After Xiao Chen spoke, he pulled out his saber and sheathed it.
Immediately blood spurted out from Murong Chongs chest. He wobbled and fell to the ground. In the end, hended on one knee and stuck his saber into the ground to maintain his bnce.
Murong Chongs challenge is a failure. The Peak Master of Qingyun Peak will not change. After Murong Chong fell down, the old man from earlier reappeared and announced the results.
The moment the old man spoke, a group of Jade Maiden Peak disciples immediately came out and carried Xiao Chen and Murong Chong away, helping treat their wounds.
The crowd all started to discuss the fight in loud voices. There were still many people who could not ept the result; they did not want to believe that Murong Chong would fall.
Chapter 298 - Enticement of the Heavenly Saber Pavilion
Chapter 298: Enticement of the Heavenly Saber Pavilion
Off in the distance, Mu Heng and Zhang Lie looked at the defeated Murong Chong. There was a lonely look in their eyes. Zhang Lie smiled bitterly and said, I originally thought that after working hard for more than a month, I would be able to catch up to him. Who knew, he actually pulled even further away from me. Now, it seems like a distant dream. Even Murong Chong is not his match anymore.
Mu Heng got up and said, Dont overthink this. His potential is different from ours. His future aplishments will be different, as well. However, with someone like that in front of us, someone who we can make our target, our strength will increase faster.
Thats right. The higher his talent, the more pressure there is on us. As long as I am notzy or dont lose my confidence, my strength will be improved at a much faster rate.
The lonely look in Zhang Lies eyes shed by, and was reced by an expression of resolve and confidence.
If you take two people, one with a hundred points of potential and the other fifty points, as targets, the end results will be very different. Hence, the two of them were very fortunate, they had a rival like Xiao Chen, a person who had a hundred points in potential.
When Liu Ruyue saw the Jade Maiden Peak disciples carrying the two injured people down, a faint smile appeared on her graceful face. This is probably the best result.
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Three dayster, in a courtyard on Jade Maiden Peak, Xiao Cheny peacefully on a reclining chair in the courtyard. There was an incense pot on the stone table beside him.
The smoke from the burning incense spiraled upward, and a faint medicinal scent lingered in the courtyard. When inhaled, it let one feel refreshed. One could not help but rx after that.
The injuries Xiao Chen incurred in the fight with Murong Chong were more severe than he had originally thought.
His opponent''s state of wind and state of cloud were infused into those wounds, making them very difficult to heal. There were also meridians that had suffered some damage.
The most severe one was the injury incurred by the Mysterious Phenomena shing head-on. Back then, Xiao Chen and Murong Chong had both suppressed their internal injuries. After the fight ended, it then acted up a hundred times worse than it should have been.
With both internal and external injuries, it would be impossible for Xiao Chen topletely recover within a month.
However, Xiao Chen had received the best care of Jade Maiden Peak. The Heavenly Saber Pavilion elders were not stingy in letting him use a myriad assortment of Medicinal Pills.
Furthermore, Xiao Chen had a Jade Maiden Peaks Elder with a healing Martial Spirit helping mend his meridians and internal organs personally.
After only three days, Xiao Chens injuries were mostly gone. After another four days, he should be able to recover back to his peak.
All of this is because the strength Xiao Chen disyed had attracted the attention of the upper echelons of the Heavenly Saber Pavilion.
Although Xiao Chen was originally very strong, he was still just a Medial Grade Martial Saint. There were many people in the Heavenly Saber Pavilion that had reached Medial Grade Martial Saint at his age. When the entire Great Qin Nation was taken into perspective, there were even more that had done so.
However, thebat prowess Xiao Chen had disyed, and his horrifying state of thunder, forced others to have a whole new level of respect for him; he was not a simple Medial Grade Martial Saint.
Every sect would pay special attention to their geniuses. They would funnel all sorts of resources toward those geniuses. Naturally, the Heavenly Saber Pavilion was not an exception. It was not strange that they showed so much care for Xiao Chen.
Xiao Cheny on his chair, looking at the clear skies above. Every breath he took consisted of refreshing air. His entire body feltfortable.
This was actually part of the Jade Maiden Peaks special treatment methods. The reclining chair was not made of ordinary wood. Instead, it was made of thousand-year-old spiritual wood.
In other words, if this Recovery Chair was taken out and ripped into pieces, it would still be able to fetch at least a thousand Medial Grade Spirit Stones.
When oneid on it, the thousand-year-old Spiritual Energy contained within it would permeate through the skin, infusing into the blood, flesh, bones, and marrow, circting to every organ in the cultivators body.
Furthermore, the herbs and incense powder in the incense pots were also made of the Spirit Herbs picked in the Jade Maiden Peak gardens ording to Xiao Chens instructions. They were specially used to replenish the spirit.
Such rxing treatment methods allowed Xiao Chen to feel a peace he had never felt before. Since he had returned to Qingyun Peak, he had never rxed. Now, he hadpletely calmed down.
In the past three days, Xiao Chen did not think anything or do anything. He simplyid there quietly. He discovered that there was an improvement to his mental state.
Haha, Little Brother Ye Chen, are you resting? a drawn-outughter came from outside the courtyard just as Xiao Chens eyes were shutting.
Xiao Chen quickly opened his eyes. He got up and greeted his guest, Elder Tang!
Elder Tang was a member of the Elders Assembly. He was peak Martial King and his potential had not dried up yet.
With the right conditions and opportunity, he would be able to advance to Martial Monarch at any time. He could be said to be a true expert. Even a hundred Xiao Chens would not be a match for him.
There were only nine elders in the entire Heavenly Saber Pavilion. Under the situation of not having a Pavilion Master, these elders had a frightening amount of authority. All the major decisions of the Heavenly Saber Pavilion had to go through the Elders Assemblys approval before they could be passed.
Elder Tang had alreadye to look for Xiao Chen on the first day of his recovery. The purpose of his visit had ced Xiao Chen into a difficult position.
Elder Tang had seen Xiao Chens talent, and had promised him many benefits, wanting to take him on as his personal disciple. Xiao Chen had already rejected him once. The purpose of his visit this time should be the same.
When Elder Tang saw Xiao Chen get up, he waved his hand and a gentle force pushed Xiao Chen back down. Heughed, Little Brother Ye Chen, you are currently injured. You should dispense with the formalities. Have you thought about that matter I spoke to you about the other day?
When Xiao Chen heard this, he smiled bitterly in his heart. It seemed like his rejection back then was taken as him considering it. Otherwise, it could be that Elder Tang was pretending to be a fool.
Without waiting for Xiao Chen to reply, Elder Tang continued, Actually, you should consider this seriously. After so many years, I have not taken in any personal disciples. Once you be my disciple and I be a supreme elder in the future, my spot as an elder will be yours.
The cultivation resources that an elder receives is much greater than you can imagine. When we cultivate, we use Medial Grade Spirit Stones, Medicinal Pills, all sorts of secret techniques, and some Martial Techniques exclusive to the Heavenly Saber Pavilion. All these could be yours.
Xiao Chen replied, Elder Tang, I
Elder Tang interrupted him and continued, I am already aware of the assassination attempt on your life on your way back to the Heavenly Saber Pavilion. I have already warned Song Que. He will not dare to make any more moves against you.
The most important thing is that after you be an elder, you can duel Song Que openly. Hehe Even if you identally severely injured Song Que in the duel, there will not be any problems. That is the right of an elder. What do you think? Tempting, right?
I know what you are worried about. You just have to say it and I can help you deal with Liu Ruyues side.
Elder Tang had activelyid out all the benefits. If Xiao Chen were to say he was not tempted at all, he would be lying. However, these conditions were not enough to move him.
Xiao Chen said calmly, My apologies, Elder Tang. I really cannot agree.
Haha! Ninth Elder is here to poach my student again? Just as Elder Tang was about to continue, there was a melodiousughter in the courtyard. It was Liu Ruyue, walking over leisurely.
When Elder Tang saw Liu Ruyueing, he could not help but show some embarrassment on his face. Regardless of the situation, he was still a senior. He was caught red-handed trying to poach a disciple, anyone would feel embarrassed at that.
Haha, Little Ruyue is joking, how could I be poaching your disciple. I am just here to check on Little Brother Ye Chen. I shall that my leave first. If Littler Brother Ye Chen has any problems in the future, you cane look for me.
When Elder Tang saw Liu Ruyue had already arrived, heughed the matter off and immediately left.
Xiao Chen immediately felt more rxed. He looked at Liu Ruyue and smiled, Good thing you came. Otherwise, I would be ced in a very difficult position.
Liu Ruyue sighed inside. She thought of when she first met with Xiao Chen. Until today, she still felt it was funny. However, her judgment was right. He was someone who could re-establish the prestige of Qingyun Peak.
Liu Ruyue had no other purpose ining here; she only came to see Xiao Chen, to check on his injuries, and apany him to help him pass the time.
The two of them chatted for a long time; most of what they spoke about was their understanding of the Martial Way. The two of them were now almost equal in strength. The master-disciple rtionship was already thin; it was more like a part-friend-part-teacher kind of rtionship.
The sky slowly turned dark. When dusk arrived, they stopped talking and Liu Ruyue took her leave.
The following few days went by peacefully. The people Xiao Chen knew, Mu Heng, Zhang Lie, Liu Suifeng, and Chu Xinyun, all came to see him. This gave him a warm feeling in his heart.
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Three dayster at night, Xiao Chens injuries hadpletely recovered. His was now back to his peak state.
Furthermore, after the fight with Murong Chong and a week of quiet rest, Xiao Chen felt hisbat prowess increase significantly, even though there were not much advancement in his cultivation.
This was the benefit of a true fight. If a genius did not have a good rival or intense fights, there would never be any significant improvements.
Only in a big fight could he find out where he wascking. After that, he could undergo training to correct those weaknesses. After that, going through another big fight would check and see if his thoughts were correct or not.
If such a positive cycle continued, ones strength could be rapidly and stably improved, and truly reach the peak. Hence, every cultivator had to continually set targets for themselves.
Sha! Sha!
Late in the night, Xiao Chen suddenly heard footsteps. Xiao Chens expression changed. The figure shed in the air and immediately appeared in the courtyard.
When Xiao Chen saw the figure clearly, he was astonished. Murong Chong!
Murong Chong was dressed in ck, and his saber was hanging at his waist. He walked out of the darkness and over to Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen recovered his calm. He asked doubtfully, What are you doing here? Are you here to fight me again?
Murong Chongs handsome face remained expressionless. He said indifferently, There is no need for now. You are right. There are some things that are not yours until you have grasped them in your hands. I clung on too heavily in the past. Now that I have realized this, I have decided to leave this ce.
Xiao Chen was not surprised at Murong Chongs words. With his cultivation and strength, he has already reached a bottleneck in the Heavenly Saber Pavilion. With his potential, the Heavenly Saber Pavilion would not be able to keep him here. It was just a matter of time before he left.
Xiao Chen let down his guard and his expression became warmer. He asked, Where are you intending to go?
Chapter 299 - True Expert of the Divine Saber Camp
Chapter 299: True Expert of the Divine Saber Camp
Honestly speaking, Xiao Chen did not feel any enmity towards Murong Chong. Although this person did not get along with him, he had a decisive character, and he was open and candid in the way he did things. In fact, Xiao Chen rather appreciated such a character.
I dont know; Ill think about it after I leave the Great Qin Nation. Out of the other nations in the Tianwu Continent, the Great Qin Nation is the weakest. If I limit my sight to the Great Qin Nation, I will not aplish much in the future. I have to leave the Great Qin Nation.
Leaving the Great Qin Nation? Xiao Chen agreed with the decision. After the Tianwu Dynasty was destroyed, all the Spirit Veins on the continent were in chaos.
Aside from the Great Jin Nation, the density of the other four nations Spiritual Energy could notpare to the time of the Tianwu Dynasty, not to even mention the Ancient Era.
With the thinning of Spiritual Energy, a cultivators cultivation speed lowered. With the same amount of talent and different training environments, there was a great difference in the growth of strength.
Furthermore, out of the four nations, the Great Qin Nations Spiritual Energy density was the lowest. This was why the Great Qin Nation only had three great sects. There were too few Spirit Veins.
Someday, Xiao Chen would leave as well. This world was so broad and wonderful. If he did not explore and look, he would obtain many regrets in life.
Xiao Chen had heard that, aside from the Tianwu Continent, there were countless inds on the other side of the boundless sea. Each ind was the size of a nation.
Furthermore, their Spirit Veins were deep in the sea. They remained intact since the Ancient Era. One could only imagine how horrifying the geniuses there were.
However, there were many things that Xiao Chen had yet to aplish in the Great Qin Nation. He could leave for now. He had to, at the very least,prehend the Listening to the Sword and Communicating With It before he could leave.
Murong Chong said, Dont think that you are strongest in the Heavenly Saber Pavilions younger generation after defeating me.
Was Murong Chong not the true first ranker? Xiao Chen was filled with doubt as he asked, What do you mean?
Murong Chong said, Since the ancient times, the true experts of Heavenly Saber Pavilion have stayed in the Divine Saber Camp. Only after you enter the Divine Saber Camp would the Heavenly Saber Pavilion pass down the true secret techniques to you.
Xiao Chen had personally experienced the strength of the Divine Saber Camp. All they had to do was to re at him, and he felt fear. The Martial Techniques that followed the way of killing were indeed horrifying.
However, this was different now. Xiao Chen had notprehended any states then. If it were the current Xiao Chen, even if he could not defeat them, he would not lose regarding aura when facing a Divine Saber Camp expert.
Then why did you not join the Divine Saber Camp? Given your talent, they should have already extended an invitation to you. Xiao Chen said.
Murong Chongs expression did not change. He said in a drawn-out fashion, I received the invitation two years ago. However, I rejected it. You will understand why after you receive the invitation.
Aside from the Divine Saber Camp, there is only one person you have to pay attention to in the Heavenly Saber Pavilion.
Xiao Chens interest was piqued, he asked, Who?
Leng Liusu. Murong Chong answered indifferently, The previous Pavilion Masters daughter, Leng Liusu. There is a secret realm in the Heavenly Saber Pavilion. The Spirit Vein Origin of the Heavenly Saber Pavilion runs through there. Only the descendants of the Saber Emperor cultivate there after they advanced to Martial Saint.
Half a year ago, Leng Liusu advanced to Martial Saint. Her talent is no lower than yours or mine. She also has the bloodline of the Saber Emperor. With the assistance of the Spirit Vein Origin, she will shock the entire Great Qin Nation when she emerges.
Heavenly Saber Pavilions secret realm and Spirit Vein Origin When Xiao Chen heard this, he was startled. He recalled the underground world and the strange space he entered.
There was also that prayer mat in the tree hole. The secret realm that Murong Chong mentioned was likely there.
No wonder he could not sit on it in the past. Aside from not having sufficient cultivation, he also needed to possess the Saber Emperors bloodline. Xiao Chen was finally enlightened about it.
The Spirit Vein was something even the Fiend King wanted. Just by thinking about it, one could imagine cultivating on it and how much cultivation speed would improve.
I will take my leave. Although you will be leaving sooner orter, I hope you will spread the name of Qingyun Peak before you leave. Murong Chong cupped his hands and said, I hope we will meet again in the future.
Immediately after he spoke, Murong Chongs figure shed in the darkness and quickly blended in,pletely disappearing from Xiao Chens vision.
The corners of Xiao Chens lips curled up in an arc. He smiled faintly and said, What an interesting person. After saying so much, thest thing he said was the most important. He is clearly still unable to let go; why is he still pretending?
Within the seven days, Xiao Chen had heard about Murong Chongs Three Weather Styles. After he had created it, he had gained a deeper understanding of his strength.
He was able tobine his states at such a young age, just 20 years old. Then, he created his own Martial Technique. Such talent in the Tianwu Continent, even in the ancient times, was rare.
Furthermore, the feeling Xiao Chen got was that the Three Weather Styles were not trulypleted yet. After the Rebuking Heaven and Earth, there should be at least five more moves. After hepleted thetter moves, Xiao Chen believed it would be very difficult to defeat him.
Even if Murong Chong did not climb to the peak of the Martial Path, his name would be passed down to thetter generations because of this Wind Cloud Saber Technique.
Murong Chong had to be considered one of the true desmen Yun Kexin mentioned, regardless of the state of the Heavenly Saber Pavilion.
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After the sky grew bright, Xiao Chen went and greeted the Jade Maiden Peaks people before leaving Jade Maiden Peak for Qingyun Peak.
Xiao Chen finally returned to the familiar Qingyun peak. Like before, there were very few signs of human habitation. Along the way, Xiao Chen thought of Murong Chongs words. He sighed to himself, There are indeed too few people in Qingyun Peak.
Before I leave, I must do all I can to help Qingyun Peak regain its old prestige.
Xiao Chen did not walk very far before seeing a familiar white figure. It was Xiao Bai quickly running towards him. Following behind was Liu Ruyue, Liu Suifeng, Shao Yang, and Xiao Meng.
Xiao Chen smiled gently and lifted Xiao Bai into his embrace. Then he headed for Liu Ruyue and the others.
Xiao Mengughed and said, Xiao Bai is really fantastic; it knew you were returning from so far away. Even we did not know you wouldpletely recover today.
Liu Ruyuesplexion improved with each passing day. At this moment, when Xiao Chen saw her, she had already recovered her charms from the past. After suffering such an injury, her opportunity to advance to Martial King would likely arrive after shepletely healed.
Have youpletely recovered? Liu Ruyue asked in a soft voice.
Xiao Chen nodded slightly. When Liu Suifeng saw the situation, heughed and said, Come, Ye Chen; lets go drinking. Shao Yang and Xiao Meng wille as well. Let us formally celebrate your victory over Murong Chong.
When Xiao Bai heard the word drinking, it immediately grew restless. It cried out relentlessly, indicating that it wanted to go as well, making everyoneugh.
Seeing the smile on everybodys face, Xiao Chen felt a certain warmth in his heart. Although there were very few people on Qingyun Peak, it was impossible to find such harmony in the other peaks.
Even if he left Qingyun Peak in the future, he would always treasure these moments in his heart and never forget them.
Very well. Lets drink to our hearts content tonight, Xiao Chen collected his thoughts and smiled.
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On the lone peak of Lingyun Mountain Range, with no signs of human habitation, Xiao Chen was seated on a rock. Boundless thunder clouds churned in the sky above him.
The day after everyone celebrated and got drunk, Xiao Chen started cultivating. After the fight with Murong Chong, he knew where hecked.
Because the might of his state was insufficient, it resulted in hisbat prowess dropping to that of an ordinary Martial Saint. The might of all his moves also dropped.
Hence, in the past half month, he tried to think of ways to strengthen his state, attempting to make up for his shorings.
Because Xiao Chen cultivated the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation, his state of thunder was much purer than ordinary cultivators. Naturally, its might was also much stronger.
A state simrly in Small Perfection could not hold up against Xiao Chens state of thunder; they would be easily suppressed. This was the reason he could use a Small Perfection to hold his ground against Murong Chongs Great Perfection state.
All of this was because of the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation that was equivalent to a Heaven Ranked Cultivation Technique. Likewise, it also made advancing his state to Great Perfection much more difficult than usual.
The initial stage only required the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation to raise to the fifthyer before he could make a breakthrough.
Once he sessfully broke through, his Great Perfection State of Thunder would be equivalent to the peak Great Perfection state of others. This was a tremendous benefit.
For now, since Xiao Chen could not advance to the Great Perfection State, he had to think of other ideas.
Back when Xiao Chen fought Murong Chong, when the holy might of the Azure Dragon Martial Spirit unleashed, it suppressed his opponents state of wind cloud. This gave Xiao Chen a great idea.
If he infused the holy might into the state, even without his state breaking through to Great Perfection, its might would significantly increase.
This was a very good method but putting it into action was extremely difficult. After trying for half a month, he could not infuse in the holy might of the Azure Dragon Martial Spirit.
The holy might could be considered an aura from the ancient Holy Beast; it was like the auras of humans. The ancient Holy Beasts definitely had their own unique aura.
Although Xiao Chens proficiency with auras was not at the level of some expects, where they could use a sharp gaze to turn their aura into a de and cause fear in the opponent, he was still able to release or withdraw it as he pleased. Infusing his own aura into the state was not difficult.
However, it was difficult to control the aura of the Azure Dragon Martial Spirit. In the past, when Xiao Chens Martial Spirit was whole, it would have been possible; he just had to draw it out of his Dantian.
Now, his Martial Spirit had been shattered and rested in the three hundred odd acupoints of his body. He had currently only opened thirteen of the eighteen acupoints on his right arm.
Using the thirteen Dragon Qi together with the aura and striking someone was simple; he just needed to send it out.
Turning the Dragon Qi into the Azure Dragons aura, refining it, and infusing it into the state was a big problem.
Xiao Chen raised his head and nced at the thunder clouds above him. He slowly stretched his right hand out, and with a thought, the Fengyan Acupoint immediately exploded out. An azure Dragon Qi emerged.
Laogong Acupoint, Daling Acupoint, Neiguan Acupoint strands of azure-colored Dragon Qi flowed out. The thirteen acupoints on his right arm opened, and all the Dragon Qi merged.
They formed an Azure Dragon about ten-odd meters long, circling Xiao Chens right arm. Dragon scales covered the dragons body; it looked quite real. Aside from its eyes being rtively expressionless, this Azure Dragon was hard to distinguish from the real one.
Chapter 300 - Wind From Tiger, Cloud From Dragon
Chapter 300: Wind From Tiger, Cloud From Dragon
Hu chi!
Xiao Chen shouted and the Dragon opened its jaws to roar loudly. Then, it flew up toward the thunder clouds in the sky.
The holy might contained in the dragon roar extended out for a thousand meters around it. Everywhere it passed, the tough grasses bent down, gales whistled, and even the air seemed to be submissive.
Under the control of Xiao Chens Spiritual Sense, the Azure Dragon became faintly discernible in the thunder clouds. Bolts of lightning appeared in the clouds. As the dragon and clouds moved together, Xiao Chen could clearly feel the might of his state of thunder bing stronger.
Rumble!
Following a few piercing peals of thunder, the aura of the state of thunder rose all the way up, climbing higher and higher. In the end, it reached the same level of might as Murong Chongsbined state of wind cloud.
However, the Dragon Qi would eventually fade away. When the Dragon Qi was exhausted, the Azure Dragon would be thin, and the aura of the state of thunder would also drop.
When the Azure Dragonpletely disappeared, the state of thunder would instantly return to its original form, reverting back to the might it originally had.
Xiao Chen revealed a helpless smile. He waved his hands and scattered his state of thunder. The thunderclouds above him vanished, and only the sound of the strong wind was left.
There is a proverb, windes from tigers and cloudse from dragons. Bybining the dragon with the clouds, it can indeed strengthen my state of thunder. However, such temporary effects are not what I am seeking.
Xiao Chen looked into the distance and revealed a pondering expression. He said, What I want is not temporary effects, but something that can thoroughly strengthen the state of thunder.
However, this string of inquiry is correct. The holy might can indeed strengthen the might of the state of thunder. Only, I am unable to find a way to refine the holy might for now.
There is no rush, I still have time. I can deal with it slowly, Xiao Chen said to himself. He sat down on the rock again and closed his eyes, slowly entering deep into thought.
Xiao Chen ended up sitting there for seven days. During these seven days, he did not do anything. He did not even open his eyes. It was like he had entered into a miraculous state ofprehension, trying to solve the problem of refining holy might.
A Martial Saint had no problems with not eating or drinking for a month. The Spiritual Energy they absorbed could turn into some of the energy the body needed.
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On this day, the dark clouds in the sky were showing a lot of activity. After a while, there were strong gales and heavy rain. The raindrops fell with a hua sound,pletely drenching Xiao Chen in a short while.
When Xiao Chen felt the thunder in the sky, he immediately opened his eyes. The purest energy of nature appeared before him. Bolts of lightning shed across the sky, followed by the deafening crash of thunder.
The scene of the bolts of lightning piercing through the air before Xiao Chens eyes was imprinted into Xiao Chens mind forever. Suddenly, he was enlightened.
Xiao Chens body trembled and shook off all the water on his body. The falling rain was stopped by a formless barrier and ceased falling on Xiao Chen.
This was the final clue to the problem Xiao Chen had been wondering about for half a month. Xiao Chen looked up andughed loudly. This feeling of a sudden enlightenment was simply too exhrating.
Actually, I have misdirected myself. The Azure Dragon Martial Spirit has already merged into my body. Yet, I looked at it as though it were a separate entity.
Just like the lightning that shed in the sky, together with the strong wind and heavy rain. They were all a part of the heavenly Daos. They cannot be separated; they are all a part of Heavens Will.
My aura should already contain the aura of the Azure Dragon Martial Spirit. Its just that I have only opened thirteen acupoints. It is rtively small, hence it does not show. There would also be no way to refine it out.
If I want to rely on the strength of my body to refine out the purest Azure Dragons aura, I would only be able to do so when I open all 361 acupoints in my body.
By that time, I would already be a Martial Monarch. It is unknown how long it will take for that to happen. However, why do I have to refine it?
I just have to infuse my own aura into the state. Then, the Azure Dragons aura would naturally be infused into it.
Doing it the moment he thought of it, this was how Xiao Chen had always been. With just a thought, the dark clouds in the sky became even thicker. Thunder roared and there was a clear-cut difference in his surroundings.
Xiao Chen released his aura, and it kept rising. Then, it gathered in his surroundings, circling around him.
As Xiao Chens aura rose, a formless shockwave appeared under Xiao Chen, blowing away all the falling rain.
Boom!
When Xiao Chens aura was raised to the peak, he howled out. The aura circting around his body rushed up into the sky. The faint image of an Azure Dragon could be seen racing up into the sky with his aura.
The image of the Azure Dragon was incredibly blurry. Even when Xiao Chen used his Spiritual Sense, he could only see a hazy silhouette.
When the aura rushed to the sky at Xiao Chens will, it tried merging into the state. This was Xiao Chens first attempt at doing so. In the past, he had only tried merging his aura with his Saber Techniques, but he did not have any experience merging it with his state.
Hence, Xiao Chen was somewhat unfamiliar with it. Although Saber Techniques were very different from states, the general idea of it was simr. After trying for more than an hour, he finally found a clue on how to do it.
The formless aura turned into drops of rain and silently merged into the state.
As the aura poured in continuously, the thunder from the clouds became even louder. shes of lightning fell relentlessly. In an instant, they actually surpassed the natural ones, making them seem dim.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Just at this moment, the surrounding thunder and lightning became extremely fierce. Every lightning bolt was incredibly frightening, like they would tear the sky apart. The following peal of thunder was even more horrifying.
The sound was ear-shattering, and even the peak Xiao Chen was seated on could not help but tremble. Strong winds and heavy rains poured down, the sky was very dark; the sky looked like it was about to be pushed down.
Xiao Chens originally focused expression grew startled, This is the heavenly Daos disying its might to me. Earlier, when I infused in my aura, I suppressed the might disyed by the heavenly Daos. Now, it has came back with a stronger retaliation!
There was an ancient saying, Every time an Emperor makes a breakthrough, it is no longer a fight against ones self. The energy in his body was already raised to the peak, there was no more potential to exploit.
Instead, it was a fight against the heavens. Topete for Daos with Heaven. To use the heavenly Daos to strengthen their own body.
Although Xiao Chen was far from beingparable to those ancient Emperors, not even achieving a ten-thousandth of what they had, he had identally done something that only they could.
He had carelessly angered the heavenly Daos. With his current cultivation realm, he had to stop when he was met with such a situation. Otherwise, he would be smote by the thunders of the heavenly Dao, turning him into ash and leaving him without aplete corpse.
However, now was the crucial moment for the merger of aura and state, Xiao Chen was just short of the final step. If he gave it up, all would be for naught.
I cannot give up now. Otherwise, I will not get such an opportunity again. A state that has fought with the heavens would be much better than an ordinary state.
Xiao Chen revealed a determined expression as he said that sullenly.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
There was ear-splitting thunder and the lightning tore up the sky; all this never stopped for even a moment. Then, a few bolts of lightning shed by Xiao Chen.
In the instant of that sh, all the rain water was evaporated, leaving only a dense fog.
Remnant electricity crackled in Xiao Chens surroundings, giving off a non-stop pi li pi sound.
Xiao Chen was astonished. The might of this lightning was extraordinarily strong. If it had struck his body, he would not be able to withstand it.
Xiao Chen collected his thoughts and focused on infusing his aura into the state. The clouds above him churned; as his aura was infused into the state, its might begin to steadily rise.
The instant Xiao Chens aura waspletely infused, the thunder clouds in the sky formed into a huge whirlpool. An extremely thick bolt of lightning streaked through the air.
In an instant, the dark sky was lit up as bright as day. It made the lightning created by the heavenly Daos seem inferior again.
Sess! Xiao Chen said with a jubnt expression.
Just at this moment, the thunder and lightning in the sky suddenly stopped. Xiao Chens expression changed and he quickly jumped off the summit.
Boom!
After a moment, a strong bolt of lightning, stronger than any Xiao Chen had seen before, tore across the sky from the horizon. The summit Xiao Chen had been standing on was instantly smashed apart.
The massive summit of the two-thousand-meter peak was sted apart. A horrifying purple shockwave surged over and struck Xiao Chen in an instant.
Pu ci!
Xiao Chen immediately vomited out a mouthful of blood. When he turned back and looked at the previously perfectly good peak, it looked like the top half was smashed apart by the fist of a god.
How horrifying. Just the after-effects are already somewhat unbearable. I wonder how those ancient Emperors challenged the heavenly Daos? Xiao Chen said with lingering fear in his heart, after he wiped off the blood from his lips.
Although Xiao Chen had suffered from some internal injuries, he had finallypleted merging his aura into the state of thunder. In the future, every time I open up more acupoints, the holy might in my aura will be even stronger.
At that time, it would continue to be merged in. There was still a great deal of potential for the might of the state.
Xiao Chen had a somewhat excited expression as he executed the Gravity Spell and descended to the ground slowly.
The rain started quickly and passed in a sh. After that horrifying heavenly lightning, the rain slowly became lighter.
Shortly after that, the sky became clear. A seven-colored rainbow appeared on the horizon, looking extremely beautiful.
The rainbow was was of the worlds most beautiful natural phenomena. Xiao Chen had only heard about it before, when he was in his original world. He had never seen one before, this was his first time. He could not help but stare at it for a long time.
[TL thoughts: Seriouslywhat kind of cave hermit is he for him to have never seen a rainbow before.]
[Ed Thought: I imagine seeing one live. Hes probably seen all sorts of pictures of one.]
It is indeed beautiful. However, this is not time to admire the scenery.
Xiao Chen withdrew his gaze and examined his surroundings. He found a smooth stone and sat down on it. Then, he started to deal with the remnant electricity in his body.
The Lingyun Mountain Range was incredibly vast. Aside from the seven main Peaks, there were countless other lone peaks and deste valleys. The ce Xiao Chen was at now was one such ce, so there was no need to worry about being discovered by others.
[Ed Note: Waitafter stirring up a thunderstorm and attracting a heavenly lightning bolt pointing like an arrow to you from beyond the horizon, there were no worries?!?]
After a long time, the energy created by the heavenly thunder waspletely cleared out by Xiao Chen. He slowly opened his eyes and said, Lets test the might of the new state of thunder, first.
With a thought from Xiao Chen, churning thunder clouds immediately gathered from all directions. They formed into ayer of clouds roaring with thunder. In an instant, lightning shed and thunder roared.
[Ed Note: Yeah, you totally couldnt see all this happening from fifty+ miles away, nope nope.]
Chapter 301 - Arrogance to Deference
Chapter 301: Arrogance to Deference
Small Perfection StateI had only utilized it at half-strength and it is already equivalent to the full power state of the past. Looks like the holy might have really been infused into it.
Xiao Chen studied the thunder clouds in the sky and said indifferently, Lets try again. Lets see if there is any improvement in the might of a Martial Technique infused with the state. Wukui Breaks the Heavens!
Without hesitation, Xiao Chen exhibited a peak Small Perfection State and executed the Wukui Saber Technique, Wukui Breaks the Heavens.
The ancient and divine Wukui Tree above him grew quickly. When the tree sprouted leaves, blossomed, and bore fruit, a startling roll of thunder immediately descended from the sky. For seemingly no reason at all, Xiao Chens aura increased.
Hu Chi!
A resplendent pir of light lit up on the saber de, and grew longer. In the blink of an eye, the horrifying pir of light grew two thousand meters. The mountain peak at the end of the saber light was shaved in half.
In the next moment, the pyramidal peak copsed with a crash.
Xiao Chen sheathed his saber and pushed off the ground. His body flew through the air andnded on the recently shaved peak.
When Xiao Chen looked at the smooth surface, a faint smile appeared on his face, Although the might only increased by twenty percent, the density of the saber light has increased by fifty percent. If I encountered Murong Chongs Parting Clouds Revealing Sky again, I would be able to break his saber light easily.
Xiao Chen was overjoyed when the merger of his state with his Martial Technique was sessful. However, he was not overly proud.
In the following days, aside from consolidating and getting familiar with his holy might infused state, Xiao Chen would practice the Wukui Saber Technique.
To truly master a Martial Technique, one must first be familiar with the movement and the cirction method of the Martial Technique. Next was to merge his own state into the saber move. Finally, one had toprehend the state contained within the Saber Technique itself.
Only bybining the three factors can one truly practice a Martial Technique to Consummation; mastering the Martial Technique via aprehensive study of the rted topics. Only then could the full power of a Martial Technique be brought out.
Xiao Chen had alreadypleted the first two steps. Now, he was just short of the final step ofprehension. Once he did that, he could merge the three factors, and the Wukui Saber Technique would reach Consummation.
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The days went by, one by one. Xiao Chen began his cultivation session tirelessly. In the day, he would practice his Saber Technique. At night, he would cultivate the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation, making his preparations to break through to the fifthyer.
Then, Xiao Chen would use the remaining time on the Dragon and Tiger Body Sculpting Art. His Dragon and Tiger Body Sculpting Art had already reached the peak of the fourthyer. He was only oneyer short of reaching the realm of Dragon Tendon Tiger Bone, Pulling Mountain and Rivers, a realm where his body would be born again.
Aside from experiencing difficulties during cultivation, there was also an unbearable loneliness; cultivating was all he did. In the blink of an eye, Xiao Chen had already spent two months cultivating on his deste mountain.
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Ha! Xiao Chen shouted, and his entire body gave off a prating sound. From the top to bottom, it was like making popcorn, popping without stopping.
A prolonged aura rushing up, piercing through the sky, a huge patch of clouds was scattered.
Xiao Chen stopped circting his energy and said, The Dragon and Tiger Body Sculpting Art has already stepped through the threshold of the fifthyer. I should be reaching Small Perfection very soon. By then, I should be able to open all the acupoints on my right hand.
The results of thest two months were somewhat different from what Xiao Chen had initially imagined. His Saber Technique did not improve, he only managed to consolidate it further.
Instead, the Dragon and Tiger Body Sculpting Art experienced a rapid improvement. Xiao Chen pondered on this, and was of the opinion that theprehension of the Wukui Saber Techniques state could not be done by solitary cultivating. It required a vast amount ofbat experience.
I should go out for a while. Coincidentally, today is the day the Hall of Contributions issues the high-level missions. I should go and take a look, see if there are any missions worth doing.
After Xiao Chen ascertained the direction of the Heaven Viewing tform, he pushed off the ground and shot through the air like an arrow. In the blink of an eye, he moved five hundred meters, leaving behind shockwaves.
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After two hours, Xiao Chen reached the bottom of the towering Heaven Viewing tform. Like in the past, there were many cultivators with flying Spirit Beasts trying to attract customers who were going up the mountain.
Xiao Chen smiled gently. This time, he no longer had to hide his cultivation. He immediately used the Gravity Spell and flew up. He had already revealed many of his trump cards during his fight with Murong Chong. There was no need to keep hiding them.
The Gravity Spell was an entry grade Immortal Spell in the Compendium of Cultivation. However, its potential was startling. Now that Xiao Chen was a Martial Saint, he was extremely proficient at using it.
Its speed was high and the amount of Essence used was small. Such advantages guaranteed it would be useful forever. Aside from needing more time to activate, when one got more familiar with it, it would not be a big problem.
After five minutes, Xiao Chen arrived at the bustling Heaven Viewing tform. He made his way to the Hall of Contributions confidently.
Ye Chen! Its really Ye Chen! What is he doing at the Heaven Viewing tform?
Today is the day high-level missions are issued. He should be going to the Hall of Contributions. There will probably be no objections to him taking high-level missions this time.
That is certain. After he defeated Murong Chong, he is now the strongest person amongst the younger generation. I heard that several elders value him greatly.
Along the way, many people recognized Xiao Chen. Their gazes were no longer doubtful or suspicious. They were now gazes of respect and reverence.
Xiao Chen ignored thesements. He had always been calm and controlled. When his strength was low, he was not affected by the mockings of others. Now that he was strong, he would not feel proud because of their praises.
Xiao Chen maintained his usual state of mind. However his state of mind was in the past, it was the same now. Never mind the gossiping of others, I just have to be at peace with myself.
Xiao Chen paused in front of the Hall of Contributions. Then, he took a big stride inside.
Xiu!
When Xiao Chen stepped into the Hall of Contributions, everyone in the great hall was gathered on him.
Like before, the aisle was very quiet. Everyone was waiting for the core disciples to distribute the high-level missions before making their choices
However, when Xiao Chen stepped in, no one dared to say a thing. This was a very stark contrast to the first time he came, when he was threatened with sabers. This was the deterrence brought by strength.
When he stepped onto the second floor, the great hall started to be noisy again. Someoneughed and said, That group of core disciples probably did not expect Ye Chen toe this time. They are still discussing how to distribute the high-level missions.
I wonder what kind of expression they will make when they discover they were taken away by Ye Chen while finished discussing.
That group of people has always been monopolizing our high-level missions. Seeing them suffer a disadvantage like this feels good, too! This can be considered as Ye Chen standing up for us!
I wonder if they will dare to confront Ye Chenter? He was already osted by someone thest time!
The people in the great hall were all none-core disciples of the sect. They were never able to obtain a high-level mission. In the past, when Xiao Chen was weak, they stayed silent and waited to see Xiao Chen make a joke of himself
When Xiao Chen became strong, their attitudes immediately changed. Instead, they praised Xiao Chen for what he had done. It can only be said that the mentality of man was very strange.
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On the second floor, Xiao Chen directly went to the counter for receiving missions. He directly handed over his identity token. The name Ye Chen was clearly engraved on the golden token.
Coincidentally, the cultivator who managed the counter was also the same one as Xiao Chens first visit. This person remembered the trick he yed the first time and felt incredibly embarrassed. He took out a list of missions and smiled, Hero Ye, I was not the person who made the decision the previous time. I hope you will forgive me.
Xiao Chen smiled to himself, he knew what the man was talking about. It was referring to him taking out the dangerous missions that no one wanted and hiding the list with the decent high-level missions.
However, this was an insignificant matter of the past, Xiao Chen could not be bothered with it. Furthermore, Xiao Chen had gained many benefits from it.
Xiao Chen received the list and said, Just make sure not to do it again.
That person heaved a huge sigh of relief. Perhaps most of the disciple does not know and could only guess that Ye Chen was highly regarded by the upper echelons.
However, he had some inside news. He was certain that the ninth elder of the Elders Assembly looked favorably upon Xiao Chen; he even wanted to take Xiao Chen as a personal disciple.
Who exactly was the ninth elder? He was a member of the Elders Assembly, a person with a lot of authority. One word from him could get a disciple kicked out of the Heavenly Saber Pavilion. Hence, he had no choice but to be respectful to Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen took the list and looked it over carefully. He discovered that there were none of the dangerous difficulty missions on it. It seems like these were the true high-level missions.
After carefully looking at it for a long time, Xiao Chen discovered that there were different ranks for high-level missions: ck, Yellow, Green, and White. The ck Rank was the highest, followed by yellow, and so forth.
The rewards of ck Rank Missions were about a thousand contribution points. This was a veryrge sum. Even Xiao Chen felt tempted by them.
Without changing anything else, he could exchange one thousand contribution points for fifty Medial Grade Spirit Stones.
No wonder those core disciples were desperately hogging those high-level missions, not willing to distribute them to others.
There was much profit to be gained here. If one high-level mission waspleted every month, the much-needed fifty Medial Grade Spirit Stones needed for cultivation would be obtained. Furthermore, there would be enough left over to purchase other things.
However, the ck rank missions were too difficult. Xiao Chen took a rough look. The simplest one was to kill a Medial Grade Rank 6 Spirit Beast.
With a three-man team, regr Martial Saints would not be able to ept this mission. However, to Xiao Chen, this was not a difficult task.
First, Xiao Chen took all the ck Rank missions that did not have time restrictions. Then, Xiao Chen selected five ck Rank missions that had a time restriction of three months.
In total, Xiao Chen took about twenty ck Rank missions, about two-thirds of all of them.
If Xiao Chen couldplete them, the rewards would be astonishingly high: A total of thirty thousand contribution points.
After Xiao Chen finished selecting the missions, he handed the list back to the person in charge. That person took a look at the missions Xiao Chen had chosen and his expression could not help but change.
Xiao Chen had actually taken twenty high-level missions in one go. At this rate, how was he going to give an ount to the remaining core disciples?
Whats wrong? Is there a limit to the number of missions that can be epted? Xiao Chen asked.
The person-in-charge recovered his wits and smiled, There isn''t. However, if a ck Rank mission is failed, there will be severe consequences. Not only would the reward be withheld, they will even deduct your contribution points.
As for ck Rank missions with time limits, the penalty for failing them is even higher. I am just reminding you out of kind-heartedness. Hero Ye, can you reallyplete so many missions?
Xiao Chen said indifferently, Thank you for reminding me. I guarantee that I canplete them all.
Xiao Chen did not casually select the ck Rank Missions. He had done many calctions andparisons with his own strength first. He only took them if he had at least an eighty percent chance of seeding.
Chapter 302 - Acting Like a Snob
Chapter 302: Acting Like a Snob
The person-in-charge could only say helplessly, Then there is no problem. Wait for a moment, I will bring the contract over. There will be two copies of each form. After the signature has been stamped it, you may leave.
After Xiao Chen did all that, he gave the twenty mission contracts a cursory nce. Then he ced them in his Universe Ring and returned to the great hall.
Within the great hall, a group of core disciples was heading for Xiao Chen. They all had angry expressions on their faces, but none of them dared to take a step forward.
When Xiao Chen was only an Inferior Grade Martial Saint, he already dared to face off against the Gangyu Peaks people. Now that his strength had improved by leaps and bounds, he would definitely not be afraid of them.
Xiao Chen looked at the twenty or thirty people blocking his way and said indifferently, Can you please make way? I want to go out.
The person leading them was a core disciple from Qianduan Peak called Zhang Sheng. He was a Superior Grade Martial Saint, but had not reached the peak yet.
Ye Chen, given your strength, we have nothing to say if you take high-level mission. Will you be willing to take out your mission contracts and show them to us? We can redistribute them properly, Zhang Sheng said.
Xiao Chen frowned slightly, he found this funny. Why should he show his missions to others?
My apologies, that is not possible. There is no need for me to tell you what missions I have taken. I am rushed for time, are you getting out of my way or not?
You Zhang Sheng felt angry. He had already humbled himself, yet the other party was not showing him any face.
Seeing that the other party was not willing to step back, Xiao Chen felt a trace of anger stir in his heart. He red at Zhang Sheng and interrupted him in a cold voice, Moving or not?
Zhang Sheng saw Xiao Chens cold gaze and remembered the scene of Xiao Chen fighting against Murong Chong. He was not confident of himself. He clenched his fist tightly and stepped to the side with an unwilling expression.
When the other core disciples, who were all weaker than Zhang Sheng, saw him step aside, they sighed softly. They also took the initiative to make a path for Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen ignored the expressions of the group and quickly left the Hall of Contributions, vanishing from everyones sight.
When Zhang Sheng and the others went up to the second floor, Zhang Sheng flew into a humiliated rage. He said, That bastard! He actually took twenty ck Rank missions, leaving us all with only ten ck Rank missions!
Xiao Chen could not hear the angry voices of these people. Even if he could have heard them, he would not care. They were simply a bunch of trash. They took the Hall of Contributions as their home, making everyone seek approval from them before letting others take missions.
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After Xiao Chen left the Heavenly Saber Pavilion, he took out the contracts and took a closer look. He said, Lets start with the nearest one first. That would be this one. The Clear Wind City was being harassed by a peak Rank 6 Spirit Beast recently. There were countless casualties. They came to the Heavenly Saber Pavilion to seek help.
The Clear Wind City was a small city within the Xihe Province. Its size was very simr to the Mohe City that Xiao Chen had once resided in. The strongest cultivator in the city was only a Superior Grade Martial Saint.
When they gathered the strength of the entire city, they had no ways to eliminate a peak Rank 6 Spirit Beast. Every time a Rank 6 Spirit Beast came, it would severely disrupt the citys order.
After Xiao Chen took out the map and verified the direction of Clear Wind City, he executed the Azure Dragon Cloud Soaring Art. He turned into a purple beam of light and went on his way quickly.
Under Xiao Chens full speed, the outline of a small city appeared before him three dayster. When he saw this city, Xiao Chen smiled faintly and said, I finally arrived. Lets finish this quickly, it is just a peak Rank 6 Spirit Beast.
Xiao Chen caught a glimpse of five notices on the city walls. Xiao Chen could not help but stop and take a look.
The drawings on the notices were all of his former appearance. They were put up by Dongming Provinces Duanmu n and Hua n, the Nanling Provinces Ji n, the Xihe Provinces Yan n, and the Royal ns Guiyi Marquis.
The rewards from each n already reached at least a thousand Medial Grade Spirit Stones. When added together, there was a total of six thousand Medial Grade Spirit Stones. Such a horrifying amount held an attraction to any cultivator.
Hero, you have looked at these notices for a long time. Do you have news of this person? asked the City Lords guards standing in front of the notices.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly and said, No, I was just curious.
The guard smiled, Everyone reacts like you. When they first see it, they all feel astonished. This fellow actually lived after offending four of the four inherited Martial Spirit noble ns. He even offended the Guiyi Marquis!
For ordinary cultivators, offending just one of them would be the end of them. This fellow seems to have offended half the powers in the Great Qin Nation.
However, it seems very strange as well. This fellow has not appeared for more than a year already. It is like he haspletely vanished. This has caused the noble ns to keep raising their rewards.
As long as one knows the whereabouts of this person, he will be able to im ten thousand gold taels and one thousand Inferior Grade Spirit Stones. If I see this person than I will be rich; I wont have to work for the City Lord anymore.
Xiao Chen smiled and said, You will have an opportunity to see him someday.
After Xiao Chen spoke, he did not linger and entered the city gates, quickly heading for the City Lords Residence. After he reported his purpose to the guards, they immediately showed him in, bringing him to the secondary hall.
Xiao Chen had only just sat down and took a sip of tea when he heard urgent footsteps. The doors opened with a zhi sound.
The middle-aged man came in from outside, they were both Superior Grade Martial Saints. However, the person on the left side clearly had a deeper cultivation; his aura was much stronger than the other.
When Xiao Chen took a look at what he was wearing, he was sure this was the City Lord and the other person was his assistant or something like that.
The Clear Wind City Lords originally excited smile immediately turned sullen when he saw Xiao Chen.
He was filled with suspicion as he asked, Are you really the cultivator the Heavenly Saber Pavilion sent? Why is your cultivation so low? Furthermore, you are alone. You are not a fraud, right?
Xiao Chen smiled faintly, then he unhurriedly took out his identity token and showed it to the City Lord. Then, he took out the mission contract and said, Heavenly Saber Pavilion core disciple, Qingyun Peaks Ye Chen. The contract and identify token are proof of my identity, recement guaranteed if not genuine!
[Note: Recement guaranteed if not genuine!: This means real/authentic. It is still funny in Chinese as well though, I believe it is meant to be an attempt at humor.]
The assistant beside the City Lord said angrily, What is the point of sending a Medial Grade Martial Saint? There are still many people waiting to be saved in the Clear Wind City. There is no need for your Heavenly Saber Pavilion to skimp on resources like this!
Boom! Boom!
As the few of them were talking, the ground suddenly trembled. The Clear Wind City Lord could not help but change his expression. He said, Damn it! That ck me Snake ising again. Lets go quickly!
Hu Chi! A strong wind blew by the two of them. Xiao Chen made the first move, opening the door and quickly leaving. By the time the two of them left, they could not see Xiao Chen anymore.
The City Lord said in astonishment, What speed! Did we see wrongly?
The mouth of the assistant at the side twitched, There is no point no matter how fast he is. The skin of the ck me Snake is even harder than regr Frost Iron. Both you and I are Superior Grade Martial Saints. Yet, we have no way to break through its defenses. As a Medial Grade Martial Saint, how can he do so?
Xiao Chen executed the Gravity Spell and headed for the origin of the sound, flying quickly over. After a short time, he discovered the Spirit Beast causing themotion.
Xiao Chen saw a huge ck snake about three meters thick on the broad street in the city. It was currently digging its way out of the ground quickly. ck mes were being spat out from its mouth, burning the surrounding houses down to ashes.
The crowd in the streets were fleeing in all directions in horror.
Peak Rank 6 ck me Snake! Xiao Chen recognized the name of this Spirit Beast at one nce. He said indifferently, However, it is only about two hundred years old. It is far from being mature. It is far from beingparable to the Scarlet Crown Snake in the underground world.
There were also differences in strength amongst peak Rank 6 Spirit Beasts. Aside from the difference that results from bloodline, the other deciding factor was the age of the Spirit Beast.
The longer they lived, the more horrifying their strength. If this was a thousand-year-old ck me Snake, it would require a Martial King toe and deal with it.
A two-hundred-year-old ck me Snake was not evenparable to the ck Tune Snake. Xiao Chen could deal with it easily.
Xiu!
When Xiao Chen saw a ball of fire beingunched at a small girl, he did not hesitate. His body shed and he quicklynded and picked up the girl before turning around.
Bang! The ck me crashed into Xiao Chens body and exploded intensely. The shockwave was surging, engulfing him entirely.
This caused everything to take a deep breath of cold air. When the mes scattered, the crowd was astonished to discover that the blue-robed Xiao Chen waspletely fine.
A middle-aged woman came running out quickly. She took the little girl from Xiao Chens embrace and said gratefully, Thank you, hero, for saving my daughter.
Xiao Chen replied, There is no need to thank me. Quickly leave this ce, it is very dangerous here.
As Xiao Chen spoke, a gentle energy enveloped the two civilians, pushing them to a safe distance.
Hu Chi!
Just as Xiao Chen pulled back, the two hundred meters long ck me Snake finally wormed its way out of the ground. Then, its body soared into the air.
Its jaws were wide open and bit down towards Xiao Chen. Its sharp teeth were gleaming with a cold light. Strands of ck Qi circled its body, the sight of it made the crowd tremble in fear.
Xiao Chens expression did not change. He circted his Essence and took a step forward just as the huge snake mouth descended on him.
Xiao Chen shouted and clenched his five fingers into a fist. Then, he punched the huge snake violently in the neck.
Boom!
A dull sound rang out, and the huge body of the ck me Snake immediately tumbled backward. This resulted in the rocks on the street being smashed asunder.
Xiao Chen had not held back in his punch. After the Dragon and Tiger Body Sculpting Art reached the threshold of the fifthyer, he had achieved a force of ten thousand kilograms. How could his opponent withstand such a force?
As the ck me Snake tumbled over, it immediately smashed its huge tail toward the ground.
Drawing the Saber!
A resplendent saber light lit up and the ck me Snakes tough body was chopped apart instantly. A stream of scarlet blood spurted out in the air and a three-meter-long snake tail fell to the ground.
Glittering Wukui!
Xiao Chen leaped into the air. Thunder clouds gathered in the sky instantly. His wrist flicked nine times and nine strands of purple saber Qi struck the ck me Snake.
Horrible wounds were inflicted on the ck me Snake, and pieces of flesh and blood flew out. The ck me Snake writhed on the ground in pain, incessantly rolling around and wailing in anguish.
When the Clear Wind City Lord and his assistant rushed over and saw this scene, they were extremely astonished.
The assistant, who said Xiao Chen had no way of breaking through the ck me Snakes defenses earlier, immediately felt his face go hot. He muttered, How could it be? He is clearly only a Medial Grade Martial Saint. How could he break the defenses of the ck me Snake?
Chapter 303 - Playing With Fire and Getting Burned
Chapter 303: ying With Fire and Getting Burned
The Clear Wind City Lord looked at the thunder clouds in the sky and pondered. He said in a deep voice, He is different from us. No wonder he is so confident. This person is a cultivator who hasprehended a state. Furthermore, his aplishments in it are not low. With the infusing of that state, that ordinary Drawing the Saber is even mightier than a Superior Grade Earth Ranked Martial Technique.
The density of his saber Qi is even stronger than ours. It is already better than ordinary Martial Kings. It seems like Clear Wind City can be saved this time!, the City Lord eximed with an excited smile.
The ck me Snake curled itself up on the ground, turning into a small scaly hill. Its cold eyes were staring at Xiao Chen, bloody red in hue.
Its forked scarlet tongue was flicking in and out non-stop, sensing Xiao Chens position. The snake opened its mouth wide and the surrounding fire-attributed Spiritual Energy moved toward it quickly.
A huge ck fireball appeared, spinning continuously. When the horrifying fire was raised to the peak, the fireball wasunched at Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly, ying with fire in front of me? You are far from being sufficient. Scram back!
A zing purple fire burned incessantly in Xiao Chens right eye. Xiao Chen did notpress it and directly fired it. The purple mes instantly became like a raging river gushing out.
Boom!
The raging purple mes immediately swallowed up the ck mes the ck me Snake spat out. The surging mes burned the ck me Snake until it cried out miserably, causing it to writhe around in pain.
After the ck me Snake felt the horror of Xiao Chen, it quickly fled into the distance. Its body stuck close to the ground as it slithered away, knocking over buildings as it did so.
Thinking of running? Toote!
Wukui Shakes the Heavens! Xiao Chen shouted and an ancient divine Wukui Tree appeared from nowhere. It started moving toward the ck me Snake, pressing down on it like a mountain; it carried the might of rushing thunder.
Rumble!
The state of thunder that was infused with holy might surged non-stop. Following the rumbling thunder, the wukui was quickly growing at a visible pace.
The huge force pressing down on the ck me Snake started shaking the ground.
After a while, the divine tree turned into a horrifying electric light and poured into the ck me Snake. With a thought from Xiao Chen, it immediately exploded.
The ck me Snake, which was already burned badly by the Purple Thunder True Fire, was sted into bits by this electric light. A rain of blood fell from the sky.
A suction force came from Xiao Chens palm, pulling the ck me Snake over. Then, he directly tossed it into the Universe Ring. After that, he quickly walked over to the Clear Wind City Lord.
The mission ispleted, please ce your handprint here and the City Lords seal. The best thing to do is to sign it personally as well, Xiao Chen said indifferently as he took out the mission contract.
When the Clear Wind City Lord saw the ck me Snake that gued the Clear Wind City for so long sted to bits by Xiao Chen, he was still in a state of disbelief. It was only when Xiao Chen repeated himself that he recovered his wits.
The City Lord smiled as he said, My apologies, I was distracted. Is your distinguished self a Qingyun Peak disciple? Forgive me for being blunt, but isnt Qingyun Peak in decline?
Xiao Chen smiled, Qingyun Peaks Ye Chen at your service, recement guaranteed if not genuine! There is no need to cheat your distinguished self. Qingyun Peak is not in decline. At the very least, they still have all their Martial Techniques. Furthermore, they also have a Peak Master with unlimited potential.
Seeing that the ck me Snake was dead, the City Lord was clearly in a good mood. He smiled and said, Truly a young hero. It is still somewhat unbelievable. I will ce my handprint here.
After the City Lord ced the handprint, he took out the official seal of the City Lord and ced a red stamp on the contract. After that, he signed it personally. Xiao Chens mission was nowpleted.
Xiao Chen received the mission in satisfaction and revealed a faint smile. He had obtained a thousand Contribution points.
This mission was a little simple, it did not have any effect of training Xiao Chens Saber Technique. However, it was good to be able to spread the name of Qingyun Peak.
As the assistant watched Xiao Chen leave, he suddenly said, My lord, I suddenly remembered. A while back, there was a story going about that a youth from the Heavenly Saber Pavilion killed an expert from the older generation, Yue Mingshan. It seems that this is possibly that person!
The City Lord muttered, There is an eighty percent chance that it is him. Although the ck me Snake is one of the weaker peak Rank 6 Spirit Beast, a peak Martial Saint would still need to spend a lot of effort in order to kill it. Furthermore, it is hard to escape unscathed.
This youth easily killed this ck me Snake in a few moves. It is clear that he is not on the same level as the snake. There are not more than ten such geniuses in the Great Qin Nation. It seems like Qingyun Peak will rise to fame again.
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The Flowing Cloud Mountain Range was the secondrgest mountain range in the Xihe Province, second to the Lingyun Mountain Range. Its Spiritual Energy Density was much thinner than the Lingyun Mountain Range. However, there were many precious Spirit Herbs and all sorts of precious nts in there, no less than that of Lingyun Mountain Range; it was a famed medicinal mountain.
The most important thing was that, although there were many small sects in its surroundings, there was no particrly strong sect. Hence, it was a masterlessnd.
There were many more cultivators going to the Flowing Cloud Mountain Range than Lingyun Mountain range. Most of them were cultivators employed by the big powers to protect the people entering to harvest herbs, preventing them from falling prey to the ferocious Spirit Beasts in the mountain.
On a deste peak in the Flowing Cloud Mountain Range, a white-clothed woman carrying a medicine basket on her back was nimbly climbing a dangerous cliff.
Beside the white-clothed woman was a young desman in blue robes, slowly floating at her side, protecting her. Needless to say, that desman was Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen watched the white-clothed woman climbing with a lot of difficulties. He shook his head and said, Miss Sun, why go to this much trouble? You just have to tell me what the herb you are looking for looks like. I can help you pick it.
This woman was the daughter of a Manor Lord, whose manor was famous for refining medicines. Her name was Sun Qian, and she was the person who issued the mission Xiao Chen was on this time.
By helping her to sessfully pick a Spirit Herb, he would earn a thousand Contribution Points. Xiao Chen did not wish to waste any time, so, he wanted to take action himself in order toplete the mission faster.
Sun Qians exquisite face was filled with sweat. When she heard Xiao Chens words, she wiped her sweat off and smiled, Young Master Ye, it is not that I am stubborn. This Spirit Herb is very problematic to pick. One has to pull even its roots outpletely. Furthermore, it cannot have any damage to it at all.
Otherwise, its Spiritual Energy will leak out and the Spirit Herb will wither quickly; its medicinal effects will be lost. A person without sufficient experience would not understand how to pick it.
Xiao Chen simply smiled faintly. Since Sun Qian said that, he could only follow her instructions. He extended out his Spiritual Sense and checked out the situation in the surroundings.
Xiao Chen knew how to refine medicine as well, he knew that Sun Qian had exaggerated it a little. If it was stored properly, even with a little damage, the medicinal effects of a Spirit Herb would not disappear so fast.
However, Xiao Chen could not be bothered with Sun Qian. Her request was not unreasonable. He would simply y it by ear and act ording to the situation.
This cliff the two of them were on was very famous in the Flowing Cloud Mountain Range. It had an extremely interesting name, Go Crazy First; it was also called Immortal Herb Peak.
[Note: Go Crazy First is a pun on Immortal Herb Peak. The Chinese for Go Crazy First is Ҫ (Xian Yao Feng). The Chinese for Immortal Herb Peak is ҩ (Xian Yao Feng). As you can see, when it is read in Chinese, they sound the same.]
The Immortal Herb Peak was at the core of the Flowing Cloud Mountain Range. It is where the Spiritual Energy of the entire mountain range gathered. Up on this peak, one could easily find top quality Spirit Herbs.
At the foot of the peak were Spirit Herbs about fifty years old. At the middle of it, one could find hundred-year-old Spirit Herbs. The higher one climbed, the older the herbs, easily going beyond a hundred years old.
If one could reach the peak, they could even find Spirit Herbs that were more than a thousand years old. It could be said to be a true Immortal Herb Peak.
As for its other name Go Crazy First, it was a story originating from the herb gatherers. Only a crazy person would recklessly climb this peak.
This was because it was too dangerous. It was covered in all sorts of ferocious flying Spirit Beasts. These Spirit Beasts frequently feasted on the top quality Spirit Herbs. Hence, they were much stronger than regr Spirit Beasts.
Furthermore, because it was very tall, even peak Superior Grade Martial Saints with a flying Martial Technique would not dare to climb up to the middle of it. At best, they would pick some Spirit Herbs at the foot of the peak before leaving.
As for the four-thousand-meter high summit, there was once a Superior Grade Martial King who relied on his strength to forcibly fly up. In the end, he was cruelly killed by the Spirit Beasts protecting the herbs at the summit within half a minute.
Xiao Chen was very clear on his own strength. This mission only required him to climb to a height of about a hundred meters above the middle of the mountain. This was something within the scope of his abilities.
If he had to go higher, he would have to give this mission up. Before reaching Martial King, he would simply be seeking death. He had only climbed five hundred meters from the foot and he already ran into several ferocious Rank 6 Spirit Beasts.
Xiao Chens Spiritual Sense picked up several ck dots flying in quickly from the northwest. Xiao Chen took out the Soul yer Bow and said, Miss Sun, be careful; there are Spirit Beasts flying over again.
When Sun Qian heard this, her expression changed slightly. She quickly stopped climbing and headed for an outcrop that was more stable, slowly moving toward it.
The distant ck dots were getting closer; they were four Medial Grade Rank 6 flying Spirit BeastsFiery Cloud Vultures. They were three meters long and had a wingspan of twenty meters.
The Fiery Cloud Vultures feathers were fiery red. When seen from a distance, they looked like a zing me. There were nine erect feathers on its tail. They were perfectly straight, tough, and durable, like sharp swords; there was a me burning at the end of them.
Although this flying Spirit Beast was only Medial Grade Rank 6, it was even more difficult to deal with than a peak Rank 6 Spirit Beast in the air. If one was careless, they would be at a disadvantage.
Xiu!
Xiao Chen nocked an Essence Light Arrow and drew it. He locked on to a Fiery Cloud Vulture with his Spiritual Sense and released. The arrow flew swiftly, creating a piercing sound as it punched through the air.
It pierced through a Fiery Cloud Vulture and created arge bloody hole. The bird cried miserably and fell toward the ground.
Chi! Chi!
Xiao Chens hands did not stop moving, firing another arrow. The more force one used, the stronger the Soul yer Bows might. Every few months, whenever Xiao Chen used it, its might would be greatly increased.
The other Fiery Cloud Vulture which he had locked onto tried to evade. However, it still did not escape its fate of death. A bloody hole appeared with a bang.
Miss Sun, please be careful. I will leave for a while and be back quickly.
The remaining two Fiery Cloud Vulture was already less than five hundred meters away from Xiao Chen. If the distance was too close, the effects of the Soul yer Bow would be weaker. Xiao Chen swapped it out for the Lunar Shadow Saber and rushed forward, luring them away.
Sun Qing said worriedly, Hero Ye, be careful!
Xiu!
A Fiery Cloud Vulture flew quickly at Xiao Chens head. Two sharp ws that could easily break rocks grabbed at Xiao Chens head.
Chapter 304 - The Angry Fiery Cloud Vulture
Chapter 304: The Angry Fiery Cloud Vulture
If the wstched on to Xiao Chens head, no matter how resilient his physical body was, his brain would burst out.
When Sun Qian saw the huge Fiery Cloud Vulture covering Xiao Chens figure, she turned pale and cried out, startled.
Bang! Bang!
There were two explosions in the air. The first explosion was the Fiery Cloud Vultures hard ws snapping off and falling.
The second explosion was a saber piercing through the Fiery Cloud Vulture. Xiao Chens body followed the saber through the Fiery Cloud Vulture.
Sun Qian sighed in relief when she saw that Xiao Chen was fine, You scared me to death.
If Xiao Chen died under the ws of the Fiery Cloud Vulture, given her Martial Grand Master cultivation realm, it would be easy to imagine herself following in Xiao Chens footsteps.
The final Fiery Cloud Vulture circled Xiao Chen incessantly. Its tail left behind a trail of mes. Eventually, these mes transformed into a huge fiery tornado, enveloping Xiao Chen.
Break!
Xiao Chen swung his saber, and a sharp saber Qi broke a hole in the me tornado. Then, he quickly escaped the zing me.
Sou! Sou! Sou!
The instant Xiao Chen emerged, eight of the Fiery Cloud Vultures tail feathers, circled by mes, shot out like sharp arrows.
While the ming feathers flew, they continuously absorbed the fire-attributed Spiritual Energy in the air. By the time they neared Xiao Chen, they had be twenty-meters-long ming spears.
When Xiao Chen executed the Gravity Spell and was in the air, he could only use seventy percent of his strength. He did not dare face these ming spears head-on.
Roaming Dragons Nine Transformations!
Xiao Chen shouted, and his body vibrated in the air, splitting into nine. He avoided the ming spears flying at him. The ming spears did not lose any of their strength; they sted eight huge pits as they struck the ground.
Clear Wind Chop, seeing only the cool breeze and not the saber!
Nine cool breezes blew from every direction. Each cool breeze concealed one of Xiao Chens figures. In an instant, Xiao Chens killing intent vanished. Only a gentle cool breeze blew at the Fiery Cloud Vulture.
The Fiery Cloud Vulture had never encountered such a situation before. Suddenly, it could not feel Xiao Chens killing intent, so it could not help but feel suspicious.
Boom!
As it was feeling suspicious, Xiao Chens nine figures merged again. He fired nine strands of saber Qi at the Fiery Cloud Vulture, chopping it into ten pieces in an instant.
Xiao Chen sheathed his saber and returned to Sun Qians side. He said, It will get more dangerous the further up we go. Just tell me what Spirit Herb you need, and I will take you to it.
Sun Qian was in a difficult spot; her expression revealed her emotions about the predicament. She hesitated and could not make up her mind. However, when she saw Xiao Chens resolute eyes, she lowered her head and said softly, I need a five-hundred-year-old Nine Colored Flowing Cloud Fruit. I need to pick the entire thing.
A five hundred years old Nine Colored Flowing Cloud Fruit, this was very precious. If sold, it could easily fetch at least five hundred Medial Grade Spirit Stones.
It seems like this mission was one where he would lose more than he gained. Xiao Chen shook his head helplessly. He extended out his Spiritual Sense for a moment and found the location of the Nine Colored Flowing Cloud Fruit.
Indeed, this Nine Colored Flowing Cloud Fruit was not just a hundred meters above the middle of the mountain. It was actually more than a thousand meters away. No wonder this woman was not willing to let him fly her up.
Sun Qian was worried that, after Xiao Chen learned the truth, he would immediately leave. She could only press herself and climb; she had to reach a ce where he could not simply abandon her.
Xiao Chen withdrew his Spiritual Sense andughed bitterly, helplessly. He carried Sun Qian, her head lowered, by the waist.
When Sun Qian gave off a startled cry, Xiao Chen executed the Azure Dragon Cloud Soaring Art and activated the Windwalk Shoes. His speed reached the speed of sound in an instant, and he swiftly flew up the cliff.
After several blinks, they arrived at the location of the Nine Colored Flowing Cloud Fruit. Then, Xiao Chen set Sun Qian, who had yet to recover her wits, on a protruding rock. He said, We have arrived. Move faster; there will be Spirit Beasts arriving soon.
Sun Qian looked at the Nine Colored Flowing Cloud Fruit before her before she recovered her wits. Then, she swiftly took out a medicinal hoe from her medicinal basket. She started to dig carefully.
Xiu!
Suddenly, a formless fluctuation appeared in the air. Xiao Chen frowned slightly and looked into the distance.
At the limits of Xiao Chens vision, he saw a Fiery Cloud Vulture, twenty meters long with a wingspan of a hundred meters. There were twenty-odd tail feathers on its end.
Damn it! It is a matured Fiery Cloud Vulture. It has lived for at least five hundred years. I am definitely no match for it in the air.
Xiao Chen did a quick analysis in his heart. Spirit Beasts rarely lived to the age of their maturity. However, once one did, its strength would undergo a qualitative change.
Miss Sun, how much longer do you need? Xiao Chen asked.
Sun Qian, focused on her medicinal hoe, dug out the tree that the Nine Colored Flowing Cloud Fruit grew on. When she heard Xiao Chens question, she replied, Two minutes, I just need two minutes.
Xiao Chen kept a calm expression. He said, Dont lie to me. I will take you down after two minutes.
After Xiao Chen said that, he leaped toward the mature Fiery Cloud Vulture. He quickly flew over and lured it away. Xiao Chen was not expecting to kill it; all he wanted to do was to dy it for two minutes.
Sun Qian heard a whistle behind her and felt Xiao Chen leave. She felt puzzled and frowned heavily. She had a bitter expression as she said, Why did I say that? I clearly need at least three minutes. I should hurry up.
Sun Qian started to move faster. After she dug out the roots, she carefully cleaned the rhizome; there were a few hundred small offshoots.
These offshoots could not be broken. Otherwise, it would be difficult for her to aplish her goal. The sound of an explosion came from behind her. This made her more nervous, and she raised her speed again.
Two minutester, Xiao Chen rushed back, covered in dirt. His robes had been burnt till they were tattered. His hair was frazzled.
Blood leaked from the corner of Xiao Chens lips. There was a fiery red feather stuck in his chest. Xiao Chen pulled out the feather.
Sun Qian heard another whistle. Her head covered in sweat. She was moving at her limit. She had finally cleaned out the final few offshoots. She quickly ced it in the medicinal basket and covered it.
Xiao Chen did not give her a chance to speak. He picked her up and rapidly headed for the ground two thousand meters below.
Bang!
The two of them had just left, and the mature Fiery Cloud Vulture wed the ground with a loud boom. It gouged a huge hole, about ten meters in diameter, into the ground; a cloud of dust flew up.
When the mature Fiery Cloud Vulture saw that the Nine Colored Flowing Cloud Fruit missing, it was thoroughly enraged. It gave off a sharp bird cry and rushed at Xiao Chen and Sun Qian. Its speed surpassed the speed of sound in an instant.
As Xiao Chen and Sun Qian dropped directly from a lofty height, Sun Qiansplexion paled. She was frightened; she did not dare make any sound. She clutched Xiao Chens waist tightly with both hands.
Xiao Chen circted the Dragon and Tiger Body Sculpting Art and internally focused the force. His weight increased to five thousand kilograms in an instant. Their rate of descent increased by ten times immediately.
As they were about tond, Xiao Chen stopped circting the Dragon and Tiger Body Sculpting Art and sent out a shockwave to the ground. He began gliding forward.
Purple Thunder True Fire, shoot!
Xiao Chen turned his head. A zing purple me burned in his right eye,pressing and elongating, forming a purple arrow. It shot out at lightning speed and struck the Fiery Cloud Vulture chasing them.
Boom! The explosion created a huge shockwave and blew the huge Fiery Cloud Vulture away. Its distance from Xiao Chen immediately and significantly increased.
This was allpleted in the time for a spark to fly. Xiao Chen did not pause at all. He exhausted about thirty percent of his Essence.
In addition to his earlier injury, this trip was extremely perilous. A moment of hesitation would result in his being ripped apart by ws.
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Outside the mountain range, the Clear Water Manor waited anxiously. Suddenly, they saw Xiao Chen carrying Sun Qian and flying out. They all immediately revealed joyful expressions.
Xiu!
Xiao Chennded firmly on the ground as he carried Sun Qian. Then, he ced the blushing Sun Qian on the ground before moving to the side.
Did First Miss seed? Did you manage to pick the Nine Colored Flowing Cloud Fruit? the Clear Water Manors people all asked together as they surrounded Sun Qian.
After they got a definitive answer, they all revealed excited smiles, Now we can transnt the perfect Flowing Cloud Fruit into the Flowing Cloud Fruits herb garden.
The Manor Lord will be very happy. He will be able to generate at least a hundred Medial Grade Spirit Stones of ie every year from this.
Xiao Chen tidied his messy clothes slightly and patted down his ck hair. When he heard that, he finally understood why they could not damage the roots of the Flowing Cloud Fruit.
They were actually aiming for a transnt. However, the Flowing Cloud Fruit was already a Rank 8 Spirit Herb. For the Clear Water Manor to grasp hold of the transnting technique, they had hidden themselves well.
Sun Qian parted the crowd and rushed to Xiao Chen excitedly. A smile filled her pretty face as she said, Hero Ye, thank you for helping. Are your injuries fine?
Xiao Chen smiled casually, indicating there were no significant problems. In truth, there were no major problems.
Although the mature Fiery Cloud Vulture was incredibly ferocious, when Xiao Chen used all his effort to dodge, he was able to escape without sustaining major injuries, even if he could not escape unscathed.
This is the mission contract. Would Miss Sun please sign here and ce your handprint on it, Xiao Chen took out the contract and a brush for Sun Qian.
After Sun Qian signed the contract and ced her seal on it, she took out two bottles of Medicinal Pills and handed them to Xiao Chen. She said, Hero Ye, this is the wound healing medicinal made with the Clear Water Manors secret recipe. Eating it and applying it externally will help you to recover quickly.
Xiao Chen received the contract and Medicinal Pills. He cupped his hands and said, Many thanks to Miss Sun. I will take my leave now!
After Xiao Chen spoke, he did not linger and immediately left. Sun Qian watched as he departed; she did not turn her gaze away. It felt like something was dug out of her heart.
Miss, stop looking. This kind of person is destined to be on a different level than us, the old housekeeper said in a drawn-out manner when he saw Sun Qians expression.
Sun Qian revealed a bitter smile; a disappointed look appeared in her gaze. She said, I know. Thats why I did not urge him to stay. Lets go.
After Xiao Chen left the Clear Water Manor, he went to the nearest city. Then, he checked into the nearest inn and took afortable bath, as well as change his clothes. After that, he took out all the mission contracts and counted them carefully.
After Xiao Chen counted them all, he said, In two months, I have alreadypleted the fifteen missions within Xihe Province. The remaining five are in the other Provinces. I should start with Dongming Province first.
Chapter 305 - Fire Li Sect Branch Hall Remnant
Chapter 305: Fire Li Sect Branch Hall Remnant
Suddenly, Xiao Chens gaze focused on a particr contract. This ck Rank contract was clearly different from the others.
Behind the ck heading, there were an additional five ck stars. The five stars indicated the difficulty of the mission. Within ck Rank missions, this was the highest.
The hardest difficulty mission Xiao Chen had done in the past two months was only three stars. These missions required Xiao Chen to use seventy percent of his strength beforepleting them with difficulty.
However, the reward for a five-star mission was very generous. It was three thousand contribution points.
What attracted Xiao Chens gaze was the name of the requester on the contract. It was Duanmu Qing from the Dongming Provinces Duanmu n!
The contents of the mission were not clearly exined. It only stated that it was an escort mission and requested a cultivator below Martial King.
Back when Xiao Chen first saw this mission, he did not hesitate and immediately took it.
Whether it be the reward or the missions requester, Xiao Chen was very interested in them. With the Duanmu ns strength, they actually needed to make a request from the Heavenly Saber Pavilion. This escort mission was definitely not simple.
Furthermore, the condition of this request was interesting. The person who took the mission could not be a Martial King or above.
Xiao Chen figured out the implication very quickly. The destination of the escort must have a barrier preventing Martial Kings and above from entering.
This is interesting. This mission might contain an unexpected surprise. Xiao Chen properly set aside the contract and smiled faintly. He said, I should rest for a night and continue my journey tomorrow.
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Dongming Province, Sishui Prefectures Capital City, Duanmu n, Main Official Courtyard:
As one of Dongming Provinces two great Noble ns, the Duanmu ns residence took up several hundred hectares ofnd, of which there were numerous pavilions and courtyards.
At this moment, an ice-cold girl sat on a wooden chair in the main hall. Her gaze was incredibly frosty; just one look would cause one to feel chilled to their bones. This was the Duanmu ns QueenDuanmu Qing.
asionally, a servant would rush in. These people did not dare slight Duanmu Qing at all. The moment they arrived, they immediately kneeled on the ground.
Reporting to Miss, Ji Changkong of the Nanling Provinces Ji n has arrived. He is waiting in the front yard.
Hua Yunfei of the Dongming Provinces Hua n has arrived. He is waiting in the front yard.
Chu Chaoyun, First Disciple of the Misty Sword Sect has arrived. He is also waiting in the front yard.
Mu Yanxue, Second Disciple of the Night Spirit Pce has arrived. She is waiting in the front yard.
Ying Xiao, Royal ns Guiyi Marquis has arrived. He is also waiting in the front yard.
There was a total of ten people reporting before they came to a stop.
Each name reported was a name of great influence the Great Qin Nation. They were the people with outstanding talent within the younger generation. Today, they were all actually gathered at the Duanmu Noble n.
If an outsider knew of such a situation, he would definitely be greatly startled. He would wonder what was going on? The Duanmu n actually gathered all the young geniuses within the Great Qin Nation.
Duanmu Qing slowly stood and asked, Aside from Mu Chengxue, who is in closed-door training; is there anyone who has not arrived?
A middle-aged woman at the side of the hall said, Aside from him, only the Heavenly Saber Pavilions Murong Chong remains. Furthermore, I have heard that the Heavenly Saber Pavilion has treated our invitation as a mission and distributed it out, treating it as nothing.
Duanmu Qings expression did not change. She said indifferently, There is no need to bother; Murong Chong has already left the Heavenly Sabet Pavilion. They are probably not able to send anyone decent. They likely intend to send someone over casually.
After Duanmu Qing spoke, she took a few women with high cultivations and headed for the front yard.
Before Duanmu Qing reached the front yard, she felt several strong auras rushing into the sky, not giving way to each other. They participated in an invisible battle in the sky; the sky even changed colors.
The people who had arrived were all outstanding talents. Naturally, they would not allow others to suppress them. They released these auras deliberately.
A hundred people sat in the front yard, separated into different corners. The people from Dongming Province sat in one corner; the people from Nanling Province took a different corner, as did the people from Xihe Province. Finally, the people from the Royal Courts took another corner.
Of the hundred people, the weakest was a Superior Grade Martial Saint. Of which, many hadprehended states. They could easily kill a regr Martial King.
It was very silent in the front yard. However, there were many hidden conflicts under this silence. All of the heirs of the noble ns measured their opponents.
Dong! Dong! Dong!
The sound of footsteps echoed; it was Duanmu Qing walking in. The woman beside her revealed a smile and said in a soft voice, Thank you, everyone, for giving the Duanmu n face anding as agreed.
A young man in purple robes, sitting in the south end of the front yard,ughed strangely twice. He said, somewhat disrespectful, Haha, I am not showing the Duanmu n face; I am merely here for my own fortuitous encounter.
Cut the crap! Duanmu Qing, tell us what exactly is going on with the Fire Li Sect Branch Hall Remnant. Tell us all clearly; I believe everyone here today is here for their fortuitous encounters.
[Note: Fire Li Sect: The Li here refers to a particr direction of the Eight Trigrams. The attribute of Li is fire.]
The person who spoke was Sun Wei. He was the heir of the Sun n, one of Nanling Provinces two noble ns. He was quite strong, but Mu Chengxue and Ji Changkongs fame suppressed his own. Hence, few knew about him.
Given what Sun Wei said, it was not strange for Duanmu Qing to be able to gather all these outstanding people of the Great Qin Nation. So, it was the temptation of a fortuitous encounter.
In the situation of all these geniuses having the same starting line, the number of fortuitous encounters they had would affect how far they could go, whether they could stand out from the crowd.
There were many people here who had experienced fortuitous encounters. The benefits they had received were unforgettable. It was impossible for them not to show up, even if they did not want to.
ording to stories, the Fire Li Sect was thest sect that knew how to make aplete Secret Treasure after the Tianwu Dynasty copsed. Then, it mysteriously vanished from the river of time,
Not to mention finding the method to forge Secret Treasures, simply just finding a few-high grade Secret Treasures would raise their strength significantly.
Other than that, they might even find the unique Martial Techniques of the Fire Li Sect. This would greatly raise their strength. Ten thousand years ago, the Fire Li Sects existence was greater than the Holy Lands. The Martial Techniques of that sect would not be simple.
Duanmu Qing looked coldly at Sun Wei, immediately chilling him. Then, she said indifferently, When everyone is here, naturally, I will speak about it.
This look flustered Sun Wei. He quickly circted his Essence and force that chill from his heart.
Ji Changkong, who was not far away, said, Who else has not arrived yet? The Heavenly Saber Pavilions Murong Chong?
A servant ran in quickly and said, Reporting to First Miss, the Heavenly Saber Pavilions representative has arrived.
Duanmu Qing said softly, Invite him in.
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After arriving at the Duanmu Noble ns residence, Xiao Chen handed over his mission contract. Soon, he was led into the residence. From a far distance, Xiao Chen could feel all sorts of auras shing in the front yard.
While Xiao Chen waited, he sent out his Spiritual Sense like a wave. Everyone in the front yard appeared in his mind immediately.
Xiao Chen withdrew his Spiritual Sense and smiled, Guiyi Marquis, Ji Changkong, Hua Yunfei, Duanmu Qing, Chu Chaoyun, Mu Yanxuethere is so many familiar people here.
Aside from these people, Xiao Chen was also surprised to see Yun Kexin here. Other than them, he did not recognize the others. However, based on their uniforms, he could guess who they were. If they were not from the three great sects, they were from the noble ns. Everyone here was, at the very least, a Superior Grade Martial Saint.
Every disciple of the noble n brought two or three subordinates. This mission is probably different from what I imagined. It is definitely not a simple escort mission.
Xiao Chen collected his thought and smiled. Lets take it step by step. I will just adapt as the situation changes. I can use this opportunity to understand their strengths better.
Without waiting for too long, the person who led Xiao Chen in passed on Duanmu Qings words, Young Master Ye, the First Miss invites you in.
Xiao Chen nodded and calmed his emotions. Then he slowly walked in.
Xiu!
The moment Xiao Chen stepped in, he felt countless gazes fired at him. Some gazes were that of disdain, some of misgivings, and some were of undisguised mockery.
Xiao Chen maintained a calm expression and looked at everyones faces. He did not discover any strange expression on Ji Changkong and the rest, so he rxed.
However, Chu Chaoyuns reaction somewhat surprised him. He took a nce at him and ignored him. Then, he closed his eyes and rested.
When Xiao Chen felt Yun Kexins gaze, he nodded at her slightly. He discovered that her cultivation had broken through to Superior Grade Martial Saint in a short period.
It looked like Yun Kexin had already fullyprehended the Roaming Dragon Incantation.
Suddenly, from within the crowd, Sun Weiughed loudly. He pointed at Xiao Chen and said, What a joke. Duanmu Qing, you made us wait for so long for this trash? He is just a Medial Grade Martial Saint. How can he be fit to fight for a fortuitous encounter with us?
Duanmu Qing was also mildly surprised. She did not expect the Heavenly Saber Pavilion to be so half-hearted. Even if Murong Chong did note, it should not be difficult for them to send a peak Superior Grade Martial Saint.
In the Heavenly Saber Pavilion, aside from Murong Chong, where can you find a worthwhile opponent? Just go back to where you came from, Only of the Royal n disciples from the Royal Courts mocked.
Dongming Provinces Hua Yunfei alsoughed coldly, Just a Medial Grade Martial Saint. Even if he went, he would just go to die. Duanmu Qing, you cant be inviting such a person, right?
The matter of Xiao Chen defeating Murong Chong was only known to some people in the Xihe Province. Word had not spread on arge scale yet.
Of those present, aside from the Shi ns Shi Feng, Mu Yanxue, Yun Kexin, and some others, no one knew Xiao Chens true strength.
However, when they saw these people mocking Xiao Chen, they said nothing. They simply remained quiet and watched the situation unfold.
Sun Wei revealed a grim expression and said in a low voice, You are still not scramming? In that case, dont me me for making a move.
Sou!
A strong wind blew violently in the front yard, causing all the fallen leaves to fly into the air. Sun Wei leaped up and passed through countless fallen leaves, sending a punch towards Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen maintained an extremely calm expression. There was neither joy nor grief in his heart. He saw Sun Wei flying at him quickly and casually waved his hand.
All the lightning-attributed Spiritual Energy in the air immediately gathered into a ball of zing purple fire. It appeared from nowhere and shot towards Sun Wei.
Chapter 306 - Tiger Leaps Dragon Soars
Chapter 306: Tiger Leaps Dragon Soars
You dare show off such a small amount of electric fire in front of me? You overestimate yourself; break for me!
Sun Wei shouted, and his fist wind struck Xiao Chens Purple Thunder True Fire like a pir.
Bang!
The purple mes exploded; the generated shockwaves moved chaotically through the air. The huge force startled Sun Wei.
Sun Weis fist had not scattered the purple mes. Even after the purple mes exploded, they generated so much force.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Before Sun Wei could react, Xiao Chen waved his right hand three times, and three balls of purple fire flew at Sun Wei from different directions.
Sun Wei turned his body in the air and whipped out his leg. The crack of a whip sounded in the air, and a ball of purple me immediately exploded, turning into purple shockwaves.
Using this kick as a purchase, Sun Wei quickly changed position and avoided the other two purple mes flying at him.
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!
Xiao Chens expression did not change; he simply sent out another four balls of purple me, aiming for Sun Wei.
Sun Weis expression was livid. He prepared to strike Xiao Chen earlier but was continuously forced back, dealing with these purple mes.
Following Xiao Chens casual movements, Sun Wei moved through the air as a string of explosions rang.
However, Sun Wei could not get near Xiao Chen. Instead, the purple mes forced him further and further back.
Purple Thunder True Fire, merge!
Xiao Chen shouted, and all the remnant purple electricity in the air merged to form arge ball of purple me.
This ball of electric fire was incredibly ferocious. The moment it appeared, the temperature within the front yard raised by a thousand degrees. All the nts in the front yard burned to a crisp before turning into ashes.
Bang!
Sun Wei, who was in the air, was caught off guard. He could only quickly put up an Essence shield.
Then, the ferocious ball of fire stuck Sun Wei. There was a loud sound, and his body was sted back like a sandbag. He fell miserably to the ground before rolling into the distance.
Watching Sun Wei roll like that, everyones expressions changed. Their gazes no longer held the look of disdain that were present earlier.
Nearly everyone took a deep breath of cold air. Sun Weis strength ranked, at least, within the top thirty among these hundred people.
However, Xiao Chen did not move from where he stood and had only casually waved his hand a few times. Yet, he knocked Sun Wei flying. This level of strength made them fearful.
Many had tried to imagine themselves in that scenario. Their conclusion was, while they could knock Sun Wei back, they could not do it with as much ease as Xiao Chen.
Withdraw!
Xiao Chen shouted, and two fingers on his right hand gathered together. The scattered purple shockwaves in the air rapidly flew to Xiao Chens fingertips. In the blink of an eye, they transformed into a huge ming whirlpool.
The purple fire continuouslypressed, eventually bing a small fire seed dancing on the tip of Xiao Chens fingers.
After Sun Wei tumbled one final time, he pushed his feet off the ground and quickly stood again. His expression was incredibly sullen as he revealed a murderous intent in his eyes.
Sun Wei quickly reached for the sword hanging at his waist. Unarmedbat was his weak point. Because Xiao Chen had not used a weapon earlier, he had not unsheathed his weapon. He did not expect to be humiliated in front of so many people.
Sun Wei did not think his strength was weaker than Xiao Chens, a Medial Grade Martial Saint. Furthermore, he was a cultivator with an inherited Martial Spirit. He believed that, when he was at full power, Xiao Chen would be no match for him.
No one can save you today. Die! Destructive Sr Burst!
Sun Wei shouted and drew his sword. A sun appeared from nowhere and turned into resplendent sword light, flying at Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly and said softly, Release!
The quivering fire seed on the tip of Xiao Chens fingers suddenly transformed into a roaring fire dragon. It contained countless electric lights and heat waves as it leaped into the sky.
Duanmu Qings expression turned grave. She knew that, if this continued, someone would end up severely injured. This would not benefit this operation.
Her dainty white hands stretched out into the air, and a wall of air rose from the ground. It formed between the fire dragon and sword Qi.
The temperature of the air plummeted. Despite the zing sun in the sky, everyone felt as if they were in an ice cave. Ayer of frost covered everything in the front yard.
The strange cold energy from the ice wall assaulted the sword Qi and the purple fire dragon. Those present watched as the two quickly froze.
Bang!
When the sword Qi and the fire dragon was five meters from the ice wall, they froze solid. Then they crashed into the ice wall and immediately shattered into countless tiny shards of ice.
Duanmu Qing simultaneously broke the twos Martial Techniques. This move shocked the surrounding crowd.
Xiao Chen was mildly astonished. After not seeing her for a year, Duanmu Qings strength had reached such horrifying levels.
Duanmu Qing withdrew and scattered the ice wall. The temperature in the front yard immediately restored to normal. The cold feeling instantly vanished.
Sun Wei, if you wish to participate in his mission, you better keep your mouth shut and withdraw your sword, Duanmu Qing expressionlessly warned.
Sun Wei snorted coldly and sheathed his sword. The strength Duanmu Qing exhibited caused him to not dare be as reckless as he was earlier. He looked coldly at Xiao Chen and said, Trash of the Heavenly Saber Pavilion, you best pray that you dont run into me after this mission ends.
Boom!
Just as Sun Wei spoke, thunder roared in the sky for no reason at all; it was deafening.
A light shed in Xiao Chens previously calm eyes. Killing intent immediately poured out as his right hand grasped his saber hilt.
Windwalk Shoes activate! Azure Dragon Cloud Soaring Arts high leveled technique, Roaming Dragons Nine Transformations! Qingyun Peaks secret technique, Clear Wind Chop!
Suddenly, nine cool breezes blew in the courtyard. As the cool breeze blew, everyone feltfortable. Xiao Chens body had unexpectedly split into nine.
Xiao Chen had drawn his saber, and nine resplendent saber lights lit up. However, no one felt any killing intent. With the assistance of the Windwalk Shoes, Xiao Chens speed immediately broke the sound barrier.
The saber lights flew around chaotically, moving as fast as lightning. The nine figures were like the wind, dazzling everyones eyes; they could not differentiate the real from the fake.
Boom!
When the cool breezes stopped, the nine figures merged, and nine wounds appeared on Sun Wei. He did not even have the opportunity to draw his sword.
The Lunar Shadow Sabers shining de pressed against his throat. He did not even dare breathe. Blood poured from his wounds.
Sun Weisplexion immediately paled. The saber de at his throat made him feel death so close for the first time. Even his wounds grew numb; he totally lost all his senses.
Xiao Chens hand moved a little and broke the skin of Sun Weis neck, leaving a trickle of blood. He said indifferently, Now that I have run into you, what do you think about that?
Sun Wei was very pale; he was incredibly angry. However, when he saw Xiao Chens cold eyes, he did not dare retort. He felt that, if he showed any sign of resistance, this person would definitely kill him without hesitation.
Without Mu Chengxue, the person leading the Nanling Provinces outstanding talents was Ji Changkong.
Now that Xiao Chen pressed his de against Sun Wei, it would be inappropriate if Ji Changkong, as the leader of the Nanling Province, said nothing.
Ji Changkong stood and slowly walked over. Stars were destroyed and reborn in his eyes, forming a boundless sea of stars.
This made Ji Changkongs eyes look boundless. It looked like, if one were not careful, they would fall into them.
Ji Changkong walked to ten meters away from Xiao Chen. Then, he said sullenly, Friend, I think you are going slightly overboard.
Xiao Chen turned around and met Ji Changkongs gaze. He said indifferently, How is this overboard? Is he allowed to humiliate and threaten me without retaliation?
The moment Xiao Chen walked into the front yard, Sun Wei mocked Xiao Chen. Although Xiao Chen could not be bothered with him, he was not a sage either, allowing people to mock him without retaliation.
The second time, after Sun Wei attacked, he immediately threatened Xiao Chen. This crossed Xiao Chens bottom-linepletely.
Although Xiao Chen had already given this person a death sentence, he did not intend to kill this person here.
This mission was definitely not simple. Without disying some strength, he might not even obtain the qualification to take part.
Xiao Chen made a heavy move with the purpose of warning the crowd. At the same time, he also proved his strength, so Sun Wei would not dare be so unbridled.
This was how this world worked. If Xiao Chen disyed his strength from the start, there would not be so many questions about him.
Ji Changkong looked at Sun Weis injuries and said, Let go of him first. I, Ji Changkong, guarantee that Sun Wei will not seek trouble with you during this mission. You can be a part of this fortuitous encounter.
He will not look for trouble during the mission, but afterward will no longer be Ji Changkongs business, Xiao Chen thought to himself and smiled. This Ji Changkong really knows how to y word games.
However, Xiao Chen had already achieved his purpose. It was fine for him to withdraw. If the other party wanted to seek trouble with him afterward, he would not be afraid; Xiao Chen would simply kill Sun Wei.
Ka ca!
Xiao Chen sheathed his saber and said indifferently, I hope your guarantee is effective.
Sun Wei felt the release. He quickly pressed an acupoint on his chest and stopped the gushing blood. The two Sun n disciples following him immediately rushed over and supported him.
Hu chi!
The instant Xiao Chen turned, Ji Changkong made a move. The stars in the sky flickered, and he sent out a palm strike. Starlight shone from everywhere; an area of one hundred meters around Ji Changkong seemed to transform into a resplendent river of stars.
I guaranteed that Sun Wei would not seek trouble with you, but I did not guarantee anything about myself. Dont think there is no one left in our Nanling Province, and you can do anything you want, Ji Changkong said with a sinister expression.
Xiao Chen spun around and a tiger and dragon circled his body. The Dragon and Tiger Body Sculpting Art circted quickly. He punched with the Tiger Leaps Dragon Soars, weing that palm strike.
Bang!
When the palm and fist met, there was a loud sound. An intense shockwave spread out, turning into a strong wind. The wind fluttered everyones clothes and hair.
The stars behind Ji Changkong all infused into his palm; the strength of the river of stars all gathered together.
However, Xiao Chen had used the final move of the Great Dragon Tiger FistTiger Leaps Dragon Soars. This was the first time Xiao Chen had used this move after he reached the fifthyer of the Dragon and Tiger Body Sculpting Art.
Xiao Chens strength had reached fifteen thousand kilograms. Regarding aura and strength, he was not inferior to his opponent.
Chapter 307 - Profound Ice Flower
Chapter 307: Profound Ice Flower
The two of them were roughly equal. The instant the fist and palm met, they both retreated five steps. Both of them felt their right hand go numb, the Qi and blood in their bodies was surging greatly. All their internal organs were shaken.
Enough, if anyone makes another move, you can immediately leave. I, Duanmu Qing, will only say it once. If anyone doesnt believe me, you can try it.
Duanmu Qings cold eyes, her extremely gloomy expression, and icy tone led everyone to not doubt her determination.
Ji Changkong looked at the calm Xiao Chen; he knew that he could not deal with Xiao Chen within a short amount of time. He could only let Xiao Chen go. The stars behind him immediately vanished and peace returned.
I still have not tested his true strength. It seems like there is one morepetitor in this fortuitous encounter, Ji Changkong thought regretfully.
In the Ancient Remnant at the Savage Forest, Ji Changkong had benefited greatly from the fortuitous encounter there. Hence, his desire andpetitiveness over fortuitous encounters were more intense than others.
Seeing Ji Changkong withdraw, Xiao Chen did not have any intention to continue fighting. He knew that the other party was only trying to test his strength out. It was far from being an irreconcble conflict.
Duanmu Qing turned around and said to Xiao Chen, I still have not asked for your name. Also, please show me the mission contract and your Heavenly Saber Pavilion identity token.
Xiao Chen handed over the mission contract and identity token. Then, he said, Qingyun Peaks Ye Chen.
Qingyun Peak?
When Duanmu Qing heard this words, she was somewhat astonished in her heart. She had a slight understanding of the Heavenly Saber Pavilions situation. ording to what she heard, Murong Chong left the Heavenly Saber Pavilion because he lost to a Qingyun Peak disciple.
The person before her could be that person. After inspecting his identity token and the mission contract, Duanmu Qing said softly, Please take a seat. This mission is yours.
After Xiao Chen took a seat, Duanmu Qing said in a soft voice, Without me having to say it, everyone should be familiar with the Fire Li Sect. During the Tianwu Dynasty, all the Secret Treasures on the continent came from this sect. After the Ancient Era, this was the only sect that knew how to make Secret Treasures.
However, the purpose of our Duanmu n this time is not the Fire Li Sect. Instead, it was a Profound Ice Flower in front of the remnants. As long as everyone can help me obtain the Profound Ice Flower, I will help everyone to open the Fire Li Sect branch hall remnants entrance.
Hua Yunfei said indifferently, The Profound Ice Flower is not an ordinary Spirit Herb. Why should we relinquish it to you? How can you prove that there is a Fire Li Sect branch hall remnant beside the Profound Ice Flower?
If you immediately left after you obtained the Profound Ice Flower, then we would be yed for fools by you. You have to give everyone a reason that can convince us.
The Profound Ice Flower was very mysterious. Originally, the Tianwu Continent did not have this Profound Ice Flower. ording to legend, an Emperor expert, Bing Hou, in the Ancient Era died, her blood fell on the ground and turned into flowers.
The entire flower was made up of the purest ice-attributed Spiritual Energy. It was crystalline and was incredibly pure.
This flower could not improve a cultivators cultivation. However, if an ice-attributed cultivator ate it, their body could be turned into the legendary Spiritual Body.
They would be able toprehend the state of ice to the limit. Furthermore, when cultivating ice-attributed Martial Techniques, they would be several times faster than regr cultivators.
Legend had it that the Duanmu n were the descendants of Bing Hou. The Profound Ice Incantation that they passed down was derived from Bing Hous Cultivation Technique.
Hence, to the Duanmu n, this Profound Ice Flower held more meaning to them than regr cultivators.
If Duanmu Qing obtained the Profound Ice Flower, it could rapidly improve the strength of the Duanmu n. To the other noble ns, this was undoubtedly not good news for them.
Hua Yunfeis words had voiced what everyone was thinking. Duanmu Qing had to give them a reason to give up on the Profound Ice Flower first by proving to everyone the existence of the Fire Li Sect branch hall remnant.
Duanmu Qing had clearly anticipated that everyone would have such doubts. She calmly said, The location of the Profound Ice Flower is within a Demonic Beast forest. There is a seal from the Three Holy Lands there. Cultivators and Demonics Beasts with cultivations higher than Martial King will not be able to enter. This time, I will be only bringing four people with me to enter.
If the Fire Li Sects remnant does not exist, you will be able to kill me easily with your strength. After I have obtained the Profound Ice Flower, I will not take any treasures from the Fire Li Sect.
As for the proof that you want, I am not able to take such a thing out. However, I can use my life as a guarantee. If you believe me, then you can follow me. If not, you can leave now.
After everyone heard Duanmu Qings words, they all started making calctions in their heads. Although Duanmu Qing did not take out any evidence, no one expressed an intention to leave even after a long time.
They could not help it. The lure of a fortuitous encounter was too great. If they left, and the other geniuses like them obtained a treasure in the fortuitous encounter, they might be left behind in the dust forever. By then, it would be toote for regrets.
Furthermore, everyone believed that Duanmu Qing did not have the guts to cheat everyone.
Everyone in the front yard had aa power backing them that was at least equivalent to the Duanmu n. If Duanmu Qing incurred the wrath of everyone here, it would be a matter of one or two days for the Duanmu n to be razed to ashes.
Suddenly, the silent Chu Chaoyun opened his eyes. He asked, Demonic Beast forestwhich Demonic Beast forest?
Duanmu Qing replied softly, The Ink Forest below the Ink Mountain Range.
How could it be the Ink Forest!? When everyone present heard the words Ink Forest, they all took in a breath of cold air. Their expressions changed and many people started hesitating.
The Ink Forest was a Demonic Beast forest that was five thousand meters below the ground. It was situated right below Ink Mountain Range.
The entire Ink Mountain Range was a Demonic Beast mountain range. It was a famous danger zone of the Great Qin Nation. The Spirit Vein of the entire mountain was contaminated by Demonic Qi already.
Within a radius of five hundred kilometers, the vegetation there could cause one to die if they were not careful. If you were not a Martial King, entering the core zone of the mountain range was like sending yourself to die.
Furthermore, the Ink Forest was like a forbidden zone. The corrupted Spirit Vein Origin was in the Ink Forest under the Ink Mountain Range.
Situations where an entire Spirit Vein Origin was corrupted by Demonic Qi were very rare in the Tianwu Continent. Back in the past, the Three Holy Lands had no way topletely seal them. They could onlyy a barrier, preventing Demonic Beasts stronger than Martial Kings from leaving.
Otherwise, if the horrifying Demonic Beasts came out, they would cause devastating disasters in the surrounding cities.
Duanmu Qing said softly, Everyone doesnt have to worry about entering the Ink Mountain Range. The Duanmu ns Profound Ice Pce will deliver everyone safely to the entrance of the Ink Forest. Furthermore, the Profound Ice Flower and Fire Li Sect remnant is not in the core zone of the forest.
Even so, the hesitation on everyones faces did not lessen. They quickly calcted the risks and potential benefits.
Fortuitous encounters came hand-in-hand with risk. They were often found when one was walking the line between life and death. There was no such thing as a risk-free fortuitous encounter. Even if there was one, the benefits would not be significant.
Before everyone came, they had already made mental preparations. However, when they heard that they had to go to the Ink Forest, they were caught unprepared and started to hesitate.
Fortuitous encounters were good. However, if one lost his life while getting it, it would all be for naught.
Chu Chaoyun thought for a moment before saying sullenly, If it is only at the peripheries, we can give it a try.
I, Hua Yunfei, am willing to give it a try as well. It is merely the Ink Forest, I want to see what is so scary about it.
I, Ji Changkong, dare to do this.
Mu Yanxue is willing to give this a try!
After Chu Chaoyun said something, the other people started to agree to it. In the end, no one backed out, and everyone decided to stay.
The reason why was easy to figure one when one thought about it. Everyone here was an outstanding talent. No one would be willing to admit they were weaker than the others.
Even though they knew of the dangers and knew that someone would probably die, they felt that the one to die would not be themselves.
Xiao Chen looked at the crowd filled with fighting spirit and shook his head slightly. Probably only a small number of the people in this room had experienced the danger of a Demonic Beast forest. Probably half of these people would not be returning from this trip.
Seeing everyone agree, Duanmu Qing said, Would everyone please go back and rest tonight. We will begin our journey tomorrow. Do not cause any trouble within the residence. Otherwise, if you anger the elders, I will not be able to save you.
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Late in the night, the moon hung high in the sky. The golden light lit up the ground. Xiao Chen was currently in the guest room when he suddenly heard soft footsteps.
Xiao Chen opened his eyes and extended out his Spiritual Sense. It was Yun Kexin standing outside. He quickly got up and weed her in.
Yun Kexins delicate face had had a graceful smile on it. She said, Congrattions, Senior Brother Ye. You have defeated Murong Chong. Now, your name will spread throughout the entire Xihe Province; everyone will know your name.
Within the sects, strength had always been the most important thing. Now that Xiao Chen had defeated Murong Chong, any disciple within the Heavenly Saber Pavilion would have to address Xiao Chen as Senior Brother Ye regardless of how long they were in the sect. However, Yun Kexin clearly had a mischievous tone, she was probably half-joking.
Xiao Chen smiled and said softly, There is no need to regard me as an outsider. Senior Sister Yun can just call me Ye Chen. Come, take a seat. Why are you looking for me?
Yun Kexin slowly sat down and took out a manual. She smiled and said, You can call me Kexin as well. I came this time to pass the manual to you. I have alreadyprehended the Inferior Grade Heaven Ranked Cultivation Technique. Take a look.
Xiao Chen received the manual and took a look. The words were written very neatly, it must have been Yun Kexins handwriting.
After taking a couple of nces at it, Xiao Chen found himself engrossed. After a long time, he emerged from his examination of the manual and said, Thank you. You are probably the only person who is willing to share a Heaven Ranked Cultivation Technique.
Yun Kexin smiled casually and said, Just a reminder. You should not cultivate this Cultivation Technique for now. I can do so immediately because of my Martial Spirit. Your Martial Spirit should be lightning-attributed. The Roaming Dragon Incantation is wind-attributed.
Given the tyrannical nature of a Heaven Ranked Cultivation Technique, it would immediately destroy all the lightning-attributed Essence in your body. Within a short time of cultivating, your cultivation realm will drop. Furthermore, it would be very difficult to merge other attribute Essences in the future.
That was indeed so, Xiao Chen could be said to have experienced the tyranny of a Heaven Ranked Cultivation Technique. After the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation reached the fourthyer, it no longer tolerated Essence of other attributes.
Currently, all of the Essence within his body was lightning-attributed Essence. Furthermore, it was extremely pure.
Chapter 308 - Profound Ice Palace
Chapter 308: Profound Ice Pce
This problem had been bothering Xiao Chen for a very long time. Up until now, he had no way of solving it. Because of this, he had nearly given up on the Great Perfection Lingyun Saber Technique.
This was because Xiao Chensprehension towards the state of mountain in the Saber Technique had permanently halted. There were even signs of it deteriorating. The state of mountain clouds hadpletely fallen apart.
When the state fell apart, the might of the saber was iplete. Before Xiao Chen executed the move, it would already be broken. How could he dare to use it?
Xiao Chen asked sullenly, Is there any way if I want to preserve my lightning-attributed Essence?
Yun Kexin thought for a while and said, There are some ways. If you can find a lightning-attributed Heaven Ranked Cultivation Technique, or even a lightning-attributed peak Earth Ranked Cultivation Technique, that should be able to do it. However, if you wish to dual cultivate, your cultivation speed will be slower than regr cultivators.
The Purple Thunder Divine Incantation should not be weaker than the Roaming Dragon Incantation. It looks like I can give cultivating the Roaming Dragon Incantation a try.
However, Xiao Chen had some doubts over dual cultivating. He asked, Why is it that the dual attributed cultivators I have seen do not have lower cultivation realms despite dual cultivating?
Yun Kexin smiled and said, You must be talking about Murong Chong. ording to what I know, he cultivates the Wind Cloud Incantation. This is a peak Earth Ranked Cultivation Technique that naturally is dual attributed. Such Cultivation Techniques are extremely rare. Their value is no lower than a Heaven Ranked Cultivation Technique.
Xiao Chen was enlightened. So thats why. No wonder Murong Chongs states of wind and clouds could be merged so perfectly.
If Xiao Chen had cultivated a dual attribute Cultivation Technique, everything would happen when the time is right. However, it was unknown how Yun Kexin knew such a secret.
The two chatted for a while more after that. Eventually, Yun Kexin got up and said, I shall take my leave first. I intend to give up on tomorrows mission. You should take care of yourself.
Why?
When Xiao Chen heard that, he was somewhat surprised. He believed that with Yun Kexins strength, there was no problem in her ranking within the top ten of the group. Why did she choose to give up?
Yun Kexin exined, It is too dangerous. Before I came, I did not expect it to be the Ink Forest. Furthermore, there is so muchpetition. I have just obtained a Heaven Ranked Cultivation Technique. In the end, my experience is still less than those people.
To have a clear understanding of ones strength and not get overconfident because of a Heaven Ranked Cultivation Technique, then making a decision calmly; the frame of mind Yu Kexin had was something not many cultivators could achieve.
As Xiao Chen watched Yun Kexin leave, he pondered in his heart. Such humility is something every cultivator should learn.
Since ancient times, there were many geniuses who had died as a result of their blind confidence. Geniuses who died prematurely were no longer geniuses; they were simply stepping stones for others.
A deep light was revealed in Xiao Chens eyes. He said with a grave expression, I should not be in too much danger at the periphery of the Ink Forest. However, I cannot let my guard down. The true danger might not be the Demonic Beasts in the Forest. Instead, they might be thepanions around me.
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When the sun rose and sunlight lit thend, Xiao Chen came out of his cultivating state. After he finished washing up, someone immediately led him to a dueling ground within the residence.
The other outstanding talents had arrived one after another in the dueling ground. Xiao Chen looked around and noticed that aside from Yun Kexin, no one else had backed out.
Look! The Duanmu ns Profound Ice Pce is flying over.
Suddenly, arge shadow was cast over everyone. When they raised their heads to take a look, they saw a huge ice bird, a hundred meters long and with a wingspan of four hundred meters.
There was a nine-floored ice pce on the back of the ice bird. This was the Duanmu ns famous Profound Ice Pce.
It was said that out of the ten flyingplete Secret Treasures withbat formations in the Great Qin Nation, the other nine were in the hands of the royal court.
It looks like the Duanmu n is putting in a lot of effort into this mission. They really used the Profound Ice Pce. Ive heard that the upkeep of the flying andbat of the Profound Ice Pce requires two hundred Medial Grade Spirit Stones per day.
Weng!
The Profound Ice Pcended firmly on the vast dueling ground. Duanmu Qing opened the doors to the ice pce and invited everyone in.
The crowd all entered, walking in a line. They were very curious about this famous Profound Ice Pce. After they entered, they looked all around the ice pce, assessing it.
The incredibly cold Profound Ice Pce did not make the cultivators feel cold after they entered. Instead, there was a refreshing feeling, it was actually quitefortable.
After entering the first floor of the ice pce, they saw an incredibly vast hall. In the middle of the hall were tables, chairs, and all sorts of furniture; everything needed was present. Of course, this furniture was all made of ice.
There were some carvings on the surrounding walls, all extremely beautiful. There were also arge number of windows, so they could see the situation outside.
Duanmu Qing led the crowd to the second floor. There were many rooms on the second floor. Every one of the hundred-odd people were able to get a room to themselves.
Before they departed, Duanmu Qing warned them in a soft voice, Everyone may move around freely on the first and second floor. However, do not enter into the third floor. I hope everyone will follow the rules.
After Duanmu Qing spoke, a portion of people felt disappointed. However, there was no one who dared to break her rules in the Profound Ice Pce.
Even without Xiao Chen extending out his Spiritual Sense, he could feel at least ten strong auras. The weakest was a Medial Grade Martial King.
As for the strongest, Xiao Chen could not tell that persons cultivation realm. This went to show how much importance the Duanmu n ced on the Profound Ice Pce.
When Xiao Chen entered his room, he checked out this small square room. Aside from the fact that everything was sculpted from ice, the room was no different from ordinary rooms on the ground.
I heard that this Profound Ice Pce was left behind by the ancient expert Bing Hou. It used a thousand-year-old Ice Soul from an extremely cold ce in the north. Then, it was carved using a secret method.
A thousand-year-old Ice Soul is something that has high Spiritual Intelligence and cultivation already. It is not an ordinary piece of ice. Itsbat prowess is equivalent to a Martial Sage.
However, it was not able to resist Bing Hou. The ancient experts are really people whom everyone aspired to be.
Xiao Chen sat on the bed as he recalled all this.
Chi!
The ice bird under the Profound Ice Pce gave off a sharp cry. The following wind was like a hurricane, blowing up all the sand and stone from the ground.
Sou! The Profound Ice Pce flew up and headed for the sky quickly. In the blink of an eye, it arrived at the clouds and was flying in their midst.
Xiao Chen looked out from the window in his room and saw the clouds beside them. It felt like riding an airne in his previous life. This dug up old and forgotten memories.
A look of reminiscing appeared in Xiao Chens eyes as he sped his Lunar Shadow Saber and leaned back on the wall. He muttered to himself, It seems like only the blink of an eye. Yet, I have been in this world for two years already. I wonder how my family from my previous world is?
There is also the father who chased me out of Mohe City. How is he doing? Feng Feixue promised me to help look after them, they should not be put in a difficult spot by the noble ns.
Xiao Chen closed his eyes and sank into deep thought. After a long time, he suddenly opened his eyes. A resolute look appeared in his eyes. He said, It is better to bury the things in the past deep in the heart. Men cannot live in their memories. Since I stepped onto the path of cultivation, I will not look back anymore.
Xiao Chens Spiritual Sense silently snapped this bit of mncholy like a sharp arrow. It turned this memory into a fallen leaf, burying it in a corner of his mind.
It was impossible for them to arrive at the Ink Forest before the sky turned dark. Xiao Chen, who was bothered by his memories, temporarily did not have any mood to continue cultivating. He got up and prepared to take a walk outside.
Xiao Chen pushed over the ice door and headed to the staircase. As he walked out into the corridor, he extended out his Spiritual Sense out of habit. However, he discovered he was blocked by a formless barrier. He was only able to see an area of ten meters around him.
Xiao Chen was not too surprised. This was not the first time his Spiritual Sense had been blocked. He withdrew his Spiritual Sense and calmly arrived at the hall on the first floor.
Xiao Chen looked around the huge hall and discovered that no one was around. Actually, there was one person. Xiao Chenposed himself after he saw that person.
Xiao Chen saw Chu Chaoyun seated on an exquisite ice stool. He was currently drinking wine alone.
His get-up was the same as before. He was wearing a sky-blue shirt and a long sword behind him that seemed like he had never drawn it. There was a carefree look on his face.
Xiao Chen was surprised. What is going on? I clearly looked through the entire hall. Yet, I only noticed him when I took a second look.
Brother Ye Chen, its been a long time. Come and take a seat?
As Xiao Chen was feeling doubts, a drawn-out voice was heard. It was Chu Chaoyun inviting him to join him.
Xiao Chen collected his thoughts and killing intent shed in his eyes. It seemed like this person had indeed seen through his disguise.
Xiao Chens aura was withdrawn as his left hand could not help but tighten its grip on his scabbard. Xiao Chen slowly walked over to the round table Chu Chaoyun was seated at.
When Chu Chaoyun saw Xiao Chen take a seat, he said, Brother Ye Chen, just rx. I am not here to ask for that Golden Holy Beasts Spirit Core. Why are you so anxious?
Xiao Chen ced the Lunar Shadow Saber on the ice table. Then, he took a grape and ate it. He said indifferently, You are still the same as before. The truth about you is forever unable to be seen through.
The grape felt extremely refreshing in Xiao Chens mouth. It seemed that this ice pce had a function to preserve the freshness of food.
Chu Chaoyun emptied his wine cup in one gulp, and smiled, In my opinion, you are the one that cannot be seen through. It had just been a year. I am really curious as to how your cultivation grew so fast.
Xiao Chen countered, Compared against you, who has the Heavenly me, my speed is not even worth mentioning.
Chu Chaoyun filled the wine cup again. He smiled, Heavenly methe Heavenly me that can burn down the entire continent? That is just a joke. If it was truly that powerful, then how could the Tianwu Dynasty be destroyed?
There was a trace of loneliness hidden in Chu Chaoyuns words. The sharp Xiao Chen picked up on it, but did not understand what it meant.
Hu chi!
Chu Chaoyun put down the wine cup and raised two fingers. A dazzling golden me appeared on his fingertips. The light of the me immediately lit up the hall of the ice pce, golden-bright and dazzling.
This is the Heavenly me?
Xiao Chen was astonished. He squinted and carefully examined the strand of me with a grave expression.
The me radiating a golden light that seemed to contain a trace of a certain will, the will of one who ruled everything under the heavens, the will of one who reigned supreme. It caused one to feel fear in their heart. In front of this tiny me, Xiao Chen actually felt so tiny.
Chapter 309 - Ink Mountain Range
Chapter 309: Ink Mountain Range
Fortunately, there was only a trace of this will. If it were stronger by a few times, Xiao Chen would not even have the courage to fight it; he would simply prostrate himself on the ground.
As Xiao Chen looked at the flickering me, he could not help but remember the Dragon me he saw on Ying Yue in the past.
Although the might of this Heavenly me was notparable to that Dragon me, it significantly surpassed it regarding aura.
Suddenly, a thought struck Xiao Chen. If one can infuse a will into the Heavenly me, then can I infuse my state into the Purple Thunder True Fire?
A fierce purple me burned in his right eye. When one looked at it, it looked as if it had turned into a boundless sea of me. The me quicklypressed together and formed a strand of purple fire. The Purple Thunder True Fires Origin me flew out of his right eye and flickered as it hovered above Xiao Chens fingertips.
With a thought from Xiao Chen, the peak Small Perfection state of thunder infused into the Origin me.
Zi zi!
Endless purple electricity immediately appeared behind Xiao Chen. The purple light instantly expelled the golden light from Chu Chaoyuns Heavenly me.
Sess! Xiao Chen thought excitedly. He could actually infuse his state into the Purple Thunder True Fire. This meant he should be able to contend with the Heavenly me now.
Before this, Xiao Chen did not even dare release the Purple Thunder True Fire in the presence of the golden Heavenly me.
Within the great hall, one side was lit by a resplendent golden light; the other side, a strange purple light. The two lights seem to be having an invisible battle in the air.
All of the items on the table floated up without any reason at all as the two auras fought.
Chu Chaoyun smiled and said, You learn fast. Let me test its might.
After Chu Chaoyun spoke, he flicked his finger, and all the golden light in the great hall retracted back into the Heavenly me.
In an instant, that tiny strand of me became extremely dazzling like a miniature golden sun.
The aura of supremacy raised to the peak. A strong wind blew from behind Chu Chaoyun, fluttering his clothes and hair. It was like the Tianwu Emperor had possessed him; he seemed dignified and imposing.
Xiao Chens expression changed. He quickly gathered all the scattered purple electricity into the Origin me. He exhibited the state of thunder to the limit. The strange purple mes gave off an extremely resplendent light.
Xiao Chen flicked his right hand forward in a simr manner, weing the other me without hesitation.
Bang!
The two mes crashed into each other. A loud explosion urred in the great hall, and shockwaves reverberated. The floating objects in the hall all turned into powder.
It was so horrifying that, as the energy reverberated in the great hall, the entire Profound Ice Pce trembled. This startled everyone within.
Xiao Chen was somewhat pale as the huge energy surged over and knocked him back by ten meters before hended heavily.
On the contrary, Chu Chaoyun only took three light steps backward. Against an iplete Heavenly me, Xiao Chens full-force Purple Thunder True Fire lost in terms of strength.
A golden light shed in Chu Chaoyuns eyes. The Heavenly mes scattered in the air immediately vanished.
Chu Chaoyun looked at Xiao Chen with a grave expression. He said, Dont treat me like your enemy. Sooner orter, you will understand that our purpose is actually the same.
Chi! Chi!
The ice pce stopped trembling, and four streams of icy water appeared on the floor of the hall. The icy water took the form of four humans. Then, it became four delicate and pretty women.
The two of you, next time you test your moves for no reason at all, you will be tossed off the Profound Ice Pce, regardless of your identity.
One of the woman spoke coldly with an expressionless face.
When Chu Chaoyun saw the other cultivators rushing down, Chu Chaoyun bent his back slightly and smiled, My apologies; there will not be a next time.
On the journey of the Profound Ice Pce, Xiao Chen and Chu Chaoyuns exchange of moves was just a small incident. The huge Profound Ice Pce continued to move at two times the speed of sound and flew towards the Ink Forest.
In the room on the second floor, Xiao Chen continuously tried to merge his state with the Purple Thunder True Fire. The might of the legendary Heavenly me was indeed horrifying.
The first time Xiao Chen merged his state, he could barely pull a draw with the Heavenly me. Although that strand of Heavenly me was probably not even a tenth of the true Heavenly me, Xiao Chen was quite satisfied already.
However, Xiao Chens Purple Thunder True Fire still had untapped potential. The Purple Thunder Divine Incantation had a total of twelveyers. Currently, he was only in the fourthyer. Every time he broke through ayer, the Purple Thunder True Fire grew stronger. In the future, he might be able to contend with a Heavenly me.
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As it turned dark, Xiao Chen noticed the clouds outside his window darkening. This made one feel depressed.
Xiao Chen stopped what he was doing and got up. He looked out the window and saw a neverending mountain range.
A ck fog covered the entire mountain range, moving around the peaks. When the cool breeze blew, the ck fog acted as if it were solid; it did not move at all.
Is this the Ink Mountain Range? Xiao Chen asked with a grave expression.
Rumble!
Just at that moment, the entire Profound Ice Pce trembled. Although it did not tremble heavily, it was long and continuous.
There is arge number of Rank 7 flying Demonic Beasts. The Profound Ice Pce will active itsbat formations. Would everyone please stay in your rooms. Dont wander around. We will settle this.
A melodious voice rang in everyones ears on the second floor. It exined why the Profound Ice Pce trembled.
They are actually Rank 7 flying Demonic Beasts, Xiao Chen muttered to himself. The strength of a Rank 7 Demonic Beast is the equivalent of a Superior Grade Martial King. I wonder how the Duanmu n will deal with them.
However, I can try to check out thebat formations of the Profound Ice Pce. Who knows; maybe it will be helpful for the repairs of the silver warshipsbat formations.
Xiao Chen looked at the rooms window; he could fit his body through it. Without hesitation, he pushed his feet off the ground and jumped through.
Xiao Chen flew towards the front. There was a ratherrge space between the ice pce and the ice birds head. Xiao Chen decided to go there and carefully observe the Profound Ice Pcesbat formations.
Xiao Chens body transformed into a beam of purple light in the air. When hended, there were several sou sounds. Ji Changkong, Hua Yunfei, and several other people also arrived.
They all exchanged nces with each other, clearly feeling ufortable. They did not expect other people as well.
Ji Changkong smiled faintly and said, It seems like everyone had the same idea. We all want to see what exactly is going on with thesebat formations. Lets go together then.
The powers behind these people all had one or two flying Secret Treasures. However, theirbat formations had already broken and could not be used. This was a good opportunity for them to observe.
A round white Qi Shield enveloped the Profound Ice Pce. Flying Demonic Beasts crashed into the shield relentlessly.
Under the attack of the Demonic Beasts, the Profound Ice Pce trembled continuously. The light of the white Qi shield slowly weakened.
Hua Yunfei said sullenly, Rank 7 Demonic Beasts are indeed horrifying. If Superior Grade Spirit Stones are not used to replenish this defensive formation, it will notst much longer.
One of the members of the Royal Court said excitedly, Superior Grade Spirit Stones? How could they be easily obtained? They will probably activate thebat formations soon.
Boom!
Right after he spoke, a resplendent ball of light condensed in the beak of the ice bird. In the next instant, the ball of light elongated and turned into a pir of light, piercing through the Qi shield. It swept across the Rank 7 Demonic Beasts, turning them into ice fragments.
Xiao Chen looked up. He only saw that mysterious expert continuously making hand-seals on the top floor of the Profound Ice Pce. As his hand-seals changed, the ice bird fired light pirs in another direction.
None of the Demonic Beasts could block the light pirs. They all instantly turned into ice statues and shattered into countless shards of ice.
Hu chi! Hu chi!
Halos appeared in the surroundings, starting from the third floor and climbing. These halos all consisted of dense mysterious talisman characters.
The countless talisman characters moved in a certain pattern without stopping, as if they were attempting to form something.
Eventually, the mysterious person at the top floor shouted, Break!
All the talisman characters quickly gathered. After a while, they transformed into miniature living ice birds. The ice birds cried out and flew forward.
The countless ice birds immediately crashed into the surrounding Rank 7 Demonic Beasts. These Demonic Beasts bodies were immediately covered with ayer of frost. In the next instant, they turned into huge ice sculptures.
Bang!
The person on the top floor of the ice pce controlled the huge bird to crash into the ice sculptures, shattering all the ice sculptures in front of them.
When all the Demonic Beasts died, Xiao Chen and the others took a deep breath of cold air. They did not expect the might of the Profound Ice Pce to be so powerful. It managed to kill several hundred Rank 7 Demonic Beasts so quickly.
Xiao Chen thought to himself, Those mysterious talisman characters were probably the location of the secrets of thebat formation. However, without aplete study, there is no way to grasp these kinds of talisman characters.
After the Demonic Beasts died, the view in front became clear again. Horrifying screeching came from ahead. When everyone looked, they saw a group of even more Rank 7 Demonic Beasts.
One persons expression changed. He said in horror, The scary thing to do in the Ink Mountain Range is flying in the air. There was one Inferior Grade Martial Monarch who flew over the Ink Mountain Range. In the end, he had to escape from the limitless flying Demonic Beasts. Furthermore, he ended up severely injured.
This Profound Ice Pce may be powerful. However, if the usage of Spirit Stones cannot keep up with the expenditure, we will be in danger.
Just at that moment, everyone suddenly felt the temperature around them decrease significantly. Furthermore, the temperature fell without stopping. Soon, the chill seemed to prate the bones. Everyone had to circte their Essence to resist the cold.
Whats going on?!
The crowd was startled. They saw a boundless cold Qi appear in the surroundings of the ice pce. The golden talisman characters turned hazy in the midst of the cold Qi after the mysterious person on the top floor shouted.
All the cold Qi gathered and formed a huge icy figure. When looked at carefully, this figure was that of a woman.
Chapter 310 - Great Danger Emerges
Chapter 310: Great Danger Emerges
The figure was more than two hundred meters tall. Its boundless aura enveloped the ice pce. Everyone felt a pressure on their shoulders, like a huge mountain pressing down on them.
This is the ancient expert Bing Hou. Just her aura already makes it so difficult for us to move. The crowd''splexions all turned pale, they were all fighting against that pressure with great effort. Even speaking was done through clenched teeth.
Hu Chi!
Suddenly an ice sword appeared in Bing Hous hands. A sword light swept across and a crack appeared in the space before them. Space shattered and the destructive energy that came from it shattered the countless nearby Demonic Beasts.
With the protection of Bing Hou, no Demonic Beasts could block the Profound Ice Pce from flying through the skies of the Ink Mountain Range.
After the huge image of Bing Hou appeared, the Profound Ice Pce emitted an unrivaled and supreme aura stronger than that of Sages. This suppressed the Rank 7 Demonic Beasts, and they did not dare toe near.
The ten-odd people in the front of the ice pce held on bitterly under this horrifying pressure. Under this weathering, the strength of each individual could be seen.
A few people were already crawling on the ground, no longer having the strength to stand up. There were some who were down on one knee, sweat dripping down unceasingly.
The ones who were left standing were Ji Changkong, Hua Yunfei, Xiao Chen, and a person from the Royal Courts. However, the expressions on their faces were not rxed.
If this dragged on, they might not be able to withstand this. They might end up like the others; after falling down, they might not be able to get up again.
Xiao Chen circted his Purple Thunder Divine Incantation rapidly. His aura was allpressed and resisting that formless weight. However, the pressure on his shoulders did not lessen.
The aura was heavy like a mountain. It felt like Xiao Chens legs were filled with lead, he had no way to move them at all.
Hu!
Just as the four of them could no longer withstand it, a rectangr hole appeared on the ice pce. Duanmu Qing looked at everyone expressionlessly and said indifferently, Quicklye in.
After that, the doors of the ice pce opened, the pressure on everyone immediately lessened. Xiao Chen and the other three who could still stand did not hesitate and quickly leaped through the doors.
The people who were on their knees pushed off the back of the ice bird and quickly followed.
The remaining four people who were crawling breathed out in relief and struggled to stand up. However, they discovered that the doors of the ice pce were shut again.
The horrifying pressure of Bing Hou pressed down once again, it was like a majestic mountain. When it pressed on those people, they vomited blood and fell on the ground miserably, they could not get up at all.
The few people who entered the great hall of the ice pce nced at each other with lingering fear in their hearts. Even now, their hearts were still thumping. The earlier experience was truly unforgettable.
Duanmu Qings cold face seemed rather angry. She said in a grave voice, I hope that you will obey the rules of our Duanmu n. Do not casually move around.
This was not the first time Duanmu Qing had said this. However, given the strength and status of the crowd, they had not taken this seriously earlier.
They were of the opinion that the Duanmu n would not dare to do anything to them. However, when they saw the conditions of the four people outside, they no longer dared to slight these words.
After Duanmu Qing left, Ji Changkong said differently, Even just the aura of an illusion of an ancient Emperor expert resulted in us being unable to resist. I wonder how great its true strength is?
Hua Yunfei had a sinister smile on his face as he said, I have a feeling that, during this trip to the Fire Li Sect remnant, all of us will end up helping this woman to make her wedding dress.
[Note: Helping this woman to make her wedding dress: This means tobor hard, but receive nothing in return, allowing someone else to benefit from it.]
Ji Changkong revealed a contemptuous smile and said, Whats wrong? The Young Master Hua whoprehended the ancient Blood Soul is afraid of a woman?
Hua Yunfei smiled calmly, Who is the one afraid of a woman? All of us here are very clear on that. I heard that Young Master Ji has not been to the Imperial Capital for many years already.
These two people had always been at loggerheads. After they rxed, they started to bicker with each other.
The other people from the Royal Courts allughed. Naturally, they knew of the past matter where Ji Changkong was defeated by Princess Ying Yue in one move.
Countless stars shed in Ji Changkongs eyes. A killing intent was revealed in his eyes. However, it passed in an instant; his gaze quickly regained its calm.
Ji Changkongmented to himself, It looks like in this past year, Hua Yunfeis mental state has improved significantly. On the other hand, my own mental state is still somewhat imperfect.
Thinking of this, Ji Changkong stopped speaking and directly headed for the second floor.
The other people all also headed off one after another. Peace followed after this event, and nothing else happened afterward. The Profound Ice Pcended in the core area of the Ink Mountain Range.
Bang!
The huge ice bird created a strong wind as itnded on the ground. This caused the surrounding trees to shake nonstop. The illusion above the ice pce still did not fade away.
Its aura was suppressing all the surrounding Demonic Beasts, causing them to quickly flee into the distance. This kind of supreme aura frightened the Demonic Beasts deep in their bones.
After a long time, all the surrounding Demonic Beasts had scattered. Only then did the illusion of Bing Hou slowly fade away. The doors of the ice pce opened with a sou sound.
Under Duanmu Qings lead, the crowd all slowly came out from the Profound Ice Pce. As for the four people on the back of the ice bird, they were drained of spirit and could only give up on this mission.
About five hundred meters in front of the crowd was a towering cliffside. Below the cliff was a huge ck hole, like the mouth of a huge demon. Just one look at it evoked fear in them.
This hole was the entrance to the Ink Forest. It was pitch dark and there were no soundsing from it, an extremely eerie sight.
Xiao Chen slowly paced around the ck ground, not in a hurry to examine the hole. He circted his Essence and discovered the surrounding Spiritual Energy was very sparse.
It was only about one percent of normal. The air there was mostly made up of the Demonic Qi from the Demonic World Abyss. If one absorbed too much of it, it would cause their body to demonize.
It seems like I can only use Spirit Stones to recover my Essence, Xiao Chen thought to himself. Fortunately, I still have many Medial Grade Spirit Stones, there is no need to worry about this. I just have to be careful and not absorb any of the Spiritual Energy here.
Duanmu Qing led the four Duanmu n peak Martial Saints and walked in front of everyone. As she had promised, she only brought four of her own people, the other experts all remained on the Profound Ice Pce.
The other people did not want to fall behind, and quickly followed. Xiao Chen was slightly slower, he was at the back of the crowd.
The moment they entered the hole, Xiao Chen immediately felt a chill attacking him. This cold Qi immediately assaulted his internal organs. Xiao Chen was startled and quickly circted his Essence, protecting himself.
At the same time, Xiao Chen used some Essence to eliminate the cold Qi assaulting his body.
Everyone had to spend some effort to protect their internal organs and eliminate the cold Qi in their bodies. This slowed them down.
The dark and silent hole seemed endless. It was so dark, everyones vision was restricted to within ten meters of themselves.
What was more depressing was that many cultivators took out Night Pearl, Light Stones, flints, and other objects that gave off light. These things normally could light up an entire room on their own. However, no light came from them now.
Duanmu Qings voice came from the front. She said indifferently, There are no other dangers in this tunnel. The light is all absorbed by the Demonic Qi in the air. There is no need to worry.
Xiao Chen focused his eyes and took a look. Indeed, there were strands of ck substances in the air. When the light shone on them, it was silently absorbed. It was extremely strange.
Although Duanmu Qing said there were no dangers in this tunnel, Xiao Chen did not let down his guard. His right hand remained on his saber hilt, his aura was hidden within his body. The moment there was any strange movement, he could attack instantly.
Under this strange atmosphere in this silent tunnel, no one spoke. They could only hear the sound of unending footsteps.
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It was unknown how long they walked. Xiao Chen felt the passage under his feet start to incline down and be steeper. They were already very deep underground.
After a long time, a light appeared in their eyes; they had finally walked out of the tunnel. A vast underground world appeared before them.
Before them was a boundless ck forest. The forest was strangely gloomy. There were countless wisps of ck fog surrounding it. The sound of ruthless beasts cries came from it, reverberating in their ears. This made them feel frustrated and their Qi and blood was surging. These bestial cries could disrupt their minds!
This is the famed Ink Forest? a cultivator asked in a somewhat quavering voice.
Duanmu Qing nodded and said, Thats right. The Three Holy Landsid a barrier around the peripheries of the forest. We are safe where we are. After we walk another hundred meters, we will be within the boundaries of the forest.
Then what are we waiting for? Where is the Profound Ice Flower? Lets go there quickly! a person from the Royal Courts said anxiously.
Duanmu Qing did not say anything. She simply led the four Duanmu n experts and headed in. The other people all trailed behind her.
When they passed the formless barrier, Xiao Chen and the others felt a gaze sweep past them. It was like all the secrets within their bodies were revealed.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Just at this moment, five middle-aged people lit up with a red light before exploding. They died without aplete corpse. The sudden event startled everyone.
The five dead cultivators were from the noble ns of the Royal Courts. At this moment, the heirs from the Royal Court had sullen expressions, their thoughts unreadable.
Duanmu Qing walked to the front of these people with an expressionless face. She said coldly, Didnt I said not to bring Martial King experts? You can go back now, go back from where you came from.
Everyone now understood what happened. These five disciples from the Royal Courts had brought along Martial King experts. Furthermore, they had used an unknown method to evade the detection of the Duanmu ns expert.
However, they had now vanished forever at the barrier of the Three Holy Lands, their bodies sted into bits in the Ink Forest.
When the five heard Duanmu Qings words, they did not pay it too much mind. Behind them were several Superior Grade Martial King servants. When added together, they numbered twenty people. They far outnumbered the Duanmu ns people.
Chapter 311 - Danger of Death
Chapter 311: Danger of Death
The person leading themughed coldly and said, Duanmu Qing, we are no longer in the Profound Ice Pce. Dont think you can order us around anymore. Since I am here, there is no chance of me leaving. Just lead the way obediently. Otherwise, dont me me for getting nasty.
Ka ca!
Right after he spoke, the twenty people behind him all drew their weapons. They were all radiating killing intent as they stared at Duanmu Qing.
Reckless! Duanmu Qing snorted coldly. An ice formation appeared below the feets of the four women behind her. Soon, the ice formation connected and spread to Duanmu Qings feet.
Boom!
Duanmu Qings aura rose instantly without limit, give the others the impression that she was a peak Medial Grade Martial King. It was very frightening.
The person leading the twenty people became anxious. He felt a strong sense of danger. He quickly said, Attack!
Chi! Chi!
The moment he spoke, the subordinates of the five heirs immediately turned into ice sculptures.
Duanmu Qing pulled her hand back and clenched her fist. Ka ca! Ka ca! All the ice sculptures suddenly shattered, instantly in.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
When the pieces of ice fell on the ground, they shattered again. The bodies encased in the ice tore apart continuously. The five heirs of the Royal Courts were frightened to the point they turned pale. Their weapon hands started trembling.
Scram! Duanmu Qing said calmly.
Duanmu Qing had killed fifteen Superior Grade Martial Saints instantly. The strength that she had disyed was simply too horrifying.
Although the cultivations of the five of them were Superior Grade Martial Saint, they had notprehended a state. They were only slightly more powerful than ordinary Martial Saints. Compared to the true geniuses, they were much inferior.
Against the current Duanmu Qing, they had no chance of victory. However, they were unsatisfied with having to leave like that.
The Royal Court heir leading the group looked at the Guiyi Marquis with dissatisfaction in his heart. This was the true genius of the Royal Courts. He was hoping the Guiyi Marquis would say something on their behalf.
The Guiyi Marquis, Ying Xiao, was wearing golden Battle Armor. There was a two-meter-long sword on his back. It was the Holy Weapon, Sky Splitting Sword. Behind him were four other cultivators in a simr get-up.
When the Guiyi Marquis saw the gazes directed at him, he took a quick nce and then looked away; he ignored them.
With theirst hopes dashed, they could only put away their weapons and leave helplessly.
Using a special secret technique, the strength of the four people was perfectly transferred to Duanmu Qing. This caused herbat prowess to instantly reach peak Medial Grade Martial King.
Many people knew about the secret behind Duanmu Qings strength, but they had no choice but to acknowledge her might. Even though they knew the secret, they still had to avoid shing with Duanmu Qing.
In front of absolute power, tricks would not work. Xiao Chen had already experienced this personally from Bing Hous aura.
This is killing to establish her might. When we find the Profound Ice Flower, those people who intended to y tricks will have to think twice, one of the heirs sighed.
The Profound Ice Flower was very precious. Even though it was not as precious as those Secret Treasures or high ranked Martial Techniques, it was especially beneficial to ice-attributed cultivators.
At that time, there might be someone attempting to take advantage of the chaos to grab the Profound Ice Flower.
Duanmu Qing offended a few heirs without hesitation over a small issue, killing because of it. She was clearly warning the others.
Xiao Chen even suspected these three Martial Kings were purposely nted by the Duanmu n, all so that they could give Duanmu Qing an opportunity to establish her might.
Duanmu Qing ignored everyones criticism. She said in a soft voice, This Profound Ice Flower is very important to my Duanmu n. We have already waited for a hundred years. Once I obtain the Profound Ice Flower, I will immediately open the Fire Li Sects remnant for everyone.
Miss Duanmu, rest assured. We will not have any designs on the Profound Ice Flower. Just lead the way.
I am a fire-attributed cultivator. The Profound Ice Flower will only harm me. There is no need to worry, Miss Duanmu.
Anyone who dares to snatch Miss Duanmus Profound Ice Flower is going against me. I will help you to destroy that person.
Right, right, right! Anyone who snatches Miss Duanmus Profound Ice Flower is our enemy.
After everyone saw Duanmu Qings strength, they all voiced their support for her, pledging to not make a move to snatch the Profound Ice Flower.
When Xiao Chen saw the situation, he did not say anything. If it was something that would be snatched, naturally, it would happen. Words were useless.
Duanmu Qing said, Thank you, everyone, for allowing this. Pleasee with me!
After Duanmu Qing spoke, she led the group into the sinister forest. There were manyrge and tall trees in the forest, with many branches and leaves. It would take more than two people to wrap their arms around a tree.
A thickyer of leaves and some ck grass were on the ground. When the group stepped on them, they gave off rustling sounds unceasingly.
No one dared to be careless in this infamous Ink Forest. They were all focused, carefully observing their surroundings.
Pu chi!
Suddenly, a ck snake as thick as a mans thigh came out of the ground. Its body was filled with ck Qi. There was a metallic glint on its dense scales.
It pounced from the rear and immediately bit down on a cultivators head. It was like a ck bolt of lightning; it happened in a sh. Its speed was so fast that no one could react.
Chi! Chi! Chi! Chi!
Before the group could kill the snake, hundreds of simr ck snakes came up from the ground. Many cultivators were caught unaware and were bitten to death.
There were some who were bitten on the arm. The venom immediately spread throughout their whole body. The cultivators who were bitten foamed at the mouth and died of the venom.
Xiao Chen quickly moved backward, avoiding an attack from a ck snake. He quickly drew his Lunar Shadow Saber. Then he sent out a purple electric light with a backhand sh.
Dang! Dang!
The de struck the ck skin of the snake and gave off a metallic sound. Xiao Chen had only made some of its scales drop off.
What terrifying defenses. Just twenty percent of my strength is insufficient to injure them, Xiao Chen thought to himself in astonishment.
The ck snake felt some pain. Its upper body leaped into the air and shot angrily at Xiao Chen. When it opened its jaws, it revealed horrifying teeth, glittering with a cold light.
Xiao Chens expression remained unchanged. He brandished his Lunar Shadow Saber again, using only twenty percent of his strength again. However, this time, he aimed for the ce where the scales hade off. He immediately chopped the snake in half
Hu chi!
The ck snakes upper body in the air did not die. It flicked out its tongue and headed for Xiao Chens head at lightning speed.
Die!
Xiao Chen shouted and the Lunar Shadow Saber turned into a purple bolt of lightning. A saber light suddenly lit up on his de. With a loud bang, it shattered the snake, turning it into dust.
The snake turned into clumps of ck fog. Even at this point, the threat of the ck snake was not solved yet. Xiao Chen sent out a palm strike and scattered the ck Qi, resolving the problem.
The other people were not as fortunate as Xiao Chen. Some of the cultivators had chopped the ck snakes into halves, but they did not expect the ck snakes life force to be so strong. Their upper body was still able to attack, causing them to die at the jaws of the snakes.
There were also some people who dealt with the situation with ease. The Guiyi Marquis did not even draw his weapon. He simply sted a ck snake to bits with a punch.
Ji Changkongs surroundings were filled with countless flickering stars. They turned into strands of sharp sword Qi. This sword Qi was so sharp that it easily chopped a ck snake in half.
For each star that flickered, a ck snake died. In a short moment, more than ten ck snakes were killed.
Hua Yunfei held a scarlet sword in his hand. He revealed a sinister smile as he pierced his sword through a ck snake. A zi zi sound came continuously from it.
The ck snake quickly dried up, its strange ck lifeforce was actually sucked dry. After absorbing the ck lifeforce, the scarlet glow of the sword became brighter.
Mu Yanxues sword moved at its fastest speed. In the blink of an eye, an unknown amount of attacks were sent out. A ck snake was chopped into countless tiny pieces the moment it leaped into the air.
The heir of the Xihe Provinces Yan n, Yan Qianhes older brother, sent out a huge ck hand. It grabbed countless ck snake firmly, not allowing them to move at all.
Duanmu Qing was even more at ease. She did not even make a move. When the ck snakes came near to the Duanmu women, they were slowly turned into ice sculptures before they could reach the five of them. After a breath, they all shattered into tiny pieces of ice.
Xiao Chen looked around, but did not discover Chu Chaoyun. He looked up and realized that Chu Chaoyun had already leaped to the top of a huge tree at an unknown time.
There was a faint smile on Chu Chaoyuns face as he watched the people below him. It was as though all this was an entertaining show.
When all ck snakes were killed, they counted the number of people left. They discovered that more than twenty people were lost in the first wave of attacks.
Including the people who had died at Duanmu Qings hands, their numbers had dwindled from more than a hundred to about seventy or eighty people. These losses were quite high.
However, most of the people who died were servants the heirs had brought along. The outstanding talents with true strength were not even injured.
The strength of the ck snakes was at the peak of Medial Grade Rank 6 Demonic Beasts. Aside from theming inrge numbers and having a strong life force, they had no other trump cards. They were still unable to truly threaten the crowd.
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After resting for a while, the crowd continued on under Duanmu Qings lead.
The Demonic Beasts they met along the way grew progressively stronger. Unlike Ji Changkong and the other cultivators who hadprehended states, the other heirs started to get injured.
Their numbers were also reduced to sixty-odd people. Before the arrived at the Fire Li Sect remnant, they had only half the people they had started with. There were some who wanted to leave, but leaving the group now was clearly seeking death.
The path of a cultivator was cruel. This moment seemed to prove this. Those who were weak or unfortunate became stepping stones in the blink of an eye, coldly forgotten by the other people.
A living example which appeared in front of Xiao Chen made him even more resolute. He absolutely could not be a stepping stone for others.
Suddenly, Duanmu Qing stopped. She pointed to a tree in the front and said, We arrived. The Profound Ice Flower is behind the tree. However, there is a Rank 7 Demonic Beast guarding it. We need to kill it first before we can pick the Profound Ice Flower.
Rank 7 Demonic Beasteveryones expression changed when they heard it. An heir said in dissatisfaction, Duanmu Qing, didn''t you say that the Profound Ice Flower is at the peripheries of the Ink Forest? Why is there a Rank 7 Demonic Beast? Are you ying us for fools?
Chapter 312 - Terror of the Rank 7 Demonic Beast
Chapter 312: Terror of the Rank 7 Demonic Beast
Duanmu Qing said calmly, I did not lie to you. This is still the periphery of the Ink Forest. I had never guaranteed that there were no Rank 7 Demonic Beast in the periphery.
Indeed, Duanmu Qing had only said that the Profound Ice Flower was in the periphery of the Ink Forest. She had never guaranteed that there were no Rank 7 Demonic Beasts.
There was no contradiction in what she said, causing the others to not have a reason to retort. The person who asked the questions was depressed but he was helpless to do anything.
Ji Changkong said indifferently, Duanmu Qing, just tell us what Demonic Beast it is and what kind ofbat prowess does it have. With so many of us, we should have a pretty good chance of victory against a regr Rank 7 Demonic Beast.
When Duanmu Qing heard it, she said, Then I will say it directly. The Demonic Beast protecting the Profound Ice Flower is a peak Rank 7 Demonic Beast, Scarlet me Chief. It is stronger than a regr Medial Grade Martial King. the Duanmu n had sent people here several times but has never seeded.
Hua YUnfei frowned and said, If that is the case, did you make any preparations for this trip? Dont tell me that you ced all your hopes on us?
Duanmu Qing nodded, The previous few times the Duanmu n sent people, half of them died on the way here. The remaining people had also suffered a decrease in theirbat prowess. Naturally, they were not a match for the Scarlet me Chief.
However, it is different this time. Within our group, there are at least ten people who have not suffered any damage. Hence, I only need the help of these ten people. The remaining people can help to chase away the Demonic Beastsing from the surroundings.
Hua Yunfei said, You said it with such confidence. You still have not told us what the trump card to deal with the Scarlet me Chief is.
A calm expression appeared on Duanmu Qings frosty face. She said softly, Trump cardI am the trump card for this operation. Any other questions?
What bold words! Everyone thought. However, when they thought about it, it was as she had said. The Duanmu n could use a secret technique to merge their strength into one person. This was something only their queen could use, this was indeed a trump card.
A strange look shed in Hua Yunfeis eyes. He said, Very well, I have no more question. Now, tell us which ten people you need help from.
When the crowd heard this, they were curious as well. Who exactly were the ten people who were not injured at all and still had theirpletebat prowess?
Duanmu Qing said softly, I hope the people I call out would not reject my invitation. I will only open the Fire Li Sects remnant if we can kill the Scarlet me Chief. Otherwise, you all would have made a wasted trip.
After Duanmu Qing said that, she started to gaze at the crowd with her eyes. Then, she slowly called out, Chu Chaoyun, you have no reason to reject me right?
Chu Chaoyun did not have any trace of surprise on his face. He smiled faintly and said, Naturally not.
Ji Changkong, Mu Yanxue, Hua Yunfei, Ying Xiao, Yan Chixue, Shi Feng, and Sun Wei. All of you have no reason to reject me right?
The seven people who were called out did not say anything, it was considered that they had epted the invitation. These seven people were either the favored disciples of the three great sects or noble n heirs with inherited Martial Spirits. The crowd was not very surprised at the choices.
That is already eight people, there is two more remaining. The crowd started to try and figure out who was not called out yet.
Suddenly, Duanmu Qings gaze stopped at a hidden corner. Everyone looked in the direction of her gaze and discovered she was looking at Du Hao.
The Nanling Provinces Du n is considered a n with some power. However, they were far from beingparable to the two inherited Martial Spirit noble ns.
Furthermore, along the way, Du Hao did not disy any outstanding abilities. The crowd was surprised as Duanmu Qings choice.
Du Hao felt Duanmu Qings gaze and he said softly, Miss Duanmu, Are you including me in one of the ten?
Duanmu Qings gaze was very bright like she could see through all of Du Haos pretenses. She retorted with a question, What do you think?
Du Hao shook his head internally, he did not wish to reveal himself at this moment. However, if he rejected, it would be easy to incur the ire of the crowd.
The Scarlet me Chief had to die, otherwise, the crowd would not be able to enter the Fire Li Sec remnant. If he was not willing, she could use it as an excuse to exclude him.
The people who were chosen earlier were definitely not willing. However, after weighing the pros and cons, they were forced to agree.
After thinking about that, Du Hao could only agree to the other partys decision. Since Miss Duanmu thinks so highly of me, then I shall do so reluctantly.
Out of the ten people, there was one left. The crowd once again looked at the direction of Duanmu Qings gaze. Her gazended on Xiao Chen, who was in a corner.
Xiao Chen was not surprised at this. Without needing Duanmu Qing to say anything, he directly stepped out.
No one else was surprised about Xiao Chen being chosen. After all, Sun Wei was chosen as well. Given that Xiao Chen could easily knock back Sun Wei, this choice was easy.
Seeing the ten people all agree, Duanmu Qing said to the remaining fifty people, Split into groups of five, forming ten groups and spread yourself out in the area within a thousand meters. Just make sure Demonic Beasts donte near us.
Such an arrangement was also to prevent these people from taking advantage of the chaos to snatch the Profound Ice Flower. The Profound Ice Flower must absolutely be obtained, there cannot be any room for errors.
Although the fifty people were not willing, facing other Demonic Beasts was better than the Rank 7 Demonic Beast; there was less danger. Furthermore, the Fire Li Sect remnants were not opened yet. They could only obey Duanmu Qings instruction for now.
After a while, after the fifty people left, Duanmu Qing said, There is a Profound Ice Flower growing on a mound behind that huge tree. The Scarlet me Chief never leaves the vicinity of the Profound Ice Flower.
Xiao Chen looked in the direction Duanmu Qing pointed. The huge tree was about a thousand meters from the group. The tree trunk would require five people linking their hands together in order to wrap around it. It was several hundred meters tall, full of branches and leaves. The lofty tree had twisted roots and intertwined joints,pletely blocking their vision.
Let me see what exactly kind of Demonic Beast this Scarlet me Chief is. Hua Yunfei shouted. The scarlet sword in his hand abruptly sent out a zing scarlet light.
Sou!
A sharp and surging scarlet sword Qi flew quickly at the huge tree. The scarlet sword Qi was very sharp, it easily broke the tree trunk.
Rumble!
The huge tree fell heavily on the ground. Everyone could finally see what the Scarlet me Chief looked like.
It was very simr to the apes from Earth. It stood up straight on the ground and was eight meters tall. It had broad shoulders and was very stout. The muscles on its chest were bulging out, like they were small meant mountains.
It was covered in ck fur and there was a scarlet me burning in its eyes. The strangest thing was that it had a two meters long sword hanging on its shoulder.
There was a crystalline white flower strangely sitting on the mound behind the Scarlet me Chief. That should be the Profound Ice Flower.
The scarlet sword Qi did not lose any strength as it continued to fly forward quickly. When the Scarlet me Chief saw the sword Qi, the corner of its lips curled up, revealing a sinister and horrifying smile.
The Scarlet me Chief used its left hand to smash the sword Qi away with a bang. This incredibly sharp sword Qi immediately scattered and turned into strands of scarlet lights before disappearing into nothing.
Hua Yunfeis expression changed slightly. He said in shock, It is indeed powerful. One p from it was able to smash apart my bloody sword Qi. I wonder how mighty is its full power strike.
Go! Duanmu Qing shouted. She immediately led the four Duanmu n cultivators forward.
The rest of their group followed behind Duanmu Qing. A thousand meters was merely a few breaths of time for Xiao Chen and the others. Soon, they arrived before the Scarlet me Chief.
When they were close, the ten of them clearly felt the overwhelming aura of the Scarlet me Chief surging at them.
However, this aura was far from being able to bepared to Bing Hous aura. Although everything felt some pressure, it did not affect their movements by much.
Secret technique, Gathering of Ice!
Duanmu Qing snorted coldly and her fine ck hair suddenly turnedpletely white. Her cold exquisite facepletely lost the expressions of humans, it made her look very cold and unfeeling. Everything her gazended on was covered in frost, even the air.
The four women behind Duanmu Qing transmitted their Essence to Duanmu Qing at a fast pace. In an instant, Duanmu Qings aura forced back the Scarlet me Chiefs aura.
Ice Fury!
From the very start, Duanmu Qing did not hold back any of her strength. A boundless cold wind blew at the Scarlet me Chief.
As the cold wind blew, the temperature quickly dropped. After a moment, countless visible white cold Qi appeared in the wind.
The cold Qi started spinning, turning into a huge whirlpool. The Scarlet me Chief was in the middle of the whirlpool. It struggled as his huge body moved with difficulty.
However, the temperature in the surroundings was simply too low. In addition, there were the fierce winds as well. Both of these resulting in the Scarlet me Chief not being able to escape the center of the whirlpool.
Sou!
Duanmu Qings expression turned grave and she clenched her fist. Boundless cold Qi started gathering together and fell on the Scarlet me Chief like pieces of ice.
After a while, the Scarlet me Chiefs exterior was covered in ice, turning into a huge ice sculpture.
Everyone felt it was surprising for the Scarlet me Chief to be instantly frozen by Duanmu Qing. No one thought that it would die so easily.
The Guiyi Marquis, Ying Xiao, took out the Sky Splitting Sword on his back. Then, he leaped into the air and hacked at the Scarlet me Chiefs head.
Everywhere the sword passed, fluctuations appeared in the air. The Guiyi Marquis figure became blurred in everyones vision.
The Guiyi Marquis became like the reflection on water, it was wavy and unstable.
The Sky Splitting Sword is indeed aplete Holy Weapon, Xiao Chen thought to himself. He had seen a simr scene from Mu Chengxues Beauty Under the Moon. Naturally, he knew what was going on.
The instant the Daos in the Holy Weapon was used, it would change thews of heaven and earth in the area around him. This will confuse the sense of people, causing them to lose their five senses.
You might think he was very far away. Actually, he was right before you. You might think he is before you but no matter how many times you attack, you cannot reach him.
Ka ca! Ka ca!
Strands of scarlet fire slowly came from below the Scarlet me Chief. The ice on it started to melt quickly. In the blink of an ice, it recovered the ability to move.
Guo guo!
The Scarlet me Chiefughed strangely. Then it drew the huge sword it carried. A simr blurry fluctuation appeared around it.
Chapter 313 - One Sword Light Freezing Nineteen Prefectures
Chapter 313: One Sword Light Freezing Neen Prefectures
The weapon on the Scarlet me Chiefs shoulder was actually a Holy Weapon as well. Everyone could not help but be astonished. A Demonic Beast carrying a huge weapon was very strange as it is already. Yet, this huge weapon was actually a Holy Weapon.
A look of desire appeared in everyones eyes. Sun Wei smiled coldly, I want this Holy Weapon. No one is to fight over it with me.
Sun Wei drew his sword and a sun appeared behind him. When the light from it shone on his sword, it reflected a dazzling light. This was the Sun ns inherited Martial Spirit, Setting Sun''s Lonely Soul.
Kill!
Sun Wei shouted. He did not even wait for the results of the Guiyi Marquis and the Scarlet me Chief to be revealed. He simply leaped into the air and joined the fray.
The naturalws created by the two Holy Weapon shed against each other. The entire space could be visible seen swaying quickly. Everyone felt a strange energy.
By the time this feeling faded, their bodies had already unknowingly shifted by a few hundred meters. Their formation was now disrupted.
Before Sun Wei, who was in the air, could react, his attack meant for the Scarlet me Chief headed for Chu Chaoyun. Fortunately, Chu Chaoyun had dodged in advance.
Otherwise, if Chu Chaoyun was caught off guard, he would not be in a good shape when this sword strike infused with the inherited Martial Spirit struck him.
With a short amount of time after the Holy Weapons shed, the spatialws turned chaotic. Fortunately, the area of influence was not big.
If it were true Sages attacking, everyone there might have been moved nine thousand kilometers away. It would be unknown if they would survive that.
Keng Qiang!
The Guiyi Marquiss Sky Splitting Sword and the Scarlet me Chiefs huge weapon seemed like they had traveled through a boundless space before exchanging blows with each other. There was a loud explosion and the Guiyi Marquis was bounced back into the air like it was a cannonball.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
The Guiyi Marquis smashed into numerous trees as he was sted more than five hundred meters back. Then, he fell on the ground heavily.
Therge stout Scarlet me Chiefs feets shifted backward on the ground, not lifting them up to take a step. He transmitted the huge force on the ground and it started trembling unceasingly.
The Scarlet me Chief skidded until he was in front of the mound. Only then did its huge body slowly came to a stop.
Duanmu Qing said, Dont sh head-on with it. The Scarlet me Chief is a Demonic Beast that relies on strength. Even a Superior Grade Martial King would not be able to withstand its true strength.
When they heard this, the group was startled at the Guiyi Marquis strength. How strong did he have to be to push the Scarlet me Chief back by a hundred meters?
Hu chi!
The Scarlet me Chief stabilized himself. Then its huge feets stomped on the ground. The entire forest started to shake. It leaped through the air, hacking at Mu Yanxue with its swords at lightning speed.
It seems like this Scarlet me Chief has astonishing judgment and intelligence as well. It could tell that Duanmu Qing was difficult to deal with, so it did not attack her first. Instead, it chose to attack the weaker Mu Yanxue first.
Mu Yanxues expression did not change. She simply leaped into the air and drew her sword. Her speed was faster than the Scarlet me Chief. Even though she made her moveter, in an instant, she attacked at least a hundred times.
Dang! Dang! Dang!
When Mu Yanxues sword hacked at the Scarlet me Chief, it gave off a metallic sound. Her attacks were unable to break her opponents defense.
Dragon Seizing Hand!
With Yan Chixue, the heir of Xihe Provinces Yan n, saw the situation, he shouted. He used the inherited Martial Technique of the Yan n, making a huge ck hand appeared from nowhere.
The huge ck hand clenched and grabbed the Scarlet me Chiefs huge body tightly, not allowing it to move.
Mu Yanxue took advantage of this moment. A sword light appeared and pierced at the Scarlet me Chiefs right eye quickly.
Guo! Guo!
The Scarlet me Chiefughed strangely again. An incredibly sinister smile was revealed on its face. Two streams of berserk mes poured out from its scarlet eyes.
The fierce mes burned off most of the oxygen in the surroundings. This made everyone find breathing difficult.
Mu Yanxue was caught off guard. She did not expect the Scarlet me Chief to make such a move. Her expression suddenly changed as she quickly moved back.
However, the two mes merged and its speed strangely increased. Soon, it surpassed Mu Yanxues speed.
Ice!
At a critical moment, Duanmu Qing shouted. She appeared in front of Mu Yanxue, her clothes and white hair fluttering.
A look of pride appeared on Duanmu Qings frosty face. There was a trace of Bing Hous elegant demeanor on it. She pushed her right palm forward and a boundless cold wind blew; the temperature lowered.
The mes the Scarlet me Chief shot out was instantly frozen. Duanmu Qing clenched her hands and the frozen fire fell to the ground and shattered.
Many thanks!
Mu Yanxue expressed her gratitude and then took the opportunity to quickly leave,nding on the ground.
The Scarlet me Chief roared angrily, it reverberated everywhere, causing the surrounding leaves to fall to the ground. A strong wind blew and the fallen leaves danced in the air.
Bang!
ck veins bulged on the Scarlet me Chiefs body, it was trying to pry open the ck hand holding it. Yan Chixue had a grave expression as he held on bitterly.
However, when the Scarlet me Chief shouted, there were exploding soundsing from its bones. Its body had actuallyrger. Its shoulders trembled and pushed apart the ck hand in a moment.
Yan Chixue immediately vomited a mouthful of blood; he was frighteningly pale. He quickly ate a Medicinal Pill and retreated to the back.
Guo! Guo!:
The Scarlet me Chief who struggle free of its constraints was like a wild stallion which threw off the reins. Its feets moved on the ground quickly, every step it took would could a mild tremor.
With its earlier strength, the Scarlet me Chief was able to send the Guiyi Marquis flying with one sword strike. Now that its strength had increased, probably no one would be able to block an attack from it.
With a thought from Duanmu Qing, the state of ice was exhibited. Suddenly, snowkes fell from the sky.
Ice walls rose up from the ground, blocking the Scarlet me Chief. This brought the others time to create opportunities to attack.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
The Scarlet me Chiefs huge body was like a small mountain. The thick ice wall, that was previously able to simultaneously block Xiao Chens and Sun Weis attack, was like a dead branch on a tree in front of the Scarlet me Chief charge; they all shattered into tiny shards.
The snowfall became even more intense. The soft snowkes already became the size of a goose feather. The ground in the forest was covered with a thickyer of snow. It was like winter had arrived.
When Duanmu Qings state of ice was exhibited to the limits, boundless wind and snow gathers. Ice walls stronger than before rose up.
The Scarlet me Chiefs unstoppable change final halted. When its huge body smashed into therge ice wall, it bounced back with a bang.
However, before the group could be happy, the Scarlet me Chief sent out a sword strike as it flew back. The ice wall was chop into half. However, Duanmu Qing had already aplished her purpose, she had seeded in dying the Scarlet me Chief.
Astral Swordy, Eternal Light!
Ji Changkong shouted and the entire forest turned pitch dark. Countless stars appeared above them, a star that represented him in the boundless river of stars suddenly shone brightly.
A resplendent light descended, falling through the nine heavens. The instant the lightnded, Ji Changkongs right hand pointed his sword at the air. The light immediately elongated into a sword light.
The moment the sword light was revealed, the stars in the sky dimmed. In the presence of this Eternal Light, no other light sources dared to shine their light, breaking their radiance.
The moment the sword was revealed, its shine illuminated the nine heavens, the stars dimmed. Only this swords light existed. This was the Ji n inherited Sword Technique, the Astral Swordy.
One year ago, Xiao Chen was stunned by when he saw Ji Changkong execute this move. This time, Xiao Chen saw something even deeper.
With Ji Changkongs Morning Star Martial Spirit, arousing the mysterious of the Morning Star, and then using this power to execute an outstanding Sword Technique.
The Ji n senior who created this Sword Technique had to be a genius. The scene of this is very big, it epassed the entire universe.
In Xiao Chens opinion, although this Sword Technique had a startling might, it was not necessarilyplete. The might of the universe should not be limited to this.
Boom!
As Xiao Chen was thinking, the pir-like sword light struck the Scarlet me Chiefs chest. A horrifying gush of blood from its chest, its ck blood poured out like a fountain.
Everyone rejoiced in their hearts, they had finally truly injured the Scarlet me Chief; they saw hope of victory.
Ice Break!
Duanmu Qing took advantage of this opportunity and shouted. All the snow in the air gathered together. After a while, it turned into a huge ice bird. The ice bird spread its wings and cried. It looked very vivid and lifelike as it flew at the Scarlet me Chief together with a cold wind.
The baptism of the Eternal Light caused the Scarlet me Chief significant injuries. Its originally swift body started to slow.
A glint shed in Xiao Chens eyes as he looked carefully. He realized that was not the case. It was not Ji Changkongs sword light that slowed the Scarlet me Chief.
Instead, it was the result of Duanmu Qings state of ice. Initially, there was not much impact. However, as time passed, its effects piled up. This was especially so after the Scarlet me Chief got injured, the effects were very obvious.
Xiao Chen saw the four woman following Duanmu Qing all standing far away, each in a corner. There were formations of ice under their feet.
They werebining all sorts of mysterious secret techniques. Energy poured out continuously onto Duanmu Qing. This allowed the power of his state of ice to be raised to a horrifying level.
Furthermore, Duanmu Qings control of this state had reached the realm of controlling it freely. She focused all the pressure on the Scarlet me Chief.
The others did not feel any pressureing from her state at all. If it were not for Xiao Chens deepprehension towards states, it would be difficult for him to see through the mysteries behind this.
The Scarlet me Chief was very intelligent. It soon realized the mysteries within it. It roared angrily and a fierce me raged in its eyes.
Boom!
The Scarlet me Chief swung its huge sword and it was lit up with a zing me. The me was very bright and had some ck fire circling it. The Scarlet me Chiefs me had actually shown signs of turning into demonic mes.
The Scarlet me Chief did its best to leap forward. He changed his grip to a two-handed grip and the mes shot out. The huge ice bird was shattered into countless shards of ice.
The instant the ice bird was shattered, the Scarlet me Chief stuck its sword into the ground. Scarlet mes arose in the area ten meter around it, giving off a ck smoke.
Xiao Chen was standing in the distance when he saw all this. He muttered to himself, The mes had blocked Duanmu Qings state of ice. No, waitit is not blocked, it was burned up.
Chapter 314 - Oppressed Scarlet Flame Chief
Chapter 314: Oppressed Scarlet me Chief
States can actually be broken like this, this was an eye opener for Xiao Chen. It looked like he could borrow this method when he runs into cultivators with strong states in the future.
Guo! Guo!
The Scarlet me Chiefughed strangely, itpletely recovered its ability to move. Without the suppression of the state, its wounded chest also began mending.
Qi!
The Scarlet me Chief pulled out the sword and pushed off the ground. Its speed broke the sound barrier in an instant,pletely breaking free of the area influenced by Duanmu Qings state.
The mes that surged up gathered back on the sword, leaving behind a trail of mes as it did so. The Scarlet me Chief then hacked down on Du Hao, who had not made any moves yet.
This sword carried surging heatwaves. WIth the Scarlet me Chiefs two-handed grip, its might was even more horrifying than earlier. It was likely that even an Inferior Grade Martial King would be smashed into mush by this sword.
It looks like this Scarlet me Chief knew how to make out soft persimmons. However, was Du Hao a soft persimmon?
[Note: Soft persimmons refers to pushovers.]
The ck-clothed Du Hao who did not carry any weapons had a grave expression when he saw the faster-than-the-speed-of-sound Scarlet me Chief. However, he did not panic. He did not have any intentions to retreat. If he retreated, even if he could dodge, he would be injured by the shockwaves.
With the Scarlet me Chiefs strength, even if it was only the shockwaves, Du Hao would be significantly injured.
Hu chi!
Right before the huge swordnded, Du Hao pushed off the ground and leaped up. Then, he kicked the Scarlet me Chiefs chest with his right foot.
However, the strength of this kick did not cause any harm to the Scarlet me Chief. It did not even feel any resistance. Its huge body still continued to fly toward the front quickly.
However, the strange thing was that Du Hao seems to be sticky. It had stuck onto the Scarlet me Chiefs chest. Then, he climbed up past its head to its back.
Ha!
Without waiting for the Scarlet me Chief tond, Du Hao shouted. He spun quickly and swung his leg in the air. He created a very loud exploding sound in the air as he kicked the back of the Scarlet me Chief violently.
The force of this kick was very great, it even caused the air to tremble. Countless leaves fell off the trees before turning into fragments.
All this happen in the time for a spark to fly. From the time Du Hao turned around and kicked, it was merely a blink.
Du Haos movements were perfectly linked. He leaped up and stuck himself on the opponents chest, then he leaped over it and turned 180 degrees to deliver a spinning kick. It was very natural and smooth, there were no weak points in it.
The Scarlet me Chief moving faster than the speed of sound did not expect such a kick to be delivered to his back.
The Scarlet me Chiefs fast moving body could not stop. His center of bnce was unstable and he shot forward quickly like a cannonball.
Bang!
The Scarlet me Chief fell on the ground head first. A huge deep pit was created, kicking up dust into the air. Countless ck dirt particle flew in the air.
Du Haonded firmly on the ground, there were no fluctuations on his face. It was like he had only done something insignificant.
However, the group was all astonished. Even Duanmu Qings state was not able to control the Scarlet me Chiefs movement when it was exhibited to the limits. Yet, it was yed around in the palm of his hands easily.
This person is not simple, Xiao Chen thought to himself. This move was seemingly simple, yet it exhibited a wrestling technique to the extreme. Borrowing a force to counter, two hundred grams of force to counter five hundred kilograms of force.
Boom!
The Scarlet me Chief waspletely angered. It leaped out from the hole and brandished his huge sword as it hacked at Du Hao. Every time it shed, a ripple appeared in space.
The Daos of the Holy Weapon was activated again. When everyone saw this scene, their eyes lit up.
A Holy Weapon that could be activated multiple times. This Holy Weapon was definitely not a severely damaged Holy Weapon. The Daos within it were definitely in a perfect state.
It was able to be used so many times in the hands of a Demonic Beast. If it were in their hands, it would be even more powerful.
When the naturalws changed, Du Haos expression changed. The Scarlet me Chiefs figure flickered left and right, near and far. There was no way to make out where it was. In a short moment, dangers sprung all around him.
Furthermore, Du hao discovered his Movement Technique to be limited. What felt like ten meters was only five meters. Moreover, the direction was not correct.
This was the might of a Holy Weapon. It contains a great Dao, using the power of Sages to change thews, disrupting the fluctuations of heaven and earth. When used inbat, it would cause the opponent to be severely disoriented.
Du Haos expression was extremely grave. He knew if this continued on, he would be struck sooner orter. With his defenses, he had no chance of surviving the Scarlet me Chiefs attack.
Retreat!
When the sword was hacked down, Du Hao focused himself and pped the tip of the sword with his palm. He used the force of the huge sword to help him move backward quickly.
Du Hao moved five hundred meters in an instant beforended on the ground firmly. Hisplexion seems somewhat pale and blood trickled out of the corner of his lips.
There was insufficient time, Du Hao did not manage topletely negate the force from the tip of the sword.
This Scarlet me Chief cannot hold on for much longer. It had not received the acknowledgment of the Holy Weapon. It is simply presumptuously using the naturalws, it cannot withstand the formless pressure of the heavenly Daos for long.
The Guiyi Marquis, who had a Holy Weapon as well, said with a pale face. He still had not recovered from the injuries he suffered from when he forcibly exchanged a move with the Scarlet me Chief earlier.
When the crowd heard this, they looked carefully. It was as the Guiyi Marquis had said. It was unknown when but the Scarlet me Chiefs erged body had slimmed down.
Furthermore, its aura was much weaker than it was before. At this point in time, the wound left by Ji Changkong was not recovery. Instead, it became even more critical, the gushing of blood became even more horrifying.
Bloody Death Below Heaven, bloody clothes on furious horse!
Setting Sun''s Lonely Soul, hundred wars startling deities!
Earth Shattering Heaven Breaking Finger!
Hua Yunfei and Shi Feng, who had not made a move yet, as well as Sun Wei who made an unsessful attack, had stored up strength for a long time. They finally made their move at this moment.
The inherited Martial Techniques were executed without hold back. Multicolored lights appeared in the forest, strong gales blew.
The shockwaves of the three inherited Martial Techniques merged together. As they reverberated through the air, trees snapped at their truck, shattering into tiny pieces.
The Scarlet me Chief revealed fear when it faced the three horrifying attacks. It looked at the Profound Ice Flower on the mound and revealed an expression of dissatisfaction in its eyes.
The Scarlet me Chief swung the sword up and changed the naturalws again. It was clear he wanted to block the three attacks.
However, this time, the huge sword refused to be controlled mid-swing and struggled out.
Thews shattered and the Scarlet me Chief received a huge bacsh. It vomited mouthfuls of blood from its mouth. It turned extremely weak instantly.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
There were three loud sounds. The three attacksnded on the Scarlet me Chief one after another. The incredibly weak Scarlet me Chief could not withstand the attacks of the three inherited Martial Techniques.
The Scarlet me Chief was injured and its body was messed up. ck Demonic Qi leaked out continuously. Its strong lifeforce quickly dissipated.
I, Hua Yunfei, want this Holy Weapon!
Scram! This Holy Weapon is mine, Sun Wei!
Only I, Shi Feng, have the qualifications to obtain a Holy Weapon!
When they saw the Holy Weapon fly out, after they attacked, they did not bother about the severely injured Scarlet me Chief. Instead, they started to fight over the Holy Weapon, not allowing each other to grab it.
It had to be said that such a scene was very ironic.
The Guiyi Marquis and Yan Chixue were injured. Ji Changkong and Mu Yanxue had exhausted a lot of Essence. Duanmu Qings attention waspletely focused on the Profound Ice Flower.
Amongst the group, only Xiao Chen and Chu Chaoyun, who had not made a move yet, could continue topete for the Holy Weapon.
However, the gazes of these two were not on the Holy Weapon. Instead, they were focused on the injured Scarlet me Chief on the ground.
The Demonic Core of a Demonic Beast like the Scarlet me Chief, which had started toprehend demonic fire, was worth at least a thousand Medial Grade Spirit Stones. The Holy Weapon was too eye-catching. Even if they got it, they might not be able to leave safely.
The Demonic Core was different, it was not a clear target. Furthermore, its uses were very direct, unlike the Hole Weapon. Even if they obtained the Holy Weapon, it would require a long time toprehend the Daos within.
Otherwise, if they recklessly used the power of the Holy Weaponthe Scarlet me Chief was a very good example of that. How could the naturalws be so easily changed by man?
The two of them exchanged a look, their gazes met each other mid-air like sharp knives. Their auras did not give way to each other. This would determine who would obtain the Demonic Core.
Hu chi!
Suddenly, Chu Chaoyun made a move. He fired out two sharp sword Qi from his fingers. He quickly dug out the Demonic Core of the Scarlet me Chief in a moment.
The Scarlet me Chief cried out painfully but it had no means to resist. When the Demonic Core left the body, the fire burning in its eyes werepletely extinguished.
A scarlet me burned on the purple Demonic Core as it flew out from the Scarlet me Chief rapidly. Chu Chaoyun stretched his hands and a suction force came from it, sucking the Demonic Core towards his hands.
However, Xiao Chen did not give him this opportunity. He circted the Azure Dragon Cloud Soaring Art and his speed was raised to the limits. He chased after the flying Demonic Core.
Bang!
Just as Xiao Chen caught the Demonic Core, Chu Chaoyun followed closely behind and used his palm as a sword to hack at Xiao Chens wrist. The purple Demonic Core immediately left Xiao Chens hand and was tossed into the sky.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
The two of them immediately leaped into the air, exchanging moves continuously in the air. Palm strikes were sent out continuously. Within a short period, they had exchanged several dozens of moves. The intense shockwaves caused the purple Demonic Core to be tossed even higher.
Boom! Suddenly, a golden light shed in Chu Chaoyuns eyes. A golden me was immediately fired out at Xiao Chens head.
Xiao Chen quickly used the Purple Thunder True Fire to resist. Bang! The purple mes were dispersed by the Heavenly me. The golden mes flew at Xiao Chen quickly, he had no choice but tond on the ground in order to dodge quickly.
My apologies, this Demonic Core is mine. Chu Chaoyun smiled gently and leaped higher into the air. It looked like he was about to grab hold of the Demonic Core.
After Xiao Chennded, he was not in the least bit anxious. He instantly activated the Windwalk Shoes and his speed broke the sound barrier.
Just as Chu Chaoyun was about to grab hold of the Demonic Core, Xiao Chen turned into a sh of purple light and brushed by Chu Chaoyun. By the time the purple light vanished, Chu Chaoyun clenched his fist and found that he grabbed empty air.
Without hesitation, Xiao Chen quickly tossed the Demonic Core burning with a ck me into his Universe Ring, not give Chu Chaoyun any opportunity to do anything.
Chapter 315 - Where is Xiao Chen?
Chapter 315: Where is Xiao Chen?
Dong! Dong! Dong!
Urgent footsteps were heard from all directions. It was the people in the surroundings who had discovered that the aura of the Scarlet me Chief disappeared. So, they quickly rushed over.
After Chu Chaoyunnded, he looked at the crowd that was rushing over. A strange look shed in his eyes but in the end, he shook his head and gave up on the fight for the Demonic Core.
It was not time to go all out yet. The truly good items were in the Fire Li Sect, they had not appeared yet.
If they both of them were injured, it would only result in others profiting. It was not worth it for a Demonic Core that contained an initial level of demonic fire.
Hua Yunfei sent Sun Wei and Shi Feng flying with his sword. Then he grasped onto the huge sword. Heughed and said, This Holy Weapon is mine!
Sun Wei and Shi Feng added together were no match for Hua Yunfei, who hadprehended the ancient Blood Soul. In the end, his skills were better and had managed to snatch the Holy Weapon.
Ka ca! Ka ca!
However, right after Hua Yunfei spoke, the huge sword started to crumble apart. After a while, only a perfect sword hilt was left from the huge sword.
Hua Yunfei waspletely stunned. He said in disbelief, How can it be?
Sun Wei and Shi Feng were stunned as well. Then, theyughed loudly, Hua Yunfei, it seems like you are not fated to obtain a Holy Weapon.
Ji Changkong said differently, This Holy Weapon was not maintained properly and was used callously. In addition, it was very old already, it is normal that it broke.
Hua Yunfeis face turned red, he was extremely livid. He did not expect to end up with nothing after spending so much effort to obtain this Holy Weapon.
Back when he was in the Ancient Remnants, the situation was the same. He had just obtained the Sky Splitting Sword but the Holy Weapon recognized a master on its own, allowing the Guiyi Marquis to im it for nothing.
Trash!
Hua Yunfei rebuked the sword angrily. Then, he tossed the sword hilt to the ground violently. The sword hilt rolled on the ground until it reached Xiao Chens feet.
Xiao Chen took a slight nce at it. He noticed the sword hilt had cracked and there seemed to be something inside. When he saw that Hua Yufei had given up on the sword hilt, he picked it up.
When Xiao Chen looked at the gathering ground, he did not immediately open the sword hilt. Instead, he quietly hid it in his clothes.
Is the Scarlet me Chief dead? Has Duanmu Qing obtained the Profound Ice Flower yet?
After the fifty people who helped ward off the Demonic Beasts in the surroundings arrived, they immediately asked. The people present pointed at the corpse of the Scarlet me Chief, the results were clear to see.
Ceng! Ceng! Ceng! Ceng!
Suddenly four walls of ice rose from the mound. The ice walls connected with each other and formed a rectangr ice pce, encasing Duanmu Qing and her four helpers inside.
Duanmu Qing is really cautious, Xiao Chen thought. We have already reached this far and they are still worried.
Suddenly, everyones gazes were gathered on the ice pce. Someone said, I heard that the Profound Ice Flower requires an extremely special method in order topletely pick it. I wonder if Duanmu Qing has grasped this method or not?
Another personughed, What special method? As long as the Profound Ice Incantation is cultivated to they tenthyer, the realm of Profound Ice Turning to Qi, it would be easy to pick. This is not a secret. The only problem lies with the Profound Ice Incantation being an inherited Martial Technique. No one else can practice it.
The Profound Ice Incantation is a peak Earth Ranked Cultivation Technique. Could Duanmu Qing have already cultivated to the tenthyer? There is too horrifying.
It should be true. Ever since she was defeated by Xiao Chen in the Savage Forest, she had been cultivating bitterly. The improvement of her cultivation was very horrifying.
I wonder where that Xiao Chen is today. Duanmu Qing had sworn an oath to not seed the position of Duanmu ns queen if she does not defeat him.
As they had to wait for a long time, the crowd was feeling bored and started to chat about some matters of the Duanmu n. As they chatted, the topic was shifted to Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen was speechless. He remembered that day on the towering tform. He had taken away Duanmu Qings Spatial Ring.
Duanmu Qing had said to him Even though some things are yours, even after you take them away, you will have to vomit them out.
It seems like I have really be her heart demon, Xiao Chen smiled bitterly to himself. Xiao Chen was Duanmu Qings heart demon. As for himself, how were Ji Changkong, the Guiyi Marquis, and the others not his heart demon?
The main reason why Xiao Chen had epted this mission was so he could see the strength of these people personally.
After all, if Xiao Chen were to simply rely on the fattys words during their brief meeting, it would be very difficult to truly understand it. It was best to see it for himself. That way, he would be able to understand it thoroughly.
If Xiao Chen did not truly defeat these people, he would have no thoughts of leaving the Great Qin Nation. There would be an eternal regret left in his heart if he did so. It might cause the cultivation of his mind to never reach Consummation.
Look! Duanmu Qing is out. Quickly, tell her to bring us to the Fire Li Sect remnants, a person with sharp eyesight quickly said.
They saw the squarish ice pce slowly melting. Duanmu Qing and her four helpers quickly walked out. The Profound Ice Flower on the mound was gone.
Hua Yunfei said sullenly, Duanmu Qing, you have obtained the Profound Ice Flower already. You can help us to open the Fire Li Sects branch hall remnants already, right?
Seeing the anxious look in everybodys eyes, Duanmu Qing said calmly, As you wish!
Duanmu Qing stretched out one hand and the mound was covered in endless frost. They saw snowkes trickling into the mound like stars. After a while, it turned into an ice mound.
Boom!
Duanmu Qing clenched her fist and then the ice mound exploded. Countless ice shards fell to the ground with tinkling sounds.
The original mound had disappeared. A dark hole had appeared. The hole seemed bottomless and cold wind was blowing out from it.
This is the entrance to the Fire Li Sect. I have already obtained the Profound Ice Flower. ording to our arrangements, I cannot enter the remnants. So, I shall take my leave first. After Duanmu Qing spoke, she immediately turned around and left.
Immediately, there were people who could not maintain their calm. They ran toward the hole. However, when they reached the hole, someone suddenly said loudly, Duanmu Qing, you cannot go. If you go, the Profound Ice Pce will leave with you. Are we supposed to travel through the Ink Mountain Range?
Indeed, if Duanmu Qing left, the Profound Ice Pce would definitely follow. Could it be that after the crowd came out, they had to travel through the core region of the Ink Mountain Range to return?!
Although it would be less dangerous they would be walking on the ground rather than flying in the sky, to the exhausted crowd who just came from the Ink Forest, there was still the danger of dying.
How could this optionpare to the safety of riding the Duanmu ns Profound Ice Pce? If they did so, they would not have to worry. Boarding the Profound Ice Pce was equivalent to safety.
The crowd reacted and quickly agreed, Right, Duanmu Qing, you cannot leave. You have to wait outside for us. After wee out, you may leave.
Duanmu Qing frowned and looked coldly at the person who spoke, Since when can youmand me like this. Our agreement ispleted already. The Fire Li Sect is right below, it has nothing to do with the Duanmu n.
Ji Changkong looked at the bottomless hole, and then he looked at Duanmu Qing and said, How about this. We do not even know if this Fire Li Sect is real or not. How about youe down with us?
Given this, it was like the agreement with Duanmu Qing for her to not enter the remnants was trashed.
However, they cannot me Duanmu Qing, this was of their own doing. Duanmu Qing had never gone against her own agreement. She had only used some tricks that were not easy to see through.
Xiao Chen smiled coldly to herself. It was as Hua Yunfei said, everyones actions had benefitted Duanmu Qing.
However, this had proven that the remnant was real, there was no need to doubt it.
To Xiao Chen, the Duanmu ns Profound Ice Pce did not hold much of an attraction to him. There would be no problems with him relying on his own body to walk out of the Ink Mountain Range.
Even though it would take up more time, there was no need to pay it too much mind. Xiao Chen could simply treat it as an experiential training.
Suddenly, Xiao Chen noticed that Chu Chaoyun had already reached the edge of the hole without anyone else realizing. Without hesitating anymore, Xiao Chen followed silently.
Hu chi!
While the crowd had entered a deadlock, Chu Chaoyun and Xiao Chen had suddenly jumped into the hole without a sound. They had entered the Fire Li Sect Remnant first.
Who are those two? Why are they so fast? Move quickly, otherwise, all the good things will be snatched by them.
Damn it! Screw thinking this through. We better move faster. Fortuitous encounters wait for no men.
Chu Chaoyun and Xiao Chens actions had messed up the deadlock. Many people did not care about what was going on. They rushed to the hole and jump down as fast as they could, pushing each other along the way.
There were only a few people who remained calm. They did not impulsively jump down. Instead, they waited to see what Duanmu Qing would do.
Not to mention the issue of the return journey, without understanding anything about the remnant, it would not be wise to rush down.
Since Duanmu Qing had discovered the remnants, she definitely understood the remnant better than anyone else. Furthermore, with the Profound Ice Pce protecting them, there was no need for them to worry about traveling through the Ink Mountain Range.
It was clear and easy to see. Now that things got to this stage, following Duanmu Qing would be the wisest decision. Although they were not really willing, they had no better solution.
Duanmu Qing stayed silent for a moment. Then, she said, No matter. I cane with everyone the verify the authenticity of this Fire Li Sect remnants.
This indicated that after they came out, everyone would have an opportunity to board the Profound Ice Pce. Sometimes, there was no need to be so frank about certain things.
Everyone had strange feelings in their heart as Duanmu Qing led them, slowly jumping into the dark deep hole.
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Weng!
Xiao Chen and Chu Chaoyun bothnded on the ground simultaneously. They gave each other a nce and ignored each other. Then, they cast their gaze on the scene in front of them.
Chapter 316 - Iconic Sect Treasure—Dragon Phoenix Cauldron
Chapter 316: Iconic Sect TreasureDragon Phoenix Cauldron
In front of the two was a set of in bronze doors. There were two oilmps on each side of the gates. The purple mes swayed in the oilmps, somewhat illuminating the surroundings.
Chu Chaoyun smiled faintly, Interesting; the oldmps are still lit.
There was a huge three-legged cauldron carved above the door. There were dragons and wind engraved on it, covering it with decorative designs.
There were four white clouds of fire above the cauldron. This was the first time Xiao Chen had seen white mes; he felt it was strange.
The gates were tightly shut; it felt historical. He felt a changing aura from inside.
Dong! Dong! Dong!
The sounds of peoplending echoed. The other cultivators allnded one after another. They immediately made a beeline for the big bronze doors.
In an instant, the crowd buried Xiao Chen and Chu Chaoyuns figures. Everyone gazed at the carved images. Many sighed in amazement.
It really is the Fire Li Sect remnant. The three-legged cauldron was the Fire Li Sects iconic sect treasurethe Dragon Phoenix Cauldron. The clouds above the cauldron should be the Lunar True me. This branch hall had four clouds of Lunar True me. It seems like it was quite important.
Yes, the Main Hall of the Fire Li Sect has nine clouds of Lunar True me. The other branch halls had varying numbers of clouds, from one to eight. This ce has four clouds of me; this means that this is not the lowest grade.
Haha, it seems like Duanmu Qing did not lie. However, how do we open these gates? Can we push them open?
These people were the outstanding talents of the younger generation. Many of them had ancient books in their n library or elders with a lot of experience. They could immediately tell what the carvings represented.
However, when they looked at the tightly shut bronze doors, they did not dare step forward to push them open. The greatest strength of the Fire Li Sect was the creation of Secret Treasures.
Refining Secret Treasures required research into the relevant formations. Could there be a formation on these bronze doors? Attempting to force them open could result in death.
One of the young Dongming Province experts stepped forward and said, Let me try!
This person wore sky-blue cultivator robes. He had thick eyebrows andrge eyes. He was tall with a strong back and stout figure. The muscle of his chest bulged, like small meat mountains. A thick saber hung on his back; it was clear that he was a cultivator focused on strength.
He is Wen Yanbin. I head that he is the strongest amongst those who cultivate the physical body in Dongming Province. Without using Essence, his palm strike can reach 7,500 kilograms of force.
These bronze doors weigh, at most, five thousand kilograms. He might be able to open them. Furthermore, he might not even need Essence. Its possible he could avoid a rebound from the formations.
The crowd recognized Wen Yanbin and quickly ushered him forward. Given that there was someone who wanted to open the doors, the crowd was naturally pleased.
Wen Yanbin stretched out his right hand and ced it on the left door. He rubbed it for a while before switching to the right door, rubbing it as well.
Seeing as nothing special had happened, he calmed himself and took a deep breath. He quickly pulled back his right hand and smashed it forward on one of the big bronze doors.
Bang!
The entire underground space shook. However, the bronze door did not move at all.
Again! Wen Yanbin shouted. The muscles of his right arm bulged, and he relentlessly smashed the bronze door.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
The continuously banging reverberated in the underground space. The huge force caused the ground to shake violently. Rocks repeatedly fell from the roof.
However, the huge bronze door still did not move; there were no signs of anything happening. It did not even open a trace.
How can this be? There is not even little movement. Is there no way to open these doors? the crowd eximed in astonishment as they watched.
The consistent strikes caused Wen Yanbin to grow somewhat pale. This was the effect of physical body attacks. At least thirty percent of the force that struck the opponent would rebound.
Every strike of Wen Yanbins palm contained a force no less than 5,000 kilograms. When the rebounded force umted and attacked his internal organs and meridians, it became a threat.
From the very start, Wen Yanbin saw no movement. Wen Yanbin steeled himself; a look of ruthlessness appeared in his eyes.
Suddenly Wen Yanbins right palm grewrger, and he clenched his fingers, making a fist and punching out.
When Wen Yanbin punched, even the air exploded. This punch carried his full strength behind it. It reached ten thousand kilograms of force.
Bang!
There was a loud sound, and a huge force rebounded back. The internal injuries Wen Yanbin previously suppressed erupted out. He vomited a mouthful of blood and flew back.
The entire space trembled for a long moment before slowlying to a stop. However, the massive doors still did not react. There was not even a crack.
When the crowd saw the pale-faced Wen Yanbin sit to circte his energy, they could not help but feel anxious. Someone said, Since we are unable to use brute force to open these doors, there could be some sort of switch somewhere. Once we find the switch, we can easily open them.
I dont think it is necessarily so. Perhaps the strength had not reached the required level. Maybe we should try using Essence.
Duanmu Qing is here; let her take a look!
Just as the crowd discussed intensely, Duanmu Qing, Ji Changkong, and the others behind slowly walked over.
At this moment, no one said anything about the agreement. The most important thing was to open the doors. As Duanmu Qing appeared, everyone saw hope.
They all moved aside and created a convenient path for Duanmu Qing to reach the front of the crowd.
When Duanmu Qing saw everyones eager faces, her expression did not change. She simply wore her usual expression, cold and frosty; she was a beauty without a trace of human emotion.
Duanmu Qing slowly stepped up to the huge bronze doors. She ced both her hands on the two legs of the Dragon Phoenix Cauldron, pushing her five fingers in.
The Dragon Phoenix Cauldron had three legs. One on the left, and one on the right. The third only formed when the two doors were closed and met in the middle.
What is going on? The crowd wondered if they witnessed the wrong thing. Each bronze door is about five thousand kilograms. How can she push her fingers in so easily?
When the crowd looked carefully, they realized Duanmu Qing had not stuck her fingers in using brute force.
Instead, there were five fingers holes around each cauldron leg. Because of the lighting and the carvings, it created a visual trick; it was very easy to miss.
Creak!
Duanmu Qing pulled back gently. The big bronze doors, which troubled the crowd for a long while, which Wen Yanbin could not push open, even with ten thousand kilograms of force, easily opened.
So these doors require one to pull, not push. I had a feeling, someonemented in hindsight.
Wen Yanbin, seated on the ground and almostpletely recovered, grew so angry that he nearly vomited blood again when he heard this. Then, he thought about his initial actions. It was extremely stupid.
A vast hall appeared before everyone near the doorway. In an instant, everyone rushed in, leaving behind a gust of wind.
There was an aisle down the middle of the hall. Stone pirs stood on each the side. A warrior in metal armor stood in between each pir, the tip of its sword rested on the ground.
When examined carefully, this ce did not appear broken down. It looked unaffected by the thousands of years that had passed.
Xiao Chen touched a stone pir. It felt smooth to the touch; there was no trace of dust as if someone had cleaned it consistently.
At the end of the aisle sat a scarlet throne. There was a warrior in golden armor upon it. Standing on each side of the throne were two warriors in silver armor. A sheathed sword hung at their waists.
Xiao Chen looked at the warrior in golden armor. Golden armorpletely covered the warrior; a golden mask hid its face. Its eyes seemed vacant and empty.
However, its gaze created an abstruse feeling. However, it was clearly a non-living object; it was somewhat contradictory.
Xiao Chen examined it and discovered that it really was a non-living object. It contained metallic parts. So, he withdrew his gaze.
This ce should be the main hall of the Fire Li Sect branch. I have to reach their refining workshops and library. The good stuff should be there.
Xiao Chen thought to himself. His gaze swept through the hall, searching for other paths.
Excited expressions appeared on the faces of the fifty or sixty people. They rummaged through the ce, hoping to find something useful. If they found a Secret Treasure, that would be even better.
These armored warriors could be the Fire Li Sects specialbat puppets. I wonder if they still can be used. A few years ago, Ling Pavilion auctioned one and managed to obtain a sky-high profit, said someone from the Royal Courts.
When everyone heard this person, they quickly set aside what they were doing and rushed towards the armored warriors. Some went for the swords, and others tried to remove their helmets to take a look.
Pu ci! Pu ci!
As the crowd investigated the armored warriors, all the armored warriors started to move. This started the crowd, causing them to scatter.
Ka ca!
All the armored warriors drew their swords simultaneously. Sword lights shed towards the crowd, attacking.
They are still usable. We struck it rich this time. These armored warriors arepletely intact. They can fetch a sky-high price, The cultivator from the Royal Court who spoke earlier eximed.
When the crowd heard his words, their fighting spirit immediately rose. They headed for the twenty-odd armored warriors,unching their attacks as well.
The armored warriors were about the equivalent of Inferior Grade Martial Saint in strength and could fire a rather dim sword Qi. However, because they were mechanical, they did not have any lifeforce. They were imprable and did not have a sense of pain.
Despite having the advantage of numbers, the crowd could not subdue these armored warriors within a short time.
Because Xiao Chen stood further away, the armored warriors did not attack him. Furthermore, the armored warriors had fewer numbers. Three or four cultivators surrounded every armored warrior.
The scene was quite chaotic. Xiao Chen could not be bothered to take part. He shifted his gaze back to the golden armored warrior sitting on the scarlet throne.
The ten people who fought the Scarlet me Chief earlier, as well as Duanmu Qing, had not made a move. They all simrly stared at the three puppets at the throne.
There was no special reason for this. The armored warriorsbat prowess was not high. They did not hold any attraction to them. Since they came to this treasure trove, naturally, they had higher expectations.
Hu chi!
Eleven people, aside from Xiao Chen, made their move at the same time. They pushed off the ground and quickly headed for the scarlet throne. They all released attacks consisting of various colored lights; it was beautiful.
Weng!
Then, the two silver-armored warriors next to the throne felt the aura of the ten people; they opened their empty eyes. A scarlet light appeared in their eyes, and they suddenly came to life.
Chapter 317 - Combat Puppets
Chapter 317: Combat Puppets
Two strands of silver sword Qi broke through the air and headed for the three frontmost people. The silver sword lights were extremely resplendent.
What dense sword Qi! It is almost the equivalent of a peak Martial Saints. Xiao Chen said, somewhat astonished, as he looked at the two sword Qi.
Although Xiao Chen also wanted to obtain the three puppets, it was clear that the different puppets were few. If he had topete with the rest, he would exhaust himself.
The remnants of the Fire Li Sect would not be limited to these few items. It was far from the time to go all out.
Pu!
Just as Xiao Chen pondered, a cold light flew towards him. He pushed off the ground and retreated several dozen meters.
When Xiao Chen looked, he saw that it was an iron-armored warrior. After it injured a cultivator, it broke out of the encirclement and headed for Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen maintained a calm expression. He smiled gently, Just in time. I wanted to check out the trick behind thesebat puppets.
Keng! Keng!
The iron-armored warriors heavy body leaped across the ground. Every step it took created melodious nging.
Drawing the Saber!
He drew the Lunar Shadow Saber with a ka ca sound. Xiao Chen swung the saber, looking like a howling bolt of lightning; its speed and strength were at its peak. Then, he struck the iron-armored warriors sword in its hand away.
It is too weak; this iron-armored warrior does not have much value, Xiao Chen shook his head and sheathed his Lunar Shadow Saber.
Xiao Chen took one step forward and tilted his head, easily avoiding the iron-armored warriors attack. He clenched his fist and punched it hard.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The iron-armored warrior took three steps back. The heavy force caused its armor to tremble. It made dull crunching sounds.
My punch can now achieve ten thousand kilograms of force. It can withstand one of my punches without shattering to bits. Its defense is not bad.
Xiao Chen indifferently evaluated in his heart. He casually took a step back and avoided the iron-armored warriors attack again.
Xiao Chen was already right in front of the wall; he did not n to continue retreating. He simply held his ground. He held the Lunar Shadow Saber in his left hand and straightened the fingers of his right hand, using it as a saber. Then, he easily blocked the iron-armored warriors attack.
Its speed is inadequate; it barely reaches half the speed of sound. However, its postures are quite orderly and methodical; it seems to contain vestiges of several Fist Techniques.
The predecessors of the Fire Li Sects are geniuses. They managed to infused Martial Techniques into thebat puppets.
Xiao Chen easily exchanged moves with the iron-armored warrior. After several dozen exchanges, he had aplete understanding of the iron-armored warriors strength.
Its speed is the equivalent of a Medial Grade Martial Saint; its strength is the equivalent of an Inferior Grade Martial Saint. Its defense is astonishing. All in all, its overallbat strength is the equivalent of peak Medial Grade Martial Saint.
However, its energy source should be limited. It cannot fight indefinitely. When it runs out, it will be a pile of scrap metal.
The three people who surrounded this iron-armored warrior earlier werepletely dumbfounded. They had used all their strength earlier and could barely suppress this iron-armored warrior. This was because the iron-armored warriors defense was too horrifying.
However, Xiao Chen easily yed with it in the middle of his palms, despite using only one hand and not moving.
Bang!
Xiao Chen shouted. He could not be bothered to keep ying. He punched with sixty percent of his strength. His strength immediately soared to 12,500 kilograms of force.
The iron-armored warrior crumbled to the ground. It struggled for a moment before it stopped movingpletely.
After a while, Xiao Chen bent over and turned the iron-armored warrior over. There was a small, tightly-shut metal door on its back.
The metal door was tightly sealed; there was no way to open it. Xiao Chen found a protruding piece of metal on the side. Without hesitating, he pressed it.
Ka ca!
Two metal doors immediately opened, revealing indents. There were Inferior Grade Spirit Stones inside. When Xiao Chen counted, the space contained twenty.
However, the Spirit Stones were dim; there was almost no difference from regr stones. They were exhausted of Spiritual Energy.
So thats how they work, Xiao Chen thought to himself. They use Spirit Stones as a source of energy; this is very close to what I expected. If powered by Medial Grade Spirit Stones, perhaps its might would increase.
When the earlier three people saw Xiao Chens actions, they immediately reacted. They discovered thisbat puppet first. In the end, Xiao Chen had acted as though it were his.
Youre seeking Death! How dare you snatch my things. How reckless! one of them snorted coldly. He hacked at Xiao Chen with his saber.
The other two were no slower; they made their moves almost at the same time. Three saber lightsunched at Xiao Chen with fierce auras.
Xiao Chen nced up. There were no fluctuations in his calm eyes. He appeared indifferent like he had no interest; these three were just too weak.
Glittering Wukui!
Xiao Chen drew the Lunar Shadow saber with lightning speed. He flicked his wrist three times. Three strands of purple saber Qi, as dense as Martial Kings, flew out. They shattered the moves the three people executed; the weapons in their hands could not withstand the pressure and shattered.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
The might of the saber Qi did not decrease as it continued flying forward, smashing into their Essence shields and creating a horrifying wound on their chests; blood immediately spurted out.
The three fell to the ground, and the force of the blows blew them far back; they tumbled miserably. However, this was the result of Xiao Chen showing mercy.
If the attack had contained the state of thunder, the three strands of saber Qi could have easily chopped them in half.
At this point, Xiao Chen could kill a Martial Saint who had notprehended a state, even a peak Superior Grade Martial Saint. He was only a step shy of being unrivaled within the Martial Saint realm.
Leave quickly! We cant afford to provoke this person. The three people on the ground ignored their wounds and fled when they saw Xiao Chens horrifying look.
Seeing as they had already left, Xiao Chen could not be bothered to chase after them. He shifted his gaze back to the Inferior Grade Spirit Stones and revealed a curious gaze.
I should take them out to see exactly what is inside. Xiao Chen said softly. Then, he tossed out the Spirit Stones, one by one. Finally, at the bottom of the indent, he saw a protruding needle.
After hesitating for a while, Xiao Chen touched it with his forefinger. He felt a slight pain; the needlepoint immediately broke the skin. When it came in contact with his blood, a plethora of information quickly appeared in Xiao Chens mind.
The information was vast and chaotic like the ocean, giving Xiao Chen a splitting headache. However, it did notst long. After three breaths, the headache disappeared.
After sorting through the information, Xiao Chens mind slowly epted it. Flowing Cloud Sword Technique, Martial Peak Fist Technique, Eternal Flowing Watersummaries of Martial Techniques appeared in Xiao Chens mind.
Xiao Chen reacted to them. These were the Martial Techniques merged into the iron-armored warriors. There were Fist Techniques, Leg Techniques, Movement Techniques, Sword Techniques, Saber Techniques, Spear Techniqueseverything thing was present.
Eventually, all the information disappeared. Xiao Chen felt a weak willunching itself at him. However, his mind swallowed it.
This should be the will left behind by the iron-armored warriors previous master. As it has been a long time, it has be quite weak. The next step is to insert my own will into it.
Xiao Chen controlled his consciousness and extended it down his arm. Then, he inserted it into the internals of the iron armor warrior, branding his own will onto it.
Xiao Chen pulled his finger away. He immediately felt as if he had obtained a clone. However, this clone could not move yet.
Xiao Chen took Inferior Grade Spirit Stones out of his Universe Ring and ced them in. Then, he closed the small metal doors on the back of the iron-armored warrior. With a thought, the iron-armored warrior stood up.
Xiao Chen tried controlling the iron-armored warrior; its controls were very simple. The first method was controlling it as if he controlled his own arm.
The other method was autonomous control. He could lock onto an enemy and let the iron-armored warrior attack on its own. Xiao Chen tried locking onto a stone pir, and it immediately rushed at it. Once Xiao Chen set the target, he no longer needed to worry.
Xiao Chen smiled gently and said, The Fire Li Sects people are really geniuses. They even managed aplished this. Not only had they inherited the Ancient Eras Secret Treasure refining method, but they also came up with an alternative method to create Secret Treasures like thesebat puppets.
Eventually, the several iron-armored warriors ran out of energy. Aside from a few that had been destroyed, other people took control of them.
It seemed like the problem of Spiritual Energy was thebat puppets greatest weakness. If this weakest did not exist, thisbat puppet would be perfect.
Xiao Chen shifted his gaze up. The two silver-armored warriors were as tyrannical as before. They brandished their swords, and their sharp sword Qi extended out in the air. They even sliced the air apart.
The ten people were in an intense fight. All sorts of Martial Techniques and weapon Qi struck their opponents bodies. However, the puppetscked a sense of pain; they could not feel it.
A strange scene happened. The silver-armored warriors, who were only as strong as peak Superior Grade Martial Saints, suppressed the ten peak Martial Saints with deep cultivations.
Of course, these ten people also knew that, by exhausting their opponents Essence, they could ovee their opponents. They just had to drag out the fight; there was no need to use too much effort.
However, the true enemy was not the iron-armored warriors. Instead, it was the rades they fought alongside.
There are no signs of the silver-armored warrior exhausting their Spiritual Energy. It seems like they may possess Medial Grade Spirit Stones, Xiao Chen thought to himself.
Since the silver-armored warriors could be revived, the gold-armored warrior on the throne could also be revived and used as well. Since the silver ones were the equivalent of peak Martial Saints, the gold one was the equivalent of a Martial King.
It was a Martial King who could not feel pain or fatigue while fighting. Everyone understood the implications of this.
Obtaining it would significantly raise their strength. In the following fight for Secret Treasures within the Fire Li Sect, it would make a good trump card.
It was likely that these ten people had not used their trump cards to deal with the two silver-armored warriors due to the gold-armored warrior on the throne.
The outstanding talents that managed to subdue the iron-armored warriors all felt a boost to their confidence. They even thought they could defeat a gold-armored warrior alone.
Whenpared to the ten demonic geniuses, they might be weaker. However, with the iron-armored warrior s, they might stand a chance when fishing in troubled waters.
They gazes fixed on the gold-armored warrior seated on the scarlet throne. They only waited for the gold-armored warrior to wake before taking action.
Chapter 318 - Pressuring Everyone
Chapter 318: Pressuring Everyone
Xiao Chens eyes lit up. His gaze also fixed on this gold-armored warrior. Like the others, he was also quite interested in this gold-armored warrior.
However, Xiao Chens thoughts went further than the rest. Even if he managed to obtain the gold-armored warrior, getting it to recognize him as its master would be a problem.
The process for the iron-armored warriors to recognize a master required three breaths of time. The gold-armored warrior would definitely take more. The key point was how to ensure the others would not attack him during this period.
I have to think of a way to retreat as soon as possible. The two exits behind the throne attracted Xiao Chens gaze. An idea shed through his mind; then he silently moved away.
Xiao Chen took advantage of the moment when everyones gazes locked on to the silver-armored warriors fight and the scarlet throne.
Xiao Chen avoided everyones notice and quickly headed for the exit. After ten minutes, Xiao Chen silently returned to the hall; he already knew what to do.
The sword Qi of the two silver-armored warriors was already growing dimmer. It looked like it could notst much longer.
The moment the silver-armored warriors fell over, the gold-armored warrior would awaken. At that time, the true battle would begin.
Strands of white hair appeared throughout Duanmu Qings ck hair. It was clear she was initiating the Profound Ice Incantation.
A red figure appeared behind Hua Yunfei. He was faintly discernible, and his sword gave off a strange red sword light.
Ji Changkongs eyes filled with stars. A resplendent river of stars appeared around him, slowly emitting a gentle light. The stars were all very bright except for one; the star that represented him was dark and gave off no light.
The Guiyi Marquis wore golden Battle Armor and held the Sky Splitting Sword. He wore a grave and stern expression. An overwhelming Qi gathered at a spot on his forehead.
Xiao Chens gaze shifted to Chu Chaoyun. He was very carefree and had an extremely calm expression.
However, Xiao Chen could feel the Holy Weapon at Chu Chaoyuns back continuously gathering a boundless aura. It even trembled slightly; it seemed iparably excited. It only waited for the instant it was drawn, capturing everyones attention.
The other cultivators prepped for battle as well. They controlled their iron-armored warriors to draw their weapons and released their auras without holding back.
For a moment, everyone within the hall plotted against each other. They all released their aura relentlessly. However, it was incredibly quiet. This was the calm before the storm. Aside from the sound of the sword Qi of the silver-armored warrior, only the heavy breathing of the crowd echoed in the hall.
Everyones concentration rose to their peaks. They all stared at the gold-armored warrior seated on the throne. A maniacal desire clouded their gazes.
Finally, the Spiritual Energy of the two silver-armored warriors ran out, and they fell to the ground. The instant they fell, the empty eyes of the gold armored warrior suddenly radiated a gold light. It stood from the throne.
Dang! Dang!
The gold-armored warriors armor gave off metallic ngs as sections knocked into each other. The sounds reverberated through the hall unceasingly.
It drew the golden sword at its waist. Instantly, an aura, not inferior to that of an Inferior Grade Martial King, emitted into the surroundings from its body.
However, just at this moment, the killing moves, that the ten people prepared, released without restraint.
Astral Swordy, Gathering Stars!
Ji Changkong shouted and released an extremely resplendent light from his sword. The star that represented him in that glowing river immediately lit up with a bright light.
Blood Soul Possession, Bloody Death Below Heaven!
Hua Yunfei shouted furiously. The faintly discernible scarlet figure behind him solidified and fused into his body. His eyes turned scarlet, and the smile that appeared on his face seemed sinister.
Hua Yunfeis aura rose. A red light came from his sword as if it were engulfing the world.
Profound Ice Break, Absolute Zero!
Duanmu Qings ck hair instantly turned snow-white. Her eyes lost all trace of human emotion like an unfeeling fairy from the heavens.
Countless snowkes fell from the sky. The temperature of the surroundings dropped. The chill entered bones and prated the soul.
The Guiyi Marquis, Ying Xiao, said nothing. He waved his Holy Weapon, and a faint ripple appeared in thews of heaven and earth. He directed the might of the heavenly Daos to attack the gold-armored warrior.
The ten demonic geniuses made their moves, one after another. Lights of all colors released into the air. Many of the cultivators who nned to participate were sent flying by the shockwaves.
These horrifying attacks stored up power for a long time. Even a Medial Grade Martial King would die on the spot; he would not even have the opportunity to dodge.
Xiao Chens reaction was lightning quick. Just as he prepared to execute the Lightning Evasion, he suddenly stopped and stared at the scarlet throne.
The instant the gold-armored warrior stood, the scarlet throne seemed to have risen about 0.66 centimeters without any reason. Furthermore, Xiao Chen could feel a strong mental energy shing out.
What is going on? Did I see wrong? Xiao Chen wondered with doubt.
As Xiao Chen felt his doubt, the ten peak Martial Saints attacks struck the gold-armored warrior at the same time. There was an incredibly loud sound, and a horrifying energy sted from above the throne.
Boom!
The twelve pirs of the hall suddenly shattered. The cultivators underneath them could not dodge in time. The shockwaves struck them all. They vomited blood and fell miserably to the ground.
The entire hall shook violently. Rocks fell unceasingly from above like rain.
The hall was about to copse; dust kicked up into the air. Everyone fled as the rocks fell on them. The hall instantly became intensely chaotic.
Ha!
Amidst this chaos and dusty air, a golden light suddenly lit up. It was as dazzling as the sun, so brilliant that it stunned everyone.
The silent Chu Chaoyun had made his move. Golden ripples appeared through the air as if the entire space were sliced apart.
In a short moment, he had suppressed the peak attacks of the other nine. They were all knocked flying.
This was Chu Chaoyuns strength. The moment he drew his Holy Weapon, and a sword light lit up, its might pressured everyone. Although it suffered the disadvantage of firingte, such strength could not be covered.
Bang!
Chu Chaoyun caught the golden armored warrior, exhausted by its opponents in his embrace. He sent a palm strike at the wall behind the throne, sting a big hole in it. Then, he jumped down without hesitation.
This palm strike worsened the shaking halls state; it began to crumble.
Quick! Run! The hall is about to copse. If you dont leave now, you will die. When the other cultivators saw how bad the situation had be, they executed their techniques to flee, quickly leaving the hall.
The nine people thrown by Chu Chaoyun did not hesitate. They revealed angry expressions as they followed Chu Chaoyun through the hole in the wall.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The majestic and dignified hallpletely copsed. Huge rocks fell from the ceiling with a rumble, shaking the ground. It was as if the heavens had fallen.
After a long time, the noisy hall quieted. The originally perfect hall turned into rubble.
The hall was extremely dpidated, broken walls and copsed pirs littered the ground. Dust filled the entire space; smoke spiraled out.
Ka ca! Ka ca!
Stone pirs and rocks filled the ce. Rock fragments fell over quickly, and an extremely broken iron-armored warrior stood.
Xiao Cheny on the ground, his body covered in dust. He stood up unharmed.
Xiao Chen looked at the broken iron-armored warrior and smiled slightly. He said, The iron-armored warriors defense is indeed startling. It managed to block all the huge rocks falling from the ceiling perfectly. Unfortunately, it looks like it is about to break.
Shaking his head slightly, Xiao Chen looked at the rubble void of human life. He fixed his gaze on the dust-filled scarlet throne. Then, he walked over with a resolute look in his eyes.
Ca! Ca!
Xiao Chen trod on the stone fragments and broken tiles as he walked to the scarlet throne. He was not in a rush. He looked at his surroundings first, making sure that there was no one around. Only then did he walk back to the throne.
As Xiao Chen prepared to examine the throne, he saw a silver-armored warrior buried in the rubble out of the corner of his eye.
Xiao Chen sent out some palm wind and cleared the rubble away, revealing the silverbat puppets.
Aside from being covered in dust, they were surprisingly undamaged. It seems like the silver-armored warriors defense was better than regr Inferior Grade Martial Kings.
Compared to the iron-armored warrior, it was significantly stronger. Xiao Chen swept his hand across the air, blowing all the dust on the silver-armored warriors away.
Then, Xiao Chen bent over and opened the door on the back of a silver-armored warrior. As he had anticipated earlier, the silver-armored warriors used Medial Grade Spirit Stones. Like before, there were twenty in them.
Xiao Chen took out all the exhausted Medial Grade Spirit Stones from the indent before wiping out the will of the previous owner. Then, he began the process of making it recognize its new master. This process took a total of five minutes before Xiao Chen could imprint his will.
After a while, both the silver-armored warriors recognized Xiao Chen as their master. After he filled them with Medial Grade Spirit Stones, they immediately recovered their energies.
They waved their swords and a sharp sword Qi swept across the rubble. Everywhere they passed, the broken pirs and walls shattered into tiny stones.
Xiao Chen nodded in satisfaction. With two silver-armored warriors and a damaged iron-armored warrior, he should be barely able to deal with Chu Chaoyuns gold-armored warrior.
Xiao Chen collected his thoughts and cast his gaze back to the scarlet throne. He controlled the threebat puppets to move away the huge rock from the throne.
After that, Xiao Chen swept the air with his hand and blew all the dust away from the throne. The scarlet throne appeared in Xiao Chens vision in aplete form.
The entire throne consisted of a mysterious scarlet material. Xiao Chen touched the marks on it and felt it was extremely strange as he tried to figure out what material it was.
It was not metal or Spiritual Wood. It was not stone either. It was extremely heavy and cool to the touch.
Then, Xiao Chen remembered the sh of mental energy from it. Xiao Chen ced one hand on the armrest, and slowly infused his Spiritual Sense into the throne via his arm.
Chapter 319 - Intent to Massacre
Chapter 319: Intent to Massacre
Boom!
The instant Xiao Chens Spiritual Sense entered the throne, an intense explosion rang next to his ear. His mind buzzed, filled with a boundless intent to massacre.
This horrifying intent was like a vast scarlet ocean. It merged into every neuron in Xiao Chens mind.
Xiao Chen could not hold back this killing intent. His eyes immediately turned scarlet. His ck hair fluttered, and his delicate face twisted, sinister and horrifying; he became a man-eating demon.
How can this be?! Xiao Chen was terrified. He wanted to let go, but a huge force sucked his hand down; he had no way to let go.
I cannot go on like this. If this intent to massacrepletely takes over my will, I will lose all rationality. I will turn into a true murderous demon king. This intent is too horrifying.
Xiao Chen circted his Purple Thunder Divine Incantation and protected his dantian. He sank his consciousness down and did his best to keep his mind clear.
The scarlet sea of intent was boundless and overwhelming.
Xiao Chen was in agony as he resisted this force. His skin turned incredibly pale all over. The tiny blood vessels under his skin were clearly visible like they wanted to break free and burst open.
Such a feeling was several times more painful than the first time he awoke the Azure Dragon Martial Spirit; it was simply not a pain humans could endure.
As Xiao Chen sumbed to the torture, his consciousness grew blurry. He could no longer endure it; he howled in pain.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
The blood vessels burst. Tiny pockets of blood instantly covered the skin. Xiao Chen transformed into a blood man.
Give up! ept this unrestrained intent to massacre. All your pain will immediately vanish, and you can even obtain unlimited power.
As Xiao Chen struggled, an ethereal voice rang through his mind. The voice reverberated in his ears, enticing him to give up resisting.
Absolutely not! Xiao Chen clenched his teeth and ignored the voice in his head. He guarded thest bit of rity in his consciousness.
Once Xiao Chen gave up resisting, he would be a ve to killing. His original self wouldpletely disappear.
Suddenly, Xiao Chen recalled something from the Compendium of Cultivation. This scarlet throne should be a Secret Treasure. However, it was not a Secret Treasure of the righteous faction. Instead, it was an evil Secret Treasure.
The master of this Secret Treasure should be dead, his Daos scattered. However, the evil will in the Secret Treasure had not disappeared yet. After such a long time, this will should definitely not be very strong.
I was only beaten to a point where I did not know what to do. If his mental strength were truly stronger than mine, I would have been swallowed long ago.
With a thought, Xiao Chen gathered all his Spiritual Sense together, and it turned into a golden deity. Then, it headed towards the scarlet ocean in the depths of the throne.
I have to find that will and destroy it. Otherwise, if I only defend passively, eventually, I will no longer be able to endure it.
The deity flew further and further into that mental space. The boundless ocean seemed to have no end. However, Xiao Chen was not discouraged; even thergest ocean eventually ended.
The mental space was no different unless Xiao Chen faced a true ancient Emperor. Only then could eternal blood ocean exist.
It was unknown how much time passed. Xiao Chen controlled the deity and eventually arrived at the end of the blood sea.
There was a scarlet abyss there. In it, a huge scarlet head connected to the blood sea. It stared at the deity from afar.
The scarlet head roared and opened its huge mouth. It instantly swallowed the golden deity. The golden deity closed its eyes and allowed the blood to cover him.
After a while, the golden deity opened its eyes. A golden light shone from its eyes and pierced through the scarlet head.
The scarlet head cried out in pain and gave up swallowing the deity. It retreated in horror.
It is indeed as I expected. This evil intent was very weak already. I was too impetuous and did not protect myself properly earlier. This allowed it to enter and attack me to the point where I did not know what to do.
I will consider it a lesson. In the future, when facing something unknown, I must always maintain a high level of caution.
The scarlet light in Xiao Chens eyes faded a little. It was no longer as frightening as earlier. It slowly cleared.
The scarlet head retreated to the space above the abyss. It vigorously waved its hand, and a huge blood hand, seemingly covering the sky, smashed at the golden deity.
Kill!
The golden deity shouted, and a long sword with golden light appeared in its hand. It swung the sword, and the surging golden light chopped the blood hand into bits.
The golden deity pointed the sword to the sky, and a light rushed up. Then, it split into several tens of thousands of rays of light, falling like drops of golden liquid into the blood sea like rain.
As an increasing amount of golden liquid umted in the sea, the blood sea surged. Soon, it transformed into a golden sea.
Ah! Ah! Ah! Ah!
The scarlet head reacted as if water scalded it, crying out painfully. When the scarlet seapletely turned gold, it waspletely cut off from the sea, bing a lone head floating in the air.
Back in reality, Xiao Chens eyes were no longer red. The sinister expression was gone. He seemed to have calmed. That heart-wrenching pain no longer tormented him.
Only a lone head of evil remained in the mental space. It had nowhere it could run. It wanted to enter the sea several times.
However, when it touched the golden sea, it immediately cried out in pain. Furthermore, it had even shrunk.
Xiao Chen controlled the golden deity to send out strands of sword light. The scarlet head moved chaotically through the air, avoiding the horrifying golden light.
In the end, it was just a paper tiger, Xiao Chen thought to himself. The golden deity took advantage of this opportunity. Its left hand grew infinitelyrge and grabbed the head.
[Note: Paper Tiger: Looks scary but harmless.]
Dont kill me; I can acknowledge you as my master. We can sign a blood contract; I will never be able to betray you. There is also the secret of this Massacre Throne. I will tell you everything in detail.
After the scarlet heads capture, it pleaded unceasingly.
Unorthodox evil demon, why would I want to keep you?! Xiao Chen snorted coldly and immediately crushed the scarlet head.
This evil thing is very crafty and has many tricks. Who knows whether it will attack me after growing strong. It is best not to keep it.
As for the secret of this scarlet throne, I will slowly investigate it. This is a matter of life and death; it is better to be more cautious.
The instant hepletely vanquished the scarlet head in the mental space, in reality, the scarlet throne under Xiao Chens hand turned into a red light and entered every part of Xiao Chens body.
When the light hadpletely flowed into Xiao Chens body, all the wounds caused by his blood vessels rupturing visibly and quickly healed.
After a while, they had recovered to what they were before. All the wounds were gone. Xiao Chens skin was smooth and white, more tender and delicate than a girls.
Boom!
The red light flowing through every part of Xiao Chens body gathered at his forehead, between his eyebrows. Then, it turned into a red throne imprint the size of his fingernail.
Xiao Chen withdrew his Spiritual Sense and saw everything that happened to his body. There was a look of suspicion in his eyes.
Xiao Chen raised his left hand and examined it closely. He only saw the skin, delicate and smooth; his hand was so beautiful, it was frightening.
It was not just a significant change on the surface. When Xiao Chen clenched his hand, he could feel an immense strength. His physical body was stronger than before.
When Xiao Chen noticed the damaged iron-armored warrior at the side, he slowly walked over and casually punched its chest.
The immense strength flowed through his slender arm into his five fingers. Then, he heard a loud explosion. The damaged iron-armored warrior shattered into pieces.
The metal pieces within the armor scattered all over the ground. It was nowpletely broken; there was no more hope of repairing it.
Xiao Chen revealed a joyful expression. He said, somewhat uncertain, After I cultivate the Dragon and Tiger Body Sculpting Art to the threshold of the fifthyer, Dragon Tendon Tiger Bone, Pulling Mountain and Rivers, a casual punch can achieve ten thousand kilograms of force.
A full power strike can achieve 15,000 kilograms of force. However, my casual punch has already achieved 15,000 kilograms of force. Could it be that, after this scarlet throne infused into my body, my physical strength increased?
Suddenly, Xiao Chen guessed something. Since his strength increased, have more acupoints on his right arm opened?
When Xiao Chen felt the acupoints on his right arm, it was as he expected. The open acupoints had increased to fourteen. He was only short of two acupoints before all sixteen acupoints were open.
I am not far from the true Azure Dragon Qi appearing, Xiao Chen said excitedly.
Lets see if there are any other changes. Xiao Chen took out a small knife and gently cut his jade-like arm. Immediately, a small wound appeared and blood flowed.
However, before long, a scab appeared over the wound. Then, it quickly fell off. The skin looked as perfect as earlier; it was impossible to tell that there was a wound there earlier.
Xiao Chens body now had a natural regenerative property. His strength had also be more reserved. In the body, because he trained, he had somewhat exaggerated and bulging muscles. Now, they had all shrunk.
Xiao Chen looked normal, but his strength had increased significantly.
What exactly is the origin of this scarlet throne? Xiao Chens eyes contained doubt as he put away the small knife.
Xiao Chen closed his eyes and carefully felt for the location of the scarlet throne. In the sea of consciousness in his forehead, a scarlet throne floated in the air, emitting a supreme might throughout the entire sea of consciousness.
The ce between the eyebrows was the source of all cultivators mental worlds. It was known as the sea of consciousness. However, only people with strong Spirit Power could truly open their sea of consciousness.
When taking the Tianwu Continent into perspective, only when one reached Martial Monarch could one open their sea of consciousness. To regr people, they would never have the opportunity to open it. Hence, this was not something they normally thought about.
After opening their sea of consciousness, cultivators could truly cultivate Spirit Power. Before this, cultivators only had perception; they did not have true Spirit Powers.
Due to the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation, Xiao Chen could cultivate Spirit Power from the very start. Hence, his Spirit Power was much stronger than regr cultivators. They were not even on the same level.
However, Xiao Chen was still a long way from opening his sea of consciousness. At least, he had not met the requirements in cultivation realm. He did not expect this scarlet throne to open his sea of consciousness.
Chapter 320 - Perfect Secret Tunnel; A Whole New World
Chapter 320: Perfect Secret Tunnel; A Whole New World
Xiao Chen had never seriously looked into the use of Spirit Power in a fight. There were no introductory methods. He basically ignored it and only used Spiritual Sense.
Xiao Chen could not see any benefits to opening the sea of conscious for now. So he did not think about it. Hence, he wanted to summon the throne to examine it first.
With a thought, the scarlet throne mark between his eyebrows shed with a red light. The throne in his sea of consciousness immediately flew out.
Hu!
The scarlet throne floated in the air. Xiao Chen discovered that he already sat on it. His arms rested on the armrest as he gently leaned on the backrest of the throne.
There was a churning scarlet cloud underneath the throne. It seemed like the reason the throne could float was due to the scarlet cloud.
Xiao Chen felt this scarlet throne was like a part of his flesh. He felt an extremely intimate connection with it; it was much stronger than what he had felt with thebat puppets. There was no way topare the two; they were simply on different levels.
As Xiao Chen sat on the scarlet throne, a trace of the uncontroble Rulers Might emitted into the surroundings. This Rulers Might released unconsciously; even he did not feel it.
It was just a small trace of Rulers Might, but the aura and strength contained within caused one to feel fear in their heart. It was like an Emperors Qi. If regr people felt it, they would prostrate on the ground, unable to resist.
Fly!
Xiao Chen looked forward and locked on a direction. The scarlet cloud carried the throne and immediately flew in that direction. In the blink of an eye, it moved a hundred meters.
Xiao Chen gently patted the armrest and muttered, A casual movement can achieve the speed of sound. Furthermore, that was not the full extent of its abilities. If it flew at full force, it should achieve 1.5 times the speed of sound. It looks like I have another option of escape in the future.
Xiao Chen felt somewhat excited as he experienced the flying capabilities of the scarlet throne for the first time. He flew around the rubble for a long time before stopping.
Hu!
Xiao Chen pierced through the scarlet cloud andnded firmly on the ground. The mark between his eyebrows shed red, and the scarlet throne turned into a beam of light and returned to the sea of consciousness.
This scarlet throne has a lot of secrets behind it. I will slowly investigate them in the future, Xiao Chen said softly as he rubbed the mark on his forehead.
Suddenly, Xiao Chen remembered something. He took out a bronze mirror from the Universe Ring. Then, he looked at his reflection. There were no changes to his appearance aside from his skin looking whiter.
Fortunately, the effects of the Shapeshifting Spell were still active. Otherwise, if he were exposed here, he could only leave before the others.
As Xiao Chen was going to set down the mirror, his eyes caught a glimpse of something. The scarlet throne mark on his forehead looked like a drop of fresh blood.
This caused Xiao Chens ordinary and delicate face to have a demonic look about it. This would leave a deep impression on anyone who saw it.
Thats not good; this mark is too eye-catching. It will make me stand out. Xiao Chen put down the copper mirror. Then, he took out a strip of blue cloth to cover the mark on his forehead.
When the blue cloth covered his forehead, it made Xiao Chens delicate face look less demonic and more refreshing.
It was not so eye-catching anymore; he now looked utterly ordinary. However, his delicate face gave off a sincere look, making one feel cozy; he had a very pleasant appearance.
After Xiao Chen prepared everything, he intended to lead the two silver-armored warriors away. However, he discovered a hole under the scarlet throne.
It is a perfectly intact secret tunnel. Xiao Chen looked down the hole and muttered, A secret tunnel under the throne, there must be a whole new world inside. Lets go down to take a look.
After Xiao Chen spoke, he ordered the two silver-armored warriors to jump down. Then, he followed after them. This way, if there were any danger, the silver-armored warriors could block it.
About ten minutes after Xiao Chen left, a stout cultivator quickly returned to the rubble. An excited look filled his face as he searched the area.
asionally, the stout cultivator would punch out, clearing away all the dust and rubble on the ground. This person was the top physical body cultivator of the Dongming ProvinceWen Yanbin.
After searching for a long time, an anxious expression appeared on his face. He cursed, Damn it! I was already swift. I did not go with the others to seek other Secret Treasures. Why can I not find the two silver-armored warriors?
Suddenly, Wen Yanbin caught a glimpse of something. The original location of the throne was empty. Hence, he quickly walked over.
When Wen Yanbin saw the hole under the previously present throne, his expression darkened. After a while, he said sullenly, This person must have obtained the two silver-armored warriors. If I chase after him, I might not be able to defeat him.
Never mind. I should go and take a look first. My full power strike can achieve ten thousand kilograms of force without using any Essence. It is silent and has no aura. I might stand a chance with a sneak attack.
Thinking of this, Wen Yanbin no longer hesitated. He put on a resolute expression and jumped into the hole.
Shortly after, several batches of people returned to the hall. Their aim was the same as Wen Yanbin. Naturally, they did not find the silver-armored warriors.
Instead, they found the secret tunnel. These people did not hesitate and jumped in, one after another.
The secret tunnel under the throne was definitely not an ordinary exit. If Xiao Chen could realize that, the others could as well.
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Bang! Bang!
There were two dull, heavy thuds as the silver-armored warriorsnded on the ground. Dang! Dang! Dang! The instant theynded, strands of sword Qi flew from the front and struck the silver-armored warriors.
Xiao Chen quickly executed the Gravity Spell and slowed his rate of descent. When he looked down, he saw a broad tunnel.
A lit oilmp hung every few meters along the two sides of the tunnel. This made the tunnel very bright.
Iron-armored warriors densely packed the tunnel. With a rough count, there were several dozens. Fortunately, there were the two silver-armored warriors to scout ahead. Otherwise, had Xiao Chen dropped down first, he would have had to withstand many attacks. Even he would find it difficult to manage.
The two silver-armored warriors did their best to block the multitude of iron-armored warriors. Strands of sharp sword Qi flew everywhere, creating a lot of sound.
The iron-armored warriors sword Qi were rtively weak. When the silver-armored warriors touched them, they broke.
However, the iron-armored warriors had rather high defenses. Although the silver-armored warriors could break their opponents sword Qi, their sword Qi could not deal with them.
It took three strands of sword Qi before they could smash an iron-armored warriors head.
The situation seemed somewhat concerning. Xiao Chen did not wish to waste any time. He summoned back the two silver-armored warriors with his thoughts. He decided to take action personally. After all, the iron-armored warriors only had thebat prowess of Medial Grade Martial Saints.
Pu chi!
Xiao Chen released the Gravity Spell andnded quickly. He drew his Lunar Shadow Saber with lightning speed and sent a purple light at an iron-armored warrior rushing forward, hacking it in half.
Glittering Wukui!
Xiao Chen shouted and infused the state of thunder into his Saber Technique. The purple divine Wukui Tree branch turned into strands of saber Qi flickering with electricity.
The flickering saber Qi shed by the group of iron-armored warriors in the tunnel. Bang! Bang! Bang! Everywhere the saber Qi passed, iron-armored warriors split in half and fell to the ground.
Wukui Transforms to Qi!
Xiao Chen shouted again and brandished a saber light. An ancient divine Wukui Tree appeared from nowhere. Then, it instantly turned into countless purple saber Qi, flying chaotically through the tunnel.
Loud bangs endlessly resonated from the tunnel. The sharp saber Qi sliced through these iron-armored warriors like tofu; it easily sliced them into many pieces without much effort.
When the saber Qi scattered, the several dozen iron-armored warriors in the tunnel were all scraps of metal, shattered. If anyone else saw this, they would feel this was a waste.
Unfortunate, thebat prowess of these iron-armored warriors were insufficient for Xiao Chen. He could barely use the silver-armored warriors. What he really wanted was the gold-armored warrior, the equivalent of an Inferior Grade Martial King.
Since Xiao Chen was in a rush, he could not hold himself back. He sheathed his saber and indicated the two silver-armored warriors to scout ahead. Then, he followed after them.
As Xiao Chen traveled down the tunnel, he would meet a group of iron-armored warriors every hundred meters. When he added the Holy-Might-infused state of thunder to his Saber Technique, Xiao Chen was unstoppable.
Everywhere his saber light passed, destruction followed. Killing iron-armored warriors was as easy as killing dogs. Nothing could stop him from advancing. Sometimes, inferior goods could not be made up for with numbers. There was no point in collecting more trash.
Xiao Chen moved at this pace without rest. After he traveled about five kilometers and passed several side roads, the end of the tunnel appeared before Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen stopped. There were two doors at the end. After he spent five minutes clearing away the guard at the doors, he immediately controlled the silver-armored warriors to open them.
After Xiao Chen saw no danger, he slowly entered. Past the door was an average-sized room filled with heavy bookshelves.
Xiao Chen rejoiced in his heart. This should be the Fire Li Sects library. However, after a while, his expression changed. The bookshelves were empty, without a book to be seen.
Somewhat dissatisfied, Xiao Chen started his search of the library. Eventually, he found a tattered book under one bookshelf.
Although it was tattered and old, the paper was well preserved. The contents were intact.
Xiao Chen rejoiced once again. He quickly opened it and saw that the title of this book was Compendium of Ancient Secret Treasures. This book introduced the various types of Ancient Era Secret Treasures and their effects.
Seeing this, Xiao Chens heart sank. This was different from the Secret Treasure refining manual he sought.
Indeed, it was as Xiao Chen expected. As he read, he learned that it was an introduction to the Secret Treasures of the Ancient Era, their effects, and which famed masters they possessed.
However, it did not contain the refining method of Secret Treasures. This was what Xiao Chen cared about. He shook his head and smiled bitterly, This was a book used to prop up a bookshelf. Yet, I expected so much from it. Never mind. I can use it as reading material when Im bored. Ill just treat it as expanding my horizons.
Huh, this is the scarlet throne? Scarlet throne, a Secret Treasure refined by the ancient Evil King. Secret Treasure grading: peak Superior Grade. Suddenly, Xiao Chen saw a scarlet throne drawn on a page. He quickly and seriously read it.
However, after he flipped a page, he discovered that someone had ripped out the chapter introducing it in detail.
Xiao Chen said, somewhat depressed, Whats going on? I just reached the important parts, and it is missing.
Chapter 321 - Lunar True Flame
Chapter 321: Lunar True me
Xiao Chen casually flipped through the book. Suddenly, a map fell out. Xiao Chen felt it was strange as he picked it up. He discovered that it was a map of the Fire Li Sect branch.
Xiao Chens depressed expression immediately vanished. He smiled and said, There was actually a map hidden inside. I should find the refinery. The refinery is where the true treasures are.
After Xiao Chen figured out where he was, his eyes moved over the map quickly, searching for the location of the refinery.
Xiao Chen discovered the refinery was about a thousand kilometers to the northeast. However, that was the straight distance. If he followed the map and moved along the winding corridors, he had to walk another five kilometers.
Xiao Chen carefully tucked away the map. Then, he threw the introductory book into the Universe Ring. After all, this book was still quite useful. He should keep it in case he needed it in the future.
After Xiao Chen verified his direction, he punched the wall in front of him. When 15,000 kilograms of force struck the thick wall, a human-sized hole appeared.
Xiao Chen did not have the patience to walk another five kilometers. Furthermore, time waited for no one. If someone arrived ahead of him, it would be possible for him to gain nothing.
Since Xiao Chen was only one kilometer away as the crow flies; he would use his fists to create a path.
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As Xiao Chen used his fists to create a path, Wen Yanbin followed the same path Xiao Chen took earlier. When he saw therge number of dismembered iron-armored warriors, he wore an incredibly astonished expression.
This is clearly not the work of the silver-armored warrior but the true strength of this person. Should I have followed him? This was the first time Wen Yanbin hesitated over his actions.
However, he destroyed so many iron-armored warriors. He must have already exhausted a lot of his strength. I have not exhausted any of mine. If I can attack him while at my peak state, I still have a chance of victory.
Wen Yanbin sought another excuse in his heart. Killing intent appeared in his eyes, and he continued down the path.
Xiao Chen, doing his best to open a pathway, did not know a group of people followed him. However, even if he knew, he would not care. As long as he remained cautious, it would be fine.
The two silver-armored warriors covered Xiao Chens back. He only needed to care about the dangers in front of him.
Boom!
With the final bits blown through, Xiao Chen had finally reached the refinery. The massive refinery appeared before him, and Xiao Chens expression turned grave.
There were all sorts of Secret Weapons covered in dust lying on the floor of the refinery. However, with one nce, Xiao Chen could tell most of them were either damaged or iplete; they were useless.
A three-legged cauldron sat in the middle of the refinery. Carvings of dragons and phoenixes decorated its body. It had the same appearance of the Dragon Phoenix Cauldron on the big bronze doors. Was this the legendary Dragon Phoenix Cauldron?
There were four clumps of white fire in the cauldron. They floated within and chilled one to the bone. They did not radiate any light. Were these the legendary Lunar True mes?
However, these were not the reason Xiao Chens expression turned grave. Instead, it was because a person had rushed in from the front.
The other party had discovered Xiao Chens presence. His expression was equally grave.
Du Hao! After Xiao Chen saw the other partys appearance, he eximed in surprise. He had chased after Chu Chaoyun; why was he here?
The techniques this person had executed in the fight against the Scarlet me Chief left a deep impression on Xiao Chen.
Although Du Haos cultivation was only Superior Grade Marital Saint and had not reached the peak yet, Xiao Chen did not dare underestimate him.
Compared to a high-profiled and shy person, this persons personality and Martial Techniques belonged to the silent type with sudden outbursts. His strength could not be underestimated. Otherwise, Duanmu Qing would not have chosen this person to help kill the Scarlet me Chief.
Du Hao raised his head and looked at Xiao Chen. His sullen face revealed a grave expression. He asked, Are you here for the Lunar True mes and Dragon Phoenix Cauldron?
Could these Lunar True mes and Dragon Phoenix Cauldron be real? From this persons words, he seems to understand them well. There is no harm in hearing him out.
Xiao Chen slowly walked forward and smiled, Are the Lunar True mes and Dragon Phoenix Cauldron real?
Du Hao instantly knew that Xiao Chen did not understand the origins of these Lunar True mes. However, there was no trouble in telling him; perhaps he could avoid an unnecessary fight.
Naturally, they cannot be real. The Dragon Phoenix Cauldrons in the Fire Li Sect branches are fake. However, they were necessary for refining Secret Treasures. The Lunar True mes are just four strands extracted from the Lunar Origin me.
Your purple mes are of the Yang attribute. The Lunar True mes are extreme Yin mes; they would be useless to you. The Dragon Phoenix Cauldron is a fake; I imagine you would not need it either. You can have all the Secret Treasuresying on the ground. I only want the cauldron and the mes. What do you think?
Du hao looked at Xiao Chen as he suggested in a soft voice.
Although many of the Secret Treasures filling the ground were damaged, there were arge number of them. It would not be difficult to find a fewplete Secret Treasures.
To a regr person, choosing the Secret Treasures would be more worth it. After all, as long as the Secret Treasures were not severely damaged, they could be sold for Spirit Stones.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly, What if I made the same choice as you?
Du haoughed softly and said in a sullen voice, Since I can guess your choice already, we can only fight.
After Du Hao spoke, he pushed off the ground and soared through the air. He leaped over the tall Dragon Phoenix Cauldron and twisted his body mid-air, sending a sweeping kick at Xiao Chen.
When Du Hao kicked, a strong wind blew. A loud p of thunder rang through the air.
Xiao Chens expression did not change. He was not afraid. Regarding physical strength, he had never been afraid topete.
Xiao Chen stepped forward with his right foot and circted the Dragon and Tiger Body Sculpting Art. The illusion of a tiger and dragon circled his body. Then, there was a roar as he punched toward the sweeping kick with his right fist.
Boom!
When the fist and leg met, it generated an intense explosion. A horrifying shockwave spread from the two, blowing away all the damaged Secret Treasures on the ground.
Du Haos body quickly spun in the air. Withoutnding, he sent out another kick. He moved through the air and shouted.
Interesting; my Fierce Tiger Leaving the Mountains can now achieve a force of twenty thousand kilograms. The other partys physical body is stronger than Wen Yanbins.
He is not far from me. Logically, my fist could knock him down.
However, the other party seems to have grasped an exquisite Defensive Technique. Not only did he neutralize my force, but he also turned it around and added his own strength.
When hebined in his strength, the kick grew even more ferocious.
Then, we shall see how long your technique canst. Xiao Chen shouted and took a step, moving to the side.
Xiao Chen moved in a semi-circle, avoiding this sharp kick. He moved the Du Haos side and punched at his waist.
Du Haos expression was calm. When he saw the position Xiao Chen moved to in an instant, he quickly withdrew his move and spun another round in the air. The force of the earlier kick increased again.
Du Haos right leg was hook-like as he brought it down toward Xiao Chens head. Xiao Chen ended up punching the air, causing the air to tremble and ripple.
At this moment, it was toote to dodge; Xiao Chen could only block. He pulled back his right leg and moved his arms into a crossguard above his head.
Bang!
The huge force was like a small mountain crushing down. Xiao Chen did not move at all, but the stone floor on which he stood could not withstand this horrifying pressure.
The ground cracked and burst. Pieces of the broken floor flew into the air, heading for the ceiling of the refinery.
Du hao quickly withdrew his leg while mid-air and spun back. Xiao Chen shouted, and his aura exploded, shattering the flying pieces of the floor.
Dragon Hisses Tiger Roars!
A tiger and dragon flew out from behind Xiao Chen. The dragon hissed, and the tiger roared. When apanied, their auras rose.
Du Hao had justnded, but Xiao Chens fist was already at his face. There was simply no time to dodge.
Hu chi!
Du Hao quickly stepped back and extended his five fingers. Then, he pped Xiao Chens wrist.
Xiao Chens peak punch carried 25,000 kilograms of force. It moved with astonishing speed. Like a high-speed cargo train, its speed and strength were at its peak.
However, when Du Hao pped Xiao Chens wrist, he easily pushed away Xiao Chens howling fist. This changed the direction of his fists wind.
Two Hundred Grams Moving Five Hundred Kilograms, this was the was the move Du Hao used against the Scarlet me Chief. When he used it against Xiao Chen, it had a simr effect.
Xiao Chen instantly felt a force pulling him forward. Because his momentum was too strong, he could not stop.
After pping away Xiao Chens attack, Du Haos smoothly slid over and arrived behind Xiao Chen.
As Du Hao looked at Xiao Chen, who would not pull back, he clenched his fist and exploded with a horrifying force. This force scattered in all direction as the fist headed for Xiao Chens back without hesitation.
If this fist struck Xiao Chen, he would probably end up like the Scarlet me Chief.
This was a critical moment. Xiao Chen maintained his calm and thought very quickly, thinking of a way to deal with this.
Xiao Chens forward momentum was too strong. It was too problematic to turn around or move to the side. It was likely that, before he could adjust his position the opponents fist wouldnd the hit.
Xiao Chen was still not sure exactly how strong Du Haos fist was. However, he was sure that it was no less than 15,000 kilograms of force.
Boom!
At the critical moment, Xiao Chen punched the ground violently. Boom! Boom! Boom! A total of 25,000 kilograms of force crashed into the ground.
It was as if a mountain hadnded on the ground. The entire refinery shook. The floor around Xiao Chen broke, and countless rocks flew into the air.
It, fortunately, blocked Du Hao. Bang! His fists wind broke all the rocks into dust and scattered them everywhere.
The rocks had sessfully helped Xiao Chen to dy Du Hao by a breath. Although the time was short, to Xiao Chen, who had neutralized his momentum, it was sufficient to avoid Du Haos attack.
Windwalk Shoes, activate! Azure Dragon Cloud Soaring Art, Azure Dragon Tail Whip!
The Windwalk Shoes instantly activated, and Xiao Chen executed the Azure Dragon Cloud Soaring Art. He was like a flood dragon moving in a purple arc. He appeared two hundred meters away in an instant.
Chapter 322 - Cruel Martial Way
Chapter 322: Cruel Martial Way
Boom!
Xiao Chen vanished. Du Haos punch shattered all the rocks, and he rushed over. However, he only hit an afterimage. His punchnded on empty air.
Xiao Chen turned and took out the Lunar Shadow Saber from the Universe Ring. Xiao Chen watched as Du Hao stepped out of the dust. He ced his right hand on the saber hilt.
Xiao Chen had to admit, regarding closebat, Du Hao far surpassed him. Out of all the people Xiao Chen had seen, only Mu Heng, who had focused on turning the body into a saber, was the equivalent.
However, Xiao Chens true strengthy in Saber Techniques and not close quarterbat. When he exchanged moves with Du Hao, he only tried to expand his horizons.
Take the Secret Treasures on the ground and leave. After I draw my saber, you will no longer stand a chance. Xiao Chen warned softly. The two of them had no enmity with each other; there was no need to fight to the death.
Du Haos lips curled up into a cold smile, What big words; I want to see what it means to no longer stand a chance.
Scarless Autumn Water!
After Du Hao spoke, he shouted and leaped into the air. He quickly circled Xiao Chen.
It was as if he were an autumn stream, flowing quickly through the air, leaving behind countless afterimages. When the afterimagesyered on each other, it looked like a blurry river with gentle ripples.
So, Du Hao hasprehended the state of water. No wonder he is so confident. Xiao Chen thought to himself. However, this state is recently formed; it is quite inferior to Duanmu Qing, Murong Chong, and the others.
In front of Xiao Chens Holy-Might-infused state of thunder, how could it stand a chance?
Boom!
A loud crack of thunder resounded in the refinery. The instant the thunder crackled, the tiny stream sshed up uncontrobly.
The instant the thunder reverberated, the Lunar Shadow Saber quickly released from its scabbard. It was like a sh of lightning. The purple saber Qi struck Du Hao, whose state was suppressed.
Bang!
A horrifying wound appeared on Du Haos chest as hended heavily on the ground. Disbelief filled his face. His opponent hadpletely suppressed his state.
Du Hao only had to execute a killing move that could turn the situation around. However, he was stopped midway. How hateful!
Xiao Chen walked softly and sheathed his Lunar Shadow Saber. He did not even look at Du Hao as he headed for the Dragon Phoenix Cauldron and Lunar True mes in the refinery.
Du Hao, who was on the ground, watched Xiao Chen coldly after he bandaged his wounds. He said, Even if you have defeated me, you will not take possession the Dragon Phoenix Cauldron and Lunar True mes. Chu Chaoyun, who subdued the gold-armored warrior, is not someone you can deal with.
He defeated the nine of us. When he arrives, you will not stand a chance.
This persons mentality was easily understandable. It was a sour grapes mentality. He did not wish others to obtain what he could not. Hence, even though he failed, he used this reasoning to console himself.
Xiao Chen cast his gaze on the four strands of Lunar True me. He did not even turn his head as he said indifferently, That is not something for you to worry about.
Du Hao saw that Xiao Chen ignored him, and he snorted coldly. He casually picked up several dozens damaged Secret Treasures from the ground and left the refinery the way he came.
The state of thunder had infused in Du Haos wound. This stopped the injury from healing quickly. It seems like his fortuitous encounter in the Fire Li Sect hade to an end.
Xiao Chen stared at the four clumps of white kes floating in the Dragon Phoenix Cauldron without blinking. The mes gave off no light; they looked very pale.
Each clump was about the size of a fist. They floated quietly above the mouth of the cauldron. When the wind blew, they swayed gently.
As Ao Jiao once told Xiao Chen, there were four kinds of strange mes in this world: Human me, Ghost me, Dragon me, and Heavenly me.
Of which, the Ghost me had two types. One had been found in the Mysterious Yin Cave, and the other was the Living Hells Nine Layers of Purgatory.
Xiao Chen suspected that the probability of the Lunar True me being the Ghost me from the Mysterious Yin Cave was high.
The four clumps of white me in front of Xiao Chen were clearly mes without a source. It did not contain any of the Lunar me Origin.
However, they had still tenaciously survived several thousands of years. Without interference, they would continue to exist. The lifeforce of this mes was really strong.
Everyone knew the Fire Li Sect of the past used the Dragon Phoenix Cauldron and Lunar True mes to refine Secret Weapons. After the Ancient Era, only the Fire Li Sect could still refine Secret Treasures. It was possibly due to these two items.
Xiao Chen always had a great interest in refining Secret Treasures. Natural, he would not give up on the Dragon Phoenix Cauldron and Lunar True mes before him. Although they were not the original, they were still very valuable.
The only problem was how to preserve the four clumps of Lunar True me floating above the cauldron. This was a problem for Xiao Chen. As for the cauldron, he could ce it into the Universe Ring directly.
However, Xiao Chen could not store pure energy in the Universe Ring; that would destroy the bnce of the formations inside. He had to refine a Magic Treasure for storing mes specially.
If they were Yang attribute mes, Xiao Chen could use the Purple Thunder True Fire to swallow them up. However, the Lunar True mes were extreme Yin mes. It was hard for Yin and Yang to coexist.
After thinking for a long time, Xiao Chen extended out his Spiritual Sense from the sea of consciousness. He would check out the properties of these white mes before making a decision.
Xiao Chen turned his Spiritual Sense into a thin membrane and wrapped it around a me. Then, he carefully examined its internal structures.
However, before Xiao Chen could react, the me wrapped in his Spiritual Sense pierced through the blue cloth on his forehead and entered his sea of consciousness between his eyebrows.
Within the vast sea of consciousness, a strand of white me floated quietly beside the scarlet throne. It was the dim white me.
Xiao Chen was astonished. Then, he revealed a joyful expression. He said softly, Can the sea of consciousness store mes? I should try to summon it out.
Xiao Chen closed his eyes and felt for the white mes in his sea of consciousness. With a thought, the me floated out from the mark between his eyebrows.
With another thought from Xiao Chen, the me returned. This time, because it was not encased in Spiritual Sense, the blue cloth around his forehead burned in half when the me pierced through it; it was no longer usable.
Naturally, Xiao Chen did not care about such small a matter. He immediately made his move and drew the remaining three clumps of white me into his sea of consciousness.
After Xiao Chen collected all of the mes, he took out another strip of blue cloth and wrapped it around his forehead.
Boom!
Just as Xiao Chen finished wrapping the strip of cloth around his head, a loud shout came from behind him. A stout figure quickly leaped over from behind, punching towards the unprepared Xiao Chen.
The fists wind caused the air to tremble, creating a fierce shockwave. As the fist tore through the air, it gave off a piercing sonic boom.
It was so fast that Xiao Chen did not have time to dodge or draw his saber. His expression turned cold, and the bones in his body gave off a crackling sound. He turned and weed the punch with one of his own.
Bang!
The sounds of bones crushing resounded. Wen Yanbin, who made the sneak attack, howled in grief and pain from the ground. His entire right hand had reduced to mush as ity limp on the ground.
Wen Yanbin was crippled; there was no chance of recovery. He revealed a horrified expression on his pained face.
He did not expect his full-power strike, ten thousand kilograms of force that had been stored up for a long time and used in a sneak attack, to fail in one move.
Just as Wen Yanbin stood and prepared to flee, two swords suddenly appeared at his neck. It was Xiao Chen controlling the silver-armored warriors, preventing his escape.
Dont kill me. Youyou destroyed my arm. I am already half a cripple, Wen Yanbin pleaded bitterly.
Xiao Chen said coldly, Cripple your left hand, and you can scram.
When Wen Yanbin heard this, he was stunned. If both his arms were crippled, he would turn intoplete trash. After cultivating bitterly for ten-odd years, he had to depart from the way of cultivating.
When Wen Yanbin saw Xiao Chens impatient expression, he revealed a resolute look. He circted his Essence to his left arm and severed all the meridians.
After Xiao Chen saw this, he ignored Wen Yanbin and indicated the silver-armored warriors to withdraw their swords. Men died for wealth, and birds died for food. From the moment he made the sneak attack, he should have prepared for the worst.
Dong! Dong! Dong! Dong!
Several cultivators came pouring out of the tunnel Xiao Chen made. They coincidentally saw the crippled Wen Yanbin. They revealed astonished expressions in their eyes.
Why are Wen Yanbins arms crippled? It looks like he crippled his left arm of his own volition. He was one of the experts of the Dongming Province. Who pushed him into such a state?
Look at the injuries of his right arm. It is clearly a result ofpeting in strength. His opponents strengthpletely suppressed his own. Who in the world is this strong?
When they cast their gazes on Xiao Chen, they all stopped talking. The answer was now clear.
I have to remove the Dragon Phoenix Cauldron quickly. Otherwise, when Duanmu Qing and the others arrive, it will be difficult to snatch.
There are stillplete Secret Treasures on the ground. There is quite a number of them. We have struck it rich! Ha ha!
That thing in the middle looks like the Dragon Phoenix Cauldron. That has the highest value. It is a necessary item for refining Secret Treasures.
After a while, the crowd discovered the situation in the refinery. They all shouted excitedly. They managed to find a significant number ofplete Secret Treasures in the pile of damaged Secret Treasures. It was normally difficult to find aplete Secret Treasure. Yet, they managed to find so many here.
A few people rushed towards the Dragon Phoenix Cauldron without hesitation. When Xiao Chen saw the situation, his expression changed. He pushed off the ground gently andnded firmly on the mouth of the cauldron.
Ka ca!
He immediately drew the snow-white Lunar Shadow Saber and released a killing intent. Xiao Chen looked at the crowd expressionlessly.
Ye Chen, what are you doing?! Get down quickly! You should have already taken the Lunar True mes from within the Dragon Phoenix Cauldron. Dont be so greedy and think of taking the Dragon Phoenix Cauldron as well.
Right. Although you are strong, you are definitely not a match for all of us.
When the people below saw Xiao Chen standing on the cauldron, theyined. For them to take part in this operation, their strengths were not weak.
Wen Yanbins miserable situation did not scare them away. The crowd was of the opinion that, no matter how strong Xiao Chen was, he would not be a match for all of them at the same time.
Dont bother trying to reason with him. Lets attack together and kill this fellow who does not know the immensity of heaven and earth. We can distribute the Secret Treasures and Lunar True mes on him amongst ourselves.
Chapter 323 - What is Mine Will Eventually Come to Me
Chapter 323: What is Mine Will Eventually Come to Me
The moment those words resounded, several daring people took the lead and attacked. Then, the several outstanding talents on the ground followed.
Various resplendent weapon Qi and killing Qi fired out, surging from every direction.
The corner of Xiao Chens lips curled up into a cold smile. He said in a grave voice, How reckless! Your strengths are insufficient! No matter how many of you attack, your efforts will be fruitless!
Wukui Transforms to Qi!
Xiao Chen shouted, and an ancient divine Wukui Tree appeared from nowhere. It turned into strands of dense purple saber Qi, flying into the surroundings.
Dang! Dang! Dang!
The purple saber Qi shed with the various weapon Qi controlled by the crowd below. Explosion sounds reverberated as the incredibly dense saber Qi shattered most of the weapon Qi. Then, without its might decreasing, it flickered with electricity and fired at the crowd.
There were a few strands of weapon Qi that had managed to slip through. Xiao Chen brandished his saber, and a saber light flickered, easily blocking these weapon Qi.
Xiao Chen stayed on top of the cauldron without moving. He seemed incredibly at ease. The Saber Techniques infused with the state were not something these people could block.
The horrifyingly dense purple saber Qi immediately threw the group into confusion. The saber Qi broke through the Essence shields of a significant number. They suffered deep wounds as blood flowed.
Xiao Chen frowned. He could acutely feel, with his Spiritual Sense, three people flying at him from behind. They revealed a killing intent, and their weapons pointed at his back.
Qi Breaks Wukui!
The remnant purple energy in the air gathered on the Lunar Shadow Saber immediately. Xiao Chen spun around and hacked down with his saber with lightning speed.
Ka ca! Ka ca! Ka ca!
There were three crisp tinkling sounds. Xiao Chens extremely precise saber strike shattered the weapons of these three people.
The energy on the saber surged restlessly. Xiao Chen shouted, and the purple saber light exploded.
The shockwave threw back the three; they grew pale as they vomited blood.
Xiao Chen held his saber and stood proudly. He had an extremely grave and stern expression on his face as he said indifferently, You many may take any Secret Treasure you want from the ground but do not have any designs on the Dragon Phoenix Cauldron. Otherwise, you will have to ask my saber for permission.
Xiao Chens incredible saber stunned everyone present. They all stopped what they were doing, and the ce fell utterly silent.
How arrogant! I, Hong Yundu, from Nanling Province, want to see exactly how powerful you are, a disdainful voice came from the crowd. A cultivator in white robes, holding a 2.33-meter sword, leaped out from the crowd.
Hong Yundus sword sent out sword lights as he moved through the air. His body seemed ethereal, and his movement was erratic. In a short moment, he sent hundreds of sword lights at Xiao Chen.
Clouds appeared beside Hong Yundu. This person hadprehended the state of cloud. It was no wonder his Sword Technique appeared ethereal. He had a trace of the charm Murong Chong possessed.
Xiao Chens expression did not change. Lightning suddenly appeared around him, illuminating the massive refinery. asionally, the electricity gave off crackling sounds.
When Xiao Chen looked at the hundreds of sword lights before him, he did not flinch. He guarded himself with his saber and took his time making his move.
Initially, Xiao Chens speed could be clearly seen by the others. However, after a while, the speed slowly increased. Soon, he became so fast they could not even see an afterimage.
Dang! Dang! Dang! Dang!
The sounds of weapons shing echoed through the refinery. The crowd could only asionally see sword Qi and saber Qi shing. They created intense explosions, making the air surge.
Within the thousands of clouds, Hong Yundus figure seemed as ethereal and elusive as before. However, an anxious expression started to appear on his face.
This was because Hong Yundu had discovered, at an unknown point, that Xiao Chen had taken thebat initiative he initially possessed. Instead, he was the one defending.
Hong Yundus opponent clearly stood in the same spot he started in; he had not even taken a step. However, though he made his moveter, he hadpletely suppressed Hong Yundus aura.
Hong Yundus opponents saber grew faster and faster. He felt it was bing harder to block.
Sweat poured down his forehead. His originally ethereal figure started to show weak points.
Break!
A bright light shed in Xiao Chens eyes. He shouted, and a resplendent electric light appeared on his saber.
Xiao Chen twisted his waist and thrust his saber forward. The strong energy in the electric light instantly knocked away the sword Hong Yundu used to block.
Without losing any power, it easily broke through the opponents Essence shield, leaving a huge wound on Hong Yundus chest.
Hong Yundu cried out miserable and fell from the air. Hended painfully, his face incredibly pale.
Nanling Provinces Hong Yundus strength is at the very peak of Superior Grade Martial Saint. He is quite famous within the Nanling Province. Yet, he did not even have the strength to force Ye Chen back a step, someone below whispered.
We three brothers want this Dragon Phoenix Cauldron! Brat from the Heavenly Saber Pavilion, get down! Three youths stepped in from another corridor of the refinery.
The weapons the three of them used were different from each other. The middle one used a sword sheathed at his waist; the left carried a massive saber, and the right actually held a folding fan.
These three are the heirs of the Imperial Capital''s Lou n; they are blood brothers. The Luo n holds great power in the Imperial Capital. It looks like they will obtain this Dragon Phoenix Cauldron.
However, didnt the three of them chase Chu Chaoyun earlier? Why are they back here?
Who knows? Lets just watch in safety while they fight, then reap the rewards when both sides are exhausted. In Ye Chens previous fight, he must have used his full power for sure. He should have exhausted a significant amount of his Essence.
The three Luo n brothers quickly stepped forward. When they were about a hundred meters from the Dragon Phoenix Cauldron, the third brother, his back facing the crowd, revealed a sinister smile as he said, The thing I hate the most is someone looking down at me from above. Get down here!
After the third brother spoke, he violently kicked the ten-odd-meters-tall Dragon Phoenix Cauldron. The kick contained a horrifying force as itnded on the cauldron in an instant. A dull gong rang throughout the refinery.
Weng! Weng! Weng!
The sound shook everybodys eardrums and reverberated in their ears. The Dragon Phoenix Cauldron trembled unceasingly. However, its three legs did not move at all.
Instead, the force of this kick rebounded back to the Third Luo Brother. This caused his leg to go numb. He muttered and said, Thats impossible. My casual kick can break the city walls. How can this broken cauldron remain unmoved?
When the Third Luo Brother looked at Xiao Chen on the cauldron, he thought to himself, It must be this fellows doing. He said ferociously, Again! I dont believe I cannot kick you down.
The Third Luo Brother shouted and spun 180 degrees. Then he kicked. The wind from this kick caused the air to tremble.
Suddenly, Xiao Chens expression changed, and he raised his right foot; he stomped heavily on the cauldron lid.
Rumble!
The three legs of the Dragon Phoenix Cauldron sank into the floor of the refinery and stuck firmly in the ground.
A boundless force immediately struck the surrounding ground, causing the ground to break and fly up around the Dragon Phoenix Cauldron, rushing toward the ceiling.
The Third Luo Brother had just rushed over and did not have the time to act. The force sted him into the air.
Bang!
Xiao Chen held the scabbard in his left hand and quickly swung it. The tip of the scabbard pierced through the countless rubble and struck the Third Luo Brothers chest.
The Third Luo Brother vomited a mouthful of blood and flew back. Hisplexion was incredibly pale; he suffered severe internal injuries.
Third Brother!
The Eldest Luo Brother and the Second Luo Brother eximed as they caught the Third Luo Brother. They had not expected Xiao Chen to injure him heavily in one move.
How dare you injure my Third Brother! No one can save you today! The two of them drew their weapons, and a gust of wind blew as they leaped toward Xiao Chen with zing killing intents.
Wukui Shakes the Heavens!
Xiao Chen could not be bothered topete with them. He simply executed the killing move of the Wukui Saber Technique. An ancient divine Wukui Tree quickly grew in the air.
It was like a lone mountain carrying a tremendous force. It contained Xiao Chens state of thunder as it soared up before descending.
Bang!
In front of absolute force, the two had no way to resist. The massive tree fell on their heads.
Their bodies sank into the rocky floor below them. The berserk lightning-attributed Essence smashed throughout their bodies, turning their Essence chaotic.
Xiao Chen had easily defeated the three brothers. This caused the crowd, who waited to take advantage of the fight, to feel horrified. The cultivators chasing after Xiao Chenpletely gave up on the Dragon Phoenix Cauldron and retreated. Instead, people streamed in from the entrance Du Hao had used, challenging him.
Xiao Chen did not feel afraid. He protected his front with his saber as he stood proudly. His hair fluttered as he stood on the cauldron and defeated each challenger with a single move.
Xiao Chen stood on the Dragon Phoenix Cauldron and held his saber with one hand. He looked at the other outstanding talents in the refinery with an expressionless face.
Then, he said indifferently, I stand by my words. You may do as you wish to the Secret Treasures on the ground, but I want this Dragon Phoenix Cauldron.
There were about fifty or sixty people who came to the Fire Li Sect remnants. Aside from the few chasing after Chu Chaoyun, the others had gathered here.
The Dragon Phoenix Cauldron was one of the necessary items for refining Secret Treasures. Standing behind every individual here was a huge power. If they grasped the method of refining Secret Treasures, it would aid the powers behind them immensely.
The Dragon Phoenix Cauldron was especially important to them. This was why people endlessly challenged Xiao Chen. Even though they kept failing, they refused to give up.
It looks like I have to start killing people, Xiao Chen thought to himself. He initially nned to activate the Windwalk Shoes the moment he ced the Dragon Phoenix Cauldron in his Universe Ring.
However, Xiao Chen discovered that he could not fit the Dragon Phoenix Cauldron in the Universe Ring. This made Xiao Chen even more determined to think of a way to remove the Dragon Phoenix Cauldron.
Secret Treasures could be stored in the Universe Ring. However, if it could not go in, it proved that the Dragon Phoenix Cauldron contained a spatial force, conflicting with the space within the Universe Ring.
This was proof that this Dragon Phoenix Cauldron was very valuable despite it being a fake. Perhaps the legend was real.
Damn it! Attack together! I dont believe his Essence is inexhaustible. After we kill him, we can decide who obtains this Dragon Phoenix Cauldron, Hong Yundu, previously defeated by Xiao Chen, said furiously.
Chapter 324 - Origin of the Desire to Murder
Chapter 324: Origin of the Desire to Murder
Someone had said a simr thing earlier. The effects were great then, everyone had all rushed forward.
However, this time, everyone had witnessed Xiao Chens strength. Many people beat a retreat, and few answered the call.
Xiao Chens gaze was like lightning. He looked viciously at Hong Yundu. Since you want to kill to kill me, I shall start with you.
Hu chi!
Xiao Chen activated the Wingwalk Shoes and hopped down from the top of the cauldron. His speed instantly reached the speed of sound. He silently merged into the wind and arrived before Hong Yundu instantly.
Hong Yundu was startled and quickly tried moving backward. However, Xiao Chen did not give him any chance to do so. He shouted and executed the Roaming Dragons Nine Transformations.
Nine cool breezes blew and Xiao Chens figure split into nine, surrounding Hong Yundu. Xiao Chen instantly executed the Clear Wind Chop and his killing intent became non-existent.
Hong Yondu barely blinked, and suddenly multiple figures of Xiao Chen were surrounding him. Furthermore, he had no idea when, but he could no longer see the Lunar Shadow Saber in his opponents hand.
A cool breeze blew by, Hong Yundu still did not feel any killing intent. Instead, he even felt a certainfort. However, his heart felt like it was in a deep abyss. Cold sweat ran down his back.
Hong Yundu clearly felt that he was in danger, but he could not feel any killing intent. Such a feeling was very strange, making him very confused; he could not think of a countermeasure.
Xiao Chen did not give him much time to think. The instant the Clear Wind Chop executed, the nine figures rushed at Hong Yundu together.
Nine ethereal saber lights lit up simultaneously, appearing from nowhere.The killing intent that vanished earlier was pressing on him heavily.
Hong Yundu gave it his all and managed to stop two strands of saber Qi. Then, he quickly brandished his sword and tried to block more.
Pu chi!
The other strands of saber Qi broke through the Essence shield around him, leaving several horrifying wounds on Hong Yundus chest.
Hong Yundus actions immediately slowed. The two strands of saber Qi that he managed to stop could no longer be held back.
Boom!
When the nine Xiao Chens merged back together, nine bloody holes appeared on Hong Yundus chest. Blood spurted out wildly from the holes, but Hong Yundu still maintained his stance.
Hong Yundus eyes were opened wide as he fell over, powerless; it was unsure whether he was alive or dead.
The surroundings turned quiet. Some originally restless people stopped having further thoughts about the cauldron. Hong Yundu simply shouted a sentence and Xiao Chen put him in a state where his life status was unknown with one move.
This proved that Xiao Chen had been holding back earlier. Now, he had stopped doing so. This was him warning them to not make any reckless moves.
However, there were still a few daring people trying to take advantage of the situation to store the Dragon Phoenix Cauldron. Unfortunately, they discovered that it conflicted with their Spatial Rings, and they were not able to store it away.
The few of them hardened their hearts and worked together to lift it up. They were prepared to move it out like that.
Xiao Chen pushed off the ground and moved just above the ground. With the assistance of the Windwalk Shoes, he instantly arrived below the Dragon Phoenix Cauldron.
Xiao Chen simply kicked the cauldron and the huge Dragon Phoenix Cauldron left the hands of those people, smashed towards the ceiling above.
When those people saw the situation, they quickly leaped up and tried to reim the Dragon Phoenix Cauldron. Naturally, Xiao Chen would not give them the opportunity to do so.
Xiao Chen moved in the air like he was a flood dragon, flowing around everywhere. Strands of saber Qi flew out and interfered with those people. They could only give up on the Dragon Phoenix Cauldron and deal with Xiao Chens attacks first.
Dang! Dang! Dang!
Sounds of weapons shing rang out non-stop in the air. After a while, several miserable cries were issued. The people who were trying to snatch the Dragon Phoenix Cauldron fell from the sky.
Boom!
The Dragon Phoenix Cauldron that Xiao Chen kicked away actually broke the ceiling. Large rocks fell continuously from the top.
When Xiao Chen looked up, his eyes lit up. There was a crack in the ceiling, revealing an opening. He should take advantage of this opportunity to leave this ce.
Xiao Chen easily caught the falling Dragon Phoenix Cauldron with one hand. Then, mentally ordered the two silver-armored warriors to leap into the air. When they touched the Universe Ring, the twobat puppets were stored within it.
Everything was ready. Just as Xiao Chen was prepared to leave, Duanmu Qing, Ji Changkong, and the rest arrived at the refinery.
When Ji Changkong and the rest saw the Dragon Phoenix Cauldron in Xiao Chens hands, they shouted excitedly, Dragon Phoenix Cauldron! It really is the Dragon Phoenix Cauldron! In that case, leave it behind for me!
The group of people leaped off the ground and rushed at Xiao Chen without hesitation. Xiao Chens face sank; the strength of these cultivators could not bepared to the earlier ones.
Each and every one of them hadprehended a state. Their talents and cultivation were ssified as demonic. They were geniuses amongst geniuses. Anywhere they went in the Great Qin Nation, they would stand out.
However, when Xiao Chen saw that Chu Chaoyun was not there, he rxed a little. Otherwise, he would definitely lose this Dragon Phoenix Cauldron.
A ferocious me started burning within Xiao Chens right eye as he watched these people with zing auras. He shouted, and a ferocious purple me spewed out.
After that, Xiao Chen ignored them. If the Purple Thunder True Fire was not concentrated, it would not be able to injure them. However, there should be no problems with obstructing them for just a moment.
Xiao Chen manipted the Dragon Phoenix Cauldron with his right hand and spun it around. Then he smashed it against the ceiling violently.
Bang!
Xiao Chen smashed the ceiling with his full strength. The crack that was opened earlier now revealed arge opening. He held onto the Dragon Phoenix Cauldron as he quickly went through it.
Chase! We cant let him escape. Chu Chaoyun already took away the manual for refining Secret Treasures! If this fellow takes away the Dragon Phoenix Cauldron, we will end up with nothing!
The group did what they could to put out the purple mes unleashed on them. When they saw Xiao Chen escaping, they quickly chased after him.
When Duanmu Qing and the others arrived, theypletely killed off the intentions of the others topete for the Dragon Phoenix Cauldron. Even if they could kill Xiao Chen, there was still Duanmu Qing, Ji Changkong, and the others; they were as strong as Xiao Chen. To them, there were no more opportunities.
They might as well set their sights on the pile of Secret Treasures on the ground. If they could find a fewplete Secret Treasures, then they would have earned a lot on this operation.
Xiao Chen took out the map and discovered he was only about a kilometer away from the main hall. Of course, that was as the crow flies.
After Xiao Chen verified the direction, he raised the Dragon Phoenix Cauldron and prepared to smash his way through, moving in a straight line.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Xiao Chen easily smashed through the walls in his way, allowing him to proceed forward quickly.
The Windwalk Shoes were activated and Xiao Chen executed the Azure Dragon Cloud Soaring Art to the limit as he dodged the attacks sent at him by the people behind him. Because he was holding the Dragon Phoenix Cauldron, he had no way to shake off the people behind him.
Ye Chen, quickly put down the Dragon Phoenix Cauldron. Otherwise, even if you can get out, the Duanmu ns Profound Ice Pce will not bring you out.
The Dragon Phoenix Cauldron is useless to you. Hand it over to me and I will make an exchange for it. I will not let you suffer a disadvantage.
The group felt astonished when they saw Xiao Chen running so fast even though he was holding the Dragon Phoenix Cauldron. Given the huge size of the Dragon Phoenix Cauldron, it had to be at least five hundred kilograms. However, Xiao Chen was able to lift it up like it was merely a block of wood.
Not only did it look light, Xiao Chens speed did not decrease and he was still able to dodge attacks. The group was unable to do anything against him, so they were forced to use psychological means.
Xiao Chen found it funny. He did not need the Duanmu ns Profound Ice Pce. He was fully capable of leaving the Ink Mountain Range by himself.
The Dragon Phoenix Cauldron was very important to Xiao Chen. Not only it was rted to the secrets of refining Secret Treasures, he had to rely on this Dragon Phoenix Cauldron topletely restore some of the damaged Secret Treasures he had.He had ced his hopes on this Dragon Phoenix Cauldron, and so he had no reason to give it up.
Xiao Chen swallowed a Qi Returning Pill and then used the cauldron to smash apart the wall in front of him again. After that, he continued moving forward.
After a few minutes, not only had the people behind not managed to draw closer to Xiao Chen, the distance between them grewrger instead.
With a Heaven Ranked Movement Technique and the Windwalk Shoes, Xiao Chens speed was very fast. Within the same generation, if one had not learned a Heaven Ranked Movement Technique, one would have to haveprehended the state of wind to Great Perfection in order to catch him.
It was clear that no one behind Xiao Chen had any of those. Behind left behind by him was only a matter of time.
After some time, Xiao Chen could no longer hear anything from behind him. He had already arrived at the main hall. As long as he could cross the door, he would be able to leave safely.
Xiao Chen could not help but allow a faint smile to appear on his face. However, the moment he walked out of the bronze doors, the smile on his face froze.
At the exit before him, there was a goldenbat puppet. It was holding a gold sword and its aura was surging. This was the aura of a peak Inferior Grade Martial King.
Standing beside the gold-armored warrior was Chu Chaoyun, dressed in sky-blue robes with a sword hanging on his back. He smiled at Xiao Chen and said, Just put down the Dragon Phoenix Cauldron and you may go. I will give you a thousand Medial Grade Spirit Stones.
Xiao Chen slowly ced the Dragon Phoenix Cauldron down on the ground. He had not expected Chu Chaoyun to be waiting at the exit. It was an excellent move.
There was only one way out of the Fire Li Sect Remnant. Everyone had to go past this ce, under where the Profound Ice Flower was, to return to the Ink Forest.
Regardless of who obtained the Dragon Phoenix Cauldron, they could not avoid going past this ce. After continuous fights and fleeing, their Essence would definitely be significantly exhausted.
By waiting here, Chu Chaoyun was able to maintain his best state to wee a weakened opponent. This was a surefire method.
Chu Chaoyun muttered to himself for a while before he continued, I already know how the Fire Li Sect refined Secret Treasures. All that is left is the Dragon Phoenix Cauldron and Lunar True mes. I am able to get Lunar True mes.
However, the Dragon Phoenix Cauldron is harder to deal with. The originals have already vanished long ago. As for the fakes, including the one in your hand, there are only three.
When Xiao Chen heard this, his eyes were filled with suspicion. He felt that Chu Chaoyun had too detailed an understanding of the Fire Li Sect.
In the middle of the Tianwu Dynasty, the Fire Li Sect was destroyed by a mysterious power in one night. No one knew how the flourishing Fire Li Sect was destroyed so easily.
This was one of the great unresolved mysteries of the continent. What was even stranger was that most information about the Fire Li Sect was also wiped out by a mysterious power.
Now, all that people understood about the Fire Li Sect was passed down by word of mouth. Those were mostly rumors and not much was understood about them.
Xiao Chen collected his thoughts and said indifferently, Give up. I will not hand the Dragon Phoenix Cauldron to you. I am notcking in Medial Grade Spirit Stones. You are also afraid of Duanmu Qing and the others rushing up behind me. By then, you would not stand a chance anymore, either.
Chapter 325 - Chu Chaoyun Retreats in Defeat
Chapter 325: Chu Chaoyun Retreats in Defeat
One Chu Chaoyun was already very difficult for Xiao Chen to handle. With a gold-armored warrior with the strength of a peak Inferior Grade Martial King in the picture, it would be difficult for Xiao Chen to defeat his opponent.
However, if Xiao Chen were to use the two silver-armored warriors, there would be no problem in dying them. When Duanmu Qing and the others rushed over, there would be many changes to this fight for the Dragon Phoenix Cauldron.
This was not beneficial to either of them. This was why Chu Chaoyun offered to give Xiao Chen a thousand Medial Grade Spirit Stone for him to give up.
With a thought, the two silver-armored warriors came out from the Universe Ring. Xiao Chen took out his Lunar Shadow Saber, slowly cing his right hand on the saber hilt.
Xiao Chen withdrew all his air and fired a sharp gaze at Chu Chaoyun. asionally, purple electricity appeared behind him, giving off zi zi sounds; the state of thunder was quickly raised.
This fight between the two of them could not be determined in an instant. There were many variables in this fight for the Dragon Phoenix Cauldron.
Chu Chaoyun frowned and stared at Xiao Chen. The Holy Weapon behind him trembled unceasingly. It looked like it would release arge sword light at any moment, illuminating the ce.
Boom!
A fierce golden light was released around the area of the bronze doors. This lit up the dark space dazzlingly bright.
Within the golden light, an even more resplendent sword light tore through the obstruction of air and fired at Xiao Chen.
The state Chu Chaoyunprehended is actually the state of light, Xiao Chen thought to himself as he squinted. At the same time, he reacted quickly.
The instant the golden light came up, Xiao Chen drew his saber with his right hand.
A spark of purple electrical light appeared within the dazzling golden light. The following instant, a crack of thunder roared in the space.
The roar of thunder was earsplitting. The patch of purple electric light behind Xiao Chen slowly forced back the golden light. This turned into a battle of purple light and golden light as the state of thunder and state of light pushed against each other.
Keng qiang!
When the fight between states came to a standstill, the two of them made a move at the same time. Their movements were as quick as lightning as they moved past each other in the air. Their weapons shed and sparks flew.
Dang! Dang! Dang!
The moment the weapons came in contact with each other, they pulled back. They paused in mid-air for a moment before turning around. They executed sharp attacks. The saber light and sword light shed against each other in a storm-like fashion.
Sparks flew everywhere and shockwaves spread. The strands of weapon Qi struck the wall and left deep marks.
As the two were fighting, the gold-armored warrior rushed at Xiao Chen with a zing aura. With a thought, Xiao Chen directed the two silver-armored warriors to block it.
Every time Chu Chaoyun made a move, there would be a ray of dazzling golden light. This difited Xiao Chens eyes.
Xiao Chen squinted until only slits were left on his face. The strong state of thunder infused in his saber released flickering bolts of electricity that made wild crackling sounds.
The instant their weapons shed, the attacking electricity flowed through Chu Chaoyuns sword into his body. He felt some mild yet sharp pains when this happened. After several exchanges, his right sword hand actually started to turn numb.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
The two moved faster and faster. Soon, only vague figures could be seen in the air. Ferocious winds came from the two without stopping, building into a small tornado.
Actually, the two did not put their all into the fight between the states. There were currently too many variables. If they fought to the bitter end, it would only result in Duanmu Qing and the others taking advantage of themter.
Chu Chaoyun waited for the instant the golden lightpletely dazzled Xiao Chens eyes. Then, he would make his move. If he could defeat Xiao Chen in one move, it would save him a lot of energy.
Xiao Chen was waiting for the moment his opponents hand turnedpletely numb and could no longer hold onto his sword hilt. At that time, he would knock away his opponents sword and create a path to escape.
The golden light and electric light pushed against each other relentlessly, and the sounds of their des shed in the air. The two of them were holding on bitterly, not giving way to the other; they were waiting to see who would fall first.
Dong! Dong! Dong!
At this moment, heavy footsteps could be hearding from the hall. Chu Chaoyun nced over and found that Duanmu Qing and the others had arrived.
Xiu!
Chu Chaoyun withdrew his sword and quickly retreated. The golden light instantly vanished, the state of light was dispersed.
Go first, I will leave the Dragon Phoenix Cauldron in your hands first. Naturally, I wille and im it from you one day. Take care of it for me, Chu Chaoyun said lightheartedly, stepping aside to make way for Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen dispersed the state of thunder andnded in front of the Dragon Phoenix Cauldron. Then, he easily picked it up with one hand, raising it above his head.
When Xiao Chen walked past Chu Chaoyun, he said softly, The things that havended in my hands do not have the precedence of being lost to others. Just like the Golden Core in the past, the Dragon Phoenix Cauldron is the same.
As Chu Chaoyun watched Xiao Chens disappearing figure, he shook his head slightly. Then, he spoke in a soft voice only he could hear, After not seeing him for a year, his strength has grown to such a level. The growth rate of the Azure Dragon Martial Spirit probably far outstrips that persons expectations.
Chu Chaoyun, where is Ye Chen? Werent you fighting with him earlier? Why has he disappeared? Hua Yunfei said urgently as he rushed over.
Chu Chaoyun said indifferently, Sorry, I let him go.
When Hua Yunfei saw Chu Chaoyuns indifferent attitude, he became annoyed. He quickly drew his scarlet sword and pointed it at Chu Chaoyun.
Chu Chaoyun smiled faintly and the gold-armored warrior took two leisurely steps forward.
When Hua Yunfei looked at the silent gold-armored warrior, he no longer had the courage to make a move. He snorted coldly and returned his sword to its scabbard.
Ji Changkong looked at the exit of the Fire Li Sect. Then, he suddenly said something out of the blue, Dont you all feel that he is very simr to a certain person? Although he looks different, his aura is much stronger, that look in his eyes and his brilliance are remarkably simr.
The moment Ji Changkong finished speaking, Duanmu Qing, Hua Yunfei, and the Guiyi Marquis exchanged a look with each other. Their gazes were filled with astonishment.
The Guiyi Marquis said, Let us write down this persons family name at the same time. See if we guessed the same person.
The few of them stretched out their hands and started to draw out a Xiao character in the air. After they finished writing, shock appeared on all their faces.
Hua Yunfei said coldly, If we all feel that there is something wrong, then it is likely that it really is. However, there isnt any disguising technique in this world that is so realistic. For them to be the same person, his technique not only had to change his appearance, it had to change his bone structure and his external aura significantly.
In the past, Xiao Chen had a grave and stern exterior. His face was sharply defined, like it was carved by a knife. His entire being was like a treasured saber drawn out of its scabbard. His aura was zing and the edge revealed.
However, when they looked at Xiao Chen now, they saw a in exterior. His aura was withdrawn and there were no signs of it being disyed ostentatiously. He seemed like apletely different person.
The Guiyi Marquis continued, The most important thing is that I cant believe this persons strength can improve so fast. Dont forget, he was only a Superior Grade Martial Masterst year. This person is a Medial Grade Martial Saint.
This is impossible unless he cultivates a Heaven Ranked Cultivation Technique. However, within the Great Qin Nation, only the Royal Courts have a Heaven Ranked Cultivation Technique. He is simply a nobody, how could he possess one?
Ji Changkong nced at the silent Chu Chaoyun, Chu Chaoyun, you exchanged a few moves with him. What do you think?
Chu Chaoyun smiled and said, Is that important? Naturally, he wille looking for you two yearster. Dont tell me you are all afraid? Ha ha!
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Three dayster, Xiao Chen was sitting cross-legged at a deste area at the periphery of Ink Forest. The Dragon Phoenix Cauldron was ced not far from him.
Two silver-armored warriors guarded the cauldron, standing on two sides of it. Xiao Bai was quietly seated on top of it. Its intelligent eyes asionally swept through the surroundings, helping Xiao Chen to watch for dangers.
After some time, Xiao Chen stopped cultivating and opened his eyes. Two beams of light came from his eyes as he gently exhaled.
The beams of light were long and continuous, like a long sharp arrow. After they flew for a long time, they still had not dissipated.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly and picked up the Lunar Shadow Saber beside him. Then, he walked over to the Dragon Phoenix Cauldron. Xiao Bai immediately leaped over to Xiao Chens shoulder.
The Dragon Phoenix Cauldron was sixteen meters tall. The three legs were ten meters long and the body of the cauldron was six meters high. When Xiao Chen stood underneath it, he seemed very small.
Xiao Chen leaped up gently and executed the Gravity Spell. Then, he slowly flew to the top of the cauldron before looking into it.
The cauldron was empty. It was about five meters deep. Although one could see the bottom with a single nce, it gave off a limitless impression, like there was a small realm within it.
After Xiao Chen left the Fire Li Sect remnants, he was not in a rush to leave the Ink Forest. The Duanmu ns Profound Ice Pce was still standing guard at the exit of the forest.
Xiao Chen recalled the terror of the Profound Ice Pce. He would not so foolish as to fall into that. He had been hiding in the Ink Forest for the past three days, killing Demonic Beasts as he recovered his strength.
Xiao Chen handed the Dragon Phoenix Cauldron over to the two silver-armored warriors to carry, so it would not affect his pace. When he rested, Xiao Bai would help to guard as well.
In this Ink Forest where Xiao Chen could not extend out his Spiritual Sense very far, the normally insignificant Xiao Bai became very useful.
After dealing with his worries about the consequences, this was an excellent ce for Xiao Chen to temper himself, as the Spiritual Energy here was very thin and there were many ferocious Demonic Beasts about. Hence, Xiao Chen was not in a hurry to leave.
Xiao Chen collected his thoughts and looked at the empty cauldron. Then, he pointed at it and sent out a strand of purple mes. The mes moved around in the cauldron. They became very thin, eventually fading into a small spark.
Xiao Chen pointed again andunched another ten-odd strands of Purple Thunder True Fire, exhausting a quarter of his Essence. However, the mes still became extremely thin; they could not fill the space within at all.
Xiao Chen frowned slightly, he felt suspicious as he said, How strange. It is clearly just a small space. Logically, my mes should be zing within it.
In the past three days, whenever Xiao Chen had time, he would go investigate the Dragon Phoenix Cauldron. However, there was no progress. He only knew that the cauldron was infused with many Moonstones and was made with Peak Grade Frost Iron; it was even more resilient than a Heaven Ranked Spirit Weapon.
Furthermore, the space within the cauldron seemedrger than it looked like, after several experiments. There should some spatial formations carved into it.
Xiao Chen pulled his palm back and gathered all the mes within the Dragon Phoenix Cauldron back up. A clump of ferocious purple mes immediately appeared on his palm.
Chapter 326 - The Awesome Xiao Bai
Chapter 326: The Awesome Xiao Bai
Boom!
Xiao Chen casually flung his hand forwards. The mes flew through the air, leaving a long purple trail of fire. Everywhere it passed, the trees nearby burned to ashes.
After the mes flew for a thousand meters, they crashed onto the ground and exploded. A purple mushroom-shaped cloud rose from where the mesnded.
Roar! Roar!
The loud sound startled the surrounding Demonic Beasts. Two ck Winged Demonic Wolves emitting a ck smoke growled and rushed over.
The ck Winged Demonic Wolf was originally a Rank 5 Spirit Beast, the Winged Wolf. The Winged Wolf was tall and had two bone wings which allowed it low altitude flight and increased its speed.
After the Winged Wolf was demonized, its attack and speed were increased. Its overallbat prowess doubled and turned it even more savage and terrifying.
Xiao Chen looked at the two ck Winged Demonic Wolves and smiled faintly. He stepped forward and stood at the edge of the Dragon Phoenix Cauldron. Then, he slowly ced his right hand on the handle of his saber.
Hu chi!
The bone wings on the two ck Winged Demonic Wolf pped heavily. A strong wind blew and the two ck Winged Demonic Wolf flew up quickly.
They opened their huge mouths and their ck fangs shed with a cold light. As their bone wings pped in the air, it gave off a wu wu sound. Theyunched themselves at Xiao Chen.
Hu! Before Xiao Chen could make a move, Xiao Bai, who was sitting on his shoulder, immediately jumped down. It moved its paws in a fashion that looked like it was weaving the air and a strong wind immediately blew away a ck Winged Demonic Wolf.
The ck Winged Demonic Wolf moved toward them very quickly, but it was blown away at an even faster speed. It tumbled on the ground for several meters before it slowly came to a stop. Just as it got up, it saw a white figure rushing at it quickly.
Chi chi! The white figure was like a beam of light. The light shed and five bleeding wounds appeared on the ck Winged Demonic Wolfs left wing; ck smoke boiled out of it.
Xiao Chen gave it a casual nce and ignored it. Over the past few days, he had found out that Xiao Bai was much stronger than he had imagined.
It did not even feel any pressure when facing a peak Rank 5 Demonic Beast alone. With the advantage of its speed, it could easily deal with the Wolf. The Mysterious Nine Heavenly Revolution Transformation was an Immortal Grade Cultivation Technique. This allowed Xiao Bais strength to advance to a horrifying level.
Ka ca!
There was a sh of light as his right hand quickly drew out the snow-white Lunar Shadow Saber. Xiao Chen jumped down and a saber light shed. Then he directly chopped off the bone wings of the other ck Winged Demonic Wolf.
The ck Winged Demonic Wolf howled painfully. Then it stood up and smashed out with its paw and five sharp ws.
Each w was twenty centimeters long and was shaped like a hook. It looked like five sharp knives embedded in flesh. The ck Winged Demonic Wolfs paw tore through the air and grabbed at Xiao Chens head.
Those ws would be able to pierce through metal. If that would happen to metal, what more a human head? The consequence of that happening was easy to imagine.
Xiao Chens expression did not change. He merely tilted his body to the side and took a step back with his right leg. He stared at the sharp wolf ws as he swung the scabbard in his left hand up.
Dang!
The tip of the scabbard immediately struck the palm of the wolf paw. The huge impact caused caused a small bleeding hole to appear in the resilient paw.
It did not pierce through. The defense of this wolf paw is pretty good, Xiao Chen thought to himself. Lets try increasing the amount of strength.
Bang!
A surge of force came from Xiao Chens left arm as he pushed forward. The tip of the scabbard immediately pierced through the resilient wolf paw.
Feeling the pain, the ck Winged Demonic Wolfs other paw moved at an even faster speed, heading toward Xiao Chen. The force was so great, it even separated the air into two parts, leaving a vacuum behind.
It seemed even faster than Xiao Chen. The Lunar Shadow Saber lit up with a flickering, resplendent purple light. Then, it chopped off the wolfs entire paw.
Bang!
Xiao Chen struck the wolfs chest heavily with a flying kick. The ck Winged Demonic Wolf was immediately smashed backward.
Ka ca! Ka ca! Ten thousand kilograms of force broke several ribs. The sound of its bones breaking continued non-stop.
The ck Winged Demonic Wolf was merely a Superior Grade Rank 5 Demonic Beast. Xiao Chen was able to defeat such opponents even before heprehended his state.
After Xiao Chen infused Holy Might into the state, its strength grew tremendously. This made dealing with the Wolf even easier. Now, Demonic Beasts of such strength were only barely able to engage Xiao Chen.
Only Rank 6 Demonic Beasts were able to put any pressure on Xiao Chen. In the past few days, Xiao Chen had specially sought out Rank 6 Demonic Beast opponents.
The ck Winged Demonic Wolf was still struggling to stand up. Xiao Chen lost his patience to continue dealing with it. The Lunar Shadow Saber left his hand and lit up with crackling electricity.
Like a strong bolt of lightning, it stabbed his opponents chest with a loud rumble. The state of thunder contained within the saber exploded out.
The ck Winged Demonic Wolfs huge body was charred by the electricity. Xiao Chen casually waved his hand and the Lunar Shadow Saber flew back into his hand.
The instant the Lunar Shadow Saber returned to Xiao Chen, an invisible red light flew out of the ck Winged Demonic Wolf and entered into the throne mark between his eyebrows.
The intent to massacre of the ck Winged Demonic Wolf was contained within the red light. The scarlet throne mark shed and this strand of intent to massacre merged into the scarlet throne in Xiao Chens sea of consciousness.
The red cloud under the throne slowly started to churn. After a while, it stopped. However, it looked like it had not had enough yet.
Xiao Chen had seen this happen enough that he was no longer surprised. In the past three days, the scarlet throne would absorb the intent to massacre from all of the Demonic Beasts he killed.
The stronger the Demonic Beast, the more red light would fly out. Initially, Xiao Chen was somewhat worried. He was afraid the prior situation of the intent to massacre tearing his body apart would happen again.
However, Xiao Chen slowly discovered the intent to massacre umted in the throne was rtively small. Compared to the surging and overwhelming intent of before, it was much less.
The most important thing was that Xiao Chen had discovered he could control this intent to massacre. With a thought, all the intent to massacre could be infused into his Saber Technique.
This was equivalent to Xiao Chen obtaining another state, a state of massacre. There were only benefits and no drawbacks.
Compared to the state of wind, state of mountain, and state of light, such an ethereal state of massacre was even more difficult toprehend.
As far as Xiao Chen knew, even in the Divine Saber Camp, where they practiced proving their Dao by killing, only a small number of old experts trulyprehended the state of massacre.
However, the amount of intent to massacre in the scarlet throne was far too little. When Xiao Chen used it the effect was not obvious; it was negligible.
However, its rate of growth was extremely horrifying. As long as Xiao Chen killed a strong living being, he would umte massacre intent endlessly. It would definitely reach a terrifying level in the future.
The scarlet throne was a Secret Treasure refined by the ancient Evil King. The Evil King was an apex expert that rivaled Bing Hou. The Secret Treasure he refined would definitely not be simple.
Unfortunately, an unknown party had ripped out the information about the scarlet throne. This resulted in Xiao Chen not being able to unravel the deeper secrets behind the Scarlet Throne.
Yi ya! Yi ya! Xiao Bai cried out unintelligibly, interrupting Xiao Chens thoughts. He lowered his head to take a look.
Xiao Chen saw Xiao Bai dancing around and gesticting for joy, pointing to the ck Winged Demonic Wolf and iming credit. The ck Winged Demonic Wolf wasying on the ground covered in injuries and was unable to move; it was on itsst breath.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly and knew what Xiao Bai wanted. He took out a bottle gourd filled with wine and handed it over. Xiao Bai gave off a joyful cry and revealed a cute smile on its face. Then it received the bottle gourd and leaped up onto the the cauldron.
Xiao Chen finished off the dying ck Winged Demonic Wolf with a saber strike. A strand of invisible red light came from its corpse and infused into the scarlet crown in his sea of consciousness.
Then, Xiao Chen retrieved the two ck Winged Demonic Wolfs Demonic Core. When he turned around, he saw Xiao Bai drinking the wine with gusto. He could not help but smile.
Xiao Chen gave orders to the two silver-armored warriors to kill anything that got near the Dragon Phoenix Cauldron. Then, he prepared to take a walk around.
With the two silver-armored warriors standing guard, Xiao Chen would be able to detect any movements on the cauldron in an instant. Furthermore, Xiao Bai was there as well. There would not be any problems with leaving the Dragon Phoenix Cauldron here.
Xiao Bai, stay here. Help me watch the Dragon Phoenix Cauldron. Dont run around, alright? Xiao Chen said gently to Xiao Bai.
Xiao Bai put down the bottle gourd filled with wine; its face was flushed red and loved very cute. It balled its paw up into a fist and patted its chest with it, making non-stop yi ya sounds.
Xiao Chen understood what it meant. This little fellow was saying it wouldplete the mission. It would use the bottle gourd to smash anyone who got near to death.
Xiao Chen rubbed Xiao Bais head while smiling. Then, he grasped his Lunar Shadow Saber tightly and left the ce.
Rank 5 Demonic Beasts no longer interested Xiao Chen. Only a Rank 6 Demonic Beast was worth fighting.
Naturally, to find a Rank 6 Demonic Beast, Xiao Chen had to go deeper. The nearer he was to the core area, the greater his chances of meeting a Rank 6 Demonic Beast.
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Within the Ink Forest, where ck smoke spiraled out from everything, a world void of daylight, Xiao Chen walked forward cautiously with his saber in hand.
The Ink Forest was not called a ce filled with Demonic Beasts for fun. Every step Xiao Chen took, he had to be wary of Demonic Beasts attacking him from any direction.
They coulde from the ground or sky, they could be strange beasts hiding in the air, or even the tree behind Xiao Chen. They would all take advantage of the moment he was careless and swallow him up if they could.
This made one feel a great mental pressure; their hearts would be thumping. A weak-willed person would be crushed mentally before his physical body crumbled under such a state.
Xiao Chen currently maintained his calm. Along the way, he ran into several Demonic Beasts attacks. However, they were all Rank 5 Demonic Beasts; he was not in the mood to fight them.
It was more than sufficient to scare them away. For those Xiao Chen could not scare away, he would flee. With his full speed, it was difficult for Rank 5 Demonic Beasts to catch him.
After ten minutes, Xiao Chen stopped and looked around his surroundings. They werepletely empty, even the air was still.
Xiao Chen felt an ufortable feeling rising in his chest, like he had met with a ghost; he felt somewhat nauseous.
I am being watched, Xiao Chen thought to himself. He calmed himself and shook off this ufortable feeling. There must be a strong Demonic Beast hidden in the darkness.
That Demonic Beast had targeted Xiao Chen as its prey. Furthermore, it was very skillful at hiding itself. Even when using his perception to the fullest, he could not figure out where the Demonic Beast was.
Chapter 327 - Four-Legged Crown Snake
Chapter 327: Four-Legged Crown Snake
Xiao Chen stayed cautious and ced his right hand on his saber hilt. His eyes started to wander, looking for the hidden Demonic Beast.
It seemed like time hade to a stop. Xiao Chen did not move as his hand was ready on the saber hilt. The state of thunder was brewing within him. The moment his opponent revealed itself, he would strike out immediately.
However, time slowly went byone minute, two minutes, ten minutessoon, half an hour passed. The expected enemy still did not appear.
This Demonic Beast was extremely crafty, and extremely patient. It knew how to whittle away at its preys will, creating great psychological pressure.
After a long time passed, Xiao Chen even suspected his own feelings for an instant. Did I make a mistake? Was the hidden Demonic Beast merely a figment of my imagination and there was nothing in the first ce?
Xiao Chen wanted to disperse the state of thunder he been preparing for so long. However, the moment he wanted to disperse it, the scarlet throne between his eyebrows burst out in red light, making Xiao Chen give up on this thought.
The scarlet throne was the Secret Treasure of the Evil King, it will never give a warning for no reason. My perceptions are correct, Xiao Chen thought to himself.
Xiao Chens eyes became calm again. The scarlet throne in his sea of consciousness stopped its activity. Xiao Chen thought, Since it wants topete in regards to patience, then lets see who will make a move first.
Hu!
Suddenly, after another period of time, a cool breeze blew and blew a few fallen leaves on the ground at Xiao Chen.
It can no longer resist. Does it want to y a psychological battle? Xiao Chen smiled coldly to himself. He could not feel any killing intent in the cool breeze, so he ignored the few fallen leaves flying at him.
Hu! Hu! Hu! Hu!
After a long time, four cool breezes blew on the ground, blowing up arge number of fallen leaves at Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chens heart was as calm as still water, his gaze was extremely peaceful. His right hand, which was still on his saber hilt, did not move; hepletely ignored the leaves.
Following that, a few cool breezes would blow asionally. The Demonic Beast was trying to disrupt Xiao Chens thoughts and the state of thunder he was brewing.
Xiao Chen ignored it again. He did not feel any killing intent. If he made a move, he would only waste his state of thunder.
Suddenly, the surroundings turned quiet. The cool breezes pestering Xiao Chen stopped. The strange silence filled this area again.
Xiao Chen thought to himself, Itsing!
Boom!
Suddenly, a violent tornado blew in an instant. A strong wind howled and picked up all the leaves on the ground.
The flying leaves obscured Xiao Chens vision, blocking out the sky. A horrifying ruthless Qi was hidden in the wind as it wasunched at Xiao Chen.
Rumble!
The state of thunder Xiao Chen had been brewing for a long time exploded out in this instant. A purple bolt of lightning fell from the sky like a javelin, piercing through the nine heavens and tearing through the sky.
A long chink immediately appeared in the leaves that filled the space, revealing a ck hand hidden in them.
Through that chink in the leaves, Xiao Chen saw a huge four-legged snake that was continuously changing its skin color. There was a huge crown growing on the snakes head, and its slitted eyes were deep red.
The skin of the snake kept changing colors. For a moment, it could be the withered-yellow of fallen leaves, in another moment, it could be transparent like air. It looked extremely strange.
The most surprising thing for Xiao Chen was not this. Instead, it was it was a snake-type Demonic Beasts growing a crown; the Demonic Beast was about to grow out a crown.
It would take at least seven hundred years for that to happen. Xiao Chen could not imagine what being seven hundred years or older would feel like.
Xiao Chens memories of the horrifying Scarlet Crown Snake he met in the underground world were still fresh. It was able to smash apart the silver warship with one swing of its tail.
If it turned into a Demonic Beast, its strength would at least double.
The chink created by the lightning in the flying leaves slowly mended. The image of the Four-Legged Crown Snake slowly vanished from Xiao Chens vision.
Ka ca!
The instant the chink in the leaves mended, Xiao Chen immediately drew his Lunar Shadow Saber. A strong wind blew and scattered all the fallen leaves in the area.
Countless sparks of electricity moved through the air. When they struck the leaves, they gave off crackling explosion sounds. All the scattered leaves immediately turned into dust.
The Four-Legged Crown Snake hiding within waspletely revealed. Xiao Chen shouted and his killing intent locked onto his opponent as he leaped into the air.
The saber dances and thunder roars. Breaking out in sudden shock, Wukui Shakes the Heavens!
An ancient divine Wukui Tree appeared from nowhere and grew quickly. In the blink of an eye, leaves and branches covered it, holding up the sky. It was like a lone mountain, pressing down with a heavy force.
The Four-Legged Crown Snake was a hundred meters long and was as thick as an elephants legs. When it looked at the Wukui Tree descending down on it, it released a scarlet light from its red eyes.
The Four-Legged Crown Snake opened its jaws widely and the surrounding temperature pummeled. A cold light appeared in its mouth. After a while, it burst out in a bright cold light and fired a sharp ice pir.
Chi! Chi!
When the ice pir touched the Wukui Tree, ayer of frost extended on the surface of it. The Wukui Tree, filled with the might of berserk thunder, was actuallypletely frozen.
Xiao Chens eyes were filled with astonishment. He said, How could this be? The Wukui Saber Techniques killing move could be broken by such a method.
When two kinds of energy shed, without one side having overwhelming power, it would result in an intense explosion. For what just happened to ur, there was only one possibility: the opponents ice-attributed energy far surpassed the lightning-attributed energy Xiao Chen sent out.
In regards to quality or quantity, it surpassed Xiao Chen. Otherwise, the Wukui Tree would not end up in a state where it could not explode.
This Four-Legged Crown Snake has lived for at least a thousand years, Xiao Chen thought, overwhelmed with shock. It was already on the verge of bing a spirit, no wonder it was so crafty and patient.
Ka ca! Ka ca!
The frozen Wukui Tree started cracking non-stop before shattering into shards of ice and falling with a tinkling sound.
Thunderclouds churned in the sky. Xiao Chen watched as the Four-Legged Crown Snake flicked its tongue. He grabbed his saber hilt with two hands and focused; he had never been so nervous before.
It was strong, crafty, and cautious. This peak Rank 6 Demonic Beast, which had lived for at least a thousand years, was significantly stronger than the Scarlet me Chief from earlier.
Boom!
Just as Xiao Chen hesitated on whether to retreat or not, the scarlet throne mark between his eyebrows flickered with a red light. With a xiu sound, the scarlet throne appeared from nowhere.
Before Xiao Chen could react, the strip of cloth on his forehead ripped into many pieces. A red cloud appeared from nowhere. It was unknown when but Xiao Chen was suddenly seated on the scarlet throne.
The instant the strip of cloth tore, Xiao Chens originally delicate and ordinary looks turned demonic. He had snow-white skin and the mark of a scarlet throne on his forehead. His gaze was very deep, making others sink into it without being able to leave.
Of course, Xiao Chen was not aware of all this. He used his foot and prodded the red cloud below him. The red cloud was very solid; when he stepped on it, it was like the ground.
The appearance of the scarlet throne made Xiao Chen very surprised, he did not know what it wanted.
Chi! Chi!
As Xiao Chen was feeling doubtful, the scarlet throne he was seated on slowly started to infuse into his flesh. It quickly turned into a sticky scarlet liquid, covering his skin and muscles; it became a scarlet Battle Armor.
The scarlet Battle Armor covered Xiao Chenpletely. There was even a scarlet helmet on his head, protecting every vital part of his body. The strangest thing was that the interior of the Battle Armor seemed like it was fused with his skin, like it was part of his flesh.
The Four-Legged Crown Snakes four legs stomped on the ground. Doubt shed in its crimson eyes. When it looked at Xiao Chen, who was on the red cloud, its skin started to change color rapidly, blending back into the air.
However, it currently did not have the cover of the fallen leaves. When Xiao Chen looked carefully, he could still see a vague silhouette, slowly moving around him.
When the Battle Armor formed by the scarlet throne appeared, Xiao Chen felt that his defenses had improved by at least half. Furthermore, his strength and speed were all raised. It was like his body was filled with inexhaustible energy. His overallbat prowess improved by fifty percent.
The Secret Treasure refined by the ancient Evil King is truly unfathomable. However, with the help of this battle armor, my odds of defeating the thousand-year-old Crown Snake should be raised to fifty percent.
Xiao Chenpletely abandoned thoughts of retreating. With a fifty percent chance of victory, he should gamble on it.
Xiao Chen shouted and jumped down from the red clouds. He headed for the vague silhouette, rushing toward it quickly.
Hu chi!
Suddenly, a huge wind de appeared from nowhere. The incredibly sharp wind de sliced the air in half, tearing it apart like cloth with a ripping sound.
Marvelous, this fellow actually grasped two attributes. Xiao Chen pushed off the ground and an explosive strength rocketed him off the ground. His body soared more than a hundred meters high and he stopped on a huge tree.
An instant after Xiao Chen left, before the afterimage he left on the ground could fade away, it was sliced apart by the wind de.
The strength of the berserk wind de did not decrease, it continued on and hacked the huge tree behind in half. The cut on the tree was as smooth as a pane of ss.
This showed the solidity of this wind de and how pure it was. It flew for more than a thousand meters before it slowly dissipated. Eventually, it turned into a violent wind and blew many fallen leaves into the distance.
Before Xiao Chen could be astonished, ayer of frost quickly extended up the tree underneath him. In the blink of an eye, it arrived at Xiao Chens feet.
Xiao Chen was startled and quickly jumped down. While he was still in the air, a wind de appeared from nowhere and flew urately at him.
Xiao Chen performed a miserable somersault in the air andnded on the ground. Before he got up, the boundless frost on the ground gave off a cold Qi; it turned into circles that gathered toward him quickly.
With a quick nce, Xiao Chen saw an icy misting from the cold Qi on the surrounding ground. The mist upied everywhere within a thousand meters around him. There was simply no space for him to move to.
How hateful!
Xiao Chen could only helplessly leap into the air, not allowing himself to be tangled up with the cold Qi.
Boom!
The instant the cold Qi gathered, the surrounding temperature dropped by several hundred degrees. A huge ice pir burst out of the ground where Xiao Chen was standing earlier, heading in the direction he had jumped.
Chapter 328 - Lifeforce Origin Drained
Chapter 328: Lifeforce Origin Drained
The Four-Legged Crown Snake made a string of attacks, not giving Xiao Chen time to react. Everything seemed to be going as it had nned.
The attacks were chained together tightly, trying to force Xiao Chen into a dead end, not allowing him to make a counter attack. What a crafty thousand-year-old Demonic Beast!
Xiao Chen looked at the ice pir heading for him. He thought to himself, I cant retreat anymore. Otherwise, the danger would be greater as time passed.
Qi Breaks Wukui! Xiao Chen shouted and the dark clouds above churned. A bolt of lightning tore through the darkness, raising Xiao Chens aura.
A strand of extremely dense purple saber Qi appeared from nowhere. Without conscious thought from Xiao Chen, the remnant intent to massacre within the scarlet armor quickly fused into the Saber Technique.
Ka ca! Ka ca!
The strength of Qi Breaks Wukui startled Xiao Chen. It actually managed to easily break the rising ice pir in half.
After the intent to massacre infused into Xiao Chens Qi Breaks Wukui, it became like a reforged treasure saber. The sharpness of his saber Qi increased by fifty percent.
When Xiao Chen saw the ice pir split into half and shatter in the air, a boundless killing intent arose in his heart. His gaze was like a weapon filled with killing Qi. The killing intent seemed to solidify everywhere his gaze passed, making one feel fear from the heart.
Kill!
Wukui Shakes the Heavens!
Xiao Chen shouted and executed the Wukui Shakes the Heavens again. The purple Wukui Tree appeared from nowhere and the intent to massacre from the Battle Armor instantly fused into it.
Xiao Chen could see countless lines of red lights like blood vessels flowing on the inside of the huge tree.
The huge tree was filled with leaves. After a moment, several scarlet Wukui Flowers blossomed.
The huge tree supporting the sky turned menacing and horrifying in an instant; it looked incredibly strange.
The surrounding cold Qi gathered back in the Four-Legged Crown Snakes malevolent mouth. Cold Qi turned into a dense ice pir and shot out. It struck the trunk of the Wukui Tree with a loud boom again.
The boundless cold Qi started moving up from the bottom of the tree, extending everywhere. However, this time, the cold Qi only remained on the surface, it could not prate the insides of the divine tree.
It had no way topletely freeze the Wukui Tree. The state that originated from massacre would not allow the ice to break into the inner parts of the Wukui Tree.
Ka ca! Ka ca!
After a while, the frost covering the surface of the Wukui Tree started cracking and falling down. However, the Wukui Tree that contained a huge force was as perfect as it was earlier. Like before, it pressed down violently.
Boom!
When the divine tree descended, it carried an unceasing torrent of electricity as it violently pressed down on that blurry silhouette.
The huge Four-Legged Crown Snake howled in pain. Its figurepletely appeared in Xiao Chens vision. The surface of its skin was covered with flickering electricity.
The intent to massacre contained in the electricity broke through theyers of icy defenseid down by the Four-Legged Crown Snake. They were like dead branches on a tree, sliced apart like tofu into tiny pieces.
The defense of the Four-Legged Crown Snake was immediately broken. It had to withstand Xiao Chens move with only its physical body.
The Four-Legged Crown Snakes scales exploded apart, countless droplets of ck blood oozed out of its skin. Electricity could still be indistinctly seen flickering in the wounds.
It looks like states differed in quality. The state of massacre was clearly stronger than the state of thunder. The interesting thing to note was that it was easier to merge in the state of massacre than his other states.
It was able to merge into the state of thunder easily. Does this mean that the merger of different types of states would be easier than merging simr types of states?
Such as the merger of the state of wind and state of cloud, or the state of mountain and state of clouds. These kinds of states were that of energy, they were extremely difficult to merge.
However, it was easy to merge the state of massacre with an energy-type state. However, it would likely be much more difficult for states simr to the state of massacre, such as the states of destruction, extermination, life, or nature.
It looked like the principles and mechanism of states were much moreplex than Xiao Chen originally thought. However, this opened him up to a whole new school of thought.
However, these thoughts only shed by in Xiao Chens mind once. He did not ponder on them deeply.
Xiao Chen was currently undergoing a deadly battle. This was clearly not the time to ponder about this. It would be much better to think about it after the fight.
The Four-Legged Crown Snake roared angrily when it felt pain. Its forked tongue flickered in and out non-stop.
Hu chi!
Xiao Chen only saw a strand of red light sh. The Four-Legged Crown Snakes forked tongue moved like a bolt of lightning. It was so fast, it was hard to react to.
Xiao Chens chest tightened. He quickly dodged to the side but the forked tongue was simply too fast. It managed to pierce Xiao Chens chest about ten centimeters from his heart.
A heart-wrenching pain coursed through all of Xiao Chens nerves. The livid Xiao Chen swung his saber and chopped off the retracting forked tongue.
The pain caused the cirction of Xiao Chens Essence to be disrupted. The Gravity Spell stopped and he fell heavily toward the ground.
Hu!
As Xiao Chen was falling to the ground, the red cloud in the distance flew over and caught him firmly.
Xiao Chen did not bother with the pain or take the time be astonished. He simply pulled out the red forked tongue. A horrifying wound immediately appeared on his chest, and blood poured out of it.
Zi zi! Suddenly, the red Battle Armor squirmed. The horrifying wound could be seen healing at a rapid pace.
Within the blink of an eye, it waspletely healed. Even though the wound was healed, Xiao Chen could clearly feel his Lifeforce Origin drained significantly.
Xiao Chen was startled. This throne can actually forcibly use my Lifeforce Origin to heal wounds.
The Lifeforce Origin, put simply, was the lifespan of a person. The lifeforce used to heal the wound caused Xiao Chens lifespan to be decreased by about a year.
Xiao Chen shook his head and suppressed all these thoughts. After that, he jumped down from the red cloud again. He activated the Windwalk Shoes and circled the Four-Legged Crown Snake without stopping.
With the aid of the state of massacre, Xiao Chen was not at a disadvantage. Sometimes, after he broke his opponents attack, the electric light would be able to leave wounds on its body.
The man and beast started fighting intensely in this forest. Strong winds howled, electric light flickered, frost spread. As time went on, the battlefield becamerger.
The surrounding trees were crushed into splinters by the shockwaves and energy, flying about in the wind.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
The soil on the ground was frozen by the Four-Legged Crown Snakes cold Qi, bing very fragile. When leaves fell on the ground, the ground would explode and kick up arge amount of dirt.
Wukui Blossoms!
Xiao Chen grabbed hold on an opportunity and executed the Wukui Blossoms. The massacre-intent-infused Wukui Blossoms resulted in a scarlet flower enveloping Xiao Chen.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
The Four-Legged Crown Snake sensed the might of this move. It opened its jaws, sending out sharp wind des and ice arrows. They struck the surface of the scarlet Wukui Flower continuously.
Within the flower bud, Xiao Chens internal organs were jolted, his blood and Qi surged. A trickle of blood leaked from the corner of his mouth.
However, Xiao Chen held on and continued to circte Essence in his meridians, focusing on executing the Wukui Blossoms.
Boom!
The scarlet flower blossomed. Countless scarlet flower petals scattered through the air.
Xiao Chen pushed off the ground. As the scarlet light from the flower petals shone on him, his speed reached three times the speed of sound.
Xiao Chen moved through the petals that filled the air. This move of Xiao Chens was infinitely beautiful, like a beam of light shing. Arge bloody hole appeared on the Four-Legged Crown Snake. The berserk force of the Lunar Shadow Saber was running wild within the snake.
Bang!
Just as the Four-Legged Crown Snake stabilized itself, its huge tail came sweeping through the air. It knocked Xiao Chen back, causing him to vomit some blood.
Xiao Chens pained expression did not have any panic in it. His left hand quickly formed a hand seal and shouted, Wukui Supporting the Heavens!
The scarlet flower petals that filled the air turned into a scarlet river of flower petals in the air. Then, they poured into the body of the Four-Legged Crown Snake via its fresh injury.
In an eyeblink, a scarlet Wukui Tree grew quickly from the gaping wound. Countless branches of roots extended throughout its body, digging in firmly.
The Wukui Tree absorbed the lifeforce of the Four-Legged Crown Snake, turning it into nourishment for itself. The divine Wukui Tree turned huge in the blink of an eye. Leaves and branches covered it densely. Scarlet Wukui Flowers grew on the countless branches, looking tender and beautiful.
Xiao Chen pushed off the red clouds and soared higher. A continuous chain of thunderclouds started churning in the sky above.
A divine tree grew slowly above Xiao Chen. He muttered to himself, Lets use this move to end this fight.
Wukui Breaks the Heavens!
The instant the divine tree grewpletely, an earth-shattering scarlet bolt of lightning tore through the sky. The Lunar Shadow Saber in Xiao Chens hand released a resplendent scarlet saber light.
The scarlet beam of light quickly extended. The Four-Legged Crown Snake was held down by the Wukui Tree and was unable to move. A look of despair and horror appeared in its crimson eyes.
Die!
Suddenly, a red light shed by the Four-Legged Crown Snake.
Only after the red light passed for a long moment, a pu ci sound came from its huge body. It was split down the middle. Seemingly endless amounts of ck blood fell like rain, followed by shattered organs, falling from the sky to the ground.
Xiao Chen executed a perfect Wukui Breaks the Heavens. The scarlet Battle Armor on his body started to disconnect from his flesh. After that it slowly wriggled and eventually turned into a scarlet light before returning to his sea of consciousness, turning back into a scarlet throne.
The intent to massacre contained within it was too little, it waspletely used up by Xiao Chen.
Pu!
Xiao Chen fell to the ground, feeling exhausted. After a while, hey t on the ground. Fighting with this thousand-year-old Demonic Beast was simply too exhausting. Furthermore, there were strong side effects from using the state of massacre.
Right now, Xiao Chens head felt heavy. However, this was not the time to rest. Xiao Chen perked himself up, and quickly got up. Then, he walked to the corpse of the Four-Legged Crown Snake.
Hu chi! Hu chi!
An invisible ball of red light quickly flew into the throne mark between Xiao Chens eyebrows.
Chapter 329 - Horrifying Number of Demonic Cores
Chapter 329: Horrifying Number of Demonic Cores
The amount of intent to massacre was at least a hundred times stronger than what a Rank 5 Demonic Beast possessed. However, it seemed about right. The longer one lived, the more intent to massacre one would have umted.
Within the sea of consciousness, that scarlet throne was greedily absorbing these intents. In the end, because there was too much red light, it could not help but tremble.
After the scarlet throne trembled, Xiao Chens exhausted body felt a certainfortable feeling, rxing him.
Xiao Chen sent his Spiritual Sense into the scarlet throne. Within the small realm inside, a golden deity floated high in the sky. This was the spiritual imprint he had left.
In the past, there had been a boundless blood ocean below. Now, it had dried up. Only a small scarlet puddle, about five meters in radius, remained.
Furthermore, this was after absorbing the intent to massacre of the Rank 6 thousand-year-old demonic snake. Before Xiao Chen arrived, there were only a few drops of fluid; it was even more pitiful.
Ill take things one at a time, Xiao Chen was not in a rush to deal with this. He withdrew his Spiritual Sense and stared at the demonic snakes corpse. There were many more treasures for him to collect.
Xiao Chen extracted the Four-Legged Crown Snakes Demonic Core. Then, Xiao Chen took out a sharp knife and removed the demonic snakes scales. These scales changed their color freely; they would be greatponents for making Magic Treasures.
There was also the galldder, the four legs, and the crown on its head. They were all valuable.
After Xiao Chen packed everything, he found a huge tree to sit under and circted his energy to recover his Essence.
After this big fight, Xiao Chen had exhausted himself too much. He had suffered significant internal injuries, especially from the final strike of the snakes tail. That was estimated to be 25,000 kilograms of force that Xiao Chen withstood.
If it were not for the scarlet Battle Armor increasing his defense by fifty percent and its great recovery abilities, that tail strike would have shattered all of his internal organs.
Xiao Chen took out a Medial Grade Spirit Stone and held it in his hand. The Purple Thunder Divine Incantation slowly circted, and the pure Spiritual Energy in the Medial Grade Spirit Stone poured into the Qi whirlpool in his Dantian.
Fluid from the purple Qi whirlpool slowly dripped down. After twelve hours, the Essence within the Qi whirlpool was finally full.
Xiao Chen quickly circted the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation to nourish and heal the injured internal organs. He spent another half-day doing this before he finally cleared away all of the residual injuries.
Xiao Chen opened his eyes, and a purple light shed in them. This made his strangely beautiful and fair face recover its color. He was no longer pale.
Xiao Chen stood and looked at the dark sky. Then, he continued on his journey to kill Rank 6 Demonic Beasts. He had seen the might of the state of massacre.
Xiao Chen was now even more interested in killing strong Demonic Beasts. He had to collect a lot more intent to massacre, increasing the strength of his state of massacre.
Xiao Chen spent a total of two days like that, in the periphery of Ink Forest, before returning to Xiao Bai and the silver-armored warriors.
During the past two days, Xiao Chen sessfully killed twenty Rank 6 Demonic Beasts. Undergoing so many high-intensity fights within such short timespan had surpassed the load his body could bear.
If Xiao Chen continued fighting, it would no longer count as training but destroy his future. The body was the base of everything.
There were no changes to the Dragon Phoenix Cauldron and the two silver-armored warriors. Throughout the past two days, there had been no traces of Demonic Beasts here.
However, when Xiao Chen looked around, he did not see Xiao Bai. He felt this was strange. Using the Spirit Blood Jade, he could feel that Xiao Bai was within ten meters. Why could he not see it?
Xiao Chen leaped up and arrived at the mouth of the Dragon Phoenix Cauldron. When he looked down, he finally saw Xiao Bai.
He saw Xiao Bai within the cauldron jumping continuously. The cauldrons body was only six meters high; why could it not jump out?
Doubt filled Xiao Bais cute face. It rubbed its head with its paws, unable to figure out this problem.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly and saw the bottle gourd at the side of the cauldrons interior. He immediately guessed what had happened. This fellow must have drunk till it was intoxicated while sitting on top of the cauldron, then fell in.
The interior of the cauldron had spatial formations, creating a small realm.
Even if it were Xiao Chen who fell in, he would have to spend a lot of effort to escape. How could Xiao Bai do so?
When Xiao Bai saw Xiao Chen on the cauldron, its intelligent eyes instantly revealed a joyous look. Then, it looked pitifully at Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly. A sh of light came from the Spirit Blood Jade on his chest and pulled Xiao Bai in.
Yi ya! Yi ya!
Then, Xiao Bai leaped out of the Spirit Blood Jade. It pointed at the Dragon Phoenix Cauldron, crying continuously. It was trying to say, This cauldron is very scary. It is very bad. I was so afraid.
Xiao Chen reprimanded it with a smile, Well s if you dare drink too much in the future. You like drinking too much. Now, you know the consequences of getting drunk. And yet, you still im that you will protect this cauldron; you cant even protect yourself.
Xiao Chen set down the hurt Xiao Bai and descended. He looked for a reasonablyrge tree and chopped it down.
After that, Xiao Chen took out his carving knife and started to carve a vivid and lifelike bird. He gently blew on it, blowing away all the wood shavings. This made the sculpture look even more realistic.
It looks like my carving skills have not worsened. I wonder if the carving I gave Ying Yue satisfied her? Xiao Chen smiled as he looked at the sculpture. Then he withdrew his smile and said gravely, Life Bestowal Spell!
The wooden bird immediately came to life. Xiao Chen controlled it to p its wings and fly up. After it circled him once, it flew toward the exit of Ink Forest.
As long as it was not a sculpture forbat, there were no material requirements. Xiao Chen only wanted to use the bird to scout ahead. Hence, there was no need for him to use Spiritual Wood.
Xiao Chens Spiritual Sense was greatly restricted in this forest. However, there were no restrictions on his Life Bestowal Spell.
After an hour, the wooden bird flew through the long dark tunnel and came upon the outside scene.
The majestic Profound Ice Pce was still in its original spot. There were many cultivators guarding the tunnel entrance. It looked like they had not given up yet.
Xiao Chen left an imprint on the wooden bird and controlled it to stop on a wall, holding on with its talons. He muttered to himself, Five days have passed already, and this group of people has not left yet. However, if they want topete with my patience, they will be disappointed.
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Time passed, day by day. Xiao Chen hunted Demonic Beasts during the day and cultivated his Dragon and Tiger Body Sculpting Art at night. The Spiritual Energy here was very sparse; it was not suitable for cultivating the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation. Hence, he could only cultivate his body tempering Cultivation Technique.
Fortunately, the Dragon and Tiger Body Sculpting Art was only a short way away from Small Perfection of the fifthyerDragon Tendon Tiger Bone, Pulling Mountain and Rivers. Xiao Chen might as well make use of this opportunity to make a breakthrough. This meant that Xiao Chen was in even less of a rush.
Half a monthter, Xiao Chen shouted ferociously. The bones in his body crackled relentlessly. A drawn-out aura rose to the sky, scattering the ck smoke surrounding the forest.
The Dragon and Tiger Body Sculpting Arts fourthyer had reached Small Perfection. Xiao Chen got up and arrived before the Dragon Phoenix Cauldron in one leap. Then, he punched it casually.
Bang!
The Dragon Phoenix Cauldron gave off a dull ring and trembled. Then it flew horizontally forward. All the trees in its way shattered.
After a long time, the cauldron finallynded. The three cauldron legs sank one meter deep into the ground.
Xiao Chen withdrew his fist and said softly, After reaching Small Perfection, my strength has raised by five thousand kilograms. After reaching Great Perfection, and then peak Great Perfection, this Dragon and Tiger Body Sculpting Art should reach Consummation.
By then, a casual punch should contain 25,000 kilograms of force. A full power punch can reach 50,000 kilograms of force. I will be able to open the remaining three acupoints on my right arm.
Xiao Chen revealed a joyful expression, his heart filled with anticipation. After that, he used the Life Bestowal Spell to check the situation outside. He discovered the Duanmu ns huge Profound Ice Pce had already left.
It has been at least half a month. It looks like they no longer have the patience to wait. I should go as well. Xiao Chen withdrew his Spiritual Sense and smiled faintly.
Xiao Chen feared there was a trap. So he used the Life Bestowal Spell to fly around to verify that everyone had left.
Xiao Chen no longer waited. He ordered the silver-armored warriors to carry the Dragon Phoenix Cauldron. Then, he quickly left this underground forest, returning to the mountain range.
Although the air in the mountain range was still turbid, it was much clearer than the air in the underground forest. Xiao Chen took a deep breath and felt a certainfort in his chest.
There were many life-threatening dangers in the skies of Ink Mountain Range. So, Xiao Chen did not dare use the scarlet throne or the silver warship. The Rank 7 Demonic Beasts that nketed the skies would tear him apart in an instant.
Xiao Chen could only travel back by foot, killing his way through as he walked. I shall just treat this as an experiential training session. Since the ancient times, the strong have always gone through countless trials. Xiao Chenughed and headed forward with the Lunar Shadow Saber in his hand.
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Half a monthter, a cultivator in sky-blue robes appeared at one of the Ink Mountain Ranges exit. There was a blue strip of cloth around his forehead and a Spirit Fox on his shoulder. This youth had a saber girdled at his waist as he slowly walked out.
This person was Xiao Chen. He looked somewhat fatigued, but there was still a bright light in his eyes; there was still a certain brilliance present.
Xiao Chen stepped out and looked at the sun; he had not seen sunlight for a month. Xiao Chen squinted and smiled faintly, I finally got out. I now know the value of sunlight and fresh air.
Including the Ink Forest, Xiao Chen had trained here for a whole month.
The intent to massacre collected in the scarlet throne had turned into a deep pool of spring water. There was at least ten times more than before. Of course, it was still iparable to the initial ocean.
The biggest benefit of the dangerous, intense fights during that long period was sharper reaction time. Xiao Chen had also be more flexible with the usage of his Martial Techniques.
The number of Demonic Cores that Xiao Chen collected was more than what he had collected while in the sub-space. There was now a horrifying amount.
Xiao Chen counted them. There was more than 1500 Rank 4 Demonic Core, one thousand Rank 5 Demonic Core, and seven hundred Rank 6 Demonic Cores.
This was arge fortune. If he exchanged them for Spirit Stones, he would obtain, at least, two thousand Medial Grade Spirit Stones.
With Xiao Chens current rate of cultivation, he exhausted one Medial Grade Spirit Stones per day. Two thousand Medial Grade Spirit Stones would suffice for six years.
Even if Xiao Chen had to use more when his cultivation increased, there would definitely be more than enough for two years. Currently, he still had more than five thousand Medial Grade Spirit Stones. He could use them to purchase anything he wanted.
However, when Xiao Chen looked at the two silver-armored warriors carrying the Dragon Phoenix Cauldron behind him, he frowned slightly. He did not know how to deal with the Dragon Phoenix Cauldron for now.
The Dragon Phoenix Cauldron could not be stored in the Universe Ring. It was veryrge; cing it anywhere else would attract attention.
Chapter 330 - Pawn Shop
Chapter 330: Pawn Shop
Xiao Chen thought for a while before muttering, It looks like I can only leave it at a more reputable Pawn Shop. I remember the merchant association from Feng Feixues n runs one. How about I leave it there?
Hu chi!
With a though, the scarlet throne came out with a red cloud. This ce was still within the Dongming Province. The silver warship was quite eye-catching. Xiao Chen was afraid someone might recognize it. So, he could only use the scarlet throne.
The silver-armored warriors carried the Dragon Phoenix Cauldron and slowly walked to the red cloud. The red cloud was incredibly soft, yet, very solid. There was no need to worry about falling.
As Xiao Chen took his seat on the throne, he controlled the throne to fly into the sky with full force, heading to Dongming Provinces capital city.
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Two dayster, Xiao Chen quietlynded outside Dongming Cityte at night. He went into the city first to obtain arge box. After he stored the Dragon Phoenix Cauldron in it, he returned to the city.
Bringing a huge box into the cityte at night would definitely attract the attention of the city guards.
However, it was impossible for ordinary people to see anything special about the Dragon Phoenix Cauldron. Hence, there was no need to worry that the guard would discover anything.
Xiao Chen calmly opened the box and showed it to the guards before sessfully entering the city.
Xiao Chen was not in a hurry to go the the pawn shop. First, he went to an inn and checked in to a good room before taking a shower.
Xiao Chenpletely washed off the fatigue of the past month before sleeping.
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The next day, Xiao Chen learned of the location of the Feng ns pawn shop from the waiter. Then, he quietly rushed out with a huge box in the middle of the night.
The pawn shops name was Victorious Chief. As it waste at night, it was already closed. Green steps extended out from the door.
There was a pair of Fire Phoenixes swirling around each other carved on the doors. This was the mark of the Feng n merchant association. Any ce with this mark in the Tianwu Continent was the property of the Feng n.
Xiao Chen slowly walked up the steps and immediately felt several strong auras locking onto him, scanning his entire body, intending to see through everything about him.
Dongming City was one of the four greatest city. The Feng ns pawn shop definitely enjoyed arge amount of business.
Dang! Dang! Dang!
Xiao Chen calmly walked the the doors and gently rapped the door knocker while holding the wooden box.
Who is it? It iste at night. Why are you not letting us sleep and trying to pawn something? a shop assistant opened the doors and inquired with sleepy eyes, The Victorious Chief Pawn Shop does not do business at night. If you want to pawn something or store something, pleasee back tomorrow.
[Note: It seems to appear that pawn stores also store things like safe deposit boxes in this world.]
When he finished speaking, he tried to close the door. Xiao Chen carried the box with one hand and stopped the door from closing with the other. He smiled gently and said, Not even for big business?
That shop assistant said, Big business? How big?
Xiao Chen smiled without saying anything. He used some strength and forced the doors open. That shop assistant could not withstand the force and was quickly pushed back; he was clearly angered.
Xiao Chen let go and the wooden box crashed to the floor.
The huge weight of the Dragon Phoenix Cauldron caused the ground to tremble, startling the shop assistant. He was extremely astonished; he did not expect it to be so heavy.
This youth lifted such a heavy object with only one hand. The shop assistant, who was about to chase Xiao Chen away, immediately put on a serious expression. His sleepiness vanished and he said, Young hero, are you here to pawn something or store something.
Store, Xiao Chen simply said. As well as buy some things.
That shop assistant smiled bitterly, Unfortunately, our appraiser is already asleep. It is not convenient to wake him up at this time.
Xiao Chen casually checked out the hall then sat in the chair leaning against the wall. He took out a Medial Grade Spirit Stone and smiled faintly, Is it possible now?
When that shop assistant saw the Medial Grade Spirit Stone on the table, a greedy look shed in his eyes. Within the Feng ns pawn shop, even a shop assistant would have a valuable discerning eye.
Naturally, the shop assistant recognized what it was. It was a Medial Grade Spirit Stone. If exchanged for gold, it would buy him a luxurious life for the rest of his days.
The shop assistant held the Medial Grade Spirit Stone and smiled, Definitely! Definitely! It is not a problem at all. I will call appraiser over now.
The moment he made his move, he took out a Medial Grade Spirit Stone. It looks like this will truly be a profitable transaction. If I wake the appraiser up, I wont have to worry about receiving a scolding.
As Xiao Chen watched the shop assistant leave, he felt his heart ache. He could only take a loss here. There were too many people watching during the day. He was worried that news would spread. Spending Medial Grade Spirit Stones like that was worth it.
In the time to brew a pot of tea, footsteps came from the corridor behind the hall.
The shop assistant from before led an old man, quickly rushing in. The old man wore grey robes; his gait was steady, and his gaze was bright. His Qi and blood flourished; he did not feel old at all.
The old man arrived before Xiao Chen and cupped is hands. He smiled and said, My humble surname is Huang. I am the chief appraiser of the Victorious Chief. I have not enquired this young heros distinguished name yet.
People who could take out a Medial Grade Spirit Stone were rare. While the old man spoke, he carefully measured up Xiao Chen. He is a Medial Grade Martial Saint at such a young age. However, this is not considered strange or rare.
Such a young man could be considered an outstanding talent, but there were plenty of such people everywhere. However, this old man could feel a dangerous auraing from this person.
This old man had be a peak Inferior Grade Martial King long ago. However, he had spent all of his time focused on the appraisal of antiques and had dyed his cultivation.
This young man is veryplicated. The old man made secretly made this evaluation in his heart.
Xiao Chen cupped his hands and smiled, I dont dare im to have a distinguished name; just call me Ye Chen. Im sorry to bother Master Huang, but would you take a look at this item of mine; I would like to store it for some time.
[Note: The address Master does not really mean much here; it just shows that this person has ownership of certain skills. In China, people from various upations are addressed as Master. Some examples are plumbers, taxi drivers, and mechanics.]
The principle pawn shops followed for storing items was to charge based on the value of the item. As for how to determine the value of the item, it depended on the judgement and knowledge of the appraiser.
Actually, by bringing the Dragon Phoenix Cauldron, Xiao Chen also wanted to see if he could obtain any useful information from the appraiser.
Master Huang nodded slightly. Xiao Chen flicked his hand and fired out four waves of energy. The wooden box immediately opened on all four sides, revealing the Dragon Phoenix Cauldron.
The dragon and phoenix carved on the cauldron were very vivid. They chased each other eagerly. The cauldron emitted a simple and heavy aura.
When the Dragon Phoenix Cauldron appeared before Master Huang, he was immediately stunned. His expression became very grave; his mouth fell ajar. He was so stunned that he stammered, DragonPhoenix Cauldron, it really is one of the three fake Dragon Phoenix Cauldrons. Howhowcould it be with you?
When Xiao Chen saw the old mans expression change, he thought to himself, It seems like this will be a good show to watch.
Xiao Chen got up and asked, Old Sir recognizes this cauldron?
Master Huang recovered his wits; he knew he had forgotten his manners. He smiled apologetically and said, The original Dragon Phoenix Cauldron vanished long ago; there are only three fakes left in this word. The Feng n has been searching for this cauldron for thousands of years. I did not expect it to end up in this little brothers hands.
A sudden thought appeared in Xiao Chens heart, Could the Feng n have already grasped the method for refining Secret Treasures? Do they have everything except this cauldron?
Hero Ye Chen, I shall be presumptuous enough to ask; will you sell this cauldron? If you sell it, the Feng n will pay any price you ask, Master Huang turned and asked gently.
Xiao Chen had spent a lot of effort to obtain this Dragon Phoenix Cauldron. Naturally, he did not intend to sell it. He shook his head and asked, Im sorry; I am only storing it, not selling. What does Old Sir knows about this? Will you tell this Junior more?
A strange look appeared in Master Huangs eyes. He smiled gently and said, I only recognized his cauldron. How could I know any of its secrets? Young Hero Ye thinks too highly of me.
Xiao Chens eyes were very sharp; he could see all of the old mans expressions and knew that the old man refused to tell him on purpose. So, he could not be bothered with it. He said, In that case, never mind, since Old Sir is not willing to tell me. Give me a price; I intend to store this cauldron here for a year.
Master Huang thought for a while before saying, Fifty thousand Inferior Grade Spirit Stones, what do you think? If not, there are other methods as well. You can lend this cauldron to our Feng n to use, and you may retrieve it at any time.
In that case, not only would we not charge you any Spirit Stones, but we will also pay you one hundred thousand Inferior Grade Spirit Stones per year.
Xiao Chen thought for a long moment. After a while, he made a decision. He said, We can do that, but I want to discuss this matter with your Young Mistress first.
Xiao Chen had certain considerations in his heart. Although he had the Dragon Phoenix Cauldron and the Lunar True Fire, he did not know how to refine Secret Treasures. He might have to keep it for a long time before he could discover any clues.
He might as well hand it over to Feng Feixue and trade her for the refining method of Secret Treasures. After that, he could let them use the Dragon Phoenix Cauldron for a period without charging them.
This could be considered as paying back a favor to Feng Feixue. There was another important thing. Actually, Xiao Chen really wanted to meet her.
Xiao Chen had the feeling that, after he returned to the Heavenly Saber Pavilion, he would leave the Great Qin Nation soon.
Xiao Chen agreed to Feng Feixues arrangement, but he did not see hering to look for him. Instead, she had once sent Princess Ying Yue. Even so, he did not managed to rify things.
Xiao Chen did not know when would he return after leaving the Great Qin Nation. He should take advantage of this opportunity to talk properly with Feng Feixue.
When Master Huang heard Xiao Chen, he was slightly stunned. He felt like he was in a somewhat difficult position and said, About this, Young Hero Yethe Feng n runs a huge business. The Victorious Chief is merely a small portion of it. It would be rude of me to presumptuously invite Miss Feng over. Furthermore, this old me can make the decisions regarding this cauldron.
Indeed, the Feng ns shops were scattered all over the continent. Although the Dragon Phoenix Cauldron was important, there was no need to invite Feng Feixue for this. Furthermore, Feng Feixue moved all over the continent to deal with the Feng ns businesses.
Aside from some specific dates, it would be hard to say where would she be. Given Master Huangs identity, it would be rather difficult for him to invite her over.
Master Huang clearly exined all the difficulties involved to Xiao Chen. Xiao Chen thought about it and said, In that case, never mind. I will just deposit this Dragon Phoenix Cauldron here. If you can make arrangements with Feng Feixue, then I will discuss the matter of lending the cauldron to the Feng n.
When Master Huang heard this, his expressions changed; he felt it was incredibly unfortunate.
Just as Master Huang was about to say something to persuade him, he suddenly remembered something. A smile filled his face again as he asked in anticipation, Young Hero Ye, might I ask, are you the Ye Chen from the Heavenly Saber Pavilions Qingyun Peak?
Xiao Chen felt it was somewhat strange. He nodded and took out his identity token, proving his identity. He asked, Whats wrong? Does Master Huang recognize me?
Master Huang smiled and said, Young Master Ye, dont to ask me about that. If you trust my humble self, you can leave the Dragon Phoenix Cauldron here first. If youe here around midnight tomorrow, you should be able to see Miss Feng.
Chapter 331 - Awkwardness, Feng Feixue
Chapter 331: Awkwardness, Feng Feixue
Xiao Chen felt it was strange; he did not know that he had such great reputation. Since this was so, he would make another trip here tomorrow. There was no need to worry about leaving the Dragon Phoenix Cauldron here.
However, there was another thing that Xiao Chen could deal with now. He said, This matter is settled then. I still have some Demonic Cores with me. I wonder if Master Huang would appraise them to transact some business?
Master Huang smiled and said, Lets make this clear first, are you pawning them or selling them?
Im selling them. After Xiao Chen spoke, he immediately poured three piles of Demonic Cores out of his Universe Ring. Thergest pile consisted of Rank 4 Demonic Cores; the middle-sized pile consisted of Rank 5 Demonic Cores, and the smallest pile consisted of Rank 6 Demonic Cores.
Master Huangs smile immediately froze on his face. He was speechless, Some Demonic Cores? A rough count gives me more than three thousand.
This is such arge sum. This is probably the equivalent of an entire years worth of business for the Victorious Chief.
The shop assistant to the side waspletely stunned. He thought to himself, Fortunately, I did not say anything earlier to offend this person. When he thought of how he was initially prepared to mock this person, he thought it was very fortunate that he did not.
Xiao Chen said, Master Huang, whats wrong? Are there too many?
Master Huang recovered his wits and sighed, No. No, there are not too many. I will go wake up all the other appraisers. We will give you the results within the hour.
Xiao Chen smiled and said, There is no need to rush. I dont mind waiting a while longer.
One hourter, Master Huang walked out, looking exhausted. He handed a few pieces of paper to Xiao Chen and said, Young Master Ye, we have appraised all the attributes of every Demonic Core and have listed the price for each of them. Take a look first; see if there is anything that needs to be added.
Xiao Chen received the pieces of paper and looked carefully. He discovered that it was as Master Huang said.
Not only did he list the attributes of the Demonic Cores, but he also listed the Demonic Beasts each Demonic Core came from. Furthermore, he waspletely correct. There was a estimate beside every Demonic Core; it even listed the reasons for the estimate.
It looked like the appraisers of Victorious Chief were not simple. This was a huge eye-opener for Xiao Chen. This overthrew what Xiao Chen had previously understood.
For example, there was an Inferior Grade Rank 4 Demonic Core that had an higher estimate than a Superior Grade Rank 5 Demonic Core. This was because the Heavenly Craft Manor had recently developed a Spirit Weapon that urgently required this kind of Demonic Core.
There were many such examples. The values of the Demonic Cores were not simply decided using only its Rank. This enlightened Xiao Chen.
Finally, Xiao Chen looked at the final sum. With all the Demons Cores added together, they fetched a price of 450,000 million Inferior Grade Spirit Stones.
When Xiao Chen saw the words Inferior Grade Spirit Stones, he frowned slightly. Honestly speaking, he did not have much use for Inferior Grade Spirit Stones; he could only use them as currency.
Xiao Chen could not use them when cultivating. At best, he could only use them to replenish some Essence when he ran slightly low. If he exhausted too much Essence, he could only use Medial Grade Spirit Stones; one Inferior Grade Spirit Stone was simply insufficient.
When Master Huang saw something off with Xiao Chens expressions, he asked probingly, Young Master Ye, are you not satisfied with the price?
Xiao Chen shook his head and said, No, 450,000 Inferior Grade Spirit Stones is a very good price. OnlyI wonder if we can exchange Medial Grade Spirit Stones instead?
When Master Huang heard this, he said in a low voice, It is possible. However, Yong Master Ye must be clear on this. Although Inferior Grade Spirit Stones are not very useful to Medial Grade Martial Saints and above, they are still the basic currency for the high-levels within the continent. Their value is stable and will not fluctuate much.
What Master Huang said was not wrong. In the auction at the Xihe Citys auction, they used Inferior Grade Spirit Stones as themon currency as well. When Xiao Chen thought about it, there should not be many changes elsewhere.
Master Huang continued and said, If you exchange Inferior Grade Spirit Stones for Medial Grade Spirit Stones, you will suffer a great loss. Young Master Ye, you should consider this carefully before making a decision.
Xiao Chen had already suffered such a loss at the Xihe Citys auction. In order to purchase Secret Treasures, he had to exchange Medial Grade Spirit Stones for Inferior Grade Spirit Stones.
If Xiao Chen had prepared sufficient Inferior Grade Spirit Stones in advance, such a situation would not have ured.
However, Xiao Chen had a pressing need for Medial Grade Spirit Stones. He felt that it would be very useful in the future. If he had the opportunity, he should exchange for Medial Grade Spirit Stones.
Xiao Chen asked, Give me a number. How many Medial Grade Spirit Stones are these 450,000 Inferior Grade Spirit Stones worth?
Master Huang answered directly, At most, three thousand. Furthermore, this is on ount of your friendship with Miss Feng, giving you a discounted price.
One Medial Grade Spirit Stones was worth one hundred Inferior Grade Spirit Stones. Of course, this was only referring to when Medial Grade were exhanged for Inferior Grade Spirit Stones. If it were the reverse, Inferior Grade Spirit Stones for Medial Grade Spirit Stones, one would be happy to get one Medial Grade Spirit Stones for two hundred Inferior Grade Spirit Stones.
Hence, the price Master Huang offered was very good. Furthermore, it was more than what Xiao Chen initially expected.
Xiao Chen set down the pieces of paper detailing the Demonic Cores and smiled; he said, Thank you Master Huang.
Three thousand Medial Grade Spirit Stones was a veryrge sum. They had to go through many procedures before Xiao Chen could get his hands on them.
Xiao Chen waited for a total of four hours before he finally received three thousand Medial Grade Spirit Stones.
Adding to the remaining five thousand odd Medial Grade Spirit Stones in his Universe Ring, Xiao Chen now had a total of eight thousand Medial Grade Spirit Stones. This was a horrifying wealth.
The things Xiao Chen came to do were more or less settled. All that remained was meeting Feng Feixue the next day.
By the time Xiao Chen pushed open the pawn shops doors, the dark sky had already grown bright at the east side. The light of dawn was about to break through the darkness of night.
There were already some people on the streets. These were ordinary people who came out early to start their businesses. There were no traces of cultivators yet.
Xiao Chen revealed a peaceful smile as he slowly walked back to the inn. His footsteps were neither fast nor slow. As he heard the mundane banter of the people around, his mental state slowly calmed.
By the time Xiao Chen reached the doors of the inn, a red sun appeared on the horizon, breaking the monotony of the night cover.
Xiao Chen slowed and looked up. The rising sun was very bright, but it was not overly intense or ring. Ordinary people could look at the sun only during this time.
Xiao Chen was deep in thought; he was like this zing-red morning sun. His future was bright. Perhaps he might not be as radiant as the zing sun of mid day, but his future was full of uncertainties.
Since the ancient times, there were countless outstanding talents. They died as they rose up, falling from great heights. The road ahead was bumpy, and one had to be cautious.
As Xiao Chen was deep in though, a waiter at the inn opened the doors. He collected his thoughts and walked in, despite the waiters astonished gaze.
Strange; didnt this person stay in the entire night? How did hee in from outside in the morning? the waiter muttered as he watched Xiao Chen.
After Xiao Chen went to his room and washed up, he immediately went to the bed and started cultivating.
Xiao Chen had already halted on the fifthyer of the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation. After the thirdyer, the cultivation of the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation became more difficult.
However, each time Xiao Chen broke through ayer, his strength experienced a qualitative change. When he broke through to the thirdyer, his Purple Thunder True Fire formed an origin me. When he broke through to the fourthyer, the might of his Purple Thunder True Fire improved, and the origin of thunder contained within became even more pure and dense.
Xiao Chen wondered what kind of surprises he would receive when he broke through the fifthyer. He hoped that the Purple Thunder True Fire would be able to store more energy, and its might would improve again.
Xiao Chen cultivated until dusk. Then, he slowly opened his eyes. He waved his hand, and the remnant purple electricity that resulted from his cultivation gathered at this right hand and turned into a ball of zing purple mes.
The purple mes slowly permeated into Xiao Chens palm. Then, it flowed along the meridians in his arms before gathering back in the Origin me in his right eye.
After not eating for the entire day, Xiao Chen was slightly hungry. So, he prepared to go downstairs to eat a big meal.
Regardless of which inn or restaurant, dusk was their busiest time. After waiting for a long time on the second floor, Xiao Chen finally got an empty table by the window.
Did you hear? Something big happened in Dongming Province again. It will probably shake the entire Great Qin Nation. While Xiao Chen waited for food to arrive, he overheard the discussions of some cultivators.
Another person continued, Ha ha! What can be so big? Is it bigger than Xiao Chen fighting the various noble ns a year ago?
Xiao Chen? That is in the past. This person has not appeared for a year. I believe that since several noble ns pursue him, he either left the Great Qin Nation or hid in the wilderness and changed his name.
Where else in the Great Qin Nation does he have a ce to settle? There are wanted posters of him posted by the major powers everywhere in Dongming Province, Xihe Province, Nanling Province, and the Royal Courts.
That is true. Tell us; what in the world happened? someone asked interestedly.
The person who spoke first took a sip of wine before saying, You all know of the matters where, one month ago, Duanmu Qing gathered outstanding talents from various ces. Based on some reliable news, they had done so for the sake of a Dragon Phoenix Cauldron left in a Fire Li Sect remnant.
Furthermore, they managed to find it. In the end, a nameless fellow from the Heavenly Saber Pavilion defeated the rest of the outstanding talents before snatching this cauldron away.
Is that true? The Dragon Phoenix Cauldron is an legendary item. Another one was actually discovered, the others eximed in shock.
When Xiao Chen heard this, he frowned slightly. He thought to himself, It looks like the Dragon Phoenix Cauldron is a really hot potato. I will probably receive some pressure when I go back to the Heavenly Saber Pavilion.
Those people continued chatting, but Xiao Chen did not have the desire to continue listening. He quickly finished his meal and returned to his room to cultivate.
Time went by quickly while Xiao Chen cultivated. When he opened his eyes, the sky waspletely dark.
When Xiao Chen opened the window; the outside was pitch dark. There were many people walking along the street. Xiao Chen carried his Lunar Shadow Saber and quietly jumped out, heading to the Victorious Chief.
Xiao Chen remembered that, thest time he met with Feng Feixue, it was in Dongming City as well. It seems like Dongming City had some special predestined affinity with the two of them.
Xiao Chen executed the Azure Dragon Cloud Soaring Art to the limit. Soon, he arrived before the Victorious Chief Pawn Shop. The situation was different this time; there were no strong auras scanning him. The moment he walked up the steps, the door opened.
Master Huang stood there, smiling. He said, Young Master Ye, pleasee with me. Miss Feng has been waiting for you.
Xiao Chen gently nodded and followed Master Huang to a guest room on the top floor of the Victorious Chief. When they arrived at the door, Master Huang tactfully left.
Chapter 332 - Meeting a Beauty at Night
Chapter 332: Meeting a Beauty at Night
After Xiao Chen calmed himself, he gently pushed the door open. The instant the door was open, he could see a cross-dressed Feng Feixue with a folding fan in her hand.
She looked like the same as she had in the past, there were no visible changes, her temperament was the same as before. Her fine ck hair was bundled up together. Being dressed in mens clothing gave her delicate face a distinctive vor. It was very graceful and outstanding.
Xiao Chen tried sensing Feng Feixues cultivation, and discovered that she was a peak Superior Grade Martial Saint. This surprised Xiao Chen.
Feng Feixue had a gentle smile on her face. As Xiao Chen was measuring her up, she was also carefully observing Xiao Chen.
When Feng Feixue saw Xiao Chen this time, she felt Xiao Chens temperament to be more stable and withdrawn. Furthermore, there was a trace of an aura she could not understand, it was very mysterious.
The two of them walked to the table and sat across from one another. Feng Feixue picked up the teacups and poured a cup of tea for him. She said softly, Its been a long time. Your strength has increased again, congrattions.
Xiao Chen received the teacup and took a sip. Then, he followed up on the topic, You are the astonishing one. Despite running around the continent, your cultivation is still higher than mine.
Feng Feixue smiled and poured a cup of tea for herself. Then, she changed the topic, This is the first time you havee looking for me so urgently. I rushed over through the night from the Imperial Capital. Whats the matter?
Xiao Chen had too many things he wanted to ask Feng Feixue. However, now that he was before her, he did not know where to start.
Xiao Chen put down the teacup and organized his thoughts first. Then, he said, After some time, I might possibly leave the Great Qin Nation. Can you tell me why you sent Ying Yue to bring me to the Imperial Capital a few months ago?
If I am able to help you, I will definitely do all that I can. However, if I leave the Great Qin Nation, I might note back for a long time.
Feng Feixue smiled and felt a slight warmth in her heart. She did not expect Xiao Chen to remember his promise when he was about to leave the Great Qin Nation.
Indeed, with your strength, you should go and undergo some experiential training. There is no need for you to worry about our agreement. No matter how far away you are, I will be able to find you at the fastest time, Feng Feixue said softly.
It looked like Feng Feixue was still not willing to tell Xiao Chen her secret. That was fine for Xiao Chen, so he did not press on. He continued asking, How is Cousin Yn doing in the Heavenly Qin School?
When Feng Feixue heard Xiao Yns name, aplicated look appeared in her eyes. She said, She has received your Flowing Light Flower. Now, she is doing her best to cultivate. She ces strict requirements on herself. She has shown high talent and an elder of the Heavenly Qin School has already epted her as a disciple.
When Xiao Chen heard news of Xiao Yn doing well, he rxed a little. After that, the two of them continued chatting for a long time before he mentioned the matter of the Dragon Phoenix Cauldron.
Feng Feixue hesitated for a while before saying apologetically, The Feng n does indeed have the method for refining Secret Treasures. However, this is a top secret level piece of information. Only the n Head has it. Even I myself do not know.
Xiao Chen felt surprised at this. However, when he thought about it, it made sense. If a n grasped the method to refine Secret Treasures, the strength of that n would definitely soar.
Such an important secret would definitely be held in the hands of the n Head. Otherwise, if it leaked out, the consequences would be dire.
As for whether there was some other reason for Feng Feixue and her difficulties, Xiao Chen did not care. All along, he did not like forcing others. Furthermore, she had already helped him sufficiently.
Just the Heaven Ranked Movement Technique, the Azure Dragon Cloud Soaring Art, had saved Xiao Chens life at many crucial moments. It was more valuable than priceless treasures; there was nothing more he could ask of her.
Feng Feixue said, I am really sorry about this. However, when you leave the Dragon Phoenix Cauldron with the Feng n, I can pay rent to you on a daily basis. Every day would be ten Medial Grade Spirit Stones, until you take it away.
Xiao Chen waved it off and said, Dont say that. Just take it as Im storing it in your Feng n. If it were left on my hands, it would merely be a hot potato.
As far as Xiao Chen was concerned, this was really the case. If he could ce it in his Universe Ring, it would be fine. However, he was not able to. So, it was very inconvenient.
The two continued chatting for some time. Feng Feixue spoke about some strong experts she had seen in the various nations, as well as strange Martial Techniques. All of this was an eye-opener for Xiao Chen, causing him to look forward to visiting them.
In the end, just as Xiao Chen was about to leave, he could finally no longer resist and voiced out a doubt in his heart, Feng Feixue, I have always wanted to ask you this; why are you so good to me?
During the first time they met, Feng Feixue wanted to give Xiao Chen the Azure Dragon Medicine Cauldron. The second time they met, she invited him to study at the Heavenly Qin School. The third time they met, she directly gave him a Heaven Ranked Martial Technique.
After that, Xiao Chen had caused so much havoc and Feng Feixue helped him care for the Xiao n and dealt with the aftermath for him. Then, she asked Ying Yue to invite him to join the Imperial Dragon Legion, wanting to help him regain his true identity, one that surpassed that of a normal person.
Each and every one of these incidents resulted in a great debt of gratitude. Yet, Feng Feixue helped him unconditionally. This caused Xiao Chen to feel a strange suspicion.
There was no such thing as unconditional love in this world, nor was there hate without a reason. For every result, there was a cause.
A stunned expression appeared on Feng Feixues pretty face. However, she was not too surprised. She had anticipated Xiao Chens question long ago.
When Feng Feixue looked at the resolute gaze in Xiao Chens dark eyes, a mncholic expression appeared on Feng Feixues delicate face. She said, Helping you is equivalent to helping myself. As for the specific reason, it is really not convenient to tell you now. Wait till you can truly control your own fate, then the answer will appear on its own.
It seems like Feng Feixue was still not willing to tell him the reason, the secret of why the Azure Dragon disappeared, or why Xiao Chen had to be chased out of the n.
These secrets had been bothering Xiao Chen for a long time. It seemed like it would be rather difficult to obtain these answers from Feng Feixue.
What did truly control his own fate mean? Were he and Feng Feixue not controlling their own fate now?
Seeing the silent Xiao Chen, Feng Feixue said gently, If you really want to know, you can make a trip to the Imperial Capital. However, I hope that before you go, you will have obtained absolute strength. Otherwise, even if you go, your fate will end up being controlled by someone else.
As the final inheritor of the Azure Dragon Martial Spirit, your existence threatens the benefits of too many people. The dangers involved are akin to having great perils at every footstep.
Back when your father chased you out of the Xiao n, one of the main reasons was the implications of these benefits. This would be unbearable, even for the entire Xiao n. All you can do now is be stronger, and then, be even stronger. There is no other path you can take.
Feng Feixues words caused Xiao Chen to feel a slight headache. It concerned the existence of the Azure Dragon Martial Spirit.
Xiao Chen had always had a vague guess. The power that the Azure Dragon contained was far greater than he had imagined. However, he had never dared to think too deeply about it.
Xiao Chen had even downyed the rtionship he had with the Azure Dragon Martial Spirit. This was because with great power came great responsibility.
Xiao Chen was merely an ascended. There was no need for him to get involved with all this scheming and plotting.
Xiao Chen only had to live for himself. He just had to slowly walk the path of a cultivator, taking step after step to the peak.
However, Feng Feixues words verified some of Xiao Chens guesses.
Since the day Xiao Chen condensed the Azure Dragon Martial Spirit, whether be it actively or passively, willing or unwilling, he had already been dragged into these matters. No matter what he did, he would not be able to escape.
Xiao Chen picked up the teacup on the table and emptied it in one gulp. Then, he ced the teacup back on the table. He calmed down and said, Regardless of the truth, I will live for myself and the people I care for. Fate is something that has to be fought for by myself after all.
The kindness you showed me, I will pay it back in the future. I will not shrink away from this duty. Goodbye!
After Xiao Chen spoke, he immediately left. As Feng Feixue watched Xiao Chen leave, there was an astonished expression on her face.
After a long time, a secret door opened in the living room. A beautifuldy wearing red robes appeared there.
This beauty was very elegant. She was about thirty years old, but with her exquisite face looked like she was eighteen or neen. Age did not leave any of its marks on her face.
If one looked carefully, perhaps one would discover thisdy somewhat resembled Xiao Chen.
When Feng Feixue saw this beauty, she said softly, Aunt, he was just right before you. Dont you want to meet him?
A heartbroken look appeared in thisdys eyes, the corner of her eyes seemed slightly wet. She said softly, There is no need. I owe him too much. It is enough for me to be able to hear his voice.
Feng Feixue walked to the window in that high floor room. She looked outside and watched Xiao Chen, who had turned into a beam of purple light and was moving very fast. She said, I believe he is the person I am waiting for. I will do my best to resist the decision Father and the Elders made. We have already held up the agreement for a thousand years; naturally, we have to continue passing it down.
There was still one more thing in her heart she did not say. It was as Xiao Chen had said, Fate is something that has to be fought for by myself, after all.
The person Feng Feixue addressed as Aunt looked at Feng Feixue before her. The younger woman reminded her of herself in the past as she let out a long, drawn-out sigh.
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After Xiao Chen left the Victorious Chief, he rested in his inn for two days and started toplete the remaining ck Rank Sect Missions.
While Xiao Chen waspleting the missions, he heard the news Feng Feixue spread: The Dragon Phoenix Cauldron hadnded in the hands of the Feng n, and they invited everyone toe and take a look.
When Xiao Chen first heard this news, he was slightly stunned. However, he understood the reasons behind it. Feng Feixue and pulled over all the attention that was ced on Xiao Chen onto the Feng n.
The Dragon Phoenix Cauldron was a hot potato that attracted everyones attention. No matter where Xiao Chen went, close attention would be ced on it. Furthermore, such attention would be filled with malicious intent.
Xiao Chen could only escape from it if he delivered the Dragon Phoenix Cauldron to the Heavenly Saber Pavilion, and had the protection of a strong power. By doing this, Feng Feixue had helped Xiao Chen immensely.
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One monthter, Xiao Chen hadpleted all the high-leveled missions that he had taken. He started to make his return to the Heavenly Saber Pavilion.
Without any missions dying him, he was able to return to the Heavenly Saber Pavilion in half a month while moving at full speed. When he arrived, he immediately headed for the Hall of Contributions on the Heaven Viewing tform.
On the second floor of the Hall of Contributions, the person who checked the missions verified all the mission contracts Xiao Chen handed over.
I did not expect for you to be able toplete all the ck Rank Missions within three months, the attendant of the Hall of Contributions said in astonishment when he finished checking the contracts.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly and did not say anything else. He had only picked out these missions after careful calctions and cautious consideration.
Without absolute confidence, Xiao Chen would not have taken so many high leveled missions in one go.
Chapter 333 - The Bashful Liu Ruyue
Chapter 333: The Bashful Liu Ruyue
Here is a total of thirty thousand Contribution Points. Please count them, the clerk said enviously. Even after working in the Hall of Contributions for so many years, this was the first time he had seen someone obtain so many Contribution Points in one go.
Xiao Chen received them calmly and gave his thanks. After that, the attendant behind Xiao Chen said, Ye Chen, the First Elder said to find some time to look for him after you came back.
Xiao Chen stopped and turned around. He asked, Is it urgent?
The attendant said, Not really. He specifically instructed me to say to go when you have time. If you dont, then never mind.
As that attendant was speaking, he was looking at Xiao Chen enviously. One must know that the First Elder was currently the true decision maker of the Heavenly Saber Pavilion.
The attendant had never seen the First Elder being so courteous before. He could only say that Xiao Chens potential was highly looked upon.
Xiao Chen nodded slightly and started leaving again. He could more or less guess the reason why the First Elder, Jiang Chi, was looking for him. Since it was not urgent, then he would put it aside for now.
After Xiao Chen finished handing in the missions, he immediately rushed toward Qingyun Peak. In the entire Heavenly Saber Pavilion, that was the only ce that gave him a sense of belonging.
As Xiao Chen slowly climbed the steps of Qingyun Peak, he looked at the familiar scenery around him. He felt a certain warmth he had not felt in a long time in his heart.
When Xiao Bai, waiting inside the Spirit Blood Jade, felt the surrounding environment, it immediately came out. It leaped up on Xiao Chens shoulder and stretched its four limbs; it looked incredibly cute.
Big Brother Ye Chen, when did youe back? Shao Yang and Xiao Meng, who was preparing to go down the mountain, suddenly saw Xiao Chen. They ran over joyfully.
Xiao Chen was on close terms with Shao Yang and Xiao Meng. When it saw the two of them, it immediately stood up on his shoulder and greeted them with yi ya yi ya sounds
This made the two of themugh. Xiao Chen smiled helplessly and put Xiao Bai down. He nodded and said, I have just arrived. How are Elder Sister Ruyues injuries?
Xiao Meng was ying with Xiao Bai when she heard Xiao Chens question. She looked up and smiled, You will know when you see for yourself. You will be pleasantly surprised. Shao Yang and I have to go down the mountain now.
Based on Xiao Mengs tone, it seemed like Liu Ruyues meridian injuries werepletely healed. However, Xiao Chen felt very curious at what that so-called pleasant surprise was.
Shao Yang, who was standing to the side, smiled and said, Big Brother Ye Chen, you should go quickly. When Elder Sister Ruyue sees you, she will definitely be very happy. She has been in the dueling grounds for the past few days.
Xiao Chen nodded gently and said goodbye to the two. Then, he increased his speed and moved quickly toward the dueling grounds.
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Before Xiao Chen got close to the dueling grounds, he felt a strong aura. Furthermore, he was very familiar with this aura.
Xiao Chen stopped outside the dueling grounds and muttered, This is the aura of a Martial King. Furthermore, it is extremely pure. Did Elder Sister Ruyue make her breakthrough?
It looked like that should be it. There was only a thin line between Liu Ruyue and the Martial King realm previously. Now that she was remade by the Tendon Refining Flower, she should have made her breakthrough.
Furthermore, this experience would propel her directly to peak Inferior Grade Martial King. Even some old Martial Kings would not be an opponent for her.
For a very long time, one of the main reasons why no one was willing toe to Qingyun Peak was because there were no Martial King holding it down. It now looked like this would be a thing of the past.
Xiao Chen sincerely felt joy in his heart. He quickly and impatiently walked into the dueling grounds.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Within the dueling grounds, strong waves of energy were exploding continuously.
Liu Suifeng and Liu Ruyue were exchanging moves. However, Liu Suifeng looked like he was in a somewhat miserable state. In better words, he was more like a punching bag.
Sis, there is no need for you to hit so hard. I am your brother! Liu Suifeng begged as he kept dodging Liu Ruyues attacks.
Bang!
Liu Ruyue said calmly, If jade is not cut and polished, it cannot be made into anything. If you cannot even withstand this little bit of suffering, how can I hand Qingyun Peak over to you in the future?
Liu Ruyue brandished her scabbard and knocked away Liu Suifengs saber. The scabbard struck Liu Suifengs wrist heavily, causing him to shout in pain.
Suddenly, Liu Suifeng glimpsed Xiao Chen standing outside. His eyes lit up joyfully as he cried out, Sis, Ye Chen is here. You can stop now.
Liu Ruyue directly struck Liu Suifengs chest and smiled faintly, You are using this to trick me again. Trying to bezyits useless now.
It was so painful, Liu Suifeng could not bear it. He coughed a few times and said, Sis, its real. Look outside!
Although Liu Ruyue did not believe him, she could not help but turn her head to look. She immediately saw Xiao Chen standing calmly outside. The movement of her hands immediately stopped.
Liu Suifeng took advantage of this opportunity to leave the fight, quickly running toward Xiao Chen.
Ye Chen! You finallye back. If you were anyter, my Sis probably would have beaten me to death, Liu Suifeng said bitterly as he pped Xiao Chens shoulder.
Xiao Chen was knocked back three steps by Liu Suifengs p. This showed how enthusiastic he was. Xiao Chen stabilized himself and smiled, You should be celebrating instead. Look at this, your strength has clearly improved significantly.
Liu Suifeng smiled in embarrassment and said mysteriously, Just so-so. I am far inferior whenpared to you. I will leave first, you will be receiving a pleasant surpriseter.
Xiao Chen felt it was strange, Why was everyone talking about a pleasant surprise? What exactly is the pleasant surprise?
Liu Ruyeu gently leaped down from the arena in the dueling grounds. Her tight red robe clung to her seductive figure as she walked over to Xiao Chen slowly.
Liu Ruyues graceful face had a hint of embarrassment on it. She seemed to have a nervous expression. However, she seemed to have made a certain decision in her heart as she walked over to Xiao Chen.
Bo!
Before Xiao Chen could react, Liu Ruyues tender lips quickly pecked on the side of this mouth. This action was very quick, like a dragonfly touching the water, it was a superficial contact that was withdrawn at first contact.
Outside the dueling grounds, Liu Suifeng, Shao Yang, and Xiao Meng, who were all supposed to have left already, were gathered there. They were all watching this scene without blinking.
Haha, my Sis is really daring. However, she managed to do what she said! I like it! Liu Suifeng wasughing at the side.
Xiao Meng giggled and said, However, she does not seem to have any experience. There was just a light peck and nothing else.
Shao Yangughed, Ha ha! Does she have any experience in the first ce? This is her first time. During her first time, Ye Chen was the one taking the initiative. We should go now. Otherwise, Elder Sister Ruyue wille raging at us.
Xiao Bai, who was behind the three of them, was looking at the two in the dueling grounds strangely. Its eyes were filled with doubts.
The moment Shao Yang spoke, Liu Suifeng and Xiao Meng both reacted. Xiao Meng carried the doubtful Xiao Bai and quickly fled.
Is this the so-called pleasant surprise? Xiao Chen thought to himself. His delicate face blushed slightly. Although this was not his first time kissing Liu Ruyue, he did not know what to do.
During the previous time, both of them were the passive parties. It was different this time. This time, Liu Ruyue initiated it.
A ripple appeared in Xiao Chens usually unmoving heartstrings. Xiao Chens words did note out smoothly as he said, Elder Sister Ruyue, what are you doing!?
When Liu Ruyue saw Xiao Chen being so embarrassed, her own embarrassed expression turned into an unrestrained one. Sheughed loudly and said, This is your reward. Thank you for your Tendon Refining Flower. If it were not for your Tendon Refining Flower, I would be a cripple today. I would not have been able to break through to Martial King.
Was it only to thank me? Xiao Chen felt slightly disappointed inside. He said softly, That is something expected of me. It was merely a coincidence that I obtained the Tendon Refining Flower.
This fellow is really not tactful, Liu Ruyue thought depressedly. Never mind, this blockhead quality of his is not going to change.
Liu Ruyue held Xiao Chens hands and said softly, Lets not speak about this. Let me bring you to see something.
Xiao Chen followed her with some slight suspicions. They went to a corner of the dueling ground and Liu Ruyue let go of Xiao Chens hand. She said, It is this, take a look.
There were many in sabers stuck in the ground. The sabers had an ancient auraing from them. The thousands of sabers were arranged in a profound andplicated formation.
The ancient aura of the sabers was connected together. When Xiao Chen stood in front and closed his eyes to feel it, a huge army of thousands of horses and men appeared before him. Their killing Qi was surging, pouring over him.
Kill! Kill! Kill!
The scarlet throne between his eyebrows trembled continuously. Xiao Chen opened his eyes and said in shock, This is a miniature Ancient Absolute Saber Formation. However, why do I feel that it is different from before? The ancient aura is even denser.
The killing Qi contained within it is not on the same level as it was before, as well.
Liu Ruyue revealed a satisfied smile. She said, You guessed right. Each saber here has a history of at least ten thousand years. They were truly ancient weapons. The Ancient Absolute Saber Formation assembled this time will definitely help you toprehend Listening to the Sword and Communicating With It.
Xiao Chen felt incredibly grateful in his heart. For Liu Ruyue to find so many ancient sabers, she must have spent a lot of effort.
Xiao Chen knew from Liu Suifeng that Liu Ruyue had owed Lu Chen a great favor when she borrowed the ancient sabers thest time. This time, she obtained so many more extremely ancient weapons, the price she paid must have been even higher.
Actually, Liu Ruyue also knew that the moment Xiao Chenprehended Listening to the Sword and Communicating With It, it would indicate the moment he would leave Qingyun Peak.
Even so, Liu Ruyue still helped him without asking for anything in return. Xiao Chen felt it would be difficult to bear such a favor. Xiao Chen said sincerely, Ruyue, thank you. I promise you, no matter what, I will obtain the top spot in the inner disciple Ranking War at the end of the year.
The end-of-year Ranking Warthis would be thest thing Xiao Chen would do for Qingyun Peak while he was at the Heavenly Saber Pavilion. It is only this way where he could help Liu Ruyue to restore Qingyun Peak to the best of his ability.
A trace of shock appeared on Liu Ruyues face. It was like she did not hear what Xiao Chen said at the end. Her graceful face was clearly was filled with pleasant surprise. She said, What did you call me?
Xiao Chen realized what he said. He said, Sorry, I misspoke. Elder Sister Ruyue.
Liu Ruyue burst out intoughter. She said, Oi, am I that scary? You even apologized, you did not say anything wrong. I permit you to call me Ruyue in the future. Remember, dont address me by anything else.
Xiao Chen felt somewhat embarrassed as he said, Alright, Elder Sister Ruyue. Waitnoits Ruyue.
Xiao Chen let the wrong term of address slip out. When he saw Liu Ruyues expression change, he quickly changed his words. Only then did Liu Ruyue smile in satisfaction.
Chapter 334 - Xiao Bai Changing Form
Chapter 334: Xiao Bai Changing Form
You have juste back from a long journey. You should rest for a day first. Come back tomorrow to try out this strengthened Ancient Absolute Saber Formation, Liu Ruyue suggested.
Xiao Chen thought about it and agreed. This was the strengthened version of the Ancient Absolute Saber Formation. Compared to the previous version, it would definitely be more dangerous. He had notpletedprehensive mental preparations yet.
It would be fine trying it out after resting for a day. Xiao Chen took his leave and headed for his courtyard.
The yard was kept very clean and tidy, the fallen leaves were swept to a side and there was no dust on the stone table. Clearly, in the time Xiao Chen had left, there were peopleing frequently to clean the ce.
Xiao Chen sat at the stone table somewhat absent-mindedly. Ever since he walked out of the dueling ground, he felt that could not calm down.
Earlier, when he was in front of Liu Ruyue, Xiao Chen had suppressed his emotions. Now, he could not longer hold them back and they were bursting out.
Xiao Chen had never experienced such a state. If it were in the past, he would definitely make full use of the time before it became dark. He would not waste any time and spend it all on cultivation.
Xiao Chen would not spend time having wild thoughts running through his head like he was doing now.
Actually, thest time Liu Ruyue got injured, it made him very distracted. Xiao Chen already had a vague feeling that she had upied a very important ce in his heart without him realizing it.
Xiao Chen was not even sure when he had started having this feeling. Perhaps it was from when Liu Ruyue attacked Song Que for his sake.
Since Xiao Chen had kissed Liu Ruyue, this feeling had already unknowingly sunk in. As he spent more time with her, it was entrenched even deeper. It was just that he had focused on cultivation and had ignored it. In another manner of speaking, he had overlooked the deepest feelings in his heart.
It was only when Liu Ruyue got injured, this feeling exploded out intensely. Her injuries were reflected on Xiao Chen, he could not remain calm at all.
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Night slowly fell. There was no moon tonight, the sky was only filled with flickering stars. Xiao Chen had sat in the yard for more than half the day.
The kiss Liu Ruyue gave Xiao Chen during the day disrupted his thoughts once again. It was at an even more intense level than when Liu Ruyue was injured.
This was a kind of longing that could not be ovee. At this moment, Xiao Chens mind was filled with Liu Ruyues figure.
Xiao Chen did his best to try and calm his thoughts. He looked at the starry sky and took a deep breath. Then, he leaped up and over the courtyard walls, heading over to Liu Ruyues courtyard.
Xiao Chen moved like a flood dragon, moving as fast as lightning. In the blink of an eye, he arrived and stopped at the huge tree outside Liu Ruyues courtyard.
There were shouting soundsing from the courtyard. Xiao Chens eyesight was very sharp. With the weak starlight, the darkness of night was not an obstruction to him, he could see the situation in the courtyard very clearly.
Although it waste at night, Liu Ruyue was not asleep. She was fully focused on practising a set of Saber Techniques. Wind blew in the courtyard, the sharp saber Qi flew everywhere in the air.
However, with Xiao Chens sharp eyesight, he could tell there was some instability with her mental state. This resulted in many openings in her Saber Technique. If she were facing an enemy, it would result in dire consequences.
As Xiao Chen quietly watched Liu Ruyue practice her saber in the courtyard, a faint smile appeared on his face. HIs heart slowly calmed down.
After an hour, Xiao Chen quietly descended from the tree and started to head back to his courtyard.
Xiao Chen finally got an answer to what was that hazy feeling he was experiencing. However, he was not confident of how to proceed from here. Perhaps this was for the best.
Weng! Weng!
Suddenly, just as this moment, the Spirit Blood Jade on his chest started trembling. Xiao Chens expression changed. He eximed, Whats happening with Xiao Bai? Why is the Spirit Blood Jade moving with so much activity?
The warning from the Spirit Blood Jade greatly astonished Xiao Chen. The Spirit Blood Jade was the link between Xiao Chen and Xiao Bai. Unless something there was grave danger to ones life, it would not move like this.
Xiao Chen activated the Windwalk Shoes and raised his speed to the limit. Then, he rushed in the direction of where the feeling came from. After a short while, he had already left the boundaries of Qingyun Peak. He felt that it was still a distance away from where he was.
Xiao Chen came to a stop in a dense forest. This forest was familiar to Xiao Chen. He frequently cultivated and experiment with Martial Techniques here.
This was because this ce was extremely deste. Furthermore, there were not many people in Qingyun Peak in the first ce. No matter how much activity, it would not be discovered by others.
Since Xiao Bai came here, it was definitely not being attacked. Xiao Chens heart slowly calmed down. However, the activity of the Spirit Blood Jade became even greater.
What exactly is happening? Xiao Chen frowned tightly. He could not understand what was going on. Could Xiao Bai be attempting suicide?
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Huge waves of energy came sweeping by. Xiao Chen decreased his speed significantly. Bright lights asionally flickered in the pitch-dark forest.
This made the forest alternate between bright and dark. The horrifying energy spread through the air. Strong winds blew and caused the trees to shake the trees.
Countless fallen leaves flew everywhere, dirt filled the air. Xiao Chen focused his Essence shield in front of him. The fallen leaves and dirt that blew at him were turned into dust.
There seemed to be a calm spot in the middle of the forest, like the eye of the storm. The strong winds and waves of horrifying energy originated from there.
What is going on? This energy wave is already touching the boundaries of a Rank 7 Spirit Beasts. Furthermore, it is rising continuously!
Xiao Chen thought sullenly to himself, Regardless of the situation, I have to quickly go over. Only then will I understand what is going on.
Sou! Sou! Sou!
Xiao Chen moved through the forest like an arrow. He could not be bothered to dodge the trees in his way, so he simply punched them and shattered them to bits. He forcibly carved a straight path through the dense forest.
The Spirit Blood Jade on Xiao Chen chest started to give off a dazzling scarlet light. He felt some heat on his chest, it was so hot it was scary.
Hu chi! Hu chi!
In a short time, Xiao Chen had finally rushed to the center of the storm. The entire body of the snow-white Xiao Bai was flickering with a jade-like light.
Within its body seemed to be a weak human figure. That human figure was struggling non-stop, like it was suffering from tremendous pain.
Under the light from the starry sky, it gave off a different kind of radiance, it was very beautiful. There were ripples moving through the air in the surroundings, like crystalline silk ribbons.
As the silk ribbons danced, a strong wind blew, forming ferocious tornados scattering in the surrounding forest.
When Xiao Chen saw all this, he waspletely stunned. He eximed in disbelief, This is changing forms! Could Xiao Bai be trying to change forms whenever it sneaked out at night in the past? It is too dangerous!
Xiao Bai was not strong enough. Most regr Spirit Beasts would need to be Rank 8 before they could try changing forms.
A Rank 8 Spirit beast was equivalent to a human Martial Monarch. Furthermore, the sess rate was only about fifty percent. Most of the time, they would gain true Spiritual Intelligent first before deciding to change their forms.
To Spirit Beasts, changing forms was the greatest fortuitous encounter they could have. However, this fortuitous encounter came with boundless danger.
Its really stupid, causing trouble like this. If I had known, I would not have passed the Mysterious Nine Heavenly Revolution Transformation to it. Xiao Chen said, feeling somewhat vexed. If Xiao Bai did not have the Mysterious Nine Heavenly Revolution Transformation, it would not be able to risk its life like that.
Unfortunately, it was currently already at the crucial moment. It was toote to stop it. Forcibly trying to stop it would result in the changing form failing and Xiao Bai being reduced to ashes.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
As Xiao Chen was thinking, a resplendent pir of light lit up on Xiao Bao and rose to the sky. A horrifying energy came sweeping across, causing all the surrounding trees to be crushed into powder.
Boom!
Xiao Chen sent out a palm strike, shattering the energy ripple moving toward him. However, he had just shattered one wave and there were several other flickering beams of light appearing behind it. Then several waves of energy flew at him.
This wasparable to a peak Rank 7 Demonic Beasts attach. The energy contained within was too huge. Xiao Chen was forced to retreat for several hundred meters. He leaped into the air and stopped on the tree branch.
The Spirit Beasts changing form could actually incite such intense energy waves. Xiao Bai was only a Rank 6 Spirit Beast. If it were a true Rank 8 Spirit Beasts changing forms, the amount of energy incited would be even more horrifying.
Xiao Chen stated at Xiao Bai within the pir of light. His heart was filled with worry. If was not careful, such strong energy could shatter its bones into powder.
The resplendent pir of light rushing to the sky flickered for a long time. The surrounding Spiritual Energy of the heaven and earth was all moving toward Xiao Bai.
Eventually, the Spiritual Energy became overly dense, and countless motes of starlight appeared in the air, all made up of Spiritual Energy.
They filled the air densely, flickering in the darkness. They were like bright shining stars.
The tiny human figure within Xiao Bais jade-like body became more distinct with the infusing of Spiritual Energy.
Xiao Bai was now only left with the final stepreceiving the baptism of heaven and earthbefore it could sessfullyplete changing form.
The so-called baptism of heaven and earth referred to the punishments from the heavenly Daos. Furthermore, this was the most dangerous step.
Both Spirit Beasts and human beings were creatures made by the heavenly Daos. Be it humans bing Spirit Beasts or the reverse, it was a great challenge to the heavenly Daos.
If one could survive the fight with the heavenly Daos, not only would they seed in changing forms, they would seize a trace of the heavenly Daos. They would obtain luck and unlimited potential in the future.
Xiao Chen looked up and saw boundlessyers of clouds churning. Thunder crackled, it looked like the baptism of the heavenly Daos was forming.
The delicate figure within Xiao Bai seemed to have felt the might of the heavenly Dao. It sat cross-legged and circted the Mysterious Nine Heavenly Revolution Transformation.
Thin golden halos of light appeared around Xiao Bai. This gave its jade-like crystalline body a dignified divine feel.
Xiao Chen frowned tightly as he looked at the increasingly horrifying electrical might umting in the sky. He felt like his heart had jumped into his throat; he was incredibly nervous.
Boom!
The building lightning finally reached a critical point, and exploded. A silver snake of electricity broke through the sky and descended toward Xiao Bao on the ground.
The berserk bolt of lightning struck the golden halo and exploded loudly. The dirt of the surrounding ground was sted into the air, obscuring Xiao Chens vision.
The ground started trembling. The tree Xiao Chen was in started to shake wildly.
Chapter 335 - Horrifying Lightning Strike
Chapter 335: Horrifying Lightning Strike
The tree Xiao Chen was standing on screeched as its body moved. He looked like he was about to be flung off. However, he maintained a delicate bnce as he stood on the top of the tree, refusing to be thrown off.
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!
Surging bolts of lightning struck downward continuously. It looked like space was being torn apart. The pitch-dark night scene of the forest was immediately lit up by its radiance.
Let nothing happen to Xiao Bai! Xiao Chen prayed out loud. The crackles of thunder seemed like they were striking Xiao Chens thoughts, making him very anxious.
During this baptism by the heavenly Daos, Xiao Chen did not dare to extend out his Spiritual Sense. Otherwise, if the heavenly Daos noticed it, they might rain down a heavier punishment.
The dirt that filled the air obscured Xiao Chens vision. Lightning asionally descended from the air. It looked like it would never end.
Hu chi!
Xiao Chen sent out a strong wind from his palm. The palm wind was as sharp as a saber. It sliced apart the dirt that filled the air, revealing a crack in the cloud of dirt that extended to Xiao Bai in the center.
The crack onlysted for an instant before it mended. Xiao Chens eyesight was very sharp. In the instant the crack appeared, he finally saw Xiao Bai.
Under the baptism of lightning, the golden halos became brighter. The dignified divine aura did not allow one to underestimate it.
Thats good. It just has to withstand for a while longer and it will be over. After all, the Mysterious Nine Heavenly Revolution Transformation is an Immortal Grade Cultivation Technique, Xiao Chen said with a soft sigh.
Thunder roared for a while more before the air wentpletely silent. However, theyer of boundless clouds did not scatter yet.
It looked like the calm before the storm. The air within the forest instantly stopped moving. The dirt that was suspended in the air looked like it had frozen there, there was no movement at all.
The depressing atmosphere extended throughout the forest. This makes breathing feel ufortable. It felt like there was a huge rock pressing on the chest; it was extremely hard to bear.
Xiao Chen held his breath as he looked at the churning thunderclouds. He muttered to himself, This should be a final strike. I hope nothing will go wrong.
Right after Xiao Chen spoke, a golden light exploded out in the sky. Under the radiance of the golden light, the thunderclouds looked extremely resplendent.
A bolt of golden lightning tore through the night sky. It was like a golden javelin tearing through the barrier of space. It descended from the nine heavens and crashed at Xiao Bais head in an instant.
A boundless golden light expanded out and Xiao Chens eyes felt a piercing pain, blinding him. All he saw was darkness, he could not see anything.
A continuous chain of shockwaves struck Xiao Chens body. This caused him to be blown away into the air before falling heavily.
Xiao Chen extended out his Spiritual Sense and the surrounding scene appeared in his mind. He performed a small somersault andnded firmly on the ground.
I was too careless, this golden lightning is probably one of the highest grades of lightning. It probably is something even a Martial Monarch would not dare to take lightly, Xiao Chen thought to himself.
I have to quickly get rid of the remnant of the electric light in my eyes. Otherwise, if it leaves any hidden damage, it might result in permanent damage to my eyes.
Xiao Chen sat cross-legged and purple Essence flowed through his meridians and entered his eyes. They slowly and carefully removed the remnant golden electric light.
After a while, Xiao Chen had removed all the electric light. He opened his eyes again and his vision recovered.
Xiao Chen shouted and pushed off the ground. He quickly headed for the location where the golden lightnded.
The cloud of dirt already started to slowly scatter. In the middle of the cloud, a perfect and beautiful young girl not wearing any clothes appeared in Xiao Chens vision.
The girl looked like she was only about fourteen or fifteen years old. Her skin was as white as snow. She had exquisite facial features on her cute oval face. She looked extremely delicate, pretty, and cute.
Her eyes were closed. Her thick eyshes left semi-circr shadows on her face. As she breathed, her chest rose and fell slightly; she seemed to be asleep.
When Xiao Chen felt the girls aura of life, he exhaled in relief. He took out a set of clothes and draped them over Xiao Bai.
Xiao Chen carried her into his embrace. Her tender body had the cute feeling of a young girl that could make hearts tremble.
Xiao Chen took a deep breath and calmed the fire in his heart, calming the physiological reaction that every man would have.
Then, Xiao Chen quickly headed for his courtyard. Such great activity was likely to have startled some people. It was best if they quickly left this ce.
Xiao Chen carried Xiao Bai as he executed the Azure Dragon Cloud Soaring Art. As he moved over the ground, the scenery on both sides shed by quickly.
At an unknown time, Xiao Bai suddenly opened her eyes. A seductive trait was added to her cute face.
The corner of Xiao Bais eyes curled upwards slightly, and her eyshes fluttered. This was a pair of eyes that could hook the soul of men. When she looked at Xiao Chens serious face, her eyes filled with curiosity. The corner of her mouth curled up into a faint smile.
When Xiao Bais eyes looked downward, focusing on Xiao Chens lips, she seemed to have remembered something. Her soft arms suddenly hooked around Xiao Chens neck.
Then, Xiao Bais red lips parted and she used her snow-white teeth to bit on Xiao Chens lips.
The sudden change in the situation and the mild pain from his lip caused Xiao Chens Essence to stop flowing properly. He almost tumbled over in a dangerous fashion. He quickly abandoned his movement technique and stopped.
Xiao Bai released Xiao Chen from the bite and a smile appeared on her face. Her face was filled with a proud expression.
A trace of blood appeared on Xiao Chens lips. Xiao Bai had created a small wound on his lips.
Within one day, Xiao Chen was forcefully kissed by two girls. He did not know whether he shouldugh or cry.
Xiao Chens change in expression caused the wound on his lips to hurt. He immediately took a deep breath of pain. This is extraordinarily painful, where did this girl learn this from?
When Xiao Bai saw Xiao Chens pained expression, she said doubtfully, Elder Brother Xiao Chen, whats wrong? You look like you are in pain. However, when I saw Elder Sister Ruyue kiss you, you seemed to have afortable expression on your face. Did Xiao Bai do it wrongly?
Perhaps it was because this was Xiao Bais first time speaking, or maybe it was because of Xiao Chens pained expression. Xiao Bais puerile voice sounded very timid and afraid.
Xiao Chen felt enlightened, So that was whats going on. However, you did not learn the correct thing when you were watching. Liu Ruyue had only pecked me lightly, she did not bite me with her teeth.
Naturally, Xiao Chen only said these things in his heart. It was not convenient for him to exin to Xiao Bai. Furthermore, when he faced Xiao Bai with a new form, he was unable to get used to her quickly.
You are not wrong, but such actions cannot be casually be done to other people. It can only be done to people with an intimate rtionship with you, Xiao Chen said after thinking for a long moment.
Xiao Bai nodded. Her cute face showed that she understood. Her melodious and immature voice said, Oh, I know now! Elder Sister Ruyue likes Elder Brother Xiao Chen. Thats why she did it. I like Elder Brother Xiao Chen as well, so I can do it as well. Big Brother Shao Yang likes Elder Sister Xiao Meng as well, I frequently see him kissing Elder Sister Xiao Meng in secret.
Xiao Chen started to have a headache. The more Xiao Bai exined the more puzzling it was. However, he finally understood why Xiao Bai knew so many strange things even though she had just changed forms. So, she had learned them from Xiao Meng.
Xiao Chen was not very good at this topic. He simply smiled in embarrassment and stopped speaking.
Xiao Chen made one of his hands avable and took out a pair of shoes from the Universe Ring. He said, Since you are awake, then you should learn to walk yourself. Here is a pair of shoes, you have to learn how to wear shoes in the future.
Xiao Bai hung tightly to Xiao Chens neck and squirmed around in Xiao Chens embrace. Her watery eyes were filled with doubts as she said seriously, Why? Elder Brother Xiao Chen, didnt you use to carry me frequently in the past? You have to keep carrying me, Xiao Bai likes it when you carry me.
Will you stop moving around? Xiao Chen said depressedly in his heart. Xiao Bai was only covered with a simple long robe. Most of her body was not covered properly. Arge amount of her snow-white skin was exposed and came into contact with him.
The passionate body of a young girl clung tightly to Xiao Chens chest. asionally, the two firm yet soft mounds on her chest pressed against Xiao Chens chest.
To any healthy male, this would invoke a burning desire in their hearts. This was especially so when the girl in front of Xiao Chen did not know what kind of reaction her actions would cause a man to have.
Xiao Chen closed his eyes and worked very hard for a long time before he could quench that burning desire in his heart.
After a long time, he opened his eyes and said calmly, Alright, but you have to promise me to not move around randomly.
Xiao Bai moved in a cute manner, Xiao Bai wont move, Xiao Bai is obedient. Xiao Bai will definitely not move.
Xiao Chen put away the shoes he took out. Then, he looked at Xiao Bais pure face and her bewitching eyes. He could not help but smile helplessly.
Xiao Chen thought to himself, Even if you dont move, you still are very tempting. Unfortunately, this girl currently does not know anything. I cannot let her hang out with Xiao Meng anymore. I have to teach her more things.
Xiao Chen sorted out his emotions first before executing the Azure Dragon Cloud Soaring Art. He quickly headed for his courtyard.
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Not long after Xiao Chen left, two shes of red light appeared at where Xiao Bai changed forms andnded on the ground.
Two people wearing scarlet Battle Armor dressed in scarlet fluttering robes with scarlet sabers hanging at their waist appeared. There was a scarlet token hanging at their waist. They were themander and vicemander of the Divine Saber Camp.
The expressions of the two were grave, their eyes seemed muddled and not focused. Then looking at them carefully, there seemed to be vengeful ghosts in the depths of their eyes crying miserably.
The two stood quietly without moving. They sent out their auras at will. The surrounding greenery all seemed to have felt a horrifying killing intent. The grass bent over andy prostrate on the ground, trembling. It was like the nts were alive and felt fear.
The person on the right looked around the surroundings, as though he could see everything clearly. After a while, he said, Big Brother, that bolt of golden lightning definitely came from here.
That persons voice seemed slightly hoarse, but it was extremely calm and well enunciated. The person who spoke was the Divine Saber Camps Vice Commander. The one addressed as Big Brother was the Divine Saber Camps Commander, Ximen Ying.
Ximen Ying closed his eyes and an invisible red light was emitted from his body. When this red light returned to his body, he said gravely, This golden bolt of lightning was indeed sent down by the heavenly Daos. For this person to have withstood the intense might of the heavenly Dao, he is stronger than Murong Chong.
Chapter 336 - The Attractive Xiao Bai
Chapter 336: The Attractive Xiao Bai
Zhua Yan said softly, Big Brother means?
Ximen Ying nodded and said, Investigate the identity of this person thoroughly. I want this person.
As Xiao Chen carried Xiao Bai back, he suffered the physical contact from Xiao Bai and apanying mental torture. Finally, he managed to reach his own courtyard. There, he heaved a sigh of relief.
However, another problem arose. Although there were many rooms in this courtyard, for a long time, Xiao Chen was the only person living here. So, there was only one room that could be stayed in. The other rooms were empty and did not have beds.
If it were in the past, there would naturally be no problem. Xiao Chen could sleep on the bed and Xiao Bai would enter the Spirit Blood Jade. If not, Xiao Bai could sleep beside him.
However, it was different now. Now that Xiao Bai changed forms, it was not very humane to shut her in the Spirit Blood Jade.
However, Xiao Chen was afraid that he would not be able to calm down and cultivate if a beautiful girl that asionally teased him was around, despite not knowing anything.
It looked like Xiao Chen could only spend the night outside in the courtyard for tonight. He carried Xiao Bai into the room before putting her down on the bed. Then, he said, You should sleep first. Im going to cultivate.
Xiao Bai buried herself in the covers and stretched her body. Then, she looked at Xiao Chen with big watery eyes and said in a melodious voice, Elder Brother Xiao Chen,e sleep with me.
When Xiao Chen looked at the innocent and serious Xiao Bai who took everything for granted, he revealed a troubled expression.
After a long time, Xiao Chen finally squeezed out these words, Xiao Bai, you have already changed forms and be human. There are some things that cannot be done as casually as you did in the past. If a man and a woman are not lovers, they cannot sleep together. You do understand?
Xiao Bais cute face shown an expression of being deep in thought. Her brain was doing its best to digest what Xiao Chen said. It was hard to tell whether she understood or not.
When Xiao Chen saw Xiao Bais expression, gentle feelings arose in his heart. She was like a little child, ignorant and wanting people to pamper her. He knew he could not rush some things, he had to slowly teach her.
Just listen to me. Sleep early, I will be cultivating in the yard. Dont think too much. You can take it slowly, Xiao Chen said gently.
Xiao Bai nodded gently and said, I will listen to you. Im going to sleep first. However, when Elder Brother Xiao Chen is tired, you cane and sleep.
Xiao Chen smiled gently and did not say anything else. Then he gently closed the doors after leaving the room.
Xiao Chen turned around and looked at the sky full of stars. He thought of when he had first obtained Xiao Bai and the mature Six-Tailed Spirit Fox that had protected Xiao Bai with her life. His heart was filled withplicated emotions. This was the felt time he felt regret for something he had done.
Regardless of the situation, since I took away your most beloved, I will do my best to make sure she does not suffer any harm, Xiao Chen promised as he looked at the starry sky with calm eyes.
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It waste at night, Xiao Chen sat cross-legged on a rock in the yard. The gentle night breeze blew and Xiao Chens restless heart slowly calmed down.
The Purple Thunder Divine Incantation slowly circted. The Spiritual Energy poured over like it was water. The Spiritual Energy below the mountain was notparable to on the mountain.
It would probably be difficult for him to find such a good cultivation ground again after leaving the Heavenly Saber Pavilion. Xiao Chen intended to do his best to raise his Purple Thunder Divine Incantation to the sixthyer before leaving.
While Xiao Chen cultivated, time flew by. The starry sky slowly faded and a faint radiance slowly appeared at the horizon. Dawn was approaching.
When the first light of dawn struck Xiao Chens face, he opened his tightly shut eyes. A brilliant light shed in his eyes.
The first thing Xiao Chen saw was Xiao Bai. It was unknown when she woke up. One of her hands was ced on the stone table as she stared at him.
Xiao Chen waved his hand and absorbed all the remnant purple electricity in the surroundings back into his body. Then, he got up and walked over to Xiao Bai. He smiled faintly and said, When did you wake up? Why dont you sleep a little longer?
Xiao Bai slowly stood up and said, I woke up long ago. Today is my first day as a human, I cannot bezing around.
The moment Xiao Bai stood up, Xiao Chen discovered she was still covered in the long robes that he gave her thest night. Furthermore, they were merely draped over her.
When Xiao Bai stood up, it exposed a lot of skin on her chest. Xiao Chen blushed slightly. During the night, it was not very obvious. However, it was now day and clearly inappropriate.
Then, Xiao Chen fortunately remembered that there was a set of clothes in the Universe Ring that he had bought for his maid, Bao`er, in the past
Bao`ers figure is very simr to Xiao Bais. This set of clothes should fit her well. Xiao Chen used his Spiritual Sense to search around in his Universe Ring and he finally found them, quickly taking them out.
You should wear these clothes first. In the future, when you go out, you have to clothe yourself properly. Xiao Chen handed the clothes to Xiao Bai. Then, he looked at her bare feet. He added, Remember, you have to wear shoes.
Xiao Bai received the clothes joyfully. However, after she thought for a while, her young face revealed a vexed expression. She said, I dont know how to wear them. Elder Brother Xiao Chen, please help Xiao Bai to wear them, Xiao Bai asked with a look of anticipation.
Xiao Chen took a deep breath. There are some things that he had to harden his heart on. Xiao Bai was now an ordinary girl. She had to learn these things on her own.
You must learn this by yourself. You cannot rely on anyones help. Otherwise, you are not allowed to go out, Xiao Chen said gravely.
Xiao Bai looked at Xiao Chens serious expression and solemnly nodded. She said, Xiao Bai is smart. Elder Brother Xiao Chen, rest assured, I will learn it.
Xiao Chen nodded and smiled, Then, quickly go. After you put on your clothes, I will bring you out.
As Xiao Chen watched Xiao Bai brought the clothes to his room, a grave expression appeared on Xiao Chens face. Exining Xiao Bais identity to the others would be a problem.
However, the people on Qingyun Peak would believe Xiao Chen. He would just tell them directly. After all, he could not keep Xiao Bai holed up in his room forever. Sooner orter, she would have to meet someone.
Xiao Chen took out some food for breakfast from the Universe Ring. Then, he sat down on the stone table and ate at an unhurried pace.
After some time, the doors opened. Xiao Chen put down the teacup in his hand and turned his head to take a look.
Xiao Chen only saw Xiao Bai wearing a long green skirt. When apanied with her pure and cute face, it was like he had obtained a little sister.
Xiao Bais elegant, almond-shaped eyes added a enticing feel to her pure aura. The two contrasting auras naturally merged together, resulting in her looking charming.
Xiao Bai spun around for Xiao Chen to see. Then she said happily, Am I pretty?
Xiao Chen became slightly absent-minded. However, he quickly recovered his wits and nodded, Pretty. Come, eat something first.
Xiao Bai walked over to the table feeling satisfied. Then she demurely ate the breakfast on the table with small bites. Then, her eyes looked around for a while before she said, Elder Brother Xiao Chen, I want to drink wine.
Xiao Chenughed helplessly and took out a bottle gourd. Then, he poured her a small cup and said, You are only allowed to drink one cup. It is not a good thing for girls to like drinking.
Xiao Bai happily took the wine cup into her hands. Then, she ced it under her nose and smelled it. After that, she tedly took a small sip. It seemed like it was not sufficient. Finally, she finished the rest of the wine in a big gulp.
After Xiao Bao finished drinking, she looked pitifully in Xiao Chens direction. Before she had changed forms, she had frequently used this move on Xiao Chen. At this moment, she subconsciously used it again.
I cannot give in to her anymore, Xiao Chen stopped smiled and said, No, you can only have one cup. Eat something.
Seeing Xiao Chen not agree to it, Xiao Bai could only helplessly eat her breakfast. She had a pitiful expression on her face, making it hard to reject her.
In the end, Xiao Chen was firm on his stance and did not agree. He had to slowly set the rules down. Otherwise, it would be difficult to teach her.
After finishing their breakfast, Xiao Chen brought Xiao Bai to the dueling grounds of Qingyun Peak. Xiao Chen was full of anticipation for the strengthened Ancient Absolute Saber Formation.
All along, Xiao Chen had never forgotten his purpose ining to the Heavenly Saber Pavilion. It was all so that he could learn Listening to the Sword and Communicating With It, and awaken Ao Jiao as soon as he could.
As they were walking up Qingyun Peak, Xiao Bai was very active and lively. She was flitting about in front of Xiao Chen, moving like the wind. There was no way to stop her, she was very excited.
When Xiao Chen saw this, he thought to himself, Looking at a familiar world from another angle would get anyone excited. This was especially so for Xiao Bai, who is still a child.
However, when they approached the dueling grounds, Xiao Chen turned quiet. It was like she was afraid of meeting other people.
Xiao Chen consoled her, It will be fine. The people on Qingyun Peak are all friends. Friends would not care about this matter.
Xiao Bai nodded as though she understood. However, she was still hiding behind Xiao Chens back. She was not as lively as she was earlier.
Xiao Chen shook his head slightly and took the lead in entering the dueling grounds. There was shoutinging from within the dueling grounds. Surprisingly, the rarely seen Shao Yang and Xiao Meng were practicing in there, as well. They were currently exchanging moves.
Liu Suifeng, who was currently exchanging blows with Liu Ruyue, saw his savior and immediately revealed a smile. He quickly ran towards Xiao Chen.
With one nce, Liu Suifeng saw Xiao Bai, who was behind Xiao Chen. It was like he had seen a celestial being. He was immediately stunned, the smile on his face froze. He was staring relentlessly at Xiao Bai.
Xiao Chen coughed twice before Liu Suifeng reacted. He said embarrassedly, Sorry, sorry. Ye Chen, who is this beauty? Why do I find her to be somewhat familiar? Will you introduce us?
When Liu Ruyue and the others discovered the situation, they came over curiously. Their eyes were full of astonishment.
Xiao Chen thought about it for a while before deciding to tell the truth. There was no need to hide this from them. She is Xiao Bai. She changed formsst night.
Liu Suifengs expression changed slightly. He smiled embarrassedly, Ye Chen, you must be joking with me.
Xiao Chen said with a calm expression, Do I look like I am joking?
When Xiao Chen saw Liu Ruyues suspicious gaze, he nodded his head and said, Her circumstances were quite special. I will tell everyone more about it in the future. However, I hope everyone will help me to keep this a secret for now.
Liu Ruyue was the first to recover her wits. She said seriously, Ye Chen, you can rest assured. This is absolutely a safe ce for Xiao Bai.
Xiao Chen gently pushed Xiao Bai before everyone and said, Xiao Bai, say hi to everybody.
Xiao Bai was not as afraid as she was before. She smiled widely and said, Elder Brother Suifeng, Elder Brother Shao Yang, Elder Sister Ruyue, and Elder Sister Xiao Meng, good morning!
Chapter 337 - He is Only a Passerby
Chapter 337: He is Only a Passerby
Xiao Bais immature voice made everyoneughed. Xiao Meng pulled Xiao Bai over and said, Come, Xiao Bai. I will bring you to it your hair. If a girls hair is loose, it will not be nice.
Before Xiao Chen could stop Xiao Bai, she was dragged out by Xiao Meng. Liu Ruyue smiled and said, Let her go, nothing will happen to her on Qingyun Peak.
Xiao Chen was not actually afraid of that, he was only worried that Xiao Bai would learn some strange things from Xiao Meng.
Xiao Chen smiled helplessly and withdrew his gaze, Thank you. I have already made my preparations to enter the Ancient Absolute Saber Formation.
Liu Ruyue showed some restraint and stopped smiling. She said seriously, Come with me. This Ancient Absolute Saber Formation is much more dangerous than before. It has higher requirements for the cultivation of your mental state. There are some things you need to know beforehand.
Liu Ruyue led Xiao Chen over to the corner where the Ancient Absolute Saber Formation was. Then, she carefully exined some of the things Xiao Chen needed to pay attention to.
Under Liu Ruyues direction, Xiao Chen slowly entered the Saber Formation. The killing Qi of several ancient weapons came surging over, crashing against Xiao Chens soul relentlessly.
If it were a lesser person who had a weaker soul, the instant they stepped in, their soul might have been shattered.
Xiao Chen guarded his dantian with his consciousness and used his Spiritual Sense to protect his body. The surging killing Qi was warded away outside of his body as he sat down cross-legged in the middle of the formation.
Weng!
A melodious buzzing came from the small saber in Liu Ruyues hand. The saber came out of its scabbard and trembled continuously.
Liu Ruyue was slowly using the Listening to the Sword and Communicating With It she hadprehended. The weapons stuck to the ground all immediately trembled.
The buzzing sounds reverberated in the entire dueling ground. When the thousand of ancient sabers trembled and the sound of it gathered together, it became an ear-splitting noise.
A strong wind blew around the saber formation,ing from no apparent source. Liu Ruyues pretty face was filled with a grave expression as she shouted out a battle cry.
The small saber in her hand gave off a dazzling light. The strong winds immediately gathered together and focused on Xiao Chen, who was in the middle of the formation, forming into a pir of wind.
Ji!
The light left the saber and infused into the pir of wind in the blink of an eye. The pir of wind immediately gave off a resplendent light. After that, it scattered. All the weapons started to glow.
After Liu Ruyuepleted all this, color drained from her face. She became very pale and her body became unsteady.
When Liu Suifeng, who was at the side, saw the situation, he revealed a grave expression. He stretched out his hands to support Liu Ruyue.
Sis, is it worth helping him like this? With your current cultivation realm, just activating this strengthened version of the Ancient Absolute Saber Formation once will exhaust half a year of cultivation.
Exhausting half a year of cultivation meant wasting half a year of time. To an apex cultivator,zing around for one month could result in them leaving the ranks of the apex cultivators. One can only imagine how much damage wasting half a year would do.
Liu Ruyue massaged the Taiyang Acupoint on her forehead with her right hand. After a while, she opened her eyes; she was already feeling much better.
A shallow smile appeared on Liu Ruyues pretty and charming face. She said softly, He came to Qingyun Peak with the sole purpose of learning Listening to the Sword and Communicating With It. He has already done so much, yet he asked for nothing in return. If I dont help him, who else can?
Liu Suifeng said softly, However, if he learns Listening to the Sword and Communicating With It, he will definitely leave this Heavenly Saber Pavilion, and Qingyun Peak.
When Liu Ruyue heard this, a difficult to detect a trace of loss shed in her ck eyes. She said softly, I knew this from the first day he came to Qingyun Peak. With regards to the Heavenly Saber Pavilion and Qingyun Peak, he is merely a passerby.
Liu Ruyue paused for a while. Then, sheughed somewhat helplessly and revealed a calm expression as she continued, In this world, there are some people destined for greatness. Their names will shake the heavens, shaking the old and illuminating the new. Instead of holding him back, stopping him from soaring, why not give him a hand to climb to the peak of the world.
When all the light from the weapons appeared, Xiao Chen, suddenly discovered the scene in front of where he sat in the middle of the Ancient Absolute Saber Formation had changed. He had entered into a gray world.
There were countless sabers piercing through the air, flying quickly at Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen had entered the lesser Ancient Absolute Saber Formation many times. He kept a calm expression and did not panic at all.
With a thought, a snow-white saber immediately appeared in his hand. The saber was two fingers wide and about 2.7 meters long. The de of the saber was flickering with a cold light.
Xiao Chen had tempered himself in the miniature Ancient Absolute Saber Formation for several months. He had already made some progress in the Listening to the Sword and Communicating With It. All he wascking now was an opportune moment.
An opportune moment that would allow Xiao Chen topletely grasp Listening to the Sword and Communicating With It.
Dang! Dang! Dang!
As the sabers moved, a saber light moved in all directions, causing all the sabers in the air to be knocked away.
As Xiao Chen stood in this illusionary space, he had an expression that indicated he was deep in thought. He murmured, In the past, within the miniature saber formation, I could alreadypletely shatter the weapons that flew at me in the air. However, this time, I had to use seventy percent of my strength and could only barely knock them back.
Looks like it was as Liu Ruyue had said. This strengthened miniature Ancient Absolute Saber Formation was at least five times mightier than the previous one.
The sabers flickered with sharp saber lights as they relentlessly flew at Xiao Chen. It was like they wanted to swallow him up.
Faster! Faster! Find your Saber! Find your Saber!
The familiar voice rang beside Xiao Chens ears again. He remained calm and ignored it. As he was in the middle of the illusionary space, he moved all around. His saber light was bright as he practiced the Wukui Saber Technique.
Glittering Wukui!
Wukui Transforms to Qi!
Qi Breaks Wukui!
Xiao Chen shouted out three techniques and he executed the Wukui Saber Technique infused with the state of thunder at full force. Strands of purple saber Qi shattered all the sabers flying around him.
The illusionary space slowly turned quiet, but that onlysted for a moment. Almost immediately, countless sabers flickering with dazzling saber lights flew at Xiao Chen with even more ferocity.
The gray space instantly exploded out in light. It was so bright, it was dazzling.
Wukui Blossoms!
A purple flower bud appeared below Xiao Chens feet and enveloped Xiao Chens body, releasing a strange purple light as it appeared.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
The sabers crashed into the surface of the flower bud, attacking relentlessly like a raging storm, giving off metallic crashing sounds.
Xiu!
The flower bud blossomed and purple petals filled the air. When the sabers crashed into the flower petals, they gave off an intense explosion. Instantly, the air was jolting like firecrackers going off incessantly.
Xiao Chen leaped through the air filled with flower petals. When he went through the flower petals, his speed would increase explosively. The ferocious sabers were not able to catch up with him.
Boom!
Currently, there were no specific targets. Naturally, Wukui Supporting the Heavens could not be executed. It could only cause all this energy to explode.
Xiao Chen shouted and all the flower petals exploded. When the huge energy gathered together, the entire gray space seemed to tremble.
Faster! Faster! Find your saber!
After breaking this wave of attacks, that urgent voice sounded out in Xiao Chens ear again. He looked at the saber in his hand and then ignored the voice.
Thest time, after Xiao Chen deciphered the meaning of these words, he found the so-called saber in his own heart. Ever since then, he was able to summon out the Lunar Shadow Saber easily.
However, the voice in Xiao Chens ear still rang out like before. It was obvious the saber in his hand was not the saber in his heart.
While standing in this gray space, Xiao Chen ignored the voice in his ear, breaking the waves of sabers each time they came.
Each wave of sabers was more ferocious than thest. Wounds started to appear on Xiao Chen. Soon, Xiao Chen would no longer be able to withstand the waves of attacks.
After breaking one hundred waves of attacks, the scene in front of Xiao Chen changed. His consciousness felt hazy for a moment, and then he appeared at akeside.
A full moon hung high in the air. Waves rippled gently in the water, it was extremely peaceful. In the middle of theke was a saber floating in the air above the water.
The snow-white saber reflected the full moon above. It was like there was a full moon in the saber. The peaceful, melodious, and gentleke water seemed to be extremely harmonious with the saber; it was splendid and magnificent.
The wounds on Xiao Chens body strangely disappeared. Xiao Chen ignored all this. Instead, he was fully focused on the saber in theke.
Xiao Chen revealed a joyful expression. He muttered, Did I seed? This is the true Lunar Shadow Saber in my heart? How beautiful!
Pu! Pu! Pu!
Xiao Chen leaped into the air then walked on the air, heading toward that saber floating in the water quickly. Each time he pushed off the water, he moved a hundred meters. After a moment, he arrived under the saber.
Ripples appeared in theke and Xiao Chen stopped. When he stood on the water, he could clearly see the full moon reflected on the saber.
When Xiao Chen was about to leap up and grasp the saber with his hand, he suddenly discovered there was a girl sleeping quietly inside theke.
Ao Jiao!
When Xiao Chen saw the girls appearance clearly, his expression changed. He immediately turned around and headed for the nearby girl in the water. However, when he stretched his hand into the water, he only felt the refreshingke water.
The ripplingke water made the sleeping girl looked blurry. Xiao Chen stopped what he was doing and quickly calmed down.
Ao Jiao is currently in a deep sleep as a result of sealing herself. What I am seeing is merely an illusion. I have to obtain the saber in order to truly wake her up.
After Xiao Chen made up his mind, he leaped out of the wave. He created arge ssh and headed for the Lunar Shadow Saber.
Just as Xiao Chen was about to grab the Lunar Shadow Saber, a dainty hand appeared from nowhere and grabbed the Lunar Shadow Saber before he could.
Xiao Chen was startled. When he looked up, he saw a white-clothed girl appearing in front.
She had a seductive figure and somewhat resembled Ao Jiao. Her exquisite facial features together with the rest of her body made her extremely beautiful.
However, her facial expression seemed somewhat out of the world. There were no emotions on it. It was like she was an immortal who was above themon popce. Comparing her to Duanmu Qing, who used the Profound Ice Incantation, there were some simrities. However, she was even more extraordinary than Duanmu Qing.
Xiao Chen was astonished. This girl was the girl he met when he first entered the Ancient Absolute Saber Formation. Who is she? Why did she take away my Lunar Shadow Saber?
Chapter 338 - Lunar Shadow Saber’s New Weapon Spirit
Chapter 338: Lunar Shadow Sabers New Weapon Spirit
The white-clothed girl frowned as she held the Lunar Shadow Saber. A clear and emotionless voice sounded, Who are you? How are you able to approach the Lunar Shadow Sabers Saber Spirit?
Xiao Chen felt it was strange. He said, You asked who am I? I want to ask who are you, too! I am the master of the Lunar Shadow Saber. Do I not have the qualifications to awaken its Saber Spirit?
The white-clothed girls exquisite face remained emotionless. She held the saber in her hand horizontally across her chest. Her empty voice sounded out again, What a joke. I am Lunar Shadow. Why do I not know when I obtained a master? Whether you have the qualifications or not will be decided by the saber.
Xiao Chens expression changed slightly. The situation was different from what he expected. For some unknown reason, the girl in front of him became the Lunar Shadow Sabers Saber Spirit. Furthermore, she did not recognize him as her master.
Xiao Chen grasped the saber in his hand tightly and his expression calmed. He said in a sullen voice, As you wish. I will use the saber in my hand to make you acknowledge me.
The white-clothed girls face still remained expressionless. Her empty voice sounded out as she said indifferently, Then let me see your saber, see if it could make me submit.
Hu chi!
The white-clothed girl shed in the air. Her body tore through the air, it was like she moved instantly, appearing beside Xiao Chens left side.
Glittering Wukui!
The Lunar Shadow Saber in her hand released a purple electric light. A purple saber Qi containing the state of thunder flew toward Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen was astonished. He did not expect this Saber Spirit to know the Martial Techniques he knew. Furthermore, the most astonishing thing was that this Glittering Wukui also contained the state of thunder.
Xiao Chens body shed in the air and he quickly dodged in the direction of theke. After his feet touched the water surface, he quickly retreated backward.
As Xiao Chen retreated, a huge energy caused the calmke water to split and rise up like two walls of water.
Two sets of thunderclouds were starting to gather in the night sky above. One set belonged to Xiao Chen and the other to the white-clothed girl.
The two of them started topete with their states of thunder. When the thunder clouds met, loud cracks of thunder roared in the quiet night sky. Pirs of water rose up from theke.
Countless arcs of wandering purple electricity were moving around in the air.
My state of thunder that is infused with Holy Might is actually unable to do anything to her state! Xiao Chen was astonished.
Boom!
The two thunderclouds that knocked into each other had umted energy to their limits and gave off a loud boom. A hundred-meter tall pir of water appeared on thekes surface.
Wukui Transforms to Qi! The white-clothed girl shouted and a divine Wukui Tree appeared from nowhere. Then, it turned into hundreds of dense purple saber Qi. They pierced through the water pir and headed for Xiao Chen.
Wukui Transforms to Qi!
Xiao Chen quickly retreated backward and, likewise, used the Wukui Transforms to Qi. Bang! Bang! Bang! The two of them sent out saber Qi that shed in the air.
A string of intense explosions rang out. The berserk lightning-attributed energy raged in all directions. Like before, this move ended in a stalemate, neither could triumph over the other.
The thunderclouds of the white-clothed girl started to churn quickly. After a while, it turned into a huge whirlpool of thunderclouds. The sound of a huge army came from within the whirlpool, making the sky tremble.
She actually knows this move as well. Xiao Chens face turned ashen. This movebined all the moves in the Rushing Thunder Saber Technique. Xiao Chen was very clear on the might of Rushing Thunder Roars.
The thunderclouds above Xiao Chen started churning as well. The boundless thunderclouds turned into a huge electrical whirlpool. The auras of the two were rising ferociously.
Rushing Thunder Roars, Ten Thousand Horses Galloping!
The both of them shouted at the same time, countless knights on horses came from the electrical whirlpools above them. It was like thousands of horses and men rushing to war. They carried the might of thunder and surged forward.
Their electric knights fought above theke.
After a while, there was a chain reaction. A total of more than two thousand electric knights all exploded.
The knights were infused with the state of thunder. The entireke was tossed into the air by at least a hundred meters by thebined energy generated by explosions.
Xiao Chen was unable to dodge the huge shockwave, and vomited out a mouthful of blood. However, the white-clothed girl was not in a good state, either. Her face turned extremely pale.
At the same time, back in the real world, the Lunar Shadow Saber beside Xiao Chen was trembling violently. All the sabers in the entire formation were trembling non-stop.
Rumble!
A huge energy wave extended out in the dueling ground. The ground shook left and right.
Xiao Chen, whose body was still in the Ancient Absolute Saber Formation, had a pained expression. Then, he vomited up a mouthful of blood.
Liu Suifengs expression changed. He asked in shock, Sis! Whats going on? Ye Chen seems to be in danger. Should we stop the Ancient Absolute Saber Formation?
A worried expression also appeared on Liu Ruyues pretty face. However, a resolute look appeared in her eyes as she shook her head. No need, I believe Ye Chen will be able to withstand it. The Lunar Shadow Saber is starting to show some changes. If we gave up at this moment, then all will be for naught.
Kill!
Xiao Chens fighting spirit waspletely ignited. He did not believe that he would lose to a Weapon Spirit from the Lunar Shadow Saber.
The two leaped across the rising waters. Two figures shed against each other, one white and one purple.
Dang! Dang! Dang!
Saber lights flickered under the full moon and strong winds blew. The two were equally fast. Within an instant, they exchanged hundreds of moves in the air. When their weapons shed, countless sparks were generated,
Although the white-clothed girl was not able to execute the exclusive Movement Technique of the Azure Dragon, she had an unpredictable Movement Technique. Indeed, it seemed like she was able to suppress Xiao Chen slightly.
Xiao Chen thought to himself, I cannot carry on like this. Her Essence seems inexhaustible. She knows all the Martial Techniques I know, it is hard to gain an advantage over her.
If I drag this out, I will exhaust my Essence and will be defeated by her sooner orter. I have to think of another way.
Bang!
Xiao Chens sharp saber gave off a dazzling saber light. The saber strike the white-clothed girl sent out was knocked back. After that, he quickly performed a somersault.
Xiao Chen executed the Azure Dragon Cloud Soaring Art to its limits. In the blink of an eye, he created a distance of several hundred meters between them.
Then, Xiao Chen pulled off the blue strip of cloth on his head. The scarlet throne mark in between his eyebrows was revealed. It looked very alluring and beautiful, even more gorgeous than blood. It made his delicate face gain a demonic charm.
Within Xiao Chens sea of consciousness, the scarlet throne started to re up. Strands of red light came from within it. He finally used his true trump cardthe state of massacre from the scarlet throne.
A red light shed in Xiao Chens eyes. The state of massacre gradually infused into the Lunar Shadow Saber in his hand. Strands of red lines that spiraled around the saber slowly appeared.
The white-clothed girls emotionless face finally revealed an expression of shock for the first time, she felt a trace of fear.
Hu chi!
Xiao Chen pushed off the water surface heavily. He merged his state of thunder together with the state of massacre, charging forward with a boundless killing intent.
The girl had a cautious expression as the Lunar Shadow Saber in her hand exploded forth with light. She sent out many resplendent purple saber Qi, trying to stop Xiao Chen from advancing.
Break!
Xiao Chen shouted and a saber light shed, breaking the sharp saber Qi sent by the white-clothed girl like snapping dead branches off a tree, sting them into nothing.
Xiao Chen twisted his wrist and tilted his body to a side. Then, he pierced his saber towards the white-clothed girls chest from a weird angle.
Dang!
The white-clothed girl used her saber to block the front of her chest. When the huge force struck the saber, she was sent flying, hurled arge distance back across the water.
Xiao Chen had no intentions to spare the girl after gaining an advantage. He quickly rushed downward and relentlessly sent out all sorts of powerful attacks at her.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
On the water surface, the white-clothed girl executed many of Xiao Chens powerful techniques. However, after Xiao Chen used the state of massacre, they were meaningless; all of them were broken easily.
As each one was broken, the white-clothed girl kept retreating backward. Her originally solid body started to turn indistinct, giving one the impression of an illusion.
They were already approaching the end of the fight. If the white-clothed girl had not fired out a multitude of moves, she would have beenpletely defeated by Xiao Chen. However, even though the fight was at its end, she did not acknowledge her allegiance to Xiao Chen. Instead, she did all she could to resist Xiao Chens moves.
Xiao Chen lost all his patience. He no longer wished to drag this fight out. He only wanted to obtain the Lunar Shadow Saber in the girls hand and quickly awaken Ao Jiao.
Just as Xiao Chen was about to make his killing blow, a strong aura came from the water surface. It was earth-shattering and overwhelming as it spread throughout this space.
This aura managed topletely suppress Xiao Chens and the white-clothed girls state of thunder in an instant. Even Xiao Chens state of massacre was affected and could not be used normally.
A huge whirlpool appeared in the center of theke. After a while, a huge pir of water rushed up into the sky.
The pir of water was more than five hundred meters tall. The sshes it created fell like rain on thekes surface.
A petite figure was standing on the top of the water pir. It was Ao Jiao, who had awaken.
Ao Jiao slowly floated down from the top of the water pir. Her voice came from above, Xiao Chen, dont kill her.
Now that Ao Jiao had spoken, naturally, Xiao Chen would not kill the girl. He withdrew his saber and retreated. Then, he looked at Ao Jiao, who was slowly descending. He said, Ao Jiao, whats going on? Why are there two Weapon Spirits in the Lunar Shadow Saber?
Ao Jiao was about to say something when she saw the throne mark on Xiao Chens forehead. Her expression immediately changed and she said, Wait for a while, I will exin it to you in detail. At that time, you have to exin the Massacre Throne on your forehead to me as well.
Chi!
After Ao Jiao spoke, she looked at the white-clothed girl and stretched out her hand and pointed at her. Xiao Che only saw the girl turning fainter and more indistinct.
The Lunar Shadow Saber fell from the girls hands and the indistinct girl slowly sank into the depth of theke.
Xiu!
Ao Jiao stretched out her hand and grabbed the Lunar Shadow Saber. Boom! The surging water pir suddenly crashed down. Waves rippled on the surface of theke for a long time before they slowly calmed down.
We will speak when we get to shore. After Ao Jiao spoke, she pushed off the water and headed to the shore.
When Xiao Chen heard Ao Jiaos words, he did not say anything and quickly followed after her. The two of them went to a rock at the side of theke and looked for a clean spot to sit on.
Theke surface was gleaming, reflecting the bright moonlight. The waves from earlier had calmed down. Under the moonlight, it was quiet and peaceful.
Ao Jiao smiled gently and said, Alright, idiot master, you may now ask any questions you have.
Xiao Chen smiled softly. Ao Jiao is still the same as before,pletely showing no regard for me at all. Not caring for the master before her.
However, her attitude was much easier to get along with than the earlier white-clothed girl. Her tone sounded more like the casual callings of a spoiled child.
Xiao Chen organized his thoughts for a moment before asking, Lets start with the earlier girl in white. How did she be the Weapon Spirit of the Lunar Shadow Saber? Furthermore, why does she not recognize me as her master?
Chapter 339 - Cause and Effects
Chapter 339: Cause and Effects
Ao Jiao smiled charmingly and said, This is a long story. I can tell it to you in detail. However, I will only say it once. If you do not understand, that is too bad. Dont ask me again.
Ao Jiao said that she would only exin once, this meant that she really would only exin it once. Xiao Chen could not do anything except perk his ears up to listen carefully.
The forging method and the materials of the Lunar Shadow Saber were all top quality. However, the conditions for forming a Weapon Spirit are too harsh. I originally that it would be impossible for the Lunar Shadow Saber to form its own Weapon Spirit. So I sealed myself in there.
However, the situation exceeded my expectations. While I was asleep, a Weapon Spirit started to slowly form in the Lunar Shadow Saber. It has been in a state of coexistence with me.
Although I had sealed myself at that time, I could split out a portion of my strength to suppress her and not let her obtain control. However, after Liu Ruyue forcefully awakened me thest time, I exhausted too much of my strength. I entered into a state of deep sleep and she seized control.
If it were not for your big fight with her, causing her to expend too much strength, it would have required a long time for me to awaken.
Xiao Chen was enlightened, So that was why. He had felt that it was strange. With Ao Jiaos strength, how could she allow another to be the Saber Spirit of the Lunar Shadow Saber?
Then why does she not recognize me as master? Furthermore, she seemed quite hostile to me.
Ao Jiao exined, All Weapon Spirits are like that. This is the protection mechanism of Weapon Spirits. When I was first born, the Thunder Emperor was an eyesore to me, as well. If you do not have great strength, how could a Weapon Spirit recognize you as master?
However, once they recognize a master, the Weapon Spirit will be absolutely loyal. They will never betray you.
Xiao Chen felt doubtful and said, In that case, what exactly is the rtionship between you and me? You are much stronger than me. Doesn''t that mean I would not truly be your master for a very long time?
When Ao Jiao heard this, she said happily, Thats right! So, idiot master, you better be stronger quickly. If you cannot even protect me, how can you be my master?
Xiao Chen was speechless. Based on the strength Ao Jiao had shown, she was at least a Superior Grade Martial Monarch. Xiao Chen did not know how long would it take for him to achieve such strength.
Seeing Xiao Chen deep in thought, Ao Jiaoughed and said, Get up, idiot master. With ambition, there is no need to fear the heights of heaven.
Dont overthink this. I will first merge the Saber Spirit with the Lunar Shadow Saber in your hand. Then you will be able to achieve Listening to the Sword and Communicating With It.
Xiao Chen got up and took a look at the Lunar Shadow Saber in Ao Jiaos hands. He asked with some disbelief, That simple?
One had to know that Liu Ruyue had spent a lot of effort to help Xiao Chen grasp Listening to the Sword and Communicating With It. However, after all that effort, he would only able to catch a glimpse of it and was unable to get aplete grasp of it.
Ao Jiao smiled and said, That little girls method was correct. However, she did not anticipate that there was another Weapon Spirit in there. Weapon Spirits have an innate self-protection mechanism. Hence, she has rejected your call and caused you to be unable to grasp Listening to the Sword and Communicating With It.
No wonder I kept feeling I was on the verge of grasping Listening to the Sword and Communicating With It, but unable to break through it. So, it is because I was prevented from doing so.
Hu Chi!
Ao Jiao swung her hand up and the long Lunar Shadow Saber flew quickly toward the boundless sky. Spots of purple light revolved around it. Under the moonlight, it was extremely beautiful.
The saber flew higher and higher. Soon, all Xiao Chen can see was a blurry ck spot.
Xiao Chen looked up and said, Where is it flying? How is it going to merge like that?
Ao Jiao said, Of course it is flying to the real world. Otherwise, how is it going to merge? In the inner space of the Lunar Shadow Saber? Alright, when you go out, you will immediately understand the mysteries behind it. It is time you tell me about the Massacre Throne.
Xiao Chen withdrew his gaze and thought for a while before deciding to tell it as it was. There was no need to hide anything from Ao Jiao.
After Xiao Chen told Ao Jiao everything that happened in the Ink Forest, he asked, Ao Jiao, is there anything wrong with this scarlet throne?
After Ao Jiao heard everything, she pondered for a moment before answering, There isnt really anything wrong with it. The Massacre Throne was something personally refined by the ancient Evil King. However, before he was killed, he split the throne into six parts.
Each throne represented a state. They were the states of massacre, ruin, destruction, anger, berserk, and death. Legend has it that when the six thrones arere assembled together, the ancient Evil King would return once again.
Xiao Chen muttered, So you are saying there are five more of these thrones, and I only obtained one? What should I do if I meet another person with one of these thrones?
Ao Jiao nodded, That would be the crux of the problem. As long as two cultivators with the thrones are within five hundred kilometers of each other, they would be able to sense each others presence. The thrones were originally one and they would be able to swallow each other up. After swallowing another, its might would be stronger.
Even without Ao Jiao exining so much, Xiao Chen could understand how much stronger the throne would be. One throne represented a state. Grasping two high-leveled states at the same time, the increase in might went without saying.
Xiao Chen was not afraid ofpetition with others. He was only worried about what Ao Jiao said about the return of the Evil King; he felt it was somewhat strange.
However reliable is this legend? It has been at least thirty thousand years since the Ancient Era. It is not possible for him to return, right? Xiao Chen asked doubtfully.
The Tianwu Era was founded twenty thousand years ago and was destroyed ten thousand years ago, resulting in the current division of five nations. Of those, the Great Jin Nation was the greatest.
Before the Tianwu Era was the Chaotic Era. There were no proper records of the Chaotic Era in the history books. The true Ancient Era happened before the Chaotic Era.
This was hard to imagine. Even a vast sea could turn into a dry field within thirty thousand years. Could humanse back to life?
Ao Jiao said, There is some reliability to this legend, but you dont have to be too worried about it. In the past ten thousand years, I have never heard of the six thrones all appearing together at the same time. There is no way it will coincidentally happen to you.
Rumble!
A loud screech came from the sky above. When Xiao Chen looked up, he saw that it was the Lunar Shadow Saber flying to the edge of the space, striking the barrier continuously.
Ao Jiao said softly, The Lunar Shadow Saber is about to go out. You should go too. Remember toprehend the Listening to the Sword and Communicating With It properly after you go out. This is only the entry level.
Xiao Chen felt that there were still many things he had not said. He quickly thought for a moment and only said the thing that he felt was most important, Am I able to call out to you at will in the future?
Ao Jiao shook her head and said, No, I have to make use of this opportunity topletely swallow up that white-clothed Weapon Spirit, lest it cause problems in the future. Dont forget, my goal is to forge a Sub-Divine Weapon. I am currently far from being anywhere close.
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Back in the real world, within the dueling grounds, the saber formation had never stopped shaking.
The Lunar Shadow Saber beside Xiao Chen leaped up and struggled free of the constraints of its scabbard. Then, it flew into the air and floated about one hundred meters above Xiao Chen. It was giving off a bright light, and looked quite beautiful.
Liu Suifeng asked in shock, Sis, whats going on? Why did the Lunar Shadow Saber fly out on its own?
Liu Ruyue also revealed a doubtful expression. She shook her head and said, I am not sure myself. However, I feel that this is a good thing. I can feel some excitement from the Lunar Shadow Saber, like it is anticipating something.
As the two were speaking, a light came out from Xiao Chens head. Then, it quickly infused into the Lunar Shadow Saber.
Xiu!
Suddenly, Xiao Chen opened his eyes and leaped up. He moved like a flood dragon and grasped the hilt of the Lunar Shadow Saber with one hand.
Listening to the Sword and Communicating With It! Xiao Chen shouted and brandished his saber. The snow-white Lunar Shadow Saber immediately gave off a drawn-out hum.
The saber trembled relentlessly and there was a sh of light. The snow-white saber turned pitch ck. It actually advanced from an Earth Ranked Spirit Weapon to an Inferior Grade Heaven Ranked Spirit Weapon.
Xiao Chen held the Lunar Shadow Saber as hended on the ground. He revealed a joyful expression. The Lunar Shadow Saber had finally found its voice.
Xiao Chen did not expect after using the Listening to the Sword and Communicating With It, he would be able to restore the Rank of the Lunar Shadow Saber.
Hu chi!
Xiao Chen flicked his wrist gently and circted some of his Essence, immediately sending some energy to the sharp saber.
A strand of incredibly dense purple saber Qi left the saber. It created ripples in the air as it sliced it apart. After itnded on the ground, it left a long scar.
Bang! Bang! Bang! After the saber Qi stopped, the boards by the scar were immediately kicked up and exploded into powder.
Liu Suifeng cried out in astonishment, What a strong force! This is the Lunar Shadow Sabers original power? It seems much stronger than a regr Heaven Ranked Spirit Weapon! Furthermore, this was just a casual swing!
Xiao Chen waved his hand casually and the scabbardying back within the saber formation returned to his hand. Then, he dissipated the state of Listening to the Sword and Communicating With It. The pitch-ck saber turned snow-white again, returning to being an Earth Ranked Spirit Weapon.
Xiao Chen had justprehended Listening to the Sword and Communicating With It. He was not able to maintain the state for a long time. However, now that he had grasped it, he believed that his improvements would be fast.
Xiao Chen sheathed the saber and looked at Liu Ruyue, who was walking over with a smile. Xiao Chen said sincerely, Ruyue, thank you.
Liu Ruyue was feeling happy for Xiao Chen from the bottom of her heart. She said seriously, Congrattions. Youve finally grasped Listening to the Sword and Communicating With It.
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Back in Qingyun Peak, in Xiao Chens courtyard, a cool breeze blew in the yard, sweeping up some of the fallen leaves.
Xiao Chen closed his eyes and immersed himself in the profound state. He had a calm expression as he ced his right hand on the saber hilt. Hepletely ignored his bodys aura.
Xiao Chen simply allowed the cool wind in the yard and his aura to move around freely. They moved up and down, left and right, moving exactly as he willed them to.
Suddenly, Xiao Chen opened his eyes and a bright light shot out of them. They were like a sharp saber, piercing through everything before him.
Ka ca!
The instant the Lunar Shadow Saber was drawn, Listening to the Sword and Communicating With It was executed. The snow-white saber turned pitch-ck. The special characteristic of a Heaven Ranked Spirit Weapon was activated.
The instant the saber was drawn, even without Essence circting, the sharp saber de sent out a drawn-out saber Qi automatically. With a xiu sound, it turned several fallen leaves in the cool breeze into dust.
Listening to the Sword and Communicating With It had a total of four states: Listening to the Sword, Controlling the Sword, Sword Heart, and Communicating with the Sword. Xiao Chen was currently in the state of Listening to the Sword.
This allowed him topletely understand his weapon. This was a fantastic feeling. Xiao Chen felt as though the Lunar Shadow Saber in his hand was an extension of his arm.
Chapter 340 - Sword Heart
Chapter 340: Sword Heart
Xiao Chen could feel every pulse of the Lunar Shadow Saber, like there was blood flowing within it. Of course, it was not really blood, but the Spiritual Energy flowing within it.
No matter how strong a person was, if they had notprehended Listening to the Sword and Communicating With It, they would never be able to feel the pulse of a saber.
When Xiao Chen slowly poured in his Essence, he could clearly see his purple Essence flowing within the veins of the saber. With a thought, the saber immediately lit up with a bright purple light.
Withdraw!
With another thought, the purple saber light ceased. There were no dys at all, the movement of Essence was much faster than before.
When Xiao Chen stopped Listening to the Sword and Communicating With It, the Lunar Shadow Saber turned snow-white again. Xiao Chen used Listening to the Sword and Communicating With It repeatedly in this manner.
Earlier, in the dueling ground, Xiao Chen had left immediately after Liu Ruyue spoke to him.
Xiao Chen felt there was something wrong. However, he did not know what was wrong. So he did not have any intention to continue staying at the dueling grounds. Instead, he directly went back to his courtyard to practice this Listening to the Sword and Communicating With It.
If Xiao Chen could quickly master the state of Listening to the Sword, he would be able to enter the state of Controlling the Sword. That would be very helpful in a fight.
Xiao Chen practiced until it was dusk. He only stopped practicing after Xiao Bai returned.
Xiao Chen saw that Xiao Bais previously unkempt hair was done up very nicely now. Her hair now parted in the middle and had two pigtails.
The back of Xiao Bais hair was tied up in aplicated fashion and ended with a green hair clip. Thispletely brought out her delicate qualities,pletely concealing the seductive side of her.
It looked like Xiao Meng had put in a lot of effort into this. Xiao Bai stood at the side and smiled gently, Elder Brother Xiao Chen, are you practicing? Xiao Bai wants to practice too. After I practice, I can protect Elder Brother Xiao Chen.
When Xiao Chen heard that, he thought it would be good, too. After a Spirit Beast changed form, they could cultivate the Cultivation Techniques and Martial Techniques of humans. It was necessary to teach her some Martial Techniques to protect herself.
Xiao Chen had many Spirit Weapons that he had looted from the Jiang n treasury in his Universe Ring. He took them out all one by one. There were long sabers, twin sabers, short swords, twin swords, treasured swords, and many other types.
Choose a weapon first. Just pick whatever you like. After that, I will give you a relevant Martial Technique.
Xiao Bai looked around in therge pile of Spirit Weapons. Eventually, she picked a two-fingers-wide and 1.7-meters-long sword. This sword was called Heavenly Water, and it was a Superior Grade Profound Rank Spirit Weapon.
Elder Brother Xiao Chen, I choose this, Xiao Bai said happily.
Xiao Chen frowned slightly, he had hoped Xiao Bai would choose a saber. That way, it would be easy for him to find Martial Techniques.
The huge Heavenly Saber Pavilion mayck a lot of things, but the one thing it did notck was all sorts of Saber Techniques. Furthermore, the Heavenly Saber Pavilion was a ce where sabers reigned supreme. To a certain degree, swords could be said to be a forbidden item here.
Even the Heavenly Saber Pavilions Pavilion Master whose name once resounded everywhere under the heavens only used a sword he carved out of wood when he cultivated the sword in hister years.
Suddenly, Xiao Chens eyes lit up. He remembered that aside from the Dragon and Tiger Body Sculpting Art and Great Dragon Tiger Fist, that Pavilion Master had also left behind a Heart Nourishing Universe Sword.
Coincidentally, Xiao Chen could give it to Xiao Bai to use. He rummaged in his Universe Ring for a while before finding that book of Heart Nourishing Universe Sword in a corner of the Universe Ring.
Xiao Chen handed over the secret manual and said, This secret manual is for you. Take it and read it first. If there is anything you do not understand, you cane and ask me.
The Heart Nourishing Universe Sword was also a peak Earth Ranked Sword Technique. Compared to Xiao Chens Wukui Saber Technique, it was very simr in might. After all, the Martial Techniques the previous Pavilion Master used would not be something that could be found at a flea market.
Xiao Bai received it happily. She smiled and said, Thank you, Elder Brother Xiao Chen! I will go and read it now and learn it within two days. At that time, I will be able to protect Elder Brother Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen watched as Xiao Bai left. He revealed a faint smile on his face, This girl is too naive.
Xiao Chen had taken a look at the Heart Nourishing Universe Sword before. There was a total of thirteen moves. Each move was harder than thest. Its difficulty was simr to the Wukui Saber Techniques.
Back then, Xiao Chen had spent three days before he was able to learn the first three foundational moves of the Wukui Saber Technique. Even until now, he is not very familiar with the eighth moves yet. He did not even have any thoughts on practicing the ninth move.
How could it be possible for Xiao Bai to learn all thirteen moves of the Heart Nourishing Universe Sword within two days?
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Time slowly passed in monotony. Xiao Chen would practice the Wukui Saber Technique in the morning, and Listening to the Sword and Communicating With It in the afternoon. At night, he would cultivate the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation, making preparations to break through to the sixthyer.
Time was very tight. Unless Xiao Chen needed to rest in order to prevent his fatigue from causing any problems, he would spend all his time on practicing or cultivating.
Xiao Chen put in all this effort, all for the end-of-year inner disciple Ranking War taking ce one month from now.
This was so that Xiao Chen could be ready for any unexpected situations, to obtain first ce for Qingyun Peak, and to repay Liu Ruyues kindness.
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Six dayster, Xiao Chen was practicing the Wukui Saber Techniques eighth move, Wukui Reveals Heaven. He had been having trouble merging the state and mysterious phenomenon, preventing it from reaching Great Perfection.
Elder Brother Xiao Chen! I have learned the Heart Nourishing Universe Sword, Xiao Bai said in high spirits as she rushed over to Xiao Chen.
When Xiao Chen heard this, he felt absolutely bbergasted. It was impossible. He had never heard of anyone learning a peak Earth Ranked Martial Technique within six days before.
Demonstrate it for me to see. Xiao Chen decided to verify the truth of it.
Xiao Bai nodded eagerly and drew the Heavenly Water Sword. She brandished her sword and her petite exquisite figure quickly moved around in the forest.
Following that, Xiao Bai exhibited the Heart Nourishing Universe Sword in the forest. Instantly, the naturalws seemed to be slightly distorted as the sword moved around.
The surrounding trees actually started to move around strangely. However, these trees were as full of vitality as they had before, this was not a mysterious phenomenon.
It was like there were huge changes in the world, space had distorted and created such an effect.
Xiao Chens expression started to turn grave. He saw a faint blurry light appear at Xiao Bais navel as the sword light moved around. The shape of the light seemed to be the silhouette of a small sword.
Sword Heart! Xiao Chen eximed in shock.
Qian was heaven and Kun was earth. When the Heart Nourishing Universe Sword was executed, it infused the heaven and earth into the Sword Technique.
[Note: The universe in the Heart Nourishing Universe Sword is Qiankun in the raws. This word has a few meanings, one is universe, basically consisting of the heaven and earth. Another is Yinyang, because heaven and earth are opposites. The universe in the Universe Ring is Qiankun as well.]
Every move contained the naturalws, and contained the heavenly Daos. When practiced to Great Perfection, they could reverse heaven and earth, truly changing the naturalws.
However, the crux of the of the Heart Nourishing Universe Sword was focused on the two words Nourishing Heart. The so-called Nourishing Heart meant using the power of the Universe to temper out an unrivaled and matchlessly sharp Sword Heart.
As far as Xiao Chen knew, the number of people who could practice the Heart Nourishing Universe Sword to Great Perfection were few. However, there were some Sword Sages who managed to achieve it. They were able to cause the rivers to flow backward with one strike, tear through space and make mountains spin.
However, aside from the person who made this Sword Technique, Xiao Chen had never heard of anyone sessfully tempering a Sword Heart using this Sword Technique.
The thirteen moves of the Heart Nourishing Universe Sword were all executed by Xiao Bai in one go. Sword Qi moved all over the forest, causing a countless amount of leaves to fall.
Xiao Bai withdrew her sword and sheathed it. The feeling of distorted space in the forest immediately disappeared. Then, she looked at Xiao Chens sullen expression.
Xiao Bai said somewhat nervously, Elder Brother Xiao Chen, is Xiao Bai stupid? I said I will learn it in two days. In the end, it took Xiao Bai six days to do so. Furthermore, it feels like Xiao Bai still has not brought out its full strength.
Xiao Chen smiled bitterly to himself, If this is considered stupid, then what exactly are all those genius cultivators?
This Sword Technique was only considered to be at the entry-level. This was because the area Xiao Bai could influence with the state of universe was only limited to ten meters around her.
ording to the records on the Sword Technique, when a Martial Saint used the Heart Nourishing Universe Sword and practiced it to Great Perfection, they would be able to influence an area of five hundred meters around them.
Xiao Bai was far from achieving that. Furthermore, she had not infused it with its state. Thus, the might of this Sword Technique was greatly reduced.
However, Xiao Bai was able to learn all thirteen moves in six days, and used them in one go, evenprehending her Sword Heart. Such talent was simply horrifying.
All Xiao Baicked now was maturity and theprehension of her own state. At that time, the might of this Sword Technique would reach Great Perfection.
Xiao Chen said softly, You are not stupid, this is pretty good already. However, you have to continue to work hard. Grow more mature slowly.
Xiao Bai smiled happily and said, Really? Then when can I be as powerful as Elder Brother Xiao Chen? By then, when there are bad guys, there will not be any need for Elder Brother Xiao Chen to make a move. Xiao Bai will help you to chase them away.
Xiao Chen smiled speechlessly. He said to himself in his heart, How can I allow Xiao Bai be the one to protect me? Be it logic or emotional, this should not happen. Letting Xiao Bai practice Martial Techniques is all for her own sake.
As for Xiao Bais future, Xiao Chen already had a rough n in mind. However, he had not told her about it yet.
You should go back first, dont overthink this. Remember, do not let others see you practicing the sword, Xiao Cheng said. Practicing the sword was a taboo in the Heavenly Saber Pavilion, after all.
Xiao Bai nodded and left, feeling delighted; she was clearly in high spirits.
After Xiao Chen saw Xiao Bai left, he withdrew his gaze and said, Xiao Bai is so amazing. I need to put in more effort so as to not fall behind her. I mustpletely grasp Wukui Reveals Heaven.
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Three dayster, Liu Suifeng came to Xiao Chens courtyard and told him a piece of shocking news.
After Xiao Chen heard the news, he felt very suspicious. He asked, You said that the end-of-year Ranking Wars taking ce in the middle of next month will be dyed? Howe?
Liu Suifeng seemed somewhat confused, too. He kept scratching his head as he said, I am not sure why, either. The Elders Assembly did not give a reason. The end-of-year inner disciple Ranking Wars has been a tradition since the founding of the Heavenly Saber Pavilion.
In the past ten thousand years, unless there was something major, I have never of the Ranking Wars being dyed.
The once-a-year inner disciple Ranking Wars of the Heavenly Saber Pavilion did not just function to check on the inner disciples cultivation for the year and maintain a certain level ofpetitiveness between disciples.
The most important thing was, the Heavenly Saber Pavilion would make use of this opportunity to show off their strength to the rest of the world, preserving their reputation as the top sect in the Xihe Province.
Every year, during the inner disciple Ranking Wars, the Heavenly Saber Pavilion would send out invitations to all the great powers and talented youths in the Xihe Province; they would even invite the court officials.
Their purpose in doing so was to demonstrate the might of the Heavenly Saber Pavilion, maintaining its reputation.
If the Heavenly Saber Pavilion suddenly dyed the end-of-year inner disciple Ranking Wars, it could cause people to think that the Heavenly Saber Pavilion was not able to produce any decent inner disciples, thus dying the Ranking Wars.
Chapter 341 - Arrival of the Three Holy Lands
Chapter 341: Arrival of the Three Holy Lands
Such an unfavorable rumor would be a big blow to the Heavenly Saber Pavilions reputation. They would not dy the Ranking Wars unless they had no other choice.
Liu Suifeng continued, This matter is very strange. Up until now, there is still no reason given for it. Furthermore, even the outer disciplepetition was dyed. This is very confusing.
Xiao Chen pondered and said, There is no need to bother. It is only dyed, not canceled. Thats right, how is Elder Sister Ruyue doing recently. I have not seen her aroundtely.
Liu Suifeng hesitated for a while before finally saying, Actually, she injured her Essence thest time she activated the strengthened Ancient Absolute Saber Formation. She will not be able to cultivate for half a year. Recently, she has been nourishing herself with Spiritual Herbs. Otherwise, the damage would be greater.
A shocked expression appeared on Xiao Chens face. He had already felt something was wrong thest time. So, it was that serious. Xiao Chen naturally knew the seriousness of wasting half a year. He did not expect Liu Ruyue to make such a sacrifice for him.
Why didnt you tell me earlier? Xiao Chen said with some me in his tone. If he had known there would be such serious consequences earlier, Xiao Chen would not have epted it.
Liu Suifeng smiled helplessly, I wanted to, but my Sis did not allow me to. If I had told you, would you have epted her kindness?
Xiao Chen shook his head. He wanted to get up and look for Liu Ruyue but Liu Suifeng quickly stopped him. He said, Dont go, my Siss personality is very headstrong. Since she does not want you to know, you should just pretend that you dont.
Xiao Chen could only return to his seat. The two chatted for a while more before Liu Suifeng got up and took his leave.
Xiao Chen did not really care about the Ranking Wars being dyed. As long as it was not canceled, it would be fine. He was not in a rush to leave Qingyun Peak anyway.
However, the matter of Liu Ruyue wasting half a year of cultivation made Xiao Chen feel unsettled. If he was not able to see through her intentions at this time, he would be a fool.
Humans have seven emotions and six desires. No one can truly detach himself from them while they were in the mortal world. However, how could Xiao Chen pretend to take it easy?
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It was now night. Xiao Chen stopped cultivating and leaped out of his courtyard. Once again, he came to a big tree outside Liu Ruyues courtyard.
The gorgeous moonlight shone on the ground. Liu Ruyue was in the yard, doing the same thing as she did in the past, practicing her Saber Technique.
Saber lights moved everywhere, a strong energy filled the ce. After Liu Ruyue advanced to Martial King, her saber Qi had clearly be more refined than it was in the past.
When the saber Qi moved through the air, it was like the air was being sliced apart, creating a faint ripple.
Hu chi!
Without any warning, a strand of resplendent saber Qi suddenly flew at the big tree Xiao Chen was on. It moved a distance of five hundred meters in an instant.
Ka ca! The big thick tree was immediately sliced in half at the trunk, revealing Xiao Chen behind it.
Liu Ruyue quickly rushed over. When she saw it was Xiao Chen there, she exhaled in relief. Then, she sheathed her saber. She asked, Ye Chen, why were you hiding behind this tree?
Xiao Chen felt incredibly embarrassed. A blush immediately appeare on his delicate face. His normally calm self was now nowhere to be found.
Xiao Chen was suddenly discovered peeping on others. There was nothing more embarrassing than this.
Xiao Chen stood on the broken tree and stammered for a long time before saying, Thats right. Why am I hiding behind this tree? How strange.
Liu Ruyue looked at the embarrassed Xiao Chen and felt it was funny. She smiled and said, Actually, this tree had a Heavenly Spiritual Energy. When standing on it, it would allow for one to calm themselves down. It is a good ce forprehending and breaking through bottlenecks. Ye Chen, you wereprehending a Martial Technique, right?
Xiao Chen slowly calmed down and smiles, Yes, thats right. Ruyue, I did not expect you to know this secret. This tree is indeed very useful. I had nearly broken through my bottleneck.
Liu Ruyue revealed a mischievous smile on her charming face. Then, she said in a serious manner, In that case, I have to apologize to you. I should not have interrupted you earlier. I even destroyed this Spiritual Wood. I am really sorry.
Liu Ruyues tone calmed Xiao Chens panicked emotional state down. He smiled faintly and said, Its not a problem. After the tree is broken, the Spiritual Energy will leak out. That is even better for breaking through the bottleneck. Its just that this tree will be useless in the future.
Liu Ruyue nodded and said, Then you should stay up there and focus onprehending. I wille and check on you tomorrow morning.
Xiao Chen felt very embarrassed in his heart. This tree did not really have Spiritual Energy. If he were to stand here for the whole night, it would be difficult to bear, even if he did not have to move.
Hu chi!
Xiao Chen jumped off the broken tree andnded gently before Liu Ruyue. Liu Ruyue nodded as she smiled, Young Hero Ye, why are you not continuing yourprehension?
Xiao Chen smiled embarrassedly, Ruyue, please dontugh at me.
Liu Ruyue burst out inughter regardless and said, Alright, Ill stop poking fun at you. Come in. Whats the matter?
After they arrived at Liu Ruyues yard and took a seat, Xiao Chen told her about what Liu Suifeng told him about the Ranking Wars being dyed.
Liu Ruyue said in a soft voice, I know about this matter. There is no special reason for this. Arge amount of manpower is needed to organize something like the inner disciple Ranking Wars. Almost the entire sect would have to pitch in. The Heavenly Saber Pavilion has no way to deal with organizing two major events within a short period of time.
Xiao Chen felt suspicious and asked, Are you saying, there is another event, one that is grander than the inner disciple Ranking Wars? What is it?
Liu Ruyue nodded, This matter is supposed to be a secret for now. However, there is no problems telling you about it. Leng Liusu left her isted training. She is now a peak Inferior Grade Martial King.
Xiao Chen was stunned for a while before he reacted. Leng Liusu was only seventeen years old. Yet, her cultivation was now peak Inferior Grade Martial King realm. Aside from the word demonic, no other words were sufficient to describe her talent.
A cultivation realm that most people were unable to achieve in their lifetime was achieved by Leng Liusu at the age of seventeen. Furthermore, it was not early Inferior Grade Martial King, but peak Inferior Grade Martial King.
The earlier one entered the Martial King realm, the more they would aplish in the future. This was a proven fact.
Back in the past, the Thunder Emperor became a Martial King at seventeen, a Martial Monarch at twenty, A Martial Sage at thirty after a struggle of life and death, and finally became a Martial Emperor at forty, ruling everything under the heavens.
There were many experts in history, each of them different from each other. However, they all had onemon point: They all became Martial Kings before twenty.
If a cultivator was unable to break through to Martial King before 25, their future aplishments would be limited to Martial King.
Back then, Murong Chong had told Xiao Chen some things about Leng Liusu, saying that she would shock the world when she came out of isted training. It looks like he was right.
The bloodline passed down by the Saber Emperor was truly shocking.
Liu Ruyue continued, The First Elder already sent someone to inform the Three Holy Lands. He wants to make use of this opportunity to get the Three Holy Lands to send someone topletely seal the spatial crack in the Heavenly Saber Pavilion.
The people from the Three Holy Lands wille?
Xiao Chen finally understood why they dyed the end-of-year inner disciple Ranking Wars. If the people from the Three Holy Lands really came, the inner disciple Ranking Wars would pale inparison.
The Three Holy Lands were detached from the world. Legends of the Three Holy Lands could be found in every corner of the Tianwu Continent. In the eyes of the people, they were an untouchable myth.
The Three Holy Lands had existed since the time of the Ancient Era. They had survived tens of thousands of years, handing down their heritage through the ages. Their strength was unfathomable, they were the final hope of the Tianwu Continent.
There were already many known urrences in history where the Three Holy Lands led the people to push back the Demon Race, helping humanity survive.
The arrival of the Three Holy Lands would definitely shock the entire Great Qin Nation. When that happened, all the noble ns and sects in the Great Qing Nation would have toe and pay their respects.
If any of the geniuses of the various powers were looked upon favorably by the people of the Three Holy Lands, they would have gained a great fortune for themselves. With a Holy Land looking after them, their statuses would rise.
For some unknown reason, the Three Holy LandsPhoenixs Passion Pce, Divine Martial Gate, and White Emperor Citygave Xiao Chen an instinctive sense of repulsion. Furthermore, he was an ascender, so he did not feel any awe for them. Hence, he was not very interested in them.
However, the chance to see the strength of the people from these Holy Lands interested Xiao Chen a little. He wanted to see what kind of strength the cultivators with inherited Holy Martial Spirits had.
After Xiao Chen thought for a while, he said, The Three Holy Lands wille? If theye, which one? Phoenixs Passion Pce, Divine Martial Gate, or White Emperor City?
Liu Ruyue answered, The likelihood of one of theming is high. The Three Holy Lands have always been searching for geniuses in the continent. Leng Liusus talent is bound to attract them. As for which Holy Lands, I am not sure.
After this topic ended, the two of them chatted for a long time. There were a few times Xiao Chen faltered and wanted to ask her about losing half a year of cultivation time. However, he managed to resist the impulse.
Since Liu Ruyue did not want to say it, Xiao Chen would simply bury this in his heart. It was sufficient that he knew about it.
The night sky gradually turned darker, Xiao Chen got up and took his leave, Im going back first. Regardless of the situation, I will obtain the first ce in the Ranking Wars for Qingyun Peak.
Liu Ruyue smiled gently and said, I shall thank you in advance first, then. However, the next time youe looking for me, juste in directly. Although there are many trees here, not every one of them has Spiritual Energy.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly, There is no more need, I already cleared my bottleneck. To me, the trees are no longer important.
After Xiao Chen spoke, they exchanged nces and smiled gently. They understood each other without words.
To Xiao Chen, the tree was indeed no longer important. Liu Ruyues strike not only struck down a tree outside her courtyard, it had also smashed apart a wall in his heart.
Since I like her, I shall stand out boldly without suppressing my emotions. If I keep thinking about consequences, I will end up worrying.
There was no need to worry about whether he would see Liu Ruyue or not, whether he should leave Qingyun Peak or not. The person he liked was here, he would remember it in his heart. Regardless of how far apart they were, they just needed to know it in their hearts.
After Xiao Chen left Liu Ruyues courtyard, he felt like arge stone was lifted off his chest. He feltpletely rxed.
Although the two of them did not say it outright, there was a strange feeling, a silent tacit understanding; they both knew each others intentions.
As Xiao Chen slowly walked on the mountain path in the forest, he looked up at the moon. A faint smile appeared on his face.
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In the following days, aside from working hard at cultivation, Xiao Chen would always make some time toe to Liu Ruyues courtyard at night.
The two talked about everything under the heavens, there was nothing they did not talk about; they merely enjoyed the conversations they had with each other.
However, the thing they talked the most frequently about was their understandings of the Martial Path. Liu Ruyue had umted a deep understanding of the Martial Path. She had the experience of breaking through to Martial King twice. She told Xiao Chen all the things he needed to take note of without missing anything.
Chapter 342 - Barging Into the Heavenly Saber Pavilion
Chapter 342: Barging Into the Heavenly Saber Pavilion
Advancing from Martial Saint to Martial King was a major hurdle for cultivators. Once they crossed that hurdle, they would be able to enjoy the treatment of an expert anywhere within the Great Qin Nation.
The earlier they crossed that hurdle, the better their future aplishments would be.
Xiao Cheng had honestly told Liu Ruyue about hisprehension of states. Within the Great Qin Nation, aside from some experts from the older generation, regardingprehension of states, he was unrivaled among the younger generation. Liu Ruyue had benefited greatly from it.
It was hard to avoid disputes when they were so engrossed in their conversation. So the two of them wouldpare notes against each other, perfecting theirprehensions with a fight.
Such interaction was more useful than Xiao Chen pondering on his own. After a week, Xiao Chen was able to perfect the Wukui Reveals Heaven that he was unable toplete previously.
Such conversations allowed Xiao Chen to gain substantial benefits. This got him even more engrossed in such satisfying conversations. He went to Liu Ruyues courtyard almost every night.
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This particr day, the two of them were chatting happily when loud explosions came from thousands of meters above the Heavenly Saber Pavilion.
Seven huge meteors descended above Qingyun Peak in the night sky. As they descended, they broke the 81 barriers of the Heavenly Saber Pavilion.
A piercing rm rang throughout the entire Lingyun Mountain Range. It gave the impression of urgency as it rang non-stop.
Hu! Hu!
asionally, there would be someone soaring in the air above the seven great Peaks of the Heavenly Saber Pavilion. Their aura was spread everywhere, a fearsome fighting spirit ignited.
Xiao Chen and Liu Ruyues expressions both changed. There was actually someone daring enough to barge into the Heavenly Saber Pavilion?
Liu Ruyues expression turned grave as she looked at the summit of Qingyun Peak. She said, Both of us should not make a move blindly. We are not qualified to participate in a fight of this level.
Without Liu Ruyue saying anything, Xiao Chen could also feel the horrifying pressure. The seven meteors actually contained the aura of Martial Monarchs.
Just thinking about it would cause one to tremble in fear. There were only ten known Martial Monarchs in the entire Great Qin Nation. Yet, seven Martial Monarchs appeared at the Heavenly Saber Pavilion.
The strength of a Martial Monarch was sufficient to destroy a city-state on their own. With seven Martial Monarchs, that was like having an army of several hundred thousand soldiers.
Martial MonarchMartial MonarchMonarchs of the Martial Path. This title was not given casually. Even in the Great Jin Nation, a nation with many Spirit Veins, Martial Monarchs were considered experts.
Furthermore, there had been no news of Martial Sages appearing in the Great Qin Nation for the past thousand years. Hence, Martial Monarch was the peakbat force that could be found.
If a sect or n possessed a Martial Monarch, they could instantly be a great power.
As for the people who were soaring into the sky, they were all Superior Grade Martial Kings. Given Xiao Chens cultivation realm, even if he went, the shockwaves from the battle alone would turn his flesh to ash and crush his bones to dust.
It was unknown how many Martial Monarchs were in the Heavenly Saber Pavilion. Given this sudden danger, Xiao Chen could potentially see what the Heavenly Saber Pavilions trump cards were.
Xiao Chen looked at the sky and asked out of doubt, Why did these peoplee?
Liu Ruyue muttered, Divine Weapon!
Boom!
The seven meteors in the sky pierced through the barriersid by the Heavenly Saber Pavilion. mes burst out and countless sparks flew through the sky rapidly.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
The sparks fell like rain, falling on half of the Heavenly Saber Pavilionsnd. When thended on the ground, they gave off intense explosions. Shockwaves surged everywhere, dirt filled the air.
Countless buildings were destroyed and turned into rubble. The sparks smashed into many cultivators who could not react fast enough, they were reduced to dust in the explosion, dying without aplete corpse.
Every ce in the Heavenly Saber Pavilion became chaotic. A significant number of ces were razed to the ground. A huge fire covered a great area.
A few sparks flew toward Liu Ruyues courtyard. The two had seen the power contained in the sparks and did not dare to sh against them. They executed their Movement Techniques and quickly dodged.
In the nest moment, the previously perfectly fine courtyard was sted to smithereens. Countless pieces of rubble pelted the two, along with the shockwaves.
The two turned around and sent out a few strands of sharp saber Qi to deal with the rubble and shockwaves.
After the sparks scattered, seven middle-aged men in azure robes appeared before everyone. There were nine azure dragons embroidered on their robes.
The seven released a surging, overwhelming aura. This put a huge pressure on Xiao Chen below.
Many Heavenly Saber Pavilion disciples who looked up were unable to withstand this pressure. They simply fell prostrate to the ground, unable to get up after that.
Thebined aura of the seven Martial Monarchs was equivalent to that of a Martial Sage. It was sufficient to make rivers stop flowing, let alone mere Martial Saint cultivators.
Who dares barge into my Heavenly Saber Pavilion?! How reckless!
Several hundred Martial Kings from the Heavenly Saber Pavilion flew over. The person leading them did not feel any fear toward the seven Martial Monarchs. This could be heard from the tone of how his voice.
Are you even worthy of speaking to us? one of the seven azure-robed Martial Monarch snorted coldly. He casually waved his hand and a ripple appeared in the air. After a while, it turned into a hurricane that wasunched at the person who spoke.
Bang!
When the person who spoke was struck by the hurricane, he immediately vomited a mouthful of blood and fell from the sky.
A full-fledged peak Martial King was unable to retaliate in the face of a Martial Monarch. He was simply defeated by a casual wave, how terrifying.
Xiao Chen felt the intense fluctuations in the air. Then he said, This is the power of space. Martial Kings and Martial Monarchs are simply onpletely different levels.
Everyone step down!
The First Elder, Jiang Chi, finally rushed over, leading a few Peak masters. However, Xiao Chen did not see Song Que among them. When he thought about it, it made sense. Song Que was now only left with one arm, he no longer had the strength of a peak Martial King.
The hundreds of Martial Kings that gathered earlier all retreated to the side, watching the situation from afar. This fight was at a level they could not interfere in.
Jiang Chi looked at the get-up of the seven. His expression turned sullen and slowly said, My Heavenly Saber Pavilion does not seem to have any grudges with you all. Why are you causing a scene here?
The person leading the seven took a few steps forward in the air. He said, We are from the Eastern Sea Divine Dragon Pce. We are the seven Great Sage Envoys under the Dragon King. My name is Long Tu. We came to the Heavenly Saber Pavilion to borrow something.
Jiang Chi had already guess what was the item that attracted them here. However, he still said coldly, Is this the attitude of someone borrowing something?
Big Brother, dont bother speaking nonsense with him. They are just a bunch of trash that are half a step from being Martial Monarchs. There is no need to be so long-winded about it. The Heavenly Saber Pavilion is nothing, how can theypare against our Divine Dragon Pce?
An evil look shed in the eyes of the person who made a move earlier.
Lu Tu smiled gently and ignored this person. He looked at Jiang Chi and said, My Apologies, my Seventh Brothers temper is very bad and has no tact with words. Sorry, there were too many barriers around the Heavenly Saber Pavilion, we had no choice but to break them.
As long as you are willing to lend us what we want, I am willing topensate ten times the losses the Heavenly Saber Pavilion has suffered.
Jiang Chi said sullenly, If you intentions are to borrow the Divine Weapon, you may leave now. I will just say this once. If you leave now, I will treat it as nothing has happened. Dont think that you can do anything you wish in the Heavenly Saber Pavilion with cultivations of Inferior Grade Martial Monarchs.
When Long Tu heard this, the expression on his face turned cold. He said, Since the ancient times, the Divine Weapons belong to those who are capable. Our Dragon King has taken an interest in this Divine Weapon. I will also only say this once. Hand over the Divine Weapon obediently. Otherwise, the foundations the Heavenly Saber Pavilion has built up for ten thousand years will be destroyed.
The seventh Divine Dragon Pce Sage Envoyughed coldly, Merely a few piece of trash with half a step into the Martial Monarch realm. Yet you dare to talk about keeping us here? Do you not know how the word death is written? Old man, I will start with you first.
Boom!
Just as the seventh Sage Envoy wanted to make his move, seven scarlet warships with scarlet banners fluttering in the night breeze suddenly appeared from every direction.
The color of the scarlet warships was as bright as fresh blood, even the darkness of night could not mask it. Instead, the dark sky made it stand out even more.
A person dressed in scarlet Battle Armor stood under each banner. They all draped a huge scarlet cloak over themselves and girdled a Bloodsucker Saber at their waist. They were emitting their killing Qi without holding back.
Seven sets of killing Qi surged. When merged together, they turned into a vast ocean.
The dark clouds above were dyed scarlet already at an unknown time. The horrifying killing Qi felt like it would solid. asionally, there would be strange miserable criesing from the scarlet clouds.
It was the people from the Divine Saber Camp. For the first time since they arrive, the seven from the Divine Dragon Pce had grave expressions.
Xiu! Xiu!
The figures on the warship jumped off and turned into seven streaks of scarlet light. They all moved to the back of the First Elder, Jiang Chi, at lightning speed.
Themander of the Divine Saber Camp, Ximen Ying, gave a slight nod to Jiang Chi. He said softly, Divine Saber Camps Ximen Ying iste, causing the Heavenly Saber Pavilion to suffer losses.
Jiang Chi said indifferently, No matter, as long as you are here, it will be fine.
Long Tu looked at the horrifying baleful auras from the seven. He secretly felt astonished. They are cultivators who proved their Daos by killing.
No wonder their presence can make our hearts palpitate. However, only two of them are Martial Monarchs. The other half are only half a step into the Martial Monarch realm. There is no need to fear them.
Long Tu said sullenly, The six of you, go get the Divine Weapon. I will hold them back.
The other intruders trusted in Long Tus strength. They did not hesitate and immediately made for the summit of Qingyun Peak.
Jiang Chis expression turned grave as he said urgently, Stop them!
The many Martial King spectating at the side all rushed forward, sending all sort of high Ranked Martial Techniques at the six. Many resplendent lights were released into the air.
Each of the six punched out, and azure flood dragons appeared. The six flood dragons roared in a berserk manner and crushed all the strong Martial Techniques flying at them.
Furthermore, the might of the flood dragons did not diminish. It moved in an instant and knocked back several dozen Martial Kings. They were hurled away like cannonballs fired from a cannon.
Boom!
When the Martial Kings who were knocked back flew for about two thousand meters, they crashed into a peak with a loud bang. The peak immediately crumbled.
The six only used a move to easily knock back several dozen Martial Kings. After they withdrew their hands, the flood dragons roared one final time and returned to the six.
Sou! Sou! Sou!
The seven scarlet warships quickly flew at the six. A hundred elite Divine Saber Camp disciples jumped off from the bow.
They formed a three-dimensional formation in the air. The instant their Bloodsucker Sabers were drawn, they let out an angry howl and all their killing Qi merged into one.
Chapter 343 - Divine Saber Camp’s Killing Move
Chapter 343: Divine Saber Camps Killing Move
As the six Martial Monarchs moved within the formation, they felt a huge pressure. Even though they had killed many people, they still felt fear in their hearts.
Furthermore, the formation these hundred Divine Saber Camp disciples formed seemed to contain the might of naturalws. They had suppressed the strength of the six.
The six charged forward recklessly within the formation. The horrifying momentum they had was unstoppable. However, something strange happened. They were clearly moving forward in one direction, but they were actually moving around in a circle. They could not break out of the encirclement of these hundred people.
Long Tu took a quick nce and ignored their situation. With the strength of those six, it was only a matter of time before they broke the formation.
The true threat was the seven people behind Long Tu. This was especially true for the two cultivators who were initial Inferior Grade Martial Monarchs. They were themander and vicemander of the Divine Saber Camp, Ximen Ying and Zhuo Yan.
Jiang Chi and the others had already retreated to a side.
With their strength, they were still qualified to participate in this fight. However, Jiang Chi and the rest were not able to coordinate with the Divine Saber Camp. The things they had learned werepletely different from what the Divine Saber Camp did. There was no way for them to work with the Divine Saber Camp. They could only remain spectators and act as backup.
Kill!
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The seven made their moves at the same time, the Bloodsucker Sabers in their hands released a scarlet light. The boundless scarlet cloud in the sky churned continuously. A cold wind howled and a baleful aura pressed forwards.
Long Tu waved his hand and a purple spear appeared in his hand. With a gentle sweep, the air rippled. An azure flood dragon spiraled around the spear.
The dragon let out an angry howl and the spear swept across, causing the air to tremble and blocking the attacks of the seven.
Hu chi! Hu chi!
The weapons shed and the horrifying energy was scattered. A ck crack slowly expanded in the air.
The casual moves of a few people actually made space tear. The ck spatial crack grew for several thousand meters beforeing to a stop.
Whenever the crack extended past a peak, it would chop it in half. When looked at from the sky, it was like it was bitten off by arge dog.
They became faster the longer they fought. Xiao Chens eyes were simply unable to keep up with them. He could only hear ear-shattering shouts from time to time as well as see the ck crack growingrger.
Bang! A scarlet light fell from the sky.
It was a Divine Saber Camp cultivator. A bloody fist-sized hole appeared on his forehead. He was stabbed to death by Long Tus spear.
After a while, cracks extended out from his wound and his body ended up shattering.
Ha ha, again! The Divine Saber Camp is merely so, Long Tuughed out loudly. The moment he spoke, he stabbed with his spear again. The purple spear seemed like it hade to life and turned into an azure dragon.
A Divine Saber Camp disciple sent out a long scarlet light, trying to block this horrifying strike.
Before the azure flood dragon got close, it roared angrily. A boundless Holy Might shook that person until he became dizzy and his legs grew weak.
Bang!
In the next instant, the azure flood dragon turned back into the resilient purple spear. A purple light appeared at the tip of the spear.
Long Tu tilted his body to the side slightly and sent his hand forward. He broke that scarlet light very quickly.
That person quickly turned and moved back, he was like scarlet lightning. Long Tu snorted coldly and pierced his spear forward, holding the extreme end of the spear with his right hand.
This resulted in his attack range increasing significantly. Then, he swept it across and struck that person in the chest.
That person vomited a mouthful of blood and was sent flying back. Before he could stop himself or change his direction, he crashed into the expanded spatial crack.
That person had no means to resist and was sliced into multiple pieces by the spatial crack.
At the same time, the sharp attacks of the other five filled the sky with a scarlet light. They used killing moves infused with the state of massacre, sending them at Long Tu.
Soaring Dragon! Long Tu shouted as he withdrew his spear. Nine azure flood dragon immediately came out of his body. As the nine flood dragons soared in the air, a supreme will of wind was infused into them.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
The flood dragons roared and strong winds that resulted from the state of wind blew. It immediately blew away the overwhelming state of massacre like it was smoke.
No matter how strong the state of massacre was, it was merely a state. It was no match for a will, which was one level higher. The fighters from the Divine Saber Camp would only be a match if they hadprehended the will of massacre.
The nine berserk flood dragons contained destructive force, causing everyones attacks to be knocked back. After their state was destroyed, their killing moves might was decreased, resulting in it being unable to resist.
Long Tuughed maniacally, and the nine flood dragons reentered his body. His body shed in the air and he arrived before a Divine Saber Camp Cultivator.
Long Tu stabbed with his spear and a ck hole appeared in space. The power of this spear was very berserk, it actually managed to pierce a hole in space.
A supreme will of wind was emitting at the tip of the spear. The fist-sized ck hole immediately started to expand quickly.
Long Tus figure shed and entered the spatial crack. In the next instant, a crack opened before the retreating cultivator.
The spear carried an unrivaled force as it suddenly appeared from nowhere and headed for the retreating cultivators head.
There were no signs of the spear appearing, it was impossible to defend against. This was a sure hit strike.
Dang!
Just as the spear was about to pierce the forehead of that person, a scarlet saber shed from the side.
The saber hacked at the tip of the spear. However, the tip of the spear was infused with the will of wind, there was no way to move it at all.
Ximen Yings muddled and unconcerned eyes immediately contracted. A pair of very strange scarlet twin pupils appeared in his eyes.
The horrifying state of massacre on the saber started to grow stronger. Eventually, it exploded loudly and formed a strand of will of massacre.
Boom!
The horrifying spear was finally knocked away. That cultivator took the opportunity to retreat.
Long Tu slowly came out of the spatial crack as he held his spear. He looked at Ximen Ying and smiled faintly, Not bad. You actually managed to evolve your state of massacre into the will of massacre. However, it is merely a strand. Lets see how are you going to block my state of wind.
Ha!
Long Tu swept his spear across, and the tip of it exploded out with a purple light. Many purple wind des appeared and created cracks in space.
Everywhere the wind des passed, spatial cracks appeared. The ck spatial cracks were like flowers, horrifying flowers of death.
Ximen Ying had a very grave expression. He did not say anything. The twin pupils in his eyes gave off a strange light and he brandished his saber, knocking away the purple wind des.
Countless wind des were knocked back, creating long ck spatial cracks. Many of the Martial Kings watching were not able to dodge in time and were immediately chopped in half.
The power of a spatial crack was not something an ordinary Martial King could withstand.
However, the force from the wind de was simply too strong. Each time Ximen Ying knocked one back, he would be knocked back by a hundred meters. Hisplexion turned paler as time went by.
The Divine Saber Camp vicemander, Zhou Yan, saw that the situation was dire. He quickly flew over and helped to intercept the wind des.
Long Tuughed loudly and then he sent out a purple flood dragon from his spear at the pair. After that, he ignored them.
Then, Long Tu cast his gaze on the remaining three Divine Saber Camp cultivators. With a casual sweep, a spatial crack appeared and he suddenly appeared.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Long Tu struck out three times with his spear that was infused with the will of wind. The three half step Martial Monarchs raise their state of massacre to its peak.
However, there was a huge difference between a state and a will. There was no way they could influence that spear at all. Furthermore, Long Tu had hidden himself within a spatial crack.
Long Tu was unpredictable, moving around without a trace. No matter where one hid, he would be able to appear beside his target in an instant. A spear strike could beunched from behind, left, right, or even directly from the front.
Under the attacks of this spear, bloody holes appeared on the foreheads of the three half step Martial Monarchs.
At this point in time, Ximen Ying and Zhuo Yan were still dealing with that soaring azure flood dragon. The flood dragon was a hundred meters long and had azure scales. There was a spiritual lighting from its eyes, like it was a true flood dragon.
The flood dragon surged and bellowed in the air. Every time its dragon ws scratched something they would leave behind fine cracks in space. asionally, it would spew out some azure dragon mes.
Ximen Ying and Zhuo Yan turned into two streaks of scarlet light. When they tried to dodge the attack of the flood dragon, they left wounds on it.
Their Saber Techniques were infused with the state of massacre. Once struck, there was no way for the flood dragon to heal from it. The flood dragon was starting to turn faint, it was not able to withstand their attack for much longer.
After Long Tu dealt with the three half-step Martial Monarchs, he looked at the dim azure flood dragon that was fading. His expression did not change. Instead, he swung his spear.
A purple light gathered at the tip of the spear and a long spatial crack was tore open in space. With a quick sh, Long Tu disappeared from the night sky.
Ximen Ying and Zhou Yan had just finished off the azure flood dragon. Before they had to time to take a breather, a spatial crack appeared above them.
A purple spear infused with the will of wind struck out at Ximen Ying and Zhou Yan from above.
Dang!
Ximen Ying and Zhou Yan quickly moved to the side.
Long Tupletely emerged from the crack andughed loudly. Then he said, A mantis trying to stop a chariot. You think you can stop me? Scram!
[Note: A mantis trying to stop a chariot: This means overrating oneself.]
Long Tu swung his spear forcefully, and the purple light shot down from the tip of the spear.
Instantly, a flood dragon carved on the spear exploded out with light. The will of wind became even more berserk.
Bang!
Ximen Ying and Zhou Yan both vomited a mouthful of blood. The Bloodsucker Sabers in their hand could not withstand the force and were knocked out of their hands, falling away to the ground.
Scram! Long Tu shouted and moved forward quickly. He walked on air like it was solid ground. Every step he took, he left behind a purple footprint.
The spear struck Ximen Ying and Zhou Yans chests, causing them both to be knocked back and crash into a peak a thousand meters away, demolishing half the peak in the process.
When Xiao Chen saw all this, horror appeared in his eyes. At the same time, he was filled with doubts. They were all Martial Monarchs, why were the other Martial Monarchs helpless against him?
Chapter 344 - Unblockable
Chapter 344: Unblockable
A casual attack could easily tear space. The sweep of the spear was unblockable.
Those half-step Martial Monarchs died easily like ughtered dogs. Each one only required a single stab to deal with.
WillXiao Chen suddenly felt enlightened. He remembered what Long Tu had said. This was the result of will.
This was like a Martial Saint who hadprehended states. They could easily kill a Martial Saint who had notprehended a state.
To a Martial Monarch, a state was no longer sufficient to pull themselves ahead. Only the higher-leveled will allowed the full exhibition of the might of a Martial Monarch.
Anxiety filled Lui Ruyues eyes. asionally, she nced at the summit of Qingyun Peak.
The summit of the Peak was currently silent.
Is the First Elder going to send out those Supreme Elders? This Long Tus will of wind has obviously reached Great Perfection. Ximen Ying and Zhou Yan are not a match for him,
Indeed. If those Supreme Elders do not emerge, there might not be any chance to turn the situation around.
The few Peak Masters at the side spoke anxiously.
Jiang Chis expression was grave. He simply turned a deaf ear to the words of these people. After a while, he shook his head and said, The Divine Saber Camp has not used their trump card yet. They are not who the Supreme Elders need to deal with. Just keep watching.
Boom!
Two scarlet lights burst forth from the ground. It was Ximen Ying and Zhou Yan entering the fight again.
Sou! The two waved their hands, and their Bloodsucker Sabers returned to them.
The killing Qi of the two extended continuously. Their scarlet cloaks fluttered in the air. The blood at the corner of their lips was not dry yet, and theirplexions were extremely pale.
Long Tu looked at the two and smiled coldly, You are already at the end of your ropes, yet you still pretend to put up a brave front. Just die!
Long Tu swung his spear, and his body disappeared into a spatial crack again; his movements were unpredictable.
Peerless Blood Shadow! Ximen Ying and Zhou Yan both shouted. They both drew an arc of light through the air, making a waning moon appear at the des of their sabers.
Xiao Chen focused his eyes and looked carefully. This was the Peerless Blood Shadow that was the origin of Murong Chongs Peerless Lunar Shadow.
Now, with the execution of the original version, it should not be any weaker. However, it was unsure whether it could injure Long Tu. There was no way the trace him within the void beyond the spatial crack.
After the two demonstrated this move, their already waxyplexions paled further; there did not seem to be any more blood left in their faces.
The two waning moves whizzed by in the air, leaving behind only a sh. It actually entered the void as well.
Pu chi!
An intense explosion happened in the void, and a small, pitch-ck hole appeared. Some red light radiated from the hole.
Bang!
The instant the red light appeared, the spatial crack quickly grewrger. A red full moon broke through space and came out. The entire Lingyun Mountain Range bathed in red.
The cultivators with better eyesight could see an azure figure in the ck hole moving about quickly. If they looked carefully, they would discover a trace of blood at that figures lips.
Xiao Chen eximed in shock, The Peerless Blood Shadow not only stopped Long Tus advances, but it also injured him.
The ck hole quickly mended. The moment it was whole, a resplendent purple light quickly appeared in the sky; it was Long Tu breaking through space and appearing.
Ximen Ying and Zhou Yans eyesights were sharp. The instant the purple light appeared, they formed hand seals. Using their perception, they quickly locked onto their opponent.
The moment Long Tu appeared, the scarlet full moon in the sky smashed toward him, carrying an astonishing state of massacre.
The speed of the moon was at its limits. Everywhere it passed, space turned blurry, creating ripples.
Bang!
Long Tu had no opportunity to dodge. He wore an astonished expression. The tip of his spear exploded out with light, and he charged forward. He thought of shattering this scarlet moon.
However, the force this full moon carried was too great. The two had exhausted their Essence and forciblypressed the state into strands of will, infused within the full moon.
This secret technique of forcibly raising the state would create a lot of bacshes. However, this was no time for hesitation.
Long Tus previously sessful will of wind could not block this move.
Rumble!
A deep pit immediately appeared at the foot of Qingyun Mountain. Arge cloud of dust kicked up. As the huge force extended out, the entire Qingyun Peak shook violently.
One could easily imagine how horrifying a force that could shake an entire Peak was.
Ximen Yingsplexion was extremely ashen. He could not help but spit out another mouthful of blood. He ignored his own injuries and said coldly, Take action, now!
The moment he spoke, the seven scarlet warships in the sky released a surging scarlet pir of light; it connected with the scarlet clouds in the sky.
The trump card of the Divine Saber Camp could be revealed.
The boundless scarlet clouds churned endlessly, turning even more vivid. It was as if blood flowed through the sky.
In an instant, a horrifying state of massacre spread throughout the entire Lingyun Mountain Range, inspiring fear in all of the cultivators.
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At the same time, within the Xihe Province, all of the Martial King experts of the various noble ns felt a surging aura. They looked at the boundless blood-clouds in the direction of the Heavenly Saber Pavilion, and their expressions changed.
Whats going on? The Divine Saber Camps Heavenly Profound Blood ughtering Formation has been activated. What is happening in the Heavenly Saber Pavilion?
The Divine Saber Camp, that hasnt been seen for hundreds of years, made their move. What exactly is going on?
Many figures gathered in the sky. They could not help their curiosity and quickly flew toward the Heavenly Saber Pavilion.
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Great Qing Nation, Imperial Capital:
It was about midnight. The people about to turn in for the night suddenly discovered ten huge, golden warships appearing in the sky, swiftly flying to the west.
There were golden banners fluttering at the bow of the warships. Nine golden dragons were embroidered on the banners; there was a ء (Qin) character in the middle of the quivering cloth.
Of the ten warships, one was particrlyrge. It was a thousand meters long and a hundred meters wide. asionally, golden talisman scripts would flicker around that warship.
A person stood at the bow of this warship. He was about 2.33 meters tall. He looked ferocious and had a surging and zing aura. He was so dazzling that he looked like he would light up the entire night sky.
This was the leader of the Imperial Dragon Legion, the strongest of the ten Martial Monarchs in the Great Qin Nation, Nangong Lie of the Nangong n. The entire Imperial Dragon Legion had actually been deployed.
In a secret room, about a thousand meters under the Imperial Pce, an old man with white hair suddenly opened his eyes. A golden light shed in them as if he could see through the true nature of this world.
It is actually someone from the Boundless Seas. Ha ha. However, is the Divine Weapon that easy to obtain? If it were so easy, this old man would have made his move long ago. How ignorant.
After a while, the golden light faded, and the old man closed his eyes again, ignoring the situation.
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Back at the foot of Qingyun Peak, Heavenly Saber Pavilion, Long Tu slowly climbed out of the huge pit.
Long Tus azure robes were already severely tattered. His hair was messy, and blood trickled from the corner of his lip. He was clearly in a miserable state.
Ha ha ha ha ha! Good! Very Good! You actually injured me. It looked like you all sought your doom. I will be taking the Divine Weapon and leaving none alive in the Heavenly Saber Pavilion, Long Tuughed maniacally as he looked at the boundless churning blood-clouds above and wiped the blood from the corner of his lips.
Long Tus aura rose continuously, and a horrifying pressure spread out in all directions. The rise of his aura did not stop until he became a peak Superior Grade Martial Saint.
When the pressure of a Martial Monarch spread out, even grass bent, and trees uprooted. This boundless aura crushed them all into dust.
A significant number of Heavenly Saber Disciples vomited a mouthful of blood under this horrifying pressure and fainted.
This Long Tu was actually a peak Superior Grade Martial Monarch. When everyone saw this, their expressions changed.
When the First Elder, Jiang Chi, saw Long Tu release his aura, his expression changed slightly. He did not expect him to be a peak Superior Grade Martial Monarch.
What should we do? Long Tu is actually a peak Superior Grade Martial Monarch. First Elder, quickly get the Supreme Elders toe out. Otherwise, the Heavenly Saber Pavilion will suffer too many losses, the few people from the side quickly chimed in.
Jiang Chi had a deep look in his eyes as he gazed into the distance. There were countless experts from various ces watching from afar.
Jiang Chi withdrew his gaze and shook his head, We cant yet. Lets hold on for a while more. Lets see if the Heavenly Profound Blood ughtering Formation can stop him.
Suddenly, the boundless blood-clouds in the sky began to move. After a moment, the blood-clouds formed a vague face. Only half of this face emerged; the other half remained hidden in the clouds.
A huge scarlet hand appeared. This hand was about the size of a small mountain. Merely half of it was more than a thousand meters long. It smashed violently toward Long Tu, who released his surging aura.
Long Tus expression turned grave. Although he was very arrogant, he was not a fool. Before the huge handnded, he quickly retreated backward.
Bang!
When the scarlet hand struck the ground, it left behind a huge handprint. The outline of the five fingers was very clear. The deepest part of the outline was more than a hundred meters deep.
Hu chi!
The scarlet hand raised before it chased after Long Tu. He moved as fast as lightning, twisting and turning in the air.
Bang! The scarlet hand gently bumped a deste peak, and the top half immediately shattered into dust.
It carried such great force. No wonder Long Tu did not dare face it head-on. Instead, he chose to dodge for now.
This scarlet hand was like a human hand. It was very fast, no slowly than Long Tu, who hadprehended the state of wind.
Furthermore, with the suppression of the Heavenly Profound Blood ughtering Formation, a baleful aura nketed the sky. Long Tus speed was slightly affected. He could not break free of the scarlet hands pursuit.
Purple light shed on the spear tip, and Long Tu tore open a spatial crack. Right before the crack mended, he slipped in.
Long Tu now hid in the void, all signs of himpletely vanished from the night sky. The blurry face in the blood-clouds frowned slightly and roared.
This roar sounded like a p of thunder. When it opened its mouth to breath, it formed an intense hurricane in the air.
The huge scarlet hand withdrew slightly and thrust forward. In that instant, it tore open a spatial crack, and half the arm moved into the void.
Chapter 345 - Long Tu at Full Power
Chapter 345: Long Tu at Full Power
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Loud bangs came from the spatial cracks. Intense shockwaves moved through the void. Multiple ck cracks appeared in space, expanding quickly through the air.
Long Tu broke open a spatial crack and quickly emerged. His expression turned even graver. It was clear he did not expect this blood hand to be so difficult to deal with.
The instant Long Tu came out, he felt something was wrong. When he turned to look, he saw a scarlet hand smashing toward him.
It was actually a second arm the scarlet giant had hid. It moved quickly and grabbed Long Tu in an instant.
As the huge hand snatched Long Tu, it smashed to the ground forcefully. The entire Lingyun Mountain Range shook.
Some of the older buildings could not withstand the force and copsed. Cracks appeared on the ground, spreading in all directions.
Many peaks immediately exploded, forming arge crevice in the middle.
It is sessful? He has been caught. With such horrifying strength, he should have been smashed into a meat paste, some of the elders said happily.
Jiang Chi shook his head slightly. He could feel the aura of the opponent. Not only had it not weakened, but it also became stronger.
Pa!
The other scarlet hand appeared from the void. Both hands smashed to the ground. The force of that could obliterate a small mountain into dust.
Whenbined, even if the opponent had an imprable defense, he should have turned into meat paste.
Boom!
The sound of the two hands meeting each other had just resonated, and an even more intense sound rang out immediately after. It was like a sudden resounding p of thunder shaking everyones eardrums; even their internal organs were jolted.
A scarlet light filled the sky. Spots of scarlet light fell like rain and scattered across the ground. A massive force sted the two scarlet hands apart.
Nine azure flood dragons revolved around Long Tu. He smiled coldly and said, Just that little bit of strength? The Heavenly Profound Blood ughtering Formation is merely so-so. Ha ha! Watch me break the formation.
So, Long Tu had not actually made a move. He merely prodded the strength of the huge scarlet hands. After he discovered their limits, he no longer felt fear.
Hu Chi!
Without the interference of the huge scarlet hands, Long Tu recovered his speed. He was so fast that eyes could not react to it; to a regr cultivator, it looked like teleportation.
As Long Tus spear moved, the nine azure flood dragons roared.
Long Tu rapidly headed for a scarlet warship. A scarlet light descended from the sky and enveloped the scarlet warship, bing a dense and solid-looking scarlet light.
Break! Long Tu shouted, and the nine azure flood dragons infused into the spear. The purple spear immediately brightened with a resplendent and hot light. It was like a purple sun in the sky. It was so dazzling; no one dared to look at it directly.
Long Tu instantly disappeared, and the solid-looking scarlet pir of light had a huge hole. The pir shattered, and the scarlet warship within broke in half, falling toward the ground.
Break! Break! Break! Break! Break! Break! Long Tu shouted six times, and he moved about unpredictably in the void. That resplendent purple spear carried a destructive force, and he continuously pierced through all seven scarlet warships.
No matter how unrivaled you are, using profound formations and mysterious skills, even if your killing Qi is as vast as the ocean, I only need one spear strike, using an absolute force to beat you in suppression.
The seven scarlet warships had been destroyed, and the boundless scarlet clouds in the sky slowly dimmed. The scarlet giant sighed and slowly faded.
Ha ha ha ha ha! How dare the Heavenly Saber Pavilion speak such raving words, looking down on the Divine Dragon Pce despite being so weak. What other abilities do you have; use them all. I, Long Tu, will shatter them with a single spear strike.
Long Tuughed maniacally after he destroyed seven warships. His voice was like thunder resounding throughout thend. Everyone in the Heavenly Saber Pavilion could hear his savage words.
Such humiliation made the blood of the Heavenly Saber Pavilions disciples surge. Since when had they, as one of the three great sects, been humiliated like this?
However, no matter how angry they felt, if they did not have the power to back them up, they could only feel sullen in their hearts.
When the Heavenly Profound Blood ughtering Formation broke, the formation, formed by the hundred elite Divine Saber Camp surrounding the other six Sage Envoys, immediately showed weakness.
The six grabbed hold of that opportunity and used force to charge through. They immediately broke through the encirclement of the hundred people. Many of the disciples died of severe injuries.
First Brother, do you need our help? Lets destroy the Heavenly Saber Pavilion together, the seventh Sage Envoy asked coldly with a disdainful look.
Long Tu said indifferently, There is no need. The six of you retrieve the Divine Weapon. That is the most important thing. I can deal with this alone.
The six nodded and immediately headed for the summit of Qingyun Peak. When the other Peak Masters and Elders saw this, they said urgently, First Elder, if the Supreme Elders still do nothing, the Divine Weapon will be snatched away. The Heavenly Saber Pavillion will perish at this rate.
The First Elder had a resolute look as he said, It is still not time yet. The true enemy has not appeared.
Boom!
Two figures soared into the sky. They were Ximen Ying and Zhou Yan. They rushed over once again and blocked Long Tu, who prepared to destroy the Main Hall at the Heaven Viewing tform.
Dang! Dang! Dang!
The pair drowned in red light; their eyes shed scarlet, and their strength rose explosively. They had Minor Heavenly Self-Disintegration Techniques that burned their lifeforce.
The state of massacre forcefully rose to the will of massacre. Their cultivation also explosively rose to peak Medial Grade Martial Monarch. After the pair worked together, they managed to block Long Tus surging attack.
You use an unorthodox method, and yet, you dare sh with the orthodox? Long Tu snorted coldly. He used his spear to create multiple spear afterimages; they looked like multiple azure flood dragons rushing through the air.
Even though the pair had used the Minor Heavenly Self-Disintegration Technique, they could only withstand bitterly. Long Tu was a peak Superior Grade Martial Monarch. He was only a step shy of bing a Martial Sage; he was simply too strong.
Long Tu was unrivaled below the Martial Sages; none could defeat him.
Pu!
The six azure-robed Sage Envoysnded firmly on the summit of Qingyun Peak.
Liu Tianyu sat cross-legged on the rock on the summit. His aged face was full of wrinkles. When he felt the six peoplend, he opened his eyes slightly. His gaze was tranquil like serene old man.
A wooden box stood upright and quietly at his side. The words Like the Emperor Arriving Personally were carved on the wooden box.
The seventh Sage Envoy cursed, Pah! To think I was wondering who the guardian of the Divine Weapon was, it turns out to be trash with a shattered Martial Spirit. Old man, hand over the Divine Weapon. This Lord Seventh will not make things difficult for you. I will immediately send you on your way, not causing you any pain. Otherwisehe he!
[Note: Send you on your way just means killing him.]
Pu chi!
The four wooden boards of the sides of the wooden box sted apart andnded on the ground. The Divine Weapon, Heavenly Universe Saber, floated quietly in the air.
Liu Tianyu stretched out his hand and grabbed the hilt of the Heavenly Universe Saber. A bright light appeared in his calm eyes. His aura soared and revealed a sharp brilliance.
The Divine Weapon had been drawn, and a dazzling light blinded the six as a saber light shed.
Before the seventh Sage Envoy could finish speaking, a bloody wound appeared on his neck, and his head flew off. He did not even seem to realize he was dead; it was apletely painless death.
The other six were greatly startled. When they saw the unsheathed Divine Weapon, they madly fled for their lives. They were all in doubt. Didnt the Dragon King tell us the Divine Weapon could not bepletely unsheathed?
Why is this old man able to draw the Divine Weaponpletely? This was totally out of their expectations.
The might of the Divine Weapon could deal with a Martial Sage easily. They were merely Martial Monarchs. How could they dare challenge it? Hence, they executed the various techniques to flee.
Long Tu, who currently suppressed Ximen Ying and Zhou Yan, changed his expression. He pushed back the pair with one move and moved like lightning, heading for Qingyun Peaks summit.
In the blink of an eye, Long Tu arrived at Qingyun Peaks summit. When he saw the unsheathed Divine Weapon, astonishment and doubt appeared on his face.
Xiu!
Liu Tianyu watched expressionlessly as Long Tu flew over. He casually brandished the Heavenly Universe Saber, and a in resplendent saber Qi flew at him.
Chi! Chi!
Everywhere the saber Qi passed, it tore space in half. It was like space was a piece of tofu, sliced in half at the middle.
Long Tus expression changedpletely. This was no longer a strength that he could deal with. Even when he used his full strength, he could only tear a crack in space.
If space were a rock, Long Tu could merely crack the rock. However, his opponent could slice it apart smoothly.
The Divine Saber had already lock Long Tu firmly in ce; there was no way he could dodge.
Ha!
A resplendent light shone on the purple spear. He sent out a semilunar shaped energy and infused it with the will of wind.
This move created multiple cracks in space. Long Tu did his best to block this move.
Pu chi!
There was no resounding explosion or surging energy wave. The saber Qi that sliced through space easily destroyed Long Tus full-powered strike.
At the critical moment, a jade pendant on Long Tus chest exploded with a bright light. It emitted a solid shield of light, encasing him.
It was not strange that a Martial Monarch had one or two life-saving Secret Treasures.
Bang!
The light shield instantly shattered, and the jade pendant on Long Tus chest splintered into pieces. Blood trickled from his mouth as he flew backward a thousand meters.
The sharp saber Qi did not decrease in might after it struck the shield. It simply continued flying into the horizon, to the distant sky, beforepletely vanishing from everyones vision.
First Brother, are you alright? The others asked as they caught Long Tu in midair.
The sixth Sage Envoy said, First Brother, should we still retrieve the Divine Weapon? Seventh Brother is dead.
The change in situation was simply too sudden. He basked in glory and arrogance in the previous moment, wanting to level the entire Heavenly Saber Pavilion. Now, however, this person easily defeated him with one strike, severely injuring him
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Ka ca!
Back on Qingyun Peaks summit, Liu Tianyu still sat on the rock in a cross-legged fashion. He did not move from it at all. He had a calm expression, and the Divine Weapon returned to its scabbard.
The First Elder Jiang Chi wore a doubtful expression. He could not figure out how Liu Tianyu could possibly draw the Divine Weaponpletely.
Boom!
Chapter 346 - Divine Weapon in Hand, Unrivaled Under the Heavens
Chapter 346: Divine Weapon in Hand, Unrivaled Under the Heavens
Liu Tianyu held the Divine Weapon with his right hand and pointed to the sky with his left. Several dozen strands of saber Qi revolved around his finger, looking like nails. Then, they quicklyunched towards the six people in the sky.
As the nail-like saber Qi flew, they tore a spatial crack that looked darker than the night sky.
The six people in the air immediately scattered and executed their Movement Techniques, trying to dodge his saber Qi.
Liu Tianyuns right hand, which held the Divine Weapon, flipped over, his palm facing down, and the Divine Weapon spun rapidly. The saber Qi entwined together immediately scattered and chased after the six.
The sharp Saber Qi moved wildly through the air; they were so fast that they looked like bolts of silver lightning tearing apart space.
The six executed their Movement Techniques to their limits. The people below could not see them; they could only sense a blurry sh of light moving about.
Miserable cries came from the air. There was no defense against the sharp saber Qi It broke through the protective Essence shield around them and left horrifying scars.
With the assistance of the Divine Weapons might, Liu Tianyu yed the six in the palm of his hand.
Hu chi!
Just as the six endured bitterly, covered in wounds, an intense spatial fluctuation suddenly appeared. A huge spatial door manifested above the six. When they saw the spatial door, they rejoiced.
The image of a huge azure dragon appeared from the door and swallowed the six in an instant. After that, the huge azure dragon quickly headed back for the spatial door.
Liu Tianyu snorted coldly and said, Coming and leaving as you wish? What do you think this the Heavenly Saver Pavilion is?
Boom!
As Liu Tianyu held the Divine Weapon in his right hand, he stretched his left arm out toward the sky. His ordinary arm immediately became infinitelyrger.
Just as the huge azure dragon was about to reach the spatial door, Liu Tianyu forcefully grabbed the head of the huge azure dragon. The dragon struggled and roared angrily, shaking the sky as it tried to struggle free.
The scabbard of the Divine Weapon exploded with light. Liu Tianyus left hand seemed to have the power to tear the sky apart. No matter how the massive dragon struggled, it could not move at all.
Get back here! Liu Tianyu shouted, and he pulled his left hand back. He pulled the azure dragon away from the spatial door.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
The colossal azure dragons thousand-meter-long body thrashed about in the air. Within a short period, it shattered many peaks and pavilions.
Boom!
Liu Tianyu had a grave expression as he flung his hand violently. He tossed the horrifying image of the azure dragon to the deste back mountains of the Lingyun Mountain Range.
The massive dragon smashed a towering peak into dust. Dust filled the distantnd and rocks propelled everything. The image of the huge dragon slowly faded.
The six people in the mouth of the dragon vomited blood as a result of the huge force. They received further injuries in addition to their already severe wounds. They struggled to stand, trying to flee.
The First Elders expression turned cold, and he said, Divine Saber Camp, hear my orders. Show no mercy!
Understood!
The scarlet figures on the ground all swiftly headed for the back mountains of Lingyun Mountain Range, rapidly surrounding the six severely injured people.
After Liu Tianyu pulled the dragon back, he looked at the closing spatial door. A murderous intent appeared in his eyes as he drew the Divine Weapon once again.
He fired a strand of golden saber Qi from the saber de. Right before the spatial door closed, it went through.
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Hu chi!
Several millions of kilometers away, in the Boundless Oceans, up in the sky above an ind, a strand of golden saber Qi suddenly appeared. This saber Qi headed for the splendid pce on the ind.
Everywhere the golden saber Qi passed, the pce buildings split in half, copsing and falling apart. Many unfortunate azure-robed cultivators were chopped in half without realizing what happened.
The golden saber Qi kept moving as if it merely cleaved bamboo. Soon, it flew to the main hall of the pce. There was a middle-aged person in azure dragon robes sitting on a dragon throne.
This person looked very majestic, emitting the aura of a ruler. He had a prominent nose andrge eyes. At one look, it was obvious he was a person in a high position.
This persons Qi and blood flourished, his eyes shone with a bright light.
When this person saw the golden saber Qi breaking the pce building and heading over, his expression turned grave. He held up two fingers of his right hand and shouted, firing a strand of azure Dragon Qi.
A dragon on this persons finger roared and managed to block this all-conquering and unbreakable golden saber Qi.
Bang!
When the azure Dragon Qi and the golden saber Qi shed, they gave off an intense explosion. The resulting energy decimated the entire pce hall, turning it into rubble.
Only the single, lonely dragon throne remained of the huge pce. Blood trickled from the corner of the middle-aged mans lips. Hisplexion was somewhat pale.
That strand of golden saber Qi had not dissipated yet. It still shed with the azure Dragon Qi at his finger.
The middle-aged man stood and shouted. He pushed his fingers forward, and there was a loud explosion; the golden saber Qi shattered into countless spots of light.
The light rained down in a violent storm; it scattered everything. The cultivators who rushed over were battered and injured, bleeding all over.
Seven tyrannically figures sted the surround lights into nothingness beforending beside the middle-aged man.
When they saw blood at the lips of the middle-aged man, they were greatly astonished. The Dragon King they revered as a god actually sustained an injury.
They all quickly kneeled and said in fear and trepidation, Your subordinates are ipetent; we allowed your majesty, the Dragon King, to be injured.
The middle-aged man, addressed as the Dragon King, took out a handkerchief and slowly wiped away the blood from the corner of his lips. Then, he brought it before him and looked at the blood; he appeared to be deep in thought.
The Dragon King casually tossed the handkerchief aside, and it exploded, turning into countless strips of cloth. He said soft voice, Get up. From now on, the seven of you are the new Sage Envoys of the Divine Dragon Pce.
The seven people kneeling felt their hearts tremble; they did not rejoice. They knew that the previous seven Sage Envoys who went to the Heavenly Saber Pavilion could no longer return.
Seven dead Martial Monarchs, the Divine Dragon Pce had suffered a great loss.
The Dragon King looked into the distance, his eyes filled with infatuation. He thought to himself, The Divine Weapon is indeed strong. Unfortunately, this person did not even use a tenth of its might.
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Back at the Heavenly Saber Pavilion, Liu Tianyu, who had executed the shocking move, immediately returned the Divine Weapon to the scabbard. The four wooden nks joined back together andpletely concealed the aura of the Divine Weapon once again.
Countless ck tentacle extended all over Liu Tianyus body from under the rock, appearing very sinister. He frowned slightly and closed his eyes, resuming the endless fight with the tentacles.
Reporting to First Elder! The six people who barged into the Heavenly Saber Pavilion resisted stubbornly. Many of the Divine Saber Camps people are injured or dead. We can not capture them alive and can only kill them, an officer of the Divine Saber Camp reported to Jiang Chi sullenly; injuries covered his body.
Even though the Martial Monarchs were heavily injured, their destructive powers still astonished this officer.
Jiang Chi looked at the scene filled with injured or dead Heavenly Saber Disciples, as well as the rubble-filled Lingyun Mountain Range. His expression became sullen as he said, Chop their heads off and hang them at the gates of Saber City forever.
Yes sir! this person immediately replied and followed the orders.
Before this person could go very far, the expression of the First Elder suddenly changed. The expressions of the various Peak Masters and Elders Assembly members all changed as well.
They saw ten golden warships outside the barriers of the Heavenly Saber Pavilion heading in swiftly. As they were about to encounter the barrier, they increased their speed.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
The golden warships used their prows like sharp sabers. The resilient barrier slowly broke apart at the hands of these ten sharp sabers. Loud, ear-splitting explosions filled the air.
The gship of the Imperial Dragon Legion has also arrived. What is Nangong Lie thinking of doing? a few people eximed.
Jiang Chi maintained a calm expression as he said, Pass the orders down; get all the Supreme Elders toe and wee them.
After Jiang Chi spoke, he quickly led the group to the warships. They were very fast, arriving before the gship in the blink of an eye.
Jiang Chi looked at the bow and saw Nangong Lie dressed in a suit of golden Battle Armor. His Qi and blood flourished. Jiang Chi said coldly, Nangong Lie, what are your intentions?
Nangong Lie stood under the fluttering golden g as he gazed at the aftermath of the fight in the Lingyun Mountain Range. Heughed gently and said, Brother Jiang, there is no need to be nervous. We only saw that a great enemy hade to the Heavenly Saber Pavilion and came forth to assist. We should repel the enemy together; with the aid of the Imperial Dragon Legion, we annihte of all the enemies.
Jiang Chi smiled coldly and said, Many thanks for General Nangongs kind intention. The Heavenly Saber Pavilion has already dealt with the enemy. General Nangong can return now.
Nangong Lieughed loudly, I only have kind intentions; why is Brother Jiang chasing me away in such a rush? You have defeated todays enemies, but what about tomorrows or the day after? The Heavenly Saber Pavilion probably cannot endure such heavy losses too frequently.
How about this; our Imperial Dragon Legion can station a warship at the Heavenly Saber Pavilion long term. We will help you to repel your enemies; the Imperial Dragon Legion is fully capable of sparing that much strength.
Hu chi! Hu chi!
The moment Nangong Lie spoke, aside from thergest warship, the other nine warships opened their cannon ports on both sides. Ancient Demonic Energy Cannons protruded from these holes, showing a sinister image.
Countless golden talisman characters appeared around the warships, flicking with a dazzling light.
The expression of the elders behind Jiang Chi turned sullen. mes raged in their hearts. Nangong Lie saw the damages to the Heavenly Saber Pavilion and came to threaten them.
The Royal Court and the three Great Sects had always kept their guards up against each other. For any nation, the emperor would not want to see another power within the nation that could threaten them.
However, aside from keeping their guards up, the Great Sects and the royal courts also relied on each other to a certain degree.
A nation needed the existence of strong sects. The more sects there were, the greater the overall strength of the nation.
However, there was a condition. The royal court must hold absolute power and suppress these sects. Otherwise, the sects would simply be hidden dangers in the eyes of the royal courts.
The Heavenly Saber Pavilion that possessed the Divine Weapon was one such sect. Twenty years ago, the previous Pavilion Master was an absolute genius. The sect was full of talents and had many experts. They were strongest of the three great sects.
Carrying the might of a Divine Weapon, they were considered a peak power throughout the Tianwu Continent. This made the Royal Court feel tremendous pressure.
However, the Heavenly Saber Pavilion was very unfortunate. They suffered from a Demonic Cmity. Many of the experts from the older generation were all dead. The genius Pavilion Master had perished in battle. The strength of the entire sect plummeted.
Chapter 347 - Heavenly Saber Pavilion’s Trump Card
Chapter 347: Heavenly Saber Pavilions Trump Card
To prevent the Heavenly Saber Pavilion from regaining their past glory, the Royal Court looked for opportunities to inflict a huge disaster upon the Heavenly Saber Pavilion again.
The Qin Emperor made a decisive move, wanting to send a warship into the Heavenly Saber Pavilion. This was like stabbing a saber into the Heavenly Saber Pavilion, limiting their growth.
When Jiang Chi saw the cannon ports open and the golden warships ready for battle, he maintained a calm expression. He said indifferently, Nangong Lie, it looks like you enjoy ying with fire. I shall y along with you then!
Nangong Lies heart thumped heavily. He thought to himself,Could the Heavenly Saber Pavilion still have some trump cards?
That is not possible, the moment Nangong Lie thought of that, he shook his head. If they truly had more trump cards, the Heavenly Saber Pavilion would not have been reduced to rubble.
They are one of the great sects; how could they watch their own sect get destroyed like this? Even if they had trump cards, they have probably used them already. After the huge, continuous battles, they do not retain muchbat prowess.
Nangong Lie continued to smile in a lukewarm manner, Brother Jiang Chi, the intent to enter the Heavenly Saber Pavilion is not mine You should be clear on whose it is. I hope you will not make things difficult for me.
Jiang Chi said indifferently, In that case, send him here to speak with me personally.
Before Nangong Lie could speak, an adjutant beside him shouted, Insolent, what are you?! How dare you speak such words? Is his majesty someone you can meet as you wish?!
How dare you speak to Elder Jiang Chi like this. Apologise to Elder Jiang now. Nangong Lie reprimanded the adjutant hypocritically. Then, he turned to face Jiang Chi and smiled, My subordinate does not understand the rule. I will discipline him on your behalf when we return.
Jiang Chis expression remained extremely calm; his eyes were as tranquil as water in an ancient well. He said indifferently, There is no need; he is already dead.
Nangong Lies expression changed, and he quickly looked to the side. A tiny wound had appeared on the neck of that adjutant at an unknown time.
The eyes could easily miss such a faint wound. That adjutant did not feel any pain either; he did not even realize he bore a wound on his neck.
You want to kill me? With your strength, that is impossible, The adjutant said indifferently as he looked at Jiang Chi.
However, when the adjutant saw Nangong Lies horrified expression, the adjutant looked back suspiciously. He saw a headless corpse wearing golden Battle Armor behind him.
Why does this body look so familiar? This was the final thought of the adjutants head suspended in the air.
Bang!
Nangong Lie punched the air diagonally to the right. This punch struck only air but gave off an ear-splitting sound. The huge warship shook uncontrobly from the force from the punch.
Space broke, and a scarlet figure emerged from the spatial crack. This figure had a mask with a smile that did not seem like a smile. He held a mask that glinted with a cold light in his right hand.
The scarlet figure drifted off and appeared at the top of the warship like a specter.
When Nangong Lie saw this person, his expression turned grave for the first time. He said in shock, Ximen Zhan! You are not dead yet!
Ximen Zhan was the previousmander of the Divine Saber Camp. Currently, he was at least 190 years old. Before he disappeared from the world, he was already a peak Medial Grade Martial Monarch.
Ximen Zhan smiled faintly, Little Boy Nangong, were you hoping I would be dead?
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Four strong auras came from the north, south, east, and west. These auras were continuous and surged, filling the entire sky. They were the auras of peak Superior Grade Martial Monarchs.
When Nangong Lie saw these people, his expressionpletely changed. He muttered to himself, Shen Manjun, the Peak Master of Jade Maiden Peak from two generations ago. Xiao Feng, the previous Qianduan Peaks Peak Master. Song Bai, the previous Biyun Peaks Peak Master. Liu Xiaohe, the previous Gangyu Peaks Peak Master.
These people have not died yet! Furthermore, their auras flourish; their Qi and blood surge. They clearly have not been in any major fights; they are currently at their peak state.
Of the four, a white-clothed figure slowly floated over. It was the fairy from Jade Maiden Peak, Shen Manjun.
Nangong Lie looked at the extraordinary Shen Manjun and did not dare show disrespect. Before he had be famous, this was a name that had shaken the entire Great Qin Nation.
When Nangong Lie was young, he even secretly revered Shen Manjun. He originally thought she was dead. He did not expect her to appear before him in a perfect state.
Nangong Lie, since Jiang Chi is not fit to invite the Qin Emperor here, then how about me? Shen Munjun asked indifferently as she looked at Nangong Lie.
Nangong Lie felt bitterness in his heart. He had not expected the Heavenly Saber Pavilion to still have five Martial Monarchs in perfect condition. Furthermore, there was a Martial Monarch who was much stronger than him.
Given the Imperial Dragon Legions strength, it was possible to defeat these people. However, the price they would pay would be too great.
The Emperor did not really intend to exterminate the Heavenly Saber Pavilion. He merely wanted to make use of this opportunity to gain an advantage and suppress the other party, taking things step by step.
The Emperor did not seek an all-out war with the Heavenly Saber Pavilion. There were too many implications to fighting with a great sect. It would definitely invoke the suspicions of the other two great sects.
Nangong Lies expression changed irregrly. After a while, he slowly calmed himself and smiled gently, Senior Shen, this is merely a misunderstanding. Since the Heavenly Saber Pavilion has resolved the danger, the Imperial Dragon Legion no longer has any intention to remain here.
After Nangong Lie spoke, he took out a wooden crate and said, There are ten thousand Medial Grade Spirit Stones here. Consider this aspensation for the Imperial Dragon Legion breaking the barriers. I will take my leave first.
Jiang Chi received the wooden crate, but he feltpletely humiliated in his heart. He wanted to smash the wooden crate apart with his fist.
Shen Manjun gently ced her hand on Jiang Chis shoulder and a gentle Essence transmitted over, calming Jiang Chis frustrated heart.
Jiang Chi quickly gave thanks, Many thanks to Ancestral Martial Aunt. Jiang Chen is incapable; My actions led to the Heavenly Saber Pavilions humiliation.
Shen Manjun smiled gently and said, You have done very well. Stop ming yourself. There is still hope for the Heavenly Saber Pavilion. The news from the Three Holy Lands should arrive tomorrow.
The ten golden warships of the Imperial Dragon Legion immediately turned and left. Under the watch of all the experts in Xihe Province, they slowly pulled away from the Lingyun Mountain Range.
The Imperial Dragon Legion arrived quickly and left quickly. This made people rub their heads in confusion. They did not know what had happened inside.
When the Imperial Dragon Legion arrived, it was clear they nned to take advantage of the situation. However, not long after they entered, they immediately retreated. It did not look like there was a fight at all.
At the middle of Qingyun Peak, Xiao Chen watched as all this happened. He shook his head and thought,In the end, the Heavenly Saber Pavilion declined.
Although the Imperial Dragon Legion left behind ten thousand Medial Grade Spirit Stones, they had entered and left as they wished. It was clear who was stronger and who was weaker.
Liu Ruyue looked at the rubble that remained of her courtyard. She shook her head and smiled bitterly, Ye Chen, it looks like I am homeless now.
Xiao Chen withdrew his thoughts and smiled gently, You can stay with me for a period. There are still empty rooms in my courtyard. You can return after the reconstruction of your courtyard.
Liu Ruyue smiled and said, Then it is settled. I will go to the summit to see my father first. I will see you tomorrow.
Xiao Chen was slightly stunned. He did not expect Liu Ruyue to agree to this so straightforwardly. He had only said it casually. By the time he recovered his wits, she had already disappeared.
Xiao Chen revealed a faint smile and shook his head slightly. Then, he quickly headed for his courtyard.
This was an unprecedented battle for Xiao Chen. He had learned a lot from this. This was the first time he saw the true destructive powers of the peak of humanity.
The so-called Splitting mountain shattering rocks, moving rivers flipping the sea was not merely myth. In the past, Xiao Chen had only heard of it. Today, he had seen it for himself. He had truly felt the tremor of his soul.
Furthermore, this was simply the strength of a Martial Monarch. Above them was still the Martial Sage and Martial Emperor. Just thinking about it excited him.
There is still a long way to go for me. Someday, I, Xiao Chen, will achieve this kind of strength too.
No! I will achieve a strength stronger than these people. I will head for the top, to the peak of cultivations. My name will be passed on through the times like the Tianwu Emperor of ten thousand years ago and the Thunder Emperor of a thousand years ago.
Xiao Chen was very excited as he swore in his heart,I must do it!
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The sun was high in the sky; it was a pleasant day. There were no clouds to be seen.
In a ce rich in Spiritual Energy in the back mountains of Qingyun Peak, Xiao Chen sat cross-legged. He slowly circted the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation.
The purple Essence circted rapidly in Xiao Chens meridians. They broke through all obstacles and cycled without end.
There were nine major meridians in every cultivator. The instant a cultivator condensed his Martial Spirit, he would immediately open all nine meridians.
The nine meridians were very important. They were the base of a cultivators cultivation. The so-called Essence circting for a small cycle was Essence circting in the nine major meridians for a cycle.
As a cultivators cultivation realm increased, branches would extend out from the major meridian. Such branches were as numerous as the stars in the sky. Each time the cultivation realm rose, the count of branches would significantly increase.
These branches were the expansion of the major meridians. It was like a tree. Only by growing many branches would the tree flourish.
Cultivation followed the same principle. The more branches there were, the more vigorous the Essence in the body would be.
The so-called Essence circting for a great cycle referred to Essence circting in the nine major meridians for a cycle first, then cycling in all the branches, which were minor meridians, before returning to the dantian.
Essence would grow and multiply, forming a positive cycle. Every time a great cyclepleted, the quality and quantity of Essence would increase. This was the principle of cultivation.
However, Xiao Chen currently felt frustrated over this particr minor meridian; he was depressed.
Not long ago, by relying on the rich Spiritual Energy of the Lingyun Mountain Range, he finally pushed his Purple Thunder Divine Incantation to the peak of the fifthyer. While he prepared to make a breakthrough to the sixthyer, he suddenly discovered that he had not yet opened all the minor meridians he required for the sixthyer. Four branches were still closed.
This meant that the pathway for the sixthyer of the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation was notplete. There was no way to form a cycle. There was no way to cultivate the sixthyer.
There were two solutions to this. First was to abandon the cultivation of the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation temporarily. He could wait until his cultivation realm rose and these minor meridians opened before making a breakthrough.
In reality, this was what many cultivators in the Tianwu Continent chose to do. This was because there were many Cultivation Techniques that had strict requirements of cultivation realms.
Furthermore, the person who created the Cultivation Technique did not do this on purpose. One couldplete the cycle after reaching the appropriate cultivation realm before cultivating. This would not result in the spoiling of things as a result of excessive enthusiasm.
Chapter 348 - Method of Opening the Minor Meridians
Chapter 348: Method of Opening the Minor Meridians
The second option was to use Essence to open these minor meridians forcibly. Once the minor meridians opened, Xiao Chen could cultivate the sixthyer of the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation.
Once that happened, Xiao Chen could raise his strength significantly in a short period.
However, before even mentioning the difficulty of sessfully doing this, forcibly opening four minor meridians would definitely cause some hidden damages. If not dealt with properly, it would affect Xiao Chens future cultivation.
After the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation circted for another great cycle, Xiao Chen opened his eyes. A purple light shot out of his eyes. For that instant, the dark forest illuminatedpletely.
After the light shed, it hid in the depths of Xiao Chens eyes. When he saw the remnant purple lightning-attributed energy in the air, he casually waved his hand.
The purple energy immediately formed a whirlpool and gathered on Xiao Chens palm, forming a clump of purple me.
Xiao Chen swung his hand forward andunched the purple fire. Without making any sound, it burned a tree in its way into ashes.
Bang!
Finally, the purple fire crashed into a cliffside. It sted a hundred-meters-wide hole in the cliff side. The peak shook gently for a while and rocks fell.
Xiao Chens casual toss could already achieve such a result. If it were in the past, Xiao Chen would have felt slightly satisfied. However, now that he had seen the strength of a peal Martial Monarch, he knew that this was not worth mention. In the face of a true expert, he was merely a child ying house.
Xiao Chen collected his thoughts and muttered, I am currently a peak Medial Grade Martial Saint. I have to open these four minor meridians.
As I advance to Superior Grade Martial Saint, one out of the four minor meridians will open When I advance to peak Superior Grade Martial Saint, I will open another one. When I advance to Martial King, I will open the remaining two.
That is to say, I can only truly cultivate the sixthyer of the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation when I am a Martial King.
Xiao Chen was indecisive, unsure of which path was best. Forcibly opening the minor meridians carried risk. If he waited until he was a Martial King, he would waste too much time.
Never mind. I will not think about this now. I will go back and discuss this with Ruyue and see what her opinion is. Xiao Chen shook his head and stopped thinking about this problem. Then, he started to make his way to his courtyard.
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Currently, three days had passed since the huge fight in the Heavenly Saber Pavilion. In the past three days, the Heavenly Saber Pavilion had been busy.
They were busy repairing the destroyed buildings and treating the unfortunate, injured disciples.
As for the elders, they were even busier. Not only did they have to direct everything, but they also had to calcte the extent of the damages, appease the masses, givepensation to the deceased''s family, and other work. It was a series of problematic things.
Within three days, all sort of rumors about the Heavenly Saber Pavilion spread throughout the Xihe Province.
There were many experts observing the sudden damages of that day. They also witnessed the Imperial Dragon Legion enter and leave as they pleased. None of this could be hidden.
As the rumors spread, they became more and more ridiculous. Rumors such as all the Supreme Elder having died battle and more than half the core disciples being dead; there were even rumors of the First Elder being killed.
All these rumors exaggerated the damages the Heavenly Saber Pavilion suffered.
Then, they connected the recent decision to dy the end-of-year inner disciple Ranking Wars to the rumors. This gave the impression that the Heavenly Saber Pavilion hadpletely declined.
A portion of the small sects and ns that maintained a rtionship with the Heavenly Saber Pavilion all had some unsettling thoughts.
Xiao Chen felt that it was strange that the Heavenly Saber Pavilion did not even bother to give any exnation.
Regardless of the rumors in the outside world, they focused all their attention on the restoration of the Heavenly Saber Pavilion and the disciples treatment.
In Xiao Chens opinion, although the Heavenly Saber Pavilion was in decline, they were still the strongest power in the Xihe Province.
The Heavenly Saber Pavilion had five Martial Monarch Supreme Elders. This, alone, ced them far ahead of the other powers. Furthermore, there was still a mysterious expert who held a Divine Weapon.
They also had firm control over a Spirit Mine that generated an endless amount of Spirit Stones. Given all that, the Heavenly Saber Pavilions position as the top sect in the Xihe Province was firm.
The biggest loss of this event was that of the Divine Saber Camp of the Heavenly Saber Pavilion. However, even though themander and vicemander were severely injured, they were still alive.
Xiao Chen could not be bothered about all this. These were simply thoughts to upy him when he was bored. Instead, he spent all his time focused on cultivation.
Even without executing his Movement Technique, Xiao Chen was extremely fast. Soon, he arrived at this courtyard without realizing it.
Liu Ruyue and Xiao Bai sat at the stone table in the yard. They were in high spirits and yed Five in a Row.
[Note: Gomoku, also called Gobang or Five in a Row, is an abstract strategy board game. It is traditionally yed with Go pieces (ck and white stones) on a Go board, using 1515 of the 1919 grid intersections. yers alternate turns cing a stone of their color on an empty intersection. The winner is the first yer to form an unbroken chain of five stones horizontally, vertically, or diagonally.]
Five in a Row was something Xiao Chen recreated while he was bored. This was an attachment to his previous world. Normally, when he had time, he would y a few rounds with Xiao Bai.
Xiao Bai was innately intelligent. After giving her a simple exnation of the rules, she learned it. Furthermore, she improved rapidly. Now, it was no longer easy for Xiao Chen to defeat her.
Xiao Chen quietly walked over and looked the situation on the bard. Liu Ruyue currently possessed the advantage, and Xiao Bai was immersed in thinking of a countermeasure; she looked very cute.
When Liu Ruyue saw Xiao Chen at the side, she smiled softly and said, You have returned. Your strength seems to have improved slightly again.
Xiao Chen smiled and replied, I ran into some problems. You should continue ying first; I will discuss it with youter.
When Xiao Bai saw Xiao Chen had returned, she immediately smiled happily, Elder Brother Ye Chen,e teach me. Elder Sister Ruyue is too good; I have not even beat her once.
Every since Liu Ruyue arrived, Xiao Chen got Xiao Bai to address him by his pseudonym. Although she did not understand why, she obeyed.
Xiao Chen patted Xiao Bais head gently and smiled, You should think about it yourself. You cannot get help from other people when ying this. You have to train yourself and find your own line of thought.
Xiao Bai pouted and said, Elder Brother Ye Chen always sides with Elder Sister Ruyue. You are not willing to help me.
Xiao Chen shook his head and smiled. Then, he ignored what Xiao Bai had said and moved to a side to shut his eyes and rest.
After a while, Xiao Bai lost to Liu Ruyue again. She packed up the board and cried, Wuwu, Elder Sister Ruyue is too good. Xiao Bai is not ying with you again. Hehe, Xiao Bai will look for Elder Sister Xiao Meng. Even when she works with Elder Brother Shaoyan, they cant defeat Xiao Bai.
By the time she finished speaking, she had packed the board away. Then, she left the courtyard in a bouncing and vivacious manner; there were no signs of her disappointment. It was clear that she did not care about winning or losing.
After Xiao Bai left, Xiao Chen opened his eyes and walked to Liu Ruyues side.
Liu Ruyue asked, What problems did you run into? Maybe I can help you.
Xiao Chen nodded and began to exin the problem he encountered with cultivating the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation in detail to Liu Ruyue.
After Liu Ruyue listened, she frowned slightly. Her charming, pretty face revealed a pondering expression.
After a while, Liu Ruyue rxed her frown and revealed a smile. She said softly, You can give this a try. Opening four minor meridians in one go is risky, but if you only do two, the risk will not be as great.
Xiao Chens eyes lit up. He said, Are you suggesting I wait until I am a peak Superior Grade Martial Saint before opening the other two minor meridians?
Liu Ruyue nodded and said, Thats right. By then, you will be preparing to make your breakthrough to Martial King. If you can cultivate the sixthyer of the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation, it would be easier to break through to Martial King.
When preparing to open your minor meridians, remember to prepare some Spirit Herbs for nourishing the meridians. If you can buy pills for nourishing for meridians, that would be better.
A forcefully opened meridian is more fragile than a naturally opened meridian. If it is not protected carefully, the minor meridian might slowly wither away.
However, if nourished properly, there will not be any hidden damages to the meridian.
Xiao Chen was suddenly enlightened. Although Xiao Chen needed some time to cultivate to peak Martial Saint, it was much shorter than cultivating to Martial King.
Furthermore, ording to Liu Ruyues method, it would be much easier to break through to Martial King.
Xiao Chen rejoiced and thanked Liu Ruyue, Ruyue, truly, thank you. You have been an immense help again.
Liu Ruyue smiled gently. When she saw Xiao Chens smile, she felt happy for him from the bottom of her heart.
Liu Ruyue suddenly recalled something and said. Thats right. My father asked you to go to the summit tonight. He is looking for you regarding a matter.
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The night was dark; stars decorated the night sky. Xiao Chen looked at the summit above, and hesitation filled his gaze.
If there were one person who Xiao Chen feared of from the bottom of his heart, it would be this person, Liu Tianyu.
As strong as Song Que was, or the amount of authority the First Elder had, although Xiao Chen was afraid of them, he did not feel a restraining fear.
Xiao Chen could see their bottom and upper limits. Once he knew their limits, he no longer feared them.
Only Liu TianyuIf Xiao Chen could choose not to meet him, he would.
When Xiao Chen first arrived at the Heavenly Saber Pavilion, this person gave him a scabbard. He helped Xiao Chen conceal the Thunder Emperors traces from the Lunar Shadow Saber.
With one nce, Liu Tianyu had seen through his status as the Thunder Emperors inheritor. After that, he half lured, half threatened Xiao Chen and sent him into a strange space; he almost died and never returned.
Before Liu Tianyu, Xiao Chen did not have many secrets. Such a person was very horrifying.
Regardless of how reluctant Xiao Chen was, he had to go. He could not hide from him.
Xiao Chen calmed his emotions and pushed off the ground, making his way quickly.
When Xiao Chen reached the vertical cliffside, he used the Gravity Spell to fly up. After a while, hended firmly on the ground.
Up, on the summit, a strong wind blew, blowing Xiao Chens hair everywhere. His clothes fluttered, and he could not open his eyes.
Liu Tianyu sat quietly on the strange rock. The wind blew through him like he was air; there was no fluctuation at all.
Only the two upied the summit; the stronger cultivator was clear.
Liu Tianyu opened his eyes and looked at Xiao Chen quietly with somewhat muddled eyes.
Liu Tianyus face was full of wrinkles; he seemed even older than he did before. This was someone deteriorated with age.
Xiao Chen felt uneasy under Liu Tianyus watchful gaze. He quickly asked, Senior, why are you looking for me? Please enlighten me.
Chapter 349 - Entrusting the Divine Weapon?
Chapter 349: Entrusting the Divine Weapon?
Liu Tianyu was not in a rush to answer Xiao Chen. He simply looked over Xiao Chen for a while before he revealed a smile on his aged face. He said pensively, I have a matter I would like to ask for your help on.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly and said, Senior must be joking again. You can draw the Divine Weapon; what could challenge you in this world? How could I, a mere Martial Saint, do what you cant?
Xiao Chen rejected Liu Tianyus request without hesitation.
Since Xiao Chen no longer owed Liu Tianyu a favor, there was no need for him to risk himself. It was not easy to assist Liu Tianyu.
Liu Tianyu was not surprised by Xiao Chens rejection. He simply stared at Xiao Chen without saying a word.
Liu Tianyus gaze was calm; there were no other emotions mixed in, neither anger nor rage. He simply watched Xiao Chen silently.
Xiao Chen felt very awkward under that watchful gaze. After a while, he could no longer tolerate it. He said, Tell me what you need help with first.
Liu Tianyu smiled, and his eyes narrowed to slits. He said, I just know that Young Hero Ye is young and promising. You have a heart of gold and willingly to help others. You will pity this old man.
Xiao Chen interrupted and said, Please, dear sir, stop cing me on a high pedestal and ttering me. Just speak directly.
Liu Tianyu waved his hand, and a suction force pulled over the wooden box with the words Like the Emperor Arriving Personally, tumbling it through the air continuously.
I would like to hand his Divine Weapon over to you, Liu Tianyu said seriously, his smile fading.
Xiao Chen was shocked; his mind was shaken. No matter how strong his heart was, it was hard for him not to feel excited when he heard that Liu Tianyu wanted to pass the Divine Weapon to him.
However, after a moment, Xiao Chen calmed down. When an ordinary person possessed something extraordinary, it would incite the envy of others. Without sufficient strength, taking the Divine Weapon was just seeking death.
Furthermore, Liu Tianyu would not hand the Divine Weapon over to him without reason. This was the treasure of the Heavenly Saber Pavilion. How could he hand it to someone else so easily?
Help me pass it to someone. When he sees the Divine Weapon, he will understand, Indeed, Liu Tianyun quickly followed up with this statement.
Xiao Chen smiled bitterly and said, Senior, can you exin it all in one go. Are you not worried that I would get greedy and keep the Divine Weapon for myself after you hand it over?
Liu Tianyun said indifferently, Even if you wanted to use it, you cant draw it. To you, it is merely a piece of trash.
Amidst the strong winds, Xiao Chen closed his eyes and pondered. He only opened his eyes after a long pause. He said, Im sorry; I really cant do this. There are so many experts in the Heavenly Saber Pavilion. Why did senior pick me over one of them?
The events from three days ago were still fresh in Xiao Chens mind. However, the lure of the Divine Weapon was too great.
The opponent did not care much for the Heavenly Saber Pavilion and had killed their way in. Xiao Chen was merely an insignificant Martial Saint. How could he have the power to protect the Divine Weapon? Not to mention a peak Martial Monarch, even a Superior Grade Martial King would defeat him easily.
Liu Tianyu spoke with a hint of dismay in his tone, Who in the Heavenly Saber Pavilion would allow me to hand the Divine Weapon to another. There are internal troubles and outside aggression; these are stormy times. This is the most dangerous moment for our sect. This is also the final wish of this old man. I hope little brother will not reject me.
Xiao Chen said in confusion, Leng Liusu advanced to peak Inferior Grade Martial King at the age of 17. The Three Holy Lands will send people to the Heavenly Saber Pavilion. With a Holy Land supporting us, who would dare act against the Heavenly Saber Pavilion?
Liu Tianyu shook his head and said, If this old man could move about freely, I would do my best to stop this from happening. Interacting with the Three Holy Lands has never resulted in a good ending.
Xiao Chen shook his head and said, The Three Holy Lands are separate from the mundane world. They hold absolute power and are not under the control of a nation. Their reach stretches far and wide. With them supporting us, there are only benefits and no detriment.
Liu Tianyu smiled coldly and said, How ignorant. How many big powers do you know on this continent aside from the Three Holy Lands? Who truly control the world?
Exactly, how big is this world? Do you think you can imagine how treacherous the games that the peak powers y with each other are? The world operates on benefits and interest. If they cannot obtain something, they will not allow others obtain it. There has never been any true savior in the world.
As for how big the world was, what were the great powers in the continent, and who was the true ruler of the world, Xiao Chen did not know.
Liu Tianyus rhetorical questions left Xiao Chen speechless; he could not think of anything to say.
Coughcough! After Liu Tianyu spoke, his expression suddenly turned ugly. He could not stop coughing, and strange ck lines appeared on his face; he looked like he was in pain.
This greatly astonished Xiao Chen. He rushed forward and said, Senior, whats wrong with you?
Donte near! Liu Tianyu bellowed with a fierce expression. He emitted a horrifying aura of death.
Xiao Chens face sank. He ced his right hand on the saber hilt and quickly retreated backward,nding right at the cliff edge.
The aura of death prated the depths of the heart. Xiao Chen had never seen such a pure aura of death before. It made one feel fear from the bottom of his heart as if death lurked around the corner.
Countless ck tentacles appeared from nowhere and tangled around Liu Tianyus body. His expression twisted as he endured bitterly.
After a long time, the ck tentacles slowly retracted. Liu Tianyus expression calmed once again. However, his face seemed to have aged like he had grown ten years older.
Liu Tianyu shook his head and smiled bitterly, I originally thought I could endure for another one or two days. I did not expect this to happen so soon. Little friend, this is thest thing this old man asks of you. Please pass the Divine Weapon to that person.
Hu chi!
Liu Tianyu flung his hand and tossed the wooden box containing the Divine Weapon to Xiao Chen. Xiao Chen could not dodge and could only stretch his hands out to receive it.
The wooden box sank down slightly while in his hand; it was clear it had a substantial weight to it. Xiao Chen set the wooden box down at his feet and asked, What just happened?
Liu Tianyu waved it off and said, Just a high ranked Demon that has possessed my body for twenty years. You dont have to bother about that.
Unless you have the bloodline of the Saber Emperor, you cannot use the true strength of the Divine Weapon. It is even impossible even to draw the saberpletely. When the previous Pavilion Master handed it to me, he left a Holy Seal on it. I will pass it to you today. When there is a need, you can draw this Divine Weapon.
Hu chi!
Liu Tianyu stretched a finger out, and a resplendent Holy Seal appeared at its tip. Then, it flew into Xiao Chens sea of consciousness with a sou sound.
Xiao Chens heart trembled. He sensed the resplendent Holy Seal within his sea of consciousness. When he examined it carefully, he realized it was a drop of golden blood.
It looks like he has tossed this hot potato to me, Xiao Chen sighed as he thought.
Where is this person? How do I find him? What is his name? Xiao Chen asked.
Liu Tianyu replied, He is the brother of the previous Pavilion Master. His name is Leng Tianhe. He left the Heavenly Saber Pavilion several decades ago. Even I do not know where he is.
Xiao Chen wanted to curse, He doesn''t even know where this person is; how am I going to find him?
Liu Tianyu smiled and said, I believe you will find him. Go quickly. After using the Divine Weapon, I have exhausted too much of my strength. I can no longer suppress him. I am going to seal myself in ice now.
A strong force pushed Xiao Chen off without giving him time to ask any more questions. Frost slowly covered Liu Tianyus body. The cold Qi slowly spread, and soon, he turned into an ice sculpture.
The cold Qi continued to spread and quickly andpletely covered the summit. In the next moment, ice sealed the entire summit along with Liu Tianyu.
Xiao Chen carried the wooden box as he descended quickly. Strong winds blew from both sides. When he looked at the summit covered in frost, he felt aplicated feeling in his heart.
Xiao Chen ced the wooden box in the Universe Ring. Then, he quickly headed for his courtyard. Liu Ruyue was not asleep yet and stood quietly in the yard.
Xiao Chen hesitated for a while before telling her about what happened on the summit, giving Liu Ruyue every single detail.
Unexpectedly, after Liu Ruyue heard it, her expression did not change; she was not surprised.
Liu Ruyue smiled bitterly and exined, My father told me when he handed Qingyun Peak over to me. The high ranked Demon was a Demon second to the Blood Demon General. The spirit of the Demon has possessed him for almost twenty years.
Actually, he has always been in pain. He just was not willing to tell me. Maybe sealing himself in ice is the best thing for him.
Liu Ruyue paused for a while before continuing, You dont have to worry too much about the matter of the Divine Weapon. Just leave it in the wooden box; no one can sense it.
Xiao Chen smiled gently and said, Thats all I can do. There are so many people in the world. It is simply too difficult to find one particr person among them all. You should go to sleep early. If there is a way to rescue your father in the future, I will do all I can.
Liu Ruyue nodded and said, I thank you in advance. You should go to sleep early too; dont pressure yourself too much.
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Early in the morning, Xiao Chen continued to train as he did before. He did not put too much pressure on himself over the matter of the Divine weapon.
However, he was in no rush to cultivate the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation. Instead, he focusedpletely on the Dragon and Tiger Body Sculpting Art. Since he ran into obstructions with his cultivation of the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation, he would focus on the Dragon and Tiger Body Sculpting Art instead.
Xiao Chen sat cross-legged below a gushing waterfall in the back mountains. He used the more severe method to cultivate the finalyer of the Dragon and Tiger Body Sculpting Art.
Cultivating a Body Tempering Technique was more arduous and difficult than a Cultivation Technique. Aside from having to endure endless loneliness, the body had to be ced under enormous stress at every moment.
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In the blink of an eye, seven days had passed. The Heavenly Saber Pavilion used arge amount of manpower topletely restore all the decimated buildings within the past seven days. It had restored its past glory.
At the same time, they released a piece of shocking news: The Young Pavilion Master, Leng Liusu, became a peak Inferior Grade Martial King at the age of seventeen.
Phoenixs Passion Pce, one of the Three Holy Lands, would send the experts of their sect to the Heavenly Saber Pavilion at the start of the next month. They would help the Heavenly Saber Pavilionpletely seal the spatial crack.
The Heavenly Saber Pavilion would organize a huge weing banquet on the Heaven Ascending tform. At the same time, they sent out invitations to all the major sects and ns to participate.
One of the legendary Three Holy Lands would actually travel to the Heavenly Saber Pavilion. Furthermore, the Heavenly Saber Pavilion had a genius that became a peak Inferior Grade Martial King at the age of seventeen.
In an instant, all the negative rumors surrounding the Heavenly Saber Pavilion vanished. The sects who had a rtionship with the Heavenly Saber Pavilion and had restless thoughts immediately sent someone to bestow gifts and to show their loyalty.
Many of the leaders of major powers personally came and brought gifts of great value. They hoped ally with the Heavenly Saber Pavilion. If they could rely on the Heavenly Saber Pavilion as their backer, their statuses would rise.
Chapter 350 - A Tempting Reward
Chapter 350: A Tempting Reward
This was the influence of the Three Holy Lands. Merely the news of their visit the Heavenly Saber Pavilion cleared away all of the unfavorable rumors about them.
When people walked by Saber Citys gates and saw the heads of the Divine Dragon Pces seven Sage Envoys, the shock in their hearts were indescribable. This caused them to strengthen their intent to establish a good rtionship with the Heavenly Saber Pavilion.
Xiao Chen, who had heard all of this from Liu Ruyue beforehand, was not surprised nor shocked. He merely acknowledged it with a hmmp and ignored it.
When Liu Suifeng saw Xiao Chens calm expression, he asked, somewhat depressed, Ye Chen, why do you not seem surprised. The Phoenixs Passion Pce is one of the Three Holy Lands. This is also one of the biggest events for the Heavenly Saber Pavilion in recent years.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly and said, Dont act so outraged; your sister discussed this with me long ago. I was excited once already. Am I supposed to feel excited again?
Liu Suifeng felt even more depressed at this news, Why is Sis so biased. She actually kept this from her own brother, not telling me anything.
Xiao Chen smiled and said, After she tells you, Chu Xinyun will know immediately. Then, the entire Jade Maiden Peak will know. Following that, the entire Heavenly Saber Pavilion will know.
Liu Suifeng said innocently, Am I really a person who enjoys the limelight?
Xiao Chen countered, Is that not so?
Liu Suifeng was speechless. Then, he said, Never mind; let''s not talk about that anymore. I heard that, during this weing ceremony, aside from the Royal Courts, there will be people from almost all of the major powers. All of the outstanding talents of the entire Great Qin Nation will gather there. At that time, they will hold apetition between all the inner disciples. They also invited the other cultivators to participate as well.
Xiao Chen asked suspiciously, Why? There is no prize. What is the point of holding apetition.
Prize? Liu Suifengughed, What prize can be better than being noticed by the Holy Land? This is a very tempting prize. Such matters have happened before.
The Three Holy Lands are always on the lookout for genius cultivators. As far as everyone knows, the Three Holy Lands are the only ces that still possess the knowledge from the Ancient Era.
ording to rumors, the location of the Three Holy Lands contain the densest Spiritual Energy in the world. When cultivating there, your cultivation will soar rapidly. Once you enter the Holy Land, your n and sect will receive their protection.
Xiao Chen frowned slightly. If that was the case, Duanmu Qing, Shi Feng, Hua Yunfei, Ji Changkong, Chu Chaoyun, and the others would show up as well. They woulde to put on a good show in front of the Holy Land for their ns.
I feel that you should do your best topete. With your talent, it is possible that the Holy Land will notice you, Liu Suifeng suggested seriously.
Xiao Chen thought for a while and said, Thinking about this is not practical. One should rely on oneself for cultivation. It is better to advance steadily and surely. There are no shortcuts on the path of cultivation.
Liu Suifeng thought about it and agreed. He said, I shall not hold you up then. You should continue to cultivate. Even if you dont enter the Holy Land, if will still be useful for obtaining a better result in thepetition, getting the top spot among the inner disciples.
When Xiao Chen heard this, he pondered, The reason I want to get the top position is to help spread the name of Qingyun Peak. It looks like there is now a better method.
If I represent Qingyun Peak and defeat all the outstanding talents in the Great Qin Nation, the effects would be better.
Hmm, it is decided then, Xiao Chen thought to himself. He would consider this thest thing he would do before leaving the Heavenly Saber Pavilion.
Now that Xiao Chen had a target, he cultivated even harder than before. He spent all his time on breaking through to the finalyer of the Dragon and Tiger Body Sculpting Art.
Xiao Chen was trying to finish cultivating the Dragon and Tiger Body Sculpting Art by the end of the month. This would allow his body to experience a rebirth.
As the waterfall gushed, it carried a huge force. Xiao Chen quietly sat under the waterfall.
The gushing waterfall struck Xiao Chen at every moment. At every moment, its force achieved at least five thousand kilograms. Even a regr Martial King would not dare endure the waters strikes continuously for a long time.
However, Xiao Chen was as still as a rock. He squeezed his eyes shut as he allowed the waterfall to strike his body. The Dragon and Tiger Body Sculpting Art circted continuously within his body.
It was only under such high pressure that Xiao Chens body maintained an agitated state. Only then could the Dragon and Tiger Body Sculpting Art break through within a short period. Otherwise, if he relied on the ordinary method, he would need at least three months before he could seed.
After Xiao Chen ate the Fasting Pill, he did not have to eat or rest. This way, he could sit under the waterfall for the whole day and night.
The sun rose and set. Xiao Chen continued to cultivate bitterly in this manner, day after day. It was like he had forgotten about time.
Xiao Chen had numbed to the pain long ago. All that remained were the thoughts of victory, to do his best and persevere.
In the forest beside the waterfall, Liu Ruyue watched Xiao Chen, who had not eaten or drunk anything for fifteen days. Her eyes were slightly moist, and she felt pained.
Pa! Pa! Pa!
Liu Ruyue clenched her right hand into a fist and struck Liu Suifengs back forcefully and continuously, It is all your fault, you scoundrel. Who told you to tell him about thepetition? Now, he is cultivating so hard. What if something happens to him?
Liu Suifeng begged for mercy, Sis, I was wrong. Please stop hitting me. It was merely a casual remark. I did not expect Xiao Chen to cultivate like his life depended on it.
Pu ci!
Xiao Bai rushed over and joined in the beat up Liu Suifeng squad. She pouted and said, Elder Brother Suifeng is bad. You made Elder Brother Ye Chen not eat anything for fifteen days. It is all your fault.
When Liu Suifeng saw the livid Xiao Bai, he wanted to cry. He remembered the days when Xiao Bai would mess around with him. He knew that he should remain here any longer, so he quickly left.
However, how could Xiao Bai let Liu Suifeng off so easily? She continued to chase after him through the forest.
Damn it. Why am I so unlucky? Indeed, offending a woman is the most horrifying thing ever, yet, I managed to offend two in one go.
As Liu Suifeng dodged Xiao Bais attacks, he sighed, Ye Chen, you better wake up soon. If you dont, I''ll be dead.
Boom!
Just at this moment, Xiao Chen, who was under the waterfall, suddenly opened his eyes. He roared, and his aura rose to the sky.
As Xiao Chen roared, the gushing waterfall actually reversed its flow, forming a huge wave that rushed into the sky.
The Dragon and Tiger Body Sculpting Art reached Great Perfection.
Bang! Bang!
The final two acupoints on Xiao Chens right arm opened. Now, all sixteen acupoints on his right arm had opened. Strands of azure light illuminated Xiao Chens Laogong Acupoint on his palm.
Following that, the Daling Acupoint, Neiguan Acupoint, and all the remaining acupoints opened. The azure light formed an azure dragon.
The azure light shredded the clothes on Xiao Chens right arm, revealing his smooth arm.
After a while, all the azure light gathered back on the flesh of his arm. It transformed into a tattoo of the azure dragon winding around his arm.
The dragon head rested on his wrist; the body coiled around the arm, and the tail rested on his shoulder.
When Xiao Chen looked carefully, the azure dragon tattoo seemed alive. All its scales were vivid and lifelike. Its eyes were tightly shut, as though they would open at any moment.
The Dragon Qi was quiet and calm as if it were in a deep sleep. However, Xiao Chen could feel a surging energy. When the dragon eyes opened, it could overturn seas and rivers, move mountains and split rocks; not even heaven and earth could stop it.
After Xiao Chens energy waspletely consumed, the waterfall that rushed into the sky fell once again. The higher it went, the greater force it would carry when it descended. This time, there was at least 25,000 kilograms of force.
Xiao Chen did not feel fear. He watched the descending waterfall, and a smile appeared on his face. He opened his hand and suddenly clenched it.
The instant Xiao Chen clenched his fist, the bones in his arm made a crackling sound. With a thought, Essence flowed through his meridians and surged.
Boom!
Xiao Chen punched toward the sky. The berserk wind from his fist carried a boundless force. A formless shockwave split the falling waterfall in half, falling on either side of Xiao Chen.
The shockwave did not dissipate and continued rushing to the sky after the waterfall spilt.
The shockwave pierced through all the flying Spirit Beast in its way. They cried miserably and fell to the ground.
When Xiao Chen saw the might of his fist, he said, With my previous strength, a casual punch carried a force of 25,000 kilograms. It was sufficient to break this waterfall.
However, it was impossible to create a pure shockwave as dense as Essence. Now, it is possible. This will generate a great might inbat.
The waterfall gushed unceasingly. After it split in half, it quickly mended. Xiao Chen pushed off the ground and turned into a beam of purple light,nding firmly on the shore.
The Essence around Xiao Chens body trembled, and the water on his body and in his clothes immediately evaporated. He was instantly dry.
Xiao Chen, who had soaked in the water for half a month, felt incrediblyfortable. There was a carefree feeling throughout his body.
When Liu Suifeng saw Xiao Chen leap out of the water, a smile immediately filled his face. He quickly rushed over to Xiao Chen, like he was flying, and he smacked Xiao Chens shoulders hard.
Ye Chen, you finally emerged. If you still had note out, I would be dead. Ouchwhy is your shoulder so hard?
Liu Suifeng only half finished his statement before he shouted in pain. He flung around his right hand that had smacked Xiao Chens shoulder.
Earlier, Liu Suifeng had used about seventy or eighty percent of his strength. In the end, it felt like he struck a heavy piece of Frost Iron; his entire hand was swollen and red.
Xiao Chens expression changed slightly and checked his body with his consciousness. He realized the Dragon and Tiger Body Sculpting Art still circted automatically.
Xiao Chen, whose body had experienced a rebirth, had an extremely sturdy body. After the Dragon and Tiger Body Sculpting Art was circted, his body was even harder than metal.
If he did not control it, it would automatically rebound the attacks of others. After Xiao Chen checked the situation, he immediately stopped the automatic cirction of the Dragon and Tiger Body Sculpting Art.
Xiao Chen had an apologetic smile as he said, Sorry, I forgot to cancel out my technique. It is fine now; you can hit me again.
Liu Suifeng looked at his swollen hand; how could he dare to make a move? He would only seek trouble for himself.
Liu Suifeng shook his head vigorously. He smiled embarrassedly and said, Theres no need. I understand your kind intentions. I will take my leave first. I nearly died because of you.
Elder Brother Ye Chen, you finally came out. Xiao Bai was worried about you. Xiao Bai, who followed Liu Suifeng, immediately leaped over and hugged Xiao Chen.
When Xiao Chen felt the soft body of the girl, he felt somewhat embarrassed. Furthermore, it happened in front of Liu Ruyue. He blushed slightly and set Xiao Bai down. He said, Don''t hug me like that when there are others around. I feel very pressured when you do.
Chapter 351 - Seven Emotions and Six Desires
Chapter 351: Seven Emotions and Six Desires
Doubt appeared in Xiao Bais eyes, and she felt it was strange. She asked, ''Great pressure?'' Is Xiao Bai very heavy?"
Liu Ruyue slowly walked over and smiled gently, How can Xiao Bai be heavy? It means that someone is embarrassed.
Xiao Chenughed embarrassedly. He looked at the two and said, Sorry; I made you two worry.
While Xiao Chen was cultivating, he had immersed himselfpletely. However, his Spiritual Sense had always extended out; he was very aware of what happened around him.
Liu Ruyues actions made Xiao Chen feel guilty. He had allowed the people who cared about him see him do something so dangerous. They would worry about him.
Liu Ruyue said softly, There is no need to feel unease between you and me. Lets go back and rest properly first.
The group slowly made their way back. Along the way, Xiao Bai was the most lively. She talked aimlessly and asked some questions that made them unsure of whether tough or cry. The atmosphere was very rxed.
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Time passed quickly. Soon, it was the end of the month. During this period, Xiao Chen did not cultivate as madly as he had before.
Xiao Chen would only cultivate for half the day. Then, he would spend the rest of the time apanying Liu Ruyue and Xiao Bai, strolling through the Heavenly Saber Pavilion.
After staying at the Heavenly Saber Pavilion for so long, Xiao Chen had not really wandered around the ce yet. Perhaps he might not have the luxury to do so in the future. So, when Liu Ruyue suggested they visit all the ces, he agreed immediately.
As the end of the month drew near, the Heavenly Saber Pavilion had a busy atmosphere. asionally, experts from other ces arrived.
These were the independent cultivators or those from smaller sects and ns. They had not received an invitation and brought impressive gifts in hopes that the Heavenly Saber Pavilion would invite them. They hoped to be present during the wee ceremony and to attempt to leave an impression on the people from the Holy Land.
If the sect or n had particrly excellent disciples, they would be even hungrier for this invitation. If the Holy Land took note of their disciples, that n or sect would rise to a first-rate or second-rate power in the Great Qin Nation.
Traditionally, every time the Holy Land took someone, they gave the rted powers great benefits. They would receive high-ranked secret manuals, Spirit Stones, Secret Treasures, and Spirit Weapons; they would receive plenty of them. The most important thing was that they would receive the protection of the Holy Land. No one would dare seek trouble with them.
The unending stream of people resulted in the disciples with flying Spirit Beasts at the foot of the Heaven Viewing tform earning many Spirit Stones.
There was so much business that the moment they returned from transporting someone, more waited for them.
It would take a normal cultivator at least half a day to walk up to the Heaven Viewing tform, even if they rushed at full speed.
For these anxious people, how could they bear to spend so much time? Naturally, they all fought for the chance to ride a flying Spirit Beast.
Xiao Chen looked at the foot of the Heaven Viewing tform. He watched the numerous people full of hope and said ruefully, The charm of the Holy Land is indeed extraordinary. Just the news of their arrival managed to move the entire Great Qin Nation.
Liu Ruyue stood at the side and said softly, They cant help it. In the eyes of the ordinary person, the Three Holy Land are like gods. This idea has been passed down for several ten thousand years. This fear and respect for them are ingrained deep in their bones.
When Xiao Chen heard this, he frowned slightly. He asked softly, How can one put their hopes in gods on the path of cultivation? Lets go elsewhere. There is nothing much to see here.
Liu Ruyue could feel Xiao Chens sharpness and drive in his words. She felt somewhat astonished. It was like Xiao Chen did not care for the Holy Land at all.
Lets go then. We can go to other ces to take a look. There is a nice ce in the Heavenly Saber Pavilion you have not seen yet. Liu Ruyue said as she smiled faintly.
After a while, the two reached the summit of a peak. The summit was more than ten thousand meters high. This astonished even Xiao Chen.
Clouds covered the peak after reaching a thousand meters past the middle of the mountain. When they arrived at the summit, it was like walking on clouds.
The two had rushed over, and both felt somewhat fatigued. When they reached the summit, they immediately sat down and rested.
As Liu Ruyue gazed at the boundless churning clouds, a looked of mncholy appeared in her eyes. She said softly, Ye Chen, the Holy Lands people will arrive in three days. You will be leaving the Heavenly Saber Pavilion after thepetition, right?
To Xiao Chen, the Heavenly Saber Pavilion was only a pitstop. Liu Ruyue discovered this long ago. He would not remain at the Heavenly Saber Pavilion.
Actually, Xiao Chen should have left after he learned Listening to the Sword and Communicating With It. Liu Ruyue was clear on the reason behind him staying. He stayed because of his gratefulness to her and perhaps some reluctance to leave.
When Xiao Chen heard this, his expression did not change. This was a problem that had bothered him for a long time.
However, on the night Liu Ruyue chopped down that tree, he had thought it through. Humans had seven emotions and six desires. If he suppressed one of them, a heart demon would manifest.
Love, to a cultivator, was not a blocking stone on the path of cultivation.
Xiao Chen was unaware, but the moment the came to this conclusion; he had cleared one of the biggest hindrances of cultivationthe test of passion.
The test of passion was hard to pass. There were many strong cultivators in history who stumbled over passion. They were absolute geniuses, but they had suppressed their emotions. There were even some extreme cultivators whopletely broke away from this emotion and walked the path of cultivation alone.
When they reached the bottleneck separating them from their peak, a heart demon was born. In the end, they could not cross that final hurdle and never managed to reach the peak.
After being silent for a long time, Xiao Chen looked at Liu Ruyue. He said, extremely serious, Ruyue, I like you. One day, I will make it such that Qingyun Peak will no longer burden you, and we can leave together.
When Liu Ruyue heard this, a slight blush appeared on her pretty face. She did not expect for the normally reserved and somewhat introverted Xiao Chen to say such bold words.
Liu Ruyue was stunned for quite a while, unable to speak. When Xiao Chen saw Liu Ruyue speechless with her head lowered, he suddenlyughed.
Liu Ruyue looked up at Xiao Chen. Doubt filled her gaze as she asked, What are youughing at?
Xiao Chen did not stopughing as he continued, Ruyue, I really like you. I really am a fool. Only now do I realize that I like you more than I thought.
I should have said it long ago. Regardless of if you willing or not, I will always like you. If you are willing to wait for me, someday, I will remove the burden that is Qingyun Peak with my strength.
I like you Liu Ruyue. I like you. I really like you. I like your every smile and word. I like everything about you. I like how you treat me well. I really like you a lot! Xiao Chen suddenly shouted. His voice was like thunder roaring in the ten-thousand-meters high sky, reverberating endlessly.
The words I like you caused the boundless clouds to scatter. It reverberated in Liu Ruyues ears.
Liu Ruyue blushed heavily and held her hand over Xiao Chens mouth, Dont be so loud. I know you like me already.
Xiao Chen looked at the slightly teary Liu Ruyue. Then, he gently pulled away the hand covering his mouth and held it tightly.
Liu Ruyue held Xiao Chens hand. When she felt his warmth, her tears turned intoughter and said softly, I believe you can do it. I will wait for you at Qingyun Peak.
Xiao Chen pulled gently and tugged Liu Ruyue into his embrace. Neither of them said a word;, they simply held each other tightly.
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Three dayster, the grand weing ceremony finally began. The entire Heavenly Saber Pavilion basked in a joyous atmosphere. All the inner disciples woke up early on this particr day.
The same went for Xiao Chen. Before the sky brightened, he had already dressed and began his saber practice in the yard.
There would be a massive battle today. Be it Duanmu Qing, Mu Chengxue, Shi Feng, Yan Chixie, Hua Yunfei, or Ji Changkong; they were all outstanding talents whose names would shake a region in the Great Qing Nation.
Although Xiao Chen was confident of defeating them all, he did not dare to be overly careless.
A gentle breeze blew, and saber lights shed. Xiao Chen executed all his Martial Techniques once.
Of course, Xiao Chen only executed them casually and did not use too much Essence. Otherwise, if he executed them all at full force, his courtyard would turn into rubble.
After Xiao Chen finished practicing, Liu Ruyue, who had appeared at an unknown time, held a neatly folded set of long, white robes out to Xiao Chen with a faint smile.
When Xiao Chen looked at the white robes in Liu Ruyues hands, he could feel a strange energy from them. He asked suspiciously, Ruyue, what is this?
Liu Ruyue exined, This Secret Treasure is one of Qingyun Peaks most valuable treasures. Its name is the Clear Wind Robes. While you wear them, you can raise your speed by ten percent in an all-rounded manner. Be it dodging speed, attacking speed, or running speed, they will all raise by ten percent.
The most important thing is that they do not consume any energy. Their effect will automatically be active at every moment.
Xiao Chen received the Clear Wind Robes and revealed a joyous expression. If he had only heard the first bit, it would be nothing; it was merely a ten percent increase.
However, thest bit changed everything. The Clear Wind Robes deserved to be the most valuable treasure. They could be active at every moment without using any energy. This was like a permanent increase of a cultivators Movement Technique.
Furthermore, the amount increased would advance with the growth of the cultivators speed. There were no upper limits. Whenbined with Xiao Chens Windwalk shoes, it was perfect.
Stop staring at them. Quickly put them on and familiarize with them, Liu Ruyue said as she pushed Xiao Chen gently.
Xiao Chen smiled and nodded. He brought the white robes to his room and removed his clothes, recing them with the Clear Wind Robes.
After Xiao Chen waspletely dressed and tied his belt properly, he looked in the mirror. A figure in long, white robes with a blue strip of cloth tied around his forehead stared back at him.
The strip of cloth hid the scarlet throne. This made him looked very ordinary. There was only a feeling of elegance on top of his ordinary looks. Itpletely covered Xiao Chens leaking killing intent.
This was merely the surficial changes. What astonished Xiao Chen were the changes inside.
When Xiao Chen wore the robes, an invisible thread of energy connected the cloth to all of his cells via his pores and skin.
Xiao Chen waved, and he immediately felt that the speed of his waving hand was faster than normal. He raised his leg up to take a step forward. However, this step was faster than he imagined. His bnce was unstable, and he nearly fell.
Xiao Chen had not adjusted to the sudden ten percent increase in speed yet. He quickly understood its cause.
Chapter 352 - Gathering of the Strong
Chapter 352: Gathering of the Strong
Xiao Chen was no stranger to this feeling. In the past, when his Dragon and Tiger Body Sculpting Art advanced, his strength increased as well. After that, his body needed some time to adjust.
However, a ten percent increase in speed was not significant. After five minutes, Xiao Chen got used to his new speed. He slowly pushed open the door and walked out.
Liu Ruyue looked at Xiao Chen, dressed in white robes, and her eyes lit up. She smiled gently and said, I did not expect white clothes to suit you so well. I feel that you should keep wearing white in the future.
Xiao Bai, who had just emerged from her room, stretched her body. When she saw Xiao Chen dressed in the white robes, she ran over, smiling. She said, Elder Brother Ye Chen, you look really handsome today.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly, Very well, I will listen to you two. I will wear white in the future.
After the three washed up and had breakfast, Lui Suifeng rushed over to Xiao Chens courtyard with Xiao Meng and Shao Yang.
When Liu Suifeng saw Xiao Chen, he stepped forward to pat him on the shoulder. However, when he recalled his previous bitter experience, he quickly pulled back. He smiled, Ye Chen, you look good today. You will definitely be victorious with a single move, making a name for yourself. Who knows; they might nickname you the White Robed desman.
Liu Ruyue stood at the side and said, Dont just talk about Ye Chen. You have to put on a good performance today. Dont embarrass out Qingyun Peak.
When Liu Suifeng heard this, he quickly changed the topic. He smiled embarrassedly and said, Lets stop speaking. We should quickly get to the Heaven Viewing tform.
Liu Suifeng led the way while Xiao Chen and the others followed closely behind. After they descended the Peak, they immediately headed for the Heaven Viewing tform.
The group met a stream of people along the way; they were all disciples making their way to the Heaven Viewing tform. This time, almost all of the disciples, including those in isted cultivation and experiential training, returned to the Heavenly Saber Pavilion. There were many more people than there were at the core disciple exam.
The crowds bustled along the way. The sounds of discussions never stopped.
Countless Spirit Beasts flew through the sky, all heading for the Heaven Viewing tform; they almostpletely covered the sky.
Aside from the disciples of the Heavenly Saber Pavilion, many of these Spirit Beasts belonged to the small powers who were invited. Therger powers would possess their own warships. They would not ride flying Spirit Beasts. Even if they did, they would ride Rank 6 Spirit Beasts,plementing their statuses.
asionally, a few strong auras flew by above. The normally hard-to-see Martial Kings actually appeared in great numbers today.
With one quick nce, one could see several peak Martial Kings.
Hu!
Suddenly, a very strong aura flew by above. It was an old man dressed in ck robes, carrying a youth and shing by in the air.
When Xiao Chen felt this aura, he could not help but take another nce. The feeling this person gave him was like a sword tearing through the air. Its radiance shone everywhere; it was unstoppable.
Even though it was unintentional, when that person released his aura, Xiao Chen felt a horrifying pressure.
The one who just passed seems to be Feng Xuanyi. I did not expect him toe personally. The youth he carries is probably his grandson. Rumor has it that he has an astonishing talent. He is probablying to try his luck.
The allure of the Holy Land is great. I remember, in the past, the Sect Master of the Misty Sword Sect wanted to take his grandson in as his final disciple. However, this old man rejected the offer.
That goes without saying; how can the Misty Sword Sectpare to a Holy Land? It is not even worth mentioning.
The people beside Liu Suifeng discussed as the old man passed them.
When Xiao Chen heard them, he felt curious. He asked Liu Suifeng, Who is this Feng Xuanyi? He seems quite famous.
Liu Suifeng exined, That person is a famous swordsman in the Great Qin Nation. He is already a Martial Monarch, despite being only seventy. ording to rumor, there is a possibility he will be a Sword Sage soon. However, he is independent and is not under the control of any power.
No wonder that person could cause Xiao Chen to feel so much pressure. So, he was a Martial Monarch of the sword. The Holy Land had a great reputation, indeed. Even a cultivator who could be a Sword Sage could not resist the temptation.
As they continued, they saw other peak experts like Feng Xuanyi.
There were even more half step Martial Monarchs. Xiao Chen saw several dozens. As Liu Suifeng had said, all the experts of the Great Qin Nation were present.
At the foot of Heaven Viewing tform, it was impossible to find flying Spirit Beasts for transport. There was simply too many people.
The moment the disciples with flying Spirit Beastsnded, arge crowd immediately surrounded them.
When Liu Suifeng saw all this, he sighed and said, It looks like we can only walk up. With our speed, if we rush, we could arrive in four hours.
Liu Ruyuemented, There is no need to go to that trouble. Xiao Chen and I can carry two people each. Although it would be slower than flying at full speed, it is much faster than traveling on foot.
That was a good idea; Xiao Chen could carry Liu Suifeng and Shao Yang, and Liu Ruyue could carry Xiao Meng and Xiao Bai. They could fly up together.
After an hour, the six slowlynded on the Heaven Viewing tform. There were even more people than at the foot of the Heaven Viewing tform. The crowd almost separated the six.
There were countless massive arenas built on thergest drill ground. All of the arenas were built using the resilient Heavenly Mountain Stones and coated with ayer of Frost Iron.
This was an extravagant expenditure, using Frost Iron to coat the arenas. Only arge sect like the Heavenly Saber Pavilion could, most likely, afford such a thing.
Spectator stands of varying heights towered around the arenas. Currently, cultivators already filled the spectator stands. Aside from the Heavenly Saber Pavilion Disciples, there were cultivators from various ces. It waspletely packed with people.
They had extended the tform at the frontmost part of the drill ground. It was now triple its previous size.
There was a row of tables and chairs at the back of the tform. The members of the Elders Assembly had taken their seats quite a while ago.
If one looked carefully, they would discover that the First Elder Jiang Chi, who normally upied the middle seat, did not sit in his usual ce. Instead, he sat at the side.
Simple, but stylish, tea tables rested on either side of the tform. There would be no problems seating a thousand people there.
The people of the Heavenly Saber Pavilion sat on the left side. Tianyue Peak was the closest to the tform, following them was Gangyu Peak, Jade Maiden Peak, and Qianduan Peak. The seven Peaks were arranged in order, from the strongest to the weakest.
Aside from Qingyun Peak, the people from the other six Peaks had already arrived. The Peak Masters of these Peaks had their own warships. It was not strange that they had arrived faster.
There were more tea tables on the right side. There were several dozens of them. Seated there were the big ns of the Great Qin Nation. Even the weakest had at least the same level of power as the White Water Citys Jiang n.
The tea tables closest to the tform were currently empty. These were reserved for the noble ns with inherited Martial Spirits and great sects. Without having great backing or strength, one could forget about getting close.
Old Pal Jiang, when will the Holy Lands people arrive?
The person who spoke was the Sword Monarch, Feng Xuanyi. He sat on the right side and was currently the closest to the tform. Only a person of simr status would dare address the First Elder as Old Pal Jiang.
Jiang Chi was not angry at being addressed in such a way. This person''s strength was greater than his; so, logically, he was considered a senior to him.
Jiang Chi smiled and said, Brother Feng, dont be anxious. The Holy Lands people arrived yesterday. They are currently checking up on our Young Pavilion Master.
Feng Xuanyi lifted the teacup from the table and took a sip. He said, I shall congratte Old Pal Jiang in advance then. An absolute genius has appeared in the Heavenly Saber Pavilion, reaching peak Inferior Grade Martial King at the age of seventeen. Your past glory will return soon.
Indeed! Congrattions, Elder Jiang Chi, all of the n Heads and independent experts seated at the right side spoke together.
Jiang Chi smiled faintly and acknowledged this with a few words. He was clearly in a good mood.
At this moment, apletely ck warship suddenly appeared in the sky. A ck banner fluttered at the bow. The Ji () character decorated it in bold cursive calligraphy.
The Nanling Provinces Ji n has arrived. The one standing on the bow seems to be the genius of the Ji n, Ji Changkong. The spectators in the drill grounds eximed.
After a while, another warship appeared and slowly made its way to the tform. It was the Dongming Provinces Hua n.
Not long after, a huge ice bird with an ice pce on its back flew over the crowds heads.
It''s the Duanmu ns Profound Ice Pce. Duanmu Qing has arrived as well.
The Royal Courts Guiyi Marquis, Ying Xiao has arrived. The Guiyi Marquis is a genius wielding a Holy Weapon. I wonder what his performance will be like today.
The Night Spirit Pces warship has arrived too. This means the two great geniuses of the Nanling Province, Mu Chengxue and Ji Changkong, have arrived.
What the hell; the Misty Sword Sects King Grade warship is here. Did their Sect Mastere as well? The three great sects are all here. This is a first in the history of the Great Qin Nation.
The crowds excitement grew. These strong ns and sects, the tyrants of their regions, were all present. Most importantly, the geniuses of these sects were here too.
More than a hundred geniuses had gathered in one ce. The people below all felt extremely excited.
Soon, the tea tables on the right side filled with people. To no ones surprise, the tea table closest to the tform was upied by the Misty Sword Sect, followed by the Night Spirit Pce.
The Sect Master of the Misty Sword Sect was not here; instead, their first elder, Ling Chen, hade. He was a half step Martial Monarch and was second to the Sect Master regarding authority; In terms of status, he was Jiang Chis equal.
Ling Chen nced at the nearby Feng Xuanyi. He smiled and said, Senior Feng, our Sect master once personally came to you, wanting your grandson as his final disciple. Senior did not agree then. Yet, when the Holy Landes, you came without invitation. This is not very appropriate, right?
Feng Xuanyis aged face was radiant; he did not look elderly at all. When he heard Ling Chens words, he said indifferently. This old me admires the Misty Sword Sects Sect Masters achievements with swords. However, I do not revere them.
My grandsons talent is greater than mine. He will certainly be a Sword Monarch. Without assurance of his bing a Sword Sage, I will not let him join any sects. Teaching him myself would suffice.
Chapter 353 - Order to Kill
Chapter 353: Order to Kill
A youth in green clothes, about seventeen or eighteen years old, sat beside Feng Xuanyi.
This youth was handsome and looked young. However, he had an extremely calm aura. When he heard the seniors discussing him, his expression did not fluctuate. He was like a silent sword.
Ling Chenughed lightly and nced at the silent youth ignoring him. He only felt it was unfortunate. This youths talent was only slightly lower than Chu Chaoyuns.
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At the tea table slightly behind, Duanmu Qings cold, expressionless gaze scanned the tea tables of the Heavenly Saber Pavilion as if she searched for someone.
When Ji Changkong saw Duanmu QIngs gaze, heughed softly and said, Miss Duanmu, are you looking for someone?
Duanmu QIng retracted her gaze and said indifferently, Shouldnt you be more clear on who I am looking for?
Hua Yunfei, sitting to the side, joined the conversation, That person has not arrived yet. Thest time we met him, he did not reveal his moves. Perhaps we can verify his identity this time.
In the past year, these ns had many outer disciples who died, beheaded.
It was clear that their heads had been taken to the Flying Snow Manor to redeem a reward. The deaths of these outer disciples did not significantly damage these ns. However, they resulted in the fall of these ns credibility.
This rmed people. Furthermore, in the past year, the few noble ns did not even manage to find a trace of Xiao Chen. This made them look like a joke to the rest of the world.
Duanmu Qing said sullenly, Does anyone have any questions regarding the agreement we made before arriving?
A trace of killing intent shed in Hua Yunfeis eyes. He said viciously, Rx; this fellow has killed several elders of my n. If we verified his identity, I, Hua Yunfei, will be the first to make a move.
Ji Changkongs gaze was calm. He said indifferently, He killed my uncle. My mother has ordered me to kill him.
Chu Chaoyun, at the very front, saw all this. A hint of mockery appeared in his eyes. However, he hid it very well; no one realized it.
Beside the Misty Sword Sects table, where the Night Spirit Pces people were, Mu Chengxue gently picked up a teacup. asionally, he nced at the empty tea table to the left. That table was reserved for Qingyun Peak.
Mu Chengxue sat quietly beside Mu Yanxue and Shi Feng. Because the Night Spirit Pce was closer to the front than the Shi ns table, Shi Feng did not sit with them. Instead, he chose to enjoy the privileges of the Night Spirit Pce, sitting at the second table on the right side.
First Senior Brother, it seems like that fellow has not arrived yet. You promised to teach him a lesson on my behalf. You wont go back on your word, right? Shi Feng asked with a sullen voice and a hazy gaze.
Mu Chengxue smiled faintly, and the copper mirror in the depths of his eye spun unceasingly. He ced the teacup on the table and said, Rx. You have given me a thousand Medial Grade Spirit Stones. I will not take your things for nothing.
The person leading the Night Spirit Pce was also their first elder. He sat in the frontmost position at their tea table. When he heard Mu Chengxues words, he frowned slightly, Chengxue, whether the Night Spirit Pce is allowed to ride the Holy Lands coattails depends on you and Mu Yanxue. Do not spoil this good thing over a personal vendetta.
Mu Chengxue replied respectfully, I agree with First Elder. However, I am merely helping Junior Brother Shi vent his frustration out of convenience. At the same time, we can teach the Heavenly Saber Pavilion that our Night Spirit Pce is not easily bullied.
The First Elder nodded and said, I have heard about Shi Fengs matter. It does indeed damage the Night Spirit Pces reputation. It is beneficial to teach this person a lesson.
On the roads of the Heaven Viewing tform, Xiao Chen moved through the crowd with determination. He did not know that, before he had even arrived, multiple people had painted a target on his back.
Liu Ruyue looked at the packed crowd and said, Ye Chen, there are too many people here. We will waste too much time at this rate. Lets work together to carve a path through.
Xiao Chen had already intended to do so. This packed crowd started to get on his nerves.
The pair released their energy and shaped it into a conical shape. Then, they merged their ferocious energies, and a wide passage appeared in the crowd.
They ignored the curses and quickly advanced. In an instant, their speed increased by several times.
Liu Suifeng smiled and said, We should have done that long ago. After Ye Chen and I fight for Qingyun Peak and obtain a good result, we should ask the Elders Assembly for a flying warship. In the future, we wont have to go through all this trouble.
Ten minutester, the group of six finally arrived outside the gates of the drill ground. Liu Ruyue shed her golden identity token, and the disciples guarding the gates immediately led the six to a secret passage. Furthermore, it did not seem like the disciple led them to the spectator stands like everyone else.
The exit of the secret passage led to the back of the tform. That disciple said respectfully, Martial Aunt Liu, you should go down quickly; the elders have long awaited your arrival.
After Liu Ruyue thanked the disciple, she led the five towards the steps of the tform. Before they climbed onto the tform, Xiao Chen immediately felt strong auras. Furthermore, there were a few familiar auras that he recognized.
After they climbed the long flight of steps, the group finally arrived on the tform. Xiao Chen felt gazes filled with dangerous intentions directed at him.
Xiao Chen focused, maintaining his calm and ignoring these gazes.
Ruyue iste. First Elder, please forgive me, Liu Ruyue said as the cupped her hands in respect to Jiang Chi.
Jiang Chi smiled and said, You are not reallyte. The Holy Lands people have not arrived yet. You should take a seat. I fully anticipate Ye Chens performance."
The group took their seats, and servants immediately brought fruits and filled their teacups.
Xiao Chen saw a murderous intent sh in the eyes of the Biyun Peaks Peak Master, Song Que. Song Que gave Xiao Chen a meaningful nce before withdrawing his gaze.
Now is not the time to deal with this person. Before I gain the elders support, killing this person will only offend the entire Heavenly Saber Pavilion.
When Song Ques back faced Xiao Chen, it felt like someone poked him with a sharp saber; it was very painful.
It must be that brats killing intent. It has grown so horrifying, Song Que thought as he clenched his remaining hand; hatred filled his heart.
When Xiao Chen walked onto the tform, the handsome youth beside Feng Xuanyi frowned slightly. A sharp look appeared in his calm gaze. His sword intent unexpectedly and uncontrobly erupted.
Whats going on? I cant control my Sword Intent, the youth was shaken. Caution now filled his gaze towards Xiao Chen.
Sword intent would only react like that when it felt danger or a strong killing intent. This ensured that its master did not suffer any harm.
However, this youth could not feel any killing intent from Xiao Chen. As he stared at the white-robed youth, his expression was calm; there were no fluctuations in his emotions.
The youth frowned; he could not understand the reason. Hence, he whispered to Feng Xuanyi, telling him about it.
After Feng Xuanyi heard this, he felt it was strange as well. He examined Xiao Chen carefully as if his gaze were a sharp sword piercing through space, trying to see through Xiao Chens secrets.
Xiao Chens Spiritual Sense immediately registered a strong mental energy scanning him. The strong Spiritual Sense turned into a sharp saber and cut off this mental energy.
Then the Spiritual Strength quickly transformed into a protective shield, preventing this mental energy from scanning him a second time. At the same time, the Spiritual Sense extended out in the direction where the mental energy came from, trying to discover who spied on him.
This all happened in the time a spark flew. A single thought aplished it; it was shockingly fast.
However, the other party had abandoned this strand of mental energy, making it impossible for him to be tracked down. Xiao Chens Spiritual Sense circled through the air for a while before returning helplessly. However, the shield was maintained.
Xiao Chen gazed across the crowd. He felt suspicious; who scanned him?
The strong mental energy from earlier was on a different level from that of a regr Martial King. Only a half step Martial Monarch or above could have such ability.
Half step Martial Monarchs and above were existences Xiao Chen could not afford to offend at the moment; there was no point to finding out who it was.
I will just be careful. Xiao Chen retracted his gaze and ignored it.
On the other end, when Feng Xuanyi saw Xiao Chens quick reactions and strong mental energy, he was startled speechless.
Feng Xuanyi did not expect the other partys reaction to be so fast. However, he knew why his grandsons Sword Intent uncontrobly erupted.
Feng Cen, use caution if you face him. This person hides a strong state of massacre. Your will of sword has reached Small Perfection. It felt threatened by him; thats why it automatically protected you.
Feng Xuanyi exined to Feng Cen everything he witnessed in detail.
Originally, he nned to observe for a little longer. However, Xiao Chens reaction was too fast. Furthermore, his mental energy was strangely fast. The only result of this was Feng Xuanyis discovery of something about the state of massacre.
As they waited for the Holy Lands people to arrive, the crowd at the tea tables started chatting.
After all, it was rare for so many geniuses to gather like this. Discussing their problems regarding cultivation was beneficial to everyone.
After about an hour, an extra red sun suddenly appeared about ten thousand meters in the sky.
When the crowd looked up and observed carefully, they discovered it was not a sun. Rather, it was a huge, fiery-red bird.
All of the birds feathers carried a red me; they were hot and boundlessly resplendent. With a brief nce, it looked like a sun.
The temperature in the drill ground immediately increased. It was as if the air had been burned dry. This made breathing ufortable.
Zi!
A melodious cry resounded in the sky. A Vermilion Bird spread its wings, and the might of an ancient Holy Beast spread throughout the drill ground.
All the strong cultivators in the crowd felt a pressure. The Martial Spirits in their body were all restless. They felt fear deep within their hearts.
Their Essence turned chaotic and smashed around uncontrobly, creating pain in their meridians.
All the cultivators hurriedly tried to suppress the chaotic Essence in their bodies and calm themselves, trying to control their restless and berserk Martial Spirits.
Hu!
The fiery-red Vermilion Bird gently pped its wings and withdrew its aura. Immediately; the crowd felt the pressure lessen, and the difort disappeared. They rxed after that.
This is the Holy Beast, the Vermilion Bird. What a horrifying pressure. Fortunately, it onlysted for an instant. Otherwise, if it were longer, I would not be able to control my own Martial Spirit.
Even before fighting, our Essence turned chaotic, and Martial Spirits went out of control. If we fight the Holy Lands people, they will defeat us within one move.
Chapter 354 - Arrogant Phoenix’s Passion Palace
Chapter 354: Arrogant Phoenixs Passion Pce
The people from the Holy Lands are indeed unfathomable; they are too strong.
The sea of people in the spectator stands all looked up to the sky. When they looked at that beautiful scarlet Vermilion Bird, their gazes filled with zeal and reverence.
Compared to the others, Xiao Chen did not feel anything at all; he did not feel any pressure whatsoever.
Song Que had already shattered Xiao Chens Martial Spirit, and it hid within his three hundred odd acupoints; only the Qi Whirlpool remained. Hence, his expression was calm.
When Xiao Chen looked at the fiery-red Vermilion Bird, the corner of his lips curled up, revealing a hint of ridicule.
This is interesting. The moment they appear, they used the aura of a Holy Beast to scare everyone, informing everyone that they are the main characters in this event.
Now, it circles in the air, refusing toe down. Do they really enjoy the attention so much?
Boom!
Five minutester, the circling Vermilion Bird turned into a beam of fiery-red light and sped towards the tform. Itnded within a breaths worth of time.
Five people wearing long, red robes appeared before everyone. A golden Vermilion Bird was embroidered on the robes covering their entire bodies.
There were one old man and four youthful looking people, two men and two women. The men were very handsome, and the girls were pretty. They were pleasing to the eyes.
They did not emit any aura. The energy from the ten thousand meters descent perfectly infused into the ground, disappearing into the mountain.
This disyed the partys powerful control. Xiao Chen was quite impressed by this. If it were him, he could not do it with that much ease.
The First Elder, Jiang Chi, hurriedly stood up; reverence filling his face. He looked at the old man with some anticipation and asked, Elder Yan, how is the talent of our Young Pavilion Master?
The old man with the surname Yan smiled faintly and said, Excellent innate talent. She can cultivate in the Phoenixs Passion Pce for three years. If herprehension ability is high, it is possible she can be a core disciple of the Phoenixs Passion Pce.
Smiles filled the faces of all the elders of the Heavenly Saber Pavilion. Even the normally calm Jiang Chi wore a very excited expression.
Many thanks, Elder Yan, Jiang Chi cupped his hands and gave thanks.
Greetings to Elder Yan! all the n Heads and elders in the crowd on the tform quickly stood and greeted the Phoenixs Passion Pces elder.
Elder Yan raised his hand and maintained his smile. It seemed like he was very easy going, but a hard to trace arrogance shed in his eyes, Everyone, there is no need to stand on ceremony. I am merely an outer sect elder of the Phoenixs Passion Pce. Please, take a seat.
When everyone returned to their seats, they discovered that the man from the Holy Land was more easy going than they had expected. Their opinions of the Holy Land improved.
However, Xiao Chens eyes were very sharp; he had picked up on the trace of arrogance in Elder Yans eyes. Furthermore, the arrogance of the youths behind him was even more obvious.
The Phoenixs Passion Pces Elder Yan slowly sat down. Then, he said softly, The purpose of our visit today is to help the Heavenly Saber Pavilion settle the hidden danger of the Spatial Crack.
At the same time, I also want to see if there are any geniuses I can recruit in the Great Qin Nation. Hence, I presumptuously asked Elder Jiang to help me gather everyone.
Feng Xuanyi asked, Elder Yan, what are the criteria for the Holy Lands selection? Will you exin it to us?
Elder Yan replied, It is almost the same as everyone expects. There will be apetition. This will allow us to witness the cultivatorsbat prowess. After that, we will check their innate talent. However, before this, there will be a test.
What test? asked Feng Xuanyi.
Elder Yan looked behind him, and one of the youths stepped forward. This disciples name is Luo Li. He is one of the top hundred outer sect disciples of my Phoenixs Passion Pce. As long as they can endure ten of his moves, they will obtain the rights to participate in thepetition. Otherwise, it would be problematic if there were too many people.
When the crowds heard that they only had to withstand an outer disciples ten moves, they immediately sighed in relief. This person was only Superior Grade Martial Saint. There should be no problemssting ten moves from him.
When Luo Li saw everyones expression, he smiled coldly to himself, This group of people is truly arrogant. Do they really think that it is easy tost ten moves from me?
Luo Li pushed off the ground and turned into a sh of red light beforending firmly in the arena.
Luo Li left a persistent trail of red light everywhere he passed. It was sparkly and looked very beautiful.
Elder Yan nodded and said, Lets begin. If you are confident in your strength, you may step forward and try. Those whost ten moves have the right to participate in thepetition.
Although Elder Yan was not loud, he was strangely audible. All the cultivators in the spectator stands could hear him clearly.
As long as they couldst ten moves, they would have the right to participate in thepetition. When they heard this, almost all the cultivators were tempted. They were all very excited.
Although they knew that the disciples of the Phoenixs Passion Pce were likely extraordinary, many of them felt that they could trysting ten moves against him.
Hu!
A gray figure descended from the spectator stands andnded firmly on the ground. This cultivator, confident in his strength, stepped forward to attempt the challenge.
The gray-robed cultivator was only twenty years old. He had a squarish face, thick eyebrows, andrge eyes. A two-meter-long sword hung at his waist. His gaze was focused, and he took strong strides. With one nce, it was obvious that he was an expert.
The person cupped his hands and said, Ye Fan of the Xihe Provinces Flowing Cloud Sect. Please give me your advice.
So, it is the Flowing Cloud Sects Ye Fan. The Flowing Cloud Sect is considered arge sect within the Xihe Province. This Ye Fan is their top disciple. He should make the Holy Lands people reveal some of their strength.
Ye Fan became a Medial Grade Martial Saint long ago. There should not be any problems with himsting ten moves. If he fails, then more than half of us here would be eliminated.
Some of the people recognized Ye Fan; they started to discuss with each other in soft voices.
Luo Li wore red robes, and his hair fluttered in the wind. A trace of contempt shed in his eyes. He said indifferently, You are not worthy of my advice. One move will be enough to defeat you.
How arrogant! Lets see how capable the people of the Holy Land are.
When Ye Fan heard his opponents words, he was livid. His ced his right hand on his sword hilt and quickly unsheathed it.
Ye Fan brandished his sword and sent out thousands of sword lights in a breath of time,unching them toward Luo Li in a torrent.
The afterimages of the sword were bright, and the wind was loud. Every strand of sword light contained a trace of cold Qi. With thousands of sword lights, there were thousands strands of cold Qi.
The temperature in the arena immediately plummeted. The cold Qi infused into the surface of the arena, coating it with ayer of ice.
This is the Flowing Cloud Sects Icy Sword Shadow. It is a peak Earth Ranked Martial Technique. Unexpectedly, this Ye Fan had already cultivated it to Small Perfection. He can send out thousands of sword lights in an instant. Cold Qi covered these sword lights; this move is not easy to break.
One of the elders from the Misty Sword Sect on the tformmented.
The Great Qin Nations Misty Sword Sect were experts on swords. Their insights of swords were much higher than ordinary people. Everyone agreed with the elders assessment.
The only Sword Monarch seated there, Feng Yuanyi, also felt that this sword move was not easy to break. Although Ye Fan had notprehended the state of ice yet, based on the ice that covered the ground, it was clear that he was very close to doing so.
When the Phoenixs Passion Pces Elder Yan saw this, he merely smiled; he was not worried at all.
Elder Yan thought to himself, If Luo Li cannot break this move, why would I even bother sending him, to embarrass himself?
As Luo Li watched the Icy Sword Shadow that filled the air fly at him, the corners of his mouth curled up. He revealed an expression of ridicule and said, You have not evenprehended the state of ice, yet you dare try to show off here. Melt for me!
After Luo Li spoke, a red me rose from his feet. The mes rose from beneath his feet and spiraled around his body. Eventually, it turned into a fiery-red Vermilion Bird.
Zi zi!
An invisible heatwave surrounded Luo Li. The ice on the ground turned into steam in an instant.
After a while, the Icy Sword Shadow that flew at him slowly melted in the air. When they were ten meters from Luo Li, the cold Qi on the sword lights evaporated into steam.
When the cold Qi disappeared, the Icy Sword Shadowpletely broke. All of the sword lights automatically vanished.
Everyone in the crowd was astonished, their mouths agape. They did not expect the thousands of sword lights to break so easily.
The crowd knew that the Icy Sword Shadow would not injure Luo Li. However, they did not expect it break before he even made a move.
Feng Xuanyi was enlightened, and he muttered, A cultivator who has notprehended a state and a cultivator whoprehended the state of fire to Great Perfection Furthermore, he has the support of the Ancient Holy Beast. They are onpletely different levels.
Steam pervaded the arena, hiding Luo Li in mist.
Hu chi!
A fiery-red figure soared out of the steam and into the sky. He then transformed into a beam of light and headed for Ye Fan.
Pa!
Before Luo Li got near, he sent out a palm strike. The wind from his palm strike struck the air, making it howl and turn into a violent hurricane.
He released a me into this hurricane. In an instant, Luo Lis palm strike created arge, ming hurricane.
The ming hurricane moved strangely; it looked like the silhouette of a Vermilion Bird. This palm strike may have looked simple, but it was full of profound mysteries.
When Ye Fan looked at the sky, at the ming hurricane, his expression changed. He ced two fingers on the bottom of the swords de and slid them up quickly.
As his fingers slid up, the light on the sword grew brighter. When his fingers moved past the tip of the sword, the sword light became boundlessly resplendent.
The sword light was 33 meters long and looked vast and mighty. It looked like it could scatter the ming hurricane in the sky.
Suddenly, Luo Li, who was in the sky, let out a warcry, and the Vermilion Bird Martial Spirit in his dantian immediately released a melodious cry. A strand of Holy Might shot out at Ye Fan.
The Holy Might was vast and mighty; Ye Fans Martial Spirit could not help but tremble. His Essence immediately became unstable.
The sharp sword light showed signs of fading. The sharp sword light vanished after a moment.
Chapter 355 - If I Say I Will Defeat You in One Move, I Will Defeat You in One Move
Chapter 355: If I Say I Will Defeat You in One Move, I Will Defeat You in One Move
Im finished, Ye Fan thought in horror. He paled, feeling like he was sinking into a deep abyss.
Bang!
The ming hurricane that filled the sky shattered Ye Fans now dim sword light. The horrifying energy struck Ye Fan without holding back.
Ye Fan vomited arge mouthful of blood. He was tossed high into the air. His skin charred ck.
Just at this moment, a figure rushed out of the ming hurricane and violently struck Ye Fans chest with his palm.
Ye Fan sustained further injuries. He vomited another mouthful of blood and fell outside the arena.
The boundless ming hurricane scattered, and only an uninjured Luo Li remained, standing tall and proud.
I told you I would defeat you in one move; next! Luo Lis arrogant voice resounded throughout the entire drill ground.
The sun zed in the sky. The originally bustling drill grounds fell utterly silent; not a single person spoke.
When the crowd saw the severely injured and unconscious Ye Fan being carried away by a group of elders, they all felt fear. How is that an exchange of moves?
Xiao Chen frowned slightly, This person is too ruthless. Even if the ming hurricane cannot be withdrawn after itsunch, the final palm strike waspletely uncalled for.
However, this person still made a move. It is clear that he wanted to beat him till he was half dead, not showing any mercy.
After the crowd went silent for a while, someone came down for the challenge. There would always be someone confident in themselves. To them,sting ten moves did not look difficult.
Once they cleared the test, there was the possibility of joining the Holy Land. By then; they might even be as strong as Luo Li.
The person who came down was slightly stronger than Ye Fan. He had alreadyprehended the state of wind to Small Perfection. He managed tost nine moves with much difficulty.
He was only slightly injured and had exhausted arge amount of his Essence. However, he still had most of his strength. He thought happily, I only need tost one more move.
However, Luo Li simply smiled coldly. He released the Holy Might of the ancient Martial Spirit once again. His opponents Martial Spirit trembled, and his Essence became unstable. When a weakness appeared, he used the final move to send his opponent flying.
Not even worth a strike; next!
Full of weakness; how unsightly! Scram!
You are a piece of trash, yet, you want to enter the Holy Land to cultivate? Get out!
A continuous string of people came forward to challenge Luo Li. However, he defeated them all. Some managed tost for five moves before defeat.
Some peoplested for nine moves with much difficulty. However, during thest move, Luo Li released the Holy Might of the Vermilion Bird Martial Spirit.
When Luo Li used the Holy Might of his Martial Spirit, it caused his opponents Martial Spirit to tremble, and their Essence to be unstable. This resulted in his opponents move breaking.
Several dozen people fell like this. A significant number were outstanding talents of their regions. Their strengths were considered horrifying. However, none couldst for ten moves against Luo Li.
Furthermore, the people who took up the challenge were severely injured; it was a tragic sight. When Luo Li made his move, he did not show any mercy.
As Feng Xuanyi watched, he could no longer bear it. He said to Elder Yan, Elder Yan, this test seems a little too difficult. Since it is just a test, can the Holy Might be not used, testing them purely just on their strength?
The others thought the same as what Feng Xuanyi voiced out. Without using the Holy Might, out of the people who challenged Luo Li earlier, at least ten would havested ten moves.
However, once Luo Li used the Vermilion Birds Holy Might, he was unrivaled within the same Cultivation Realm; he was practically undefeatable. Even an Inferior Grade Martial King, which was one cultivation grade higher than him, was not likely to be his match.
Elder Yan smiled faintly and said, Everyone, the Holy Might is actually the most crucial part of this test. If they cannot withstand Holy Might, what is the point of epting them into the sect?
Furthermore, Luo Lis Vermilion Bird bloodline is not from the direct line of descent. His bloodline is extremely thin; he is nothing within our sect.
When Elder Yan said that, the crowd could not find a reason to rebut him. They could only contain theirints in their hearts. Only he had the rights to make the selections for the Holy Land; how could they argue with him?
As they spoke, Luo Lis palm strike shattered another disciples internal organs. Blood leaked out of his mouth as he tumbled out of the arena. It was a tragic sight; he was in an extremely miserable state.
When looking carefully, this person was the ninth rank on the Heavenly Saver Pavilions Wind Cloud List, Li Yuze. He did not evenst until the tenth move of Luo Li.
The strength of the Holy Lands people are indeed horrifying. Even the ninth rank of the Heavenly Saber Pavilions Wind Cloud List, Li Yuze, did notst ten moves.
Many of the cultivators in the spectator stands recognized Li Yuze. They were all shocked.
Luo Li looked at this person indifferently and smiled coldly. He said, Such strength ranks in the top nine in the Heavenly Saber Pavilion? The Heavenly Saber Pavilions ranking is not worth much if such trash ranks on it.
When many of the Heavenly Saber Pavilions disciples heard this, their all flushed red. They felt humiliated and extremely angry.
They all wanted to jump down and teach this person a lesson. However, when they thought of his strength, they felt helpless.
If Senior Brother Murong had not left, this person would not be so arrogant. Using the Holy Might is simply bullying, many of the Heavenly Saber Pavilions disciples said angrily.
When Jiang Chi, who was on the tform, heard Luo Lis words, his expression changed; it turned somewhat unsightly.
Elder Yan smiled and said, Elder Jiang Chi, dont pay him any mind. The youths often show off like that.
When Jiang Chi saw Elder Yan siding with Luo Lis words, heughed embarrassedly and indicated that there was no harm done.
Then, he looked at Xiao Chen. After thinking for a while, he said, Ye Chen, go and exchange moves with this brilliant disciple from the Holy Land. Justst ten moves and that will do.
Last ten moves? Very well then, Xiao Chen looked at Luo Li who watched him with mocking eyes.
Ye Chen, be careful, Liu Ruyue said worriedly as she held Xiao Chens hand under the tea table.
Xiao Chen turned his head and looked at Liu Ruyue. His delicate and ordinary face contained no fear. He smiled gently and said, Its fine. He is not a match for me; I can defeat him in three moves.
Hu chi!
Xiao Chen slowly stood and pushed off the ground. He turned into a beam of purple light andnded in the arena instantly.
Its Ye Chen. Ye Chen has stepped up. Without Murong Chong, Ye Chen can stand up for us.
Indeed. How did we forget Ye Chen? Ye Chen defeated Murong Chong; he definitely canst ten moves.
Ye Chen, dont disappoint us!
When the Heavenly Saber Pavilions disciples saw the white-robed Xiao Chennd in the arena, their feelings of helplessness vanished, and they all grew excited. They all had not lost hope and shouted excitedly.
Li Yuze, who was below the tform, perked up when he saw Xiao Chen appear.
He is Ye Chen? I have frequently heard his name in the Xihe Province recently. He killed that evil beast in the ck Dragon River.
At that time, not only did Ye Chen kill the ck Tuna Whale, but he also killed an expert of the senior generation, Yue Mingshan, who chased after him to kill him.
Previously, I had heard of a youth called Ye Chen. He traveled around and killed many high ranked Spirit Beast. It seems like this is that person.
Now, the name Ye Chen was no long unheard of like in the past. It now represented the top youth in the Xihe Province.
In many peoples hearts, he was the second Murong Chong or even someone who surpassed Murong Chong.
Xiao Chen remained calm; he ignored the voices of the crowd around him. He was not surprised at his fame. However, a fake name would forever be a fake name; there was nothing to rejoice or to be anxious about.
Luo Li smiled, and his handsome face revealed ridicule. He said, It looks like you are rather famous. However, you are merely someone from an inferior ce. No matter how strong you are there, you remain ignorant. Even a stronger talent than you is worth nothing in my eyes.
Xiao Chen smiled and looked at Luo Li calmly. He said, You are merely an outer disciple of the Holy Land that failed to enter the inner sect. Dont think that you are a god. In my opinion, you are the one who is ignorant.
Xiao Chens words seem to have struck one of Luo Lis sore spots. Anger shed in Luo Lis eyes. He said coldly, I will chase you from this arena in three moves.
Is that so? I seemed to have promised someone to defeat you in three moves as well, Xiao Chen smiled.
Luo Li had a gloomy expression as he snorted coldly, Arrogance!
Boom!
Luo Li issued a warcry, and a red me immediately soared up from his feet. The mes circled him before taking on the shape of the Vermilion Bird. Then, he struck out with his palm violently.
This palm strike sent out countless streams of strong wind. The mes moved within the wind, and they turned into a ming hurricane more than a hundred meters tall in the blink of an eye.
The ming hurricane rearranged itself into a strange shape. When looking from far, it was clearly the shape of the Vermilion Bird.
Many experts had fallen to this move. Luo Li used the might of the Vermilion Bird to form a strong, destructive force.
Xiao Chens eyes lit up, and he had a determined expression. He ced his right hand on the Lunar Shadow Saber and only drew his saber when the ming hurricane was right before him.
Rumble!
Suddenly, a crack of thunder resounded in the calm sky. Purple lightning tore through the air and infused into the Lunar Shadow Saber.
The snow-white saber immediately flickered with a purple light. Xiao Chen dashed forward and hacked down.
The saber passed through the Vermillion Birds head. Xiao Chen intended to neutralize this move with a single attack.
This sharp saber contained the purest state of thunder. There was nothing this saber could not cut through.
Pu ci!
Everyone in the drill ground seemed to have heard the shriek of the Vermilion Bird in their minds. This ming hurricane shattered.
The scattered wind and mes blew to the sides, striking the fencing around the arena, leaving only four charred pirs.
Ka ca! Ka ca!
After that, the four pirs shattered. They had beenpletely burned from the inside out. This showed how tyrannical the power of this me was.
Good! the crowd cried out when they saw Xiao Chen easily break the Martial Technique Luo Li was so proud of.
When Luo Li saw his opponent break the Martial Technique he was so proud of so easily and decisively, his expression changed slightly.
Luo Li pushed off the ground and soared into the air. An image of the Vermilion Bird pping its wings emerged behind him.
As the Vermilion Bird pped its wings, Luo Lis aura rose quickly. Soon, he reached his peak, and the state of fire rose to its limits.
Chapter 356 - Boundless Fighting Spirit
Chapter 356: Boundless Fighting Spirit
Formless red mes covered Lou Lis entire body. The temperature within the arena rose quickly. The Frost Iron coating the arena shimmered with heat.
Xiao Chen felt like the Windwalk Shoes were an oven; it was extremely unbearable for his feet.
The instant before Xiao Chen could use his Essence to protect his feet, a cool breeze blew within the Windwalk Shoes. The temperature immediately decreased.
He did not expect the Windwalk Shoes to have this function. This had helped Xiao Chen. When he noticed the situation, he stopped sending Essence to his feet.
The Vermilion Bird sword Qi of this move contains my state at its peak. Lets see how are you going to break this, Luo Li challenged coldly as his aura reached his peak.
Luo Lis entire being was a sharp, red-hot sword releasing its brilliance. Then, he pointed at Xiao Chen with two fingers.
A dark-red sword Qi quickly appeared and emitted a piercing sonic boom as it flew toward Xiao Chen. It was very close to reaching the speed of sound.
The dark-red ming sword Qi that contained a state was incredibly sharp. Before it got near, Xiao Chen could feel how sharp it was.
Xiao Chen took a step back and dodged it with lightning speed. Xiao Chen decided to dodge this sharp sword Qi for now.
Zi zi!
A deep, thumb-sized hole immediately appeared where Xiao Chen had stood. It had unexpectedly pierced through the Frost Iron. The Frost Iron sizzled as steam rose from the hole.
Chi! Chi! Chi!
Stands of arrow-like, dark-red sword Qi fell from the sky like torrential rain. Xiao Chen continued his retreat.
Do you think you can escape? Ha ha! This move of mine has a total of 999 strands of sword Qi. Lets see if you can escape. Just stand still and ept your death.
When Luo Li saw Xiao Chens endless dodging, heughed maniacally in the air as the Vermilion Bird behind him continued to p its wings.
Xiao Chen watched as the Vermilion Bird pped its wings; he was deep in thought. He muttered to himself, So, thats how it is.
Suddenly, Xiao Chens foot sank down; he had already reached the edge of the arena. Everyone in the spectator stands felt their hearts leaped to their throats; the entire ce fell into an eerie silence.
Could it be that Ye Chen will fail here? Everyone wondered, unsatisfied.
The state of thunder that gathered in the form of churning clouds. The crackles of thunder resounded relentlessly in the sky.
Arclight Chop! Xiao Chen shouted and swung his saber ferociously. The purple saber Qi flew out in the form of a long arclight. The target of the arclight was the image of the Vermilion Bird behind Luo Li.
Zi!
There was a painful shriek as if lightning struck the Vermillion Bird. It immediately stopped pping its wings.
Bang!
When the Vermilion Bird received an attack, it was as if the attack had alsonded on Lou Li. His fell heavily to the ground with a paleplexion.
The sword Qi that filled the air immediately vanished. Xiao Chen smiled faintly; his white robes fluttered gently in the wind as he walked forward.
How hateful! Luo Li growled when he saw Xiao Chen at ease. He violently smashed his right palm on the ground.
Hu chi! Hu chi!
Instantly, countless small, red fire birds flew out. They chirped endlessly. The red fire birds filled the air.
Each fire bird could easily st apart a small mound. With such arge number, they could destroy a mountain.
Wukui Transforms to Qi!
Xiao Chen brandished his saber and continuously walked forward, step by step.
The divine Wukui Tree appeared from nowhere and turned into strands of dense, purple saber Qi. The purple saber Qi flew chaotically through the air, thoroughly shattering the fire birds into sparks.
Sparks filled the sky. Ear-shattering explosions rang above Xiao Chens head.
Xiao Chens expression remained the same; his speed was neither fast nor slow. His white-robes fluttered as he headed for Luo Li.
Ha ha! You actually got so close to me. You think this is the end of this move? All Birds Revering the Phoenix, merge!
The countless scattered sparks in the air immediately gathered at a particr spot. A horrifying aura permeated the area. A fiery-red Vermilion Bird quickly formed in the air.
Qi Breaks Wukui, break!
Xiao Chens expression remained the same, and he did not halt his steps. He made hand seals with his left hand, and the remnant purple energy in the air quickly gathered.
Strands of dense purple saber Qi flew with lightning speed before the Vermilion Bird could form. It only took an instant to shatter the form that Luo Li had just created.
This isnt good, thought Elder Yan, who was on the tform, as he watched Xiao Chen advance slowly and calmly.
Elder Yans expression changed slightly. He immediately secretlymunicated with the other male behind him, Luo Huang, Luo Li might experience his defeat soon. Prepare to make a move.
Three moves have passed, and I have broken them all. Continuing would only be an embarrassment. I hope you can withstand my three moves, Xiao Chen spoke calmly to Lou Li, who was in disbelief.
Luo Li had said simr things to the people he sent out of the arena earlier. When he heard Xiao Chen repeat it back to him, he felt humiliated.
You think you have won already? I still have not used my Holy Might. How can a peasant like you understand the horror of the Holy Might? Luo Li said with a savage expression.
Originally, Luo Li thought he could defeat his opponent without using Holy Might. That way, he could humiliate his opponent further. It looked like the one who humiliated, in the end, was himself.
The Vermilion Bird in Luo Lis dantian cried out. Instantly, he fired a strand of powerful Holy Might at Xiao Chen.
Azure Dragon Cloud Soaring Art, Roaming Dragons Nine Transformations!
Xiao Chen pushed off the ground and instantly divided into nine. Nine cool breezes blew in the arena. Xiao Chen hid his killing Qipletely, not even killing intent could be felt.
How can this be? The previously always sessful Holy Might was of no use at all. My opponents movements arepletely unhindered. It does not look like the Holy Might has affected him at all.
Luo Lis expression changed greatly. This is the first time he had felt horror. He quickly retreated, but the nine figures had already surrounded him.
The cool breeze hid the boundless killing intent; there was nowhere for Luo Lin to run.
The nine figures merged in the air, and the vanished killing Qi instantly and explosively appeared. It was overwhelming and covered the entire arena. There was nowhere to hide.
This was the first time Luo Li felt so close to death. Without his Holy Might, he was merely a top-notch genius. His strength was close to, or even slightly weaker, Duanmu Qing and the others.
Now that Luo Lis Holy Might was ineffective, his thoughts be erratic. Furthermore, there was an overwhelming killing Qi stunning him.
The snow-white saber immediately lit up with a resplendent saber light. Then, it stabbed at Luo Lis chest, ten centimeters from his heart.
This was Xiao Chens mercy. Otherwise, this saber would have pierced his heart.
The Vermilion Bird embroidered with golden thread on Luo Lis long red robes suddenly lit up with a golden light. The golden light prevented Xiao Chens saber from prating his chest.
It is indeed a Secret Treasure. The Holy Land is really generous. Even the outer disciples have protective Secret Treasures, Xiao Chen thought to himself.
Color immediately returned to Luo Lis pale face. Heughed loudly, I almost forgot. I have a Secret Treasure; you cannot injure me. This long robe was made by imitating the forging methods for the ancient Secret Treasure, Gold Thread Jade Clothes.
There is no point in exining it to you; you are a country bumpkin from an inferiornd. You probably do not even know what kind of Secret Treasure it is. Ha ha ha!
Ignorant; the people from the Holy Land are unexpectedly ignorant, Xiao Chen was speechless. With a thought, he quickly released a strand of the state of massacre from the scarlet throne.
Luo Lis smiled froze. A trace of red appeared on the dazzling purple saber light.
The saber tip easily sliced through his robe, and blood poured from his wound.
Luo Li grabbed the saber with his hand and panicked, How can I be injured? This country bumpkin from an inferiornd actually managed to injure me.
First move!
Xiao Chen quickly drew back his saber. Blood dripped from his saber to the ground of the arena.
Bang!
Xiao Chen raised his right leg and stomped down heavily. After the Dragon and Tiger Body Sculpting Art reached Consummation, this was the first time Xiao Chen had used the full power of his physical body.
Countless cracks appeared on the Frost Iron that coated the arena. The cracks extended quickly, and countless pieces of Frost Iron flew into the air.
The huge force threw Luo Li into the air. Hisplexion further paled, and he vomited another mouthful of blood.
This stomp contained 50,000 kilograms of force. If Xiao Chen had stomped on Luo Lis chest directly, he could have shattered all of Luo Lis organs, severely injuring him or even killing him.
This is the third move; I will return to you a palm strike. The Heavenly Saber Pavilion is not trash. You do not have the qualifications to say that. As for you, without the Vermilion Bird Martial Spirit, you are trash, yourself.
Up, on the tform, Luo Huangs expression changed. His pushed off the ground and transformed into a beam of red light, moving quickly. He shouted, Stop!
Xiao Chen ignored him and sent a palm strike at Luo Lis chest. Itunched Luo Li backward like a cannonball.
Luo Huang caught Luo Li in midair. However, he did not expect the force carried by Luo Li to be so ferocious. It was like catching a mountain.
A dull sound resounded from Luo Huangs chest. He soared further up and then spun in the air, dissipating the force.
Great!
This time, the cultivators in the spectators stands no longer suppressed the excitement in their heart. They all shouted exuberantly.
Many of the cultivators who went earlier were sent flying by Lou Li with one palm strike. After that, they were humiliated.
Many people were stifled; they wanted to return these palm strikes to Luo Li. However, they were not strong enough.
With Xiao Chens palm strike and his earlier words, which they wished they could say, he helped them to vent their frustrations. After that venting, they felt incrediblyfortable.
On the tform, Liu Ruyue watched the white-robed Xiao Chen. A smile appeared on her face.
At a tea table not far away, Yun Kexin, wearing white robes, had a simr expression as Liu Ruyues as she watched Xiao Chen.
Yun Kexin revealed a faint smile on her delicate face. She said softly, This is the brilliance of a true desman. Screw the Holy Land. If you humiliate me, I will pay it back tenfold or even a hundredfold.
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Ten thousand meters above, in the clouds, a golden warship floating quietly. The golden banner on the bow fluttered. This was thergest gship of the Imperial Dragon Legion.
The beautiful Princess Ying Yue stood on the deck. She wore golden Battle Armor and yed with a wooden sculpture.
The girl depicted by the sculpture wore a red dress. She was a femme fatale imitated to perfection. This was especially so for her intelligent eyes; they brought the sculpture to life. This showed how exquisite this sculpture was.
Chapter 357 - Identity Revealed
Chapter 357: Identity Revealed
This made the sculpture look like it were alive. It looked like an absolute beauty that coulde to life at any moment.
The girl the sculpture depicted was Princess Ying Yue herself. She smiled gently and said, Not bad; he has handed in his homework for every month. Furthermore, they are all different.
Nangong Lie, not far away, had a big smile on his face. He said, This fellow has unknowingly done us a big favor. The myth of the Holy Lands might be a joke.
Ying Yue withdrew her smile and set aside the sculpture. Her gaze prated the boundless clouds, seeing the situation in the drill ground. She muttered, There is no such thing as a true myth in this world. However, he has really helped us out this time.
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In the deste back mountains of the Lingyun Mountain Range, where the Reincarnation Well was, eight old men in red robes carefully observed the situation of the seal in the well.
The expression of the old man leading them suddenly changed. He raised his head and looked in the direction of the Heaven Viewing tform.
The Heavenly Saber Pavilions Ninth Elder next to him asked cautiously, Elder Luo, has something happened?
The Ninth Elder could not help his nerves. This old man before him ranked sixth among the elders of the Phoenixs Passion Pces inner sect.
This person possessed a lot of authority in the inner sect; the outer sect elders were far fromparing to him. His cultivation was unfathomable. The person responsible for the restoration of the seal was this person.
Elder Luo withdrew his gaze, and a hard to trace anger shed in his eyes. He smiled faintly and said, Nothings wrong. The seal is in a better state than I had imagined. I might be able to repair this spatial crackpletely this time. Even if I cannot, the Heavenly Saber Pavilion will not have to worry about a Demonic Cmity for the next hundred years.
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Back at the Heaven Viewing tform, Luo Huang finally dissipated the force andnded firmly on the ground. He set Luo Li down gently and red at Xiao Chen.
You have gone overboard. I already asked you to stop, Luo Huang said gloomily; his gaze was icy.
How funny. Now, he knows that I went overboard and shouted for me to stop. Why did he not shout for Luo Li to stop when he injured so many people earlier? It is clear that we are not even people in your eyes.
Xiao Chen replied indifferently, His skills are not up to par; what more is there to say?
Luo Huangughed coldly. He said in a frosty voice, Very good; his skills are not up to par. So, if I beat you to death now, will you have nothing to say?
When Xiao Chen felt the other partys killing Qi, he shifted backward slightly. He adjusted the state of his body to its peak. He said softly, You cannot do it. How much stronger are youpared to him? Holy Might is useless against me. In my eyes, you are just an ordinary Martial Saint expert.
Reckless!
Luo Huang waved his hand, and a sword appeared in his grip. Killing Qi spilled from his entire body. He sent out a sword light andunched his killing move at Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen did not feel any fear. He held his saber with one hand and leaped into the air.
Dang! Dang! Dang!
The two exchanged moves in the air. In the blink of an eye, they had exchanged several dozen moves. Their weapons shed with each other. The metallic ngs rang out endlessly.
After the two parted, they quickly spun around and started fighting again. They were bing faster and more ferocious. When they made their moves, they did not hold back.
Strands of saber Qi and sword Qi flew throughout the arena. The tough Frost Iron shattered into thousands of pieces as a result of the shockwaves. The arena was no longer recognizable.
Soon, the arena the Heavenly Saber Pavilion had prepared meticulously shattered. It looked like the aftermath of a disaster; there was not a single spot of t ground.
The two were cultivators who hadprehended states. Every move they made moved the energy of heaven and earth.
asionally, fire zed, and lightning shed in the surroundings of their fight.
However, Xiao Chens Azure Dragons Holy Might infused with his state. Furthermore, it had undergone the baptism of the Heavenly Daos; it was much stronger than his opponents.
After two hundred moves, Luo Huang slowly fell into a disadvantaged position. Xiao Chen took the opportunity to chase after him, not giving his opponent the chance to attempt a final stand. The strong state of massacre infused with the state of thunder once again.
A red light appeared in the purple saber light. The sharp state of massacre instantly made the berserk state of thunder very sharp and horrifying.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Xiao Chen swung his saber three times, and his opponents sword move snapped like a dead branch on a tree. Luo Huang could not keep up as Xiao Chens Saber Techniques suddenly grew stronger.
Originally, Luo Huang was only at a disadvantage. Now, he was helpless, and his defeat was obvious.
Ding!
Xiao Chen sent Luo Huangs sword flying with his saber. He leaned forward and returned his saber to its scabbard before sending a palm strike at his opponents chest.
Luo Huang vomited arge mouthful of blood and flew out of the arena. Xiao Chen had defeated the second challenger from the Holy Land with a palm strike as well.
Senior Brother Luo! The two female Holy Land disciples on the tform eximed and quickly caught Luo Huang.
After the two girlspleted some simple treatment on Luo Huangs wounds, they did not say anything and simply drew their swords. They headed to the arena to kill Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly, One is not enough, so you send two? However, theck of strength cannot be made up for with numbers. What is the point?!
Ka ca!
Xiao Chen drew the Lunar Shadow Saber again. He executed the Azure Dragon Cloud Soaring Art and activated his Windwalk Shoes.
Originally, the Heaven Ranked Movement Technique had already allowed Xiao Chen to surpass regr cultivators in speed.
With the Windwalk Shoes and the Clear Wind Robes, Xiao Chens speed increased by thirty percent. He was now at Mach 2.
Only a white figure could be seen in the arena. Boundless saber Qi moved everywhere and unpredictably.
Xiao Chen fought against two by relying on his advantage of speed. He suppressed the two Phoenixs Passion Pce outer disciples to the point where they could not retaliate.
The two girls held on bitterly, trying to deal with Xiao Chens unpredictable attacks. This was apletely one-sided situation. After a hundred moves, Xiao Chen infused in the state of massacre again.
The sharpness of the Saber Technique immediately doubled. The strong force knocked away the swords in the two girls hands.
Bang! Bang!
Xiao Chen sent out two palm winds, and the two female disciples of the Holy Land were knocked out of the arena with one strike.
The spectator stands were deathly silent. Everyone watched Xiao Chen with astonished gazes.
They originally thought that it was pretty good that Xiao Chen could help them vent their frustrations. However, he defeated four Holy Lands disciples within a short period. This disyed his strength.
Not only were the people in the spectator stands surprised, but the people on the tform were also shocked. Even Elder Yan wore a stunned expression. Disbelief filled his gaze. It seemed like his brain had temporarily short-circuited.
Although these disciples were the top hundred disciples of the other sect, when they were in an inferiornd, they were one-in-the-thousand peak geniuses. How could someone defeat them all in such a short time?
Mu Chengxue, who was on the tform, took a sip of tea. Then, he slowly set the tea cup down. He looked at the white-robed Xiao Chen in the arena.
A revealed smile disyed Mu Chengxues pondering. Then, he said indifferently, I love watching people fall from the sky. The higher you fly, the harder you fall. I will squash you today.
After Mu Chengxue spoke, a rapidly spinning copper mirror in the depths of his right eye suddenly froze. A white light shot out from the copper mirror.
The white light did not contain any killing intent. It was silent and did not cause any energy fluctuations. Xiao Chen could not react in time and was struck by the white light.
In the next instant, Xiao Chen was rmed. The bones in his face started to readjust rapidly.
Xiao Chen tried to stop it, but the strange white light made his efforts useless. Nothing he did helped.
Xiao Chens original appearance, which the Shapeshifting spell had changed, slowly restored.
Xiao Chen had a delicate and ordinary face as Ye Chen. Aside from his fair skin, he did not stand out. Now, he was once again a graceful, handsome youth with clearly defined and delicate features.
The people on the spectator stands were no strangers to this face. This persons face was stered all over the walls of every city.
As long as one entered a city, they would notice the huge posters of this face.
Within the crowd, there were many people who had thought of capturing this person and retrieving the reward.
On the tform, all of the heirs of the noble ns could not be more familiar with this face. Who else could it be? This person was the Xiao Chen who, for over a year, they had searched for.
Up, on the tform, the Guiyi Marquis, Duanmu Qing, Ji Changkong, Hua Yunfei, Shi Feng, and Yan Chixue all showed great changes in their expressions. Even the noble n elders behind them were incredibly sullen.
Although they had anticipated this, with the result disyed before them, they felt somewhat unprepared.
The person for whom they offered a bounty for so long unexpectedly hid in the Heavenly Saber Pavilion. He had even be the strongest person of the Heavenly Saber Pavilions younger generation; his name spread throughout the Xihe Province.
Liu Ruyues expression changed slightly. She said, somewhat astonished, How could Ye Chen be Xiao Chen?
All of the people in the spectator stands found it hard to ept this truth. Just a moment ago, he was the Heavenly Saber Pavilion disciple, Ye Chen. Suddenly, he was the most wanted person throughout thend, chased by the noble ns.
Hu! Hu!
Duanmu QIng, Ji Changkong, Hua Yunfei, and the Guiyi Marquis recovered their wits. They quickly moved andnded firmly in the arena.
Hua Yunfei looked at Xiao Chen and smiled coldly, After killing the elders of my n, you hid for more than a year. So, you have been here, in the Heavenly Saber Pavilion. No wonder I could not find you. Even if the Heavenly Saber Pavilion protects you, you will not live beyond today.
After killing my uncle, you have to die, Ji Changkong said expressionlessly as stars flickered in his eyes.
No expression could be seen on Duanmu Qings cold and beautiful face. She said indifferently Between you and me, we can only fight!
The Guiyi Marquis wore Golden Armor. He slowly drew his Holy Weapon, the Sky Splitting Sword, and pointed it at Xiao Chen. He said, There had never been anyone who lived after injuring me.
Hu! Hu!
A figure suddenly appeared. It was the Yan Chixie of the Xihe Provinces Yan n. He looked at Xiao Chen and said, My Second Brother is missing because of you. I will not make things difficult for you; just leave behind an arm.
Ha ha ha Maniacalughter descended from the sky. It was Shi Feng, flying over quickly. That person said loudly, Xiao Chen, you did not expect such an ending, right? You humiliated me in Xihe City in the past. Today, I must trample you.
Xiao Chen closed his eyes and thought to himself, Everyone ising to take a bite out of me. However, who are you, Shi Feng? You even dare to shout at me like that. Suddenly, Xiao Chen opened his eyes, and a murderous intent appeared on his clearly defined face.
Chapter 358 - If You Want to Fight, Let’s Fight
Chapter 358: If You Want to Fight, Lets Fight
Xiao Chens originally withdrawn aurapletely unleashed, wantonly showing off his sharpness.
Xiao Chen pushed off the ground and leaped into the air. He circted the Dragon and Tiger Body Sculpting Art with full force. The sound of a tiger and dragons roars from his acupoints. A tiger and dragon circled him as he clenched his fist; crackling sounds came from the bones in his fingers.
Xiao Chen leaned back slightly and dodged Shi Fengs attack. Then, he punched Shi Fengs chest.
Ka ca! Ka ca!
The mottled rocks that Shi Feng used to defend his chest shattered, and he vomited a mouthful of blood in the air. He was knocked back and coincidentallynded on the tea table of the Night Spirit Pce.
Mu Chengxue was about to set his teacup down when Shi Feng shattered the tea table. Mu Chengxues hand hovered helplessly in the air.
When Mu Chengxue saw the miserable and pale Shi Feng standing up with difficulty, heughed. He said, Junior Brother Shi, your strength is insignificant. Why do you want to join in the excitement?
Shi Feng felt depressed. He had broken at least five ribs and suffered injuries to his internal organs. Adding his internal and external injuries together, he hadpletely lost his ability to fight.
What a disgrace! Stand in the back. Stop embarrassing the Night Spirit Pce! the Night Spirit Pces First Elder scolded with an extremely sullen expression.
Shi Feng struggled to stand. He felt guilt and lowered his head. He did not dare make any rebuttal.
Mu Chengxue slowly rxed the hand holding the teacup, letting it fall to the ground. However, unexpectedly, it did not shatter butnded firmly without moving.
Not just anyone can exploit some matters. Mu Chengxue picked up his sword, Beauty Under the Moon, and leaped into the air. Then, he appeared in the arena.
He looked at the revealed Xiao Chen dressed in white and smiled. He said, We have not finished out fight yet. Let us finish it today!
Xiao Chen looked at Mu Chengxue expressionlessly. He did not expect this person to be so shrewd. Mu Chengxue discovered his real identity long ago but had not exposed him.
Mu Chengxue waited until today to expose him in front of everyone, forcing him into a corner.
The crowd in the spectator stands was shocked. Six noble ns worked together and put up wanted notices for Xiao Chen. In the history of the Great Qin Nation, Xiao Chen was the first to aplish that.
Unexpectedly, the top disciple of the Night Spirit Pce, one of the great sects, Mu Chengxue, also had grudges against Xiao Chen.
If they considered that Xiao Chen had just defeated the people from the Holy Land, he had probably offended them as well. Another person so imposing would probably not appear in the future again.
With so many powers moving against Xiao Chen, even if the Heavenly Saber Pavilion wanted to protect him, they would have to consider it carefully.
The three strongest noble ns, the Guiyi marquis who held a high position in the royal courts, and the Night Spirit Pce, which was one of the three great sects, with so many strong factions, they could level anything they wanted in the Great Qin Nation.
Aside from Xiao Chen, who else would dare offend them? There were no precedents in the past and would likely be no subsequent urrences like this in the future.
Anyone who wants kill Xiao Chen will have to go through me, Liu Ruyue, first! A beautiful figure on the tform drew her small saber. She stood before Xiao Chen, shielding him and unleashing her overwhelming, Martial King aura.
Xiao Chen looked at Liu Ruyues back and could not help but feel warmth in his heart. One of the few people who would protect him immediately was Liu Ruyue.
Although, I, Liu Suifeng, am not strong, if anyone wants to kill my brother, they have to go through me first. Liu Suifeng rushed over.
If the noble ns want to kill in out Heavenly Saber Pavilion, we will not allow it. Zhang Lie and Mu Chen leaped out from the crowd and shielded Xiao Chen.
Xiao Bai wants to protect Elder Brother Xiao Chen too. Xiao Bai will beat up anyone who wants to kill Elder Brother Xiao Chen.
On the tform, Xiao Bai was originally in high spirits. When she saw the sudden change, she was confused; she did not know what had happened.
When she realized that there were people who wanted to kill Xiao Chen, her delicate face sank.
Hu chi!
Another white figure moved quickly andnded without making any sound like leaves floating down gently. Yun Kexin had arrived.
Yun Kexin ced her right hand on her saber hilt hanging at her waist. She said nothing, but her intentions were clear from her attitude.
If anyone wanted to kill Xiao Chen, they would have to go through her as well.
Two groups of people quickly appeared in the broad arena, releasing a boundless killing intent.
Their auras shed in the air, not giving way to the others. Winds blew, and the clouds churned; the weather changed.
The situation kept changing. The crowd originally thought that Xiao Chen faced a dead end. They did not expect so many people to step up and defend him.
Of everyone here, there was one person who was very pleased. This person was none other than Song Que. Everyone felt at a loss; only Song Que was thrilled.
Originally, Song Que thought that the Elders Assembly paid notice to Xiao Chens talent; he was untouchable.
However, Song Que now discovered that Xiao Chen was a fugitive. Furthermore, several big powers of the Great Qin Nation desiring his head had posted their own bounties. He had obtained his chance once again.
Heaven really yed people for fools. In one''s darkest hour, a glimmer of hope appeared. There was nothing more worth joy.
The more Song Que thought about it, the more pleased he became. He could not help butugh. He said loudly, First Elder, this Xiao Chen had concealed his identity and infiltrated our Heavenly Saber Pavilion, harboring unfathomable motives. He intends to drag the Heavenly Saber Pavilion into conflict with the Holy Land and the other noble ns.
He clearly intends to destroying our Heavenly Saber Pavilion, wrecking ten thousand years of heritage. He has sinister motives and is really ruthless. We have to kill him!
Song Que used his status as the Biyun Peak Master andid several usations on Xiao Chen, intending to make the rtionship between the Heavenly Saber Pavilion and him irreconcble.
Jiang Chi looked at Song Que coldly and ignored him. He focused his voice andmunicated secretly with Xiao Chen, I dont care about your identity; I will only ask you one question. Will you join the Divine Saber Camp? If you agree, my Heavenly Saber Pavilion will deal with this for you.
When Xiao Chen heard Jiang Chis words, he shook his head. It was impossible for him to stay in the Heavenly Saber Pavilion. Many thanks for First Elders kind intentions. My apologies; I cannot ept this.
In that case, this is your own choice. Dont me me for being merciless.
No matter how talented Xiao Chen was, if they could not retain him in the Heavenly Saber Pavilion, his glorious future would not have anything to do with the Heavenly Saber Pavilion. If that were the case, there was no need to spend so much effort shielding him from this disaster.
Jiang Chi said sullenly, All Heavenly Saber Pavilion disciples on the tform, hear my orders. Step back now. This is a personal grudge; our Heavenly Saber Pavilion will not interfere.
After Jiang Chi spoke, no one on the tform moved. Instead, when the noble n elders on the tform heard Jiang Chis intentions, they rose up to their feet.
However, the moment they stood, they felt a formless killing intent assault them.
Let the young settle their own matters. Elder Ji and Elder Hua, what do you think? Jiang Chi looked at the elders of the noble ns and smiled. However, there was a killing intent intertwined with his smile.
In the end, Jiang Chi wanted to protect Xiao Chen and not allow the situation to reach the extreme.
Feng Xuanyi, who had been silent, also smiled faintly and said, I agree with this. Let the youths settle their own matters. Let us, old fogeys, just watch.
Such an interesting youth has not appeared within the Great Qin Nation for a long time. This old man is willing to give him a hand. How this turns out will depend on him.
While Feng Xuanyi spoke, the sharpness that belonged to a Sword Monarch instantly locked down on the noble n elders on the tform. Every one of them felt like a sword hovered about their heads.
The noble n elders smiled bitterly. Even if they wanted to stand, they did not dare. Although they were dissatisfied with the attitude of these two old men, they did not dare express it.
When Xiao Chen noticed the situation on the tform, he felt warmth in his heart. He did not express his gratitude but would pay it back in the future.
Suifeng, Ruyue, Kexin, Mu Chen, and Zhang Lie, I, Xiao Chen, am grateful to all of you. You should step down. Todays matter is a personal grudge between these noble ns and me. I have to deal with this myself.
Xiao Chen cupped his hands and advised the others. Before Yun Kexin left, she said softly to Xiao Chen, Xiao Chen, after this battle, I believe you will be a true desman.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly and said, Are you sure that I can survive this today?
Yun Kexins delicate face was very calm. She smiled gently and said, I said it long ago. I am a good judge of people.
After Xiao Chen sent off Yun Kexin, he walked over the Liu Ruyue. He felt somewhat guilty, and he said with difficulty, Ruyue, Im sorry for lying to you for so long.
Liu Ruyues eyes were somewhat moist. She said, You fool, why didnt you tell me earlier? Why would I me you? Regardless whether you are Xiao Chen or Ye Chen, it makes no difference in my eyes.
The final knot in Xiao Chens heart was undone. His handsome face immediately revealed a happy smile, You should step back first. This is my fate; I need to deal with this myself. Trust me.
Liu Ruyue knew Xiao Chen was determined. She silently nodded and stepped back.
After everyone left, aside from the noble n heirs, only Xiao Chen remained.
Xiao Chen wore white robes, and his Lunar Shadow Saber was already unsheathed. His swept his gaze over all these peoples faces, Duanmu Qing, Ji Changkong, Hua Yunfei, Mu Chengxue, and the Guiyi Marquis.
For over a year, Xiao Chen had changed his appearance and hid his true self to hide from these people.
Even the most low-profiled person would not willingly hide their true self, sneaking around like a rat.
Who did not want to live forthrightly, walking around openly? The noble ns already had enough of this, and so had Xiao Chen!
Xiao Chen would end everything today. He would let the name Ye Chen be history and leave only the name Xiao Chen for the world to remember.
Xiao Chen focused his gaze forward. His expression did not change as his right hand grasped the saber tightly. He asked indifferently, Are you all attacking together or one by one?
Chi!
When Duanmu Qing, Ji Changkong, Hua Yunfei, Mu Chengxue, and the Guiyi Marquis heard Xiao Chens words, they all jumped from the arena. These were proud people; joining hands to deal with Xiao Chen was impossible.
Only Yan Chixue and Xiao Chen remained in the previously lively arena.
Yan Chixue felt depressed. His strength was the lowest of the group. Originally, he had prepared to work with the others to deal with Xiao Chen.
Even if they did not work together, Yan Chixue nned to wait until they rest had fought before he made his move.
However, given the current situation, Yan Chixue could not retreat even if he wanted to. Otherwise, his reputation would suffer.
There is no need to worry; he has already fought continuous battles. He must have exhausted a lot of Essence. I should have a fifty percent chance of victory. Yan Chixue consoled himself.
Chapter 359 - Unrivaled Throughout the World
Chapter 359: Unrivaled Throughout the World
Yan Chixue looked at the calm Xiao Chen. Then, he said, I will seek justice for my Second Brother! Dragon Seizing Hand!
Yan Chixue stretched out his arm, and a huge ck hand appeared in the sky. This was the exclusive Martial Technique of the Yan ns inherited Martial Spirit.
The huge hand was a hundred meters wide. The lines on the palm were clearly visible. While in the air, it felt like it covered the sky.
Boom!
A bolt of lightning shed in the sky. Xiao Chen leaped into the air, and the snow-white Lunar Shadow Saber flickered with electric light. A saber light appeared on his saber.
Chop! Xiao Chen shouted and brandished his saber. The huge ck hand was instantly chopped in half, split right down the middle.
Yan Chixues expression did not change. He waved his hand, and the huge ck hand reformed in the air.
Then, Yan Chixue clenched his fist. The huge ck hand retaliated and tried to grab Xiao Chen. Xiao Chen dodged quickly and moved a hundred meters to the side beforending on the ground.
Bang!
The huge ck hand that justnded turned into a fist and chased him.
The huge ck hand was very strong; if Xiao Chen faced it head-on, he would exhaust himself. Furthermore, it was merely an appetizer. Exhausting himself now would not benefit him inter battles.
I shall dodge, for now, Xiao Chen thought. Then, his figure flickered around. The huge ck hand smashed around the arena, continuously moving.
However, it could not catch Xiao Chen. Instead, Yan Chixues Essence was being exhausted very quickly. Not longter, his Essence started to dry up.
Now! Xiao Chen grabbed hold of this opportunity as he felt that the speed of the huge ck hand had decreased significantly.
Xiao Chen quickly sheathed his Lunar Shadow Saber and punched the air with his right hand. A simr huge ck hand appeared and used its two fingers as a sword. Soon, it pierced Yan Chixues hand.
Isnt this the exclusive Martial Technique of my Yan n? He does not have our inherited Martial Spirit; even if he has the secret manual, it is impossible for him to learn it!
When Yan Chixue saw the huge ck hand, he was immediately stunned. Xiao Chens expression turned grave. He did not give Yan Chixue any time to hesitate.
The huge ck hand turned into a fist and smashed Yan Chixues body.
Pu chi!
Yan Chixue immediately turned pale and vomited a mouthful of blood. Even after he was smashed to the ground, he did not understand what had happened.
Xiao Chen gently waved his hand, and the huge ck hand smacked Yan Chixue out of the arena with a massive force.
He only used one move to defeat Yan Chixue. Furthermore, he used the exclusive Martial Technique of the Yan n. This Xiao Chen is too shocking.
They used the same exclusive Martial Technique, and yet Yan Chixue lost to an outsider. How embarrassing.
The cultivators in the spectator stands allmented on the fight. They did not hold much hope for Yan Chixue and Xiao Chens fight. Hence, they were not overly astonished.
However, they did not expect Yan Chixue to not evenst ten moves and lose so quickly.
Look; the Guiyi Marquis is stepping up. This time, the victor is unclear from the start. The cultivators in the spectator stands all perked up.
The Guiyi Marquis wore golden Battle Armor. He held the two-meter-long Holy Weapon in his hand, the Sky Splitting Sword. He looked at Xiao Chen and said, You have fought continuously and exhausted a good deal of Essence. I will give you a three-move handicap. You can make three moves first. I will only attack after you have made your three moves.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly, There is no need for you to give me a handicap. Speak after you survive three moves.
Rushing Thunder Roars, Ten Thousand Horses Galloping!
The Guiyi Marquis was not Yan Chixue. His strength was significantly stronger than thetter. Xiao Chen did not have any thoughts of trying to probe his opponents strength.
Xiao Chen was prepared to end this quickly. He did not want this fight to drag out. That would not be good for him. Hence, he unleashed a big move from the very start.
Thunderclouds churned in the sky. A huge whirlpool of electricity appeared from nowhere. The clear sky was instantly gloomy. As the electric whirlpool spun, electricity flickered. The lightning-attributed Spiritual Energy in the heaven and earth gathered.
Rumble! The sound of horses and soldiers came from the electric whirlpool. It resounded throughout the entire drill ground, ringing in the ears of all the cultivators.
What Martial Technique is this? Why is its Mysterious Phenomenon so shocking? When the cultivators in the spectator stands felt the horrifying energy in the electric whirlpool, their expressions changed.
The Guiyi Marquis expression turned grave. He stuck the Sky Splitting Sword in the ground in front of him with a dang sound.
Zi zi!
Ripples appeared in the space around the Guiyi Marquis as if the surrounding space were water. It made his figure appear blurry.
Xiao Chen felt like his opponent was now thousands of kilometers away. Furthermore, his figure moved around; his position was not fixed.
The Guiyi Marquis used the might of the Holy Weapon, changing the naturalws within the arena. This made the five sense turn chaotic.
In the end, you merely use the Holy Weapon to change the naturalws. It is not your own power. In the face of absolute power, it is useless!
Xiao Chen issued a warcry, and all the electric knights in the electric whirlpool merged. Then, a knight flickering with golden electricity emerged.
The golden knight roared ferociously, and he pierced the air that obstructed him with his spear, heading toward the Guiyi Marquis with lightning speed.
When the golden knight arrived within a hundred meters of the Guiyi Marquis, it turned blurry as well. Its lightning-fast speed immediately slowed. Everyone could see its movements clearly.
Hu hu!
It was like the golden knight had traveled for more than ten thousand meters, moving for a long period. The knight flickering with golden lightning seemed like it could not reach the Guiyi Marquis. It remained a hundred meters from the Guiyi Marquis.
However, this situation did notst for long. The rippling space started to crack. Soon, the small realm shattered.
There was a limit to using the Holy Weapon to change the naturalws. It could notst for an infinite amount of time.
The spear of the electric knight that traveled for several ten thousand meters had dimmed slightly. However, it was still resplendent and dazzling.
Dang!
The Guiyi Marquis used the sword to block. The broad de stopped the spear tip. The spear carried a huge force; it forced the Guiyi Marquis back relentlessly.
The Guiyi Marquis feet sank deep into the ground as he was pushed back. After a while, two deep pits manifested. The knight had forced the Guiyi Marquis to the edge of the arena. His heels hung off the edge.
There was nowhere for the Guiyi Marquis to retreat. He roared and tossed his body backward. He held the Sky Splitting Sword with both hands and swung.
Just as the spear tip was about to pierce the Guiyi Marquis, the sword violent struck the electric knights body. Xiao Chen had already learned of the horrifying strength the Guiyi Marquis possessed in the Ink Forest.
The electric knight had already traveled for more several ten thousand meters and exhausted arge amount of its energy. The result was easy to imagine.
There was a loud explosion, and the force carried by the sword sted the knight into strands of purple electricity, scattering them into the air.
Wukui Shakes the Heavens!
Everything was within Xiao Chens control. He had already stored up energy for the Wukui Saber Techniques killing move.
The ancient, divine Wukui Tree appeared from nowhere. Branches and leaves filled the tree. It looked like it could hold up the sky as it blocked out the sun. It flickered with a purple light.
The Wukui Tree carried a huge amount of electrical energy like a mountain madepletely of electricity. It headed for the Guiyi Marquis and pressed down violently.
The Guiyi Marquis, who had lost the initiative in this fight, still had not recovered his wits from the first killing move. In that instant, he could only use his left hand and press it against the sword de, hoping to block this Wukui Tree.
Bang!
The Guiyi Marquis had no means to resist. The absolute force shattered a corner of the arena into rubble in an instant.
The Guiyi Marquis slipped, and his body fell with the rubble, tumbling below the arena.
The electric energy on the divine tree did not show any signs of fading. It sted apart the Guiyi Marquis defense and struck his chest heavily.
Pu ci!
The huge force mmed into the Guiyi Marquis. His internal organs were all shaken. He could not help but vomit a mouthful of blood.
Xiao Chens figure shed. He stood in the arena and looked at the fallen Guiyi Marquis. He asked indifferently, Do you still want topete?
The Guiyi Marquis felt utter dissatisfaction in his heart. His still had not used his killing move yet. If he had used it from the beginning, how could he have been forced into a passive position? He could not even defend against the two moves.
However, it was toote. The Guiyi Marquis had purposely tried to show off against Xiao Chen. From that moment, his fate was sealed.
Unfortunately, the Guiyi Marquis loss was undeserved. He showed off to much and gave Xiao Chen the chance to use his killing move with full force. Otherwise, he would not have lost so quickly and thrown from the arena in two moves.
He used one move to defeat Yan Chixue, two moves to defeat the Guiyi Marquis; adding the earlier battles, he also defeated the Holy Lands people. What exactly are the limits of this Xiao Chen? Could it be that the noble ns cannot defeat him one-on-one?
Consecutive battles and consecutive wins, Xiao Chen had disyed a shocking strength.
Xiao Chen gave the crowd one surprise after another. At this moment, the crowd suspected he would be famous after this, his name resounding through the world, trampling on the geniuses of the noble ns and climbing to the peak where he belonged.
That is impossible. He must have already exhausted arge amount of Essence executing those two big killing moves. In the end, he is only a peak Medial Grade Martial Saint. At best, he only has half his Essence left. The remaining people are the noble n heirs with powerful Martial Spirits.
Each opponent is stronger than thest. Xiao Chens Essence will only lessen. I assume that he will fall during the next fight. Dont forget; an unfathomable Mu Chengxue waits at the side.
The moment someone said something positive, people would argue immediately. Most thought that Xiao Chen would certainly meet his defeat today.
Xiao Chen ignored the lively discussion outside the arena. He did not care about fame or humiliation. Others words would not have any impact on him.
Hua Yunfei is stepping up. I heard that he has awakened that ancient Evil Spirit. This is the true battle.
When Hua Yunfei looked at the arena in shambles, he frowned slightly. He said, Lets change the location.
The two leaped into the air andnded firmly in a brand new arena. Then, Hua Yunfei quickly drew his scarlet sword.
Hua Yunfei revealed a sinister smile on his handsome face, Although I have onlyprehended the state of massacre to Small Perfection, it is more than enough to deal with you.
Pu ci!
Hua Yunfei did not even give Xiao Chen the chance to respond. He quickly sent out a scarlet sword Qi with his de. Then, he followed after the sword Qi, rushing forward.
It was clear that Hua Yunfei did not want to make the same mistake as the Guiyi Marquis.
Glittering Wukui!
Xiao Chen swung the Lunar Shadow Saber, sending out dense purple saber Qi. This was the first move of the Wukui Saber Technique infused with the state of thunder.
Hua Yunfei smiled faintly, The state of massacre is a higher level than all of the energy states. No matter how powerful your state of thunder is, it will be useless.
Pu ci!
A ferocious state of massacre was contained in the scarlet sword Qi. It broke the purple saber Qi Xiao Chen had sent out like snapping dead branches on a tree, shattering them into nothing.
Bloody Death Below Heaven, Shadowless Passing Sword!
Chapter 360 - Dual Between Geniuses
Chapter 360: Dual Between Geniuses
Hua Yunfei took advantage of the time spent Xiao Chen dodging the scarlet sword Qi, quickly following up with his killing move.
Flying scarlet lights filled the air like countless scarlet figures continuously executing Sword Techniques. Strands of scarlet sword Qi moved with a strange rhythm like the waves of the sea.
The horrifying state of massacre spread throughout the entire arena. Anyone who felt it experienced fear in their hearts and trembled.
Dang! Dang! Dang!
Xiao Chen activated the Windwalk Shoes and moved through the sky filled with sword images. He brandished his saber and hacked apart any sword Qi that flew at him.
Each sword image was like a cultivator holding a sword and attacking, either piercing, hacking, chopping, or using uppercuts.
The angles of the swords were varied and unpredictable. It was very tiresome to deal with.
Hua Yunfei has learned the ancient Martial Techniquepletely. He lives up to his reputation of the Hua ns once-in-a-hundred-years genius. Xiao Chen will lose at this rate.
Indeed; the ancient Martial Techniques arepletely different from the modern Martial Techniques. Even if one manages to obtain an ancient Martial Technique manual, it would be very difficult to learn. Its execution also feels out of ce. It is hard for it to have practicalbat applications.
Look at the torrent of boundless sword images in the arena. Even a Martial King would have difficulty dealing with this.
When the crowd in the spectator stands saw the scarlet sword images fill the air of the arena, they recognized the attack as an ancient Martial Technique. They could not help but worry for Xiao Chen.
Hua Yunfeis figure hid among these sword images. asionally, a sharp strike wouldsh out, hard to defend against.
In a short period, numerous sword wounds covered Xiao Chens limbs. No matter how fast he was, it was impossible to dodge all of these unpredictable and torrential sword images. Xiao Chen could only do his best to avoid any major injuries.
Furthermore, the state of massacre interfered with Xiao Chens mind. A killing move hid within the killing move. Theyyered on top of each other; this Martial Technique was truly interesting.
Ha ha! Xiao Chen, this move is not easy to deal with right? Thanks to you, I have awakened the ancient Evil Spirit in my body. This Martial Technique is an inheritance from that Evil Spirit.
In the Ancient Era, when this technique was used, the torrent of sword images could cover a span of a hundred meters, including the sky and ground. If deities stand in the way, they will die; if demons block the way, they will die.
As Hua Yunfei watched Xiao Chen tiresomely deal with his move, heughed maniacally. He wanted to deal a blow to Xiao Chens fighting spirit, causing him to fall faster.
Xiao Chen kept his mind clear. He did not panic, worry, doubt, or fear.
Xiao Chen simply ignored Hua Yunfeis words. He moved all throughout the arena, executing the state of thunder to its limits.
As Xiao Chen defended against the countless scarlet sword images from every direction, he did his best to find a pattern to these sword images movements.
Xiao Chens state of thunder infused with Holy Might could barely defect these sword images; it could not destroy thempletely.
The state of massacre is indeed challenging to deal with, Xiao Chen thought. Fortunately, I also have the state of massacre.
After defending for a while, Xiao Chen finally discovered the pattern of the sword images movements. It was time for him to make his move.
Xiao Chen gently removed the blue strip of cloth from his forehead, and the scarlet mark between his eyebrows appeared. Xiao Chens handsome, clearly-defined, fair face immediately became enchanting.
The scarlet throne between Xiao Chens eyebrows released a strand of red light. The light from it enhanced that enchanting quality.
Wukui Transforms to Qi! Xiao Chen shouted and merged his state of thunder and state of massacre. The divine Wukui Tree transformed into countless strands of purple saber Qi, asionally flicking with a red light.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
When the scarlet sword Qi and the reddish-purple saber Qi shed in the arena, there were strings of explosions, rumbling continuously.
Hua Yunfeis expression changed slightly. He grasped the scarlet sword in his hand tightly. He said with some disbelief, How could you haveprehended the state of massacre as well?
The string of continuous explosions created intense shockwaves through the air. They shattered the fencing around the arena.
Xiao Chens hair and white robes fluttered. He smiled gently and said, Who ruled that only you canprehend the state of massacre?
Qi Breaks Wukui!
The reddish-purple saber Qi contained the berserk state of thunder and the attacking powers of the state of massacre. It sliced through the boundless shockwaves and flew at Hua Yunfei.
Hua Yunfei swung his sword and gathered all of the scattered red light onto his sword. He thrust his sword forward, and a spot of red light appeared, blocking the saber Qi.
Zi zi!
The two states intensely contested against each other in the air, neither giving way. There was a crackling sound and scarlet ripples in the air; the states gushed forth.
Boom!
When the confrontations intensity reached its peak, a crackle of thunder roared in the sky. The reddish-purple saber Qi suddenly released a bolt of lightning.
Hua Yunfeis state immediately shattered. He quickly retreated backward. However, the saber Qi still prated his right shoulder, leaving a bloody hole the width of a finger.
So, Xiao Chen had onlypeted with me using the state of massacre. He had not used his state of thunder, Hua Yunfei realized, afraid.
You are far from being able to challenge me with states. Regardless of whether you have an ancient Martial Technique or not, break for me!
Xiao Chen leaped up, and his figure shed through the air. The state of massacre fully merged with the state of thunder. Saber lights flew everywhere; Hua Yunfei could only passively resist.
The situation instantly turned around. Xiao Chen dashed about. Strands of reddish-purple saber Qi broke all of Hua Yunfeis killing moves.
Blood Shadow Chop!
Break!
Sea of Blood, Mountain of Corpses!
Break!
Blood Covering Mountains and Rivers!
Break!
Regardless how many moves you make, I will merge my state of thunder and the state of massacre and break them with one saber strike! Break! Break! Break!
Hua Yunfei vomited three mouthfuls of blood. Xiao Chen shattered each of his three killing moves with a single strike. The overwhelming energy knocked him backward.
Ding!
The ferocious energy came surging again. Hua Yunfeis sword flew from his hand. Xiao Chen stepped forward and struck his chest with a palm strike, sending him flying as well.
Hua Yunfeis body slid across the arena. Soon, he reached the edge. Hua Yunfei paled and quickly struggled to stand up.
Suddenly, Hua Yunfei felt something cold on his neck. It was Xiao Chen, who had raced over and ced his saber on his neck. Xiao Chen said expressionlessly, Hua Yunfei, you have lost!
I did not lose. How could I lose to trash like you? Back then, I could have easily killed you with a finger. This is impossible.
Hua Yunfei pushed the saber away from his neck. He quickly stood andunched himself at Xiao Chen.
Reckless!
Xiao Chen simply kicked Hua Yunfei in the face. The huge force caused him to tumble through the air. He fell head first outside of the arena.
He won again! Xiao Chen won again! Who can obtain victory over him?
Hua Yunfeis strength is at the peak of Martial Saint. He grasped ancient Martial Techniques. He could probably kill an ordinary Martial King with ease. Yet, Xiao Chen still defeated him. How many trump cards does this Xiao Chen have?
The state of massacre, I think that is his final trump card. However, even if you know about it, it is not easy to contend with!
Xiao Chen had another overwhelming victory. This greatly excited the crowd. Some people were resolute in their faith that Xiao Chen could defeat the remaining foes.
Xiao Chen had battled continuously on this Heaven Viewing tform. Be it with the Holy Lands people or the noble ns geniuses, none were weak.
However, Xiao Chen had suppressed all his opponents without exception. With such strength, even if he were defeated, his talent and strength were undeniable.
If Xiao Chen could survive this cmity, he would inevitably rise to power someday. By then, to the noble ns, he would be like a fleeting cloud.
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High in the clouds, Nangong Lie watched the situation on the Heaven Viewing tform. He smiled faintly and said, It looks like we do not have to do anything. This fellow might deal with this cmity alone.
Ying Yues eyes wandered as she said softly, That will depend on the Holy Lands people. Perhaps these noble ns cannot do anything to him.
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Back on the tform, the noble n elders had unsightly expressions. They wanted to make a move but could not. They felt extremely sullen.
The First Elder of the Misty Sword Sect asked softly, Chaoyun, how confident are you that you can defeat this person?
Chu Chaoyun said softly, I will have victory within one move. First Elder, what do you think?
Ha ha. Then I can rest assured, the Misty Sword Sects First Elder smiled happily.
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Back in the arena, Xiao Chen gazed at Duanmu Qing, Ji Changkong, and Mu Chengxue below the arena. He said, The three of you should face me together. Otherwise, you will not stand a chance.
The moment Xiao Chen spoke, everyone felt their hearts leap into their throat. Is this Xiao Chen crazy? He actually asked for all his opponents toe together.
Ji Changkong smiled coldly, Xiao Chen, if you truly seek death, I am not afraid of granting your wish.
Duanmu Qings cold, beautiful face had no expression. She asked, her voice frosty, Do you really think you are qualified?
Mu Chengxue held the Beauty Under the Moon in his hand and revealed a yful smile on his handsome face. He smiled gently and said, If that is all the strength you possess, you dont even qualify to make me draw my sword.
These three were extremely proud; they stood out from the rest. Since they were young, they had received others admiration. They enjoyed glory and fame. There has never been a moment when others looked down upon them.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Three strong auras rushed into the sky. Resplendent starlight appeared as countless stars flickered. This was Ji Changkongs state of stars.
A bone-chilling cold Qi flickering with a sharp cold light spread into the sky. This was Duanmu Qings Great Perfection state of ice.
Gentle, warm moonlight shone down, moving like a cool breeze. This was Mu Chengxues strange state of bright moon. Under its calm exterior, it hid an overwhelming aura.
The three auras merged and scattered the clouds. Strong winds blew, and the weather changed.
Everyone in the drill ground could feel a strong pressure on their shoulders like arge mountain pressing down on them.
Xiao Chen held a two-meter-long saber with a sharp saber light as he faced the strong auras. He smiled faintly and gently raised his right leg before stepping down.
The Dragon and Tiger Body Sculpting Art was at peak Great Perfection. Xiao Chen could achieve 50,000 kilograms of physical force with a casual strike. At full power, he could achieve 75,000 kilograms of force. When he infused his Essence, he could achieve 100,000 kilograms of force.
Most importantly, Xiao Chen could freely control this force, manipting it perfectly.
Chapter 361 - All Three Together
Chapter 361: All Three Together
Xiao Chen had infused his Essence and physical strength before stomping. The broad arena, with a foundation of Heavenly Mountain Stones and coating of Frost Iron, slowly and unexpectedly sank into the ground.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
The ground could not withstand the pressure of the arena sinking. Deep cracks formed and quickly expanded.
The cracks expanded relentlessly. As the ground tore apart, the other arenas on the drill grounds immediately cracked and shattered.
The thousand-meter-long drill ground shook endlessly. Even the surrounding spectator stands trembled.
The quakingsted for a period beforeing to a slow end. The arena under Xiao Chen was already level with the ground.
A surging aura came from Xiao Chen, rushing to the sky without end. He contested it with the threes auras, revealing its sharpness.
Do I qualify for the three of you to attack together now?
Xiao Chens tone was calm as he spoke. He revealed his sharpness on his well-defined face. He was like a treasured saber, drawn and seeking someone to test his edge on.
Xiao Chen had wanted to test his true strength long ago. He wanted to know exactly how strong he was. The earlier few fights did not allow him to express himself fully.
The feeling was simr to that of being very excited and preparing tounch a full-powered strike, yet having an already defeated opponent, with no outlet to vent ones strength.
This had happened to Xiao Chen over and over again. He had enough of this. He only wanted an enjoyable fight, utilizing his full strength.
On the tform, Feng Xuanyi, who had been silent, suddenly said, If this fellow can emerge victoriously, he will probably steal all the Luck of these noble n heirs. Who knows; he might really be a legend.
[Note: Luck, this is slightly different from the luck we know. At this point in time, all I can figure out is that it can be stolen from others or gained from certain events. This Luck is apparently for cultivators and is probably rted to luck as we know it as well.]
The strength that Xiao Chen disyed and his strong aura made the three change their expression. They were rmed and afraid.
Silent? In that case, I will take it as your agreement. Xiao Chen said indifferently and pushed off the ground. He relied purely on his physical strength and shot toward the three like an arrow.
Ji Changkong shouted coldly and said, Since you seek death, I cant be bothered to talk about righteousness and justice with you. Astral Swordy, Resplendent Starlight!
The sky above the arena grew dark; countless stars flickered in the sky. Day had instantly be night.
Starlight shone down, and a deep starry sky appeared in Ji Changkongs eyes. He brandished his sword and rushed forward while carrying the power of the starlight.
Ding!
At the same time, Mu Chengxue drew the Holy Weapon, the Beauty Under the Moon. The sword reflected a golden full moon.
There seemed to be another world within that moonlight. There was a drawn-out hum, like the pleasing voice of a girl; it pulled at the heartstrings of those who heard it.
Duanmu Qing, who had been silent for a long time, also made her move. Her fine ck hair turned white instantly. Her eyespletely lost all human emotion; it was extremely cold.
A slender sword appeared in her hand. It was infused with a bone-chilling state of ice as she pierced it toward Xiao Chen.
At this moment, even though she would not willingly admit it, she was no longer a match for Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen looked at the three who made their moves at the same time and smiled faintly. He suddenly stopped andnded firmly on the ground.
Xiao Chen brandished his saber, and a flower bud appeared below his feet. After a while, a Wukui Flowerbud, flickering with alternating purple and red lights, enveloped Xiao Chen.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
The attacks of the three struck the flower bud. However, the bud did not move at all. It flickered between a purple electric and scarlet light; it was incredibly odd.
The three exchanged a look. They quickly circted their Essence before sending even more ferocious attacks at Xiao Chen.
They had infused their respective states with their Sword Techniques. The force was directed to the ground, and deep cracks appeared. However, that strange flower bud still did not move.
Within the flower bud, Xiao Chens expression did not change. He suppressed the surging Qi and blood in his body, and he made hand seals.
Wukui Blossoms!
When the third wave of attacks was about tond, the purple and red flower bud suddenly released a surging shockwave.
The three could not react in time. The shockwave struck them all and threw them backward. Countless flower petals danced in the wind.
The purple and red flower petals filled the drill grounds; it was gorgeous to behold. Xiao Chen pushed off the ground and chased after the slower Ji Changkong.
As Xiao Chen traveled through the flower petals, his speed increased explosively. In an instant, he caught up to Ji Changkong.
Ji Changkongs expression turned grave. He suddenly leaped up a hundred meters and turned around.
Countless stars appeared above them. The star that represented Ji Changkong in the boundless river of stars suddenly shone brightly, and a resplendent pir of light descended from the sky.
Astral Swordy, Eternal Light!
A vast sword light appeared on his de as Ji Changkong fired it at Xiao Chen with lightning speed.
Boom!
The sword light was very bright and dazzling. A seemingly bottomless pit appeared in the ground of the drill grounds. The sight was frightening.
All this happened in the time for a spark to fly. It was so fast that the crowd could not react to it.
Did I hit him? Ji Changkong frowned slightly and heaved a sigh of relief. After executing this move within a short span of time, he was already spent.
That move is pretty strong. Unfortunately, it is useless if it does not hit.
Suddenly, Xiao Chens calm voice came from behind Ji Changkong. Ji Changkongs face fell, and he quickly raised his sword to block his chest.
Dang!
A saber hacked out, and Ji Changkong slid back several meters. The vibration of his sword made his right hand feel numb. So, he switched to a two-handed grip.
The flower petals filling the air gave off an invisible light. When the light shone on Xiao Chen, his speed increased by thirty percent.
Ji Changkong had just retreated, but Xiao Chen arrived beside him once again. Xiao Chens saber light flickered, moving relentlessly; he sent out more than a hundred strikes in an instant.
Retreat! Retreat! Retreat! Retreat again!
Ji Changkong could barely block Xiao Chens attacks. He was suppressed to the point where he had no opportunity to take a breather. In a breath of time, he retreated several hundred meters.
Hu chi!
A strand of killing Qi came from behind Xiao Chen. He twisted his body to the side, and he saw that it was Mu Chengxue, charging forth and brandishing the Beauty Under the Moon. Ji Changkong took a prolonged breath as he retreated a hundred meters.
Right after Xiao Chen dodged Mu Chengxues attack, an intensely cold aura came from above. Duanmu Qing charged ahead as well.
Xiao Chen smiled gently and swept his saber across. He deflected Mu Chengxues sword before performing a somersault and dodging the twos attacks.
Dang! Dang! Dang!
The two sent attacks at Xiao Chen relentlessly. The state of ice exhibited to its limits. A cold Qi seeped into Xiao Chens body via his skin, slowing him slightly.
asionally, a gentle hum woulde from Mu Chengxues sword. It was very pleasing to the ear, making one to want to listen. This distracted Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen infused the state of massacre into his Saber Techniques. He maintained his frame of mind as he waved his saber, blocking the twos attacks.
Although Xiao Chen could block the sword, he could not block the sword light. Bloody wounds appeared on his fair skin.
Duanmu Qing and Ji Changkong were not in better positions. Xiao Chens saber light had two different kinds of states infused into it. When it struck their bodies, the damage was obvious.
Ha!
A ray of starlight descended behind Xiao Chen. Ji Changkong had rested and rejoined the fight. The three formed a circle and surrounded Xiao Chen.
The four of them battled in the petal-filled air. Dust was kicked up from the ground. There were ice, starlight, moonlight, and the electric light that flickered between red and purple.
Dust filled the air; shockwaves flew all over the ce. The spectators eyes widened as they watched the fight nervously.
The intensity of this fight had far surpassed their expectations. Xiao Chen was surrounded by the perils of fighting against three at the same time.
It was like a small boat in a torrential storm and surging sea. It shook like it could sink at any time. However, it did not do so in the end.
Just when everyone thought that Xiao Chen would die, he dodged the killing move and made a sharp counter attack at the same time.
Xiao Chens white robes were already stained with blood. He smiled bitterly to himself, This was very enjoyable, but the price was high.
We, cultivators, are born in this age full of geniuses, this age full of violent developments.
Without defying the heavens and weing difficulties, how can we stand out from the crowd? How else can we climb to the peak of cultivation?
Xiao Chenughed toward the sky. A heroic spirit was born in his heart. The movements of his hands became slightly faster, deflecting the attacks the three sent at him.
I want to see how long you canst. Again! Ji Changkong roared, and dazzling starlight burst around him as he charged Xiao Chen again.
From the start of the battle, both sides fought at full-force. This was no longer apetition of strength. It was apetition of their perseverance and willpower. Whoever could hold on the longest would not fall. Who would have thestugh?
Duanmu Qings hair fluttered around her face; her expression did not change. There were no signs of any fluctuations. Her whole body emitted a cold Qi. Even though it was it was bone-chilling, Mu Chengxue and Ji Changkong were willing to be close to her.
It was hard to image how Xiao Chen held on, given that this cold Qi was directed at him.
It was frigid. However, Xiao Chen had already cultivated to the Dragon Tendon Tiger Bone; his body had already experienced a rebirth. The cold Qi could not prate his meridians. Although it did not feel good, he could endure it.
Dang! Dang! Dang!
The battle continued for another hour. Under the sharp attacks, all four of them had wounds of various sizes.
However, the weapons in their hands did not stop. Such a high-intensity fight was a great test of their perseverance.
Xiu!
A fierce me started burning in Xiao Chens right eye. Eventually, all of the fire gathered before elongating into a purple arrow.
The biggest threat to Xiao Chen was Duanmu Qing. So, Xiao Chenunched it at her. Duanmu Qings expression changed slightly; she felt a dangerous aura. She quickly retreated and surrounded herself with a screen of ice.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly and ignored her. How damaging could this purple light be? He immediately turned his gaze and attacked Ji Changkong.
Xiao Chen had already waited for this opportunity for very long. Of the three, Ji Changkong was the weakest. He could only start looking for a weak point.
After Xiao Chen diverted the strongest, Duanmu Qing, he broke out of the enclosure of the three and quickly made his move.
The moment Duanmu Qing left, the cold Qi within Xiao Chens body decreased significantly. His unpredictable movements appeared again. He spun around and stabbed his saber into Ji Changkongs chest.
Chapter 362 - The Tragic Mu Chengxue
Chapter 362: The Tragic Mu Chengxue
Wukui Supporting the Heavens!
The red and purple petals that filled the air formed a mottled whirlpool and quickly entered Ji Changkongs wound.
Bang!
Ji Changkong fell back. The purple and red flower petals rapidly took root in his body. A purple and red Wukui Tree grew out of his wound.
Countless tree branches slowly extended from the tree trunk. After a while, leaves filled the branches. On each of the branches, several strange purple and red Wukui Flowers blossomed.
Mu Chengxues expression turned grave. A murderous intent appeared in his eyes. He intended to make use of the opportunity.
Mu Chengxues sword hummed softly. The gentle moonlight shone down, and it carried an overwhelming killing Qi as it pierced at Xiao Chen. Xiao Chen currently had his hands full; he could not dodge this attack.
In fact, Xiao Chen did not n to dodge. He merely continued to focus on making hand seals to control the growth of the Wukui Tree.
The wind from the sword somewhat pained Xiao Chens cheeks. The tip of the sword was now ten meters away from him.
Boom!
A jade pendant on Xiao Chens chest lit up with resplendent light. A formless shield encased him. This was the Secret Treasure he had won at the auction.
When Mu Chengxues full power attack struck the shield, the barrier reflected thirty percent of its force back at him. The force knocked him back, and he vomited a mouthful of blood.
After the shield withstood the strike, it slowly started to shatter. After Xiao Chenpleted his hand seals, he turned and chased after Mu Chengxue.
The Wukui Tree behind Xiao Chen hadpletely formed. Countless roots extended throughout Ji Changkongs body and meridians. They locked him in ce, causing him enough pain that he wished he was dead. No matter how he struggled, it was useless.
Mu Chengxue wiped his mouth clear of blood as he watched Xiao Chen leap over. He smiled coldly, and the moonlight on his sword started to ripple.
The surrounding space began to blur. As Xiao Chen flew through the air, the distance between him and Mu Chengxue appeared infinite; there was no way for him to get near.
Now that I used a Holy Weapon and changed the naturalws to create a small realm, lets see how you break it. There are now more than a thousand kilometers between us; you can forget about catching me.
Mu Chengxues voice resonated throughout the space. It sounded as if he were very close, yet so far away.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly and said, I have said it before; as long as you haventprehended the naturalws yourself, changing the naturalws is useless in front of absolute power.
Listening to the Sword! Xiao Chen shouted, and a light shed on the Lunar Shadow Saber. Its snow-white de turned pitch-ck, showing off its sharpness wantonly; it had turned into a true Heavenly Weapon.
Wukui Breaks the Heavens can even break the heavens; your measly naturalws are nothing before it!
An ancient divine tree rapidly manifested above Xiao Chen. Thunder roared in the sky above the drill grounds. He exhibited the state of thunder to its limits.
Boom!
A bolt of lightning descended from the sky; the sound was ear-splitting. The growth of the divine treepleted. A resplendent light appeared on Xiao Chens saber.
The light extended quickly, heading toward Mu Chengxue. Screw the naturalws of heaven and earth; with the aid of the state of massacre and the Heavenly Weapon, everything shall break!
The moonlight on Mu Chengxues sword dimmed. The beam of light struck his chest in an instant; it was even faster than the blink of an eye.
The crowd in the spectator stands only saw a sh of light. Then, Mu Chengxue was thrown into the distant sky, disappearing from everybodys sight.
Before Xiao Chen could catch a breath, he immediately felt a cold Qi spreading quickly through the drill ground.
Duanmu Qing hadpletely dodged the fast Purple Thunder True Fire and currently executed her own sure-kill techniques.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The cold Qi on the ground quickly gathered and formed a huge ice prison, encasing the entire arena. In an instant, the people outside could only see a thick wall of ice; they could not see what urred inside.
Within the ice prison, a pitch-ck saber rested against Duanmu Qings neck. Xiao Chen wiped off the blood from the corner of his mouth and said indifferently, Give up. I still have one of my Wukui Saber Techniques that I have not executed yet. You do not stand a chance.
The instant the ice prison formed, Xiao Chen executed the Azure Dragon Cloud Soaring Art to its peak and executed the Azure Dragon Tail Whip. Right as Duanmu Qing was about to unleash her sure-kill technique, he rushed over and ced his saber on her neck.
After a moment of silence, the ice-attributed energy in Duanmu Qings hands faded. The ice prison immediately melted. Her white hair returned to ck.
There were no traces of blood in Duanmu Qing paleplexion. A look of fatigue shed in her eyes. She said softly, Actually, from the very start, you had won. Duanmu Qings skills are not up to par. From here on, the grudges between the Duanmu n and you are at an end.
After Duanmu Qing spoke, she slowly walked out of the drill grounds. After a while, a figure descended from the sky andnded heavily on the ground. That figure bounced on the ground a few times miserably before stopping.
This was Mu Chengxue, previously thrown into the sky by the Wukui Breaks the Heavens.
Mu Chengxue had already suffered injuries. When he fell from several thousand meters, he sustained further injuries. He could not even speak. Blood obscured his vision; he was in an extremely tragic state.
The entire drill grounds fellpletely silent. Xiao Chen fought against three but still obtained victory. Earlier, he defeated the Holy Lands disciples; then, he defeated the disciples of the various noble ns.
From the start, he did not stop to rest. All of his opponents were not only strong, but they were also all outstanding talents of their regions.
However, this white-robed desman had defeated them all. No one was his match, even when they fought three against one.
After his battle, Xiao Chens name would shake the world. He would be the strongest person in the younger generation of the Great Qin Nation.
Xiao Chen was the true main character of todays event. Even the glory of Leng Liusu, who became a peak Inferior Grade Martial King, paled inparison.
Many people felt excited. Perhaps after many years, they could witness a legends rise to glory.
As Xiao Chen walked, he stepped on the ice in the arena, the shards crunching under his feet.
Every step Xiao Chen took gave him a headache. However, he needed to move forward. There were some things he had to clear up with the personying on the ground. He had to force this persons words from his own mouth!
Mu Chengxue, who was on the ground, had blurry vision and could not stop coughing. When he heard footsteps, he wanted to struggle to stand. However, a scabbard forced him back to the ground.
You once said: the higher you fly, the harder you will fall. Looking at you now, I do not doubt these words. Thank you for reminding me; I will always remember this. I will never let myself sumb to the danger of falling.
When Mu Chengxue heard this, he coughed violently. However, heughed mournfully in his heart. He, how had fallen from the sky, nowpletely understood the meaning of these words.
Perhaps I should not have made enemies with this person. There are some people who are destined to rise. Even if you can pull them down temporarily, you would only be a stepping stone for them, allowing them to fly higher.
Xiao Chen managed to defeat all of them; how unexpected.
First he defeated the Holy Land disciples with four palms. Then he defeated the noble n heirs. No one can defend against his sharpness. No one within the younger generation is a match for him.
Our Great Qin Nation is the weakest among the five nations. This time we might have a demonic genius.
After the silence, the crowd in the spectator stands exploded into chatter. They were all excited; their discussions were unending.
Only the other side, where Liu Ruyue and the others watched. Liu Ruyue smiled sincerely as she quickly walked over to Xiao Chen.
At this point, all the noble n elders on the tform were sullen. They could not take him down in this fight. This Xiao Chen might be the shadow in their hearts in this life.
They had such a talented opponent; merely thinking about it made them fearful, frustrating them.
However, the most frustrated person was none other than Song Que. Currently, he was very depressed. He originally thought that it was a dead end for Xiao Chen. Yet, he had survived. Furthermore, his fame even grew.
No, this brats strength is already sufficient to threaten me. We have a death grudge between us. He will definitelye back and seek revenge.
Song Ques expression was hesitant as if he mulled over a difficult decision.
I will just kill him. He is currently at his weakest; this is the best opportunity. He is no longer a Heavenly Saber Pavilion disciple. With my status as Peak Master, I can avoid the death penalty.
Thinking of this, a murderous intent appeared in Song Ques eyes. As he looked at Liu Ruyue, whose back faced him as she walked, and the defenseless Xiao Chen, he tightly clenched his fist.
Die!
Song Que shouted and used his remaining arm as a saber. He carried a sharp killing Qi and leaped toward Xiao Chen.
When the smiling Liu Ruyue saw the berserk Song Que, her expression immediately changed. She called out loudly, Xiao Chen, watch out!
Xiao Chen felt the assault of the killing Qi. He wanted to execute the Azure Dragon Cloud Soaring Art and dodge. However, he discovered that he had run dry of Essence. There was nothing left. He felt rmed.
Bang!
Liu Ruyue quickly flew over and took the strike for Xiao Chen, a strike powered by Song Ques peak Martial King Cultivation realm.
Pu ci!
The difference in strength between an Inferior Grade Martial King and peak Martial King was vast. Furthermore, Song Que had stored power for a long time to execute this strike.
Liu Ruyue vomited a mouthful of blood and felt excruciating pain in her chest as she flew back.
Xiao Chens expression suddenly fell. He rushed to catch Liu Ruyue and checked her pulse. He sent in a strand of Spiritual Sense and discovered her heart vessels had shattered and her lifeforce quickly faded.
The situations sudden change shocked everyone. They did not expect such a development.
Xiao Chen, Dontbe rash. Liu Ruyue copsed in Xiao Chens arm. She was frail and pale.
It was like a bolt of lightning had struck Xiao Chens mind. His eyes turned scarlet and the scarlet throne in his sea of consciousness trembled. Scarlet strands of the state of massacre extended out.
When Xiao Chen looked back, he discovered that Song Que was still not willing to let go and rapidly headed for him. He was determined to kill Xiao Chen.
Seeking death!
Xiao Chens heart turned cold and killing intent filled his entire body. The Azure Dragon tattoo on his right arm started moving. A horrifying energy umted.
After a while, that realistic looking tattoo started to move. A realistic Azure Dragon circled Xiao Chens arm.
Roar!
A dragon roar shook the earth. The white clouds in the sky separated. The Holy Might of an ancient Holy Beast spread throughout the drill grounds. Song Ques expression massively shifted mid-rush.
Chapter 363 - Exterminating Song Que
Chapter 363: Exterminating Song Que
Song Que only felt a surging Holy Might pressing on him, like a small mountain weighing on his body. His Martial Spirit trembled, and his Essence became chaotic. His legs stopped listening to him.
Before Song Que could react, the Azure Dragon struck. The clothes on his upper body ripped, and arge bloody hole appeared in his chest; he flew back a hundred meters.
The Azure Dragon circled and returned to Xiao Chens arm. It was now very dim; only a faint image remained.
On the tform, the previously silent Elder Yans expression changed greatly when he saw the azure-colored true dragon. He was startled. Azure Dragon Martial Spirit How could it be the Azure Dragon Martial Spirit?
[Note: The flood dragons are not considered true dragons. Something like a close rtive but not as powerful.]
Xiao Chen took a few steps and walked over to the severely injured Song Que. His eyes were scarlet and his face sullen as he lifted Song Que.
Song Que, I have no grudges with you. You are a peak Martial King, yet you tried to kill me over and over again. I have endured you until today, and still, you refuse to let me go. Xiao Chen shouted as he grabbed Song Ques cor.
Dont kill me. I am the Biyun Peak Master. If you kill me, you will die as well, Song Que said with a horrified expression. The fear in his heart made him give up all of his pride.
Xiao Chen, stop! The First Elder Jiang Chi tried to stop him. No matter what, Song Que was still a Peak Master of the Heavenly Saber Pavilion. They could not let him die at the hands of an outsider.
Xiao Chen ignored Jiang Chi and simply punched with his right hand, crushing Song Ques brain.
Liu Ruyues heart vessels had shattered in ce of Xiao Chens. Regardless of whoever begged for mercy, he must kill this person.
Hu chi!
A red light shed on the tform. It was a palm strike moving toward Xiao Chen with lightning speed.
Old Fogey, try moving further forward and see what happens, a tender voice warned.
Right as Elder Yans palm was about to strike Xiao Chen, a fiery-red meteor suddenly descended from the sky.
When looking carefully, it was a golden spear. Coiling around the spear was a golden dragon made of a pure, golden me.
Sensing the danger, Elder Yan immediately froze. When he clearly saw what it was, his expression changed, Sub-Divine Weapon, Grand Imperial Spear, andplete Dragon Fire? Is the Qin Emperor here?
Retreat! Elder Yan retreated without hesitation. He moved with incredulous speed. However, the spear tightly followed him.
Everywhere the spear passed, a visible ck hole appeared, tearing space apart. The Dragon me circling the spear burned fiercely, making the ck hole growrger.
My life is over; why cant I escape from this spear? Elder Yan wondered despondently.
Dang!
Just as Elder Yan despaired, a ripple suddenly appeared in space. Elder Luo, leading seven people from the Reincarnation Well, manifested.
Elder Luo pushed aside Elder Yan and gently used a finger to stop the Grand Imperial Spear that tore space apart so easily. A formless shockwave radiated from below his feet.
Elder Luo caused the boundless force of the spear to vanish, demonstrating strong control.
Ying Yue descended from the sky and stretched out her hand, snatching back the Grand Imperial Spear.
Elder Luo, that person in the inheritor of the Azure Dragon Martial Spirit, Elder Yan, who had been saved in the nick of time, said as he looked at Xiao Chen.
Elder Luo waved it off and said, I know. You don''t have to say more. Just leave this matter.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The Heavenly Saber Pavilion Supreme Elders, who were all hidden, showed themselves. Xiao Chens eyes lit up when he saw Shen Manjun.
Xiao Chen immediately carried Liu Ruyue over and said anxiously, Ancestral Martial Aunt, please save Ruyue. She is going to die.
Shen Manjun sighed softly and said, I owe you a favor. Furthermore, Liu Ruyue is one of our own. Out of both duty and feelings, I will save her.
When Xiao Chen heard this, he rxed. He said, Ancestral Martial Aunt, can she be saved?
Shen Manjun took out a pill and slid it into Liu Ruyues mouth. The pill dissolved and soon, Liu Ruyues fading lifeforce slowly recovered.
We are still in time. This is Jade Maiden Peaks Rank 9 treatment holy medicine. It will guarantee her survival, Shen Manjun said calmly as she infused a strand of gentle Essence to speed up the effects of the medicine.
When the people behind Liu Ruyue heard this, they all heaved a sigh of relief. It was fine as long as she lived.
Xiao Chen, you killed my Heavenly Saber Pavilions Peak Master Song Que. ording to the sect rules, you should be executed. However, Song Que made the first move, trying to kill his fellow sect mates. He hadmitted the same offense. You have made great contributions and taking that into consideration, you are not allowed to take a step into my Heavenly Saber Pavilion again. Do you agree?
Shen Manjun spoke softly after Liu Ruyues condition had stabilized. Although she was not the Pavilion Master or the one with the highest seniority, in some ways, her words held heavier weight than Jiang Chis.
Stupid, why havent you agreed yet? She is doing this to protect you. Do you not see the eyes of the Holy Lands people turning green?
Just as Xiao Chen was about to argue, Liu Ruyues voice appeared in his mind. He could only nod and said, I promise Ancestral Martial Aunt. I will not step into the Heavenly Saber Pavilion again.
Shen Manjun nodded gently and looked at Elder Luo, Elder Luo, what do you think?
The core elder of the Phoenixs Passion Pce scolded Elder Yan furiously by transmitting his voice directly to him. Then he smiled gently and said, Elder Shen is too polite. This is the personal matter of the Heavenly Saber Pavilion. It has nothing to do with the Phoenixs Passion Pce. I only hope that your esteemed Young Pavilion Master will head to the Holy Land as previously agreed.
Since Liu Ruyue was already safe, Xiao Chenpletely rxed. Not stepping into the Heavenly Saber Pavilion was not the same not returning to the Heavenly Saber Pavilion.
When Xiao Chen grew strong enough, he would take Liu Ruyue away from this ce. He would not forget his promise to her.
Xiao Chen said goodbye to everyone and especially thanked Princess Ying Yue before he slowly walked out with Xiao Bai.
Xiao Chen did not know when he would return after leaving this time. However, he certainly would return. He had to aplished everything he had promised.
After Xiao Chen left, Elder Luo walked over to Ying Yue, smiling. He said, Little Girl, you look so much like your grandfather, and you are as domineering as well. Unfortunately, you are too weak.
Ying Yue grasped the Grand Imperial Spear in her hand tightly and said indifferently, Should we battle to discover if your words are true?
Elder Luo smiled gently and did not mind Ying Yues taunts. He said, Go back, and tell your grandfather he still lost a little this time.
As Ying Yue watched the Phoenixs Passion Pces people leave, She said softly to herself, As long as Xiao Chen is alive, we did not lose.
After that, the people of high status left. Then, the crowd in the drill grounds slowly departed as well.
The selection of the Holy Land had been utterly decimated. However, the cultivators that came did not feel any regret. They had witnessed the birth of a legend. This was a type of fortune as well.
Not longter, all the noble ns at the tform also left. The previously bustling drill grounds were now quiet once again.
Even the most glorious asion wille to its end, Jiang Chi sighed to himself as he led the Heavenly Saber Elders and left.
However, no one would have guessed that this asions end would trigger the Tianwu Continents glorious moment; the true curtains had just risen.
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Xihe Province, in an Inn by a Deste Road:
This road led to the ck Dragon River from the Heavenly Saber Pavilion. This was the only road aside from the Devil Savanna.
There were many cultivators there; this was the only inn for five hundred kilometers in this deste wilderness. This had be a ce where many cultivators woulde and rest.
This inn was not big; it did not even have separate floors. There was a single building with the kitchens and rooms. Several tables sat outside, and a signboard rested by the roadside.
However, business was very good. Out of the several tables, only one was empty. Traveling cultivators upied all the rest.
At the vat of wine outside the inn, a pretty young girl in white, about fourteen or fifteen years of age, held up a bottle gourd. She happily demanded of the owner, Owner, fill my gourd bottle with wine.
The owner was an old man more than fifty years old. When he saw the seductive smile on that girls pure face, he immediately became entranced.
He only recovered his wits after a long moment. Then, he took out a funnel and ced it the opening of the bottle gourd. He used adle and slowly scooped up the wine.
When the young girl smelled the fragrant wine, she smiled till her lovely eyes reduced to slits. She said, Thank you; do pour more in.
The ownerughed and said, No problem. I will fill it to the brim for you. I run an honest business. I will not shortchange you.
However, afterdling in wine for a long time, the owner started to murmur to himself, Why does it feel like I cannotpletely fill this small bottle gourd? He looked down and saw that the bottle gourd was very sturdy and not leaking.
At a table to the side, a white-clothed youth ate in peace. A blue strip of cloth wrapped around his forehead and his skin was very fair; he appeared very handsome. When he saw the situation, he nearly spat out his food and wine.
The youth quickly ran over and took the bottle gourd. Then, he took out a piece of gold and handed it over, Owner, there is no need to continue filling this. This gold is for you.
Thank you, young hero!
When the owner saw the gold, his eyes widened. However, he still muttering to himself, Its strange. It is clearly only a small bottle gourd; why cant I fill it to the brim?
The white-clothed youth smiled bitterly to himself. If you could fill it, that would be strange. This is a small spatial Magic Treasure that I refined. Even if you fill it with a pool of water a hundred meters wide, there would be more than enough space.
Needless to say, these two people were Xiao Chen and Xiao Bai, who had just left the Heavenly Saber Pavilion.
After leaving the Heavenly Saber Pavilion, Xiao Chen rode the silver warship and quickly left the boundaries of the Heavenly Saber Pavilion. After he spent half a month treating his injuries in a small town, he continued on his journey.
Now, within the Great Qin Nation, aside from a few people, there was almost no one who could match up against Xiao Chen in the younger generation. The rest were not worth using his full power.
In the Tianwu Continent, the Great Jin Nation was the strongest; their Spiritual Veins had not changed. There were four other nations: the Great Tang Nation, the Great Chu Nation, the Great Xia Nation, and the Great Qin Nation. Of which, the Great Qin Nation was the weakest. The Spiritual Energy in the Great Qin Nation was also the most sparse. They only had threerge-scale sects.
As for the other three nations, each had at least four or five sects that were not inferior to the Heavenly Saber Pavilion. Needless to say, there were more in the Great Jin Nation.
Xiao Chen had never limited his goals to the Great Qin Nation. From the very start, he looked on the scale of the entire continent. Hence, he had to travel out of the Great Qin Nation.
The Tianwu Continent was vast and boundless. Aside from the Five Great Nations, there were the mysterious Deste Lands, the barbarians who upied the hundred thousand huge mountains in the north, and several small nations that were ruled by some strange ancient tribes.
Chapter 364 - Ancient Desolate Treasure Map
Chapter 364: Ancient Deste Treasure Map
The continent itself was so vast that it could be considered boundless. Not to mention the countless inds in the boundless oceans, the Icy Continent in the extreme north, and the legendary Raging me Abyss from which it was said the sun rose.
The world was sorge. Most people would not ever see half in their lifetimes. One might be a super genius in their nation, but when one left, they might realize they were merely a drop of water in the ocean.
One had to maintain a humble and calm heart, no matter what the world said about their talent or future. In Xiao Chens eyes, all was in vain.
Only when Xiao Chen truly grasped strength would he be satisfied. Regardless of when, he could not allow the world to influence his heart. He would not worry, doubt, fear, or feel prideful.
Didnt I tell you before? You are not allowed to use this bottle gourd for buying wine. Why are you so disobedient? Xiao Chen gently smacked Xiao Bais head as he scolded her.
Xiao Bai lowered her head. She felt somewhat wronged as she said, But the other bottle gourds are really small. I empty them after two mouthfuls.
Xiao Chen shook his head helplessly. It was just his luck to meet this girl who loved drinking; he felt really helpless. He handed the bottle gourd back to Xiao Bai and said, No more next times. This time, I will punish you by not letting you drink until nightfall.
Xiao Bai happily received the bottle gourd and tied it to her waist. She nodded and said seriously, Xiao Bai will not drink; Xiao Bai guarantees it.
Xiao Chen left money for the food on the table. Then, he walked toward the road with Xiao Bai.
Not long after Xiao Chen left, a few cultivators at another table chatted with each other. One of them said, The youth earlierhe seemed to be the recently famous White-Robed desman, Xiao Chen. His purpose is not the same as ours, right, targeting that treasure?
Another personughed and said, You are overthinking this. Wearing white robes and tying a blue strip of cloth on the head is a norm for desmen now. Which desman is not dressed like that at the moment?
A third person chimed in, Indeed. Since the day of that fight in the Heavenly Saber Pavilion, which desman does not dress like this? I can only say that Xiao Chen is too famous; there are too many people following his style. Dont overthink this.
Perhaps I really did overthink this. There are too many white-robed desman wearing a strip of blue cloth on their heads. Lets quickly finish eating and continue our journey, the first person who spoke concluded.
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High in the sky, a silver warship quickly advanced against the strong winds in the clouds.
Xiao Chen was in the ships hold carefully examining a map. There were detailed drawings of topography of the Xihe Province and the seas near it. There were detailed marks for every river, mountain, town, and city.
A small map flickering with a spiritual light sat next to the massive map. This was the treasure map that Xiao Chen had previously obtained.
ording to the fatty, the location of the treasure was on an ind at sea. Surging waves battered the ind throughout the year. Even Martial Monarchs experts could not reach it.
In the past, a Martial Sage had changed the naturalws around the ind. Even after a thousand years, the altered naturalws had not recovered.
Every two years, there would be a brief respite. The huge waves would recede significantly, allowing Martial Kings a chance to enter.
Having calcted the time carefully, Xiao Chen realized that now was coincidentally about the time people could travel to the ind.
When Xiao Chen left the Heavenly Saber Pavilion, he did not have a definitive destination. Since he had this treasure map, he should give it a try; perhaps he could take advantage of a fortuitous encounter.
After Xiao Chenpared the maps, he muttered, It looks like the river on the treasure map is really the ck Dragon River in Xihe Province. The sea route marked by the red line is probably the way to the ind.
Xiao Bai sat at the stern of the warship. She asionally snuck sips from her bottle gourd when she saw Xiao Chen fully focused. Her flushed face was very attractive.
Xiao Chen saw all this clearly with his Spiritual Sense. However, he only smiled helplessly. He picked up the map flickering with spiritual light and examined it carefully for a long time.
Xiao Chens finger slowly moved around the treasure map until it stopped it at the ind nearest to the treasure. This ind was the Green Wind Ind.
The Green Wind Ind was about two times the size of Xihe City. It was an extremely famous ind that people would visit when heading into the boundless sea.
All merchant ships that wished to head to the boundless sea would stop at this ind, making a final restock of their supplies before the long journey.
Xiao Bai, stop sneaking in sips. Its time to disembark, Xiao Chen said gently, carefully putting away the map.
Xiao Bais pretty face slightly flushed as she stood. She nodded gently and smiled, Alright!
To reach the Green Wind Ind, they had to catch a ride on one of the merchant ships. If Xiao Chen controlled the silver warship for such a long distance, it would be a great drain on his spirit and body.
Xiao Chen put Xiao Bai back in the Spirit Blood Jade and retrieved the silver warship into his right eye. Then, he quickly fell from the sky. Soon, a small city appeared in his vision.
That small city was the end of the road in the deste wilderness. Because there was a harbor to the ck Dragon River near, even though the city was small, it bustled; people filled every space.
Xiao Chennded on the ground firmly. He paid the entrance toll before heading to the harbor adjoining the city.
There were many huge merchant ships in the harbor. After Xiao Chen asked around and found a ship preparing to head for the boundless sea, he immediately rushed over.
So, you are going to Green Wind Ind? The fee is one hundred Inferior Grade Spirit Stones, non-negotiable, the person on the bow who negotiated with Xiao Chen said.
Strange; why is it so expensive? I remember the fee to ride the merchant ships in the past being only a few gold. Now, its a hundred Spirit Stones.
Xiao Chen had the hundred Spirit Stones to spare. However, he did not want to waste them foolishly. He was about to find another ship to ask.
The fellow on the shipughed and said, Dont bother looking elsewhere; the other merchant ships are all offering the same price. Even if you only want to reach the next harbor, it is still the same price.
When things happened out of the ordinary, something strange must be going on. Xiao Chen felt suspicious and stopped. He took out a hundred and fifty Spirit Stones and said, The remaining fifty Spirit Stones are a reward. Tell me why the prices are so high?
When the fellow saw the extra fifty Inferior Grade Spirit Stones, a smiled immediately filled his face. He exined, Its all because of that treasure map passed down in the Devil Savanna. ording to rumors, a fatty had managed to obtain this map in the Devil Savanna.
He had taken it to the big auction house in the Ancient Deste Land and earned arge sum. Then, he made a thousand copies and sold them. This treasure map has now bemon. The first person who bought it has felt very wronged.
Not only those from our Great Qin Nation, but many cultivators from the Great Tang Nation, Great Xia Nation, and Great Chu Nation also obtained the map. There are many people going to the Green Wind Ind.
After that person said this, Xiao Chen understood what was going on as well. He smiled to himself, It looks like the treasure map that I saw as precious has already bemon.
However, with the fattys character, this is definitely possible of him. After he lost so much in the Devil Savanna, he would try to find a way to recoup his losses.
After that, Xiao Chen followed that fellow and boarded the ship, going to the deck. He immediately felt countless strong auras. He saw about a hundred cultivators seated on the deck.
About half of them were peak Martial Saints; the remaining were Martial Kings. Half the Martial Kings were Medial Grade Martial Kings, and a small portion was Superior Grade Martial Kings.
Xiao Chen swept through the ce with his Spiritual Sense and discovered that there was one peak Superior Grade Martial King. He had hidden his aura and quietly mingled with the crowd.
It looks like it was as that fellow said. Everyone has discovered the secret of the treasure map. Anyone who with some strength will try their luck.
Its yet another desman imitating Xiao Chen. Why do the youths of these days enjoy imitating others so much? Do they think that they will be experts by wearing white robes and a blue strip of cloth?
Several cultivators mocked Xiao Chen when they saw him board.
Xiao Chen looked around and discovered there were indeed many cultivators dressed simrly. They all wore white robes with a saber hanging at their waist and a blue strip of cloth around their foreheads.
Xiao Chen could only ignore these people. Such a situation was eptable to him; it was better than being recognized.
Xiao Chen smiled gently and signaled that person toe to the ships hold. Then he said, Help me prepare a top-notch double room; the bigger, the better.
Young Hero, this must be your first time hitching a ride on ship. We are not a passenger ship but a merchant ship, so
Before that person finished, Xiao Chen tossed him a thousand Inferior Grade Spirit Stones. Then, he took out another hundred Spirit Stones and said, The bigger pile is for your boss. The smaller one is for you.
That person immediately smiled and said, Young Hero is very clear on the system. With Spirit Stones, everything bes easy to manage. A double room, right? I will give you thergest. Wait for a while.
Xiao Chen was very clear that there were no empty rooms on the merchant shop. Aside from making great contributions to the merchant ship, he could only use Spirit Stones to establish a rtionship.
Inferior Grade Spirit Stones were no longer useful for Xiao Chens cultivation. He could only use them to recover some Essence; he did not mind spending them.
Not longter, that person came running over and guided Xiao Chen to the second floor, showing him to arge guest room.
Young hero, if you have any further instructions, just tell me. My humble self is ready to serve you at any time. This person had already started to see Xiao Chen as the heir of some big n and tried to benefit as much as he could.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly; he knew what that person thought. He handed over ten Inferior Grade Spirit Stones and said, You can take your leave first. If there are any matters, I will call you. Dont interrupt me if I do not call you.
After that person took the Spirit Stones, he happily took his leave.
Xiao Chen closed the door and immediately released the stifled Xiao Bai. There was more than enough space for two people.
Xiao Chen instructed Xiao Bai to not run about before taking out a Medial Grade Spirit Stone. Then, he sat cross-legged and entered a state of cultivation. He prepared to make a breakthrough to Superior Grade Martial Saint.
After the continuous battles in the Heavenly Saber Pavilion, within the Qi whirlpool in Xiao Chens dantian, the purple Essence liquid stirred restlessly. This signaled that he could reach a breakthrough soon.
Furthermore, with his recent cultivation, Xiao Chen was very close to bing a Superior Grade Martial Saint. He just needed some time before he could smoothly be a Superior Grade Martial Saint.
That huge fight gave Xiao Chen a better understanding of his own strength.
Xiao Chens currentbat prowessy between peak Medial Grade Martial King and Superior Grade Martial King. He could defeat ordinary Martial Kings and could hold his own against Superior Grade Martial Kings.
However, Xiao Chen was definitely not a match for a peak Superior Grade Martial King. If he ran into one, he could only do his best to escape.
Chapter 365 - The Vast World
Chapter 365: The Vast World
As for within the Martial Saint realm, Xiao Chen was undefeatable. Xiao Chen even had the confidence of defeating the core disciples from the Holy Land.
The harbor they upied was somewhere between the source of the river and the ocean; there was still a distance to the mouth of the river. Furthermore, the merchant ship could not move at full speed while in the river. Hence, it moved slowly.
Xiao Cheng did not leave his room. Aside from eating, he spent all his time cultivating.
The world outside the Heavenly Saber Pavilion had very sparse Spiritual Energy. Xiao Chen had to use one Medial Grade Spirit Stone every day.
Xiao Chen did notck Spirit Stones. He exchanged his thirty thousand odd contribution points for a thousand odd Medial Grade Spirit Stones. In addition to what he had obtained from selling the Demonic Cores, he now had more than nine thousand Spirit Stones.
As long as Xiao Chen could raise his cultivation speed, he did not feel any heartache over it.
Two monthster, the purple Qi Whirlpool in Xiao Chens body suddenly spun very quickly. All of the Spiritual Energy contained in the Medial Grade Spirit Stone rapidly poured into his body.
Ti da! Ti da!
Drops of purple Essence liquid dripped continuously from the Qi whirlpool. Soon, itpletely filled the Qi whirlpool.
All of the pores in Xiao Chens body, all his flesh, and bone, felt bloated. After a while, the Qi whirlpool exploded, and this dantian turned chaotic.
Strong winds blew from Xiao Chen. Air currents instantly filled the room, forming a miniature tornado.
A veryfortable feeling spread throughout Xiao Chens body. The Essence that circted in his meridians became denser and purer.
Have I broken through?
With a thought from Xiao Chen, he sent his consciousness into his dantian. He saw that the size of the Qi whirlpool had at least doubled. The purple Essence liquid, which previously filled the Qi whirlpool, barely filled half of it.
Xiao Chen had sessfully broken through. After four months, he finally advanced from peak Medial Grade Martial Saint to Superior Grade Martial Saint.
Xiao Chen revealed a faint smile. He circted the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation. The purple Essence immediately flowed in a small cycle in his nine major meridians.
After that, the Essencepleted a great cycle. Several dozen new minor meridians opened along the major meridians. One of these was the minor meridian Xiao Chen needed to cultivate the sixthyer of the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation.
The more minor meridians there were, the more Essence Xiao Chen would obtain frompleting a great cycle. However, the time required toplete a great cycle would grow longer.
After one hour, the purple Essence finallypletely a great cycle in all the minor meridians. The Essence in the nine major meridians gathered into a trickle and flowed into the purple Qi whirlpool.
Xiao Chen only stopped after he almost filled the Qi whirlpool. He only needed toplete another great cycle before he could fill it.
However, Xiao Chen did not continue circting his Cultivation Technique. Two purple lights shed in his eye, revealing his sharpness.
Elder Brother Xiao Chen, you became stronger again, Xiao Bai said happily as she stood by the side.
Xiao Chen waved his hand, and all of the remnant purple energy in the air was absorbed into his body. He got up and smiled faintly, Yes. I guess you must feel stifled after not going out for a month.
Xiao Bai said excitedly, Great; I have yet to see what the ck Dragon River looks like.
They descended the staircase and arrived at the deck, one after another. At this moment, the sun was just rising. The faint light resulted in a golden reflection on the surface of the water.
The sky had just brightened. Many cultivators on the deck walked along the sides of the ship. They were in groups of two or three as they chatted.
After not emerging for more than a month, when Xiao Chen felt the breeze from the river, he felt rxed and refreshing, improving his spirit.
There were many merchant ships on the vast river. Aside from the one Xiao Chen upied, there were severalrger ships.
After traveling for half a day, a huge tributary appeared. Arge number of the merchant ships steered into this tributary.
Xiao Chen had examined the map before and knew that this tributary led to the most chaotic ce of the continent, the Ancient Deste Land.
The Ancient Deste Land was veryrge; it was about half the size of the Great Qin Nation. When including the deserted areas, it was the same size as the Great Qin Nation.
The center of the Ancient Deste Land was where the Tianwu Dynastys capital had sat long ago. Once, it most bustling city on the continent.
Unfortunately, after the Tianwu Dynasty was destroyed, the Dragon Vein that upied by the Tianwu Emperor split into nine.
It became an extremely dangerous ce. Even though the Spiritual Energy in the Ancient Deste Land was very dense, no nation would build their capital there.
Xiao Chen collected his thoughts. Since they had arrived here, they were not far from the sea. Soon, the merchant ship would leave the Tianwu Continentpletely and arrive at sea.
We are about to arrive at the Thunder Emperor Valley. After we pass the Thunder Emperor Valley, we will leave the Tianwu Continent, a cultivator said suddenly.
Another cultivator sighed, Since the Thunder Emperor, no peak expert has appeared from the Great Qin Nation. They have really declined since then. I wonder if in another thousand years, will anyone reach the same glory as the Thunder Emperor again.
No long ago, there was that desman that appeared in the Heavenly Saber Pavilion. Maybe he can achieve the same level of glory as the Thunder Emperor. He is the only person in the past hundred years to defeat so many noble n geniuses in a short period.
There are many geniuses in this age. When things reach an extreme, they can only move in the opposite direction. The continent that had been silent for a thousand years will rise again in this vast world.
Just within the Great Qin Nation, the talent of those noble n geniuses is not weak. There is still Leng Liusu who became a Martial King at seventeen, Chu Chaoyun who has notpletely revealed his true strength, and a few military geniuses in the Imperial Capital who have spent their life killing in the battleground. This age is no inferior to that of a thousand years ago.
As for the experts from the other nations, there are many more. Just the ones I know who are no weaker than Xiao Chen number at least a hundred. Furthermore, this is not including those geniuses in the Great Jin Nation.
Naturally, we cannot include the geniuses of the Great Jin Nation. They are from apletely different world. How can wepare?
Maybe we can see some of these geniuses on Green Wind Ind. ording to rumor, some of the other nations also have the Devil Savannas treasure map.
Someone on the ship shifted the conversation to the Thunder Emperor. Instantly, the entire deck became very lively. The cultivators with extensive experience started discussing the geniuses of every nation.
Xiao Chen felt interested and perked his ears up to listen, gaining knowledge from their words.
One thousand years ago, when the Thunder Emperor existed, geniuses filled every nation. There were many capable cultivators. Since the Tianwu Dynasty was destroyed, this was the first peak in the world of cultivators.
There were many dazzling genius cultivators and many more emerging. The Thunder Emperor rose to fame in such an environment.
The Thunder Emperor swept through all of the geniuses under the heavens before eventually bing one of the people standing at the peak.
After the Thunder Emperor fell, that glorious period slowly declined. The world of cultivators went downhill. The number of peak cultivators decreased. The geniuses were no longer as dazzling as those in the past.
However, now, there seemed to be signs of growth again. It was like the seeds of a glorious era slowly sprouted.
Soon, the rising sun had reached its apex, and the sky became bright and intense. The silhouette of a grand ravine appeared in the distance.
Everyone respectfully fell silent. Reverence filled their gazes as they looked at the ravine in the distance.
The ravine was several thousand meters tall, climbing on either side of the ck Dragon River. They were like two swords piercing the sky; clouds shrouded their summits.
When the merchant ship arrived at the ravine, it slowed. After it entered the ravine, the sky immediately turned dark. All the cultivators on the deck became totally silent.
Only the sound of the waves could be heard on the quiet river. It even seemed like everyone stopped breathing.
Whats going on? Xiao Chen looked suspiciously at the two side of the ravine. With a quick nce, he waspletely stunned.
There was a huge sculpture of a person on the vast towering ravine. The carving was very life-like. His expression was resolute. He wore tight robes and had a sword hanging at his waist as he gazed at the distant sea.
The sculpture was carved along the ravine. It was a thousand meters tall. It looked like it could soar into the sky and felt very grand.
When Xiao Chen thought about the name, Thunder Emperor Valley, he immediately guessed this sculptures identity.
Rumble!
Suddenly, a continuous string of thunder crackled in the clear sky above. When Xiao Chen looked up, dark clouds had filled the sky. It sounded like a huge army marching.
The winds blew wildly, and asionally, bolts of lightning would streak across the sky. A berserk will of thunder reverberated in the ravine.
This caused everything to feel a horrifying pressure. It was like the heavenly thunders would smite them, causing their souls to dissipate and die without aplete corpse.
Xiao Bai looked at the horrifying electricity in the sky and remembered the electric light that appeared when she had changed forms. She was scared pale and hugged Xiao Chens arms, refusing to let go.
Elder Brother Xiao Chen, Xiao Bai is scared!
When Xiao Chen felt Xiao Bai trembling, he gently ced his hand on Xiao Bais mouth. He said softly, Dont be afraid; dont say anything.
The was the will of thunder, the purest state of thunder. Even after a thousand years, it still inspired fear, making people too afraid to move.
No wonder all the cultivators on deck did not dare speak moment they entered the ravine. They were all afraid that they would identally offend this will of thunder and would receive punishment.
Xiao Chen looked into the sky and felt a strange familiarity with the boundless thunderclouds. The Lunar Shadow Saber hanging at his waist started to tremble relentlessly.
The Lunar Shadow Saber felt excited as if it would jump out at any moment. Xiao Chen held it down, preventing the others from witnessing the strange sight.
Ao Jiao, did you feel it as well? Xiao Chen wondered silently. He could feel an immeasurable distance between the Thunder Emperor and himself from this supreme will of thunder.
The will from a thousand years ago was unexpectedly still so strong. If Xiao Chen faced the Thunder Emperor at his peak, he did not know if he would even have the courage to stand straight.
The ravine was very dark. The merchant ship seemed to have traveled for a very long time in there. The moment it left the ravine, sunlight shone on everyone again.
Everyone present heaved a sigh of relief. Cold sweat filled their backs. When they look back at the dark ravine, they all felt a lingering fear.
Xiao Chen let go of Xiao Bai and said, Xiao Bai, dont be afraid anymore. We have passed it.
Color restored to Xiao Bais face. She reluctantly left Xiao Chens embrace and said, Xiao Bais fear vanished long ago. Elder Brother Xiao Chens embrace is the safest ce.
Chapter 366 - Extreme Danger
Chapter 366: Extreme Danger
How strange; there were no deaths or injuries this time. This is the first time I have seen this happen despite going through the Thunder Emperor Valley, said an older Martial King on the deck.
Another old man chimed in as well, Indeed, I felt that it was strange as well. It looked like the Thunder Emperor Valley is calmer than usual. I could clearly feel someone resisting that will. However, the Thunder Emperor did not punish him.
Xiao Cheng was startled. Could it be because of him, or Ao Jiao?
Some of the younger cultivators were confused; they asked, Senior, whats going on? Can you exin?
The first old man who spoke said, The Thunder Emperor Valley is also known as the Valley of Life and Death. Every time a ship passes through this valley, cultivators will usually die or sustain injuries. Exceptions are very rare.
Why?
The old man smiled faintly, This is because someone always resists the will of thunder. In the past, there was even a strong Martial Monarch who tried to snatch away this will of thunder. There was only one result for everyone: death!
As long as one has any wild thoughts or intentions to resist, the will of thunder will, at least, injure them. If they resist stubbornly, they will definitely die. Regardless of how high their cultivation is, this is an unchangeable result. Maybe only the Sages could attempt this.
When the cultivators on the deck that had carelessly resisted the will of thunder heard this, they felt afraid.
Is the Thunder Emperor that strong? He has been dead for a thousand years; why has his will of thunder not faded yet? Furthermore, it is still so mighty, these young cultivators asked; the old mans words had excited them.
The old man smoothed his beard andughed. He said, There are seven kinds of energy. The tyrannical lightning-attribute is the most berserk and has the high attacking power. It is also the most difficult to cultivate. This is because lightning represents the punishment of the Heavenly Daos of the natural world.
Following the same principle, the state of thunder and will of thunder are the hardest toprehend. The Thunder Emperorprehended the will of thunder into an immortal will of thunder; it is now no longer inferior to the Heavenly Daos.
With such strong attacking power, even the older Martial Emperor experts whose cultivation was higher than the Thunder Emperor did not dare reveal their sharpness. Ha ha! Fighting him was the equivalent of going through a lightning cmity. Who would be so bored to get themselves into such trouble?
The old man spoke frankly with assurance. It was clear that he traveled extensively and had seen many things. He spoke of all the achievements of the Thunder Emperor left in the continent.
This made the cultivators on the deck yearn for such power. They imagine themselves as that glorious Thunder Emperor, punishing deities and exterminating demons, trampling over geniuses and climbing to the peak of the world.
Whats with the sculpture in the ravine? It was so huge; it almost spans across the entire ravine. This cannot be aplished without having at least a thousand people. However, if there were several thousand, how could they have coordinated perfectly to make this almost perfect sculpture?
When someone finally brought up the topic of the sculpture, the old man smiled. If I told you that this sculpture was formed naturally, will you believe me?
How is that possible? all the young cultivators shook their heads.
When the old man heard this, heughed, All of you young people have pretty good talent. You are all peak Superior Grade Martial Saints in your mid-twenties. However, you are all still too weak if you want to get your hands on the treasure.
The other old man, who was a Superior Grade Martial King, said indifferently, In the future, if you have the chance to go to the Ancient Deste Land, you should go see the sculpture of the first generation Tianwu Emperor. Then, you will know the truth.
Indeed, You young people are still too inexperienced. You will meet many experts from other nations on this treasure hunt. By then, even staying alive will challenge you, another old Martial King said.
Also, dont think that by dressing up like that, you are the White Robed desman. How juvenile! someone brought up this topic again.
The desman wearing white robes and blue strips of clothes felt somewhat embarrassed when they heard this; they did not know what to say.
The topic of discussion slowly returned to everyones destination. The older cultivators said things to discourage these youths.
Actually, even when these people were reminded of the experts of the other nations, they were still restless. They would probably die without realizing the cause.
However, these old people had good intentions. As for this group of youths, very few could calm their restless hearts. The old men had already done their part; it was not for them to worry about the youths anymore.
The words of these old men had opened Xiao Chens eyes. This was especially true for the stories of the Thunder Emperor. It gave him a better understanding of this legendary man.
While on the deck, Xiao Chen had split his attention and paid attention to the peak Superior Grade Martial King hiding his aura.
There were many cultivators seated on the deck; they were quietly trying to appreciate the will of thunder they had just experienced.
These were lightning-attributed cultivators. The immortal will of thunder the Thunder Emperor left behind could greatly benefit lightning-attributed cultivators.
It would, more or less, aid them in advancing their states, or could helpprehend the state of thunder.
Of all these cultivators, there was an old man dressed in gray robes. He looked ordinary like a typical old man.
His aura was that of a Superior Grade Martial King. There were many of such old men; it was not surprising that he was a Superior Grade Martial King at his age.
However, Xiao Chen could clearly feel that this person was a peak Superior Grade Martial King. He was a step shy of bing a half step Martial Monarch; he was very strong.
This person was neither silent nor boasting about his past aplishments. When a topic he felt was interesting popped up, he would input his ordinary suggestion, not attracting anyones attention.
If Xiao Chens Spiritual Sense were not sharp, he would not have discovered him. When looking at the surface, he would not have realized he was a peak Martial King expert.
This person is extremely dangerous, Xiao Chen kept an eye on him. The biting dog was never the loudest barking.
At this moment, the merchant ship hadpletely left the Tianwu Continent. The Thunder Emperor Valley slowly disappeared from their sight; they slowly pulled further away from the continent.
There were many merchant ships slowly emerging from the ravines entrance.
Xiao Chen withdrew his gaze and ignored the chatting crowd on the deck. He directly made his way to the bow of the ship and gazed at the distant sea.
When Xiao Chen looked, all he saw was the Boundless Sea. The sea was calm, without waves. The sky was clear, and flocks of birds asionally flew by. The sea was currently very gentle.
When standing in front of the calm sea, it seemed very vast, broadening ones mind.
The huge ship quickly moved to the sea. Now that it was on the sea, there was nothing to worry about; they could move at full speed.
Xiao Chen muttered, Is this the Boundless Sea? It is indeed boundless. Chances are, even if one spent their whole life, they could not explore every inch of it.
Ha ha! This is not the Boundless Sea. This is merely the sea near the coast of the Tianwu Continent. Only after passing the Green Wind Ind will one arrive at the edge of the Boundless Sea. Even so, that is merely the shallow waters. The true depths of the sea are even further out.
A drawn-out voice suddenly entered Xiao Chens ears. When Xiao Chen turned, he discovered that it was the peak Martial King that he had paid attention too. He had walked over without Xiao Chen realizing it.
Xiao Chen was mildly startled. His expression did not change as he smiled faintly, Old Senior, you seemed very experienced. You must have a good understanding of the Boundless Sea. Will you tell this junior about it?
The old man smiled gently and said, I''m not worthy of being called Old Senior. The world of cultivators respects the strong and not age. This old sir is Wu Shangxuan. If little brother does not mind, you can just call me Old Wu.
Old Wu, please exin it to me, Xiao Chen softly requested. He really wanted to know about the Boundless Sea. So, he did not mind chatting with him.
Wu Shangxuan looked towards the vast sea and said sullenly, There are a total of four regions in the Boundless Seas; the East Sea, West Sea, South Sea, and the North Sea. The merchant ship we are on is going to the East Sea.
The true Boundless Sea is also separated into the Deep Sea and Shallow Sea. The only ce humans have a grasp of is the Shallow Sea. As the for the Deep Sea, it is too mysterious. This old me does not understand much about it.
In the Shallow Sea of every region, there are countless inds and strong sects. Aside from the East Sea, the Shallow Seas of the other three regions each have a ruling sect. So, they are rtively stable.
Xiao Chen pondered for a while before asking, Then how does the strength of the sects in the Boundless Seaspare to the sects in my Great Qin Nation?
Ifparing to the Shallow Sea of the East Sea, you can barely qualify as a second-rate power. However, the Heavenly Saber Pavilion was once considered a first-rate power. However, it is merely second-rate now. Perhaps if you include the Heavenly Craft Manor, its standing would be slightly better.
Xiao Chen was somewhat surprised, The Heavenly Craft Manor forges weapons; could they be stronger than the Heavenly Saber Pavilion? What do you mean?
Ha ha. If you explore the world, you will discover that the Heavenly Craft Manor has forged many of the Spirit Weapons avable in the continent. This is also clear in the Great Jin Nation.
Regarding fame, the three great sects are not as famous as the Heavenly Craft Manor. Think about it carefully. If such a sect that earns so much money did not have a certain level of power, why did the royal courts or the other sects try to swallow them up?
Xiao Chen had not considered this aspect. Unless they had strong backing, there could only be one other reason; the Heavenly Craft Manor also had their own strong hidden force.
Wu Shangxuan suddenly paused. Then, he said, White Robed desman, you are so interested in the powers of the Boundless Sea. Could it be that, aside from going to Green Wind Ind, you are interested in going to the Boundless Sea?
Xiao Chen was slightly stunned. He smiled and said, Old Wu is joking. What White Robed desman? I merely wear white robes.
Dont deny it. While you observed me, why would I not observe you as well? Wu Shangxuan asked calmly as he looked into the distance.
Xiao Chens heart sank. It looked like this person had discovered his identity. Otherwise, he would not havee over and started a conversation without any reason.
Wu Shangxuan continued, You dont have to worry. The old me came to look for you because I wanted to discuss the matters of the Savanna Kings Treasure. I have been to that ind twice, and this is my third time.
Chapter 367 - Bitter Resentment
Chapter 367: Bitter Resentment
Xiao Chen was surprised that Wu Shangxuan already been to the ind twice. For him to return safely twice, he must possess more strength than Xiao Chen had thought.
The first time this old man went there, I obtained three thousand Medial Grade Spirit Stones, two Secret Treasures, and two bottles of Rank 7 Pills. The second time, I walked away with five thousand Medial Grade Spirit Stones, three Secret Treasures, and one bottle of Rank 8 Pills before obtaining my current cultivation.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly and said, It looks like Old Wu has made ample preparations; you should gain a great harvest.
Difficult! Wu Shangxuan sighed softly, I dont know which damn fatty distributed the treasure map. Now, aside from the cultivators from the Great Jin Nation, the cultivators from the four Great Nations with some strength will all rush to the ind.
Fortuitous Encounters were hard toe by. The treasure left by the Savanna King was no doubt a great Fortuitous Encounter; it was very tempting. It would not be odd if there were many heading there as well.
It was likely that most of the cultivators, if not all, on the other merchant ships also hunted the Savanna Kings treasure.
However, based on Wu Shangxuans expression, it looked like he still had something to say. Xiao Chen thought for a while before saying, Senior, just tell me what you have on your mind.
Wu Shangxuanughed when he heard this, The youths today are really direct. This old man has said too much already. Actually, I wanted to work with you to try to obtain the treasures the Savanna King left behind.
To Xiao Chen, working with Wu Shangxuan would be a great help. Wu Shangxuan had been to the ind where the treasures were twice in the past. He was much more familiar with the situation on the ind than others. He could save time when facing a lot of challenges.
However, this was someone who Xiao Chen did not know. Furthermore, the other party was stronger than him; Wu Shangxuan would be in the dominant position. If he obtained something good, and Wu Shangxuan wanted to kill him for it, he would be helpless against him.
Im sorry; Im used to being alone. Im afraid I cannot ept Seniors kind intentions.
Even if there were more benefits, Xiao Chen would not agree; there was too much risk.
Then, Wu Shangxuan made promises of several more benefits, doing his best to convince Xiao Chen to work with him. However, Xiao Chen was not moved; he would not agree regardless of what was promised.
Ha ha! Since Littler Brother does not agree, then never mind. When we meet each other again in the future, we will still be friends. This old me shall take my leave first. A subtle, bitter resentment shed in Wu Shangxuans eyes as he smiled gently.
Xiao Chens eyes were very sharp; he noticed this bitter resentment. This future made him more resolute regarding his decision. This old man was definitely not a good person.
However, if Wu Shangxuan wanted to y some trick, Xiao Chen was not a good person to offend. Even if Xiao Chen could not kill him, he could make him suffer.
Elder Brother Xiao Chen, that person from earlier was very hypocritical. Xiao Bao could clearly feel his killing Qi. Yet, he smiled so happily, Xiao Bai said softly as she walked over.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly and said, Just ignore him. Donte out during these few days. This person is not easy to deal with.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Just at this moment, strong waves suddenly appeared on the calm sea. The waves were over a hundred meters tall. The huge merchant ship shook under the bombardment.
The situations sudden change shocked the cultivators on the deck; they nearly fell to the ground.
Whats going on? We are still close to the continent. There are very few storms during this season. Why did such huge waves appear so suddenly, several cultivators who had traveled across the sea frequently said suspiciously.
The ship still shook, but the cultivators had already recovered their wits. After they circted their Essence, they could barely maintain their bnce.
Xiao Chen stood as if glued to the deck. Despite how strongly the merchant ship shook, he did not move. He supported Xiao Bai and extended his Spiritual Sense off in the distance.
With the increase of Xiao Chens cultivation, his Spiritual Sense could now cover an area of five thousand meters. If he used it in a straight line, he could see the situation ten thousand meters away.
Soon, Xiao Chen understood what was going on. There were two warships engaged in an intense battle about eight thousand meters ahead.
Ancient Demonic Energy Cannons fired at each other, sending out energy shells and not holding back anything. Resplendent lights filled the sky.
The aftermath of the battle resulted in a huge storm, stirring up the huge waves moving out across the sea.
The aftermath of the battle is so strong. Each warship is outfitted with at least a hundred Ancient Demonic Energy Cannons. No wonder the aftermath still had such might after ten thousand meters.
Xiao Chen withdrew his Spiritual Sense. He thought to himself with mild shock, That blue warship seems to have the banner of the Golden Roc Merchant Association.
Golden Roc Merchant Associationisnt that the merchant association of Jin Dabaos n?
The other warship was pure ck and had a banner at the bow of the ship. There was a sinister hydra embroidered on the g with open jaws.
There were spherical shields of light around both warships; they defended against the Energy shells they fired at each other. They were about equally matched. At this rate, the two warships might sink at the same time.
Dong! Dong! Dong!
A group of people came out of the merchant ships hold. It was the caption and the guards of the ship. Clearly, the strange waves had startled them.
The captain of the merchant ship was a middle-aged man. He was tall and appeared impressive. He wore yellow robes with golden threads. His aura flourished; he was actually a Superior Grade Martial King.
There were eight other guards near the captain. They were all Martial Kings and no more than forty. This was the peak of a humans life. The drive and sharpness of such Martial Kings were much stronger than the old Martial Kings on the deck.
If they fought each other, the old mens Essence would notst as long. This was because the young Martial Kings Qi and blood were in excess; their sharpness was still present. Hence, their odds of victory were higher.
The captain looked at the rough sea and frowned. He said to a person beside him, Liu Sheng, your perception isparable to a half step Martial Monarch. Help me see whats going on?
The cultivator known as Liu Sheng nodded. He walked to the bow and closed his eyes. His body emitted ripples of blue light; the light infused into the water and extended forward.
This persons Martial Spirit should be special. Furthermore, he hasprehended the state of water. Hence, his perception is the equivalent of a half-step Martial Monarch, Xiao Chen thought.
Captain, it is the ck Dragon Groups Hydra Warship fighting the Golden Roc Merchant Associations Nether River Warship, Liu Sheng said softly as he opened his eyes.
This is the coastal region; why are there ships from the ck Dragon Group? Did they get it wrong? some of the older Martial Kings on the deck eximed in shock.
Liu Sheng walked over and said, Captain, should we go around?
The captain frowned heavily and muttered to himself for a while. Then, he asked, Are you sure there are only two warships? Are there any other merchant ships or passenger ships?
Liu Sheng nodded and said, I did not see any of the Golden Roc Merchant Associations merchant ships or passenger ships with fifty kilometers. There are only the two warships fighting.
The captains expression rxed. He said, In that case, ignore them. Raise the banner of the merchant association and lets continue on our way!
The ck Dragon Group normally operates in the Shallow Seas of the four regions. Why are they in the coastal seas? This is strange.
The Golden Roc Merchant Associations warship is there as well. Dont they normally operate in the Shallow Seas of the North Sea? Why did theye to the west?
Perhaps they came for the sake of the treasure left by the Savanna King. If that is true, our chances have grown slimmer.
When the many cultivators on the deck thought of this possibility, their expressions all changed.
The Savanna Kings treasure had attracted many cultivators from four Great Nations. Now that the Golden Roc Merchant Association and ck Dragon Group participated in this, the chances of them running into a fortuitous encounter had lessened.
Wu Shangxuans expression became very unsightly as well. He nced at Xiao Chen, and a strange light appeared on his face. It was like a venomous snake flicking its forked tongue.
The merchant ship raised their merchant association banner and moved at full speed. After two hours, they drew near to the core of the battle.
The waves became more ferocious. They were now at least two hundred meters tall; it was very frightening.
When the resplendent energy shells moved across the surface of the sea, they created a surging wall of water on either side, making the roaring sea look even more chaotic.
How wasteful. One shot from the Ancient Demonic Energy Cannon would exhaust one thousand Inferior Grade Spirit Stones. They make it seem like Spirit Stones are not valuable, some cultivators on the deck sighed.
When the two warships saw the banner raised by the merchant ship, they ceased fire at the same time. The rough surging sea slowly calmed after a long moment.
The merchant ship sailed calmly through the middle of the two warships.
This is really strange; the firepower of the merchant ship is certainly not as ferocious as the warships. Yet, it unexpectedly moves between them so peacefully, Xiao Chen thought doubtfully in his heart.
This could be one of the rules of the sea. Maybe warships cannot attack merchant ships. Otherwise, if the rule is broken, all powers would turn on them.
Xiao Chen! Over here!
Just as Xiao Chen was thinking, a joyful voice came from above. When Xiao Chen raised his head and looked at the Nether River Warships bow about two hundred meters up, Fatty Jing waved frantically at him.
Xiao Chen hesitated for a while before he said to Xiao Bai, Come; lets go.
The two pushed off the bow and leaped up to the bow of the Nether River Warship while many cultivators on deck stared at him in astonishment.
What did Jin Dabao call him earlier? I did not hear wrong, right? Did he say Xiao Chen?
Then, it should be correct. I did not expect that person to be the White Robed desman, Xiao Chen. He kept too low a profile.
Its over; I mocked him for imitating the White Robed desman earlier. How embarrassing.
When the people on the deck verified Xiao Chens identity, they all chatted passionately. They did not expect the legendary desman from the Heavenly Saber Pavilion to appear before them.
When Wu Shangxuan watched Xiao Chen leaping up the Nether River Warship, a look of deep disappointment shed in his eyes. He muttered, How unfortunate. I nned to make a move tonight. This fellow has at least three Secret Treasures on him. If I can get my hands on them, that would be a good harvest.
However, if he goes to Qianren Ind, there is still a chance. It is not that easy to obtain the treasures of the Savanna King.
As the merchant ship moved further away, Wu Shangxuan stared at Xiao Chen. The greedy look in his eyes slowly faded.
Haha, White Robed desman, Xiao Chen, now you are very famous. Legends of you are even starting to spread in my Great Tang Nation. This Fat Bro is going to hang out with you from now on. Jin Dabao said, smiling with squinted eyes and patting Xiao Chens back.
Xiao Chen felt his shoulders sink and was embarrassed in his heart. Now that he had cultivated Dragon Tendon Tiger Bone, without having to try, he could withstand a strike of five hundred kilograms of force.
Chapter 368 - Heavenly Craft Manor’s Young Manor Lord
Chapter 368: Heavenly Craft Manors Young Manor Lord
However, this fattys pat felt heavy. One could imagine how much force he used.
There is no need to exaggerate, Xiao Chen said, feeling somewhat speechless.
Jin Dabaoughed loudly and said, This is too unlike you. Duanmu QIng, Ji Changkong, and the others are slightly famous in the Great Tang nation; in the previous Five Nation Youth Competition, they qualified for the second round.
Xiao Chen had heard of the Five Nation Youth Competition before. It was a Youth Competition conducted by the Great Jin Nation once every three years.
However, in the past few Five Nation Youth Competitions, there were very few people from the Great Qin Nation entering the top hundred. Hence, news of thispetition in the Great Qin Nation was sparse. After all, they had not achieved outstanding results. If they talked about it openly, it would be like a p to the face.
Thats right. Who is this beauty? Why dont you introduce her to this Fat Lord? When Jin Dabao saw Xiao Bai standing behind Xiao Chen, his eyes immediately lit up.
Xiao Bai looked at Jin Dabao and smiled gently, I recognize you; you are Jin Dabao.
Jin Dabao felt it was strange. He said, How did you recognize me? I dont remember us meeting.
Xiao Bai met you before. When I first saw you, you took one of Elder Brother Xiao Chens sculptures and
Xiao Bai was about to continue when Xiao Chen quickly stopped her. If she continued, Jin Dabaos scandalous matter woulde to light.
When Jin Dabao heard Xiao Bais words, an incredulous look shed in his eyes. He muttered, Brother Xiao Chen, this is
Ill tell you in the future. I cannot exin properly in a short while. Xiao Chen did not wish to exin too much about Xiao Bai.
When Jin Dabao noticed this, he smiled and said, No problem; no problem. Ill bring you to meet someone first. Miss Xiao Bai, please join us.
They followed Jin Dabao into the hold and walked to the top. Xiao Chen took the opportunity to ask, Whats up with the ck Dragon Groups warship?
Jin Dabao smiled casually, Nothing much. The merchant associations vie for the trade routes on the east side of the sea. The ck Dragon Group is not willing to negotiate yet. We will fight a few battles first. Otherwise, no one will willing step back. However, now that I have seen you, we wont be able to fight today.
They certainly had different worldviews. The way Jin Dabao looked at the problem was different. As for the cultivators on the deck, they were extremely nervous about the fight between the ck Dragon Group and the Golden Roc Merchant Association, making all sorts of spections.
However, the people involved did not seem tense at all. They were incredibly casual about it as if it were a childs fight.
Ding! Ding! Ding!
A drawn-out zither sound came from above. The zither sounded pleasing like an expanse of clear water pouring down the side of ones ears. A melodious tune apanied the sound.
It created a state of calm and peace. Xiao Chen now had a feeling that he knew who the fatty was taking him to see.
When the fatty opened the doors, it was as Xiao Chen expected. Su Xiaoxiao upied the elegant top floor. She wore a peaceful expression as she yed the zither.
When Su Xiaoxiao finished the song, she picked up her zither and smiled gently, Young Master Xiao, its been a long time.
It had indeed been a long time. Since they parted in White Water City, Xiao Chen had not seen Su Xiaoxiao for a year.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly and said, Miss Xiaoxiaos zither is as moving as in the past.
Its merely a cultural piece; I embarrassed myself before Young Master Xiao, Xu Xiaoxiao said softly.
Jin Dabao led the few people to the table in the room and ordered the servants to prepare wine and food. The group started to chat as they drank.
Who is this youngdy? After they chatted for a while, Su Xiaoxiao could no longer resist and asked about Xiao Bai.
Xiao Chen thought for a while and said, This is my sister; you can call her Xiao Bai.
When meeting familiar people in the future, Xiao Chen nned to introduce Xiao Bai as such. This would help him to avoid unnecessary trouble.
Xiao Bai took a sip of wine. She said happily, Xiao Bai met Elder Sister Xiaoxiao before. Xiao Bai enjoys Elder Sister Xiaoxiaos zither as well.
Xiao Bai was innocent and lively; her voice was melodious and cute. The moment she spoke, it made Su Xiaoxiaough.
Ha ha. If you want to learn in the future, Elder Sister can teach you, Su Xiaoxiao smiled gently as she looked at Xiao Bai.
Xiao Bai said excitedly, Thank you, Elder Sister!
Following that, they spoke of their encounters. After that, Su Xiaoxiao asked, Young Master Xiao, Im guessing that you are going to Green Wind Ind for the sake of the Savanna Kings treasure?
Xiao Chen nodded and said, Yes, Im going to try my luck, see if I can find a fortuitous encounter for myself.
After that? Su Xiaoxiao continued asking.
Xiao Chen thought for a while and smiled gently, After that, I will go to all the nations for experiential training. I cannot be content with what I see. I have to go out and see the world. If there is an opportunity, I hope to travel all over the entire Tianwu Continent, get to know the outstanding talents and geniuses of every region.
Actually, Xiao Chen still had something in mind that he did not say. He wanted to defeat all of these geniuses and climb to the peak of cultivation, never stagnating.
When Su Xiaoxiao heard this, she was not surprised. She said, This time, for the sake of the Savanna Kings treasure, there are many talented geniuses of many nations on Green Wind Ind. They have a small gathering on the ind. If you wish to go, I can introduce you to them.
Xiao Chen was tempted. The Great Qin Nation ranked at the bottom of the four nations regarding strength. They only had three big sects within the Great Qin Nation.
This was far fromparable to the other Great Nations. The purpose of Xiao Chen exploration was to see the world. Su Xiaoxiaos suggestion excited him slightly.
However, before you agree, you better be mentally prepared. These people are rather arrogant and unyielding; they all have high opinions of themselves. It is difficult to avoid a sh of words.
When Su Xiaoxiao saw that Xiao Chen was interested, she warned him.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly, Not a problem; I understand.
It was hard for youths to be modest. This was especially so for these talented geniuses; they all viewed themselves highly.
Since Xiao Chen arrived at the Tianwu Continent, he had seen many such instances. He couldpletely understand Su Xiaoxiaos meaning.
However, Xiao Chen was no longer that impatient youth of the past. Xiao Chen still shone, but now, he was more withdrawn. His one year experience in the Heavenly Saber Pavilion allowed him to be more mature.
Su Xiaoxiao could also see that Xiao Chen had matured through his eyes, so she did not say any more.
Jin Dabao said seriously, Xiao Chen, there are many sects within the four nations. Thepetition between them is more intense than to what you see in the Great Qin Nation. Even though the talent is on a simr level, because of their different environment, the cultivation is not on the same level.
In this small gathering, there are five people whose strengths are definitely not beneath yours. The host of the gathering, Jin Wuji, is one of the top hundred in the Five Nation Youth Competition.
Xiao Chen understood what Jin Dabao meant. He was reminding him to be careful. Otherwise, he might stumble.
Actually, without Jin Dabaos warning, Xiao Chen also knew that. This world was so big. There were many geniuses, especially during this age.
The fight in the Heavenly Saber boosted his confidence, polishing his sharpness. However, had not be bigoted enough to think that he was unrivaled, looking down on all the heroes in the world.
After the group ate, at the request of the three, Su Xiaoxiao yed the zither for them once again.
Su Xiaoxiaos zither music was ethereal and moving; it was hard to tire of it. They could clearly feel the intent of the song.
Be it green mountains, small brookes, cool breezes, or huge armies, all sorts of changes urred, flowing naturally with each other.
After the Su Xiaoxiao finished her performance, the melody continued to reverberate in the groups ears; the elegant melody lingered.
After Xiao Bai heard the music, she immediately pestered Su Xiaoxiao to teach her. Su Xiaoxiao liked her a lot and immediately epted her as a disciple.
When Xiao Bai kept addressing Su Xiaoxiao as master, it tickled her, making herugh gently.
Jin Dabao pulled Xiao Chen to the terrace on the rooftop. He took out a bag of Spirit Stones and handed it to Xiao Chen, One thousand Medial Grade Spirit Stones. Consider it payment for saving this Fat Lord thest time.
Xiao Chen frowned slightly; his expression was that of disbelief. Since when this fatty has be so generous?
Im feeling very depressed. Old Brother Xiao Chen, please stop making such an expression. Does this Fat Lord really appear to be that stingy? It is merely a thousand Medial Grade Spirit Stones, Jin Dabao said exasperatedly.
Xiao Chen replied, indifferent, It is not that you appear to be; it is your original nature. However, I will still ept these Spirit Stones.
Although the fatty made himself up to be generous, when he handed the Spirit Stones over, the fat of his face trembled, revealing his pain.
Xiao Chen smiled gently and ced the Spirit Stones in the Universe Ring. Then, he said, I got something to ask you. This Su Xiaoxiaowhat kind of status does she have? She seemed to be very well connected. She can casually invite people to the gathering of the four nations geniuses.
ording to Jin Dabaos exnation, this was a prestigious gathering. The organizer was even one of the top hundred in the previous Five Nation Youth Competition.
Without a certain status or position, there was normally no way to get into this kind of small gathering.
As the sea breeze blew, Jin Badao smiled gently. He said, I have no problems telling you that. Her true identity is the Heavenly Craft Manors Young Manor Lord. She can be considered the sessor of the Heavenly Craft Manor.
The Heavenly Craft Manors Young Manor Lordnow it was clear. Wu Shangxuan had once said that the Heavenly Craft Manor had a great influence in the continent, much stronger that of the three great sects.
With her identity as the Young Manor Lord, it was easy for her to gather the geniuses of various nations.
Jin Dabao said, Dont overthink this. Just prepare yourself. The speed of the warship is double that of the merchant ship. We will reach the Green Wind Ind after three days.
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Three days passed very quickly; the days at sea were peaceful.
Due to some reasons, the Jin ns warship could not dock at the harbor of Green Wind Ind. The four changed to a small boat to head to the Green Wind Inds harbor.
The Green Winds Harbor was more lively than any of the harbors Xiao Chen had seen in the past. With one casual nce, he saw that it was densely packed with big merchant ships from various nations.
The small boat the four rode was like an ant traveling among a pack of elephants; they seemed small and insignificant.
When the group reached the shore, Su Xiaoxiao said, The gathering will begin around noon. We should enter the city quickly and not waste any time.
Su Xiaoxiao and Jin Dabao disyed shocked gazes when a silver warship came out of Xiao Chens eye. He said softly, If we are in a rush, lets use my Secret Treasure.
The silver warship resized itself to suit Xiao Chens will. After that, he took to the skies with a sou sound, moving swiftly through the clouds.
The fatty stood on the bow and shouted, Damn, Xiao Chen, the flying formations of this warship arepletely intact. It can fly without using Spirit Stones. Are you selling this Secret Treasure? I will buy it at any price.
Chapter 369 - Yue Chenxi
Chapter 369: Yue Chenxi
Xiao Chen said indifferently, Stop dreaming. Even if I gave it to you, you need the corresponding controlling method before you can control it.
Xiao Chen only full grasped this silver warship after he eliminated the ancient Spiritual Sense within it. He had spent a great deal of effort restoring it back then; how could he sell it to others?
Not longter, the silhouette of a city double the size of Xihe City appeared in Xiao Chens vision. He slowly decreased the speed and descended,nding outside the city.
Only an hour had passed; there was still a lot of time before noon. Under Su Xiaoxiaos lead, after they entered the city, they headed for the most bustling restaurant in the city.
The moment the group arrived at the inns entrance, a waiter in the restaurant looked at the portraits andpared them with the group. He immediately went before Su Xiaoxiao and lowered his head. He smiled and said, You must be Miss Xiaoxiao. Young Master Jin has booked the entire fourth floor. We have been waiting for you; pleasee with me.
The interior of the restaurant wasrge; it was more than two hundred square meters. Even so, the first floor was packed with people; it was incredibly bustling. People even filled the second and third floors.
There were few empty tables. Shouting and discussions reverberated throughout the inn. This situation only improved when they reached the third floor.
Booths and private rooms took up the third floor. Ordinary people could not reach this floor. Even so, there were almost no empty booths.
The Savanna Kings treasure unexpectedly managed to attract so many cultivators. This is somewhat surprising.
The person who caused all this, Fatty Jin, shamelesslyughed.
The waiter leading them also smiled and said, Indeed, this is thanks to the damn fatty who made the treasure map public. Everyone curses this fatty, but for so much business, the restaurant is grateful. Sincest month, we have experienced a boost in business.
When the group heard this, Xiao Chen and Su Xiaoxiaoughed softly. The fatty immediately looked at a loss; his smile waspletely frozen.
When the waiter saw something wrong with Jin Dabaos expression, he quickly said, Sir, I am not referring to you. I am talking about that damn fatty who sold the treasure map. Someone like you is not fat; your stature is glorious and magnificent. That damn fatty cannotpare to you.
When the group heard this, even the normally aloof Su Xiaoxiao could not helpughing. She said, You can leave now; we can go up ourselves.
Fearing that the fatty would be angered and could not suppress it, Su Xiaoxiao quickly said something to send the waiter away.
Jin Dabao was very depressed. However, the waiter was already far away. Even so, the waiter had said a lot of good things about him; even if he wanted to be angry, he could not find an excuse.
This depressed and at a loss expression made anyone who saw it unable to restrain a smile.
The group went up the fourth floor. Compared to the third floor, it was very quiet. There was no noise at all.
All the tables in therge space had been cleared away, leaving arge, empty space.
Tables sat along the surrounding walls. The cultivators of various nations sat at the tables, discussing Martial Cultivation in soft voices.
Xiao Chen took a quick nce and saw that there were around a hundred people here. Most of these people were Inferior Grade Martial Kings; only a few had not be Martial Kings yet.
However, their auras were extremely strong. They were clearly peak Superior Grade Martial Saints and had been stuck there for a long time. They were merely a step shy of bing Martial Kings.
These people were already over twenty;pared to Leng Liusu, they were inferior. However, to be Martial Kings before 25, they were worthy of the term genius.
This was especially true for a young seated in the middle. He was handsome with a deep gaze. His aura was as ferocious as a tiger. As he sat there quietly, he gave off a faint pressure.
This person was already a peak Inferior Grade Martial King. Out of the hundred people here, he was the only peak Inferior Grade Martial King.
The increase in grade within the Martial King realm had a more distinct difference than the Martial Saints. Without high-ranked Martial Techniques or a strong state, it would be extremely difficult to ovee opponents of a higher grade.
If Xiao Chen did not guess incorrectly, this person should be the person Jin Dabao spoke about. One of the top hundred in the previous Five Nation Youth Competition, Jin Wuji.
As Xiao Chen measured the crowd, there were countless gazes that measured him as well. However, when they saw that he was only a Superior Grade Martial Saint, disdain shed in their eyes. Soon, they looked away, shifting their gazes to Xiao Bai. A few gazes were unrestrained and filled with intense desire.
Ha ha, I thought that Miss Xiaoxiao would not arrive. Brother Jin! You came as well. Who are these two behind you? When Jin Wuji saw Su Xiaoxiaos group, he quickly got up and walked over.
Su Xiaoxiao smiled gently and said, These two are my friends from the Great Qin Nation. I apologize for not informing you in advance.
Jin Wuji smiled casually and said, It''s not a problem; Miss Xiaoxiaos friends are my friends too. Please, take a seat. After one more person shows up, the gathering will officially begin.
Su Xiaoxiao looked around the spacious room and had doubts. She asked, Who is not here yet?
Jin Wuji smiled mysteriously, Its a secret, for now. You will know when she arrives; she is a major yer. However, she is merely passing by.
Brother Jin, stop hyping it up. Just tell us!
Indeed, indeed! Who in the world can make you, Brother Jin, adopt such an attitude? Just tell us all!
Jin Wuji was the first disciple of the Great Chu Nations Heavenly Sword Gate. They had several supreme elders in the Heavenly Sword Gate that became Martial Sages. They were considered a first-rate power within the entire continent. Furthermore, they ranked quite high.
The status of Jin Wuji was very high already. Otherwise, he could not gather all these geniuses of the various nations.
However, a person that Jin Wuji had to respect, this person had to be someone of really high status. This intensely stirred the crowds curiosity.
Just at this moment, a strong aura suddenly surged wildly in the direction of the restaurant. Everyone was stunned, and they quickly looked toward the window.
Jin Wuji rejoiced. He said softly, She is here!
Hu!
A short figure entered from a window on the fourth floor. It was a curvy girl with a pretty face and a warm smile. She wore a green dress as she flew in.
When the green-clothed girlnded, she withdrew her aura and revealed an apologetic smile.
The girl looked at her surroundings and said, Yue Chenxi apologizes to everyone. Something cropped up, making mete.
Unexpectedly, it was Yue Chenxi. When everyone on the fourth floor heard her, they all revealed astonished expressions. This was really a major yer.
In the previous Five Nation Youth Competition, she was in the top fifty, ranked 36th.
Moving from the top hundred to the top fifty was a big hurdle. From the top fifty to the top ten was another hurdle. Each hurdle indicated a qualitative difference in theirbat prowess.
The most important thing was that, in the previous Five Nation Youth Competition, Yue Chenxi had only been sixteen. At the age of sixteen, she was an Inferior Grade Martial King.
Furthermore, Yue Chenxi made it to the top fifty. Such talent and strength could only be described as demonic.
The Supreme Sky Sect, which Yue Chenxi belonged to, was one of the ten great sects of the Great Jin Nation. In the continent, they were a first-rate sect and one of the peak powers. They had dozens of Supreme Elders who became Martial Sages.
Such horrifying talent was nurtured by one of the finest sects and had ess to the dense Spiritual Energy of the Great Jin Nation. Her future was already assured; she was a bright rising star.
When Jin Wuji saw that Yue Chenxi had arrived, he heaved a sigh of relief. He thought that she might note. He smiled and said, Miss Yue, it is not noon yet. So, you are notte. Merely, we are all early.
Indeed, Miss Yue doesn''t have to feel bad; we just arrived ourselves.
The moment Yue Chenxi arrived, she became the focus of everyones attention. No one minded her arrivingte.
Jin Wuji led Yue Chenxi to the table in the middle. After she sat, he got up and said softly, I believe everyone is here today because of the treasure left by the Savanna King. I am honored that everyone is willing to participate in this gathering for my sake.
I have two purposes in this gathering. One is to avoid any fights to the death over a treasure. I wanted everyone to be familiar with each other and take what they need as ording to their abilities. We will set a gentlemens agreement never to use sneak attacks or despicable moves.
We all are from different ces and of different sects of the various nations. It is very rare for us to meet. My second purpose is to take advantage of this opportunity to exchange moves with each other, helping each other improve and gaining what we all need.
As for the first purpose, Xiao Chen felt that it was not practical. Not to mention the people here, there were still many experts who were not present.
Even if all of the people here set a gentlemens agreement, Xiao Chen did not believe that, when a true treasure appeared, anyone would care about the agreement.
However, Xiao Chen believed that everyone would agree to it on the surface. They would say one thing and do another.
I, Liu Meng, supports Brother Jins suggestions. I will be the first to make the gentlemens agreement. If there is anyone here who obtains a treasure first, I will not use any sneak attacks. A stout cultivator with a huge saber took the initiative and spoke.
I, Wang Hao, also support Brother Jins suggestionwilling to make the gentlemens agreement.
I, Li Yu, also support Brother Jins suggestionwilling to make the gentlemens agreement.
As Xiao Chen had expected, all the cultivators indicated that they willing supported Jin Wujis suggestion, one after another.
Soon, everyone expressed their intentions. Only the four people at Xiao Chens table remained. Everyone looked at them.
Jin Dabao and Su Xiaoxiao had special statuses and could be ignored. Based on aura, Xiao Bai appeared to have just be a Martial Saint; such weakness could be ignored as well.
The one they truly paid attention to was Xiao Chen. He was a Superior Grade Martial Saint, and his aura was strong. He was strong enough to break through the weakened waves of Qianren Ind.
Even after a period of silence, Xiao Chen still said nothing. He could bring himself to make such a hypocritical statement.
Just ignore him; there are no experts in the Great Qin Nation. A mere Superior Grade Martial Saint is just here to get in on the action. There is no problem with him not making the gentlemens agreement.
Chapter 370 - Proving Myself with the Saber in my Hand
Chapter 370: Proving Myself with the Saber in my Hand
Thats right; he probably cant even break through the huge waves. If he cannot even make it onto the Qianren Ind, there is no point in making the gentlemens agreement.
Perhaps he is wise. He knows that his strength is low and is too embarrassed to say something.
Seeing that Xiao Chen had refused to speak, the cultivators who found him an eyesore all mocked him.
If it were not for Su Xiaoxiao, they would have said even more horrible things. This was the reality of the Tianwu Continent. Without strength, regardless of wherever you were, others would not grant you respect.
Xiao Chens expression did not change. He did not mind these words in the least. He merely grasped his Lunar Shadow Saber in his hand and stopped Ji Dabao and Su Xiaoxiao, who intended to speak up for him.
The best way to refute them was to prove his own strength with his the saber in his hand. Words were worth nothing; the saber was more direct.
Jin Wuji also felt displeased with Xiao Chen not making the gentlemens agreement. There are so many people who made the agreement already. Yet, you, a Great Qin Nation expert, did not.
It is clear that this fellow is not giving me, Jin Wuji, any face. However, he is the friend of Su Xiaoxiao. I cannot make my displeasure too obvious.
A smile appeared on Jin Wujis face. He said, Since we all already made the gentlemens agreement, there is nothing else to say. Lets start exchanging pointers, restraining ourselves as we do so. We will do this match by match. After that, the others will give theirments. That way, everyone can gain someprehension.
The moment Jin Wuji spoke, two people immediately entered the empty space in the center. After all the tables were removed, there was a lot of space. If it were a simple exchange of pointers, this would be more than sufficient.
Both of you, remember to restrain yourself. Dont injure each other and spoil the cordiality. Since Jin Wuji was the host, he also functioned as the referee. When he saw people intending to exchange pointers, he reminded them to remain cordial.
Ha ha, Brother Jin, rest assured. I, Liu Meng, know the limit. I will absolutely not injured Brother Zhou.
Brother Jin, rest assured. I will use, at most, fifty percent of my strength.
The two people who came forward had gentle smiles and calm tones. However, the tension between them was clear; they intended topete with each other, not giving way to each other.
Jin Wuji frowned slightly and returned to his seat beside Yue Chenxi; he said, In that case, begin!
Boom!
The moment Jin Wuji spoke, the two made their moves. A fist and leg made contact in the air. An intense shockwave spread out, and they both retreated ten meters.
After a while, they leaped forward and continued fighting. A fiery-red light appeared on one of them, and a formless wind flowed around the other.
One of them hadprehended the state of fire, and the other, the state of wind. Furthermore, based on the situation, they had pretty highprehensions.
They shed with over a hundred moves, refusing to relent to the other. Finally, they moved back, about to make their real moves.
Liu Meng retrieved the huge saber from his back. The saber was three-inches-wide and two-meters-long. It was a ferocious, thick saber. With a thought, vibrant red mes covered the saber.
The cultivator with the surname Zhou took out two swords from his spatial ring and held them tightly. Unexpectedly, he used the rare twin sword style.
The twin swords were about 1.7-meters long and two fingers wide. They werepletely snow-white and flickered with a cold light. asionally, a tiny tornado emerged from the des.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
The two roared and charged at each other. The cultivator with the surname Zhou used the advantage of speed from the state of wind. He moved around Liu Meng and continuously sent out strikes at thetter, his twin swords dancing around.
Sword images moved around, forming a cage of light that enclosed Liu Meng. The cultivator with the surname Zhou was very fast, and with the advantages of the twin sword style, he suppressed Liu Meng until he could only make an asional counter-attack.
Although Liu Meng made very few moves and spent most of this time dodging, whenever it looked like he was going to meet defeat, he would make an explosive move, neutralizing the finishing move his opponent had prepared.
Hence, for a period, no one could triumph over each other. Watching the situation, the cultivator with the surname Zhou seemed to have a huge advantage. Liu Meng could not keep up with his speed at all.
Jin Dabao introduced, These two managed to make it into the second round of the Five Nation Youth Competition. The one with the saber is Liu Meng. The one with the twin swords is Zhou Lingheng. In their respective nations, they are top-notch experts. They are now Inferior Grade Martial Kings.
Comparing to the talents in the Great Qin Nation, they should be about on par with Ji Changkong. However, thepetition in their nation is more intense than the Great Qin Nation. Hence, they are now stronger than Ji Changkong.
Xiao Chen nodded; he agreed with Jin Dabaos opinion. The two hadprehended their states to Great Perfection. They were not far from reaching Consummation. However, it had not been easy for them to cultivate to this level.
Who do you think will be victorious? Jin Dabao asked as he watched the fight.
Xiao Chen thought for a while and said, Probably Liu Meng. Hisprehension of the state of fire is deeper. He already has a bit of his will infused in it. Every time he makes a move, he neutralizes the advantages his opponent gained using countless moves in a moment.
On the other hand, Zhou Lingheng has only used the speed of the state of wind. There is no trace of his personalprehension. I guess that theprehension of his state has likely raised as a result of his masters guidance and not somethingprehended on his own.
The state of wind did not only consist of speed. Xiao Chen understood this when he fought Murong Chong. The special characteristics of the state of wind were quick, faintly discernible, formless, mboyant, and moving as one willed.
When Yue Chenxi, who was beside Jin Wuji, heard this, a strange look shed in her eyes. She gazed at Xiao Chen suspiciously. Based on what she knew, Zhou Linghengs state had, in fact, raised as a result of his masters guidance.
You are an insignificant Martial Saint. Since when do you have the qualifications toment on the fights between Martial Kings? What reason do you have to predict Zhou Linghengs loss? If you dont understand it, dont speak nonsense. Be careful of biting your own tongue.
When a cultivator on friendly terms with Zhou Lingheng heard what Xiao Chen had said, he immediately rebutted.
Another person beside him followed up, Indeed. Zhou Lingheng is suppressing Liu Meng to the point where his ability to counterattack is limited. How can he be defeated?
Young Master Jin did not invite you to this gathering. You came uninvited, so please do not speak nonsense. Just sit there quietly and watch. Wait until you are a Martial King before youment.
Jin Dabao was frustrated and was about to curse them. Xiao Chen stopped him and said indifferently, Zhou Lingheng will lose within three moves. Just ignore what they say.
They were merely some dancing clowns; Xiao Chen could not be bothered with them. When the truth was revealed, they would end up pping their own faces.
Ignorant! How can Liu Meng emerge victorious in three moves?
Zhou Lingheng is currently suppressing Liu Meng. Liu Meng is struggling to counterattack. How can he lose, not to mention within three moves? Ignorant kid, I knew you were merely spouting nonsense.
This person had probably stayed in the Great Qin Nation for too long. He is not aware of the heights of heaven and the depths of the earth. He thinks that, after leaving the Great Qin Nation, he is still an outstanding talent.
The Great Qin Nation is the weakest of the five nations. Yet, he still has the gall to express his opinions here.
The fight continued. The discussion had not distracted them. If experts at this level were so easily distracted by their external environment, then they would not be geniuses.
Zhou Lingheng moved his twin swords around and created strong winds from his swords. Once again, he suppressed Liu Mengpletely while his momentum rose.
Just when Zhou Linghengs momentum was about to hit its peak, he focused his gaze and held his swords together. He prepared to enact the finishing move.
Dang!
However, just at this moment, Liu Meng suddenly made his move. Once again, just as Zhou Linghengs momentum was about to reach his peak, he used a ming saber Qi to force Zhou Linghengs finishing move back.
This was the third time. Liu Meng had broken Zhou Linghengs finishing move thrice. Furthermore, this always happened just before his momentum reached its peak.
Jin Wuji and Yue Chenxi both shook their heads at the same time. As the saying went, things did not happen three times without reason. After not seeding three times, there was no more chance for victory; Zhou Lingheng was about to lose.
Damn it! He broke it again, frustration appeared in Zhou Linghengs heart. However, he did not mind it too much. His opponent could not catch up to him. He could build his momentum once again.
Boom!
Just as Zhou Lingheng was about to start the assault again, Liu Meng suddenlyughed maniacally, Brother Zhou, are you still thinking you have a chance? Rise!
The aura that Liu Meng had suppressed exploded. mes appeared at his feet and rose up. A sinister evil beast appeared above him. Its jaw hung open, and it wed the air, its roar echoing throughout the room.
When the evil beast roared, Liu Mengs state of fire raised to the limit. He immediately suppressed Zhou Lingheng, whose momentum was low. The state of fire rapidly suppressed the state of wind.
Soon, Zhou Lingheng was forced to a corner; he could not move. His expression changed, Im finished. My state is suppressed, and I no longer have the advantage of speed.
Liu Meng hacked down, and Zhou Lingheng held his twin swords together to block the attack. However, his strength was weaker than Liu Mengs.
At this point, Zhou Linghengs state waspletely suppressed; he could not block the strike. Sweat dripped from his forehead as he bitterly held on.
I admit defeat!
Liu Meng shouted and stepped forward. The entire fourth floor shook. A huge force immediately knocked Zhou Lingheng flying, and he fell to the floor miserably.
Zhou Lingheng had been defeated within three moves. It was just as Xiao Chen had said. The people who mocked Xiao Chen paled and felt embarrassed.
This kid actually guessed correctly? He is merely a Superior Grade Martial Saint!
It was a wild guess. Definitely a wild guess. If even we could not tell, how could he have done so? The few people were depressed and said things to deceive themselves and others.
Right, it must have been a wild guess. However, even so, I feel ufortable seeing him like this; he is too arrogant.
If it were not for Miss Xiaoxiao, I would not have endured his presence. I would make a move to teach this kid a lesson.
Hey, it looks like someone can no longer endure. Bai Shuiheng is already going up.
A male dressed in white with a sword hanging at his waist walked over to Xiao Chen. He said indifferently, I am Bai Shuiheng. I heard your evaluation earlier, and you seem to have some strength. I would like to seek your advice; is that possible?
The fatty whispered, This fellow is Zhou Linghengs good friend; he is probably here to help his friend to maintain his dignity. It is best to be careful.
Jin Wuji, who sat in the middle, frowned slightly. He said, Bai Shuiheng is just a step away from advancing to peak Inferior Grade Martial King. It''s not very appropriate for you to spar with a Superior Grade Martial Saint; dont you agree?
Chapter 371 - Rights to be Arrogant
Chapter 371: Rights to be Arrogant
Earlier, Xiao Chen had snubbed Jin Wuji. In Jin Wujis heart, he hoped that Bai Shuiheng would teach Xiao Chen a lesson.
However, Xiao Chen was Su Xiaoxiaos friend. Furthermore, Yue Chenxi sat beside him. At this point, if he presented himself as straightforward and upright, he might catch the notice of the other party.
However, Xiao Chenpletely ignored his intervention. He saw the purple electricity that faintly appeared around his challenger and immediately grew excited.
The other party was a swordsman whoprehended the state of thunder. Xiao Chen stood and looked at Bai Shuiheng. He said softly, I ept your challenge!
The state of thunder was the hardest state toprehend. It was also the one with the strongest attackspared to the other energy states.
The state of thunder did not have many tricks either. It relied on a pure and berserk attacking power. This was the purest attacking method of the natural worlds Heavenly Daos.
Since Xiao Chenprehended the state of thunder, he had not fought any cultivator whoprehended the state of thunder as well. Hence, Bai Shuihengs move interested him.
Bai Shuiheng said indifferently, Your mouth is full of extravagant embellishments. I want to see what kind of strength you have. Dont say that I bullied you with my Cultivation Realm. Rest assured; I will only use fifty percent of my strength to fight you.
Xiao Chen held the Lunar Shadow Saber in his hand and slowly walked to the empty space. He said indifferently, There is no need to go to that trouble. Just make your move.
Very good. I want to see what gives you the right to be arrogant!
Boom!
An electric light flickered, and Bai Shuiheng drew his sword with lightning speed. Thunder roared in the board space, making the spectators eardrums tremble.
In Bai Shuihengs hands, his sword was like a rushing bolt of lightning the moment he drew it; it was incredibly resplendent.
Bai Shuiheng traveled a distance of a hundred meters with one step. Heunched his sword, lit up with dazzling electric light, at Xiao Chens head.
This sword carried the speed and berserk nature of lightning. Before the sword arrived, it created a strong wind.
This made the hair of the people behind Xiao Chen flutter. They could not help but squint their eyes.
What a powerful sword. After not seeing Bai Shuiheng for a few years, his strength has grown again. This person is much stronger than Zhou Lingheng.
When the crowd saw the fast wind and shocking sword, they all eximed this in their hearts.
Xiao Chens expression remained unchanged. When the sword was about five meters from him, he used his right hand to draw his Lunar Shadow Saber with lightning speed.
Dang!
The melodious sound of weapons shing rang out. Most of the people could not see how Xiao Chen drew his saber. When they heard the sh, Bai Shuiheng had already taken five steps back. He wore a grave expression.
Whats going on? How did this fellow draw his sword? Unexpectedly, I could not see it.
Strange, I did not see it either. By the time I heard the sound, Bai Shuiheng had already stepped back.
Of the hundred people on the fourth floor, less than ten people saw how he drew his saber.
Xiao Chen had unsheathed his saberst but struck first. His speed instantly reached Mach 2. He used his stronger state of thunder to hit the weak point of his opponents Sword Technique, instantly breaking his opponents move.
Astonishment filled Jin Wujis face. He muttered, What a strong state of thunder. He clearly onlyprehended it to Small Perfection, but it is several times stronger than Bai Shuihengs. This person must have cultivated a high-rank lightning-attributed Cultivation Technique.
Yue Chenxi asked softly, Who is this? Does Young Master Jin know?
Jin Wuji was mildly stunned. He did not except Yue Chenxis interest in this person. A cold looked shed in his eyes as he said softly, I do not know him. Miss Xiaoxiao brought him here.
Yue Chenxi said, Oh, lets continue to watch!
Xiao Chen looked at Bai Shuiheng and said indifferently, Use your full power. Your state cannotpare to mine. You can only use your advantage in Essence to fight me. Otherwise, you will lose within ten moves.
When the other person heard Xiao Chen say such shocking words in such a calm manner, they felt shaken.
When Xiao Chen said this, it did not feel inappropriate. His tone was very natural like he stated an unimportant fact.
Just based on Xiao Chens confidence, these people were already certain that he was not an ordinary Superior Grade Martial Saint.
Arrogant. Dont speak as if my defeat is guaranteed. Thundercloud Sword Chop! Bai Shuiheng smiled coldly and rushed forward once more.
Thunderclouds appeared around Bai Shuiheng. Boundless electricity flickered in the clouds, cracking. The electricity in the clouds surrounded him.
As the thunderclouds churned, his aura rose relentlessly like a treasured sword being sharpened, waiting to be drawn.
When the crowd felt the might of this sword, their confidence in Bai Shuiheng rose. No matter how powerful his state was, a Superior Grade Martial Saint could not dodge this sword.
Chop!
The sword light shed, and Bai Shuiheng emerged from the thundercloud, moving like a bolt of lightning.
Dang!
There was another melodious nging of weapons. Most of the spectators still did not see Xiao Chen make his move. By the time they heard the sound, Bai Shuiheng was already flying backward.
This was a very strange feeling. It clearly happened right in front of them, but they only saw it happen after they heard the sound.
Jin Wuji muttered, Most people can only achieve Mach 2 after slowly elerating. It is too difficult to reach that kind of speed in an instant. I wonder how he did it.
The more Yue Chenxi watched Xiao Chen, the more interested she became. She said softly, This is only a simple drawing skill. However, I have not seen many people practice to this level.
Dang! Dang! Dang!
Bai Shuiheng made another three moves, but Xiao Cheng broke them all with one saber strike. Each time, Xiao Chen used his nearly perfect saber drawing skills. He always found the weakness in his opponent''s move and broke it with a single strike.
A strong state of thunder and a fast, seemingly perfect saber skillshe is the White Robed desman, Xiao Chen!
That is definitely him. He has white robes and a saber with a blue strip of cloth on his forehead. Considering your earlier points and his dress, it must be him.
Finally, some people in the crowd guessed Xiao Chens identity. However, many of them had not heard of the White Robed desman before. So they asked about it.
These peoples nations were further away from the Great Qin Nation. The matters of the Heavenly Saber Pavilion had not spread so far yet.
However, when they have heard Xiao Chens story, the earlier disdain many cultivators had for him disappeared, and their expressions turned grave.
If it were merely the case of defeating Duanmu Qing and the others, that was nothing. After all, these peoples strengths were not at the top. However, when they heard that Xiao Chen had easily defeated the outer disciples of the Holy Land, they could not help their astonishment.
Jin Wuji seemed like he was pondering. He thought to himself, So he is the White Robed desman, Xiao Chen. I have finally met him in person.
I have received five of your moves. It is time you receive one from me.
Bai Shuiheng took soft steps back and continuously gathered his aura. He said indifferently, Just one move? My defense is more than enough to withstand ten moves from you.
Ever since Bai Shuiheng made his first move, Xiao Chens interest in him quickly diminished; he was disappointed.
Although this person hadprehended the state of thunder, he took the wrong path. He only chased after the strength of the state but did not focus on perfectly merging his state with his Sword Techniques.
Bai Shuiheng stopped at a rudimentary merging of his state into his sword Techniques. After he attacked, it seemed mighty, and his aura zed. He could easily suppress a state of a simr level; he could even instant kill a slightly weaker state.
However, if Bai Shuiheng ran into a cultivator stronger than him, without merging his state into his Sword Technique, his move was full of openings.
This was why Xiao Chen could easily break Bai Shuihengs moves by only drawing his saber at Mach 2. If he fought another opponent, it would be very difficult to aplish this.
Such an exchange of pointers was not very useful to Xiao Chen. So he sought to finish this as soon as he could.
Zi zi!
Bai Shuiheng used the electricity toyer three thick, electric shields around him. He had stacked them on top of each other.
The finalyer stuck tightly to Bai Shuihengs skin. The purple electric light acted like a suit of armor.
This Bai Shuihenghe said he was not afraid, but look at him; he even used his ns trump card. He even used threeyers of defense, a few of the strong cultivators present mocked him.
Xiao Chen grasped the Lunar Shadow Saber tightly. He watched as Bai Shuiheng mounted his defense, waiting for him to finish.
Strands of red light came from the scarlet Massacre Throne in Xiao Chens sea of consciousness. It flowed through his meridians and infused into his saber.
The saber flickered with purple electric light. Then, it flickered between red and purple light. Xiao Chen pushed off the ground lightly and executed the Azure Dragon Cloud Soaring Art, sending out a saber strike.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
The Saber Technique containing both the state of massacre and the state of thunder easily smashed through the threeyers of shielding formed with electricity.
The saber contained a surging force; it managed to knock Bai Shuiheng flying, causing him to fall miserably to the ground.
He actually managed to defeat Bai Shuiheng with one saber strike. The fame of the White Robed desman is not in vain. He could easily rank among the top cultivators here.
It is hard to imagine that hees from the Great Qin Nation. Bai Shuihengs defense was simply useless against him.
This sharpness of this saber strike was too astonishing. Bai Shuiheng was too arrogant.
Xiao Chen defeated Bai Shuiheng with one saber strike. The people who mocked him earlier kept quiet; they did not dare slight him.
The people in the crowd allmented on the twos fight. They made an objective evaluation of Xiao Chens strength.
As Xiao Chen had expected, in order to gain their respect, he had to use the saber in his hand. This was the most direct and most convincing method.
Xiao Chen faced Bai Shuiheng, who was getting up, and cupped his hands, Thank you for going easy on me!
Xiao Chen had held back with that previous saber strike. He did not infuse his state into the other parties body. Hence, the other party only suffered from some external wounds.
Bai Shuiheng felt somewhat embarrassed; he initially nned to help his friend to regain his honor. However, he was unexpectedly defeated in one move. He quietly returned to his seat.
He has grasped the state of massacre. No wonder he can challenge someone near his cultivation realm so easily.
Yue Chunxi watched as Xiao Chen returned to his seat. She thought to herself, Unfortunately, his cultivation is too slow. Furthermore, his state of massacre is not as perfect as his state of thunder.
He is weaker than expected. However, his potential cannot be underestimated.
Chapter 372 - Yue Chenxi’s Martial Technique
Chapter 372: Yue Chenxis Martial Technique
The exchange of pointers continued; the atmosphere also became increasingly lively. After each fight, there was always someone in the crowd giving their opinions.
Of the groups, there were five or six people who caught Xiao Chens attention. These people hadprehended their states to Great Perfection. More importantly, they had infused their own unique insights.
For example, there was a Great Xia Nation swordsman whoprehended the state of wind. He had infused the traceless and formless characteristics into his Sword Techniques.
When that swordsman used his sword, it was traceless and hard to follow. He had merged it perfectly with his Martial Technique. At least, Xiao Chen could not detect any weak points.
There was also another Great Chu Nation cultivator. He had alsoprehended the state of wind. However, the speed of the state of wind was not his main focus.
Instead, the Great Chu Nation cultivator focused on the forceful and berserk nature of the state of wind. He merged it into his own surging Sword Techniques.
When the Great Chu Nation cultivator made his move, strong winds howled and formed a horrifying storm. It was as if the sword winds had exploded.
There were even experts who hadprehended the state of water. They had infused the special characteristics of the eternal flowing water into their moves.
When they made their moves, they left no traces. The sharp sword lights looked as if they had appeared from nowhere. This made it hard for people to follow the moves trajectory.
This was a great eye-opener for Xiao Chen. He even felt like he had gained some enlightenment of his ownprehension toward the state of thunder.
Xiao Chen had infused the state of thunder into his own Saber Techniques long ago. What he focused on was the berserk and violent nature of the state of thunder.
The lightning of the natural world also contained these two characteristics. When the clouds crashed against each other, it would continuously store energy and strike out, exhibiting the berserk and violent nature.
Compared to the other states, its attack power and destructive power were greater. Its weakness was the difficulty of chaining them together.
Such strong destructive power would exhaust a significant amount of Essence with every strike. Furthermore, one had to build momentum continuously. Hence,pared to the other states, there was ack of continuity and flexibility.
Xiao Chen thought to himself, Regarding the state of thunder, I can only see the simplicity of its berserk and violent aspects. I have also exhibited these two to their limits.
However, watching the cultivators present, they haveprehended different aspects of their states. It is clear that the state of thunder has different aspects as well.
It is sufficient for me to grasp these two aspects of the state of thunder and perfectly infused them into my Martial Techniques for now.
However, in the future, if I want to turn my state into a will; I will definitely have to gain aprehensive understanding of the state of thunder. Hence, I have to start preparing. I have to understand the state of thunder better.
The exchange of pointers continued. Jin Wuji had also participated. The strength he disyed lived up to the reputation of one of the Five Nation Youth Competitions top hundred.
Jin Wuji hadprehended the sharp state of metal. Of all the states, regarding sharpness, the state of metal was the strongest.
The state of metal had a strong offensive power and an unparalleled sharpness. Few could defend against the might of Jin Wujis sword. He could pierce even the strongest defense.
Jin Wujis aura was like a sharp sword. The sword Qi that he sent out perfectly disyed this sharp characteristic.
That cultivator whoprehended the berserk aspect of the state of wind onlysted fifteen moves against Jin Wuji. He had pierced a small hole in the berserk sword wind and shattered the tiny tornado.
Of course, this was the result achieved after both parties suppressed their strength. If they fought at full strength, the fight would havested much longer.
A big fight between the two could easily destroy this restaurant made of wood.
When Jin Wuji selected this location, he wanted to instill in the cultivators some awareness to control their strength. Otherwise, if they fought at full strength, the situation could easily get out of hand.
Brother Jin, I really respect your strength. Your rank in the next Five Nation Youth Competition should increase by ten, He Huan, the swordsman who Jin Wuji defeated, admitted; he felt convinced about his loss.
Jin Wuji was very pleased in his heart. However, he still smiled and said humbly, Brother He, you show me too much regard. Your state of wind is unique; it is much stronger than it was three years ago. If you canprehend another aspect and infuse it into your Sword Technique, I would not be a match for you.
He Huan cupped his hands and said, Merging one aspect of the state is very difficult as it is. If I want to merge in another aspect, I would have to find another high ranked Sword Technique. At that time, if Brother Jin has any good Sword Techniques, we can make an exchange.
Deal!
The two stepped back. At this moment, most of the people had already exchanged pointers. Some people shifted their gazes to Yue Chenxi.
This was the disciple the Supreme Sky Sect was proud of. At the age of sixteen, she managed to rank within the top fifteen of the Five Nation Youth Competition. Now that a year had passed, it was unknown how much stronger she had grown.
My name is Liu Meng; I would like to seek Miss Chenxi for your advice. Finally, someone could no longer resist. Liu Meng stood up and expressed his intent to exchange pointers with Yue Chenxi.
Liu Meng was currently very nervous. The other party was from one of the ten great sects of the Great Jin Nation. She was the disciple of the Supreme Sky Sects Sect Master. She was famous, not only within the Great Jin Nation but also the entire continent.
Liu Meng was from apletely different circle than Yue Chenxi. Seeing her here was already a stroke of fortune for him.
Liu Meng was worried that Yue Chenxi would look down on his strength and reject him.
Yue Chenxi had an extraordinary temperament. She revealed a gentle smile on her pretty face as she said softly, I do not dare im to be able to advise. However, it is fine for us to exchange pointers with each other.
Unexpectedly, Yue Chenxi agreed so easily. Some of the cultivators present immediately felt regret. If they had known, they would have asked her earlier.
Now, Liu Meng had taken the initiative. They could only stay to the side and watch.
Liu Meng cupped his hand happily and said, Miss Yue, please!
The fight between Jin Wuji and He Huan had already raised the atmosphere of this gathering very high. Now that Yue Chenxi would make a move, the true high point of this gathering approached.
All the outstanding talents of the various nations, who were seated on the fourth floor and against the walls, focused their gazes on the two people in the middle. They did not look away for a moment, even holding their breaths.
Xiao Chen was no exception. He had an intense interest in this Yue Chenxi from the Great Jin nation. He wanted to see what made this genius from the Great Jin Nation different.
Everyone witnessed Liu Mengs strength during his previous fight. He was one of the few cultivators who had infused their own insights into their state.
He was qualified to have this exchange against Yue Chenxi.
The two bowed and paid respects to each other. Then, they slowly stood. When going against Yue Chenxi, Liu Meng did not dare hold back. He retrieved the massive, thick saber from his back and exhibited his state of fire.
An evil beast formed above his head. Liu Mengs state of fire rose to its peak. Heat waves radiated throughout the entire area, making the air very dry.
Ha!
Liu Mengs saber carried the boundless mes as it attacked. Before he was near, the evil beast above him swiftly flew forward.
The pure state of fire had formed this evil beast; its might was extraordinary. When it attacked, even a Superior Grade Martial King had to be wary.
A smile appeared on Yue Chenxis pretty face, Good move!
Boom!
Yue Chenxi clenched her dainty hands into fists. When she saw the evil beast surging closer, she did not dodge. Instead, she stepped forward and punched.
A spot of the dawns light appeared on Yue Chenxi fist. It was like the rays of the rising sun eliminating the final bits of darkness. It was resplendent and dazzling.
[Note: Yue Chenxis name means the first rays of the morning sun.]
There was a surging energy as the light on her fist exploded. The ferocious, ming evil beast instantly shattered into countless sparks. The immense force had not dissipated yet; it continued to move forward and attacked Liu Meng, who followed closely behind.
Liu Mengs expression changed slightly. He quickly stopped moving and held his ground where he stood. He condensed his aura into a line and circted all the strength of his body, using his saber to hack apart this fist wind.
The light on the fist wind scattered. It formed crystalline beads of light in the vast space of the fourth floor.
Yue Chenxi leaped into the air and attacked. She sent another punch flying at Liu Meng. The morning light in the fist wind was dazzling.
Under the glow of the faint golden light, a softyer of light appeared on Yue Chenxis exquisite body; she looked divine and tyrannical.
It was hard to imagine that such a delicate girl with extraordinary temperament could actually emit such strong and tyrannical energy.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Li Meng exhibited his state of fire to its peak. Saber lights danced as he did his best to block the fist wind that descended from above.
Yue Chenxi did not even use her state. She merely relied on her dense Essence and tyrannical fist winds.
When Yue Chenxi punched the air, she released the light of the morning sun. She forced Liu Meng back, step after step; he had no way to retaliate.
Bang!
Another fist wind struck Liu Mengs saber. When the light exploded, he was knocked back by five steps. Hisplexion seemed somewhat pale.
Their difference in strength was too great. There was no way for Liu Meng to fight; Yue Chenxi was in a totally different ss.
Liu Meng scattered his state of fire and returned his saber to his back. He smiled bitterly and said, I lost. The fame of the Supreme Sky Sects Morning Sun Fist is well deserved.
Chapter 373 - Provocation; Straightforward Personality
Chapter 373: Provocation; Straightforward Personality
Yue Chenxi slowly descended from the air. She immediately withdrew her strong aura. A gentle smile appeared on her pretty face, Thank you for going easy on me!
The people from the top hundred are indeed absolute experts. Moving from the top hundred to the top fifty is a great hurdle. Whenparing Jin Wujis strength with Yue Chenxis, the difference is clear.
Merely the strength of someone from the top fifty is already so powerful. How strong are the people from the top ten exactly? There are really too many geniuses in the continent.
Indeed, Liu Meng ranks with the top ten among us. However, he did not even manage to make Yue Chenxi use half of her strength. Even so, she managed to suppress him to the point where he could not retaliate.
The short exchange between the two caused great waves throughout the crowd. They all marveled at Yue Chenxis strength.
This time, no one envied Liu Meng for being the first to exchange pointers with Yue Chenxi. It was not a glorious thing to be suppressed like that by a girl.
White Robed desman, Xiao Chen, how about we exchange pointers? Yue Chenxi smiled as she issued a challenge to Xiao Chen. The crowd was shocked.
The moment Yue Chenxi spoke, everyone present felt that it was incredulous. She actually took the initiative to challenge Xiao Chen.
The crowd felt that Yue Chenxi thought too highly of Xiao Chen. Although Xiao Chen was strong, in the crowds opinion, he was not the strongest. At best, he ranked within the top ten of the people here.
The positions of the two werepletely different. One was the disciple of Sect Master from one of the Great Jin Nations ten great sects. The other was a sectless person from the Great Qin Nation.
No matter how the crowd looked at it, it should not be Xiao Chen who received the challenge. Hence, everyone felt it was odd. They also felt a trace of jealousy.
This was especially so for Jin Wuji. His earlier pleased expression fadedpletely.
Damn it! If she challenged anyone, it should be me. What qualifications does this Xiao Chen have to receive her challenge? Jin Wuji wondered in anger.
Honestly, Xiao Chen was quite surprised as well. Based on the strength Yue Chenxi had disyed earlier, she could rely on her pure, dense, and tyrannical Essence to defeat Liu Meng without the use of her state.
Xiao Chen was sure he was not a match for her. This was especially so when they had to limit their strength. This made things worse for him.
If this were a life or death battle, Xiao Chen might still stand a chance to create a situation where no one won.
Xiao Chen gently shook his head and said, I am not your match in an exchange of pointers. Furthermore, there is no point in this.
In front of the other partys Morning Sun Fist, if Xiao Chen did not make his move without holding back, defense was impossible. He would be no better off than Liu Meng.
Such a one-sided exchange of pointers was meaningless. It would not further anyones understanding of the martial way. Hence, Xiao Chen could not be bothered to ept.
When Jin Wuji heard this, he quickly said, Since Brother Xiao has admitted his inferiority, lets leave it, Miss Yue.
Yue Chenxi ignored Jin Wuji. She stared Xiao Chen, deep in thought.
Xiao Chen only said that he could beat her in an exchange of pointers. He did not say that he was weaker than her. In other words, he said this space is too small for them; there was no way they could battle without holding back.
Jin Wuiji watched as Yue Chenxi continued to stare at Xiao Chen and ignore him. He felt somewhat embarrassed; he felt that he had lost face.
Jin Wujis hatred for Xiao Chen intensified. This fellow had repeatedly ced him in a bad position. In the future, he had to find an opportunity to settle this ount with him.
Bang!
Just as Jin Wuji pondered, arge hole suddenly appeared in the roof above them. Yue Chenxi had flown out.
Despite everyones shocked gazes, Yue Chenxi had punched arge hole in the roof.
White Robed desman, Xiao Chen, I understand what you mean. Do you daree up now? Yue Chenxis melodious voice rang from the roof.
Xiao Chen smiled to himself. Not only did this girl have a high cultivation, but she was also intelligent, and her personality was straightforward.
Because Yue Chenxi wanted to fight Xiao Chen, she did not hesitate to knock a hole in the roof of the restaurant. She did not care about what the others thought.
Xiao Chen quite appreciated such a personality. Since Yue Chenxi wants to fight, I shall give her a fight!
Bang!
A purple light rushed up, and anotherrge hole instantly appeared above everyone. The sun shone in; Xiao Chen had gone up as well.
I understand now. They wanted to have a hearty fight. This ce is too small and would not result in an enjoyable fight.
Since Yue Chenxi challenged Xiao Chen like this, Xiao Chens strength might be much stronger than we thought.
Ha ha, there is a good show to watch. Come! Lets go out to watch!
A group of cultivators jumped out of the window excitedly. They leaped to the top of the other buildings on the street, hoping to find a good vantage point.
Young Master Jin, we are going as well. Are youing? Su Xiaoxiao asked softly as she looked at Jin Wuji.
Jin Wuji was now extremely depressed. However, he did not dare show it in front of Su Xiaoxiao. After all, she was someone that even his master did not dare disrespect.
Miss Xiaoxiao, you should go first. I wille in a while, Jin Wuji smiled embarrassedly.
Soon, only Jin Wuji was left on the vast fourth floor. He sat alone at the table.
Jin Wujis intention with this gathering was to increase his influence in the various nations. Especially since he managed to invite Yue Chenxi, his reputation would increase.
鷢չһȫǵƿأHowever, Now that the situation had escted, it was beyond his control, the intended main character of this ever.
All of Jin Wujis meticulous preparations ended up for someone else, allowing Xiao Chen to be someone the others looked up to. Instead, the rest had forgotten him.
Bang!
Jin Wuji shattered the chair beside him with a palm strike. A venomous look appeared in his eyes. He said to himself, I should go and take a look. I hope that Yue Chenxi would not pull her punches, making this Xiao Chen look like a clown. That will help me vent my anger.
The restaurant where the gathering was held was the most bustling restaurant on the Green Wind Ind. The area it upied was the most bustling area within the city.
Because of the Savanna Kings treasure, arge number of cultivators hade to Green Wind Ind. When Xiao Chen and Yue Chenxi appeared on the roof, they immediately attracted the attention of therge number of cultivators below.
After that, the outstanding talents of the various nations all appeared. This attracted more attention. Before the two started fighting, a dense crowd had filled the streets.
Furthermore, there was a continuous stream of people leaping on to the buildings of simr heights, wanting to discover what was happening.
Who are these two people? Howe they attracted so many spectators? I seem to see the Great Chu Nations Liu Meng among the crowd.
The Great Xia Nations Sword Maniac, He Huan is there too. There is also Shadowless Sword, Liu Xiaohe, and the Heavenly Sword Gates Jin Wuji.
Everyone on the ground discussed what was happening. Although they could sense that the identities of these two were extraordinary, they would not attract the attention of so many outstanding talents. Otherwise, they could not figure out who they were.
This continued until someone clearly saw Yue Chenxis pretty face. He said in shock, Yue Chenxi! Its the Supreme Sky Sects Yue Chenxi. She is one of the most famous outstanding talents in the Great Jin Nation. She became a Martial King at the age of sixteen. Unexpectedly, she came to the Green Wind Ind.
No wonder she has attracted the attention of so many outstanding talents. So, she is Yue Chenxi. However, who is the male? For him to fight Yue Chenxi, he should be pretty strong.
The way he is dressed reminds me of the Great Qin Nations White Robed desman, Xiao Chen. For him to perk Yue Chenxis interest, he should be the real deal.
However, even if he is the White Robed desman, his strength and fame differ too much from Yue Chenxis.
The crowd below finally figured out Xiao Chen and Yue Chenxis identities. Their interest in this fight soared. The crowd upied every space on the surrounding rooftops.
Yue Chenxi looked at Xiao Chen. She revealed a faint smile and said softly, White Robed desman, Xiao Chen, are you satisfied now?
Xiao Chen also revealed a faint smile on his calm face. He said, Just call me Xiao Chen. There is no need to add the words White Robed desman every time.
Yue Chenxi nodded slight and mumbled Xiao Chens name to herself a few times. After a while, she said, Alright, I will call you Xiao Chen in the future. However, I still feel that adding the words White Robed desman make you sound more imposing.
Ha ha! I am going to start. Dont disappoint me, White Robed desman!
Yue Chenxi smiled gently and pushed off the roof. Her perfect body appeared in the air, and she gracefully clenched her fist.
Boom!
The dazzling light of daybreak exploded in the sky. The ferocious and tyrannical fist wind headed for Xiao Chen from within the light.
Boundless thunderclouds quickly started churning in the sky above Xiao Chen. Crackles of thunder rang. Xiao Chen exhibited his state of thunder, infused with a strand of Holy Might, to its limit.
Break!
Following that, a bolt of lightning descended. Xiao Chen drew the Lunar Shadow Saber instantly and chopped the fist wind flying at him into half.
The divided fist wind brushed by Xiao Chens shoulders on both sides. Then, they sted two huge holes in the roof. There were countless sounds of tiles shattering.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
A resplendent light lit up on Yue Chenxis body like the light that eliminated the final bits of darkness. Strands of light exploded out, and the intense fist wind started to spin quickly.
It looked like Yue Chenxi fired cannon shells at Xiao Chen, each faster and stronger than the one before.
Xiao Chen turned grave. His stood firmly on the roof without moving. He could not retreat at this moment. Otherwise, the torrent of attacks would rain down upon him.
Xiao Chen was as calm as still water, continuously executing Drawing the Saber. Each time he swung his saber it was like a bolt of lightning shing, chopping the ferocious fist winds in half.
The berserk fist winds flew everywhere through the air. asionally, the light in the fist wind exploded, creating many holes in the broad roof.
The strong winds caused the shattered tiles to scatter.
Yue Chenxi gave off a dazzling golden light in the air. She looked like a miniature sun. When everyone looked at her, they felt a mild pain in their eyes.
The Supreme Sky Sects Morning Sun Fist is indeed powerful. It can exhibit such might merely using the surging Essence. I wonder if she infused it with a state, how much stronger would it be?
However, this White Robed desman is pretty strong as well. He has clearly onlyprehended the state of thunder to Small Perfection. Yet the might of his state is more ferocious than a regr persons Great Perfection state.
Each of his saber strikes reaches Mach 3 in an instant. With the aid of his state, he can unexpectedly block the Morning Sun Fists continuous strikes.
Chapter 374 - Merging States
Chapter 374: Merging States
A few experienced cultivators evaluated as they watched the intense battle.
Break!
Xiao Chen chopped down and split another fist wind in half. He stayed where he was, without moving, like a tree holding up the sky, rooted to the roof.
Hu chi!
Just at this moment, that dazzling figure in the air shed and disappeared. Not only did the light disappear, but Yue Chenxis exquisite body also disappeared.
That tyrannical aura also instantly disappeared. It was like Yue Chenxi vanished into nothing; it was very strange.
Xiao Chens expression changed. He looked suspiciously toward the front before he stabbed his saber forward.
ck light shed on the sabers de; its snow-white body instantly became pitch-ck.
The Heavenly Weapon reemerged. With a thought, Xiao Chen infused his Essence into the saber. A bright 6.6-meter-long saber light immediately formed.
Xiao Chen issued a warcry and thrust the Lunar Shadow Saber forward as if he tried to break through space.
Very good; you correctly guessed my position. Now, its a matter of whether you can block this or not, Yue Chenxi exploded with light as her melodious voice rang out.
Boom!
Suddenly a resplendent light appeared in front of Xiao Chen. A fist wind exploded out from within the light, heading for the Lunar Shadow Saber while carrying a thick Essence.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
The two extremely strong forces exploded. The entire roof of the restaurant was immediately wrecked. Countless tiles and pieces of wood rushed into the sky.
Xiao Chen felt a huge and pure energy on his saber. This energy did not have any attributes; it only carried an extremely tyrannical aura.
This energy crashed around in the meridians in Xiao Chens arm. Even though Xiao Chen cultivated till the Dragon Tendon Tiger Bone, it still pained his meridians.
Xiao Chen clenched his teeth. With a thought, the purple Qi whirlpool in his dantian rapidly spun.
The purple Essence liquid in the Qi whirlpool trickled out and flowed through Xiao Chens meridians before gathering at his right arm.
Pu chi!
After Xiao Chen broke through to Superior Grade Martial Saint, the purity and quantity of his Essence doubled. With a single thought, he could instantly gather arge amount of Essence.
Countless purple energy gathered and swallowed the Essence belonging to Yue Chenxi.
The gushing Essence did not lose any strength and continued to pour into the Lunar Shadow Saber. The originally dim saber light, suppressed by Yue Chenxi, brightened once again.
This knocked back Yue Chenxis energy. Xiao Chen took advantage of this chance to instantly merge in the state of massacre from the scarlet throne.
Instantly, the berserk state of thunder gained a resilient and unstoppable offensive attribute. The state of massacre and state of thunder merged once again.
Break!
Xiao Chen shouted, and a crackle of thunder came from the thunderclouds above him. The saber light struck out and forced Yue Chenxi to retreat.
Yue Chenxi revealed mild astonishment on her pretty face. However, more than astonishment, there was pleasant surprise. She revealed a faint smile and said, He actually hid another type of state. However, this is not all the Morning Sun Fist is capable of. Scatter!
Boom! Boom! Boom!
As Yue Chenxi retreated, hazy red clouds appeared behind her. As the clouds hid her body, she punched out three times.
These three punches had a vast light on them; they appeared tyrannical. Under the baptism of the red clouds, they looked immensely powerful as they surged forward.
Xiao Chen merged the two kinds of states and used the saber Qi tempered by the might of the Heavenly Weapon to break each of the punches.
Day breaks after the sun rises. This should be the might of the daybreak. What a tyrannical Fist Technique!
Xiao Chen thought to himself. He kicked a floating tile and chased after it. Yue Chenxis fist winds were ferocious. He could only stand a chance in closebat.
Within the hazy red clouds, Xiao Chen and Yue Chenxi darted around. Shouting could be heard from within the red clouds.
asionally, light exploded, or lightning flickered. The two became faster as time went by; fists flew and the saber shed. In the blink of an eye, they exchanged more than a hundred moves.
Xiao Chen held his ground against that intense storm of fist wind. His saber Qi merged with the state of massacre broke through the opponents web of fists, somewhat threatening Yue Chenxi.
The scene of Yue Chenxi defeating Xiao Chen, which Jin Wuji hoped for, did not happen. Instead, they seemed to be on par, neither being snatching the victory.
The White Robed desman is indeed strong. He can fight the long-famous Yue Chenxi to this point. This is a remarkable aplishment.
Indeed. The Morning Sun Fist is one of the rare tyrannical Fist Techniques. It is very close to being a Heaven Ranked Fist Technique. To force Yue Chenxi to use the power of daybreak, he is pretty good.
In the next Five Nation Youth Competition, this White Robed desman might make it within the top hundred.
When Jin Wuji heard the praises the crowd had for Xiao Chen, he felt even angrier. All of this should be his. However, Xiao Chen had snatched it away.
Bang!
The red cloud in the air scattered. Xiao Chen and Yue Chenxi reappeared in everyones vision. The two appeared to be slightly injured.
However, they were only superficial injuries. It was clear that the two had held back. This was merely an exchange of pointers; there was no need to fight to the death.
Yue Chenxi stood upright in the air. She revealed a satisfied expression. She said softly, Lets consider this a draw. White Robed desman, if you have time in the future, you cane to the Supreme Sky Sect to spar with me.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly and said, Next time, I will make you use your full strength. I will take my leave first.
On the surface, the two had indeed fought to a draw. However, Xiao Chen knew that his opponent still had not used her state. Yet, he had already used both his states and still could not gain an advantage.
Calling it a draw took advantage of Yue Chenxi. Even Xiao Chen felt embarrassed. So, he quickly took his leave.
Yue Chenxi watched as Xiao Chen left. She muttered to herself, When I came this time, First Martial Uncle told me to pay attention to the geniuses of the various nations. This Xiao Chen should fit the requirements.
Miss Yue, are you okay? If you are, we can discuss news about the Daybreak Flower in detailter. Laughter came from next to Yue Chenxi. Jin Wuji had flown over with a smile on his face.
Yue Chenxi withdrew her gaze and smiled gently. She replied, Many thanks for Young Master Jins concern. They are merely a few superficial injuries; they are not problematic.
Yue Chenxis words were very simple. She always maintained a smile. When she spoke, she did so politely. However, this made Jin Wuju feel a sense of distance.
Jin Wuji wanted to shatter this distance. However, Yue Chenxis polite tone would always bring his efforts back to square one. This made Jin Wujis attempt to draw closer to her a failure.
The two descended from the sky and returned to the restaurant. Then, Jin Wuji generouslypensated the restaurant for the damages.
The cultivators who attended the gathering slowly descended as well. After they spoke to the two out of courtesy, they took their leave.
All of Jin Wujis preparations had benefited someone else, greatly displeasing him. Fortunately, Yue Chenxi had not left yet. If he could establish some form of rtionship with her, then what happened earlier would not matter to him.
Thinking of this, Jin Wuji decided to strike the iron while it was hot, Miss Yue, there are some booths downstairs; lets go down and have our talk!
Yue Chenxi frowned slightly. A trace of disgust shed on her face as she said indifferently, We will talk again at night. I am a little tired now.
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It was difficult for Xiao Chen and the others to find empty rooms in this city. However, by relying on Jin Dabao, they managed to find three empty, good quality rooms in another restaurant.
The few sat at a tea table. Jin Dabao gently sipped his tea as he smiled, Old Brother Xiao Chen, it seems like you are in the limelight again. You even managed to obtain a draw with Yue Chenxi, and she has such a high opinion of you. It is going to be hard for you not to be famous, even if you dont want to.
Xiao Chen felt doubtful. He asked, Is this Yue Chenxi that famous?
Jin Dabao smiled and said, More than you think. In the previous Five Nation Youth Competition, she was one of the rare few that entered the top fifty. Furthermore, she was the youngest female contender. She has excellent talent and an extraordinary appearance and temperament. Her name is known throughout the continent.
With news of your draw against her, I guarantee that there will be a queue of people, five kilometers long, wanting to challenge you if you go to the Great Jin Nation.
This was unexpectedly such a problematic issue. Xiao Chen had not thought of this. However, he had no intentions of going to the Great Jin Nation for a very long time, so there was no need to worry about this for now.
Thats right; are you here this time for the Savanna Kings treasure? Xiao Chen collected his thoughts and asked.
Su Xiaoxiao nodded and said, The main reason we are here is the ck Dragon Groups matter. However, discussions are at a stalemate. So, we can go and try our luck.
Fatty Jin took out a map and passed it to Xiao Chen, The rough location of the Qianren Ind is there. You should take a look. If you have this, you can study it. Ha ha! If you find anything worthwhile, remember to get my help.
The group chatted for a while more before Jin Dabao and Su Xiaoxiao took their leave.
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When it was about midnight, Xiao Chen emerged from his state of cultivation. He carefully examined the map Jin Dabao gave him andpared it to the treasure map.
This was a sea chart. They clearly marked the blurry routes on the treasure map. When Xiao Chen looked at it, he understood everything.
After a long time, Xiao Chen put the map away. He said softly, I will go and take a look tomorrow to see the huge waves. I wonder what kind of situation can result in a Martial Monarchs difficulty of breaking through them.
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Early the next morning, Xiao Chen entrusted Xiao Bai to Su Xiaoxiao. Then he quickly headed for the east end of the Green Wind Ind.
The Green Wind Ind upied the borders of the Boundless Sea. The surface of the sea there was not as calm as the coastal seas. There were the asional strong winds and massive, surging waves.
Xiao Chen used the Gravity Spell to fly high in the air. He quickly moved forward, asionally taking out the map to check his direction before continuing.
Along the way, Xiao Chen ran into many cultivators going the same way. These cultivators were mostly Inferior Grade Martial Kings. asionally, he saw a peak Martial King.
After an hour, Xiao Chen finally arrived at his destination. Many cultivators had already gathered there; they were all there to scout ahead.
Xiao Chen looked forward and took a deep breath.
He only saw huge waves rising to the sky, surging strongly. He could not even measure how high they were.
The walls of water pulled at their surroundings, forming ferocious undercurrents. asionally, huge whirlpools appeared.
Chapter 375 - Birth of a Secret Treasure
Chapter 375: Birth of a Secret Treasure
The surface of the ocean was scarlet. When one looked carefully, they would see arge number of sea creatures crushed into a pool of blood by the whirlpool; they had no means of resisting.
No wonderrge ships refused to stop here. Even the strong warships would not dare stop here in fear of the ferocious undercurrents and whirlpools.
Xiao Chen looked up; the clouds hid the peaks of the massive waves. There even seemed to be waves above the sea of clouds.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The waves crashing resounded relentlessly. It was ear-splitting like an unending chain of thunder reverberating on the surface of the sea.
Xiao Chen flew around the huge waves and discovered that the waves formed four walls around Qianduan Ind. When theybined, it looked like a cage, trapping Qianduan Ind within.
There are only four walls of water. Does that mean that, as long as I can pass over the barrier of these boundless waves, I can pass through? Xiao Chen wondered to himself.
Although Xiao Chen knew that it could not be this simple, he still wanted to try. He used the Gravity Spell and flew upwards.
Hu! Hu!
Strong winds blew past his ears; Xiao Chen had already exhausted a significant amount of his Essence. He had unknowingly flown close to ten thousand meters high.
However, the massive waves about a thousand meters above him showed no signs of weakening. They surged like before, creating an ear-splitting noise.
Xiao Chen flew for another five thousand meters. The air was already very thin. The strong wind that blew beside his ear became even more intense.
Xiao Chen no longer dared to fly higher. The higher he flew, the thinner the air became; the amount of Essence he exhausted also increased.
If Xiao Chen continued flying up, he would probably soon enter the void and arrive at the mysterious world above the heavens. That was not a ce that Xiao Chen could go yet.
However, the huge waves still showed no signs of weakening. They continued to surge upward like they would break through the void and extended all the way to the mysterious world above the heavens.
Ha ha, young man, stop flying up. These huge waves have changed the naturalws of heaven and earth. No matter how high you fly, you are actually still within a small realm.
Just as Xiao Chen was feeling doubtful, a straightforward voice entered his ears. When he turned around, he saw that it was a middle-aged man in ck robes with arge saber. He looked very crude; his aura was simple, but his strength was unfathomable.
The huge waves have already weakened significantly. Come back in another half a month. With your strength, you should be able to break through his huge wave then.
The middle-aged man did not wait for Xiao Chen to respond. He simply headed to the surface of the sea like a sharp arrow piercing through the air; he vanished from Xiao Chens sight very quickly.
Xiao Chenughed in self-mockery, It looks like I did something foolish. Time to go down, then. I will return after circling this ce once more. I do not believe this persons words are false; I wille back in another half a month.
Xiao Chen took out an Inferior Grade Spirit Stone and absorbed its Spiritual Energy to replenish his exhausted Essence as he headed down.
Right before Xiao Chen approached the surface of the sea, he drained the Spirit Stone in his hand; his Essence had, more or less, recovered.
Bang!
Just at that moment, a multicolored light broke through the huge waves, flying out from the inside of the Qianren Ind and heading far away.
Its a Secret Treasure! Many cultivators below were astonished before they chased after it in droves.
Why are there Secret Treasures flying out already? This huge wave has weakened ahead of schedule.
That middle-aged desman, who had left, flew back again. He moved like an arrow fired through the air. Everywhere he passed, he seemed to create a hole in the air.
The middle-aged man looked at the Secret Treasure that shot into the air. Then he muttered to himself for a while before chasing after it with lightning speed.
Several peak Medial Grade Martial Kings stopped when they saw the middle-aged man. They said in shock, That is the Bloody desman, Sun Guangquan. Unexpectedly, he is here as well.
Someone to the said eximed, Sun Guangquan?! The one of the ten great desman of the Ancient Deste Land, Sun Guangquan?!
Aside from him, who else can it be? There is that Dragon Tooth Saber. Rumor has it that his entire body is a Secret Treasure; his strength is unfathomable. If a Martial Monarch does not appear, no one can match him. We can forget about this secret treasure.
He is already so strong, yet he came here topete for the fortuitous encounter in the Qianduan ind with us. It looks like we cannot obtain anything this time.
Never mind; since the first Secret Treasure already flew out, there will be a second one. We will see the situation at that time.
Now that you mention it, the situation is strange. There is still half a month before the huge wavespletely weaken. It began earlier this time.
The Secret Treasure that broke through the huge waves and rushed off attracted all the nearby cultivators. Some of the cultivators who had just left also rushed back.
Xiao Chen stayed to the side and listened for a long time before he understood the situation.
It turned out that every time the huge waves weaken, some Secret Treasure would fly out from the Qianren ind. When Secret Treasures stopped appearing, that was the moment the huge wave hadpletely weakened.
Bang!
While Xiao Chen pondered, a loud sound came from the south side of Qianren Ind. It was another Secret Treasure flying out.
When the many cultivators heard it, they all chased after it. There were no less than a hundred people, and they were all Martial Kings.
There were simply too many peoplepeting for the Secret Treasure. Even if Xiao Chen managed to snatch it, it would be hard to leave. Hence, Xiao Chen lost interest.
I should test these waves strength, Xiao Chen thought to himself. When the strength of the huge waves weakens, I will be better prepared.
This will prevent the situation of being unprepared and missing my chance to enter the ind.
Xiao Chens figure shed through the air a few times, and he arrived before the north side of the huge waves. The intense waves rushed up restlessly. It did not look like they had the possibility of stopping.
Furthermore, it looked like they had inexhaustible strength. The sound of the gushing water was like a huge army marching, rumbling relentlessly in Xiao Chens ears.
There was also an extremely strong will contained within the huge waves. The closer Xiao Chen got, the clearer he could feel this strong will.
This is the endless will of water! Xiao Chen said softly as he looked gravely at the waves and felt the will.
They gushed unceasingly, endless huge waves with an extraordinary will of water.
Xiao Chen thought to himself, It is possible that the Martial Sage that once ruled the Devil Savanna was not an ordinary Martial Sage.
This Martial Sage could change the naturalws of heaven and earth for such a long time, its might not vanishing after a thousand years. He was very possibly just a step away from bing a Martial Emperor.
When Xiao Chen was a hundred meters away from the huge waves, he stopped. He clenched his fist and circted the Dragon and Tiger Body Sculpting Art. Instantly, immense strength poured into his fist.
The Qi whirlpool in Xiao Chens dantian also started spinning rapidly. The purple liquid flowed along his meridians. His Essence and physical strength instantly merged.
Ha!
Xiao Chen released a loud warcry and pushed against the air. He turned into a purple arc of light and moved a hundred meters in the blink of an eye.
There was the illusion of a tiger and dragon in his fist wind. The dragon hissed, and the tiger roared, causing Xiao Chens momentum to rise to its peak. This was the final move of the Great Dragon Tiger Fist, Dragon Hisses Tiger Roars.
By merging physical strength and Essence, plus using the Great Dragon Tiger Fist, Xiao Chens punch achieved one hundred thousand kilograms of force. It was sufficient to st away half of a mountain.
Bang!
The fist wind was like a roar of thunder, causing the air to tremble. Space was like white paper tearingyer byyer.
Xiao Chens punch carrying one hundred thousand kilograms of force struck the huge waves violently. The massive waves acted like a solid metal wall.
There was a dull sound, and arge hole opened in the waves. However, before Xiao Chen could rejoice, the hole quickly mended, bing solid again.
A wave reflected the intense force, and Xiao Chens organs trembled. He flew back like a fired cannonball.
Xiao Chen had prepared long ago; his body spun through the air. After a long time, he slowly dissipated the force.
Xiao Chensplexion was incredibly pale. He stopped spinning and looked at the huge wave. He muttered, Not fast enough. Insufficient explosive power. The unending will of water will give me, at most, a second to react. After it weakens, I might get two seconds, but I should have, at best, three seconds.
Bang!
Just as Xiao Chen muttered to himself, a hole suddenly appeared on the huge wall before him. A Secret Treasure flickering with a multicolored lightunched from the hole.
Xiao Chens expression turned grave, and he quickly chased it. At this moment, he was the only person in front of this huge wave, and the Secret Treasure was so close to him. Since there was an opportunity, he should snatch it first and y it by ear after that.
Azure Dragon Cloud Soaring Art, Azure Dragon Tail Whip!
Xiao Chen executed his Heaven Ranked Movement Technique. He moved like an azure flood dragon swinging its tail in the sky. He managed to grab the Secret Treasure flicking with a multicolored light quickly.
So, it is an inner vest. Based on the aura of this inner vest, it should be a top quality Inferior Grade Secret Treasure Xiao Chen said softly to himself.
ording to that introductory book on Secret Treasures Xiao Chen once found in the Fire Li Sect remnants, Secret Treasures were separated by grades. From the lowest to the highest, they were Inferior Grade, Medial Grade, Superior Grade, and Immortal Grade.
Secret Treasures like the Clear Wind Robes, Windwalk Shoes, and the jade pendant on his chest were all Inferior Grade Secret Treasures. Furthermore, there were lousier ones; they were not worth too much.
It was very hard to see the truly valuable Secret Treasures at a regr auction.
Brat, leave the Secret Treasure behind. This is not for someone like you, a Superior Grade Martial Saint.
Xiu! Xiu!
Some people had noticed the appearance of this Secret Treasure. They quickly headed over to Xiao Chen. Based on their auras, they were Medial Grade Martial Kings.
Some of the cultivators who chased after the first two Secret Treasures saw that Xiao Chen was only a Superior Grade Martial Saint. They felt that he was easier to deal with and went for him.
Since Xiao Chen had already obtained the Secret Treasure, there was no reason for him to give it away. Xiao Chen ignored that group of people and turned into a purple sh of light, rapidly heading away.
A Superior Grade Martial Saint obtained a Secret Treasure and is trying to run; chase him!
The group of people did not believe that a mere Superior Grade Martial Saint could be faster than them. Theyughed coldly.
However, not long after the chase began, only half of the initial hundred-odd people were left. The figure they chased darted up and down like an azure dragon.
Xiao Chens speed was shocking fast. Furthermore, there were no signs of him stopping to rest. It was hard to imagine a Superior Grade Martial Saint could be this fast.
Lightning Evasion!
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Bolts of lightning shed across the surface of the sea. Xiao Chens position changed with each bolt of lighting. In a short while, half of the fifty people remaining were left behind.
When Xiao Chens Spiritual Sense felt that there were only twenty-odd people remaining behind him, he smiled and activated the Windwalk Shoes. His speed increased by twenty percent, and he achieved more than twice the speed of sound. He was only slightly short of reaching Mach 3.
Chapter 376 - The Result of Underestimating Xiao Chen
Chapter 376: The Result of Underestimating Xiao Chen
Damn! How is this brat so fast? He is unexpectedly at Mach 3. I cant catch up with him.
I cant continue to chase him either. Cultivators who are not wind-attributed would find it difficult to maintain such speed for a long time.
Never mind; there will be other Secret Treasures. I wont chase anymore!
When Xiao Chens speed increased explosively again, the cultivators who could barely keep up with Xiao Chen decreased by half again. Now, only four or five people trailed behind.
Two Superior Grade Martial Kings and three peak Medial Grade Martial Kings, I still cannot deal with them. I should continue to run! Xiao Chen thought to himself.
Xiao Chen executed the Azure Dragon Cloud Soaring Art to its limits on the surface of the sea. He did not care about the exhaustion of his Essence as he sped away.
After six hours, out of the five people behind him, there were only two wind-attributed cultivators left. The other three had lost their patience.
That brat seems to have stopped.
He finally stopped. He must have run out of Essence. Even if he has a better Movement Technique, how can hepare with us Martial Kings regarding Quantity of Essence? Come!
The two people chasing relentlessly after Xiao Chen had exhausted arge amount of their Essence. When they saw Xiao Chen slowing down anding to a stop within a fog in the distance, they could not help but express their joy.
In the fog, Xiao Chen sat on the surface of the sea quietly. His clothes did not get wet at all.
The smiles on the twos faces broadened. Theyughed loudly, Brat, you are still pretty wise. After you realized that you could not run anymore, you stopped. Hand over the Secret Treasure.
You are just a Superior Grade Martial Saint; why are you trying to join in the fun? Hand the Secret Treasure over, and you can scam. Otherwise, dont me me for bullying the weak.
Xiao Chen slowly stood and turned around. Then, he tossed aside apletely exhausted Medial Grade Spirit Stone.
Xiao Chen looked at the two and smiled faintly, Since when did I say I couldnt run anymore? The two of you can forget about leaving.
Arrogant!
The middle-aged man on the left was a Medial Grade Martial King. He snorted coldly and stomped heavily on the waters surface.
Bang!
The surface exploded, and a dense, spinning pir of water rose into the air. It tore through the air as it fired at Xiao Chen.
Break!
Xiao Chen shouted and instantly drew the Lunar Shadow Saber with his right hand. The flickering purple saber light instantly chopped the spinning pir of water in half.
Xiao Chen had broken this move easily in an instant.
Drawing the Saber?
When the two middle-aged cultivators saw the water pir chopped in half, they thought suspiciously. Drawing the Saber was the most ordinary Martial Technique. How could it have such might? Furthermore, he performed it casually and moved as he willed.
The two immediately became cautious. This person might not be an ordinary Superior Grade Martial Saint. He might be one of those demonic geniuses who could defeat opponents of higher cultivation realms than them.
However, the two could not leave either. They were full-fledged Martial Kings. If they were frightened away by a Superior Grade Martial Saint, they would be too embarrassed.
Furthermore, the two still thought that victory was at hand. They just needed to be a little more cautious. The lure of the Secret Treasure was too strong.
The person on the left used swords. He was a wind-attributed Medial Grade Martial King who had notprehended the state of wind.
The person on the right used fists and legs. He was a wind-attributed Superior Grade Martial King. He had notprehended the state of wind either.
Earlier, when the two chased Xiao Chen, he had already used his Spiritual Sense to check their cultivations. Then, he confirmed it again with his own eyes.
To me, a cultivator that has notprehended a state is nothing to fear, no matter how high their cultivation. My Essence has already been restored. I will deal with the person on the left first.
Wukui Transforms to Qi!
The instant Xiao Chen brandished his saber, an ancient divine Wukui Tree appeared from nowhere. Then, it transformed into strands of purple saber Qi, flying at the swordsman on the left.
Chi! Chi! Chi!
The saber light danced and cut across the water, causing walls of water to rise. The sea became rough as a result.
Can the saber Qi of a Martial Saint be denser than a Martial Kings sword Qi? Break! The swordsmanughed coldly, and his sword trembled as he sent out countless dense sword Qi.
Dang! Dang! Dang!
The saber Qi and sword Qi shed. What surprised the middle-aged swordsman was that his sword Qi was not as dense as the saber Qi.
When the weapon Qi shed, the saber Qi sliced a significant number of sword Qi in half.
Qi Breaks Wukui!
Xiao Chen shouted and did not give his opponent a chance to react. He gathered all the saber Qi and formed them into a resplendent 17-meters-long saber Qi.
The saber Qi dazzled and carried the might of thunder. The boundless electricity surged.
Thunder roared in the sky; the boundless clouds churned. When the resplendent saber Qi moved past the water, it created two walls of water on either side.
Bai Muran, are you not going to make a move? The middle-aged swordsman shouted at the Superior Grade Martial King in fear.
Bai Muran smiled gently and said, Iming; dont panic!
Boom!
As Xiao Chen controlled the boundless saber Qi and rushed forward, an intense fist wind came at him from his left.
A tornado formed in the fist wind. It then exploded. This fist could even make the air explode.
Xiao Chen did not bother to look. He continued to control his saber Qi without reducing its power. Just before the fist wind was about to strike him, he used his left fist to wee it.
The images of a tiger and dragon circled Xiao Chens arm as he punched. The air tore apart likeyers of white paper pierced through the middle.
Bang!
The two fists shed, and a huge force was transmitted. Bai Muran felt his arm go numb, and he was quickly knocked back.
The pure force made his entire arm feel like it was falling apart. If it were not for his exquisite arms and legs, this punch might have crippled his arm.
Damn it! That was at least fifty thousand kilograms of force. I underestimated his strength.
Bai Muran thought to himself in horror. He pushed off the waters surface and quickly moved back. The huge force created ten-meter-high waves.
Bai Muran moved back nearly a thousand meters before he slowly came to a stop andpletely dissipated the force.
When the middle-aged swordsman saw the punch knock Bai Muran back, he thought to himself, That shocking saber Qi is already right before me; it looks like I cannot rely on this person.
Unwavering determination appeared in the middle-aged swordsmans eyes. He bellowed, and the Essence in his entire body surged forth. A wall of water, ten meters high, rode up from the sea under him.
I dont believe that you, a Martial Saint, canpete with me regarding Essence, even if you haveprehended a state. Break for me! Break! Break!
A resplendent light lit up on the sword, raising the wind-attributed Essence to its peak. An intense storm of sword Qi appeared around the de.
Pu ci!
The sword hacked forward, trying to block Xiao Chens Qi Breaks Wukui.
Xiao Chens expression did not change. Suddenly the purple saber Qi alternated between a red and purple light. He had infused the state of massacre from the scarlet throne.
Scatter!
The saber Qi was like ferocious lightning as he carried an overwhelming offense power. It broke the storm of sword Qi the middle-aged swordsman sent out like snapping dead branches on a tree.
Xiao Chens aura was like a gushing river. The might of his one saber strikepletely shattered the middle-aged swordsmans Sword Technique. The swordsmans aura was spent; he had no hopes of turning things around!
Walls of water shot up from the sea. Xiao Chen pierced through the chain of waves and arrived before the middle-aged swordsman. He brandished his saber and sent out many strands of saber Qi.
Dang! Dang! Dang! Dang!
The middle-aged swordsman swung his sword and could barely block. At this moment, he despaired. He abandoned his thoughts of snatching the Secret Treasure and just wanted to find a chance to escape.
One persons momentum was strong; the longer the fight continued, the stronger it became. The others momentum diminished and only wanted to flee. The result was easy to imagine.
Soon, countless wounds of various sizes appeared on the swordsmans body. Blood trickled from the wounds and dripped into the sea, turning the blue sea bloody red.
Boom!
As the two fought, a shocking aura appeared on Xiao Chens left. The sound of wind exploded resounding in his ear non-stop.
Following the explosion of the wind, pirs of water rose up from the sea.
My move at full power contains 75,000 kilograms of force. Lets see if you can block this, Bai Murans eyes were bloodshot as he thought to himself.
Xiao Chens Saber Technique paused, and his attacked slowed. The middle-aged swordsman rejoiced. He finally managed to hold out until Bai Muran made his move so he could take advantage of this opportunity to leave quickly.
When Xiao Chen saw the middle-aged swordsman fleeing, he shook his head. A mocking smile appeared on his face.
Xiao Chen rxed his right hand, letting go of the saber. Then, he spun around and sent a punch, weing Bai Murans full-power attack. His physical strength merged with his Essence; this fist contained one hundred thousand kilograms of force!
Bang!
Bai Muran vomited a mouthful of blood and flew back like aunched cannonball. His pale face had an extremely horrified expression. One hundred thousand kilograms of force! How is that possible?!
Xiao Chen turned and stretched his hand out, grabbing the Lunar Shadow Saber before it fell, grasping it firmly in his hand again.
Listening to the Sword! With a thought, the snow-white Lunar Shadow Saber turned pitch-ck, bing the supreme Heavenly Weapon once again.
Comparing the attacks of a Heavenly Weapon against an Earth Ranked Spirit Weapon, there was an increase of twenty percent. Of course, the amount of energy exhausted would increase as well.
Rushing Thunder Roars, Breaking a Thousand Soldiers!
The boundless thunderclouds in the sky churned quickly. Xiao Chen did not wait for the electric whirlpool to formpletely before making his move. To deal with this stray dog, there was no need for him to exhibit the full power of the Rushing Thunder Roars.
The middle-aged swordsman who quickly fled suddenly heard a startling crack of thunder behind him. He could not hold back his curiosity, and he turned around. What he saw was unforgettable.
Thunderclouds churned in the air. It looked like an opening to the void in the sky. A knight, flickering with golden, electric light, flew down from the void.
Pu ci!
Before the swordsman could turn back, the electric knight arrived before him like a sh of lightning. The knight pierced through the back of the swordsman, creating arge hole before the knight instantly exploded.
An intense shockwave caused arge water pir to shoot up and toss the middle-aged swordsman into the sky.
Xiao Chens figure shed and grabbed the middle-aged swordsman the instant the pir of water fell. Then, he slowly descended to the surface of the sea.
The middle-aged swordsman vomited a few mouthfuls of blood. Then, he smiled weakly, This old man has wandered the continent for so many years. I really did not expect to find defeat at the hands of a Martial Saint.
Xiao Chen said softly, If the both of you did your best together, you would not have had to fear death and would still have a chance to retreat safely. Unfortunately, you could not aplish that. You cant me others for your death.
After Xiao Chen spoke, he used a palm strike to end his misery. Then, he retrieved the spatial ring of the other party.
Chapter 377 - Strong Inner Vest
Chapter 377: Strong Inner Vest
Chi! Chi!
The instant the swordsman died, arge strand of scarlet light headed for the mark on Xiao Chens forehead. The scarlet throne in his sea of consciousness trembled continuously; it seemed extremely excited.
What a strong killing intent. Killing just him gives me about as much as ten Demonic Beasts of simr strength. This person must have killed a lot of people.
As the throne trembled, the cells in Xiao Chens entire body could not help but grow excited. He felt as though he would sink into depravity.
No, I have to control this feeling. Otherwise, I will end up bing a ve to this throne.
A determined look shed in Xiao Chens gaze. He decisively cut off the sense of exhration that he should not have. Then, he quickly made his way to Bai Muran.
Bai Murans right arm had withstood abined total of 175,000 kilograms of force. It was nowpletely crippled. All of the bones around the joints had been crushed into powder.
Even with miraculous medicine, without half a year to recuperate, his arm would remain crippled and useless.
In fact, even if it were Xiao Chen or someone with simr aplishments of his physical body, he would find suffering two strikes of over 75,000 kilograms difficult to deal with.
This was why Xiao Chen had used different hands to deal with his opponents earlier attack.
Bai Muran ran for his life on the unstable sea. asionally, he would turn his head to see Xiao Chen chasing after him.
Xiao Chen was not in a rush. He summoned the scarlet throne and sat on it leisurely. The scarlet throne moved at Mach 2, allowing him to chase after Bai Muranfortably.
After six hours, Bai Murans Essence started to drain. His speed looked like it was slowing down.
On the other hand, Xiao Chen had only exhausted a little of the pool of blood in the scarlet throne. The purple Qi whirlpool in his dantian slowly refilled itself.
It is time to end this!
The sun was setting; dusk approached. Xiao Chenpletely lost the patience to continue ying with him. He got up and pushed off the scarlet clouds.
Roaming Dragons Nine Transformations, Clear Wind Chop!
Suddenly, nine cool breezes blew across the surface of the sea. When the cool breezes brushed the surface of the sea, they did not cause any ripples. They were incredibly gentle.
Xiao Chen hid within the nine cool breezes and divided himself into nine. It was difficult to differentiate the real from the fakes.
The spent Bai Muran who was in desperate straits, rejoiced when he felt the killing Qi behind him disappear. Could that person have run out of Essence before I did?
However, when Bai Muran turned back, he saw nine Xiao Chens moving forward, surrounding him. There was no killing Qi, not even killing intent.
Suddenly, Bai Murans expression changed. He was startled, Clear Wind Chop! This is the Heavenly Saber Pavilions secret technique, Clear Wind Chop!
Bai Muran was aware of what end awaited him. Now that his Essence was exhausted, he had no more strength left to flee.
Boom!
Nine figures moved past Bai Muran before merging. Xiao Chen returned his saber to its scabbard and stood quietly before Bai Muran.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Nine bleeding holes appeared on nine important acupoints on Bai Murans chest. Blood spurted from the holes. He wanted to say something but could not speak.
Not longter, there were no signs of life, and he fell into the sea.
Immediately, anotherrge strand of invisible red light headed for the scarlet throne floating above the sea. This killing intent was more than double the swordsmans.
Ti da! Ti da!
The amount of blood in the pool inside the throne instantly restored and even grewrger.
Xiao Chen rid himself of that rush of depravity before extracting the spatial ring from Bai Murans hand.
Xiao Chen had finally got rid of the two Martial Kings. He could finally breathe easy. First, he checked the spatial ring of the swordsman.
There were five hundred Medial Grade Spirit Stones and several ten thousand Inferior Grade Spirit Stones. Xiao Chen took them out without a word.
As for the treatment medicines, food, and other trivial things in thereXiao Chen could not be bothered with him. He simply tossed the spatial ring into a corner of his Universe Ring.
Five hundred Medial Grade Spirit Stones is sufficient for me to cultivate for a period. Lets see what is inside Bai Murans spatial ring. He was a Superior Grade Martial King; he should not disappoint me.
Xiao Chen inserted his Spiritual Sense into the spatial ring. Instantly, visions of piles of Medial Grade Spirit Stones appeared in his mind. When he counted them, there was no less than two thousand.
Xiao Chen could not help but smile gently, No wonder the cultivators in this world like to kill others for their treasure. This harvest is too tempting. I wonder how many people died at his hand for him to umte so much wealth.
Aside from the Medial Grade Spirit Stones, there were several hundred thousand Inferior Grade Spirit Stones. Xiao Chen took them out like before, as well as some secret manuals and items.
As for the rest, they did not catch Xiao Chens interest. He simply tossed the rest, spatial ring included, into a corner of the Universe Ring like before.
Unfortunately, these two Martial Kings had notprehended states. If one of them hadprehended a state, Xiao Chen would not be as rxed as he was now.
Withdraw!
Xiao Chen shouted, and the scarlet throne instantly turned into a beam of light and headed for Xiao Chens forehead before entering his sea of consciousness.
Within the sea of consciousness, there were four strands of white mes moving back and forth. These were the Lunar True mes thatcked an origin me.
They were simply too little. It was a pity to toss them, but it was useless to keep them. Xiao Chen could only wait until they umted a certain amount before he could use them.
Xiao Chen took out the top quality Inferior Grade Secret Treasure and carefully examined it. It was only at this moment that Xiao Chen was truly free enough to take a look.
The inner vest was made of soft leather. When Xiao Chen touched it, it felt very supple. This should be the skin of a Spirit Beast.
There were countless talisman scripts on the inside. When Xiao Chen slid his finger across them, he could feel a strong energy fluctuating under his fingertips; it was rhythmic like the strings of a zither.
Xiao Chen sent his Spiritual Sense into the Secret Treasure and erased the mark of the previous owner. Then, he branded his own mark onto it. After that, Xiao Chen removed the Clear Wind Robes to try on this Secret Treasure.
Although the Clear Wind Robes were only an ordinary Inferior Grade Secret Treasure, their effects would always be active. It would increase the amount of speed boosted as Xiao Chen grew stronger.
Movement Techniques, moving, attacking, they would all improve. He would never outgrow this Secret Treasure. It patched up all of Xiao Chens deficiencies;, he was very fond of it.
When Xiao Chen put on the inner vest, he instantly felt the soft armor project dense lines of energy, piercing through his chest and connecting with his internal organs.
The lines of energy quickly formed a membrane and wrapped around Xiao Chens internal organs, adding ayer of defense to them.
Xiao Chen wore a happy expression. He smiled gently and said, This inner vest does not only increase the defense on the outside, but it also protects the internal organs. My overall defense has increased by twenty percent.
Given this, in addition to the physical body that Xiao Chen had obtained with the Dragon Tendon Tiger Bone, his defense was, more or less, simr to that of a peak Martial King.
Initially, Xiao Chen felt a little ufortable having his organs wrapped up in this membrane. However, after wearing the Secret Treasure for a while, he slowly got used to it.
After a while, Xiao Chen looked toward the direction of Qianren Ind. Multicolored lights stopped showing up. Evidently, Secret Treasures had stopped emerging.
I have been gone for about half a day. The waves surrounding Qianren Ind should have weakened by now. I have to rush over.
A silver warship appeared from Xiao Chens right eye, and he leaped onto the bow. They turned into a silver sh of light and rushed into the sky.
After flying at full speed for more than two hours, Xiao Chen finally saw the silhouette of the huge waves. They endlessly gushed into the clouds, rushing into the sky; it was as shocking as before.
Xiao Chen put away his silver warship and slowly descended, reducing his speed.
The many cultivators of Green Wind Ind had heard about the Secret Treasures flying out. Now, arge number of cultivators surrounded the huge wave.
asionally, someone would break through the huge waves, entering Qianren Ind. It looked like the huge waves had indeed weakened.
Its still not enough. Our strength is insufficient. We have to wait until tomorrow when the huge wavespletely weaken before we enter.
Indeed, the ones entering now are some Superior Grade Martial Kings and peak Superior Grade Martial Kings. It is too difficult for us to break through at the moment.
The surrounding cultivators looked at the huge waves and sighed. They were very anxious but could not do anything about it.
Xiao Chen used his Spiritual Sense to feel the strength of the huge waves. He had a pretty good understanding of them. He parted his way through the crowd and flew over.
He actually wants to break through these waves with his Superior Grade Martial Saint strength. This fellow is too naive. Be careful of the waves reflecting your attacks and injuring you!
The youths of today do not understand the gravity of the situation. As a Superior Grade Martial Saint, even if he hasprehended a state, he cannot break through these huge waves.
Indeed. Even we, Martial Kings, cannot break through and have to wait until tomorrow. This fellow will only fail.
When the crowd saw Xiao Chen heading to the massive wall of water with only the strength of a Superior Grade Martial Saint, they allughed.
Xiao Chen had already cultivated his state of mind to a certain degree. He simply ignored these mockeries.
Ka ca!
When Xiao Chen arrived before the huge waves, he did not stop. He drew the Lunar Shadow Saber with lightning speed, like a bolt of lightning.
A dense saber light shed across the huge wave. A hole instantly opened. Xiao Chens figure shed, and he went in before the hole mended.
The whole process only took a breath. He chained the acts together very naturally. It took no longer than three seconds.
Hey, he really managed to enter. Even I, a peak Medial Grade Martial King, failed three times. Instead, I incurred significant internal injuries.
When the crowd who had mocked Xiao Chen saw him vanish through the wall of water, they were all astonished. They felt it was incredulous.
Xiu! Xiu!
Not longter, there were two shes of light from the horizon. It was two young cultivators, one male, and one female. They rushed at the huge waves without slowing.
They barged into the huge wave without stopping.
Its Jin Wuji and Yue Chenxi. They are here already, someone who recognized the two said softly.
Following that, several young cultivators flew over. These people paused before the huge waves for a while before breaking through, one by one.
They were the outstanding talents of the various nations that Jin Wuji had gathered. When these people learned of the news, they all quickly rushed over.
A group of middle-aged Martial Kings was silent. After a long time, someone sighed, Times have changed. It is now a world of the youths. How old are these people? Yet, their cultivations are so deep; their strength ispletely different from ours.
Chapter 378 - World of Experts; Great Era
Chapter 378: World of Experts; Great Era
Indeed! In our time, such people were peak geniuses, outstanding talents of the nation. Yet, now there are so many of them.
Earlier, they mocked Xiao Chen for overestimating himself. Now, they saw so many young cultivators breaking through the huge waves. Hence, they all sighed as they expressed their opinions.
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Beyond the huge waves, the instant Xiao Chen dashed through, he immediately felt chaos within the space. His vision blurred, and he could not recover his wits until for quite a while.
White clouds drifted across the blue sky. Surprisingly, the huge waves behind him were dozens of kilometers away.
It is indeed as that Bloody Swordsman had said; the naturalws here have changed. It is a totally different worldpared to outside.
Xiao Chen collected his thoughts and focused his gaze on the ind ahead. Then, he quickly flew over.
Ten minutester, Xiao Chennded firmly on the ind. A massive pce upied the highest point of the ind.
The cultivators who broke through the waves all headed toward the pce. The treasures should be within the pce. Xiao Chen hesitated for a while before following after the other cultivators.
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I, Wu Shangxuan, have finally returned to Qianren Ind. This time, I must obtain a superb treasure that will allow me to break through to half step Martial Monarch.
In the airspace above Qianren Inds seaside, Wu Shangxuanughed maniacally. He said, I hope that brat wille to his ind as well. Given that he carries at least three Secret Treasures, he must have a lot of valuables on him.
After Wu Shangxuan said this, he quickly flew toward the pce at the highest point of Qianren Ind.
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The vast, majestic pce seemed very close. However, it took quite a while to reach. The gates of the pce had opened long ago. A few copsed pirs littered the ground outside the gateway.
When Xiao Chen arrived at the pce, he realized the pce was already badly damaged. Many of the buildings within had copsed. However, the main pce seemed to be in perfect shape.
Since I am already here, I should not hesitate anymore. Xiao Chen followed the crowd and entered the pce. His Spiritual Sense scanned the area a hundred meters around him; he remained cautious.
The passages within the main pce wereplicated. Xiao Chen felt like he was trapped in a spider web, all tangled up in the threads.
There were Night Pearls above him, illuminating the corridors.
Xiao Chen extended his Spiritual Sense forward. It moved through the ce without any obstructions. Soon, a rough map of the main pce appeared in Xiao Chens mind.
The buildings within were arranged circrly, moving outwards from the center inyers. A rough count gave about fifteen circles, about fifteenyers. It really was like a spider web.
A vast main hall upied the pces core. Xiao Chen suspected it was the heart of the pce.
Just as Xiao Chen nned to investigate everyyer, he suddenly felt a pain in his mind.
The map of the main pce in his mind changed and flickered. He felt as if his mind would explode.
Xiao Chens expression changed slightly, and he quickly retracted his Spiritual Sense. The arrangement of the buildings followed a strange formation pattern. He could only investigate the pce with the good old fashion method.
The corridors opened to many rooms on both sides. The objects within had already vanished. The people who had arrived earlier must have taken all of the treasures here.
There must have been plenty of good stuff in the past. We have arrived toote; everything is already gone.
Its fine; the valuable Secret Treasures, Spirit Stones, Pills, and other stuff are in the deepest fewyers. The outeryers only had gold, jade, and other mundane items.
There was a group of five exploring beside Xiao Chen. When they came out of a room, they talked with hushed voices.
How do you know? You have never been here before, The person who spoke earlier obviously did not believe him.
I have never been here before, but plenty hade before us. News about it is bound to leak. The inneryers have Demonic Beasts, puppet beasts, andbat puppets guarding them. It is quite dangerous. Only after defeating them can we safely take the things away.
There are many rooms, and very few people have explored this ce in the past. Time was limited; so they could not have taken everything.
Then what are we waiting for? Lets head to the inneryers to take a look. People have already looted these rooms.
The five stopped talking and quickly moved forward. It was like Secret Treasures beckoned them, drawing them further into the pce to im their rewards.
Xiao Chen was very calm; he was not in a rush to follow after them. He wondered to himself indifferently, How can one so easily obtain a Secret Treasure? Otherwise, nine out of ten would not have died trying in the past.
Xiao Chen casually walked into a room to the side. The room was about ten meters long, five meters wide, and four meters tall. It was rather spacious.
There were some empty boxes along the south wall. Xiao Chen went over and took a look. He discovered a piece of crushed gold that someone had previously missed.
It looks like the outeryers of the pce really do not contain any special treasures, Xiao Chen muttered as he held the piece of crushed gold in his hand.
There was still a pile of scrap metal on the ground. Xiao Chen used his scabbard to pry the metal open. After a while, he saw shards of exhausted Medial Grade Spirit Stones.
This is just the firstyer, and thebat puppets or puppet beasts already use Medial Grade Spirit Stones. It is easy to imagine the danger of thetteryers, Xiao Chen thought to himself.
Xiao Chen stopped for quite a while in the buildings of the firstyer. He entered the empty rooms and carefully looked around.
Unimaginable dangers always apanied fortuitous encounters. Xiao Chen was no longer the greenhorn that had just stepped into the world.
Xiao Chen did not carry the delusion of falling into a hole and finding a secret manual allowing him to be a peak expert.
Since Xiao Chen left Mohe City, he had experienced too many dangerous situations. In this cruel world, ones life could vanish like a puff of smoke, ending violently.
Xiao Chen carefully searched everyyer. Each time he entered ayer, he would carefully investigate a few rooms to see if he could uncover any useful information.
Soon, Xiao Chen moved past the thirdyer and arrived at the fourth. There were already some rooms which were not empty in the fourthyer.
Xiao Chen heard the sounds of fighting. Someone in another room fought abat puppet or puppet beast.
However, the treasures of the fourthyer were merely some worldly goods. There was nothing a cultivator needed such as Spirit Stones or Medicinal Pills.
Xiao Chen continued forward and soon arrived at the entrance of the fifthyer. As the main pce was built such that the outer circles led to the inner circles, there were many entrances into the inneryers.
The big doors before Xiao Chen were only one of them. The doors were already open, and there were several corpses lying around the door.
As Xiao Chen took a look, his expression changed slightly. The group of cultivators he saw earlier were within that pile of corpses.
There were three men and two women. They were Superior Grade Martial Kings, and their corpses were perfectly intact.
There was only a single wound on their necks. It was clear that there were killed with a sword, caught off guard.
Anything valuable on them had been removed. Only humans would kill for treasure. These people had probably never imagined that their lives would end like that.
Xiu!
A strand of sword Qi tore through the air and flew toward Xiao Chen from behind the door. The sword Qi was incredibly dense and gave off a piercing sonic boom.
Xiao Chen had already kept an eye out long ago. He performed a backhanded swing with his saber and smashed apart this strand of sword Qi.
An overbearing, middle-aged Superior Grade Martial King stepped out from behind the door. He had an eye-catching scar on his face. When he saw Xiao Chen, heughed hoarsely, Since when can a Superior Grade Martial Saint join in the excitement on Qianren ind? However, since you can defend against my sword, you are pretty strong.
This person should haveprehended a state. Otherwise, he could not have instantly killed five Martial Kings of the same grade; this person would be problematic to deal with.
Furthermore, this Martial King had waited here for a long time, killing all of the cultivators who walked past without mercy. He was clearly vicious and merciless.
Dong! Dong! Dong!
Soft footsteps came from behind Xiao Chen. The overbearing middle-aged mans expression changed slightly. He red at Xiao Chen and said, Consider yourself lucky, surviving even after I saw you.
Who is this powerful? Before he arrived, he managed to scare away this middle-aged Martial King. Xiao Chen could not help but turn his head to look.
The sound of footsteps drew near. Soon, Xiao Chen saw this person appear. He was stunned. This was the Bloody Swordsman, Sun Guangquan, the tenth-ranked great desmen of the Ancient Deste Land.
When Sun Guangquan saw Xiao Chen, he was stunned as well. He smiled and said, Little Brother, I did not expect to see you again. Heres a suggestion for you; with your strength, you can try your luck in the fifthyer. If you explore further, it will be dangerous.
This person is rather interesting, Xiao Chen smiled faintly as he watched Sun Guangquan leave. Lets go to the fifthyer and take a look; hopefully I can obtain something good.
Immediately after Xiao Chen stepped through the doors, he heard the sounds of fighting. asionally, intense explosions reverberated throughout the fifth floor.
When Xiao Chen investigated, these sounds all came from the rooms.
Xiao Chen rejoiced. He realized that many rooms still had treasures. He should hurry and find a room still tightly shut.
Xiao Chen took in a deep breath, and his expression calmed. After that, he kicked down a door, turning it into dust.
Xiao Chens figure shed, and he stayed close to the wall beside the door. When thebat puppet guarding the room heard some sound, it rushed out with heavy footsteps.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
When thebat puppets stepped through the door, Xiao Chen sent out his Lunar Shadow Saber quickly, hacking three times at thebat puppet.
Xiao Chen used his full force with every strike, holding nothing back. He merged his Essence and physical strength, using a force of at least one hundred thousand kilograms.
The first saber strike chopped off thebat puppets right hand, which held its weapon. The second saber strike severed the other hand. The third saber strike sliced off thebat puppets right leg.
The crippledbat puppet fell to the ground; it had lost all itsbat prowesspletely. Xiao Chen had done this for a good reason.
When Xiao Chen observed thebat puppets in the earlieryers, he realized that all thebat puppets and puppet beasts had been shattered into tiny pieces.
Xiao Chen had guessed that thesebat puppets would self-destruct before they died. When he entered the fifthyer and heard sounds of explosions, this verified his guess.
All Xiao Chen had to do was to disable the limbs of thebat puppet, removing itsbat prowess. Just the thought of twenty Medial Grade Spirit Stones exploding was horrible.
Xiao Chen was not willing to take the risk to discover its strength. He simply ignored the strugglingbat puppet on the ground and headed for the treasure room.
Chapter 379 - Meeting Wu Shangxuan Again
Chapter 379: Meeting Wu Shangxuan Again
The room was spacious. Xiao Chen gazed around his surroundings and found three wooden crates. Ayer of dust covered each crate.
Xiao Chen retreated about ten meters and sent out wind from his palm, smashing the crates lid into dust.
The wooden crate emitted a gentle light. There were more than five thousand Inferior Grade Spirit Stones sitting in the crate.
He simrly opened the other two crates. The results somewhat disappointed Xiao Chen; they were Inferior Grade Spirit Stones as well.
Xiao Chen put away all the Inferior Grade Spirit Stones into his Universe Ring. Then he started to wander around the fiftyyer. Along the way, he met some short-sighted Martial Kings.
When these Martial Kings saw that Xiao Chen was alone and that he was merely a Superior Grade Martial Saint, they tried to kill him for his treasures.
Without hesitating, Xiao Chen killed them decisively. The cultivators who lingered in the fifthyer would not be very strong.
Not only they would lose their treasures, but they would also die and help Xiao Chen increase the pool of blood in the scarlet throne.
Bang!
Xiao Chen dealt with abat puppet once again and opened the wooden crates in the room. He obtained another three crates of Inferior Grade Spirit Stones, disappointed.
Xiao Chen had broken into at least ten rooms. The results were some Inferior Grade Spirit Stone and some trashy Martial Techniques. They were useless to him.
No, I cannot keep wasting my time with caution. The harvest is equivalent to the danger encountered. I have to go further in.
Xiao Chen put away the Spirit Stones properly and muttered to himself.
After Xiao Chen made up his mind, he did not hesitate and prepared to head for the sixthyer.
The further he went in, the fewer rooms he would encounter in eachyer. The danger increased, but the rewards were greater.
Xiao Chen quickly looked through the crowd in the sixthyer and decided not to stay. He did not find any experts among them, so he forged ahead.
A ce where experts did not bother to stay meant that there was nothing of value. In that case, there was no need for Xiao Chen to remain.
As Xiao Chen made his way forward, there were many Martial Kings who blocked his way, trying to rob him. He quickly swung his saber and dealt with the problem. This continued until the tenthyer before Xiao Chen stopped.
Throughout the tenthyers circr path, there were, at most, one hundred rooms. However, none were sealed.
Cultivators corpses littered the ground. Their blood had not dried yet. There were even some cultivators still alive, moaning in pain.
Xiao Chen looked at the corpses on the ground and frowned. These peoples strength was quite simr to his.
That was to say that if Xiao Chen kept walking forward, he would run into something that could threaten his life. Perhaps he would end up like these people on the ground who could no longer stand.
Go! Continue to go on!
Xiao Chen made up his mind. His ced his right hand on his sabers hilt and headed further in.
When Xiao Chen arrived at the eleventhyer, there were no sealed rooms like before. There were even more corpses lying on the ground. He did not explore and moved on.
The twelfthyer, thirteenthyer, and fourteenthyerthe treasure rooms in the core area were all open. The treasures within them had been stolen away.
I can only go into the fifteenthyer, Xiao Chen thought to himself. I have already reached the point of no return.
Xiao Chen focused himself and headed for the fifteenthyer. There were many corpses at the entrance to the fifteenthyer.
These cultivators were killed with one strike. Their spatial rings were gone. It was clear that someone waited here.
Xiao Chen scanned the area with his Spiritual Sense and saw a mysterious old man hiding in the shadows behind the doors.
Xiao Chen smiled coldly and sent out a strand of purple saber Qi. It pierced the doors and headed for that mysterious old man.
A dagger appeared in the old mans hand, and he moved it gently across the air. He tore the saber Qi in half like a piece of cloth.
Bang!
The mysterious old mans figure shed and the wooden doors shattered; he appeared before Xiao Chen.
Wu Shangxuan!
Wu Shangxuan looked at Xiao Chen and smiled sinisterly, Little Brother, I did not expect us to meet again. How about it? Will you reconsider this old mans previous request?
Xiao Chen sheathed his saber and smiled faintly, So, it is Old Wu. Im sorry for making a move against you.
Seeing Xiao Chen sheath his saber, Wu Shangxuan lowered his guard. He thought to himself, In the end, he is merely a greenhorn, new to the world. I can use him for a while first.
Thinking of this, Wu Shangxuanughed and said, There is no need to mind the small matters. This treasure hunt has surpassed this old mans expectation. Young Hero should have seen the tragic situation of the earlieryers.
It looks like we have a chance to open the gates to the main hall. Will you consider my previous suggestion again?
Xiao Chen slowly stepped closer to Wu Shangxuan. He discovered that when this person spoke, he was still in a state of high alert. Furthermore, the way he stood revealed no weakness.
Regardless of what direction Xiao Chen attacked from, the other party would dodge; it was clear that he was cautious.
Xiao Chen maintained a five-meter distance from the other party. He said indifferently, Since we met, lets take a look together. Senior, please tell me about the situation ahead.
Wu Shangxuan nodded and smiled, There are seven treasure rooms in the fifteenthyer. Because fewer people had explored thisyer in the past, no one has broken past the guards of the fifteenthyer.
Xiao Chen peered through the entrance of the fifteenthyer. There was indeed a pile of puppet beasts among the corpses. When he thought about it, he had also seen somebat puppets and puppet beasts at the entrances of the otheryers.
There should have been guards at every entrance to the nextyer. However, Xiao Chen was slightlyte, and the guards had already been defeated. Hence, Xiao Chen could move unhindered.
Lets go. Currently, there are groups of four or five people in each treasure room. With the two of us working together, we dont have to wait around for scraps, Wu Shangxuan downyed the situation.
There were at least fifteen corpses on the ground; Xiao Chen assumed he had killed them. This person was truly insidious.
Wu Shangxuan led the way as they walked through the passageway. He was clearly familiar with the way as he led Xiao Chen to a treasure room. A sinister look appeared in his eyes when he stopped.
Fighting sounds came from within the room. Evidently, there was a group of cultivators inside already.
Bang!
Wu Shangxuan kicked down the door and entered. There were four Superior Grade Martial Kings fighting a ferocious Rank 7 Demonic Beast in the spacious room.
There were three heavy-looking golden crates sitting quietly in the corner.
When the few of them saw Wu Shangxuan suddenly appear, they were all startled. The leader of the group knocked back the Demonic Beast with a palm.
The leader leaped out of the fight and came to Wu Shangxuan. He looked at Xiao Chen behind and said, Wu Shangxuan, what are you doing here? Didnt I tell you to scram?
Wu Shangxuan smiled and said, Yang Wen, this old man was clearly the first to find this room. Why else would I be here? Obviously, I am here to chase you all away.
Yang Wen looked at Xiao Chen and smiled with some disdain, Just by relying on him? You are too naive!
Distract this person first. I will deal with the other three. After that, we will split the treasures in this room equally. Otherwise, with your strength, you could not gain any benefits from this fifteenthyer.
Wu Shangxuan focused his voice beside Xiao Chens ear while he spoke.
Xiao Chen thought very quickly. After a moment, while the two spoke, he made a decision. He drew his saber.
Xiao Chen sent out a dense purple saber light at Yang Wen. Yang Wen smiled faintly and casually released his palm wind.
As the palm wind howled, a tornado appeared in the air. This casual palm strike was not weak.
Chi! Chi! Chi!
However, Xiao Chens saber light was very dense. The strong state of thunder easily chopped through the palm wind. Xiao Chen took advantage of this opportunity to get closer to Yang Wen.
Wu Shangxuan chuckled and quickly headed for the other three. Yang Wen, take your time and have fun. I will y with your brothers first.
Damn it! He has actuallyprehended the state of thunder. It will be impossible to deal with him with two or three moves.
Yang Wens expression changed. He wanted to stop We Shangxuan, but a saber light blocked his way.
Yang Wen dodged a few times, but the saber light followed after him. There was no way he could escape. He could only use caution and focus his attention on Xiao Chen.
I will kill you today for spoiling my matter! Yang Wen bellowed and violently sent out a palm strike at Xiao Chen.
A few strands of cold Qi spread throughout the palm wind. The cold Qi crowded together like a bundle of thread. This Yang Wen hadprehended the state of ice.
A Superior Grade Martial King with the state of ice, this person is not easy to deal with. Wu Shangxuan is still here, who is not easy to deal with either. I will go with the flow for now.
Xiao Chen made up his mind and executed the Azure Dragon Cloud Soaring Art. He did not sh head-on with Yang Wens strong attacks and moved around him like a slippery mudfish.
However, when the other party wanted to slip away, the saber light chased after him like a venomous snake. This forced Yang Wen to deal with it.
There were a few times when Yang Wen pretended to slip away but in fact, nned to capture Xiao Chen and attack him. However, his skills were too weak, and Xiao Chen saw through them instantly.
There were even a few times that Yang Wen fell for Xiao Chens tricks, confounding him.
Ah!
There was a miserable shriek. Wu Shangxuan finally made his move and sneak-attacked one of the three Martial King fighting with the Demonic Beast, killing him.
Yang Wen was very anxious. However, Xiao Chen stuck close to him, not allowing him to go and help.
After the four Martial Kings surrounded the Rank 7 Demonic Beast, victory was already at hand. They would have been able to kill it.
However, they were currently missing one person. So they could not kill the Demonic Beast and could barely defend. Hence, Wu Shangxuans sessful sneak-attack was expected.
Lacking yet another person, the remaining two were no longer a match for the Demonic Beast. The Demonic Beast took up the chase; they did not even have the chance to flee.
Hu chi!
There was another sh of scarlet light. The dagger in Wu Shangxuans hand took the life of another person. Then, he vanished again, hiding in the shadows.
Wu Shangxuans aura disappearedpletely. He did not attract the Demonic Beasts attention.
One more person, then, I will deal with Yang Wen. After that, that brat will have no more value. By then, the entrance to the main hall should be open. I will go there and try my luck. Miraculous pills and treasures can only be found there.
Wu Shangxuan, who was hidden in the shadows, smiled to himself. Everything was under his control.
Chapter 380 - Acting Against One’s Interest
Chapter 380: Acting Against Ones Interest
Pu ci!
The final cultivator dodged an attack from the Demonic Beast. However, before he could sigh in relief, a ck dagger appeared at his back, piercing his heart.
That cultivators lifeforce drained quickly. His eyes widened in shock. He had been so careful, how did he still get sneak-attacked?
Ka ca!
Wu Shangxuan casually snapped that persons neck and slowly slid his dagger out. He said indifferently, After you reincarnate, dont run into me again.
When the Demonic Beast, which clung to life by a thread, saw his target disappear, its scarlet eyes immediately focused on Wu Shangxuan.
Wu Shangxuan smiled, and his left hand moved around gently. His shadow on the ground instantly transformed into countless ck lines, flying up.
Xiu! Xiu! Xiu!
The ck lines were like resilient, sharp arrows. They carried a strong force as they pinned the Demonic Beast to the wall, not allowing it to move.
Yang Wen knew the fight was over. He shouted a warcry and pushed Xiao Chen back with a palm strike. Then, he fled toward the door.
Xiao Chen dodged the palm strike. He originally nned to stick to his opponent. However, he paused for a moment.
Xiao Chen slowed and chased after Yang Wen, keeping a two-meter distance.
Thinking of running?! Wu Shangxuans figure turned into a ck shadow and elongated. In an instant, he blocked the door and returned to his normal form.
Bang!
Wu Shangxuan and Yang Wen exchanged a palm strike. The shockwave that ensued caused the treasure room to tremble continuously.
Wu Shangxuan only took a small step back. However, Yang Wen moved back five or six steps before he could stand firmly. It was clear that Wu Shangxuan was stronger than his opponent.
You bullied me earlier when you had the advantage of numbers and felt fresh? Well,e again, you piece of trash!
There seemed to be some history between the two of them. Furthermore, Wu Shangxuan had suffered some disadvantage and was humiliated by the other party.
At this moment, Wu Shangxuan did not keep his guard up. His use his full force and beat Yang Wen into a retreat as heughed maniacally.
Hu chi!
A strand of saber light shed by Wu Shangxuan; it was Xiao Chening over to help. Wu Shangxuanughed coldly, What a fool; even with his imminent death, he still wants to help me.
Wu Shangxuans expression remained unchanged. Heughed and said, Little Brother, aside from the treasures in the boxes, we will equally split these peoples possessions. Later, we have an opportunity to go to the main hall. Help me finish this person off.
Xiao Chen sent out a strand of dense saber Qi. At the same time, he surreptitiously put a distance between himself and Wu Shangxuan as he broke Yang Wens palm wind.
Xiao Chen lifted his right foot slightly and smiled gently, I will thank you in advance then, Old Wu.
Ha ha! There is no need to stand on ceremony; this is what you deservewu wu, you
Bang!
Before Wu Shangxuan could finish speaking, Xiao Chen suddenly sent a sidekick at his lower jaw, nearly kicking the jaw from his face. He tumbled through the air.
This kick was not only heavy, but its angle and timing were also very precise. Just as Wu Shangxuanpletely let down his guard, Xiao Chen made his move.
Thispletely took Wu Shangxuan by surprise. He had not expected Xiao Chen, who had seemed naive and foolish, tounch a sudden sneak-attack.
When this happened, Yang Wen was stunned for a moment before he reacted.
Yang Wen made full use of this opportunity and struck with Xiao Chen. He punched Wu Shangxuans chest and sent his attacker tumbling through the air.
Boom! Boom!
Two dull sounds came from Wu Shangxuans body. His internal organs shattered and he vomited arge mouthful of blood before smashing heavily into the wall.
GoodgoodgoodWhite Robed desmanI, Wu Shangxuan, will remember you. Just you wait. Wu Shangxuan viciously said as he struggled on the ground.
Wu Shangxuan turned into a shadow once again and elongated toward the exit as if he tried to escape; he had executed that strange Movement Technique again.
Bang!
An intense explosion came from the treasure room. The raging winds bounced throughout the spacious room for a long time, forming into a strong tornado.
Neither Xiao Chen nor Yang Wen chased after the injured Wu Shangxuan. They had used their full power against him earlier.
Both of them retreated a few steps. Yang Wen flung his hand for a moment; it felt slightly numb. He thought to himself, This punch actually had a hundred thousand kilograms of force.
Xiao Chen said indifferently, Aside from your Essence being thicker than mine, your physical strength, states, and Cultivation Techniques cannotpare to mine. The Martial Techniques you have learned are simr to mine, peak Earth Ranked Martial Techniques. You may take one box and leave; dont think of taking more than that.
Yang Wen was stunned for a long time. He did not expect this youth to be so calm and cold.
Xiao Chens analysis was spot on; everything was as he had said. No wonder he was able to y Wu Shangxuan in the palm of his hands.
You are indeed a hero of the youths. I, Yang Wen, admit my defeat. Yang Wen did not waste any time and casually picked a golden box. He then retrieved the spatial rings of hispanions and started to leave.
Xiao Chen released all his killing Qi. His scarlet throne trembled relentlessly. The pure state of massacre pressed on Yang Wen.
Did I say you could take the spatial rings? Xiao Chens cold voice rang out with the killing intent.
Yang Wens heart trembled. That pure state of massacre was like arge mountain pressing on his head. That killing intent made his breathing difficult.
This youth actually had another state. Furthermore, it was the difficult-toprehend state of massacre.
Thinking of this, Yang Wen gave up on his initial intentions and quickly left with the single box. He feared that he would not keep his life if he lingered.
Xiao Chen scattered the state of massacre. When he saw Yang Wen leave, he sighed in relief. He said indifferently, The state of massacre is extraordinary. It unexpectedly managed to scare away a Superior Grade Martial King.
Xiao Chen traveled with Wu Shangxuan for no more than an hour. However, he felt like it had been over half a month; it had exhausted him.
Acting against Xiao Chens own interest like that,peting with their wits, he was not used to this. However, he needed to learn this in this world. Otherwise, survival would be very difficult.
Fortunately, everything ended well; the matter resolved perfectly. Everything was within Xiao Chens control.
Xiao Chen quickly dealt with the Demonic Beast on itsst breath before extracting its Demonic Core. Then, he focused his gaze on the remaining two golden boxes. He did not know if the items of the fifteenthyer would give him a pleasant surprise.
Xiao Chen took a deep breath. Then, he carefully walked over to the box on the left. Like the previous boxes, there were no traps.
Rows of Medial Grade Spirit Stones lined the inside of therge box. Because there were so many, a vast Spiritual Energy spilled out the moment he opened the box.
Xiao Chens face lit up with joy. He smiled gently and said, There are, at the very least, two thousand in here. The harvest is pretty good. No wonder the killing outside is so intense.
Xiao Chen counted the Spirit Stones carefully and found that they exceeded his estimation. There was a total of three thousand Medial Grade Spirit Stones. The number was startlinglyrge.
Xiao Chen took out the Spirit Stones and ced them in his Universe Ring. Then, he focused his attention on the other box. He did not know what surprises this box would give him.
Creak!
Xiao Chen gently pried the box open, giving off a creaking sound. The huge box was empty save for a set of ck gloves lying in the corner.
The gloves were covered in dust and looked very old. Xiao Chen took them out doubtfully and gently wiped off the dust.
With the dust gone, Xiao Chen carefully inspected the gloves. The ck gloves looked in; they had no decorations.
The gloves were also rather thin, about as thin as a piece of cloth. When Xiao Chen touched them they felt cool to the touch but not like metal.
This soft sensation from the tough material was incredibly pleasing.
This pair should be a Secret Treasure. Going by their aura, they should also be a peak Inferior Grade Secret Treasure, simr to the inner vest I am wearing.
Xiao Chen erased the mark left by the previous owner and slowly ced them on. These gloves were half finger gloves; when he wore them half the length of his fingers were uncovered.
Xiao Chen felt a slight itch on the back of his hand for a moment before it faded. Then, he clenched his fist and casually punched the air.
Xiao Chen was astonished to discover that his attacking speed increased by another twenty percent. With the addition of the Clear Wind robes, that was a total of thirty percent.
Xiao Chen looked at the ck gloves and said gently, So, they are gloves that increase my attacking speed. The Windwalk Shoes increase my movement speed; the Clear Wind Robes increase all kinds of speed. This means that I have a full set of Secret Treasures that increases my speed for now.
Xiao Chen said he had gathered a set for now because as cultivators increased their cultivation realm, Inferior Grade Secret Treasures would have a diminishing effect. Once he surpassed Medial Grade Martial King, there would not be much of an effect for him anymore.
Xiao Chen might enjoy a twenty percent boost now. However, when he became a Medial Grade Martial King, it would only be ten percent.
At that time, Xiao Chen would need to use Medial Grade Secret Treasures. However, Medial Grade Secret Treasures were very rare; it was difficult to obtain one.
Xiao Chen collected his thoughts and ced his right hand on the saber hilt. He focused himself and looked ahead; he nned to test out this Secret Treasure.
Ka ca!
Xiao Chen drew the Lunar Shadow Saber quickly and used Drawing the Saber; he instantly achieved Mach 3.
The air sliced apart as if it were water. When Xiao Chen sheathed his saber, the torn air slowly flowed back together.
Before this, Xiao Chen had to use his full power and exhausted arge amount of Essence to achieve Mach 3 with Drawing the Saber.
With these ck gloves, Xiao Chen only had to exhaust a small amount of Essence and casually use Drawing the Saber to achieve Mach 3 easily.
Secret TreasuresSecret Treasuresno wonder so many people go crazy for them. They would put in all their effort, killing others in the process to obtain them. A good Secret Treasure was extremely useful for a cultivator.
Xiao Chen calmed his emotions and took the spatial rings of the two cultivators on the ground. However, when he checked them, he only obtained a total of slightly over a thousand Medial Grade Spirit Stones. The rest were either Inferior Grade Spirit Stones or useless to him.
However, Xiao Chen would notin about the extra fortune he gained; he was satisfied already. Xiao Chen smiled faintly and made his way forward.
The sounds of fighting in the fifteenthyer slowly came to a stopped. It was clear that others had already cleared out the rooms on the fifteenthyer.
Bang!
As Xiao Chen pondered, a loud sound suddenly came from ahead. A miserable shriek followed closely after; it was ear-piercing and iparably mournful.
Chapter 381 - Viciously Turning Against Each Other
Chapter 381: Viciously Turning Against Each Other
Xiao Chen frowned slightly and quickly went to investigate what happened.
When Xiao Chen arrived at the origins of the sounds, he hid in a corner. Then, he stuck his head out to take a look. He saw two young cultivators standing at the doors.
One of them had a portion of his shoulder sliced off by a big saber. Fire still burned on the wound; he wore a pained expression.
Liu Meng! Didnt you make the gentlemens agreement before this? Saying that you would not sneak-attack us? The injured person asked, dissatisfied, as he made a pained expression.
It turned out that Xiao Chen had met the two before. They were members of the outstanding talents Jin Wuji had gathered at the restaurant.
However, Xiao Chen only had a deeper impression of one of them. That was Liu Meng, who had fought against Yue Chenxi. He could not remember the name of the other person.
Liu Mengughed, Are you stupid? You really believed in that show? There are a total of six thousand Medial Grade Spirit Stones in those three boxes. There is no point in splitting them with you. Furthermore, no one will know that I killed you. Just reincarnate as an ordinary person next time.
Pu ci!
After Liu Meng spoke, he casually used his saber to finish of the other party. Liu Meng revealed a greedy smile and took the other partys spatial ring.
After Liu Meng checked the spatial ring, he sighed, This fellow does not have any Secret Treasure either. It looks like luck is quite important if I want a Secret Treasure. Still, there are some Rank 7 Pills. I shall go to the main hall to try my luck.
After Liu meng spoke, he ignored the corpse, who was once hispanion, on the ground and headed to the main hall withrge strides.
Xiao Chen emerged from the shadows and looked at the corpse. A bitter look shed in his eyes. The strong eat the weak; the human heart is unfathomable. This person learned this bloody lesson at the cost of his life.
Xiao Chen remembered that Liu Meng was the first person to make the gentlemens agreement. When he had been unwilling to make the agreement, the person on the ground was one of the first to mock him for it.
This scene of reality made Xiao Chen raise his guard higher. He quickly headed for the main hall, never removing his right hand from his saber hilt.
ording to what Xiao Chens Spiritual Sense had picked up when he first arrived, the buildings in this main pce were arranged in circles. Furthermore, the further in the went, the small the circles became.
When they arrived at the fifteenthyer, there were only about seven treasures rooms left. This was quite obvious already. One must know that there were several hundred rooms in the outermostyer.
The center of the main pce contained arge main hall. This was the pces core. It was also thergest building in the pce.
All the buildings in the main pce were arranged in a mysterious formation. From a certain point of view, the main hall was the center of this huge formation.
This ce should be more special than the rest. The best things are likely to be stored here.
Xiao Chen moved very quickly and arrived at one of the nine entrances into the main hall from the fifteenthyer. After he heard sounds echoing from ahead, he prepared to enter.
When Xiao Chen pushed the doors open and stepped in, he instantly felt dazzled. He only recovered his wits after a few breaths.
This main hall was already formed into a small realm. It waspletely different from the original building. It had its own unique terrain. It even had its own sky and clouds; the air was extremely fresh.
The space was muchrger than Xiao Chen had expected. It was simply unbelievable that the ground was made of solid soil.
Further away was arge garden; to be more precise, it was a herb garden. It was a herb garden of immense size.
Even from a far distance, Xiao Chen could smell the fragrance of herbs assaulting his nose. The fragrance was even thicker than the herb gardens he saw in the underground world.
From Xiao Chens angle, what he saw of the herb garden was merely the tip of the iceberg. However, every Spirit Herb there was at least a hundred years old.
In another corner, Xiao Chen could even see several precious and rare Spirit Herbs. They could be called natural treasures, Spirit Herbs of the peak quality.
Even Spirit Herbs of the lowest Rank would experience a huge rise in value if they could survive for a hundred years. Valuable treasures filled this garden.
However, there were several hundred cultivators gathered at the entrance to the herb garden.
Every cultivator eyes the gardens natural treasures. However, no one was willing to make the first move.
Five-hundred-year-old Silver-Gold me Flower, it can improve fire-attributed Cultivation Techniques by the equivalent of ten years of effort. That is really good stuff.
Three-hundred-year-old Ice Crystal Grass, it is the main ingredient in refining the Freezing Pill. Not only are there so many, but they are also so old.
I seemed to have seen a thousand-year-old ginseng. This is a great item for nourishing blood and Qi. It can only live for a thousand years. If it is not harvested soon, it will go to waste. How unfortunate.
Sighs came from the crowd. However, no one was willing to make the first move. They simply waited outside the herb garden.
They had obviously arrived before a mountain of treasure, but they just waited. When things went against the ordinary, something must be wrong.
Even if there were a Demonic Beast or some sort of monster guarding the garden, there were three hundred people here. They were mostly Superior Grade Martial Kings, and there was also a significant number of peak Superior Grade Martial Kings.
There was also a bunch of young cultivators. Although they were only Inferior Grade Martial Kings, they had allprehended states. They were no weaker than Superior Grade Martial Kings.
When such a strong force gathered, even a peak Rank 7 Demonic Beast would fall swiftly.
They could handle one with numbers unless there were a Rank 8 Demonic Beast. It is the same principle as thousands of tiny trickles forming arge river which could break through a dam but not a mountain.
Xiao Chen was not in a rush to find the reason. Instead, he first examined the three hundred people around the herb garden.
For these three hundred people to make it here, their strength could not be underestimated. Aside from a few cultivators who were very strong, the rest had formed groups of four or five.
As Xiao Chen looked around the crowd, he noticed the presence of the Bloody desman. He had grouped with five or six others of simr strength.
Due to their strength, they stood at the very front of the crowd; no one dared to stand in front of them.
There were experts who had gained fame a long time ago. Xiao Chen paid close attention to them. If he entered the herb garden, it would be hard to guarantee that he would not create conflict with them.
There was also one person Xiao Chen paid special attention to. It was the man with scars on his face who he saw earlier. This person wore dark clothing as he stood among the crowd.
The surrounding people subconsciously distanced themselves from him; they were clearly fearful.
If the Bloody desman had not arrived in time, Xiao Chen might have to deal with this person ahead of time.
In the corner of the crowd, Xiao Chen also discovered Yue Chenxi. She stood beside Jin Wuji.
A few young cultivators also gathered around the two. They were mostly the outstanding talents that attended the previous gathering at the restaurant. Xiao Chen found Liu Meng among them.
Xiao Chen did a rough count and found about twenty or thirty people. Considering the strength of the group, this group should be the strongest.
Xiao Chen observed carefully, keeping an eye out for some people of note. He thought of how to deal with them if they created conflict.
Why is a crowd of people dawdling here, doing nothing? Make way! Let this old man through to take a look.
Suddenly, arge man appeared in another entrance to the main hall. He was stout and about two-meters-tall. Standing there, he was like a small hill.
There was arge axe on this persons back. He had a squarish face and thick eyebrows. He had an unkempt beard and generally looked very coarse.
Its Bai Lixi, a famous expert of the Ancient Deste Land. He cultivates his physical body and has impressive strength. He is about as strong as the Bloody desman, Sun Guangquan. He is unexpectedly here as well, someone, who recognized therge man, said softly.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Every time Bai Lixi took a step, the ground seemed to tremble lightly. As he was very tall, he made the people in front of him look short.
The crowd took the initiative to make way for Bai Lixi. Heughed when he saw the Bloody desman.
The Bai Lixi was slightly stunned before he smiled and said, Old Sun, you are taking part in the excitement as well. Ha ha, there are so many old friends here. Let me see what is causing all of you here not to dare move forward.
When Bai Lixi reached the front of the crowd and saw the scene at the gates, his previously loud demeanor went quiet.
After a long time, he shook his head bitterly and said, Surprisingly, this thing guards the gates. No wonder none of you are willing to move forward.
Xiao Chen was curious. He pushed his way through the crowd, quietly and slowly reaching the front. After a while, he finally saw the situation at the herb gardens gates.
Xiao Chen could not help but take in a breath of cold air. He now understood why these people only looked at therge amount of Spirit Herbs but did nothing about it.
In front of the distant gates, there were dozens of corpses that no longer resembled humans. They looked miserable and bloody.
Behind these corpses, a demonic snake the size of a small mountain blocked the gates of the herb garden. This demonic snake had seven heads and four legs. ck scales, densely packed together like scale armor, covered the serpentine body.
Each of the snake heads hand a ck crown. The snake asionally opened its jaws and flicked its tongue out.
This was a Seven-Headed Snake that was as strong as a Rank 8 Demonic Beast. This demonic snake had even evolved.
Each of the Seven-Headed Snakes heads represented an attribute. It could grow up to nine heads. At that time, it would be a Rank 9 Demonic Beast.
Furthermore, it would be the king of the Rank 9 Demonic Beasts, not just a regr Rank 9 Demonic Beast. Its strength was unrivaled within the same rank.
Although this demonic snake had only seven heads, it was still the king of Rank 7 Demonic Beasts. It was no weaker than a Rank 8 Demonic Beast.
Logically, this crowd could still deal with this Demonic Beast. However, whoever made the first move would be at a huge disadvantage.
When they entered the herb garden, they would suffer a disadvantage while fighting over for Spirit Herbs.
No one was that foolish or that kind. Hence, this resulted in the current situation where no one was willing to make a move.
Xiao Chen looked toward the other areas of the herb garden. He discovered a faint, thin barrier around the garden. This was the barrier created by a Martial Sage. It looked like there was only one way into the herb garden.
We cant just keep dragging this out. However about everyone make a move together? This Seven-Headed Snake has not matured yet; we can deal with it, a Superior Grade Martial King in the crowd suggested.
Someone immediatelyughed coldly and said, Very well; how about you go first?!
The person who spoke immediately fell speechless. Although he said they could deal with it, where would he find the guts to fight it? The several bodies on the ground were very good examples.
Chapter 382 - The Angry Seven-Headed Snake
Chapter 382: The Angry Seven-Headed Snake
Remaining in such a stalemate is not a solution, Xiao Chen thought. These people are shrewd and will not make a move until someone else does. I have to think of a way.
Bai Lixi, werent you shouting earlier? Why are you silent now? a peak Superior Grade Martial King mocked.
Bai Lixiughed and said, Do you think that, just because I look crude, I am a fool? ughterer of Thousands, Wang He, if you have the guts, why dont you go first? I promise to help you.
The few peak experts in the crows were more cautious than everyone had imagined. They would not make a move without some benefit. They were clearly anxious, but they refused to move.
Xiu!
Just at this moment, an arrow flew from the distant horizon. The arrow pierced through the air and gave off a sonic boom as it headed for the Seven-Headed Snake.
The arrow carried a strong force as it mmed into the Seven-Headed Snakes neck, creating a bloody hole.
ck blood spurted. The power of this arrow unexpectedly broke through the Snakes defenses.
Xiu! Xiu! Xiu!
Another three arrows flew through the sky as the crowd watched in astonishment. They mmed into the Seven-Headed Snake and left another three wounds.
Rumble!
The Seven-Headed Snake was thoroughly enraged. It quickly rushed in the direction of the arrows origins.
However, the archer hid behind the crowd. The Seven-Headed Snake could not avoid going through the crowd. Furthermore, the first group of people in its path was the group of peak experts.
The group of peak experts could not react in time. The Seven-Headed Snakes huge body mmed through, forcing them to make a move.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Loud warcries came from the crowd. As the huge Seven-Headed Snake pressed through the crowd, it attacked indiscriminately. The few people immediately revealed their full power.
Strong winds blew; dust kicked up into the air; the ground trembled, and mountains shook. The ce instantly became chaotic.
When they Seven-Headed Snake was struck, it forgot its original target. It opened its jaws and howled lividly.
The Seven-Headed Snake spat out a torrent of attacks of varying attributes; it could be ice, fire, poison clouds, and many others. Itunched them into the crowd.
Every time the small-mountain-sized snake took a step, the ground would tremble with it. It crushed some unfortunate cultivators.
As the demonic snake kept the seven peak Martial Kings on their toes, they could not free themselves from the fight.
These people were the closest to the Seven-Headed Snake; they had also struck the Seven-Headed Snake the hardest. Naturally, the demonic snake would attack these people first.
Behind a rock in the distance, Xiao Chen slowly put away the Soul yer Bow. He smiled faintly and said, Thats the way. We should deal with the demonic snake together before going in.
The seven peak experts held on bitterly, and the other people slowly left the horrifying battlefield. Poisonous smog, chaotic fire and ice, and strong winds filled the space; it was not a ce where they could stay.
Bang!
A crafty cultivator wanted to use this opportunity to sneak into the herb garden and gain the initiative.
However, a huge axe flew over and chopped him in half at the waist. Blood spurted; he had no chance to defend.
Sou! Sou! Sou!
After that, several strands saber and sword Qi came flying at the severed body, turning it into dust.
The seven peak experts had made a move simultaneously as they defended against the Seven-Headed Snake.
If anyone dares enter before this old man does, I will be the first to destroy him! Bai Lixi roared as he summoned back the huge axe.
The other cultivators immediately felt fear in their hearts; they did not dare to try any more tricks. How could they defend against seven peak experts attacking at the same time?
Of the seven people, there were a few people who wanted to flee the fight in advance. However, every time they tried to do it, the others would stop them.
The Bloody desman, Sun Guangquan, said indifferently, Stop trying to y tricks. If everyone retreats, the Seven-Headed Snake will destroy thest person remaining. Just kill this demonic snake together first before making further ns.
Pu ci!
Bai Lixi swung his huge axe violently. The pure force even tore the air in half, shattering the ck mes the Seven-Headed Snake spat.
If I find out who fired those arrows, if this old man does not tear him apart while he is alive, my name is not Bai Lixi. How dare he scheme against me?!
Although the Seven-Headed Snake was very strong, with seven peak Martial Kings working together, that undefeatable and destructive aura was slowly beaten.
The seven used all sorts of strong Martial Techniques. The crowd finally gained a clear understanding of a peak Martial Kings strength.
After two hours, the odds of victory tipped in the seven peak experts favor. When several cultivators saw an opportunity, they joined the fray.
The entirety of the peak Rank 7 Demonic Beasts king was considered a treasure. These people who made a move were certainly thinking of obtaining parts of it.
As Jin Wuji looked at the gates of the herb garden, his gaze flickered with light. After hesitating awhile, he said, Miss Yue, how about we enter now?
Given Jin Wujis strength and status, he did not dare sneak in under the noses of the seven experts. However, Yue Chenxi was different.
Not considering Yue Chenxis strengths, the seven experts would not dare attack her, given her status.
Yue Chenxi smiled faintly when she realized Jin Wujis intentions. She said, Don''t be anxious; since I promised to help you obtain the Golden Flowing Light Fruit, I will do it.
Boom!
A loud resounding sound rang when Bai Lixi used his axe to chop off one of the Seven-Headed Snakes heads.
With one less head, the Seven-Headed Snakes strength plummeted. The crowd continued to push it back, taking head after head.
Finally, the Seven-Headed Snake fell to the ground, feeling unresigned. When its huge body fell, the ground trembled one final time.
Cracks and scars covered the originally t ground. There was also arge bottomless pit. It was hard to imagine that was once nd.
Arge number of cultivators who had been struck by the Seven-Headed Snakesrge-scale attacks frenziedly tried to recuperate. Those who sumbed to the poison smog were in ever more miserable states.
The poisoned peoplesplexion turned dark, and their lips paled. They were no longer strong enough to enter the herb garden.
As for the person who caused all this, Xiao Chen, he had quietly slipped into the crowd. He silently watched the cultivators divide the materials from the Seven-Headed Snake.
The Seven-Headed Snake had seven different-attributed Demonic Cores. Naturally, they were divided among Bai Lixi, the Bloody desman, and the other peak experts. The remaining people could only obtain the snake skin, scales, and crowns. However, these items were still quite valuable.
Bai Lixi obtained an earth-attributed Demonic Core. After he ced it in his spatial ring, he swept his gaze through the crowd.
This two-meter-tall, stout person looked very frightening when he wore a ferocious expression.
Bai Lixi scanned the crowd a few times and eventually fixed his gaze on Xiao Chen. He red at Xiao Chen for a while before slowly making his way over.
Make way for this old man!
Bai Lixi roared angrily, and the cultivators in between Xiao Chen and him all moved aside, not wanting to anger him.
Bai Lixi walked to about five meters before Xiao Chen. He was a head taller than Xiao Chen, so he looked down and shouted in a deep voice, Brat, were you the one who fired the arrow?!
Bai Lixis voice was deep and forceful like a crack of thunder beside the ear. When most cultivators were shouted at like this, they would immediately be frightened and would not dare think of resisting.
Xiao Chen remained calm as he gently shook his head, No!
Bai Lixi said coldly, You still dare im it was not you?! When I looked at your earlier, your expression fluctuated. Then, you quickly hid it. If you weren''t feeling guilty, would you do this?
Xiao Chens expression remained unchanged. He looked up without fear at Bai Lixi and said, What a joke. What do my thoughts have to do with you? If you have no evidence, stop speaking nonsense before me!
Bai Lixis face became sullen, and he said, I was fifty percent sure earlier; now I am seventy percent sure you are the archer.
If you want to prove it, take out your Spatial Ring. If you do not possess a bow and arrows, I will not cause any trouble for you.
The other six peak Martial Kings looked over. When they heard Bai Lixis words, they were suspicious as well.
The other peak Martial Kings slowly walked over; they obviously wanted Xiao Chen to show them the contents of his spatial ring to prove his innocence.
When Xiao Chen saw this, his heart sank. If he entered a conflict with the seven peak Martial Kings, he did not know what he would do.
Suddenly, an idea shed in Xiao Chens head; he found a countermeasure. He pointed at Bai Lixi and shouted, You im I was the archer. So what?! I say that you were the archer!
Bai Lixi said, Nonsense, I was clearly standing in the front. How could it have been me?
Xiao Chen smiled in his heart; Bai Lixi had fallen into his trap. He said softly, Cloning techniques exist in this world, so that is not a valid argument. Unless you show us your spatial ring as well, you are a suspect!
Since you suspected me and I suspected you, as long as you open your spatial ring and it does not contain a bow or arrows, I will not seek trouble for you.
Xiao Chen returned the words, unchanged, to Bai Lixi.
Every cultivator always had valuables or secret items hidden in their spatial ring. How could they simply show everyone the contents of their spatial ring?
As long as Bai Lixi did not dare show his spatial ring to everyone, Xiao Chen had no reason to do so either.
Bai Lixi turned sullen. After a long time of silence, he suddenly shouted, Young Brat! So what if this old man has no evidence. Since when do I, Bai Lixi, need a reason to kill someone?!
Bai Lixi used his right palm as a saber and hacked towards Xiao Chens head with immense force.
Bai Lixi focused on cultivating the physical body. For him to cultivate to peak Martial King, this palm saber was sufficient to hack apart city walls.
I was just waiting for you to make a move. Xiao Chen expression became focused; he was not surprised. He did not take a step back and held his arm up at a ny-degree angle, blocking his head.
Dang!
Bai Lixis palm saber struck Xiao Chens forearm. There was a nging sound like two metallic objects striking each other. A visible shockwave swept through the surroundings.
Boom!
The strong force was transmitted from Xiao Chens arm to his feet. The ground around him could not bear the heavy burden and crumbled. Rocks flew into the air, encasing the two of them.
However, Xiao Chen remained unmoving. He relied on his physical strength to block Bai Lixis strike.
How is the physical strength of the White Robed desman so strong? He can actually defend against a strike from Bai Lixi.
Bai Lixi was born without a Martial Spirit. He focuses on cultivating the physical body. His casual strike carries fifty thousand kilograms of force. Yet, Xiao Chen, a desman, dares face him head-on. How incredulous.
Chapter 383 - Two-Hundred-Year-Old Golden Flowing Light Fruit
Chapter 383: Two-Hundred-Year-Old Golden Flowing Light Fruit
This Xiao Chen is really horrifying. At such a young age, he canpete with an expert of the older generation.
It seemed like Xiao Chen had used only his physical strength to block Bai Lixis strike. The surrounding people were all shocked.
This was especially so for the outstanding talents present at the gathering in the restaurant. They were all filled with shock; they did not expect Xiao Chen to be this strong.
Although Xiao Chen managed to pull a draw with Yue Chenxi, most people thought that she had held back.
In their opinion, Xiao Chens strength was about the same as theirs, even slightly lower because of his cultivation realm. However, the scene here destroyed that image.
Jin Wujis expression also turned grave. He now considered Xiao Chen as someone he needed to get rid of. Otherwise, his opponent would surpass him in the future.
Xiao Chen did not give Bai Lixi anytime to feel astonished. He clenched his right fist, and crackling sounds came from his fingers; he quickly gathered all the energy in his body.
The image of a tiger and dragon circled his arm. The Dragon and Tiger Body Sculpting Art circted quickly as he punched at Bai Lixi.
This punched contained Xiao Chens full power. He released the full power of his physical body without holding back. Since he made a move, he did not intend to hold back.
The instant Bai Lixi was stunned, Xiao Chens fist wind had already arrived. He quickly took a step back and sent out a punch as well.
Bang!
A loud sound rang out. Surprisingly, Xiao Chens fist wind pushed Bai Lixis punch back. The attack struck his massive body, and he flew back.
Bai Lixi flew back over a hundred meters before could set his foot firmly on the ground. He held the ground with one hand and looked up at Xiao Chen. Shock filled his coarse face.
The force from Xiao Chens small frame had reached 125,000 kilograms. This was more than double the strength that he sent out.
So far, no one has pushed me to such a miserable state using their physical strength. You are the first, and thest, Bai Lixi said indifferently as all the bones in his body squirmed around. In a short period, his grewrge and taller.
Bai Lixis aura became extremely berserk. A strong aura spread around him, forming an intense tornado, blowing away the sand, stone, and dust.
Just as Bai Lixi prepared to make his move, the Bloody Swordsman arrived before him in a sh. He said indifferently, Bai Lixi, dont forget why you are here. If you keep fighting, others might take advantage.
You n on finding a thousand-year-old Spirit Herb that will strengthen your body, Qi, and blood. If there are none left, you will have to wait for several decades before you can make another breakthrough.
Sun Guangquans words helped calm Bai Lixis berserk heart. He slowly rxed his right hand that held his axe, and his body returned to its previous form.
Bai Lixi withdrew his aura and said, Brat! I will remember you. Regardless of where you go, I, Bai Lixi, will return this punch to you.
Xiao Chen rxed his right hand, which held his saber, and said softly, Anytime!
This was for the best. Xiao Chen did not wish to fight Bai Lixi here. It would only result in the two sustaining injuries.
Bai Lixis true strength was stronger than Xiao Chens. If they really fought, Xiao Chen was only confident of a forty percent chance of victory.
Furthermore, there was still a group of people around them, watching greedily. If the two were injured, it would only result in others taking advantage of them.
As long as the seven peak Martial Kings did not pursue the archer, it would be fine. Otherwise, if they forced him, he could only bow out of the fortuitous encounter.
The seven peak Martial Kings ignored Xiao Chen and headed for the herb garden with great strides. The ck-robed man with an unsightly scar on his face followed.
The others followed excitedly as well. It was as if the treasures that filled the ce were theirs for the taking.
However, could these treasures be that easy to obtain?
Xiao Chen followed the rushing crowd and entered the garden. He was coincidentally about to force open a minor meridian. He could use this opportunity to find a Spirit Herb for nourishing the meridians.
As for Spirit Herbs that could increase his cultivation, replenish his Qi and blood, or temper his physical body, they were second priorities.
Xiao Chen closed his eyes, and his Spiritual Sense, including that Spiritual Core hidden in his consciousness, instantly extended throughout the herb garden.
In that instant, all the Spirit Herbs in the entire herb garden appeared within Xiao Chens mind.
There were simply too many Spirit Herbs. There was a sea of information. After exhausting his spirit, he finally managed to find some of the Spirit Herbs that he needed.
After a while, Xiao Chen opened his eyes and revealed a faint smile.
Xiao Chen started moving quickly through the garden. While the others searched for Spirit Herbs, Xiao Chen no longer needed to; he had already found the Spirit Herbs he needed.
I found it, two-hundred-year-old Golden Flowing Light Fruit; it can nourish the meridians by directly eating it. It has an even stronger effect on new meridians.
Xiao Chen revealed a faint smile as he stopped below a golden fruit. There were nine mature fruits of the tree branch.
Xiao Chen took out a jade box and carefully picked the fruit before storing it carefully. Then, he looked into the distance; there was a rare Tendon Refining Flower.
Xiao Chen did not intend to give up on that. He quickly passed a few excited cultivators and rapidly picked the Tendon Refining Flower before fleeing immediately.
Ha ha! I unexpectedly found a thousand-year-old Snow Ginseng! It can advance my cultivation by twenty years! I struck it rich this time!
A middle-aged cultivator held apletely snow-white ginseng that seemed like it was covered in ice. He shouted excitedly as he held it.
This person seeks death. If you have found something good, keep it quiet. Is there a need to shout so excitedly about it?
Xiao Chen revealed an expression of slight pity. He ignored him and continued on his journey to pick herbs.
When the middle-aged cultivator finished speaking, he noticed the cultivators around looking at him. He realized that he said the wrong things. He quickly ced the thousand-year-old Snow Ginseng into his Spatial Ring and fled.
However, that middle-aged cultivator was not fast enough. When several cultivators heard his shouts, they blocked his way menacingly. Even the group that he came with had turned on him.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
The continuous sounds of battle resounded in Xiao Chens ear. The middle-aged cultivator was not resigned and fought the crowd.
Soon, the middle-aged cultivator was beaten back till he could no longer retaliate. This person hardened his heart and tossed out the thousand-year-old Snow Ginseng.
Hu chi!
Xiao Chen heard a sounding from behind him. He checked with his Spiritual Sense and immediately felt something flying toward him. He could not help but reveal a helpless smile.
Xiao Chen spun around and gently stretched his hand to catch the item. It was that thousand-year-old Snow Ginseng.
It was very hard for Spirit Herbs to live to a thousand years old. There were so many factors involved, such as light, temperature, Spiritual Energy, position, and many others.
The first thousand years was a big hurdle for Spirit Herbs. This hurdle was simr to the hurdles of human cultivators. Once it overcame this hurdle, it would be an Immortal Ranked Spirit Herb.
If the Spirit Herb could not ovee this hurdle, it would be fertilizer for the other Spirit Herbs.
Within the entire herb garden that was 3300 meters long, Xiao Chen only found ten Spirit Herbs that were more than a thousand years old. However, there were many Spirit Herbs that were eight or nine hundred years old.
It was easy to imagine the value of this thousand-year-old Snow Ginseng.
However, this was not the time to obtain this. When that fool shouted earlier, he attracted half the people in the herb garden. Even a peak Martial King could not fight against a force thisrge.
Actually, at this time, if there were anyone that you did not get along with, you could hand the Snow Ginseng to that person. However, there were not many people as wise as Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen turned around and looked at a ce several hundred meters away. He looked at Bai Lixi, who searched for a Spirit Herb that could temper his physical body. Xiao Chen smiled faintly and shouted, Bai Lixi, look here!
Bai Lixi looked up and was mildly stunned. He saw Xiao Chen smiling gently at him and felt that it was weird. He was about to shout angrily when a white object flew toward him.
Bai Lixi stretched out his hand, and when he looked at the object, joy appeared on his face. Its a thousand-year-old Snow Ginseng. Although it is useless to me, I can exchange it for a treasure of simr value.
Before Bai Lixi could stop smiling, he saw at least two hundred people rushing at him. His expression changed greatly, and he cursed, Damn!
Bai Lixi took out his axe and used it to smash a person away. However, there was an unending flow of people. The allure of the thousand-year-old Snow Ginseng was too great.
The thousand-year-old Snow Ginseng was the equivalent to twenty years of cultivation. If one could get hold of it, it could save them twenty years. Such an item had a great attraction to cultivators.
Even the ferocious Bai Lixi could not hold back this group of people. He had no choice but to put away his axe and rush out of the herb garden.
White Robed desman, I, Bai Lixi, will remember you. After I leave this Qianren Ind, I will tear you in half.
Bai Lixi shouted and cursed as he dodged the attacks sent at him. He thought of giving up on the Snow Ginseng, but he could not bear to.
If Bai Lixi tossed it away, who knew whether he could obtain another thousand-year-old or older Immortal Ranked natural treasure. This felt like the mingling of love and hate.
Fortunately, I managed to toss away this troublesome item. I should look for other Spirit Herbs that can increase my cultivation. A thousand-year-old one is quite rare, but there are many eight or nine hundred-years-old ones.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly as he spoke softly. Furthermore, when he threw the Spirit Herb, he did not flinch. Hence, he did not attract any attention.
Eight-hundred-year-old Deer Antler Herb, nine-hundred-year-old Lingzhi, seven-hundred-year-old Fragrance Retaining Fruit, five-hundred-year-old Seven-Colored Falling Leaf Grass
Xiao Chen picked all of the Spirit Herbs that could increase cultivation. He had umted an immense wealth by himself.
asionally, people fought over Spirit Herbs in the distance. Xiao Chen could not be bothered with them and ignored them.
The herb garden was vast. At one nce, it was full of one or two hundred years old herbs. However, herbs of a few hundred years old required some time to find.
However, Xiao Chen had the assistance of his Spiritual Sense. He did not need to waste time searching. He could pick a Spirit Herb and immediately move to the next one. No one else had as great a harvest as he did.
After a while, Xiao Chen stopped picking Spirit Herbs that improved cultivation. He muttered, I already have ten stalks of Spirit Herbs for cultivation. This is sufficient to be a peak Superior Grade Martial Saint. I should look for some Spirit Herbs for tempering the body before others pick them all.
Following that, Xiao Chen systematically moved around the herb garden, picking the Spirit Herbs that tempered the body.
Chapter 384 - Sage Coffin
Chapter 384: Sage Coffin
These kinds of Spirit Herbs were very rare. They were even rarer than Spirit Herbs for increasing cultivation or replenishing Qi and blood. Otherwise, Bai Lixi would not have had a difficult time finding such herbs.
When Xiao Chen searched with his Spiritual Sense, there were only six stalks of such Spirit Herbs above five hundred years old.
Furthermore, they were situated quite far from each other. Xiao Chen spent an hour collecting them all.
This was especially true for the final stalk. Someone else had nearly found it first. Xiao Chen fought with this person and chased him away before he managed to get his hands on it.
Xiao Chen threw the Scarlet Blood Flower into his Universe Ring. He revealed a satisfied smile, thinking to himself, Sess!
Xiao Chen managed to obtain all of the Spirit Herbs that he urgently needed. In addition, he had picked some Immortal Ranked Spirit Herbs along the way. Others harvests could notpare to his.
Xiao Chen spent the rest of the time casually looking for more valuable Spirit Herbs to exchange for Spirit Stones. There was no need for him to rush anymore.
White Robed desman, Xiao Chen, it seems like you have had a big harvest!
A familiar, melodious voice came from behind Xiao Chen. He turned around and saw Yue Chenxi.
In this herb garden, where nts filled every inch, and a medicinal fragrance spread throughout, Yue Chenxi looked even more beautiful. Others could not help but cast a few more nces her way.
Jin Wuji stood at her side. A big smile filled his face. Clearly, he had obtained the item he wanted. However, when he saw Xiao Chen, a hard-to-trace killing Qi shed in his eyes.
Xiao Chen smiled gently and said, Its alright. How was your harvest?
Yue Chenxi yed with her fine ck hair and shook her head, I was not as fortunate as you. I could not find what I was looking for. However, I did manage to find some Spirit Herbs for increasing cultivation.
Just at this moment, at the end of the herb garden, loud cries echoed throughout the space. The people present quickly gathered there.
Xiao Chen looked over curiously. He discovered that the gathering ce of the crowd was outside the herb garden. Xiao Chen had not scanned that location with his Spiritual Sense earlier, so he did not know what was there.
Jin Wujis expression changed, and he said, Lets go take a look!
Xiao Chen and Yue Chenxi quickly followed Jin Wuji as he rushed over. When they arrived, Xiao Chen discovered another small herb garden at the end of thisrger garden.
However, there were no precious Spirit Herbs in that small herb Garden. Instead, dark brown flowers upied the space.
A Sage Coffin made of white jadey in the center of the smaller garden; it looked very dignified.
Sage Coffin! It really is a Sage Coffin! It is madepletely out of tinum-Colored zed Jade. Only a Martial Sage could rest in such a coffin!
We struck it rich this time! The burial goods of a Sage are all extremely valuable!
If this was a Sage about to break through to a Martial Emperor, a Quasi-Emperor, after a thousand years, there might even be a Sage Treasure, allowing ones cultivation to double!
ording to legend, if a cultivator reached Quasi-Emperor before they died, their corpse would not rot for a thousand years.
If the corpses Daos were properly preserved, the cultivation and experiences of the Sage would condense into a supreme Sage Treasure within the corpse.
As for a Martial Emperor expert, there was no need for them to go through so much trouble. When they died, they would definitely leave behind a Sage Treasure. Furthermore, it would be a higher ranked Emperor Treasure.
The two hundred-odd cultivators present all revealed excited gazes as they eximed in astonishment.
The scarred man in ck within the crowd also revealed an excited expression. He said in a very audible voice, The news is correct. There really are the remains of a Sage. The Sect Leader will be pleased with this.
Xiao Chen remained quiet and revealed a pondering expression. He carefully observed the structure and shape of the small herb garden.
He soon discovered something interesting. At the edges of therge herb garden, there were subtle indents.
This small herb garden was within an indent. The Spiritual Energy of therger garden flowed toward the small herb garden.
There was only one reason for this, and that was to nourish the Daos and nurture a Sage Treasure. There was definitely a Sage Treasure in this Sages remains.
Xiao Chen thought to himself, This senior really made a lot of effort to leave treasures for his descendants.
After the seniors descendants obtained the treasure maps, they could enter the ind to cultivate or obtain treasures every few years. This would guarantee the strength of the ns disciples, passing it down uninterrupted.
The Demonic Beasts andbat puppets left behind to guard the treasures were a test for the ns disciples. This forced them not to bezy. To obtain treasures, they had to have a certain level of strength.
If the n did not have enough strength, they would have to wait for a talented disciple of the next generation to obtain treasures. This created a system where the fittest survived.
This allowed the n to flourish and never decline. After a thousand years, after the n obtained the Sage Treasure in the seniors body, the n could rise to power.
However, this Quasi-Emperor senior did not expect his descendants to be too useless.
Not long after the senior died, his descendants were all ughtered, and the treasure maps were scattered throughout the Devil Savanna.
As Xiao Chen thought about all this, the two hundred-odd cultivators, including Jin Wuji, anxiously rushed to the small herb garden.
Yue Chenxi nced at the unmoving Xiao Chen. She said in surprise, White Robed desman, Xiao Chen, are you not interested in the Sage Treasure? Even if you cant obtain the Sage Treasure, you should have no problems snatching a few of the burial items.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly and said nothing. He focused his gaze on the ck-clothed desman a hundred meters away. This person had not advanced, either.
After that, Xiao Chen pointed at the crowd, at the few peak Martial Kings at the front. His meaning was very clear.
It was not that Xiao Chen had no interest. Instead, he had no opportunities. Even if he forced himself through the crowd in an attempt to gain a portion of the spoils, it would be for naught.
There were six peak Martial Kings remaining in the herb garden. They exchanged nces as they smiled tacitly.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
A few strong strands of saber and sword Qi suddenly sprang from the weapons of the six, striking at the other cultivators.
The strong weapon Qi struck their bodies before they could react. Those with strong defenses sustained severe injuries and lost theirbat prowess.
As for the ones with weak defenses, they were immediately chopped in half, dying without aplete corpse.
The peak Martial Kings used their full power when they attacked,bining their surging Essence and strong states. They were unrivaled within this crowd.
When the six peak Martial Kings worked together, they killed seventy or eighty people within a few breaths. Several dozen more were severely injured,pletely losing their ability to fight.
Many in the crowd incurred serious wounds, if not death. Since the six held nothing back, there were no cultivators with only light injuries.
After a moment, the Bloody Swordsman was the first to stop. He said in a deep voice, The supreme treasure of a half-step Martial Emperor is not something any of you have the qualifications to obtain. Just go back and pick some Spirit Herbs in the herb garden.
[Note: The raws used different words here for Quasi-Emperor. This is like how Martial Sages are also referred to as Sages. For those who are not sure what half-step Martial Emperor means, it is a peak Martial Sage that is about to be a Martial Emperor.]
The ughterer of Thousands, Wang He, also stopped. He slowly wiped the blood from his blood-soaked hands. He said sinisterly, If anyone is not satisfied, they can try to challenge me.
The other four peak Martial Kings also stopped. All six released a surging killing Qi. Whenbined, they formed a vast ocean that pressed heavily on the crowd.
The remaining cultivators were extremely horrified. Apanying this horror was hard-to-express anger.
Originally, with the strength of the two hundred-odd allies, they could have fought the six.
However, no one expected that these peak Martial Kings had a tacit understanding and would eliminate theirpetitors.
While the crowd was caught off guard, the six killed or injured over a hundred people. As for the remaining cultivators, even if they wanted to fight, they no longer had thebined strength.
The sudden change in situation astonished Yue Chenxi.
When Yue Chenxi looked toward Xiao Chen, she saw that he had a calm expression as if he had been expecting this. Her feeling that he was unfathomable grew.
You knew that this would happen? Yue Chenxi could not help but ask.
Xiao Chen nodded. He said softly, It is just logical. I had guessed this result from the way they worked together to stop the other cultivators from entering before them.
They had not initiated a massacre in the herb garden because there were no treasures worth making such a move yet. Furthermore, the herb garden was veryrge, and there was more than enough to share.
Now that a Sage Treasure had appeared, it was clear that sharing would not suit the six. Why would they want to extend this benefit to all the cultivators here?
Yue Chenxi continued, Then why are you still here? Could there still be an opportunity?
Xiao Chen did not speak but casually looked over at the ck-clothed man a hundred meters away.
I will count to ten. I hope that by the end of it, there will not be a seventh person here. Otherwise, everyone will die! one of the peak Martial Kings said expressionlessly.
One of the Martial Kings cursed, This is bullying! How can you be so tyrannical?!
Rage filled Jin Wuji, watching from within the crowd. However, he stared at the ck hair in his hands with fear.
Earlier, Jin Wuji had been too close and was targeted by the Bloody desman, Sun Guangquan. Originally, Sun Guangquan could have killed him, but when he saw Jin Wujis appearance, he merely shaved off some of his hair. Jin Wuji knew that this was the other party giving his sect some face. If he remained, they would not care about this face anymore.
One, two, three seven, eight
When the peak Martial King started counting, they felt dissatisfied. However, when they saw the numerous bloody corpses, they could only leave the herb garden helplessly. By the time the count reached eight, everyone had left.
This peak Martial King immediately stopped counting. He revealed a satisfied smile. He said, Thats the way. Even if it were a supreme treasure, there is no point if you are not alive to enjoy it.
Boom!
Just as that peak Martial King finished speaking, the ck-clothed, scarred man had already reached the side of the Sage Coffin. He smashed a palm strike on the lid, causing it to fly up.
Hu chi! Hu chi!
The coffin lid made of tinum-Colored zed Jade spun rapidly through the air. Its speed increased until it became an overwhelming tornado.
The tornado howled; the roars of tigers and wolves echoed from within. Dust flew everywhere, and petals filled the air. The weather within the small herb garden changed.
The coffin lid carried boundlessly strong winds, dust, and a surging momentum as it headed for the six peak Martial Kings.
Chapter 385 - Numerous Treasures
Chapter 385: Numerous Treasures
The chance that Xiao Chen had been waiting for finally appeared. There was a sh of lightning, and Xiao Chen disappeared from Yue Chenxis side.
The scarred man in ck directly made his move without hesitation, snatching out the half-step Martial Emperors corpse.
When the scarred man was about to take away the burial items, a bolt of lightning and an extremely sharp scarlet saber light appeared at his side.
The boundless Saber Technique surged over with a flickering electric light.
The scarred man avoided the attack and retreated decisively. He carried the half-step Martial Emperor corpse and rushed into the sky.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly. The extremely sharp saber light from earlier vanished into nothing. He had gambled on the man not daring to sh head-on with him. He was obviously afraid that if he got dyed by Xiao Chen, he would not be able to leave.
Without hesitation, Xiao Chen made his move at lightning speed, sweeping all the burial items in the tinum-Colored zed Jade coffin into his Universe Ring.
Xiao Chen did not even bother to look at what he had obtained. He quickly and quietly left the small herb garden, which was now shrouded in a cloud of dust.
Bang!
The six peak Martial Kings used their full power and smashed the spinning coffin lid into dust.
However, the force bound inside the coffin lid was too strong. When it shattered, it generated an intense shockwave.
The six were forced back a step by the force of the wave. When the shockwave vanished, they quickly headed for the Sage Coffin.
Damn! Everything is gone!
Not to mention the Sage Treasure, there is not even a single burial item left!
The six peak Martial Kings looked at the empty Sage Coffin and felt a pain in their hearts; their expressions changed.
He has not fled far yet. He is in the sky.
The Bloody desman looked up into the sky. He tossed his Dragon Tooth Saber in the direction the scarred man had fled in.
The ck Dragon Tooth Saber turned into a sh of light andpletely disappeared. In the next instant, a berserk dragon appeared behind the scarred man and crashed into him.
The scarred man fell to the ground and the six immediately surrounded him.
The six did not say anything or even give the scarred man a chance to speak. They simply sent out overwhelming de attacks.
At this moment, Xiao Chen already reappeared beside Yue Chenxi. He had a calm expression, smiling faintly while looking at the seven people fighting frantically.
Yue Chenxi, who had seen everything happen, had an extremely incredulous expression. How in the world did this fellow manage to do that?
He managed to easily snatch all the burial items without stirring up any of the dust.
The ck-clothed scarred mans Martial Technique was very strange. When he attacked, there was a ck Qi within his palm wind. This was apanied by an extremely corrosive gas.
Xiao Chen felt that this persons aura was somewhat familiar. However, he could not recall where he had seen it before.
In terms of strength, aside from the Bloody desman Sun Guangquan, the other peak Martial Kings were not his match.
However, the six peak Martial Kings had the advantage of numbers. Furthermore, they were each individually not much weaker than the scarred man. The ck-clothed man also carried the half-step Martial Emperors corpse on him. He was slowly being ced at a disadvantage.
When a cultivator reached the Martial Sage realm, they would be able to seize a trace of the Heavenly Daos. The Savanna King was only a step away from bing a Martial Emperor. He had definitely seized arger amount of Heavenly Daos.
The power of the Heavenly Daos did not scatter after a thousand years. Such a corpse could not be ced in a spatial ring.
If the corpse was forcefully ced inside, the Heavenly Daos will destroy that weak spatial energy. Hence, this ck-clothed cultivator could only carry the corpse, resulting in him only being able to defend passively.
Given the strength of the ck-clothed cultivator, Xiao Chen estimated that if he let go of the corpse of the Savanna King, he should be able to flee.
The sudden change in the situation within the small herb garden stunned the cultivators who had been forced to leave for a time. They only recovered their wits slowly.
The lights in their eyes grew brighter. They all lingered outside the small herb garden, not willing to leave.
They were hoping to see a scene where both parties were severely injured. That way, they would be able to take advantage of it.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly and could not be bothered to watch. Regardless of the result, it was not rted to him.
There was no need for Xiao Chen to remain here. He might even encounter trouble if he did. He turned around and returned to therge herb garden to start picking high ranked herbs again.
When Yue Chenxi saw this, she quickly followed Xiao Chen.
This is the Dog-Ant Grass. It can resolve many different types of poison and is particrly effective on snake poison. Pick it.
Baihui Grassthis is the main ingredient in refining the treatment type medicine, Cool Breeze Dew Pill. It is also two hundred years old. Pick it!
Five-hundred-year-old Snow Ginseng. Although it is only five hundred years old, it is still pretty good. I missed out on the thousand-year-old one earlier. Still, this is seven or eight years worth of cultivation. Pick it!
Xiao Chen had already wrapped up all he needed to get done. Now, he could not even be bothered to extend out his Spiritual Sense. He merely walked through therge herb garden leisurely and picked any good herbs that he saw.
Even so, after a while, there were several dozen more herbs in Xiao Chens Universe Ring. It was arge harvest.
As for the people lingering outside the small herb garden, hoping for both sides to be injured, they did not gain anything. They could only watch as Xiao Chen obtained the herbs.
Even so, they were still hoping to be able to catch a big fish. After the other sides were injured, they would be able to split the burial items in the Sage Coffin. They were not aware that Xiao Chen had already taken them.
Yue Chenxi, who knew everything, only felt that these people were foolish as she watched those people anxiously waiting outside the small herb garden with eyes full of anticipation.
Yue Chenxi, who was still following Xiao Chen, saw that he was incredibly calm. She finally could not resist and asked, White Robed desman Xiao Chen, I really do not understand. Why are you still so calm at this moment?
If the six peak Martial Kings find out that you have taken away the burial items, you would not even be able to run. Unexpectedly, you are still in the mood to stay here and continue picking Spirit Herbs.
Xiao Chen stood back up and carefully ced the Spirit Herb he had just picked into his Universe Ring. He smiled gently and said, Unlike you, I do not have the support of arge sect like the Supreme Sky Sect. You nevercked for natural treasures for miraculous pills.
Since this opportunity is hard toe by, naturally, I should pick more. Who knows, maybe thisrge herb garden might be emptied out soon. So, I have to make full use of the time.
When Yue Chenxi heard this, she was rather stunned. The Supreme Sky Sect had its own herb field, and it wasrger than this herb field.
Furthermore, the Supreme Sky Sect had people to specially care for the herb garden. It had existed for close to ten thousand years. They had even an Alchemy Hall with all the necessary tools, and the continents peak Alchemists.
Hence, Yue Chenxi did indeed notck for natural treasures or miraculous pills. That was also why she was not too interested in this herb garden.
However, when Yue Chenxi heard Xiao Chen say that this herb garden might disappear, she found it funny. She said softly, Ha ha. You are very funny. How can such arge herb field suddenly disappear? That is impossible.
Chi! Chi!
Immediately after Yue Chenxi spoke, all the herbs in therge herb garden started withering at a visible pace.
A three-hundred-year-old Green Light Grass withered in Xiao Chens hand before he could pick it. It waspletely drained of medicinal energy and had no trace of lifeforce left in it.
Such arge herb garden filled with herbs and nts withered quickly in front of the two of them.
It felt like time was being elerated. It turned from spring to summer, to autumn, and then to winter. Everything in thisrge herb garden withered away.
Yue Chenxis expression changed greatly, her face filled with disbelief. She said somewhat nervously, You you knew about this?
A simr expression of shock appeared on Xiao Chens face as well. He shook his head and smiled bitterly, I really did not know about this. I merely made a casual remark earlier. Lets go to the small herb garden and take a look. All the medicinal energy is flowing toward there.
The two circted their Movement Techniques and arrived at the edge of the small herb garden after a moment. They only saw that all the cultivators who were waiting previously were joining in the fight.
Strange these people are all very crafty. How could it be that they joined the fight before it ended?
Xiao Chen looked into the small herb garden and his expression immediately changed. All the blossoming dark brown flowers in there were withered as well, all of their lifeforce was drained.
Earlier, there would be a ck gas when the ck-clothed scarred man attacked. Now, a ck gas covered his entire body.
The ck gas made sizzling sounds in the air, like the air was very corroded. It was extremely strange. No one dared to get near him. The way the cultivators attacked seemed like they were afraid.
A thought struck Xiao Chen. He finally understood why he found the aura of this ck-clothed scarred man seemed to be so familiar. This person had a Demonic Beast Martial Spirit.
The ck gas was the demonic Qi from the Demonic World. It was exactly the same as that person Ying Yue killed in the Demonic Beast Forest.
In the small herb garden, there were six dark coffins standing upright behind the scarred man. The coffin lids were already lying on the ground.
Within the coffins were six corpses with their eyes tightly shut. There were three red spots on their foreheads, like a mark.
The corpses were wearing thick armor made from Profound Iron. Their exposed skin was a metallic gray, like they were metal.
As the boundless lifeforce of the countless Spirit Herbs poured into the coffins, the six corpses suddenly opened their eyes. They slowly walked out with heavy footsteps.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The six corpses came to life just like that. It was unknown how heavy the Profound Iron armors on their bodies were, but with every step they took, the ground trembled.
Yue Chenxis expression turned grave as she said, This is the Rank 3 ck-Blooded Demonic Corpse. It is created by the Dark Churchs unique corpse refining methods. This person is a remnant of the Dark Church. No wonder he wanted the Sage Body of the Savanna King. He wants to refine the Sage Body into a Demonic Corpse. How horrifying, we cannot let him get away.
Xiao Chen had heard of the Dark Church before, they were enemies of mankind. They willingly worshiped the Demon Gods and became evil cultivators. The reason for their existence was to help the Demonic World conquer the Tianwu Continent.
However, many years ago, the Three Holy Lands worked together with all the sects in the continent and chased them out from the continent. They had even killed most of the core members of the Dark Church.
The Three Holy Lands Masters even worked together to kill the Church Master. The Dark Church could be said to have been disbanded, there were only some minor remnant forces remaining.
When cultivators of the continent saw the remnants of the Dark Church, they would have to work together to kill them, no matter who they were. This was an ancient rule that no one disobeyed.
When the six ck-Blooded Demonic Corpses appeared, they immediately smashed their way through the crowd. Their huge bodies carried enormous force, like tanks driving into the crowd.
Dang! Dang! Dang!
When the crowds attacks struck the ck-Blooded Demonic Corpses, they gave off dull metallic sounds. These ck-Blooded Demonic Corpses did not seem to have a weakness.
The ck-Blooded Demonic Corpses heads and eyes were not their weak points. They had no emotions or sense of pain.
They were indifferent to the attacksunched at them. Instead, they were able to pierce through their opponents with one move.
Chapter 386 - Yue Chenxi’s Invitation
Chapter 386: Yue Chenxis Invitation
Seeing the ck-Blooded Demonic Corpses stopping the crowd, the scarred manughed coldly. He carried the body of the Savannah King and quickly left the ce.
When the few peak Martial Kings wanted to chase after him, they were blocked by the ck-Blooded Demonic Corpses; they had no chance to leave the fight.
Boom!
Suddenly, a multicolored light shone in the sky. Yue Chenxi leaped into the air and executed the Morning Sun Fist.
A dazzling light exploded out of Yue Chenxis delicate hand. It looked like the sun at the break of dawn, rushing at the scarred man.
Bang!
The scarred man did not dodge and went head-on against this punch. He flew back miserably and vomited a mouthful of blood.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Several intense fist winds descended from the sky. They were glowing with an intense light as they tore through space and quickly struck the scarred man.
The ck-clothed scarred man vomited a few mouthfuls of blood. However, he used this force to propel himself forward. In the blink of an eye, he vanished from Yue Chenxis sight.
This scarred face man was willing to do anything for the Sage Body of the Savannah King. He unexpectedly used such a decisive moment to flee.
Xiao Chen was very familiar with the might of the Morning Sun Fist. This person would not be able to recuperate without spending at least half a year.
How hateful, he actually managed to get away.
Yue Chenxinded firmly beside Xiao Chen. A look of extreme pity appeared on her beautiful face.
Suddenly, the ground shook. The six ck-Blooded Demonic Corpse found an opportunity to return to their coffins.
Bang!
The six coffin lids jumped back onto the coffins, closing them.Then, they dug into the ground quickly, vanishing from everybodys sight.
For a long time, the small herb garden remained quiet. Everyone felt very depressed.
When everyone looked at the withered herb garden, they all had sorrowful expressions. This ce was brimming with treasures everywhere before, and now, there was nothing.
Not only did they lose the Saber Treasure and the Savanna Kings burial items, therge herb garden they thought that they did not need to worry about was gone as well.
At the end of everything, they did not obtain any benefits from either side, ending up with nothing.
After a long time, the Bloody desman, Sun Guangquan, looked somewhat depressed as he sighed aloud. He smiled bitterly and said, Everyone, there is no need to feel too sad, there will be ample time for thatter. I hope everyone will spread the news of the Dark Church reappearing, so the great sects will keep their guard up. I will take my leave first!
After the Bloody desman spoke, he turned into a sh of red light and quickly headed out of the herb garden. In the blink of an eye, he vanished from the crowds sight.
When the other peak Martial Kings looked at the withered herb Garden, their expressions became very unsightly. Not longter, they all went their own ways.
Fortunately, I am pretty lucky. Earlier, I did not go about hunting for those Spirit Herbs older than five hundred years old. I managed to obtain ten or so stalks of hundred-year-old Spirit Herbs. At least I have obtained something.
This is upsetting. I focused my efforts on searching for herbs that are older than five hundred years old. I ignored the hundred-year-old herbs. Now, I did not gain anything.
That is normal. There are hundred-year-old Spirit Herbs everywhere, making them not seem valuable. Naturally, you would want to look for Spirit Herbs older than five hundred years. No one expected someone from the Dark Church to appear. Just consider this as tuition fees for a life lesson.
The Dark Church unexpectedly has such a strong person. This time, they managed to snatch the Sage Treasure and the Savanna Kings corpse. I believe they have regained their lost strength.
This is not something for us to be worried about. Let the great sects worry about this. While there is still a few more days left, lets go to other areas to try our luck!
The many cultivators in the herb garden all shook their heads and sighed, feeling dispirited that they did not obtain anything. They slowly headed out in gloomy moods.
A public fortuitous encounter like this was not that easy to find. It would not be easy for them to find another fortuitous encounter in the future.
Everyone sighed at the prospect.
Xiao Chen remained calm. He had obtained many benefits on this trip, but he did not express any of it on his face. He was neither joyful nor sorrowful. No one was able to make out anything from his expression.
It is time to leave, Xiao Chen thought to himself. He took his leave from Yue Chenxi and headed out of the herb garden.
Xiao Chen left the herb garden, and returned to the fifteenthyer of the main pce. He did not hesitate and quickly made for the outside of the pce.
As the huge wave became weaker, more cultivators slowly showed up. Many of them could be seen in the treasure rooms ranging from the fifth to thirteenthyer.
Ten minutester, Xiao Chen finally managed to walk out of the gates of the main pce. When he looked back, the entire pce still looked as broken down as it was before.
Beside the main pce, there were still some side pces that were greatly ruined. When Xiao Chen thought about it, there should be something good there.
However, Xiao Chen was not really interested. He had already obtained arge number of Spirit Herbs for cultivation in the Spirit Garden. They would help save him a lot of time.
Xiao Chen wanted to make use of this opportunity to break through to peak Martial Saint. After that, he would forcefully open the minor meridians needed for the sixthyer of the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation, before breaking into Martial King in one breath.
Suddenly, Xiao Chen felt a familiar aura. The Spirit Blood Jade shed a couple of times, it should be Xiao Bai and the others.
Xiao Chen looked around him. After a while, he fixed on a direction and immediately executed the Azure Dragon Cloud Soaring Art to make his way over quickly. Not long after, he saw Jin Dabao, Su Xiaoxiao, and Xiao Bai.
Elder Brother Xiao Chen, why did you not return after leaving? Xiao Bai thought you did not want me anymore.
Seeing Xiao Chens familiar figure, Xiao Bai immediately rushed over. She hugged Xiao Chen and her eyes teared up.
Xiao Chens heart warmed and he smiled faintly. He pulled Xiao Bai away from his embrace and rubbed her head. He said, Something happened so I came here in advance. Dont worry.
Jin Dabao looked at the crowding out from the main pce. There seemed to be something unfortunate with their expressions. He could clearly feel that something was wrong. He looked at Xiao Chen and asked, What happened in the main pce? Something feels off.
Xiao Chen replied, The Dark Churchs people appeared. An entire herb garden of natural treasures was ruined. The burial items and body of the Sage were snatched away.
When Su Xiaoxiao and Jin Dabao heard this, their expressions changed. Clearly, they did not expect the Dark Churchs people to show up.
After a moment, Jin Dabao recovered his calm. Heughed and said, Going by Old Brother Xiaos appearance, it seems like you did note out empty-handed. You should have gained a big harvest?
Xiao Chen smiled faintly and said, Its still alright. I will tell you in more detail after we get out. There are pretty much no more good things in the main pce. Do you still want to go?
Jin Dabao smiled faintly and said, Naturally, we should go. Even if the main pce has nothing left, there should still be some stuff in the side pces. We cant return empty-handed.
Very well, I will wait for you all on Green Wind Ind, Xiao Chen said softly.
See you on Green Wind Ind then, we will go first.
After the group left, Xiao Chen went to the seaside with Xiao Bai. There were still a few days before the huge waves would return to being as strong as they normally were. If they did not leave by then, they will be stuck here and die.
White Robed desman, wait for a moment.
As the two arrived at the seaside and were about to start on their journey, a pleasant voice came from behind him.
When Xiao Chen heard the manner of address, he already knew who it was without having to turn back. Indeed, it was the fairy-like Yue Chenxi.
Seeing Yue Chenxiing over, Xiao Chen carefully measured her up before smiling. He said in a soft voice, Miss Yue Chenxi, can you not address me as such every time? Just call me Xiao Chen.
Yue Chenxi smiled, it was like flowers blossoming; a definite femme fatale.
Xiao Chen had seen many smiles that would infatuate men and was resistant to them already. However, Xiao Chen still could not help but be entranced.
I think that calling you in that manner would draw us closer slightly. I feel that you seem to be avoiding me on purpose. Am I that scary? Yue Chenxi exined as she continued her smile.
How can a person who can make the scarred man vomit blood with a few punches be not scary? Xiao Chen thought speechlessly.
Furthermore, given her sensitive status, Xiao Chen was really not willing to get too close to this girl.
Xiao Chen was afraid of the situation Jin Dabao mentioned: The moment he entered into the Great Jin Nation, countless people woulde and challenge him.
Xiao Chen collected his thoughts. He said in a sullen voice, Cut to the chase, why are you looking for me? Do you want me to split the burial items with me? He who sees it gets to partake in it, that is not unreasonable.
Yue Chenxi pouted and said, Who cares about the items of the dead? I am looking for you to get help from you, to help me obtain the Daybreak Flower!
Xiao Chen said, Are there any benefits?
Yue Chenxi answered, None!
Xiao Bai, lets go. Xiao Chen led Xiao Bai in walking away without bothering to turn his head around.
Yue Chenxi was speechless, and somewhat disappointed.
Xiao Bai asked somewhat suspiciously, Elder Brother Xiao Chen, why are you not helping that sister? She looks very pretty, she should not be a bad person.
Xiao Chen lectured Xiao Bai seriously, You cannot judge people by how they look. She may seem pretty, but she is brainless. Hence, helping her will not result in anything good.
In the future, if you meet a handsome man, you cannot make this mistake. Otherwise, you might end up getting taken advantage of.
Xiao Bai pretended to understand and nodded, Alright, Xiao Bai understands. That sister wants to take advantage of Elder Brother Xiao Chen. Xiao Bai will not let other people take advantage of her, only Elder Brother Xiao Chen can.
When Xiao Chen heard this, he almostughed. He wanted to exin, but decided against it. The more he exined, the more confused Xiao Bai would get.
Yue Chenxis pretty face was stunned for a long time when she heard Xiao Chen telling Xiao Bai to leave and turned away without a care.
When Yue Chenxi heard the conversation between Xiao Chen and Xiao Bai, she waspletely angered. This fellow is too shameless. How did it end up as me taking advantage of him?!
Morning Sun Fist! Yue Chenxi punched out in anger. A tyrannical fist wind was fired at Xiao Chen. a dazzling light appearing in it.
Break!
Xiao Chen turned around and drew his saber at lightning speed, executing Drawing the Saber. His speed instantly reached Mach 3 and hacked the fist wind in half.
After the tyrannical fist wind was hacked into half, it did not dissipate. Instead, it brushed by both sides of Xiao Chen and only dissipated after some distance.
Xiao Chen sheathed his saber and looked at the angry Yue Chenxi. He remained calm and smiled gently, Miss Chenxi, why so angry?
Yue Chenxi frowned tightly. When she arrived before Xiao Chen, she said angrily, Make it clear, how did thisdy take advantage of you?!
Xiao Chen said calmly, Wanting me to help without giving me any benefits If that is not taking advantage, then what is?
That is true but but
Chapter 387 - Daybreak Flower; Rank 7 Ferocious Wolf
Chapter 387: Daybreak Flower; Rank 7 Ferocious Wolf
Yue Chenxi was stunned; Xiao Chens words left her stumped. When she thought about it carefully, this seemed to make sense. However, she felt that something was still wrong.
This person was too horrible. In the past, when Yue Chenxi needed help, she did not even need to ask, and a multitude of people would offer help; she would even pick who helped her.
However, this Xiao Chenwhen Yue Chenxi took the initiative to ask for help, she may owe him a favor. Yet, he unexpectedly asked for benefits.
Favor, When Yue Chenxi thought of this word, she finally realized what was wrong. She quickly said, It can be considered as me owing you a favor. How is that taking advantage of you?!
Seeing Yue Chenxi angry, Xiao Bai said timidly, Elder Sister Yue, that was what Xiao Bai said, not Elder Brother Xiao Chen. Please dont me Elder Brother Xiao Chen.
Yue Chenxi was stumped again. When she thought about it, Xiao Bai had really said it. Yet, she took out her anger on Xiao Chen.
Depressingwhy does it feel like Im always making a fuss out of nothing whenever Im with this fellow? Yue Chenxi thought angrily in her heart.
Xiao Chen smiled gently and pulled Xiao Bai behind him. He smiled faintly, Dont me yourself. Actually, I meant to say that, you managed to say it before I did.
After that, before Yue Chenxi erupted in anger, Xiao Chen continued, Dont be angry. It is as you say; you owe me a favor. In that case, please exin it to me. Let me see whether your favor is worth the risk.
Yue Chenxi said rather rudely, You! Why do I feel that talking to you is like talking business? You are like an unscrupulous businessperson.
When Xiao Chen heard the word business, he got an epiphany.
If the world could really function like a business, everything dealt with fairly, gathering and parting in peace, Xiao Chen would feel that it would be pretty good.
Unfortunately, Xiao Chen had seen too much already. The nature of this world was one where the strong ate the weak. There was no fairness without strength.
Never mind. You can say what you want. Tell me more details of how you want me to help, Xiao Chen said indifferently after he collected his thoughts.
Yue Chenxi pondered for a while, organizing her words before sharing the details of the matter with Xiao Chen.
It turned out that, after Yue Chenxi hadpleted her experiential training in the Boundless Sea, she nned to return to the Great Jin Nation. However, she had unexpectedly run into Jin Wuji at the Green Wind Ind.
Yue Chenxi had exchanged a few words with Jin Wuji at the previous Five Nation Youth Competition. Hence, an exchange of greetings was inevitable.
When Jin Wiju first invited Yue Chenxi to the gathering at the restaurant, she was in a rush to go back. Furthermore, to her, this gathering was not a very high level.
The people who attended were not the peak geniuses of the various nations. On top of that, she did not have much of a friendship with Jin Wuji. So, she was not obliged to agree toe.
Yue Chenxi had also guessed that Jin Wuji wanted to use her identity to increase his influence. As a result, it gave her more of a reason to not agree.
However, Jin Wuji gave her news about the Daybreak Flower being on Qianren In. As long as Yue Chenxi would willingly attend the gathering, he would tell her the rough location of the Daybreak Flower.
Yue Chenxi practiced the Morning Sun Fist Martial Technique; as a result, she needed to cultivate the corresponding Cultivation Technique, the Morning Sun Incantation. Furthermore, it was extremely difficult to improve this Morning Sun Incantation.
If Yue Chenxi had the support of the Daybreak Flower, she could increase the speed of her Cultivation Techniques improvement. Furthermore, the effects of the Daybreak Flower were not temporarily but forever.
Xiao Chen looked around and asked suspiciously, Thinking about it, the Daybreak Flower should have a Demonic Beast or Spirit Beast guarding it. Thats why you came to me for help. I believe Jin Wuji was very willing to help you; why do I not see him?
Yue Chenxi said, He was injured by the ck-Blooded Demonic Corpse earlier and left in a rush. He cannot even care for himself.
Xiao Chen thought about it carefully. He did not consider it a major problem. He looked up and said, This is not a major matter. Forget about owing me a favor; consider it payment for keeping the secret of what happened in the herb garden.
Yue Chenxi smiled gently; she finally heard Xiao Chen say something agreeable. She was no longer angry. In that case, follow me.
Yue Chenxi led the group to the north side of Qianren Ind.
Qianren Ind was veryrge, asrge as Green Wind Ind. However, it was much more deste.
Aside from the ruined pce, there were no other buildings on the ind. Rocks littered the ce; weeds could not even grow.
Suddenly, Yue Chenxi, who led the way, stopped. She beckoned the two to hide behind a huge rock.
Yue Chenxi poked her head out and pointed to a space a thousand meters away. There was nothing but a ferocious, ck wolf about ten meters tall.
The Daybreak Flower is beside that wolf. Be careful; it has very strong perception, Yue Chenxi said softly.
When Xiao Chen looked carefully, he did not see anything; there was nothing there.
Xiao Chen thought that Yue Chenxi brought him to the wrong ce. So, he used his Spiritual Sense to scan the area around the wolf. However, the result seemed to be the same.
Xiao Chen could not help but look at Yue Chenxi suspiciously, Why do I not see the Daybreak Flower?
Suddenly, Yue Chenxi said, I forgot to tell you. The Daybreak Flower will only blossom during the daybreak of each day. Furthermore, it only blossoms for a short time, no more than five minutes.
When Xiao Chen heard this, he looked toward the sky. It was just before noon. If they had to wait till the next daybreak, they needed about another twenty hours.
What is this wolfs origin? It seems like it is merely a Rank 7 Demonic Beast. With your strength, you should not need much help, Xiao Chen asked.
The ferocious wolf sat on the ground. It was more than ten meters tall and very muscr. Its eyes were pitch ck. Nothing about it looked special.
However, Xiao Chen could feel something wrong. This wolf could not be as ordinary as it looked. Otherwise, Yue Chenxi would not have asked him to help.
Yue Chenxi exined, That is a Greedy Dream Wolf and not a demonic wolf. It is a Rank 7 Spirit Beast. Its strength is average, but it is very skillful at creating illusions. It is very rare. The fragrance of the Daybreak Flower can speed up its cultivation.
Wherever a Greedy Dream Wolf exists, there would definitely be a Daybreak Flower. Later, I will make a move to attract its attention while you pick the flower. As long as we dont fall for the illusion at the same time, it will be easily dealt with.
Xiao Chen nodded wordlessly. He took a Medial Grade Spirit Stone from his Universe Ring and sat on the ground cross-legged.
Hey, what are you doing? Yue Chenxi said with shock when she saw Xiao Chen preparing to cultivate. This moment, when the huge waves are weak, is when there are the most people on this ind. If they startle this Greedy Dream Wolf, it might just eat the Daybreak Flower.
Xiao Chen shook his head, There is no need to go to the trouble of us both standing watch. Your strength is more than enough. If there are any unexpected situations, just wake me up.
There was still another twenty hours; this was a rather long time. Xiao Chen did not wish to waste this time. Furthermore, staring at the same spot for so long was very tiring.
Xiao Chen slowly circted the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation. The Spiritual Energy within the Medial Grade Spirit Stones poured out endlessly and headed for the Qi whirlpool in the dantian.
Xiao Chen had broken through to Superior Grade Martial Saint not long ago. He still needed some time to stabilize his cultivation before he could use Spirit Herbs to make his breakthrough into peak Superior Grade Martial Saint.
After all, Spirit Herbs were external goods. If a foundation were not properly built, it would act like a loose dam. The strong medicinal energy was like surging flood waters. If the dam was not strong, it would immediately break apart.
Not only would the cultivation not rise, but it would also cause great harm to the body. Great caution was necessary.
Xiao Chen did not have much room or resources for failure. Hence, he could not afford to waste these twenty hours.
The pure Spiritual Energy in the Spirit Stone quickly diminished. It slowly circted in a great cycle ording to the cirction methods of the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation before pouring into the dantian.
The purple Qi whirlpool grewrge and became slightly more dense and resilient.
Time crawled by. By the time Xiao Chen opened his eyes, the sky was already dark. It was already night.
When Xiao Bai saw Xiao Chen awaken, she said pitifully, Elder Brother Xiao Chen, Xiao Bai is hungry.
Xiao Chen smiled gently and put away the half-used Medial Grade Spirit Stone. Then, he said, We should eat something then; I am a little hungry as well.
When Xiao Bai heard this, she immediately became happy. She received the food that Xiao Chen passed her and ate happily.
Aside from storage, Xiao Chens Universe Ring also had the function to preserve. Hence, the food that Xiao Chen took out was very delectable; it was very fresh.
The fragrance assaulted the nose as the two of them ate till they were satisfied. Then, Xiao Chen took out a wine cup and filled it before lifting it to his lips to take a sip.
Xiao Bai quickly took out the bottle gourd hanging from her waist. Her intelligent eyes squinted till they looked like a pair of crescent moons. She looked very cute. Elder Brother Xiao Chen, cheers!
Xiao Chen smiled faintly and clinked his wine cup to Xiao Bais bottle gourd. Then, he drained the wine in one gulp.
Yue Chenxi turned around to see the two feasting happily. Her bright eyes had some satisfaction in them. She felt somewhat speechless as she said, White Robed Hero, what are you doing now?
Xiao Chen gently set down the wine cup and muttered, Eating.
Yue Chenxi said somewhat angrily, This Daybreak Flower is extremely important to me. If I miss this chance, I do not know long I would have to wait before I found another.
If we startle the Greedy Dream Wolf, all will be for naught. I beg of you, White Robed Hero, can you be more serious? As a cultivator, there are no problems with not eating. Just endure it for now.
Rumble!
Right after Yue Chenxi spoke, a strange, drawn-out rumble came from her stomach.
Suddenly, Yue Chenxi blushed. She just remembered that when she had returned from the Boundless Sea, she immediately rushed to Qianren Ind. It had been a while since shest ate.
Xiao Bai quickly brought Yue Chenxi some food and said, Elder Sister Yue, your stomach is hungry; it is calling out for food. You should eat something. If you dont eat, you will feel ufortable. In the past, Xiao Bai frequently forgets to eat too.
Yue Chenxi blushed heavily; she could only me her own stomach for failing her. Of all the moments, it had to choose this one to grumble. She had just said that, as cultivators, it was fine to miss a meal.
Yue Chenxi used this principle to berate Xiao Chen, but this happened immediately after. This fellow is going tough at me for this, she thought awkwardly in her heart.
Have some food. For a peak Medial Grade Martial Kings stomach to call out like that, you have not eaten for half a month. The Daybreak Flowers importance to you is all the more reason you need to eat. I will help you keep an eye out.
Chapter 388 - The Serious Heroine
Chapter 388: The Serious Heroine
As Xiao Chen walked over with a calm expression, he gently patted Yue Chenxi shoulder. Then, he took over her position and stared at the ck Greedy Dream Wolf ahead.
Yue Chenxi felt a warmth she never had before; she was very touched. She did not expect the cold Xiao Chen to be so understanding.
Just as Yue Chenxi was about to thank Xiao Chen, she discovered that the corner of his mouth was twitching indistinctly. It was clear that he was trying to resist augh.
Yue Chenxi clenched her fist and punched Xiao Chen violently. She said angrily, You idiot! If you want tough, justugh. There is no need to hold it back and pretend to be a good person!
Bang! Bang!
Yue Chenxi rained punches on Xiao Chen. He could no longer resist andughed loudly. He simply stood there and let her punch him.
Although Yue Chenxi used a lot of strength, she did not use her Essence. Since Xiao Chen had cultivated the Dragon Tendon Tiger Bone, he simply let her hit him. He did not even circte the Dragon and Tiger Body Sculpting Art. Otherwise, her fists would end up swollen.
Xiao Chen stretched his hands out and caught Yue Chenxis disorderly punches, grabbing her wrists quickly. Then, he smiled gently and said, Miss Heroine, please eat something. Even the stomach of a cultivator can get hungry.
Yue Chenxi rolled her eyes at Xiao Chen and no longer felt conflicted. She received the food Xiao Bai offered and started eating.
Originally, Yue Chenxi nned to eat demurely. However, because she was very hungry and feeling depressed, she could not care less and ate voraciously in the end.
Eventually, Yue Chenxi choked and started coughing. When Xiao Bai saw the situation, she quickly handed over her bottle gourd.
Yue Chenxi received the bottle and drank with big gulps before she stopped.
Xiao Chen happened to look over at this moment. His expression could not help but change. Oh no! Xiao Bai treats her wine like water and just handed it to this girl.
When Yue Chenxi set the bottle gourd down, her pretty face flushed red. She huped relentlessly and said, Xiao Bai, what did you pass me?
Superior quality wine. In the past, when Xiao Bai chokes, I would be fine after a few gulps, Xiao Bais face brimmed with a smile as she said extremely seriously.
Wine! Yue Chenxi was greatly startled. She started to lose consciousness as she muttered, I cant drink wine.
Immediately after Yue Chenxi spoke, she fell over. Xiao Bai quickly pulled her into her embrace and said anxiously, Elder Brother Xiao Chen, what happened to Elder Sister Yue?
Xiao Chen stuck out his index finger and ced it under Yue Chenxis nose.He smiled gently and said, Its fine; she is just drunk.
Xiao Bai said suspiciously, Strange. Elder Sister Yue did not drink much; why did she get drunk so fast?
There is nothing strange about this. Some people had a very good alcohol tolerance and would not get drunk no matter how much they drank. Others had a poor alcohol tolerance; they would get drunk after just a sip. Clearly, Yue Chenxi belonged to thetter category.
It is fine for her to sleep too. This girl has been very stressed over this Daybreak Flower.
Xiao Chen said, Take care of her. I will continue to watch the Greedy Dream Wolf.
The night sky slowly grew darker. Soon, it was midnight. Xiao Chen had already kept watch for a long period.
Aside from the Greedy Dream Wolf asionally closing its eyes and sniffing the air, nothing unexpected happened.
Xiao Chen turned his head to looked at Yue Chenxi sleeping in Xiao Bais embrace. She was currently in a deep sleep. Her eyes were tightly shut, and her breathing was rhythmic; she looked calm and peaceful.
At this moment, it was hard to imagine that this beautiful, sleeping girl was the pride of the Great Jin Nation, adored by many. Now, she looked no different from an ordinary girl.
This girl scores a hundred for martial prowess and a hundred for her charm. However, she seems weak on intelligence and somewhat short on life experiences.
It is going to be difficult for her to take over the Supreme Sky Sect with this mindset, Xiao Chen thought to himself as he shook his head.
After four hours, Xiao Chen looked at the brightening sky. He gently nudged the sleeping Yue Chenxi.
The moment Xiao Chen just touched Yue Chenxi, she was startled awake. A light shed in her deep eyes, revealing killing intent; she was suddenly vignt.
When Yue Chenxi saw Xiao Chen, she rxed her guard. She rubbed her temples and asked nervously, Did I oversleep?
Xiao Chen responded indifferently, No. However, you should prepare quickly. There are another ten minutes to daybreak.
Yue Chenxi was mildly startled. She quickly got up and circted her energy, expelling the alcohol from her body. Then, she took her ce behind the rock and waited.
Time slowly passed. The sky in the east slowly grew lighter.
Yue Chenxi also became increasingly nervous; her right hand was tightly clenched. However, Xiao Chen did not feel anything; he was as calm as he normally was.
Regarding state of mind, Yue Chenxi was far inferior to Xiao Chen.
Hu chi!
Suddenly, a dazzling light appeared in the hazy sky. The golden light was very bright as it broke through the final bit of darkness.
When the light shone beside the Greedy Dream Wolf, a resplendent flower suddenly blossomed. It was like the flower had appeared from nowhere.
If the flower had not revealed itself, no one would have found it. However, the moment it appeared, it captured everyones attention. It was extremely beautiful, making one not willing to look away.
Daybreak Flower! It really is the Daybreak Flower!
Yue Chenxis fairy-like face smiled joyfully. It looked even more beautiful than the dazzlingly gorgeous Daybreak Flower.
Yue Chenxi said softly, The Daybreak Flower will only bloom for five minutes. After five minutes, no matter what methods you use, you will not find it.
I will attract the Greedy Dream Wolfs attention; you pick the flower. After you have picked the flower, attack the Greedy Dream Wolf from behind, rescuing me from its illusion. Otherwise, if Im entranced for too long, I might not snap out of it.
When Xiao Chen heard this, he smiled gently, You really trust me? If I take the Daybreak Flower, you will end up with nothing; you might even lose your life.
Yue Chenxi looked at that resplendent Daybreak Flower and said, The Daybreak Flower is useless to you. You are intelligent; you will not offend the Supreme Sky Sect over something that is useless.
That is true as well; it seemed at Yue Chenxi is not that stupid. Xiao Chen looked at the Greedy Dream Wolf and said, Onest question. How many people can the Greedy Dream Wolf cast its illusion on?
One, Yue Chenxi said very confidently.
Xiao Bai, who had woken long ago, said softly, Elder Sister Yue, Xiao Bai wants to help as well.
Xiao Chen quickly tried to reject, wanting to tell her to stay put. However, Yue Chenxi thought for a while before she said, We might need another person. If there are any unexpected changes in situation, Xiao Chen, you should deal with it. Then, Xiao Bai will go and pick the flower.
Xiao Bai said happily, Elder Brother Xiao Chen, please let Xiao Bai take part. Xiao Bai can run very fast; there will be no danger.
This arrangement was simple. Thinking about it, there should not be any danger. Furthermore, it was only picking the flower. In the end, Xiao Chen let Xiao Bai participate.
Alright, lets move.
The moment Yue Chenxi spoke, she immediately leaped into the air. Her delicate body looked even more beautiful under the light of the rising sun.
Morning Sun Fist!
A light burst from the tip of Yue Chenxis fist. A dense fist Qi broke through the barrier of space like an intense cannonball. It struck therge body of the Greedy Dream Wolf in an instant.
Bang! She sted a bloody wound in the Greedy Dream Wolfs body. Blood poured out like a spring.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Yue Chenxi darted around relentlessly. The tyrannical Morning Sun Fist was like a machine-gun. It fired an unending chain of punches at the Greedy Dream Wolf.
Deep pits were sted into the ground. The Greedy Dream Wolf had already reacted and dashed to and fro, dodging the swift fist winds.
Yue Chenxi chased closely after it. The Greedy Dream Wolf spun around andunched balls of ck energy from its mouth in retaliation. An intense battle began between the human and the wolf.
As a peak Rank 6 Spirit Beast, itsbat prowess was equal to a Superior Grade Martial King. Yue Chenxi did not dare be careless when dealing with its retaliation.
Go!
Seeing the Greedy Dream Wolf lured away, Xiao Chen immediately led Xiao Bai to the blossoming Daybreak Flower.
Just as the two were about to reach the Daybreak Flower, the asional explosions that rang ceased.
It was as if time had stopped, and the intense fight had suddenly ended.
Xiao Chen turned to look. He saw Yue Chenxi standing there with vacant eyes. The eyes of the Greedy Dream Wolf across from her flickered with a strange ck light.
Yue Chenxi should have already fallen to the illusions. She will not be in any danger for now, but that might not necessarily be the case if this drags on.
Xiao Chen quickly turned back and rushed to the Daybreak Flower. He wanted to pick the Daybreak Flower and rescue Yue Chenxi from the illusion.
Weng! Weng!
Just as Xiao Chens hand was about to touch the Daybreak Flower, the surrounding sky starting spinning, making him dizzy.
Xiao Chen felt a pair of eyes staring at him from behind. He was strangely tempted to turn and look.
As Xiao Chen resisted this force, Xiao Bai vacantly turned around. He was startled and quickly said, Xiao Bai! Close your eyes!
As Xiao Chen spoke, a fluctuation appeared in his mind. He could not resist turning to look.
Xiu!
Xiao Chen saw that the Greedy Dream Wolfs pitch-dark eyes turn silver. It had an immensely attractive force, making one close their eyes.
Damn it! This is a Greedy Dream Wolf King. Yue Chenxis information was wrong. It can pull many people into its illusions at the same time.
The situation before Xiao Chens eyes suddenly changed. His surroundings became dark. He could feel sinister energy trying to enter the depths of his soul.
Xiao Chen quickly activated his Spiritual Sense, turning it into a sharp knife before cutting off this sinister energy.
Grrr! Grrr!
Miserable cried rang beside Xiao Chens ears. The surrounding darkness changed. When he opened his eyes, he found himself in a vast savanna.
Countless red eyes stared at him from the surroundings. Packs of demonic wolves stood at the edge of the savanna as if they were looking at lunch while they growled.
Hu chi! Hu chi!
In the next moment, the demonic wolves in all directionunched themselves at Xiao Chen like a flood. When their howlsbined, it was horrifying.
Ka ca!
Xiao Chen drew the Lunar Shadow Saber and chopped the demonic wolves around him in half; blood spurted into the air, covering the sky.
Chapter 389 - Sinking into Depravity of Massacre
Chapter 389: Sinking into Depravity of Massacre
Scarlet clouds densely filled the sky. Xiao Chen exhibited the state of massacre to its limits, killing all of the demonic wolvesunching themselves at him.
Soon, the blood from his kills dyed Xiao Chens white robes scarlet. However, there were simply too many demonic wolves. It looked unending; it was impossible to kill them all.
As time crawled by, Xiao Chen killed until his eyes turned scarlet. He changed his single-handed grip to a double-handed grip.
Xiao Chen did his best to kill all the wolves as he weaved in and out. Every time he swung his saber, arge stter of blood would paint the ground. He ughtered countless demonic wolves.
As Xiao Chen ughtered endlessly, the scarlet throne in his sea of consciousness trembled excitedly. This gave Xiao Chen an unexinable high.
Xiao Chen filled with energy; as he massacred the wolves, he felt an inexplicable excitement. The intense saber light became more ferocious, and Xiao Chens attacks grew stronger.
Weng!
As Xiao Chen was about to sink into a depraved state of massacring, the Lunar Shadow Saber lit up and fired a light at Xiao Chens forehead.
Xiao Chens restless heart suddenly calmed. As if he had jumped into an icy river in the middle of a hot, summer day, Xiao Chen woke from his madness.
Xiao Chens gaze cleared once again as he leaped up to dodge the attack of the wolves. His face revealed some fear as he said, That was dangerous. This illusion nearly caused me to sink into depravity, desiring only massacre.
As Xiao Chen looked at the smooth and shiny Lunar Shadow Saber, he thought to himself, It looks like Ao Jiao gave me a nudge at a critical moment.
Although this Greedy Dream Wolf had not managed to infiltrate Xiao Chens heart, it did sense the state of massacre he cultivated. Hence, it made an illusion focusing on the state of massacre, throwing him into depravity.
It looked like the illusions of the Greedy Dream Wolf were not as simple as to confuse the real and fake. Instead, it reached into the depths of the heart, sinking one deeply into the illusion.
However, now that Xiao Chen knew the principles behind it, he could easilybat it. Since this is an illusion created based on my state of massacre, I will use by state of thunder to break it.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The scarlet clouds in the sky disappeared, and boundless thunderclouds churned. asionally, thunder roared from within the clouds. Xiao Chen descended from the sky and resumed his massacre.
However, this time, Xiao Chen did not use his state of massacre. He only used the pure state of thunder.
Xiao Chen executed the Wukui Saber Technique to its limits on the deste savanna. The demonic wolves on the ground began to disappear.
After a while, Xiao Chen sheathed his saber and stood upright. There were no more demonic wolves on the savanna as lightning shed in the sky.
Cracks started to appear in this space. After a while, the entire space shattered. Xiao Chen could leave with a thought.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly, Indeed, it is as expected. As long as I can find the corresponding method to break it, I can break this illusion. However, there is no rush. I need to save Xiao Bai and Yue Chenxi.
Xiao Chen closed his eyes and gathered his Spiritual Sense. The surging mental energy in his sea of consciousness churned rapidly.
Xiu!
A golden light shed at the red mark on Xiao Chens forehead. A golden deity, about 2.33 meters tall and holding a sharp knife, appeared and leaped into the sky.
This was the strongest form Xiao Chens Spiritual Sense could take. It could only fully manifest in this illusion. If this were the real world, it would be difficult for it to exhibit its full power.
Break!
Xiao Chen shouted and controlled the golden deity to slice through the air with the sharp knife. Instantly, a long spatial tear appeared.
Xiao Chen leaped into the air and entered the spatial tear with his golden deity, entering another space.
This environment in this space was very simple; it was a wine cer filled with excellent wine. Xiao Bai darted around excitedly.
Xiao Bai went to every vat and drew some wine from it to drink. After she grew tired of one, she would dash to another vat and drink from there.
Xiao Chen did not know whether to cry orugh. Exactly, how much did Xiao Bai enjoy drinking? The Greedy Dream Wolf probably could not think of any other ideas to sink her into depravity.
Xiao Chen stood in front of Xiao Bai, but she did not notice him. She moved gently and passed through his body.
It seems like, in this world, I am only an observer. Xiao Chen thought to himself. Using wine to sink Xiao Bai into depravityif the wine vanishes, this illusion will break.
Break!
The deity swung the knife and crushed the wine vats into dust, including the vat Xiao Bai held.
Chi! Chi! Chi!
The entire space started to shatter rapidly before Xiao Bais suspicious gaze. Then, she and Xiao Chen appeared in a space void of anything.
When Xiao Bai, who was somewhat confused, saw Xiao Chen, she immediately eximed, Elder Brother Xiao Chen, I was dreaming earlier. In my dream, there were many vats of good wine. However, someone shattered all the wine vats, and I woke up.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly, All dreams must alwayse to an end. Stay here, and dont move.
Xiao Chen controlled the deity and tore through space again. He headed for Yue Chenxis illusion.
Boom!
The moment Xiao Chennded, he saw a dazzling light. Countless fist shadows flickered within the light. Fist winds tore through the space, and countless figures vomited blood and retreated.
When all the light dissipated, Yue Chenxi stood proudly on arge arena. The people lying below the arena wore the uniforms of the Supreme Sky Sect.
It looked like Yue Chenxi had dealt with this herself. She did not need Xiao Chens help.
However, Yue Chenxi was extremely pale. Clearly, something unpleasant had happened earlier. This Greedy Dream Wolf managed to prate the depths of Yue Chenxis heart.
When Yue Chenxi saw Xiao Chen below, she said somewhat apologetically, Im sorry. This is a Greedy Dream Wolf King. I underestimated its strength.
Xiao Chen said softly, Never mind. Lets get out of here quickly. If we arete, we might have to wait for another day to pick the Daybreak Flower.
The two worked together to shatter this space. Then they picked up Xiao Bai andpletely shattered the Greedy Dream Wolfs illusion.
Xiu!
The scenery around the group changed; the rising sun appeared. The Qianren Ind reappeared in the threes vision.
Before Xiao Chen could sigh in relief, arge shadowunched itself at them. It was the Greedy Dream Wolf King.
Ka ca!
A saber light shed. Xiao Chen swung the Lunar Shadow Saber with lightning speed at the neck of the Greedy Dream Wolf King. Blood spurted, but the saber did not manage to chop off the wolfs head.
Instead, the saber left a horrifying wound before it became stuck in the bones of the neck, leaving the de unable to advance or retreat.
Xiao Chens expression changed, and he decisively abandoned his saber to retreat.
However, the Greedy Dream Wolf King was faster than Xiao Chen. The instant he hesitated, its front paw stabbed into Xiao Chens chest.
The sharp ws pierced through the inner vest on Xiao Chens chest as they slid toward his heart.
However, before the ws could reach the heart, they met an obstruction. It was the defense left on the organs by the Inferior Grade Secret Treasure.
Bang!
Yue Chenxi did not give the Greedy Dream Wolf King a chance to keep pushing in. She quickly flew over and punched the wolfs head violently. A dazzling golden light exploded on the fist wind, turning the wolfs head into dust.
Yue Chenxi kicked away the corpse of the Greedy Dream Wolf King and examined the bloody wound on Xiao Chens chest. The wound looked horrifying. She anxiously asked, Xiao Chen! Are you alright?!
Xiao Chen gasped slightly and smiled as he resisted the pain. Im fine; it did not injure my heart. Go, pick the Daybreak Flower. If you dont pick it now, we will run out of time.
Yue Chenxi did not say anything; she simply pressed on a few acupoints on Xiao Chens chest. Then, she carefully looked at the wounds before she heaved a sigh of relief.
Yue Chenxi left behind a bottle of top-quality healing medicine before rushing to the Daybreak Flower. She had to dig out its roots quickly before it dimmed.
Xiao Bai helped Xiao Chen up. She gazed him with red eyes as she applied the medicine. When the cooling medicine dripped on his wounds, it immediately and significantly reduced Xiao Chens pain.
Xiao Chen swallowed a Blood Replenishing Pill and took out some bandage. With Xiao Bais help, he bandaged his wounds.
In the past, during Xiao Chens experiential training, Xiao Bai had helped him bandage his wounds. Hence, she was familiar with the process andpleted it quickly.
The wound was really horrifying. When Xiao Chen thought back to it, he felt a little afraid. He felt as if he had witnessed the River Styx for a moment.
[Note: The River Styx is a recement for a Chinese equivalent. The literal trantion here is actually seen the gates of hell.]
If the Secret Treasure had not protected the internal organs as well, this wolf kings ws would have pierced his heart.
Xiao Chen struggled to stand. Then, he rubbed Xiao Bais head and smiled, Dont cry; Im fine now. Help me retrieve my Lunar Shadow Saber.
Xiao Bai nodded and said, Alright, Im going!
Yue Chenxi finished picking the Daybreak Flower and thanked Xiao Chen sincerely, Xiao Chen, thank you. I would not have been able to obtain the Daybreak Flower without you.
Xiao Chen looked around, and his expression turned grave. He said, Save the gratitude forter. Lets leave quickly. I feel that there is something wrong with this Qianren Ind.
When Yue Chenxi heard this, she felt it was odd. She asked, Whats wrong? We were only gone for five minutes.
Xiao Chen smiled bitterly, Were we really only gone for five minutes? Use your perception to look around.
Yue Chenxi closed her eyes and checked her surroundings with her perception. After a while, her expression changed.
There was no more sound from anywhere on Qianren Ind. Furthermore, when they looked around, there was no one. Just the previous night, there was a multitude of people wandering around. Now, the ind was deste.
Xiao Chen smiled bitterly, Stop thinking about it. Lets see if we can break through the huge waves first.
Ten minutester, the three appeared in before the huge waves. Yue Chenxi used her Morning Sun Fist at its limits. Strands of light filled the air.
However, the surging wall of water did not move. Instead, it reflected a strong force back, nearly injuring Yue Chenxi.
Yue Chenxi returned to the surface of the sea. She asked in astonishment, Whats going on? Before we came, I could break apart the waves casually.
Xiao Chen muttered for a while before saying, The huge waves strength has already restored to normal. It looks like we spent at least five days in the illusion.
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On a pile of rocks in a deste area of Qianren Ind, Yue Chenxis expression became grave as she said, The Greedy Dream Wolf Kings illusion can indeed alter to our perception of time. I think we were trapped in its illusion for a long time.
Xiao Chens expression was much calmer now. He had already epted this fate. He smiled gently and said, Stop guessing already. Based on the strength of this huge wave, we have already verified that. It looks like we have to stay on this Qianren Ind for a long while.
Chapter 390 - Firmament Body Tempering Art
Chapter 390: Firmament Body Tempering Art
Yue Chenxi was astonished to see Xiao Chen so calm. She said, Xiao Chen, you do not seem worried in the least.
Xiao Chen found a rock and took a seat. Then, he took out a Spirit Herb for healing that he had obtained from the herb garden from the Universe Ring. He peeled it with a small knife as he said, There is no point worrying. Even Martial Monarchs cannot break through these huge waves. What can I do? Lets just wait here for two years. I have enough Medial Grade Spirit Stones for my cultivation.
For cultivators, the thing we should fear the least is loneliness. Many Sages enter close-door training for several years or even decades. If you consider that, this is nothing.
When Xiao Chen hadpletely peeled the Spirit Herb, he gently bit a piece off. Instantly, a dense Medicinal Energy flowed into his body.
Xiao Chen directed it with his Essence, and the medicinal strength quickly flowed to the horrifying wound on his chest.
Zi! Zi!
As the medicinal energy infused into the would, it nourished the flesh. The open wound on Xiao Chens chest itched. The flesh began to mend slowly, knitting together and forming a scab.
As the medicinal energy continued to flow, it infiltrated two broken ribs. Traces of new bones growing appeared at the break. Soon, they would truly join and heal.
This six-hundred-year-old Jadeite Needle Fruit is good stuff, Xiao Chen thought to himself. Just a small bite produced such a great effect. Given the strength of my physical body, I should be, more or less, healed after finishing this.
Xiao Chen took another bite of the Jadeite Needle Fruit before looking at Yue Chenxi. He continued, Furthermore, I believe you have methods to inform the Supreme Sky Sect. We might be able to escape earlier than you think.
Yue Chenxi was mildly startled. Xiao Chen had managed to guess it; she really did have a way to inform the Supreme Sky Sect. Hence, she was not overly worried.
However, when Yue Chenxi saw Xiao Chen so calm, as though he did not care, she felt somewhat annoyed in her heart. Especially when she saw him eating and talking to her.
Yue Chenxi clenched her fist tightly, and a small wound appeared on her palm. Then, a small white bird emerged from her palm. Soon, the bird managed to wriggle freepletely.
The small white bird was about the same size as a sparrow. Although it was called white, it actually appeared ethereal as if it merged with the air while standing on Yue Chenxis hand.
The bird looked faint and indistinct. Xiao Chen felt somewhat doubtful and asked, What is this?
Yue Chenxiughed, This is a Spirit Hummingbird. All Supreme Sky Sect disciples on experiential training carry one. Its body exists between reality and illusion. No barrier can stop it.
With it carrying the message, the Supreme Sky Sect will send an expert to rescue us in, at most, three months.
After Yue Chenxi wrote a note, she stuffed it into the Spirit Hummingbirds beak. Then she tossed the Spirit Hummingbird high into the air. In the blink of an eye, the Spirit Hummingbird flew several hundred meters away.
The Spirit Hummingbird mysteriously passed through the barrier of the huge waves as the two watched, vanishing from their site.
Xiao Chen looked at the distant waves and muttered to himself, To break these waves, a Martial Monarch will be insufficient. Only a Martial Sage can do it.
If even a Martial Sage is willing to act on her behalf, Yue Chenxis position in the Supreme Sky Sect is far from just a genius disciple.
Yue Chenxi slowly retracted her gaze. Then, she looked as Xiao Chen and said, Regardless of the situation, it is thanks to you that I managed to obtain the Daybreak Flower. I, Yue Chenxi, owe you a favor.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly and said nothing.
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Three dayster, with the aid of the Jadeite Needle Fruit, the wound on Xiao Chens chest healedpletely.
Given the strength of Xiao Chens physical body, an external wound that did not damage his internal organs was not much of a threat. Even without the assistance of a Spirit Herb, he would have recovered within ten days.
With Xiao Bais aid, Xiao Chen removed the bandages. Secret Treasures had regenerative abilities. The Clear Wind Robes and the Inferior Grade Secret Treasure inner vest were already as solid as before. The only difference was a slight decrease in the Spiritual Energy the possessed. The lifespan of the Secret Treasures had also decreased a little.
After Xiao Chen tossed the bandages aside, he prepared to examine the burial items.
The burial items of a Quasi-Emperor would definitely be valuable. Coincidentally, Yue Chenxi decided to absorb the Daybreak Flowers energy today to furtherprehend the Morning Sun Incantation. This gave Xiao Chen some time to check out the Savanna Kings burial items.
There were a total of eight items. For any one of the thousand-odd cultivators who came to the Qianren Ind for fortuitous encounters, a single burial item would have been satisfactory. If they knew that Xiao Chen had snatched them all, their expressions would be interesting to watch.
Xiao Chen poured out the eight burial goods from his Universe Ring; they tumbled to the ground. Then, he gazed the burial goods excitedly.
Of the eight burial items, three were Secret Treasures; three were secret manuals, and Xiao Chen had obtained two items that he did not recognize.
Xiao Chen was most interested in the secret manuals. He immediately picked up the first and read out softly, Flowing Light Sword Art, a peak Earth Ranked Cultivation Technique for swordsmen. There are a total of fifteenyers. After Great Perfection, it will generate an unending Flowing Light sword Qi in the swordsmans dantian
This is a top quality Cultivation Technique for Swordsmen. It could allow a swordsman to generate sword Qi within his body. Although Xiao Chen never heard of it before, he was sure that it was extraordinary.
Furthermore, this was a Cultivation Technique tailored to swordsmen. Its value could not be estimated. To swordsmen, this was far more valuable than an Inferior Grade Heaven Ranked Cultivation Technique.
Unfortunately, Xiao Chen was a desman. Swordsmen and desmen were twopletely different branches. There was no way Xiao Chen could practice this.
If only this were a Cultivation Techniques for desmen. Although the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation was powerful, it was not specifically made for desmen. It would not allow Xiao Chen to generate saber Qi within his body.
Xiao Chen felt somewhat disappointed. He casually tossed the Flowing Light Sword Art to Xiao Bai and said, Xiao Bai, this is for you. If you have nothing to do, take a look at it.
Xiao Bai received the Flowing Light Sword Art and smiled gently, Thank you Elder Brother, Xiao Chen. Ha ha. Xiao Bai is going to be stronger again.
Xiao Chen picked up the second secret manual and flipped through it. He looked at the words on the cover and slowly read, Firmament Body Tempering Art, Inferior Grade Heaven Ranked Body Tempering Cultivation Technique. Physical strength has to be at 150,000 kilograms of force before it can be cultivated. Thises from the ancient sects
Xiao Chen rejoiced. He had finally found a secret manual that he could use. The Dragon and Tiger Body Sculpting Art was only a peak Earth Ranked Body Tempering Cultivation Technique.
When Xiao Chen cultivated to the Dragon Tendon Tiger Bone, his strength reached 125,000 kilograms of force. There was no possibility of advancing.
Coincidentally, Xiao Chen could use the Firmament Body Tempering Art. He only needed an additional 25,000 kilograms of strength before he could practice it. With the aid of the many Spirit Herbs in the Universe Ring, this was not difficult at all.
Xiao Chen calmed himself and continued reading. There was a note from the Savanna King at the bottom of the page. He discovered that the Savanna King was a cultivator who became a Martial Sage by cultivating the physical body.
It turned out that, when the Savanna King was young, his cultivation talent was abysmal. It took him very long to raise his cultivation.
The Savanna King barely managed to reach Inferior Grade Martial Saint by the age of thirty. Such a talent could barely aplish anything in the Tianwu Continent. However, the ambitious Savamma King was not satisfied.
Finally, the Savanna King obtained the Firmament Body Tempering Art in a fortuitous encounter. He made up his mind and crippled his cultivation. He began from scratch but focused on the physical body, proving his Dao with physical strength.
The Firmament Body Tempering Art is a Body Tempering Cultivation Technique from a mysterious sect in the ancient era.
ording to legend, the outer disciples of that sect could easily achieve at least 5,000 kilograms of force with one punch. As for the inner disciples, they could achieve at least 150,000 kilograms of force.
As for the core disciples and the outer sect elders, they could achieve 500,000 kilograms of force. When they jumped with that horrifying strength, they couldunch themselves a thousand meters in a breath.
Furthermore, this sect focused on physical strength. There were many Martial Techniques that used physical strength in this sect. The effects of using physical strength were not inferior to that of using Essence.
Xiao Chen closed the secret manual. He muttered to himself, I did not expect there to be such a glorious sect in the past. They could achieve 500,000 kilograms of force with a casual punch. Even a Martial Monarch would not dare face them head-on. It looks like choosing to temper my body is the right choice.
Xiao Chen put away the Firmament Body Tempering Art and opened the third secret manual. It was a record of experiences of body tempering left by the Savanna King.
The cultivation experiences left by a Quasi-Emperor are much more precious than any Cultivation Technique or Martial Technique. For a long time, I did not have any true master to guide me. This book of experience can function like half a master to me.
Xiao Chen could not restrain his joy as he spoke excitedly. Then, he carefully put away the Savanna Kings record of experiences.
After that, Xiao Chen continued to examine the remaining burial items. There were three different Secret Treasures and two unknown items.
Of the three Secret Treasures, Xiao Chen casually picked up a Jade Pendant. He discovered it was simr to the jade pendant around his neck; it was a defensive Secret Treasure.
However, the strength of this jade pendants defense was much stronger. Investigating its Spiritual Energy fluctuations, it should be a peak Inferior Grade Secret Treasure.
Xiao Chen thought for a while and handed this jade pendant to Xiao Bai. He already had a simr jade pendant and did not need another.
Then, Xiao Chen picked up the second Secret Treasure. It was a palm-sized sword. This sword was made from an unknown metal, and there were many talisman scripts carved on it.
The Spiritual Energy of the sword was very dense, far denser than the jade pendant. Its de was very sharp. Xiao Chen inspected it and found that this was unexpectedly an early Medial Grade Secret Treasure.
However, what was this miniature swords purpose? Xiao Chen erased the mark left by the previous owner and branded his own mark onto it.
Xiu!
The Xiao Chens Spiritual Sense filled the sword; the palm-sized sword nicked a small wound on his palm and slowly slipped into it.
Xiao Chen did not feel any difort. When the sword entered him, it felt like it were part of his flesh, a part of him that had returned.
When the swordpletely entered the palm, the wound on the palm healed; it was as good as before. The skin was smooth and white; it did not look like anything was wrong.
However, Xiao Chen discovered a surging energy that pulsed in his right palm.
This energy did not belong to Xiao Chen, but he could control it easily. Xiao Chen could release it with a thought.
Xiao Chen stood and looked at a mountain in the distance. He pointed two fingers on his right hand at it.
Xiu!
The horrifying energy from the small sword in his palm erupted from his fingertips and fired at the mountain a thousand meters away.
Chapter 391 - The True Trump Card
Chapter 391: The True Trump Card
Boom!
The instant the small sword left his palm, Xiao Chen heard the sound of the mountain shattering. From the middle of the thousand-meter-tall mountain to its top, it hadpletely shattered.
Rumble!
However, that was not the end of it. Countless cracks appeared on the remaining bottom half as numerous rocks rolled down.
After a while, the bottom half of the mountain shattered as well. The miniature sword had reduced a thousand-meter-tall mountain to nd.
Xiao Chen looked dumbfounded as he watched. He did not expect the miniature sword to have so much power. He muttered, This is the might of a Medial Grade Secret Weapon? When caught off guard, it could even kill half step Martial Monarchs instantly.
The miniature sword whistled as it flew back. The light previously on it was now dim, and it appeared somewhat illusory as it flew back into Xiao Chens palm.
A weak trace of Essence flowed in Xiao Chens body and gathered at his palm, slowly charging this miniature sword.
It looked like it would be impossible to use that sort of destructive force very quickly. However, given its destructive power, Xiao Chen did not need this miniature sword to be able to attack continuously.
This miniature sword can be my true trump card. I should give it a name. Hmm I shall call it Palm Sword.
As Xiao Chen casually gave this Secret Treasure a more fitting name, he grinned widely.
The might of this Palm Sword was tremendous. This was the first time Xiao Chen had felt confident in dealing with half step Martial Monarchs. He could not help but feel very happy.
However, the final Secret Treasure made Xiao Chen feel a headache manifesting. It was a heavy ck helmet. Apparently, it was a defensive Medial Grade Secret Treasure.
Xiao Chen felt the weight of the helmet and saw the two horns on it before immediately losing interest.
Not mentioning how it looked, merely the weight of it was at least a hundred kilograms.
Unless one was a heavily armored knight on the battlefield or a Barbarian, no one would be interested in this helmet, not even if it possessed strong defensive abilities.
Xiao Chen casually tossed the helmet into the Universe Ring. Then, he investigated the final two items. They were identical.
They were glowing pearls. The light of the pearls was neither dim nor bright; it was somewhere in the middle.
Xiao Chen felt vast, frightening, and pure Essence in them. His intuition told him that, of the burial items, the value of these two pearls was the highest. Even when added together, the value of the secret manuals and Secret Treasures was lower than these pearls.
However, the depressing thing was that Xiao Chens knowledge was limited. He did not know what they were. He could only toss them to a corner of the Universe Ring for now.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Just at this moment, in a deste corner of the Qianren Ind, a three-thousand-meters-tall mountain started shattering.
That mountain was massive. As it shattered, it shook, causing the ground to shake along with it. Huge waves appeared on the sea around Qianren Ind; loud sounds rumbled in Xiao Chens ears.
Xiao Chen looked over and saw countless tyrannical fist winds within the dazzling golden light in the distance, shattering the mountain.
The tall mountain visibly diminished in size under the torrent of fist winds.
First punch, second punch, third punch, fourth punch,tenth punch!
After the ten punchesnded, the top half of the three-thousand-meter-tall mountain was left bare.
After the light faded, Yue Chenxi slowly appeared andnded firmly on the ground.
Xiao Chen had used a Secret Treasure before he could level a mountain. However, the other party used her own tyrannical strength to st away half the mountain.
What a huge gap! When Xiao Chen thought about it, Yue Chenxi was not the top genius of the continent either. She only ranked in the top fifty of the Five Nation Youth Competition.
This caused some fear in Xiao Chens heart. Yue Chenxi was already this strong. In that case, how strong were the top ten geniuses?
Xiao Chen withdrew his gaze; his eyes revealed that he was deep in thought. He said softly, It is about a year to the next Five Nation Youth Competition. I should go and take a look if I have the time.
Xiao Chen had never doubted his talent; he did not think that it was less than the others. All hecked was time.
Compared to those peak geniuses, Xiao Chen had started muchter. Even working so hard to catch up, they were still a distance away.
It would not be surprising for Yue Chenxi to break through to Superior Grade Martial King after she obtained the Daybreak Flower. Furthermore, this Yue Chenxi was younger than Xiao Chen.
Given Yue Chenxis cultivation, the other geniuses should either be peak Superior Grade Martial Kings or half step Martial Monarchs.
I have to advance to Martial King quickly. Xiao Chen felt a certain urgent feeling in his heart. This fortuitous encounter on the Qianren Ind is a good opportunity for me to catch up to them.
After Xiao Chen gave Xiao Bai some instructions, he looked for a deste area on the ind. He nned to undergo true closed-door cultivation.
Xiao Chen took out all the Spirit Herbs that increased cultivation and counted them. There was a total of 28 stalks of such Spirit Medicine above five hundred years old.
Xiao Chen was not in a rush to consume these Spirit Herbs. Instead, he continued to solidify his cultivation as a Superior Grade Martial Saint, nourishing the Qi whirlpool in his dantian and building a proper dam to defend against the floodwaters.
After cultivating for seven days, Xiao Chen suddenly opened his eyes. His cultivation as a Superior Grade Martial Saint was firm, and the purple Qi whirlpool had be very resilient.
The Qi whirlpool should be able to withstand it already; it is time to take those Spirit Herbs for increasing cultivation.
Xiao Chen breathed, and he picked out a five-hundred-year-old Snow Ginseng from the pile of Spirit Herbs.
If Xiao Chen couldpletely absorb the medicinal energy of the five-hundred-year-old Snow Ginseng, in theory, he would gain ten years worth of cultivation.
However, few people knew the correct way to consume the Snow Ginseng. It was hard to contain all the medicinal energy in the process.
Hence, it was already pretty impressive for most people to get six or seven years out of the possible ten. Achieving eight years was pretty much the peak, and receiving nine years was like a miracle.
However, there were detailed records of these Spirit Herbs in the Compendium of Cultivation. So Xiao Chen knew the proper way to consume the Snow Ginseng.
Xiao Chen observed the Snow Ginseng in his hand andpared it to regr ginseng.
Ayer of frost covered the Snow Ginsengs exterior. When Xiao Chen held it in his hand, he could feel a bone-chilling sensation. Furthermore, it was muchrger than regr ginseng.
Xiao Chen held the Snow Ginseng with one hand and warmed it slightly, melting the frost and permeating into the Snow Ginseng.
This frost was the essence of the Snow Ginseng. Most people were unaware of this and lost the majority of the medicinal energy.
Finally, Xiao Chen infused his Essence into the Snow Ginseng, warming the inside and the frost liquid as he mixed them.
Xiao Chens actions were very gentle and careful. If he injured the Snow Ginsengs skin, all its medicinal energy would go to waste.
Ten minutester, the insides of the Snow Ginsengpletely melted. When looking at it, it looked like a bag of Snow Ginseng skin filled with liquid; it was bloated and soft.
Xiao Chen opened his mouth and ced the Snow Ginseng on his tongue. Then, he used his teeth to break a small hole in the skin gently.
Chi! Chi!
When the liquid that filled the Snow Ginseng found an exit, it immediately gushed out, entering Xiao Chens mouth.
The medicinal liquid was very cool. A fragrance assaulted the nose; it smelled very good. The fragrance filled Xiao Chens senses. He absorbed all of the medicinal energy without wasting a drop.
Boom!
The surging medicinal energy from the five-hundred-year-old herb flowed down his throat and poured into his body like an endlessly gushing river, moving around in his meridians.
The medicinal energy saturated the narrow meridians. As the medicinal energy flowed, there was a slight pain. Xiao Chen clenched his teeth and withstood the pain.
Fortunately, Xiao Chens physical body cultivated the Dragon Tendon Tiger Bone to Small Perfection. As a result, his meridians were stronger than regr cultivators.
If other cultivators consumed this, they would not dare consume it in the same way that Xiao Chen had. If they swallowed it in one breath, there was a possibility that they would explode and die.
After the vast medicinal strength circted once in the meridians, the energy grew even more ferocious. Finally, it headed for the purple Qi whirlpool in the dantian.
Bang! Bang!
The Qi whirlpool was like a dam that finally weed a ferocious flood. When the flood crashed into it, a dull sound came from Xiao Chens body.
Under this intense barrage, Xiao Chens internal organs trembled. Hisplexion paled as he felt intense pain.
The vast medicinal energy crashed relentlessly into the purple Qi whirlpool. The resilient Qi whirlpool seemed like it could copse at any moment.
Although Xiao Chen had expected the medicinal energy to be strong, when he executed the n, the medicinal energy of the five-hundred-year-old Snow Ginseng far exceeded his expectations.
The medicinal energypletely filled the inner space of the Qi whirlpool. Furthermore, there was still plenty of medicinal energy pouring in from outside.
This situation was dire. If Xiao Chen could not digest this medicinal energy soon, his Qi whirlpool might bloat until it burst.
Xiao Chen maintained his calm and slowly circted the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation. With a thought, the Qi whirlpool spun slowly.
Although the speed of the Qi whirlpool was not fast, at least it moved. Instantly, the Qi whirlpool absorbed arge amount of medicinal energy, making it more resilient.
Xiu! Xiu!
As the Qi whirlpool absorbed more medicinal energy, it spun increasingly faster. Eventually, it was as fast as when he normally cultivated.
At this moment, Xiao Chen heaved a sigh of relief. His previous efforts had not gone to waste. Otherwise, when the medicinal energy crashed into his Qi whirlpool, it would have copsed instantly.
As the Qi whirlpool spun faster, the rate of absorption of the medicinal energy increased. Xiao Chen clearly felt his strength increasing.
All the pores of Xiao Chens body opened as a huge energy filled his body. Even his blood could not help but surge.
After consuming a five-hundred-year-old Snow Ginseng, it could advance cultivation by ten years. It would be impossible to digest all the medicinal energy in one breath.
Eventually, everything calmed down. Xiao Chen slowed the rate of absorption. The key was to maintain stability. The faster the cultivation realm rose, the more stable it had to be.
After seven days, Xiao Chen hadpletely digested the medicinal energy of the Snow Ginseng.
Xiao Chen opened his eyes, and two beams of purple light fired out. His ck pupils appeared even deeper, even more unfathomable.
Chapter 392 - Forcefully Opening the Meridian
Chapter 392: Forcefully Opening the Meridian
Xiao Chen tossed aside the Snow Ginseng skin in his hand and took out another five-hundred-year-old Spirit Herb. He muttered, This is the Hundred Spirit Fruit. Its effects are weaker than the Snow Ginseng. It can only raise five years worth of cultivation. However, that is still pretty valuable.
After Xiao Chen consumed the Snow Ginseng, his Qi whirlpool had erged significantly. The amount of Essence that it could contain had increased by half.
Furthermore, with the experience from the previous attempt, the digestion of his Hundred Spirit Fruit was not as dangerous as the earlier attempt. Two dayster, Xiao Chenpletely absorbed the medicinal energy.
Throughout the following month, Xiao Chen continued consuming natural treasures that increased his cultivation. The quantity of Essence in his body had increased to a horrifying level.
Xiao Chens current quantity of Essence wasparable to that of a Medial Grade Martial King. If hepletely consumed all of the Spirit Herbs, his quantity of Essence would surpass that of a Medial Grade Martial King,parable to a Superior Grade Martial King.
After a month had passed, Xiao Chen held the final five-hundred-year-old Spirit Herb in his hand. He frowned slightly, speaking softly to himself, Toward the end, the effects of these Spirit Fruits have weakened. A Spirit Herb that could originally advance my cultivation by ten years cannot achieve five now.
This was the problem of building a resistance to Spirit Herbs. Xiao Chen had experienced this before in the underground world. Because he had consumed too many Spirit Herbs, he gained a significant resistance to them.
Unless Xiao Chen found Spirit Herbs older than a thousand years, it would be difficult to use this method for raising his cultivation sharply. Spirit Herbs under a thousand years in age were no longer very useful to him.
Xiao Chen collected his thoughts and smiled faintly, I should be satisfied with this already. As of now, my quantity of Essence canpare to that of a Superior Grade Martial King. Once I be a Martial King, the quality of my Essence will increase again. At that time, those experienced Martial Kings will not have much of an advantage over me.
Xiao Chen only used half a day to digest the final Spirit Herb.
After another week, with the support of his vast Essence, Xiao Chen advanced to peak Superior Grade Martial Saint without any obstructions.
After Xiao Chens cultivation rose, the amount of open minor meridians in his body increased. He only needed to open two more minor meridians to cultivate the Purple Thunder Divine Incantations sixthyer.
It was time for Xiao Chen to open those two meridians. He needed to cultivate the Purple Thunder Divine Incantations sixthyer, advancing both his cultivation realm and Cultivation Technique.
When cultivators attempted to ovee a major hurdle, they would normally spend a long time doing so.
Not only did they need sufficient Essence, but they also required some opportune moments.
Without these opportune moments, it would be impossible to advance to Martial King. Liu Ruyue had once told Xiao Chen about her experiences when advancing to Martial King.
Thus, the importance of the opportune moment was deeply ingrained into Xiao Chen. Fortunately, he had the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation. Advancing to the sixthyer could count as an opportune moment.
Two days after advancing to peak Martial King, Xiao Chen was ready to try forcefully opening the two minor meridians.
The pure and vast lightning-attributed energy circted in Xiao Chens nine major meridians for a small cycle. Then, it slowly flowed through the numerous minor meridians for a great cycle.
After that, Xiao Chen was not in a rush to send this Essence back to the dantian. He stopped the Essence in the middle of one of the major meridians. Many minor meridians surrounded this major meridian like the branches on a tree trunk.
Xiao Chen looked for the closed minor meridian that he needed. Then, he sharpened his Essence until it was like a nail and pierced the minor meridian slowly.
Si!
The minor meridian only opened slightly, and Xiao Chen immediately felt a heart-wrenching pain. He sharply inhaled a mouthful of cold air.
However, Xiao Chen did not stop his actions. Pain was to be expected when forcefully opening the minor meridians. Xiao Chen had prepared for this long ago.
The minor meridian opened little by little. The intense pain caused veins to bulge on his forehead as sweat rolled down relentlessly.
After working hard for a night, this minor meridian finally opened by a tenth. After resting awhile, he resumed opening the minor meridian.
Xiao Chen did not have too much time. Compared to the other genius cultivators, he had started muchter. Those people had already left Xiao Chen in their dust.
Compared to others, Xiao Chen needed time the most. The harvest from this fortuitous encounter managed to close the gap slightly.
After all, those genius cultivators mostly had great sects backing them. They did notck pills, herbs, or treasures.
No matter how painful, how difficult, or how dangerous it was, Xiao Chen had to persevere; he could not afford to bezy.
After half a month, after plenty of hard work, Xiao Chen finally opened these two minor meridianspletely.
The new minor meridians were too fragile; Essence could not flow through them. So, he could not use them to cultivate. However, Xiao Chen had prepared long ago. He picked many quality Spirit Herbs for nourishing the meridians.
After another seven days, with the nourishment of the Spirit Herbs, Xiao Chens newly opened minor meridians were as stable as his other meridians. He could use them for cultivation now.
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Arge, round moon hung high in the sky, sending down a gentle light.
Xiao Chen slowly got up from the rock. He gazed the bright moon above before taking out a golden Spirit Core from the Universe Ring.
This golden Spirit Core was about the size of a basketball. This was the Spirit Core of the Golden Lion King that Xiao Chen once hunted in the Savage Forest.
Xiao Chen felt that hecked something to advance to Martial King until he remembered the Spirit Core of the Golden Lion King.
Xiao Chen now realized he stillcked a strong external force. When he advanced his Purple Thunder Divine Incantation to the sixthyer, he would use the external force in tandem with his Essence to break through to Martial King in one breath.
Xiao Chen held the golden Spirit Core that had rested in his Universe Ring for over a year. It was finally time to use it.
Advancing from Superior Grade Martial Saint to Martial King within three months was as difficult as ascending to the heavens. This was something no one dared to think about.
However, Xiao Chen wished to gamble on it. He felt the pure energy of the golden Spirit Core and said, After preparing for two months, I consumed Spirit Herbs that have increased my cultivation with great risk, spent a lot of effort, and suffered to open the minor meridians, all for this day.
Xiao Chen could only seed; he could not afford to fail. Compared to those with the backing of a sect, those peak geniuses, he did not have the resources to waste on failure. The moment he failed, he would lose the opportunity to catch up.
The full moon was perfectly round; the night was dark and silent.
Xiao Chen searched for a ce where the Spiritual Energy was rtively dense. Then, he sat down cross-legged on a rock.
Xiao Chen crisscrossed his fingers with his palm facing up. The basketball-sized golden core floated quietly above his palm. The Spiritual Energy of the Spirit Core drifted out but did not scatter. Xiao Chen directed it with his Spiritual Sense.
Xiao Chen took a deep breath before exhaling a white gas. Even after a long time, this gas did not scatter.
Sess or failure would depend on his move. Once everything was ready, Xiao Chen closed his eyes.
The immense Qi whirlpool in Xiao Chens dantian spun rapidly. Then, he quietly used the cirction method for the Purple Thunder Divine Incantations sixthyer.
The surrounding lightning-attributed Spiritual Energy rushed into Xiao Chens body, forming a whirlpool outside the body as it did so. It went through the pores of his skin and flowed into his meridian, eventually reaching the dantian.
Ti da! Ti da!
Lightning-attributed Essence liquid quickly formed, dripping from the purple Qi whirlpool. Soon, lightning-attributed energy filled the purple Qi whirlpool.
This was the first step of cultivating the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation. Xiao Chen had to absorb the surrounding lightning-attributed Spiritual Energy and deposit it all in this dantian.
However, it did not stop there. Xiao Chen had to refine it continuously, turning the Spiritual Energy into the purer Essence.
The purple liquid in the Qi whirlpool also spun madly with the Qi whirlpool. Now, Xiao Chen used the method from the Purple Thunder Divine Incantations sixthyer to refine the Spiritual Energy. Hence, it was much faster than before.
Chi! Chi!
As the Qi whirlpool spun, the countless arcs of electricity appeared in the surrounding air, crackling restlessly.
In the dark night, it looked like tiny lightning bolts streaking across, illuminating Xiao Chens face with a purple light.
Boom!
Suddenly, both the whirlpool, inside and outside the body, stopped spinning. The purple liquid in the inner whirlpool exploded, and its color grew deeper.
However, its volume decreased significantly. Originally, that Essence could fill the entire Qi whirlpool, but now, it only filled it slightly.
The time necessary to refine Spiritual Energy into Essence decreased by half.
The Purple Thunder Divine Incantations sixthyer is indeed strong, Xiao Chen thought joyfully. This means I can double my future cultivation speed.
However, Xiao Chen had only seeded in one segment. Following this, he still had to circte his Essence by a small cycle sessfully, then a great cycle, before his Purple Thunder Divine Incantation could advance to the sixthyer.
Xiao Chen took a deep breath and continued to circte the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation. The dense purple liquid surged and flowed into the nine major meridians.
Hu! Hu!
The pure and dense Essence flowed quickly within the nine major meridians. It was like a wild, galloping horse. Xiao Chens consciousness could almost not control it.
What impressive speed! Xiao Chen was astonished. When the speed increased, it meant that the efficiency of his cultivation would have improved. Anticipation of the Purple Thunder Divine Incantations sixthyer filled Xiao Chen.
However, at this moment, Xiao Chen had to be very careful as well. If he lost control of the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation, he would fail in his first attempt to break through.
Regardless of the situation, Xiao Chen had toplete the small cycle smoothly. The speed increased during the great cycle. If he could not even deal with the small cycle, how could he manage the great cycle?
Xiao Chen sank his consciousness down. His will acted like a rope, controlling this wild horse, not letting it get out of control.
Finally, Xiao Chen arduouslypleted a small cycle.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
When the Essence returned to the Qi whirlpool, both the inner and outer whirlpool started spinning again. A huge electric whirlpool also appeared in the sky.
The electric whirlpool did not spin at all; it merely appeared in the night sky. Thunder roared around it and lightning danced across the sky, illuminating the entire Qianren Ind.
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Xiao Bai chatted with Yue Chenxi. When they discovered the changes in the sky, their expressions also shifted. Yue Chenxi muttered, This is a mysterious phenomenon. Only a Heaven Ranked Cultivation Technique will result in a mysterious phenomenon when it advances. Could Xiao Chen be cultivating a Heaven Ranked Cultivation Technique?
Chapter 393 - Martial King Realm
Chapter 393: Martial King Realm
When Xiao Bai saw that electric whirlpool that appeared from nowhere, her cute face revealed a graceful expression. She was no longer the little Spirit Fox that understood nothing.
After Xiao Bai seed in changing forms, she had started cultivating as well. Great danger would apany such arge mysterious phenomenon. She could not help but ask worriedly, Elder Sister Yue, will Elder Brother Xiao Chen be fine? Should we go and take a look?
Yue Chenxi looked at Xiao Bais worried expression. She thought to herself, This Xiao Chen is really lucky. He has such a weird temper, yet this pretty girl follows him unswervingly.
Xiao Bai, dont worry. He is at a crucial moment. If we go near, it might have a negative impact. I believe he will seed, Yue Chenxi said as she smiled gently.
When Xiao Bai heard this, she nodded her head vigorously, Xiao Bai believes in Elder Brother Xiao Chen. He will definitely seed.
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The external mysterious phenomenon did not affect Xiao Chen in the least. He currently focused on the Qi whirlpool inside him.
Originally, Xiao Chens Qi whirlpool was only slightly full with purple liquid. After a small cycle, it increased to half. With the assistance of those Spirit Herbs, Xiao Chens capacity for holding Essence had be very vast.
Now, after a small cycle, it felt like it could fill the Qi whirlpool by half. This excited Xiao Chen.
Merely the small cycle is so powerful already; I wonder how strong the great cycle is, Xiao Chen wondered to himself. After that, Xiao Chen controlled his Essence to prepare for the great cycle; this was the most crucial moment of this breakthrough.
Hu chi! Hu chi!
The Essence in the Qi whirlpool quickly emerged, following the cirction path of the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation. It was so fast that Xiao Chen almost could not react to it.
If the earlier small cycle was described as a wild, galloping horse, this was like a speeding race car. They were onpletely different levels.
This is bad. If it continues like this, I will not be able to control the path the Essence takes. When that happens, the Essence with turn chaotic. Not only will I fail, but it will also cause severe internal injuries.
Xiao Chens expression changed as he thought in horror.
This was like giving a person who normally drove a horse carriage a racecar. This person was already used to the speed of a horse carriage. When he suddenly changed, it would be hard for him to control the race cars speed.
Calm down! I have to calm down. Xiao Chens strong state of mind came into y once again. This horrified and restless heart calmed quickly.
Suddenly, an idea shed in Xiao Chens mind. After he calmed down, he finally thought of the method to deal with this.
Actually, Xiao Chen had taken the wrong approach from the start. It would be impossible to control this swift Essence in an instant.
Advancing to the Purple Thunder Divine Incantations sixthyer was not simply a great hurdle. Xiao Chen believed that no one could control such a change in an instant.
Following this train of thought, did that mean that it was impossible to advance to the Purple Thunder Divine Incantations sixthyer?
That obviously was not correct. Xiao Chen did not need control over this swift Essences speed but its direction.
He needed to sessfully force the Essence to flow in the path for the Purple Thunder Divine Incantations sixthyer,pleting a great cycle.
Xiao Chen felt enlightened after he this realization. Every time this swift Essence was about to make a wrong turn, his will would be a gentle force, nudging the Essence to the right path.
Although it was simple to describe, it was difficult to aplish. The speed of the Essence was just too fast. Xiao Chen had to catch the right moment every time. This exhausted his spirit. However, he could not be careless.
Rumble!
As the Essence moved in the Great Cycle, the huge electric whirlpool above Xiao Chens head started spinning rapidly as well. It pulled in all the lightning-attributed Spiritual Energy within a thousand meters.
Streaks of lightning crossed each other, clouds churned and filled a radius of a thousand meters, the flickering light illuminated the entire Qianren Ind as if it were day.
Under Xiao Chens careful control, he was about toplete a great cycle. Before this, the Essence nearly sped the wrong direction a few times. Fortunately, Xiao Chen managed to pull the Essence back.
Xiao Chen felt that his heart was beating faster than normal by several times. The entire process was extremely dangerous.
Bang!
When all the Essence finally gathered back in the dantian, the Qi whirlpool exploded. The surging Essence fluctuated for a long time before it came to a stop.
The Essence slowly gathered and formed another Qi whirlpool full with purple liquid. Xiao Chen felt bloated after this. After the Qi whirlpool filled, it erged again.
Purple Thunder Divine Incantations sixthyer! Sess!
Xiao Chen shouted excitedly. His eyes opened suddenly, and two beams of purple light shed across the sky.
Before Xiao Chen could react, the horrifying electric whirlpool in the sky unexpectedly entered his right eye.
This suddenly change stunned Xiao Chen slightly, but he did not panic. The Purple Thunder True Firepletely absorbed all of the energy in the whirlpool.
Xiao Chen was not in a rush to test the might of the Purple Thunder True Fires might. He closed his eyes again and continued to circte the Qi whirlpool.
The golden Spirit Core in Xiao Chens palm started spinning. Xiao Chen frantically absorbed its vast and pure golden Spiritual Energy that was stronger than that of a Superior Grade Spirit Stone.
The golden Spirit Core visibly shrunk. Xiao Chen quickly absorbed all its Spiritual Energy.
Xiao Chen wanted to borrow this external energy to break through the restrictions of the Martial Saint realm and be a Martial King in one breath.
When Yue Chenxi, in the distance, saw the electric whirlpool vanish, she heaved a sigh of relief. She knew that Xiao Chens Cultivation Technique had sessfully advanced. However, her expression became grave again.
A strong aura came from Xiao Chen. This energy was extremely huge. Furthermore, it continued to rise.
Yue Chenxi frowned tightly and said sullenly, This fellowcould he be thinking of breaking through to Martial King? This is mad!
As the golden energy poured in, the energy gathered in the dantain became stronger. Xiao Chen could also clearly feel a barrier before this energy.
This was the final hurdle to bing a Martial King. I will break through it in one breath. Shatter it! I will advance to Martial King! No one can stop me!
Xiao Chen shouted fiercely in his heart. He increased his absorption speed of the Spirit Cores energy.
Break!
When the golden Spirit Corepletely drained, Xiao Chen shouted. Then, he used this strong energy and circted his Essence to smash into the barrier.
Ka ca!
A crunching sound came from within Xiao Chens body. That barrier halting Martial Saints shattered without being able to resist.
A huge energy instantly filled Xiao Chen. He soared into the air.
Xiao Chen was truly flying and not using the Gravity Spell. He opened his eyes and his face filled with joy.
After two months of effort, suffering, and one final burst, Xiao Chen finally advanced to Martial King.
Roar!
Xiao Chens Qi and blood surged. It felt like he had inexhaustible energy. Even his blood seemed like it was on fire. Is this the strength of a Martial King?
While Xiao Chen felt ted, he could not help but let out a long roar. His voice was like thunder, reverberating throughout the Qianren Ind, not fading for a long time.
He really seeded! Shock filled Yue Chenxis gaze. He advanced from Superior Grade Martial Saint to Martial King in two months.
This was the cultivation realm that many could not reach in their life. Yet, Xiao Chen only used two months to achieve it.
If word of this spreads, it will cause a huge uproar. It looks like I picked the right person. He is definitely what First Martial Uncle told me to find.
Xiao Chen calmed his emotions and looked around. He saw Yue Chenxi about a thousand meters away and smiled faintly.
A strong fighting spirit poured out from Xiao Chens eyes. His aura rushed into the sky with great momentum; then it pressed at Yue Chenxi violently.
Yue Chenxi smiled gently and said in a low voice, Are you looking for a fight? Coincidentally, I have just made a breakthrough in my Morning Sun Incantation. I still have yet to find someone suitable to test it on.
Boom!
An aura even stronger than Xiao Chens rose into the air. Yue Chenxis figure shed and quickly headed for Xiao Chen.
When Xiao Chen saw Yue Chenxi soar into the sky, the fierce purple mes in his right eye formed a huge whirlpool like it had absorbed the world.
Shoot!
Xiao Chen shouted, and a purple me poured from his right eye. A purple light flickered and made the sky look indistinctly green.
Everywhere it passed, the purple me seemed to burn even the air, leaving a huge ck void in its wake.
What a strong me.
A look of shock shed in Yue Chenxis eyes, but she did not panic. Her delicate fists clenched tightly as she gathered boundless energy. Her aura continuously rose.
When Yue Chenxis aura reached its peak, she shouted a warcry and punched.
A resplendent light exploded from her fist like the light of the rising sun. It eliminated the surrounding darkness.
Boom!
The tyrannical fist wind struck the mes violently. When the two attacks shed, they pushed against each other, not giving way. An intense shockwave radiated.
Chi! Chi! Chi!
The shockwave struck a few of the taller mountains on the ind. They shattered, and rocks fell from the sky like rain.
Unexpectedly, when the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation reached the sixthyer, a casual strike from the Purple Thunder True Fire can achieve such might. Even Yue Chenxis Morning Sun Fist could not shatter it, Xiao Chen thought joyfully.
The Morning Sun Fist was one of the few Fist Techniques famous for its tyranny. Even a regr Inferior Grade Heaven Ranked Martial Technique could notpare to it in pure strength.
The two attacks pushed against each other before they slowly scattered. Xiao Chen ced his right hand on his saber hilt and drew the Lunar Shadow Saber with lightning speed.
Glittering Wukui!
A dazzling purple saber Qi appeared from nowhere. A dense light appeared on the saber Qi. In the night sky, it looked as piercing as aser.
This was one of the benefits of the Martial King realm; Xiao Chens Essence was denser. In both quality and quality, it was better than that of a Martial Saints.
It was only until now that Xiao Chen used the true might of this ancient Martial Technique. Previously, what he disyed had merely been the tip of the iceberg.
What a surging essence; the quantity of Xiao Chens Essence should be no weaker than a Superior Grade Martial King.
Yue Chenxi squinted. When the purple saber Qi was one meter away from her, she punched the top of the saber Qi.
Dang!
It did not seem like Yue Chenxis delicate fist was made of human flesh. When it struck the saber Qi, it gave off a melodious metallic ng.
Chapter 394 - Genius Cultivator’s Utopia
Chapter 394: Genius Cultivators Utopia
Ka ca! Ka ca!
The purple sabar Qi was like an actual saber. After it shattered, it fell to the ground in pieces.
After that, the two exchanged several dozen moves. Xiao Chen discovered that, after he had advanced to Martial King, he had not closed the gap between himself and Yue Chenxi.
It looked like, with the aid of the Daybreak Flower, Yu Chenxis strength had risen. Like before, she did not need a state to be an equal match for Xiao Chen,
Hu!
One hourter, Xiao Chen sheathed his saber and stopped fighting. The situation was the same as before.
If the two fought to the death, and Xiao Chen used all his trump cards, the Palm Sword, the Wukui Saber Techniques eighth move, and the Azure Dragons Qi, it would be easy to force Yue Chenxi to use her state. After that, the odds would be fifty-fifty. However, these were Xiao Chens trump cards; there was no need to expose them all.
Congrattions, you managed to advance from Superior Grade Martial Saint to Martial King within two months. You are probably the only one with such shocking cultivation speed.
Yue Chenxinded beside Xiao Chen and said softly, her voice sounding melodious and pleasing.
Xiao Chen replied, just as softly, That is nothing; after wasting so many Spirit Herbs, if I still didnt break through, something would be wrong.
This person is as humble as before. He speaks of this matter so dismissively. However, if a regr cultivator had many treasures, they will not be as bold about it either.
At this moment, Xiao Bai came running over. She looked at Xiao Chen and said happily, Elder Brother Xiao Chen, you became stronger again. However, Xiao Bai was notzy. Elder Sister Yue says that I have the strength of an Inferior Grade Martial King already.
Xiao Chen looked at Yue Chenxi, feeling somewhat suspicious. He did not really believe Xiao Bais words. He remembered that, in the past, her strength was only the equivalent of a regr Superior Grade Martial Saint. How could she have improved so fast?
Yue Chenxi nodded and said, I was not lying. Xiao Bai does indeed have the strength of a Martial King. Her Heart Nourishing Universe Sword Technique is even somewhat of a headache for me to deal with.
Furthermore, she even condensed a Sword Heart. If she goes to the Great Jin Nations Drifting Snow Sword Pavilion, many supreme elders will fight to take her in as a disciple.
I am good friends with the Drifting Snow Sword Pavilions Young Pavilion Master. If you are interested, I can help Xiao Bai enter the sect.
Xiao Chen had heard of the Drifting Snow Sword Pavilion before. It was one of the peak sects on the continent famed for their skill with swords. There were many experts there, and it couldpare to the Supreme Sky Sect.
When Xiao Bai heard this, she said softly, Xiao Bai wont go to any sword pavilion. I just want to follow Elder Brother Xiao Chen. After I be powerful, I will help Elder Brother Xiao Chen beat up the bad guys.
Xiao Chen smiled and said, Thank you for your kind intentions. Xiao Bai already has a ce where she wants to be. Never mind about the Drifting Snow Sword Pavilion!
When Yue Chenxi saw that the two were very uninterested, she no longer spoke of it. It was alreadyte at night; after they spoke for a while more, they took their leave from each other and rested.
Dong! Dong!
After Xiao Chen closed his eyes and started cultivating, he suddenly heard footsteps. When he opened his eyes, he saw Yue Chenxi, standing not far from him.
White Robed desman, can we talk? Yue Chenxi said quietly as she looked at Xiao Chen under the moonlight.
Xiao Chen nced at the soundly sleeping Xiao Bai and nodded gently. Then, he went with Yue Chenxi to a faraway ce.
The two stopped at the edge of Qianren Ind. The sea breeze blew gently on the two of them; it was extremelyfortable.
Xiao Chen casually looked for a clean ce to sit before he asked, Why are you looking for me?
Yue Chenxi took a deep breath before making up her mind. She said seriously, In a few days, the supreme elder of my sect should arrive. I would like to invite you to follow me to the Great Jin Nation.
Xiao Chen raised his eyebrows and said calmly, Follow you to the Supreme Sky Sect?
Yue Chenxi nodded and said, Thats right. Now is a golden age for cultivators that no one has seen for a thousand years. There are all sorts of geniuses, each with outstanding talent. If you go to the Great Jin Nation, you can see this even more objectively.
That is the utopia of all genius cultivators. I have been traveling everywhere in the past year, even the boundless sea. Nowhere canpare to the Great Jin Nation.
Not only do we have many Spirit Veins that remain intact from the Ancient Era, but there are also many Martial Techniques left behind from the Ancient Era. There are numerous strong sects, resulting in much more intensepetition than other ces. If a cultivator does not go to the Great Jin Nation, they would never know how narrow their vision is.
A fiery gaze shed in Xiao Chens eyes. He was clearly interested in the Great Jin Nation Yue Chenxi described. This was a ce that he certainly had to visit after leaving the Great Qin Nation.
From the time Yue Chenxi exchanged moves with Xiao Chen to when she asked him for help, Xiao Chen had guessed that this girl tried to get close to him for a reason.
Yue Chenxi had finally stated her motives. She wanted to invite him to join the Supreme Sky Sect. It looks like her position in the Supreme Sky Sect is not simple.
However, Xiao Chen had his own thoughts. Joining a great sect would mean taking sides before he had nned to do so.
However, how strong exactly was the Supreme Sky Sect? Were they worth siding with? Without gaining a proper understanding, Xiao Chen would not make such a decision easily.
Xiao Chen muttered to himself for a while before he asked, With your talent and strength, your rank among the youths of the Great Jin Nation is quite high, right?
When Yue Chenxi saw that Xiao Chen seemed somewhat interested, she smiled and said, I have a high rank, but I am still a distance away of the top. However, with the Daybreak Flower, I should be able to close the gap.
Given that such a demonic talent like Yue Chenxi was not at the top, thepetition in the Great Jin Nation must reach an intense level.
Yue Chenxi continued, The peak powers on the continent are always seeking genius youths. Have you ever wondered why Jin Dabao and Su Xiaoxiao are so nice to you?
Why? Xiao Chen asked with interest.
As Yue Chenxi brought up her main point, she smiled gently, The powers behind them are also the peak powers of the continent. They have the true power on the continent. As long as youe with me to the Supreme Sky Sect, you will understand everything.
Xiao Chen could not help butugh hoarsely when he heard this. Yue Chenxi could not understand what was going on. She felt it was strange as she asked, Why are youughing?
Xiao Chen got up and patted the dust of his body. Heughed gently, I amughing because your recruitment skills are too poor. Since you are trying to recruit me into the Supreme Sky Sect, why dont you start with telling me the benefits of joining rather than beating around the bush? What is the point of that?
Yue Chenxi suddenly felt enlightened. She said, Right, I forgot to mention that. The Supreme Sky Sect has all sorts of Immortal Grade Pills and countless Spirit Herbs above a thousand years old. We even have many Heaven Ranked Martial Techniques and Cultivation Techniques. We also have
Xiao Chen interrupted Yue Chenxi and patted her shoulder. He smiled and said, Miss Yue, this must be your first time recruiting someone, right?
Yue Chenxi was stunned for a while before she said, How did you know? Wait! No! I
The sky is about to brighten. Go to sleep and dont disrupt my cultivation. After Xiao Chen spoke, he immediately turned to leave.
As Yue Chenxi watched Xiao Chen leave, she felt a headacheing on. She stomped her foot violently.
Yue Chenxi had met all sorts of outstanding talents on her experiential training.
Yue Chenxi had seen at least fifty, if not a hundred, people like Jin Wuji. However, none of them caught her eye.
Yue Chenxi finally found someone who captured her attention after much difficulty, but Xiao Chen was hard to deal with. Furthermore, he was not like the others, all polite when they saw her.
Xiao Chen did not care about his attitude and treated Yue Chenxi like an ordinary person. This even caused her to suspect her own charms.
It looks like I cannotplete the mission First Martial Uncle passed to me, Yue Chenxi heaved a long, drawn-out sigh.
The second morning, when the first rays of sunlight shone on the earth, waking the three.
After they had breakfast, Yue Chenxi brought up the topic fromst night again, Xiao Chen, I am sincere about this. There will be people from the Boundless Sea and the Ancient Deste Land attending the next Five Nation Youth Competition.
This will be the most magnificentpetition in the history of the Tianwu Continent. You must have thought about participating before. However, this round will be even more intense than before. If you do not have the strength of a Superior Grade Martial King, you will not make it to the top hundred.
Join the Supreme Sky Sect. Only peak powers like the Supreme Sky Sect receive news of fortuitous encounters. Only these fortuitous encounters will raise your strength that quickly in two years.
After thinking through the entire night, Yue Chenxi finally thought of a great benefit. After she spoke, she watched Xiao Chen in anticipation.
Xiao Chen was about to answer when his strong Spiritual Sense detected an overwhelming energy flying toward them.
The elder of your sect should be arriving, Xiao Chen said softly when he looked at the huge wave ahead.
When Yue Chenxi heard this, she quickly looked in the same direction.
Yue Chenxi saw the towering waves open up like a roll-up door. They slowly opened from the bottom to the top, leaving the sea and soaring into the sky.
An old man walked calmly on the surface of the sea.
The surging waves suddenly grew calm as the old man walked over.
Without the force from the surging wave, the sea was gentle. The old man simply approached serenely after breaking the huge waves, which even a Martial Monarch could not.
From a distance, it looked like a huge gate being pulled open by a formless force.
This is the power of a Sage?
He can easily flip the sea with a wave of his hand and change the naturalws.
Xiao Chen was not too astonished as he watched that old man slowly approach. He merely felt shakenshaken to the core.
This was a true expert, one who stood at the peak of this world. Xiao Chen finally got to see one.
Hu chi!
The old man had been a thousand meters away, but he instantly arrived at the ind. It looked like the few steps he took surpassed the limitations of space, moving arge distance in an instant.
First Martial Uncle, why are you here?
Yue Chenxi looked at the old man and revealed a joyous expression as she ran over.
The old man smiled and looked at Yue Chenxi, You have no idea how anxious we old men were when we received your message. If it were not for the fact that the sect needed someone to hold down the fort, your Grandmaster would havee personally.
Yue Chenxi stuck her tongue out mischievously. She smiled and said, Its not like we could never escape. We were merely stuck here temporarily. You are all too hasty.
Chapter 395 - Invitation from the Supreme Sky Sect
Chapter 395: Invitation from the Supreme Sky Sect
Yue Chenxi nced meaningfully at Xiao Chen before muttering something into the old mans ears.
After the old man listened to her, he looked at Xiao Chen with interest. It felt as if his gaze could see through all falsehoods in this world as he examined Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chens gaze turned grave. He felt the other partys vast mental energy and wanted to block it with his Spiritual Sense.
However, Xiao Chen thought about it and felt that, if a Martial Sage wanted to check him out, his Spiritual Sense was not sufficient to stop him. Even if he sessfully stopped it, it would only attract further interest from the other party. This would result in the other party in utilizing other means to achieve his goal.
Since it was pointless, there is no point blocking it. It was simply too difficult to keep secrets from a Martial Sage.
Xiu!
The old man retracted his gaze and revealed a pondering look. He thought to himself, What a strange kid. I unexpectedly cant see his Martial Spirit.
First Martial Uncle, how is he? What do you think of my insight? Yue Chenxi asked in anticipation.
The old man nodded as he smiled, Reaching Inferior Grade Martial King at the age of eighteen. This kind of cultivation talent can only be considered average in the Great Jin Nation. However, he has grasped two different states at the same time. Based on this, he is qualified to step into the ranks of geniuses.
Ha ha, there is still the most important point
Yue Chenxi asked interestedly, What else is there?!
The old man continued, I will speak to him personally about itter. In any case, your insight was good. He is the kind of person this old man is looking for.
Yue Chenxi instantly revealed a joyful expression. However, after that, she revealed a somewhat helpless expression, This fellow seemed to be unmoved by force or persuasion. After promoting the sect for a long time, he did not show any signs of epting or rejecting.
The old man smiled and said softly, He is intelligent. Let me speak to him.
Xiao Chen and Xiao Bai were two hundred meters away from the old man. Logically, given the close distance, they should have heard the conversation between the old man and Yue Chenxi.
However, it was unknown why but Xiao Chen could not hear anything. Furthermore, when he looked at them, their figures seemed hazy and vague.
Given this, Xiao Chen could not even guess what they discussed by reading their lips.
As Xiao Chen pondered on some matters, the old man and Yue Chenxi suddenly appeared before him. He collected his thoughts and cupped his hands in a fashion that was neither humble or proud. He said, Junior Xiao Chen greets Senior. Would Senior please inform me of your distinguished name?
The old man measured Xiao Chen from a close distance. When he saw that Xiao Chens emotions did not fluctuate, despite being so close to him, remaining calm, he praised him in his heart.
I do not dare im to be distinguished, but my name is Gu Ying, just a nobody in the Supreme Sky Sect. If little friend does not mind, you can call me Senior Gu.
Xiao Chen nodded and said, Many thanks to Senior Gu for lending a hand. Otherwise, we would be stuck on this ind for another one year or more.
Gu Ying waved his hands dismissively and said, That does not really qualify as help, merely an act of convenience. If I did not guess wrong, you only truly started cultivating two years ago, correct?
The moment Gu Ying spoke, not only did Xiao Chen feel shocked, but Yue Chenxi, who stood behind him, was also shocked. Her jaw hung ck, unable to close it.
Could this be the most important point that First Martial Uncle talked about? Cultivating to Martial King in two yearssuch talent is truly horrifying and unprecedented.
Xiao Chen had not expected Gu Yings eyes to be so sharp either. Gu Ying could even uncover this information. He could only nod in acknowledgment.
Gu Ying smiled faintly and said, You are a smart person; I will not beat around the bush. This is a golden age for cultivation that has not appeared in the past thousand years. Geniuses from all over fill the peak powers. Not taking sides without understanding the Supreme Sky Sects situation is a wise move.
However, let me give you a warning. Before the next Five Nation Youth Competition, you should find a side to stand on. That would be yourst chance. Catch! This is your reward from helping this brat.
Gu Ying tossed a glittering medallion. Xiao Chen casually caught it and took a look. The word Supreme was on the front, and the back said Clear Sky.
[Note: The Chinese for Supreme Sky Sect is ̫. So the front of the medallion is ̫, which means supreme. The back said ; only the first character is in the sect name. On its own, it means the vast sky. The second character also means sky but when ced it the first character, it means clear sky.]
The golden medallion seemed to have a mysterious energy. When Xiao Chen held it in his hand, he felt a faint warmth. Strands of gentle energy came from within. This helped one to calm down and allowed them to rx.
Seeing Xiao Chen catch the medallion, Gu Ying smiled, I shall take me leave first. If youe to the Great Jin Nation in the future, doe to the Supreme Sky Sect to pay us a visit. This old man will do my best in hosting you.
Xiao Chen put away the medallion and cupped his hands, Senior, take care on your journey!
In the distance, Gu Ying moved a thousand meters every step he took as he carried Yue Chenxi. After a few steps, he vanished from Xiao Chens sight.
As Xiao Chen watched the two leave, he muttered to himself, As the legends say, every move of a Martial Sage will affect the naturalws. Based on today, this seems to be true.
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Gu Ying carried Yue Chenxi and moved through the sky, moving a thousand meters with each step.
First Martial Uncle, why did you not talk to him about joining the Supreme Sky Sect? Yue Chenxi felt doubtful as she asked Gu Ying.
Gu Ying smiled gently and said, Its fine as long as he received the Clear Sky Medallion. The elder sighed, Everything about you is good, but your mindset is too pure and simple. Otherwise, that fellow would not have frustrated you so.
Xiao Chen retracted his gaze and smiled at Xiao Bai, Xiao Bai, it''s time for us to go too!
The two quickly moved towards the gap in the huge waves, moving in a line. Not long after they left, the gap in the huge waves closed; water fell from above.
The waves had sealed Qianren Ind once again. It would open again in a few years. However, few people would probably travel there at that time.
Xiao Chen and Xiao Bai chatted as they walked calmly on the sea. With their cultivation realm now, it was not difficult for them to walk on the waters surface.
Xiao Bai said softly, Elder Brother Xiao Chen, I have already cultivated that Flowing Light Sword Art you gave me to the fifthyer. In the future, Xiao Bai is no longer afraid of bad people. So, Elder Brother Xiao Chen, please dont treat me as a burden anymore.
When Xiao Chen saw Xiao Bais slightly red eyes, he was stunned. Xiao Bai was no longer that little Spirit Fox from the past that understood nothing.
Xiao Bais thoughts were slowly bing more mature. She had her own mind and acted on her own initiative.
Xiao Chen rubbed Xiao Bais head and smiled gently, How is Xiao Bai a burden? You have helped pick so many Herbs for me in the past and saved my life several times. Now, you are even stronger than me.
Xiao Chen paused awhile here. He looked at the peaceful sea before him and muttered, However, I owe you too much. If I let you get injured, I will feel very guilty.
When Xiao Bai was just born, Xiao Chen took her away from her mother. Although the situation was dire, and he had rescued her from the Tang n, he had some selfish motives as well. Otherwise, he would not have passed on a Cultivation Technique to her mother aspensation.
Outside White Water City, this little fellow rescued Xiao Chen. She did not care for her own safety and rescued him from Hua Yunfei and Duanmu Qing.
After that, Xiao Bai dragged her tired body all over the Savage Forest for him.
Even though there was plenty of danger and many fierce Spirit Beast in the Savage Forest, Xiao Bai picked Herbs to treat Xiao Chen, helping tide over the most dangerous moment in his life thus far.
Since then, Xiao Chen swore to himself that he would not look at Xiao Bai as a pet, and he would not let her injure herself for him.
After Xiao Bai changed her form into that of a human, Xiao Chen felt guilty. He made up his made not to let Xiao Bai experience any further danger.
Hence, Xiao Chen had never seen Xiao Bai as a burden.
Xiao Bais eyes were somewhat watery as she said softly, Is that true, Elder Brother Xiao Chen?!
Xiao Chen said, Truer than precious pearls. Lets go. Lets have a race to see who reaches Green Wind Ind first. If you arrive first, I will let you have a feast of wine.
Xiao Bai sniffled and smiled, Alright. Xiao Bai can run very fast. Elder Brother Xiao Chen will not catch me.
Boom! Boom!
Just at this moment, massive waves a thousand meters tall surged a thousand meters around the two of them.
A strong undercurrent swept under the previously calm sea and rushed at the waves, causing them to rise another thousand meters in the blink of an eye.
Aside from Martial Sages and above, no one else could achieve this.
Xiao Chen had a helpless expression as he experienced a powerless feeling. He actually ran into two Martial Sages in one day.
Before Martial Sages, the two did not have any chance of survival. However, the other party did not make a move to attack. It was clear that the situation could be turned around.
Xiao Chen nced over and looked at the empty sea. He shouted, Might this Junior know which Senior is present?! Why is Senior blocking this Juniors path?!
Pu! Pu!
Suddenly, light footsteps were heard from the sea behind them.
Xiao Chen turned, and two blurry figures appeared in his vision. One was male, and the other was female, both dressed in white.
When Xiao Chen got near, he clearly saw what they looked like. The man looked to be about thirty and was very handsome. His face had an indistinct monster-like appearance, and his eyes looked deep and very attractive.
This was a man who could drive any girl crazy. Xiao Chen had never seen anyone so handsome before. He fully used a mans charm.
The woman also looked like she was in her thirties. She was pretty, and her skin was smooth. She was very pretty. When she walked with the man, they were the perfect couple.
Xiao Chen found the appearance of the couple very familiar. Suddenly, he turned his head to look at Xiao Bai, and he was startled.
This couple looked very simr to Xiao Bai. Xiao Chen made a guess in his heart.
Xiao Bai clutched Xiao Chens arm tightly and hid behind him. She said softly, Elder Brother Xiao Chen, why do I feel that these two people look very familiar?
Of course, we look familiar. You are my daughter. How can we not look familiar? The handsome man in white smiled as he looked at Xiao Bai.
The prettydy at the side smiled at Xiao Chen and said, Little Friend, thank you for passing me the Cultivation Technique. Also, thank you for taking care of Xiao Bai for so long.
Xiao Bai looked at Xiao Chen and asked, Elder Brother Xiao Chen, is what they say true?
Xiao Chens expression became grave; he had not expected something like this to happen. After a long time, he nodded his head and said, Xiao Bai, its true. They are your parents.
Since the other party had mentioned the Mysterious Nine Heavenly Revolution Transformation and they looked so simr, this should be true.
Chapter 396 - Xiao Bai’s Departure
Chapter 396: Xiao Bais Departure
Xiao Chen was only suspicious of how the other party found him.
Xiao Bais gaze filled with curiosity as she examined the faces of the couple; she seemed extremely excited. She could feel a familiarity and closeness from her bloodline and was no longer as afraid as before.
Xiao Chen took a deep breath and worked very hard to maintain his calm. He asked, How did you find me?
Xiao Bais parents exchanged nces. Finally, the white-clothed man said, Let me say it. Xiao Bais mother knows your identity. After she sessfully changed forms, she went to the Myriad Fiend Pce to look for me.
At first, I kept sending people to the Great Qin Nation to keep track of news about you. However, it seemed like you had offended some big powers and had gone into hiding. The people I sent could not find any news about you.
This continued until three months ago when you defeated the various noble ns heirs. Only then did I managed to uncover news about you. After that, news of your fight with Yue Chenxi on the Green Wind Ind spread as well. By then, we knew exactly where you were.
Thinking about it, that was true. After Xiao Chen left the Heavenly Saber Pavilion, he did not bother with covering his tracks at all. As long as one spent the effort, it was not really difficult to track him down.
Now that Xiao Chen had cleared his doubts, he threw caution to the wind and said, What do you want? Just say it. If you want to kill me, just do it. After all, I cannot resist.
Do you want to kill Elder Brother Xiao Chen? Xiao Bai will not allow you to hurt him! When Xiao Bai heard what Xiao Chen said, she nervously stood in front of Xiao Chen.
The white-clothed man and the beautifuldy exchanged a nce and could not help butugh. Why would we want to kill you? You saved my wife and aided by daughter in changing forms. Furthermore, you did not enve her. I can tell that with one nce.
I, An Zixuan, can distinguish right from wrong and will not distort the truth deliberately.
This persons words gave off an imposing atmosphere. As he stood quietly on the surface of the sea, he did not release the aura of a Martial Sage.
Xiao Chens expressions rxed. He had not expected such a situation. He had stolen his daughter away as a pet and thought that the other party would be harsh on him for it.
Even if An Zixuan did not kill Xiao Chen on ount of him saving Xiao Bais mother, he would at least beat Xiao Chen.
Now, it seemed like not only would An Zixuan not kill Xiao Chen, but An Zixuan was also quite considerate to him, confusing him.
Xiao Bais mother looked at Xiao Bai and smiled, We will not do anything to you. We just want to take Xiao Bai to the Myriad Fiend Pce. In the end, she is not human. If the human world discovers her identity
An Zixuan continued, With your strength, you are far from sufficient to protect her. It is the safest for her at the Myriad Fiend Pce.
Xiao Chen lowered his head and pondered. The other party was Xiao Bais parents. Their reasoning was sound, and they had the right to take Xiao Bai away. He did not have any reason to stop them.
However, Xiao Chen was still somewhat unwilling to send Xiao Bai away. For a long time, he had been alone, and only Xiao Bai apanied him.
To Xiao Chen, Xiao Bai was not a pet but a truepanion. After she left, his path on the road of cultivation would be far lonelier.
Xiao Bai will not go. Xiao Bai changed form after many difficulties so that she could stay by Elder Brother Xiao Chens side so that Xiao Bai can cultivate and help him beat up the bad people. When Xiao Bai heard that An Zixuan wanted to take her away, she quickly hid behind Xiao Chen.
When An Zixuan heard that, his expression changed slightly. He looked at Xiao Chen, and his expression turned grave. An indistinct killing intent started to spread.
Xiao Chen immediately felt a horrifying pressure. He did not know what was going on, so he put his guard up and prepared to flee at any time.
Xiao Bais mother tugged at An Zixuan gently when she saw the situation. She whispered into his ear for a moment before his expression returned to normal.
When Xiao Chen heard what Xiao Bais mother said, he could not help his bitter smile. So, An Zixuan thought that he had fooled around with his daughter. Thats why Xiao Bai said something like that.
However, no matter how dastardly I am, I will not make a move on a little girl, Xiao Chen thought, depressed.
However, as Xiao Bais parents, they were right to worry. Xiao Chen could understand and knew what to say.
Xiao Chen pushed Xiao Bai in front of him and smiled gently, Xiao Bai, you should leave with your parents. I will visit you at the Myriad Fiend Pce in the future. Its true. With my current strength, I cannot protect you.
Xiao Bais eyes were moist as she said, Elder Brother Xiao Chen, do you not want me anymore?
When An Zixuan and his wife saw Xiao Bai attachment to Xiao Chen, they did not know what to do. This was especially so when they saw the girl crying.
Xiao Chen gently advised, You have remained by my side for a long time. However, your parents have never spent any time with you. This is not fair to them. Isnt Xiao Bai a very mature girl?
When Xiao Bai heard this, she thought about it. Clearly, she was moved by Xiao Chens words. However, she still hesitated and was very restless.
Xiao Bais mother came over at this moment and held Xiao Bais hands gently. She smiled and said, Xiao Bai, you are now very weak and Xiao Chen has to keep distracting himself to protect you. This will affect his cultivation. You dont want to see that happen, right?
The moment Xiao Bai heard this, she immediately lowered her head. She thought to herself, Indeed, I am very weak. I cannot defeat many strong Demonic Beasts.
Although Xiao Chen had not called her a burden, there were some things that did not need to be said. For a very long time, Xiao Chen had always protected her. She could rarely help him.
After Xiao Bai thought of that, she looked up and asked, Then, if I go to the Myriad Fiend Pce, will I be stronger?
An Zixuan finally heaved a sigh of relief and smiled, You are my daughter; naturally, your talent is not poor. If you go to the Myriad Fiend Pce, you will be stronger than me one day.
Xiao Bai turned back to ask Xiao Chen if it were true or not. When she got a definitive answer, she finally agreed to go to the Myriad Fiend Pce.
What must happen, will happen. Even if Xiao Chen felt unwilling, he made his decision. He removed the Spirit Blood Jade on his chest and handed it to An Zixuan.
An Zixuan received it and took a look. Then, he handed it back. He said softly, Keep it. You can still meet in the future. I know that you sincerely care for Xiao Bai.
After An Zixuan said that, he took out a jade medallion and handed it to Xiao Chen. He said, This is the Myriad Fiend Pces Heavenly Fiend Medallion. At a crucial moment, you can summon a clone of the ancient Fiend Emperor to save your life. If you dont use it, you can bring it to the Myriad Fiend Pce to look for me. I will agree to help you with something that is not unreasonable.
Xiao Chen received the medallion and felt speechless. Why do these Martial Sages like to hand out medallions to people? I have actually received two medallions in one day.
Seniors, Xiao Bai, I will take my leave first. After you go to the Myriad Fiend Pce, stop behaving like a small drunkard, Xiao Chen smiled gently and said his goodbyes.
As Xiao Bai watched Xiao Chen leave, tears fell from the corners of her eyes. She made a promise to herself, In two years, I will be very strong. I will not be a burden to Elder Brother Xiao Chen.
After Xiao Chen left Xiao Bai, he felt truly alone. In the future, he could only walk the path of cultivation alone.
Then, he looked at the Lunar Saber Saber and smiled faintly, Thats not right; I forgot about you. I still have the Lunar Shadow Saber. Regardless of the situation, my saber will always apany me.
There was still a long way to go. Xiao Chen calmed himself and continued on his journey to Green Wind Ind.
Along the way, two sharp killing Qi came from the reef ahead and pressed on Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chens eyes brightened, and he scanned the area before him. When he clearly saw the appearance of two people, he could not help but feel it was strange. He said, Its Wu Shangxuan and Yang Wen. Why are they together?
Xiao Chen remembered that Wu Shangxuan had viciously ughtered Yang Wenspanions in the treasure room on Qianren Ind. Yet, they were now together and had bepanions.
Xiu! Xiu!
Wu Shangxuan and Yang Wen flew toward Xiao Chen rapidly. Soon, theynded about a hundred meters away from him.
Wu Shangxuan fondled his chin as a sinister look shed in his eyes. He said viciously, I told you before. As long as we waited here, we would run into this brat sooner orter. Do you believe me now?
Yang Wen smiled faintly and looked at Xiao Chen as he said, Hand over the treasures you found in the treasure room, as well as the Spirit Herbs you obtained from the herb garden. If you do that, I will consider letting you live. Otherwise, dont think you can escape alive.
Xiao Chen squinted his eyes and revealed a disdainful look. As long as they have amon interest, enemies can stand so close together. This is interesting.
However, did these two people think that Xiao Chen was someone easily dealt with?
Wu Shangxuan revealed a murderous intent on his face. He said coldly, Why bother speaking nonsense with him. Just kill him, and we can split the contents of his spatial ring.
Kill!
After Wu Shangxuan spoke, he stomped on the sea heavily and the huge force caused waves to surge up.
Bagn!
Yang Wens eyes turned cold, and he stopped speaking. He also stomped on the sea andunched himself forward.
Despite the two people with surging auras rushing over, Xiao Chen maintained his calm. A fierce me burned continuously in his right eye.
Soon, a huge ming whirlpool formed in the boundless space of Xiao Chens right eye. He shouted a warcry, and the surging purple mes spewed out.
Boom!
Before the two were twenty meters from Xiao Chen, a massive, surging purple me suddenly appeared before them; it was ten meters wide and a hundred meters tall.
The scorching purple mes flickered with a dim light. The high temperature caused steam to rise from the sea. As the steam rose into the air, it spread and formed an overwhelming mist.
Wu Shangxuan and Yang Wens expression changed greatly. In one instant, a boundless churning sea filled their vision.
In the next instant, a huge purple me suddenly covered their vision. This was very frightening.
Retreat!
This strange and strong purple me startled the two. They could not understand what was happening as they executed their Movement Technique to their peak and retreated.
Chi! Chi!
The purple mes suddenlynded where the two had originally stood. A deep void, about twenty meters in diameter, appeared in the sea water.
Arge vapor cloud rose from the sea. The void appeared only for an instant before the surrounding seawater filled the hole.
Chapter 397 - Killing Wu Shangxuan
Chapter 397: Killing Wu Shangxuan
A huge whirlpool formed in the calm sea. Currents formed in the surrounding water as the whirlpool spun increasingly faster.
Finally, a huge pir of water shot into the sky, appearing very frightening.
Wu Shangxuan and Yang Wen exchanged a nce. They both saw fear in each others expressions.
Three months ago, although Xiao Chen was strong, he was still slightly weaker than them.
However, at this moment, a casual strike from Xiao Chen, without even drawing his saber, could cause such great cmity. His strength had far exceeded either of theirs.
Damn it! This fellow has grown stronger. We must deal with him with our full strength. Otherwise, he will bury us here.
Wu Shangxuan said sinisterly. A dark dagger had appeared in his hand at an unknown time.
Yang Wen also took out a pair of gloves form his spatial ring and slowly ced them on. Reverse metal hooks and spikes covered the gloves. A Spiritual Light also flickered on the material. They were clearly a Secret Treasure.
Xiao Chen watched the twos movements and smiled faintly. He slowly moved forward, and the mes in his right eye began to rage once more.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Strands of purple meunched out like artillery shells. Everywhere they passed, the air burned, creating a dark vacuum.
The two leaped continuously on the sea surface, avoiding the purple mes flying at them. The sea became choppy as it churned; asionally, a surging pir would soar into the sky.
From time to time, the waves tossed some unfortunate fish into the sky, and the high temperature roasted them alive. they burned until only skeletons remained.
Boom!
Suddenly, Yang Wen shouted a warcry and soared into the air. A huge force exploded from his glove as he punched.
A horrifying fist wind struck the purple mes that Xiao Chen hadunched, creating intense explosions.
Shockwaves swept through the area and immediately created hundred-meters-tall waves.
It looks like the purple mes at seventy percent power is already the equivalent to the full power strike from a Superior Grade Martial King, Xiao Chen thought to himself. Since that is the case, there is no further need to keep testing it.
Ka ca!
Xiao Chen ced his right hand on the saber hilt and drew the Lunar Shadow Saber with lightning speed. A dazzling purple light quickly illuminated the de.
Then, the saber turned into a ck line, passing through the wall of water and striking Wu Shangxuan.
Wu Shangxuan was preparing to beat Xiao Chen to the point where he could not retaliate. However, he discovered a boundless killing Qi above him, surging at him.
Wu Shangxuans expression turned fearful, and he saw a dazzling purple light. The light was so piercing that his eyes hurt.
Dang!
In the time for a spark to fly, Wu Shangxuan retreated by half a step. He held his dagger in a reverse grip and protected his face with it as he tried to block Xiao Chens attack descending from the sky.
Wu Shangxuans experience had saved his life at a crucial moment, and he avoided being chopped in half.
However, a huge force traveled through the dagger and caused Wu Shangxuans wrist to be numb; he almost dropped his weapon.
When Wu Shangxuan saw his opponent remaining calm with killing Qi radiating from his eyes, his heart turned cold. He held his right wrist with his left hand.
You think you can block it?
Xiao Chen snorted coldly. He pushed his right hand, which held the saber, down. The purple Qi whirlpool in his dantian spun rapidly and sent more Essence liquid.
With the aid of the Purple Thunder Divine Incantations sixthyer, Xiao Chens strength instantly increased by twenty percent.
Bang!
This force knocked Wu Shangxuans body away, and he dropped the dagger.
How many Spirit Herbs did this fellow consume? How is his Essence so surging? It is much stronger than a regr Superior Grade Martial King.
Wu Shangxuan vomited a mouthful of blood as he thought in horror. Xiao Chens Essence was unexpectedly stronger than his.
Although Wu Shangxuans Cultivation Technique was only a Medial Grade Earth Ranked Cultivation Technique, he had practiced it for several decades. However, Xiao Chen was only a teenager, yet, he could overwhelm Wu Shangxuan with his Essence.
Boom!
Suddenly, a sonic boom rang beside Wu Shangxuans ear. It was Yang Wen, taking advantage of this opportunity to fly over.
Xiao Chen spun around and brandished his saber; his movements were very fluid. He directly chopped down on his opponents gloves.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
The sharp saber created sparks on the gloves. However, the gloves remained undamaged. The gloves decreased the surging Essence by half.
Yang Wen had a sinister look as heughed, My gloves are an offensive peak Inferior Grade Secret Treasure. You cannot break through them. Dont regret giving me a chance to get near to you.
Xiu!
Yang Wen arrived less than one meter before Xiao Chen in a sh. He punched with his right fist at Xiao Chens chest. The spikes and reverse hooks on his gloves were very visible.
When looking at them, one would tremble in fear. If they were struck by them, they would either receive severe injuries or die.
When cultivators got into a close quarter fight, long weapons like sabers and swords lose their effectiveness; they could not do anything to stop the opponents movements.
This was the principle of one inch longer, one inch stronger; one inch shorter, one inch riskier.
Xiao Chen tilted his body to dodged his opponents attack and then quickly retreated. Before his opponent got close again, he brandished his saber.
However, that strange pair of gloves had significantly reduced the force of Xiao Chens attack again. Yang Wen took advantage to close in on him once more.
Hu chi!
This repeated a few times. Xiao Chen was unable to deal with Yang Wens attackspletely.
Wu Shangxuan finally regted the fluctuating Essence within his body and rejoined the fight. He turned into a shed of ck light and used his sharp dagger to harass Xiao Chen asionally.
When the two cooperated, they finally managed to suppress Xiao Chen. They forced Xiao Chen into retreating on the sea surface; in the blink of an eye, they had moved a thousand meters.
Wu Shangxuansplexion also regained its color. Heughed sinisterly, Brat, the people whom I, Wu Shangxuan, have targeted have never survived. You will not be an exception. I will trample on you violently once Im done. How dare you step on me. Reckless fool!
Right after Wu Shangxuan spoke, he became slightly careless. In the time for a spark to fly, Xiao Chen noticed it and kicked out.
Ka ca!
Xiao Chen kicked Wu Shangxuans chin again, causing him to tumble through the air. Blood dripped from his chin ceaselessly.
Its my chance! Yang Wens eyes lit up with joy. He increased the speed of his fist wind. There will definitely be an opening the instant he withdraws his attack. He will not be able to dodge or retreat.
Indeed, Xiao Chen could not dodge this attack. However, he had not nned to do so either. With a thought, the jade pendant on his chest lit up,ying a dense Essence shield around Xiao Chen.
Ka ca! Ka ca!
The gloves with reverse hooks and spikes stopped at the Essence shield for a second before breaking it and continuing forward.
It was exactly as how this jade pendant was described; it could only block the full power strike of a Medial Grade Martial King. It could not block the attacks of a Superior Grade Martial King.
However, by softening the force of the attack, Xiao Chen had achieved his goal. He still had a peak Inferior Grade defensive Secret Treasure, the inner vest.
The sharp gloves struck Xiao Chens chest. However, unlike what Yang Wen imagined, it did not pierce his chest or create a mess of blood. It merely knocked Xiao Chen back by ten meters and did nothing else.
How did it turn out like this? My gloves are extremely sharp. Even a peak Superior Grade Martial King cannot block them, Yang Wen eximed in shock.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly and brandished his saber as he advanced. You are not the only person with Secret Treasures.
Yang Wen recovered his wits and smiled, As long as you let me get near, unless your Essence surpasses that of a Martial Monarch, my punch will weaken your Essence.
Is that so?
Xiao Chenughed coldly, and a red light shed on his forehead. The red light instantly flowed into the dazzling purple saber light. The state of massacre merged with the saber light.
Ka ka!
Xiao Chen hacked down as Yang Wen watched with a disbelieving gaze. Xiao Chen chopped the gloves into halves, and they fell off.
The gloves no longer weakened the surging force. The saber Qi swept across and opened a horrifying wound on Yang Wens chest.
Wukui Shakes the Heavens!
Xiao Chen followed up his sessful attack, immediately executing the killing move of the Wukui Saber Technique. After Xiao Chen advanced to Martial King, the might of the Wukui Saber Technique increased by several folds.
The might of a peak Earth Ranked Martial Technique was truly disyed.
The divine Wukui Tree contained a strong electrical energy and a surging aura as it descended from the sky.
Yang Wen could not dodge in time. The divine Wukui Tree struck him, and he vomited mouthfuls of blood before falling to the sea.
Xiao Chen did not give Yang Wen a chance to get back up. He charged forward and swung his saber three times, dealing with this person once and for all.
Then, Xiao Chen removed Yang Wens spatial ring. He turned around and chased after Wu Shangxuan who had transformed into a sh of ck light and fled.
Xiao Chen, the next time you meet this old man, I will consign you to eternal damnation, and you will die without a chance to get buried!
Xiao Chen leaped into the air and said indifferently, You no longer have that chance!
Wukui Breaks the Heavens!
A thick beam of light, alternating between purple and red, elongated on the saber. In the blink of an eye, it extended several thousand meters over the sea.
Everywhere the beam passed, waves surged on either side. Its aura was very frightening.
Ah!
A loud, miserable cry echoed. Wu Shangxuan held his hand over a bloody wound at the end of the beam of light. His eyes filled with horror.
Pu! Pu! Pu!
Xiao Chen slowly walked over on the sea. By the time he arrived before Wu Shangxuan, he had stopped breathing. Then, Xiao Chen removed the spatial ring on his hand.
After that, Xiao Chen sheathed the Lunar Shadow Saber without sparing the others body even a nce before continuing on to Green Wind Ind.
The setting sun looked scarlet as it reflected its light on the surface of the vast sea. The two corpse floated peacefully at sea. However, soon, the ferocious sea creatures consumed them, not even leaving bones.
Xiao Chens emotion did not fluctuate much when he killed two peak Superior Grade Martial Kings. Before he had advanced to Martial King, he could already kill Superior Grade Martial Kings.
After Xiao Chen advanced to Martial King, his strength increasedprehensively. Killing two ordinary peak Superior Grade Martial Kings was nothing.
The strength of a cultivator was primarily dependent on the purity and quantity of Essence followed by Cultivation Technique, Martial Techniques, andprehended states, in that order.
Xiao Chen did notck strength in any of these. He had relied onrge amounts of Spirit Herbs for his Essence. His Essence couldpare to peak Superior Grade Martial Kings.
The Cultivation Technique Xiao Chen cultivated was a Heaven Ranked Cultivation Technique. His opponents had only cultivated a Medial Grade Earth Ranked Cultivation Technique. The Martial Technique he used was a peak Earth Ranked ancient Martial Technique, much stronger than what his opponents had used.
Chapter 398 - Deal with Bai Lixi
Chapter 398: Deal with Bai Lixi
As for states, there was no need even to mention them. Xiao Chens state of thunder, which he merged with Holy Might, and the state of massacre could overwhelm his opponents.
With Xiao Chens current strength, Martial Kings who were less than half step Martial Monarchs could not defeat him. Of course, the peak geniuses of some great sects with better situations than him were exceptions.
Xiao Chen collected his thoughts and opened Yang Wens Spatial Ring. He scanned it with his Spiritual Sense and counted more than twenty thousand Inferior Grade Spirit Stones and more than five thousand Medial Grade Spirit Stones.
It looked like Yang Wen had a good harvest from the Qianren Ind. Five thousand-odd Medial Grade Spirit Stones was a significant sum. However, they all now belonged to Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen put away the Spirit Stones and shifted his gaze to Wu Shanxuans spatial ring.
This person had been vicious and deceitful. In the main pce at the Qianren Ind, many treasure seekers died at his hands. Even if they did not number a hundred, they would, at least, number eighty.
Xiao Chen thought of the bloody pile of corpses at that doorway, and his heart felt a chill.
Xiao Chen wondered what would be in Wu Shangxuans spatial ring. He was full of anticipation as he sent in his Spiritual Sense.
Piles of Spirit Stones appeared in Xiao Chens vision, dazzling him. Even though he had mentally prepared, he did not expect such riches.
Xiao Chen made a rough count. Just counting Medial Grade Spirit Stones alone, there were more than 15,000. There were also more than two hundred very rare Superior Grade Spirit Stones.
The Inferior Grade Spirit Stones were simply uncountable. Aside from these, there were many Secret Treasures and all sorts of Martial Techniques and Cultivation Techniques. Thinking about it, Wu Shangxuan must have taken them from other cultivators.
Xiao Chen took a deep breath before he calmed himself. He said, He obtained all of this using despicable tactics;, that is not the right way to do things.
Xiao Chens statement was proven by the fact that Wu Shangxuan had so many resources, but he still had not advanced to half step Martial Monarch.
This also served as a warning for Xiao Chen. If ones heart were warped, he would not reach the peak.
The bustling harbor of the Green Wind Ind had already appeared before Xiao Chens eyes. He quickly ced the Spirit Stones within his own Universe Ring before hastening toward the Green Wind Ind.
When Xiao Chen reached the ind, he immediately rushed toward the inn where he had stayed and asked around for Jin Dabao and Su Xiaoxiao.
Youth Hero, your friends had already left a month ago. Before they departed, they left a letter behind, telling me to hand it to you, When the waiter at the inn saw Xiao Chen asking, he quickly took out a sealed letter and handed it to Xiao Chen.
They left a month ago. This means that Jin Dabao and Su Xiaoxiao waited more than two months for me. This is quite interesting.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly and received the letter. Then, he rewarded the waiter with an Inferior Grade Spirit Stone. The waiter immediately left joyfully.
Xiao Chen ripped open the letter and carefully read its contents. After a while, he finished reading it.
The letter did not say much. The main gist of it was that Jin Dabao had already finished the negotiation with the ck Dragon Group. Both sides took a step back, and he had to deal with this. So, he could not keep waiting for Xiao Chen.
At the end of the letter, Jin Dabao invited Xiao Chen to the Great Tang Nation. At that time, he would y the role of a proper host to Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen was quite interested in Jin Dabaos invitation. The strongest sect in the Great Tang Nation was the Beast Taming Abode. Its fame spread throughout the continent, and he had wanted to check it out for a long time.
The Beast Taming Abode was the only sect that grasped the methods to tame high ranked Spirit Beasts. ording to rumors, they even managed to tame Rank 9 and Rank 10 Spirit Beasts.
The Beast Taming Abode was incredibly famous in the continent. Their founder, Mao Yanan, was also the only cultivator who was not a Martial Emperor that couldpete for the peak with other Martial Emperors.
Xiao Chen carefully put away the letter and called the waiter to prepare a good room and hot water for him. After taking afortable, hot bath and dressing, he ordered a feast and ate.
After three months of living on a deste ind in closed-door training, Xiao Chens spirit was somewhat tired. Now, a hot bath and a feast gave him great pleasure.
Waiter, give his Lord two vats of wine and five kilograms of beef. The faster, the better.
Dong! Dong! Dong!
Right after Xiao Chen ate and prepared to settle the bill, a stout man came up. He was two meters tall and carried arge axe. He looked coarse and ferocious.
When regr people nced at him, they would tremble in fear. This was the Bai Lixi whom Xiao Chen forced out of the herb garden with his trick. Xiao Chen had not expected to see him here.
Bai Lixis gaze moved around and caught sight of Xiao Chen in his white robes. His expression changed greatly as he revealed a ferocious look in his eyes.
Bai Lixi took out hisrge axe and hacked down without any warning.
Dang!
Xiao Chen did not draw his saber but used the scabbard to block the axe, giving off a dull sound.
A huge force traveled through the scabbard. Surprisingly, Xiao Chen could not deal with the force and took three steps back. He had to put some pressure on his legs to push against the wooden floor before he stopped.
Something seems to be up with this axe, Xiao Chen thought to himself. The other partys physical strength should be stronger than mine.
However, it has not reached a ridiculous level yet. After applying my strength skillfully, I can still dissipate the force. This shows that there is something wrong with the axe.
However, Xiao Chen did not focus too much on this problem. He had no intentions of fighting this person. Even though he had already reached Martial King, his odds against Bai Lixi were not more than fifty percent.
Xiao Chen could only go to the extent of not being afraid of him. After all, the other party was a cultivator who gained his fame long ago. Furthermore, he focused on cultivating his physical body. In reality, hisbat prowess was much stronger than cultivators of the same rank.
When Xiao Chen saw that Bai Lixi intended to continue, he said sullenly, Bai lixi, if you dont want that Spirit Herb for tempering the physical body, by all means, swing that axe again.
When Bai Lixi heard that, a light flickered in his eyes. He hesitated for a long time and stayed his axe in the end.
Dang!
Bai Lixi casually tossed the axe to the ground, and the huge inn trembled. Bai Lixi sat down and said, This old man had forgotten; you cultivate the physical body as well. You must have obtained many body tempering Spirit Herbs.
Hand over all your body tempering Spirit Herbs, and I will not kill you. I, Bai Lixi, am true to my words.
Xiao Chen sat down across from him and smiled gently, Sorry, I need those body tempering Spirit Herbs as well; I cant give them to you.
Bai Lixis expression froze. He picked up his axe and snarled, Brat, are you messing with me?
Right before Bai Lixi erupted in anger, Xiao Chen said in a drawn-out fashion, There are indeed no Spirit Herbs. However, there is a Heaven Ranked Body Tempering secret manual passed down by the Savanna King.
Bai Lixis expression suddenly changed, and he quickly put away his axe. He felt bewildered as he asked, Are you talking about the Savanna Kings Firmament Body Tempering Art?
Xiao Chen smiled gently and shed the Firmament Body Tempering Art. When Bai Lixi had a clear look, he immediately put it away.
It really is the Firmament Body Tempering Art. I thought that the Dark Churchs man had stolen it. This brat unexpectedly found it! Bai Lixis wore a shocked expression. His eyes filled with fire.
There were very few cultivators who cultivated their physical body. As for Body Tempering Cultivation Techniques, they were, naturally, rarer.
A low-ranked Body Tempering Cultivation Technique might be harder to find than a high-ranked regr Cultivation Technique.
In the many years Bai Lixi had cultivated, he merely cultivated an Inferior Grade Earth Ranked Body Tempering Cultivation Technique. He had already cultivated that Cultivation Technique to its peak, and he had no more possibility of improvements.
When Bai Lixi saw that Xiao Chen really had a Heaven Ranked Body Tempering Cultivation Technique, he was very excited.
Bai Lixi subconsciously grasped the handle of his axe and withdrew his killing Qi. He thought joyfully, Fortunately, this brat delivered himself to me. I will kill himter.
After that, I will obtain the Body Tempering secret manual and Spirit Herbs easily.
Xiao Chen gently took a sip of tea and gazed the other party. He said softly, Put away your axe. If I want to leave, you cannot stop me. Without the confidence to do so, would I take the initiative to sit across you?
Bai Lixi calmed down. He said, What do you want? Just say it. I have to get my hands on that Heaven Ranked Body Tempering secret manual.
Xiao Chen said casually, That can only happen if I am willing. Is that thousand-year-old Snow Ginseng still with you?
Bai Lixiughed out loudly, Ha ha! You should have said it earlier. Here, for you! Now, give me the Body Tempering secret manual.
Bai Lixi cultivated his physical body. The thousand-year-old Snow Ginseng could only increase the cultivation of Essence. Although it was extremely precious, it was useless to him. Hence, he tossed it out straightforwardly.
Xiao Chenughed, You are too naive. You want to exchange a Snow Ginseng for a Heaven Ranked secret manual? That is only sufficient to pay for a small portion of it.
You are refusing a toast, only to drink a forfeit!
Bai Lixi snorted coldly. He pounded the table with his right fist, and a massive force smashed the wooden table into bits.
The table did not merely break apart at the joints but had truly shattered, turning into countless splinters. This showed that Bai Lixi had great control of his strength.
Bai Lixi raised hisrge axe and hacked at Xiao Chens head with lightning speed.
However, when that sharp axe was about to hit Xiao Chens head, Bai Lixi stopped.
The instant the table shattered, Xiao Chen used two fingers and jabbed at Bai Lixis throat. A three-inch-long sword circled his neck.
That three-inch-long sword looked very in, but Bai Lixi could feel a terrifying energy from it.
Bai Lixi did not doubt that, as long as he made a move, the sword will immediately slice his throat. Even if he had tempered his body to the point of copper muscle and iron bones, he would not survive it.
Xiao Chen said coldly, You can try; see which is faster, your axe or my flying sword.
Bai Lixis expression did not change as he said, Brat, dont be too greedy. If I did not guess incorrectly, you snatched the burial items of the Savanna King. This small sword should be one of them.
The Firmament Body Tempering Art you are going to give me is probably a copy. You have already won a thousand-year-old Snow Ginseng with just a copy. Have you thought that, if you are too greedy, I could spread the news of you obtaining all the burial items? Have you considered the consequence of that?
Xiao Chen smiled faintly, You can do that. I can also spread the news that you attacked me and stole all of the burial items. I have close to fifty thousand Medial Grade Spirit Stones. You can try and see whose news will spread faster.
Bai Lixis face sank. He grasped the axe handle tightly with his right hand and said coldly, What do you want?
The atmosphere between the two was intense. One person held an axe above the others head, and one person pressed a Secret Treasure against the others neck.
Chapter 399 - Suffer Great Losses
Chapter 399: Suffer Great Losses
With just a thought from either side, they would perish together. In such a situation, someone with a weaker mind would crumble.
When the people in the inn saw Bai Lixi and Xiao Chen fight, they all quickly left; no one stayed behind.
When they saw the situation turn strange, they fled as far as they could. Bai Lixis infamy had spread far and wide. If he was in a bad mood, he might tear down the entire inn.
If they lingered here and got caught in the crossfire, they would only find an unfortunate ending.
Xiao Chens expression remained stoic. It was as though he could not see the dangerousrge axe hovering over his head. He said indifferently, Its very simple. It is impossible to trade the Snow Ginseng for the secret manual. Its not even worth a copy.
Thinking about it, I was the one who tossed this Snow Ginseng to you. So technically, that was something that had belonged to me in the first ce. Dont even think of trying to use my property to exchange for something else, trying to scam me.
Bai Lixi was frustrated when he heard this. This fellow still has the cheek to say this. If he had not tossed this thousand-year-old Snow Ginseng to me for no reason, would I have been driven out of the herb garden so early?
If I had not been driven out of the herb garden, I would have several good quality body tempering Spirit Herbs. Had I been lucky, I might even have obtained the Savanna Kings burial items.
Yet, this fellow turns around and uses me of scamming him. How shameless!
Bai Lixi said resolutely, You win; I will throw in another two thousand Medial Grade Spirit Stones. Is that sufficient?
Xiao Chen remained silent for a while before saying, If I take this Firmament Body Tempering Art to the auction in the Ancient Deste Land, I believe I could obtain at least ten thousand Medial Grade Spirit Stones.
Bai Lixis hand trembled, he was very tempted to hack down on Xiao Chen. This fellow looked young and delicate, yet, he was so imposing.
However, how was Bai Lixi going to obtain ten thousand Medial Grade Spirit Stones? All of his properties added together were not even worth that much. Without killing others for treasure or running into fortuitous encounters, he would have to work hard in the Ancient Deste Land for five to six years before he could amass that much.
Bai Lixi took a deep breath and did his best to suppress his restless heart. I can give you another two thousand, no more than that.
Xiao Chen looked calmly at Bai Lixi and said indifferently, At least add another five thousand. Otherwise, forget it. I will sell it myself. If not, you can gamble, see if you can dodge my flying sword and hit me first.
However, let me tell you this first. This Secret Treasure of mine is a peak Inferior Grade offensive Secret Treasure. It is extremely fast. Even I do not have the confidence to dodge it.
Bai Lixi looked like he was going to spew fire from his eyes. Since he became famous, he had not been pushed to such a miserable state before. Furthermore, the other party was merely a junior.
Bai Lixi had to be careful with everything he said; he could not shed any pretense of cordiality. He could not describe such a sullen feeling.
However, that Inferior Grade Heaven Ranked Body Tempering secret manual was simply too important to Bai Lixi. It was something that could determine whether or not he would advance to the next realm.
Cultivating the physical body was an arduous road. For Bai Lixi to cultivate from an ordinary pleasant to a peak Superior Grade Martial King proved his talent.
Bai Lixis talent was pretty good; he was just short of a better secret manual before he could advance. Now, Xiao Chen squeezed his weak point; he could not do anything to Xiao Chen.
Xiu!
Bai Lixi withdrew hisrge axe. His coarse face looked very horrifying. After calming his emotions for a long moment, he said, You win. I will add another thousand Medial Grade Spirit Stones. As for the rest of the Medial Grade Spirit Stones, I need them to purchase body tempering Spirit Herbs and other things. I cannot give them away. However, I can let you in on a piece of information.
Xiao Chen withdrew the miniature sword from his opponents neck. He thought to himself, One thousand-year-old Snow Ginseng, five thousand Medial Grade Spirit Stones, and a piece of information in exchange for a copy of a Heaven Ranked secret manual
This was, more or less, what Xiao Chen had expected. If he pushed further, Bai Lixi would go mad.
A Heaven Ranked Cultivation Technique may be very valuable. However, the one Xiao Chen had was one for Body Tempering. He would not fetch a high price for it.
There were too few cultivators who tempered their bodies. It was not a widely used Cultivation Technique. If would be very difficult to drive the price up at an auction.
Hence, when Xiao Chen saw Bai Lixi, he made up his mind to target Bai Lixi. He could obtain the highest value of this secret manual from the gruff cultivator.
The two found another table and sat down. Xiao Chen said indifferently, Speak; what information is worth two thousand Medial Grade Spirit Stones.
Bai Lixi said sullenly, I have information of a Medial Grade Secret Treasure. Tell me; is that worth it?
Xiao Chens heart leaped. Bai Lixi had instantly captivated his interest. He had already experienced the effects of Secret Treasures.
The Clear Wind Robes increased Xiao Chensprehensively., Ever since they had been gifted to him, he had been using them. The Windwalk Shoes had allowed him to have the speed of a Martial King while he was a Martial Saint.
The protective jade pendant had helped Xiao Chen in fights several times already. As for the peak Inferior Grade inner vest he recently obtained, it had already saved his life once.
The Palm Sword in Xiao Chens hand forced Bai Lixi into a standstill, as frustrated as he was.
Without all of these Secret Treasures, Xiao Chens strength would decrease by ten percent, and his speed would decrease at least twenty percent. This showed how important Secret Treasures were to him.
However, now that Xiao Chen had advanced to the Martial King realm, his Secret Treasures could no longer keep up with his growth. The jade pendant, for example, could only defend against a Medial Grade Martial Kings attack. It would be useless against anything stronger.
As for the Windwalk Shoes, while Xiao Chen was a Martial Saint, they had raised his movement speed by twenty percent. However, now that he was a Martial King, they could barely raise his speed by ten percent.
Yang Wen and the Greedy Dream Wolf King had struck and damaged the Inferior Grade inner vest. Xiao Chen did not know how much longer he could use it.
The only Secret Treasures that were still effective for Xiao Chen were the Palm Sword and the always-useful Clear Wind Robes. Medial Grade Secret Treasures held great allure for him.
Xiao Chen gently set the teacup on the table and said, interested, Tell me more.
Bai Lixi said, You have heard of the Demon Battlefield in the Ancient Deste Land before, right? Now, most of the Secret Treasures on the continente from there.
Xiao Chen had heard of the Demon Battlefield while he was at the auction in Xihe City. Cultivators who had risked their lives going to the Demon Battlefield had ced the Secret Treasures on auction there.
Bai Lixi continued, With your strength, there should be no danger for you in the periphery of the Demon Battlefield. The inner region would be more problematic. As for the core regionI can only say good luck.
Xiao Chen frowned slightly and said, What are you trying to say? Just be direct.
Bai Lixiughed and took out a piece of paper. He wrote down a location and drew a map before handing it to Xiao Chen. He said, Normally, Medial Grade Secret Treasures can only be found in the inner region of the Demon Battlefield. The Medial Grade Secret Treasure I am talking about can be found in the periphery. Of course, there is still some danger. Whether you can obtain it or not is up to you.
Xiao Chen took the note from Bai Lixi and nced at it. With the location and a map, it would be easy to find the ce.
After that, Bai Lixi took out boxes of Medial Grade Spirit Stones before handing over the Snow Ginseng. He said, Five thousand Medial Grade Spirit Stones, one thousand-year-old Snow Ginseng, and the news of a Medial Grade Secret Treasure. That is enough already right?!
Xiao Chen carefully put away the map and swept everything into his Universe Ring. Then he smiled faintly and said, Thats enough!
Then take out the manual! Bai Lixi said expressionlessly.
Xiao Chen took out a handwritten copy of the secret manual from the Universe Ring and ced it on the table. Then, he got up, turned away, and left.
Bai Lixi was extremely excited. His eyes zed with fire as he quickly grabbed the secret manual and started reading. He eximed excitedly, Its real! Its real! The Firmament Body Tempering Art! Ha ha ha! I, Bai Lixi, have finally obtained a Heaven Ranked Cultivation Technique!
Soon Bai Lixi flipped to thest page of the secret manual. When he finished reading it, his expression changed as he grabbed hisrge axe and ran out to look for Xiao Chen.
You bastard! How dare you cheat me! Why are there only sixyers? Heaven Ranked Cultivation Techniques all have at least twelveyers. Where is the other half?
Xiao Chen, who had already reached the staircase, turned around and said, Naturally, it is in my hands.
Bai Lixi stomped heavily on the wooden floor, hacking hisrge axe down on Xiao Chen. Relying only on his physical strength, his speed was unexpectedly close to Mach 3.
Dang!
Xiao Chen drew the Lunar Shadow Saber with lightning speed and merged his two states. The state of thunder and state of massacre intermingled as a purple and red light shed alternatingly on the saber.
Xiao Chen executed the Drawing the Saber; his speed instantly reached Mach 3 as well. He blocked Bai Lixis heavy strike in mid-air without being pushed back.
A loud, dull sound followed, and a horrifying force spread out from their weapons, instantly ripping off the inns roof and tossing it into the air.
Fortunately, the other cultivators were wise and had fled earlier. Otherwise, if this shockwave struck them, they would end up in a miserable state.
When Bai Lixi saw that Xiao Chen had blocked his strike while he was in a violent rage, he was somewhat astonished. He shouted angrily, Brat! What exactly do you want?! I already gave you your price, yet, you tricked me!
Xiao Chen held onto his Lunar Shadow Saber and said calmly, Dont treat me like a three-year-old. Just because you say there is a Secret Treasure, there will be one? If it were so easy to obtain, then why didnt you retrieve it?
Bai Lixi said, If I had not rushed to Qianren Ind, I would have obtained that Secret Treasure long ago. You would not even have the chance to find it.
Xiao Chen maintained his calm expression as he said indifferently, You can say what you want. I can only give you the other half after I have obtained that Secret Treasure.
I advise you not to make a rash move. If I am in a bad mood, I might burn the other half. Your Spirit Stones and Snow Ginseng will go to waste.
Bai Lixi was enraged in his heart. Xiao Chen hadpletely ripped him off in this deal. The most crucial point was that he could not do anything to this fellow.
Regardless of when, this fellow can always catch hold of my weak points, taking advantage of me!
Damn it!
Bai Lixi cursed and smashed hisrge axe around the inn in a berserk rage. A horrifying force caused the entire inn to copse, turning it into rubble.
Xiao Chen walked casually on the broad streets of Green Wind Ind. Bai Lixi followed behind with a depressed expression.
Hey, isnt that the White Robed desman? The person there looks like Bai Lixi. Whats going on? Why are they together?
Exactly, I remember that Bai Lixi had been yed by the White Robed desman several times on Qianren Ind. This is really strange. Given Bai Lixis temper, it is odd that he is walking like that, as though nothing had happened.
Earlier, I heard that they were fighting at Tianhe Inn. I think there is a good chance that Bai Lixi could not do anything to Xiao Chen.
Now, Xiao Chen was already somewhat famous on Green Wind Ind. As for Bai Lixi, he became famous long ago. Hence, when they walked outside, many cultivators immediately recognized them.
Chapter 400 - Tempting Suggestion
Chapter 400: Tempting Suggestion
Xiao Chens heart was as calm as still water; there were no ripples at all. He merely smiled at thements and ignored them.
However, Bai Lixi clearly felt frustrated. When he heard them, he grew even more sullen.
Finally, when Bai Lixi heard someonement that he could not do anything to Xiao Chen, he could no longer hold it back. He exploded with anger and shouted, What are you all talking about?! Go, do what you are supposed to and shut up!
When the crowd saw Bai Lixis ferocious appearance, they were afraid that trouble would befall them. They quickly stopped talking and only resumed the conversation after he left.
The crowd could not do anything to Bai Lixi. They could only stifle their anger. The more they thought about it, the more upset they became.
After the inn copsed, Bai Lixi fought with Xiao Chen again. However, after a few hundred moves, he could not take down Xiao Chen.
Bai Lixi had no choice but to admit, with Xiao Chens new strength, Xiao Chen was on par with him. He had no choice but to agree to the other partys terms.
Only when Xiao Chen found the Secret Treasure would he hand over thetter half of the Firmament Body Tempering Art to Bai Lixi. Hence, Bai Lixi followed him around.
Bai Lixi said, I say, you little brat, are my words so unreliable? Would I cheat a junior like you? Will you just give me thetter half of the secret manual?
Xiao Chen did not even bother to turn his head. He smiled faintly and said, Trust you? Do you think you have a good reputation? Should we go an ask someone?
When Bai Lixi saw that Xiao Chen was really going to ask someone, he quickly stopped Xiao Chen. He was very clear on what kind of reputation he had. If he let Xiao Chen ask around, wouldnt he just hand Xiao Chen a chance to p him in the face?
Although I have killed many people, I do not have a pretty face like you, my words are somewhat coarse, and I have a vtile temper, I have always done things forthrightly. I would not lie to you
Xiao Chen held up his hand to stop Bai Lixi from continuing. He said calmly, Dont bother saying anything. When I sessfully obtain the Medial Grade Secret Treasure, I will give you the secret manual. The more you speak about it, the more suspicious you be.
While Bai Lixi cursed and nagged, Xiao Chen quickly headed for the inds harbor.
Since Xiao Chen had decided to hunt the Secret Treasure, he decided not to stay any longer and immediately set out.
The Secret Treasure was not there to wait for him alone. It would be a waste if others got to it first.
After the two left the city, they followed the road. Along the way, cultivators recognized the two and discussed them.
The nickname White Robed desman irked Bai Lixi in particr. He could not resist saying in a mocking manner, Look at that; so many people are calling you White Robed desman. You seem to believe that it is something to be expected. However, how are you worth of the title of desman?
Xiao Chen was mildly stunned. He asked interestedly, Then, in your opinion, why am I not worthy of the title desman?
Bai Lixiuughed coldly and said, Although you have a sharpness in your heart, this sharpness has not formed into saber intent yet. Without saber intent, how can you be a desman? Go to the Ancient Deste Land and take a look; see what kind of people the ten great desmen are. Then you will know what a desman is.
Actually, that is pretty far; there is no need to mention them. Just look at the Bloody desman, Sun Guangquan. He worked hard for twenty-odd years before he finally obtained this title. You are just a fledgling. You probably could not even feel Sun Guangquans saber intent.
Xiao Chens eyebrow lifted. He did not say anything to rebut. Bai Lixi was right; he was not a true desman.
In the declined Heavenly Saber Pavilion, there were only Saber Techniques and tempering of the heart.
However, Xiao Chen had not learned about the cultivation of a desman. It was like Yun Kexin said; the Heavenly Saber Pavilion did not have any true desmen. They only had cultivators who used sabers.
When Bai Lixi saw that Xiao Chen remain silent, he continued, Whats wrong? Did I hit the mark? Dont worry; I am friends with Old Sun. I will get him to spar with you another day to let you experience his saber intent. I guarantee that you will sessfully cross the threshold of a desman.
However, you have to give me thetter half of the Firmament Body Tempering Art first. Or at the very least, give me three moreyers. What do you think?
Xiao Chenughed hoarsely. This Bai Lixi was really persistence. He was solely focused on the Firmament Body Tempering Art. With everything he said, he could shift the topic toward that.
It seems like he would pester Xiao Chen throughout this journey.
Brat, dont stay silent. Let me tell you, with the help of the Bloody desman, the time you will require toprehend saber intent will significantly lessen.
Seeing that Xiao Chen ignored him, Bai Lixi continued to pester him from behind.
This continued until Xiao Chen reached the harbor. Even then, Bai Lixi did not stop. Xiao Chen had not expected a big, tall man like Bai Lixi to be so naggy.
No matter how strong Xiao Chens mind was, there was this housefly buzzing behind him. It frustrated him. More importantly, he could not p this housefly to death.
Xiao Chen stopped walking and asked helplessly, I say, Old Bai, we have already reached the harbor. Can you stop for a while?
When Bai Lixi saw that Xiao Chen was somewhat flustered, he smiled happily. He said, Whats wrong? Feeling frustrate? Let me tell you; this is just the beginning.
You ripped me off at the inn, causing me to lose many years of savings, a thousand-year-old Snow Ginseng, and news of a Medial Grade Secret Treasure. In the end, all I got was half of a secret manual. Furthermore, it is only a copy. Since I cant kill you, I will irritate you until you hand over the remaining half of the copy.
Xiao Chen finally got to see what shameless truly meant. Furthermore, an old man taught him the meaning. Thats up to you. I will not give you thetter half of the Firmament Body Tempering Art before I obtained the Secret Treasure.
Green Wind Inds harbor was extremely busy. At one nce, there was an endless number of merchant ships from the merchant associations of the various nations. Numerous people crowded the entire harbor. They all squeezed and pushed their way through the crowd to get to where they wanted to.
However, all the merchant ships were setting out for the Boundless Sea. Xiao Chen searched for a long time but could not find any returning to the continent.
Bai Lixi said, Brat, stop looking. The merchant ships returning from the Boundless Sea and heading back to the continent can only be found at night.
Xiao Chen felt doubtful as he asked, Why?
Bai Lixi nced at Xiao Chen with great disdain. He said, You youths understand nothing. This is the rule of Green Wind Inds harbor. There are too many ships here. In the past, there were many incidents of the departing ships and iing ship crashing into each other and sinking to the bottom of the sea. Hence, they regted the timing of when the ships could enter by where they were going.
Xiao Chen nced at the several thousand colossal merchant ships. He could somewhat understand what Bai Lixi said. This world was different from his previous world. The ships here were muchrger and numerous. If there were no way to give directions conveniently, they would be challenging to manage.
Xiao Chen looked up and saw that it was already dusk. It would soon be dark. So he decided to wait.
Xiao Chen searched for a ce with fewer people and sat. Then, he took out a book from the Universe Ring to read.
This was the Compendium of Ancient Secret Treasures Xiao Chen had obtained in the past. Too many people filled the harbor; there was no way for him to cultivate here. However, he could not afford to waste too much time.
Using the time to understand more about Secret Treasure, as well as increase his knowledge of famous Secret Treasures, was not a waste at all.
Brat, what is so interesting about reading? Lets talk about body tempering. I can tell that you have already gained certain achievements in tempering the body.
Bai Lixi quickly followed and ced his axe on the ground before plopping his butt down next to Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen could not be bothered about him. Regardless of the topic, Bai Lixi would soon shift it back to the Firmament Body Tempering Art. He had already experienced this several times on the way here.
Based on what I can tell, your pure physical strength is only about one hundred thousand kilograms of force. There is still much room for improvement. How about this? Give me the seventhyer of the Firmament Body Tempering Art, just oneyer, and I will help you to raise your physical strength by 25,000 kilograms of force.
Indeed, after Bai Lixi spoke a single sentence, he turned the topic back to the Firmament Body Tempering Art. Xiao Chen smiled faintly and did not n to answer him.
Even if Bai Lixis offer were very tempting, Xiao Chen would ignore it, burying himself in the Compendium of Ancient Secret Treasures.
Time slowly went by, and as darkness had almostpletely fallen, Xiao Chen suddenly heard footsteps walking toward him.
This person had not hidden his aura at all as he locked it onto Xiao Chen as he walked over.
Xiao Chen put the book away. He quickly stood and turned around. Bai Lixis reaction was not slow either. He turned at the same time as Xiao Chen.
That person had a sword hanging from his waist. His hair was long and flowing. He looked very handsome, and his aura was sharp. He unabashedly revealed his sharpness; his aura was sharper than swords or sabers.
Xiao Chen felt suspicious as he watched the person walk towards him. He muttered to himself, Why hasnt Jin Wuji left yet?
Bai Lixi whispered, That looks like that whats-his-name from the Heavenly Sword Gate. He seemed pretty strong, your friend?
Bai Lixis tone obviously carried mockery.
Xiao Chen shook his head and said, No.
Jin Wuji was already less than a hundred meters away. He could hear Bai Lixis words clearly. Although he felt angry at that persons intentional mockery, he knew who this person was and did not wish to say more.
Jin Wuji focused his gaze on Xiao Chen and asked sullenly, Where is Yue Chenxi? Has she left?
Xiao Chen frowned slightly. Why does Jin Wujis tone feel so aggressive? I do not recall offending him.
However, when Xiao Chen heard Yue Chenxis name, he figured everything out. He made a guess and smiled helplessly.
It looked like the first bit of trouble originating from Yue Chenxi had found Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen ignored Jin Wujis tone and said calmly, After she obtained the Daybreak Flower, she returned with the higher-ups of the Supreme Sky Sect.
Jin Wujis expression changed greatly. He asked in shock, You helped her obtain the Daybreak Flower?
Damn it! I should have been the one to help Yue Chenxi to pick the Daybreak Flower. This fellow has spoiled yet another of my ns.
After a while, Jin Wuji calmed himself, thinking, This person has a friendship with Su Xiaoxiao. There are currently many people here. I will let him off for now.
Just remember this, regardless of what you did, Yue Chenxi is not a person some White Robed desman can dream about. Dont let me see you with Yue Chenxi again.
Jin Wujis expression turned sinister as he muttered coldly to himself, Otherwise, the Heavenly Sword Gate will make it very difficult for you to survive in this world. Dont offend those you cant afford to offend.
Hmm! Who are you, spoiling my ns over and over? Stop and look at your status first.
Chapter 401 - Heavenly Sword Gate? Kill!
Chapter 401: Heavenly Sword Gate? Kill!
Jin Wuji snorted coldly and cursed in his heart. Then, he slowly turned and did not bother to look at Xiao Chen.
Bang!
There was a loud sound. Xiao Chen kicked Jin Wuji from behind expressionlessly.
Xiao Chen had used his full force in this kick, a total of 125,000 kilograms. A few dull cracking sounds rang out as a few of Jin Wujis ribs broke. He vomited a mouthful of blood, falling to the ground.
Jin Wuji had a pained expression as he used his hands to push himself off the ground and stand up.
Bang!
However, how could Xiao Chen give him the chance to stand up? He simply stepped heavily on Jin Wuji, forcing him back down.
Pa! Pa!
Jin Wujis face came in contact with the ground again. This time, he hit the ground even harder than before.
Jin Wujis face swelled, as a result, blood trickling from the corner of his mouth ceaselessly. Clearly, his internal organs were significantly injured as well. He looked extremely miserable.
Chi! Chi!
Jin Wuji kept struggling on the ground, trying to free himself from Xiao Chen. However, Xiao Chens foot used more than a hundred thousand kilograms of force.
Xiao Chens foot pressed down on him heavily. This made is such that he could not use any of his abilities, be it the state of metal, his cultivation as a peak Inferior Grade Martial King, or the high ranked Martial Techniques of the Heavenly Sword Gate.
No matter how hard Jin Wuji struggled, he could not get up. Instead, as Xiao Chen put more pressure on him, he felt even more pain as he struggled harder.
Xiao Chen looked at Jin Wuji, who squirmed on the ground. His face was empty as he said indifferently, Didnt your master ever teach you not to expose your back after you make a threat?
AhXiao Chen. You have got guts! How dare you sneak-attack me! I am the final disciple of the Heavenly Sword Gates Vice Gate Leader. Now that you have offended me, you are dead, dead for sure! Not even Su Xiaoxiao can save you
As Jin Wujiy on the ground, he kept crying out miserably. Strength filled his words.
Jin Wujis voice was very sharp and frantic. It attracted many gazes from the people in the harbor. Soon, many cultivators came over to watch the excitement.
Strange, howe when the White Robed desman fights with Jin Wuji, Jin Wuji cannot retaliate at all?
Indeed, Jin Wuji is, after all, one of the top hundred contenders of the previous Five Nation Youth Competition. He should not be this weak. Even if he was sneak-attacked, this should not be the result.
However, Jin Wuji has the Heavenly Sword Gate shielding him. I do not believe the White Robed desman would dare do anything to him. After all, the Heavenly Sword Gate is one of the top sects in the Great Chu Cation. There are many Martial Monarch experts in that sect. Anyone of them could deal with him.
Right! However, not many have the courage to trample on Jin Wuji so heavily.
When the surrounding crowd saw Xiao Chen trampling on Jin Wuji so heavily, they were very excited. They all felt astonished as they discussed this matter. Jin Wuji was one of the top hundred contenders of the Five Nation Youth Competition.
Jin Wuji had just finished speaking, and Xiao Chen kicked the back of his head, stomping on it cruelly.
Xiao Chen held back this time. Otherwise, he would have crushed Jin Wujis head. Seeing his miserable state, Xiao Chen felt bored.
Such a person can make it into the top hundred of the Five Nation Youth Competition. This is disappointing. He does not even have a basic awareness of his surroundings.
Yet, he dares to threaten someone stronger than him. Does he really think that, by using the name of the Heavenly Sword Gate, he can humiliate anyone he wants?
When Xiao Chen saw the ships that would return to the continent slowly arriving and crowding the harbor, he shook his head. He lifted his foot and kicked Jin Wuji aside.
Xiao Chen made it look so easy like kicking aside a piece of trash with no concern at all.
Xiao Chen saw that there were several ships arriving into the harbor. He said to Bai Lixi, Lets go!
Bai Lixiughed and said, Brat! I just discovered that your temper is quite a match to mine. This kind of arrogant brat needs to be stomped on a few times before he learns his ce.
However, do you n on letting him off, just like that? Are you not afraid of him taking revenge on you in the future?
Xiao Chen said calmly, It does not matter. Killing him or not is the same. Even if he lives, hell never amount to much in the future anyway. There is no need to kill him and thoroughly offend the Heavenly Sword Gate.
The Heavenly Sword Gate had Martial Sages as well as several Martial Monarchs. Although he would be offending the Heavenly Sword Gate regardless, killing Jin Wuji or not would result in different oues.
Xiao Chen was very clear on the consequences. As long as he did now kill Jin Wuji, he could deal with the Heavenly Sword Gates retaliation.
However, if Jin Wuji continued to cause trouble, Xiao Chen would not mind killing him. The Clear Sky Medallion and the Heavenly Fiend Medallion could be sufficient to help him resolve this problem.
Bai Lixi felt somewhat speechless as he said, You little brat, I thought that you did not care about the Heavenly Sword Gate. Since that is the case, why did you still make a move?
Xiao Chen ced his right hand on his saber hilt as he said indifferently, How often do you think Jin Wuji will show his back to me unguarded? Since he presented his back to me, if I did not kick it, I would let myself down.
Bai Lixi was initially stunned before heughed, Ha ha ha, you are awesome. You have a trace of the same demeanor that I did when I was young. High-ranked sects? Screw them! No matter how many people shield them, just trample on them.
Screw the saying: ten years is not toote for a gentleman to take his revenge. Since there is a chance, just take it out violently on him. Otherwise, if you bury it in your heart, problems will ur someday.
Hu chi!
Just as this moment, a cutting sound suddenly rang out behind them. A sharp killing Qi flew at Xiao Chen.
Dang!
Xiao Chen had left his right hand on his saber hilt, keeping his guard up at all times. The moment he felt the killing Qi, he spun around and drew his saber. In the time for a spark to fly, he intercepted the sword rushing at him. His two states intermingled on the saber; the state if thunder and state of massacre burst forth.
Xiao Chen attacked with his full power. He did not hold back in the least. At first contact, he sent Jin Wujis sword flying.
Jin Wuji looked extremely miserable, his face swollen and his long hair messy. When he saw his sword knocked from his hands, he was mildly astonished. He could not help but vomit another mouthful of blood.
Earlier, Xiao Chen caught Jin Wuji off guard and kicked him. Then, Xiao Chen proceeded to trample on him. His internal organs had already sustained injuries. He barely managed tounch this sword strike.
Xiao Chen raised his Lunar Shadow Saber and rested it on Jin Wujis neck. He said indifferently, Jin Wuji, do you really want to die that badly?
When Jin Wuji heard this, heughed, Trash! Do you even dare kill me? So what if you injured me severely? You have no sect or power behind you. Even the Bloody desman does not dare to kill me, much less you. If you dared to kill me, you would have done so long ago.
In the end, you are still afraid of the Heavenly Sword Gates revenge. A ruthless and tyrannical look shed on Jin Wujis face. He said coldly, If it were not for Su Xiaoxiao, I would have killed you long ago. You would not have had the chance to act arrogantly before me.
If you dare, then kill me and wait for the Heavenly Sword Gate to kill your entire n. As of today, you have alreadypletely offended me. If you kneel now and beg for mercy, I can spare you. Otherwise, no matter where you go, even to the end of the world, I will repay this humiliation a hundred folds.
Jin Wujis expressed turned sinister. He felt no fear as he looked at the saber Xiao Chen ced in his neck.
He is seriously reckless, Xiao Chen thought to himself. However, when Xiao Chen thought about it, he felt there was something wrong.
Logically, with my saber on his neck and feeling death so close, he should not be so confident, even with the Heavenly Sword Gate backing him.
Xiao Chen turned his head and looked at where Jin Wuji was looking at. He saw a white-clothed swordsman standing on the bow of a merchant ship returning to the continent. An indistinct smile appeared on the swordsmans face as he watched the three quietly.
That persons aura was withdrawn like there was a surging sword intent brewing within him, ready to burst forth. He held a treasured sword that had not been drawn yet.
Jin Wuji smiled, This is my First Senior Brother. He is the final disciple of the Heavenly Sword Gates Gate Leader. He has just returned from experiential training in the Boundless Sea. He is a Martial King and is undefeatable. Dont think that you are invincible after one fortuitous encounter?
It looks like this person is the source of Jin Wujis confidence. No wonder he remained here for three months. He must have been waiting for this person.
Xiao Chen said indifferently, Interesting; he is much stronger than trash like you. However, no one can save you today. Die!
Boom!
Right as Xiao Chen was about to kill Jin Wuji, a treasured sword flew over from the merchant ship. Everywhere it passed, massive waves appeared. It looked very frightening.
The sword Qi on the sword did not scatter but concentrated at the tip. The air looked like pieces of paper, pierced through by this sword.
Xiao Chen was mildly astonished. The sword contained sword intent. It was stronger than he had anticipated. Furthermore, it was extremely fast. It reached Mach 3 in an instant.
If Xiao Chen had wanted to continue forcefully, he would have to receive a blow from that sword. Xiao Chen thought very fast, making a quick decision. He withdrew his saber and dodged this sword.
Pa!
Although Jin Wuji had spoken so easily and casually, he had circled the gates of hell earlier. His heart pounded rapidly, much faster than usual. He felt very frightened. He could not help but fall to his knees.
Weng! Weng! Weng!
The sword quickly spun around in the air. Unexpectedly, it did not continue moving in the direction of its previous target. It turned and flew toward Xiao Chen.
This is the Heavenly Sword Gates Heavenly Gate Resistance Fencing. It is a Martial Technique that only the Gate Leader and the sessor can learn.
Ding Fengchou has arrived. No wonder Jin Wuji became so courageous, making a sneak attack. So, First Senior Brother has arrived.
The White Robed desman is in trouble now. Ding Fengchou was one of the top fifty inst years Five Nation Youth Competition. He is considered a top talent in the Great Jin Nation. After one year, his strength must have risen explosively.
When the many cultivators saw the sword flying through the air, they quickly recognize the origin of this move and the identity of the person who executed it.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Xiao Chen did not n to sh head-on with the sword. Doing that would allow the other party aplish his goal. Hence, he took three steps back.
The huge energy on the sword sted threerge holes where Xiao Chen previously stood. This disyed this Sword Techniques strength.
Chapter 402 - Ding Fengchou
Chapter 402: Ding Fengchou
The Heavenly Gate Resistance Fencing is quite interesting, Xiao Chen thought to himself. It was hard to imagine that a sword could still be so fast and strong after it has left the users hands.
Furthermore, it could kill at a distance, allowing the user to gain an advantageous position.
However, in the end, someone controlled the sword. Xiao Chen turned his head to look at the white-clothed swordsman with a casual expression on the ships bow. A ferocious purple me started burning in his right eye.
Boom!
Soon, the mes in Xiao Chens eyes quickly condensed into a purple whirlpool. With a thought, the Purple Thunder True Fire containing the Origin me spewed forth.
Watching from a distance, the surging purple me was like a huge coiling dragon. Its purple light was indistinct. The winds howled, and thunder roared.
Ding Fengchou, who stood on the bow, frowned slightly. His right hand quickly formed hand seals, and the flying sword chasing Xiao Chen relentless pierced through the dense purple mes with a xiu sound, returning to Ding Fengchous hand.
Break!
Ding Fengchou shouted a warcry as he brandished his sword. A 33-meter-long surging sword light appeared on the sword and hacked the purple mes in half in an instant.
Ding Fengchou leaped through the forging purple mes while gripping his sword. He arrived at the harbor in one leap.
First Senior Brother, help me kill him! When Jin Wuji saw this person, he joyfully walked over.
Ding Fengchou smiled faintly and ignored Jin Wuji. He stared at Xiao Chen; his gaze was like a sharp sword piercing at Xiao Chen.
What a sharp sword intent! Xiao Chen eximed in his heart. He is only a Medial Grade Martial King, but his quantity and quality of Essence are no less than mine. In fact, it is superior to mine.
It looked like the other party was a genius swordsman that the Heavenly Sword Gate had heavily invested in. He certainly had more Spirit Herbs avable to him than others.
Bai Lixi whispered to Xiao Chen, You are probably not a match for this person. Not only has heprehended sword intent, but his Essence is also denser than yours. He should have just returned from the Boundless Seas Deep Sea Battlefield. This is when his killing Qi is at its strongest.
Without needing Bai Lixi to remind him, Xiao Chen had already felt it. He ced his right hand on his saber hilt and quickly merged his state of thunder and state of massacre.
The snow-white de flickered between red and purple alternatively; it looked very odd.
A dense fighting intent appeared in Xiao Chens eyes. He did not shrink back at all. He had been searching for a true opponent to test his strength.
The Ding Fengchou before Xiao Chen was undoubtedly a suitable person.
When Ding Fengchou saw the two alternating lights on Xiao Chens saber, a look of interest shed in his eyes. Interesting; he hasprehended the state of massacre and state of thunder. Maybe he can withstand a few of my strikes.
Xiu!
Ding Fengchous sword trembled and gave off a melodious hum. He made his move in an instant, piercing his sword toward Xiao Chens forehead.
A dense red light illuminated Ding Fengchous sword. This Ding Fengchou hadprehended the state of massacre as well.
Dang!
Xiao Chen swung his saber lightly and deflected Ding Fengchous sword. He pushed himself off the ground and activated the Windwalk Shoes as he executed the Azure Dragon Cloud Soaring Art.
Xiao Chens speed increase explosively. He moved like a roaming dragon as he sent out nine saber strikes towards Ding Fengchou.
Dang! Dang! Dang! Dang!
Ding Fengchous expression changed slightly. He did not expect Xiao Chen to be so fast. However, he was not overly astonished. He moved strangely, changing his position as Xiao Chen swung his saber.
Although Dong Fengchou was slightly slower than Xiao Chen, he was not at a disadvantage. He obviously used an extremely exquisite Movement Technique.
When the weapons shed, countless sparks flew from the des. The twos states of massacre shed intensely as they made their moves.
The horrifying states of massacre spread throughout the harbor. Many cultivators felt a huge pressure.
It was like a sword or a treasured saber hanging above their head, ready to fall at any time. It was terrifying.
Gale Sword Dance, Wind From All Sides!
Suddenly, Ding Fengchou shouted and merged another state into his sword, the berserk state of wind. Then he sent out a horrifying Sword Technique.
The Wind From All Sides created a strong gale. There seemed to be a supreme sword intent hidden in each gust of wind. The sword intent merged with the gale and the state of massacre.
When Ding Fengchou made this move, Xiao Chen was instantly helpless to it. This was especially so when he used the two merged states. Xiao Chen was suppressed when theypeted regarding Essence.
Xiao Chen broke apart the wind. When the sword flew toward his face, his figure shed and trembled. In that instant, he split into nine. Then, the nine figures split into another nine each.
This was the high leveled technique of the Azure Dragon Cloud Soaring Art, the Roaming Dragons Nine Transformations. Now that Xiao Chen had advanced to Martial King, he had enough Essence to execute it twice consecutively.
Instantly, 81 Xiao Chens appeared in the air. A strong boundless wind blew.
Each of the Xiao Chens executed Wukui Transforms to Qi at the same time. Instantly, countless purple saber Qi filled the air.
Dang! Dang! Dang!
The relentless strings of saber Qi and the sword Qi hidden in the gale gave off metallic ngs, reverberating throughout the harbor.
With the support of the gale, Ding Fengchous state of massacre became more vast and faster. Its area of influence expanded, and the state of massacre became berserk.
Boom!
All of the Xiao Chens merged, and he broke the Wind From All Sides. He had also executed the state of thunder to its limits, resisting the two states.
When Bai Lixi saw signs of the two intending to fight to the death, he felt impatient. If they keep fighting like this, they will fight for at least half a day.
A two-meters-odd stout figure leaped off the ground with pure force andnded between the two in an instant.
Bai Lixi immediately swung his axe at Ding Fengchou violently. It was unknown how much force was behind the axe. When the axe swung downwards, space seemed to twist apart.
It was hard to imagine that Bai Lixi had achieved this with just pure force.
Bang!
Ding Fengchous Sword Technique struck the axe and gave off a loud sound. A formless shockwave radiated, and the two retreated several steps before they stopped.
I say, Brat, he merely trampled on trash from your sect a few times. Is there really a need to fight so hard?! Bai Lixi rested his axe on the ground, holding it upright as he shouted.
When Jin Wuji, who was at the side, heard this, his expression reflected his rage. He scolded, Bai Lixi, who are you calling trash? What are you?
Bai Lixiughed, What a joke. After being trampled on like a dead dog, you still dare to say you are not trash. Yet, someone like you dares chase others from Yue Chenxi. What are you? Just a piece of trash!
If it were not for the Heavenly Sword Gate, this old man would have smashed trash like you to death with a palm strike.
You?! Jin Wuji was so angry that his face turned purple. His hands trembled as he gripped his sword tightly, wanting to rush up.
Ding Fengchou stopped him, and his face sank. He said coldly, Have you not embarrassed yourself enough? Go down!
Jin Wuji turned ashen. He was extremely upset. From the very start, Xiao Chen had spoiled all of his ns.
Now, Xiao Chen caused Jin Wuji embarrassment. He was the bane of Jin Wujis existence, suppressing him heavily.
Ding Wenzhou pulled Jin Wuji down and sheathed his sword. He nced at Xiao Chen and said, Not bad. It looks like I have anotherpetitor worth paying attention to in the next Five Nation Youth Competition. Live well and dont die early. You will not be so lucky the next time.
After Ding Fengchou spoke, he dragged Jin Wuji away, heading for the city on the Green Wind Ind.
After the fight ended, there was nothing else to see. The crowd slowly scattered. Most of them had not expected Xiao Chen to be so strong.
Even Ding Fengchou, who had entered the top fifty in thest Five Nation Youth Competition, could defeat Xiao Chen in a short time.
Bai Lixi looked at Xiao Chen, who felt it was unfortunate. He said, Brat, dont make that look. He only used seventy percent of his strength. The fight would have tilted in his favor after five hundred moves at most.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly, And what percent of my strength do you think I used? He may have a small chance of defeating me, but there is no chance of him killing me.
After Ding Fengchou and Jin Wuji left, Jin Wuji said in dissatisfaction, First Senior Brother, why did you not kill him? He humiliated me so badly. If I dont take his life, it will be difficult for me to quench my hatred.
Ding Fengchou said calmly, Bai Lixi was beside him. It would have cost too much to kill him. It is not worth this small matter.
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The sky nowpletely became dark. The harbor slowly filled with ships returning to the continent.
Xiao Chen and Bai Lixi random boarded a ship that would pass the Ancient Deste Land. After Xiao Chen handed over the Spirit Stones, he walked onto the deck.
There were many exhausted cultivators on the deck. These people were all very strong. The most crucial thing was that Xiao Chen could feel a heavy killing Qi on them.
It was like Ding Fengchou. The only difference was that he had merged this killing Qi into his state of massacre and could control it well.
As for these people, they were unable to control it freely. It was clear that they had notprehended the state of massacre.
These cultivators had no intention of staying on the ship. They left in groups of two or three. They should be nning to go to the Green Wind Ind to rest for a period.
Soon, all the cultivators on the deck left. Only Xiao Chen and Bai Lixi remained. Xiao Chen recalled something, Bai Lixi, you mentioned earlier that Ding Fengchou had juste from the Boundless Seas Deep Sea Battlefield. Is it the same for all these cultivators?
Bai Lixi nodded and said, Thats right. If they went to the Boundless Sea for experiential training, they must have gone to the Deep Sea Battlefield. However, because of their difference in strength, the people who just left must have experienced a different level of battle than Ding Fengchou.
Battlefield? What exactly is this battlefield? Can you exin in more detail? Xiao Chen asked out of interest.
Earlier, while Xiao Chen fought Ding Fengchou, the other party only had to use the state of massacre to block the might of his twobined states.
Clearly, Ding Fengchousprehension of the state of massacre was deeper than Xiao Chens. Hence, Xiao Chen felt somewhat interested in this Deep Sea Battlefield. Ding Fengchou must have trained his state of massacre there.
Bai Lixi muttered for a while before saying, The battlefields in the Deep Sea and Shallow Sea can be said to be the battle between humans and Demons. The Deep Sea is the base of the Demonic World in this world.
Chapter 403 - Thousand-Year-Old Snow Ginseng’s Effect
Chapter 403: Thousand-Year-Old Snow Ginsengs Effect
A Demonic Cmity always begins in the Deep Sea. It contains thergest spatial crack in the world. It is impossible to seal that spatial crackpletely. Hence, there is an inexhaustible horde of Demons in the Deep Sea. The war there has never stopped.
Xiao Chens expression changed greatly. He was somewhat astonishment as he said, Why is there such a horrifying thing? Why have I not heard of it before, not even a single word?
Bai Lixiughed, That is normal. Thest Demonic Cmity was ten thousand years ago. ording to the usual patterns, the next Demonic Cmity will not arrive for another few thousand years. Only, the Deep Seas spatial crack is notpletely sealed, so strong Demons will emerge asionally.
Going from your expression, you look like you intend to go to the Deep Sea Battlefield for experiential training. If you want to understand a little more before you go, I can tell you about my experience in the Deep Sea Battlefield in detail.
Xiao Chen nced at Bai Lixi and felt suspicious. He said, Have you been to the Deep Sea Battlefield?
Bai Lixi red at Xiao Chen and said, Why, based on your tone, you make it sound like this old man cannot go there. Let me tell you this; not only I have been there, but I have also been to the Grade 3 Battlefield.
It looks like agitating Bai Lixi is useful, Xiao Chen thought to himself. A smile appeared on his face as he said, Tell me in detail then. What is a Grade 3 Battlefield? How big is the Battlefield? Do the different grades mean there are different enemies?
Bai Lixi shrugged and smiled, Dont think that you are so smart. Although this old man looks stupid, agitating me became useless long ago. If you want to hear news about the Deep Sea Battlefield, all you need to do is to give me one moreyer of the Firmament Body Tempering Art. I risked my life to obtain this information.
Xiao Chen could only sigh helplessly. He had expected this fellow to make this move long ago. He shook his head slightly and turned around to head for the ships hold.
Xiao Chen could not be bothered with the loud and boisterous Bai Lixi behind him. After he spent two thousand Inferior Grade Spirit Stones, he sessfully obtained afortable room within the ships hold.
Xiao Chen sat on the bed in the room. He took out the thousand-year-old- Snow Ginseng and muttered to himself, Thousand-year-old Snow Ginsengthis should help me to stabilize my cultivation as an Inferior Grade Martial King.
A thousand-year-old Snow Ginseng could normally raise Xiao Chens cultivation by twenty years worth of effort. However, that was in the situation where Xiao Chen had not ingested arge amount of Spirit Herbs.
At this moment, Xiao Chens resistance to Spirit Herbs was quite high. Furthermore, his cultivation was pretty powerful already. Hence, this thousand-year-old Snow Ginseng could only increase his cultivation by ten years of effort.
This was eptable though. As of now, the five-hundred-year-old Snow Ginseng could not even exhibit twenty percent of its effects. Ten years of cultivation effort would allow Xiao Chens cultivation to be extremely firm.
Xiao Chen had used a Snow Ginseng once before. He was already familiar with the process.
After Xiao Chen melted the frost on the Snow Ginseng and infused it with the Spirit Herb, he poured his Essence in and slowly mixed the insides.
Xiao Chen was not anxious. After working carefully for an hour, the solid insides of the Spirit Herb were refined into a liquid.
Xiao Chen ced it in his mouth and bit a corner of it. A cool, refreshing liquid immediately flowed down his throat.
When all the medicinal liquid had traveled to Xiao Chens stomach, a robust medicinal energy immediately appeared and flowed within the meridians as a gushing river.
Xiao Chen felt his entire body grow warm, and his face flushed red. The Qi and blood in his body surged, bing extremely vigorous. It was like his entire body was burning up.
The thousand-year-old Snow Ginseng had somewhat exceeded Xiao Chens expectations. The medicinal energy was slightly faster and more violent than he had anticipated.
Xiao Chen sank his consciousness down and quickly circted the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation.
The speed of the sixthyer was triple that of the fifthyer; it was no longer the same as before. It quickly absorbed the energy within the medicinal liquid.
As the medicinal energy poured in, the purple Qi whirlpool became more resilient. Although it did not show any obvious expansion, it became capable of taking more stress, raising the quality of Essence.
The vastness of the thousand-year-old Snow Ginseng slightly surpassed Xiao Chens expectations. He spent four entire days before he absorbed all the medicinal energy.
After that, Xiao Chen used three days to advance his cultivation to peak Inferior Grade Martial King.
In total, Xiao Chen spent seven days aplishing these tasks. He opened his eyes and clenched his fist tightly. He immediately felt a surging energy gather in his palm.
I have finally be a peak Inferior Grade Martial King. Only now can I be considered a true Martial King, Xiao Chen said joyfully. When I had just advanced to Martial King, the quality of my Essence was somewhat unstable. Only after reaching peak Inferior Grade Martial King did it stabilize.
If Xiao Chen ran into Ding Fengchou again, he had the confidence topete with Essence without losing.
Xiao Chen pushed open the door and stepped out, casually heading to the deck. He had not left the room for seven days and wanted a breath of fresh air.
Bai Lixi felt utterly bored as he sat on the deck of the merchant ship. There were no other cultivators on the ship, only Xiao Chen and himself.
When Bai Lixi heard footsteps, he quickly spun around and looked. When he felt Xiao Chens aura, he was astonished. He asked, You advanced to peak Inferior Grade Martial King?
Xiao Chen smiled faintly, Its all thanks to that thousand-year-old Snow Ginseng. It saved me half a year of time.
Bai Lixi felt a pinch in his heart. He felt some regret as he said, The Snow Ginseng is originally a Rank 7 Spirit Herb. It is very rare for it to reach a thousand years of age. In a regr great sect, they could not even bear to let their genius disciples use one.
After sighing, Bai Lixi continued, If there is an elder who needs it, they would definitely give it to the elder before even considering their disciples.
You, brat, are very lucky. You actually monopolized the fortuitous encounter on Qianren Ind. In the end, you even took this old mans thousand-year-old Snow Ginseng.
Xiao Chen said softly, Dont worry; as long as I obtain the Secret Treasure, I will hand over thetter half of the Firmament Body Tempering Art to you. Actually, you dont have to keep following me. Once I obtained the Secret Treasure, I will deliver it to you personally.
Bai Lixi said, Brat, you have many tricks up your sleeves. Id be a fool to believe you. Unless I follow you, I cant rest assured
Xiao Chen looked at the scene ahead. He interrupted Bai Lixi and said, Lets stop speaking. Were approaching the Thunder Emperor Valley.
The two looked up, and the towering Thunder Emperor Valley loomed in their vision. Interestingly, Bai Lixi stopped speaking and remained silent.
The merchant ship slowly advanced into the Thunder Emperor Valley. The instant it entered, the sun above them disappeared. Dense clouds cast a shadow over the deck.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The boundless thunderclouds churned. Thunder roared in the sky. Xiao Chen felt the supreme might of thunder.
The huge sculpture of the Thunder Emperor in the ravine was as grand as before. It looked like it could leap out of the ravine at any moment.
Given Xiao Chens past experience, he had ced the Lunar Shadow Saber into his Universe Ring before he entered the Thunder Emperor Valley. Although it trembled within the Universe Ring, it could not leap out.
Xiao Chen looked up and saw boundless thunderclouds filling the sky, stretching over arge expanse, endless.
Suddenly, Xiao Chen frowned. Unexpectedly, he saw several figures at the top of the towering ravine; several people stood on each side.
That should be the closest distance to the immortal will of thunder. Why are there people who dare to go up there?
Xiao Chen felt curious. He slowly extended his Spiritual Sense up. As the thunder roared, Xiao Chens Spiritual Sense seemed to weaken.
Normally, all it took was a thought, and Xiao Chen could extend his Spiritual Sense by several thousand meters. Now, it was difficult to move it an inch; he had to be careful.
No matter how hard Xiao Chen tried, he could not advance his Spiritual Sense forward any faster. When he noticed this situation, he could only let it be.
After an hour, Xiao Chens Spiritual Sense arrived at the top and revealed the scene in his mind.
Several hundred cultivators lined up the two sides, seated cross-legged on the ground.
A sword rested next to many of the cultivators. All their auras were different, but all of them were, at the least, half step Martial Monarchs.
Xiao Chen even discovered quite a few Martial Monarchs on some of the higher areas. Like the rest, they sat cross-legged with closed eyes.
Boom!
Just as Xiao Chen tried to take a closer look, the immortal will of thunder sent a bolt of lightning toward Xiao Chens Spiritual Sense.
The bolt of lightning illuminated the dark sky till it was as bright as day. The expressions of all the cultivators, who were seated with their eyes shut, changed; they all opened their eyes simultaneously.
Xiao Chen was startled by the thunders rage. He wanted to pull his Spiritual Sense back but discovered that this strand of Spiritual Sense was no longer under his control. It was fixed in the air, unable to move.
Damn it! The Spiritual Sense is connected to my consciousness. The most horrifying thing is that bolt of lightning. If it struck my Spiritual Sense, it would take at least three months to recover my mind, spirit, and Qi.
Xiao Chen thought to himself in horror. In the past, even if his Spiritual Sense were blocked, he could break off the connection. This was the first time he had ever encountered such a situation.
Xiu!
Just as the bolt of lightning was about to hit Xiao Chens Spiritual Sense, a whirlpool suddenly appeared in the sky and pulled the bolt of lightning back.
After escaping the danger, Xiao Chen quickly yanked back his Spiritual Sense before heaving a sigh of relief.
When Bai Lixi, who stood next to him, sensed the situation above, his expression changed greatly. He said softly, Brat, are you seeking death? You even dared to mess around in the Thunder Emperor Valley. If you want to die, do it by yourself. Dont drag me into it.
Xiao Chen smiled bitterly and said, Im sorry. I wont do it again.
On the top of the ravine, all the half step Martial Monarchs were feeling suspicious. The bolt of lightning sent out by the immortal will of thunder withdrew unexpectedly. This was the first time they witnessed such a thing.
The merchant ship finally left the Thunder Emperor Valley. The zing sun warmed the deck once more. Xiao Chen and Bai Lixi both exhaled and rxed.
Bai Lixi shouted angrily, Brat! What did you do earlier?! I felt like a sharp sword was hovering right above my head. If it fell, I would have died!
Xiao Chen turned around to looked at the Thunder Emperor Valley and said, I saw some people at the top of the Thunder Emperor Valley and thought it was odd.
Bai Lixi said, Whats so strange about that. Those are all strong cultivators tempering their states. If you have the guts to, you can go as well. I seem to recall that you haveprehended the state of thunder as well.
Chapter 404 - Exploring the Demon Battlefield
Chapter 404: Exploring the Demon Battlefield
Xiao Chen muttered to himself, The immortal will of thunder is impressive. I can give it a try in the future.
Bai Lixi said, Aftersting a thousand years without weakening, of course, its impressive. In the past, there were even Martial Sages who tried to plunder this immortal will of thunder. However, they all failed in the end.
There was nothing to see on the deck. After Xiao Chen and Bai Lixi exchanged a few words, Xiao Chen returned to his room and continued cultivating.
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Seven dayster, Xiao Chen sat on the bed with his eyes shut while he cultivated. A knocking roused him.
Xiao Chen opened his eyes and put away the half-used Medial Grade Spirit Stone into the Universe Ring. He got up and quickly opened the door.
Bai Lixi appeared and said, Brat, we have arrived!
Xiao Chen felt suspicious. He said, How did we arrive so fast? That makes no sense!
The Ancient Deste Land was far away. By Xiao Chens estimation, they could not travel half the distance in seven days.
Bai Lixi said, Brat, you are pretty unlucky. The ship you chose is from the Great Chu Nation. We can only disembark at a harbor near the Ancient Deste Land and walk the rest of the way.
The two emerged from the ships hold. Many cultivators already arrived on the deck. With Bai Lixi taking the lead, no one blocked their way.
Where is the Demon Battlefield? How much further do we have to walk?
After they left the harbor, Xiao Chen inquired.
Bai Lixi frequently spent his time wandering around the Ancient Deste Land, so he understood the area well. He replied, We are going to the first stop of the Ancient Deste Land now. That is the city nearest to the southern borders, the Underworld City. As for the Demon Battlefield, it is still far away.
Xiao Chen stopped and looked at the silhouette of a city far in the distance. He muttered to himself, Walking there will waste too much time. Since we have already arrived at the Ancient Deste Land, we should rush over at full speed.
Bai Lixi said, You arent thinking of flying, right? I focus on cultivating my physical body. Before reaching Martial Monarch, I am not capable of sustained flight. Furthermore, it is a long distance. It will use a lot of Essence if you want to fly all the way.
More importantly, when did I say we were in the Ancient Deste Land? We will only reach the Ancient Deste Land after we travel over fifty kilometers past the Underworld City.
Anyway, we should get to Underworld City. There are flying ry stations there with Spirit Beasts that travel directly to the Demon Battlefield.
Unexpectedly, it is still so far away, Xiao Chen frowned slightly. It looked like this Ancient Deste Land was muchrger than he had expected.
However, Xiao Chen still had his ways. A silver warship flew out of his right eye as he said, Get on; just tell me the direction. I will give you a lift.
As Bai Lixi watched the silver warship suddenly fly out, his eyes were full of astonishment. He said, This is a flying Secret Treasure! I have seen this in the Ancient Deste Lands auction before. It is impossible to obtain one without five thousand Medial Grade Spirit Stones.
Xiao Chen immediately leaped onto the ship, and Bai Lixi followed closely behind. With a thought, the silver warship became a sh of light and flew into the clouds.
Following Bai Lixis directions, Xiao Chen navigated the silver warship at full speed. They arrived in the airspace of the Underworld City within an hour.
After they traveled fifty kilometers, Xiao Chen did not see the expected Ancient Deste Land. Instead, he only saw a vastke.
Xiao Chen felt doubtful and asked, Didnt you say that after fifty kilometers, we would reach the Ancient Deste Land? Why do I see nothing but ake?
Bai Lixi said, How ignorant! This hugeke is the Ancient Deste Land. After the Tianwu Dynasty ended, the Imperial Capital was destroyed. The area ten thousand kilometers around it sank into the ground. After that, it rained heavily for ten years, forming this unprecedented massiveke, the Heavenly Extermination Lake.
Ake formed by ten years of heavy rainhow big exactly was thiske? Xiao Chen thought. Compared to my previous world, this would be about ten times the size of China.
Bai Lixi continued, However, when people speak of the Ancient Deste Land, they refer to the numerous inds of various sizes in the Heavenly Extermination Lake. If you want to go to the Demon Battlefield, that is located on Boulder Ind.
Xiao Chen piloted the silver warship to fly in the clouds. asionally, people flew by on Spirit Beasts or directly using Essence.
Sometimes, they would shoot a re at the two on the ship. After all, the value of a flying Secret Treasure was tremendous. It was enough to inspire others to attack.
However, most people quickly left after ncing at the two. Especially when people saw Bai Lixi, they no longer had any designs on the silver warship.
Xiao Chen even saw some who immediately turned and flew away, retreating into the distance after they saw Bai Lixi.
Xiao Chenughed and said, I did not realize that you had such a strong deterrence here. You dont have to do anything, and you frighten people away.
Bai Lixi objected to that, I still have some influence in the south, but when we draw nearer to the Deste City, that is worth nothing. When we reach there, you best hide your flying Secret Treasure. Otherwise, if someone strong wants to snatch your things, no one can stop him.
Where is Boulder Ind within the Heavenly Extermination Lake? Is it near the core area? Xiao Chen asked. He did not know anything about the Ancient Deste Land and had to rely on Bai Lixi.
Bai Lixi answered, No, it is not in the core region. Boulder Ind is rather special. Although it does not have arge poption, there are many cultivators on the ind because of the Demon Battlefield. Furthermore, most of them are Martial Kings. asionally, half step Martial Monarch will show up as well.
Following that, Bai Lixi introduced Boulder Ind to Xiao Chen from various angles, giving him aprehensive and objective understanding.
Although Boulder Ind was about the same size as Qianren Ind, there was only a small city on the ind, Boulder City. Strong Demonic Beasts upied the other areas.
This was an ind ideal for experiential training. A formation left from the Ancient Eray in the center of the ind.
After one passed through the formation, they could enter the mysterious Demon Battlefield to hunt Demons and obtain Secret Treasures.
We have arrived! Bai Lixi said suddenly as he pointed at an ind below.
Xiao Chen focused himself. After they descended to a height of a thousand meters, he recalled the silver warship back into his right eye and jumped down with Bai Lixi.
Xiao Chennded firmly without making any sound. A small, simple city appeared in front of him.
The city walls were low and dim. It looked like a dested and declined small city; it was even more shabby then Mohe City.
However, the ten-odd guards standing at the city gate would deter such thoughts. The weakest of these guards was an Inferior Grade Martial Saint, and the strongest was a Martial King.
Furthermore, they all had extremely strong auras. Their right hands were always on the weapons hanging from their waists as they emitted an indistinct killing Qi that lingered.
Such a lineup was stronger than anything Xiao Chen had seen in Xihe City.
Boom!
A loud sound came from behind Xiao Chen, and the ground trembled slightly. Naturally, it was Bai Lixinding.
Damn it, brat. You started jumping at a thousand meters without any warning! Are you trying to kill this old man? Bai Lixi looked pissed; he cursed and swore as he walked forward.
Falling from a thousand meters would definitely not cause Bai Lixi any harm. He was merely being grouchy and whining.
Xiao Chen said indifferently, Are we going to the Demon Battlefield first or the city first?
Bai Lixi asked, Whats the date today?
The ninth.
Bai Lixi walked forward with great strides. He said, Lets enter the city first. The entrance of the Demon Battlefield will only open during the full moon. We still have some time. You can use this time to prepare. The number of cultivators who die on the Demon Battlefield is not limited to one or two each time.
Xiao Chen could not say anything, only listen to Bai Lixi and follow behind him, approaching the city gates.
asionally, Xiao Chen saw cultivators rushing around on the wide street. These people were not weak; he did not see anyone with cultivations lower than Martial Saint.
Compared to other cultivators Xiao Chen met, the biggest difference he noticed was that, aside from being very strong, they all had a dense killing Qi.
Sometimes, a ferocious glint shed in their eyes. With one look, Xiao Chen could tell they were hardened criminals.
Entry toll, one thousand Inferior Grade Spirit Stones for you and three thousand for you, the leader of the guards said after glimpsing at their cultivation.
Xiao Chen had to pay a thousand Inferior Grade Spirit Stones, but it was three thousand for Bai Lixi. Although Xiao Chen felt it was strange that the entry toll was so high, this was his first time here, and the customs of other ces were different. So, he obediently handed over a thousand Inferior Grade Spirit Stones.
Bai Lixiughed and took out a ck medallion. Then, he showed it to the guard leader before saying, Im a Grade 4 Member. I dont need to pay the toll. Lets enter.
After the two entered the city, Xiao Chen asked depressedly, What was that medallion from earlier? Why do you not need to pay the entry toll?
Bai Lixi put away the medallion and smiled cockily, Its an Ancient Deste Pass. You can make one in Underworld City. Although you can only make the lowest grade, you can get a ten percent discount on entry tolls.
Ancient Deste Pass Xiao Chen muttered to himself for a while; he still did not understand. So, he convinced Bai Lixi to exin further.
An organization called the Heavenly Extermination Union gained the recognition of all the powers in the Ancient Deste Land. In this union, cultivators could apply for a medallion. This medallion was the Ancient Deste Pass.
Using the Ancient Deste Pass, cultivators could issue or take on missions at the Heavenly Extermination Union. Cultivators raised their Grade bypleting these missions.
The lowest grade of the Ancient Deste Pass was Grade 1 and the highest, Grade 9. The higher the rank, the more privileges a cultivator would enjoy in the cities of the Ancient Deste Land.
Bai Lixi continued, This Heavenly Extermination Union has an extremely mysterious origin. Even to date, no one knows who backs it. However, that is not a concern for regr cultivators. Getting an Ancient Deste Pass is a good way of entering the Ancient Deste Lands quickly.
As the two spoke, Bai Lixi led Xiao Chen to thergest restaurant in the city, the Immortal Gathering Pavilion.
When Xiao Chen asked for a superior room, he had to pay for it with Inferior Grade Spirit Stones as well. The silver banknotes from outside were useless.
After a nights rest, Xiao Chen asked around for information in the restaurant. After all, he could not rely on Bai Lixi for everything.
If Xiao Chen asked Bai Lixi too many questions, he could eventually divert the topic to the Firmament Body Tempering Art, which was very irritating. Many cultivators entered the restaurant every day; it was a convenient ce to obtain information.
Chapter 405 - Half Step Martial Monarch Expert
Chapter 405: Half Step Martial Monarch Expert
After paying some extra Inferior Grade Spirit Stones, Xiao Chen gained a moreprehensive understanding from the waiter in the restaurant.
It turned out that this Demon Battlefield had been closed for more than a hundred years. It only opened two years ago. After that, many cultivators starteding to Boulder Ind.
Xiao Chen learned that the Demon Battlefield was rumored to be an ancient battlefield. Large wars had urred there during the Ancient Era.
In the end, the humans suffered a miserable defeat. Countless cultivators died at the hands of Demons and Demonic Beast.
Thest human Emperor used his supreme strength tear out the space of the battlefield, turning it into the Demon Battlefield of today.
Countless human cultivators died on the Demon Battlefield. The Secret Treasures of those ancient cultivatorsy buried in the Battlefield.
Later, during the Tianwu Dynasty, someone used a formation to connect to the gates of this space. He discovered that this space became a small realm.
Countless Demons and Demonic Beast wandered within. All sorts of ancient Secret Treasures littered the ground. It became a ce full of danger and fortuitous encounters.
The waiter had not known many of the specifics. After all, he had never been to the Demon Battlefield; he had no way of knowing the details.
After Xiao Chen rewarded the other party with ten Inferior Grade Spirit Stones and sent him on his way, he thought to himself, Gathering information like this does not give me aplete understanding of the situation. I have to find a cultivator who has been to the Demon Battlefield before I can gain a thorough understanding.
Ha ha. Brat, dont overthink this. Since I have agreed to go with you, why are you still worried?
Bai Lixi came down from upstairs and plopped his butt down across from Xiao Chen as heughed.
Xiao Chen picked up the wine cup from the table and sipped it gently. He smiled helplessly, I hope you are reliable, then.
Bai Lixi took a big gulp of wine before wiping his mouth on his sleeve. He said, Dont bother with that nonsensical information. Just study the map I gave you carefully and dont wander into the core region. Aside from keeping your guard up against Demons and Demonic Beasts, you just have to keep your guard up against other cultivators.
Honestly, most of the death in the Demon Battlefield happens at the hands of other humans.
Xiao Chens chest tightened. It looked like the situation was worse than he thought. Not only did he have to deal with the unknown Demonic Beasts and Demons, but he also had to keep his guard up against the sneak attacks from other humans.
This Medial Grade Secret Treasure might be more difficult to obtain then Xiao Chen had imagined.
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In the following days, Xiao Chen explored the surroundings of the small city; Demonic Beasts wandered there.
It made this location suitable for practicing Martial Techniques. Before Xiao Chen went to the Demon Battlefield, he could keep himself in an ideal state at all times.
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Soon, six days had passed. The originally bustling small city became quiet. Therge numbers of cultivators quickly headed in the same direction.
After almost all the cultivators in the Immortal Gathering Pavilion left, Bai Lixi and Xiao Chen followed after them.
Everywhere the two passed, dead Demonic Beasts littered the ground, in by the cultivators who came before them. Nothing obstructed their way.
After six hours, the two stopped at the center of Boulder Ind. Arge crowd had already gathered there; a rough count gave at least a thousand cultivators.
I heard an Inferior Grade Martial King had obtained nine peak Inferior Grade Secret Treasures thest time. Then, he took them to the auction in Deste City and gained a fortune.
There was another lucky fellow. He hunted a high ranked Blood Demon and sold its Demon Core for at least ten thousand Medial Grade Spirit Stones.
Many of the cultivators discussed the enticing treasures that could be obtained from the Demon Battlefield. Their eyes filled with anticipation as they looked at the empty space in the middle.
Bai Lixi smiled coldly, These people are really reckless. It will already be impressive if half of these cultivators survive.
Xiao Chens gaze wandered around the crowd, seeking cultivators worth making a note of. However, some of the experienced cultivators hid themselves very well. It was difficult to obtain any information just by looking.
As for some of the excited cultivators who could not keep their mouths shut, this was clearly their first trip to the Demon Battlefield. They did not know the situation inside.
The full moon moved slowly through the sky, creeping to its peak before the crowds expectant gazes.
Instantly, the middle area lit up with gentle light, looking like a towering pir. The space around the pir of light started to twist slowly.
Sou! Sou!
The cultivators leaped into the pir of light and vanished from Xiao Chens sight. This pir of light must have been the entrance to the Demon Battlefield.
When most of the cultivators had vanished, Xiao Chen prepared to enter. Bai Lixis expression suddenly changed, and he yanked Xiao Chen back. He said, Wait awhile!
Xiao Chen felt doubtful as he asked, Whats wrong!
Bai Lixi pointed and said, Look there!
Xiao Chen looked in the direction Bai Lixi pointed. He saw ten-odd strong cultivators with extremely powerful auras. He could not sense the strength of this group of people.
I nearly missed them. These are all half step Martial Monarch experts. It looks like they are working together to kill high ranked Demons. Such operations are quite rare. I have to follow them and watch. Go, get the Secret Treasure alone. Bai Lixi whispered with an intense sh in his eyes.
Xiao Chen frowned slightly, Will you be fine?
Bai Lixi smiled and said, Thanks to you, I have already cultivated the Firmament Body Tempering Art to the fourthyer. My strength is double that of three months ago.
Xiao Chen was somewhat startled. This Bai Lixi was truly a genius at cultivating the body. Within such a short period, he managed to cultivate a Heaven Ranked Cultivation Technique to the fourthyer.
Dont get too greedy and die early. Otherwise, mytter half of the Firmament Body Tempering Art will be gone. I will make a move first.
Seeing the ten-odd people enter, Bai Lixiughed as he followed them, entering the pir of light.
Then, Bai Lixi turned around and reminded him, Be very cautious and dont risk your life for small gains. Remember to be careful of the people behind you.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly to indicate that he understood. After spending time with Bai Lixi, he came to understand him better. Although he was not a righteous person or had a good temper, he was not a crafty person that yed cunning tricks. He was pretty straightforward. This suited Xiao Chen very well. He took out a secret manual from the Universe Ring and tossed it towards Bai Lixi.
When Bai Lixi heard the sound, he immediately turned and caught the secret manual. When he saw its contents, his expression turned into one wild with joy.
When Bai Lixi looked up and wanted to say something, he discovered that Xiao Chen had already vanished and entered the pir of light ahead of him. He could not help but smile, This bratat least he did not cheat me.
Naturally, what Xiao Chen had tossed was thetter half of the Firmament Body Tempering Art. After observing Bai Lixi for so long, he had determined that Bai Lixi had not lied to him.
Since that was the case, there was no need to drag it on. Although Xiao Chen would like to maximize his gains, he would make true on the promises he made.
Weng!
After Xiao Chen entered the light, a deste realm appeared before him. He looked up and saw a scarlet sky with the asional red clouds drifting by.
Rocks littered the ground, and there was no grass. Only some strange nts grew sporadically throughout the space.
Thisndscape was veryplicated. Xiao Chen used his Spiritual Sense to scan an area of three hundred meters around him.
Not only did Xiao Chen discover mounds, barren hills, and swamps, but he also discovered a forest of some strange nts. It was incredibly odd.
Xiao Chen took out the map and started searching for his current location. The pir of light on Boulder Ind would send cultivators to random ces in the Demon Battlefields periphery.
Aside from some special tools, no one could control where they appeared on the Demon Battlefield.
After Xiao Chen figured out where he was, he carefully put the map away and looked around.
Many cultivators in Xiao Chens vision were in groups of two or three, looking around excitedly.
Some experienced cultivator cautiously nced around. Their hands gripped their weapons, and they eyed the surrounding cultivators. asionally, a fierce expression shed across their face.
Friend, are you alone? Lets group up.
Just as Xiao Chen was about to depart, candidughter came from behind him.
Xiao Chen turned around and saw a gray-robed cultivator with short hair. He had a squarish face and looked about twenty-odd years old. A saber hung from his waist as he walked over to Xiao Chen with a smile. He was a Superior Grade Martial King.
A few cultivators of varying cultivation followed this gray-robed cultivator. Most of them were Medial Grade Martial Kings.
The short-haired cultivator introduced himself, My name is Wei Tong. My friends and I are here for the first time. From the looks of it, this should be your first expedition too. How about we work together?
As they spoke, Wei Tongs gaze quickly swept over Xiao Chens getup. His gaze lingered for a moment on his shoes and robes.
However, when Wei Tong saw the ck gloves on Xiao Chens hand, greed shed in his eyes before it disappeared. However, he covered it up very well; his smile appeared very sincere.
Xiao Chen smiled coldly to himself. He had seen the other partys greed. He said indifferently, Theres no need. I am used to being alone.
Wei Tong revealed disappointment as he said, Thats too bad. If brother wishes to, you can look for us at any time.
Xiao Chen cupped his hands and bowed before turning away. He withdrew his aura and left his hand on his saber hilt, maintaining his guard.
After Xiao Chen had walked out of hearing range, a cultivator behind Wei Tong watched him with a fierce gleam in his eyes. He asked, doubtful, Big Brother, why did you not make a move? He is a fattenedmb, ready for ughter. He has three Secret Treasures on him.
That right, boss. He is only a peak Inferior Grade Martial King; we can deal with him in a few moves. After we kill him, there will not be any problems, another person spoke.
Wei Tongs expression was calm as he said, Stupid, do you think I do not know the difference between a fattenedmb and a ferocious wolf? If we rely on your insight, instead of eating themb, he might eat us instead.
This person had calm eyes, and his hand rested on his saber hilt at all times. He maintained a certain distance from me, giving himself room to advance or retreat. Based on these points, it is clear that this person is not only cautious. How can it be so easy?
Wei Tong paused for a while and looked in the direction Xiao Chen had left. Then, he continued, More importantly, although this person is only an Inferior Grade Martial King, his killing Qi is denser than mine. He is not some benevolent person. The Secret Treasures on him are probably drenched in blood.
Chapter 406 - Killing Demonic Beast to Expose Secret Treasures
Chapter 406: Killing Demonic Beast to Expose Secret Treasures
What should we do then, Big Brother? I cant really bear to see such a fattenedmb get away!
Wei Tong said sternly, Even if you cant bear it, you have to. This Demon Battlefield is full ofmbs for us to ughter. Be careful not to offend someone you cant afford to. Even if you have ten lives, that wont be enough. Lets go.
Xiu!
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Drops of blood fell from the Lunar Shadow Saber. Xiao Chen hacked apart a Rank 7 Demonic Beast blocking his way.
Not long after Xiao Chen separated from Wei Tongs group, Demon Beasts attacked.
The Demonic Beasts here were especially crafty and patient. Several times, after expending a lot of effort to kill a Demonic Beast, a few Demonic Beasts would attack Xiao Chen as he rxed.
If Xiao Chen had not kept his guard up, he might have fallen under their assault.
As Xiao Chen dug out the Demonic Cores, he thought somewhat doubtfully, Werent there supposed to be countless Secret Treasures littering the Demonic Battlefield? Why havent I seen a single one?
Bang! Bang!
At this moment, an intense sound reached Xiao Chen from ahead with the wind. He stopped what he was doing and looked around. He found a high vantage point and scanned the area.
The sound came from about two thousand meters ahead. Xiao Chen could not see that far, but fortunately, he still had his Spiritual Sense.
Two Medial Grade Martial Kings in the distance fought an intense battle with an early Rank 7 Demonic Beast.
That Demonic Beasts looked like a raging bull. A sharp horn protruded from its head, its bulk covered in fiery-red fur. It looked like a ball of zing me. As it walked, the ground trembled.
The Demonic Beast appeared frightening, but when the two Martial Kings worked together, it was no match for the two. The Martial Kings strength forced it into retreat. After all, it was only an early Rank 7 Demonic Beast.
The two Martial Kings attacks were immensely powerful. Furthermore, they did not exert themselves or take any unnecessary risks. They could advance or retreat anytime they wanted. The Demonic Beasts defeat was only a matter of time.
Its just killing a Demonic Beast, nothing impressive, Xiao Chenmented indifferently and prepared to withdraw his Spiritual Sense. However, he discovered something interesting.
Pu ci!
The Demonic Beast died, and the two Martial Kings tore its stomach open with a sharp knife. A blood-stained Secret Treasure fell out.
This Secret Treasure was an exquisite bronze beast carving. This should be a Demonic Beast or Spirit Beast that existed in the Ancient Era.
Spiritual Energy wafted from the Secret Treasure. Even though it was stained with blood, nothing could conceal that extraordinary Spiritual Energy.
Xiao Chen watched this scene and found it incredulous. Killing Demonic Beast to expose Secret Treasuresis this simr to the MMORPGs in my previous life? That is impossible, right? I have killed so many Demonic Beast, but I did not obtain any Secret Treasures. Is it a problem with the drop rate?
Xiao Chen could not understand what was happening. When he saw the Martial Kings obtain their prize, he was confused. He could not help but let his Spiritual Sense linger in the area.
Only one Secret Treasure appeared, but a team of two killed the Demonic Beast. Distributing the Secret Treasure would be a problem. Even if they did not decide ownership now, deciding who would hold on to it would cause its own issues.
This moment would test their characters.
Aplete Secret Treasure, even the weakest Inferior Grade Secret Treasure, would be worth at least a thousand Medial Grade Spirit Stones. If one were lucky, they could possibly sell it for several thousand Medial Grade Spirit Stones.
Regardless of the situation, this was a valuable item. It would excite most cultivators. Xiao Chen continued to watch with interest.
Bang!
As Xiao Chen expected, after the two verified it was a Secret Treasure, they attacked at the same time. They fought to the death over the Secret Treasure.
When Xiao Chen saw this, he smiled bitterly, Just an Inferior Grade Secret Treasure. If they trusted each other, this would not have happened. Thinking about it, they probably formed this team on the fly.
The twos eyes turned red as theyunched all sorts of killing moves. They hated that they could not kill the other party immediately. The fight grew intense, and soon, they both received significant injuries.
Regardless of who won, they would suffer great injuries to their bodies and Essence.
After a while, when a victor had emerged, blood poured out from the ground.
Xiao Chens expression changed. That was a Blood Demon, one of the races from the Demonic World.
Xiao Chen had seen them before in that strange space in the Heavenly Saber Pavilion. They ate the hearts of humans and were utterly cruel.
Bang!
The blood transformed into a pale figure. He emitted a baleful aura as he attacked with lightning speed. His sharp nails pierced towards the cultivators hearts.
The fight between the two cultivators reached the crucial moment. How could they have expected this? They cried out miserably, and the Blood Demon ripped out their hearts.
Ga! Ga! Ga! Ga!
The Blood Demonughed strangely as he held the two hearts in his hands. He revealed a wicked smile on his pale face.
Xiao Chen could not bear to watch the following scene. The Blood Demon swallowed the two hearts directly, revealing his pleasure.
Xiao Chens Spiritual Sense informed him that, after the Blood Demon swallowed the cultivators hearts, his baleful aura became denser.
Pu! Pu!
The Blood Demon casually kicked the two corpses, and they exploded, drenching the surrounding area in blood and gore. The bronze beast Secret Treasure flew into the Blood Demons hand.
The Blood Demon revealed a mocking expression on his face, Humans are indeed the most inferior race. They cannot resist even the slightest temptation. They have proven this over and over again. Ga! Ga! Ga! Ga!
Xiao Chen felt it was unfortunate. This Blood Demon should be a low-rank Blood Demon. He was only about as strong as a Medial Grade Martial King.
If the two Medial Grade Martial Kings had faced the Blood Demon properly, they could have killed him easily. However, because of one Secret Treasure, they lost their rational and died without even leaving behind a corpse.
That Blood Demon looked around. When he saw no one nearby, he found another early Rank 7 Demonic Beast.
The baleful aura of the Blood Demon terrified the Demonic Beast. He easily subdued the Demonic Beast and stuffed the Secret Treasure into it.
A scarlet light shed on the Blood Demons hand. The Demonic Beasts wound instantly recovered, showing no signs of previous injuries.
After hepleted this task, the Blood Demon released the Demonic Beast, satisfied. He licked his lips and said with a greedy expression, I wonder what the next prey will taste like? Human hearts are truly delectable.
Xiao Chens expression changed slightly; he finally understood why the Demonic Beasts contained Secret Treasures in their bodies.
Naturally, the Secret Treasures were in the hands of the Demons. Since humans wanted to hunt them down and obtain the Secret Treasures, the other party would treat humans as their prey as well.
The more capable opponent would have thestugh. Xiao Chen watched the hidden Blood Demon and said calmly, Since I have seen the bronze beast Secret Treasure, I should retrieve it!
The scarlet clouds in the sky appeared endless and permanent. They would only ripple when a sharp wind blew.
This sky was like a painting with only one color: scarlet.
Xiao Chen moved quickly across thend. With one leap, he traveled several hundred meters. Everywhere he passed, he left behind a strong wind.
Xiao Chen did his best to avoid the Demonic Beasts in his way. If he could not avoid them, he would try to end the fight quickly.
Xiao Chen spent a full hour to cross a distance of two thousand meters.
Xiao Chen scanned the area with his Spiritual Sense and found the Demonic Beast in which the Blood Demon chose to hide the Secret Treasure. It was an early Rank 7 Demonic Beast, Purple Python Tiger.
It looked like a ferocious tiger. Its legs were ten meters long and faintly purple. asionally, it would emit a ck gas from its pores.
A purple tail that looked like a purple python coiled on the Purple Python Tigers back. The purple tail was as thick as an adults arm. There was a bump on the end of the purple tail that looked like a snakes head.
The early Rank 7 Demonic Beast was as strong as a regr Medial Grade Martial King. Given Xiao Chens strength, he could deal with it easily within twenty moves.
However, for the sake of the Blood Demon hidden behind, Xiao Chen had to put on a good show before he could lure it out. Otherwise, his effort would go to waste if he scared it off.
Xiao Chen revealed himself andnded before this Demonic Beast. He waved his hands and sent a wave of energy at it.
Xiao Chen did not use too much Essence. The Purple Python Tiger easily dodged by tilting to the side. A fierce look appeared in its eyes as itunched itself at Xiao Chen.
This Purple Python Tiger leaped across a distance of two hundred meters and arrived before Xiao Chen. It opened itsrge jaws and revealed four huge fangs. They glinted with a cold light as it bit towards Xiao Chens neck.
Hu!
The massive Purple Python Tiger created a strong wind as it moved through the air, causing Xiao Chens hair to flutter around.
Xiao Chen drew his saber, and a purple saber light appeared. He swung it towards the Purple Python Tigers neck.
The Beast roared angrily as it struck the de with its right paw. Xiao Chen was pushed back several steps before he stabilized.
The tiger roared excitedly and shoved Xiao Chen back. Its aura zed as itunched itself at Xiao Chen.
Dang! Dang! Dang!
Every strike the Purple Python Tiger made with its front paws created an imposing sound. It carried several ten thousand kilograms of force as it smashed towards Xiao Chen. Xiao Chen held his saber in front of him, preventing the sharp ws from slicing into him.
It seems somewhat strong. Its paws carry about forty thousand kilograms of force. However, this should not be its killing move. I have to continue acting.
As Xiao Chen dodged, he analyzed his enemy calmly in his heart. In the blink of an eye, he exchanged hundreds of moves with the Purple Python Tiger.
When the Purple Python Tiger saw that it was unable to knock Xiao Chen to the ground, it became thoroughly enraged. It opened its jaws and spat a ck energy wave at Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen focused, and his saber flickered with a purple light. He cut the energy wave in half.
Hu chi!
After he hacked apart the energy wave, a purple snake head darted for Xiao Chen with lightning speed.
Unexpectedly, the tail of the Purple Python Tiger was a purple python. This startled Xiao Chen, making him jump back.
However, this Purple Python Tiger moved with astonishing speed. As Xiao Chen retreated, it managed to grab hold of his leg.
Chi! Chi!
The snakes body wrapped around Xiao Chen several times and stretched its jaws to bite.
Xiao Chen saw the dark, venomous fangs. Not only would the bite injure him, but it would also contain poison. He moved his left hand with lightning speed and snapped the snakes jaws shut.
Energy poured into Xiao Chens arm, allowing his two fingers to mp down on the snakes jaws.
As Xiao Chen dealt with the purple python, the Purple Python Tigers huge body smashed over. Xiao Chen suffered a strike to his chest and fell over.
This should be enough. If I dont fight seriously, this beast will end up eating me for real, Xiao Chen thought to himself as he watched the Purple Python Tiger open its jaws, targeting his neck.
Bang!
There was a crunching sound as Xiao Chen increased the strength in his left hand, causing the snake head to explode. Then, he mmed his fist into the Purple Python Tigers chest.
Chapter 407 - Mysterious Bronze Sculpture
Chapter 407: Mysterious Bronze Sculpture
Ka ca!
Xiao Chen circted the Dragon and Tiger Body Sculpting Art. This punch contained 125,000 of force. The force of the punch struck the internal organs of the Purple Python Tiger, instantly shattering them.
When its huge body was about to fall over, Xiao Chen rolled away and dodged it. The Purple Python Tigers corpsended heavily on the ground with a loud bang.
Xiao Chens clothes were already torn apart at the chest when the Purple Python Tiger lunged for him. His fine ck hair was a mess, and dust covered his body. He looked extremely miserable.
When the Blood Demon, who hid in the darkness, saw all this, he rxed. He licked his lips, moving his tongue in a full circle, and revealed a greedy look in his eyes.
Xiao Chen stretched his body before taking out a sharp knife from his Universe Ring. He tore open the belly of the Purple Python Tiger and blood immediately poured out. An exquisite bronze sculpture also tumbled out of the Beasts belly, covered in blood.
Xiao Chen stretched his hand, and a suction force pulled the bronze sculpture to him. It floated above his palm.
Xiao Chen stuck his saber in the ground next to him and took out an old piece of cloth. Then, he slowly wiped off the blood from the bronze sculpture. An extremely realistic sculpture filled with a supreme Dao appeared before Xiao Chen.
When Xiao Chen clearly saw the appearance of the sculpture, he felt it was very familiar. Suddenly, he remembered that he saw it in the Compendium of Ancient Secret Treasures from the Fire Li Sect.
Everything that appeared in the Compendium of Ancient Secret Treasures was a famous Secret Treasure from the Ancient Era. If it were not a Superior Grade Secret Treasure, it would not appear in it.
However, based on the aura of the bronze sculpture, it was clearly not the original. This should be a counterfeit.
Si si!
An extremely faint sound came from behind Xiao Chen. If he had not been paying attention, he would not have heard it.
I have waited so long for you!
The corners of Xiao Chens lips curled up, revealing a smile. Then, he stretched his hand out and grasped the Lunar Shadow Saber. He spun around and stabbed the saber towards the ground.
The tip of the saber struck a pool of flowing blood. Xiao Chen used a little force; purple electricity crackled and flickered on the snow-white de.
Ah
A mournful miserable shriek echoed, and the pool of blood transformed into a human figure. The Lunar Shadow Saber pinned the other party to the ground.
The pure and tyrannical lightning-attributed Essence rampaged within the body of this Blood Demon, causing it to twitch continuously without the ability to resist.
Dont kill me; I still have many Secret Treasures. If you let me go, I will give them all to you, the Blood Demon attempted to bribe Xiao Chen in a quivering voice as a pained expression appeared on his face.
The Blood Demon felt horrified in its heart. It had originally thought that this person had fallen for his tricks and was not very strong. He did not expect a sudden attack, not even giving him the chance to dodge.
Xiao Chen, who had personally witnessed this Blood Demon swallow the heart of humans, did not believe his offer. If he tried to gain any small benefit from this crafty Demon, he would certainly suffer for it.
Xiao Chen pulled his saber out, and a fierce purple me spewed from his right eye; he intended to burn this Blood Demon to death.
As the fierce purple mes raged, the Blood Demon shrieked mournfully before the sound slowly faded. After a moment, he was nothing more than a pile of ash.
Xiao Chen stabbed the pile of ash with his saber a few times, and a scarlet Demon Core appeared. The Demon Core contained a horrifying, baleful aura.
If the baleful aura in the Demon Core could be absorbed, it would greatly raise a cultivators killing Qi. At the same time, it could temper the Mental Energy of a cultivator. Such items were frequently rare.
However, the Demon Core from a low ranked Blood Demon was not worth much. The baleful aura within did not have much of an effect on Martial Kings.
Xiao Chen casually tossed the Demon Core into his Universe Ring. Then, he took out the Compendium of Ancient Secret Treasures. Soon, he found the origin of the bronze sculpture.
The creature depicted by the bronze sculpture was a mutated beast from the Ancient Era. This mutated beast was called Yan; it was the strongest fire-attributed mutated beast in the world.
[Note: Yan in Chinese means me. However, calling the beast me seems silly in English; hence I stuck to the pinyin.]
Yan consumed mes as its food. There were no mes in this world that it could not eat. The more mes it ate, the stronger the mes it could produce.
Using the Yan Beast as inspiration, the ancient cultivators created a Secret Treasure that could devour any kind of me. Once the mes merged within, the Secret Treasure could spew a frighteningly powerful fire.
Although it could notpare to the true Yan Beast, it was not much weaker. Its might could not be underestimated. It was a peak Superior Grade Secret Treasure.
After Xiao Chen read the introduction, he yed with the Secret Treasure in his hands. The bronze sculpture only shed with some spiritual light. He said, The radiance of a Superior Grade Secret Treasure can illuminate the sky. Its Spiritual Energy can extend for five kilometers. This Yan Beast bronze sculpture looks ordinary. It is indeed a counterfeit.
Xiao Chen removed the remnant mark on the Yan Beast bronze sculpture and branded it with his own mark. Then, he prepared to use his Purple Thunder True Fire to test the might of this Yan Beast.
Suddenly, a loud sound came from the distant sky like a crack of thunder. It was so loud at it made the eardrums hurt.
Xiao Chen looked up and saw a huge whirlpool appear in the scarlet clouds in the distance. Countless bolts of scarlet lightning shed across the sky.
A strong aura appeared on the ground and rose into the sky, scattering the scarlet clouds.
Sou! Sou! Sou!
Many cultivators felt this aura within the Demon Battlefield. Many of them could not resist their curiosity and looked up before quickly flying over.
When Xiao Chen felt the energy fluctuating in the air, he muttered, What a strong aura! This is equal to that of a Martial Monarch. Is that what those half step Martial Monarchs are hunting?
An intense curiosity appeared in Xiao Chens heart. He feltpelled to investigate the situation, but he eventually suppressed his curiosity.
Even the most ordinary half step Martial Monarch could deal with Xiao Chen with a few moves. It would be too naive of him if he tried to gain something from that situation.
Even worse, there was still a Demon as strong as a Martial Monarch. If he were not afraid, he could join in the excitement.
Xiao Chen retracted his gaze and continued to head forward while maintaining his guard. Along the way, he ran into a few more crafty Demons.
Some of them simply threw the Secret Treasure on the ground. They relied on the Secret Treasures aura to attract a cultivators attention while theyunched a sneak attack.
Some of them even pretended to be human and tried to get close to Xiao Chen before snatching an opportunity to make a move.
Xiao Chen saw through all these schemes. On his way to the Medial Grade Secret Treasure, he gained another three or four Inferior Grade Secret Treasures.
Xiao Chen stopped moving when he reached a messy stone forest. He muttered to himself, I have finally arrived here. This is certainly the Demon Battlefields periphery. I hope Bai Lixi did not lie to me.
The messy stone forest spanned for several thousand meters. Weird stones stood upright; each was at least ten-odd meters tall.
The atmosphere within the forest was very odd, very quiet. When the wind blew through it, a faint bloody scent reached Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen scanned the forest with his Spiritual Sense and soon found the Medial Grade Secret Treasure that Bai Lixi had mentioned.
A pair of ck shoesy quietly on top of a stone pir in the middle of the forest. Xiao Chen could feel the shoes flickering with a dense Spiritual Light with his Spiritual Sense; its Spiritual Energy gave of a pressure.
The Spiritual Energy contained within the shoes was greater than that of a peak Inferior Grade Secret Treasure. This was, at least, an initial Medial Grade Secret Treasure. Bai Lixi had not cheated him.
Xiao Chens face lit up with joy. Coincidentally, the Windwalk Shoes he used could no longer keep up with him. They could now only raise his speed by ten percent.
Xiao Chens movement speed could not break through Mach 2 and had been stuck at a bottleneck.
Based on Xiao Chens experience while traveling here, Demons would frequently leave Secret Treasures on the ground to attract the attention of cultivators before killing them.
This ce should not be an exception. If there were no danger, this Secret Treasure would have been imed long ago.
Xiao Chen scanned the area again with his Spiritual Sense but did not discover the presence of any Demons. He had expected this, but it did not mean there was no danger.
The Demons ability to hide their aura was much better than humans. Unless Xiao Chen saw a Demon with his own eyes, it was very hard for his Spiritual Sense to pick up their presence.
Since this Demon could use a Medial Grade Secret Treasure as a lure, it was probably was not a low-rank Blood Demon. It would definitely be stronger than the low-rank Blood Demons that Xiao Chen could kill easily.
I have to think of a way to deal with this, Xiao Chen pondered as he waited outside the stone forest. He was not in a rush to go in.
Hidden enemies were always the most frightening. One could not anticipate where would the enemye from or how strong the enemy was.
Xiu!
Xiao Chen casually waved his hand and pulled over seven or eight stones of about the same size. What this forestcked least was stone.
Xiao Chen sent out a few strands of Essence, gently making the stones float. Then, he used two fingers to send out a sharp saber Qi.
As Xiao Chens fingers moved, he carved a sculpture in mid-air. Stone shards fell continuously, and soon, an exquisite stone eagle appeared.
Xiao Chen did not stop his fingers and continued carving. Eight stone eagles quickly appeared, surrounding him and floating quietly in the air.
Life Bestowal Spell!
Xiao Chen shouted and pointed forward. The eight stone eagles in the air all came to life.
Pu ta! Pu ta!
The eagles wingspans were over a meter long. They created small tornados on the ground as they pped their wings. They flew into the stone forest like arrows leaving a bow.
With Xiao Chens current cultivation, the aid of the Purple Thunder Divine Incantations sixthyer, and his familiarity with the Life Bestowal Spell, he could easily create eight eagles.
When the eagles neared the Secret Treasure, three beams of red light shed and sted the leading three eagles into dust.
After all, these eagles were created from ordinary stone; they did not have a highbat prowess.
At the same time, a Blood Demon wearing long, red robes appeared on top of a stone pir. Hisplexion was pale, and his gaze was sinister.
Pa! Pa! Pa!
The red-robed Blood Demon swung his arms and sent out a few more red energy beams, attempting to shatter the remaining five eagles.
This was a middle-rank Blood Demon. His strength was the equivalent of a Superior Grade Martial King with aprehended state. He would be quite difficult to deal with but still within the range of Xiao Chens capabilities.
I have to keep testing the situation and make sure he is alone.
Xiao Chen waved his hand and pulled over ten-odd stones. Both of his hands moved gracefully, and stone shavings fell.
Xiao Chen pushed his focus and movements to their limits. Within three breaths, the stone eagles wereplete.
Whoosh!
The ten-oddrge eagles rose into the air and darted for the stone pir. They spread their wings and moved together, blotting out the sky.
Chapter 408 - Bloody Battle in the Stone Forest
Chapter 408: Bloody Battle in the Stone Forest
With so many eagles, one Blood Demon cannot shatter them all instantly. By then, I can make use of the opportunity to control the eagles to snatch the Secret Treasure.
Unless there are other Blood Demons Xiao Chen muttered to himself as he revealed a cautious gaze.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The eagles that flew towards the Secret Treasure shattered into dust, one after another. Xiao Chen focused all his Spiritual Sense on one of the eagle within the group.
The eagle nimbly dodged the attacks and took the opportunity to snatch the pair of shoes with its ws, quickly retreating.
Bang!
Before this eagle could fly far, a blood arrow shattered it. The shoes fell to the ground.
Another Blood Demon appeared on the stone pir. He wore long blue robes, and his aura was no weaker than the first. Unexpectedly, it was another middle-rank Blood Demon.
Two middle-rank Blood Demonsthis is rather problematic, Xiao Chen thought to himself. However, regardless of the situation, I have to give it a try. Medial Grade Secret Treasures are not that easy to find.
A fierce purple me burned eagerly in Xiao Chens right eye. Then, it quicklypressed, bing increasingly smaller.
Soon, the boundless purple mes formed a rhombus-shaped purple light. With a thought, the purple light quickly elongated.
Xiu!
The purple light turned into a purple arrow and sped towards the second middle-rank Blood Demon.
The purple arrow moved like a beam of light, tearing through the obstruction of space. Soon, its speed reached Mach 3. The blue-robed Blood Demon did not have time to react, and a bloody hole appeared on his shoulder.
At the same moment Xiao Chen had fired the purple me arrow, he activated the Windwalk Shoes and advanced with lightning speed. He managed to grab the ck shoes as they fell to the ground.
When the two Blood Demons saw Xiao Chen snag the Secret Treasure, they were not astonished. It looked like they had anticipated this.
The Blood Demon that the Purple Thunder True Fire had struck licked his lips. He wore a sinister expression as he smiled, Another fatmb delivers himself to us. What thick killing Qi; I like it. Regardless of the situation, you cant fight me over this one.
The other Blood Demon stared Xiao Chen coldly and smiled, That will depend on your capabilities. If you cant finish him, I dont mind helping you.
Ga! Ga! Ga! Ga!
The blue-robed Blood Demonughed strangely. The wound on his shoulder healed quickly as his flesh wriggled. Heughed and said, I cant finish him? What a joke. I will deal with him in ten moves.
How strange! It seems like these two Blood Demons were waiting for me to fall into their trap.
Maybe the Demon allowed the Purple Thunder True Fire arrow to strike him to lure me out.
Xiao Chen revealed a pondering gaze. Then, he quickly ced the Secret Treasure in his Universe Ring. He decided to think about itter, after he left this ce.
Regardless of the situation, facing two middle-rank Blood Demons simultaneously was too dangerous. Realizing this, Xiao Chen pushed off the ground and turned to retreat.
Human, don''t leave. No one ever escapes after entering this stone forest. Ga! Ga! Ga! the Blood Demonughed as he chased after Xiao Chen.
When Xiao Chen heard this, he was somewhat stunned. A fewrge stones ahead rose up and blocked his path.
Break!
Xiao Chen instantly drew his saber and used a sharp saber Qi to hack the stones in half. However, before he could rx, the strange stones merged, repairing themselves.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Xiao Chen struck out relentlessly as the purple Qi whirlpool in his body spun quickly. The Lunar Shadow Saber flickered with electric light. He infused his saber with the state of thunder and hacked down.
The stone that had just merged instantly shattered into dust.
Zi zi!
A strange energy was transmitted, and the dust and rocks gathered again. Soon, they formed a new stone to block Xiao Chens way.
Xiao Chen prepared to try a few more times when, suddenly, a dangerous aura came from behind him. It was the blood arrow fired by that middle-rank Blood Demon.
Ga! Ga! Ga! Stop running, human. Stay here; I will not make you suffer any pain.
Xiao Chen tilted his body slightly and dodged this attack. He leaped over the stone blocking his way and continued flying forward.
Xiao Chen looked up and discovered something odd. The road, which he previously traveled, seemed to have changed. The direction through the messy stone forest had altered.
Xiao Chen clearly went the way he came from. However, there was no way to distinguish direction anymore. It was astonishing.
Since I cannot find my way out on the ground, I shall leave by the sky. Xiao Chen executed the Azure Dragon Cloud Soaring Art and rushed into the sky.
Bang!
After flying about a hundred meters up, Xiao Chens head crashed forcefully into a formless barrier.
Xiao Chen could not help fall back to a stone pir on the ground. Then, he looked up. The direction that he had just ascertained had shifted again.
The entire stone forest seemed chaotic; it changed every second. There was no way to escape normally.
The blue-robed Blood Demon quickly reached Xiao Chen and revealed a yful smile. He said hoarsely, Give it up. The naturalws of this forest change every second. Without living here for at least a hundred years, you cannot find your way out.
Xiao Chen turned his back to the blue-robed Blood Demon. He continued to gaze ahead, pondering the problem. It looked like he did not hear what the blue-robed Blood Demon had said.
Brat, are you scared silly? Are you going to kill yourself, or should I do it? Ga! Ga! Ga! the blue-robed Blood Demonughed as he watched the silent Xiao Chen.
Never mind. Since I cant leave for now, I wont overthink this. Bai Lixi did not cheat me. That is not something to think about now.
Xiao Chen removed the blue strip of cloth from his forehead. Then, he turned slowly. The red mark on his forehead made his fair face look utterly charming.
The blue-robed Blood Demon looked at Xiao Chens appearance and was mildly stunned. He felt that something was wrong, but he could not make out what it was.
Since you want me to stay that badly, I shall do as you wish. I wont leave! The corner of Xiao Chens lips curled up, revealing a sinister smile on his demonically charming face.
Trying to scare me? You are only an insignificant Inferior Grade Martial King. How reckless!
The blue-robed Blood Demon shouted angrily as he wriggled his ten fingers. He instantly fired countless dense blood-arrows containing an intense, baleful aura.
With a nce, it looked like countless evil spirits crawling out from hell andunching themselves at Xiao Chen. Even auditory hallucinations of ghostly cries reached the ear.
Cultivators with weak willpower would fall under this hallucination.
A brilliant light shed from Xiao Chens eyes, and the evil spirits of hell vanished.
Thunderclouds filled the sky as Xiao Chen held the Lunar Shadow Saber and stood on the huge rock. As the thunder roared, the saber light flickered restlessly.
Dang! Dang! Dang! Dang!
The blood arrows were very solid. When Xiao Chens saber light struck them, a clear, metallic sound rang throughout the forest.
Sparks flew from the saber de. Xiao Chens saber light moved everywhere, leaving no gaps that could be exploited and knocking away all the blood arrows. When the blood arrows struck the huge rock, finger-sized holes appeared in it.
After a while, when all the blood arrows entered the boulder, the stone exploded. This showed how powerful these blood arrows were.
However, with Xiao Chens saber light blocking them, the blood arrows could not advance. No matter how fast or how torrential they were.
With the saber in my hand, when the thunder roars, I cannot be moved.
The hallucinations and blood arrows did nothing to Xiao Chen. They had not even caused Xiao Chen the slightest bit of trouble. The blue-robed Blood Demon revealed some astonishment.
The Blood Demons hallucinations were no ordinary illusions. He had killed over several hundred thousand Demonic Beasts and humans.
The baleful aura that formed, as a result, could prevent regr Superior Grade Martial Kings from struggling free in a short period. Even if they struggled free, their mind would be fuzzy for a while.
However, nothing happened to Xiao Chen. His Martial Techniques were not disturbed at all. This brat is a little challenging to deal with.
The blue-robed Blood Demons gaze started to grow cautious. He nced at hispanion in the distance, thinking of calling him over to help. However, he resisted the urge.
If the Blood Demon could not even deal with an Inferior Grade Martial King, the other fellow would snatch benefits from him in the future. The blue-robed Blood Demons gaze became ferocious as he abandoned the thoughts of asking hispanion for help.
The blue-robed Blood Demon roared angrily and condensed a red ball of light in his hand. The ball of light had a multicolored surface. asionally, the screams of resentful spirits came from within.
Fragmented Blood Wave!
A faint radiance appeared around the scarlet ball of light as it flew at Xiao Chen. It spun in the air until it became a horrifying scarlet tornado, tearing even the air apart.
Xiao Chen focused himself; he neither advanced nor retreated. He gathered Essence onto his sabers de and spun the Lunar Shadow Saber in a counterclockwise direction on his palm.
Si Si!
The saber created a tornado that spun in the opposite direction from the Fragmented Blood Wave. Purple electricity flickered in the tornado, crackling ceaselessly.
Boom!
The two tornados crashed into each other. The huge energy spread throughout the surroundings. The surrounding boulders shattered into dust, filling the air.
The blue-robed Blood Demon retreated ten meters before he stabilized himself. However, Xiao Chen did not move back at all. He shouted a warcry and held up his Lunar Shadow Saber as he charged forward.
Rushing Thunder Chop!
Xiao Chen leaped into the air before descending, carrying the might of the surging thunder as he hacked down on the blue-robed Blood Demon.
A cold light shed on the sabers de as electricity flickered, making one tremble in fear.
The blue-robed Blood Demon held his arms in a cross-guard and formed a scarlet barrier. Evidently, he intended to block Xiao Chens attack.
However, even though Xiao Chens state of thunder was only in Small Perfection, because he cultivated the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation, a heaven ranked Cultivation Technique, it was much stronger that a regr cultivators Great Perfection state. How could the other party block it?
The scarlet barrier only held for an instant before shattering. The surging force knocked back the blue-robed Blood Demon.
Then, the Blood Demon crashed through countless massive stones. Clearly, he looked somewhat miserable. When the red-robed Blood Demon a thousand meters away saw this, he mocked hispanion, It seems like you have some indigestion. Do you need help?
Never you mind!
The blue-robed Blood Demon replied firmly. As he watched Xiao Chen flying towards him, he said angrily, I will make you experience pain worse than death. I will grant the experience of dying while a Blood Demon eats you alive. Chained Fragmented Blood Wave!
As the blue-robed Blood Demon spoke, nine red balls of light appeared around him. The light balls spiraled around the blue-robed Blood Demon, and countless screams of restless spirits came from within.
Chapter 409 - High-Rank Blood Demon Appears
Chapter 409: High-Rank Blood Demon Appears
The screams of resentful spirits chained together, and the scene of hell appeared before Xiao Chen. Mountains of daggers and seas of mes torturing peasants and emperors alike filled his view; a ghastly scene that shocked the eyes appeared.
The Blood Demon wanted to confuse Xiao Chen, startling his spirit and plunging his mind into chaos.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly; mental attacks, unless they originated from Martial Monarch, would not be a threat to him. The mental attacks of the blue-robed Blood Demon could do nothing.
It was like a fleeting cloud in Xiao Chens eyes. A few strands of Spiritual Sense turned into countless sharp des and instantly shredded the illusion.
Ha! Ha! Ha! So what if you have substantial mental strength. After these nine Fragmented Blood Wavespletely form, no one can save you.
The blue-robed Blood Demonughed as the nine scarlet balls of light flew at Xiao Chen. The light balls spun rapidly. Soon, they formed ninerge scarlet tornados.
After that, the nine scarlet tornados merged and formed a colossal tornado. A red light filled Xiao Chens vision.
Aside from the strange red tornado before Xiao Chen, he could not see anything else. He felt as though it would be impossible to block this attack.
Zi! Zi!
A scarlet band of light came from the tornado, extending in the air like a tentacle. Every boulder it passed shattered into dust. It even tore apart the air.
Retreat!
Xiao Chen retreated decisively. He pushed off the stone below him, and in the blink of an eye, he retreated several hundred meters.
Ga! Ga! Ga! Where can you retreat?! The longer it takes, the stronger my Chained Fragmented Blood Wave will be. You will only die more miserably.
The blue-robed Blood Demons maniacalughter came from the red tornado that covered the sky.
Xiao Chen maintained a calm expression. His heart was as calm as still water. He pushed off the ground twice and retreated another thousand meters with lightning speed.
The Purple Thunder Divine Incantation circted quickly, and Xiao Chen pointed his saber to the sky. Thunder roared, and he exhibited the state of thunder to its limits. A whirlpool of electricity spanning a hundred meters appeared in the sky.
Rumble!
A galloping sound came from among the rumbling thunder in the sky. The sound of a mammoth army merged with the thunder. Even the sky seemed to tremble.
Rushing Thunder Roars, Breaking a Thousand Soldiers!
The Lunar Shadow Saber directed the enormous energy in the sky. As Xiao Chen watched the surging scarlet tornado, he executed this move calmly.
A golden electric knight appeared from the whirlpool. It held a spear and descended from the sky, moving a thousand meters in an instant. The golden spear struck the center of the scarlet tornado.
Break!
The golden electric knight thrust its spear forward, creating a long golden light.
Light exploded like a thunderous bolt of lightning. The scarlet tornado started to crack.
After a moment, the golden electric knight shouted his warcry and the scarlet tornado that had covered the skypletely broke. The horse the electric knight rode neighed and carried the knight as they crashed into the blue-robed Blood Demon.
Pu ci!
The spear tore apart the blue-robed Blood Demons defenses. Then, it gouged out a bowl-sized, bloody hole in his chest. His already paleplexion paled further as he vomitedrge mouthfuls of blood.
The blue-robed Blood Demon grabbed the electric spear with both hands, but he was jolted until he became paralyzed. His body could not help but twitch.
Save me! Quick, save me! The blue-robed Blood Demon pleaded continuously as he gazed the distant red-robed Blood Demon.
The corner of the red-robed Blood Demons lips curled up slightly as he revealed a cold smile.
By the time the electric knight scattered, the blue-robed Blood Demon had died. His eyes were opened wide and filled with an incredulous expression.
Xiao Chen walked forward expressionlessly and used his saber to stab the blue-robed demons body a few time before digging out his Demon Core. He pulled lightly and grasped the middle-rank Blood Demons Demon Core.
Hu chi!
Just at this moment, a sharp scarlet light flew quickly at Xiao Chen. It moved as fast as Xiao Chen had drawn his saber, Mach 3.
Xiao Chens expression turned grave, and he dropped the Demon Core. He left deep footprints on the ground as he leaped across several hundred meters.
Xiao Chen felt a cooling sensation on his chest. He looked down as saw five tears in the Clear Wind Robes. Even the inner vest had torn. The attack had nearly reached his flesh.
What strong explosive power, Xiao Chen thought to himself as he looked at the red-robed Blood Demon before him.
The red-robed Blood Demon grabbed hispanions Demon Core and revealed a wide grin. He glowered Xiao Chen as he said, I really have to thank you. I have been waiting for this for several decades. You have helped me greatly. I will repay you by eating your heart after Ive finished.
Ga! Ga!
The red-robed Blood Demon ced the Demon Core in his mouth and chewed with gusto. He revealed pleasure on his face, looking extremely cruel.
Ga! Ga! Ga! Ga! Do you feel my strength increasing? When I eat your heart, I will break through and be a high-rank Blood Demon.
As the red-robed Blood Demonughed strangely, he did not show any signs of guilt over eating hispanion. He clearly had no qualms about it.
Xiao Chen sensed the other partys aura continuously growing stronger. In the end, it rose by twenty percent, making him as strong as a peak Superior Grade Martial King.
The red-robed Blood Demon gazed the silent Xiao Chen as he slowly walked forward. He smiled faintly as he asked, Why are you not saying anything? You must have exhausted a lot of Essence earlier. I guess that you now have less than thirty percent of your Essence. Should I give you some time to rest?
Pa!
Even though the red-robed Blood Demon said he would give Xiao Chen some time, he sent out a palm strike immediately after he spoke.
The intense baleful aura created a strong wind. The cry of mournful spirits howled in the wind. The red light turned the formless wind scarlet.
The red mark on Xiao Chens forehead started flickering with a bright crimson light. He activated the state of massacre. The snow-white Lunar Shadow Saber alternated between purple and red light.
Xiao Chen did not move from the spot. He did his best to maintain his calm. His saber light moved continuously as he hacked apart his opponents palm wind.
The other partys explosive power was astonishing. His movement speed could achieve Mach 3 in an instant.
As for Xiao Chen, his movement speed had only reached Mach 2. The only thing Xiao Chen couldpete with was attacking speed.
With the aid of the ck gloves, Xiao Chen achieved Mach 3 with the Drawing the Saber.
Hence, Xiao Chen could not move. The moment he moved, he would suffer a disadvantage. His opponent moved one Mach faster than he did.
Xiao Chens attacks were unable to knock down his opponent sessfully. As for the red-robed Blood Demon, he could advance or retreat as he pleased. When he met danger, he could quickly escape, making him undefeatable.
Dang! Dang! Dang!
Strong winds blew next to Xiao Chens ears, the cries of resentful spirits resounded lingering and reverberating in his mind relentlessly. asionally, he heard the strangeugh of the red-robed Blood Demon.
Xiao Chen maintained his state of mind. He became as steady as a boulder; his feet were anchors to the top of that huge rock.
No matter how elusive Xiao Chens opponent was, or how many sharp palm winds he sent out, Xiao Chen would not move.
The Lunar Shadow Saber danced in all directions. With every strike Xiao Chen sent, he used Drawing the Saber. Aside from exhausting a lot of Essence, his spirit was also exhausted.
This is tiring, extremely tiring. However, I have to persevere and look for a chance to counter-attack.
Otherwise, all that awaits me is death. There is no other way; I cannot retreat.
Interesting, he knows that he cannot match me in movement speed. So, he dares not move. He is afraid that I will catch hold of the rhythm. He uses his strong drawing technique to block my attacks. However, how long do you think you can hold on? Twenty minutes? Ten minutes? Or perhaps five minutes?
The red-robed Blood Demon retreated a few steps with lightning speed. A yful smile appeared on his pale face.
After attacking for so long to no avail, the red-robed Blood Demon started to engage in psychological warfare to damped Xiao Chens spirits.
Xiu!
Xiao Chen pointed his saber at the red-robed Blood Demon. He revealed a faint smile on his fair face and said, You can try. Lets see if I fall. Or will I grasp your attack rhythm first?.
Ga! Ga! Lets give it a try then!
The red-robed Blood Demonughed strangely andunched another red light at Xiao Chen.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The horrifying red light carried a boundless baleful aura. The red-robed Blood Demon continuously sent out all sorts of killing moves from many different directions at Xiao Chen.
When the intense energy of the two shed, the air became like water, ripples appearing. The strong energy seemed to almost tear space apart.
The red-robed Blood Demon originally had the strength of a Superior Grade Martial King. After he absorbed the blue-robed Blood Demons Demon Core, his strength rose explosively.
Xiao Chen merged his two states to the limit. He did not dare be careless as he broke all his opponents killing moves, one by one.
Xiu!
After one hour, when the red-robed Blood Demon saw that he could not take Xiao Chen down, an inpatient expression appeared on his pale face as he retreated again.
Xiao Chens expression remained calm as he said indifferently, Is that all you have? If so, you might end up here forever.
The red-robed Blood Demon snorted coldly and said, Even on your deathbed, your tongue is so sharp. Later, you will beg for mercy.
Disdain shed in the red-robed Blood Demons eyes. He interlocked his fingers and started to make hand seals. Rings of red light extended out from his palms.
Horrifying energy gathered on his hand seals. The red light became increasingly dazzling. It throbbed like blood in the arteries, appearing incredibly sinister.
Great Blood Demon Seal!
The red-robed Blood Demon roared ferociously. When the brightness of the red light reached its limits, he stopped making hand seals. He pressed the overwhelming energy towards Xiao Chen.
It felt like a huge mountain carrying vast force descending from the sky. Its aura was overwhelming, making one tremble, unable to breathe.
However, Xiao Chens expression did not change. Instead, he felt happy. He was not afraid of shing head-on with his opponent. He was only afraid of his opponent attacking relentlessly from a distance, fleeing when the situation turned from his favor.
If that repeated over and over again, Xiao Chen would have no way to leave the stone forest quickly. His spirit would eventually be exhausted.
Actually, Xiao Chen had been waiting for this opportunity for a long time. As long as he could pull his opponent into shing head-on, giving up the advantage of speed, he felt fully confident of dealing with his opponent in three moves.
Xiao Chen held his saber vertically with the de in front of his face. Then, his left hand slowly slid up the saber, moving along the edge.
When Xiao Chens fingers moved pass the tip, a Wukui Flowerbud, which alternated between purple and red light, appeared on the huge stone below him. Just before the Great Blood Demon Seal struck him, the Wukui Flowerbudpletely enveloped him.
Chapter 410 - Blood Shadow Clone
Chapter 410: Blood Shadow Clone
Bang!
A loud sound resounded. The huge stone below Xiao Chen instantly shattered into tiny fragments. The Wukui Flowerbud alternating with purple and red lightsnded on the ground.
Behind the Wukui Flower bud, the huge stone started to reform andnded firmly on the ground.
Within the flower bud, Xiao Chen could not help but vomit a mouthful of blood. His organs had been intensely shaken.
The energy threads from the inner vest broke, one after another. The might of the Great Blood Demon Seal far exceeded Xiao Chens expectations.
Even after the doubleyered protection of the flower bud and the inner vest, it still caused such severe damage to Xiao Chens internal organs. Without these twoyers of protection, his organs might have shattered immediately.
The red-robed Blood Demon floated quietly in the sky. When he saw the undamaged flower bud, his sinister face revealed astonishment.
The blood-robed Blood Demon had the clearest understanding of the Great Blood Demon Seals might. Even though he only practiced it to the firstyer, after he swallowed the strength of the blue-robed Blood Demon, the might of this strike would even cause significant internal injuries to a high-rank Blood Demon.
I dont believe that you can really block this move. What is this nonsense? Break for me!
The red-robed Blood Demon shouted angrily and formed ws with his fingers as he grabbed at the flower bud.
Bang!
Just before the red-robed Blood Demon touched the flower bud, it blossomed. A horrifying shockwave spread out, catching him with its force.
The red-robed Blood Demon flew back with a pained expression over a hundred meters before he stabilized himself.
A strong wind blew, and petals filled the stone forest. Xiao Chen leaped out and passed through the dancing petals, heading for the red-robed Blood Demon.
The flower petals, alternatively flickering with purple and red light, gave off an invisible Spiritual Light. The Spiritual Light entered Xiao Chens body, and his speed quickly increased to Mach 3.
At this moment, Xiao Chen did not face any obstruction. His saber light danced as he swung the saber, sending limitless Saber Techniques at the red-robed Blood Demon.
The unending chain of attacks had a might akin to rushing lightning as they surged over. They suppressed the red-robed Blood Demon into a retreat.
The more the red-robed Blood Demon blocked Xiao Chens attacks, the more astonished he became. The speed he was proud was not enough for him to escape Xiao Chens attacks.
The red-robed Blood Demon wanted to gather his energy to retreat, but he discovered that his earlier move had exhausted too much of his strength. He was now drained and had no way to flee from Xiao Chen.
Despicable human! You think you can trap me like this? Blood Shadow Clone!
The red-robed Blood Demon cursed, and his body flickered with red light. He split into three in an instant but did not attack. Instead, they fled in different directions. He would make further ns after escaping.
The red-robed Blood Demon firmly believed that, once he left the area, he couldpletely digest the strength of the blue-robed Blood Demon. Xiao Chen, who could not flee from the stone forest, would be his meal sooner orter.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly. He said, Cloning techniqueI seem to know one too!
Roaming Dragons Nine Transformations! Xiao Chens figure trembled, and nine figures instantly appeared. The nine figures trembled again, creating a total of 81 figures floating in the air.
Again!
Xiao Chen clenched his teeth and took the risk of exhausting his Essence. The 81 figure trembled in the air once more.
They divided into nine again. Instantly, 729 figures appeared in the air, packed densely together. Xiao Chens figures filled the sky.
After waiting for this fellow to exhaust his energy, if I let him leave now, I will lose all opportunities to capture him.
Furthermore, after this experience, the other party will definitely not sh head-on with me again. Regardless of the situation, I cannot allow him to escape.
There is only one chance. I cannot miss it.
The red-robed Blood Demon watched as his surroundings filled with Xiao Chens. Finally, a look of horror appeared on his face for the first time. Hundreds of Xiao Chens surrounded each one of his clones. At this moment, he felt minuscule.
Under the influence of the Wukui Flower Petals, the speed of each of Xiao Chens clones was no slower than the red-robed Blood Demons. There was no chance for him to flee.
The red-robed Blood Demons path to escape was sealed!
Merge!
The red-robed Blood Demon shouted, and the two other clones turned into balls of red light and returned to the main body. A ruthless expression appeared in his eyes.
The red-robed Blood Demons entire body exploded with red light. His eyes gave off a dazzling scarlet light. His baleful aura acted like a fog moving around his body.
The red-robed Blood Demon sent out countless killing moves without consideration for the cost. Scarlet lights shed, and strong winds blew as the attacks flew at their target.
Several of Xiao Chens clones shattered. This red-robed Blood Demon went utterly berserk.
Trying to leave? Toote! Wukui Transforms to Qi!
The Lunar Shadow Saber hummed gently, and the several hundred Xiao Chens swung their sabers at the same time, executing the Wukui Transforms to Qi of the Wukui Saber Technique.
Instantly several hundred ancient divine Wukui Trees appeared in the air. The Wukui Trees then scattered and turned into boundless saber Qi.
Dang! Dang! Dang!
In this small space, the interchanging purple and red saber Qi poured down like torrential rain. Xiao Chen locked the Blood Demon in ce; he could not escape.
This reasoning was simple. In a storm, even if you held an umbre, you would still get wet. Furthermore, the thousands of saber Qi in the air were even more torrential than a storm by several hundred times. Even with the red-robed Blood Demons speed, he could not dodge them all.
Xiu! Xiu!
In the blink of an eye, the saber Qi shredded the Blood Demons red robes. Blood trickled from countless wounds across his entire body. It looked too horrible to endure.
Merge!
Xiao Chen shouted, and his several hundred clones transformed into countless flowing lights, gathering back at the original Xiao Chen.
When the flowing light had fully returned, Xiao Chen leaped up as pierced his saber forward. He easily cut open the defensive shield the red-robed Blood Demonid down.
Now that the red-robed Blood Demon was severely injured, how could he defend against the Saber Technique merged with the state of massacre and state of thunder?
Pu ci!
The saber tip pierced deeply into the red-robed Blood Demons chest, slicing open a wound about the size of a fist. The red-robed Blood Demon felt so much pain that he wished he was dead. Blood poured from his eyes, and he said in a maniacal state, Even if I die, I will take you with me, you despicable human being!
All the energy in the red-robed Blood Demon gathered non-stop. His skin started swelling relentlessly. At the time of his death, the other party unexpectedly thought of detonating himself.
Xiao Chens saber thrust forward again as he said calmly, Do you think you still have the chance?
Wukui Blossoms!
Then, Xiao Chen pulled his saber out, and a fountain of blood spurted from the red-robed Blood Demons wound. The flower petals that filled the sky formed a huge whirlpool and poured into the red-robed Blood Demons wound.
Bang!
A huge energy surged, and the red-robed Blood Demons body crashed through several huge stones beforeing to a stop.
The red-robed Blood Demons swelling body instantly shriveled. A tree trunk grew out of his wound, and multiple branches extended, reaching for the sky.
Not longter, a humongous Wukui Tree with dense branches and leaves grew at a visible pace. Purple and red flowers blossomed on the branches.
This time, Xiao Chen did not hold back at all. He allowed the Wukui Tree to grow wildly.
When the Wukui Flowers bloomed, the Wukui Tree absorbed all the energy in the red-robed Blood Demon as nutrients. His flesh mummified.
Explode!
Xiao Chen formed a seal with his left hand and directed the mysterious energy in the air. He shouted, and the Wukui Tree instantly exploded. This red-robed Blood Demon died.
No matter how strong the red-robed Blood Demons lifeforce was, it would be useless.
The instant the red-robed Blood Demon exploded, all the red light formed by the baleful aura flew quickly towards Xiao Chens forehead.
Within the sea of consciousness, the scarlet throne greedily absorbed the aura. The throne trembled excitedly, the entire sea of consciousness churning with it.
The baleful aura of the red-robed Blood Demon far surpassed Xiao Chens expectation. His body grew uncontrobly excited. A red glow appeared in his eyes. It looked extremely sinister.
This feeling could notpare to when Xiao Chen had killed those low-rank Blood Demons in the past. He only needed a thought, and his Spiritual Sense could easily put down that sense of depravity.
Even for that blue-robed Blood Demon, who was a middle-rank Blood Demon as well, Xiao Chen only had to spend a few breaths of time to curb that desire to massacre.
However, this time, it was intense. All the blood in Xiao Chens body, every single cell, surged. The strength of massacre filled his mind.
Xiao Chen tried several times to stop this excitement that would cause him to sink into depravity. However, he gave up at thest moment. That surging feeling in the body caused one to sink deeper without the desire to escape.
Even though Xiao Chen knew it was not good and would drive him berserk, he could not do it. He was afraid of losing the feeling after stopping it.
Right before Xiao Chenpletely lost himself, he resolutely bit down on the tip of his tongue. His teeth immediately bit off a small chunk of flesh.
An intense pain caused Xiao Chen to regain some rity. The pain from his tongue lingered for a long time.
A resolute look appeared in Xiao Chens eyes. As the pain faded, his Spiritual Sense turned into a knife and cut off this pleasurable feelinging from his sea of consciousness.
Xiu!
Five minutes passed before this pleasurable feeling left himpletely. Xiao Chen slumped down with cold sweat trickling down his back. He seemedpletely drained.
Xiao Chen felt mentally fatigued. This action had unexpectedly drained him of half his Mental Energy.
The red-robed Blood Demon was originally very strong; he had been a peak middle-rank Blood Demon. After he swallowed hispanion, he could have actually been considered a high-rank Blood Demon.
Not only had the red-robed Blood Demon had several times more baleful aura, but it had also been stronger in quality. A low-rank Blood Demon could notpare to it.
Furthermore, the baleful aura of this kind of Demon was stronger than humans of simr strength. These kinds of Demons were characterized by cruelty, bloodiness, massacre, and many other negative emotions at a level far more intense than humans.
Xiao Chen leaned against a huge stone. His eyes regained their previous rity. He said softly, It looks like I have to be more careful when I absorb the baleful aura of Demons in the future. They are of apletely different level from cultivators.
This danger Xiao Chen had just experienced was mostly due to the fact that he had not been mentally prepared for it.
If Xiao Chen had made the necessary preparations, even if he could not digest the baleful aura in a short time, he would not have been in danger of sinking into depravity.
After resting for a while, Xiao Chen recovered most of his spirit. He got up and said, After absorbing so much baleful aura, the state of massacre should have be a little stronger.
Xiao Chen gently flicked out a finger, and a pure saber Qi infused with the state of massacre shot out.
Chapter 411 - Blood Flame Shoes
Chapter 411: Blood me Shoes
Weng! Weng!
The red saber Qi instantly prated through the massive boulder ahead, leaving a finger-sized hole.
After that, its strength had not diminished. It only stopped after prating hundreds of huge stones and flying at least a thousand meters.
When Xiao Chen saw this, he revealed a shocked expression. He had not even used a tenth of his strength in this saber Qi, yet, the effects were astonishing.
If Xiao Chen had used the pure lightning-attributed Essence, this move would only smash through ten huge stones at most.
Furthermore, it had smashed through, not prated, the stones. Lightning-attributed energy was too berserk. It was not as dense as the state of massacre and would scatter easily.
That was to say, after infusing the state of massacre, the might of his saber Qi had more than tripled. Furthermore, it became denser and sharper.
Xiao Chen pondered, The power of the scarlet throne is outrageous, even shocking.
Xiao Chen had not cultivated any Cultivation Technique or Martial Technique that involved the path of killing. Logically, he should not have been able toprehend the state of massacre.
However, with the scarlet throne, Xiao Chens state of massacre was much stronger than some of the cultivators who cultivated the path of killing.
The Secret Treasure left by the ancient Evil King had too many secrets. It would be challenging for Xiao Chen to unravel all of them with his strength.
Xiao Chen shook his head and decided not to think about this problem, as long as he could guarantee that he would not sink into depravity. When he became strong enough, all the secrets would naturally reveal themselves.
When Xiao Chens Spiritual Sense picked up the location of the red-robed Blood Demons Demon Core, he quickly flew over.
The Demon Core that couldpare with one from a high-rank Blood Demon was a valuable item. Cultivators who wanted to temper their mental energy would spend arge amount to buy it.
Xiao Chennded and waved his hand, sucking the Demon Core into his grasp. After that, he revealed a faint smile.
Now that Xiao Chen had finished his target, it was time to check on his prize. Xiao Chen took out the pair of ck shoes from his Universe Ring, a true Medial Grade Secret Treasure.
When cultivators reached the Martial King realm, the effects of Inferior Grade Secret Treasures would start to weaken. As for Medial Grade Secret Treasures, they were useful until the Martial Monarch realm.
With these shoes, Xiao Chen would not have to worry about Secret Treasures of such type for a long period.
A Medial Grade Secret Treasure had a stronger mark than Inferior Grade Secret Treasures. After spending some effort, Xiao Chen finally managed to brand his own mark onto it.
Since Xiao Chen had be the owner of these shoes, he had to give this them a name.
These shoes did not look much different from ordinary shoes; they seemed rather normal. Only, their color was deeper, and their Spiritual Energy aura made them extraordinary.
Xiao Chen touched the shoes gently with his hand. He could feel a fine pattern on them. As he touched them, the pattern slowly released a faint radiance.
When the patternpletely illuminated, it turned out to be a ck-winged Blood me Eagle covering the entire shoe. The wings spread apart like it wanted to fly, looking very lifelike.
Legend said that the Blood me Eagle was the Spirit Beast with the fastest flying speed. A Blood me Eagle with ck wings was the king of this type of Spirit Beast.
However, this Spirit Beast was already extinct on the continent. ck-winged Blood me Eagles had not been seen for the several thousand years.
Xiao Chen muttered, Since there is a pattern of the ck-winged Blood me Eagle, lets call these the Blood me Shoes.
Xiao Chen put on the Blood me Shoes and walked around. It was time for him to test out the might of this Medial Grade Secret Treasure.
Relying on the Azure Dragon Cloud Soaring Art, Xiao Chen could reach at least Mach 2. With the aid of the Windwalk Shoes, he was very close to reaching Mach 3.
Xiao Chen did not know what impact these Blood me Shoes would have on his speed. Anticipation filled Xiao Chen as he quickly circted the Azure Dragon Cloud Soaring Art.
Xiu!
Xiao Chens figure sped through the air, and he almost crashed violently into the huge stone two hundred meters ahead of him.
What amazing speed! Xiao Chen was startled. If I really crash, it will be too embarrassing. Xiao Chen quickly pushed off the ground and changed his direction.
Xiao Chen darted around the stone forest, turning corner after corner. After the initial fluster, he finally grew ustomed to the Blood me Shoes speed.
After that, Xiao Chen used his full power, not holding back his Essence as he executed the Azure Dragon Cloud Soaring Art to its limits. He wanted to test the full extent of the Blood me Shoes speed.
Xiao Chen weaved in and out of the stone forest. In thisplicated environment, testing the Blood me Shoes also tested his reaction speed.
After a while, Xiao Chen stopped. An excited smile appeared on his face as he said, My speed reached Mach 3.5, faster than my original speed by thirty percent. Medial Grade Secret Treasures truly deserve their fame.
Xiao Chen could not help his excitement. For the Martial King realm, unless he had some special fortuitous encounter or had the wind-attribute, his peak speed could only reach Mach 4. To most Martial Kings, Mach 4 represented an unsurpassable hurdle.
Furthermore, with Xiao Chens speed of Mach 3.5, even if he met a peak half-step Martial Monarch, he was confident that he had a fifty percent chance of fleeing. His chances of survival had increased significantly.
However, Xiao Chen felt unfortunate at the fact that the Blood me Shoes achieved this so easily. That was to say, if Xiao Chens base movement speed increased, his overall movement speed could also increase.
After all, the Azure Dragon Cloud Soaring Art was a Heaven Ranked Movement Technique. Xiao Chen moved faster than cultivators of the same cultivation realm.
Xiao Chen had practiced the Azure Dragon Cloud Soaring Art to Small Perfection long ago. However, his progress stopped there. He could not break through the bottleneck.
Heaven Ranked Movement Techniques had rigid requirements. If ones cultivation did not reach a certain level, it would be impossible to improve.
ording to the records in the secret manual, after the Azure Dragon Cloud Soaring Art reached Consummation, Xiao Chen could roam the heavens and earth, riding on eighteen Azure Dragons.
With the aid of the Azure Dragons, he could break through the barrier of the sky and enter the world above. He could travel to the boundless depths of the sea, reaching the deepest point of this world freely.
Clearly, Xiao Chen had only scratched the surface of this Movement Technique. For now, there was no possibility of advancing it further. Hence, he felt it was unfortunate for the pair of Blood me Shoes.
When Xiao Chen looked at the ck shoes, at the faintly inscribed ck-winged Blood me Eagle, he felt curious.
Secret Treasures would certainly not contain anything useless. The materials needed to make Secret Treasures were rare. No cksmith would waste his materials.
Hence, the ck-winged Blood me Eagle pattern was definitely not just used for decoration.
I have to try it, Xiao Chen thought. He slowly circted his Essence to his feet and passed it through the soles of the shoes. He slowly sent his Essence to the indented pattern.
Just as Xiao Chens Essence just touched the pattern, the remaining Essence liquid in Xiao Chens purple Qi whirlpool surged and drained rapidly.
Boom!
The pattern on both shoes lit up at the same time. Its light became resplendent as two piercing bird cries resounded.
The Blood me Eagles on the shoes seemed toe to life. They spread their wings and flew. Before Xiao Chen could react, he felt a strong force lifting him.
An immense force developed Xiao Chen as he rushed forward. He looked like an out-of-control train crashing towards the huge stone ahead.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Xiao Chen crushed the boulder into dust. Then he destroyed anotherand anothereventually, all of the boulders in his way for five hundred meters shattered into sand.
The sudden change did not even allow Xiao Chen to put up a protective Essence shield. He simply crashed directly into anything and everything in his way.
This all happened in the time for a spark to fly. From the time Xiao Chen infused Essence into the Blood me Eagle pattern to when he crashed through five hundred meters of huge stones, it did not even take half the time needed to blink.
Xiao Chens face had be swollen as hey on the ground miserably. He felt like his entire skeleton had dislocated. He was in incredible pain and could not help but moan softly.
The pain was simply too great; it felt like an ordinary person used his head to smash into a wall. Furthermore, Xiao Chen had not crashed into walls, but massive rocks the size of small mountains, much harder than walls.
Furthermore, Xiao Chen had not crashed into those boulders passively, but at high speeds. For those huge stones to be crushed into dust, it would be easy to imagine how fast he had traveled.
Even though Xiao Chen had cultivated the Dragon Tendon Tiger Bone and had not received any real damage, the pain did not feel any less.
Xiao Cheny on the ground for half an hour before he caught his breath. Although he felt depressed, he also felt joy.
Unexpectedly, the Blood me Shoes hide a secret technique. It can help me break through the limit of Mach 4 in an instant. Although it is only effective for five hundred meters, it can give an opponent a shocking surprise in the middle of a fight.
Unfortunately, the problem was that it exhausted too much Essence. Just executing it once exhausted one quarter of Xiao Chens Essence.
Never mind; this is sufficient. I have earned a lot already. It looks like the Blood me Shoes are a peak Medial Grade Secret Treasure.
Xiao Chen revealed a faint smiled on his bruised face before withdrawing it.
Now, how do I leave this strange ce? Is it really like that blue-robed Blood Demon had said? Do I really have to wait a hundred years before I can escape? That will be very problematic. Humans do not live as long as Demons.
White Robed Brat! Are you here? If you are, say something and make it loud!
As Xiao Chen pondered, a vigorous voice rang throughout the stone forest. An uncertain expression shed on his face. Why had Bai Lixie here?
If you are not here, say something! Damn it! Did he really die? Bai Lixis rough voice rang out once again.
Xiao Chen hesitated for a while before replying loudly.
Right after Xiao Chen spoke, he did not hear any reply from Bai Lixi. As Xiao Chen felt suspicious, a huge noise suddenly came from above him. A ck dot appeared in the air and fell quickly.
The ck dot grewrger in Xiao Chens view. Soon, he could make out the image of Bai Lixis huge axe. It broke through the spatial barrier and chopped down.
It moved as fast as lightning. Xiao Chen quickly dodged. Bang! The huge axended where he had rested, creating a long crack in the ground.
Xiao Chen took in a deep breath of cold air. If this had fallen on his head, he would be severely injured, if not dead. Anger shed in his eyes. Was Bai Lixi trying to kill him?
Brat! Dont overthink this. Quickly jump onto the axe; Ill take you out.
Chapter 412 - The Mantis Stalks the Cicada, Unaware of the Oriole Behind
Chapter 412: The Mantis Stalks the Cicada, Unaware of the Oriole Behind
Bai Lixis anxious voice rang out. Xiao Chen thought quickly and made a decision. He jumped on.
Xiu!
The huge axe rose from the ground and flew up, carrying Xiao Chen as it rose into the sky. Under Bai Lixis control, the axe flew out while carrying Xiao Chen.
After Xiao Chen exited the stone forest, he jumped off the axe. Bai Lixi stretched his hand out, and the massive weapon returned to him.
When Bai Lixi saw Xiao Chens appearance, he immediatelyughed and said, Brat! What happened to you? Did you smash your face into a wall?
Xiao Chen felt embarrassed. Bai Lixi had guessed the truth. However, even if he were beaten to death, Xiao Chen would not admit to it.
Didnt you go chasing after those half-step Martial Monarchs? Why did youe here? Xiao Chen changed the topic.
Bai Lixi was somewhat embarrassed as he said, Im sorry; I did actually cheat you. Many people know about the Medial Grade Secret Treasure in the stone forest. However, aside from some neers, no one dares to barge in. You probably can figure out why.
Xiao Chen revealed an enlightened expression. Actually, he had reached this conclusion long ago. He said indifferently, I know what you mean; you dont have to say more. Since you obtained the Firmament Body Tempering Art and I obtained the Medial Grade Secret Treasure, lets consider it even. After all, you pulled me out, so I will not seek trouble for you.
When Bai Lixi heard this, he quickly said, White Robed Brat, you misunderstood this old man. Although I was nning to cheat you with the stone forest initially, along the way, I discovered that we get along well, especially after you gave me the rest of the secret manual.
At that time, I was nning to tell you the truth. However, you ran too fast. I could not even call you back. The moment I reached the forest, I rushed over here, but I ran into some trouble along the way. I did not expect to arrivete. Even so, I managed to pull you out at least.
Xiao Chen remained silent, there was nothing wrong with Bai Lixis words. He had treated Xiao Chen fairly.
Furthermore, Xiao Chen was not a narrow-minded person. Thinking about it, he had cheated Bai Lixi quite a bit. It was reasonable that Bai Lixi would do this.
Regardless of the situation, Bai Lixi had pulled Xiao Chen out. Thinking of this, Xiao Chen said, Very well, Ill believe you once. Tell me about the situation inside the stone forest behind us? How is it strange?
Seeing that Xiao Chen did not me him, Bai Lixi felt like a load had been lifted. He replied, I dont really know either. Anyway, it is very sinister. Once, a half-step Martial Monarch entered but could not escape. In the end, two Demons killed him.
You are pretty capable of killing those Demons. Bai Lixi said, somewhat astonished. He paused for a moment before taking out a small book. He said, This is for you.
Xiao Chen received it and asked, What is this?
Bai Lixiughed, Naturally, it is something good. These are the insights I have gained over my several decades of cultivating the physical body. Take a look. Not that I am praising myself, but I have traveled all over the continent and still have not seen anyone who has a stronger physical body than mine.
Bai Lixis cultivation insights, this was really valuable. He clearly had great talent. Otherwise, he could not have practiced the Heaven Ranked Cultivation Technique to the fourthyer in two months.
Xiao Chen casually flipped through the small book. Then, he stored it in his Universe Ring. Thank you. Coincidentally, I have hit a bottleneck in cultivating my physical body.
Bai Lixi waved it off and said, No need to thank me. Take it as my apologies for my previous behavior. I will leave first. This time, that group has really stirred up a hos nest.
About ten kilometers in the distance, Xiao Chen felt a strong aura equivalent to a Martial Monarch.
The aura did not show any signs of diminishing. Instead, it became more berserk. The aura came from where Bai Lixi talked about.
Ten-odd half-step Martial Monarchs, peak Martial King experts, fought against one Martial Monarch leveled Blood Demon.
A fight of this intensity would not resolve in a short time. It could evenst one or two days. It was not strange that the results were not out yet.
As Xiao Chen watched Bai Lixi leave, Xiao Chen contemted taking a look.
Xiao Chen did not fear anyone under half-step Martial Monarch. However, if he ran into a half-step Martial monarch, he did not stand any chance at victory.
Xiao Chens previous odds of fleeing had not exceeded ten percent. Hence, Xiao Chen decisively chose not to take part in the excitement.
However, now that Xiao Chen had the Blood me Shoes, he became fifty percent confident of fleeing unscathed from a half-step Martial Monarch. He might be able to join in the excitement now.
That Blood Demon was likely a peak high-rank Blood Demon. Not only would there be an extremely valuable Demon Core, but there would also be some worthwhile Secret Treasures.
Xiao Chens gaze turned resolute. He grabbed his saber hilt with his right hand and said softly, I should prepare. Actually, there is still a big chance for me.
Snatching something from the hands of half-step Martial Monarch was akin to snatching food from the tigers mouth. Merely relying on one pair of Blood me Shoes would not be sufficient.
Xiao Chen thought for a while and took out a one-meter-long tree branch. It was as thick as the width of a finger, and its Spiritual Energy felt overwhelming.
It was the Wutong Tree Branch Xiao Chen had obtained on the Heaven Ascending tform, the Wutong Tree that the phoenix had perched on. The Wutong Tree was said to be second only to the three great divine Spiritual Trees.
Just one branch naturally contained an overwhelming Spiritual Energy. It was truly a Spiritual Wood. This was perfect material for the Life Bestowal Spell.
Xiao Chen used a knife to cut it into half before putting back half in the Universe Ring. Then, he gave some thought to what he would carve.
The strongest people Xiao Chen had ever met were the Supreme Elder of the Supreme Sky Sect and Xiao Bais father. However, Xiao Chen hesitated to carve a Martial Sage for the Life Bestowal Spell.
A Martial Sage held tremendous power. Xiao Chen feared that the Wutong Spiritual Wood could not handle it. Furthermore, if he were not able to reflect their charms in his carving, their strength would be greatly weakened.
Secondly, Martial Sages had already plundered some of the Heavenly Daos. He feared that if he used sculptures of these people, it would attract their attention. That could be dangerous.
I should still use Ying Yue. Ying Yue is currently a half-step Martial Monarch as well. I am familiar with carving her and can grasp her charms.
Xiao Chen made up his mind and cut off a quarter from that half-meter-long Spiritual Wood. Then, he used his carving knife to create Ying Yues figure.
Shua! Shua!
Wooden shavings fell slowly. After an hour, a sculpture of Ying Yue wearing Battle Armor appeared.
The sculpture depicted Ying Yues beautiful face, revealing a faint smile. She held a spear in her hands, which looked like it was ready to fly out at any moment.
Xiao Chen would use this sculpture inbat. Naturally, he could not handle it as roughly as those one-time-use sculptures. Xiao Chen spent ten more minutes processing it further before he was thoroughly satisfied.
Xiao Chen dropped his blood onto the sculpture,pleting this sculpture for the Life Bestowal Spell perfectly.
The remaining Spiritual Wood could be used to carve another three sculptures.
Xiao Chen thought for a while and decided to carve his own likeness. After that, he dripped blood each. These took another two hours toplete.
Although Xiao Chen had used a lot of time, he felt that it was worth it. He had never fought a half-step Martial Monarch before. One could never underestimate their enemies; it would behoove him to prepare thoroughly.
Although Xiao Chen had trump cards he could use to deal with half-step Martial Monarchs, they were only good for one use. It was best not to rely on them.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Loud sounds came from the distance again. The sound of wind followed. The wind seemed to contain the shrieks of resentful spirits. It sounded extremely horrifying.
Its time to move. Xiao Chen pushed off the ground and headed for the center of that battlefield, traveling swiftly.
In an instant, Xiao Chen moved like a roaming dragon. From a distance, he looked like an azure dragon, leaping across the ground.
As Xiao Chen neared the battlefield, the overwhelming baleful aura from the high-rank Blood Demon became clearer. He also felt a mild pressure on his mind.
Xiao Chen stopped about two thousand meters from the center of the battlefield. Countless cultivators had already arrived long ago.
Xiao Chen moved quietly, hiding himself in an inconspicuous corner.
Hu! Hu!
Dust filled the area ahead. Strong winds blew, and sand flew everywhere. The area looked blurry. No one could clearly see the situation inside.
They could only see some faint figures giving off light, moving up and down in the sky. A horrifying energy came from within.
Ferocious shouts resounded endlessly from within. asionally, fire, ice, rain, and even lightning appeared. The ten-odd half-step Martial Monarchs hadprehended various states and executed them to their limits.
After fighting for such a long time, someone has to have died already. I seemed to have heard the miserable cry of a human earlier.
Indeed, I heard it as well. The opponent is a peak high-rank Blood Demon. Normally, they only appeared in the core region. Its odd that it appeared in the inner area.
A peak high-rank Blood Demon is about as strong as an Inferior Grade Martial Monarch. These people are only half-step Martial Monarchs. There is a great difference in strength; there will certainly be injuries.
Some of the stronger and bolder people wanted to go in and join the excitement. If they were lucky, they might be able to snatch the body of a half-step Martial Monarch. Any losses they suffered would be worth the prize.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
This group had only walked forward a hundred meters, and miserable cries rang out. They were immediately thrown back.
When they moved forward, they were in perfect states. Now, nothing was the same. Wounds covered some. Others had been struck by lightning, and only piles of ash remained.
Some of them had their upper bodies frozen, and their lower bodies burned to a crisp. Clearly, they suffered from the attacks of ice and fire.
Some were petrified, transforming into stone. When they fell to the ground, they shattered into pieces.
The surrounding cultivators were all shocked. Although they had known that these people would not have a good ending, they had not expected such a miserable conclusion.
Xiao Chen also revealed a shocked expression. Earlier, he used his Spiritual Sense to examine the situation inside clearly.
These cultivators had been Superior Grade Martial Kings. When they moved forward by a hundred meters, the half-step Martial Monarchs inside noticed them immediately.
The ten-odd half-step Martial Monarchs had a tacit understanding. Half worked to hold back the Blood Demons attacks, while the remainingunched all sorts of killing moves.
These Superior Grade Martial Kings had no means to resist. They were immediately sted back, and the result was clear for all to see.
It looked like these half-step Martial Monarch were pretty cunning. They did not mind people involving themselves with their prey. However, if people wanted to take advantage of the situation, they would show no mercy.
Chapter 413 - Making a Move
Chapter 413: Making a Move
Xiao Chens Spiritual Sense had caught sight of the corpse of a half-step Martial Monarch. It looked like the miserable cry that those people spoke of was real.
Xiao Chen nced up. The number of cultivators standing in the air numbered over a hundred.
These people all maintained calm gazes and withdrawn auras. They stayed still as they watched the situation on the battlefield. It seemed as if the dust that filled the air could not obstruct their vision.
Martial Kings could fly in the air. However, if they wanted to stay in the air for a long time, they would exhaust a significant amount of Essence.
Obviously, the cultivators in mid-air had higher cultivations than the ones on the ground.
Obviously, once the battle ended, those rushing down from the sky would be faster than those on the ground.
The Martial Kings on the ground wanted to hover in the air as well. However, they could not keep up with the exhaustion of Essence. This resulted from their difference in strength.
Xiao Chen continued to look around, looking for Bai Lixi. Eventually, he found the robust cultivator about a thousand meters northeast.
Several cultivators with strong auras stood around Bai Lixi. He spoke to these people in whispers. It looked like he had found hispanions and would take action with them.
Xiao Chen retracted his gaze and casually found a stone from which to carve an eagle. Then he spoke softly, executing the Life Bestowal Spell.
Hu!
An eagle appeared below Xiao Chen, slowly carrying him into the sky. Undoubtedly, the sky was a better ce to make a move from.
When the few cultivators beside him heard the activity, they inspected Xiao Chens cultivation. They could not help butugh, This brat overestimates himself. It is not that easy to stay in the air.
If we could go up, we would have done so long ago. He is truly ignorant. He thought that, by riding on something, others could not touch him.
Just watch the excitement. After all, it will still take some time for the battle to end. Just enjoy the show.
Mockery appeared on their faces as these cultivators watched Xiao Chen fly higher. Anticipation filled their gazes.
Some people even had a ferocious gleam in their eyes; they hoped that Xiao Chen would be severely injured so they could take advantage of him.
When Xiao Chen heard this, he was somewhat astonished. It looked like the situation was not as he had expected. Aside from Essence exhaustion, the other cultivators had other reasons for not hovering in the air.
Never mind. Ill deal with the situation as it unfolds. Xiao Chen did not fear anyone under half-step Martial Monarch. Even if he could not match up to some peak Martial Kings, he could easily flee.
Brat, is this somewhere you can be? Scram! Xiao Chen had just stopped as a bald cultivator flew over.
When the other cultivators in the air heard the bald cultivator, they all looked over. Interest colored their expressions.
Ha! Ha! Ha! This brat is dead for sure. Of all the ces to be, he chose Shi Fengs territory. That fellow is famous for his violence.
He must be new. Shi Feng is pretty famous in the south side of the Ancient Deste Land.
When they cultivators on the ground saw Xiao Chen fly to the bald cultivators side, they allughed.
As Xiao Chen stood on the eagle, he held the Lunar Shadow Saber. He gazed calmly at the bald cultivator in front of him.
The sky was spacious. However, cultivators had already upied the good vantage points.
If Xiao Chen wanted to find a good spot, he had to knock someone down. At the same time, he had to demonstrate his strength to deter others fromunching any attacks. The person before him not only had a good position, but Xiao Chen also considered him to be the best candidate for establishing his might.
The bald cultivator, Shi Feng, had a ferocious appearance. He held atrge saber in his hand and emitted killing Qi from his whole body.
As Xiao Chen remained silent, the murderous intent in Shi Fengs eyes grew more intense. He said coldly, I will say it again; this is my territory. Scram now!
When the other peak Superior Grade Martial Kings in the air felt Shi Fengs killing Qi, they all thought, This brat on the eagle is going to die.
Several hundred cultivators came to this area. However, only a hundred qualified to upy the airspace. For Shi Feng to be one of them, his strength was clearly not that of a regr Superior Grade Martial King.
It would be too simple for Shi Feng to deal with an Inferior Grade Martial King.
Shi Fengs expression turned sullen as his killing Qi seemed to solidify and spread through his surroundings. A murderous intent appeared in his eyes as he glowered Xiao Chen.
Since you did not treasure the chance I gave you, die!
When Shi Feng saw that Xiao Chen had no intentions to retreat, he roared ferociously. He pushed off the air, and his figure shed, leaving after images.
Berserk Dragon Burst!
A me lit up on Shi Fengs saber and formed a blue dragon. The dragon spiraled around the saber quickly as it roared. Unexpectedly, a trace of dragons might appeared.
What a strong Berserk Dragon Burst, Shi Fengsprehension of the state of fire has deepened. Now, he can infuse the dragon might in his body into his Saber Technique.
This moves might canpare to a peak Earth Ranked Martial Technique. There is no way that white-robed brat can block it. We should move quickly and prepare to grab his corpse.
The alert cultivators leaped behind Xiao Chen and Shi Feng. No one daredg behind.
Dragon mightXiao Chen thought to himself. It was indeed as Xiao Chen had guessed. The Martial Technique of this Shi Feng relied on dragon might.
This made things easy. If Xiao Chen had picked another peak Superior Grade Martial King, he might have had to expend a lot of effort and not dealt with his opponent within a short period.
However, as for this Shi Feng The Azure Dragon was an ancient Holy Beast. It was the ancestor of all dragons. Using dragon might before Xiao Chen was like seeking death.
Xiao Chen grasped the Lunar Shadow Saber with his left hand and stood calmly on the eagle. Just as the Berserk Dragon Burst surged towards him, he sent his right hand forward and spread his fingers to form an open palm. With a thought, the Azure Dragon tattoo on his right arm came to life; it slowly crawled across his skin.
Boom!
The berserk ming blue dragon started shaking intensely. The entire saber trembled.
Shi Feng felt that the dragon might in his body seemed to have sensed something terrifying. It trashed in his body, and no matter what he did, he could not calm it.
Xiao Chen shouted a warcry and thrust his palm forward. The moving Azure Dragon on his arm emitted a loud dragon roar.
Bang! Bang!
Two crunching sounds resounded. The ming blue dragon spiraling around the saber suddenly shattered. The saber also shattered and fell to the ground.
Shi Feng vomited a mouthful of blood. His body was like a kite with a broken string, falling to the ground.
Shi Feng became frighteningly pale. The dragon might he had painstakingly cultivated for decades unexpectedly scattered in a moment. Without a year or two, it would not recover back to its original state.
Shi Feng crawled up from the ground. He revealed an incredulous expression. He gazed at Xiao Chen with eyes full of fear. Then, without a word, he fled.
Shi Feng moved very fast. In the blink of an eye, he vanished from sight.
Within the battlefield, strong winds still blew wildly, and dust filled the air. Cracks of thunder and the horrifying energy never ceased for an instant.
However, all of the cultivators two thousand meters outside the battlefield stared, their jaws hanging open. They were speechless; the ce fell utterly silent.
How can this be? This white-robed brat easily broke a peak Earth Ranked Martial Technique with one palm strike. Furthermore, that palm strike did not seem to contain any might.
This white-robed brat simply scared away a peak Superior Grade Martial King with a gentle palm strike. How strong is he exactly?
However, the crux of the problem was that, although Xiao Chens aura seemed thick, he was indeed only an Inferior Grade Martial King.
Even if Xiao Chen had cultivated a peak Cultivation Technique and obtained nourishment from all sorts of natural treasures, he should only be able to reach a draw with Shi Feng. It seemed impossible for him to scare his opponent away with one palm strike.
Doubts appeared in everybodys minds. They could not understand what had happened.
The people on the ground waiting for entertainment were even more horror-stricken. If even Shi Feng were not a match for Xiao Chen, they certainly would note close.
Xiao Chen withdrew his palm and nced at the ground, at the cultivators waiting to grab his corpse. He smiled faintly and sent out a palm strike.
Retreat!
A strong wind blew, and eight peak Medial Grade Martial Kings were startled as they scattered and fled.
What a joke, this palm strike could easily defeat Shi Feng. How could they dare face it head-on?
However, after a while, the horrifying energy they expected did not arrive. Nothing had happened.
Xiao Chen withdrew his right hand, and the Purple Thunder True Fire in his eye started to gather. He looked at the people on the ground and smiled, Sorry, that was just a joke. Unexpectedly, the people who came for my corpse are so cowardly.
So, it had only been a joke. The eight people on the ground sighed in relief. Although they were angry in their hearts, they did not dare behave as unbridled as before.
Hu chi!
Just at this moment, Xiao Chen suddenly made a move. A purple arrow flew from Xiao Chens right eye.
The hair of a Medial Grade Martial King ignited as a result.
Hot! Hot! My hair! My hair That person was startled and started to hit his head frantically, trying to extinguish the mes.
However, the other seven took a deep breath of cold air, afraid. The hair and the forehead were only a small distance apart. Such a feeling did not need an exnation.
When they looked at the white-robed youth on the eagle again, they saw that he had a calm expression as he smiled faintly. Clearly, he seemed very casual about it, very rxed.
The seven said nothing, fleeing quickly. If this person were upset, the next target of those strange purple mes would not be hair.
When they realized that they had mocked Xiao Chen and even had vicious intentions ofunching attacks after he was injured, they did not dare remain.
After this move, many cultivators clearly saw Xiao Chen fire an extremely fast me arrow. It seemedpletely different from that strange palm strike from earlier. They could feel his strength.
This youth did indeed qualify to stand in the air. Everyone withdrew their gazes and continued to watch the center of the battlefield. However, they all listed Xiao Chen as someone very dangerous.
Chapter 414 - Frantic Self-Detonation
Chapter 414: Frantic Self-Detonation
Bai Lixi smiled faintly and said, This brat is always surprising people.
Bai Lixi, do you know that youth? Bai Lixispanion beside him asked.
Bai Lixis expression did not change as he nodded gently, I know him. He is the White Robed desman. We can stop staring at the battlefield. As long as we follow this brat, I can guarantee there to be no danger. We can even gain some small benefits.
Really?!
Bai Lixiughed and said, It is up to you whether you believe me or not. I will only say one thing. The biggest winner on Qianren Ind was this brat. Even the Bloody desman, the ughterer of Thousands, and the others had not gained as much as him. They could not evenpare to his scraps.
The few people behind Bai Lixi whispered to each other. Their expressions disyed their doubt of Bai Lixis words. They obviously did not believe him.
However, Bai Lixi merelyughed and ignored these people. Regardless what others thought, he had made up his mind.
The battle seemed incredibly intense already. The strong winds blowing had not ceased in the least. Everyone anxiously waited for the moment the battle ended.
Ah
Just at this moment, another sharp, miserable cry came from the battlefield. Everyones chest turned cold. Another half-step Martial Monarch had just died.
Indeed, a peak high-rank Blood Demon has horrifying strength. Half-step Martial Monarchs who usually move around with ease have suffered two fatalities today.
These half-step Martial Monarchs are truly fearless. They should have fled after they met a peak high-rank Blood Demon. If they die, it would be very unfortunate.
What do you know?! Half-step Martial Monarchs are not truly Martial Monarchs. For them to advance to Martial Monarch, aside from clearing all sorts of requirements and needing sufficient Essence, the most important thing is to open the sea of consciousness, increasing the strength of their Mental Energy.
If their Mental Energy is not strong enough, they can never break through the barrier to Martial Monarch. Out of this group, several of them are approaching the limits of their lifespan. If they do not stake their all on this, they will not have any more opportunities.
With the death of another half-step Martial Monarch, the crowd started discussing again after a moment of silence.
Secret manuals that temper Mental Energy are the rarest secret manuals on the continent.
A peak high-rank Blood Demon normally only appears in the core region of the Demon Battlefield. That is where even a Martial Monarch would not dare tread casually. Now that they found a peak high-rank Blood Demon in the inner region, how could they give it up?
When the cultivator who voiced his doubts earlier heard this, he finally understood why this group of half-step Martial Monarchs risked their lives like this.
When Xiao Chen heard this, he pondered on it. They were reaching their limits. If they did not risk their all, they would not have any more chances.
Hence, even though they know the danger, even if they have to face this group of cultivators with malicious intentions after vanquishing the Blood Demon, this group of half-step Martial Monarchs had no other choice. They could only stake their all on this.
As time slowly passed, another three half-step Martial Monarchs died. The group of eighteen had now reduced to thirteen.
After fighting for so long, the aura of the peak high-rank Blood Demon had weakened significantly. His initial berserk and overwhelming aura, which had been felt from ten kilometers away, could no longer cause any pressure to the people two thousand meters away.
As the sun set in the west, the Blood Demon approached his limits. After all, a peak high-rank Blood Demon could not defeat a group of close to twenty half-step Martial Monarchs.
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In the center of the battlefield, a ck-robed old man with an overwhelming aura and a sword in his hand said with a grave expression, We are almost there. We few will stop him from self-detonating. Old Ge, Old Huang, Old Chang, and Old Mu, we will leave the iing cultivators to you.
After a pause, the old man continued, I will hold on to the Demon Core first. After everything is over, we will split it evenly. Does anyone have any issues with this n?
Old Qin, rest assured. Everyone trusts the credibility of the Holy Fire Manor, the six people he had named replied. They obviously trusted this old man without question.
Actually, this group of people hade to the Demon Battlefield before. Old Qin had been the organizer everytime they did so.
This persons credibility, plus the power behind him, was the reason they would not squabble internally and fight with each other. Everyone trusted him.
A few people surrounded the ck-clothed Blood Demon. He emitted ck smoke, and the baleful aura in his eyes felt overwhelming. He roared ferociously. He had wanted to use a secret technique to flee several times, but the cultivators had blocked his path.
Wounds of varied sizes that covered the Blood Demon quickly healed. However, the healing speed was far slower than the rate at which he collected new injuries.
Numerous killing moves with overwhelming force struck the Blood Demon. His lifeforce diminished rapidly; he was approaching his limits.
Im not resigned to this! After a thousand years, I finally broke through. Yet, you despicable group of humans caused my thousand years of effort to go to waste! If I have to die, then everyone will die with me!
The ck-clothed Blood Demon seemed to turn mad as he spoke with a maniacal expression. His skin started to swell quickly.
Old Qins expression remained unchanged. His deep eyes maintained their calm. He said, Very good. He is going to self-detonate. Take action now!
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Suddenly a strong energy burst forth from the middle of the battlefield. It caused the red clouds above to tremble and turn into a scarlet whirlpool of clouds.
The whirlpool formed hurricanes. Many people could not open their eyes due to the wind.
An overwhelming, baleful aura hid in the wind; it felt like a malicious spirit moving through the crowd. Those with weak willpower fell instantly.
That Blood Demon is about to self-detonate!
When the crowd felt that surging energy, they became very excited. This fight had finally reached its end.
Regardless of the results, the group of half-step Martial Monarchs was bound to be exhausted. At that time, they could not hold back so many people attacking together.
Chi!
However, just as that energy had almost reached its peak, ten resplendent lights of various colors scattered the whirlpool in the sky. It vanished without a trace.
The battle ended. The strong wind that had blown for so long finally came to a stop; the dust settled.
Xiao Chen muttered to himself, They managed to stop him from self-detonating. It looks like this group of half-step Martial Monarchs was quite prepared.
Boom!
The moment the dust settled, a dazzling multicolored light fired out from the Blood Demon. All sorts of Secret Treasures flew into the air.
At a rough count, there were at least a hundred Secret Treasures. Of which, two or three of were the rarely seen peak Medial Grade Secret Treasures.
Only humans could use Secret Treasures. Demons collected Secret Treasures so they could attract the attention of humans and kill them while they were distracted.
In order to attract more humans and eat their hearts to improve their strength, Demons had to collect many Secret Treasures. The stronger Blood Demons had many horrifying Secret Treasures.
They are Secret Treasures. He was worthy of being a peak high-rank Blood Demon. He had unexpectedly collected so many Secret Treasures.
Ha! Ha! We have not waited here in vain. With so many Secret Treasures, its all worth it now.
Hurry up! The Blood Demon is already dead. If we dont advance now, there will be no more chances.
Naturally, the cultivators who had waited for so long would not want to miss this chance. If they allowed that group of half-step Martial Monarchs to react, it would be toote.
Xiu! Xiu! Xiu!
Countless figures rushed towards the center of the battlefield. All of the cultivators looked extremely excited, as though they had already obtained the Secret Treasures.
The peak Superior Grade Martial Kings in the air rushed to the ground. Using their advantageous position, they led the pack.
Xiao Chen stood quietly on the eagle. He maintained a calm expression. He did not rush forward with the others.
The atmosphere of the crowd had already influenced Bai Lixi. However, just before he rushed forward, he saw Xiao Chen, unmoving. So, he stopped as well.
Bai Lixi, go quickly. If we are any slower, we will not snatch anything.
Indeed! There may be many Secret Treasures, but there are more cultivators than Secret Treasures. If we arete, we will not even get the lousiest Secret Treasure.
Bai Lixis gaze was resolute as he said, No need. You can go first. Be careful. Those half-step Martial Monarchs are not easy to deal with.
Bai Lixi, you are too cowardly. Half-step Martial Monarchs are scary. However, how could half-step Martial Monarchs who has exhausted their strength fighting the whole day hold back so many people?
Ha! Ha! In that case, we will go first. You can wait here alone. When you dont get anything, dont be jealous.
A few peopleughed and flew forward. They all did not take Bai Lixis words to heart.
Bai Lixi alsoughed bitterly; he did not say anything. Anyway, he trusted his instincts. Since Xiao Chen had not moved, he definitely had his reasons.
Sou! Sou! Sou!
When the crowd arrived a thousand meters away from the center, suddenly, six old men appeared. They wore nk expressions as their clothes fluttered without any wind.
Their auras were frighteningly powerful. They did not feel like cultivators who had fought for the whole day. It seemed like they had saved their strength and had not exhausted themselves at all.
When their aurasbined, it felt like a tall mountain pressing on the advancing cultivators, making it difficult to breathe.
No good. They are peak half-step Martial Monarchs in their optimal states, When they felt the auras of the six, the peak Superior Grade Martial Kings did not hesitate to flee.
Strong wind, lightning, frost, mes, earth wall, and white mistsix different attributed states from the six half-step Martial Monarchs spread throughout the surroundings.
In an instant, the storm of energy that had stopped stirred up once again. All kinds of energy intertwined. Even the air became a sharp, killing weapon as it exploded out continuously.
Hundreds of cultivators could not retreat in time, and the berserk energy sted them back and ripped them to shreds. The few cultivators who managed to escaped were severely injured; their flesh was torn apart as they fell to the ground.
Only a handful of cultivators with defensive peak Inferior Grade Secret Treasures had barely escaped unscathed. However, the Secret Treasures shattered and became useless.
Because Bai Lixispanions had advanced a momentter, they had not noticed the situation ahead. By the time they reached the front line, they coincidentally ran into the first wave, the strongest attacks. They did not even have the chance to flee. They were sted apart, left without aplete corpse.
Half-step Martial Monarchswhat was a half-step Martial Monarch? They were cultivators who had cultivated for a long time as Martial Kings. Their states and Essence had reached the very summit of what Martial Kings could achieve.
Chapter 415 - Two Dogs Strive for a Bone, and a Third Runs Away With It
Chapter 415: Two Dogs Strive for a Bone, and a Third Runs Away With It
With sufficient Mental Energy, one could open their sea of consciousness and step into the Martial Monarch realm. They would be one of the few experts on the continent.
Half-step Martial Monarchs had raised their states and cultivation to the limits already. With a Martial Monarch and aboveing out, they were unrivaled.
Killing Medial Grade Martial Kings or Superior Grade Martial Kings felt as easy as killing dogs to half-step Martial Kings. The only thing that might cause them trouble was the peak Superior Grade Martial Kings in the air.
As for the others, it was no longer a problem of quantity but quality. With their strength, no matter how many attacked, it would not make a difference.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The six elders stepped forward another hundred meters and made another move. With the influence of their various peak states, the normally ordinary Martial Techniques became killing moves. Many cultivators lost their lives on the spot.
The old man in the middle stopped and looked at the peak Superior Grade Martial Kings with their auras raised to their limits hovering in the air. He frowned slightly and muttered, Everyone, just go back to where you came from. These are not yours. Dont try to reap without sowing. Otherwise, wellI dont have to tell you what the consequences will be.
The hundred peak Martial Kings stayed in the air with expressionless faces as they watched the Secret Treasures flying everywhere. Clearly, they did not wish to leave.
One of them said coldly, Unexpectedly, there are still the six of you who have not made a move yet. No wonder a newly advanced peak high-rank Blood Demon could kill three of you. However, the six of you will not be sufficient to monopolize these Secret Treasures.
In the worst case, both the fish dies and the breaks; no one will get anything. The baleful aura of a peak high-rank Blood Demons Demon Core is overwhelming. Without strong willpower, it will be difficult to extract. If you dont let us get the Secret Treasure, we wont let you get the Demon Core.
Thats right; you can take the Demon Core and leave. If you want to stop us from getting the Secret Treasures, that is impossible. We will not return empty-handed.
The hundred peak Superior Grade Martial King stood in the air; their auras were withdrawn as they retorted. For a moment, both sides entered a stalemate.
If no one gave way, an even more intense fight would begin.
The Medial Grade Martial Kings and ordinary Superior Grade Martial Kings were already afraid. They had retreated to two thousand meters from the half-step Martial Monarchs.
When these Martial Kings saw the hundred peak Superior Grade Martial Kings holding their ground, they all slowly grew excited. As they watched the Secret Treasures flying around, desire appeared in their eyes.
When Bai Lixi saw the situation before him, he heaved a sigh of relief. He focused on cultivating the physical body. Before Great Perfection, he could notpete with other cultivators in speed.
If Bai Lixi rushed in, even if he could retreat, he could be covered in injuries.
Xiao Chen continued watching the Secret Treasures flying through the air; he focused on the three Medial Grade Secret Treasures. The other Inferior Grade Secret Treasures could not catch his eye.
Xiao Chens Spiritual Sense continued to observe that group of people. When Old Qin spoke to the six, Xiao Chen had immediately checked on the conditions of these six people.
These six people had not exhausted themselves at all. Their purpose was to prevent the current situation. The person called Old Qin had made a decisive move.
Even if someone died, Old Qin wanted to preserve the strength of these six. Thinking about it, the power behind him had to be immense. Otherwise, he would not have suppressed these six and would get into trouble.
Xiao Chen looked at the three Medial Grade Secret Treasures in the air. Then, he looked at the nervous group of people. After that, he took out a sculpture from the Universe Ring. He seemed to have already formted a n.
There was a deep red Demon Core in the middle of the Blood Demons corpse. It gave off a strange red light, bathing the surrounding in scarlet. At the same time, it contested an indistinct, formless barrier.
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A hundred meters away from the Demon Core, Old Qin and the others had varying numbers of bleeding wounds.
However, despite their tired faces, they all had zing eyes; they looked excited. Even so, they still maintained their rationality. They did not allow their desires go to their head. One of them seemed worried as he asked, Old Qin, you have exhausted most of your Essence, and you are injured. Can you the attacks of the baleful aura?
This Blood Demon died with a lot of resentment. I believe that the attacks of the Demonic Cores aura will be stronger than a regr peak high-rank Blood Demons Demon Core.
Old Qin snorted coldly, If you think that your Mental Energy is stronger than mine, you can try. You dont have to speak such nonsense with me.
When the others heard this, they quickly said, Old Qin, thats not what we meant. Naturally, your Mental Energy is the strongest amongst us. We are just a little worried for you.
When Old Qin heard this, he smiled coldly, This old mans Mental Energy is only a step shy of opening the sea of consciousness. After spending some effort, I should still be able to aplish this.
As Old Qin was about to step into the red light, he heard the exchange between the group of peak Superior Grade Martial king and Old Ge. His expression became malevolent as he said, Tell Old Ge just to grab the three Medial Grade Secret Treasures. Let them have the rest. After we settle this, we will make them pay a hundredfold. We will allow them some benefits for now.
After Old Qin spoke, he turned around without looking back and stepped into the red light. The moment he stepped in, countless illusions appeared before him.
All sorts of horrifying scenes appeared before Old Qin. It was difficult for him to differentiate illusion from reality. He felt as if he had descended into hell, and a malicious spirit loomed, waiting to swallow him.
Old Qin maintained his calm; his eyes appeared peaceful. He sharpened his Mental Energy into a de and sliced through the illusions.
However, that baleful aura was challenging to deal with. Old Qins Mental Energy could not break through itpletely. Resentful spirits, malevolent spirits, and vengeful spirits continued to pour out relentlessly. It was just a hundred meters away, but every step felt arduous. Sweat poured from his forehead. He was obviously struggling.
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The hundred peak Superior Grade Martial Kings in the sky stared at the six old men on the ground with cold expressions.
Their auras were withdrawn as they grasped their weapons tightly, preventing these six from attacking. Regardless of the situation, their opponents were half-step Martial Monarchs.
If they fought any of the old men one-on-one, they would not evenst a hundred moves; they would even find it difficult to flee unscathed. The only thing they could rely on was their advantage of numbers.
As for the cultivators scattered on the ground, they could not match up to the half-step Martial Monarchs. They did not even qualify to speak of conditions.
In fact, these people had not expected six half-step Martial Monarchs who had not exhausted themselves at all. Otherwise, they would not have rushed forward so recklessly.
Hurry up and make a decision. Give us the Secret Treasures, and the Demon Core is yours. Stop trying to buy time, one of the half-step Martial Monarchs in the air said impatiently. He was obviously uneasy.
Once the half-step Martial Monarchs obtained the peak Superior Grade Demon Core, they no longer had anything to fear from the peak Superior Grade Martial Kings.
Make your decision quickly. Stop dawdling.
Stop dragging this out. Worst case scenario, we both lose out. No one will gain anything, and you all can forget about advancing to Martial Monarch in this lifetime.
The patience of the peak Superior Grade Martial Kings in the air slowly diminished. If they continued to wait, they would not obtain anything.
Scram quickly. If you take another step forward, we will kill you without hesitation!
The six old men wore grave expressions. They did not have any intentions of giving in to these threats. More than a hundred Secret Treasure would be arge fortune wherever they went. How could they just give it away?
Furthermore, there were three Medial Grade Secret Treasures. Even for half-step Martial Monarchs, not all of them had Medial Grade Secret Treasures. It was all the more reason they could not give those up.
The atmosphere became very vtile. The air seemed to thicken. If felt like it would explode the moment anyone made a move.
Just at this moment, an old man came flying over. He gently whispered something into Old Ges ear.
Old Ges expression changed slightly. After he muttered to himself for a moment, he spoke to the crowd in the air, Aside from the three Medial Grade Secret Treasures, the rest is yours.
You are too naive! A Medial Grade Secret Treasure is the equivalent of several dozen Inferior Grade Secret Treasures. Do you think we are fools?!
You still intend to monopolize all the benefits? Do you think we are monkeys? The crowd was not satisfied. A few more short-tempered cultivators wanted to make a move.
Old Ge said coldly, What are you thinking of doing? Dont be reckless.
Chi! Chi!
Just at this moment, the cry of an eagle suddenly came from the air. The cry was deafening like it was meant to attract everyones attention.
All of the cultivators, including the seven half-step Martial Monarchs, could not help but look to the sky.
They only saw an eagle spreading its wings and casting down a huge shadow. It flew rapidly towards the scattered Secret Treasures in the air.
Its that white-robed brat! He is snatching the Secret Treasures! Is he crazy?! the people below eximed.
Old Ges expression changed greatly. He emitted killing Qi from his entire body. The surrounding air moved and created a tornado as he said coldly, Youre seeking death!
Old Ge waved his hands and fired an extremely dense energy.
Boom! Boom!
The remaining six half-step Martial Monarchs made a move about the same time as Old Ge. The torrent of sharp attacks flew towards the eagle.
At the same time, the peak Superior Grade Martial King cursed. This brat was too dishonest. He unexpectedly dared to snatch Secret Treasures alone before they had any chance to act.
All types of sharp killing moves wereunched simultaneously. They instantly turned into thousands of dense attacks, covering the sky as they surged towards the eagle.
Frost, mes, saber Qi, sword Qi, fist wing, sword lightsthere was a wide variety and not just one of each.
With such an onught of attacks, even a half-step Martial Monarch could not a dodge and would not dare sh head-on against this bombardment.
It was like the principle of ants biting an elephant to death. Furthermore, Xiao Chen was not an elephant.
Thus, in the crowds opinion, Xiao Chen would have to be mad to do something so attention-grabbing.
As for the eagle carved from stone, it instantly shattered under the countless attacks. It first shattered into fragments, then dust. Eventually, itpletely vanished from this world.
However, there was no one on the eagle, only three incredibly spiritual wooden sculptures. The instant the eagle shattered, the strong and chaotic energy tossed them high into the air.
The finger-sized wooden sculptures did not seem to have any weight. The shockwave generated by the explosion tossed them several thousand meters into the sky, allowing them to evade the horrifying attacks.
Is he dead yet? With so many attacks, this brat has probably been sted till nothing is left of him.
Chapter 416 - Fleeing for One’s Life
Chapter 416: Fleeing for Ones Life
If he can survive this, I will dig out my eyes myself.
Ha! Ha! You really picked a good time to say that. However, this brat is definitely dead. It looks like you can keep your eyes.
This brat is crazy. He thought he could y some trick to sneak past. If we could have done so, we would have long ago. It would not be his turn to do so.
This is the result of being too conceited. He died without aplete corpse. This is the reality of the situation.
It looked as if fireworks filled the sky, exploding endlessly and filling the sky with resplendent light. The crowd all sighed.
When all the energy scattered, and the blurry sky turned quiet again, the watching crowd saw three white figures moving under the scarlet clouds. Each of them headed quickly for a Medial Grade Secret Treasure.
The three figures all wore white robes. They were pale, delicate, and handsome. A strip of blue cloth covered their foreheads, and a saber hung from their waists. They could not be anyone other than Xiao Chen.
Damn it! How can this be? Not only did he not die, but he also became three people.
The people below were astonished. They mouths gaped, and their eyes looked like they were about to pop out. They could not understand what had just happened.
Even a Martial Monarch would not withstand those attacks. How could he, as an insignificant Inferior Grade Martial King, survive that unscathed?
Nothing made sense. It far surpassed everyones imaginations.
Even the cultivator who said he would dig out his own eyes had an incredulous look on his face. He muttered continuously, How can it behow can it be?
Its a Cloning Technique! Chase him! We cant let him snatch the Secret Treasures!
Seeing a white figure in the air obtain a Medial Grade Secret Treasure, Old Ge became furious. He sent out a strong wind and rose into the sky.
After the three Xiao Chens in the air had grabbed the Medial Grade Secret Treasures, they smiled faintly. They executed the Roaming Dragons Nine Transformations, and the three figures instantly became 27 figures.
Wukui Transforms to Qi!
The Xiao Chens brandished their sabers as the des flickered with a dazzling purple light. Countless purple saber Qi covered the sky chaotically, moving over arge area like a torrential storm.
Some of the flying Secret Treasurers in the air were knocked to the ground when the saber Qi struck them.
Secret Treasure!
When the Secret Treasures arrived before them, all of the cultivators recovered their wits as they started reaching for the Secret Treasures. The scene dove into madness.
The Xiao Chens formed by the wooden sculptures smiled, satisfied. Instantly, all 27 figuresughed.
Bang! Bang!
Old Ge swept his arm across and shattered seven Xiao Chens in an instant. The remaining clones quickly rushed into the crowd on the ground.
As for the three Xiao Chens holding the Medial Grade Secret Treasures, they found three deste rocks with cracks and turned back into wooden sculptures under the cover of the other clones. They carried the Secret Treasures into the cracks with them.
The palm-sized Secret Treasures and the finger-sized wooden sculptures hid within the cracks in the stones. In that chaotic situation, no one would notice them.
After the three Xiao Chens turned back into wooden sculptures, the scattered fleeing clones disappeared when they no longer had energy pouring into them.
Damn it! They are clones! Where did the brat go? several cultivators distracted by the Xiao Chen clones all cursed.
Within the crowd of several hundred, asionally, miserable cries resounded out as they fought over the Secret Treasures that had fallen from the sky.
Even the rtively calm peak Superior Grade Martial Kings could not hold themselves back. Xiao Chen had driven the ce into pandemonium.
However, the peak Superior Grade Martial Kings could not find Xiao Chen. If they did not make any moves now, not only would they miss out on the Medial Grade Secret Treasures, but they would also lose the Inferior Grade Secret Treasures as well.
Old Ge, what should we do? The seven half-step Martial Monarchs remained in the air as they looked at each other.
Old Ge became sullen. He said somewhat irritably, Old Qin himself said that we needed to obtain the three Medial Grade Secret Treasures. If we cannot obtain them, we probably will not receive a share from the Demon Core. What do you think?
Old Qin kept them in reserve, preserving their strength was so they could resolve such a situation.
However, that simple matter had been utterly ruined. When they thought that they lost all hope of getting a share of the Demon Core, they could not help their dismay.
Dont put on that expression. Split up and search; there might still be a chance. I dont believe that this brat, an Inferior Grade Martial King, can run fast enough.
Old Ge snorted coldly and ran south, searching. He moved with lightning speed, traveling a long distance in an instant. The others perked up and started searching with all their might.
Naturally, these people would not find Xiao Chen. They looked in the wrong ces. No matter how fast they were, it would be useless. The further they flew, the more off they were.
Even if they really found Xiao Chens position, they would only find three pieces of wood.
As for the real Xiao Chenwhere was he hiding?
Within the boundless scarlet clouds, where even the air seemed solid, the real Xiao Chen hid quietly in a corner, drifting about in the scarlet clouds.
The scarlet clouds contained all sorts of horrifying negative states. Xiao Chen had used his Spiritual Sense toy an air-tight shield around him, preventing these states from attacking him.
The scarlet clouds were made from the corpse Qi, baleful auras, the resentment of the dead, Demonic Qi from the Demons, and killing Qi.
One required strong Mental Energy to hide within these clouds. Otherwise, even if they were half-step Martial Monarchs, no one would dare hide in such a ce.
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Right below Xiao Chen was the core where the fight took ce earlier. The corpse of the Blood Demony quietly as the deep red Demon Core gave off a dense glow.
Old Qins wrinkled face looked extremely fatigued. He walked arduously in the red light. The distance of a hundred meters seemed like a rugged road to the heavens. He had barely traveled half the journey after a lot of effort.
Behind the red light, ten half-step Martial Monarchs formed a circle and stood guard.
To them, they do not mind losing the Secret Treasures. However, the peak high-rank Blood Demons Demon Core could not be lost or have anything undue happen to it.
The Demon Core was their hope for advancing to Martial Monarch. If they wanted to run into another peak high-rank Blood Demon in the inner region of the Demon Battlefield again, it would be impossible.
Xiao Chen looked around and saw the chaos happening a thousand meters behind. Then, he saw six half-step Martial Monarchs searching for him.
Xiao Chen revealed a faint smile. He looked at the glowing, deep red Demon Core below and took a deep breath. Then, his gaze slowly turned resolute.
Xiao Chen knew what he was going to do next. He was going to snatch away what that they cared for the most from ten half-step Martial Monarchs.
Any one of the half-step Martial Monarchs could kill Xiao Chen easily. Even if they had exhausted most of their strength and suffered severe injuries, they still could kill him without much effort.
It was just like how Xiao Chen could easily kill a regr Inferior Grade Martial King even when severely injured. This was the difference in strength. However, at this moment, the roles were reversed. He now became the one that could be killed easily.
However, this was a rare opportunity. The ten-odd half-step Martial Monarchs were exhausted and severely wounded.
After preparing for such a long time and running into such a good opportunity, if Xiao Chen did not try, he would regret it in the future!
Being servile had never been in Xiao Chens character. When it was time to make a move, he would do so without hesitation. As long as there was more than a 50% chance of sess, it would be sufficient.
The six half-step Martial Monarchs who were not exhausted moved about and had alreadypletely disappeared from Xiao Chens vision.
The moment has arrived! Its time to move!
Xiao Chen thought to himself as he scattered the Essence in the air.
With the aid of gravity, Xiao Che fell swiftly towards the ground like a falling mountain.
Chi! Chi!
In an instant, Xiao Chens falling speed reached his limits. It surpassed the barrier of Martial Kings, Mach 4.
When the ten-odd Martial Monarchs standing guard saw Xiao Chen falling like a meteor, their expressions changed greatly and wanted to make a move.
However, Old Qin, who had already walked a significant distance in the red light, rxed. He smiled maliciously, No need to bother with him. Let hime down. The baleful aura will smash him to death. Reckless fool, we can use him to decrease the pressure on me.
When the other Martial Monarchs heard that, they agreed. Given Old Qins strength, he still found it hard to press forward.
As for this brat, he fell from the sky so fast. When the aura attacked him, it would only hit him harder. Coincidentally, he could attract a significant portion of the aura away. This would allow Old Qin to finish walking the final distance easily.
Xiao Chen fell like a meteor and crashed into the red light. The baleful aura immediately transformed into countless malicious spirits. A sea of corpses rushed at Xiao Chen.
The Mental Energy in Xiao Chens sea of consciousness flowed continuously, and his eyes suddenly shone with a gold light. A deity appeared in each of his golden pupils, standing quietly in the depths of his eyes.
Pu chi!
Xiao Chen red, and the two deities moved at the same time. The overwhelming sea of corpses and malicious spirits were purified in an instant, vanishing without a trace.
Bang!
With the assistance of gravity, Xiao Chennded heavily on the ground, causing it to tremble.
Old Qin felt the pressure lessen as he saw Xiao Chennd beside the Demon Core. He revealed a mocking smile as he said, You overestimate yourself. Mental Energy attacks are more horrifying that Essence attacks. How dare you, an Inferior Grade Martial King, join the excitement?
Scram! Old Qin shouted ferociously as he prepared to kick Xiao Chen away.
However, Old Qin discovered that, when he stretched his leg out halfway, Xiao Chen already started rolling on the ground. When Xiao Chen stood up again, the deep red Demon Core had disappeared.
Whats going on with his brat? Even if the baleful auras attack had not destroyed his soul, he should be unconscious for a year and a half at least.
The ten-odd half-step Martial Monarchs standing guard were stunned. It seemed like their brains had short-circuited. Why had the baleful aura that Old Qin withstood so bitterly not affected this brat?
Xiao Chen smiled faintly. In the instant these people were stunned, his figure shed.
Xiao Chen quickly swept the three half-step Martial Monarch corpses into his Universe Ring. Then, he activated the Blood me Shoes.
Xiao Chen rushed towards the group of people snatching Secret Treasures at Mach 3.5.
From the moment Xiao Chen had fallen from the sky to him rushing out, this all happened in the time for a spark to fly.
Xiao Chen did not hesitate at all as he did all this. It was as though he had practiced it in his mind countless times. He seemed familiar and confident in his movements.
Stop staring into space! Quickly, chase him! That brat stole the Demon Core! Old Qin roared angrily.
Chapter 417 - The Cicada Sheds its Carapace
Chapter 417: The Cicada Sheds its Carapace
A moment after the half-step Martial Monarchs recovered from their shock, they reacted. They were horrified. They quickly turned and chased after Xiao Chen, sending all sorts of attacks at Xiao Chens back.
After activating the Blood me Shoes, Xiao Chens speed reached Mach 3.5. By the time the half-step Martial Monarchs had recovered, he had already moved a thousand meters. He managed to dodge these attacks easily.
That brat is back. He has the Medial Grade Secret Treasures. Capture him! We cant let him escape!
When the originally chaotic crowd suddenly saw Xiao Chen rush through them, they set aside their squabbles and tried to surround him.
Of course, Medial Grade Secret treasures held more allure than Inferior Grade Secret Treasures.
When Xiao Chen noticed these cultivators attempts to corral him, he merely smiled. He ignored them and executed the Roaming Dragons Nine Transformations, soaring into the air.
Boom!
Ten-odd sharp attacks struck Xiao Chens previous location. A huge pit appeared on the ground as a horrifying shockwave radiated throughout the area.
The cultivators who rushed forward were immediately sted away.
The slower cultivators skidded to a stop. When they looked, they saw the group of half-step Martial Monarchs.
The half-step Martial Monarchs were furious, ring at the crowd. Their auras were berserk, causing a surging tornado to rage through the area.
When the crowd saw that the half-step Martial Monarchs preparing to make another move, they scattered and fled.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
A torrent of attacks chased after Xiao Chen, who darted and dodged. The attacks shattered several of his clones. However, his true body managed to evade all of the attacks, not suffering any damage.
As the attacks infused with the various peak states colored the area, several pits of various sizes appeared in the ground.
Even the smallest pit was a hundred meters in diameter. Clearly, these half-step Martial Monarchs were outraged. When they attacked, they held nothing back.
They must really hate him; the ground seems to be missing ayer. What in the world this fellow do to them?
Ten half-step Martial Monarchs attacking without careeven if he had obtained the Medial Grade Secret Treasures, there is no reason to chase him with such a force.
This white-robed brat is really courageous. First, he snatched three Medial Grade Secret Treasures from under their noses. Now, I dont know how, but he offended the other half-step Martial Monarchs.
The crowd dodged to the side. They felt confused when they saw the countless deep pits on the ground, the lingering energy, and the livid group of half-step Martial Monarchs.
When Xiao Chen flew past a crack in a huge rock, he waved his hand and three wooden sculptures, as well as the Medial Grade Secret Treasures beside them, flew into Xiao Chens hand.
Why is one Medial Grade Secret Treasure missing? Xiao Chen looked at the two Secret Treasures in his hand and frowned, doubtful.
When Xiao Chen looked back, he saw Bai Lixis stout figure holding a Secret Treasure and waving at him in the crowd with a smile.
If there anyone could see through Xiao Chens n, it would be Bai Lixi, who had watched him all the while.
Never mind, at least he left me with two. I should leave first.
Xiao Chen ced the Secret Treasures into his Universe Ring and dodged the torrent of attacksing at him, continuously moving forward.
Young man, all you have to do is to drop the Demon Core, and I will let you go immediately. You can keep the three Medial Grade Secret Treasures and the corpses if mypanions. My Holy Fire Manor will not cause you any trouble.
Otherwise, no matter who you are or what powers you have behind you, you will not escape from the pursuit of the Holy Fire Manor.
Old Qins vigorous voice reverberated everywhere within five kilometers. Everyone heard his message clearly.
Damn it! This fellow is too daring. The Medial Grade Secret Treasures, the corpses of half-step Martial Monarchs, and the peak high-rank Blood Demons Demon Core, he actually monopolized them all.
When everyone heard the old mans words, they broke out in chaos. This fellow was too ruthless.
Then, they thought of themselves. They fought with each other for the sake of a few Inferior Grade Secret Treasures. Yet Xiao Chen managed to snatch those with the most value.
What is disparity? This is a disparity. If this fellow escapes alive, he will be famous, a peak Superior Grade Martial King sighed.
However, even if he manages to escape, he would not have a good ending. The Holy Fire Manor has great influence in the southern inds of the Ancient Deste Land. It is not wise to offend the Holy Fire Manor.
Someone at the sideughed and said, Your thinking is too simplistic. I remember who this fellow is. He is the recently famous White Robe desman from the Great Qin Nation. In the past, when he first debuted, he offended half the noble ns in the Great Qin Nation.
I wager that with his temper, the Holy Fire Manor would not be able to do anything to him. Just you wait. If Old Qin catches him, then all is well. Otherwise, the peak high-rank Blood Demons Demon Core, the treasures in hispanions spatial rings, and the three Medial Grade Secret Treasures are gone for sure.
Xiao Chen ignored Old Qins words as he continued forward. His opponents chased closely after him. Even with the aid of the Blood me Shoes, he could not shake these half-step Martial Monarchs.
As Xiao Chen had to dodge the torrent of attacks, he slowed down. If he allowed his opponents words to distract him, they would definitely catch him.
As for promises of letting him go after he dropped the Demon Core, Xiao Chen did not believe them.
Old Qin, this fellows speed has reached Mach 3.5. It is not easy to catch him! an old man huffed.
Old Qin moved as quickly as lightning as he flew. He said indifferently, In that case, you can stay but forget about getting a share of the Demon Core.
The moment Old Qin spoke, that old man did not dare retort. Even if he had to overdraw his Essence, he would not stop.
Xiao Chen repeatedly pushed off the ground as he executed the Azure Dragon Cloud Soaring Art to its limits. He looked like an Azure Dragon dancing across the earth.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The half-step Martial Monarchs continued their pursuit from the air, raining down attacks furiously. Xiao Chen carefully dodged all of the attacks.
The horrifying energies of the attacks were frightening. If one identally hit him, Xiao Chen would fall.
The attacks are too dense. If I carry on like this, one will hit me sooner orter. Furthermore, they slow me down. I have to find a way to disperse them.
Xiao Chen tumbled across the ground. He mumbled to himself as he bounced up, and three wooden sculptures appeared in his hand.
Life Bestowal Spell!
Three white figures appeared around Xiao Chen. The moment they appeared, they immediately headed in three different directions. They looked exactly like the real one. Recognizing the true target was difficult.
Who in this world knew Xiao Chen the best? It was only Xiao Chen, himself. Hence, the sculptures that he had carved were quite realistic. They were nearly indistinguishable from the real one.
Old Qin! What should we do? Which one should we chase?!
When three more figures appeared, the ten-odd people chasing from the air stopped in confusion. When they used their Mental Energy to check, all four seemed real; they could not tell which was the real one.
Old Qins expression was sullen. After muttering for a while, he quickly made a decision, This brat has many tricks. Screw it; split up and chase. We can let any of them escape. We cannot let this brat get away!
The ten-odd people immediately split into four groups, each heading in a different direction.
Old Qin and an old man quickly chased after the real Xiao Chen. Old Qin was confident of a sixty percent chance that this was the real one.
However, Old Qin could not be certain either. He could not afford to think too much. The longer he paused to ponder, the further Xiao Chen would get. Hence, he could only make the decision to split up.
Now that only two remained, the densely packed attacks immediately lessened. Xiao Chen felt more rxed. He waved his hand, and another wooden sculpture appeared. This was the sculpture of Ying Yue.
Normally, Xiao Chen could have reused these sculptures. However, he needed to sacrifice them, using them to lure away his pursuers to save his own skin. He tossed the sculpture, and Ying Yue instant held up her spear and blocked the two people behind with a zing aura.
Old Qins expression changed slightly. He said in astonishment, This is the Great Qin Nations First Princess. How can it be? No, thats not right. This is a clone as well. Hold her off! I will continue after him!
The old man beside him nodded. He said, Old Qin, be careful. This fellow is full of tricks. You are already exhausted, so use caution.
Old Qin snorted, Be careful? He is merely an Inferior Grade Martial King. No matter how many tricks he has, I can squash him with one hand.
Finally, only one person remained of the group that had initially chased him. Xiao Chen heaved a small sigh of relief.
A pir of light descending from the sky appeared in Xiao Chens vision. He smiled faintly. He had finally reached the exit of the Demon Battlefield.
Thinking of leaving? How can that be so easy?! Huge Sand Palm!
Old Qin roared and smashed his palm towards the ground. The image of a huge palm appeared from thin air and instantly pressed itself to the ground.
Hu chi! Hu chi!
The hard ground instantly moved the waves on the sea.
Boom!
A massive hand of sand formed quickly. It was more than two hundred meters tall. When it spread its fingers, it covered the sky. In an instant, it enveloped Xiao Chen.
The sand hand cast an immense shadow, darkening Xiao Chens vision. Xiao Chen felt a dangerous aura and was startled by what his Spiritual Sense discovered in his surroundings.
This huge sand palm captured the timing very well. Old Qin had calcted his speed and enveloped him in that instant.
Once the five finger closed in, Xiao Chen would either die or suffer severe injuries under the horrifying pressure.
I have to escape quickly! Xiao Chen did not even have to think about it; he thrust Essence into the Blood me Shoes on his feet. Instantly, his body rushed uncontrobly to the only bright spot in his vision.
Bang!
The sand hand clenched its fingers, and a colossal explosion resounded. An energy, infused with the state of earth, surged to the ground.
Xiao Chen, who had just escaped, was caught off guard and got stuck. He vomited a mouthful of blood in the air and tumbled before he fell to the ground.
Old Qin became so pale that he looked frightening. There did not seem to be any blood in his face. Evidently, that earlier move had exhausted a lot of Essence.
When Old Qin saw Xiao Chen vomit a mouthful of blood but continuing to rush forward, he shouted angrily, Damn it! I cant believe he escaped! Sand Shackles!
Old Qinnded on the ground and shouted. He stuck his right hand tightly to the ground.
The ground crested and fell in waves relentlessly. Xiao Chen felt the ground below him loosen, and he immediately sank into the earth.
Chapter 418 - Rank 8 Treatment Holy Medicine
Chapter 418: Rank 8 Treatment Holy Medicine
Countless grains of sand flowed like liquid and quickly formed a huge cage that captured Xiao Chen within as he sank.
Wukui Breaks the Heavens!
Xiao Chen struggled out from the sand-filled ground and did not hesitate to execute his strongest killing moves.
At this point, he could not afford to hesitate. If he could not break out of this cage, he would bepletely sealed. The moment he had an opportunity, he immediately used the Wukui Breaks the Heavens.
A white beam of light rapidly elongated on the snow-white de of the saber. Soon, it reached a thousand meters. This beam of light had two strong states merged into it. It tore open arge hole in the wall of sand.
Xiao Chens figure shed, and he rushed out.
Brat! You cant run anymore, right?!
The moment Xiao Chen emerged, he saw Old Qin flying at him with a sinister expression. He was about a hundred meters away, and his fingers were spread apart, reaching for Xiao Chen.
Chi! Chi!
The sharp fingers carried a powerful force. Everywhere it passed, it created marks in the air.
The old man moved extremely fast. He traveled one hundred meters in the blink of an eye. He swung his arm down, and before he pierced Xiao Chens shoulder, at the critical moment, Xiao Chen spun around and struck the old mans shoulder with two fingers of his right hand.
Old Qin felt a strong force on his right shoulder and some pain. He circted his Essence and dissipated the force. He smiled faintly and said, Based on your strength, I can stand here all day and let you hit me, but you will still not break through my defenses. How dare to snatch my things! Die!
Bang!
The moment Old Qin spoke, his right hand move down, and a bloody hole suddenly appeared on his shoulder. Then, he fell.
Xiao Chen waved his hand, and the tiny Palm Sword returned.
Xiao Chen did not bother to see how much damaged the Palm Sword had inflicted to Old Qin. He immediately moved towards the pir of light.
Old Qin clenched the wound on his shoulder and revealed a miserable expression on his pale face. He did not expect Xiao Chen to have hidden an offensive peak Inferior Grade Secret Treasure in his palm.
Old Qin waved his hand and took out a medicinal pill. He revealed a pained expression and hesitated for a moment before he swallowed the pill.
The pill melted upon entering his mouth. The bloody wound on Old Qins right shoulder visibly healed.
This was a Rank 8 Treatment Holy Medicine. It could cause an unexpected recovery at a crucial moment. For the sake of instantly healing his wound, he had not hesitated to use it.
For the sake of the Demon Core, Old Qin had willingly used a Treatment Holy Medicine. The hatred in his eyes intensified. When he saw Xiao Chen escape through the pir of light, he quickly resumed the chase.
When Old Qin went through the pir of light, his figure turned blurry. He left the Demon Battlefield and returned to Boulder Ind. He quickly nced around, searching for Xiao Chen.
Strange, where did that brat go? Why do I not see him anywhere? Mach 3.5 cant be that fast.
Old Qin looked around and saw nothing. Suspicion filled his gaze.
Just as Old QIn began to feel suspicious, a strong aura of massacre suddenly appeared above him. A state of massacre and a tyrannical dragon might followed the aura.
Old Qins expression changed greatly as he looked up. He saw Xiao Chen descending from the sky. The image of an Azure Dragon spiraled on his right arm as he clenched his fist and punched down.
Boom!
The dragon roared, and space rippled. Old Qin immediately felt a supreme dragon might descend from the sky like a mountain pressing on him.
Old Qin found it difficult to move. He could only express his horror. He quickly took out an exquisite shield and blew on it.
The shield quickly grew and emitted a blue light, shielding Old Qin.
The blue light was translucent, and its Spiritual Energy was immense. This shield was a defensive early Medial Grade Secret Treasure.
However, the light of the shield seemed rather dim. Clearly, Old Qin had exhausted too much Essence and did not have any way to use its full power.
Bang!
The dragon head crashed into the shield, and the blue light rippled and broke. Blood leaked from the corner of Old Qins mouth.
Azure Dragon Tail Whip!
Xiao Chen shouted, and the image of the Azure Dragon focused itsst bit of energy on its tail. It moved in an arc and bypassed the shield as it whipped Old Qin.
Pu ci!
Old Qin flew backward as he vomited mouthfuls of blood.
When Xiao Chen saw the miserable Old Qin, many thoughts appeared in his head. In the end, he resisted the idea of going forward to kill him.
The other party still hadpanions who had not yet arrived. If they arrived at this moment, everything would be over.
Xiao Chens figure shed, and he left swiftly. He felt it was somewhat unfortunate. This time, he had almost used all of his trump cards and still could not kill his opponent.
Xiao Chen would never again run into this opponent with exhausted Essence and Mental Energy.
Not long after Xiao Chen left, the pir of light flickered a few times. The few half-step Martial Monarchs chasing Xiao Chens clones had finally arrived.
They looked at the ground and saw a shield tossed aside and Old Qin, pale with blood leaking from his mouth. The few of them were greatly astonished and quickly rushed over.
Old Qin! Are you fine?!
Old Qin stood up somewhat weakly and looked in the direction Xiao Chen had left. His gaze looked like it would spew fire at any moment. He said coldly, I wont die. This brat cannot possibly leave the southern inds so fast. Quick, bring me to the Holy Fire Manor. I cant resolve this hatred until I find this brat.
The few of them exchanged nces then they looked at the severely injured Old Qin. They could not understand. Xiao Chen was an Inferior Grade Martial King; how could he have injured Old Qin?
Even if Old Qin were exhausted, he was still very strong. It should have been easy for him to crush an Inferior Grade Martial King.
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Northeast of Boulder Ind, a small silver ship sped through the sky.
Xiao Chen sat cross-legged in the ships hold. He held a Medial Grade Spirit Stone in his hand as he slowly recovered his Essence.
Using the Blood me Shoes for a long time had exhausted Xiao Chens Essence. At the same time, he had used the Life Bestowal Spell and Roaming Dragons Nine Transformations, exhausting his Essence even faster.
In a matter of four hours, Xiao Chens Essence was mostly gone. Fortunately, he managed to escape the pursuit of Old Qin and the others before he ran out.
Everything went almost as Xiao Chen had nned. There were not many deviations.
After Xiao Chen broke through to the Purple Thunder Divine Incantations sixthter, the rate of Xiao Chens Spiritual Energy absorption had tripled. A Medial Grade Spirit Stone, which had originallysted him half a day, drained in half an hour.
Xiao Chen opened his eyes and checked his purple Qi whirlpool. He saw that it was only half full, and he frowned slightly.
Two Medial Grade Spirit Stones could onlyst Xiao Chen an hour. Furthermore, its efficiency was halved. The exhaustion of a Heaven Ranked Cultivation Technique seemed to be greater than he had expected.
If Xiao Chen counted it by the day, that was at least ten Medial Grade Spirit Stones. When his Purple Thunder Divine Incantation advanced further in the future, the exhaustion would increase as well.
Currently, Xiao Chen had more than fifty thousand Medial Grade Spirit Stones. He did not have to worry about it. However, it would be hard to say in the future.
No wonder those peak geniuses all sought a strong power to back them. When geniusespete, it was not just their individual talents that mattered.
Natural treasures and superior quality resources were equally important.
It was simple reasoning. The difference between two cultivators with the same talent but different resources, one with ess to unlimited support and one without, would be massive in theter stages. The gap might even be impossible to ovee.
Furthermore, this was only for cultivation below Martial Monarch. If Xiao Chen wished to continue with the same rate of cultivation by then, he would need to use Superior Grade Spirit Stones.
When Xiao Chen calcted this, the exhaustion of Spirit Stones became even more horrifying. Given the condition of the Great Qin Nation, even the Royal Courts would find it challenging to maintain such upkeep.
Who could afford to groom Martial Monarch Geniuses? Perhaps only the strong sects of the Great Jin Nation could afford to raise such geniuses.
Xiao Chen collected his thoughts and took out the Clear Sky Medallion from the Universe Ring. He grasped the Clear Sky Medallion tightly in his right hand and pondered.
The Supreme Sky Sect was one of the ten peak sects in the Great Jin Nation. It was unknown if they could support the upkeep of their own Martial Monarchs.
However, once Xiao Chen epted the resources of others, he would be shackled to that source. There was no such thing as a free lunch.
Never mind. There is no need to think about all this now. With the resources I have now, it is sufficient. I will deal with these problems when theye. Lets inspect my harvest this time.
Xiao Chen put away the Clear Sky Medallion and took out the corpses of the three half-step Martial Monarchs. The wounds on the three corpses were horrifying.
A ck Qi lingered in the wounds. The surrounding flesh so was extremely corroded that Xiao Chen could not bear to look at them. A strong smell wafted from the wounds.
Xiao Chen gently prodded the wounds and picked up some of ck Qi on his fingertip. The ck Qi continually corroded his flesh, trying to enter his body.
What gave Xiao Chen a headache was that his emotions seemed to have be jittery. A strand of purple mes lit up on the tip of his finger and burned the ck Qi into nothing.
Illusionary screams rang out in Xiao Chens mind. The ck Qi seemed to be alive.
What a horrifying baleful aura. If this attack pierced the flesh and he could not get rid of it in time, even the smallest wound would be fatal when it reached the meridians.
This should not be a regr state of massacre. Some of the Demons special negative states were infused in it, such as desperation, pain, anger, and some others. Otherwise, it could not achieve such effects.
In the future, if I incurred any wounds like this, I cannot be careless. Otherwise, it may result in a great disaster. These three people might have died like this.
Xiao Chen removed the spatial rings from the corpses and tossed the corpses into theke. He then began to investigate the treasures in the spatial rings.
Xiao Chen opened the first spatial ring with his Spiritual Sense. He was instantly dazzled. He saw arge pile of Medial Grade Spirit Stones.
A rough count gave Xiao Chen at least twenty thousand Medial Grade Spirit Stones. As for Inferior Grade Spirit Stones, there was a staggering amount of at least a hundred thousand.
What a rich fellow! Xiao Chen had killed many peak Martial Kings, and the total number of Medial Grade Spirit Stones he possessed was only fifty thousand. This one half-step Martial Monarch had twenty thousand Medial Grade Spirit Stones of his own.
Chapter 419 - Spiritual Energy in the Mysterious Pearls
Chapter 419: Spiritual Energy in the Mysterious Pearls
However, thinking about it, these old men had lived for at least a hundred years. They had been stuck at half-step Martial Monarch for several decades.
It was not surprising that they had managed to umte so much wealth. Xiao Chen continued looking and found some high-rank Blood Demons Demon Cores. They should have been obtained from the Demon Battlefield.
Aside from these, there was a few Inferior Grade Secret Treasure. However, they were ordinary goods. None of them caught Xiao Chens attention.
Before Xiao Chen retracted his Spiritual Sense, he noticed an unremarkable ck box sitting in a corner. The box was palm-sized, and he would not have noticed it if not for his sharp eyesight.
Would this box, which had been ced in an inconspicuous corner, contain anything useful? Xiao Chen thought for a while before he took the box out.
The box was not locked, and Xiao Chen could open it easily. Ten exquisite white pearlsy in that small space.
The pearls looked like crystals. It did not emit any Spiritual Energy. Compared to Spirit Stones, they looked very in.
Xiao Chen picked one up and checked it with his Spiritual Sense. Only then did he feel the pure Spiritual Energy contained within. The Spiritual Energy in it was purer than that of Medial Grade Spirit Stones.
Xiao Chen estimated that this tiny pearl was the equivalent of at least a hundred Medial Grade Spirit Stones.
Suddenly, a thought urred to Xiao Chen; he felt that the pearls looked familiar. Then, he remembered that there seemed to be two simr pearls among the burial items of the Savanna King. So, he quickly took them out topare.
The two pearls seemed about the same size. They appeared extremely ordinary and did not leak any Spiritual Energy. Xiao Chen only sensed the horrifying Spiritual Energy contained within when he checked it with his Spiritual Sense.
The only difference was that the Savanna Kings pearls were blue, and their color seemed deeper. Furthermore, the Spiritual Energy contained within them was on apletely different level.
Xiao Chen still felt confident of absorbing the Spiritual Energy in the white pearls. However, he did not dare think of doing the same for the blue pearls.
With Xiao Chens current cultivation, after he absorbed the Spiritual Energy from the blue pearls, he would likely explode and die.
Xiao Chen muttered, These two types of pearls should be the same thing. They probably just differ in quality. However, I have not heard of anything like them before. I have to investigate this. Are there other things aside from Spirit Stones that can contain Spiritual Energy?
Xiao Chen properly organized and ced the Spirit Stones and mysterious pearls into his Universe Ring. As for the other items, he simply tossed them all into a corner of the Universe Ring, including the spatial ring.
Xiao Chen obtained another forty thousand Medial Grade Spirit Stones from the remaining two spatial rings. However, he did not find any more of those mysterious pearls.
Even so, Xiao Chen had found a hundred Superior Grade Spirit Stones in the third spatial ring. He was pleasantly surprised.
This brought the total count of Xiao Chens Medial Grade Spirit Stones to a horrifying 110,000 in addition to millions of Inferior Grade Spirit Stones.
Aside from these, there were two Medial Grade Secret Treasures and one peak high-rank Blood Demons Demon Core. When added, they valued at least a hundred thousand Spirit Stones.
Xiao Chens rewards from the Demon Battlefield were bountiful. The only loss he had was half of his Wutong Spiritual Wood. Also, he needed to umte the dragon Qi on his arm before he could use it again.
After hepleted these tasks, Xiao Chen organized everything in his Universe Ring by type. He discovered that he had umted quite a number of small trinkets.
He had obtained these trinkets by killing other cultivators. On their own, they were not worth much. However, whenbined, they were worth a significant sum.
Storing too much took up a lot of space in the Universe Ring. Xiao Chen took out a map of the Ancient Deste Land and muttered to himself, I have to find a ce to sell these. At the same time, I should find out more about the powers in the Ancient Deste Land and how much influence the Holy Fire Manor has here.
The Ancient Deste Land was veryrge, muchrger than Xiao Chen had expected. Not even counting the cities in the surrounding area, the Heavenly Extermination Lake alone wasrger than the Great Qin Nation.
Although the Heavenly Extermination Lake was called ake, it was as vast as a sea, an ind sea. This was simply too expansive.
Based on the map Xiao Chen had purchased in the Boulder City, the Heavenly Extermination Lake was separated into the southern, western, northern, and eastern group of inds.
There was the central group of inds, in which the Deste City was the core. Aside from these regions, there were many unknown zones on the Heavenly Extermination Lake. Cultivators considered those zones forbidden.
It was hard to imagine that, during the Tianwu Dynasty, the core of the entire continent be what it was now.
Boulder Ind was part of the southern group of inds. It was an unremarkable ind. If it were not for the Demon Battlefield, no one would bother going there.
The southern group consisted of thousands of inds. Some of them were unpopted and covered with ferocious Demonic Beasts and demonized nts. Cultivators used them as grounds for experiential training.
There were also inds covered in greenery and an overwhelming Spiritual Energy. As Spiritual Energy saturated these inds, Spirit Herbs and endless gardens swarmed them.
However, most of the inds were no different from the human cities. Thousands to several ten thousand ordinary people resided there. Some of these cities had feudal lords ruling them, as well as sects.
Xiao Chens new target was the Red Cloud Ind. This was the closest inhabited ind. It was considered a middle tier ind in the southern group.
Although the map depicted it as being the closest to Xiao Chens current position, only a fingers width distance away, in reality, it was two thousand kilometers away.
However, there was a benefit to being on ake; Xiao Chen could simply travel in a straight line. Unlike onnd, two cities might be very close, but due to the roads and obstructions like mountains or rivers, one might have to go the long way around to get to the other city.
Xiao Chen estimated that if he moved at a rxed pace, he could arrive in a week. If he rushed at full speed, he could arrive in three days.
Xiao Chen had already left the borders of Boulder Ind. His lone ship was like a drop of water in the vast ocean on this humongouske; it did not draw any attention.
Xiao Chen did not believe that the Holy Fire Manors people could find him like this. Hence, he nned to travel leisurely. At the same time, he would use these seven days to temper his physical body.
The Firmament Body Tempering Art had a requirement before one could cultivate it. His physical strength had to reach 150,000 kilograms of force before he could cultivate it.
When he cultivated the Dragon and Tiger Body Sculpting Art to the peak, Xiao Chens full power strike only achieved 125,000 kilograms of force. He was still short of a little.
To improve further, Xiao Chen could only rely on external aid. The so-called external aid referred to the body tempering Spirit Herb above five hundred years of age that he had obtained on Qianren Ind.
Xiao Chen had once used arge number of body tempering Spirit Herbs in the underground world of the Heavenly Saber Pavilion. Hence, normal body tempering Spirit herbs had no effect on him.
On Qianren Ind, all of the body tempering Spirit Herbs Xiao Chen had picked were above five hundred years old. Unfortunately, there were only six stalks.
Xiao Chen ced the body tempering Spirit Herbs on the floor before him and muttered to himself, There are only six stalks, but three are a thousand years old. If I consume all of them, I should have no problem gaining an additional 25,000 kilograms of force.
As long as Xiao Chen achieved 150,000 kilograms of force, that would be sufficient. When he started to cultivate the Inferior Grade Heaven Ranked Body Tempering Cultivation Technique, his physical strength would increase explosively.
The small silver ship moved unhurriedly across the calmke, gliding towards its destination.
As for Xiao Chen, he had consumed one Spirit Herb stalk and sat cross-legged. He started to focus on refining the Medicinal Energy. He absorbed all the Medicinal Energy into his bones without missing a drop.
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Four days had passed quickly. Every time Xiao Chen refined a stalk of Spirit Herb, he could feel his bones, meridians, and flesh grow stronger. His strength had also increased significantly.
On this particr day, Xiao Chen suddenly opened his eyes. He circted his energies and punched the calmke.
Bang!
The fist wind formed by Xiao Chens pure physical force created a void of twenty meters wide on the surface of theke. After a moment, a pir of water rose up to the sky.
Many fishes and prawns flew into the sky with the pir of water and fell back down. They rained down for minutes beforeing to a stop.
Xiao Chen pulled back his fist and revealed a satisfied smile. He had achieved 150,000 kilograms of force in five days. Furthermore, he still had one stalk of thousand-year-old Spirit Herbs.
Xiao Chen did not continue to refine it. At his level, even a thousand-year-old Spirit Herb would not be very effective. Since he had reached the threshold for cultivating the Firmament Body Tempering Art, there was no need to waste that Spirit Herb.
Its been five days. I should reach the Red Cloud Ind soon! Xiao Chen muttered to himself as he gazed at theke before him.
White mist covered the distantke surface. The faint silhouette of an ind appeared; it should be Red Cloud Ind.
It is time to move at full speed, Xiao Chen thought to himself. The small silver ship immediately transformed into a streak of purple light and entered his right eye.
Xiao Chen gently pushed against the water and executed the Azure Dragon Cloud Soaring Art. He moved like a swift Azure Dragon across the surface of the water.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
No long after, Xiao Chen felt intense energy waves from ahead. There was shouting, and the water surged restlessly.
Clearly, a battle was taking ce ahead of him. Based on the energy waves, neither side was weak. Xiao Chen hesitated for a while before he flew towards the sound.
After ten breaths, Xiao Chen finally saw who engaged in this battle. A thousand meters away, a ck-robed old man and a girl in a white dress fought on the water surface.
The ck-robed old man seemed to be a Medial Grade Martial King. He held a pitch-ck sword in his hand with a ck Qi surrounding it.
His aura felt odd, and his moves were vicious. He aimed for the girls vital spots.
The girls cultivation seemed to be higher than the ck-robed cultivators. However, because of that strange ck Qi, she was very cautious and seemed to be at a slight disadvantage.
However, in Xiao Chens opinion, the girl had the advantage here. The ck-robed cultivator tried to flee a few times, but she always blocked his path.
Evidently, the girl sought stability. She used her advantage of cultivation and dragged on the fight. Then, she would give the ck-robed man a fatal blow.
Xiao Chen frowned slightly; he was somewhat astonished. The aura of the sword seemed very simr to the scarred mans from Qianren Ind. That was Demonic Qi from the Demonic World.
Chapter 420 - Peak Punch
Chapter 420: Peak Punch
This ck-robed cultivator was a remnant of the Dark church with a Demonic Beast Martial Spirit. ording to thews of the continent, if one saw a remnant of the Dark Church, they had to work together to kill him.
After all, the other party was once themon enemy of the continent. Xiao Chen thought for a while and pushed himself off thekes surface ferociously. He sent an intense fist wind at the ck-robed cultivator.
Xiao Chen surprised the ck-robed cultivator. However, when he discovered Xiao Chen was only an Inferior Grade Martial King, his look of surprise turned into a smile.
This brat overestimates himself. Coincidentally, I can use him as a hostage and escape. This girl is too strong. I cannot let this drag on.
The ck-robed cultivator parried the girls attack with his sword and clenched his left fist. Strands of ck Qi spiraled around his fist. He revealed a sinister smile as he weed Xiao Chens fist with his own.
Be careful! There is Demonic Qi on his fist. You cannot sh head-on with him, the girl cried out when she saw Xiao Chen suddenly appear. She could not help but feel exasperated. The fight had gone fairly well, but now this reckless stranger had involved himself.
Xiao Chen remained calm but did not care too much about the warning. He merged his physical strength and Essence. When infusing his Essence with his physical strength of 150,000 kilograms, his full power strike could now achieve 250,000 kilograms of force.
This was Xiao Chens peak punch under his most ideal conditions.
Bang!
A crunching sound rang out as a tremulous force surged forth. The ck-robed cultivators arm was instantly crippled; all the bones in his arm shattered.
When the two fists met, a loud sound rang out and generated an intense shockwave. It caused a ring of ten-meter-tall waves to rise around them.
Under the girls astonished gaze, Xiao Chens fist wind seemed to have blown the ck Qi into oblivion.
Pu ci!
The ck-robed cultivator vomited arge mouthful of blood. His pale face filled with shock. His opponents strength reached an incredulous level, 250,000 kilograms of force.
Aside from some peak Superior Grade Martial Kings who cultivated Superior Grade Earth Ranked Cultivation Techniques, very few could achieve such strength.
I have to run. That girl was difficult to deal with in the first ce. Now, there is this strange brat. If I dont leave, I might never escape.
The ck-robed cultivator spun around and dove into theke, thinking of making a underwater escape.
Trying to leave? How can it be so easy?!
Xiao Chen stepped forward and shouted. He violently punched the water surface, and a huge void appeared before a pir of water shot into the air.
The pir of water sted the ck-robed cultivator, along with countless fish and prawns, into the air.
At this moment, the girl recovered her wits and flew forward. Her sword emitted a bright light as she brandished it. The girl moved like a butterfly fluttering up and down.
However, the girls sword light was extremely sharp. It seemed very solid. Xiao Chen had never seen such dense sword light before.
In an instant, the girl sent out hundreds of sword lights, creating hundreds of bloody holes of various sizes on the ck-robed cultivator''s body.
Bang!
When the pir of water fell, the ck-robed cultivators body fell into theke as well. However, he was already dead.
This girl looked beautiful and delicate, but when she made a move, she was especially decisive and sharp.
Ka ca! The girl lopped off the head of the ck-robed cultivator and casually tossed it into her spatial ring. After that, she retrieved the other partys spatial ring. Her movements seemed practiced and smooth.
Thank you for your help. What is your name?
The girl smiled gently and looked at Xiao Chen after she finished her tasks.
Originally, the girl had thought that, when Xiao Chen made a move to help, he mightpromise her own safety in the process. Unexpectedly, that had not happened. Instead, he saved her a lot of time. She felt somewhat curious about this strong, young stranger.
Xiao Chen responded calmly, Its fine, working together to kill a remnant of the Dark Church is expected of us all.
When the girl heard Xiao Chen, she was slightly stunned. She carefully measured up Xiao Chen. Then, she smiled gently and asked, You are new to the Ancient Deste Land, right?
Xiao Chen felt suspicious as he replied, Yes, I am. How did you know?
The girl smiled and said, After staying in the Ancient Deste Land, you will stop asking such things.
Please exin what you mean.
The girl then proceeded to tell Xiao Chen about the customs and reasons in detail.
It turned out that the Ancient Deste Land was home to many of the Dark Churchs remnants. Furthermore, they even formed a middle-sized power.
However, no one bothered about them. There was no other reason than this being the Ancient Deste Land where all sorts of powers gathered.
The Ancient Deste Land was full of wanted criminals and evil murderers who treated life like grass on the roadside. Once they arrived here, the wanted notices for these people were no longer effective.
Since the fall of the Tianwu Dynasty, the Ancient Deste Land had be an ungovernednd, turning chaotic.
Furthermore, for some strange reason, there had never been any stories of the five great nations or strong sects attempting to upy the Ancient Deste Land.
Since a time beyond memory, the Ancient Deste Land was an absolutely neutral location on the continent.
Even those who chased evil experts in the name of righteousness would relent once their prey reached these inds.
In the Ancient Deste Land, strength spoke loudest. Chivalry? Morals? These were just jokes.
Even themon enemy of humans, the remnants of the Dark Church, would not be cornered or attacked.
They would receive the same treatment as any ordinary cultivators. Unless they infringed on someone elses interests, no one would chase and kill them.
After Xiao Chen heard that, he finally understood. This Ancient Deste Land was truly a wondrous ce.
However, it was still unknown why the various great nations and sects harbored no intentions of ruling the Ancient Deste Land. Such arge expanse ofnd was more than just a fat piece of meat.
Thinking about it, the Ancient Deste Land should have strong powers within, operating in the dark. Otherwise, they could not prevent others from spying on them.
After the girl spoke, she continued, Let me introduce myself formally. I am Xia Xiyan, from the Great Xia Nations Thousand Sword Pavilion.
Xiao Chen had heard of the Thousand Sword Pavilion before. They were one of the peak sects of the Great Xia Nation. Their strength was on par with the Great Chu Nations Heavenly Sword Gate. They were somewhat famous within the four lesser Great Nations.
Xiao Chen nodded gently and said, Xiao Chen, from the Great Qin Nation. I am currently sectless.
Xia Xiyan seemed stunned. She could not believe that Xiao Chen was sectless.
Xiao Chens punch could achieve 250,000 kilograms of force. Even in the talent-packed Great Jin Nation, at least some of the great sects would notice such talent.
However, although Xia Xiyan felt curious, she would not dig into Xiao Chens history without reason. Everyone had their own secrets.
Based on your direction, you seemed to be heading to Heavenly Spring Ind. Coincidentally, I have just finished my mission as well. Lets go together! Xia Xiyan invited.
Xiao Chen was stunned for a moment before he said, Isnt it Red Cloud Ind that way? How did it be Heavenly Spring Ind?
Xia Xiyan said confidently, The ind ahead is Heavenly Spring Ind. It is one of the six big inds second to the main ind of the south. You must have gotten lost.
Xiao Chen could not help but smile bitterly. He took out the map andpared. Red Cloud Ind was to the south and Heavenly Spring Ind was east. The difference in distance was at least five hundred kilometers.
Xiao Chen did not know how he got here.
How did you travel? Xia Xiyan asked gently.
Xiao Chen thought for a while and decided on the truth, I rode on a ship.
He rode on a ship. That should be a flying Secret Treasure, Xia Xiyan thought. She could not tell that Xiao Chen had such a treasure.
However, that would exin what had happened. Xia Xiyan exined, No wonder. The Heavenly Extermination Lake may seem calm with no wind, but there are a lot of undercurrents. asionally, they can even form strong currents. If one is not an experienced helmsman, even if they have a map, they will travel in the wrong direction.
The main ind of the southern group of inds, Longyang Ind, was something like the Province Capital of the Xihe Province. It was the core ind of the southern group. The only difference from a province capital was that it did not control the other inds.
Six inds surrounded the main ind, Longyang Ind, second in size only to it. The Heavenly Spring Ind was one of them.
Never mind. Since I have already arrived at Heavenly Spring Ind, I will just go there. Red Cloud Ind is only a small ind. What I can do there, I definitely can do on Heavenly Spring Ind.
The two of them executed their Movement Techniques and dashed towards Heavenly Springs Ind on the water surface. Along the way, Xiao Chen heard of how Xia Xiyan and the ck-robed cultivator ended up fighting.
The remnants of the Dark Church had not changed their name in the Ancient Deste Land. They had many experts within the Dark Church. However, they were still a far cry from their previous self. In the past, they were a great power on the continent.
Not long ago, the Dark Church engaged in a dispute with another power of the Ancient Deste Land, the Blood Wolf Gang. They both posted bounties at the Heavenly Extermination Union, offering rewards for killing disciples of the other side.
Since Xia Xiyan had something to do on Heavenly Springs Ind, she conveniently picked up the bounty the Blood Wolf Gang had issued.
Xiao Chen asked, How high did the ck-robed cultivator from earlier rank in the dark church? How much can you get from killing him?
Xia Xiyans reflection on the water surface flickered. She said softly, The Dark Church has one church master, two deputy church masters, nine elders, and 108 protectors. The remaining are merely trash of varying strengths.
The one we killed earlier was one of the 108 protectors. However, the protectors now cannotpare to those of the past. The older generation of protectors were all at least half-step Martial Monarchs. Unfortunately, most of them have already died. The one we just killed was one of the people used to make up the numbers.
Given this, Xiao Chen finally had a rough idea of the Dark Churchs strength.
Even though the Dark Church was much weaker than in the past, the nine elders should be Martial Monarchs. Furthermore, there were some old protectors who had not died yet. They were much stronger than the Heavenly Saber Pavilion.
Xiao Chen continued asked, Why are they fighting? Do suchrge-scale fights frequently ur in the Ancient Deste Land?
Chapter 421 - Holy Fire Manor’s Strength
Chapter 421: Holy Fire Manors Strength
Xia Xiyanughed softly, Ha! Ha! You ask quite a lot of questions. When I first arrived, I was exactly like that. Regardless whether it is a fight for territory, Spirit Vein, or precious treasures, they are all verymon. After a while, you get used to it and will not feel any particr way.
The two chatted as they sped forward. Soon, they arrived at Heavenly Spring Ind.
The ind was sorge that it could no longer be called an ind. It seemed at least ten timesrger than White Water City.
Under Xia Xiyans suggestion, Xiao Chen went to thergest city on the ind. It was named after the ind, Heavenly Spring City.
We shall part here. Thank you once again for helping me. If you have time,e to the Clear Spring Inn to find me.
After the two entered the city, Xia Xiyan bade Xiao Chen goodbye.
Xiao Chen nodded and headed to the shops in the city center. While on the way to the city earlier, Xia Xiyan told him a little about the Holy Fire Manors strength.
In the southern group, the Holy Fire Manor was one of the stronger powers. However,pared to the Dark Church and the Blood Wolf Gang, as well as some of the other powers in the Ancient Deste Land, they were significantly weaker.
The Manor Lord of the Holy Fire Manor was a Martial Monarch. There was also a consecrate who was a Martial Monarch. After that, there were ten-odd elders; they were all half-step Martial Monarchs. Old Qin was one of those elders.
Given this, Xiao Chen rxed. The odds of the Holy Fire Manor sending an elder to capture him were not high.
After all, Old Qin was only an elder. It was difficult for him to order another elder around. As long as there were no half-step Martial Monarchs, Xiao Chen could flee easily, even if the opponent were a peak Superior Grade Martial King.
Many people wandered the streets in the city. Most of them were ordinary people who did not cultivate.
However, there were many experts as well. There were numerous Martial Kings. asionally, Xiao Chen saw one or two peak Superior Grade Martial Kings.
What surprised Xiao Chen the most was that he saw many Fiend Cultivators. They looked different from humans.
For instance, Bull Fiends had small horns on their heads, and the Heavenly Wolf Fiends had sharp ears and silver eyes. Some Fiend races did not even look human.
Some had thick fur or long tails. However, most people were extremely calm when they saw these Fiend Cultivators. They were not afraid at all.
Even the ordinary people were not frightened. Instead, only Xiao Chen looked around, clearly surprised.
Brat! What are you looking at? What is there to look at? I will rip you apart with my bare hands!
Suddenly, someone shouted at Xiao Chen. The voice was thunderous, causing the eardrums to feel pain.
It was a Tiger Fiend cultivator who was two meters tall and very stout. Thick yellow fur covered his body.
When the Tiger Fiend saw Xiao Chen starting at him, he felt extremely annoyed. He opened his jaws and bellowed at him.
The Tiger Fiends fist crackled as he walked over to Xiao Chen with a zing aura.
The thunderous noise attracted the attention of countless people on thisrge street. Those people did not seem to find the situation strange. When they saw that there was some excitement, they immediately came to watch.
Xiao Chen could not help but feel embarrassed. He did not expect his moment of curiosity to attract trouble. Based on the Tiger Fiend cultivators aura, he should be a regr Medial Grade Martial King.
My apologies. I have just arrived at the Ancient Deste Land and felt curious. I apologize for my rudeness. Here are two hundred Medial Grade Spirit Stones.
It was better to avoid trouble if he could help it. Xiao Chen had already offended the Holy Fire Manor. Furthermore, Old Qin had a fewpanions with him. It would not behoove him to cause a scene.
Furthermore, Xiao Chen was in the wrong in this matter. He stared at another person as if he were a monster for no good reason at all. Anyone would be irritated at that. If he could settle this issue with some Spirit Stones, then all would be well.
The Tiger Fiend cultivator caught the bag Xiao Chen had tossed. He counted the Spirit Stones and said, Two hundred is too little. Hand over a thousand Medial Grade Spirit Stones; otherwise, you can forget about leaving here alive.
Looking at the situation, the Tiger Fiend was trying to cheat Xiao Chen. Xiao Chens expression turned cold and said, Sorry. I have the Spirit Stones, but Im not giving them to you.
The Tiger Fiend cultivators expression turned livid as he said, You are really a reckless fool. Even if you hand over the Spirit Stones now, it would be useless! Die!
The Tiger Fiend cultivator roared and pushed off the ground ferociously. Tiny cracks appeared on the street. His figure flickered as hisrge fist punched violently towards Xiao Chen.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
The image of a ferocious tiger seemed to appear on the fist. The Tiger Fiend cultivators aura instantly surged as he sent out a fist wind, creating an intense sonic boom.
Ka ca!
Xiao Chen was about to make a move when a purple-clothed man leaped down from a restaurant to the side.
The purple-clothed man spread apart his fingers and grabbed the Tiger Fiend cultivators fist. The stranger easily dispersed the fist wind with a surging aura. No matter how hard the Tiger Fiend cultivator struggled, he could neither advance nor retreat.
The purple-clothed man turned and said to the Tiger Fiend cultivator, Return the Spirit Stones, and you may leave.
Jiang Zimo When the Tiger Fiend cultivator saw the purple-clothed mans face, his expression immediately changed. He handed over the bag of Spirit Stones and quickly left.
When the surrounding crowd saw that the excitement had ended, they scattered and returned to their own matters.
Jiang Zimo tossed the bag of Spirit Stones to Xiao Chen. Then, he smiled gently and said, Dont be so generous next time. Here are your Spirit Stones.
Xiao Chen caught the bag. Then, he looked the elegant, handsome, tall, and imposing purple-clothed man. He muttered to himself for a while before saying, You are a Fiend as well. Why are you helping me?
When Jiang Zimo saw that Xiao Chen figured out his identity, he was not too surprised. He smiled and said, I am not helping you. I am helping them. With your strength, even if he worked with hispanions, they would not be a match for you.
Aside from a cyan rhombus mark on Jiang Zimos forehead, he did not have any Fiend characteristics.
Actually, Xiao Chen could only tell that the other party was a Fiend became of his strong Mental Energy. He felt a different aura from that of a human but did not verify it.
There was no way to verify what race of Fiend Jiang Zimo was. Xiao Chen felt that it was strange that he did not have any special characteristics of the Fiends.
Some Fiends had obvious characteristics. Some were not as obvious. Logically, they were all Fiends and should not have such differences between them.
Of the Fiend races, the Tiger Fiends love to take advantage of people. The will often try to intimidate humans new to the Ancient Deste Land. If you offered ten Medial Grade Spirit Stones, they would ask for a hundred. Dont be so careless next time.
Jiang Zimo smiled faintly as he exined unhurriedly.
Xiao Chen said calmly, You mean to say that I''m a spendthrift.
You can say that, Jiang Zimo shrugged slightly as he smiled. Thats right. You received an invitation as well, right? If you did, why dont youe up and have a seat with me? We are going the same way.
Xiao Chen felt somewhat confused. He was doubtful as he asked, What invitation? I dont know what you are talking about.
Thats weird. He is so young, yet his aura is very steady. His Mental Energy is frighteningly strong as well. Logically, he should have received an invitation.
Jiang Mozi felt somewhat confused. He gave Xiao Chen a deep look and said, Do you dare receive a palm strike from me?
Xiao Chen did not understand what was going on. However, he knew that the other party was not trying to initiate a fight. The other party only wanted to test his strength. After hesitating for a moment, he agreed.
After all, Xiao Chen would not incur any losses. Who knew; he might even gain some benefits.
Sorry for this offense!
After Jiang Zimo saw Xiao Chen retreat by a hundred meters, his figure shed, and he sent a palm strike directly towards Xiao Chens face.
This palm strike did not seem fancy, and it did not appear to be very fast. It did not even create any wind.
There were no fluctuations in space either. It was extremely in.
Regarding aura, it was not even one percent of what the Tiger Fiend cultivator had disyed earlier.
This was a very strange feeling. It was like little children ying house. Jiang Zimo said he would hit Xiao Chen, and he immediately did so in an ordinary-looking manner.
Suddenly, Xiao Chens expression changed, suddenly turning grave. He thought to himself, His essence is withdrawn, not letting any leak. All of the energy is focused in the palm.
Such level of control was terrifying. There were countless pores on the palm. Whether conscious or not, one normally would let some aura leak from their palms.
However, Jiang Zimo managed not to leak any energy from his palm. Furthermore, although his palm was fast, it did not create any sound or wind. He had already be one with nature.
Not even most Martial Monarchs could achieve such skill. One would have to train for decades and have insane talent before they could aplish this.
Jiang Zimos palm had already arrived before Xiao Chen. There was no time to think. Since he agreed to receive his strike, he could not use the Roaming Dragons Nine Transformations or other exquisite methods to dodge. He could only face this palm strike head-on.
Xiao Chen clenched his hand into a fist, and his bones crackled. All the strength in his body gathered.
The image of a tiger and a dragon spiraled around his arm as they roared.
Xiao Chen raised his aura to its peak. Since he could notpletely restrain his aura, he might as well release it all, disying it wantonly.
Bang!
The fist and the palm shed, and a strong wind blew. The instant Jiang Zimos seemingly ordinary palm strike came into contact with Xiao Chens fist, it released an overwhelming force that could topple mountains or flip the seas.
Strong wind raged in all directions, and the hair tie holding Xiao Chens hair had blown off, causing his hair to tangle messily in the wind. His clothes fluttered. The wind made it hard to open ones eyes.
The huge force spread from Xiao Chens arm to his feet, then to the ground. The stone bricks of the street shattered.
The intense wind caused the crushed stone bricks to fly up and spiral around the two.
Xiao Chens arm felt sore as he was nearly knocked flying. It was hard to imagine that something so quiet could explode with such intense might.
Furthermore, the other partys energy seemed unending and relentless. It felt like an endlessly gushing river, rushing at Xiao Chen.
I cannot carry on like this. The other partys cultivation technique is somewhat unusual. The energy from his palm is very even. From the start to the end, it showed no signs of weakening.
Chapter 422 - Disposing Stolen Goods
Chapter 422: Disposing Stolen Goods
If Xiao Chen wanted topete in perseverance, his opponent would definitely win. He had to knock him back in one breath.
Xiao Chens eyes widened, and the purple Qi whirlpool in his dantain spun rapidly. He merged his physical strength and Essence, and the force in his fist increased explosively.
Boom!
The suddenly increase knocked Jiang Zimo back five steps before he slowly came to a stop.
The shattered stones floating in the surrounding fell as well.
The exchanged had ended. Jiang Zimo did not follow up with another more. He looked utterly calm; he did not even have to regte his Essence before he walked over to Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen withdrew his fist and rxed, regting his Essence slightly as he did so. After that, the surging aura in his body calmed.
When Xiao Chen saw Jiang Zimo looking at ease, like he had only sent out a casual strike, Xiao Chen could not help but feel curious about the Cultivation Technique he practiced.
Jiang Zimo cupped his hands in respect and said, Not bad! You are the first within our generation to knock me back with one punch.
Xiao Chen smiled bittered, How is that not bad? I had used my full power. Looking at your rxed demeanor, you probably only used twenty percent of your strength.
Jiang Zimo smiled as he exined, You dont have to be so humble. I used my full power as well. Its just that my Cultivation Technique is a little special. Even if I am beaten to death, I will still look this rxed.
Xiao Chen smiled at this statement. This persons words were interesting. He seemed to be rather broad-minded, and his temperament suited Xiao Chen.
However, this Cultivation Technique was really strange. The aura and might disyed when using twenty percent and full power were different; there would be different levels of exhaustion as well.
No one would use their full power from the beginning. If they did, they would notst long, and their Essence would immediately drain.
Suddenly, a thought urred to Xiao Chen, Perhaps the amount of time Jiang Zimo canst using his full power is equivalent to me maintaining twenty percent of my strength.
If that is the case, Jiang Zimos Cultivation Technique is extremely horrifying.
Jiang Zimo continued, Your strength definitely meets the requirements. It is their loss that they did not send you an invitation. I have not asked for your name yet. Which nation and sect are you from?
Xiao Chen cupped his hands and said, Xiao Chen of the Great Qin Nation. Currently sectless.
As Jiang Zimo repeated Xiao Chens name, he found it somewhat familiar. However, he could not recall where he heard it. Brother Xiao Chen, how about this? On the seventeenth of the next month, if you have the time, visit the backyard of the Clear Spring Inn. I think you will be interested. Coincidentally, I have a rmendation letter I can give to you.
Clear Spring Innisnt that the inn Xia Xiyan is staying in? Did Jiang Zimo and Xia Yiyane for the same purpose?
Xiao Chen did not bother to think about this for now. He looked up at the impressive and imposing Jiang Zimo. He felt suspicious as he inquired, Speaking of which, this is the first time we have met, right? Why are you so cordial?
Jiang Zimoughed and said, Are you afraid that I will set a trap for you? Lets put it this way; I will not force you or persuade you. On the seventeenth of the next month, if you are interested, take some time to take a look. I guarantee that you will not be disappointed. I will take my leave first.
Thats right; those Tiger Fiends will probably ambush youter. Do go easy on them.
Jiang Zimo turned around and leaped back into the restaurant. Xiao Chen did not linger either. He headed for thergest shop in the city.
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In the restaurant, at a table beside a window, a silver-haired girl stared Xiao Chens back, deep in thought.
The silver-haired girl had a pretty face. She looked like an elf of Xiao Chens previous world. However, her silver eyes contained no emotion; they appeared extremely cold.
When the silver-haired girl saw Jiang Zimo return, she asked anxiously, Zimo, who is that? Which sect is he from?
Jiang Zimo looked at the silver-haired girls anxious expression and felt astonished. This was the first time he had seen her so concerned about another person.
Xinya, do you recognize this person?
The silver-haired girl shook her head. She said, He has a very simr aura to someone I once knew, but they look different.
Jiang Zimo nodded and said, He is Xiao Chen. He looked pretty strong but is not affiliated with any sects.
When the silver-haired girl heard this, she felt somewhat disappointed. She said softly, Oh, it looks like I recognized the wrong person. The one I know has the surname Ye.
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There were many shops in the city catered to cultivators. Xiao Chen stopped in one of thergest shops. The shop had a simple atmosphere and was built of wood.
There were many people going in and out; it was very bustling. The words Flowing Wind Pavilion adorned the signboard in gold. Xiao Chen followed the crowd and entered.
The shop was massive. Xiao Chen looked around and saw all sorts of goods in the hall on the first floor.
There were racks specifically for Spirit Weapons, containing row upon row of various weapons. All grades and ranks of Spirit Weapons were present. There were even hundreds of Profound Ranked Spirit Weapons and above.
Next to the Spirit Weapons was the shelf for all types of Battle Armor. Along with the Spirit Weapons, they formed a circr area for weapons.
The weapons zoney in the middle of the hall. The shelves along the walls contained all sorts of Herbs and Medicinal Pills.
The items were very well organized. Xiao Chen felt like he was in a supermarket of his previous life. The only difference was that it looked more ancient and natural.
Young Hero, are you here for Spirit Weapons or Battle Armor? Or perhaps you are here to order a custom weapon? Our shop is one of the few partners of the Heavenly Craft Manor in the Ancient Deste Land. No matter what you want, we can make it.
When a manservant saw Xiao Chen looking around the weapons zone, he quickly rushed forward with a smile and greeted him warmly.
When this manservant mentioned the Heavenly Craft Manor, he radiated pride. It was as though working with the Heavenly Craft Manor was an incredibly impressive feat.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly and said, I am not here to buy, but I have things to sell. Does the Flowing Wind Pavilion ept them?
The manservants smile did not change as he said, Yes, we do!. Go up that staircase. After you pass the treasure pavilion on the second floor, you will arrive at the third floor where we have specially trained appraisers. I guarantee that Young Hero will not suffer a loss there.
There were very few people in the treasure pavilion. It was less than half the size of the hall on the first floor. With one nce, Xiao Chen knew why.
The treasure pavilion sold all sorts of Cultivation Techniques and Martial Techniques. There were also some early Inferior Grade Secret Weapons, some precious Medicinal Pills, and all sorts of valuable ores.
These items were very expensive. Only a small portion of cultivators could afford such things.
Xiao Chen continued climbing the stairs and arrived at the third floor of the Flowing Wind Pavilion. Compared to the second floor, there were even fewer people there.
The third floor was also quieter; it did not have the noise and bustle of the first floor. All the people simply waited in silence. Xiao Chen sat on a wooden chair, and a servant girl immediately came and poured him tea; their service was excellent.
Xiao Chen picked up the teacup and took a sip. Then, he asked that servant girl, How long do I have to wait before my turn?
The servant girl smiled and answered, Young Hero, the appraisal hall of the Flowing Wind Pavilion will only entertain three customers and any given moment to ensure fairness. Some treasures are easy to appraise and some are very difficult. It is hard to measure the time taken.
Looking around and counting the number of people waiting, it seemed like it would take at least two hours. Xiao Chen set down the teacup and closed his eyes to doze off.
Fortunately, Xiao Chen had a lot of patience. He did not find the wait boring. Some people near him could not bear the boredom and started chatting with each other.
Have you guys heard? The Holy Fire Manors Seventh Elder Qing Feng led a group of people to the Demon Battlefield to kill a Blood Demon. In the process, three half-step Martial Monarchs died. After killing the peak high-rank Blood Demon with much difficulty, someone robbed him, suddenly, someone mentioned the recent events from the Demon Battlefield.
The Holy Fire Manor was a considerably famous power in the southern inds. When someone mentioned the Holy Fire Manor, it captured the attention of some people waiting in the hall.
A cultivator in yellow garments asked, When did that happen? Why have I not heard anything about it?
He he, it happened a week ago. Of course, you have not heard about it. So far, the news only spread throughout Boulder Ind and the headquarters of the Holy Fire Manor, the Holy Fire Ind. However, it will probably soon spread throughout all of the southern inds, the cultivator in green, who spoke initially, proudly proimed.
Who is so powerful to rob the peak high-rank Blood Demons Demon Core from under the noses of ten-odd half-step Martial Monarchs? He must be at least of the Martial Monarch realm.
The cultivator in green garmentsughed, Your guess is very wrong. Think about it. Why would Martial Monarch cultivators want a peak high-rank Blood Demons Demon Core? They have already opened their sea of consciousness. If they wanted, they would need a Blood Demon Generals Demon Core. The Demon Core of regr Blood Demon is useless to them.
Then it must be another peak half-step Martial Monarch. He probably needed a peak high-rank Blood Demons Demon Core to open his sea of consciousness.
The cultivator in green garments continued tough, Wrong again. The one who snatched the Demon Core away was merely an Inferior Grade Martial King. Not only did he snatched the Demon Core, but he also grabbed the three Medial Grade Secret Treasures from the hands of the Blood Demon and the corpses of three half step Martial Monarchs. He stole all the benefits of that battle.
How can it be? How could an Inferior Grade Martial King do all this under the noses of so many half-step Martial Monarchs?
That is absolutely impossible. You must be exaggerating.
The few people at the side shook their heads. They obviously did not believe the cultivator in green.
The cultivator in green garments smiled faintly and did not try to defend himself. It is up to you whether you want to believe me or not. Soon, you will know the truth.
This topic continued for a while until someone brought up a new topic, The Trial of the Ancient Deste Tower seems to be starting again. I wonder how many people will qualify to participate this time?
I guess that there will be more people than previously. There are simply too many geniuses in this generation. It is going to be hard for the Great Jin Nation to continue monopolizing the top spots in the Five Nation Youth Competition.
That might not be so. The Great Jin nation has the most Spirit Veins in the Tianwu Continent. They have even more geniuses than the others. It is going to be challenging for the other four nations to upy the top ten.
Lets see the results of the Ancient Deste Tower. If someone can make it to the Ancient Deste Towers seventh floor, there might be a chance of that happening.
Its difficult. Aside from the people from the Thunder Emperors era, no one has ever made it to the seventh floor in the past few thousand years. Right now, the geniuses of this era are only budding. We will have to wait for at least ten years.
Chapter 423 - Assaulting the Villains?
Chapter 423: Assaulting the Viins?
The Trial of the Ancient Deste Tower is about to begin? Does that have something to do with Jiang Zimo and Xia Xiyan? Xiao Chen opened his eyes.
Interest shed in Xiao Chens eyes. He intended to ask more about it but
Young Hero, it is your turn.
At this moment, a pretty young girl came over and spoke to him softly.
It looks like I can only let it go for now. However, I now have a clue of the Ancient Deste Tower. It should be easy to learn moreter. Xiao Chen got up and followed the servant girl into the room ahead.
When the cultivator in green saw Xiao Chen get up, he was deep in thoughts as he watched his back. Earlier, he had not noticed Xiao Chen.
However, now that the cultivator in green garments saw Xiao Chens backs, he started thinking.
He is wearing white robes and is an Inferior Grade Martial King. He looks to be younger than twenty. Unfortunately, I did not see him carrying a saber. He must have it in his spatial ring.
The cultivator in green muttered to himself. I should follow him closely. If he is a desman, chances are is that he is that person.
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Within the appraisal hall, an old man took a sip of tea. When he saw Xiao Chen enter, he smiled and said, My humble self is the Flowing Wind Pavilions Old Ma. If Young Hero intends to sell something, please take them out to show me.
Xiao Chen nodded but said nothing. He pointed his Universe Ring in an empty space in the hall and arge pile of objects tumbled out.
When the sound stopped, a one-meter-high pile of misceneous items appeared in the middle of the hall. Old Ma nearly spat the tea he was drinking.
Old Ma managed to stop himself from spilling the tea as he said with a somewhat unsightly expression, Little Brother, are you here to mess around? Do you know what kind of ce my Flowing Wind Pavilion is? How dare you show me a pile of trash?
Clearly, the other party did not think that all of these items were valuable. He felt that Xiao Chen was here to make a fool of him.
Xiao Chen sat down calmly and said, You will know if it is really a pile of trash or not when you take a look for yourself.
When Old Ma saw Xiao Chens confident manner, he hesitated. He squatted down in half disbelief and casually picked up a bottle of Medicinal Pills.
Old Ma opened the bottle, and a fragrance wafted out. He sniffed it, and his expression changed. He said, This is a Rank 6 Medicinal Pill. If a Martial Saint uses one, it can increase their cultivation greatly. It is worth ten thousand Inferior Grade Spirit Stones.
Right after Old Ma spoke, he quickly picked up a yellowing secret manual. This was an Inferior Grade Earth Ranked Cultivation Technique. It could be used up to the Martial King realm. It was worth a hundred thousand Inferior Grade Spirit Stones.
There are ten Inferior Grade Earth Ranked Spirit Weapons here! This is a three-hundred-year-old Snow Ginseng! Here is a Battle Armor, and this is a Superior Grade Earth Ranked Martial Technique. There is an Inferior Grade Secret Treasure here as well!
With each sentence Old Ma uttered, his expression changed further. How was this a pile of trash? He had judge these items wrong.
Although each individual item was not extremely valuable and could not stir any interest in him, with the number of items here, their total value would be astonishing. There were at least a thousand items.
For so many misceneous items to appear on one person, he had to have either robbed a strong n or killed many high ranked cultivators.
Old Ma felt astonished. Xiao Chen seemed no older than twenty. Regardless which was the case, the strength of his youth was unfathomable. He was not as simple as he looked.
Old Ma no longer dared slight Xiao Chen as he had before. He stood up and cupped his hands, I am sorry for the previous offense. This old man judged too hastily. I hope that Little Brother will forgive me.
Xiao Chen said indifferently, Never mind; just help me appraise these quickly. I am only interested in business and nothing else.
Of course, it was not realistic to rely on only Old Ma to appraise everything.
Old Ma called over a servant girl and gave her some instructions. After an hour, ten young appraisers emerged from the back door of the appraisal hall.
Old Ma exined, I have summoned them from the other branches. Dont look down on them for being young. They should have no problems appraising your items.
Xiao Chen nodded and did not object.
After two hours and the arduous effects of the eleven appraisers, all of the misceneous items had been appraised.
The ten appraisers from the branches took their leave, and soon, only Old Ma and Xiao Chen upied the hall.
Old Ma handed over a list and said to Xiao Chen with a fatigued expression, Little Brother, take a look. The total value is three million Inferior Grade Spirit Stones. If you change them to Medial Grade Spirit Stones, it would be 25,000. You understand the reasons already, I believe.
Xiao Chen looked through the list and expressed no objection. Xiao Chen was indeed aware. Naturally, he would not say anything.
Old Ma smiled gently and said, That is good. Take out your Ancient Deste Pass, and we will sign the contract. After that, we can give you the Spirit Stones immediately.
Xiao Chen was stunned. He did not expect to need the Ancient Deste Pass when making such a transaction. He could not help but feel a little depressed, I do not have an Ancient Deste Pass yet. Can we stillplete the transaction?
Old Ma frowned slightly. Clearly, he was somewhat astonished. Unexpectedly, this youth is new to the Ancient Deste Land. He has not even made an Ancient Deste Pass.
This makes things slightly difficult. It is not that this old man wants to make things difficult for you, but without an Ancient Deste Pass, the tax you have to pay for such arge transaction is quite substantial, Old Ma exined gently.
Since it was a problem of money, it was easy to deal with. Xiao Chen said, How about this? Follow the list and write it as 25,000 Medial Grade Spirit Stones. However, I will only take twenty thousand Medial Grade Spirit Stones.
This transaction of misceneous items was an unexpected ie for Xiao Chen. It did not matter if he earned more or less. If he had to make an Ancient Deste Pass, that would make things problematic.
Old Ma immediately understood. He understood Xiao Chens generosity. Thinking about it, he had probably obtained these goods by killing others and was in a rush to get rid of them.
However, Old Ma reminded, Think about it carefully. It does not take much time to make an Ancient Deste Pass. You will save five thousand Medial Grade Spirit Stones by doing so.
Xiao Chen shook his head and said, There is no need. I have made up my mind.
After the two signed the contract, Old Ma revealed boxes of Spirit Stones and gave them to Xiao Chen to count. With a casual sweep of his Spiritual Sense, he sensed that the number was correct. So, he tossed them into his Universe Ring.
Xiao Chens Universe Ring had far more avable space now. The number of Medial Grade Spirit Stones now reached at least 150,000. Furthermore, he had millions of Inferior Grade Spirit Stones and a hundred extremely valuable Superior Grade Spirit Stones.
Xiao Chen walked out of the appraisal hall and looked around. He noticed that the cultivator in green had not left yet. Furthermore, when that cultivator saw him, his eyelids twitched.
Thats weird. Normally, most people only take fifteen minutes to conclude their transactions. Logically, he should have left long ago.
Xiao Chen noticed that the other cultivators who chatted earlier were all gone, reced by cultivators he had not met.
He knows about the matters on Boulder Ind. He must be suspicious of me, Xiao Chen paid attention to him and headed downstairs without any change in his expression.
Not long after Xiao Chen left, his Spiritual Sense picked up on a figure following him stealthily. It was the cultivator in green.
This person is a Superior Grade Martial King. If he makes a sneak-attack, it will be some threat to me. However, there is no need to worry since I have already noticed him.
Coincidentally, he knows about the Ancient Deste Tower. If he has ill intentions against me, I can capture and question him.
Thinking of this, the corners of Xiao Chens lips curled up. He walked forward unhurriedly, pretending he knew nothing.
Soon, Xiao Chen found a rather deste alley. When he noticed the sparse number of people and deste environment, he nodded. Ill do it here.
Bang!
Just at this moment, two Tiger Fiend cultivators suddenly jumped out from both sides. They were tall and stout. Soon, they surrounded Xiao Chen.
These Fiends were over two meters tall. They blocked the sunlight and cast arge shadow. They were the Tiger Fiends Xiao Chen had offended earlier.
The Tiger Fiend who Jiang Zimo had chased away earlier emitted killing Qi from his entire body. He walked over to Xiao Chen and smiled coldly, Brat, I told you to hand over a thousand Medial Grade Spirit Stones, but you refused. Now, I will cripple your legs and force regret down your throat.
Is that so? Unfortunately, you are not capable of such a thing.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly, Jiang Zimo had guessed correctly. With the flip of his hand, the Lunar Shadow Saber in his Universe Ring instantly appeared in his grasp.
The four Tiger Fiends were Medial Grade Martial Kings. When working together, they were quite strong.
Unfortunately, with one nce, Xiao Chen could tell that they were not the core cultivators of the Fiends. They did not have strong Cultivation Techniques or Martial Techniques. If Xiao Chen used his full power, they did not stand a chance.
After fifteen minutes, the four Tiger Fiendsy on the ground, mourning pitifully. Wounds of various sizes covered their bodies, asionally flickering with electricity.
Inpliance with Jiang Zimos request, Xiao Chen was not too heavy-handed. The injuries looked horrifying, but they were not severe. He only taught them a lesson.
Scram! I will onlyply with Jiang Zimos request once. Dont let me see you again.
Xiao Chen returned the Lunar Shadow Saber to its sheath as he snorted coldly.
The few Tiger Fiends felt relieved of a huge burden. They knew they had kicked an iron board. They scurried up and fled.
Not bad. Excellent Saber Techniques. You fought one against four and still held an overwhelming advantage.
The cultivator in green stood on the alley wall. Xiao Chen had not noticed his arrival. The sunlight shone from behind him, obscuring his appearance.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly, After following me for so long, you finally could not resist.
The cultivator in green shrugged his shoulder nonmittedly. He was not surprised that Xiao Chen had noticed him. He asked, Were you on Boulder Ind a week ago?
Xiao Chen did not reply. He simply took out the peak high-rank Blood Demons Demon Core and said, You must be looking for this!
The cultivator in green smiled and said, Very good; you can die now. I will hand your head over to the Holy Fire Manor for a reward. That would be the best way to maximize your value.
After the cultivator spoke, he leaped down from the wall. Then he sent out two sharp fist winds at Xiao Chen as he dropped.
Xiao Chen drew his Lunar Shadow Saber again, and electric light flickered on the snow-white de. Xiao Chen hacked the fist winds apart with his saber.
Giant Whale Palm!
The cultivator shouted, and faint mist filled the ally. The ground turned soft and waved like water.
Xiao Chen became unsteady and started moving with the water.
What a powerful state of water. This person is no ordinary Superior Grade Martial King. No wonder he is so confident.
Chapter 424 - Wild Dance of Whales
Chapter 424: Wild Dance of Whales
A huge whale formed by Essence appeared behind the cultivator in green. Then itunched itself forward with the palm strike.
The colossal whale opened its mouth wide and revealed cold, sharp teeth as it rushed at Xiao Chen.
The cultivator was very confident in this palm strike. He believed that with this palm strike he could kill Xiao Chen quickly.
He already practiced this to perfection. Furthermore, heprehended the state of water. With these two factors, this move would achieve 120 percent of its original might.
Not only was this move powerful, but its strong, mysterious phenomenon could also break the other partys Movement Technique, making him unable to dodge.
Several cultivators stronger than the cultivator in green had suffered under this palm. Even if an Inferior Grade Martial King could block it, he would sustain severe injuries.
Xiao Chen circted his energy and rooted himself firmly to the ground. In an instant, he increased his weight by fifty thousand kilograms. He anchored himself firmly where he stood and did not move at all.
When Xiao Chen saw the huge whale flying towards him, he did not dare be careless. He exhibited his state of thunder to its limits and thunder crashed above them in the sky.
Wukui Shakes the Heavens!
Xiao Chen shouted and hacked vertically with his Lunar Shadow Saber. The divine Wukui Tree loomed like a mountain as it crashed down on the approaching whale, carrying a boundless electric force as it did so.
Within the Wukui Saber Techniques, Wukui Shakes the Heavens was the powerhouse for shing head-on. There were no tricks to it; it merely turned the vast state of thunder into a strong force.
The stronger the state and the thicker the Essence, the mightier this move would be.
Since the other party wanted to sh head-on, Xiao Chen would give him this opportunity. He wanted to see whose strength would prevail in the end.
Bang!
The huge whale made from Essence shed with the divine Wukui Tree. A strong force immediately dispersed throughout the surroundings. Thunder and waves roared, and the walls around the alley copsed.
The whale made of Essence held on for a while before scattering. However, Xiao Chens Wukui Tree had only dimmed but did not disappear.
The Wukui Treended on the ground and the ground that had previously moved like water calmed. Xiao Chens attack had broken the other cultivators state of water as well.
The cultivator in green grew very pale. He fell back by several steps before slowing. He could not believe that Xiao Chen had managed to break his move.
The cultivator suppressed the surging Essence in his body as he smiled coldly, You have some strength. No wonder you could snatch that Demon Core. However, you will still die!
Wild Dance of Whales!
A wave of water instantly appeared on the ground. It was not an illusion caused by a mysterious phenomenon. Instead, it was a real wave.
Xiao Chen noticed that his pants had be wet as a result, and he frowned slightly. He pushed off the ground, wanting to leap away. However, he discovered that there seemed to be a pair of invisible hands holding his feet in the water.
Behind the cultivator, his Essence formed into hundreds of massive whales. They roared, and when their aurabined, it was overwhelming.
This Wild Dance of Whales is the equivalent of an Inferior Grade Heaven Ranked Martial Technique. I can only use this once every three months. Unless you have the strength of a half-step Martial Monarch, you can forget about breaking through. Just die!
Heughed maniacally as the school of whales covered the sky and headed for Xiao Chen.
At the critical moment, Xiao Chen removed the blue strip of cloth on his forehead.
The scarlet throne mark on his forehead immediately appeared. Xiao Chens aura suddenly changed.
The state of massacre started to merge with the state of thunder. The Lunar Shadow Saber alternatively flickered between purple and red.
Ka ca!
A saber light shed through the water and chopped the invisible hands grabbing Xiao Chens feet in half.
State of massacre!
The cultivator in green garments quickly increased the speed of his whales. The aquatic mammals suddenly elerated.
Xiao Chen grasped his saber with both hands and activated the Blood me Shoes. His figure shed as he weaved through the pod.
The saber light containing the killing Qi of the state of massacre danced around. Every time it shed, it shattered a massive whale.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Explosions rang out in that narrow space. The berserk water-attributed energy crashed violently.
Xiao Chen executed his Azure Dragon Cloud Soaring Art to its extreme. Afterimages followed him as he darted through the alley. He relied on the Blood me Shoes to boost his speed to Mach 3.5.
Xiao Chen managed to dodge the instant a huge whale exploded. He appeared to dance on the surface of the sea in the middle of a berserk storm. However, none of the waves hit him. Instead, he hacked down on every one of them. The boundless electric light, as well as the state of massacre, seemed to suppress the ferocious waves.
Damn it! He hasprehended two states at the same time. Furthermore, he is so fast.
As the cultivator in green saw Xiao Chen hack apart his whales, horror colored his expression.
The cultivator hesitated for a moment. However, he nced in a particr direction and decided to persevere. Fortunately, he had prepared for this battle beforehand.
The cultivator knew about Xiao Chens escape from the hands of fifteen half-step Martial Monarchs. Thinking about it, he should be one of the genius-level cultivators who could defeat those of higher cultivation realms.
Hence, when the cultivator in green decided to follow Xiao Chen, he had used a messenger bird to inform hispanion. As long as he could hold on until hispanion arrived, this brat would be finished.
A peak high-rank Blood Demons Demon Core was worth this risk. Whether he sold it or used it to open his own sea of consciousness, it was extremely valuable.
Thinking of this, the cultivators expression slowly became resolute. When Xiao Chen killed the final huge whale, the cultivators figure shed.
The cultivator in green sensed where Xiao Chen was as the sound of wind roared next to his ears. Then, he attacked from a strange angle from behind.
Xiao Chen did not turn around. He sent out a strange arc of light from his saber, flickering between red and purple. It formed a hemisphere and enveloped him.
Bang!
The palm wind of the cultivator struck the light, and it exploded. A shockwave sted his body back.
Xiao Chen took advantage of this opportunity to spin around. He looked at the pale-faced cultivator and said calmly, Since youre not trying to flee, you must havepanionsing!
Xiao Chensment startled the cultivator, but he did not dignify that statement with a response. He simply charged forward again.
Xiao Chen had read the answer in the other partys eyes. He said indifferently, You overestimate yourself. You dont even qualify to challenge me before you haveprehended your state of water to its peak.
Lightning crackled as Xiao Chen took a great stride forward. He rushed forward with a surging aura and substituted defense with offense.
The berserk force,bined with the boundless state of massacre,pletely suppressed the cultivator in green. He had no other choice but to retreat.
Pu ci!
When Xiao Chen found an opportunity, he thrust his saber forward and broke past the weakest spot of his opponents palm wind, leaving a wound in his chest.
Hack!
After getting in a strike, Xiao Chen did not give his opponent any time to react. He quickly used the simplest of the eight Basic Saber Techniques.
Pa!
In the time for a spark to fly, just before the saber struck the cultivators chest, he pped his hands. He captured Xiao Chens de between his palms, halting his attack.
Xiao Chen smiled coldly to himself, You are really brave to use your bare hand to catch my saber. Lightning! Strike!
The electric light, infused with the state of massacre, exploded. Instantly, it broke through the Essence covering the cultivators palms.
When the electricity broke through, the cultivators palms swelled. Xiao Chen continued to push down with his saber, and the saber light struck his opponents inner vest.
Zi! Zi!
Scarlet electricity crackled and flickered on the saber, elongating into a long electric light. With the aid of the state of massacre, it easily broke through the inner vest.
The attackcerated the cultivator in greens flesh, leaving a deep wound on his chest.
Xiao Chen stepped forward and ced his saber on his opponents neck a moment before he could flee.
If you dont want to die, dont move. Answer my questions!
Ti da! Ti da!
The cultivators wound was deep to the bone, blood spilling to the ground relentlessly. He had an extremely pained expression but did not show much fear.
Do you think I will believe you? If you want to kill me, just do it. I have alreadye to realize that, if I do not climb on the corpses others to rise, another will kill me, and I will be their stepping stone.
This person had a pretty good awareness. However, Xiao Chen was confident of obtaining his answers. He pressed the saber against the other partys neck and leaned forward.
Do you think you have a choice? Answer my question, and you might buy some time. Maybe yourpanions will arrive in time to rescue you. If not, I will kill you now.
The saber broke the skin, and blood trickled down his throat. With death so close at hand, the cultivator in gave in to his fear. Xiao Chens final words sparked hope within him.
If the cultivator in green garments could buy enough time, hispanion might be able to save him, What is your question?!
Very good. Whats up with the Ancient Deste Tower? Tell me about it in detail, Xiao Chen demanded with a calm gaze.
When the cultivator heard this, he could not help but sigh in relief. He originally thought that Xiao Chen would ask him about some secrets. It turned out that he wanted to know about this. In that case, there was no need for him to resist.
There was a stone tower that had existed for an unknown amount of time in Deste City. Rumors said that it had been there since the Ancient Era.
There were many mysterious things in the tower. There were strong Martial Techniques, mysterious Secret Treasure, profound Cultivation Techniques, and even Holy Weapons falling from the sky.
Cultivators could find what they could only dream of there. If one cultivated in the tower, their cultivation speed would increase significantly.
There were a total of nine floors. The further one climbed, the more benefits one could gain. Furthermore, the strangest thing was that the stone tower only allowed people under the age of 25 to enter.
Once the bone age surpassed the limits, no matter what cultivation one had, even the Martial Emperor realm, one could not enter. It was like and of fortuitous encounters specifically prepared for geniuses.
The cultivator in green continued, Of course, it is difficult to enter the tower. The Ancient Deste Tower only opens once every two years. You need to undergo examinations from some external organization and then fight for the limited number of spots. Finally, you need to face the test of the Ancient Deste Tower itself.
Hu chi!
Just as Xiao Chen was about to ask about how to qualify to take the examination, a golden dart suddenly flew towards Xiao Chens forehead.
The golden dart was utterly brilliant like a miniature golden sun. It hurt Xiao Chens eyes.
Chapter 425 - Second Layer of the Firmament Body Tempering Art
Chapter 425: Second Layer of the Firmament Body Tempering Art
The golden dart was oddly fast, reaching Mach 4. Furthermore, it carried an overwhelming force, containing an earth-shattering aura.
It did not feel like a dart, but a sword that could pierce through the nine heavens.
Everywhere it passed, it pierced the air like paper, leaving behind a long tear.
Xiao Chen felt a dangerous aura. He quickly activated the ck-winged Blood me Eagles on the Blood me Shoes, and his speed instantly reached Mach 4 as he dodged to the side.
Xiu!
A body quickly descended, chasing the dart. Then, he grabbed the golden dart as well as the cultivator in green before rushing back with lightning speed.
Xiao Chen was about to pursue them when he felt the auras of a few half-step Martial Monarchs from the city. They were heading for him, moving swiftly.
Thinking about it, the city management had probably sensed the fight and wereing to investigate.
Not wanting to incur more trouble, Xiao Chen quickly left in another direction.
Qin Pengyu, why did you not help me to kill him?! the cultivator in green questioned hispanion after his rescue.
The cultivator called Qin Pengyu fiddled with the golden dart in his hand and smiled faintly, We should go back first. I can only use my Golden sh once a day. Furthermore, the City Lord Residences people will arrive soon. Lets not speak about that now. Have you verified that it is him yet?
The cultivator nodded and said, I have verified it. I saw him take out the peak high-rank Blood Demons Demon Core.
When Qin Pengyu heard the words peak high-rank Blood Demons Demon Core, greed shed in his eyes. He said, That is good. Watch him for now. After he leaves the city, we will attack. You can use the time to recuperate as well.
Give me one month. When I haveprehended my state of water to the limit, I will kill this brat personally, the cultivator in green viciously dered.
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In Heavenly Spring City, Xiao Chen spent some Inferior Grade Spirit Stones and found a courtyard catered for cultivators.
Aside from the bedroom, this kind of courtyard also had a dedicated cultivation room, a dueling ground for practicing Martial Techniques, and all sorts of equipment for tempering the body. One could even hire a training partner.
Xiao Chen took out the Firmament Body Tempering Art while in the cultivation room. His strength had finally reached 150,000 kilograms of force. Now that he had dealt with the mess in his Universe Ring, it was time to cultivate this Firmament Body Tempering Art.
As for news about the Ancient Deste Tower, Xiao Chen managed to glean enough information to have a rough idea from the cultivator in green garments.
Without a doubt, that was a ce all geniuses needed to go. Although he did not know how could he gain entry, one of the basic requirements had to be his strength.
Without being strong enough, even if Xiao Chen knew how to get in, he would not pass the examinations.
As for the seventeenth of the next month, the situation at the Clear Spring Inn that Jiang Zimo had mentioned could be something closely rted to the Ancient Deste Tower. Xiao Chen was somewhat interested in checking it out now.
However, before that, the most important thing was to increase his strength. At this moment, Xiao Chen was not confident of defeating Jiang Zimo.
It would be difficult to be stronger by advancing to Medial Grade Martial King in such a short period. This was because Xiao Chen had a much firmer foundation than others.
Compared to other Inferior Grade Martial Kings, most of their Essence was a pool of water. Regr geniuses were a gushing river. As for Xiao Chen, his Essence was like a vast ocean.
Unless Xiao Chenpared himself to a peak genius, very few could surpass him. Relying on only the Heaven Ranked Cultivation Technique, the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation, he had already left many people in the dust.
Furthermore, Xiao Chen had consumed many Spirit Herbs from the herb garden on Qianren Ind. This resulted in Xiao Chen possessing far more Essence than others.
All of this made advancing in cultivation realms difficult for Xiao Chen. It was like arge and tall building. The foundations that he hadid were far deeper than others by several times.
To build up to the fifth floor, the time Xiao Chen would have to spend was also far more than others. However, once he achieved the same height, he could contain more people.
Hence, for now, Xiao Chen prepared to focus on tempering his physical body, focusing on cultivating the Firmament Body Tempering Art.
The Firmament Body Tempering Art had a total of twelveyers. The first threeyers were the foundation. They focused on strengthening the bones, flesh, and meridians.
The fourthyer would start to increase the Vital Qi in a cultivators body. Every threeyers represented a major hurdle. Once one surpassed it, their Vital Qi would massively increase.
Xiao Chen closed the Firmament Body Tempering Art secret manual and sat cross-legged on the prayer mat, closing his eyes.
Xiao Chen started to circte the Vital Qi in his body in the manner described by the Firmament Body Tempering Art. He formally started to cultivate this Heaven Ranked Body Tempering Cultivation Technique.
Essence and Vital Qi were different. There was amon saying; when cultivators did not use their Essence, they used their Vital Qi. In reality, everyone, even regr people who did not cultivate, had Vital Qi. It was just a matter of how much.
However, only those who cultivated Body Tempering Cultivation Techniques could control their own Vital Qi proficiently like Essence, making it move throughout the body to achieve the effects of tempering the body.
Such cultivators could even release their Vital Qi outside their bodies, doing things like splitting mountains, shattering rocks, or flying. Of course, one could only achieve feats like these by reaching a deep level of cultivation.
After three days, Xiao Chen sessfully broke through to the Firmament Body Tempering Arts firstyer. All of his joints started crackling, growing more resilient and unbreakable.
At the same time, Xiao Chens bones experienced a tremendous change. From the inside to the outside of the bones, everything started wriggling. This felt extremely painful.
It felt like someone jabbed the bones with a needle. For Xiao Chen, it felt like there were thousands of needles stabbing his bones relentlessly.
Xiao Chen clenched his teeth as he did his best to endure this anguish, not letting his mind copse.
The painsted an hour before it slowly ended. Finally, a warmth quickly spread throughout his bones.
That warmth swept away all of the previous pain, making Xiao Chen feel veryfortable. When looking carefully, one would discover that Xiao Chens previously delicate body became more robust.
The angles of Xiao Chens face were sharp as if his face had been carved of stone. He was exceptionally handsome.
Xiao Chen managed to endure the process. He continued to ride his sess and started to cultivate the Firmament Body Tempering Art again, trying to break through to the secondyer.
The firstyer tempered the bones, and the second tempered blood. Blood referred to the blood, flesh, and skin, not blood alone.
As time crawled by, Xiao Chen cultivated through the nights and days. With the Fasting Pill, he did not even have to stop for food.
Time went by in the blink of an eye; another ten days had passed. Finally, Xiao Chen reached the point of almost breaking through to the Firmament Body Tempering Arts secondyer.
The secondyer was different from first, the tempering of bones. Tempering the blood and flesh did not involve much pain, but there was an unbearable itch.
All of the muscles attached to his bones squirmed restlessly. This made one feel fidgety and tempted to abandon making the breakthrough.
Xiao Chens expression twisted like he was both smiling and scowling at the same time. His flesh looked like countless worms wriggled beneath his skin.
Xiao Chen guarded his mind and did his best to calm down, trying to forget that unbearable itch.
Such a state continued for two hours before it stopped. Xiao Chen had nearly given up.
This feeling was even more unbearable than the gut-wrenching pain from before. No wonder most of the cultivators on the continent were unwilling to cultivate the physical body.
Such torture could cause most cultivators to lose sight of their goals.
Xiao Chen seeded in breaking through to the secondyer. The flesh under his skin experience and tremendous change. However, there did seem to be too many differences on the surface.
The only difference was that the muscle mass of Xiao Chens four limbs had increased. This made his previously seemingly delicate figure look more firm.
Next was the thirdyer. The thirdyer cultivated the meridians. It was also the most importantyer of the foundations.
Meridians were the base of all cultivations. If the meridians were crippled, the cultivator would be crippled. No matter how talented he was, he would not be able to disy any of it.
Tempering the meridians would be greatly beneficial to a cultivator. When the meridians became more resilient and broad, one could circte more Essence and not fear his meridians bloating and breaking.
The might of all Martial Techniques would increase by a level. These were merely just the visible benefits. There were still several benefits that were inconspicuous.
The breakthrough to the thirdyer was not something one could prepare for and break through in one breath.
Rather, one had to slowly broaden the meridians, using extreme care in every step. One could neither be too impatient or overly cautious.
If one were too impatient, they might injure the meridians, crippling themselves. If one were overly cautious and did too little, the cultivator might not achieve the intended effect, only wasting time.
One had to maintain their focus every moment of the day, exhausting great amounts of their spirit. They could not stop broadening and tempering the meridians.
After half a month, Xiao Chen finally opened his eyes. He appeared exhausted, and his eyes were sunken; there was no spirit left in him.
However, in the depths of Xiao Chens eyes, there was an unconcealed joy. After persevering half a month, he finally saw some results.
Xiao Chen finally broke through to the thirdyer of the Firmament Body Tempering Art. He spent more than twenty days toy the foundation for the Firmament Body Tempering Art.
What remained was the continuous consolidation of Xiao Chens cultivation. Then, he could prepare to break through to the fourthyer at any time.
Although there was a big difference between himself and Bai Lixi, who took one month to cultivate through to the fourthyer and broke through to the fifthyer, Xiao Chen was still satisfied with his progress.
It seems like, with the aid of the Flowing Light Marigold, Xiao Chensprehension abilities had increased significantly. Otherwise, he would have definitely used more then twenty-odd days to cultivate to the thirdyer sessfully.
Xiao Chen stood up with some difficulty. He thought of going out for a walk to recover his spirit. Unexpectedly, he took a single step and fell over.
Xiao Chen struggled to keep his eyes open but eventually lost to his exhaustion. He fell asleep on the floor.
The high-intensity focus for half a month had exhausted more spirit than Xiao Chen expected. Even with his strong Mental Energy, he could not withstand it.
In reality, at this level, Xiao Chen was the only person who would cultivate day and night as he did. Any other cultivator from the same generation could not achieve such a thing.
Xiao Chen slept for two days and two nights before he woke up. By then, he had recovered most of his spirit.
Rumblerumble!
Xiao Chen was so hungry that his stomach rumbled loudly. Xiao Chen sat on the ground and smiled bitterly, The effects of the Fasting Pill ended a few days ago. I need a bath and a big meal.
Xiao Chen got up and walked out of the cultivation room. He arrived at the front yard and shook the bell. Soon a pretty servant girl arrived outside.
An especially strong power ran this courtyard catered to cultivation. They provided all sorts of services. Naturally, food and hot water were not missing from the list.
Of course, there was a condition. One had to spend Spirit Stones. If one spent enough, they could even provide a courtyard with dense Spiritual Energy not inferior to that of the Heavenly Saber Pavilion.
Chapter 426 - Martial King Training Partner
Chapter 426: Martial King Training Partner
The servant girl looked at Xiao Chen and said, Young Hero, what are your orders?
Xiao Chen said softly, Prepare some hot water for me and a nice meal. Thats right; call a training partner over as well.
The servant girl remembered everything. After Xiao Chen finished speaking, she followed up, What cultivation realm of training partner do you want? Different realms and grade possess different rates.
Xiao Chen thought for a while before saying, Peak Superior Grade Martial King.
The servant girl felt mildly startled. Peak Superior Grade Martial Kingthis youth is clearly only an Inferior Grade Martial King. Isnt he overestimating himself by seeking a training partner two grades above his cultivation realm?
Seeing the servant girls dyed reaction, Xiao Chen frowned slightly. He asked, Whats wrong? Are none avable? In that case, a Superior Grade Martial King will do as well.
No, no, thats not it. They are avable, but you have to wait for a while. The charge is ten thousand Inferior Grade Spirit Stones for fifteen minutes, the servant girl replied quickly after she recovered her wits.
Ten thousand Inferior Grade Spirit Stones, that was not expensive for a peak Superior Grade Martial King.
Xiao Chen took out a wooden box filled with Inferior Grade Spirit Stones and handed it over. Then, he said, As long as someonees, I dont mind waiting for a while.
The servant girl counted the Spirit Stones and ced them in her own spatial ring. After that, she left to make the necessary preparations.
The hot water arrived first. As Xiao Chen soakedfortably in the bath, his entire body rxed.
After Xiao Chens bath, he cleared away all the fatigue umted from cultivating for almost a month. He felt more spirited and refreshed after that.
As Xiao Chen changed his clothes, he hesitated for a moment as he was about to wear the Clear Wind Robes.
Xiao Chen had not hesitated because the clothes were unclean. Such Secret Treasures had functions to keep them clean, so they were normally cleanerpared to something washed. They could even mend holes on their own.
There were no problems wearing this for ten years.
The crux was that the color was eye-catching. Many had recognized Xiao Chen in the Flowing Wind Pavilion because of this get-up. Hence, the cultivator in green followed him.
After thinking for a while, Xiao Chen used a technique within the Shapeshifting Spell to color the clothes blue.
As for changing his appearance, Xiao Chen did not even consider it. He did not like doing that. Furthermore, things had not escted to that level yet. It was just a mere Holy Fire Manor.
After Xiao Chen emerged, a feast spread across the table in the room. After not eating for so long, Xiao Chen was ravenous. He finished all the food voraciously like a tornado sweeping through a town.
After Xiao Chen digested the food, he slowly made his way to the courtyard. A middle-aged man with a cold and imposing aura in tight robes stood there, waiting for him for an unknown period already.
Xiao Chen felt the opponents aura and verified that he was indeed a peak Superior Grade Martial King. However, he did not know if this cultivator had practiced his state to Great Perfection.
My humble self is Liu Yu. Can we begin now? the middle-aged man said with an indifferent expression. His measured up Xiao Chen and paid him no further attention.
He is merely an ordinary Inferior Grade Martial King. He is not worth my time.
Xiao Chen nodded and said, Yes, we can begin.
Liu Yu took out an hourss and ced it upside down on the table. As the sand trickled down, he smiled as he said, My time is limited. You should tell me what you want me to do quickly. I am only familiar with bare fist fighting; weapons are out of the question.
A cultivator who fought with his bare fist suited Xiao Chens needs. He said, Punch me with your full power, and that will do.
Liu Yu was astonished. He even suspected that he might have heard wrong. Is this brat joking? What if I kill him identally?
This was not the first time Liu Yu had received such a request. However, if he punched an Inferior Grade Martial King with his full power, that was just asking for death.
Dont overthink this. I am confident of dealing with it, Xiao Chen said when he saw Liu Yus hesitation.
Xiao Chens physical form had achieved Dragon Tendon Tiger Bone. Now, his body had been born anew again by a Heaven Ranked Body Tempering Cultivation Technique. His defense and resilience had increased significantly.
There was a pressing need for Xiao Chen to know how strong his defenses were. Only then would he have a better estimation of his abilities during a fight.
Xiao Chen would be more aware of which attacks he had to dodge and which he did not, counterattacking instead.
Liu Yu said nothing else. He took up a stance and prepared to attack.
Since Xiao Chen had asked for it, Liu Yu would grant it. However, he only used forty or fifty percent of his strength. If he really killed Xiao Chen, it would be difficult to ount for his actions. It would suffice to teach him a bitter lesson, teaching him not to be so arrogant.
Hu chi!
Liu Yu shouted a warcry, and his aura exploded. A strong wind blew. In that instant, the fallen leaves and dust flew into the air.
Liu Yu stepped forward and punched violently at Xiao Chens chest, carrying along a fist wind as he did so.
Bang!
As expected, the attack did not knock Xiao Chen back. Instead, Liu Yu felt like he had punched an iron wall, pain shooting up his arm.
When Liu Yu saw Xiao Chen had not moved an inch and remained calm, astonishment filled his face.
How can it be? Even though I did not use my full power, there would be more than enough to deal with an Inferior Grade Martial King, someone whose cultivation is two grades lower.
Furthermore, Liu Ru had not felt any fluctuations of Essence from the other party. Xiao Chen had blocked his punch using only his physical body.
Xiao Chen frowned slightly and said, Why did you not use your full power?
Liu Yu took three steps back. His expression turned grave as he said, As you wish. Dont me me for being too heavy-handed.
Liu Yu raised his aura to its limits and shouted a warcry. He leaped into the air and punched, his fist carrying a strong force.
Liu Yu created a long tear in the air as a piercing sonic boom rang out. Its aura was incredibly frightening.
Xiao Chen focused himself as he circted his Vital Qi and prepared to receive this punch.
Boom!
A thunderous explosion rang out when the fist wind struck Xiao Chen. His body shook for a bit, but his feet did not move.
The surging Essence exploded across Xiao Chens chest. The resultant wind fluttered his hair and clothes ceaselessly.
Xiao Chen closed his eyes and checked his bodys condition. He discovered that his internal organs had shifted a little, but it was not a big problem.
Thinking about it, Xiao Chens skin, flesh, and bones had blocked most of the Essences force. He hadpletely blocked this move.
Xiao Chen opened his eyes. He did not wish to waste any time. He continued, This time, hit me continuously with your full power. You can use Martial Techniques. Start with Yellow Ranked Martial Techniques first.
Over time, the rank of the Martial Techniques increased until they reached Superior Grade Earth Ranked Martial Techniques.
After that, Liu Yu infused his state and tried for a few times. Only then did Xiao Chen start to feel tired and called him to stop.
After the round of testing, Xiao Chen was now aware of his limits. Without the use of states, he could easily withstand the attack of a Superior Grade Earth Ranked Martial Technique.
If Xiao Chen continued to fight head-on after a state was used, he could, at most, withstand three strikes before he received severe injuries.
You can leave after you receive one of my punches. Remember to defend with your full power. Do not be careless.
Liu Ru nodded and held his arms up in a cross guard. He no longer had the careless mentality of when they began.
Xiao Chen had already astonished Liu Yu far too much. If he were careless, the youth might even severely injure him.
Xiao Chen clenched his fist tightly, and his bones started cracking. He gathered all the Vital Qi in his body.
The purple Qi whirlpool spun quickly. Xiao Chens Essence flowed through his broad meridians and quickly to his hand.
After Xiao Chens meridians broadened, the amount of Essence he could move instantly had increased by at least twenty percent. Xiao Chen felt pleasantly surprised by this.
Xiu!
Without pausing, Xiao Chen clenched his fist tightly. The instant his Vital Qi and Essence merged, he punched.
Xiao Chen wanted to know, at his current stage, what amount of power he could bring forth in an instant was. How strong would it be?
Boom!
A surging force stuck Liu Yu. He felt both his arms tremble, and the intense force sted him back.
Sou! Sou! Sou!
Liu Yu flew backward through the air for several dozen meters. After hended, he continued stepping back before he could stabilize himself.
Liu Yu felt pain in his arms; both were broken. His bones had snapped in half. He would not recover without half a month of rest.
Liu Yus expression became horrified. He thought to himself. That was 350,000 kilograms of force. This fellow did not even spend time storing up energy. He can strike with 350,000 kilograms of force in an instant.
In the end, Liu Yu had still underestimated Xiao Chen. If he had truly defended with everything he had, his arms would not have broken. He hadpletely lost this time.
Widening my meridians can indeed increase my explosive power. In the past, after merging my Vital Qi and Essence, I could only achieve 250,000 kilograms of force. Now, it has increased by one hundred thousand kilograms.
The Firmament Body Tempering Art lives up to its name as a Heaven Ranked Body Tempering Cultivation Technique, Xiao Chen revealed a happy expression.
When Xiao Chen saw Liu Yus broken arms, he took out three thousand Medial Grade Spirit Stones and said, Im sorry. I caused these injuries. Consider thispensation!
Liu Yus pale face finally revealed a smile. He swept the Spirit Stones into his Spatial Ring and said, Thank you, Brother! I will take my leave now!
After that, Liu Yu left quickly in search of someone who could heal him.
Xiao Chen looked outside the courtyard and muttered, The seventeenth is the day after tomorrow. If I run into Jiang Zimo, I should have a fifty percent chance of defeating him. I should have enough strength now to go to the Clear Spring Inn.
However, before I go there, I have to settle something first. I have to get an Ancient Deste Pass.
Xiao Chen now realized the importance of the Ancient Deste Pass. Not only could he save Spirit Stones when paying the entry toll, but he also needed it to make transactions in the shop.
Even now, as Xiao Chen stayed at this cultivation courtyard, he paid significantly more Inferior Grade Spirit Stones because of hisck of an Ancient Deste Pass.
Xiao Chen finally understood that without the Ancient Deste Pass, there would be a lot of inconveniences.
Xiao Chen called over the servant girl and asked for the location of the Heavenly Extermination Union. Then, he left the courtyard.
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In an inn located in Heavenly Spring City, the cultivator in green and Qin Pengyu chatted at a table on the second floor.
This brat has hidden in a cultivation courtyard for close to a month already. I wonder how much longer he will remain in hiding? If the Holy Fire Manors people find him first, we will gain nothing.
The cultivator in green took a big gulp of wine as he spoke depressedly.
Qin Pengyu, who sat across from hispanion, clearly seemed more rxed. He smiled coldly and said, Just rx. The Holy Fire Manor will not uncover news of him anytime soon. Furthermore, he cannot hide in the cultivation courtyard forever.
The after they separated from Xiao Chen, they immediately went to look for a n specializing in information trade. They spent arge sum to track Xiao Chens whereabouts and started a long wait.
The cultivator in green smiled sinisterly, One month! Although my state of water has not reached the limits yet, my Medial Grade Earth Ranked Autumn Water Art has reached the seventhyer. If I meet that brat again, I can deal with him in ten moves.
Chapter 427 - Ancient Desolate Pass
Chapter 427: Ancient Deste Pass
When Qin Pengyu heard that, he felt mildly startled. Most Medial Grade Earth Ranked Cultivation Techniques only had sevenyers. Given what the other party had said, that meant that he had cultivated a Medial Grade Earth Ranked Cultivation Technique to its limits.
That is not easy to deal with. Although the Superior Grade Earth Ranked Cultivation Technique I cultivate has nineyers, I have only cultivated to the eighthyer so far. I am still a distance from the ninthyer.
I do not have much of an advantage regarding Cultivation Technique. I have to think of something else.
Seeing Qin Pengyu remain silent, the cultivator in green smiled coldly. He knew exactly what the other was thinking.
The cultivator rapped on the table with his finger; his eyes squinted slightly. He looked at Qin Pengyu and said, I advise you to abandon all other thoughts. Lets just kill this brat together and split the loot honestly. Dont forget; this brat still has many other treasures on hand.
Qin Pengyu smiled embarrassedly, Why would I think that? You are overthinking. This brat is not easy to deal with. If we are divided, we both might die at his hands.
The cultivator in green snorted coldly, Its good that you know that!
Dong! Dong! Dong!
At this moment, a skinny, shifty-eyed man came up to the second floor. He looked around and immediately spotted the two.
That man pretended to walk over coincidentally. Then, he passed the two a note surreptitiously. After walking around the inn for a while, he left.
The cultivator in green said, The people from the Wind Whisperer Hall are quite cautious. Even a manservant is so vignt. No wonder they have established a firm footing in the Heavenly Spring City.
Qin Pengyu opened the note. After he finished reading it, he revealed a faint smile, ording to thetest news, the brat has emerged. He is currently rushing to the Heavenly Extermination Union.
The cultivator in greens eyes lit up. He smiled and said, This brat should be going to make an Ancient Deste Pass. Thest time I went to the Flowing Wind Pavilion, I coincidentally head that, because a white-clothed youth did not have an Ancient Deste Pass, he lost out on a lot of Spirit Stones.
After Qin Pengyu used his Essence to crush the note into dust, he muttered, Making an Ancient Deste Pass is more problematic than in other ces. He has toplete a mission first. So, he has to leave the city.
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The branch of the Heavenly Extermination Union in the city was easy to find. It sat next to the City Lord Residence. It was a vast, circr building significantly taller than the City Lord Residence.
Even when looking from a distance, it was easily visible. However, the City Lord Residence was not. This clearly disyed the importance of the two.
Many people moved through the wide entrance. However, people only entered; no one came out. Although there were a lot of people, it was not chaotic at all.
Every floor above the second had eightrge windows. asionally, cultivators would fly out from them. It seemed like that was the exit of the Heavenly Extermination Union.
Xiao Chen exined his purpose to a receptionist on the first floor. After that, the receptionist led him to a counter on the second floor.
Unexpectedly, you want to make an Ancient Deste Pass in Heavenly Spring City. We will follow the old rules, then. The mission wall is there. Head over and pick one, the old man behind the counter said with an apathetic expression.
Xiao Chen looked towards where he pointed. He saw seven walls of different colors standing tall. Many cultivators surrounded each wall.
The old man continued, You are a Martial King. You dont have to bother looking at the white wall; you can only pick from the walls behind that.
Earlier, the receptionist had roughly exined the rules to Xiao Chen. If he had made the Ancient Deste Pass in out of the periphery cities of the Ancient Deste Land, like the Underworld City that he had initially entered, he would only need to register his identity. However, after he entered the Heavenly Extermination Lake, the procedure to obtain an Ancient Deste Pass would be different on every ind.
The rule in Heavenly Spring City was toplete a mission for the Heavenly Extermination Union for free. Of course, the requirement of the mission would not be very high.
However, Xiao Chen had no regrets. Since he was here already, he would take it easy.
The first wall, the white wall, had the most cultivators around it. Their cultivations were all rather low, mostly Martial Saints.
When Xiao Chen got to the second wall, the blue wall, most of the missions there were already taken. The remaining ones required a lot of effort.
After looking at the wall for a long time, Xiao Chen tore off a mission notice.
Collect ten Illusionary Yin Grass. Mission Reward: five hundred Medial Grade Spirit Stones.
The Illusionary Yin Grass was one of the main ingredients of the Traceless Poison Pill. Peak Rank 6 Spirit Beasts, the Dazzling Shadow Panthers, would be guarding its location.
The Dazzling Shadow Panther was not very strong, but it was particrly skilled at hiding. Furthermore, they often worked in pairs. They were not easy to deal with.
As the rewards of this mission were not high, the notice had remained on the wall for several days.
However, Xiao Chen would have no difficulty inpleting this mission. He had the assistance of his Spiritual Sense. The most problematic aspect of the Dazzling Shadow Panther was its stealth. This was not something he would find challenging.
Without its advantage of stealth, the Dazzling Shadow Panther would merely be a peak Rank 6 Spirit Beast.
When the old man behind the counter received the mission notice that Xiao Chen handed over, his pathetic expression warmed. He smiled as he said, This is a rather challenging mission. If you canplete this, you will have helped us out. Leave your surname behind and a drop of blood. After youplete the mission, we will give you the Ancient Deste Pass.
After Xiao Chen did as instructed. He took the mission list and leaped out of the window.
The Illusionary Yin Grass was west of the city, in the inner valley of the Heavenly Spring Mountain Range. This saved Xiao Chen a lot of trouble.
After Xiao Chen left the city, he rushed towards the Heavenly Spring Mountain Range. This mission was rather simple, so he did not think of making any ns.
Xiao Chen intended to head there directly and use strength to clear the mission.
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Back in the city, Qing Pengyu and the cultivator in green watched expressionlessly as Xiao Chen left.
The cultivator in green said, ording to the Wind Whisperer Hall, he chose the mission of picking Illusionary Yin Grass. The location has already been verified. However, this brats Mental Energy is very strong. Im afraid he will discover us before we can get close enough.
Thest time the cultivator in green had followed Xiao Chen, his opponent discovered him before he could attack. So, he was quite worried about this.
Qin Pengyu took out two bottles of medicinal pills. He smiled confidently, I prepared for this long ago. This is the Medicinal Power made from Mouse Tail Grass. All we have to do it to spread this on our bodies and even a Martial Monarch will not sense us.
The cultivator in green immediately revealed a pleased smile, You really are invested in this. With this Medicinal Powder, the brat will definitely die.
If I dont pay for bait, how can I catch a big fish? Lets go; don''t let him get too far ahead of us.
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Forest covered the Heavenly Spring Mountain Range. However, it was no more than two thousand meters high. Instead, it covered arge expanse, stretching out over several hundred kilometers.
Xiao Chen spent four hours before he finally found the valley containing the Illusionary Yin Grass. With a quick sweep of his Spiritual Sense, he immediately found the Illusionary Yin Grass.
Surprisingly, there are at least a dozen Dazzling Shadow Panther around. That is like a small tribe. No wonder no one bothered to take this mission.
Xiao Chen withdrew his Spiritual Sense. He felt somewhat astonished. It seemed like all of the cultivators here were quite experienced.
However, there was plenty of Illusionary Yin Grass here. There was more than enough for Xiao Chen to pick ten, so his efforts would not be in vain.
Invisible figures wandered around the Illusionary Yin Grass.
These figures did not even leave footprints behind, making it impossible for people to track them with the senses avable to a normal human. This aspect made it difficult for regr cultivators to deal with the Dazzling Shadow Panthers.
The Dazzling Shadow Panthers have all gathered. Even a half-step Martial Monarch would have some issues dealing with this. I have to think of a way to separate them.
Xiao Chen casually punched the ground and stone shards of various sizes immediately flew up. Xiao Chen took out his carving knife and starting carving carefully.
Soon, dozens of remarkable lifelike stone eagles gathered around Xiao Chen.
Life Bestowal Spell!
Xiao Chen used both of his hands to form hand seals as he shouted. The stone eagles on the ground immediately came to life. They pped their wings hard as theyunched themselves towards the group of Dazzling Shadow Panthers.
Sha! Sha!
A lot of noise suddenly echoes through the valley. Under the eagles attacks, the group of Dazzling Shadow Panthers turned chaotic. Unknowingly, two Dazzling Shadow Panthers had been lured over to Xiao Chen.
By the time they destroyed the eagles, they had wandered several kilometers from the valley. Xiao Chen smiled faintly. He drew his Lunar Shadow Saber and revealed himself.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Loud sounds came reverberated as an electric light shed. Without the advantage of stealth and numbers, Xiao Chen did not have to expend much effort to kill them.
Forty-five minutester, two dead Dazzling Shadow Panthers covered the ground. Xiao Chen dug out their Spirit Cores and continued simrly killing Dazzling Shadow Panthers.
Four hourster, the valley was void of Dazzling Shadow Panthers. Now, they were nothing more than Spirit Cores sitting snugly in Xiao Chens Universe Ring.
Xiao Chen took out an Inferior Grade Spirit Stone and quickly replenished the recently exhausted Essence. Then, he quickly prepared to pick the Illusionary Yin Grass.
However, just before Xiao Chen made a move, the Massacre Throne in his sea of consciousness trembled lightly.
Xiao Chens expression turned grave. He held the Lunar Shadow Saber in front of him, staying on guard.
Xiao Chen scanned the area a thousand meters around him several times. Eventually, he finally found the hidden Qin Pengyu and cultivator in green hiding in a tall tree.
No fluctuating energy came from the two. It looked like they used some kind of medicine to prevent Xiao Chens Spiritual Sense from detecting them.
Xiao Chen smiled coldly. His Spiritual Sense was different from regr Mental Energy. The difference was the visuals. Unless there was a special Secret Treasure, no one could avoid his detection.
Qin Pengyu put away the Golden sh in his hand. He frowned and said, This fellow is too sensitive to killing Qi. He has probably discovered us already.
Never mind. Now that he is within a thousand meters of us, he cannot flee. We will deal with him with a frontal assault.
The two revealed themselves. They jumped down from the tree and headed for Xiao Chen.
Sou! Sou!
The figures of the two shed through the air. In three breaths, they closed the distance.
The cultivator in green looked at Xiao Chen and smiled coldly, We have waited very long for you. You will regret not killing me that day.
Xiao Chen ignored the cultivators words. Instead, he settled his gaze on Qin Pengyu. The dart from that day had left a deep impression.
If it were not for the Blood me Shoes, he would not have dodged the attack. However, Xiao Chen could now knock away that dart with one saber strike.
Qing Pengyu said indifferently, Little Brother, if you hand over the peak high-ranked Blood Demons Demon Core and the Secret Treasures, we can part peacefully. At such a young age, you still have plenty of unexplored potential. A dead genius is no longer a genius.
Xiao Chenughed and said, A dead genius is indeed no longer a genius. However, you are not qualified to say such things.
Chapter 428 - Sidetracked from the Mission
Chapter 428: Sidetracked from the Mission
How stubborn! Giant Whale Palm!
When the cultivator in green saw that Xiao Chen would not agree, he immediatelyunched the killing move he had prepared.
The air filled with an aqueous light and ripples appeared on the ground as if it had be water. It moved up and down like waves. The cultivator in green had merged his state into his Martial Technique.
The huge whale made of Essence was very detailed; even the wrinkles on its skin were visible. Its sharp teeth flickered with a cold light. It looked extremely realistic.
Xiao Chen squinted slightly. The Essence of this cultivator in green had be stronger by at least a levelpared to the previous month.
Unfortunately for the cultivator in green, he had chosen to attack Xiao Chen. Xiao Chens improvements in the past month were greater than his. He was destined to fail miserably.
The pure state of thunder continuously infused into the Lunar Shadow Saber. Surging Essence poured out relentlessly.
After Xiao Chen broadened his meridians, the amount of Essence he could move in an instant had increased by about twenty percent. Naturally, the might of his Saber Techniques had increased significantly as well.
As Xiao Chen swung the saber, the electricity on the saber crackled. Countless bolts of electric light shot from the saber.
Strands of purple light tore through the air. The power of thunder spread out. The entire space felt covered in ayer of electric light.
The hidden weapon in Qin Pengyus hand gave off zi zi sounds as it shed with a purple electric light. The electricity shocked his hands until they were numb.
How strong is this brats state of thunder? Why does it seem like it is suppressing the state of water?
Qin Pengyu mumbled with some astonishment as he circted his Essence and got rid of the electric light.
Xiao Chen shouted and stomped on the ground. His Essence merged with his physical strength, instantly achieving 350,000 kilograms of force.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
The ground that moved like waves on the sea instantly stilled. The entire mountain could not stop shaking.
This stomp had broken the cultivator in greens state of water in an instant.
Break!
Xiao Chen tilted to the side. Then, he stabbed the huge whale in its right side with his saber. His feet kept moving as his saber drew a long line of electric light down the body of the whale.
The electricity flickered and crackled ceaselessly. Every time it flickered, the light of the huge whale dimmed significantly. By the time Xiao Chen removed his saber, the whale had exploded with a loud sound. Xiao Chens Essence surged and neutralized the shockwave generated.
Instead, the cultivator in green was knocked back several steps. Qin Pengyu was also knocked back.
Kill!
Xiao Chen focused his gaze. His feet did not stop moving. He carried an overwhelming momentum and a boundless might of thunder as electricity covered his body. He looked like a thunder god rushing forward.
The cultivator in green revealed a greatly startled expression. He had not expected Xiao Chen, who needed some time to destroy his whale a month ago, to destroy his strengthened huge whale with even more ease. He had not even used his state of massacre.
The cultivator in green stabilized himself. As he watched Xiao Chen surge towards him with a zing aura, he did not dare hold back.
The cultivator in green raised his aura to the limit and shouted a warcry. He stepped forward and sent out six palm strikes with lightning speed.
With each palm strike, the cultivator in green sent out, a colossal whale made of Essence appeared from nowhere. He sent a total of six palm strikes, creating six whales. They moved in a line and crashed towards Xiao Chen violently.
Five Toxin Soul Breaker!
Qin Pengyu, who had been silent for a while, finally made his move. His figure shed in the air five times, and five multicolored darts flew at Xiao Chen from different angles.
The multicolored lights were different from each other. They looked incredibly strange. Clearly, they were toxic. The angles which he had fired them from was odd, and they were incredibly fast.
The five darts movementsplemented each other. After dodging one dart, another would follow. They moved very fast, and the angles they were thrown from were ingenious. There was no way to dodge them all.
At this moment, there were six huge whales with strong auras moving forward in a line. If Xiao Chen were not careful, it might result in a chain explosion. The might of six whales exploding was easy to imagine.
Behind Xiao Chen were five darts that he could not dodge, forcing him to sh head-on. All of his paths of escape were sealed; he could not flee.
Xiao Chen revealed a sullen expression and quickly tried to think of ideas. Within a breath, he imagined thousands of scenarios in his mind and quickly made a decision.
Ding dang! Ding dang!
Xiao Chen executed the Icefire Flowing Cloud Arrow. His figure moved in a circle and created a huge storm of electricity. This instantly knocked the five toxic darts away.
Chi! Chi!
The toxic darts pierced many trees. A ck Qi spread out, and the trees started withering.
When the cultivator in green saw the situation, he onlyughed. After dealing with the darts, Xiao Chen could not dodge his chain of whales. The power of six whales exploding was something even half-step Martial Monarchs would dare to go against.
Qin Pengyus expression became slightly sullen, but he did not be careless. A golden dart appeared in his hand. He pushed off the ground andnded in the top of a big tree, preparing to make a move at any time.
After knocking back the five toxic darts, the huge whale arrived to less than a meter from Xiao Chen. There was simply no time to dodge.
The surging auras merged, making breathing difficult. The fierce aura caused Xiao Chens hair to flutter messily.
Ka ca!
Xiao Chen returned the Lunar Shadow Saber to its scabbard and stuck it into the ground.
An illusion of a tiger and a dragon appeared and spiraled around Xiao Chens body. Their roars resounded fiercely.
Xiao Chen clenched his fingers tightly and took a deep breath as he watched the huge whales arrive. Then, he punched out, one after another.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Sounds of explosions rang throughout the valley. Huge pits instantly appeared in the ground as dust and dirt flew into the air.
However, the chain explosion that the cultivator in green had expected did not happen. Every time Xiao Chen destroyed a whale, he could use his body to stop the Essence from spreading.
Every time Xiao Chen destroyed a whale, he did not show any intentions of retreating. He simply plowed forward and sent out six punches.
Wild Dance of Whales!
Seeing Xiao Chen emerge unhurt from the cloud of dirt and dust, the cultivator did not hesitate to use his killing move.
The ck-winged Blood me Eagle on the Blood me Shoes lit up, and Xiao Chens speed instantly increased by twenty percent, allowing him to move at Mach 4.
As Xiao Chen rushed forward, he raised his leg and kicked the right side of the cultivator in greens head.
Bang!
The half executed Wild Dance of Whales instantly broke. The cultivator vomited a mouthful of blood as his body flew into the air.
Using the might of a Medial Grade Secret Treasure, the speed and strength of Xiao Chens kick had reached the limits of a Martial King. Even a half-step Martial Monarch would not dare im he could block it.
The cultivator in greennded in the dirt and seemed to have stopped breathing. The force of the kick had destroyed half of his brain.
The brain was a weak point of humans. After one side was destroyed, naturally, he died. A ball of red light instantly poured into the space between Xiao Chens eyebrows.
Given the other party''s talent, without a good fortuitous encounter and the longer time went on, the further the distance he would be from Xiao Chen.
From the very start, Xiao Chen had never considered him a danger. Even when he killed the cultivator in green with a kick, he felt nothing.
Xiu!
A strong sense of danger assaulted Xiao Chen. A dazzling golden miniature sun appeared from nowhere behind him. That light was so dazzling that one could not look at it directly.
Qin Pengyus Golden sh that could achieve Mach 4 finally appeared. Earlier, he saw Xiao Chen use the Secret Treasure on his feet.
Qin Pengyu felt sure that Xiao Chen could not use it twice in a row within a short period. So, he did not hesitate to make his move.
Xiao Chen closed his eyes and turned around. Hended beside the Lunar Shadow Saber and grasped the hilt, drawing the weapon.
All of his movements seemed as fluid as water. They seemed utterly natural.
A dazzling purple light exploded out from the saber. It seemed even more dazzling than the golden light.
Ka ca!
The golden light extinguished, and there was a crunching sound. The golden dart split into two andnded on the ground.
Horror filled Qin Pengyus face. He had never expected Xiao Chen to slice his offensive peak Inferior Grade Secret Treasure in half.
How much explosive force is required to split an attack moving at Mach 4 in half?
Qin Pengyu was horrified in his heart. He did not care whether the cultivator in green was dead or not; he simply turned and fled.
Suddenly, Xiao Chen opened his eyes. A bloody hole instantly appeared on the left side of Qin Pengyus chest. Blood gushed endlessly.
Qin Pengyus wound burned with a purple me, stopping the Essence from treating the wound. In his panic, he did not care about the wound and continued to flee.
You think you can run?!
Xiao Chen snorted coldly, and a miniature sword flew out of his palm. A basketball-sized wound appeared on Qin Pengyus chest, and he slowly fell.
Xiao Chen retrieved the spatial rings. However, he could not be bothered to check them; he simply tossed them into the Universe Ring. He still had work to do. So, he continued to pick the Illusionary Yin Grass.
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Thergest inn in the city, the Clear Spring Inn, did not conduct any business on the seventeenth of this month. They left a signboard at the entrance stating that they were closed for business.
Two rows ck-clothed cultivators stood in front of the entrance. asionally, youths stepped forward and handed over an invitation before entering the inn.
On the street, arge crowd had formed at two sides. They did not understand what was going on. However, based on the atmosphere, something big was about to happen.
The person who just entered seemed to be Xia Xiyan of the Great Xia Nations Thousand Sword Pavilion. This girl is one of the Thousand Sword Pavilions rare geniuses. At the age of sixteen, sheprehended sword intent. She is one of the outstanding talents of the Great Xia Nations. She is a top contender for the top twenty positions in the next Five Nation Youth Competition.
There is also Ding Fengchou and Jin Wuji of the Great Chu Nations Heavenly Sword Gate. These two have arrived as well. They are part of the top hundred in the previous Five Nation Youth Competition.
The people from the Great Tang Nations Beast Taming Abode have arrived too. That person seems to be the second disciple of the Beast Taming Abodes leader. He is very strong, and he is also a first-rate expert in the Great Tang Nation.
That person is the Holy Fire Manors Young Manor Lord, Leng Yun. Among the younger generation in the southern inds, his strength ranks fourth. He is unexpectedly here as well. What event is this? How mysterious!.
As the surrounding crowd watched these youths hand over an invitation and enter, they discussed them. The feeling that something big was about to happen grew stronger.
Those entering the Clear Spring Inn were outstanding geniuses of the various nations. Aside from the Great Jin Nation, there were many geniuses from the other four.
Could this be something to do with the opening of the Ancient Deste Tower? The Ancient Deste Tower opens once every three years. I think its about time for it to open again! someone in the crowd suddenly thought of something and shouted excitedly.
Chapter 429 - Nine Sun Sword; Thunder Wind Sword Flash
Chapter 429: Nine Sun Sword; Thunder Wind Sword sh
That has to be right. Otherwise, there would not be so many youths here. However, the number of people invited this time might be at least three times the previous time.
This era of cultivation has begun. In the past ten-odd years, these geniuses had grown up. Naturally, the Heavenly Extermination Union would end up inviting more people.
The only unknown is the topic of the examination this time. Will there be more spots this year?
The other people all gave their opinions as well. Everyone was sure that the situation at the Clear Spring Inn was rted to the Ancient Deste Tower.
In the broad backyard of the Clear Spring Inn, arge arena had been set up in the center. It was several hundred meters wide. Some tables and chairs circled the arena.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Two young swordsmen with unfathomable strength exchanged moves in the arena.
Intense shockwaves spread into the surroundings as the weapons shed.
When the shockwaves reached the edge of the arena, a formless barrier halted their progression. Ripples appeared in the surrounding space of the arena.
It turned out that a barrier covered the arenas surroundings. This allowed the cultivators to exchange moves with each other with their full power and not have to worry about their overwhelming strength destroying the surrounding buildings.
Thunder Wind Sword sh!
Nine Sun Sword!
Boom!
The two shouted war cries and raised their auras to their peaks. They both used their killing moves. As their surging sword Qi shed, an unending chain of explosions rang out.
Sword Qi flying around chaotically covered the arena. There were also boundless sword images. The two danced around in the storm of attacks and sent dozens of moves beforeing to a stop.
The two stood firmly on the ground, the chain of moves resulted in a draw. They no longer desired to continue. Furthermore, this was not the time to reveal their true moves.
Lu Chunsheng, after not seeing you sword for three years, it is still as sharp as before. However, I only used seventy percent of my strength. In the next Tianwu Rankings, you will not feel as rxed anymore.
The cultivator in long gray robes sheathed his sword. He seemed very confident.
The swordsman called Lu Chunsheng smiled faintly, Zuo Tiancheng, dont think that you are the only one who did not fight at full power. I only used fifty percent of my strength.
Just at this moment, Ding Fengchou and Jin Wuji walked in from outside.
When the two entered the backyard, the cultivators in the arena immediately looked over. They focused their gazes on Ding Fengchou.
When the two felt Ding Fengchous sword intent, they immediately revealed cautious gazes. In the depths of his eyes, they could sense a raging fighting spirit.
Ding Fengchous sword intent pressed forward, unconcerned with consequences. The two in the arena unexpectedly had to work together to resist and push their auras back at him.
Ding Fengchou raised an eyebrow, and the surging sword intent in his body rushed into the sky. It seemed as though swords hummed in the air.
Despite fighting one against two, Ding Fengchou was not at a disadvantage. He slowly stepped forward, and his sword intent zed even stronger, suppressing Lu Chunsheng and Zhuo Tiancheng.
Ha! Ha! Ha! Surprisingly, even after the two of you worked together, you cannot suppress Ding Fengchou. Ding Fengchou, it looks like you have had a good harvest in the Deep Sea.
A loud, forthrightugher came from outside of the backyard. A young man with an elegant figure and yful smile on face slowly walked into the backyard.
When Jin Wuji saw who it was, his expression changed slightly. It was the Beast Taming Abodes Pei Shaoxuan, one of the top hundred in the previous Tianwu Rankings.
This cultivator had defeated Jin Wuji at that time. He had not evensted three moves and was thrown from the arena miserably. He somewhat feared this person.
When Pei Shaoxuan saw Jin Wuji, he mocked, Why did you bring trash to such a grand event? Ding Fengchou, are you not afraid of embarrassing the Heavenly Sword Gate?
When Jin Wuji heard this, he raged in his heart. If he had not feared the strength of the other party, he would haveshed out at him.
Ding Fengchou withdrew his sword intent and looked at Pei Shaoxuan. He smiled faintly and said, Even you First Senior Brother does not dare speak to me like that. Pei Shaoxuan, have you forgotten that sword strike already?
Pei Shaoxuans face sank. He remembered the sword that had struck his chest. He replied in a cold voice, Dont worry; no matter how strong you have be, I will pay back the debt of that sword strike this time.
The two people in the arena walked down somewhat miserably. In the previous Tianwu Rankings, they had found defeat at Ding Fengchous hands.
After two years of effort, the distance between them and Ding Fengchou had unexpectedly grownrger.
I have to get a spot in the Ancient Deste Tower this time. Otherwise, there will no longer be a chance to overtake him.
The two both muttered to themselves. Only the Ancient Deste Tower, or a fortuitous encounter, could guarantee their strength would rise quickly in a short period, allowing them to surpass Ding Fengchou.
As time crawled by, the number of people in the backyard increased. Soon, most of the tables were full.
The hundred-odd people in the backyard looked for people they knew and started chatting in soft voices.
After a while, four old men walked into the backyard. The one leading them swept his gaze through everyone. All of the chatting immediately stopped.
This old man faintly emitted a formless aura. He was a true-blue Martial Monarch.
The three people beside him were not simple either. They all were half-step Martial Monarchs, also considered experts.
Old Li, it seems like not everyone is here yet. The Myriad Fiend Pces Jiang Zimo and Mu Xinya have not arrived. After one of the people at the side looked around, he said respectfully to the old man leading them.
Old Li walked to a table in the center and sat down there. He said indifferently, Lets wait a while then. If Jiang Zimo does note, there will be a lot of rumors.
All of the geniuses present started to feel excited. These four people were the upper echelons of the Heavenly Extermination Union. They were also the people in charge of this Trial of the Ancient Deste Tower.
Up until now, the method of selection had been a mystery. Everyone waited in anticipation.
Outside the Clear Spring Inn, Jiang Zimo and Mu Xinya asionally looked around as if searching for someone.
Mu Xinya withdrew her gaze and said somewhat disappointedly, Zimo, it looks like that person you mention will not being.
Jiang Zimo smiled helplessly, Never mind; that was the first time we met. He probably thought that I harbored bad intentions. Lets go. Lets not make the others wait too long.
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On a rather deste mountain in the Heavenly Spring Mountain Range, injuries covered Xiao Chen as he stood in a tall tree looking very miserable. He clutched an Illusionary Yin Grass as he gasped for breath.
The Inferior Grade Secret Treasure inner vest on his chest was incredibly tattered and hadpletely lost its Spiritual Energy. An extremely horrifying wound decorated his chest.
The wound was so deep that bone was visible. Even breathing caused Xiao Chen pain. If not for the protection of this inner vest, this wound might have split him in half.
Xiao Chen ced the Illusionary Yin Grass in his Universe Ring and said with a tired expression, That Dazzling Shadow Panther King should have stopped chasing me already.
One day ago, Xiao Chen had finished off the two Superior Grade Martial Kings. He was in high spirits as he prepared to sweep the valley clean of Illusionary Yin Grass.
Who knew that, right after he picked ten stalks of Illusionary Yin Grass, he would receive a vicious sneak-attack.
That was a Dazzling Shadow Panther King. It was unknown how long it had lived and how many Illusionary Yin Grass it had eaten. Xiao Chen could not detect it with his Spiritual Sense.
Earlier, as Xiao Chen was about to pick the Illusionary Yin Grass, the killing Qi that he had sensed had not belonged to Qin Pengyu or the cultivator in green. Instead, it came from this Dazzling Shadow Panther King.
Actually, Xiao Chen should have thought of it long ago. With Qin Pengyus cultivation, he was far from having that dense a killing Qi.
Xiao Chen could only me himself for having too much faith in his Spiritual Sense. In the end, there was a Dazzling Shadow Panther King that he could not detect with his Spiritual Sense.
Thus, the situation devolved into a tragedy. The first attack of the Dazzling Shadow Panther King tore apart Xiao Chens inner vest, leaving arge gash on his chest.
Thispromised Xiao Chensbat prowess. Furthermore, he could not sense the other partys location. The Spirit Beast had caught him off guard, and he had suffered injury after injury.
If it were not for Xiao Chens body being tempered by a Heaven Ranked Body Tempering Cultivation Technique, the Dazzling Shadow Panther King would have torn him to shreds long ago.
Xiao Chen sent out many clones and used all of his trump cards. After spending an entire day trying to flee, he finally managed to escape from danger.
After that, Xiao Chen casually tossed aside the inner vest and bandaged his wounds. Then, he ced a Medicinal Pill in his mouth and started to treat his injuries.
After this lesson, Xiao Chen no longer dared to be careless no matter when it was.
DZʶȷ˰ȫĵطľҲܷɣEven Even if Xiao Chens Spiritual Sense verified that it was safe, he could not let down his guard.
This world was so vast. There was no telling whether there was a cultivator who had a tool for evading Xiao Chens Spiritual Sense. If such a cultivator pursued him, it would not be as easy to flee.
After about 7 minutes, most of Xiao Chens wounds had healed. He summoned the silver warship and quickly headed back to the Heavenly Spring City.
When Xiao Chen saw the sun zing above, he felt somewhat anxious. Today was the seventeenth, and it was now past noon.
Xiao Chen did not know if he could rush to the Clear Spring Inn. If he missed this opportunity, he could suffer a great disadvantage.
If Xiao Chen missed this kind of fortuitous encounter, which most geniuses attended, he would be left far behind in cultivation.
Xiao Chen was originally already behind regarding cultivation. If he wanted to catch up after missing out, it would be even harder.
Furthermore, based on what the cultivator in green had said, the Ancient Deste Tower was a ce that even the geniuses from the Thunder Emperors era needed to go. Xiao Chen really did not want to miss it.
Xiao Chen moved at full speed and finally arrived at the Heavenly Spring City after an hour. He rushed towards the Clear Spring Inn.
The inn looked like before; its business flourished. Sounds of people eating, drinking, and chatting filled the ce. It did not look like some major matters had just urred.
Xiao Chen felt suspicious. He stopped a waiter and casually tossed him a Medial Grade Spirit Stone. Then, he asked, Was there a girl called Xia Xiyan or a man call Jiang Zimo here?
The waiter received the Medial Grade Spirit Stone and said happily, You must be here to ask about the Ancient Deste Tower selection. However, you are toote. The Heavenly Extermination Union has already led these people to Longyang Ind.
Xiao Chen was somewhat disappointed, but he continued to ask, In that case, were Xia Xiyan and Jiang Zimo together?
Naturally, they left together. The waiter paused for a moment before continuing, However, the Jiang Zimo you mention stood outside for a long time, dying the Heavenly Extermination Union by two hours, He offended many of the outstanding talents there.
Xiao Chen walked out of the Clear Spring Inn and looked up at the sky. He was certainly disappointed.
Chapter 430 - Might of the Heavenly Extermination Union
Chapter 430: Might of the Heavenly Extermination Union
Jiang Zimo had already done everything he could. Unfortunately, Xiao Chen was not as lucky. He was fated to have nothing to do with this Ancient Deste Tower.
Xiao Chen smiled helplessly, It looks like the Ancient Deste Tower does not wee me. In just making an Ancient Deste Pass, unexpectedly, a Dazzling Shadow Panther King had attacked me.
Xiao Chen calmed himself and walked over to the Heavenly Extermination Union branch. Since there were no more chances, he should not remain dispirited.
Not entering the Heavenly Extermination Union did not mean Xiao Chen could not reach the peak of cultivation. Regardless of the situation, he could not let this affect his mental state.
Today, there were more people entering the Heavenly Extermination Union than when Xiao Chen had arrived yesterday. This was quite surprising.
When the old man behind the counter saw Xiao Chen, he had a surprised look. He received the Illusionary Yin Grass from Xiao Chen and smiled, Brat, your strength is pretty impressive. You managed to escape from the Dazzling Shadow Panther King.
Xiao Chens expression changed. He said angrily, You knew about it? Why did you not tell me about the Dazzling Shadow Panther King? I could have died!
The old man waved it off. He had an innocent look as he smiled, Young man, dont be so quick to anger. Did you ask me about it?
Xiao Chen felt very depressed. This concerned his life. Even if he had not asked, the old man should have warned him.
The old man was just acting dumb. Since Xiao Chen could not do anything about it, he could not be bothered. He said, Stop speaking nonsense, and just give me the Ancient Deste Pass!
The ck-robed old manughed. Then he took out a white medallion and handed it to Xiao Chen. He said, All newly made medallions are the same rank. However, even though your mission did not have any reward, the mission is recorded in there.
Xiao Chen received the medallion and looked at it. The white medallion had the words Heavenly Extermination Union carved on the front and his name on the back.
After the ck-robed old man handed Xiao Chen the Ancient Deste Pass, he took out an engraved card. He said, This engraved card is an extra reward from me. After all, this Illusionary Yin Grass mission was somewhat of a headache for us. You have helped settle this problem for us.
What is this? Xiao Chen asked, feeling suspicious as he looked at the old man.
The old man used the engraved card and rapped it on the table gently. He smiled and said, What is this? It is what you want most at the moment.
Xiao Chen could not help butugh hoarsely. He looked at the old man with interest and smiled, Interesting, do you know what I want the most now?
The old man casually responded, The Ancient Deste Tower,
Xiao Chens expression shifted. He did even bother to think about how the old man knew. He pointed at the card and asked, This thing can get me into the Ancient Deste Tower?
The old man shook his head and said, No, it can only give you a chance topete fairly with the rest. Do you know why you did not receive an invitation from the Ancient Deste Land?
It was because your cultivation is too low. White Robed desman Xiao Chen, you are quite famous in the Great Qin Nation. The upper echelons of the Heavenly Extermination Union noticed you long ago.
However, at that time, your cultivation was too low. Even now, you are only an Inferior Grade Martial King. For you to receive an invitation, the minimum requirement is Medial Grade Martial King.
As for whether to give you an invitation or not, the Heavenly Extermination Union split into two factions and discussed for a long time. You are very lucky. I happened to be a part of the faction that supports you.
Xiao Chen did not expect that there were so many issues with just getting a small invitation. He said, So, the reason you did not remind me when I took the Illusionary Yin Grass mission is that it is a test?
The old man nodded. He said, Thats right. In reality, to get this Ancient Deste Pass, you canplete any of the ordinary missions there. However, no matter what you chose, I would have pushed this mission onto you.
You have not disappointed me. If you can flee from the hands of the Dazzling Shadow Panther King, you are definitely strong enough.
Xiao Chen felt as if he had found something he had lost. He originally thought that the Ancient Deste Tower was something out of his reach. He had not expected a chance that was more reliable than Jiang Zimo.
Xiao Chen stretched his hand out, wanting to take the engraved card. However, the old man was in no rush to give it to him. He smiled and said, Dont me me for not warning you this time. Receiving this card just means you have a chance. It does not guarantee entry into the Ancient Deste Tower. The examinations involved might result in your death.
Xiao Chen did not hesitate to take the engraved card. He said resolutely, Dont worry; I know my limits. Tell me the details.
The ck-robed old man muttered to himself for a while before he told Xiao Chen the rules for this round of selection in detail.
This time, there were too many geniuses in the four great nations and the Ancient Deste Land. Even after they restricted it to Medial Grade Martial Kings below the age of 24, there were still thousands of contenders.
There were at least triple of the previous time. Hence, they now held two rounds of selection. Previously, they only held one.
The geniuses from the four great nations were divided into four groups. Then, they were led to the four main inds of the different groups in the Heavenly Extermination Lake.
The first round of required sixty victories in the Rank A wrestling rings of the main inds Wrestling City. Everyone had a hundred attempts.
The old man said, The Rank A wrestling rings are only second to the Rank S wrestling rings. Aside from half-step Martial Monarchs and above, cultivators of any realm and Demonic Beasts can appear. Furthermore, one needs to obtain these sixty victories within six days.
Toplete the task within six days, they had to fight at least ten matches in a day. Furthermore, the opponents of these ten matches would not be much weaker than themselves.
Xiao Chen thought to himself, Given this, probably half of the people will be eliminated in the first round.
The old man continued, After the first round, the remaining cultivators will gather in Deste City.
After that, they will undergo fights in arenas and umte points. The top twenty contenders will qualify to enter the Ancient Deste Tower.
By choosing only twenty out of at least a thousand geniuses, the odds were pretty low. One could imagine how intense the fights would be.
Xiao Chen felt somewhat suspicious as he asked, Why are the geniuses of the Great Jin Nation not invited to the Ancient Deste Tower?
This time, those invited were the cultivators of the other four great nations and the ns of the Ancient Deste Land. None were geniuses of the Great Jin Nation. Xiao Chen had been suspicious about this for a while.
The old man smiled. After he exined, Xiao Chen understood.
Aside from the Great Jin Nation, the other four nations had a pitiful amount of Spirit Veins. The density of the Spiritual Energy in those ces was a far cry from what was avable in the Great Jin Nation.
As a result, in every round of the Five Nation Youth Competition, the top hundred of the Tianwu Rankings were mostly from the Great Jin Nation.
The further up the rank, the number of people from the four nations lessened. As for the top ten contenders, cultivators from the Great Jin Nation dominated almost every round.
As for cultivators from the other four nations, no matter how impressive their talent was, few could break through the limitations they faced and move into the top twenty.
As for the governing force behind the Heavenly Extermination Union, the Myriad Fiend Pce upy half, and the four great nations upy the other half. The Great Jin Nation is not involved in any way. Given that the Great Jin Nation holds an overwhelming advantage and suppresses them, would they allow them into the Ancient Deste Tower?
Xiao Chen said with some disbelief, Are the geniuses of the Great Jin Nation that strong?
The old mans expression turned grave as he said, They are stronger than you imagine. With your current strength, you would find it hard to enter the top five hundred of the Great Jin Nations younger generation.
Xiao Chen did not refute; he acknowledged this point as well. However, it did not discourage him overmuch.
All the while, Xiao Chen never thought himself as worse than others, not even the geniuses from the Great Jin Nation. All he needed was time.
With enough time, Xiao Chen could trample these people under his feet and rise up from the rest in this era of genius cultivators.
That is enough nonsense from me. I shall not go on. Go to the Wrestling City and hand this card to the Heavenly Extermination Union leading the group. He will make arrangements for you, The old man waved his hand and dismissed Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen did not linger. He took his leave and quickly flew towards Longyang Ind.
Longyang Ind was the core of the southern group of inds. It was like the provincial capital of the Great Qin Nation. It was more than 2,500 kilometers away from Heavenly Spring Ind.
Xiao Chen looked at the map and muttered to himself, Jiang Zimo and the others should have only left about six hours ago. Given the number of people, they should not be very fast. Maybe I can catch up to them.
After Xiao Chen left the city, he flew into the sky and removed his blue headband.
Xiu!
With a thought, a red light lit up. The scarlet Massacre Throne appeared from nowhere. A thickyer of scarlet clouds churned under the throne.
The Massacre Throne only exhausted the state of massacre contained within and could maintain a very fast flying speed.
If Xiao Chen did not care about exhausting the state of massacre, the highest speed he could achieve was Mach 4. In the future, when the state of massacre advanced, its speed could increase further.
However, Xiao Chen normally needed the state of massacre forbat. If he exhausted it by flying, then he would be weaker in fights. Hence, normally, he would not use the scarlet throne for flying.
However, the current situation was urgent. Xiao Chen could not care so much about this. He sat on the throne and soared into the clouds.
Strong winds blew from the front. Xiao Chen leaned on the armrest and supported his chin, looking very rxed.
After all, Xiao Chen did not need to exhaust any Essence. All he needed to exhaust was the scarlet pool inside the throne. As he had obtained it by killing others, it was not connected to him.
To avoid meeting other cultivators and attracting unnecessary trouble, Xiao Chen flew to a height of at least ten thousand meters.
As Xiao Chen rushed forward at full speed, the scarlet pool in the throne visibly shrank.
After flying for a long time, when a small portion of the scarlet pool remained, Xiao Chen recalled the scarlet throne into his sea of consciousness.
It was not easy to replenish the scarlet fluid. If he used it all, it would be quite difficult to replenish. Fortunately, Xiao Chen had arrived at Longyang Ind.
Even if Xiao Chen did not catch up with Jiang Zimos group, there was no need to push himself. It was best to reserve some of the state of massacre as a backup.
Xiao Chen slowly descended, and the silhouette of a huge ind appeared before him. This was the main ind of the south, Longyang Ind.
The number of cultivators in the air increased. Most of them moved in groups of two or three as they rushed towards the ind.
Xiao Chen looked around and discovered that all of the cultivatorsing to the Longyang Ind headed in the same direction.
Their aim was the famous Wrestling City of Longyang Ind. It was a city made of wrestling rings of various sizes. Violence and blood filled the entire city.
Chapter 431 - Rank A Wrestling Ring
Chapter 431: Rank A Wrestling Ring
There were three other ces like this Wrestling City in the Ancient Deste Land. They were on the other three main inds of the other groups.
Strange, there are more than a dozen cities on Longyang Ind. Why is everyone heading to the Wrestling City? Xiao Chen could not understand when he saw so many cultivators heading for that particr city.
I really dont understand. Wrestling City had not organized Rank A matches on such arge scale for ten years.
Hehe, it does not matter. Rank A duels are a great opportunity to earn money. If we can win ten matches in a row, we will earn five thousand Medial Grade Spirit Stones. If we win twenty in a row, they will give us an Inferior Grade Secret Treasure.
I heard that the rewards have increased this time. I wonder if that is true? If it is, that will be arge sum.
A cultivator who passed Xiao Chen chatted excitedly. From what they said, he figured out why they were going to Wrestling City.
Xiao Chens expression became sullen. He looked to the sky, at the cultivators rushing to Wrestling City. He muttered to himself, The news has traveled very fast. It looks like, in the first round, there will be many famous cultivators from the Ancient Deste Lands.
The full moon hung high in the sky, and stars flickered. The bright moonlight outshone the light of the stars, making them hard to see.
Within Wrestling City, in a residence, the four people in charge from the Heavenly Extermination Union led the two hundred odd geniuses, hosting a banquet in their honor.
Starting tomorrow, this group of cultivators would begin a cruel selection, fighting high-intensity battles for six days.
Hence, the organizer had decided that, before this happened, they would host a banquet to help them rx. At the same time, they would make use of this opportunity to answer some of the cultivators questions.
Within the hall, Old Li sat in the middle. Next to him were his three assistants. A long table sat before the four.
Long tables had also been ced along the two walls on each side. Wine and food filled the tables. Behind each table, there were three or four cultivators.
Everyone chatted with each other and rxed. The atmosphere was lively.
Senior Li, I heard that, in the next Five Nation Youth Competition, the people ranked highly in the Tianwu Rankings will have a chance to go to the upper realm.
From the right side, a young cultivator set his wine cup down and looked respectfully at Old Li as he inquired.
The moment he spoke, the hall immediately fell silent. Everyone focused their gazes on Old Li.
The so-called upper realm seemed to be a mysterious ce to everyone. Rumors stated that the Three Holy Lands were simr realms.
No one knew what kind of ce that realm was. ording to rumors, on the Tianwu Continent, only a Martial Emperor was strong enough to break through the void and witness the upper realm.
Without reaching the Martial Emperor Realm, if one wanted to see it, they would only encounter an opportunity from events like the Five Nation Youth Competition.
Of course, not every Five Nation Youth Competition would offer such an opportunity. Only when the era flourished with geniuses would they gain the interest of the upper realm, resulting in such an opportunity.
However, in the past several thousand years, there were no stories of someone qualifying to enter the upper realm during the Five Nation Youth Competition.
Only those in the first Five Nation Youth Competition during the Thunder Emperors era had an opportunity to reach the upper realm presented itself.
However, four thousand years was a long time. Most stories from that time had be legends. Now, the young cultivators could only guess what had happened and could not verify the authenticity of such things.
However, there were some clues hidden within the uing round of the Five Nation Youth Competition. Not only would the various nations and powers of the Tianwu Continent send people, but the powers in the Shallow Seas of the Boundless Sea would also send participants. If there were no chances to enter the upper realm, such things would not happen.
When Old Li heard the question, he smiled gently, I know about this matter. The older generation Supreme Elders in the sects behind you know as well. Since they have not told you, naturally, I will say nothing.
Why? confusion swept through the crowd as they asked.
Old Li shook his head and said, It is not time yet. This is currently the budding period of this era of geniuses. Your generation has not matured yet. Telling you now will only harm you and have no benefits.
I can only advise you to, advance with all your might. The fortunate ones will certainly be in for a big surprise.
Towards the back on the right side, Jin Wuji and Ding Fengchou sat behind a table. Jin Wuji felt somewhat suspicious as he said, That is strength. Why are his words the same as Masters? First Senior Brother, you are the apple of Masters eye. Do you have any inside news?
Ding Fengchou took a sip of wine, and a deep look shed in his eyes. It was very mysterious.
Ding Fengchou set his wine cup aside and shook his head. He said, I am not sure either. Dont overthink this. If your strength or talent is not sufficient, reaching that realm will not benefit you.
The banquet continued. In the meantime, someone asked about the detailed rules of the Rank A Wrestling Rings. Old Li answered all of the questions without hiding anything.
When we reach the Wrestling Rings, this old man will no longer be in charge. Let me tell all of you this first; if there is any danger, please pull out and do not force yourself. As for the rules, they will use the standard rules of the Wrestling Ring. You do not have any special privileges. You just have to think of how to obtain sixty victories.
Dong! Dong! Dong!
Just at this moment, urgent footsteps came rushing over. An attendant outside the hall held an engraved card and quickly walked over to Old, whispering something in his ear.
Old Lis expression changed slightly. He instructed, Go down and bring him to me. Let me see for myself.
The assistants at the side were astonished when they saw the engraved card. They said, That is Elder Huangs engraved card. Who is he rmending?
Old Li put the engraved card away, and a sullen look crossed his face. He said indifferently, Its that brat we debated so heavily on. I want to see why this Old Huang has vouched for this insignificant Inferior Grade Martial King repeatedly.
When the outstanding talents in the hall saw Old Lis expression, they could not figure out what was happening. However, they sensed that something big was about to happen.
The atmosphere immediately became very strange. The hall became extremely quiet. Everyones gazes fixed on the entrance of the hall. They wanted to see who had offended Old Li.
Mu Xinya whispered to Jiang Zimo, Do you think the person you spoke of is here?
Jiang Zimo whispered back, Its hard to say. However, if it is really him, I cannot do much. This Elder Li is not from our Myriad Fiend Pces faction.
Ta! Ta!
Soft footsteps came from outside the doors. Xiao Chen, who wore blue robes, stepped into the hall with the Lunar Shadow Saber in his hand.
Xiao Chen swept the hall with his eyes, scanning everybodys faces. He saw a few that were familiar.
There was Xia Xiyan who he had once fought with, Jiang Zimo who he had once met, and the girl with silver hair beside Jiang Zimo seemed familiar, but Xiao Chen could not recall where he had seen her.
His two friends, Jin Wuji and Ding Fengchou, were also here. When he felt Jin Wujis malicious gaze, he ignored the cultivator.
The atmosphere in the hall seemed odd, but Xiao Chen did not think much about it. He looked up to Old Li in front and cupped his hands in respect, Junior Xiao Chen greets Senior.
Old Li ignored Xiao Chens words and said unhurriedly, Personally, I have always thought that Cultivation Realm was the foundation of a cultivator. Back then, I had suggested the requirement of Medial Grade Martial King. I want to know; what is an Inferior Grade Martial King like you doing here? Seeking death?
Xiao Chens face sank, and he remembered the words of the old man from the Heavenly Extermination Union. It seemed like he was not very lucky. The old man before him was a member of the faction against him qualifying for the Ancient Deste Tower.
Go back to where you came from. Entering the Wrestling Ring requires you to sign a life-and-death contract. Come back when you are a Medial Grade Martial King. It will be too unfortunate if you fall here at such a young age.
Dont think that, after bing famous in the Great Qin nation, you have outstanding talent and can ignore the rules. The Great Qin Nation is the weakest amongst the five great nations.
When the people below heard Old Lis words, yful expressions appeared on their faces. It turned out that this person had used his connections to enter, trying topete with them for spots.
Unfortunate, his backer did not seem to have any power here. Not only did Elder Li not allow it, but he also humiliated him.
An intelligent young cultivator in the crowd saw that Older Li did not like Xiao Chen. He immediately picked up from where Elder Li left off and mocked, An Inferior Grade Martial King wants to fight for spots to the Ancient Deste Tower against us? You overestimate yourself.
The others instantly chimed in, Indeed, go home. If you die in the Wrestling Ring, there will be nothing left for you.
This is not the Great Qin Nation. You may be a genius there, but you are nothing here.
Xiao Chen maintained a calm expression. He would not respond to the surrounding peoples words, but he didmit them to memory. He looked directly at Old Li and said, Cultivation Realm is indeed the foundation of a cultivator. However,bat experience, Marital Technique, and Cultivation Techniques are equally important. In fact, they might even be more important.
Old Li snorted coldly and said, You think you are qualified to speak to me? I do not need you to teach me what is important. Scram!
Jiang Zimo could not bear to continue watching. He said, Senior Li, as far as I know, Elder Huang has an engraved card. He is within his rights to rmend someone.
Old Li seemed to fear Jiang Zimos identity somewhat, so he gave no rebuttal. Jiang Zimos words were also correct.
However, back then, he was the one who suggested setting Medial Grade Martial King as the requirement. He had also done his best to prevent an invitation from being sent to Xiao Chen. If he agreed to let Xiao Chen participate, he would feel very ufortable in his heart.
If Old Li could persuade Xiao Chen to leave, he could im that Xiao Chen left of his own ord. Elder Huang could do nothing to him.
However, given the situation, Xiao Chen was very patient, and Jiang Zimo had spoken up for him. It was no longer possible to chase Xiao Chen away.
Old Lis gaze focused on Xiao Chen. Suddenly, a countermeasure came to him. He smiled gently and said, Very well; I will give you a chance. Since you say thatbat experience and Cultivation Techniques are more important that Cultivation Realm, choose a cultivator in his hall. If you can obtain a victory in ten moves, I will give you this chance. Lets show everyone how exquisite yourbat techniques are.
The hall fell silent. When they looked at Xiao Chen, they took joy in his misfortune. Clearly, this person had offended Old Li.
It was impossible for Xiao Chen to defeat any of them in ten moves. The weakest cultivator here was a peak Medial Grade Martial King.
Chapter 432 - He Who Shames Will Be Shamed
Chapter 432: He Who Shames Will Be Shamed
Everyone present was a genius of a great sect. They wouldck high-ranked Martial Techniques. Regardingbat experience, they did not think they were inferior to Xiao Chen.
Jin Wuji said happily, This brat finally has his day. The anger in my heart has soothed a little by the Ancient Deste Pass Elder humiliating him.
A girl beside Xia Xiyan whispered, Senior Sister, who is this person? Why is an Inferior Grade Martial King here to join the excitement?
Xia Yiyans expression had not fluctuated much. She said, Xiao Rou, don''t think this way. He is not an ordinary Inferior Grade Martial King.
A slight trace of killing intent shed in Xiao Chens calm gaze. He looked at Old Li and said, Might I ask for Seniors great name?
Old Li said indifferently, This old man is Li Xiuzhu. If you are afraid, you should leave. If you stay, that means you agree to my request.
Li XiuzhuLi Xiuzhu Xiao Chen memorized this name firmly in his heart. He swore that he would pay back this humiliation a hundredfold in the future.
Xiao Chens expression did not change as he said, As you wish. I hope you will not regret your decision.
Liu Xiuzhu smiled coldly and said, I will feel regret? This old man has seen many geniuses. I have seen many ignorant fools like yourself. Even if I give you ten years, you will never be a threat to me.
Bang!
Li Xiuzhu mmed his hand down on the table. He snorted coldly and said, Anyone who defeats him will immediately pass the first round!
The moment Li Xiuzhu spoke, the hall erupted into chaos. Many people headed for Xiao Chen, trying to arrive first.
By being able to skip the first round, they could save a lot of their strength. Furthermore, they could glimpse the trump cards of others without revealing their own.
There were many benefits. They would have a massive advantage in the second round. No one would mind this opportunity.
Xiu!
However, one person rushed ahead of the others. It was the Heavenly Sword Gates Jin Wuji. His gaze had always fixed on Xiao Chen.
The moment Li Xiuzhi spoke, Jin Wujis figure shed forward, immediately appearing across from Xiao Chen.
Ding Fengchous hand hovered in the air. He had tried to hold back Jin Wuji. Unexpectedly, Jin Wuji exploded forth in an instant, not even allowing him the chance to react. So, he withdrew his hand.
I cannot even stop him. How stupid. Never mind; since you want to offer yourself up as a stepping stone, go ahead.
Ding Fengchou downed his wine in one gulp, shaking his head as he mumbled to himself. However, this was a good opportunity to see how much Xiao Chen had grown.
Jin Wuji emitted killing Qi from his body relentlessly. Heughed maniacally and said, Xiao Chen, you did not expect that you would end up like this today. Back then, when you sneak-attacked and trampled on me, you had not expected that I would personally crush your hopes one day.
Jin Wujiughed happily. Back when Xiao Chen had trampled on him, he could not even retaliate. It had been a nightmare for him.
After that, when he cultivated, the image of Xiao Chen always appeared in his mind, causing him to fail.
Jin Wuji knew this was a heart demon. Xiao Chen had be his heart demon. If he did not resolve this, the heart demon would always exist. His strength would halt and possibly regress.
Today, all Jin Wuji had to do wasst ten moves, and he could end Xiao Chens hopes of entering the Ancient Deste Tower. This was undoubtedly a good chance for him to get rid of his heart demon. This was definitely worth rejoicing.
Jin Wuji drew his sword and smiled. He had a sinister expression as he said, White Robed desman, today, I will make you realize that, without a sneak attack, you would have no chance against me.
Xiao Chen flipped his hand, and the Lunar Shadow Saber appeared in his right hand. He said indifferently, What a joke! You really think that you lost only because it was a sneak attack?
Seeing Xiao Chen take out the Lunar Shadow Saber from the Universe Ring, Mu Xinyas expressions fluctuated. She muttered, Its really him. Song Que was unable to kill him with that palm strike that day.
Ever since Xiao Chen had stepped into the hall, Mu Xinyas gaze had never left the cultivator. He had felt simr to that person in her memories.
He was calm, decisive, unhurried, had an expression that would not change in any situation, and unyielding regardless of the situation.
When Xiao Chen took out the Lunar Shadow Saber, the saber that Mu Xinya remembered, she finally verified Xiao Chens identity.
Senior Sister, do you think this Xiao Chen can win? Xia Xiyans Junior Sister asked.
Xia Xiyan felt uncertain as she responded, Its hard to say. His overall power is definitely stronger than Jin Wujis. However, it is too difficult for him to defeat Jin Wuji in ten moves. Even I have no confidence in doing so.
Most of the cultivators present had simr views. They thought that Jin Wuji would gain a great benefit, skipping the first round entirely.
Li Xiuzhu had a faint smile as he watched from above. His only expectation of Xiao Chen was failure.
Such an ignorant cultivator would not climb very high in the future.
Chi!
Within the hall, a resonant sword hum echoed suddenly. Jin Wuji could no longer resist and made the first move.
Jin Wuji pointed his sword at Xiao Chen as it trembled. The air rippled like water.
The sharp state of metal spread out from the edge of the sword. Before the sword moved, wind had already arrived.
An extremely sharp sword intent headed for Xiao Chen. It tore through the air and struck Xiao Chens forehead. It clearly intended to disturb Xiao Chens state of mind and break him.
The state of metal only had one attribute: an extremely pure sharpness. Given Jin Wujis aura, he hadprehended his state of metal to Great Perfection.
He has no more chances. Jin Wujis state of metal has reached Great Perfection. Although it has not reached Consummation yet, it would be impossible to defeat him in ten moves, Xia Xiyan sighed.
The others watching also shook their head. From the very start, this fight had not been fair. Now, Xiao Chen had no chance at all.
Li Xiuzhus frown faded, and he rxedpletely. He smiled as he muttered, The result is clear already.
When Xiao Chen felt that sharp sword intent, with a thought, he used a Qi that he had never used before.
Since the time Xiao Chen had condensed his Martial Spirit, he had experienced failure, torment, confusion, worry, and all sorts of twists and turns. However, he never lost that sharpness within him. That was the Qi that belonged to a desman.
Dang!
A metallic nging sound resounded in the air like des shing.
The sword intent JIn Wuji had sent out had been blocked instantly. The state of metal in the sword intent vanished.
Saber intent?
A few people in the crowd wondered doubtfully when they heard the melodious ring and felt the Qi from Xiao Chen.
Saber had evolved from swords. Hence, saber intent was derived from sword intent. However, it was harder to form than sword intent.
If one were to assign a probability to it, the odds of sessfullyprehending sword intent were one in a hundred thousand. However, for saber intent, it was one in a million.
Furthermore, in the past thousand years, there were no stories of anyoneprehending saber intent under the age of thirty.
Even the ten great desmen of the Ancient Deste Land had onlyprehended saber intent after they reached forty. Such outstanding desmen only existed in the generation of the Thunder Emperor.
If they wanted to search for other examples, they would have to look back to the Tianwu Dynasty or the Ancient Era.
Ding Fengchous expression rxed slightly. He said, Fortunately, it is not saber intent. It is merely some Qi. However, if some Qi can block Jin Wujis sword intent, how powerful would apletely formed saber intent be?
The other people in the hall heaved a sigh of relief as well. If it were truly saber intent, that would be too shocking.
Jin Wuji is not weak. If I have to fight him under normal circumstances, we will have to exchange at least a hundred moves.
If I want to defeat him in ten moves, I have to catch him off guard and attack with a spurt of energy, allowing him no time to react.
Fortunately, I have a Saber Technique that can attack with a great spurt of energy, the Rushing Thunder Chop.
Although it is not highly ranked, I can make up for the difference with my Essence and states. It is more than sufficient to deal with Jin Wuji!
After smashing Jin Wujis sword intent, Xiao Chen took advantage of the moment his opponent was caught off guard. He quickly raised his right foot and stomped.
Bang!
Xiao Chen merged his Vital Qi and Essence into this stomp. He held nothing back and sent out 350,000 kilograms of force. The ground cracked.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The entire hall started to shake. All the wine cups on the wooden tables shattered.
The crack in the ground quickly extended towards Jin Wuji. As the ground cracked, a sharp shockwave shot upwards for half a meter.
As the crack in the ground extended, it sped towards Jin Wuji like a sharp knife intending to split him in half.
Jin Wujis expression became one of shock. He had not expected Xiao Chen to make such a move.
This was the so-called catching Jin Wuji off guard.
Jin Wujis body swayed as the ground shook. When he saw the shockwaves, he quickly dodged to the side.
The shockwave brushed past Jin Wuji and continued for Li Xiuzhu. Li Xiuzhu merely stomped on the ground expressionlessly, and the sharp shockwave dissipated.
At the same time, the ground also stopped cracking right before the fissure reached Li Xiuzhus table.
Xiu!
Jin Wuji had just stabilized himself but had no time to catch his breath as when he saw Xiao Chen rushing at him with the Lunar Shadow Saber in his right hand. His gaze looked as sharp as an eagles.
Dong! Dong! Dong!
Xiao Chens footsteps sounded like the roar of thunder. He moved as fast as lightning. A strong wind blew as he dashed forward, forcing Jin Wuji to squint.
Jin Wuji had a bad feeling. He pushed off the ground and retreated.
You think you can run? Its already toote.
Xiao Chen snorted coldly. He ced his hand on the saber hilt and drew, Drawing the Saber!
It seemed like a bolt of lightning had emerged from the scabbard. It was very dazzling, hurting everyones eyes.
In the time for a spark to fly, Jin Wujis sword spun quickly and guarded his chest, blocking the saber.
Dang!
Sparks flew when the weapons shed.
As Xiao Chen rushed forward, he raised his momentum to the limits. As for Jin Wuji, after retreating, his momentum harshly fell.
Jin Wuji felt his arm go numb, and his sword trembled. He nearly dropped his sword.
Arclight Chop!
Xiao Chen activated the Blood me Shoes, and his speed increased again. Soon, he reached Jin Wujis side. The Lunar Shadow Saber sent an arclight that flickered with relentless electricity.
Chapter 433 - Rushing Thunder Saber Technique
Chapter 433: Rushing Thunder Saber Technique
Retreat!
The arclight sealed off all possibilities of counterattacking; there were no weaknesses. So, Jin Wuji had to retreat once again.
I cannot retreat anymore. If I keep retreating, I will lose all my momentum, Jin Wuji thought anxiously. I have to go on the offensive and control the rhythm again.
Jin Wuji swung his sword and prepared his killing move. However, just as he was about to make his move, he saw Xiao Chen rushing at him with his saber.
If Jin Wuji did not retreat, Xiao Chen would sh him in the chest. He would cut him in half, and he would die without a corpse.
Retreat!
How hateful! Jin Wuji was utterly depressed. He dispersed his killing move and retreated once again.
Xiao Chens figure paused in the air, and he watched Jin Wuji retreat below. It looked as if he were frozen.
Rushing Thunder Chop!
In the next instant, thunder roared behind Xiao Chen. It shook the dust from the roof as his momentum increased again.
Xiao Chens saber hacked down as it carried the boundless might of thunder.
Jin Wuji wore a horrified expression. This saber felt like lightning; there was no opportunity to dodge at all. Xiao Chens aura locked down on him as though he had predicted where he wouldnd.
A sword light shed, Jin Wuji exhausted his Essence without holding back. He quickly sent out multiple solid walls made of swords, trying to block the saber strike.
However, Jin Wuji had already exhausted his momentum. No matter how strong the sword walls were, it would be useless against Xiao Chen at his peak momentum.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
The sword walls crumbled like dead branches on a tree. The intense shockwaves spread into the surrounding. All the watching cultivators quickly defended themselves.
Pu ci! The force of the saber entered Jin Wujis body. He vomited a mouthful of blood and grew very pale.
Rushing Thunder Second Chain Chop!
After Xiao Chennded, he did not hesitate. The umted lightning-attributed energy from four moves exploded forth in an instant. The saber lit up with a resplendent electric light.
Jin Wuji did his best to block, but the saber strike knocked him flying. His clothes were tattered, and blood flowed from his wounds.
Jin Wujiy miserably on the ground. The electric light on his body had yet to scatter, crackling relentlessly.
The hall became incredibly quiet. All the cultivators who had mocked Xiao Chen earlier were stunned.
Xiao Chen had not even used ten moves. He only used five to defeat Jin Wuji utterly. Even if they counted that first stomp, that was only six moves.
Bang!
Li Xiuzhu flushed with anger. He smashed his palm on the wooden table and shattered it. When he watched Jin Wuji climb to his feet arduously, his gaze filled with disgust.
Trash, you cannot even deal with in Inferior Grade Martial King. How are you qualified to participate in his selection? Scram!
Li Xiuzhu punched the air and struck Jin Wuji heavily. He vomited anotherrge mouthful of blood and was sted out of the hall. After that, he rolled down the steps beforeing to a stop.
Li Xiuzhu red at Xiao Chen. Then, he stood expressionlessly before leaving the hall without a word.
Liu Xiuzhu left piqued. His three assistance followed after him. Naturally, this banquet had ended on an unpleasant note.
Within the hall, all of the outstanding talents looked towards Xiao Chen. They no longer dismissed him as before. They now saw him as a strongpetitor.
They all wore depressed expressions. There was yet anotherpetitor to worry about. Clearly, that was not a good thing.
However, there were about ten people whose eyes lit up with a zing fighting spirit. They were not afraid of a challenge. The morepetitors they had, the more excited they became.
Pei Shaoxuan, what do you think? the Holy Fire Manors Young Manor Lord, Leng Yun, looked at the Beast Taming Abodes Pei Shaoxuan as he asked indifferently.
Pei Shaoxuan yed with the scarlet ring he wore on his index finger. He said softly, He is very strong. However, there is no need to be astonished. If you can catch Jin Wuji off guard as well, you can also defeat him within ten moves.
Leng Yun nodded and said, Naturally, I understand this principle. Unfortunately, it is hard to seize the initiative against someone whose cultivation realm is higher than yours. This is where he disys his brilliance.
Pei Shaoxuan stood. Before he left, he said, A hundred battles all have to be fought with strength. He might be able to catch someone off guard once or twice. However, if he wants to continue fighting, his foundational strength is the most important. Ill see you tomorrow.
All of the outstanding talents in the hall discussed the earlier fight before they left. The banquet had ended there was no reason to remain.
Xia Xiyan led her Junior Sister over and congratted Xiao Chen, Congrattions. It looks like I have anotherpetitor for a spot in the Ancient Deste Tower.
Xiao Chen smiled gently, Miss Xia, you praise me too much. If I fight against you, my odds of winning are only fifty percent.
Hmm! My First Senior Sister hadprehended sword intent at the age of sixteen. Now, she is a Superior Grade Martial King. Her Cultivation Technique is a peak Earth Ranked Cultivation Technique, and her Martial Techniques are peak Earth Ranked Martial Techniques. Within the same generation, she is not inferior to anyone. You overestimate yourself.
When Xiao Rou, who stood beside Xia Xiyan, heard Xiao Chen im to be about equal to Xia Xiyan, she felt somewhat dissatisfied.
In Xiao Rous opinion, even though Xiao Chen was strong and managed to defeat Jin Wuji in six moves, he mostly relied on tricks.
If it were not for that stomp dying Jin Wuji and forcing him back over and over again, there was no way Xiao Chen could defeat Jin Wuji within then moves.
Xiao Rou had not considered Xiao Chens tactics as a form of strength.
Xiao Chen looked at Xiao Rou but was not angry. He could tell that she only defended First Senior Sister like a little girl defending her idol.
When Xia Xiyan heard Xiao Rous words, she red at Xiao Rou before saying apologetically, Im sorry., This girl always speaks without thinking. Don''t mind her.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly in response.
I shall take my leave first. Ill see you tomorrow.
Seeing that Xiao Rou was about to say something else, Xia Xiyan pulled her to the side and quickly took her leave.
Xiao Chen sheathed his Lunar Shadow Saber. He did not intend to linger and was about to leave. The fight in the Wrestling Ring tomorrow was the true battle. This was only an appetizer.
Brother Xiao, please wait a moment.
Just as Xiao Chen reached the doors of the hall, Jiang Zimo stopped him and walked over with Mu Xinya.
Although Xiao Chen did not know the cultivator well, Jiang Zimo had helped him once again, disying intentions of friendship.
This was especially so after Jiang Zimo had risked offending Li Xiuzhu. Compared to those who tried to pander to the old man, such a friend was even more precious.
Xiao Chen stopped and turned. Then, he cupped his hand and gave thanks, Thank you, Brother Zimo, for speaking up for me, helping me fight for this chance.
Jiang Zimo smiled gently and said, It was just a small matter. I am not afraid of Li Xiuzhu. He does not dare act against me.
Jiang Zimo seemed very confident. It appeared as though arge power supported him, a power that even Li Xiuzhu feared.
Xiao Chen did not continue with the niceties and asked directly, Why are you looking for me? If it is something that I can help you with, just say it.
I shall remember that. For now, there is nothing, Jiang Zimo said with a smile before pointing to the silver-haired girl beside him. He said, She is the one looking for you. I shall take my leave first.
After Jiang Zimo left, Xiao Chen suspiciously examined the silver-haired girl before him. Although she seemed familiar, he could not recall seeing her before.
Have we met before? Xiao Chen probed.
Mu Xinya looked at Xiao Chen. A bitter smile appeared on her exquisite face. Tell me this; will you kill me again?
Xiao Chen felt astonished. When he heard Mu Xinyas voice, he finally recalled who this silver-haired girl was.
Back in the Heavenly Saber Pavilion, for the sake of rescuing the Heavenly Wolf King, she had pretended to be the human girl, Mu Xinya. They had spent more than a month together.
No wonder the moment I entered the hall, this girls gaze had never left me. She must have recognized me.
Xiao Chen recalled the previous events clearly. The expressions of those miners begging him appeared in his mind.
However, Xiao Chen had a different view of the matters of the past. Those miners were people the Heavenly Saber Pavilion sacrificed on purpose. It was hard to differentiate who was in the right or wrong.
Xiao Chen collected his thoughts and shook his head, I won''t. Lets not mention the past again. Everyone has their own beliefs. It''s just the angles which they look from are different.
When Mu Xinya heard this, she heaved a sigh of relief. She asked, Can we talk?
Xiao Chen nodded, and the two flew out.
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Outside the hall, Jin Wujis clothes were tattered as hey miserably on the ground. asionally, a light flickered on his body.
The bones in Jin Wujis chest were indented. That was the result of Li Xiuzhus punch. As a Martial Monarch, his punch was far more destructive than Xiao Chens attacks.
Furthermore, when considering the injuries Xiao Chen had caused, without the aid of Medicinal Pills and half a year to recuperate, it would be difficult to recover to his peak state.
To these geniuses, wasting half a year was a cruel matter. It would result in a gap that they could never close.
When the passing cultivators saw this, they felt that he was very ill-fated.
Fifteen minutes ago, everyone envied him. As long as he could withstand ten moves, he would easily clear the first round.
However, fifteen minutester, an Inferior Grade Martial King had defeated him in six moves. His reputation had taken a great hit.
Then, Li Xiuzhu had injured him further, destroying his qualifications to participate in the selections. This was such a tragic sight. He had experienced disaster after disaster.
The crowd had learned a big lesson; never to underestimate someone with a lower cultivation realm than you in the future. That person might be another Xiao Chen.
The miserable Jin Wuji was the best example.
Ding Fengchou slowly walked to Jin Wuji and sighed. Jin Wuji was now a cripple. He had lost the rights to stand amongst the first-rate geniuses forever.
This era of geniuses was just budding. This was an age were geniuses came forth in great numbers. This was undoubtedly a tragedy for him.
I told you long ago; you should know yourself well. If you do not have sufficient strength, do not use the name of the Heavenly Sword Gate to unt your might. You had asked for it.
Ding Fengchou ced his hand on Jin Wujis chest. He circted his Essence, and the electric light in Jin Wujis body quickly moved towards Ding Fengchous palm.
Chapter 434 - Mu Xinya Fell in Love?
Chapter 434: Mu Xinya Fell in Love?
Ding Fengchou raised his palm, and a ball of lightning-attributed Essence floated below his hand. The unconscious Jin Wuji immediately felt morefortable.
Bang!
Ding Fengchou casually tossed the ball of electricity onto the ground. It exploded and created a deep pit, sending dust into the air.
What a strong lightning-attributed energy. This person might cultivate a Heaven Ranked Cultivation Technique. Otherwise, he would not have such surging energy as an Inferior Grade Martial King.
Ding Fengchou frowned slightly and muttered to himself, This is only the remnant energy. If this were his full power, it would be even stronger.
Ding Fengchou had incredible insight. Even though it was only some remnant energy, he could make a rough estimation of Xiao Chens strength.
Ding Fengchou, I told you long ago not to bring trash here. Now you have embarrassed yourself. Beast Taming Abodes Pei Shaoxuanughed as he walked over.
Seeking death! Ding Fengchous expression chilled. His use two fingers as a sword and pointed them at Pei Shaoxuan.
Xiu!
The long sword at Ding Fengchous waist hummed and quickly emerged from its sheath. Under Ding Fengchous control, it flew towards Pei Shaoxuan with a surging sword intent.
Wu! Wu!
The air rang out with sword hums. Water-like ripples spread out from the sword. Space seemed to blur.
Pei Shaoxuans expression changed. He had not expected Dong Fengchou to attack. He quickly formed hand seals.
Circr formation markings appeared behind Pei Shaoxuan. A realistic ape with muscles and skin like metal appeared before him and blocked the strike.
Bang!
The moment the ape appeared, a huge bloody hole appeared on its chest. The sword had pierced through it, and it died on the spot.
Hu chi!
Clearly, Pei Shaoxuan had not expected the attack to destroy the Steel Ape with strong defenses in an instant.
Pei Shaoxuan quickly did his best to dodge. However, the sword still shed a wound on his right shoulder. Blood gushed from the wound. Soon, his entire right shoulder was covered in the scarlet liquid.
Pei Shaoxuan, on ount of your First Senior Brother, I will not kill you now. Watch what you say in the future. It is not your turn to disrespect the people of the Heavenly Sword Gate.
Ka ca!
Ding Fengchou waved his hand, and the sword returned to its scabbard. He picked up Jin Wujis body and did not bother looking at Pei Shaoxuan before leaving.
As Pei Shaoxuan looked at the other partys face, revealing a hateful re. His hatred of Ding Fengchou had begun long ago.
During their first encounter, they fought each other over natural treasures. Pei Shaoxuan received severe injuries, and Ding Fengchou snatched all of the treasures. He had always viewed it as an extraordinary shame and humiliation.
Otherwise, Pei Shaoxuan would not have eliminated Jin Wuji in such a miserable fashion during the previous Five Nation Youth Competition.
Pei Shaoxuan withdrew his gaze and stopped the bleeding on his shoulder. He knelt down and pointed at the bleeding Steel Ape lying into a pool of blood with the finger wearing a scarlet ring.
Chi! Chi!
The ring shed red, and it sucked in the Steel Apes corpse and blood.
Ka ca! Ka ca! The ring emitted bone-chilling sounds and looked quite odd.
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The moon hung high in the sky like a silver te illuminating the world. Xiao Chen and Mu Xinya sat on a rooftop in the city.
Even though Mu Xinya had asked if they could talk, she had done most of the talking.
Xiao Chen, more or less, understood what happened after Mu Xinya left the Heavenly Saber Pavilion. After she inherited the Heavenly Wolf Kings strength, her strength had rapidly soared.
Now, Mu Xinya was a peak Superior Grade Martial King. Most importantly, she would not encounter any bottlenecks. As long as she faithfully continued to absorb the Heavenly Wolf Kings strength, her strength would soar; her potential was limitless.
When Mu Xinya fought an enemy, she could draw from the Heavenly Wolf Kings energy and even challenge a half-step Martial Monarch.
Furthermore, it was not like how Xiao Chen had managed, needing an opportunity to flee.
Because of Mu Xinya, the Heavenly Wolf Race, which was in a precarious position, had gained arge number of resources from the Myriad Fiend Pce, and the overall strength of her n had increased.
Ye Chen, did you know that the month in that underground world was the most rtively ordinary moment of my life?
Mu Xinya looked up at the bright moon as the moonlight illuminated her silver hair, adding ayer of radiance and looking like an illusion.
Ha hahowever, I cannot stop. The burden of my n falls on me alone. There are twenty spots for the Ancient Deste Tower, and I must obtain one.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly and said, Then, I wish you sess. Out of the twenty spots, I have to obtain one as well.
Mu Xinya smiled embarrassedly, Lets work hard together, then. After that, we can work together in the Ancient Deste Tower once again. The tacit understanding we have might even reach a level no one else has ever reached before.
Im going now. Thank you for apanying me for so long. I finally can dismiss the worry I have held on to from that time.
Mu Xinya waved her hand, and her exquisite figure jumped off of the rooftop and into the distance.
Xiao Chen got up and watched the distant Mu Xinya. He sighed gently, There are more than a thousand peak geniuses. This group alone has people like Ding Fengchou, Jing Zimo, and Mu Xinya, geniuses amongst geniuses. These twenty spots are going to be difficult to obtain.
However, regardless of the situation, Xiao Chen had to obtain one. There were a total of nine floors in the Ancient Deste Tower. In the past, the genius Thunder Emperor climbed to the seventh floor before he rose to prominence.
In the past years, although there were not many who managed to climb to the fifth floor, without exception, they all had gained great benefits.
Some had obtained an increase in their cultivation; some found ancient Heaven Ranked Martial Techniques, or even Heaven Ranked Cultivation Techniques.
There were people who were stuck at bottlenecks in theprehension of various Martial Techniques. They had made breakthroughs in the tower, massively increasing theirbat prowess after they left.
None of these stories were exaggerations. Without the Ancient Deste Tower, the cultivators of the other four nations would find it hard to enter the top fifty of the Tianwu Rankings.
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The second day, the sun had just broken through the darkness. The radiance of dawn shone on every corner of Wrestling City.
The two hundred-odd outstanding talents from various ces had gathered in the hall of the residence Li Xiuzhu had led them to.
Xiao Chen stood in the corner of the crowd, waiting calmly for Li Xiuzhus arrival. This was only the first round of the selection. He believed that he could pass it with his strength.
After a long time, Li Xiuzhu emerged from the back. Aside from his three assistants, there was also an unknown cultivator beside him.
That person wore tight cultivator robes. Muscles bulged throughout his body; he looked very strong. He seemed to be forty-odd years old and was a half-step Martial Monarch.
A faint scar on his right cheek gave him a fierce and tough appearance. His eyes were dim and without light, giving the same impression as a gloomy forest.
Li Xiuzhu looked for Xiao Chens figure in the crowd. He smiled coldly before he withdrew his gaze. He said, Let me introduce this person to everyone. This is the City Lord of Wrestling City, Gao Yangyu. We are no longer governing the following matters. After six days, I will return to pick up the people who have obtained sixty victories.
I will bring those who meet the standard to Deste City and meet up with the other three groups to proceed with the second round of selection. For those who fail, you will have to return home.
After Li Xiuzhu spoke, he departed with his three assistants, handing everything over to Gao Yangyu.
Gao Yangyu looked at the crowd calmly. Then, with the flip of his hand, he took out stacks of contracts before distribution them to the crowd.
Xiao Chen took the contract and examined it. It was a life-and-death contract. The main contents were: I participate in the Rank A wrestling ring willingly, and my life or death is unrted to Wrestling City.
Let me say this first; Wrestling City is not connected to the Heavenly Extermination Union. They do not have any authority over us.
In fact, news of you undergoing the first round of selection in the Rank A wrestling ring had only reached me one week ago. I will not give any of you special privileges. You are all the same as the other cultivators in the Rank A wrestling Ring. Life and death are in your own hands. If you want to participate in the wrestling ring, you have to sign this contract.
Gao Yangyus statement was calm and firm.
Li Xiuzhu had exined most of this to the crowd already. All of the outstanding talents present had calm expressions. They signed the contract without hesitation.
Perhaps people would die in the Rank A wrestling ring. However, everyone here was an outstanding talent of their region. They were all very strong. No one believed they would actually die.
After signing the life-and-death contract, Xiao Chen joined the back of the queue and was thest to hand over his contract.
Gao Yangyu looked at the name on the life-and-death contract and could not help but nce at Xiao Chen. A hard-to-trace killing Qi shed in his eyes.
Xiao Chen felt this killing Qi. His expression did not change as he slowly moved to the back.
Xiao Chen had no grievances with Gao Yangyu. Logically, he should not have any murderous intent for Xiao Chen. The only exnation was that Li Xiuzhu had given him some instructions.
This old man really seems to have a problem with me, Xiao Chen thought to himself. I have endured this before and will keep an eye out.
After Gao Yangyu collected all the contracts, he smiled faintly, Very good. No one backed out. I shall wish you all good luck, then.
Gao Yangyu activated the ring on his right hand and space fluctuated intensely. A door of light appeared in the hall.
Lets go! Gao Yangyu took the lead and stepped through the doorway of light.
No one here was an ordinary cultivator, and they knew that this was the rarely-seen Transportation Gate. There was nothing to make a fuss over. They all followed Gao Yangyu, one after another.
Xiao Chen was still thest one to cross the threshold. When he stepped through the doorway of light, he felt a mysterious force pulling him forward. Every sensation vanished.
If felt like, for an instant, an eternity had passed before Xiao Chen regained control over his movements.
Roar! Roar! Roar!
Just as Xiao Chen regained his footing, earth-shattering roars resounded in his ears.
Xiao Chen looked up and discovered that he and the others had appeared in a vast wrestling ring. The circr wrestling ring seemed to be at least ten thousand square meters.
Spectator stands surrounded the Wrestling Ring. There were several ten thousand seats filled to thest. It looked very lively.
Gao Yangyu summoned the crowd and pointed in a direction, Later, there will be a thousand Demonic Beastsing out from that cage. There are a total of two hundred iron medallions on the Beasts bodies. You have to kill the Demonic Beasts and obtain an iron medallion before you qualify topete in the Rank A wrestling ring.
Chapter 435 - A Thousand Rank 7 Demonic Beasts
Chapter 435: A Thousand Rank 7 Demonic Beasts
The crowd looked to where Gao Yangyu pointed. They only saw a dark space behind a metal barrier. Within the darkness were countless scarlet eyes.
A strong aura seeped from the dark space, and bestial roars echoed throughout the arena, making one tremble in fear.
Damn it! They are all Rank 7 Demonic Beasts!
When someone felt the ranks of the Demonic Beasts, their expression changed. They seemed rather horrified.
Gao Yangyu smiled faintly and said, Thats right; they are all Rank 7 Demonic Beasts. Furthermore, they are extremely hungry Rank 7 Demonic Beasts.
A Rank 7 Demonic Beast was not very scary. Everyone here could deal with one easily. However, even if they split a thousand Rank 7 evenly amongst themselves, each cultivator would have to fight four Rank 7 Demonic Beasts. Furthermore, snatching the iron medallions would also serve as a distraction. The danger was extraordinary.
Xia Xiyans expression turned grave. She whispered to Xiao Rou, Dont get separated; stick close to me.
Although Xiao Rou was strong, she had no experience. This time, as she participated in the selection, the Thousand Sword Pavilion had other intentions for her. They wanted to use this as experiential training. At the same time, they wanted to see if she would be lucky enough to earn a spot in the Ancient Deste Tower.
However, no one expected there to be so much danger at the very start of the selection.
The other people present began to look for partners. Under such circumstances, being alone was very risky.
Jiang Zimo and Mu Xinya extended an invitation to Xiao Chen, but he shook his head in rejection.
Xiao Chen knew that the other party had kind intentions. However, he had the advantage of speed and was not afraid of such situations. There was no need to owe Jiang Zimo another favor over this.
Gao Yangyu was very pleased with the atmosphere. After he silenced everyone, he said, After you obtain the iron medallion, anyone here can challenge you, as long as their cultivation is lower than half-step Martial Monarch. You must defeat them and obtain sixty victories.
Open the barriers!
Without giving the crowd too much time to react, Gao Yangyu leaped out of the wrestling ring and waved his hands.
The meal barrier holding the thousand Rank 7 Demonic Beasts immediately opened. Thunderous footsteps resounded as all of the Demonic Beasts rushed out.
The Demonic Beasts salivated as their eyes gleamed scarlet, and theyunched themselves into the crowd.
There were all sorts of Demonic Beasts. Some crawled on the ground, and some flew in the air. Some were wind-attributed, some were fire-attributed, and some were ice-attributed. There were all sorts of Demonic Beasts.
Suddenly, they all rushed at the crowd. A ck Qi rushed into the sky, covering it. Their aura was frightening.
The crowd did not hesitate at all. They urgently retreated. At this point, no one dared test might of the horde of Demonic Beasts.
When the extremely hungry Demonic Beasts caught a whiff of the humans aura, they grew even more ferocious. No one would be foolish enough to test them now.
Retreat!
Everyone executed their Movement Techniques and moved quickly to the back, scattering.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
However, there were simply too many Demonic Beasts. The wrestling ring was onlyrge enough to hold the Demonic Beasts without giving them too much space. Soon, cultivators and Demonic Beasts began to fight.
Four Beasts surrounded Xiao Chen. There was one several-meters-long Scarlet Metallic Snake as thick as an elephants leg with metallic scales, two me Wolves covered in ck Qi and walking on their hind legs, and an extremely ferocious Lightning Ox.
Hu Chi!
The Scarlet Metallic Snake moved very fast, taking the initiative to attack. It opened its huge jaws and shot towards Xiao Chen, trying to swallow him whole.
Xiu!
Xiao Chen pushed off the ground and activated the Blood me Shoes. His speed instantly reached Mach 3.5 as he moved in an arc.
Xiao Chens figure shed, and hended on the Scarlet Metallic Snakes head, stomping hard when he did.
Dang! Dang!
When the huge force struck the Scarlet Metallic Snakes head, it gave off a loud, metallic ring. He had kicked its upper body into the ground.
Rumble!
A deep pit appeared in the ground. Cracks extended from it into the surroundings.
Xiao Chen hovered in the air. His sole felt somewhat numb. He sensed that the Scarlet Metallic Snake had not received any fatal damage.
The Rank 7 Scarlet Metallic Snake specialized in defense. Its scales were as hard as Superior Grade Frost Iron. Weapons could not prate it, and it was difficult to deal with.
Chi!
A purple bolt of lightning flew towards Xiao Chen. The Lightning Ox had attacked as well. The two me Wolves, covered in ck mes, rushed over alongside the bolt of lightning.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly and pulled his palm in. The purple lighting transformed into a whirlpool that spun on his palm, bing a ball of purple mes.
Without the protection of states, Xiao Chen could collect as much lightning-attributed energy as he wanted.
Xiao Chen leaped into the air, moving back instead of forward. Then, he punched the two me Wolves. The purple mes on his hand slowly spread and encased the two me Wolves.
The Demonic Beasts were very intelligent. The two me Wolves had nned to take advantage of the moment Xiao Chen blocked the lightning, attacking.
Unfortunately, Xiao Chen was not afraid of the lightning. He pulled it in with the flip of the palm. The attack, which the two Demonic Beasts stored power for, would forever remain at this stage.
Boom!
The purple and ck mes shed relentlessly on the me Wolves. They exploded with intense heat, and the me Wolves were knocked to the ground.
After tumbling across the ground for a while, the me Wolves crawled to their feet miserably. Their fur was burnt to a crisp, emitting ck smoke.
Roar! Roar!
When the Lightning Ox saw that the lightning it was so proud of had not damaged Xiao Chen, it angrily pressed forward with its colossal body.
The bodies of Demonic Beasts were, for the most part, stronger than cultivators. When shing using their physical bodies, humans usually suffered a disadvantage.
This was a move that many Demonic Beasts liked to use. If they used it well, they could even cause the cultivator internal injuries.
Unfortunately, the Lightning Ox faced Xiao Chen. He clenched his fist, and the image of a tiger and dragon spiraled around his arm, roaring ferociously.
Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon! Xiao Chen shouted and crossed his arms, receiving the Lightning Oxs mad charge head-on.
Bang!
A loud crash resounded, but Xiao Chen did not move. The Lightning Ox bounced back at the same speed it crashed into Xiao Chen with.
Dragon Hisses Tiger Roars!
Xiao Chen leaped up. When hended next to the Lightning Ox, he punched it with the power stored by the Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon.
Roar! Roar! Roar!
As Xiao Chen punched, the roars of the tiger and dragon rang out. The sound was ear-splitting. Intense explosions echoed within the Lightning Oxs body.
Hu chi! Hu chi!
The Lightning Ox struggled as its entire body exploded with electricity. A purple light radiated as boundless electric sparks jumped across its body.
When the electric light surged, Xiao Chens hair and clothes fluttered. There even seemed to be some arcs of electricity jumping between them.
Xiao Chen felt no fear. He punched the Lightning Ox with his right fist. As the tiger and dragon roared, he continued pummelling it.
The Purple Thunder Divine Incantation circted rapidly, and he constantly absorbed the electric light with his left hand. The electricity became a whirlpool, spinning rapidly.
After a while, Xiao Chens fist had shattered all of the Lightning Oxs internal organs. The electric light finally faded.
The Scarlet Metallic Snake and the me Wolves took advantage of this opportunity tounch themselves at Xiao Chen. The three Demonic Beasts used their best moves.
The Scarlet Metallic Snakes long tail mmed down with a huge force. The two me Wolves paws lit up with ck mes, leaving a cket tail as they swung their paws.
Xiao Chen turned around and looked at the fierce purple mes in his palm. Suddenly a thought urred to him.
Can I use this purple mes to cast the Life Bestowal Spell? In theory, the Life Bestowal Spell can use anything as a focus. When it is at Great Perfection, it can even use the air.
Since Xiao Chen thought of it, there was no problem trying it out. He used his Spiritual Sense to split a strand of purple me and quickly molded it into an electric me eagle.
Hu chi!
Xiao Chens right hand made hand seals as he continued to exhaust the Mental Energy in his sea of consciousness and the Essence in the Qi whirlpool.
Using energy to cast the Life Bestowal Spell resulted in double the exhaustion. It was due to Essence and Mental Energy merging.
Life Bestowal Spell! Xiao Chen shouted, and the electric me eagle instantly came to life. When it spread its wings, its wingspan reached ten meters.
The eagle crashed towards the descending snake tail. There was a shattering sound. The harder-than-Frost-Iron scales had shattered. The entire snake tail broke off.
It really is possible. Furthermore, its might is so impressive. Xiao Chen revealed a happy expression.
In the spectator stands, when Gao Yangyu saw this, his expression changed, This move seems to merge Mental Energy and Essence. How did this brat do it?
The Mental Energy of Martial Kings could not bear the berserk nature of Essence. This was something that only Martial Monarchs and above could grasp. Even a half-step Martial Monarch like himself had only a small grasp on it.
The Lightning Ox was dead, and the Scarlet Metallic Snake was severely injured. Xiao Chen only had to deal with the two me Wolves. Victory was almost guaranteed.
If Xiao Chen were not unlucky, there would be one iron medallion within each of the Demonic Beasts.
However, Xiao Chens performance was not the most impressive, but someone elses.
The many cultivators in the spectator stands focused on the battle below. They observed and tried to figure out who to pick as their opponents.
Chapter 436 - Calamity
Chapter 436: Cmity
Wrestling City had been in operation for hundreds of years. It became a chain business long ago. Not only could the challenging cultivators win fantastic prizes, but the ordinary spectators could also ce bets and earn something that way.
Wrestling City was no more than five kilometers away from the main city, Longyang City. Several ten thousand cultivators woulde and watch the matches everyday. The number of people currently in the stands had reached at least a hundred thousand. Almost everyone would ce a bet.
Even if everyone only gambled a few hundred Medial Grade Spirit Stones, it would generate a betting pool of several hundred million Medial Grade Spirit Stones. That was an extremelyrge sum.
Since they could earn some extra Spirit Stones and watch powerful fighting techniques in the match, Wrestling City had a great allure to cultivators.
Suddenly, someone in the spectator stands eximed, Look, Ding Fengchou has already obtained an iron medallion. The Heavenly Gate Resistance Fencing is indeed extraordinary.
Not bad; he is strong enough. He killed the Demonic Beasts with one strike. In the next round, I will bet on him.
The Beast Taming Abodes Pei Shaoxuan has also obtained an iron medallion. He controlled seven or eight Rank 7 Spirit Beasts on his own, steamrolling the Demonic Beast.
Jiang Zimo and Mu Xinya have obtained iron medallions as well. Their reputation as the two of the Myriad Fiend Pces three great experts is not in vain.
The Holy Fire Manors Young Manor Lord has obtained an iron medallion as well.
Leng Yun has been famous in the southern inds for a long time already. It is not strange that he obtained an iron medallion so early.
Some of the young experts who had been famous for a while quickly obtained iron medallions and leaped out of the wrestling ring. From the very start, these people had demonstrated their strength.
After these people killed several Demonic Beasts, the Demonic Beasts no longer dared attack them. They left to find weaker opponents.
Those who were weaker fell to tragedy. The number of Demonic Beasts they faced increased. The situation had been difficult to begin with, but this made it worse.
Several cultivators did not even have enough time to surrender before the Demonic Beasts tore them to shreds and ate them. It was a tragedy.
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Xiao Chen had faced four Demonic Beasts on his own without even drawing the Lunar Shadow Saber. With his strong aura, none of the Demonic Beasts rushed in to attack.
Instead, the Demonic Beast focused on cultivators who struggled.
The two me Wolves finally fell to Xiao Chens fists. Xiao Chen tore apart the Demonic Beasts corpse. He discovered that he was pretty lucky. Of the four Demonic Beasts, two had iron medallions.
However, no matter how many iron medallion Xiao Chen obtained, one was enough. Before he left, he discovered that Xia Xiyan and her Junior Sister were still fighting seven or eight Demonic Beasts.
Xia Xiyan already grasped an iron medallion in her hands. Unfortunately, her Junior Sister had too littlebat experience; facing two Demonic Beasts simultaneously left the girl flustered.
When four or five Demonic Beasts attacked together, it became even more dangerous. Xia Xiyan had no choice but to assist her Junior Sister.
Because of Xiao Rou, the number of Demonic Beasts they faced increased. They had started with four, but now fought eight.
If this kept going on and the number of Demonic Beasts increased, Xia Xiyan might find it difficult to even protect herself.
Xiao Chen hesitated for a moment and decided to help the girls. After all, when he had first arrived at Heavenly Spring Ind, Xia Xiyan left a good impression on him.
Furthermore, it was not something that would require much effort. If Xiao Chen could assist, he would. There were no disadvantages to making a friend.
Bang!
Xiao Chen pushed heavily off the ground and leaped into the air. With the aid of the Blood me Shoes, he shed through the air, smashing into a Demonic Beast that was about to attack Xia Xiyan with a roundhouse kick.
Half of the Demonic Beasts head caved in. It fell to the ground, dead, shocking Xia Xiyan and Xiao Rou.
At Xiao Chens assistance, Xia Xiyans face lit up in joy. She said, Many thanks, Brother Xiao, for helping us.
Xiao Chen nodded in response. He tossed over an iron medallion and said, Take your Junior Sister away first. I will deal with these Demonic Beasts.
When Xia Xiyan heard this, she refused and said, No way! How can you deal with seven Demonic Beasts alone? Even if you can, you will be forced to reveal your trump cards.
It doesnt matter. I have the advantage of speed. I am not afraid. Go, Xiao Chen smiled faintly and casually sent out a few sharp fist winds, attracting the seven Demonic Beasts attention.
The pale Xiao Rou instantly sighed in relief. When she saw the Demonic Beasts focus on Xiao Chen, her expression became one of embarrassment.
Xiao Rou had not expected Xiao Chen, whom she had slighted before, to have already obtained two iron medallions. Furthermore, he gave her one of them. Now, he helped lure away the other Demonic Beasts.
After Xiao Chen led the Demonic Beasts a distance away, Xia Xiyan said to Xiao Rou, More Demonic Beasts are already heading over here. Take the iron medallion and leave first. I will help him kill the Demonic Beast. Regardless of the situation, we cannot owe him to much.
Xiao Rou understood that she would not be of much help. So, she took the iron medallion and quickly made her way out of the wrestling ring.
The seven Demonic Beasts continued tounch their attacks at Xiao Chen. He used his advantage of speed and dodged.
As for some of the attacks that covered arge area, Xiao Chen simply took the hits. Such attacks did not inflict much damage, so he had no problem shrugging them off.
Ka ca!
Just as Xiao Chen wanted to make a forceful breakthrough, a sharp sword light shed and blood spurted. The head of a me Wolf flew into the air.
Xia Xiyan had returned andnded beside Xiao Chen.
Xia Xiyan said nothing. Her sword light danced as her figure darted like a butterfly. She moved naturally within the crowd of Demonic Beast.
Xia Xiyans sword Qi was thick and imposing. With sword intent supporting it, its might was startling. It did not seem as delicate as her Movement Technique.
Everytime Xia Xiyan attacked, a strong Demonic Beast would suffer significant injuries. When their defenses weakened, she removed their limbs.
This was probably her true strength. Without Xiao Rou holding her back, she would have been among those to obtain iron medallions first.
Xiao Chen had no intention to leave immediately. He clenched his fists and relied on the strength of his physical body to battle head-on against the Demonic Beasts.
As the two worked together, the seven Demonic Beasts fell quickly. They both spent some time extracting the Demonic Cores and discovered that none of the seven Demonic Beasts contained iron medallions.
Xia Xiyan said, relieved, Fortunately, you helped us and gave us an iron medallion. Otherwise, after expending so much effort to kill these Demonic Beasts, we would not have even obtained one.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly and said, That is how luck works; nothing is guaranteed. Lets go.
Xiu!
Just at this moment, a man suddenlynded by their side. He smiled at the two and said, Help me to hold them back for a while. I will take my leave first.
The twos expression changed when they saw ten-odd Demonic Beasts rushing that them with surging auras. This fellow had used the two as a shield.
The markings of Xiao Chens Blood me Shoes suddenly lit up, his speed instantly increased to Mach 4. He quickly arrived before the cultivator.
As that man watched, astonished, Xiao Chen kicked him. He said expressionlessly, Get back there!
Xiao Chen simply moved too fast. That person had no time to react. When he got kicked in the chest, that person flew back into the encirclement of the Demonic Beasts.
Xia Xiyan also took advantage of this opportunity to leap forward. The two quickly left the wrestling ring and arrived at the spectator stands prepared especially for the participants.
Up on the spectator stands, there were already a hundred people who had obtained an iron medallion. They looked at Xiao Chen, measuring him up, before shifting their gaze back to the wrestling ring.
Within the wrestling ring, sixty or seventy people held on bitterly. The situation forced them to work together against the remaining three hundred odd Demonic Beasts.
Actually, all these people had to do was to jump out of the wrestling ring. Even if they did not have an iron medallion, they would not suffer any penalty. However, they would be giving up on their participation rights.
Several dozen bodiesy scattered around the wrestling ring. Some of the Demonic beasts ate these corpses under the watchful eyes of tens of thousands of people.
Dying without aplete corpse and getting eaten by a Demonic Beast was the most tragic way for geniuses to fall. When Xiao Chen saw this, a ripple appeared in his calm heart.
In this budding era of geniuses, there were as many geniuses as there were fish in a river and more emerged as time passed.
For the cultivators with startling talents, this was the best time to be aliveonly in this era could they find a stage for themselves to shine.
If they seeded, just like the Tianwu Emperor who founded the Tianwu Dynasty, or the Thunder Emperor from a thousand years ago, their names would be passed down through the ages. Even after ten thousand years, they would not buried in the pages of history.
This was also a cruel era. Be it a regr era, all the people present would have been peak geniuses of their time.
However, now, geniuses that used to appear once in a hundred years became ordinary. If they did not work hard, they would be eliminated from the race, losing their chance to shine on this stage.
The owners of the bodies in the wrestling ring had thought of giving up; however, the moment they gave up, they would have been left behind in the dust.
They would have be a mere spectator in this era of geniusesto these proud geniuses, nothing would be worse than remaining a silent spectator.
Xiao Chen clenched his right fist tightly as these thoughts shed through in his mind. The era of geniuses has arrived. Since I already came to this world, I will not remain a spectator.
Three hundred odd Rank 7 Demonic Beasts were surrounding the remaining sixty or seventy cultivators. The battle could no longer be described as intense, it was just cruel.
Soon after, another ten cultivators obtained iron medallions and broke out of the encirclement of the Demonic Beasts, returning to the crowd.
When made Xiao Chen somewhat surprised was that the cultivator who wanted to use Xiao Chen and Xia Xiyan as a shield was one of the ten.
After that cultivator came up, he red at Xiao Chen in passing, before joining the rest.
Xia Xiyan said, Dont underestimate him, he is the second disciple of the Great Xia Nations Lamenting Valleys Chief. His Lamenting Palm is very powerful. He probably did not want to expose his trump cards early, so he dyed obtaining an iron medallion.
Xiao Chen nodded in agreement. In reality, he had concealed his strength as well. If he had drawn his saber, he was confident that he would have been one of the first ten to obtain the iron medallion.
After a long time, there were no more people obtaining iron medallions. Instead, the cultivators persevering on died one after another. Gao Yangyu shook his head and said something to the person beside him.
After a while, ten half-step Martial Monarchs descended into the wrestling ring. Their strong auras merged and suppressed the Rank 7 Demonic Beasts.
Hu chi!
In front of the strong aura, the previously insufferably arrogant Rank 7 Demonic Beasts retreated in fear.
Chapter 437 - Desperation to Win
Chapter 437: Desperation to Win
Dong Dong Dong!
The ten half step Martial Monarchs did not even make a move. They merely continued to walk forward. The Demonic Beasts returned to their cage once again.
The remaining people knew that they no longer had a chance. They had extremely dispirited expressions on their faces.
They all left using a different exit with ashen faces. This was no longer a stage belonging to them.
Gau Yangyu withdrew his gaze. He looked at the crowd and smiled, This has exceeded my expectations. Unexpectedly, more than a hundred people have passed. In the past, our Rank A wrestling ring had never had such a pass rate before.
We will officially start the fights in two hours. The fights will follow the house rules, and all of you can obtain prizes as well. Someone wille and tell you about thister. For now, go and register your iron medallion numbers.
A manservant from the wrestling ring led the crowd to an underground room and started registering everyone.
At the same time, someone roughly exined the prize system of the wrestling rings. Every victory obtained would gain them three hundred Medial Grade Spirit Stones.
It may not look like much but if they could obtain consecutive victories, the rewards would increase.
For two consecutive victories, they would receive six hundred Medial Grade Spirit Stones; for the third consecutive victory, it was nine hundred; the fourth was 1,200; the fifth was 1,500.
This required an individual to keep winning. If they could obtain a hundred consecutive victories, the prize would be astronomical.
Thus, it wasnt surprising that the wrestling ring could make many cultivators go wild for it. With the incentive of such big prizes, there would be nock of intense battles.
Initially, everyone did not feel moved by the prize. However, after they heard about the rule of consecutive victories, they all got excited.
The prize was not a small sum, and no sect or power would keep giving out Medial Grade Spirit Stones without limit.
However, Xiao Chen felt that it was not that simple. If a cultivator with many consecutive victories appeared, the wrestling ring would probably end up losing a lot.
After that, that person continued, Ha! Ha! Dont think that it is so simple. So far, the record is sixty consecutive victory. Furthermore, that has not been achieved for more than a hundred years already.
The registration did not take much time. Since the fights would only begin after two hours, the crowd started to close their eyes and rest, recovering to their peak state.
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In a tall tower at the wrestling ring, Gao Yangyu held a stack of participants information, handing them out to the surrounding old men.
Look for a few people with some special characteristics. Just say that these people have a chance of breaking the record of sixty consecutive victories. Within three days, I want the bets for these people to reach fifty million Medial Grade Spirit Stones.
The few old men seemed like they were ced in a difficult spot. They said, City Lord Gao, will people believe such news?
Gao Yangyuughed loudly and said, Please look at the information first before you say anythingthese are the peak geniuses of the various nations. This is the first round of the Ancient Deste Tower. Spread these news as well. I estimate we can also charge double for the tickets.
After Gao Yangyu spoke, he continued onto a somewhat depressing piece of news as he sighed, Unfortunately, I have only received the notice a week ago. Furthermore, I was not allowed to leak the news ahead of time. Otherwise, the amount of Spirit Stones we would have earned this time would have been enough for us to use for ten years.
After that, an old man excitedly brought a stack of information over. He said, City Lord, how about this person. White Robed desman Xiao Chen. He had once defeated all the geniuses of the noble ns in the Great Qin Nation by himself. He even defeated the outer disciples of the Holy Land.
Not too long ago, he managed to snatch away a peak high-rank Blood Demons Demon Core from under the noses of ten-odd half-step Martial Monarchs. These are all good selling points. If we packaged them slightly, he could be our trump card.
Gao Yangyu took the information and tossed it on the table without even looking at it. He said coldly, Dont bother with this brat. No one is allow to spread a word about him. Dont ask me why.
The old men exchanged surprised looks; they did not understand what was going on.
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After two hours, everyone hadpletely recovered. They had properly stretched out and warmed themselves up in the fight earlier. Now, they were truly back to their peak state.
Gao Yangyu did not appear again. Instead, an old men in grey robes brought the group back to the spectator stands.
The old men said as he led them, There will only be ten matches on the first day, consider it as a warm up. After that, in the next five days, there will be eighteen matches per day.You will going up one by one ording to your number.
Xiao Chen looked at his iron medallion. The number fifteen was engraved on it. It was either a high nor a low number.
Dong! Dong! Dong!
Right after they walked out of the tunnel, the sound of drumming excited their hearts. The rhythmical beats resounded across the arena like thunder .
No one knew what this drum was made of. Its sound was loud and resonant. When the crowd heard it, they became excited; their fighting spirit surged and their heartbeat quickened.
Xiao Chen looked up and discovered that the drum sounds came from the four towers surrounding the wrestling ring.
The beating of these drums stirred up the atmosphere and the crowd became restless and excited.
This is the peak quality Heavenly Tone War Drums. I heard that it is made of Rank 10 thousand-year-old flood dragons skin and tendons. When one hears the sound of the drums, they would be able to bring out a sharp fighting spirit and explode forth with a strongbat prowess.
The outstanding talents here were all very knowledgeable. They knew that a thousand-year-old flood dragon was as strong as a peak Martial Sage. Furthermore, these beasts could adapt well to any environment and were difficult to find.
The grey-robed old man smiled faintly, These are not the Heavenly Tone War Drums but the Superior Grade Golden Caudron War Drums. They have the same function as the Heavenly Tone War Drums but their effects are much weaker. You lot are not qualified for us to bring out the Heavenly Tone War Drums yetonly the matches in the Rank S wrestling ring are.
The tempo of the drumming sped up. The old man did not exin any furtherhe simply said, Who is number 1? Go up quickly.
A young man in the crowd took a deep breath and leaped out of the spectator stands. The drumming immediately stopped.
The young man cupped his hands and shouted to the crowd, I am Yun Ping of the Great Chu nations Brilliant Amethyst Sect!
Tens of thousands of cultivators gazed down from the towering spectator stands. Countless Perceptions were directed at Yun Ping.
Some people withdrew their perception and shook their heads. Some seemed interested but decided not to fight in the end.
Xiu!
Not longter, a bald cultivator, with a sword on his back, leaped down from the southern spectator stands. When hended, he did not make any sound.
Clearly, this cultivator had a very good grasp of his strength. Xiao Chen sensed that this bald cultivator was a Superior Grade Martial King. However, his aura was very dense and deep.
This person probably cultivated a Superior Grade Earth Rank Cultivation Technique. He seemed quite strong.
The two cupped their hands and exchanged greetings. Then, they immediately started to fight. At this point of time, the drum suddenly started to rumble in a low tone.
After that, its rhythm changed ording to the situation of the fight. Thus, it managed to grasp the heartstrings of the crowd and made the tens of thousands of cultivators feel extremely excited.
The drum sound seemed to form a strange connection between the crowd and the fightlike they were part of the fight itself.
The fight continued for fifteen minutes. Yun Ping managed to win against the bald cultivator rtively easily. There was nothing really special about this fight.
After the bald cultivator lost, he walked over towards Xiao Chens side in a miserable manner. Then, he handed over 150 Medial Grade Spirit Stones to the grey-robed old man.
The grey-robed old man exined, The challenger has to pay half the Spirit Stones his opponent wins. However, if he had won, he would have been able to gain three hundred Medial Grade Spirit Stones.
The matches continued. Yun Ping managed to gain nine consecutive wins. His reward had already reached 2,700 Medial Grade Spirit Stones, which was a ratherrge amount.
If Yun Ping won another match, he would have ended the day perfectly. At the same time, he would be able to gain three thousand Medial Grade Spirit Stones.
After the ninth match ended, another silhouette impatiently jumped into the wrestling ring. This person did not control his strength at all.
When that personnded, the ground trembled, causing arge cloud of dust to fly up. It looked very ostentatious.
Thest challenger hand a sword at his waist and a sinister look on his face. He smiled as he said, Yun Ping, right? Your three thousand Medial Grade Spirit Stones are mine. Remember my name, Xiao Yang!
Yun Ping mocked, Do you think that it is possible?
Dong!
The drums rang out. The two started to fight intensively. The shing weapons created countless sparks in the air.
Xia Xiyan said softly, This Yun Pings consecutive wins are probably going toe to an end.
The battle had just begun; yet, Xia Xiyan made such an conclusion so quickly. Xiao Chen asked suspiciously, How so?
Xia Xiyan smiled gently and exined, I havee to Wrestling City a few times before. This Xiao Yang is quite famous here. He loves to make his move when his opponent had just gained nine consecutive victories, causing them to lose. Others gave him the nickname of Ten Win Terminator.
Ten Win Terminator? Unexpectedly, this person had such a nickname. Xiao Chenughed hoarsely, Without having some strength, it would be difficult to obtain such a nickname.
Xia Xiyan nodded and said, He had been a Superior Grade Martial King for a long time. Hisprension of Sword Techniques is no lesser than that of any ordinary genius. However, his trump card is the very odd state he hadprehended. It seems simr to the Lamenting Valleys state. It can affect the emotions of others.
A state that affects the emotions of others? This was the first time Xiao Chen heard of such a thing. He could not help but feel very interested, so he paid close attention to the battlefield.
While the two spoke, the people in the wrestling ring had already exchanged several dozen moves. Yun Ping could tell that his opponent was strong. He also knew that he had exhausted a lot of his Essence after fighting nine consecutive battles.
He could not afford to drag out the match, so all his moves were killing moves. He wanted to end the battle early.
However, Xiao Yang was very rxed. He looked like a monkey, moving around randomly. He opted against shing head-on with Yun Ping, but rather for exhausting his spirit and patience.
Yun Ping tried to catch his opponent and force him into a head-on battle several times already. However, Xiao Yang managed to nimbly escape.
Xiao Chen was pondering over Xiao Yangs Movement Technique. He thought to himself, What an exquisite Movement Technique. It seems like he is able to sense his opponents attacks from any part of his body. However, it is useless against my Azure Dragon Cloud Soaring Art. In front of absolute speed, no amount of tricks will work.
Chapter 438 - Ten Consecutive Victories
Chapter 438: Ten Consecutive Victories
It''s time to end this!
Suddenly, Xiao Yang, who had been constantly dodging, came to a halt. The look in his eyes became very sharp as he thrust his sword forward.
The sword hummed, leaving behind a long trail of fiery-red light in the air. The trail was an extremely thick fire-attributed Essence.
However, Yun Ping did not panic. Instead, heughed and said, You are seeking your own death. I have been waiting for you for very long already. You are the one that will be losing!
Cha! Cha!
Just as Yun Ping was about to execute his powerful killing move, he suddenly became flustered and his heart filled with fear. When he tried looking into his opponents eyes, he felt even more horrified.
There was no reason for his horror, so Yun Pings mental state became very chaotic. Originally, he could have executed his killing attack in three moves. However now, he was not able to execute it even after a long time.
Compared to the confused Yun Ping, Xiao Yangs aura became even more dense.
Xiao Yang used his sword to send his opponents weapon flying. Then, the sword with surging fire-attributed Essence exploded out towards Yun Pings chest.
Bang!
A bloody wound appeared on Yun Pings chest. Blood dripped out from Yun Pings mouth as he fell to the ground. A cold sword appeared next to his neck.
Yun Ping felt shocked; he could not ept such an end.
However, Xiao Yangughed and said, I told you that your consecutive wins wille to an end. Come again tomorrow and pray that you won''t run into me again.
Xiao Yang sheathed his sword and walked over to the grey-robed old man. He received three thousand Medial Grade Spirit Stones from the old man. Before he left, he unconsciously nced at Xiao Chen.
When Xiao Chen met that gaze, he felt that it was somewhat strangeit felt very hostile.
Xia Xiyan thought something was awry and asked, This person seemed to be targeting you. Did you offend him before, in the past?
Xiao Chen said, Im not sure? However, I am not afraid. I now understand what is going on with his state already.
Aside from Xiao Yangs odd state, the fellows strength was actually not much better than Yun Pings. However, this happened to be thest fight for Yun Ping today.
He felt anxious and wanted to finish his opponent in one move, but he ended up getting led by the nose by his opponent.
Eventually, when Yun Ping became extremely frustrated, his opponent suddenly made his move. Then, he got struck by the unexpected attack, so his loss was not undeserved.
Dong! Dong! Dong!
The drums continued to resound. The battles of number 1 to 14 proceeded on quickly.
There were a few outstanding fights in the following battles. Most of the participants who came out won at least half their fights. However, no one achieved ten consecutive victories.
If they did not lose somewhere in the middle, they would be defeated in the final fight, when their mental state wavered.
Who is number 15? Go up quickly!
Finally, it was Xiao Chens turn. He pushed off the ground gently and firmlynded onto the wrestling ring.
Xiao Chen of the Great Qin Nation, please provide me with your guidance! Xiao Chen cupped his hands respectfully and greeted the surrounding spectators.
Xiu!
The moment Xiao Chen spoke, someone quickly descended onto the wrestling ring. When hended, the ground trembledit was very ostentatious.
It was the Ten Win Terminator, Xiao Yang, who had defeated Yun Ping earlier.
Xiao Yang measured up Xiao Chen with his eyes. He noticed that Xiao Chen did not carry a weapon but wore a pair of ck gloves instead. His lips curled up into a faint smile and he said, Bare handed? Thats fine too, I have not fought someone like that for a long time already. I, Xiao Yang, will end you today.
Strange, why did Xiao Yang go down already? It is very rare for him to make his move on the first match.
It has been many years since Xiao Yang made his move on the first match. How rare!
Indeed, why did he do this? Three hundred Medial Grade Spirit Stones probably cannot move him either!
This fellow has probably offended Xiao Yang. He is going to be in for a bad time. He will receive a big blow to his morale after being defeated in the first round.
The cultivators who frequently came to Wrestling City to spectate were all very familiar with Xiao Yang. They could not understand why he rushed down on the first fight.
On the top floor, in a tower behind the wrestling ring, Gao Yangyu stared nkly at the distant Xiao Chen. He muttered, Brat, dont me me for being vicious. If you need to me someone, me the fact that youve embarrassed Li Xiuzhu. That old fellow is famous for being very narrow minded.
An old man at the side could not help but say, City Lord Gao, are we really going to make this brat lose for all one hundred matches?
Gao Yangyu shrugged and said, Li Xiuzhu gave the instructions, what do you expect me to do? Dont forget, he is the one in charge of collecting taxes for the Heavenly Extermination Union.
It would have been fine if he had offended someone else. Too bad this brat is unlucky. Just do as I say.
The old man nodded lightly, but he shook his head in his heart, smiling bitterly. Losing a hundred matchesthat would be an unprecedented urrence that will probably never happen again.
After such a humiliation, the youths mind would probably be crippled for life. This Li Xiuzhu was too vicious. He actually thought of such a devious n
Looking at Xiao Yangs sinister expression, Xiao Chens heart did not waver. After entering the wrestling ring, no matter who his opponent was or why he was there, he could only be one thing to Xiao Chenan enemy. There was no need to think about anything; he just needed to knock him out.
Sorry, given my status, it is somewhat unfair to make a move on you. However, someone asked me to help with this, so dont me me.
After Xiao Yang spoke, he watched Xiao Chen closely, waiting for his reaction. He wanted to see the calm young mans expression change.
However, he was bound to be disappointed. From the very start, Xiao Chens mental state did not fluctuate at all. His expression remained incredibly calm, like he did not care about his opponent at all.
Xiao Chen said indifferently, There is no need for you to apologize. You do not qualify to apologize to me like this either.
Ha ha! Interesting! Xiao Yangs lips curled up slightly and he said, I want to see what kind of ability you have to say such bold words.
Dong! Dong, dong! Dong, dong, dong!
The drums that had been silent for a long time finally rang out once again, making everyone feel excited.
Now that Xiao Chen was in the wrestling ring, he could feel the might of the Golden Cauldron War Drums. The sound of the drums rang beside his head, and his blood started to surge.
Xiao Chens momentum began to rise naturally and continuously, as if he was in an ancient battlefield. He felt impassioned and wanted to give his all in this fight.
However, if Xiao Chen did that, he would fall for the wrestling rings tricks. The purpose of the Golden Cauldron War Drums was to make the cultivators put in their all in every match, using their full power without realizing it.
This would result in the cultivators exhausting their strength for no good reason in every match. After a few matches, their Essence would be overly exhausted and they would not be able to continue their streak of victories.
Xiao Chens Spiritual Sense turned into an ancient bell in his sea of consciousness. It rang with a long drawn out chime, thoroughly calming him down thoroughly.
Hu chi!
Even after observing for a long time, Xiao Yang still could not find Xiao Chens weak point. He gently stepped forward and drew his sword; he had no choice but to make the first move.
Xiao Chen did not retreat and stepped forward to wee him. He punched, sending out some pure energy to wee Xiao Yangs sword.
Bang! Bang!
The fist wind and the sword Qi shed unendingly, exploding in the air. Xiao Yang moved past the shock waves generated by the explosions and lounged towards Xiao Chens face.
Xiao Chen tilted his head a little and dodged the sword. As the sword slid past his face, he used his right fingers to flick the sword heavily.
Boom!
A huge amount force came from his fingers, travelling down the sword and making it tremble.
Xiao Yang felt like the sword was trying to break out of his hands. He could not help but follow the direction his sword was moving in.
What a strong force! Xiao Yang clearly did not expect Xiao Chen to be so stronghe did not seem like an Inferior Grade Martial King.
As Xiao Yang had been caught off guard, he was at a disadvantage. However, panic did not appear on his face.
Xiao Chen calcted the timing of Xiao Yangsnding. He shouted a warcry at the top of his lungs, and clenching his right hand into a fist, he punched.
Xiao Yang, however, maintained his rxed expression, he did not seem overly astonished. He executed the strange Movement Technique again, and he sensed the direction of Xiao Chens attack the moment he moved.
He then pushed off the ground and quickly retreated in the opposite direction.
His Movement Technique seemed to be able to predict the future. When he fought with Yun Ping, he made his opponent unable to unleash killing moves several times.
Now, Xiao Yang used this Movement Technique on Xiao Chen, dodging his attacks in advance.
Xiao Chen stopped and stored up some power in his fist. He looked at the retreating Xiao Yang and smiled, You think you can run?
Blood me Shoes, activate!
Xiu!
Xiao Chens speed instantly increased to Mach 3.5. Just at Xiao Yang managed to regain his footing, an intense fist wind flew towards him, apanied by the roars of a tiger and a dragon.
Retreat!
Xiao Yang was startled. He executed his strange Movement Technique. Once again, he perfectly predicted Xiao Chens direction of attack. Then, he quickly dodged in the opposite direction.
However, Xiao Chen stopped and changed his direction, sending another attack again.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Punches rained down from both of Xiao Chens fists amidst roars of tigers and dragons. The torrent of fist winds continuously pushed Xiao Yang back.
Xiao Yang was executing the strange Movement Technique to its peak. However, no matter what he did, he could not shake off Xiao Chen. Xiao Chens sharp fist wind followed up after every step he took.
Xiao Yangs sword danced around and a fiery light shed. Although he managed to parry part of the energying from the fist wind, its remnants ruthlessly struck his body.
As the damage continued to umte, they could no longer be belittled.
When the crowd in the spectator stand saw this scene, a look of astonishment shed in their eyes. They had not expected this.
The scene they expected, where Xiao Yang easily killed his opponent, had not ured. Instead, a nameless brat was suppressing the Ten Win Terminator.
Scram!
Xiao Yang finally understood his Movement Technique was useless before Xiao Chen.
Thus, his sword lit up with a fiery light and shed with Xiao Chens fist wind.
When Xiao Yang struck, he took the strength of Xiao Chens fist wind into ount; if Xiao Chen decided to take it head-on, he hadplete confidence that he could make Xiao Chen suffer a big loss.
Xiao Chen said indifferently, You should be the one scramming!
His purple Qi whirlpool spun quickly. Surging Essence travelled via his broadened meridians and poured into his right fist.
Boom!
In that instant Xiao Chens Essence and Vital Qi merged, and an intense fist wind exploded forth from his hand. The fist wind ripped through the air, creating small tornados.
Xiao Chens punch instantly reached 350,000 kilograms of force.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
The sudden increase in force far exceeded Xiao Yangs expectations. Xiao Chen scattered the fiery-red Essence on his sword, making his move copse.
Chapter 439 - Ending with Consecutive Victories
Chapter 439: Ending with Consecutive Victories
Xiao Chens aura seemed to be set aze as a tiger and a dragon spiraled around him. The roars from the two animals continued without stopping. His fist danced around and he sent out hundreds of punches in an instant.
Bang!
Xiao Yangs protective Essence could not bear it anymore, and the strong force caused it to shatter.
Xiao Chen smiled coldly. He used one fist to knock away the sword light his opponent sent over. Then, he used his other fist to strike his opponents chest.
Xiao Yang vomited a mouthful of blood. As the blood flew into the air, his face became ghastly pale.
Damn it! State of fear! Xiao Yang sinisterly said while wiping off the blood on the corner of his mouth.
Wu! Wu!
Xiao Yang emitted a strange Qi field that soon encased Xiao Chen within it.
When Xiao Yang felt that Xiao Chen gotpletely enveloped by his Qi field, a cocky expression appeared on his face.
As long as one entered this Qi field, Xiao Yang had the confidence of defeating even a peak Superior Grade Martial King. Even if Xiao Chen cultivated a Heaven Ranked Cultivation Technique and had surging Essence, he thought he could easily defeat this Inferior Grade Martial King.
Xiao Chen felt a strange sponge-like energy trying to enter his mind.
However, the ancient bell formed by his Spiritual Sense in his sea of consciousness rang gently and the spongy energy directly shattered.
Xiao Chen did not feel anything, it waspletely useless against him.
Indeed, it is as I have guessed. States that affect the emotions involve Mental Energy. Given that Xiao Chens Mental Energy was stronger than that of a Martial Monarchs, Xiao Yangs state of fear was useless against him.
The drums sounded without rest, grasping the rhythm of the battle. It was as if they felt that the fight had reached its most intense moment.
The drummer seemed to have used all his strength. Every beat of the drum struck deep into the hearts of the crowd.
The crowds hearts started to all beat at the same tempo, making them feel extremely anxious.
Time for you to lose!
Xiao Yang pushed off the ground and his body shot forward. Sparks danced around his sword and soon turned into a zing me.
Xiao Chens expression remained calm. Seeing Xiao Yang rush forward with his full power, he quickly found the weak point of his move.
Bang!
When Xiao Yang was only three meters away from Xiao Chen, Xiao Chen kicked calmly, and his foot urately struck his opponents wrist.
Xiao Yangs wrist bone broke and his sword fell. The surging fire-attributed Essence immediately turned into countless sparks and scattered all around the two.
Xiao Chen, however, did not retract his right foot after kicking outhe used the remaining momentum to slide downwards and kicked Xiao Yangs chin with a hook kick.
Xiao Yang spurted another mouthful of blood. This kick made him flip around and fall.
Impossible! How can you resist the state of fear? You must have cheated! Xiao Yang shouted maniacally, while trying to prop his body up on his hands.
Xiao Chen could not be bothered with him. He simply kicked him a hundred meters away, making himnd on the ground miserably.
The drums stopped. The end of the match was clear.
Bang!
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Up in the tower, Gao Yangyu had been monitoring the situation very closely. When he saw the result, he raged and violently smacked the wooden table in front of him.
Damn it! How did it turn out like this? Normally, he can even defeat peak Superior Grade Martial kings. Now, he cant even deal with an insignificant Inferior Grade Martial King.
The old man beside muttered, The two biggest killing moves of Xiao Yang, The Butterfly Steps and the state of fear were ineffective against his fellow. It is not strange that he has been defeated.
After all, aside from these two points, Xiao Yangs strength is only equivalent to a regr Superior Grade Martial King.
Gao Yangyu said, I dont care what arrangements you make, but since we cannot make him lose all one hundred matches, we must at least make him lose more than forty matches. Otherwise, I will not be able to give an ount to Li Xiuzhu.
Originally, Gao Yangyus intended to send Xiao Yang first so he could severely injure Xiao Chen. After he lost a good portion of his strength, they could have made Xiao Chen lose ten times in a row easily.
However, the situation now became different from what Gao Yangyu expected; Xiao Chen did not get injured at all and he easily defeated Xiao Yang. Thus, his n to make Xiao Chen lose a hundred times was as good as gone.
The old man clearly felt that Xiao Chen was hard to deal with. When he heard Gao Yangyus angry words, he felt an immense pressure arise in his heart.
City Lord Gao, how about this; lets not send out any of our people in todays ten matches. Let him win ten matches today. After the Elders thoroughly analyze his strength, we can send in someone that can counter him. What do you think? the old man suggested.
Gao Yangyus expression was sullen. He thought for a while and said, We will do as you say then. However, we cannot fall through on the others. Advertise those that should be advertised. No matter what, earning money is the most important.
Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon!
Xiao Chen criss-crossed his arms and formed a strong Qi wall. A tiger and a dragon wrapped around his body, blocking his opponents strong strike.
Dragon Hisses Tiger Roars!
Xiao Chen used the energy stored up by the Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon and raised the might of the Dragon Hisses Tiger Roars to its peak. When the fierce punchesnded on his opponent, thetter vomited some more blood and copsed in defeat.
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Even though the drums had stopped, the hearts of the crowds remained excited.
What a great fellow! This is his ninth victory already. After defeating Xiao Yang, he seems to be stronger and strongerthere are no signs of him weakening.
He unexpectedly cultivates both his physical body and Essence. He seems to grow stronger with each match. I cant make out what is his strongest state.
Originally, I thought that Xiao Yang has been defeated because he was careless. From the looks of this, his defeat was not undeserved.
After Xiao Chen defeated Xiao Yang, his aura flourished, and he won the next eight battles. He stirred up the excitement of the crowd.
The emotions of the crowd were heavily influenced by the resounding drums, so they continuously discussed Xiao Chen.
He might be the first person to obtain ten consecutive victories today. He is much stronger than the firstpetitor, Yun Ping.
Just wait and see, who will go up next.
After continuously fighting in the wrestling ring, Xiao Chens fighting spirit became fully incited. However, his eyes remained calm.
Even though the drums resounded loudly, Xiao Chens mental state did not change. He used the exact amount of strength he needed.
One minuteter, Xiao Chens tenth challenger finally came out. He was a cultivator who specialized in barehandedbat. He was a peak Superior Grade Martial King.
However, his cultivation technique did not seem to be very good. Although his cultivation realm was high, his aura did not seem to be strong he was probably only cultivating a Medial Grade Earth Ranked Cultivation Technique.
Great Martial Techniques but poor Cultivation Technique this was a verymon problem throughout the continent. Even the strong sect and ns only had a few Superior Grade Earth Ranked Cultivation Techniques.
Peak Earth Ranked Cultivation Techniques were even more sparse. As for Heaven Ranked Cultivation Techniques, only a few peak sects had them. They were considered treasures of the sect and were passed down from generation to generation.
I am Bei Mingfeng, please provide me with guidance!
The final challenger came forward, cupped his hands, and reported his name. After that, the sound of drums started to ring out and the two started fighting.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
The two fought barehanded, so this fight became very intense. They exchanged countless punches and kicks, and shed head on with every move they made.
However, Bei Mingfengs barehanded techniques were more exquisite. The coordination between his hands and feet was better.
Soon, Xiao Chen had already received several blows from his opponent. However, Xiao Chen only barely managed tond half the number of his opponents attacks.
The Great Dragon Tiger Fist was only a Medial Grade Earth Ranked Martial Techniqueit was not at the peak of its ss. Thus, when running into an expert of barehandedbat, such a result was understandable.
If Xiao Chen did not have the pair of ck gloves, which increased his attack speed, he might have been in an even more miserable state.
However, Xiao Chen excelled at physical defense. His Vital Qi and Essence far surpassed his opponents. The strength of one of his punches was equivalent to five or six of his opponents.
When Xiao Chen merged his Vital Qi and Essence, he started to increasingly force his opponent back.
After the two exchanged hundreds of move like this, Bei Mingfengsplexion started to turn pale, and blood trickled out of the corner of his lips.
Although Xiao Chen was not at ease, it was still something within the boundaries of what he could bear. After the baptism of a Heaven Ranked Body Tempering Cultivation Technique, his blood, bones, flesh, and meridians became significantly stronger.
Lets stop the fight, I admit defeat.
After exchanging two hundred more moves, Bei Mingfengsplexion became so pale that he seemedpletely drained of blood. His Qi and blood were surging; if he continued fighting, he would end up with serious internal injuries.
Xiao Chen withdrew his hands and backed off, not attacking anymore.
I am not weaker than you, you just have a better Cultivation Technique and a stronger physical body. If we had simr conditions, I would have been able to defeat even ten of you easily.
Bei Mingfeng felt extremely dissatisfied as he wiped the blood off the corner of his lips.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly and said, A victory is a victory and a defeat is a defeat. There is no need for so many excuses.
Xiao Chen felt that the other partys words were hrious. How can his aplishments in his physical body be easily described in one sentence?
Before Xiao Chen turned sixteen, he could not even condense a Martial Spirit. All the Spiritual Energy he absorbed infused into his bones and flesh. This had built a very good foundation for his body. However, because of that, he had suffered nearly six years of mockery.
In the underground world of the Heavenly Saber Pavilion, Xiao Chen had received a palm strike from Song Que that nearly destroyed his Martial Spirit.
After that, Xiao Chen obtained an Earth Ranked Body Tempering Cultivation Technique and stepped through the threshold of cultivating the body. Every time he searched for body tempering Spirit Herbs, he had to face all sorts of dangers.
After he obtained the Heaven Ranked Body Tempering Cultivation Technique, he had to endure three kinds of inhumane torment. However, he managed to pull through all the sufferings.
Xiao Chens path on the road of cultivating his body had been filled with thorns.
Each and every step had been very arduous. Xiao Chen had relied on his strong willpower to be able endure it to this point.
It was definitely not as simple as his opponent had put itthat was merelyplete nonsense.
Bei Mingfeng tossed over a box of Spirit Stones and smiled as though he did not care. He said, Ha ha! It is as you said, there is no use for the losers to find excuses. However, your good days areing to an end tomorrow. Take the Spirit Stones, I cant be bothered to go over.
Xiao Chen remembered his opponents words and did not say anything else. He picked up the Spirit Stones and walked back to the spectator stands.
Although Xiao Chen suspected that there was someone targeting him, and that Xiao Yang and Bei Mingfeng had been sent out by that person, he knew he would not obtain any answers if he asked the two about it. So, there was no need to say anything else.
The grey-robed old man saw the returning Xiao Chen and handed the remaining 1,500 Medial Grade Spirit Stones to him. He smiled and said, Little Brother, congrattions. You are the first to obtain ten consecutive victories.
Xiao Chen received the Spirit Stones and gave his thanks. Then, he moved to the back of the crowd.
Sou! Sou!
As Xiao Chen walked back, he could clearly feel countless gazes trying to measure him up. Furthermore, many people used their perceptions to try and figure out his strength.
Chapter 440 - Dark Horse
Chapter 440: Dark Horse
Strange, he is clearly only an Inferior Grade Martial King. Why is he so ridiculously strong?
Doubtful thoughts appeared in the minds of the outstanding talents from the various nations as they withdrew their perceptions.
The strength Xiao Chen demonstrated had already aroused the attention of the others. He was definitely a strongpetitor for entering the Ancient Deste Tower.
The others could not help but pay more attention to Xiao Chen.
Xia Xiyan, Jiang Zimo, and Mu Xinya all came forward one after the other to offer their congrattions.
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The matches continued on for a long time, but no one obtained ten consecutive victories. Only when the Beast Taming Abodes Pei Shaoxuans turn arrived, did the second person with ten consecutive wins appear.
Furthermore, Pei Shaoxuan gained ten consecutive victories with even easier than Xiao Chen did. Thus attracting the attention of the crowd.
In every match, Pei Shaoxuan would summon out seven or eight high rank Spirit Beasts. He did not have to put in any personal effort and merely hid behind as he controlled the Spirit Beasts to attack his opponents.
Pei Shaoxuan obtained every victory with extreme easewithout exhausting himself at all.
After Pei Shaoxuan, Dong Fengchou, Jiang Zimo, and Mu Xinya obtained ten consecutive victories as well. This pushed the crowds excitement to the peak.
These people seemed stronger than the one that came before; each victory seemed more elegant than thest. They hadpletely suppressed Xiao Chens splendor.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly. This way, he could attract minimal attention and win using the least amount of effort. That, however, was good enough for Xiao Chen.
The matches of more than a hundred people continued until the sky turned dark. A total of seven people obtained ten consecutive victories.
They were Xiao Chen, Jiang Zimo, Ding Fengchou, Mu Xinya, Pei Shaoxuan, Xia Xiyan, and the Holy Fire Manors Leng Yun, who Xiao Chen tried to avoid.
However, Leng Yun neither got involved in Xiao Chens conflict with Qin Pengyu nor paid any special attention to Xiao Chen. So, Xiao Chen was not too concerned about him.
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Not far away from the wrestling ring, there were some small exquisite courtyards. The contestants were to stay there for the next five days.
After darkness fell, and the sky filled with sparkling stars, Xiao Chen sat cross-legged in his courtyard, and started dealing with all the hidden injuries he had umted in todays fight.
After every fight, no matter how strong a cultivator was, there would always be some amount of hidden damage. If left unattended, over a long time, it would turn into a hidden disease. By then, it would be extremely difficult to deal with.
Xiao Chen had already nurtured this good habit long ago. He made sure to clear off any hidden damage after every big fight.
One hourter, Xiao Chen opened his eyes. Under the nourishment of his Essence, all the hidden damage in his body had recovered.
Xiao Chen was not in a rush to sleep, he still had many things to do. He slowly reviewed all the fights that had happened during the day.
As Xiao Chen recalled the fights, he started to practise some moves in the room to see where was he stillcking. Thus, if he met the same situation again, he would be better prepared.
My physical body may be strong but I am stillcking in barehanded techniques. The Medial Grade Earth Ranked Great Dragon Tiger Fist can no longer keep up.
In the end, Xiao Chen came to this conclusion. The final fight with Bei Mingfeng was the best proof.
When facing a cultivator who specialized in barehanded techniques, Xiao Chen was at a disadvantage in terms of exquisiteness of technique. If it were not for his strong physical body, he might have been forced to draw his saber.
Xiao Chen said to himself, After this is over, I have to go find a peak Earth Ranked Fist Technique to practice.
By the time he came to this conclusion, it was already veryte, so Xiao Chen did not continue thinking. He took out two Medial Grade Spirit Stones and entered a state of cultivation holding them in his hands.
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The next morning, Xiao Chen got up very early. The moment he opened the doors and entered the yard, he saw Xia Xiyan and her Junior Sister.
After they greeted each other, the three walked towards the wrestling ring together. Along the way, Xiao Rou was quite dispirited; she only won three matches yesterday.
Xiao Rou did not have muchbat experience, and this proved to be a fatal w, especially so when she met cultivators with extremely dense killing Qi. Even before they fought, she already cowered.
However, no one could help her. If she could bear through all these, then she would improve very quickly in the wrestling ring.
If she could not, a shadow of defeat would linger in her heart. In the future, she would most likely find it difficult to improve. Whether this experience would be a disaster or a blessing depended only on herself.
Xiao Chen, I have heard some news about you, Xia Xiyan suddenly said as they were about to enter the wrestling ring.
Xiao Chen stopped walking and said, Is it about someone taking special care of me in the wrestling ring?
Xia Xiyan nodded. She looked somewhat worried as she said, Li Xiuzhu is famous for being vengeful throughout the Heavenly Extermination Union. He is very narrow minded. Back then, when you embarrassed him in front of everyone, he left some instructions to Gao Yangyu.
This was exactly as Xiao Chen guessedit was all Li Xiuzhus doing, Thank you. However, half-step Martial Monarchs cannot participate in the Rank A wrestling ring. I should have no problems obtaining sixty victories.
Xia Xiyan shook her head and said, It is not as simple as you think. The wrestling ring has a group of strong cultivators below half-step Martial Monarchs who they keep in reserve to prevent people from getting too many consecutive victories.
Although these people are not half-step Martial Monarchs, they all have their own trump cards. They could be like the Xiao Yang you faced, or some old monsters who have lived for more than a hundred years and are basically unrivaled below half-step Martial Monarchs.
Xia Xiyan continued, Think about it, if Gao Yangyu wants to target you, all he has to do is to send someone to severely injure you on the first match of each day. Once you are injured, the remaining ten-odd matches would be easy to deal with.
Seeing that Xiao Chen did not seem concerned, Xiao Rou asked, My Senior Sister said so much to you already, why do you not looked worried at all?
Xiao Chen smiled bitterly and somewhat helplessly, I am worried. However, there is no need to express that on my face. Furthermore, there is no use worrying about it. When there is a flood, we will build a dam; when there are soldiers attacking, we will defend with an army. Anyway, I must obtain one of the twenty spots for entering the Ancient Deste Tower. No one can stop me.
[Note: When there is a flood, we will build a dam; when there are soldiers attacking, we will defend with an army: This is a Chinese idiom for adopting measures appropriate to the situation.]
Thank you for your reminder, lets go in.
Xia Xiyan sighed to herself. It was indeed as Xiao Chen saidwhat was the point of worrying, if that could not solve the problem?
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In the spectator stands specially prepared for the contestants, the others had already arrived. Xiao Chen found a deste corner and sat down, ignoring the gazes of the people around. He was sitting cross-legged and started to cultivate the Firmament Body Tempering Arts fourthyer.
Hugging Buddhas foot at thest minute, huh? Will that be of any use? Pei Shaoxuan mocked when he saw this scene.
[Note: Hugging Buddhas foot at thest minute: This means seeking a miracle by means of frantic,st minute effort.]
The others shook their heads as well, thinking the same as Pei Shaoxuan. What can Xiao Chen do in that time? It would have been better for him to carefully observe the strengths of some of the opponents.
Even Jiang Zimo and Ding Fengchou did not think this was necessary, as this would only be of use if he was trying to break through cultivation realms.
However, Xiao Chen was not doing that. Furthermore, after bing a Martial King, it would no longer be possible to easily advance at anytime he wanted. There were many geniuses who were stuck without making breakthroughs for more than half a year at this stage.
After watching the matches from yesterday, Xiao Chen already had a rough idea of everyones strength.
If Xia Xiyan had not said anything, Xiao Chen might have continued watching for another day. However, he now felt a sense of danger.
Xiao Chen would not choose to fight a battle that he had no confidence in. So, he only after breaking through the Firmament Body Tempering Arts fourthyer would he be fully confident in getting sixty victories.
Hence, from that point on, Xiao Chen did not have any time to waste. There was no need to care about what the others thought.
Dong! Dong! Dong!
Despite the loud drumming, Xiao Chens calm mind did not get affected. He focused on cultivating the Firmament Body Tempering Arts fourthyer.
Xiao Chen only sent out a strand of Spiritual Sense to watch the grey-robed old man. He still focused on cultivating but he could not forget about the matches.
As Xiao Chen circted his Vital Qi, hot steam came out from the top of his head. The steam was the excess energy that was released after the Vital Qi circted.
Time slowly went by. Xiao Chen ignored the mor and liveness on the crowdit was as though he was in a mountain forest. He waspletely at peace.
Number 15, go up quickly.
After an unknown period of time, Xiao Chens strand of Spiritual Sense heard the old mans voice. So, he opened his eyes.
The grey-robed old man looked calmly at Xiao Chen. A strange look shed in his eyes, as if he wanted to say something. However, he did not say anything in the end.
When Xiao Chen descended onto the wrestling ring, he cupped his hand to the crowd around him and said, I am Xiao Chen from the Great Qin Nation. Please show me your guidance!
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Up in the tall tower in the distance, Gao Yangyu expressionly watched as Xiao Chen entered the wrestling ring. He said to the old man beside him, How is that person you spoke of like? Is he confident in severely injuring him in the first match?
ǶڵĹ涨˵һֻ֮ϳΣording to the rules of the wrestling ring everyone could take part in the match only twice a day.
Although Gao Yangyu had hired a lot of experts, there were even more contestants. Furthermore, each contestant had to undergo eighteen matches per day. It was not possible for him to use all the hired experts on Xiao Chen.
Hence, the first match was the most crucial one. As long as Xiao Chen got severely injured in the first match, Gao Yangyu did not have to waste a lot of resources in thetter matches.
That was because the crowd came to obtain Spirit Stones as well, so they would step up instead. There would be no problem for them to defeat a severely injured Xiao Chen.
If managed properly, Xiao Chen would lose eighteen matches in a row per day. In two and a half days, the matter would bepletely dealt with.
The old man knew how anxious and angry Gao Yangyu was. He patted his chest and guaranteed, City Lord, rest assured. The elders have analysed yesterdays ten matches. This person may be strong, and the defense of his physical body may be extraordinary, but his techniques arecking.
As long as we can find someone whose physical body is stronger than him, we can suppress him easily.
Gao Yangyu said sullenly, Can you guarantee that?
The old man said confidently, There will be absolutely no problems. If he does not end up severely injured, City Lord, you can severely injure me. That persons physical body is on another levelpared to Xiao Chens.
When Gao Yangyu heard this, he finally rxed.
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When Xiao Chen entered the stage, the previously somewhat calm spectator stands became very noisy as everyone started chatting with each other.
Although the limelight had been stolen by Jiang Zimo and the others, Xiao Chens performance was the first one that got everyone excited. Thus, everyone was still filled with anticipation.
Bang!
After a while, a stout man carrying a huge axe jumped down from the stands.
There were no fluctuations of Essence as he movedclearly, he was a rarely seen body cultivator.
Bang!
The stout man loudlynded on the ground and dust filled the air.
When Xiao Chen peered through the dust, he saw that persons appearance clearly. He could not help but reveal a smile, Bai Lixi, you actually still dare appear before me. You are really courageous.
Chapter 441 - Increasingly Difficult Battles
Chapter 441: Increasingly Difficult Battles
Aside from Bai Lixi, no one else in the Ancient Deste Land fitted the description given by the old man from the tower.
Bai Lixi smiled somewhat awkwardly, Before I came, I did not know it would be you. They did not tell me your name.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly, Why do I care? Well, we can fight if you want, but you would just have to return that Medial Grade Secret Treasure to me first.
Bai Lixi helplessly looked at Xiao Chen and cursed, Damn! Every time I meet you, nothing good happens. I heard that Wrestling City is opening up the Rank A wrestling rings and wanted toe earn some money. Who knew, I would end up running into you.
Since Bai Lixi found out that the one Gao Yangyu wanted to deal with was Xiao Chen he, naturally, no longer had any intention of making a move. Although he was greedy, loud mouthed, and bad tempered, he was not an ingrate.
Since Bai Lixi had already be friends with Xiao Chen, he would not betray him.
Furthermore, Bai Lixi managed to obtain a Medial Grade Secret Treasure because of Xiao Chen. As far as logic or emotions go, it made no sense to help an outsider instead of a friend.
Argh!! Damn it, just casually hit me a few times. That way, at least I can give an ount to the person who hired me. However, lets make this clear first. You cant hit the face, chest, or below the belt. And, the most important thing is, make sure you dont really hit me, making me feel pain.
Bai Lixi had a bitter look on his face as he muttered all of that.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly and said, No problem, it shall be as you wish.
As for the tens of thousands of people in the spectator stands, since Wrestling City got established several thousand years ago, no one had seen such a scene before.
Xiao Chens figure shed and arrived behind Bai Lixi. He merged his Essence with his Vital Qi and kicked Bai Lixis butt.
Bang!
A loud sound rang out and Bai Lixi shot towards the sky like aunched cannonball. The wrestling ring and the spectator stands were several thousand meters apart; however, Xiao Chen managed to kick him back up.
Bai Lixi felt a burning pain on his butt, making him almost copse. His boorish face scrunched up tightly.
As Xiao Chen could not hit the face, the chest, or below the belt. Aside from the butt, he could not think of any other ce.
As for no pain, that was not possible. How could there be no pain when hitting someone? Anyway, that fellows physical body was even stronger than Xiao Chens, even a full power kick would not do too much damage.
Bang! Bang!
Seeing Bai Lixi fly back into the spectator stands, the crowd immediately moved to a side, just in time to see his huge body crush the stone seats into dust.
Damn it!
Bai Lixi got up and cursed violently. Then, he quickly rushed out of the wrestling ring.
Gao Yangyus people would definitely seek trouble with him, he had to run quickly. He did not even have the time to lose his temper with Xiao Chen. Thus, he felt very depressed.
Everyones jaws dropped open. They were so shocked that they did not know what to say. They had not expect such a scene to ur even in their wildest dreams.
The jaw of the old man beside Gao Yangyu was opened even wider. His face was filled with astonishment and doubts filled his eyes. He also had not expect such a scene to happen.
You filthy thing!
Gao Yangyus voice rumbled like thunder as he kicked the old man, breaking several of thetters ribs. The other old men in the room remained silent and did not dare to say anything.
Even though this scene had ended, Xiao Chen still had to continue with the duels. As of now, he had already obtained eleven consecutive victories. The prize for defeating Xiao Chen had already be quite substantial.
Although the amount was still not high enough to attract the attention of any peak experts, it was still quite a big amount for most cultivators.
In the following seventeen matches, Xiao Chen only used his Vital Qi to fight. He did not use his Essence at all.
Xiao Chen did that so he could break through to the Firmament Body Tempering Arts fourthyer.
In Bai Lixis records of hisprehensions on body tempering, he said that the key to temper the body quickly was to only use Vital Qi forbat.
The fastest way toprehend the mysteries of Vital Qi was to feel the Vital Qi circting through the body in the midst of a battle.
As long as Xiao Chen did not feel any possibility of severe injury or any fatal threats, he would choose to use his Vital Qi to fight all seventeen battles.
The people who appeared today were clearly stronger than those who had showed up yesterday. Many of them were already familiar with Xiao Chens techniques and thought up of corresponding countermeasures.
Xiao Chen fought every match arduously. He even suffered some injuries. He could no longer be as rxed as yesterday.
There were even some cultivators who spotted some slip-ups in Xiao Chens fight from the other days and wanted to take advantage of them.
Unfortunately, Xiao Chen had carefully analyzed his own matches, so did not make the same mistakes again.
Instead, he could even make use of these arrogant thoughts and act ordingly, achieving unexpected results.
This fellow has very high fighting talent. Although he did not win every match with ease today, he has still won them all.
Lets continue to watch first. If Jiang Zimo and the others do not perform well, I will bet five thousand Medial Grade Spirit Stones on him.
Unfortunately, Wrestling City has too little information on him. They did not advertise him at all, but focused on Ding Fengchou and the others instead.
Xiao Chen sessfully won match after match, making the crowd hold some expectations for him and arduously discuss his strength.
When all the eighteen matches ended, Xiao Chen had already paid a significant pricehe even seemed to be in somewhat of a miserable state. However, he still managed to climb up step by step, obtaining aplete victory.
Xiao Chens clothes were tattered and wounds of various sizes covered his body. Anyone could tell that Xiao Chen did not obtain these victories easily.
I think its best not to bet on him. Normally, when the prize of Medial Grade Spirit Stones breaks ten thousand, some experts would be interested. Thus, if he manages to it up to that amount, the peak experts would starting out.
He would not be able to win as easily as today. He will definitely not find it easier tomorrow and the day after tomorrow will be even worse.
After the eighteenth match ended, Xiao Chen became the first to obtain 28 consecutive victories. Although he had proven his strength, the crowd did not think much of it.
Hence, Xiao Chen was not very popr. Most people thought that when he umted a sufficiently high Spirit Stone prize, his streak of consecutive victories would be broken.
Xiao Chen suppressed his internal injuries and walked up to the grey-robed old man. There, he received his reward of 7,400 Medial Grade Spirit Stones.
Adding in the three thousand Medial Grade Spirit Stones from yesterday, Xiao Chen had already obtained more than ten thousand Medial Grade Spirit Stone. That was about a tenth of his fortune already.
The grey-robed old man who handed the Spirit Stones to Xiao Chen felt a pinch in his heart. He said, Congrattions, you are the first contestant to obtain 28 consecutive victories.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly and thanked him. Then, he received the Spirit Stones and walked back to his corner.
He sat cross-legged and started to treat his injuries. Todays fights intensity had at least doubledpared to the previous day. Furthermore, he had not used any Essence at all. Thus, there were a lot of hidden injuries left in his body, and he had to quickly get rid of them.
Putting the injuries aside,, Xiao Chen had continuously used only his Vital Qi for seventeen high intensity battles, so he managed to gain some new understanding in the path of body tempering.
If nothing went wrong, Xiao Chen could end up shortening the time taken to cultivate the Firmament Body Tempering Arts fourthyer.
Many of the people present looked at Xiao Chen and shook their heads slightly; they still felt that it was useless to cultivate at this point.
Ha ha! No wonder he has to work so hard. Every victory was difficult for him. It would be strange if he wasn''t this hard-working.
The people of the Great Qin Nation do not seem to have much talent. They are not very smart either. Ifst minute cultivation would be effective, then why would we work so hard normally?
Indeed, it is clear with one look, he normally does not put in that much effort. Otherwise, he would not think of cultivating in such a situation.
Carefully observing the opponents techniques and skills is more important at this point. What he is doing is just stupid.
All kinds of sharp and unkind words rang out when the crowd saw Xiao Chen sit down cross-legged once again. They all mocked him, but a tone of jealousy could be heard in their voicesthey were jealous of Xiao Chens streak of victories.
That was especially so for the contestants who fought before Xiao Chen. None of them had obtained this many consecutive victories. Furthermore, none of them thought themselves weaker than him.
Xiao Chen was able to do it, but they were notthe disappointment in their hearts could be easily imagined.
When these people saw Xiao Chens strange actions, naturally, they could not resist taunting him out of spite.
That was especially so for Yun Ping. Today, he had continuously won up until he got defeated in thest match again. He was in an especially bad mood, the person who spoke the most unpleasant words was him.
He is even able to obtain 28 consecutive victories with such strength, hes really got a sheet-ton of luck!
Xia Xiyan, Jiang Zimo, Mu Xinya, and the others whom Xiao Chen got along with did not find this weird. Furthermore, they knew that he did not care, so they just ignored this group of people.
However, Xiao Rou could not resist. Back then, Xiao Chen helped her obtain an iron medallion. This had improved her impression of him significantly.
Furthermore, Xiao Rou was still quite young, her way of thinking was still quite naive and pure. When she saw the crowd taunting Xiao Chen continuously, she could not help but defend Xiao Chen. She said, You all are not even able to match up to his results. Yet, you are not embarrassed to mock others. You are all truly shameless.
Yun Pingughed loudly and said, All we are doing is stating facts, how is that mocking him? Furthermore, what is the point of consecutive victories? All we need is sixty victories in total.
Thats right, all we need is sixty victories. With his strength, he had already found it hard to gain victories today, so will he still be able to continue this tomorrow?
Furthermore, what qualifications do you, a little girl, have to lecture us? You did not even manage to obtain five victories yesterday. Ha ha ha!
When the group of people heard Xiao Rou say what was buried deep in their hearts aloud, they were instantly displeased. Thus, they started criticizing her.
Chapter 442 - Gao Yangyu’s Plot
Chapter 442: Gao Yangyus Plot
Xiao Rous delicate face flushed red in anger. Amidst so many people criticizing her, she could not even slip a word in.
Xia Xiyan pulled Xiao Rou behind her and coldly looked everyone up and down. She bared the murderous intent in the depths of her eyes as she said in a sullen voice, Such a big group of men bullying a small girl, are you all not embarrassed?
When those people felt Xia Xiyans murderous gaze, they instantly stopped speaking. After all, her strength was clear to everyone. Furthermore, she had already be famous long ago.
Xia Xiyan was one of the peak geniuses of the Great Xia Nation, so offending her would not result in anything good.
The matches continued, but it was no longer something for Xiao Chen to be concerned about. He now fully focused on cultivating the Firmament Body Tempering Art.
When he heard all those mocking words and taunts, he simply ignored them; those insulting him were merely a group of jealous clowns.
Xiao Chen only focused on quickly digesting the insights he had gained today, hastening the Firmament Body Tempering Arts breakthrough.
Xiao Chen improved more than he had expected. His Vital Qi moved throughout his entire body, surging in his three hundred odd acupoints.
The Azure Dragon in each of these acupoints enjoyed the Vital Qi. Every time the Vital Qi surged, Xiao Chen could sense the Azure Dragons greedy expression.
After Song Que had shattered the Azure Dragon Martial Spirit in the past, it split up and entered to all the acupoints of the body.
As Xiao Chens Vital Qi grew, the Azure Dragons Qi sealed in the acupoints was automatically released.
This was one of the reasons why Xiao Chen did not give up on cultivating the body. The Azure Dragon tattoo on his right arm was the best proof of the Azure Dragons strength.
Time slowly went by until the sky started to darken. Xiao Chen unknowingly cultivated for a long time.
The matches in the wrestling ring also came to an end. The seven people who obtained consecutive victories yesterday also continued their streak in an elegant manner, defeating their opponents with ease.
This created a sharp contrast with Xiao Chens arduous fights, making the crowd in the spectator stands more resolute in their decision. They felt that it was impossible for Xiao Chen to obtain sixty consecutive victories.
ording to the rules, the contestants were free to leave after the matches ended. Xiao Chen got up and immediately returned to his courtyard.
After finishing his dinner, Xiao Chen stood in his spacious courtyard and started to analyze his fights.
The more Xiao Chen thought about it, the more he felt that the Great Dragon Tiger Fist had many ws. There were too little moves and he could not switch between the offensive and defensive moves quickly enough.
Thus Xiao Chen ended up being more passive when he fought with cultivators practicing more exquisite techniques.
It seems like I have to change my strategy tomorrow, Xiao Chen thought to himself, I should start with making some alterations in my Martial Technique.
Given Xiao Chens level, he was not at the stage where he could create his own Fist Technique. However, making some adjustments to suit himself was not a problem.
Two hourster, Xiao Chen finally finished altering the Great Dragon Tiger Fist. After that, he continued to cultivate the Firmament Body Tempering Arts fourthyer. He felt that he was already not far away from reaching Small Perfection in the fourthyer.
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At the same time, a group of old men were currently busy tabting some information in the room Gao Yangyu was at inside the tall tower.
City Lord Gao, we have tabted all the bets from today already. As you have said, Ding Fengchou and the others already have total bets of more than five million Medial Grade Spirit Stones. I estimate that there should be no problems with breaking past ten million tomorrow, an old man said carefully while holding a stack of information.
Gao Yangyu was clearly in a bad mood. However, when he heard the tabted sum, his expression turned warmer. He smiled and said, As expected. The day after tomorrow is the final day of the betting. We should spread the news of the Ancient Deste Towers selection in the wrestling ring tomorrow. If things keep going like this, we should be able to break pass fifty million Medial Grade Spirit Stones.
The room in the tall tower was extremelyrge. Seven cultivators with extremely strong auras sat in the eastern corner, resting with their eyes closed.
Of the seven people, there was one with white hair and eyebrows. He had already lived for an unknown period of time. Even when his eyes were closed, one could still feel a horrifying killing Qi arising from him.
asionally, sparks flickered around him, or small tornadoes formed. Sometimes, mes appeared from nowhere.
Clearly, this old man hadprehended the various states to their limits. Thus, even when he closed his eyes, he unconsciously emitted them.
When the seven people heard that the bets might break past fifty million Medial Grade Spirit Stones, a look of joy shed on their faces.
City Lord, what should we do about that brat Xiao Chen? Should we ask these seven elders to make a move? Any one of them should be able to easily crush him.
Gao Yangyu gave the seven people in the corner a nce and shook his head, No, everyone can only appear twice. This is only the third day, this would be too wasteful.
The old man continued, Then, should we invite Shi Feng to make a move? Get him to cripple Xiao Chen before he can even admit defeat?
[Note: Note that this Shi Feng is a brand new character. This is the third Shi Feng in the story already. This actually makes more sense in Chinese as all three Shi Fengs use different Chinese Characters.]
Gao Yangyu shook his head and said, That is even more impossible. Shi Feng is the final line of defense of our wrestling ring. If someone really obtains more than sixty consecutive victories, I will end up bankrupt.
Never mind, dont bother yourselves with this matter. I will deal with this myself. I will go to Deste City tonight.
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On the third morning of the matches, Xiao Chen suddenly opened his eyes while he sat on his bed. Two acupoints on his left palm and wrist suddenly exploded out.
Two strands of Dragon Qi can out and spread throughout Xiao Chens left arm.
Bang!
Xiao Chen clenched his left fist and punched the air. He sent out his Vital Qi and it immediately exploded. Ripples tore through his surroundings. As the ripples spread out, the entire building started to shake gently.
Xiao Chen revealed a joyous expression. He stood up from the bed andughed, The Firmament Body Tempering Art finally reached Small Perfection in the fourthyer. It unexpectedly managed to increase my strength by ten thousand kilograms of force, opening two acupoints in the process.
If the fourthyer reaches Consummation, my strength might even increase by fifty thousand kilograms of force.
The effects of a Heaven Ranked Body Tempering Cultivation Technique was indeed extraordinary. Xiao Chens physical strength had already reached a high level. Even an increase in five thousand kilograms of force was incredibly difficult. Back then, Bai Lixi remained stuck at this stage for decades.
Xiao Chen was extremely fortunate to be able to obtain a Heaven Ranked Body Tempering Cultivation Technique immediately after he reached his bottleneck.
The sky was already bright, so Xiao Chen left the room and headed towards the wrestling ring.
The moment Xiao Chen entered the spectator stands, the grey robed old man came to look for Xiao Chen and said, Xiao Chen, pass me your iron medallion. I am changing it to number 125.
Number 125that was thest number for the matches. Xiao Chen did not ask any questions and handed over the iron medallion.
The grey-robed old man watched Xiao Chen ept the number change with a calm face before leaving immediately. He felt pressured by Xiao Chen who did not bother speaking any nonsense.
This fellow is so calm, that it is somewhat frightening.
To Xiao Chen, there was no difference in being the fifteenth to fight or the one hundred and twenty fifth.
He did not care if there were any plots against him or not. In this wrestling ring, the other party was making the rules, so Xiao Chen had no say in this matter.
He just went to his usual corner, avoiding the gazes of the crowd. Like before, he sat cross-legged and did his best to cultivate the Firmament Body Tempering Arts fourthyer.
This fellow is putting inst minute work again. How stupid!
The others looked coldly at Xiao Chens actions, taunted him for a while before finally ignoring himpletely.
Xiao Chen had already proven to himself thatprehending the Firmament Body Tempering Arts fourthyer in the midst of battle was of great assistance, so he did not need to care about the gazes of people around him.
The matches began again. The fights of this day became even more intense than those of the previous two days. When the first ten-odd people appeared, most of them could not obtain any victories for more than half of their matches.
Even Yun Ping could only obtain nine victories. This was not very surprising, after all, they had fought many consecutive battles already.
The people in the spectator stands were already familiar with the characteristics of their Martial Techniques and habits. Furthermore, they did not have the habit of analysing each of their own battles like Xiao Chen did.
It was expected for the third days matches to be more arduous and for them to be defeated.
Strange, several contestants already came up, why has that Xiao Chen not appeared yet?
Why do you care? Maybe his number was changed. You didnt bet on him anyway. Look, Ding Fengchou ising up.
Thats true, I betted five thousand Medial Grade Spirit Stones on Ding Fengchou. I betted that he would be able to achieve fifty consecutive victories.
Ha ha! You are too gutless. I betted ten thousand Medial Grade Spirit Stones on him achieving sixty consecutive victories. The payout is triple of yours.
Some people in the spectator stands felt that it was strange that Xiao Chen had not appeared yet. However, this matter did not arouse too much attention.
As the favored contestant, Ding Fengchou, appeared, all doubts about Xiao Chen instantly vanished.
Dong! Dong! Dong!
Drummings resounded when Ding Fengchou entered the wrestling ring, as though they had sensed the atmosphere in the crowd suddenly erupt.
In his previous 28 matches, Ding Fengchou would defeat his opponent within fifty moves. He had used his Heavenly Gate Resistance Fencing to kill from a thousand meters away.
Ding Fengchou had obtained his victories easily and did not receive any injuries. He was extremely popr and he was the one most people betted on.
I am Ding Fengchou of the Great Chu Nations Heavenly Sword Gate. Please grant me your guidance!
Ding Fengchou, who was dressed in white robes and had a sword hanging at his waist, cupped his hands and faced the crowd. His demeanor seemed extraordinary.
After Ding Fengchou spoke, someone immediately came down to challenge him. Now that Ding Fengchou had obtained 28 consecutive victories, the reward for defeating him would be able to move some of the experts.
I am Bai Yunfeng, pardon me for this offense!
The person who challenged Ding Fengchou was also a swordsman. He made the first move and quickly rushed at Ding Fengchou.
He knew it would be impossible to defeat Ding Fengchou if he kept his distance given Ding Fenchous Heavenly Gate Resistance Fencing. Thus, his only chance would be to close the distance between them.
Ding Fengchou kicked off the ground. Contrary to Bai Yunfengs expectations, he rushed at Bai Yunfeng as well. He sent out a surging sword intent, and his sword light appeared before he even drew his sword.
Xiu!
Ding Fengchou used his fingers as a sword and pointed it at the ground. Then, eighteen strands of sword Qi appeared behind him.
Weng! Weng!
The strands of sword Qi buzzed in the air, as if they were real weapons. They carried a shart state of massacre and created eighteen gusts of strong winds. Howling, they dashed towards Bai Yunfeng.
Ding Dang! Ding Dang!
Bai Yunfengs face fell, and he quickly moved back. His weapon shed with the sword Qi, giving off metallic sounds and countless sparks.
Using Qi as Swords!
Some of the sword experts from the spectator stands could not help but exim.
Using Qi as Swords was an exquisite technique of the Heavenly Gate Resistance Fencing. It turned Qi into sharp swords for one to use as they pleased.
It had no requirements on cultivation realm or talent. Instead, it had required extremely highprehension ability.
Rumor stated that after it reaching Great Perfection, a Sword Sage could materialize tens of thousands of Qi swords out of nowhere. On top of that, the Qi swords would be very solid and would contain the will or state of the cultivator.
Chapter 443 - Manipulating the Rules
Chapter 443: Manipting the Rules
With ten thousand swords, even a more powerful person would still turn into a hos nest.
[TL notes: Turn into a hos nest: This means be full of holes. It refers to the many cells in the nest, making it look like it is full of holes.]
Under Ding Fengchous control, the eighteen Qi swords danced up and down, forming a storm of swords. This continuously pushed Bai Yunfeng to be pushed back.
Pu chi! Pu chi!
The Qi swords were astonishingly fast. As there were so many of them, Bai Yunfeng could only do his best to protect his vitals from any harm. The other parts of his body were at the mercy of the Qi swords. Numerous wounds appeared on his body, dripping with blood.
Merge!
Ding Fengchou shouted as he gathered his aura. The eighteen Qi swords merged together and formed a realistic-looking sword in the air.
A scarlet light spread throughout the long sword. It was Ding Fengchous strong state of massacre. He quickly formed hand seals with his right hand.
The scarlet sword became like flowing light. When it shed by, A bloody hole appeared in Bai Yunfengs chest. He coughed out a mouthful of blood and fell backwards.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Ding Fengchou executed Using Qi as Swords and easily defeated Bai Yunfeng, ending his opponent in one move. Such strength caused the atmosphere in the crowd to surge.
Defeat, defeat, defeat
The Heavenly Gate Resistance Fencing and the Using Qi as Swords wereing out alternatively or even simultaneously. Ding Fengchou powered through the fights like a hurricane. The beats of the Golden Cauldron War Drums made his aura soar and he won all eighteen matches.
Adding on the previous two days worth of victories, Ding Fengchou now had 46 consecutive wins. He was now just short of forteen victories to meet the highest record of the wrestling ring.
Following that, other contestants came up onto the wrestling ring continuously. However, they were outssed by Ding Fengchou and could not arouse the interest of the crowd.
Only when Jiang Zimos turn came, the atmosphere became lively again.
Jiang Zimo did not disappoint the crowd. Although he did not win as easily as Ding Fengchou did, he finished every match within fifty moves. From the start to the end, he remained very stable in his performance. He managed to win every match and became the second contestant to acquire 46 consecutive victories.
However, the Holy Fire Manors Leng Yun, who came out next, was not as fortunate. Unfortunately, someone managed to find his weak point and ended his streak.
Xia Xiyan also ran into a strong desman. The two fought an intense battle, exchanging hundreds of move. They seemed evenly matched.
Thus, the match ended in a draw. ording to the rules, her streak was also now over.
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Back in the tall tower, Gao Yangyu rushed in with dust trailing behind him. He quickly said, Am I toote? Has that brat gone up yet?
Someone immediately replied, You are notte. As instructed, we have moved his turn to the very end.
Deste City was rtively far from Longyang Ind. With Gao Yangyus strength, a return journey would take more than a night.
Hence, Gao Yangyu could only y some tricks and arrange Xiao Chen to gost.
Gao Yangyu said, Did the brat ask why?
No, he was extremely calm and peaceful.
Gao Yangyuughed and said, This brat is pretty wise. He knows who is in charge here.
City Lord, did the trip go well? the old man asked visibly interested. A person who could make Gao Yangyu go and invite him personally from Deste City could not be simple.
Gao Yangyu nodded and said coldly, I spent forty thousand Medial Grade Spirit Stones to borrow this person from the wrestling ring in Deste City. He practises a peak Earth Ranked Fist Technique. Both the strength of his physical body and his speed are pretty good.
I cant be bothered to keep ying with him. Lets just cripple him directly, Gao Yangyu said in a downyed manner.
The fiery-red setting sun dyed the clouds crimson. The battles of the wrestling rings were also slowly approaching the end.
The grey-robed old men looked at Xiao Chen at the side and said, Number 125, it is your turn.
Xiao Chen opened his eyes and nced at the old man indifferently. Then, he slowly made his way into the wrestling ring.
The grey-robed old man looked at Xiao Chens expression and thought in astonishment, Why does this brats strength seem to improve a little every time he sits in meditation?
Furthermore, Xiao Chen was only an Inferior Grade Martial King. Yet, the grey-robed old man found him unfathomable. This confused the old man greatly.
I am Xiao Chen from the Great Qin Nation. Please provide me with your guidance!
Xiao Chens unhurried voice rang out in the wrestling ring, immediately causing a sensation.
I almost forgot about this fellow. I thought he had backed out and was about to leave.
Thats right. No matter what, he is still one of the remaining five contestants with full consecutive victories. I wonder if he can maintain that status.
Ha ha! Im interested in that as well. This fellow seemed to be exhausting himself in every match. Yet, he was able to get a victory in every one. This is indeed unfathomable.
The matches had approached the end. There were already many people who thought of leaving. When they saw Xiao Chen entering the wrestling ring, they suddenly felt interested.
Bang!
A cultivator in ck robed jumped out from the spectator stands.
Uponnding, his sharp aura created small tornadoes in the wrestling ring, making Xiao Chens fine ck hair flutter.
I am Bai Zhan from Deste City. I hope to experience your strong moves!
Bai Zhan took out a set of gleaming metallic gloves and slowly put them on. He looked at Xiao Chen with a sharp gaze akin to an eaglehis expression extremely cold.
Unexpectedly, the man in front of Xiao Chen was a cultivator from Deste City. Furthermore, he was a fist master; hence perfectly countering his strengths.
Suddenly, Xiao Chen understood why his iron medallion number was changed to number 125.
This Gao Yangyu had really put a lot of effort into this.
Xiao Chen looked up at the tall tower in the distance. A cold gaze was following him from there. Every time he stepped into the wrestling ring, he could feel this gaze focus on him.
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Up in the tall tower, Gao Yangyu noticed Xiao Chen ncing over. He felt a chill down his spine for no reason. However, he quickly shook his head and warded this feeling off.
Gao Yangyu smiled coldly, No matter how much you struggle, you will not stand a chance this time. This is a fist master that counters you perfectly. You have no chances to win against him in barehanded techniques.
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Boom!
An explosion rang out, and strong winds instantly filled the air. It was Bai Zhan sending a punch at Xiao Chen after he put on the gloves.
Xiao Chens feet rooted themselves on ground tightly as he watched this punch with a grave gaze. He raised his right fist, which wore a ck glove, and punched as well.
Bang!
The two fists met. Suddenly, the wind seemed to freeze, and in the next moment, an explosion followed.
Cracks spread out like spiderwebs on the ground around the two of them. Stones started floating in the air before exploding and turning into dust.
The wind howled as it filled the air with dust, causing the two peoples figures to be hidden within. The crowd could no longer see anything.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Bai Zhan suddenly shouted three times, and each shout was followed by a punch, each stronger than the one before it. The stalemate of the match immediately broke apart.
The sudden burst of strength caused Xiao Chen to be knocked back three times. His Qi and blood could not help but surge.
At the end, the three attacks merged together and exploded forth with an even greater force.
When Bai Zhans body left the ground andunched this berserk attack, chasing tightly after Xiao Chen, he seemed to be eagle hunting his prey.
Bai Zhans gaze was cold and calm, there were no fluctuations at all. In his eyes, Xiao Chen was his prey.
Bai Zhan only had one motiveto injure Xiao Chen and cripple him, not giving him the chance to admit defeat!
When all these happened out of a sudden Xiao Chen could not help but merge his Essence and Vital Qi. He grasped his right fist and punched.
Bang!
Countless deep gorges appeared on the ground. The energy from the two shing fists created an even stronger wind. Sand and stones flew everywhere as the wind howled loudly.
Xiao Chen retreated again. This time, he had to retreat for more than ten steps before he could stand stably. A trickle of blood appeared on the corner of his lips.
Although Xiao Chens opponents strength was not as great as his, when he merged the force of three attacks together, even though Xiao Chen had merged his Essence and Vital Qi together, Xiao Chen could not go head-on against him.
Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!
Bai Zhan pressed on while he had the advantage. He instantly sent out hundreds of punches, directing a torrent of attacks at Xiao Chen.
The rhythm of the fight waspletely dominated by Bai Zhan. Xiao Chen could not do anything but continue to exchange moves with him.
His opponents gloves seemed to be a Secret Treasure. His attacking speed was even faster than Xiao Chens.
Xiao Chen was suppressed and was at a disadvantage. After they exchanged a few hundreds of moves, about half of the opponents fist windsnded on his body, causing him to retreat.
Bai Zhan had strong explosive power, exquisite technique, lightning fast attacking speed, and an incredibly calm mind. In terms of barehandedbat techniques, he far surpassed Xiao Chen.
Interesting, I am not able to send him to his doom. This feels really dissatisfying.
Bai Zhan used his full power in every move. Clearly, he would not rest until he crippled Xiao Chen.
If any mishap were to happen, I will be ruined. After just one setback, I would get a streak of countless defeats, Xiao Chen smiled coldly to himself, Unfortunately, I am not a fist master in the first ce.
Using a fist master to deal with me? What a joke!
Roaming Dragons Nine Transformations, split!
After retreating for a long time, Xiao Chens figure suddenly trembled and split into nine. The nine Xiao Chens quickly spread in nine different direction, immediately breaking free from Bai Zhans attacks.
The nine figures looked exactly identical to each other. In the dust-filled air, it was impossible to make out which was the real one.
Bai Zhan mocked, Cloning Techniquesin front of absolute strength and speed, such unorthodox methods will not work. What is the point of learning this as a fist master? Break for me!
Xiao Chen said calmly, Absolute speed? Are you sure you have that?
Blood me Shoes, secret technique activate!
Xiao Chen shouted and the ck-winged Blood me Eagle patterns of the shoes suddenly lit up. Suddenly, his speed achieved Mach 4.
Ka ca!
The instant the nine figures merged back together, a saber appeared in Xiao Chens hand out of nowhere. The saber was sharp and glinted with cold light as he executed Drawing the Saber.
A dazzling sh of lightning streaked through the dust-filled air. It looked like Xiao Chen was trying to hack Bai Zhan into half with his saber.
Bai Zhans previously rxed face revealed an expression of extreme horror. Damn it!, Gao Yangyu did not tell me that this fellow is a desman.
Bai Zhans punch moved very fast. Originally, he was prepared to use this move to destroy all of Xiao Chens clones. However, he did not expect that Xiao Chen was not using his clones to distract him.
Instead, Xiao Chen used an even faster speed to attack head-on. Furthermore, he used his overwhelming momentum not to execute a barehanded technique but a Saber Technique.
Bai Zhan did not even have the opportunity to dodge. Xiao Chens explosive speed had already reached Mach 4. It was impossible for him to dodge, all he could do was to avoid getting damage in his critical areas.
Ah!
A miserable cry apanied a scarlet sh. Xiao Chens saber had chopped off one of Bai Zhans arm.
Bai Zhany on the ground, grasping his wound. He trembled as he said, How hateful, you are unexpectedly not a fist master.
The method used when a fist master had to deal with another fist master waspletely differentpared to when he deals with a desman. Furthermore, the measures taken werepletely different.
By using the measures made to deal with a fist master against a desman would make it hard for Bai Zhan to avoid a tragedy even if he wanted to.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly and said, Sorry, I never said I was a fist master.
Chapter 444 - Regardless of How the Wind Blows
Chapter 444: Regardless of How the Wind Blows
Up in the tall tower, Gao Yangyu and the old man by his side suddenly heard a heart-wrenching, miserable crying from the dust-filled wrestling ring.
The two could not help but reveal a smile on their faces. The old man quickly said, Congrattions, City Lord. You finally ended this brat. From the sound of it, he must have lost a limb at the very least.
Gao Yangyu seemed rxed. He smiled and said, The person I found is naturally much more reliable than the Bai Lixi you found. I did not spend forty thousand Medial Grade Spirit Stones for nothing.
Knowing that Gao Yangyu was in a good mood, the old man continued to tter him, City Lords insights are naturally great. When you act, everything is achieved in one move and all future troubles are removed.
Ha ha! You are very good at ttery, but I like it. Ha ha! Come, lets go and look at the materials for the bets, Gao Yangyu said as heughed.
Just at this moment, the dust in the wrestling ring settled. The two stopped and turned around, prepared to see Xiao Chens miserable appearance.
However, the situation on the wrestling ring was greatly different from what they had expected. Bai Zhans arm had been chopped off and he was lying on the ground in pain.
Xiao Chen had a faint smiled on his face and was calmly looking at the two people in the tall tower like nothing ever happened.
The smiles of the two immediately froze. The old man started trembling slightly and said in a quivering voice, CityLord, The person youcalledseems to becrippled.
Bang!
Anger appeared on Gao Yangyus face as he kicked the old mans chest. He shouted angrily, I can see for myself, do I need you to tell me?! Scram!
The old man had an incredibly pained expression as he cried out in his heart. His ribs had notpletely healed yet. Now, after giving off a few loud cracks, they broke again.
Hmm!
When Gao Yangyu saw Xiao Chens faint smile, he snorted in disdain. Then, he smashed down heavily on the window with his palm.
After that, he turned around and moved to the east corner of the room. The old man on the ground got up and Gao Yangyu looked him up and down with eyes filled with disgust.
When he recalled what the old man had said earliergreat insights and what not. He felt like he had been mocked.
Annoyed, Gao Yangyu kicked the old man again, causing him to crash into the wall and faint.
Trash! If you havent found that Bai Lixi, we would have already dealt with that brat by today.
When Gao Yangyu arrived at the west corner, his gaze stopped on the seven cultivators with strong auras.
In the end, Gao Yangyu focused on a old man with white hair and beard. He said, Old Bai, I need you to make a move earlier than expected. Help me to kill that brat tomorrow.
Old Bai slowly opened his eyes and an intense bright light shot out of them. He said in a calm and aged voice, As you wish.
Bai Zhanthis was a name that many people would find familiar if they went to the Deste Citys wrestling rings.
Deste City had ties with the four great cities. They were one of the two centers of the Tianwu Continent. They were as famous as the Great Jin Nations Imperial Capital.
For Bai Zhan to be famous there, he was undoubtedly strong. However, such an expert in barehanded techniques had unexpectedly gotten his arm chopped off by Xiao Chen and was rolling around in the dirt. His future was lost in the wrestling rings of Longyang Ind.
The one who had caused all this was that Great Qin Nations calm and indifferent youth who everyone looked down on.
As the matches continued Xiao Chen gained a rough idea of how Gao Yangyu intended to deal with him. He would most likely send an expert that countered him on the first match of each day.
As long as Xiao Chen got severely injured in the first match, he would undoubtedly lose the remaining matches of the day. This method would save Gao Yangyu from expending too many resources.
Thinking about it, Gao Yangyu probably did not have that many means at his disposal. He could not ce them all on dealing with Xiao Chen alone.
In this selection, there were still people like Dong Fengchou and Jiang Zimo. If such geniuses managed to achieve sixty consecutive victories, when adding in the horrifying about of bets on them, no matter how rich Wrestling City was, they would not be able to afford it.
As such, Xiao Chen did not have any intentions of using his saber in the following matches. He continued to use his Vital Qi and his modified Great Dragon Tiger Fist to fight.
Like the previous day, Xiao Chen won every match in a miserable fashion.
Adding in Xiao Chens victories from today, he had already umted more than thirty consecutive victories. In a few more matches, he should be able to obtain more than a hundred thousand Medial Grade Spirit Stones.
The challengers who could afford to pay half of this sum, naturally, had to be extraordinary. Otherwise, they would not risk their money like this.
Xiao Chens victories were even more arduous than yesterdays. The wounds umted on his body had already reached a horrifying level.
However, as long as he could withstand it, and his opponent was not a peak fist master, he would persist in only using his Vital Qi to fight his enemy.
After the Firmament Body Tempering Arts fourthyer reached Small Perfection, his strength increased by another ten thousand kilograms of force. Although it did not seem obvious, Xiao Chen could clearly feel his strength rising.
Compared to the matches from yesterday, Xiao Chen had gained a deeper insight into his Vital Qi.
Fight! Fight! Fight!
Maintaining the mindset of needing to win, and apanied by the sound of the drums, Xiao Chen persisted on. If the enemy did not fall, he would not either.
Total victory!
Xiao Chen once again achieved total victoryhe had won all his eighteen matches. His tally of consecutive victory already reached 46.
Although Xiao Chen was in a miserable state and was covered in wounds, his gaze remained calm, without any fluctuations. He just ignored the crowds gasps of astonishment.
Xiao Chen dragged his fatigued body over to the grey-robed old man and received his reward for the day130,800 Medial Grade Spirit Stones.
This was a ridiculously high sum, and was the true attraction of gaining consecutive victories in the wrestling ring.
The people who had no consecutive victories, even if they won seventeen matches today, they had obtained no more than fifty thousand Medial Grade Spirit Stones. It was a far crypared to what Xiao Chen had obtained.
If Xiao Chen continued gaining victory streak, the amount of Spirit Stones he would obtain tomorrow, the day after, or the third day would reached an inconceivable level.
The grey-robed old mans face twitched a little, clearly showing signs of heartache. However, he still smiled and said, Congrattions on obtaining 46 consecutive victories.
Xiao Chen nodded and thanked him. Then, ignoring everyones gazes, he left the wrestling ring and headed for his courtyard.
Xiao Chen had suffered from even more internal injuries that day than from the previous two daysbined. It would have been difficult to recover quickly just by relying on the nourishment of Essence.
Xiao Chen had no other choice but to take out the treatment Spirit Herbs he had obtained from the herb garden on Qianren Ind.
Xiao Chen took out all the Spirit Herbs that were above five hundred years old. Then, he categorised them ording to what they treated: internal injuries or external wounds.
Finally, Xiao Chen picked out two Spirit Herbs. These two were seven-hundred-year-old Spirit Herbs with gentle natures.
He decocted them in water and drank the resulting medicine. Then, he sat cross-legged and circted his Essence to elerate the effects of the Spirit Herbs.
With the assistance of the Spirit Herbs and Xiao Chens ridiculously strong body, the wounds on his body healed at a visible pace. The Vital Qi choked up by the internal injuries started to flow slowly.
Two hourster, Xiao Chen opened his eyes. He spat out a mouthful of ck blood. He felt much more rxed and hadpletely recovered from his internal injuries.
When Xiao Chen saw the stalks of Spirit Herbs left on the table, he said softly, Spirit Herbs are indeed great. Internal Injuries that would require a week to recover from, healedpletely within two hours with the aid of two stalks of Spirit Herbs.
Unfortunately, there are too few of them. There are still two stalks of treatment Spirit Herbs above a thousand years old. I will keep them for tomorrow and the day after. Then, I will be able to start the final day of the matches without any injuries.
After Xiao Chen ate his dinner, he went out of the room and started his daily routine. He carefully reviewed the battles he went through during the day.
That was especially so for the battle with Bai Zhan. He reviewed it repeatedly. The conclusion of the match left Xiao Chen rather dispirited.
If he did not draw his Lunar Shadow Saber, against such a peak fist master, no matter how he altered the Great Dragon Tiger Fist, he would not be able to stand his ground.
This further reinforced Xiao Chens resolution to obtain a peak Earth Grade Fist Technique or Fist Mantra.
Only then he would be able to perfectly bring out his strong physical body and Vital Qi.
Night slowly fell and a silver moon slowly rose up, giving off a gently glow.
Xiao Chen sat in the middle of his courtyard and started to infuse his insights of the day into the Firmament Body Tempering Arts fourthyer.
Like Bai Lixi had said, sensing the advantages of the physical body by purely fighting with Vital Qi would allow one to improve rapidly.
Each day, after the matches ended, Xiao Chen gained new understandings of Vital Qi. This made cultivating the Firmament Body Tempering Arts fourthyer easier.
Xiao Chen finally understood how Bai Lixipleted the Firmament Body Tempering Arts fourthyer in two months.
Aside from talent, the amount of Vital Qibat experience Bai Lixi had was something that Xiao Chen could notpare to.
Time slowly went by. The chirpings of bugs and birds, or even the whisper of men seemed to make the otherwise tranquil night noisy.
In the end, noise was something rtive and defined by ones heart. It was not separated into day or night.
For the past few days, Xiao Chen cultivated non-stop through day and night. His mental state became more steady and calm.
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Bang!
On the second day, when the sky became bright, Xiao Chen opened his eyes. The third acupoint on his left arm exploded open. A strand of azure Dragon Qi filled his left arm.
A bright light shed in Xiao Chens eyes as he looked at the third opened acupoint in his left arm.
He revealed a joyful smile and muttered to himself, I have opened another acupoint. It looks like, before I reach Great Perfection in the Firmament Body Tempering Arts fourthyer, I can open two more acupoints. When I reach Consummation, I might be able to open all twelve acupoints in my left arm.
When Xiao Chen reached the wrestling ring, he did the same as beforefocused on cultivating.
In the spectator stands, the contestants who had mocked Xiao Chen previously did not know what to do. They were at a loss their hearts were full ofplicated feelings.
No matter what they said, they could not ignore the fact that Xiao Chen had a glorious 46 consecutive victories.
If they continued to say that Xiao Chen was stupid and had low talent, that would be like pping their own faces.
If such a stupid and inept person like Xiao Chen could obtain 46 consecutive victories, then wouldnt people like them, who could not obtain 46 consecutive victories, be even more stupid and inept?
Yun Ping said in hatred, I dont believe that he can continue his winning streak today. How can a stupid person who relies onst minute works and miracles get fifty consecutive victories.
Chapter 445 - Frantically Gaining Consecutive Victories
Chapter 445: Frantically Gaining Consecutive Victories
He is merely lucky. How can a person from the Great Qin Nation obtain more than fifty consecutive victories?
There is no point in him pretending to be noble and virtuoushe will end up tasting defeat someday.
The jealous crowd all agreed with Yun Ping one after another when they heard his words.
When Xiao Rou heard this, she instantly red up and said, Senior Sister, how can they do this? To think they are the outstanding talents of the various nations! They do not have any magnanimity.
Xia Xiyan smiled faintly and said, After youve seen more of the world, you will understand.
When Xia Xiyan turned fourteen, she left the sect and since then she wandered through the world. She had seen too much of the worlds darkness . What Xiao Rou had just seen was only a drop in the ocean it was not something that would cause any ripples to arise in her heart.
Xiao Rou looked at Xiao Chen who was deeply immersed in cultivating. She asked, Senior Sister, do you think that he will be able to get any more consecutive victories today?
Xia Xiyan shook her head slightly to indicate that she did not know and that it was hard to say.
Xia Xiyan had concluded the day with a draw yesterdayher streak of consecutive victories had already ended. The person who came out yesterday was a peak Martial King. Furthermore, he did notckbat experience.
Since Xia Xiyan had experienced it herself, she did not think that Xiao Chens victories were a result of luck.
Xiao Chen was pretty strong. However, when Xia Xiyan saw that he won every of his matches so arduously, she felt that he was unfathomable.
It looked like Xiao Chen could continue to win, but at the same time he seemed like he could lose at any moment. She could not figure him out at all.
Ding Fengchou and Jiang Zimo gazed at Xiao Chen. They could not figure out what was going on either. They were filled with suspicions and doubts.
However, Pei Shaoxuan ignored Xiao Chen, he simply did not care about Xiao Chen at all. He headed for Jiang Zimo and said, Brother Jiang, with our strength, we should be able to continue gaining consecutive victories.
Jiang Zimo shook his head and said, Its hard to say. The 49th victory is a threshold. The experts that the wrestling ring hired will probably show up today.
Our earnings would not be muchpared to the bets of the spectators. If we were to continue winning it would be sufficient for Gao Yangyu to go bankrupt.
Pei Shaoxuan did not seem to care as he said, Lets see if half-step Martial Monarchs wille out then. I do not believe that anyone can defeat me.
Jiang Zimo smiled gently and did not say anything else.
Jiang Zimo had seen many peak experts below the realm of half-step Martial Monarch. There were many of such people in Myriad Fiend Pce.
With Pei Shaoxuans attitude, he was bound to lose today.
There were many people in the wrestling rings spectator stands. There were even cases of two or three people sharing the same seat.
With Gao Yangyus advertisements, news of the wrestling ring being the first round of selection for the Ancient Deste Tower spread very quickly.
Most of the cultivators in the entire Longyang Ind received the news and came inrge numbers. The tickets for today sold out despite being several times more expensive.
The supply could not meet the demand. Furthermore, from the fourth day on, the matches in the wrestling ring reached their climax.
The contestants who had been gaining consecutive victories had already umted prizes of at least a hundred thousand Medial Grade Spirit Stones.
Being able to afford the fee to challenge them was a proof of strength. The atmosphere of the wrestling ring was very intense.
Given all these factors, the resulting scenario of two or three people sharing a seat in the spectator stands was not surprising at all.
Five contestants obtained 46 consecutive victories in the same season. This is the first time this happened in the Wrestling City of Longyang Ind.
Wrestling City had been established for close to a thousand years already. The highest consecutive victory record was only sixty. Furthermore, that was a hundred years ago. This is the first time so many people obtained 46 consecutive victories.
This is normal. Think about who these people are. Did you think that those who are qualified to enter the Ancient Deste Tower would be normal?
Lets continue watching. I dont know who will be able to obtain sixty consecutive victories in the end. Ive betted half of everything I own on Ding Fengchou.
The one I betted on is Pei Shaoxuan. This fellow can summon out Spirit Beasts. There are very few people within the same cultivation realm who are a match for him.
Ha ha! I bet on Pei Shaoxuan as well. It is already hard to deal with one Spirit Beast. Think about how hard it is to break out off an encirclement of more than ten Spirit Beasts.
Before the matches had even started, the discussion in the spectator stands was already unending. Aside from talking about the matters of the Ancient Deste Tower, they mostly focused on who could obtain sixty consecutive victories. After all, most of them had bet money on the oue. The victories of these contestants concerned their own interest.
Dong! Dong! Dong!
The drums resounded, and the matches began. As the holder of iron medallion number 1, Yun Ping was the first to go up.
I am Yun Ping of the Great Chu Nation. Please show me your guidance!
After Yun Pingnded on the wrestling ring, he cupped his hands and said to the spectator stands surrounding him.
However, even after a few minutes, no one was willing to go up, making Yun Ping feel somewhat embarrassed.
As of now, Yun Ping had only umted five consecutive victories. Defeating him would not result in many Spirit Stones. Hence, no one was interested.
This continued for ten minutes, after which someone came down to challenge him. The challenger did not even bother to look at him properly and immediately started the fight.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
After about a hundred moves, the challenger managed to cut open a wound of about five centimeters on Yun Pings chest. The wound was so deep, that bone and internal organs could be seen.
Yun Ping used his killing move, and at the crucial moment, he managed to turn defeat into victory.
In the following rounds, because the sword wound on Yun Pings chest was too severe, he kept losing. In the end, he lost all the remaining seventeen matches.
Jeers came from the entire wrestling ring, making Yun Ping feel extremely embarrassed.
The following matches were rather ndthere was nothing much to see. It was only when Pei Shaoxuans turn arrived, that the crowd erupted in thunderous cheers.
Pei Shaoxuan smiled faintly. He clearly enjoyed such a feeling. He held his head up high as he said, I am Beast Taming Abodes Pei Shaoxuan. PLease provide me with your guidance!
Xiu!
Right after Pei Shaoxuan spoke, a stout man in ck soft armor quickly jumped down. His neck had a ck wolf tattoo and he was carrying a mace on his back.
This was a sharp contrast to Yun Ping, where no one showed up for ten minutes.
I am Tuoba Liuyun. I hope to experience your exquisite moves.
Pei Shaoxuan looked at the mace behind his opponents back and the ck wolf tattoo on his head. He rubbed the ring on his finger and sneered, Unexpectedly, you are a Barbarian Warrior. I have defeated many of you. It looks like I will be adding one more to a tally.
Tuoba Liuyun ignored Pei Shaoxuans words. The moment he finished speaking, he took out the mace on his back.
The ck wolf tattoo on Tuoba Liuyuns neck seemed toe alive, quickly spreading all over his face.
When Tuoba Liuyuns head becamepletely covered in the wolf tattoo, he quickly leaped towards Pei Shaoxuan, shouting a warcry.
Hu chi!
Tuoba Liuyun moved as fast as lightning and swung his mace, tearing the air into half. His move looked very mighty.
Ignorant!
Pei Shaoxuan smiled coldly and retreated backwards. He raised his hand and prepared to summon his Spirit Beasts. He could summon out a Rank 7 Spirit Beast with two hand seals.
Following that, Pei Shaoxuan nned to summon Spirit Beast after Spirit Beast. If Rank 7 Spirit Beasts would not be sufficient, he could still summon a Rank 8 Spirit Beast. All these added together would be able to kill anyone easily.
Siu!
However, at that moment, the wolf tattoo on Tuoba Liuyun left his body and turned into a illusion of a ck wolf covering him.
When the illusion of the ck wolf appeared, Tuoba Liuyuns speed doubled.
Bang!
The mace struck his target. Before Pei Shaoxuan could form the final hand seal, he got knocked into the sky like a sandbag.
It hurts!
Pei Shaoxuan vomited a mouthful of blood. An incredibly pained expression appeared on his face. This mace strike had broken several of his ribs.
Damn it! How is this fellow so fast? Pei Shaoxuan thought in horror. I didn''t even have enough time to summon my Spirit Beasts.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Tuoba Liuyun started moving again. He did not give Pei Shaoxuan any time to react. The mace moved so fast, it could not be seen. In the blink of an eye, Pei Shaoxuan got struck dozens of times.
Tuoba Liuyun yed Pei Shaoxuan easily in the palm of his hands, as if Pei Shaoxuan was merely a sandbag. Thetter could not even react at all.
Everytime Pei Shaoxuan was about to form the final hand seal, he would be struck by the mace, leaving him unable to summon out any Spirit Beasts.
Its over; Pei Shaoxuan is about to be defeated. This Tuoba Liuyun is too fast.
Damn it! I should have thought of this. As long as he cannot summon out his Spirit Beasts, his strength is effectively halved. Fortunately, I only bet ten thousand Medial Grade Spirit Stones on him.
I bet on him too. However, Im in a worse state. I betted twenty thousand Medial Grade Spirit Stonemy entire fortune. I lost have everything.
When the crowd in the spectator stands saw the situation in the wrestling ring, they all cursedtheir loses were too great.
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Up in the tall tower, Gao Yangyu revealed a faint smile, Tuoba Liuyun can indeed deal with Pei Shaoxuan without feeling any pressure.
Gao Yangyu turned around and said to the group of old men at the table, It is time to reap the harvest. How much in bets was ced on Pei Shaoxuan?
Two million Medial Grade Spirit Stones.
The grin on Gao Yangyus face became wider. With Pei Shaoxuans defeat, these two million Medial Grade Spirit Stones were all his.
Very good. The next contestant is Ding Fengchou right? Gao Yangyu continued.
The leading old man nodded and said, Yes, it is indeed Ding Fengchou. The bets on him are hugea total of six million Medial Grade Spirit Stones.
Gao Yangyu smiled and said, The Heavenly Gate Resistance Fencing is indeed difficult to deal with. However, it is possible to obtain a draw.
Pei Shaoxuan was covered in injuries. He weakly dragged himself back to the spectator stands. He got severely injured and could not continue fighting, so he could only give up.
This was equal to Pei Shaoxuan losing eighteen matches consecutively. His expression was extremely unsightly.
The matches continued. The challengers today were all extremely strong. This caused the contestants victory rate to be less than fifty percent.
The crowd finally realized, sixty consecutive victories was not that easy to obtain.
During these three days, the spectators had already gotten a good grasp of the techniques and strength of the contestants. However, the contestants had no idea of the skills of the challengers.
If the contestants were severely injured in the first match like Yun Ping was, they could end up losing all their matches for the day.
Seeing the injured Pei Shaoxuan give up on his matches, the uneasiness in the hearts of the contestants became even more intense.
Even Pei Shaoxuan could not avoid such an ending. This meant that they were in an even greater danger. Horror and fear spread throughout the crowd of contestants.
The depth of this wrestling ring was deeper than they thought.
The gazes of the crowd looked to Xiao Chen, who was seated cross-legged and calmly cultivating, once again. They sighed and said, This fellow is really bloody calm.
Chapter 446 - Bleak Outlook
Chapter 446: Bleak Outlook
Another person suffered consecutive defeats again?! How many were there already?
Adding in Yun Ping and Pei Shaoxuan, there are ten already. The people who came out today are really strong.
Indeed, our intentions have been seen through. Damn it, at this rate, it will be impossible for anyone to obtain sixty consecutive victories.
As the matches went on, aside from some cultivators who still had trump cards, the other outstanding talents ended in tragedy.
There were people who could not get even ten consecutive victories. There were even people who got eighteen consecutive defeats.
The atmosphere of the ce became horrifying.
The grey-robed old man said expressionlessly, Number 56, Ding Fengchou.
Ding Fengchou jumped gently and floated down to the wrestling ring. He cupped his hands, bowed to the surrounding spectator stands and said, I am Heavenly Sword Gates Ding Fengchou. Please provide me with your guidance.
It is finally Ding Fengchous turn. I hope he does not get defeated. I bet about sixty thousand Medial Grade Spirit Stones on him.
Me too. I hope he will not end up like Pei Shaoxuan. Otherwise, I would not even be able to produce tears when I cry.
That should not happen. The Heavenly Gate Resistance Fencing does not have any obvious weaknesses. Furthermore, Ding Fengchou has grasped Using Qi as Swords.
Seeing Ding Fengshou step up, the spectator stands erupted in debates again. After all, there were much more people who bet on himpared to Pei Shaoxuan.
Bang!
A middle-aged cultivator wearing Battle Armornded firmly on the ground. He waved and three palm-sized tower shields instantly flew out and rapidly positioned themselves around him.
I am Mo Yan. I hope to experience your exquisite techniques.
Ding Fengchou looked at the three small tower shields and frowned slightly. Based on the aura of the tower shields, they seemed to be defensive Medial Grade Secret Treasures.
Using Qi as Swords!
Ding Fengchou shouted. He had decided to test his opponent out first. Eighteen Qi swords appeared behind him. He suddenly extended two fingers and pointed forward.
Ding dang! Ding Dang!
nging sounds rang out as the three palm-sized tower shields flew around continuously. The shields blocked all the Qi swords before they managed to get within one meter of Mo Yan.
Ding Fengchous expression turned sullenhe could not help but increase his speed. The angles at which the Qi swords attacked at became more tricky. However, the tower shields seemed to be able to detect danger automatically.
No matter what directions the Qi swords came from: up, down, left, right, or even in a curve, the tower shields were able to block them at the critical moment.
Since I cannot find a weak point, then I will make a weak point. Using Qi as Swords, merge! After attacking for a long time, Ding Fengchou could not help but feel frustrated.
A surging sword intent poured out from Ding Fengchou. The sound of countless swords humming resounded in the air, creating a strong wind.
The eighteen Qi swords merged into one and thrusted towards Mo Yan.
Dang! Dang!
With just one thought, one of the palm-sized tower shields instantly became two meters tall and one meter wide, covering Mo Yan entirely.
The Qi sword loudly struck the tower shield. Sparks flew out as the surging sword intent shed with it.
Mo Yan, who was one meter behind the tower shield, was ardently forming seals with his hands. He had an uneasy expression on his face as his feet rooted themselves into the ground.
Hu chi! Hu chi!
The surging, vast sword intent fused with the Qi sword. Ding Fengchou directed the Qi sword towards the tower shield. The two shed time after time.
Every time the Qi sword shed with the tower shield, a strong wind blew in the air.
The strong sword intent seemed very solid as it tried to merge into the wind. It seemed like it wanted to push itself in front of Mo Yan.
However, the sword intent got blocked by the other two palm-sized tower shields.
Interesting, it is still not breaking? State of massacre, merge!
Ding Fengchou snorted coldly and the Qi sword instantly turned red. An aura of massacre spread throughout the ce.
In an instant, the air seemed to turn solid. Ding Fengchous aura surged again.
Bang!
The red Qi sword thrust towards the tower shield and a loud sound rang out. Mo Yan, together with the tower shield, got knocked back a hundred meters.
Boom!
After Mo Yannded, the energy on the Qi sword was directed to the ground, sting arge pit in it. Mo Yansplexion paled but he did not suffer from much damage.
Gao Yangyu looked at all this and smiled faintly, It is useless. An ordinary Medial Grade Secret Treasure might not be able to block your sword. However, when the Mo ns secret technique is in use, it is extremely difficult to break past its defense.
When the spectators outside saw the stalemate situation, they started to get worried.
The normally impassioned drum sounds also felt jittery at the moment.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Ding Fengchou used all sorts of killing moves, raining down a torrent of attacks on Mo Yan, making him retreat non-stop. A horrifying sword intent spread out.
This made the might of the sword strikes increase by at least twenty percent. Mo Yan could not do anything but defend like a turtle.
The three tower shields danced around and alternated between big and small. They blocked all of Ding Fengchous attacks.
Ka ca!
Ding Fengchou returned his sword to the sheath and sighed slightly. He wiped away the sweat on his forehead and said, Never mind, you can go back. Lets consider this a draw.
Ding Fengchou had already attacked continuously for four hours. However, his opponents defense was astonishing. If this continued, he would exhaust too much Essence and he would have to give up on his next seventeen matches.
Thus, Ding Fengchou had no other choice than to opt for a draw. His opponent was a measure created specially to go against his Heavenly Gate Resistance Fencing and was difficult to deal with.
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Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha!
Up in the tall tower, Gao Yangyu started tough heartily. After Ding Fengshou said that, he earned another six million Medial Grade Spirit Stones.
Congrattions, City Lord. You earned another six million Medial Grade Spirit Stones. The few old men around stood up and congratted him.
Gao Yangyus smile did not fade away and he maintained his happy mood. In high spirits, he said, The next person with all consecutive victories seems to be Jiang Zimo. How much has been betted on him?
Less than on Ding Fengchou. However, there are still about three million.
Gao Yangyu said sullenly, The Non-Mutual Miracle Technique is rather hard to deal with. However, there should not be any problems if I invest some resources into tiring him out over several fights.
Ding Fengchous consecutive victories ended but he still won his other seventeen matches. He had already gained a total of 63 victories.
Thus, without having to care about the results of the next two days matches, Ding Fengchou had already met the requirements for the first round of selection.
The crowd in the spectator stands all felt it to be very unfortunate. If Ding Fengchou had not been forced to draw in the first round, he might have been the first person to break the record of sixty consecutive victories.
The cursing in the crowd was even more intense than when Pei Shaoxuan lost, As many more people had betted on Ding Fengchou.
In the end, Ding Fengchou did not even obtain fifty consecutive victorieshe had fallen on the 47th match. The people who bet on him had lost everything.
When Ding Fengchou walked past Jiang Zimo, he said, Breaking the record of sixty consecutive victories will depend on you now. The endurance of your Non-Mutual Miracle Technique is sufficient for you tost all the way.
Jiang Zimo shook his head and smiled, It is difficult. My Non-Mutual Miracle Technique mayst very long, but the down time is long as well.
After a few matches, it became Jiang Zimos turn. His first opponent was an old man who was at least a hundred years old, with extremely thick Essence.
When Jiang Zimo felt that persons aura, his heart sank a little. His biggest advantage was that every one of his strikes could maintain full power at a ten percent expenditure.
For a normal person, if they fought at full strength for a long time, their Essence would be exhausted. However, Jiang Zimos Essence would still be flourishing.
This was one of the strange things about this Non-Mutual Miracle Techniqueone of the Myriad Fiend Pces three Inferior Grade Heaven Ranked Cultivation Techniques.
However, this old man, who had lived for an unknown period of time, would be problematic for him to deal with.
After tempering himself for so long, the old man would definitely notck in Essence.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
After the two bowed to each other, they started fighting head-on. They exchanged blow for blow, fighting with their full strength.
A strong Essence reverberated around the ce. Every time their attacks shed, arge pit would appear in the wrestling ring.
The intense explosions rang in everyones ears. Even the sound of the drums got drowned in it.
The two continued to fight like this tirelessly. The might of the twos attacks was about equal. Now, theypeted in whose Essence couldst the longest.
After a thousand moves, the fight of the two resulted the huge wrestling ring bing so scarred, that there was no intact ce left.
The old mans face started to pale, and his strikes started to weaken.
As for Jiang Zimo, he still looked at easeno changes could be seen in his demeanor. His attacks made the air tremble and buzz, and their might did not seem to diminish.
Bang!
The two exchanged attacks again. However, this time, they were no longer equal. The old man got knocked back by several dozen steps, but Jiang Zimo only moved back three steps.
You can no longer hold on? Again!
Jiang Zimo smiled gently and flew forward, sending a palm strike at the old mans chest.
Jiang Zimos palm wind was as strong as it was beforeits might had not diminish at all. His palmnded on the old man, making him vomit blood and admit defeat.
Then, he continued onto the second match. In the end, another old man more than a hundred years old stepped up. Jiang Zimo smiled bitterly.
After the two exchanged a thousand moves, Jiang Zimos opponents Essence dried up. He finally could not keep up with the might of Jiang Zimos attacks and was defeated with one move.
Than the third match came and the one to fight against him was also an old man above a hundred years old. His aura was deep and drawn out. With one look, one could tell that he was a cultivator with especially thick Essence.
Jiang Zimo exchange more than a thousand moves with this old man as well. When the old man could no longer keep up, he was defeated by Jiang Zimo as well.
The fourth matchanother old man above a hundred years old appeared again.
Jiang Zimos seemingly rxed face twitched slightly. He felt extremely depressed.
Although Jiang Zimo expected for many cultivator with thick Essence to show up today, fighting a battle of attrition, he did not expected Gao Yangyu to be so vicious. He unexpectedly looked for so many old men over a hundred years old to fight him. Each fightsted for at least a thousand moves.
No matter how powerful the Non-Mutual Miracle Technique was, Jiang Zimo would still tire out eventually.
Jiang Zimo waved his hand helplessly. He said, You can go back, I admit defeat.
When the old man heard this, he heaved a sigh of relief. He smiled and said, Many thanks little friend. It is even more unbearable for my weary old body to fight a thousand moves than for you, youths.
49 consecutive victoriesJiang Zimo did not reach fifty consecutive victories in the end. Mourning resounded in the crowd.
As long as Jiang Zimo won fifty consecutive victories, the people who bet on him could still earn some money, just that the payout would be low. Who knew, Jiang Zimo managed to get so close but did not manage to make the final step in the end.
After that, it was Mu Xinyas turn. The hearts of the crowd lit up with one final hope. She was as famous as Jiang Zimo. Maybe she could win fifty consecutive victories or even sixty.
Chapter 447 - Two Million Medial Grade Spirit Stones of Bettings
Chapter 447: Two Million Medial Grade Spirit Stones of Bettings
However, Mu Xinya did not wish to use the power left by the Heavenly Wolf King. That would result in her being weakened for a long time.
Eventually, Mu Xinya lost to Gao Yangyus fierce assault, and her streak of consecutive victories ended at 48.
Sigh!
When Mu Xinya was defeated, several thousand people in the vast spectator stands all sighed together. Not even mentioning sixty, no one broke even through fifty consecutive victories. We have really lost everything this time.
Atst, Gao Yangyus final worry had been cleared up. His mood immediately improved significantly. He smiled and said, Tabte how many Medial Grade Spirit Stones we have earned in total.
After a while, an old man brought over a stack of information and said, There was a total of twenty million Medial Grade Spirit Stones betted on these four people. They all stopped before fifty consecutive victories. That means all the people who ced bets will return with nothing.
If the contestant that people betted on won fifty consecutive victories, they would win fifty percent of what they betted. Every extra ten consecutive victories after that, the winnings would double.
Sixty consecutive victories meant they would earn the amount they have bet; seventy consecutive victories meant they would earn twice the amount they have bet; eighty consecutive victories meant they would earn four times the amount they have bet; when the one betted on reached a hundred consecutive victories, the ones who betted would earn sixteen times the amount they have bet.
The payout looked extremely tempting. Unfortunately, if the contestant did not even reach fifty consecutive victories, they would not be able to earn anything at all. They would end up returning with nothing.
Furthermore, with Gao Yangyu advertising and spreading the information that the wrestling ring was conducting the first round of selection for the Ancient Deste Tower, the amount of bets increased considerably.
It was unknown how many cultivators would end up having nothing in their pockets after the matches ended, having to start over from scratch again.
Gao Yangyu paused for a while. He seemed to recall something and asked, How much was bet on that Xiao Chen?
The others looked around on the information on the table before saying, Hey, how did it suddenly reach two million?
Gao Yangyus expression changed slightly. He said, Didnt we hide the information about this brat? How did he manage to get bets worth two million Medial Grade Spirit Stones?
The others looked at the information carefully, and someone said, I found it. There was only one million bet on him for the past two days. This should be something normal. After all, he is a contestant as well. However, the weird thing is that there is an additional one million bet on him today.
Gao Yangyu smiled coldly and said, It looks like someone made arge bet on Xiao Chen. Unfortunately, the person he chose is wrong.
There should be no problems in using Old Bai against that brat right? He is now the only person with consecutive victories.
Gao Yangyu said indifferently, Old Bai is a 150-year-old. When he fights at full strength, even I would find it hard to deal with him. Even if Old Bai cannot defeat him, Tuoba Liuyun and Mo Yan can appear one more time. Do you think that this brat would still have a chance?
At that moment, at the wrestling ring, while everyones attention was focused on Mu Xinya, Xiao Chen opened another two acupoints on his arm.
Two strands of Azure Dragon Qi moved around Xiao Chens arm before slowly being infused into his skin.
Xiao Chen slowly opened his eyes and revealed a faint expression of joy. He said to himself, I am justcking onest bit for the Firmament Body Tempering Arts fourthyer to reach Great Perfection.
After todays matches, I will definitely reach Great Perfection. However, I do not know if Gao Yangyu will give me this chance or not.
It was going to be his turn soon, Xiao Chen thought to himself, I should not continue to cultivate. He got up and went to the front to observe the wrestling ring.
Currently, it was Mu Xinyas turn. She was using her two yinyang sabers. The strength of the challengers increased with each day.
Today, the strength of the challengers already becameparable to that of the outstanding talents present. After all, the challengers were all middle-aged cultivators.
Although all the outstanding geniuses were very talented, they had not matured yet. Furthermore, their opponents already had a reasonably good understanding of them.
Every fight they went through was very arduous. If they wanted to obtain a victory, they had to put in their full effort.
Even the strong Mu Xinya had to give her all to win. Furthermore, she still ended up with several draws.
After the eighteen matches, Mu Xinya left the wrestling ring feeling tired. Then, she received more than four thousand Medial Grade Spirit Stones from the grey-robed old man.
Mu Xinyas string of consecutive victories came to an end. It ended pretty early, giving her only fifty consecutive victories.
Mu Xinya nodded gently to Xiao Chen before returning to Jiang Zimos side. Pei Shaoxuan had already somewhat recovered from his injuries. He smiled bitterly and said, These sixty consecutive victories are very difficult to obtain. There is no more hope left.
Jiang Zimo smiled faintly, There is still Xiao Chen. His streak of victories has not ended yet. Perhaps he still has hope.
Pei Shaoxuan mocked, What capabilities does he have? He cant even defeat Ding Fengchou.
The others also expressed simr opinions, looking down on Xiao Chen. Like before, Yun Ping continued to ridicule him.
Relying on him? On someone who was in a miserable state every match? It will be a joke if he can win even a single match today. Jiang Zimo, your insight is too poor.
Xiao Chen turned around and looked at the people who spoke badly about him. Finally, he focused on Yun Ping.
Although Xiao Chen had been immersed in cultivation all the while, he still used his Spiritual Sense to observe his surroundings. This guaranteed that he could make a counterattack in time if someone tried to interrupt his cultivation.
These peoples iron medallion numbers were all ahead of Xiao Chens, so they mocked him every single of the past few days. Even a fly would not be able to tolerate the continuous insults. Thus, no matter how good Xiao Chens temper was, he would still end up irritated.
Yun Ping had suffered seventeen consecutive defeats today and had significant injuries. He might not even be able to recover from them by tomorrow.
He was currently in a bad mood. When he felt Xiao Chens gaze, he shouted angrily, What are you looking at?! What are you thinking of doing? Cant you even tolerate some words? Who do you think you are?!
Irritating!
Xiao Chen frowned slightly. He pushed himself off the ground and his figure shed, arriving before Yun Ping.
Pa!
Before Yun Ping could react, Xiao Chen pped his face. The sound was bright and resounding, startling everyone.
How dare you hit me! You
Yun Pings face swelled because of the p. Blood trickled from the corner of his mouth. However, the most important thing was that this happened in front of everyone.
This ppletely embarrassed Yun Ping, making his reputation plummet. There was a saying: When you strike someone, do not strike his face. However, Xiao Chen did not seem to care.
Ka ca!
Yun Ping revealed a murderous intent as his right hand grasped his sword hilt.
Pa!
Yun Ping was about to draw his sword and attack, but Xiao Chen did not give him the time to do so. He pped Yun Pings left cheek with the back of his hand.The p was so strong that it lifted him off the ground.
The spectator stands became incredibly quiet. Several people were so shocked that their jaws hung wide open and they looked at Xiao Chen incredulously.
It was like they had seen Xiao Chen for the first time. The current Xiao Chen was extremely cold. His killing Qi was withdrawn and had not been released out, but everyone could feel a chill.
Xiao Chen seemed like apletely different personpared to his previously calm and indifferent self.
Ah!
A miserable cry rang out as Xiao Chen kicked Yun Pings chest. The spot he kicked just so happened to be where Yun Ping got injured today.
That injury had damaged Yun Pings internal organs earlier. He had just managed to slightly recover when Xiao Chen kicked him there, causing his injuries to worsen. The intense pain was a small matter. However, now that he got further injured, he would not be able to recover in the next two days.
That meant that Yun Ping had already failed the first round of selections.
A few people in the crowd thought sorrowfully, Xiao Chen must have kicked that spot on purpose, he is really vicious.
Xiao Chen had not made a move and had let them say whatever they wanted. However, when he did make a move, Yun Ping lost his qualifications to continue with the selection.
The people who normally mocked Xiao Chen quickly ran away, hiding in different corners; they were trying to stay out of Xiao Chens line of sight.
Xiao Rou looked at Yun Ping lying on the ground with a despondent and pained expression. She snorted coldly and said, Serves you right. Lets see if you dare to continue shooting off your mouth.
Even given this situation, Ding Fengchou was not too surprised. He did not think that Xiao Chen was someone who followedmon sense or someone who cared about consequences.
Otherwise, Xiao Chen would not have made a move on Jin Wuji despite knowing his identity.
The fact that Xiao Chen had withdrawn his brilliance did not mean that he did not have any. Not disying his temper did not mean he had a good temper. This was how Xiao Chen worked.
As a desman, he would not be short on sharpness and pride. If Xiao Chen wanted to condense saber intent, how could he simply let people humiliate him continuously like that?
Ding Fengchou withdrew his gaze and stopped thinking too much. He only raised his evaluation of Xiao Chen in his heart higher.
Like Jiang Zimo, Xiao Chen was one of Ding Fengchous biggestpetitors for the twenty spots in this selection.
Pei Shaoxuan looked at the scene and felt a chill run down his back.
When Pei Shaoxuan remembered that he had just recovered from some of his injuries, he summoned out a Spirit Beast. Then, feeling that it was still not sufficient, he summoned out another one before going to the corner and carefully focusing on treating his injuries.
Xiao Chen, on the other hand, ignored the whimpering Yun Ping on the ground and looked at the wrestling ring.
Yun Ping was already disabled and could not enter the Ancient Deste Tower. He would never be a danger to Xiao Chen.
As long as Xiao Chen did not push the matter further, the sect behind Yun Ping would not offend him over a second-rate genius.
Even if they made a move against Xiao Chen, he still had two medallions that he could use. Thus, he was not worried about anyone making a move against him.
After themotion created by Xiao Chen, the atmosphere became strange. The originally lively discussions stopped, as if everyone feared Xiao Chen.
After a long time, the grey-robed old mans voice rang out, Number 125,e out quickly.
Xiao Chen leaped out gently andnded on the wrestling ring. After he left, for an unknown reason, many people in the spectator stands heaved a sigh of relief.
If felt like a weight that pressed on their heart had been removed.
I am Xiao Chen from the Great Qin Nation. Please show me your guidance.
The sky was turning dark, the setting sun casted a fiery red light on the wrestling ring, giving Xiao Chen a faint red glow.
He had a calm and cold expressionthere was neither joy nor anger on his face as he stood there before everyone.
Its Xiao Chen! This fellow is up again! Will he be able to continue with his consecutive victories?
Xiao Chen had paid a heavy price for every victory he obtained. He was like a tiny fallen leaf in the midst of a storm that was being shoved around. However, each time, he would manage to persevere to the end and obtain victory.
Can Xiao Chen continue winning?
No one thought that Xiao Chen could. However, no one could say for sure that he would lose either.
The current Xiao Chen seem unfathomable to the crowd in the spectator standshe was full of mysteries.
Victory or defeat? It was hard to say.
Chapter 448 - Bai Mufeng
Chapter 448: Bai Mufeng
Of the seven people with consecutive victories, only this person who originally did not stand much of a chance is left. Unfortunately, no matter what happens, it has nothing to do with me. I only ced a bet of five hundred Medial Grade Spirit Stones on him.
I ced even less than youonly two hundred. The rest went to betting on Ding Fengchou.
Me too. I ced most of my money on Jiang Zimo, and only ced seven hundred Medial Grade Spirit Stones on Xiao Chen.
Lets just keep watching. If he falls today, then everyone with consecutive victories would have fallen. With no one to bet on, it would be like the wrestling ring ending early.
When Xiao Chen went up, his familiar voice and expression made many cultivators perk up.
Many spectators were already convinced that this match would be thest one worth watching.
If there was no one with consecutive victories remaining after today, then the greatest charm of the wrestling ring would be gone.
It would not matter if they did not stay to watch.
Hu chi! Hu chi!
A hurricane appeared without any reason as the winds howled loudly. The dust on the ground was raised into the air, creating a thick cloud.
Xiao Chen thought, This strong wind is the result of just pure aura. Even before this person has arrived, his aura is already so strong. He is definitely not simple.
Xiao Chen squinted, and he saw an old man slowly descending from the sky.
The arriving personnded firmly on the ground. His beard and eyebrows were white and his face was filled with wrinkles. He looked very old and his voice was hoarse. He said indifferently, I am Bai Mufeng, Ivee to seek your advice!
Unexpectedly, it is Bai Mufeng. This old fellow has note out for decades. I thought he had died already.
I seem to recall that this fellow would frequentlye out to end the consecutive victories of cultivators fifty or sixty years ago. After that, there was no news of him. Unexpectedly, he reappeared today.
Fifty years ago, he was already a Superior Grade Martial King. Think about how horrifying his cultivation is nowhe should be able to kill Xiao Chen easily.
At this rate, we arepletely finished. Thest person with consecutive victories is about to be defeated.
Up on the spectator stand, when the crowd heard the white-haired old man report his name, they all shook their heads.
Some of them were previously optimistic and thought that Xiao Chen could still win a few more matches in a row. Now, they no longer dared to keep hoping.
Unfortunately, the difference in cultivation was too great.
Boom!
Bai Mufeng ignored the surrounding sounds. Right after he spoke, a one-meter-long sword appeared in his hand and he attacked.
Bai Mufeng sent out a thick sword Qi, more than twenty meters long. When the sword Qi moved, it seemed to even slice the air into halves.
Xiao Chen pushed off the ground and quickly dodged to the side.
Boom!
Xiao Chens foot had just left the ground when the thick sword Qinded where he previously stood. There was a loud explosion and a deep and long gorge appeared in the ground.
This is interesting. Instead of declining, his Essence seems to be even more surging than it was before, the crowd in the spectator stands eximed when they saw this scene unfold.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
A strong wind blew as Bai Mufengs figure shed. He sent out four strands of sword Qi one after the other. The four sword Qi des intertwined with each other and rotated non-stop.
Each strand of sword Qi was more than twenty meters long. They moved akin to whirlwinds as they fell from the sky, pressing towards Xiao Chen.
Hurricane Sword Chop! This is the technique that Bai Mufeng is famous for. This Sword Technique descends from the sky and cannot be dodged.
This old fellow is still so strong. I remember he used to only be able to send out two strands of sword Qi. Now, he can send out four.
When the crowd saw the Hurricane Sword Chop, some sword experts started toment on it.
Xiao Chen looked up but he could no longer clearly see the four spiraling strands of sword Qihe could only see a blurry image.
The Sword Technique that rose into the sky carried a supreme might. When it slowly pressed down, Xiao Chen felt as though there was a mountain pressing down on him, not allowing him to dodge.
When a mountain falls on you, where can you dodge? The Hurricane Sword Chop was a technique that had indeed reached such a horrifying level.
What an exquisite Sword Technique. Xiao Chen frowned as he praised it silently in his heart. Unexpectedly, he could not dodge it.
Since I cannot dodge, then break for me!
Shouting a warcry, Xiao Chen opened the acupoint on his palm. A strand of Dragon Qi started gathering on his right arm.
In an instant, Xiao Chen felt that he was filled with a boundless energy; he felt that he could even shatter a mountain.
Xiao Chen channeled the Dragon Qi into his fingers and clenched his hand into a fist. Then, he rose into the sky, heading to the center of the Hurricane Sword Chop.
You are overestimating yourself. So what if you can break it!
Bai Mufeng snorted coldly. His Essence surged and his clothes fluttered.
Hu! Hu! The wind moved back and forth, turning into a storm and howling above the wrestling ring. It rose and fell like waves in an ocean.
Hurricane Sword Chop, Fifth Sword!
Hurricane Sword Chop, Sixth Sword!
Hurricane Sword Chop, Seventh Sword!
Bai Mufengs momentum kept rising as he continued waving his sword. The strong wind howled, and the sky changed color.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The sword Qi became bigger and bigger as it flew towards Xiao Chen continuously. When the sword Qi spiraled, it created horrifying hurricanes.
The ground crackedseveralrge pieces of dirt could not withstand this horrifying force and floated in the air.
Damn it! What is this Bai Mufeng doing? He is clearly trying to kill Xiao Chen! someone eximed.
Because of the wind, several Martial Saint Cultivators were not able to stand firmly; their bodies swayed left and right.
However, Bai Mufeng did not stop attacking. Only when he sent out a total of ten Hurricane Sword Chops did he slowlye to a stop.
Hu! Hu!
Bai Mufeng could not stop panting. After he finished sending out these ten sword moves, he seemed to have aged another ten years.
He seemed to have turned very weak and feeble, unable bring out any strength.
Theyers of Hurricane Sword Chop became bigger and stronger with each turn. It looked like an endless chain of mountains merging together.
The expression of all the outstanding talents on the spectator stands changed. This was especially so for those cultivators not on good terms with Xiao Chen.
Their faces brimmed with joy. They could tell that this sevenyered sword move had boundless mightit was not something an ordinary Martial King could withstand.
Xiao Chen might even die under this multiyered sword move, and to them, this was something to celebrate.
As for Jiang Zimo, Xia Xiyan, and the others, their faces were filled with worry. They had not expected such an intense battle to ur in the wrestling ring.
Xiao Chen, however, maintained his calm. He ignored the surrounding strong winds, as well as the stone fragments flying around. He raised his left fist and struck the core of the foremost Hurricane Sword Chop.
Break!
The Hurricane Sword Chop shattered, and a huge force surged into Xiao Chens body, making his internal organs churn.
The shards of sword Qi rained down on Xiao Chen like knives, leaving many bloody wounds behind.
Boom!
Xiao Chen opened up the second acupoint on his left arm and merged two strands of Dragon Qi. His punch broke through the second Hurricane Sword Chop.
Then, Xiao Chen opened a third acupoint and broke through the next, stronger Hurricane Sword Chop.
By the time Xiao Chen gathered five strands of Dragon Qi, he had already broken the ninth Hurricane Sword Chop.
Now, only the final Hurricane Sword Chop remainedthe strongest one. It contained ten strands of sword Qi.
Xiao Chens clothes had been already ripped to shreds by the shattered sword Qi, and his body was covered in wounds of various sizes.
In fact, there was not a single part of Xiao Chen clothes that had been left intact. If not for his strong body, these shattered sword Qi would have shredded him to bits.
Seeing that this was the final Hurricane Sword Chop, Xiao Chen roared, and the Azure Dragon tattoo on his right arm suddenly came to life.
The right fist that Xiao Chen had not yet used finally exploded forth.
Bang!
A dragons might spread out and suppressed the mountain-like aura. A loud and st resounded, and the entire wrestling ring could not help but tremble.
Rumble!
Thest Hurricane Sword Chop shattered into countless tiny strands of sword Qi, and they fell to the ground like rain.
As the sword Qi poured down, Xiao Chen descended from the sky and punched towards Bai Mufeng.
When Bai Mufeng saw Xiao Chen breaking the ten Hurricane Sword Chops one after the other, his eyes filled with shock. Not even in his wildest dreams did he expect such a result.
Even if he wanted to, he discovered that he could not do anything. He had already expended all of his Essence on the Hurricane Sword Chop, and he did not have any strength left.
Bang!
With just one punch from Xiao Chen, Bai Mufengs frail body flew into the sky like a kite with its string snapped.
Pu chi! Pu chi!
The falling sword Qi struck him endlessly body, and soon, thousands of bloody holes opened up in his body.
When Bai Mufeng finallynded, he was long since dead.
The strong winds settled. The crowd was not able to ept what happened before their very eyes. The sword Qi that Bai Mufeng had sent out had been all broken and he ended up dead.
Damn, even after all these, he did not die. Yun Ping endured the pain as he watched Xiao Chen stand tall in front of him. His heart was filled with hatred.
Xia Xiyan and the others heaved a sigh of relief. At the same time, they were astonished by Xiao Chens strength.
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Up in the tall tower, Gao Yangyu maintained a calm expression. He looked at Xiao Chen, who was covered in wounds and panting slightly, and said, Get Tuoba Liuyun to prepare to make his move. Dont give this fellow anytime to catch his breath. I do not just want him defeatedI want him dead!
The strength that Xiao Chen had exhibited made Gao Yangyu not garner any more hopes of defeating him in one go.
Bai Mufengs lifespan had beening to an end anyway, so Gao Yangyu was already satisfied that he managed to put Xiao Chen in such a miserable state.
Looking at Gao Yangyus cold expression, the other old men in the room all felt a slight chill.
Unexpectedly, Gao Yangyu did not even bat an eyelid when one of his subordinates died. Such cold-bloodedness made them tremble in fear.
Di ta! Di ta!
The blood from Xiao Chens wounds dripped on the ground drop by drop. His entire body was in pain.
It was hard to imagine that a Martial King could send out a tenyered Hurricane Sword Chop. Given Xiao Chens Essence, he would not be able to support such expenditure.
Only an old monster like Bai Mufeng, who lived for more than 150 years, could have sufficient Essence for this.
Unfortunately, Bai Mufeng did not expect that Xiao Chen had the Azure Dragons Qi, something that was equivalent to the power of a half-step Martial Monarch.
This was also a trump card that Xiao Chen would not have used unless he had no other choice. However, once he used it, any killing moves under half-step Martial Monarchs would be nullified.
Even if, Xiao Chen found his newly acquired injuries somewhat hard to bear, given his state of mind, they would not affect the fight. His external injuries seemed horrifying, but they were a small matter. It was just some painhe could just endure it.
Chapter 449 - Bullying the Exhausted Youth
Chapter 449: Bullying the Exhausted Youth
The more serious thing was Xiao Chens internal injuries. Everytime he attacked, he would receive eighty percent of the damage he dealt. Every time he shattered a Hurricane Sword Chop, his internal organs were shaken.
After several such urrences, Xiao Chens internal organs had been significantly damaged. If he continued to fight, the injuries would only be more severe.
Chi! Chi!
Just at this moment, Bai Mufengs corpse gave off clumps of invisible red light.
This red light quickly headed for Xiao Chens forehead. The amount of red light was unexpectedly about the same as the one that came from high-rank Blood Demons he killed in the past.
Furthermore, it contained much less baleful aura and negative emotions than the Demons. This made Xiao Chens body feel veryfortable in an instant.
Weng! Weng! Weng!
The scarlet throne in Xiao Chens sea of consciousness started to surge non-stop. He could feel his body recovering the exhausted energy.
The pool of blood in the throne started to expand.
Xiao Chen cut off that pleasurable sensation and spat out a mouthful of ck blood. He instantly felt more rxed after that.
Xiu!
With a heavy thud, the second challenger stepped forward. Xiao Chens eyes returned to being clear. He looked up and saw it was Tuoba Liuyunthe one who had defeated Pei Shaoxuan.
Tuoba Liuyun took out his mace and the ck wolf tattoo started to slowly spread out. He said sullenly, Im sorry. I do not like to take advantage of people when they are in a dangerous situation. However, this is the wrestling ring. To you, there is no such thing as fairness here.
Xiao Chen said indifferently, There is no need to speak so much. Since I have entered the wrestling ring, I never assumed that there would be any fairness in the first ce.
Hu chi!
Xiao Chen activated the Blood me Shoes. He moved as fast as lightning. The tiger and the dragon roared, as he took the initiative to attack.
Tuoba Liuyuns ck wolf tattoo was rather odd. Xiao Chen did not wish to give his opponent too much time. He wanted to stop the ck wolf tattoos continuous spreading.
Bang!
Tuoba Liuyun calmly swung his mace and weed Xiao Chens punch. The two shed violently.
A ripple immediately spread out in the air. Xiao Chen used the rebounding force from the mace to perform a somersault in the air.
Fist wind howled as Xiao Chen punched towards Tuoba Liuyuns head.
Tuoba Liuyun reacted very fast. He stepped back and swung his mace at Xiao Chen again.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Once again, Xiao Chen used the force of the mace to dodge. He moved as fast as lightning, attacking Tuoba Liuyun with the Great Dragon Tiger Fist without stopping.
Tuoba Liuyuns ck wolf tattoo was forced to stop spreading. It could only keep defending.
Tuoba Liuyun increased the force of his swing several times, wanting to knock Xiao Chen away and give his ck wolf tattoo a chance to spread. However, Xiao Chen managed to block all of his attempts.
How is this fellow so strong? Tuoba Liuyun started to feel frustrated after not seeding with his attacks for a long time.
Tuoba Liuyun was a barbarian. The ck wolf was a tribal totem. If he could not summon it, his strength would be heavily discounted.
Tuoba Liuyun knew that Xiao Chen was very strong. However, he initially did not care about it. After all, he was a barbarian who used brute force.
However, after shing with Xiao Chen, Tuoba Liuyun finally realized that he could not knock his opponent away. If not for his mace being special, he might have even been suppressed by his opponent.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
By using the Great Dragon Tiger Fist together with the Azure Dragon Cloud Soaring Art, Xiao Chen became akin to a soaring Azure Dragon.
As he moved up and down, he disrupted Tuoba Liuyuns rhythm, forcing him to retreat continuously.
I cant go on like this. This fellow does not seem to be injured at all. I need to knock him back with one strike and summon out my totem.
Wolf Tooth Burst!
Touba Liuyun shouted and, as he swung his mace, a realistic image of a ck wolf appeared. It carried a vicious aura that enveloped the mace.
The ck wolfs strange eyes stared at Xiao Chen, like a divine beast. Its gaze made one feel fear in their heart.
Unexpectedly, this strange energy also had a mental attack.
Xiao Chen smiled to himself, Unfortunately for you, it is useless against me. It is time to end this.
Boom!
Xiao Chen no longer intended to hide his strength. He merged his Vital Qi and Essence together. In an instant, his strength achieved 400,000 kilograms of force. The surging energy in his fist wind could not help but explode.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
The explosive power of the ck wolf instantly shattered. Itsted only for a split second in front of the fist wind.
Tuoba Liuyunughed, Unexpectedly, you were still hiding your strength. Unfortunately, you are toote.
In the instant in which ck wolf managed to dy the strike, the tattoo on Tuoba Liuyuns bodypletely spread out. The image of a ck wolf slowly appeared behind him.
Toote? I dont think so.
WhenTuoba Liuyun summoned out his totem, after Xiao Chen shattered the initial ck wolf, his right handnded on his opponents chest.
Pu chi!
The Palm Sword fired out and a bowl-sized hole appeared in Tuoba Liuyuns chest. Blood trickled out of the corner of his lips and shock filled his eyes.
The image of the ck wolf which nearly finished taking shape slowly scattered. Tuoba Liuyun did not expect that just when the situation was about to turn around, Xiao Chen ended the battle.
Bang!
Xiao Chen sent out another attack with his Vital Qi and Essence merged. Tuoba Liuyun got sted back, and his body got lifted off the ground entirely.
The Palm Sword circled around and returned to Xiao Chens palm.
Xiao Chen had obtained 48 consecutive victories already, can he continue winning?
When the many cultivators in the spectator stands saw Tuoba Liuyun not getting up, their emotions were stirred up. This was the Tuoba Liuyun that defeated even Pei Shaoxuan.
Unexpectedly, Tuoba Liuyun fell at the hands of Xiao Chen. Furthermore, he did not even have the opportunity to use his totem.
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Pa!
Gao Yangyus palm violently descended onto the window sill. His expression turned sullen again. After he calmed himself down, he said, Never mind, I still have Mo Yan. He is a person that even Ding Fengchou could not defeat.
The only people Gao Yangyu had left to use were Mo Yan and Shi Feng. The other experts that he invited over had already been used on Jiang Zimo and the others.
If Gao Yangyu knew that Xiao Chen was so hard to deal with, he would have reconsidered his lineup.
When can Shi Fenge back?
Gao Yangyu asked, feeling somewhat frustrated.
As the wrestling rings final line of defense, Shi Feng moved as she pleased. Even Gao Yangyu could not do anything about him.
Shi Feng left as she wished, he did not care about the matches at all.
City Lord, Shi Feng left two days ago. The earliest he would return would be tomorrow.
Gao Yangyu shouted angrily, Bastard. To think that I give her such a high remuneration. She does not even give me any face at such a crucial moment. If Xiao Chen continues winning, I will lose at least one million Medial Grade Spirit Stones.
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Back at the wrestling ring, Xiao Chen watched Mo Yan summon out his three tower shields and stopped moving. He smiled faintly and asked, Are you still intending to use the strategy of turtling up?
As the tower shield flew around Mo Yan, he replied in an unhurried manner, As long as it can end your consecutive victories, it will be a good strategy.
Xiao Chen stopped smiling and stomped on the ground heavily. A crack immediately appeared on the ground.
As the crack extended, strands of saber Qi quickly flew towards Mo Yan.
Mo Yan formed seals with his hands and the three tower shields quickly becamerger. At the same time, he also stomped on the ground.
A formless energy spread out and the crack stopped extending three meters away from the tower shields.
Dang! Dang! Dang!
Seeing that this move was useless, Xiao Chens figure shed, and he quickly punched at Mo Yan. His fist winds struck the shields, resounding across the whole wrestling ring.
Xiao Chen kept attacking until his fist felt somewhat numb. However, Mo Yan, who was behind the shields, was only slightly flushed red. He barely seemed affected.
This tower shield should be a Medial Grade Secret Treasure. Furthermore, Mo Yan should haveprehended some Shield Techniques. Otherwise, he would not be so hard to deal with.
Xiao Chen only used his Vital Qi as he sent out hundreds of moves. After not seeing any effect for a long time, he could only give up on using brute force.
Mo Yan mocked from behind the shields, Are you starting to feel pain in your hands? Keep it up, before your arms are crippled, I will not fall.
Xiao Chen could not help but rage in his heart. This fellow is too noisy. He is like a turtle, no, he is worse than a turtle.
Seeing this scene, Ding Fengchou shook his head slightly. He had experienced the might of these shields for himself before.
Ding Fengchou could only describe this defensive power as ridiculous. He even suspected that even if a half-step Martial Monarch appeared, he would not be able to do anything to this fellow.
You already have 49 consecutive victories. If you win this, you will have fifty consecutive victories. Are you going to let this end like this?
Up on the spectator stands, those who invested some Spirit Stones in Xiao Chen mumbled to themselves in dissatisfaction as they watched the seemingly helpless Xiao Chen.
The three tower shields floated quietly around Mo Yan. He had a rxed expressing as he looked at Xiao Chen tauntingly.
Are you out of energy, or has your hand really been crippled already?
Xiao Chen closed his eyes and ignored his opponents words. He started to try and think of a countermeasure.
Ding Fengchou had the Heavenly Gate Resistance Fencing and a state of massacre that was even stronger than Xiao Chens. However, he was still unable to break these shields.
This meant that it would be impossible for someone below half-step Martial Monarch to break this persons shields by relying on brute force. Xiao Chen had to think of another way.
It would be very hard to rely on speed to get close to Mo Yan. The shields had an ability to automatically follow the enemys movements. This would not work unless Xiao Chen was able to move faster than Mach 4.
Since one could not approach this problem with speed or strength, these shields were a headache for anyone under half-step Martial Monarch. This problem felt unsolvable.
Someone as strong as Ding Fengchou could only obtain a draw.
Thats it! After a long time, Xiao Chen opened his eyes. His lips slowly curled up. He had finally thought of a method.
Since I cannot break through with speed or force, then physical attacks are useless. However, what about mental attacks?
Xiao Chens Mental Energy was currently very strong. It was even stronger than that of a Martial Monarch.
At the moment, Xiao Chencked in attacking methods and required a long time to prepare. Thus, Mental Energy attacks were not very suitable to use in proper battles.However, against someone like Mo Yan, who would not take the initiative to attack, they were extremely suitable.
As long as Xiao Chen could make his opponent show some weakness, he could break in instantly. Without the protection of the shields, this fellow was nothing.
The Mental Energy in Xiao Chens sea of consciousness started slowly surging up. After a while, it formed into a deity. Under Xiao Chens control, it left his sea of consciousness and headed towards Mo Yan, who was hiding behind his shields.
Chi! Chi!
When the deity went through the shields, Xiao Chen was surprised to discover that the glow of the deity dimmed significantly. These shields unexpectedly have the effect of weakening Mental Energy.
Chapter 450 - New State
Chapter 450: New State
However, that was fine. It was just weakening and notpletely blocking. That was sufficient for Xiao Chens purpose.
When Mo Yan, who was hiding behind the shields, saw the seemingly helpless Xiao Chen, he became very pleased with himself. He was about to taunt Xiao Chen when he discovered that the scene before him changed. He was in a destend and a deity with a supreme might towered in the sky.
Whats going on? Werent I at wrestling city? How did I get here? Mo Yan thought as he looked at his surroundings.
Oh no! This is an illusion. Mo Yan quickly reacted and bit the tip of his tongue. The pain caused the illusion before him to slowly vanish.
However, by the time Mo Yan regained rity of mind, he discovered that Xiao Chen had already gotten past his shields and was only half a meter away from him.
How did you get in?! Mo Yan eximed in shock.
However, after he said that, he suddenly understood what happened.
Xiao Chen must have taken advantage of the moment he was distracted and lost control of his shields to get past them.
Bang! Bang!
Xiao Chen replied using his fist. He sent out a torrent of fist winds, making Mo Yan groan in extreme pain.
Serves you right. You were being so arrogant, thinking that I cannot do anything to you while you turtle up. Now, the one being hit is you.
Mo Yan did not even have the chance to dodge in this cramped space. Xiao Chen only stopped after beating him half-dead.
The crowd in the spectator stands felt that the scene was too incredulous. They could not understand how Xiao Chen made his way through those shields that did not seem to have any weak points.
However, after a while, by the time they had finally reacted, Xiao Chen had already gained his 49th consecutive victory. The crowd immediately erupted into cheers.
After defeating the three opponents Gao Yangyu had arranged to deal with him, he only had normal opponents left, and they were far from being ridiculously strong like the first three.
Xiao Chen continued to use only his Vital Qi to fight. He felt that the Firmament Body Tempering Art was approaching Great Perfection.
As long as he could win just by using Vital Qi, he would give his all not to use any of his Essence. After a few more fights, Xiao Chens consecutive victories count was quickly increasing.
Fiftyfifty-onefifty-twofifty-three
Dong! Dong! Dong!
The drums resounded continuously throughout the wrestling ring, apanied by the roars of a tiger and a dragon. Xiao Chens aura was flourishing. His wins still seemed quite arduous, but nheless, he managed to keep winning.
When Xiao Chen obtained his sixtieth consecutive win, the crowd went wild. Several cultivators who ced bets on Xiao Chen stood up excitedly.
Sixty consecutive victories! This fellow has really managed to obtain sixty consecutive victories. At least I have earned some of my money back.
Who would have imagined that he would be the one to achieve the record of sixty consecutive victories.
In the spectator stands, Yun Ping and the others all hadplicated expressions on their faces. They were clenching their fists tightly and biting down on their lips.
Envy, jealousy, and embarrassment were no longer sufficient to describe their current emotions.
Xiao Chens Vital Qi was surging like a gushing river. His blood felt hot as it rushed through his body. When he punched, all the cells in his body exploded out with energy.
His entire body was filled with powerany part of it could be used as a sharp weapon to injure others.
While Xiao Chen was fighting, he felt that his understanding of Vital Qi had reached a new level. He felt that he was already infinitely close to Great Perfection in the Firmament Body Tempering Art.
Actually, if Gao Yangyu had not interfered by sending people who countered them, Jiang Zimo and the others would have also not had any problems in obtaining more consecutive victories.
Within the same cultivation realm, these geniuses cultivated peak Cultivation Techniques and peak Martial Techniques. Furthermore, they had greatprehension ability and talent.
Every aspect of them reached the peak. They were almost unmatched under the half-step Martial Monarch stage.
Just from the fact that Ding Fengchou and the others managed to keep winning when Yun Ping and the rest failed, it was easy to tell that they were geniuses of apletely different grade.
As long as they could deal with Gao Yangyus obstructions, they would have been able to keep winning. Unfortunately, they ended up losing and ending their streak of victories.
Ding Fengchou looked at Xiao Chen. Thetter was covered in wounds and blood dyed his clothes. A look of dissatisfaction appeared in his eyes as he said, This fellow looks very unremarkable. He seems neither strong nor weak. Yet when he unleashes his strength, he startles everyone.
Each match seemed troublesome for Xiao Chen. He did not seem to shine at all. Rather, the impression he gave was that he would not be able tost the next day.
Ding Fengchou, Jiang Zimo, Pei Shaoxuan, Mu Xinya, and a few others had their consecutive victories ended by Gao Yangyus plot.
Only Xiao Chen managed to pull through this far. Like before, he had won every match of the day in a very miserable way. However, he still managed to obtain sixty consecutive victories.
He did not use shy moves; neither was he overbearingly arrogant. Xiao Chen simply kept a calm and ordinary demeanor, winning all the way.
Xiao Chens final burst of power had been out of everybodys expectations.
Xiao Rouughed excitedly, Senior Sister, Xiao Chen obtained sixty consecutive victories. Lets see if these people still dare to continue mocking him.
Xia Xiyan looked at Xiao Chen and sighed softly, How unexpected. Everyone else has been defeated already. In the end, he is the one with thestugh.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
As Xiao Chen fought the final opponent of the day, another three acupoints opened in his left arm.
The three acupoints overflowed with Azure Dragon Qi. All the joints in Xiao Chens body crackled.
His muscles twitched and his blood surged. A primordial Vital Qi seeped into his skeleton and nourished his entire body.
Xiao Chens face lit up with joy. He smiled to himself and said, Unexpectedly, I broke through in the middle of battle. The Firmament Body Tempering Arts fourthyer has reached Great Perfection.
Xiao Chen clenched both his fists and felt all the energy of his body gathering together.
Not only did Xiao Chen open three acupoints, even without merging in his Essence, his pure physical strength had been raised to 300,000 kilograms of force from the original 250,000.
When Xiao Chens opponent saw that he was distracted, he rejoiced. He used a strong saber light and hacked down on Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly and said, Break for me!
Then, he clenched his right hand and punched upwards. Two cracking sounds rang out, and the dense saber light shattered under Xiao Chens fist wind.
Xiao Chen unleashed the 300,000 kilograms of force of his Vital Qi and formed a tornado in the air, causing his opponent to spin rapidly in the air.
Defeat!
Then, Xiao Chen pushed off the ground and punched with both his fists. A tiger and a dragon rushed out and roared.
The desman, who had been tossed into the air, got struck by the energies of the tiger and dragon and shot up a thousand meters in the sky.
With this, Xiao Chen finally won his final match of the day, bringing the tally up to 64 consecutive victories. He was now the only contestant with an uninterrupted chain of victories.
However, even after hearing the cheers of the entire ce and seeing the shock on the spectators faces, he still maintained a calm state of mind. There were no fluctuations in his heart and he behaved just like before.
When the grey-robed old man saw Xiao Chen return victorious, he felt pained. He grumbled as he took out box after box of Spirit Stones.
Xiao Chen had obtained 64 consecutive victories. That meant that he could obtain close to 200,000 Medial Grade Spirit Stones. The attraction of gaining consecutive victories was now revealed in its full splendor.
Even a regr half-step Martial Monarch would not have such arge amount of Medial Grade Spirit Stones.
This time, when the grey-robed old man watched Xiao Chen pack the Medial Grade Spirit Stones into his Universe Ring, he did not congratte him like before.
Instead, there was a sour feeling in his heart. He did not expect this young man to be able to go so far.
These close to 200,000 thousand Medial Grade Spirit Stones were actually just a small amount. The grey-robed old man clearly knew that with Xiao Chens sixtieth consecutive victory, the banker of the bets, Gao Yangyu, had lost at least two million Medial Grade Spirit Stones. At this moment, Gao Yangyu probably wanted to chop Xiao Chen into eight pieces.
Congrattions! Jiang Zimo and the others said as they walked over to Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen smiled gently and politely cupped his hands in gratitude to everyone. As for those who were staring at him in jealousy, he ignored them.
If Xiao Chen had not injured Yun Ping further, resulting in him being crippled for the duration of the selection, he might have even heard some unpleasant words.
Unfortunately, these people already knew that under Xiao Chens calm exterior was a sharp brilliance.
It was not that Xiao Chen had no temper or strength. It was that he could not be bothered, normally.
Given Yun Pings downfall, no one dared to seek such trouble for themselves. All they did was to sneak in some jealous gazes before quickly looking away.
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Up in the tall tower, Gao Yangyu did not go berserk as expected. Instead, hisplexion turned extremely and scarily calm.
The atmosphere in the room was very subdued. Gao Yangyus subordinates watched his expressionless face, not daring to say anything.
Everyone here knew that, with how this match ended, Gao Yangyu had lost four million Medial Grade Spirit Stones.
Originally, there were only one million Medial Grade Spirit Stones being bet on Xiao Chen. However, who knew that someone ced another bet of one million on him, making Gao Yangyus loss more than double.
If Xiao Chen continued winning tomorrow and gained seventy consecutive victories, the payout would double again. This meant that the losses would be increased to eight million Medial Grade Spirit Stones.
Gao Yangyu had only managed to earn twenty million Medial Grade Spirit Stones. After deducting some base costs and the amount used to establish some rtionships, he had actually only earned several hundred thousand Medial Grade Spirit Stones. If Xiao Chen continued to win, he would end up losing his fortune and falling into disrepute.
After a long time, Gao Yangyu knocked on the table gently. He smiled sinisterly, Why are you all not speaking? Sitting here and waiting for death?
The group of old man all looked at each other. After hearing this, they felt even more afraid of speaking.
Gao Yangyu snorted coldly and turned to an old man on his left, Are you sure that Shi Feng will return tomorrow?
The old man felt cold sweat pour down his forehead, and he said while trembling, It is hard to say. Shi Feng said that she would return tomorrow, but even if she does note, we cant do anything about it.
When Gao Yangyu heard this, his face sank slightly. A strange light flickered in his eyes as if he had made some sort of strange decision.
If Shi Feng could rush over in time for tomorrows match and end Xiao Chen at his seventieth consecutive victory, although Gao Yangyu would suffer some damage, he would still manage to earn some hundred thousand Medial Grade Spirit Stones.
However, if Shi Feng camete and let Xiao Chen obtain eighty consecutive victories, then he would make massive losseshis earnings of the past few years would be as good as gone.
This was the first time that Gao Yangyu encountered such a situation since he had taken control of Wrestling City.
The Rank A wrestling ring was organized only once every three years. There had never been so many geniuses appearing at the same time before.at most, there would be just two or three contenders.
Even so, almost everything had still remained under Gao Yangyus control this time. As for the other hot favorites, they had been all defeated as a result of his meddling.
Chapter 451 - Can’t Afford to Lose
Chapter 451: Cant Afford to Lose
Gao Yangyu did not expect that an Inferior Grade Martial King that he did not care about initially would be the fish that had escaped the. Even after intervening a few times, he had still failed.
[Note: Fish that escaped the: Chinese Idiom for someone escaping unscathed.]
No, I cannot afford to lose here. I cannot tolerate such an unexpected existence.
It was not easy for me to reach where I am today. After struggling for most of my life, if l lose the tremendous resources of Wrestling City, I will lose all hope of bing a Martial Monarch.
Gao Yangyu finally made a decision. He said, Make an announcement tomorrow. We will start an all-or-nothing system. If you want to y, then lets y big.
The moment Gao Yangyu spoke, all the old mens expressions changed. They all seemed extremely astonished.
Once the all-or-nothing would be established, if Xiao Chen obtained a hundred consecutive victories, the people who bet on him would gain 32 times their bet.
This was double the original sixteen times they would have gotten. However, the consequences of losing became even more severe. If Xiao Chen did not obtain a hundred consecutive victories, the people who bet on him would not receive any money at all.
City Lord, isnt thisa little too big? an old man said as he trembled in fear.
Gao Yangyu said indifferently, Naturally, I have carefully thought about it already. The all-or-nothing system is not something that regr people can afford to y. When we announce it, most people will choose to stop, taking their earnings instead of risking it.
Gao Yangyu was right, sixty consecutive victories had already allowed the people who bet on Xiao Chen to double their money.
The risk of betting on a hundred consecutive victories was too high. Since the establishment of the wrestling ring, there had not been any cases of anyone gaining a hundred consecutive victories, neither here nor in the other four Wrestling Cities.
Within the Rank A wrestling rings, no one had ever obtained a hundred consecutive victories. The highest record belonged to the northern group of indseighty consecutive victories.
After the announcement, most of the people would likely calmly decide to stop and leave with their earnings.
An old man said somewhat worriedly, However, there is that person who could afford to bet one million Medial Grade Spirit Stones on Xiao Chen. Clearly, he is someone who would take risks. He might not decide to stop.
Gao Yangyu smiled coldly, If he stops, that would be for the best. If he does not, I will make him pay for it with his blood. Anyone who goes against me will not meet a good end!
The rest thought about it carefully and felt that this was a good idea. As long as they could stop Xiao Chen from gaining a hundred consecutive victories, their losses would be limited to those four million Medial Grade Spirit Stones.
However, if they failedthe thought of the payout of 32 times the bet made everyone feel afraid. Not only would Gao Yangyu be finished, all of them would be finished along with him.
Gao Yangyus expression turned warmer, and he said, Dont overthink this. Go and do your jobs. Now, Shi Feng has two days, she should have more than enough time to make her way back. Do all of you not believe in her strength?
When everyone thought of how horrifying Shi Fengs strength was, they all calmed down; they felt that she would not fail.
In that case, we will begin preparations to make the announcement. I guarantee that everyone will know of the all-or-nothing system after tomorrow. I will take my leave first.
After that was said, the old men slowly left one by one. Soon, Gao Yangyu was the only person remaining.
After he saw thest person leave, his expression immediately turned heavy and his eyes started emitting killing Qi.
The horrifying aura caused all the items in the entire room to shake.
Gao Yangyu had been operating in the Ancient Deste Lands for a long time already. Yet, he was now forced to issue the all-or-nothing system by an insignificant Inferior Grade Martial King.
When Gao Yangyu thought of the taunting smile Xiao Chen gave him while in the wrestling ring, his heart filled with rage.
If it were not that the fact that Gao Yangyu was afraid of the Heavenly Extermination Union, he would have broken the rules of the wrestling ring and personally killed Xiao Chen.
How hateful!
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Gao Yangyu felt very depressed. He violently mmed his palm on the table, and all the vases and screens in the room exploded.
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The next morning, Xiao Chen arrived at the spectator stands on time. Like before, he walked to his usual corner and started to cultivate.
While Xiao Chen fought with his Vital Qi, the speed of his physical body cultivation advanced at a godly speed. By the fourth day of the selection, the Firmament Body Tempering Arts fourthyer had already reached Great Perfection.
Now, Xiao Chen just needed to reach the peak of Consummation and he would havepleted the Firmament Body Tempering Arts fourthyer and could advance to the fifth.
If Xiao Chen missed this chance, it would be hard for him to encounter such high-intensity continuous battles again.
Xiao Chen intended to make another breakthrough to reach peak Consummation of the fourthyer.
Now, when everybody saw Xiao Chens actions, no one dared to say that Xiao Chen was makingst minute preparations.
If they said that, they would be pping their own faces. Those who did it in the past, all felt their cheeks turn warm.
Time went by slowly. The fights in the wrestling ring continued on, while the drums resounded.
However, the crowd in the spectator stands did not focus on the wrestling ring. Instead, they asionally shifted their gazes to the contestants spectator stands.
Clearly, the battles in the wrestling ring could no longer attract the attention of the crowd.
I did not expect Gao Yangyu to issue the all-or-nothing system. This must be the first time in history, right?
However, it is too hard to seed with the all-or-nothing system. I have never heard of anybody gaining a hundred consecutive victories in any of the wrestling rings in the Ancient Deste Lands.
Indeed. I have already withdrawn my bet. I have already earned five thousand Medial Grade Spirit Stones. I dont want to lose it all because of my greed.
Me too. Otherwise, if Xiao Chen does not get a hundred consecutive victories, I will lose it all. However, I am interested to see how many consecutive victories can Xiao Chen obtain.
Who knows, it might even be possible for Xiao Chen to obtain a hundred consecutive victories.
The focus of everyones discussion was the all-or-nothing system that Gao Yangyu had issued. Their gazes kept shifting to the contestants in the spectator stands, anticipating Xiao Chens turn.
Unfortunately, Xiao Chen was thest contestant to go up, making them wait until the end.
When the sun started to set, a sharp-eyed cultivator shouted, Xiao Chen ising out!
Everyone looked over, full of anticipation.
I am Xiao Chen of the Great Qin Nation. Please show me your guidance!
The familiar voice resounded throughout the entire wrestling ring again. After that, the drums rang out, filling the entire ce with excitement.
Xiao Chen continued to use his Vital Qi to fight, relying only on it to power the Great Dragon Tiger Fist. After three days of doing this, he had already be much more familiar with this.
Furthermore, Xiao Chen discovered that, when only using Vital Qi, he could create the mysterious phenomenon of the tiger and dragon more perfectly. In fact, it was much more mighty than when executed with Essence.
A tiger and a dragon roared as Xiao Chen tested out his new ideas on his opponents.
As the matches continued, Xiao Chens understanding of Vital Qi continuously rose to a higher level, allowing Xiao Chen to gain many benefits.
To Xiao Chen, gaining consecutive victories was not important. To him, the most important thing was strengthening his cultivation in these hundred matches.
The rewards might have been tempting, but one could not fight for the sake of the rewards; one had to fight for the sake of their cultivation.
Xiao Chen continuously improved himself during the battles. He had never forgotten that this was only the first round of selection for a spot to enter the Ancient Deste Tower.
The second round of selections would be the true battleground. At that time, he would have to face off against peak experts like Ding Fengchou and Jiang Zimo.
Just within this group, there were about five or six people that Xiao Chen was not fully confident in defeating. When considering the other groups, the situation became even more dire.
After all, there were only twenty spots to enter the Ancient Deste Tower. If Xiao Chen did not improve himself, it would be very hard for him to get one of these twenty spots.
Rumble!
The tiger and dragon roared together with the booming drum sounds. Xiao Chen used the 300,000 kilograms of force from his pure Vital Qi to their peak.
When his figure shed andnded on the ground, cracks extended in all directions.
The cirction of his Vital Qi was much faster than that of his Essence. Together with Xiao Chens fast attacking speed, this made his attacks very sharp.
After Xiao Chen managed to use his Vital Qi to fully control the Great Dragon Tiger Fist, the situation in the wrestling ring became different from how it was previously.
Xiao Chens aura flourished, suppressing his opponent. His strong body put him at an advantage in head-on shes.
Xiao Chen won another six matches; he is now at seventy consecutive victories. This fellow seems stronger than he was three days ago.
Have you guys noticed? He seemed to be testing something out in the wrestling ring.
The cultivators with an eye for details said when they noticed that Xiao Chen was no longer forced into a miserable state by the fights.
Now that you said it, I noticed it as well. I recall that the Great Qin Nations Xiao Chen seems to be a desman. He is even nicknamed White Robed desman.
He does seem to be wearing white robes but I do not see a saber. I saw that he had been using barehanded techniques and thought that the information was wrong.
Could it be that he ended up in such a miserable state during the past few days just so he could temper his cultivation on bareheaded techniques? Then, he managed to seed after three days?
After the first cultivator spoke, a discussion about Xiao Chen turning things around erupted.
The crowd felt incredulous just thinking about it. These people had seen Xiao Chens injuries clearly for themselves for the past few days.
It was hard to imagine that Xiao Chen endured such hardship and hid his status as a desman just to temper his cultivation.
After Xiao Chen finished another fight, an old man sighed softly and said, This youth is so talented and unwavering. After such torture, he even managed to stay calm.
He was not affected by the rewards for the consecutive victories or the arduous battles. In this budding era of geniuses. He will definitely be one of the main characters on this stage.
Xiao Chens performance today exceeded the expectations of many people. In the past four days, he had won every battle with great difficulty.
Very rarely would Xiao Chen be able to suppress his opponents, causing them to retreat, and hold the advantage from the start to the end.
Ding Fengchou, Jiang Zimo, and the others exchanged surprised looks. They all felt mildly astonished.
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At the top of the distant tower, beside a drummer. A graceful woman dressed in ck leather armor unknowingly appeared.
Two short swords criss-crossed on her back, and she wore a half-mask on her face, revealing her face only above the nose. She looked very mysterious.
The skin that was exposed outside the leather armor looked so delicate, that the wind seemed like it could break it. Herplexion was as white as snow, and she looked extremely tender and lovely.
Even the ck leather armor could not hide her very exquisite and seductive figure.
The woman looked at the two people fighting in the distant wrestling ring with great interest.
She focused her gaze on the white-robed youth and continued to follow their battle. A myriad of thoughts seemed to flicker across her deep eyes.
She muttered softly, He has so much power just by relying on his Vital Qi. No wonder he is such a headache for Gao Yangyu.
Chapter 452 - Mad Person Shi Feng
Chapter 452: Mad Person Shi Feng
After the woman in ck leather armor spoke, she gently floated down. She somersaulted through one of the towers windows and entered the ce where Gao Yangyu and the old men were having a discussion.
My apologies, everyone, I amte.
Seeing the woman who suddenly appeared, the faces of the old men in the room instantly lit up with joy. One of them said, Shi Feng, you finally came back.
Gao Yangyu looked at the women before him with an extremely sullen and terrifying expression. He said coldly, Do you know how much I have lost as a result of you moving about as you please?!
Shi Feng smiled faintly, but her smile was hidden by her mask, Im aware. A few million Medial Grade Spirit Stones.
Gao Yangyu snorted coldly, Dont forget what your adoptive father promised me. He still has not returned me the favor he owed me.
Shi Fengs expression sank. She said, What my adoptive father promised was that I would help you once to the best of my capabilities in the Rank A wrestling ring. However, there was no mention of when that should happen.
Gao Yangyu raged in his heart. However, when he remembered the womans identity, he calmed himself down, Very well. Just make sure that you end him before he obtains a hundred consecutive victories. After that, the matter between me and your adoptive father will end.
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Back in the wrestling ring, Xiao Chen finished off his opponent with a final strike, ending the matches of the fifth day.
Everyone was surprised by todays matches. Unexpectedly, Xiao Chen had held the advantage all the way. He had firmly obtained 18 more consecutive victories, bringing the total count up to 82.
Xiao Chens sudden burst of power made several people regret not persisting regardless of the all-or-nothing system.
After the all-or-nothing system had been established, if Xiao Chen managed to obtain a hundred consecutive victories, the ones who bet on him would enjoy a payout of 32 times the bet. Ten thousand Medial Grade Spirit Stones could turn into 320,000 Medial Grade Spirit Stones.
When the grey-robed old man took out the Spirit Stones this time, his expression was no longer conflicted like before. Instead, it was a pained expression that came from the depth of his heart. Bearing a smile that looked uglier than a crying expression, he said, Congrattions, you have obtained 82 consecutive victories.
82 consecutive victoriesthat meant a reward of more than 200,000 Medial Grade Spirit Stones. Xiao Chen felt somewhat shaken by the number.
Originally, all Xiao Chen had was slightly more than ten thousand Medial Grade Spirit Stones. Now, he had almost 500,000 Medial Grade Spirit Stones.
Ding Fengchou, Jiang Zimo, and the others saw Xiao Chen slowly walk into the spectator stands. They were not too surprised at him being able to continue his streak.
Without Gao Yangyus interference, they would have been able to obtain more consecutive victories as well, so there was nothing wrong with Xiao Chen being able to carry on with his streak.
They only felt somewhat disappointed. They had not expected Xiao Chen to show his strength on the wrestling ring and gain so much sess.
It seemed like umting points in the arena for the second round of selections had just be even more difficult.
As for the other people, they were not as fortunate. Many found it hard to even obtain one victory in the wrestling ring that day. In order to get enough victories in the wrestling ring,
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The night sky was very bright. Like before, Xiao Chen carefully reviewed all the matches he had been through that day.
For the past four days, Xiao Chen had been dragging his injured and tired body back to this small courtyard each night.
However, only today did Xiao Chen finally see the benefits. Now, he could rely purely on his Vital Qi to power his Martial Techniques and still achieve the same results as if using his Essence.
Xiao Chen was fully confident in achieving the level of might of the Wukui Saber Technique by using a Fist Technique of the same level powered purely by Vital Qi.
Of course, that was when talking about a Wukui Saber Technique without a state fused into it. Xiao Chen discovered that he was unable to fuse his state into his Fist Technique when only using Vital Qi.
As far as he knew, Bai Lixi did not have a state either. It was very difficult for a cultivator who focused on tempering the body toprehend a state. Thus, that was the next problem that Xiao Chen had to tackle.
However, that was a problem for the future. The main matter at hand would be to focus on the cultivation of the Firmament Body Tempering Arts fourthyer and to try to push it to the peak of Consummation tomorrow.
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Even before the Rank A wrestling ring opened for thest day of thepetition, several ten thousand cultivators gathered outside the wrestling ring.
Gao Yangyu had more than doubled the price of the tickets but they still sold out rapidly; the tickets were extremely popr.
If Gao Yangyu could stop Xiao Chen before a hundred victories, just based on the entry fee alone, he would be able to earn arge sum.
However, if Xiao Chen won, no matter how much tickets they sold, and even if Gao Yangyu handed over everything he owned, the Wrestling City would still have to be handed to another person.
Gao Yangyu looked at Shi Feng, If you win, I will give you 500,000 Medial Grade Spirit Stones from the admission fees. There will not be a cent missing.
Shi Feng said indifferently, Not necessary. Since I have decided to make my move, I will do it to the best of my capability.
When Gao Yangyu heard this, he felt a little more reassured. Even he would be somewhat afraid of Shi Feng if she fought at full power.
When the doors of the wrestling ring opened, the crowd that had waited for a long time immediately squeezed in, pushing their way to their own seat.
Dong! Dong! Dong!
As the drums resounded, Yun Ping, the one with the first turn, went up. He seemed very weak as his chest pounded with pain.
When Xiao Chen kicked Yun Ping, he had used at least half his strength. Thus, Yun Pings injuries had worsened even further. It would be very difficult to recover from such injuries in a short period of time without any miracle medicine.
If nothing unexpected happened, Yun Ping would not be able to escape the fate of eighteen consecutive defeats and would be eliminated in the first round of selections.
Indeed, by the time he reached the third round, after using his Essence wildly, his injuries worsened and he was forced to give up.
However, the crowd in the spectator stands w as not paying any attention to Yun Pings matches. They could not even be bothered to jeer. So, he ended up leaving the wrestling ring in silence.
Following that, the contestants managed to win some and lose some. There were still several very interesting matches.
As for Jiang Zimo, Ding Fengchou, and the others fights, they were as intense as before, and everyone enjoyed watching them.
However, the amount of attention these fights received was not much better than that of Yun Pings.
When Jiang Zimo returned to the spectator stands, he looked at Xiao Chen, who was immersed in cultivating as usual. Then, he sighed to himself.
Today, Jiang Zimo and Ding Fengchou hadpletely be side characters. Now, Xiao Chen was the main star of this wrestling ring.
Everyone present was just waiting for Xiao Chens turn. They wanted to see if he could break the record and create historythe legend of a hundred consecutive victories.
As time passed, the rising sun now reached the peak, shining directly above everyones heads, scorching hot. Then, dusk came, and the sun started to set.
Several people had already had enough of waiting and were feeling impatient. To vent off their pent-up frustration, some of them even cursed the grey-robed old man.
For no apparent reason, the grey-robed old man had moved Xiao Chen from number 15 to number 125, making everyone wait the entire day.
Regardless of how they suffered in the meantime, what should happen will happen eventually. As the sun set, the grey-robed old man finally called out, Number 125, go out quickly.
Xiao Chen opened his eyes and left his state of cultivation. He got up and gently jumped down. His figure flickered, and he reappeared on the wrestling ring.
I am Xiao Chen of the Great Qin Nation! Please show me your guidance!
It was the same familiar voice, the same familiar white robe, and the same familiar expression. Xiao Chen had appeared in the wrestling ring once again.
The moment Xiao Chen appeared, the crowd erupted out in cheers, breaking the long silence. They were so loud that they even managed to cover up the sound of the drums.
Although Jiang Zimo, Ding Fengchou, and the others did not care much about fame. However, when they saw the atmosphere created by Xiao Chens entrance and thought of the silence during their matches, they could not help but be somewhat envious. After all, they did not acknowledge Xiao Chen as stronger than them.
Indeed, Xiao Chen had improved rapidly in these six days. As for them, they had also progressed a little. However, the insights they had gained during the battles were not as obvious as Xiao Chens.
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Up in the tall tower, Gao Yangyus eyes seemed like they were about to spew fire as he looked at Xiao Chen. He coldlymanded, Beat the Heavenly Tone War Drums!
The moment Gao Yangyu spoke, someone immediately passed along his intention. The four towers at the corners of the wrestling ring immediately switched to the Heavenly Tone War Drumsthe drums made from flood dragon skin and tendons.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The drums stopped for a while. Then, when they resounded again, everyone present could sense that they were different from before.
Not only was the sound more imposing and resonant, its rhythm could cause ones Qi, blood, and fighting spirit to surge.
Although the Golden Cauldron War Drums had simr effects, they were much weaker than the current drums.
When the drums from the four towers resonated together, the crowd felt as if they wanted to go down and fight as well. The crowds hearts beat in tandem with the rhythm of the drums.
These are the Heavenly Tone War Drumsthe War Drums used only in the once-a-decade Rank S wrestling ring. Unexpectedly, they are using them for Xiao Chen. Gao Yangyu is really putting a lot of effort into this!
The Heavenly Tone War Drums can awaken ones desire to fight even when they are unwilling to do so. They would unknowingly exert their full power during the fight. It seems like Gao Yangyu is very worried about the hundred consecutive wins!
A hundred consecutive winsI hope that Xiao Chen can create a miracle!
The rhythm of the drums sped up together with their hearts. As they watched Xiao Chen, they felt like they were the ones in the wrestling ring.
Even after five minutes, no one from the spectator stands came up to challenge Xiao Chen. Now, challenging Xiao Chen required several hundred thousand Medial Grade Spirit Stones.
Without any confidence in winning, it would be hard for anyone to muster up the courage to fight. The challenge fee was arge sum that few could afford to lose.
After another five minutes, Xiao Chens first challenger finally appeared. He was a middle-aged man over forty. He held a sword in his hand and his gait was very stable.
His eyes were as sharp as a de and his sword intent was very solid. He looked at Xiao Chen with a piercing gaze and said, I am Zhong Zishi, I hope to be able to experience your exquisite techniques.
The instant Zhong Zishi spoke, his sword intent was already just a meter away from Xiao Chen. A strong wind blew, causing Xiao Chens hair to flutter non-stop.
Feeling the sharp sword intent approach, the Qi in Xiao Chens heart automatically left his body and weed it.
Bang!
The sword intent shed with the Qi that was about to condense into saber intent. Their sh gave off a metallic sound, as though they were real weapons.
Then, the two energy scattered and formed tornados, causing fluctuations in the air around them.
Hu!
The two of them moved simultaneously. Before the tornadoes disappeared, theyunched their killing moves at each other.
Dang! Dang! Dang!
A tiger and a dragon roared while Zhong Zishis sword hummed ceaselessly. The fight became more intense.
Their figures shed as their speeds were raised to their peaks. Punches and swords shed, and they quickly exchanged over ten moves.
The surging sword Qi flew everywhere, knocking away Xiao Chens Vital Qi. As the two fought, the ground became covered in holes.
Hu! Hu!
The two of them moved around quickly, not giving any way to each other. One second they were up in the sky; the other they were on the ground. There were no ces where they did not fight.
After three hundred moves, an intense energy spread through the air. The sword Qi pervaded the twos surroundings and the horrifying energy exploded.
Chapter 453 - The Legend of a Hundred Consecutive Victories
Chapter 453: The Legend of a Hundred Consecutive Victories
The explosion looked like a hundred flowers blossoming and rippling through the air. The air fluctuated, causing the crowd to not be able to see the core clearly.
They looked nervously at this scene. They knew that this was the decisive move of this fight. They really wanted to know who won as soon as they could.
Someone ising out!
Everyone instantly looked over. They only saw a middle-aged man holding a sword slowly float down from the sky.
It was Zhong Zishi. Everybodys chest tightened. Could Xiao Chen have been defeated?
Pu chi!
After Zhong Zishinded, he knelt down and spat out some blood. He stuck his sword into the ground and did his best to not keel over.
The crowd released their held breaths in relief and looked up again. After all the energy fluctuation faded away, they saw Xiao Chen floating in the air with an indifferent expression on his face.
Xiao Chen had a calm gaze and only had a faint sword wound on his left arm. That was the only ce where some blood was oozing out. Clearly, he was only lightly injured.
Pu chi! I admit defeat
Zhong Zishi, who was on the ground, spat out another mouthful of blood. He could no longer hold on and quietly left the scene.
Xiao Chen slowlynded. He ignored the chatter around him. His Spiritual Sense turned into an ancient bell and eliminated the interference of the Heavenly Tone War Drums.
He closed his eyes and rested, waiting quietly for his second challenger. The first opponent of the day had caused Xiao Chen to be at a great disadvantage.
In that decisive sh in the air earlier, the crowd did not see how dangerous the situation had been; they only saw the surging energy fluctuations.
However, if Xiao Chen had not activated the secret technique in the Blood me Shoes, he would not have been able to get away with just a light injury. He might have even lost his entire arm.
No, I cannot let the following matches drag out for so long. Before I gain a hundred Consecutive Victories, Gao Yangyu will definitely do something again.
Since he dared to issue the all-or-nothing system, he must have some confidence in winning.
I have to reserve enough strength to deal with the final match, and not allow myself to exhaust too much of my Essence and Vital Qi.
Xiao Chen opened his eyes and looked at his second challenger. His previously sharp eyes turned even sharper.
Xiao Chen made a decision. He nned on finishing all the following sixteen matches within fifty moves by merging his Essence and Vital Qi. It would not matter if he had to use even the Dragon Qi in his arm.
It would be fine as long as he did not expose his status as a desman. He had to ensure that he had sufficient Essence, Vital Qi, and spirit for the final and most difficult battle.
Fight!
The Heavenly Tone War Drums resounded again, and for the first time, Xiao Chen made the first move. After his Firmament Body Tempering Arts fourthyer reached Great Perfection, his pure physical strength had already reached 350,000 kilograms of force.
When Xiao Chens Essence and Vital Qi merged together, he could reach a horrifying 400,000 kilograms of force. When he punched, a strong wind howled and a tiger and a dragon roared.
Xiao Chen fought the following matches in a simr manner. Aside from revealing his status as a desman, he revealed most of his strength.
He managed to keep every match under fifty moves. If he managed to discover any of his opponents weak points, he would finish them within twenty moves.
By the time Xiao Chens seventeenth match of the day ended, the sky became dark. It was not because each match took very long to finish. Instead, after each match finished, he had to wait for a long time before someone made up their mind to challenge him. As the matches advanced, the wait became longer. As a result, it took at least twice as long toplete the matches.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
A surging pir of mes red up on top of each of the four tall towers around the wrestling ring, slightly lighting up the dark wrestling ring.
Beside the me pirs, the drummers were beating the Heavenly Tone War Drums rhythmically. From the start to the end, the drumming never stopped.
Unexpectedly, after the 99th victory, the crowd in the spectator stands did not say anything. They became extremely silent.
There were great waves in their hearts. No one expected that the cultivator who had always been in such a sorry state that no one looked well upon him would be able toe this far and obtain 99 consecutive victories.
All Xiao Chen had to do was to win another match before he could establish a new record. Everyone tacitly stopped speaking.
They could not bear to make any sound, afraid to disturb the white robed youth, who looked to be under twenty.
Amidst the deathly silence, a nimble figure slowly floated down under the glow of the mes.
This person wore tight-fitting, ck leather armor. Her milky-white skin and her devilish figure were very seductive.
However, when people looked up to see her face, they discovered that she was wearing a half-mask, that was covering the bottom half of her face.
Shi Feng!
The melodious voice only said these two words. However, these words caused the spectator stands to erupt out into waves of cheers.
She is the person who matched the record of sixty consecutive victories in the previous round, Shi Feng! Why is she here?!
I remember that three years ago, after she won her sixtieth consecutive victory, she backed out mysteriously. Otherwise, the record for consecutive victories would have been broken by her.
No wonder Gao Yangyu dared to issue the all-or-nothing system. Three years ago, Shi Feng could have gotten a hundred consecutive victories. Now, after three years, her strength would have definitely improved substantially.
Interesting. A person who has obtained sixty consecutive victories in the previous round is fighting against the current rounds record setter, Xiao Chen. This is truly a peak battle.
Each of the faces in the somewhat dark spectator stands brimmed with excitement.
Three years ago, Shi Fengs performance had been spectacr; it had left a deep impression on the crowd. Many people thought that she would break the record of sixty consecutive victories.
Who knew that after Shi Feng obtained her sixtieth consecutive victory, she mysteriously disappeared, until today.
Unexpectedly, Shi Feng now appeared as a challenger, trying to obstruct Xiao Chen from gaining one hundred consecutive victories. The final battle was now filled with suspenseit was unclear who would win.
Xiao Chen looked at the girl before him. Then, he shifted his gaze to the two criss-crossed short swords on her back. From the look of the scabbard, the short swords were about 1.33 meters long and two fingers wide.
This was the first time Xiao Chen saw a cultivator using two short swords. Furthermore, the other partys aura felt extremely weird.
Xiao Chen was not able to make out Shi Fengs cultivation with one nce.
If felt like Shi Feng was surrounded by a fog that the Spiritual Sense could not prate.
This was the first time Xiao Chen encountered such a situation when dealing with someone of the same generation. Normally, such a situation would happen only with a Martial Monarch and above.
Dong! Dong! Dong!
The heavy drums resounded again. However, the Heavenly Tone War Drums that could make the fighting spirit surge were useless before the two of them.
There were no fluctuations on Xiao Chens face. His gaze was as calm as still water.
Under the mask, no one knew what Shi Fengs expression was. However, her eyes were incredibly calm as well.
Up on the four tall towers, the pirs of zing mes swayed gently along with the cool breeze. The light shining on the twos faces flickered.
Xiu!
In that instant, the surrounding wind stopped blowing. The flickering me also stopped moving.
It was like the two had decided upon this starting signal beforehand. Their figures shed simultaneously. They started fighting with each other.
Ka ca!
Shi Feng drew the two short swords on her back. They flickered with a sharp and bone-chilling, cold light.
Once she took the two short swords out, she started spinning. She moved around Xiao Chen, like a leaf fluttering in the wind.
As Shi Feng moved, hundreds of afterimages followed her. The sword lights of the afterimages seemed very real, making them hard to differentiate from the real one.
Xiao Chens expression changed slightly. He quickly swept his gaze over the countless figures, trying to find the real Shi Feng.
However, when Xiao Chen scanned the afterimages with his Spiritual Sense, all of them seemed to have that ck fog covering them, and he was not able to figure out which were fake.
Since I cant find you, then I will destroy all of them!
Xiao Chen shouted and the realistic, mysterious phenomenon of a tiger and a dragon moving around him appeared.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Xiao Chens arms danced in the air, moving at his peak speed. The air filled with countless fist images.
As each fist wind appeared, the tiger and the dragon roared. Xiao Chens momentum to be rose. Soon, the afterimages got shattered by Xiao Chen one by one.
Hu chi!
The shattered afterimages turned into a strong gust of wind, blowing wildly in the wrestling ring. Then, they turned into a terrifying storm, howling non-stop.
When Xiao Chen looked at the final afterimage, his lips curled up into a faint smile. He merged his Vital Qi and Essence together and punched.
However, the situation did not pan out as Xiao Chen had expected. The final afterimage shattered and turned into strands of strong wind as well.
Oh no!
Xiao Chens expression suddenly changed. His instincts made him punch towards his right.
Bang!
As the fist wind exploded and Shi Feng appeared in front of him out of thin air. Her sword light sessively brightened and dimmed as it hacked violently at Xiao Chens fist wind.
An astonished expression shed in her eyes. She felt it was strange. Unexpectedly, Xiao Chen managed to guess the direction which she would appear from. Even so, her hands did not stop moving.
The short sword in Shi Fengs hand twirled around, and she grasped it firmly. Then, it shined with a sharp cold light, and she swung it at Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chens right fist shed with the sword light, and he got knocked back. Seeing the other short sword swing at him, he quickly tilted his body.
Hu chi!
When Shi Fengs attack with her left hand did not do anything, she quickly swung her right hand at Xiao Chens face. The sword was again enveloped in the same cold light.
Shi Fengs movements were like moving clouds and flowing water; they seemed to be one with nature. There was no pause in her movement at all.
Shi Fengs attacking speed was no slower than Xiao Chens. Furthermore, the angles of her attacks were even more tricky to deal with.
Before Xiao Chen could catch his breath, he had to twist his upper body backward to avoid the short sword that quickly shed past his face, narrowly missing him and cutting a few strands of his hair.
Chi! Chi!
Shi Feng followed closely. Each of her attacks was aimed at Xiao Chens vital points. Her two swords danced around hastily, suppressing Xiao Chen to the point where he did not even have time to breathe.
As the crowd in the spectator stands watched the two fight in close-quarterbat, their hearts became anxious as well. The fight was at a point where, if Xiao Chen made even the tiniest mistake, it would be fatal.
She is indeed Shi Feng. Within the same cultivation realm, her twin sword techniques cannot be broken. Compared to three years ago, she is now much stronger.
Indeed, the situation was the same three years ago. Any cultivators who ended up in close-quarterbat with her would only be able to exchange fifty moves with her at best before falling.
Each of her attacks is a killing move; every strike is filled with danger. If one cannot avoid it, they will immediately lose. This is very stressful for the person fighting her. Just think about the danger Xiao Chen is in!
In the end, it looks like the legend of a hundred consecutive victories is something that cannot be achieved. Fortunately, I have withdrawn by bets. Otherwise, I would have ended up with nothing.
When the crowd in the spectator stands saw Xiao Chen, dodging with every step of the way, they could not help but shake their heads and sigh. It was too hard to achieve a hundred consecutive victories.
Chapter 454 - Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon
Chapter 454: Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon
Sand and stones flew around in the wrestling ring. Shi Fengs two swords hummed non-stop as she swung them. They seemed like a colored ribbon that created ripples as it moved through the air.
I cannot carry on like this, I am not able to adapt to her rhythm at all, Xiao Chen thought to himself.
The speed at which Shi Feng swung her sword had no pattern to it. The speed of each swing was different, rather than a linear increase.
Sometimes it was fast, sometimes it was slow. Furthermore, there were feints thrown in as well. The rhythm of her sword changed unpredictability and could not be dodged through conventional methods.
Several times, Xiao Chen judged wrongly and nearly got struck by the sword light. Fortunately, he was still able to dodge and let the attacknd on somewhere of no importance, leaving only some superficial wounds.
Never mind, I wont persist on like this. At such close distance, she ispletely suppressing me.
Blood me Shoes secret technique, activate!
With a thought, the ck-winged Blood me Eagle pattern on the Blood me Shoes slowly lit up. The two ck-winged Blood me Eagles quickly spread their wings.
Xiu!
Instantly, Xiao Chens speed reached Mach 4. He quickly moved back a thousand meters.
When Shi Feng saw Xiao Chen suddenly leaving, she was mildly startled. However, when she saw the shoes on his feet, she quickly understood what had happened. Such secret techniques could only be used once. She stopped moving her feet and the short sword in her right hand starting spinning in her palm.
Profound Wind Chop!
Shi Feng shouted and the spinning short short left her hand. It turned into a stormprised of sword Qi, and surged towards Xiao Chen, who had justnded.
Xiao Chen felt astonished as he said, One of Qingyun Peaks nine secret techniquesProfound Wind Chop!
Furthermore, it was not an ordinary Profound Wind Chop, but an altered one. It turned into a Profound Wind Chop that used sword Qi and it was more powerful than the original.
Shi Feng passed the short sword from her left hand to her right. She did not stop her movements and followed the sword Qi storm, shing over quickly.
Hu! Hu!
A cool breeze blew for no reason. Shi Feng, who was holding her short sword disappeared, as though she merged into the cool breeze.
Xiao Chens expression changed, he was extremely familiar with this move. Clear Wind Chop at Consummation!
Who exactly is this Shi Feng? Why does she know the secret techniques of Qingyun Peak?
What was a secret technique? It was a strong Martial Technique that would only be passed down to select people. Most people, even core disciples, could not be able to learn the Qingyun Peaks secret techniques.
Within the moment Xiao Chen was distracted, the Profound Wind Chop had already approached him, not giving him any more time to think.
Xiao Chen criss-crossed his arms and a tiger and a dragon enveloped him. He stood firmly on the ground, like a mountain deeply rooted into the earth, as he gathered his aura.
This was Xiao Chens strongest defensive and counterattack Martial TechniqueCrouching Tiger Hidden Dragon!
Bang!
The Profound Wind Chop, which gave off a strong wind, crashed into Xiao Hen, giving off an earth-shattering sound. A horrifying shockwave spread out in a circles.
After the shockwave passed, aside from the area below Xiao Chens feet, a 33 centimeteryer had been shaved off the ground surrounding him. It looked as though a huge wave had washed it away.
The white robes Xiao Chen wore had been ripped by the sword Qi. His skin was covered in wounds; however, they were neither too deep nor fatal.
Xiao Chen stared at an empty area towards the right. He said in a deep voice, I have waited very long for you! Dragon Hisses Tiger Roars!
Xiao Chen punched. An ear-splitting dragon roar and a resounding tiger roar reverberated through the wrestling ring.
The huge amount of energy stored up in the Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon was currently unleashed. It seemed to have increased by a hundredfold and was pouring like a torrent.
Bang!
When Shi Feng, who was hidden in the cool breeze, realized that Xiao Chen had seen through her current position, she felt astonished. However, she did not hesitate to face him head-on.
A berserk energy exploded out from the swords de and the fist. The two shed but their might was even. No one got pushed back.
Shi Feng waved her left hand gently and the other short sword, which was flying beside her, spinned and instantly turned into another Profound Wind Chop.
Damn it!
Xiao Chen cursed in his heart. This was the crucial moment of their sh. Unexpectedly, Shi Feng could still afford to be distracted and execute another Profound Wind Chop.
Left without a choice, Xiao Chen could only break off from the sh and quickly retreat back. Even so, he did not make it in time.
Although this Profound Wind Chop was not as strong as the previous one, it had the advantage of having formed quickly and attacking suddenly. It smashed violently into the retreating Xiao Chen.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Even though Xiao Chens physical body was very strong, he was knocked flying. He spat out a mouthful of blood in the air, and hisplexion turned pale.
He swayed around like a kite with a broken string.
Shi Feng stretched out her hand and summoned back the short sword. She muttered, What strong physical body and surging Vital Qi. However, your closebat techniques are inferior. If thats all you are capable off, then you can die already!
In the end, Xiao Chen was still weak in closebat techniques. A bitter smile appeared on his face as he floated in the air.
However, it was not a big matter. He had managed toy the foundation for a strong physical body in the past few days through the high-intensity matches.
In the future, all Xiao Chen had to do was to obtain a high-ranked closebat Martial Technique and his closebat prowess would improve by leaps and bounds.
Xiao Chen wiped the blood off his lips. Then, he waved his hand. The Lunar Shadow Saber in his Universe Ring appeared in his right hand.
A hint of a smile appeared in Xiao Chens eyes as he muttered, In the end, I can only rely on this saber in my hand. It is time to end this match.
Hu Chi!
With a somersault, Xiao Chen firmlynded on the ground. In the dark night, a white figure holding the Lunar Shadow Saber slowly headed for Shi Feng.
He really is a desman! It looks like the rumors are not wrong!
How unexpected! For the past few days, he has only been fighting to cultivate his physical body and closebat techniques. That being the case, is him using the saber where his true strength lies?
When the crowd in the spectator stands saw the white-robed youth stand up once again, holding the Lunar Shadow Saber, they all gasped in astonishment.
It was hard to imagine that in this Rank A wrestling ring, Xiao Chen had relied on one of his weaker aspects to gain 99 consecutive victories.
Even if Xiao Chen lost this match, in the future, the name White Robed desman would spread far and wide in the southern group of inds.
A desman who only used closebat techniques had obtained 99 consecutive victories. A feat that no one else managed to achieve before. From a certain point of view, this was already a miracle.
Shi Feng frowned slightly. Unexpectedly, Xiao Chens physical body was so strong, that he was able to endure her Profound Wind Chop and still have such strong aura.
Furthermore, Shi Feng had not expected Xiao Chen to actually be a desman. It was astonishing that his closebat techniques and physical body were merely a supplement to his true strength.
Xiao Chen stopped and looked at the mysterious girl wearing a mask. He said, The nine secret techniques of Qingyun Peak have never been passed down to outsiders. Who exactly are you?
Shi Feng said indifferently, I do not know what you are saying. All you need to know is that I will defeat you.
The moment Shi Feng spoke, her figure shed. A cool breeze blew and her killing Qi vanished. Her figure also slowly disappeared into the cool breeze.
Clear Wind ChopI know that as well!
Roaming Dragons Nine Transformations! Xiao Chens figure trembled and immediately split into nine. Then, nine cool wisps of wind appeared in the wrestling ring, and Xiao Chens killing Qi also vanished.
At that moment, Shi Feng, who was hidden in the cool breeze, finally understood why Xiao Chen could find her.
It turned out that this Clear Wind Chop could even be merged with a Cloning Technique. Xiao Chens attainments in the Clear Wind Chop was no lower than hers.
The nine figures headed towards a certain point in the sky at the same time.
Boom!
Suddenly, thunder rumbled nine times in the sky. It was the nine Xiao Chens executing Drawing the Saber simultaneously.
Shi Feng revealed herself. Her expression was hidden by the mask, so she seemed unperturbed by what was happening. She swung both her swords at the same time and two crescent scarlet moons came out.
Bang! Bang!
A few clones were instantly struck by the scarlet moon and shattered, disappearingpletely.
Peerless Lunar Shadowunexpectedly, it was another on Qingyun Peaks secret techniques. Xiao Chen smiled faintly, he was even more familiar with the Peerless Lunar Shadow than the Clear Wind Chop.
Xiao Chen merged the remaining clones together and struck out twice. The saber light contained the state of thunder, it was very resplendent in the dark sky.
Break!
Just as the two scarlet crescent moons were about to merge, they suddenly burst apart, unable to form aplete full moon.
When Shi Feng saw the two crescent moons scatter apart, her expression under the mask became one of astonishment. To think that this Xiao Chen is so familiar with the Peerless Lunar Shadow as well.
Could it be that Xiao Chen knows all my killing moves?
Never mind; as long as I can get near, I can rely on my Twin Sword Flow obtain victory.
The look in Shi Fengs eyes became filled with determination. Her figure shed, and she dashed towards Xiao Chen once again.
Dang! Dang! Dang!
Now that Xiao Chen had his saber in his hand, how could bemit the same mistake he did earlier and give her an opportunity to get near?
Xiao Chen created a screen of saber lights flickering with electricity. He relied on an attacking speed that was no lower than that of Shi Fengs and his exquisite Saber Techniques to keep his opponent at least two meters apart.
The Xiao Chen who used his fist and the Xiao Chen who used a saber were on twopletely different levels. The more Shi Feng fought, the more horrified she felt.
Xiao Chens closebat techniques might have been strong in her opinion but they were at best second rate. In terms of closebat, he did not pose any threat to her.
However, when Xiao Chen changed to a saber, it seemed like he was apletely different person. He had all sorts of exquisite Saber Techniques andplementary movements that worked very well with them. He was so skilled, that she could not see any openings.
No matter how Shi Feng attacked, she was not able to break the screen of saber light and was held back at the two meters distance.
Xiao Chen made full use of his extended range, not allowing her to utilize the advantages of her short swords.
Xiu! Xiu!
Even after exchanging more than a hundred moves, Shi Feng was still unable to get close to Xiao Chen. Her figure flickered and she tried to use the same method to get close to Xiao Chen that she had used the first time.
Herfigure moved up and down once more, creating countless identical figures. However, her true body disappeared and became hidden.
Xiao Chen smiled gently, Do you think that the same move will work on me twice?
A purple light flickered under Xiao Chens feet, and a purple flower bud appeared and enveloped him within.The sword lights that filled the airnded on the flowerbud.
The more sword lightsnded, the deeper the flowerbuds color became, and the stronger its petals. Within the flowerbud, Xiao Chen was quickly casting hand seals with his left hand.
Wukui Blossoms!
Xiao Chen shouted and the flowerbud immediately blossomed. A surging lightning-attributed energy poured out. All the surrounding figures of Shi Feng immediately shattered.
Countless purple petals drifted into the night sky of the wrestling ring; it looked extremely beautiful.
Dang!
Xiao Chen turned around and knocked back the Shi Feng which was trying to sneak attack him from behind.
Xiao Chen could quickly and clearly sense the location of the true Shi Feng. Hiding within the cool breeze, in the petal-filled sky was as good as not hiding at all.
Chapter 455 - Massacre
Chapter 455: Massacre
Its my turn to attack.
Xiao Chen pushed his feet off the ground and leaped into the air. He executed the Wukui Shakes the Heavens and a purple Wukui Tree appeared. It pressed down on Shi Feng, like a huge mountain.
Shi Fengs two swords started spinning in her hands, condensing two Profound Wind Chops. She merged them together and quicklyunched them.
Bang!
Rumbling thunder roared and the storm formed by the sword got shattered by the divine Wukui Tree.
Xiao Chen rushed through the shockwave and brandished his saber light. He tirelessly chased after Shi Feng, who was retreating.
When the light of the petals shined on Xiao Chen, his speed increased once again. Soon, he caught up to the fleeing Shi Feng.
Dang! Dang! Dang! Dang!
Xiao Chens saber kept moving and the electricity contained within it kept flickering. He suppressed Shi Feng to the point where she had to retreat continuously.
Shi Feng continued to swing around both of her swords, but she felt very depressed. Her opponent understood her killing moves very well. He knew everything about the Clear Wind Chop, the Peerless Lunar Shadow, and the Profound Wind Chop. They were not much of a threat for him. It seemed like by resuming his identity as a desman, he became able topletely suppress her.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Each swing of Xiao Chens saber was apanied by unceasing thunder roars. The electricity in the saber was traveling up Shi Fengs arm, numbing it.
Shi Fengs state of wind was being suppressed by Xiao Chen, so she was not able to bring out its full power.
Its time to end this!
Suddenly, a purple and red light gleamed on Xiao Chens saberit was the state of massacre and state of thunder merging together.
The sudden appearance of the state of massacre surprised Shi Feng a little. While she was distracted, he used his saber to disarm the short sword in her left hand.
Then, Xiao Chen took another step forward and disarmed her other weapon using his saber.
He quickly moved forward as his opponent tried to retreat. Not long after, he caught up and ced his saber on Shi Fengs neck.
You are defeated!
I am defeated?
When Shi Feng heard Xiao Chen calm words, she was in disbelief. However, when she looked at the saber flickering with electricity on her neck, she had no choice but to ept that fact.
Damn it! If you had not understood my killing moves so well, I wouldnt have lost to you!
Shi Feng said, feeling unresigned to her loss. If she could have sessfully executed her Peerless Lunar Shadow, she was seventy percent confident that she could have turned the situation around.
However, before the Peerless Lunar Shadows mysterious phenomenon could fully form, Xiao Chen found its weak point and scattered it.
Xiao Chen calmly said, Your way of thinking is too naive. You can go. On the ount of Qingyun Peaks nine secret techniques, I will not cause you any harm.
Ka ca!
Xiao Chen sheathed his saber and walked back to the grey-robed old man calmly. Then, he imed the final price for winning one hundred consecutive victoriesthree million Medial Grade Spirit Stones.
It was nowte in the night, and mes flickered in thenterns. The vast wrestling ring was engulfed in silence.
Everyone simply looked at the white-robed youth holding a saber. The twenty thousand odd cultivators were speechless since long ago.
They originally thought that they would be very excited when Xiao Chen obtained his hundredth consecutive victory. However, the instant they saw the miracle happen, they all became very calm.
Their amazement was already over. Over the six days in the wrestling ring, this youth had brought too much astonishment to the crowd.
Now, they could only sigh in their hearts. The era belonging to the youths was truly there already.
This youth is not even twenty yet, and he is already so strong. His state of mind truly puts me to shame, an old Martial King said softly and sighed. His tone contained a hint of loneliness.
People who cultivated always seeked to improve themselves, aiming for the peak. When they were young, which of them had not have dreams of bing famous and shaking the world?
The stories of famous predecessors were passed down from generation to generation. Which of them had not pictured themselves as one of them when they were young?
Why did people cultivate? Aside from improving their status, the most important thing was the fulfilment of their dreams.
However, as they aged, they had to put them down, or got bogged down by the matters of the mundane world.
Or perhaps they had allowed themselves to be disrupted from cultivation by earthly pleasures. Maybe they had been ovee by wicked thoughts and ended up on the wrong path. These actions led them to stray further and further away from the path to the peak of cultivation.
Now was the budding era of cultivation geniuses. The glorious stage that belonged to the cultivators had already been erected.
However, this was no longer their showthey were not even worthy of bing side characters. They could only be silent observers.
When they looked at the victorious Xiao Chen, their faces remained calm, not in any way different from before. However, they sighed endlessly in their hearts.
Not to mention Xiao Chens strength, they were even far from being able topare to his state of mind. In this budding era of geniuses, this person is definitely going to be one of the main characters.
Lets go, it''s time for us to leave. There is nothing more for us here. We have already withdrawn out bets. This victory has nothing to do with us anymore.
Most of the crowd shook their heads. Under the cover of the boundless night, their faces were more or less filled with disappointment.
However, in an unremarkable corner of the spectator stands, Bai Lixi was grinning andughing. The people around could not understand what had happened, they felt it was incredulous.
Bai Lixi was rather famous in the southern inds, so many people around him recognized him. They felt suspicious and asked, Bai Lixi, what are youughing about? What does Xiao Chens victory have to do with you?!
Bai Lixi heavily pped the armrest heavily. He red at that person and said, Why do you care that this old man wants tough?! Are you not able to ept that?!
Crazy! That person cursed in his heart. He ignored Bai Lixi and headed out.
Bai Lixi continued watching Xiao Chen. He stood up and could not stopughing.
If one looked carefully, one would have noticed that the huge axe that always apanied him was nowhere to be seen.
Bai Lixi was empty handedhe did not even have a spatial ring on him. Even more exaggerated was that he was not even wearing shoes.
After a while, Bai Lixi stoppedughing. He rubbed his somewhat sore butt and said, My butt had not been kicked by you in vain. It was worth it!
Back then, after Bai Lixi got kicked out, he rested for one night. Then, he made a crazy decision.
Not only did he pawn off his Medial Grade Secret Treasure Axe, he also pawned off the Secret Treasure and Heaven Ranked Body Tempering Cultivation Technique manual he had obtained from Xiao Chen.
Bai Lixi also pawned all the treasures he obtained in the past few decades. Including what he had on himself, he raised a total of 600,000 Medial Grade Spirit Stones.
However, that was still insufficient for Bai Lixi. He went to look for a few of his good friends and borrowed from many of them. In total, he managed to raise one million Medial Grade Spirit Stones and bet them all on Xiao Chen.
When the all-or-nothing system was activated, most people withdrew their bets. However, Bai Lixi did not hesitate to continue his gamble.
Based on his instincts, he thought that Xiao Chen was a person with great fortunes on his side.
Xiao Chen would not lose. Indeed, Bai Lixis instinct was right.
Now, when Xiao Chen had won a hundred consecutive victories, who was the biggest winner? It was none other that Bai Lixi.
A payout of 32 timesone million turned into 32,000,000.
After fighting so hard, all the rewards Xiao Chen had gained added up to no more than four million Medial Grade Spirit Stonesonly a small portion of what Bai Lixi got.
I should remain low key first. I cannot let anyone know that I have won these 32,000,000 Medial Grade Spirit Stones.
Bai Lixi nodded and mumbled to himself. Then, he headed out together with the other people.
As Bai Lixi was trying hard to resist the urge tough, his expression was extremely strange. His originally somewhat coarse and unsightly face turned even more twisted and conflicted. It was contorted to the point that no one wanted to look at him.
The wrestling ring was filled with bothughter and tears. Up in the tall tower, Gao Yangyu looked at Shi Feng, who was leaving the ce. He becamepletely disheartened. His face seemed to have aged by a decade in an instant.
Gao Yangyu knew that he was now left with nothing. He had lost his power and status. However, the most important thing was that, he hadpletely lost all hope of advancing to Martial Monarch.
All the Wrestling Cities in the various groups of inds of the Ancient Deste Lands were governed by the Wrestling City of Deste City.
Now that they had incurred such great loses, Gao Yangyu would not be able to hold on to his position as City Lord anymore. He was very clear on who were the masters of Deste Citys wrestling rings. Even if he wanted to flee, there would be nowhere he could hide.
Gao Yangyu kept shifting his gaze between Xiao Chen and Shi Feng. Eventually, he fixed his gaze on Xiao Chen.
Gao Yangyu could not afford to offend Shi Fengs adoptive father. However, Xiao Chen was different. He had no sects backing him or protecting him. Killing him would not matter.
You have made me lose all I had. I will not let you live a good life. The people who go against me, Gao Yangyu, will not meet a good end, he viciously mumbled to himself as his gaze turned sinister.
He hated that he could not immediately rush down and kill him personally.
However, now that Xiao Chen had cleared the first round of selections for the Ancient Deste Tower, if Gao Yangyu killed him, it would be an act of disrespect against the Heavenly Extermination Union.
Furthermore, Gao Yangyu would be at the top of the suspect list if Xiao Chen died. If he was careless and left any evidence behind, the Heavenly Extermination Union would definitely kill the chicken to warn the monkey.
[Note: Kill the chicken to warn the monkey: This means to punish an individual as an example to others.]
Here isyour three million Medial Grade Spirit Stones. Do count them! the grey-robed old man said in a quivering voice upon seeing Xiao Chen return victorious.
Xiao Chen scanned the boxes with his Spiritual Sense, verified that there were no problems, and ced all the boxes into his Universe Ring.
Up in the spectator stands, all the outstanding talents revealed envious looks.
Three million Medial Grade Spirit Stones was arge fortune. Even most Martial Monarchs did not possess that much wealth.
These outstanding talentseven though they had the support of great sects and did notck Medical Pills, secret manuals, and Cultivation Techniqueswould not be able to obtain that many Spirit Stones.
Jiang Zimo walked over and cupped his hands respectfully to Xiao Chen. He said, Congrattions Brother Xiao on your one hundred consecutive victories and winning three million Medial Grade Spirit Stones. Your name will probably spread throughout the entire southern inds within half a week.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly, That is just empty fame. This is just the beginning. If I cannot obtain one of the twenty spots for the Ancient Deste Tower, then all these would have been in vain.
Indeed, the importance of the Ancient Deste Tower was not something that could bepared to Spirit Stones.
This was only the first round of selections. No matter how dazzling ones results were here, it was pointless if one could not obtain a spot for the Ancient Deste Tower.
Mu Xinya said gently, Its good that you understand that. After all, fighting in the wrestling ring is merely exchanging moves with regr cultivators.
The arena battles would have people with talents, resources, Cultivation Techniques, Martial Techniques, Secret Treasures, andbat experience that are no weaker than yours. The quality of your opponents will bepletely different. Furthermore, some of these people might have forsaken gaining consecutive victories just to hide their trump cards. These people cannot be underestimated.
Xiao Chen looked at Mu Xinya and said, You mean like you?
Mu Xinya smiled embarrassedly. She neither admitted nor refuted it. She said, Work hard. I look forward to entering the Ancient Deste Tower with you. I shall take my leave first!
After the two left, Xia Xiyan and Xiao Rou walked over as well.
Xiao Rou had only obtained fifty victories. She had been eliminated in the first round of selections.
Chapter 456 - Blood Wolf Gang’s Invitation
Chapter 456: Blood Wolf Gangs Invitation
However, looking at her, it seemed like she was not disappointed. One did not have to be victorious in order to benefit from the fight. After so many consecutive battles, Xiao Rousbat experience had already significantly increased.
To Xiao Rou, this benefit was great enough.
Xia Xiyan congratted Xiao Chen first and then reminded him, You better be careful for the next few days. I have noticed some people looking at you maliciously.
Thank you, I will be careful.
Xiao Chen understood what she meant. Three million Medial Grade Spirit Stones were sufficient for some people to risk their lives for.
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Three dayster, all the cultivators who had obtained sixty victories received a notice to gather at Li Xiuzhus residence.
Within the great hall, from the original two hundred odd people, there were only about sixty people left. The first round of selections had eliminated two-thirds of the people.
The ones who got eliminated were not necessarily weak. In the various ces they came from, they could still be considered individuals with outstanding talents and great potential.
However, in this era, they were like sand being swept away by the waves. Naturally, amongst a group of experts, there would be people who stood out. In the future, if they did not run into any fortuitous encounters, they would forever remain only second-rate geniuses.
The sixty-odd outstanding talents in the hall were all excitedly waiting for Li Xiuzhu to arrive while talking to each other in soft voices.
Their next stop was the famous Deste City, one of the two cores of the Tianwu Continent, and the city that tied the four Great Nations together.
More than ten thousand years ago, it had been the center of the entire Tianwu Continent. The continent was even named after that dynasty that ruled the entire continent back then. Until today, the name had not been changed.
Several of the people here were just like Xiao Chen; they had not been to Deste City before. Thus, they were very curious about this mysterious city.
Dong! Dong! Dong! Dong!
Li Xiuzhu walked out through the back door, followed by four assistants. He swept his gaze over the faces of the crowd.
Li Xiuzhus gaze lingered on Xiao Chens face for two seconds. Than he snorted coldly and moved on.
Originally, Li Xiuzhu thought that with Gao Yangyus interference, Xiao Chen would definitely be eliminated in the first rounds of selection, letting him know that anyone who offended himLi Xiuzhuwould not have a good end.
However, who knew, that not only did Xiao Chen not get eliminated, but he even miraculously gained a hundred consecutive victories and attracted the attention of the upper echelons of the Heavenly Extermination Union.
When Xiao Chen felt Li Xiuzhus gaze, he did not change his expressions at all; he simply ignored him.
Now that he thought about what had happened, Gao Yangyus actions against him definitely had something to do with this person.
Li Xiuzhu collected his thoughts and said indifferently, I shall not speak too much nonsense. Come with me to Deste City first. After we arrive, someone will inform you of the starting time of the second round of the selection.
Come with me!
After they left, Li Xiuzhu, followed by the four assistants, flew into the sky. The crowd quickly followed.
Li Xiuzhu and the others did not fly very fast. If they were to fly at full speed, with their strength of a half-step Martial Monarch, they would be able to lose the crowd in an instant.
Hu! Hu!
Surrounded by a strong wind, the outstanding talents from all over the continent continued flying.
Although Martial Kings were capable of flying in the air, doing so exhausted a great amount of Essence.
A regr Martial King would not choose to fly in the air like this for no reasonthey would simply not be able to support such a rate of Essence expenditure for a long time.
Only when one truly reached Martial Monarch, they could fly in the air as they pleased. By then, they would only require a small amount of Essence to maintain the flight.
After flying for four hours, the group was already very far from Longyang Ind. Some of the cultivators, who were trailing behind, were already finding it hard to keep up. Many of them took out Medicinal Pills for recovering Essence and swallowed them. Otherwise, they would have suffered the embarrassment of falling down, unable to hold on any longer
Xiao Chen executed the Gravity Spell and followed at the back, without any hurry . He seemed to be at ease. The Gravity Spells special characteristic, the low expenditure, truly shined here.
After flying for another hour, a ck warship appeared before them. The warship was more than two hundred meters long and tens of meters wide.
A ck g fluttered above the warship, making loud sounds.
Several old men stood on the deck. They gazed interestedly at the group of youths.
We have arrived, lets board!
Li Xiuzhu took the lead and jumped onto the deck.
The outstanding talents all heaved a sigh of relief as they quickly followed and boarded. Fortunately, they did not have to fly all the way to Deste City. Otherwise, they would have exhausted themselves to death.
Old Li, you are too slow, I have been waiting for an hour already. Who in this group is the one who has obtained one hundred consecutive victories? Call him out for me to take a look, an old man with high cultivation and extraordinary bearing asked Li Xiuzhu out of curiosity, as he checked out the group of youth.
Li Xiuzhu unwillingly called out, Xiao Chen, step forward for a moment. This is Old Liu. He is one of the judges for the second round of selection.
Xiao Chen made his way to the front and cupped his hands in respect, Xiao Chen greets Senior Liu.
While Xiao Chen spoke, he also measured up the old man before him. Like Li Xiuzhu, he was also a half-step Martial Monarch.
Xiao Chen did not understand why, but he got a nagging feeling that this old man was stronger than Li Xiuzhu.
Seeing how Xiao Chen spoke with the second rounds judge even before it began, they all revealed looks of envy and jealousy.
Old Liu carefully measured Xiao Chen up and revealed an astonished expression. He said, You really are just an Inferior Grade Martial King. How unbelievable. You have not joined a sect right? Are you interested in joining the Blood Wolf Gang?
My Blood Wolf Gang is one of the peak powers in the Ancient Deste Lands. It is no weaker than the peak sects of the various nations.
Xiao Chen felt very embarrassed. He had never met someone so direct before. This Old Liu had immediately invited him to join his sect the first time he met him.
Blood Wolf Gangthe first time Xiao Chen met Xia Xiyan, she had mentioned them before.
At that time, the Blood Wolf Gang were at war with the remnants of the Dark Church. It was unknown if that hade to a conclusion yet.
The Blood Wolf Gang was indeed a strong power in the Ancient Deste Lands. They were much stronger than the Holy Fire Manor.
If Xiao Chen joined the Blood Wolf Gang, even if the Holy Fire Manors Manor Lord wanted to do something against him, the Manor Lord would be helpless.
However, Xiao Chen did not have any thoughts of joining another sect yet. If he did, he would have epted the Supreme Sky Sects Supreme Elders invitation on Qianren Ind.
Even though the Blood Wolf Gang was very strong, they were still quite a distance away from the Supreme Sky Sect.
Liu Xiuzhu felt somewhat nervous. If Xiao Chen joined the Blood Wolf Gang, it would be very difficult for him to do anything to him in the Ancient Deste Lands.
Xiao Chen immediately rejected Old Liu, Im sorry, for now, this junior does not have the intentions of joining a sect. Thank you for Senior Lius kind intentions.
Old Liu said, There is no rush, you can take your time and make your decision!
The warship quickly flew towards Deste City amidst the clouds. It was much faster than the flying speed of the group. Xiao Chen stood on the deck, watching the scenery and feeling bored.
Ha ha! Xiao Chen, your are really popr. Even at first sight, there is already someone rushing to invite you to their sect, a melodious voice came from behind Xiao Chen.
When he turned back, he saw that it belonged to Xia Xiyan, who was currently walking towards him.
Xiao Rou, who had been following behind her, had to go back on her own, because she had not obtained sixty victories.
Xiao Chen smiled gently and said, In that case, are you here to invite me to the Thousand Sword Pavilion on their behalf?
Xia Xiyan said straightforwardly, Thats right. As long as you change to using swords, I will immediately write a rmendation for you. I guarantee that you will be able to get the status of a core disciple.
Xiao Chen smiled and did not reply. He knew that the other party was merely joking.
Dont think that I am joking. I am serious about this. As long as you change to using a sword, I can write you a rmendation immediately.
Seeing Xia Xiyans somewhat serious expression, Xiao Chen asked softly, Why?
Xia Xiyan nodded and said, I believe that after you left the Great Qin Nation, you must have received invitations from quite a few sects. Have you ever thought why?
When Xiao Chen heard this, he was stunned for a while. He said, I definitely thought about it before. Aside from having good talent, could there be some other reason?
Of course!
Xia Xiyan exined, The most important reason would be the next Five Nations Youth Competition. If you can obtain a high rank, you would be able to obtain an intangible Luck. This Luck can bring the sect several unimaginable benefits.
That is to say that they believe you have a good chance of getting a high rank, and would be able to bring the sect more Luck.
Xiao Chen frowned. Although he believed in the existence of Luck, he could not understand how gaining Luck in apetition worked.
Lucksomething so ethereal as this can actually be obtained through such a method?
Xia Xiyan nodded, There is no doubt about it. It is something that has already been verified. The mysterious thing is the Wind Cloud Arena being used for thepetition. Rumor says that it is a mysterious space that is connected to the upper realms.
Xiao Chen fell deep in thought. If what Xia Xiyan said was true, he definitely had to go to the Five Nation Youth Competition.
From a certain point of view, in many cases, what makes a cultivator sessful was not talent, resources, orprehension. Instead, it was the boundless and somewhat ethereal Luck.
Up in the clouds, the ck warship flew at Mach 4 all the way.
After four hours, the silhouette of a city appeared before everyone.
It was a city built on water. It was incredibly vast and grand. The walls stood tall and thick.
The city looked very simple. Six Ancient Demonic Energy Cannons, each ten meters apart, were lined up on the wall at the entrance.
That meant more than three thousand Ancient Demonic Energy Cannons on the more than 2 kilometers long wall. There were also many holes of various sizes along the wall.
Unexpectedly, inside the holes, there were more Ancient Demonic Energy Cannons. Adding all of them together, there were at least ten thousand Ancient Demonic Energy Cannons on the city wall.
Attacked by ten thousands of such cannons, even a peak Martial Monarch would fall immediately. Just thinking about it made one tremble in fear.
There were eighteen gates opened in front. Countless ships were entering through the main city gates in an extremely orderly fashion, watched by rows of soldiers standing on the water.
They were standing as though they were on tnd, maintaining the order at the city gates.
The ck warship slowly descended and did not fly over the city waters directly. Xiao Chen took a look and saw that the other flying Spirit Beasts or merchant ships also descended to the same level, heading for the water surface. Apparently, Deste City did not permit any ships or Spirit Beasts to fly over it.
Pa!
The warshipnded on the surface of the Heavenly Extermination Lake, creatingrge sshes. Then, they slowly headed for the main gate.
Chapter 457 - Ancient Desolate Underground Market
Chapter 457: Ancient Deste Underground Market
The surrounding ships and the cultivators riding Spirit Beasts all gave way when they saw the g on the ck warship.
The guards at the gate took a quick nce at the crowd on the ship and ignored them.
They did not even have to pay the entry toll, and entered directly, unhindered.
After they passed through the tunnel under the city wall, the area in front of them became wide and spacious. Countless people were walking on the streets of both sides of the shore.
There were many cultivators from the various nations and Fiend Cultivatorsit was very bustling.
The buildings in the surroundings were all incredibly grand. They maintained the characteristics of the Tianwu Dynasty, making one feel like they had travelled ten thousand years into the past.
Is this Deste City? the outstanding talents on the deck said, feeling moved.
The young cultivators, including Xiao Chen, looked around curiously. Just at that moment, a huge, towering ship appeared before them.
It was so big that it was no longer on the scale of a ship. It was more of a fortress moving on the water.
There were three golden banners fluttering on its helm, and three words, Jeweled Moon Pavilion, were written in calligraphy on the banners.
Xia Xiyan, who was beside Xiao Chen, said, This is the Jeweled Moon Pavilion. It is thergest auction house in Deste City. They organize arge auction every month.
Xiao Chen whispered in surprise, You came to Deste City before?
Xia Xiyan nodded and said, Several times. There are many good items in the Jeweled Moon Pavilion. There will definitely be plenty of the closebat secret manuals that you are seeking.
Xiao Chen felt it was strange and asked, How did you know that I am looking for closebat secret manuals?
Actually, Xiao Chen was not weak at closebat. A Medial Grade Fist Technique was sufficient for most people in his same cultivation realm. However, whenpared to the geniuses of his generation, it was inferior.
Within the same generation, when they reached this cultivation realm, all of them would use Superior Grade Earth Ranked Martial Techniques, if not peak Superior Grade Earth Ranked Martial Techniques.
Xia Xiyan smiled and said, Everyone can tell that if you have a better Fist Technique, when coupled with your strong physical body, you would be able to draw even with Shi Fen, without having to draw your saber.
Xiao Chen now understood. After seeing so many of his matches, it was not strange that Xia Xiyan saw what he wascking.
Unfortunately, the Jeweled Moon Pavilion would only host a truly grand auction once every half a year. At that time, you would be able to see the true peak treasures.
If you are in urgent need of closebat manuals, you can go and look around the Ancient Deste Underground Market. There are all sorts of people there, and you might be able to find something good.
Xia Xiyan could not stop speaking and introduced many things to Xiao Chen. The matters of Deste City were really an eye-opener for him.
Rivers flowed everywhere in Deste City, so the ck warship flowed along one of them. After several turns, it stopped at a riverside.
Li Xiuzhu came out of the ships hold and led the group to thend. After walking for about an hour, he stopped in front of a za.
A hundreds of meters tall sculpture stood erect on the tall tform in the center. The sculpture held a sword in one hand, pointing it angrily at the sky. This was the first Tianwu Emperor, who had established the Tianwu Dynasty. It was unknown for how long had this sculpture stood here already.
A simple but vast aura came from the sculpture, spreading through the entire za. When the crowd walked to the center, they felt a strange solemness.
There were about ten arenas arranged neatly around the sculpture, and many people had already gathered at its feet.
An assistant beside Li Xiuzhu said, The arena battles of the second round of selection will take ce in this Tianwu za. The date is not fixed yet.
However, you can rest assured. We know that you all have just been through continuous battles and would need some time to recuperate. The arena battles will not take ce anytime soon.
When the crowd heard this, they felt more at ease. They have fought a hundred high-intensity battles over a period of six days. Without sufficient time to rest, it would be hard for them to return to their peak state.
The crowd at the feet of the sculpture were gathered in three separate groups. Unless there were some special reasons, the ones who had passed the first round had been split into these three groups ording to the group of inds they came from.
Xiao Chen was just looking through the people from the other three groups of inds, when he revealed a surprised expression. Duanmu Qing, Ji Changkong, Chu Chaoyun, Mu Chengxue, and Hua Yunfei were there as well.
These five people were now Medial Grade Martial Kings. However, the more Xiao Chen thought about it, the less surprised he was.
If Xiao Chen did not cultivate a Heaven Ranked Cultivation Technique and had usedrge amounts of natural treasures for his breakthrough, he would have already been a Superior Grade Martial King. Furthermore, the cultivation realm was not truly indicative ofbat prowess.
Unless Xiao Chens opponents were stronger by an entire realm, he was confident in dealing with themeven with half-step Martial Monarchs. The weak half-step Martial Monarchs were simply no match for him.
When the groups at the sculptures feet noticed Xiao Chen and the others, they looked over.
I heard that someone on Longyang Ind obtained a hundred consecutive victories, I wonder who it is?
This is truly a difficult feat. Even with the strength of Beast Taming Abodes Zuo Mo only managed seventy consecutive victories in the northern inds before being stopped by a draw.
One of the three experts of the Myriad Fiend Pce, Chu Mu, only obtained sixty consecutive victories. This person actually managed to obtain a hundred consecutive victories. He definitely is not simple.
Soft whispers enveloped the crowd. Everyone was curious about the contestant who had obtained a hundred consecutive victories.
Hua Yunfei swept his gaze across the iing group and his expression changed. He said to Mu Chengxue and Ji Changkong, who were beside him, Look there, see who is here.
The few of them quickly looked over and discovered a white-robed Xiao Chen standing calmly amongst the crowd.
Ji Changkong clenched his fists so tightly, that they made crackling sounds. His gaze turned sinister, and he said in a cold voice, Good, just in time. I will pay back for the humiliation I have suffered back then a hundred times over.
Mu Chengxues expression was rather unsightly as well. When he sensed Xiao Chens cultivation, he felt it was strange. So he said, He seemed to only be an Inferior Grade Martial King. How did he get invited to the selection for the Ancient Deste Tower?
Hua Yunfei mocked, He probably got in by means of his connections. This is good, his true colors will be revealed in these arena battles.
Half a year ago, in the battle at the Heavenly Saber Pavilion, Xiao Chen had defeated all of them in a one versus many match before the various big powers of the Great Qin Nation, bing famous.
To these people, who were proud talents of the Great Qin Nation since young, this was undoubtedly a great humiliation.
The most important thing was that, not too long before that, Xiao Chen had been only a minor character they could have casually squashed with one hand.
However, one yearter, he defeated everyone. No one would feel resigned at such a thing happening.
On the contrary, Duanmu Qings gaze was very calm, without great fluctuations.
To Duanmu Qing, the battle at the Heavenly Saber Pavilion had ended all grudges between her and Xiao Chen. If she kept harping on this, her own mental state would only be more unstable.
Chu Chaoyun seemed like he did not hear the words of those around him. He simply kept staring at the Tianwu Emperors sculpture. His expression was unfathomable.
Xiu!
Suddenly, several old man descended onto the tform. They were dressed simr to Li Xiuzhu; however, there were two extra gold embroidered lines on their cors. Clearly, they were ranked higher.
The person leading them looked through the crowd. A formless might spread out, causing everyone to quiet down.
The second rounds of selection will begin in ten days. I hope everyone will gather back here on time. Those who arete will be considered to have given up.
Following that, the old man gave a simple exnation of the arena battle rules. They would be fighting thirty matches in two days.
There would be fifteen matches each day. The victor would gain two points, the loser would lose two points. A draw would result in one point being awarded to both.
The opponents would be decided by the means of drawing lots. After the arena battles ended, then top twenty people would obtain the right to enter the Ancient Deste Tower.
After the old man exined the rules, he did not speak anymore. Everyone left the ce and made their final preparations in the remaining ten days.
Ten days were sufficient for Xiao Chen to reach Consummation in the Firmament Body Tempering Arts fourthyer. The four remaining acupoints on his left should open by the beginning of the second round of selections.
Xiao Chens pure physical strength had now reached 400,000 kilograms of force. Whenbining it with his Essence, it was easy for him to achieve 450,000 kilograms of force.
If Xiao Chen could obtain a Superior Grade Earth Ranked or peak Superior Grade Earth Ranked Fist Technique, obtaining one of the twenty spots would be a done deal.
He wandered out of the za, buried in thoughts.
Xiao Chen, wait for a moment! Xia Xiyan called out to Xiao Chen from behind.
Xia Xiyan said softly, You dont have a ce to stay at in Deste City, right? There is a branch of my Thousand Sword Pavilion here. Would you like to stay there? I guarantee that you will be able to cultivate in peace there.
After Xia Xiyan spoke, she looked at Xiao Chen in anticipation. She hoped that he would agree to this arrangement.
The strength that Xiao Chen had disyed was already sufficient to rank within the top fifty in the next Five Nation Youth Competition.
Thus, he was definitely someone who would obtain Luck; it was just a matter of how much.
Such a person was worth recruiting. Furthermore, she was now the true inheritor of Thousand Sword Pavilion. If nothing unexpected happened, she would be the next leader of the sect.
It would be good for Xia Xiyan to build good rtionships with Xiao Chen now. When he matured, he would definitely be a great help to the Thousand Sword Pavilion.
Even ignoring Xiao Chens strength, his character suited Xia Xiyan very well. He was neither arrogant nor impatient; he was calm and collected. He was someone who would definitely not betray his friends.
No matter from what angle Xia Xiyan looked at this situation, such a person was worth making friends with.
Xiao Chen smiled gently and rejected her, Many thanks for your kind intentions. I am used to moving around on my own.
Xia Xiyan seemed slightly disappointed. She said, Very well. If you get into any trouble, you cane to the Thousand Sword Pavilion to look for me at any time.
After that, Xia Xiyan told Xiao Chen the address of the Thousand Sword Pavilions branch.
Xiao Chen nodded and thanked the other party. He knew that by doing this Xia Xiyan was making a promise to him.
Indeed, Xiao Chen was now in some trouble, even though he had arrived at the Ancient Deste Lands not long ago. Although he could easily settle it with the two medallions he had, they werest resorts and were not to be used unless absolutely necessary.
After Xiao Chen left, he first went to a restaurant to have some food. Then he asked a waiter where he could rent a courtyard.
Before the sky turned dark, he found a courtyard he was satisfied with. The rent was two thousand Inferior Grade Spirit Stones a day.
Xiao Chen practiced a round of his Fist Techniques in the courtyard and then practiced the Wukui Saber Technique. Finally, he took out two Medial Grade Spirit Stones and sat down cross-legged, starting his cultivation.
The vast energy of the Spirit Stones quickly poured into Xiao Chens body. After a great cycle, it turned into the purely liquid Essence and started dripping into the Qi whirlpool.
Chapter 458 - Reckless Fly
Chapter 458: Reckless Fly
After two hours, Xiao Chen exhausted the two Medial Grade Spirit Stones. He opened his eyes and smiled bitterly, feeling helpless.
When the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation reached the sixthyer, the amount of Spiritual it used was too astonishing. Two Medial Grade Spirit Stones only converted to ten-odd drops of liquid Essence.
It looks like there is still some time before I can advance to Medial Grade Martial King. I am still far from filling up this container. Xiao Chen sighed.
He entered the house and lit up themps. Then, he started reading Bai Lixis notes on body tempering.
Xiao Chen had to acknowledge that Bai Lixi was a genius when it came to body tempering. The experiences recorded in there had been extremely useful to him. The previous time when he continuously fought using only Vital Qi, his Firmament Body Tempering Arts cultivation advanced very quickly, and it had all been due to these notes.
The most important thing was that Xiao Chensprehension on Vital Qi had increased significantly. This proved that what Bai Lixi had said was correct.
Xiao Chen estimated that Bai Lixis physical strength had already reached at least 500,000 kilograms of force. With one punch, he could easily shatter mountains.
Thus, Xiao Chen continued to study these cultivation notes. Lest he could end up walking down the wrong path and wasting time.
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It was nowte in the night. An unknown amount of time had already passed. The mes in the oilmps swayed gently. Everytime the mes swayed, it seemed like they were about to go out.
Xiao Chen gazed out of the window. He sent out his Spiritual Sense. After a while, he recalled it back and put down the notebook in his hands.
He blew out themps and said indifferently, Indeed therge amount of three million Medial Grade Spirit Stones would attract some reckless flies.
Three cultivators with withdrawn killing Qi stood under arge tree outside Xiao Chens courtyard. Two of them were very familiar to him.
The person on the right was the person who wanted to use Xiao Chen and Xia Xiyan as a scapegoat in the qualifying round for the first round of selection. He was the second disciple of the Lamenting Valleys Valley LordMu Nan.
The one on the other side was the one who had been mocking Xiao Chen throughout the first round of selection, but ended up getting crippled in the first round and losing his qualifications to continue. These two people had deep grudges with Xiao Chen, so it was not surprising that they worked together to bring him down.
As for the final person, he was dressed in ck and wore a ck mask. He only revealed his eyes, which made him seem mysterious.
Mu Nan said somewhat worriedly, Would we offend the Heavenly Extermination Union by doing this? He is someone who had obtained one hundred consecutive victories after all!
A vicious look shed in Yun Pings eyes. Heughed coldly and said, Its not like we are killing him. We are just chopping off an arm. What are you afraid of?
The ck-clothed person nodded and said, Thats right. A genius missing an arm is just trash. Would the Heavenly Extermination Union care about trash?
As mentioned before, the two of you can split the three million Medial Grade Spirit Stones among yourselves. I am only after the other things on him.
When Mu Nan heard the three million Medial Grade Spirit Stones being mentioned, a greedy look shed in his eyes. In the end, the worry in his heart vanished. He said resolutely, Lets do it. This brat nearly got me killed by Demonic Beast. I should make him pay for that.
After the three reached amon understanding, they did not speak anymore. They quietly went over the walls of the courtyard.
However, when they prepared to break into Xiao Chens bedroom, they suddenly discovered that Xiao Chen was already waiting quietly under a small tree in the yard. He did not seem surprised at their arrival.
Its about time!
Ka ca!
Xiao Chen ignored the shocked looks on their faces. He instantly drew his saber, momentarily blinding them with its dazzling electric light.
The three of them were incredibly astonished. They were initially prepared to beat Xiao Chen to the point he would be helpless. Who knew, that he would end up snatching the initiative instead.
Roaming Dragons Nine Transformations, Clear Wind Chop!
Xiao Chens figure trembled and split into nine . Nine cool breezes blew in the courtyard, creating a soothing atmosphere.
Retreat!
When the group felt no killing Qi, but a strange cool breeze, they did not bother thinking too much. They immediately drew their weapons and fled.
You think you can run?! Xiao Chen focused his gaze on Yun Ping and snorted coldly.
He activated the Blood me Shoes and leaped towards him, reaching Mach 3.5 instantly.
Dang! Dang! Dang!
Yun Ping knew he could not escape, so he stopped trying. A resolute look shed on his face as he unleashed his sword lights peak power. He tried to block the nine figures which were attacking from different directions.
However, Xiao Chen had used the Clear Wind Chop in his attacks. Thus, one could only see the cool breeze and not the saber. It was extremely hard to grasp the movement as there was also no killing Qi leaking.
Yun Ping could only block using his instincts. Not long into the battle, Xiao Chen had already left behind many bleeding wounds of various sizes on his body.
When Xiao Chen saw Mu Nan and the ck-clothed person rushing at him with the corner of his eyes, his nine figures merged together.
He moved back, leaving afterimages in the air. He did not let himself get surrounded by the three.
The earlier attacks had already caused Yun Ping to suffer significant injuries. The three could not help but feel a little afraid.
I will distract him while the two of you find an opportunity to ambush him, ok? The ck-clothed person suggested with a sullen voice, coldly looking at the other two.
Kill!
The moment the ck-clothed person spoke, he brandished his sword. A pale white me surged up onto his sword, looking very sinister in the dark night.
It looks like it is an extreme Yin me. In that case, I will use my extreme Yang me topletely suppress you!
With just a thought, the flickering electricity on Xiao Chens saber started burning and turned into strands of purple mes.
Bang!
The weapons shed and so did the mes. They exploded out in the dark night, making it as bright as day.
Yin and Yang were opposing attributes. The moment they shed with each other, the scale of the destructiveness that followed was extremely astonishing. The air became incredibly scorching.
The coldness of the night was now nowhere to be found.
Yun Ping and Mu Nan took advantage of this opportunity to attack. However, Xiao Chens figure shed and unhurriedly dodged Mu Nans attack. Then, Xiao Chen clenched his left hand and sent out a fist wind, forcing him back.
As for Yun Pings attack, Xiao Chen had found its weakness with just one nce. He smiled coldly and kicked Yun Pings wrist.
The bones in Yun Pings wrist immediately shattered and he dropped his sword. However, Xiao Chen did not stop moving his feet and followed up with another kick to his chest.
Bang!
Blood trickled out of Yun Pings mouth as he flew backward, crashing into the wall.
Anger shed in the ck-clothed persons eyes. He had not expected Yun Ping tost for even one attack. He said coldly, Mu Nan, why are you still hiding your true strength?!
Mu Nan did not retort. He casually stuck the sword in his hand into the ground. Then he spread his palm out and holding it parallel to the ground, he started moving it up and down.
When Mu Nans palm reached his lower jaw, he spat out strands of turbid Qi. His expression changed, bing mournful and pained.
Lamenting Palm! Mu Nan shouted and locked onto Xiao Chen with his aura and sending a palm strike at him.
Yun Pings attack had caught Xiao Chen unprepared. This state ofment made him feel depressed. Unexpectedly, he even felt like giving up on life.
It was truly a powerful state. It actually affected the consciousness and prevented one from mustering up any fighting spirit.
It was somewhat simr to Bai Zhans stateit was a state of emotions as well. Unfortunately, it had not beenprehended to Great Perfection and did not have too much impact on Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chens Spiritual Sense turned into an ancient bell and rang in his mind. The state ofment that had affected him was immediately chased out.
Wukui Shakes the Heavens!
Xiao Chen used a strong move to temporarily push the ck-clothed person back. Then, he quickly turned around.
He merged his Vital Qi and Essence and weed Mu Nans Lamenting Palm infused with the state ofment with a fist. When the attacks shed, eight acupoints on Xiao Chens arm exploded out.
Since you want to sh head on, then I shall go head on with you. I will use my full power and cripple you!
Xiao Chens gaze turned cold. He gathered the Dragon Qi together and violently pushed it forward with his left fist.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
In front of Xiao Chens absolute suppressive power, Mu Nans palm strike, with an ineffective state, was knocked back.
The might and force of Xiao Chens punch did not decrease. With three crunching sounds, Mu Nans arm broke into three pieces, sttering blood everywhere as it flew into the air.
When the ck-clothed person, who had just dealt with the Wukui Shakes the Heavens, saw this scene, his expressed changed greatly. He had not expected that Yun Ping and Mu Nan would be disabled in a few moves.
One was severely injured and the other had lost an arm. They hadpletely lost all theirbat prowess.
Damn it! I should have known. These two people did not even manage to obtain sixty victories. They should not have been very strong. Yet, I still came to them seeking a cooperation. I must have been blinded by the gains.
To think I believed that I can simply do away with them at the end and take everything for myself.
The ck-clothed person thought in frustration when he looked at the two people who could not evenst an attack. There are no more chances, retreat!
ming Cross Chop! the ck-clothed person shouted and his sword shed horizontally. The pale white mes immediately red up.
After he pulled back the sword, he lowered it, sending out a vertical line of white mes.
The two lines of mes formed a cross as they moved towards Xiao Chen. The cross-shaped mes grewrger in the wind. A short whileter, they had already be humongous.
Without even bothering to see how powerful or how effective this move was, the ck-clothed person quickly fled backward.
Thinking of running?! You think that is possible?! Xiao Chen said coldly as he watched the ming Cross Chop. He tightened his grip on his saber.
Wukui Breaks the Heavens! Xiao Chen shouted and executed his state to its peak. Thunderclouds churned in the sky, rumbling angrily without end. Bolts of lightning tore through the night sky.
A Wukui Tree quickly formed above them. The light on the saber slowly grew brighter.
When the Wukui Treepletely formed, the beam of light on the saber also becameplete. A resplendent and boundless purple beam of light quickly extended towards the front.
Bang!
In an instant, the light beam broke through the intersecting point of the ming cross, shattering it.
The ming cross turned into sparks and scattered into the night sky like crystalline flowers.
The ck-clothed person felt startled. He had not expected his trump card to be broken by Xiao Chen so fast.
It did not even manage to hold Xiao Chen back for a moment. He could not help but do his best to increase his speed.
Mu Nan, whose arm had been broken off, stood up weakly. He had lost most of the blood in his body.
He quickly tried to run away. He did not even bother to bandage his woundhe just needed to flee first.
Xiao Chens gaze swept past the fleeing Mu Nan, and his expression turned cold.
Since they nned to sneak in and attack him, they should have been prepared for the consequences of failing.
Die!
A silvery light shed. The Palm Sword flew out, and a bowl-sized hole appeared in Mu Nans chestno signs of life remained after that.
On the other side, Yun Ping had already crawled to the wall. His ribs were broken. Normally, he only needed to leap up gently to get onto the wall. Now, he had to spend a lot of strength to climb up.
Chapter 459 - Holy Fire Burning the Heavens
Chapter 459: Holy Fire Burning the Heavens
Xiao Chen flicked his finger and sent out an extremely dense Purple Thunder True Fire. He ignored Yun Ping and quickly chased after the ck-clothed person.
The purple mes pierced through the back of Yun Pings head. His eyes lost their light, and he fell heavily to the ground.
The clumps of red light came out of the two corpses and chased after Xiao Chen, entering his sea of consciousness.
The pool of blood in the scarlet throne increased in size slightly, and the sensation of falling into depravity appeared again.
Xiao Chens gaze became resolute. He did not hesitate to cut off the pleasurable feeling of sinking into depravity and continued chasing after the person in front of him.
Xiao Chens Spiritual Sense detected that the ck-clothed person moved forward at Mach 3.
Given Xiao Chens speed of Mach 3.5, he would not have required much time to catch up. However, the area in front was a bustling city.
Within Deste City, there were many strong experts. Xiao Chen was afraid of attracting unnecessary trouble, so he intended to block his opponent forcefully.
Lightning Evasion! Lightning Evasion! Lightning Evasion!
Xiao Chen did not care about the exhaustion of Essence and Mental Energy. Thunder roared around them and bolts of lightning shed.
Xiao Chen looked like he was teleporting as he continued to advance forward. Soon, he drew close to the ck-clothed person.
Hearing thunder roar continuously, the ck-clothed person could not help but look back to take a look.
However, it was better for him to not see what was happening. His expression turned extremely horrified. Everytime a bolt of lightningnded, Xiao Chen would appear right behind him.
The distance between him and Xiao Chen shortened rapidly. The ck-clothed person thought in astonishment, What Movement Technique is this, why does it look like he is teleporting?
Boom!
A bolt of lightningnded in front of him and Xiao Chens figure suddenly appeared.
The ck-clothed person quickly turned around and moved back a few steps. He tightly grasped his sword with his right hand.
Xiao Chen pointed his saber at his opponent and shouted coldly, Hiding your head but showing your tails. Who exactly are you?!
[Note: Hiding your head but showing your tails: This means revealing half-truths.]
You dont have to care about who I am. You only need to know that I will be iming that peak high-ranked Demon Core on you sooner orter.
The ck-clothed person calmed down and sighed to himself. It looks like I will have to use my trump card today.
Holy Fire Burning the Heavens! the ck-clothed person shouted as he formed hand seals with his hands. The area around his dantian suddenly turned transparent.
A pale white me appeared above the ck-clothed persons dantian as he formed the hand seals. It quickly red up.
Boom!
When the ck-clothed person finished forming the hand seals, the pale white mes immediately surged out of his body, forming a white ming tornado. It flew towards Xiao Chen.
The mes were iparably cold and the surrounding temperature plummeted. This caused one to feel a bone-chilling sensation, like even blood would freeze.
What a strong Yin me, Xiao Chen thought to himself. It looks like I will have to use the Purple Thunder True Fire to block.
It was likely that even before an ordinary Saber Technique could get close, it would be frozen into ice by this Extreme Yin me.
With just a thought, a fierce purple started to burn in Xiao Chens right eye. Soon, it formed into a purple tornado and spewed out.
Bang!
A purple and a white tornado quickly shed in the dark night.
The two tornadoes did not give way to each other. As they were mutually restraining mes, they moment they came into contact with each other, they tried to swallow each other up.
However, the two tornadoes were equally strong. Neither could overpower the other. They could only continuously hold each other back until they eventually exploded.
The shockwave spread out in a ring into the surroundings. Deep spiraling pits appeared in the ground and cold winds blew.
When the two got struck by the shockwave, they became somewhat pale. However, given Xiao Chens strong body, the amount of damage that he could endure was greater than what the other party could.
When suffering the same attack, Xiao Chen would definitely suffer from less severe injuries than his opponent.
Xiu!
When the tornadoes shattered, a strand of purple mes flew towards Xiao Chen. That was the Origin me of the Purple Thunder True Fire.
On the other side, the Origin me of the Extreme Yin me also flew towards the ck-clothed person.
Glittering Wukui!
Qi Breaks Wukui!
Wukui Transforms to Qi!
Xiao Chen thought, I see an opportunity!
Xiao Chen did not wait for the Purple Thunder True Fires Origin me to re-enter his eye. He immediately sent out several attacks at the ck-clothed person.
He instantly executed the three foundational moves of the Wukui Saber Technique.
A continuous chain of purple saber Qi flickered with a crackling electric light. Each wave wasrger than the one before, moving towards the ck-clothed person and attacking him endlessly.
The ck-clothed person was currently focused on controlling his Origin me, guiding it back into his body. After all, that was the Origin me that he had spent at least ten years to sessfully condense.
If any cultivator lost ten years of effort, they would all feel despair.
The ck-clothed person thought that Xiao Chen would do the same as him, and focus on retrieving his own Origin me. Who knew, that this fellow would not move as expected.
Xiao Chen even gave up on retrieving his Origin me and took the initiative to attack. This made the ck-clothed person feel like spewing blood.
The ck-clothed person was caught off guard, and the surging purple saber Qi left several bloody wounds on his body.
The purple electricity instantly poured into his body and crackled, making his wounds feel incredibly painful and slowing him down.
While you are affected, I will kill you!
Xiao Chen took the initiative to attack and did not have any intention to spare this person. His aura soared, and his Qi and blood surged without end.
Xiao Chen executed the extremely tyrannical Wukui Shakes the Heavens once again. The divine Wukui Tree appeared, carrying a strong electrical force as it headed for the ck-clothed person. It pressed onto him like a heavy cauldron.
Bang!
The ck-clothed person received this attack head-on and was knocked back. He vomitedrge mouthfuls of blood, and his clothes immediately ripped to shreds.
Xiao Chen, consider this my loss this time. However, as long as you remain in the Ancient Deste Land, I will make you pay back what you owe me tenfold, or even a hundredfold!
The ck-clothed person nced at the floating white Origin me feeling unresigned. He simply left behind his final words and quickly left the ce.
Ka ca!
Xiao Chen sheathed his saber and stopped chasing after him. He had already figured out the other partys identity. He was the Holy Fire Manors Leng Yun!
From the moment the peak high-ranked Demon Core was mentioned, Xiao Chen had already started to feel suspicious. When he saw the pale white Extreme Yin me being used, he became sure of it.
Xiao Chen was confident that he could have caught Leng Yun and dealt with him if he chased. However, when he saw the floating white Origin me at the side, he abandoned all thoughts of continuing.
The earlier fight was too intense. It had already attracted the attention of some people. If Xiao Chen continued to chase after Leng Yun, he would end up losing both the Origin mes, and suffering a great loss.
Xiao Chen withdrew his own Origin me back into his right eye. Then, he used his Spirit Sense to envelop Leng Yuns Origin me and drew it into his sea of consciousness.
After Xiao Chenpleted all this, he quickly left the ce and returned to his courtyard.
Ten minutester, Xiao Chen arrived back at his courtyard. The moment he stepped in, his expression suddenly turned strange.
In his sea of consciousness, the four clumps of Lunar True me started to fight with each other for an unknown reason.
The four strands of even more pale white Lunar True me all headed for that strand of extreme Yin Origin me. They all fought with each other as they all rushed to that Origin me, intending to swallow it up.
This situation looked like four somewhat weak middle-aged man surrounding a strong youth.
The youth was very strong but the middle-aged men outnumbered him. They gained the advantage by ganging up on him.
The fluctuations in Xiao Chens sea of consciousness were caused by the intense resistance of the Origin me. Although itcked intelligence, it instinctively did not want to be swallowed by the Lunar True me.
When Xiao Chen saw this scene, he fell deep in thought. The Yin mes had different ranks too.
There were the Extreme Yin mes, Peak Yin mes, and the Lunar True mes. Of which, the Lunar True me was of the highest rank.
The Lunar True me was as famous as the Sr True mes. As for the legendary Heavenly me, rumor said that if the Lunar True me and Sr me me perfectly merged with each other, they would be on the same level.
However, when the the extremely opposing energies of Yin and Yang touched each other, regardless of the grade, they would generate an intense explosion.
It would be even hard to merge the highest rank mes of Sr True mes and Lunar True mes. In the past, the Tianwu Emperor relied on his talent and the Heavenly mes to conquer the continent, bing unrivalled.
From the looks of things today, energies of the same attribute can merge or swallow each other up and enhance themselves.
Xiao Chen decided to give the Lunar True mes a hand. After all, the Lunar True mes were ranked higher.
Furthermore, they were the mes that Xiao Chen needed for refining Secret Treasures. Not protecting them would result in losses for Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chens Spiritual Sense turned into a small exquisite arrow. Then, he shot it at the Origin me in his sea of consciousness, separating it apart.
The Origin mes advantage was that it was very dense. Hence, the Lunar True mes could not swallow it up.
Now that Xiao Chen had separated it and made it less dense, the four clumps of Lunar True mes immediately found an opportunity to quickly swallow it up.
As time went by, the Origin me became weaker. On the other hand, the Lunar True mes became stronger. Soon, it was able topletely swallow the Origin me.
Xiu!
The space within the sea of consciousness trembled. When the Lunar True mespletely swallowed the Origin me, the five mes merged and formed a clump of Lunar True me.
With a thought, Xiao Chen summoned out the new Lunar True me into his palm and carefully observed it.
The pale white me floated gently above Xiao Chens palm. It did not look any different from before. However, there was a bright spot the size of a grain of rice in the center of the me.
In the past, the Lunar True me was merely four clumps of mes and did not have an Origin me. Now, it had finally obtained an Origin me of its ownit finally became the true Lunar True me.
Although the Origin me was pitifully small, so small that it could be easily missed, it made Xiao Chen very satisfied. He had not expected to gain such a benefit this night.
The first step was the hardest to take. With the Origin me as a root, the me would be able to grow stronger. Finally, some headway was made in the matter of refining Secret Treasures.
Xiao Chen ced the Lunar True me back into the sea of consciousness. Then, he muttered to himself, Holy Fire Manorthe holy fire that they have might be a seed of Extreme Yin me. If I have the opportunity, I should go and take a look.
After Xiao Chen dealt with the two corpses in his yard, he entered his bedroom and lit up themps. As the mes swayed in themp, he continued reading Bai Lixis cultivation notes.
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It was nowte in the night, Xiao Chens eyes were starting to get tired. He had not slept in the past few days. Thus, he could no longer hold on and fell asleep at the table.
Zhi! Zhi!
Soon, the melodious cries of birds resounded outside the room. When Xiao Chen woke from from his deep sleep, the piercing sunlight shined through the crack in the window and into his eyes, making him squint.
He breathed out a long strand of turbid Qi and stretched his body. He instantly felt refreshed and alert.
Chapter 460 - Astral Iron
Chapter 460: Astral Iron
I have not slept sofortably for so long. Unexpectedly, I have slept until noon. Its about time I go and find a Fist Technique.
Xiao Chen went to a restaurant and ordered some food. Then, he called over a waiter and tossed a bag filled with hundreds of Inferior Grade Spirit Stones to him.
Do you know how to get to the Ancient Deste Underground Market?
When the waiter felt how heavy the bag was, he immediately smiled and said, Young hero, are you going there to sell or buy?
Xiao Chen ced down his wine cup and asked, Is there a difference?
The waiter replied, There is no difference actually. The location is the same. However, if you are going there to sell, you need to go and register at the Heavenly Extermination Union first. You look like this is the first time you are in Deste City, I was afraid that you will end up making a pointless trip.
Xiao Chen said, Thats not a problem, I am not selling anything. You can just tell me how to get there.
The waiter said, After you leave the restaurant, just keep heading west. You will reach ake in the middle of the city. We call thiske the Hidden Dragon Lake. The underground market you want to go to is under theke.
After Xiao Chen finished eating, he left the shop and immediately headed west.
There were many cultivators travelling in the air. asionally, Xiao Chen would see some cultivators who were rushing around crash into each other.
Xiao Chen did not want to attract any unnecessary trouble. So, he raised his flying height to a thousand meters. There were much less people there.
The higher one flew, the more Essence would be exhausted. Unless there were any urgent matters, regr cultivators would not fly higher than a thousand meters.
Now that Xiao Chens vision was not obstructed, and he was at a better vantage point, he suddenly discovered a tower in front of the many buildings in the distance.
Below the tower, there were five sharp horns sticking into the air. At the tip of the tower, a formless Spiritual Energy was rushing into the air, scattering the clouds and forming arge vacant area.
Xiao Chen muttered, Is this the Ancient Deste Tower?
Unfortunately, Xiao Chen did not have a lot of time now. Otherwise, he would have definitely gone and checked it out. It was unknown what exactly was in this legendary and mysterious tower.
After one hour, ake with Spiritual Energy extending throughout it appeared in Xiao Chens vision. The surface of theke was calm, without any ripples.
However, there seemed to be a deep undercurrent within it. If one listened carefully, one would be able to hear the faint roars of a dragon.
So this is Hidden Dragon Lake. Could there really be a dragon hidden within thiske? Or was it just casually named like this? Xiao Chen smiled gently andnded on the water surface.
Boom!
Just at that moment, a loud roar came from under theke. The water suddenly sted apart, creatingrge sshes. A horrifying aura extended out in a circr manner into the surroundings .
Xiu! Xiu!
Under the suppressioning from the aura, circr walls of water rose up on the surface, growing continuouslyrger.
After a while, they arrived before Xiao Chen and passed through him, travelling to further ces.
Xiao Chens clothes instantly became wet, turning him into a soaked chicken.
[Note: Soaked chicken (): Refers to a person who looks drenched and bedraggled.]
Strange, it felt like something had startled me and caused me to freeze up. I clearly could have dodged that, yet I was unable to even move my Essence. Xiao Chen thought as he used his Essence to dry his clothes. At the same time, he felt curious about the roar he had heard earlier.
How unlucky, what did I do to deserve this? This old ancestor had not acted up for several years already.
Lets stop speaking about it and go down first. We are merely drenched. You can use your Essence to dry yourself.
A cultivator nearby cursed in a whisper. He had suffered the same fate as Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen did not bother to continue thinking about this problem though. After all, he would not be able to figure out the answer anyway. He covered himself in an Essence shield, took a deep breath and sank down into theke like the other cultivators around him.
Under the water, several cultivators could be seen moving around. Xiao Chen followed the crowd and slowly sank deeper into the water.
Ten minutester, Xiao Chen saw a bright, white light in the center of theke. Before he could react, a strong suction force pulled him down.
By the time Xiao Chen reacted, he found that he was already floating in mid-air. Above him was a transparent barrier, keeping theke water away.
Underneath was a bustling market withnterns lighting the ce up. There were many people moving below and the ce was full of the sound of people bargaining.
Xiao Chen hesitated for a while before slowly floating down to the ground. Soon, he disappeared into the crowd.
The market was covered in streets lined by merchants, so it ended up, looking like a dense spiderweb.
Xiao Chen walked on one of these streets, looking around interestedly. Indeed, it was as Xia Xiyan had told him. There were all sorts of people here. For example Demonic Cultivators, who were normally rarely seen, could be seen in significant numbers here.
The cultivators who set up stores seemed to sell almost everything. There were all sorts of Spirit Beasts corpses, materials from Demonic Beasts, Spirit Cores, Demonic Cores, Medicinal Pills, secret manuals, Cultivation Techniques, Spirit Weapons, and Secret Treasures.
There were so many items, that they were uncountable. Furthermore, these were just the regr items. What was more surprising were the extremely strange and evil items.
For example, there was a live girl ced at a store and had a price tag attached to her. After asking about it, Xiao Chen found out that this girl had a rare Absolute Yin Body. Evil cultivators would use her as a cultivation cauldron.
Then there was the Ten Thousand Blood Demon Pearl which was refined from human souls. Ten thousand Martial Saint cultivators had to be killed in order to refine it.
All sorts of evil items could be found here. Along the way, Xiao Chen saw many cultivators with deep cultivation.
Thus, he carefully withdrew his aura. In here, he was considered as nothing. Those strong people could easily squish him to death with one finger.
However, there was no need to worry about someone killing you in the market. No one dared to disobey the rules of the Heavenly Extermination Union.
The only problem was that it would be hard to say what would happen after you left the market.
Suddenly, Xiao Chen stopped at a store. His gaze was fixed on a ck stone about the size of a human head.
This is raw Astral Iron. After refining it, one could obtain a palm-sized piece of Astral Iron, Xiao Chen said, feeling excited.
Astral Iron was a meteorite. It could be used to fix strong and ancient Secret Treasures. It was also an important material for refining Secret Treasures.
Xiao Chen had obtained a small piece of Astral Iron in the past. He used it to repair the Eastern Emperor Bell. Unfortunately, the Eastern Emperor Bell was ranked too highly. That small bit of Astral Iron was insufficient topletely repair it. This resulted in the Eastern Emperor Bell bing a piece of scrap metal once again.
The owner of the stall seemed to barely be an Inferior Grade Martial King. He did not appear to recognize this as Astral Iron.
Xiao Chens expression remained calm and unchanging. He squatted down and picked up a Rank 7 Demonic Core that was beside the Astral Iron. he asked, How much is this going for?
When the owner of the stall saw that there was some business, he immediately smiled and answered, This is a Demonic Core from a Rank 7 wind-attributed Demonic Beaststhe Green Hummingbird. If you embed it into a Spirit Weapon, you will be able to increase the attacking speed of the Spirit Weapon. If you are a wind-attributed cultivator, you can use the Turbid Cloudy Water to draw out the evil aura of the Demonic Beasts. Then, you will be able to absorb the energy of the Demonic Beast. You can also use it to refine medicine
Seeing the owner of the stall introduce the item in an unending manner, Xiao Chen interrupted him. He said, I know all this. What I am asking is, how much is it. Not what can it be used for.
The owner of the stall smiled embarrassedly. He said, It is not expensive. If you are paying in Inferior Grade Spirit Stones, it will be twenty thousand. If in Medial Grade Spirit Stones, then one hundred.
Xiao Chen took out twenty thousand Inferior Grade Spirit Stones and tossed it over to the other party. He said, I will be taking this Demonic Core.
How straightforward. This Demonic Core belongs to you then! The owner of the store revealed a smile and tossed the Demonic Core to Xiao Chen. Clearly, he had not expected him to be so straightforward.
Xiao Chen caught the Demonic Core and yed with it. The expression on his face indicated that he was very happy.
The owner of the stall instinctually felt that Xiao Chen might be a big customer. He might even be the disciple of a big sect. Given that he was so generous when purchasing the Demonic Core, the owner could not bear to miss out on this opportunity.
When he saw that Xiao Chen was preparing to leave, he quickly said, Young Hero, would you like to continue looking around. I still have some good items that are not disyed.
Xiao Chen turned around, appearing to be interested. What good things?
The owner of the stall chuckled and took out some Secret Treasures from his spatial ring. Heid them on the ground in a orderly fashion, one by one.
Xiao Chen picked them up and felt them carefully. He could not help but feel somewhat disappointed. They were all some lousy Secret Treasures.
They might have been useful to Martial Saints but werepletely useless to Martial Kings. There were merely of the same grade as that jade pendant he had obtained in the past.
Xiao Chens expression remained unchanging as he nodded. He said, These are good things. I want them all. How much are they? Don''t give me all that nonsense, introducing all of them. Just tell me the price.
When the owner of the stall heard this, he was mildly stunned. After a while, he rejoiced in his heart. It seemed like he had met one of those legendary rich heirs.
He clearly did not understand anything but pretended to be an expert. He even called a bunch of rubbish good things.
Secret Treasures were valuable but not all Secret Treasures were worth a lot. To them, as Martial Kings, such low-quality Inferior Grade Secret Treasure were just a pile of rubbish.
Seeing the owner of the stall remain silent, Xiao Chen said somewhat impatiently, How much? If you are not going to tell me the price, then I will be leaving.
The owner of the stall recovered his wits. He clenched his teeth and said, If paying in Inferior Grade Spirit Stones, it will be two hundred thousand. As for Medial Grade Spirit Stones, it will be one thousand.
Xiao Chen remained silent and did not say anything.
The owner of the stall realized that he over exaggerated the price. He quickly said, 150,000 Inferior Grade Spirit Stones will do.
Xiao Chen appeared as though he had just recovered his wits and said, 150,000 Inferior Grade Spirit Stones? Very well, its a deal.
When the owner of the stall heard this, he could not help but feel like vomiting blood. It turns out that this fellow did not hear what he had said earlier. It was him who overthought things, causing him to lose fifty thousand Inferior Grade Spirit Stones.
The owner of the stall was now filled with regrets. When he looked at Xiao Chen, who had paid up and was preparing to leave, he felt dissatisfied. He said, Wait for a moment, Young Hero. There are still some more good items.
Xiao Chen smiled and said, There are still good items? Take them out for me to see!
Good itemsgood items The owner of the stall looked around his store, trying to find something that he could pass off as an good item.
Suddenly, he spotted that dark and swarthy raw Astral Iron. His eyes lit up and he smiled, Its this item. Lets see, how do I exin this
The owner of the stall was instantly ced into a difficult spot. He did not even recognize this item. He only felt that it could be useful and disyed it at his stall.
Now that he needed to introduce this, he really did not know how to do it. He felt very anxious. He hoped that Xiao Chen would say once again, cut the crap and just tell me the price.
Xiao Chen showed a doubtful expression and asked, What is this?!
Haha, Young Hero does not know what is this? The owner of the stallughed embarrassedly. Then, he said, You must know what this is, should I just tell you the price?
Xiao Chen shook his head and said, I really do not know what this is. Isnt this just a ck piece of rock? What use does it have, tell me more.
The owner of the stall felt very anxious. He did his best to search for words to describe this ck rock. However, even after thinking for a long time, he could not find any.
Chapter 461 - Picking up Something Good and Earning Big
Chapter 461: Picking up Something Good and Earning Big
This was because the owner of the stall did not know what exactly this ck rock was. Even if he wanted toe up with something, he had nothing to build on.
After thinking for a long time, he still could note up with anything. Thus, he could only resort to being mysterious and smiled, Young Hero, you must know this!
Xiao Chen shook his head and said, I really dont!
The owner of the store was in a rush to give a price but when he saw that Xiao Chen was not biting his bait, he felt very depressed. He really did not know how else to introduce this.
Xiao Chens lips curled up and said, If you are not going to tell me then never mind. I shall be leaving first!
The owner of the stall quickly got up and stopped Xiao Chen. He said anxiously, Young Hero, dont leave yet. If you truly do not know, then I will exin it to you.
Xiao Chen said curiously, So, what exactly is this?
The owner of the stall thought hard and fast. After a while, he said, This ck rock is a Rank 10 Spirit Beasts egg. If you hug it against your belly when you sleep everyday, after forty-nine days, the life within the egg will sense your life force. In another forty-nine days, the shell will slowly undergo a metamorphosis. Then, in another forty-nine days, the young of a Rank 10 Spirit Beast will hatch.
The owner of the stall said all of this one breath. After he finished, he took a deep breath. He praised himself in his heart. Even he did not expect himself to be able toe up with all that.
Xiao Chenughed in his heart. He really admired this person. Being able to boast to this level was truly a difficult thing to achieve.
Xiao Chens expression remained unchanged. He only said doubtfully, A Rank 10 Spirit Beast Egg? Is that really true?
The owner of the stall said very seriously, It is absolutely true. All you have to do is to give me a hundred thousand Inferior Grade Spirit Stones and it is yours.
Xiao Chen shook his head and said, I dont believe that. Why dont you sleep with it for forty-nine days first. When the shell changes, I wille and buy it.
The owner of the stall originally thought that Xiao Chen had believed him. He had not expected him this say something like that. This was just a rock, how could it change after sleeping with it.
The owner of the stall smiled embarrassedly and said, This thingit would only be effective if you sleep with it yourself. Otherwise, the Spirit Beast would not acknowledge you as its master.
Xiao Chen directly said, Its too inconvenient. I will only offer 500,000 Inferior Grade Spirit Stones. I have already purchased so much from you and spent a lot. In my opinion, even ten thousand is too much. I shall take my leave first!
Dont go, ten thousand is fine. This ck rock is yours. The owner of the stall immediately shoved the raw Astral Iron into Xiao Chens arms, not letting him leave.
He then smiled and said, Well now, Young Hero, you have purchased it already. Its time to pay up!
Xiao Chen looked at the raw Astral Iron in his arms. He felt both like crying andughing. Originally, he had just been afraid of the owner of the stall noticing that he was interested in this and giving him a nonsensical price.
Unexpectedly, the owner of the stall has now shoved it into his arms and only wanted ten thousand Inferior Grade Spirit Stones. Compared to the value of Astral Iron, it was no different from giving it to him for free.
The owner of the stall even thought that he had gained a great advantage and was afraid that Xiao Chen would regret and change his mind.
Xiao Chen did not say anything else and directly tossed ten thousand Inferior Grade Spirit Stones to the other party. He then kept the raw Astral Iron and immediately turned to leave.
The owner of the store watched Xiao Chen leave. A huge smile filled his face as he said to himself, If more of these rich heirs came everyday, it would not be hard for me to be rich!
Xiao Chen smiled faintly and continued looking around the market. As he searched for a Fist Technique, he looked around to see if there was any chance to pick up something good.
Time slowly went by. Xiao Chen had already seen tens of Fist Techniques. However, they were all Medial Grade Earth Ranked Fist Techniques. There were very few Superior Grade Fist Techniques.
The ones that Xiao Chen found did not match his attributes or situation. It was hard to find a pure lightning-attributed Fist Technique.
As for peak Superior Grade Earth Ranked Fist Techniques, Xiao Chen had not even seen one. After looking around for a long time, he could not help but feel disappointed.
It looked like it would be very difficult for him to find a suitable Superior Grade Fist Technique within ten days.
He put down another secret manual he was looking through and said to the owner of the stall, Sorry, this manual is not suitable for me.
The owner of the stall was an old man over sixty. He nced at Xiao Chen and said, Little friend, unexpectedly, you have pretty high expectations. If you really have enough Spirit Stones, I can rmend you to someone. If you go there, you will definitely be able to find the secret manual you need.
Xiao Chen seemed interested and said, Tell me more!
The old man merely smiled and did not say anything.
Xiao Chen understood what he meant and he immediately took out two hundred Medial Grade Spirit Stones and handed them over. Senior, please give me a hand here!
The old man weighed the bag with Spirit Stones and smiled in satisfaction, After you leave this street, the third street on the left is the street that is dedicated to selling secret manuals. Go to stall 100 and take a look. The items there are very expensive, but they will definitely have what you need.
Xiao Chen thanked the old man and took his leave.
After ten minutes, he arrived at the street that the old man had mentioned.
Indeed, it was as the old man had said. Although, the street was very small, there were very few people, and it was very clean. The stalls there were all filled with secret manuals.
Xiao Chen slowly counted in his heart. Soon, he arrived at stall 100. The person manning the stall was a fierce-looking middle-aged man over thirty.
He nced at Xiao Chen and smiled. This was clearly a genuine smile, but it still made ones hairs stand on their ends.
Came to buy secret manuals? the middle-aged man asked.
Xiao Chen nodded, I only want Superior Grade Earth Ranked Fist Techniques and above. Ideally, they should be lighting-attributed.
The middle-aged man did not say anything else. He rummaged around his stall and handed over four secret manuals.
Xiao Chen received them and flipped through them. The first secret manual did not have any attribute requirements. It contained a total of ten moves and was very tyrannical. Each move was more vicious than thest.
Its main focus was using aura to suppress others. When fighting a cultivator that was weaker, only one punch would be necessary to deal with him.
If fighting against a stronger opponent, unless one had very exquisite moves or was able to attack a lot faster, one could only sh head-on and try to suppress him in terms of aura.
However, its weak point was that its expenditure was huge. A regr Superior Grade Martial King would only be able to execute one set of this Fist Technique before running out of Essence.
The other problem was that the moves did not flow very well one after the other. It was very blunt and straightforward.
This Fist Technique was a Superior Grade Earth Ranked Fist Technique. Xiao Chen felt that it was not bad. If there were no other choices, he would take this. This tyrannical Fist Technique suited his needs.
Xiao Chen had plenty of Essencemuch more than a regr Martial King. He could also switch between Essence and Vital Qi to support the expenditure. Hence, the first weakness could be neglected.
As for the second weakness, Xiao Chen did not care too much about it. For him, Fist Techniques were only a supplement. He still had exquisite Saber Techniques that flowed very well.
The second manual was a wind-attributed Fist Technique. It focused on achieving the fastest attacking speed possible and exquisite attackbos.
Xiao Chen shook his head and gave up on it. He already had Saber Techniques that were exquisite and very fast. There was no need for his Fist Technique to focus on speed as well.
Xiao Chen continued to look at the third manual. It was a lightning-attributed Superior Grade Earth Ranked Fist Techniquethe Thunder Roc Fist.
An expert of the senior generation observed the high ranked lightning-attributed Spirit Beast, the Thunder Roc, and created this Fist Techniques based on his insights.
It contained the speed of the Thunder Roc and its berserk nature. It also contained the technique used by the Thunder Rocs when they hunted for prey and the insights that he gained throughout his life.
Xiao Chen thought to himself, Indeed, that old man did not cheat me. I managed to find two suitable Fist Techniques in an instant.
I should continue to look and see if there are any better ones. If there are no better ones, then I shall pick one from these two.
The fourth secret manual was called Dragon w Fist. It was a Martial Technique thatbined both Fist Techniques and w Techniques. It switched between the fist and w, catching the opponent off guard.
Dragon wXiao Chen quite liked these words, as he felt it might bepatible with the Azure Dragon Qi.
Xiao Chen continued reading. The Dragon w Fist was a peak Superior Grade Earth Ranked Fist Technique. His expression could not help but change.
Although Superior Grade Earth Ranked and peak Superior Grade Earth Ranked only differed by one word, the difference in might was huge.
The might of a peak Superior Grade Fist Technique was already infinitely close to a Heaven Ranked Fist Technique. Furthemore, without reaching a certain cultivation realm, one would not be able to use it.
Using a Heaven Ranked Martial Technique could result in the body exploding. Xiao Chen himself had experienced that before.
So, a peak Earth Ranked Martial Technique was the most powerful Martial Technique possible under the Martial Monarch realm.
Xiao Chen felt doubtful, so he asked, Is this Dragon w Fist really a peak Superior Grade Earth Ranked Fist Technique?
The secret manual that the middle-aged man handed over only had the name and an introduction of the Martial Technique. It did not contain the incantations and the cirction method of Essence. So, Xiao Chen was not able to make a judgement on that.
The middle-aged man smiled and said, My reputation is not just built in one or two days. Since it writes that it is a peak Superior Grade Earth Ranked Martial Technique, it definitely is a peak Superior Grade Earth Ranked Martial Technique. However, this Martial Technique is rather special. It is likely that it would be useless to you even if you bought it.
How so?
The owner of the stall exined, This Fist Technique can only be used with the purest Vital Qi. Furthermore, it has very high requirements on the physical body. If the physical body is not strong enough, even a cultivator who cultivates Vital Qi would suffer from serious internal injuries if he executed it forcefully. Before they could kill others, they would end up killing themselves.
I can tell that you have a surging Essence. Naturally, it is impossible for you to be a physical body cultivator. You probably are not able to make your Vital Qi circte as you please. Hence, it would be useless to you even if you bought it.
Xiao Chen rejoiced in his heart. This Dragon w Fist seemed like it had been specially made for him. He casually asked, How much?
The middle-aged man felt suspicious and asked, You want to buy it?
Xiao Chen did not beat about the bush. He asked directly, As long as the price is not too ridiculous, I will buy it.
The middle-aged man said in a deep voice, Dont worry, all my goods are worth its value. As for the Martial Technique you want, although it is a peak Superior Grade Earth Ranked Fist Technique, it is too peculiar. Thus, I will not offer you a ridiculous price. Thirty thousand Medial Grade Spirit Stones will do.
Xiao Chen nodded and prepared to pay the thirty thousand Medial Grade Spirit Stones. He knew that the other party had quoted a reasonable price.
A peak Superior Grade Earth Ranked Martial Technique would go for fifty thousand Medial Grade Spirit Stones at an auction if there were no unexpected surprises.
Xiao Chen tried asking, Can I pay using Inferior Grade Spirit Stones?
The middle-aged man shook his head and said, No. All Martial Techniques that exceed Inferior Grade Earth Ranked require Medial Grade Spirit Stones for payment.
Xiao Chen did not hesitate and took out the stones, he had merely asked out of curiosity. He had already guessed that the other party would not agree.
After Xiao Chen handed over the Spirit Stones, the middle-aged man counted them. Then he took out the true secret manual from his spatial ring and handed it to Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen flipped through the secret manual and verified that it was real before cing it into his Universe Ring.
Before leaving, Xiao Chen looked at the many secret manuals in the middle-aged mans stall. He asked out of curiosity, Where did you get all these secret manuals from? If the information is a secret, I am willing to pay Spirit Stones for it.
So many secret manuals should have been the result of and full of fortuitous encounters. Fortuitous encounters all had a great attraction to cultivators, and Xiao Chen was no exception.
The middle-aged man chuckled. He said, No, it is not a secret. After you leave this ce, this secret manual might even find its way back to my hands.
Xiao Chens heart turned cold when he heard this. He now knew how the other party had obtained all these secret manualsthey had been all obtained by killing others.
Given that he could rob so many secret manuals, this person was at least a half-step Martial Monarch.
Ha ha, dont worry. I never make a move against my customers, The middle-aged manughed loudly when he saw Xiao Chens expression.
Chapter 462 - Heavenly Emperor’s Gravestone; Supreme Flood Dragon
Chapter 462: Heavenly Emperors Gravestone; Supreme Flood Dragon
This fellow is crazy. Xiao Chen did not remain any longer. He turned around and left the ce.
Since he had obtained the secret manual that he wanted, there was no more need for him to continue looking around. So, he left the streets and prepared to the fly up.
However, just at that moment, a cultivator wearing a ck cloak, with his face hidden in the shadows, descended down in front of him. Then, he immediately headed to the north.
Xiao Chen felt that this person was very familiar, so he quickly extended out his Spiritual Sense. Upon probing him, Xiao Chens expression could not help but change. Its Chu Chaoyun! What is he doing here?
He must be here to see if he can find anything good. After all, even I came here, So it is not strange that he came as well.
Xiao Chen withdrew his Spiritual Sense and no longer cared about him. However he suddenly realized that something was strange.
After Chu Chaoyun hadnded, he simple kept heading north, not even bothering to look at the stalls around him.
How strange!
Xiao Chens pupils constricted. He decided to quietly follow Chu Chaoyun. He withdrew his aura and walked behind him, maintaining a distance of two thousand meters.
Soon, Chu Chaoyun left the boundaries of the market. Xiao Chen found this even stranger. What in the world is this fellow nning to do here?
The outside of the market was just a patch of destend. There were only some wild weeds growing there. A cold wind blew noisily. All these made the ce look very bleak.
Chu Chaoyun did not stop moving for a single moment, he was very clear of his destination. He kept moving forward until he arrived before a gravestone.
There was a deep pool of water beside the gravestone. The pool was filled with ice and looked very strange.
Chu Chaoyun removed the ck cloak he was wearing. Unexpectedly, he was wearing golden long robes from the Tianwu Dynasty beneath the cloak.
Chu Chaoyuns usually carefree face revealed a faint mncholy. He knelt down and started to clear the weeds around the gravestone with his hands.
The gravestone was already very broken down. The stones had already split open in the ces where the words were carved. After looking for a long time, he could finally make out was written on it. He read out softly, Grave of Chu Jiaoyang.
Chu JiaoyangChu JiaoyangXiao Chen repeated this name twice in his heart. Then, his expression changed greatly.
The Great Tianwu Emperor who had been praised for ten thousand years, the one who had established the Tianwu Dynasty and ruled the continent, wasnt his real name Chu Jiaoyang?
That is impossible!
This is absolutely impossible, Xiao Chen was extremely astonished. The Great Tianwu Emperor, Chu Jiaoyang, was an outstanding talent. He had been unrivaled and his deeds were spoken about even after ten thousand years.
Even to that day, he was still a legend who could not be surpassed in the Tianwu Continent. The title of Number 1 after the Ancient Era belonged to him and him alone.
However, his gravestone was so simple and ordinary. It looked like it was about to copse and was covered in weeds.
The gravestone of a City Lord of a small city would be several times more luxurious than this. As the Great Tianwu Emperor, how can his gravestone be so simple?
Doubts appeared in Xiao Chens heart. He could not understand what was going on or how could a Heavenly Emperors Grave be so simple.
[Note: I cant recall whether the term Heavenly Emperor appeared before but this should be another title for the Martial Emperors, just like how Martial Sages are also called Sages.]
What Xiao Chen could not figure out was why was Chu Chaoyun here. Furthermore, this gravestone did not seem to difficult to find. Thus, it was strange that no one had any designs on this Heavenly Emperor Grave.
After all, no matter how simple it was, it was still a Heavenly Emperors grave. Just the corpse of a Heavenly Emperor was worth cities. The value of the grave was immeasurable.
All sorts of doubts filled Xiao Chens mind, making him feel confused. He carefully thought back to his past memories.
Suddenly, Xiao Chen recalled that when he had first met Chu Chaoyun, there was a Heavenly Emperor Grave there as well.
That was thest Emperor of the Tianwu Dynasty. That emperor was far from beingparable to Chu Jiaoyang.
As the biggest winner of that fortuitous encounter, not only did Chu Chaoyun obtain the body of a Martial Emperor, he had even absorbed a tenth of the Heavenly me and obtained the Life-Extinguishing Blood-Reversing Swordy.
Seeing that Chu Chaoyun appeared here in such a strange manner, perhaps finding the grave that time was not a coincidence. Maybe everything was flowing ording to his n.
Thinking deeper into this, the map that the Yue n had obtained in the past might have been a result of his ns.
If all this was true, then Chu Chaoyuns shrewdness was simply terrifying.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Suddenly, the pool that was filled with ice started to shatter. An lingering aura rushed up to the sky from the cracks.
The aura resembled a long straight line. It soon pierced the barrier of the underground market and entered theke.
This startled Xiao Chen. He realized that the aura that he had sensed when he first came to the Hidden Dragon Lake hade from here.
Boom!
The icepletely shattered and a snow-white flood dragon emerged from the pool. It was more than two hundred meters long.
Rows of white scales lined its entire body, and it was surrounded by clouds. It also emitted an ancient Dragons Might.
The entire underground market felt a heavy pressure. Suspicious gazes filled the whole ce.
Why did the old ancestore out out of the blue?!
Is someone having designs on that Heavenly Emperors Grave? They are too daring! Dont they know how to spell the word death?
[Note: Dont they know how to spell the word death: This means, do they not fear death? Its said in a rather sarcastic fashion.]
However, no one dared to check out what was happening. They all simply remained where they were and continued with whatever they had been doing.
No matter how curious they were, they could not muster up the courage to find out what was going on.
Unexpectedly, this Hidden Dragon Lake actually has a dragon hidden within it! Xiao Chen thought in horror.
This was a Rank 10 Frost Flood Dragona being that wasparable to a peak Martial Sage. Gauging from the clouds surrounding its body, it was clearly on the verge of morphing into a true dragon.
It was unknown for how long this flood dragon had lived for. Even if a Martial Emperor came, he would not be able to do anything to it. This flood dragon was a peak existence that stood above them all.
No wonder no one dared to touch the simple Heavenly Emperors grave that was ced there.
Xiao Chen, who was two thousand meters away, withdrew all his aura. He even carefullyid prone on the ground, not even daring to extend out his Spiritual Sense.
Such a strong Frost Flood Dragon would be able to detect Xiao Chen with a single thought, and no matter how strong Xiao Chens Spiritual Sense was, it would not be at a level that couldpare to a flood dragons.
Before the gravestone, Chu Chaoyun waved to the Frost Flood Dragon in the air. He said, Ao Yang, it has been a long time!
Indeed, it has been a long time. Thest time you came seems to be four years ago, the flood dragon spoke in humannguage with an extremely hoarse voice.
Chu Chaoyun smiled faintly and did not say anything else. He took out a stack of yellow paper and other items for honoring someones death and ced them one by one before the gravestone.
A golden light shed in Chu Chaoyuns eyes and all the items was set aze.
Chu Chaoyun looked distracted as he watched the yellow paper burn. The mncholy on his face became even more intense.
Chu Chaoyun touched the mottled gravestone with his right hand and muttered in a voice that only he could hear, You might have had peerless talent and unrivalled cultivation. You might have be matchless in the world. However, in the end, you still became a patch of sandy soil and a broken gravestone.
Even though a long time has passed, and your stories are being passed down even until now, your empire no longer exists. Your descendents do not even have the rights to exist properly.
Xiao Chen could not hear what Chu Chaoyun was saying. However, when he saw the burning items, a thought suddenly arose in his heart.
Could this Chu Chaoyun be a remnant of the Tianwu Dynastys Royal Court?
Xiu!
Just at that moment, an extremely cold gazended on Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chens chest tightened. He knew that when his emotions fluctuated earlier, the Frost Flood Dragon sensed it.
Zoom!
Without hesitating, Xiao Chen pushed off the ground with his hands. His body immediately shot up into the air.
The patterns on the Blood me Shoes suddenly lit up. Xiao Chens speed immediately reached Mach 4 as he rushed into the sky.
Ca! Ca! Ca!
The moment Xiao Chen left, the ce where he hadid earlier became covered in ayer of frost that extended ten meters deep into the ground.
All the soil in that area turned into ice and shattered. Countless ice fragments shot into the surroundings.
A cold Qi spread out amidst the frosty howling wind, and a huge deep pit appeared on the ground. All of this had happened in the blink of an eye.
Xiao Chen did not even know how the Frost Flood Dragon made his move, nor did he feel it. As he flew towards the sky, he felt extremely anxious.
All Xiao Chen thought of was how to get out of this ce as soon as possible; he did not even think of retaliating.
The Frost Flood Dragon looked at Xiao Chen, who was flying in the air. Its eyes moved slightly as he prepared to sent out more Dragon Qi to intercept Xiao Chen.
However, it suddenly discovered something else. It stopped, opened its jaws, and by simply raising one of its ws it sent out an extremely sharp frost Qi.
Bang!
Xiao Chen felt the frost Qi explode behind him. The horrifying energy caused the lightning-attributed Essence in his body to crumble without being able to resist.
Pu ci!
Xiao Chen vomited out blood. The huge force pushed him forward continuously. Soon, he reached the barrier and arrived at theke.
The huge force did not diminish and continued to push Xiao Chen upward. After a while, Xiao Chen got sted out of the the Hidden Dragon Lake together with a pir of water.
Xiao Chen heaved a sigh of relief. He checked on his injuries, but was surprised to find that there were none.
The frost Qi that had surged within Xiao Chens body and had caused him unimaginable pain did not cause him any harm. Instead, it even forced out some of the impurities in his Essence.
That was to say, not only had Xiao Chen not suffered any losses, he had even benefited.
The pir of water fell back down, sending ripples through theke surface. After a long while, the surface of theke calmed down
Xiao Chen stared at theke at a loss of what to make of this situation. He could not understand why that Rank 10 Frost Flood Dragon helped him.
The hoarse voice of the Frost Flood Dragon sounded out beside the Heavenly Emperors gravestone once again, Chu Chaoyun, dont let anyone tail you here again, not even if they are the inheritors of the Azure Emperor.
Chu Chaoyun said somewhat helplessly, I really did not know that he followed me. Furthermore, who knows when I will be back here again.
The Frost Flood Dragons voice resounded again, I dont care what you want to do. Dont you dare have any designs on the items within the Heavenly Emperors Grave.
After the Frost Flood Dragon spoke, its huge body moved and re-entered the deep pool.
Chu Chaoyun clenched his fists tightly, and his eyes became resolute. He looked at the simple Heavenly Emperors Grave and muttered, Those who are dead are dead, but I still have that basic amount of respect for you.
Xiao Chen cautiously returned to his courtyard. Then, he sat down cross-legged below the small tree and closed his eyes. He started to carefully sense the frost Qi that the Frost Flood Dragon had given him.
He found that there were still some remnants in his body that had not been used. It would be too wasteful if he did not use it properly.
Chi! Chi!
As Xiao Chen was circting his Essence, the Frost Qi that remained in his flesh, meridians, and his internal organs was all being quickly absorbed.
Chapter 463 - The Flood Dragon’s Present
Chapter 463: The Flood Dragons Present
This frost Qi was clearly supposed to be bone-chilling. However, it made Xiao Chen feel a certain warmth. He fell deep in thought. Aside from the benefits of this Frost Qi, he thought of some other things too.
This Frost Qi could hurt some but help others. Xiao Chen wondered if this principle applied to the other attributes as well. The wind had a berserk side to it but also had a cool and gentle aspect that could make one feel warmth.
The heat of fire can kill, but it can also aid in cooking; it was ultimately something necessary.
So, if Xiao Chen managed to apply this principle to his state, hisprehension of state would increase by another level.
However, this principle was still too profound for Xiao Chen. Thus, he collected his thoughts and stopped thinking about it temporarily. Instead, he focused on absorbing the Frost Qi.
After about seven minutes, Xiao Chen opened eyes. He felt a certain warmth and iparable numbness in his body. All of the turbid Qi gathered at his abdomen.
Xiao Chen flicked his finger and a drop of ck blood shot out.
The instant the ck blood left his body, Xiao Chen felt his entire body rx.
What powerful Frost Qi. Unexpectedly, it managed to heal all the hidden damage that I have not noticed before, Xiao Chen said in astonishment as he stretched himself. He still could not understand why that Rank 10 Frost Flood Dragon helped him.
Dong! Dong! Dong!
At that moment, someone knocked on the door, interrupting Xiao Chens thoughts.
Xiao Chen opened the door and saw an ordinary person in grey robes with three golden lines embroidered on the cor. He was standing outside holding a letter.
Might I ask if this Young Hero has the surname Xiao? the person said in a respectful tone as he cupped his hands.
Xiao Chen nodded to confirm.
The other party smiled and said, In that case, I have found the right person. This letter is for you. I will take my leave then!
The other party held out the envelope, but Xiao Chen did not take it immediately. The person delivering the letter had an very ordinary attitude.
He did not show the kind of fear and respect one would show when meeting a high ranked cultivator. Furthermore, using letters to poison the receiver was somethingmonly seen.
It was better to be cautious. Xiao Chen gently waved his hands and a strand of Essence shot out. A hole immediately appeared in the envelope and revealed the letter inside.
The letter unfolded itself and floated in the air. After Xiao Chen read it, he sent out a strand of purple mes and burnt it to ashes.
Strangewhy is the Beast Taming Abodes Zuo Mo gathering everyone?
Zuo Mo was Pei Shaoxuans First Senior Brother. He was the strongest third generation disciple in the Beast Taming Abode.
He was very strong and managed to rank in the top twenty in the previous Five Nation Youth Competition.
He was one of the few that could withstand the pressure and enter the top twenty despite not being from the Great Jin nation. It would not be exaggerated to say that he was the number one expert of the Great Tang Nation.
The contents of the letter were very simple. It simply invited Xiao Chen to attend a gathering that was taking ce five dayster.
It seemed like Zuo Mo intended in gather all the people participating in the second round in order to get to know each other.
Xiao Chen said softly, That is fine as well. If everyonees, it would give me the opportunity to check out the situation beforehand.
Xiao Chen kept this matter in mind. Then, he took out the peak Superior Grade Earth Ranked Fist Techniquethe Dragon w Fistand read it carefully.
The Dragon w Fist was a Fist Technique that perfectly merged Fist Techniques and w Techniques. The sudden change between w and fist caused ones opponents to be caught off guard.
ording to the introduction of the secret manual, once it was practiced to Great Perfection, there was no longer a difference between fist or w.
When one attacked, it would contain both the might of a Fist and the sharpness of a w.
The Fist Technique had a total of seven moves. The first three moves were the foundation and did not have any name. They merely served to allow the cultivator to switch between fist and w freely.
Starting from the fourth move, it became very overbearing. Each move was stronger than the one before it, and every move was a killing move.
Furthemore, each move had two methods of executionusing a fist or a w. Depending on what was used, they becamepletely new moves. Thus, knowing these four moves was equivalent to knowing eight moves.
The four moves were: Berserk Dragon, Burning the Heavens, Breaking the Top, and Seizing the Heart.
After reading the secret manual, Xiao Chen started to carefullyprehend it with his eyes closed. After a long time, he slowly opened his eyes. A light shed in them.
He put away the secret manual and followed the method listed in it to circte his Vital Qi.
Boom! Boom!
The Vital Qi circted around Xiao Chens chest, and when it moved to his right arm, it was struck by pain; it felt like his flesh was about to explode.
Together with the pain, Xiao Chen felt an incredibly strong energy pouring into his arm.
What a tyrannical energy. No wonder that the middle-aged person said that a person whose physical body is weak absolutely cannot practice this Fist Technique.
Xiao Chen knew that he was a little over his head. He had actually used all his Vital Qi the first time he tried the technique. Thus, he quickly reduced the amount of Vital Qi by half.
The painful sensation immediately vanished and his Vital Qi flowed very smoothly. Soon, it flowed into his palm.
Pa!
Xiao Chen punched and his force exploded out in the air. The explosion was followed by a strong gust of wind that made countless leaves fly into the air.
Its might did not diminish as Xiao Chen continued to follow the methods listed in the Dragon w Fist, turning his fist into a w. The energy that had been scattered into the air earlier was all absorbed back.
Then, it merged together with Xiao Chens remaining Vital Qi. When he shed out with his w, a strong wind blew in the air, leaving five deep marks on the ground. Only after flying for a long time, did the energy finally scatter.
Just using half of my Vital Qi is already able to produce such might. I wonder how powerful it would be when using all of my Vital Qi, Xiao Chen said, revealing a joyful smile.
Xiao Chen had not used the Azure Dragon Qi in his arm in this move yet. If he merged his Dragon Qi and Vital Qi together, it was likely that the power unleashed would be ridiculous.
This peak Superior Grade Earth Ranked Fist Technique is worthy of its rank. It was worth me spending so many Spirit Stones on it. Xiao Chenughed happily.
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Two dayster, Xiao Chen had already achieved the basic level in the first three moves of the Dragon w Fistthe switching between fist and w.
He had just reached Small Perfection, but was still far from being able to switch as he pleased. However, that was something that came with time.
It was not a problem of Xiao Chensprehension; it was just a matter of time.
Fist! Xiao Chen shouted loudly in the courtyard. All his Vital Qi circted once in his abdomen before pouring into his right arm.
After two days of practicing, Xiao Chens physical body could now handle this Vital Qi. Furthermore, he did not feel pain anymore.
When the Vital Qi flowed through the meridians in Xiao Chens arm, the Azure Dragon tattoo started to move slowly. Dragon Qi slowly infused into the Vital Qi.
The energy flowing through Xiao Chens arm increased by at least twenty percent. When he clenched his fist, he could feel it surging. He punched.
Boom!
A visible azure energy exploded out. A strong wind blew in the courtyard, ripping out a few small trees.
As the energy surged out, the small trees were immediately shattered into countless pieces.
w! Xiao Chen shouted again. He turned his fist into a w. The surrounding azure energy gathered back and merged with the remaining energy in his arm.
Pu ci!
Five azure streams of energy tore through the air, and five cuts clearly appeared in each of the leaves flying around him.
Fist!
Xiao Chens lower body sank down and the instant he withdrew the w, he pushed it forward. Suddenly, his aura changed, turned into a fist, and pounced forth.
Xiao Chen switched between the fist and w several times before he came to a stop. After thinking for a while, he said softly, The fist looks powerful but it is too scattered. I have to find a way to focus it.
Following that, Xiao Chen started to practice the fist. He tried to make the force of the fist explode out at one point and not let it disperse to other ces.
Time slowly went by. After another two days, Xiao Chen managed to gain a firm grasp of the three foundational moves on the Dragon w Fist
As for the problem of the fist force dispersing, Xiao Chen found a pretty good solution to it. After all, it was not a particrly profound technique.
He could already do it in the past. Now, by only making a minor change to the Dragon w Fist, he made it more suitable for himself.
It is time to practice the true moves of the Dragon w Fist. The Berserk Dragon can be split into the Berserk Dragon Fist and Berserk Dragon w. It is clearly one move yet there are two ways to execute it. I have to think this over carefully. Xiao Chen said with a resolute gaze as he took a deep breath.
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In the west of Deste City stood arge courtyard. The entire ce had already been reserved by the Beast Taming Abodes Zuo Mo.
The tables and chairs in the courtyard were arranged in an orderly fashion. The two hundred odd people from the various nation who qualified for the second round were currently gathering there.
The people from the Great Tang Nation sat together and those from the Great Chu Nation sat together as well. After all, the people they were the most familiar with were the ones from the same country.
It was hard to avoid conflicts between geniuses. Thus, when the geniuses from the same nation gathered, it was like allying with each other.
There were close to three hundred outstanding talents from various ces here. The group of the Great Qin Nation was very small. Aside from Duanmu Qing, Hua Yunfei, Mucheng Xue, and Ji Changkong, there were also some other outstanding talents from the Imperial Capital. The whole group only consistent of slightly more than ten people.
Compared to the other nations, which had tens of people, the difference was obvious. Even adding Xiao Chen and Chu Chaoyun, who had not arrived yet, their number did not exceed twenty.
When the surrounding outstanding talents from the other nations nced towards Hua Yunfei and the others, contempt shed in their eyes.
asionally, they discussed about them in soft whispers. This made the people from the Great Qin Nation feel very embarrassed.
In reality, the Spiritual Energy in the Great Qin Nation was very sparse. They had been at the bottom of the Five Great Nations for a very long time already. In the past Five Nation Youth Competition, they did not even have anyone who entered the top one hundred.
Unfortunately, the Five Nation Youth Competition had a rule that the disciples from the Royal n could not participate. Otherwise, with Ying Yues strength, she would have certainly been able to climb to the top twenty.
The Royal ns of the various nations were in a group of their own. ording to the rumors, they couldmunicate directly with the upper realm. They all had their own paradise for cultivating.
Thus, just like with the Five Nation Youth Competition, the Royal ns of the various nations would not receive an invitation for the Ancient Deste Tower.
Liu Yong, we have not met for three years already. Given this rare meeting, I wonder if your sword can still defeat me? A cultivator called Zhou Wei from the Great Xia Nation said to a cultivator of the Great Tang Nation as he released his aura.
In the end, behind all these facades, the gathering was a chance for everyone to check out their opponents before the arena battles.
There were countless people who were familiar with each other. They wanted to know how much the other party had improved by. Then, they could make an estimation of how big their chances were of obtaining one of the twenty spots.
Many people showed up. Half of it was due to the respect for Zuo Mo and the other half was because of the twenty spots.
The Great Tang Nations Liu Yong got up and said, I was thinking of challenging you as well as well. I could defeat you in the past and I will be able to defeat you in the future.
Xiu!
When the two spoke, the whispers immediately stopped. Everyone looked over.
Chapter 464 - Competition of States
Chapter 464: Competition of States
Everyone here were potential opponents in the arena battles. If they could understand their opponents strengths before them, they would be able to save a lot of effort.
Dang! Dang!
Sword Qi flew everywhere inside in the courtyard. When the two of them fought with each other they kept using all sorts of Sword Techniques.
The two were about equally matchedneither could triumph over the other. Liu Yong felt somewhat surprised as he said, I did you expect that you wouldprehend sword intent in the past one year. What more, you managed toprehend it to thirty percent; that is not a simple feat!
Zhou Wei executed his sword intent to its peak. He felt somewhat pleased as he said, One year is sufficient for many things to change. If that is all the ability you have, then if you meet me in the arena battle, you would better forfeit.
Boom!
The sword in Zhou Weis hand trembled and an even stronger sword intent poured out. The sword Qi that came out became sharper as well.
Dang! Dang! Dang!
As Zhou Wei swung his sword, Liu Yong was forced to retreat by several steps. The scales started to tip in Zhou Weis favor.
This is the sword intent that I haveprehended to fifty percent!
The cultivators who were watching whispered, Fifty percentprehended sword intent is a peak Small Perfection sword intent. Once one crosses this hurdle, it would be a Great Perfection sword intent.
For a regr swordsman toprehend sword intent to fifty percent at this age, they had to be extremely strong. No wonder this Zhou Wei dared to challenge Liu Yong.
This trump card of his exined everything.
Liu Yongs expression changed slightly, but it reverted back to normal very quickly. He said indifferently, Fifty percentprehended sword intent? I have already achieved that half a year ago, but you have probably only just achieved this recently.
Boom!
Liu Yongs sword intent surged as well and his aura rose. His handling of sword intent was even better than Zhou Weis.
Furthermore, Liu Yongs sword intent was stronger. He immediately gained the advantage, and Zhou Wei could only bitterly defend.
After a hundred moves, Liu Yong found a weak point. He thrusted his sword towards his opponents face. This attack was very fierce and gleamed with a cold light.
Zhou Wei was startled. He quickly withdrew his sword to defend. Who knew that Liu Yong was only feinting. The instant Zhou Wei withdrew his sword, Liu Yong swung his sword downward.
He struck Zhou Wei on the wrist and wounded him. Zhou Wei lost grip of his sword. Liu Yong immediately took advantage of that moment to step forward and ce his sword against Zhou Weis neck.
Brother Zhou, it seems that you have practiced for nothing. It will be best if you dont get me as your opponent in the arena battles.
Liu Youngughed loudly and sheathed his sword. Everything that Zhou Wei had said to him earlier, he had returned it all.
Zhou Wei returned to his seat dispirited. His friends beside him immediately consoled him, Dont be sad. You haveprehended your sword intent to fifty percent, and your state of wind has reached peak Small Perfection already. There is still hope for you to obtained one of the twenty spots.
Zhou Wei smiled bitterly and said, Never mind, this only allowed me to see where I stand more clearly. Originally, I believed that, although I am not amongst the few people at the peak like Ding Fengchou, Jiang Zimo, Chu Mu, and the others, I am still strong enough to be part of the top twenty.
I have never expected such a result. Although I have improved, so did the others!
Following that, a few other people started to exchange moves. The three geniuses of the Myriad Fiend Pce, Jiang Zimo, Chu Mu, and Mu Xinya, also fought each other.
The battle between Pei Shaoxuan and Xia Xiyan, as well as the battle between Ding Fengchou and his old enemy, Zuo Mo, attracted the most attention.
These people were the ones who the crowd believed to be the strongest. After watching the fights, their belief was further consolidated.
When Liu Yong saw Ding Fengchou and Zuo Mos fight, even he shook his head slightly and sighed, I am still not as strong as him. If I get him as my opponent, I will immediately surrender and save my strength for the next fight.
The group from the Great Qin Nation all had unsightly expressions. They originally thought that they were not much weaker than the people from the other Great Nations.
They thought that they at least stood a chance. After seeing the few fights in front of them, they shook their heads and sighed, thinking to themselves that they were truly frogs in a well.
[Note: Frog in a well: This means having a narrow view of the world; being someone who is not aware that there are better things outside of what they know.]
Bang!
A cultivator from the Great Qin Nations Imperial Capital got kicked flying by a swordsman from the Great Tang Nation. Blood trickled out from his mouth as he showed a pained expression.
The swordsman shook his head and said, The cultivators of the Great Qin Nation are still very weak. Sorry, I should not have challenged you.
Although these words sounded very nice, in the ears of Hua Yunfei and the others, they were the worst form of humiliation.
Dont go, I, Hua Yunfei, challenge you!
Hua Yunfeis expression was sullen as he stood up. He held a scarlet sword and slowly walked to that swordsman.
That swordsman nced at Hua Yunfei and said solemnly, You are stronger than him, I ept your challenge!
Boom!
The two started fighting. Hua Yunfei knew that his opponent was hard to deal with. Thus, he executed the Bloody Death Sword Technique to its peak. The air filled with red shes amidst a churning scarlet sea, and a baleful aura surged.
The swordsmans expression did not change though. He stepped back over and over again, blocking Hua Yunfeis continuous stream of attacks.
When the swordsman ran out of space to step back, he suddenly stopped. He shook his head and said, What a strong Martial Technique. Unfortunately, you have not evenprehended sword intent. What a waste of Martial Technique. It is time for you to lose!
A sword intent surged up and the swordsmans aura suddenly rose. His Sword Techniques became very overwhelming and he managed to deflect all of Hua Yunfeis attacks in one move. Then, he left a faint wound on thetters face.
After all that, the swordsman quickly withdrew his sword and moved back. If he had not shown mercy, Hua Yunfei would have died immediately.
Ji Changkong immediately got up and said to that person, I am Ji Changkong. Are you willing to guide me with your expert moves?!
Before the swordsman could reply, his friend beside him, a desman, got up and smiled, You have fought two rounds continuously already. Should I deal with this for you?
Sure, its all yours then, Shi Yong! The swordsman nodded to indicate that he was fine with this arrangement. Then he returned to his seat and closed his eyes. He did not care much for the two victories that he had obtained.
In his eyes, defeating someone from the Great Qin Nation was nothing worth being proud over.
Ji Changkong softly said, Very well, fight with all your strength. In that way, when you lose, you will be fully convinced in your loss.
Shi Yongughed and said, What a joke, say that after you win!
Xiu!
Ji Changkong took the initiative to attack. He used the Astral Swordy and a starry sky appeared around him.
However, that desman did not care about his opponents mysterious phenomenon at all. He shouted a warcry and hacked forward with all his strength.
Shi Yongs cultivation was higher than Ji Changkongs. Using his tyrannical Saber Technique was sufficient to suppress his opponent.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
After exchanging a few moves, Ji Changkongs arm became numb. He also felt a faint pain in his chest. He knew that his Essence was inferior to his opponents.
So, he did not hide his true strength and merged his twenty-percentprehended sword intent with his Sword Technique to gain some footing.
The desman smiled and said, Interesting. However, a twenty-percentprehended sword intent is nothing here. I will still defeat you!
Suddenly, a strong wind blew from his saber. This desman finally used his full strength as well.
Dang! Dang! Dang!
Ji Changkong blocked three strikes in a row, but after that he could no longer block. The sword in his hand was knocked away and sent flying towards the outside of the courtyard.
Originally, Mu Chengxue thought that he would be able to do better, as he had a Holy Weapon. However, when he saw Ji Changkongs sword being knocked away, his expression changed.
Mu Chengxue simply lowered his head and pretended he had not seen anything. Hepletely lost all intention of challenging him.
ept your fate. The spiritual Energy in the Great Qin Nation is very sparse and there is very littlepetition there. Even with the same amount of talent and resources, you will all be weaker than the geniuses of the other Great Nations.
You are only destined to y a supporting role in his budding era of geniuses, Shi Yong said expressionlessly.
Ji Changkongs face filled with dissatisfaction. However, he had to admit that what his opponent said was correct.
Weng! Weng!
Just at this moment, a drawn out, melodious hum of a sword resounded outside the courtyard.
Everyone quickly looked over. They only saw a desman wearing white robes standing outside and grasping the tip of a sword with two fingers.
The force behind the sword was very strong, but that desman only used two fingers and casually caught it. The sword could not advance forward at all, it could only vibrate violently in the air.
Shi Yongs expression changed slightly. He had used his full strength during his final three strikes as well as his strongest killing move. He was very clear on how strong they were.
The sword that he had knocked flying had at least half the might of his full power attack.
It was not strange if someone dodged it. After all, it had already slowed down. However, this person casually caught it with two fingers.This was somewhat unbelievable.
That day happened to be the day Zuo Mo had setfive days after Xiao Chen had received the letter. He had beenpletely engrossed in practicing the Dragon w Fists fourth movethe Berserk Dragon.
Originally, Xiao Chen intended to practice it once and make his way over. However, who knew that he would suddenly gain some insights and sink deep within it.
By the time Xiao Chen came to his wits, it was already noon. So, he quickly rushed over.
The moment Xiao Chen stepped into the courtyard, he saw a sword flying at him. At first, he thought that someone was trying to assassinate him.
After Xiao Chen noticed Ji Changkong and Shi Yong, he understood what had happened. It was merely the aftershocks of their duel. Clearly, Ji Changkong had lost.
When Ji Changkong saw Xiao Chen holding his sword, he said in an unfriendly manner, Return my sword to me!
Xiao Chen smiled faintly and he flicked his finger. The sword turned around and flew at Ji Changkong.
After Ji Chankong caught the sword, he returned to his seat with an extremely unsightly expression on his face.
Ji Changkong had not expected that after he left the Great Qin Nation, he would not even be able to deal with a minor character.
Xiao Chen walked over to Shi Yong slowly and said calmly, The people of the Great Qin Nation can only be side characters? Could it be that you think yourself to be the main character? Do you dare to say what you had said earlier again?
Xiao Chen had heard everything that the other party said earlier. He felt that it was incredibly funny.
Although there were very few Spirit Veins in the Great Qin Nation and there was not muchpetition, there were still peak experts like Ying Yue, Chu Chaoyun, and Leng Liusu.
If any one of them came here, this person would not be a match for them. He did not understand where this person got his confidence from.
Shi Yong mocked, You are someone from the Great Qin Nation as well? So what if I said that. I will say it twice, thrice, or even four more times. What can you do about that? Dont think you can scare me with just a simple trick.
If you are really not convinced, feel free to make a move against me. I will show you what a true desman is.
Xiao Chen did not say anything else. He stepped forward and executed the Dragon w Fist. He held his saber with his left hand and punched with his right.
A fist wind howled and his aura grew exponentially. When Shi Yong saw that his opponent did not even draw his saber, he could not help but smile coldly, Since you are seeking death, I will grant it to you.
Shi Fong tilted himself back and grasped his saber with both hands. A saber light that continuously switched betweenrge and small hacked down on Xiao Chens fist.
Chapter 465 - Luck is a Kind of Strength
Chapter 465: Luck is a Kind of Strength
Bang!
The fist wind exploded out and a surging shockwave swept through the surroundings, causing the fallen leaves to fly up.
Shi Yongs arm trembled slightly, and his saber nearly flew out of his hand. He had not expected Xiao Chen to be so strong.
Shocked, Shi Yong quickly retreated backward. Xiao Chen remained calmed and activated the Blood me Shoes on his feet. In a blink of an eye, he arrived before Shi Yong.
He opened his fist and changed it into a w. Then, he gathered back all the scattered energy. He swung heavily and the w left bloody wounds on his opponents chest.
Damn it, I got tricked. It turns out that this person uses w Techniques!
Shi Yong retreated once again. As the same time, he swung his saber, trying to stop Xiao Chen from swinging the w again.
Xiao Chen instantly clenched his hand and turned the w into a fist. An intense fist wind flew out; this time, Xiao Chen infused it with the Azure Dragon Qi.
The might of this punch sted away the saber in Shi Yongs hand. However, it did not lose its might and continued onwards to thetters chest.
Boom!
It tore Shi Youngs clothes and tossed him more than a hundred meters into the air.
The might of this fitpletely exceeded everyones expectations. They felt frightened when they saw this.
Xiao Chen had not even drawn his saber, but he only used three attacks to defeat Shi Yonga defeat that was overwhelming and easily obtained.
Only the person who went to the same wrestling ring as Xiao Chen were not surprised.
Xia Xiyan smiled gently and said, This fellow finally found a Superior Grade Earth Ranked Fist Technique. Indeed, his strength has increased tremendously.
Shi Yong heavily fell onto the ground only after a long time. Then he gave off a dull thud and fainted.
Sho Yongs friends stared at Xiao Chen in a hostile manner as they quickly rushed over to carry him away. This was especially so for the swordsmana faint murderous intent appeared in his gaze.
When Hua Yunfei and the others saw that Xiao Chen dealt with Shi Yong in three moves, their hearts could not help but sink. It was like something had shattered in there.
Back at the za, when they first saw Xiao Chen, they even said that they would beat Xiao Chen up personally.
Who knew that they were unable to even deal with a single minor character in this gathering. As for their target, he easily defeated that person in three moves.
A sense of helplessness appeared in their hearts. They had not expected Xiao Chen would put so much distance between them within half a year.
It seemed that there was no way they could surpass him anymore. Perhaps they might not even have the opportunity to close the gap, even by a tiny bit.
Pa! Pa! Pa!
Zuo Mo, who sat at the center, watched the white-robed Xiao Chen with great interest. He started pping andughed, The White Robed desman, Xiao Chen, truly deserves his fame for obtaining one hundred consecutive victories. You are truly formidable!
He is that contestant with a hundred consecutive victories?
Many people in the courtyard instantly nced over curiously. Hushed whispers filled the ce.
Although most of them had heard the story of someone obtaining a hundred consecutive victories, many had not seen what he looked like or knew who he was.
At this moment, everyone focused on Xiao Chen. The astonishment on their faces grew evenrger than before.
When Ji Changkong, Hua Yunfei, and the others heard that, they could not help but exchange nces with each other. There were only bitter smiles between them.
Duanmu Qing calmly said, That day, at the Heavenly Saber Pavilion, we have been all defeated. We had lost a significant portion of our Luck there. We should have already expected such a scene today.
The few of them sighed, feeling agony in their hearts. They did not wish to say anything else. This was probably how it felt to be someone elses stepping stone.
As for them, they were not even qualified to be Xiao Chens stepping stone anymore. One could easily imagine how upset they were now.
Xiao Chen looked at Zuo Mo, Pei Shaoxuans mysterious Senior Brother. He said gently, I was merely lucky, that was nothing much.
Zuo Mo smiled gently, Have nobody ever told you that Luck is a kind of strength? I have wanted to experience your exquisite moves for a long time already. I wonder if I can have the opportunity to do so now?
Xiao Chen nodded and said, It is my honor.
Very well, I shall not stand on ceremony then!
Zuo Mos gaze turned cold and he gently pushed off the ground. He leaped up and sent a palm strike at Xiao Chen.
Ka ca!
Xiao Chen stuck his saber, together with its scabbard, into the ground. Then, he stepped forward to wee Zuo Mo.
Xiao Chen executed the Dragon w Fist and sent a punch at his opponents palm strike. A huge force exploded out and ripples spread into the surroundings, akin to waves on water.
Hu! Hu!
The two retreated the moment they came into contact. Then, they turned around at the same time. As they turned, they dissipated the force of their opponents strike.
When the twonded, they looked at each other. Clearly, they were both somewhat astonished.
The Essence from the palm strike made Xiao Chens finger hurt. His opponents Essence was purer than he had thought.
It was unknown how much natural treasures he had consumed. Perhaps his Cultivation Technique was a Heaven Ranked Cultivation Technique as well.
Zuo Mos astonishment was not smaller than Xiao Chens. A pure Vital Qi surged over from his opponents fist wind.
However, when Zuo Mo looked at Xiao Chen, he could tell that his Essence was as dense as his. He had not expected Xiao Chen to be able to stand his ground against him when only using Vital Qi.
Xiu!
After a short pause, the two started another round of exchanges. They fought each other in closebat, moving all over the courtyard.
The two moved very fast. The weaker cultivators could only see two blurry figures moving about; they could not even see their exchanges.
These two fellows are interesting. One uses the saber and the other summons Spirit Beasts. Yet, they are fighting in closebat.
The Myriad Fiend Pces Chu Muughed softly and said, Zimo, Xinya, who do you think will obtain the victory in closebat?
Xiao Chen! the both of them said together without any hesitation.
Xiao Chens closebat prowess and physical body strength had left a very deep impression on the two of them.
At this moment, it was already very clear that Xiao Chen had obtained a higher ranked Fist Technique. His only w had been patched up, so it was hard to imagine him losing.
Chu Mu smiled and said, I afraid the both of you will be disappointed. Zuo Mo is using the Superior Grade Earth Ranked Martial TechniqueFlowing Cloud Palm. It has already reached Great Perfection, and inbination with his extremely pure Essence, it would be hard to defeat him.
The figures of the two flickered around the ce. A strong wind howled and swept up all the fallen leaves in the courtyard.
Dang! Dang!
When the fallen leaves struck the tables and chairs, they pierced into them like knives. Several cultivators who were caught off guard ended up injured by them.
Their clothes became tattered. Some people quickly worked together to shatter the fallen leaves flying at them.
What a strong wind. The aftershock of their fight is so strong!
This is not even their true power. They are merely using their supplementary techniques. Imagine how strong it would be if they were to fight for real!
The crowd eximed as they watched the two fight. Astonishment appeared on their faces. It seems like these two were guaranteed a spot in the Ancient Deste Tower.
Xiao Chen swung his hands around in midair. Sometimes, his left hand changed into a w and his right hand into a fist, or vice versa. asionally, he would directly send out a fist wind.
Xiao Chensbat style seemed very strange, making it hard for his opponent to catch his rhythm. Zuo Mos face sank as he kept sending out palm winds. He did his best to prevent Xiao Chen from advancing.
It was hard to find an opening that he could attack. With the two interchanging styles, he did not dare to make any rash moves.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Explosions came from the air again. Vital Qi and Essence shed with each other, generating shockwaves. The strong wind in the courtyard blew even stronger.
The both of them retreated by five steps, standing in midair. Their clothes and hair fluttered in the strong wind.
This is the first time I have seen a Martial Technique that changes between the w and fist. However, if that is all the ability you have, then this is how far you will go.
Zuo Mo shouted a warcry and his figure shed forward. He sent out palm winds and the clouds in the sky joined together, merging into a sea of clouds.
Explode!
Zuo Mo sent out another palm strike and the flowing clouds gathered even more. When they got close to Xiao Chen, they exploded. A horrifying shockwave surged out.
Xiao Chen criss-crossed his arms and took the stance of the Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon. Following that, he moved back a hundred meters.
Flowing Cloud Burst!
The unending chain of palm strikes sent flowing clouds at Xiao Chen akin to a fleet of cannons.
Xiao Chen stood his ground in midair, not moving back even half a step. A tiger and a dragon roared around him as he withstood this unending chain of Flowing Cloud Burst head-on.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
The churning flowing clouds exploded in the air. The energy from the pure Essence burst apart, forming new, bright and enchanting clouds in the air.
The boundless beautiful clouds enveloped Xiao Chen, not allowing the crowd to see the situation inside.
When Xhu Mu sensed the energy of the beautiful clouds, he smiled faintly and said, I guessed correctly, right? After reaching Great Perfection, the Flowing Cloud Palms might at least doubles. The mysterious phenomenon it creates bes very astonishing. The moment the light from the cloud fades away will be the moment Xiao Chen is defeated.
Even if he has Saber Techniques that he had not used, Zuo Mo also has Spirit Beasts that he had not summoned. In the end, Xiao Chen is still slightly weaker than Zuo Mo. His hundred consecutive victories can only be exined as luck.
Jiang Zimo looked at the bright beautiful clouds in the air. Then, he shook his head and said, That might not be so!
Are you still insisting on your opinions? We shall wait for the oue of this fight then! Chu Mu could not understand why Jiang Zimo persisted on with his belief.
Xiu!
When the lightpletely scattered, Xiao Chen slowly revealed himself. His white Clear Wind Robes fluttered non-stop in the air. His hair flew all over the ce, but he did not seem to have a miserable expression on his face.
Zuo Mos expression changed slightly. He found it incredulous. He thought to himself, How strong exactly is this fellows physical body? Even half-step Martial Monarchs would not dare to receive my Flowing Cloud Burst lightly.
Xiao Chen lowered his criss-crossing arms and slowlynded. He suppressed the surging Qi and blood in his body. Then, he said, Flowing Cloud Burst? Not bad! Its your turn to receive an attack from me!
Berserk Dragon Fist! Xiao Chen shouted and his figure flickered. He circted his Vital Qi for a cycle in his abdomen and then quickly sent the berserk Vital Qi into his arm.
The muscles in his right arm instantly bulged up. The Azure Dragon tattoo also started to move around quickly. Xiao Chen felt like he was filled with limitless energy.
Roar!
The faint illusion of an Azure Dragon head appeared on Xiao Chens arm. It quickly rushed at Zuo Mo carrying the might of the Azure Dragon.
Flowing Cloud Burst!
Xiao Chens move looked very powerful, so Zuo Mo did not dare to be careless. He immediately infused all the floating white clouds into his right palm. A brilliant jade-white light appeared in the middle of his palm.
The crowd held their breath as they focused and looked carefully. The Myriad Fiend Pces Chu Mu had a surprised expression on his face. He had not expected Xiao Chen to be able to send out such a powerful attack.
Bang!
The bright palm shed with the dragon head. An ear-splitting explosion roared out, and a semi-circr sphere of energy appeared before the two as they shed intensely.
Chapter 466 - Best of the Four Great Nations?
Chapter 466: Best of the Four Great Nations?
Zuo Mo was slightly red. His surging Essence was like a gushing river as it poured into his bright, jade-white palm. The light became brighter and brighter.
Interesting, this is the first this I met someone with such surging Essence. Xiao Chen could not help but feel excited. The Qi whirlpool in his body spun quickly, and his Essence and Vital Qi merged together.
Boom!
Xiao Chens strength increased instantly. The dragon head roared angrily, and Zuo Mo flew out instantly.
Xiao Chen shouted another warcry and took five steps forward in midair. He turned his fist into a w and executed the w form of the Berserk Dragon.
Hu chi!
The dragon head twisted and changed. Soon, it turned into an azure w. Xiao Chen pulled back his hand and then dashed forward.
Chi! Chi!
The Azure Dragon w instantly left five horrifying, bloody wounds on Zuo Mos chest.
Xiao Chen coldly nced at him as the dragon w opened up. Then, the w pressed heavily on Zuo Mos chest. Zuo Mo vomited a mouthful of blood and fell onto the ground like a heavy sandbag.
Xiao Chen proudly stood in midair. He scattered the energy of the Azure Dragon and the berserk energy instantly vanished into the wind.
Unexpectedly, Zuo Mo is not even his opponent. Could this Xiao Chen be the strongest person in the Four Nations?
Its hard to say. Zuo Mos true strength lies in summoning Spirit Beasts to fight for him. I heard that he already has a Rank 8 Spirit Beast in his Spirit Blood Jade.
Nothing is certain, Xiao Chen is a desman in the first ce; however, he had not even drawn his saber.
Regardless of the situation, Xiao Chen only had an advantage when they fought in closebat. As for who is stronger or weaker, we will still need to seem them fight with their true strength before we will know.
When the crowd saw Zuo Mo fall to the ground, they were all shocked. He had already be famous two years ago.
His position as one of the top twenty in the previous Five Nation Youth Competition had been gained with his sweat and blood; there was no luck involved.
It was unexpected that Zuo Mo got defeated so miserably by Xiao Chen, someone who had only emerged recently.
Jiang Zimoughed softly and said, Chu Mo, I was correct, right? The defense of Xiao Chens physical body can be said to be second to none under the Martial Monarch realm.
Now that he has obtained a peak Superior Grade Earth Ranked Fist Technique, he is like a tiger that obtained wings. In terms of closebat technique, regr fist masters would not be a match for him.
Chu Mu muttered in a soft voice, It looks like I have underestimated him. Obtaining a hundred consecutive victories cannot simply be exined by luck. In two years, this person will definitely be my mainpetitor.
Zuo Mo got to his feet in a somewhat miserable fashion. He looked at Xiao Chen, who was still in the air, and smiled bitterly, It looks like it was rude of me topete with you in closebat. I will be using my true strength from here on so please draw your saber!
Xiu!
Xiao Chennded on the ground and stretched out his left hand, tightly grasping onto the Lunar Shadow Saber that was stuck in the ground.
The Beast Taming Abode focused on summoning and raising Spirit Beasts. Xiao Chens opponent fighting him for so long in closebat had already far exceeded his expectations.
If Xiao Chen continued to use closebat, the exhaustion would be too great. He said, You are too polite. Please, make your move!
Zuo MoZuo Moit has only been a year since we havest met and you are not even able to deal with an Inferior Grade Martial King? This is too disappointing.
Just at that moment, a disharmonious voice came from the air. The crowd looked up and saw four handsome young men above the courtyard. They wore embroidered robes and their aura was surging. Their gazes looked sinister as they floated in the air.
Zuo Mos expression changed greatly. Suddenly, a boundless hatred appeared in his eyes. He clenched his teeth and said, Xie Ziwen!
The more knowledgeable people below all had unsightly expressions as well.
Xie Ziwen was the second disciple of the Evil Moon Pavilions Pavilion Master. This Evil Moon Pavilion was one of the ten great sects of the Great Jin Nation. Furthermore, he was the person who had eliminated Zuo Mo from the previous Five Nation Youth Competition.
Why is he here in the Ancient Deste Lands? Everyone felt it was suspicious.
Ha ha! There are many familiar people here. Ding Fengchou, Jiang Zimo, Chu Mu, and Pei Shaoxuan are here as well!
Xie Ziwen led the other three people and slowly lowered their altitude to a hundred meters above the ground, casually mentioning the names of some people in the crowd as he did so.
Aside from the people whom he had called out, he could not even be bothered to look at the others.
Although most of the people here were not happy about it, they did not show any dissatisfaction on their faces.
In the previous Five Nation Youth Competition, Xie Ziwen had ranked twelfth. He was just a little shy of entering the top ten and standing at the peak of the entire continent.
Xie Ziwen definitely had the capital to be arrogant and not care about most of them.
Senior Brother, it seems like there are no experts worth paying attention to here. Even if they entered the Ancient Deste Tower, it would be for naught.
The marks of the Evil Moon Pavilion were embroidered on the cors of the three people behind him as well. They were clearly from the Evil Moon Pavilion as well.
It seems like the people from the other four Great Nations are as weak as they were in the past!
Xie Ziwen smiled faintly and said, Thats not a problem, This is good for us. This means that our chances of entering the Ancient Deste Tower are better.
The expressions of the people below immediately changed when they heard this. Since when could the people of the Great Jin Nation participate in the selection of the Ancient Deste Tower?
Looking at the expressions of the people below, Xie Ziwen smiled, Ha ha! Dont be too shocked. The current Heavenly Extermination Unions Union Leader owes my master a huge favor. This is him paying back this favor.
All of you must be very upset. Now, you have four spots less. Ha ha!
Xie Ziwen revealed a yful smile in the air. He did not care about the crowd below at all. He behaved like he could easily defeat everyone here and had already secured four spots for his group.
Lets go, it seems like there are no opponents worth taking note of. Unexpectedly, Zuo Mo could not even defeat an Inferior Grade Martial King. This is pointless.
Xiu!
A blue vein was bulging out on Zuo Mos forehead. He quickly formed hand seals with his right hand and immediately summoned out a peak Rank 7 Red-Tailed Eagle.
It was unknown for how long the Red-Tailed Eagle had lived for already. Its body was extremely huge and its wingspan was at least twenty meters. Zuo Mo stood on it as it flew and prevented Xie Ziwen and the others from leaving.
I dont seem to recall inviting you to this gathering. Do you think this is your house, and you cane and leave as you please? Have you even asked me, the owner, for permission?
As the Red-Tailed Eagle pped its wings, Zuo Mo looked expressionlessly at the person who had eliminated him in the previous Five Nation Youth Competition.
Xie Ziwen stood straight up in the air and looked at Zuo Mo indifferently. He said, Are you looking for a fight? Have you thought it over carefully? If I injure you, you will lose your chance to participate in the arena battles happening five dayster. By then, dont me me for being merciless.
Zuo Mo said coldly, Feel free to make your move. I have already waited for more than two years to take my revenge. It had been a long time since then. Now that you have delivered yourself to me, I wont have to wait anymore.
Senior Brother, should we make a move? From the way he looks, he has just advanced to Superior Grade Martial King not too long ago. He is still far from reaching peak Superior Grade Martial King. There is no need for you to make a move yourself.
Xie Ziwen smiled gently and said, Its fine, I will let him know how big is the gap between us. The me from two years ago ispletely different from who I am now. That way, I can squash his dreams of climbing to the top twenty again.
When the group heard this, they did not say anything else. They quickly made way and gave the two space to fight in the air.
Zuo Mo had a very grave expression on his face. He did not dare to be careless. His figure shed and left the Red-Tailed Eagle he was standing on, rushing at Xie Zimo.
Boom! Boom!
As Zuo Mo moved, he quickly formed hand seals with his hands. Apanied by some loud sounds, three Rank 7 flying Spirit Beasts appeared in the air behind him.
Go!
Zuo Mo waved his hand and the three flying Spirit Beasts flew quickly at Xie Ziwen. They worked together with the Red-Tailed Eagle to deal with him.
A Rank 7 Spirit Beast was equivalent to a Superior Grade Martial King. Furthermore, these Spirit Beasts were specially trained. Hence, they were stronger than Spirit Beasts of the same rank.
The Beast Taming Abode would make every tamed Spirit Beast undergo all sorts ofpetitions and fights for long periods of time. Thus, the ferocity of this kind of Spirit Beasts were even more horrifying than that of regr cultivators.
However, these were not their trump cards. The most dangerous thing was that the disciple of the Beast Taming Abode had a special method to control these Spirit Beast like they were their own arms.
That was why although Xiao Chen had suppressed Zuo Mo in terms of closebat, many people were still holding on to the opinion that Zuo Mo would not lose.
Controlling Spirit Beasts was the true strength of a Beast Taming Abodes disciple. Closebat was merely supplementary.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Xie Ziwen sent a flurry of palm strikes to block the attacks of the four flying Spirit Beasts. A strong wind blew, making many of the Spirit Beasts feathers fall off.
Although Xie Ziwen could not break out of the Spirit Beasts encirclement, he did not feel any pressure.
With a rxed expression on his face, he relied on his palm strikes alone to suppress the four flying Spirit Beasts
When Zuo Mo saw that the battle was tilting in his opponents favor, he summoned out another two flying Spirit Beasts and did his best to control the four Spirit Beast simultaneously.
Now, there were six flying Spirit Beasts surrounding Xie Ziwen. As Zuo Mo was controlling so many Spirit Beasts simultaneously, he had an exhausted expression on his face, and sweat trickled down from his forehead.
However, Zuo Mos efforts paid off. Under the attacks of the six Spirit Beasts, Xie Ziwens expression became more serious. He was no longer as rxed as before.
How strong! Unexpectedly, Zuo Mo is now able to control six Spirit Beasts at the same time. He has probably reached the seventhyer of his Beast Controlling Art.
Maybe he will be able to take his revenge this time. No matter how strong the geniuses of the Great Jin Nation are, they are still limited by their cultivation realm!
When the crowd saw that the fight was tilting in Zuo Mos favor, they became excited.
Regardless of the situation, everyone was a member of one of the other four Great Nations. No one would feel good when the people of the Great Jin Nation won.
However, they all knew that they were not a match for Xie Ziwen. If Zuo Mo could help them vent their frustrations, they would naturally feel good about it.
Xiu!
Just at that moment, Zuo Mo clenched his teeth and formed more hand seals. Another two Rank 7 flying Spirit Beasts appeared.
There are eight Spirit Beasts now! There is hope! the crowd could not help but say excitedly.
Xiao Chen grasped his Lunar Shadow Saber tightly as he nced at Xie Ziwens three Junior Brothers. He discovered that they were very calm.
Xiao Chen thought to himself, It seems that things are not as simple as they think. No matter how many Rank 7 Spirit Beasts there are, they might not be able to suppress Xie Ziwen.
This is neverending, break for me!
Seeing Zuo Mo summon another two Spirit Beasts, Xie Ziwens expression turned cold. He snorted and a zing and resplendent me started burning on his palm.
ming Ring Wind Palm!
Xie Ziwen pped his hands together and the zing mes instantly shot out from his body, moving into the surroundings in the shape of rings.
Bang!
The first me ring knocked the six Spirit Beasts back. Then, the second me ring burnt all the feathers of the six flying Spirit Beasts.
Chapter 467 - Nine-Winged Demonic Ape
Chapter 467: Nine-Winged Demonic Ape
When the third me ring sted out, it threw all of the burning Spirit Beasts into a miserable state.
As the me rings radiated from Xie Ziwens body, their power did not diminish. It looked like wave and wave of me spreading out from his body, bathing him in a fiery glow.
The might of the me rings grew stronger with each wave. By the sixth ring, all of the Spirit Beasts sustained severe injuries and were on theirst breath.
Zuo Mos expression changed greatly as he quickly recalled the severely injured Spirit Beasts. He had raised all of these Spirit Beast from a young age, and each was worth cities.
As long as they did not die, there was a hope of saving them if he drew them back into the Spirit Blood Jades space.
You think you can leave? You wanted to use a measly group of beasts to injure me?!
Xie Ziwen responded to Zuo Mo with a cold re. He then swung both of his ming palms six times.
Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!
Six huge palms of me appeared from nowhere, shattering some of Zuo Mos Spirit Beasts to bits and leaving them without aplete corpse.
Zuo Mo revealed a pained expression; he had not expected Xie Ziwen to act so ruthlessly. Unexpectedly, he had killed the Spirit Beasts.
With a resolute gaze, Zuo Mos hand moved quickly, leaving afterimages. As he formedplicated hand seals, a Spirit Blood Jade slowly released a dazzling light.
Zuo Mo emitted a horrifying aura, causing a faint pressure to bear down on the others.
A Rank 8 Spirit Beast? Unfortunately, you no longer have the opportunity to summon it!
Xie Ziwens figure shed, leaving behind a zing trail of fire. Everywhere he passed, the air seemed burnt.
Two of the Rank 7 Spirit Beastsunched themselves forward, trying to buy Zuo Mo time. Xie Ziwenughed maniacally, and his figure disappeared from the air.
Xie Ziwen broke through the obstruction of the two Spirit Beasts. When he reappeared, he had already arrived before Zuo Mo.
Nine-Winged Demonic Ape, emerge! Zuo Mi finallypleted the final hand seal; hisplexion was now extremely pale.
A halo appeared in front of his chest, and a horrifying aura poured out. The roar of a beast came from within.
The sound waves were horrifying. They caught Xie Ziwen in their force and nearly blew him away. By the time he stabilized himself, the Nine-Winged Demonic Apes head already peeked out from the halo.
Xie Ziwen roared ferociously, Return from where you came!
The resplendent me appeared on his right palm again. The me was dazzling and hot. It looked as if he held a miniature sun.
Bang! Xie Ziwen smashed a palm strike on the Nine-Winged Demonic Apes head. The Nine-Winged Demonic Ape cried out in pain, and the attack unexpectedly pushed it back. The halo also started to close.
Pu ci!
Originally, Zuo Mo needed to expend a great deal of mental energy to summon a Rank 8 Spirit Beast. Now that the summoning had failed, Zuo Mosplexion grew so pale that he looked bloodless. He also vomited mouthfuls of blood.
Zuo Mo wobbled in the air as if he would fall at any moment.
Xie Ziwenughed coldly, You sought this yourself. Dont me me for being ruthless. Scram!
mes gathered in Xie Ziwen palm once more as he pressed it towards Zuo Mo mercilessly. If this attacknded, Zuo Mo would have to spend at least half a year to recover.
Zuo Mo would no longer stand a chance in the arena battles taking ce in five days. His future might be ruined.
Hu chi!
Just at this moment, a dazzling purple saber Qi flickering with electricity sped towards the middle of the two.
The timing of this attack was quite good. It was exactly the moment Xie Ziwen sent out his palm strike. It was neitherte nor earlier.
This forced Xie Ziwen to give up on his attack in order to defend against this saber Qi.
Bang!
Xie Ziwen turned his body and diverted his palm strike to the dazzling saber Qi. The saber Qi instantly shattered and turned into sparks.
The saber Qi itself was not very strong. However, the state contained within it was extremely powerful. Xie Ziwen was not prepared for it, so he was forced to retreat a few meters.
Zuo Mo took advantage of this opportunity tond quickly. Hisrades beside him took out Medicinal Pills and infused Essence into him to treat his injuries.
Xie Ziwen stabilized himself and swept his gaze through the ce. He saw Xiao Chen below, still holding his stance. His expression turned frosty, and hended on the ground with a sou sound.
How dare you, an Inferior Grade Martial King, attack me?! Are you tired of living?!
When facing Xie Ziwens angry shouts, he remained calm. He said, It is just an exchange of moves. There is no need to push things to a drastic level.
Xiao Chen had only just met Zuo Mo recently, and their rtionship had not reached a level where Xiao Chen would give him a hand. However, when he saw Xie Ziwen looking down of the people from the other four Great Nations, he felt dissatisfied in his heart.
Since Xiao Chen was capable of lending a hand, then it was fine. He would consider it as making a friend.
When Xie Ziwen heard this, he could not help butugh, Interesting, since when can an insignificant Inferior Grade Martial King lectured me like this?
It seems like you have sat at the bottom of the well for too long. Didnt your elders impart any logic to you? Today, I will teach you a lesson on behalf of your elders: to respect the seniors from the Great Jin Nation!
[Note: Sat at the bottom of the well: This refers to the idiom, frog in the well (Ignorant of the world.)]
Pa!
After Xie Ziwen spoke, he sent out a palm strike. A huge palm of me pressed down towards Xiao Chen as it burned at a high temperature.
Hu chi!
Xiao Chen leaped up, and his saber flickered with purple electricity. He swung his saber upwards and instantly hacked the huge me palm in half.
The me palm scattered into the surroundings, turning into sparks and vanishing.
Xie Ziwens expression changed. He looked at the flickering light on the saber, and his pupils constricted.
This fellows cultivation is low, but his state of thunder is extraordinarily strong. It is about the equivalent of my Great Perfection state of fire. It looks like I have to use seventy percent of my strength to defeat him.
Dance of a Thousand mes! Xie Ziwen shouted, and resplendent wisps of mes appeared above his fingertips. He quickly soared into the air.
After a moment, Xie Ziwen rose more than fifty meters. The ten finger-sized wisps of me instantly grew six or seven hundred meters like a long strip of ribbon.
Xie Ziwen wiggled his ten fingers, and the mes danced like ribbons in the air. They looked extremely beautiful under the sunlight.
Xie Ziwen controlled the me ribbons to quickly envelope Xiao Chen.
mes should not look that captivating. When Xiao Chen felt their horrifying temperatures, he gave up on the notion of testing his physical body against them.
Dang! Dang! Dang!
Xiao Chen used his saber containing the state of thunder to hack at the me ribbons. Unexpectedly, when his saber struck the me ribbons, it was like striking an actual weapon. There were nging sounds and countless sparks.
Xie Ziwenughed maniacally, and he increased the speed of his fingers. He also moved quickly towards Xiao Chen, changing his position in the air continuously.
This cut off Xiao Chens escape despite his attempt. Each time, the me ribbons flew over again and blocked his way.
Chi!
Xiao Chen took a deep breath. His right hand, which held the saber, brushed against a me ribbon and was immediately scorched. It was extremely painful, and he nearly dropped his saber.
Hu chi!
Xie Ziwen took advantage of this opportunity to spin his index finger for a round. The me ribbon knotted itself and punched towards Xiao Chens face.
Not only did Xie Ziwen want to defeat Xiao Chen, but he also wanted to teach him an unforgettable lesson. He wanted Xiao Chen to know that he was not qualified to do certain things due to his status.
Dang!
Xiao Chens heart turned cold. This fellow was savage. He grasped his Lunar Shadow Saber and knocked away the me ribbon flying at him.
Xiao Chen nced at the burn on the back of his arm and fell deep into thought. It looks like this is not a helpless situation. I should keep observing.
Countless me ribbons fluttered through the air. Xiao Chen danced with these ribbons, dodging them by twisting, somersaulting, or tilting his body.
ӰʱʱĻ裬̯һЩʵڱܲĻasionally, Xiao Chen would brandish the Lunar Shadow Saber to push away the unavoidable ribbons.
Everyone in the crowd below had stood without realizing it. They were stunned when they saw the long me ribbons gliding through the air.
What Martial Technique is this? Why is it so strange? It had managed topletely envelop a person and contain them.
Given that Xie Ziwen can control his mes in such an exquisite manner, his state of fire has truly reached an incredulous level.
I wonder how Xiao Chen will deal with this? This move seems unfathomable. Unless one scatters this technique before its execution, I think a defeat is a guarantee after the ribbons envelope an opponent.
Perhaps this is an Ancient Era Martial Technique. Within all of the Tianwu Continent, only that ce hasplete inheritances from the Ancient Eras. Otherwise, it would not be so strange.
Everyone discussed this odd technique; it had astonished them all.
Many of them there tried to imagine what they would do if they were Xiao Chen and whether they could do better than him.
However, their conclusion was a disappointment. Unless they broke the technique at the start or their Essence could overwhelm the other party and break the me ribbons, defeat was just a matter of time.
Lets see how long you canst!
Seeing that he had been unable to hurt Xiao Chen truly for a long time, Xie Ziwen started to grow frustrated. After all, in his opinion, his opponent barely qualified as a reason for him to make a move.
If Xie Ziwen could not settle this quickly, it would be embarrassing even if he won in the end.
Xie Ziwen started rhythmically moving his index finger. The outermost five me ribbons suddenly formed a pir which locked on Xiao Chen.
The inner five me ribbons tangled together and flew at their target. Their speed was at least double of what it was previously. There was almost no time to dodge.
Xiao Chen remained calm. Instead, he rejoiced in his heart. The opportunity he had waited for had finally arrived. He used his right hand to return the Lunar Shadow Saber to its sheath quickly.
An azure energy rapidly poured into his palm. When the tangled me ribbons drew near, Xiao Chen tilted his body and grabbed them with his right hand. Suddenly, an Azure Dragon w appeared and grasped that pir of me ribbons.
Pu chi! Pu chi!
The dragon w grasped the incredibly hot pir, continuously giving off sizzling sounds. Sparks flew into the surroundings.
Xiao Chen had tested the temperature of the mes earlier. He knew that they were not as frightening as he had imagined. With the strength of his physical body and the full usage of his Vital Qi, he could capture the me ribbon without injury if he could endure the heat.
Xiao Chen had waited for his opponent topress his mes together for a long time.
Blood me Shoes secret technique, activate! Xiao Chen shouted, and the patterns on his shoes instantly lit up. Xiao Chens speed reached Mach 4 in an instant.
Xiao Chens figure shed towards the back. He held onto the five me ribbons as he leaped out of the encirclement, immediately feeling relief.
Chapter 468 - Played in the Palm of One’s Hand
Chapter 468: yed in the Palm of Ones Hand
Xie Ziwen gaped in horror at the me ribbons that had already stretched beyond a thousand meters. He had not expected Xiao Chen to withstand the temperature of the mes.
After a moment of shock, Xie Ziwen reacted. He moved his five fingers to control the other five outermost ribbons, increasing their length again.
Xie Ziwen intended to trap Xiao Chen within the ribbons again. This time, as long as he managed to trap Xiao Chen, he did not mind spending more time and avoiding any risks.
Xiao Chen smiled when he saw the extended me ribbons. How could he make the same error twice?
Go down! Xiao Chen shouted. He merged his Vital Qi and Essence. His strength reached 400,000 kilograms of force as he pulled on the five ribbons in his right hand.
Then, the crowd saw an astonishing scene. Unexpectedly, Xiao Chen had yanked the ribbons hard enough to send their master flying through the air, and he fell heavily towards the ground.
[Note: It seems like the mes ribbons were attached to Xie Ziwens fingers, and he was not telepathically controlling them.]
Bang!
Xie Ziwen fell heavily into the river a thousand meters outside of the courtyard. A huge ssh flew into the air, and the water rippled.
Chi! Chi!
When the me ribbons fell into the water, they continued to burn. As water and fire did not mix well, the fire increased the temperature of the water until it boiled.
Steam rose ceaselessly from the surface of the river. Soon, the steam spread through the entire ce.
Xiao Chen felt the me ribbons in his hand start to weaken. He did not hesitate to yank the me ribbons up. A huge force immediately tore Xie Ziwen from the water.
It seems that he cannot scatter this Dance of a Thousand mes in an instant, Xiao Chen realized. Otherwise, the moment I had caught hold of the ribbons, Xie Ziwen would have scattered them immediately.
This is good. Xiao Chen gripped the me ribbon with the dragon w powered by his Vital Qi and Essence, flinging his opponent to the ground without pause.
Instantly, Xie Ziwen seemed bound by rope, and Xiao Chen tossed him across the ground.
Xie Ziwens body crashed into everything within a thousand meters radius of Xiao Chen. Every time he crashed into the ground, the impact created a massive pit.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Deep pits immediately filled the surrounding courtyard. Themotion from the fight drew the passing cultivators.
Xiao Chen, who was in the sky, looked like he was ying with a toy. He flung around a peak Superior Grade Martial King. Everyones jaws dropped; they felt that this scene was incredulous.
Damn it! His strength is ridiculous!
All of the outstanding talents from the various nations upying the courtyard could not help but exim.
Surprisingly, Xiao Chen toyed with an expert from the Great Jin Nations Evil Moon Pavilion.
About seven minutes ago, perils had still surrounded Xiao Chen. In only seven minutes, the situation had changedpletely. It happened so fast that no one had time to react to it.
Xiu!
Xiao Chens hand rxed, and he discovered that the me ribbons had already vanished. He examined Xie Ziwen on the ground and did not hesitate to rush over. His figure shed, and as he flew closer, he executed the Roaming Dragons Nine Transformations, creating nine figures that looked identical.
Xie Ziweny miserably within a deep pit. His hair was messy, and hisplexion was pale. Blood trickled from his lips, and his clothes were tattered.
When he saw Xiao Chennd, a look of hatred shed in his eyes. He held his palms together, and rings of mes appeared, spreading out from his body relentlessly.
This was his one of his best techniquesthe ming Ring Wind Palm.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
The zing mes carried a ferocious energy. They shattered all of Xiao Chens clones, making them vanish.
When Xie Ziwen saw the final figure in the air, he shouted coldly, Die!
Xie Ziwen pulled back all of his me rings and gathered all of the fire-attributed energy into his right palm.
A me as resplendent as the sun appeared on Xie Ziwens palm. The surrounding air seemed to be burned by this me.
Countless stars appeared in the air. They glowed like fluorescentmps.
Boom!
The palm wind struck the final Xiao Chen and sted him to bits; he died without an intact corpse.
Oh no! It broke in one move! Xie Ziwens expression changed greatly.
Xie Ziwen quickly spun around and sent out a palm strike. An intense ming palm wind instantly sted outward.
Ka ca! Xiao Chens true body appeared. His right hand grasped his saber hilt firmly as he instantly executed Drawing the Saber with the fastest speed he could muster.
A purple bolt of lightning tore through the surging mes, hacking at Xie Ziwen.
Pu ci!
In the time for a spark to fly, Xiao Chens sudden attack broke through Xie Ziwens defenses, leaving a long wound across the other partys shoulder.
Bang!
The surging energy from the saber knocked Xie Ziwens body back a hundred meters.
Flickering electricity lingered on Xie Ziwens wound. He was horrified, What Martial Technique is this? He managed to hide his killing Qipletely!
This fellow is too scary; I cannot let him live. Otherwise, he will be a big problem. He is already so powerful as an Inferior Grade Martial King. In another two years, he will be even stronger. By the time the Five Nation Youth Competition begins, he might even totally suppress me.
After Xie Ziwen made up his mind, he red coldly at Xiao Chen and said, Very good; you actually injured me. Cripple your cultivation now, and I will spare you from death. Otherwise, dont me me for forcing your fall.
A saber light appeared on the Lunar Shadow Saber. Xiao Chenughed softly and said, You really are arrogant. Open your eyes, and look at the current situation. Stop living in your dreams and believing in the myth of the Great Jin Nation.
Times have changed. Do you really think that this is still the era in which the Great Jin Nation Genius dominate wherever they go?
The era of geniuses was just budding; geniuses had appeared everywhere. No matter who it was, if they were ignorant of the world and be arrogant, they would only be left behind.
Even he, Zie Ziwen, one of the top twenty of the previous Five Nation Youth Competition, would not be an exception.
Even the great powers had to set aside their previous mentality and be down to earth. Only then could they continue moving forward.
It looks like you wont shed tears until you see the coffin. You will immediately learn whether am I arrogant or not.
[Note: Not shedding tears until the coffin is seen: This means not to show regret until failingpletely.]
Xie Ziwen snorted coldly and executed his state of me to its peak. The temperature began to rise throughout the area within five hundred meters. Ethereal images of mes were scattered around the courtyard.
Thousand me Palm!
Xie Ziwen sent out another palm strike. The huge me palm appeared so solid that even the palm lines were visible.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Xie Ziwen took a deep breath and released his killing Qi. His palm darted around quickly, and the me palm that filled the air dove for Xiao Chen.
His peak state of fire is indeed impressive, Xiao Chen muttered as he watched the me palm head for him.
Xiao Chen removed the stip of cloth from around his forehead, and the red mark there started shing. The purple saber light started to sh scarlet as well.
Wukui Breaks the Heavens!
Xiao Chen grasped his saber with both hands and merged the state of thunder and state of massacre. The purple and red lights on the saber formed a strange beam of light.
When the Wukui Tree above him hadpletely formed, the beam of light elongated. With the aid of the state of massacre, the electric beam swept across the palms wildly.
When the beam of light touched the me palms, it swept them up like fallen leaves. They then turned into sparks and vanished into nothing.
After breaking the other partys Thousand me Palm, Xiao Chen did not relent. He used the Wukui Saber Techniques eighth move, which he had never used before.
The hot and sunny day suddenly turned dark, and boundless thunderclouds spread across the sky as thunder rumbled. Xiao Chens aura rose to its limits.
Xie Ziwens expression vastly changed. His figure shed, quickly retreating backward.
Earlier, when Xiao Chen had yed with Xie Ziwen like a yo-yo, he had suffered significant internal injuries. After that, due to apse in judgment, he received a blow to his shoulder.
After Xie Ziwen had incurred multiple injuries, he thought that when he executed the Thousand me Palm with his state of fire, he could definitely defeat Xiao Chen.
Who could predict that this Xiao Chen would show one trump card after another? He had grasped two different states. When he merged the state of massacre and the state of thunder, he could suppress Xie Ziwens state.
Now, as Xie Ziwen witnessed this terrifying Saber Technique, the only thought in his heart was to dodge.
Wukui Moves Heaven! Xiao Chen shouted, and the thunderclouds in the sky moved as the saber directed. They swiftly gathered in the sky.
The thunder clouds formed a scarlet Wukui Tree trunk. The trunk grew rapidly, and leaves quickly covered the branches, covering the sky. The Wukui Tree was now a hundred meters tall.
Rustle! Rustle!
It was unknown whether it was their imagination or an illusion, but the instant the Wukui Tree formed, the crowd below felt as though the entire sky trembled.
The naturalws seemed to have changed. As Xie Ziwen retreated, he discovered that he was not gaining any ground.
Damn it! The naturalws have changed slightly. There is no way to dodge his attack, Xie Ziwen realized in horror.
The Wukui Saber Technique was an Ancient Era Martial Technique that the Thunder Emperor, Sang Mu, had modified.
The final three sure-kill techniques were each stronger than the one before it. They were at the limits of what a peak Superior Grade Earth Ranked Martial Technique could reach.
After Xiao Chen had learned the Wukui Moves Heaven, he had never used it. This move was so strong that even he was not confident of controlling it.
This was especially true when Xiao Chen merged in the state of massacre. He had no idea how powerful would it be after doing so.
Once Xiao Chen used it, no one under the half-step Martial Monarch realm could counter it.
Even a half-step Martial Monarch would not dare receive it head-on. If they did, they would pay a heavy price.
Xiao Chen would not use it unless he had to. However, once he used it, there was no chance of withdrawing the attack.
Xie Ziwen was strong and fairly talented. Since Xiao Chen had already offended him, there was no need to hold back.
Xiao Chen had to injure him severely and make him lose his qualifications to enter the Ancient Deste Tower. Otherwise, he would only allow his opponent to grow stronger.
Boom!
Under Xiao Chens directions, the hundred-meters-tall divine Wukui Tree descended from the sky. Everywhere it passed, thunder roared, and scarlet bolts of lightning cut through the air.
The color of the sky changed as if it were the apocalypse. Xie Ziwen was startled, and his expression grew unsightly. He closed his eyes, and pressed his palms together. A gentle glowing me slowly enveloped him.
Since I cannot run or dodge, I can only face it head-on.
When the Wukui Tree in the sky descended, Xie Ziwen suddenly opened his eyes. The surrounding gentle mes gathered into his palm.
Chapter 469 - Might of the Evil Moon Pavilion
Chapter 469: Might of the Evil Moon Pavilion
Xie Ziwen shouted a warcry and smashed his palm low against the Wukui Tree trunk.
Bang!
The two huge energies shed in midair. A purple energy ripple rapidly radiated outward through the air. The space seemed as if it had been cut in half.
When the huge force pressed down, Xie Ziwen immediately vomited a mouthful of blood. Blood poured from his pores.
Xiu!
The palm strike tossed the divine tree into the sky again. However, there were no signs of it breaking. Even the direction of its fall did not change.
The rebound from the divine Wukui Tree caused Xiao Chen some difort. He thought to himself, This person is indeed strong. Despite the heavy attack of the Wukui Moves Heaven, he could counter like this.
Again!
Bang! Bang! Bang!
The divine Wukui Tree with a vast aura crashed towards Xie Ziwen repeatedly under Xiao Chens direction.
Certainly, Xie Ziwen was exceptionally strong. Although his injuries were more severe than before, he managed to repeat this feat four or five times, enduring up until now.
The many cultivators who watched from the sky were extremely shocked when they saw this.
Under the attacks of the divine tree, thend under Xie Ziwens feet sank deeply. Blood poured from his seven orifices; it was simply horrific.
Just as Xie Ziwen could no longer hold on, a strong, boundless aura flew over. A ck-robed old man smashed a palm strike against the divine Wukui Tree.
Ka ca! Ka ca!
It was unknown how much force was behind this palm strike. The entire divine Wukui Tree instantly cracked down the middle. After a moment, it became a scarlet shockwave, moving with the wind.
When Xie Ziwen saw the ck-robed old man, he immediately rxed. He said weakly, Second Martial Uncle, why are you here?
After the ck-robed old man dealt with the divine Wukui Tree, he turned to Xie Ziwen and said, To think you are not even embarrassed to ask that If I had not heard themotion, this person might have beaten you to death.
I told you long ago. Times have changed. Yet, you still maintained the same mindset as the past. Even if you had managed to enter the Ancient Deste Tower, the waves would have swept you up, and you would have died on the beach.
Xie Ziwen did not take the old mans words to heart. He pointed at Xiao Chen and said, Second Martial Uncle, kill him. You cant let him go. All my internal organs have suffered injuries. I most likely cannot participate in the arena battles for the Ancient Deste Tower.
When the ck-robed old man heard this, he checked Xie Ziwens injuries. His expression immediately shifted. He shot Xiao Chen a frosty re.
Xiao Chen instantly felt as though a terrifying force watched him. His racing heart slowed to a crawl under the old mans gaze.
Xiao Chen could not help but feel astonished, Unexpectedly, this ck-robed old man is a Martial Monarch.
The ck-robed old man withdrew his gaze and said coldly, You really are courageous. You even dare offend the Evil Moon Pavilion. You better not leave this Ancient Deste Land for the rest of your life.
After the old man spoke, he ignored Xie Ziwens request and carried him, quickly leaving Xiao Chens sight. He left as fast as he came.
Just as Xiao Chen felt that it was strange that the other party had not taken any action, another strong aura arrived behind him.
It was the old man who had announced the date of the arena battles that day at the Tianwu za. He looked in the direction Xie Ziwen and his Martial Uncle left. Then, he smiled coldly and said, He is wise. He knows that his Evil Moon Pavilion cannot afford to disy arrogance here.
Xiao Chen suddenly understood everything. Now he knew why Xie Ziwens Martial Uncle had not dared take action. He responded to the old man in the sky, This junior is Xiao Chen. Many thanks to Senior for the assistance. Might I ask for Seniors name?
The old man smiled gently and floated down. He carefully measured Xiao Chen up and said, Not bad. You have certainly not obtained your hundred consecutive victories by chance. This old man is Shi Hailong; you can address me as Senior Shi.
Xiao Chen nodded and expressed his gratitude again. When the other outstanding talents in the courtyard saw the old man, they all flew over and greeted him respectfully.
Shi Hailong turned to Xiao Chen and said, Today, you have done the Heavenly Extermination Union a big favor. As long as you are in the Ancient Deste Land, I can guarantee that no one from the Evil Moon Pavilion will dare to do anything to you. I have something small for you; consider it a thank you gift from me.
The other party tossed over a pill bottle. Xiao Chen opened it and sniffed. He smelled a heavy medicinal fragrance; when one smelled it, one felt drunk.
The internal injuries that Xiao Chen had umted after the consecutive battles felt relief when he inhaled this fragrance.
Surprisingly, this was a Medicinal Pill that treated internal injuries. The fragrance alone was quite effective. One could easily imagine the rank of this pill. Xiao Chen quickly expressed his gratitude once more.
After Xiao Chen pondered for a moment, he understood what the Senior Shi had meant by doing the Heavenly Extermination Union a big favor.
Thinking about it, the Heavenly Extermination Union had not wanted to let Xie Ziwen enter the selection for the Ancient Deste Tower. However, as they owed them a favor, their hand was forced.
Now that Xiao Chen had injured Xie Ziwen so heavily, Xie Ziwen could not participate in the selection.
The Heavenly Extermination Unions people had paid back their favor in addition to achieving their aims. Their satisfaction came easily.
You should have no problems obtaining one of the twenty spots. We look forward to seeing how many floors you can climb in the Ancient Deste Tower.
After the old man finished speaking, he did not remain. After his figure shed a few times, he was already a kilometer away. The strength of a Martial Monarch was truly unfathomable. His speed alone astonished this group of outstanding talents.
Xiao Chen, thank you for helping me earlier, the Beast Taming Abodes Zuo Mo stepped forward to thank Xiao Chen, cupping his hand in respect as he did so.
Xiao Chens response was soft, There is no need to thank me; it was just a matter of convenience.
However, Zuo Mo smiled bitterly. It was indeed a matter of convenience. However, at that moment, Xie Ziwen was extremely furious. Furthermore, a sizable power, the Evil Moon Pavilion, backed him. If anyone wanted to help, they would have to consider the consequence first. This was not a helping hand that anyone would dare extend. Also, not everyone could do it so urately.
Zuo Mo looked up and said sincerely to Xiao Chen, I will not continue to thank you, then. Lets meet again in the Ancient Deste Tower. I hope that we both can reach heights that no one ever has before.
After that, we will go to the Five Nation Youth Competition and fight to force those arrogant Great Jin Nation geniuses to lower their heads in shame.
Xiao Chen smiled gently and said nothing more.
The gathering came to an end. Originally, it was a gathering meant for investigating potential opponents. They had not expected the situation to turn out like this.
Everyones initial amazement when they looked at Xiao Chen had now turned into respect.
Although Xiao Chen and Zuo Mo had not fought in the end, they were familiar with each others strength.
As of now, Xiao Chen could be considered to have triumphed over Zuo Mo, bing the strongest youth in the other four Great Nations.
The young geniuses who could rank above him were likely only the peak geniuses of the Great Jin Nation. The distance between himself and the others was now clear.
After the crowd dispersed, Xia Xiyan looked at Xiao Chen and said, Xiao Chen, now that you have offended the Evil Moon Pavilion, although the Heavenly Extermination Union currently protects you, they might not be able to prevent them from ying some small tricks. Why dont you stay at the Thousand Sword Pavilions branch for the time being, until the arena battles start?
Now that Xia Xiyan had invited Xiao Chen twice, he was too embarrassed to reject her again. Furthermore, Xia Xiyans offer made sense.
It was very easy for the other party to y some small tricks. Although he was not afraid of such things, it was better to avoid the trouble. So, he epted Xia Xiyans invitation.
As the two left for the Thousand Sword Pavilions branch, a scar-faced man stood in the top of a tree outside the courtyard, staring at Xiao Chen expressionlessly.
If Xiao Chen had noticed this person, he would have noticed that this person was the Dark Church remnant who snatched away the Martial Sages body on Qianren Ind.
It is indeed the Azure Dragons Qi. He used it several times in the wrestling ring and a few times today. I can return and tell the Deputy Church Master that I have confirmed it.
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On a nameless ind outside of Deste City, a ck stone coffin upied a secret room in the middle of the ind. A preserved corpsey inside the coffin.
Sticky red liquid filled the coffin, bubbling continuously. Strands of red energy slowly poured into the corpse.
The corpse looked alive. Within the liquid, its skin had a certain sheen to it. It did not look dead at all.
When examining the appearance of the corpse, one would realize that it was the body of the Martial Sage that the scar-faced man had imed from Qianren Ind.
Surrounding the coffin were cultivators in ck robes embroidered with red clouds. They watched the corpse inside the coffin nervously. asionally, they added more ingredients to the coffin.
A wrinkled, ck-robed man with a sinister atmosphere lingered near the wall. His eyes glowed with excitement, and he was clearly filled with anticipation.
As the old man stood there, he was like a big ball of shadow. The originally dim secret room seemed to grow even darker with his presence.
How is it? How much longer does it need before this corpse is refined into a Demonic Corpse?! The ck-robed old mans hoarse voice echoed through the secret room.
A cultivator stopped what he was doing and responded respectfully to the old man, Replying to Depute Church Master Ding, we still need another half a year until his refinement isplete. There is nothing more we can do about the long wait.
Otherwise, we could have used it in the war against the Blood Wolf Gang.
It was unknown if the Dark Church Master was dead or alive. Those who normally revealed themselves were the three Deputy Church Masters.
Aside from this old man, the other two Deputy Church Masters frequently wandered about and ignored the management of the Dark Church. Hence, the old man before them was the true leader of the Dark Church.
The old man smiled and said, Its fine; its not that long, just half a year. This is a rare Martial Sage that had cultivated the physical body. You might not even find one once every thousand years. As for the Blood Wolf Gang, there is no need to bother with them. They are only minor characters.
Dong! Dong! Dong!
Knocking sounds originated from outside the secret room. When the stone door opened, a person surrounded by ck Qi came before Deputy Church Master Ding and whispered a few words.
When Deputy Church Master Ding heard everything, his face lit up with joy. He waved his hand to dismiss that person and turned to the four refining the Martial Sage corpse. He instructed, Stay here in this secret room for half a year and do not leave. When everything isplete, I will be sure to reward all of you richly.
The few quickly nodded. The old man left the room and entered a long hall.
The scar-faced man had been waiting there for a long time. When he saw the old man, he immediately bowed and greeted his superior, Wu Yang greets the Acting Church Master.
Acting Church Master Dings wrinkled face revealed a smile. He said, There is no need to stand on ceremony. Do you have any good news for me?
Wu Yang nodded and gave his report, After verifying it a few times, that brat who snatched the Martial Sages burial items on Qianren Ind is indeed the inheritor of the Azure Dragon Martial Spirit.
When Acting Church Master Ding heard this, his expression shifted slightly. He fell deep into thought. Before the Church Master entered closed-door cultivation, he imed that the inheritor of the Azure Dragon Martial Spirit would definitely appear. It looked like this was true.
Chapter 470 - Great Fiend Essence Pill
Chapter 470: Great Fiend Essence Pill
The Church Master instructed me to have this person tested. If he fails, then he is trash, and we can kill him.
Acting Church Master Ding had measured Wu Yang up and thought of an idea. He said, Wu Yang, the effects of the Minor Fiend Essence Pill that I gave you are pretty impressive, right? You have advanced to half-step Martial Monarch in half a month.
The Fiend Essence Pill was a high ranked Medicinal Pill exclusive to the Dark Church. Its effects were excellent for cultivators with Demonic Beast Martial Spirits. It could aid them in breaking through bottlenecks in short periods.
This pill held a strong attraction to the members of the Dark Church. Under normal circumstance, aside from the nine elders, the others had to contribute massively before they could receive this as a reward.
When Wu Yang returned with a Martial Sages corpse, Acting Church Master Ding bestowed three Minor Fiend Essence Pills to him.
Yu Yang knew that something valuable headed his way again. He suppressed his joy and said, Many thanks for Acting Church Master nurturing me. The effects of the Minor Fiend Essence Pills are amazing.
Acting Church Master Ding smiled, In that case, I will hand this matter over to you. Find an opportunity and kill this person. After you are sessful, I will reward you with one Major Fiend Essence Pill!
A Major Fiend Essence Pill!
The scar on Wu Yangs face could not help but twitch. The Major Fiend Essence Pill was something that even the nine elders could only get once a year. They were exceedingly rare.
If Wu Yang managed to obtain another, he was seventy percent confident of bing a Martial Monarch. Thank you Acting Church Master for granting me this opportunity. I, Wu Yang, will never let you down!
Watching Wu Yang leave, Acting Church Master Ding muttered, This fellow just advanced to half-step Martial Monarch. He is very suitable to use as a test for the inheritor of the Azure Dragon Martial Spirit.
If he can pass the test, then there will be some value to his existence. If not, even if he dies, the Church Master will not care.
If the departing Wu Yang knew that he was merely a pawn to test someone else, he might not be as excited as he was.
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In a clean room within the Thousand Sword Pavilions branch, Xiao Chen currently attempted to make a breakthrough to peak Consummation of the Firmament Body Tempering Arts fourthyer.
It had been four days since that gathering. He had not run into any trouble in the Thousand Sword Pavilions branch.
This allowed Xiao Chen to focus on his cultivation fully. Now, he had a new understanding of his own strength.
Under the half-step Martial Monarch realm, Xiao Chen was probably undefeatable. If a half-step Martial Monarch did not show up, it would be hard to generate a threat against him.
Xiao Chen was even confident of being a match for the geniuses of the Great Jin Nation as long as they were not half-step Martial Monarchs or above.
The fight with Xie Ziwen instilled Xiao Chen with a lot of anticipation for the peak geniuses of the Great Jin Nation. Xie Ziwen only ranked in the top twenty, and he was already so strong. Despite his internal injuries, he had withstood Wukui Moves Heaven a few times.
If Xie Ziwen were at full power, he might even topletely withstand the Wukui Moves Heaven.
When thinking carefully about Xie Ziwens defeat, it was mostly due to his mentality.
From the very start, Xie Ziwen underestimated Xiao Chen and only used seventy percent of his strength. After that, Xiao Chen tyrannically broke his Dance of a Thousand mes.
If they fought again, it would not be so easy for Xiao Chen to defeat him.
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!
Just at this moment, the remaining four acupoints on Xiao Chens left arm exploded open. The Dragon Qi in the twelve acupoints rapidly swam around.
The Dragon Qi merged and formed a life-like and overwhelming Azure Dragon. Finally, the Azure Dragon rested on his arm and became an Azure Dragon tattoo.
The strength of Xiao Chens left arm increased explosively. When he clenched his fist tightly, the blood in his veins surged.
Xiao Chen opened his eyes and smiled, I have finally reached peak Consummation of the fourthyer. I wonder whichyer Bai Lixi is on now and whether or not I have caught up with him?
Bai Lixi was extraordinarily good at tempering the physical body. He had managed to reach the fourthyer in two months. That was two months ago.
Even if Bai Lixi had broken through to the fifthyer, Xiao Chen would not be surprised. Tempering the physical body required more talent than cultivating Essence.
Xiao Chen stood, pushed opened the door, and entered the yard. He started to practice the Dragon w Fist.
Xiao Chen had already finished practicing the Berserk Dragon. Since there was only one day left, he focused on stabilizing his practice of the Berserk Dragon. As for thetter three moves, he would wait until he entered the Ancient Deste Tower to practice them.
Fist! Xiao Chen shouted and circted his Vital Qi. He activated the Azure Dragon tattoo on his right arm and executed the Berserk Dragon Fist. An Azure Dragons head rapidly manifested on his fist.
When Xiao Chen punched, the air rippled like water and slowly separated in half.
w!
Xiao Chen pulled his fist back, but the dragons head did not scatter. It appeared dignified as he took half a step forward. His left hand changed into a w, and he swiped the air.
An Azure Dragon w instantly appeared. With a sh, it left five marks in the air as if it had torn the air apart.
Roar!
Just at this moment, as Xiao Chen prepared to scatter the technique, the dragons head on his right hand and the dragon w on his left seemed to link together.
Theplete image of a dragon appeared behind Xiao Chen and roared. A strong wind blew through the yard, and the grass bent over.
Without being able to control it, Xiao Chen emitted a dragon might. Instantly, it felt like dragons had descended to thend, a heavy pressure filling the surroundings.
A thought urred to Xiao Chen. He opened both of his fists and pressed his palms together. The Azure Dragon behind him immediately became Dragon Qi and rushed into the sky. It instantly broke through manyyers of clouds and poured into the realm above.
The manager of the Thousand Sword Pavilions branch, who was in a pavilion, suddenly opened his eyes. When he saw the rising Dragon Qi, a strange look shed in his eyes.
When Xiao Chen saw the Dragon Qi disappearing into the sky, doubt shed in his eyes.
Xiao Chen had never heard that the Dragon w Fist could summon aplete dragon image. This must be rted to his Azure Dragon Martial Spirit.
The two Azure Dragon tattoos on his arms started to move slowly. Before the Dragon Might faded, he practiced another round of the Dragon w Fist.
However, the situation of the head and w connecting and forming aplete dragon did not happen again.
Doubtful, Xiao Chen pondered the urrence. The Ancient Holy Beast, the Azure Dragon Martial Spirit, had too many secrets. He had a feeling that if he could use this move as he pleased, its might would be no weaker than the Wukui Moves Heaven. It could be another trump card for Xiao Chen.
Time passed slowly. Xiao Chen tirelessly practiced the Dragon w Fist. Fist winds shed, picking up the fallen leaves in the yard.
Hu! Hu!
A flood dragon made of fallen leaves appeared in the yard. It danced with Xiao Chen, moving as he pleased.
When the fallen leaves flood dragon waved its ws, it did not look very impressive as it was only a rough silhouette and produced a vague image. However, it emitted a certain aura that carried a faint pressure as it spread throughout the yard.
Dong! Dong! Dong!
Xiao Chen heard footsteps. With a thought, he stopped practicing his Martial Technique, and the flying flood dragon scattered.
The flood dragon turned back into fallen leaves and drifted across the yard, dancing in the cool breeze.
Ha ha! Senior Sister, I told you already; Xiao Chen is definitely practicing here!
Xiao Rous melodious voice rang out from outside the courtyard. Xia Xiyan and Xiao Rou slowly walked in.
While the fallen leaves floated down, Xia Xiyan sensed a strong wind current slowly dissipating from the air. She looked at Xiao Chen and could not help but feel that this person was unfathomable.
Xiao Chen casually waved his hand, and a strong wind blew. This made the fallen leaves at the twos feet blow to a side, parting down the middle.
You are here. Xiao Chen withdrew his hand and smiled gently at the two.
Xia Xiyan measured Xiao Chen with her eyes, and she smiled helplessly, It has only been a few days, and your strength has increased significantly. You seempletely different nowpared to who you were half a month ago.
Xiao Chen nodded and did not deny it. He said seriously, It is still not enough. There were great changes in these times. The era of geniuses is just budding. The path of cultivators is now even harder to walk than before. I can only progress and not remain stagnant. Otherwise, others will surpass me.
Xiao Rou pouted and said, You are really boring. You are so serious when you speak, just like a block of wood.
[Note: Calling someone a block of wood means they are slow-witted.]
Xiao Chen shook his head and smiled. He preferred quiet and did not enjoy excitement. This would probably never change. He looked at Xia Xiyan and said, Are you looking for me for something?
Xia Xiyan replied, The two of us came looking for you because we wanted to explore Deste City. My Martial Uncle also suddenly mentioned that he wanted to meet you, but I dont think it would be a major matter.
Xiao Chens expression was one of surprise. The Martial Uncle Xia Xiyan had mentioned was Luo Chen. He had met Luo Chen once before.
Luo Chen was the manager of this branch. He was responsible for all of the matters concerning the Thousand Sword Pavilion here and was a Martial Monarch.
Xiao Chen had not asked exactly how strong he was. He only knew that he was strong enough to kill the present him easily.
Xiao Chen nodded, Wait for me a while, then. I am quite curious about the Deste City as well. It would be beneficial to take a look.
Now that the Firmament Body Tempering Art had reached peak Consummation, Xiao Chen could rx. Using thest day to look around Deste City was not a bad idea.
Go and return quickly. Dont keep us waiting too long. Otherwise, we wont take you with us. Xiao Rou smiled as she threatened him yfully.
Xiao Chen smiled gently and headed for the main pavilion, which belonged to the manager. When he arrived, he exined what he wanted to the guards, and they brought him directly to the top floor.
The pavilion was a hundred meters tall and had a total of fifteen floors. When they reached the top floor, they could view the scenery around them. When Xia Xiyans Martial Uncle saw Xiao Chen, he quickly stood to wee him.
Come, sit. I have made some Rank 4 Spirit Tea. Give it a taste! Xia Xiyans Martial Uncles smile was warmhearted.
The tea leaves of Spirit Tea were made by fermenting several different types of tea leaves together. They were only avable in Deste City.
Spirit Teas above Rank 3 were worth cities and were sold in limited quantity; they were very hard to buy. By offering the Rank 4 Spirit Tea to Xiao Chen, the other party had shown great sincerity.
Xiao Chen sat down and brought the teacup to his mouth. When he saw that steam still drifted from the liquid, he blew on the tea gently. He said, Senior, you are too courteous. Why are you looking for this junior?
Luo Chen smiled faintly and said, Young Friend is really straightforward. Then, I shall not beat about the bush either. May I ask if this Little Friends Martial Spirit is the Ancient Holy Beastthe Azure Dragon?
When Xiao Chen heard this, he was slightly stunned. He set the teacup back on the table. He looked at Luo Chen and said, Senior, why do you ask this?!
Luo Chen smiled, Little Friend, you dont have to be nervous. I do not have any malicious intentions. Its just that I saw an azure-colored Dragon Qi rushing into the sky and felt curious.
Chapter 471 - Meeting again at the Ancient Desolate Tower
Chapter 471: Meeting again at the Ancient Deste Tower
The Azure Dragon Martial Spirit has not been seen for a thousand years. It is very mysterious. However, this old man, coincidently, understands a little about it. If you, Little Friend, are willing to tell me the truth about it, this old man will definitely keep quiet about it.
Xiao Chen shook his head and said, Senior is overthinking this. This so-called Dragon Qi is merely a special manifestation of my Martial Technique. I do not have the Azure Dragon Martial Spirit. If you do not believe me, you can check for yourself!
Luo Chen looked at Xiao Chens. Thetters calm expression stirred his heart. Could it be that he truly does not have the Azure Dragon Martial Spirit?
Xiao Chen got up and said, If there is nothing else I can help you with, I will take my leave first!
The Spirit Tea had not even cooled yet. Luo Chen watched Xiao Chen leave, deep in thought.
Luo Chen genuinely did not have any bad intentions. If the Azure Dragon Martial Spirit truly appeared, it would throw the many powers of the continent into chaos.
By then, the Thousand Sword Pavilion would not be able to avoid being dragged into the fight. If Luo Chen could end the rtionship with Xiao Chen in advance, when such a change urred, the Thousand Sword Pavilion would have a much easier time.
However, judging by what had happened today, it seemed like Luo Chen had overthought this.
How many secrets does the Azure Dragon Martial Spirit have exactly? Xiao Chen looked up to the sky after he exited the pavilion. His eyes filled with doubt.
Sooner orter, this secret will be revealed. Never mind, I will deal with it when the timees. The most important thing now is to increase my strength.
Xiao Chen took a deep breath and stopped thinking about this matter. Then, he went out with Xiao Rou and Xia Xiyan, who had waited for him for quite a while.
The scenery of Deste City was very unique, so Xiao Chen followed the two girls to look around.
Xiao Chen put down his emotional baggage and stopped thinking about everything. Hepletely rxed his body. Under Xiao Rous instigation, he even agreed to pay for the two.
Thus, the two girls instantly started shopping happily, spending money like water. They immediately bought anything they found interesting.
How much is this hairpin? Three hundred Inferior Grade Spirit Stones? That is very cheap. Senior Sister, lets get one each!
The workmanship of this flowery skirt is very exquisite. How much is it? Five hundred Inferior Grade Spirit Stones? Thats very cheap. Give me two of each of the four colors.
When words like this came out of Xiao Rous mouth, the smile on Xiao Chen face started to turn stiff.
Sorry, Im feeling a little stomach difort. You two continue shopping, I will go back first. At this rate, no matter how many Spirit Stones Xiao Chen had, he would definitely go broke. He put on a pained expression and found an excuse to quickly flee.
When Xia Xiyan saw the situation, she could not help butugh.
She thought back to how his expression did not change when facing the outstanding talents of the various nations, and how he did not seem to be afraid of them. Unexpectedly, he was so scared of Xiao Rou that he had to pretend to have a stomach ache and flee.
Xiao Rou felt suspicious and said, Hey, why is your stomach hurting suddenly? I still have several things that I have not bought yet!
If Xiao Chen had not left and heard this, he would be frustrated to the point of vomiting blood if he heard this.
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Early the next morning, when the rays of the morning sun shined on the ground, Xia Xiyan and Xiao Chen went out together and headed for the Tianwu za in the city.
When they arrived there, many cultivators had already gathered in the surroundings. However, because they were not contestants, they could not get in. They all looked in curiously.
Xia Xiyan stopped walking and sighed, What must havee, did eventuallye. Lets meet again at the Ancient Deste Tower!
Xia Xiyan could not guarantee that she would get one of the twenty spots. When she said this, it was actually to encourage herself.
Xiao Chen nodded and said, See you at the Ancient Deste Tower!
Xiao Chen is here. Even Xie Ziwen was not his match. If we get him as our opponent, what should we do?
Just admit defeat, what else can you do? We already know that we will lose against him. If we still fought, we might not even be able to fight the next match.
Although there are twenty spots for the Ancient Deste Tower, in my opinion, it is actually just neen. This Xiao Chen is guaranteed a spot.
Under the Tianwu Emperors statue, the cultivators who had arrived earlier all sighed upon seeing Xiao Chen.
To them, someone like Xiao Chen participating in the matches was a tragedy. They could only pray that they would not draw him as an opponent.
Xiao Chen, however, did not bother with these people. After he wished Xia Xiyan good luck, he joined the crowd and quietly waited for Shi Hailong and the others.
He did not have to wait for too long, as a group of cultivators wearing robes with the Heavenly Extermination Unions logo embroidered on themnded on the tform. The one leading them was the one they had seen on the first day, Shi Hailong.
Shi Hailong swept his gaze through the two hundred-odd cultivators and said to a person beside, Go and count the number of people. If we are missing anyone, we will wait for fifteen minutes. If everyone is here, we will start immediately.
That person immediately followed Shi Hailongs order. He took out a name list and started taking the attendance. After he made sure that everyone was present, he flew back onto the tform and said, All 276 people have arrived.
Shi Hailong nodded and said, Very good. We shall start drawing the first round of lots!
Four ck boxes had been already prepared on the tform since long ago. The boxes all had a round hole, only big enough for an arm to enter.
Under the directions of the Heavenly Extermination Union, Xiao Chen followed the crowd and stepped forward. He drew out a red wooden token from one of the wooden boxes. The number 18 was written on the wooden token with ck ink.
After all the lots were drawn, Shi Hailong said in a deep voice, Number 1 to 18, please go up the arena. Those with the red wooden token will go up first. After that, hang your token on the arena. The people with the blue token then have to find their corresponding number and the match will start.
The rules were very simple, and the opponent was decided by luck. Xiao Chen approved of such rules.
Under such rules, fighting thirty matches in two days allowed them to fully disy their strength.
Coincidentally, Xiao Chen was number 18. The moment Shi Hailong spoke, he immediately leaped onto an arena and hung his token.
After a while, a Great Chu Nation cultivator with an extremely unsightly expression trudged up to Xiao Chens arena.
My luck is really bad. I actually ended up drawing this monster fas my first opponent, that person muttered. He nced at Xiao Chen, but could not muster up any fighting spirit.
The two went to their positions, bowed to each other and started preparing to fight.
The twos aura shed in the air. The Great Chu Nation cultivator looked at Xiao Chens calm expression and thought back to the rumors about him.
He had seen Xiao Chens fight with Zuo Mo and Xie Ziwen for himself. Thus, the more he thought about it, the more he felt that he was not a match for Xiao Chen at all. As Xiao Chen prepared to make a move, he sighed helplessly and said, Lets stop. I admit defeat!
All the two hundred-odd contestants here were outstanding talents from various ces, who had cleared the first round of selectionsall of them were proud and arrogant.
In other words, making them admit defeat before they even fought was very difficult. They would hesitate a lot and would feel bad for not putting up a fight.
However, against someone as strong as Xiao Chen, they did not have any confidence of fighting. They were afraid of injuring their Essence and increasing the burden on themselves, which would be a great disadvantage in their next match.
Thus, it was in their best interest, to just helplessly admit defeat. After all, getting a spot in the Ancient Deste Tower was more important.
They had to put down their pride and avoid being put in a disadvantageous position for the next match.
Xiao Chen helplessly shook his head and left the arena. He did not approve of his opponent giving up on the match.
If it were Xiao Chen, no matter how strong the opponent was, he would at least give it a try. If he ran in fear and did not fight, it would have a great impact on the sharpness in his heart.
If this continued over a long period, this sharpness wouldpletely disappear. This could lead to not being able to raise ones cultivation orbat prowess in the future.
Cultivators were not afraid of defeatthey were afraid of losing the sharpness in their heart.
The first round of drawing lots ended and the second round began. However, it disappointed Xiao Chen once againhis opponent gave up without a fight again.
This continued until the fifth round when Xiao Chen finally managed to draw someone willing to fight him.
This person was none other than the Myriad Fiend Pces Jiang Zimo. He looked at Xiao Chen and said, How unlucky, I ended up drawing you. Lets just fight until victory is clear, there is no need to spoil our friendship over this!
Xiao Chen smiled slightly and said, This is exactly what I hoped for. Please, make your move!
Jiang Zimo nodded and said, Sorry for the offense!
Hu chi!
Jiang Zimo pushed off the ground and sent an intense palm wind at Xiao Chen. Xiao Chen knew that his Cultivation Technique was very strange and that he would be attacking at full strength from the start.
If Xiao Chen held back too much and gave him the momentum, it would be hard to recover from that. Thus, he drew the Lunar Shadow Saber at lightning-speed.
Bang!
The surging palm wind shed with the saber Qi. Their power exploded out, sending horrifying shockwaves into the surroundings.
Jiang Zimo sent out three palm strikes, using his full power. He shattered all of Xiao Chens saber Qi and was even about to reach him.
When someone who uses barehanded techniques fights a desman, they would be at a disadvantage.
The length of the weapon gives the user a certain advantage. However, when a closebat master gets close, the weapon bes useless and the advantage shifts to the other party.
Xiao Chen naturally understood this principle. He kept moving and brandished his saber continuously. He executed all sorts of Martial Techniques to prevent his opponent from getting close.
The two figures moved around the arena quickly. They both executed exquisite Movement Techniques, and it was not long before they exchanged dozens of moves.
They were very cautious as they attacked and retreated. The match slowly entered a stalemate.
Only Jiang Zimo would dare to not admit defeat when facing Xiao Chen.
Just thinking about it makes me feel upset. After roaming the world for more than a decade, I have never admitted defeat to someone of the same generation. However, when I encountered Xiao Chen, I didnt even have the courage to fight.
I was the same as well. The moment I saw him, I thought of his fight with Xie Ziwen. You all know how strong Xie Ziwen is. In the end, Xiao Chen still defeated him. How could I dare fight him?
Just pray that you do not draw Xiao Chen as an opponent. Even if I draw Zuo Mo, I will just take the initiative and admit defeat.
The crowd watched Xiao Chen and Jiang Zimo fight. They were amazed by Xiao Chen strength and full of respect for Jiang Zimos courage.
Jiang Zimo clearly knew that he did not have much hope, but he still fought. Thus, when the spectators thought about themselves and how far from him they were, they could only sigh helplessly.
The fight continued for about an hour. Xiao Chen slowly discovered some problemshe seemed to be falling for Jiang Zimos fighting method.
From the very start, Xiao Chen had been fighting at full power. Although he had a lot of Essence, he did not have that strange Cultivation Technique of Jiang Zimo; he would not be able tost as long as Jiang Zimo could.
If this went on, the one with thestugh would be Jiang Zimo. Xiao Chen was quick to reacted, so he rapidly started searching for a countermeasure.
After another few dozen exchanges, Xiao Chen made a decision and gambled on it.
He used an arclight to force his opponent back. Then, he stuck his saber into the ground. He circted his Vital Qi into his left arm, and an azure light started to gather around it. Then, he quickly dashed forward.
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Chapter 472 - Jiang Zimo Admitting Defeat
Chapter 472: Jiang Zimo Admitting Defeat
Chi! Chi!
Xiao Chen dragged his saber along the ground, creating countless sparks as he rushed directly at Jiang Zimo.
He did not dodge or flee from the palm strike that Jiang Zimo had sent towards his chest. He did not even have any intention of pulling back. It looked like he was intending to let Jiang Zimo hit him.
What is he doing? He left his chest open. This one palm strike will decide the victor if this continues. When the watching contestants saw this, they could not understand what was going on.
Jiang Zimos expression changed slightly. The moment hended his palm strike, he pushed off the ground and quickly retreated, leaving afterimages in the air.
He kept retreating until he reached the edge of the arena. There, he scattered his Martial Technique and smiled bitterly, You win, I admit defeat!
What is going on, after Jiang Zimonded that palm strike, he was the one who should have won?!
Why did he admit defeat for no reason? I cannot understand what is going on.
I dont understand what is going on either. Can someone exin it? How did Xiao Chen end up winning? This is too strange!
When the people below saw Jiang Zimo surrendering, they could not understand what had happened even after thinking about it for a long time.
Up on the tform, Shi Hailong nodded with a knowing smile on his face. The old men beside him were also nodding as well.
There were some things that could not be seen before one reached a certain cultivation realm.
Shi Hailong said softly, These two youthsone had the guts to stake everything on a gamble and the other knows when to retreat or advance, not seeking victory at all cost. This is probably what makes them stand out from so many geniuses.
An old man at the side nodded and said, In terms of technique, they are about equal. Xiao Chens Saber Techniques and Jiang Zimos Palm Techniques are not able to ovee each other.
In order to obtain victory, they could only rely on something else aside from techniques. They had to use their brain and their unique advantages to tilt the fight in their favor.
Another person continued, Jiang Zimos speciality is his longstingbat prowess. Thus he needs to drag out the fight. When his opponents Essence is drying up, he can use a strong move to secure the victory.
Xiao Chens specialty is his strong physical body and his strong explosive Essence. However, if he kept fighting, he would have exhausted too much Essence. Thus, he had to resort to a situation where both parties got injured, forcing them to decide the victory in one move. Even if he got injured heavily, it would not matter.
Shi Hailongughed gently and said, They are both talents. I really look forward to find out how far they can climb in the Ancient Deste Tower. Perhaps we will be astonished by them.
The crowd below was dumbfounded when the Martial Monarch experts on the tform exined the seemingly simple battle.
They did not expect the apparently ordinary moves to have so much meaning behind them. They all felt enlightened and went deep into thoughts.
Xiao Chen scattered the Azure Dragon Qi on his left hand. He looked at the retreating Jiang Zimo and said, Actually, you could have gambled on it too. After being severely injured, my body would have been weak. You might have been able to defeat me.
Jiang Zimo shook his head and smiled, You dont have to be so humble. Without being seventy percent confident, I will not gamble on it. You win this round. Lets see who can climb higher in the Ancient Deste Tower then!
Geniuses are naturally self-confident. Although Jiang Zimo had been defeated here, he was confident that he would be getting one of the twenty spots.
Xiao Chen nodded and said, In that case, see you at the Ancient Deste Tower!
The arena battles continued. Xiao Chen felt helpless. Aside from Jiang Zimo, the following opponents surrendered the moment they went up the arena.
When the fifteenth round of drawing lots ended, Xiao Chen drew the number 8 blue token. When he walked to the arena with the number 8 red token hanging on it, he discovered that his opponent was a rather interesting person. It was the Holy Fire Manors Young Manor Lord, Leng Yunthe person who Xiao Chen snatched the Extreme Yin mes Origin me from.
When Leng Yun saw Xiao Chen leap up to the arena, the corners of his mouth could not help but twitch. He clenched his fists tightly and nearly let out his killing Qi.
However, he calmed himself, and his expression reverted to normal. He said, I am not a match for you, I admit defeat.
However, Xiao Chen did not wish to let him off so easily. He smiled faintly and said, Why do you admit defeat? Dont you what your Origin me back?
Leng Yun, who was originally preparing to leave the arena, froze when he heard this. The anger that he had been suppressing in his heart burst out. He clenched his fist and cracking sounds came from them.
The Origin me of the Extreme Yin me was something that he had spent ten years to bitterly cultivate. It had only barely reached the size of a babys fist when it was snatched away by Xiao Chen. Taking away his me was even worse than killing him.
Leng Yun closed his eyes and took a few deep breaths. He said in a frosty voice, Never mind, you can keep it first. I will take in back in the future with interest added!
Xiao Chen frowned slightly as he watched Leng Yun leave. This fellow has a really stable state of mind.
Even after being provoked by me, he could still regain his calm and avoid acting rashly. Thus, Xiao Chens n of crippling him openly in the arena went as quickly as it came.
The matches soon came to an end. Xiao Chen returned to the Tianwu Emperors statue and watched the others fight.
This Chu Chaoyun is really low-key. Without causing anymotion, he unexpectedly won fifteen consecutive matches. Even Pei Shaoxuan was defeated by him.
The most important thing is that we still have not seen him draw the sword on his back. Unexpectedly, the Great Qin Nation has another powerful person aside from Xiao Chen.
We have underestimated them in the past. That Duanmu Qing seems to have won at least ten of her matches. His strength cannot be underestimated either.
Those whose turn had not arrived yet or those who had already ended their fights watched the people fighting and discussed animatedly.
Suddenly, a thought struck Xiao Chen. He followed the crowds gaze. In the arena, Chu Chaoyuns was facing a swordsman from the Great Chu Nation.
Chu Chaoyun had a sword on his back, and his expression was as carefree as before. This expression of his did not seem to be made on purpose but was instead something natural.
Chu Chaoyun looked like a very carefree person. This expression suited him perfectly.
After not seeing Chu Chaoyun for half a year, Xiao Chen thought he still looked exactly the same as when he first saw him.
Xiao Chen never doubted Chu Chaoyuns strength. Even though he had improved rapidly and had defeated countless geniuses from various ces, he still found Chu Chaoyun unfathomable. Chu Chaoyun was like a deep and old wellthe further one explored, the deeper they found it to be.
He won again. This fellow already has fifteen consecutive victories. Like Zuo Mo, Xiao Chen, and the others, he has not lost even a single match.
He really is a dark horse. How astonishing!
Chu Chaoyuns match ended. He had put in some effort and defeated the swordsman from the Great Chu Nation. After the match, he just silently left the arena.
After that day, no one would dare underestimate Chu Chaoyun anymore. Even the looks that Jiang Zimo, Xia Xiyan, and the others who stood at the peak gave him changed.
Night fell, and the first day of the arena battles ended. Some rejoiced and some despaired.
Those who were lucky and managed to draw people who were weak were very happy; they managed to finish off their opponents and gain victory in most of their matches.
Those who were unlucky were bitter; they had met with cultivators like Zuo Mo in many of their matches. This resulted in them being defeated most of the time and ranking at the bottom.
Of course, these were just the minority of people. Most people were neither lucky nor unlucky. They had both strong and weak opponents and arrived at where they were by relying only on their own strength.
Shi Hailong stood on the tform and shouted, Dont leave. We will spend the night here. When the results are out tomorrow, we will immediately leave for the Ancient Deste Tower. We need to activate the Ancient Deste Tower before dusk.
When everyone heard this, there had no objections. It was merely a night at the za. It was not difficult for them to bear with this much.
Everyone found a spot and sat down cross-legged. They regted their auras or cultivated.
Xiao Chen found aparatively deste ce and did not hesitate to sit down. Then, he closed his eyes and started cultivating.
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The next morning, the morning sun shined on the cultivators sitting in the za. All of them opened their eyes and got up to stretch their bodies, preparing themselves for another day of battles.
The first round of drawing lots started. Xiao Chen drew the number 23 red wooden token. After the first eighteen groups of contestants finished their match, he went up to an arena and hung his token up. Then he waited for his opponent to arrive.
He hoped that his next opponent would not give up before the fight started. If that happened again, then there would be no point to this. He felt helpless at the thought of it.
Xiu!
Just as Xiao Chen was muttering to himself, a familiar figure leaped up onto the arena. That person looked at Xiao Chen indifferently and said, I am pretty unlucky. Unexpectedly, I have drawn the terrifying White Robed desman.
Xiao Chen squinted and looked at this person with a serious expression. Chu Chaoyun!
Chu Chaoyun smiled indifferently, Lets not bother talking about old times. Like before, lets decide this with one move.
Xiao Chen ced his right hand on his saber hilt and said, Sure, I am curious as to whether your sword is still as sharp as before or not.
The two stood a hundred meters apart and stared at each other with a serious expression. They continuously gathered their aura as their gazes shed in midair.
It looked like a saber and a sword shing. One could even hear faint nging sounds. Suddenly, a swift wind swirled around the arena.
It made their clothes and hair flutter. Unknowingly, Chu Chaoyuns right hand had already reached his sword hilt.
The carefree look on Chu Chaoyuns handsome face slowly faded away. Instead, a serious expression appeared in its ce.
Xiao Chens looked cautious as well. As their auras gathered and shed, he started to circte and merge his state of thunder and state of massacre.
Xiao Chen had never had the confidence to beat Chu Chaoyun, even in the past. The first time they had shed, he was sorely defeated by the other party.
The second time they fought had been at the remnants of the Fire Li Sect Branch in Ink Forest. The fight ended halfway as a result of interference from the others.
Since Xiao Chen had debuted, he managed to surpass those who had bullied or defeated him in the past.
Then, Xiao Chen put such a huge distance between him and them that defeating him ever again became an uncrossable chasm which they could never surpass.
Only Chu Chaoyun remained unfathomable to Xiao Chen. Even though Xiao Chen had countless fortuitous encounters and spent all his time cultivating, he did not seem to be able to make out his exact strength.
However, Xiao Chen did not fear challenges. Long ago, when he was only a Martial Master, he had already dared to fight Chu Chaoyun.
Now that the distance had be smaller, why not fight again? He was no longer the Xiao Chen of the past.
As all these thoughts shed through Xiao Chens mind, and his gaze became sharper. His gaze seemed to have be solid and sharp, like a sabers edge.
Chapter 473 - Chu Chaoyun Draws His Sword
Chapter 473: Chu Chaoyun Draws His Sword
Look! Chu Chaoyun is going to draw his sword!
Not many people paid attention to the arena Xiao Chen was on as the matches there were too boring. His opponents always surrendered before the fight even began.
However, the moment Xiao Chen drew an opponent that was of equal standing, his arena attracted everyones attention.
In the first round of selection, Chu Chaoyun obtained sixty consecutive victories before taking the initiative to surrender for the rest of the matches. During those sixty matches, he had never drawn his sword.
However, at that time, Chu Chaoyun was in the same wrestling ring as Zuo Mo. Zuo Mo overshadowed him, so no one paid too much attention to him.
However, in the second round of selection, Chu Chaoyun did not suffer any defeat in the fifteen matches of the first day. Furthermore, just like in the first round of selection, he did not draw his sword.
Even when facing Pei Shaoxuan, he still refrained from drawing his sword. The sword seemed to be a mere decoration.
The more times this happened, the more curious the crowd became. They wanted to see how he would fight Xiao Chen.
They were both from the Great Qin Nation. In addition, the crowd wanted to see how strong Chu Chaoyun was with his sword drawn.
Amidst the crowd, Hua Yunfei and the others were watching Xiao Chen and Chu Chaoyun. They watched them speechless and felt very bitter in their heart.
It was not too long ago that these two people were about as strong as them. Then, Xiao Chen alone managed to defeat all of them as a group.
Who knew that somebody like Chu Chaoyun would appear as well. Now that such an outstanding talent appeared from the Great Qin Nation as well, the frustration in their hearts was easy to imagine.
Up in the arena, the auras of the two intensely shed with each other. A strong wind started to blow, spreading to the outside of the arena.
The wind kicked up the dust and creating a cloud, hiding the arena from the crowd. The spectators could not help but squint and try to see through it.
Xiu!
The surging wind suddenly came to a stop. The sound of two weapons rang out; Chu Chaoyun and Xiao Chen had made a move at the same time.
The crowd only saw a golden light filling the air behind Chu Chaoyun. The light was resplendent and dazzling; it was so piercing, that the crowds eyes hurt.
State of light! The state Chu Chaoyun hasprehended is unexpectedly the state of light, the strongest of all states!
The onlookers were all shocked.
Xiu!
An even brighter sword light appeared within the golden light. The sword light shot out, and a vast sword intent rushed towards Xiao Chen at lightning speed.
The instant the light appeared, the state of thunder and state of massacre that Xiao Chen had been suppressing immediately burst out.
A purple light behind them spread out and electric sparks flickered amidst it. When infused with the state of massacre, the scarlet and purple lights alternated.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
The two started topete with their states. The incredibly resplendent golden light shed with the extremely strange purple and scarlet light.
Intense explosions rang out around them. The stone tiles covering the arena cracked and pieces of flooring floated in mid-air.
Xiu!
Two figures shed on the chaotic arena. They moved so fast that the crowd could not follow their movements.
The scene seemed very chaotic: lights of many colors flickered, and countless pieces of shattered stone flooring flew everywhere. The crowd simply could not see how did this happen.
Pu ci! Two mouthfuls of blood shot into the air and sttered onto the ground, dying it red.
However, no one could figure out whose blood it was. Even Jiang Zimo and the others were not capable of doing so. The speed of the two attacking with all their might was simply too fast.
The many colored lights and the different states intermingled on the arenathere was no way to see clearly.
In two opposite corners of the arena, Xiao Chen and Chu Chaoyun stood with their backs facing each other. Blood slowly dripped down from both the saber and the sword.
Is it a draw? the crowd below wondered.
The weapons were stained with blood. That meant that they had struck each other simultaneously. The two mouthfuls of blood seemed to have alsoe from both of them.
It was too fast, I could not see it clearly. Unexpectedly, they managed to end up in a draw.
The scene was very chaotic. I could not see their attacks at all.
The result seemed to be decided. Thus, the onlookers shook their heads and sighed. The fight had been too fast. Although it had been a breathtaking fight, they could not understand what had happened.
Xiu!
Just then, Xiao Chen and Chu Chaoyun turned around at the same time. Even though the fight seemed to have ended, the golden light and the alternating purple and red light quickly poured into their weapons.
The spectators were bbergasted. They muttered, Is the fight not over yet? Have they not made their move yet, despite such a bigmotion?
Chu Chaoyuns sword left his hand and hovered in midair. Then, it started spinning.
He quickly and continuously made hand seals. As more hand seals were made, his fair hands started to glow with a golden light.
Xiao Chen stayed expressionless. He used his Lunar Shadow Saber to direct a strange energy. Dark clouds started churning in the sky and thunder rumbled.
When the golden light reached its brightest, Chu Chaoyun separated his hands. The flickering golden light on his left hand looked like a mirror.
He then moved the light around his sword, forming a circle.
Chi! Chi!
As Chu Chaoyuns hand moved, a golden sword light appeared. When the circle waspleted, a halo of sword light appeared around the sword.
Life-Extinguishing Blood-Reversing Swordy! Chu Chhaoyun shouted. The instant the circle of sword light formed, he grabbed the spinning sword with his right hand and struck the ground with it.
The sword instantly turned into a golden light and carrying the aura of extermination flew directly at Xiao Chen.
Its trail did not fade. Instead, it formed a long and thin beam of light.
Xiao Chen pointed to the sky with his saber. His strongest move, the Wukui Moves Heaven, formed instantly.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The sky shook and a scarlet Divine Wukui Tree carrying the supreme might of thunder descended.
Countless scarlet bolts of lightning appeared amidst the clouds. This Wukui Moves Heaven had been infused with the state of massacre. Aside from being very tyrannical, it also seemed very strange.
Bang!
The divine scarlet Wukui Treended before Xiao Chen. He waved his hand and the divine tree crashed towards the golden beam of light.
Ka ca!
The radiant sword of golden light and the scarlet divine Wukui Tree rushed towards each other in the arena.
A crunching sound resounded and the sword went through the divine tree, leaving a hole in the trunk.
Cracks extended from the hole and covered the divine Wukui Tree. It seemed to be about to copse.
The sword radiating golden light did not go undamaged either. Its originally resplendent and dazzling light became much dimmer.
However, the speed of the two did not change; only their might decreased by half.
Dang! Bang!
Two intense sounds rang out. Chu Chaoyun smashed into the divine tree flying at him with both his palms.
The state of thunder and state of massacre exploded out. They turned into an overwhelming scarlet shockwave which headed for Chu Chaoyun.
On the other side, the sword that had already dimmed arrived in front of Xiao Chen, just as Chu Chaoyun shed with the divine Wukui Tree.
Xiao Chen adjusted his stance and raised his saber. When he blocked the tip of the sword, a surging energy burst forth from it.
Boom!
The two stepped on air, they had been both struck out of the arena by their opponents Martial Technique andnded on the ground. Blood trickled down from their lips.
ording to the rules, once they fell out of the arena, they would automatically lose. However, the two had fallen onto the ground at the same time. Thus, it was a draw.
Xiu!
Chu Chaoyun withdrew his palm and sheathed his sword, returning it to his back.
After not meeting for half a year, you are already able to force me into such a state. I hope that you will continue to be as lucky after half a year.
Chu Chaoyun wiped off the blood at the corner of his lips. He ignored the astonished looks of the crowd and walked to the side. Then, he closed his eyes and started recuperating.
Xiao Chen muttered to himself for a while, he did not have a dispirited expression. Although he had not managed to defeat his opponent, he had figured out the limits of his opponents strength. He was not afraid of a strong opponent, but he was afraid of an unfathomable oneone which he could not understand at all.
Having an opponent like Chu Chaoyun on the path of cultivation was not a bad thing for Xiao Chen. It would even make his life more exciting.
Wow! The Great Qin Nation managed to groom out two absolute geniuses like them! How unbelievable! I mean, that is a ce that iscking in Spiritual Energy!
Given the existence of these two, no one will dare to say anything about the Great Qin Nation cultivators in the future.
The crowd looked at the two, who were sitting cross-legged and recuperating, and discussed them in soft voices. Xiao Chens strength was clear for all to see. Now that Chu Chaoyun had obtained a draw against him, everyone acknowledged his strength as well.
The arena matches continued. Soon, the second round of drawing lots began. Xiao Chen drew the number 17 red token, bing part of the first batch of contestants to fight.
Xiao Chens opponent was a cultivator from the Great Xia Nation. That person knew that he had suffered from significant internal injuries in his fight with Chu Chaoyun.
Thus, it would be impossible for Xiao Chen to recover so quickly. After hesitating for a moment, that person chose to fight. He wanted to see if he could obtain victory.
Even if that person could not win, he would be willing to ept a draw; that would at least get him one point.
However, the results disappointed him. Xiao Chen had just taken the healing Medicinal Pill that Shi Hailong gave him. Its effects were very good and exceeded everyones expectations.
The internal injuries caused by Chu Chaoyun had already mostly recovered. While it could not be said that he hadpletely recovered hisbat prowess, he had at least recovered ny percent of it.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
After ten moves, Xiao Chen forced back his opponent with his saber. He pressed forward and used the Dragon w Fist to toss his opponent off the arena.
Thank you for going easy! Despite the other partys depressed expression, Xiao Chen walked off the arena calmly.
The arena matches continued batch after batch. There were a few more people who chose to try their luck and fight Xiao Chen.
Nothing unexpected happened. Everyone lost to him within fifty moves. When everyone saw how the strongbat prowess he disyed was, the following opponents came to the conclusion that his wounds have recovered. Thus, when they drew him as an opponent, they immediately gave up without hesitation.
There were fewer and fewer matches left, so there was no more room for mistakes.
As the sun set and dusk approached, Xiao Chen entered the arena feeling bored.
This was the final match of his thirty matches. The results of the earlier 29 matches already guaranteed him one of the twenty spots.
The result of this final match did not make a difference for him at all. It did not matter whether he won or losthe would be able to enter the Ancient Deste Tower anyway.
Chapter 474 - Spots Filled
Chapter 474: Spots Filled
Xiu!
After a short wait, Xiao Chens final opponent showed up. When he saw who it was, his eyes could not help but brighten. He did not expect his final opponent to be Zuo Mo.
It looked like this match would not be as simple as he imagined. Things had just be interesting.
Zuo Mo, on the other hand, had a slightly bitter smile on his face as he stood across him. He said, I know that you will find this boring but I will be forfeiting. I already have enough points to rank in the top twenty. There is no need for me to fight a pointless battle. See you in the Ancient Deste Tower.
Xiao Chen smiled, Now, it has be somewhat difficult for me to find a fight. See you in the Ancient Deste Tower then. Lets consider this a draw? After all, we have not figured out a victory between you and me yet. Sooner orter, we will have to fight each other.
Zuo Mo nodded and said, There is still one and a half years until the next Five Nation Youth Competition. At that time, we will definitely meet. We can fight to our hearts content then.
The two shook hands and agreed before walking off the arena together. Then, they started to watch the other fights, waiting for the second round of selections toe to an end.
When the matches finally ended, Xia Xiyan walked over to Xiao Chen with a smile on her face. Clearly, she was very confident in her results.
How did it go? There should be no problems, right? Xiao Chen asked.
Xia Xiyan nodded and said, I lost two rounds and had one draw. There should not be any problems. However, I will still have to see the final results!
After that, the final match on the arena came to an end. All the contestants anxiously waited in anticipation.
The Heavenly Extermination Union had a person who specially tracked the results of the contestants. Furthermore, they had invited leaders of the various powers to monitor the fights. Thus, they could guarantee the absolute fairness of the final results.
The results were quickly tabted. After Shi Hailong and the others saw it, they instructed someone to start reading it out.
The results are out! The first is Chu Chaoyun. In his thirty matches, he has one draw and victories for the rest, with a total of 59 points. The second is Xiao Chen. He has two draws and victories for the rest. He has a total of 58 points. The third is Ding Fengchou. He has three draws and victories for the rest, totaling 57 points. The fourth is Jiang Zimo
Nothing unexpected happened. Aside from Chu Chaoyun, the other top then were the people who stood at the top of the previous gathering: Jiang Zimo, Mu Xinya, Zuo Mo, Chu Mu, Ding Fengchou, Xia Xiyan, and the others.
At this point, everyone still had calm expressions. After the top ten names had been read out and all the top geniuses got a spot, the rest started to be nervous.
It was now their turn. In fact, for the rest of the crowd, the twenty spots were only ten spots. Those were all they couldpete for, given the strength of the top geniuses.
When the old man finished reading out the list, Shi Hailong said with a serious expression, Those whose names have been not read out, step back. Those who have been called out, please step forward.
The outstanding talents that had not get a spot all had very disappointed looks on their faces. They sighed and stepped back.
They looked enviously at Xiao Chen and the others who had stepped forward and had extremely unsatisfied looks in their eyes.
They knew that this act of them stepping forward or backward meant that the distance between them and these people would be something they could never catch up with.
Shi Hailong swept his gaze through the crowd. Then he flicked his finger and a jade pendant with mysterious talisman inscriptions fell into the hands of the top twenty.
You will not be able to enter the Ancient Deste Tower without this jade pendant. I have already given you the opportunity. As for how far you can go, that will depend on yourselves, Shi Hailong said expressionlessly in a deep voice.
Open the tower! Shi Hailong ordered, and the four old men behind him went in front of the Tianwu Emperors sculpture and made hand seals.
A pure Essence came from the four old men and slowly infused into the sculpture. The Tianwu Emperor sculpture started glowing with a golden light from bottom to top.
When the golden lightpletely covered the sculpture, a boundless sword Qi rushed out from the sword in the Tianwu Emperors hand.
Weng! Weng!
A humongous and grand formation appeared in the sky. Countless lines formed a profound image.
The golden sword light rushed into the formation. When the sword Qi reached the formation center, it slowly spread out and all the lines turned golden.
The golden light shined down and an inverted image of the formation shined on the za. It was a huge ancient formation. When everyone, including Xiao Chen, felt the vast Spiritual Energy of the formation, they were astonished. At this moment, they felt very small.
In the distance, where Xiao Chen had once seen the ancient tower, the buildings vanished one by one.
The Ancient Deste Tower now appeared before everyone, astonishing them even more.
The Ancient Deste Tower turned out to be within the Tianwu za. However, due to some formations creating an illusion, no one could find its real location.
Boom!
The lower doors of the Ancient Deste Tower opened. Shi Hailong said in a deep voice, Enter!
When the tower appeared, Xiao Chen and the others ced the jade pendant around their chest and immediately headed to the entrance of the first floor.
Although the doors were open, there was a membrane of light blue energy flickering with a dim blue light around them.
Chi! Chi!
Four or five impatient people rushed in front of the ground and entered. When their hands touched the membrane, the jade pendant with the mysterious talisman scripts immediately lit up, and they passed through.
It seemed that the blue energy membrane had the ability to differentiate those with the jade pendant from those who tried to barge in forcefully without one.
Xiao Chen was not in a rush to enter the Ancient Deste Tower. He stood outside and looked at the tower.
The tower had nine floors and was more than four hundred meters tall. Spiritual Energy revolved around the foot of the tower, forming an overwhelming aura.
Just by standing at its feet, one could feel an ancient and vast aura creating a strong pressure.
In the past, the Thunder Emperor only managed to go to the seventh floor. For so many people to be so nervous about it and be filled with anticipation, what exactly is in this Ancient Deste Tower? I wonder how many floors I will be able to climb up?
Xiao Chen took a deep breath. He walked to the energy membrane and stretched his right hand out.
Xiu!
Xiao Chens figure trembled and he felt like he was going through a waterfall. Then, he appeared on the first floor of the Ancient Deste Tower.
Boom!
Just as Xiao Chennded on the ground, he felt a huge pressure crushing down on him.
It was a formless pressure that came from the air, pressing heavily on Xiao Chens shoulders like a pair of huge hands. It felt like his entire body was pushed down.
Xiao Chen got caught off guard and fell to one knee. The pressure nearly pushed him to the ground.
After Xiao Chen reacted to it, he circted his Vital Qi around his body. He straightened his back and allowed that pressure flow onto him. However, he remained motionless.
This pressure is not that strong, Xiao Chen thought to himself. As long as I am not pressed to the ground immediately, it is quite easy to resist.
Xiao Chen looked up. The first floor was very vast. There were carvings of many people on the wall, staring at the people who came to challenge the Ancient Deste Tower.
Xiao Chen continued looking further up. He saw a barrier of light separating the first and second floor like a ceiling.
Several cultivators flew into the air, fighting the pressure. They slowly moved towards the light barrier above them.
The barrier was at a height that they would normally be able to cover in a couple of breaths. However, it now felt extremely difficult to move even one meter.
The air felt very dense and sticky, ruthlessly pressing down on them.
Can anyone help me up!
Xiao Chen saw an unfortunate fellow about a meter in front. He was pressed t on the ground, trying to push himself off the ground with his hands.
He tried to stand up, but could not even after a long time. His only option was to call out for help.
The pressure in the firstyer was not so great that it could not be resisted. However, if one let down their guard at the very start, they would be pressed t on the ground.
It would be very difficult to rely on their own strength to stand up again.
The surrounding cultivators were all climbing up nervously. No one cared about him at all. Even if they heard him, they just ignored him.
All of them werepetitors here. It was hard to say whether if they helped him, he might end up bing stronger than them.
Xiao Chen shook his head, It is not easy to enter this Ancient Deste Tower. It would definitely be unfortunate if one gave up here.
Bang!
Xiao Chen stomped heavily on the ground and pushed off the ground with a huge force. He used his force to slowly fly up.
The cultivatorying t on the ground also used this force to get up to a bow. He looked at Xiao Chen, who was in the air, and quickly thanked him.
Hu! Hu!
Xiao Chen broke through the seemingly solid pressure and slowly rose up. At first, he moved rather slowly. Then, he got used to it.
Chapter 475 - The Second Floor
Chapter 475: The Second Floor
Xiao Chen gradually moved faster. He passed the cultivators that were there before him and arrived at the front.
Is this fellow not feeling any pressure at all? Ding Fengchou said with a somewhat unsightly expression when he saw Xiao Chen overtaking him.
Zuo Mo revealed an astonished expression as well. The pressure here made the cirction of Essence very slow. He did not understand how Xiao Chen managed to do this.
When the rest of them saw that Xiao Chen was about to touch the light barrier above them, they were all astonished. However, they were unable to speed up.
After thinking for a while, he realized why. The pressure in the tower acted upon the body first, before seeping inside and pressuring the Essence directly.
At this moment, the physical body was like the first line of defense. With a strong physical body, the amount of pressure seeping into the body would naturally be less.
If the physical body were weak, the amount of pressure it could hold back would be less. This resulted in most of the pressure seeping into the body.
Xiao Chens physical body was much stronger than most cultivators. Being able to reach the front, despite being thest to leave, was natural for him.
When Xiao Chens hand touched the strange light barrier, energy ripples immediately appeared on it.
In an instant, all the pressure vanished. Xiao Chen felt very rxed as he slowly went through the barrier.
Xiu!
After five minutes, Xiao Chen stopped. Then, hended firmly on the ground. When his eyes opened, he felt that his Essence had be more vast and pure than before.
Xiao Chen closed his eyes again and sank his consciousness to the purple Qi whirlpool. He discovered that drops of purple Essence Qi were quickly dripping down from the Qi whirlpool.
This speed was much faster than his usual cultivation. This shocked Xiao Chen greatly. He even showed signs of breaking through.
Odd, I did not cultivate at all and did not absorb any Spiritual Energy. How did the purple Essence liquid appear?
Could it be because of the light barrier? Xiao Chen guessed. Xiao Chen could not think of any other exnation, aside from this reason.
Xiu!
The Essence Liquid stopped dripping down after five seconds. Xiao Chen opened his eyes and stopped thinking about it.
After all, this was a good thing and did not have any side effects. Xiao Chen intended to see what was going on with this floor.
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Outside the tower, Shi Hailong and the other upper echelons of the Heavenly Extermination Union waited at the floor of the Tianwu Emperor statue. They looked at the Ancient Deste Tower nervously.
Within the Ancient Deste Tower, the jade pendant on everyones chest was like a spot of light that could be seen through the walls, allowing the people outside to see everything clearly.
Suddenly, an old man said, Elder Shi, there seems to be someone entering the second floor!
Shi Hailong focused his gaze. Indeed, a spot of light appeared in the space of the second floor. Unexpectedly, someone has already cleared the first floor. The pressure of the first floor is about fifty thousand kilograms of force.
I wonder who it is? In the past, the Thunder Emperor did not even manage to move this fast. Is this person insinuating that he will go further than the Thunder Emperor?
It is hard to say; this is just the first floor. The challenges of each floor are different Maybe he was just lucky. We cannote to a conclusion so early.
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Naturally, Xiao Chen could not hear the discussion outside. He was currently feeling somewhat conflicted.
In the second floor, there was also a faint light barrier above. The pressure that pushed them down before was no longer there.
However, when Xiao Chen tried to fly, he discovered that there was a horrific suction forceing from the ground. No matter how hard he tried, he could not make both his feet leave the ground at the same time.
After trying for a while, Xiao Chen could not seed. So, he gave up and focused on the twenty-odd sculptures in the middle of the floor.
Between the first and second floor, aside from the change in pressure, the biggest difference was that there were many more sculptures here.
The sculptures were the same size as humans. There were males and females, fist masters, desmen, swordsmen, and spearmen.
Xiao Chen walked over and looked through all the sculptures. Eventually, his gaze stopped at a desman.
This desman was wearing light blue Battle Armor. A saber with a serrated edge hung on his back. He had a rather genial expression but had an oddly unswerving and determined look in his eyes, making one not dare to meet them.
Xiao Chen stood before the desman and looked at its face. The expression carved on it looked very realistic, it was like he was facing a real and living desman.
The Ancient Deste Tower would not have a floor that was unsolvable. There was definitely a method to enter the third floor. The answer might be on these sculptures.
Lets give it a try for the time being. Xiao Chen stretched out a finger and touched the sculptures forehead.
Ha ha! Not bad, you are very wise in choosing me. Lets see your strength then!
A carefreeugh suddenly rang out beside Xiao Chens ear. He was astonished as the sculptures eyes lit up.
The desman moved his left hand and swept Xiao Chens hand to the side. His right hand moved quickly and pressed towards Xiao Chens forehead.
Xiao Chen felt startled and quickly retreated. His figure shed in the air, leaving behind afterimages.
By the time Xiao Chennded, he had discovered that he was in a chaotic space. The desman in light blue Battle Armor was smiling at Xiao Chen.
The desmans sculpture, which Xiao Chen was looking at earlier, now appeared alive in this space.
Winds blew, clouds churned, thunder roared, and lightning shed in this chaotic space, but the surroundings looked empty.
Xiao Chen ced his right hand on his saber hilt, stared at this person, and said, How did youe to life? What is this ce?
The moment Xiao Chen spoke, he felt that something was wrong. The other party was originally a sculpture; it had no concept of life and death.
The blue-robed desman smiled and muttered, Im just a strand of will. I am neither alive nor dead. What you are seeing is just my will. My name is Bai Shuihe. I am a Saber Sage of the Great Jin Nations Bai n. Seven thousand years ago, the Alliance Chief invited me to leave a strand of will behind on the second floor.
Xiao Chen now understood what had happened. Rumor said that once one reached Martial Sage, and their Mental Energy reached a certain level, a strand of will couldst for hundreds of years.
As for the will of a Martial Emperor, it wouldst for even longer. For his Saber Sages will tost for thousands of years, it must be because of the Ancient Deste Tower.
My Cultivation Realm is suppressed to the same level as yours. You just have tost ten moves from me, and you will pass the test of the second floor. If you fail, this will be as far as you can go!
The blue-robed desman slowly took out the serrated saber on his back. Then, he pointed the tip of the saber at Xiao Chen.
When Xiao Chen heard what the desman said, his expression became serious. Although the opponent said that he had suppressed his cultivation to be the same, he was, after all, still a Martial Sage. He still had his Martial Techniques and experience. It would be difficult tost for ten moves.
Bai Shuihe looked at Xiao Chen and smiled faintly, Fight with all your might. Dont overthink this. Just make sure you dont leave any regrets behind. Here is my first move!
Xiu!
Saber intent came out from the serrated saber. Bai Shuihe took six steps forward in the air. The tip of his saber kept moving towards Xiao Chens left hand, which was holding the scabbard.
This seemingly ordinary move became very sharp under the operation of Bai Shuihe and the support of his saber intent.
These are all feints. His true aim should be to flick his saber up when I draw my saber, causing me to drop it.
Xiao Chens insight was very sharp. By the time his opponent was about to make his true move, his heart was already as calm as still water. It was like his opponent was not a Saber Sage but an ordinary opponent.
The ten moves did not matter. All Xiao Chen had to do was to defeat this opponent that had the same level of cultivation as him.
Xiao Chen already guessed his opponents aim. Although he was notpletely certain, he was seventy percent confident of it; he was willing to gamble on his guess.
Xiao Chens right hand let go of the saber and made a very dangerous move. He did not draw his saber to counter his opponents attack.
Instead, Xiao Chen quickly swung his left hand to the back. The saber hilt appeared at his right shoulder, and the opponents saber tip had already arrived at Xiao Chens waist.
Xiao Chen did not dodge. All his opponent had to do was to move his saber to the right, and he would be able to cause a heavy injury to Xiao Chens waist. The situation was very dire.
However, Xiao Chen had an extremely calm expression. In the time for a spark to fly, he grasped the saber hilt at his right shoulder.
Xiao Chen drew the Lunar Shadow Saber with lightning speed. He executed Drawing the Saber and moved his saber from top to bottom. The saber turned into a ferocious electric flood dragon, hacking towards Bai Shuihes face.
If the other party wanted to injure Xiao Chen severely, he would be hacked in half by this strike. Exchanging a heavy injury for his death would not make sense.
Retreat!
Bai Shuihe was very decisive. The moment he thought of retreating, his body had already moved back by ten meters.
This resulted in Xiao Chens ferocious attack striking nothing but air. The electricity dispersed and turned into an electric light that lit the ce up.
What a quick reaction. Xiao Chen felt startled. ording to his expectations, even if the opponent retreated he would not be able to get out of the range of this attack. After that, he would take the initiative to attack, raining down a torrent of attacks.
However, it felt like Bai Shuihe did not even have to think about retreating. His body simply made the appropriate reaction in an instant.
This was a kind of muscle memory. Only after experiencing this thousands of times, living through tens of thousands of battles, could one aplish this.
Bai Shuihe looked at Xiao Chen, his lips curling up in appreciation. He said, Not bad. Your insights are excellent. You are courageous and ambitious. You can determine my objective and courageously gamble on it. You even have thoughts of wanting to defeat me.
Given your age, it is hard for you to have be this aplished already. However, it will not be so easy for your Saber Techniques to reach me. Focus on how to block ten moves from me first.
Long Lasting Spring Water, Growing Warm Then Cold!
Bai Shuihe stopped speaking, slowly beginning to move his serrated saber in a wavy fashion as screens of water appeared around him.
A warm intent spread out in the air. Bai Shuihe, who was within the water screens, quickly headed for Xiao Chen.
The ice of winter already melted to form the water of spring; it was so clear that the bottom was visible. However, even though the water looked warm, it was still cold. It was the ufortable situation of bing warm while remaining cold.
Bai Shuihes Saber Technique exhibited such states to their extremes. It quickly changed between two different kinds of saber moves.
Both warm and cold had different ways of dealing with them. It was something like Xiao Chens Dragon w Fist. It was both a fist and a w, both requiring a different countermeasure.
However, Bai Shuihes technique was on a higher level. Xiao Chens technique focused on form, but Bai Shuihes focused on the state. It was even harder to deal with.
If Xiao Chen made an error in judgment and moved blindly, he would get hit and be defeated immediately.
Chapter 476 - Defeating the Shadow of the Great Emperor
Chapter 476: Defeating the Shadow of the Great Emperor
Xiao Chen tried to quickly think of a countermeasure. He had never been this focused before.
Saber SageSaber Sagea Martial Sage of the saber. Even though his cultivation was suppressed to Xiao Chens level, there was still a clear distance between them.
In the spring, when the ice had just melted, the so-called warmth was only rtive to winter. However,pared to summer, it was still cold in the end.
Xiao Chens eyes lit up. He had finally figured out something. The words warm and cold were just a ruse used to trick others.
The coldness was rtive. No matter how warm the water in spring was, can it be warmer than summer?
Xiao Chen smiled faintly, trying toe up with a method to break this technique. After a while, the look of confusion on his face faded away, and a fierce purple me set his saber aze.
The Qi whirlpool in Xiao Chens body started to spin quickly. A pure lightning-attributed Essence poured into his saber. The Purple Thunder True Fire burned even fiercer, as if it went berserk.
Break!
The moment Xiao Chen struck out, the hot Purple Thunder True Fire tore through the water before him. The air filled with the bubbling of boiling water and white steam.
Dang!
The purple mes destroyed all the cold Qi. Xiao Chens fierce burning mespletely suppressed the other partys state of ice, managing to push back Bai Shuihe.
Rustling Autumn Winds, Sweeping Up Fallen Leaves!
After Xiao Chen broke another of his move, Bai Shuihes smile became even wider. He spun around his saber and followed up with his third move.
A strong wind infused with a sense of loneliness quickly headed for Xiao Chen. Bai Shuihe moved within the wind with his sharp saber, chasing after Xiao Chen.
This move was very ferocious. Even though it had been executedter, it arrived first. Its aura was simr to an autumn wind, one that the fallen leaves could not resist. This turned Bai Shuihes once defeated move into something much stronger.
In terms of aura, Bai Shuihes even surpassed Xiao Chen. In fact, Xiao Chen was no match for him.
Xiao Chen retreated decisively. His figure trembled as he executed the Roaming Dragons Nine Transformations. Then, he fused into the nine cool breezes and moved back.
This brat is good, he is very decisive. He monitored the situation very closely and when it turned bad, he immediately retreated. He is not rash at all.
Bai Shuihe praised Xiao Chen in his heart once again. His eyes swept through all the figures. Relying on his experience, he managed to figure out which was his true body. Furthermore, he managed to predict Xiao Chens next move as well.
He stepped forward, sent out a feint, and moved towards Xiao Chens true body.
Xiu! Xiu!
The Xiao Chens flickered. The first figure quickly merged with the ninth figure on the left. The number of clones immediately reduced.
Bai Shuihe smiled to himself, This youth is very smart, but hecks experience.
There was no force behind his feint at all. His saber quickly changed directions and headed for the merged figure.
Summer Sky, Burning Everywhere!
One might ask exactly how strong was the zing sun of summer. It is the most blistering hot me in the world. It can even make rivers dry up.
It was also the most tyrannical me in the world. No matter where one hid, they would not be able to escape from the light of the sun.
It was easy to imagine the might of a move that had such a state infused into it. If itnded on the merged figure, thetter would probably be sted to bits.
Bang!
As Bai Shuihe expected, the figure formed by merging the clones had an astonished expression on its face. It did its best to raise its saber and block. However, it still ended up sted to bits by this powerful move.
Seeing the figure vanish, Bai Shuihe revealed a lonely expression. He said, In the end, this was his limit. However, I have taken advantage of this youth by using my experience to defeat him.
Uncle! It has not ended yet! Suddenly, the sound ofughter came from behind him.
Bai Shuihes expression changed slightly. He quickly looked back and saw a divine Wukui Tree flickering with scarlet electric sparks.
The youths true body that Bai Shuide had overlooked was dressed in white robes and was wielding a saber with both hands, carefully directing the scarlet divine Wukui Tree.
Bai Shuihes body reacted in an instant. Before he could even think about it, he was already flew to the side, dodging it.
Xiao Chen had expected this, so the scarlet divine Wukui Tree started falling over to its side.
The two-hundred-odd-meters-tall tree fell over. Its top came just within a meter of Bai Shuihe.
However, Xiao Chen did not stop moving. He shouted, Explode!
Boom!
The churning scarlet electricity instantly exploded. The shockwave sted out, akin toarge area-of-effect attack.
At such a close distance, no matter how fast Bai Shuihes body reacted, it would still be swept up by the shockwaves.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Bai Shuihe took three steps back. His current cultivation was the same as Xiao ChensInferior Grade Martial King. He could not dodge such a strong move.
He got struck by Xiao Chens attack, and his Battle Armor got sted into pieces. Blood leaked out the corner of his mouth. However, there was no anger on his face.
Boom! Boom!
Bai Shuihe neutralized all the remnant shockwaves the instant he brandished his saber.
Bai Shuihe looked at Xiao Chen with appreciation and admiration in his eyes. He smiled, Interesting, you knew that I can make out which is your true body. So you made ns for that. In the end, the merged body was still a fake one and your true body had not moved from the very start.
When I was your age, I was not as aplished as you. Just based on these four moves, you have already passed my test. However, I have one question for you: Do you still want to continue?
Xiao Chen smiled calmly, Why not? It was so hard for me to meet a true desman. It would be too unfortunate if I gave up on this opportunity.
Bai Shuihe wiped off the blood at the corner of his lips. The grin on his face became even wider. He said, Have you thought it through carefully? If you are not able to endure all ten moves, you will not be able to continue climbing the Ancient Deste Tower.
Xiu!
Xiao Chen held up his saber and a faint smile appeared on his face. He felt very excited, It is as you said, I should not leave any room for regrets!
Haha! You have the making of a desman! Lets continue having fun with the next few moves then!
Bai Shuiheughed loudly and stepped into the air. He spun around his saber and sent out another extremely sharp Saber Technique, viciously attacking Xiao Chen.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The two started fighting in the chaotic space again. They fought with their strength, their wits, and their courage.
Every move was very dangerous and brilliant. Their excitement rose as they traded blows. It seemed like they had forgotten that this was a test.
Bai Shuihe had lowered his cultivation to be simr to Xiao Chens. Thus, he could only rely on his experience and Martial Techniques to win.
However, Xiao Chens ability to react to the situation had exceeded Bai Shuihes expectations.
With Xiao Chens ingenious Saber Techniques and exquisite states, he was always able to break the move at the crucial moment, and if he was not able to break the move, he would avoid receiving it altogether.
While Xiao Chen endured the move, he would do his best to injure Bai Shuihe.
They forgot about time, as well as their initial purpose. The smile on Bai Shuihes face became wider and wider as time went by.
Soon Bai Shuihe stopped trying to defeat Xiao Chen but rather started guiding Xiao Chen as a senior desman. As they fought, he would asionallyment on the good and bad points of Xiao Chens Saber Techniques.
Naturally, the evaluation of a Saber Sage was something priceless; Xiao Chen gained a lot from this. He was enlightened on how to solve many problems that he had not been able to solve before.
Outside the Ancient Deste Tower, Shi Hailong watched as many other spots of light appeared on the second floor. However, he remained focused on the first spot.
He had a faint guess in his heart as to who had been the first person to arrive on the second floor. However, he could not be sure about it.
Bang!
Just at that moment, a figure was ejected out from the walls of the second floor. He seemed to be at a loss of what had happened.
That person could not withstand the ten moves and had failed in his challenge. He had then been ejected out of the Ancient Deste Tower and could no longer continue climbing it.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
After that, another three people were ejected out of the Ancient Deste Tower one after another. They came back to the sculpture in a dispirited manner and continued watching the other lights within the tower with the others.
The people at the side, who had not managed to qualify to enter the Ancient Deste Tower, quickly asked about the situation inside. However, the ejected participants smiled bitterly and could not be bothered to speak about it.
Shi Hailongs eyes filled with doubt. He said, Odd, there are already three or four people who have passed the test already. However, that person still has not passed yet. Have I guessed wrongly?
An old man at the side smiled and said, Old Shi, dont overthink this. The person who had cleared the first floor so quickly was probably lucky. There has never been anyone like him in the past.
Thats right. I have evaluated that person too early. It is just the first floor and yet I had alreadypared him to the Thunder Emperor of the past.
As they spoke, another few people passed the test from the wills. More spots of light appeared on the third floor.
However, the person who was the first to enter the first floor still did not move, there did not seem to be any activity.
Shi Hailong shook his head and smiled at the few people beside, It looks like I have been overthinking things. Lets continue to observe. The number of people who have managed to break through to the third floor isrger than before.
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In the Second Floor, in the Chaotic Space Xiao Chen was at:
Without realizing it, Bai Shuihes initially solid body started to turn faint.
Xiu! Xiu! Xiu!
Xiao Chen broke Bai Shuihes Saber Technique again. The Wukui Breaks the Heavens and the Wukui Moves Heaven struck Bai Shuihe continuously, causing him severe injuries.
Pu ci!
Bai Shuihe vomited three mouthfuls of blood. The blue Battle Armor he wore already became very tattered and he looked miserable. However, his eyes still gleamed with excitement.
Xiao Chen was in an even worse state than his opponent. Hisplexion was pale, as if he had been drained of blood. His white Clear Wind Robes became nothing more than tatteres.
Wounds of various size covered his entire body, and blood slowly flowed out of them, dyeing his clothes red.
Thousands of years have passed, but no one has managed to push me to such a state before. In the end, I am only a strand of will and cannotst for long. You win.
Bai Shuihe revealed a lonely expression as he tossed his saber to the side, smiling bitterly as he did so.
When Xiao Chen heard this, he sighed in relief. He had been approaching his limit as well and had already used all his trump cards several times.
If Xiao Chens opponentnded a few more attacks, he would be probably be at his wits end and die in this space.
Bai Shuihe smiled and said, Everyone who passes this test receives a reward. After seven thousand years, I have almost ran out of good things already. What do you want? I will still do my best to fulfil your wish.
Chapter 477 - Four Season Saber
Chapter 477: Four Season Saber
Xiao Chen muttered to himself for a while before saying, I want to know how you managed to merge the changes of the four seasons into your Saber Technique.
When Bai Shuihe heard this, heughed, You are extraordinarily greedy. This is the inherited Martial Technique of the Bai n. However, you are the only person who has managed to push me to such a level after thousands of years. I will amodate your wish, but remember, do not leak these secrets to anyone.
Bai Shuihe flicked his finger, and light shed on its tip. The light quickly entered Xiao Chens forehead.
Suddenly, Xiao Chens mind felt as if it were filled with an enormous amount of knowledge.
Before Xiao Chen could consider it, the space shattered. Xiao Chen opened his eyes once again and found that he had returned to the second floor of the Ancient Deste Tower.
Xiao Chens finger currently pressed against Bai Shuihes forehead. Suddenly, Bai Shuihes statue shattered and exploded.
A formless power of will spread out from the second floor of the Ancient Deste Tower. It quickly pierced through the walls and filled the surroundings of the Ancient Deste Tower.
Bai Shuihes remaining will exploded, and all of the cultivator within a thousand meters felt as if something had hit them in the chest heavily.
They had no way to resist. They vomited arge mouthful of blood and grew very pale.
A dull thud also came from Shi Hailong and the others. They did their best to suppress their surging blood for a long moment before they could calm it down.
The few people wore graves expressions. After a long expanse of silence, someone asked in a quivering voice, Someonemanaged to defeat the will of a Martial Sage!
Although the wills had suppressed their cultivation to the challengers equivalent, they were not at a disadvantage due to their experience and Martial Techniques.
The only weakness they suffered was that they could not exist for a long time. However, they would have no problems executing a few hundred moves. Thus, it would be almost impossible to defeat one of them.
For someone to withstand ten moves, they would be a rare and precious outstanding talent. In the future, that person would, at the very least, reach the Martial Monarch realm.
In the several thousand years of the Trial of the Ancient Deste Towers existence, aside from the Thunder Emperor, no one had heard of a challenger defeating their wills before.
However, this very thing had just happened before their eyes. How could they not be astonished?
Shi Hailong had a grave expression as he stared at a spot of light that flew to the third floor. He muttered, I cant be wrong, Im definitely right. There is no way I am wrong about this. It must be him, the first person who to arrive at the second floor!
The instant the sculpture shattered, Xiao Chens body automatically rose and swiftly headed for the light barrier above.
This time, Xiao Chen paid attention when he passed through the barrier. He carefully monitored the Qi whirlpool in his body for any changes.
As Xiao Chen had expected, drops of pure purple Essence liquid dripped from his Qi whirlpool as his body passed through the light barrier.
Di da! Di da!
This time, Xiao Chen took ten seconds to pass through the light barrier, twice as long as when he passed to the previous level.
Xiao Chen was pleased to discover that he had approached the bottleneck of Inferior Grade Martial King. His Essence surged, showing signs of breaking through to Medial Grade Martial King at any time.
It was no wonder everyone said that the Ancient Deste Tower was a miraculous ce. Everyone fought hard for a spot to enter it.
The rate of Xiao Chens Essence increase alone was the equivalent of one year of cultivation.
To the peak geniuses, one year was more than sufficient to cast the others far behind their shadows.
Xiu!
Xiao Chennded firmly on the third floor and swept his gaze through the entire ce. Compared to the second floor, the third floor was smaller.
Like before, drawings of many seniors decorated the walls, but no external force acted on them at all.
There was no pressure from above or suction force from below. A light barrier still loomed above, but no one flew up to attempt passing through it.
Zuo Mo and the others who had arrived earlier wore unsightly expressions as they examined a group of gravestones in the center of the room.
Look; another gravestone has appeared!
It was unknown who made the announcement, but everyone immediately looked over. They clearly saw the words Hereys the White Robed desman, Xiao Chen, of the Great Qin Nation in eternal slumber carved on the gravestone.
A few people quickly looked back, and after they discovered Xiao Chen, they revealed the same expression.
Xiao Chen walked over, feeling suspicious. He discovered that the various gravestones had the names of the outstanding talents on the third floor carved on it; it seemed extremely odd.
There were even some ancient coffinsying quietly behind the gravestones. A dark atmosphere radiated from the gravestones, expanded throughout the entire space.
Even Xiao Chens name graced a gravestone. However, he was clearly alive. He felt strange, looking at his own gravestone.
Xiao Chen asked Xia Xiyan, who stood to the side, Whats going on?
A grave expression shadowed Xia Xiyans face as she replied, Im not sure. The moment anyone arrives, another gravestone and coffin appear. Someone already tried flying up to the light barrier above, but he could not pass through it. This is different from the earlier floors.
Xiao Chen nodded and focused his gaze on his own gravestone. He said, In that case, the test of this floor must have something to do with these gravestones.
I agree! Xia Xiyan responded uncertainly. Suddenly, she saw what Xiao Chen was doing and eximed in shock, What are you doing!
Xia Xiyan saw that Xiao Chen had walked to the coffin behind his gravestone. He ced his right hand on the coffin lid and tried to open it.
Xiao Chens actions startled everyone there. They quickly retreated to the back of the room. There were too many strange things in his Ancient Deste Tower.
There was an unknown risk with suddenly opening the stone coffin like this. The results could be problematic.
Zuo Mo advised, Brother Xiao Chen, how about investigating this first before deciding that? It is quite risky to open the coffin.
Jiang Zimo was of the same opinion as well. He also felt that it was unwise, Brother Xiao, let''s wait for a while more. We might discover something else.
Xiao Chen shook his head in rejection, The answer is clear. It is in this stone coffin. You guys can back off first!
Seeing that Xiao Chen had already made up his mind, the others said nothing more. Actually, they were also curious about what was inside the stone coffin. However, they were not as decisive as Xiao Chen.
Bang!
Xiao Chen sent out a palm strike and quickly retreated. Then, his right hand quickly grasped the hilt of his saber.
The stone coffin lid immediately lifted, flying. Xiao Chen looked down and saw the contents of the stone coffin. His expression slowly grew doubtful, and he released his saber from his right hand.
When the others saw the situation, they moved closer. They discovered that the stone coffin was empty; there was nothing inside.
Odd; why is there nothing?!
How is that so? It would be unusual if the coffin really contained something. The moment someone spoke, another person rebutted him.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
The other stone coffins were all knocked open as well, but there was nothing in any of them. Everyone felt a sense of false rm and rxed.
However, they soon remembered that this was the Ancient Deste Tower. They had to figure out a way to clear this floor and rise to a higher floor before they could obtain more benefits.
Those who sessfully passed the test from the wills would receive a reward. There were Secret Treasures, Battle Armor, Spirit Weapons, and even Cultivation Techniques.
These were valuable items that were normally difficult to obtain. Even if they found nothing, the cultivation they obtained by passing through the light barrier was also very attractive.
The crux of the problem now was not that there was nothing in the stone coffins but how to break through his floor to a higher level.
Xiao Chen shifted his gaze between the stone coffin and the gravestone.
Suddenly, Xiao Chen thought of an idea. He fell deep in thought, and his expression turned serious.
Xiao Chen, how should we clear this floor? What do you think? Zuo Mo, Jiang Zimo, and the others asked as they stepped closer to him.
After thinking for a long time, they could not manage to solve this riddle. So, they asked for Xiao Chens opinion.
Xiao Chen was very calm as he said softly, It is obvious that this is a grave. There are a gravestone and a coffin. What do you think is missing? The answer is very clear.
The crowd muttered to themselves. After a while, their expression changed greatly.
These were graves. There were gravestones and coffins; what was left? Naturally, only corpses remained!
Without a corpse to bury, how could the grave beplete?
Damn it! Could it be that we have to kill ourselves and slumber in these stone coffins before we can pass this floors test? A cultivator cursed softly, feeling frustrated.
Naturally, the benefits of the fourth floor motivated everyone. However, if one died in the process, that all would be for naught.
Chu Chaoyun smiled and said, Maybebut it might not necessarily need to be our own body.
When the others heard this, they were startled. A swordsman from the Great Chu Nation demanded angrily, Chu Chaoyun, what do you mean?
Chu Chaoyuns expression remained unchanged as he looked at that person, Whether is it true or not, all we have to do is test my theory on someone. For example, you!
Bastard!
That person cursed angrily and wanted to attack. However, when he recalled Chu Chaoyuns strength, he felt fear in his heart. He quickly controlled his emotions and took a few steps back.
Chu Chaoyun smiled faintly and said, Is that all the courage you have?
Chu Chaoyuns words may have been hard on the ears. However, when everyone thought about it, they felt that it made sense.
There was nothing wrong with Chu Chaoyuns deration. Whether it was true or not, all they had to do was to find someone to test it on. If that person died, passed through the light barrier of the third floor, and sessfully revived, it meant that this string of thought was viable and everyone could imitate it.
If that person died and did note back to life, that meant that this idea was wrong, and they had to think of other methods.
However, regardless of the situation, there was one very important thingthe person testing it could not be themselves.
Xiu!
The atmosphere immediately became strained and quiet. The silence was so deafening that one could hear a pin drop. When apanied by the graves, the room felt gloomy and horrific.
Some of the person who thought they were stronger than the others started to sweep their gaze through the crowd. It was as though they searched for an appropriate target.
The atmosphere was initially odd already. Now, everyones nerves were strained, and their hands rested on their weapons.
Only the sounds of heavy breathing echoed through the dismal room. Everyone guarded themselves against each other.
There was no way to judge who was your friend and who was your enemy.
Someone who had once been an ally couldunch a sneak-attack, turning you into the first experiment.
A previous enemy was worse. He might attack for no reason and sabotage you, turning you into themon target of everyone.
Chapter 478 - Secret of the Stone Coffin
Chapter 478: Secret of the Stone Coffin
It only took a small spark to cause an explosion. Everyone was so afraid; they would attack and kill each other at the first sign of trouble.
Xiao Chen looked towards Chu Chaoyun, the person who caused this situation. This person was currently looking around interestedly and seeming utterly rxed.
The situation reached such a level because of an unconfirmed theory. Human hearts were too fickle.
Xiao Chen shook his head and withdrew his gaze. He ignored these people and walked away, returned to the stone coffin.
Xiao Chen examined the empty stone coffin and wracked his brain. There was no such thing as an unsolvable situation in this world.
Those the past had cleared the test and entered the fourth floor. This proved that there was a solution to this.
However, what exactly was the test? This was hard to figure out. Xiao Chen had a rough idea in mind already, but he was not certain.
Xiao Chen closed his eyes and entered deep thought. After a long moment, he opened his eyes.
The hesitation and confusion in the depths of his eyes became resolution and decisiveness.
Xiao Chen had made up his mind. While the group kept their guards up against each other or secretly plotted to use someone else as an experiment, he raised his leg and stepped into the stone coffin.
Xiao Chen set the Lunar Shadow Saber to the side andid down calmly. After he closed the lid, he closed his eyes and started to take a nap.
Bang!
The sound of the stone coffin lid reverberated throughout the gloomy space. This improved the nervous cultivators moods.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The bang from the coffin lid sounded like a pistol firing. The moment the others heard it, several people took action against the targets they had marked.
The ce fell into chaos. No one wanted to be the first experiment, so they did their best to protect themselves.
Soon, people became injured. Scarlet blood spurted into the air. This agitated everyone, and the fighting grew more intense.
Seeing a group of people heading for her, Xia Xiyan felt depressed. She parried some attacks and tried to get away.
However, someone else immediately attacked Xia Xiyan. It was unknown whether it was on purpose or simply because she was there.
This drug Xia Xiyan deeper and deeper into the situation. She had wanted to retreat several times but was drawn back in.
For these people to obtain one of the twenty spots and reach the third floor, how could anyone disy weakness?
The difference in strength between them was not very obvious. In this situation, even Xiao Chen could not guarantee that he could escape this unscathed.
Furthermore, Xia Xiyan was alone. It was rather difficult for her to get out of this situation.
Jiang Zimo, Zuo Mo, and the others were in the same situation. They wanted to pull themselves out of the fight, but they were surrounded; they did not dare to make any big fatal moves.
If someone were heavily injured, the situation would only turn more chaotic. They had no other ideas at the moment and could only protect themselves.
Ping! Ping! Pang! Pang!
The sounds of weapon shing resounded relentlessly.
Within the group, Chu Chaoyun dodged attacks effortlessly. asionally, he sent out a sword Qi with his finger, stirring up the crowd.
From a spectators perspective, one would notice that Chu Chaoyun would attack Xia Xiyan and the others as they managed to reach the edge of the battle.
Bang!
After a long time, an intense explosion resounded in the third floor of the Ancient Deste Tower. The shockwave surged, and the sound was earsplitting.
It was like a loud roar of thunder, suppressing the sounds of the conflict. Everyone quickly looked towards its origins.
They only saw Xiao Chens shattered gravestone and the stone coffin slowly sinking into the ground.
After a while, a white figure rose into the air. Before everyones astonished gazes, he flew towards the light barrier and slowly passed through.
There were no obstructions. Xiao Chen went through the light barrier and arrived at the fourth floor.
Everyone stopped their battle and started at Xiao Chen with stunned expressions as he left the room.
How can this be? How did he go through the barrier? I did not see him do anything!
Could it be that the barrier stopped obstructing people from going through?
Someone expressed their suspicion. Then, he pushed off the ground heavily and crashed violently into the light barrier.
Bang!
The sound of his impact echoed throughout the third floor. That person bounced back as fast as he flew up. There was an obvious red lump on his forehead.
He grimaced and seemed to be in pain, Whoever said that the barrier is passable is wrong.
It looks like Xiao Chen found the method to clear the test. I think I saw him enter the stone coffin earlier. Could that have something to do with it? a doubtful cultivator asked.
At this moment, everyone had forgotten about experimenting on the other cultivators.
After they calmed down and thought about what happened earlier, they knew that they were wrong.
There is no need to say anymore. Whether that is the case or not, we will know after trying, Pei Shaoxuan roared and stepped up to his own stone coffin.
The others stopped hesitating and rushed to give this new theory a try. After all, Xiao Chen had seeded.
Pei Shaoxuany in his coffin and slid the lid into ce.
When the lid covered the coffinpletely, darkness overtook him. He unconsciously closed his eyes. Soon, all sound faded.
Pei Shaoxuan could only hear his own heartbeat in that boundless darkness.
An irrational fear appeared in Pei Shaoxuans heart. His heartbeat started to slow, and his breathing became heavy.
The fear in Pei Shaoxuans heart intensified; it was impossible to shake it. His beating heart grew weaker and lighter.
Am I going to die?
Pei Shaoxuan thought in horror, How can this be happening? My heartbeat is slowing, and my breathing is bing weak.
That irrational fear from earlier had now be very real. It was the fear of death. If he stayed in the coffin any longer, he would certainly die.
Oh no! My heart has almost stopped, and I cant breathe anymore.
The shadow of death now loomed over Pei Shaoxuans heart. The fear was now beyond description; it prated the depths of his soul.
Pei Shaoxuan wanted to open his eyes but discovered that his eyelids were very heavy; he could not open them at all.
No, I cannot die. I am an outstanding talent with unsurpassed strength. Even if I cannot clear this Ancient Deste Tower, I am still an outstanding talent in the Great Tang Nation. My potential is unlimited.
I am only twenty-two years old and still very young. I cannot die yet. I cannot die in this Ancient Deste Tower.
Such words echoed in Pei Shaoxuans mind relentlessly. In the end, he could no longer tolerate it, and he kicked over the heavy coffin lid.
Fresh air poured in, and Pei Shaoxuan sat up. He took in big gulps of air, panting heavily. His clothes werepletely drenched in sweat.
Pei Shaoxuan felt like he had just seen the gates of hell. He rejoiced that he was still alive.
Bang!
Before Pei Shaoxuan could get up, a strong force came from the stone coffin. This force ejected him from the coffin.
Pei Shaoxuan passed through the walls andnded outside the Ancient Deste Tower; he had only been able to climb to the third floor.
Hu chi! Hu chi!
A few more outstanding talents could no longer hold back their fear of death and were tossed out, one by one, losing their qualifications to continue climbing the Ancient Deste Towerpletely.
In this life, the third floor was the highest they could go.
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Shi Hailong frowned at the seven or eight cultivators who fell outside the tower. He shook his head and sighed, The test of the third floor is the easiest and hardest to pass. If one can maintain a calm and resolute mind when death approaches, focusing on their desire to climb to the next floor, they can pass the test easily.
Another old man standing to the side smiled and said, That is easy to say but difficult to do. The feeling of death is exactly the same as the real thing. Most cultivators cannot maintain their calm in such a state.
In the past, usually only three or four people could clear this floor. I even remember everyone killing each other once, and no one passed.
The test of the third floor measured the attitude a cultivator had towards death and their determination.
Simply speaking, this was a test of a cultivators state of mind. If their minds were not sufficiently cultivated, they could forget about reaching the fourth floor.
Shi Hailong counted the number of lights who climbed to the fourth floor. He muttered as he smiled, Thats good; six people have climbed up. This is the best number we have seen throughout history.
Old Shi, the first person only needed ten minutes to climb to the fourth floor. I guess that he is the cultivator who defeated the will on the second floor.
As the invigtors of the selection, they had already experienced and witnessed several rounds of the Trial of the Ancient Deste Tower.
They knew exactly how real the horror of this sensation of death was.
Since the ancient times, none had managed to maintain their calm and pass the test in only ten minutes.
Shi Hailong squinted and smiled, It is him. I have watched him since the start. Just wait and see; this person will surprise us. The fourthfifthno, the sixth floor will not stop him.
Who is this person? Chu Chaoyun, Xiao Chen, Zuo Mo, Ding Fengchou, or perhaps Jiang Zimo?
The few discussed and pondered over it. However, there was no way to determine who it was until thest moment.
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Di da! Di da!
Xiao Chens body slowly emerged through the third light barrier. This time, he took twenty seconds to pass through the barrier.
However, Xiao Chen obtained more than double the pure purple Essence liquid than previously.
By the time Xiao Chennded on the ground, the purple Qi whirlpool had exploded, and an abundant energy filled his body.
Xiao Chen instantly felt like his blood churned and his strength had increased explosively. He rejoiced and muttered, I finally broke through to Medial Grade Martial King!
Because Xiao Chen cultivated a Heaven Ranked Cultivation Technique and had absorbed so many natural treasures when breaking through to Martial King, his foundation was far sturdier than most people. It had be far more difficult for him to advance than others.
However, this was a good thing. Xiao Chens Essence couldpare to a Superior Grade Martial King while he was an Inferior Grade Martial King. Naturally, this was a benefit.
However, there were downsides too. When it was difficult for a cultivator to raise his cultivation, the cultivators mental state might be unstable. He might find it difficult to calm down and cultivate.
One might even start to despise cultivating. They might consider cultivation futile if they could not progress regardless of how much effort they expended.
Xiao Chens mental state was very strong, and such a situation would not ur. The only downside was the slow advancement.
If Xiao Chens peers left him behind, it would be problematic. It did not matter while they were all Martial Kings or even half-step Martial Monarchs.
However, it would be an issue when they reach Martial Monarch. Their Essence would undergo a qualitative evolution.
Chapter 479 - Test of Death
Chapter 479: Test of Death
Essence would evolve into Quintessence. One strand of Quintessence was equivalent to ten strands of Essence.
As long as a cultivator reached the Martial Monarch realm, they would be able to use a Quintessence shield.
No matter how heaven-defying ones Essence was, it would not be able to prate a Quintessence shield due to the difference in quality. It was like the difference between wood and metal. No matter how sharp and strong a wooden sword was, it would never break through a metal shield.
Wood was wood and metal was metal. Such was the difference between Essence and Quintessence.
However, the strange light barrier of this Ancient Deste Tower gave Xiao Chen a chance, as long as he could continue climbing the tower and leave everyone behind.
Xiao Chen had to reach a height that no one else could reach. Then, not only would he catch up to the peak geniuses of his generation, he would have a chance to surpass them.
The test in the third floor went like Xiao Chen had expected. Without a doubt, the gravestone and coffin represented death.
What Xiao Chen had needed to face was his own death. The sensation of his breathing and heart stopping felt like he was actually dying.
Furthermore, the embellishment of the stone coffin and gravestone made the test seem even more realistic. In other words, that was a true experience of death.
The key to passing the test of the third floor was conquering this fear of death. Fortunately, Xiao Chen normally had a resolute heart. His desire to climb the Ancient Deste Tower was greater than anyone elses.
Xiao Chen knew that he was behind in regard to cultivation. If he wanted to catch up, he had to climb this Ancient Deste Tower without stopping. This was his only chance at achieving his aims.
As long as Xiao Chen could ovee this fear of death, he could pass this test, achieving a breakthrough.
Xiao Chen collected his thoughts. He did not want to think about his experience in the third floor. There was no point in dwelling on thoughts of his death slowly creeping up on him.
Xiao Chen looked around the fourth floor and studied it. The fourth floor was quite expansive. There were no changes to the walls.
Ancient paintings floated in the air. The paintings unfurled themselves and disyed the danger zones of the world.
[Note: The ancient Chinese paintings are painted on scrolls. They are normally rolled up when they are stored.]
This is the Scarlet Blood me Prison, and the Ten Thousand Poison Ice Cavethe Nine Layers of Purgatory, Deep Sea Battlefield, Ink Forest
When Xiao Chen saw the scenes depicted on the paintings, his expression slowly changed. It looked like this floor would test thebat prowess of a cultivator.
Hu chi!
Seven people appeared from below. They were Ding Fengchou, Jiang Zimo, Xia Xiyan, Zuo Mo, Mu Xinya, Chu Chaoyun, and Chu Mu.
The test of death on the third floor eliminated the cultivators with weak willpower. From the initial twenty people, the test-takers were down to eight.
Suddenly, Ding Fengchou looked at Xiao Chen and was stunned. He eximed, You broke through?!
The other people were confused for a moment before they looked at Xiao Chen. Then, their expressions changed. Before entering the Ancient Deste Tower, Xiao Chen had merely been an Inferior Grade Martial King.
Although Xiao Chen had already reached the peak of Inferior Grade Martial King, he had still been a distance away from a breakthrough if he cultivated normally.
Even a genius at the very peak would require two months to break through, despite using all sorts of miraculous pills and practicing a peak Superior Grade Earth Ranked Cultivation Technique.
However, Xiao Chen managed to sessfully break through to Medial Grade Martial King in less than half a day. Just thinking about it astonished them.
Xiao Chen nodded. Yup! I just broke through.
Jiang Zimos eyes revealed his doubts. Odd, our cultivation grew as well but it was not as fast as yours.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly and did not pursue the topic. He had a guess about what happenedthe first to pass the test gained the most benefits.
Xiao Chen was the first to pass the tests of two floors. Naturally, he received more than the others.
The eight people stopped chatting. They focused on the paintings and started discussing them.
The ces in the paintings are the forbidden zones of the Tianwu Continent. Could it be that we have to go through these forbidden zones before we can pass this test?
Zuo Mo pointed at one of the paintings and said, This painting depicts the danger zone of the Great Tang Nationthe Demonic Beast Cave. Even a peak Superior Grade Martial Monarch would not be able to wander about unhindered there.
Xia Xiyan said, I believe the test of this floor would have something to do with these paintings. The danger levels of the ces in the paintings are probably lowered. Otherwise, there is no point in our taking this test. We would just be chased out immediately.
Xiu!
Chu Chaoyun waved his hand and collected the painting of the Ten Thousand Poison Ice Cave. He looked suspiciously at the painting for a while before he turned into a beam of dim light and entered it.
The others started to carefully pick the location where they would have an advantage. After everyone picked a location, Xiao Chen made his decision as well.
Xiao Chen pulled the painting of the Scarlet Blood me Prison over. He looked within it and a huge suction force came from the painting. The suction felt like it was pulling in his soul.
Xiao Chen did not resist with his Spiritual Sense; he simply went with the flow. Then, he turned into a beam of dim light and entered the painting.
Boom!
After Xiao Chens body moved, he found himself in a deste space. He looked up and saw that the sky was scarlet. Clumps of ming scarlet clouds drifted about.
A huge scarlet me lotus blossomed in the middle of the sky; it looked very beautiful and strange.
This ce felt extremely gloomy and chilly.
When Xiao Chen looked around in the four directions, he saw scarlet pirs holding the sky up in the horizon.
The scarlet pirs were connected with the ming clouds, seeming to form arge cage enveloping this entire space. It looked very grand.
Xiao Chen muttered, This must be the Scarlet Blood me Prison. It is formed by Scarlet Blood Frost me. There is a Blood me Beast King on each of the four pirs.
If I kill these four Blood me Beast Kings and break the cage, I should be able to pass this test.
As for the Scarlet Blood Frost me, this was a ridiculously strong me that Xiao Chen had no chance of defending against.
On further consideration, Xiao Chen concluded that the creator of the Ancient Deste Tower would not be ridiculous enough to expect the test-taker to be able to subdue the Scarlet Blood Frost me. Such an expectation would simply chase away test-takers.
The Scarlet Blood Frost me was a strange me that drifted about the world. ording to rumor, it was a demonic me that an evil Martial-Emperor-level cultivator of the Ancient Era had refined.
When this cultivator fell, the Scarlet Blood Frost me had not been extinguished; it instead drifted about uncontrobly.
No one could defend against it anywhere it went. Cities, even an imperial capital, were destroyed.
The Scarlet Blood Frost me killed countless people and umted arge amount of vengeful spirits, resulting in an increase in its strength.
The Blood me Beast was a strange creature formed by thebination of the vengeful spirits and the me. It was neither human nor beast, Demon nor Fiend. Blood me Beasts were extremely strong.
The other Martial-Emperor-level experts that remained had tried to refine the mes or extinguish it. However, they failed.
Having absorbed too many vengeful spirits, the Scarlet Blood Frost me had already developed a rudimentary intelligence. Furthermore, it was very strong. Ordinary Martial-Emperor-level experts were no match for it.
In the end, thest Martial-Emperor-level expert alive had no other choice but to seal it beneath the Great Jin Nations Heavenly Boat Mountain. Then, it turned into this strange cage.
Hu chi! Hu chi!
Just as Xiao Chen was thinking, the scarlet lotus above suddenly started to move. Countless petals formed by mes drifted towards the ground.
The mes were like scarlet blood, tender and bright. They fell like a rain of scarlet flower petals. The scene was very beautiful, a marvel of the world.
Xiao Chens expression changed and his figure shed, moving backwards.
Xiu! Xiu! Xiu!
After the scarlet petalsnded on the ground, they wriggled nonstop. Then, they formed Blood me Beasts more than two meters tall.
A quick count gave more than two hundred Blood me Beasts. After they manifested, they immediately rushed recklessly at Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen focused on the Blood me Beasts and gauged their auras. They were roughly equivalent to human Inferior Grade Martial Kings.
The true Blood me Beast was as strong as a half-step Martial Emperor, at the very least. It seemed like there was a chance of victory in this painting; it was not ridiculously difficult.
The Blood me Beast was madepletely of scarlet Yin-attributed mes. Its eyes were just two ck holes. There was a fist-sized white light flickering in its chest.
This white light was the final soul mark of a vengeful spirit. The vengeful spirit did not have any memories but it still retained its previousbat experience.
Xiao Chen retreated. When he saw the Blood me Beasts chasing after him, he muttered, They retained their previousbat experience and are indeed hard to deal with. However, they are Yin-attributed mes in the end. My Purple Thunder True Fire should have some suppressive effect on it.
This was one of the reasons why Xiao Chen selected the Scarlet Blood me Prison. The Scarlet Blood Frost me was a Yin-attributed me. His Yang-attributed Purple Thunder True Fire was a good counter for it.
However, speaking of countering, the two mes were like fire and water. Arge amount of water could extinguish fire but arge amount of fire could evaporate water as well.
In the end, they opposed each other. The stronger side would be able to deal a fatal blow to the other party and cause more damage.
Xiao Chen sheathed his Lunar Shadow Saber by his waist and moved his ten fingers, summoning purple mes above them. As he fed them his Essence, the ten clumps of mes started to growrger.
Xiao Chen formed hand seals quickly. With the movement of his fingers, the ten clumps of mes floating in front condensed into daggers.
After hepleted the hand seals, the daggers made of Purple Thunder True Fire finished forming. They looked very realistic, like daggers with purple mes on them.
Life Bestowal Spell! Xiao Chen shouted and pointed with his right hand. The daggers immediately flew forward, drawing out a significant amount of Mental Energy from his sea of consciousness.
The targets of the daggers were very clear; they were the white light on the Blood me Beasts chests. After destroying the vengeful spirits mark, the Blood me Beast would copse on its own.
Regr weapons did not have much of an effect on that spirit mark. However, transformed by Xiao Chens Life Bestowal Spell and his Spiritual Sense, these me daggers were the perfect counter to the spirit mark.
Chi! Chi!
Under the control of Xiao Chens Spiritual Sense, the ten daggers instantly found their targetsthe white light. ck smoke came out of the Blood me Beasts heads.
Roar!
Miserable cries came from the ten Blood me Beasts that were struck. They stretched their arms out and tried to pull the purple me daggers out. However, they could not do anything.
Bang!
When the daggerspletely destroyed the white lights, the Blood me Beasts turned into scarlet mes that scattered into the surroundings and vanished as smoke.
It was indeed effective! Xiao Chen rejoiced. Although he used the Purple Thunder True Fire for the Life Bestowal Spell and consumed arge amount of Mental Energy, the effects were good. He managed to kill Blood me Beasts in one strike. It was worthwhile.
Xiao Chen shifted his feet and activated the secret technique of the Blood me Shoes. Moving at Mach 4, he retreated, putting a great distance between him and the Blood me Beasts chasing after him.
Chapter 480 - Blood Flame Beast King
Chapter 480: Blood me Beast King
Xiu!
Xiao Chen summoned another ten clumps of mes and quickly executed the Life Bestowal Spell. After the daggers flew out, another ten Blood me Beasts died.
Xiao Chen continued to use his speed advantage to prevent the Blood me Beasts from surrounding him.
While he moved, he continuously shed hand seals, casting the Life Bestowal Spell without pause.
The number of Blood me Beasts started to dwindle. Xiao Chen was in no rush. As he killed the Blood me Beasts, he familiarized himself with using the Life Bestowal Spell on the Purple Thunder True Fire.
This was a form of cultivation as well, so it was not a waste of time. Furthermore, it stabilized his cultivation and no mistakes could be made.
After two hours, not a single Blood me Beast remained on the ground. Xiao Chen stopped, feeling slightly dizzy.
This was the effect of exhausting his Mental Energy; however, it was something that Xiao Chen could manage. He closed his eyes and rested for a while. When he opened his eyes again, he felt much better.
Hu chi!
The scarlet petals started drifting down from the sky again. Having learned from the previous urrence, Xiao Chen did not give the petals a chance tond and form Blood me Beasts.
Roaming Dragons Nine Transformations! Xiao Chen executed the Roaming Dragons Nine Transformations and rose from the ground. He drew the Lunar Shadow Saber, and Yang-attributed Purple Thunder True Fire appeared on the de.
Nine figures danced in the sky and saber lights flickered. Xiao Chen reduced all the flower petals to sparks.
Merge!
The nine figuresbined into one, and Xiao Chennded on the ground. When he saw the scarlet sparks filling the sky, he revealed a faint smile.
Given this result, Xiao Chen felt much more rxed. He withdrew his gaze and quickly headed for the scarlet pir at the west.
The Scarlet Blood Frost me made the Blood me Beast Kings at each of the scarlet pirs by merging strong Blood me Beasts together. It used them to resist the seal.
As long as these four Blood me Beast Kings died, the cage would copse on its own, and the seal wouldpletely suppress the Scarlet Blood Frost me.
With regard tobat prowess, the real Blood me Beast Kings were equivalent to peak Superior Grade Martial Monarchs. However, how much weaker they were in this painting was unknown.
Xiao Chen moved lightning-fast. In a few breaths, he arrived before the towering scarlet pir.
Xiu!
Just at this moment, a batch of scarlet petals quickly fell from the sky. The lotus-shaped me in the sky flickered, as though it knew what Xiao Chen wanted to do, and was very nervous as well.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly and slowly drew his Lunar Shadow Saber. He said, The same move againit was already useless the second time. The third time will not be any different.
Xiao Chen pushed off the ground and soared into the air. He immediately split into nine figures and executed the Wukui Transforms to Qi, intending to crush all the petals into sparks again.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Yet, the petals that were about tond suddenly exploded. Then, they turned into Blood me Beasts in midair.
However, these Blood me Beasts were much smaller than the first batch; their auras were weaker as well.
Xiao Chens smile faded and his expression turned serious again. This Scarlet Blood Frost me did seem to have some intelligence; the rumor appeared to have some truth to it.
Unexpectedly, the Scarlet Blood Frost me understood and adapted to the situation. It reduced the might of the formed Blood me Beasts, shortening the time needed for them to form. This change allowed the Blood me Beasts to be formed and hold back Xiao Chen.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
There were too many Blood me Beasts. In the blink of an eye, Xiao Chens clones were sted into nothing by the surging mes.
I have to think of a way to break out of this encirclement. Two hundred-odd Blood me Beasts are just way too many, Xiao Chen thought. A me burned fiercely in his right eye.
Bang!
A huge ball of purple mes containing the Purple Thunder True Fire Origin me surged towards the front.
Under the fierce attack of the pure Yang-attributed mes, a group of Blood me Beasts in front of Xiao Chen was immediately destroyed. He seeded in breaking out of the encirclement through this gap.
After Xiao Chennded, he sheathed his saber and repeated his previous strategy. He formed daggers using the Purple Thunder True Fire and started killing the Blood me Beasts one by one.
Xiu! Xiu! Xiu!
The more Xiao Chen executed the Life Bestowal Spell, the greater his mastery of it grew. The Blood me Beasts vanished one after another. Therge number of Blood me Beasts, which would cause anyone else a headache, was nothing to him.
After Xiao Chen finished this batch of Blood me Beasts, the Scarlet Blood Frost me in the sky moved again. Countless scarlet petals rained down once more and another batch of Blood me Beasts appeared.
However, Xiao Chen did not show any impatience on his face. He smiled gently and said, Are you trying topete with me in patience? In that case, you picked the wrong opponent. Lets see who canst the longest, then.
The petals rained down and a few hundreds more Blood me Beasts formed. Xiao Chens pupils constricted and he moved his ten fingers. Then, he summoned out twenty clumps of mes in one breath.
The mes quicklypressed into daggers. With the aid of the Life Bestowal Spell, every dagger was a killing blow. Each dagger killed a Blood me Beast, never missing its target.
The Scarlet Blood Frost me intended to use an unending torrent of attacks to wear down Xiao Chens patience.
It wanted to throw Xiao Chens mind out of kilter first, to wear down hisbat prowess by the time he reached the towering scarlet pir.
However, the Scarlet Blood Frost me was truly picking a fight with the wrong person. Xiao Chens state of mind was much stronger than that of other people of his age.
Xiao Chen treated the attacks of the Scarlet Blood Frost me as a tool for tempering his Life Bestowal Spell, to hone his use of the Life Bestowal Spell with the Purple Thunder True Fire.
Furthermore, Xiao Chen believed that the Scarlet Blood Frost me could not continue this attack indefinitely. There woulde a time when it would exhaust all its energy or need to rest for a moment.
Time passed slowly. At first, Xiao Chen could control only ten daggers. However, he now could handle fifty daggers simultaneously.
Furthermore, the number of daggers continued to increase. Xiao Chen improved at a rapid rate. After Xiao Chen finished off another batch of Blood me Beasts, his grin grew wider. He said, What a great training ground! I wont be able to find another ce like this again.
Xiao Chen had incredibly strong Spiritual Sense,parable even to the Mental Energy of Martial Monarchs. As long as he did not exhaust all his Mental Energy, he could use thepse between the waves of attacks to close his eyes and rest. That was enough for him to recover most of his Mental Energy.
Weng!
After Xiao Chen finished off another batch of Blood me Beasts, he closed his eyes again and waited.
Even after Xiao Chen recovered all his Mental Energy, he did not feel the petals drifting down once more.
Xiao Chen opened his eyes and looked at the sky. He saw that the Scarlet Blood Frost me had already be significantly dimmer. He smiled faintly and said, How unfortunate. Just of a bit more, and Ill be able to control one hundred daggers simultaneously.
If this Scarlet Blood Frost me had the emotions of humans, it would have vomited blood when it heard Xiao Chens words. Its killing move was being used by Xiao Chen as a training tool; he evenined that it was insufficient.
Xiao Chen pushed off the ground lightly and rushed towards the towering scarlet pir. The pir was more than two thousand meters tall. It took him a few breaths to reach the top.
The vast tform at the top of the pir looked like it was stuck to the clouds. The very solid Blood me Beast King on the tform had two white spots of light floating in its ck eye holes. It watched coldly as Xiao Chen slowly approached.
Xiao Chen looked at the Blood me Beast Kings chest and saw a circr scarlet object in it.
The Blood me Beast King seemed to be carefully protecting that spotits only weakness. Xiao Chen could not help but frown.
This behavior meant that Xiao Chen could not use the same tactics he had used against the hundreds of Blood me Beasts.
However, judging from the Blood me Beast Kings aura, Xiao Chen concluded that it was only equivalent to a peak Superior Grade Martial King. He could cope with that.
Xiao Chennded firmly on the towering scarlet pir. The clouds made of scarlet mes were as glossy as a mirror.
The clouds stuck very closely to the top of the towering scarlet pir. With but a weak jump, Xiao Chen would be able to touch the clouds.
Xiu!
The instant Xiao Chennded, the Blood me Beast King turned into a scarlet sh of light and attacked him.
The Blood me Beast King swung its arm and tossed a clump of scarlet mes at Xiao Chen.
Ka ca!
Xiao Chen did not hesitate to draw the Lunar Shadow Saber at lightning speed. Countless pure Yang-attributed mes quickly appeared on the de.
Bang! Boom!
Xiao Chen quickly swung his saber. The expected situation of the scarlet mes splitting in half did not ur. Instead, they exploded and turned into surging shockwaves.
The so-called opposites restrain each other was only a rtive thing. When the two powers were equal, the restraining effect of both sides were the same.
Pa!
Xiao Chen smashed his right palm against the shockwave and was knocked back. The surging shockwave continued rushing at the Blood me Beast King.
The Blood me Beast King was slightly stunned. It originally wanted to give Xiao Chen some trouble before taking advantage of the situation. Unexpectedly, Xiao Chen sent this bit of trouble back at it.
Xiu! Xiu! Xiu!
The scarlet figure stopped and punched at the shockwave containing the chaoticbination of Purple Thunder True Fire and Scarlet Blood Frost me. An alternating purple-and-red light spun as it flew at Xiao Chen again.
The figures of Xiao Chen and the Blood me Beast King shed on the tform of the towering scarlet pir.
The two mes with opposite attributes formed a chaotic clump of energy that flew back and forth between the opponents.
Every time one of them struck the clump of energy back, they would infuse it with more energy. Over time, the energy contained within reached a frightening level.
Then the clump of energy moved, and the scarlet clouds started to move along with it, ripples spreading throughout the clouds.
Xiao Chen had a cautious expression; he did not dare be careless. He executed the Azure Dragon Cloud Soaring Art to the limit. Moving together with the clump of energy, he sent all sorts of Saber Techniques at the attacking Blood me Beast King.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
As the chaotic clump of energy moved around, Xiao Chen and the Blood me Beast King both targeted each others weak points.
Arclight Chop! Xiao Chen shouted and sent out an ethereal arclight with his saber. A purple me burned around the arclight.
The Blood me Beast King, who wanted to attack Xiao Chens side, could not do anything about it in time.
It did not expect the saber Qi that came from the front to change its angle and arrive at its side.
Pu ci!
The attack immediately chopped off the right hand of the Blood me Beast King.
Roar! The Blood me Beast King roared in pain but it did not stop moving. It opened its left fist and grabbed at Xiao Chens left shoulder with its five scarlet fingers.
You are seeking death!
Xiao Chen snorted coldly. His left hand changed from a fist into a w as well. An azure-colored dragon w appeared and weed the attack.
Chapter 481 - With All One’s Might
Chapter 481: With All Ones Might
Ka ca!
The dragon w interlocked with the space in between the opponents fingers. Xiao Chens body then twisted, and a huge force spread out through the arm of the Blood me Beast King, tearing it apart.
Now that its arms were crippled, the Blood me Beast King fell to the ground and started letting out ear-piercing pained roars.
Pu ci! Pu ci!
Sparks appeared where its arms had once been and the Blood me Beast King started to regenerate at a visible rate.
Xiao Chens expression did not change. He knew that unless he attacked the weak point of his opponent, that was the vengeful spirit mark, he would not be able to deal any true damage.
Thus, hended on the ground at lightning speed. A fierce purple me started to burn in his right eye and soon gushed out.
A ming tornado that contained the Purple Thunder True Fire Origin me merged into the surging clump of chaotic energy. Then, carrying a huge amount of energy, it flew towards the Blood me Beast King.
The clump of energy was already at its limits. Now that such a vast and pure Yang-attributed energy affected it, it started to crack apart.
A hole also appeared in the scarlet clouds that covered the sky. A ray of resplendent golden light shined down from the hole.
When the Blood me Beast King saw the chaotic clump of energy surging at it, its expression changed. This was no longer something it could deal with.
As it had been regenerating its arm, it had already wasted some time. It was toote to try to hide.
The Blood me Beast King could only raise its palm and form a scarlet me shield in front of itself, taking Xiao Chens attack head-on.
Xiao Chen did not wish to give it even a single chance. He let go of the saber in his right hand and sent out a palm strike.
Xiu!
The Palm Sword immediately shot out and turned into a beam of light. It effortlessly ripped a hole in the shield of scarlet mes.
Boom!
When the clump of chaotic energy arrived, the shield that had a hole in it managed to defend for a short while, beforepletely shattering under the might of the clump of energy.
A horrifying energy instantly exploded out of the clump. The Blood me Beast King was sted into a miserable state. Its light became very dim, and most importantly, the circr object in its chest now had a crack in it.
When looking through the crack, Xiao Chen could clearly see a white light moving about within it.
Xiao Chens eyes turned cold, and he instantly sheathed his Lunar Shadow Saber. Then, he summoned a clump of Purple Thunder True Fire and quickly formed some hand seals.
Life Bestowal Spell!
Xiu!
A dagger made of purple mes instantly entered the crack. The Blood me Beast King roared in dissatisfaction. Its already dim body started to crack.
Eventually, it turned into clumps of me and scattered into the surroundings.
Now that the Blood me Beast King was dead, Xiao Chen heaved a sigh of relief. This Blood me Beast King had been no weaker than him.
Furthermore, the Blood me Beast King waspletely made out of mes. It was hard to deal with. If it were not for the Life Bestowal Spell and Purple Thunder True Fire, the final explosion of the clump of energy would not have resulted in fatal damage.
The longer the fight dragged on, the more disadvantageous it became for him.
Ka ca! Ka ca!
The towering scarlet pir and the glossy clouds above it started to shatter. The beam of golden light becamerger as well until it became like arge pir of light descending down.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Under the illumination of the golden light, the towering scarlet tower started to tremble andpletely fell apart. The two thousand meters tall scarlet pir was reduced to a pile of rubble.
Xiao Chennded back on the ground and said indifferently, There are still three more. The Blood me Beast Kings are slightly weaker than me but their bodys recovery ability is better than mine. Thus, I have to end the fight quickly. It seems that I might have to use my trump cards.
Xiao Chen closed his eyes and analyzed his earlier fight. When he finally reopened them, he concluded that he had to finish the fight quickly in order to seed.
He had to think of a way to break the circr object in the Blood me Beast Kings chest, even if it were at the cost of him getting injured. Then, he could use the dagger made from the purple mes to attack the vengeful spirit mark. That was the best way to deal with the Blood me Beast Kings.
After six hours, Xiao Chen killed the final Blood me Beast King in the Scarlet Blood me Prison.
Another hole appeared in the scarlet clouds above and a golden pir of light shone down, shattering the lofty scarlet tower.
Xiao Chennded on the ground once again. His white robes were dyed red. He had wounds of various sizes all over his body and his mind was fatigued.
He was panting lightly, so he stuffed a Medicinal Pill into his mouth. Then, he sat cross-legged and started circting his energy to heal his wounds.
Sha! Sha! Sha!
After the four towering scarlet pirs copsed, the scarlet clouds above started to quickly shatter. As Xiao Chen expected, the cage copsed on its own.
When all the scarlet clouds disappeared, a golden light filled the sky and shone down. The chilly atmosphere that covered the entire space vanished.
Pa!
A huge golden palm appeared in the air, covering half the sky.
The lines on the huge palm were very clear, and it contained a supreme might. It descended and grabbed the strange lotus-shaped me.
For a moment, Xiao Chen thought he saw the Scarlet Blood Frost me and the huge palm locked in intensebat.
As for the result of the battle, Xiao Chen did not find out. By the time the fight ended, he had already turned into a beam of dim light and flown out of the painting.
The familiar surroundings of the Ancient Deste Tower appeared within Xiao Chens vision. When he looked around, he saw that the paintings of the other seven people were still there. He concluded that he was the first person toe out.
Xiao Chen withdrew his gaze and looked at the painting in his hand again. As he slowly unfurled the painting, a new scene appeared.
The cage that held the sky up was no more. The painting had turned into that of a huge golden hand grabbing a lotus flower made of scarlet mes.
Xiao Chen thought to himself, This painting is really strange. It seems to be able to suck in things from the real world.
If I meet an enemy that I cannot defeat in the future, would I be able to trap him in this painting?
I wonder if I can bring this out? Xiao Chen tried to put the painting into his Universe Ring but discovered a formless obstructive force preventing him from doing so. No matter how hard he tried, in the end, he could not seed.
He could only carry it in his arms. He was currently covered in injuries, both internal and external ones.
The Yin-attributed mes of the Blood me Beast King had significantly damaged his meridians, so he had to recuperate before proceeding to the next floor.
He closed his eyes, sat cross-legged, and started circting his energy to treat his injuries.
Xiu!
After a while, a strong wind blew. Xiao Chen checked with his Spiritual Sense and discovered that it was Xia Xiyan who had failed her challenge and had been thrown out of the Ancient Deste tower by the painting.
Xiao Chen felt it was unfortunate. Then, he continued to focus on treating his injuries. Not longter, there was another sh of dim lightMu Xinya had failed her challenge as well.
Every now and then, there would be a sh of dim light. Jiang Zimo and Chu Mu failed their test and were ejected out of the Ancient Deste Tower as well.
Xiao Chen felt himself to be fortunate. If he did not have the Purple Thunder True Fire, he would not have been able to clear the Scarlet Blood me Prison so easily.
He might have ended up just like them. After all, the odds of failure were very high.
After some more time, under the nourishment of his Essence and Medicinal Pills, Xiao Chens internal injuries alleviated and his external injuries mostly healed.
Xiao Chen opened his eyes and got up, This is as much as I can do. If I want topletely recover, I will need at least half a day. I cannot wait for that long.
Bang!
Just at that moment, a painting exploded and turned into countless scraps of paper.
Chu Chaoyun stood miserably on the ground. He waspletely covered in frost, and his lips were frighteningly ck.
Chu Chaoyun must have run into a lot of trouble at the Ten Thousand Poison Ice Cave. However, he managed toe out.
Bang! Bang!
There were another two explosions at the same time. It was Zuo Mo and Ding Fengchou. They have passed the test of the painting as well.
The two of them were in very miserable states as well. After they came out, they did not say anything. They only gave Xiao Chen a strange look and started to treat their wounds along with Chu Chaoyun.
Xiao Chen noticed that when they came out, their paintings exploded. However, his painting was still intact.
There must be something going on that Xiao Chen was not aware of. However, now was not the time to think about this.
Xiao Chen pushed off the ground and quickly headed for the light barrier above. Then, he sessfully went through the light barrier without much obstruction.
Di da! Di da!
Pure Essence liquid dripped down continuously. This time, it took Xiao Chen eighty seconds topletely pass through the light barrier.
When he opened his eyes he could clearly feel his body fill with energy. The Essence that he had exhausted earlier had beenpletely replenished. The size of the Qi whirlpool had even increased.
Xiao Chen revealed a smile. This light barrier was equal to two months of cultivating for him.
He looked around and started to size up the fifth floor. In the front, there was a mysterious door flickering with light.
Aside from this, there were no other things on the fifth floor. When Xiao Chen stood before the flickering door, he saw a vague reflection of himself on it.
The Xiao Chen in the reflection wore white robes and had eighteen Azure Dragons moving around him. He stood on an infinitely tall mountain summit.
A crowd with respectful and envious gazes stood below the summit watching the person at the summit.
Xiao Chens expression became slightly startled. However, he still managed to analyze this calmly in his heart. This door seemed to be able to reflect the desire of others.
Standing at the peak, receiving the respect and admiration for eternitythat was the dream that Xiao Chen chased after by pursuing the martial way.
The test Xiao Chen had to pass on this floor was probably desire. This was the reverse of the test of death on the third floor. This was the lure of life, the test of yearning.
Some people had a state of mind that was like a rock. Even when faced with the pressure of death, they would not be shaken.
However, on the path of martial cultivation, there was something worse than deathdesire. Death was like a rigid pressure, but desire was like a whetstone used to sharpen knives.
It could cause someone to fall into it unknowingly, halting their progress. This was even scarier than death.
Regardless of the situation, I should just face this calmly. It is already pretty good for me to be able toe this far!
Xiao Chen had a cautious expression as he faced his desire. He could not guarantee that he could clear this test. He could only take things one step at a time.
He took a deep breath and raised his leg to step into the light.
Xiu!
After Xiao Chen entered the light, Chu Chaoyun, Zuo Mo, and Ding Fengchou appeared on the fifth floor.
Thinking about it, these people were probably very anxious as well. They saw Xiao Chen enter the fifth floor before them, so they only recuperated for a short while before rushing up.
Chapter 482 - Gate of Desire
Chapter 482: Gate of Desire
Unexpectedly, it is the gate of desire.
After the three people investigated the door of light for a while, they finally knew what this doors light was. Their expressions immediately changed and they became very cautious.
The three of them had gained the qualifications topete for a spot for the Ancient Deste Tower, and then obtained one of the twenty spots. After entering the Ancient Deste Tower, they put in a lot of effort to reach this point.
They were all great talents of their generation and had their own unique understanding of the Martial Path. Naturally, they understood what the test of desire meant to a cultivator.
Ding Fengchou revealed a bitter smile. He sighed and said, I did not expect this, that the test of the fifth floor would be this gate of desire. Desires, desires, what can we do to not fall to our desires. It is difficult, difficult, so very difficult.
Ding Fengchou said that it was difficult three times. His emotions were veryplicated. In reality, it was hard to remain calm in the face of ones desires. In the gate of desire, the desire would be amplified several times, which would make it even harder to maintain ones calm.
If they could not walk out, they would sink in their desire forever, stuck in the gate of desire for eternity.
Zuo Mos face was filled with hesitation; he did not know how to decide. Since he was clearly not confident now, he had to give up on this gate of desire.
While Zuo Mo and Ding Fengchou remained silent, Chu Chaoyun calmly and slowly walked into the light. He vanished from the twos sight.
Zuo Mo was instantly stunned. He raised his foot and wanted to follow but, in the end, his rationality overcame the impulse.
Zuo Mo clenched his fist tightly and said unwillingly, I reached the fifth floor after so much difficulty. Unexpectedly, I have to take the initiative to give up. I dont want to.
Ding Fengchou looked at Zuo Mo. They hadpeted with each other for many years already. He sighed softly, Stop feeling at a loss. One must understand when to advance and when to retreat. This might not be a bad thing.
Originally, Ding Fengchou had thought that the main characters in this Trial of the Ancient Deste Tower would be the two of them. Despite his expectations, Xiao Chen and Chu Chaoyun snatched away the glory.
Most of the peak geniuses could take victory and defeat in stride. Ding Fengchou and Zuo Mo were such people. After they sighed, they recovered from their depression.
Looking at Ding Fengchou, Zuo Mo said, In thest Five Nation Youth Competition, I surpassed you by one move. We have not had a proper fight yet in the two years since then. After we part at the Ancient Deste Tower, we will probably have to wait until the next Five Nation Youth Competition before we can fight again.
You and me, lets fight; right here, right now. What do you think?!
Ding Fengchou grasped his sword hilt tightly with his right hand. He smiled and cupped his hands. That is exactly what I thought too. Let me see your improvements from the past years!
In the vast space, they cast the flickering gate of desire to the backs of their minds as they fought each other.
Such a state of mindknowing when to advance or retreat in the face of desireswould improve greatly even if they did not undergo the test.
Even if they did not advance in the future, they could still climb to the peak of cultivation if they could maintain this sort of mentality.
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An instant after Xiao Chen stepped into the light, his mind seemed to turn chaotic, as if many things had entered it.
It felt like he had forgotten many things and remembered many others.
Xiao Chen was the White Robed desman, the only person from the Great Qin Nation to be a Martial Sage before the age of thirty since the Thunder Emperor.
Xiao Chen had started his own sect, the Ten Thousand Saber Sect. He was the only Sect Master and had more than ten thousand disciples.
Given Xiao Chens strength, not only was he at the peak of the Great Qin Nation in regard to the martial way, he had even more power than the Royal Court because of the Ten Thousand Saber Sect.
Xiao Chen even seemed to be suppressing the Royal Court. There were signs that he could take over at any moment.
However, Xiao Chen felt like he had forgotten some thingssome not very important things.
Xiao Chen opened his eyes and found himself on the summit of a mountain.
When Xiao Chen looked up, the clouds were so close, he could touch them with his hand. The wind and clouds churned, disying a grand phenomenon.
A hint of confusion appeared in Xiao Chens eyes. After a while, he used his finger as a saber and shed at the sky.
Boom!
Xiao Chens aura erupted out, bursting forth as if it had been suppressed for a long time.
With the movement of Xiao Chens finger, arge hole instantly appeared in the clouds. After the formless energy, which was like a sharp divine weapon, broke through the clouds, it did not weaken. It ended up ripping the barrier in the sky and left behind a ck hole leading to the boundless and mysterious outer world.
After Xiao Chen tore the sky with one finger, the clouds still did not gather back after a long time. He held his hand behind his back and looked at the phenomenon in the sky. He muttered, Regardless of the situation, strength is the most reliable thing. If I have forgotten something, then let it be.
Xiao Chen clenched his fist and the confusion in his eyes disappeared, to be reced by a cold look. On the martial path, only strength was reliable.
Everything else was just an illusion, matters of the mundane world that needed to be chopped up. Chop! Chop!
Xiao Chen squinted and held his hand up to the sky before clenching it. He seemed to instantly grasp the naturalws.
Under the influence of the naturalws, thatrge hole started to mend. The clouds churned and winds changed direction; everything returned to normal.
Xiu!
A figure shed below the mountain. That person wore blue robes with a picture of the Lunar Shadow Saber embroidered on the chest.
That was the logo of the Ten Thousand Saber Sect. However, the logo of the chest of this blue-robed youth was different from that of the others. Besides the Lunar Shadow Saber, his logo also had a golden scabbard.
This person was Lan Chou, the First Disciple of the Ten Thousand Saber Sects Sect Master. When Lan Chou saw this scene, the respect in his eyes became even more intense.
Xiao Chens figure shed and arrived before this person. He asked expressionlessly, How did the matter go?
Lan Chou knelt on one knee and said respectfully, Reporting to Master, the Misty Sword Sect has beenpletely eliminated. The words Misty Sword Sect will never be uttered in the Great Qin Nation again. The Sect Master was killed but Chu Chaoyun is missing. We do not know where he went.
Xiao Chen was slightly stunned. Then he said coldly, Hand everything over then!
Lan Chou nodded and took out numerous boxes from his Spatial Ring. The boxes were all filled with Medial Grade Spirit Stones.
There were at least thirty thousand boxes. A dense Spiritual Energy flowed out of the boxes, nketing the entire mountain peak.
Xiao Chen blinked and frowned, There is exactly ten million Medial Grade Spirit Stones. Are the Misty Sword Sects ten thousand years of savings so little?
Lan Chous chest tightened; he knew that Xiao Chen was suspicious of him. He quickly continued, My guess is that Chu Chaoyun took at least half of it away; thats why there was so little!
However, there are still fifty thousand Superior Grade Spirit Stones and at least a hundred Spirit Herbs of at least three thousand years of age.
Not daring to take things slowly, Lan Chou brought out all the possessions of the Misty Sword Sect.
Xiao Chens expression turned grave and stern. He nodded and said, Never mind, Ill just make do!
Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!
With a thought, the thirty thousand boxes of Medial Grade Spirit Stones exploded along with the Medial Grade Spirit Stones within.
Xiao Chen reduced the ten million shattered Medial Grade Spirit Stones to a dense sticky liquid floating in the air. He remained expressionless as he raised his right hand and pulled it back.
Hu! Hu!
The sticky liquid covered entire mountain peak and swirled into a whirlpool. Then, Xiao Chen destroyed the dregs of the Medial Grade Spirit Stones.
Eventually, Xiao Chen refined the essence of the ten million Medial Grade Spirit Stones into a small pill. He opened his mouth and swallowed it. The pill turned into a surging Essence and poured into his dantian, filling up a sea of Qi.
Xiao Chen closed his eyes and slowly absorbed the Essence. After a long time, he opened his eyes. His grave and stern face had signs of dissatisfaction on it.
Ten million Medial Grade Spirit Stones can only save me three years of cultivating. The amount of energy a Martial Sage requires is too much
Lan Chou swallowed his saliva. The only person who could speak such grand words was this person before him.
Those ten million Medial Grade Spirit Stones were the savings of the Misty Sword Sect for ten thousand years. Yet, Xiao Chen swallowed it up at will and was still dissatisfied.
Lan Chou suggested in a soft voice, Master, the Night Spirit Pce and Misty Sword Sect no longer exist. Now, the only great sect remaining in the Great Qin Nation is the Heavenly Saber Pavilion. When should we take action? We await Mastersmand!
Lan Chou clearly knew that the reason Xiao Chen established the Ten Thousand Saber Sect was so he could gather resources more efficiently; he had never cared for power over the mundane world.
This was the reason Lan Chou swore to follow Xiao Chen until death. While Xiao Chen did not care about authority, he did.
By eliminating the three great sects and swallowing up the Royal Court, the power of the Ten Thousand Saber Sect would soar to the peak. Lan Chou felt excited just thinking about it.
Heaven Saber Pavilion?
The image of a woman appeared in Xiao Chens mind. He shook his head and said, There is no need. You may take your leave first. After I cultivate for three days, we will make for the Imperial Capital and destroy the Great Qin Nations Royal Court.
Xiu! Xiu!
Xiao Chen stretched out a finger and poked the air with it. Every time he poked, a Superior Grade Spirit Stone appeared.
Under Xiao Chens control, fifty thousand Superior Grade Spirit Stones formed a huge Spirit Gathering Formation in the air above the Ten Thousand Saber Sect.
Xiao Chen floated up and sat firmly in the center of the formation. All the lines of the Spirit Gathering Formation instantly lit up.
Rumble!
The clouds churned and rain made of pure spiritual Energy poured down. They fell on the formation and flowed to its center.
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Within the Ancient Deste Tower, Ding Fengchou and Zuo Mos battle reached its climax.
Bang!
A palm wind and sword Qi shed. The two were forced back and blood trickled out from their mouths. They seemed equally strong.
However, if one looked carefully, Zuo Mos injuries were worse than Ding Fengchous. In the fight, Zuo Mo was at the disadvantage.
Zuo Mo said softly, You win!
Ka ca!
Ding Fengchou sheathed his sword and shook his head bitterly. He said, The space here is cramped; it restricted your strength. Lets consider this a draw.
Zuo Mo smiled and did not deny it. He nced at the gate of desire and asked, Are you really not going to give it a try?!
Ding Fengchou looked deeply within the flickering gate of desire. Then, he shook his head and said, There is no need. It is too hard to ovee desires. There is no way for me to break free from this gate before I reach the age of thirty, so I would be stuck in there forever.
Who, of the two, do you think has the best chance of clearing this gate of desire? Zuo Mo asked.
After thinking for a while, Ding Fengchou said, Probably Chu Chaoyun. Xiao Chens desire is too clear. It is to climb to the peak of cultivation. The greater the desire, the harder to break free from it. In the end, he would forget about his true self and be lost.
Zuo Mo smiled faintly and said, Well see. However, I really hope that he will be able toe out. In the entire history of this trial, the fifth floor has always been a threshold. If he cane out, he will definitely rise to a higher level.
Chapter 483 - Sinking into Desires? Or Breaking through Them?
Chapter 483: Sinking into Desires? Or Breaking through Them?
The two stopped speaking and took out the jade pendants around their necks. The jade pendants enabled them to remain in the Ancient Deste Tower. Naturally, if they destroyed their pendants, they would be sent out.
Crack!
The two of them shattered their jade pendants simultaneously. Then, they turned into dim lights and were ejected from the Ancient Deste Tower.
At the feet of the Tianwu Emperors statue, Shi Hailong saw Zuo Mo and Ding Fengchou give up, and the light in his eyes became brighter. Only Chu Chaoyun and Xiao Chen are left. Soon, we will know who that person is.
An old man at the side said, It has been many years since someone cleared the fourth floor. Now, we even have two people challenging the fifth floor. This is already a very good achievement.
Li Xiuzhu, who had been silent all the while, smiled. The fifth floor is the gate of desire. If they do note out within an hour, they will be stuck in there forever.
Li Xiuzhus heart turned cold. He had not expected that the brat whom he looked down on would be able to get this far.
First, Xiao Chen had obtained a hundred consecutive victories. Then, he had obtained one of the twenty spots. Now, he passed the fourth floor and entered the fifth floor. If Xiao Chen continued to climb further, Li Xiuzhu would feel extremely embarrassed when he thought of the times he made things difficult for him.
Brat, sink into your desires, Li Xiuzhu cursed continuously in his heart.
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In the Space of Desires:
The rain that poured down over the main peak of the Ten Thousand Saber Sect hadsted for three days and nights already.
Whenever night fell, the glowing rain of Spiritual Energy was an impressive sight to behold in the Ten Thousand Saber Sect. It could be seen even from the foot of the mountain.
However, the disciples of the Ten Thousand Saber Sect were already used to this sight. Every time they destroyed a sizable sect, such a phenomenon would ur.
They knew that their sect master was using an ancient formation to cultivate. Furthermore, they knew that after he finished his cultivation, he would prepare for war again.
Now, the Ten Thousand Saber Sect was unrivaled in the Great Qin Nation; no one could obstruct them. Even the Royal Courts Imperial Dragon Legion had to flee at the sight of them.
Everyone knew that Xiao Chen would advance to Martial Emperor sooner orter. Like the Thunder Emperor of the past, he would be one of the true peak experts of the world.
The number of small powers that came to the Ten Thousand Saber Sect to dere their support was significant.
I wonder who the Sect Master will target this time, after he finishes his cultivation? Within the Great Qin Nation, only the Heavenly Saber Pavilion and the Royal Court are left.
I feel that it would be the Heavenly Saber Pavilion. After all, the Royal Court still has Princess Ying Yue. She is strong enough to be a challenge to our Sect Master; she would be hard to deal with.
However, I heard that the Sect Master was once part of the Heavenly Saber Pavilion? How could he possibly take action against them? After all, he probably still has feelings for them.
So what if the Sect Master still has feelings for them? After attaining Martial Sage, the amount of resources required for cultivation reaches an astronomical amount. If he does not plunder the great sects, how could he guarantee a fast pace of cultivation?
At the foot of the mountain, the Ten Thousand Saber Sects core disciples on patrol were idly chatting about Xiao Chens next target.
Gather!
Just then, the bell of the great hall at the middle of the mountain rang twelve times.
The patrolling disciples immediately revealed excited expressions. They stopped chatting and headed for the hall.
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Several thousands of the Ten Thousand Saber Sects core disciples gathered at the entrance of the great hall. Lan Chou stood on a tall tform, feeling very proud as he looked down at the grounds.
Rest for one night and rise early tomorrow. At the break of dawn, we will set out for the Imperial Capital.
The well-trained core disciples said nothing more. They immediately dispersed and made their preparations.
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Within the Spirit Gathering Formation, the Spiritual Energy of the fifty thousand Superior Grade Spirit Stones ran out. A clump of spiritual me appeared below Xiao Chen and spread throughout the huge formation.
Xiu!
The spiritual mes burned away everything. Xiao Chen stood in midair after all this was done, his eyes twinkling with a bright light.
Indeed, the Superior Grade Spirit Stones have a better effect. However, this Rank 9 Spirit Gathering Formation exhausted too many Superior Grade Spirit Stones. It seems I have no choice but to go to the Royal Court, Xiao Chen said resolutely as he looked towards the Imperial Capital.
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Early the next morning, a hundred warships flew before the Ten Thousand Saber Sect. The banner of the Ten Thousand Saber Sect fluttered proudly on the bows of the warships.
Xiao Chen stood at the summit of the mountain, watching all this with a grave and stern expression. He had no feelings for his underlings in the sect at all.
They were merely pawns for gathering resources. In Xiao Chens eyes, authority in the world was only something mundane, something that held a cultivator back, a form of desire. This was an emotion that he had to expunge from himself.
Xiu!
With a thought, a scarlet light shed on Xiao Chens forehead, and the scarlet throne appeared in midair. He sat on the throne and held his Lunar Shadow Saber with his right hand.
Boundless scarlet clouds bore the throne. With a quick sh, Xiao Chen arrived before his troops. He raised his left hand and then flew forward without a word.
When Lan Chou on the gship saw Xiao Chens gesture, he quickly shouted, Depart!
Xiao Chen sat on the scarlet throne and led the elites of the Ten Thousand Saber Sect. He rested his chin on his right hand as he put aside his Lunar Shadow Saber with his left.
Xiao Chen somewhatzily closed his eyes, not letting any aura leak out.
However, Xiao Chens posture on the throne gave the impression of a supreme ruler looking down on the world.
All the cultivators that ran into them yielded without hesitation. Furthermore, they did so quietly, without causing any disturbance. They were afraid of startling Xiao Chen and triggering disaster for themselves.
Chi Chi!
The scarlet mark on Xiao Chens forehead shed continuously. He opened his eyes and the expression on his fair and demonically charming face changed slightly.
Ten thousand meters ahead, there waited many golden warshipsthe Great Qin Nations Imperial Dragon Legion.
On the Imperial Dragon Legions gship, an old man wearing golden Battle Armor looked at Xiao Chen with a grave expression. His eyes were filled with anxiety.
The Qi and blood of that old man surged as he released a strong aura that everyone within ten thousand meters could feel clearly.
Xiao Chen sat upright on the throne and muttered, Nangong Lie? What is the use of a half-step Martial Sage?!
Xiu!
The throne doubled its speed and advanced quickly. In a few blinks, Xiao Chen arrived before the Imperial Dragon Legion, riding on scarlet clouds.
Xiao Chen is here!
When the Imperial Dragon Legion saw the scarlet clouds in the air, the people on the warships were startled. Everyone looked very nervous.
Xiao Chen, do you really desire to destroy the Great Qin Nation? Nangong Lie shouted as he red at Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen said expressionlessly, I do not wish to. I just need resources. All I seek is the peak of cultivation.
Nangong Lie argued, That is just an excuse. How is this different from destroying the Great Qin Nation?
Xiao Chen said calmly, Destroying the nation is just the means, not the end. I have had only one motive from the very start!
How stubborn! Dont think that you will be able to defeat the entire Great Qin Nation by yourself!
Nangong Lie shouted a warcry and his figure shed. He sent out a palm strike, and a zing palm wind sped towards Xiao Chen.
Strong winds howled. With the power of one palm strike, even the air surged. A boundless me soared towards Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen shook his head. It has been so many years already and you are still stuck in the half-step Martial Sage realm. You are not strong enough!
Bang!
Xiao Chen shook his finger at Nangong Lie. A huge azure finger appeared and struck Nangong Lies chest.
Nangong Lie vomited mouthfuls of blood as he was knocked back. He somersaulted and his figure shed. A zing saber appeared in his hand. Then, the mes of his saber gathered into a resplendent saber light.
Boom!
Nangong Lie hacked down ferociously. The space above Xiao Chens head appeared to split in half, leaving a pitch-ck spatial tear.
Xiao Chen simply sat in his scarlet throne; he could not be bothered to even draw his Lunar Shadow Saber. He stretched out a finger and easily blocked this saber strike.
Nangong Lie refused to give up. A two-hundred-meter-long saber light appeared on his saber. His figure shed and several sabers manifested in all directions around Xiao Chen, surrounding him.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Xiao Chen stretched out a finger and moved it around, blocking all the saber lights one meter away from him.
The saber lights exploded out in sparks. However, they were useless before Xiao Chens Quintessence shield.
Xiao Chen watched as Nangong Liebored without any results to show. Even so, he still persevered. Xiao Chen said, Your talent is pretty good. You became famous at a young age. However, do you know why your progress is so slow, why you are still stuck at half-step Martial Sage after so many years? It is because youck resources. If you can use ten million Medial Grade Spirit Stones in one go, you will be able to break through your bottleneck immediately.
Unfortunately, you do not have the courage to do that. So, you can scram now!
Xiao Chens gaze turned cold. He brandished his right hand in a w and an azure dragon w appeared instantly. A loud dragon roar resounded.
The dragon w swiped forward and the naturalws changed. Even though Nangong Lie was a thousand meters away, he appeared right before Xiao Chen.
Scram!
Xiao Chen swung his right hand ferociously and the dragon w mirrored the motion. Nangong Lies internal organs were injured and he fell towards the ground like a broken kite.
Fire the cannons! He just used the naturalws and wont be able to use them again for a while! the falling Nangong Lie shouted with all his might.
Dang! Dang! Dang!
The cannon ports of the Imperial Dragon Legions warships all opened. The strengthened Ancient Demonic Energy Cannons immediately fired, sending thousands of energy shells at Xiao Chen.
They formed a beautiful and resplendent scene in the sky. When the cannonade from thousands of Ancient Demonic Energy Cannons struck the body simultaneously, even a Martial Sage that could use the naturalws would not find it easy to deal with.
Xiao Chen looked coldly at the falling Nangong Lie. A murderous intent stirred in his heart. His original thought of letting this person live now faded awaypletely.
An azure finger appeared at lightning speed and struck Nangong Lies forehead, piercing a hole in it.
After doing all this, Xiao Chen circted his Quintessence to block the Ancient Demonic Energy Cannons attacks.
Bang!
Thousand of energy shells that could shatter mountains crashed into Xiao Chens Quintessence shield, whichsted for only half a second before it shattered explosively.
Pa! Pa! Pa! Pa!
The energy shells struck Xiao Chen continuously. Xiao Chen shifted his internal organs around, and his expression did not change much.
His expression merely turned colder. When the barrage of energy shells ended, Xiao Chen wiped away a trickle of blood from his mouth. Then, he looked indifferently at the Imperial Dragon Legion before him and said coldly, Scram!
All Xiao Chen wanted was the resources of the Royal Court. He had no hatred for this group of people before him. If Nangong Lie had not plotted against him at the very end, he would not have killed him.
Chapter 484 - A Clear Heart
Chapter 484: A Clear Heart
It was not that Xiao Chen was benevolent, it was that he was efficient, avoiding extraneous effort.
The vicemander on the gship suppressed the horror and panic in his heart. He said, Dont be frightened. He definitely received internal injuries and cannotst for much longer. Recharge the cannons and prepare to fire again!
Xiu!
Xiao Chens expression changed slightly and he stood up from the scarlet throne. The people on the warships felt as though a tall mountain suddenly appeared and loomed over them.
Even their breathing became rushed. A huge pressure bore down on them as Spiritual Energy moved along Xiao Chens hands. They could not move about much.
Reckless fools!
Xiao Chens white robes fluttered as he ced his right hand on the saber hilt.
The rage in Xiao Chens heart surged. A might that could destroy the world instantly filled him.
All Xiao Chen had to do was draw his saber. He could destroy tens of warships in an instant without resorting to the naturalws.
The elites of the Imperial Dragon Legion in the warships would die as well. Even if they were Superior Grade Martial Kings or half-step Martial Monarchs, they would all perish with one strike of his saber.
A horrifying killing Qi instantly spread throughout the fleet. This made the cultivators loading the Ancient Demonic Energy Cannons with Superior Grade Spirit Stones freeze; their limbs refused to cooperate.
Just as Xiao Chen was about to draw his saber, he looked into the distance and saw a golden figure flying over like a meteor.
When Xiao Chen saw who it was, he released the saber hilt and sat back on his scarlet throne. Everyone in the fleet immediately heaved a sigh of relief.
The mountainous pressure looming over them vanished. Their hearts pounded loudly as chills ran down their spines.
Xiao Chen remained expressionless, his gaze cold and stern, as he said in a frosty voice, I will say it one more time, scram!
The vicemander on the gship hesitated. He did not know what to do; they had orders to prevent the intrusion of the Ten Thousand Saber Sect.
However, within a few moves, Xiao Chen had ughtered theirmander without even drawing his saber.
The thousands of Ancient Demonic Energy Cannon attacks looked very mighty, but the other party seemed to have suffered only mild injury. The pressure on them did not decrease at all.
You can go first. Let me talk to him!
The resplendent golden figure moving like a meteor finally arrived at the crucial moment. The cultivators on the warships immediately smiled and eximed joyfully, First Princess!
This person was from the Royal n of the Great Qin Nation, a rare genius that could only be seen once in a millenniumPrincess Ying Yue. She was also the wargod of the Imperial Dragon Legion.
Ying Yue was dressed in golden Battle Armor and held the Grand Imperial Spear. Golden mes burned in her eyes. She was still as glorious and respectable as before, outstandingly beautiful.
When the vicemander heard Ying Yues words, he finally heaved a sigh of relief. He led the Imperial Dragon Legion away into the distance.
Xiao Chen watched Ying Yue from the scarlet throne. He nodded his head slightly and said, Not bad. After not seeing you for three years, you finally broke through to Martial Sage. You live up to your reputation as a genius. Unfortunately, you are still too slow, way too slow.
Ying Yue looked at the scarlet throne with a grave expression. The appearance of the calm Xiao Chen had not changed at all. However, he now gave off a distant feeling, like he was a stranger.
Every time Ying Yue saw him like that, her heart could not help aching, like thousands of needles stabbing at her heart. It was unbearable.
Ying Yue suppressed her emotions as she said in a cold voice, So what? I will still not fall to your level, plundering everywhere for the sake of cultivation, for the sake of climbing to the peak.
Xiao Chens heart was as calm as still water. He shook his head and said, You still do not understand. This is the very nature of this world. The weak is eaten by the strong; only the strongest survives. All I am doing is what everything thinks of doing but does not dare to do.
Now, in the era of geniuses, how can one rise without courage? This is the Dao. To reach the peak, I just need to maintain a clear heart.
Ying Yue could not hold back herughter. Maintain a clear heart? You still im to have a heart? If you still have a heart, then why did you go after the resources of the Xiao n and the Feng n? You simply killed everyone in the two ns with one saber strike.
Xiao Chens expression remained still. He muttered, I already repaid everything I owed them. All I need is resources. Naturally, anyone who makes way for me will live; Ill even wish him good luck.
A pained expression appeared on Ying Yues beautiful face. Blood dripped as she bit her lip. She asked in a quivering voice, Then if I get in your way today, will you kill me as well?!
A cold wind blew, making Xiao Chens fine ck hair flutter about. There did not seem to be any change on his fair and demonically charming face.
Xiao Chen muttered to himself for a while on the throne. He said softly, There is no need for so many words. Make your move. I will grant you a handicap of three moves!
No need for so many words!
What a no need for so many words. In his heart, even I can only make him give me a handicap of three moves. Ying Yue smiled bitterly as she cut herself off from the emotions she felt.
As you wish. If you want a fight, I will apany you to the end!
Ying Yue shouted a warcry and thrust her Grand Imperial Spear forward with her right hand. A boundless dragon roar resounded behind herthe Dragon Qi that had been passed down for ten thousand years in the Great Qin Nation.
Xiu!
The space seemed to turn solid as all the aura gathered at one point. She thrust the spear forward together with thepressed boundless aura.
Xiao Chen squinted slightly as he watched Ying Yue, who was a thousand meters away. He held his Lunar Shadow Saber across his chest with his left hand.
In the next instant, Ying Yue appeared before Xiao Chen. Her posture had not changed as the spear tip struck the Lunar Shadow Sabers scabbard.
All this happened in an instant. If one was not aware of what was going on, it would look like Xiao Chen ced his saber across his chest and Ying Yue aimed for that spot on purpose.
Dang!
A bright and melodious sound resonated in the sky. As this sound propagated, heaven and earth instantly changed color and became very dark.
An overwhelming energy poured out from the spear tip. The scarlet clouds below the throne churned continuously.
However, Xiao Chen continued to sit on his scarlet throne without budging at all. He pushed his left hand forward and sent Ying Yue flying back.
Xiao Chen said softly, First move!
Ying Yues expression changed. She twirled her Grand Imperial Spear to use it as a staff to smash down on Xiao Chen.
Roar! Roar! Roar!
Countless golden dragons appeared behind Ying Yue. The Grand Imperial Spear seemed to have thousands of dragons circling it, giving it a supreme Dragons Might as it hurtled towards Xiao Chen.
When Xiao Chen saw the countless dragons, he woke the eighteen Azure Dragon tattoos on his body with a thought.
Azure Dragon Qi covered Xiao Chens body as the tattoos roared endlessly. They were in no way inferior to the Dragon Qi that had been passed down in the Great Qin Nation for ten thousand years.
Dang!
Xiao Chen held his Lunar Shadow Saber with his left hand. The end of the scabbard knocked against the throne, and eighteen Azure Dragonsunched from his body.
The Azure Dragons orbited Xiao Chens head, blocking Ying Yues spear that bore a vast Dragons Might.
Xiao Chen said calmly, Second Move!
Ying Yue clenched her teeth, and the golden me in the depths of her eyes burned ferociously. A dragon-shaped me rapidly coiled around the Grand Imperial Spear.
The spear trembled, spewing out golden dragon-shaped mes. This was one of the four famed Dragon mes.
A pure Yang-attributed purple me bloomed in Xiao Chens right eye. Likewise, the pale white Lunar True me started burning in his left eye.
The two opposite-attributed mes appeared out of nowhere along with their Origin mes. Yin and Yang mixed together.
A taijitu formed in front of Xiao Chen. Under his exquisite control, the extreme Yang and extreme Yin mes merged together perfectly; there was no disharmony at all.
[Note: the taijitu is the Yinyang diagram/symbol of Daoism.]
Boom!
The two mes quickly swam around like fishes in the taijitu. When the tyrannical Dragon me crashed into it, it did not show any signs of being affected at all.
Xiao Chen pushed his right hand forward and a bright light burst forth from the taijitu. The surging energy reduced the golden Dragon me to sparks.
The dark sky immediately filled with golden specks of light, like fireflies dancing in the darkness. The scene was very beautiful as the sparks faded into nothingness.
When the Dragon me broke, Ying Yue vomited a mouthful of blood. Her beautiful face immediately turned very pale. She looked very pretty and charming in this sparkling sky.
Your three moves are over! Xiao Chen said calmly. He pushed his right hand forward and the two fishes in the ming taijitu suddenly grewrger.
Go! Xiao Chen shouted and the taijitu shed in the air. As it arrived before Ying Yue, she spun her spear in front of her, creating an imprable light barrier.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Against the ming taijitu, the light barriersted for only a short while before it shattered into pieces.
The Battle Armor Ying Yue wore instantly broke. As she vomited arge mouthful of blood, something small dropped out of her armor, and she watched that item fall through the sky.
A look of shock shed on her pale face. She quickly sped after that item regardless of her heavily injured body.
Xiao Chen shook his head and sighed, How can you be so distracted in a fight? Idiot!
Having rested for a while, Xiao Chen could use the naturalws again. Just as Ying Yue was about to reach that item, he stretched his hand out, and the formless and irresistable naturalws pulled her over.
Xiao Chen pointed at Ying Yues dantian and crippled the cultivation she had worked her whole life for. Finally, he sealed all her meridians, making her unable to move.
Hu! Hu!
The troops of the Ten Thousand Saber Sect finally arrived. When Lan Chou saw blood trickling out of Xiao Chens mouth, he rushed over and eximed, Master, are you injured?
Xiao Chen did not answer Lan Chous question. He tossed Ying Yue over to him and said, Have someone to take care of her. The two experts of the Royal Court are already crippled. I will leave the rest of the rabble to you. I will expect your good news before nightfall.
Lan Chou quickly said respectfully, I obey at the risk of my life!
After the Ten Thousand Saber Sects troops were far away, Xiao Chen opened his palm and pulled over the item that Ying Yue was chasing before she was defeated.
Chapter 485 - The Horror of Cultivating the Heart
Chapter 485: The Horror of Cultivating the Heart
A huge statue of the Great Qin Nations founding emperor stood in the vast drill ground of the Great Qin Nations Royal Pce. The statue was a thousand meters tall and looked very grand.
The founding emperorYing Zhengpointed the Grand Imperial Spear in his hands ferociously towards the sky, evoking an overwhelming aura.
[Note: Ying Zheng is also the real name of the founding emperor of Chinas Qin DynastyQin Shihuang.]
Xiao Chen stood on the head of the statue. Aplicated expression appeared on his face. It was unknown what he was thinking about.
It was unknown when Xiao Chen acquired the habit of standing at high ces, when he had gotten used to standing at the summit.
That habit gave Xiao Chen the strength to stand at the peak. However, several doubts surfaced at this moment.
Xiao Chen held a wooden sculpture in his hand. The girl depicted by the wooden sculpture had a faint smile. She looked very pretty and wore a red bra; she looked like a little girl.
This girl was First Princess Ying Ye. However, the perky areas on her chest had been rubbed t by something. A great sculpture ruined just like that.
Xiao Chen faintly recalled that many years ago in the Heavenly Saber Pavilion, he had had to make a sculpture for Ying Yue every month, because he had offended her. Furthermore, her attire and expressions had to be different every time. He could not bezy or skimp on it.
During that time, even though Xiao Chen cultivated very hard, he still took out time toplete this difficult task.
Xiao Chen had produced about ten sculptures, each one significantly better than this one. However, for some reason Ying Yue favored this one.
The sculpturey t on Xiao Chens palm. He could easily crush it with a thought.
A vague confusion appeared in his resolute eyes. He felt some disturbance in his mind, as if he had forgotten something very important.
A figure shed in the distance and quickly flew over. Xiao Chens pupils constricted and became grave and stern once again. Then, he quickly hid the wooden sculpture in his sleeve.
Lan Chou stood below Xiao Chen as he said excitedly, Master, the treasures in the Royal Pce have all been ounted for already. We also plundered the savings of some of therge ns in the Imperial Capital. This time, they had a very good harvest.
Xiao Chen said calmly, Report the numbers.
There is a total of fifty million Medial Grade Spirit Stones, two hundred thousand Superior Grade Spirit Stones, and numerous Medicinal Pills and herbs; there were so many, we could not count them all!
Xiao Chen nodded and said, You did well. Hand them over!
Lan Chou wasted no time in taking out ten spatial rings and surrendered them respectfully.
There were way too many treasures. One top-quality spatial ring could not contain them all. Even ten were barely enough; there were still some misceneous items that were not included.
The ten spatial rings floated before Xiao Chen. Lan Chou knew that he should not remain here, so he quickly took his leave.
Xiao Chen used his Spiritual Sense and immediately took out all fifty million Medial Grade Spirit Stones. The air instantly filled with a vast number of Medial Grade Spirit Stones.
Bang!
Xiao Chen roared. The fifty million Medial Grade Spirit Stones all exploded at the same time and turned into a sticky liquid that floated in the air.
While standing on the head of the Great Qin Nations founding emperor, Xiao Chen opened his hand and the Spiritual Energy liquid swirled into a whirlpool, refining itself endlessly.
The enormous Spiritual Energy whirlpool spun quickly in the air, the surging fluctuations causing heaven and earth to change color.
The atmosphere everywhere within five kilometers of the Imperial Capital churned continuously. The winds and clouds were in flux, disying a great phenomenon. The sky seemed likely to fall at any moment.
Xiu!
The tumult in heaven and earthsted for half a day before it ended. Xiao Chen seeded in refining the fifty million Medial Grade Spirit Stones into a small exquisite pill.
Xiao Chen opened his mouth and swallowed the pill. The moment it entered his mouth, it melted and flowed into his dantian; the energy was like a vast ocean.
Xiao Chen closed his eyes and started to refine his energy, emanating a tremendous aura into his surroundings. A strong wind howled incessantly and lightning shed without pause.
After fifteen minutes, Xiao Chen opened his eyes. A brilliant light shone from his eyes as he said, I am just a hairs breadth away from the Martial Emperor realm. After I use the Spirit Gathering Formation, I should be able to cross that threshold.
Xiao Chen was just a step away from bing the youngest Martial Emperor in history. Even the Thunder Emperor of yore would not beparable to him, much less the founding emperor of the Great Qin Nation below him.
Xiao Chen pushed off the head of the founding emperors statue and arranged the two hundred thousand Superior Grade Spirit Stones into a massive Spirit Gathering Formation.
Then Xiao Chen sat in the middle of the formation. The lines of the formation lit up and rain made of Spiritual Energy poured down without end.
After the Spirit Gathering Formation is exhausted, I should be able to step through the threshold!
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Outside the Ancient Deste Tower, a dim light shed on the fifth floor. Everyone quickly paid attention to it. Unexpectedly, it was Chu Chaoyun crushing his jade pendant.
Chu Chaoyun gave up on the test in the gate of desire and was ejected.
It was unknown what Chu Chaoyun experienced in the gate of desire. His face was sullen as hended on the ground. He ignored everyone and directly left the Tianwu za.
Shi Hailong frowned slightly. He said, There is only one person left. It looks like that person is really Xiao Chen. However, only fifteen minutes remain. If he still does note out, he will be stuck in there forever.
Someone at the side said, There is still a chance. The flow of time in the gate of desire is different from the outside. Fifteen minutes for us might be days for him.
Shi Hailong nodded his head slightly and smiled. Thats right, there is still a chance. I hope he will be able toprehend letting go. Once he can truly let go, he will be able to turn back.
Li Xiuzhu smiled coldly. How could it be so easy to let it go? His desire for power is so strong. Now that he is unrivaled within the gate of desire, making great waves with every move, how can he let go when that kind of power is in his hands?
The calmer he normally is, the deeper he will sink into this. I believe he is probably making a breakthrough to Martial Emperor in there. Ha ha! That is the aim of every cultivator. Now that he hase so far, would he give it up?
Li Xiuzhus words might be very harsh but everyone knew that they were true. It was not easy to let go when the power so desperately sought was at hand.
Just you wait. We will know for sure in another fifteen minutes. This brat is nevering out. He is destined to remain sunk in his desires forever, Liu Xiuzhu said as he continued to smile coldly.
When the cultivators below the tform who were on good terms with Xiao Chen heard this, worried expressions appeared on their faces.
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Gate of Desire:
The rain made of Spiritual Energy fell for five days and nights straight before it slowly ceased. A spiritual fire came from below Xiao Chen and burned the entire formation to ashes.
Chi! Chi!
Suddenly, Xiao Chen shone with a golden light. At first, the golden light was not obvious. However, it grew more and more resplendent.
Xiao Chens clothes, skin, and hair all became golden, dazzling, and radiant.
Xiao Chen opened his eyes; his ck pupils had turned golden as well. He gazed at the boundless sky and a gate opened up at the end of the sky.
Zeng! Zeng! Zeng!
Steps slowly appeared below the gate, extending to a meter before Xiao Chen.
This was the road to the Martial Emperor realm. The peak of cultivationy at the end of the road. All Xiao Chen had to do was to push open the gate and he would stand at the peak of cultivation.
Xiao Chen looked at the flickering gate and a burning light appeared in his eyes. He got up and started to walk up the steps.
Thunk!
The wooden sculpture in Xiao Chens sleeve suddenly fell out. It tumbled down the steps for a long time before it rolled to a stop.
Stunned, Xiao Chen slowly set down the foot that he had raised. Given his cultivation realm, it was impossible for the wooden sculpture to simply fall out.
The only way that could happen was if his mental state was shakened.
How can it be? I have always been focused on the great Dao. My determination is as firm as a rock. I have already waited decades for this moment.
Now that my goal is right before me, how can my mind be disturbed? Am I unable to let go in the end?
Xiao Chen had clearly known all the while that he had forgotten something, something very important.
However, for the sake of the Dao in his heart, he did not wish to think about it, even though he knew that it was important.
This was because remembering it might lose him this overwhelming power. He could not afford to bet on this, and was not willing to bet on this.
However, no matter how Xiao Chen lied to himself, he still cared a lot for the things that he had forgotten. It seemed that after he saw Ying Yues sculpture, this feeling had seeped into the depths of his heart unawares.
Xiao Chen closed his eyes and a great battle took ce in his mind. Once he climbed this stairway, he would be able to arrive before the great Dao, to stand at the peak of cultivation.
However, the moment Xiao Chen reached the top, he would never remember the things that he had forgotten.
Leave no regrets behind!
These words echoed in Xiao Chens mind. It was unknown where this voice came from and why he suddenly thought of them.
Leave no regrets behind Leave no regrets behind Xiao Chen murmured these four words to himself. Suddenly, he felt enlightened and a faint smile appeared on his face.
If I really forgot something important and stepped into the great Dao, it would be an eternal regret. This regret will remain, making my state of mind forever imperfect.
If Xiao Chens state of mind was imperfect, he would never be able to reach the peak of Martial Emperor. I cannot leave any regrets in my heart.
Xiao Chen suddenly opened his eyes and the golden light in them instantly vanished. His eyes became calm and clear, and his body stopped emitting that golden light.
In the end, Xiao Chen gave up everything, regaining the peace in his mind.
Pa!
The gate instantly closed and the steps to the sky vanished one by one. Only the wooden sculpture remained, falling to the ground.
Xiao Chen grabbed the sculpture and jumped down. With a few shes, he arrived before the room Ying Yue was locked up in.
With her body sealed, Ying Yue was incredibly weak. It seemed like even a gentle breeze could blow her away. When she saw Xiao Chen standing outside, she said coldly, Why are you not seeking your great Dao? What are you doing here?
Xiao Chen tossed the wooden sculpture to Ying Yue. Then, he replied, The great Dao is important. However, there are some things that are more important, such as this!
Ying Yue caught the wooden sculpture and looked at Xiao Chen in shock. She said, You still remember this wooden sculpture?
Xiao Chen smiled gently. The stern and grave expression that normally appeared on his fair face now seemed very gentle. He said, I remember. I will never forget it.
The moment Xiao Chen said that, his body turned illusionary and slowly vanished from this space within the gate of desire.
Chapter 486 - The Sixth Floor
Chapter 486: The Sixth Floor
Ha ha! This fellow is not likely toe out in the ten breaths of time still left. Elder Shi, I believe you can announce the results of this Trial of the Ancient Deste Tower already. There is no need to wait any longer, Li Xiuzhu said to Shi Hailong, smiling.
ncing coldly at Li Xiuzhu, Shi Hailong said, Li Xiuzhu, you seem to be very biased against Xiao Chen. I heard that when he used an engraved card to enter the selection, you did everything you could to stop him, made things difficult for him.
The Trial of the Ancient Deste Tower represents the Luck of the Heavenly Extermination Union. The higher the Ancient Deste Tower is climbed, the more Luck the Heavenly Extermination Union will have. There are five seniors watching from above. You yourself know what you did. The seniors can see it clearly.
Li Xiuzhu was stunned. However, his expression did not waver and he gave a carefreeugh. Ha ha! Elder Shi, if you have no proof, you had best not say it. Furthermore, this is only a person who cannot clear the fifth floor; there is nothing worth anticipating in this.
An elder pointed at the fifth floor of the Ancient Deste Tower and quavered in excitement, Elder Shi, that spot of light seems to being out!
Ignoring Li Xiuzhu, Shi Hailong quickly looked over. He saw a dim flickering spot of light in the fifth floor. That could be no one else but Xiao Chen.
Ha ha ha! He cleared the fifth floor and is entering the sixth floor. Regardless of the result after this, the Heavenly Extermination Unions hundred years of Luck will be maintained!
Shi Hailong was stunned for a while before heughed heartily.
The Ancient Deste Tower had existed since the Ancient Era. In this age, no one knew who built it, how was it built, or for what purpose.
All they knew was that the Ancient Deste Tower was simr to the Great Jin Nations Wind Cloud Arenaa miraculous building of the Tianwu Continent that could affect the ethereal Luck.
The higher one climbed in the Ancient Deste Tower, the more Luck that person would obtain. The Heavenly Extermination Union organized the Trial of the Ancient Deste Tower so that they could obtain more Luck.
The higher the Ancient Deste Tower was climbed, the more Luck the Heavenly Extermination Union would get.
Naturally, as the person in charge of the trial, Shi Hailong would obtain more benefits than the others.
No one has managed to clear the fifth floor for almost a thousand years already. The world of cultivators has been in decline since the batch of the Thunder Emperor.
However, when there is a rise, there will be a fall; and when there is a fall, there will be a rise. This is the rule of the great Dao. Now, someone has cleared the fifth floor; this signifies that a great age of cultivation is being ushered in.
The elders all discussed excitedly with one another, unable to conceal their happiness at all.
Only Li Xiuzhu turned pale. His hands trembled and his lips quivered. His eyes filled with disbelief.
Li Xiuzhu clenched his fists. How could this brat clear the fifth floor?
Li Xiuzhu remembered how he had done his best back then to humiliate Xiao Chen, mocking him for overestimating himself. However, this now happened right before him.
An Inferior Grade Martial King that Li Xiuzhu obstructed with all his might had managed to tear his way through the obstacles, obtaining a hundred consecutive victories. Then, he had managed to defeat other experts to secure one of the twenty spots.
Now, Xiao Chen even reached a height that no one else had achieved in a millennium. If he was lucky, he might even ascend a few more floors.
It was possible that Xiao Chen would reach the same heights that the Thunder Emperor had.
When Li Xiuzhu thought of this, he felt his scalp go numb. He could not maintain his previous carefree attitude and said in a quivering voice, Elder Shi, I am not feeling that well all of a sudden. I shall take my leave first.
Shi Hailong revealed a yful smile as he turned around and asked, Elder Li, do you not intend to continue watching? Xiao Chen might even clear a few more floors.
The other people at the sides also smiled and added, Indeed, you were fine just a while ago. Why are you suddenly feeling unwell? Are you feeling guilty?!
Li Xiuzhu blushed and insisted sternly, Nonsense! This old man has a magnanimous heart; this has been proven over long years. There is no point in our discussing this anymore. I shall take my leave first!
Shi Hailongs expression turned cold. As he watched Li Xiuzhu leave, he said in a frosty voice, Keep a close eye on him. If Xiao Chen really climbs to the seventh or eighth floor, restrain him immediately. We will charge him with the crime of wrecking the Heavenly Extermination Unions Luck and harboring selfish intents.
A few people trembled in their hearts. The factions within the Heavenly Extermination Union were veryplex. Elder Shi probably wanted to use this opportunity to deal with Li Xiuzhu.
The moment Shi Hailong spoke, the elders of his faction immediately and quietly trailed after Li Xiuzhu.
Under the tform, Ding Fengchou smiled bitterly to himself as he looked at the spot of light on the fifth floor. He sighed softly, It is hard to surpass desire. I did not even dare to try and Chu Chaoyun was defeated miserably. I did not expect Xiao Chen to be able to clear it. Im afraid that the gap between us will only increase from here on.
Zuo Mos expression was veryplicated as well. He smiled, Twenty people took part in the Trial of the Ancient Deste Tower but in the end, it became a one-man show of him alone. After this, his status as the strongest youth in the four nations will probably be set in stone.
The people who had gained a spot all had different expressions as they looked at the flickering spot of light in the Ancient Deste Tower. There were many reactions to this: some were envious and others jealous.
There were also those who felt conflicted and filled with hesitation. The Holy Fire Manors Leng Yun was one of them.
Back then, he already knew that I was the one who attacked him. Given his personality, he will definitely not be benevolent about it.
I still have not settled ounts with him for taking my Origin me. I cannot afford to wait for him to mature to deal with him.
Leng Yuns eyes were clouded with doubt. When he looked at the Ancient Deste Tower, a cold look shed in his eyes. He quietly left the crowd and headed for the Deste City branch of the Holy Fire Manor.
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Within the Ancient Deste Tower, Xiao Chen stood absent-mindedly before the gate of desire. He closed his eyes and thought back to his somewhat hazy experience. He stayed before the date of desire for a long time without moving.
Is this the desire of my heart?
Would I be unscrupulous and coldhearted in order to bet everything on this?
Its not worth it!
Xiao Chen opened his eyes and muttered, Its not worth it. The way of the great Dao is hard to seek; the peak of cultivation is hard to achieve. All I should seek is to not have any regrets. In this life, be it now or the future, I should not leave any regrets.
Regardless of the situation, I will not be like that. Xiao Chens expression turned grave and he drew his Lunar Shadow Saber.
Chi! Chi! Chi!
Xiao Chen sent out several strands of saber Qi to carve four words on the walls of the fifth floorLeave No Regrets Behind.
Xiao Chen sheathed his saber and revealed a faint smile. He did not receive any physical benefits.
All he received were these four words. However, these four words were more important than any Cultivation Technique, Martial Technique, or natural treasure.
After Xiao Chen overcame his desires, his state of mind would reach Consummation. In the future, he will definitely not end up taking the wrong road on the path of cultivation; he had dealt with his heart demon in advance.
Xiao Chen calmed himself and gently leaped up. He pierced the light barrier of the fifth floor and entered the sixth floor.
Hu! Hu!
The moment Xiao Chennded, he discovered himself in a snowy in. An arctic wind howled, cutting at him like a knife.
How cold! Xiao Chen shivered slightly before he quickly circted his Essence, forcing out the cold Qi that entered him.
Wind and snow covered Xiao Chens front; all he saw was white. He could vaguely make out a tightly shut door in this boundless snowstorm.
A voice appeared in his heart: Quickly, go and open that door. The voice came from deep within him, so he did not doubt it at all.
Xiao Chen frowned slightly and muttered, This cold Qi does not seem harmful. However, it will wear one down over time. It would be a problem to endure this for a long time.
The test in this floor was probably a test of the cultivators willpower. It tested the cultivator to see if he couldst all the way to opening the door.
Xiao Chen did not think about anything else. He looked at the doors location and slowly made his way over.
It was as Xiao Chen had expected. At the start, he moved very fast. He managed to travel five kilometers in one breath.
However, his pace soon slowed, his feet growing heavy. The cold Qi prated into his bones and his lips paled. The shielding effect of his Essence became less effective, and every step extremely arduous.
Xiao Chen remained silent as he walked alone without a word ofint.
There was only one thought in Xiao Chens mind: I cannot stop moving. No matter how slow I go, even the road to heaven will eventuallye to an end.
It was unknown how long Xiao Chen walked. He started to feel his eyes close and his body stiffen. He was so cold that he could not think anymore.
Suddenly, the door appeared before him.
Pa!
Xiao Chen did not hesitate to push the door open. At first, he rxed; however, when he saw the scene awaiting him, he smiled bitterly. After clearing a snowfield, it is now a sea of fire?
Hu chi!
The instant the door opened, a heatwave surged over. The alternating cold and heat made Xiao Chen feel like his bones would shatter.
Even though Xiao Chens physical body was extremely strong, he still felt that way. One can easily imagine what would happen if an ordinary cultivator appeared here.
They would probably crush their jade pendant immediately and give up on this test.
A bright rednd filled Xiao Chens vision. The ground cracked, each fissure an arms length wide.
As the heat surged,va flowed out of the countless fissures. When Xiao Chen looked forward, he could faintly see pirs of mes.
Xiao Chen did not hesitate. Raising his leg and stepping forward, he kept advancing.
Before long, the Blood me Shoes became as hot as a lit stove. Xiao Chens feet started to blister.
He endured the agony, frowning heavily in obvious pain.
Xiao Chen immediately felt like tossing away his shoes and continuing unshod. However, his rationality overcame the impulse.
The Blood me Shoes were a Medial Grade Secret Treasure. It could resist heat to a certain extent. If Xiao Chen threw them away, he would suffer even more damage by walking barefoot.
Chapter 487 - Pilgrimage
Chapter 487: Pilgrimage
This ce was simr to the snowy in, where one could not fly. Test-takers could only use their feet and walk.
Sweat poured down Xiao Chens body; he felt very tired. The ce was simply unbearably hot, and he grew dizzy as a result.
The blisters on his feet burst; all that was left was ayer of blood and flesh. The soles of his feet rubbed against the shoes with every step he took.
That kind of pain was worse than being cut by knives. It was like thousands of ants biting the feet simultaneously.
The world was like a huge furnace. Xiao Chen continued walking solitarily. No matter how much pain he felt or how tired he was, he did not stop walking.
Xiao Chen had calmly analyzed the ordeals in his heart. This ce was definitely testing the willpower of a cultivator. It would not present a situation so dangerous that one would die, but it would not let you continue walking on calmly as well.
It would constantly flog him, torturing him, bringing him an extraordinary amount of pain. It would do its best to make him stop and give up.
As Xiao Chen walked, blood dripped from his shoes. A bloody trail marked his path.
Xiao Chen was like pilgrim, continuing to walk forward through strong faith.
Everyone had only one chance at the Ancient Deste Tower. Xiao Chens fatal weakness was his lower cultivation. Now that there was a chance for him here, he would not leave behind any regrets in this ce.
Trodtrodtrod!
It was unknown how long Xiao Chen had walked; he had already lost track of time. Suddenly, a door appeared before him.
Xiao Chen felt numb as he pushed the door open and looked through. He saw a mountain covered with knives and a door standing quietly at the top of the mountain.
Xiao Chen walked in with heavy steps. He smiled coldly and said, A mountain of knives, a sea of fire, and a in of absolute coldI want to see what other incredible things will appear after this and whether I can clear them or not.
Like before, Xiao Chen could not fly in this mountain of knives. He could only rely on the strength of his physical body and bitterly climb the mountain.
Xiao Chens already miserable body immediately suffered stabs and became a very bloody mutted sight that was too cruel to see. The pain was hard to endure.
This test was very interesting. No matter how its form changed, there was one thing that would never change: it would never present a fatal situation. It was just endless torture, attacking your spirit, shaving away at your determination.
As long as you did not stop, this suffering would never end, forcing you to give up.
Xiao Chen traversed the mountain of knives and pushed open the door. Like before, what weed him was not the finish line. Instead, it was and filled with poisonous gas.
Xiao Chen drove his battered body onwards with irond determination.
The poisonous gas pervaded the region, corroding his body. All his wounds felt like there were snakes and bugs biting them.
WalkwalkwalkI cannot stop!
Xiao Chen took one step at a time. He was only semiconscious by now. He could not even clearly make out the path anymore. He nearly fell into the mud several times.
Xiao Chen had to expend a lot of effort to climb back out before continuing his trek.
After Xiao Chen crossed thend of poisonous gas, he pushed open the door at the end. However, it was still not the end; there was dangernd after dangernd.
Xiao Chen had long grown inured to all this. He smiled bitterly and pressed on.
All sorts of dangerous scenes appeared, one after another. Unimaginable cesy behind each door but Xiao Chen cleared them all.
This continued until Xiao Chen reached the ninth door. Feeling very weak, he opened the doorand nond of danger awaited him. A gentle light enveloped him.
The pure white light was like Immortal Grade Medicine. It quickly healed all the wounds on his body.
All of Xiao Chens fatigue vanished. He felt a certainfort throughout his body. The sudden ease that came after that unbearable torture was inebriating; it made one reluctant to awaken from that euphoria.
After the light faded away, Xiao Chen opened his eyes and clenched his fist tightly. After all the torture, his physical body had be even stronger.
Seeing his newly regrown skin, Xiao Chen revealed an expression of joy. He said softly, Not only my strength increased, my defense increased as well. Unfortunately, there are no opportunities to test it out.
Ones efforts would eventually pay off. Xiao Chen was rewarded for his perseverance; his efforts had not been in vain.
Xiao Chen looked around his surroundings. This should be the sixth floor of the Ancient Deste Tower. Very realistic statues stood in front of him. A rough count came to about a hundred statues.
Xiao Chens gaze fell on the first statue at the very front and suddenly felt stunned.
That statue wore white robes and had a blue headband on its head. His gaze was cold and he radiated calmness. His hands held a saber against his chest.
Who else could this be aside from himself?!
Xiao Chen suppressed the doubts in his heart. He continued looking around. Although there were many statues he could not identify, he recognized quite a few of them; they were experts that were spoken about in the various countries legends.
Xiao Chen continued on and he even saw the Thunder Emperor, Sang Mu, standing there.
Xiao Chen muttered to himself, It seems that everyone who passed the test of willpower on the sixth floor leaves a statue behind here. However, I did not expect that after several thousands of years, only about a hundred people passed the sixth floor.
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Outside the Ancient Deste Tower, Shi Hailong and the other people on the tform were all very excited. This was because Xiao Chen had given them another surprisehe had cleared the sixth floor and was heading to the seventh.
Shi Hailongughed very heartily. After clearing the sixth floor, he would be able to leave behind a will statue of himself. This can be considered as him obtaining some of the Ancient Deste Towers Luck. This is the best reward for a cultivator on this floor.
Xiao Chen is going to advance to the seventh floor. If he climbs one more floor, he would be able to reach the same height that the Thunder Emperor did a thousand years ago. This fellow might really be able to create a miracle, an Heavenly Extermination Union elder said, unable to contain his excitement.
When Shi Hailong heard this, he became calmer instead. He said with a drawn-out smile, Dont overthink this. It is rare to even get one person like the Thunder Emperor within ten thousand years. In the end, there is still a gap between Xiao Chen and him. It is already a big help to the Heavenly Extermination Union.
The seventh floorthat ce is filled with will statues left by some Martial Emperors. The tests of the Martial Emperors are not easy to pass.
Shi Hailong sighed, feeling that it was a pity Xiao Chens cultivation was still a little low. In another two years, he might have been a half-step Martial Monarch, and then he would have had a seventy percent chance of passing the test of a Martial Emperor, given his talent atbat. However, there was not much hope at this moment.
Di da! Di da!
When Xiao Chen went through the mysterious light barrier, drops of Essence liquid dripped down into his purple Qi whirlpool, which had expanded by half.
The process took three minutes this time. These three minutes were equivalent to half a year of cultivation, which stabilized Xiao Chens cultivation as a Medial Grade Martial King.
Xiao Chennded on the ground and appeared in the seventh floor of the Ancient Deste Tower.
When Xiao Chen felt the vast energy in his body, he revealed a satisfied smile. This was worth his earlier effort to climb to the seventh floor.
The light barrier increased Xiao Chens cultivation greatly, allowing him to close the gap between him and the genius cultivators of the same generation.
On the next floor, I might be able to reach the peak of Medial Grade Martial King. I only have one attempt at the Ancient Deste Tower; I cannot waste it, Xiao Chen resolutely reminded himself. Now, he was even more eager to see what the eighth floor was like. Back then, the Thunder Emperor managed to reach the eighth floor. He would attempt to reach the eighth floor at least.
Xiao Chen looked around the seventh floor and saw ten statues.
These statues were vastly different from the statues on the sixth floor. With a cursory nce, one could tell that the statues contained a boundless aura.
They were also different from the statues of the Martial Sages. Their auras and bearing were vastly greater than those of the will statues of the Martial Sages.
When Xiao Chen stood before a statue, he got the impression that it was alive. The statues gazes were very deep, deterring one from staring directly into their eyes.
Xiao Chen thought to himself and said softly, These should be will statues as well. However, these will statues should be different in grade. The statues on the sixth floor are the most ordinary will statues. The ones on the second floor are the ones left behind by Martial Sages. The ones on this seventh floor are probably from Martial Emperors.
When Xiao Chen thought of this possibility, he looked the statues again and could not help but feel respect for them.
Martial Emperor, the upper limit of martial cultivation, the peak of the Great Dao. That was what all cultivators sought. It represented honor and glory. It represented the peak. And more, it represented strength.
Every Martial Emperor was a legend in the Tianwu Continent. For several millennia, there had not been any word of a new Martial Emperor.
The legends of Martial Emperors were left by the older generations. However, these Martial Emperors had already vanished from the world long ago.
Since the Thunder Emperor disappeared a thousand years before, there had not been any news of new Martial Emperors. All the Martial Emperors seemed to have disappeared.
Now that Xiao Chen witnessed the will statues left by Martial Emperors for himself, the emotions that he felt could be easily imagined.
When Xiao Chen scrutinized the will statues, he suddenly eximed as his gaze stopped on the fourth statue.
Bai Shuihe!
This statue was wearing blue Battle Armor and he carried a serrated saber on his back as well. It looked exactly the same as the statue of Bai Shuihe on the second floor.
The only difference was that the pressure that Xiao Chen felt was vastly greater.
Xiao Chens respect for Bai Shuihe could not help but increase again.
The will of Bai Shuihe on the second floor was like a master to Xiao Chen. Although it was a test, it had been more like a senior desman giving pointers to a junior; Xiao Chen had benefited greatly from this.
Xiao Chen had not expected to see Bai Shuihe again on this floor. He was very happy to learn that such a heroic person had reached Martial Emperor.
Xiao Chen quickly walked up to the fourth statue and pointed at its forehead with his finger.
Brat, choose me instead. How is this little white face an attractive option? I will show you what a true desman is.
[Note: Little white face: This is a Chinese ng for a pretty face (man). This is usually used when a good-looking man relies on his looks to get a woman to support him. Basically, its an insult.]
Just as Xiao Chens finger was about to touch Bai Shuihes forehead, the thunderous voice of the first statue on the right, arge man carrying a thick saber, resounded in the seventh floor.
Ha ha! Old Lei, stop envying me. Just based on your looks, no one would dare choose you. Ha ha ha!
Chapter 488 - Fighting Bai Shuihe Again
Chapter 488: Fighting Bai Shuihe Again
The Bai Shuihe before Xiao Chen seemed toe alive. Heughed loudly and quickly pointed at Xiao Chens forehead.
Boom! Boom!
Xiao Chens surroundings trembled and became hazy. After a short moment, he appeared in a chaotic space.
Xiao Chen was no longer surprised after his previous experience. He cupped his hand and said, This junior is Xiao Chen. Greetings to Senior again!
Bai Shuihe raised his eyebrows as a brilliant light shone in his eyes. It was like Bai Shuihe had seen through himpletely, like Xiao Chen could not hide any secrets.
No wonder you chose me. It turns out that you have broken my will statue on the second floor. Are you thinking of shattering my will statue here as well? Bai Shuihe asked calmly as he looked at Xiao Chen with a smile that did not seem like a smile.
Xiao Chen replied somewhat awkwardly, How could it be? I only hoped that Senior would guide me some more, and that I would pass the test of this floor.
Bai Shuihe said somewhat angrily, Young man, you should not be so humble. You can be more confident. You were able to break my Martial Sage will statue. You might be able to break my Martial Emperor will statue as well.
If you dont even have this confidence, then you can forget about climbing to the eighth floor. The eighth floor is filled with the Sovereign Martial Emperors will statues. Let me ask you again, are you confident?!
[Note: This popped out of nowhere but I did some research. Martial Emperors are split into three levels: Minor Heavenly, Greater Heavenly, and Sovereign. These levels are also split into the three grades like other cultivation realms. Bringing a total of nine grades in the Martial Emperor realm.]
Bai Shuihes final sentence was said sternly, his tone heavy. Xiao Chen could not help but feel a pressure in his heart.
Xiao Chen nearly replied yes. However, he realized what he was about to do and caught himself, startled.
The other party was a Martial Emperor of the saber. Xiao Chen was a mere Martial King. How could he say that he was confident? That would be overestimating himself.
Xiao Chen swallowed his words and said softly, Senior, stop joking. It would already be great if I can exchange a few moves with you. How could this junior hope to shatter your will statue?
Seeing that Xiao Chen had not fallen for his tricks, Bai Shuihe showed deeper interest in his eyes. He smiled and said, Not bad, if you had said yes, I would have increased the number of moves from ten to twenty.
Xiao Chen heaved a sigh of relief; fortunately, he had not said yes. Twenty moves were double of ten moves.
However, seeing that you managed to break my will statue, I think I will still provide you with pointers for twenty moves! Bai Shuihe said somewhat craftily, suddenly changing his stance.
Xiao Chens spirits fell. Bai Shuihe was clearly toying with his feelings, shattering Xiao Chens image of him as a Martial Emperor.
Xiao Chen had not expected this Martial Emperor to be so mischievous, ying pranks on a junior.
Frowning, Bai Shuihe asked, Whats wrong? You seem very happy. In that case, lets add another ten moves!
Xiao Chen immediately revealed a conflicted expression. He quickly countered, How am I happy? There is nothing of the sort.
Bai Shuihe nodded and said, You have a mighty Martial Emperor like me to give you pointers and yet you still be angry. Brat, you dont know whats good for you. Lets add another ten moves!
Xiao Chen was nowpletely speechless; he stopped trying to talk back. The character of this Bai Shuihe as an Martial Emperor is so different from when he met him as a Martial Sage.
When Bai Shuihe saw Xiao Chens astounded expression, heughed heartily again and smiled quite happily. Brat, I was just messing with you. The test for this floor is not to exchange moves with me.
In that case, what is the test for this floor? Xiao Chen asked doubtfully.
There is a huge gap between Martial Sage and Martial Emperor. You chose me because of your status as a desman. There is no difference between ten moves and twenty moves, or even one move.
Bai Shuihe stopped smiling and said seriously, You only need to receive one attack from me. If you dont die, you pass. Do you dare to attempt this?
Receive the attack of a Martial Emperor? Me? Do I dare to ept?
The attack of a Martial EmperorXiao Chen paused and starting thinking very hard.
Even though it was an attack from a Martial Emperor, his opponent would not use a strength exceeding that of Xiao Chens cultivation. Otherwise, he would not even need an attack to kill him.
All Bai Shuihe had to do was re at him and use the naturalws to kill Xiao Chen. Of course, he would definitely fail the test.
However, this attack was definitely not going to be easy to receive, especially when Bai Shuihe said that Xiao Chen would pass as long as he did not die.
What did this mean? This meant that Xiao Chen would definitely not be able to break this attack. It was just a question of how badly he would be injured.
This was a peak Martial Emperor. Naturally, Xiao Chen did not doubt the veracity of his words.
However, Xiao Chen still felt uncertain. So he asked, What if I die?
When Bai Shuihe heard this, he could not help butugh. What else is there after death? From dust you came, to dust you shall return. Naturally, everythinges to an end when you die.
So, think carefully before you make a decision. Dont ever think that giving up is a shameful thing. The strength that I will put into this attack will definitely not exceed your cultivation. However, the difference between us is not as simple as cultivation.
One attackjust one attack. Once I survive this attack, I can reach the eighth floor.
However, this attack is potentially fatal. Once I agree, I will no longer have a chance to give up. All I can do is face death.
Xiao Chen could not help but hesitate. No matter who it was, when faced with life or death, they would feel some hesitation. This was especially so if the other party was a genuine Martial Emperor.
If someone agreed without a thought, then that person might really die.
Back when the Thunder Emperor was in the Ancient Deste Tower, he was only twenty-one years old. His cultivation was higher than mine. What went through his mind when he faced this?
Xiao Chen could not help but look at the Lunar Shadow Saber in his hand. If Ao Jiao was here, given her experience, she would be able toe out with an answer for him immediately.
At this moment, Xiao Chen could not help but miss Ao Jiao. Back then, she had apanied the Thunder Emperor and climbed to the eighth floor with hima height that no one had reached for ten thousand years.
Ao Jiao definitely understood this Ancient Deste Tower much better than Xiao Chen.
Should I take on this attack or not? Xiao Chen experienced a hesitation that he had never felt before.
Dummy, why do you not dare to take it on? You just need to stay alive. Why are you so afraid?
Suddenly, a melodious voice rang in his head. Xiao Chen immediately rejoiced and asked, Ao Jiao, when did you wake up?
From within the Lunar Shadow Saber, as per Ao Jiaos custom, she ridiculed Xiao Chen. Stop your nonsense. He made all that effort to give you some pointers, so stop saying meaningless things. Just agree to it. He is just a Minor Heavenly Martial Emperor and he dares to put on such airs.
Xiao Chen felt put on the spot. Regardless of what kind of Martial Emperor he is, he is still a Martial Emperor. You may look down on him, but he is still able to crush me with a finger.
When Bai Shuihe saw the odd expression on Xiao Chens face, doubt shed in his eyes. After a while, he said, Who is hiding there? Come out!
Xiao Chens right hand moved forward. The Lunar Shadow Saber in his hand started to tremble uncontrobly, like it would be unsheathed at any moment.
Boom!
Xiao Chen did his best to hold Ao Jiao back but still failed in the end. Then, she appeared with a melodious hum.
When Bai Shuihe saw Ao Jiao, he rxed. He smiled and said, No wonder I was thinking that you seemed familiar. So, you are Sang Mus inheritor. Little Ao Jiao, it has been a few thousand years and you dare to slight this Minor Heavenly Martial Emperor senior. You are ambitious, really ambitious!
However, Ao Jiao did not have a happy expression at all. She seemed depressed as she looked at Bai Shuihe. This chapI wasted a years effort because of you. Later, Ill have to go and swallow up that Saber Spirit again.
Bai Shuihe had a lukewarm smile as he said, There is always a price for speaking behind another persons back.
Xiao Chen suddenly understood. The statue the Thunder Emperor challenged three thousand years ago was Bai Shuihe as well. Although it happened in a different way, three thousand yearster, he ended up challenging the same person. In the end, he would be stopped by Bai Shuihe.
Bai Shuihe turned back to Xiao Chen and said, There is no one disturbing you now. Make your own decision. Do you dare to receive an attack from me or not?!
Xiao Chen had made his decision the instant Ao Jiao came out. Now that Bai Shuihe asked again, he did not hesitate to say I dare to!
Bai Shuihe smiled gently and did not say anything more. He grabbed the saber on his back, quickly drew it, and thrust it at Xiao Chen. The attack was extremely sharp.
Ka ca!
Xiao Chen did not even think. He immediately drew the Lunar Shadow Saber and held it across his chest. He stared very tightly at Bai Shuihes right hand, which was holding his saber.
The nervousness that Xiao Chen expected did not appear. In the instant before the battle, all his hesitations and misgivings disappeared; he became very calm.
When Ao Jiao saw this, her eyes lit up. She revealed a faint smile like a crescent moon.
The person who could pull out the Thunder Wood Sword is definitely not trash, Ao Jiao thought to herself.
Xiu!
Xiao Chen did not have to wait long for Bai Shuihes attack. The attack was purely an attack.
Bai Shuihe did not use his aura to pressure Xiao Chen, nor his Mental Energy to confuse Xiao Chens heart. This attack was just a in hack without any intricacy.
Bai Shuihe simply leaped into the air and hacked down with a saber light.
Xiao Chen found the attack incredulously simple. There are hundreds of weak points revealed in this attack. I would be able to break it by casually choosing one. This Martial Emperors attack is too much of a joke.
Wait, thats not right. If it was so simple, then how would it kill people? There must be something I do not know about, something profound. I should keep watching.
Xiao Chens mind raced as fast as lightning. After he analyzed all the information, he discovered the trick to it.
The opponent left his center open. All I have to do is to stab towards his heart and he will be forced to pull his saber back to defend.
However, he is wielding his saber with one hand. The way he holds the saber ces it at a ny-degree angle from his chest. If I attack his chest, he can twist his saber quickly. Given the length of his serrated saber, he would be able to injure me first.
The height at which he jumped is exactly half a bodys length higher than me. His feet are spread apart and can change direction at any time. No matter where I flee to, I will not be able to run.
The direction of the attack seems like it is moving from up to down. However, his body is tilted forward by thirty degrees, so this attack can also be seen as down to up.
The more Xiao Chen analyzed, the more tricks he saw in this in attack. His opponent seemed to have considered everything already.
It was very in without any intricacy. This was probably what was meant by the adage The great Dao is revealed in extreme simplicity.
When Bai Shuihe was a Martial Sage, his Four Season Saber Technique had unlimited forms. The amount of states and mysterious phenomena it disyed was dizzying.
However, Xiao Chen still managed to find a way to deal with them at the crucial moment; he even managed to counterattack.
However, now that Xiao Chens opponent reached Martial Emperor, his simple attack seemed unbreakable and unblockable.
No wonder Bai Shuihe said that there was no difference between one move and ten moves now that he reached this cultivation realm.
This move contained at least ten saber moves, it would not seem exaggerated if it were thousands of saber moves.
I should use the Roaming Dragons Nine Transformations. No, he will be able to figure out my true body with one nce. Then, he would be able to hack me in half in an instant.
Chapter 489 - You Just Have to Stay Alive
Chapter 489: You Just Have to Stay Alive
I cant use Wukui Blossoms, either. By the time the flower bud forms, the saber will have already reached my neck.
As for Lightning Evasion, that will take too long. So it will not work.
Many thoughts shed in Xiao Chens mind during a period that was shorter than the blink of an eye. Xiao Chen thought of many ways to deal with this attack. Then, he eliminated all of them as they would not work.
Dummy! You just need to stay alive. Why do you not dare to take it on?
When the saber light was just a meter away from Xiao Chen, he recalled Ao Jiaos words from before. Suddenly, he felt enlightened and heaved a sigh of relief.
I really am a dummy. There is no way I can dodge this attack or break it. Bai Shuihe already gave me the answer at the start. I just have to survive this.
In the end, before the attacknded, Xiao Chen had fallen into his habit of analyzing the attack, thinking about how to break or dodge it.
Xiao Chen knew very clearly that there was no way to dodge or break this move; all he could do was hope to survive.
However, surviving was not an easy task, either. Xiao Chen had considered simply trying his luck, but that might just send him to his death even sooner. Even so, that thought gave him an idea on how to deal with this.
Xiu!
At the crucial moment, Xiao Chen did not retreat. He swung his saber up and attacked towards his opponents opening.
Bai Shuihe smiled faintly. He thought to himself, I already told you to just survive. Yet, you overestimate yourself and try to injure me. In that case, I can only send you on your way.
Bai Shuihe unhurriedly twisted his hand. The de of his saber rotated downwards naturally and headed for Xiao Chens neck. He disregarded Xiao Chens attack entirely.
Indeed, it is as I expected. There are no weak points at all and my opponent has no worries whatsoever. Nheless, this is good for me as well.
The throat was a very vital spot. When ordinary cultivators got hit there, they would definitely die.
Naturally, Xiao Chen was no exception. Since he wanted to survive this test, he had to know which vital spot his opponent was targeting. Once he determined that, the attack would be easier to handle.
Huang dang!
Xiao Chen rxed his hand and dropped the Lunar Shadow Saber. He opened his right fist and used his palm to strike the t of his opponents de.
Pu ci!
The sabers de had alreadye to within one millimeter of Xiao Chens throat. When he struck it, the de moved downwards and shed a horrific deep wound on his chest; blood immediately spurted out.
The saber light stabbed into his body, making Xiao Chens organs churn. He tasted something sweet in his mouth; he could not help but vomit a mouthful of blood.
Xiao Chens face was very pale but he still smiled. He said, The might of this attack has reached its peak. It is worthy of being an attack from a Martial Emperor. However, I am still alive.
Bai Shuihes expression suggested that he was at a loss. The tip of his saber had clearly been a millimeter away. Yet, his opponent managed to knock it off target at the crucial moment.
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Look! That spot of light is going up again. Xiao Chen is entering the eighth floor.
The elders who were paying attention to Xiao Chen all eximed excitedly. The higher he climbed, the more Luck the Heavenly Extermination Union would obtain.
Naturally, these people would end up receiving more benefits as well.
Shi Hailong rubbed his eyes gently, not daring to believe what he just saw. Even though he was filled with confidence in Xiao Chen, he had not expected him to pass the test of the seventh floor and proceed to the eighth. That was the farthest the Thunder Emperor had managed to get in his time!
He really reached the eighth floor. What a good fellow. Back then, when the Thunder Emperor reached the eighth floor, he was already twenty-one years old. From what I heard, this Xiao Chen is not even twenty yet.
Looking from this angle, doesnt this mean that Xiao Chen already surpassed the Thunder Emperor from that time?
Ha ha! What did I say earlier? I hit it right on the nail, didnt I? When he first cleared the first floor, I already said that Xiao Chen would definitely surpass the Thunder Emperor. You guys did not believe it then; you must be feeling very foolish now.
The old man on the tform who made a prediction about Xiao Chen seemed to be the most excited.
A few people at the side said, Ma Houpao, you werent so sure at that time. Now, youre so cocky about it.
[Note: The name Ma Houpao in Chinese also literally means firing after the horse. This has the meaning of giving advice in hindsight or bted action. This is kind of a pun on his name and what he did.]
Shi Hailong stopped smiling. He nodded as he said softly, Old Ma, make preparations and pass on my orders. We can deal with Li Xiuzhu now.
When the old man with the family name Ma heard this, he quickly said in a respectful manner, Old Shi, rest assured. You can leave everything to me. That bastard with the family name Li will not be able to escape.
Everyone here all knew that after this trial, Shi Hailongs position in the Heavenly Extermination Union would definitely soar. Now was definitely a good time to hug his thighs tightly.
[Note: Hug his thighs: This means to cling to someone influential.]
When a few of the elders at the side saw Elder Ma rushing off to fulfill Shi Hailongs orders, they all revealed envy in their eyes; this was a worthwhile errand.
Old Shi, do you have any more orders? The few of us can carry them out, they said, smiling.
Shi Hailong was somewhat stunned. He smiled and said, There is nothing else; just continue watching. It was through everyones efforts that we managed to find Xiao Chen this time. I will definitely let the five seniors know about this.
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The eighth floor of the Ancient Deste Tower waspletely empty. Only an ancient bronze door stood in the center, leading to an unknown ce.
The bronze door was shut tightly. The many mysterious engraved talisman scripts on it gave off a faint spiritual light.
When Xiao Chen went through the previous light barrier, the purple Essence liquid continued dripping for ten minutes before it stopped.
When Xiao Chennded, his cultivation had firmly stabilized at peak Medial Grade Martial King. He could not help but reveal a wide grin.
Xiao Chen managed to shorten the gap in cultivation in this trip to the Ancient Deste Tower.
When Xiao Chen saw the bronze door, he paused and thought for a while.
When Xiao Chen was about to go over and investigate it further, Ao Jiao, who had followed him up, said, Hold on. Heal your injuries first and then properlyprehend Bai Shuihes earlier attack. As long as you can evenprehend a tiny bit of that attack, which contained all sorts of Saber Techniques, you will be undefeatable in your generation.
Agreeing with Ao Jiao, Xiao Chen stopped walking. In terms of style, Bai Shuihes move was definitely at the peak for sabers. Since it had not been long after that, he would take advantage of this time to try andprehend something from it.
Xiao Chen sat cross-legged and closed his eyes, entering deep contemtion. At the same time, his purple Qi whirlpool spun quickly and strands of vigorous Essence healed the wound on his chest.
When Ao Jiao looked at the ancient bronze door in the eighth floor, aplicated expression appeared on her face. Eventually, she sighed softly, appearing very mncholic.
After a while, Xiao Chen opened his eyes and looked at Ao Jiao. He asked, Ao Jiao, do you know what is behind that door?
Ao Jiao thought for a long time before suggesting, Xiao Chen, lets stop here. Stop climbing the tower.
Xiao Chen nodded and said, Alright, we will stop, then.
When Ao Jiao saw Xiao Chen reply straightforwardly, she asked, You are not even going to ask why?
Xiao Chen smiled and said, What is the point of asking? If it is something that you should say, naturally, you would tell me. If you do not tell me, then it would be pointless to ask. I just need to know that you will not harm me; that will do. If you tell me not to go up, then I will listen to your advice.
A feeling of warmth stirred in Ao Jiaos heart. She did not expect that Xiao Chen would be able to so resolutely resist the temptation of the ninth floor and choose to trust her.
As you have said, I will not harm you. The benefits that you obtained by climbing to the eighth floor should be sufficient for you already.
Xiao Chen did not continue to linger on this topic. Instead, he moved on to the matter that he was more concerned about: Tell me about this first, what do you mean by needing to swallow that Saber Spirit again?
When Ao Jiao heard this, she appeared somewhat frustrated. I still somewhat underestimated the techniques of the Clear Sky Sect. The Saber Spirit in the Lunar Shadow Saber is much stronger than I expected. Even though I had swallowed it, it was not willing to merge with me. It even considerably slowed my progress in nourishing the Lunar Shadow Saber into a Divine Weapon.
Now that that fellow dragged me out, that Saber Spirit managed to escape my grasp again. I will have to start from scratch once more. However, you dont have to worry; I still have the upper hand after all.
When Xiao Chen heard this, he rxed. The two had not met for a long time, so they started chatting about the eighth floor on the eighth floor.
Ao Jiao seemed to be pretty happy about being in the Ancient Deste Tower. She spoke of how the Thunder Emperor cleared the floors and some of his experience.
However, in a short period, you managed to climb from a Martial Disciple to where you are today. This is very difficult to imagine.
When Ao Jiao looked at the current Xiao Chen andpared him to the Xiao Chen she first met, she sighed softly.
Before Xiao Chen could feel proud, Ao Jiao changed the topic and ridiculed him. However, you are still too weak. Like before, you are still unable to defeat your own Weapon Spirit. Continue to do your best, Trashy Master.
Ao Jiao smiled gently and transformed into a beam of white light to return to the Lunar Shadow Saber.
Xiao Chen shook his head and smiled bitterly. He nced at the ancient bronze door and not longer hesitated.
Xiao Chen took out that jade pendant and crushed it in his hand. The instant the jade pendant broke, the Ancient Deste Tower ejected him.
Xiu!
A white-robed figure with a blue strip of cloth around his forehead appeared in midair. Then, he slowly floated down.
Shi Hailong had a big smile as he jumped off the tform. He led a group of elders as he parted the crowd and headed for Xiao Chen. Xiao Chen, you have indeed not disappointed me. Since the Heavenly Extermination Union started the Trial of the Ancient Deste Tower, you are the second person to reach the eighth floor.
Xiao Chen said courteously, Many thanks to Elder Shi and the Heavenly Extermination Union for giving me this opportunity.
After that, Xia Xiyan, Zuo Mo, Jiang Zimo, and the others all came over to congratte Xiao Chen. Xiao Chen thanked all of them by cupping his fist respectfully to them.
At this moment, Shi Hailong appeared to be in even higher spirits than Xiao Chen. He gathered the crowd together and said, I will now announce that this Trial of the Ancient Deste Tower ispleted. I look forward to seeing all your progress two years from now. I hope you will all obtain even better results in the Five Nation Youth Competition!
A bunch of trash! You think that you are no longer trash after clearing the Ancient Deste Tower? Xiao Chen, get out here! I have been waiting a long time for you.
At this moment, a disharmonious voice rang out. When everyone looked up, they saw Xie Ziwen and his Martial Uncle. They had broken through the blockade of the Heavenly Extermination Union and appeared before everyone.
Shi Hailongs expression sank. He looked at the old man behind Xie Ziwen and said, Gong Haoyu, your Evil Moon Pavilion may be very powerful in the Great Jin Nation. However, dont forget that this is the Ancient Deste Land, the ce where the Heavenly Extermination Union rules!
Shi Hailong felt extremely frustrated. Xiao Chen had just managed to climb to the eighth floora once-in-a-thousand-years kind of joyous asion. Shi Hailong had not expected the two people he did not wish to see the most to appear in front of him right before the event came to a perfect close.
Gong Haoyu said coldly, I am not here to cause trouble today. This is just the squabbles between the younger generation. Dont use the Heavenly Extermination Union to pressure me. Even if your Union Chief were here, reason would still be on my side.
Shi Hailong frowned and said, What do you want?
Gong Haoyu nced coldly at Xiao Chen and said, This brat prevented my Evil Moon Pavilion from participating in the selection for the Ancient Deste Tower. Regardless of the situation, he has to give us an ount for this.
When Xie Ziwen looked at Xiao Chen, who stood out of the crowd, his re filled with hatred. If he had not been careless and gotten defeated by Xiao Chen, he would have been the one enjoying all this attention.
Xiao Chen, do you dare to fight with me again?! Xie Ziwen shouted expressionlessly.
Chapter 490 - Fighting Xie Ziwen Again; Despicable
Chapter 490: Fighting Xie Ziwen Again; Despicable
When Shi Hailong heard that, he was stunned. He immediately sent a voice transmission to Xiao Chen. Dont let him provoke you. Your strengths were almost on par before this. He clearly knows that your cultivation increased greatly in the Ancient Deste Tower, and yet he is here to challenge you. He must have a secret technique that can increase his strength temporarily.
The most important thing is that you just emerged from the Ancient Deste Tower. You currently possess great Luck. If you lose, he will snatch away all the Luck you umted in the Ancient Deste Tower. So, dont ever let him provoke you. In the future, after you mature, you will be able to easily destroy him with one finger.
Shi Hailongs tone sounded very anxious. He said a lot of things in one breath, weighting the pros and cons of epting the challenge as well as doing his best to prevent Xiao Chen from agreeing.
Shi Hailong had no choice but to be very cautious. If Xiao Chen was defeated, the Luck that the Heavenly Extermination Union obtained would also be affected. If that was the case, all his efforts would be for naught.
Xia Xiyan, Jiang Zimo, and the others also gave the same advice: Xiao Chen, dont agree to it. This fellow must havee prepared. Hes waiting for you to fall into his trap.
When Xie Ziwen saw Xiao Chen remaining silent, he mocked, Is that all the courage you have? How dare you evenpare yourself to the Thunder Emperor. Xiao Chen, you disappoint me.
Xiao Chen took two steps forward and carefully sized up Xie Ziwen with his gaze. Then, he said, As you wish,e to the arena!
Xie Ziwenughed loudly and leaped onto thergest arena in the Tianwu za. He acted like he had already won the match as he said, Good, I was just waiting for you to say this!
When Shi Hailong heard this, he said anxiously, Xiao Chen, dont be rash!
Xiao Chen replied, Elder Shi, rest assured. Naturally, I have my ways of dealing with this.
Shi Hailong shook his head, sighed softly, and did not say anything more. Xiao Chens fight was of great importance. Even if he wanted to stop it, there was nothing he could do if Xiao Chen himself was willing.
The Trial of the Ancient Deste Tower was an important matter in the Ancient Deste Land. Countless people had already gathered outside the Tianwu za long ago.
However, they had all been stopped outside the za by the Heavenly Extermination Unions people. Now that the trial was over, the situation outside turned chaotic due to the interference of the Evil Moon Pavilion.
Droves of cultivators flocked to the Tianwu za.
Xiao Chen pushed off the ground. His figure shed through the air andnded on the arena in an instant.
That person in white is the person who climbed to the eighth floor? Why is he only a Medial Grade Martial King? Is that right?
That should be correct. From the outside, I managed to see that he was thest person toe out. Cultivation is not the only thing that determines a cultivators strength.
However, this Xie Ziwen is really vicious. The other party has juste out of the Ancient Deste Tower. If he defeats this person, then he will be able to snatch away all the Luck of this person.
Without any trump cards, he would definitely not dare to challenge Xiao Chen at this point in time. This is really interesting.
The crowd discussed the recent urrence. Some of the cultivators with better insight managed to guess Xie Ziwens purpose in challenging Xiao Chen.
It was currently noon. The zing sun shone mercilessly on everyone. Xie Ziwen looked at Xiao Chen and said coldly, You really dared toe up. The people who injure me, Xie Ziwen, never have a good ending. I will be taking away the Luck that you gained today!
Xiu!
Right after Xie Ziwen spoke, he raised his state of fire to its limit. This time, he did not dare to be careless at all, neither did he dare to hold back.
Xie Ziwen sent out a palm strike, and a sea of mes appeared around him, moving likeyer uponyer of waves.
Heatwaves spread throughout the surroundings, instantly raising the air temperature.
Shi Hailongs expression changed. He said, This fellow did indeede prepared. He hasprehended his state of fire to the limit already.
Ka ca!
Xiao Chens expression remained unperturbed. He ced his right hand on the Lunar Shadow Sabers hilt and drew it at lightning speed.
Boom! Boom!
Thunder roared as Xiao Chen leaped into the air. A purple saber light appeared and he hacked down from overhead. This was the attack that the Martial Emperor Bai Shuihe executed earlier.
When Xie Ziwen saw Xiao Chens attack, a disdainful smile appeared on his face. This is interesting. You are full of openings. The person styling himself as the White Robed desman, fall for me!
Boom!
The sea of mes surged around Xie Ziwen. He released red lights from his palm again and again. The huge me rippled and formed a smooth palm.
A huge ming palm manifested and the mes surged, heading for Xiao Chens unprotected chest.
Xiao Chen recalled the grace of Bai Shuihes attack and tilted his body slightly. The angle was sufficient for that huge me palm to brush past his shoulder.
Xiao Chen twisted his wrist downwards, and the saber moved from top to down. The attack naturally turned into a stab.
Pu ci!
Xiao Chennded and the tip of his saber prated Xie Ziwens chest by about one centimeter. Blood immediately spurted out.
Everything was within Xiao Chens n; there were no deviations at all. He calmly told Xie Ziwen, You have lost!
Before that disdainful smile on Xie Ziwens face faded away, Xiao Chen had stabbed a vital spot on his chest while Xie Ziwen only sent out one palm strike.
If Xiao Chen pushed his saber in a little further, Xie Ziwen would immediately lose his life.
What happened? How did I lose? That attack was clearly full of openings. At the very best, that saber light was a little odd. How did it stab me in an instant?
Xie Ziwen now had a stunned expression; he could not understand how he lost despite thinking about it.
He was not the only person who did not understand. The thousands of cultivators present found it very strange too.
One move, only one moveXiao Chen unexpectedly defeated Xie Ziwen in one move. The onlookers remembered the big fight between the two of them just seven days ago.
At that time, Xiao Chen had defeated Xie Ziwen after a hundred moves only because of Xie Ziwens carelessness. However, after seven days, he unexpectedly finished off the other party with one move.
The crowd fell utterly silent. Everyone stared at Xiao Chen in shock. Zuo Mo revealed a deep, pondering look before saying, There is more than meets the eye to this saber strike!
Ding Fengchou said softly, I just managed to notice this. The movements are closely linked with one another. It looked like there were hundreds of openings, but in reality, there was none. However, there are still some ws with the changing of positions. This is probably because it is a newly learned technique.
Jiang Zimo nodded enviously. I wonder what benefits he managed to obtain on the upper floors? Unexpectedly, he gained such strength.
After Shi Hailong recovered from his mild astonishment, he finally reacted. He smiled and said, This bratno wonder he was so confident. I worried for nothing.
I have not lost yet. It is impossible for me to lose!
Suddenly, something odd happened. Xie Ziwen grabbed Xiao Chens saber with his hand and then quickly moved backwards. After that, he took out a Medicinal Pill and popped it into his mouth.
Boom!
The Medicinal Pill immediately melted and Xie Ziwens aura soared rapidly. His hair and clothes fluttered as strong winds howled behind him.
Bang!
Xie Ziwen ignored the wound on his chest and let loose another palm strike. A huge me palm the size of a small hill appeared and pressed towards Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chens expression changed slightly. Unexpectedly, this huge me palm gave him a sense of danger.
Xiao Chen did not block blindly. He pushed off the ground and retreated backwards.
Pa!
When the me palm hit the ground, a palm-shaped pit appeared in the arena. Countless stone shards sted out into the surroundings.
Shi Hailong said sullenly, Half-step Martial Monarchwhat kind of Medicinal Pill is that? How could Xie Ziwens strength be boosted to half-step Martial Monarch in an instant?
The flow of the battle reversed instantly. Xie Ziwen, who had swallowed a mysterious Medicinal Pill, suddenly became as strong as a half-step Martial Monarch.
As Xie Ziwen fired off palm strikes, a berserk Essence poured out of him with the torrent of attacks. This prevented Xiao Chen from counterattacking.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Explosions rang out continuously. Xie Ziwens fric offensivepletely shattered the resilient arena, reducing it to a pile of rubble.
He is very strong. However, he became a half-step Martial Monarch only by forceful means. His aura is unstable. Although his energy seems quite wild, it is not that dense. I should wait awhile longer.
Xiao Chen calmly analyzed the situation. His figure shed and headed for another arena.
Hu chi!
Xie Ziwen quickly followed after him, sticking tightly to him.
The two figures shed andnded on another arena. Xie Ziwen smiled and said, Xiao Chen, arent you very powerful? Why arent you attacking? Lets see where you can run to!
Thousand ming Palms!
Xie Ziwen took a deep breath and released a resplendent red light from his right palm. Like a miniature sun, the light seemed as bright as daylight.
Boom!
Xie Ziwen spat out a mouthful of turbid Qi before shouting a warcry. Then, he thrust the palm that shone as brightly as the sun forward.
The palm strike sted out and ming palms rained down like a meteor shower aimed at Xiao Chen. Such arge AOE attack could not be dodged.
Xiao Chen raised his head to look at the rain of mes that filled the sky. He muttered, It is time to end this. A half-step Martial Monarch is merely this strong.
The purple Qi whirlpool in Xiao Chens body spun quickly. A surging, pure lightning-attributed Essence flowed through his meridians and poured into his saber.
The energy that Xiao Chen poured into his saber was extremely dense. It filled the saber without leaking at all.
The pitch-ck saber immediately flickered with a bright purple light. Its very inness created a sharp contrast to Xie Ziwens berserk Essence.
Break!
Xiao Chen shouted as he thrust his saber forward. The ming palms descending from the sky immediately burst apart.
Break! Break! Break!
Xiao Chen did not move from his spot as he faced the rain of ming palms. His feet remained rooted to the ground as he stabbed at all the ming palms flying at him.
Without exception, all the ming palms that were stabbed shattered into countless sparks before vanishingpletely.
Xiao Chen made it seem effortless, as if the berserk Essence directed at him were only tiles.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
When the ming palms that missed Xiao Chen struck the ground, they sted the arena into a pitiful state. Cracks covered the arena as a cloud of dust filled the air.
Everyone clearly knew that these ming palms might look small and weak, but they had extraordinary might. They were definitely not tiles.
However, when facing the mes that filled the sky, the white-robed desman calmly shattered the ming palms with ease.
Such arge difference seemed incredible. After all, these ming palms were very strong. This created confusion in everyones hearts.
When Shi Hailong saw this scene, his restless heart rxed. Given this, Xiao Chen had a fifty percent chance of victory at the very least.
Xie Ziwens chest tightened. What he had eaten was a Rank 7 Blood Essence Pill. It could raise his strength by fifty percent for the duration for a joss stick to burn.
[Note: In ancient China, the duration for a joss stick to burn is considered to be thirty minutes. For brewing a pot of tea, that is fifteen minutes.]
Chapter 491 - Thousand Flaming Palms; Ferocious Chop
Chapter 491: Thousand ming Palms; Ferocious Chop
A so-called half-step Martial Monarch simply meant a Martial King who had cultivated his Essence and his Cultivation Technique to their limits,prehended his state to the limit, and practiced his Martial Techniques to the limit.
Martial Kings that reached the limits of all their aspects would discover a qualitative difference between themselves and other Martial Kings. All that remained would be for their Mental Energy to attain a certain level before they could sessfully be a Martial Monarch.
Xie Ziwen had excellent talent. His state, Cultivation Technique, and Martial Techniques could be said to have reached their limits already. His only deficiency was in his cultivation.
However, his consumption of the Blood Essence Pill made up for this shortfall. Within these thirty minutes, he could be considered a true half-step Martial Monarch.
Unexpectedly, Xiao Chen could still break his attacks easily; he did not seem to face any pressure.
Only the arena within one meter of Xiao Chen remained intact; the rest was covered in pits and looked quite decrepit.
Thousand ming Palms, gather! Xie Ziwen shouted and the countless ming palms in the air merged together. They formed one incredibly huge ming palm that looked very realistic; even the palm lines could be seen clearly.
This huge palm seemed like a tall wall rapidly crashing down. Its shadow instantly engulfed Xiao Chen.
I dont believe that I cannot crush you to death!
Xie Ziwen continuously formed hand seals and the sea of mes around him surged. Unexpectedly, the huge, falling me palm continued to grow stronger.
Boom!
A purple bolt of lightning pierced through the palm like a long spear.
A faintly discernible figure was at the end of the lightning bolt. He held a saber and wore white robes with a blue strip of cloth around his forehead. His facial features were delicate and pretty as he stood in midair.
The palmnded on the arena without pause, and the arena silently sank more than ten meters into the ground.
The might of this palm was astoundingly great. The surrounding crowd found it hard to imagine that the white figure could pierce through the palm with one saber strike.
Xiu!
Xiao Chen ferociously pointed his saber at the sky, and the sharp Qi in his heart poured out from his saber and flew up.
Dang! Dang! Dang! Dang!
The two-meter saber vibrated continuously. An extremely sharp saber intent instantly spread throughout the entire Tianwu za.
The sabers of the desmen in the crowd all could not help but resonate with it, like they would fly out at any moment.
When Jiang Zimo, Zuo Mo, Ding Fengchou, and the other cultivators of the same generation saw this scene, they exchanged nces with one another with strange expressions.
After a while, Zuo Mo said uncertainly, This is saber intent, right? Ding Fengchou, you are a swordsman who hasprehended sword intent. You should understand this better than us.
When Ding Fengchou looked at the white figure in the air, he felt very bitter. From today onwards, he could only chase this person from afar.
Ding Fengchou sighed softly and nodded. There is no need to keep guessing. It is saber intent. Actually, I should have guessed it long ago. After he cleared the test of desire, his state of mind should have reached Consummation. It is natural that the sharpness in his heart would sharpen into saber intent.
Even though Ding Fengchou said that, he had not expected Xiao Chen toprehend saber intent so soon. He had estimated that Xiao Chen would need at least another two years to do so.
When the rest heard Ding Fengchous answer, they all remained silent. Saber intent was different from sword intent in that it was harder toprehend.
If one couldprehend saber intent before the age of thirty, one could be an exceptional desman.
However, Xiao Chen managed toprehend saber intent even before he reached the age of twenty. He wasparable to the Ancient Eras genius desmen. The distance between Xiao Chen and the rest had widened once again.
Shi Hailongs jaw hung open for a long time before he managed to close it again. All the worry that was previously on his wrinkled face now vanished. He rxed his expression and smiled. Ha ha ha! Gong Haoyu, you asked for this humiliation yourself. Lets see how you are going to give an ount to your Pavilion Master when you return.
Xie Ziwens Second Martial Uncle, Gong Haoyu, had a sullen expression. He had to struggle to say Dontugh too early. It is just saber intent. It is not sufficient for him to ovee a half-step Martial Monarch.
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Xiu!
When that sharp Qi in Xiao Chens heart poured out, his entire body felt veryfortable.
Now that my saber intent has formed, the sharpness in my heart will never fade away. From this moment on, I can truly be called a desman.
Xie Ziwens expression changed erratically. When he looked at the airborne Xiao Chen spreading his saber intent everywhere, a sense of despair bloomed in his heart.
Its impossible, this is impossible! Since I became famous, no one has been able to defeat me, aside from those expert geniuses of the Great Jin Nation!
This Xiao Chen is merely a cultivator from the Great Qin Nation. It is impossible for him to defeat me. I have to be victorious, I must be victorious. I will snatch away his Luck and be the top genius of the Great Jin Nation.
Xie Ziwen howled furiously. Veins bulged on his forehead as he shouted, Dance of Ten Thousand mes!
Xie Ziwen formed hand seals. The sea of mes around him surged with huge, strong waves. The temperature of the entire za immediately soared.
The scorching air forced everyone to circte their energies in order to resist it.
Rise!
Xie Ziwen pointed at Xiao Chen as sweat dripped down his forehead. This move used all the Essence he had, making him extremely pale.
If Xie Ziwen had not consumed the Blood Essence Pill, he could not have executed this move.
Chi! Chi! Chi!
Within the sea of mes, thousands of me ribbons the width of arms rose towards Xiao Chen, trying to kill him.
Xiao Chens gaze turned cold and as sharp as knives. He grabbed his saber with his right hand. With the support of the sharp saber intent, the saber light became extremely resplendent.
Dang! Dang! Dang!
The sabers of the desmen present could no longer be held back. They all flew in the air with buzzing sounds.
Eternal saber intent, inextinguishable sharpness!
Relying on the sharpness of the saber intent, Xiao Chen did not retreat. For the first time since he became a peak Medial Grade Martial King, he unleashed his strength without holding back at all.
Ka ca! Ka ca!
The saber light shed, slicing me ribbons apart like strips of noodles.
The dazzling red ribbons fell from the air, looking very pretty. Xiao Chen continued chopping down the ribbons until he arrived before Xie Ziwen.
Xiao Chen managed to chop all the me ribbons into slivers. The Dance of Ten Thousand mes was the upgraded version of the Dance of a Thousand mes that had given him trouble in the past. Yet, he easily dealt with it like the autumn wind sweeping away fallen leaves.
Xiu!
His sharp saber intent nketed the entire arena, and the mysterious phenomenon that Xie Ziwen created out of this state instantly vanished.
Xie Ziwen was only halfway through the execution of his final move when Xiao Chen tyrannically suppressed it.
You. Lose.
Xiao Chen ced his sabers de against Xie Ziwens neck before repeating what he had said previously with a calm expression.
Xiao Chens voice was as calm as ever. With his saber pressed against Xie Ziwens neck, he could easily kill Xie Ziwen with a single move.
The za fell extremely silent. No one said a word as they looked at Xiao Chen. Now, no one believed that he reached the eighth floor as a result of luck.
Xiao Chen had terminated the mysterious phenomenon of the sea of mes in a tyrannical fashion. Xie Ziwen had originally looked very pale due to his overdrawing on his Essence, but now he looked even paler.
Pu ci!
Xie Ziwen vomited arge mouthful of blood. The overwhelming aura that he had before shriveled up like a deted balloon.
It had already been a joss sticks worth of time. The effect of the Blood Essence Pill ended and the repercussions kicked in.
Xie Ziwens eyes became dispirited andpletely drained of strength. His cultivation dropped to Medial Grade Martial King.
It would be impossible for Xie Ziwen to recover to his peak state within three months. This was the cruel side effect of the Blood Essence Pill.
Xiu!
The figure of Evil Moon Pavilions Gong Haoyu shed. He grabbed Xie Ziwen and looked coldly at Xiao Chen. He said, Very good, you have nowpletely offended the Evil Moon Pavilion. You better not step into the Great Jin Nation. Otherwise, no one will be able to protect you.
After Gong Haoyu said that, he shouldered Xie Ziwen and was about to rush into the sky, intending to leave the Tianwu za.
Boom!
Just as Gong Haoyu rose into the air, he discovered a strand of very sharp saber Qi making for his head at lightning speed.
The saber Qi was infused with a sharp saber intent. The support of the saber intent amplified the state of thunder within the saber Qi to at least double strength.
Gong Haoyus expression turned cold as he sent a palm strike at the saber Qi. An electric light flickered before it exploded in the air.
The saber Qi turned into sparks lighting up the sky. However, it managed to force Gong Haoyu back to the ground.
Xiao Chen, what are you trying to do?! Gong Haoyu shouted after hended.
Xiao Chen pointed his saber at Gong Haoyu and said calmly, Did I say that you can leave?
Xiao Chens two-meter-long saber vibrated continuously. It continued to emanate a sharp saber intent, and all the sabers that the saber intent called over quickly started resonating.
When the thousands of cultivators in the Tianwu za heard what Xiao Chen said, they felt like their brains had short-circuited.
What was Xiao Chen thinking of doing? Gong Haoyu was one of the Evil Moon Pavilions outer sect elders. He became a half-step Martial Monarch many years ago.
Although Gong Haoyu had limited resources and had no way to be a Martial Monarch in his lifetime, he was still a bona fide half-step Martial Monarch.
Gong Haoyu was not like Xie Ziwen, who relied on a Medicinal Pill to temporarily raise his cultivation to half-step Martial Monarch. A qualitative difference existed between the two.
Although it was shocking that Xiao Chen managed to defeat Xie Ziwen, this was definitely possible for the genius who managed to climb to the eighth floor.
However, making a move against Gong Haoyu was too crazy.
After all, Xiao Chen was too young and had not yet matured. There was still a distance between him and the experts of the older generation.
Gong Haoyu remained expressionless as he gently tossed Xie Ziwen to the audience. Then, hended on the ground.
It looks like I really have be old already. The youths of today are so arrogant. You are the one who challenged me first today. Even if I kill you, the Heavenly Extermination Union cannot do anything about it.
Xiao Chen smiled coldly in his heart. This person is truly shameless. If he had not made that threat, I would not have made a move against him.
Since they had already fallen out with each other here, there was no need to wait till he went to the Great Jin Nation to settle the matter. Xiao Chen was not a person who was willing to wait for revenge.
If Xiao Chen had the chance to deal with the other party now, why would he wait until he entered the other partys territory to deal with him?
Chapter 492 - Soaring Five Mountains
Chapter 492: Soaring Five Mountains
When Xiao Chen fought with Xie Ziwen, he had used only sixty percent of his strength. Amongst half-step Martial Monarchs, there were strong ones and weak ones.
This Gong Haoyu was one of the rtively weaker ones. Given Xiao Chens strength now, he had at least a fifty percent chance of victory against Gong Haoyu. So he decided to give it a try.
Elder Shi, should we put a stop to this? a Heavenly Extermination Union elder asked worriedly.
Shi Hailong muttered to himself for a long time before remembering what Xiao Chen said to him earlier. He replied, We will observe first. Xiao Chen should have his own ns; he will not fight a battle he is not confident of winning.
Die! Gong Haoyu shouted as he emitted his half-step Martial Monarch aura. His hair and clothes fluttered despite the absence of any wind. Then, he took seven steps into the air and sent a palm strike at Xiao Chen.
This palm strike did not look fancy at all; it merely relied on the advantages of Gong Haoyus higher cultivation. He wanted to sh head-on with Xiao Chen and show off his might from the start.
Xiao Chen changed his grip on his saber to a double-handed grip. Then, he nted his feet in ce to face the palm strike with its surging aura.
Bang!
The palm wind and saber light shed in the air, setting off a resounding explosion. Ripples appeared in space, spreading everywhere.
Gong Haoyu took five steps back and Xiao Chen seven. This was not the effect that Gong Haoyu intended.
Originally, Gong Haoyu thought that he could suppress Xiao Chen with his palm strike. However, Xiao Chen countered with force, telling him that this was impossible.
Soaring Five Mountains! Gong Haoyus expression became grave; he no longer dared to underestimate Xiao Chen. So, he used the Martial Technique that was his forte.
Gong Haoyu leaped up and five mountains of different styles appeared. They linked up, forming a vast mountain range as they pressed towards Xiao Chen.
Wukui Shakes the Heavens!
Xiao Chen did not hesitate to continue shing head-on. A divine Wukui Tree appeared and crashed into the five mountains with powerful electrical energy.
Boom!
The mountains shattered and thunder boomed. They exploded in midair and a berserk shockwave surged out. Heaven and earth immediately changed colors.
Strange Reversed Peaks! Gong Haoyu shouted ferociously. As his hands moved quickly, the five shattered mountains suddenly gathered back together and formed an unusual mountain range.
This mountain range was upside-down. The tips of the mountains were like sharp knives as they stabbed towards Xiao Chen.
Wukui Breaks the Heavens!
Xiao Chen somersaulted in the air, dissipating the force of the earlier attack. Then, he pointed his saber at his opponent.
Lightning flickered in the sky as a resplendent beam of light quickly shed out from his saber. Soon, the beam of light broke through the middle of the upside-down mountain range.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
The mountains immediately shattered into countless rocks, falling towards the ground.
This was a mysterious phenomenon supported by a state of earth at its limit. They behaved like real mountainswhen the rocks hit the ground, they opened deep pits in the Tianwu za.
When the spectating cultivators saw the rocks falling down, they quickly dodged.
Given the deep pits in the ground, it was obvious what would have happened if the rocks hadnded on their heads.
However, the two people in the air had no intention of stopping. They sent out killing move after killing move.
The air rippled like it was water. The sharp attacks seemed like they would tear space apart.
However, Xiao Chen dealt with the moves as they came, breaking every move sent at him. If he could not break them, he would endure resolutely, unafraid of a direct confrontation.
The crowd was astonished. They had initially expected a one-sided battle. Who knew that it would be this intense? Xiao Chen did not seem like he was at a disadvantage at all.
At this point, no one would dare to im that Xiao Chen was arrogant. He was indeed holding his own.
The two exchanged another move. With the support of his saber intent, he forcibly suppressed Gong Haoyus overwhelming aura.
Xiao Chen stood in midair as his white robes fluttered in the wind and looked coldly at Gong Haoyu. A pulsating electric light shone in his saber.
Gong Haoyu was astounded. He had not expected Xiao Chen to be so hard to deal with. He had sent out killing moves without holding back, yet he still had not been unable to injure his opponent.
Gong Haoyus originally high morale slowly dwindled. He no longer felt as confident as he had been earlier.
Xiao Chen removed the blue strip of cloth from his forehead, and his scarlet mark started shing. He released the state of massacre and merged it with the state of thunder.
His originally delicate face now looked strangely demonic with the blue strip of cloth off. The saber also flickered with a strange alternating red-and-purple light.
Ka ca!
The saber light shed and an intense state of massacre surged out. A sharp killing intent appeared amidst the berserk electricity, easily tearing through Gong Haoyus palm wind.
Xiu!
Xiao Chen turned into a streak of purple light. He no longer defended passively. Instead, he headed for Gong Haoyu, sending sharp attacks at him.
Taking advantage of the moment when Gong Haoyus momentum had dropped after a series of failed attacks, Xiao Chenunched a fric counterattack.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
After Xiao Chen merge his two states together, he disyed his full strength. The red-and-purple light spread through the air, forcing Gong Haoyu to fall back.
Retreat! Retreat! Retreat!
Gong Haoyu clenched his teeth tightly. He wanted to regain his lost momentum and attack, but before he could do so, Xiao Chen would attack even more ferociously.
Gong Haoyu continued to back away in the air until his momentum ran dry. At this point, it looked like he would be defeated.
Little bastard, die!
Gong Haoyu burst out with a curse. He no longer had the disposition of an expert. Instead, he frantically tried to counterattack.
It is very unfortunate but I will not be dying here, Xiao Chen replied calmly. Then, he executed Listening to the Sword and Communicating With It. His saber turned into a Heaven Ranked Spirit Weapon once again.
The might of Xiao Chens counterattack increased, as it swept forward, causing Gong Haoyu to vomit blood and knocking him back. Then, he crashed into the Tianwu Emperors statue.
Pu ci!
The statue had a mysterious force protecting it. The already heavily injured Gong Haoyu rebounded so strongly that he vomited another mouthful of blood; he now looked very miserable.
Ka ca!
Xiao Chen sheathed his saber in midair and tied the blue strip of cloth back around his forehead.
The state of massacre instantly vanished and Xiao Chens demonically charming face turned delicate once more. He looked coldly at the heavily injured Gong Haoyu before ignoring him.
After Xiao Chen withdrew his saber intent, all the sabers that had been drawn into the air fell to the ground with a tter.
When Gong Haoyu saw Xiao Chen sheathe his saber, a cold light shed in his eyes. He pushed off the Tianwu Emperors statue and quickly moved towards Xiao Chen, intending to perform a sneak attack.
You are seeking death!
Xiao Chen snorted coldly as the Azure Dragon tattoo on his right arm started moving quickly. Using his right hand as a w, he executed the Dragon w Fist.
Roar!
A resonant dragon roar shook heaven and earth. A huge azure dragon w appeared around Xiao Chens right hand. Then, the dragon w spread wide and pressed down.
Pa!
Gong Haoyu, who was attempting a sneak attack, mmed into the ground. He had no means of retaliation as Xiao Chen ground his body face down into the dirt.
The two people from the Evil Moon Pavilion had arrived in a tyrannical fashion. The crowd seemed to still hear Xie Ziwens arrogant words of Xiao Chen, get out here resounding in their ears even now.
However, in less than two hours, the pair of senior and junior was defeated by Xiao Chens saber.
One got beaten into a weak state and his cultivation regressed. The other got nted into the ground in a miserable fashion, and it was unknown whether he was still alive.
They had arrived in a powerful show of might but fell into such a situation. This made everyone sigh.
Everyone looked the white figure slowlynding. When they saw his calm expression, one word appeared in their heartsdomineering!
Although Xiao Chen did not speak in a domineering manner, nor release a tyrannical aura, his actions made everyone feel that he was domineering.
This fellow seems to have the shadow of the Thunder Emperor in him. If you are not as strong as me, dont threaten me. I dont care if you are a half-step Martial Monarch or have a great sect behind you; I will fight you first before saying anything.
Now, the four nations might possibly have someone who isparable to the peak geniuses of the Great Jin Nation. I look forward to seeing how far he can go in the next Five Nation Youth Competition.
From the looks of today, the fame of the White Robed desman is well deserved.
It is now truly the era of the youths. The experts of the older generation will have to recognize this. If they still put on airs, throwing their weight around, it might result in a bad ending for them.
Indeed! Now is the budding period of the era of geniuses. It is best to be careful, so we dont end up being a grindstone for them.
The crowd erupted in discussions. Some were awed at Xiao Chens strength and some of the older generation sighed softly.
When they saw Gong Haoyus miserable end, they became sorrowful. Geniuses appeared in every generation, each wave stronger than the one before. However, this wave seemed to have appeared too fast.
In an unremarkable corner among the crowd, there was someone wearing a ck hooded cloak. The face hidden within its shadowed depths had a sinister scar on it.
This person gave off such an unpleasant sensation that the people nearby unconsciously moved away from him.
Some cultivators with sharp eyes recognized this person to be from the Dark Church. These people moved even farther away, not wishing to have any interaction with him.
The scarred man muttered in a soft voice, I never did manage to find an opportunity to make a move. Now, he has grown this much. However, his cultivation is still somewhat weak.
After muttering that, the scarred man gave Xiao Chen a profound look before leaving quietly.
Xiao Chen walked over to Shi Hailong and cupped his hands apologetically. Senior Shi, sorry for causing trouble for the Heavenly Extermination Union.
A smile filled Shi Hailongs face. He seemed very happy as he waved off Xiao Chens apology. Dont say that. Just remember what I said to you before. The Evil Moon Pavilion will not be able to do anything in the Ancient Deste Land.
Continue to work hard and dont waste the Luck you obtained. You will understand in the future how strong the Luck from the Ancient Deste Tower is.
Right after Xiao Chen expressed his gratitude again and was about to leave, a few strong auras quickly headed for the Tianwu za.
Hu! Hu!
When those people arrived, a vast aura spread throughout the ce, pressing on everyone.
Xiao Chen frowned slightly. This aura was simr to that of the Martial Monarchs he had met in the past. Furthermore, they had locked on to him.
Oh no! The Evil Moon Pavilions hidden forces in Deste City revealed themselves! The expression of an elder beside Shi Hailong changed somewhat.
The Heavenly Extermination Union had ruled that the powers of the Great Jin Nation were not allowed to enter Deste City. However, it would be impossible for the great sects of the Great Jin Nations to not ce some people here at all. Otherwise, if anything happened, they would be unaware of it.
Chapter 493 - Terror of the Heavenly Extermination Union
Chapter 493: Terror of the Heavenly Extermination Union
Shi Hailongs expression sank but there was no sign of panic in his eyes. He smiled coldly and said, Its good that they came; we can uproot thempletely.
Xiu! Xiu! Xiu!
Three figures with surging auras appeared in the center of the za. Everyone immediately felt a strong pressure.
The person leading the three wore gorgeous blue robes and had a jade thumb ring on his right hand; he looked like a merchant.
This person seemed to have rushed over in a hurry; he had not even taken time to change his usual guise.
However, when this person saw Gong Haoyu nted into the ground and the very weak Xie Ziwen, he sighedhe was still toote.
Chi!
A suction force from the blue-robed cultivator pulled Gong Haoyu out of the ground. The blue-robed cultivator ced his finger on Gong Haoyus wrist to check Gong Haoyus pulse. To his relief, he was still alive.
After that, he casually tossed Gong Haoyu to someone at the side before ring at Xiao Chen like he wanted to say something. However, he forbore from making ament in the end.
The blue-robed cultivator instructed someone to pick up Xie Ziwen and prepared to take his leave. However, Shi Hailongughed coldly without saying anything. He looked somewhat yfully at the three people.
Bang!
The three people who had risen into the air crashed into a barrier of Qi and rebounded strongly, falling to the ground in a somewhat miserable fashion.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
The three tried again at a different location. Once more, they fell miserably.
Regardless of how much Essence the three used, their efforts were futile. Instead, the more Essence they used, the greater the injury they suffered.
The threes expressions changed greatly as they looked around and failed to figure out who was responsible for their predicament; they could not even figure out where that person was.
They truly overestimate their capabilities. It is one thing for one half-step Martial Monarch toe to the Heavenly Extermination Union and behave atrociously. Yet, now they sent three Martial Monarchs.
The Trial of the Ancient Deste Tower is a huge matter. The five seniors of the Heavenly Extermination Union are definitely here. They just concealed themselves since it is inconvenient for them to show themselves here.
If they do not reveal some of their might, this group of people would really think that a few Martial Monarchs would be able to do as they please in the Heavenly Extermination Union.
The many cultivators watching revealed expressions of enjoying a lively scene; they found this situation extremely interesting.
The blue-robed cultivator shouted to the sky, Would Senior please be magnanimous and let us go? From today on, the Evil Moon Pavilion will never set foot in Deste City ever again!
A cold snort came from seven thousand meters in the sky. The crowd could vaguely make out five indistinct figures hidden in the boundless clouds.
The clouds churned behind them, creating a grand atmosphere.
Scram! I will say this only once: Xiao Chen is under the protection of my Heavenly Extermination Union. We do not care about the conflicts between the younger generation. However, if you do not follow the rules and you send out someone of the older generation, the geniuses of the Evil Moon Pavilion can forget about stepping out of the Great Jin Nation.
The voice was not loud but everyone could hear it clearly, as if spoken directly into their ears.
Pu ci!
However, it sounded like loud explosions in the ears of the Evil Moon Pavilions people, each word like a crack of thunder.
By the time these words were finished, the Evil Moon Pavilions people were bleeding from their ears, nose, and mouth. However, they did not show any dissatisfaction. They respectfully gave their thanks and quickly fled the scene.
It is good for youths to reveal their sharpness, but remember to refrain from caprice and impatience. Now that you have be famous, do not let your reputation hinder you. Otherwise, not to mention bing the second Thunder Emperor, you might not even be able to attain a higher level of cultivation. You should know what is good for yourself.
That clear voice resounded in Xiao Chens mind, giving him some warnings before the connection between them ended.
The five figures vanished into the clouds and disappeared without a trace.
As Xiao Chen looked at the person who had spoken, he found him somewhat familiar, like he had seen him before.
Elder Shi, who was the mysterious person who forced the Evil Moon Pavilions people to retreat with his words? Xiao Chen asked Shi Hailong after he turned around.
Shi Hailong smiled gently and said, He is the current Union Chief of our Heavenly Extermination Union. Lad, you are very fortunate. I have never seen the Union Chief openly protect someone like this before.
Xiao Chen fell deep into thought; he was now about eighty percent sure of the identity of that person.
There was no such thing as a banquet without an end. All the outstanding talents of the four nations had gathered because of the Ancient Deste Tower. Now that the trial was over, it was time for them to depart.
[Note: There was no such thing as a banquet without an end: This is a Chinese version of all good things muste to an end.]
Xiao Chen, there is still another one and a half years to the next Five Nation Youth Competition. We will meet again there and finish our fight.
Zuo Mo came forward and said his goodbyes to Xiao Chen with cupped hands. Even though he had seen Xiao Chens strength, it did not dampen his fighting spirit. Instead, it provided him with a goal and motivated him even further.
Xiao Chen nodded and said, Definitely, we will meet on the Great Jin Nations Wind Cloud Arena.
The people who were on good terms with Xiao Chen all came to congratte him. He did not put on airs or behave arrogantly. Instead, he treated them politely, reciprocating their respectful gestures.
However anyone treats me, I will treat them in the same manner many times more. This was how Xiao Chen behaved. He would not change it for any reason.
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More than a month had passed since the Trial of the Ancient Deste Tower ended. The story of how Xiao Chen climbed to the eighth floor of the Ancient Deste Tower and then defeated the second disciple of the Evil Moon Pavilions Pavilion Master and the Evil Moon Pavilions outer sect elder spread like the cold in Deste City.
Deste City had existed for ten thousand years and did notck legends. However, it had been very quiet for the past few thousand years; something major like this had not happened for a long time. In this one month, Xiao Chen was the topic everyone discussed over their meals and tea.
The details and history of the neen-year-old desman from the Great Qin Nation whoprehended saber intent were dug out.
How the Great Qin Nations outstanding talents as well as people from the Holy Land suffered miserable defeat at Xiao Chens hands in the Heavenly Saber Pavilion.
How Xiao Chen had fooled a group of half-step Martial Monarchs and openly snatched away a peak high-ranked Demon Core from under their noses.
How Xiao Chen gained a hundred consecutive victories in the wrestling ring, reducing the powerful Gao Yangyu of the southern inds to bankruptcy.
Many such stories made everyone sigh. This person had created legends.
Now, many people anticipated how far he would go in the Wind Cloud Arena one and a half yearster.
The Great Jin Nation had dominated the top ten positions for a long time already. Could Xiao Chen represent the four nations to break into the top ten and end this monopoly?
Many people alsopared him to the geniuses of thousands of years ago, generating intense discussions.
As for the main character of these discussions, Xiao Chen had been bothered to the point of frustration in the past month.
Xiao Chen finally understood why Deste City was known as one of the two centers of the continent.
In the past month, countless sects from the four nations extended an olive branch to him, inviting him to join their sects.
The benefits they offered grew increasinglyrger; even Xiao Chen was dumbfounded at them.
They offered many thousand-year-old Spirit Herbs, unlimited Medial Grade Spirit Stones, and hundreds of Superior Grade Spirit Stones every month.
Xiao Chen remained calm, keeping in mind what he wanted. He rejected them all; he only wanted to be able to cultivate in peace.
However, even after changing his ce of residence several times, Xiao Chen would be found soon after. Everyone approached him with smiling faces and polite gestures. So, he could not lose his temper and had to reject them nicely.
In the end, Xiao Chen had no other choice but to use the Shapeshifting Spell. He quietly found a serene courtyard under such conditions before he could settle down in peace.
Xiao Chen spent half a month this way. He used the day toprehend Bai Shuihes attack and the saber intent, which he had suddenly formed.
Xiao Chen understood that it was hard to form saber intent. However, during the fight, the conditions had felt right. With a thought, his Qi had spewed out and formed a saber intent, an inextinguishable sharpness.
Then, Xiao Chen would use the night to stabilize his cultivation. After all, he had raised his cultivation vastly within one day.
Although there were no side effects to the mysterious light barrier of the Ancient Deste Tower, his foundations were still unstable. He needed to strengthen them; otherwise, he would not be able tost in a fight.
On this particr night, the moon hung high in the sky like a bright silver dish. It shone its light onto the earth, illuminating the courtyard.
Xiao Chen sat cross-legged in the bedroom, holding two Medial Grade Spirit Stones in each of his hands as he circted the Purple Thunder Divine Incantations sixthyer.
The Spiritual Energy of the four Medial Grade Spirit Stones poured endlessly into the Qi whirlpool before bing drops of purple liquid.
After an hour, the glow of the Medial Grade Spirit Stones dimmed, leaving them as four useless rocks.
Xiao Chen calmly tossed away the four drained Medial Grade Spirit Stones. Then, with a flip of his hand, another four Medial Grade Spirit Stones appeared.
Four Medial Grade Spirit Stones in an hour meant eight for two hours. Night consisted of twelve hours; that meant forty-eight Medial Grade Spirit Stones.
[Note: The above paragraph might seem weird in the sense that it bothered to calcte the amount needed for two hours. This is because the ancients counted time by two-hour intervals, and there are twelve two-hour periods in a day. The time periods mentioned in this paragraph are written as: Half-a-two-hour period, one two-hour period, and six two-hour periods.]
Such a great expenditure was hard for others to imagine, not too mention having the Spirit Stones to do this. Even if they did, they would not dare to use them like this. The capacity of their dantians was on a different level from Xiao Chens.
They would not be able to endure that amount of Spiritual Energy. This was the benefit of a Heaven-Ranked Cultivation Technique. This had created a love-hate rtionship for Heaven-Ranked Cultivation Techniques.
Si! Si!
Suddenly, Xiao Chen felt some heat in the room. He was stunned for a while as he slowly came out of his cultivating state.
It is almost midnight, the coldest time of the night. Why would there be any heat?
Xiao Chen abruptly opened his eyes and extended his Spiritual Sense outside. He discovered that the buildings connected to the bedroom were all burning.
This was no ordinary fire. Xiao Chen quickly grasped the Lunar Shadow Saber and broke out through the roof, flying out immediately.
A person with a sword on his back sat on a wall of the courtyard. He looked at Xiao Chen with a rxed expression.
Xiu!
Xiao Chennded on one of the courtyards walls and looked suspiciously at the arsonist. Chu Chaoyun, what do you mean by this?
Nothing, just calling you out.
Xiao Chen was bbergasted at this answer. Is this how you call someone out? The moment youe over, you set fire to my house?
A golden light shed in Chu Chaoyuns eyes, and the ferocious mes died immediately. They turned into spots of golden light and entered his eyes.
It is convenient. I dont even have to say anything. I just have to re at it. Dont you feel the same?
A courtyard was not something worth any frustration for Xiao Chen. So there was no point in lingering on this topic. Xiao Chen directly asked, Why are you looking for me?
Pa!
Chu Chaoyun gently pushed off the courtyard wall with his hand. Then he flew off it andnded above the gates.
Do you know that you are going to die soon?
Xiao Chen smiled faintly and asked, Do you think I will believe you?
Chu Chaoyun said, Not everybody is happy to see you rise. Those whom you have offended mildly might tolerate you, but not every power would care about the Heavenly Extermination Union.
Remember what I said to you before? The title of genius is an illusion. The one with thestugh is the final winner; the survivor is king!
Chapter 494 - Arrangements to Leave the City
Chapter 494: Arrangements to Leave the City
Leave Deste City within three days. Otherwise, no one will be able to save you.
After Chu Chaoyun said this, he did not bother staying any longer. A sword made of light appeared below him and carried him off into the darkness.
Xiao Chen watched Chu Chaoyun leave. His presence had cast a shadow on Xiao Chens heart. He had already been very careful, yet Chu Chaoyun still found him.
If Chu Chaoyun could find Xiao Chen, then the people looking to cause trouble for Xiao Chen could do so as well. It really seemed like he could no longer stay in Deste City.
The Spiritual Energy within Deste City was denser than outside. Xiao Chen originally intended to stay longer. However, from the looks of today, he had to leave earlier.
Xiao Chen pushed off the wall and immediately left this ce. He could only abandon this courtyard.
Not long after Xiao Chen left, a few cultivators in ck nimblynded in the courtyard.
When they saw the burnt buildings, the leader revealed a look of suspicion. He muttered, This brat is really cautious. We just arrived, but he already burned his house in advance. The news that we bought from the Wind Chasing Pavilion is wasted.
The person beside the leader hid a thick murderous intent in his eyes. He said coldly, He should be leaving Deste City now. That will make things more convenient for us.
The leader smiled and said, City Lord Gao is right. It is too eye-catching if we take action in the city. It is better for us to act outside. Lets go back to our Holy Fire Manors branch first and discuss the details.
Gao Yangyu said indifferently, There is no need. Since I promised to cooperate with you, I will not take action alone. Just send someone to inform me when the timees.
A hint of arrogance could be heard in Gao Yangyus tone; he did not care about the Holy Fire Manor. After he spoke, he left on his own.
Leng Yun looked at the leader and said, Uncle Qin, is this person reliable? What if he stabs us in the back?
Old Qin smiled coldly and said, Dont worry. Xiao Chen caused him to go bankrupt. He definitely hates Xiao Chen to the bone. Given Xiao Chens strength now, he will not be able to deal with him alone. He has no other choice but to cooperate with us.
Leng Yun said in a somewhat depressed tone, However, this fellows attitude is really puts me in a bad mood. He immediately asked for fifty percent of the spoils. If Father agreed to help us, he would not have such an opportunity.
Old Qin smiled and said, Just ignore him. After all, he was once an important person in the southern inds. We should give him some face.
Old Qin was not interested in the Spirit Stones on Xiao Chen. He only wanted that peak high-ranked Demon Core back, to open his sea of consciousness, so he could be a Martial Monarch.
By the time Old Qin became a Martial Monarch, it would be easy for him to obtain as many Spirit Stones as he wanted. He was very clear on his priorities.
Old Qin believed that it was impossible for this operation to fail. They had two half-step Martial Monarchs, and dozens of Superior Grade Martial Kings. These were enough to guarantee that nothing would go wrong.
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Early the next morning, Xiao Chen went to a restaurant in Deste City, intending to have a meal before his departure.
Xiao Chen had already decided where to go next. Currently, his state of massacre was still too weak. He wanted to go to the Deep Sea Battlefield and hone his state of massacre.
After that, Xiao Chen would return to the Great Qin Nation to settle some things with the Xiao n before going to the Imperial Capital. Finally, he will go and participate in the Five Nation Youth Competition, which was held every four years.
One and a half years might look like a lot of time, but given Xiao Chens ns, it might not be sufficient.
Boss! Give me another five liters of the best wine you have. Im also running out of Thunder Ox meat; bring me another half!
[Note: The Thunder Ox is different from the Lightning Ox mentioned in the early parts of this novel.]
Xiao Chen had just entered when he heard a bold voice.
The Thunder Ox was a Rank 6 Spirit Beast. Its meat was not only better than regr beef, it had a great texture to it. After one ate it, its fragrance would linger in ones mouth.
That was an extremely pleasant sensation. The most important thing was that the flesh of a Rank 6 Spirit Beast contained Spiritual Energy. Hence, it strengthened the physical body when consumed.
There were many benefits, but the price was ridiculously high. One might be able to afford to eat a couple of kilograms daily, but having half a Thunder Ox in one go was extravagant.
Furthermore, from the sound of things, that person had already eaten half a Thunder Ox before this. Xiao Chen could not help but feel curious, so he looked over.
Xiao Chen saw a very stout person at the table beside the window on the third floor. This table seemedrger than the other tables around and that person was the only one there. He guzzled wine as he tore chunks of flesh off with his teeth.
This person looked very contented. Xiao Chen felt that this person looked very familiar, so he took a closer look. Indeed, it was Bai Lixi.
Waiter! Why are you so slow?! This old man is about to die of impatience. If it does note soon, this old man will be going to another store
Bai Lixi saw Xiao Chen as he was halfway through. He was instantly stunned before bing startled. He swallowed the meat in his mouth before he chewed it properly.
As a result, the meat got stuck in his throat. A pained expression reced his look of contentment.
Xiao Chen frowned slightly. Why did this fellow have such a huge reaction when he saw me? There is no reason for that, right?
Bai Lixi guzzled down a few more mouthfuls of wine before hitting his chest. The piece of meat lodged in his throat went down, and he rxed.
Brother Xiao! You are here. Come,e, have a seat. What do you want to eat? Its my treat!
Xiao Chen nced at the table and was stunned. Aside from the Rank 6 Thunder Ox, many other meats of Rank 5 and above Spirit Beasts filled the table.
Xiao Chen tore off a piece of deep purple Thunder Ox flesh and its fragrance assaulted his nose. Then he ced it in his mouth and chewed. Indeed, it was extraordinarily delectable.
Bai Lixi revealed a smile as he somewhat tried to curry favor with Xiao Chen. What do you think? Old Brother Xiao Chen, this beef is pretty good, right? Although this shop is small, the food here is one of the best in the south side of Deste City.
It tastes good. It is very vorful!
Xiao Chens expression remained unchanging as he checked out Bai Lixis get-up.
Bai Lixi wore ck half-finger gloves. On the surface, they seemed like ordinary leather gloves. However, Xiao Chen detected severalplicated talisman scripts within it with his Spiritual Sense.
Looking at theplexity of the talisman scripts, the gloves had to be at least a High-Level Medial Grade Secret Treasure.
Xiao Chen continued checking upwards and saw a ck ne with talisman scripts and a rhombus-shaped rock on it. It was obvious from one nce that it was not ordinary.
Bai Lixi also wore a blue inner vest, which emitted strong Spiritual Energy, under his outer garments. This inner vest had to be a Medial Grade Secret Treasure at the very least.
Then, there were two shoulder tes on Bai Lixis shoulders. When Xiao Chen looked downwards, there were also two shin guards on his lower legs. Even the shoes Bai Lixi wore did not seem ordinary.
What a fellow! Bai Lixi wore aplete set of Medial Grade Secret Treasures. All these must have cost a lot. Just the items that Xiao Chen saw alone would cost tens of millions of Medial Grade Spirit Stones.
However, high-level Medial Grade Secret Treasures were not things that could be bought with Spirit Stones alone. One would have to spend several million Spirit Stones in order to establish connections with certain people in order to obtained such items.
Xiao Chen thought deeply about all this before smiling faintly and saying, Old Bai, does your butt still hurt? I did not mean it thest time.
Bai Lixi smiled very magnanimously and said, Its fine, its just a small matter. I forgot about it long ago. The skin on my butt is very thick; it would not matter even if you kicked me two more times.
Since when did this fellow be so magnanimous? Something was strange. Xiao Chen put down his wine cup and said in a soft voice, Tell me the truth, were you the one who ced a huge bet on me after the all-or-nothing system was established, resulting in Gao Yangyu going bankrupt?
Bai Lixi looked around cautiously, as if he had anticipated that Xiao Chen would ask this question. He said, It is inconvenient to speak here. Come with me to the booth on the top floor.
Dong! Dong! Dong!
Bai Lixi casually tossed a Medial Grade Spirit Stone on the table before quickly leading Xiao Chen to the top floor.
He found an isted booth, entered it, and closed the doors and windows tightly. After making sure no one was listening in, he told Xiao Chen what happened that day in detail.
After Xiao Chen heard everything, he still felt rather shocked. Even though he already guessed it, he was still shocked.
You have nerves of steel. I really dont know where you obtained all this courage from.
Bai Lixi chuckled. He said, Since the Demon Battlefield on Qianren Ind, everything Id seen about you indicated that as long as I follow along, I would be able to obtain many benefits. Furthermore, I trust in your strength. The worst case scenario is that I would lose and not be able to make a living in the Ancient Deste Land anymore.
After Bai Lixi finished, he said somewhat embarrassedly, I received some news that Gao Yangyu went to the Wind Chasing Pavilion several times. It seems like he is asking for your location. That fellow seems bent on killing you before leaving the Ancient Deste Land forever.
Xiao Chen calmly said, This has nothing to do with you. You dont have to me yourself for this. Even if he does note and seek trouble for me, I will go to him. Tell me more about this Wind Chasing Pavilion.
Xiao Chen finally understood why Bai Lixi had such a big reaction.
Bai Lixi nodded and said, I knew that you would not mind. The Wind Chasing Pavilion is a organization that deals in information. As long as you can afford it, you can obtain any information you want.
However, you dont have to worry. Even if you did not find me here, I would have gone looking for you. Likewise, as long as you are willing to spend money, you would be able to evade the eyes of the Wind Chasing Pavilion. However, it is rather expensive. I already made arrangements; you can leave the city by nightfall.
Xiao Chen thought about it carefully. He concluded that Bai Lixi was telling the truth. This restaurant is the nearest one to his courtyard. It seemed that meeting Bai Lixi here was not a coincidence.
He shook his head and said, Lets not make any movements for now. I have a question for you: together with your set of Secret Treasures, how strong is your full-power strike now?
Bai Lixi chuckled. Clearly, he was very satisfied with his Secret Treasures. He said, You are probably aware that there are strong and weak half-step Martial Monarchs. Normally, we ssify half-step Martial Monarchs into three categories: Small Perfection, Great Perfection, and Consummation, which is just a step away from bing a Martial Monarch.
With my full power, I am now a peak Small Perfection half-step Martial Monarch. I can deal with five or six Small Perfection half-step Martial Monarchs like Gong Haoyu.
Xiao Chen felt astonished. He did not expect this fellow to be able to make it big from unexpected luck. As a result, Bai Lixi had managed to get ahead of him in terms of strength.
Xiao Chen remembered that he had been about as strong as Bai Lixi when he first came to the Ancient Deste Tower. Neither could triumph over the other.
Xiao Chen worked very hard, risked his life many times, and put in an extraordinary amount of effort before he managed to get to this point.
Chapter 495 - Scheming against Gao Yangyu
Chapter 495: Scheming against Gao Yangyu
However, when Xiao Chenpared himself to Bai Lixi, the difference became immediately clear.
Bai Lixi had easily won a huge amount of Spirit Stones in a bet. By relying on his set of ten-odd Medial Grade Secret Treasures, hisbat prowess surpassed Xiao Chens; the difference frustrated Xiao Chen greatly.
When Bai Lixi saw Xiao Chens depressed appearance, the smile on his face grew bigger. He seemed insincere as heforted Xiao Chen, saying, Little Brother, dont overthink this. I am only ahead of you temporarily. However, the path of cultivation is long. In terms of potential, I am notparable to you.
Xiao Chen smiled bitterly, Never mind, lets not talk about this anymore. You arent being targeted now, right? Help me make some inquiries, see who the people trying to find news about me are.
Startled, Bai Lixi asked, What are you thinking of doing? I already made arrangements. I guarantee that you can leave Deste City tonight.
Xiao Chen said, Just do what I say. Some gratitude and grudges have to be ended early. Otherwise, it would just result in future problems.
Even if one disappeared, ones friends or family might end up being harmed. I do not want to leave any regrets for myself, regrets that would be hard to recover from.
Bai Lixi thought about it for a while, but he still disapproved of Xiao Chens rationale. He said, Gao Yangyu is not easy to deal with. He became famous very long ago in the southern inds. He has already been a Great Perfection half-step Martial Monarch for long time as well.
Xiao Chen nodded and said, This is precisely the reason why I have to make a move fast. He would be harder to deal with after he bes a Martial Monarch.
When Bai Lixi saw that Xiao Chen was set on this, he had nothing else to say.
Bai Lixi might seem very coarse and straightforward, but he realized that what Xiao Chen said made sense as well. It was just that he worried for him.
Xiao Chen left to look for a good room to stay in. Then, he continued to stabilized his cultivation.
He was like a Divine Weapon being forged. Currently, only a rough outline had been formed; a lot more work had to be done before it would be sharp and powerful.
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After Bai Lixi left, he did not appear for two days. So Xiao Chen spent the two days in the spacious quarters that he rented. When Bai Lixi showed up, he pushed open the doors to Xiao Chens suite and sat at the table in the living room.
Xiao Chen slowly opened his eyes and then the door of the bedroom. When he saw the somewhat fatigued Bai Lixi, he asked, Did you manage to get the information?
Bai Lixi took out stacks of paper and said, Brat, you are really popr. There are many people looking for you. I searched all over the Wind Chasing Pavilion and found hundreds of such people.
Nodding, Xiao Chen thanked him. You worked very hard. How many Spirit Stones did you spend? Ill reimburse you.
Bai Lixi chuckled. Dont worry about money. I mayck many things, but money is not one of them. Ill go first. Just holler when you need me. Dont act rashly on your own; I am avable at any moment for my brother.
He had already guessed what Xiao Chen wanted to do. By saying these words, it was already as good as him helping Xiao Chen. This fellow was rather interesting.
There was an entire pile of information on the table. The reports introduced the strength, backing, and personal information of every person searching for Xiao Chen.
At the bottom was even some professional evaluation on why these people were searching for him.
The detailed information really gave Xiao Chen a lesson. He now understood why he was so easily found.
The information broker in Deste City known as Wind Chasing Pavilion was reallyplex.
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Four hourster, Xiao Chen finished looking through all the information on the table. Then, he spent another hour categorizing them.
The first group was of no threat, consisting of the relentless big sects trying to extend an olive branch to him.
The second group was rather interesting, consisting of youths who wanted to challenge him, to use him to be famous; there were many of them.
There was no need to care too much about the first two groups. They had no malicious intentions towards Xiao Chen. As for the third group, this was the danger he had to guard against.
The Holy Fire Manors Qin Yu had spent arge amount three times to track down Xiao Chens location. He had even asked the Wind Chasing Pavilion to keep an eye on his movements, wanting them to inform him when Xiao Chen left the city.
Xiao Chen thought back briefly and recalled who this Qin Yu was. He was the Holy Fire Manors inner sect elder whom he had snatched the peak high-rank Demon Core from in the Demon Battlefield.
It looks like this fellow is preparing to ambush me when I exit the city. He is also a Great Perfection half-step Martial Monarch; he will not be easy to deal with.
Xiao Chen continued reading and found Gao Yangyus records; he had gone to the Wind Chasing Pavilion together with Qin Yu.
Xiao Chen frowned. Two Great Perfection half-step Martial Monarchs were working against him. This was going to be hard to deal with.
When Xiao Chen looked down and saw the Wind Chasing Pavilions analysis, his eyes brightened and a smile appeared on his face.
Unexpectedly, Gao Yangyu was not staying with the Holy Fire Manor. Xiao Chen felt surprised at such an opportunity.
However, there was no report on Chu Chaoyun in the pile of information. This made Xiao Chen suspicious. If this person had not gone through the Wind Chasing Pavilion to find him, then how had he done so?
Xiao Chen could not think of an answer to this, so he set this question aside temporarily. After he destroyed the information, he called Bai Lixi over to exin his n.
You want to take the initiative to deal with Gao Yangyu before wiping out the Holy Fire Manors Deste City branch?
When Bai Lixi heard Xiao Chens n, he could not help but show a startled expression.
Xiao Chen said calmly, Thats right. We cant give Gao Yangyu a chance to work with Qin Yu. Otherwise, we would not stand a chance.
Bai Lixi thought for a while beforeughing rambunctiously. Brat, you are really bold! I, Old Bai, will give you a hand.
That group of people is still waiting for you to leave the city. They will not expect you to take the initiative to attack them. Just tell me what to do.
Xiao Chen gave Bai Lixi a deep look and said, Are you not afraid?
Bai Lixi chuckled and said, I am a bachelor; I have nothing to fear. Now that the age of geniuses is budding, who exactly will be the main character of this age?
I, Old Bai, think that it is you. If I am right about this and you are truly the main character of this age, the benefits that I will obtain will be much more than what I invested.
The age of geniuses had arrived; a great age was upon everyone. A Martial Emperor would definitely arise.
If one yed their cards right, they might be able to gain the friendship of a future Martial Emperor. This benefit was much better than any natural treasure, Spirit Core, or miraculous medicine by at least a thousand or even ten thousand times.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly and said, I am not too concerned with who the main character is. If you help me, I will definitely remember this favor.
After the two finished discussing, Bai Lixi left again. He went to search out Gao Yangyus residence at all costs while Xiao Chen started his final preparations.
Xiao Chen took out the remainder of the Wutong Spiritual Wood from his Universe Ring. Then, he closed his eyes and started to review his memories, searching for something worth carving.
After a while, the image of a Rank 10 Frost Flood Dragon appeared in his mind.
Xiao Chen made his choice. Since he was going to do it, he was going to go big.
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Three dayster, Bai Lixi found where Gao Yangyu was staying. They had finished all their preparations. When night fell, Xiao Chen and Bai Lixi immediately departed.
Deste City was a city built around water. There were countless rivers andkes within the city.
A pavilion sat in the middle of a smallke in the northern part of Deste City. A small, winding, wooden path extended from the pavilion to the shore.
At a hidden area near thekeside, Xiao Chen said in astonishment, Who said that this fellow is bankrupt? He is staying alone in such arge house; this is not something many cultivators can do.
Bai Lixi smiled embarrassedly and said, A starving camel is stillrger than a fat horse. After all, this fellow had run his business in Wrestling City for quite a long time. He definitely has some reserves.
Xiao Chen said indifferently, Lets go!
Bai Lixi took out the huge axe behind him. An expression of disdain shed on his face as he said, I will make the first moveter.
The two withdrew their auras and walked silently on the wooden, winding path, heading for the pavilion at the center of theke.
Break for this old man!
When the two were a hundred meters away from the pavilion, Bai Lixi suddenly erupted. His huge axe quickly grewrger as he shouted a warcry. Then, he straightforwardly hacked down at the pavilion.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
A light flickered above the pavilion, crackling as it crashed against the huge axe. Pirs of water burst out of theke.
Unexpectedly, this pavilion had a simple defensive barrier. However, this did not surprise Bai Lixi. The talisman scripts on his ck leather gloves slowly lit up.
Break! Bai Lixi shouted again and he used his erged axe to hack down once more.
Chi! Chi!
The barrier broke with a ka ca sound. The axe hacked down without anything blocking it, chopping the huge pavilion in half.
When the huge axe reached the lowest floor, it gave off a metallic ng. When Bai Lixi tried to pull it back, his axe seemed to be stuck; he could not pull it out.
Boom!
The two halves of the pavilion fell into theke, revealing Gao Yangyu standing on the water. He emitted a strong aura as he grasped Bai Lixis axe with one hand.
Dang!
Gao Yangyu snorted coldly as he smacked the axe head with a palm strike. The axe immediately shrank back to its original size.
Bai Lixi could not help but take a few steps back on the winding path.
When Gao Yangyu saw Xiao Chen beside Bai Lixi, his gaze instantly turned cold. He had a cial expression as he said with a chilly tone, Unexpectedly, you came looking for me when I did note for you. You really are courageous.
Bang!
Gao Yangyu stomped heavily on the water. A semicircr wall of water rose up behind him as his figure shed.
He created ripples with his palm, like a gushing waterfall in the night.
He directed the might of the waterfall at Xiao Chen.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The sound of the waterfall reverberated in the surroundings, just like a real waterfall.
Hu!
Gao Yangyus attack had a surging momentum. Xiao Chen chose to dodge to deal with this. He pushed off the path and his figure drifted back.
Pa! Pa! Pa!
The unending waterfall in the sky gathered into Gao Yangyus palm before exploding out.
The wooden, winding path under Gao Yangyus feet instantly shattered and a huge water pir soared out of the water.
Bang!
Bai Lixi broke apart the water pir and crashed his axe down at Gao Yangyu. His attack was not fancy at all; it was just a straightforward attack with horrifying strength.
When Bai Lixi attacked with the axe, he tore the air apart as if it were paper; a faint rip appeared.
Waves of water came out of Gao Yangyus right palm, which he kept moving around. All the water-attribute Spiritual Energy quickly gathered over.
When the axe arrived before Gao Yangyu, he threw a palm strike that exploded out with surging steam. The huge force sent Bai Lixi flying back for at least a hundred meters.
Hu!
The waves crashed and a figure shed. It was Xiao Chening forward to attack. He clenched his right fist tightly as the Azure Dragon Tattoo on his right arm swam around.
Chapter 496 - Killing Gao Yangyu
Chapter 496: Killing Gao Yangyu
A loud dragon roar resounded over theke as a dragon head appeared in front of Xiao Chens fist.
You overestimate yourself. You really dared to attack me first!
Gao Yangyu did not appear to be in a panic. He split his attention and moved his Essence to send out another palm strike.
The dragon head scattered and Xiao Chen tumbled over three times in the air, dissipating the force from the palm strike. He turned his left hand into a w. An azure dragon w appeared and there was another resounding dragon roar.
Gao Yangyu tilted his body to dodge, and then his figure shed and arrived to the left of Xiao Chen. He moved forward and sent over a palm strike.
Roar!
The dragon roar continued to resound without end. Xiao Chen clenched his right hand into a fist and merged his Vital Qi and Essence together, shing head-on against Gao Yangyu.
Bang!
Fist and palm shed and the originally calmke became agitated. Waves soared over a hundred meters high from theke, filling the air with water before falling back down like rain.
The previously immovable Gao Yangyu finally moved three steps back after this attack.
However, Xiao Chen was in an even more miserable state than him. He moved back ten steps before he could stand stably on the water.
Ha!
Before Gao Yangyu found his footing, Bai Lixi quickly rushed over on the water. Every step he took contained raw power; when his footnded, a water pir would shoot up.
Gao Yangyu had a grim expression as he forcibly suppressed the fluctuations in his blood and Qi. He sent out two palm strikes in rapid session; the winds howled and the sound of waterfalls roared continuously.
The force of the two attacks instantly dissipated Bai Lixis surging attack.
Bai Lixi took two steps back on the water. He chuckled and said, Old man, why do you seem weak? Come, receive an attack from my axe!
When a tigeres down to the ins, it would be bullied by dogs. Gao Yangyu raged in his heart. Normally, these two people were no match for him. However, when they worked together, there was no time for him to breathe. Instead, he felt a sense of helplessness. He had to deal with one of them first.
[Note: When a tigeres down to the ins, it would be bullied by dogs: This is a Chinese proverb meaning a man who loses position and influence may be subjected to much indignity.]
Gao Yangyu looked around and made up his mind. He pushed heavily off the water and theke parted.
With air beneath Bai Lixis feet, he immediately fell downwards, making him feel very depressed.
Gao Yangyu ignored what happened to Bai Lixi; he simply snortly coldly and rushed at Xiao Chen with lightning speed.
I was just waiting for you! A dragon head appeared over Xiao Chens right fist and a dragon w appeared over his spread left hand. Then, the illusion of an Azure Dragon appeared behind him.
Merge! Xiao Chen shouted and the image of a dragon behind him attained consummation. Then, he punched at the approaching Gao Yangyu with his right fist.
Roar!
The ear-splitting dragon roar resounded throughout theke. The Azure Dragon left Xiao Chen and a supreme Dragons Might spread over the surface of theke.
Ripples appeared on theke and turned into huge waves.
Gao Yangyus expression immediately changed as he quickly formed hand seals. Following that, theke water below him rose into a shield in front of him.
The dragon head crashed into the water shield and split it apart. The dragon tail swept across and mmed into Gao Yangyu, sending him flying.
You bastard! How dare you soak this old man in water!
Bai Lixi, who had sunk to the bottom of theke, broke through the surface of the water and rushed at Gao Yangyu. The ck gloves Bai Lixi wore lit up with a blue light, causing an explosive increase in the might of his axe.
Boom!
Gao Yangyu, who had just suffered an attack, was caught off-guard. Bai Lixis axe mmed him into the water and made him tumble for a long distance before he came to a stop.
Did you really think that I would seek you out if I was only slightly confident? Xiao Chen said expressionlessly to Gao Yangyu as he walked over to him on the water.
When Gao Yangyu sought trouble for Xiao Chen over and over again in Wrestling City, he probably had not expected this sort of a situation to befall him today.
Gao Yangyu stood up somewhat miserably and looked at the two approaching people. He roared ferociously and rushed at them.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
The three started fighting again. There was no doubt that Gao Yangyu was stronger than either of the two.
However, Xiao Chen and Bai Lixi were very patient. They did not make any mistakes in their moves as they worked together to wear him down.
After one person finished his move, the other person would immediately follow up. They did not give Gao Yangyu any time to catch his breath.
As time slowly went by, the internal injuries that Gao Yangyu suppressed grew increasingly severe; pressure built up inside him. If he could not suppress the internal injuries and let them spurt out, he would be in danger.
On the other hand, Xiao Chen and Bai Lixi had the opportunity to take breathers; they did not suffer from any internal injuries in their bodies. As the battle grew fiercer, they pressed Gao Yangyu even more closely.
No, I cannot let this continue to drag out. Otherwise, this is where I will meet my end. I really did not expect this brat to be able to grow to such a level within a short two months.
Gao Yangyu did his best to execute a huge move that caused the waves to surge strongly, knocking the two back.
Gao Yangyu wiped blood off the corner of his lips. Then, he smiled coldly, I am indeed not a match for the two of you when you work together. However, you will not be able to stop me from leaving, either. Just wait to suffer my wrath!
As long as the green hills are there, one need not worry about firewood. Gao Yangyu was a pragmatic person; he understood that if he left first and worked together with Qin Yu, he would not need to fear the two.
[Note: As long as the green hills are there, one need not worry about firewood: This is a Chinese proverb for while there is life, there is hope.]
This was indeed the case. Given the twos strength, it would be easy for them to defeat Gao Yangyu. However, it would be rather hard for them to kill him.
Unless there was a suppressive advantage in terms of strength, it would be very hard to keep Gao Yangyu here.
When Xiao Chen saw Gao Yangyu trying to leave, he did not panic. He casually tossed a wooden sculpture into theke and formed hand seals.
Life Bestowal Spell!
Bang!
Xiao Chen shouted and a huge whirlpool appeared in the center of theke. All the water in theke poured towards the whirlpool. A dragon roar came from within the whirlpool as a flood dragon broke through the water.
A waterspout soared up together with the flood dragon. At this moment, Gao Yangyu sensed that something was wrong. So, he turned back to take a look.
Gao Yangyu saw a two-hundred-meter-long Frost Flood Dragon barely a meter behind him. Its huge dragon head was right before him.
Pa!
Before Gao Yangyu could react, the Frost Flood Dragon shot out a strand of cold Qi at him.
The cold Qi caused ice to visibly form as it traveled through the air before crashing into Gao Yangyus chest. All the internal injuries he had been suppressing erupted out.
Pu ci!
Gao Yangyu vomited arge mouthful of blood as he crashed on the water like a broken kite.
After the Frost Flood Dragon sent out the attack, Xiao Chen quickly cancelled the Spell. A wooden sculpture fell down and he pulled it over with a suction force.
Cracks appeared on the wooden sculpture; it looked like it would shatter at any moment. Xiao Chen frowned and said, It seems that using the Wutong Spiritual Wood to create a Rank 10 Flood Dragon was expecting too much. I can probably use this only one more time.
Xiao Chen, how should we deal with this fellow? Bai Lixi asked as he picked up the heavily injured Gao Yangyu like a toy and walked over to Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen put away the wooden sculpture. Then, he nced at Gao Yangyus horrified expression before pointing at Gao Yangyus forehead.
A clump of purple mes shot out and a bloody hole appeared in Gao Yangyus head. Then, his body turned limp and fell down.
Xiao Chen extracted Gao Yangyus spatial ring and tossed it to Bai Lixi before casually saying, Lets go. Lets head for the Holy Fire Manors branch.
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The Holy Fire Manor was considered a strong power in the southern inds. It had two Martial Monarchsthe Manor Lord and a Supreme Elderthere.
With two bona fide Martial Monarchs holding down the fort, plus twelve half-step Martial Monarchs, they were indeed a rather strong faction within the southern inds.
However, against the backdrop of the entire Ancient Deste Land, this small amount of strength did not amount to much. This was quite clear from the Holy Fire Manors Deste City branch.
Whenparing thend upied by the Deste City branches of the Holy Fire Manor and the Thousand Sword Pavilion, the Holy Fire Manors was inferior.
Although the Holy Fire Manor had all the necessities and facilities like water features, fake mountains, pavilions, gazebos, and flower gardens, they were much smaller in size. When seen from the sky, all these buildings and features looked cramped.
At a quiet side hall with in decorations in the courtyard, Leng Yun and Qin Yu sat at a tea table, idly ying chess.
There were a total of fifteenmps at the side. The fifteen mes swayed gently, illuminating the hall brightly.
Uncle Qin, that fellow has been hiding in the restaurant. Is he not thinking of leaving Deste City?
Old Qin smiled faintly as he made his move on the chess board. Then, he said, Xiao Yun, be more patient. Although we have the Shrouding Cloud Talisman and can avoid the attention of Martial Sages, it is still too eye-catching if we make a move in Deste City. We will let him live for a few more days.
Leng Yun nced at the chaotic chess board and said frustratedly, This fellow snatched away my Extreme Yin Origin me. If Father hears about it, he will strip me of my status as heir. Every day that I do not retrieve my Origin me is a day I cannot rest in peace.
However, Qin Yuughed coldly in his heart. Who asked you to get so greedy over the peak high-ranked Demon Core? If you do not have the capability to do so, then dont interfere.
This is called retribution; this serves you right!
Even though Qin Yu thought all these, his expression did not change. He smiled and said, Young Manor Lord, rest assured. If Xiao Chen does not leave the city in another half month, we will contact Gao Yangyu and forcibly kill him. Given our strengths, it should not be difficult for us to deal with him if we work together.
Is that so?
Suddenly, coldughter resounded in the hall. The mes in the fifteenmps flickered wildly as killing Qi appeared.
Qin Yus expression changed as he looked outside the door. He said, Dont you know where this is? How dare you cause trouble here?!
At the same time, Qin Yu used his right hand to instruct Leng Yun to go out the back door to call the others over.
Dont bother calling the others. You are the only two left in this courtyard.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Bodies flew over with a surging force, smashing the doors of the side hall into dust beforending heavily in front of the two.
These bodies seemed to be dead; there were bloody holes in their foreheads and their eyes remained opened. They died without knowing why.
When Leng Yun and Qin Yu saw the familiar corpses on the ground, their hearts immediately sank.
Who was this powerful? Unexpectedly, that person was able to quietly kill all the guards in the courtyard in a short period of time.
Dong! Dong! Dong!
Xiao Chen and Bai Lixi walked in with high spirits. They red coldly at the two.
Its you!
Qin Yus pupils contracted in extreme shock. He had not expected Xiao Chen to take the initiative toe to him even though he had not sought Xiao Chen out.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly, Old Qin, we meet again.
Qin Yu remained expressionless as he said, Good. Instead of living well for another few days, you dared to deliver yourself to me. This saves me the trouble of going to you.
Bai Lixi tossed out Gao Yangyus corpse and said, Gao Yangyu also said the same thing earlier. Unfortunately, he is now dead.
The moment Gao Yangyus corpse appeared, Leng Yunsplexion paled. Even the previously calm Qin Yu had an unnatural expression.
Uncle Qin, hold the fort for a while. Ill go and look for help.
When Leng Yun saw that the situation was bad, he tried to slip away. He quickly headed for the back door.
Bang!
Just as Leng Yun arrived before the door, a stout figure blocked his way. Bai Lixi smiled and said, Why are you running away? Let me exchange a few moves with you first.
Chapter 497 - Fighting Qin Yu with All of One’s Might
Chapter 497: Fighting Qin Yu with All of Ones Might
Qin Yu saw an opportunity in Bai Lixis leaving Xiao Chens side. So he made his move at lightning speed. A pale white me appeared above his palm, and the surrounding air instantly turned cold.
Xiao Chens eyes lit up. Unexpectedly, this person has the Extreme Yin me as well. If I can snatch it away, my Lunar True me could be stronger.
Even though Xiao Chen was thinking, the speed of his hands did not slow down. He continued to send a palm strike forward. This palm strike was infused with purple, pure Yang-attributed mes.
Bang!
Yin and Yang opposed each other. The instant the attacks collided, a huge explosion generated a surge of shock waves; half the side hall disappeared.
The shock waves struck Bai Lixi and Leng Yun, who were fighting, knocking them back by several steps. Leng Yun was in worse condition; hisplexion was pale and blood leaked out the corner of his mouth.
Old Qin did not seem too bothered. He stabilized his footing and rushed at Xiao Chen again, intending to deal with him in the shortest amount of time possible.
Xiao Chen responded calmly; he did not panic at all. After exchanging several dozen moves, he was only forced back by almost a hundred meters. However, he did not suffer from any major injuries.
Qin Yu felt very depressed. He remembered that just a few months ago, he could squish Xiao Chen like an ant. Unexpectedly, Xiao Chen managed to grow to such an extent in the meantime.
After ten moves, Xiao Chen had not lost yet.
Xiao Chen nced over and saw that Bai Lixi and Leng Yuns battle was close to the end. His expression rxed and he stopped shing head-on with Qin Yu. All he had to do now was drag things out and prevent him from leaving.
After a while, there was a miserable cry. It was Leng Yun dying at Bai Lixis hands.
This was within Xiao Chens expectations. Given Bai Lixis strength as a half-step Martial Monarch, Leng Yun had already done very well bysting this long.
Retreat!
After Leng Yuns death, Qin Yu pushed Xiao Chen back with an attack. Then, he retreated decisively, intending to leave this ce.
Thinking of leaving? Its not that easy!
If Xiao Chen allowed this person to leave and inform the headquarters of the Holy Fire Manor, it would be bad for him. If the two Martial Monarchs made a move, they would be a great threat to Bai Lixi and him.
Ka ca!
Xiao Chen drew the Lunar Shadow Saber hanging at his waist. A sharp saber intent surged out and a resplendent purple saber Qi blocked Qin Yus path of escape.
Dang!
Bai Lixis attack followed closely. With the two working together, Qin Yus path of escape was sealed.
The rest of the battle was not very suspenseful. Qin Yu was significantly weaker than Gao Yangyu; how could he be a match for the two of them?
After another hour, Xiao Chen shed Qin Yus throat before extracting the Extreme Yin Origin me. Then, he and Bai Lixi quickly left the scene.
As per Xiao Chens n, the two left Deste City by nightfall. They traveled for five kilometers before they stopped.
Above the Heavenly Extermination Lake, Xiao Chen said gratefully to Bai Lixi, Thank you for helping me. If it were not for you, this operation would not be that sessful.
Without Bai Lixis help, Xiao Chen would definitely not have been able to easily deal with these two potential dangers, be it Gao Yangyu or Qin Yu.
Even if Xiao Chen used his trump card and obtained the final victory, he would still have suffered significant internal injuries. It would not have turned out the way it did where they only exhausted some Essence and did not suffer from any significant injuries.
Bai Lixi chuckled and said, I found it rather exciting. You also gave me all the spoils from the two half-step Martial Monarchs. We are now even.
Thats right, what are your future ns? Bai Lixi asked Xiao Chen after a pause.
Xiao Chen said honestly, I intend to go to the Deep Sea Battlefield, to temper myself there and make my killing Qi denser.
Xiao Chen obtained his state of massacre from the scarlet throne. In the end, it did not belong to him. It felt off when he used it. So, this Deep Sea Battlefield was a ce that he had to go to.
Bai Lixiughed and said, What a coincidence, I am going to the Deep Sea Battlefield too. The East Shallow Seas third grade Battlefield is about to start. I was nning to go with some friends. If you do not mind, you cane with us.
Xiao Chen felt slightly stunned. Such a coincidence?
Bai Lixi smiled as he said, If not for the Deep Sea Battlefield, why do you think I bought so many Secret Treasures?
Xiao Chen thought about it for a while before epting the invitation. He did not know a lot about the ce; if he went with Bai Lixi, he would be able to save himself a lot of trouble.
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Easternmost Harbor City of the Great Chu Nation:
Many merchant ships moved in and out of the busy harbor. Xiao Chen and Bai Lixi stood at the harbor, but they were in no rush to board a ship.
The East Shallow Sea naturallyy to the east of the continent. If they wanted to save themselves some time, they could only go to the Great Chu Nation, which was in the eastern region of the continent.
After leaving Deste City, Xiao Chen and Bai Lixi traveled at full speed for seven days and nights to reach this harbor.
Bai Lixi, speaking of which, who exactly is your friend? You have not been willing to tell me who he is. Is there a need to be so mysterious?
After leaving the Ancient Deste Land, the two rxed. No matter how strong the Holy Fire Manor was, they would not be able to extend their reach to the Great Chu Nation.
As they chatted, they did not have any worries.
Bai Lixi smiled and said, You will know when he arrives, and it will be a pleasant surprise.
Despite asking Bai Lixi a few times, Xiao Chen always received the same answer. So Xiao Chen could only leave it be.
However, Bai Lixi had whetted Xiao Chens curiosity. What kind of person could give him a pleasant surprise?
Last time, ten of us went to the Battlefield but only two of us survived, Bai Lixi said after a long sigh.
Xiao Chen asked, What exactly is the Deep Sea Battlefield like? Can you tell me more in detail?
Bai Lixi muttered, I suppose it is time to tell you. Demons continuouslye out of the Boundless Seas spatial crack at every moment.
Demons are separated by ranks. Like humans, those with simr strengths gather together, in the same way that Martial Monarchs normally do not mix with Martial Saints.
The powers of the Boundless Sea categorized the zones where the Demons are active into six grades, based on the different strengths of the demons. Once the number of Demons in a certain zone reaches a certain level, they gather the cultivators of the world to deal with it.
Xiao Chen thought about it for a while and understood what he meant. Then, Xiao Chen asked, Has the sixth grade Battlefield ever been started?
Bai Lixi smiled and replied, It is best that it does not start. Once this peak grade Battlefield starts, all the Martial Sages of the world will have to rush over. Furthermore, based on historical experience, once a sixth grade Battlefield starts, we would not be far from a Demonic Cmity.
Dong! Dong! Dong!
Just at this moment, soft footsteps came from behind the two. Bai Lixi did not even turn around to look before smiling and saying, The person we are waiting for is here.
Xiao Chen turned his head and saw a figure in green with fluttering long hair. He had exquisite facial features and gave off a certain sharpness.
The Bloody desman Sun Guangquan!
When Xiao Chen saw who it was, he eximed in surprise. Sun Guangquan was one of the Ancient Deste Lands ten great desmen; he hadprehended saber intent many years ago.
As for how strong he was, rumors said that no one under Martial Monarch could defeat him.
Back on Qianren Ind, Xiao Chen had not seen Sun Guangquan fight but he could sense Sun Guangquans strength. His instinct as a desman said that Sun Guangquan was much stronger than other people.
Xiao Chen had not expected the friend that Bai Lixi talked about to be Sun Guangquan. Indeed, it was a pleasant surprise for him.
The other party hadprehended saber intent many years ago. As for Xiao Chen, he had only recentlyprehended saber intent. If this person gave him some pointers, he would definitely improve rapidly.
Sun Guangquan measured up Xiao Chen with a nce and immediately sensed the buzzing saber intent in Xiao Chens body. He was slightly stunned when he guessed Xiao Chens identity.
Bai Lixi smiled and said, Old Sun, you must have heard of the name Xiao Chen before right. He will being with us to the Deep Sea Battlefield this time.
Sun Guangquan nodded and said softly, In the world of desmen, who does not know of the White Robed desman?
Xiao Chen smiled in embarrassment. How could I dare call myself a desman before Senior Sun?
When Sun Guangquan heard what Xiao Chen said, he waved it off with a smile. Dont call me senior; Im not worthy of that. Our strengths are quite close to each others. Lets just treat each other as equals. If you do not mind, just call me like Old Sun, like Old Bai does.
The Bloody desman Sun Guangquan was a true desman yet he was so humble about it.
This humility increased Xiao Chens already favorable impression of Sun Guangquan. So he no longer restrained himself, saying, Elder Brother Sun, you are too polite.
When Bai Lixi saw the exchange between the two, he smiled and said, I say, the two of you, stop being so polite with each other. Quickly get on the ship, or else we will have to wait another day.
The merchant ship set out on its journey to the distant ocean, to the true depths of the Boundless Sea. The three now started on their long journey.
Even if the sea currents were helping them, they would take at least a month to reach the true East Shallow Sea.
Naturally, Xiao Chen could not waste so much time. Aside from his regr cultivation, he would go to Sun Guangquan to get some pointers on the saber from him every day.
As a senior, Sun Guangquan did not withhold any information; he answered all of Xiao Chens questions in detail.
As for some things that Sun Guangquan was not very sure on, he would discuss them thoroughly with Xiao Chen before they came to a conclusion together.
When the two had nothing to do, they would exchange moves together. With such a senior, Xiao Chen benefited a lot from this.
Using this opportunity, Xiao Chen started to practice the Four Season Saber Technique that Bai Shuihe passed down to him.
Back in the Ancient Deste Tower, the spot of light Bai Shuihe sent into Xiao Chens forehead was the Four Season Saber Technique.
The Four Season Saber Technique was a peak Superior Grade Earth Ranked Saber Technique, like the Wukui Saber Technique. However, it ced more focus on states rather than form. It was much harder toprehend than the Wukui Saber Technique.
While Xiao Chen exchanged moves with Sun Guangquan, he continuously polished his Four Season Saber Technique. As a desman himself, Sun Guangquan could keenly sense the deficiencies of Xiao Chens Saber Technique.
After traveling for many days, they were now quite close to the East Shallow Sea.
On this particr day, the three had gathered together and started chatting with each other. Xiao Chen asked, Elder Brother Sun, I have some questions. Why do people call you the Bloody desman, and whats with the ten great desmen of the Ancient Deste Land? Why had I not heard anyone mention that in Deste City?
Sun Guangquan could not help smiling. The ten great desmen of the Ancient Deste Land was a name from many years ago. Everyone knew themselves very well, so now that we are seeing so many geniuses and are ushering in the era of geniuses, we are all keeping a very low profile. We are afraid that if we are not careful, we will be stepping stones.
Bai Lixi followed up, This is true. The experts of the older generation who are famous have mostly entered into closed-door cultivation. Those famous people from the past, like the four great swordsmen or the four great spearmen, no one mentions them anymore.
Chapter 498 - Coincidentally Meeting the Black Dragon Group
Chapter 498: Coincidentally Meeting the ck Dragon Group
Xiao Chen had not expected there to be such a reason; he could not help but feel embarrassed.
Sun Guangquanughed and said, Im not talking about you. In fact, I dont like how some of these old-timers rely on their past reputation to bully others, not daring to face the truth. If they get embarrassed by others or be a stepping stone, it serves them right. When I was young, I did not do any of such things.
As for why I am called the Bloody desman
Just when Sun Guangquan was about to exin, the merchant ship suddenly came to a full stop.
Naturally, when the merchant ship came to an abrupt stop, the three of them were not affected. However, the same could not be said for the things in the cabin.
Those all fell to the floor in a tter. Some porcin items even shattered.
Bai Lixi said suspiciously, Odd, why did the ship stop so suddenly?
Lets go out and take a look, Sun Guangquan suggested.
Dong! Dong! Dong!
Just as the three of them were about to go out, an urgent knocking came from the door, which was then opened. An attendant said, The three of you are cultivators, right? Please quickly gather on the deck.
Xiao Chen asked, What happened? Did we run into pirates?
The attendant squeezed out an ugly smile and said, Its something even more problematic than pirates. Its the ck Dragon Groups fleet.
The ck Dragon Group!
Bai Lixi and Sun Guangquan could not help but exchange looks. Could it be that they want us to help resist the ck Dragon Group? This is rather difficult.
The attendant said, No, it is the request of the ck Dragon Group. They want all the cultivators preparing to participate in the third grade Battlefield to gather on the deck.
The ck Dragon Group was the strongest power in the Boundless Sea. Their fleet was spread throughout all four corners of the Boundless Sea.
Five thousand years ago, the ck Dragon Group had a huge war with the Eastern Seas Divine Dragon Pce, resulting in the former upying half of the inds of the East Shallow Sea and bing the tyrant of the Boundless Sea.
One had to know that the Divine Dragon Pce was very powerful back then; they were recognized as the leader of the major powers of the four Shallow Seas. The old Dragon King had great prestige and countless sects in the four Shallow Seas would respond to his call.
However, the Divine Dragon Pce still lost in the end. The Old Dragon King died in the war and the four Shallow Seas no longer had a leader.
The ck Dragon Group had pulled down the top power and be the tyrant of the Four Seas from an Outer Sea power, monopolizing all the marine trade routes.
On the way to the deck, Bai Lixi gave Xiao Chen a brief exnation of some of the matters regarding the ck Dragon Group, which stirred Xiao Chens anxiety.
Xiao Chen had not expected the distant Boundless Sea to have such a huge power like the ck Dragon Group. He had never heard of them before in the continent.
Sun Guangquan said, However, the Divine Dragon Pce has be a lot stronger than they were in the past. Now, the ck Dragon Group does not have a strong hold over the East Shallow Sea anymore.
So dont overthink this. Lets go to the deck first and see what they are nning.
Hundreds of cultivators already stood on the vast deck of the merchant ship. Their cultivations were not low; the weakest was a Superior Grade Martial King.
Xiao Chen looked through the crowd and even found three half-step Martial Monarchs.
Six ck warships waited in front of the merchant ship. The warships had their cannon ports open and Ancient Demonic Energy Cannons peeking out, glistering with a cold light.
An Ancient Demonic Energy Cannon was very strong. If it were charged with an Inferior Grade Spirit Stone, one shot could heavily injure Martial Saints. If charged with Medial Grade Spirit Stones, it could heavily injure Inferior Grade Martial Kings easily.
If it were charged with Superior Grade Spirit Stones, even Martial Monarchs would have to be careful not to face the shot head-on.
Under the threat of several dozen Ancient Demonic Energy Cannons, the many cultivators on the deck all looked cautious; they did not dare to rx.
Dong! Dong! Dong!
Just at this moment, footsteps sounded from the hold of the ship; another cultivator came out.
When Xiao Chen looked back, he saw that this person had an exquisite and curvaceous body d in ck armor and two short swords on her back. She wore a half-face mask covering her face.
This persons ck pupils looked very deep and mysterious. Unexpectedly, Shi Feng was on board as well.
Xiao Chen had always been rather curious about this person. He wanted to know why she knew the nine secret techniques of Qingyun Peak.
However, when Xiao Chen saw the unapproachable aura she radiated, he gave up on thoughts of greeting her.
Xiu!
With everyone gathered together, five cultivators wearing ck leather Battle Armor flew over from the ck warships. Their auras were very dense and the person leading them was powerful. He was a half-step Martial Monarch.
That person had a handsome face, short hair, and spirited eyes; he looked very capable. He smiled faintly at the crowd and said, Let me introduce myself. I am an insignificant captain of the ck Dragon Groups Ninth Corps. My name is Jian Chenan.
A half-step Martial Monarch present said impatiently, Just get to the point; tell us why you stopped us here. Dont bother with this nonsense.
Despite being interrupted, Jian Chenan was not angry. He continued, Its nothing urgent or major. Dont you all want to go to the third grade Battlefield for your experiential training? You will be able to participate through my ck Dragon Group as well. Furthermore, we offer at least double the reward of the Divine Dragon Pce.
The moment Jian Chenan finished, discussions broke out in the crowd; double the reward was rather tempting.
However, some of the people who had been to the Deep Sea Battlefieldughed coldly to themselves without changing their expressions.
Bai Lixi said softly, Dont listen to him. The main borders of the third grade Battlefield are controlled by the Divine Dragon Pce. The ck Dragon Group only controls a small portion. Furthermore, they are not the main areas where the Demons are active. No matter how high the reward is, it is useless.
Jian Chenan continued, As long as you agree to go with us, we will immediately give you ten thousand Medial Grade Spirit Stones. When you return, we will give you another hundred thousand. Those who kill more Demons will even receive a higher reward.
The crowd immediately became restless. Some of the first-timers to the Boundless Sea were tempted. Ten thousand Medial Grade Spirit Stones were not a small sum.
After the whole thing ended, they could even obtain at least one hundred thousand Medial Grade Spirit Stones. Adding in what they would earn inside, if they did not die, it would be arge ie.
I am willing to go!
Immediately, a first-timer to the Boundless Sea thought about it and found it profitable. So he agreed.
Jian Chenan instantly took out several boxes of Spirit Stones and handed them to the other party. He smiled and said, You made the right decision;e aboard our ship.
That person counted the Spirit Stones and revealed a happy smile before jumping over to a warship.
I am willing too! I am willing
Seeing that someone had really obtained Spirit Stones, the number of people who agreed increased. Soon, most of the people left the ship.
Only about ten people who were aware of the situation did not move. Most of these people were peak Superior Grade Martial Kings. Some were half-step Martial Monarchs like Sun Guangquan.
Ten thousand Medial Grade Spirit Stones were not enough to move them. What they sought was real experiential training, to put themselves in life-or-death situations.
Only when their lives were in peril would their potential be unleashed and their cultivation increase. This ck Dragon Group could not satisfy this demand.
After everyone else went over to the ck Dragon Groups warships, Jian Chenan looked at the remaining cultivators and said, Thank you, everyone, for not causing any trouble. You are the true elites. You are also very clear on the situation of the Deep Sea Battlefield. Your treatment will be more than double that of the previous group of people.
Bai Lixi mocked, What do you mean? You speak as if we have agreed. I dont seem to recall saying that we will go with you.
Sun Guangquan quietly sent a voice transmission to Xiao Chen, Prepare to abandon ship and head towards the west. That is a region that the Divine Dragon Pce controls. Do not sink into the water; there are sea monsters there that are hard to deal with.
Xiao Chens heart sank. It seemed that he would be caught in the struggles between two peak powers in this experiential training.
Another half-step Martial Monarch said, It is not like your ck Dragon Group hasplete control over the Boundless Sea. When we arrive at the Divine Dragon Pces territory, you will not be able to do anything to us.
Jian Chenans expression sank as he smiled coldly. You think you can get there? This is all I will say: If you want to go, you will go! Even if you do not want to go, you will still go!
Go!
The remaining people on the deck were decisive people. When they saw that the situation was irreconcble, they did not hesitate to abandon ship and flee quickly.
Xiao Chen also flew towards the west right away. His figure flickered and in a few breaths, he had moved a thousand meters.
Jian Chenans expression remained calm; he was not too surprised. He returned to his warship and waved his hand. Kill them all; leave none alive.
Boom!
The Ancient Demonic Energy Cannons on the warships were already charged with Spirit Stones. Light instantly exploded out and a horrifying Spirit Energy poured forth in the form of resplendent beams of light heading for the fleeing cultivators.
Xiao Chen had kept his Spiritual Sense extended. He instantly felt ten beams of lightsing towards him. If these beams of light struck him, he would be heavily injured or die.
A bolt of lightning shed; Xiao Chen used Lightning Evasion to move a hundred meters instantly.
Miserable cries resounded. In an instant, four or five peak Superior Grade Martial Kings fell.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Before the group had time to think, the six warships rose into the sky and fired their cannons again. The remaining people used cloning techniques to reduce the number of shots being fired at them.
Some directly shed head-on with the energy shells, weakening the might of the energy shells. Some used exquisite Movement Techniques to dodge.
However, the six warships chased them in an unhurried manner, like venomous snakes, intent on sending them all to their deaths.
When the cultivators dealt with the energy shells, they would end up slowing down. The distance between them and the warships narrowed.
Sun Guangquan said to Xiao Chen, Lets split up. Old Bai and I have our ways of protecting ourselves. We will try to gather together afterwards.
Xiao Chen nodded to indicate his agreement. This was all they could do for now. If they remained together, they would present a bigger target.
Chi! Chi!
The six warshipsfor a total of sixty Ancient Demonic Energy Cannonsnever stopped firing.
Xiao Chen executed the Azure Dragon Cloud Soaring Art to its limit, twisting and moving about in the sky.
Whether flying or firing the Ancient Demonic Energy Cannons, the warships would have to exhaust arge amount of Spirit Stones.
The warships would not chase after them endlessly. All the cultivators had to do was persevere till the end, and they would be able to shake off the pursuit.
However, this was easy to say but difficult to aplish. From the original ten-odd people, they were now left with only seven or eight.
At this moment, the difference between the half-step Martial Monarchs and the rest was clearly visible.
Chapter 499 - Nine Secret Techniques of Qingyun Peak
Chapter 499: Nine Secret Techniques of Qingyun Peak
The three half-step Martial Monarchs were at the very front. As long as they persevered awhile longer, they would escape the range of the energy shells.
What Xiao Chen found even more bbergasting was Bai Lixi. This fellow relied on his physical bodys powerful defense and the five or six Secret Treasures on him to totally ignore the energy shells. He endured a few attacks and was in front of everyone else.
Xiao Chens chest tightened. If these people got out of range, the cannons would focus on him and the other weaker cultivators, making their situation even more difficult.
I cannot drag this out. I have to use my trump cards. Otherwise, I will not even have the opportunity to use them.
After Xiao Chen made up his mind, he no longer hesitated. A silver warship came out of his right eye and he quickly boarded at lightning speed.
Bang! Bang!
A few beams of light immediately struck the silver warship, shaking it heavily. Xiao Chen stomped down, stabilized the ship, and quickly flew towards the west.
With the warship to take the attacks for him, Xiao Chen no longer had to worry. There was no need for him to dodge. So his speed increased.
However, the silver warship did not have any defensive formations. It would notst long. Soon, cracks appeared on it.
Xiao Chen did not care about the cracks on the ship. He simply pressed on, rushing away at full speed.
The formations on the Blood me Shoes started to glow; its secret technique was ready for activation.
Bang!
Finally, the silver warship could no longer endure. It shattered into countless spots of lights before returning to Xiao Chens right eye.
Xiao Chen did not panic at all. The instant the warship shattered, he activated the secret technique of the Blood me Shoes; his speed instantly rocketed to Mach 4.
Xiao Chen turned into a purple beam of light and moved far away in a sh, leaving the energy shells targeting him far behind.
In another five hundred meters, Xiao Chen would be out of range for the Ancient Demonic Energy Cannons. However, he had now attracted a lot of attention.
Furthermore, the half-step Martial Monarchs had already fled out of the range of the cannons. The next wave of attacks would be more ferocious than before.
Its time to go for broke and risk everything!
Xiao Chens expression turned grave as he ced his right hand on the hilt of his saber. He closed his eyes and used his Spiritual Sense to locate all the beams of light targeting him.
Xiao Chen focused himself. His state of thunder and saber intent quietly brewed.
Suddenly, he opened his eyes and shouted, Break! The Lunar Shadow Saber turned into a bolt of lightning as it left its scabbard.
It was like Xiao Chen had grown eyes behind his head. He attacked twelve times, sending purple saber Qi infused with the boundless saber intent and state of thunder at the resplendent beams of light.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Intense explosions resounded in the air. Shock waves surged and space fluctuated.
Xiao Chen expended three quarters of his Essence on these twelve attacks. This was the strongest attack he could burst forth with in one breath.
After he finished the twelve attacks, he seemed drained. Sweat poured out of his forehead. However, the nine powerful beams of light heading for him were forcibly blocked.
Back on the deck of the ck Dragon Groups gship, Jian Chenan saw the white figure breaking the nine energy shells from the Ancient Demonic Energy Cannons. Astonishment filled his face.
This was the first time Jian Chenan saw such a young person explode out with such strength in such a short span of time.
Even the people from the older generations found this feat difficult to do. Even if they had dense Essence, if their explosive force was not strong enough, they might not be capable of it.
When Jian Chenan saw that Xiao Chen managed to escape the range of the cannons, he asked the cultivators from the Tianwu Continent, Who is this person? Do you know him?
He seems to the the Great Qin Nations White Robed desman. However, I am not sure if that is him. It is hard to be certain, someone said softly.
The White Robed desman Jian Chenan frowned and shook his head. I hope he is just an ordinary genius. Otherwise, it would be problematic if we happened to let such a genius escape.
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Xiao Chen sat on the surface of the vast sea. All he saw was surging waves. As he sat there, he let the waves push him forward.
Xiao Chen held four Medial Grade Spirit Stones in his hands as he quickly restored his exhausted Essence. He had exhausted too much Essence earlier and had to replenish it as soon as possible.
The Boundless Sea might look very calm and void of danger, but he could end up in the belly of a ferocious sea monster at any moment.
After one hour, Xiao Chenpletely drained the four Medial Grade Spirit Stones; he managed to barely replenish half his Essence. However, that was sufficient for self-protection.
Xiao Chen tossed away the drained Spirit Stones and looked down into the sea. The deep sea waters could not obstruct his vision.
Xiao Chen saw strange ck fish at a depth of over a hundred meters. They were about the size of his palm and covered in sharp scales.
There were so many. Xiao Chen was bbergasted. A rough count came to at least a thousand. No wonder Sun Guangquan specially reminded him not to enter the water.
While Xiao Chen could have avoided the cannon shots that way, he would probably have died even faster under the jaws of these strange fish.
Xiao Chen stood up and studied his surroundings. The earlier chaos had separated him from Bai Lixi and Sun Guangquan.
Xiao Chen withdrew his gaze and realized he faced a huge difficulty: on this vast sea, every direction looked the same.
No matter what direction he faced, he saw only boundless water.
The sky was currently dark, the sun hidden. There was nothing illuminating the sky, so he could not determine his direction.
Xiao Chen revealed a helpless smile. Even though he managed to survive a major attack, he was stumped by this small problem.
Since he could not tell direction, it was best for him to stay put, to avoid going in the wrong direction. He intended to wait until it was night to see the stars, so he could use them to orient himself.
All Xiao Chen had to do was wait for a few hours. There was no need to panic.
He could do nothing now, but there was no need to waste this time. So, he pulled out the Lunar Shadow Saber and quietly practiced the Four Season Saber Technique.
The Four Season Saber Technique had only five moves: Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter, and the Cycle of Seasons.
However, each move had a lot of variations; there was nothing fixed. The moves depended on each individuals understanding. The various scenes of the four seasons would be infused into their Saber Techniques, creating their own unique mysterious phenomena.
For example, Bai Shuiheprehended the concept of rtive warmth from the waters of Spring. The corresponding state would be water.
However, Xiao Chenprehended the thunder of Spring: First p of Spring Thunder, Ten Thousand Beasts Cry Out.
In Xiao Chens original world, people called the first p of thunder in spring as spring thunder.
During the long winter, the beasts of the world entered hibernation. This spring thunder was the rm clock that woke all the beasts up.
After a long and silent winter, when the spring thunder roared, all the beasts cried out to announce that spring had arrived.
This was the state Xiao Chenprehended from this move, the state of spring thunder. Calling out to ten thousand beasts to cry out: Winter had ended and spring had arrived. The natural cycle cannot be stopped!
As for Summer, Autumn, and Winter, Xiao Chen was still thinking about them; he did not have any concepts about them yet.
Sun Guangquan had given him many suggestions, helping Xiao Chen broaden his mind and be more cautious.
Xiao Chen continuously tried to perfect this move on the calm sea. However, whenever he reached the point of bursting forth with power, he stopped.
Xiao Chen kept feeling that he was missing something. If he let the move burst forth that way, he would not achieve the effect that he intended.
So, Xiao Chen kept practicing tirelessly on the sea. Every time he performed the move, he would stop at the very, veryst moment and start all over again.
This continued for an unknown number of cycles. Unawares, he sank deep into theprehension of this move.
Xiao Chen forgot where he was or what his purpose here was. He even forgot who he was. All he remembered was the saber.
Without Xiao Chen noticing, a pretty ck figure appeared a thousand meters behind him. This figure watched him with interest for quite a long time.
However, after the girl saw Xiao Chens exquisite Saber Technique stopping at thest moment and restarting again and again, she felt very depressed.
The exquisite Saber Technique attracted Shi Fengs attention at first sight. She wanted to see how it would erupt out and shake heaven and earth.
However, the fellow before Shi Feng seemed to be brainless; he always stopped at the most exciting moment and started over again.
This happened several times before Shi Feng could no longer stand it. I say, will you just let it burst forth? It feels very unsatisfying to see you stop at the most critical moment. Do you know how irritating it feels?
The sudden voice roused Xiao Chen from his self-forgetfulness. He pulled back his saber and sheathed it. Then, he turned his head to take a look. Shi Feng had arrived before him some time ago.
Xiao Chen smiled bitterly. I want to let it burst forth too, but I am still missing some inspiration. If I force it out, this move would be severely weakened.
The Four Season Saber Technique was very different from ordinary Martial Techniques. It paid a lot of attention to the state; its form was only secondary.
If one made the move burst forth forcibly with an iplete state, the might of the Saber Technique would be greatly diminished. And once it was set, it would be difficult to change.
Spring, Summer, Autumn, and Winter flowed in a cycle. If the previous season was not dealt with properly, it would greatly affect the next move.
Thus, Xiao Chen had to perfect this first moveFirst p of Spring Thunder, Ten Thousand Beasts Cry Outbefore he could let it burst forth.
Shi Feng said, In that case, you are extraordinarily silly. Since you know that youck that inspiration, why are you still standing here like a fool? You might as well rush to gather with the Divine Dragon Pces people.
Shrugging his shoulders, Xiao Chen exined, I am lost; I do not know which way to go. I can only wait for night to fall. Since I am just waiting, I might as well practice.
Shi Feng shook her head and said, I really do not know what you are thinking. You did not even make any preparations when you came to the Boundless Sea. The waves will be very huge at night. Come with me. I have some navigation tools.
Unexpectedly, Shi Feng was so approachable.
Xiao Chen thanked Shi Feng and followed behind her, moving to the west on the calm sea.
Along the way, Xiao Chen asked, I have been very curious; who taught you the nine secret techniques of Qingyun Peak? Those are the secret techniques of the Heavenly Saber Pavilions Qingyun Peak that would not be passed on to outsiders.
When Shi Feng heard that, she was slightly stunned. She said, My adoptive father taught them to me. However, he did not say that they were Qingyun Peaks nine secret techniques. This is my first time hearing that.
Xiao Chen suddenly thought of something, remembering a possibility that he had considered in the past. He asked, Is your adoptive father called Leng Tianhe?
Shi Feng stoppedpletely and looked back. Her eyes filled with suspicion as she said, How did you know?
Indeed, Xiao Chen had guessed it. Aside from the Pavilion Masters bloodline, no one else from the other Peaks would be able to learn Qingyun Peaks nine secret techniques.
Chapter 500 - Entering the Third Grade Battlefield
Chapter 500: Entering the Third Grade Battlefield
Furthermore, most people would have to swear an oath on their heart demon to not leak the secret techniques. Only someone like Leng Tianhe could ignore these rules.
Xiao Chen asked somewhat excitedly, Where is your adoptive father now?
Xiao Chen could finally hand over the Divine Weapon. This item with him was a hidden danger. Once it was exposed, he would not survive even if he had nine lives.
Shi Fengs gaze turned cautious as she countered, What are you nning?
IInothing, I was just asking. Can you tell me? I would like to seek advice from him. After all, Ie from the Heavenly Saber Pavilion.
Xiao Chen wanted to tell the truth. However, when he thought about it, the Divine Weapon was an important manner that he should not speak of easily. So Xiao Chen could only lie.
Shi Feng said coldly, You are hemming and hawing. I can tell with one nce that you are lying. No way I am telling you.
Xiao Chen smiled and did not deny it. There was no rush to this matter. At least he had found a clue. All he had to do was follow this clue and he would be able to find Leng Tianhe.
The two continued moving forward. Xiao Chen found the masked girl very interesting as they chatted along the way.
He discovered that Shi Feng was different from what he expected. She was not as cold as she looked. Although she kept her guard up against him, it was not overtly so.
Speaking of which, why do you wear a mask? Is your true appearance something that cannot be seen? Xiao Chen asked another question that he had wondered about.
Shi Feng said indifferently, My adoptive father told me to wear it. He said that when I fight, I cannot control my emotions, allowing my opponents to read me.
Xiao Chen asked curiously, In that case, if you can never control your emotions, wont you have to wear this mask forever?
She replied coldly, Are you cursing me?
He smiled and said, How can that be? You are overthinking this. I really want to see you remove your mask and see your true appearance.
When Shi Feng heard this, she said, You will. My first purpose in going the Battlefield is to remove my mask.
Whats the second purpose?
To improve myself and defeat you. I had never been defeated by someone of the same generation before you. So, you best not die in the Battlefield.
bbergasted, Xiao Chen asked, Speaking of which, are you guiding me now because you are afraid that something would happen to me, and then after you improve, you would not be able to find a whetstone to sharpen yourself further?
Shi Feng nodded and smiled. That is absolutely correct. However, the whetstone is one for swords, not sabers; I cultivate the sword, not the saber.
[Note: There are two words for whetstone here ĥʯ and ĥʯ. The first literally means stone for sharpening sabers and the second is stone for sharpening swords. When Xiao Chen spoke, he used the saber one.]
Xiao Chen immediately felt very depressed. No wonder Shi Feng was so kind; she had such an agenda. In that case, I better curse you to not be able to remove your mask forever.
Xiu!
Shi Feng drew her twin swords and sent two strands of sharp sword Qi at Xiao Chen.
Shi Feng attacked on a whim. Xiao Chen was startled and quickly tilted his body to dodge. The two strands of sword Qi brushed past him and created huge waves on the sea.
In that case, you, a person with a poor sense of direction, can continue forward by yourself. This Miss will not apany you further.
Shi Feng sheathed her swords and shed forward, ignoring Xiao Chen. In a few breaths, she disappeared from Xiao Chens sight.
I really still do not understand how women think. They change on a whim. Xiao Chen felt very depressed as he watched Shi Feng vanish.
I should just wait. After all, it will be night soon. At that time, I just have to keep heading west.
Burble Just at this moment, the sea in front of him suddenly became turbulent.
Xiao Chen took ten steps back as his expression changed. He ced his right hand on the saber hilt and cautiously observed the situation.
Chi!
A huge azure dragon head came out of the water. The dragon head was made out of metal and the water did not cling to it. The dragon mouth opened with a ka ca sound.
Two middle-aged men in purple robes jumped out of the dragon mouth. The sides of the purple robes were embroidered with gold and an azure dragon at their backs.
Are you here to participate in the third grade Battlefield? You just have to reply yes or no.
The person on the right spoke very fast. When he saw Xiao Chen nod, he said, Very well, get aboard. We are from the Divine Dragon Pce.
Xiao Chen was not in a rush to board. Instead, he asked, Do you have any proof?
When the person on the left heard that, he frowned and said impatiently, You are just a mere Medial Grade Martial King; why are you spouting so much nonsense? Juste in when youre told to.
However, the person who had spoken first did not bother trying to argue. He took out amand medallion and said, This is themand medallion of a Divine Dragon Pces outer sect elder. It is definitely real. Please hurry up. We are in the periphery of the Outer Sea that is in the ck Dragon Groups control. We cannot linger for too long.
After Xiao Chen saw the medallion, he no longer hesitated. He followed behind the two and entered the dragon mouth.
The dragon mouth closed and the metal dragon quickly sank into the sea and proceeded on its way.
Xiao Chen followed the two into the body of the dragon and discovered the interior to be like a small pce. There were Night Pearls on the ceiling to illuminate the passage, so it was not dark.
The group arrived at a hall and Xiao Chen saw that there were about ten-odd people there. They were cultivators who were going to the third grade Battlefield like him, but he did not see Bai Lixi or Sun Guangquan.
The atmosphere in this ce was quite heavy. Xiao Chen immediately found a corner, sat down, and closed his eyes to recuperate.
After the two Divine Dragon Pce outer sect elders brought Xiao Chen here, they did not linger. Instead, they quickly headed off anxiously.
I heard that this time, seventy percent of the cultivators here to participate in the Battlefield were abducted by the ck Dragon Group. Ten percent were killed and only twenty percent managed to escape.
Now, we have only twenty percent of the usual number of people. This Battlefield is going to be much harder than usual. Probably only ten percent will survive.
The ck Dragon Group seems to be making a big move. The Divine Dragon Pce has been rising very fast recently. It would be hard for twenty percent of the usual number of people to eliminate the Demons of the third grade Battlefield.
It seems like this is a bad time. Unexpectedly, the ck Dragon Group and the Divine Dragon Pce are at war. Im not sure if this is a good or bad thing for us.
He he! Fortune or disaster would depend on how you look at it. A more intense Battlefield would mean better experiential training. There would be no point to it if it were too easy.
When the dragon submerged, some people in the hall sighed, some were excited, and some were indifferent; there were many reactions.
Xiao Chen felt the Azure-Dragon-shaped warship surface and submerge another three or four times, bringing in another five or six people.
After moving underwater for a long time, they finally surfaced and soared into the sky, flying amidst the clouds.
After flying for an entire night, they finally arrived at a small ind.
The two Divine Dragon Pce outer sect elders who had led Xiao Chen in entered the hall and said to the crowd in an unhurried manner, We have arrived. Please disembark!
Xiao Chen opened his eyes and slowly followed the crowd and emerged from the dragon mouth.
Xiao Chen looked around and found himself surrounded by hundreds of Azure-Dragon-shaped warships parked on the huge drill grounds.
Countless cultivators came out from the dragon mouths and gathered together. There were at least two thousand people.
Xiao Chen felt astonished. Just twenty percent meant more than two thousand people. This meant that if everyone was here, there would have been at least ten thousand people.
The two thousand people present were the people who managed to escape the pursuit of the ck Dragon Group; they were all elites.
The weakest of them were peak Superior Grade Martial Kings. About one third of them were half-step Martial Monarchs.
Xiao Chen continued looking around and finally discovered Bai Lixi and Sun Guangquan. So, he quickly moved through the crowds and went over to them.
Bai Lixiughed loudly and said, I knew that nothing would happen to you. Indeed, it is as I have expected; you are not even injured.
Xiao Chen nodded slightly before saying, I heard some things on the warship. This time, it seems like only twenty percent of the usual number will be participating in this Battlefield.
Nodding, Bai Lixi said, I dont know what the ck Dragon Group is doing, but that is a matter between them and the Divine Dragon Pce; it has nothing to do with us. For us, it might be a good thing.
Sun Guangquan added, The third grade Battlefield is not as horrifying as you imagine. The strength of the Demons would not exceed Martial Monarchs. Fewer people merely means that we have to kill more.
Xiao Chen then asked, So what exactly is our mission in the Battlefield?
Bai Lixi answered, It is very simple, we just have to kill Demons. Every Demon we kill will give us some points. We can use these points to exchange for Medial Grade Spirit Stones or even Superior Grade Spirit Stones with the Divine Dragon Pce.
Xiao Chen said in shock, We can even get Superior Grade Spirit Stones?
Bai Lixi smiled and answered, Of course. The Spirit Veins of the Deep Sea are much better than those of the continent. Why else do you think there are so many peopleing to the Battlefield?
Experiential training for cultivators is phrasing it nicely. In fact, every Deep Sea Battlefield is a threat to the Divine Dragon Pce. Once there are too many Demons, and the resources be insufficient, the Demons will plunder the nearby inds.
You understand what I mean right?
Xiao Chen nodded his understanding. Simply put, the Divine Dragon Pce did not have enough manpower and were spending Spirit Stones to hire people to help.
Cultivators could undergo experiential training here and raise theirbat experience as well as obtain Spirit Stones. This was killing two birds with one stone. No wonder there were so many people.
Elder Feng, everyone is here. This disciple counted the number of people and there are only 2,300 people. The rest had been abducted by the ck Dragon Group. A middle-aged man in purple robes respectfully reported to an old man on a tform in the drill grounds.
This old mans name was Feng Buyu. He was a Martial Monarch and a Divine Dragon Pce inner sect elder. He was also the overseer of this third grade Battlefield.
[Note: Feng Buyus name means the wind does not speak. Not sure if this is going to be a pun on his character.]
Feng Buyu muttered, Just ignore the matter of the ck Dragon Group. Naturally, our superiors will find an countermeasure. Two thousand elites is barely sufficient. Gather all of them and lets begin.
I obey yourmands!
The purple-robed man left to carry out his orders, issuing some instructions. All the outer sect elders immediately moved to gather Xiao Chen and the others together.
Ka ca! Ka ca!
All the Azure Dragon warships opened up in the middle and joined together.
Shortly after that, before Xiao Chens astonished gaze, they formed a huge rectangr tform. Hundreds of dragon heads lined the sides of the tform.
Bai Lixi patted Xiao Chens shoulders and said, Dont be too astonished. This is just the Divine Dragon Pces Divine Dragon Warship. When you reach the Battlefield, you will seerger ones. Lets go.
Chapter 501 - Battlefield Begins
Chapter 501: Battlefield Begins
After all two-thousand-odd cultivators jumped onto the huge tform, it immediately rose into the air, floating there quietly.
Chi! Chi!
Fifteen dragon heads blew out a strong wind and the Divine Dragon Warship shot forward quickly. Despite carrying two-thousand-odd people, it moved at a speed close to Mach 4.
The surrounding scenery shed by quickly. After traveling for more than fifty kilometers, the sky turned gray and dark clouds churned in the sky.
The farther they went, the darker the clouds became. Eventually, they were just ck,pletely blocking out the sun.
When everyone looked down, the azure seawater had turned blood-red. A faint bloody scent wafted through the air.
Thebination of this scent and the tang of the salty seawater made one very ufortable.
Xiao Chen frowned. Aside from smelling that bloody scent, he could clearly sense resentment as well.
When one stood within the resentment of a dead person, it would make one feel difort and apply a faint pressure on ones spirit.
Xiao Chen, you can sense that pressure on your spirit, right? said Sun Guangquan, who had been silent all the while.
Nodding, Xiao Chenmented, Yes. It would be difficult for ordinary cultivators to bring out their full power under such circumstances.
Sun Guangquan smiled and added, Thats right. When we arrive at the Battlefield, the closer we are to the core area, the stronger this pressure will be. It is more challenging, but it will also temper your Mental Energy. This is why so many half-step Martial Monarchse here as well.
While they spoke, a huge Divine Dragon Warship appeared before everyone. It was more than eight kilometers long and one kilometer wide.
It looked like a small city flying in the air. No wonder Bai Lixi said that there was no need to be too astonished at the warship under them.
The warship before them looked very tyrannical. It was on a different scale, likeparing an infant to an adult.
Figures wearing purple robes flew out from the huge warship, emitting killing Qi.
Bang!
The warship that Xiao Chen and the others were on docked with the huge tyrannical warship. Everyone walked over to the huge tyrannical warship like it was level ground.
Exquisite tents were pitched on the huge warship. A few Ancient Demonic Energy Cannons could be seen every hundred meters.
Feng Buyu led the Divine Dragon Pces people over to the crowd and exined the situation on the Battlefield. It was very simr to what Bai Lixi had told Xiao Chen.
After Feng Buyu spoke, someone came over and distributed a jade pendant to everyone. An Azure Flood Dragon was carved on the front of the jade pendant. This was the symbol of the Divine Dragon Pce.
There were hundreds of horizontal and vertical lines on the back, forming a grid of at least ten thousand small boxes.
ck dots will appear in the boxes for every Demon you kill. One ck dot represents one point. You can use this jade pendant at the cantonment to redeem the things that you want.
The person who gave Xiao Chen the jade pendant exined its purpose in detail to him.
After the jade pendants were distributed, all the cultivators immediately left the warship. They headed towards the darkness in the sky.
Xiao Chen felt a little depressed. He said, The Battlefield started just like that? Are there no rules and regtions?
Bai Lixi smiled and said, It is not that the Divine Dragon Pce does not want to talk about rules or regtions. Its just that Demons do not follow any rules or regtions. All you have to do in this Battlefield is kill all the Demons you see.
I will take my leave first! Ill see you twoter!
Sun Guangquan cupped his hands at Xiao Chen and Bai Lixi before jumping towards the boundless scarlet sea.
Xiao Chen found his departure strange. He asked, Is Elder Brother Sun not going with us?
Bai Lixi exined, His purpose ining here is to go to the core area of the Battlefield. He will note out until he breaks through to Martial Monarch. His purpose is different from ours.
As Xiao Chen watched Sun Guangquan leave, he could not help but feel solemn. Such determination meant that Sun Guangquan was prepared to die.
Failure meant death. Although Sun Guangquan enjoyed fame and was strong enough that he would not be defeated by anyone below a Martial Monarch; he was nothing if a Martial Monarch did make a move.
Sun Guangquan was a proud person. Naturally, he would not be willing to remain stuck at half-step Martial Monarch forever. Even if he lost his life trying, he would be satisfied doing it.
Xiao Chen withdrew his gaze. He looked at Bai Lixi and said, Your purpose should be different from mine as well, right?
Bai Lixi nodded and smiled. Thest time, I only moved around the periphery. This time, I want to give the inner area a try. This is your first time here. It is best if you stay in the periphery. Be careful. I will be taking my leave as well.
The threes strengths were different. Sun Guangquan was the strongest followed by Bai Lixi. Xiao Chen was the weakest. Naturally, the ce they trained at would be different.
Xiao Chen did not find this too surprising. He muttered, Since Sun Guangquan can make an oath that he will note out until he is a Martial Monarch, then I, Xiao Chen, will make an oath as well. I also will note out until I be a half-step Martial Monarch!
Deep Sea Battlefield, here Ie! Xiao Chen thought to himself.
Xiao Chen had a resolute gaze, not hesitating to jump off the Divine Dragon Warship and enter the boundless scarlet sea.
Xiao Chen walked on the scarlet sea with a calm expression. asionally, cultivators would rush past him, leaving him far behind.
Xiao Chen was not in a rush. He continued to walk calmly like this. One hourter, three small inds appeared before him.
The inds were very small; they seemed to be only a few hundred meters wide. Many talisman scripts floated around each islet, forming an interlinked defensive formation.
The formations of the three islets seemed to be faintly interlinked as they gave off an indistinct spiritual light.
If the earlier Divine Dragon Warship was considered the main cantonment, these three islets would be an outpost. Its purpose was to allow the troops to make preparations for an attack.
Countless cultivators flew miserably to the islets through the pitch-dark sky.
Immediately, cultivators would rush over to check their injuries and treat them. It seemed that these islets were not just an outpost but also a supply station and critical care center.
This friend in front, please wait for a while.
Someone called out from behind, so Xiao Chen looked back. He saw a small team of ten people rushing over to him.
The person leading them wore blue heavy armor with a great sword on his back. He had thick eyebrows and a wide forehead. On first nce, one could tell that he is a cultivator who used brute force.
This person was a peak Superior Grade Martial King and looked very alert. Xiao Chen turned around and asked, Whats the matter?
That person smiled and said, Let me introduce myself first. I am Wu Quan, a disciple of the Great Chu Nations Great Sword Gate. These are thepanions that I have invited toe with me. We are preparing to enter the Battlefield together. I noticed that you are a peak Medial Grade Martial King. Why dont youe with us?
Once we go past these three inds, we will be in the Battlefield. It would be easier if we worked together as a team.
Xiao Chen thought about it for a while. Then, he cupped his hands and smiled, In that case, many thanks, Brother Wu. However, my cultivation realm is lower; wouldnt I slow you guys down?
Wu Quan smiled. You wont. Cultivation Realm is not the only indication of a personsbat prowess. I noticed that you are able to walk on water freely; your shoes are not even wet. You must be very skilled at Movement Techniques. My team is short of such people.
Xiao Chen smiled and did not say anymore. He epted the invitation.
He did not know what this Deep Sea Battlefield was like. It would be good for him to join a team and familiarize himself with the environment first.
Following that, Wu Quan introduced Xiao Chen to everyone. Aside from Wu Quan, the rest snorted disdainfully at Xiao Chen, clearly showing their disinterest.
In their group, although there were no half-step Martial Monarchs, there was no one weaker than Superior Grade Martial King. So, they all looked down on the Medial Grade Martial King Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly and ignored them. Then, he followed the team forward.
The farther in they got, the darker the clouds became. It looked like ink was spilled in the sky, blotting out all the sunlight.
Although it was clearly day, the entire ce seemed dark. They could see only five hundred meters around them. If they wanted to see farther, they would have to circte their Essence to their eyes to do so.
No wind blew across the surface of the sea. The faint bloody scent in the air seemed very dense, making everyone ufortable.
The resentment felt very heavy, putting a formless, substantial pressure on their spirits.
Xiao Chen, weve already arrived at the Deep Sea Battlefield. Go look around. If you see any Demons,e back and let us know.
The person who spoke was the vice-captain of the teamPing Xingteng. Like Wu Quan, he was a peak Superior Grade Martial King. However, he looked down on Xiao Chen a lot.
When Wu Quan invited Xiao Chen, Ping Xingteng had a very unsightly expression on his face. However, as Wu Quan was the captain, Ping Xingteng could not voice his displeasure and had to endure it.
Xiao Chen was not very happy with Ping Xingtengsmanding tone. However, he did not say anything. He just quickly left the ce.
After fifteen minutes, Xiao Chen returned. He said calmly, There are ten middle-ranked Blood Demons three kilometers to the southeast. There are six or seven of the Ghost Race five kilometers to the north. There are dozens of high-ranked Shadow Demons six kilometers to the east. As for the nearest Demons in the other directions, they are currently fighting with other cultivators.
Beforeing, Xiao Chen had read some books, so he had a simple understanding of the eighteen races of Demons. Thus, he could identify the Demons in the Battlefield by name.
Wu Quan smiled and said, Brother Xiao is indeed skilled at Movement Techniques. There probably are not many people who can do this. You have saved us a lot of effort.
Ping Xingteng smiled coldly, What is the point of being good at Movement Techniques? Is that of any help when we are fighting?
Xiao Chen did not wish to argue with Ping Xingteng. So he smiled and said, Brother Ping is right. I will just watchter and not give you guys any trouble.
Ping Xingtengs lips twitched. Its good that you know. Wu Quan, what do you think? Which of the three directions should we go?
Wu Quan analyzed it for a while before saying, The Ghost Race is hard to deal with; we will not go to the north. The Shadow Demons are weak but they are problematic inrge numbers. Lets go to the southeast. We can safely deal with ten middle-ranked Blood Demons if we put in some effort.
I think so as well. They are just middle-ranked Blood Demons. They are not too powerful, Ping Xingteng said as he nodded.
Xiao Chen had encountered middle-ranked Blood Demons before in the Demon Battlefield. They were about as strong as a Superior Grade Martial King.
However, everybody was experiencing a suppression on their Mental Energy in the Deep Sea Battlefield, which would prevent them from bringing out more than ny percent of their strength. Furthermore, this was Demon territory; the Demons strength would not be affected.
Chapter 502 - Executing Blood Demons
Chapter 502: Executing Blood Demons
During long battles, they had to be cautious while dealing with Demons. Otherwise, the tables might turn on them.
Everyone moved quickly and they covered the distance of three kilometers in twenty minutes. Soon, the Blood Demons appeared before everyone.
Ping Xingteng waved his hand and a saber appeared. He smiled maniacally and said, I will take the lead. Lets see how strong the Blood Demons are in this Deep Sea Battlefield.
Almost everyone else drew their weapons as well and followed closely behind him. They all seemed extremely excited.
Boom! Boom!
The scarlet sea surged withrge waves. Ping Xingteng was quite strong. When his attack suddenly burst forth, he heavily injured a middle-ranked Blood Demon in three strikes.
However, Ping Xingteng ended up surrounded by the other nine Blood Demons. Wu Quan drew the great sword on his back and shouted, Go help him!
Dang! Dang! Dang!
The scene instantly became very chaotic. The members of this makeshift team did not have any rapport with one another. They merely rushed over and attacked the Blood Demons, fighting individual battles.
The advantage of numbers instantly disappeared. When the scarlet water sshed up and struck some of the cultivators faces, they even panicked for a while.
Xiao Chen shook his head to himself. However, he could not stand by and do nothing. He could only move around and quickly help out anyone in mortal danger. He tirelessly distracted the Blood Demons.
The only person present who caught Xiao Chens regard was the team captainWu Quan. This person was very courageous. When he saw that something was wrong, he immediately attracted the attention of three Blood Demons.
His action reduced the pressure on the rest of the team. On the other hand, although Ping Xingteng was strong, he was only interested in ughtering the Blood Demon he dealt with, ignoring everything that went on around him.
This battle continued for an hour. After five people were lightly injured, they managed to turn the situation to their favor.
This is great! Ha ha ha ha! Ping Xingteng wiped off the blood on his face as he roared in excitement. Then he swung his saber in order to kill the final Blood Demon.
Wu Quan quickly stopped Ping Xingteng and said, Brother Ping, wait for a while. The point from this Blood Demon should be given to Xiao Chen. After all, he was the one who discovered the Blood Demons. Otherwise, we would not have been able to find these Blood Demons. You have already obtained two points.
As the team captain, Wu Quan was very responsible. Even though he had handled three Blood Demons, he only dealt the final blow to one of them.
He gave the final blow for the other two Blood Demons to his teammates, obtaining only one point for himself.
Ping Xingteng stopped unhappily. Then he said to Xiao Chen, Thats right. You can have this Blood Demon, then.
Xiao Chen waved it off and said indifferently, There is no need. The amount of points here is insufficient to distribute to everyone. I will not create more trouble in this regard.
Ping Xingteng chuckled. Brat, you are really tactful. I will not stand on ceremony, then!
He swung his saber and killed the Blood Demon. One more ck dot appeared on his jade pendant.
Wu Quan shook his head. Ping Xingteng had killed these three Blood Demons with his own strength. There was nothing much Wu Quan could say about that.
Following that was the distribution of spoils. The middle-ranked Blood Demons might not have carried a lot of valuable items, but under Wu Quans distribution, everyone got something.
The heads of the ten Blood Demons were given to the five injured people. Wu Quan exined to Xiao Chen that these heads could be exchanged for Medicinal Pills or Spirit Herbs at the outpost.
Under normal circumstances, no one would have any opinion about letting the injured cultivators have the heads.
After the team rested for fifteen minutes, they continued on their way. Xiao Chen scouted ahead for them and never failed to find suitable prey.
Unexpectedly, after fighting for a day, no one was heavily injured. Those hurt suffered only minor injuries; they would recover theirbat prowess after some first aid.
When night fell, the dark clouds above became even darker. Now, it was so dark that they could not see their fingers when they stretched their hands out.
When Wu Quan saw someone taking out a Night Pearl for light, he quickly stopped that person. Dont do that. The moment you take out the Night Pearl, you will attract all the Demons in the periphery. At that time, you will not survive even if you have nine lives.
That person was startled and quickly stopped his movements. Wu Quan flipped his hand and took out a house the size of his palm.
After Wu Quan formed some hand seals, the house erged and became normal sized; it looked magical.
Wu Quan smiled and said, This is a Secret Treasure that I found by coincidence. It is useless in battle but it is ideal for resting. Come in!
There were tables and chairs in the house, as well as all the other necessary furniture. There was even a stove for cooking. Night Pearls iid into the ceiling illuminated the rooms. However, this light did not escape the house at all.
Wu Quan smiled and said, Have a rest here first. Tonight, Xiao Chen and I will take the first watch.
A cold wind blew at night. However, the scarlet sea did not be quiet. All sorts of strange cries resounded throughout the night.
If some of these cries were heard in the day, it might not have been scary. However, when heard at night, it made ones hair stand on end.
They could even hear the miserable cries of some unfortunate cultivators captured by Demons in the night and eaten. Their heart-wrenching cries made one afraid.
Wu Quan and Xiao Chen were not too affected by these strange cries.
They sat on the roof, each holding a bottle of wine, as they chatted.
Our results during the day are all thanks to you. Just thinking about it feels unbelievable. Unexpectedly, no one got heavily injured.
Wu Quan gulped down mouthfuls of wine. He wiped off the wine that dribbled down as he thanked Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen brought the wine bottle up to his lips and took a sip. Then, heughed softly. It is thanks to your leadership. I did not do much.
Xiao Chens words were not exaggerated. Wu Quan did have the makings of a leader. After the initial battles, the team members had now formed a rudimentary rapport with one another.
The situation where everyone fought their own battles had not recurred. This was all due to Wu Quans leadership.
As for Xiao Chen, he had not done much. He only went out for a walk and swept the ce with his Spiritual Sense.
When the team was fighting, he did not do much. However, he kept his eyes on the Demons, especially the stronger ones.
When Xiao Chen saw his teammates in danger, he would lure the Demons away. This was all he had done.
After a few more days, when he had figured out the habits and abilities of the Demons, he would leave. There was no need for him to leave a strong impression on the team.
Wu Quan smiled gently, acknowledging Xiao Chens praise silently. Then he took another mouthful of wine before asking, Xiao Chen, why did youe to the Deep Sea Battlefield?
Xiao Chen thought for a while before saying, Of course it is to temper myself and improve further.
Wu Quan shook his head and said, That is not what I meant. Lets put it this way: What will you do after you improve? Will you set up your own sect, or wander the world? Maybe be a Consecrate of a sect or join the Royal Court?
Xiao Chen was somewhat stunned. Wu Quans question was rather interesting. Simply put: why was he cultivating?
Xiao Chen pondered for a while before answering seriously, To climb to the apex of cultivation, to see the scenery at the peak. Then, to leave my name behind for thousands of generations, to not be forgotten after ten thousand years.
Wu Quans mouth gaped slightly as he smiled in difiture. This is quite a big and noble dream. There is only one of such people like the Tianwu Emperor or the Thunder Emperor every few thousand years.
Xiao Chen smiled gently and said, Just joking. I want to be a wanderer, exploring the world and getting to know all sorts of famous desmen.
Wu Quan finally felt some relief. If anyone else heard that dream, they would take Xiao Chen for a dreamer spouting nonsense. Thetter answer was a more normal one.
Wu Quan did not realize that many yearster, he would sigh incessantly at the memory of this exchange tonight.
This youth would someday be someone greater than the Thunder Emperor, leaving his name for thousands of years, not forgotten for tens of thousands of years. Such a legend was currently sitting beside him.
History would remember the White Robed desman who liked to wear white and always had a calm expression. However, it would not remember that there had been a night such as this, a night where he, Wu Quan, drank together with this legend and chatted. It would not even remember that Wu Quan was once Xiao Chens nominal captain.
As the two drank and chatted, the night passed very fast. Nothing had happened in the night.
When the cultivators in the house woke up and opened the doors, the visibility was still very poor. However, it was not to the point where they could not see their fingers when they stretched out their hands. They could see quite far after circting Essence to their eyes.
That what-his-nameXiao Chen, go scout around and find out where the Demons are. After one night, my saber is thirsty.
The moment Ping Xingteng stepped out, he called out to Xiao Chen, speaking very naturally, like it was something expected of Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen found it very funny. This person had already gotten used to ordering him around; he was not embarrassed at all.
Wu Quan said somewhat worriedly, Should I go? You did not sleep the entire night. You are probably quite tired.
Its fine. It is just one night. It is not a problem.
Seeing that Xiao Chen said that, Wu Quan did not say anything more. It was indeed not a problem for cultivators to stay awake for a few nights.
Xiao Chen leaped up gently and flew a hundred meters away. Soon, he vanished from everybodys sight.
Ping Xingteng smiled and said to the rest, This bratalthough he is not very strong, he is pretty good at Movement Techniques. Even I admit that I am inferior to him in that aspect.
Yesterday, all of Xiao Chens information was very urate. When they were fighting, it was as he had said.
Xiao Chen basically just moved around and did not burden them at all. He also did not fight for any benefits.
He also has a very good temper, not fighting for anything. I really like youths like him. Speaking of which, the few of you should learn from him. Neers need to have the awareness of a neer. Xiao Chen is a good example.
Unfortunately, the youths today are all useless. Their arrogance is so great. They are afraid of others gaining an advantage on them. They do not know how to be realistic and take one step at a time. This is the most important thing.
Ping Xingteng already had more than a hundred points and was feeling very pleased. He started trying to give advice to everyone.
Wu Quan shook his head and interrupted, Lets leave that forter. We should practice that troop formation from yesterday. Prepare it in advance forter.
Chapter 503 - Waging War on Winged Demons
Chapter 503: Waging War on Winged Demons
When everyone heard Wu Quans words, they immediately revealed expressions of relief. They quickly ignored Ping Xingteng and replied, No problem, Captain!
The performance of Wu Quan from yesterday had already won over the hearts and respect of this group of cultivators.
After one hour, a white figure appeared above the scarlet sea; it was Xiao Chen returning.
Ping Xingteng immediately demanded anxiously, Xiao Chen, quickly tell us the situation. My blood is burning!
Xiao Chen was bbergasted. He felt it was very funny and did not know what to say about this person.
He took a short breather and told everyone what he had seen. Then, he said, This is the situation. Its up to you how you want to proceed.
Like the previous day, Xiao Chens report was very detailed. They could make an informed decision based on it.
Wu Quan and Ping Xingteng discussed it and decided to head west. Two and a half kilometers from here were twenty-odd Winged Demons.
Winged Demons were Demons with hard skin and a pair of wings on their backs. They could fly from birth. The green skin gave them a physical defense that humanscked.
Speed and defense were the Winged Demons specialties. Their biggest weakness was offense. Even if they attacked with all their might, they would not cause any fatal damage to anyone on this team.
Of course, that was if they did not hit any vital points. The biggest problem in dealing with the Winged Demons was their speed.
After about seven or eight minutes, the team saw the group of Winged Demons Xiao Chen reported. They were two meters tall and resting on a beast. They were currently eating some strange fish they had caught from the sea.
Ping Xingteng clearly looked excited. He drew his saber and a saber light appeared as he rushed forward.
However, Xiao Chens expression turned grave. He discovered a Winged Demon that was as strong as a peak Superior Grade Martial King in the middle of those twenty-odd Winged Demons.
Earlier, Xiao Chen had only used his Spiritual Sense to do a rough scan of the area; he had not discovered this hidden Winged Demon. If they were careless, they might be in trouble.
When the Winged Demons discovered the presence of Wu Quan and the rest, they stopped eating. They revealed ferocious gazes as they pped their wings and arrived before everyone.
Dang! Dang! Dang!
Following Ping Xingtengs excited roar, an intense battle began. The calm scarlet sea churned and sttered everywhere. Huge waves tossed water into the air.
The team was already experienced and no longer panicked needlessly because of the scarlet water.
Xiu!
Xiao Chens figure shed and he arrived before the Winged Demon in question. He punched, preventing it from making a move.
This Winged Demon was shorter than the surrounding Winged Demons. However, its green skin was a deeper shade than the others; its ck eyes seemed colder as well.
Xiao Chen withdrew his fist and looked at the Winged Demon before him. A faint smile appeared on his delicate face as he said, Your opponent is me.
You are seeking death!
That Winged Demonughed coldly. It spread its wings wide and then turned into a green sh of light heading for Xiao Chen. Unexpectedly, it achieved Mach 3.5.
As Xiao Chen watched the Winged Demon fly over, his expression remained calm.
Xiao Chen stomped heavily on the scarlet sea and clenched his fist. He sent out a sharp fist wind as he weed it.
Bang!
The Winged Demonughed strangely as he sent a simr punch over. Xiao Chen felt a huge force that pushed him back a hundred meters. He thrust against the water heavily and tumbled twice before he could dissipate the force.
What a fellow! Who said that the Winged Demons attacks are weak? This Winged Demon is not weak at all.
Although Xiao Chen only used thirty percent of his strength in that punch, that was still 150,000 kilograms of force. Unexpectedly, he was still knocked back.
It seemed like things were as Xiao Chen expected. This was a strengthened Winged Demon; it was much stronger than the other middle-ranked Winged Demons.
However, that Winged Demon did not get away unscathed, either. It had also been knocked back by several dozen meters before it could stabilize itself.
Roar!
The Winged Demon roared ferociously and rushed forward again. Xiao Chen did not fear it and did the same. However, this time, he increased his strength to forty percent.
When the two fists shed, there was a dull sound. This time, neither one got knocked back. They were about equal in strength.
However, that Winged Demon used its full strength while Xiao Chen only used forty percent. When the force from the Winged Demons punch poured into his body, he circted his Essence to easily expel it.
However, the force from Xiao Chens punch caused the Winged Demon to feel very miserable.
Xiu! Xiu! Xiu!
The strengthened Winged Demon spread its wings. It knew that Xiao Chen was not easy to deal with. So it flew up, not wanting to sh head-on.
The Winged Demon controlled the air currents and sent sharp winds at Xiao Chen like arrows. It wanted to make use of its fast speed to harass Xiao Chen and obtain the final victory.
Xiao Chen smiled gently and could not be bothered to continue moving. It seemed like he had rooted himself to the water and his fists moved continuously, repelling his opponents attacks.
The speed of the Winged Demon at full power was faster than Xiao Chens if he did not use his Essence.
However, Xiao Chens physical strength was much stronger than the Winged Demons. One punch from Xiao Chen could deal with ten of its punches.
Xiao Chen dealt with the hundreds of attacks in such a manner. Soon, the Winged Demon could no longer endure. It could not figure out how this human could be physically stronger than it was.
When Xiao Chen looked towards Wu Quans side, he discovered that the battle there was almost finished. Under the perfect coordination of the team, the twenty-odd Winged Demons were not much of a threat.
There is no need to continue ying with you. Time to die!
Xiao Chens gaze suddenly turned cold and he raised his strength to eighty percent, punching directly at the Winged Demon.
Bang!
Xiao Chens punchnded on the Winged Demons chest. There was a loud crunch and the Winged Demons internal organs all shattered. Its eyes instantly lost all its light.
Hu chi!
The Winged Demon fell like a broken kite. Ping Xingteng, who had just finished a Winged Demon, watched excitedly as the Winged Demon fell towards him.
Ping Xingtengs face lit up in excitement and he shouted, Good timing!
Ping Xingteng leaped up and swung his saber. A saber light flickered and the Winged Demons head was lopped off.
When everyone saw this, they could not help but be surprised. The Winged Demon had strong defenses. If they were to strike it with their weapons, they would only be able to leave a faint line. The neck was a vital point. Logically, its defenses should have been even stronger there.
How was it possible for Ping Xingteng to chop off the Winged Demons head in one strike? No one could understand what was going on. Vice-captain, I did not know your saber is so sharp until today. I really underestimated you in the past.
However, Ping Xingteng was also thinking to himself, That was too easy. It felt like the falling Winged Demon was already dead and its defenses weakened.
However, the expression on Ping Xingtengs face did not change. He did not seem to care as he chuckled and said, Just a small matter. A mere Winged Demon is not worth mentioning.
Xiao Chen looked at the back of the Jade Pendant and saw that a ck dot had appeared there. He thought to himself, This jade pendant is really magical.
Earlier, Xiao Chen punched a Winged Demon to death and a ck dot immediately appeared in a box. He could not figure out what principles governed it.
Speaking of which, you fought that Winged Demon for such a long time. Why did you not draw your saber?
Another teammate saw the Lunar Shadow Saber on Xiao Chens waist. So he asked out of curiosity.
Without waiting for Xiao Chen to answer, Ping Xingteng said quickly, Stop making Xiao Chen feel bad. It is clear that he is too ashamed to draw his saber in front of me, a peak desman. Yet, you still asked about it. Isnt that just picking on him?
You cant do this to others. All of us should do what we ought to do. Stop harassing Xiao Chen.
Ping Xingteng walked over to Xiao Chens side and consoled him, Dont feel sad. I had simr experiences in the past. I understand the pain in your heart. Continue to work hard and one day, you will became an excellent desman like me.
After Ping Xingteng finished speaking, he heavily patted Xiao Chens shoulder to indicate encouragement.
However, once Ping Xingteng was done, an unnatural expression appeared on his face as he quickly withdrew his hand and wrung it in pain.
Ping Xingteng asked in a quivering voice, I say, Xiao Chen, why did you ce two metal tes on your shoulders?
Metal tes?
Xiao Chen was slightly stunned by this question but he quickly realized what happened. While fighting the strengthened Winged Demon earlier, he circted the Firmament Body Tempering Art.
Before he stopped circting the Heaven-Ranked Body Tempering Cultivation Technique, his body would be as hard as metal. No wonder Ping Xingteng would say that.
Xiao Chen found it very funny. This fellow was an idiot. After Xiao Chen stop circting the Firmament Body Tempering Art, he nodded and said, My strength is weak. So I can only do that.
Ping Xingtengs right hand was already swelling, so he cursed Xiao Chen in his heart. It felt really painful.
However, Ping Xingteng did not show anything on his face. He could only say in a depressed tone, Next time, dont ce the metal tes on your shoulders. Theyre not useful at all. You are not going to be able to injure the enemy. Instead, you harmed your own teammate. No wonder you made no improvements in your Saber Techniques.
This intelligence is your w. You are not about to change it and are destined to be an errand boy forever.
Xiao Chen,e over! Its time to distribute the spoils! Wu Quans voice rang out at the right moment.
Xiao Chen ignored Ping Xingtengs banter and quickly walked over to split the spoils.
After this, they carried on as usual. After resting for a while, Xiao Chen continued to search the periphery for suitable opponents.
After Xiao Chen found suitable opponents, the team would rush over and defeat them.
With Xiao Chen providing urate intel and supporting them while they fought, the teams operation in the periphery went very smoothly.
The amount of points they umted soared. Every team member was very excited. As they fought more Demons, they gained more experience. Soon, they were no longer the newbies they once were.
This repeated peacefully for five days. Suddenly, Ping Xingteng suggested, It is pointless to remain in the periphery. Wu Quan, lets go to the inner area. The Demons there are stronger. The value of the materials we can get would be higher as well.
The past few days had been very smooth. This gave the other team members a boost in confidence. They all pitched in and said, Captain, lets go to the inner area. The periphery seems pointless.
Thats right. With our strength, we are stifled in the periphery.
Humans do not know how to be content, Xiao Chen sighed to himself. This group of people overestimated themselves.
Chapter 504 - Deep in the Inner Area
Chapter 504: Deep in the Inner Area
It was not that Xiao Chen wanted to demoralize them. If he had not been helping them from the sidelines, this team would have found even staying in the periphery hard.
Now, this team felt so confident that they wanted to go to the inner area. That was a ce where only people like Bai Lixi could go.
Wu Quan remained silent, in no rush to answer. He looked at Xiao Chen and said, Xiao Chen, what do you think? Can we go to the inner area?
Xiao Chen sighed softly and said, When I was scouting, I saw some Small Perfection half-step Martial Monarchs returning from the inner area in low spirits.
Saying this much should be fine. As for the final decision, that was up to Wu Quan and Ping Xingteng. This was not something for Xiao Chen to worry about.
Xiao Chens purpose for joining this team was to observe the various Demons as the team fought them.
This was in preparation for his solo practice and cultivation. He would be leaving sooner orter.
Wu Quan pulled Ping Xingteng aside and started discussing in whispers. Clearly, Wu Quan was cautious about going to the inner area.
After fifteen minutes, the two finally finished their discussion. Wu Quan walked over to Xiao Chen and said, We have decided. We will go over to the borders of the inner area. If we think we cant handle it, it would not be toote toe back.
I know that the inner area is dangerous. Xiao Chen, I will not push you into this. If you are not willing, we can send you back safely to the outpost islets first.
When Xiao Chen heard this, he smiled bitterly to himself. Since Wu Quan already said this, what else could he do?
Ever since Xiao Chen came to this world, he had seen too many cases of mutual deception, too many betrayals. Few were like Wu Quan who had true loyalty and righteousness.
Xiao Chen had relied on these people to get the intel he wanted. By helping them out from the sidelines, he no longer owed them.
Their life or death had nothing to do with Xiao Chen; he could now ignore them and do nothing.
However, their current state of overconfidence was more or less connected to Xiao Chen; he could not just abandon them to die. He found this difficult to do, especially after Wu Quan treated him so well.
Xiao Chen took a deep breath and smiled. Very well, I wille with you to the border of the inner area and continue scouting for you.
Wu Quan revealed a smile and the others heaved a sigh of relief as well. In their opinion, although Xiao Chen was not strong, his skill at Movement Technique was excellent. They would not be used to not having him around.
Ping Xingtengughed and said, I knew that I did not misread you. Although your Saber Techniques and intelligence leave much to be desired, I really admire your temper from the bottom of my heart.
In the future, when we have time, I will teach you some Saber Techniques. Your Elder Brother Ping will definitely do this!
After Ping Xingteng finished speaking, he raised his arm out of habit, wanting to pat Xiao Chens shoulders. However, he suddenly remembered what happened before and pulled his arm back at thest moment.
Ping Xingteng smiled embarrassedly. Lets go. Like before, Xiao Chen, you will take the lead.
Wu Quan exhorted, Be careful. If there is something off, return immediately!
Xiao Chen nodded to indicate he understood. Soon, he vanished from everyones expectant eyes with a few shes.
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In a distant ce in this scarlet Battlefield, there was a huge ck whirlpool in the air.
Even from five thousand kilometers away, one could see a vague human silhouette formed by resentment; it seemed to be wing about within the whirlpool.
An ind below the whirlpool was the core of this third grade Battlefield.
The Bloody desman Sun Guangquan sat there on that ind, undergoing his final experiential training to break through to Martial Monarch.
Everywhere within ten kilometers of this ind was the inner area of the third grade Battlefield. The nearer one got to the ind, the more dangerous it would be.
However, all Wu Quan and the rest wanted to do was wander about the borders of the inner area. They had no intention of entering deep inside.
Xiao Chen spread out his Spiritual Sense and saw everything within three kilometers of himself. He easily avoided the Demons in the periphery and carefully headed for the border of the inner area.
After a while, Xiao Chen truly arrived at the border between the inner area and the periphery. The instant he crossed it, his Spiritual Sense picked up a strong aura.
Peng! Peng! Peng!
All sorts of explosive shouts resounded in his mind; these were from cultivators fighting intense battles. Xiao Chen hesitated for a moment before he scanned the ce with his Spiritual Sense.
Scenes of battle entered Xiao Chens mind. He also managed to make a rough estimate of the strength of these cultivators.
After a while, Xiao Chen withdrew his Spiritual Sense. Then, he muttered, It is as I expected. All the cultivators in the inner area are at least Small Perfection half-step Martial Monarchs. Otherwise, they move in teams of peak Superior Grade Martial Kings.
Wu Quans team had only two peak Superior Grade Martial Kings. The rest were ordinary Superior Grade Martial Kings.
This is impossible. Wu Quan would not be able to deal with the speed and defense of five high-ranked Winged Demons. Ten high-ranked Shadow Demonshe cant handle those, either. Three high-ranked Ghost Racethat is even more impossible; they will wipe us out in an instant.
Xiao Chen moved around the inner area, looking for suitable prey, before eliminating the options.
Suddenly, Xiao Chens eyes lit up. He discovered two high-ranked Blood Demons wandering around alone. The strength of the high-ranked Blood Demons were just slightly higher than Wu Quans and Ping Xingtengs.
By using their numerical advantage and paying an appropriate price, their team would be able to deal with the Demons. Coincidentally, this would allow the team to suffer a little without paying too high a price.
Given this, they would understand their own strength and retreat on their own.
Next, Xiao Chen continued looking around with his Spiritual Sense, checking if there were other strong cultivators around.
This was to prevent a fight over the Demons. On this Battlefield, the hearts of humans were worse than any Demon.
Good, the nearest team is five kilometers away. After they finish their battle, they should not have any interactions with our team.
After Xiao Chen made up his mind, he stopped hesitating. He flew into the air and returned the way he came from. After seven or eight minutes, he rejoined Wu Quan and the others.
Xiao Chen exined the situation he had seen in detail to Wu Quan and the others, before waiting for them to make a decision.
Wu Quan muttered, We should be able to deal with two high-ranked Blood Demons. The Demon Core of a high-ranked Blood Demon is at least ten times more valuable than that of a middle-ranked Blood Demon. We can give this a try.
The other members also felt that it was feasible; they did not object to it. Ping Xingteng seemed even more excited; he hated that he could not rush over immediately.
Lets go over quickly, then, before others snatch them away, leaving us with nothing, Ping Xingteng roared and quickly called for Xiao Chen to lead the way.
Under Xiao Chens lead, nothing unexpected happened along the way.
Everything went smoothly. After a while, they stopped behind some reefs about a kilometer away from the two high-ranked Blood Demons.
The Blood Demons looked like humans but much paler. There was not much of a difference.
The two high-ranked Blood Demons looked around the scarlet sea, searching for humans that they could deal with. Clearly, just like how humans were hunting Demons, Demons were hunting humans as well.
When the two Blood Demons focus fell on the reef, everyone felt a strange chill run down their back. Their arms started trembling.
What a fellow! These high-ranked Blood Demons are much stronger than middle-ranked Blood Demons. Just their gaze sent chills down my back, a team member whispered.
Even the normally bold Ping Xingteng remained calm and did not recklessly charge at them.
Wu Quan thought for a while before saying, Xingteng, you and I will each lead a team of five and separate the two Blood Demons. We cannot let the Blood Demons work together. Finish the battle quickly.
Ping Xingteng nodded and said, We can only do that. We need to attack simultaneously.
After the two discussed how to split the team, Wu Quan said to Xiao Chen, Like before, just move about and protect yourself from harm. That will do.
Charge!
Ping Xingteng and Wu Quan rose into the air at the same time and charged at the two Blood Demons at lightning speed.
The moment the two moved, the high-ranked Blood Demons immediately felt the killing Qi from them. They gave off their strangeughter and tacitly attacked Ping Xingteng.
Piercing red lights appeared on the Blood Demons hands. One Blood Demon blocked Ping Xingtengs saber light and the other sent its attack towards Ping Xingtengs chest.
The Blood Demons did not care about Wu Quans great sword at all. It seemed that the two Blood Demons had made up their minds to instantly kill Ping Xingteng even if they got injured.
Damn it, you think this lord is a soft persimmon?!
[Note: I think I mentioned this before but here is a reminder: soft persimmon means easy target.]
At the crucial moment, Ping Xingteng erupted with another saber light and knocked away the high-ranked Blood Demon blocking him.
Bang!
The other Blood Demon was immediately injured by Wu Quans great sword, which left a bloody gash at the Demons waist.
The sword Qi pushed the Blood Demon back two steps, throwing off the attack heading for Ping Xingteng. He escaped with only five w marks on his shoulders.
After that, the other team members roared battlecries and rushed out as per their original n, immediately separating the two Blood Demons.
Xiao Chen stayed at the reef, not making a move. Instead, he continued to watch. The recovery ability of a high-ranked Blood Demon was on a different level from middle-ranked Blood Demons.
They could recover from a small wound, like what they just received, in a matter of minutes.
Demons had a physical advantage over humans since birth. Every Demon had their own specialties; this was something that humanscked.
They are able to survive, but a high-ranked Blood Demon is not so easy to deal with. Xiao Chen shook his head and stopped thinking.
The situation went exactly as Xiao Chen expected. Although they sessfully separated the two high-ranked Blood Demons, they still fought arduously.
The final result was already in sight; it would definitely be a bitter victory. In that case, Xiao Chen would achieve his purpose.
The high-ranked Blood Demons did not fear getting injured as they had strong recovery abilities. So a few people were caught off-guard and suffered significant injuries.
Bang!
A Blood Demon pierced a hole in one of the team members. That person flew back in Xiao Chens direction before falling into the scarlet sea and sinking in.
Xiao Chen quickly pulled this person out and pressed on a few acupoints to stop the bleeding. Then, he took out some medication to treat this person.
This person became extremely pale and his eyes opened very wide; he still had not gotten over the shock and horror of his close call.
At that moment, that person clearly felt how close he was to death. He had seen the gates of hell and returned. That kind of fear was something that could not be described with words.
Chapter 505 - Blocking a Swordsman
Chapter 505: Blocking a Swordsman
Bang! Bang! Bang!
A few more people were heavily injured by the high-ranked Blood Demons.
One of them received particrly severe injuries. A Blood Demon managed to grasp his heart in its sharp ws. All the Blood Demon had to do was apply a little force and it could kill him.
Fortunately, Wu Quan saved this person in time. Just as the Blood Demon was about to squeeze, Wu Quan chopped off its head. That was truly a moment of life or death.
In the blink of an eye, someone almost died. Xiao Chen had to take on the role of medic and try to save him.
In the end, after one high-ranked Blood Demon died, the battle became easier. However, Ping Xingteng was not careful enough and he let the Blood Demon escape.
Under such a situation, no one dared to chase after the Blood Demon; they only watched nkly as the heavily injured Blood Demon fled.
After this battle, the team gained some points and a high-ranked Demon Core. These were quite valuable.
However, the price for obtaining these were too high. No one felt happy about it. Five people were heavily injured and could not fight for at least three days. The others were all injured to a certain degree as well.
Only Xiao Chen was unscathed. Everyone felt very fatigued; they could only let this day draw to a close.
When Wu Quan looked at the dispirited team, his heart sank. The price was too heavy.
Xiao Chen was right; they were not ready for the inner area. They could not even manage the borders of the inner area. There was a very, very clear difference in strength.
Xingteng, dig out the Demon Core, and lets get out of this ce quickly. It is too dangerous. We should return to the outpost islets.
Wu Quan collected his thoughts and stopped reproaching himself. He checked on the teams injuries before instructing Ping Xingteng.
Ping Xingteng had an unsightly expression on his face as he sighed. Then, he went over to the high-ranked Blood Demon.
Just as Xiao Chen was taking care of an injured team member, he suddenly frowned. Someone ising.
The thing that Xiao Chen worried about the most still happened in the end.
He he! We are very lucky today. Right after we finished our battle, we run into some fattenedmbs. Leave the high-ranked Blood Demon corpse behind and you may leave!
Suddenly, a team of seven or eight people came over from a hundred meters away. The person leading them was a middle-aged swordsman. He had a sinister gaze and a long and narrow face.
This person emitted a strong aura. Furthermore, this person caused the scarlet water of the sea to churn and ssh up in all directions.
As a swordsman, Wu Quan felt a heavy pressure. He revealed an astonished expression. Unexpectedly, this person was a half-step Martial Monarch swordsman.
Ping Xingteng had just dug out the Demon Core. He shouted angrily, We have killed this Blood Demon after so much effort. Why should we give it to you?!
The swordsmans gaze turned frosty as he smiled coldly, Very good, you are trying to negotiate with me. Now, not only do you have to hand over the high-ranked Blood Demon Core, you have to leave behind all your spatial rings. Otherwise, you can forget about leaving this ce.
Ka ca! Ka ca!
The people behind the swordsman immediately drew their weapons and red maliciously at the group. Everyone became anxious.
Wu Quans team revealed expressions of dissatisfaction. They should not havee to the inner area. After working so hard to kill a Blood Demon, not only would they not get to keep it, even the fortune that they had saved up would be taken away.
You! Hand it over!
The swordsman took two steps forward and grabbed at the high-ranked Demon Core in Ping Xingtengs hands.
Ping Xingteng cursed, Screw you and your mother. I nearly died to obtained this. There is no way Im giving this to you.
Ping Xingteng immediately drew his saber and hacked down at the swordsman with an overwhelming saber light.
You overestimate yourself!
Seeing the imprudent Ping Xingteng, the swordsman roared ferociously and stomped on the scarlet sea. Water immediately soared up and the sea turned rough.
Ping Xingteng could not find stable footing and his attack deviated to the left of the swordsmans left.
Xiu!
A bright light shed as the swordsman drew his sword. The sword light tore through the water as it sent Ping Xingtengs saber flying.
The sword trembled and hummed as it pierced the scarlet water and stabbed towards Ping Xingtengs chest.
The swordsman was fast, urate, and ruthless!
Dang!
Wu Quan rushed forward and pushed Ping Xingteng away. Then he used his great sword to block this attack.
A surging sword Qi came from the swords, making Wu Quans internal organs churn. He could taste something sweet in his mouth as he nearly vomited blood.
Wu Quan forcibly suppressed the blood before saying, Senior, you can take away the high-ranked Demon Core, and I will give you another one thousand Medial Grade Spirit Stones. Will you let us go first?
Who exactly are you? You are not qualified to talk conditions with me. If you are too weak, then stay out of the inner area.
The swordsman snorted coldly and pressed his sword forward. A huge force poured into Wu Quans body and he could no longer endure. He vomited a mouthful of blood before being knocked back.
Logically speaking, while Wu Quan was weaker than this person, he was not that much weaker. It was simply that they had just fought with Blood Demons.
They had exhausted their Essence, and had yet to recover from their injuries. That was why Wu Quan was defeated so easily.
Pa!
A gentle energy poured into Wu Quans body from his back, dissipating the force in his body. Then, hended stably on the water. Xiao Chen had made a move.
When Wu Quannded on the water, he looked at Xiao Chen and said, You are good at Movement Techniques. Just ignore us and flee by yourself!
Xiao Chen shook his head and took out a Medicinal Pill to give him. Then he gently threw Wu Quan to the reef.
Wu Quan was horrified to discover that the force from Xiao Chen was so strong, he could not even resist it.
Ping Xingteng picked up his dropped saber and looked at Xiao Chen in astonishment.
Xiao Chen, why are you not running? There is no point in sending yourself to die. Your Saber Technique is inadequate; you should run quickly!
Ping Xingteng was bbergasted. He thought to himself, This brat is really stupid. He has such good Movement Techniques. Why is he still remaining here?
However, what surprised Ping Xingteng was that the swordsman did not attack immediately. Instead, when he saw Xiao Chen walking over slowly, his expression turned grave.
The swordsman seemed to have heard the humming of sabers from Xiao Chens eyes. When he used his Essence to probe Xiao Chen, he was further startled.
This person is clearly only a peak Medial Grade Martial King. However, the purity and volume of his Essence is even better than mine.
There is only one exnation for this. This youth is possibly one of the genius disciples of a great sect. He must have used countless natural treasures and cultivated the peak Cultivation Techniques.
Might I ask this Little Brother for your name and which sect you are from?
The swordsman decided to try fishing for information first. If Xiao Chen was really a genius disciple of a great sect, then even if he could defeat Xiao Chen, it would not be worth it to offend the power behind Xiao Chen.
As usual, Xiao Chen remained calm. However, his right hand was already ced on the Lunar Shadow Sabers hilt.
Xiao Chen said unhurriedly, I am Xiao Chen and do not belong to any sect. Human greed is insatiable and results in them paying a price. You should just take away the high-ranked Demon Core. However, you better not demand anything else.
A faint smile appeared on the swordsmans face. He has no sect. In that case, this will be easy to deal with. However, I should test him first. After this thought, he secretly gestured behind his back.
You are a mere Medial Grade Martial King. How are you qualified to talk conditions with our boss?!
Someone at the side immediately picked up on the swordsmans signal. He grasped his saber tightly and hacked down on Xiao Chen with a sharp saber light.
Xiao Chen smiled coldly. He had already seen all of the other partys tricks with his Spiritual Sense.
Xiao Chen drew his Lunar Shadow Saber out by an centimeter and the saber hummed. A formless saber intent immediately poured out without restraint.
That persons saber started trembling under the influence of this saber intent with inextinguishable sharpness. That person was horrified to find out that he could not control the saber he held.
That person quickly stopped and grasped his saber with two hands. However, it was useless. His saber gave off a melodious hum and escaped his hands, flying into the air.
The saber intent also drew out everyone elses sabers, sending them spiraling in the air.
The swordsmans smile froze and shock filled his eyes. He said in astonishment, Saber intent! How could it be possible for someone this young to condense saber intent?!
Ka ca!
Xiao Chen seated the one centimeter of the Lunar Shadow Saber back in the scabbard. All the sabers flying in the air immediately fell into the sea, sshing up scarlet water as they sank.
Xiao Chen dealt with the other partys sudden sneak attack with half a move. His saber intent shocked everyone.
Ping Xingteng could not believe his eyes. He rubbed them and looked again, discovering everything to be real.
That stupid white-robed youth who did not draw his saber and had inadequate skills in the saber was in fact far ahead of him. Ping Xingteng thought back to how he bragged about teaching him the saber. He now realized that it was the funniest joke ever.
It was not Xiao Chen who was stupid; instead, it was Ping Xingteng. He felt like a fool thinking about it.
Suddenly, Ping Xingteng came to his senses. His saber had fallen into the sea. If he did not pick it up, he would truly be embarrassed.
Ping Xingteng quickly stuck his hand into the water and used his Essence to try and retrieve his saber. That saber had apanied him for several years. It was like a second life to him; he could not lose it.
By relying on the connection that he had built with his saber over the years, Ping Xingteng managed to find his saber. However, before he could be happy, he cried out in pain.
By moving his hand in the water, Ping Xingteng had attracted some of the strange fish. They swam over together with the saber and bit off a few chunks of his flesh. It felt extremely painful.
However, no one was paying any attention to him at this point in time. No one saw this embarrassing scene.
The swordsman calmed down. This person had saber intent and Essence that was better than his. Xiao Chen was also ready for a fight. The swordsmans odds of victory were only fifty percent.
Lets go!
The swordsman pocketed the high-ranked Demon Core before turning around to leave.
Xiu!
However, when the swordsman turned halfway, he drew his sword and spun back. His sword flickered with a sharp light as he thrust the sword towards Xiao Chens neck.
Chapter 506 - Ghost Race
Chapter 506: Ghost Race
Xiao Chen had never let down his guard against this person at all. He had been observing every single move of the swordsman. This little trick would only backfire.
Xiao Chen drew his saber at lightning speed, moving it like a silver snake. By the time the swordsmanpleted his turn, a pitch-ck saber already rested against his neck.
It seemed as though the swordsman turned so as to deliver his neck to Xiao Chen. As for his sword, it was still about half a meter away.
Xiao Chen pressed the Lunar Shadow Saber against the swordsmans neck and said coldly, Dont bother ying any tricks. You are just a Small Perfection half-step Martial Monarch. You are too weak for me to care about. Scram!
The final scram resounded in the swordsmans ears like a bomb explosion. Xiao Chen instantly applied some pressure on the saber and cut into the swordsmans neck slightly.
The swordsman was terrified. At that moment, he thought that he was going to die.
Ill scram! Ill scram! Ill scram immediately!
The situation was more than that swordsman could handle. So, he put away his sword and fled miserably with his subordinates, not daring to y any further tricks.
When Wu Quan and the rest saw Xiao Chen scare away the swordsman, the shock in their eyes was indescribable. They had not expected an expert to be hiding among them.
Wu Quan got up from the reef and went over to Xiao Chen. He had aplicated look as he asked, Xiao Chen, what is your purpose in following us?
Xiao Chen said calmly, Dont overthink this. I have my own agenda but I have no intentions of harming you all. However, it looks like I wont be able to aplish it. Let me escort you to the outpost islets first.
Xiao Chens original n was to use the battles of this team to observe the specialties of the various Demons, in preparation for his own solo experiential training.
He managed to scout out only slightly more than half of the Demon species. There were still a few rarer species of Demons that they had not seen yet.
Now that this happened, Xiao Chen could only shelve his n. It seemed like his solo experiential training was going to be more problematic.
Everyone was speechless throughout the journey back. It was fine for most of the team. Although they were astonished at Xiao Chens strength, they did not feel too unnatural about it.
However, Ping Xingteng felt extremely awkward. Normally, he was the most talkative one around. Now, he did not even dare to say anything. His entire body was very ufortable.
Ping Xingteng asionally nced at Xiao Chen, feeling very conflicted in his heart.
Soon, the three islets appeared before everyone. Xiao Chen stopped and said, This is as far as I will escort you all. Ill take my leave first. Dont go back into the inner area again until you are ready.
I really did not expect this. Xiao Chen normally seems so unremarkable. Unexpectedly, he is so strong.
Actually, I felt that he was helping me in secret during the past few days. However, when I thought about how weak he was, I believed that I was overthinking it. It looks like it is true.
I really dont understand why this person was going with us. I cant figure it out, no matter how much I think!
Ha ha! How can we understand the thoughts of an expert. Stop trying to figure it out.
As the team watched Xiao Chen leave, they discussed in soft voices. As they spoke, there were many things they did not understand even after thinking about it.
Wu Quan patted Ping Xingtengs shoulders and said, Xingteng, he left already. You can stop staring nkly after him.
Ping Xingteng said depressedly, Dont call me Xingteng. Just call me a stupid fool. I really embarrassed myself. How am I going to face other people in the future?
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It was now night. The sky was pitch-dark. When one stretched his hands out, one would not be able to see their fingers. Suddenly, a wooden coffin rose up from the scarlet sea.
Pa!
The coffin lid opened and fell into the water. The scar-faced man from the Dark Church emerged from the coffin with a sinister gaze. He looked around and muttered, I finally arrived at the Deep Sea Battlefield.
This scar-faced man had been paying very close attention to Xiao Chen. Initially, he waited for Xiao Chen to leave Deste City before making his move, so he could obtain the Major Fiend Essence Pill as soon as he could.
However, Xiao Chen traveled together with Bai Lixi. The scar-faced man had no confidence of defeating them if they worked together, so he could only wait for another opportunity.
The scar-faced man waited all the way until now. The Divine Dragon Pce hated the Demons a lot. So he wasted a lot of effort in order to get here.
However, he was very rxed now. You are really seeking death. Unexpectedly, you came to the Deep Sea Battlefield. Now that you are here, even if you work together, I will be able to defeat you easily!
The scar-faced man looked around and determined his position before reentering the coffin. The coffin lid flew back on the coffin, automatically sealing it. Then, the coffin sank into the sea.
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At this moment, Xiao Chen was having some difficulty investigating the specialty of the remaining Demons. However, he did not know that a strong enemy was targeting him.
The corpse of a middle-ranked Ghost Racey quietly on the calm scarlet sea. The Ghost Race walked upright like humans did. However, their heads looked like a monsters.
Xiao Chen could not describe what the Ghost Race looked like exactly. Their appearance was rather simr to the malicious spirits of the Buddhist hell of his previous life, but not as sinister.
Now that Xiao Chen was alone, it was no longer that convenient for him to move around. The Demons usually traveled in groups of at least two Demons.
Fortunately, Xiao Chen already familiarized himself with the Life Bestowal Spell. It was not difficult to use that to draw away some Demons. However, this method still wasted more time than he had needed before.
Although there is the word Ghost in the Ghost Race, its specialty did not have anything to do with its name. Instead, it used Mental Energy to create illusions to fool its opponents.
Fortunately, Xiao Chen had strong Mental Energy. Illusions of this level would not affect him. All he had to do was look sharply at it and he could easily break the illusion.
There are three more types of Demons to investigate. After that, I will have the information of all the varieties of Demons. Then, I can go to the inner area to train.
Xiao Chen said that to himself after withdrawing his gaze from the Ghost Race corpse.
So far, with regard to strength, Xiao Chen had not found a variety of Demon in the periphery that couldst more than ten moves with him. At best, it was just more problematic when they arrived inrge numbers.
This was not the purpose of experiential training. Xiao Chen had to experience the feeling of standing on the border of life and death. Otherwise, he would not have an opportunity to grow.
However, Xiao Chen was not arrogant and overconfident. If he went directly to the inner area and met Demons that he did not know about, he might not know how he died.
Hence, Xiao Chen had to cautiously investigate the strengths of every Demon and know them like the back of his hand.
This way, Xiao Chen would not panic when he encountered an unexpected situation while fighting the mysterious Demons in the inner area. He would be able to fight them calmly and not die in confusion.
There was no wind or rain in the scarlet sea. The sun could not shine on the ground at all. This ce was dark all year round.
Berserk Dragon Fist!
A dragon head appeared over the fist and a huge force burst out. Xiao Chen hammered a low-ranked Ice Demon, knocking it to the surface of the sea.
Then, Xiao Chen spread his fingers out to form a w. A resonant dragon roar echoed as a realistic azure dragon w appeared from nowhere.
Xiao Chen swiped with his w and another Ice Demon was torn to pieces. An invisible red light rose up from the Ice Demons corpse and entered Xiao Chens forehead.
The injured Ice Demon on the surface of the sea climbed up in horror and quickly tried to flee.
Xiao Chens expression did not change as he watched the Ice Demon. He did not chase after it immediately.
Xiao Chen clenched his right fist and executed the Dragon w Fists second moveBurning the Heavens. He felt like his Vital Qi was burning.
Xiao Chen felt very hot as azure energy flowed from his dantian into the Chanzhong Acupoint on his chest. Then it burst forth from the Baihui Acupoint on his head.
The dark clouds above suddenly started churning. Azure energy burned in the clouds, like the heavens were on fire.
Fist Burning the Heavens!
Xiao Chen shouted ferociously and punched. The ming clouds above quickly gathered and formed a dragon fist descending from the sky.
Bang!
The attack struck the fleeing Ice Demon, shattering it into countless shards of ice that fell into the scarlet sea.
Xiao Chen withdrew his fist and stopped his Martial Technique. The clouds above restored to normal, bing as dark as they were before.
What a horrifying attack. This attack works by burning my Vital Qi. The more Vital Qi I burn, the more powerful it will be. I wonder, how strong will it be after all my Vital Qi is burned?
While investigating the strength of the Demons in the periphery, Xiao Chen practiced the Dragon w Fist. The Dragon w Fist had four movesBerserk Dragon, Burning the Heavens, Breaking Armor, and Seizing the Heartthat could be used in two ways.
Now that Xiao Chen had cultivated the Firmament Body Tempering Art to the fifthyer, his Vital Qi was sufficient for practicing all the moves of the Dragon w Fist. So he was perfecting this Martial Technique while he prepared to enter the inner area.
This way, Xiao Chen would have more skills to select from during his solo experiential training, boosting his confidence.
Ta! Ta! Ta!
Xiao Chen walked over to the Ice Demon corpse. There were two more Demon Cores that he had not extracted; he should not waste them.
The Ice Demons were rarer than the Ghost Race in the periphery of the Battlefield. Furthermore, they would be only low-ranked Ice Demons; he could not find middle-ranked Ice Demons.
The Ice Demon was made of ice crystals. They were born with the ability to manipte water-attributed Spiritual Energy. In this scarlet sea, there was an unlimited supply of water-attributed Spiritual Energy for them to use. So they were very problematic to deal with.
Even Xiao Chen did not dare to be careless. He would take on only two Ice Demons at a time. If he dealt with more simultaneously, he would have to expend a lot of effort.
Xiao Chen ced the Demon Cores into the Universe Ring and muttered, I still have not met three types of Demons. I have to spend some more time looking for them.
The remaining three Demons were the Fire Demon, the Iron Demon, and the Eros Demon. These Demons were rare and he had only seen them from afar. Furthermore, they had good mobility.
These Demons were difficult to find. However, no matter how hard it was, Xiao Chen had to do it.
Otherwise, when Xiao Chen entered the inner area alone, he would be forced into a passive position when he encountered the high-ranked versions of these Demons.
Time went by; one month soon passed. Only the final two moves of the Dragon w Fist remained.
Xiao Chen already learned them but he was still perfecting them in battle.
As for the remaining three Demons, Xiao Chen had not been able to find any of them, making him very depressed. Every day, he would hunt the other types of Demons, umting a lot of points.
There were one-hundred-odd ck dots on the back of his jade pendant. That meant he had one-hundred-odd points.
The days spent in the scarlet sea were peaceful; nothing surprising happened. Xiao Chen would quickly fly along the scarlet sea, scanning the ce with his Spiritual Sense.
Ah!
On this particr day, Xiao Chen heard a miserable cry. He frowned when he heard it. The cry sounded very vivid and was clearly from a human.
In the Battlefield, just like how humans hunted Demons, Demons were hunting humans too. Cultivators died daily in this boundless scarlet sea.
In the past one month, Xiao Chen had seen too many of such cases. If there was not too much danger, he would give a hand to these cultivators.
Chapter 507 - Fighting an Iron Demon Alone
Chapter 507: Fighting an Iron Demon Alone
If these cultivators were too far away or there were too many Demons, Xiao Chen could not do anything. He would not sacrifice his own life for others.
No matter who it was, the moment they set foot in the Battlefield, they had already staked their lives. No one could save them. Only their personal strength was real.
When Xiao Chen checked the ce with his Spiritual Sense, he frowned and stopped moving.
A small team fought more than twenty middle-ranked Winged Demons about three kilometers to the north.
This team was slightly stronger than Wu Quans team. Logically, twenty-odd middle-ranked Winged Demons would not be a problem.
However, there was a low-ranked Iron Demon hidden below the group of Winged Demons. It seemed to be covered in metal as it reflected a faint light.
When weapons struck the Iron Demon, it gave off metallic sounds. The Iron Demon simplyughed like nothing happened. This caused chaos within that team.
With the Iron Demon functioning as a shield, the twenty-odd Winged Demons cruelly attacked the ten-man team.
This is odd. This is the first time Ive seen two different types of Demons hunting together. If I can deal with the Iron Demon, this team might be able to turn the situation around.
When Xiao Chen took a look, he got an idea. He executed the Azure Dragon Cloud Soaring Art and quickly flew over.
Xiao Chen quickly covered the three kilometers.
Someone ising!
When the team that was bitterly enduring saw Xiao Chen, their faces lit up in joy.
However, when Xiao Chen came close and they saw that he was alone and was a Medial Grade Martial King, their smiles froze.
The team captains expression turned dark. After hesitating for a while, he did not say anything to warn Xiao Chen to steer clear. So the other team members did not say anything, either.
After all, they were going to die soon. They might as well pull someone else down with them. This was how dark the human heart was; you would never know what they were thinking.
Ga! Ga! Some reckless fellow ising again! The flying Winged Demonsughed in an odd fashion when they saw Xiao Chen.
Hu chi!
Two Winged Demons pped their green wings hard and rushed at Xiao Chen. They swung their sharp ws towards Xiao Chens head.
The Winged Demons moved extraordinarily fast, like sharp arrows. A shrill screech sounded as they tore through the air.
Even though the Winged Demons were fast, Xiao Chen was faster. He pushed off the water with the Blood me Shoes and moved in a purple arc, arriving beside the Winged Demons.
Berserk Dragon Fist!
A dragon head appeared and a berserk dragon roared. Ferocious energy burst forth and the punch struck the head of a Winged Demon. It immediately exploded and sttered blood everywhere.
This was a weakness that Xiao Chen discovered while fighting the Winged Demons. The Winged Demons were covered in hard skin that was thinner at the head, which was also the weakest point of the Winged Demon.
Berserk Dragon w!
Xiao Chen exploded one head with one punch. However, he formed his left hand into a w and a realistic dragon w appeared. As the other middle-ranked Winged Demon turned, he did not hesitate to tear the Winged Demons head to pieces.
He dealt with two Winged Demons with one punch and one w. The leader of the Winged Demons panicked and quickly sent five or six middle-ranked Winged Demons at him.
Berserk Dragon Break! Xiao Chen shouted and the dragon head on his right hand quickly connected with the dragon w on his left; they formed aplete Azure Dragon that circled him.
When Xiao Chen punched, the Azure Dragon promptly roared ferociously and heavily injured the Winged Demons rushing at him. They fell to the scarlet sea immediately.
How powerful! This person is a genius cultivator. We are saved! The trapped teams faces lit up in joy.
A genius cultivator could not be measured by normal means. They were monsters who could defeat cultivators of higher cultivation realmsone in ten thousand.
The Winged Demon leader looked very anxious. It quickly ordered its subordinate to quickly block Xiao Chen while it dealt with the team. Then, it woulde and join the fight against him.
The Iron Demon glistering with metallic lightughed oddly. It moved like a train on the water, kicking up six-meter-tall scarlet waves behind it as it rushed at Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen wanted to test the defense of the Iron Demon. So he did not dodge but attacked it with a Berserk Dragon Fist.
Peng!
The dragon head struck the Iron Demons chest and gave off a dull thud. The azure light scattered and Xiao Chen felt his arm go numb.
However, the low-ranked Iron Demon merelyughed, like nothing happened to it. Then, it kicked Xiao Chens chest.
The low-ranked Iron Demons kick was very fast. It was nearly as fast as Xiao Chen. He did not have enough time to dodge. All he could do was move back slightly to reduce the force.
Bang!
That metal leg kicked Xiao Chen in the chest and the kick hurt. It felt like a hammer struck him.
However, Xiao Chen only felt pain. That kick did not contain any Essence or Vital Qi. So the force did not enter his body.
Suddenly, Xiao Chen understood. This Iron Demon was as hard as Frost Iron; it seemed imprable, like a lump of metal. However, it did not contain any form of energy.
The Iron Demons attack might hurt but it did not result in any fatal damage. This was probably why the Iron Demon worked with other Demonsit did not have much fire power.
The Iron Demonughed loudly and stomped towards Xiao Chen. It did not bother to protect itself; it was full of openings.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Xiao Chens fists rained down on the Iron Demon like a torrential storm. Dull thuds resounded nonstop as Xiao Chen increased his strength.
This continued until Xiao Chen reached 250,000 kilograms of force and left shallow indents on the Iron Demon. However, as his fist was made of flesh and blood, he felt pain.
This was especially so after the final punch containing 250,000 kilograms of force. Xiao Chen felt like his bones were about to shatter. He felt very stupid.
It felt like an ordinary person punching a sheet of metal and shouting in pain. If that was not stupid, then what else could it be? Xiao Chens situation was simr.
The Iron Demon still behaved like nothing had happened to it. When it saw that Xiao Chen appeared to be tired, it kicked again.
Bang!
Xiao Chen got kicked in the chest again. He used the force of this kick to propel himself back.
When Xiao Chen saw that the Iron Demon gave no indication of pain, he had a thought: Maybe the Iron Demon cant feel pain. No matter how strong its defense is, after being hit with so much force, it should still have felt something and reacted to it.
I should test this theory and see if it is correct. With a thought, Xiao Chen started to execute the third move of the Dragon w FistBreaking Armor.
Xiao Chens Vital Qi quickly spun in a spiral within his body. Then it headed for his fist.
Chi! Chi!
A conical, azure, spiraling energy immediately appeared at the tip of Xiao Chens fist. As the name suggested, this move was a counter for strong armor or high defense.
Bang!
There was a loud sound. This punch was like a fast throwing knife. Arge hole appeared in the chest of the Iron Demon rushing over.
However, there was no change to the Iron Demons expression. It continued to advance towards Xiao Chen, not showing any sign of stopping.
Indeed, it does not have any sense of pain. Breaking Armor w!
Xiao Chen formed a w with his right hand. Spiraling energy appeared above his nails, turning into five sharp weapons.
Xiao Chen shed and his five fingers struck deep into the Iron Demons shoulder. Then he quickly spun around and pulled his hand downwards; the entire right arm of the Iron Demon fell off.
Then, Xiao Chen tossed the Iron Demons arm into the scarlet sea. When he turned around, he saw the Iron Demon still rushing at him. He frowned slightly and said, You are still not dead yet?
Breaking Armor Fist!
Xiao Chen already obtained the information he wanted from the Iron Demon. So, he no longer held back and made full use of his speed advantage.
While using Breaking Armor, Xiao Chen switched between the w and fist. After he broke the Iron Demon into two halves, it finally died.
Xiao Chen sighed at this sight. This Iron Demons lifeforce was too strong. Its defense was also ridiculously robust and it did not have a sense of pain.
It was a Demon race that was born to be a shield. The thought of rows of Iron Demons charging over in a big war was scary.
After Xiao Chen dealt with the Iron Demon, he nced over to the team and checked on their situation. There had not been much of an improvement. They were barely withstanding the attacks of the Winged Demons.
From the look of things, the earlier harassment from the Winged Demons had put them at a disadvantage.
Burning the Heavens!
Xiao Chen shouted and his Vital Qi started burning. Azure energy shot up to the sky and the dark clouds started to churn.
When Xiao Chen punched, a dragon fist fell from the churning clouds, killing two Winged Demons and sttering their blood everywhere.
Xiao Chen did not stop attacking. He sent out six punches and instantly killed ten-odd Winged Demons. The other Winged Demons panicked and fled.
Xiao Chen withdrew his fist and the burning clouds in the sky vanished. The team of cultivators was stunned as they watched him leave quickly.
A genius cultivator is indeed different from us. He was able to force these Demons to retreat with a few attacks.
The captain of the team sighed. Then, he thought of his earlier despicable thought and felt embarrassed.
The other party hade to save them, but he had not said anything to warn him. Instead, he thought of letting him die together with them.
Rest for awhile. This is not a safe ce to remain at for long. We have to rush back to the outpost islets.
The captain said this to everyone after he sighed.
Chi! Chi!
Just at this moment a coffin came out from the scarlet sea. The strange scene startled the team.
Pa!
The coffin lidnded on the sea and sshed up scarlet waves. The scar-faced man came out of the coffin and looked around. Then he frowned.
Odd, I clearly felt his aura. How did it disappear so fast?
When the scar-faced man saw the team of cultivators who did not even dare to breathe, he pulled over the captain and held him up by the cor.
The scar-faced man had a sinister gaze as he asked in a hoarse voice, Did you see a white-robed desman? Where did he go? Tell me the truth. Otherwise, I will make it such that you live a life worse than death.
When the team captain felt the other partys strong aura, he nodded vigorously. He said quickly, I saw him. He headed north from here. He moved very fast and should be at least six kilometers away by now.
Everything I said is true! Please dont kill me!
Chapter 508 - Killing the Fire Demon
Chapter 508: Killing the Fire Demon
The scar-faced manughed coldly and pped him, twisting the team leaders head to face the back.
Fool! Everyone who has seen me must die. There is no point in you saying anything!
Quick! Run!
The remaining people panicked and fled in all directions.
The scar-faced manughed. You think you can run?
The scar-faced man quickly formed hand seals. When the final hand seal waspleted, he smashed his palm against the scarlet sea.
Ten wooden coffins rose up from the scarlet sea and formed a circle. The lids opened. Ten Demonic Corpses came out and chased the remaining people.
The scar-faced man ignored the cultivators crying out miserably as he looked into the distance. He had a frustrated expression as he said, I let that brat escape again. I really dont know when I can catch him.
In the following days, Xiao Chen literally searched through the entire periphery. Furthermore, he did not do it just once.
Eventually, Xiao Chens efforts came to fruition. He found a Fire Demon. It waspletely fiery red and had a me burning on its head.
By the time Xiao Chen rushed over, the low-ranked Fire Demon was dealing with the aftermath of a battle. Several human corpses floated on the surface of the scarlet sea.
The Fire Demon had dug out the hearts of the corpses; it looked very cruel. Currently, it was kneeling on the water and dissecting a female corpse.
Xiao Chens gaze turned cold. No matter how malicious the human heart was, humans would never do such cruel things. However, the demons treated the humans as food, doing such atrocities without any misgivings.
The Fire Demon wiped off the blood on its lips as it got up to look at Xiao Chen. Itughed in the odd signature fashion of the Demons and said, It has been a long time since a human hase over to me on his own initiative to seek trouble. Dont you know that the Fire Demon race is the Demon race with the strongest offensive power?
This was clear from the corpses floating on the sea. This Fire Demon had easily ughtered an entire team of people on its own. Even if the Demon had not mentioned it, Xiao Chen could have guessed.
The Fire Demon stared at Xiao Chen. As the Fire Demon stared, it felt like there was something stirring up the air.
Something felt wrong, so Xiao Chen started to burn the fierce purple me in his right eye. The mes released by the Fire Demon should be Yin-attributed mes, so the Purple Thunder True Fire should have a mutually suppressive effect on them.
Ga! Ga! The staring contest is over. Human, it is time to die!
The Fire Demonughed in its odd manner and all the fire-attributed Spiritual Energy nearby suddenly gathered together. Countless sparks converged around Xiao Chen.
Boom!
Instantly, Xiao Chens body burned with a fierce me. The fire started from the scarlet sea under him and engulfed himpletely.
Fire-attributed Spiritual Energy could be found everywhere. As long as there was air, there would be fire-attributed Spiritual Energy. This attack could not be avoided within the visual range of the Fire Demon.
Xiao Chen had been staring at the Fire Demon. He had already sensed the strange movement of the fire-attributed Spiritual Energy.
However, Xiao Chen had not expected the Fire Demons attack to be so strange. There was no way to dodge. No matter how one moved in the air, it was unavoidable.
This was because the Fire Demon already controlled all the fire-attributed Spiritual Energy in the air. No matter where one went, one would still be in the air.
Unless one could hide in the void and not have air around at all, one could not avoid the attack.
An Essence shield separated Xiao Chen from the mes, but the mes burned the shield incessantly.
Xiao Chen continuously expended Essence; he had to ensure a constant supply of Essence. Otherwise, when the mes made it to his body, he would be burned to ash, even if he had an iron body.
Boom!
The situation was dire. Under the Fire Demons control, the surrounding fire-attributed Spiritual Energy kept gathering around Xiao Chen.
In seven or eight minutes, Xiao Chen already exhausted one third of his Essence. However, the Fire Demon had an unlimited supply of fire-attributed Spiritual Energy.
As for Xiao Chen, no matter how much Essence he had, he would eventually run out.
That Fire Demon was very patient. It revealed a cruel smile on its face as the me on its head danced around. If one looked carefully, one would notice that the me on its head was slowly shrinking.
The Fire Demon used its eyes to control the fire-attributed Spiritual Energy, gathering it in a leisurely manner around Xiao Chen. The Fire Demon had already decided to exhaust Xiao Chen to death.
The mes shone through the Essence shield, lighting up Xiao Chens delicate face. His eyes looked very deep and unfathomable.
The surrounding scarlet sea churned. Under the high temperature, scarlet steam rose continuously from it, wafting to the sky.
Xiao Chen did not panic. If he really wanted to leave, he still had a Divine Weapon in his Universe Ring that he could use to turn the tables.
However, things had not escted to that point yet. Xiao Chen poked the Essence shield with his finger and opened a small hole. A clump of mes immediately came in.
Then, Xiao Chen mended the hole and controlled the me to rest on his palm. He brought it to his eyes to observe it carefully.
As the me danced on Xiao Chens palm, he could feel a chilly sensation spreading from it. He pondered this:
The fire-attributed energy of the natural world is not separated into Yin or Yang. It is the purest primordial me. It only changed attributes as a result of the user.
The mes of the Fire Demon are Yin-attributed mes. It changed the attribute of the mes as it controlled them, turning them into Yin-attributed mes.
Furthermore, there is so much of the mes. This plenitude resulted in the level of this Yin-attributed me being very low. It is even weaker than the Holy Fire Manors Extremely Yin me.
Compared to the Lunar True me in my sea of consciousness, it is not even worth mentioning. Xiao Chen casually extinguished the me with a thought. He already had an idea of how to deal with this.
Xiao Chen removed the blue strip of cloth on his forehead. The scarlet throne flickered and the Lunar True me came out from his forehead.
Xiao Chen sat cross-legged on the sea and with a thought, the egg-sized Lunar True me floated above his head.
Break!
Xiao Chen shouted and countless tiny holes appeared on the Essence shield. Clumps of mes quickly rushed in.
The Lunar True me slowly drew in all the mes, swallowing them up. The two kinds of mes were on different scales. The moment the Demons mes came in contact with the pale white Yin-attributed me, they were instantly absorbed.
Time passed slowly. The dancing me on the Fire Demon had already shrunk to half its original size. However, the Demon sensed that Xiao Chens lifeforce was still strong.
Why is it like that? Given the humans standard of cultivation, even if he were a half-step Martial Monarch, he should have exhausted all his Essence by now.
The Fire Demon felt that something was wrong. Suspicions appeared in its mind but it did not know what was wrong.
I cannot exhaust too much of my Origin me. I will have to check if he is dead or alive in another seven or eight minutes.
After seven or eight minutes, everything was still the same.
Due to the fierce mes, the rising scarlet steam had dyed the dark clouds above red. However, Xiao Chens lifeforce still flourished.
The me on the Fire Demons head shrank further. A murderous intent shed on its face. Then, it closed its eyes and the mes around Xiao Chen faded away.
When all the mes disappeared, the Fire Demon nearly vomited blood when it saw the scene before it.
Xiao Chen was seated with his eyes closed and a pale white me was refining all the mes it absorbed.
Thank you for your Yin-attributed me. Xiao Chen revealed a faint smile when he opened his eyes.
The True Lunar me had not changed much. However, the grain-sized Origin me within it had grownrger, having benefited significantly.
The Fire Demon revealed rage on its face as it shouted in a shrill voice, Despicable human! Unexpectedly, you used my Origin me to cultivate. Watch as I crack open your head and extract your Origin me!
Xiu!
The Lunar True me returned to Xiao Chens forehead. Then, he got up and said indifferently, Do you think you can do that?
The Fire Demon did not say anymore. The me on its head danced wildly and the surrounding temperature rose significantly.
The Fire Demon made a sweeping motion with its palm in the direction of Xiao Chen and a fire tornado appeared on the water, heading for him.
Burning the Heavens!
Xiao Chen did not move from his original spot. He burned his Vital Qi and azure clouds churned in the sky. Then, a dragon fist fell from the sky. The dragon fist seemed to contain boundless energy; it scattered the fire tornado instantly.
Sou! Sou! Sou!
Sparks filled the air as the Fire Demons hands danced. The instant the fire tornado scattered, the sparks gathered and formed three small tornadoes and continued on.
w!
Xiao Chen changed his fist into a w. The burning azure clouds in the sky turned into a huge dragon w and shredded the three fire tornadoes.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The berserk mes gave no indication of stopping. After being shredded, they reformed again and headed for Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen did not show any fear. He continued to burn his Vital Qi and used the Dragon w Fists third move, constantly switching between the fist and w.
No matter how strong your mes are or how they change, I will remain unmoved. As I switch between a fist and a w, I will shatter them all.
Under the Fire Demons control, the mes took all sorts of forms; it seemed adept at manipting the mes.
However, Xiao Chen remained unmoved. He used pure power to break them and overwhelm the Fire Demon. Regardless of what tricks it used, he would sh head-on.
When Xiao Chen saw that the me on the Fire Demons head was down to the size of a fist, his pupils contracted. It was time.
Xiao Chen stopped burning Vital Qi and leaped over. He used the Berserk Dragon Fist to attack from the top.
Roar!
The dragon roar resounded everywhere as the dragon head scattered the mes and fell downwards together with them.
The Fire Demon revealed a horrified expression. Then, it made a decision. Suddenly, it opened its mouth and spat out a vigorous and surging me.
Xiao Chens vision instantly filled with red mes. Heughed coldly. He had long since readied the Purple Thunder True Fire for this.
Bang!
The prepared purple mes scattered the mes the Fire Demon spat out on contact.
When the Yin- and Yang-attributed mes shed, a boundless shock wave spread out. Ball-shaped pits appeared in the scarlet sea. When the surrounding water filled in the holes, they became a huge whirlpool.
Knocked far away, the Fire Demon was miserable. After ying with fire for its whole life, it was finally burned by fire.
The Fire Demons skin split all over its body and blood poured out. The fire on its head was now very small, like it would be blown out by the light gust of wind.
Expressionless, Xiao Chen stepped forward. Then he used Breaking Armor to create arge hole in the chest of the weak Fire Demon.
Chapter 509 - Eros Demon Revealed
Chapter 509: Eros Demon Revealed
Xiao Chen could not be bothered to say anything to the Fire Demon. When he thought about the corpses floating on the scarlet sea, he felt an intense hatred.
Without a doubt, the techniques and the offensive might of the Fire Demon should be the strongest among all the Demons. It would normally be able to easily kill people weaker than it. Hence, Fire Demons usually move alone.
When the battle ended, Xiao Chen summarized the strengths and specialties of the Fire Demon. After he did so, he felt a headache.
If he ran into a Fire Demon as strong as him, he would be at a disadvantage in regard to technique. And if he were to meet a middle-ranked Blood Demon, he would have to end the fight quickly and avoid a head-on sh.
Xiao Chen spent the rest of the time searching for an Eros Demon. However, he did not find even a hint of one.
The Eros Demon was a female Demon. ording to the information in books, the Eros Demon could stir up the desires of men. The Eros Demon cultivated by using her charm to absorb a humans Yang energy. The person who fell for her charm would die in extreme happiness, without any pain.
[Note: Yang energy: In Chinese culture, men are seen as Yang-attributed and women are Yin-attributed. The concept of cultivating by sex is an attempt to bnce the Yin and Yang. While I am not sure how the Eros Demon is going to extract the Yang energy, or male energy, there are varying versions in Chinese folklore. The simplest would be to just suck it out of a male by means of a kiss. Another version states that Yang energy is the most concentrated in semen.]
Of all the Demons, the Eros Demon was the strangest and the hardest to deal with. Those with a weak mind would fall deeply for her charms.
The Eros Demon was also the Demon that Xiao Chen feared the most. As a male himself, he had no way of avoiding the most primal desires of his body.
Xiao Chen was very disappointed at not finding a low-ranked Eros Demon. If he went into the inner area and met a middle-ranked Eros Demon, it might be too difficult for him resist her charm.
If I cant find one in the next seven days, then never mind. I already spent too much time in the periphery. Xiao Chen sighed as he hovered in the air and looked at the vast scarlet sea.
Soon, seven days passed. Xiao Chen still had not found anything. asionally, he received intel from some cultivators but he did not see an Eros Demon.
Those cultivators said that they saw an Eros Demon from a distance but by the time Xiao Chen arrived there, he did not find anything.
In the end, Xiao Chen could only give up helplessly. Out of the eighteen races of Demons, the only one he failed to find was the Eros Demon. It was rather unfortunate.
Late at night, he found a reef and sat down on it. He closed his eyes, but he did not cultivate or work onprehending states.
Xiao Chen did only one thing: he organized all the information he had about the seventeen races of Demons he had encountered.
He made a summary of their weaknesses, their appearances, their specialties, and their habits.
Once he was done, he intended to enter the inner area of the Battlefield at daybreak, beginning his true experiential training.
Unlike Bai Lixi, Xiao Chen was not covered in high-quality Medial Grade Secret Treasures. He would also not form groups with others. As this involved his life or death, he needed to make all these preparations.
The Iron Demon was good at defense; it was a natural-born meat shield. However, it had poor offense. If Xiao Chen ran into a high-ranked Iron Demon, he would be able to flee. No one enjoyed the feeling of beating on metal.
The Fire Demon was the Demon race with the best techniques and explosive power. If Xiao Chen ran into them, he should not bother topete in regard to technique. Instead, he should sh head-on and end the fight quickly, not letting them take advantage of their techniques.
The Winged Demons were good at speed and defense. However, their offensive power was weak. They liked to dive-bomb from the sky and their weakness was the head. When they dived down, Xiao Chen could attack their heads.
All this information shed in Xiao Chens mind without end. He continuously improved his summary and tried toe up with measures on how to deal with the high-ranked versions of these Demons.
By the time Xiao Chen opened his eyes again, the sky was bright already. He jumped off the reef and headed for the border of the inner area without looking back.
There was a clear border between the periphery and the inner area. Although it was not marked out, the moment one crossed over, one would feel it clearly.
The pressure one experienced was different and the Demons encountered were stronger.
Soon, Xiao Chen met a group of high-ranked Winged Demons. When he checked with his Spiritual Sense, he discovered there were about twenty.
Twenty is too much for me to handle. Ten should be my limit. I should lure some away first.
Xiao Chen had no intention of running away. He quickly formed hand seals and ten human-shaped blobs of water came out from the sea.
Life Bestowal Spell! Xiao Chen shouted and the ten blobs of water changed further to look like real people. They formed all sorts of people, both male and female.
Xiao Chen was now very familiar with the Life Bestowal Spell, this was not a problem for him. However, the scarlet water did not have any Spiritual Energy.
The figures that materialized would not have anybat prowess. However, they could be used to distract the Demons. So, Xiao Chen directed the ten figures to head for the group of Winged Demons.
Then, Xiao Chen flew into the sky to wait patiently.
Pu ta! Pu ta!
The ten figures looked so real that the Winged Demons could not tell they were fakes. When they sensed that these figures did not have strong auras, about ten Winged Demonsughed in their odd manner and rushed at them.
They fell for it.
Xiao Chens lips curled up, drawing a smile on his delicate face. Then, he gave these figures a final order: continuously flee without caring for anything else.
After that, Xiao Chen slowly descended and headed for the remaining ten high-ranked Winged Demons. As he slowly moved over, he ced his right hand on his saber hilt.
Hey, there is one reckless person here. He is a mere Medial Grade Martial King, yet he came all the way here. He is really courageous.
The Winged Demonsughed strangely as he swooped down from the sky. They moved like sharp arrows that left the bow, producing buzzing sounds as they tore through the air.
Xiao Chen smiled as he quickly moved in an arc. Then he tilted his body andunched the Berserk Dragon Fist at a Winged Demons head.
Xiu!
When the first attack of the high-ranked Winged Demon missed, it reacted quickly to Xiao Chens counterattack. It pped its wings and tilted its body as well, making Xiao Chens punch brush past it.
The reaction of the high-ranked Winged Demon was very good, much better than a middle-ranked Winged Demons. If this was a middle-ranked Winged Demon, it would have died already.
Unfortunately, this level was not sufficient. Xiao Chen focused his gaze and changed his fist into a w. A huge azure dragon w appeared and grabbed the high-ranked Winged Demons head, squeezing it until it burst.
How ruthless! The other Winged Demons in the air took in deep breaths. They were not astonished by Xiao Chens strength but by the expression he had when he attacked.
Xiao Chen killed a high-ranked Winged Demon in two moves with a calm expression. When blood spattered before him, he did not even twitch an eyebrow.
Xiu! Xiu! Xiu!
The other Winged Demons dived down simultaneously, attacking Xiao Chen as a group. They opened their wings and it felt like they covered the sky.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly and removed the blue strip of cloth on his head. The scarlet throne mark flickered as the state of massacre spread out.
Since Xiao Chen was here to temper his Killing Qi, then naturally, he would not use his Great Perfection state of thunder. All he used was the pure state of massacre.
Kill!
Xiao Chen drew his Lunar Shadow Saber and a red light spread through his saber. The state of massacre poured out as though it were something solid. The group of Winged Demons diving at him paused at the sight.
Wukui Transforms to Qi!
A saber light danced and scarlet Wukui Tree branches flew towards the nine Winged Demons flying over.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
When the scarlet saber Qi, infused with saber intent, struck the Winged Demons, they tore through the Winged Demons thick skin and left behind deep wounds.
The flight formation of the nine Winged Demons was immediately disrupted. Then, Xiao Chen leaped into the air andnded in their midst.
Xiao Chens figure shed and his saber light danced around as he fought with the nine Winged Demons. He treated his life-and-death situation as experiential training to temper his state of massacre.
Normally, it would be easy for Xiao Chen to deal with two high-ranked Winged Demons at the same time. Three would be problematic. If he wanted to deal with four at the same time, he would probably be lightly injured.
Xiao Chen did not know what price he had to pay if he dealt with nine at the same time. Perhaps he would end up severely injured or even die.
However, Xiao Chens purpose ining to the Deep Sea Battlefield was to challenge his limits. Toprehend the truth behind the martial way while treading the line of life and death. Thus, he had to force himself into desperate situations.
Xiao Chen had already made all the necessary preparations. All he could do now was to fight his very best, to bring out his potential and survive.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Waves sshed and pirs of water spouted up from the sea. Huge ripples spread out in every direction.
The Winged Demons specialized in speed and Xiao Chen was not slow, either. The battleground changed continuously. Sometimes in the sky, sometimes right above the sea; they moved in every direction.
Blood already dyed Xiao Chens white robes red, some of it belonging to the Winged Demons and some his own. Blood stters also covered Xiao Chens fair face. He looked very fierce as his eyes flickered with a scarlet light.
Chi! Chi!
When one Winged Demon died, red light from the corpse flew into his forehead. The scarlet light in his eyes grew deeper, and the state of massacre instantly swelled up, bing more powerful.
Every time Xiao Chen absorbed the red light, he did not cut off that sense of depravity, unlike before.
Xiao Chen wanted to see if he could use that sense of depravity to boost his ownbat prowess. Then he would suppress it altogether after the battle ended.
Kill! Kill! Kill!
Xiao Chens mind filled with thoughts of killing. He ignored the wounds on his body as he continuously swung his saber at the Winged Demons, ughtering them.
After a long time, the intense battle above the scarlet sea finally came to an end. Blood dripped down from the Lunar Shadow Saber and fell into the sea.
Xiu! Xiu! Xiu!
Countless red lights emerged from the high-ranked Winged Demon corpses and quickly headed for Xiao Chens forehead.
Boom!
When the red lights poured in, it felt like something exploded in Xiao Chens mind. The depravity that came from killing instantly erupted.
Xiao Chen clenched his teeth and resisted this sense of depravity. He had a pained expression as he dropped his Lunar Shadow Saber into the scarlet sea.
In the end, the state of massacre does not belong to me. I cannot use it too much. I have to endure this andpletely grasp the state of massacre for myself.
No matter how intense the feeling was, Xiao Chen held his head in his hands and resisted. He had faith in his determination.
Young Hero, you seem to be in pain. Should Elder Sistere and help?
When Xiao Chen experienced the huge pain, a sweet voice entered his ears. That voice toned down that sense of depravity a little.
When Xiao Chen recovered some rity in his eyes and saw who it was, he could not help but be startled. It was an Eros Demon!
The one with the sweet voice was unexpectedly the Eros Demon he had been bitterly searching for, for so long. To his surprise, it appeared at this crucial moment.
The appearance of this Eros Demon looked exactly like what the books described. She was tall and had a supple chest. She wore revealing clothes, showing a lot of skin. Her skin seemed so fair and delicate, as if a gentle gust of wind could break it.
Chapter 510 - Subduing Leng Yue
Chapter 510: Subduing Leng Yue
The Eros Demon looked indistinguishable from human girls except for the slender, ck tail behind her. This made it clear that she was not human.
However, for some unknown reason, when Xiao Chen looked at the Eros Demons face, it looked blurry and he felt hazy.
Xiao Chen discovered the sense of depravity from the massacre was disappearing, being reced by a strong sense of desire.
Xiao Chens eyes remained red, but it was not longer scarlet; it was crimson.
The Eros Demon seemed to be extremely charming. With just one nce, Xiao Chen felt his entire body heat up and his mouth went dry.
When the Eros Demon came closer, Xiao Chen smelled a certain fragrance. The soft voice of the Eros Demon rang in his ears and his vision seemed to turn pink.
When the Eros Demon saw Xiao Chens crimson eyes, the Eros Demon revealed a pleased expression. She extended her right hand to touch Xiao Chens face in a charming manner.
Xiu!
Just at this moment, Xiao Chens crimson eyes cleared up, turning normal again. He quickly grabbed the Eros Demons wrist with his right hand.
Dont move!
Xiao Chen pinched an important artery with two fingers. He saw a pair of soul-entrancing eyes when he looked at her hazy face.
Xiao Chen said indifferently, Cut the charm. Look at me properly. Make another move and you will die.
Young Hero, please dont do that. This humble servant has only good intentions. I just managed to pull you back from the depravity of massacre. The true show has yet to be seen.
The Eros Demon made eyes at Xiao Chen as she leaned against him, exuding a faint fragrance.
Xiao Chen tightened his two fingers on the Eros Demons wrist. Panicked, she immediately stopped moving.
Xiao Chen smiled coldly and asked, What is the true show? Absorbing my Yang energy? You are already so close to death and you are still not being honest? I will say it onest time. No more tricks and drop the charm. Look at me properly.
Ga! Ga! I will listen to Young Hero, then. This humble servant will stop the charm.
The Eros Demonughed tenderly. The fragrance in the air instantly vanished and the hazy face turned sharp.
Xiao Chen felt surprised. This Eros Demon looked extremely pure. Her originally charming eyes became innocent and clear. There was also a purple rhombus mark on her forehead.
Odd, I have never heard that Eros Demons have a mark on their forehead.
The mark seemed to be an ancient pattern. Just when Xiao Chen looked at it, it suddenly shed with a strange purple light.
Xiao Chens eyes turned hazy for a short moment. By the time his strong Spiritual Sense responded, the Eros Demon had already broken free of his grip and fled some distance away.
Blood me Shoes secret technique, activate!
The formation lines on the Blood me Shoes lit up and Xiao Chens speed immediately increased to Mach 4. He instantly arrived before the Eros Demon.
Boom!
Xiao Chen struck the Eros Demon with the Berserk Dragon Fist. As the dragon head roared, the Eros Demon vomited a mouthful of blood. Then, she fell to the sea with a paleplexion.
Xiao Chen asked calmly, You are an Advanced Demon, right?
The so-called Advanced Demon did not refer to the ranks, like the low-ranked, middle-ranked, and high-ranked Demons. Instead, this was the nobility among the Demons.
Like humans, Demons were intelligent. They had their own culture and Martial Techniques. However, in the Demonic World, only Advanced Demons, or the even higher-level Royal Demons, were qualified to learn the Demonic Martial Techniques.
All the Demons Xiao Chen had seen in this Battlefield were low-level Demons. None of them were qualified to learn Demonic Martial Techniques; they relied on their innate abilities to fight.
In fact, most Demons that came out of the spatial crack were low-level Demons. Even the Demons as strong as Martial Sages were the same. They had poor talent and had cultivated their physical bodies to their limits.
This was the information that Xiao Chen obtained beforeing here. However, the Eros Demon before him seemed different. The mark on her forehead looked ancient.
The Eros Demon, who was wiping blood from her lips, looked at Xiao Chen in shock. Her expression changed as she said, How did you know?
Naturally, Xiao Chen would not tell her that he merely guessed. It is impossible for Advanced Demons to be so weak; something must have happened to her for her to have be weak.
What do you want? Just say it.
The Eros Demon no longer hid her status. Her earlier charm vanishedpletely, reced by a faint solemnity.
The Eros Demon could tell that Xiao Chen did not want to kill her. Otherwise, he would have done so already; there was no need to wait until now.
Xiao Chen tread gently on the water as he walked over to the Eros Demon. He asked indifferently, What is your name? Advanced Demons have names, right?
Leng Yue!
Xiao Chen revealed his intention after a pause. Apany me for a year and I will let you go.
Leng Yues heart turned cold. Many humans keep Eros Demons as sex ves. This person is not thinking of that, right?
Xiao Chen continued, In this one year, if I fall into the depravity of massacre, you will be responsible for pulling me back, up until I gain aplete grasp of the state of massacre.
Leng Yue heaved a sigh of relief. If that was all, then there would be no problem. However, another problem urred to her. She said, What if you are unable topletely grasp the state of massacre after a year?
Xiao Chen looked coldly at the Eros Demon and said indifferently, That is my problem; there is no need to care. I will ask one final time, do you agree or not?
A murderous intent emanated from Xiao Chen and enveloped Leng Yue.
She felt a bone-chilling sensation. She had a hunch that if she answered no, this person would kill her immediately without mercy.
I agree!
In the end, Leng Yue chose to agree. It was only a year. For someone with a long life like her, one year was short.
Xiao Chen dispelled his murderous intent and took out a Spirit Blood Jade. Then, he dropped some of his blood on it before tossing it over. Drip your blood on it. I will release you one yearter.
Leng Yue shook her head and said, No way. With that, you will have full control over me. If you dont release me after a year, I would not be able to do anything about it.
Xiao Chen countered indifferently, You can reconsider. If you are not willing, I can always find another Eros Demon.
The Eros Demon needed to drip her blood on the Spirit Blood Jade before Xiao Chen could bring her along him without worrying. The Demons were very cunning; this should especially be so for Eros Demons, which are good at charming people.
Furthermore, if others discovered that Xiao Chen was with an Eros Demon, it would be problematic. It would save him a lot of trouble if he could ce her in the Spirit Blood Jade.
Xiao Chen collected his thoughts and started to search for his saber. His Lunar Shadow Saber had sunk to an unknown depth in the scarlet sea.
Normally, Xiao Chen could easily sense the Lunar Shadow Saber if it was within two kilometers.
However, the Lunar Shadow Saber had been underwater for a period of time already. Furthermore, there were currents in the scarlet sea. It might even be ten kilometers away by now.
Xiao Chen sent his Spiritual Sense into the depths of the scarlet sea. However, it could not prate farther than one kilometer.
However, Xiao Chen was not worried. He could sense the rough direction of the Lunar Shadow Saber; he would not truly lose his saber.
Xiao Chen collected his thoughts and walked back to the somewhat pitiful Eros Demon. He asked indifferently, Have you made a decision?
Leng Yue clenched her teeth and said, I agree. I hope you will keep your promise. There is one more thing I want to say. I am the only one who can pull you out of your depravity of massacre. No other Eros Demon can do it.
Xiao Chen felt somewhat surprised, but he did not believe the Eros Demons words. The Demons were crafty; he had to keep his guard up.
Xiao Chen took back the Spirit Blood Jade with Leng Yues blood on it and used the technique to bind her.
From now on, this Eros Demon would be like Xiao Chens Spirit Pet. If he died, Leng Yue, who was bound by the Spirit Blood Jade, would die as well. This was to guarantee that she would not y any tricks.
Go in!
Xiao Chen ordered and Leng Yue helplessly turned into a beam of dim light, entering the Spirit Blood Jade.
The seal on Xiao Bai, who previously upied this Spirit Blood Jade, had already been broken by her father. So there was no problem with using this Spirit Blood Jade to seal Leng Yue.
After Xiao Chen put away the Spirit Blood Jade, he closed his eyes to try and sense the direction of the Lunar Shadow Saber. Ever since the Lunar Shadow Saber was created, it had always been with him.
The hundreds or even thousands of battles that they had been through together allowed them to build a faint connection. In fact, every cultivator would have a simr experience.
Ping Xingteng could find his saber because of the same reason.
As long as one had emotions for his weapon and saw it as a partner, one would eventually build this mysterious connection.
After some time, Xiao Chen opened his eyes and started moving quickly on the scarlet sea. His figure shed rapidly, traveling more than one kilometer.
It should be here. Its just that I do not know how deep it sank. I also have never heard people speak of how deep the Boundless Sea is.
After hesitating for a while, Xiao Chen used Essence to create a shield around himself. Then he slowly sank into the scarlet sea.
After sinking for five hundred meters, Xiao Chens vision became very blurry. Fortunately, he had Spiritual Sense and could not go blind in the water.
After sinking for another five hundred meters, Xiao Chen finally saw the odd fish that he saw in the past. Their pitch-ck bodies were covered in sharp scales and sharp teeth interlocked with each other, not letting any water in.
Xiao Chen could see skeletons floating about in the scarlet sea with his Spiritual Sense. Horrifyingly, there were thousands of them.
There were even more odd fish than skeletons. The number was staggering. They swam around in shoals, and everywhere they went looked like a hurricane had swept through the ce.
There were at least ten thousand of them. Xiao Chen felt his scalp prickle. With such numbers, he could not do anything about them in the water.
All Xiao Chen could do was avoid these odd fish carefully, pausing every now and then. Only after he figured out the pattern of these fish could he move faster.
After descending two kilometers more, the eternal darkness of the scarlet seas depths enveloped Xiao Chen. He felt a boundless pressure and felt ufortable.
Xiao Chen did not want to stay here any longer, but he could only endure because of the Lunar Shadow Saber. As a desman, he could lose anythingexcept his saber!
After descending another five kilometers, Xiao Chen finally felt the presence of the Lunar Shadow Saber; it was two or three kilometers to the front.
Although Xiao Chen could not see it, the feeling was very real. So he moved faster.
Chapter 511 - Holy-Attributed Witch Fiend
Chapter 511: Holy-Attributed Witch Fiend
A dim light sparkled in the dark sea; this was Xiao Chens Lunar Shadow Saber.
Xiao Chens face lit up in joy as he revealed a wide smile. He stretched his hand out and the Lunar Shadow Saber quickly swam back to him.
Xiu!
The Lunar Shadow Saber increased its speed until it arrived before Xiao Chen. Then, he grabbed its hilt and returned the saber to its scabbard.
Lunar Shadow, Lunar Shadow, no matter where you go, even if its to the ends of the world, I will always find you and retrieve you.
Xiao Chen grasped the saber tightly and promised resolutely. The stifling feeling the saber gave off when he held it immediately lessened.
[Note: I am guessing the stifling feeling is a result of the Lunar Shadow Saber not epting him yet. Do remember that there are two Weapon Spirits in the Lunar Shadow Saber and one of them has not epted him yet.]
Wu! Wu!
Suddenly, a strange sound rang out in the surroundings. Xiao Chen frowned and raised his guard. He extended his Spiritual Sense and discovered that there were many sets of skeletons around him.
These skeletons were different from the ones in the shallower waters. They did not drift on the current. Instead, they seemed to be deliberately moving towards Xiao Chen.
There were even two dim lights in the eye sockets, like they were alive.
Quick! Leave! These are Witch Fiends, which are formed by the resentment of Demons and humans. Dont get trapped by them.
Leng Yues anxious voice came from the Spirit Blood Jade on Xiao Chens chest.
Even without Leng Yues warning, Xiao Chen also felt something strange about these skeletons. So he quickly swam upwards.
However, it was already toote. There were too many Witch Fiends. They had surrounded Xiao Chen for some time now.
Five or six skeletons descended from above. They held balls of fluorescent light in their hands.
When the skeletons were only five to six meters away from Xiao Chen, they threw the balls of fluorescent light at Xiao Chen. These prated Xiao Chens Essence shield and entered his forehead.
Immediately, wailings of ghosts and wolves resounded in Xiao Chens sea of consciousness. The balls of fluorescent light turned into malicious spirits that sapped Xiao Chens Mental Energy.
Oh no! It is a mental attack.
Xiao Chen focused himself and quickly gathered his Spiritual Sense in his sea of consciousness, turning it into a dazzling golden deity.
The golden deity held a sharp sword, which gave off a dazzling sword light. Then, it killed the malicious spirits in the sea of consciousness one by one.
When all the malicious spirits disappeared, the sapped Mental Energy returned to Xiao Chens sea of consciousness. It even seemed that the Mental Energy in the sea of consciousness became stronger than before.
Ka ca! Ka ca!
When the malicious spirits in Xiao Chens sea of consciousness died, the Witch Fiends blocking him shattered. Then, they quickly shriveled into nothing in the dark depths of the sea.
Leng Yue, who was within the Spirit Blood Jade, was greatly startled at the sight.
Although these were the weakest type of Witch Fiends, even a Martial Monarch would not find it easy to deal with such mental attacks.
Xiao Chen was merely a Medial Grade Martial King, yet his Mental Energy was so ridiculously strong. No wonder he could wake from from her charms with just a thought.
Xiao Chen understood what happened. He smiled faintly, making up his mind to stay here longer.
The mental attacks of these Witch Fiends werepletely useless against him. Instead, he ended up swallowing their Mental Energy as well. Mental Energy was not easy to cultivate. It would be too wasteful to allow this opportunity to slip by.
After one hour, all the Witch Fiends blocking Xiao Chen fled in every direction. They avoided him like he was the gue.
Xiao Chenughed rambunctiously as he chased after the Witch Fiends. If they had only mental attacks, he would not be afraid of them.
Boom!
While Xiao Chen chased the Witch Fields happily, a bright light burst out in the darkness, illuminating the bottom of the sea, clearing the eternal darkness.
A bright glowing skeleton walked out of the light. Every single bone on this skeleton was like jade, looking like a very exquisite piece of art.
There were two bright lights in the skeletons eye sockets, giving off an unexpected sense of holiness.
Pu ci!
When the jade Witch Fiend saw Xiao Chen, it swung its skeletal hand forward. A beam of light turned into a sharp knife and headed for Xiao Chen, slicing the water apart as it did so.
This is an Advanced Witch Fiendand a rarely seen holy-attributed Witch Fiend at that. You do not stand a chance. Leave quickly!
This Witch Fiend could make its Mental Energy solid and achieve such a level of might. Xiao Chen agreed that he was no match for it. The instant the light appeared, he immediately swam upwards.
Hu! Hu!
The Advanced Witch Fiend swung its hands several times and light knives made of Mental Energy quickly headed towards Xiao Chen.
The light knives sliced the scarlet sea like tofu, separating the water into pieces that drifted apart.
How is that slicing water? It is slicing space apart!
Understanding what happened, Xiao Chen felt dread in his heart. It looked like he had kicked an iron board this time. He should not have been too greedy for Mental Energy.
Friend, since you are here already, why leave? Suddenly, a solemn voice rang in Xiao Chens mind.
The Advanced Witch Fiend pointed at Xiao Chens head and sent out nine beams of light. Then, the beams of light turned into a cage, heading for him.
When the cage dropped towards him, the space in its way seemed to shrink, trapping him within it.
This was the power of the naturalws. Xiao Chen never expected that Mental Energy could have such power, that it could even manipte the naturalws.
Xiao Chen did not wait like a sitting duck. He shouted a ferocious warcry and the deity that he formed with his Spiritual Sense rushed out from his forehead. The deity used its sharp sword to chop down on the cage.
Bang!
Xiao Chen had gathered all his Spiritual Sense to break that cage. The sea trembled as the bars of the cage were sundered.
The deity became very dim, leaving only a faint image and flickering indistinctly.
Xiao Chens Spiritual Sense was damaged. He felt lethargic and weak, like he was about to fall asleep at any moment.
However, there was no time to rest. Xiao Chen could only force himself to perk up and recall his Spiritual Sense. Then, he rushed to the broken section.
However, just as Xiao Chen reached that section, the cage mended. The Advanced Witch Fiend went into deep thought; it was unknown what it was thinking.
The Advanced Witch Fiend did not attack again. Instead, it pointed at the cage, which turned back into nine beams of lights before returning to its body.
Strange. The Mental Energy is so impure yet it can break my Nine Dragon Prison, the Advanced Witch Fiend said, feeling suspicious.
Xiao Chen started to feel dizzy and he saw stars. His mind was now extremely weakened. It felt like he would fall asleep at any moment.
Xiao Chen forced himself to stay awake as he quickly swam up. He could not fall asleep here; otherwise, he would end up in the stomachs of the strange fish.
Just when Xiao Chen thought about the strange fish, arge school of strange fish appeared before him like a tornado. He smiled bitterly. I am really unlucky.
The Spirit Blood Jade on Xiao Chens chest glowed. That was a sign that Leng Yue wanted toe out. He stopped her, saying, Donte out. You cant help.
Ka ca!
Xiao Chen drew his Lunar Shadow Saber and a scarlet light flickered on his forehead. The saber released a scarlet light, unleashing the state of massacre entirely.
Kill! Kill! Kill!
The pool of blood in the scarlet throne churned. Xiao Chens mind filled with thoughts of massacre and his Saber Technique became incredibly sharp.
Saber lights shed in the scarlet sea. With every swing, dozens of strange fish were chopped in half.
However, there were too many strange fish. They were everywherefront, back, left, right, up, and down. The fish opened their jaws lined with sharp teeth and headed for Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen protected his vital points as he unleashed the sharp state of massacre at its peak, allowing his attacks to be extremely ferocious. Anything that got in his way would die.
Pu tong!
After killing for an unknown period of time, Xiao Chen finally leaped out of the scarlet sea. His wounds looked extremely horrible. His white Clear Wind Robes were dyed red.
Drenched in a brew of scarlet water and blood, Xiao Chen looked like he had just emerged from hell.
Now that Xiao Chen escaped from the waters, he would not be harassed by the strange fish anymore. The sleepiness that he suppressed hit him with full force when he rxed.
Under the burden of his physical injuries and mental weakness, Xiao Chens heart felt swollen and his body sore.
Im taking a nap. Dont wake me up unless there is something urgent.
Xiao Chen muttered the order as he fell towards the vast scarlet sea, floating on it as he slept. He could no longer resist.
Xiu!
The Spirit Blood Jade on Xiao Chens neck flickered and the Eros Demon Leng Yue came out. When she looked at the fast asleep Xiao Chen, she shook her head.
You are really reckless. How do you know that I would be useless against those Corpse Demon Fish?
Leng Yue looked up to see the pitch-dark sky. Staring into the distance, she said softly, So, this is the Sky Dome Realm. To think that it was once the strongest realm of the three thousand great realms. Indeed, it has declined greatly.
Xiao Chen slept very soundly for a total of three days, drifting about on the sea.
When human cultivators saw him and all the blood and wounds, they took him for a corpse.
The humans were not interested in corpses at all. Since Leng Yue hid in the Spirit Blood Jade, she did not attract any trouble.
When Demons came over, wanting to take way Xiao Chens corpse, Leng Yue woulde out, indicating that this prey was taken. So other Demons would leave.
Such situations happened several times daily. Another three days passed like that, but Xiao Chen did not wake up.
However, Leng Yue started to feel frustrated. She whispered, This fellowhe definitely knows that I will watch over him. Thats why he dares to sleep so soundly.
Leng Yue had used her blood. So if Xiao Chen died, she would die as well. Even if she hated this, she had to continue protecting him.
After a few more days, Leng Yue suddenly heard footsteps. She sensed human auras, so she quickly hid in the Spirit Blood Jade.
A team of ten people in the distance headed in Xiao Chens direction. Someone immediately discovered Xiao Chens body. That person eximed, Big Brother, there seems to be someone lying down in front.
The person leading them was about forty years old. He had a stern expression and carried a sword at his waist. He was a half-step Martial Monarch.
The teams that dared to move around in the inner area would have a half-step Martial Monarch to lead the team. Otherwise, it would be difficult for them to survive.
The middle-aged swordsman shot a quick nce over. He showed no interest as he said indifferently, It is just a corpse; there is nothing strange about that. Which Battlefield would not have dead people? Even if they had good items, those would have been taken away long ago.
The person who spoke earlier merely smiled and did not say anything more. It had just been a casual statement; he had not meant anything by it.
However, after the middle-aged swordsman took a few steps, he frowned slightly and stopped. Then he looked at Xiao Chen again with his mouth twitching.
When the person behind saw the middle-aged swordsman stop, he could not help but feel it was strange. He asked, Big Brother, whats wrong?
Chapter 512 - Leng Yue Protecting Her Master
Chapter 512: Leng Yue Protecting Her Master
The middle-aged swordsman did not say anything. He ced his right hand on his sword hilt and slowly headed for Xiao Chens body.
When the middle-aged swordsman arrived within a hundred meters of Xiao Chen, he drew his sword andunched a sharp sword Qi. The sword Qi quickly flew towards Xiao Chen.
Dang!
Leng Yue quickly surged out of the Spirit Blood Jade and sent forth some energy, blocking the iing sword Qi.
Eros Demon!
Why is an Eros Demon together with a human? Whats going on?
It really is an Eros Demon. There really are all sorts of strange things.
When the cultivators behind the middle-aged swordsman saw the hazy-faced Leng Yue, they were all astonished. They quickly retreated several steps as they discussed it.
In this Battlefield, Eros Demons were extremely mysterious. The legends about the Eros Demon stated that ordinary cultivators would not be able to survive it.
However, the middle-aged swordsman did not panic. An envious expression shed on his face. He smiled faintly and said, I nearly made a mistake. Unexpectedly, this fellow managed to force an Eros Demon into bing his sex ve.
When the middle-aged swordsman saw the hazy-faced Leng Yue with herrge, round eyes, he said calmly, Dont make things difficult for me. I will just retrieve something and leave. I will not injure or kill this person.
The charm of the Eros Demon was a fatal temptation for humans. Before she did anything, the middle-aged man had already felt his entire body heat up.
If the Eros Demon really worked her charms, given the middle-aged swordsmans determination, he did not have the confidence to resist her.
Leng Yue smiled and said, No way! This person has a bad temper. If you take away his spatial ring, he will definitely punish me. Big Brothers, please just move on. Pretend you saw nothing.
Leng Yues voice was very sweet, so sweet that it prated their bones. Even though the cultivators behind the middle-aged swordsman had retreated farther back, they felt their minds go nk when they heard this sweet voice. They felt veryfortable, like the girl-next-door was acting coquettishly with them.
The middle-aged swordsmanposed himself and thought, The Eros Demons definitely deserve their fame. I already started cultivating my Mental Energy, but I still cannot resist her.
Pu ci!
The middle-aged swordsman was prepared long ago. He took out a dagger and stabbed himself in the chest two centimeters away from his heart.
The intense pain forced the middle-aged swordsman back to his senses. His expression turned grave as he raised his sword to kill Leng Yue.
Leng Yue was extremely astonished. She had not expected this person to use such a drastic method to break her Charm Technique.
The middle-aged swordsman had pierced himself very urately. The daggers position would make a cultivator feel the threat of death. In the face of death, no cultivator would be able to think about their desires, unless the Eros Demons Charm Technique had been cultivated to its limits.
How hateful. The side effects of my forcibly traveling to this realm are too great. Otherwise, such tricks would be useless against me.
Leng Yue thought anxiously to herself as she miserably blocked the swordsmans attack. The sword Qi of a half-step Martial Monarch was extremely ferocious.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Sword Qi flew everywhere and waves tossed on the scarlet sea. Blood flowed nonstop from the middle-aged swordsmans chest as he had an extremely maniacal expression.
The swordsman forced Leng Yue to retreat. Heughed maniacally as he said, Feeling regrets now? You should have just agreed. Ha ha ha! Now, not only I will take his things away, I will take you away as well. I still do not know that an Eros Demon tastes like yet.
Boom!
The Sword Technique changed and a huge sword Qi swept out. Leng Yue could not dodge it in time. The sword Qi struck her and she vomited a mouthful of blood as she fell miserably to the water.
Originally, Leng Yue already wore very little clothing. When the sword Qi struck her, her clothes became even more tattered, unable to cover her body at all.
Arent your Charm Techniques very powerful? Try using them on me and see if they work! Ha ha ha!
The middle-aged swordsmanughed maniacally as his sword light danced around. Leng Yue, who had just gotten up, could not block more than a few moves. So she was knocked down by the attacks again.
Many horrible bleeding wounds appeared on Leng Yues fair skin.
After seven or eight minutes, Leng Yue was heavily injured. Shey weakly on the scarlet sea. The middle-aged swordsman smiled coldly and said, What a reckless fool! Tie her up. We will all enjoy her tonight.
At this moment, Leng Yue looked very alluring. The blood of the cultivators behind the swordsman was racing already. When they heard his words, they quickly rushed over.
Then, the middle-aged swordsman fixed his gaze on Xiao Chen. When he saw the Universe Ring on his finger, he smiled faintly and said, You are even able to subdue an Eros Demon; you are very capable. Unfortunately, heaven wants you to fall. You cant do anything about that.
The middle-aged swordsman stretched his hand out to take Xiao Chens Universe Ring. Just as he bent over, Xiao Chen, who was lying on the sea, suddenly opened his eyes.
Even if heaven wants me death, it would not be your turn to benefit from it.
Pu ci!
Suddenly awake, Xiao Chen got up and smashed a palm strike on the dagger in the swordsmans chest.
The dagger pierced through the middle-aged swordsman, inflicting severe injuries in an instant. He vomited mouthfuls of blood and turned extremely pale.
The middle-aged swordsman quickly retreated. Horror filled his face; he had not expected Xiao Chen, who seemed to have stopped breathing, to wake up at this moment.
Very good, you would have been fine if you had not awakened. I would have just taken away your things and left. Now that youve injured me, I will cut you into a thousand pieces.
The middle-aged swordsman roared ferociously as he brandished his swords. A resplendent light flickered as an eagle formed by Essence flew towards Xiao Chen.
The eagle looked very realistic; all its feathers could be seen clearly with plenty of details. It flew close to the water as it rushed at Xiao Chen. A vast energy kicked up the scarlet water.
The further the eagle flew, the higher the surge of scarlet water. When the eagle was a hundred meters away from Xiao Chen, the scarlet water was like a huge wave.
Xiao Chen waved his hand and the Lunar Shadow Saber appeared from the Universe Ring. The saber hummed and came out of its scabbard at lightning speed.
Wukui Shakes the Heavens!
A pure state of massacre formed a scarlet Wukui Tree. It carried the saber intent with inextinguishable sharpness as it fell from the sky.
Bang!
The Wukui Tree struck the body of the eagle. The eagle cried out before turning into Essence and dissipating.
However, the might of the scarlet Wukui Tree did not diminish. It pressed on that huge wave and a formless energy spread out from the tree. The frighteningly huge wave was immediately suppressed.
The surging scarlet sea turned calm again. A scarlet Wukui Tree stood stably on the water, not moving at all.
After dealing with the swordsmans counterattack, Xiao Chen looked towards Leng Yue. He saw that her fair skin was covered in wounds, looking very pitiful.
The middle-aged swordsmans nine subordinates had wretched appearances as they rushed excitedly towards Leng Yue.
You are seeking death!
Xiao Chens gaze turned cold and he stomped heavily on the water. The force of this stomp was very great. After he leaped into the air, a pir of water quickly followed.
Glittering Wukui!
A scarlet Wukui Tree branch appeared from nowhere, flickering with a scarlet light as it headed for a cultivator.
The sharp killing Qi merged with Xiao Chens saber intent with inextinguishable sharpness. The scarlet tree branch seemed like saber Qi that fell from the sky.
The cultivator in front felt a bone-chilling sensation. He quickly turned around and drew his saber. Heunched arge number of attacks to block this saber Qi.
However, the tree branch, which was infused with the state of massacre and saber intent, was very sharp. It pierced through all the attacks before piercing through that cultivators protective Essence shield. Finally, it pierced through his chest.
That cultivators heart shattered. Naturally, he was now very dead.
That person fell backwards with his eyes wide open. He died filled with dissatisfaction, crashing into the water when hended.
The other eight people were startled. They quickly scattered and surrounded Xiao Chen and Leng Yue at a distance.
Xiao Chen helped Leng Yue up and asked, Are you alright?!
That person injured me too severely. I do not want to return to the Spirit Blood Jade. Leng Yue said miserably as she wiped the blood off her lips.
Xiao Chen nodded to indicate his understanding. It was not that she could not return to the Spirit Blood Jade. It was that she would enter into a deep sleep when she returned, able toe out again only after she recovered.
Leng Yue would not be able toe out for at least half a month. Xiao Chen took out a set of clothes from the Universe Ring and handed it to her. He said calmly, Sure, if you say you dont want to go in, you dont have to. I will deal with them.
Attack together. This brat is able to subdue the Eros Demon. He must have a lot of good things!
The remaining eight people summoned their courage, their greed eventually oveing their fears. They soared into the air and sent all sorts of killing moves at Xiao Chen.
When Xiao Chen saw the multicolored attacks, he did not dare to underestimate them. He swung his saber forward and formed hand seals with his left hand. Scarlet light lit up the sea below his feet.
Wukui Blossoms!
After Xiao Chen finished forming the hand seals, he carried Leng Yue. A scarlet flowerbud enveloped the two of them.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
The eight sharp attacks struck the flowerbuds. Xiao Chens Qi and blood surged, and his face flushed as he resisted the pressure from the flowerbud.
The vast energy rebounded off the flowerbud and formed a strong shock wave that created a wall of scarlet waves.
Not far away, the middle-aged swordsman saw the flowerbud and hesitated. Then, he took out a Medicinal Pill, swallowed it, and sat cross-legged on the water.
The injury the middle-aged swordsman received on his chest was horrifying. Originally, he had thought that Xiao Chen was only an ordinary peak Medial Grade Martial King and that this wound would not be a problem.
However, the truth was far from what the swordsman expected. Xiao Chen was able to break his killing move at sixty percent power. Ordinary Superior Grade Martial Kings would not even imagine doing so.
The swordsman had to deal with his injuries first before doing anything else. As for the other eight people, they would help buy him some time. He could not be bothered with their life or death.
Blossom! Xiao Chen shouted and the scarlet flowerbud immediately bloomed. Countless scarlet petals drifted through the air. It looked very pretty.
The moment the flowerbud blossomed, Xiao Chen picked up Leng Yue and leaped out. Holding his saber with one hand, he attacked the eight Superior Grade Martial Kings flying at him.
Dang! Dang! Dang!
The scarlet petals gave off an invisible red light. When this light shone on Xiao Chen, it greatly increased his speed. He could deal with the eight peoples attacks very easily.
A faint red light flickered in Xiao Chens eyes. The scarlet throne in his sea of consciousness trembled nonstop. The state of massacre spread out in the air.
Although there were eight people fighting against one, when the eight people fought Xiao Chen, they did not feel like they had an advantage. Instead, they were all being suppressed by Xiao Chen among the petals.
Chapter 513 - Fighting High-Ranked Blood Demons Alone
Chapter 513: Fighting High-Ranked Blood Demons Alone
The eight cultivators wanted to flee several times. However, Xiao Chen would quickly catch up with them. With a sh, a dazzling saber light would force them back.
Although the Saber Techniques were infused with the state of massacre, Xiao Chen remained very calm. When he looked at Leng Yue in his arm, he went into deep thought.
This is the feeling of controlling the state of massacre. I have to find the trick to doing this. I wonder if it has anything to do with Leng Yue?
Xiao Chen was not worried about the eight people among the petals. He was confident of dealing with another ten people like this.
Fifteen minutes passed and someone exposed an opening. Xiao Chen focused and countless petals danced about behind him.
A sharp saber light flickered on Xiao Chens saber and his saber intent spewed out. He sent his opponents weapon flying and hacked at his neck. Blood spurted everywhere and his opponents head fell into the sea.
After one more person died, the rest panicked. They only thought of escaping. However, this resulted in Xiao Chen finding more opportunities.
Leng Yue, who was in Xiao Chens embrace, looked up to see his calm expression. A strange feeling arose in her heart. This youth was different from the other humans she had seen.
After another seven or eight minutes, Xiao Chen finished dealing with the remaining seven people. He nced at the middle-aged swordsman treating his wounds anxiously. Then, Xiao Chen gently set Leng Yue down and descended to the water surface.
Wukui Supporting the Heavens!
Countless petals danced behind Xiao Chen and boundless red light poured into his body. This resulted in this attack moving at his fastest possible speedMach 4.5.
The middle-aged swordsman opened his eyes and saw Xiao Chen flying over with countless petals behind him. Heughed maniacally. My wounds have recovered already and yet you still dare to charge over. Idiot! Eagle Spreading Wings!
The middle-aged swordsman stood up and shouted a battlecry ferociously. His sword lit up and a ferocious eagle spread its wings behind him. Then, itunched itself at Xiao Chen with boundless momentum.
Chi! Chi!
The eagle gave off a resounding cry. A strong wind blew as it pped its wings. Its sharp talons glistened with a cold light as it wed at Xiao Chens head.
Be careful! Leng Yue, who was behind Xiao Chen, cried out softly.
Xiao Chens expression remained unchanging. He thrust his saber forward with the countless scarlet petals behind him.
The faint red light in Xiao Chens eyes became bright scarlet as he fully unleashed the state of massacre. The scarlet saber light instantly became very resplendent, making the eyes hurt.
Break!
Xiao Chen leaped into the air and stabbed the eagles belly, piercing through.
At the same time, the two eagle ws struck Xiao Chens body, scratching out a few bloody wounds. However, that was all it managed while Xiao Chen impaled itpletely.
Under the swordsmans shocked gaze, Xiao Chen descended quickly from the sky and knocked away his sword before stabbing his chest.
Hu chi!
The petals behind Xiao Chen instantly poured into the swordsmans body via his wounds. A huge energy exploded out, throwing the swordsman back several hundred meters.
A scarlet Wukui Tree quickly grew from the swordsmans wound. As the tree grew, its roots extended into his body, wrapping around his internal organs.
The Wukui Tree held down the middle-aged swordsman, who was trying to get up, pinning him in ce and preventing him from moving at all.
Then, Xiao Chen slowly walked over. Blood dripped down the saber as he approached the middle-aged swordsman. He was going to kill the swordsman without hesitation.
Xiao Chen, can you hand this person over to me to deal with? Leng Yue, who followed him, asked in a soft voice, not daring to raise her head to look at him.
Xiao Chen was slightly stunned before he understood what Leng Yue meant. Eros Demons cultivated by absorbing a males Yang energy.
By cultivating with Yang energy, strong Eros Demons would not be weaker than the other Demons. Combined with their Charm Techniques, they were the natural enemies of male cultivators.
Xiao Chen had always felt that Leng Yue was weakened. Ordinary Eros Demons would not be this weak, what more an Advanced Demon. She was Demon nobility, someone qualified to learn Demonic Martial Techniques.
No matter what, the middle-aged swordsman was still a half-step Martial Monarch. He would be very useful in helping Leng Yue recover her strength.
Xiao Chen was not afraid of Leng Yue posing a threat to him after she became stronger. With the Spirit Blood Jade, he hadplete control over her life and death.
Xiao Chen stepped forward and dispelled the Wukui Tree from the swordsman. Then he pressed on the swordsmans chest quickly with his fingers, sealing the swordsmans meridians.
Xiao Chen looked at Leng Yue and said, Go ahead. I will not disturb you.
Normally when Eros Demons absorbed Yang energy, it happened when men had congress with them. When the man was at the climax of extreme pleasure, he would automatically emit Yang energy.
There were other ways to extract the Yang energy, but their effects would be significantly weaker. No Eros Demon would be willing to use those methods.
After Xiao Chen spoke, he quickly left the ce. He had fought consecutive big battles without rest and exhausted a significant amount of Essence. He also needed to deal with his injuries.
When Leng Yue saw Xiao Chen leaving, she smiled bitterly. After that, she fixed her gaze on the middle-aged swordsman. A faint light spread out like pollen.
The middle-aged swordsmans eyes filled with horror. He knew what was going to happen. So he struggled on the water, trying to stand up.
However, the swordsman was helpless. His internal organs were all injured and his meridians were sealed. Every time he tried, he failed.
Dontdonte over
Leng Yue ignored the pleas of the swordsman. Her gaze was cold as she controlled the pollen-like lights to enter his body.
At first the middle-aged swordsman resisted. Eventually, his eyes turned hazy. He revealed a faint smile on his face.
The swordsman now looked happy and rxed, like he was experiencing something pleasurable. Many delusions of affection and love appeared in his mind.
After a while, Leng Yue made her move. She grabbed the swordsmans head with one hand and closed her eyes. Yang energy flowed into her body.
This method waspletely different from the method Xiao Chen imagined. If he had known, he would not have gone away.
As the Yang energy poured into Leng Yues body, her wounds healed at a visible pace.
Leng Yues soft and tender skin be smoother and glossier; it even glowed faintly. Her face became radiant and her fair skin seem delicate enough to break at the slightest touch.
Bang!
Leng Yue released the swordsman, and he slowly sank into the water, no longer breathing. Before he died, he had a happy smile on his face.
Then, Leng Yue took the swordsmans spatial ring without opening it and headed for Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen sat cross-legged on the scarlet sea. He held four Medial Grade Spirit Stones in his hands. When he heard Leng Yues footsteps, he opened his eyes. Then, he put away the Medial Grade Spirit Stones, which were notpletely drained yet.
Hu!
Leng Yue tossed the spatial ring to Xiao Chen. He stretched his hand out and caught it. Then, he scanned it with his Spiritual Sense before cing it in his Universe Ring.
When Xiao Chen saw the radiant Leng Yue, he frowned slightly. He felt some displeasure, but when he remembered that she was an Eros Demon, he realized it would be unfair to judge her by human standards.
Xiao Chen stopped thinking about this matter. He asked, I want to ask you a few things.
Leng Yue nodded and said, I will tell you what I can. As for what I cannot, dont force me.
Xiao Chen smiled gently and said, Dont overthink this. I am not interested in your identity or status. My first question: How long did I sleep?
Ten days.
Unexpectedly, I slept for so long. Draining my Mental Energy is too dangerous. This time, if not for Leng Yues help, I might have been killed by Demons or malicious humans.
It looks like I should be more cautious in the future. I have not tempered my Mental Energy; it is rough and not suitable for use inbat.
Xiao Chen nced at Leng Yue and said softly, Thank you for helping in the past ten days. Second question: What do you know about Witch Fiends? Especially that final Advanced Witch Fiend?
Leng Yue thought for a while before replying, Witch Fiends are not that mysterious. They exist everywhere. They are formed where the resentment of cultivators or Demons umte. When the quantity is sufficient, it will possess a skeleton and form a Witch Fiend.
This is verymon in this kind of Battlefield where countless numbers of humans and Demons have died in the past thousands of years. It is not surprising for Witch Fiends to exist here.
However, that final Advanced Witch Fiend is quite ridiculous.
Xiao Chen showed some surprise, and then he asked, How is it ridiculous?
It is ridiculously strong. An Advanced Witch Fiend should not be that strong. Furthermore, its aura was very gentle and felt holy. I have never seen this kind of Witch Fiend before.
Indeed, it was ridiculously strong. It was able to use Mental Energy to that extent. Just thinking about it made Xiao Chen shudder.
However, there was no need to worry about the Advanced Witch Fiend for now. That Witch Fiend would not leave the bottom of the sea. As long as Xiao Chen did not go and seek trouble, he would be fine. He should stop thinking about using Witch Fiends to strengthened his Mental Energy.
That kind of untempered Mental Energy is useless, no matter how much I have.
Xiao Chen had already wasted ten days. After resting for a while, he did not hesitate to continue his experiential training. He wanted topletely grasp that state of massacre.
Otherwise, he could encounter a lot of hidden dangers. One day, he might turn into a ve to massacre, being controlled by the strange scarlet throne.
Xiao Chen avoided the other cultivators. Along the way, he chose his opponents carefully.
He stopped at a rather deste area. There was a group of Blood Demons, who just finished a battle, two kilometers north. The battle ended in the humans defeat. The Blood Demons were currently feasting on the corpses; the scene looked very cruel.
No matter how many simr scenes Xiao Chen had seen before, he felt sorrow in his heart. Such a scene was the most miserable for the fallen cultivators.
Xiao Chen closed his eyes and regted his emotions. He only took action when he recovered his calm.
Life Bestowal Spell! Xiao Chen shouted and ten-odd human figures condensed above the water from the scarlet water. They looked very realistic; one would not be able to tell that they were fake just by looking at them.
Xiao Chen was already extremely familiar with using the Life Bestowal Spell to lure Demons away. Soon, more than ten high-ranked Demons chased after the water figures happily.
There are twelve high-ranked Blood Demons remaining. That should be within my limits. I can try challenging them.
Xiao Chen counted the remaining Blood Demons with a nce. Then he circted his state of massacre as he held his Lunar Shadow Saber before rushing towards them.
Chapter 514 - Mysterious Youth
Chapter 514: Mysterious Youth
Ka ca! Xiao Chen drew the Lunar Shadow Saber. It flickered with a scarlet light and an intense battle began.
One high-ranked Blood Demon was equivalent to a Superior Grade Martial King. Killing twelve high-ranked Blood Demons was much harder than killing the nine Superior Grade Martial Kings from earlier.
The battlested a very long time. In the intense battle, Xiao Chen executed all his Martial Techniques and Movement Techniques to the fullest.
In the end, Xiao Chen had no other way to end the battle but to wield his state of massacre at its limit. Once again, his mind became obsessed and controlled by the depravity of massacre.
Xiao Chens Saber Techniques immediately became much sharper. He looked more like a demon than the Demons when his eyes turned scarlet.
Blood never stopped dripping down the pitch-ck saber. Xiao Chens robes were dyed red once again.
After Xiao Chen killed the final high-ranked Blood Demon, a copious amount of red lights formed by killing intent flew out of the Blood Demon corpses and into his forehead.
The blood pool in the scarlet throne filled up very quickly. The desire to massacre, for bloodshed, that Xiao Chen had been suppressing for a long time erupted.
Rationality and bloodlust shed. Xiao Chen fell into a state of boundless pain again. His expression became very horrifying.
Xiu!
A dim light shed. Leng Yue appeared and her pure face instantly turned incredibly charming. When she opened her big, round eyes, she looked very beautiful. It felt like one nce at her was sufficient for him to fall for her charms.
It was very strange. The moment Leng Yue appeared, Xiao Chens pain decreased significantly. His eyes turned from scarlet to crimson.
The desire to massacre also vanished, reced by a primal instinct.
A hazy illusion appeared before Xiao Chens eyes. The Leng Yue before him seemed to have be his most perfect goddess.
Leng Yue looked pure and charming. Her smile was soul-entrancing. It felt like Xiao Chen saw the lover that he had long been waiting for.
This kind of Charm Technique did not rely just on the temptation of pure lust. Instead, it prated deep into the heart, evoking that nebulous emotion in ones heart.
She is the one you have been looking for. She is the one who can apany you to the end of the martial path.
Even if the sky fell and the seas dried up and the mountains toppled over, she will always silently apany you till the end of time.
Such words constantly rang out in Xiao Chens mind, like hypnotism. They kept repeating until one epted them as the truth.
This created a desire to have her, to possess her, her body, her spirit, her everything
The most frightening thing was that this was not weaker than his bloodlust.
Xiao Chen relied on his strong willpower to resist this temptation, to deal with his frustrations.
When Leng Yue saw that Xiao Chen had now forgotten the desire to massacre, she smiled faintly and dispelled her charm. Then she stood before Xiao Chen with a calm expression.
After a long time, Xiao Chen opened his eyes. They had already returned to normal. When he looked at Leng Yue now, he believed what she said previously.
Only I can pull you back from the depravity of massacre.
Xiao Chen said calmly, Your Charm Technique seems to have improved. Does it have anything to do with the earlier matter?
Of course, the earlier matter referred to Leng Yue absorbing the swordsmans Yang energy. She nodded without denying it.
Xiao Chen looked at Leng Yue and discovered that she was hiding more than he had imagined. He asked straightforwardly, If one day, you do not dispel your Charm Technique and I fall for itpletely, what will happen?
Leng Yue revealed a gentle smile on her pure and innocent face. She said ambiguously, Who knows?
It seems like the Spirit Blood Jade will not be able topletely restrain her, Xiao Chen thought to himself, keeping his guard up. If Leng Yue sessfully charmed me, it would be very easy for her to escape the control of the Spirit Blood Jade.
Without saying anymore, Xiao Chen purified some water from the scarlet sea and washed himself. Then, he resumed his experiential training.
Xiao Chen had not truly grasped the state of massacre yet. He had to reach the point where he still had a calm heart even when the thought of massacre filled his mind. Only then would he be sessful.
Time slowly passed in a simr manner. Xiao Chen wandered deeper and deeper into the inner area. The Demons that he fought also became stronger.
Every battle was intense and risky. Xiao Chen nearly died on several asions. When he tread the line of life and death, he repeatedly broke through his own limits.
The pool of blood in the scarlet throne also became ake of blood; it was now muchrger than before. With a thought, the surging state of massacre could spew out instantly.
However, when Xiao Chen used the state of massacre to the limit, that sense of depravity, of sinking into bloodlust, grew stronger. If Leng Yue had not been helping him, he might not have been able to endure for long.
Xiao Chen fought battle after battle, day after day, and night after night. There were nonstop fights and nonstop massacres enriching hisbat experience considerably.
Xiao Chen gained a better understanding of his Saber Techniques and Fist Techniques in battle. Sometimes, he could even make small changes to the Martial Techniques to tailor them to himself.
The cruelty of the Deep Sea Battlefield hardened Xiao Chens resolve. The cultivators who died and became the Demons lunch served as motivation for him to continuously improve.
If Xiao Chen did not wish to be the Demons lunch, his only option was to keep growing stronger.
On this particr day, after Xiao Chen finished a battle, Leng Yue pulled him out of the depravity of massacre again. Then, she made a request.
I dont want to return to the Spirit Blood Jade in the future. I dont like the environment there.
Xiao Chen had known for a long time now that Leng Yue did not like the environment in there. That day, when she was severely injured, she had refused to return to the Spirit Blood Jade.
Something must have happened for her to feel extreme horror and fear about it.
Xiao Chen muttered, Sure. If you dont want to go in, then don''t go in.
Leng Yue felt somewhat surprised. She had not expected Xiao Chen to agree to her request so easily. After all, if humans saw an Eros Demon following him, it would be problematic.
Leng Yue lowered her head and said softly, Thank you.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Just at this moment, Xiao Chen heard a loud explosioning from a distance. Ripples spread out on the surface of the scarlet sea.
The ripples reached Xiao Chen and a strong energy came from them. Caught by surprise, Xiao Chen was knocked off his feet.
Fortunately, he reacted very quickly. He exerted some force and stood up again. He sent out Vital Qi from his feet and the energies shed, raising a ten-odd-meter wall of water before Xiao Chen.
What a powerful person! Even this far, the remnant energies of their attacks are still so strong.
That person should be a Great Perfection half-step Martial Monarch, Xiao Chen thought to himself. This is not the deepest part of the inner area. There should not be many strong cultivators here.
After thinking for a while, Xiao Chen decided to go over and take a look. Fifteen minutester, he could see the scene of the battle with his Spiritual Sense.
A young cultivator in bright yellow robes floated above the scarlet sea. He was fighting more than twenty Winged Demons alone.
ming Palm! the young man shouted and sent out thousands of ming palms that exploded on the group of Winged Demons. Instantly, several Winged Demons were significantly injured.
When the ming palms exploded, they chained together to form an intense shock wave that spread out. This was probably the cause of the ripples on the scarlet sea that Xiao Chen encountered earlier.
When Xiao Chen saw all this, he was very astonished. Even he did not dare to deal with so many Winged Demons simultaneously by himself. He would only take on fifteen, at most, in one go.
The greatest surprise for Xiao Chen was that persons age. He looked very young, not much older than Xiao Chen. Yet, that person was already a half-step Martial Monarch. Furthermore, hisbat prowess seemed to be equivalent to Bai Lixis.
There should not be any genius like this in the four nations. This should be a genius of the Great Jin Nation, or an expert from the Boundless Sea.
The flying speed of the Wing Demons was very fast. Every time that youth blocked an attack, another attack would follow. If he got surrounded, no matter how high his cultivation was, he would be finished.
This youth did not panic. He gathered ice-attributed Spiritual Energy in his hand and strands of white cold Qi appeared. Then, he pushed the cold Qi forward gently.
Bo!
Sparkly frost spread through the group of Winged Demons. The sparkly frost around the Winged Demons immediately turned into hard ice and they slowed down.
The youth took advantage of this opportunity to fly backwards, opening the distance between him and the Demons. Then, he used an AOE fire-attributed attack again.
This cycle repeated several times. The expression on that youths face remained calm at all times. Although there were many Winged Demons, everything was within his control; the Winged Demons could not attack him at all.
This youth seemed very familiar with alternating between ice and fire; the transition was very smooth. When used together with his peak Movement Technique, it gave off the feeling that he was ying around with the Winged Demons.
However, Xiao Chen knew that this person was ying with fire. He was dancing on the edge of a knife. All it took was one small mistake and he would die, bing the lunch of these Demons.
However, this youth did have the right to dance on the knifes edge. Perhaps he pursued this kind of exciting and high-tension game.
After another fifteen minutes, all the high-ranked Winged Demons were yed to death by that youth. As for him, he did not seem to be injured at all.
The yellow-robed cultivator was not in a rush to sweep the ce for spoils. Instead, he nced in Xiao Chens direction and said softly, Friend, you have been watching me for a long time. Do you not intend to reveal yourself?
Although the youths voice was not loud, Xiao Chen who was a kilometer away heard everything clearly. That youth must have picked up on his Spiritual Sense.
This youth had just finished a huge battle; he should only be left with fifty percent of hisbat prowess. So Xiao Chen did not need to be afraid. He slowly crossed the distance. Then, he looked at the youth and said calmly, I do not have any malicious intent. I was just passing by.
The yellow-robed cultivator scrutinized Xiao Chen, not epting Xiao Chens Cultivation Realm at face value. He could see a strong hidden killing Qi in Xiao Chens eyes and hear the faint hum of a saber.
When the youth looked behind Xiao Chen, he discovered Leng Yue. He frowned slightly and his face instantly turned cold. Without saying a word, he immediately sent over a palm strike.
Bang!
A huge wave soared up in the scarlet sea, propelled forward by the cold Qi. It turned into a scarlet ice palm as it smashed towards Xiao Chen.
The scarlet ice palm was more than five hundred meters tall. The fingers were like pirs holding the sky up. The palm lines were very clear and a scarlet cold Qi spread out around it.
Chapter 515 - Working with Bai Lixi
Chapter 515: Working with Bai Lixi
The huge scarlet palm pressed down like a small hill. The sea churned and waves surged. Xiao Chen looked very tiny beneath that huge palm.
Xiao Chen had been keeping his guard up against that youth. However, he had not expected the youth to unleash such a powerful killing move. Surprisingly, the youthpleted this in an instant; his speed was unimaginable.
However, now was not the time for astonishment and panic. The huge palm covered arge area, leaving Xiao Chen no ce to run to. The surging cold Qi also ended his thoughts of diving into the sea.
Xiao Chen was afraid that the instant he dived into the sea, he would be frozen solid by this cold Qi and killed.
There was no ce to run or dodge. That meant he had only one option left!
Scarlet bolts of lightning tore across the dark sky. A scarlet Wukui Tree grew quickly above Xiao Chen.
When the scarlet Wukui Tree formedpletely, a scarlet light condensed on Xiao Chens saber. The light elongated rapidly, rushing at the huge palm pressing down.
Bang!
When Xiao Chen infused his saber intent into this sharp scarlet saber light, it became even sharper than before. It was unknown how much stronger this Wukui Breaks the Heavens was.
The light shed and instantly tore a hole in the center of the huge scarlet palm. Cracks spread throughout the palm and just before it touched Xiao Chens head, it shattered and turned into countless ice shards.
The remnant saber intent shattered the ice shards that filled the air even further, turning them into drops of scarlet water as they fell back into the sea. Suddenly, the area around Xiao Chen looked like there was scarlet rain.
Xiao Chen looked forward and saw that the yellow-robed cultivator had disappeared already. The Blood Demon corpses were missing as well.
Interesting. I was wondering how he could dare to sh with me when he doesn''t even have half his Essence left.
Xiao Chen was not afraid of arrogant genius cultivators. For this kind of people, no matter how excellent their talents were, or how powerful they were, they would have limited sess.
The ones Xiao Chen was afraid of were those who knew when to advance or retreat. Geniuses who would not make a move if they were not confident, retreating when necessary and not doing anything stupid, such people were terrifying.
Leng Yue walked over and said in a soft voice, Sorry, I caused trouble for you.
One of the main reasons why the youth attacked was Leng Yue. When he saw Xiao Chen being so close to an Eros Demon, he was afraid that Xiao Chen was untrustworthy. He did not believe that Xiao Chen was only passing by and not trying to take advantage of him.
Xiao Chen shook his head and said, There is no need to apologize. Unless we are entering into the encampments of humans, I will not force you to return to the Spirit Blood Jade unless necessary. If you do not want to go in, you can remain outside.
Leng Yue could not understand. Xiao Chen was clearly someone who weighed the pros and cons, using the results to make a decision. He had always been very decisive. So, she could not figure out why he agreed to her ridiculous request when he clearly knew that it would cause trouble.
Not bothering with what Leng Yue was thinking about, Xiao Chen kept staring at the calm scarlet sea and considering the youth from earlier.
Xiao Chen did not know where this genius came from. Indeed, there were still many hidden talents in the younger generation. He had been looking at the world from the bottom of a well.
He still had a long way to go. As of now, his strength might be at the peak of the four nations youths. Aside from the disciples of the Royal Courts, probably no one else couldpete.
However, when Xiao Chen took the whole world into ount, not to even mention the Great Jin Nation, there might be many youths stronger than him in this Boundless Sea.
Just at this moment, Xiao Chens expression turned grave. He had an inkling of danger. So, he scanned the area to the west with his Spiritual Sense and found several middle-ranked Fire Demons riding fire clouds and heading over to this ce.
Quick, lets leave. We cant stay here.
Xiao Chen did not give Leng Yue any time to react. He quickly carried her and executed the Azure Dragon Cloud Soaring Art, rushing forward.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Right after Xiao Chen left, a huge fireballnded where he stood previously. The fireball immediately exploded and a hemispherical hole appeared in the calm sea.
Arge volume of seawater was instantly vaporized by the high temperature. The surrounding water quickly filled in the void and arge whirlpool appeared.
Of all the Demons, the one that Xiao Chen was the most wary of was the Fire Demon. While they had the lowest defense, they had the highest offense and the best techniques. With four or five middle-ranked Demons, even if Xiao Chen survived, he would be severely injured.
Xiao Chen had tried that before. Since then, he could not be bothered with Fire Demons. He would immediately flee and not make contact at all.
Now, more than ten middle-ranked Fire Demons chased Xiao Chen, sending out incessant attacks. This caused the water behind Xiao Chen to churn and ssh up.
The middle-ranked Fire Demons were more irritating than the low-ranked ones. They moved very fast as well. Even using the Azure Dragon Cloud Soaring Art, Xiao Chen could not shake them off quickly.
Now that he was carrying one person, it would take him quite some time to shake off this tail.
Xiao Chen used his Spiritual Sense to scan around continuously, to n the best route. This saved him from going in the wrong direction and running into other Demons.
Suddenly, Xiao Chen revealed a smile on his face. He picked up a familiar figure in front. It looked like this situation would not be as problematic as it was before.
Xiao Chens figure flickered, increasing his speed. After seven or eight minutes, he arrived before that person.
Old Bai, its been a long time. Help me out here!
That familiar person was a figurepletely d in Medial Grade Secret Treasures. It was Bai Lixi, whom Xiao Chen had not seen for a while. At this moment, Bai Lixi had just finished a battle and was happily sweeping the ce for spoils and gaining a lot in the process.
When Bai Lixi saw Xiao Chens somewhat miserable appearance, he stopped what he was doing andughed loudly. I just knew that you would not know your limits ande into the inner area. You ran into trouble, right? Looks like I, Old Bai, will have to make a move at the crucial moment.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly and did not deny it. Naturally!
Bai Lixi tilted his head and looked behind Xiao Chen. He saw more than ten Fire Demons flying quickly after Xiao Chen. His expression instantly changed and he retreated a few steps back. Damn it. I knew that it would not be anything good if you are looking for me. Of all the Demons you could have stirred up, it had to be Fire Demons!
Leng Yue, who was in Xiao Chens embrace, smiled at Bai Lixi and said in a lovable manner, Big Brother, please help out. I beg of you.
When Bai Lixi heard this, he felt dizzy and his heart beat very hard. Unexpectedly, a shy blush appeared on his coarse face.
Alright, Ill help just this once. Bai Lixi no longer dared to look at Leng Yue. He leaped up and arrived behind Xiao Chen.
By the time Bai Lixi stood firmly, he came back to his senses. What am I doing? This is a group of more than ten Fire Demons!
However, there was no more time for Bai Lixi to hesitate. The attacks of the Fire Demons were alreadynding around him.
With Bai Lixis help, Xiao Chen fled quickly, bringing Leng Yue more than a kilometer away beforeing to a halt. He was not worried for Bai Lixis safety. Back then, the ck Dragon Groups Ancient Demonic Energy Cannons could not do anything to him at all.
Just these ten-odd middle-ranked Fire Demons would not be able to do anything, either. Bai Lixis set of Medial Grade Secret Treasures was not for nothing. At most, he would feel some pain.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Xiao Chen could hear the constant explosions at the distance. Waves soared more than a kilometer away; by the time they reached Xiao Chen, they were still very strong.
After an hour, the explosions ended. The sea also stopped surging. The battle was probably over. Xiao Chen put Leng Yue down and quickly moved forward, going to the ce where he left Bai Lixi.
Bai Lixi was charred ck and his hair was smoking. He sat miserably on the sea, catching his breath. Five or six Fire Demons corpses floated on the sea beside him.
The remaining Fire Demons were gone, frightened away by Bai Lixis ridiculous defense. The person who could make the Fire Demons feel like that was Bai Lixi alone.
When Bai Lixi heard Xiao Chens and Leng Yues footsteps, he got to his feet and looked at Xiao Chen. His charred face looked very helpless as he said, Brat, this time, I ended up in a miserable state because of you.
Leng Yue smiled gently and said, Thank you, Big Brother.
When Bai Lixi saw Leng Yues smile, he was startled. He quickly said, Little Sister, please stop smiling at me. I cannot endure anymore.
The slender, ck tail behind Leng Yue betrayed her identity. Bai Lixi had not noticed it earlier, when she was in Xiao Chens embrace. Now that he saw it clearly, he quickly put some distance between them. Then, he pulled Xiao Chen aside and whispered, You dont look like you were charmed by the Eros Demon. Whats up with her?
Xiao Chen did not want to exin too much. He said seriously, I know what Im doing. I will not fall for her charms; we have an agreement.
Bai Lixi waved off Xiao Chens reassurance and said, I cant be bothered with your matters. I have to go back. Ill say this first: the Spirit Stones for restoring my Secret Treasures will be paid by you. Now.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly and said, Dont worry. I will go back with you. I have not returned for three months already. It is time I went back and rested.
When Bai Lixi heard this, he stared at Xiao Chen like he was looking at a monster. He had not expected Xiao Chen to have been wandering outside for three months without returning.
Knowing that Xiao Chen was going to return to the humans base camp, Leng Yue did not say anything. She simply turned into a beam of dim light and entered the Spirit Blood Jade.
Along the way, Bai Lixi was very shocked to hear about Xiao Chens experiences. He also felt very curious. It was very strange that Xiao Chen had not returned to rest at all in the past three months.
One had to know that when one was immersed in massacre, one would always be in a tense mental state.
After a long time, ones mind would grow fatigued. Ordinary people would have to vent themselves properly, returning at least once a month. Otherwise, it would be too hard to endure.
Xiao Chen did not offer any exnation. This was because he himself did not understand what was going on. Maybe it was because his Mental Energy was stronger than others.
Bai Lixi chuckled and said, You dont have to exin yourself. You kept an Eros Demon as a sex ve. You can vent yourself whenever you want. There is no need for you to return to the huge Divine Dragon Warship.
Xiao Chen was bbergasted. It was not easy for him to exin this matter, so he could only change the topic. Is there any news from Sun Guangquan?
When Bai Lixi heard this, his expression immediately turned grave. He shook his head and said, That fellow has made up his mind this time. He will note out until he is a Martial Monarch. He has had enough of being called unrivaled under Martial Monarch.
Chapter 516 - Exchange Room
Chapter 516: Exchange Room
Xiao Chen asked, What are his odds of sess?
Bai Lixi replied with a sullen face, It is hard to say. He had already reached peak Consummation half-step Martial Monarch a year ago. He is only short of opening his sea of consciousness. Once the sea of consciousness is formed, he would immediately be a Martial Monarch. Unfortunately, cultivating Mental Energy is extremely difficult. This bottleneck has trapped more than seventy percent of cultivators who reach this stage.
Xiao Chen had always respected this senior desman, the Bloody desman Sun Guangquan. He was like a teacher and a friend to Xiao Chen.
Although their acquaintance was short, Sun Guangquan had provided Xiao Chen with a lot of help and pointers. Xiao Chen could only wish him good luck and hope that Sun Guangquan would surmount this hurdle.
Four dayster, after rushing at full speed, the two left the inner area of the Battlefield. The three outpost islets appeared before them.
Many cultivators were resting at the outpost islets before preparing to depart again.
Xiao Chen looked at the departing crowd and discovered many of them to be very strong. Furthermore, they were rather young as well. He felt it to be strange, so he asked, Why does it seem like there are many new faces?
Bai Lixi nodded and said, Yeah, I found out about it two months ago. This time, the Divine Dragon Pce sent invitations to the other areas of the Boundless Sea.
The noble ns from the Southern Boundless Sea, Northern Boundless Sea, and the Western Boundless Sea sent people over. Rumor has it that the Dragon King of the Divine Dragon Pce utilized favors from the old Dragon King to get these people here.
Xiao Chen still felt suspicious. He said, It is just a third grade Battlefield. Is the Divine Dragon Pce not powerful enough? All they have to do is to send some Martial Monarchs and annihte the Demons.
Bai Lixiughed and said, Brat, you are oversimplifying things.
The Eastern Boundless Sea doesnt have just one third grade, fourth grade, and fifth grade Battlefields. They need their Martial Monarchs to guard them; otherwise, there will be chaos. As for the sixth grade Battlefield, it is a ce where all four regions of the Boundless Sea stand watch. It is of utmost importance, so the Divine Dragon Pce has to send people as well.
Furthermore, the borders between the ck Dragon Groups and the Divine Dragon Pces territories are not very peaceful and need Martial Monarchs to guard them. Considering all this, even if the Divine Dragon Pce was stronger, do you think theyd have the manpower to spare?
However, Xiao Chens frown still did not rx. He kept feeling that this third grade Battlefield was different. However, he had limited knowledge and could not rebut Bai Lixis words.
This time, the two intended to have a proper rest, so they did not stop at the outpost islets. Instead, they quickly headed for the huge Divine Dragon Warship.
After another half a day, the city-sized Divine Dragon Warship appeared before the two of them. They could not help but speed up. They wanted to board the huge Divine Dragon Warship before night fell.
The huge warship had a veryrge areaparable to that of a city. The za that Xiao Chen was in previously was just the tip of the iceberg.
Under Bai Lixis lead, Xiao Chen moved past building after building. There were restaurants, inns, smithies, and all sorts of other shops. It was no different from a regr city.
Bai Lixi pointed at a beautiful wooden building. He smiled and said, This is the Spring Pavilion. It is also the ce with the best business here.
Xiao Chen looked over and discovered that it was indeed bustling and business was booming.
This poprity was not hard to understand after thinking about it. Cultivators who spent a long time fighting and killing would need a ce for rxation and venting themselves. Affairs of passion were undoubtedly one of the best ways to vent.
After making seven or eight turns, Bai Lixi brought Xiao Chen to a vast pce. This ce was even noisier and more crowded than the Spring Pavilion.
Bai Lixi said softly, We have arrived. This ce is themand center of this Battlefield. You can use your points here to exchange for all sorts of items. Lets go in.
The two followed the crowd in. There were not many extravagant decorations in the big pce; it looked very simple.
A glowing jade wall stood in the center of the hall. Many people were standing in front of the jade wall and discussing in hushed voices.
The Southern Seas Four Heroes live up to their reputation. They already made it into the top twenty after being here for two months.
The Western Seas Seven Knights and the Northern Seas Four Young Masters are pretty strong as well. They also managed to get into the top twenty. In fact, these people are all in the top twenty spots.
These are the young experts of the Boundless Sea. They have participated in several Battlefields already and they all had exceptional results.
There are also experts from other ces as well. There is Bai Zhan from the Great Jin Nations Evil Moon Pavilion. He is very powerful. He has ranked within the top three and never fallen below that.
Ha ha! You are also aware that he is from the Great Jin Nation. How can he not be strong? At such a young age, he is already a Small Perfection half-step Martial Monarch. His Raging Frost me Palm is very pure and fiery. It is very frightening.
When Xiao Chen heard this, he could not be help but stunned. He asked Bai Lixi beside him, What is that? Everyone seems to be very excited over it.
Bai Lixi felt rather pleased when he replied, That is the points ranking wall. The jade wall is a formation that is linked to our jade pendants. As long as youve umted some points, they will immediately be reflected on this wall.
Xiao Chen fell into deep thought. No wonder the discussions were so intense. Since ancient times, only the top would be respected. In every ce and situation, people wouldpete to see who was the best. He wondered what his rank was and whether he would be able to rank in the top twenty.
Bai Lixi continued, This is a small encouragement by the Divine Dragon Pce to boost morale. The people in the top twenty can obtain a corresponding reward. Furthermore, the reward seems to be something precious.
Xiao Chen felt it was strange. He said, There is something wrong with the rules. Arent they afraid of people cheating? If half-step Martial Monarchs killed Demons in the periphery, their points would increase explosively.
Bai Lixiughed and countered, That is correct but do you think that is likely to happen? Do you think that people would purposely kill low-ranked Demons in the periphery for the sake of the ranking?
Xiao Chen shook his head to indicate that he did not think so. The main reason he came here was so that he could temper his killing Qi, toprehend his Saber Techniques further while treading the line of life or death, to raise his cultivation. How could it be possible for him to waste time for some reward?
I understand now. The rules more seem very casual but in reality, no one would waste their time like that, working just to get into the ranking. Speaking of which, what is your rank? And did you see my rank? Xiao Chen asked after he understood how it worked.
The pleased expression of Bai Lixis face became more obvious. He chuckled and said, I am not very talented, ranking only tenth. I am also the only cultivator from the four nations to rank in the top ten. As for your rankhe he, I went to look for it two months ago. You seem to be below five hundred.
Two months ago, Xiao Chen happened to be with Wu Quan and the others. At that time, he was focused on investigating the Demons and did not kill many. So it was not surprising that he ranked very low.
Seeing Xiao Chen remain silent, Bai Lixi patted his shoulders and said, Dont be sad. You are roaming around by yourself. It is hard for you topare yourself to me. It is pretty good that you managed to get a rank of five hundred odd. Now, there are countless people pouring into the Battlefield, a minimum of five to six thousand. At least you are better than most of them.
Come, Ill bring you to go exchange your points. Tonight, I will take you to the Spring Pavilion. My treat!
Xiao Chen smiled and did not say anything. Then, he followed after Bai Lixi.
Within the big pce, there was a small pce. The words Exchange Room were written on the signboard. That was the ce to exchange points for Spirit Stones, Spirit Weapons, Secret Treasures, and all sorts of Medicinal Pills.
The doors were tightly shut because only one person could enter at a time. There was a long queue for it. No one had special privileges; everyone had to wait patiently.
Xiao Chen had always been very patient. While he waited, he looked around and took the measure of the cultivators moving about. Hence, he was not bored.
However, Bai Lixi did not have a lot of patience. He looked at the points on his jade pendant and hated that he could not immediately rush forward.
Seeing Bai Lixi being so impatient, Xiao Chen felt curious. So, he asked, Old Bai, how many points do you have? Why are you so excited?
Bai Lixi grinned widely and said, Not many, just slightly more than three thousand. This is my third time making an exchange already.
The moment Bai Lixi spoke, the surrounding people shot envious looks at him. Having three thousand points to himself was a lot. Furthermore, this was his third exchange.
There were some people who recognized Bai Lixi. They discussed him in soft voices, which pleased him greatly.
Before this, Xiao Chen could not be bothered to check how many points he had. After hearing what Bai Lixi said, he took out his jade pendant. He only saw that the back of his jade pendant was densely filled with ck dots.
A rough count gave Xiao Chen at least ten thousand points.
After some time, it was Bai Lixis turn to make his exchange. He smiled at Xiao Chen and said, I will go in first. After Ie out, I will wait for you. He he! Tonight, I will bring you out for a good time.
Bai Lixi had already been here twice before, so he was familiar with the exchange process. Not longter, Xiao Chen saw Bai Lixie out excitedly with a wide grin on his face.
One point can be exchanged for ten Medial Grade Spirit Stones. Ten points can be exchanged for one Superior Grade Spirit Stone. This person has three thousand points. No wonder he is grinning so widely.
Ha ha, with three thousand points, that is not all the benefit he will obtain. The more points one exchanges in one go, the better the item they can get.
When the people behind saw Bai Lixis smile, they were envious. These people were unable to obtain three thousand points even after a few months.
As for Bai Lixi, after making two exchanges before, he was still able to get three thousand points. This was indeed an incredible feat. There was no way they could not be envious.
Xiao Chen pushed the door open in anticipation. Then, he entered the Exchange Room.
The room inside was notrge but it was very orderly. Rare treasures in neat rows filled up shelves on all four walls.
There were high-ranked Spirit Weapons, Earth Ranked Cultivation Techniques and Martial Techniques, all sorts of natural treasures, Spirit Cores, and miraculous medicines. There were also all sorts of rare ores found only at the bottom of the sea: Frost Iron, Demonic Crystal Stone, Purple Silver, Gold Essence, Brilliant White Steel, Tide Jade, and Deep Sea Blood Fiend Stones.
A long jade table was ced in the center of the room. Four old men in purple robes embroidered with golden dragons sat behind the table. Their blood and Qi were flourishing, and their auras were strong. When Xiao Chen checked them out, he found that they were Great Perfection half-step Martial Monarchs.
As for the fifth old man, who sat in the middle, with white eyebrows and a genial look on his face, his purple robes had four ferocious azure flood dragons on it. He was even stronger than the othersa peak Consummation half-step Martial Monarch.
Chapter 517 - Xuanyuan Zhantian
Chapter 517: Xuanyuan Zhantian
The white-haired old man looked at Xiao Chen and smiled gently. Little friend, have a seat. This must be your first time here. If you do not understand anything, you may ask me. Dont worry about time.
Xiao Chen sat down on the opposite side of the table and looked at the old man. He said, Thank you, Senior. This is my jade pendant. This junior is called Xiao Chen.
The old man took Xiao Chens jade pendant and nced at the points at the back. He was astonishedthere was a total of 14,000 points.
He muttered to himself, Xiao ChenI dont think Ive heard this name before. There is no Xiao Noble n in the four seas. There is no Xiao Chen in the Great Jin Nation as well. Plus, Ive never heard that there was a potential inheritor of a great sect with the family name Xiao.
However, the points that he obtained are even more than the people from the Boundless Seas noble ns. They areparable to those of the Evil Moon Pavilions Bai Zhan.
However, this white-haired old man had seen many of such hidden geniuses in his lifetime. Although he was astonished, he did not find it strange.
The white-haired old man handed the jade pendant to the other four old men to verify that the points were real.
Let me exin the rules of the exchange first. One point may be exchanged for ten Medial Grade Spirit Stones. Ten points may be exchanged for a Superior Grade Spirit Stone. That is all for the exchange of Spirit Stones. As for the other items, there is a list here. You may have a look.
Xiao Chen received the list and began looking through it carefully. He discovered that the items in the list were the rare treasures on the shelves around him. The list also included the number of points needed to exchange for those items.
Xiao Chen looked through the list carefully a few times. He already had a rough idea of what he wanted. At the moment, he did not need Medial Grade Spirit Stones; there were more than two million in his Universe Ring. What he needed was Superior Grade Spirit Stones.
If Xiao Chen wanted to maintain a fast pace of cultivation after reaching Martial Monarch, he would need to userge amounts of Superior Grade Spirit Stones. So he had to prepare ahead.
Aside from these, Xiao Chen also needed Spirit Herbs that increased Vital Qi. As of now, he could achieve 400,000 kilograms of force by using only Vital Qi. After he reached Great Perfection of the Firmament Body Tempering Art, he should be able to achieve 450,000 kilograms of force.
When Xiao Chen wanted to break through 500,000 kilograms of force, he would need to use Spirit Herbs. Thousand-year-old Spirit Herbs were no longer useful to him. Only Spirit Herbs older than two thousand years old would have an effect.
Just as Xiao Chen about to make the exchange, he suddenly noticed an itemInferior Grade Spirit Gathering Pearl. One thousand points was required to exchange for one.
Xiao Chen paused for a while, entering deep thought. Then, he looked at the old man and asked, Senior, may I take a look at this Inferior Grade Spirit Gathering Pearl?
Its a small matter. You may inspect the goods before making the exchange.
The white-haired old man stretched his hand out and waved. A brocade box flew off a shelf behind Xiao Chen into his hand. The old man opened the box to reveal its contentsfour round white pearls filled with Spiritual Energy. This were the Inferior Grade Spirit Gathering Pearls.
Xiao Chens chest tightened. It was as he had guessed. He also had two white Spirit Gathering Pearls.
Although Xiao Chen could feel the vast Spiritual Energy in them, he did not know what they were. Hence, he had not found any opportunity to use them yet. Unexpectedly, he found them here.
The white-haired old man exined, The Spirit Gathering Pearl is the creation of a Martial Sage. It is created by refining ten thousand Spirit Stones and exhausting the Sages Source Energy to extract and condense the Spirit Stone essence. Naturally, an Inferior Grade Spirit Gathering Pearl is made from Inferior Grade Spirit Stones; a Medial Grade Spirit Gathering Pearl is made from Medial Grade Spirit Stones; and a Superior Grade Spirit Gathering Pearl is made from Superior Grade Spirit Stones.
The higher the grade, the more Source Energy is exhausted. Most Martial Sages would not be willing to refine anything better than a Medial Grade Spirit Gathering Pearl.
Exhaustion of Source Energy was different from exhaustion of Essence. When Essence was exhausted and cultivation damaged, one could quickly fix this problem with Spirit Stones or Medicinal Pills. However, when Source Energy was used up, one would require at least one month to recover. Most of the time, it would take even longer.
This showed the preciousness of these Spirit Gathering Pearls. These were refined by a bona fide Martial Sage using his Source Energy. How could it not be precious?
Xiao Chen asked happily, What can this Spirit Gathering Pearl be used for? How does one use it? What should I pay attention to? Will Senior give me some pointers?
The white-haired old man smiled and said, This cannot be considered pointers. Let me quickly exin. The purpose of Spirit Gathering Pearls is the same as Spirit Stonesthey are used to aid cultivation. However, Spirit Gathering Pearls are definitely much better. One Inferior Grade Spirit Gathering Pearl is equivalent to hundreds of Superior Grade Spirit Stones.
However, because the Spirit Gathering Pearl contains far too much Spiritual Energy, cultivators under Martial Monarch cannot normally use it to cultivate. Otherwise, it might result in the dantian exploding. However, it is excellent for breaking through bottlenecks. One can break through the bottleneck with the surging energy.
When using it, you should ce it on the Tianmen Acupoint on your head. Then, use a Yang-attributed energy to refine it into liquid and pour it into the body. You cannot consume it orally. Otherwise, no matter how strong your body is, it would explode instantly.
After listening to the old mans exnation, Xiao Chen finally knew what he wanted. He would use ten thousand points to exchange for ten Inferior Grade Spirit Gathering Pearls and use the remainder for a three-thousand-year-old Monarch Blood Grass.
The old man reminded, Little Friend, with your cultivation now, you should exchange for at most five Inferior Grade Spirit Gathering Pearls. Any more would be a waste.
Xiao Chen thanked the old man for the reminder but still insisted on exchanging for ten Spirit Gathering Pearls.
Xiao Chen was very clear on his situation. He cultivated a Heaven Ranked Cultivation Technique. Furthermore, given his strong foundation from when he broke through to Martial King, his cultivation could not be measured by conventional methods.
When Bai Lixi, who had been waiting for a long time, saw Xiao Chene out, he immediately weed him with a smile. Xiao Chen, lets go and take a look at the point ranking wall. Lets see if your big brother has increased his rank.
Actually, Xiao Chen was not very interested. He had just obtained information about the Spirit Gathering Pearl and wanted to give it a try. However, he could not reject Bai Lixi, who seemed very enthusiastic. So, he could only follow him.
Bai Lixi parted the crowd excitedly. He was tall and stout; furthermore, he was extremely strong. No one could resist his shove. Soon, he pushed his way to the very front.
Ignoring the dissatisfaction of the people around him, Bai Lixi began to look for his name excitedly. His name was near the top, so he found it quickly. However, the moment he found it, the smile on his face froze.
Bai Lixi saw that he was ranked eleventh on the jade wall. As for Xiao Chenhe had overtaken Bai Lixi, ranking tenth.
Damn it, how is this possible? Bai Lixi was stunned. Originally, he thought he was doing much better than Xiao Chen. Who would have imagined that Xiao Chen had already surpassed him?
Not only that, Xiao Chen had snatched away his top ten position, squeezing him out.
Xiao Chen was surprised. He never expected that he could rank within the top ten. However, he did not care too much about it.
The point ranking was not an indication of strength. The true experts were fighting the peak Demons at the ind in the core area. Killing those Demons would be extremely difficult. Yet, these people are not even in the top hundred of the point ranking. However, no one would deny their strength.
The ones who ranked highly on the point ranking were the cultivators who fought in the inner area. Some of them worked together, achieving better results than they would have alone.
When Xiao Chen looked at the person ranked first, he did not recognize the name. After he asked around, he found out more about this person.
This person was nicknamed the Eastern Seas Little Dragon King. His name was Xuanyuan Zhantian. Since the point ranking was established, he had always been ranked first. In the past three months, at least twenty thousand Demons died at his hands.
When Xiao Chen continued looking, he discovered that the top nine rankers were unfamiliar to him. When he thought about it, he guessed that these were the young cultivators of the Boundless Sea.
However, Bai Zhan, who ranked third, attracted Xiao Chens attention. Earlier, he had heard people talking about him, that Bai Zhan used the Raging Frost me Palm.
This description seemed to match up with the yellow-robed youth that Xiao Chen met. If that was indeed him, then it would be interesting.
Xie Ziwen was the second and final disciple of the Evil Moon Pavilions Pavilion Master. This Bai Zhan was even more powerful than him. He had to be Xie Ziwens Senior Brother.
Xiao Chen did not know if this person was aware of his grudges with the Evil Moon Pavilion. If Bai Zhan knew about the matter, then Xiao Chen would have difficulty avoiding trouble.
Xuanyuan Zhantian has returned!
Suddenly, someone cried out in therge pce. Everyone turned their heads to look. They saw a youth in purple Battle Armor and a purple dragon cape behind him entering the pce.
This person looked about twenty and was very handsome. A strong aura came from him as he exuded arrogance from his eyes. His strides were wide and heavy.
When this person walked over to the jade point ranking wall, the surrounding people immediately opened a path for him. When he nced at his ranking on the wall and saw the name Xuanyuan Zhantian at the top, he looked neither satisfied nor disappointed. It was just as if this was to be expected, as if first ce was created for him.
When Xiao Chen felt this persons aura, he was astonished as well. This person was already a Great Perfection half-step Martial Monarch. He wondered how this person cultivated. This person was probably more powerful than Bai Lixi.
Ha ha! Xuanyuan Zhantian, you better keep looking while you can. Your name will not remain at the top for long.
Everyone wondered, who was courageous enough to speak to Xuanyuan Zhantian like that?
Xuanyuan Zhantian was the heir of the Divine Dragon Pce. As long as nothing happened to him, he would be the next Dragon King of the Divine Dragon Pce. Half of the Eastern Sea would have to obey his orders.
When everyone looked, they saw four youths standing at the entrance of the pce. The four were dressed in different colors, wearing red, blue, green, and purple robes. They all looked impressive and handsome. Unexpectedly, they were all at least Small Perfection half-step Martial Monarchs.
Of the four, the second person from the left, the youth in green, seemed the most extraordinary. Like Xuanyuan Zhantian, he was a Great Perfection half-step Martial Monarch.
The person who spoke earlier was this youth in green. He looked very arrogant as he stared at Xuanyuan Zhantian.
So, it is the Northern Seas Four Young Masters. No wonder they dared to call out to Xuanyuan Zhantian. They are indeed qualified to do so.
The Northern Boundless Sea was ruled by four noble ns. These four were the heirs of these noble ns. In the future, they would be the ones ruling the Northern Boundless Sea. They were Xuanyuan Zhantians rivals.
The people around who understood the situation discussed it in hushed voices with evident, great interest. When two outstanding talents met, they might end up shing. Who knew, maybe they would get to see a good show in therge pce.
However, the crowd was surprised to see the Eastern Seas Little Dragon King, Xuanyuan Zhantian, ignore the green-robed youths mocking. He did not even look at the other party.
Xuanyuan Zhantian only said indifferently, If you have the capabilities, then go for it. However, are you capable enough?
Chapter 518 - Refining the Spirit Gathering Pearl
Chapter 518: Refining the Spirit Gathering Pearl
Xuanyuan Zhantianughed loudly after speaking. Then, he headed off to the Exchange Room with big strides, turning his back on the four. He had no intention of paying any attention to them.
This disregard frustrated the green-robed young master greatly. He clenched his fist tightly and his face turned ashen. He felt very stifled.
The purple-robed young master at the side consoled him, Big Brother, just ignore him. You have just advanced to Great Perfection half-step Martial Monarch. It would not be toote for you to fight with him after you trained some more.
The green-robed young master had a cold look as he said, This fellow is exceptionally arrogant. He seems to think that the Divine Dragon Pce is the same as it was five thousand years ago. Someday, I will make him kneel before me and beg for mercy.
Ha ha! Stop bragging. Xuanyuan Zhantian already defeated you once. You can forget about turning the tables on him for the rest of your life.
Seven youths, all wearing golden Battle Armor, entered the pce. They all had swords girdled at their waists.
When all seven of them stood at the entrance together, they looked very dazzling. It felt like the hall brightened up because of them.
The Western Seas Seven Knights are here too!
This is exciting. Now, only the Southern Seas Four Heroes are missing. If they were here, then all the outstanding talents of the Boundless Sea would be gathered.
Just as everyone was saying this, a mixed group of four youths came in through a side door. They kept a very low profile. After they entered, they did not go to the point ranking wall in the middle but headed directly for the Exchange Room instead.
However, the strong aura the four gave off did not escape the notice of the cultivators in the hall. It really is the Southern Seas Four Heroes. All the outstanding talents of the Boundless Seas younger generation are gathered.
Clearly, the Northern Seas Four Young Masters and the Western Seas Seven Knights were not friendly with each other. However, the green-robed young master endured. He looked coldly at the leader of the seven before heading off to the Exchange Room.
Xiao Chen had not expected there to be so many strong geniuses in the Boundless Sea. There were so many hidden talents and they were much stronger than the talents of the four nations.
On the continent, probably only the peak geniuses of the Great Jin Nation would have such strength.
I am still weaker than them. However, I have only just begun. Unless they advance to Martial Monarch, I should be able to hold my own against them.
Xiao Chen could sense the distance between him and them, but he was not upset. Instead, his blood boiled with excitement and he became more motivated.
However, it seemed strange that these people returned from the Battlefield together. The timing did not seem to be a coincidence.
Bai Lixi had already recovered from his earlier shock. When he saw Xiao Chens serious expression, he thought that Xiao Chen was upset that these people had stolen the limelight from him.
Bai Lixi consoled him, saying, Dont overthink this. The limelight might have been focused on you in the Ancient Deste Land. However, that is nothing in the Boundless Sea.
The nine Dragon Veins of the Tianwu Continent have been gone since the copse of the Tianwu Dynasty. Aside from the Great Jin Nation, the nations of the Tianwu Continent have sparse Spiritual Energy. As for the Spiritual Energy of the Boundless Sea, it has not changed since the Ancient Era. Furthermore, these people have strong powers supporting them. They have been eating natural treasures since they were young. All their Secret Treasures are stronger than yours.
They ate better than you, dressed better than you, and lived better than you. Now that this is the era of geniuses, their talents are very good as well. It is normal that they are stronger than you.
However, this is just the beginning. You still have a chance to catch up at the bottleneck of peak Martial Monarch. When you be Martial Monarchs, you will all be on the same starting line.
Xiao Chen smiled helplessly. Although Bai Lixi was very cocky from time to time, they were still friends in the end.
Thank you, but that is not what I was concerned about. Dont you feel that it is too much of a coincidence that these people returned at the same time?
When Bai Lixi heard this, he was stunned. Coincidence? What coincidence?
The moment Bai Lixi spoke, he thought about it and understood what Xiao Chen meant.
No one would return to the Divine Dragon Warshipunless they really had to. They would settle all their needs on the outpost islets.
There was no pattern to when the cultivators came to the Divine Dragon Warship.
However, it looked as though the outstanding talents of the Boundless Sea had agreed upon a particr time to return together. This was too much of an coincidence.
Xiao Chen continued, It does not hurt to be prepared. Lets not go out for these few days. We should wait until all these people have left before leaving.
After the two chatted for a while, they took their leave of each other. Bai Lixi wanted to restore his Secret Treasures and Xiao Chen wanted to find somewhere to experiment with the Spirit Gathering Pearls.
Not long after Xiao Chen left the pce, he ran into someone. He could not help but stop. It was the yellow-robed cultivator he met a few days ago.
When the yellow-robed cultivator saw Xiao Chen exit the pce, he was stunned as well.
Evil Moon Pavilions Bai Zhan?
The White Robed desman, Xiao Chen?
The two exchanged looks before probing each other. While Xiao Chen tried to guess the other partys identity, the yellow-robed cultivator was doing the same to him.
The yellow-robed Bai Zhan smiled gently and said, If I had known who you were that day, you wouldnt be standing here today.
Although Bai Zhans tone was calm and he had a warm expression, he was mocking Xiao Chen with his words. He did not care about Xiao Chen at all, like he could kill him whenever he wanted.
Smiling, Xiao Chen countered, Why, your Movement Technique that day was quite exquisite. You disappeared without a trace very quickly.
Naturally, Bai Zhan could tell that Xiao Chen was mocking him for fleeing without a fight.
Bai Zhans lips curled up, drawing a smile on his handsome face. He said faintly, You better pray hard that you dont run into me in the Battlefield. The Pavilion Master already issued orders. As long as you are not dead, I will never be Pavilion Master.
Although I dont care about the position of Pavilion Master, I dont mind using your head to repay the Pavilion Masters favor.
After Bai Zhan spoke, he bumped Xiao Chens body as he passed, walking towards therge pce.
Although Bai Zhan was a Small Perfection half-step Martial Monarch, thebat prowess he disyed rivaled that of a Great Perfection half-step Martial Monarch.
He used a Martial Technique that alternated between two opposing attributesfire and ice. This was very terrifying. The most important thing was that this person was extremely cautious. He considered the big picture and knew when to advance or retreat.
It would be fine if Bai Zhan did not make a move. However, the moment he made a move, he would be confident of victory.
When Xiao Chenpared his own strength against Bai Zhans, he discovered that Bai Zhans overallbat prowess was much greater than his.
At the very least, Xiao Chen would not dare to fight with more than twenty high-ranked Superior Grade Winged Demons simultaneously. Being targeted by this person would be very problematic.
Xiao Chen had to quickly advance to Superior Grade Martial King. Otherwise, when they fought, he would only have a forty percent chance of victory.
After Xiao Chen left the pce, he spent a lot of money to find an isted courtyard away from people on the Divine Dragon Warship.
Xiu!
When Xiao Chen arrived at the courtyard, Leng Yue immediately rushed out of the Spirit Blood Jade. Xiao Chen pointed at a side room and said, You can stay there for the next few days. I wont be going out for a while.
Leng Yue thanked Xiao Chen before saying, That person is much stronger than you. He may have sounded very casual about it, but he actually has already made up his mind to kill you. Be very careful of this person.
The Eros Demons were very good at reading the hearts of people. Bai Zhan might have spoken very casually outside the pce, and his smile had never left his face, but he could not hide the murderous intent in his heart from an Advanced Demon like Leng Yue.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly and said, I know what Im doing. He is very strong, but he would not be able to stop me from fleeing. You dont have to bother about this.
When Leng Yue heard the confidence in Xiao Chens words, she did not say any more. She headed for her own room.
Xiao Chen went to his room and took out the twelve Inferior Grade Spirit Gathering Pearls from his Universe Ring beforeying them on the table. After that, he took out the two blue Spirit Gathering Pearls.
The blue Spirit Gathering Pearls were part of the Savanna Kings burial items. When ced together with the white Spirit Gathering Pearls, it was immediately clear which was better.
Regardless of the glow or the amount of Spiritual Energy, the blue ones were far better; they were clearly in a different league altogether.
Xiao Chen yed with the two blue Spirit Gathering Pearls in his hands for a while before putting them away. He thought, The blue Spirit Gathering Pearls should be Superior Grade Spirit Gathering Pearls. However, now is not the time to use them.
Its time to try out how powerful a white Spirit Gathering Pearl is.
Xiao Chen picked up a white Spirit Gathering Pearl and carefully ced it on the Tianmen Acupoint on his head. Then he sat cross-legged on a prayer mat.
Although the white-haired old man from the Divine Dragon Pce said that one could not cultivate with them before Martial Monarch, Xiao Chen believed that his condition was special.
Xiao Chen had been stuck at peak Medial Grade Martial King for a while already. If Xiao Chens cultivation werepared to a bottle, then rather than him reaching the bottleneck, the bottle was continuously expanding.
Xiao Chen drained twenty-odd Medial Grade Spirit Stones every day. When apanied with the sixthyer of the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation, a Heaven Ranked Cultivation Technique, his cultivation speed was particrly fast.
However, Xiao Chen had yet to arrive at the bottleneck of Medial Grade Martial King. The bottle kept erging. He could still go a lot further as a Medial Grade Martial King.
This was a happy inconvenience. If anyone else cultivated at Xiao Chens speed, they would have reached peak Superior Grade Martial King long ago.
However, Xiao Chen was still slowly progressing as a Medial Grade Martial King. He could not even see the end point; it seemed infinitely far away.
With such strong foundation, once Xiao Chen became a half-step Martial Monarch, the older-generation experts that were stuck at half-step Martial Monarchs for a long time would not have any advantage over him.
It is time for some shock treatment. Even though there are some risks, I need to take them. I do not have any time to remain stuck. All the outstanding talents in the Boundless Seas are stronger than me. Furthermore, Bai Zhan is now targeting me; he might kill me at any time.
I no longer have a choice. I need to charge forward without stopping!
Xiao Chen made up his mind. He steeled his nerve and no longer hesitated. Then he closed his eyes and circted his lightning-attributed, Yang-attributed energy to his head.
Hu! Hu!
After some time, white smoke came out from Xiao Chens head and the white Spirit Gathering Pearl started to melt slowly.
Xiao Chen remained calm. He was not in a rush to pour the white fluid into his body. He sent out a strand of Essence and made the white liquid float above his head.
Chapter 519 - Attack of the Scar-Faced Man
Chapter 519: Attack of the Scar-Faced Man
After an hour, the Spirit Gathering Pearlpletely melted into a fluid flowing with spiritual light. It floated quietly above Xiao Chens head.
The Spiritual Energy that leaked out of the liquid became a white mist and spread throughout Xiao Chens room. The room immediately filled with a refreshing fragrance.
Xiao Chen carefully separated out a grain-sized drop of spiritual liquid and dripped it into his Tianmen Acupoint.
People had to be bold and cautious in everything they did. They should not act recklessly on their emotions, thinking that they were the main character of a novel, someone who would never die.
Xiao Chens dantian, the Chanzhong Acupoint on his chest, and the Tianmen Acupoint on his head were connected, bisecting his body. This path was the most important of the nine major meridians.
Boom!
The moment the grain-sized liquid touched Xiao Chens head, it immediately poured into the acupoint, gushing through the meridian.
It was like a waterfall pouring down from the sky. It went through the Tianmen Acupoint, the Chanzhong Acupoint, and arrived at Xiao Chens dantian with great force.
The energy contained within the spiritual liquid was too vast. It moved too fast; Xiao Chen did not even have time to react. He instantly felt horror.
The Qi whirlpool at Xiao Chens dantian was like a small stone at the base of a waterfall. When the Spiritual Energy poured into it, his body gave off a loud sound. His internal organs immediately churned and his heart vessels hurt.
Pu ci!
Xiao Chen opened his eyes and vomited arge mouthful of blood. He was caught off guard and was severely injured.
Before this finished, Xiao Chen lost control over therge ball of spiritual liquid. It all instantly gushed into Xiao Chens body.
The energy of the grain-sized spiritual liquid was very horrifying already, the pressure testing Xiao Chens endurance. When the entire glob of energy poured into him, it was like an entire river rushed into him. It was more than a hundred times stronger than a waterfall.
The sudden flood of energy was sufficient to burst Xiao Chens body into bits, not even leaving a body.
The situation was currently very dire. If that glob of spiritual liquid plopped into Xiao Chens Qi whirlpool, it would definitely explode and he would die.
Bang!
When the spiritual liquid finallynded in the Qi whirlpool, a loud sound came from Xiao Chens body. The purple Essence Liquid within him exploded at this moment.
The purple liquid was Xiao Chens Source Energy that he had umted over the many years. In terms of capacity and energy, it had much more than the white spiritual liquid.
The two spiritual liquids merged together and rushed around wildly in his body. They ran rampant like a wild horse.
Xiao Chens already injured lungs suffered further injury. If he could not find an outlet for this horrific energy, it would eventually rip his body apart.
I cannot die!
Xiao Chen did not despair. At this critical moment between life and death, he remained incredibly calm. The twelve acupoints on each of his arms that he could control freely opened immediately.
Xiao Chen found an outlet for the rampaging energy. It promptly surged towards his arms.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Twenty-four dragon-shaped strands of energy rushed out of Xiao Chens acupoints. As the dragons roared, they shattered his room into rubble. Then, they crushed the rubble into dust.
Xiao Chen released his bated breath in relief. Instantly, he felt an unending, intense pain and vomited another mouthful of blood.
Xiao Chensplexion became incredibly pale. He could no longer endure and fainted.
Xiu!
The instant the Dragon Qi appeared, Leng Yue, who was in the side room, felt an intense aura. At the same time, she felt pain in her chest.
This was what would happened when the master of the Spirit Blood Jade was in a life-or-death situation. She quickly rushed out and headed for Xiao Chens room.
However, the moment Leng Yue arrived at the door, she saw the twenty-four Azure Dragons bursting out of the room and shredding the building into dust.
An intense shock wave surged and Leng Yue instantly soared into the air. When shended, the entire courtyard no longer existed; only rubble remained.
When Leng Yue searched around the rubble for Xiao Chens body, she saw the Spirit Gathering Pearls on the ground. She said angrily, A Martial Monarch already refined their Essence into Quintessence. Only then would they dare to use the Spirit Gathering Pearls. This fellow is really reckless. Even if you wanted to use it, you should have told me first.
Boom!
Right at this moment, a wooden coffin rose up from the rubble in the courtyard.
The coffin lid fell off and the scar-faced man emerged from within. When he saw the unconscious and heavily injured Xiao Chen, heughed sinisterly. I originally thought that I would have to spend a lot of effort. I did not expect things to be so simple.
Leng Yue turned her head to see the scar-faced man who came out from the rubble, but there was no change to her expression.
When Xiao Chen was in the inner area of the Battlefield, he would frequently run into cultivator teams who wanted to rob him. After he had beaten these people up, he would always hand them over to Leng Yue.
After absorbing the Yang energy of many cultivators, Leng Yue already had recovered some of her strength. She was not like before, when she met that middle-aged swordsman, where she could not fight after her charms broke.
Huh!
Suddenly, Leng Yue sensed the aura of the scar-faced mans Demonic Beast Martial Spirit. She muttered, Surprisingly, it is someone from the Dark Church.
The scar-faced man looked at Leng Yue. Originally, he did not care too much about her. However, when he saw her slender, long tail, he could not help but frown. Unexpectedly, this brat has an Eros Demon with him.
The Dark Church was established by Demons. Naturally, they worshiped the Demonic God of the Deep Abyss. It was the same even until now.
Everyone entering the church had to ce a mental imprint on the statue of the Demonic God and swear on a heart demon that they would be loyal to the Demonic God.
Only then would their Martial Spirits be Demonic Beast Martial Spirits and gain strong power. At the same time, they would be able to learn the Martial Techniques of the Demons. Naturally, the people with naturally mutated Demonic Beast Martial Spirits did not count.
However, the scar-faced man was not one of those people. He had ced a mental imprint on the Demonic Gods statue and sworn loyalty. One of the rules was not to kill Demons. Killing a Demon meant that they were disloyal to the Demon God and they would suffer from a heart demon.
When the scar-faced man swore on his heart demon, he had not thought too much of it. After all, the Demonic Cmity had been several years ago already. The Demons were also very far from them. Such rules did not impact him much.
However, the scar-faced man had not expected that the person the Vice Church Master wanted him to kill had an Eros Demon.
After thinking for a long time, the scar-faced man looked at Leng Yue and said expressionlessly, Go away and dont obstruct me from doing my job. Although I cannot kill you, I can still heavily injure you.
The scar-faced man did not have any true loyalty to the Demonic God. He did all this for the sake of gaining power. He did not even respect the Demons and only found them problematic.
Leng Yue smiled gently and said in a gentle voice, No.
It might just be a simple word, but Leng Yue said it in a flirtatious manner. Even though the scar-faced man was very resolute, he still felt his mind waver.
The scar-faced man steeled himself and recovered his senses. He said in a cold voice, Very good. You used your Charm Technique on me. That means you made the first move. Nothing will happen to me if I identally kill you.
The scar-faced man had a Demonic Beast Martial Spirit and was very strong. He might be a half-step Martial Monarch but with a Demonic Beast Martial Spirit, he was stronger than most regr half-step Martial Monarchs.
As a result, the scar-faced man was very arrogant. He did not care about Xiao Chen at all, much less an Eros Demon.
Leng Yues lips curled up. When she looked at the wooden coffin behind him, she had a yful expression. She smiled and said, I wonder whichyer you have reached in this Coffin Evasion Art. I hope you will be able toe back.
After Leng Yue spoke, she formedplicated, ancient hand seals with a serious expression. The purple mark on her forehead started to glow and she emitted an ancient aura.
The scar-faced man felt a dangerous aura. He quickly took three steps back and made simr hand seals as well. Eight wooden coffins slowly rose up from the rubble of the courtyard.
The wooden coffins contained the Rank 4 Demonic Corpses that the Dark Church refined. One Rank 4 Demonic Corpse was equal to a peak Superior Grade Martial King. Furthermore, the corpse had undergone special tempering; ordinary Martial Techniques would be insufficient to damage the Demonic Corpses.
With eight of such Demonic Corpses, the scar-faced man could kill even a Great Perfection half-step Martial Monarch.
Leng Yue finished her hand seals before the scar-faced man did. A dazzling purple imprint formed between her palms and she pushed it forward.
The purple imprint exploded into aplicated formation in the air. The formation flickered with a purple light and encased the scar-faced man and the eight wooden coffins.
The scar-faced mans expression changed greatly. He said in astonishment, This is the Great Exorcism Imprint, a Martial Technique of the Advanced Demon races. How can you, an insignificant Eros Demon, know it
Before the scar-faced man could finish speaking, the light of the formation became more dazzling. When the light became extremely resplendent, the eight wooden coffins that were still rising up returned to where they came from. A strong suction force from the scar-faced mans coffin tried to pull his body back in.
That suction force was very strong, like the wind of a strong hurricane. The scar-faced mans face filled with dissatisfaction. He dropped to one knee and clutched the ground with his fingers.
Chi! Chi!
However, the scar-faced man could not resist the suction force. His ten fingers left long gouge marks in the ground. His expression turned into one of horror. The Great Exorcism Imprint could send Demons back to the Demonic World.
There were eighteenyers to the Demonic World. No matter whichyer he was sent to, he would not have a good life there.
[Note: In Chinese folklore, hell has eighteenyers. The eighteenyers of the Demonic World could be a reference to that.]
Although the scar-faced man joined the Dark Church, he was still human. He still wanted to enjoy the world of humans. How could he get used to the Demonic World?
Furthermore, everyyer of the Demonic World was filled with dangers. It would be difficult for him to survive as a human.
However, no matter how strongly the scar-faced man resisted, his efforts were futile. The light of the formation grew even more dazzling and eventually, he could no longer hold on; he was sucked back into the coffin.
Pa!
The coffin lid covered and sealed the coffin again. Then, Leng Yue pointed into the air. The purple Great Exorcism Imprint immediately pressed on the wooden coffin, and the coffin vanished into the rubble of the courtyard.
After Leng Yue did all this, she looked at the ten gouge marks on the ground. She rolled her eyes and patted the ground t again, restoring the ce to exactly as it had been when the courtyard turned to rubble.
Chapter 520 - Noble Imperial Fragrance Pill
Chapter 520: Noble Imperial Fragrance Pill
Three dayster, Xiao Chen, who was lying on the ground, finally woke up.
Cough! Cough!
Xiao Chen opened his eyes weakly and coughed heavily. He struggled to sit up from the ground.
When Xiao Chen checked his body with his consciousness, he could not help a bitter smile on his pale face.
Although he had released the huge Spiritual Energy through his twenty-four acupoints, the vast remnant Spiritual Energy still caused a lot of damage in his body.
Xiao Chens heart, liver, spleen, kidney,rge colon, small colon, stomach, and galldderall his internal organs were severely damaged. Every single movement caused him intense pain.
Fortunately, Xiao Chens meridians were not severely injured. They had been tempered twice before, by the Dragon and Tiger Body Sculpting Art and the Firmament Body Tempering Art.
Xiao Chens meridians were already as resilient as Frost Iron, as hard as Heavenly Mountain Stones, and at the same time, as gentle as autumn water, and very flexible. Thisbination meant that it was hard for them to receive any true damage.
However, the most disappointing thing was that the Essence in Xiao Chens body dried uppletely. It hadpletely drained with nothing remaining. He could not even circte some Essence to ease the pain.
No matter how intense a battle was, cultivators would always reserve some Essence. This was because they could only cultivate if there was Essence. They needed it toplete the cycles in the meridians to quickly replenish the Essence.
If a cultivators Essence ran drypletely, it would be very difficult to recover. Even the most incredible Medicinal Pill would be useless. They could only wait for the dantian to naturally generate a strand of Essence before anything could work.
This time, Xiao Chen had ruined himself. He sighed silently to himself. In the end, he could not be too reckless when cultivating.
Xiao Chen nced at Leng Yue at the side. She was currently watching the sky calmly, as if she had not noticed Xiao Chen waking up.
Is the sky nice to look at? I am awake already and you dont even bother to look at me.
Leng Yue withdrew her gaze and smiled charmingly, How could it be? I just did not notice.
After that, Leng Yue ran over to help Xiao Chen up. He could not stand up by himself; she could clearly feel this when she supported him. She could also see the pained expression on his face.
Now that you are so severely injured, this experiential training will probablye to an end.
Xiao Chen smiled when he heard this. He let go of Leng Yues hand and said, End? You underestimate me. I can still afford the expenditure for this small bit of internal injuries. Dont bother thinking of any tricks.
Leng Yue grumbled in her heart. She was only showing concern for Xiao Chen, but he did not understand anything.
After half a day, Xiao Chen recovered his basic ability to move about. Then, Leng Yue finally understood what Xiao Chen meant by being able to afford the expenditure.
Xiao Chen spent 300,000 Medial Grade Spirit Stones to buy a bottle of Rank 9 treatment medicationthe Noble Imperial Fragrance Pill. It dealt specially with internal injuries and had the best effect for his condition.
The shop was operated by the Divine Dragon Pces subordinate merchant association. Cultivators were bound to get injured during experiential training. Hence, their business was booming and they had all sorts of herbs and medicines.
Buying the treatment medication was insufficient. Xiao Chen spent another 400,000 Medial Grade Spirit Stones to buy a two-thousand-year-old Life Blood Mushroom for replenishing blood essence.
That day, Xiao Chen had vomited several mouthfuls of blood. Furthermore, it was not ordinary blood he vomited but blood essence.
When blood essence flourished, a person would be strong and energetic. They would also be in high spirits and feel like they could do anything. When blood essence was insufficient, their aura would be weak, their skin would be yellow, and they would be dispirited and feel lethargic.
Thus, Xiao Chen had to replenish his blood essence. Furthermore, he had to replenish a lot of it; he had to replenish it all within a short period of time. So, he was willing to spend the Spirit Stones.
After the Life Blood Mushroom, Xiao Chen spent another 300,000 Medial Grade Spirit Stones to buy a few more two-thousand-year-old Spirit Herbs with simr effects.
Even so, Xiao Chen felt his supplies were still insufficient. So he bought a few thousand-year-old Sea Cucumbers. This was a special produce of the Boundless Sea that worked very well for supporting the recovery of internal injuries. It would also enhance the effect of the Noble Imperial Fragrance Pill when consumed together.
When Xiao Chen left the shop, the owner of the shop escorted him out with smiles on his face. He looked very excited.
The owner could not help his excitement. Xiao Chen spent a total of one million Medial Grade Spirit Stones in one go. That was equal to one months worth of sales.
Originally, with Xiao Chens strong physical body, he would only need some supplemental Spirit Herbs. Although his injuries were severe, he would be able to recover in a month.
However, Xiao Chencked time. One month meant thirty days; he could not afford to waste that time. Furthermore, he had the feeling that something big was going to happen in a few days.
Thus, Xiao Chen had to heal all his injuries in three days. So, he could only use Spirit Stones to buy time. No matter how great the price was, he had to spend it.
Leng Yue, who was beside him, wore a pink dress and a loose ck-and-white robe, which hid her tail, as well as a face veil.
This way, no one would be able to figure out her identity as an Eros Demon. This was an idea Leng Yue thought of in the past few days. This meant that she would not need to hide in the Spirit Blood Jade.
When the two returned to a newly rented courtyard, Leng Yue clicked her tongue as she said, Young Master Xiao, I could not tell that you were this rich. No wonder you said that this was a little injury. Though I wonder, how many times can you do this? The Spirit Gathering Pearl is not that easy to absorb.
Xiao Chens expression changed a little when he looked at Leng Yue. You seem to have more to say.
Leng Yue smiled embarrassedly and nodded. Thats right. I know a way that will allow you to absorb the Spirit Gathering Pearls in a normal manner. However, you have to agree to a few of my conditions.
Xiao Chen shook his head slightly and did not say anything. Then, he walked towards his room.
Xiao Chen did not intend to use the Spirit Gathering Pearl for the moment. Like the white-haired old man had said, that thing could only be used when making breakthroughs while he was a Martial King.
Xiao Chen had oversimplified the problem. It was not about whether the dantian could contain the Spiritual Energy. Instead, it was about whether the dantian could withstand the surging force that would suddenly gush in.
The dantians endurance was at its best when one was about to make a breakthrough. At that moment, the dantian required a strong force to help break the bottleneck.
A so-called bottleneck referred to when a cultivator could not make a breakthrough no matter how much force he used.
Only at this special moment could the dantian endure the rush of spiritual liquid from the Spirit Gathering Pearl. The stronger the force, the better.
However, this moment was very dangerous as well. If one failed, there was a ny percent chance of death. Not many people would dare use the Spirit Gathering Pearl this way. The price of failure was too high.
Xiao Chen did not believe that Leng Yue had the means to use something so dangerous. Furthermore, the Demons were very cunning. How could he believe herpletely? He did not want to experience the ordeal again.
When Leng Yue saw Xiao Chen leaving without looking back, she thought that it was because he felt that there were too many conditions. She quickly said, There is no need for a few conditions; three would do.
Alright, two! Just two conditions!
Dont go! Fine! One! Just one! That should be fine now, right? I will tell you have to use the Spirit Gathering Pearl; you just have to fulfill one of my conditions.
Leng Yue chased after Xiao Chen quickly, panting as she ran. Her face blushed under her face veil.
Xiao Chen turned back and looked at Leng Yue suspiciously. You really know how to use the Spirit Gathering Pearl correctly?
Seeing that Xiao Chen was underestimating her, Leng Yue was unhappy as she replied, Of course I know it. I also know how to deal with the Corpse Demon Fish and Witch Fiends. I was about to tell you at that time but you refused to let me out.
Had you asked me about it in advance, you would not have be so miserable this time. Then, she thought to herself, I even chased away a huge spot of trouble for you.
Xiao Chen nodded and said, Alright, Ill believe you. Tell me your condition.
Conditionconditionwhat should I asked for? Leng Yue thought anxiously. The condition cannot be too easy, or else he will know that I am helping him on purpose.
It cannot be too difficult, either. If he cannot do it, he will definitely reject it.
Damn it! Why is this fellow so straightforward? It is so difficult for me to think of a condition.
Xiao Chen watched Leng Yue and found her demeanor strange. She had her head lowered and her fist clenched. He could not tell what she was thinking.
After a while, Leng Yue looked up and said in a depressed manner, I have not thought of it yet. What should I do?
Xiao Chen was slightly stunned but he did not mind. He just treated it as Leng Yue trying to maximize her benefits. There is no rush. You can think for three days. That is how long it would take me to heal from my wounds.
When Xiao Chen reached his room, he took out the Spirit Herbs and Medicinal Pills he bought from the shop andid them on the table.
Then, he sorted them into two categories. One was for replenishing blood essence and the other for treating internal injuries. He could not take both at the same time. He had to follow a certain order: first, treat his internal injuries; then, deal with his blood essence.
Otherwise, if Xiao Chen tried to forcibly replenish his blood essence while severely injured, his body would not be able to withstand the flourishing aura and it would suffer further injuries.
When Xiao Chen looked at the table covered with Spirit Herbs and Medicinal Pills, he felt an headache. One million Medial Grade Spirit Stones were not easy to earn.
Now, Xiao Chen had only 1,700,000 Medial Grade Spirit Stones left. He needed to reserve at least 700,000 for his cultivation. So all he had left to spend was a million Medial Grade Spirit Stones.
Xiao Chen took a deep breath and picked up the Noble Imperial Fragrance Pill. He opened the bottle and a dragon-shaped cloud of fragrance came out.
Xiao Chen sniffed it and the dragon-shaped fragrance split into two and entered his nostrils. Then, it moved about in his chest, turning into a liquid that permeated his internal organs. His pain immediately eased.
It truly lives up to its name as a Rank 9 Medicinal Pill. Just the fragrance alone has therapeutic effects. It is worthy of the title Holy Medicine.
Xiao Chen revealed a joyful smile. At first, he had many doubts about these Medicinal Pills. He had been very worried that he would not recover within three days. From the looks of things, that no longer seemed to be a problem.
Without further hesitation, Xiao Chen took out the contents of the bottle and ate them together with the thousand-year-old Sea Cucumber. He instantly felt very sleepy and drifted off.
During the night, the Medicinal Pill seeped into Xiao Chens internal organs, quickly healing the injuries as he slept soundly.
The next day, Xiao Chen opened his eyes and stretched himself. He was surprised to discover that he was already mostly recovered.
Spending one million Medial Grade Spirit Stones is worth it! Xiao Chen felt very happy, his dispirited and depressed mood instantly vanishing.
Chapter 521 - Refining the Exquisite Seven Aperture Fluid
Chapter 521: Refining the Exquisite Seven Aperture Fluid
After another two days, Xiao Chenpletely recovered from his internal injuries and blood essence loss. His aura flourished and his face glowed red. He felt spirited; he was back to peak condition.
Dong! Dong! Dong!
Knocking came from the door. Xiao Chen calmed down from his excitement. This should be Leng Yue.
Xiao Chen opened the door and indeed it was the charming Leng Yue. She stood at the door and smiled. I thought of the condition already.
Xiao Chen nodded gently and asked with interest, What is it?
Leng Yue gently replied, Reduce our agreement from one year to half a year.
ording to their original agreement, Leng Yue had to stay by Xiao Chens side for a period of one year, helping him to control the state of massacre. Now, three months had already passed. If the period was changed to half a year, that would mean only three months remained.
Xiao Chen thought for a while before saying softly, Nine months. Help me for another six more months and I will release you, regardless of whether I have grasped the state of massacre or not.
Deal! Nine months it is.
This was out of Xiao Chens expectations. Leng Yue did not try to bargain over it and quickly agreed to Xiao Chens counteroffer. Then, she handed him an Alchemic Recipe.
Xiao Chen received the Alchemic Recipe from Leng Yue and took a look. There were many precious herbs listed on the Alchemic Recipe. When mixed together in a certain ratio, it would form a special medicinal liquidthe Exquisite Seven Aperture Fluid.
Leng Yue exined, A Spirit Gathering Pearl contains an incredibly vast amount of Spiritual Energy. One can only resist that surging force when one reaches Martial Monarch and refines ones Essence into Quintessence. If you want to absorb this Spiritual Energy before Martial King, you will have to use the Exquisite Seven Aperture Fluid to dilute the spiritual liquid. Then, you have to fill a bathtub full of the spiritual liquid and add the petals of the Heavenly Demon Flower to it. Finally, you just have to enter the bathtub and you absorb the Spiritual Energy.
Xiao Chen looked at the Alchemic Recipe carefully and frowned slightly, The things that you listed here are not cheap. One portion of Exquisite Seven Aperture Fluid would cost about 500,000 Medial Grade Spirit Stones.
Leng Yue had an extremely serious expression as she said gently, Cultivation is built on resources. Without resources, you cannot afford to be injured. Without resources, you will not be able to obtain methods to cultivate quickly. Only a few Royal Demons know about this Alchemic Recipe in the Demonic World. Also, it is only the Royal Demons who can afford to make the Exquisite Seven Aperture Fluid.
You are only responsible for buying the ingredients. I will make the Exquisite Seven Aperture Fluid for you. Otherwise, if you do it yourself, you will end up bankrupt before you seed.
Xiao Chen clutched the Alchemic Recipe tightly and looked at Leng Yue. Can I trust you?
Of course you should trust me. Now, a strong enemy is targeting you. If you die, I would not be able to survive, either; we are on the same boat, Leng Yue said seriously. As she spoke, she exuded an aura of nobility.
In the next two days, Xiao Chen went to all the herb stores in the entire Divine Dragon Warship. Then, he also went to the Cultivators Free Market and looked around for a long time. He finally managed to gather enough ingredients for two portions of the Exquisite Seven Aperture Fluid.
Xiao Chen spent another one million Medial Grade Spirit Stones. Even he felt like a spendthrift when faced with that kind of ouy. Within one week, he had gone through two million Medial Grade Spirit Stones.
Hopefully, I will be able to achieve my purpose with this. Otherwise, this loss would be too great.
Thousand-year-old Heavenly Demon Flower, Blood Snake Flower, Dead Sea Mushroom, Magic Blood Crystal, Demon Emperor Grass, Poison Stump Fruit
In Leng Yues room, she took stock of the ingredients Xiao Chen brought, carefully checking the quality of every item. She looked very serious and meticulous.
Furthermore, Leng Yue was very strict with the quality. She seemed proficient in this. She found several Spirit Herbs that did not meet her requirements. This Blood Snake Flower is not really a thousand years old. Only nine hundred years can be counted. When judging the age of an herb, you cannot just look at physical number of years it was alive. This Blood Snake Flower spent a hundred years growing in the belly of a snake. That hundred years are not counted. You have to buy another one.
As for this Dead Sea Mushroom, there is one that is withered already. The person who sold it to you nourished it with spiritual liquid. This spiritual liquid will be used up in twelve hours; by then, it will be useless.
The Spirit Herbs in Leng Yues Alchemic Recipe were extremely rare. Even the chapter on alchemy in the Compendium of Cultivation did not record them. That was why Xiao Chen had gotten fooled.
Leng Yues words did not upset Xiao Chen. He carefully took note of what she said, feeling that he had learned a lot.
After Leng Yue took out the items that did not clear the quality check, she told Xiao Chen, You have to repurchase these items. You wasted 200,000 Medial Grade Spirit Stones.
Xiao Chen put the failed items into his Universe Ring and said indifferently, It is not really a waste. Naturally, I will be teaching the people who dared to cheat me a lesson, making them pay severalfold of what they cheated me. Wait here for a while.
Leng Yue did not have to wait too long. After four hours, Xiao Chen came back exuding a raging killing Qi. He took out the items that he repurchased.
I will take my leave first, then. I will not interrupt you while youre refining the Exquisite Seven Aperture Fluid.
Leng Yue stopped Xiao Chen, saying, You dont have to leave. Plus, I need your help as well. The method to refine the Exquisite Seven Aperture Fluid is not a secret. As for how much you can learn, that would depend on your abilities.
Bang!
Right after Leng Yue spoke, she waved her hand and a cauldron appeared from nowhere. The dark green cauldron was twice the height of a grown man. It was very wide with dragons and phoenixes carved on it. The many talisman scripts on it glowed with a spiritual light.
A glossy, transparent, sparkling mirror floated above the cauldron.
A crystal tablety beneath the cauldron. There was a formation carved on the tablet and a clump of white me floated at the center of the formation.
All this was an eye-opener for Xiao Chen. The Immortal Cauldrons recorded in the Compendium of Cultivation looked almost exactly like this.
When Xiao Chen looked at the charming and innocent-looking Leng Yue, he felt shaken. Leng Yues identity was greater than he had imagined.
Xiu!
The purple mark on Leng Yues forehead shed with a glistening and dazzling light. Then, she pointed at the crystal tablet, sending out a beam of dim light. The clump of white me in the center of the formation erupted, burning intensely and fiercely.
However, that me did not raise the surrounding temperature. Instead, there was a cool wind, making one feelfortable.
Xiao Chen knew that this white me was a high-ranking Yin me. As for what kind of Yin me it was, only Leng Yue knew.
The mirror floating above is the Raging Golden Light me Mirror. Originally, it can automatically absorb the mes of the sun during the day and use it. However, we are in the Deep Sea Battlefield. The sun ispletely blocked by the demonic clouds. Hence, we need to use your Purple Thunder True Fire.
Xiao Chen nodded to indicate that he understood. He gathered the purple mes in his right eye, condensed it into a purple dragon, and sent it into the Raging Golden Light me Mirror.
The glossy, transparent mirror instantly refined the purple dragon into a pure Yang me. It dazzled with a golden light as it flickered.
Leng Yue opened the lid of the cauldron and added the ingredients one by one. Water bubbled inside; she had apparently ced water in the cauldron in advance.
Then, Leng Yue reced the cauldron lid. She pointed at the Raging Golden Light me Mirror and a beam of golden light went through the cauldron lid and entered the cauldron.
At this moment, Leng Yue closed her eyes. The Yin and Yang mes mixed together, working together to refine the herbs. The purple mark on her forehead shed and she exuded an ancient and noble aura that overshadowed her usual charm.
After refining for six hours, Leng Yue opened her eyes again. She emitted two beams of dim purple light from the depths of her eyes, then started the final stage of the refining process.
Boom!
The dim light disappeared and Leng Yue waved her hand. The cauldron lid immediately fell off and two portions of golden liquid leaped out of the cauldron.
Under Leng Yues control, the golden liquid flew into the jade bottles that she had waiting on the table. Then, she stopped the bottles carefully and handed them to Xiao Chen.
The Exquisite Seven Aperture Fluid is done. Here you go. Remember, one bottle can only handle a maximum of three Spirit Gathering Pearls. After that, it would be useless.
Xiao Chen clenched the jade bottles, but he was in no rush to leave. He stared at the cauldron and asked, This cauldron can be used to refine equipment as well, right?
Leng Yue was slightly stunned; she had not expected Xiao Chen to know this. Nodding her head, she said, It can. What are you thinking of? You will not be able to afford the natural treasures needed if you want to refine Magic Treasure.
Xiao Chen did not respond to that. He took out the Palm Sword in his right hand and said, Help me strengthen this Secret Treasure. I will pay for all the materials needed. If you have any more requests, you can name them as well.
Leng Yue epted the Palm Sword that Xiao Chen proffered. She looked at it carefully and nodded. There are some differences between Secret Treasures and Magic Treasures. However, theye from the same origin. I can help you strengthen it. I will list the ingredients; think of a way to obtain them yourself.
As for any further conditions, there is no need for those. Just continue to hand over those cultivators whoe to seek trouble for you to me. The stronger you get, the more I feel assured staying by your side in the next six months.
While Xiao Chen was an Inferior Grade Martial King, the Palm Sword was one of his trump cards. He could activate the Palm Sword at a moments notice and deal an attack, catching his opponent off-guard. Furthermore, it was hard to dodge.
However, as Xiao Chen advanced, the Palm Sword would lose its utility. Its flying speed would not pose a threat to half-step Martial Monarchs.
If Leng Yue could strengthen it, that would be for the best. In the future, Xiao Chen could also ask her to improve the Blood me Shoes and the ck leather gloves he wore.
Xiao Chen received the list that Leng Yue wrote and took a look. The list contained all sorts of rare ores, like Ink Crystal, Brilliant White Steel, Earth Crystal Rock, and Magic Blood Crystal. Without a doubt, they were all expensive.
Now, Xiao Chen only had 700,000 or 800,000 Medial Grade Spirit Stones left. After purchasing the items on the list, he would only have about 200,000 Medial Grade Spirit Stones left.
Even just 200,000 Medial Grade Spirit Stones should be enough for me to cultivate to Martial Monarch. Lets not think too much for now. I will think about the problem of resources again when I reach the Martial Monarch realm. If I really still cannot figure it out, I will just have to rely on Yue Chenxis Supreme Sky Sect.
The further one climbed in cultivation, the more resources one would need. This was especially so for genius cultivators. Without sufficient resources, they would not be able to bring out their potential.
Hence, most genius cultivators would rely onrge sects to gather the necessary resources, so they could afford the horrifying amount of resources needed.
Once Xiao Chen made up his mind, he no longer hesitated. He went out and spent 400,000 Medial Grade Spirit Stones to buy all the rare ores in the list. Then, he handed them over to Leng Yue together with the Palm Sword.
After Xiao Chen did all this, he returned to his room to make preparations to absorb a Spirit Gathering Pearl.
A bathtub that was half a grown mans height stood in the room, filled with water. ck Heavenly Demon Flower petals floated on the water.
Chapter 522 - Plotting against Xiao Chen
Chapter 522: Plotting against Xiao Chen
Xiao Chen took out a jade bottle and carefully poured out a third of the Exquisite Seven Aperture Fluid in that bottle. As the golden light sshed into the bathtub, the water started churning and golden bubbles gurgled.
The ck Heavenly Demon Flower petals floated gently on the surface, suppressing the Spiritual Energy within the water, not letting any of it leak out.
When the Exquisite Seven Aperture Fluid mixedpletely with the water, the clear water became golden. Xiao Chen took out a Spirit Gathering Pearl and made it float above his hand. Then, he refined it using the Purple Thunder True Fire.
Chi! Chi!
The Purple Thunder True Fire burned fiercely, and the Spirit Gathering Pearl soon began to melt. After a while, it turned into a blob of spiritual liquid floating above his palm.
The spiritual liquid contained a vast amount of Spiritual Energy. It caused cold wind to blow within the room.
Xiao Chen added the spiritual liquid to the medicinal liquid and waited patiently. The golden liquid quickly heated up and mist rose from the bathtub. However, the Spiritual Energy did not leak at all.
The Heavenly Demon Flower petals were like a formless but firm trapping all the Spiritual Energy within the golden liquid.
When the golden liquid stopped bubbling, Xiao Chen took off his clothes, stepped into the bathtubpletely naked, and sat cross-legged.
After one breath, the Exquisite Seven Aperture Fluid poured into Xiao Chens body via his pores. Then, it circted one cycle in his body; all three-hundred-odd acupoints of his body suddenly opened.
The wild and surging spiritual liquid hidden in the fluid immediately found ingress; they headed for Xiao Chens acupoints.
With three-hundred-odd acupoints open, it was like the might of the spiritual liquid was split into three-hundred-odd portions. This meant that the pressure would be much less.
Xiao Chens face immediately lit up in joy. This was indeed useful. The Heavenly Demon Flower stopped the Spiritual Energy from leaking. The Exquisite Seven Aperture Fluid opened his acupoints, and at the same time, it split up the spiritual liquid of the Spirit Gathering Pearl.
Given all this, there was no danger in using the Spirit Gathering Pearls to cultivate.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The spiritual liquid poured into his meridians from the three-hundred-odd acupoints. They were like three-hundred-odd rivers in his meridians, surging with boundless Spiritual Energy.
Good timing!
Xiao Chen cheered in his heart. The purple Qi whirlpool quickly spun and the three-hundred-odd streams of Spiritual Energy immediately poured in. They merged together and exploded within the Qi whirlpool.
However, the Spiritual Energy of the spiritual liquid did not all pour in at once. Instead, they poured into the Qi whirlpool in a steady stream. Hence, the might of this explosion was within Xiao Chens tolerance.
After the explosion ended, the crystalline purple Qi whirlpool increased in size again. This wasparable to cultivating continuously for a month. Xiao Chen was ted.
However, this was far from the end. The spiritual liquid contained in the golden liquid poured endlessly into Xiao Chens three-hundred-odd acupoints.
The purple Qi whirlpools speed of growth visibly elerated, astonishing Xiao Chen greatly and rendering him speechless with joy.
The resplendent purple Qi whirlpool represented Xiao Chens cultivation. Therger it grew, the higher his cultivation was.
Previously, Xiao Chen would have had to cultivate for half a month and expend several thousand Medial Grade Spirit Stones before he could increase the size of the Qi whirlpool slightly. However, now, the Qi whirlpool continuously increased in size every second.
How can one not be bbergasted at such a fast rate of cultivation? Xiao Chen thought excitedly, All this is worth it!
One million Medial Grade Spirit Stones? Severely injured and almost dying? Given this speed of cultivation, all this is worth it!
This growth continued for the time it took to brew a pot of tea. After that, the spiritual liquid in the golden water started to diminish. The water turned clear and Xiao Chens three-hundred-odd acupoints closed quickly.
The Heavenly Demon Flower petals floating on the water were not excluded, either; they all shriveled into nothing.
Xiao Chen opened his eyes, and his eyes gave off a bright light. They looked very resplendent in the darkness, like crystals. Only after a long time did they dim.
Xiao Chen felt full of boundless energy. He could feel his Qi whirlpool filled with purple liquid. This cultivation session was equal to three months of his normal cultivation.
However, Xiao Chen still felt that he was in the range of a Medial Grade Martial King; he had not reached the bottleneck yet.
My potential is ridiculously terrifying. I still have not reached the depths of it yet. However, now that I have the Spirit Gathering Pearls, I dont have to rush anymore. In six days, I should be able to advance to Superior Grade Martial King.
With such a vast foundation, Xiao Chen would be very strong when he advanced to Superior Grade Martial King. Even he felt afraid just thinking about it.
Then, Xiao Chen remembered the Evil Moon Pavilions Bai Zhan. He was a terrifying opponent. He could use a killing technique in an instant. The more Xiao Chen thought about this persons strength, the more terrifying he seemed.
However, you are too optimistic in thinking you can use my head to repay the Pavilion Masters favor. When I advance to Superior Grade Martial King andpletely grasp the state of massacre, I would not mind giving you a surprise, Xiao Chen said with a cold look and serious expression.
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A vast and luxurious courtyard stood in the huge Divine Dragon Warship. It had ponds and fake mountains, gardens and rivers. Everything that was needed was present. This was the courtyard that the Northern Seas Four Young Masters rented together.
At the moment, the green-robed young master was entertaining an important guest. This guest was the first disciple of the Evil Moon Pavilions Pavilion MasterBai Zhan.
The Evil Moon Pavilion was one of the ten great sects of the Great Jin Nation. They were undoubtedly a super great sect in this world. Even the n that the green-robed young master came from was quite inferior to it.
Furthermore, Bai Zhans strength was even more unfathomable. Hence, the green-robed young master did not dare show any disrespect at all.
After not seeing you for two years, I did not expect your cultivation to exceed mine already, Bai Zhan said as he picked up a wine cup, took a sip, and looked at the green-robed young master.
Once he drained the cup, one of several enticing maids in revealing clothes came from the side and filled Bai Zhans cup with more wine.
There was a slender, ck tail on the back of this maid. All the other maids had slender, ck tails as well. Unexpectedly, all the five or six maids in revealing clothes were beautiful Eros Demons.
The green-robed young master waved off thepliment and said, Brother Bai, stopughing at me. Everyone knows that at our level, cultivation realm is not the only measurement ofbat prowess. As of now, I am probably not a match for Brother Bai.
Bai Zhan smiled faintly without refuting him. He said, I came looking for you today because I want you to help me kill someone.
The green-robed young master swirled his wine gently. As he looked at the spinning wine in his cup, he smiled and said, Speak, what are you offering?
Bai Zhan ced the wine cup heavily on the table before saying in a soft voice, An Advanced Eros Demon!
Bang!
The green-robed young master shattered the cup in his hand. The wine was like an arrow as it broke through the ceiling and rushed towards the sky.
The four regions of the Boundless Sea all had their own Deep Sea Battlefield. These noble n heirs or sect inheritors trained in the Battlefield from a young age.
They were no strangers to Demons. They did not fear them, either. They were resolute and had strong willpower.
There were even many strong cultivators who would subdue Eros Demons to keep as sex ves. This was because the Eros Demons were very beautiful and their physical bodies were almost exactly like human females.
The Eros Demons were even better than human girls at techniques in bed. They felt much better and gave more pleasure than regr human girls.
There were even some cultivators who used the unorthodox cultivation method of dual cultivating. They used the Yin energy to bnce their Yang energy, strengthening themselves. The Eros Demons were innately capable of using Yang Energy to bnce their Yin energy. They relied on the males Yang energy to cultivate. So the Eros Demons were the best cultivation cauldron for such cultivators.
When Yin and Yang supported each other, the effects were even better. This was far better than just plundering the Yin to bnce the Yang.
The Cultivation Technique that this green-robed young master utilized was the Joyful Yinyang Incantation. It was an iplete ancient dual cultivation technique. He had found it in an ancient remnant in the Boundless Sea two years ago.
After the green-robed young master made up for the iplete parts, he started to cultivate it. When he used the Yin energy to bnce his Yang energy, his cultivation improved rapidly. Within two years, he managed to catch up with the top genius of the Boundless Sea, Xuanyuan Zhantian.
The green-robed young master had obtained boundless benefits and pleasures from the Eros Demons. So when he heard Bai Zhan say the words Advanced Eros Demon, he was so excited that he could not contain himself.
Unless there was a Demonic Cmity, there would not be any Advanced Demonsing from the spatial cracks. Even if there were, such Demons would just take a look around before returning.
The green-robed young master had once used the strong influence of the four noble ns in the Northern Shallow Sea to search for an Advanced Eros Demon. Even after spending countless resources, he had not obtained even a single clue.
The green-robed young master gazed at Bai Zhan with iparable fervor. Brother Bai, are you telling the truth?
I knew it. This brat would definitely bite on this bait! With a faint smile, Bai Zhan asked gently, What do I gain from lying to you?
After that, Bai Zhan told the green-robed young master about Xiao Chens backers and about the Advanced Eros Demon that Xiao Chen subdued.
The green-robed young master mumbled to himself for a while. He did not rush into a decision. Instead, he carefully weighed the pros and cons.
The Four Young Masters were backed by strong ns. Since childhood, they had received instruction from famous teachers, not just on cultivation but also on matters of the secr world. They knew how to weigh benefits and costs, and how to devise all sorts of devious ns.
These people were very smart. For them to gain the aplishments they had today, they had to hone their minds. How could the green-robed young master not know that Bai Zhan wanted to use him?
However, the two would use each other to their mutual benefit. Since Bai Zhan honestly told the green-robed young master about Xiao Chens backers, he had disyed his sincerity.
Even if what Bai Zhan said is true, there is no need to worry about it.
While the Heavenly Extermination Union is very strong, this is the Boundless Sea. Their reach would not extend this far.
Furthermore, I will not rely on the power of my n. All I have to do is to get the other three young masters to help me; then it would just be a dispute between the younger generation. Even if the Heavenly Extermination Union came here, they would not be able to say anything about it.
Given this, the issue of the Heavenly Extermination Union is settled. I will not end up bringing my n any trouble.
These people were very cautious in their actions. They considered every step they took. It would not be worth it to lose his status as heir for the sake of one Advanced Eros Demon.
Ha ha! Brother Bai, thank you for the news that you brought. Tell me, what do you want me to do?
After thinking about it, the green-robed young master felt that there would not be any big problem. So heughed and made his decision.
Bai Zhan smiled faintly, like he had already anticipated that the other party would agree. He said softly, I will not make things difficult for you. If you have the opportunity, kill Xiao Chen and pass his head to me. If not, just subdue his Eros Demon.
Chapter 523 - Reforging the Palm Sword
Chapter 523: Reforging the Palm Sword
Actually, Bai Zhan did not care about Xiao Chen at all. Even though Xiao Chen hadprehended saber intent, had exquisite Saber Techniques, and simultaneouslyprehended two states, Xiao Chen was still two Cultivation Grades lower than him.
Bai Zhans cultivation had been obtained through hard work. He had used an unknown amount of Spirit Herbs, miraculous medicines, and natural treasures. He also cultivated the peak Superior Grade Earth Ranked Cultivation Technique of the Evil Moon Pavilion.
In regard to cultivating conditions, Bai Zhan was far ahead of Xiao Chen. Furthermore, his talent was not weaker than Xiao Chens. He had the confidence of dealing with Xiao Chen in ten moves, not even giving him an opportunity to escape.
However, Xiao Chen had an Advanced Eros Demon with him, which added a variable into the fight. Bai Zhan no longer hadplete confidence in preventing Xiao Chen from fleeing. So, he had to deal with Xiao Chens Eros Demon first before he would make a move.
This was how Bai Zhan was. He would not make a move unless he hadplete confidence of victory. However, the moment he made a move, he would not leave any room for failure.
The green-robed young master smiled and said, That is the best. If he is tactful, I might be willing to spare his life. If not, then dont me me for being vicious.
Thus, this topic ended here. The green-robed young master asked Bai Zhan another question: Brother Bai, you are part of the group at the peak of the Great Jin Nation. Tell me, with my strength, will I be able to rank highly in your Great Jin Nation? Maybe I should participate in the next Five Nation Youth Competition and see if I can snag a top ten position.
Previously, the many outstanding talents of the Boundless Sea could not be bothered to participate in the Five Nation Youth Competition. The rewards were not sufficient to catch their eyes.
This was because there were simrpetitions in the four regions of the Boundless Sea as well. Furthermore, the rewards were not inferior to what was offered in the Five Nation Youth Competition.
However, there was a rumor that this round of the Five Nation Youth Competition was special. This was the budding era of geniuses. Heroes poured forth, and geniuses gathered. This had already attracted the attention of the upper echelons. Those who ranked highly could enter the Upper Realm.
The mysterious Upper Realm held a fatal attraction for the cultivators of the Boundless Sea. Naturally, the green-robed young master was no exception.
When Bai Zhan heard the confidence in the green-robed young masters tone, as if getting a top ten position was inevitable, he could not help but mock the green-robed young master in his heart. You overestimate yourself. Even I am not confident of making it to the top ten. I wonder where his confidence ising from?
Everyone knows that the Great Jin Nation has ten great sects. The true inheritors of every sect are all top-rate geniuses. However, what many people do not know is that there are eight great noble ns that are even stronger. These ns have existed since the Tianwu Dynasty. Some of these ns even date back to before the Tianwu Dynasty. Every one of these ns have produced a Martial Emperor before.
Ten true inheritors and the heirs of the eight noble nsthose are eighteen people. The top eighteen positions of every Five Nation Youth Competition are usually monopolized by these eighteen people. With your strength, you can try fighting for the remaining two positions of the top twenty.
However, you do not have much hope, either. This is because there are many hidden independent cultivators. The four nations have recently produced some peak geniuses as well. With your strength, you can only be sure of a top thirty position.
Bai Zhan wanted to deal a blow to this persons arrogance, to prevent him from getting overconfident. So, Bai Zhan told him the truth.
When the green-robed young master heard Bai Zhans words, he felt embarrassed. The top ten was the standard for the peak. The top twenty were top rate. As for the top thirty, they were merely second rate.
The green-robed young master smiled disconcertedly and stopped pursuing this topic in preference of other things.
As the few Eros Demons served them, the two happily drank and chatted. The sky slowly turned dark.
Brother Bai, stay here tonight. I will discuss that matter with my brothers first.
The green-robed young master did not let Bai Zhan refuse his offer, insisting that Bai Zhan stay. He revealed a nefarious smile on his handsome face as he ordered the scantily d Eros Demons, Take care of Brother Bai properly tonight. If he is not satisfied, I will punish you.
The subdued Eros Demons bowed, revealing a lot of their skin. They smiled and said in seductive voices, Rest assured, Master. We will definitely not disappoint Young Master Bai.
As Bai Zhan watched the green-robed young master leave, he smiled coldly to himself. This person is extremely reckless. He even dares to cultivate an iplete ancient Cultivation Technique.
In the end, dual cultivation is an unorthodox cultivating method. Furthermore, it is iplete. This person will end up developing a heart demon and sinking deeply into it.
There were no shortcuts in the Martial Path. This had been proven since ancient times. Few who took shortcuts had good endings.
Bai Zhan set down his winecup and looked at the beauties surrounding him. He frowned slightly and said coldly, Thinking of absorbing my Yang energy to pry into the Evil Moon Pavilions Cultivation Techniques? Do you really think that I would not figure out this trick? Stupid.
Bai Zhan quickly moved his forefinger. It shed with a brilliant light as it poked the six Eros Demons in the forehead. Then, a mark appeared and they all fell into deep sleep.
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In the past four days, Xiao Chen had been focusing on refining the Spirit Gathering Pearls. This was so he could strengthen his cultivation to deal with the Evil Moon Pavilions Bai Zhan.
However, Xiao Chen did not know that Bai Zhan had already made a move. Furthermore, he was using someone else to do it, using tricks to deal with Xiao Chen. Heid trap after trap to force Xiao Chen into desperation one step at a time.
In the past four days, Xiao Chen already used four Spirit Gathering Pearls. His Essence increased explosively. The purple Qi whirlpool became even more resplendent and crystalline.
Suddenly, faint crystals appeared in the Qi whirlpool, a sign of Qi crystallization.
In the end, the purple Qi whirlpool was just a mass of Qi. If it could crystallizepletely, a cultivators heart vessels and cultivation could not be damaged even if someone else wanted to.
After Four Spirit Gathering Pearls, I finally can see the end of the Medial Grade Martial King realm. Once I absorb two more Spirit Gathering Pearls, I should havepletely uncovered all the potential of the Medial Grade Martial King realm. Xiao Chen muttered as he climbed out of the bathtub, having finished his cultivation for the day.
No matter how great ones potential was, one would eventually reach ones limits; Xiao Chen had already expected such a day to arrive. He did not show any signs of depression. Instead, he was very excited; he had been waiting for this day for a very long time already.
Xiao Chen put on his clothes. As he prepared to go out, he saw a scroll of a painting on the table. So he paused.
Xiao Chen had taken this painting from the Ancient Deste Tower. He had obtained this after he broke out of the Scarlet Blood me Prison. While everyone elses paintings exploded, his remained intact.
The scene depicted in the painting had also changed from the Scarlet Blood me Prison to what it currently was: a huge hand floating above a lotus-flower-shaped Scarlet Blood Frost me.
The painting was very weird. Xiao Chen could not put it into his Universe Ring. Originally, he had forgotten about it. However, every time he entered the bathtub, he had to remove his clothes. So, he saw the painting again.
I should go ask Leng Yue if she knows what this is. It has been four days; my Palm Sword should be ready already. Xiao Chen put the painting back within his robes, pushed open the door, and headed for Leng Yues room.
Dong! Dong! Dong!
Come in. The door is not closed. Leng Yues melodious voice rang out after Xiao Chen knocked on the door a few times.
When Xiao Chen entered the room, he saw the two-man-tall cauldron right away. The Yin me burned fiercely on the crystal tablet below the cauldron and the Raging Golden Light me Mirror shone down a golden light.
Leng Yues purple mark shed brightly as she stared at the cauldron. She did not even look when Xiao Chen came in.
My timing seems to be bad. When Xiao Chen saw the situation, he knew he should not interrupt Leng Yue. So he prepared to step out.
Dont go. It is almost ready. Just wait awhile more, Leng Yue said softly, still staring at the cauldron.
So, Xiao Chen sat down on a chair at the side. He continued to watch with interest, his heart filled with anticipation. He really wanted to know how strong the Palm Sword would be after Leng Yue tempered it.
The Immortals used cauldrons to refine Magic Treasures and Medicinal Pills. Xiao Chen was very familiar with the contents of the Compendium of Cultivation, so he understood this very well.
As for the Secret Treasures of the Tianwu Continent, they were refined using cauldrons as well. Although Secret Treasures were very simr to Magic Treasures, there were still differences. Xiao Chen did not know if he had made things difficult for Leng Yue by asking her to strengthen the Secret Treasure using the methods for the Magic Treasures.
The expression on Leng Yues face became more and more serious. Her fair fingers flickered with a purple light. She quickly formed hand seals with her hands. The purple light shed constantly, filling the room with bright sparkles.
Boom!
When Leng Yue finished forming the hand seals, the cauldron lid opened and a seven-centimeter sword flew out of the cauldron.
Purple mes burned brightly on the sword. Leng Yue shouted and the small sword instantly erged into a 1.3-meter sword. The sword trembled and gave off a melodious hum.
The raging purple mes became a purple sword light, firing out from the sword and shing in the air. The temperature of the room instantly rose.
Go!
Leng Yue pointed and the sword flew towards Xiao Chen at an extremely fast speed, like a bolt of lightning. In the blink of an eye, it arrived before Xiao Chens nose. He did not even have the chance to react to it.
The instant the sword flew over, Xiao Chen felt a dangerous aura. For a moment, he thought that the sword would stab him.
Xiao Chen felt the power of his bloodline in the sword and smiled. Then, he stretched out his hand and the sword automatically flew over. With a thought, the sword shrank and became the size of a palm again.
Xiao Chen controlled the Palm Sword to fly around in the room. Everywhere the small sword passed, a raging purple fire burned and lightning shed.
It was not just fast. Its might had increased significantly. What was even more interesting was that it now shared Xiao Chens attributes; it was no longer a simple, sharp sword.
Xiao Chen held the small sword in his hand. Excitement filled his face as he said seriously, Thank you, Leng Yue. Its been rough on you.
Leng Yue ced the cauldron lid back and said gently, It was not that difficult. Secret Treasures are adapted from Magic Treasures. The main purpose is to allow cultivators with no Magic Energy to use them. It can be considered a simplified Magic Treasure.
I have used the materials that you passed to me to reforge this Palm Sword. It is now even harder that the Heaven Ranked Spirit Weapons of your world. I also ced a formation within it and raised the explosive power of the small sword. Finally, I infused all of the thunder fire that you stored in the Raging Golden Light me Mirror. Your little Secret Treasure is now reborn.
Xiao Chen could not stop smiling as he caressed the smooth formation markings on the sword. The more he looked at it, the more he liked it. He said, This can no longer be called the Palm Sword. You should rename it.
Chapter 524 - Using the Spirit Gathering Pearls Again
Chapter 524: Using the Spirit Gathering Pearls Again
Leng Yue smiled happily, I already thought of a name long ago. Even if you did not say it, I would have said something. Palm Sword is a horrible name. Lets call it the Thunder Fire Sword.
Thunder FireThunder Firegood name! We will call it the Thunder Fire Sword, then.
Xiao Chen yed with the small sword awhile more before taking it back into his palm.
When Xiao Chen recovered his wits, he recalled his other purpose ining here. He took out the painting in his robes and handed it to Leng Yue. He said, Take a look at this. Do you know what this is?
Leng Yue received the painting. At first she did not care too much for it. However, after she unfurled the scroll, her expression slowly turned serious. She said, This is a Void Projection Painting. Originally, it would be nk. However, it can make a perfect copy of a certain space. This is a rare treasure even in the Kunlun Realm. Where did you get it? Was it at the Heavenly Pagoda?
No, I got it at the Ancient Deste Tower. One would obtain some benefits for every floor that was cleared. I obtained this in the third floor.
Leng Yue furled the painting and said, Without a doubt, that is the Heavenly Pagoda. In every one of the three thousand great realms, there is a Heavenly Pagoda. Each realm calls it by a different name. This makes sense, now that I think about it. That is the only ce in your realm where you can get this Void Projection Painting.
Xiao Chen was not very interested in the history of the Ancient Deste Tower. When he took back the painting, he asked, What can this Void Projection Painting be used for now?
Leng Yue exined, Naturally, it is very useful. If you dripped your blood on it and bound it, you can use the Scarlet Blood Frost me within it. If your Mental Energy is stronger, you can even pull in other cultivators and trap them there.
Isnt the scene within the painting fake? How can the Scarlet Blood Frost me be used?
Leng Yue patiently exined, I said that it was a perfect copy. It cannot be differentiated from the real one.
Lets say I make a clone, one with your memories, your personality, your character, your physical attributes, your appearance, and your Martial Techniques. If I call this clone Xiao Chen, no one would be able to tell the difference. Would you say that he is real or fake?
Xiao Chen pondered about this for a while. Just thinking about it made his hair stand on end. If everything was the same and no one could tell the difference, then the fake would be real.
You figured it out, right? This Scarlet Blood Frost me was copied in such a manner. When it was copied, that person who made it must have held back. It is impossible for him to have perfectly replicated the might of the Scarlet Blood Frost me. Otherwise, he would have overdrawn on his Mental Energy and died.
Xiao Chen nodded, I figured it out. You know how I can bind it with my blood, right?
When Xiao Chen heard Leng Yues words, he started thinking. If he could use this Scarlet Blood Frost me in the painting, his strength would soar.
Leng Yue said, If you have Magic Energy, it would be simple to bind it with your blood. All you have to do is drip your blood on it. However, it cannot be done without Magic Energy. This is a Magic Treasure; you cultivators cannot use it.
Xiao Chen felt extremely disappointed. He had such a good treasure but he could not use it; this was very depressing.
While Xiao Chen had the cultivation method for Immortal Cultivation, he could not build the foundation for Immortal Cultivation. So how could he condense Magic Energy? The Immortal Cultivation Techniquethe Purple Thunder Divine Incantationcultivated Mental Energy, not Magic Energy.
However, if you have the resources, I can construct a Ten Thousand Magic Gathering Spirit Formation and help you forcibly condense some Magic Energy. Then, you will be able to bind it with your blood.
Xiao Chen asked, How many Medial Grade Spirit Stones are needed to get the resources?
Leng Yue already had a rudimentary understanding of the value of items in this world. She made some mental calctions and said, You should be able to get all the ingredients with twenty million Medial Grade Spirit Stones.
Xiao Chen opened his mouth wide. He looked very stunned. Thenthen there was no more then.
He had fought very hard in order to obtain the three million Medial Grade Spirit Stones that he had had.
Twenty million Medial Grade Spirit Stones were an overwhelmingly huge amount. Unless Xiao Chen could get as lucky as Bai Lixi, he would not be able to obtain that much.
If Xiao Chen sold the Demonic Beast materials on him and added the remaining Spirit Stones that he had, he would barely manage to raise one million Medial Grade Spirit Stones.
Raising twenty million Medial Grade Spirit Stones seemed impossible for Xiao Chen. However, he still wanted to obtain one set of ingredients for the Ten Thousand Magic Gathering Spirit Formation and hand them to Leng Yue.
While there was very little chance, it did not mean that there was no chance at all. When he reached Martial Monarch, it might still be possible for him to obtain twenty million Medial Grade Spirit Stones.
Xiao Chen took out his Blood me Shoes and the pair of ck gloves on his hands. Then, he handed them to Leng Yue and said, Help me strengthen these two Secret Treasures. Just let me know what materials you need.
Leng Yue received the Blood me Shoes and ck gloves and said, You should only have about a few hundred thousand Medial Grade Spirit Stones. You will need at least a million Medial Grade Spirit Stones to strengthen these two Secret Treasures.
I have my ways. Just write down the materials needed.
Xiao Chen received the list of materials from Leng Yue and looked through it. Then, he left decisively.
Xiao Chen went to the market and sold off all the Demonic Beast materials in his Universe Ring, the items he gained from other cultivators, and some useless Secret Treasures.
In the end, Xiao Chen managed to obtain 1.1 million Medial Grade Spirit Stones and purchased all the natural treasures and rare ores on the list.
The 1.1 million Medial Grade Spirit Stones were all spent in an instant, leaving Xiao Chenpletely broke.
I brought the stuff. I will pick up the Secret Treasures in three days. Sorry for all the trouble. Xiao Chen appeared very resolute as he handed the items over to Leng Yue.
With the precedent of the Thunder Fire Sword, Xiao Chen believed that the Blood me Shoes and the pair of ck leather gloves would bring him a pleasant surprise.
Even if Xiao Chen became poor, he did not care. He had to raise his strength quickly. Only then would he be able to hold his own against Bai Zhan in a short period of time.
Back in the bedroom, Xiao Chen took out the bottle containing the Exquisite Seven Aperture Fluid and poured the golden liquid into the bathtub.
Gurgle!
The water in the bathtub bubbled and the clear water turned golden. Xiao Chen continued watching as he waited for the Exquisite Seven Aperture Fluid topletely mix with the water.
Then, Xiao Chen took out a Spirit Gathering Pearl and refined it into spiritual liquid before adding it to the golden liquid.
Xiao Chen closed his eyes and waited for a while. When he knew that liquid was ready, he stopped looking at the bathtub and took his clothes off one by one.
He had already gone through this process a few times. He was no longer as cautious as he was the first time he tried this.
Xiao Chen entered the bathtub and sat cross-legged. Soon, all three-hundred-odd acupoints on his body opened with the aid of the Exquisite Seven Aperture Fluid.
The spiritual liquid that the Spirit Gathering Pearl melted into poured into Xiao Chens body continuously. He closed his eyes and started to refine it into his cultivation.
The purple Qi whirlpool glowed with a resplendent light and spun wildly like a tornado as it greedily absorbed the vast spiritual liquid.
The Qi whirlpool slowly became stronger andrger. When Xiao Chen had absorbed half of the spiritual liquid, the Qi whirlpool stopped growingrger. He rejoiced, knowing that he would arrive at his bottleneck soon.
For most people, when they sensed a bottleneck, they would be very dispirited. This was because the bottleneck would result in them being stuck for at least one and a half years. They would find it hard for their cultivation to improve.
If their state of mind was not right and they did not have any natural treasures, they might be stuck at the bottleneck for four to five years. There were even people who were stuck for several decades.
However, Xiao Chen did not have this frustration. He had the Spirit Gathering Pearls and a foundation that was hard topete against. The most important thing was that he had already failed once.
Xiao Chen knew that even though he failed the first time he used the Spirit Gathering Pearl, he had merely been severely injured because he had twenty-four acupoints that he could freely open.
As for other geniuses, they did not have these twenty-four acupoints. Failure meant death for them. Even if they had the Spirit Gathering Pearls, they would not dare to use them.
The next day, Xiao Chen absorbed another Spirit Gathering Pearl. Now, the Exquisite Seven Aperture Fluid waspletely used up.
This time, the purple Qi whirlpool did not growrger. However, there were more crystals outside the Qi whirlpool.
Xiao Chen tried cultivation and his cultivation did not increase as well. He had truly reached the bottleneck between Medial Grade Martial King and Superior Grade Martial King.
If I cultivated like normal, I would have needed at least half a year before I reached the bottleneck of Medial Grade Martial King. These six Spirit Gathering Pearls saved me half a year of time, helping me to close the gap.
Xiao Chen clenched his fist tightly with an resolute expression.
On this day, Xiao Chen did not do anything. He merelyy in bed and slept. The next day, he did not do anything, either. He rested, recovering his spirits, making preparations to break through the bottleneck to Superior Grade Martial King.
On the third night, Xiao Chen finally moved. He got out of bed. After resting for two days and nights, his spirit was in peak condition.
Xiao Chen sat on the prayer mat on the floor, took out the remaining five Inferior Grade Spirit Gathering Pearls, and ced them on his head. Then, he slowly refined them with purple fire.
When most people made a breakthrough, they would only require three Spirit Gathering Pearls. However, Xiao Chens foundation was greater than the average persons. Naturally, it would be much harder for him to break through his bottleneck. He even worried that five Inferior Grade Spirit Gathering Pearls were not enough.
After seven or eight minutes, the five Spirit Gathering Pearls were all refined into spiritual liquid. The leaked Spiritual Energy immediately spread throughout the room. White mist shrouded Xiao Chens figure, making him look indistinct.
The white mist condensed on the furniture in the room, forming dew on the vase, the table, and the bed.
This dew was formed by the pure Spiritual Energy. It was very precious. However, at this moment, it filled Xiao Chens room.
Taking a deep breath, Xiao Chen rxed himself before controlling a glob of spiritual liquid to enter his Tianmen Acupoint.
The moment the spiritual liquid entered, it followed the major meridian and rushed down like a vast river gushing with all its might.
Its force and momentum was like a huge army kicking up dust as they charged. The warriors pointed their swords to the front; nothing could stop them.
As Xiao Chen had experienced this before, he did not panic. He quietly waited for the spiritual liquid to reach his dantian.
Boom!
In just a moment, the spiritual liquid crashed heavily into the purple Qi whirlpool. It caused an intense explosion and the immovable bottleneck trembled. However, it was just a very slight motion.
Xiao Chens Qi and blood surged. Despite the intense pain, he just gritted his teeth and endured it. He roared out in his heart, Not enough! More!
Boom! Another stream of spiritual liquidnded and exploded again. Still not enough! More! More!
Chapter 525 - Demonic Spirit Blood Moon Appears
Chapter 525: Demonic Spirit Blood Moon Appears
Xiao Chens expression turned grave. Blood leaked out of the corner of his lips as he continuously controlled globs of spiritual liquid to enter his Tianmen Acupoint and crash into the Qi whirlpool.
Xiao Chen did not hesitate or change his expression. He did not show any fear. He was determined and decisive. Only one thought existed in his head: As long as I have one breath left, I will break through the bottleneck that ordinary people would take ten or twenty years to break.
This was because Xiao Chen was not ordinary; he was not and never would be.
Xiao Chen was a one-in-ten-thousand genius. He was the White Robed desman who had killed his way to where he was without losing. He was the peak genius of this budding era of geniuses, the one that could fight with heaven.
This was the great age of cultivation. Countless geniuses filled thend like stars filled the sky. They came from many ces, going everywhere.
We cultivators are hot-blooded and full of heroism. We have to endure loneliness and temptations. We dare to fight with heaven, with the world, and other people. We will not appear weak and timid. We fear nothing.
Boundless hot-bloodedness and heroism. I only ask heaven one thing: does the peak belong to me, Xiao Chen? If heaven does not answer, then I will break through this firmament and climb to the peak!
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!
Explosions rang out continuously in the Qi whirlpool. The remnant shock waves caused injuries to Xiao Chens internal organs. However, he did not have any intention of rxing or giving up.
When the final glob of spiritual liquid fell into the Qi whirlpool, the entire Qi whirlpool exploded and turned chaotic.
Pure Spiritual Energy surged out and spread throughout Xiao Chens body. He instantly felt very rxed and his internal injuries healed.
Xiao Chen waited until the chaos subsided before sinking his consciousness down. The glowing purple Qi whirlpool was now half Qi and half purple translucent crystals.
Superior Grade Martial King! Finally!
Xiao Chen opened his eyes joyfully, and they emitted a bright light. His eyes looked as bright as the sun in the white mist, and as clear as crystal.
Xiao Chen took a deep breath and absorbed all the white mist and dew.
Cultivation is tough and my road is even harder than others. However, I finally broke through to Superior Grade Martial King.
When Xiao Chen felt the explosive Essence of the crystal Qi whirlpool, he smiled faintly.
Xiao Chen pushed the door open and headed for Leng Yues room. There are two strengthened Medial Grade Secret Weapons waiting for him there.
Just as Leng Yue took out the ck leather gloves from the cauldron, she saw Xiao Chen at the door. She immediately smiled and said, Congrattions. You were not sted to death by the Spirit Gathering Pearls.
Xiao Chen was in a good mood, so Leng Yues sarcastic tone did not bother him. He received the ck leather gloves and the Blood me Shoes from Leng Yue and put them on again.
Xiu!
Before Leng Yue could introduce the two reforged Secret Treasures to Xiao Chen, they felt a chilly winding down from the sky. It came in through the window and entered their pores. The chilly wind was overwhelming.
Something is wrong!
Xiao Chen was startled. The major event that he anticipated might be starting now.
The two hurried out and looked up. They saw a full scarlet moon slowly rising in the sky. It broke through the pitch-ck demonic clouds and shone down a boundless light.
Roar! Roar! Roar!
Earth-shatteringly loud roars resounded,ing from the Deep Sea Battlefield. The air trembled from the roars; despite the huge distance, they could feel it.
Xiao Chens expression changed when he saw the scarlet moon rising in the sky. He muttered, Its a blood moon, a true blood moon. Whats going on?
However, Leng Yues expression did not change. She said calmly, This is the Demonic Spirit Blood Moon. When it appears, the Demons be more powerful. The blood in their bodies surge and they go berserk. They be difficult to deal with.
Xiao Chen felt it was strange. He asked, Then why are you not showing any reaction?
Leng Yue smiled and said, Why would I react to it? However, when the light shines on me, my strength improves by at least twenty percent.
What causes the Demonic Spirit Blood Moon to appear? What does it mean? Do you know? Xiao Chen asked Leng Yue. She was an Advanced Demon; she should know some of the secrets behind this.
When the outstanding talents of the Boundless Sea came back to rest at the same time, Xiao Chen had sensed that something was wrong. Indeed, half a monthter, this mysterious blood moon rose in the sky.
Leng Yue shook her head and said, The Demonic Spirit Blood Moon exists in the starry void. During a Demonic Cmity, the Demons will use the blood of ten thousand virgins to summon the Demonic Spirit Blood Moon to strengthen the Demons. If no one summons it, it would normally appear only once every three years.
As for what it means, you will know soon.
At this moment, every cultivator on the Divine Dragon Warship felt that chilly sensation. They rushed out of their doors and were shocked to see that blood moon in the distance.
Shadowy figures leaped across the roofs, heading for the Battlefield. Everyone felt that something was wrong.
Xiao Chen followed the crowd and headed forward, preparing to find out what was happening.
The front edge of the huge warship was packed with people. As he got closer, the roars of the Demons became louder.
Xiao Chen floated in midair, trying to go forward to take a look. He could not help but frown.
Three huge pirs of light rose up from the three outpost islets. Talisman scripts appeared around the pirs of light, connecting the formations of the three outpost islets together in a dazzling blue barrier.
Countless Demons gathered behind the barrier. All eighteen races of Demons were present and there were plenty of each race.
The Iron Demons that had the strongest defense were charging in front. They yed the role of meat shield in the Demon army.
Four thousand Iron Demons lined up like a wall. They blocked all the energy shells fired by the Ancient Demonic Energy Cannons on the outpost islets.
Behind the Iron Demons was an unending chain of red ming clouds more than five kilometers long. Fire Demons stood on the clouds, sending all sorts of strong attacks at the barriers.
Then, further behind were Ice Demons, Winged Demons, Ghost Race, Blood Demonsall eighteen races were ounted for. They all roared together like a true army, mercilessly attacking the blue barrier.
Under the relentless chain of attacks, the blue barrier that seemed like it held up the sky rippled. At this rate, the barrier would be broken soon.
The three islets would be destroyed. Then the Demons would charge at the Divine Dragon Warship. Once the Divine Dragon Warship was destroyed, this third grade Battlefield would spiral out of control. Then, the inds inhabited by humans would have to be evacuated. Humans would have to migrate and suffer great losses.
How could this happen? All the Demons from the periphery and inner area are gathered together.
We cannot carry on like this. The islets will fall sooner orter. Once that happens, this Divine Dragon Warship will fall. All of us will die.
What about the Divine Dragon Pces people? I do not see them. Where are they?
Are you stupid? The Divine Dragon Pces elites are in the core area. They are holding back the high-ranked Demons there. Otherwise, how could we have the chance to go to the periphery and inner area to kill Demons. Just a single high-ranked Demon would be able to ughter us all.
Xiao Chen was not the only person who considered the consequences of the islets falling. Many cultivators on the Divine Dragon Warship thought of the consequences as well.
Xiao Chen, you really hit it on the nail. If we were in the inner area, we would not be standing here today.
When Bai Lixi saw Xiao Chen in midair, he immediately flew over. He asked with a serious expression, What should we do? Should we flee first? I see several people already making preparations to do so.
Xiao Chen looked around and discovered that it was as Bai Lixi said. Several people at the front had already taken to the sky and were flying away.
Such a scene was not surprising. One might have been prepared for death in experiential training, but in the end, they hoped to live.
If the islets fell, the Demons would attack. With the blood moons light, therge number of Demons, and the strengthened Demons, there was no hope of survival.
Furthermore, the continued existence of the Divine Dragon Pce had nothing to do with these people. This was not their sect, so there was no need for them to sacrifice their lives for it.
Xiao Chen had a calm expression as he replied, No rush. Although the experts of the Divine Dragon Pce are at the ind in the core area, youve forgotten about the Southern Seas Four Heroes, the Northern Seas Four Young Masters, the Western Seas Seven Knights, and the Eastern Seas Little Dragon King.
They are all half-step Martial Monarchs. A dozen-odd half-step Martial Monarch experts is a sizable force. I believe the Divine Dragon Pce had summoned them back because of this.
Bai Lixi analyzed what Xiao Chen said and found that it made sense. He chuckled and said, It looks like I panicked too soon. In that case, for us, this is a fortuitous encounter.
For the weak, it was very good if they could stay alive in such danger.
However, for the strong, as long as there was a chance of survival, this endless stream of Demons was arge number of points; they were an immense fortune.
Xiao Chens eyes glowed with confidence. His expression was resolute and his tone serious as he said, Thats right. Normally, it would be hard to find so many Demons. Now, they are all gathered together, saving us a lot of effort. This has to be a fortuitous encounter.
As he spoke, Xiao Chen unconsciously emitted a strong aura that pressured Bai Lixi somewhat.
Xiao Chen had just advanced to Superior Grade Martial King. His Essence was vast and pure, but he had not tempered it yet. He could not control his Essence freely yet. After a while, after he tempered it, such a situation would not happen again.
Bai Lixi said in shock, Xiao Chen, you advanced to Superior Grade Martial King?
Xiao Chen had a deep look in his eyes and a firm expression. He nodded and said, Yes, I just advanced. I already made a vow in the Battlefield. I will not leave before bing a half-step Martial Monarch.
Dong! Dong! Dong!
As the two of them conversed, they suddenly heard hoofbeats. The neighing and the clip clops of the horse hooves were like thunder when mixed together.
When the crowd heard the sound, their heads buzzed. Their Qi and blood could not help but surge. They had to circte their energies to block their ears.
Chapter 526 - Outstanding Heroes Killing Demons
Chapter 526: Outstanding Heroes Killing Demons
What a strong horse. It surprisingly sounded so mighty.
Xiao Chen looked back and saw a scarlet warhorse trotting over from a distance. The warhorse had a lone golden horn on its head and its eyes glinted with a ferocious red light.
The warhorse had a long mane that glowed scarlet and fluttered up and down as the warhorse leaped up.
Indistinct light flickered as it moved. Unexpectedly, it created countless scarlet horse images.
A person wearing purple Battle Armor with a purple cape sat on the warhorse, holding a two-meter-long halberd in his hands. He emitted an overwhelming battle intent as he rushed over to the front of the warship. A formless tyrannical aura seemed to gush out of his Tianmen Acupoint, rushing to the sky and splitting the dark clouds above him in half.
Its the Eastern Seas Little Dragon King, Xuanyuan Zhantian. That is his steed, a mixed-blood Rank 8 Demonic Beastthe Royal Dragon Horse.
Loud exmations came from the crowd when they saw Xuanyuan Zhantian. They quickly opened a path for him to pass through, allowing him to reach the front of the warship unhindered.
Bang! Bang!
The Royal Dragon Horse galloped on the scarlet sea like it was on t ground, its four hooves kicking up spray.
Nothing got in the Royal Dragon Horses way as it galloped in the scarlet sea. It moved at full speed like a strong wind. Soon, it reached Mach 4 and arrived at the outpost islets in a few blinks of an eye.
The Royal Dragon Horse did not slow down; it continued charging forward ferociously. Neighing loudly, it eventually carried Xuanyuan Zhantian through the blue barrier, rushing towards the phnx of Iron Demons.
Bai Lixi muttered, What an impressive fellow. He is starting off with the Iron Demons.
Bang!
After Xuanyuan Zhantian passed through the blue barrier, he held up his halberd and tossed it. The halberd turned into an azure flood dragon and pierced an Iron Demon.
The Iron Demon was tougher than thousand-year-old Frost Iron. Yet, Xuanyuan Zhantian was able to easily stab it; this showed how sharp this attack was.
A dazzling light erupted from the tip of the halberd. The Iron Demon exploded and turned into countless fragments that fell to the sea like rain.
The instant the Iron Demon exploded, 990 miniature azure flood dragons flew out together with the metal fragments, dancing in the air.
Bearing Xuanyuan Zhantian, the Royal Dragon Horse leaped over the thousands of Iron Demons. When it sshed down on the water, it kicked upyer uponyer of scarlet waves.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Soon after Xuanyuan Zhantiannded, he thrust his halberd forward. It shed about nine times and the 990 miniature flood dragons returned to him.
A chain of explosions ranged out and six Iron Demons exploded into fragments in rapid session. With a surging shock wave, the Iron Demons formation fell into disarray.
Xuanyuan Zhantianughed loudly as he continued killing on his Royal Dragon Horse.
The speed of the Royal Dragon Horse was like lightning. The scarlet afterimages it left behind in the midst of the Iron Demons made it hard for others to figure out where it was.
Waves surged on the scarlet sea. Azure lights flickered and flood dragons roared. Countless Iron Demons were sted to bits, dying without a corpse.
One man, one halberd, and one horse. Xuanyuan Zhantian weaved through the Iron Demons, attacking as he rode. The Iron Demons could not even touch the corner of his cape.
Xuanyuan Zhantian had thoroughly raised havoc among the Iron Demons. The thousands of Ancient Demonic Energy Cannons on the outpost islets could finally disy their might.
Thousands of energy shells shot into the air. Without the Iron Demons blocking them, they shattered the Demons into bits everywhere they passed. A rain of blood poured down from the sky.
The illumination of the scarlet moonlight, the downpour of blood, and the tens of thousands of Demons made for a spectacr sight.
This is the attack of an Ancient Demonic Energy Cannon charged with Superior Grade Spirit Stones. Each shot exhausts a hundred Superior Grade Spirit Stones. I believe they will be able to fire only five more volleys.
Leng Yue, who was beside Xiao Chen, calmly analyzed the crucial problem of this scene.
Xiao Chen sighed and said, Five volleys is enough. This Xuanyuan Zhantian is really impressive. He singlehandedly broke the formation of the Iron Demons. He turned the situation around by himself.
Earlier, the Iron Demons blockade prevented the Ancient Demonic Energy Cannons on the outpost islets from affecting the battle.
The Iron Demons did not feel pain and they had strong defenses. When the energy shells struck them, it was just a waste of Spirit Stones.
Leng Yues lips curled as she said, How is he impressive? It is all thanks to that horse. Without that horse, no matter how powerful he is, if he were surrounded by the Iron Demons, he would be finished.
Xiao Chen said objectively and calmly, The horse is impressive but the person is even more impressive. When the person and horse work together, they are even more so. He really lives up to his nicknameEastern Seas Little Dragon King.
From what Xiao Chen learned about the Royal Dragon Horse, it was a cross between a Spirit Beast and a Demonic Beast. Furthermore, it was mutated.
The Royal Dragon Horse moved astonishingly fast. Even with Xiao Chens excellent eyesight, he could only capture a blurry figure; he could not figure out its exact location.
If Xiao Chen were to fight someone he could not even locate, there would not even be a point in continuing to fight.
However, Xuanyuan Zhantians offensive power was truly astonishing. Xiao Chen was very familiar with the defense of the Iron Demons and their strong lifeforce. Even he could not kill them in one move.
Such horrific offensive power qualified Xuanyuan Zhantian as a peak genius. When the horse and the man worked as one, they could defeat all the geniuses of the younger generation.
Bai Lixiughed and asked, Whats wrong? Receiving such a blow right after advancing to Superior Grade Martial King, are you losing your confidence?
Shaking his head, Xiao Chen said, Ha ha! I am just excited. I have not lost my confidence. Lets go. Its time for us to make a move.
While they spoke, the Ancient Demonic Energy Cannons had finished firing five volleys. The Southern Seas Four Heroes, the Northern Seas Four Young Masters, and the Western Seas Seven Knights all went forward and started killing.
When the cultivators at the front of the warship saw the opportunity, they rushed forward excitedly, going to the Battlefield to kill.
As Xiao Chen and Bai Lixi approached the blue barrier, they separated. They each found a spot and started killing Demons, seeking their own fortuitous encounter.
This time, Xiao Chen chose the Fire Demons who had caused him misery before. If he still could not defeat them now that he was stronger, then he would have wasted the past half month.
Hu! Hu!
The moment Xiao Chennded, about ten Fire Demons noticed him. Fireballs rained down, covering the sky.
When Xiao Chen saw the fireballs raining down, he quickly drew his Lunar Shadow Saber. He infused his Essence into the saber, forming a resplendent saber light. However, he did not rush to charge at them.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Xiao Chen chopped all the fireballs in half as they flew at him. His attack speed was apparently twenty percent faster than before.
When he faced the densely packed fireballs, he did not feel any pressure. Chopping all the fireballs into half with his saber light was no challenge.
Your ck leather gloves have the effect of increasing your attack speed. I ced a Ny-Nine Spirit Wind Great Formation on it; this will suffice to increase your attack speed by forty percent. Even when you be a Martial Monarch, it still can help increase your attack speed by twenty percent.
Leng Yue exined to Xiao Chen from the Spirit Blood Jade.
So that is what is happening. Xiao Chen smiled slightly. This meant that he would be able to deal with the Fire Demons with even more ease.
Xiao Chen stood on the water, unmoving. A saber light glowed on his saber as he waited for an opportunity.
After a while, there seemed to be a break in the Fire Demons relentless attacks. Xiao Chen used this opportunity to make a decisive move.
Glittering Wukui!
The resplendent saber light on the saber immediately turned into condensed saber Qi as it flew towards a Fire Demon. The sharp saber light seemed to cut the air in half as it gave off a buzzing sound.
There was a lot of glittering purple crystals in the saber Qi, making the saber Qi look very solid; it was much stronger than before.
The saber Qi was so fast, it left behind afterimages. The locked-on Fire Demon tried to dodge but it still lost an arm.
I did not use my saber intent or states with this saber Qi. Yet, it is already so mighty. If I used them, it would be fifty percent stronger.
A red light shed in Xiao Chens eyes; he unleashed the state of massacre. He stopped testing his strength and started a true massacre.
Xiao Chen shed forward and left behind afterimages in the sky.
I used the Ink Crystal, Magic Blood Crystal, Brilliant White Steel, and ny other rare ores to reforge your Blood me Shoes. The most important thing is that Ipletely merged the secret technique it had into it. Now, your movement speed can reach Mach 4 at any time.
Xiao Chen went into deep thought. No wonder my movement speed is ridiculously fast. So that is why.
The Fire Demons had lost their advantage against Xiao Chen. Their explosive attacks could not damage him. They could not move or attack as fast as him; they could only wait to be beaten to death.
After seven or eight minutes, fifteen Fire Demons died under Xiao Chens saber. They did not even have the chance to flee; it was a unteral ughter.
The Fire Demons have weak defenses; their movement speed and attack speed are slower than mine. Logically, for me to test out the true might of my saber Qi, I would have to face Iron Demons. Furthermore, they have to be high-ranked Iron Demons.
After collecting the fifteen Fire Demon cores, Xiao Chen did not feel satisfied. He merely calmly analyzed the situation.
When Xiao Chen looked around the chaotic Battlefield, he saw a group of cultivators surrounded by Demons. When he looked more carefully, he realized that there were all sorts of Demons: Fire Demons, Ice Demons, Blood Demons, Winged Demons However, there was a high-ranked Iron Demon serving as their core.
Dozens of Demons surrounded a team of ten cultivators, using the high-ranked Iron Demon as a shield. The Demons suppressed the human cultivators to the point where they could not counterattack. They could only passively defend. At this rate, they would be exterminated sooner orter.
Dang! Dang! Dang!
The front three cultivators of the ten-man team had bright lights on their weapons as they sent all sorts of Martial Techniques at the high-ranked Iron Demon, creating a lot of sparks.
The high-ranked Iron Demonughed loudly. Even though there were a lot of sparks, it was not injured at all. Then, it charged forward and threw the team into confusion.
The various Demons circling above them sent down all sorts of attacks. This caused the ten people to continuously retreat.
Big Brother, what should we do? We cant break through its defenses!
We should not have tried to join the excitement. Originally, we thought that Xuanyuan Zhantian had lured away all the Iron Demons. I didnt expect we would run into a high-ranked Iron Demon here.
Chapter 527 - Comprehending the State of Massacre
Chapter 527: Comprehending the State of Massacre
The person at the very front was a middle-aged cultivator. He punched out ruthlessly and sent the Iron Demon back by five hundred meters. When he saw the Iron Demon not reacting to him, like nothing had happened, his expression became very unsightly.
The group of Demons moved around all over the ce. This situation was a feast for the strong but also a graveyard of the weak.
At this moment, this ten-man team waspletely surrounded by the Demons. They could neither advance nor retreat. All they heard was theughter of the Demons.
I like that girl. Haha, soft skin and tender flesh. She will be nice to eat up. Dont injure her.
I like that old fellow. He would be very chewy. His cultivation is high as well. After eating him, my strength will definitely increase.
I want that fatty. Hell have a lot of fats. Have you eaten fats before? They are very delectable. Ga! Ga!
At this moment, the Demons seemed very carefree. They were like cats ying around with a mouse, messing with this ten-man team.
When the ten cultivators heard the words of the Demons, their expressions became more and more unsightly. When they thought about being eaten by the Demons, they despaired.
Bang!
Just at this moment, a saber Qi containing purple crystals and a saber intent of inextinguishable sharpness flew over from the sky.
The sabers of the few desmen in this team started to buzz like they were going out of control when the saber intent of inextinguishable sharpness drew near.
In an instant, this saber Qi chopped three Blood Demons and a Winged Demon in half. Their ck blood rained down.
Saber intent and solidified saber Qi. An expert ising!
Everyone felt shaken. They quickly looked in the direction of where the saber Qi came from. They saw a white figure quickly shing above the scarlet sea.
The white figure moved very fast above the water, leaving white afterimages. In a few blinks, he arrived before everyone.
The eyes of the high-ranked Blood Demon circling in the air turned red. A greedy look flitted across his face. What strong Qi and blood! If I eat him, I might be able to evolve!
Roaming Dragons Nine Transformations! Clear Wind Chop!
Beneath the Demon-filled sky, Xiao Chens figure wavered and became nine figures. Then, nine cool breezes blew across the surface of the calm sea.
Xiao Chens overwhelming killing intent disappeared into the cool breeze. Even the weapon in his hand vanished without a trace. Clear wind, clear wind, only seeing the cool breeze and not the saber.
Bang!
The nine figures merged back together. Before the nine Demons behind Xiao Chen could react, bloody holes appeared in their heads. Then, a purple light shed and they split into halves starting from the hole.
Kill him!
The other Demons were astonished and furious. They quickly surrounded Xiao Chen and locked on him with a strong murderous intent.
When the other cultivators on the water saw this, they immediately nched in horror. No matter how strong someone was, once they were surrounded by arge number of Demons, death would be the only oue.
We are finished. This youth is overloaded. If he had worked with us, we could definitely have carved out a path to survival, said the middle-aged cultivator with a pallidplexion, who was leading the ten-man team, as their hopes seemed to be dashed.
His conclusion took the team aback. As for the White Robed desman surrounded by Demons in the air, the Demons were bombarding him with all sorts of powerful attacks. However, his expression did not change; there was no hint of panic at all.
The white robed-figure swung his saber around, moving everywhere. Not only did he block all the attacks, he even counterattacked fiercely. Everyone was bbergasted.
Flight On Wings, Disordered Dance of a Thousand Years!
Suddenly, Xiao Chen shouted. He used a Martial Technique that he had not used in a long timethe Disordered Dance of a Thousand Years. In that instant, his figure moved all over the ce as he sent strands of purple crystalline saber Qi flying every which way.
Bang!
When Xiao Chen withdrew his saber andnded back on the scarlet sea, most of the Demons surrounding him died. They were sliced into several pieces by the purple crystalline saber Qi; they died without aplete corpse and disappeared into the water.
This person is a genius cultivator! the crowd eximed in astonishment. They had not expected to meet another genius cultivator, aside from the outstanding talents of the Boundless Sea and the Evil Moon Pavilions Bai Zhan.
Xiao Chen nced at the stunned crowd. He frowned slightly and said, Still not leaving?
When the ten-man team heard Xiao Chens words, they were surprised. When they finally understood that Xiao Chen had saved them from the danger, they quickly nodded and said, Come on,e on, lets go right away. Thank you, Young Hero.
Thinking of leaving? Not so easy. Iron Demon! Charge at them. Dont let any of them escape!
The old Blood Demon leading the Demon group gave the order with a sinister expression as it gazed at the people beneath it.
Xiu!
The Iron Demon stomped on the water and shouted. Moving rapidly over the water, like a speeding train, it charged at Xiao Chen and the others.
Xiao Chens expression turned cold as he said in a frosty voice, Scram!
Merging his Essence and Vital Qi, he kicked. A surging force exploded out and the Iron Demon flew back like a fired cannonball. It tumbled for a kilometer before it came to a stop.
The ten-man team quickly took advantage of this opportunity and fled to the three outpost islets. They no longer dared to linger here.
I will deal with this group of Demons first. Then, I will use this high-ranked Iron Demon for my experiential training.
Xiao Chen looked coldly at the remaining fifty Demons in the sky. His eyes shed scarlet but he remained calm.
This was what Xiao Chen needed to achieve with the state of massacre. He needed to maintain his calm and slowly increase the might of the state of massacre. If Xiao Chen kept this up, one day, he would be able to grasp the state of massacre without falling into depravity.
Kill!
Xiao Chen shouted and the state of massacre suppressed in his eyes poured out. The horrifying state of massacre made the air seem like it was solid.
The Demons in the air were stunned and astonished. Unexpectedly, this humans state of massacre was as least twice as strong as theirs.
Xiao Chen flew forward, taking advantage of their moment of distraction. The crystalline saber Qi containing saber intent instantly chopped three Demons in half.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
When the Demons died, invisible red lights came out of their bodies and flew to Xiao Chens forehead. This made Xiao Chens state of massacre even denser.
The state of massacre was like a viscous liquid spreading through the air and dragging on the remaining Demons. It felt like a boundless state of massacre poured into their brains with every step they took, putting tremendous pressure on their spirits.
As the might of the state of massacre increased, more Demons died under Xiao Chens saber. The desire to massacre slowly creeped in.
Kill! Kill! Kill them all. The more you kill, the stronger you be. You felt the charm of massacring, right? Look at these Demons. With the state of massacre, they would not even be able to survive ten moves from you.
Such thoughts ran through Xiao Chens head like a storm, roaring out continuously, tempting Xiao Chen to sink into his desire to massacre.
Bloodlust descended on Xiao Chen once again, pulling him deep into the depravity of massacre. Leng Yue, who was in the Spirit Blood Jade, sighed silently. She was already prepared to go out.
In Leng Yues opinion, the path that Xiao Chen was taking was too difficult. It had almost no chance of sess; it was a road of no return.
The scarlet throne was an ancient Secret Treasure. It was incredibly mysterious. The more Xiao Chen massacred, the stronger it became. There did not seem to be a limit to its growth.
It was too ambitious to try and subdue this power with the strength of a Martial King.
However, this time, Leng Yue was surprised to find that after fifty Demons died, Xiao Chen had not yet fallen into a state of no return.
The red light in Xiao Chens eyes receded, turning back to normal. While the Demons killing intent turned into red lights that poured into his forehead, he looked calmly at the distant Iron Demon fleeing.
Dang!
A purple saber Qi condensed on the saber. Then, he rushed forward and chopped down on the fleeing Iron Demon. However, the saber only raised sparks but left no visible damage.
Xiao Chen withdrew his saber and muttered to himself while looking at the saber, The high-ranked Iron Demons defense is indeed strong. Even with fifty percent of my strength after its increase, I still cant mark it.
Roar!
The Iron Demon roared and punched at Xiao Chen, who was muttering to himself.
Xiao Chen tilted his body slightly, casually dodging the Iron Demons attack. Xiao Chen swung his saber and hacked the Iron Demons back.
Chi! Chi!
This time, the saber scratched the Iron Demons body, leaving a seven-centimeter mark.
I can only break its defense with seventy percent of my strength. I should be able to break throughpletely with my full power.
Xiao Chen spun around, making an entire revolution above the scarlet sea. Then, in the blink of an eye, he appeared before the Iron Demon and hacked down without hesitation.
Pa! A saber light flickered. This time, Xiao Chen used his full power and easily chopped off the Iron Demons right arm.
I should try adding in my saber intent!
Xiao Chen yed the high-ranked Iron Demon like a puppet. It was so frustrated that it cried out loudly, but it could not do anything.
Bang!
The Lunar Shadow Saber flickered with purple light. It instantly stabbed into the chest of the Iron Demon. With the support of the saber intent, the saber sank easily into the chest of the Iron Demon.
Even though the Iron Demon did not feel any pain, it roared angrily. It quickly punched towards Xiao Chens head.
With a thought, Xiao Chen poured his purple crystalline Essence into the saber. Then, he shouted, Explode!
Boom!
The surging Essence instantly exploded.
When the high-ranked Iron Demons fist was just an centimeter from Xiao Chens head, its entire body blew up, bursting into countless pieces that scattered in the air.
Xiao Chen stretched out his hand and casually caught a metal fragment. The piece was about palm size and as hard as iron; it was cool to the touch.
Xuanyuan Zhantian could shatter an Iron Demon with one attack as well. However, the fragments were like powder. Xiao Chen was still inferior to him in this aspect.
I already used my full power with this attack. Furthermore, I infused it with my saber intent and state of massacre. However, the power of the explosion is far from what Xuanyuan Zhantians capable off.
Chi! Chi! Xiao Chen casually crushed that piece of metal into dust. He appeared to be in deep thought.
It seems that I can only reach that level when I be a half-step Martial Monarch. At least, this high-ranked Iron Demon allowed me to understand my offensive power thoroughly.
Suddenly, Leng Yues astonished voice came from the Spirit Blood Jade. Xiao Chen, you have sessfully grasped the state of massacre?
Xiao Chen nodded, and then he shook his head. I cant be considered to have grasped it. I can only say that I have gotten a feel for it and discovered some of the tricks behind it. The nature of massacre might not be death and destruction but something else.
Chapter 528 - Divine Azure Dragon Palace
Chapter 528: Divine Azure Dragon Pce
Leng Yue felt curious, so she asked, What do you mean?
Xiao Chen said indifferently, Without massacre, this world would not have a new order. Winter passes and springes. The spring winds blow away the cold of winter, starting the cycle of the seasons all over again. Thousands of creatures wake up and the flowers bloom.
Thus, the true nature of massacre is not death or destruction. Instead, it is new life. Just like my earlier act of massacre. When I ughtered the Demons, I saved ten humans. This is the will of life.
Leng Yue, who was within the Spirit Blood Jade, was extremely astonished. In her long life, this was the first time she had heard of such strange theory. Unexpectedly, Xiao Chen managed toprehend an even more profound state of life from the state of massacre.
There were many states in the world, so many that they were uncountable. However, there were some states that were publicly recognized as high-level states, like massacre, destruction, ruin, desire, illusions, despair, and pain.
Furthermore, there were four publicly recognized peak states. They were life, death, Yinyang, and space-time.
When Xiao Chen said this, suddenly, he gained some enlightenment. He finally figured out what the Four Season Saber Techniques Spring Thunderckedkilling Qi.
In order to test his theory, Xiao Chen quickly looked around and rushed towards the area with the most Demons.
Killing Qi brewed in Xiao Chens mind as his eyes turned scarlet. Every time he swung his saber, he killed a Demon.
However, Xiao Chen remained calm. From massacring, he started toprehend the state of life, entering a state where he was oblivious to himself.
Big Brother, is that the brat that you are talking about? He does not seem very strong. Although his aura is continuously drawn-out, he is still only a Superior Grade Martial King.
In the sky, the Northern Seas Four Young Masters had already gathered kilometers behind Xiao Chen for some time. They stared at Xiao Chen as he battled the Demons.
The one who spoke was the young master in blue. As he watched the white-robed Xiao Chen, his eyes showed that he did not care about him. I can handle such a person alone. What more a genius Great Perfection half-step Martial Monarch like you?
The yellow-robed young master at the right side shook his head slightly. He said, Third Brother, you are oversimplifying things. He has alreadyprehended the state of massacre and saber intent at such a young age. How could he be easy to deal with? If we were to fight solo, aside from Big Brother, none of us would even have a seventy percent chance of victory.
The green-robed young master withdrew his gaze. After gaining an understanding of Xiao Chens strength, he revealed a cruel smile. He said, However, fairness does not exist in this world. Lets go. There is nothing more to see. We wille for his life in three days.
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Above a huge castle-like Divine Dragon Warship, the overseer of this third grade Battlefield, Feng Buyu, stood in midair, staring at the distant blood moon.
Beside him, an old man with white hair muttered, When the blood moon appears, the Divine Weapon will reveal itself; an Azure Dragon will break through the nine heavens. This was what the old Dragon King said five thousand years ago. He said that this will be a great opportunity for the Divine Dragon Pce. The Divine Azure Dragon Pce will appear on this day as well. The blood moon has appeared; maybe this might be true.
Feng Buyu withdrew his gaze and said indifferently, Dont overthink this. This is not the first time in history the Demonic Spirit Blood Moon has appeared. The Divine Weapon is used to guard the sects Luck. Who would risk it by bringing it here? Just guard the Divine Dragon Warship and do what we are supposed to do. The Dragon King does not take this prophecy too seriously.
The white-haired old man had a grave expression as he said, That may be so. However, before a Sage dies, they would have a chance to peer through time and space. We have to be ready.
Smiling faintly, Feng Buyu said, Dont worry. His Majesty the Dragon King has his own arrangement. This matter is rather mysterious. It is better to believe and be disappointed than to not believe and lose out.
The twos gazes had not been fixed on the outpost islets and the terrifying numbers of the Demons. They were looking only at the blood moon, as if they did not care about the Demons at all.
When the sky lightened, the distant blood moon slowly sank into the scarlet sea. The Demons, who had gone berserk for the whole night, tossed away the corpses with them and retreated like the ebbing tide.
All the cultivators inside the blue barrier heaved sighs of relief. They sat on the sea and panted.
However, the cultivators who were outside the barrier looked very excited. Although thest night had been very exhausting, they obtained a harvest worth half a month of work. The number of points they had soared, sufficient for them to exchange for many good things.
There were also cultivators who had broken through in the midst of intense battle. The grins on their faces were as wide as they could be.
However, while some celebrated, some despaired. While the strong were enjoying the banquet of Demons, the weak became countless corpses floating on the sea. There were also many severely injured cultivators on the islets, all sad and dispirited.
In this battle, the most dazzling had to be the Eastern Seas Little Dragon King. One man, one horse, and one halberd. Combined together, they had been like a reincarnated war god, turning the tide of the battle singlehandedly.
Simrly dazzling were the outstanding talents of the Boundless Sea and the Evil Moon Pavilions Bai Zhan. The number of Demons that died at their hands exceeded two thousand on this night. Everyone felt the horrifying power of the genius cultivators once again.
Xiao Chens achievement in battle was also great. He had likewise killed more than two thousand Demons. Unfortunately, he was further away from the crowd. What was more, with so many dazzling genius cultivators, no one paid him any notice.
Sensing that Xiao Chen was clear-headed, Leng Yue came out from the Spirit Blood Jade and said softly, Congrattions, you have taken another step forward in grasping the state of massacre.
Xiao Chens expression did not change as he looked into the distance. He sighed and said, I am still a step away. As long as I dont take this step, I will never be able to progress. I should strike while the iron is hot. Lets go!
While everyone else rushed back, returning to the Divine Dragon Warship to enjoy their victory, Xiao Chen left quickly, continuing to hunt Demons.
Xiao Chen felt neither sorrow nor delight. He merely remained calm.
Two dayster, Xiao Chen was only five kilometers from the ind in the core area. He had just hunted a group of peak high-ranked Blood Demons. Suddenly, a white-robed youth obstructed his way.
This was the crucial moment forprehending the state of massacre, so Xiao Chen did not want any trouble. He changed directions but found a blue-robed cultivator blocking his way.
Xiao Chen frowned slightly and ignored him. He changed directions again, heading to the north. However, this time, he was blocked by a green-robed cultivator.
When Xiao Chen looked west, there was also a cultivator there blocking his way. While he was hunting Demons, these four people had sealed off his path of escape.
The Northern Seas Four Young Masters!
When Xiao Chen clearly saw the appearances of the four men, he could not help but reveal an expression of doubt. He did not remember having a grudge with these people.
When the green-robed young master saw Leng Yue, who was dressed in ck-and-white robes and a veil, his eyes immediately lit up.
The green-robed young master had subdued many Eros Demons. He also cultivated the Joyful Yinyang Incantation. He was very familiar with Eros Demons; with one look, he could figure out Leng Yues identity.
A smile appeared on the green-robed young masters mouth. He said, You are Xiao Chen, right? I have long heard of the great name of the White Robed desman. Now that I see you for myself, you do look extraordinary.
Xiao Chen did not like the tone that he was being addressed with. He also did not like the way this person blocked him. So he did not have a good impression of this person.
He said expressionlessly, So what if I am? It is none of your matter. Dont block my way.
Brat, are you seeking death? How dare you speak to my big brother like that? This is the Boundless Sea. We are the Northern Seas Four Young Masters. With one word from us, we can make life difficult for you, throwing you out of the Eastern Sea. Youd best wisen up.
What is our status and what is yours?!
When the fourth ranked of the Four Young Masters, the white-robed young master, heard what Xiao Chen said, he could not help but shout angrily.
The green-robed young master smiled and raised his hand to stop the white-robed young master. He looked at Xiao Chen and said, Naturally, I can let you go. Just hand over the Eros Demon beside you. I will give you one million Medial Grade Spirit Stones.
After all, this was a person that the Heavenly Extermination Unions Union Chief had dered as protected. The green-robed youth did not want to escte matters. If he could settle this with Spirit Stones, that would be for the best.
The Boundless Sea was different from the continent. They mightck a lot of things but Spirit Stone was not one of them.
Xiao Chen was not moved by the offer. He said calmly, Im not interested!
The green-robed young master did not get frustrated. He smiled indifferently and said, You think that it is too little? I will add another million. If two million is still not enough, I can add another million.
Leng Yue could not help but feel nervous. She looked up at Xiao Chen, her eyes full of worry.
Leng Yue knew that three million Medial Grade Spirit Stones were arge sum. Many Martial Kings could not even earn this much in their entire lives.
Currently, Xiao Chen was broke. This was a time when he urgently needed Spirit Stones. It would be hard to say whether he would agree.
When Leng Yue heard the other party nonchntly offer three million Medial Grade Spirit Stones, her mouth opened wide.
Xiao Chen shook his head and revealed a mocking smile. Since when he could be moved by money?
When the green-robed young master saw Xiao Chens action, his eyebrows twitched. However, he intuited Xiao Chens meaning. He said, He he, I understand what you mean. Aside from the three million Medial Grade Spirit Stones, I will give you two Eros Demons.
Xiu! Xiu! Xiu!
A moment after the green-robed young master spoke, he waved his right hand. Four beautiful and scantily d Eros Demons immediately appeared.
Xiao Chens expression did not change. He took half a step back and instantly, three sharp killing intents locked on to him.
As long as Xiao Chen moved another half step, the attacks that were prepared would beunched at him without any hesitation.
When the green-robed young master saw this, his face sank. He said in a cold voice, Dont think of trying any tricks. I have already tolerated you long enough. Just graciously ept it when I give you some face.
Xiao Chen raised his eyebrows. His eyes looked very calm and a faint buzz of a saber seemed toe from them. Ridiculous. Do I need you to give me face?
Ka ca!
The moment after Xiao Chen spoke, the Lunar Shadow Saber turned into a red sh of lightning. It instantly left the scabbard and a resplendent saber light appeared, quickly attacking the green-robed young master.
Chapter 529 - Fighting the Green-Robed Young Master
Chapter 529: Fighting the Green-Robed Young Master
Leng Yue heaved a sigh of relief before turning into a beam of dim light and entering the Spirit Blood Jade.
The green-robed young master felt mildly surprised. He had not expected Xiao Chen to take the initiative to attack him in order to break out of the encirclement.
The green-robed young master could not help butugh coldly, How reckless! Unexpectedly, you chose to break out of the encirclement from my side. I will block you first. When the other three get here, you will bepletely trapped. Lets see how you fight back then.
Boom! Boom!
He took a defensive stance. His aura surged out, kicking up huge waves and churning the scarlet sea behind him.
Xiao Chen smiled slightly. When his saber reached within one meter of the other party, he shuffled his feet, executing the Azure Dragon Tail Whip.
His position changed quickly. He immediatelyunched the move that he had held readyWukui Breaks the Heavensat the white-robed young master.
A scarlet light appeared in the saber. It quickly elongated as fast as lightning. The white-robed young master had not expected Xiao Chen to have such exquisite Movement Techniques.
In the time it took for a spark to fly, Xiao Chen changed his position in a very incredible manner.
The white-robed young master was startled. When he saw the sharp red light and the might it contained, he quickly dodged to the side.
When Xiao Chen saw the opening, he quickly canceled his Martial Technique and quickly flew through it.
The green-robed young master flushed red with anger. He red at the white-robed young master andined, Whats wrong with you? To think something like that happened at such a crucial moment. Will it kill you to block it?
The white-robed young master also felt that his actions were very embarrassing. He did not dare to rebut. Instead, he lowered his head and said, My bad. However, this brat is not very fast. He will not be able to escape our grasp.
The green-robed young master watched as Xiao Chen fled. Hemanded coldly, Cut the crap! Chase him!
The four quickly flew up and executed their Movement Techniques, going after Xiao Chen. The green-robed young master was the strongest of the four, and also the fastest. So he managed stay on Xiao Chens heels.
When Xiao Chen sensed the green-robed young master trailing him closely, he did not activate the Blood me Shoes. He only maintained a certain distance from the other party in an unhurried manner.
Naturally, Xiao Chen did not have any confidence in dealing with four half-step Martial Monarchs simultaneously. So he wisely chose to flee; he would not y around with his life.
If it was only the green-robed young master chasing after him, Xiao Chen would not have been too worried. He could give the other party an unforgettable surprise.
The green-robed young master had a high cultivation; he had already advanced to Great Perfection half-step Martial Monarch.
Although Xiao Chen did not know what Cultivation Technique the green-robed young master used, he could tell that despite his high cultivation, his Essence was not very dense. Furthermore, it was full of impurities. He did not need to worry too much about him.
The Four Young Masters continued in pursuit. As time passed, the distance between the green-robed young master and the other three young masters grew.
This fellow is too fast; we cant catch him. Lets just wait here for Big Brothers news.
Panting, the white-robed young master stopped. He said, Big Brother is a Great Perfection half-step Martial Monarch. He should be more than sufficient to capture an insignificant Superior Grade Martial King. Even if something unexpected happens, he would be able to escape safely. There is no need for us to waste our efforts.
The three of them had chased after Xiao Chen with all of their might, exhausting a lot of their Essence. The other two were of the same opinion. So, they gave up the pursuit and rested where they were, replenishing their Essence with Spirit Stones.
However, the green-robed young master, who remained at Xiao Chens tail, did not care that the other three had given up. Although he acknowledged Xiao Chens strength, he never saw Xiao Chen as an true opponent.
As for Xiao Chen, he was currently slowing down. This put the green-robed young master in a good mood. His cultivation realm is too far from mine. In the end, the Essence of a Superior Grade Martial King can neverpete against mine.
Xiao Chen, if you stop now and plead for your life, I will give you a chance!
When Xiao Chen heard the green-robed young masters words behind him, he smiled faintly. Then, he turned around and stopped as requested.
The green-robed young master revealed a sinister smile as he looked at Xiao Chen. He said, Your Essence is insufficient. You are feeling afraid now, right? Get on your knees and beg for your life. Hand over your Eros Demon and I will spare you.
Xiao Chens purple crystalline Qi whirlpool spun quickly. A pure, surging Essence spread throughout his body. Instead of being angry or sorrowful, heughed; he only felt that the situation was hrious.
What are youughing at? I will say it one more time. Kneel down and beg for mercy. If you do that, I will spare you, the green-robed young master shouted ferociously. When he saw Xiao Chenughing, he felt very ufortable.
Xiao Chens expression turned cold as he stared at the green-robed young master. I amughing at you. You have fallen for my trap. Even at the moment of your death, you are still so ignorant. It is veryughable.
After Xiao Chen spoke, hepletely unleashed his state of massacre, holding nothing back. A cold wind blew on the sea and a red light spread out.
The air seemed to turn sticky, dense and stifling. The sea became absolutely calm, motionless as if it was frozen.
Struck by the state of massacre, the green-robed young master suddenly felt a buzz in his head, his thoughts unexpectedly chaotic.
All the green-robed youth master thought of was despair, pain, massacre, death, and all sorts of other negative emotions.
What a powerful state of massacre! The green-robed young master was terrified. He quickly bit his tongue and the intense pain cleared his eyes.
However, this moment of distraction was enough to give Xiao Chen many opportunities. By the time the green-robed young master came to his senses, Xiao Chens surging saber Qi was only one meter away from his face.
The green-robed young master was startled. He executed his Movement Technique and quickly retreated.
However, the green-robed young master was horrified to discover that his Movement Technique could exhibit only fifty percent of its usual capability under the influence of this spreading red light. Normally, he could move one hundred meters in an instant. Now, he moved just fifty.
In his hurry, the green-robed young master drew out arge amount of Essence to his palm. He formed a jade-green ball of light to block the saber.
Bang!
The moment the crystalline purple saber Qi came in contact with the jade-green ball of light, it shattered the jade-green ball of light. Then, it continued to strike the green-robed young master, sending him flying.
After hended, the green-robed young master wiped blood off the corner of his lips, a look of disbelief on his face. When theypeted in Essence, he had lost.
Even though the green-robed young master had formed that ball of light in a hurry and it was not his true strength, it should have been more than sufficient to block the attack of a Superior Grade Martial King. After all, that was the advantage of the difference between cultivation realms.
However, reality smacked the green-robed young master hard in the face. Not only did the jade-green ball of light not block Xiao Chens attack, it did not prevent Xiao Chens attack fromnding on him. That failure left him significantly injured. Furthermore, he lost all his momentum.
This brat is really hard to deal with
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Xiao Chen did not give the green-robed young master much time to think. He immediately flew over with a surging killing intent.
The green-robed young master did not dare to be careless. He exhibited his state of water, resisting Xiao Chens attack with all his might.
The two of them started a big battle on the sea surface. The shock waves and remnant energies from the attacks sent the boundless scarlet water sshing up in waves several meters high.
The scarlet water continuously crashed down. From a distance, it looked like it was raining blood.
The green-robed young master became more and more astonished. That crystalline Essence was much denser than his.
When Xiao Chen only used ten percent of his Essence, the green-robed young master had to use forty percent and above before he could block Xiao Chens attacks.
No, I cannot continue to fight with him like this. At this rate, my Essence will be exhausted before his will. I have to move quickly and put some distance between us. Then, I will use a big move to decide the victory.
The green-robed young master analyzed anxiously. Originally, he had thought that with his advantage in cultivation realm and his vast Essence, he would be able to deal with Xiao Chen easily.
However, the green-robed young master had not expected Xiao Chens Essence to be so dense and pure. If he wanted topete in stamina, he would be on the losing end.
Berserk Flood Dragon''s Furious Roar!
After the green-robed young master made up his mind, he stopped hesitating. He sent out a palm strike and intense waves rose on the scarlet sea, rising three meters high.
Then, the green-robed young master spread his hand in a w and swiped. A flood dragon immediately broke out of the scarlet waves, rushing at Xiao Chen while baring its fangs.
However, the green-robed young master was not interested in the results of this attack. The moment the flood dragon roared, he quickly retreated, trying to put some distance between himself and Xiao Chen.
After that, the green-robed young master intended to use a big move to end this battle. As long as he could execute his sure-kill technique, he was confident of knocking back even an Inferior Grade Martial Monarch. The effect on Xiao Chen would go without saying; it would be too easy.
Wukui Shakes the Heavens! Break for me!
Xiao Chen shouted. When he saw the roaring scarlet flood dragon, his expression did not change. He did not have any intention of retreating. Instead, he mmed an Wukui Shakes the Heavens into it.
A scarlet Wukui Tree descended from the sky and crashed into the flood dragon. However, the flood dragon did not exploded immediately. It opened its jaws and swallowed the tip of the scarlet Wukui Tree.
This flood dragon is rather interesting. It is different from the natural phenomenon created by Essence. It seems intelligent. Unfortunately, I do not have much time. Otherwise, I can y around with it.
A strange light shed in Xiao Chens eyes as he quickly formed a hand seal with his left hand. Boundless lightning coursed through the scarlet Wukui Tree, and it exploded. The flood dragon disappeared along with it.
A huge pir of scarlet water rose into the sky. Xiao Chen leaped and passed through the water. When he looked around, he saw the green-robed young master quickly forming hand seals.
As the green-robed young master moved his hands, a crack appeared in the demonic clouds. A beam of golden light pierced through the clouds and shone on the dark Deep Sea Battlefield.
Azure Dragon Tail Whip!
Xiao Chen moved like a dragon swinging its tail. As he described an arc, a strong wind blew. His saber lit up with a resplendent saber light as he attacked the green-robed young master.
Damn it! I nearly seeded! The green-robed young master stopped forming hand seals. He had no choice but to sh head-on Xiao Chen again.
Chapter 530 - Killing the Green-Robed Young Master
Chapter 530: Killing the Green-Robed Young Master
The green-robed young master had attempted to flee on several asions. However, he was always blocked by Xiao Chens strange moves.
Xiao Chen did not know what Martial Technique the green-robed young master was trying to use, but if it could break through the demonic clouds, it was definitely very mighty. Hence, he could not afford to let himplete it.
The scarlet saber light contained a saber intent of inextinguishable sharpness. It was also executed with dense crystalline Essence. The sharpness of this Saber Technique reached its peak.
Xiao Chen now vanished from the green-robed young masters sight. All that was visible was saber light.
Body like a saber, intent like the saber. Such Saber Technique did not have any weakness.
Bang!
The green-robed young master made a mistake and Xiao Chen shed a bloody wound across his chest. Blood spewed out.
Berserk Flood Dragons Furious
When the green-robed young master started to use that move again, Xiao Chens eyes turned cold. He activated the secret technique of the Blood me Shoes and elerated to Mach 4.5 in an instant.
Xiao Chen swung his saber light, interrupting the green-robed young masters move. The rebound inflicted significant internal injuries on the green-robed young master.
Hisplexion turned ashen. He had already pinned his hopes on fleeing, no longer wanting to fight.
In the past, whenever the green-robed young master fought with cultivators of the same generation, he had always ended the fight within ten moves.
By cultivating the Joyful Yinyang Incantation, his Essence was frighteningly vast. Even the older half-step Martial Monarchs could notpare to him, what more the young cultivators of the same generation.
However, this time, the green-robed young master met someone even more powerful than him. All the while, he had been suppressing others. Finally, he was suppressed by someone else.
It was impossible for the green-robed young master to advance or retreat. He did not have enough timeplete his big move. His opponent did nothing but sh head-on with him.
If the green-robed young master hesitated, he would be chopped in half by the saber Qi. Even though he was very unwilling, he could only steel himself to deal with it.
I cannot let this drag on. If this drags out, I will not even have an opportunity to flee. I have to be decisive!
The green-robed young master thought very fast. A resolute look shed in his eyes. He waved his hands and ten Eros Demons appeared above the sea. They had bewitching figures and revealed a lot of skin as they stood between the two.
Block him! Without my order, no one is allowed to run! After the green-robed young master finished speaking, he turned around and fled without looking back.
Right before the ten Eros Demons executed their Charm Techniques, Leng Yue flew out of Spirit Blood Jade and said in a soft voice, I will help you hold back this group of Eros Demons. You go after him!
Xiu!
The purple mark on Leng Yues forehead gave off a resplendent light. She exuded an ancient aura of Demon nobility.
The ten low-ranked Eros Demons immediately felt fear to the depths of their souls. They dispelled their Charm Techniques and prostrated themselves on the sea. They looked at Leng Yue in panic and horror, their faces full of dread.
Xiao Chen did not say anymore. He extended his Spiritual Sense. After he figured out the direction of the green-robed young master, he immediately chased after him.
Xiao Chen had to catch the green-robed young master. Otherwise, with this persons influence, it would be dangerous for Xiao Chen if he let the green-robed young master go. He would not be able to remain in this Eastern Sea and would have to end his experiential training early.
In the worst-case scenario, the green-robed young master might go look for his ns Martial Monarch elders to kill Xiao Chen.
As Xiao Chens murderous intent rose, the scarlet state of massacre became even denser.
Sou! Sou! Sou!
Xiao Chen activated the secret technique of the Blood me Shoes and his speed immediately reached Mach 4.5, breaking through the limits of a Martial King.
Xiao Chen moved across the scarlet sea like a white phantom. He was so fast, linear shock waves formed in his wake. Waves soared ten meters high and did not crash down for a long time.
This turbulence was because Xiao Chen had notpletely grasped his speed yet. If he advanced to Martial Monarch or his Azure Dragon Cloud Soaring Art improved, he would be able to use his speed freely and not cause so much physical phenomena.
After a few breaths, Xiao Chen, who was moving at full speed, saw his prey. The green-robed young master leaped across the surface of the sea miserably, looking panicked.
Xiao Chen stopped when he shortened the distance between them to a kilometer. The turbulence in his wake calmed, and the waves crashed down.
Xiao Chen sheathed his saber. Then, he started burping all the Vital Qi of his body.
Azure smoke immediately puffed out of his Tianmen Acupoint before it rushed to the sky. It gathered at the demonic clouds and started burning ferociously.
w Burning the Heavens!
Xiao Chen shouted. The burning azure clouds rapidly turned into a huge dragon w before descending from the sky. A resounding dragon roar echoed through the heavens; it seemed like there was an ancient Azure Dragon hidden in the endless azure cloud.
What is that Fist Technique? Unexpectedly, it contains Dragons Might!
The huge azure dragon w filled the green-robed young masters vision. It contained the power to burn the heavens as it descended from the sky. Its horrifying Dragons Might made him feel like surrendering.
The green-robed young master instantly felt astounded. He had only experienced such a feeling when he fought with Xuanyuan Zhantian in the past. He had not expected this from Xiao Chen.
The green-robed young master did not have any time to think. He shouted to forcibly shake off the fear in his heart before dodging to the side.
Bang!
Fiverge sshes immediately appeared on the sea. The green-robed young master flew out of one of the sshes on the west.
The green-robed young master had reacted very fast, but in the end, he was too slow. His back suffered a horrific wound.
Fist Burning the Heavens!
The dragon w that struck the sea quickly pulled back at Xiao Chens shout. Then, it turned into a dragon fist and punched the green-robed young master.
Xiao Chen held nothing back for this punch. He burned all the remaining Vital Qi in his body. This was the strongest attack he had to offer with his physical body.
Boom!
The dragon roared again. This time, the green-robed young master, who had just gotten up, did not even have an opportunity to react. The dragon fist punched him in the back mercilessly.
The green-robed young master was instantly tossed back like a sandbag. He created a huge ssh when hended on the sea.
The green-robed young masters backbone shattered and his internal organs were severely injured. He had lost all hisbat prowess.
Furthermore, this was the result despite the green-robed young masters vast Essence. If his Essence shield had not been strong enough, this punch would have pierced through him.
Xiao Chen nodded in satisfaction. Although he had long known that this Burning the Heavens would be stronger when he burned more Vital Qi, he had not expected it to be this mighty.
Xiao Chen grasped the Lunar Shadow Saber with his left hand and stepped forward, walking slowly to the green-robed young master.
Ta! Ta!
At this moment, the scarlet sea was very calm. When the Blood me Shoes came in contact with the water, rhythmic footsteps could be heard. When the severely injured green-robed young master heard them, it felt like death was approaching.
As the footsteps got nearer, the green-robed young master thought of many things. He thought of how he was distinguished and aplished at an young age, how he had outstanding talent and wandered the four seas freely, how he was a capable and handsome youth.
In the future, he would be one of the rulers of the Northern Boundless Sea, bing a true overlord. His future had no limits. If he died here at Xiao Chens hands, he would be very dissatisfied.
I beg you, please dont kill me! Ill give you ten million Medial Grade Spirit Stones. I dont want your Eros Demon anymore. I will give you a hundred Eros Demons, instead. Please let me off this once.
When the green-robed young master felt Xiao Chens merciless, ice-cold murderous intent, when he felt his death approaching, he could no longer stay calm; he lost all his dignity.
The green-robed young mastery prostrate on the sea as he begged for mercy. He offered all sorts of enticing benefits to Xiao Chen.
However, Xiao Chen was not moved by the offers. Looking down on the very miserable green-robed young master, he demanded expressionlessly, Who told you that I had an Advanced Eros Demon?
A look of hope shed in the green-robed young masters eyes. He quickly asked, If I tell you, will you spare me?
Ah!!!
The green-robed young master cried miserably. Xiao Chen had drawn his Lunar Shadow Saber and chopped off one of the young masters arms. Ill ask one more time. Will you tell me or not?!
The green-robed young master clenched his teeth and said, I wont say it unless you agree to let me go. Otherwise, I will not say it even if I die.
Xiao Chen frowned. He was not good at torturing people or lying. Since the green-robed young master was not willing to say anything, then he could only end his life.
When the green-robed young master saw Xiao Chen raising his Lunar Shadow Saber and the determination in his eyes, he quickly said, Dont move. Ill tell you. It was Evil Moon Pavilions Bai Zhan. He even told me everything in detail, everything about you. I thought about it very long before making my decision to make a move.
Xiao Chen paused before nodding slightly. He said, Alright, you can die now.
You
The green-robed young master only managed one word before his head separated from his body, flying into the air.
The green-robed young masters eyes were wide open; he died without closing his eyes. If he had not been in such a rush to deal with Xiao Chen and had waited for his brothers to catch up and worked together, how could Xiao Chen have had the chance to kill him?
Unfortunately, there was no such thing as medicine for regret. The head of the green-robed young master plunged into the sea; one of the Northern Seas Four Young Masters fell at Xiao Chens hand.
Xiao Chen sheathed his saber. He was not too concerned when he saw the green-robed young masters headless corpse.
Killing this person is problematic, but not killing him would have been even more problematic. Since I have to kill him, I cannot hesitate.
Xiao Chen sank into deep thought, muttering Bai Zhans name. He had not anticipated such a move from him.
Unexpectedly, Bai Zhan used the Northern Seas Four Young Masters to deal with Xiao Chen, fighting him with borrowed force. Hepletelycked the demeanor of an expert.
Such a person is scarier than the green-robed young master. First, not to mention the difference in strength, just his train of thought is very scary already.
Xiu! Xiu!
Leng Yue quickly rejoined Xiao Chen. When she saw the green-robed young masters corpse, she suppressed the astonishment in her heart before saying, I asked the Eros Demons. This person used an unorthodox Cultivation Technique called the Joyful Yinyang Incantation. It relies on extracting the Yin to nourish the Yang. That is why he was interested in me.
However, he took the wrong path. The Joyful Yinyang Incantationcks the most crucialponent of mutual nourishment of Yin and Yang. Although it allows for ones cultivation realm to rise very fast, the Essence would be very impure and cannot be refined. There is no value to it.
Xiao Chen was slightly stunned. He had not expected such a miraculous Cultivation Technique. However, he did not believe in shortcuts.
Even if there was a shortcut to allow ones cultivation to increase explosively, it would not improve onesbat prowess. The green-robed young master before him was a very good example.
Chapter 531 - Killing Three Young Masters
Chapter 531: Killing Three Young Masters
Xiao Chen remembered that he sensed Bai Zhans cultivation to be Small Perfection half-step Martial Monarch. However, Bai Zhansbat prowess was at least two levels higher than the green-robed young masters.
Xiao Chen bent over and removed a high-grade jade spatial ring from the green-robed young masters hand. Then, he tossed it to Leng Yue and said, See what is in there. Help me organize it. I have something to do.
Leng Yue caught the ring as she watched Xiao Chen leave quickly. She called out loudly, What are you going to do?
Im going to kill people. Dont follow me.
Xiao Chen waved without looking back. The cool breeze blew his calm voice into Leng Yues ears.
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Above the scarlet sea, the yellow-robed, white-robed, and blue-robed young masters were currently using Spirit Stones to replenish their Essence.
Two hourster, the Medial Grade Spirit Stones in their hands were drained, reduced to useless rocks. The three young masters had alsopletely replenished their Essence.
The blue-robed young master was the first to open his eyes. He said somewhat worriedly, Why is Big Brother not back yet? Did something unexpected happen? Should we go and take a look?
The yellow-robed young master shook his head and said, That wont happen. Given Big Brothers strength, it should be no problem for him to deal with that brat. If there was anything unexpected, he should still be able to flee.
The white-robed young master sneered, Thats right. That fellow is probably some lucky bastard that ate some natural treasures, resulting in his Essence being more abundant. However, he is nothingpared to Big Brother. All we have to do is wait here peacefully for Big Brothers good news.
At this moment, a green-robed figure appeared in the threes vision. This green-robed figure was handsome and had an extraordinary aura. He carried a white-robed desman on his shoulder. He walked leisurely towards the three.
When the white-robed young master saw the situation, he could not helpughing out loud. Like I said, Big Brother would not have any problems. He even managed to capture this brat alive. I am going to torture him properlyter.
Xiao Chens earlier attack had embarrassed the white-robed young master. When he saw Xiao Chen being carried back, he became very excited. So, he ran over quickly.
The blue-robed young master and the yellow-robed young master heaved sighs of relief as they quickly followed behind the white-robed young master.
Big Brother, toss this brat over to me. I want to y with him, the white-robed young master said with a sinister expression.
The green-robed young master smiled sinisterly as well without saying a word. He quickly tossed over Xiao Chen, who was on his shoulder, facing away from the white-robed young master.
When the blue-robed young master behind the white-robed young master looked at the silent and smiling green-robed young master, he suddenly felt that something was wrong. However, he could not tell what was wrong. He hesitated for a while before finally deciding to use his perception to check.
In the end, after the blue-robed young master checked, he was greatly startled. The green-robed young master before him did not have any cultivation at all; he was an ordinary person. That sinister and vast aura were all a sham.
Fourth Brother, danger! He is fake! the blue-robed young master shouted quickly as he looked at the seemingly unconscious Xiao Chen falling towards the white-robed young master, almost within reach.
The white-robed young master was stunned. He could not understand what was happening. He turned his head and said, Whats going on? What are you saying is fake?
Xiu!
The moment the white-robed young master spoke, the originally floppy and spiritless Xiao Chen suddenly drew the Lunar Shadow Saber at his waist, using Drawing the Saber.
A cold light shed at lightning speed. The white-robed young master quickly turned, but he did not even have an opportunity to look at Xiao Chen again; his head immediately flew off his neck.
Ka ca!
The blue-robed young master and the yellow-robed young master quickly retreated a hundred meters as they drew their weapons.
The blue-robed young master nced at the green-robed young master, who was still smiling sinisterly. Then, he asked in a stern voice, What did you do to my Big Brother?
You mean him? That is just a blob of scarlet water. Naturally, the true green-robed young master is dead already.
Xiao Chen gave the so-called green-robed young master a quick nce. Then, he pointed at the green-robed young master and it immediately devolved into scarlet water before sshing back into the sea. This was the Life Bestowal Spell that he was very familiar with.
When the blue-robed young master and the yellow-robed young master saw the green-robed young master turn into a glob of scarlet water, they felt greatly astonished. They had not expected there to be such a strange Martial Technique in this world.
The yellow-robed young master shouted sternly, Xiao Chen! Do you know what you did?! You kill two of the heirs of the Northern Seas four Noble ns. Even the Heavenly Extermination Unions Union Chief will not be able to save you.
Xiao Chen said calmly, If no one offends me, I will not offend them. If anyone wants to kill me, naturally, I will kill them, instead.
All four of the Four Young Masters had to die. Otherwise, if one of them fled and gave his testimony, the people of the Northern Seas four Noble ns would chase after Xiao Chen with all their might.
The blue-robed young master and the yellow-robed young master exchanged nces. They used the moment when Xiao Chen was speaking to tacitly attack together.
Mountain River Sword!
Ghost Face Saber!
The blue-robed young master held a sharp sword in his hand, creating a mysterious phenomenon. A greatnd of mountain and rivers appeared. He used his sword as a brush to draw out such a scene. It was like the surrounding space was brought into a painting and he was the artist.
The yellow-robed young master held a saber in his hand. He sent out a saber Qi that looked like a ck scathing ghost face.
Xiao Chen had been on guard against the two suddenly attacking him. Naturally, he did not panic from their killing moves.
The blue-robed young masters mysterious phenomenon tried to use an imposing aura to suppress Xiao Chen in that scene.
The yellow-robed young masters attack was a mental attack on the opponents spirit and mind that used a secret art to form a ghost face through Essence and Mental Energy.
The two attacks had their own special points. They were not inferior to each other.
After a moments thought, Xiao Chen came up with a countermeasure. He decided to break the blue-robed young masters mysterious phenomenon first. If it was forcibly broken, then the blue-robed young master would not have muchbat prowess right after that.
In order to draw the rivers and mountains and contain them in a drawing, one had toprehend the naturalws or have aplete Holy Weapon.
Unfortunately, the blue-robed young master had neither. He had only scratched the surface. Hence, Xiao Chen had the opportunity to break it.
Wukui Breaks the Heavens!
A beam of red light appeared on the saber. As the Wukui Tree above himpleted its growth, the beam of light immediately elongated. It extended to the sky, piercing through the nine heavens.
Ka ca! Ka ca!
Cracking sounds could be heardit was the mysterious phenomenon breaking. The scene that the blue-robed young master drew shatteredpletely. The mountains and rivers copsed on themselves because the artist no longer had the power to sustain them.
Pu ci! The blue-robed young master vomited a mouthful of blood. Hisplexion became very pale. It was clear that he was in disbelief.
Although the blue-robed young master knew that Xiao Chen had vast Essence, he had not expected such a big gap to exist between him, a half-step Martial Monarch, and Xiao Chen, a Superior Grade Martial King.
If the blue-robed young master had known in advance, he would not have executed this Mountain River Sword.
Xiao Chen broke the blue-robed young masters Mountain River Sword with one attack. However, the yellow-robed young masters Ghost Face Saber was already approaching him.
Just when the ghost face was only a meter away from Xiao Chen, it suddenly opened its mouth. Itughed, emitting sound waves.
The sound waves were very piercing. When they entered Xiao Chens mind, countless malicious spirits appeared in his sea of consciousness, attacking his Mental Energy.
Within the sea of consciousness, that golden deity gently swung its sword, reducing countless malicious spirits to ashes. They were no threat to Xiao Chen.
Break!
The red light spread in Xiao Chens eyes as he unleashed the state of massacre without holding back. He executed the Arclight Chop and chopped the ghost face in half.
The scarlet arclight circled Xiao Chen. Then, it suddenly fired out at the yellow-robed young master trying to sneak-attack him.
When the yellow-robed young masters sneak attack failed, he knew he would not be able to defeat Xiao Chen. So he decisively retreated. However, how could Xiao Chen give him a chance to flee?
Back then, Xiao Chen had already killed the green-robed young master. The yellow-robed young master was clearly weaker; how could he be a match for Xiao Chen?
After Xiao Chen and the yellow-robed young master exchanged a hundred moves, wounds of various sizes appeared on the yellow-robed young master. Furthermore, crystalline electrical currents lingered in those wounds, aggravating his injuries.
After another fifty moves, Xiao Chen found a big opening and killed his opponent.
Xiao Chen swept his gaze around the sea and soon found the weakened blue-robed young master walking miserably on the water.
Azure Dragon Tail Whip!
A huge dragon appeared on the sea and swung its tail, creating a strong wind. Xiao Chen moved in an arc before instantly arriving before the blue-robed young master.
Die!
Xiao Chen did not give his opponent any time to spout nonsense. He raised his saber and the blue-robed young masters head went flying.
Abination of thirty percent strategy, twenty percent courage, and fifty percent strength had taken down the famous Northern Seas Four Young Masters. Xiao Chen killed them one after another, sinking them in this vast scarlet sea.
After killing these four people, Xiao Chens Essence was notpletely exhausted yet. He still had a third of his Essence left in the crystalline Qi whirlpool. The benefit of eleven Spirit Gathering Pearls could be seen at this moment.
Although Xiao Chen does not seem to be on guard, he sent out his Spiritual Sense continuously to check his surroundings. He also moved about and checked the area very carefully before he rxed.
By the time Xiao Chennded, Leng Yue had already rushed over and retrieved the spatial rings of the other three young masters.
Leng Yue had a connection with Xiao Chens Spirit Blood Jade, so they could always sense each others auras. It was not strange for her to be able to find Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen used the Purple Thunder True Fire to burn the three corpses to ashes. After that, he quickly said to Leng Yue, Have you organized the items in the spatial rings? We cannot stay here for too long. We have to leave quickly.
Leng Yue smiled faintly and said, There is no need to worry. These four people are already dead. No one knows that you killed them. Furthermore, their spatial rings are filled with treasures.
Xiao Chen did not reply; he only walked forward silently. He felt that Bai Zhan would definitely have a back-up n. That person was like a venomous snake. If he did not bite you, you would be fine. However, when he bit, he would go for the kill.
Even though Xiao Chen already checked the area many times and verified that there was no one around, it was still best to leave quickly.
The four spatial rings have a total of five million Medial Grade Spirit Stones and seventy thousand Superior Grade Spirit Stones. If you exchange the other materials in there into Spirit Stones, you should be able to get another million Medial Grade Spirit Stones. The total value should be at least thirteen million Medial Grade Spirit Stones.
As Leng Yue walked behind Xiao Chen, she reported the value of the items in the spatial rings.
Chapter 532 - Scarlet Blood Flame Prison Painting
Chapter 532: Scarlet Blood me Prison Painting
When Xiao Chen heard that there were so many Spirit Stones, he did not consider it strange. The Boundless Sea had many Spirit Mines of high quality.
Aside from the resources from the bottom of the sea, the Northern Seas four Noble ns also controlled the trade between the Northern Sea and the Tianwu Continent. This brought them an incredible fortune.
The spatial rings of the four have some rare ores in them. We can use them for the Ten Thousand Magic Gathering Spirit Formation. If you change all the points you have into Spirit Stones and add in the earlier Spirit Stones, you should barely have enough to make a Ten Thousand Magic Gathering Spirit Formation.
Xiao Chen quickly came to a stop and paused for a while. He said, Go back into the Spirit Blood Jade first. I will move at my fastest speed to quickly return to the Divine Dragon Warship.
Leng Yue felt it was strange, so she asked, Are you in that much of a rush? Didnt you want to go deeper into the inner area?
Xiao Chen changed his direction and started to rush forward. He slowly said, I already made up my mind. The next ce Im going to will be the ind in the Battlefields core area. It would be good to make some more preparations.
The most dangerous ce in this Deep Sea Battlefield was naturally the ind in the core area. However, there was a saying the most dangerous ce is the safest ce. Given how dangerous this ce was, even if the people from the Northern Seas four Noble ns came, they would hesitate to enter the ind.
All Xiao Chen had to do was wait until the storm blew over. Then he would have avoided the danger.
Long after Xiao Chen and Leng Yue left, a rip in space suddenly appeared where the two had originally been. Then, the Evil Moon Pavilions Bai Zhan climbed out from the rip.
Bai Zhan floated in midair, holding a glistering mirror. The scene in the mirror was that of Xiao Chen killing the Four Young Masters.
This fellows perception is really strong. I was almost discovered even though I have this Void Battle Armor.
Bai Zhan looked away from the mirror and in the direction Xiao Chen had left in. He muttered to himself, It is not too surprising for him to have been able to kill the Four Young Masters when they were separated. However, I did not expect him to win so easily.
I need to quickly make a trip to the Northern Sea. Ha ha! Now that the heirs of the four Noble ns have been killed, even if you advance to Martial Monarch, you will not be able to survive.
Bai Zhans ns were multyered. Regardless of the Four Young Masters sess or failure, he had already forced Xiao Chen into a dead end. From the moment the green-robed young master agreed to make a move, Bai Zhan had already thought of all the possibilities and came up with countermeasures.
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On that huge Divine Dragon Warship, Leng Yue ground Superior Grade Spirit Stones into dust in an isted courtyard. Then, she carefully drew arge formation.
Xiao Chen pushed open the door and entered. Then, he carefully closed the door. Leng Yue looked up and asked, Have you purchased everything already?
With a thought and a flip of his palm, Xiao Chen poured out arge pile of rare ores. He nodded and said, Several things are missing. However, I managed to get some recements as per your instructions. See if they can be used.
Leng Yue inspected the items on the floor. Then, she said, Normally, they cant be used. However, I used Superior Grade Spirit Stones to draw the formation lines instead of Medial Grade Spirit Stones. That should make up for the difference.
Without saying anything more, she took the items on the floor and arranged them in various positions of the formation.
After Leng Yue did everything, she took a break and said, Wait for me to recover first; then we can activate the Ten Thousand Magic Gathering Spirit Formation. After that, we can carry out the blood binding on that Scarlet Blood Frost me Void Projection Painting.
Three days ago, after the two returned to the huge Divine Dragon Warship, Xiao Chen started to buy all the materials he needed, spending the Four Young Masters wealth in a discreet manner. He took another two days to finally gather everything.
Fifteen minutester, Leng Yue ended her break. She told Xiao Chen to sit cross-legged in the middle of the formation. Then, she prepared to activate the Ten Thousand Magic Gathering Spirit Formation.
The purple mark on her forehead shed and Leng Yue exuded an ancient, noble aura once again. She took a deep breath and sent out six trails of sparks from her finger. The sparksnded on the formation line made of Spirit Stone dust.
There was a loud explosion and the entire formation started burning, giving off a dazzling, resplendent light. The ores on the various points of the formation turned into a hundred and eight trails of sparks and flew into Xiao Chens forehead.
When the sparks entered Xiao Chens sea of consciousness, all his Mental Energy started to surge and burn up, turning into a ball of golden liquid.
Sou! Sou! Sou! Xiao Chens body also gave off golden light, like he had turned into a golden person.
Leng Yue quickly formed hand seals with her hands. The Ten Thousand Magic Gathering Spirit Formation on the floor started spinning, giving off all sorts of light as it flickered.
Xiao Chen, who was within the formation, became very blurry. The ball of golden liquid in his sea of consciousnesspressed relentlessly.
As the ball of golden liquid keptpressing, Xiao Chen did not feel that his Mental Energy was weakening. Instead, it felt like his Mental Energy was growing stronger.
This continued for some time before the golden light on Xiao Chens body faded away. The light from the formation also weakened. The ball of golden liquidpressed until its diameter was a hairs width. Then, it floated out of Xiao Chens forehead.
The tiny ball of liquid gave off a dazzling, resplendent light, illuminating the entire courtyard like it was day. Fortunately, this ce was very isted. Otherwise, a mysterious phenomenon of this scale would attract a lot of attention.
Xiao Chen, quickly! Make your move. This is your Magic Energy. It will exist for only four seconds, Leng Yue said hurriedly.
He opened his eyes and promptly replied, Alright!
Xiao Chen had already learned from Leng Yue long ago how to initiate the blood binding with this Magic Energy.
He circted his energies and pricked his fingertip. A drop of blood quickly flew out and merged with that golden Magic Energy, intertwining with it continuously.
Four seconds was just two breaths of time. Xiao Chen did not dare to dy. He quickly took out the Scarlet Blood me Prison Painting and unfurled it.
Ding!
The instant the painting unfurled, Xiao Chens blood with the Magic Energy fell on it. The four seconds ended.
Xiao Chen looked at the painting floating quietly in the air. He felt like that the painting hade to life.
This felt very wonderful, different from the feeling of Secret Treasures. Secret Treasures had a mental connection. However, this Scarlet Blood me Prison Painting was a Magic Treasure. It required both mental and blood connections. This Scarlet Blood me Prison Painting was now part of his body.
Xiao Chen issued a mentalmand and the unfurled Scarlet Blood me Prison Painting immediately turned into a beam of dim light. It flew into Xiao Chens chest and mixed with his blood.
Smiling faintly, he waved his right hand and the painting instantly appeared in his hand.
Leng Yue walked over and said, Xiao Chen, this Scarlet Blood me Prison Painting has already be your Magic Treasure. It is different from Secret Treasures. If the Magic Treasure is destroyed, the master will suffer from significant damage to their spirit.
You do not have Magic Energy. Sopared to regr Immortal Cultivators, you will suffer even more damage to your spirit.
Xiao Chen quickly nodded to indicate his understanding. He alreadyprehended that Magic Energy was created from Mental Energy, just like how a Martial Monarch turned Essence into Quintessence.
So, any Magic Energy damage received would result in Mental Energy damage of severalfold.
Xiao Chen suffered from the restriction of this world. He could not turn Mental Energy into Magic Energy. However, that did not mean that he would not be able to do so in the future.
Without checking on the details of the Scarlet Blood me Prison Painting, Xiao Chen put it away. Then he said seriously, Lets go. We will rush over to the core area ind now.
Leng Yue revealed astonishment in her eyes. She said, Ever since you killed the Four Young Masters, you seem to be in a rush.
Xiao Chen revealed a somewhat helpless expression. He smiled bitterly and said, I dont wish to, either. Such a mental state is not suitable for cultivating. However, Bai Zhan is too big of a threat. I originally thought that he would sneak-attack me after the Four Young Masters, but he did not.
When unexpected things happen, something must be wrong. This Bai Zhan would definitely not rest all his hopes on the Four Young Masters. He should also be very familiar with the level of the green-robed young master.
Leng Yue was very intelligent; she quickly figured out the crux of the problem. She said, You are afraid that he informed the people of the Northern Seas four Noble ns. However, if he has no evidence, the four Noble ns cannot do anything to you, either.
Xiao Chen shook his head and said, Sometimes, people do not need evidence to kill; all they need is suspicion. I do not know what kind of people the four Noble ns are. So it is best to be cautious. Lets go.
Leng Yue went into deep thought, recalling some of her experiences, and agreed with Xiao Chen.
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In the airspace of the Eastern Boundless Sea, heading for the Northern Boundless Sea, Bai Zhang activated his Void Battle Armor at its limit. He was inside the void, travelling at Mach 15.
There was no air resistance in the void, so a cultivator could move thrice as fast as normal. If they had a Secret Treasure, their speed might even be one more fold on that.
The Void Battle Armor was an early Superior Grade Secret Treasure. There were only three Superior Grade Secret Treasures in the entire Evil Moon Pavilion. One of them was in Bai Zhans hands. This clearly showed his position in the Evil Moon Pavilion.
If the Void Battle Armor was activated at full power, it could be used only once every six months. However, it wouldst for seven days. This was something the Evil Moon Pavilions Pavilion Master gave to Bai Zhan to protect his life. Once he entered the void, unless a Sage changed the naturalw, even a peak Superior Grade Martial Monarch would not be able to do anything.
I already flew for two days straight, in another four hours, I should be able to reach the headquarters of the Northern Sea Alliance. Bai Zhan calmly calcted the time as he flew. He smiled and said, Xiao Chen, Xiao Chen, you can feel proud even if you die. You have managed to force me to use the Void Battle Armor.
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After Xiao Chen left the huge Divine Dragon Warship, he quickly rushed to the most dangerous ce of the third grade Battlefield.
Along the way, Xiao Chen checked out the details of the Scarlet Blood me Prison Painting. The Scarlet Blood me Prison Painting was previously the Void Projection Painting. Naturally, one of its uses was to contain things.
Xiao Chen could trap the Demons that he saw in the Scarlet Blood me Prison Painting. After he used it a few times, he discovered that trapping an enemy within it exhausted a lot of Mental Energy.
Furthermore, there were many restrictions. First, if the distance was more than five hundred meters, he failed to trap his opponent. Second was strength. If the person he wanted to trap was much stronger than him, it would be very difficult to trap him as well.
The second use of the Scarlet Blood me Prison Painting was, of course, the Scarlet Blood Frost me in there. Xiao Chen could summon out the mes to attack his enemy.
Chapter 533 - Peak Fire Demon
Chapter 533: Peak Fire Demon
Xiao Chen could turn the Scarlet Blood Frost me into Blood me Beasts to deal with his enemies. However, Xiao Chen was limited by his strength. He could only summon Blood me Beasts that were as powerful as Martial Saints. They were only good as cannon fodder.
Aside from this, the thing that interested Xiao Chen was the hand suppressing the Scarlet Blood Frost me. If his guess was right, that hand should be the arm of a Martial Emperor.
He did not know what percent of the Martial Emperors power this arm could wield. However, even ten percent would be enough for him to move around unhindered.
One weekter, in the most dangerous ce of the third grade Battlefield, the contour of the ind in the core area appeared before Xiao Chen.
The clouds above the small ind looked like they were dyed ck with ink. No light shone on the ind; it was truly shrouded in darkness.
The cultivators had a name for this ind in the core areaNirvana Ind.
ording to legend, when the Divine Bird, the Phoenix, died, it would undergo a test of pain and intense burning. Once it passed the test, it would be reborn and rise to a higher level. This was known as Phoenix Nirvana.
When cultivators went to the core area ind, they would definitely be ready to die when they entered. They were prepared to go through all sorts of tempering and trials. Once they cleared these trials, they would be able to rise to a higher level as well. Hence, it was called Nirvana Ind.
Nirvanic rebirth, Xiao Chen muttered. There is still half a year. I have to advance to half-step Martial Monarch in that time.
Holding the Lunar Shadow Saber with his left hand, he walked to Nirvana Ind with a resolute gaze in his eyes.
What Xiao Chen did not know was that at this moment, there was an intense discussion about him on the Divine Dragon Warship.
Within a big hall, a few old men were currently watching a projection in the air. This projection was showing a white-robed, red-eyed desman killing the Northern Seas green-robed young master.
After that, this white-robed desman yed a trick and killed the white-robed young master. Finally, he fought one on two against the yellow-robed and blue-robed young masters. This projection depicted how the Northern Seas Four Young Masters died at the hands of this person.
A few elders from the Northern Sea Alliance sat in chairs in the hall. Theirplexions were ashen, but this was not their first time seeing this scene. However, every time they saw it, they felt humiliated.
Unexpectedly, the heirs of the Northern Seas four Noble ns died at the hands of a Great Qin Nations desman. Furthermore, that desman looked to be only twenty years old.
The projection paused when it showed the White Robed desman and Leng Yue leaving. Bai Zhan smiled and took back the Revolving Light Mirror.
Elder Feng, do you believe us now? We have evidence! said Ao Feng, an elder of the green-robed young masters n, with a sullen expression.
Feng Buyu frowned slightly. As the overseer of this third grade Battlefield, he did not have much of an impression of Xiao Chen. After all, there were several ten thousand cultivators in the third grade Battlefield. It would be difficult for him to remember all of them.
Since Feng Buyu did not have an impression, he could not be bothered about him. Just as he was about to say something, the white-haired old man beside him looked at Bai Zhan and said, Young Hero Bai, this is very strange. Since you had been at the back using the Revolving Light Mirror, why did you not lend a hand to rescue the Four Young Masters? Instead, you opted to just watch them die.
While Feng Buyu did not have any impression of Xiao Chen, the white-haired old man had a deep impression of Xiao Chen. As a Medial Grade Martial King, Xiao Chen had already attained the tenth rank of the point ranking wall. The white-haired old man guessed that Xiao Chen had aplicated background.
Now that something like this had happened, the white-haired old mans first instinct was that this was strange; it was clear that something was wrong.
Hearing the white-haired old man ask that, the people of the Northern Seas four Noble ns looked suspiciously at Bai Zhan.
Bai Zhan did not show any panic on his face; he had already anticipated this question long ago. He calmly replied, Back then, I did try to help. Unfortunately, this person was too strong. Within ten moves, he severely injured me. I was forced to rely on my Void Battle Armor to hide in the void. Only then was I able to escape this cmity.
The crowd could not pick out anything wrong with what Bai Zhan said. Even if they could, they would not be willing to do so.
Their heirs were dead. What they wanted to do was find the murderer. Then, they would kill the murderer in a horrendous fashion in order to protect the prestige of the Northern Sea Alliance and the four Noble ns.
The truth was not important. As long as they could aplish this task perfectly, it would be fine. Between Bai Zhan and Xiao Chen, one was the first disciple of the Evil Moon Pavilions Pavilion Master, the other was an independent cultivator with no backing. It was clear whom they would rather trust.
The white-haired old man looked away from Bai Zhan and said indifferently, It ismon for cultivators to kill each other in the Battlefield. Our Divine Dragon Pce will not care about this and will not make an exception. So we will not use the jade pendant to locate this person.
Feng Buyu felt somewhat depressed. He did not know why the white-haired old man was protecting Xiao Chen, but the two of them were on the same side, so it was inconvenient for him to ask why.
He could only look at Ao Feng, the person leading this group of people from the four Noble ns, and say in an apologetic manner, We cannot break the rules. If others knew that we used the jade pendant to track their location, no one would evere to our Eastern Sea for experiential training anymore.
I can represent the Divine Dragon Pce in saying that we will not interfere with your personal operation. In this matter, we will remain neutral.
Ao Feng had a hostile expression as he got up and snorted coldly. Remember what you said. Maintain neutrality. Lets go.
After Feng Buyu saw the four Noble ns people leave, hemented to the white-haired old man, You seem to know that Xiao Chen?
The white-haired old man nodded and replied, Back then, Xiao Chen left a deep impression on me. Later on, I did some investigation on him. I discovered that he is under the protection of the Heavenly Extermination Union. It is best if we dont interfere here.
Feng Buyu nodded and said, The Heavenly Extermination Union can be considered a powerful great sect. Unfortunately, the trouble this person got into is too huge. Otherwise, I would not mind lending a hand and doing the Heavenly Extermination Union a favor.
This time, the four Noble ns sent out eight people. They were all Martial Monarchs. Sending out eight Martial Monarchs made it clear how much the Noble ns cared about this.
Outside the big hall, Ao Feng frowned and said, Young Master Bai, do you know where that brat is hiding? We had best finish this fast, so we can quickly return and give an ount for this matter.
Bai Zhan shook his head and said, I do not know. However, you dont have to be anxious. He has a frighteningly high amount of points. He will definitely return to exchange for items. You just have to stay here and wait.
When the eight Martial Monarch old men heard that, they heaved sighs of relief. The Battlefield was so vast. Even though they were Martial Monarchs, it would be very difficult for them to find a person, not to mention time-consuming.
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Most cultivators who dared to step onto Nirvana Ind hadbat prowess equal to a Great Perfection half-step Martial Monarchs. Arge part of them would be like Sun Guangquan, peak Great Perfection half-step Martial Monarchs.
If Xiao Chen included all his Secret Treasures, his overallbat prowess was already equal to a Great Perfection half-step Martial Monarchs. He was qualified to step onto this Nirvana Ind, but he would not be able to venture too deep into it.
When Xiao Chennded firmly on the beach, his limbs immediately felt stiff. He felt an even stronger suppression on his Mental Power in his sea of consciousness.
What strong mental pressure. No wonder Sun Guangquan would choose this ce to open his sea of consciousness. With such great pressure, it would definitely be easier to open the sea of consciousness herepared to outside.
Xiao Chen stretched himself where he was, letting his body get used to the environment of Nirvana Ind.
Nirvana Ind waspletely dark and the environment wasplicated. Thick jungles and piles of rocks were scattered around messily, filling Nirvana Ind without any observable pattern.
There is a peak high-ranked Fire Demon two kilometers ahead. It has sensed you already and is heading over. With her purple eyes, Leng Yue, who was beside him, could look into the distance without any obstruction.
In this ce where Xiao Chens Mental Energy was suppressed, Leng Yues eyes were better than his Spiritual Sense.
Xiao Chen stopped moving. His blood surged in his body as he said with anticipation, Peak high-ranked Fire Demon? Lets see what my first opponent on Nirvana Ind is like.
After a few breaths, Xiao Chen also saw the peak high-ranked Fire Demon. The clearest part was the me on its head, which looked like ghost fire in the dark jungle.
Xiao Chen ced his right hand on his saber hilt. He raised his fighting spirit and circted his Essence. His clothes fluttered without wind as a surging energy spread around him and his aura rose continuously.
A peak high-ranked Fire Demon was as strong as a human Great Perfection half-step Martial Monarch. The only disadvantage it had was that it could not learn Cultivation Techniques or Martial Techniques like humans could.
As a low-ss Demon, it could only rely on its innate abilities to fight. This gave Xiao Chen the opportunity to kill it.
Boom!
Three huge fireballs left huge fiery trails as they cut through the darkness, heading towards Xiao Chen. The peak high-ranked Fire Demon had taken the initiative to attack first.
The fireballs flew very fast, moving at Mach 3.5. Xiao Chen bent over slightly, ced his feet apart, and rushed forward.
Bang! Bang!
The fireballs on the left and right crashed into each other, sting the afterimage Xiao Chen left behind at the original spot into nothing. A deep pit ten meters in diameter also instantly appeared in the ground.
Chop!
Xiao Chen drew the Lunar Shadow Saber. It shed like blood-red lightning in the darkness,pletely unleashing the state of massacre. Then, it chopped the fireball above in half.
Roaming Dragons Nine Transformations! Xiao Chen shouted before his figure wavered and became nine. His overwhelming killing intent faded away as he vanished into nine cool breezes.
The air that had solidified earlier due to the state of massacre started to flow when the cool wind blew.
The peak high-ranked Fire Demon squinted; it knew the might of this move. Suddenly, the ground below it exploded. The shock wave tossed the peak high-ranked Fire Demon into the air.
The moment the Fire Demon soared up, Xiao Chens nine figures merged back under it. The nonexistent killing intent erupted and reduced the rock fragments, which the shock wave created and kicked up, to dust.
Xiao Chens attack missed.
This Fire Demon was very smart. Unexpectedly, it knew how to use some method to quickly raise its speed. Although Xiao Chens attack missed, he used his momentum to quickly chase after the Fire Demon in the air.
The best way to deal with a Fire Demon was to get close to it, then hack it to death. Of course, one had to be able to survive getting close to it first.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
The Fire Demon in the air continued to soar higher. Its hands moved around as itunched fireballs at Xiao Chen.
The timing between each fireball was no more than two seconds. When seen from a distance, the fireballs looked like a ming snake biting Xiao Chen.
Chapter 534 - Leaving the Battlefield
Chapter 534: Leaving the Battlefield
The seemingly solid, crystalline saber light flickered continuously. Xiao Chen chopped the fireballs flying at him in half. As he did so, he calmly calcted the distance between him and the Fire Demon. One hundred metersny meterseighty meters I have arrived. Azure Dragon Tail Whip!
Hu Chi!
Xiao Chen suddenly moved in an arc. A huge dragon tail kicked up a strong wind and he instantly appeared in front of the Fire Demon.
The peak high-ranked Fire Demon was stunned. Its expression changed greatly. Clearly, it had not expected Xiao Chen to have such a strange Movement Technique.
Ka ca! The saber light shed before the peak high-ranked Fire Demons horrified eyes. Xiao Chen chopped it apart at the waist.
Then, Xiao Chen extracted the Fire Demons Demon Core before floating back to the ground. Finally, he closed his eyes and started to digest the killing intent gained from this Fire Demon.
After a while, Xiao Chen opened his eyes again. His eyes were clear; the state of massacre hadpletely vanished.
A peak high-ranked Blood Demons killing intent is indeed strong. Such trials should be able to help me to perfect my grasp on the state of massacre. I will definitely undergo a rebirth on this Nirvana Ind.
In the following days, Leng Yue served as Xiao Chens eyes, helping him locate the Demons in advance. After evaluating their strength, she would decide if Xiao Chen should fight them.
Xiao Chen knew that he was not very strong, so he did not venture too deep into the ind; he merely stayed on the outskirts to kill some peak high-ranked Demons.
Time slowly went by as Xiao Chen tempered his state of massacre in battle on this ind, living a simple and dull life every day.
Five months passed in such a manner. During this time, the blood moon appeared three times.
All the high-ranked Demons on Nirvana Ind went berserk. All the Divine Dragon Pces elite disciples and the peak Great Perfection half-step Martial Monarchs fought intense battles in the center of the ind.
The battle at the outpost islets was far inferior to this. After seeing it for the first time, Xiao Chen realized that this was the true core of the entire Battlefield.
During this time, the Demons would gather at the center of the ind and attack the base of the Divine Dragon Pce. This allowed Xiao Chen a chance to sneak over and not get discovered by therge number of Demons.
Thus, every time the blood moon rose, Xiao Chen would observe the battles of these peak Great Perfection half-step Martial Monarchs. He would learn about and analyze all sorts of Martial Techniques, gaining a lot of benefits.
What made Xiao Chen happier was that he saw Sun Guangquan among the group of peak Great Perfection half-step Martial Monarchs. This seniors cultivation had improved and was another step closer to advancing to Martial Monarch.
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On this particr day, Xiao Chen attracted a total of five peak high-ranked Fire Demons in one go. He only used ten moves to finish all these Demons simultaneously.
Arge amount of red light flew into Xiao Chens forehead. The depravity of massacre engulfed his entire body, but he remained calm; he did not lose himself in the desire for massacre.
He had already grasped the state of massacre by now; he had also gained a richer experience on how to deal with the bloodlust in his heart.
Xiao Chen expertly extracted the Demon Cores and asked calmly, Leng Yue, how long have we stayed on the ind already?
Five months and sixteen days. Why?
Xiao Chen muttered, Lets go. It is time for us to return.
One had to pace oneself when cultivating. Xiao Chen had undergone high-intensity battles for almost half a year. He had already reached the limits of his body.
He was still young. He did not need to train bitterly on Nirvana Ind the way those peak Great Perfection half-step Martial Monarchs did. Those people were already reaching the end of their lifespan, or this was theirst chance to advance to Martial Monarch, so they had to bet the rest of their lives on this.
Xiao Chen still had plenty of opportunities in the future. He could not let himself remain stuck here. Doing so would result in a lifetime of regret.
The moment Xiao Chen left the ind and flew above the scarlet sea, he suddenly felt very rxed and at ease.
After thinking about it for a while, he understood what happened. He had spent a long time in a state of suppression on the ind. Now that the pressure on his spirit was lifted, it was normal that he felt rxed.
The dim scarlet sea now appeared very bright in Xiao Chens vision. After spending a long time in darkness, his eyes had gained significant benefit.
Xiao Chen looked down at the sea and his reflection appeared to be very different. After half a year of massacre and experiential training, the tenderness and inexperienced look on his face were gone.
When he saw his reflection, he could not help but be stunned. He had not looked at himself seriously for a long time. Now, that he did so, he was shocked to discover how much he had grown.
Xiao Chen muttered to himself softly, Its been four years. Unexpectedly, four years went by in the blink of an eye.
It had been four years since Xiao Chen came to this world. It was unknown if the him from four years ago would have imagined gaining such aplishments now.
What has been four years? Leng Yue, who was at his side, asked curiously.
Xiao Chen did not answer Leng Yues question. He looked up and stared into the distance; his gaze seemed as if he could see very far. He said, Someone ising.
Leng Yue looked up and, indeed, there was a team of nine people in the distance. They were all riding formidable Royal Blood Horses as they rushed over. They were headed in Xiao Chens direction; clearly, their destination was Nirvana Ind behind him.
The auras of the nine were extremely strong; they were Small Perfection half-step Martial Monarchs. The one in the lead was slightly stronger; he was a peak Small Perfection half-step Martial Monarch.
The leader of the team was wearing green and he looked very handsome. His gaze was as sharp as a sword. He resembled the green-robed young master quite closely.
When the leader of the team passed Xiao Chen and Leng Yue, he suddenly shouted, The two of you, stop there!
Xiao Chen frowned slightly, displeased by that persons extremely tyrannical way of speaking.
The Royal Blood Horse could walk on water at a very fast speed. It was expensive and could be found only in the Boundless Sea. Furthermore, they were in very short supply.
Since these nine people were all mounted on Royal Blood Horses, their origins were definitely not simple. Xiao Chen thought for a while before turning around and asking, Yes?
The green-robed cultivator smiled slightly. He looked at Leng Yue, who was beside Xiao Chen, and said, Tell your woman to remove her veil for me to see.
Xiao Chen frowned and did not say anything. He only ced his right hand on his saber hilt.
Brat, you should be more tactful. Dont you know who our young master is?
Ha ha! It is just one look from our young master. You wont die from it. If our young master likes her, it is your fortune! the cultivators behind the green-robed leader chimed in.
Leng Yue saw Xiao Chen nodded slightly in a barely perceptible manner and she understood what he meant.
The purple mark on Leng Yues forehead shed and a pink light came from her eyes. The nine people were instantly dazzled and their blood started to surge as they fell for the illusions they saw.
Ka ca!
Xiao Chen drew the Lunar Shadow Saber at lightning speed. His figure wavered and turned into nine figures. Then, he used one of Qingyun Peaks secret techniquesthe Clear Wind Chopto hide his boundless killing intent in the cool breeze.
The green-robed cultivator had the fastest reaction of the group. He only used half a second to wake up from the illusion.
With a p to the rump of the horse, the green-robed cultivator shot forward quickly, immediately moving more than five hundred meters. However, a bloody wound still appeared on his chest.
Electricity flickered in the wound. A saber intent spread out as the saber Qi rampaged in the green-robed cultivators chest, causing him a lot of pain.
The other eight people were charmed by Leng Yue for a whole second before waking up. Just when they were about to make their move, they discovered a cool breeze blowing at them.
Suddenly, saber lights appeared and an overwhelming killing intent erupted.
That killing intent was boundless, like a river overflowing its banks. The few of them never felt such vast killing intent before. They instantly lost their ability to move. Before they could even draw their weapons, a bloody wound appeared on their necks and then their heads flew off.
One second was sufficient for Xiao Chen to do many things.
The green-robed cultivator in the air sensed Xiao Chens surging killing intent and his horrific strength. He felt extremely astonished. Furthermore, he had not expected Xiao Chen to be so decisive, killing people without even saying a word.
Very good. If you have the guts, then return to the Divine Dragon Warship. I will make sure that you never leave the Boundless Sea.
Bang! The nine figures merged together and Xiao Chen sheathed his saber. He stared at the distant green-robed cultivator but did not give chase.
Should we go after him? Leng Yue asked.
Xiao Chen shook his head and said, There is no need. He is merely a hedonistic son of rich parents, nothing more than a dancing clown. Just ignore him.
After cultivating for half a year on Nirvana Ind, Xiao Chens cultivation had already risen to peak Superior Grade Martial King. He only needed to obtain six more Spirit Gathering Pearls to break through to half-step Martial Monarch.
Xiao Chen had already opened his sea of consciousness. Once he advanced to half-step Martial Monarch, he would not fear anyone under Martial Monarch.
Even now, he did not fear ascivious hedonistic heir who only used miraculous medicines and natural treasures to boost his cultivation. Those were no use if one had never undergone any tempering.
The two of them each mounted a Royal Blood Horse and galloped forward.
While the Royal Blood Horse was not as fast as a cultivator, it had great stamina. It did not need to rest and could run through the night. It was very useful for traveling long distances.
After traveling day and night, the three islets appeared before the twos eyes after four days. This ce was already at the edge of the Battlefield; many cultivators traveled in this area.
Riding Royal Blood Horses, Xiao Chen and Leng Yue stood out from the many cultivators traveling over the scarlet sea; they attracted a lot of attention.
This was especially so for Leng Yue. Although she wore a fur-lined gown and a veil, one look at her exquisite figure, exposed eyes, and naturally charming aura told everyone that she was a beauty.
Wearing a veil gave Leng Yue a mysterious aura. Everyone felt apelling urge to know how pretty she was after she removed her veil.
Xiu!
Suddenly, four figures flew out from the islets. The four people were wearing robes of various colors, in the same fashion as the Northern Seas Four Young Masters. They were all peak Small Perfection half-step Martial Monarchs.
When the fournded on the water, they obstructed Xiao Chen. The green-robed cultivator he met a few days ago smiled coldly and said, I said it before: if you dare to return to the Divine Dragon Warship, you will never leave the Boundless Sea.
Fourth Brother, is this the person you were talking about? The cultivator who is not even a half-step Martial Monarch but managed to injure you so badly? the white-robed cultivator on the left side asked.
The green-robed cultivator replied angrily, I was careless! I already said I was careless. The woman beside him is very strange; dont look at her eyes.
Chapter 535 - Bai Zhan Blocking the Way
Chapter 535: Bai Zhan Blocking the Way
When the cultivators who were passing by saw the four people blocking Xiao Chen and Leng Yue, they came over to watch curiously.
Someone offended those four fellows again. How unfortunate for him.
Half a year ago, after the Northern Seas Four Young Masters mysteriously disappeared, these four dered themselves the new Northern Seas Four Young Masters. In the past few blood moons, they had exceptional performances. Now, they are even more popr than the previous Four Young Masters.
Xuanyuan Zhantian taught the four of them a lessonst time. However, a leopard never changes its spots. They are so arrogant that they even snatched away a months earnings from our team some time ago.
What can we do? These people are the heirs of the Northern Seas four Noble ns. The previous Four Young Masters are already dead. These four people will be the future masters of the Northern Sea.
The discussion about the new Four Young Masters allowed Xiao Chen to understand what happened in the half year. It looked like no one knew that he had killed the Northern Seas Four Young Masters. Either that, or the Northern Seas four Noble ns did not publicize that fact.
Regardless which it was, the situation was to Xiao Chens advantage.
The green-robed cultivator said unforgivingly, Brat, if you know whats good for you, you will immediately send the woman beside you over and give me a million Medial Grade Spirit Stones. If you do so, I will naturally let you off.
Of course, Xiao Chen would not agree to such conditions. The war horse galloped, kicking up sshes; Xiao Chen rushed over.
Blood-Reversing Sword Technique!
Knife Breaking Saber!
Wind Dragon Burst!
Iron Fire Fist!
The four people smiled coldly and soared into the sky. Four different states spread out in the air. Their auras linked with one another as they eachunched their killing moves to heavily injure Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen could not be bothered to waste time with these four. He drew his Lunar Shadow Saber and executed his strongest move while on horseback.
Wukui Moves Heaven!
With the induction of Xiao Chens saber intent, the ck demonic clouds above flickered with scarlet lightning; the lightning rapidly gathered together.
The thunder clouds formed a scarlet Wukui Tree trunk a kilometer high in the sky. The tree trunk grew swiftly as it furiously absorbed the lightning-attributed Spiritual Energy in the surroundings.
Soon, the Wukui Tree grew leaves and formedpletely. It covered the sky as it reached hundreds of meters tall.
Rumble!
When the Wukui Tree formedpletely, everyone felt the sky tremble.
The naturalws seemed to be changing. Suddenly, the four people found that no matter how they moved, they remained at their original spots; they instantly panicked.
Whats going on? What Martial Technique is this?!
The divine, scarlet Wukui Tree descended from the air. It instantly crushed the fours killing moves, various colored lights and Essence scattering around chaotically.
This move could not be dodged. When Xiao Chen was only a Superior Grade Martial King, he was able to use this move to defeat the peak Superior Grade Martial King Xie Ziwen.
Now that Xiao Chens cultivation and state of massacre had increased significantly, the strength of Wukui Moves Heaven had likewise increased significantly. Even an Inferior Grade Martial Monarch would not dare to go head-on against it. These four had relied on Medicinal Pills to reach where they were now; how could they block this?
Bang!
The four worked together to quickly deploy an Essence shield. However, the scarlet Wukui Tree immediately shattered it. They all vomited blood and fell to the scarlet sea, never to climb up again.
After finishing off the four, Xiao Chen stopped caring about them. He sheathed his saber and rode off on the Royal Blood Horse towards the Divine Dragon Warship, galloping away on the surging scarlet sea.
Damn it! Who is this person? Howe Ive never seen him before? He managed to finish off the new Northern Seas Four Young Masters in one move. He is on a different level from Xuanyuan Zhantian.
Indeed, even the top ten of the point ranking board never heard this persons name before.
This fellow did not even say anything. However, the impression he gave is too tyrannical, even more tyrannical than Xuanyuan Zhantian.
While the people watched as Xiao Chen left, the shock in their hearts could not be described with words. It was hard to imagine that there was another youth in this Deep Sea Battlefield that was as outstanding as Xuanyuan Zhantian.
On the Divine Dragon Warship, Xiao Chen brought Leng Yue to the Exchange Room. He had been stuck at peak Superior Grade Martial King for a long time already. He urgently needed Spirit Gathering Pearls in order to break through.
The moment Xiao Chen entered the big pce, he immediately felt some furtive gazes on him. He merely looked around and ignored these people.
The point ranking wall was as bustling as it was before. Xiao Chen took a quick nce and saw that Xuanyuan Zhantian was still ranked first. However, Bai Zhan had been pushed to fourth ce.
The second and third ranked were the leaders of the Western Seas Seven Knights and the Southern Seas Four Heroes.
As for Xiao Chens ranking, even after looking through the top fifty names, he did could not see his own name. So he could not be bothered to keep looking.
The Demons on Nirvana Ind were very different from the Demons in the periphery. It was quite understandable that Xiao Chen gained points at a slower rate.
However, Xiao Chen gained many benefits there. There was no doubt that the experience he gained when fighting the strong Demons was better than that against the weak Demons.
Wait here for me; I will go to the Exchange Room, Xiao Chen instructed Leng Yue.
After queueing for fifteen minutes, Xiao Chen entered the Exchange Room for the second time.
When the white-haired old man saw Xiao Chen walking in, his calm face immediately changed. He looked very shocked, but he returned to normal after a moment.
Xiao Chen took out his jade pendant and went straight to the point, I have eight thousand points. Please help me exchange them for six Spirit Gathering Pearls. As for the remaining two thousand points, please exchange them for Superior Grade Spirit Stones.
The white-haired old man received the jade pendant and nced at it; there were indeed eight thousand points. After that, he returned the jade pendant and smiled. Little Friend, you are going to be disappointed. The Spirit Gathering Pearls are out of stock.
Xiao Chen frowned and asked, How did that happened?
The white-haired old man exined, There is only one Martial Sage in the Divine Dragon Pce. How could he have so much time to refine Spirit Gathering Pearls? He will refine only a hundred per year.
That was indeed so; the Spirit Gathering Pearls would exhaust a Martial Sages Source Energy. Hence, the amount that could be created was limited.
Xiao Chen could not help but feel disappointed. There was no Spirit Gathering Pearls. He might need another half year to break the bottleneck; if he was unlucky, it would be longer.
However, I can use my personal Spirit Gathering Pearls to exchange with you. We will just use your points. The white-haired old man changed the topic and brought out six Inferior Grade Spirit Gathering Pearls.
Xiao Chen did not rush to ept the white-haired old mans Spirit Gathering Pearls. He asked, Senior, why are you helping me?
The white-haired old man handed over the Spirit Gathering Pearls. Smiling, heughed, Ha ha! Are you afraid that I will harm you? You are someone who even dares to kill the Northern Seas Four Young Masters. Do you not even have this amount of courage?
Xiao Chen smiled faintly but his expression did not change much. He only tightened his left hands grip on his saber. He said, Senior, please do not speak nonsense. The Four Young Masters are such great characters; how could I dare do anything to them?
Are you still not admitting to it? The Evil Moon Pavilions Bai Zhan already used the Revolving Light Mirror to capture the scene of you killing the Four Young Masters. Currently, the pce is filled with spies from the Northern Sea Alliance.
It is likely that they already sent news back to the Northern Sea by means of the Five Hundred Voice Transmission Talisman. After one hour, they will use the Ancient Conveying Formation to send the Northern Sea Alliances elders over. If I were you, I would immediately pack my things and leave immediately, the white-haired old man said unhurriedly as he smiled gently.
Xiao Chens face sank as he put away the Spirit Gathering Pearls. He quickly got up and said, Many thanks to Senior for reminding me. I owe you a great debt of gratitude. I will repay it in the future.
Indeed, Bai Zhan had a back-up n. Unexpectedly, his n was so meticulous. At that time, regardless of whether the Northern Seas Four Young Masters seeded or not, I would have been forced into a dead end.
However, one hour is more than enough for me to flee far away.
After Xiao Chen left the Exchange Room, he looked around. He quickly found Leng Yue and went over. He said, Come with me. We need to leave this ce at once.
When Leng Yue saw Xiao Chens expression, she knew that something had happened. She rushed after Xiao Chen.
He immediately sped out of the pce, pushing all the cultivators in the way aside. His feet did not stop at all.
The people Xiao Chen pushed around were angry. They cursed at him but Xiao Chen just ignored them.
However, after five minutes, the person that Xiao Chen did not want to see the most appeared in front of him.
Bai Zhan! Xiao Chen revealed a murderous intent in his eyes.
Bai Zhan stood in the middle of the crowd and smiled faintly, White Robed desman, why the rush? Where are you going? You have not been back for half a year. Why not go have a good rest?
Xiao Chen did not disguise the murderous intent in his eyes as he said, Move aside!
Bai Zhan merely raised his eyebrows slightly and remained silent. He did not move at all; clearly, he had not intention of moving.
Xiu!
Xiao Chen pushed off the ground and his figure shed. A strong wind blew as he prepared to pass Bai Zhan.
The elders of the Northern Seas four Noble ns would be arriving in an hour. Xiao Chen did not wish to waste time with Bai Zhan. He would settle any grievances with him in the future.
Bai Zhan took one step forward and blocked Xiao Chen. He said indifferently, Thinking of leaving? You will have to ask me for permission first.
Hu! Hu!
Xiao Chen moved back, then soared into the air. Bai Zhan pushed off the ground and blocked Xiao Chen again.
This repeated four or five times. Even when Xiao Chen used clones, Bai Zhan was always able to block him at the crucial moment.
After he was blocked by Bai Zhan again, the anger on Xiao Chens face vanished. He took a step back and floated down to the floor. He said calmly, I will tell you onest time: move aside.
Bai Zhan shook his head and said, Threatening me? I dont feel that you are qualified to say this.
The two red at each other, raising their auras continuously. Suddenly a cool breeze started to blow. The bystanders felt that something was wrong, so they immediately moved aside and gave the two some space.
Bai Zhan was quite famous. As a peak genius from the Great Jin Nation who had spent almost a year here, almost everyone knew about him. They found his strength to be unfathomable and believed him to be a true genius.
As for Xiao Chen, he had vanished for half a year. Very few people even remembered him.
Who is this person? He defeated the new Northern Seas Four Young Masters at the islets earlier. Why is he fighting with Bai Zhan now?
Bai Zhan cannot bepared with those Four Young Masters. He has been in the top five of the point ranking wall for a long time already. His strength is undeniable.
There might be a good show for us to watch. This person is quite strong as well.
The people around, who were discussing the two, looked as though they were watching a good show.
Xiao Chen ced his right hand on his saber hilt and his killing intent spread out. His eyes turned scarlet as he gazed at Bai Zhan, waiting for a good moment to strike.
Hua!
Just at this moment, at the pce where the Exchange Room was located, faint golden lines appeared. These lines quickly connected with one another and formed aplicated formation. Spiritual Energy poured out continuously from it.
Chapter 536 - Fighting Bai Zhan
Chapter 536: Fighting Bai Zhan
Ancient Conveying Formation! Each time its activated, it exhausts a hundred thousand Superior Grade Spirit Stones. What is happening? someone who recognized the formation eximed.
Bai Zhans expression became more and more rxed. He looked at Xiao Chen as though Xiao Chen was already a dead man.
Xiao Chen only had one hour left. There was no time; he could not afford to dy any longer.
Dong! Dong! Dong!
Xiao Chen bowed slightly and ced his right hand on his saber hilt. Suddenly he started running quickly and a strong wind howled.
Bai Zhans gaze turned cold. He said, Reckless fool, you really dared to make a move against me.
The temperature of the surrounding air plummeted. Bai Zhan sent out a palm strike that he had been preparing behind his back. A huge ice palm appeared out of nowhere and pressed towards Xiao Chen.
Break!
A purple light red as Xiao Chen drew his saber. An overwhelming killing intent poured out. The huge ice palm was immediately chopped in half before shattering into countless ice shards and falling to the floor.
When Bai Zhan saw Xiao Chen break the ice palm, he appeared shocked. Half a year ago, Xiao Chen had to use one of his trump cards to break it. Now, Xiao Chen dealt with it with one saber strike.
Roaming Dragons Nine Transformations! Clear Wind Chop!
Xiao Chens figure wavered and became nine. Nine cool breezes blew at Bai Zhan and the overwhelming killing intent disappeared.
When the overwhelming killing intent suddenly vanished, the surrounding air turned from heavy to rxed. The bystanders were all astonished.
Excellent fellow! His control over his killing intent has almost reached a level where he can control it as he pleases.
I can control my killing intent as I please to. However, his killing intent is on a different scalepared to mine. This fellow is quite strong.
Bai Zhan was astounded. It was hard to imagine that Xiao Chen could reach such a level in half a year.
However, I did not stagnate in the past half year, either.
Bai Zhan did not lose his confidence; he still expected to have thestugh. Furthermore, all he had to do wasst for one hour. By then, eight Martial Monarchs, who could kill Xiao Chen in seconds, would arrive.
Thousand ming Palms!
Bai Zhan shouted ferociously as he moved the hands that he held behind his back. The surrounding cold air suddenly surged and turned hot.
The shift from the state of ice to the state of fire was as smooth as flowing water. There was no impediment whatsoever.
Countless ming palms descended from the sky. Those ming palms looked very solid, the palm lines of those palms were very clear, and even the ridges on the fingertips were very distinct.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
When the palmsnded on the floor, they sted deep holes in it. Unexpectedly, the special floor of the Divine Dragon Warship could not withstand the might of the ming palms.
The floor beneath everyones feet started to shake. No one could stand stably.
The nine Xiao Chens moved like the wind, weaving between the ming palms, and rushed at Bai Zhan.
Just as the nine Xiao Chens approached, they merged together. The previously vanished killing intent surged out. A saber light appeared as Xiao Chen hacked down.
Icy Mourning Spirit Palm!
Bai Zhan shouted and the fiery rain of ming palms in the air gathered in his hands. They turned into bone-chilling palms, fire and ice instantly interchanging.
Bang!
The saber light mmed into the ice palm. A powerful shock wave immediately exploded out together with surging Essence.
Bai Zhansplexion paled. He was forced back a hundred meters by this attack. He looked very surprised, having unexpectedly lost in regard to Essence.
Pa! Pa!
He sent out two palm strikes where he was. Cold wind blew from one palm and a heat wave from the other. Xiao Chen was instantly trapped between two extremes. The contrast was hard to bear and Xiao Chen slowed down.
Bai Zhan had richbat experience, far beyond what the Four Young Masters had. The moment Xiao Chen showed an opening, Bai Zhan immediately grabbed hold of the opportunity, rushing forward to smash a palm strike on Xiao Chen.
This palm strike contained a bone-chilling energy that invaded Xiao Chens blood vessels and meridians.
Boom!
Laughing maniacally, Bai Zhan promptly sent his left palm over, the one containing the boundless fiery energy.
The closebat resulted in Xiao Chens saber losing its effectiveness. Bai Zhan intended to take Xiao Chen down in one burst,pletely trampling on him.
It was a good n. However, Bai Zhan did not know that Xiao Chens closebat techniques were no weaker than his Saber Techniques.
Berserk Dragon Fist!
A dragon roared and an azure dragon head appeared on his left hand as Xiao Chen punched.
The fist and palm collided, resulting in sparks flying. Xiao Chens horrifying strength exploded out. Bai Zhans arm went numb. This punch knocked Bai Zhan back by ten meters.
However, Xiao Chen did not even move a step back. He swung his Lunar Shadow Saber and drew a scarlet arc. Flickering with electricity, the arc blocked Bai Zhan, who was rushing forward again.
The two continued exchanging moves in midair in such a manner. Horrifying shock waves propagated into the surroundings, astonishing the spectators.
Bai Zhan had exquisitebat experience. After he realized that he was inferior to Xiao Chen in regard to Essence, he immediately changed his strategy. He switched rapidly between the opposing attributes of ice and fire to deal with Xiao Chen. This resulted in him not being at a disadvantage.
While in midair, the two executed their killing moves, sending out all sorts of Martial Techniques. Resplendent lights flew all over the ce. The two seemed to be evenly matched; the fight was very intense.
As time passed, Bai Zhan slowly lost ground. Xiao Chens state of massacre was too strong.
The killing intent poured into Bai Zhans bones, affecting his movements. At first, the influence was not great. However, over time, fluctuations appeared in his mental state.
When Bai Zhan attacked, he could not help but reveal some openings. Xiao Chen grasped them and another horrifying wound appeared on Bai Zhans body.
At some point in time, Xuanyuan Zhantian, mounted on his Royal Dragon Horse, suddenly appeared among the crowd. He watched with interest as the two fought.
The Southern Seas Four Heroes and the Western Seas Seven Knights were also attracted by this marvelous fight. Everyone walking by stopped to watch, asionallymenting.
Bai Zhan shot a nce at the Ancient Conveying Formation. He saw that there were already eight vague figures above the Ancient Conveying Formation. When the eight vague figures fully materialized, they would be sent over.
I cannot drag this out any longer. If I keep dragging this out, I will be defeated.
Bai Zhan used a big move to force Xiao Chen back before quickly retreating. Looking at Xiao Chen from high in the air, Bai Zhan asked sternly, Do you dare to let the next move be the deciding move?!
Xiao Chen brandished the saber in his hand and pointed it at Bai Zhan. He replied, Exactly what I am thinking.
Bai Zhan shouted a ferocious warcry. The ice-attributed and fire-attributed Spiritual Energies of heaven and earth gathered together relentlessly.
Fire and ice were opposing attributes. However, with Bai Zhans control, he managed to merge them together. A huge whirlpool formed in front of him; it looked very weird.
The whirlpool had the destructive frenzy of a raging inferno and the chill of ice. The two energies merged together to form a new type of energy. Countless ice shards and sparks spewed out of the whirlpool instantly.
The ice shards and sparks contained tremendous energy. When the ice shards struck the onlookers, wounds appeared on their faces. It felt very painful, like knives cutting them.
The others were startled and quickly deployed Essence shields. The sparks and ice shards struck the shields, and nging sounds rang out.
Ice and fire oppose each other; this is thew of nature. How can they be merged together?
This is inconceivable. How did he achieve this move? I cant figure it out.
Xuanyuan Zhantians expression changed after a while. He muttered, So that is how. It is not a true melding. Instead, he just managed a delicate bnce. Once the bnce is broken, they will erupt with a horrifying energy, giving the opponent a lethal blow.
The leader of the Southern Seas Four Heroes added, Ice and fire cannot tolerate each other. Forcibly merging them will generate a huge destructive force. Before he makes his move, he suppresses this destructive force, which he will leave to his opponent to handle. What a brilliant line of thought!
The Evil Moon Pavilions Bai Zhan lives up to his reputation. He truly is one of the peak geniuses of the Great Jin Nation, the Western Seas Seven Knights leader sighed with evident respect in his tone.
Even the experts present nodded in acknowledgment of Bai Zhans move. Everyone all withdrew another few hundred meters.
Even Xuanyuan Zhantian was no exception. This was because they could anticipate how destructive this move would be. Getting caught in its shock wave would not be good.
Die! Raging Frost me Wave!
Bai Zhan pushed both his hands forward. The ice-and-fire whirlpool in front of him turned into two spiraling waves of light, quickly spinning as they headed for Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen frowned slightly. He was preparing to use Wukui Moves Heaven to deal with him. However, when he saw Bai Zhans Raging Frost me Wave, he knew that his Wukui Moves Heaven would not be able to withstand that destructive force.
Xiao Chen thought carefully and had an idea. He said to himself softly, Ill use that move, then. I will use the might of heaven and earth to deal with the destructiveness of your fire and ice.
He moved his energies ording to the Four Season Saber Techniques cirction method. A cold wind started to blow.
The crowd even saw snowkes in the cold wind. Ice filled the ce; the boundless cold put everything into hibernation.
Strange, why do I feel that it just becamete winter? The crowd was distracted by the strangeness of the phenomenon.
As the snowkes drifted down in the cold wind, Xiao Chens saber suddenly moved. A sudden p of thunder roared out.
The thunder contained a deste killing intent. When this thunder roared, all the cold wind and snow instantly vanished.
Recing them was the cool breeze of spring. Everything woke up from their winter hibernation and they cried out.
This was the first move of the Four Season Saber Technique, Spring Saber. Xiao Chen used the state of spring thunder. It carried a strand of killing Qi,manding ten thousand beasts to cry out.
[Note: I am not sure if the author got the Saber Techniques name confused or not. Earlier there was a mention of Spring Thunder as well as First p of Spring Thunder, Ten Thousand Beasts Cry Out. The only exnation I can give is that Spring Saber might be the generic name of the move and as different people get differentprehension, they might have different names for the technique.]
A surging energy came from the saber, apanied by a berserk roar of thunder. This was the might of nature. Winter ends and spring arrives; the cycle of nature cannot be blocked.
A boundless force spread out from the sabers edge. This was the pure force of nature: the cycle of the seasons, the end of winter and the start of spring.
Xiao Chen infused this cycle, using spring thunder as a primer, into this Saber Technique. The surging force suddenly burst forth.
Chapter 537 - Defeating Bai Zhan
Chapter 537: Defeating Bai Zhan
The offensive wave formed by the merger of ice and fire could no longer maintain its bnce. It instantly exploded, like a berserk dragon or a runaway wild horse.
A strong wind howled through the ce. Countless energy fluctuations appeared in space. Several cultivators who had not retreated far enough vomited mouthfuls of blood at the impact from the fluctuations; they all turned very pale.
The amount of force unleashed when ice and fire work together is really startling. The others were even more shocked as they quickly retreated another hundred meters.
Just as the destructive wave of energy approached Xiao Chen, the naturalws on his saber broke the very front of the ferocious wave.
Xiu!
The sharp saber light turned into a gust of spring wind, cutting the wave of energy into two. As the spring wind blew, the birds and beasts cried out, everything waking from their winter slumber. All the fluctuations vanished to nothing in the face of the naturalws.
This one Saber Technique vanquished that offensive and ferocious energy wave.
What Saber Technique is this? Unexpectedly, I can feel the naturalws.
The energy wave of ice and fire disappeared; it did not have any effect at all.
When everyone saw such a bizarre scene, they were all deeply shaken. Xuanyuan Zhantian, the Southern Seas Four Heroes, and the others frowned as well; they could not understand what had happened.
The saber light that turned into the spring wind continued on without losing any of its might. It arrived right before Bai Zhan and struck his chest as he watched with a shocked gaze.
The energy in the wind instantly poured out. Bai Zhan did his best to block but it felt like he was going against nature. That energy was astonishingly powerful.
Pu ci! After a moment, Bai Zhans defenses copsed. He vomited a mouthful of blood and was knocked high into the air. After that, he fell back to the floor heavily. Finally, he bounced a few times.
Xiao Chen withdrew his saber. He felt a little dizzy. After checking for a moment, he discovered that his Essence and Mental Energy were significantly drained.
This move exhausted an unexpectedlyrge amount of Mental Energy and Essence in order to infuse the naturalws into the Saber Technique. As a result, it was not easy to pull off.
Xiao Chen shifted his gaze to the Ancient Conveying Formation and ignored Bai Zhan. The elders of the Northern Seas four Noble ns were the true threat. As for Bai Zhan, he could no longer hold him back. Xiao Chen did not go through that training on Nirvana Ind for nothing.
Xiao Chen flew up and pointed his saber at the Ancient Conveying Formation. He had to break it. Otherwise, with eight Martial Monarchsing out, he would not have any chance at survival.
Thinking of breaking the Ancient Conveying Formation? Thats not going to happen!
Lying on the ground with dishevelled hair, Bai Zhan cut a sorry figure. He did not look as calm as he had earlier. He simply shouted at Xiao Chen and rushed over.
Xiao Chen frowned, feeling rage in his heart. You, Bai Zhan, have repeatedly used all sorts of insidious plots to push me to my death, forcing me to stay in Nirvana Ind for half a year.
You set me up to offend the Northern Seas four Noble ns, causing me to cut short my experiential training. Now, you are blocking me again. You really think I cant do anything to you?!
Xiao Chen sheathed his Lunar Shadow Saber and ced it by his waist. Then, he turned around and burned his Vital Qi before punching.
Bang!
A dragon fist descended from the burning azure clouds in the sky, like a meteor. It instantly struck Bai Zhans head, smashing him into the ground again.
Xiao Chens hand did not stop moving. He changed his fist into a w. The dragon fist opened up and an azure dragon hidden in the clouds gave off a loud roar.
A dragon w descended from the sky and pressed Bai Zhan, who had just gotten up again, back to the floor. Cracks extended out on the floor and Bai Zhan fell into the cracks.
Hu chi!
Xiao Chens figure shed and quickly descended to the crack. He stretched out his hand and pulled Bai Zhan back up with a suction force.
Bai Zhan felt pain all over his body. When he saw Xiao Chen pulling him up, he sent out an ice palm strike.
Xiao Chens leg burst forth with power as he kicked. The ice palm shattered and Bai Zhan was knocked away again.
No matter what tricks you y, today, I will beat you up. You might be the First Disciple of the Evil Moon Pavilions Pavilion Master, but if you try to kill me, I will repay it tenfold!
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Xiao Chens figure shed as he activated the Blood me Shoes. He sent punches and kicks at Bai Zhan. Bai Zhan did what he could to block but to no avail.
Bai Zhan had been severely injured by Xiao Chens Spring Thunder Chop; then he was struck by Burning the Heavens. How could he block Xiao Chens attacks?
[Note: The Four Season Saber Technique seems to have another name here, Spring Thunder Chop. I will continue to monitor this as I trante more and make changes if necessary in the future.]
Xiao Chen beat Bai Zhan until Bai Zhan no longer looked human. Blood poured out of his mouth.
Void Battle Armor!
At this crucial moment, Bai Zhan had no other choice but to take out his trump card. His body flickered with light and a spatial tear appeared behind him. He quickly hid within it, fleeing miserably.
Ha ha ha! Xiao Chen, so what if you can beat me up? The Ancient Conveying Formation is almost finished. When the eight Martial Monarchs of the four Noble nse out, you will be a dead man.
Wait until I perfectly merge my ice and fire together. By then, I will be the Evil Moon Pavilions Pavilion Master. I will march up to the Heavenly Saber Pavilion and kill my way there. All your friends and family will suffer endless torture because of you. I want you to not be able to die in peace!
As the spatial tear slowly mended, Bai Zhans raging shouts came out from it.
Xiao Chens face remained impassive. He waved his right hand and just as the spatial tear had almostpletely mended, the Thunder Fire Sword in his palm fired out. A miserable cry came from the spatial tear.
Chi! Chi!
The Thunder Fire Sword circled around in the void for a while before turning palm sized once again. Then, it returned to Xiao Chens hand, continuously dripping blood from its tip.
It pierced the chest. I hope you can survive that.
Xiao Chen ced the Thunder Fire Sword back into his palm. Then, he quickly flew over to the Ancient Conveying Formation with a sullen expression. The formation lines were resplendent. The eight figures looked very defined already; they would be breaking out very soon.
Could it be that this Ancient Conveying Formation has been activated to deal with him?
What exactly did this person do? Unexpectedly, the Northern Seas four Noble ns are activating the Ancient Conveying Formation to deal with him.
First, he finished off the new Northern Seas Four Young Masters with one move. Then, he defeated the Evil Moon Pavilions Bai Zhan. If such a genius fell, it would be too unfortunate.
Why is he not running and just standing there? Could it be that he thinks he can break the Ancient Conveying Formation?
When the eight Martial Monarchs arrived, there would not be any unexpected surprise. Even if Xiao Chen was as strong as Xuanyuan Zhantian, he could not survive. As the crowd below watched, they felt it was a pity.
The Ancient Conveying Formation would exhaust a hundred thousand Superior Grade Spirit Stones before it could be activated. Even Martial Monarchs would find it difficult to break.
Xiao Chen focused his gaze and kept looking at the formation with his Spiritual Sense. He was looking for the weak points of the formation. The Compendium of Cultivation contained a lot of information on formations.
He was much more familiar with formations than anyone else of this world. If it was aplete formation, given his strength, it would be impossible for him to break it.
However, if the formation was notplete, then breaking it might be possible.
I found it. Indeed, it is as I expected. How can an ancient formation be fixed so easily? Xiao Chen muttered as he focused his eyes on a certain spot of the formation.
A scroll flew out from Xiao Chens body before he grasped it with his right hand. Then, he used his left hand to unfurl the painting.
The lotus-flower-shaped Scarlet Blood Frost me shot out from the hand in the painting. Under the control of Xiao Chens Spiritual Sense, the Scarlet Blood Frost me quickly fell to the iplete portion of the formation.
When the crowd saw the descending Scarlet Blood Frost me, their eyes filled with astonishment. What is that?
Chi!
When the Scarlet Blood Frost mended on the weak point, the scarlet mes immediately burned that part. Theplicated and brilliant formation started trembling.
The entire space shook together with the formation and spun around them. The huge Divine Dragon Warship began vibrating with the formation. Everyone could not help but feel panic.
Ka ca! Finally, the Scarlet Blood Frost me burned through and that weak point shattered.
The entire formation started falling apart like dominoes, cracks extending out continuously.
The Ancient Conveying Formation was something that seemed mythical. Unexpectedly, it imploded right before everybodys eyes.
The eight defined figures also started to turn illusionary. They flickered continuously before finally vanishing one by one.
Relief now appeared on Xiao Chens face. He said softly, It is finished!
Boom!
Just as Xiao Chen was about to retrieve the Scarlet Blood Frost me, the final figure flickered wildly. Before the formation vanished, a well-defined figure materialized.
At the veryst second, an old green-robed Martial Monarch was sent through the formation.
Ignorant child. Do you think you can hide after killing the heirs of our Northern Seas four Noble ns?
Bang! The green-robed old man punched. The fist wind created by Quintessence shattered the Scarlet Blood Frost me into petals, forcing it to return to the painting.
The old mans figure shed; he was so fast, his movements could not be seen. He instantly arrived before Xiao Chen and kicked towards his head.
When the green-robed old man kicked, wind howled. The wind spiraled around his foot and turned into an intense storm.
The might of this kick was astonishing.
Bang!
Xiao Chens hand had just touched the Lunar Shadow Sabers handle when that kick struck his chest. He was sted back like a cannonball and crashed to the floor.
Xiao Chen vomited arge mouthful of blood. The Quintessence from the kick invaded his body. The Quintessence immediately overpowered the Essence that came from the crystalline Qi whirlpool; the Essence had no way of resisting at all.
The Quintessence moved about in Xiao Chens meridians and rushed into his chest. Then, it started to injure all his internal organs. As a result, he vomited mouthful after mouthful of blood.
Quintessence was indeed superior. No matter how vast or pure Xiao Chens Essence was, he could not block it. The distance between the two of them were like wood and iron.
No matter how hard wood was, it could never be harder than iron.
Xiao Chen struggled for a moment before he managed to stand up. He pushed off the ground and activated the secret technique of the Blood me Shoes. His speed instantly increased to Mach 4.5. He quickly grabbed Leng Yue and rushed to the front.
Seeing Xiao Chen so pale, Leng Yue asked worriedly, Are you alright? I have ways to deal with him.
Dont say anything. While Xiao Chens tone did not sound harsh, it gave off a feeling that would make oneply.
Chapter 538 - Outstanding Heroes Fighting a Martial Monarch
Chapter 538: Outstanding Heroes Fighting a Martial Monarch
The green-robed old man in the sky revealed astonishment in his eyes. He had used fifty percent of his strength in his kick. Even a peak Great Perfection half-step Martial Monarch would have been severely injured or dead.
However, Xiao Chen still had the strength to stand up. Not only that, he could even run so fast.
What a strong physical body! The green-robed old manughed maniacally. However, no matter how strong your physical body is, you are just a Martial King. Time to die!
The green-robed old mans figure shed. He appeared before Xiao Chen like he teleported.
The Quintessence of the green-robed old man gathered at his feet and the surrounding winds formed a tornado beneath him. At this moment, the winds converged around him like they were obeying hismands.
Xiao Chen seemed like he had eyes behind his head. He did not even look back before spinning around to deliver a kick. His was not as fast as the green-robed old mans, so he could only try and anticipate the old mans moves.
Bang! Bang!
Xiao Chens kick struck the old mans foot. He vomited another mouthful of blood as he shot forward again. Somersaulting to dissipate the force from the old mans kick, he continued flying forward.
The first time, he did not even see me kick. Now, he unexpectedly was able to anticipate my action; he even borrowed the force of my action to increase his momentum.
The green-robed old mans face sank. His figure flickered, leaving behind afterimages as he quickly chased after Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen looked back and a ferocious purple me started burning in his eye. With a thought, the earth-shattering purple me spewed out of his right eye.
The green-robed old man chasing Xiao Chen was flying too fast. The purple mes struck him and all his clothes and hair started burning.
Pu!
Robust Quintessence exploded from the old man. The purple mes remained lit for only one breath before they were smothered.
The old mans clothes were burned to tatters. His hair gave off ck smoke and he looked very miserable.
He was not injured, but he felt extremely angered. Someone from the junior generation was ying with a bona fide Martial Monarch like him this way. How hateful! I will definitely kill you today!
A powerful sonic boom roared in the air. The green-robed old man executed his Movement Technique at its limit, arriving before Xiao Chen in a few breaths.
Xiao Chen frowned slightly. Then, he raised his hand and fired out the Thunder Fire Sword. After that, he turned around and ran without even bothering to check what it did.
The Thunder Fire Sword burned with a purple me. The Thunder Fire Sword that Leng Yue tempered had its speed and might increased four times. Within a hundred meters, it could reach a speed faster than Mach 5.
Just after the old man appeared before Xiao Chen, the Thunder Fire Sword arrived in front of his head, startling him.
Chi!
Before the old man could react, the Thunder Fire Sword was already at point-nk range. Right then, he did not have enough time to deploy his Quintessence shield. At the critical moment, the old man could only tilt his head to try and dodge.
The fast Thunder Fire Sword brushed past the old mans face. The sharp wind that followed the sword left a shallow wound on his left cheek.
This dy allowed Xiao Chen to run farther. He also injured the old man.
Being yed by someone from the junior generation infuriated the old man. He trembled and said in a quavering voice, Damn it! Damn it!
Bang! Bang!
The old man stomped twice and the entire ce immediately trembled. The surrounding people were thrown off bnce; this showed how strong these stomps were.
I dont believe that I cant catch you.
The green-robed old man shouted furiously as he chased after Xiao Chen in a straight line. He smashed the buildings in the way directly into dust.
Xiao Chen left his Spiritual Sense locked on the green-robed old man. Without looking behind, he could sense the old mans every move.
Xiao Chen floated to the floor and gently set Leng Yue down. Then, he turned around to face the old man. The twenty-four acupoints on his arms opened and two Azure Dragon Tattoos started moving quickly.
A mantis trying to stop a chariot!
[Note: A mantis trying to stop a chariot: This means overrating oneself and attempting something impossible.]
When the green-robed old man saw Xiao Chen stop, as though Xiao Chen wanted to block him, the old man could not help but smile disdainfully. He gathered Quintessence in his right palm, which immediately glowed up with a resplendent light.
Roar! Roar!
Two loud dragon roars resounded and the Azure Dragons on Xiao Chens arm came to life. They left his arm and became two impressive flows of Dragon Qi, roaring ferociously as they rushed out bearing fangs and ws.
When the dragons roared, a Dragons Might spread out. It felt like the Azure Dragons were real. They red savagely with their eyes and unexpectedly, fear appeared in the green-robed old mans heart.
Bang! Bang!
The two dragons intertwined and smashed heavily into the green-robed old mans palm. A surging force exploded out, sting azure shock waves into the surroundings.
Caught off-guard, several cultivators were sent flying by the shock wave.
Damn it! Where did such a strong forcee from?
The green-robed old man was astounded. He unconsciously took ten steps back. By the time the shock waves disappeared, Xiao Chen had carried Leng Yue and fled far away once more.
This white-robed desman is really powerful. Unexpectedly, he managed to survive a Martial Monarch for three rounds.
If I were to face a Martial Monarch, I would probably admit defeat even before fighting. How could I have such fighting spirit?
A Martial Monarch already refined his Essence into Quintessence. They are on apletely different level from us. It is unexpected that this white-robed desman managed to survive this long. Who knows, he might be able to escape.
After the onlookers saw Xiao Chen force back the green-robed Martial Monarch time after time, they discussed his feat in astonishment.
When the green-robed old man heard these words, he felt like his face was being pped. His face, charred by the Purple Thunder True Fire, could not help but tremble in anger.
The old man squinted his eyes as he watched Xiao Chen fleeing quickly. Now, he was thoroughly angered. His clothes fluttered continuously as a strong wind blew around him. The berserk aura of a Martial Monarch was unleashed.
Get back here!
The green-robed old man stretched his hand out and a strong tornado came from his palm, heading towards Xiao Chen.
This time, the green-robed old man did not hold back. He activated all his Quintessence and used his full power.
The tornado quickly caught up to Xiao Chen. An irresistible suction force pulled Xiao Chen back step by step.
Five hundred metersfour hundred meterstwo hundred metersfifty meters Xiao Chen did his best to resist. However, he could not stop his bodys backward motion. This was the result of the difference in strength. No amount of technique would be able to avoid this.
Enough!
After watching all this time, Xuanyuan Zhantian could no longer keep silent. Wielding his halberd, he shouted as he rushed over on his Royal Dragon Horse.
Xuanyuan Zhantians purple cape fluttered in the wind. Azure flood dragons circled around his halberd, emitting a boundless aura. One man, one horse, and one halberd; the Eastern Seas Little Dragon King, Xuanyuan Zhantian, made his move.
The green-robed old mans face sank. He did not dare to be careless against this person. The tornado from his palm stopped as he sent a palm strike to wee Xuanyuan Zhantians attack.
Bang!
When the green-robed old mans full-power strike struck the halberd, the circling flood dragons immediately shattered into tiny flood dragons.
The surging Quintessence spread out from the halberd. The Royal Dragon Horse neighed loudly and reared. Xuanyuan Zhantian looked like he would fall off at any moment.
Xuanyuan Zhantian applied some force and pressed down. The Royal Dragon Horses front hoovesnded back on the floor. In the end, it managed to pull through the full-power strike of a Martial Monarch.
When the green-robed old man saw Xuanyuan Zhantian, he shouted angrily, Xuanyuan Zhantian, what are you trying to do?!
What am I doing? Xuanyuan Zhantian snorted coldly. Hisplexion was somewhat pale. Clearly, he had also found the old mans strike hard to deal with.
I just cant stand to see the sight of you bullying someone weaker. At such a great age, you repeatedly struck out against a junior. What is funnier is that you did not even seed. I feel ashamed for you.
The old man turned ashen. He looked at Xuanyuan Zhantian with an unfriendly expression as he asked coldly, Didnt the Divine Dragon Pce tell you about it? This brat killed the heirs of my Northern Seas four Noble ns. The Northern Sea Alliance will never let him go.
Xuanyuan Zhantian mocked, You are really not ashamed to say this. If the four heirs were killed by a single person, then they were trash. What right does trash have to rule the Northern Sea Alliance? If they were killed, then so be it.
You The green-robed old man pointed at Xuanyuan Zhantian; he was angered to the point of speechlessness. However, he followed up with I wont bother to speak nonsense with you. I will only ask you one question: are you blocking me in your status as the Divine Dragon Pces next leader?
Xuanyuan Zhantian twirled his halberd as he smiled. There is no need to use the Divine Dragon Pce to pressure me. I am myself. I just do not like seeing you bullying someone younger. If you want to take action against me, then give it a try.
Ha ha! I have long heard of the Eastern Seas Little Dragon Kings arrogance and ignorance. Finally, I get to see it for myself. Today, I will show you what the difference between a Martial Monarch and a Martial King is.
[Note: Xuanyuan Zhantian is actually a half-step Martial Monarch. However, this still counts as a Martial King. After all, a half-step Martial Monarch is just a peak Superior Grade Martial King that has pushed certain attributes to the limit and is waiting to advance to Martial Monarch.]
The green-robed old manughed instead of raging. He stood up straight with his hands held behind him, the killing Qi in his eyes slowly gathering.
Dong! Dong! Dong!
Seven young cultivators wearing golden Battle Armor walked out of the crowd. They were the Western Seas Seven Knights. Their leader looked at the green-robed old man and smiled coldly. How impressive! You are already sixty or seventy and you only managed to reach Martial Monarch. Yet you are not ashamed to put on airs like that. We, the Western Seas Seven Knights, want to see what kind of Martial Monarch you are.
Life and death are left to fate when the younger generations fight each other. The older generation is not supposed to interfere. We, the Southern Seas Four Heroes, want to see how capable you are.
A mixed group of four cultivators stepped out from the crowd. They stared at the green-robed old man with burning gazes.
Xiao Chen had a bbergasted expression on his face. He had never expected Xuanyuan Zhantian, the Southern Seas Four Heroes, and the Western Seas Seven Knights to step up to help him at such a crucial moment.
The sudden change in the situation also surprised the other cultivators. However, after thinking about it, they understood what was going on.
Times had changed. The geniuses of the younger generation all had amon standpoint. Yet, in this era, the older generation of cultivators wanted to break the rules and make a move.
The strength that Xiao Chen disyed proved that he was a genius cultivator as well. The other geniuses felt that it would be a pity if he fell here.
The green-robed old man looked around at this group of people. His aura exploded forth, forcing the group to take a step back. He said coldly, You think that it is sufficient to have more people?
There was an insurmountable gap between Martial Monarchs and Martial Kings. Even with so many half-step Martial Monarchs here, they might not be a match for the old man.
Chapter 539 - Breaking Through to Martial Monarch
Chapter 539: Breaking Through to Martial Monarch
As a Superior Grade Martial Saint, Xiao Chen had been able to kill Inferior Grade Martial Kings or escape from the hands of a Medial Grade Martial King.
However, it was very different for the Martial Monarch realm. This division was like the gap between heaven and earth. Even an Inferior Grade Martial Monarch could easily deal with any genius Martial King.
The changes that urred when Essence was refined into Quintessence was not something a Martial King could understand.
What if you add me in?
Just at this moment, the crowd felt a huge pressure. A soft voice came from the air. Although the voice was not loud, it was pointed, like a knife.
A sharp saber intent apanied this voice, issuing forth from the horizon. This saber intent pushed away the aura of the green-robed old man.
Weng! Weng! Weng!
The two auras shed in midair. The ngor of death resounded in the sky, as if vast armies were shing. Shouts and sounds of killing rang out continuously.
The aura belonging to the green-robed old man slowly retreated, until it was suppressed back into his body. The outstanding talents of the Boundless Sea instantly felt the pressure on them vanish, allowing them to breathe much more freely.
When the crowd looked up, they saw a figure in midair holding a saber. Scarlet lines extended out from behind him, waving in the wind.
That person looked up slightly and withdrew all the scarlet lines back into his body. The scarlet lines poured into his saber as he hacked at the green-robed old man.
Chi! Chi!
A scarlet saber light limned the edge of the saber, turning into a strand of saber Qi. Everywhere the saber Qi passed, space was cut in half, revealing the dark void.
Saber intent! This is a Martial Monarch desman!
The green-robed old mans expression changed greatly, his eyes clearly filled with rm. He sent out two surging tornadoes as he moved his legs to flee, going as fast as lightning.
You think you can run?! That desman smiled slightly. Then, he casually tore space with his saber and shattered the two tornadoes.
A scarlet light shed. The desman was faster than the green-robed old man, and he soon caught up.
The green-robed old man turned around hopelessly. Then, they started fighting in midair. They moved so fast, the onlookers could only see two blurry figures.
Cracks extended out into space; space was being torn apart by the twos battle. Pitch-ck spatial cracks filled the ce.
asionally, the spatial cracks would extend to some of the cultivators. These cultivators did not even have an opportunity to react; they were immediately torn in two. The others were scared pale and they quickly moved further away.
Bang!
A green figure fell out of the sky and vomited a mouthful of blood. His entire body was covered in horrifying, bleeding wounds that dyed his green clothes red.
The middle-aged desman stood proudly in the air. His saber buzzed as he looked coldly at the green-robed old man on the floor.
Damn it!
The green-robed old man cursed before looking hatefully at Xiao Chen. He got up and beat a hasty, miserable retreat, feeling very dissatisfied.
When the desman in the air saw the green-robed old man turning tail, he did not chase after the old man. A strand of scarlet shot out from him.
Then, the fleeing green-robed old man suddenly fell over. A bloody hole appeared in his forehead, blood gushing out of it.
The desmans figure flickered again and arrived before Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen gave him a cupped-fist salute and said, Many thanks to Big Brother Sun.
This person was the Bloody desman, Sun Guangquan. He had trained on Nirvana Ind all this time and had finally broken through his bottleneck to be a Martial Monarch. The title number one under Martial Monarch now no longer had anything to do with him. The Bloody desman Sun Guangquan had been reborn. His name would resound in the Ancient Deste Land once again, this time as a Martial Monarch.
Sun Guangquan sheathed his saber and smiled faintly. We are brothers; there is no need to be so polite. Come, Ill bring you away.
As Sun Guangquan spoke, a stern sharpness poured out from his body. This gave people great confidence in his words. If he said he would bring you away, he would be able to do it; no one could get in the way.
Xiao Chen turned his head and exchanged a nce with Xuanyuan Zhantian, who was ahorse. Then, he swept his gaze over all the outstanding talents of the Boundless Sea.
Xiao Chen did not say anything. He just took Leng Yue and followed after Sun Guangquan to leave this ce.
The leader of the Western Seas Seven Knights, Wu Xie, watched as Xiao Chen and his group left. He smiled and said softly, Xuanyuan Zhantian, do you regret letting him go? This person might stop your advance in the next Five Nation Youth Competition.
Xuanyuan Zhantian remained on his Royal Dragon Horse as he turned his head and said, Ha ha! Do you really think that as one of my rivals to rule the Boundless Sea? I must say you are too dull.
The leader of the Southern Seas Four Heroes smiled as he watched Xuanyuan Zhantian leave on his horse. He said, Wu Xie, this fellow is as arrogant as ever. He did not care about us at all.
Wu Xie shrugged his shoulders, rejecting thement. He said, He has the qualifications to be arrogant. If he can defeat the ck Dragon Group, then even if the Western Seas seven great sects formed an alliance, they would be nothing.
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Three dayster, on a small ind that was not under the control of either the ck Dragon Group or the Divine Dragon Pce, Sun Guangquan looked at Xiao Chen and said, I can only escort you this far. I will have to leave first. I have some things to do in the Ancient Deste Land.
Xiao Chen nodded his head to indicate he understood. He was returning to the Great Qin Nation and Sun Guangquan was heading for the Great Chu Nation. They were going in different directions.
[Note: Earlier, it said that Sun Guangquan was heading to the Ancient Deste Land, then it said Great Chu Nation here. I believe that he is just returning to the Ancient Deste Land via the Great Chu Nation.]
After Sun Guangquan left, Xiao Chen took out the Spirit Blood Jade on his chest and held it out to Leng Yue. He said, As per our agreement, you can go now!
When Leng Yue heard this, she felt it was strange. She was not in a rush to ept the Spirit Blood Jade. She asked, You are really going to let me go like this? Dont you want to know my true identity?
Applying some strength, Xiao Chen forced the Spirit Blood Jade into Leng Yues hands. He smiled and said, What does it have to do with me? All I need to know is that you are Leng Yue.
Im leaving. We will meet again if we are fated to.
Xiao Chen waved and left without looking back. After a long time, he finally disappeared from Leng Yues sight.
The vast Boundless Sea surged with huge waves. Xiao Chen flew continuously in the direction of the Great Qin Nation for three days and three nights. Finally, he found a suitable ind and stopped there to rest.
It was a deste ind. Aside from rocks and scattered trees, there was nothing alive on it.
There were no Spirit Beasts, Demonic Beasts, or cultivators. The whole ind was silent.
The ind was not thatrge. Standing in ce, Xiao Chen scanned the area with his Spiritual Sense. He could clearly see every tree, every rock, and every river on the ind with it.
Very good, I cannot sense any danger here. I will advance my cultivation in this ce, Xiao Chen muttered as he withdrew his Spiritual Sense.
Regardless of whether one was a cultivator, Demonic Beast, or Spirit Beast, advancing was fraught with danger.
Not to mention the difficulties of breaking through itself, there were many strict external conditions as well. It required peace and quiet; no one could disturb him.
After Xiao Chen parted from Leng Yue, he had seen many inds. He had chosen not to advance on these inds because there were either Demonic Beasts, Spirit Beasts, or lone cultivators undergoing experiential training there.
In the process of advancing, Xiao Chen had to be very focused. If he was disturbed at a crucial moment, the results could be disastrous.
Failing to advance was a small thing. Instead, the most problematic would be retardation of cultivation or injuring the meridians. Those things would have a great impact on a cultivator forever.
Xiao Chen found some tall and sharp rocks. Using his palm as a saber, he ttened them before sitting crossed-legged on them.
He took out six Inferior Grade Spirit Gathering Pearls from his Universe Ring. Then, he ced them on the Tianmen Acupoint on his head. He had prior experience using Spirit Gathering Pearls, so he did not feel nervous at all.
Xiao Chen circted his Essence, and the six Inferior Grade Spirit Gathering Pearls floated above his head. Xiao Chen closed his eyes and started to refine them with the Purple Thunder True Fire.
Under the influence of the Purple Thunder True Fire, the six Spirit Gathering Pearls turned into spiritual liquid. Spiritual Energy started to leak out uncontrobly from the spiritual liquid.
A white mist quickly spread out. After a while, the spiritual mist nketed the entire deste ind.
It looked like fog on the sea, making the ind look illusionary.
Xiao Chen took a deep breath and his semisolid crystalline Qi whirlpool spun continuously. Then, a glob of spiritual liquid fell in.
The instant the spiritual liquid created from the Spirit Gathering Pearls touched Xiao Chens head, it immediately fell into the Tianmen Acupoint.
The spiritual liquid moved along his meridians, gushing around like a surging river, carrying boundless energy as it fell.
Bang!
When the spiritual liquid fell into the Qi whirlpool, it immediately exploded. Xiao Chen turned slightly red as he endured the intense excitation of his Essence.
The bottleneck he was at loosened under the effects of the spiritual liquid. However, this loosening was far from enough.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Xiao Chen took in another three globs of spiritual liquid in one breath, agitating the Essence in his body extremely. Blood leaked out from the corner of Xiao Chens lips; his internal organs were somewhat injured.
It moved! I am just a bit short. A bit more. Then, I will be able to advance to half-step Martial Monarch.
Xiao Chen was resolute, undaunted by his internal injuries. Finally, he merged thest two globs of spiritual liquid together before letting them fall into him.
One drop of spiritual liquid was like a waterfall gushing down. One glob was like a huge river. Two globs, merged together, would be like a vast ocean.
The spiritual liquid that merged together fell extremely fast. Before Xiao Chen could react, the purple crystalline Qi whirlpool exploded.
The space around his dantian became chaotic. Boundless surging Essence raced around in Xiao Chens body. He quickly opened the twenty-four acupoints on his arm.
Boom!
Dragon roars resounded without end. Twenty-four strands of Dragon Qi emerged, sting the surrounding hills into dust.
When Xiao Chens dantian turned chaotic and fog filled the area, he felt worried, not knowing if he seeded or not.
After the fog lifted and the space cleared up, Xiao Chen immediately sank his consciousness down to his dantian.
Xiao Chen saw a crystal whirlpool giving off a resplendent light. The previous gaseous state had now be solid crystal. The entire whirlpool was now formed by pieces of crystals.
Boom!
With a thought, the crystal whirlpool spun wildly. A surging energy instantly spread throughout Xiao Chens body.
Xiao Chen opened his eyes and leaped into the air. His body stayed in midair as he quickly drew his Lunar Shadow Saber. A strand of resplendent, crystalline saber Qi poured out from the saber.
When the saber Qi struck a mountain, the peak immediately shattered into dust. Purple electricity continuously crackled in the cloud of dust.
I seeded! I am now a half-step Martial Monarch!
When Xiao Chen saw the might of his casual saber strike, he felt extremely excited; he could not stop smiling.
Along the way, Xiao Chen had been trying to catch up to the others nonstop. He had put in all the effort he could, endured loneliness that ordinary people would not be able to endure, and given up all the riches and pleasures of the mundane world.
Chapter 540 - Comprehending the Dao
Chapter 540: Comprehending the Dao
After working hard continuously for four years, Xiao Chen finally caught up to those peak geniuses that had surpassed him by a lot in the past.
Now, Xiao Chen was a match for these people, whether from the Ancient Deste Land, the five great nations, even the strongest Great Jin Nation, and the Boundless Sea.
He already opened his sea of consciousness. Now that he was a half-step Martial Monarch, he no longer feared any genius cultivator under Martial Monarch.
However, this is just the starting point. The person who reaches Martial Monarch first will be the person who snatches the initiative, the one who will be the main character of this era.
Xiao Chen slowlynded on the ground. He quickly calmed himself before saying, There is another nine months to the Five Nation Youth Competition. I still have to return to the Heavenly Saber Pavilion and Mohe City to settle some things.
I should take advantage of this opportunity to furtherprehend the Four Season Saber Technique. Now, that my cultivation has strengthened, my Martial Techniques need to match it as well.
The spiritual fog that covered the ind slowly faded at this moment. Xiao Chen stared nkly for a moment. Unexpectedly, ten Iron Crocodiles had arrived at the shore of the deste ind at some point in time.
The Iron Crocodile was a Rank 8 Spirit Beast from the bottom of the sea. They were about two meters tall and a hundred meters long. Their four limbs were very strong and they could walk onnd for a short period of time.
These Iron Crocodiles were probably attracted by the spiritual fog.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly and said, Good timing. I just advanced to half-step Martial Monarch. Rank 8 Spirit Beasts should be enough of a challenge for me to test my strength.
Spring Thunder Chop!
Xiao Chen circted his energies in the cirction method of the Four Season Saber Technique. Soon, snow appeared in the air, creating a scene ofte winter.
As a p of spring thunder resounded, a boundless naturalw poured out from the sabers edge. Winter ended and spring arrived, the cycle of seasons could not be stopped!
The winds of spring that the saber Qi transformed into blew across the ind. Gentle sounds could be heard as the ten Iron Crocodiles were instantly chopped in half.
Xiao Chen sheathed his saber in satisfaction. He said softly, The spring thunder is only a primer. The true killing move is hidden in the warm winds of spring. This move can be one of my trump cards.
The spring winds blow, concealing great danger. Summer is zing. I will use fire as the primer. When the sun sits high in the sky, thend is burned until it is deste.
Inspiration shed in Xiao Chens mind. He immediately thought of the state of the Four Season Saber Techniques second moveSummer. The more he thought about it, the more he found it fitting. So, he quickly tried it out.
When the winds of spring end, the zing sun sits high in the sky.
The pitch-ck Lunar Shadow Saber suddenly released a resplendent light that looked like the zing sun burning continuously.
Burning to Destion!
Xiao Chen roared ferociously as he hacked at a small mountain with a resplendent saber light. The saber light turned into a ball of fire and shot out like a meteor,nding on the mountain.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
The fireballnded on the middle of the mountain and the small mountain shattered. A fierce fire spread all over and the remaining bottom half of the mountain burned continuously.
Good! Good! Good! I shall call this move Burning to Destion. He he! Indeed, inspiration is needed toe up with moves. With inspiration, I was able to seed in one go, Xiao Chen eximed, his face filled with excitement as he looked at the sea of mes covering the mountain.
What should I use for Autumn? Bai Shuihe used the wind of autumn: Rustling Autumn Winds, Sweeping Up Fallen Leaves. He drew inspiration from the autumn wind sweeping the fallen leaves, creating an attack that sweeps away all obstacles.
However, I used wind in Spring already and should not repeat it. What should I use, then? Aside from wind, what else can bring out autumn the best?
Things like inspiration were too elusive. This time, no inspiration dawned on Xiao Chen. So he could only think very hard.
The sun rose and set, clouds gathered and scattered. The days went by one by one on the deste ind.
Soon, one month went by. In the past few days, Xiao Chen had been immersed in theprehension of the Four Season Saber Technique.
After practicing the Spring Thunder Chop and the Burning to Destion for thousands of times over many days and nights, Xiao Chen had already be very familiar with them. He could execute them immediately with just a thought.
However, Xiao Chen did not make any headway on theprehension of the third moveAutumn; he was still very much at sea.
Bai Shuihes Rustling Autumn Winds, Sweeping Up Fallen Leaves had made a very deep impression on Xiao Chen. It had already left a mark in Xiao Chens mind and it was hard for him to deviate from it. He had difficulty thinking of something else, aside from wind, to represent autumn.
Rustling Autumn WindsRustling Autumn Windswhy do the autumn winds rustle?
Xiao Chen casually swung his saber and circted the Four Season Saber Technique. His saber hummed and an autumn wind started blowing.
The huge rocks shattered everywhere the autumn wind passed. When the wind blew at them, they turned into dust; the huge rocks vanished.
No, this is not something Iprehended by myself. No matter how strong it is, Ill have a hard time improving it.
Xiao Chen shook his head. Then, he sheathed his saber and frowned.
He ced the saber beside him andy on the ground. He stared at the clouds in the sky and entered deep thought again.
Rustling Autumn Windswhy must the autumn winds rustle?
Rumble!
At some point in time, the white clouds in the sky slowly scattered. Churning dark clouds covered the sky and rumbles of thunder resounded.
Plopplop
Drops of rain fell on Xiao Chens nose. He felt a slight chill right away, startling him.
Suddenly, a lightbulb went off in Xiao Chens head. Why must the autumn wind rustle? It is merely the perception of people.
The tree withers and the autumn wind blows at it. With the force from the wind, all the dead leaves are blown away. It is cold and tyrannical, without a shred ofpassion.
This was Bai Shuihesprehension. However, autumn was also cooling. The extreme heat of summer was unbearable. When autumn arrived, how could one not look forward to it? Why would they think of rustling?
Rumble!
The rain, which had been brewing in the dark clouds above, fell from the sky. Xiao Chens clothes were soon drenched. However, he did not feel cold at all; he only felt refreshed.
Autumn rainautumn rainthis is my Dao, my saber. Bai Shuihe, you are a Martial Emperor of the saber. Since youprehended the rustling autumn winds sweeping the dead leaves down, then I, Xiao Chen, will use the autumn rain as a primer topete with you.
Although Xiao Chen waspletely drenched by the rain, he had an extremely carefree expression on his face. He started tough loudly as he finally figured it out.
Then, he quickly circted his energies for the Four Season Saber Technique. He moved his saber as he willed, slowly brandishing it in the rain.
As the saber moved, it pulled over the surrounding rain, forming a thin screen of water before the de.
When Xiao Chen felt the energy of the rain on his saber, he rejoiced. The energies in his body gathered on the saber before erupting.
A saber intent emerged from the sabers edge. Under the influence of the saber intent, the rain that filled the sky, several ten thousand drops of it, quickly converged.
Unexpectedly, the saber drew all the rain in the sky. Eventually, the rain turned into a rippling wave, then a chilling saber Qi.
The saber Qi quickly flew out and cut across the surface of the sea. The vast sea immediately parted.
The state contained in the saber was gentle and quiet; it made one feel veryfortable. It was like meeting a gentle and refined fairy; all the frustrations in ones heart would be gone forever.
However, the might of the saber could even split the sea. It was no weaker than Bai Shuihes Rustling Autumn Winds.
I seeded. This is a gentle saber. Lets call this Fated Person in Autumn Waters.
Xiao Chen smiled and sheathed his saber. The rain that stopped earlier poured down once again.
Time slowly went by and another month passed peacefully.
Xiao Chen continued to familiarize himself with the three moves that he alreadyprehendedthe Spring Wind Chop, the Burning to Destion, and the Fated Person in Autumn Waters.
Every move used a different state; they were unique. Xiao Chen used his own understanding andprehension to give birth to this Four Season Saber Technique, but it was stronger than the Four Season Saber Technique of others.
There were still two more moves remaining for the Four Season Saber Technique. They were Winter and Cycle of Seasons. They both also required Xiao Chen to gain his ownprehensions.
If Xiao Chen followed the path Bai Shuihe took, Xiao Chen couldplete the Four Season Saber Technique. However, it would be meaningless to just follow what others did.
Never mind, I will not think about it for now. It is already not easy for me toprehend three moves. This Four Season Saber Technique ces too much focus onprehension and opportunity.
In the past one month, Xiao Chen had been thinking about the final two moves. However, he did not make any progress. He had already wasted two months and did not have much time left.
Dealing with the matters of the Heavenly Saber Pavilion and the Xiao Chen in Mohe City would require a lot of time. There was only half a year to the Five Nation Youth Competition. So he could not afford to spend any more time thinking.
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On this particr day, the weather was clear and pleasant; the sun shone bright in the sky.
Xiao Chen did a simple execution of the first three moves of the Four Seasons Saber Technique while on the deste ind. Then, he sheathed his saber and started his journey.
He quickly advanced through the clouds. The wind howled loudly in his ears, and his clothes and hair fluttered nonstop.
Now that he was a half-step Martial Monarch, he could fly continuously in the sky.
Moving at Mach 4 allowed him to cover great distances quickly. As he traveled, he passed many white clouds.
Seven dayster, the entry to the Tianwu ContinentThunder Emperor Valleyappeared before Xiao Chen. Then, he stopped and entered deep thought.
Xiao Chen originally intended to fly over. However, when he saw the inextinguishable and immortal will of thunder in the air, he changed his mind.
By relying on the scarlet throne, Xiao Chen had grasped the state of massacre to the limit. He could no longer improve it by killing and would have to depend on his ownprehension.
However, Xiao Chens state of thunder was still stuck at Great Perfection; he was still far from the limits. The immortal will of thunder in the Thunder Emperor Valley might be a great opportunity for him.
After Xiao Chen made his decision, he descended from the clouds. Then, he headed for the top of the valley.
Normally, the Thunder Emperor Valley would have many people trying toprehend the state of thunder. Furthermore, they were all experts at the half-step Martial Monarch realm. When they saw Xiao Chen appear, they frowned.
Every time the immortal will of thunder appeared, it would follow a certain route as it moved about in the air.
All the good spots along this route had been imed by others long ago.
Furthermore, one would require a quiet environment toprehend the state. The fewer people around, the better the effects. If there were too many people, then theirprehensions would be affected.
Thus, the Thunder Emperor Valley was not a good ce to stay. The people who were already there did not wee neers. They could even be said to hate them.
Xiao Chen carefully observed the boundaries of the valley. He also discovered the direction of the immortal will of thunders movement in the churning dark clouds.
Chapter 541 - Thunder Emperor Valley
Chapter 541: Thunder Emperor Valley
Xiao Chen looked around the pathway of the will of thunder and did not discover any good, avable spots. However, he could make do under the circumstances. After thinking that, he walked over.
Where is this junior from? Dont you know the rules? Is that a ce you can sit at? a ck-clothed old manined, his face filled with anger.
Another old man followed up, saying indifferently, Just stand there. When someone sessfullyprehends the state of thunder, you can take that persons spot. This is the rule of the Thunder Emperor Valley.
Xiao Chen paused and replied apathetically, Does this not mean that if no one is able toprehend the state of thunder, I will have to stand here indefinitely?
The ck-clothed old man who spoke initially closed his eyes, not willing to look at Xiao Chen. He said, Thats right. You probably will have to wait for another year and a half.
Wait for one and a half years? What a joke. Xiao Chen did not have that much time to wait. So, he simply continued walking over.
The ck-clothed old man suddenly opened his eyes and a bright light came from them. He said in a cold voice, Take another step and you will never walk again.
Spring Thunder Chop!
Suddenly, snowkes drifted down and a p of thunder resounded.
Xiao Chen drew his Lunar Shadow Saber at lightning speed. The naturalws spread out from the sabers edge and turned into a spring breeze blowing at the ck-clothed old man.
You overestimate yourself.
The ck-clothed old manughed coldly at first. Then, when he saw the spring breeze assaulting him and the naturalws contained in it, he felt a strong pressure.
He was horrified to find that he could not stand up in the face of this spring wind blowing at him.
Bang!
When the spring wind struck the ck-clothed old man, the naturalws exploded out. Vomiting a mouthful of blood, the old man was knocked down to the bottom of the valley and sshed in the water.
Xiu!
The other old men in deep thought at the top of the valley all opened their eyes. Their faces filled with astonishment as they looked at the white-robed desman holding a saber with a passive expression.
Xiao Chen ignored the shock in these peoples eyes. Then he sheathed his saber and walked over to the ck-clothed old mans spot.
Young man, dont be too brash. You are so ruthless at such a young age. Is this the attitude you have for your seniors? an old man in gray robes asked in a sullen voice. His face was filled with wrinkles but his eyes were spirited.
One should have proper conduct when dealing with things. You arecking propriety. All of us have been waiting for several months already. We only take a seat when there is a spot avable. The youth these days are so unruly.
You cannot sit at this spot. The rules are the rules.
Thats right. If you sit down now, doesnt that means that just anyone cane and take a seat? Where can we put our faces after this?
Along the rim of the Thunder Emperor Valley, several half-step Martial Monarch old menined.
The old men here were people who became famous long ago, tyrants of their areas. Everywhere they went, they would be respected by the people. They had never seen such a youth that did not show them respect. Naturally, they did not have a good impression of Xiao Chen.
Simply put, these old men thought that Xiao Chen, as a junior, was not qualified to sit with them.
Xiao Chen looked coldly at this group of old men. He felt that it was funny. They treated the Thunder Emperor Valley as a business that they ran. The moment they spoke, they wanted him to wait for a year and a half. Where did they get their arrogance from?
If it was a Martial Monarch expert arriving, then they would not have cared. These were a bunch of people who could not break through to Martial Monarch despite their old age. What qualifications did they have to speak to Martial Monarchs?
They took turns in order of arrival because they knew that they were not at the advantage. They understood themselves well; they knew that they would not be able to snatch a spot, so there was no need to be so overbearing.
Xiao Chens time was tight; he could only stay here for at most half a month. There was no need for him to waste his time with these people.
If people respected Xiao Chen, he would repay them severalfold. However, these people used sophistry to try and advance their cause, so there was no need for him to show them any respect. Their advanced age did not matter. If they were not strong enough, then they were not qualified to speak.
When three of the old men saw Xiao Chen continuing to walk forward, anger showed on their faces as they quickly stood up.
The three old men used their auras to lock on to Xiao Chen. Their eyes lit up and their Essence surged. Their clothes and hair fluttered nonstop.
You are truly ignorant of the heights of the sky and the depths of the sea. Today, I will teach you a lesson on behalf of your elders. I will teach you to respect your seniors.
Xiu! Xiu! Xiu!
The three old men soared into the air and with the flip of their hands, swords appeared in their grasp. Their swords lit up with a cold flickering light arcing with electricity. Clearly, they were experts whoprehended the state of thunder.
Surging Essence extended from the edges of their swords. Thunder roared and lightning shed in the sky.
The three old men knew that Xiao Chen defeated the ck-clothed old man with one saber strike. So they did not dare to underestimate him. They attacked with their full power, wanting to heavily injure Xiao Chen with one blow.
Xiao Chen drew the pitch-ck Lunar Shadow Saber again and exhibited his Great Perfection state of thunder. Heughed loudly and said, If you want to attack, just do so. There is no need to find a righteous excuse. I, Xiao Chen, will ept all challenges.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
As Xiao Chens state of thunder spread out, the immortal will of thunder in the air unexpectedly showed up in advance.
Thunder boomed continuously. This immortal will of thunder seemed to have been attracted by Xiao Chen.
Ten thousand horses galloped in the clouds as Xiao Chen used the Rushing Thunder Roars.
He shouted a warcry and did not attempt to dodge. The inextinguishable saber intent erupted from his saber as he used the final move of the Rushing Thunder Saber Technique.
A huge whirlpool appeared in the thunderclouds and a golden knight on a horse, holding a spear and made of lightning, burst forth from the whirlpool.
The warhorse galloped in the air as thunder roared continuously. In an instant, Xiao Chens vast state of thunder suppressed the three old mens state of thunder.
Whats going on? How can this fellows state of thunder be stronger than ours. Unexpectedly, he alsoprehended saber intent, the three eximed with horror on their faces; they were greatly astonished.
Bang!
The lightning knight swept its spear across, using the boundless might of thunder. Thebined attacks of the three old men were immediately shattered.
The radiance of the lightning knight did not dim at all. It contained saber intent and a strong state of thunder. The three old men had not evenprehended sword intent and their state of thunder was weaker than Xiao Chens. Furthermore, their Essence was not as vast and pure, either.
The lightning knight crashed into them and they were knocked off their perches and into the water.
Within the valley, the merchant ships that passed had not paid much attention when the first ck-clothed old man fell into the water. When the three old men fell in, that finally attracted some attention. The cultivators on about ten merchant ships all gathered on the decks and looked up, trying to figure out what was happening.
How reckless and daring. You really treat us as nonexistent and even dare to attack!
This time, when Xiao Chen attacked without holding back, defeating three half-step Martial Monarchs, he had angered the crowd. So, another five old men leaped up.
The five old men soared into the air, ring angrily at Xiao Chen. Their auras quickly rose as they prepared strong killing moves.
Xiao Chen said calmly, Not showing respect to my seniors? How can you call yourselves my seniors despite being so weak? Get down!
Fire of the seventh month, the summer sun hangs high in the sky, zing with extreme heat, Burning to Destion!
The pitch-ck Lunar Shadow Saber flickered with fire, giving off a dazzling light. It illuminated the Thunder Emperor Valley, which was covered in dark clouds. The mes were like a miniature sun.
Xiao Chen held the Lunar Shadow Saber and rushed at the five old men without a care for consequences. He swung his saber and the light burst forth, shooting out a boundless fire.
The five old men were still preparing their killing moves. They hastilyunched their attacks, but the zing me from Xiao Chen wiped these out before exploding.
The huge force blew the five old men into the valley.
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When the cultivators on the merchant ships below saw the five human-shaped fireballs falling from above and heard the miserable shrieks that came from them, they felt fear in their hearts.
Another five people fell. I think I can make out the elder of the Great Chu Nations Spreading Fire Manor and the Vice Manor Lord of the Great Tang Nations Hundred Flower Manor.
What is happening up there? Who is powerful enough to defeat these old men who had became famous long ago?
These people have been monopolizing the Thunder Emperor Valley for a long time, but Ive never heard anything like this happening before.
The eyes of the cultivators on the merchant ships decks were filled with doubt as they discussed the situation.
However, they were clear on their own strength. No one flew up to see what was happening. They only made blind guesses.
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Attack together! This junior is too arrogant. There is no sense in trying to exin morality and righteousness to him.
The remaining seven people could no longer sit still. Originally, they thought that Xiao Chen was just an ordinary genius cultivator. They had not expected that despite Xiao Chens young age, he was almost unrivaled among half-step Martial Monarchs already.
Howughable! You are just a bunch of stubborn old men bullying a junior. How ever many step up, I will defeat you all. How dare you speak of morality and righteousness?
Xiao Chen, who was in the air, smiled coldly when he saw the seven people flying over. He swung his saber and a drizzle started to fall.
A dreary wind and incessant rain, a cool breeze blows and autumn water ripples. As my fated person smiles faintly, I will gift you a gentle saber strike. However, do you dare to ept?
The rain that filled the sky gathered to form a line. This saber strike was very gentle. The seven people flying over in the air did not even feel any danger. Then, the strong force in the wind started moving chaotically.
The clothes of these seven ripped apart. They did their best to stabilize themselves, trying to block the saber intent, but it was all in vain.
A saber intent that could split the sea had already rushed over. How could a group of half-step Martial Monarchs stand a chance?
The gentle saber intent entered their bodies and the seven people all vomited blood. By the time the saber intent faded away, none of their clothes remained. Then, they fell into the valley naked, crashing into the water; they did not dare to float back up.
The cultivators on the merchant ships decks opened their eyes wide, like they had seen ghosts.
The seven half-step Martial Monarchs were in such miserable states, even their clothes did not remain. They were all so old as well; where would they be able to show their faces after this?
Couldit bea Martial Monarch expert?
Impossible. There cannot be a Martial Monarch in the Thunder Emperor Valley. That will of thunder will not permit the presence of a Martial Monarch.
Some people below guessed that a Martial Monarch hade. However, they were immediately rebutted.
As the merchant ships were leaving the Thunder Emperor Valley, they discovered a young figure standing at the summit.
This youth was wearing white robes and had a saber at his waist. His hair and clothes fluttered in the wind as he looked calmly at the thunderclouds in the sky.
It is finally clear.
Only Xiao Chen remained on the empty peak of the Thunder Emperor Valley.
Chapter 542 - Rushing to the Heavenly Saber Pavilion
Chapter 542: Rushing to the Heavenly Saber Pavilion
The Thunder Emperor Valley was not anybodys personal property. No one had the right to monopolize it for themselves and stop others fromprehending.
On the Tianwu Continent, Martial Monarchs were the peakbat force. No matter where they went, they would be respected by thousands of people; they could be a bigshot anywhere.
However, there were too few Martial Monarchs. The Great Qin Nation had more than a hundred million people. Counting both known and unknown Martial Monarchs, the total woulde to fewer than fifty.
Some powers who sought guest elders could not find Martial Monarchs. So, they could only lower their expectations and look for half-step Martial Monarchs.
Before the age of geniuses, if a Martial Monarch did note out, a half-step Martial Monarch would be the strong fighting force of a nation.
Half-step Martial Monarchs would be able to obtain respected and glorious positions. No matter where they went, they would be treated politely. This was how the old men in the Thunder Emperor Valley were treated.
So, when those old men in the Thunder Emperor Valley first saw Xiao Chen, they immediately put on airs, wanting him to wait for over a year and a half first.
These old men had not realized that times had changed. In this age of geniuses, half-step Martial Monarchs were nothing.
The strongest half-step Martial Monarch, the Bloody desman, Sun Guangquan, clearly recognized this. He knew that this was the age of geniuses.
Only by continuously bing stronger would Sun Guangquan not get left behind by the times. If he continued to rest on hisurels, he would only be a stepping stone for geniuses.
The immortal will of thunder in the sky still had not appeared. Xiao Chen found a ce and sat down cross-legged. Then, he closed his eyes and startedprehending.
The lightning-attributed Spiritual Energy here was particrly lively. asionally, one might see arcs of electricity in the air.
It was hard to imagine that this will of thunder had survived for a few thousand years until now without weakening.
The Thunder Emperor, the strongest Martial Emperor of his age, even Xiao Chen could not estimate how strong he had been.
The higher Xiao Chens cultivation climbed, the more respect he felt for the Thunder Emperor.
In the past, Xiao Chen had not understood. He had thought that the best the Thunder Emperor could do was shatter mountains and split the seas.
However, Xiao Chen could now shatter mountains and split seas himself. So, how much stronger had the Thunder Emperor been, exactly?
Only when Xiao Chen reached that realm would he truly understand what the view was like at the top. Unconsciously, while in the Thunder Emperor Valley, Xiao Chen became more resolute on the martial path.
Higher! Higher! Xiao Chen kept thinking of climbing higher. Someday, he would have something like a Thunder Emperor Valley of his very own.
The will that Xiao Chen would leave behind would be like the Thunder Emperors. Even though ten thousand years had gone by, it would be undiminished by the passage of time; its sharpness would never be extinguished.
After four hours, a crack of thunder roared. Xiao Chen, who had his eyes closed, opened his eyes and muttered, Itsing!
Xiao Chen saw only a golden bolt of lightning hidden in the churning dark clouds in the sky, moving around continuously.
Such a solemn atmosphere filled the entire peak that one did not even dare to breathe heavily. There was a certain weight on the heart, like a mountain pressing down on the chest.
asionally, golden light would pierce through the dark clouds, instantly forming a bolt of golden lightning and tearing space in half.
Weng! Weng!
The Lunar Shadow Saber beside Xiao Chen trembled nonstop, as if it would unsheathe itself at any moment. It clearly seemed excited.
The vast will of thunder in the clouds hovered above Xiao Chen, circling him continuously.
When Xiao Chen felt the might of the thunder, he thought to himself, What a strong will of thunder! Although the will of thunder and the state of thunder differ by one word, the power they contain are onpletely different scales.
It seems that this will of thunder knows who I am and intends to help me.
If others want toprehend the state of thunder, they only have that one second when the lightning flies over their heads. However, it is staying above me, allowing me to sense its might at every moment.
Xiao Chen closed his eyes again, this time not letting anything distract him. He focused himself and slowly unleashed his state of thunder.
Time crept by. With guidance from the will of thunder, Xiao Chens understanding of thunder deepened.
At some point in time, he started releasing a purple light from his body. These purple lights were all flickering electricity.
Xiao Chen entered into a miraculous state. His entire consciousness was immersed in a world of electricity. Ideas and thoughts flowed continuously.
His understanding of thunder reached an unprecedented level. The purple electricity kept crackling around him.
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Three dayster, Xiao Chen opened his eyes. Electricity flickered in their depths, making them look very spirited.
When he looked up, the will of thunder in the sky had already gone into hiding again, retreating to an unknown ce.
Xiao Chen stood up and with a thought, a bolt of berserk lightning flew out of his palm, illuminating the surrounding space.
When the light faded, Xiao Chen pulled his right hand back and the bolt of lightning strangely returned to his palm.
Complete control. I have alreadyprehended the state of thunder to the limit already. I am just one step shy of transforming it into the will of thunder. However, that is a matter for when I advance to Martial Monarch. I do not have to think about it for now.
Xiao Chen sighed softly. I was able to benefit so much in such a short time. No wonder there were Martial Sages in the past that wanted to subdue this will of thunder for themselves.
Not to mention the personal benefits, if they released it in their sect, they would be able to create many experts with the state of thunder.
Now that I have settled this, it is time to return to the Heavenly Saber Pavilion. With my current strength, the Heavenly Saber Pavilion should not stop me from entering.
Back then, in that battle in the Heavenly Saber Pavilion, Xiao Chen had killed Biyun Peaks Peak Master, Song Que. ording to sect rules, if a disciple killed a Peak Master, no matter for what reason, they had to die.
The First Elder, Jiang Chi, spared Xiao Chen from death. However, Xiao Chen could not return to the Heavenly Saber Pavilion anymore.
Xiao Chen still felt grateful to this First Elder. Back then, if Jiang Chi had not suppressed the Noble n elders at the Heavenly Saber Pavilion, Xiao Chen would have died long ago.
Although the First Elder had chased Xiao Chen out of the Heavenly Saber Pavilion in the end, in reality, he had been helping him.
Xiao Chen jumped off the rim of the valley towards the ck Dragon River below, intending to follow the river upstream. Once he passed the entrance to the Ancient Deste Land, he would be back in the Great Qin Nation.
Hah
Just when Xiao Chen stepped onto the river, he heard a soft sigh. He turned his head and his lips could not help curling up into a smile.
A person in ck leather armor and a half-mask appeared in the valley. Unexpectedly, Shi Feng was here.
She raised her eyebrows slightly. She smiled and said, Brother Direction Dunce, are you not afraid of falling to your death by jumping from such a height?
[Note: Brother Direction Dunce: This is a direct trantion from Chinese. This term normally refers to a person with poor sense of direction and is normally used to scold or tease someone. It is a form of name calling.]
Xiao Chen smiled faintly and said, Sorry to disappoint you. Even if it were twice as high, I would be fine jumping off it. You still have not removed your mask? Seems like your experiential training was not sessful.
Shi Feng said in a huff, Never you mind.
Xiao Chen thought for a while and took out a wooden box from the Universe Ring. Then, he tossed the wooden box to Shi Feng and said, Pass this to your adoptive father. Say that it is from an old friend.
What is it?
Xiao Chen said calmly, To you and me, it is merely a pile of scrap metal.
Shi Feng caught the wooden box and stared suspiciously at Xiao Chen. She said, Why should I help you deliver this?
Ka ca!
Just right after Shi Feng spoke, Xiao Chen drew his Lunar Shadow Saber at lightning speed.
A sharp saber light shed and Shi Fengs mask broke into two. The pieces fell into the river, revealing a beautiful face.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly and said, No need to thank me. Take it as my payment for your help in delivering this. By the way, you are beautiful; you do not have to wear a mask.
Killing and fighting are matters for men. Dont listen to your bastard adoptive father about controlling your expression when you fight.
Shi Feng stood on the water, feeling stunned, as she watched Xiao Chen leave. She did not recover her wits even after a long time.
The mask that she had worn for over a decade was unexpectedly removed by someone else just like that.
The initial rage in Shi Fengs eyes slowly turned to calm. She looked down and saw her reflection in the water. She whispered, That egomaniacwhat do you mean fighting is only for men? Sooner orter, I will defeat you.
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The Great Qin Nation, Xihe Province:
At the foot of an endless chain of mountains, the famous Saber City was as bustling as before, flourishing with a grand atmosphere.
The cultivators here all had either huge sabers on their backs or exquisite sabers girdled at their waists. They all had solemn expressions as they arrived at the holynd for desmen.
A white-robed youth stood before the city gates. A long, slender saber hung at his waist as he revealed a mncholic expression on his handsome face.
Two yearsits been two years. I, Xiao Chen, have returned.
Normally, it would take two months to reach the Heavenly Saber Pavilion from the Thunder Emperor Valley. However, Xiao Chen had gone at full speed without resting. So his travel time was significantly shorter; he arrived in half a month.
As Xiao Chen rushed over, the close he got, the more chaotic his thoughts became.
In the past two years, Xiao Chen had suppressed thoughts of his loved one deep in his heart. He did not think about her or ask about her.
Because Xiao Chen was not strong enough, he could not return to the Heavenly Saber Pavilion. If he thought about her, he would feel nothing but bitterness.
Xiao Chen only wanted to meet her as soon as he could; he did not think of anything else. He buried his longing in his heart, not telling anyone, suffering alone. When he reached the peak, he would fulfill his promise.
However, now that he drew so close to Saber City, the thoughts that he suppressed burst out uncontrobly.
Is she doing well? How is she now? How are her injuries? Might she me me for not writing letters?
Will she remember there was once an inexperienced youth who shouted out those funny words from the top of the summit?
Will she remember the promise the white-robed youth made?
Xiao Chen smiled, feeling disappointed and frustrated. He shook his head slightly and collected his thoughts. After he paid the entry toll, he slowly headed inside the city.
He he! The White Robed desman really had great influence. Unexpectedly, there are still people dressing like him.
That is normal. Think about what happened that day in the Heavenly Saber Pavilion. He defeated the experts from the Holy Land singlehandedly. Then, he defeated the Noble ns geniuses. Our Heavenly Saber Pavilion has not had such a genius for thousands of years.
How unfortunateSong Que, that bastard was too immoral. He caused our Heavenly Saber Pavilion to lose such a genius.
Indeed, it is good that such a bastard died. It served him right, dying after one punch. There is no loss in killing him.
The whispers of the cultivators guarding the city gates came from behind. Xiao Chens senses were very sharp; he heard everything clearly. When he heard it, he could not help but reveal a faint smile.
Chapter 543 - Returning to Qingyun Peak
Chapter 543: Returning to Qingyun Peak
Xiao Chen casually looked around the city. There really were many cultivators wearing white robes and girdling a long, slender saber at their waist.
Saber City was only the outer sect of the Heavenly Saber Pavilion. Given Xiao Chens current strength and that he no longer had an identity token, it would be very difficult for him to enter the inner sect; he also would not be able to forcefully barge in.
However, Xiao Chen had his means. He did not head straight for the inner sect. He came to Saber City first in order to initiate his n.
The n was very simplesteal an inner sect token. Although that was very disgraceful, he could only apologize to the junior that he stole it from.
Xiao Chen stayed in the city for more than half the day. Soon, he locked on to his target. It was a female disciple who traveled alone.
This junior seemed to be no older than eighteen. She had delicate facial features and her hair was tied back in a ponytail. She looked very vivacious. She held a small saber in her left hand and a bronze token hung at her waist.
Xiao Chen followed this girl to a deste alley before approaching her. He smiled faintly and said, Hello, Junior Sister.
When the pony-tailed girl saw the white-robed and handsome Xiao Chen, she was slightly stunned. She felt that he was unfathomable. She quickly bowed and said, Greetings, Senior Brother!
The girl was startled. Which Peak is this Senior Brother from? He is very strong. Even though he is so young, he is stronger than Master.
The rules were very strict in the Heavenly Saber Pavilion. When a junior met their senior, they had to greet the senior respectfully.
Xiao Chen found it funny. It seemed that this girl did believe he was one of her Senior Brothers. Taking advantage of the time the girls head was lowered, he quickly snatched the girls token.
Why is Senior Brother looking for me? the pony-tailed girl asked worriedly.
Xiao Chen hid the token in his sleeve and smiled. Its nothing much. Senior Brother recognized the wrong person. I will take my leave first.
As the pony-tailed girl watched Xiao Chen leave, she felt very depressed; she did not know what had happened. Out of habit, she ced her hand at her waist. She suddenly paled; her token had disappeared.
Stop there!
The pony-tailed girl quickly drew her saber as she shouted angrily. The saber left her hand, spinning quickly. As the saber whirled, it seemed like it would cut space in half. It gave off a strong wind as it hummed.
Profound Wind Chop?
Xiao Chen looked back and smiled faintly. However, it is stillcking control. Junior Sister, keep working hard.
He stretched out his hand and used his finger to touch the spinning saber. Then, a surging Essence burst forth from his fingertip.
Bang!
Xiao Chens finger returned the spinning saber to the girl at an even faster speed.
Before the pony-tailed girl could react, the saber sheathed itself back in the scabbard in her left hand.
How can it be?! The girls delicate face filled with shock. This was one of Qingyun Peaks secret techniques. Yet, it was broken just like that.
After a while, the girl remembered about her token. She started crying as she said, This Senior Brother is mean. You lost your own token, so you snatched mine. What should I do? What should I do?
This person was able to recognize the Profound Wind Chop with one nce and could break it casually. Yet, he did not harm her. In this girls opinion, Xiao Chen must be a genius disciple of the Heavenly Saber Pavilion. Because he was careless, he lost his token and could not enter the Lingyun Mountain Range. Hence, he snatched her token in recement.
After Xiao Chen was far away, he flipped over the token and took a look. Indeed it was as he expected. There were the words Qingyun Peak on the back and the name Leng Xixi on the front. The calligraphy on it looked firm and drawn out.
Damn! This is too embarrassing. It really is one of my Junior Sisters. Please dont me your Senior Brother. Xixi, right? I will return it when Ie back.
Xiao Chen took the token and hung it at his waist. Then, he went to the foot of the Lingyun Mountain Range, following the crowd as he entered.
The disciple that guarded the entrance gave Xiao Chen a quick nce and did not bother to give him a second look. With so many people passing by, it was not possible for him to check all of them carefully.
That disciple could only rely on his experience. If he saw something wrong with their expressions or actions, he would take a second, and more careful, look. Xiao Chen was previously a Heavenly Saber Disciple, so he would not make any mistakes in this aspect.
Xiao Chen was very familiar with every path, every mountain, every pavilion here. This ce had not changed much since thest time he had been here.
Before Xiao Chen entered Saber City, he had felt restless. However, when he entered the Heavenly Saber Pavilion, he calmed down.
Xiao Chen hovered about one centimeter above the ground, but he still made walking motions. He looked at the towering Qingyun Peak and took a deep breath before slowly walking over.
Qingyun Peak, I, Xiao Chen, am back. Elder Sister Ruyue, Suifeng, Shao Yang, Xiao Meng, are you guys doing well?
Qingyun Peak disciples went past Xiao Chen. Some of the older disciples found him very familiar. So they stopped to take a second look.
These disciples had a rough guess in their hearts. However, although Xiao Chens appearance had not changed much in two years, the feeling he gave off had changed a lot.
The inexperience and tenderness on Xiao Chens face were now gone. Recing them were maturity and experience; his countenance was very different from the past.
The most important thing was that Xiao Chen had transformed into Ye Chen when he was in the Heavenly Saber Pavilion. He only revealed his true appearance at the very end.
Although these people had a suspicion in their hearts, after thinking about it, they believed that he could not be Xiao Chen. Furthermore, Xiao Chen had sworn never to take a step into the Heavenly Saber Pavilion again.
These disciples simply gave Xiao Chen a few more nces and mocked themselves. They felt that their imagination was too fanciful. There were many desmen wearing white robes; they could not all be Xiao Chen.
If Xiao Chen acted cautious and tried to hide, his behavior would only stir up suspicion. So, he maintained a calm expression and continued walking openly.
He proceeded uneventfully. Just when he was about seven or eight minutes away from Qingyun Peak, a group of disciples wearing the Biyun Peak uniform suddenly appeared in front.
Xiao Chen gave them a nce and when he saw the appearance of the leader, he quickly lowered his head, preparing to keep a low profile.
The leader was Song Ques son, Song Qianhe, who was now Biyun Peaks Peak Master. At this moment, he was leading a group of Biyun Peaks people. They were cheerful and lively as they prepared to go down the mountain.
At first, when the group passed by Xiao Chen, they did not pay much notice to him. However, Song Qianhes gaze fell on Xiao Chens face without meaning to. Then, his expression changed greatly.
Song Qianhe had a grudge against Xiao Chen, who had killed his father two years ago; this face would appear in his mind at any moment, day or night. Now that he saw Xiao Chen in person, he was shocked.
Halt! Which Peak are you from? Report your name? Song Qianhe called out in a fierce tone to stop Xiao Chen.
Was I discovered?
Xiao Chen revealed a bitter smile as he turned around helplessly. He was not afraid of this person. However, he had just arrived and did not want to cause any trouble.
Song Qianhe, its been a long time, Xiao Chen said with a calm expression.
It really is him!
Song Qianhes face sank. Clenching his teeth, he said, Xiao Chen, you really dared to appear here. Back then, didnt you swear never to take a step into the Heavenly Saber Pavilion? Now that youve gone back on your word, lets see how you give an ount to the Elders Assembly.
When the ten-odd Biyun Peak disciples behind Song Qianhe saw Xiao Chen, they were all astonished. The person before them was the famous White Robed desman?
Xiao Chen chuckled and said, Im sorry, you saw wrongly. I did not go back on my word. I did not take a step onto the Heavenly Saber Pavilion.
Song Qianhe looked carefully and noticed that Xiao Chen was floating one centimeter above the ground. With the cover from his long robes, it looked like he was walking on the ground.
However, Xiao Chens feet did not touch the ground at all.
You! Song Qianhe pointed his finger furiously at Xiao Chen. He was so angry his face turned red.
Song Qianhe drew his weapon and said sternly, I dont care if you broke your word or not. Since you came to the Heavenly Saber Pavilion today, you can forget about leaving.
Xiao Chens face sank. He ced his right hand on his sabers hilt as a cold killing Qi spread out. He replied in a frosty voice, Try taking a step forward, then.
Xiao Chens killing Qi felt very dense; it was bone-chilling. Song Qianhe felt fear in his heart for no apparent reason. So he stopped. However, he could not make out why he was afraid.
Back then, Xiao Chen had shattered Song Qianhes fathers head with one punch. This scene would rey in Song Qianhes head every night. He wished that he could kill Xiao Chen.
For the sake of revenge, Song Qianhe had been training very hard for the past two years. After Liu Ruyue, he became the next person to be a Martial King before the age of twenty, the second person to do so in the Heavenly Saber Pavilion.
After that, Song Qianhe sessfully became Biyun Peaks Peak Master. He led all the disciples of that peak and basked in his glory. Originally, he thought that by advancing to peak Inferior Grade Martial King, he would have no problem dealing with Xiao Chen.
However, Song Qianhe had not expected that all Xiao Chen had to do was re at him and he would not dare to move.
Song Qianhe carefully extended his perception, trying to see what Xiao Chens cultivation realm was. He was not feeling very confident.
In the end, after trying to check, Song Qianhe realized that he could not make out Xiao Chens cultivation realm; Xiao Chen was unfathomable.
He is not a Medial Grade Martial King and he is stronger than a regr Superior Grade Martial King. Could this fellow be a peak Superior Grade Martial King?
Song Qianhe frightened himself with his thoughts. A peak Superior Grade Martial King was as strong as several of the elders from the Heavenly Saber Pavilions Elders Assembly.
However, it is fine if Xiao Chen is a peak Superior Grade Martial King. I just have to hold him back and buy time. When Biyun Peaks elders arrive, they will be able to deal with him.
Biyun Peak disciples, head my call. This person is a traitor of the Heavenly Saber Pavilion. Kill this person. After that is done, everyone will be rewarded. I will reward each of you five thousand Inferior Grade Spirit Stones.
After Song Qianhe made up his mind, he sent out a dark-green signal re. Then, he gave out orders using his status as a Peak Master.
Huang dang! Huang dang!
In this group, the disciples behind Song Qianhe were all from Biyun Peak, so they were his subordinates. Furthermore, Xiao Chen had indeedmitted a treacherous offense.
With the allure of the huge reward of Spirit Stones, these disciples immediately drew their weapons and pointed them at Xiao Chen.
Kill!
Song Qianhe shouted and led the group in charging forward. He was not stupid nor blinded by revenge.
He understood that he was not strong enough and could only use these people to hold Xiao Chen in check first. Then, he could only wait for an opportunity. After all, it would be very difficult for him to deal with a peak Superior Grade Martial King.
Unfortunately, sometimes, there were cases, when onecked absolute strength, where the so-called wisdom and schemes were just a joke, no matter what tricks were yed.
Song Qianhe was very unfortunate. At this moment, the case that he encountered, the person that he ran into, was one such person.
Idiot!
Standing straight, Xiao Chen snorted coldly. His right hand, which was on his sabers hilt, moved forward slightly, drawing his saber by one centimeter.
A boundless purple light shed from the saber. The light contained Xiao Chens saber intent with inextinguishable sharpness.
Weng! Weng! Weng!
When the sharp saber intent spread out, all the weapons in the Biyun Peak disciples hands trembled without stopping, including Song Qianhes.
Chapter 544 - Saber Intent Pushing Back the Elders
Chapter 544: Saber Intent Pushing Back the Elders
The mob that rushed forward with zing auras stopped. They had shocked expressions as they did their best to hold on to their sabers, which were struggling to escape their grips.
Half a move, Xiao Chen used only half a move. This group was originally very confident, spurred on by the promised reward. However, they were forced into a state where they could neither advance nor retreat. They could only miserably resist the saber intent.
Within the half-step Martial Monarch realm, Xiao Chen was almost unrivaled. The person with the highest cultivation in this group was an Inferior Grade Martial King. Xiao Chen was already showing them a lot of respect by using half a move.
This respect was on ount of their being from the same sect and their use of sabers as well. Otherwise, he would not even have drawn his saber at all.
Xiu!
Xiao Chen moved his hand forward, pulling the pitch-ck Lunar Shadow Saberpletely out of the scabbard. A dazzling, resplendent purple light appeared as a boundless saber intent spread out.
Sou! Sou! Sou!
The whole group lost their grips on their sabers entirely. Their sabers soared into the air and circled above them.
Saber intent! This is saber intent! the Biyun Peak disciples eximed in quivering voices, obvious fear on their faces, as they quickly retreated.
Xiao Chen maintained a calm expression. Turning to face the fleeing Song Qianhe in the distance, he pointed his saber. Then, an overwhelming killing intent poured out from his eyes, and the air seemed to solidify.
The killing intent was bone-chilling. Locked down by Xiao Chens state of massacre, Song Qianhe felt like his legs were filled with lead, like they weighed a ton and he could not move a step.
Bang!
That killing intent poured into Song Qianhes chest and pervaded his whole body. His chest felt extremely ufortable and his legs trembled. His eyes filled with horror.
After a while, Song Qianhe could no longer endure, plopping down to his knees. Doing his best to resist the pressure in his mind, he supported himself with one hand to ensure that he did not end up prostrate.
When Song Qianhe looked at Xiao Chen, hate was evident in his eyes. He said through clenched teeth, Xiao Chen, dont think you can do what you want because you are a peak Superior Grade Martial King. Since you entered the Heavenly Saber Pavilion, you will definitely die for sure!
Superior Grade Martial King? I surpassed that long ago, Xiao Chen said with a calm tone. A surging crystal saber Qi soared out from his saber.
The saber Qi immediately opened a horrifying wound on the kneeling Song Qianhes chest. The wound was about seven centimeters deep and blood gushed out of it; even his internal organs could be seen.
The impact knocked Song Qianhe back, his expression appearing extremely pained.
Currently, Xiao Chen was on a major road in the Heavenly Saber Pavilion. This was a road that disciples of every Peak would have to take if they wanted to go down the mountain. So there was a lot of traffic here at all times.
Xiao Chen and Song Qianhes fight had already attracted the attention of many passing disciples. Several of them were feeling curious and suspicious about Xiao Chens identity.
When the crowd heard what Song Qianhe said, they were finally convinced of Xiao Chens identity. They looked at Xiao Chen in shock, shaken.
Damn, it really is him. After not seeing him for two years, he is unexpectedly much stronger than he was before.
I suspected it was him long ago. The White Robed desman, Xiao Chen, killed a Heavenly Saber Pavilion Peak Master in the past. Unexpectedly, he still dares toe back so openly.
He evenprehended saber intent. I believe there has not been anyone from our Heavenly Saber Pavilion who hasprehended saber intent for at least a thousand years. Without saber intent, we are just iplete desmen.
I wonder if Song Qianhe is lucky or unlucky? He ran into Xiao Chen the moment thetter arrived.
The surrounding cultivators discussed what just happened. To them, it felt like the legendary battle of the White Robed desman at the Heaven Ascending tform from two years ago was happening right before them.
Previously, there were people who doubted Xiao Chens strengths. However, after seeing his performance now, no one would deny it.
This was the beginning of a legend, an epic legend that belonged to the White Robed desman!
Xiao Chen sheathed his saber and ignored the heavily injured Song Qianhe. He faced the crowds words of astonishment and praise calmly, appearing neither proud nor arrogant.
Xiao Chen, you killed my father and humiliated me time after time. I, Song Qianhe, will make you suffer a life worse than death sooner orter.
When Song Qianhe, who was on the ground, saw that Xiao Chen did not care about him at all, treating him like an ant, he felt humiliated. Hence, he roared out angrily like a maniac.
Xiao Chens calm facepletely sank. Who was the one who came to him seeking trouble repeatedly, trying to kill him?
Who was the one that kept eyeing Qingyun Peak in the Heavenly Saber Pavilion? Who was the Martial King who bullied him, an insignificant Martial Grand Master?
Who was it who took advantage of his departure to send assassins after him? Who was it who made matters worse for Xiao Chen during a critical moment?
Who was it who did not care about propriety and honor, sneak-attacking Xiao Chen before everyone, and almost killed Liu Ruyue, instead?
It was Song Que, Song Qianhes father. Dying a thousand times was too good for such a degenerate.
However, when Song Qianhe spoke, he made it sound like Xiao Chen was the unreasonable one, like Xiao Chen had bullied him. He twisted words and forced logic shamelessly.
How could there be such logic in this world? How could Song Qianhe distort the truth like that, speaking such nonsense?
Bang! Xiao Chens figure flickered and he kicked Song Qianhes chest. Song Qianhe flew up into the air andnded heavily on the ground.
Dont ever mention your trash father in front of me. Dont think that I do not dare to kill you. Back then, I killed your father in front everybody; I can do the same to you today! Xiao Chen said coldly, stepping on Song Qianhe. He was expressionless and his voice was bone-chilling.
The heavily injured Song Qianhe was frightened into trembling, not daring to speak another word.
Xiu! Xiu! Xiu!
Just at this moment, five elders of Biyun Peak flew over from the distance after seeing Song Qianhes signal.
Immediately, a glimmer of hope lit up in the desperate Song Qianhes eyes. The people he was waiting for finally arrived.
Oh no! The five elders of Biyun Peak are here. These five people had be Superior Grade Martial Kings many years ago.
This is bad for Xiao Chen. This father-and-son pair are really evil. First, they forced our Heavenly Saber Pavilions genius away. Now, they want to kill him.
Indeed. If he can represent the Heavenly Saber Pavilion in the Five Nation Youth Competition, we would be able to bask in the glory of the position he gained.
With Xiao Chens strength now, there would not be any problems in entering the top fifty. By then, the Heavenly Saber Pavilion would gain Luck and by extension we would as well.
Unfortunately, that bastard Song Que ruined the geniuses we were given. What an ass! This father and son are both good-for-nothings.
All the young cultivators felt it was a pity. One had to know that the Heavenly Saber Pavilion had not had a genius like Xiao Chen for a long time already. Back then, although Murong Chong was very powerful, he was far fromparable to Xiao Chen.
That battle at the Heaven Ascending tform had made Xiao Chens name, rocketing him to fame in an instant.
It also resulted in young Heavenly Saber Pavilion disciples basking in fame as well. When they went out on experiential training, people would frequently ask if they were of the same sect as Xiao Chen. When they received a positive answer, they would give these young disciples envious looks.
One had to know that the Heavenly Saber Pavilion had been declining for many years. Before the decline, the Heavenly Saber Pavilions disciples had never been treated like this. The sect had been suppressed by the Misty Sword Sect and Night Spirit Pce since then.
This fame resulted in the younger generations of disciples revering and respecting Xiao Chen and not having a good impression of Song Qianhe and Song Que.
Who had not admired their heroes when they were young? Who did not want to be legends, respected by thousands?
However, reality was cruel. They slowly came to understand their situation better, and they ended upughing at their dreams.
However, when they discovered that such a legend was right beside them, their hot blood surged.
When they saw Xiao Chen having difficulties, they all became nervous.
In contrast to them, Song Qianhe, who was being stepped on by Xiao Chen, wasughing. He wasughing very happily and without restraint.
This was because Song Qinghe knew that the White Robed desman stepping on him would be stepped on, instead. His humiliation would be revenged and his hatred would be resolved.
Five old men wearing Biyun Peak uniforms floated high in the sky. When they saw the rescue signal exclusive to Biyun Peak, they immediately rushed over.
Unexpectedly, these old men were still toote. When they looked at the situation on the ground, they immediately understood what happened.
Martial Uncles, he is Xiao Chen. He is the one who killed my father. He is only a peak Superior Grade Martial King. You have to help me take revenge! Song Qianhe cried out loudly. He did not care that Xiao Chen was stepping on him.
The five old men were all at least eighty years old and extremely rich inbat experience. After they gave Xiao Chen a quick nce, they all started cursing in their hearts.
While Song Qianhe was not aware what cultivation realm Xiao Chen was at, they could tell at one nce.
How is he a peak Superior Grade Martial King? He is clearly a half-step Martial Monarch expert. Furthermore, his aura is so strong and drawn out. He is not one of those trashy half-step Martial Monarchs with lousy Cultivation Techniques.
This little bastard Song Qianhe was simply asking them to die by sending them forward.
While the gap between peak Superior Grade Martial King and half-step Martial Monarch was not as big as the one between Martial King and Martial Monarch, it was still a big gap.
These five old men had already lived a long time; they were very astute. They knew that they would not even be able to dy Xiao Chen, even if they worked together. Furthermore, they would end up offending a genius cultivator with great potential.
The five old man did not say anything. They only exchanged nces and flew away, returning to where they came from.
Why are the five Martial Kings leaving? How strange! Were they frightened away? The many disciples who were originally worried for Xiao Chen were full of questions.
Song Qianhe gaped; his mouth was opened so wide that it could easily amodate arge egg. The carefree smile on his face had not even faded yet.
Why did they leave without even saying anything? These Martial Uncles normally dote on me. Why did this happen? Why?
The contrast to his expectations was too big. Song Qianhe felt dizzy, as if his brain had short-circuited.
At first, Song Qianhe had hit rock bottom in despair. However, that was not the worst thing. The worst thing was that after he fell into despair, he had thought he had the chance to turn things around, giving him hope. Then, he was knocked back down.
Song Qianhe finally gave in to his despair. When his hopes were dashed, on top of his severe wounds, he fainted.
Xiao Chen was not surprised at the actions of the five Biyun Peak elders. They knew that they would not be able to defeat him. There would not be anyone so stupid to still go head-on against him.
If the five old men were half-step Martial Monarchs, with the Heavenly Saber Pavilions resources and their experience, they might have had a fifty percent chance of defeating him.
Unfortunately, those old men were only Superior Grade Martial Kings; they did not have any chance at all.
Chapter 545 - Exactly the Same as Before
Chapter 545: Exactly the Same as Before
Xiao Chen casually kicked Song Qianhe to the side. Then, he raised his head to look at the clouds above. There were a few strong people gazing at him from up there.
However, these people harbored no malicious intentions. They did not move to stop Xiao Chen. His chest tightened slightly.
Xiao Chen knew who were in the clouds. He was not the only half-step Martial Monarch, so the Heavenly Saber Pavilion was not a ce where he could do as he pleased.
Not to mention the few core Elders in the Elders Assembly who were half-step Martial Monarchs, there were also the Supreme Elders with startling cultivations. Just one of them could easily kill him.
These strong existences did not make a move against Xiao Chen, disying their attitudes towards him. This impartiality gave him greater confidence.
Xiao Chen continued to hover one centimeter above the ground as he walked towards Qingyun Peak. The surrounding disciples quickly gave way and watched him leave.
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At this moment, in Qingyun Peak, the pony-tailed girl whom Xiao Chen stole the medallion from looked at an instructor of Qingyun Peak with watery eyes.
There was also a group of female disciples around the pony-tailed girl, noisily talking about what happened.
The pony-tailed girl had felt extremely anxious when her medallion was stolen by Xiao Chen. Fortunately, she ran into a group of her Senior Sisters who were heading back.
After that group of Senior Sisters found out what happened, they immediately took some flying Spirit Beasts and flew straight to Qingyun Peak to get Liu Suifeng to act on their behalf.
After Liu Suifeng heard everything, he muttered, So you are saying someone wearing white and from the same sect recognized Qingyun Peaks secret technique and broke it casually after snatching your medallion?
Leng Xixi nodded slightly. Feeling wronged, sheined, That Senior Brother is a big bully. Not to mention snatching away my medallion, he even said that I did not practice enough and needed to practice more.
Liu Suifeng said angrily, How unreasonable! Since when can others nitpick the people of our Qingyun Peak? Dont cry. Lets go down the mountain together and look for that fellow. Elder Brother Suifeng will mete out justice on your behalf.
The group of female disciples then followed after Liu Suifeng as he went down the mountain quickly.
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At this moment, Xiao Chen was at the foot of Qingyun Peak. As he climbed the mountain, he experienced a myriad of emotions. Back then, Qingyun Peak had very few people on it; hardly anyone was seen on the huge mountain.
Now, however, Xiao Chen would see some disciple chatting or practicing every few steps. There were even some disciples guarding the key areas. This resulted in Xiao Chen having to spend some effort to avoid them.
The thing that Xiao Chen found the strangest was that these disciples were all young females of varying figures; there were no male disciples at all.
Leng Xixi, who was following close on Liu Suifengs heels, saw a carefree Xiao Chen looking around when they were halfway down the mountain.
She quickly pointed at Xiao Chen and said to Liu Suifeng, Elder Brother Suifeng, he is the one who snatched my medallion. He came to our Qingyun Peak.
Liu Suifeng eximed, This brat is too arrogant! After snatching your medallion, he dares toe to our Qingyun Peak? Come, follow me. Watch as I teach this brat a lesson.
Under Liu Suifengs lead, the group of female disciples rushed down the mountain, quickly arriving before Xiao Chen.
When the group approached Xiao Chen, Liu Suifeng finally saw Xiao Chens face. His shock appeared in his eyes as he hastily came to a stop. The few girls behind him did not react in time and crashed into his back.
Elder Brother Suifeng, why are you not moving? Go and teach him a lesson. He personally said that my Profound Wind Chop is not well-practiced. You were the one who taught me the Martial Technique.
Liu Suifengs anger immediately dissipated. He smiled somewhat awkwardly and said, I cant teach this fellow a lesson.
Brother Suifeng, its been a long time.
Liu Suifeng went forward and patted Xiao Chens shoulders. He smiled and said, You finally came back. You better return the girls medallion.
After Liu Suifeng received the medallion from Xiao Chen, he handed it to Leng Xixi and said, I cant teach this fellow a lesson. However, there is someone who can. Hehe, you should go back first.
When Leng Xixi received the medallion, she had a vacant expression. It was not just her but the entire group of girls; they all did not understand what was going on.
Didnt Liu Suifeng say that he will mete out justice on Leng Xixis behalf? Why is he behaving so friendly with this fellow now?
Elder Brother Suifeng, who is this person? one of the girls asked.
Smiling, Liu Suifeng replied, This is the White Robed desman, Xiao Chen, that you all keep talking about. Go back first.
When the group of girls heard Liu Suifengs words, the expressions on their faces changed as they looked at Xiao Chen. It even seemed like their eyes were twinkling like stars.
Xiao Chen found these gazes ufortable. He quickly pulled Liu Suifeng and rushed up Qingyun Peak. Then, he brought Liu Suifeng to a rather deste area and asked him what was going on.
Liu Suifeng happily exined, These girls are all your admirers. Thanks to you, in that battle two years ago at the Heaven Ascending tform, our Qingyun Peak became famous. In these two years, several outer disciples applied toe to our Qingyun Peak.
Now, Qingyun Peak no longer ranks at the bottom of the Heavenly Saber Pavilions seven great Peaks. Although we are still not as strong as Tianyue Peak, we are now full of youthful energy. Every year, there is arge number of new disciples. New blood keeps pouring in. Sooner orter, we will be the Heavenly Saber Pavilions number one Peak.
Xiao Chen felt surprised. He had not expected his battle that day to bring such great changes to Qingyun Peak.
However, this was a good thing. The more people, the better. Only when Qingyun Peak truly developed could Liu Ruyuey down the burdens in her heart and leave with him.
Suddenly, Xiao Chen thought of something. He asked, Why does it seem like all the disciples here are young females? There are no men around at all?
Liu Suifeng said in a serious manner, You have to thank me for this. I only epted female disciples. It is all for your sake. As your future brother-inw, I have a duty to help you through this period. So I did not let any males get close to Sis.
Smiling, Xiao Chen countered, I seemed to have heard those girls calling you Elder Brother Suifeng. You appear to be enjoying it. Is it really for my sake?
Liu Suifeng coughed twice and said, Lets not talk about this anymore. Ill bring you to see Sis. She should be at the dueling grounds at this time.
Greetings, Instructor!
Greetings, Instructor Suifeng!
As the two traveled, the female disciples they met on the way up would respectfully greet Liu Suifeng as instructor.
As they walked, Liu Suifeng exined, Dont look at me like that. Actually, most of the Martial Techniques are taught by Sis. I am just her assistant.
Xiao Chen shook his head and said, With your strength, you should have no problems guiding these fourteen- or fifteen-year-old girls.
In the past two years, Liu Suifeng had undergone a metamorphosis. From the initial Inferior Grade Martial Saint, he had advanced to peak Superior Grade Martial Saint. He was only short of a step from breaking through the Martial King barrier.
With such strength, Liu Suifeng could be considered among the top in the Heavenly Saber Pavilion. Even within the entire Great Qin Nation, he could still be considered first-rate.
However, when taking the entire continent into ount, furthermore, when the era of geniuses was just budding, Liu Suifeng would not be able topete.
Nevertheless, Liu Suifengs strength as a peak Martial Saint would still be more than sufficient for him to instruct these Martial Grand Master female disciples.
Liu Suifeng said seriously, It is all thanks to your Flowing Light Marigold. The further one progresses in cultivation, the more one realizes the importance ofprehension ability.
Time flew as the two chatted. Soon, the dueling grounds appeared before the two of them. Xiao Chen was no stranger to the dueling grounds. In the past, when he had been at Qingyun Peak, he had spent most of his days here.
You can go in yourself. I will not stay to apany you. After escorting Xiao Chen this far, Liu Suifeng gave Xiao Chen a cupped-fist salute and took his leave.
Xiao Chen pushed open the doors of the dueling grounds. The empty dueling grounds of his memories were now filled with people.
Currently, there were about two or three hundred female disciples standing in neat formations, all of them exhibiting perfectly straight postures.
At the front, Liu Ruyue exined some of the Martial Techniques exclusive to Qingyun Peak. asionally, she would answer some of the disciples questions.
Currently, Liu Ruyue was dressed in tight blue cultivators robes. Her exquisite figure was inly visible. The past two years had not left any mark on her face.
Liu Ruyue looked exactly the same as before. With every action she made, she disyed her grace; she seemed wless.
Xiao Chen stopped and revealed a faint smile. He leaned against the doors and looked on with interest.
As he watched the focused Liu Ruyue, he felt a faint sense of satisfaction. For that moment, he thought of nothing else.
Liu Ruyue was so focused that she did not sense Xiao Chens arrival. So she continued to exin the peculiarities of the various Qingyun Peak Martial Techniques without stopping.
As she exined, Liu Ruyue would draw her small saber out and personally demonstrate the move. This allowed these girls to gain a deeper understanding.
The three consecutive days of lectures for this month end here. Remember to practice hard after you return. If there is anything you do not understand, remember to ask your fellow sect members.
After two hours, Liu Ruyue waved her hand and dismissed the two-hundred-odd female disciples.
When the crowd had dispersed, Liu Ruyues previously focused face started to reveal some exhaustion.
Just as she was about to leave, she suddenly noticed Xiao Chen standing at the doors. She paused, thinking that she saw wrongly.
After taking a careful look, she realized that the desman wearing the white Clear Wind Robes with the long, slender Lunar Shadow Saber at his waist was indeed Xiao Chen.
Liu Ruyue put down what she was holding and quickly walked over, her eyes misting up. She still found it unbelievable that the person before her was really Xiao Chen.
Liu Ruyue slowly raised her fair, slender right hand, extending it towards Xiao Chens face. She really wanted to know if this was an illusion.
Xiao Chen stretched out his hand to grab Liu Ruyues wrist before pulling her into his embrace.
Xiao Chen had many things in his heart but when the time came, he did not know how to express them. So, he only muttered, Ive returned.
This familiar person, this familiar smell, and this familiar voiceLiu Ruyue finally believed that the person she had been thinking of was indeed right before her.
She eased herself from Xiao Chens embrace and blushed slightly as she asked in a soft voice, How have you been in the past two years?
Lets go out first. There are many people here.
Holding Liu Ruyues hand, Xiao Chen burst out the doors. Liu Suifeng was currently outside with a group of female disciples secretly eavesdropping. As Liu Suifeng was in front, he bore the brunt when the doors burst open, hitting his face.
Chapter 546 - Five Nation Youth Competition
Chapter 546: Five Nation Youth Competition
Damn it! There is no need to be so ruthless, right? Liu Suifeng said depressedly as he rubbed his face.
Instructor Suifeng, is that person earlier really the White Robed desman?
I heard that in the past he was weaker than you. Is that true?
How strong is he now? I just heard people saying that he single-handedly scared away five Biyun Peak elders.
That Biyun Peaks Peak Master, Song Qianhe, could not even stand up before him.
The girls all bombarded Liu Suifeng with questions. Anyone else would not have been able to bear it.
However, Liu Suifeng merely chuckled. He got the girls to gather around him and said calmly, There is no need to rush. Ask your questions one at a time. However, before that, let me tell the story from the start first.
At this moment, the news that Xiao Chen was back in Qingyun Peak had grown wings and quickly spread throughout the entire Heavenly Saber Pavilion.
Furthermore, the story of what happened to Biyun Peaks Peak Master and how Xiao Chen scared away five Superior Grade Martial Kings had spread as well.
When the cultivators of Xiao Chens generation thought of the legend from two years ago and looked at the strength he exhibited today, they all sighed.
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Xiao Chen and Liu Ruyue leaned on a rock by a cliff in Qingyun Peak.
A waterfall in front of the cliff gushed endlessly. As the wind blew gently at them, Xiao Chen spoke of his encounters in the past two years in a soft voice.
He told Liu Ruyue everything that he experienced after he left the Heavenly Saber Pavilion, holding nothing back.
From the first moment Liu Ruyue saw Xiao Chen, she had known that his aplishments would not be limited to the Great Qin Nation.
The Heavenly Saber Pavilion would not be able to hold him back. However, she had not expected Xiao Chens stage to be so big.
Xiao Chen was not very good with words. He rted his originally exciting experiences in a very dull and calm manner. This was exactly in line with his reserved nature.
However, Liu Ruyue became very engrossed in Xiao Chens story, hanging on to his every word and smiling until her eyes were thin crescents. She was probably the only one who could feel the danger and thrill in Xiao Chens calm tone.
Time went by without the two realizing it. The wind and water sang in their ears. After a while, Xiao Chen shrugged his shoulders and smiled. Lets talk about you? What did you do in the past two years?
The story that Liu Ruyue told was the same as Liu Suifengs. After Xiao Chen left, Qingyun Peak had developed very quickly in the past two years.
During this time, Liu Ruyue would bring Liu Suifeng to instruct the new disciples. Then, she would cultivate at night. She was very busy every day.
However, even with all the work, Liu Ruyue managed to advance to peak Superior Grade Martial King. This clearly showed her talent.
If it were not for the fact that Liu Ruyue was over twenty-four already, she would have no problem qualifying for the next Five Nation Youth Competition.
Liu Ruyue asked with some anticipation in her voice, How long are you staying?
Xiao Chen thought for a while before answering, Probably about two months. The next Five Nation Youth Competition will start in six months. I still have to go to the Xiao n to settle some matters.
Only when night fell did Xiao Chen and Liu Ruyue part unwillingly. Then, he returned to the courtyard that he used to stay at.
Late at night with the sky filled with resplendent stars, Xiao Chen practiced the Four Season Saber Technique in the courtyard, trying toprehend the state for the fourth move.
Spring is primed by thunder, Summer is primed by fire, Autumn is primed by water. What should Winter be primed by? Xiao Chen could not think of an answer.
If Xiao Chen followed Bai Shuihes train of thought, Winter would naturally be primed by snow. He used a state of extreme cold to seal the world with ice.
Xiao Chen did not wish to imitate Bai Shuihe; he wanted to create his own Four Season Saber Technique. So he would definitely not use snow as the primer.
Swish! Swish! Swish!
Xiao Chens saber intent inadvertently gathered all the fallen leaves in the courtyard into a ball in midair.
When he sheathed his saber, the ball of dead leaves immediately exploded.
The remnant saber intent lingered on the fallen leaves. They burst into frost, creating thousands of small holes in the surrounding ground.
The First Elder, Jiang Chi, happened to walked in just then. The moment he stepped into the courtyard, dull explosions came from the ground.
A great deal of sharp saber intent under the solid ground suddenly stirred up and worked together.
Bang! Right before the shocked eyes of the First Elder and his group, the ground of the courtyard exploded. Arge cloud of dirt rose into the air.
The countless dead leaves hidden in the cloud of dust spun around and a drizzling of saber intent spread out. This made the saber in Jiang Chis hand buzz, vibrating without end.
It really is saber intent! First Elder Jiang Chi eximed. He gripped his vibrating weapon tightly as he watched the spinning leaves.
Jiang Chi had advanced to half-step Martial Monarch many years ago. Even by relying on the vast resources of the Heavenly Saber Pavilion, he could not break through to Martial Monarch. Perhaps he no longer had hope of advancing to Martial Monarch.
However, despite being a half-step Martial Monarch, by relying on the vast resources to temper him, Jiang Chi was almost unrivaled.
If Xiao Chen had notprehended saber intent, Jiang Chi had an eighty percent chance of defeating Xiao Chen. Now that Xiao Chen alreadyprehended saber intent, Jiang Chi did not even have a sixty percent chance of victory.
Something like saber intent was not reliant on cultivation realm. Instead, it only depended onprehension. Some people might be able to reach Martial Sage but never be able toprehend saber intent. Then, there were some whoprehended saber intent at Martial Saint.
Only byprehending saber intent could a desman be called a true desman.
First Elder!
Xiao Chen leaped through the cloud of dust and arrived before Jiang Chi. He performed a cupped-fist salute and greeted Jiang Chi respectfully.
Xiao Chen felt a great deal of gratitude towards Jiang Chi, who had saved his life in the past. Even though he was now stronger than Jiang Chi, he was still very respectful of him.
Jiang Chi felt very satisfied when he saw Xiao Chens attitude. He carefully took Xiao Chens measure before sighing. Im old already. Two years ago, you were just a peak Martial Saint. However, in two years, you unexpectedly advanced to half-step Martial Monarch.
Now, you are no weaker than me. Furthermore, youprehended saber intent at such a young age. Your potential is immeasurable.
Xiao Chen shook his head and said, My saber intent is not worth mentioning; it has not even reached Small Perfection. If it had, the remnant saber intent on those fallen leaves earlier would have returned to my saber when I sheathed it.
Indeed, when saber intent reached Small Perfection, it would be unleashed and pulled back as one wished. Xiao Chen was still far from that.
The First Elder, Jiang Chi, smiled slightly. Then, he chatted with Xiao Chen for a while. He cleverly did not mention the oath Xiao Chen had sworn.
Xiao Chen, my purpose ining here this time is because I have a presumptuous request. Can you represent the Heavenly Saber Pavilion in the Five Nation Youth Competition?
After dragging the conversation out for a while, Jiang Chi finally stated his purpose.
The Heavenly Saber Pavilion also had a branch in Deste City, although it was not as big as the other sects.
Thus, unlike the other disciples of the sect, Jiang Chi, as the First Elder, was aware of what happened after Xiao Chen left.
Jiang Chi was well-informed about Xiao Chens exploits in the Ancient Deste Land; he knew that Xiao Chen was not inferior to the geniuses of the Great Jin Nation.
With Xiao Chens strength, he should not have any problems with entering the top fifty. If such a person was willing to fight for the Heavenly Saber Pavilion, it would bring them immeasurable benefits.
Xiao Chen thought for a while and made a decision. He nodded and said, Ill be pleased to do so. After all, I was from the Heavenly Saber Pavilion and First Elder had saved my life once. Since you regard me so highly, then I, Xiao Chen, will definitely do my best.
When Xiao Chen answered so straightforwardly, Jiang Chi was stunned. It took him awhile to react. He smiled and said, Good! Good! Good! Your sincere heart has not changed. Rest assured. While we, the Heavenly Saber Pavilion, cannotpare to those rich and powerful sects, the amount of resources we can provide you will be no less.
Jiang Chi hadughed loudly and said good thrice. Clearly, he was in a good mood.
On the second day, Jiang Chi sent over three boxes. The first box had ten thousand Inferior Grade Spirit Stones. The second box contained ten thousand Medial Grade Spirit Stones.
When Xiao Chen opened the third box, a vast amount of Spiritual Energy immediately poured out. Unexpectedly, that box was filled with Superior Grade Spirit Stones. Furthermore, there were ten thousand of them.
Even Xiao Chen felt shocked. He was aware of the bottom line of the Heavenly Saber Pavilion. They bled themselves dry in taking out these ten thousand Superior Grade Spirit Stones.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly and put away all these Spirit Stones. Although there were not a lot of resources, it was like delivering coal in snowy weather.
[Note: Delivering coal in snowy weather means to provide help in the hour of need.]
Now, Xiao Chen was truly broke. He had spent all his resources in the Boundless Sea and was in urgent need of more.
However, Inferior Grade Spirit Stones and Medial Grade Spirit Stones were already useless to Xiao Chen. So he passed them all to Liu Ruyue at night.
epting these Spirit Stones meant that Xiao Chen could no longer regret his decision. Thus, after another day passed, the news that he would represent the Heavenly Saber Pavilion in the uing Five Nation Youth Competition spread.
Jiang Chi had manipted the dissemination of this news on purpose. It spread throughout the entire Heavenly Saber Pavilion. When the disciples heard it, they all became very excited.
They had not expected that Xiao Chen, who had been forced out of the Heavenly Saber Pavilion, woulde back to help them.
Xiao Chen spent his days on Qingyun Peak, adjusting his mental state. During the day, he would keep himself rxed and carefree, apanying Liu Ruyue. asionally, he would help instruct the juniors of Qingyun Peak.
On the fifteenth day of the seventh month, Xiao Chen had already been on Qingyun Peak for about a month. On this day, something major happened. Even Jiang Chi was startled.
The previous top genius, Murong Chong, returned as well.
The Five Nation Youth Competition was only a few months away. Furthermore, there was a possibility that the gates to the upper realms might be opened in the uing Five Nation Youth Competition.
There would not only be the geniuses of the five Great Nationsthe Great Jin, Chu, Tang, Xia, and Qin Nationsthere would also be those from the Ancient Deste Land, the vast Boundless Sea, and the four barbarian tribes.
All the genius cultivators under this starry sky would be participating. This Five Nation Youth Competition would be an unprecedented grand asion.
After this, the budding era of geniuses might no longer be budding; the era of geniuses might officially have opened.
All conflicts before this would be wiped away. Not only was this the chance for cultivators to stand out, it was also an opportunity for the various sects and powers.
At this crucial moment, Murong Chong returned as well. Naturally, the leaders of the Heavenly Saber Pavilion were very grateful.
Back then, Murong Chong had been titled the number one genius of Xihe Province. No one surpassed him. Three years ago, he was already a Superior Grade Martial Saint. However, because he lost to Xiao Chen, he went far away for experiential training.
Chapter 547 - Fighting Murong Chong Again
Chapter 547: Fighting Murong Chong Again
The people of the Elders Assembly originally thought that with Murong Chongs talent, he would have been pulled into another sect. They had not expected him to return to the Heavenly Saber Pavilion.
However, the Elders Assembly had their doubts as well. They were worried that Murong Chong had not been able to pick himself up after hitting rock bottom from his defeat by Xiao Chen.
They suspected that Murong Chong ended up returning to the Heavenly Saber Pavilion because ordinary people could not attract the attention of the other great sects.
Thus, Jiang Chi and the other elders wanted to test Murong Chongs strength the moment they saw him.
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Back on Qingyun Peak, Xiao Chen heard the news about Murong Chongs return from Liu Suifeng. When he did, he felt surprised.
Xiao Chen was different from the Elders Assembly. He knew clearly that Murong Chong was not a cultivator who could not suffer a blow.
Given Murong Chongs talent, the great sects would definitely have valued him. For him to resist such temptation and return to the Heavenly Saber Pavilion meant he was the same as Xiao Chen.
Liu Suifeng said, Chances are, he came back for the Five Nation Youth Competition. He will probablye looking for you tonight.
Xiao Chen smiled gently. After not seeing him for two years, I look forward to seeing his growth.
Liu Suifeng sighed softly and said, The requirements for this uing Five Nation Youth Competition will probably be raised. Maybe we will need to be Martial Kings, at the least, to sign up.
Ordinary cultivators would definitely wish to participate in the Five Nation Youth Competition. Even if they did not qualify, they would benefit from watching; it would be an eye-opener for them.
Naturally, Liu Suifeng was no exception. Unfortunately, he was stuck at the bottleneck to Martial King. He would have difficulty breaking through in the few months left.
Xiao Chen made a quick decision. He took out one thousand Superior Grade Spirit Stones and handed them to Liu Suifeng. He said, Use these Superior Grade Spirit Stones to cultivate in the next few months. Ill help you find a natural treasure for your breakthrough. You have to create a good foundation for breaking through to Martial King.
Xiao Chen had experienced breaking through the bottleneck of Martial King himself. One had to build a firm foundation. Otherwise, even if one broke through, they would only be a regr Martial King.
Ones foundation consisted of their Cultivation Technique, the quality of Spirit Stones they used, the natural treasure they used when breaking through, and their own talent.
Xiao Chen had no way of helping Liu Suifeng with his talent or Cultivation Technique. However, he could do something about the Spirit Stones and natural treasures.
Liu Suifeng immediately refused. How can I take this? Youve already given us so many Spirit Stones. Furthermore, it would be a waste for me to use Superior Grade Spirit Stones.
Xiao Chen advised, Dont worry about wastage. Even if you waste most of the Spiritual Energy in the Superior Grade Spirit Stones, its effects would be much better than Medial Grade Spirit Stones and Inferior Grade Spirit Stones. There is no need to be concerned about this when making a breakthrough.
If a Martial Saint used Superior Grade Spirit Stones for cultivating, it would naturally be a big waste. However, there was no need to bother about this for a breakthrough.
After Xiao Chens advice, Liu Suifeng finally epted the thousand Superior Grade Spirit Stones.
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The moon now hung high in the sky, scattering its radiance over the ground; it was nowte at night.
Within his courtyard, Xiao Chen tightly grasped his sabers hilt with his right hand. He was in deep thought as he stared at the fallen leaves in the courtyard.
Pu!
Xiao Chen drew his saber out by about two centimeters. The pitch-ck saber immediately gave off a purple light. A sharp saber intent spread out and created a strong wind.
The strong wind picked up the fallen leaves, dancing them around the courtyard, up and down.
Ka ca!
Xiao Chen drew the Lunar Shadow Saberpletely. A boundless saber intent soared out and all the dead leaves started to buzz and spin in the air.
With the support of the saber intent, these light and graceful dead leaves immediately became sharp killing weapons. Regr Martial Saints would not be able to block them and would end up with wounds all over the body.
Withdraw!
Xiao Chen sheathed his Lunar Shadow Saber in an instant. The spinning leaves immediately stopped and fell back to the ground.
Revealing a satisfied expression, Xiao Chen whispered, Although I still have not figured out what to use as the primer for Winter in the past one month, my saber intent has reached Small Perfection. I can now unleash and withdraw it as I please.
Hu chi!
Suddenly, a strong wind blew in the courtyard. A sharp saber intent spread out from the strong wind. The leaves that had fallen to the ground flew back into the air.
The dead leaves spun and buzzed, bing like thousands of knives filling the air as they flew at Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly and moved his right hand fast. As he quickly drew his saber, his own sharp saber intent poured out.
Under the control of Xiao Chens saber intent, the dead leaves that filled the air started spinning in the opposite direction.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
When the two saber intents shed, the dead leaves in the air could not withstand the force. They exploded into countless smithereens before drifting down like fine rain.
When the dust settled, the courtyard was covered in ayer of leaf fragments.
Xiao Chen looked in front and saw Murong Chong dressed in ck, holding a scarlet saber as he stood on the wall.
Murong Chongs aura was like a sharp saber. Carrying himself upright, he radiated sharpness and pride.
The two sheathed their sabers at the same time. Murong Chongs figure shed and appeared on the ground. Then, he casually walked to the stone table in the courtyard.
However, Murong Chongs gaze remained fixed on Xiao Chen. A mild shock appeared in the depths on his eyes, although it was very well hidden.
After a good while, Murong Chong released a long, drawn-out sigh. It has been two years. I thought I would be able to defeat you. Who would have imagined you would still be unfathomable?
Xiao Chen said softly, I feel the same about you too. Not only have you advanced to half-step Martial Monarch, you alsoprehended saber intent. Looks like in the end, the Murong Chong of the past did not fall and give in to despair.
Murong Chong did not deny anything. He simply smiled and asked, Why did youe back? With your talent, there would be powerful great sects extending an olive branch to you.
Xiao Chen replied calmly, Same as you. Whatever your reason is, that is my reason.
Given the twos talent, the Heavenly Saber Pavilion could not indeed retain their interest. However, they were both people who remembered the kindness shown them. They hoped to use this chance to repay the debt of gratitude they owed the Heavenly Saber Pavilion.
When asked the reason, they did not have to say it to each other for them to understand.
Three days from now, I will be waiting at the Heaven Ascending tform. We willpete using only the saber! Murong Chong enunciated each word one by one.
The battle two years ago was Murong Chongs greatest loss. He had lost to an up-anding youngster in front of thousands from the Heavenly Saber Pavilion.
That battle caused Murong Chong to lose not only his status as Heavenly Saber Pavilions top disciple, but also the chance to fulfill a certain longing in his heart forever.
Murong Chong was not just fussing over minor matters. He had his own pride, which he had once lost and had to regain personally.
Xiao Chen epted the challenge without fear. He said with a calm tone, Sure, see you in three days at the Heaven Ascending tform. As you say, we willpete using only the saber.
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The next morning, the news of Murong Chong challenging Xiao Chen spread throughout the entire Heavenly Saber Pavilion.
Back then, Xiao Chen and Murong Chongs battle had also been held on the Heaven Ascending tform. Many disciples still remembered the battle. The wind had blown strongly, the clouds churned. Even the sky changed colors.
After two years, they both had gained their own glory and aplishments. Now, they were going to fight in the same ce again.
Would Murong Chong defeat Xiao Chen and regain his title as Heavenly Saber Pavilions top disciple? Or would Xiao Chen gain victory again, suppressing Murong Chong?
Before it even began, this battle had all the Heavenly Saber Pavilion disciples on tenterhooks in anticipation.
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Three days passed in a sh. At the ce where Xiao Chen stayed, Liu Ruyue said, Do we really not need to go?
Xiao Chen grasped Liu Ruyues hand and smiled faintly. There really is no need. We are justpeting with the saber. It is not a true life-or-death battle. It is not even a true exchange of pointers.
Compete with the saberthis was desmen speak. It meant that the two of them would draw their sabers at the same time and see whose saber was mightier.
It sounded very simple but it was actually aplex thing.
The instant the attacks wereunched, not only would Essence be infused into them, the cultivators states and saber intent would be as well.
Under ordinary circumstances, when a desman with saber intentpeted with one without saber intent, the one with saber intent would win without a doubt. However, Murong Chong and Xiao Chen had bothprehended saber intent; it was hard to gauge who was stronger.
However, Xiao Chen was confident in himself. Aside from saber intent, he alsoprehended the state of massacre and state of thunder to their limits. As his cultivation increased, they would only get stronger.
Furthermore, Xiao Chens Essence was frighteningly pure. It had been tempered by countless natural treasures and a Heaven Ranked Cultivation Technique. In addition, he had used Spirit Gathering Pearls. It was hard to find anyone stronger than him in the same generation.
No matter what kind of fortuitous encounter Murong Chong had had, he would not be able to match Xiao Chen.
Only a proud disciple of a great sect who had consumed countless natural treasures since birth and cultivated at least ten years longer than Xiao Chen would be able to barely surpass him.
However, as time passed, the gap between these geniuses and Xiao Chen will only get smaller and smaller. Eventually, Xiao Chen would overtake them.
Dont worry. Just wait for my good news. Xiao Chen released Liu Ruyues hands and said goodbye. Then, he rose into the air and vanished in the blink of an eye.
As Liu Ruyue stared in the direction Xiao Chen had taken, a look of deep thought appeared in her eyes.
A long time ago, when Xiao Chen just arrived at the Heavenly Saber Pavilion, he still required Liu Ruyues protection. However, in a mere two years, he hadpletely overtaken her.
Liu Ruyue looked away and revealed a resolute gaze. She said to herself, It looks like I have to find some time to go for experiential training. Otherwise, it would be too embarrassing if that fellow surpasses me by too much.
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Many of the disciples who had received the news were already gathered at the huge drill grounds of the Heaven Ascending tform.
The zing sun above them did not dampen the excitement of the crowd. They did not stop discussing the uing event.
Who do you think will win? Two years ago, the two of them were almost equal. Xiao Chen narrowly won by one move.
It is hard to say. I hear that Murong Chong has advanced to half-step Martial Monarch. Xiao Chen is also a half-step Martial Monarch. However, he only showed a small portion of his strength and did not reveal his true strength.
Still, the two of them arepeting with their sabers. They are not fighting a true duel. They will be able to decide a victor right away.
We will just wait and see. He he! Actually, whoevers saber is stronger means that persons strength is slightly stronger.
Two years ago, when Xiao Chen and Murong Chong fought, all the cultivators watching favored Murong Chong. They thought that Xiao Chen could not win.
However, two yearster, this battle was now filled with uncertainty. No one could say with confidence who would win.
Chapter 548 - Hidden Treasure Pavilion
Chapter 548: Hidden Treasure Pavilion
Twelve of the Elders Assemblys elite elders gathered on a high tform. They did not wish to miss this duel, either.
Now, Xiao Chen and Murong Chong seemed to be stronger than many of them. They were even stronger than some of the elders.
An elder with small eyes sighed softly and said, I am really getting old. Perhaps only in this budding era of geniuses would genius cultivators grow this fast. Unfortunately, we are old already. We are destined to only be spectators.
Ha ha! We can only be spectators. A new era of geniuses might not be a bad thing. Life will be interesting at least.
Indeed. Now, two genius cultivators have emerged from our Heavenly Saber Pavilion. Considering the bigger picture, there should be many more genius cultivators. When they all grow up, the era of geniuses would truly be upon us. I wonder, what kind of glorious scene will we see?
The First Elder, Jiang Chi, smiled faintly and said, What is the point of saying all this? Anyway, these two great geniuses agreed to fight for our Heavenly Saber Pavilion. By then, our Luck will increase. Our Heavenly Saber Pavilion will only rise in this struggle.
Xiu! Xiu!
Two vague figures flew over from the east and west of the drill grounds. They were very fast, arriving at the drill grounds in the blink of an eye.
They are here! Murong Chong and Xiao Chen are here!
When the two people that everyone in the spectator stands were waiting for arrived, the crowd immediately grew more excited.
When Murong Chong looked at the surroundings, he recalled the scene from two years ago. The scene then was exactly the same as today.
The spectator stands then had beenpletely filled and everyone excited. Originally, he hade in full glory, intending to take over Qingyun Peak in one fell swoop. Unfortunately, he had failed.
Two yearster, when Murong Chong saw this scene again, he could not help but feel regret.
Murong Chongs heart was filled with hope for victory. He stared at Xiao Chen with a sharp gaze and said in a clear voice, Xiao Chen, we will decide victory with one move!
As you wish!
The two ced their right hands on their sabers hilt at the same time. Boundless aura, state, and saber intent started gathering quickly.
Murong Chong unleashed his state of wind and state of cloud. A strong wind blew behind him, kicking up a boundless cloud of dust. White clouds churned above him without end.
Winds blew and clouds churned. The sky changed colors.
Xiao Chen unleashed his state of massacre and state of thunder. Dark clouds covered the sky and thunder rumbled, resounding throughout the ce. The crowds ears were stunned, causing them to hear buzzing sounds.
A scarlet light spread wildly behind Xiao Chen. That was the state of massacre fanning out.
Although the twos powerful states caused heaven and earth to change drastically, they had not drawn their sabers yet. These auras they unleashed before the great battle caused everyone hold their breath; they did not even dare to breathe.
Qiang! Qiang!
Two resonant trembling sounds suddenly rang out. Murong Chong and Xiao Chen drew their weapons at the same time. The saber intents that they had been brewing up were suddenly unleashed.
Their sabers trembled as the saber intent spread quickly and endlessly. The sabers of the thousands of cultivators immediately trembled, as if they woulde unsheathed at any moment.
Xiu!
The two of them moved as fast as lightning. The Lunar Shadow Saber and the scarlet saber in Murong Chongs hand flew out of the twos grips at the same time, the des spinning as they headed for each other.
Hu chi! Hu chi!
The two sabers red. As they moved, they both released a resplendent light, and cracks appeared in the ground.
The thousands of cultivators all cried out. When the two saber intents shed, the sabers of the crowd could not longer be restrained; they all flew into the sky.
Thousands of sabers shed in midair, controlled by Xiao Chens and Murong Chongs weapons. The sabers ttered and nged when they shed; it was a spectacr sight to behold.
However, no one was looking above. They only stared at the two spinning sabers without blinking.
The sabers flew very fast. If the crowd raised their heads to look elsewhere, the victory might be decided in that instant.
Dang!
While thousands watched, the two sabers with vast auras finally shed. The fissures on the ground also collided.
Ka ca!
The entire drill grounds instantly cracked in half, astonishing the crowd in the spectator stands. Even the elders on the tform could no longer sit still.
They are too strong. The genius cultivators are more than we imagined.
However, a huge smile filled Jiang Chis face. He did not mind that the two were stronger than him. He shouted, Good! No matter who wins, with their strength, our Heavenly Saber Pavilion is destined to gain glory in the uing Five Nation Youth Competition!
Pu ci! The proud Murong Chong paled and vomited arge mouthful of blood.
A crack appeared on the scarlet saber that belonged to Murong Chong when it shed with the Lunar Shadow Saber.
Wu! Wu!
Only a pitch-ck saber remained, slowly spinning in the air.
The thousands of sabers following the Lunar Shadow Saber in the air buzzed loudly, like they were dering to the crowd who was the true king of sabers.
Whose saber could truly lead the thousands of sabers to be the king of all sabers!
Xiao Chen waved his hand and the spinning Lunar Shadow Saber turned into a beam of light as it returned to its scabbard. After losing the support of saber intent, the thousands of sabers buzzing in the sky fell like petals tossed out by an angel.
The vast drill grounds regained its calm. The strong winds stopped and the dust settled. Thunder stopped rumbling and the zing sun shone once more.
Only the kilometer-long crack that split the drill grounds remained, telling the story of the earlier wild scene.
Saber intent, two states at their limits, and an aura thates close to that of a Martial Monarchthese two people are no ordinary half-step Martial Monarchs.
Up on the tform, First Elder Jiang Chi said in a deep voice, I have to reevaluate the strength of these two. Second Elder, lead some people to Murong Chong tomunicate with him. Give him the best treatment of a genius. I will speak to Xiao Chen personally.
The remaining elders exchanged looks. They saw shock in one anothers eyes. Give Murong Chong the best treatment of a genius? In that case, does that mean that Xiao Chens treatment is even better? Maybe the equivalent of the next Pavilion Master?
Dont just stand there. Quickly, go and do what I said. This involves the great matters of our Heavenly Saber Pavilion. If anyone makes a mistake, they can forget about keeping their position in the Elders Assembly.
Jiang Chi snorted coldly and berated the elders with a harsh tone when he did not see them moving.
The Second Elder did not dare to tarry. He hurriedly said, On my way! Im on my way!
Fifteen minutester, Xiao Chen, who was prepared to fly off, received a message from a young disciple that the First Elder was waiting for him at the Hidden Treasure Pavilion.
The Hidden Treasure Pavilion was where the Heavenly Saber Pavilion stored the wealth it had umted over the many years. There were Cultivation Techniques, secret manuals, Spirit Weapons, Battle Armor, Spirit Stones and all sorts of natural treasures. Everything that was needed were all present.
With the Heavenly Saber Pavilions current strength, their savings would not be as much as the other great sects. It was no match for even the Great Jin Nations Heavenly Sword Gate where Ding Fengchou was from and the Great Xia Nations Thousand Sword Pavilion where Xia Xiyan came from, not to mention the Supreme Sky Sect and the other great sects of the Great Jin Nation.
Compared to them, the Heavenly Saber Pavilion was clearly inferior.
However, regardless of the situation, the savings of a sect would be something that Xiao Chen would sigh at when he saw them.
Since First Elder Jiang Chi was bringing Xiao Chen to the Hidden Treasure Pavilion, it was clear that the First Elder had a new understanding of Xiao Chens strength and was trying to rope him back in.
Xiao Chen understood this principle. However, he still felt it was strange. After all, the First Elder seemed to be putting in too much effort.
Xiao Chen had already agreed to fight for the Heavenly Saber Pavilion. He had also already received ten thousand Superior Grade Spirit Stones. What else did the First Elder have to worry about? There was no more need to give him any further benefits.
Carrying that suspicion in his heart, Xiao Chen followed that young disciple to the Hidden Treasure Pavilion.
The Hidden Treasure Pavilion of any sect was a very important ce. Naturally, it would be heavily guarded.
Along the way, at the many turns Xiao Chen passed, there were elite disciples of the Divine Saber Camp. There were even warships patrolling in the sky.
When Xiao Chen reached the Hidden Treasure Pavilion, he could feel a powerful Martial Monarchs aura. That should be one of the Heavenly Saber Pavilions Supreme Elders.
Such heavy protection showed how important this Hidden Treasure Pavilion was to the Heavenly Saber Pavilion.
The First Elder, Jiang Chi, had been waiting at the door for quite a long time. He waved his hand to dismiss the disciple that led Xiao Chen here. Then, he walked over to Xiao Chen with a big smile on his face. Ha ha! Xiao Chen, you should know why I brought you here.
Xiao Chen nodded to indicate he understood.
Smiling, Jiang Chi said, The strength that you and Murong Chong disyed far surpassed my expectations. The two of you haveprehended saber intent and also two different states each. Furthermore, you two haveprehended your states to their limits. The next step would be will.
However, I favor you more. Do you know why?
Jiang Chi proceeded to answer his own question. This is because you have climbed to the eighth floor of the Ancient Deste Tower. That itself represents a type of Luck. By returning to the Heavenly Saber Pavilion, you have unknowingly influenced the Heavenly Saber Pavilion. Naturally, that was a good influence.
Alright, enough nonsense. Come with me!
Jiang Chi looked up at the top floor and had a simplemunication with the Supreme Elder there. Then, the wooden doors with formations drawn on it unlocked and opened with a click.
On the first floor, a dazzling sight filled Xiao Chens eyes. The glitter dazed him and made him dizzy.
However, when Xiao Chen looked carefully, he realized that they were all items of the mundane world. There were gold, silver, pearls, jade, Night Pearls, and precious gems.
If a regr person picked up any item here, they would be able to live the rest of their life in luxury. However, none of these caught Xiao Chens and Jiang Chis attention. They did not bother giving these items a second look before heading to the second floor.
The items on the second floor started to look interesting. There were Spirit Weapons, secret manuals, and Inferior Grade Spirit Stones.
Like before, Jiang Chi did not even bother looking at these items. This was because he knew that Xiao Chen would not care for these items, either.
The two continued going up, passing the third floor, then the fourth floor. The items that Xiao Chen saw started to interest him.
However, Jiang Chi did not stop walking; he merely continued climbing up. They reached the seventh floor before they stopped. If they went up another floor, they would be at the top floor of the Hidden Treasure Pavilion.
I can only bring you this far. Even I do not have the right to go up one more floor. As for Murong Chong, I can only bring him to the sixth floor, but you cane to the seventh, Jiang Chi said softly as he smiled.
Chapter 549 - Four Holy Lands
Chapter 549: Four Holy Lands
Xiao Chen carefully looked around the seventh floor. Compared to the dazzling first floor, this floor looked very in. All the treasures here had their auras withdrawn. However, if one looked carefully, one could sense a faint Spiritual Energy filling every corner of the floor.
All sorts of treasures covered the tables and shelves made of tinum-zed jade. There were Spirit Cores from thousand-year-old Spirit Beasts and Demonic Cores from thousand-year-old Demonic Beasts. These creatures had been incredibly strong when they were alive. Even after they died and their inner cores taken out, intense energy fluctuations could be felt.
There were also rows of bookshelves filled with Cultivation Techniques and Martial Techniques for the saber. All the secret manuals were at least Earth Ranked. These were the gains of the seniors of Heavenly Saber Pavilion when they left the mountain.
When Xiao Chen continued looking, he saw several exquisite brocade boxes with Inferior Grade Spirit Gathering Pearls in them. The Heavenly Saber Pavilion used to have Martial Sages as well. It was not strange that they were able to refine Spirit Gathering Pearls.
However, the Heavenly Saber Pavilion no longer had any Martial Sages. So every time one Spirit Gathering Pearl was used, that would be one Spirit Gathering Pearl less from their savings. They could only keep these in the Hidden Treasure Pavilion.
On the weapons rack, there were ten sabers of various styles. They all glistened with a bright light. asionally, they gave off a strong saber light. Saber lighting out automatically was a sign of a Heaven Ranked Spirit Weapon.
When Jiang Chi noticed Xiao Chen looking at the weapons rack, he could not help but say proudly, Xiao Chen, this are the things that our Heavenly Saber Pavilion has obtained over the years. There are ten Heaven Ranked Spirit Weapons. One of them is a Superior Grade Heaven Ranked Spirit Weapon. I can tell that your Lunar Shadow Saber is only a Superior Grade Earth Ranked Weapon; you can choose one of these.
Use a Heaven Ranked Spirit Weapon to rece the Lunar Shadow Saber?
Xiao Chen smiled faintly and refused. What a joke! The Lunar Shadow Saber was once a Sub-Divine Weapon.
Although the Lunar Shadow Saber was only a Superior Grade Earth Ranked Spirit Weapon now, once Ao Jiao finished nourishing it, it would immediately be a Heaven Ranked Spirit Weapon. In the future, as long as Xiao Chen could find the necessary materials, he would be able to restore it to a Sub-Divine Weapon.
If there was an opportunity, with Ao Jiaos help, it might be a new Divine Weapon. How could Xiao Chen be willing to swap it out?
Jiang Chi was somewhat stunned. Clearly, he had not expected Xiao Chen to reject his offer. However, this was fine as well. Coincidentally, Murong Chongs weapon had just been broken. It would be appropriate to give him a new weapon.
Jiang Chi immediately said, As you wish, then. If there is anything you like here, you can take them.
Xiao Chen was astonished. I can take them? First Elder, arent you afraid that I would empty out the entire floor?
Jiang Chis wrinkled face had a happy smile on it. Ha ha! I really am not afraid of that. In fact, what I am afraid of is you taking too little. I am not afraid of you taking too much.
In Jiang Chis opinion, for Xiao Chen to resist the offers of the various great sects and return to the Heavenly Saber Pavilion, that meant he was a person who repaid debts of gratitude. If he took a lot of items, he would end up owing the Heavenly Saber Pavilion another favor. The bigger the favor, the greater the repayment.
Thus, Jiang Chi was not afraid that Xiao Chen would take too much. He was afraid that Xiao Chen would not be interested in these items and take too little.
Of course, it was impossible for Xiao Chen to truly empty out the floor. Finally, he took a hundred Inferior Grade Spirit Gathering Pearls, fifty thousand Inferior Grade Spirit Stones, a thousand-year-old lightning-attributed Rank 9 Demonic Core, and the secret manual for the Lightning Tribtion Saber Technique.
This Lightning Tribtion Saber Technique was a peak Earth Ranked Saber Technique. This was the Saber Technique that the Heavenly Saber Pavilions founder created. It was slightly weaker than the Four Season Saber Technique but stronger than the Wukui Saber Technique.
He could make the Four Season Saber Technique his trump card and use this Lightning Tribtion Saber Technique normally, to hide his true strength.
The things that Xiao Chen took were within Jiang Chis expectations. He smiled and said, Come, lets go to Jade Maiden Peak and pick some thousand-year-old Spirit Herbs.
After they left the Hidden Treasure Pavilion, First Elder Jiang Chi waved his hand and a warship descended. He smiled and said, Lets board!
Xiao Chen hesitated for a moment before saying, First Elder, you have already given me so many treasures. Lets leave these Spirit Herbs for the other Elders and the juniors.
Jiang Chiughed loudly and pushed Xiao Chen up. He said, Dont overthink this. If you went to another sect, they would only give you even more. Like I said before, since you chose the Heavenly Saber Pavilion, we will do our best to nurture you.
The two climbed to the deck and the warship immediately soared into the sky, heading towards Jade Maiden Peak.
As the warship passed through the clouds, the wind blew strongly, making Xiao Chens and the First Elders hair flutter about.
Jiang Chi thought to himself for a while before saying, Xiao Chen, you dont seem understand what the Luck from the Five Nation Youth Competition representsor to be more precise, the value of this Luck.
Xiao Chen was slightly stunned. He looked at Jiang Chi and said, Would you please exin more?
Honestly speaking, Xiao Chen really did not understand the value of Luck. So he sincerely asked Jiang Chi to exin. After all, the First Elder was someone who controlled a sect. He had to know something that Xiao Chen did not.
Luck is something that seems ethereal, something intangible. However, it truly exists. Twenty years ago, our Heavenly Saber Pavilion was counted among the peak sects. However, we eventually suffered from a cmity. In the end, the problem would be that we did not have enough Luck.
If there is something tangible that represents Luck, that would be the Dragon Veins!
Dragon Veins?
Jiang Chi continued to exin, The Dragon Vein is a representation of Luck. There are nine Dragon Veins in the world. Each of the Five Great Nations controls one Dragon Vein each. In a way, the various Royal Courts are great sects without status. This is also why the people of the Royal Courts are not allowed to participate in the Five Nation Youth Competition. They already have a vast amount of Luck and they are not allowed topete for more with the other sects.
Xiao Chen felt very curious. He asked, Then where are the remaining four Dragon Veins?
Jiang Chi said, These are things that you couldnt have known. However, you are now qualified to know them. The remaining four Dragon Veins are under the Wind Cloud Arena in the Great Jin Nation.
Once upon a time, thest emperor of the Tianwu Dynasty was overly ambitious. He wanted to gather all the nine Dragon Veins in the air and obtain all the Luck. He wanted to go against the heavens and gain immortality. This provoked the Four Holy Lands and resulted in a ninth grade Demonic Cmity.
The nine dragons had escaped and the Spirit Veins turned chaotic. Hence, the Spiritual Energy of the current five Great Nations plummeted. Xiao Chen had known that much. However, he had not been aware of the Tianwu Emperors ambitions.
Unexpectedly, the Four Holy Lands were the ones who caused the Demonic Cmity that destroyed the Tianwu Dynasty. This secret was something that most cultivators simply could not imagine.
In the eyes of regr cultivators, the Holy Lands were the representation of righteousness, helping to seal spatial cracks everywhere.
Jiang Chi said softly, Aside from the Great Jin Nation, the Royal Courts of the Five Great Nations are the representatives of the Four Holy Lands. Back then, the Tianwu Dynasty was able to rule the entire continent due to the Four Holy Lands support. When their puppet stopped obeying their instructionshe hethey just had to swap them out.
Weng!
Xiao Chen was shaken. He had not expected such a secret to exist. To think the Holy Lands were so mighty! Even someone as strong as the Tianwu Emperor, a hero of that generation, someone who left his mark in history and was remembered for ten thousand years, unexpectedly he was but a pawn in the hands of the Holy Lands.
As for Xiao Chen, what was he now? He was not even qualified to be a pawn.
Suddenly, Xiao Chen noticed a problem. He felt it was strange, so he asked, First Elder, you said Four Holy Lands earlier. Howe we know of only the Three Holy Lands?
Phoenixs Passion Pce, White Emperor City, and Divine Martial Gate. Although the Three Holy Lands were mysterious, their names were no secret. However, no matter how Xiao Chen counted, there were only three.
Jiang Chisplexion changed; he knew that he had said too much. He smiled and said, Dont bother about that. All you need to know is that the four Dragon Veins under the Wind Cloud Arena give the sects of the world a chance at a fairpetition. Whoever can obtain ranking will obtain great Luck.
Furthermore, this time, a great age is imminent. In the past, only one Dragon Vein, at most, would awaken. This time, it might be possible that four Dragon Veins will awaken. Hence, if you are able to obtain a ranking, no matter how much I give you, it would be worth it.
Seeing that Jiang Chi was not willing to say more, Xiao Chen did not press the matter.
Xiao Chen thought to himself, One day, I will personally unravel all these mysteries. Does the Azure Dragon Martial Spirit represent the fourth fallen Holy Land? I have to figure all this out.
Xiao Chen had once heard from Leng Yue that there were three thousand great realms in this universe. The Tianwu Continent was known as the Sky Dome Realm. However, it was only an average realm among the three thousand great realms.
The so-called upper realm was a high-ranking realm that governed the three thousand great realmsKunlun Realm.
From that moment, Xiao Chen had some guesses in his heart. His so-called transcension might not have been a coincidence. Earth, where he came from, might be one of the three thousand great realms.
Of course, this was the deepest secret hidden in Xiao Chens heart. He would not tell this to anyone. The only thing he could do was continue bing stronger, increasing his strength. Then, he would unravel the mystery personally.
As the two spoke, Jade Maiden Peak appeared before them. It was covered with a spiritual fog and a fragrance. The warship continued flying to a pavilion at a cliff in Jade Maiden Peak.
Arge portion of the pavilion was not sitting on the cliff. It looked like the entire pavilion was hovering in the air.
Xiao Chens eyes lit up. He said, This is Ancestral Martial Aunt Shens ce.
Jiang Chi nodded and said, Thats right. When going to Jade Maiden Peak to get natural treasures, we have to get permission from Martial Aunt Shen first. However, there should not be any problems. You can rest assured.
When the warship was a kilometer away, Jiang Chi waved his hand and the warship stopped. Then, he led Xiao Chen to gently float down to the ground without making a sound.
Martial Aunt Shen, Martial Nephew Jiang Chi requests an audience. Jiang Chi, the person controlling the Heavenly Saber Pavilion, was very respectful at this moment.
The doors of the pavilion gradually opened. The young-looking Shen Manjun slowly came out with Chu Xinyun carefully following behind her.
When Jiang Chi saw Shen Manjuning out, he quickly rushed forward and told her the purpose of his visit.
When Shen Manjun heard it, she looked with interest at Xiao Chen. She smiled and said, Unexpectedly, this little fellow from two years ago grew so much. Xinyun, take my token and bring him to the herb fields with Spirit Herbs older than a thousand years old. If there is anything he likes, he can take it.
Xiao Chen bowed and offered a cupped-fist salute. Many thanks, Ancestral Martial Aunt!
When Xiao Chen met a regr Martial Monarch, the most he would do would be to speak respectfully and perform a cupped-fist salute. This was the rule of the continent; the weak had to do this when they met the strong. If one behaved too carefreely, their words might cause trouble for them. So one had to have respect for the strong.
However, when Xiao Chen met Shen Manjun, he bowed. Actually, he already guessed long ago. It was not rare to meet a three-hundred-year-old Martial Monarch. However, she maintained a youthful appearance, looking like a young girl. She was definitely a strong expert that was only a step away from bing a Martial Sage. She was worthy of this bow.
Chapter 550 - Reaching Mohe City
Chapter 550: Reaching Mohe City
After Chu Xinyun received Shen Manjuns token, she led Xiao Chen to the herb fields. This time, Jiang Chi did not follow.
As Jiang Chi watched Xiao Chen leave, he smiled and asked, Martial Aunt, what do you think of this person? Do you think he is worth nurturing?
Shen Manjuns eyes were deep and clear. She said, This person looks calm but he has a cold heart. He will not be easily influenced and always looks out for his best interest. He is very clear on what he wants and is decisive in killing. He is unfeeling!
Jiang Chis smile froze. Could my judgment be wrong?
Changing the topic, Shen Manjun smiled and said, However, the fortunate thing is that he never changed. From the first time I saw him, he has not changed. Even after seeing theplex world, gaining boundless glory, obtaining one hundred consecutive victories in the wrestling ring, climbing to the eighth floor of the Ancient Deste Tower, and bing the top youth in the four nations, despite all these, he has remained himself. He did not change.
Somewhat at a loss, Jiang Chi said, Martial Aunt, I do not understand.
Shen Manjun smiled sweetly before turning around. Her melodious voice rang out, There is no need for you to understand. You only need to know that he can give you what you want.
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Xiao Chen and Chu Xinyun knew each other long ago. However, they felt ufortable when they met each other again.
Chu Xinyun had not expected Xiao Chen to return to the Heavenly Saber Pavilion after the battle at the Heaven Ascending tform. When they first met, their strengths were about equal. Now, however, they had arge gap in strength.
Chu Xinyun was still a Martial Saint while Xiao Chen had long broken through to Martial King. Now, he was standing at the border to Martial Monarch.
Junior Sister Chu, just help me casually get ten or so thousand-year-old herbs. I just want the ones that aid in raising cultivation.
Under Chu Xinyuns lead, the two quickly arrived at the herb field for thousand-year-old herbs. The results disappointed Xiao Chen.
Although it was the herb field for thousand-year-old herbs, most of the Spirit Herbs there were only eight or nine hundred years old. There were very few thousand-year-old Spirit Herbs and no two-thousand-year-old Spirit Herbs.
Perhaps Jiang Chi did not know, but after eating so many thousand-year-old Spirit Herbs, these Spirit Herbs were no longer of any use to Xiao Chen.
So Xiao Chen only casually asked for ten or so thousand-year-old Spirit Herbs. He would be able to use these as gifts. He intended to return to Mohe City in a month; he had to bring something back.
Casually pick ten or so thousand-year-old Spirit Herbs?
When Chu Xinyun heard these words, she could not help but roll her eyes. What do you mean casually pick them?
This fellow is treating thousand-year-old Spirit Herbs like cabbage. This was something that even the elders could not get.
Chu Xinyuns reaction would be interesting if she knew that Xiao Chen just intended to use them as gifts and even found them wanting for this purpose.
He thought for a while before saying, Thats right. Make sure they are over a thousand years in age. Dont bother using the eight- or nine-hundred-year-old ones to make up the numbers; they would not have any effect.
One thousand years was a hurdle, just like human cultivation. When Spirit Herbs cleared the hurdle of a thousand years, they would be on a different level from the eight- or nine-hundred-year-old ones.
Their effects would be severalfold stronger. So Xiao Chen made sure to remind Chu Xinyun.
How picky! Chu Xinyun could not help butin in her heart. However, she still obediently went to search. After all, she had to obey Shen Manjuns orders.
With Chu Xinyun working on getting the Spirit Herbs, Xiao Chen became rather free. After he had waited for an hour, Chu Xinyun carried fifteen thousand-year-old Spirit Herbs over.
Xiao Chen checked and did not find any problems. He smiled softly and said, Many thanks, Junior Sister Chu. I shall take my leave first.
Xiao Chen returned to meet Jiang Chi and Shen Manjun to thank them once again. After all, while these items might be useless to him, he had to observe basic etiquette.
Jiang Chi said, Xiao Chen, do you have any request? You can just tell me; I will do all I can to help.
As the saying went, dont get a reward if its not deserved. Representing the Heavenly Saber Pavilion in the Five Nation Youth Competition was one thing, but whether Xiao Chen could obtain a good ranking still remained to be seen.
How could Xiao Chen dare to make any request? He could only reject the other partys kind intentions.
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In a deste forest on Qingyun Peak, dark clouds churned and thunder roared. Xiao Chen was practicing the Lightning Tribtion Saber Technique he had just obtained.
The Lightning Tribtion Saber Technique was different from the Four Season Saber Technique. This Saber Technique did not require much personalprehension. All Xiao Chen needed toprehend was just the meaning behind every saber and their state.
The Saber Technique had been created by the Heavenly Saber Pavilions founder in his early years rather than hister years. Thus, it would not be very difficult toprehend it.
Back then, the Heavenly Saber Pavilions founder was undergoing experiential training when he was young. He had coincidentally discovered a Rank 9 Spirit Beast preparing to take human form.
When the Heavenly Saber Pavilions founder saw the nine waves of lightning tribtion, he created the Lightning Tribtion Saber Technique. He was able to create his own Saber Technique before he was thirty years old. Furthermore, it was a peak Earth Ranked Saber Technique.
The Heavenly Saber Pavilions founder had horrifying talent. No wonder he was able to establish the Heavenly Saber Pavilion and be a Martial Emperor.
From a certain angle, if Xiao Chen was able topletelyprehend his own Four Season Saber Technique, his talent would be no less than the Heavenly Saber Pavilions founder.
In nature, lightning has always been seen as the will of the Heavenly Dao. If one went against the Heavenly Dao, it would send down lightning to destroy everything.
Xiao Chen muttered, The first three moves of the Lightning Tribtion Saber Technique store power, the next three form lightning, and the final three moves call down the tribtion. When trained to the highest level, one could seize the Heavenly Dao, sending down lightning in ce of heaven. I hope this will not disappoint me.
Xiao Chen had personally seen Xiao Bais tribtion in the past. The secret manual contained the detailed cirction method of the nine moves, the personal notes of the Heavenly Saber Pavilions founder. Furthermore, Xiao Chen had goodprehension abilities.
Given all the above factors, Xiao Chen progressed very fast in his practice of the Lightning Tribtion Saber Technique. Compared to the Four Season Saber Technique, it was five or six times faster. He managed to learn all nine moves within one month.
This was very normal. Xiao Chen had toprehend the Four Season Saber Technique for himself, carefully testing as he advanced step by step.
As for the Lightning Tribtion Saber Technique, the Heavenly Saber Pavilions founder had already paved the way. All Xiao Chen needed to do was follow his instructions.
Between the two, it was clear which was easier. However, the Four Season Saber Technique was mightier than the Lightning Tribtion Saber Technique. Furthermore, it was more suitable for Xiao Chen. After all, he hadprehended it himself.
Xiao Chen sheathed his saber, and the thunderclouds above him scattered. He said softly to himself, Two months have passed. It is time to go back to Mohe City to take a look.
In another four months, the Five Nation Youth Competition would begin. After that, Xiao Chen might be able to go to the Kunlun Realm. Perhaps he might never get the chance to return to Mohe City.
Even though Xiao Xiong had chased Xiao Chen out of the Xiao n, disowning him, blood was thicker than water. Xiao Chen had to at least return and take a look.
Xiao Chen had to visit the brothers who fought with him for the sake of the Promise of Ten Years, the brothers who were willing to kneel and beg for mercy before Xiao Xiong for the sake of Xiao Chen.
He had to personally see for himself how those brothers were doing before he could be at peace.
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It waste at night. A full moon hung high in the sky, its silver light shining on the entire Qingyun Peak. Using the moonlight to illuminate his way, Xiao Chen headed for Liu Ruyues courtyard, preparing to say goodbye.
Ha! Ha! Ha!
In her courtyard, Liu Ruyue was wearing tight robes that perfectly outlined her exquisite figure. She was currently focused on practicing her saber one move at a time.
Saber lights flickered as Liu Ruyue moved. A strong wind blew, sweeping up all the fallen leaves.
Given Liu Ruyues cultivation, she had already reached peak Superior Grade Martial King. As long as she could advance her state of wind by one more step, she would be able to step into the half-step Martial Monarch realm.
When Liu Ruyue saw Xiao Chen standing outside, she spun the saber in her hand around and sent a sharp attack at Xiao Chen.
Another exchange of moves?
Xiao Chen smiled faintly; he was not shocked. This was how it had been for the past few days. The two of them exchanged moves, helping each other identify their inadequacies.
However, it was more of Xiao Chen giving pointers to Liu Ruyue. Hisbat experience and insights already surpassed hers.
Dang! Dang! Dang!
Under the moonlight, Xiao Chen and Liu Ruyue moved quickly. When their weapons shed, sparks flew out.
You are four hours earlier than usual today. Are you here to say goodbye to me? Liu Ruyue swung her saber at lightning speed, brushing it past Xiao Chens shoulder.
Chi!
Xiao Chen parried Liu Ruyues attack with his saber. Then, he said softly, Before the Five Nation Youth Competition, I have to go back to Mohe City.
How long will you be going for? When will youe back?
If it is fast, one month; at thetest, three months. In any case, I will rush back to the Heavenly Saber Pavilion before going to the Great Jin Nation.
As the two exchanged moves, they chatted. They seemed very carefree under the gentle moonlight. There was a faint warmth in their hearts.
After one hour, the two finished their exchange of moves. Liu Ruyue sheathed her saber and smiled helplessly. Unexpectedly, you managed to improve so much after just a month. I truly cantpare to you.
Xiao Chen held Liu Ruyues hand and smiled. Whats wrong? Are you afraid that I will bully you in the future?
Liu Ruyue blushed and whispered, I dont mind if you bully me. Its just that if you climb too high, Im afraid that the gap between you and me will only grow wider and wider.
Xiao Chen pulled Liu Ruyue into his embrace. As he looked deeply into the bright moon in the sky, a mncholic smile appeared on his face. He muttered, In this world, Qingyun Peak is my second home. No matter how far I go or how high I climb, I will definitely return here.
Home Liu Ruyue felt a warmth in her heart. She looked up at Xiao Chen and opened her lips slightly, a gentle expression radiating from her eyes.
Xiao Chen gave Liu Ruyue a faint smile and picked her up. Then, he headed for her room.
These two were both youths. In the past two months, they had spent their nights alone practicing. They were deeply in love. Naturally, the so-called matters between men and women had taken ce.
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The Great Qin Nation had four provinces: Dongming Province, Xihe Province, Nanling Province, and the northern Royal Court. Each province had three prefectures, each prefecture had nine counties, and finally, each county had countless cities of varying sizes.
Mohe City was one of these cities. It was unremarkable in the vast Great Qin Nation.
There were many such cities in the Great Qin Nation; they were uncountable. They were as ordinary as they could be.
On this particr day, a white-robed youth with delicate looks appeared at Mohe Citys gates from the road. A saber hung at his waist and he had a calm expression on his face as he moved in an unhurried manner.
That white-robed youth quickly walked past the crowd. He did not wear any extravagant adornments or release his cultivators aura.
However, he gave off a unique, carefree feeling that made him stand out from the crowd. Several of the Martial Masters around him could not look up at him.
Naturally, this white-robed desman was Xiao Chen. The Heavenly Saber Pavilion was in Xihe Province; Mohe City was in Dongming. One was in the east and the other, in the west. Even though Xiao Chen traveled at full speed, the trip had taken half a month.
Chapter 551 - Returning to Mohe City
Chapter 551: Returning to Mohe City
Xiao Chen had not been here in four years. Now that he was back at his starting point, he revealed a faint smile. Lets go see Big Brother Mo Fan first. If there is an opportunity, I should get him to upgrade the Lunar Shadow Saber. The Rank 6 Thunder Roc Demonic Core can no longer keep up with my strength.
When the Lunar Shadow Saber was first forged, Xiao Chen was a mere insignificant Martial Disciple. Naturally, at that point in time, the Rank 6 Thunder Roc was something that Xiao Chen could not imagine.
Now that he had advanced to half-step Martial Monarch, he could kill a Rank 6 Demonic Beast in a second. This Demonic Core was no longer appropriate for the Lunar Shadow Saber.
Thus, when Xiao Chen saw a thousand-year-old Rank 9 lightning-attributed Demonic Core in the Heavenly Saber Pavilions Hidden Treasure Pavilion, he immediately grabbed it.
After Xiao Chen paid the entry toll, he entered the city together with the crowd. He recalled many warm memories when he saw the scenes on the two sides of the street.
Xiao Chen found a restaurant in the city. After taking a seat near the window, he called over a waiter. He handed a gold tael to the waiter and said, Just answer my questions.
The gold tael dazzled the waiters eyes. He bit on it to make sure it was real. Then, he quickly bowed and smiled. He he! Young Hero, just ask whatever you want.
Xiao Chen thought for a moment before asking, In Mohe City, which n is the strongest now?
The waiterughed loudly and said, Is there even a need to ask? Naturally it is our Zhang n. As of now, half the businesses in Mohe City is controlled by our Zhang n.
Your Zhang n? Xiao Chen frowned heavily. Something was not right.
The waiter said proudly, He he, thats right. All the restaurants and inns in the city are businesses of the Zhang n. Although I am not a direct descendant of the Zhang n, my family name is Zhang as well; we can be considered as part of the same sect.
Xiao Chen had an unsightly look on his face as he sipped his wine. If he remembered correctly, this restaurant used to be one of the Xiao ns businesses.
What about the Xiao n?
The waiter revealed a very pleased expression as he said, Life is full of ups and downs. Two years ago, their strength spread throughout the entire Qizi County. However, now, he hethey can only turtle up at the foot of Seven Horn Mountain.
Soon, they will probably lose even the Seven Horn Mountain.
Xiao Chens heart sank. When he left the Xiao n, he had finished off the Zhang n, the Tang n, and the Leng n, which was the upper echelon of Qizi County, using the Ninth Heavens Thunder Formation.
Given the Xiao ns strength, logically, they should not have had any opponents within Qizi County. What exactly happened in the meantime?
Could it be that the Noble ns that Xiao Chen once offended had made a move? That was not right. Feng Feixue promised Xiao Chen that she would prevent those Noble ns from making a move on the Xiao n.
Given the Feng Yu Merchant Associations vast power, the various Noble ns would definitely not have taken any impulsive actions; that would be suicidal.
Pa! Pa!
Xiao Chen took out another two gold taels and handed them over. Ill ask again, what happened in the past two years, causing the Xiao n to decline?
When the waiter saw the two gold taels, his face lit up with happiness. However, a somewhat awkward expression remained on his face as he chuckled. We are just minor characters. Actually, Young Hero can probably guess this as well. There are some secrets that we would have no way of knowing.
In any case, two years ago, the Xiao ns n Head and elders were suddenly severely injured. After that, the Tang n and Zhang n rose to power, snatching away much of the Xiao ns territory.
Xiao Chen waved his hand and dismissed the waiter. He was not surprised at receiving such an answer.
The restaurant waiter was not even an cultivator. It was easy to imagine how much he would know. Xiao Chen was just casually asking and did not bear much hope.
However, Xiao Chen was now feeling a headache. Originally, he just wanted to find out about the Xiao ns current situation. However, he had not expected to receive news about the Xiao n being in desperate straits.
I should go and speak to Big Brother Mo. With his strength, he should at least know some things that the waiter did not.
Ha ha! Xiao Ling`er, I did not expect you toe to our ns restaurant to have a meal. Come, lets go to another ce. I, Zhang Zeyang, will give you a treat!
Just as Xiao Chen was preparing to pay the bill and leave, a familiar voice suddenly came from the hall downstairs. Xiao Chen thought for a bit; he found the name Zhang Zeyang familiar.
After thinking for a while, Xiao Chen finally managed to drag out the memory from a corner of his mind. Zhang Zeyang was the second son of the Zhang ns n Head. His elder brother, Zhang He, had fought with him before.
While Zhang He could be considered an important character, this Zhang Zeyang was nothing. However, his tone now was extremely arrogant.
As for Xiao Ling`er, naturally, Xiao Chen did not forget her. She was one of the Xiao ns disciples who had taken part in the Trial of Gloomy Forest with him and also one of the disciples who had pleaded for mercy on his behalf.
Xiao Chen also remembered the youth beside Xiao Ling`er. That was Ye Lan, one of the Xiao ns disciples of a different family name; he was deeply attached to Xiao Ling`er.
Even when Xiao Ling`er had once gotten into deep trouble, Ye Lan had been willing to risk his life to save her. It looked like the two had made some progress in their rtionship.
They seemed to be in some trouble now. Xiao Ling`er looked at Zhang Zeyang as she stood up and said, What bad luck. We cant even eat in peace. Ye Lan, lets go!
Xiao Ling`er was truly feeling depressed. She had been eating the food from this restaurant since she was young. This time, she wanted toe and eat here, so she could not resist bringing Ye Lan out for a meal.
However, before the two could start eating, they saw the person they did not wish to see the most.
Thinking of leaving? Have you even asked me for permission?! Zhang Zeyang snorted coldly. His subordinates immediately rushed forward and prevented the two from leaving.
Ye Lans face sank. He ced his right hand on his weapon and pulled Xiao Ling`er behind him. Then, he said in an icy voice, Zhang Zeyang, what are you trying to do? Dont forget what the City Lord said.
Zhang Zeyang revealed a strange smile. He said, Dont worry. Since the City Lord already stopped the conflict between our ns, I will not make things difficult for you. However, how could you try to leave before even paying for the food you ordered?
Dong! Dong!
Xiao Ling`er tossed out two ingots of gold on the table. She snorted and said, Satisfied now? That is fifty taels of gold there. There is no need for change. Lets go.
However, the five subordinates blocking the door did not move at all, nor did they have any intention of moving.
These five subordinates were all peak Martial Grand Masters; they were all no weaker than Ye Lan. If the five of them worked together, they would be able to subdue Ye Lan in an instant.
Zhang Zeyang remained expressionless as he knocked the two ingots of gold against each other. He said in a cold voice, Did I say that this meal is to be paid with gold? Pay us one hundred Inferior Grade Spirit Stones now or forget about leaving.
Xiao Ling`ers and Ye Lans expressions changed greatly. Xiao Ling`er cursed, then said, What do you think you are selling? Even a Rank 1 Spirit Beast banquet is not worth this price!
Zhang Zeyang looked at Xiao Ling`ers wonderful figure and a frivolous gaze appeared in his eyes. He smiled and said, You better understand the situation here. This is the Zhang ns restaurant. The bill is however much I say it is. Even if you are not willing, you have to pay it.
I have been eyeing you for a long time already. Yet you dare to deliver yourself into the tigers mouth. I will count to five. If you are unable to pay the Spirit Stones, you will pay with your body!
Zhang Zeyang looked as though he hadplete control over the whole situation. Given the Zhang ns current strength, no one could say no to them in Mohe City. Even the City Lord had to give them some face. Today, he would definitely be at the advantage.
Fivefour
As Zhang Zeyang started counting down, the five men at the doors smiled maniacally. They locked their auras on the two, preparing to make a move.
One, attack! Zhang Zeyang shouted coldly. The five men immediately pounced, scaring Xiao Ling`er pale.
Pu ci!
However, just at this moment, there were five muffled miserable cries. Without any warning, the five peak Martial Grand Masters with fierce auras stopped breathing and fell over.
The cultivators watching on the second floor were all astonished. They looked extremely confused.
Amidst the crowd, Xiao Chen held a wine sk. He revealed a faint smile as he unhurriedly poured wine into his mouth.
Zhang Zeyang, who was in the hall below, was startled. A manservant behind him quickly went forward to check the noses of the five men. When he looked up, he said with a quivering voice, SecondYoung Master, they seemdead!
Xiao Ling`er and Ye Lan felt extremely at a loss. This was a matter of life-and-death. How did it get settled in an instant?
Why are you still not leaving? What are you doing, staring nkly like that?!
Just at this moment, a voice rang out in the minds of the two. They felt shocked and started to look around.
Stop looking. You cant find me. Go back!
The voice rang out in their heads again. Xiao Ling`er and Ye Lan exchanged looks; they knew that an expert had assisted them.
Furthermore, that person did not wish to reveal himself. So they quickly left.
Thinking of leaving? Not a chance. Before this matter is fully investigated, no one is allowed to leaveah!
Zhang Zeyang was filled with rage as he leaped up, trying tounch himself over. However, the moment he rose into the air, it felt like arge hand with an irresistible force pressed down on him.
Zhang Zeyang immediately fell down in an extremelyical posture; it was terribly funny.
Zhang Zeyangs face was nted on the floor when he fell down miserably.
Ha ha ha! Young Master Zhang, this action is something that no ordinary person can do. You must have been practicing for a very long time at home.
Xiao Ling`erughed out loudly as she rushed out of the door with Ye Lan.
Bastards! Stop running!
Zhang Zeyang smashed the floor with his palm, pushing his body up. Soon, he was back on his feet again.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly and set aside the wine sk in his right hand. Then he gently sent out a palm strike with his left hand. A huge force traveled through the air without revealing any signs of its existence.
Pa!
There was another dull thud as Zhang Zeyangs face was nted on the floor again. This time, he was even more miserable. Half his face turned red and blood trickled out of his nose and mouth.
Damn it! Damn it! Damn it! Damn it! I dont believe that I cant stand up! Zhang Zheyang cursed continuously. He circted his Essence and smashed his right palm on the floor once more.
As Zhang Zeyang exerted a great force, a strong wind blew and dust kicked up. He soared into the air very quickly.
Thenthen, Zhang Zeyang immediately fell t on the floor again.
Pa! Pa! Pa! Pa!
Zhang Zeyang tried more then ten times. His face was now covered in blood. However, no matter how hard he tried, he could not stand up. He had already smashed the floor of the hall until it cracked.
Chapter 552 - Sacred Heavenly Church
Chapter 552: Sacred Heavenly Church
Initially, the crowd of onlookers wereughing; they felt that Zhang Zeyang was veryical and funny. When they thought of his domineering attitude, they felt extremely good.
However, when the crowd saw his increasingly miserable situation, their smiles vanished. They felt pity for this fellow. Being taught a lesson to this extent was worse than killing him.
No matter what the others said, Zhang Zeyang still kept trying to stand up. This time, he carefully ced both hands on the floor and pushed.
Zhang Zeyang braced his left leg on the floor and slowly got to his feet. He revealed an expression filled with hope as he steadily straightened his back, gradually seeding in standing up.
The manservant at the side quickly smiled and said, Young Master, you have seeded!
Zhang Zeyangughed carefreely. Ha ha ha! ying with me? Damn it! If I know who was the one who did this, I will kill his entire family. Doesnt he know who is in charge in Mohe City
Pa!
Before Zhang Zeyang could finish speaking, he mmed back onto the floor, this time with even more force. The sound was very clearly audible to everyone in the restaurant.
The crowd felt their chests tighten; many people could not bear to continue looking. They closed their eyes. This was too tragic!
Kill my entire family?
Xiao Chen smiled coldly to himself. After his long absence, this group of people had already forgotten the present he left them before.
Xiao Chen walked back to his table and put down the wine sk. Then, he tossed a gold ingot on the table before jumping out the window.
The strongest cultivator present was only a peak Martial Grand Master. These people could not detect what a half-step Martial Monarch like Xiao Chen had done.
This was the difference between heaven and earth.
After four hours, the manservant sat beside Zhang Zeyang and advised, Second Young Master, its time to get up. Everyone in the restaurant has left already.
Zhang Zeyang buried his face in the floor. He was in so much pain he had tears in his eyes. He shouted, Scram. What does an idiot like you know? You just want to humiliate this Second Young Master. Even if you kill me, I wont get up. My face hurts, do you know that?
In the deste streets of Mohe City, Xiao Chen slowly headed towards Mo Fans smithy as he tried to recall the route there.
Just like four years ago, Mo Fans smithy looked extremely in. A weather-beaten signboard hung above the door; it looked like it would fall off at any moment.
The door was left unlocked. Xiao Chen stood in front of it for a long time, recalling the scene from long ago. Many thoughts ran through his head as he looked at the Lunar Shadow Saber in his hand.
The Lunar Shadow Saber was forged here four years ago. At that time, he had spoken to a man a thousand years gone, promising not to let Ao Jiao cry.
Back then, Xiao Chen had not known who that man was; he had not known how powerful this person used to be.
Only when hepletely understood did he realize how heavy that promise was. That one promise was equivalent to him epting the Thunder Emperors sword.
She was Ao Jiao, a proud Sword Spirit. Even with the Thunder Emperors strength, he could not prevent her fall. Could Xiao Chen?
Xiao Chen had a grave expression as he sighed softly. The Thunder Emperor was unable to prevent the fall of the Thunder Wood Sword. Can I?
Still so unconfident, Trashy Master?
Xiao Chen startled before joyfully saying, Ao Jiao, you are awake already?
He remembered Ao Jiao saying that the next time she woke up, she would havepletely assimted the Saber Spirit.
Ao Jiaos lips curled up within the Lunar Shadow Saber. She said softly, I have been awake since the time you and Liu Ruyue were intimate. I even watched for a long time.
bbergasted, Xiao Chen asked, In that case, should I be thanking you for not interrupting me?
Ao Jiaoughed and said, There is no need to thank me. I have always been magnanimous. Dont just stand there. Go in!
Xiao Chen felt helpless; he could not do anything about Ao Jiao. So, he pushed the door open and entered.
The shop is already closed. We are already closed for the day!
The small shop was filled with dust. Mo Fan was limping towards a shelf, tidying up some of the weapons there.
Xiao Chen asked softly, Even for me?
Mo Fans hands paused. Then, he turned around and saw a youth in white robes and a saber at his waist. He revealed a smile and looked calmly at Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen! Mo Fan eximed joyfully after a long moment.
Xiao Chens appearance was now very different from how he looked four years ago. This was especially so for his aura, which was vastly different.
When ordinary people looked at Xiao Chen, they would not be able to connect him to the Xiao ns Second Young Master from four years ago. The biggest proof was that no one recognized him when he entered Mohe City.
Mo Fan said ruefully, It really is you. You really changed a lot. If not for the Lunar Shadow Saber, I would not have recognized you.
Xiao Chen looked around the shop. When he saw the messy piles of sabers, he sighed and said, Its been four years and your shop has not changed at all.
Mo Fan smiled and said, How much can my shop change? Come in and talk. We can chat as we drink.
Wait a moment!
Mo Fan asked doubtfully, Whats wrong?
Xiao Chen did not say anything. He extended a hand and a sword flew out from the weapons rack. The sword was about 1.5 meters long and three centimeters wide. It was very light and thin. When it moved in the air, it did not make any sound.
Listening to the Sword and Communicating with It! Xiao Chen shouted and the thin sword vibrated continuously, giving off a melodious hum.
Weng! Weng! Weng!
In that instant, all the swords in the shop started humming. When all the swords vibrated together, the room seemed to resonate.
Good, we can go in now.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly and stopped. Right then, all the humming stopped and peace was restored.
Mo Fan felt it was strange. He did not know why Xiao Chen had done this.
Ao Jiao, within the Lunar Shadow Saber, clenched her fist. She said grumpily, This fellow is really vengeful. Unexpectedly, he did not forget what I said from four years ago.
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Back in Mohe City, after the incident in the restaurant, the Zhang ns n Head, Zhang Yan, lead the ns elites and rushed over.
When Zhang Yan arrived, he saw the cracks on the floor and the still-prostrate Zhang Zeyang, who refused to stand up. He also saw the five men who had copsed on the floor beside him.
Zhang Yans expression was very sullen as he stood at the doors. He called the manservant over and said, Tell me everything that happened, in detail.
Unexpectedly, five Martial Grand Masters had died. A Martial Grand Master was considered an elite fighter in Mohe City. Now that five died in one go, he could not help but be in a bad mood.
The manservant detailed everything that happened. When he saw Zhang Yan going over to Zhang Zeyang to pull him up, he said anxiously, n Head, dont go over and speak to him now. The Young Master is in a very bad mood.
Zhang Yan nced at the manservant without a care. He thought to himself, I am his father. Whats wrong with calling him to get up?
When Zhang Zeyang heard footsteps, he immediately cried out loudly, Scram, you idiot. Did you not hear what I said? My face hurts. I do not want to get up. Who is calling me, now? I will not get up!
Zhang Yans expression changed and he immediately kicked Zhang Zeyang, knocking him back.
When Zhang Zeyang saw it was Zhang Yan, he made to get up right away. However, halfway to his feet, he seemed to have remembered something scary and quicklyy back down again.
Father, I really cannot get up now. Just ignore me. Let me lie here for a night first. If I do not lie here, I will feel very ufortable, Zhang Zeyang said with a sullen expression.
Zhang Yan shouted furiously, Trash! Drag him back. Bring back the five corpses for the Lord Emissary to take a look at as well.
There is no need. I am here already.
At some point in time, a cultivator in ck robes appeared in the hall, floating down from the roof.
The ck robes had many ancient patterns embroidered on it, making him look very dignified and mysterious.
When Zhang Yan saw this person, he quickly saluted him respectfully, Greetings, Lord Emissary.
The ck-robed cultivator ignored Zhang Yan and started to examine the five corpses. When he turned them around, he discovered bloody holes in their foreheads. That was the cause of death.
The ck-robed cultivator stretched out his hand and a suction force came from it. That corpses head started shaking left and right, like there was something stuck in it.
Xiu!
A tiny fragment came out from the bloody hole.
The instant the fragment came out, it suddenly released a surging force. The corpses head instantly shattered and turned into dust.
The surrounding Zhang n cultivators, including Zhang Yan, were all startled, turning pale. The remnant force was unexpectedly so mighty. How strong exactly was the person who did this?
The ck-robed cultivator took a look at the fragment and said in shock, This is a fragment of a Medial Grade Spirit Stone. The attacker is really extravagant.
Zhang Yan asked carefully, Lord Emissary, how strong is this person?
The ck-robed man said indifferently, Probably about Medial Grade Martial King. Dont bother about this. I will deal with it. Call all the staff of the shop over. That person must havee here. We will be able to find out who it is after some careful questioning.
Medial Grade Martial King. Zhang Yans chest tightened. The Xiao ns n Head is only an Inferior Grade Martial King. Given that this person is a Medial Grade Martial King, it would be easy for him to kill me.
Fortunately, the Lord Emissary is here. A Medial Grade Martial King would not be a problem.
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In the backyard of Mo Fans smithy, Mo Fan took a sip of wine. After he heard about Xiao Chens problem, he sighed. Back then, when you wrote to me to help take care of the Xiao n, I have always kept it in mind. However, this time, I cant help you.
Xiao Chens chest tightened. Indeed, there were some hidden matters. That morning, Xiao Chen had heard from the waiter that the Xiao ns n Head and First Elder were severely injured.
Xiao Chen had already guessed that there were some secrets behind this. So he was not in a rush to meet with Xiao Ling`er and Ye Lan; he nned to hide himself first.
Four years ago, Xiao Xiong was a Peak Martial Saint. Now that four years had passed, he would definitely be a Martial King already. Someone who could injure him would be a higher-leveled Martial King.
If it was said that the Zhang n had pooled their savings together to hire an Inferior Grade Martial King, that might be possible. However, it would be impossible for them to have enough to hire anyone stronger.
If the Zhang n could do that, they would have ruled Mohe City long ago. There would have been no need for the Promise of Ten Years.
Mo Fan continued, Two years ago, a sect called the Sacred Heavenly Church arrived in Qizi County. They were very strong. Your father was injured by the emissary of this sect. The Zhang n is also a figurehead supported by the Sacred Heavenly Church.
Xiao Chen gently took a sip of wine. He frowned and said, Sacred Heavenly Churchwhere are they from? I never heard of them before.
Chapter 553 - Waging War on the Black-Robed Man
Chapter 553: Waging War on the ck-Robed Man
Mo Fan said sullenly, I have investigated this Sacred Heavenly Church in detail. Their origin is very mysterious. I also have some guesses about it, but Im not sure about them. Ill just tell you what Im sure about.
There are six cities in Qizi County, each of which has a figurehead supported by the Sacred Heavenly Church. At some point, they had gained control over all the underground powers in the entire Qizi County.
I spent some time visiting a few other counties. I discovered that the Sacred Heavenly Church has branches in those counties. Likewise, they used the same method to control the figureheads there.
It seems like the entire Great Qin Nation has branches of the Sacred Heavenly Church. However, they are active only at a county level, so they do not attract much attention at the prefectural level.
Xiao Chen thought about it, but he did not read too much into it. This Sacred Heavenly Church seemed to be just a small yer. In the end, what a sect needed to do was disy their own martial might in order to truly rule.
If such a small power actually angered a strong sect, the problem would be easily settled: the sect would just send a Martial Monarch.
Now that Xiao Chen had a rough idea, he said, Tell me where the headquarters of the Sacred Heavenly Church is. I will make a trip there personally.
It would be simple to destroy the Zhang n. However, the other party could easily raise another power like the Zhang n. So the one that needed to be dealt with was the Sacred Heavenly Church, not the Zhang n.
Lets not speak about this anymore. Let me pass you something. After obtaining an answer, Xiao Chen changed the topic. He took out that thousand-year-old lightning-attributed Rank 9 Demonic Core and said, Aside from the previous matter, I want to ask you for a favor.
Mo Fan took the Demonic Core and examined it. His expression changed as he eximed, This is the core of a Rank 9 Demonic Beast! Brat, where did you get it from? Exactly how strong are you now?
Xiao Chen smiled faintly and pointed out, A thousand-year-old Demonic Beast is already equivalent to a Martial Sage. That is something that I definitely cannot kill. This was given to me by a friend. I want you to help me infuse this Rank 9 lightning-attributed Demonic Core into the Lunar Shadow Saber. Can you do it?
Grinning, Mo Fan said, Leave it to me. Although I am still limping after using the Alchemic Recipe you gave me, the meridians there are healed. I did not stagnate over the past four years.
Mo Fan agreed without hesitation. He took the Lunar Shadow Saber and the Demonic Core before going to his forge, refusing the help of Xiao Chen.
Sacred Heavenly ChurchI hope that would not be too much trouble, Xiao Chen muttered to himself after Mo Fan left.
No matter what, the Xiao n was Xiao Chens roots in this world. It was impossible for him to stand by when he saw the Xiao n in trouble.
That way, Xiao Chen would not be at peace when he left. With so much worry, he would not be able to calm down.
Mo Fan would probably need some time to reforge the Lunar Shadow Saber. Xiao Chen did not wish to waste time. So, he took two Superior Grade Spirit Stones, then sat cross-legged in the courtyard and entered a state of cultivation.
Four hourster, Xiao Chen felt a strong aura. Someone was probing him with their perception.
He opened his eyes and immediately extended his Spiritual Sense. He saw a strange ck-robed man standing on the roof of a house a kilometer away from the smithy. That person was looking with unfriendly eyes in Xiao Chens direction.
The ck-robed man withdrew his perception and said in a low voice, White robes, delicate facial features, no older than twenty-two years old. It should be this person. However, he does not seem to be easy to deal with.
You looking for me?
A voice suddenly rang out behind the ck-robed man. When he heard this, his expression changed, and he quickly looked back. At some point in time, Xiao Chen had appeared behind him, looking at him with an expressionless face.
Acting all mysterious, die!
The ck-robed mans reaction was very fast; the instant he turned around, he sent out a palm strike.
A fiery-red light appeared on the ck-robed mans palm. The image of a golden Heavenly Roc manifested behind him and the fiery-red light became more resplendent and dazzling.
Berserk Dragon!
Xiao Chen remained expressionless. He clenched his right fist and the Vital Qi in his body surged. An azure dragon head appeared and cried out, giving voice to a resonant dragon roar.
The Heavenly Roc spread its wings and its cry echoed everywhere. Winds blew and clouds churned. However, when the Berserk Dragon roared, its voice resonated throughout the world. The winds and clouds would break!
Bang!
When the azure dragon head shed with the fiery-red light, the light shattered and vanished. The ck-robed man vomited blood and the golden Heavenly Roc behind him broke.
The ck-robed man fell down, crashing through the roof and creating a big hole. After that came a loud explosion. A shock wave spread out and the house immediately copsed, burying the ck-robed man.
This was the result of a gap in power. The ck-robed man was not even a Superior Grade Martial King. How could he be a match for Xiao Chen, a half-step Martial Monarch?
Xiao Chen remained high in the sky as he coldly watched the ck-robed man. Murderous intent gleamed in his eyes.
A piercing bird cry came from the rubble below. Countless fragments shot out from the rubble, floating in the air.
The ck-robed man soared up and the golden Heavenly Roc reformed, appearing stronger this time.
Berserk Dragon w!
Xiao Chens figure flickered. He was so fast that the ck-robed man could not react. Then, he swung the dragon w on his left hand.
Five bloody wounds appeared on the ck-robed man. The golden roc behind him cried out miserably. Its feathers scattered and it turned into a golden light.
You are an intolerable bully!
Bang! Bang! Bang!
The ck-robed man roared ferociously. The golden roc reformed once again and rushed at Xiao Chen. The fiery-red light looked very solid, dazzling, and piercing.
You are not strong enough. Berserk Dragon Break!
Xiao Chen shook his head. With a thought, a dragon head appeared on his right hand and a dragon tail appeared on his left. The head and the tail connected to each other, forming aplete dragon.
The dragon gave a resonant roar as it soared into the sky. The realistic Azure Dragon bared fangs and ws as it roared.
The ck-robed mans clothes were tattered. He vomited mouthfuls of blood before falling to the ground, unable to climb back up.
Xiu!
Xiao Chens figure flickered and arrived before the ck-robed man. He lifted up the ck-robed man like an eagle grabbing a chick. Then, he said coldly, Why are youing after me?
The ck-robed man was very pale. Heughed strangely and spat blood at Xiao Chen.
Bang!
A purple me spewed out from Xiao Chens right eye and immediately burned the blood into a mist. It was so hot that the ck-robed man cried out in pain.
Xiao Chen remained calm as he said in a cold voice, I will ask one more timeonest time. Who are you and why are youing after me?
The ck-robed man smiled fearlessly. He said, If you have the guts, then kill me. I am just a minor character in the Sacred Heavenly Church. It would be useless even if you killed me. You are Xiao Chen, right? Just wait for the Xiao n to be destroyed.
In the ck-robed mans opinion, Xiao Chen had to worry about the Xiao n, so Xiao Chen would not dare to kill him.
Boom!
Xiao Chen lifted the ck-robed man higher, and then he tossed him up. The ck-robed man felt an irrepressible fear.
Just as the ck-robed man was about to speak, he cried out in pain, then stopped breathing. Xiao Chen had shot out from his eye a purple me arrow, which pierced through the ck-robed mans forehead.
In that instant, regret shed in the ck-robed mans heart. However, there was no more chance for regrets anymore.
Xiao Chen looked at that ck-robed mans corpse as itnded on the ground. He said calmly, It is just an insignificant Sacred Heavenly Church. I dont really care about them. So, you can go and die.
Xiao Chen picked up the ck-robed mans corpse and returned to the smithy before more people came.
Four hourster, Mo Fan emerged from his underground forge, looking very tired. He held a brand-new Lunar Shadow Saber snug in its scabbard as he came out.
When Mo Fan saw the ck-robed mans corpse on the ground, he was stunned. He said, This is the Sacred Heavenly Churchs emissary to Mohe City. You killed him?
Xiao Chen nodded and said, Yes. He is just a minor character. There is no need to care about him. Let me see the saber.
Ka!
When Xiao Chen held the sabers hilt, he felt its surging energy. He drew the Lunar Shadow Saber slightly and the pitch-ck saber immediately released a purple light.
The saber fired out arcs of dazzling electricity that leaped around nonstop in the backyard.
Ka ca!
Xiao Chen took one step forward andpletely drew the saber from its scabbard. Instantly, a dazzling purple electricity lit up the entire backyard. He had not used his energy at all; it came purely from the Lunar Shadow Saber.
Mo Fan smiled and said, Now, the Lunar Shadow Saber is truly a Superior Grade Heaven Ranked Spirit Weapon. It overflowed with light, giving off a bright radiance. It is now twenty percent mightier.
Xiao Chen revealed an excited smile as he said, I knew you could do it. Thank you.
He sheathed the saber and took out a thousand-year-old Spirit Herbthe ck Profound Ginsengwhich handed to Mo Fan without letting him refuse.
Smiling, Xiao Chen insisted, Stop rejecting it. You have taken care of the Xiao n for so long. You also helped me by forging the Lunar Shadow Saber twice. As far as logic and emotions go, I owe you.
A thousand-year-old ck Profound Ginseng could increase Mo Fans cultivation by twenty years. It was very tempting for him.
Ha ha! I shall humbly ept, then. What do you n to do next? Mo Fan asked.
Xiao Chen grasped the Lunar Shadow Saber tightly with his right hand. Then, he said calmly, Very simple. Solve the problem at its roots: kill them all.
Since they are a threat, I shall just remove them all. Xiao Chen could not be bothered to consider other methods. There were only a few months to the Five Nation Youth Competition.
All the genius cultivators were cultivating very hard, waiting for that moment. Xiao Chen did not have too much time to think.
Mo Fan asked, Do you not have any intention of going to the Xiao n? You have done so much. If your father knew what youve done, he might reconsider.
The suggestion stunned Xiao Chen slightly. Then, he revealed a bitter smile and shook his head. There is no need. Since he chased me away, he probably has his own reasons. Ill just take a look from afar.
Im leaving!
Xiao Chen smiled faintly and waved his hand, taking his leave of Mo Fan.
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The Heavenly Jade Mountain was thergest mountain range in Qizi County. Even the Seven Horn Mountain outside Mohe City was not even half its size.
However, the Heavenly Jade Mountain was not even worth half of Seven Horn Mountain. This was because there was no Spirit Vein there, no Spirit Herbs, no Spirit Beasts. This was a deste mountain.
However, on this deste mountain of no interest to anyone, a vast castle had appeared on its summit at some point in time.
Although the castle wasrge, it was very low profile. It was hidden in the green forest. Unless one flew in the sky, it would not be discovered.
There were cultivators holding bows every few meters along the castle walls. They were alertly looking around everywhere. The castle seemed to have an impregnable defense.
Chapter 554 - Destroying the Sacred Heavenly Church
Chapter 554: Destroying the Sacred Heavenly Church
This castle was the Sacred Heavenly Churchs headquarters in Qizi County. After Xiao Chen obtained the details from Mo Fan, he only used half a day to rush over.
What do you n on doing? Ao Jiao asked from within the Lunar Shadow Saber.
Hidden in the clouds, Xiao Chen looked up and watched the setting sun. He replied softly, Wait for the sky to turn dark.
With his Spiritual Sense, the so-called defenses of this castle was just a joke. Everything was inly visible to him; there were no secrets.
There were five Martial Kings in the castle. However, only one was a Superior Grade Martial King; the rest were Inferior Grade Martial Kings.
The five Martial Kings did not interest Xiao Chen at all. He could finish them off easily.
This was why Xiao Chen did not really care about the Sacred Heavenly Church. It was developing. All its ns were nothing before absolute power.
However, Ao Jiao was not as unfazed as Xiao Chen was. She said, Have you thought about how they have five Martial Kings in this insignificant Qizi County? Think about the entire nation: how many bases the Sacred Heavenly Church has. They are not that simple, for them to have this number of Martial Kings here.
Smiling, Xiao Chen replied, Naturally, I thought about it. So we will wait until it is dark. When everyone here dies, they will be truly hurt. This group of people will know that they cannot afford to offend the people they have offended. So, they will withdraw.
Ao Jiao smiled and said, You are not stupid. I dont have to worry, then. Go do what you need to.
As the sun set, dusk came, followed by pitch-ck night. After clouds filled the sky, the entire world was shrouded in darkness.
Xiao Chen opened his eyes and looked at the brightly lit castle. His lips curled up as he rushed down.
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In Mohe City, in the Zhang ns courtyard, the hall was filled with people. All the elite Martial Grand Masters and above in the Zhang n gathered here.
All the Martial Saint guest elders were here as well. The Zhang ns n Head, Zhang Yan, was seated in the center of the hall.
By relying on their rapid development in the past two years, the Zhang n, who controlled most of the businesses in Mohe City, managed to hire several experts.
There were tens of Martial Saint experts and hundreds of Martial Grand Masters. Zhang Yan himself was an Inferior Grade Martial King. In Mohe City, he was considered a peak expert.
With such power, he was unstoppable in Mohe City. Even the once glorious Xiao n could not stop him. As for the has-been Tang n, they were now not evenparable to a third-rate n.
At this moment, the atmosphere in the hall was very solemn. No one spoke.
Some people looked excited, some cautious, some grave, some doubtful, and some eager.
Finally, an aged elder could not help but ask, n Head, are we really going to attack the Xiao n tomorrow? Didnt we already agree to the City Lords terms?
Zhang Yan said sullenly, Originally, I was nning to wait for a period of time. However, after what happened in the restaurant the other day, Im afraid that the situation has changed. We cant wait anymore.
However, I heard that the Xiao ns Second Young Master is a disciple of the Heavenly Saber Pavilion. Will that be a problem? a young cultivator with small eyes asked worriedly.
The moment that cultivator spoke, all the cultivators present who experienced the event four years ago revealed frightened expressions.
Zhang Yans chest tightened as well. Four years ago, when he led the troops to destroy the Xiao n, he had been lucky to survive. It was fate that allowed the Zhang n to gain the glory it had today.
As for the Tang ns and the Leng ns n Heads, they had died. Their ns went into decline as well.
However, the Zhang ns n Head calmed down and smiled. He said, There is no need to be afraid. Now, we have the Sacred Heavenly Churchs protection. So what if Xiao Xiongs son is excellent? Is my First Son not excellent too? He is now a core disciple of the Misty Sword Sect. Furthermore, that brat had already been chased out of the n by Xiao Xiong.
What are you worried for? This is the best opportunity we have. While the Xiao n believes that we will honor the agreement with the City Lord, we can deal them a fatal blow, which they will never recover from.
As long as the Xiao n is not destroyed, we cannot rest in peace. Lets vote to decide this. Those who agree to attack tomorrow, please raise your hands.
Most of the cultivators present did not hesitate to raise their hands.
Destroying the Xiao n was equivalent to obtaining vast resources. They would definitely obtain plenty of benefits. Naturally, all of them were willing to try.
When the minority of cultivators who were cautious saw the situation, they could only raise their hands helplessly.
Zhang Yan said in satisfaction, Very good. We will move out tomorrow morning to wash the Xiao n in blood. From now on, to maintain secrecy, no one is allowed to leave this hall.
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Pu ci!
At this moment, in the castle on Heavenly Jade Mountain, Xiao Chen began his massacre.
At his hands, the Sacred Heavenly Church that the Zhang ns n Head valued so much was like vegetables on the chopping board. They all died quickly; he could not even be bothered to draw the Lunar Shadow Saber.
Such difference in strength was like an uncrossable gap. Their advantage of numbers was just a joke.
From the moment Xiao Chen descended, the fate of the crowd in the castle had been decided; they had no way out.
Miserable cries resounded. No one could stop Xiao Chen in the castle, nor even dy him.
In the hall at the highest point of the castle, the five Martial Kings, who were in charge of the ce, were ring at Xiao Chen with murderous intent.
Under the feet of the five was a flight of steps with more than a thousand steps. Xiao Chen casually punched twice and a surging fist wind sted the final two ck-clothed cultivators in his way in half.
Finally, Xiao Chen arrived at the foot of the steps. Then, he slowly floated up, looking at the five in front of him.
The strongest person there was a Superior Grade Martial King. With such cultivation, it would not be wrong to say that he was the strongest person in Qizi County. However, that was still insufficient to deal with Xiao Chen.
That persons ck robes were clearly heavier than the others. The ancient patterns were moreplicated as well, making him look more dignified and solemn.
The first Martial King from the left looked at Xiao Chen and said coldly, Friend, no matter for what reason you came for, you still can leave now. Let me tell you clearly, the Sacred Heavenly Church is not an opponent that a peak Superior Grade Martial King can offend. Although he was afraid, his tone did not indicate that he was panicked.
Xiao Chen countered in an icy voice, Idiot! Did I say that I am a peak Superior Grade Martial King?
Ka ca!
Xiao Chen quickly drew the Lunar Shadow Saber at lightning speed. A dazzling purple light shed and an extremely fast saber Qi flew out.
The one that spoke was immediately hacked in half. His body exploded and was reduced to a pool of blood.
We judged wrongly. This person is a half-step Martial Monarch. Split up and report to headquarters that we are giving up Qizi County.
The person in the middle looked very surprised. He quickly moved backwards and the remaining three people ran in different directions.
The five people had thought that Xiao Chen was only a peak Superior Grade Martial King. With theirbined might, they should be able to kill Xiao Chen.
However, the five had not expected that when Xiao Chen drew his saber and exposed his strength, he could kill them in an instant. Such a difference in strength could not be made up for with numbers or tricks.
Roaming Dragons Nine Transformations!
Xiao Chens figure wavered and split into four. Then, he chased after the four ck-robed men.
A cool breeze blew and all of Xiao Chens killing intent vanished. But before the four people could react, an overwhelming killing intent erupted out.
The person who was the leader dodged at a critical moment. The other three people failed to react and were killed in one blow.
All the Xiao Chens merged back together and his saber lit up with an extremely resplendent purple light. Under the huge pressure, the ck-robed man closed his eyes in desperation.
Roar!
Just at this moment, a resonant cry sounded from afar. A golden sword light came flying, blocking Xiao Chens saber.
Bang!
The weapons shed and generated a powerful energy shock wave. A strong wind blew, carrying off all the fallen leaves.
A potent force spread from the saber. Xiao Chen could not help but take ten steps back before he could stabilize himself.
He was astonished. Unexpectedly, the other partys force was stronger than his. Although Xiao Chen had not used that much strength, this person who just appeared was an expert.
The person who arrived also wore ck robes. However, the pattern on his robes was embroidered using gold thread, which lent it an ancient dignified air, a much more sumptuous honor.
The new arrival wore a mask that covered half his face, looking very mysterious.
Young Master, this subordinate is incapable. I made a misjudgment. That person is a half-step Martial Monarch, the Superior Grade Martial King on the ground said in horror as he knelt.
The masked man smiled faintly and said, You go first. The foundations of Qizi County are gone. There is no need toe back in the future.
The other man seemed like he was relieved of a burden as he quickly ran off.
Suddenly, the silent Xiao Chen asked, Although you have changed your voice, you seem familiar. Who are you?
The person under the mask did not deny it. He smiled faintly and said, Honestly, I expected that with your character, you would enter into closed-door cultivation to prepare for the Five Nation Youth Competition. I did not expect you to spare some time to run to Mohe City.
Xiao Chen said coldly, You are just telling half-truths. Lets see who you really are.
Boom! Boom!
Suddenly, a boundless strong wind blew in the night sky. As Xiao Chen moved his saber, the clouds in all directions quickly gathered above him.
This was the preparatory stance of the Lightning Tribtion Saber TechniqueMoving Cloud and Wind. Strong winds blew, clouds drifted, moving together with the wind.
Dang!
The masked man smiled faintly. He did not feel any fear when facing the strong Xiao Chen. The golden Heavenly Roc behind him spread its wings and a dazzling light turned into a sharp sword Qi.
When the weapons shed, the two moved back. The two forces were equal, causing both to retreat a hundred meters.
The center of the gathering clouds in the sky also moved back a hundred meters, alway remaining above Xiao Chen.
The second move of Lightning Tribtion Saber TechniqueGathering Cloud and Wind!
As Xiao Chen swung his saber, the wind and clouds merged together, immediately forming a huge whirlpool above him.
When the masked man saw this mysterious phenomenon, a carefree smile appeared on his face. Lightning Tribtion Saber Techniqueinteresting. Lets see how far you have trained it.
The image of the golden Heavenly Roc behind him flickered under the masked man. It bore him into the air, increasing his speed by at least threefold.
Chapter 555 - Royal Clan of the Previous Dynasty
Chapter 555: Royal n of the Previous Dynasty
The dazzling sword light instantly arrived before Xiao Chens face. The Heavenly Roc pped its wings, creating a strong wind.
Xiao Chens hair and clothes fluttered nonstop. To face this sword strike at peak speed, his saber quickly gathered the energy from the wind and clouds and blocked.
Bang!
An intense shock wave burst forth. The thousand steps below the two shattered into rock fragments.
The vast energies of the two shed in the air, giving off a blinding brilliance in the night sky.
Xiao Chen quickly circled around in the air, dissipating the force in the saber. He could only describe his opponents attack as fast.
The attack was so fast that the force that it carried was equal to a peak Superior Grade Earth Ranked Martial Technique. In fact, it might even be stronger.
Boom!
Suddenly, a peal of thunder roared kilometers high in the sky. Wind and clouds gathered from all directions. The first three moves of the Lightning Tribtion Saber Technique were finallypleted.
Clouds from all directions gather, Lightning Wind Chop! Xiao Chen shouted ferociously. Riding the huge momentum, he executed the Lightning Tribtion Saber Techniques fourth move.
There was a total of nine moves in the Lightning Tribtion Saber Technique. The first three moves gathered momentum and energy, the middle three moves brought lightning, and the final three moves called down the lightning tribtion. This was the essence of the Saber Technique.
After this Saber Technique was executed, the mysterious phenomenon was like a true lightning tribtion. It slowly gathered and erupted in the end.
With the support of saber intent, Xiao Chen brought out the great might of this Lightning Wind Chop.
Winds blew, clouds drifted, thunder roared. Starting with the momentum of wind and clouds, the might of the lightning that erupted was the Lightning Wind Chop!
The saber vibrated and lit up with bright purple lightning fire. When the lightning illuminated the sky, Xiao Chens handsome face appeared stern.
The masked man smiled faintly. His expression under his mask was as carefree as before. He evaluated softly, Not bad. Advancing with the wind, gathering momentum with the clouds, and using lightning as a spear. You have grasped the key points of this move.
Unfortunately, you are stillcking in yourprehension of the state of wind. This is not how wind blows!
The masked mans gaze was as sharp as a knife; he was able to figure out the intricacies of this attack with one nce. Then, the golden light behind him became more dazzling. An intense state of light illuminated the night brighter than day.
Xiu!
The masked man thrust his sword forward. In that instant, the boundless golden light gathered on the tip of his sword. The previously bright night became dark once again.
In the darkness of the night, only the sword tip was boundlessly resplendent. The golden Heavenly Roc spread its wings and cried out, and a strong wind immediately blew. Then, the spot of golden light shot out from the tip of the sword.
The golden light fired out at Xiao Chen together with a strong wind. As the golden light moved, its intense energy made the surrounding space ripple.
Xiao Chens expression changed slightly. The strong winds from the golden Heavenly Roc unexpectedly suppressed his wind.
With his wind suppressed, the clouds above showed signs of dispersing. Without the wind and clouds, the might of the lightning would be twenty percent weaker.
Boom!
When that spot of light crashed into Xiao Chens saber, the state of light exploded out and the dark night scene lit up again.
Xiao Chen was knocked back like an released arrow. His internal organs were shaken, his Qi and blood surged, and blood trickled out of a corner of his lips.
The masked man held his sword as he stood upright. A sword intent circled around the sword, making it hum. He smiled faintly and said, Dont disy a newly learned Saber Technique before me. You should not y around with the Lightning Tribtion Saber Technique like that.
Xiao Chens expression remained calm; he was not too concerned with what was said. Then, he replied, Dont be so sure about that. As long as there is wind, the clouds will not scatter. With the wind and clouds, the momentum will not be lost.
The moment Xiao Chen spoke, the strong wind that the golden Heavenly Roc created unexpectedly started spinning around him, under his control.
The clouds above began to gather again. Xiao Chen increased his momentum and immediately used the fifth move of the Lightning Tribtion Saber TechniqueFalling Lightning Chop.
This move was not fancy at all; it simply used the might of heavenly lightning descending from the sky as it chopped down on the masked man.
Bang!
The masked man was slightly astonished. Clearly, he had not expected Xiao Chen to react so quickly. Surprisingly, Xiao Chen used his opponents wind to regain his momentum.
Dang!
In the time it took to strike a spark, the masked man quickly swung his sword. The des shed and sparks flew everywhere as a huge electrical force exploded.
This move forced the masked man to move back several hundred meters. Cracks spread through the golden Heavenly Roc behind him, as if the roc would burst at any moment.
Interesting!
The masked man smiled faintly and casually waved his hand. The golden Heavenly Roc behind him shattered and turned into nine pirs of light that descended from the sky, surrounding his body.
Dang!
Xiao Chen did not give the masked man much time to react. He quickly leaped into the air and, utilizing the momentum of wind and lightning, he executed the Lightning Tribtion Saber Technique to attack once again.
Dang! Dang! Dang!
After the golden Heavenly Roc scattered, the masked man seemed to have be stronger. With protection from the nine pirs of light, he remained rooted to the ground without moving at all.
A sword danced around him, giving off a resplendent light as it tightly defended the masked man. It blocked Xiao Chens attacks over and over again. When the masked man basked in the radiance, he looked holy and solemn.
As the intense saber and sword intents shed, the shock waves demolished the vast castle around them, leaving it in ruins.
When Xiao Chen had raise his momentum to the limit, the thunderclouds finally started to surge. He executed the first of the Lightning Tribtion Saber Techniques final three moves, shouting loudly, Earthly Lightning Tribtion!
All the lightning-attributed Spiritual Energy in the entire Heavenly Jade Mountain gathered at Xiao Chens saber, resonating with the thunderclouds above.
This move connected heaven and earth. It turned the boundless tribtion formed by the electricity of earth into a Saber Technique as it surged forward.
Bang!
The ground everywhere except for one meter around the masked man exploded. A circr deep pit appeared around him.
Countless clods of dirt floated in midair, enveloped in electricity.
Heavenly Lightning Tribtion!
Xiao Chens expression did not change as he executed the eighth move of the Lightning Tribtion Saber Technique. At this moment, all the lightning-attributed Spiritual Energy in the sky turned into nine bolts of heavenly lightning and descended, gathering on his saber.
The nine purple bolts of lightning were like berserk flood dragons. They tore the night sky apart as they came down. Space shattered before this Saber Technique.
The golden radiance around the masked man turned into solid golden sand that danced around him. Like before, he did not move as he forcefully resisted this attack.
Boom!
The circr pit around the masked man rapidly erged. Soon, the entire mountain peak was sted apart by this attack.
The electricity from the attack crushed all the rocks that flew up into dust.
As the cloud of dust settled, a rock pir appeared under the masked mans feet; this pir was more than a kilometer tall. The surrounding mountain peak, the forest, and the castle had all been reduced to dust.
Thats enough!
Seeing that Xiao Chen was going to execute the final move of the Lightning Tribtion Saber Technique, the masked man finally acted. He casually brandished his sword and the sky filled with a solid-looking light.
The light turned into a sword and fired towards the surging thunderclouds above Xiao Chen.
Heaven and earth are righteous, overwhelming man. The stars are above and the mountains and rivers below. With the bright universe here, how can one fear demons?
Suddenly, a resonant song came from the mountains and forests, like a choir of ten thousand people singing together. All of heaven and earth moved to the song.
Overwhelming Righteous Incantation! This is the official sword art of the Tianwu Dynasty. How does this fellow know this? Xiao Chen thought in shock.
The sword in the sky became brighter along with the singing. Eventually, it became so bright, it could not be looked at with the naked eye. Then, it immediately scattered the boundless thunderclouds in the sky.
Dispersing the thunderclouds naturally forestalled the execution of the strongest move of the Lightning Tribtion Saber TechniqueDivine Lightning Tribtion.
Xiao Chen paled sightly as he calmly analyzed the situation. Although he still had the stronger Four Season Saber Technique, he guessed that he only had a fifty percent chance of victory over this mysterious masked man even if he used it. The masked man clearly still had more trump cards avable.
The masked man smiled slightly and said, Still going to stop me? Go back and prepare properly. With your strength now, it would be hard for you to enter the top ten of the Five Nation Youth Competition.
As Xiao Chen watched the masked man disappear, he asked Ao Jiao, Do you recognize the ancient patterns on his clothes?
Ao Jiao thought for a while and said, That is the attire of the Tianwu Dynastys Royal n. These patterns are actually the writings of the Royal n; they are written using an artistic manner of calligraphy.
It was as Xiao Chen had expected. Then, he closed his eyes and thought for a long time before opening his eyes again. He said, I know who he is already.
The attire of the Tianwu Continents Royal n, the strong state of light, a surging sword intent, and an eternally carefree dispositionwho else could it be aside from that person?
However, Xiao Chen had not expected this persons strength to have risen so much after not meeting him for one year.
Ao Jiao said seriously, This person is very powerful. All the remaining Luck of the Tianwu Dynasty is in his hands. His potential is unlimited. He is your greatest enemy.
Xiao Chen said calmly, There is no need to care about him. Lets go.
To where?
Now that weve killed the big fish, it is time to roust the small fries.
Xiao Chen summoned the scarlet throne and closed his eyes as he sat on it, replenishing his exhausted Essence. He quietly flew towards Mohe City on a raft of scarlet clouds in the dark sky.
Behind him, only a lone stone pir remained of thergest mountain in Qizi Countythe Heavenly Jade Mountain. A cloud of dust shrouded the area, not settling for a long time.
After four hours, before twilight, scarlet clouds appeared a kilometer above Mohe City.
Xiao Chen opened his eyes. He had recovered from all his exhaustion. His eyes now radiated a brilliant flicker and his aura waspletely withdrawn; everything seemed peaceful.
He stood up and walked to the edge of the scarlet cloud. Then he looked down and fixed his gaze on the imposing residence of the Zhang n.
Xiu!
The scarlet throne turned into the a beam of red light and returned to his forehead. Then, he gently floated down.
In the darkness of the night, Xiao Chennded and stood on the Zhang ns walls without a sound. When he saw a group of patrolling cultivators, he flickered his fingers and sent out two clumps of purple mes. The purple mes flew out like arrows and bloody holes appeared in the foreheads of these cultivators. Then, they fell to the ground without a word.
Xiao Chen extended his Spiritual Sense and quickly discovered something unusual taking ce in the hall. Hundreds of elite Martial Grand Masters, tens of Martial Saints, and the Zhang ns n Head were all gathered here.
Some people were sitting cross-legged with their eyes closed, some chatted with one another, and some drank tea as they chatted. The atmosphere of the brightly lit hall seemed very strange.
Chapter 556 - Zhang Clan Destroyed
Chapter 556: Zhang n Destroyed
He he! I wonder what the Xiao ns faces will look like when our group of elite cultivators march out to attack them tomorrow?
They will probably be frightened to death. Ha ha! The Xiao n has monopolized the Seven Horn Mountain for centuries. They must have amassed arge fortune already.
Thats right. After this operation, we will definitely gain many benefits. Even if the Sacred Heavenly Church take the bulk of it, the scraps will be enough for us to share.
The Xiao n still has several girls; their flesh is tender and tight. They are all of good quality. I have been eyeing them for a long time.
There is no need to be anxious. When the sky turns bright, they will all be ours. Ha ha ha!
Xiao Chen withdrew his Spiritual Sense and revealed a scary expression. Now, he understood what was going on.
Fortunately, the Sacred Heavenly Church had not been problematic to deal with. Had he been dyed by another six hours, the Xiao n would have been in big trouble.
Hundreds of elite Martial Grand Masters, tens of Martial Saints, and an Inferior Grade Martial Kingsuch a force was enough topletely obliterate the Xiao n.
Xiao Chen looked up at the eastern sky. It was currently pitch-dark; the morning star had not yet risen. He jumped off the wall and started to walk out of the city.
Because of the Seven Horn Mountain, the Xiao Residence was not in the city. Instead, it was at the foot of the Seven Horn Mountain, outside the city.
The city was currently quiet. Aside from some early merchants, there was no other sound.
Xiao Chen leaped lightly over a city wall several dozen meters tall. He avoided startling the soldiers on guard as he left the city.
Then, after a bend in the road, he leaped to the top of an abandoned teahouse. There, he took out a bow from his Universe Ring before closing his eyes to wait.
The bow was the Soul yer Bow. As Xiao Chens Vital Qi increased, the might of the bow would likewise increase. Normally, he did not have much use for it, but now, it would be effective.
This road was a funnel. All those that wanted to go to the Xiao n would have to pass here.
Time went by slowly. Soon, the morning star appeared and the eastern sky brightened.
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In Mohe City, at the hall of the Zhang n, Zhang Yan watched as the morning star started to rise in the east. Then, he said, Move out! Lets wash the Xiao n in blood and monopolize Mohe City!
Wash the Xiao n in blood and monopolize Mohe City!
Wash the Xiao n in blood and monopolize Mohe City!
The hundreds of elite cultivators in the hall opened their eyes and shouted excitedly.
Hundreds of cultivators stood in formation. Under Zhang Yans lead, they all released a strong killing intent as they quickly rushed out of the city.
At this moment, the sky had brightened somewhat. The few travelers on the road were startled and their expressions changed greatly when they saw the Zhang ns elite disciples exuding killing intent.
Mohe City is going to change! an old man sighed.
After the Zhang n exited the city gates, their speed increased significantly. Their faces brimmed with eagerness.
When the Zhang ns troops thought of the vast resources of the Xiao n, the weapons in their hands trembled slightly. The wealth and glory would be sufficient tost them a lifetime.
A guest elder of the Zhang n said in a rxed manner to Zhang Yan, n Head, what do you think the odds of sess are for this operation?
Zhang Yan chuckled and said, Is there a need to ask? Two years ago, when the Lord Emissary personally made a move, Xiao Xiong was severely injured. The other experts all left after that. With the Xiao ns current strength, they will only die!
What did the Lord Emissary say? I remember that he reminded us to not truly eradicate the Xiao n.
Zhang Yan replied calmly, This group of people only recognizes money. As long as we give him eighty percent of the spoils, he will not say anything.
To boost the morale of his troops, Zhang Yan turned his head back and shouted, Brothers! Put in some more effort and run faster. Kill all the men of the Xiao n and all the silver, gold, treasures, natural treasures, and all sort of pretty girls will be yours.
Pretty girls and wealth were very good motivators at this crucial time. The troops morale immediately soared.
When the guest elder at the side saw an opportunity, he ttered Zhang Yan, With this level of morale, I estimate that we will be able to deal with the Xiao n in two hours.
Zhang Yan nodded and smiled. That is possible.
Weng!
Right after Zhang Yan spoke, an arrow flew over. Before the guest elders smile faded, a bloody hole appeared on his chest.
The arrow did not stop or slow down. It proceeded to pierce through the chests of about ten people before sticking itself into the ground, its fletching shaking heavily after itnded.
Weng! Weng! Weng! Weng!
The arrows flew from a distance, tearing through the air. They were fired continuously and were so fast that they could not be seen. People only heard miserable cries and another ten-odd members of the Zhang ns forces died.
The speed of the arrows was simply too fast. In just a few seconds, more than thirty people died. They were all pierced through the chest, dying of a shattered heart.
Zhang Yan nched as he shouted in a panic, Enemy attack! Get down! All of you, get down!
The remaining elite cultivators all paled with fright. Theirpanions had been alive just a moment ago. In the blink of an eye, they suddenly died. This situation was too terrifying.
Xiu! Xiu! Xiu!
Three cultivators with slower reactions failed to get down in time. They were knocked into the air by the huge force behind the arrow.
Even though these three cultivators raised Essence shields and tried to protect themselves, their efforts were in vain.
What is going on?!
Horror spread through the crowd. All the cultivatorsy prone on the ground, not daring to even raise their heads.
The troops were thrown into disarray by the situation. Just a moment ago, they were still thinking of washing the Xiao n in blood and splitting the treasure and women.
Zhang Yans cultivation was the highest. He raised his head and looked into the distance. He saw a white-robed youth standing on the roof of an abandoned teahouse two kilometers away. The youth was holding a bow and drawing its string as he watched the group expressionlessly.
Damn it! How dare you kill my Zhang ns people? You must be tired of life. Zhang Yans eyes looked like they were about to spew fire. He said to the few Martial Saint experts beside him, Go and take out that person on the teahouse two kilometers away.
The Martial Saints who were called out were very unwilling. However, when they saw Zhang Yans expression, they could only carefully try to stand up and rush forward.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Just when the Martial Saints raised their heads, before they could even cry out, an arrow pierced through their foreheads.
Run!
Seeing such a horrifying scene before them, the Zhang troops were thoroughly frightened. They immediately stood up and fled miserably.
At this moment, they forgot all about washing the Xiao n in blood, basking in wealth and glory, or monopolizing Mohe City.
If they died, no matter how much of the above they had, it would be for nothing. Zhang Yan panicked. Even after he called out a few times, no one listened to him; they only cared about running for their lives.
However, this group of people did not even have a Martial King; how could they run from Xiao Chen? He merely moved several hundred meters in a flicker and drew his bow. As the Zhang ns members died one by one under the arrow fire, Zhang Yan roared ferociously and boldly charged towards Xiao Chen.
However, the arrow that flew at Zhang Yanpletely cowed him. That arrow was too fast. He had to execute a Cloning Technique before he could shift his body away at thest moment.
The arrow brushed past Zhang Yans chest, barely allowing him to preserve his life. After this, he could no longer be bothered about anything else as he joined the group in flight.
All the same, no matter how fast they ran, they could not be as fast as Xiao Chen. Even without the Blood me Shoes, he could already achieve Mach 2.
The moment this group of people left the city, they were destined for only one endingdeath!
Soon, only one person remained of the hundreds of cultivatorsZhang Yan. The corpse-filled big road in front of the city gates was a shocking sight.
Blood flowed continuously out of Zhang Yans mouth. He was in a panic as he ran towards the city with all his might.
Xiao Chen had a calm expression as he drew his bow back. Then, he locked on to Zhang Yans chest with his Spiritual Sense. Finally, he released the arrow.
He had used his full strength in this arrow. The injured Zhang Yan had no chance of dodging it.
It was like Zhang Yan felt the threat. While he was frantically running away, he could not help but look back.
But after looking back, he no longer had any opportunity to turn again. The arrow flying over struck his chest.
A huge force exploded out, tossing Zhang Yan into the air. Finally, the arrow pinned him to the city walls before he stopped moving.
The sun rosepletely, shining its great light over thend.
Before he died, Zhang Yan got to see his final sunrise. However, he could not figure out what had happened and what was going on.
His previous words of that is possible were still ringing in his ears.
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The sun had just risen, scattering its light throughout thend.
The windows of the Xiao ns residence opened. The Xiao n disciples emerged from their rooms and headed for the practice grounds.
Up on a tform, the Xiao ns n Head, Xiao Xiong, had arrived long ago. He was dressed in tight robes as he watched the Xiao n disciples sternly.
Morning practice has started. Raise your spirits. No one is allowed to bezy.
After Xiao Xiongs sternmand, the disciples present started to practice the Xiao ns Fist Technique.
Fist winds blew out, and with the bright sunlight, the Xiao n disciples were spirited.
They did not know that just two hours ago, the Xiao n barely evaded a disaster.
They also did not know that someone was watching them from a distance.
Four kilometers from the Xiao n residence, Xiao Chen watched the crowd on the practice grounds.
When Xiao Chen circted his Essence to his eyes, a distance of four kilometers was nothing to him. He could see the entire Xiao n residence. Every tree, every de of grass, every flower, he could see them all clearly.
He merely stood there and watched, revealing a gentle smile on his handsome face. His hair and white robes fluttered in the cool breeze.
You keep looking at them. Do you really not intend to go in? Ao Jiaos melodious voice came from the Lunar Shadow Saber.
Xiao Chen shook his head and said, There is no need. Ill just watch.
Ao Jiao continued asking, You have done so much for the Xiao n. Your father will definitely not me you. Do you really not want to ask him why he chased you away?
Xiao Chen did not say anything. After a long time, he withdrew his gaze. He said, How could there be a father who would willingly chase away their own son? The pressure on him is definitely more than that on me. My strength is still insufficient to alleviate his pressure; it is best not to ask.
Without enough strength, if Xiao Chen asked, he would only increase the pressure on the other person. When he became strong enough, everything would naturally be revealed.
Zi! Zi!
The moisture in the air started to rise. Xiao Chen stretched out his hand and controlled the changes of this moisture.
Life Bestowal Spell! Xiao Chen shouted and under his control, the moisture turned into fourteen lively and realistic birds, chirping without end.
Chapter 557 - Saber of Grief
Chapter 557: Saber of Grief
Xiao Chen took out the remaining fourteen stalks of thousand-year-old Spirit Herbs. Then, he tied them to the feet of the birds before waving his hand and saying, Go!
The birds circled around in the air for a while before flying towards the Xiao Residence.
After doing all these, Xiao Chen reluctantly withdrew his gaze from the Xiao Residence before turning to leave.
The morning sun shone on Xiao Chens back, casting a long ck shadow that moved up and down on the road as he left.
No one in the vast Xiao Residence knew that the youth who had been chased out of the n four years ago returned and took a look at them from afar.
Xiao Chen came and left quietly. He killed a group of people and left behind kind intentions before leaving with his mind at ease and without dragging his feet.
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Half a monthter, Xiao Chen returned to the Heavenly Saber Pavilion to start his closed-door training. There were only three more months till the Five Nation Youth Competition; it was time for him to make his final preparations.
At the same time, all the genius cultivators under this starry sky were also making their final spurt, all the sake of that moment where thousands would watch the strong fight one another.
When strength reached its peak, it was bound to decline; when strength had declined to its weakest, it would strengthen. It had been five thousand years since the Thunder Emperor appeared in the Tianwu Continent. Since then, there had not been any new Martial Emperors.
It had been a five-thousand-year wait. Now, the age of geniuses was imminent and a grand scene was about to appear. There were the five great nations, the Ancient Deste Land, the barbarian tribes of the north, the four regions of the Boundless Sea.
Under the starry sky, there were countless heroes, geniuses with bright futures. Who could stand out from the others and see the view at the peak?
Who was the main character of this dazzling stage filled with stars in this continent? The answer would be found in the battle at the pinnacle three monthster.
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Eastern Boundless Sea, in a Forbidden Area of the Divine Dragon Pce:
There was a miniature spatial crack here. Once one passed through that crack, one would be able to go to the true Demonic World.
Surrounding the spatial crack was a golden cuboid barrier. Four old Martial Monarchs of the Divine Dragon Pce stood guard here day and night.
At this moment, the Eastern Seas Little Dragon King, Xuanyuan Zhantian sat on his Royal Dragon Horse, holding his Heavenly War Halberd, as he waited calmly before the forbidden area.
The current Dragon King of the Divine Dragon Pce stood at his side. The Dragon King looked at Xuanyuan Zhantian and asked, Zhantian, are you sure you want to go through this spatial crack? Do you know what it means to go through this spatial crack?
Xuanyuan Zhantian nodded and replied, There are only three months left. Those Great Jin Nation geniuses are remarkable. I need to enter the Deep Abyss of the Demonic World for true experiential training.
The Dragon King did not argue anymore. Since you have already decided, then I will not stop you. If you die in there, I will choose another sessor.
The barrier slowly opened. Xuanyuan Zhantian rode his Royal Dragon Horse in without hesitation. Heughed loudly and said, Old man, you only know how to curse me. Rest assured, I will definitely be sitting on your throne someday. No one will rece me, Xuanyuan Zhantian, in ruling the four regions of the Boundless Sea.
As the Dragon King watched Xuanyuan Zhantian disappear into the spatial crack, heughed to himself and said, Such self-confidence, thats good.
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Qingyun Peak, Back Mountains:
In the first month of Xiao Chens return, he spent all his efforts on fixing the inadequacies of the Lightning Tribtion Saber Technique.
In that fight with the masked man, Xiao Chen hade to understand its weaknesses and what he wascking in the Lightning Tribtion Techniquegathering the wind and clouds to summon the lightning.
Xiao Chensprehension of the state of wind was insufficient. As for the mysterious phenomena on the Lightning Tribtion Saber Technique, that person had seen their weak points with one nce.
Now that Xiao Chen knew about the Lightning Tribtion Saber Techniques weaknesses, it was not too difficult to fix them.
Within one month, he managed to fix most of the weaknesses of the Lightning Tribtion Saber Technique that had been exposed.
If he met that masked man again, he was confident that the other party would no longer find those weaknesses, which had resulted in the mysterious phenomenon copsing and the might of the Saber Technique decreasing, so easily.
There was another problem giving Xiao Chen a headache. That was the fourth move of the Four Season Saber Technique. What should he use for Winter, so he could find a Saber Technique that he could truly call his own?
However, he was not too anxious. He practiced the Martial Techniques that he was familiar with during the day and cultivated the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation at night, strengthening his Essence.
Someprehensions required enlightenment. If one could not figure something out, then the more one tried to think about it, the more they would not be able to figure out. That was a recipe for frustration.
Only when ones heart waspletely calm might one be able to see the light at the end of the tunnel. One might suddenly receive enlightenment and the problem guing them would be solved in an instant.
When the Heavenly Saber Pavilions founder created the Lightning Tribtion Saber Technique, he had also relied on this moment of enlightenment. Watching the tribtion of a Spirit Beast was the crux of hisprehension of this Saber Technique.
Thus, Xiao Chen was in no rush. He could only treat it as a whetstone for cultivating his mental state. Even if he could neverprehend what he wanted, the growth of his mental state would be sufficient to make up for not finishing the Saber Technique.
Who could be certain that it would be a loss or a gain?
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The sun rose and the sun set. Clouds gathered and scattered. Three months remained to the start of the Five Nation Youth Competition. The days slowly trickled by.
On this particr day, Xiao Chen was sitting in his room with his eyes closed as he cultivated. The moonlight poured through the window, peacefully spilling on the bed in front of him.
Ka ca!
The two Superior Grade Spirit Stones in his hands suddenly shattered. Xiao Chen opened his eyes and looked at the drained Spirit Stones, shaking his head helplessly.
Now that he had advanced to half-step Martial Monarch, his rate of absorbing Spiritual Energy increased. Two Superior Grade Spirit Stones were not sufficient for a night of cultivating.
Furthermore, the crystal whirlpool in his dantian was like a bottomless pit. He was far from feeling a bottleneck.
For Xiao Chen to reach Martial Monarch, he had to increase his Essence to the bottleneck and open the sea of consciousness.
He muttered, I already opened the sea of consciousness long ago. However, my cultivation is hard to deal with. Even with another year, I will not reach the peak of half-step Martial Monarch.
Xiao Chen nced at the pale moonlight on the floor. The pale moonlight was like a coating of frost where it pooled. For no reason at all, it evoked a sense of grief.
Moonlight gleaming like frost;
flowing waters may wound;
beauty rapidly wanes;
where do I seek my home?
[Note: This is a Chinese poem about regrets at leaving home, a poem about grief.]
Suddenly, Xiao Chen recalled this poem. He smiled faintly and said, However, such grieving emotions do not fit me.
Taking out two more Superior Grade Spirit Stones, he prepared to continue cultivating. Then, he suddenly stopped, an idea suddenly sparking in his mind.
I have been thinking about what can represent Winter aside from snow. Isnt this white frost before me what Im seeking?
Thats right. Its definitely right!
Xiao Chen startedughing loudly. He said excitedly, The ancients did not cheat me. A moment of inspiration, a rapid advancement inprehension. A sudden enlightenment! A sudden enlightenment, indeed!
Continuing tough loudly, he picked up his Lunar Shadow Saber and walked out the door.
The fourth move of the Four Season Saber Technique could use frost as its primer, using the state of grief.
Xiao Chen closed his eyes while he was in the forest, thinking about the spark of inspiration that shed in his head.
After a while, he opened his eyes, grasped the Lunar Shadow Saber with his right hand, and quickly drew it.
Slowly circting the Four Season Saber Technique, Xiao Chen eased his foot forward. The ambient temperature dropped quickly as the saber light moved about.
A thinyer of frost appeared in the forest; everything within a kilometer be covered in rime.
Moonlight gleaming like frost; flowing waters may wound! Xiao Chen shouted, swinging his saber. The state of grief in the saber exploded together with the frost that covered everything within a kilometer.
Shua! Shua! Shua!
In this instant, all the trees in the forest shattered. Crunching sounds rang out nonstop.
Xiao Chen sheathed his saber, and all the trees within a kilometer fell. The vast forest disappeared, leaving only the frost on the ground.
This move was not imposing or overbearing. It only turned the Saber Technique into frost, slowly infusing the state of grief.
It killed silently. By the time one was aware of it, there would no longer be a chance to turn things around.
Just like all the trees within a kilometer. With one Saber Technique, all life was extinguished, leaving only the white frost.
Xiao Chen said to himself, This is the Four Season Saber Techniques fourth move. Lets call it Grieving Frost!
Spring Thunder Chop, Burning to Destion, Fated Person in Autumn Waters, and Grieving Frost. Xiao Chen had finishedprehending Spring, Summer, Autumn, and Winter,pleting his own Four Season Saber Technique.
Now, this Four Season Saber Technique had be a unique peak Superior Grade Earth Ranked Saber Technique that belonged to him aloneone that was infinitely close to a Heaven Ranked Saber Technique.
This waspletely created by Xiao Chen; there was no other like it.
As for the final Cycle of Seasons, there was no need for anyprehension. This was because there was only one meaning to the Cycle of Seasonseternal transformation until the end of time.
Everything in the world, whether tall mountains or the vast sea, would dry up or crumble one day. The heavens would fall, the earth would age, and the vast seas would dry up.
The nts and animals would die and regrow in a never-ending cycle. The cycle of the four seasonsspring, summer, autumn, and winterwould never change.
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Time slowly went by. The start of the Five Nation Youth Competition drew nearer day by day.
Two monthsone monthtwo weeks Soon, only ten days remained to the start of the Five Nation Youth Competition.
Tianwu Continent, the Head of the Five Great Nations, the Great Jin Nation, Supreme Sky Sect:
This was only of the ten great sects of the Great Jin Nation. Naturally, it overflowed with talents and geniuses.
However, the peak genius of this sect was none other than Yue Chenxi.
Ever since Yue Chenxi obtained the Daybreak Flower, her cultivation had risen very quickly. Her Morning Sun Incantation also advanced just as quickly.
This progress resulted in Yue Chenxi leaving many of her sect mates in the dust. They could only look up to her and try their best to catch up.
On this particr day, a beautiful multicolored light blossomed on Yue Chenxis personal Morning Sun Peak, radiating a boundless beauty.
All the passing disciples stopped to take a look. Their expressions were full of shock.
A multicolored light of sunrise! This is a sign of the Morning Sun Incantations thirteenthyer. First Senior Sister will being out of her closed-door training! a disciple in the Supreme Sky Sects uniform said excitedly.
First Senior Sister had been in closed-door training for three months already. Her strength is bound to be much higher when shees out this time.
Quickly, look! The elders are here. Unexpectedly, the sight of the multicolored light of sunrise startled the elders as well.
Three figures flew over from the Supreme Sky Sects main peak. They were three old men with very strong auras. When they stood next to each other, the wind behind them stopped blowing instantly. The air turned solid; many disciples felt like they could not breathe.
The person in the middle of the three revealed a gratified smile. He said softly, It has been a thousand years already since anyone has managed to cultivate the Morning Sun Incantation to the thirteenthyer. Yue Chenxi has now truly entered the ranks of the peak experts in the Great Jin Nation.
The expression of the gray-robed old man beside him was also filled with satisfaction. He muttered, First Elder, with Yue Chenxis current strength, she should be able to obtain a top ten ranking in the uing Five Nation Youth Competition, right?
Chapter 558 - Yue Chenxi Emerging from Closed-Door Training
Chapter 558: Yue Chenxi Emerging from Closed-Door Training
The First Elder in the middle said solemnly, It is hard to say. The Drifting Snow Sword Sect, Sun Moon Sect, Supreme Yi Pce, and the other sects have geniuses as well. Furthermore, there are the eight Noble ns. We can only be sure when shees out.
Boom!
Suddenly, a resplendent ring of light erupted from the multicolored light, like the morning sun slowly rising.
Right in the middle of the ring of light was the beautiful Yue Chenxi. Under the illumination of the multicolored light, she looked like a fairy, refined and elegant.
She is out!
When all the multicolored lights gathered together, they formed a rainbow bridge. Yue Chenxi walked on the rainbow bridge towards the three elders.
Chenxi greets First Martial Uncle, Second Martial Uncle, and Third Martial Uncle. Yue Chenxi smiled as she bowed slightly.
The First Elder carefully gauged her. After that, shock flooded his face as he muttered, Consummation half-step Martial Monarch!
Yue Chenxi revealed a faint smile on her face. She said, I haveprehended the state of light and the state of cloud to their limits. I also reached Great Perfection in the Morning Sun Fist.
The First Elderughed loudly and said, Good. Now you are qualified topete for the final two positions of the top ten.
The eight Noble ns had been around for ten thousand years. Each of them had produced a Martial Emperor before. Their descendents all possessed the bloodline of an Emperor. Their talents were all shocking and very strong.
In every Five Nation Youth Competition, the top eight would be upied by different people. However, there was one thing that did not changethe top eight were always upied by the disciples of these eight Noble ns.
This already formed a fixed pattern and would not change. There had never been any unexpected surprises.
That was why the First Elder could only say that Yue Chenxi couldpete for the ninth and tenth ranks; the top eight ranks were untouchable.
However, Yue Chenxis expression did not change. She only looked in the direction of the distant Great Qin Nation in the west. Anticipation gleamed in her eyes.
Yue Chenxi muttered softly to herself, I wonder, how strong is that fellow now?
Two years have passed. I relied on the Daybreak Flower to advance my strength rapidly. He has no sect behind him and is an independent cultivator. Will he be able to keep up?
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Great Jin Nations, One of the Ten Great SectsEvil Moon Pavilion:
The top genius of the Evil Moon Pavilion, Bai Zhan, sat expressionless above the center of a full-moon-shapedke. At first nce, theke was calm and peaceful.
However, if one looked carefully, there were countless spots of red light jumping around under the mirrorlikeke surface.
There were so many, theke seemed to be equal parts water and red light.
If ones cultivation reached Martial Monarch and could extend their Mental Energy, they would be shocked to discover that the red lights were all hot sparks.
Fire and water opposed each other. This was the eternal principle of nature. However, at this moment, many sparks burned strangely within the vastke.
Suddenly, the calm Bai Zhan shouted, Raging Frost me Wave! Theke water that had been suppressed for so long exploded, surging up from the surface.
Countless pirs of water froze into ice. The sparks became raging mes, soaring into the sky.
Finally, the ice and fire that were tolerating each other formed a huge energy wave quickly heading to a mountain range in the distance.
Bang!
The vast energy exploded, sting the one-kilometer-tall mountain peak into dust.
However, that was not all. Unexpectedly, a huge, deep pit appeared in the ground where the mountain peak used to be. It was a hundred meters wide and so deep that the bottom could not be seen.
Bai Zhan revealed a maniacal smile as heughed loudly, Perfect tolerance of ice and fire! I have finally achieve it. Xiao Chen! You managed to escape with your life in the Boundless Sea. However, I will defeat you before everyone in the uing Five Nation Youth Competition.
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Tianwu Continent, Great Chu Nation, Heavenly Sword Gate:
Ding Fengchou stood upright on a mountain peak, holding his hands behind his back. Eighteen swords flew around in the air in front of him, moving in all sorts of formations.
The long, slender swords in the air vibrated without end. Everywhere they passed, a pitch-ck crack appeared quickly before disappearing.
These swords could temporarily tear open space, showing how mighty they were. It was hard to imagine.
Jin Wuji quickly rushed over from behind. When he saw this scene, he eximed in shock, Senior Brother, your Resistance Fencing can now control eighteen swords!
Xiu!
Ding Fengchou casually collected the eighteen swords and returned them to his spatial ring. He smiled gently and said, Thats right. However, I cannot sustain it for long.
Jin Wuji said joyfully, That is great. That whats-his-nameXiao Chen is definitely not a match for you anymore. With a continuous stream of attacks from eighteen swords, no one under Martial Monarch would be able to survive that.
Appearing very calm, Ding Fengchou continued to smile gently as he said, It is hard to say. Lets not speak about this for now. Why are you looking for me?
Jin Wuji recovered his wits and said, The Sect Master told me toe look for you. He instructed me to tell you that there are seven more days to the Five Nation Youth Competition and to call you over to select a Secret Treasure.
Lets go, then!
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Simr incidents were taking ce in every corner of the Tianwu Continent as the Five Nation Youth Competition drew closer.
All the geniuses in closed-door cultivation started toe out. They emerged with boundless confidence and looked forward to the day of the Five Nation Youth Competition.
In the back mountains of Qingyun Peak, Xiao Chen sat before a waterfall, leisurely watching the water crashing down endlessly.
Three days ago, he had concluded his training of the Four Season Saber Technique. He had finished the Cycle of Seasons and named it Endless Growth.
Xiao Chen had practiced the Lightning Tribtion Saber Technique to Great Perfection and finishedprehending the Four Season Saber Technique. He would not be able to advance his cultivation much in this short period of time.
He also had other techniques, like the Battle Sage Origins Changing Character Form and Strength Character Form, or the Azure Dragon Martial Spirits exclusive Saber Techniquethe Dragon Subduing shand exclusive Movement Techniquethe Azure Dragon Cloud Soaring Art.
These were peak Martial Techniques in the Tianwu Continent. However, due to various reasons, he was unable to cultivate them.
Xiao Chen thought for a while and decided that there was no more need to keep training. So, he came to the waterfall every day and chatted with Ao Jiao.
All he could do was to quietly wait for that day toe, tempering his state of mind.
The Battle Sage Origins Changing Character Form required Xiao Chens cultivation to reach a more profound level before he could continue practicing it. Otherwise, he would only be scratching the surface and his move would be easily broken by his opponent.
As for the Strength Character Form, although it was hidden in the Lunar Shadow Saber, he had no way to ess it. He was confused about this and did not know where to start.
Xiao Chen had used the Dragon Subduing sh before. He had done it while his cultivation was insufficient. He still clearly remembered the pain he had experienced back then. If he wanted to live, he would not dare to use it.
He suspected that the requirement for this Dragon Subduing sh was not on cultivation but the physical body.
Once the physical body reached a certain standard, he would be able to endure that horrifying energy wave, controlling it as he pleased.
After you reach Martial Monarch, you will be able to cultivate the Battle Sage Origins Changing Character Form. In Sang Mus early days, he did not rely on the Changing Character Form to achieve fame.
Ao Jiao continued calmly from the Lunar Shadow Saber, However, it is also possible that you are not suited to cultivating the Changing Character Form. That would mean that you will never be able to reach the level of developing your opponents Martial Techniques.
Xiao Chen smiled calmly. That would be fine. Everyone has their own path to take. I am a desman and the Thunder Emperor was a swordsman. It would be hard for me to follow the exact same path he did.
A saber was a saber and a sword was a sword. There was an inherent difference that could not be bridged between a desman and a swordsman.
A desman was tyrannical, bold, and powerful; there was no other special characteristics.
However, a swordsman was different. The sword was the nobleman of weapons. No matter how tyrannical, bold, and powerful it was, it would still have an air of elegance.
Of course, it would be impossible to say which was stronger. It would definitely depend of the individuals strength.
Surprised, Ao Jiao blurted out, Trashy Master, I have underestimated you. What you mean is that you will not be the second Thunder Emperor but the White Robed desman Xiao Chen.
He smiled gently and did not confirm or deny it. He changed the topic, saying, I heard that the Thunder Emperor managed to defeat many Noble n geniuses in the Five Nation Youth Competition. Speaking of which, exactly what rank did he achieve?
The era of the Thunder Emperor was just like the present. They were both eras of geniuses. Geniuses filled thends; it was a glorious time.
The name of the Thunder Emperor, Sang Mu, started to shake the Tianwu Continent after the battle in the Wind Cloud Arena.
However, because it had been too long ago, no one in the Great Qin Nation was sure about what rank the Thunder Emperor achieved.
Just when Ao Jiao was about to reply, she heard footsteps. She could only stop the conversation there and say, Someone ising.
Ha ha! Xiao Chen, you are really free. You still have time to watch the waterfall. Liu Suifeng walked over, radiant with happiness. He could not stop smiling.
Xiao Chen turned his head to look and a light shed in his eyes. He performed a cupped-fist salute and said, Congrattions on breaking through to Martial King.
Liu Suifeng chuckled and said, I broke through yesterday. Its all thanks to your Spirit Stones and Spirit Herbs. Otherwise, I would not be able to break through the bottleneck to Martial King so fast.
Xiao Chen said calmly, It is just a small matter. Why are you looking for me?
With a helpless expression, Liu Suifeng replied, I really dont know what to say about you. There is another seven days to the sign-up time of the Five Nation Youth Competition. We are leaving immediately. The First Elder is currently gathering all the people in the Heavenly Saber Pavilion who are qualified.
The requirements to participate in the Five Nation Youth Competition had already been released. Like Liu Suifeng had anticipated, the minimum was a Martial King under the age of twenty-four.
Compared to the previous Five Nation Youth Competition, the requirements had been raised by one cultivation realm. However, the number of people who would take part would be much higher this time.
At the Heaven Viewing tform in the main hall of the Heavenly Saber Pavilion, Xiao Chen saw the other contestants of the Heavenly Saber Pavilion. Aside from him and Murong Chong, there were four other people.
They were all people whom Xiao Chen recognized: Beichen Peaks Mu Heng, Tianyue Peaks Zhang Lie, Yun Kexin, and the recently broken-through Liu Suifeng.
Out of the entire Heavenly Saber Pavilions five-thousand-odd people, only six people qualified. It had to be said that the turnout was quite shameful.
The few people exchanged nces for greetings. Since the First Elder had not arrived, they started chatting casually.
They had known one another before this and had been through life and death in the strange space. There was no problems between them and they started chatting together excitedly.
Only Murong Chong was rather proud and aloof. He simply closed his eyes and did not participate.
Mu Heng looked at Xiao Chen and said regretfully to Yun Kexin and Zhang Lie, Although there were some differences in our strengths when we were in the strange space, the gap was notrge. However, in a mere two years, Xiao Chenpletely left us in the dust.
Chapter 559 - Going to the Five Nation Youth Competition
Chapter 559: Going to the Five Nation Youth Competition
Xiao Chen said calmly, Aside from talent and aptitude, a cultivator needs fortuitous encounters and Luck to achieve sess. Perhaps in another two years, you all might rise up after an fortuitous encounter.
Shaking her head, Yun Kexin argued, I feel that what you said are just secondary. What decides how far a cultivator goes is the character of the cultivator.
Between the few of them, they chatted about a few other topics. Not long after, the First Elder, Jiang Chi, lead the Second Elder and the Third Elder over.
Jiang Chi got right to the point. The Five Nation Youth Competition is at the Great Jin Nations Dragon Sealing Mountain Range. It is very far from the Heavenly Saber Pavilion, so we need to leave early. If you have other matters to settle, I can give you another hour to deal with them. We will immediately depart after an hour.
Xiao Chen and the others shook their heads to indicate that they did not have anything to settle. Jiang Chi nodded and said, In that case, we will depart now!
The few of them followed Jiang Chi out. When they reached the open space in front of the hall, they found a crystalline jade ship parked there.
Liu Suifeng said with astonishment in his voice, Isnt this Ancestral Martial Aunts personal Golden Jade zed Ship? It is a high-ranked Superior Grade Secret Treasure. Is Ancestral Martial Aunting with us as well?
Jiang Chi nodded with aplicated expression. Yes. All the sects in the world will be going to the Dragon Sealing Mountain Range. We cannot let the Heavenly Saber Pavilion be shamed. Furthermore, there are some matters that are not as simple as you think. We need to show off some of our strength.
On the bow of the ship. The luxuriously dressed Shen Manjun smiled faintly and said, Jiang Chi, you dont have to tell the younger generation about this matter. Come on up!
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The Great Qin Nation, Misty Sword Sect, on a Mountain Peak:
Chu Chaoyun looked deeply into the churning clouds in front. It was unclear what he was thinking about.
The Misty Sword Sects Sect Master said sullenly, Chaoyun, although there are nine people in our Misty Sword Sect who qualify for the Five Nation Youth Competition, you are probably the only one who can make it past the first round.
Chu Chaoyun turned around and smiled faintly. Sect Master, rest assured. Whether it is for myself or to repay the help the Misty Sword Sect has given me, I will definitely do my best in the Five Nation Youth Competition.
When the Misty Sword Sects Sect Master heard this, he felt more at ease. Chu Chaoyuns origins were mysterious; even he felt his strength to be unfathomable. If Chu Chaoyun used his true strength, he would definitely be able to make it into the top twenty.
The amount of Luck that would be obtained would be sufficient for them to continue on without falling in this vast world.
Thats good. I will not bother saying anything else, then. We will depart tomorrow; you should use today to make your preparations.
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Southern Boundless Sea:
The Southern Seas Four Heroes were gathered before a table. They were all excited and eager without exception.
We are finally departing. I have long wanted to go and challenge those Great Jin Nation geniuses. I want to see if the eight great Noble ns and the ten great sects are what legends make them out to be.
Third Brother, dont be overconfident. Although the Spiritual Energy in our Boundless Sea is very dense and no lower than that of the Great Jin Nation, the legacies and inheritance we have are slightly weaker than theirs. Dont let your guard down.
Big Brother is right. However, the four of us are not weak at all. We are able to be famous in the Boundless Sea; our results in the continent should not be any worse.
The leader of the Southern Seas Four Heroes picked up his wine cup and said, Thats right. Normally, we do not bother to go out. Now that we are going out, we must spread the name of the Southern Seas Four Heroes. Come, lets drink! May we four be able to seed in our matches and make it to the top fifty!
That will definitely happen! Cheers!
Cheers!
Bang!
The four of them clinked their cups and downed their wine in one gulp. After that, they shattered their wine cups andughed heartily. Finally, they went out and headed for the warship that was already waiting.
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Eastern Boundless Sea, Forbidden Area of the Divine Dragon Pce:
Four Martial Monarch elders were currently watching the spatial crack within the barrier anxiously.
The hope of the Divine Dragon Pce, the Eastern Seas Little Dragon King, Xuanyuan Zhantian, had already been in the Demonic World for more than two months.
Three days had passed since the appointed time for Xuanyuan Zhantians return, but he had not appeared yet.
Given Xuanyuan Zhantians memory, he would definitely not forget the appointed time. Unlessunlessthere was only one possibilityhe had fallen!
The four Martial Monarch elders all had unsightly expressions on their faces. Xuanyuan Zhantian was the hope of the Divine Dragon Pce. He could even be said to the hope of the entire Boundless Sea.
For the past thousand years, there had been very few geniuses that they were sure would be Martial Sages.
The Divine Dragon Pce had invested arge amount of resources in Xuanyuan Zhantian. If such a person fell, the loss would be hard to bear.
Your Majesty, we have waited for three days and three nights already. It is time to choose another person. The Divine Dragon Pce still needs someone to lead the team to participate in the Five Nation Youth Competition, an elder could not help but suggest.
The Dragon Kings sharp eyes looked very sullen. He said in a powerful voice, There is no need to say anything else. Zhantian is worth me waiting another seven days and seven nights. No one else can elevate the Divine Dragon Pce in this grand age.
Dong! Dong! Dong!
Right after the Dragon King spoke, heavy footsteps came from the barrier.
Every step was filled with power, making the ground shake. The four elders expressions changed greatly. Suspecting that some powerful Demons hade out from the spatial crack, they quickly took a look.
The four elders only saw apletely injured Xuanyuan Zhantianing out. His purple robes werepletely dyed red with blood. He carried the Royal Dragon Horse, which was even more injured than him, on his shoulder.
The four revealed extremely shocked expressions. This Royal Dragon Horse weighed some ten tons. Despite being so heavily injured, Xuanyuan Zhantian carried the horse back.
Bang!
Xuanyuan Zhantian tossed the Heavenly War Halberd in his right hand and the barrier that could stop a Rank 8 Demonic Beast immediately shattered.
Sorry, something unexpected happened that resulted in my being dyed. I am not toote, right?
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Ancient Deste Land, under the Vast Heavenly Extermination Lake:
A vast white-jade pce floated quietly in the water. This pce was the mysterious headquarters of the Myriad Fiend Pce.
Xiao Bai was seriously training the Heart Nourishing Universe Sword Technique in a garden of the pce.
As the sword light shed, winds blew. The world seemed to be turned upside down here.
A bright light flickered at Xiao Bais chest. As the light flickered, the might of the Sword Technique doubled. The flickering light was what many swordsmen dreamed of havinga Sword Heart.
In two years, Xiao Bais pure and innocent face had lost some of its childishness and gained a hint of youth.
Her exquisite body had be more graceful. Together with a nebulous winsomeness, it gave her a certain sense of beauty, making one fall for her charms at first sight.
Dong! Dong! Dong!
Footsteps could be heard. So Xiao Bai withdrew her sword and immediately looked back. She discovered Mu Xinya walking over.
Xiao Bai immediately revealed a joyful smile as she quickly rushed over. Elder Sister Xinya, are we going to the Great Jin Nation already?
Naturally, as one of the three peak geniuses of the Myriad Fiend Pce, Mu Xinya would be representing the Myriad Fiend Pce in the Five Nation Youth Competition. She patted Xiao Bais head and said, Yes, we are about to leave immediately.
Xiao Bai continued, Elder Sister Xinya, Elder Brother Xiao Chen will definitely take part, right?
A faint smile appeared on Mu Xinyas face as the image of Xiao Chens face shed through her mind. She was thinking of Xiao Chens handsome countenance as he had looked in the Ancient Deste Tower.
Mu Xinya nodded seriously and say, He will definitely, definitely go.
Xiao Bai smiled jubntly and said, That is great! I finally can see Elder Brother Xiao Chen again!
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Up within the clouds, Shen Manjuns Golden Jade zed Ship flew at Mach 3 as it headed for the Great Jin Nations Dragon Sealing Mountain Range.
The group could see several warships in the sky. They were all headed in the same direction as the Golden Jade zed Ship.
Aside from warships, there were also many cultivators traveling alone, riding on flying Spirit Beasts.
With a quick nce, one could discover several cultivators at every interval.
Naturally, these people were going to the Dragon Sealing Mountain Range. However, only a small portion would be there to participate in the Five Nation Youth Competition. Most of them would watch.
This was the Five Nation Youth Competition that would herald the start of the age of geniuses. This is something that would not happen even in a thousand years. This had made all the cultivators in the continent curious; everyone wanted to watch.
Who would be the main character in this age of geniuses? Who would be in the spotlight of this stage? Who would have thestugh? Who was the true main character?
However, there were limited seats for spectators. The Wind Cloud Arenas spectator stands would definitely not contain all the cultivators. So, these cultivators had to rush over early. If they werete, they might be making a wasted trip.
The Golden Jade zed Ship moved very fast; most of the Spirit Beasts and warships around them could not keep up. Xiao Chen and the others stood on the deck, watching the scenery and casually chatting.
Suddenly, Xiao Chen thought of something. He asked, Howe I dont see Leng Liusu? With her strength and potential, after training in the Holy Land for two years, she should have already be a Martial King.
Thats right. Why did Leng Liusu note back?
Unexpectedly, despite being the Heavenly Saber Pavilions Young Pavilion Master, she had not returned at such a crucial moment. When the group heard Xiao Chen ask, they could not help but feel that it was strange as well.
Suddenly, the previously silent Murong Chong said, She already became a core disciple of the Phoenixs Passion Pce and had gone to the upper realm long ago. The people of the Three Holy Lands cannote andpete for Luck.
When the group heard this, they were astonished. At the same time, they felt that it was strange that Murong Chong was aware of this.
After six days of flying at Mach 3, the Golden Jade zed Ship finally arrived near the Great Jin Nations Dragon Sealing Mountain Range. They only needed another half days flight to get there.
Jiang Chi and the other two elders came out on the deck and introduced the situation of the Great Jin Nation to the group. Then they gave a simple exnation of the Five Nation Youth Competitions rules.
The Five Nation Youth Competition is divided into the qualifiers and the arena battles. No matter how many people sign up, only four hundred people will clear the qualifiers. That is to say, only four hundred people in the entire Tianwu Continent can step onto the Wind Cloud Arena.
Liu Suifeng was shocked when he heard this. This is very strict. With so many people being disqualified in the first round, might it not result in some strong contestants getting overlooked?
Jiang Chi smiled and said, It is possible. However, that is very rare. The method of selection is very simple and fair. You will understand better when you are there.
When the ship neared the Dragon Sealing Mountain Range, the number of warships they saw increased. Eventually, it came to the point where a warship was visible every hundred meters.
There were at least ten thousand warships and countless flying Spirit Beasts densely filling the air. This was a grand sight to behold.
As there were too many warships, Shen Manjun had no choice but to slow down the Golden Jade zed Ship and continue at a reduced speed.
Four hourster, Jiang Chi pointed at a mountain range in front and said, That is the Dragon Sealing Mountain Range!
Chapter 560 - Qualifiers Begin
Chapter 560: Qualifiers Begin
Xiao Chen and the others quickly looked in the direction Jiang Chi pointed at. They saw more than a hundred peaks over ten kilometers high at the limits of their vision.
The positioning of the mountain peaks was very peculiar. Strangely, they formed a huge ring. Then, in the middle of the ring of mountains were boundless clouds.
These clouds were also different from the usual white clouds. They clearly looked denser and their color was deeper.
From a distance, the mountain-peak ring and the clouds in the middle looked like a prison, like they were trapping something.
There were several tall towers on the summits of the mountains. asionally, warships and flying Spirit Beasts would stop there.
Xiao Chen felt it was strange. There are hundreds of mountain peaks here. Which one is Dragon Sealing Mountain?
Jiang Chi smiled gently and replied, It is the one in the middle. However, because it was too tall, something had already chopped it down long ago. We cant see it now, but after we pass the ring of mountains, we will be able to.
After flying for another ten minutes, the Golden Jade zed Ship stopped at a mountain peak in the ring of mountains.
Many warships and huge flying Spirit Beasts had stopped at this mountain peak. Arge number of people were heading for the towers here.
Jiang Chi led the six people into one of the towers. The sign-up counter for the Five Nation Youth Competition was located in the hall.
The sign-up procedures were rather simple. After examining the sixs bone age and recording their sect and names, the staff at the counter gave a dark dragon-shaped jade pendant to everyone.
Come, lets go up to the top!
As the group climbed up the spiral staircase, they were filled with anticipation. Soon, they arrived at the top floor.
The top floor had no roof. When the group stood up, they could see their surroundings without obstruction. The scenery for thousands of kilometers around was clearly visible.
Many cultivators had already gathered on the top floor. Xiao Chen threaded through the crowd and headed to the edge facing the center of the ring of peaks.
What astonished Xiao Chen was that the center of the ring of peaks was, unexpectedly, arge city. This city was no smaller than Xihe Provinces Provincial Capital.
When looking down from the top floor, the buildings in the city were like ants. Only some unusual circr rock pirs, which stood several kilometers tall, were more visible.
These rock pirs filled the entire city. Some were tall and some were short. Together they formed a strange picture. Every rock pir had a huge dragon carving coiled around it.
If one looked carefully, they would discover that this was a city built at the middle of a mountain.
The huge mountain looked like it had been chopped down halfway up. Then, arge city was built on the stump.
Jiang Chi exined to the six, That is Dragon Sealing City. Below that is the stump of the chopped-off Dragon Sealing Mountain. Do you see those dragon pirs?
When the qualifiers start, all the contestants on the third floor and above of every tower at the ring of peaks will fly towards Dragon Sealing City at the same time. As long as you are able to stand on top of a dragon pir, you will be qualified to participate in the arena battles.
There are ten dragon pirs in the middle that are clearly taller than the rest. If you are able to stand on those, you will be a seeded contestant. That is also the ce with the most intensepetition.
As for the highest dragon pir, whoever who stands on it will be the first seed. They will enjoy some advantages in regard to thepetition arrangements.
After Liu Suifeng heard that, he said, It turns out that the first stage is so simple. This is easy.
One of the old men from another nation could not help but smile coldly. Idiot, in every Five Nation Youth Competition, one third of the contestants will fall and die here. There will only be more this year. How could it be as simple as you think?
Jiang Chi followed up in a serious tone, Indeed. In order to truly gain the qualifications to enter the arena battles, one has to stand on the pir for at least a minute. Once you get on it, you cannot leave. If someone knocks you down before you stand on it for a minute, you will have to start again.
The person who spoke earlier added, You will suffer from many attacks from all directions in that one minute. Even if there are not ten thousand participants, there would be seven or eight thousand. Just think about how intense the fight for just four hundred spots would be.
When Liu Suifeng and the others heard this, they could not help but feel nervous. No wonder the First Elder said that no one would be able to take advantage of the situation and obtain the qualifications for the arena battles.
One minute was just about sixty breaths of time. Normally, speaking, that would go by quickly.
However, when one was on the dragon pir and defending for one minute, it would be hard to endure the attacksing from all directions.
This was because it was not a one-on-one fight. The attacks one would have to endure were the killing moves or trump cards of countless people from all directions. If one was not careful, they might fall off.
Those with the qualification to take part in the Five Nation Youth Competition were all outstanding youths. For them to be Martial Kings before the age of twenty-four, if they were not outstanding youths, then what could they be?
However, these seven or eight thousand outstanding youths would have to go through a round of elimination first, which would allow four hundred genius cultivators to stand out.
One could easily imagine how strong and talented these four hundred people had to be. The high quality of the Five Nation Youth Competition left everybody stupefied.
Jiang Chi wanted to befriend the person who had spoken. He performed a cupped-fist salute and said, I am the Heavenly Saber Pavilions First Elder, Jiang Chi. Might I ask for your esteemed name?
The person at the side seemed to be in his fifties, but he was still very energetic and had a drawn-out aura. Clearly, he was also a half-step Martial Monarch that had reached his limits.
When that person heard Jiang Chis words, he returned the cupped-fist salute and said, I am not an esteemed personage. My humble family name is Du and my name is Hui. I am the person in charge of the Great Jin Nations Breaking Saber Gates inner sect.
Breaking Saber Gate Jiang Chi thought for a while but could not recall any powerful sects in the Great Jin Nation called the Breaking Saber Gate.
Du Hui smiled gently and said, Brother Jiang, there is no keep to overthink this. The Breaking Saber Gate is just a third-rate sect in the Great Jin Nation. How many people from your sect is participating this time?
When Jiang Chi thought about it, that seemed about right. Although the Great Jin Nation had the ten great sects, they also had several small sects as well.
He pointed to Xiao Chen and the others as he answered, Not many, just six.
A young disciple beside Du Huiughed mockingly and said, I have heard about the Heavenly Saber Pavilion. It seems like that it is one of the Great Qin Nations three great sects. Unexpectedly, they have only six people. Even as a third-rate sect, our Breaking Saber Gate has ten-odd people.
That disciples tone was clearly pleased; it contained the pride that the disciples of the Great Jin Nation had. When one heard it, they would feel displeased.
The Great Jin Nation had many Spirit Veins and was filled with Spiritual Energy. It was also veryrge. For the past ten thousand years, they had been able topletely suppress the other four great nations.
Jiang Chi had a somewhat embarrassed expression on his face. Unexpectedly, this young disciple had such poor manners.
Xiao Chen frowned slightly. A certain sharpness shone in his eyes as he said coldly, No matter how many pieces of rotten wood there are, they will never be able to build a house.
[Note: No matter how many pieces of rotten wood there are, they will never be able to build a house: In case the meaning is not clear, this means that no matter how many weak people grouped up, they would not be able to defeat the strong.]
Even a third-rate sect of the Great Jin Nation was so arrogant. An insignificant disciple dared to speak to the older generation as though they were equals. This was an eye-opener to the Great Jin Nations arrogance.
That young disciple angrily demanded, What do you mean? Are you calling us trash? You are just the disciple of a sect from the weakest of the four nations. Your words are really bold. You better make sure that I, Song Qing, dont run into you during the arena battles.
Senior Brother, dont bother with him. Do you even think that he can make it into the arena battles?
When disciples of the various sects, or the independent cultivators, saw this scene, they all watched interestedly.
Du Hui frowned slightly and did not wish to allow matters to escte. He said apologetically to Jiang Chi, Brother Jiang, I apologize for my disciples rashness.
Even though Du Hui said that, he did not make his disciple apologize. He only led the Breaking Saber Gates disciples to another area of the tower.
Before they left, Song Qing looked mockingly at Xiao Chen and the others, clearly looking down on them.
Liu Suifeng said angrily, Who exactly are these people? They are just a third-rate sect of the Great Jin Nation yet they dare to speak like that.
Jiang Chi said helplessly, Never mind, this is how the Great Jin Nations people are.
Had Jiang Chi known that the old man was from the Great Jin Nation, he would not have attempted to befriend him. When facing the people of the other four nations, the Great Jin Nations people had the mentality of themselves being better than others.
Only when everyone had gathered would the first stage begin. There were still many sects that had not arrived.
The group could only wait. As for the incident with the Breaking Saber Gate, it was just a minor matter; everyone soon forgot about it.
Time slowly went by. Suddenly, someone in the crowd at the top floor eximed, The Supreme Sky Sects warship ising!
Cultivators in several towers on the mountain peaks immediately turned to take a look.
A golden warship flew over from the distance. A banner exclusive to the Supreme Sky Sect fluttered on the bow of the ship. It was easy to make out with one nce.
Xiao Chen sighed to himself. The attraction of a great sect in the Great Jin Nation was indeed on a different level. The moment they appeared, they drew the gazes of everyone.
I hear that the Supreme Sky Sects Yue Chenxi already cultivated the Morning Sun Incantation to the thirteenthyer. Back then, a multicolored light appeared. Their Sect Master has announced that their target this time is a top ten rank.
It is not easy to reach the top ten. None of the great sects are easy to deal with.
As the crowd discussed, another warship flew over. Someone recognized it and eximed, The Evil Moon Pavilion is here as well. Bai Zhan managed to get into the top twenty the previous time. I wonder, what rank will he obtain this time?
The Drifting Snow Sword Sects and Supreme Yi Pces warships are here too. They are really powerful; the heirs of these two sects managed to rank in the top ten the previous time. I wonder if they will be able to keep their rankings this time.
The Sun Moon Sect is here too. The ten great sects of the Great Jin Nation are all here.
As the warships of the ten great sects approached, they casually stopped at a mountain peak. The Drifting Snow Sword Sects warship unexpectedly stopped at the peak Xiao Chens group was at.
However, the Drifting Snow Sword Sects people went to a different tower. When Xiao Chen took a look, he discovered that the Drifting Snow Sword Sect had driven out the other people from that tower.
Damn it! The Drifting Snow Sword Sects people are really tyrannical. The moment they arrived, they chased all of us away.
The disced cultivators had no choice but toe to Xiao Chen and the others tower. They cursed and swore as they came over.
Someoneughed coldly. All you dare to do is curse and swear here. The participants of the Drifting Snow Sword Sect number in the hundreds. Why dont you say what you just said to their faces?
Xiao Chen ignored the quarrels of these people. Instead, he stared at a white figure at the tower in front. That person was a young man.
That person was dressed in white and his gaze was cold as he stared at the tallest dragon pir in Dragon Sealing City.
That person just stood quietly, not moving at all. However, he looked like a lone, cold sword standing there. A sword intent soared into the sky and a cold sensation spread out.
When Jiang Chi saw this, he said gently, That is the Drifting Snow Sword Sects First Disciple, Liu Xiaoyun. He was ranked ninth in the previous Five Nation Youth Competition. He was only eighteen, then. After a few years, his cold sword intent should have gotten more terrifying.
Chapter 561 - Bitter Fight
Chapter 561: Bitter Fight
Just at that moment, someone shouted, The eight Noble ns are here! The cultivators on the many peaks immediately broke out in chatter.
The eight Noble ns are finally here. In every Five Nation Youth Competition, they would monopolize the top eight ranks. I wonder if it would be the same this year.
There probably will not be much change. Even the super geniuses of the Great Jin Nations ten great sects have given up. Who else would be able to change that?
That is hard to say. In this pool of geniuses, there are many who came from the Boundless Sea. I heard that the Eastern Seas Little Dragon King, Xuanyuan Zhantian, is very powerful. He has already be an invincible half-step Martial Monarch.
The cultivators of the Great Jin Nation were unconvinced. They said, Invincible half-step Martial Monarch? That is because he has not met the scions of the eight Noble ns. He would not be able to defeat any one of themmuch less the Sima n, which has already monopolized the first rank for three consecutivepetitions.
The Sima ns Sima Lingxuan obtained the first rank in the previous Five Nation Youth Competition. If he can defend his position this year, then the Sima n will obtain their fourth consecutive first rank.
Eight warships, side by side, flew over from the distance. They were the Sima, Bai, Li, Qian, Wang, Weng, Nangong, and Beiming ns. These were the warships belonging to the eight Noble ns with Martial Emperor ancestors.
The people of the eight Noble ns were very talented and strong. Even the ten great sects of the Great Jin Nation could notpare to them.
The moment the eight Noble ns appeared, the excitement of the entire ring of peaks reached its climax.
Everyone knew that when the eight Noble ns arrived, the first stage would start. Who could obtain the rights to step onto the Wind Cloud Arena? The answer would be known soon.
All participants, please wear your dragon-shaped jade pendant. I will count back from ten and the qualifiers will officially begin.
A few minutester, a resonant voice rang out from Dragon Sealing City. The voice was reinforced with Quintessence, allowing all the cultivators in therge ring of peaks to hear it clearly.
Tennineeightsevensix
As the countdown began, the mor in the peaks stopped. The ce be deathly quiet; no one spoke a word.
There was only the sound of wind and the countdown. All the cultivators focused themselves.
Fivefourthreetwoone!
The instant the countdown finished, all the participants from the Ancient Deste Land, Boundless Seas, barbarian tribes, and the five great nations in the towers moved.
Xiu! Xiu! XIu!
The sound of air breaking sounded continuously as cultivators quickly rushed to the center of Dragon Sealing City.
Young cultivators jumped off the towers and filled the skies in all directions. A dark cloud made up of cultivators spread throughout the air. There were at least ten thousand people.
After waiting for years, bitterly cultivating for days and nights, all the outstanding talents under this sky made their move on this very day, at this very moment.
Xiao Chen was in no rush to jump down. As he calmly watched the excited expressions of the outstanding talents, his heart was as still as water.
Under the influence of countless young disciples, the endless dark clouds above Dragon Sealing City roiled continuously.
A strong wind blew and dark clouds churned. Soon, resonant dragon roars came from the dark clouds. The dragon roars shook the heaven and earth, glorious and world-shattering. An imposing atmosphere assaulted the senses of the cultivators on the spectator tforms.
As the clouds roiled and the grand atmosphere pressed heavily on everyone, an ancient and dignified aura spread throughout the mountains and the air solidified.
Pu!
Suddenly, a small piece broke off from the boundless dark clouds. A beam of resplendent golden light tore through space as it descended.
Normally, Dragon Sealing City was very dark; there would not be any sunlight. The thick, dark clouds in the sky had not dispersed for several millennia. However, at this instant, golden light descended on it.
Immediately, someone in the crowd eximed, That golden light is a divine light from the upper realmthe Kunlun Realm. Such a phenomenon did not happen in the previous Five Nation Youth Competition.
Indeed, it is a divine light. In the previous age of geniuses, there was this phenomenon as well. It looks like the era of geniuses has truly arrived. The vast auras of the ten-thousand-odd geniuses have attracted the attention of the upper realm.
ording to rumor, the people who rank highly in this Five Nation Youth Competition have a chance to enter the upper realm and be a Martial Monarch. This looks like it is true.
The intense fight over the four hundred dragon pirs had already started. Every pir had thirty to forty geniuses fighting over it. The scene was very tragic.
For the sake of the four hundred spots, everyone used their full power. Everyone knew what this Five Nation Youth Competition meant. If they missed out on this opportunity, they would only be side characters in this era of geniuses, regretting it forever.
As for the ten tallest dragon pirs in the center, at this moment, they were very quiet. Not many people fought over them. Everyone knew what these ten dragon pirs meant.
The most intense battles would ur there. Without strength, one would only fall in the qualifiers if they tried topete for it.
In the tower where the eight Noble ns were at, the eight heirs of the Noble ns stood carefreely at the top floor. They were all very calm.
For everyone else, it was extremely difficult to obtain one of the four hundred spots. However, these eight people did not care about them at all; they did not worry about it.
He he, brothers, I, Qian Wen, will make my move first. You can continue chatting.
A man in gorgeous sky-blue embroidered robes among the eight Noble n heirs smiled faintly, performing a cupped-fist salute before he left.
Xiu!
It was unknown if it was an coincidence but when he left, another hole appeared in the thick, dark clouds above. A beam of dazzling golden light, like a sharp sword, descended from the sky.
Soon, out of the eight Noble ns, only two were left: the Bai ns Bai Qi, and the Sima ns Sima Lingxuan. These two were the first and second ranks of the previous Five Nation Youth Competition.
Every time a Noble n scion jumped off, a resplendent beam of light would descend from the sky. When attentive people noticed the coincidence, they were amazed.
Sima Lingxuan was tall and slender. He had sharp facial features and eyes like stars, like he was the work of superb craftsmanship.
There were certain persons in the world who were extraordinary from birth. Even in a sea of people, they would be easily picked out with one nce.
Without a doubt, Sima Lingxuan was one such person. When he stood there, everyone felt a heavy atmosphere, a strong pressure in their hearts.
Bai Qi took a deep breath and calmed himself. He stood before the railing and prepared to jump down.
Sima Lingxuan tilted his body a little and looked at Bai Qi. He said, Bai Qi, I heard that you have fullyprehended the hardest Martial Technique in your Bai n, the Four Season Saber Technique.
In the past three thousand years, you are the first person under the age of thirty to practice this Saber Technique to Great Perfection.
Bai Qi did not confirm or deny the rumor. He smiled gently and asked, Whats wrong? Are you afraid?
You must be joking. Sima Lingxuanughed loudly. Bai Qi, I only hope that you will not lose as badly as you did thest time. Give me a little bit of pressure.
After Sima Lingxuan finished speaking, heughed loudly again before jumping onto the railings. Then, he stared at the tallest of the four hundred dragon pirs, exuding a strong aura.
Hu! Hu!
A boundless wind immediately blew from the distance, making Sima Lingxuans clothes flutter about noisily.
When Sima Lingxuans aura reached its peak, he pushed off heavily against the railings and flew directly towards the tallest dragon pir.
Pu! Pu! Pu! Pu! Pu! Pu! Pu! Pu!
Eight dazzling beams of golden light descended from the sky encasing Sima Lingxuan in the middle, aiding him as he moved in the air.
Damn it! The divine light is helping him. How strong exactly is Sima Lingxuan?!
Such a strange phenomenon immediately attracted the attention of all the cultivators in the ring of peaks.
Bai Qi clenched his right fist tightly. He had an unsightly expression on his face. Although he had obtained the second rank in thest Five Nation Youth Competition, he had notsted more than ten moves against Sima Lingxuan.
Sima Lingxuan had managed to climb to the peak without any pressure at all.
Sima Lingxuan, the Four Season Saber Technique is not as simple as you think it is. This time, I, Bai Qi, will regain the glory that belongs to me.
Bai Qi pushed off the floor and soared into the air. Unexpectedly, his target was also the tallest dragon pir.
Four beams of golden light descended from the sky, but they did not move together with Bai Qi. This was very different from what happened with Sima Lingxuan.
After five or six minutes, no one had managed to climb onto a dragon pir yet. Amidst the saber lights and sword lights, several cultivators had fallen, injured.
There were many miserable cries. Those who were unfortunate suffered from many sneak attacks. They would probably meet with a violent death.
Xiao Chen looked around in the crowd. Soon, he had a rough idea of how he was going to get a spot. He fixed his gaze on a dragon pir at the periphery.
Xiu!
Xiao Chen pushed off heavily against the floor before shooting out like an arrow. Instantly, eight holes appeared in the dark clouds.
It looked like eight beams of lights would descend. However, for some reason, the holes that opened instantly mended.
Of course, no one managed to notice this tiny detail.
Xiao Chen went far away from the center, where the most intense battles were taking ce. Instead, he headed to the periphery, to the most unremarkable dragon pir. Even so, there were thirty people fighting over this dragon pir.
The battle around the dragon pir was unusually fierce. The top of the dragon pir was empty; no one dared to step onto it. The people who had stood on it earlier suffered from a group attack and had notsted long.
Xiu!
Just as the thirty people fought among themselves, a figure suddenly appeared on the dragon pir. That person was dressed in white and a long, slender saber hung at his waist. His expression was calm, like nothing could cause him to panic.
Where did this brate from? How dare he steal our spot? How reckless!
Attack him!
When the thirty people fighting among themselves saw Xiao Chen standing on the dragon pir, they stopped fighting without a word and sent all sorts of attacks at Xiao Chen.
The weakest of this group was a Martial King; most of them were peak Superior Grade Martial Kings. There were a couple of them who were half-step Martial Monarchs.
Coincidentally, the first person to attack was a half-step Martial Monarchthe Breaking Saber Gates Song Qing. When he saw Xiao Chen standing on the dragon pir, he smiled coldly to himself.
This brat is merely a Great Qin Nation disciple. Does he really think that just anyone can stand on this pir?
Even I, Song Qing, am not in a rush to stand on it. It is not that easy to endure the focused attacks of the group for one minute.
I have to wait until the Essence of the group is more or less exhausted before I have the confidence of standing on it for one minute.
Chapter 562 - Passing Strongly
Chapter 562: Passing Strongly
Bang!
Lights of all sorts of colors struck the white figure and exploded. Amidst the chaos, that figure was sted into dust.
Is he dead?
Everyone felt it was somewhat strangeit seemed too easy. However, after looking carefully, they discovered that not even a corpse was left. Only then did they rx.
Someoneughed loudly and said, He cant even defend against a single wave of attacks yet he came over to participate in this event. What a reckless fool!
Is that so? At this moment, a coldugh came from behind the crowd.
When everyone turned around, they saw the figure that they eliminated behind them. The white-robed youth with a saber at his waist and a calm expression unexpectedly appeared once again.
Wukui Breaks the Heavens!
Xiao Chen could not be bothered to speak nonsense with this group of people. He drew his saber and immediately executed the Wukui Saber Technique, sending out a beam of resplendent light right away.
The cultivators who looked back originally thought that Xiao Chen had been sted to dust earlier. Faced with such a strong attack, they were caught off-guard.
About ten-odd people in a straight line had their Essence shields shattered by the beam of light. Then, they fell.
The weaker cultivators vomited blood as they screamed miserably on their way down.
This dragon pir was at least two kilometers tall. If they could not regte their Essence and dropped from this height, they would die or be severely injured.
In an instant, Xiao Chen eliminated half of the thirty-man group. All he had used was a small trick, the Life Bestowal Spell. This helped him save a lot of energy. He used less Essence and did not have to reveal his trump cards.
Hidden in the crowd, Song Qing revealed a look of horror in his eyes. He had not expected Xiao Chen to be so strong.
This Xiao Chen came from the Great Qin Nation, the weakest of the five great nations. Song Qing originally thought that Xiao Chen was just an ordinary genius.
However, the moment Xiao Chen made a move, he instantly defeated ten-odd people. With Song Qings insight, he immediately understood that Xiao Chen was not as simple as he had thought. Xiao Chen was as strong as him, possibly even stronger.
I absolutely cannot let this fellow enter the arena battles. A look of disdain shed in Song Qings eyes. Then he hid behind the group and shouted, Everyone, attack together. We cant let this fellow snatch away our spot. This person is too despicable. Unexpectedly, he sneak-attacked us.
Song Qing shouted very loudly, but he retreated to the back of the group. He did not have any intention of fighting.
Kill!
The spots were limited; no one was willing to give up. Even though they knew that Xiao Chen was stronger than any of them, they would not give up easily.
Xiao Chen nced coldly at the retreating Song Qing. Then, he ignored Song Qing and focused on this group of genius cultivators before him.
The participants in thepetition were all cultivators who were outstanding talents and had their own trump cards to y. They were not those Martial Kings that cultivated trashy Cultivation Techniques.
After thinking about it, Xiao Chen concluded that fighting against the ten-odd peak Superior Grade Martial Kings would not be a very wise move. He looked around and locked on to the strongest three people.
Xiao Chen had to establish his might topletely scare this group of people away.
Azure Dragon Tail Whip! Xiao Chen shouted, and his body moved in a strange arc while in midair. A realistic dragon tail appeared and swept across the space, creating a boundless wind. Then, he appeared in the middle of the group.
Suddenly, Xiao Chens clear eyes turned scarlet and a boundless killing intent poured out. The pressure on the peak Superior Grade Martial King whom he locked on to immediately increased.
Massacre, hate, rage, all sorts of negative emotions erupted in his opponents mind; his opponents movements turned sluggish.
By the time that opponent reacted, he discovered that Xiao Chens pitch-ck saber was already before his neck. His eyes immediately widened in horror.
Xiao Chen twisted his hand around, using the back of the saber to strike his opponents neck.
They were not mortal enemies; there was no need for Xiao Chen to kill him. It would not be a good thing to offend the sects behind his opponents.
The strongest of the three Martial Kings barely managed to survive. However, he screamed miserably. The Essence on the back of the saber defeated him and he fell to the ground.
While all these took a while to describe, the incident itselffrom when Xiao Chen executed the Azure Dragon Tail Whip to when his opponent fellhad actually taken only a moment.
It happened so fast that the others could not keep up with Xiao Chen. The cultivators in front were still charging.
Xiao Chen looked around and spotted the second strongest peak Superior Grade Martial King. Then, he immediately used Wukui Shakes the Heavens. A purple divine Wukui Tree descended from the sky.
With the difference in strength, that Martial King could only resist for a few breaths. Then, he was pressed down by the divine Wukui Tree, falling into Dragon Sealing City.
Only now did the rest of the people react. A wave of attacks was sent at Xiao Chen. There were all sorts of colored lights, states, and weapon Qi.
Given Xiao Chens strength, if he endured this head-on, he would still suffer from significant internal injuries. His figure wavered as he executed the Roaming Dragons Nine Transformations, bing nine figures in the next moment.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Between the shock waves and explosions, some of the clones were instantly sted into nothing. However, Xiao Chens main body took advantage of the chaos to arrive before the third peak Superior Grade Martial King.
This time, Xiao Chen did not use any Martial Technique. He simply shed weapons with that person. The instant the weapons came in contact, a surging Essence exploded forth.
The gap in strength was too great; the other partys weapon shattered into countless pieces. The web behind his thumb and forefinger immediately split open, and blood trickled out of his mouth.
Xiao Chen managed to defeat three people with three moves. Furthermore, these three people were the strongest of their group. The other people promptly stopped what they were doing and carefully retreated.
Xiao Chen sheathed his saber and said calmly to the group, Go somewhere else; this dragon pir is mine.
Xiao Chens calm tone did not leave any room for doubt. Furthermore, he had shown himself to be strong. In the groups perspective, he was unfathomable.
Hu chi!
Just at this moment, a Superior Grade Martial King suddenly executed an ambush. He took advantage of the moment when Xiao Chen was speaking to silently sneak behind Xiao Chen and attack.
That persons skills in concealment were impable. Despite moving so fast, there was no wind at all. He also did not leak any killing Qi.
It was a perfect sneak attack. However, he met Xiao Chen, a cultivator that could not be judged withmon sense.
Breaking Armor! Seizing the Heart!
Xiao Chen seemed to have eyes on the back of his head. He quickly turned around and instantly executed the final two moves of the Dragon w Fist.
The Breaking Armor Fist broke the opponents Essence shield and the w Seizing the Heart pierced his chest.
In an instant, a person, who was just alive and was about to seed in his sneak attack, died and fell to the ground.
Lets go. We cant stay here any longer.
When the others saw the situation, they were frightened. They no longer wanted to try their luck and scattered immediately.
As for Song Qing, that fellow had already run away the moment he saw that things were not good.
Xiao Chen could not be bothered with this person. If he managed to get one of the four hundred spots, Xiao Chen would meet him in the arena battles. If he could not even pass the qualifier round, there was no need for Xiao Chen to even care about him.
Everything was calm and quiet as Xiao Chen stood on the dragon pir. This time he was really standing on it.
One minute was just sixty breaths. In a situation where no one disturbed him, it would pass very quickly.
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Xiao Chen counted down the time in his mind. By the time others saw the phenomenon here, it was toote.
Rumble! Rumble!
The tall pir below Xiao Chen started shaking. The carving of the dragon around the stone pir suddenly came to life.
Boom!
The coiling stone dragon roared ferociously. Every one of its scales gave off a golden light as it soared into the sky, rushing into the clouds.
The dragons roar reverberated throughout the entire ce. The huge dragon tore through the thick dark clouds and flew to a mysterious faraway location.
A golden beam of light descended from the distant sky, enveloping Xiao Chen on the pir.
Someone seeded. Who is it? Is it someone from the eight Noble ns? Or is it one of the sessors of the ten great sects?
Who is this person? I have never heard of him before. He seems unfamiliar. Could this be his first time participating in the Five Nation Youth Competition?
That cant be! Unexpectedly, it is a new person who took the first spot.
Xiao Chen, who was within the light, immediately attracted the attention of the countless spectators. Everyone was surprised.
First Elder! Xiao Chen seeded! the Heavenly Saber Pavilions Second Elder said excitedly, revealing a joyful smile.
Jiang Chi remainedparatively calm. He smiled faintly and said, Quality over quantity. We just need the elites.
When the Breaking Saber Gates Du Hui heard that, he felt very ufortable. His sects disciple had just mocked the other party foring from a weak ce earlier.
However, the disciple of the sect Song Qing had mocked managed to be the first to obtain a spot. As for Song Qing, he had been frightened away by Xiao Chen. He did not even have the courage to fight.
The golden beam of lightsted for a minute before it disappeared.
The instant the beam of light disappeared, the smooth stone pir slid back into the ground.
Within one second, the two-kilometer-tall pir had retracted underground. Xiao Chen, on the stone pir, finally experienced something simr to a theme-park ride from his previous life.
When Xiao Chen took in his surroundings, he noticed that the buildings around him were neatly arranged, like they had been built in some sort of pattern. The architecture of the Dragon Sealing City gave off an ancient ambiance.
The vast and heavy aura of the ce made one feel, without a doubt, that this ce was ancient.
Xiao Chen took a look at the dragon-shaped jade pendant hanging at his waist. From the previously dark jade, it was now bright.
There was a miniature golden dragon in the translucent jade pendant. It looked very interesting as it slowly swam around.
Pu! Pu!
Suddenly, a cool breeze tousled the hair on Xiao Chens forehead, which was wrapped in a blue strip of cloth, revealing his handsome face.
When he looked up, a middle-aged man in yellow robes appeared unexpectedly in front of him. The cool breeze came from this person.
Xiao Chen was startled. If not for the cool breeze, he would not have noticed the presence of this person. That was to say, it would be easy for this person to silently kill him, if he wanted to.
It was likely that this person had purposely sent out that cool breeze. Xiao Chen did not dare to disrespect someone with such cultivation. He performed a cupped-fist salute and said, May I ask who this Senior is?
Chapter 563 - Sima Lingxuan
Chapter 563: Sima Lingxuan
The yellow-robed middle-aged man nced at Xiao Chens dragon-shaped jade pendant and smiled faintly. I am part of the Five Nation Youth Competitions organizers. What is your name and which sect did youe from?
It turned out that he was one of the organizers. No wonder he had such a high cultivation. Xiao Chen nodded and said, My humble self is Xiao Chen. I am from the Great Qin Nations Heavenly Saber Pavilion.
The yellow-robed middle-aged man thought awhile before saying, Come with me. I will bring you to the residence for the Heavenly Saber Pavilion. The arena battles will begin three dayster. You can rest in these few days. If you have nothing to do, you can wander around the city.
The two moved very fast as they leaped across tall buildings. In a few breaths, they arrived at a small courtyard.
There were only a few rooms in the courtyard. It was very simple. In fact, crude would be a better word to describe this ce.
The yellow-robed middle-aged man exined, The style of the courtyard is dependent on the strength of the sect and the results of their disciples in previous Five Nation Youth Competitions. If there are no objections, I will be taking my leave first.
Xiao Chen indicated that he understood. When considering the entire continent, the Heavenly Saber Pavilion was not a really strong sect. They also did not have many disciples who had performed exceptionally in pastpetitions.
However, in this Five Nation Youth Competition, Xiao Chen would definitely change the situation, preventing the future disciples of the Heavenly Saber Pavilion from suffering such wretched treatment.
Xiao Chen managed to be the first to qualify because of the choice he had made. The people as strong as Xiao Chen were all fighting for a seeded spot.
The sessors of the Great Jin Nations ten great sects and eight Noble ns, as well as the top disciples of the strong sects of the four nations were all gathered around the ten tallest dragon pirs.
The Heavenly Sword Gates Ding Fengchou, the Beast Taming Abodes Zuo Mo, the Myriad Fiend Pces Mu Xinya and Chu Mu, and the Thousand Sword Pavilions Xia Xiyan were all hanging around, carefully testing one another out.
They would not initiate a life-or-death battle; they would only probe one another. Hence, they were even more cautious. Even after an hour and a half, no one attempted to stand on any of the ten tallest dragon pirs.
There were two elimination rounds in the arena battles. Each round required a participant to fight twenty matches. In each round, one hundred people would be eliminated. Only after the two rounds of elimination would the finals begin.
The seeded participants did not have to participate in the first round of eliminations and could directly enter the second round. This meant having twenty matches fewer to fight. Such an advantage naturally made others envious.
The first seed had even more benefits: exemption from the two elimination rounds and direct entry into the finals.
Aside from this, bing a seeded participant was also a way to gain fame. Simply put, it was a fight for pride.
Xiao Chen had his own ideas. In his opinion, as long as he managed himself well and there were no opponents as strong as him in the first twenty matches, he could avoid revealing his strength.
Furthermore, the seeded participants would be the focus of attention. They would be the ones the others would research properly.
There would be some unexpected benefits to keeping a low profile. The one with thestugh was the true winner.
Xiao Chen was not in a rush to rest in the courtyard. He leaped onto the roof, sitting down there to observe the fight for the first seed.
Sima Lingxuan was the Sima ns most outstanding genius in the past few thousand years. In the previous Five Nation Youth Competition, he was the undisputed champion. Xiao Chen was quite curious as to what he was like.
Surrounded by the eight beams of golden light, Sima Lingxuan went to the tallest dragon pir without the slightest scruple. His eyes glinted with unwavering confidence.
He behaved like the tallest dragon pir already belonged to him; no one else could stand on it. He, Sima Lingxuan, was the first seed.
This strong self-confidence and his strengthbined to create an extremely oppressive atmosphere.
When regr cultivators felt this, they would immediately adopt a mindset of inferiority. Before they fought him, they had already lost.
Xiao Chen muttered, What strong self-confidence. This is an unwavering confidence in his own strength. His confidence makes him stronger and his strength made him more confident. This positive loop results in this unique atmosphere.
Sima Lingxuan was indeed remarkable. However, once he received a blow to his confidence, he would have difficulty climbing out of the abyss of failure.
This was the principle of bing brittle when something became overly hard. One could be self-confident but should not have blind confidence.
In the three thousand great realms, the Sky Dome Realm, which the Tianwu Continent was in, was just an ordinary realm. There definitely were stronger geniuses in the other great realms.
Although one was self-confident, they had to remember to maintain a low profile. Only when they truly stood at the peak could they then look down on everyone else.
This was Xiao Chens opinion and his principle of life. Thus, he did not fight to obtain the spot of the first seed; there was no need for him to.
Suddenly, Xiao Chen sighed. He smiled faintly and said, If only someone would fight with Sima Lingxuan for the first seed. That way, I will be able to see how strong he is.
High in the sky, Sima Lingxuan looked at Bai Qi, who was across the dragon pir. He smiled gently and said, Bai Qi, are you in a rush to taste defeat again? The arena battles have not started yet. If your mental state is unstable, it will influence how much of your strength you can bring outter.
Hearing the absolute confidence in Sima Lingxuans words, Bai Qi said sullenly, My mental state will only be truly impacted if I retreat without a fight. If I can ept it, then so what if I get defeated?
In the previous Five Nation Youth Competition, Bai Qi was the undisputed second rank. He was also a rare genius of the Bai n. Now, he was going up against Sima Lingxuan.
Look! Bai Qi is going to fight with Sima Lingxuan. He lost in thest Five Nation Youth Competition. I wonder if he can turn things around this year?
I heard that Bai Qi has practiced the hardest Martial Technique in the Bai nthe Four Season Saber Techniqueto Great Perfection. Now, he is a lot stronger!
I heard that the Four Season Saber Technique was obtained by the Bai ns ancestor from an unnamed ancient grave. After he obtained it, no one could understand it until the absolute genius of the Bai n, Bai Shuihe,pletelyprehended it and left guidance to the Bai n descendents.
Indeed, the Four Season Saber Technique is incredibly strong. It is known as the strongest Martial Technique under Heaven Ranked Martial Techniques. Even though Bai Shuihe had left guidance on hisprehension, I have never heard of anyoneprehending Bai Shuihes thoughts before the age of thirty.
Who knows, maybe Bai Qi can rely on this Four Season Saber Technique to wipe away his previous humiliation.
All the cultivators in the ring of peaks immediately became excited. Here was this scene again after so many years. A battle between these two would be akin to one between a dragon and a tiger; it would definitely be very exciting.
Sima Lingxuan smiled at Bai Qi and said, It is said that the saber intent of a desman is stronger than the sword intent of a swordsman before they reach Martial Sage. Bai Qi, I will not bully you with my higher cultivation. If your saber intent can defeat my sword intent, I will let you have the first seed.
The moment Sima Lingxuan finished speaking, everyone was shocked and bbergasted. Saber intent was at least ten times harder to form than sword intent.
However, once saber intent was formed, it was mightier than sword intent of the same level. Only when one reached Martial Sage would sword intent and saber intent have souls of their own, bridging the gap between them.
Bai Qis ck pupils constricted as he said, Are you for real?
Strong self-confidence shed on Sima Lingxuans handsome face. Heughed loudly and said, Of course. Since I am going to defeat you anyway, I should make sure you are convinced of your defeat. I have to defeat you with the aspect that you are the proudest of. Otherwise, what is the point?
How arrogant!
Bai Qi was truly angered now. Although he was weaker than Sima Lingxuan, he did not feel the gap was that much.
However, Sima Lingxuan was too overbearing. The respective strengths of saber intent and sword intent had been clearly defined since ancient times. While saber intent was harder to form, it was mightier than sword intent.
Nevertheless, he was arrogant enough to want topete using only sword intent and saber intent. He waspletely looking down on Bai Qi.
Xiao Chen, who was on a roof in Dragon Sealing City below, felt it was strange as well. Saber intent being stronger was a widely acknowledged fact.
Back when the Bloody desman, Sun Guangquan, was able to push the Inferior Grade Martial Monarch Northern Sea Alliance elder so hard when he had only just be a Martial Monarch himself, he seeded due to his saber intent. A Small Perfection saber intent could increase a cultivators offensive power by thirty percent. When one became a Martial Monarch, they would be much stronger. By then, a thirty percent increase would be even more horrifying.
Saber intent would give a desman the ability to fight those of a higher cultivation realm than them.
Xiao Chen himself was a desman, so he understood this better. He muttered to himself, Is this fellow really arrogant or is he really that strong?
Bai Qi drew his saber in rage. A surging saber intent immediately surged out. The long, slender saber trembled incessantly. Combined with his powerful strength, when the saber intent spread out, all the sabers of the desmen in the ring of peaks trembled slightly.
The pure saber intent burst forth from the sabers edge and turned into a sharp, formless energy wave as it flew towards Sima Lingxuan.
The sharp, formless energy wave represented Bai Qis rage, his pride, and many other things.
There was no point in expressing his hate in words.
So, Bai Qi used this powerful saber intent to decide everything, to prove that he, Bai Qi, was not as weak as Sima Lingxuan made him out to be.
When the cultivators in the ring of peaks felt how strong that saber intent was, they were full of praise.
The desmen in the crowd had the deepest impression of it. When they saw it, their hearts were filled with respect and anticipation.
The sword arrived in the world first, before the saber. Although the strength of a desman or a swordsman would depend on the individual, due to historical reasons, the status of a desman fell short of that of a swordsman.
This was clear from the number of swordsmen and desmen in the Tianwu Continent.
Furthermore, a truly unrivaled desman had not appeared for many years already. Most of the experts in the world were swordsmen.
The Thunder Emperor, who had be famous a thousand years ago, had used the sword. The current strongest genius, Sima Lingxuan, also used the sword.
The saber had remained silent for too long. Now, the Great Jin Nations Bai Qi was the most famous desman in this world.
When Bai Qi pointed his saber at Sima Lingxuan, he was also shouldering the hopes of all desmen. They hoped that a true desman would appear, one unrivaled in the world.
On the roof, Xiao Chen also nodded. He said softly, Based on the range of the saber intent, it should have reached Small Perfection. Lets see how Sima Lingxuan deals with this.
Sima Lingxuan did not evince any surprise on his handsome face. He smiled and said, You only started to figure out saber intent a year ago. You have managed to reach Small Perfection from there in such a short time. Pretty good!
Unfortunately, I, Sima Lingxuan, am your opponent!
Sima Lingxuan exuded a strong self-confidence. That self-confidence seemed to condense into an aura.
The air currents around could not withstand this aura as it moved about wildly. This resulted in a strong wind that made Sima Lingxuans clothes and hair flutter about.
Chapter 564 - Strive
Chapter 564: Strive
Above the vast Dragon Sealing City, all the geniuses in the air seemed to have shrunk before this self-confidence.
Sima Lingxuan was silently telling everyone that even though countless stars shone in the sky, heSima Lingxuanwas the brightest one.
He drew his sword and a bright light appeared. At this moment, all the strong winds blowing immediately gathered around the sword.
The surging sword intent slowly grew. Soon, it became a Small Perfection sword intent. Then, it continued rising, bing a forty percentprehended sword intent.
Just when everyone thought that it was about to stop, the sword intent ramped up. Fifty percentsixty percent!
Sima Lingxuansprehension unexpectedly reached sixty percent. If it improved by another ten percent, it would be a Great Perfection sword intenta level that many of the older generation failed to achieve.
Heunched a sharp, solid energy wave from the swords edge, which instantly tore apart the formless energy wave of Bai Qis saber intent.
Pu ci!
After Sima Lingxuans sword intent tore apart the saber intent, it dimmed slightly. However, it maintained its form and sharpness.
Ka ca!
When the sword intent was about to strike Bai Qi, Sima Lingxuan sheathed his sword. The sharp sword intent immediately scattered and turned into a formless sword wind. The few unfortunate cultivators struck by this sword wind suffered significant injuries.
The cultivators in the towers on the ring of peaks were silent.
They had known that Sima Lingxuan was strong. However, they had not expected him to be this strong. Despite being from the same generation, he smashed apart his opponents saber intent.
A Small Perfection saber intent was saber intentprehended to thirty percent. However, Sima Lingxuans sword intent wasprehended to sixty percent, double his opponents.
The higherprehension led to a qualitative change. Although Bai Qis saber intent was strong, he lost to Sima Lingxuan.
Sixty percentprehended sword intent. Bai Qis loss was not undeserved.
Sima Lingxuan, indeed, lives up to his name. He truly deserves the title of number one genius. The first seed definitely belongs to him.
He has a strong self-confidence, excellent talent, and support from a Noble n. He is bound to have an extraordinary future.
I believe the Sima n will end up getting a fourth consecutive first rank. If this keeps up, they will probably be the leader of the Noble ns.
Many cultivators in the ring of peaks sighed. They were full of praise when they looked at Sima Lingxuan, who was encased in light.
At the very edge of the four hundred dragon pirs, the Eastern Seas Little Dragon King, Xuanyuan Zhantian, watched as Sima Lingxuan defeated Bai Qi with sword intent.
Xuanyuan Zhantian revealed a faint smile and said softly, Interesting. I have made the right decision toe to the Five Nation Youth Competition. The level here is much higher than the Boundless Seas Elite Competition. I finally found someone who can allow me to bring out my full power.
People are saying that Bai Qis defeat was well deserved. However, I feel that it is too undeserved. Ha ha! This Sima Lingxuan is not just strong, his plots are fearsome as well.
Seeing Xuanyuan Zhantians distraction, the participantspeting for the same dragon pir all smiled coldly. You fool! To think that you got distracted at this moment!
Their weapons vibrated as they sent fierce attacks at Xuanyuan Zhantian.
Bang!
Recovering his wits, Xuanyuan Zhantian smiled faintly. He quickly swung his Heavenly War Halberd and an azure flood dragon circled around the halberd and burst out.
The participants who tried to sneak-attack Xuanyuan Zhantian had their weapons sted back.
He he! The game is up. Little friends, I no longer have the patience to keep ying with you. Xuanyuan Zhantianughed coldly. Then, before the participants horrified eyes, he swung his halberd about.
A strong dragon-shaped energy exploded. Unable to endure even one move, the participants fell to the ground after this.
Behind the central, tallest dragon pir, Bai Qi looked very stunned. After a while, he reacted and said furiously, Sima Lingxuan, you did that on purpose?!
Sima Lingxuanughed loudly and said fearlessly, Thats right. I did it on purpose. It is time to pay up after your loss. You can leave now.
Bai Qi was not resigned; he felt a frustration that he could not express. However, all he could do was to leave helplessly andpete for the other nine seeded spots.
The others could not make head or tail out of the exchange between Sima Lingxuan and Bai Qi. However, Xiao Chen understood it clearly.
The whole thing had been a trapid down by Sima Lingxuan from the start. He knew how powerful the Four Season Saber Technique was. The Bai Qi now waspletely different from the Bai Qi from the previous Five Nation Youth Competition.
It would not be easy for Sima Lingxuan to defeat the current Bai Qi. So he purposely suggestedpeting with their weapon intents.
Ordinary people knew that saber intent was stronger than sword intent. However, Sima Lingxuan knew that there was more to it than that.
Hence, to force Bai Qi to ept such a contest, Sima Lingxuan had said all those things in front of everyone. Even though Bai Qi knew that something was wrong, he had to go head-on against him.
Furthermore, Bai Qi felt that his saber intent might still be stronger than Sima Lingxuans sword intent, so he walked into the trap.
This resulted in everyone seeing Sima Lingxuan easily defeating Bai Qi again, which caused Sima Lingxuans self-confidence to grow stronger.
However, in the end, this was an open conspiracy and not a hidden one. Sima Lingxuan had indeed defeated Bai Qi with his strength.
No matter how much resentment Bai Qi felt, he had lost this fight.
Theymen watched the exciting scene, and the experienced watched the tricks behind it. From the moment Sima Lingxuan made this y, Xiao Chen gained a rough understanding of his strength.
Although Sima Lingxuans sword intent was powerful, when he sheathed his sword, he could not properly prevent the sword intent from flying around chaotically.
Xiao Chen had definitely felt Sima Lingxuan try to control it. If Sima Lingxuan had not, the sword wind that had flown around would have been mightier, enough to kill the cultivators who were struck.
Xiao Chen thought to himself, He is probably able to control the sword intent only at fifty percentprehension. Forcibly raising it to sixty percent is likely to be his limit.
Sima Lingxuan may be strong but he is not strong to the point of invincibility. His strongest aspect is probably his horrifying self-confidence.
The fights for the other dragon pirs had not stopped while Sima Lingxuan and Bai Qi fought each other. However, the crowd only paid attention to the two of them.
At this moment, some of the battles for the dragon pirs had concluded. Some people were standing firmly on top of their dragon pir. Some were excited and some were calm as they waited for the golden dragon to soar up.
After a great round of elimination, the true elites under the sky would emerge one by one.
Rumble! Rumble!
A minute slowly trickled by. The dragons under these people started to move slowly, about to soar at any moment.
However, as the dragons were on the verge of taking to the sky, they suddenly stopped moving, as if time had frozen.
The dragon sculptures that came to life stilled. They seemed to sense something terrifying about to be born; they did not dare to do as they pleased.
The participants who seeded could not help but be startled. They quickly looked towards the center.
They saw that Sima Lingxuan was already standing on the tallest dragon pir. The scales of the huge dragon coiled around that pir immediately turned golden, and the carving transformed into a golden dragon that soared into the sky.
The great dragon is indeed the great dragon. How could the little dragons move before the great dragon did? Some of the cultivators who had seen previous Five Nation Youth Competitionsmented with smiles on their faces.
These people were not too surprised. This was how it was in every Five Nation Youth Competition.
As long as someone stood on the tallest pir, the other dragon pirs would not have their dragons fly up, even if there were participants on them.
This was because the dragon of the tallest dragon pir was the king of dragons. When the king came out, the other dragons had to give way.
Sima Lingxuan, who was encased in golden light, looked at the bbergasted group of people. His lips curled up and the confidence in his heart grew even stronger.
Years ago, Sima Lingxuan had proudly stood here. No one had been his match.
Now, with the era of geniuses upon them, he, Sima Lingxuan, stood here again, despite the assemge of geniuses.
Sima Lingxuan had to prove that even though this was the era of geniuses and a great age, he, Sima Lingxuan, could still stand at the peak. He would be the main character of this age.
Carrying the Luck of the Sky Dome Realm, he would go to the Kunlun Realm and trample the geniuses of the other great realms.
Only he, Sima Lingxuan, could be the main character!
Only he, Sima Lingxuan, could stand here!
Only he, Sima Lingxuan, was qualified to gain the Luck of the Sky Dome Realm and fight with heaven!
Roar! Roar! Roar!
Just as Sima Lingxuans strong self-confidence spread through the skies of Dragon Sealing City and created a strong wind, a resonant dragon roar resounded in every corner of Dragon Sealing City and the area above it.
That dragon roar shook heaven and earth and instantly scattered the wind caused by Sima Lingxuans aura.
Another huge golden dragon soared into the air. Although that dragon was smaller than Sima Lingxuans dragon, when theypeted with their auras, it did not give way.
It resisted the other dragons royal aura, quickly soaring into the sky.
Xuanyuan Zhantian stood on a pir. He wore purple robes with flood dragon designs on it. He wore a purple cape and held the Heavenly War Halberd in his hand.
Seeing Sima Lingxuan look over with astonishment on his face, Xuanyuan Zhantian revealed a mocking expression on his regal face.
Xuanyuan Zhantian did not show any fear at the sight of him who had just defeated Bai Qi.
The golden dragon above Xuanyuan Zhantian quickly chased and caught up to the huge dragon. They were neck and neck as they broke through the dark clouds.
Whats going on? Unexpectedly, this little dragon dares topete with the great dragon. This is strange.
I have never heard of something like this happening above Dragon Sealing City. Unexpectedly, a little dragon does not fear the king of dragons.
The calm expressions of the cultivators in the ring of peaks immediately melted into panic.
That is impossible. Something like this cannot happen. The king of dragons is a true dragon. How can the little dragon dare to fight with it? a Sima n elder shouted hoarsely.
Sima Lingxuan was from the Sima n. He was their hope of bing the number one Noble n. They had to snatch the Luck of this great age.
The Sima n could not afford to have anything unexpected happen. This was the most crucial moment for them.
Just when the crowd were eximing that it was impossible, a very old man snorted coldly. What is impossible? For it to be able to fight with the great dragon, naturally, it is a great dragon as well. It is just two dragons fighting. In the history of Dragon Sealing City, nine dragons have fought at the same time above the city before.
Chapter 565 - Entire Army Waiting to Depart
Chapter 565: Entire Army Waiting to Depart
There were some people who recognized Xuanyuan Zhantian and said, That is the Eastern Seas Little Dragon King, Xuanyuan Zhantian. He is the top genius of the Boundless Sea. Indeed, wherever a true dragon goes, he will shine brightly. Even after he came to the Tianwu Continent, his sharpness is undiminished.
In the face of Xuanyuan Zhantians mocking, Sima Lingxuan quickly recovered his calm after some initial astonishment. His strong self-confidence precluded him feeling any pressure; he just felt somewhat surprised.
Xuanyuan Zhantian, I have heard of your name long ago. The reputation of the Eastern Seas Little Dragon King is well deserved. However, this world has space for only one true dragon. When the arena battles begin, I will personally y a dragon!
Xuanyuan Zhantian withdrew his aura andughed loudly. Im afraid that not only will you not y the dragon, you will get yed yourself in the process. You best not run into me in the arena battles. Otherwise, with your strong self-confidence, when you sink into the valley of defeat, you will never be able to turn the situation around again.
Boom!
Just as the two of them were bickering, the two dragons fighting an intense battle in the sky broke through the dark clouds at the same time. Golden beams of light descended.
With a Xiu sound, their stone pirs retracted into the ground, descending to Dragon Sealing City.
Roar! Roar! Roar!
At this moment, the frozen stone dragons revived. The ten-odd little dragons that had been suppressed for so long soared into the sky. They gave off ferocious roars that reverberated throughout the mountains.
The scene of a group of dragons soaring into the sky was very grand. This was especially so with the ten-odd beams of golden light descending at the same time. This was a great eye-opener that could not be forgotten easily.
Following that, golden dragons would soar into the sky and break through the dark clouds at every moment.
Xiao Chen, who was on the roof, had already lost all his patience for watching. Now, while the fight for dragon pirs went on, he casually looked around the city.
The Dragon Sealing City was the only perfectly preserved ancient city. Much of the architecture unique to the Ancient Era still remained. This was an eye-opener as well.
After seven or eight minutes, two figures came flying over. A staff of the Five Nation Youth Competition was leading Liu Suifeng over. Based on his dispirited look, he must have failed.
I failed. There were too many geniuses. I only realized that I am nothing after arriving here. Liu Suifeng sighed as he shook his head and looked at Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen smiled gently and said, Dont be discouraged. Watch this Five Nation Youth Competition carefully.
Liu Suifeng nodded seriously and said, Definitely. Now that a great age is here, I do not wish to stagnate.
After another seven to eight minutes, Mu Heng and Zhang Lie arrived as well. Xiao Chen was not too surprised to learn that they also failed.
However, the two of them did not seem disappointed. Originally, they were here just to widen their horizons and had not harbored too much hope. With the four of them gathered together, they were not too bored. They started to casually chat about some things.
Mu Heng nced at Xiao Chen and said, Before I came down, I took a look at Senior Brother Murongs situation. He is really ambitious. He was trying to obtain a seeded spot. Until now, he has not had anything to show yet.
Xiao Chen smiled calmly. With his strength, it would be hard for him to get a seeded spot. However, he should not have any problems qualifying. Have you guys seen Senior Sister Yun? Whats her situation like?
Ha ha! I am here. Right after Xiao Chen spoke, melodiousughter sounded in their ears. Yun Kexin, who was in a light-colored flowery dress, was smiling broadly.
When Xiao Chen saw that Yun Kexins smile was different from the rest, he did not even have to guess to know whether she qualified or not.
Did you qualify? Liu Suifeng and the others asked.
Yun Kexin nodded gently, still smiling. I was lucky enough to qualify. Three dayster, I can take part in the arena battles on the Wind Cloud Arena.
Mu Heng and the others revealed envious expressions. However, they were all from the same sect, so there was no need to be jealous. They all performed cupped-fist salutes and congratted Yun Kexin.
After chatting for a while, Liu Suifeng suddenly said, Murong Chong lost.
The group looked up and saw that thepetition for the remaining nine seeds had reached its climax.
The one who defeated Murong Chong was the scion of the eight Noble ns Qian n, Qian Wen. Of course, it was not a true defeat. The fight for the seeded spot was not a life-and-death battle.
The participants would not reveal their killing moves and trump cards so early. So they would retreat when things got difficult.
Not longter, Murong Chong obtained a spot from a regr dragon pir. Like Xiao Chen had said, he managed to qualify rtively easily.
The resonant dragon roars resounded without end. Many golden dragons soared into the sky and descending beams of golden light filled the sky.
Dragon Sealing City, which had normally been dark for the past few millennia, was very bright and dazzling today.
Time slowly went by, and the qualifiers of the Five Nation Youth Competition came to an end. Out of this somewhat desperatepetition, four hundred elites finally emerged.
They only had to wait three days for the arena battles to start. Then, the true excitement of the Five Nation Youth Competition would officially begin.
When the dark clouds in the sky werepletely restored, the elders of the Heavenly Saber Pavilion finally arrived at the courtyard.
Xiao Chen and the others, who were on the roof, jumped down immediately.
Jiang Chi looked around at the wretched courtyard and sighed softly. I have wronged you all. We were ced in this broken-down ce because our Heavenly Saber Pavilion had declined too much over the years.
The courtyard was indeed simple. With about ten people here, everyone would be able to get a room to themselves. However, there was no personal backyard.
If would not be very convenient if one wanted to cultivate at night.
Of course, this was the rule of Dragon Sealing City. It was naturally fair. If you were strong, you would be able to get a luxurious courtyard.
Take for example the eight Noble ns and ten great sects of the Great Jin Nation. These groups of people would get much morevish courtyards at the Five Nation Youth Competition.
For them, not only would everyone get a small personal courtyard, there were also special cultivation rooms left from the Ancient Era to allow the participants to make their final preparations.
Murong Chong said, Everything will be fine after this Five Nation Youth Competition. In the future, the people of the Heavenly Saber Pavilion will not suffer like us again.
Shen Manjun smiled and said, Lets not talk about this first. There are many special cultivation grounds in Dragon Sealing City. The sect will pay for all your expenditures here.
Jiang Chi stepped up and gave the three people who qualified a spatial ring each. Those who did not qualify got a wooden box.
Xiao Chen extended his Spiritual Sense into the spatial ring and was startled. It had a lot of Medial Grade Spirit Stones, a total of four hundred thousand.
With the three of them, that would amount to over a million Medial Grade Spirit Stones. It looked like the Heavenly Saber Pavilion had invested a lot in this Five Nation Youth Competition.
However, Jiang Chi did not reveal any pained expression at all. It was already beyond his expectations that three people could qualify this time.
One had to know that only four hundred people in the entire continent could qualify. It was truly not easy for the Heavenly Saber Pavilion to obtain three spots.
Even the Heavenly Saber Pavilions long-time rivalthe Misty Sword Sectonly obtained two spots. The Night Spirit Pce was worse off; Mu Chengxue had barely managed to obtain one spot.
As for the other Noble ns of the Great Qin Nation, aside from Duanmu Qing, no one else qualified.
Jiang Chi smiled gently and said, Go rest for a while. There will be time for you to look around Dragon Sealing City. There are many fun things in the city.
Night came early due to the heavy dark clouds covering the sky above Dragon Sealing City. After another four hours, it waspletely dark.
Xiao Chen gently pushed open his room door. Then, he leaped up and flew towards the ring of peaks. He used his Spiritual Sense to scan the area and discovered that many cultivators on the various peaks had the same intentions as he did.
The arena battles were about to officially begin. Naturally, they had to sort out all the Martial Techniques that they learned. They could not rx too much.
When Xiao Chen found a deste peak, he paused in the air. After that, he quickly descended to a forest there that had level ground.
Although a chill night wind blew strongly and Xiao Chen wore only a singleyer of clothing, he did not feel too cold.
After thinking for a while, hepletely calmed himself. Then, he ced his right hand on the saber hilt and drew it.
A surging saber intent immediately poured out and spread through the forest. Countless tornadoes appeared and picked up arge amount of fallen leaves.
The saber intent slowly grew stronger. Soon, it reached Small Perfection. But it did not stop there, continuing to grow stronger.
The forty percentprehended saber intent caused the tornadoes to elongate into a long line. The dead leaves on the line started spinning, bing like sharp knives. The tornadoes kicked up an enormous amount of dust, creating arge cloud.
The dead leaves looked like they could not endure the energy; they seemed likely to explode at any moment. However, they did not explode in the end, demonstrating Xiao Chens perfect control.
Fifty percentprehended saber intentstrong winds blew and tiny cracks appeared on the dead leaves.
Sixty percentprehended saber intenta loud boom resounded as all the dead leaves exploded at the same time. The surging saber intent turned into countless saber windsunching out into the forest.
Ka ca! Ka ca!
The trees in the forest shattered. By the time the saber winds died down, all the trees in the forest had been chopped in half.
If someone else saw this, they would be greatly astonished. Bai Qis Small Perfection saber intent was already sufficient for him to stand out and be proud.
However, the saber intent that Xiao Chen demonstrated reached sixty percentprehension. He was a mere ten percent short of reaching Great Perfection.
As for the situation in the forest, Xiao Chen was not overly excited about it, maintaining his calm.
If he forcibly raised his saber intent, he could reach sixty percentprehension as well. That was no worse than Sima Lingxuan. However, it would be difficult for him to perfectly control it as he pleased.
Xiao Chen felt like he was just needed one more step to gain perfect control and advance his saber intent to Great Perfection. However, this step was as difficult as scaling the heavens.
He said softly, My saber intent can only be considered as forty percentprehended. However, if I run into Sima Lingxuan, I can try going all-in. There is no need for me to fear him.
Sima Lingxuan had his strong self-confidence. Although Xiao Chen normally maintained a low profile, he did not consider himself weak.
Even if your aura is overwhelming and exploding with self-confidence, I do not fear you and can defeat you.
Xiao Chen slowly moved about in the forest, practicing his Martial Techniquesthe Wukui Saber Technique, the Lightning Tribtion Saber Technique, and the very strong Four Season Saber Technique.
A strong aura spread out in the forest and explosions resounded continuously. By the time he sheathed his saber, the t forest had be riddled with holes, no longer level.
Chapter 566 - Liu Xiaoyun
Chapter 566: Liu Xiaoyun
There were deep pits of various sizes on the ground. The original lush forest no longer existed.
Furthermore, this was the result when Xiao Chen restrained himself. If he had not done so, half the mountain would have disappeared.
Given the strength of my physical body, can I execute Return of the Azure Dragon? Xiao Chen muttered.
Xiao Chen had experienced firsthand the might of a Heaven Ranked Martial Technique. Back when he was a Martial Disciple, he managed kill a Martial Grand Master by using such a Martial Technique; this was the best proof of its might.
Now, it was the Five Nation Youth Competition. There were as many experts here as there were clouds. Everyone had their own trump cards. If he could use the Return of the Azure Dragon once, he would be more confident.
Slightly before dawn, Xiao Chen returned to Dragon Sealing City feeling very excited. However, boundless fatigue bubbled up and overpowered him. He fell asleep as soon as hey down without doing anything else.
After some time passed, he heard knocks on his door and someone calling out Senior Brother. As a result of his usual habits, he quickly woke up.
Xiao Chen circted his energy and his fatigue disappeared. After the nap, he felt a lot more spirited.
When he looked out, he discovered weak sunlight shining through his window. Unexpectedly, he had slept until noon.
Xiao Chen quickly got up and opened the door. Yun Kexin, Liu Suifeng, Mu Heng, Zhang Lie, and Murong Chong were all already outside the door waiting for him.
Unexpectedly, Junior Brother Xiao has a habit of sleeping in. It is already noon and you are still sleeping, Yun Kexin said in a somewhat mischievous fashion.
Xiao Chen felt slightly embarrassed. The events of the previous day resulted in both physical and mental exhaustion. Otherwise, he would not have slept so heavily for so long.
Why are you looking for me?
Liu Suifengughed and said, Senior Sister Yun suggested we walk around the city together. There are many historical sites and ancient architecture in Dragon Sealing City. We should have a good look around.
Before the Tianwu Dynasty was established, Dragon Sealing City already existed. Normally, this city was not open to outsiders; it was hard for them to even enter and take a look.
The city would only open up to outsiders during the Five Nation Youth Competition. The cultivators that came from all over the world made the ce very lively.
Even Murong Chong, who was rather antisocial, was prepared to go with them. One could easily imagine the charm of Dragon Sealing City.
Xiao Chen also felt excited over it. He smiled and said, Wait for me. I can go after I wash up.
After about fifteen minutes, Xiao Chen left the courtyard with the rest to walk the streets of Dragon Sealing City.
The previous day, he had been the first to arrive at Dragon Sealing City. He had not see anyone in the vast Dragon Sealing City. Now, it was packed with people; there were cultivators from all nations.
Merchants seemed to have appeared out of nowhere, filling the streets. There were restaurants, inns, and stores. Everything necessary was present. The city was bustling and brightly lit.
Liu Suifeng smiled and said, Unexpectedly, there are so many people. Dragon Sealing City is evenrger than Xihe City. There should be at least two million people here.
Nodding, Xun Kexin added, That is normal. This is the influence of the Five Nation Youth Competition, an event that involves the entire continent. Add in the charm of Dragon Sealing City itself and it would not be surprising even if there were three million people.
The group was in awe as they looked around the city. Historical sites from several ten thousand years ago could be seen everywhere in Dragon Sealing City.
The ancient aura these sites exuded informed everyone that these were definitely real. Several of the historical sites made everyone sigh. They lingered on and forgot about going home.
There were even some cultivators who gained some enlightenment at the historical sites, breaking through bottlenecks that had hindered them for many years.
As the group walked, they arrived before a wall filled with scars. There were a lot of people here; many cultivators gathered here.
It was not known what that wall was made off. It was pitch-ck and gave off a dim light. It was a hundred meters tall.
This is Coiling Dragon Wall. It is made out of a meteorite from the sky. It already looked like that when it fell. The scars on it were left by some ancient Martial Sages. There are spear, sword, saber, palm, and fist scars.
Only an expert with a true Dragon Qi would be able to leave behind scars on this wall. He he! This Coiling Dragon Wall is very remarkable.
The owner of this wall was a rich merchant. He was currently introducing the wall to the crowd with a smile on his face. If any of you can touch the Coiling Dragon Wall for ten seconds, I will immediately give whoever does one hundred thousand Medial Grade Spirit Stones.
The longer you can touch it, the more I will give. Every time you double the amount of time past ten seconds, I will double the number of Spirit Stones. You can give it a try at the cost of ten thousand Medial Grade Spirit Stones.
There was a long line drawn on the ground. The many cultivators who were looking were blocked, standing five hundred meters away. They could only gaze at the wall from a distance.
Is that true? As long as I can touch the wall for ten seconds, you will give me a hundred thousand Medial Grade Spirit Stones?
That must be a lie. How can there be such an easy thing? Several cultivators were tempted. They could earn a hundred thousand Medial Grade Spirit Stones if they touched the wall for ten seconds, but how could it be that simple?
That wealthy merchant smiled so widely that he was squinting. It is definitely true. I guarantee it. I am from the Wantong Merchant Association. We do have that much credibility at the very least.
The Wantong Merchant Association is the top merchant association in the Great Jin Nation. That means they are the top merchant association in the world. It should not be fake. I will give it a try.
A Medial Grade Martial King desman tossed out ten thousand Medial Grade Spirit Stones. Then, he stepped across the line and walked towards the pitch-ck scarred wall.
Bang!
Before that cultivator could even walk a hundred meters, his expression became very unsightly. Then, he took a few more steps before being knocked back and vomiting blood.
Such a strange sight stunned everyone, they felt it was very queer. This immediately calmed the cultivators who were raring to give it a try; they were no longer in a rush to make a decision.
However, humans were at their most stubborn when it came to their curiosity. The stranger something was, the more people wanted to know; they would want to try it for themselves.
Furthermore, there was the temptation of therge payout in Medial Grade Spirit Stones. After a few more people handed over their Spirit Stones, they stepped over the line.
In the end, no one was able to get within a hundred meters of the wall. They were all knocked back by a strange force. Their expressions were full of horror.
After the time to boil a few kettles of tea, the person from the Wantong Merchant Association had received more than two million Medial Grade Spirit Stones. The smile on his face became even wider.
Is there any other friend who wants to give it a try? This is a payout rate of ten times. It is definitely worth it.
Liu Suifeng felt it was strange. He asked, Xiao Chen, what is going on? Not to mention touching the wall, no one can even get close to it.
Xiao Chen thought awhile before answering, The crux of the problem would be those deep scars. That person was probably telling the truth; they are scars left by some ancient Martial Sages.
The wills of the ancient Martial Sages still linger in the scars; they have not dissipated yet. desmen would have the face the saber intents of ancient Saber Sages. Swordsmen would have to face the sword intents of ancient Sword Sages. Those who fight in closebat would have to face the auras of their respective Sages.
Let me give it a try.
While they spoke, Murong Chong had stepped up. He tossed out ten thousand Medial Grade Spirit Stones and stepped over the line. Then, he headed for the Coiling Dragon Wall.
Murong Chong easily walked two hundred meters before his expression started to turn unsightly. Then, he walked another hundred meters. Now, he was already frowning tightly.
Murong Chong did not stop moving, continuing to walk forward. He moved another hundred meters. Now, he was only a hundred meters away from the wall.
One hundred meters from the wall was a hurdle. No one had managed to cross that yet. When everyone saw Murong Chong stop a hundred meters from the wall, they could not help but feel nervous.
Murong Chong took a deep breath and ced his right hand on his saber. Then, he took a giant stride forward, leaving deep footprints in the ground; he had sessfully stepped across.
He has seeded. This person is now less than a hundred meters away. No wonder he is a genius who qualified for the arena battles, someone whispered when they saw the dragon-shaped jade pendant hanging at Murong Chongs waist.
I wonder if he can continue walking.
Every step Murong Chong took seemed very arduous. His forehead filled with sweat as he approached the Coiling Dragon Wall step by step.
It was unknown what kind of pressure Murong Chong was enduring. The footprints on the ground became deeper and deeper.
He is only ten steps away. In another ten steps, he will be able to touch the Coiling Dragon Wall.
Although every step was arduous, Murong Chong did not stop. The distance continued to shorten and everyone became excited.
Pa!
Murong Chong suddenly shouted and took a big step forward. Finally, he arrived before the Coiling Dragon Wall and sent out a palm strike.
Bang!
However, Murong Chong only touched the wall for one second when a formless force bounced him back. He vomited mouthfuls of blood and paled.
Liu Suifeng and the others quickly rushed forward and helped Murong Chong up. He said, The ancient Martial Sages saber intents are indeed horrifying.
Although Murong Chong had been bounced back in a sorry state, no one mocked him for being weak. He had aplished something that no one else managed; they did not even manage to reach within a hundred meters of the wall.
For Murong Chong to be able to go up and touch the wall, this was proof that he was not weak.
Following that, several people went forward and gave it a try. Out of that group, there were a few participants who qualified for the arena battles. However, the closest they got was just ten meters from the wall; they could not even touch the Coiling Dragon Wall.
This strange Coiling Dragon Wall and the mysterious ancient Martial Sages that made the scars gathered an evenrger group of people. However, now that there was too many precedents of failure, no one made light of the decision to step up.
Interesting. Last year, I heard that the Wantong Merchant Association found a strange rock from the skies. Unexpectedly, it is here. I shall give it a try.
A cold voice sounded and a blue-robed swordsman slowly parted the crowd.
This is the Drifting Snow Sword Sects Liu Xiaoyun. He was the ninth rank participant of the previous Five Nation Youth Competition. Unexpectedly, someone of this caliber hase to join the excitement.
Drifting Snow Sword Sects Liu Xiaoyun
Xiao Chen had some impression of him. When he had been at the peak, he had seen Liu Xiaoyuns powerful state of ice. He also heard that Liu Xiaoyun had obtained a seeded spot.
Liu Xiaoyun held a in sword in his hand as he stood before the line. When he saw the many scars of various weapons on the Coiling Dragon Wall, he revealed a disdainful smile.
You have been dead for ten thousand years, yet you are all acting mysterious and scaring people!
Pu!
Liu Xiaoyun pushed off the ground and he immediately shot forward by a hundred meters. Then, he pushed off the ground again, moving an additional two hundred meters. In the blink of an eye, he had advanced three hundred meters.
When the surrounding cultivators saw this, they all cried out in surprise at Liu Xiaoyuns strength.
After Liu Xiaoyun nted his feet, his expression became more cautious. At this moment, the sharp wills in the Coiling Dragon Wall continuously crashed against his Martial Spirit and spirit.
Chapter 567 - Investigating the Coiling Dragon Wall
Chapter 567: Investigating the Coiling Dragon Wall
Liu Xiaoyun felt like he had stepped into an illusion. He had to face sword intent flying from all over the sky with every step he took. He had to crush everyone before he could proceed further.
However, he did not slow down at all. He did not leave deep footprints like Murong Chong did. Instead, he seemed to be at ease.
Pa!
When Liu Xiaoyun reached the wall, he stretched his palm out, cing it on the wall. Then, he closed his eyes.
One secondtwo secondsthree secondsfour seconds Soon, ten seconds passed. Nothing happened to Liu Xiaoyun.
Finally! Someone passed. I was starting to think that no one can endure touching the wall for ten seconds.
Liu Xiaoyun is pretty strong. It looks like he wont have a problem getting into the top ten.
While the crowd discussed, another ten seconds passed. The ambient temperature dropped, frost could clearly be seen covering Liu Xiaoyuns clothes.
His aura erupted out as well. Although he had not moved, he was clearly fighting an intense battle; his aura strengthened continuously.
After thirty seconds had passed, Liu Xiao Yun had yet to move. His hand remained on that mysterious Coiling Dragon Wall.
Forty secondsfifty secondsLiu Xiaoyun still did not move. However, his clothes were now frozen and the tall Coiling Dragon Wall was covered in frost.
The ambient temperature plummeted even further. Everyone had to circte their Essence in order to endure.
What exactly is on that wall? To think that Liu Xiaoyun has to fully bring out his state of ice! I cant endure this for much longer.
Thats right. It is cold, really cold. Thats it for me. I have to step back further.
Liu Xiaoyuns state of ice was very strange. It did not seem remarkable at first. However, after it silently built up, the crowd felt that even their bones and blood were starting to freeze; they had no choice but to move away.
Although it was clearly extremely cold, that wealthy merchants forehead was covered in sweat.
It was now fifty seconds. That meant that the merchant had to pay Liu Xiaoyun half a million Medial Grade Spirit Stones; this was one third of the profits he had made today. His heart could not help but ache over this loss.
Xiao Chen closed his eyes, carefully sensing the cold Qi in his body. This cold Qi was formless and traceless; once it entered the body, it merged with the blood and could not be separated.
Strange, this is the first time Ive seen a state of ice at this level, Xiao Chen muttered to himself.
He infused his Spiritual Sense into his blood and had to search very long before he finally found that faintly discernible ice Qi.
After he expended a lot of effort, the lightning-attributed Essence in his bodypletely forced out the cold Qi.
Bang!
After sixty seconds passed, Liu Xiaoyun could no longer endure. The frost on his body exploded.
Unlike the others, Liu Xiaoyun did not get sted out. His feet remained nted on the ground as he said indifferently, The ancient Sages are indeed capable.
Then, he pushed off the ground gently and flew away.
The state of ice in the air disappeared and the crowd came back closer. They saw the frost on the Coiling Dragon Wall turn into steam and rise into the air.
Covered in fog, the Coiling Dragon Wall looked even more mysterious.
Seeing Liu Xiaoyun disappear, the wealthy merchant smiled faintly and heaved a sigh of relief. He believed that Liu Xiaoyun did not care for the six hundred thousand Medial Grade Spirit Stones at all.
Remember to send the six hundred thousand Medial Grade Spirit Stones to the Drifting Snow Sword Sect. Consider it as my contribution to the sect.
Before the merchants smile could fade away, a clear voice came from the distance, making him very depressed.
Word of how the strange Coiling Dragon Wall defeated so many cultivators and how Liu Xiaoyun sessfully touched it for sixty seconds quickly spread throughout Dragon Sealing City.
This news drew in many more cultivators. Several famed geniuses came forward, interested in giving it a try.
This Coiling Dragon Wall became like a tool for measuring a cultivators strength. Some people could endure for a long time, and some just a while. There were also people who could not even get close.
From a certain angle, this showed the gap between the various cultivators.
The eight Noble ns Qian Wen came as well. He alsosted for a full minute.
The Nangong ns Nangong Ziyue came as well. Shested for fifty seconds.
The Supreme Yi Pces disciple, Gong Yangyu,sted for forty seconds.
Many people from the ten great sects and eight Noble ns came. This resulted in the Coiling Dragon Wall bing even more famous. However, few could endure for a minute.
Sima Lingxuan did note. Out of the other scions of the eight Noble ns, only the Qian ns Qian Wensted for a minute. The others onlysted for forty or fifty seconds.
Murong Chong looked a little sad when he stared at Qian Wen. It looked like when they fought yesterday, Qian Wen had only used half his strength.
Yun Kexin smiled and said, Junior Brother Xiao Chen, why dont you give it a try?
Xiao Chen had already been interested for some time. Furthermore, the fee was just ten thousand Medial Grade Spirit Stones; he could easily afford that. After paying the fee, Xiao Chen stood at the starting line. He looked at the Coiling Dragon Wall five hundred meters in front and smiled faintly.
Ka ca!
Xiao Chen drew his Lunar Shadow Saber at lightning speed and a sharp saber intent spread out. Then, he threw the saber towards the Coiling Dragon Wall.
Dang! Dang! Dang!
Something strange happened. While in midair, the spinning Lunar Shadow Saber seemed to meet with another powerful weapon. When they shed, there were nging sounds.
Xiao Chens figure quickly shed, not remaining at his previous spot. He flew rapidly towards the Coiling Dragon Wall together with the saber.
As saber light appeared and eliminated all the forces that was in the way, Xiao Chen moved unhindered until he arrived before the Coiling Dragon Wall.
Then, he sheathed the Lunar Shadow Saber with a ka ca sound before pressing his palm against the mysterious Coiling Dragon Wall.
In that instant, Xiao Chen saw shes. He looked around and found that the surrounding scenery had changed. He was now in a deste grass in.
Suddenly, figures shed in the air. These people were holding sabers. Strong saber intents spread through the grass in, creating strong winds.
A person materialized in the front from nowhere. After flickering awhile, he became solid. Without saying a word, he quickly rushed at Xiao Chen with his sabers.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly and ced his right hand on his sabers hilt. He said softly, Let me see how much strength you ancient Sages still have after several ten thousand years.
A strong wind blew as his saber intent surged out, bending over all the grass.
When looking at the grass in, all the grass was now ttened, as if lying in prostration.
That mysterious desman started to fight with Xiao Chen. After a hundred moves, that desmans aura became unstable. Xiao Chen caught hold of the opening and destroyed him with one strike.
After that, another desman appeared. This continued to happen until he killed ten desmen and lost to the eleventh.
Xiao Chens consciousness returned to reality and his palm was already off the Coiling Dragon Wall. He looked at the hourss beside him and discovered that two minutes had passed without him realizing it.
After Xiao Chen received 1.2 million Medial Grade Spirit Stones from the merchant, he returned to his friends. He said to Yun Kexin, Lets go. There is nothing much left to see.
How powerful. Unexpectedly, he endured for two minutes. Who is this person? Why have I never heard of him? Could he be more powerful than Liu Xiaoyun?
The observing cultivators were all very astonished. They started trying to guess Xiao Chens identity.
Bai Qi, who had arrived at some point in time, watched as Xiao Chen left. He muttered, What a strong saber intent. This person is equal to me.
After looking away, Bai Qi also casually gave the Coiling Dragon Wall a try. Like Xiao Chen, his result was two minutes as well. After all, he was much stronger than the other scions of the eight Noble ns.
When the sun set, the number of cultivators at the Coiling Dragon Wall dwindled; it was no longer as busy as it had been in the day.
However, someone arrived here, somewhat startling the wealthy merchant who was packing up. He asked in a slightly strained voice, Young Master Sima, are you here to give it a try as well?
Sima Lingxuan revealed a faint smile on his handsome face. Just here to see what the excitement is about. Lets see how long I canst.
Pa!
Without Sima Lingxuan making any visible movement, his figure flickered and arrived before the Coiling Dragon Wall. Then, he pressed his palm to the wall.
After what seemed to be a long time, he pulled back his palm and looked at the hourss. He hadsted for a full five minutes.
A strong self-confidence surged up in Sima Lingxuans heart as he smiled gently. Not bothering to ask for any Spirit Stones, he immediately disappeared.
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Two dayster, night fell, shrouding Dragon Sealing City in darkness.
In the Heavenly Saber Pavilions courtyard, Jiang Chi and the other elders gathered Xiao Chen, Yun Kexin, and Murong Chong together.
We will be starting the arena battles tomorrow. The four hundred participants will be split into groups of twenty and proceed with two rounds of elimination. Each round of elimination will eliminate half the people.
The elimination round will function on a point system. In each round, the participants will have to fight twenty matches. Victory equals gaining two points, a loss will deduct two points, and a draw will award one point. After that, the bottom ten people of each group will be eliminated.
Jiang Chi exined the rules and format of thepetition in great detail to the three. After two rounds of elimination, the remaining hundred will proceed with the ranking battles. Only those ranking in the top fifty will be able to obtain Luck.
After the three heard Jiang Chi exin the rules, they all had different expressions. Yun Kexin looked rather rxed.
Although Yun Kexin cultivated a Heaven Ranked Cultivation Technique, she was limited by her talent. It was very hard for her to fully bring out the advantages of a Heaven Ranked Cultivation Technique. Furthermore, she had not cultivated it for a long time.
Yun Kexin was still a Superior Grade Martial King and had not broken through to half-step Martial Monarch yet. If she was fortunate, she might be able to clear the two rounds of elimination.
However, it would be impossible for Yun Kexin to enter the top fifty and win Luck.
Yun Kexin understood this very well. So she could look past it and did not mind it.
Murong Chongs expression was rather grave. He was currently a Small Perfection half-step Martial Monarch, someone considered to be neither one of the strong nor one of the weak.
Originally, Murong Chong was quite confident in his strength. Even though he was weaker than Xiao Chen, he had expected it to be easy for him to enter the top fifty.
However, after entering Dragon Sealing City, he discovered that his worldview had been too narrow. When fighting for a seeded spot, he was forced back by Qian Wen in five moves.
He could not evenst for ten seconds on the Coiling Dragon Wall. All these together gave him a clearer understanding of his strength.
Given his strength, he should not have any problems clearing the two elimination roundsbarring any idents, of course, like being severely injured by someone in one of the matches.
Chapter 568 - Grouping Up
Chapter 568: Grouping Up
However, there was still some hope for Murong Chong to make it to the top fifty. Even so, that would require a lot of luck. As for ranking in the top twenty, he could forget about it.
This meant that Murong Chong suffered from greater pressure. This was a moment that tested his mental state.
If Murong Chongs state of mind was good, it would not affect his strength. In fact, he could even turn the pressure into motivation. If his mental state copsed, his strength would decrease sharply and he might even fail in the elimination rounds.
Xiao Chen remained calm. He had only one goal in mind: to continuously challenge and defeat all sorts of opponents.
Be it an elimination round or a ranking match, all he sought was to bring out his full power and defeat his opponent.
He immediately asked, Are the rules for the ranking matches out? Is it like the elimination rounds, carried out in groups?
Jiang Chi shook his head. The rules of the ranking matches differ every time. They will inform us of the rules and format at the veryst moment. The main problem is the possibility of a leak and some sects knowing beforehand.
This had happened before in the past and had a negative impact. So, from then on, they only informed everyone of the rules and format after the elimination rounds.
After that, Jiang Chi continued to exin the other rules, such as, if the opponent surrendered, they were to immediately stop attacking.
If they continued to attack, they would be stripped of their qualifications. This was the same for every sect and Noble n. Sima Lingxuan was no exception.
Furthermore, one could not use an offensive Secret Treasure in the arena. A maximum of three defensive and supplementary Secret Treasures could be used but they could not be better than Medial Grade.
The great sects and small sects had different amounts of resources at their disposal. If they wanted to, the great sects participants could do their best to obtain a full set of peak Medial Grade Secret Treasures.
With a full set of such Secret Treasures, it would be easy for them to crush the participants from small sects. Naturally, the organizers would not allow such a thing to happen.
As for Spirit Weapons, there were no restrictions. After all, after a weapon was used for a long time, the cultivators would develop feelings for their weapons. If a swordsman or desman were forced to change weapons, their strength would decrease by at least thirty percent.
After Jiang Chi finished, he smiled faintly and said, Man proposes and god disposes. You just have to do your best and dont give yourselves too much pressure. I am already very satisfied with the results you have achieved already.
When the sky became bright, Jiang Chi led the Heavenly Saber Pavilions group to the Wind Cloud Arena in the middle of the city.
The Wind Cloud Arenay in the centermost part of the city. It was surrounded by arge ring of spectator stands. Arge number of spectators had already arrived, densely packing the bleachers.
The seats were arranged on an incline from inside to outside, ensuring that everyone could see the arena clearly.
Damn! Im toote. Unexpectedly, there is no longer any space even though thepetition has not started yet.
I slept too long! I really should not have slept in. Looks like I will have to miss the first day of thepetition. How depressing.
Just give up. I heard that the people in there have been waiting sincest night, waiting for at least six to eight hours.
How unfortunate. This Five Nation Youth Competition is probably going to be one of the most exciting since it started. To think that I cant watch!
Several of thete cultivators sighed at the entrance. They were full of regrets and they appeared extremely dejected.
As for Xiao Chen and the others, they did not have to worry. They had been allocated participant seats. The people from their sect could enter directly without even having to buy tickets.
After Xiao Chen and the others proved their identities, an attendant immediately brought them to their seats.
Once the group was seated, they immediately checked out the Wind Cloud Arena in the center. It was a rectangr stone tform as smooth as a mirror. It was several thousand hectares in size, covering arge area.
There was no wind or thunder. Aside from being very smooth, there did not seem to be anything special about the Wind Cloud Arena.
Liu Suifeng said disappointedly, This is the Wind Cloud Arena? It looks too shabby. Furthermore, it is just one tform; how are four hundred participants going topete on it?
Hu chi! Boom!
Immediately after Liu Suifeng spoke, a strong gust swept the arena and thunder roared. Winds blew and clouds gathered, sounding like a vast army on the march. The atmosphere of the arena immediately changed greatly.
The huge arena slowly rose up. After it reached ten meters, it split into twenty dueling rings.
There were small dragon pirs at the corners of the dueling rings. The maws of the dragons were spitting out two beams of purple and white lights. The lightsbined together to form a thick barrier of light, protecting the dueling ring.
The light flickered with electricity and moved like the wind. The barrier was made with Spiritual Energy of the wind and lightning attributes.
Yun Kexin looked at Liu Suifeng and smiled. Lets see if you dare to speak nonsense again in the future.
Liu Suifeng smiled embarrassedly and replied, I dont dare to anymore. Right after I said that, the arena pped me in the face.
Jiang Chi exined, Thatyer of Wind Cloud Barrier contains Dragon Qi. No one under Martial Monarch can break it, not without using Quintessence. The twenty dueling rings are for the twenty groups. After you are split into groups, you should check which dueling ring you are assigned to.
We are going to start allocating the groups. Please make your final preparations. After the allocation is finished, the first elimination round will officially begin, Dragon Sealing Citys City Lord, Feng Shou, said in a loud voice from the grandstand, where the organizers of thepetition were. His voice was infused with Quintessence and everyone present could hear him clearly.
Xiao Chen closed his eyes and rested, not thinking of anything else. However, he suddenly felt an unfriendly gaze and a faint killing intent.
He opened his eyes and looked in the direction of that gaze. He found Xie Ziwen looking at him with a malevolent expression from the Evil Moon Pavilions seats.
Xiao Chen immediately lost interest and could not be bothered to care about Xie Ziwen. However, he kept an eye on Bai Zhan, who was seated beside Xie Ziwen.
Seeing that Xiao Chen paid no attention to him, Xie Ziwen shook with anger. He clenched his teeth as he said, How hateful! I will let you remain arrogant for a while longer.
The City Lords people arrived before Xiao Chens group and asked for him before handing him a wooden tablet.
On the wooden tablets front was written Group Six and the back had his name and his entry number.
Yun Kexin looked carefully at her own wooden tablet before asking, Xiao Chen, what group are you in? I am in group three.
Group six.
Group seven. Murong Chong reported his group as well.
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Where the Evil Moon Pavilion sat, Xie Ziwen looked at his own wooden tablet. The words Group Six were on the font. Then, he turned to Bai Zhan and said, Senior Brother, what group are you in?
Bai Zhan appeared to be extremely calm. He said indifferently, I am in group thirteen. You are in the same group as Xiao Chen.
Xie Ziwens expression changed. He had not expected to go up against Xiao Chen so quickly. He asked, Is that true?
Bai Zhan mocked, Whats wrong? Are you afraid?
Im not, just nervous. However
Bai Zhan ignored Xie Ziwens words and continued speaking, You will definitely match up with him in the twenty matches sooner orter. You are not a match for him. Just probe him to figure out all his strength. Forget about revenge; it will make you lose even more badly.
Xie Ziwen was not convinced but this was his senior brother, so he did not dare to talk back. He could only agree. I will listen to Senior Brothers advice.
However, Xie Ziwen thought to himself, I dont believe that after a year of cultivating, I am still not a match for him. It was only a fluke that he defeated me back then.
Chapter 569 - Intense Small Group Matches
Chapter 569: Intense Small Group Matches
The dueling ring designated for group six was in the center and slightly to the east. Xiao Chen took a look and saw that the referee was already there.
The referee was an old man with a deep cultivation and a drawn-out aura. Xiao Chen could not discern his cultivation.
That old man was a Medial Grade Martial Monarch at the very least. He was definitely not an Inferior Grade Martial Monarch. With his cultivation, he should be able to control the situation in the dueling ring.
Twenty dueling rings meant there were twenty Medial Grade Martial Monarchs. With such a force, the Dragon Sealing Citys City Lord probably held more power than some great sects.
However, Dragon Sealing City was normally closed off. The City Lord would not interfere with the power struggle in the continent. For tens of thousands of years, they had maintained absolute neutrality, so the other powers would not be suspicious and jealous of them.
The matches soon began. Two participants from group six stepped up. One used a saber and the other used a sword. They were both peak Medial Grade Martial Kings.
For them to stand out from the several ten thousand geniuses in the continent, they clearly cultivated good Cultivation Techniques and Martial Techniques.
The twos fight was dazzling. To ordinary cultivators, it was rather interesting; they would not find it boring.
Of course, in Xiao Chens eyes, it would be rather boring. These two were weaker than him by two grades. Furthermore, in terms of technique, neither made a breaktaking impression.
After two hundred moves, the cultivator who used the sword sent his opponents saber flying and ced his sword against his opponents neck.
The victor is decided. The victor is Number 1; you get two points, the group six referee said with a calm expression.
After that, Number 3 and Number 4 of group six stepped up. This time, one was a peak Superior Grade Martial King and the other was a cultivator that just advanced to Superior Grade Martial King.
There was a significant difference in cultivation. Not many people had any expectations of this match. After fifty moves, the stronger Number 3 defeated Number 4.
Next match, Number 5Xie Ziwenagainst Number 6Zong Liang.
Xiao Chen was mildly surprised. He had not expected to meet Xie Ziwen so soon. However, they were now no longer on the same level; there was no need for him to pay too much attention to Xie Ziwen.
Xie Ziwen smiled coldly and leaped into the air, directly flying into the dueling ring. The group six referee pointed and the Wind Cloud Barrier opened up, allowing him tond within the dueling ring.
Zong Liang performed a cupped-fist salute and said, I am Zong Liang from the Great Xia Nations Seven Fist Gate. Please kindly provide me with guidance.
Xie Ziwen said disdainfully, Seven Fist Gate? Where is this small sect from? Ive never heard of it. Stop the nonsense. Lets start! Receive my palm strike!
He sent out a palm strike, shouting, Thousand ming Palms! All the fire-attributed energy immediately surged over and thousands of ming palms appeared out of nowhere.
Then, the ming palms quicklybined and formed a huge ming palm.
Xiao Chens eyes lit up and he said in a soft voice, There are improvements. He is now half as strong as Bai Zhan from half a year ago.
Back in the Ancient Deste Land, Xie Ziwens huge ming palm required a long time to store power before it could be unleashed.
Furthermore, back then, Xie Ziwen had used it as a trump card against Xiao Chen. Now, he was using it as an ordinary move and he could condense it so quickly.
After one year, Xie Ziwen had improved significantly.
Zong Liangs expression turned grave. He realized that his opponent was hard to deal with. He brought his hands together and formed a protective Essence shield that looked like a wall; he focused all his efforts in defending.
Bang!
A heat wave surged and sparks flew. Zong Liang retreated more than a hundred steps.
Lets see how many of my palm strikes you can endure!
Xie Ziwen shouted a loud warcry and a huge ming palm pressed over like a mountain again. He sent out palm strike after palm strike without pause.
Zong Liang paled. After enduring five moves, blood trickled out from the corner of his lip. Clearly, he was significantly injured.
You lose!
Xie Ziwen sent out two palm strikes at the same time. The two huge ming palms instantly condensed and merged into one. Its might promptly doubled and Zong Liang could no longer endure.
Zong Liangs Essence shield shattered and he vomited arge mouthful of blood. Then, he fell to the ground and could not get up.
The victor is decided, the group six referee said calmly. The victor is Xie Ziwen, you get two points.
The First Elder, Jiang Chi, said cautiously, He is able to severely injure his opponent in five moves. Xiao Chen, if you run into him, you have to be careful. This person seems to be a Evil Moon Pavilion disciple. He managed to get into the top fifty in the previous Five Nation Youth Competition.
Xiao Chen did not say anything. He just smiled faintly as he continued to watch the matches.
In each group, everyone had to fight twenty matches. The first match would happen in numerical order. Xiao Chens number was higher, so he would be appearingter.
However, the next few matches of group six were not of a high level. Xiao Chen could not help but shift his attention to the other dueling rings.
He casually looked around and discovered someone familiar. So he could not help but pay some attention.
Duanmu Qing was currently fighting an intense battle with her opponent in dueling ring nine.
Duanmu Qing was only a Medial Grade Martial King but her opponent was a Superior Grade Martial King, higher than her by one grade.
However, the battle was currently in her favor. Her hair had turned white and was fluttering in the air. Her eyes were cold and emotionless as she held a slender, long sword in her hand.
Every move Duanmu Qing made was able to suppress her opponent. She was like a robot; there was no emotion on her face at all.
Being suppressed by someone of a lower cultivation, Duanmu Qings opponent had to be feeling very frustrated. He had tried several times to turn the tables, but she always managed to find the weak points of his killing moves, breaking them all immediately.
Finally, she defeated her opponent, bing the first person in her group to defeat something of a higher cultivation realm.
Duanmu Qing became so powerful.
Xiao Chen continued looking around and saw another familiar personHeavenly Sword Gates Ding Fengchou. After not seeing him for a year, he found his improvements astonishing as well.
Ding Fengchou only used three moves to defeat a Superior Grade Martial King opponent. The current Ding Fengchou seemed to be even stronger than Xie Ziwen.
After that, Xiao Chen continued to watching some other matches. The weakest participants in the arena battles were Medial Grade Martial Kings; most of the participants were Superior Grade Martial Kings. There were also a few half-step Martial Monarchs.
As for Great Perfection half-step Martial Monarchs, there were less than ten of them. For now, there were no Consummation half-step Martial Monarchs.
Look! The Nangong ns Nangong Ziyue is going up. She was one of the top eight in the previous Five Nation Youth Competition.
Xiao Chen looked around and saw a girl in a purple dress standing in dueling ring neen. Her temperament seemed extraordinary.
Nangong Ziyues opponent was a stout male holding a greatsword. His aura was not weak, either.
I am Gong Haoyu. Kindly provide me with guidance. The stout male seemed rather cautious; he knew the Nangong ns reputation. After the match started, he immediately took a few steps back.
Boom!
However, before Gong Haoyu could stand firmly, he was mmed to the ground by Nangong Ziyue with a palmstrike. He had not even been able to see how she attacked.
How powerful. Unexpectedly, she only used one palm strike to defeat her opponent.
That Gong Haoyu is no weakling, either. In the previous Five Nation Youth Competition he was one of the top fifty. However, it feels like the two are not on the same level.
The Nangong n truly deserves their reputation. I wonder if she will be able to get into the top five this time.
Everyone had guessed that Nangong Ziyue would win. However, they had not expected her to win so easily. A genius of the top ten rank was indeed not someone an ordinary genius couldpare to.
Xiao Chen saw it all very clearly. However, he did not pay it too much mind. Although Nangong Ziyue was strong, she was not a match for him.
His true opponents were only Sima Lingxuan and Xuanyuan Zhantian. If there was anyone else, it would be the mysterious Chu Chaoyun.
Next match, Number 19Xiao Chenagainst Number 20Huang Qiang.
Finally, it was Xiao Chens turn to fight in dueling ring six.
In the dueling ring, Xiao Chen withdrew his aura entirely, not allowing others to know how strong he was. He performed a cupped-fist salute and the match started.
He he! Thank you for the two points you are giving me.
Xiao Chens opponent, Huang Qiang, was a swordsman. Like Xiao Chen, he was also a half-step Martial Monarch. He pointed his sword at Xiao Chen, not caring about him at all.
This person had not evenprehended sword intent and yet he dared to boast like that. Xiao Chen was speechless.
Xiao Chen stepped forward and his figure flickered. He quickly circted his Vital Qi and the bones in his body crackled.
Instantly, he felt a boundless Vital Qi filling his body. He shouted, Breaking Armor! Seizing the Heart!
Clenching his right fist, Xiao Chen formed a sharp azure energy wave, easily breaking through his opponents attacks.
w Seizing the Heart!
Then, he turned his fist into a w in a very smooth fashion; the shift looked very natural.
Huang Qiang was horrified to see the w break his Essence shield and strike his chest.
Xiao Chen did not push his w into Huang Qiangs chest. He immediately swiped his hand and pushed against Huang Qiangs chest with the back of his hand. The huge force smashed Huang Qiang ferociously into the barrier.
Xiao Chen had easily defeated his enemy with one fist and one w; there was nothing fancy at all.
The fist was the Breaking Armor Fist, which worked to break the defense. The w was the w Seizing the Heart. The w became as resilient as Frost Iron, as stiff and metal. It could easily pierce into the heart.
The referee of group six was astonished. The matches in his arena ended extraordinarily fast.
Others could not make out these twos Cultivation Realms. However, he was clear that both were Small Perfection half-step Martial Monarchs. The gap between them was notrge.
Originally, the referee thought that the top spot in his dueling ring would be taken by Xie Ziwen. It looked like he would have to rethink this. This Xiao Chen was not weaker than Xie Ziwen.
The victor is Number 19Xiao Chen. You gained two points. The referee announced the result in a loud voice. Then, he looked at Xiao Chen. This youth might be stronger than he thought.
At the private spectator stand in the east, ten youths were leisurely watching the matches in the twenty dueling rings.
These ten people were the seeded participants of this Five Nation Youth Competition. They did not have to undergo the first round of elimination. The first seed, Sima Lingxuan, did not have to undergo either elimination round and could directly join the ranking battles.
The only female seeded participant, Yue Chenxi, stood out among the ten. In the past, the seeded participants were normally from the eight Noble ns.
The remaining two spots would go to two of the ten great sects. However, in this Five Nation Youth Competition, three participants from the ten great sects managed to get a spot: the Supreme Yi Pces Gong Yangyu, the Drifting Snow Sword Sects Liu Xiaoyun, and the Supreme Sky Sects Yue Chenxi.
When Yue Chenxi saw Xiao Chen defeating his opponent in two moves, her eyes lit up, a bright smile appearing on her delicate face.
Xiao Chen, indeed, you have not disappointed me. This time, you will be able to make me go all out.
Chapter 570 - Might of the Fatty
Chapter 570: Might of the Fatty
The first round of elimination continued. Within the first day, every participant would have to undergo twenty matches.
With such high-intensity battles, this was not just a test of the participants strength but also their ability to endure pressure.
Yun Kexin, who had finished her first match, walked back and smiled at Xiao Chen. Xiao Chen, how many matches have you had already? How were the results?
Before Xiao Chen could answer, Liu Suifeng did. He he! So far, he has won all five of his matches. Furthermore, he did not even draw his saber, just like Senior Sister Yun.
Yun Kexin smiled, not epting that as correct. In my case, it is all due to luck. Furthermore, I did not win that easily. However, there are not many experts in my group. As long as I do not lose for another five matches, I should be able to make it past this round.
The seeded participants would not appear in the first round of elimination. This resulted in most of the groups not having any absolute expert. This was so for group six and group three, where Xiao Chen and Yun Kexin were, respectively.
However, there were some death groups. These groups had many experts like Bai Zhan, Nangong Ziyue, or Xuanyuan Zhantian.
If an ordinary genius was ced in such a group, they would have a sorrowful experience. Unfortunately, Murong Chong was in one such group.
Liu Suifeng whispered, Murong Chong is back. He lost another match. He already lost two matches.
When Murong Chong came back and saw Xiao Chen and Yun Kexin, he could not help but smile bitterly. I really want to swap groups with you two. There is a ridiculous amount of experts in my group.
Seeing that Murong Chong was so carefree, Xiao Chen knew that Murong Chong had already let it go. He said, You are not weak. In the eyes of others, you are hard to deal with as well. As long as you can perform as normal, you definitely can clear the first round.
Murong Chong replied, I know. Lets work hard together. Lets try to get everyone into the ranking battles.
Yun Kexin nodded and said, Definitely.
Mu Heng and the othersughed as well and said, I wish you all sess in bringing this glory to our Heavenly Saber Pavilion.
When the First Elder, Jiang Chi, saw this scene, he revealed an unrestrained smile as he nodded slightly.
Next match, Jin Dabao against Ling Feng, an old referee in dueling ring fifteen announced.
Could it be? This fatty is also participating in the Five Nation Youth Competition? Given his strength, he dares to take part without being able to use his Secret Treasures?
Liu Suifengughed loudly and said, This fellow is not even embarrassed to go up dressed like that.
Xiao Chen harbored doubts and looked over in interest. He was rather curious how strong the fatty was now.
I am the Evil Moon Pavilions Ling Feng. Please provide me with your guidance. Ling Feng performed a cupped-fist salute.
Jin Dabao was covered in pearls and other expensive ornaments. He held a gold folding fan in his hand as he smiled. Evil Moon Pavilion? That is one of the great sects. Little Brother, how about you let this Fat Lord have two moves first?
From your handsome appearance and mighty aura, you must be one of the hot favorites for the top ten. Furthermore, you are from a great sect. There should be no problem with letting this Fat Lord have two moves first, right?
The disciples of the great sects were all very proud. When Ling Feng heard his opponent sucking up to him, he felt very good.
However, Ling Feng maintained a poker face as he smiled gently. That is not a problem. You can have two moves first. Make your move!
It was just two moves; it would pass very quickly. Ling Feng was still confident enough.
Jin Dabao chuckled and gave him a thumbs-up. You are very bold. A great sect truly deserves its reputation. No wonder you dare to try to fight for the top ten. This Fat Lord ising!
Bang! Bang! Bang!
The fatty had a fat belly and thick thighs. If he was not a hundred kilograms, he was at least ny. As he ran, his blubber pped about. The dueling ring looked like it could not endure his weight; every step he took was very loud.
This looked iparablyical in Ling Fengs eyes. He startedughing in his heart. He wondered, How did this fatty clear the qualifying round?
After running in thatical fashion, Jin Dabao arrived within twenty meters of Ling Feng. Like Ling Feng dered earlier, he did not attack but let the fatty get near.
When Jin Dabao reached within ten meters of Ling Feng, he suddenly elerated five- or sixfold, leaving behind afterimages of fat figures and dazzling everyone.
He put away his folding fan and with a flip of his right hand, a golden, glittering coffin lid came out of his spatial ring and appeared in his hands.
He he! Eat a coffin lid from this Fat Lord!
Ling Feng felt a danger that he could not exin. Just as he was about to draw his weapon, the surrounding world started to spin.
Unexpectedly, the naturalws were changed.
Pa!
A dull and heavy thud rang out as the coffin lid, of an unknown weight, smashed ferociously into the elite disciple of the Evil Moon Pavilion.
It was also unknown how much force Jin Dabao put into his heavy attack. Ling Feng immediately fell to the ground and could not get up anymore.
One second ago, everyone wasughing at Jin Dabaosical movements. One secondter, the situation in the dueling ring turned around.
Jin Dabao put the coffin lid back into his spatial ring. Then, he opened his glittering gold folding fan.
He started to fan himself and shook his head, saying, What a piece of trash. He even dares to say that he is inpetition for the top ten. The youth today are getting more arrogant; they do not know how to be humble at all.
Jin Dabao acting righteous made the Evil Moon Pavilions elders want to vomit blood. The fatty had clearly said those words, yet he twisted things and made it such that the Evil Moon Pavilion disciple had been too arrogant and that he had taught him a lesson.
Evil Moon Pavilion disciples, if you meet this person, dont even say anything. Just beat him up. Even if he dies, it will not matter, the First Elder of the Evil Moon Pavilion said with a livid expression.
Victory goes to Jin Dabao. You gained two points. The referee was somewhat bbergasted, but he still announced the results.
Jin Dabao put away his folding fan and chuckled. He turned around and waved his hands at the audience. Thank you, everybody, for your support. This Fat Lord will continue fighting. I am the Young Master of the Golden Roc Merchant Association. If you would like to do business, you cane and look for me directly. I will give you a twenty percent discount.
Before Jin Dabao left, he did not forget to advertise his Golden Roc Merchant Association. It was like everything was to be expected.
This fatty is truly shameless.
This is too shameless. The Evil Moon Pavilions people are probably crying now.
The cultivators on the spectator stands were all either cursing orughing. They pitied the Evil Moon Pavilions people.
When Xiao Chen saw this scene, he could not help butugh hoarsely as well. However, this was the fattys true colors. If he was not shameless, he was not Jin Dabao.
When the match in dueling ring six ended, the referee immediately called out, Next match, Xiao Chen against Xie Ziwen.
Bai Zhan looked at the eager Xie Ziwen and said, Remember what I said? Just drag things out and make him reveal his strength. After that, you can just admit defeat.
Xie Ziwen was feeling unconvinced. So he casually answered with a grunt and rushed off to the dueling ring.
Xie Ziwen was a genius disciple of the Evil Moon Pavilion, second only to Bai Zhan. In the previous Five Nation Youth Competition, he was ranked forty-seventh. He was considered one of the rare experts in group six.
Xiao Chen was the rising star of group six. He had fought in five matches and won all of them in an overwhelming manner.
The fight between these two was considered a battle of the giants. It attracted the attention of some people.
Up in the dueling ring, Xie Ziwen looked at Xiao Chen with a sinister expression. He said a frosty voice, Xiao Chen, remember what I said? Sooner orter, I will trample you before everyone.
Xiao Chen took out the Lunar Shadow Saber from his Universe Ring and smiled. Im afraid you will be disappointed.
If Xiao Chen continued to use closebat, defeating Xie Ziwen would take too much time. He wanted to end this fight quickly, so he no longer intended to hide his strength.
There is no point in speaking so much. Make your move. You should feel honored. You sessfully made me draw my Lunar Shadow Saber.
Many cultivators in the spectator stands were taken aback. In the previous matches, Xiao Chen only used his physical body and closebat techniques to fight.
The strongbat prowess he disyed was already sufficient to astonish them. Remarkably, his closebat technique was only an auxiliary offensive method. His true identity was that of a desman.
This Xiao Chen had hidden himself deeply. If he lost in the arena battles, he would have two points deducted. He is really bold.
It looks like there is going to be a new talent rising from group six.
Ha ha! Lets wait until he defeats Xie Ziwen first. If he loses, then that means that he is not strong.
The cultivators that paid attention to group six discussed in whispers. Unexpectedly, Xiao Chen had been hiding his strength. This made the crowd even more excited for this match.
Although Xie Ziwen saw that Xiao Chen was looking down on him, he did not get angry. Instead, he smiled and said, Good! Good! Very good! Lets see how arrogant you will be after this.
Thousand ming Palms! Xie Ziwen shouted ferociously and all the fire-attributed Spiritual Energy in the vast dueling ring surged over. Sparks appeared all over the ce.
He extended his right palm and the sparks immediately gathered together, forming a huge realistic palm with very clear palm lines. It was like a mountain as it pressed towards Xiao Chen with a huge pressure.
Xie Ziwen had relied on this move to get this far. No one had been able tost more than ten moves, which showed how strong this move was.
Ka ca!
The Lunar Shadow Saber came out of its scabbard and a purple sh appeared. The dense ming palm instantly split in half, turning into countless sparks before disappearing.
The Thousand ming Palms was easily destroyed by Xiao Chen in one move; there was no resistance at all.
Damn it!
Xie Ziwens expression became unsightly. He had not expected this move to be broken so easily. His figure shed in the air without any rhythm.
Instantly, many ming palms appeared in the air, pressing towards Xiao Chen from all directions. With a quick nce, it looked like the vast dueling ring waspletely filled with ming palmsa very grand and magnificent sight.
Xiao Chen remained calm as he weaved through the ming palms like he was taking a leisurely stroll. As he swung his saber, he was unconstrained, moving as he pleased.
The saber moved as the heart willed; the person moved together with the saber. As they moved naturally, they smashed all the fearsome ming palms into countless sparks.
The pupils of the referee of group six constricted. He thought to himself, What a miraculous state! This fellow has almost pushed his Saber Techniques to a godly level.
Xiao Chen said calmly, Xie Ziwen, if that is all you have, then stoping out to embarrass yourself.
As you wish!
Xie Ziwens face sank. He had not expected that the Martial Technique that he spent so much time practicing was weak in Xiao Chens eyes, forcing him to reveal his trump cards in advance.
Raging Ten Thousand mes!
Roar!
Suddenly, tens of thousands of ming palms started trembling. They seemed like cultivators with emotions, trembling in anger. When the soundsbined together, it was like a fire god screaming in rage.
Rage, frenzy, dissatisfactionsuch emotions spread throughout the ce. Unexpectedly, Xie Ziwen had merged his own emotions into the state of fire.
Chapter 571 - Instant Kill
Chapter 571: Instant Kill
Ha ha ha! Xiao Chen, do you feel my rage? I have to thank you. Without you, I would not have been able toprehend such a powerful Martial Technique. My mes, rage!
Bang!
In an instant, the raging emotion was pushed to the limit. A huge arm appeared on the ground. This arm was at least a hundred meters long. The moment it appeared, it covered half the sky.
Xiao Chens tall, slender body looked minuscule beside the ming arm. He was like an ant before the arm, so small it could smash him to death in one hit.
The huge arm of raging mes moved with a thunderous sound as it headed for Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen remained calm. His mind was like still water; there was not a single ripple at all. The purple crystal whirlpool in his body spun quickly together with the peak state of thunder.
A crystal saber Qi condensed on the saber and spewed out.
The long, purple crystal saber Qi was as thin as a cicadas wings. It moved in a sh and chopped the arm that came out from the ground in half.
Its might undiminished, the crystal saber Qi continued heading for Xie Ziwen, who was in the air. The saber Qi shattered his Essence shield with a loud bang.
Countless bolts of lightning erupted, sting Xie Ziwen beyond recognition. Then, he fell from the sky.
Ka ca!
After defeating Xie Ziwen in a second, Xiao Chen sheathed his saber. At this moment, the remnant fire and electricity mixed together and exploded.
A purple-and-red energy wave spread out, contained within the barrier. It looked very beautiful from afar.
When the energy wave scattered and its light faded, a calm desman stood in the middle of the dueling ring. He did not appear joyful or sorrowful, neither excited nor frustrated.
The cool breeze from themotion earlier made Xiao Chens clothes flutter about. Whenbined within his calm expression, he gave off a faintly discernible aura of experience; he seemed free and at ease.
Victory goes to Xiao Chen. You gained another two points!
The referee of group six suppressed the excitement in his heart as he calmly announced the results. A true rising star finally came out of group six; it was no longer a group of trash.
As the referee for this group, he felt slightly satisfied.
Damn it, did I see wrong? He managed to defeat Xie Ziwen in one move. Where exactly did this white-robed desmane from?
No matter what, Xie Ziwen was still ranked forty-seventh in the previous Five Nation Youth Competition. He should be able to reach the top twenty this time.
From the looks of things, this Xiao Chen still has not used all his strength. Who knows how much of it he used?
Probably at least seventy percent. Otherwise, it is too horrifying.
Those who paid attention to Xiao Chens match erupted in excitement. They had not expected such a conclusion.
In the first half of the elimination round, Xie Ziwen was still cocky, astonishing the spectators. From the looks of things then, he was about on par with Xiao Chen.
However, when Xiao Chen truly made a move, he managed to defeat Xie Ziwen in an instant. This thoroughly shocked the audience.
Up in the spectator stands, the Evil Moon Pavilions elders all wore unsightly expressions. First, one of their elite disciples was yed for a fool by Jin Dabao. Then, Xie Ziwen, whom they had entrusted their hopes to, was defeated in one move.
As a great sect, such things happening consecutively was like their faces were being pped.
Bai Zhan was speechless. Despite being told that he was no match for Xiao Chen, Xie Ziwen had still insisted on humiliating himself.
When Xiao Chen returned to the spectator stands, Yun Kexin had yet to recover from her shock at the power he had disyed. She asked curiously, Xiao Chen, how much of your strength did you use earlier?
Xiao Chen smiled faintly. Not even half. Maybe not even half of half.
Yun Kexin could not help but sumb to shock once more. Half of half, that meant he had not used even a quarter of his strength. Exactly how strong was he now?
At a spectator stand far from Xiao Chen, the three geniuses of the Myriad Fiend Pce had also watched his match.
Xiao Bais bright eyes seemed to have stars flickering in them. She said joyfully, Elder Brother Xiao Chen became even more powerful. Xiao Bai has to work harder, even harder. Then, Xiao Bai can meet Elder Brother Xiao Chen in the finals.
Mu Xinya, Jiang Zimo, and Chu Mu all shook their heads and smiled bitterly. They speechlessly exchanged nces.
After they left the Ancient Deste Land, the three had worked very hard with Xiao Chen as their target. Now that two years had passed, the three of them had improved. However, the gap between them and Xiao Chen seemed to have be even wider.
It felt like it would be impossible to close this gap. Since Xiao Chen had overtaken them, they would never catch up.
For someone of the same generation to have Xiao Chen as their target, this was a sorrowful matter.
After defeating Xie Ziwen in one move, Xiao Chen rocketed to fame. In the following three matches, his opponents all chose to concede.
After all, there were twenty matches they had to fight, all happening in a short period. Since they knew that they would lose, there was no point in them risking injury.
It would be wise to preserve their strength and prepare for the next match, so they could do their best there.
A genius desman appeared in group ten. He is very powerful. After Xiao Chen sat down, Liu Suifeng, who had been carefully watching the matches immediately informed Xiao Chen.
Compared to Xiao Chen, Liu Suifeng and the others were undoubtedly much more rxed. They could freely watch the matches and fulfil the role of investigators, helping Xiao Chen and the others spot geniuses that they needed to pay note to.
A genius desman?
The Heavenly Saber Pavilion was famed for their desmen. Being immersed in such an environment, Liu Suifeng naturally had a good eye for desmen. Someone who caught his attention and was described as a genius by him would be pretty good.
When the elimination round started, many genius swordsmen could be seen. However, genius desmen were rare.
Xiao Chen said interestedly, Is he a disciple of the ten great sects Divine Saber Gate?
Of the ten great sects, the Divine Saber Gate was famed for desmen. Their aplishments in Saber Techniques were several levels higher than the Heavenly Saber Pavilions.
Liu Suifeng shook his head and said, No.
Feeling surprised, Xiao Chen responded, Then he must be from the Bai n.
The Bai n was a Noble n famed for desmen. One of their ancestors, Bai Shuihe, was a Saber Emperor. Their Four Season Saber Technique was hailed as the closest Saber Technique to a Heaven Ranked Saber Technique.
Although Heaven Ranked Saber Techniques were strong, under normal circumstances, only a Martial Monarch could practice a Heaven Ranked Martial Technique.
However, the Four Season Saber Technique was clearly an Earth Ranked Martial Technique, but it had the might of a Heaven Ranked Martial Technique. Given this, someone with the strength of the Four Season Saber Technique would stand out prominently among arge group of half-step Martial Monarchs.
The Four Season Saber Technique was simply an exceptional Martial Technique. This was also why Bai Qi dared to challenge Sima Lingxuan.
As a Noble n of desmen, it would not be surprising if they managed to produced a few desmen just slightly weaker than Bai Qi.
However, Liu Suifeng still shook his head and said, He is not, either. This person is called Lin Fei. He is not from any sect nor is he affiliated with any n. His Saber Technique is very exquisite. Although he is a Superior Grade Martial King, thebat prowess that he showed cannot be matched by regr half-step Martial Monarchs.
It is his turn to fight again. He has already won ten consecutive victories. I wonder if he can continue this streak, Mu Heng, who was at the side, chimed in.
He has no sect or affiliation with any n. Not a disciple of the Divine Saber Gate or the Bai n. There really are a lot of new stars in this Five Nation Youth Competition.
Xiao Chen could not help but look over. He saw two youths standing in the dueling ring.
One of them was wearing embroidered clothes with two small sabers criss-crossed on the chest. Xiao Chen knew that that was the emblem of the Divine Saber Gate.
The other person was dressed in green and held a saber that was 1.33 meters long and three centimeters wide. He looked very ordinary.
This persons eyes were hooded, like they were a hidden volcano waiting to erupt at any moment.
This green-robed man had to be the Lin Fei that Liu Suifeng mentioned.
There are not many experts in group ten. However, this Lin Feis consecutive victories mighte to an end here. His opponent is the Divine Saber Gates elite disciple, Ma Yuan, who was ranked thirty-ninth in the previous Five Nation Youth Competition.
Furthermore, he is also a desman. So he is familiar with his moves. The situation does not look good for him.
The most important thing is that the Martial Techniques and Cultivation Techniques of a great sect would be good. He is different from the others.
Naturally, Lin Fei was quite famous. Before the match began, many of the cultivators near Xiao Chen started to discuss him.
Ma Yuan held a slender, scarlet saber. He looked at Lin Fei and said, Sorry, I will end your winning streak.
Lin Fei smiled and said, Where does your confidencee from? Make your move. Let me see how many of my moves an elite of the Divine Saber Gate can endure.
You are just a nameless brat! How dare you be so arrogant?
Ma Yuan shouted a ferocious warcry and his aura immediately exploded forth. The hand he used to hold his saber shook and a scarlet killing Qi spread from his body.
Traceless Blood Shadow!
From the moment Ma Yuan attacked, he did not have any intention of holding back. He immediately used a Superior Grade Earth Ranked Martial Technique of the Divine Saber GateTraceless Blood Shadowto start off the match.
Instantly, scarlet saber lights flew out of the saber. Soon, the dueling ring was covered in scarlet lights.
The scarlet lights contained a sharp killing intent. Every strand of killing intent locked on to Lin Fei, not allowing him much opportunity to dodge.
Liu Suifeng sighed and said, How wonderful to be a disciple of a great sect in the Great Jin Nation! The moment he attacked, he used an Earth Ranked Saber Technique. Look at the advantages and state of this Saber Technique. It is not something that an ordinary Saber Technique canpare to.
Xiao Chen agreed with Liu Suifengs words in his heart. This was the Blood Shadow Saber Technique. The blood represented killing Qi, and the shadow, a formless and swift trajectory. This was only the first move and it could fill the ce with killing intent, like snow drifting to the ground in winter.
This Ma Yuan was indeed capable. However, whether he could obtain victory would depend on himself, on how deep hisprehension of the Blood Shadow Saber Technique was.
The great sects could provide one with a Martial Technique that was normally hard to find. However, how much of the Martial Technique they could bring out would depend on their individual talent.
Lin Fei remained expressionless. Only, at this moment, his previously unlively eyes became very spirited. He quickly looked at the saber lights in the air and Ma Yuan.
Then, Lin Fei swiftly made a decision. He revealed a cold smile and drew his saber.
In an instant, Lin Fei sent out ten sharp saber Qi. They were like sharp arrows that could not be blocked and they all struck the weak points of the saber lights.
Metallic ngs rang out. Lin Fei had shattered the saber lights filling the air. He had broken the starting move of the Blood Shadow Saber Technique.
Xiao Chen said, Ma Yuan is going to lose.
Mu Heng and the others felt it was strange. The match was clearly just starting. Why would Xiao Chen say right away that Ma Yuan was going to lose?
Ma Yuan looked clearly dispirited. He had just begun his Blood Shadow Saber Technique. Before he could unveil its might, it was broken. How was he to continue fighting?
Chapter 572 - A New Generation Replacing the Old
Chapter 572: A New Generation Recing the Old
However, Lin Fei did not give Ma Yuan time to hesitate. He suddenly fired out a sharp saber Qi from under his feet. Moving together with the saber Qi, he arrived before Ma Yuan in an instant.
Dang!
At the crucial moment, Ma Yuan finally managed to react. He grasped his saber with both hands and blocked his opponents attack, creating countless sparks.
Bang!
However, just at this moment, Lin Fei fired out another sharp saber Qi from his feet, then instantly moved into the air.
That saber Qi was very sharp and moved all over the ce. The angles they flew at were hard to deal with. Even with Ma Yuans richbat experience, he was still flustered and caught unprepared.
Again!
Right after Ma Yuan retreated and found his footing, Lin Fei, who had been in the air, was already beside him and chopping down with a strong momentum.
The saber Qi fired out from Lin Feis feet appeared at almost the same time as this chop was executed. Furthermore, he reappeared on the other side of Ma Yuan.
Busy blocking the overhead chop, Ma Yuan was injured by the saber Qi. A bloody gash appeared on his chest.
Dang! Dang! Dang! Dang!
With one maneuver, Lin Fei seized the upper hand, not giving Ma Yuan any chance to counterattack.
After six more moves, Ma Yuans chest now had seven bloody gashes. His clothes was dyed red and hisplexion paled.
Seeing Lin Fei descending on him again, Ma Yuan said reluctantly, I admit defeat!
Lin Fei immediately stopped and circled in the air for a while before gentlynding on the ground. He had defeated Ma Yuan in seven moves and he himself was unscathed. Ma Yuan had not even managed to graze Lin Fei.
A new generation recing the old. However, this neer rose up too fast. The previous generation fell even before he reached his full potential.
Indeed, he was, after all, ranked thirty-ninth in the previous Five Nation Youth Competition. In the end, he could not even touch the corner of Lin Feis clothes. This neer is too strong.
The unexpected result caused the audience to sigh after being silent for a long time.
Ha ha! This is still considered pretty good. Did you see the matches in group twenty? The Eastern Seas Little Dragon King, Xuanyuan Zhantian, defeated all his opponents in one move.
Several participants ranked in the previous Five Nation Youth Competition did not believe they were weaker than him. In the end, they were all defeated in one move. Regardless of who they are or where theye from, no one could stop Xuanyuan Zhantian.
There are too many new talents in this Five Nation Youth Competition. It is the same in group one. There is a young girl no older than sixteen from the Myriad Fiend Pce. However, she already won ten-odd matches before she lost to a disciple of the ten great sects.
It looks like this is truly the era of geniuses. Thepetition will only get more intense after the second round of elimination, when the seeded participants join in.
Liu Suifeng quietly muttered to himself, What a queer Saber Technique. How does one block it? There is a move that is openly shown and a move that is hidden. I have never heard of this kind of Martial Technique before. Could he have created it himself?
Yun Kexin looked at Xiao Chen and asked, Xiao Chen, what are your odds of victory against him?
Xiao Chen thought for a while, then replied, This person is very strong. If he is only as strong as what we just saw, I am fully confident of defeating him.
Murong Chong eximed in surprise, Could it be that you have a way of dealing with that queer Saber Technique?
Without answering the question directly, Xiao Chen said, It is difficult to keep winning with surprise moves. If he intends to continue using only this Saber Technique, it would be hard for him to enter the top fifty.
As the group spoke, it soon became Xiao Chens turn again. This time, his opponent was a short-haired cultivator using a spear. He was about the same age as Xiao Chen, but he seemed dispirited.
Clearly, the short-haired cultivator was not very confident. He looked at Xiao Chen and said, Xiao Chen, if you can receive one blow from me, I will admit defeat.
Xiao Chen replied calmly, I do not need you to admit defeat. If you want to execute your best move, then use your own efforts to create an opportunity yourself. Dont ask this of your opponent. If I agree to you now, are you going to do this every time you meet an opponent stronger than you?
Xiao Chen did not like this cowardly attitude before a fight. One had to use their own strength and resources to fight for a chance before they could force their opponent to settle victory or defeat in one move.
Relying on begging to get this chance meant that the short-haired cultivators mentality was poor.
The short-haired cultivator had not expected Xiao Chen to be so blunt. He clenched his teeth and said, Watch my spear!
The spear rotated slightly and the surrounding air gathered at the spear tip, bing a strong wind. The short-haired cultivators right hand shook and the spear shot out like a venomous snake shooting out of a hole.
Right before it reached Xiao Chen, the spear tip trembled and several venomous snakes seemed to appear, making it hard to make out which was the real one.
Xiao Chen shook his head. The weakness was too obvious. If the opponent did not move suddenly and attack, that spear strikes momentum, speed, and state would have been perfect. Unfortunately, this cultivator focused too much on technique, causing the state to scatter.
Against an opponent with a better eye for technique than this short-haired cultivator had, this spear strike was just a joke. Xiao Chen clenched his fist and punched.
Berserk Dragon!
An azure dragon-shaped energy covered Xiao Chens fist. Then, he shed against the spear light.
Bang!
There was a resonant sound and all the spear lights vanished. The short-haired cultivator took several steps back, gripping his spear.
Xiao Chen ced his right hand on his sabers hilt and quickly chased after his opponent, arriving before him in an instant.
Before his opponent could react, Xiao Chen drew his saber and knocked away the spear. Then, he ced his saber against his opponents neck.
You have lost, Xiao Chen said calmly.
The short-haired cultivator clearly looked dissatisfied. He grumbled, I still have not used my trump card. If you give me two seconds, I can definitely turn things around.
If you did not even have the opportunity to execute it, how can it be your trump card? Dont obstinately persist in going about things the wrong way. The most important thing is to continue building your foundation. Otherwise, all trump cards would be useless.
Xiao Chen sheathed his saber and stopped speaking. He had already said a lot. How much the short-haired cultivator couldprehend would depend on himself.
The short-haired cultivator seemed to be at a loss. He kept thinking about what Xiao Chen said.
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Eventually, the twenty matches all came to an end. By sunset, the group Xiao Chen was in, group six, had finished all its matches. He had finished the elimination round with a perfect score.
After waiting for some time, Yun Kexin and Murong Chong also finished their battles. Yun Kexin was rather lucky; she seeded in clearing this elimination round.
Murong Chongs bad luck did not persist. Despite being in a death group, he managed to clear the first elimination round, albeit with much difficulty.
All three of them had passed. The First Elder, Jiang Chi, looked quite excited. Among the participants from the Great Qin Nations three great sects, only the Misty Sword Sects Chu Chaoyun had passed, aside from them. The Night Spirit Pces Mu Chengxue fell in the first round of elimination.
In regard to numbers, the Heavenly Saber Pavilion had suppressed the other two great sects. If they were to advertise this properly in the future, they would greatly increase the influence of the Heavenly Saber Pavilion.
Lets go. We can go back first and rest for a day tomorrow, in preparation for the second round of elimination on the day after, Jiang Chi said as he got up.
Xiao Chen looked at the dueling ring and said, Wait for a while. Nangong Ziyue and the Sun Moon Sects disciple, Mo Ziyan, are about to start their match.
Without the seeded participants appearing, it would be hard to find a match that could catch Xiao Chens interest. Lin Feis match earlier was one such match.
Now, there was Nangong Ziyue and Mo Ziyans match.
There was not much to say about Nangong Ziyue. She was from the eight Noble ns and ranked eighth in the previous Five Nation Youth Competition. She was one of the favorites to get into the top five this time.
Nangong Ziyue should not have appeared here. Unfortunately, her seeded spot was snatched away by Yue Chenxi.
Mo Ziyan was the personal disciple of the Sun Moon Sects Sect Master. In the previous Five Nation Youth Competition, he was ranked eleventh. Although he was not in the top ten, he was not far off.
Mo Ziyansbat prowess was publicly acknowledged asparable to those of the top ten. Thus, this match was definitely a battle of the giants.
At this moment, most of the group matches had already ended. However, the audience in the spectator stands did not leave yet. They were just waiting for these twos match.
Mo Ziyan had a sword hanging at his waist. He had a long and narrow face, one that would normally give an impression of a despicable person.
However, Mo Ziyan gave off a righteous aura. He seemed very broad-minded and open, so others did not feel anything negative about him.
How do you feel about being pushed out of a seeded spot, Nangong Ziyue? Mi Ziyan asked softly while smiling.
Nangong Ziyue replied calmly, Just take care of yourself. Be careful not to lose to me again.
Mo Ziyan retorted, Receive my moves, then. If I cannot defeat you in ten moves, I will concede defeat.
His words disyed a strong self-confidence.
Ka ca!
Mo Ziyan drew his sword. It was slightly longer than a meter and about five centimeters wide. It flickered with a cold sharp light, pulsating rhythmically. Sword Qi appeared on its own; this was a Superior Grade Heaven Ranked Spirit Weapon.
Pu! Pu!
He leaped into the air. In that instant, darkness overtook the lingering sunlight and a bright moon hung in the sky.
As the sword danced around, a sad and beautiful moonlight shone on Nangong Ziyue, making her look graceful and elegant.
This sword seemed to havee from beyond the skies, giving one a misperception of space. Mo Ziyans body seemed to be very close to Nangong Ziyue yet like he was several kilometers away.
So close yet worlds apart, the endless moonlight leading in the front.
Using the moonlight to simte a feeling of being such proximity yet such distance. Was he close, or was he worlds away? An instant could decide victory.
In the seeded participants spectator stand, even the carefree Sima Lingxuan was captivated by this state.
He praised it, saying, Not bad, Mo Ziyan already captured the essence of the Sun Moon Sects state of bright moon. If he can bring his state of scorching sun to the same level, he will be able to keep up with Nangong Ziyue.
If he can switch between them, using them freely as he pleases, he would have a seventy percent chance of entering the top ten.
Even Sima Lingxuan gave such a high evaluation. This clearly showed how impressive this move of Mo Ziyans was.
This is the might of an contender for the top ten. Indeed, his strength is on apletely different level from the other participants.
These people will only reveal some of their strength against someone of the same level. Although they are all geniuses, the gap between them is like an uncrossable chasm.
I wonder, how will Nangong Ziyue deal with this? This match should be the best match of the first round of elimination.
Mo Ziyans casual move resulted in the instant astonishment of therge audience. As the saying goes: When an expert makes a move, everyone will know it.
A peak genius was indeed not someone an ordinary person could deal with. This gap was very definitive.
Chapter 573 - So Close Yet Worlds Apart, Endless Moonlight Leading in the Front
Chapter 573: So Close Yet Worlds Apart, Endless Moonlight Leading in the Front
Having alreadypleted his matches, Xuanyuan Zhantian also watched this match. He revealed a smile on his face and said, Interesting state, I wonder how that girl will deal with this.
So Close Yet Worlds Apart!
Was Mo Ziyan close or worlds apart? How Nangong Ziyue reacted would depend on her judgment.
If Nangong Ziyue judged her opponent to be far away, then her move would be to store power to get ready to deal with the sharp attacking from a distance.
If she judged her opponent to be nearby, she should quickly make her move. Since her opponent was close, his move woulde very quickly, not allowing her time to react.
The moonlight was like fluid in the dark night, filled with radiance as it poured down. Mo Ziyans sword descended from the sky, riding on the bright brilliance.
Where was Mo Ziyan? Close or worlds apart?
Although all this took a long time to describe, everything happened at once. Nangong Ziyue had to make a decision in a heartbeat.
Otherwise, this move would defeat her.
Suddenly, she moved. She stepped forward with her right foot and her hands moved into a queer posture, like she was going to activate some strange Martial Technique.
Nangong Ziyue was not storing power or making a quick move. Everyone could not help but feel some doubts over what she was doing.
Ssh!
Suddenly, the clear sound of water gushing could be heard. At some point in time, mountains,kes, and rivers had appeared around her.
Nangong Ziyue was above the center of ake. The mountains moved in theke and she moved through the scene around her.
Was the mountain shifting or the water flowing? Was the mountain scene moving around her or was she moving in her surroundings? These were all uncertain.
If you are worlds apart, I will drift with the flow. If you are close, I will remain unmoving like the mountain.
You have the endless moonlight, making yourself so close yet worlds apart, making me decide between close or far in an instant.
I also have the scene of mountains and water bodies, flowing as the waves or unmoving as the mountain. You have to make a decision between that as well.
Xiao Chens eyes lit up. He could not help but cry out in praise, What a beautiful state of mountain and river! It can turn ones state into a passive one or an active one. Is this the strength of the eight Noble ns?
In the spectator stand of the seeded participants, the ten seeded participants could not help but reveal expressions of admiration. The scion of the Beiming n, Beiming Shang, smiled and said, I had heard long ago that the Nangong n has an ancient manual, the Mountain Water Scripture. It looks like Nangong Ziyue hasprehended some of it. She probably did not use her full power when fighting for the seeded spot.
As he spoke, Beiming Shang purposely cast a nce at the Supreme Sky Sects Yue Chenxi, the person who pushed Nangong Ziyue from that spot.
Yue Chenxi smiled calmly and ignored Beiming Shangs words. If Nangong Ziyue had not used her full power, why would she herself have done so?
Qiang! Qiang!
Suddenly, melodious sounds of a sword came from the dueling ring. Mo Ziyans sword finally arrived before Nangong Ziyue.
Nangong Ziyue smiled faintly and pushed her palms forward, as though she had the power to transform heaven and earth.
The tall mountain range in the surroundings started moving quickly. Actually, it was not the mountains moving but the water flowing too fast.
The misperception urred because the crowd was focused on Nangong Ziyue, who was illuminated by the moonlight. They thought that the mountains were moving.
If you areing from the distance, I will flow with the current, going thousands of kilometers away.
Nangong Ziyues exquisite body quickly retreated backward. No matter how fast or how strong Mo Ziyan was, he would always be a few centimeters away from her, unable to catch up.
nging sounds came from the the sword. A strong sword intent spread out, passing through the Wind Cloud Barrier and reaching the spectator stands.
The swords of several swordsmen could not help but start humming. With the support of the moonlight, the Small Perfection sword intents might more than doubled.
After attacking for a long time but notnding any hits, Mo Ziyan changed his tactics. He switched from a single-handed grip to a double-handed one. Then, he hacked down from over the head.
Raging Inferno Scorching Mountain!
The night disappeared and the bright moon vanished. A scorching sun now hung in the sky. Unexpectedly, Mo Ziyan changed out his state in an instant.
He shifted from the gentle moonlight to the intense scorching sunlight. This encased Nangong Ziyan, forcing her to sh head-on.
Xiu!
Suddenly, Nangong Ziyue stopped moving. At that instant, the mountains stopped moving, the water stopped flowing. The mountains remained silent and no waves appeared on the water.
This showed Nangong Ziyues subtle control of her state. With theke water as the state and the mountain range as momentum, she was not afraid to sh head-on. So, she sent out a punch.
Boom!
When the punch and sword connected, there was an intense explosion. Endless shock waves propagated into the surroundings from the dueling ring.
Visible ripples appeared on the Wind Cloud Barrier. Clearly, it had suffered a strong impact.
If the barrier had not mitigated this energy, the spectators who were closer might have gotten injured from the shock wave.
How powerful! Are all the peak geniuses of the younger generation this strong?
It looks like they are as strong as ordinary Inferior Grade Martial Monarchs.
Compared to Inferior Grade Martial Monarchs, the auras of those rising new talents are just slightly weaker.
The crowd in the spectator stands were all astonished. Clearly, they had not expected such a shock wave from the twos sh.
The genius desman Lin Fei revealed a fiery gaze as he looked at the two in the dueling ring. He muttered, Master is right. There are countless geniuses in the Five Nation Youth Competition. I had previously underestimated these people.
Bang!
There was another intense explosion. The scorching sun in the sky created by Mo Ziyan shattered into countless sparks.
The sky turned dark again and the setting sun appeared in the horizon. Its golden glow shone on the dueling grounds again.
However, theke below Nangong Ziyue merely rippled for a bit before turning calm again. The mountains and water still remained.
It was clear which was stronger between the sword strike and the punch.
Mo Yiyan paled and fell to the ground. He clearly looked dissatisfied and smashed his palm against the dueling ring. Then, he soared back into the air and attacked Nangong Ziyue again.
Xiu! Xiu! Xiu!
The sharp sword lights were like keen knives. They spread everywhere and Mo Ziyans aura quickly became immeasurable; the move also became unpredictable.
Nangong Ziyue did not panic. As she moved about the mountains and bodies of water, she sent out fist winds. Using the momentum of the mountains and the state of flowing water, she broke all of Mo Ziyans Sword Techniques.
Feng Yuan, the scion of the eight Noble ns Feng n, which was famed for their Movement Techniques, looked at the scene and said, The state of mountain and river is indeed strong. Mo Ziyan is probably afraid he wont be able tost until Nangong Ziyues mountains and riverse to an end.
Bai Qiughed and said, Why is there a need for him to wait until the mountains and rivers end? If he is truly capable, he can hack apart the mountain and chop the water in half. The mountain ranges will be destroyed and the rivers will stop flowing. Naturally, Nangong Ziyue will be defeated then. Unfortunately, Mo Ziyan does not have this ability.
Sima Lingxuan remained quiet. He agreed with Bai Qi in his heart. Although Nangong Ziyue was strong, if that was all she had, she would not be a match for them.
Immortal Mountains and Rivers! Nangong Ziyue shouted. She no longer wanted to drag this out. A water pir soared into the air from theke behind her. It carried the immortality of mountains and rivers as she punched with both hands.
One punch represented mountains and the other represented rivers. The immortality of mountains and rivers exist only for me. Nangong Ziyue revealed a proud smile, emitting a tyrannical aura.
Bang!
The Sword Technique that Mo Ziyan sent out quickly was nothing before these two punches. He vomited two mouthfuls of blood and crashed into the Wind Cloud Barrier, losing his ability to continue fighting.
Nangong Ziyue pulled back her fists and the mountains and rivers disappeared. Only the cool breeze remained in the dueling ring.
All the cultivators in the vast spectator stands were silent. The earlier tyrannical punches left a deep impression on everyone.
It was hard to imagine that this delicate-looking girl performed such a tyrannical punch.
The final stage of the first day ofpetition did not disappoint anyone. Mo Ziyan and Nangong Ziyues match was worth the wait.
Nangong Ziyue looked towards the spectators stand of the seeded participants. After she gave Yue Chenxi a quick nce, she gently jumped off the dueling ring.
Everyone understood what this nce meant. In the qualifiers, Nangong Ziyue had lost the fight for a seeded spot. Since she did not want to reveal her strength, she was forced to give up on the seeded spot.
However, that did not mean that she was weaker than Yue Chenxi. She was now sending a challenge to Yue Chenxi, intending to avenge her precious loss.
The Immortal Mountains and Rivers Fist against the peak Great Perfection Morning Sun Fist. What kind of astonishing battle would that be?
Between Yue Chenxi and Nangong Ziyue, who was stronger? Everyone was filled with anticipation.
After Mo Ziyan and Nangong Ziyues match ended, there were still a few random matches. However, they were not particrly outstanding and could be ignored.
Most of the cultivators present got up and walked out. They moved in groups of three to five as they discussed the matches, all looking very excited.
The quality of this Five Nation Youth Competition was much better than the previous one. The neers that showed up were also better than the previous ones.
Several of the experienced experts like the previously ranked forty-seventh Xie Ziwen, and the previously ranked thirty-ninth Ma Yuan, fell on the first day and were eliminated from thepetition.
Even before the seeded participants appeared, the first day of thepetition was already very magnificent. This made everyone hold even more anticipation for the matches two dayster.
When nine of the seeded participants joined the matches, it would definitely make the incredibly intense elimination matches even more bitter.
The neers who were hiding their strength would not be able to continued hiding. Could the new starsXuanyuan Zhantian, Lin Fei, Xiao Chen, and Chu Chaoyuncontinue until the end? This was also something that filled the crowd with anticipation.
Xiao Chen stopped watching and prepared to leave with First Elder Jiang Chi and the others.
Ha ha! Old Brother Xiao Chen, it has been a long time.
Just at this moment, familiarughter rang out. Xiao Chen looked back and saw Jin Dabao, dressed in pearls and precious stones, fanning himself as he dragged his fat body over.
Jiang Chi and the others were not familiar with Jin Dabao. They merely greeted him before leaving.
Xiao Chen looked at Jin Dabao and smiled. Unexpectedly, with your figure, you dared to take part in the Five Nation Youth Competition. Furthermore, you even managed to clear the first round of elimination. How unbelievable!
Jin Dabao chuckled and waved it off. Its just a small matter. It is only the first round of elimination. Wait until this Fat Lord gets into the top ten.
Do your best then and work hard, so the two of us can enter the finals.
Chapter 574 - The Enticing Xiao Bai
Chapter 574: The Enticing Xiao Bai
bbergasted, Xiao Chen said, Stop speaking nonsense. I know you well enough. What are your intentions?
The fatty smiled and said, This time, I am here for business. At the same time, I will get into the top ten for fun.
He fanned himself gently with his gold folding fan. He said everything in a very casual manner; none of it sounded unnatural.
Elder Brother Xiao Chen!
As Xiao Chen and Jin Dabao chatted, a melodious voice rang out. A certain fragrance wafted over, rxing and intoxicating.
Xiao Chen looked back and before he could react, a soft, exquisite body jumped into his embrace, hugging him tightly.
The two soft mounds on the young girls chest stuck closely to Xiao Chens chest. Right after, Jiang Zimo and Chu Mu came over with envious gazes.
Somewhat embarrassed, Xiao Chen set Xiao Bai on the ground. He felt pleasantly surprised as he asked, Xiao Bai, why are you here?
Xiao Chen was indeed pleasantly surprised. He had not expected to meet Xiao Bai here.
Actually, the dueling ring Xiao Bai was assigned to happened to be located in a blind spot of the spectator stand he sat in. There were also several dueling rings in between their respective dueling rings.
Without paying special attention, they would not discover the presence of the other. After all, twenty dueling rings were quite a lot.
Xiao Bai said seriously, I am here to participate in thispetition. I want to prove to Elder Brother Xiao Chen that Xiao Bai now can protect herself.
Earlier, Xiao Chen had heard the nearby cultivators talking about a young female genius appearing from the Myriad Fiend Pce. She had won several matches consecutively. Unexpectedly, that person was Xiao Bai.
Xiao Bai, this Fat Lord has not seen you for a long time as well. Come, give me a hug! Jin Dabao smiled at Xiao Bai.
Xiao Bai shook her head and said, Xiao Bai wont give you a hug. Xiao Bai will only hug Elder Brother Xiao Chen.
Brother Xiao, its been a long time.
At this moment, another voice rang out. Two good-looking cultivators with unique auras came over.
It was Ding Fengchou of the Great Chu Nations Heavenly Sword Gate and Zuo Mo of the Great Tang Nations Beast Taming Abode. They had made friends with one another in Deste City. They finally reunited since parting that day.
Jiang Zimo smiled and said, Brother Ding and Brother Zuo, congrattions on passing the first round of elimination.
Zuo Moughed and said, That is not worth mentioning. You guys passed as well. Its been almost two years already since we parted at Deste City. We have not met since then. Lets go look for a ce to have a drink tomorrow.
Indeed, close to two years had gone by in the blink of an eye. The scene of Deste City still remained fresh in their eyes.
When the group met at the Great Jin Nations Wind Cloud Arena, the bold, visionary words they said back then rang anew in their ears.
The fatty immediately said, It is not good to drink wine. Lets go for tea, instead. Come to the Ignorant About Tea Teahouse tomorrow afternoon. It will be my treat.
He he! That is not an ordinary teahouse. The tea leaves there are all picked from Spirit Trees over a thousand years old. They are prepared using a secret method and have all sorts of therapeutic effects. Normally, one cant even buy them with money.
Ignorant About Tea, this teahouse was indeed mysterious. It was thergest teahouse in Dragon Sealing City and there was only one in the world.
Every three years, it would open for only a few days during the Five Nation Youth Competition. After that, it would close.
The craftsmen of the teahouse preserved all sorts of the ancient tea arts. From the tea set, to the tea leaves, the water, and the tea sommelier, they were the best of the best.
To someone who loved tea, this was their holynd.
Indeed, the moment the fatty made his suggestion, everyones eyes lit up. The tea in Ignorant About Tea were ridiculously expensive. Naturally, everyone was happy when they heard that the fatty was paying.
Xiao Chen smiled and said, It is set, then. Lets meet again tomorrow. Ill take my leave first.
After not meeting for such a long time, Xiao Chen also had thoughts of getting together with his old friends. After all, such opportunities were rare.
They could speak about their understandings of the martial path, their encounters, or the matches of the Five Nation Youth Competition.
The few of them said their goodbyes, but Xiao Bai said reluctantly, Elder Brother Xiao Chen, dont forget our deal from back then. Xiao Bai will definitely be strong.
The fatty clicked his tongue and said, After not meeting for two years, this girl has grown much prettier. It is unexpected that a martial fanatic like you has such a blessing.
Xiao Chen smiled bitterly. Sometimes, when one was too blessed, they would not be able to manage it. He already had Liu Ruyue. As for Xiao Bai, she was like a sister to him. So, he felt a headache over how to deal with this matter.
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Early the next morning, Xiao Chen left the courtyard on time. The cultivators that he passed on the streets of Dragon Sealing City were all discussing yesterdays matches.
There were even several people selling information on the hot favorites. It roused Xiao Chens curiosity, so he bought one that many people were buying.
This was a list of the top ten neers. It made detailed introductions of ten neers who showed outstanding results in yesterdays matches.
Xiao Chen continued reading with interest. The first ranked was Xuanyuan Zhantian. There was detailed information on his experiences in the Eastern Boundless Sea. Furthermore, it also gave some goodments about his performance in yesterdays matches.
Xuanyuan Zhantian, nicknamed the Eastern Seas Little Dragon King. He became famous at a young age, showing astounding talent at the age of ten. The Divine Dragon Pces Dragon King took him in as his disciple.
At age thirteen, Xuanyuan Zhantian was officially proimed the next Dragon King of the Eastern Boundless Sea by the Dragon King. Since then, the name Little Dragon King has spread far and wide.
Xuanyuan Zhantian disyed strong offensive power in the elimination matches. No onested more than one move. Many people suspect that only Sima Lingxuan is a match for him.
The evaluation was rather interesting. Xiao Chen continued reading. The second rank was the genius desman, Lin Fei. His evaluation was rtively high as well.
Having defeated an experienced expert desman, Ma Yuan, in seven moves using his strange and mysterious Saber Technique, and his opponent could not even touch the corner of his sleeves, Lin Fei is the second ranked neer without a doubt.
The third ranked was Chu Chaoyun. His evaluation was rather strange: Every match was won with great difficulty. However, he managed to obtainplete victory in group thirteen, where there were several expert veterans.
The fourth ranked was Xiao Bai. It evaluated her as: A young female genius looking no more than fifteen years old. However, she was able to defeat several expert veterans.
Furthermore, she has a Sword Heart, something all swordsmen chase after. Her potential is unlimited.
The fifth rank was Liu Xiaoyuns junior brother, Han Yaotian. Xiao Chen was not familiar with him, so he skipped ahead.
Unexpectedly, Xiao Chen saw Jin Dabaos name in the seventh rank. He could not help butugh. It was hard to imagine that the fatty could rank as well.
Xiao Chen continued reading and he finally found his name in the ninth ranked. He was also evaluated as strong.
This person is nicknamed the White Robed desman. His strength is unfathomable. Because there were no experts in group six, he won all his matches in an overwhelming manner. As a result, he can only be ranked ninth.
Xiao Chen put away the neer ranking list and smiled. I wonder who made this list? Although it is not veryprehensive, it is not inconsistent.
As for him ranking number nine, Xiao Chen did not feel anything about it. He only cared about how strong the opponent before him was.
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Ignorant About Tea, this phrase meant not understanding tea. It was strange that a teahouse had such a name.
If one did not understand tea, then what were they doing opening a teahouse? If it was a regr teahouse, this name might confuse many people.
However, in Dragon Sealing City, when this world-famous teahouse had such a name, it could only be said that its owner was very humble.
The way of tea was the same as the martial way. The more one advanced, the more they realized how insufficient they were. Their respect for the craft would only be stronger.
Standing in front of the doors of Ignorant About Tea, where there was a high traffic flow, Xiao Chen looked at the three words Ignorant About Tea in calligraphic writing and entered deep thought. He gained someprehension.
The teahouse standing at the peak of the continent only dared to call itself Ignorant About Tea. Now, Xiao Chen was not even at the starting line of cultivation, he had to be more humble and respectful.
Old Brother Xiao Chen! Over here.
Xiao Chen looked up and saw Jin Dabao smiling and waving at him through the railings of the third floor.
Pushing off the ground, Xiao Chen leaped into the air andnded beside Jin Dabao. A tea set was ced on a small exquisite table. There was also a neer ranking list in front of Jin Dabao.
Ding! Ding! Dong! Dong!
In the teahouse replete with an ancient atmosphere, there was a melodious sound of water flowing and bamboo instruments. When one stood there, they felt calm and at peace.
After Xiao Chen took a seat, a pretty maid in white immediately came over. Using an ancient method of brewing tea, she prepared a cup of tea for Xiao Chen.
Steam wafted up from the teacup and a faint fragrance spread out, instantly refreshing ones spirit.
Jin Dabao smiled and said, This is the thousand-year-old Menger Tea. It is brewed using a secret method, and many Spirit Herbs effective for cultivators were added. Give it a try. There might be some unexpected effects.
Xiao Chen smiled gently. Jin Dabaos words made him curious. So he picked up the tea cup and took a sip.
He swished the tea around in his mouth before allowing it to slowly slide down his throat. However, before it could flow down, the tea had already turned into energy and infused his internal organs, skin, blood, and bones.
Xiao Chen felt a tingling sensation. The energy of the Menger Tea cleared out all of the hidden injuries that had umted from the Deep Sea Battlefield.
He immediately rejoiced. He quickly closed his eyes and slowly circted his energy, helping to distribute the medicinal energy of the tea.
After a long time, Xiao Chen opened his eyes and spat out some turbid gas. He felt his body lighten significantly, bing easier to handle.
He picked up the tea cup and took another sip. However, the effect from earlier did not recur. Only the fragrance of the tea spread in his mouth.
Jin Dabao chuckled and said, It will only work the first time. The cost of this tea is ten thousand Superior Grade Spirit Stones. Furthermore, it is normally out of stock. They only sell twenty cups every day.
Xiao Chen was secretly astonished. This cup of tea was not something ordinary people could drink. He now had a whole new level of respect for the fatty. Unexpectedly, he had be so generous.
Jin Dabao waved it off, saying, We are friends. Dont look at me like that. It is just a cup of tea. This Fat Lord can still afford it.
The two of them chatted casually for a while. After some time, Jiang Zimo, Xiao Bai, Ding Fengchou, and the others arrived one after another. Without exception, all of them were holding a copy of the neer ranking list.
After they sat down, the first thing they discussed was this neer ranking list.
Zuo Mo smiled and said, The neer ranking list normally appears on the second day of every Five Nation Youth Competition. It is officially published by the City Lords Residence, so it is rather authorative. I believe every cultivator in the entire city has a copy of it already.
Nodding, Jin Dabao added, This is the result of the efforts of the City Lords Residence to spread the influence of the Five Nation Youth Competition. When thepetition is over, they will also publish aplete ranking list.
He he! You can easily imagine it. There are more than two million cultivators in Dragon Sealing City from all over the continent. After they buy a copy and return, it would be hard for the cultivators ranked on the list to not be famous after the news is spread.
Chapter 575 - Famous under the Heavens
Chapter 575: Famous under the Heavens
Famous under the heavens!
These four words immediately appeared in Xiao Chens mind. There was no cultivator that did not like these four words. Fame might sound tacky but this was what cultivators strived for all their life.
Even Xiao Chen was no exception. The only difference was the attitude he had towards it.
Xiao Bai said cheerfully, I am ranked fourth, five ranks higher than Elder Brother Xiao Chen. Elder Brother Xiao Chen cannot say that Xiao Bai is weak anymore in the future.
This girl still remembered what he had said. Xiao Chen smiled and said, I wont say it anymore. Never again.
Ding Fengchou said sullenly, Almost all the cultivators in the hall are discussing the neer ranking list. However, in the end, this list is for neers.
In the end, only the True Dragon Ranking was what truly matters. It is the one that will allow your name to spread throughout the Tianwu Continent.
From Ding Fengchous tone, he was clearly unconvinced. His expression gave Xiao Chen pause. It seemed like Ding Fengchou hadprehended some strong killing move and was prepared to reveal his brilliance in the second round of elimination.
Smiling, Jiang Zimo added, Thats right. The neer ranking list is not as important as the True Dragon Ranking, since the True Dragon Ranking is the only one that will be disseminated. Furthermore, this neer ranking list alsopletely exposed you all. There will probably be more people observing you guys tomorrow; that is not exactly a good thing.
Jin Dabao chuckled and said, This Fat Lord is not afraid of that. No one will be able to see through the Fat Lords moves.
The group stifled theirughter. They wanted to say something but in the end, they endured it and did not say anything. To think the fatty was not embarrassed to boast about his shameless move! They could not find it in them to say anything.
As they drank tea and chatted, they listened to an ancient melody of tall mountains and flowing rivers. It was hard to find such a rxing atmosphere before a big battle, one that allowed everyone to immerse themselves in it.
Tomorrow would wee the most intense elimination round in the Five Nation Youth Competitions history. There would be the nine seeded participants as well as the various neers.
Everyone present, except the innocent Xiao Bai, could not help but feel excited.
Only the top hundred participants would be listed in the True Dragon Ranking. If they could not clear the second round of elimination, they would be destined to remain nameless in this era of geniuses.
Everyone present was an outstanding talent. Zuo Mo and Ding Fengchou were ranked within the top seventy in the previous Five Nation Youth Competition. If they could not even enter the True Dragon Ranking, they would be very disappointed.
By the time the sun set, everyone was very familiar with one another already. Jin Dabao raised his teacup and said, Come, let us toast with tea in ce of wine, for all of us to be victorious and enter the True Dragon Ranking.
Xiao Baiughed and said, Even if you go on the ranking, you will be a fat dragon, not a true dragon.
The fattyughed embarrassedly. I am not afraid of being a fat one, as long as I be a true one.
The group clinked their cups and downed their tea in one gulp. After the fatty paid, he led the group downstairs.
Who knew, they ran into the group of people they did not want to see the most. The Evil Moon Pavilions Bai Zhan was also leading a group of disciples down the stairs.
How coincidental that they met at the staircase.
When the Evil Moon Pavilion disciples saw the fatty, they immediately red at him angrily. They hated that they could not beat him up on the spot.
This was especially so for Ling Feng, whom the fatty had knocked unconscious with the coffin lid. He shouted angrily, You damn fatty! You really have guts. You can forget about leaving this ce today.
When Xie Ziwen saw Xiao Chen in the crowd, he also raged in his heart. Seeing that his Senior Brother, Bai Zhan, was here, he called out as well, Just a group of rubbish cultivators from the four nations, and yet they know how to drink tea?
Ignorant About Tea was very strange in that cultivators were not forbidden from fighting inside. However, if they broke anything, they would have to pay that items full price.
Clearly, by mocking them, the Evil Moon Pavilion disciples were trying to provoke Xiao Chen and the others, trying to get them to attack first. That way, the Evil Moon Pavilion disciples would not have to worry about anything.
Jin Dabao smiled and said, The trash is speaking humannguage. How rare! A sect that cannot even endure a move from this Fat Lord still dares to be so arrogant.
Ka ca!
When Ling Feng heard this, he could not help but draw his sword. However, when the sword was only half-drawn, Bai Zhan stopped him and pushed it back into its scabbard.
Bai Zhan gave Xiao Chen a deep look. Then, he said, Lets go.
Xie Ziwen and Ling Feng were dumbfounded. They could not understand why Bai Zhan let Jin Dabao and the rest go when there was such a great opportunity.
They did not know that Bai Zhan had been so severely injured by Xiao Chen at the Boundless Sea that he had to flee. At this moment, he did not have absolute confidence that he could deal with Xiao Chen. Naturally, he would not make a move so easily.
Ding Fengchou and the others heaved sighs of relief. He said with bewilderment, Unexpectedly, Bai Zhan left. This is really strange. This fellows strength in unfathomable, higher than ours by a level.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly and said indifferently, Who knows?
One day passed quite quickly. Before the sky was bright, the vast arena was already filled with people.
Everyone knew that the truly wonderful part of thepetition would officially begin today. After the revtion of the neers, nine of the seeded participants would all go up.
The Five Nation Youth Competition would reach another climax. If one missed a day of it, they would regret it for the rest of their lives.
Of the four hundred participants, the first round eliminated half the people, leaving only two hundred.
The twenty groups would be ten groups, formed by merging two groups together. So each group would still have twenty people.
The rules were still the same as before. This elimination round would eliminate half the people. It seemed like the elimination rate was not too high, so it felt like there was still a chance.
However, the ones that passed the first round were the elite of the elite. With two groups merging and the addition of the seeded participants, this rounds difficulty could be easily imagined.
Furthermore, only the top hundred people would make it into the True Dragon Ranking published by the City Lords Residence.
The other participants who were hiding their strength would reveal it in this round. They would be fighting for glory. Thus, the already intense battles would be more bitter.
The original groups six and ten will merge together and be the new group five.
When Xiao Chen received the notice, he could not help but recall the experts in group ten. Group ten seemed to be the group the genius desman Lin Fei was in.
There were many expert veterans in that group but Lin Fei defeated them all. This outstanding result got him into the neer ranking list, second only to Xuanyuan Zhantian, and bestowed upon him the favor of the crowd.
The seeded participants will choose the groups they will join. I wonder, which group will Yue Chenxi choose?
Nangong Ziyues group will be merging with group nine to form the new group seven. If Yue Chenxi dares to ept her challenge, she will choose group seven.
Yue Chenxi will definitely choose group seven. However, I do not know who would choose Xuanyuan Zhantians group. Sima Lingxuan is not participating. I really want to know which seeded participant will be brave enough to choose that group.
I believe no one would be that silly, to fight with Xuanyuan Zhantian before the finals. It will, without a doubt, cause them to reveal their strength.
After the twenty groups finished merging, it became time for the seeded participants to pick a group to join. This was also one of the benefits of being a seeded participant.
Yue Chenxi lived up to the crowds expectations. She immediately chose group seven, where Nangong Ziyue was. The two girls red at each other across the distance. Their strong auras shed in the air; it felt like sparks exploded in the air.
Before they started fighting, they used their eyes to sh with each other.
The one who chose Xiao Chens group was the Supreme Yi Pces Gong Yangyu. Gong Yangyus strength remained very stable. Although he was not the strongest of the ten seeded participants, he was definitely not weak, either.
Gong Yangyu used the Evesting Staff Technique. He could summon lightning and wind with it, scattering clouds. He was a bnced type of genius.
He was not rash or impulsive. He did not have much of a special characteristic, following the pathid out for him, walking on it steadily.
However, to the surprise of the crowd, Liu Xiaoyun chose the group Xuanyuan Zhantian was at.
Liu Xiaoyuns motive was very clear. He wanted to take this opportunity to challenge Xuanyuan Zhantian, not showing any fear.
When Bai Qi saw Liu Xiaoyuns choice, he was disappointed. He said softly, He snatched it away in advance.
Following that, the seeded participants left their spectator stand one by one, leaving the handsome and strong Sima Lingxian alone.
Without having to fight a single match, Sima Lingxuan would already rank in the True Dragon Ranking. He remained calm and indifferent, like all this was to be expected.
A strong self-confidence spread out in Sima Lingxuans surroundings. This gave others the feeling that only he, Sima Lingxuan, had the right to sit here.
Sima Lingxuan stood out from the crowd, clearly different from the every living being. He stood detached from everything.
Xiao Chen did not bother with all these things that did not matter. He muttered, There are only two true experts in group five: Lin Fei and Gong Yangyu. I wonder, what percent of my strength can they bring out?
Group five, first match! Lin Fei against Jian Qiushui.
As time moved on, the first match of group five officially started. The second rank of the neer ranking list against the Sun Moon Sects Jian Qiushui.
Jian Qiushui had made it to the top thirty during the previous Five Nation Youth Competition. When he fought with Lin Fei previously, he barely managed tost ten moves before falling.
Naturally, Jian Qiushui would not be able to improve much in one day. Without too much surprise, he was defeated by Lin Fei in seven moves.
Second match, Xiao Chen against Ma Yuan.
Thepetition proceeded very fast. Xiao Chens match was the second. He leaped up gently and flew over to the dueling ring. Then, he looked calmly at Ma Yuan, who stood across him.
Ma Yuan was a elite disciple of the Divine Saber Gate. Although he had lost to Lin Fei, he was not convinced of his loss.
Ma Yuan believed that he lost to Lin Fei because of his strange Saber Technique. If it was some other neer, they would not be a match for him. He believed that he was definitely not a stepping stone for neers.
Feeling very frustrated in his heart, Ma Yuan wanted to prove his strength. At this moment, when he saw the ninth rank of the neer ranking list, Xiao Chen, he immediately smiled. Xiao Chen, thank you for giving me this opportunity to prove myself once again.
Xiao Chen was bbergasted. Why are you trying to prove yourself against me? You are speaking too arrogantly, as though you have won already.
The ninth rank of the neer ranking list, Xiao Chen, is going against Ma Yuan. This is interesting.
Originally, many people believed there were no experts in the original group six. Xiao Chens perfect victory was very different from those in the other groups. I heard that many people are not happy with him making it into the neer ranking list.
Now that Xiao Chen is fighting Ma Yuan, we can see what his true level is, whether he truly deserves to be on the neer ranking list.
Surprisingly, the second match of group five attracted a lot of interest. Clearly, it was because of the neer ranking list, which made many people pay attention to Xiao Chen.
Chapter 576 - Undeniable Sweeping Defeat
Chapter 576: Undeniable Sweeping Defeat
Receive my attack! Bloody Shower under Heaven! Ma Yuan shouted loudly.
This time, he did not use the starting move of the Blood Shadow Saber Technique. He right away used the one of most powerful killing moves of the Blood Shadow Saber Technique.
Clearly, Ma Yuan was in a rush. He wanted to defeat Xiao Chen in the shortest amount of time possible, to try and regain the honor he lost when fighting Lin Fei.
The whole sky filled with scarlet lights as a killing Qi spread out. Ma Yuan leaped into the air with a momentum that could hack apart a mountain. He infused his saber with boundless killing Qi and chopped down at Xiao Chens head.
Dang!
Holding his saber in his left hand, Xiao Chen swung it up without drawing it out of its scabbard. He then blocked this saber strike with its great momentum without moving even a step back.
Ma Yuan was temporarily stunned. How could it be? Just the killing Qi of his attack would force ordinary cultivators to try and dodge. After that, the move would be mightier.
However, Xiao Chen raised his hand to block it,pletely exceeding his expectations. This killing Qi did not affect him at all.
This was the opportunity Xiao Chen was waiting for. He ced his right hand on the sabers hilt and instantly drew the Lunar Shadow Saber.
A strong state of massacre immediately drowned out Ma Yuans surging killing Qi.
The killing Qi that Ma Yuan was so proud off was nothing before Xiao Chen.
Dang!
Ma Yuan pulled his saber back to block but he was sent flying by the vast Essence infused into Xiao Chens saber. His Qi and blood roiled incessantly.
Bloody Shower under Heaven!
I cannot lose! Ma Yuan thought to himself. He suppressed the surging Qi and blood in his body andunched another attack at Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen said softly, Are you still thinking of turning things around? Do you think you can do it?
The purple crystal Qi whirlpool quickly spun in Xiao Chens body. A surging Essence gathered on his saber, bringing with it crystalline electricity.
Xiao Chen swung his saber again and knocked Ma Yuan back again. With the Blood Shadow Saber Techniques killing Qi broken, its might was greatly decreased.
Ma Yuan would not stand a chance when trying to sh head-on with Xiao Chen. Xiao Chen shouted a warcry and charged over, raising his Lunar Shadow Saber.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
The saber light flickered and the surging energy gave off a heaven-shaking roar. Xiao Chen swung his saber three times, not giving Ma Yuan any time to catch his breath.
Then, Xiao Chen used his strong Essence foundation to break his opponents killing Qi in a direct confrontation.
After three moves, the injuries Ma Yuan suppressed burst out. He vomited a mouthful of blood and his body became very weak.
Four moves. From when Xiao Chen drew his saber to the time he sheathed it, he only used four moves to defeat the Divine Saber Gates Ma Yuan.
Compared to the seven moves Lin Fei used, Xiao Chen needed three moves less. This time, the audience no longer contested the decision to put Xiao Chen in the neer ranking list.
Lying in the dueling ring, the Divine Saber Gates Ma Yuan had an extremely unsightly expression. Originally, he had been in a rush to prove himself. Who knew, he ended up losing again.
Furthermore, Ma Yuan had suffered an ignominious defeat. He had been defeated much more miserably and straightforwardly than when he lost against Lin Fei. This made him despair even more.
Although Lin Fei had used seven moves to defeat him, Ma Yuan believed that if not for that strange Saber Technique, Lin Fei would have needed at least a hundred moves. He was not convinced of that defeat, not convinced at all.
However, he was fully convinced of his defeat at Xiao Chens hands. Xiao Chen did not defeat him using any tricks.
When Ma Yuan used killing Qi, Xiao Chen yed along. In the end, Ma Yuan was crushed. His own killing Qi was nothing before his opponents.
When Ma Yuan went head-on, again Xiao Chen yed along, meeting him head-on. In the end, even though they were both Small Perfection half-step Martial Monarchs, Xiao Chens Essence was much denser than his. In both quality and quantity, Xiao Chens Essence outstrip his.
Four moves, Xiao Chen only used four moves. That was three moves less than Lin Feis victory. Once again, he was trampled upon by a neer, turned into their stepping stone.
As Xiao Chen was about to get off the dueling ring, he saw Ma Yuans face filled with disappointment, and was moved. He stopped and said, You did not get defeated by me, you got defeated by yourself. Your Blood Shadow Saber Technique depends, firstly, on killing intent and, secondly, on nimble movement that is shadowless and traceless.
However, you were in too much of a rush. You were only thinking of how to defeat your opponent quickly but did not even bring out a sketchy Blood Shadow Saber Technique. When your mental state is not stable, how can you perfectly execute your Saber Techniques or other Martial Techniques?
Think about your own moves. Did you connect the blood and shadow together? There was no connection at all between the killing Qi and the shadowless and traceless nimble movement. If you can practice this to Great Perfection, then even if you fought against someone of a higher cultivation, you would not lose so miserably.
Ma Yuan had lost wretchedly to both Lin Fei and Xiao Chen. If he could not let it go, it would turn into a heart demon. From then on, he would only make negative progress in Saber Techniques.
There were too few desman experts who had risen to fame in the continent. As a desman himself, Xiao Chen did not want to see an outstanding desman fall due to discouragement.
When the Divine Saber Gates First Elder at the spectator stands saw this scene, he smiled faintly and said, This fellow may be young but his mental state is quite polished. I hope that Ma Yuan can look past this. After two big defeats, he might have a chance to undergo a metamorphosis.
Beside him, the first disciple of the Divine Saber Gate, Li Zaixuan, nodded. This person is remarkable. Even though he is not from our sect, he is even clearer than we are on the essence of the Blood Shadow Saber Technique.
Lin Fei, who was in group five as well, curled his lips. He said in a disapproving manner, He is really good at pretending. It is just four moves. If I use my full power, I can defeat Ma Yuan in three moves.
A hard-to-detect seriousness shed in the previously calm eyes of the silent seeded participant from the Supreme Yi Pce, Gong Yangyu. He had a feeling that Xiao Chen would be his strongest enemy in group five.
After Xiao Chen took a seat, he started paying attention to the matches of people he knew. Zuo Mos luck was not very good; he was ced in the same group as Bai Zhan. They faced each other in the first match.
Perhaps it was because of Zuo Mos rtionship to Xiao Chen, but Bai Zhan attacked very heavily. He was not in a rush to defeat Zuo Mo, continuously torturing him. asionally, he would purposely reveal a small opening to give Zuo Mo the impression that Zuo Mo had a chance to turn things around, thus enticing him to not admit defeat.
As time went by, Zuo Mos injuries got more serious. Finally, he realized that he had no chance of defeating Bai Zhan at all.
Bai Zhan merelyughed sinisterly, sending out two palm strikes. One palm strike was like an erupting volcano with a surging heatwave, the other a bone-chilling snowy blizzard.
The two states of ice and fire entered Zuo Mos body, causing hisplexion to alternate between red and white. Blood continuously poured out of his mouth like a fountain. Before he could admit defeat, he had been beaten up by Bai Zhan to the point where he lost hisbat prowess.
All his fights for the day could only be forfeited. He had to withdraw from thepetition early, forever losing his chance to enter the True Dragon Ranking.
Bai Zhan, who defeated Zuo Mo, revealed a cold smile. He fired a venomous gaze at Xiao Chen.
Bai Zhan was silently telling Xiao Chen he had done this on purpose. As he was torturing Xiao Chens friend, he was trying to mess with Xiao Chens mental state, trying to weaken him.
A murderous intent shed in Bai Zhans eyes but Xiao Chen remained calm. If he thought that he could disrupt Xiao Chens mental state, that would be a big mistake.
Not only did his actions not achieve the intended results, it even brought an inescapable disaster upon himself. This was because he had thoroughly angered Xiao Chen.
The seeded participant Gong Yangyu ising out!
A loud exmation came from behind Xiao Chen, pulling his attention back. He looked up to see Gong Yangyu, dressed in tight robes and holding a long staff, already in dueling ring five.
The staff was about 1.8 meters long and was greenish-purple. It was a head taller than Gong Yangyu. The surface of the staff was covered in ck patterns and it looked very heavy.
Gong Yangyus opponent was a male disciple from the Supreme Sky Sect called Gao Jian. He used the rarely seen greataxe, apletely different route from Gong Yangyu.
They were both disciples of the Great Jin Nations ten great sects and seemed to have met each other before. Gao Jian knew that he could not defeat Gong Yangyu, so he said softly, Brother Yangyu, do go easy on me.
Gong Yangyu replied just as softly, Then I will take care not to overdo it.
Gong Yangyu did not put on the airs of an expert. After he spoke, he spun his staff around and a strong wind blew, causing Gao Jian to squint.
Boom! Boom!
After the strong wind started blowing, two ps of thunder resounded. When the third p of thunder boomed, Gong Yangyu started moving his feet.
The wind and thunder roared loudly. This staff strike contained the might of wind and thunder as it pressed forward.
Although it was only a simple movement, Gong Yangyu managed to bring out wind and thunder. His demeanor had the faint grandeur of a great master.
Gao Jian shouted, lowering his stance and thus his center of gravity. He was using the state of resilience, like that of a firmly rooted old tree. He held the greataxe with both hands and swung it.
Bang!
The greataxe struck the tip of the staff, creating a strong shock wave that formed a strong tornado around them.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Gao Jian had firm foundations and his strike was orthodox. However, his strength was insufficient. The tip of the staff gave off surging lightning, forcing him back several steps.
Gong Yangyus expression was very serious. He had no intention of underestimating his opponent. He quickly took seven steps to the side of his opponent, leaving behind an afterimage with every step.
The seven afterimages all held a staff in different postures. At one nce, it looked like seven people wielding the staff at the same time.
Xiu!
By the time the seven afterimages merged together, the staff in Gong Yangyus hand was held at a strange position. It slid past Gao Jians hands and his huge greataxe, pointing at Gao Jians forehead.
All Gong Yangyu had to do was to put in some strength and he would smash Gao Jians head.
Hu! Hu!
Gao Yangyu pulled back his staff and twirled it around before cing it behind him. He said softly, You went easy on me.
Gao Jian smiled bitterly, not saying anything before jumping off the arena.
How powerful. How exactly did he execute his final staff strike? I could not see it clearly.
Gong Yangyus strength is very consistent. Compared to three years ago, he had made significant improvement.
The seeded participants are indeed different. With just two simple moves, we can clearly see the difference between him and the neers.
After watching Gong Yangyus match, the audience could not help but sigh. Aside from strength, many people saw something else as well.
Gong Yangyus attack could not be described as stunning; at least it was not as exquisite as that strange Saber Technique. However, for some unknown reason, they felt that Gong Yangyu was very strong, much stronger than Lin Fei.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly. With one nce, he was able to figure the fundamentals of these two.
Putting it in the words of his previous life, Lin Fei was an explosive type of fighter. He was graceful and overbearing, showing off his ability. As for Gong Yangyu, he already had been famous for a long time. He had a unique temperament: talented yet self-effacing. After some time, he could be a future master of the staff.
Chapter 577 - Xiao Chen versus Gong Yangyu
Chapter 577: Xiao Chen versus Gong Yangyu
Of course, in order to truly determine who was stronger, the two had to fight. One could say that an explosive type of fighter was mboyant but their strength should not be underestimated.
Naturally, the genius desman Lin Fei heard the crowds discussion. His lips curled up in a disdainful smile. All of them like to put on a pretense. Wait until I trample all of you under my feet. Lets see what you can say after that.
In the following matches, Lin Fei seemed to be trying topete with Xiao Chen. In every one of his matches, he defeated his opponent in three moves, no matter how strong they were.
That unpredictable Earth Vein Saber Technique appeared once again in the dueling ringone sabering from above and one from below. Although there was only one saber strike, there were two saber Qi. Furthermore, the attacks came from tricky angles that were impossible to defend against effectively.
Lin Fei immediately became the focus of group five. He was the person most people discussed. They were all astonished by the strength that he disyed. His fame even overshadowed Xiao Chen and Gong Yangyu.
Ha ha, this is interesting. Xiao Chen used four moves to defeat Ma Yuan. Now, Lin Fei fought Ma Yuan again. In the end, he defeated him with three moves. This Ma Yuan is really unfortunate.
This Lin Fei seems to be trying topete with Xiao Chen. He dealt with all his opponents with only three moves, coincidentally one less than Xiao Chen.
This is the result of his youth, trying topete for fame. One is the second rank in the neer ranking list and the other is the ninth rank. He definitely does not want Xiao Chen to overshadow him.
I feel that he is showing off too much. What is the point of doing this? If he wants to show who is stronger, they just have to fight.
As the crowd discussed Lin Fei, many of them were full of praise for him. However, there were also some who thought he was too shallow. Even so, no matter what, everyone recognized his strength. They felt that he truly deserved his ranking as second.
Xiao Chen did not care about this. He only cared about defeating the opponent in front of him. If he met an interesting opponent, he would be filled with joy. Not only did he not end the fight quickly, he would drag out the fight to see the exquisiteness of his opponents moves.
Only when he met an opponent that was much weaker than him would he end the match quickly, considering it a waste of time.
Xiao Chen did as he pleased, doing what he wanted, moving as his heart willed, moving his saber as he intended. His heart was unconstrained in style and his Saber Techniques extraordinary.
There were many heroes and experts under the heavens. In the world Xiao Chen was at, there was an ancient saying, If three walked together, one can be my teacher. There might be something worth learning, even from a weak opponent.
[Note: If three walked together, one can be my teacher: This means there is something to learn from everyone.]
This Five Nation Youth Competition was a rare chance for all the experts of the world to gather together. This was a good opportunity for Xiao Chen to gain a broader perspective.
Victory was important. However, what was more important was to continuously increase his experience, to keep expanding his horizons. When the experience umted to a certain level, it would erupt as terrifying power.
Gong Yangyu, who had been famous since long ago, had not invited many splendid battles at all nor was he fierce like Lin Fei. However, he had yet to lose a match. Furthermore, the limits of his strength had not yet been seen. He simply smiled and did not take this matter to heart.
Next match, Xiao Chen versus Gong Yangyu!
The battle between true experts in group five finally started. Some of the cultivators who were watching the other dueling rings immediately looked over. They could not wait for the match to begin.
Along the way, Xiao Chen had piqued the crowds curiosity. They wanted to know exactly how strong he was and how far he could go.
As for Gong Yangyus strength, that went without saying. He was an expert veteran. He had be famous at a young age, building a firm reputation. In the previous Five Nation Youth Competition, he had cemented his position as a giant of the younger generation.
His talent was astonishing and he had a great sect behind him. Such a person did not require many words to describe him.
He was a giant of the younger generation. However, he could notpete with people like Bai Qi, Liu Xiaoyun, and the disciples of the eight Noble ns.
Finally a good match appeared in group five. The neer Xiao Chen against the giant Gong Yangyu.
It is time for Xiao Chens winning streak to end. With the appearance of the seeded participants, the other neers streaks of victories were ended. In the hands of a giant, their facade of invincibility was destroyed.
Thats right. Although the neers were strong, they did not have enough time. Compared to the expert veterans, that is how far theyll go.
Before the eyes of the audience, the two calmly walked up into the dueling ring. There was no changes in their expressions.
Lin Fei stared at the two, his eyes aze with fighting spirit. He thought to himself, My two greatest opponents have unexpectedly met with each other before they met with me. Luck is on my side.
I am Xiao Chen, from the Great Qin Nations Heavenly Saber Pavilion. Please show me your guidance.
I am Gong Yangyu of the Great Jin Nations Supreme Yi Pce. Please show me your guidance.
The two greeted each other with cupped-fist salutes. Then, Gong Yangyu twirled his staff before pointing it at Xiao Chen; he was not in a hurry to attack.
Xiao Chen took two steps back and tilted his body forward. He ced his right hand on his sabers hilt as he watched the tip of his opponents staff, which now looked like long straight line.
Hu! Hu!
The twos auras shed in the air, creating a strong wind that blew wildly.
The strong wind ruffled Xiao Chens fringe, revealing the blue cloth around his forehead. He looked as calm as ever, not anxious at the prelude to battle.
There were no openings in the auras, so they could only create an opening.
Gong Yangyu never had the intention to search for an opening in Xiao Chens aura. He raised his staff and initiated an attack, quickly moving his feet.
He took one step and twirled his staff around. A strong wind blew and an afterimage of him was left behind.
Then, he took a second step and pointed his staff at Xiao Chen. A peal of thunder sounded in the wind and he left behind another different afterimage.
Finally, he took a third step. The strong wind howled and thunder roared. He sent out a staff strike containing the might of wind and thunder. All the afterimages on the ground leaped into the air and single-handedly smashed the staff down towards Xiao Chens head.
Gong Yangyu took a total of three steps, executing one move per step. His momentum rose with every step. When he took his final step, his momentum already reached its peak. That staff strike contained the speed of wind and the rage of thunder.
In those short three steps, Gong Yangyus momentum rose to such an horrifying level. Furthermore, that was not all due to his move. The afterimages from the earlier two steps were not that simple.
Xiao Chen saw everything clearly and thought to himself, There is more than meets the eye to his simple staff strike.
When the staff was about to reach Xiao Chens head, he moved. He drew out the Lunar Shadow Saber by about seven or eight centimeters. There was a loud bang as he blocked the powerful staff strike.
When the two forces shed, a powerful shock wave rushed outwards. Formless ripples spread out and the space seemed to have torn.
The shock wave surged and strong winds howled. No one noticed that there were seven cool breezes flowing into the distance together with the shock wave.
Something From Nothing! Break! Gong Yangyu shouted and the two afterimages behind him merged together. The staff strike that had already exhausted its energy was rejuvenated by two fresh sources. The might of wind and thunder was hidden in the energy. It surged over, each wave stronger than the one before.
The referee on stage nodded his head slightly. He thought to himself, It looks like Gong Yangyus attainments in the Supreme Yi Pces Evesting Staff Technique have surpassed some of the elders.
Boom!
This surging energy carried the might of wind and thunder. With a loud bang, it smashed the Xiao Chen standing there into pieces. When the staffnded on the ground, it immediately opened a crack that extended continuously. Dragon Qi emanated from the crack.
A dragon roar resounded in the Wind Cloud Arena. The winds blew and clouds churned; the sky changed color.
The cultivators in the spectator stands all drew a sharp, deep breath. How powerful did this staff strike have to be for it to make a crack in the Wind Cloud Arena, even exposing its Dragon Qi?
Gong Yangyu frowned heavily. He withdrew his staff and muttered, A clone?
The strong wind blew continuously and the dust scattered.
Gong Yangyu looked around and saw that at some point in time, seven Xiao Chens had appeared at the periphery of the dueling ring. The Lunar Shadow Saber, which was previously only partially drawn, was nowpletely drawn.
The referee on stage opened his eyes wide in shock. He thought to himself, When did he switch over? Unexpectedly, even I did not notice.
Roar! Roar!
As the dragon roared, the seven Xiao Chens turned into cool breezes. The weapon disappeared and all the killing intent vanished. The seven cool breezes headed for Gong Yangyu. They seemed very gentle as they blew at him.
Clear wind, cool breeze; only seeing the cool breeze and not the saber.
Gong Yangyus expression turned grave. The gentle, cool breeze did not bring anyfort to him.
The long staff spun and moved like a flood dragon. As it swung all over the ce, it created a boundless strong wind. Then, Gong Yangyu took seven steps back, leaving behind an afterimage with each step. Thunder roared in the nine heavens above.
Dang! Dang! Dang!
Before the eyes of the cultivators in the spectator stands could react, there were seven squealing sounds from the dueling ring.
The sounds were ear-splitting, loud like thunder. It went through the Wind Cloud Barrier and entered the ears of the crowd. They felt their eardrums shake painfully.
The crowds expressions revealed the fear they felt. If not for this Wind Cloud Barrier, this sound would have deafened them temporarily. How strong exactly are these two monsters?
Roaming Dragons Nine Transformations, merge!
Evesting Changes, merge!
The two shouted at the same time. All of Xiao Chens clones and Gong Yangyus afterimages merged together in that instant.
A staff strike containing a peak state of wind and cloud, together with the power of the seven afterimages, tore through space. It smashed down like a tall mountain.
The staff strike moved with great momentum. What was heavy momentum? This staff strike was the very epitome of that.
It had great momentum. Strong winds howled and thunder roared; the winds and thunder resounded together. The thunder rode on the might of the wind, creating a boundless momentum.
This was a move of the Evesting Staff Technique. Every afterimage created was a peak attack of Gong Yangyus. Now that seven afterimages merged together, Gong Yangyus offensive power increased sevenfold.
With a threefold increase, Gong Yangyu could already crack the Wind Cloud Arena and expose the Dragon Qi. Winds blew, clouds churned, and the sky changed color.
How much stronger would be a sevenfold increase be?
Gong Yangyu was very strong. However, how could Xiao Chen be weaker than him? The earlier killing intent burst forth explosively the instant Xiao Chens clones merged.
The sharp killing intent created an illusion of a boundless scarlet sea. The air in the dueling ring seemed to have solidified. This killing intent slowed Gong Yangyus staff strike that was full of boundless momentum.
When the cultivators in the spectator stands saw the scarlet scene in the dueling ring, they all felt their hearts pounding incessantly. What more Gong Yangyu, who was the focus of that killing intent? What kind of pressure was he enduring?
Chapter 578 - Completely Unleashing the State of Thunder
Chapter 578: Completely Unleashing the State of Thunder
However, this is not enough; it is far from being enough. You have the peak state of wind and thunder, allowing the thunder to use the might of wind and create a boundless momentum to suppress people.
Nevertheless, I also have the state of thunder. Furthermore, mine is stronger than yours, more ferocious than yours. I am not afraid of your boundless momentum and suppression.
Xiao Chen had gainedprehension from the Thunder Emperors immortal will of thunder at Thunder Emperor Valley.
At this moment, Xiao Chenpletely unleashed his state of thunder. It was now a peak Consummation state of thunder containing a trace of immortality. It was also mixed with a peak state of massacre.
A horrifying scarlet bolt of lightning formed on the slender, long saber. The crystal Qi whirlpool spun very quickly in Xiao Chens body, making the scarlet lightning even more terrifying.
Boom!
In the instant the twos clones and afterimages merged, the staff and saber collided.
A heaven-shaking sound sted out. The crowd, which had just been tortured by the sound waves earlier,pletely lost their hearing with this thunderous sound. Only some of the stronger cultivators were spared.
Roar! Roar! Roar!
Cracks spread on the Wind Cloud Arena that they were standing on. Even more Dragon Qi leaked out and the dragon roars resounded without end. The thick clouds in the sky could not help but churn.
Ceng! Ceng! Ceng!
The two quickly retreated quickly. Blood trickled out from the corners of their lips. Clearly, they had suffered from some internal injuries.
Xiao Chen retreated by ten steps before he stabilized himself; however, Gong Yangyu took a total of fifteen steps. Gong Yangyus expression was even more unsightly than Xiao Chens.
One did not cultivate the physical body and the other had a strong physical body. It was clear who could endure a harder hit.
Gong Yangyu wiped the blood off the corner of his mouth. He revealed a faint smile and said, Since I practiced the Evesting Staff Technique to Great Perfection, no one within the same generation has managed to overwhelm me in offensive power. You are the first.
Xiao Chen brandished his Lunar Shadow Saber and smiled lightly. Same for me. Afterbining my Purple Thunder Divine Incantations sixthyer with my state of thunder and state of massacre, you are the only person who can still stand and speak after my attack.
The dragon roars resounded and a great storm brewed. They sympathized with each other as they faced each other. They did not care about victory or defeat; they both remained tranquil and calm.
This battle was just a duel.
Bang!
Gong Yangyu gently twirled his staff, and thunder roared. A strong wind blew as he pushed off the ground heavily. He quickly gathered a strong momentum as he shouted, Again!
Evesting Mirages!
The heavy staff moved all over the ce and from where Gong Yangyu stood, he materialized three afterimages. Each afterimage had a different aura.
One was like a flood dragon roaring ferociously, ruling everything under the sky; one was like a soaring golden snake, flying like lightning; one was like a majestic eagle, breaking through the clouds.
The afterimages moved in arcs as they quickly headed for Xiao Chen. At the instant they got close to him, they merged together, the three aurasbining and chopping down.
Xiao Chen held his saber up and pressed his left hand on the side of the saber de, sliding along it quickly. A Wukui flower bud bloomed underfoot. When his fingers reached the des tip, the scarlet Wukui flower closed up again.
Bang!
When the staff struck the flowerbud, cracks spread on the floor. However, there were no changes to the scarlet flowerbud.
This move was Xiao Chens strongest defensive move. The might of this Saber Move increased together with the state of thunder and state of massacre. As it was today, it could block the attacks of any cultivator within the same generation.
Wukui Blossoms!
Within the flowerbud, Xiao Chen finished forming his hand seals. The scarlet flowerbud immediately blossomed, generating a strong explosion that sted away Gong Yangyu, who was preparing to attack a second time.
Countless petals filled the air as Xiao Chen leaped out of the flowerbud. He chased Gong Yangyu, his speed having increased with the mysterious energy from the flower petals.
Gong Yangyu was astonished at Xiao Chens speed, which was now faster by twenty percent.
Not bothering topete with Xiao Chen in speed, Gong Yangyu stood in the middle of the petal-filled area and kept brandishing his staff. He used the Evesting Mirages to materialize all sorts of auras, blocking all of Xiao Chens attacks.
However, his defense would fail over time. Xiao Chen had the advantage of speed within the flower petals. Furthermore, the state of massacre and the state of thunder were merged into it. It was impossible to keep blocking forever.
Naturally, Gong Yangyu understood this principle. His face sank as he decided to risk everything and settle this duel in one move.
Gong Yangyu smiled bitterly to himself. Although he had expected the White Robed desman before him to be a formidable opponent, he had not expected this person to be this difficult to deal with. Unexpectedly, Xiao Chen was able to block his nearly heaven-defying offensive power. The advantage of the different auras he materialized by means of the Evesting Mirages was also negated by the speed from the strange flower petals.
Now, Xiao Chen had forced Gong Yangyu to use the trump card that he had prepared for the eight Noble ns scions.
Tossing Heaven and Earth! Suddenly, Gong Yangyu shouted ferociously and spun his long staff. The aura of his entire body increased explosively. An irresistibly strong wind started blowing and all the petals instantly fell.
Heaven as the Sky, Earth as the Ground. Using the power of the ground and the momentum of the sky. Tossing Heaven and Earth!
As the staff spun around, Gong Yangyus momentum rose continuously. When his momentum reached its peak, the staff moved on its own and headed for Xiao Chen as it left his hands.
The instant the staff left Gong Yangyus hands, he paled. He had put a lot of effort into this move. If he still failed to defeat Xiao Chen, he could only admit defeat.
Tossing Heaven and Earth, this was a move that took all the power of a giant-level expert like Gong Yangyu; it was incredibly strong.
Not everyone was bold enough to use the sky as momentum and the ground for power.
Chi! Chi!
All the energy gathered at the tip of the staff. As the wooden staff moved quickly, faint spatial ripples appeared.
Eventually, like a ck dot appearing on a white piece of paper, a small tear appeared in space.
The wooden staff entered into the void. Unexpectedly, this staff ruptured space. Although it was just a small tear, it had indeed torn a hole into the void.
All the cultivators in the spectator stands had their jaws drop in astonishment. Even Lin Fei was shaken.
In the spectator stand for the seeded participants, a strange look appeared in Sima Lingxuans eyes. He muttered, Tossing Heaven and Earthnot bad. Just by relying on this move, Gong Yangyu can advance a few ranks in this Five Nation Youth Competition.
Even space was ruptured. This is something only a Martial Monarch can do. How did Gong Yangyu achieve this?
That is Tossing Heaven and Earth, the inherited secret technique of the Supreme Yi Pce. Its offensive power is strangely iparable. Unexpectedly, Gong Yangyu managed to execute it. However, he cant use it as he pleases yet.
Xiao Chen is going to be defeated. This move can rupture space. It is shadowless and traceless; it cannot be dodged. Xiao Chen definitely cannot avoid it.
Several cultivators in the spectator stands felt it was unfortunate. At first, it looked like a neer was going to seed in defeating a giant. Who knew, Gong Yangyu suddenly revealed this move.
Tossing Heaven and Eartheven among Inferior Grade Martial Monarchs whoprehended Quintessence, many would not be able to block it. As a Small Perfection half-step Martial Monarch, how could Xiao Chen defend against it?
Xiao Chens expression was grave as he hovered in the air. However, he did not panic like the crowd expected.
If he were just a regr half-step Martial Monarch, even if he cultivated a Heaven Ranked Cultivation Technique, he would be severely injured if he managed to forcibly block this. This match could only end in a draw at best.
However, Xiao Chen was no ordinary half-step Martial Monarch. Aside from his vast cultivation, he also had a strong physical body. With the aid of the Firmament Body Tempering Art, his physical body was no weaker than those of cultivators who cultivated the body like Bai Lixi.
Just using his physical body, Xiao Chens punch achieved six hundred tons of force. If he used his Essence and Vital Qi together, his punch could achieve one thousand tons of forcesomething Bai Lixi was incapable of.
Ka ca!
The instant the staff broke into the void, Xiao Chen sheathed the Lunar Shadow Saber and tossed it high into the air.
What is he trying to do? Is he seeking death? all the cultivators in the spectator stands wondered, feeling doubt.
Xiao Chen circted all the Vital Qi in his body. The Firmament Body Tempering Art and Purple Thunder Divine Incantation circted at the same time; Essence and Vital Qi instantly merged, forming an intense energy.
This energy moved all over Xiao Chens body; crackling, like the sound of frying beans, came from his body.
Pu!
One meter from Xiao Chen, a small hole opened in space. The ck staff with a heavy aura emerged halfway as it smashed towards his head.
The staff contained too much energy. The moment it appeared, a strong wind blew at Xiao Chen. When the force in the wind struck him, it was like a knife shing at him.
Small tears immediately appeared in the Clear Wind Robes, shredding it. However, when the knifelike wind struck Xiao Chens skin, it gave off nging sounds, as if it struck metal.
Berserk Dragon! Go back! Xiao Chen shouted and clenched his right hand into a fist. The vast surging energy in his body instantly poured out.
When Xiao Chen punched, there was a resounding and piercing dragon roar. It instantly suppressed the roars of the Dragon Qi under the arena.
An azure dragon head appeared over Xiao Chens fist. He did not feel any fear as he struck the tip of the staff.
Bang!
There was a horrifying sound and another crack appeared in the Wind Cloud Arena. Countless Dragon Qi came out and roared unendingly in the strong wind.
Xiao Chen vomited a mouthful of blood as he took ten steps back in the air. To the surprise of the crowd, the wooden staff containing the power of heaven and earth moved back a little.
How can it be? Unexpectedly, the Tossing Heaven and Earth was pushed back!
When the crowd in the spectator stands saw this scene, several of them could not help but stand up.
However, Sima Lingxuan said indifferently, The power of heaven and earth is extensive and distant; it is not that easy to push it back.
Indeed, after the the heavy staff moved back a little, it resumed thrusting forward with an even stronger power of heaven and earth. It emerged from the voidpletely and smashed towards Xiao Chen.
A bright light shed in Xiao Chens eyes. He said seriously, So that is why. Again!
Xiao Chen did not hesitate to face the staff flying at him. He circted all the energy in his body and sent out another Berserk Dragon Fist. The power of heaven and earth poured out like a river from the tip of the staff, surging towards him.
He vomited a mouthful of blood. However, he was not in the least bit concerned. The instant he clenched his left fist, he sent out another punch.
Chapter 579 - This Sky and This Ground Cannot Stop Me
Chapter 579: This Sky and This Ground Cannot Stop Me
Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!
A sound louder than the roar of thunder boomed out continuously. Xiao Chen merged his Vital Qi and Essence together and faced the staff with the power of heaven and earth with just his strength alone, attacking continuously.
The sky and ground spun, the entire Wind Cloud Arena started shaking. Again and again, to the surprise of everyone, that Tossing Heaven and Earth with an unrivaled might and bright brilliance failed to prate Xiao Chens defense.
Xiao Chens Qi and blood surged; injuries appeared in his internal injuries. He had a serious expression. If he wanted to win, he had to be vicious, more vicious than his enemy and even more vicious to himself.
He only had one thought. That was to keep attacking, keep attacking without stopping.
If you use the sky for momentum, I will shatter the sky with my fist!
If you use the power of the ground, I will shatter the ground with my fist!
This sky and ground cannot stop me!
Xiao Chen shouted a ferocious warcry and the twenty-four acupoints on both his arms opened. Two Azure Dragon tattoos slowly moved around his body and the might of the Berserk Dragon Fist increased by twenty percent.
Xiao Chens two fists moved with lightning speed; even their afterimages could not be seen. One punchtwo punchesthree punchesup to a total of eighty-one punches. Xiao Chen was now so pale, he looked like he was drained of blood. The staff containing the power of heaven and earth finally shattered.
Wooden splinters flew all over the ce. The boundless power of heaven and earth contained within formed a terrifying shock wave. Xiao Chen did not even have time to react before he smashed into the Wind Cloud Barrier.
Xiao Chen suppressed his injuries and heavily pushed off the Wind Cloud Barrier.
In the midst of the shock wave, pieces of his tattered white robes flew off like cotton wadding in the wind. He stretched out his left hand and the Lunar Shadow Saber in the airnded on his palm.
Xiao Chen performed a somersault and gently floated to the ground. He drew his saber and set its pitch-ck de on the defenseless Gong Yangyus neck.
Xiao Chens hair hade loose and fluttered in the strong wind, his tattered Clear Wind Robes pping loudly. This gave the originally delicate-looking Xiao Chen a wild and uninhibited aura.
Under Martial Monarch, who would be able to go against heaven and earth alone? Not only had he dared to fight it, he miraculously prevailed against the Tossing Heaven and Earth that even Inferior Grade Martial Monarchs would not dare to face.
The Tossing Heaven and Earth was shattered. The expert veteran, a giant-level cultivator, the Supreme Yi Pces Gong Yangyu was defeated, defeated by a desman merely ranked ninth on the neer ranking list.
Furthermore, Gong Yangyu was defeated so decisively. There was no room for doubt or tricks involved.
This fight had many twists and turns. The crowds had been overwhelmed with emotions rising and falling endlessly. At this moment, it was over. The cultivators in the spectator stands had yet to recover their wits.
Gong Yangyu was already physically and mentally weak from forcefully using the Tossing Heaven and Earth. When Xiao Chen broke Gao Yangyus move, he became even weaker and more injured.
When Gong Yangyu saw the cold saber against his neck, he revealed a bitter smile. He raised his right hand and slowly pushed the saber aside. He said, Gong Yangyus skills are not up to par. Many thanks for this lesson.
A defeat was a defeat. Gong Yangyu seemed unaffected. He did not give any excuses. He only said that his skills was not up to par. He merely smiled bitterly and left the arena.
Gong Yangyu was defeated. The giant from the Supreme Yi Pce who was ranked ninth in the previous Five Nation Youth Competition lost to a neer.
Up in the spectator stands, the cultivators were relishing the match as they watched Gong Yangyus lonely figure.
They suddenly realized a fact. Xiao Chen had officially defeated a giant of thispetition. Furthermore, this was his first time taking part.
The strong came out inrge numbers. Originally, we thought that his winning streak would be ended by Gong Yangyu. Who knew, Gong Yangyu ended up bing a stepping stone for him, making his fame soar again.
Even Gong Yangyu is not a match for him. Who can end his winning streak? Can only the scions of the eight Noble ns do it?
It is hard to say, his fight with Lin Fei has not started yet. Lin Fei has only revealed some of his strength so far. Maybe Lin Fei can defeat him.
Ha ha! You think that Xiao Chen used his full power?
The cultivators in the spectator stands discussed as they gazed at Xiao Chen. His strength dumbfounded them, making him a giant of the younger generation.
Xiao Chen became one of the hot favorites to make it into the top ten, after Bai Qi, Sima Lingxuan, and Xuanyuan Zhantian in this dazzling Five Nation Youth Competition.
Who knows, Xiao Chen might have a chance to fight for the top five, bing the most dazzling dark horse of thispetition.
Xiao Chen, now awash in fame, returned to his spectator stand feeling fatigued. He immediately sat cross-legged, closed his eyes, circted his energies to treat his injuries.
He had suffered significant internal injuries from this match.
Dont move. I will personally treat your injuries.
A gentle voice came from behind Xiao Chen. It was the half-Sage level Shen Manjun of Jade Maiden Peak. She had personally stepped forward to treat Xiao Chens injuries.
Jade Maiden Peak was the Peak that specialized in refining Medicinal Pills in the Heavenly Saber Pavilion. If she did it, it would be much faster than if Xiao Chen did it himself.
Xiao Chen did not have any intention of stopping her. Shen Manjuns thick Quintessence slowly poured into his body. He still had many matches to fight. It was great that there was a senior helping.
As for Gong Yangyu, the treatment he received was even better than Xiao Chens. Several Supreme Yi Pce inner elders worked together to treat his injuries, allowing him to recover faster than Xiao Chen.
After fifteen minutes, Shen Manjun withdrew her hands and gently wiped the sweat off her forehead. She smiled and said, A cultivator who cultivates the body is indeed different from the others. With such severe injuries, you are still able to recover this fast.
Xiao Chen spat out a mouthful of turbid blood and instantly felt much more at ease. He turned back and said, Thank you, Ancestral Martial Aunt, for helping. Xiao Chen is eternally grateful.
Jiang Chi, who was at the side,ughed loudly. Xiao Chen, there is no need to be so polite. Just focus on thepetition.
For Xiao Chen to be able to defeat Gong Yangyu was already very much beyond Jiang Chis expectations. Originally, he was just hoping that Xiao Chen could get into the top fifty, allowing the Heavenly Saber Pavilion to gain some glory.
However, Jiang Chi could no longer make out Xiao Chens potential. The pleasant surprise that Xiao Chen brought him was something that he had not dared to imagine.
The cultivators who were seated closer to the Great Qin Nation cultivators looked in the direction of the Heavenly Saber Pavilion. Their gazes were filled with envy. After this Five Nation Youth Competition, the Heavenly Saber Pavilion would definitely rise.
Shen Manjun said seriously, Although your physical body is much stronger than that of regr cultivators, there are still some hidden injuries. Remember to deal with them after thepetition ends.
Xiao Chen nodded to indicate that he understood. Naturally, he would not be able to heal all his injuries in such a short time.
In the distance, Lin Fei had just defeated his opponent. He looked at Xiao Chen, who had his eyes closed, and tightened his grip on his saber. A zing fighting spirit lit his eyes as he said, Winning all the way, defeating even Gong Yangyuit would only be interesting to defeat an opponent capable of that.
It was unknown what trump card Lin Fei had. He was full of confidence in dealing with the strong Xiao Chen, not showing any fear.
At the spectator stand for the seeded participants, Sima Lingxuan nced at Xiao Chen and read out his name softly.
The White Robed desman Xiao Chenvery good. There is one more person that can make me remember his name in this Five Nation Youth Competition.
However, it is just remembering your name. It does not mean that you are capable of fighting with me. A strong self-confidence spread out as Sima Lingxuan smiled and closed his eyes again.
The Bai ns Bai Qi, the most famous desman of the younger generation, had watched as Xiao Chen defeated Gong Yangyu. Likewise, a zing light appeared in his eyes as he smiled faintly. First, there was Lin Fei. Now, there is Xiao Chen. This lifelessmunity of desmen finally produced some new talents.
With the seeded participants taking part in matches, the second round of eliminations was full of exciting fights.
Right after Xiao Chen and Gong Yangyus match ended, everyone immediately shifted their focus to another dueling ringdueling ring one.
There were many experts in group one, the group where the top neer, Xuanyuan Zhantian, was in. There were many disciples of the ten great sects of the Great Jin Nation as well. It was known as the death group.
The Drifting Snow Sword Sects Liu Xiaoyun chose this group. He wanted to challenge the top neer Xuanyuan Zhantian and trample on him.
At this moment, the match in group one was very exciting, no less exciting than the match between Gong Yangyu and Xiao Chen.
However, the participants were not Liu Xiaoyun and Xuanyuan Zhantian. Instead, Liu Xiaoyuns opponent was a swordsman from the Great Qin Nation, a swordsman who kept a rather low profile.
Even though this swordsman was ranked third in the neer ranking list and had prevailed in every match, his matches did not attract much attentiona far cry from those of the other neers like Lin Fei, where many people watched.
This was became all of Chu Chaoyuns matches were too nd; there was nothing exciting about them, making others feel that he was ordinary.
Up until this moment, when Chu Chaoyun met Liu Xiaoyun. The expected situation of him being defeated by Liu Xiaoyun did not ur. They were both swordsmen and his Sword Techniques and sword intent were not weaker than Liu Xiaoyuns.
Suddenly, that ordinary swordsman became very interesting. Every one of his moves was very exquisite, astonishing everybody and making them sigh.
In this world, there was a kind of person that did not give off a dazzling brilliance, which people would notice. This was not because the brilliance was too dim and unnoticeable. Instead, it was because his brilliance was too dazzling. Like a flower, on its own, it would not have a great impact. However, when there were suitable green leaves, people would discover how beautiful the flower was, that its brilliance already spread everywhere.
Without a doubt, this was the kind of person Chu Chaoyun was. Even though he had not been defeated yet, the crowd still had not discovered his brilliance. This was because his opponents were not even qualified to be green leaves.
Chu Chaoyun had an eternal carefree expression on his handsome face as he brandished a sword light. Every move he made broke Liu Xiaoyuns killing moves one by one.
Qiang! Qiang!
When the swords shed, sparks flew. Liu Xiaoyuns attack was thwarted yet again, his figure flickering backwards several times. He could not help but clench his right hand around his sword to slightly increase his strength once more.
Liu Xiaoyun frowned heavily as he looked at his opponent. Clearly, he had not expected there to be someone so hard to deal with in group one.
Chapter 580 - Chu Chaoyun versus Liu Xiaoyun
Chapter 580: Chu Chaoyun versus Liu Xiaoyun
Hu! Hu!
Under the influence of Liu Xiaoyuns state of ice, ayer of frost covered the entire dueling ring. The cold was bone-chilling and the wind was like knives flying everywhere.
The horrifying state of ice resulted in a chilly breeze brushing several cultivators in the spectator stands, even though they were far away. Clearly, Liu Xiaoyunsprehension of his state of ice had reached a level that others of the same generation could only hope to achieve.
Across Liu Xiaoyun, the sword Chu Chaoyun held in his hand gave off a dazzling golden light. Even his entire body was emitting a faint golden glow, keeping out the boundless state of ice.
The crowd could clearly see a faint white mist drifting around Chu Chaoyun, refracting multicolored rainbow light. That was the state of ice trying to prate. However, the strong state of light was blocking it; it was futile.
Chu Chaoyue flourished his sword and the golden light shone everywhere, dazzling everyone. The state of ice seemed to weaken significantly after that.
Since you will not attack, then I will.
To everyones surprise, when facing the previously ranked tenth Liu Xiaoyun, a rare genius swordsman of the Drifting Snow Sword Pavilion, the neer Chu Chaoyun gave up on defending and dashed forward. He attacked with thousands of dazzling sword lights.
Liu Xiaoyun said coldly, Idiot! You think I cant do anything to you? Since you are seeking death, I shall grant it to you.
Liu Xiaoyun was not just boasting. This was because Liu Xiaoyun did not care about anyone in group one, except Xuanyuan Zhantian. Aside from Xuanyuan Zhantian, there was no one worth him going all out.
Before Liu Xiaoyun fought Xuanyuan Zhantian, he had to preserve his strength. Otherwise, when he faced Xuanyuan Zhantian or the scions of the eight Noble ns, he would not have any more trump cards left.
He, Liu Xiaoyun, did not have his eye on just the top ten!
Liu Xiaoyun roared ferociously and raised his strength to sixty percent. His aura instantly soared and snowkes started to drift down from the sky amidst the cold wind.
He pushed off into the air and gathered the surrounding cold Qi onto his sword. The sword became transparent, like it was a piece of thousand-year-old ice sculpted into a treasured sword.
Chu Chaoyuns body shone with a bright light and his clothes seemed to turn golden. His hair radiated golden light, dazzling as it fluttered in the wind.
Bang!
The sword limned with golden light and the frosted sword both carried different states. In the blink of an eye, they shed in midair.
The two executed exquisite Sword Techniques and exchanged moves in midair. In a few breaths, they had exchanged several dozen moves.
A cold wind blew and a bright light shone. Two kinds of sword Qi flew all over the ce, one white and one gold.
The strands of sword Qi were astonishingly dense, every one of them seemingly very solid. From a distance, it looked like space was sliced into countless pieces.
Separated by the Wind Cloud Barrier, the crowd could only see a blurry scene. The two figures shed everywhere and the metallic ngs rang out continuously.
Competing in Sword Technique, sword intent, and state. Unexpectedly, these two can attend to some many important things in every move they make.
Indeed. All it takes is for one aspect to be weaker than the other partys and they would be defeated.
Sword Technique, sword intent, and state. Only when one can bnce all three can they truly be an expert swordsman. However, looking at Liu Xiaoyun, he is not using his full power yet. He probably wants to reserve some trump cards to deal with Xuanyuan Zhantian.
The audience discussed the match in whispers. Quite a number of swordsmen did not even blink when watching the match. A big battle between two genius swordsmen was very rare. If they couldprehend something from it, it would definitely be of great help to their own Sword Technique.
The two shed to apaniment of cold ice and boundless bursts of light. The ice refracted the golden light into rainbow light.
The dueling ring filled with beautiful purples and brilliant reds, as if paradise had appeared in the mortal realm. With the multicolored light, Liu Xiaoyun and Chu Chaoyun looked like deities who descended from the heavens.
The multicolored shock waves generated forced the two back several steps. Liu Xiaoyun forcibly restrained his retreat, stopping before Chu Chaoyun did.
Rage of a Thousand Soldiers!
Gaining the advantage, Liu Xiaoyun did not hesitate to execute his killing move. As his sword moved, a ferocious roar suddenly resounded.
It was like thousands of expressionless swordsmen were roaring in tandem. A strong boundless aura appeared behind Liu Xiaoyun. His sword directed this aura and a sword intent that could topple mountains and flip the sea rushed towards Chu Chaoyun.
The cold wind stopped howling and the snow stopped falling. Only this unrivaled sword strike filled with surging rage existed.
Seeing his opponent execute his killing move, Chu Chaoyun did not forcibly stop himself from moving back. He merely let the shock wave carry him far away. He smiled faintly and opened his right palm. His sword pointed at Liu Xiaoyun as it floated gently in the air.
Then, Chu Chaoyun extended his right hand with the palm out. It looked like he was touching a t wall in front of him as he slowly slid his hand in a circle.
Ka! Ka! Ka!
As Chu Chaoyuns hand moved, golden sword images appeared. Every time a sword image appeared, a long drawn-out sword hum would ring out.
The sound was melodious and pleasing to the ear. An overwhelming energy, together with the stirring sword hum, rushed to the sky, churning the thick, heavy, dark clouds above.
When Chu Chaoyun finally finished forming the circle, a ring of sword images had manifested around his floating sword.
Boom!
The sword images hummed melodiously in unison and the strong overwhelming energy tore through the clouds. A golden pir of light descended, passing through the Wind Cloud Barrier and enveloping Chu Chaoyun.
Bathed in the dazzling golden light, Chu Chaoyuns aura instantly soared to its peak. When his aura shed with Liu Xiaoyuns aura, it did not lose out. In fact, it seemed to be at a slight advantage.
Pa!
Chu Chaoyun smashed his palm on the swords hilt and the dueling ring started shaking.
With his smash, a resplendent golden sword light flew out at the approaching Liu Xiaoyun.
The golden light contained a vast amount of overwhelming energy. Liu Xiaoyun paled. Unexpectedly, his surging sword intent, formed by the roars of thousands of expressionless swordsmen, showed a small opening.
Without giving Liu Xiaoyun a chance to react, the sword in the middle of the ring of sword images shot out.
Ka ca! Ka ca!
The sword tore wider the opening that could originally be ignored, and his surging sword intent finally shattered. Liu Xiaoyun could only dispel his state and aura, retreating as he blocked the sword that was flying over.
Dang!
Liu Xiaoyun vomited a mouthful of blood. He was knocked back by this sword and fell to the floor in a sorry state.
Damn it. Since sixty percent is not enough to deal with you, I will use seventy percent!
Liu Xiaoyun roared ferociously and his aura grew again. As snow fell, he got to his feet and rushed at Chu Chaoyun.
When Chu Chaoyun, who was bathed in golden light, saw the iing Liu Xiaoyun, he smiled faintly. He gently patted the ring of sword images and several images blew out like a storm of swords.
Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!
Moving through the storm of swords, Liu Xiaoyun only managed to block for a while before getting injured and knocked back by the storm of swords.
Seventy percent is not enough. Lets make it eighty percent, then!
Liu Xiaoyuns expression was currently very unsightly. His graceful temperament was now gone.
Chu Chaoyun waved his right hand and the sword floating in midair returned to him. He clenched the sword tightly and felt the strong energy in the sword. Without him moving a step, sword lights started flying around.
Instantly, thousands of human figures holding swords appeared in the vicinity of the golden light. These figures flew everywhere and an overwhelming sword intent spread out.
Thousands of sword intents spreading out simultaneously was too strong for the Wind Cloud Arena under the golden light to endure. A crack appeared and Dragon Qi poured out, releasing a resonant dragon roar.
When the dragon roar sounded, Chu Chaoyun paused and the thousands of figures immediately vanished. All the sword intent gathered onto his sword after that.
Bang!
When Chu Chaoyun attacked, the overwhelming sword intent formed by thousands of people poured out and Liu Xiaoyun, who had just stood up, was knocked back again.
Since eighty percent is still insufficient, then I will use ny percent!
Liu Xiaoyun roared ferociously. He did not have any intention of losing. He pushed off the ground and used an even stronger aura to rush over.
Chu Chaoyuns expression appeared extremely calm. He held his sword overhead with two hands and hacked down on Liu Xiaoyun.
Boom!
A thunderous sound rang out, and the golden light from the sky fell together with Chu Chaoyuns sword. Unexpectedly, it had be a vast sword Qi.
The sword light was like a huge pir thatnded on Liu Xiaoyuns head. Liu Xiaoyun, who had just gotten back up to his feet, endured for a moment before vomiting a mouthful of blood and falling down again.
Ny percent is not enough. In that case, I will use a hundred percent! At the moment, Liu Xiaoyun was alreadypletely frantic.
However, this time, Chu Chaoyun did not give Liu Xiaoyun a chance to get up. Unexpectedly, he took the initiative to attack. His figure flickered and sent out four strands of sword light.
One sword striketwo sword strikesthree sword strikesfour sword strikes!
Liu Xiaoyuns knees and wrists were pierced by the sword Qi; blood flowed out quickly.
With a pa sound, hey prostrate on the stage. With his wrists and knees injured, he could not even stand up. Hey there, looking at Chu Chaoyun with dissatisfaction.
A person with an illustrious name fell, losing all his prestige. This was a tragic sight.
Vicious, very vicious!
When the audience saw this scene, they all took a deep breath of cold air. They felt their chests tighten.
Liu Xiaoyuns knees was injured; he could not stand. His wrists were injured; he could not use his hands to push himself off the ground. Now that he had fallen down, he could not get up on his own anymore.
Not only could Liu Xiaoyun not get up, he could not even roll over. The proud disciple of the Drifting Snow Sword Sect, a giant of the younger generation, the ranked tenth super genius of the previous Five Nation Youth Competition unexpectedly ended up in such a state.
Chu Chaoyun was too vicious!
Furthermore, when Chu Chaoyun gazed at Liu Xiaoyuns dissatisfied expression, he did not feel any unease. Like before, his manner still remained carefree.
Chapter 581 - Cruelty - He Who Succeeds Becomes King, He Who Fails, a Bandit
Chapter 581: Cruelty: He Who Seeds Bes King, He Who Fails, a Bandit
Chu Chaoyun did not feel excited over defeating this giant, nor did he feel any unease over how he attacked.
In Chu Chaoyuns eyes, all these great sects, unrivaled geniuses, and all sorts of glory were not worth mentioning.
Xiao Chen looked at Liu Xiaoyun lying on the stage. He did not have any thoughts on whether Chu Chaoyun was vicious or not. Chu Chaoyun only used the most suitable move for the situation.
Every time Liu Xiaoyun got knocked back, he would increase his strength by ten percent. If this kept up, no one would know when it would end.
Who knows, the next person in trouble could be Chu Chaoyun. And the victor of this match would be different.
Temporarily crippling Liu Xiaoyuns limbs was the best solution, then. Furthermore, at that time, his opponent already formed an assumption. Each time, Chu Chaoyun had given his opponent a chance to get up, never attacking before his opponent stood up.
Thus, Liu Xiaoyun came to assume that his opponent would never attack while he was getting upor perhaps that Chu Chaoyun did not have the ability to or the guts to engage in closebat.
Who knew, Chu Chaoyun not only had the ability to do so, he had the guts as well. With the right opportunity and the right method, everything was dealt with smoothly.
Because he was the same, the genius swordsman of the Sun Moon Sect red at the extremely dissatisfied Liu Xiaoyun. He could not help but sigh in his heart, reminding himself, I have to remember this lesson. I cannot drop my guard at any moment or look down on the neers.
Li Daoxuan, the scion of the eight Noble ns Li n, which was famous for spears, smiled coldly and said, If he had used his full power earlier, he would not be in such state. Liu Xiaoyun thinks too highly of himself.
Bai Qi, who was not far away, felt the same. In the end, Liu Xiaoyun had lost sight of his priorities. He could not even deal with the match before him, yet he wanted to preserve his strength to deal with Xuanyuan Zhantian.
Sima Lingxuan, who was in the seeded participants spectator stand, could not even be bothered to give Liu Xiaoyun a nce. He coldly spat out, Trash!
After the referee announced the result of the match, someone from the Drifting Snow Sword Sect came over to carry Liu Xiaoyun away.
The Misty Sword Sects Sect Master watched with a smile on his face as Chu Chaoyun slowly walked over. Then, he nced at the Heavenly Saber Pavilions Jiang Chi.
The Misty Sword Sects elders were very happy as well. Chu Chaoyun defeated the previously ranked tenth Liu Xiaoyun. That meant that the Misty Sword Sect had a chance of getting into the top ten.
How powerful! Unexpectedly, the insignificant Great Qin Nation managed to produce two dark horses. First, Xiao Chen defeated Gong Yangyu. Then, Chu Chaoyun defeated Liu Xiaoyun. This is too much of a coincidence.
That Liu Xiaoyun is quite pitiful. He carried noble aspirations, wanting to challenge Xuanyuan Zhantian. Who knew that before they got to fight, he would be defeated?
The most important thing is that he was defeated so miserably. His prestige is gone. He could not even stand up anymore. He was beaten up like a dead dog.
The neers of this Five Nation Youth Competition are too strong. Indeed, the age of geniuses is here. First, we have Xuanyuan Zhantian, who dares to challenge Sima Lingxuan. Then, we have Xiao Chen and Chu Chaoyun. Finally, after them are people like Lin Fei.
After all, this was just apetition. The victor was king. Chu Chaoyun won in a straightforward and upright manner; no one would vilify him. They only sighed that the neers of the younger generation were growing too fast.
In this grand age, if a veteran was not careful, they might lose their prestige and be a stepping stone for the neers, allowing the neer to rocket to fame.
The strong came out inrge numbers, like the stars flickering in the sky. When theypeted for the peak, if it was not cruel or intense, it would not be the age of geniuses.
Thepetition continued. The remaining scions of the eight Noble ns aside from Sima Lingxuan all fought their matches. This allowed the crowd to see the graceful bearing of a Martial Emperors descendants.
The Li n scion was famous for spears. His spear moved like a flood dragon bursting out of the sea. When he moved his spear, it sounded like the roar of a berserk dragon. Just his vast state of water made everyone feel his potential was limitless.
Wang Quan, the scion of the Wang n, used a ck whip. The whip was very unpredictable; it was changeable and could vary between soft and hard. It even managed to leave deep marks on the Wind Cloud Arena.
There was also Beiming Shang of the Beiming n. He used an unrivaled Palm Technique. Even the Evil Moon Pavilions Bai Zhan could notst more than five moves against him.
When these people stepped into the dueling ring, they were invincible. In this second round of elimination, they did not meet any opponents that could defeat them. The strength that they disyed somewhat suppressed the fame of Xiao Chen and Chu Chaoyun, the neers.
However, the most eye-catching one was the Bai ns Bai Qi. It would not be an exaggeration to say that the exquisite Saber Techniques he demonstrated reached perfection.
Bai Qi was the first runner-up in the previous Five Nation Youth Competition. The crowd could clearly feel that he was stronger than the other Noble n scions.
The only regret of the crowd was that no one was able to force Bai Qi to use the Four Season Saber Technique that they wanted to see.
In a way, this also proved Bai Qis strength. Without using the Four Season Saber Technique, he was already so strong. If he used the Four Season Saber Technique, how much stronger would he be?
Many experts stepped up and showed everyone spectacr fights and wonderful Martial Techniques. This was an eye-opener for many cultivators.
However, there was someone who took unconventional action. He spread his fame with his extremely ridiculous behavior. Furthermore, he won all the matches he was in. He received even more attention than some of the Noble n scions.
Naturally, that person was Jin Dabao. From the very start, he had relied on that coffin lid and his shameless moves. Unexpectedly, he maintained his winning streak despite being a peak Superior Grade Martial King.
Jin Babao became the irregrity of this Five Nation Youth Competition, confounding everyone.
That coffin lid made several participants feel very dissatisfied. They felt that it was an offensive Secret Treasure. In the end, the City Lord personally checked the coffin lid and verified that it was not an offensive Secret Treasure before the crowds rage was cated.
Finally, the fatty had a match-up with a Noble n scion that he clearly could not defeat. He merelyughed loudly and chose to give up.
Several participants who wanted to see him get beaten up felt very angry. They all cursed at the fatty for his shamelessness.
For now, ignoring the fattys brazenness, another match that the crowd was waiting for was about to start. It was the match between Yue Chenxi and Nangong Ziyue.
In an instant, almost everyone focused on dueling ring seven, watching the two valiant and formidable-looking girls.
The matches of the other dueling rings became much less interesting. Even the matches of the other Noble n scions were ignored.
This was because the two girls on that dueling ring were too dazzling. Apart from their outstanding strength, their absolute beauty was also a big reason for the crowds attention.
In the Five Nation Youth Competition where the strong appeared inrge numbers, it was very rare to see girls. Since ancient times, most people were of the opinion that fighting was the business of men.
However, Yue Chenxi and Nangong Ziyue made everyone change their opinions by proving they were a match for men.
The strength of these two girls left several male participants in the dust; these men could only try to chase after their shadows.
Both these girls used Fist Techniques, were extremely beautiful, and were greatly talented.
Everyone was curious as to who was stronger and who was weaker.
The Supreme Sky Sects Yue Chenxi was only ranked in the top thirty in the previous Five Nation Youth Competition. However, she seemed much stronger in this round of the Five Nation Youth Competition.
During the intense qualifier, Yue Chenxi had pushed out Nangong Ziyue and obtained a seeded spot, to the surprise of everyone.
Given Nangong Ziyues pride at being a Noble n disciple, she would not stand by idly after this happened. She would definitely think of a way to regain her glory.
Nangong Ziyue and Yue Chenxi were bound to fight each other. Now, the two finally met in the Cloud Wind Arena.
In one corner of the dueling ring, Nangong Ziyue looked at the graceful and beautiful Yue Chenxi. She calmly said, Show me your full power. Otherwise, you will lose quickly. During the qualifier, I only used half my strength.
Yue Chenxi smiled gently and replied, That would depend on how capable you are. Let me tell you, during the qualifier, I did not even use forty percent of my strength.
Talk was useless; naturally, the smack talk before the match could not determine who was the true victor.
Fight!
Without saying a word, Nangong Ziyue took up the pose for the Immortal Mountains and Rivers Fist Technique and rushed at Yue Chenxi.
As Nangong Ziyue moved, the sound of gushing rivers resounded and mountains rose around her. In the blink of an eye, she materialized the power of the mountains and waters as she punched.
When sheunched the punch, the mountains stop moving and the rivers stop flowing. The power of the mountains and waters gathered on her fist, working together with her Essence. Space trembled and the vast Wind Cloud Arena shook.
The sound of Nangong Ziyues fist was like thunder, shaking the surroundings.
Yue Chenxi took a step forward with her right leg and clenched her right fist. She had a cautious expression on her delicate face. Clearly, she did not dare to underestimate this punch.
However, Yue Chenxi did not fear this punch, either. She countered this punch, which could make space tremble, with a punch.
When the two fists shed, Nangong Ziyues power of mountain and waters immediately pressed over. In that instant, the force of the gushing river and moving mountains poured out without end.
Yue Chenxi crouched slightly as she shouted, Explode! Then, when she straightened again, a dazzling light on her fist exploded.
That light was fulgent and dazzling. It was like the light of the morning sun breaking through the darkness of night. Its glow shone on everything, over all the mountains and rivers.
The mountain range immediately filled with golden light and the gushing rivers gleamed.
When Beiming Shang, who previously harbored doubts about Yue Chenxis strength, saw this scene, he eximed in shock, How bold! Others would think of how to break this state of mountain and water. Unexpectedly, this Yue Chenxi wanted to destroy the entire state of mountain and water andpletely defeat Nangong Ziyue in one go.
Bang! Bang!
The two boundless Fist Techniques shed intensely, causing the entire Wind Cloud Arena to shake. The Wind Cloud Barrier rippled continuously, mitigating the shock waves.
One used the mountains and waters for power and the other used the rising sun. Both were not ordinary states.
States could be divided into strong and weak. For example, a person who used river against a person who used the sea. It was clear which state would be stronger.
However, the stronger the state, the harder to grasp it. The harder to control, the more openings there would be. This was a great test of a cultivators talent.
Chapter 582 - Violent Girls
Chapter 582: Violent Girls
If you used the power of the seas but did not have sufficient talent and strength to control it, a cultivator that used the power of a pond might even defeat you. This was because the others state was perfect and your state was full of ws. Under a slight pressure, it would immediately break down.
Yue Chenxi and Nangong Ziyue were both clearly that kind of super genius. Their states were impressive and imposing. Furthermore, they had good control of their states, not revealing excessively obvious ws.
Light burst out, mountains moved, waves roared. Soon, the two had exchanged hundreds of moves. Huge energy waves already cracked the Wind Cloud Arena long ago, releasing strands of Dragon Qi.
All of Nangong Ziyues punches contained the power of mountains and waters. When she punched, it was like a mountain range pressing down.
However, Yue Chenxi was no weaker. She circted the Morning Sun Incantation to its limits and a fog spread out. All her punches released a vast amount of light, sending back the mountain range pressing over.
The strong state of cloud and state of lightplemented each other to support the Morning Sun Fist. Thebination was extremely powerful, not losing out to her opponents power of mountains and waters.
The audience all sighed in awe. The two looked like pretty, delicate girls. However, the power they could bring out was so strong.
That kind of astonishing power made several males feel inadequate.
That is too horrifying. To think one punch can contain so much force! Im afraid that I can only endure three of such punches.
Ha ha! You are boasting. If you really shed your fist with that, I guarantee that you would not be able to take half of it. That is a great state.
Thats right. Just going by their strengthone uses the power of mountains and waters, the other uses the power of the rising sunthey can both make the top five.
As the crowd discussed, the match in the dueling ring became more intense. As the Dragon Qi spread, dragon roars resounded.
Yue Chenxi had already taken the initiative to change the situation. As the morning sun shone, a rainbow bridge appeared. When she stood on the bridge, she seemed like a fairy from heaven.
The mist curled behind Yue Chenxi. When she punched, light would tear through the mist. Golden fist winds that looked like lightning from the heavens rained down on Nangong Ziyue without end.
Ssh!
The flowing water left no traces, and the mountains and rivers moved unhurriedly. The tight purple robes Nangong Ziyue wore could not hide her exquisite figure as she walked in the midst of mountains and water.
The mountain range was lush and green. The sound of water flowing was graceful. When one walked in the mountains and waters, their heart would be as calm as still water. The fist winds would also be more restrained.
The golden light descending down shattered. The resulting motes of lights flowed with the water.
However, this moment of silence was not an eternal silence. Instead, it was for the moment when everything would erupt. At that time, the mountain range would dance and the rivers would roar; the mountains and river remained immortal!
After another hundred moves, Nangong Ziyue roared ferociously. The calm flowing rivers and still mountains suddenly started moving.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
The rivers roared and pirs of water shot up through the clouds. The mountains danced, shaking heaven and earth, sending the world into chaos.
Riding the boundless power within this mysterious phenomena, Nangong Ziyue left the ground and headed to the rainbow bridge, flying towards Yue Chenxi, who was surrounded by mist.
Ka ca! Ka ca!
Before Nangong Ziyue or the fist wind arrived, the rainbow bridge in the air shattered. It turned into multicolored motes of light as it scattered downwards.
One punch represented the mountains and one punch represented the river. The mountains and rivers remain immortal for millennia. The seas andnd exist for me! The tyrannical aura that Nangong Ziyue previously revealed now reappeared, radiating proudly.
Surrounded by the mist, Yue Chenxi smiled gently. Shepletely unleashed the Morning Sun Fist, which she had raised to the thirteenthyer by means of the Daybreak Flower.
Xiu!
In that instant, the sky suddenly turned dark and night fell. The darkness seemed boundless; time seemed to move very slowly. Nangong Ziyues very fast punch became slow enough for the crowd to see every move clearly.
An unknown amount of time passed. Perhaps it was an instant, perhaps it was a hundred years. Then, a morning sun rose up in the east. Instantly, its radiance filled the sky andnd, reilluminating the entire ce.
In contrast to the dark night, the rising sun looked very dazzling and resplendent. This was the state of morning sun.
Only when one experienced true darkness and was reborn in fire could one perfect the state of morning sun. Only then could one cast a vast light over the mountains and rivers!
When the fiery-red morning sun cast out the final bit of darkness, the graceful Yue Chenxi met with Nangong Ziyues immortal mountains and waters.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The instant the two fists shed, the tall mountains behind Nangong Ziyue copsed. The never-ending, gushing river turned into a whirlpool, no longer moving forward.
The mountain was shattered, the water was broken. This was the end of the line. Nangong Ziyue vomited a mouthful of blood and the outstanding and proud tyrannical aura vanished to nothing under the light of the morning sun.
Only at this moment did Nangong Ziyue reveal the frailty of a young girl as she fell to the ground.
As Dragon Qi spread through the Wind Cloud Arena, dragon roars resounded without end.
Although the morning sun in the sky already dimmed significantly, it was still rising proudly, scattering its light over all thend.
Yue Chenxi gently waved her hand and the dim rising sun behind her scattered. Then, she wiped the blood from her lips and gently floated down.
The cracks in the Wind Cloud Arena slowly started to heal on its own. Following that, the Dragon Qi vanished and the dragon roars slowly came to a stop.
The pale Nangong Ziyue looked at Yue Chenxi and said gently, You win. It was indeed not a coincidence that you could snatch my seeded spot. Can I ask, how much of your strength did you use?
Nangong Ziyues question was clearly what everyone wanted to know as well. The other scions of the eight Noble ns all perked up their ears and looked over.
Yue Chenxi was able to defeat Nangong Ziyue. The pattern of the eight Noble ns monopolizing the top eight ranks in the Five Nation Youth Competition would probably be broken.
The strength that Yue Chenxi disyed was already a possible threat to those of the eight Noble ns. After all, Xiao Chen and Chu Chaoyun had only defeated disciples of the ten great sects. As for Yue Chenxi, she had defeated Nangong Ziyue, a scion of one of the eight Noble ns.
In terms of results, Yue Chenxi had achieved more than Xiao Chen and Chu Chaoyun. Thus, she attracted more attention.
Yue Chenxi was not unreasonable. There was no grudge between her and Nangong Ziyue. Furthermore, they were both female cultivators and respected each others strength. So, she answered Nangong Ziyue.
However, Yue Chenxi used her Essence and projected her voice, telling only Nangong Ziyue. This disappointed the others.
After Nangong Ziyue heard the answer, a long drawn-out smile appeared on her pretty face as she left the dueling ring.
Senior Brother Xiao Chen, in your opinion, what percent of her strength did Yue Chenxi use? Liu Suifeng, who was beside Xiao Chen, asked out of curiosity.
It was not just Liu Suifeng. The other cultivators who watched the match were all discussing this question. However, they could note to a conclusion. Some argued that Yue Chenxi used only sixty percent because the morning sun had not scattered after shepletely defeated Nangong Ziyue and shattered the power of the immortal mountains and rivers.
There were some who argued that Yue Chenxi had used her full power because the Immortal Mountains and Rivers Fist was so mighty. They believed it was impossible for her to have used only sixty percent of her strength.
Xiao Chen made his own evaluation and said, Probably about eighty percent. The twos strengths do not differ by much. If Yue Chenxi used only sixty percent of her strength, then the first few hundred moves would have already severely injured Nangong Ziyue.
Yue Chenxi obtained victory by relying on the advantage of her state. In the end, Nangong Ziyues Immortal Mountains and Rivers was not perfect enough. As for Yue Chenxi, her morning sun is already infinitely close to perfection.
Liu Suifeng nodded seriously, pretending he understood. Then, he asked again, Infinitely close to perfection, what does that mean?
Xiao Chen nced at Yue Chenxi on the dueling ring. After organizing his thoughts, he said, It is just my gut but her morning sun seems tock a natural feeling. There are some traces of artificiality. However, to most people, it is no different from perfection.
When Xiao Chen nced at Yue Chenxi, she had noticed his attention. She smiled and projected her voice at Xiao Chen, saying, Xiao Chen, I will wait for you at the ranking matches. I hope you will be able to make me use my full power this time.
Xiao Chen likewise projected his voice with Essence and replied, Dont worry. I will not disappoint you.
Yue Chenxi was the first to defeat a Noble n disciple within the past few Five Nation Youth Competitions. Now, she immediately became the focus of everyones attention.
Everyone predicted that Yue Chenxi had the strength to fight her way into the top five and be the greatest dark horse of this Five Nation Youth Competition. Even Xiao Chens and Chu Chaoyuns fame could not match up to hers.
There would always be people with exceptional ability in every generation. Xiao Chen, Chu Chaoyun, and Yue Chenxi were very good proof of this saying. This made the Five Nation Youth Competition more exciting, more interesting. After all, if the same people kept winning thepetition, it would start to be boring.
The people of the City Lords Residence, who organized thepetition, seemed clearly satisfied with their performances. The dueling rings were filled with pleasant surprises and unexpected events. This would help sustain and increase the influence of the Five Nation Youth Competition.
Up to this point, there were no longer many matches in the second round of elimination that could incite the crowds excitement. After all, the seeded participants were separated and would not face much strong opposition.
The match between the crowds favorite, Xuanyuan Zhantian, and Chu Chaoyun disappointed everyone. They only exchanged ten moves beforeing to a tacit understanding and dering it a draw.
However, it was reasonable when one thought about it. This was not the ranking matches yet. Their strengths were about equal. If they really fought, they might end up revealing all their trump cards. Then, they would lose many of their advantages when they faced the other participants.
Next match, Xiao Chen versus Lin Fei!
As the somewhat dull matches continued, the moderate-volume voice of group fives referee immediately attracted the attention of many people, causing them to focus on dueling ring five.
Xiao Chen and Lin Fei are both on the neer ranking list. Furthermore, they both have not tasted defeat yet. Given Lin Feis personality, he definitely will not agree to end the match in a draw.
That is natural. Ever since Xiao Chen defeated Gong Yangyu, his fame has surpassed Lin Feis. Lin Fei is probably feeling very frustrated.
Actually, Lin Feis strength is also somewhat unfathomable. No one could truly block his Earth Vein Saber Technique. Whats more, no one knows if he still has other trump cards.
Chu Chaoyun and Xuanyuan Zhantian drew against each other. In that case, their winning streaks came to an end. The only neers with a winning streak are now these two.
Chapter 583 - Great Contrast
Chapter 583: Great Contrast
This match will be very exciting. The two of them are both expert desmen and neers who still have a winning streak. There are too many reasons for this to be exciting!
Rtive to the somewhat dull matches, this would definitely be much better. Before Xiao Chen and Lin Feis match started, it elicited fervent discussion among the audience.
However, Lin Fei had waited for this moment for a very long time. Like everyone else guessed, he was indeed feeling very frustrated. After the referee announced the next match, Lin Fei pushed off the ground andnded in the dueling ring.
Xiao Chen, dont think that after defeating Gong Yangyu, you have overtaken me. Your winning streak will end here. When Lin Fei saw Xiao Chen, he revealed a disdainful smile, purposely mocking him.
Unaffected by his words, Xiao Chen replied calmly, Do your best and make your move. Lets see if your winning streak will be the one ended instead.
Lin Feis Earth Vein Saber Technique was very unpredictable. It was indeed hard to deal with. However, it was as Xiao Chen said; if Lin Fei wanted to rely on this Saber Technique to keep getting victories, he would not make it to the end.
After he used the Earth Vein Saber Technique for so many times, it was no longer a strange move.
Ha ha! You better grasp your saber tightly. Iming!
Lin Fei smiled gently and his aura suddenly changed. His gaze became as sharp as a saber. Then, he immediately rushed at Xiao Chen with great speed.
It had to be said that Lin Fei might be very brash, but when he entered hisbat mode, his earlier disdain and impatience promptly vanished. If one became confused by the different aura he disyed, one would be at an disadvantage when they exchanged moves.
Chi! Chi!
Lin Fei was very fast. With his speed, he was like a solitary, sharp treasured saber. He sliced the formless wind blocking his path like it was a sheet of white paper.
When Lin Fei got to within ten meters of Xiao Chen, the crowd thought that he would attack Xiao Chen from the front, or perhaps go around and attack him from the side.
Suddenly, Lin Feis upper body unexpectedly shifted downwards. Others might have thought that he tripped over something. Naturally, the cultivators present did not think so.
This maneuver was how Lin Fei abruptly changed moves. He kept close to the ground. At some point in time, he had drawn his saber, which flickered with a cold light.
Continuing to move at an extremely fast speed, Lin Fei flew towards Xiao Chen, his saber pointed towards Xiao Chens knees.
It is really hard to imagine that Lin Fei can actually attack this way. Furthermore, he was able to change his moves within such short time.
The most important thing is that his actions did not expose any opening at all. It looked very natural. Clearly, he has practiced it many times.
It seems like it was not a fluke that this Lin Fei has managed to make this far today.
Many cultivators in the spectator stands were surprised andmented on it. If they were in this situation, they might not be able to defend against it. They would end up being beaten up until they lost theirbat prowess.
Even if they could react quickly and dodge it, they would lose the initiative of the battle. This would result in them being able to only passively defend against Lin Fei.
How then would Xiao Chen deal with this?
For most people, their first reaction would be to retreat. This was because the lower body of cultivators was one of the hardest areas to defend.
Furthermore, Lin Fei attacked with fast speed and unpredictability. It would be very problematic to block his saber; retreating was the best method. Even if they lost the initiative, it could not be helped.
However, Xiao Chen did not retreat. This was because he did not need to retreat.
Just as Lin Feis saber was about to strike Xiao Chens knees, in the time it would take to strike a spark, Xiao Chen moved. He aimed the tip of the undrawn Lunar Shadow Saber in his left hand at Lin Feis wrist.
As the tip of the scabbard moved down, its speed reached its peak, giving off a piercing sonic boom. As long as Lin Fei did not move his wrist away, this scabbard would pierce through it.
By relying on superior speed, even though Xiao Chen movedter, his strike wouldnd first. He instantly dealt with Lin Feis strange attack. He even ced Lin Fei into a difficult position.
If Lin Fei moved forward, he would be able to cripple this strong opponent immediately. This was how tempting this strike was.
However, if Lin Fei was too slow, his wrist would be pierced through, resulting in him losing hisbat prowess.
Victory and defeat could be decided in an instant. This simple move shook everyone to their core. The intent of Xiao Chens move was topete with Lin Fei in speed.
I will only challenge you this way, without saying a word. Do you dare ept? Do you have the guts? If you are faster, you will win, bing famous and known by many. If you are slower, you will instantly sink into a deep abyss, ending up in a sorry state like Liu Xiaoyun, losing all your glory.
This great contrast challenged Lin Feis mental state.
If Lin Feis state of mind was weak, that it would have a severe negative impact during his moment of tortuous decision-making. If he hesitated, he would not even have the chance to decide, losing right away.
Retreat! Lin Fei had seen Xiao Chens match with Gong Yangyu. He knew that Xiao Chens attacking speed was very fast. So, he retreated. In the end, he did not dare topete with Xiao Chen in speed.
pping the floor with his left hand, Lin Fei shifted back into a standing position.
The sneak attack failed. I lost the initiative. I have to quickly put some distance between us, Lin Fei immediately thought as he revealed an unsightly expression.
Bang!
There was a loud sound as the tip of Xiao Chens scabbard struck the Wind Cloud Arena. Then, it sank into the arena by three centimeters.
The great force left everyone watching bbergasted. The most frightening thing was that despite the great force, the Wind Cloud Arena did not crack; the force did not spread out.
The crowd thought in horror, If Lin Fei did not retreat, this move might have chopped off his hand.
Xiu!
An electric saber light flickered. After Xiao Chen stabbed the scabbard into the stage, he did not stop. He immediately drew the Lunar Shadow Saber and hacked at Lin Fei with two hands.
While you are down, I will take advantage of it. This had always been Xiao Chens style. Now that his opponent had lost the initiative, this was the best moment to attack.
Xiao Chen would not attack for no purpose. If he attacked, he would use a mighty force to injure or cripple his opponent.
Lin Fei had just gotten up. Before he had time to move away, he had to face this saber that roared like rushing thunder. Supporting his saber with his left hand, he held it across his chest in passive defense.
With a loud ng, the huge force struck Lin Feis saber like a thunderous mountain pressing over.
Before Lin Fei could react, he vomited a mouthful of blood. He immediately flew backwards like aunched cannonball and crashed into the Wind Cloud Barrier.
The strong rebound sent Lin Fei falling to the ground and vomiting another mouthful of blood. He immediately turned iparably pale.
Xiao Chen rushed forward, not giving Lin Fei time to catch his breath. He executed his state of thunder and state of massacre together, not allowing his opponent a chance to initiate an attack.
Dang! Dang! Dang!
The weapons shed and sparks appeared. Lin Fei defended wearily; he was knocked back continuously. The expression on his pale face became even more unsightly.
Every one of Xiao Chens strikes was filled with a vast force. With the support of the two states, his strikes became mightier, causing Lin Fei more injury.
If this continued, Lin Fei would definitely be defeated within a hundred moves!
Earth Vein Saber Technique!
After enduring for a long time, Lin Fei finally caught hold of an opportunity. He executed the Saber Technique that made him famous. When he blocked Xiao Chens attack, he suddenly fired a strand of saber Qi from his feet at Xiao Chens chest.
The Earth Vein Saber Technique was also very mighty. It used the great earth for power and was equal to Lin Feis full-power attack.
Lin Fei did not hope that this strand of saber Qi would injure Xiao Chen. He only hoped that it would give himself a respite. Since he was heavily injured by Xiao Chens attack, he had not had time to catch his breath.
The injuries in Lin Feis body became more and more serious. If they kept umting, he would definitely not be able to suppress them.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly and said calmly, I have been waiting for this Earth Vein Saber Technique for a long time.
While others were afraid of this Earth Vein Saber Technique, Xiao Chen never had been.
Xiao Chen clenched his left hand and circted his Vital Qi. A sharp azure energy gathered at his fist. This was the Dragon w Fists third moveFist Breaking Armor.
Bang!
The sharp azure energy shed with the saber Qi. With the armor-breaking properties of this punch, it shattered that strange of saber Qi and reduced it to nothing. Of course, the energy of the Fist Breaking Armor alsopletely canceled out.
While Xiao Chen attacked with his left fist, he did not stop moving his right hand. He gently swung his saber and sent out an Arclight Chop.
Another injury was inflicted on Lin Feis body. The electric energy in the arclight sted him far away.
You are just bullying people. Xiao Chen, you are provoking me!
From the start of the match, Lin Fei had been suppressed all the way. The Earth Vein Saber Technique that made him famous was instantly broken by his opponent.
Lin Fei could no longer hold back the rage in his heart. He roared ferociously and his saber started humming. A sharp saber intent started spreading out from his saber.
Lin Fei calmly said, Originally, I was only going to use this in the ranking matches. Xiao Chen, you should feel honored that you managed to force me to use this.
The audience was immediately shocked; they had not expected Lin Fei to hide himself so deeply. Unexpectedly, he had evenprehended the difficult-toprehend saber intent. Furthermore, he had not used it before this.
Xiao Chen is in trouble now. With the support of saber intent, the might of a desmans Martial Techniques would be increased by at least fifty percent. Looking at Lin Feis saber intent, he is likely to haveprehended it to twenty percent, only slightly weaker than Bai Qis.
Furthermore, both of them are desmen. One has saber intent and the other doesnt. The difference between them would be very obvious.
Indeed. If Xiao Chen was a swordsman, he could use sword intent. However, he is a desman; he does not have anything he can use.
The cultivators in the spectator stands sighed gently. Saber intent was hard toprehend. However, once oneprehended it, they could gain a boundless might. This was something that was widely acknowledged. The situation was probably going to turn around.
Withering nts! Lin Fei shouted ferociously and executed his trump card. A deste aura spread out from his saber, making one feel the aura of death.
If there were any nts here, the power of this Saber Technique would be able to make them wither quickly.
With the support of saber intent, the might of this move would increase explosively, giving it the might to decay everything. This time, Lin Fei took the initiative to attack, hoping to turn the tables.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly and said indifferently, Saber intent? I seem to know it too.
Weng!
The pitch-ck Lunar Shadow Saber trembled continuously. Xiao Chens saber furiously released a saber intent that was stronger than Lin Feis.
The strong saber intent passed through the Wind Cloud Barrier. The nearby desmen felt their hearts palpitate and their sabers trembled as well.
Thisthis is a peak Small Perfection saber intent. It is equal to Bai Qis saber intent!
This is shocking. Unexpectedly, Xiao Chenprehended saber intent as well. Furthermore, it is significantly stronger than Lin Feis saber intent.
Chapter 584 - Unresigned
Chapter 584: Unresigned
The audiences expressions changed greatly. Only at this moment, they were shocked to realize that Xiao Chens strength was unfathomable.
A strong wind blew and clouds churned, massing above Xiao Chen. This was the starting move of the Lightning Tribtion Saber TechniqueGathering Cloud and Wind. Winds blew and clouds moved, gathering together.
As the winds and clouds gathered, Xiao Chen took a step forward. With an even-stronger momentum than earlier, he swung his saber.
Pu ci! Pu ci!
The saber intent Lin Fei was so proud of, making it his trump card, broke like dead branches on a tree. Xiao Chens stronger saber intent instantly defeated it.
Even Lin Feis Withering nts attack failed. Before his saber could get close to Xiao Chen, the strong momentum of Xiao Chens move had broken through.
Dang!
A melodious ng rang out and Lin Feis saber flew out of his hand. A strong, irresistible force sent Lin Fei flying.
Crashing into the Wind Cloud Barrier, Lin Fei vomited arge mouthful of blood. The injuries he had been suppressing instantly erupted. He fell to the floor and could not get up again.
How can it be? You actuallyprehended saber intent as well!
As Lin Fei looked at Xiao Chen, whose aura was unrestrained and whose clothes fluttered in the gathered wind and cloud, he revealed a look of heavy shock in his eyes. He had not imagined such an result.
The victor is Xiao Chen. You get two points. The referee looked at Xiao Chen, feeling very curious. He realized that he could no longer discern the strength of this youth.
Xiao Chen slowly walked to where his scabbard was stuck in the Wind Cloud Arena. Then, he sheathed his Lunar Shadow Saber and pulled out the scabbard with his left hand before leaving the dueling ring carefreely.
Roar!
The instant the scabbard was pulled out of the Wind Cloud Arena, a strand of Dragon Qi immediately escaped from that hole. This strand of Dragon Qi had been suppressed by Xiao Chens scabbard. The moment it came out, it gave off a resonant dragon roar.
This dragon roar was much louder than any of the dragon roars that had previously been heard. The originally formless Dragon Qi of the dragon roar unexpectedly took form.
The Dragon Qi roared ferociously and broke through the Wind Cloud Barrier. Then, it flew into the skies of Dragon Sealing City, soaring towards the thick, gray clouds.
Xiu!
The Dragon Qi tore through the dark clouds and opened a hole in the sky. A piercing golden light instantly descended from the sky, encasing Xiao Chen within it.
This golden light was resplendent, moving together with Xiao Chen. When all the cultivators in the crowd saw this scene, their mouths dropped open in wordless shock.
Such a scene had happened to Sima Lingxuan during the qualifiers. Unexpectedly, Xiao Chen now received such a treatment.
Lin Fei, who finally managed to get up, felt unresigned when he saw this scene. He said furiously, Damn it! Encased by golden light, receiving the awe of the crowd, all this should be mine!
Bai Qi, who had never truly viewed Xiao Chen as a rival, had apletely serious expression on his face. Now, aside from Xuanyuan Zhantian, there is one more person topete with for the top three positions.
Sitting alone in the seeded participants spectator stand, Sima Lingxuan, who was radiating a strong self-confidence, revealed a strange look in his eyes. However, it quickly faded away.
He said softly, No matter how strong you are, you are destined to be my stepping stone in this Five Nation Youth Competition. It is a tragedy for you to be in the same generation as me, Sima Lingxuan.
When Xiao Chen finally took a seat, the golden light around him slowly faded away. The hole in the thick, dark clouds slowly mended as well.
Such a scene made the originally dull other matches even more dreary.
Following that, the matches of the eight Noble ns scions attracted some attention. As for the other matches, no one paid attention to them. The cultivators in the spectator stands all discussed the geniuses that appeared in droves in these two elimination rounds.
Actually, there are only four true outstanding neers in this Five Nation Youth Competition: Xiao Chen, Chu Chaoyun, Xuanyuan Zhantian, and Yue Chenxi. The rest are just there to make up the numbers.
Thats not right. How can you count Yue Chenxi as a neer? She participated in the previous Five Nation Youth Competition.
Ha ha, how can she not be counted? Her performance in the previous Five Nation Youth Competition was not outstanding. During thispetition, she stood out from the crowd and defeated Nangong Ziyue. So, she can be considered a neer.
Right, I feel that she can be counted too. This is unfortunate for Lin Fei. If he had not been defeated so miserably by Xiao Chen, we would have five genius neers instead of four.
Indeed, he is also an peak genius desman whoprehended saber intent. Unfortunately, he met with Xiao Chen and lost too miserably.
Once the fervent discussions of the cultivators started, they could not stop; it seemed very lively.
These cultivators could not be med, either. Compared to the previous Five Nation Youth Competitions, thispetition was much more exciting. The genius neers emerged inrge numbers and the expert veterans were still as strong.
The presence of both the new and old generated intensepetition. Everyone could feel this clearly. Geniuses came out inrge numbers, gathering together. This was a great age of cultivators, all fighting for supremacy.
How could the crowd not be excited at being able to personally witness the era of geniuses descend upon them, to see birth of the main character of this era? The geniuses they saw today might be potential Martial Emperors, leaving their names behind in history.
I feel that these four people have the strength to make it into the top five. The trend of the eight Noble ns monopolizing the top eight spots will be changed.
It is still too early to say. Think about the strengths of the eight Noble ns scions. Which one of them is mediocre? Furthermore, how much older are they? The results will be hard to predict.
Thats right. We will only know who is stronger or weaker after they fight. However, this Five Nation Youth Competition is a feast for the eyes. I did not make this trip in vain.
As the noisy discussions carried on, the second round of elimination slowly came to an end.
Todays elimination round was different from the previous one. The participants could not leave after they finished their matches. The people of the City Lords Residence tabted the scores and announced the hundred people who were qualified to participate in the ranking matches.
These hundred people would also be the ones listed in the True Dragon Ranking. When the Five Nation Youth Competition ended, their names would truly shake the world.
Murong Chong clearly seemed nervous. Given his proud nature, he cared a lot about True Dragon Ranking. In todays elimination round, he had lost seven matches and had three draws.
He was not confident of making it into the top hundred.
Yun Kexinsplexion was currently pale. She had been injured in battle and had to drop out early. Although she was able to let it go, with the top hundred about to be announced, she still could not help but be dejected.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Wind and thunder roared and the twenty dueling rings merged together, forming tenrger dueling rings.
Then another dueling ring suddenly rose up in the center of the Cloud Wind Arena. It was clearly different from the others.
That was the Wind Cloud tform. It had a total of ten corners, and had a dragon pir in every corner. The Dragon Sealing Citys City Lord stood on the tform, holding a name list. He said, I will now announce the participants who qualify for the ranking matches. If you do not hear your name, you are not selected.
As the City Lord read out the names, the final suspense of the day was finally dispelled. Fortunately, Murong Chongs was read out. This meant that two people from the Heavenly Saber Pavilion made it into the True Dragon Ranking.
The City Lord only read out ny-nine names. He did not read out the hundredth name. However, everyone knew that spot was reserved for Sima Lingxuan. This was a special glory reserved for him.
The ranking matches will officially begin three dayster. We will announce the rules at that time. You may all now return to rest!
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The Heavenly Saber Pavilions Courtyard in Dragon Sealing City:
Three dayster, Jiang Chi said to Xiao Chen and Murong Chong with a serious tone, Murong Chong, Xiao Chen, the ranking matches are about to begin. There is no need for you two to feel any burden. The Heavenly Saber Pavilion already owes you two too much just by reaching this far.
Xiao Chen nodded and said, Human affairs are determined by fate. As long as I did my best, I will not have any regrets.
Murong Chong said the same thing. After reaching this far, he had seen countless geniuses. During this process, he had matured a lot.
Jiang Chi smiled. Lets go then!
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On the tall Wind Cloud tform with the ten dragon pirs, the Dragon Sealing Citys City Lord, Zong Liang, announced the rules of the ranking matches.
The ranking matches would not divide the participants into groups. There would be a total of a hundred rounds. In each round, each participant would fight only once. That meant there would be a total of fifty matches in one round.
Like the elimination round, the ranking matches would use the same point system.
Every participant would start from zero. Each victory would two points, and each loss would deduct two points. The only difference was that no draws were allowed; a victor had to be decided.
The purpose of this was to prevent a situation, like in the elimination rounds, where the participants could agree to draw. They were now in the final stages of thepetition. Naturally, the organizers would not allow such a situation to happen.
It was impossible for finish a hundred rounds in a day. So, thepetition would end for the day before dusk or when they finished fifty rounds. All the ranking matches might take four or five days.
Chapter 585 - Four Dragon Veins Awaken
Chapter 585: Four Dragon Veins Awaken
The rules for this round are rather interesting. After fighting for a hundred matches, the strengths of all the participants will be revealed for sure; it will be impossible for them to hide their strength.
However, the lineup of each round is not decided by the participants themselves or by drawing lots. Instead, it is decided by the City Lord.
Ha ha! That is not a problem. The City Lords Residence is very reliable. They will not favor any participants. My guess is that they did this to prevent some of the super geniuses from meeting each other too early.
If the super geniuses met each other too early, it would not be very interesting. It is best to leave those matches forter.
Overall, the rules for these ranking matches conformed with the norms. There was nothing new or anything worthining about. All the sects and elder-leveled characters did not have any opinion about it.
When no one spoke up, Zong Liang continued, Since there is no objection, then I invite all the hundred participants toe up to the tform. We will begin the ceremony for gathering Luck. After this, the first round of the ranking matches will start.
Luck is ethereal and formless; it is not tangible. How can one gather it? Xiao Chen felt very curious about this ceremony. As he went up, he was filled with anticipation.
There was a total of eleven Wind Cloud tforms. Aside from the tallest Wind Cloud tform in the middle, there were ten people in each of the lower Wind Cloud tforms.
Zong Liang closed his eyes and brought his hands together to form hand seals. These hand seals were extremely ancient andplicated. However, he changed the positions of his ten fingers more than a hundred times in an instant.
An ancient, dignified, imposing, and divine aura spread out from Zong Liangs body. The tallest Wind Cloud tform below him started shaking intensely.
Roar! Roar! Roar! Roar!
At an unknown depth below the Wind Cloud tform, four deste dragon roars started to resound in an oppressive manner.
The dragon roars were deep and prolonged. There was a great difference from the dragon roars issued by the Dragon Qi. That ancient and wild auraid a heavy pressure on the hundred participants.
The participants felt like their shoes were filled with lead; they could not even take a step. They also felt like there was a huge rock pressing on their chests; it was hard to bear.
Did I hear wrongly? There were actually four dragon roars!
Four dragon roars mean that four Dragon Veins had awakened. In the past, there would at most be two Dragon Veins awakening.
The rumors of this being the era of geniuses are definitely true. All four Dragon Veins are awake. The participants of this Five Nation Youth Competition will obtain more than four times the usual amount of Luck.
In the spectator stands, many of the cultivators who had seen past Five Nation Youth Competitions said that four Dragon Veins awakening meant that the era of geniuses had started. There would be a Martial Emperor appearing in the future.
During one such era of geniuses, there had been the Thunder Emperor, Sang Mu. He was someone who could stand shoulder to shoulder with the Great Tianwu Emperor. What kind of powerful character would appear this time?
The dragon roars stirred the dark clouds in the sky. p after p of thunder boomed. The atmosphere of the entire ce became oppressive and heavy.
Xiu!
When the thunder stopped rumbling, a hundred holes appeared in the dark clouds thousands of meters above Dragon Sealing City. A hundred beams of golden light descended from the sky, looking like pirs of light encasing all of the participants of the ranking matches.
Drip a drop of blood on the jade pendant at your waist and the ceremony will beplete. With four Dragon Veins awakening, how much Luck you can gather would depend on yourselves. Zong Liangs somewhat weak voice resounded.
When Xiao Chen heard that, he took out the dragon-shaped jade pendant. That little golden dragon was currently swimming carefreely in the translucent jade pendant.
Xiao Chen pricked the top of his finger and squeezed out a drop of blood. The blood permeated into the jade pendant and infused into the little golden dragons body.
Pu!
Xiao Chen felt like his mind and spirit merged with the little dragons. That little dragon seemed to have became his incarnation. Furthermore, he seemed to have established a weak connection with a great existence. However, it felt very faint.
The ranking matches would all take ce in the same Wind Cloud tform. After the ceremony was over, four referees appeared on the Wind Cloud tform.
Ranking matches, match one of round one: Wang Quan versus Lin Fei.
Wang Quan was the scion of one of the eight Noble ns. Having ranked sixth in the previous Five Nation Youth Competition, he was a true giant of the younger generation. The weapon he used was the rtively hard-to-use Dragon Fiend Whip.
The Dragon Fiend Whip. ording to stories, the expert ancestors of the Wang n had killed a Fiend Dragon. Then, they extracted its spine and refined it into the Dragon Fiend Whip, giving it to the Wang ns younger generation to use.
Lin Fei was one of the experts on the neer ranking list. His Earth Vein Saber Technique was very unpredictable. What was even rarer was that he hadprehended saber intent to twenty percent.
Although Lin Fei had lost to Xiao Chen, no one would deny Lin Feis strength. The crowd guessed that while he would not be able to defeat Wang Quan, he would be able to put up a fight.
If Lin Fei could put up a fight, he would be able to keep fighting, dragging this out. Even if he could not obtain victory, a fight against an expert could increase hisprehension, helping him raise his cultivation.
Wang Quan kept the Dragon Fiend Whip tucked into his belt. He looked at Lin Fei with a rxed expression and smiled. You are Lin Fei, right? I have been paying attention to you and have wanted to give your Earth Vein Saber Technique a try. Make your move.
Wang Quans attitude made Lin Fei feel very unhappy. He said, Dont put on a look of assured victory. Be careful of an unexpected failure.
Ha ha! Then let me see how are you going to make me meet with an unexpected failure.
Wang Quan smiled faintly, not taking Lin Feis words to heart. Lin Fei had already revealed all his strength in his fight against Xiao Chen.
Wang Quan did not feel any pressure going against Lin Fei. If not for the fact that Xiao Chens fight with Lin Fei had piqued his interest, making him want to try the strangeness of the Earth Vein Saber Technique for himself, he would not even bother saying anything.
Weng!
Lin Fei immediately drew his saber. He did not have any intention of hiding his strength when going against Wang Quan. From the very start, he used his saber intent.
Lin Fei sent out a strand of saber Qi from his feet and his figure flickered, quickly arriving before Wang Quan. He had a seven-meter-long saber light as he hacked down. With the support of the saber intent, the saber light pulsated with a cold gleam.
Wang Quan was not in a rush to sh with his opponent. He pushed off the ground and dodged the saber light.
For the next ten moves, Wang Quan kept dodging, not wanting to attack. He weaved through the saber lights that Lin Fei sent at him.
Earth Vein Saber Technique!
After Wang Quan dodged another move, Lin Fei finally executed his Earth Vein Saber Technique. He fired out a saber Qi from his feet and, at the same time, attacked with the saber light on his saber.
Chi! Chi!
Even though Wang Quan had already anticipated this move, the saber Qi from Lin Feis feet still managed to tear a hole in the area around his chest. If not for his good Movement Technique, this attack would have injured him.
Not bad! Continue! A strange light shed in Wang Quans eyes and he smiled faintly.
Seeing that Wang Quan did not have any intention of taking out his Dragon Fiend Whip, Lin Fei waspletely infuriated. Hebined his saber intent with his Earth Vein Saber Technique, executing them at their limits.
Suddenly, the saber light shone brightly, causing a strong wind to howl. Before Lin Feis unpredictable Saber Technique, danger sprung up all around Wang Quan; he was like the dead leaves in the wind. It seemed like he would be injured by the saber Qi at any moment.
After another few dozen moves, Wang Quan shook his head slightly. The Earth Vein Saber Technique is indeed powerful. Unfortunately, Lin Fei has notprehended the state of earth and cannot bring out its full power.
Wang Quanpletely lost interest in the Earth Vein Saber Technique. Clutching the Dragon Fiend Whip at his waist, he said softly, It is time for the game to end. It is time for you to lose!
He gently swung his hand up, coiling the Dragon Fiend Whip around himself and encasing himself. He formed several wind des flying in all directions.
The instant the violent storm of wind des was sent out, the power of Lin Feis Saber Technique broke off. He initially intended to build up some power for the Earth Vein Saber Technique. However, before he could do so, the power he had stored was dispersed.
Wang Quan had grasped his opponents rhythm, and when he attacked, he disrupted Lin Feis Saber Technique.
He gently shook his hand and the Dragon Fiend Whip uncoiled from around his body and flew towards Lin Feis chest.
At this moment, Wang Quans aura changedpletely. He no longer smiled, and his gaze became as sinister as a venomous snakes, without a shred of emotion.
A strong aura poured out and immediately suppressed Lin Feis.
Lin Fei just had his Saber Technique broken. When he looked at the whip approaching him, it was like a savage Fiend Dragon flying at him. He simply could not help but be distracted for a moment.
Ka ca! Ka ca!
By the time Lin Fei reacted, his body had already been sent flying into the air. When hended on the floor, he vomited arge mouthful of blood. He had also broken several ribs.
Immediately, the jade pendant at Lin Feis waist sent out a strand of golden light into Wang Quans jade pendant. The little golden dragon in Lin Feis jade pendant turned slightly dimmer.
As for the little dragon in Wang Quans, its glow became richer.
When Xiao Chen saw this incredible scene, a serious look shed in his face. He asked doubtfully, What is going on?
First Elder Jiang Chi exined, This is seizing Luck. The little golden dragon in the jade pendant is the Luck you obtained from the Dragon Vein. Every time you defeat someone, you can forcefully seize some of your opponents Luck. When a certain amount has umted, this golden dragon will break out. By then, you will be able to seize more Luck.
Xiao Chen suddenly understood. He said, I see. No wonder the City Lord said that the amount of Luck we can obtain would depend on us.
Seizing power by force like this seemed very cruel to the weaker participants. Thew of nature, where the strong preyed on the weak, was clearly demonstrated here.
Xiao Chenmented to himself, Regardless of whether is it the best era or the worst era, in the end, the era of geniuses is a stage for the strong. The weak can only be stepping stones for the strong, allowing them to climb further.
Thepetition continued. There was a total of fifty matches; everyone would have the chance to fight once. Now, it was Bai Qis turn. His opponent was a Small Perfection half-step Martial Monarch desman.
Faced with Bai Qi, who had a Small Perfection saber intent, that participant decisively chose to admit defeat. That desmans jade pendant immediately sent out a strand of golden light into Bai Qis jade pendant.
Match thirty-six: Xiao Chen versus Duanmu Qing.
When Xiao Chen heard Duanmu Qings name, he was somewhat surprised. He had not expected that someone else from the Great Qin Nation had made it into the top one hundred. Furthermore, it was someone he knew.
On the Wind Cloud tform, Duanmu Qing looked at the white-robed Xiao Chen. Her cold eyes revealed a helpless expression.
In the past, Xiao Chen could not even withstand a palm strike from Duanmu Qing. However, after the battle at the Heavenly Saber Pavilion, which made him famous, she found that she could no longer catch up to him.
Now, Xiao Chen was a famous talented neer, one of the hot favorites for the top ten ranks in the Five Nation Youth Competition. On the other hand, Duanmu Qing had to fight so bitterly and she only barely made it into the top one hundred.
Chapter 586 - Victory or Defeat in One Move
Chapter 586: Victory or Defeat in One Move
Xiao Chen, shall we decide victory or defeat with one move? Duanmu Qing asked softly.
Xiao Chen did not reject her suggestion. He nodded and said, Make your move, then!
Ice Fury!
Duanmu Qings fine ck hair turnedpletely white as she took out her best move. Frost coated her slender sword as a sharp state of ice pulsated on the de. Her state of ice looked like it would engulf the world and freeze the sea.
Ka ca!
Xiao Chen drew his saber and used a thirty-percentprehended saber intent. A solid-looking crystalline saber Qi surged out from the de.
After cutting the state of ice in half, the might of the saber Qi did not diminish. It continued on to break Duanmu Qings protective Essence shield and leave a shallow wound on her body.
Duanmu Qing knew that Xiao Chen had gone easy on her. At the same time, she felt astonishment at his strength. At the end, during the crucial moment, he was still able to control his saber Qi as he pleased.
As of now, the difference between Xiao Chen and Duanmu Qing could no longer be described as a mere gap.
Xiao Chen sheathed his saber. After some thought, he said, Your state of ice seems to have somewhat taken form, so it looks mightier. However, its power is actually dispersed. You are not Liu Xiaoyun; without sufficient support, this sort of disy can not withstand a single blow from an expert.
You would be better off turning your state of ice into cold wind and infusing it into your Sword Technique. While its aura would be weaker, it is denser.
When Duanmu Qing heard this, she went into deep thought. She seemed to figure out something while musing. After a while, she said, Many thanks.
Victory and defeat was already decided. Duanmu Qings jade pendant could not help but fire out a golden light into Xiao Chens jade pendant.
Immediately, Xiao Chen clearly felt that his golden dragon became stronger. Furthermore, it felt very happy.
Sima Lingxuan appeared in the next match. Before his strong self-confidence, his opponent did not even dare to look him in the eye. After he went up the Wind Cloud tform, he immediately admitted defeat.
Seeing the golden line enter his jade pendant, Sima Lingxuans lips curled up as he shook his head slightly. He said, How boring.
Thepetition carried on in a methodical fashion. As per the precedents, when ordinary participants met with the scions of the eight Noble ns, or with young giants like Xuanyuan Zhantian, they would choose to concede the match. Otherwise, they would ask to decide victory with one move, so they could understand the gap between them and these giants.
Given this, thepetition proceeded at a decent pace. They finished the first round after two hours. By sunset, they already finished twelve rounds. Xiao Chen had won all twelve of his matches, not suffering any defeat.
The little golden dragon in Xiao Chens jade pendant was not only bright, it did not show any signs of dimness. Furthermore, it seemed significantlyrger, upying the entire jade pendant. It looked like it would be able to break out of the jade pendant with one more victory.
As for Murong Chongs little golden dragon, it was far fromparable to Xiao Chens. Out of the twelve matches, Murong Chong won only five of them. Not only did his golden dragon not grow, it shrank slightly and became dimmer.
Murong Chong secretly cast a nce at the golden dragon in Xiao Chens jade pendant and felt somewhat dejected. It was truly frustrating. If Xiao Chen did not exist, his results would not look as bad as they did now; they would be sufficient to shake the entire Heavenly Saber Pavilion.
However, whenpared to Xiao Chen, the gap immediately became clear. Murong Chongs golden dragon did not even look like a dragon; it could not evenpare to an earthworm. Murong Chong felt very depressed. When he returned, he would be embarrassed to speak of his results.
Roar!
Just at this moment, a crisp crack resounded and there was a dragon roar. After Wang Quan defeated his opponent, the jade pendant at his waist shattered. With a golden sh, a five-wed dragon about seventeen meters long circled above his head.
It broke! After winning thirteen consecutive victories, the golden dragon finally broke free. The moment it came out, it was already seventeen meters long. It looks like his Luck was originally pretty good from the start. When the golden dragons of ordinary participants break free, they would be only about ten meters long.
That is natural. Wang Quan was ranked sixth in the previous Five Nation Youth Competition. How can the Luck of ordinary cultivators bepared to his?
Ka ca! Ka ca!
After Wang Quans golden dragon broke out, the golden dragons of the top ten of the previous Five Nation Youth Competition and of a few others started breaking out as well.
How awesome! Qian Wens golden dragon is also seventeen meters.
Gong Yangyus golden dragon is somewhat weaker. It is only fifteen meters, about two meters stronger than Liu Xiaoyuns.
However, if you want to talk about strength, Bai Qis golden dragon is more powerful. It is twenty meters long. As the second ranked of the previous Five Nation Youth Competition, his Luck is indeed extraordinary.
When Bai Qi finished his match, a twenty-meter-long golden dragon appeared above him, standing out in the crowd. It overwhelmed all the other golden dragons circling in the air.
Next match, Sima Lingxuan versus Gao Wei!
After the referees voice sounded out, Sima Lingxuans figure flickered a few times before arriving at the Wind Cloud tform.
It is likely that Sima Lingxuans golden dragon will break out after this match. I wonder how long his golden dragon will be? Will it be able to surpass Bai Qis?
It will definitely surpass Bai Qis. It is just a matter of how much. One meter, or two?
The crowd was filled with anticipation. They really wanted to see the length of this mans golden dragonthis man who overflowed with self-confidence and gained the top seeded spot in two Five Nation Youth Competitions.
The participant called Gao Wei was a disciple of a Great Jin Nation sect. Although it was not one of the ten great sects, they had plenty of resources. They controlled more than ten Spirit Veins.
Due to his sect, Gao Wei did notck in resources. Furthermore, he had outstanding talent and grew up in the Great Jin Nation, which was rich in Spiritual Energy. Thus, he managed to get into the top one hundred rather easily.
However, when Gao Wei heard that his opponent was Sima Lingxuan, he immediately became dejected. He walked over to the Wind Cloud tform very unwillingly.
When going against the other scions of the Noble ns, even if Gao Wei knew that he could not defeat them, he would choose to decide things in one move. He would try to see if he couldprehend something from that move. However, when facing Sima Lingxuan, he could only admit defeat. This was because Sima Lingxuans strong self-confidence had already fusedpletely with his aura.
When exchanging nces with Sima Lingxuan, those with weak wills would immediately feel inferior. Under such circumstances, they would not even be able to bring out half their strength. How could they even speak of exchanging moves? That was simply a joke.
I admit defeat!
Like the crowd anticipated, Sima Lingxuans thirteenth opponent chose to admit defeat immediately, like the others who came before him. They did not even have the courage to exchange one move.
Following Gao Weis admission of defeat, a golden beam of light came out from the jade pendant at his waist. Then, that beam of light immediately entered Sima Lingxuans jade pendant.
Ka ca!
The sound of a jade pendant breaking rang out. A dazzling golden light flickered and a twenty-seven-meter-long five-wed golden dragon circled around Sima Lingxuans head, brandishing ws and fangs. Then, it recklessly soared into the air.
The twenty-seven-meter-long golden dragon immediately suppressed Bai Qis twenty-meter-long golden dragon. It stood out from the swarm of golden dragons, looking very tyrannical.
Sima Lingxuan truly lives up to his name. No wonder he is so strong. With such strong Luck, he is undefeatable.
It is seven meters longer than Bai Qis golden dragon. He has a suppressive advantage. Although Luck does not represent a persons strength, it is a considerable factor.
Ha ha! This is just the start. Only when the ranking matches end can we be sure of their Luck.
That is true. I wonder if Sima Lingxuans golden dragon can reach thirty meters? That is a number that represents the peak. He would be able to truly reach the apex.
[Note: The measurement used here is zhang (). One zhang is 3.3 meters. So in this case, thirty meters is nine zhang. That is why they said it is the peak, nine is thergest numeral.]
When Sima Lingxuans jade pendant broke and the golden dragon representing his Luck emerged, it immediately shocked the crowd, stunning them.
When Xiao Chen looked at Sima Lingxuans golden dragon, a shocked look shed in his eyes as well. He thought to himself, I wonder how much Luck I have?
However, when Xiao Chen thought about it, he did not expect it to be as much as Sima Lingxuans. At best, it would be of the same level as Wang Quans and the others. It would be slightly inferior to Bai Qis.
After all, Xiao Chen had not been in this world that long. If he had not managed to climb to the eighth floor of the Ancient Deste Tower, his Luck would be less than Wang Quans and the others.
However, Xiao Chen did not worry too much. This was just the start. As long as he kept winning, his Luck would slowly increase and his opponents Luck would decrease.
By seizing the Luck of others to strengthen themselves, the strong would be stronger and the weak, weaker.
When Chu Chaoyun saw Sima Lingxuans Luck flying overhead, a trace of undeniable desire shed in his eyes. He muttered to himself, The Luck of the Wind Cloud Arena is indeed strong.
It is even stronger than the Luck of my Tianwu Royal n. However, after this greatpetition, that is where your Luck will end.
As the matches of the thirteenth round continued, the participants ranked highly in the previous Five Nation Youth Competition managed to consecutively defeat their thirteenth opponent. The jade pendants at their waists shattered and turned into golden dragons soaring into the air.
Next match, Nangong Ziyue versus Li Tianhua!
Nangong Ziyue was ranked eighth in the previous Five Nation Youth Competition. Li Tianhua was the scion of the eight Noble ns Li n, he was ranked fifth in the previous Five Nation Youth Competition.
Finally, in the thirteenth round, a match of the giants appeared on the Wind Cloud tform. This was a match between the scions of the eight Noble ns. It instantly attracted a lot of attention.
Li Tianhua used a spear and practiced the Coiling Dragon Spear Technique. It was famous for its oppressive might and was a peak Superior Grade Earth Ranked Martial Technique.
Like the flood dragon, the horned dragon, the earth dragon, and fire dragon, the coiling dragon was also a high-ranked Spirit Beast with the bloodline of dragons.
The coiling dragon was one of the nobler species and contained arge amount of true dragons blood. It had lost its ability to soar into the nine heavens and frequently stayed onnd.
However, the amount of power the coiling dragon could disy onnd was not inferior to that of a true dragon. It could easily shatter mountains and split the earth. People often called it a true dragon of the earth.
Xiao Chen had seen Li Tianhuas moves before. When the two of them went up to the Wind Cloud tform, he could guess the oue of the match. Nangong Ziyue was not Li Tianhuas equal. The state that Li Tianhuaprehended was, coincidentally, the nemesis of the state of mountain and water.
In cases where opponents had simr cultivation levels, one could win only by techniques and tricks when their states were countered.
The match proceeded as Xiao Chen had expected.
Li Tianhua held the spear and used the might of a coiling dragon. As his spear moved, it looked like a coiling dragon moving about; its aura was overwhelming. While on the ground, it always seeded in suppressing Nangong Ziyues Immortal Mountains and Rivers Fist.
asionally, the tall mountains would be smashed into pieces, and the rivers would surge and ssh up. This made it very hard to gather the might of the state of mountains and waters.
As a result, Nangong Ziyues Fist Technique weakened, losing a certain tyranny in its aura.
Chapter 587 - Xiao Chen versus Bai Zhan
Chapter 587: Xiao Chen versus Bai Zhan
Nangong Ziyue frowned heavily. She tried to salvage the situation, no longer shing head-on. Instead, she tried to use techniques to gain victory.
However, it was toote. Nangong Ziyue had lost the momentum and initiative. The rhythm of the battle was in Li Tianhuas grasp and nothing she did could not change that.
In the end, Nangong Ziyue can only stake everything on ast-ditch effort. She used her deficient state and punched with both fists, executing the Immortal Mountains and Rivers Fist, trying to decide victory or defeat in one move.
Twin Dragons ying with Pearls!
Li Tianhua smiled faintly. Victory was now at hand, so he executed the strongest move of the Coiling Dragon Spear Technique. The tip of the spear shook and sent out two spear lights. They turned into two ferocious coiling dragons and shed with Nangong Ziyues two punches.
As the coiling dragons roared ferociously, the deficient state of mountains and waters shattered. Nangong Ziyue took ten steps back and helplessly admitted defeat.
With a sh of golden light, some of Nangong Ziyues Luck was taken. Li Tianhuas golden dragon also broke out of his jade pendant. It was neen meters long; his Luck was among those at the peak.
Match number fifty: Xiao Chen versus Bai Zhan!
This was thest match of the thirteenth round, and also thest match of the day. Finally, it was Xiao Chens turn to fight. Furthermore, his opponent was someone familiar.
Seeing Bai Zhan walk up to the Wind Cloud tform, Xiao Chen could not help a sh of murderous intent appearing in his eyes. Then, he slowly walked to the Wind Cloud tform with heavy footsteps.
Bai Zhan felt very conflicted in his heart. Originally, he thought that after he perfectly merged his ice and fire together, he would be able topletely defeat Xiao Chen. Who knew, Xiao Chens improvement was even greater than his; even Gong Yangyu lost to Xiao Chen.
Gong Yangyu was much stronger than Bai Zhana fact that Bai Zhan admitted grudgingly. Now, Xiao Chen was much stronger than Bai Zhan, and not just by one or two levels.
However, after seeing Xiao Chen mount the Wind Cloud tform, the unresigned look in Bai Zhans eyes immediately vanished. He smiled and said, Xiao Chen, congrattions on your winning streak. You have yet to lose a match. It looks like you will definitely make it into the top ten.
Xiao Chen maintained his silence, a strong murderous intent brewing in his heart. The dense crystal Essence circted in his body; he could instantly execute all sorts of killing moves on demand.
Bai Zhans smile widened as he continued, Unfortunately, no matter how strong you are, you cannot protect your friends. In the one hundred matches, your friendsJin Dabao, Xiao Bai, Murong Chong, Ding Fengchou, and Chu Muwill eventually run into me.
Their end will be as miserable as Zuo Mos. All this will be because of you. Because of you, Xiao Chen, they will end up in such a state. Because you, Xiao Chen, have offended me, none of them will have a good ending.
Since Bai Zhan could not hurt Xiao Chen, he took out his anger on Xiao Chens friends. He did not care about his image or status at all. Such an attitude was no different from those of the dregs of society.
The murderous intent in Xiao Chens heart surged. He said coldly, Have you finished?
Seeing Xiao Chen angry, Bai Zhan smiled even more sinisterly. Ha ha ha ha! Whats wrong, getting angry? Want to hit me? Unfortunately, you cant do it. You can only watch as your friends get tortured by me, one by one. I admitah!
Bai Zhan wanted to concede the match. Unfortunately, he could not finish his sentence. He cried out miserably, failing to admit defeat.
Xiao Chen had made a move. While Bai Zhan was speaking, Xiao Chen executed Lightning Evasion. With a sh of lightning, he arrived before Bai Zhan.
The Vital Qi in Xiao Chens body surged and he sent out a Berserk Dragon Fist at Bai Zhans chest. This interrupted Bai Zhans final words, leaving them stuck in his throat, unsaid.
In the Wind Cloud tform, once one party admitted defeat, the other party had to stop attacking. This was the irond rule here. No one could disobey it, not even Sima Lingxuan.
Bai Zhan intended to exploit this rule. He wanted to use his words to frustrate Xiao Chen, then admit defeat. If I cannot defeat you, I will make you feel frustration.
Unfortunately, Bai Zhan had not expected Xiao Chen to have such a strange technique. Xiao Chen managed to arrive in front of him almost instantly.
Without much time to think, Bai Zhan started moving his hands. He wanted to temporarily push Xiao Chen back before admitting defeat.
A cold wind gathered at Bai Zhans left hand and a surging me on his right. This was his best move, the Raging Frost me Palm.
Ice in one hand and fire in the other. When cold and heat intertwined, thebination would make the opponent feel some difort. Even a cultivator stronger than Bai Zhan would have to be cautious when dealing with this.
Breaking Armor! Seizing the Heart!
Xiao Chen clenched his right hand and executed Breaking Armor. Like the autumn wind sweeping up the dead leaves, the sharp azure energy scattered the palm wind of Bai Zhans Raging Frost me Palm.
Then, he used his left hand as a w to execute Seizing the Heart. An azure dragon w appeared, superposed on his hand. It raked Bai Zhans Raging Frost me Palm, shattering it into ice shards.
Carrying a boundless killing intent, Xiao Chen ruthlessly continued towards Bai Zhans chest. If this wnded on him, Bai Zhan would die without a doubt; he would not even have the chance to say anything.
Greatly horrified, Bai Zhan paled. At the crucial moment, he moved very quickly. He ced his two palms together and quickly merged the ice- and fire-attributed Essence in his body.
A cold wind blew on the huge Wind Cloud tform but the cold wind felt hot. This was a perfect merger of ice and fire.
Raging Frost me Wave!
Bai Zhan roared ferociously and moved his hands, one up and one down, forming a right angle. The ice- and fire-attributed energy intertwined with each other and fired out at Xiao Chen.
[Note: Forming a right angle, kind of like a Kamehameha.]
Bai Zhan did not hope that his move would hurt Xiao Chen; he only hoped to dy him for few seconds, enough time for him to admit defeat.
However, things did not go the way Bai Zhan hoped. Xiao Chen did not give him any chance. cing his right hand on the Lunar Shadow Sabers hilt, Xiao Chen unleashed the peak Small Perfection saber intent. The surging crystal Essence in his body poured out of the sabers de at its maximum rate.
Xiu!
The incredibly sharp crystalline saber Qi became even sharper with the support of saber intent. With a ka ca sound, it easily sliced the Raging Frost me Wave in half. Furthermore, it was very precise, targeting the point where the fire and ice merged.
Crystalline electricity leaped around nonstop on the saber Qi as it tore through Bai Zhans protective Essence shield. Then, it opened a horrifying wound on his chest, a wound so deep that bones could be seen.
Strong lightning-attributed Essence poured into Bai Zhans body and flowed into his meridians, bursting them.
With Xiao Chens unrestrained attack, all of Bai Zhans meridians ruptured. The pain was so agonizing that Bai Zhan wanted to die. He rolled on the floor, screaming in pain, unable to form a coherent sentence.
Xiao Chen had already considered Bai Zhan someone he had to kill. However, now was not a good time to do it. Otherwise, he would end up bringing some trouble to the Heavenly Saber Pavilion.
Since Bai Zhans meridians were broken, even with miraculous medicine, he would not be able to regain his strength within a short period of time. Now, he was no longer a threat to Xiao Chens friends. If he was unfortunate, he might not even be able to find medicine to treat his meridians, bing a cripple for the rest of his life.
Normally, Xiao Chen looked very amicable. He did not say much or get angry much, much less kill people.
However, even dragons had reverse scales. Those who touched them would definitely die. Xiao Chen had his reverse scales as well. Anyone who dared to threaten his friends or family would receive an attack that was a hundredfold or even a thousandfold worse. No matter who it was, regardless of their being a super genius or having a strong sect behind them, he would not show mercy.
[Note: A dragons reverse scale is not a point of weakness. Rather, it is a ce that when touched, will enrage the dragon. The English equivalent of this idiom is stepping on ones toes.]
Xiu!
A golden beam of light immediately shot out of Bai Zhans jade pendant and entered Xiao Chens. The golden dragon in there, which was already very impatient, immediately broke out of the jade pendant and circled above his head.
This golden dragon was fifteen meters long. Aside from Bai Qis and Sima Lingxuans golden dragons, it was not much weaker than those of the other scions of the eight Noble ns.
Xiao Chen tried sensing it and discovered that the soaring golden dragon seemed to have an impact on his spirit. It eased some of his fatigue and exhaustion, quickly replenishing his spirit.
He was not surprised at the size of his golden dragon. However, its extra function gave him a pleasant surprise.
How unexpected! Xiao Chens golden dragon actually is fifteen meters long. This is his first time participating in the Five Nation Youth Competition and he had not previously obtained Luck.
Could it be that Xiao Chen truly has the power to fight with the scions of the eight Noble ns? He is just a disciple of a sect from the Great Qin Nation; his status is too different from the scions of the eight Noble ns.
That might not necessarily be impossible. Think about it. From the start, regardless of the elimination rounds or the ranking matches, he has not been defeated yet; he won all his matches. Even those who were thought to be capable of ending his winning streak met defeat at his hands.
He seems to keep bringing out an unending stream of trump cards. He is unfathomable. The other neers, like Chu Chaoyun and Xuanyuan Zhantian, all had draws ending their winning streak. The only neer with a true winning streak is Xiao Chen.
That is true. I did not consider the matter carefully earlier. Thinking about it now, it seems like he is the only one with a winning streak. He has been winning from the very start. The seeded participants came in midway, so they do not even have as long a winning streak as Xiao Chen does.
Thus, the first day of the ranking matches came to an end with Xiao Chens golden dragon breaking out of its jade pendant. Thisst match of the day gave the crowd a new understanding of Xiao Chenthe participant with the longest winning streak.
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Filled with excitement and anticipation, the crowd went through a long and slow night. When the morning sun finally broke through the darkness, the fourteenth round began.
As the rounds finished, many golden dragons broke out of their jade pendants. Dozens of golden dragons were moving about in the sky, asionally releasing a ferocious roar and shing with each other.
Soon, Xiao Chen discovered something. If the opponents golden dragon was stronger, the amount of Luck obtained would be more. If the opponent was weak, the amount obtained might be insignificant.
For example, because Sima Lingxuan was simply too strong, all his opponents golden dragons were much weaker. Furthermore, he did not meet with any strong opponents. This resulted in his golden dragon remaining about twenty-seven meters in length. It did not even grow an extra meter. However, the other Noble ns scions golden dragons had grown significantly.
Li Tianhua, Wang Quan, and Yue Chenxis golden dragons reached twenty meters. Xuanyuan Zhantians and Chu Chaoyuns golden dragons were slightly longer than seventeen metersonly slightly inferior to the Noble ns scions and catching up quickly.
The one whose golden dragon grew the fastest was Bai Qi. His golden dragon already reached twenty-four meters long, only shorter than Sima Lingxuans by three meters.
Sima Lingxuan smiled faintly and did not care. His target was a thirty-meter-long golden dragon. Once he achieved that, he would obtain overwhelming Luck, bing the only true dragon in the Sky Dome Realm.
No matter how fast these people caught up to Sima Lingxuan, their golden dragons would only end up as a tribute to him. After he defeated them, that Luck would belong to him.
Match thirty-five: Xiao Chen versus Fang Yunfei.
This was the twenty-fifth round. In the earlier matches, Xiao Chen did not meet with any strong opponents. Although he defeated them all, his golden dragon only grew to seventeen meters. It was still a little shy of catching up with the golden dragons of the other geniuses.
Chapter 588 - Battle between Bladesmen
Chapter 588: Battle between desmen
Fang Yunfei was the top disciple of the Divine Saber Gate. His Saber Technique was extraordinary and the amount of Luck he obtained was quite significant. His golden dragon was more than fourteen meters long.
He could be considered a decent opponent for Xiao Chen. After seizing his Luck, Xiao Chens golden dragon would be able to grow significantly.
Fang Yunfei was tall and stout. He had a broad back and looked very sturdy.
However, the huge saber in Fang Yunfeis hand looked even sturdier than him. It was almost as tall as him, and was about ten centimeters wide. Forged from an alloy of eighty-one precious ores, it was not only sharp but also very tough, and weighed a total of four-hundred-odd kilograms.
Just from this weapon, it was clear that Fang Yunfeis Saber Technique was strong and violent. The attacks would be wide and carry a strong momentum, overwhelming the other party and winning by brute force.
Xiao Chen, I have a request. Would you please fight with me without using saber intent? If you do not use saber intent, no matter the result, I will admit defeat.
Fang Yunfei made a strange request that surprised everyone. There was fire in his eyes, a strong hope that Xiao Chen would agree.
As long as you agree, I will immediately inform the referee. I only want a fair fight with you, to fight a battle between desmen. I promise that my Saber Techniques will not disappoint you.
In a battle between desmen, if one sideprehended saber intent and the other had not, the side who had not would be at a great disadvantage. In a situation where both parties were of the same cultivation level, the victor was clear. This was why Fang Yunfei had requested this.
Seeing Xiao Chen remain silent, Fang Yunfei waited anxiously. Fang Yunfeis personality was very straightforward. He was not very good with words and would say whatever was on his mind, not beating about the bush.
I have not met this sort of person in a very long time already, Xiao Chen sighed to himself. His opponent was not seeking victory. Instead, he sought the battle.
As a fellow desman, Fang Yunfei admired Xiao Chens strength. He wanted to have a fair match with Xiao Chen, using the intense battle to expose the insufficiencies of his own Saber Techniques.
Compared to his opponent, Xiao Chen seemed to have an urgent mental state. Since the start of the ranking matches, he had only been thinking of how to increase his Luck.
A ripple appeared in his previously calm mental state, something that he himself had not realized.
Xiao Chen came back to his senses. Then, he performed a cupped-fist salute and said, I am honored that your distinguished self looks up to me like that. In that case, I will not use saber intent. Lets have a fair match together. There is also no need for you to make any promises. If you defeat me, I, Xiao Chen, will also lose.
After Xiao Chen said this, the crowd instantly felt it was strange. This was the ranking matches, the finals.
Any victory or defeat would affect the final ranking. The difference in ranking would impact the amount of Luck obtained, something that would affect a cultivators life forever.
One could not reach a draw like Chu Chaoyun and Xuanyuan Zhantian had in the elimination matches, which would effectively minimize the impact on the points acquired.
Is this Xiao Chen crazy? Fang Yunfei has quite a lot of Luck. His golden dragon is more than thirteen meters long. If Xiao Chen wins, his golden dragon will able able to catch up to those of Wang Quan and the others immediately.
That is not the only problem. If Xiao Chen is defeated, his loss will be tremendous. If someone stronger loses to someone weaker, their golden dragon will be significantly drained.
Fang Yunfei is not weak. The Divine Saber Gates resources are not something the Heavenly Saber Pavilion can equal. The oue of this match is hard to predict if Xiao Chen does not use saber intent.
All the cultivators in the spectator stands could not understand what was going on. In a battle between desmen, if one party had saber intent, the result would be pretty much decided.
Unexpectedly, Xiao Chen was willing to forgo saber intent. At this crucial moment, he chose to give up his advantage. Could it be that he did not consider the consequences of losing?
Aplicated expression appeared in Fang Yunfeis eyes. He said, I am Fang Yunfei from the Great Jin Nations Divine Saber Gate. I hope to be able to experience your exquisite techniques.
Xiu!
After Fang Yunfei finished speaking, he grabbed his huge saber with one hand and his stout body burst forth with an explosive force. It was like a me that had been storing power for a long time suddenly ring, causing even the air to surge.
Fire Cloud Saber Technique!
Fang Yunfei roared out ferociously and fiery-red Essence gathered on his huge saber. Then, clumps of fiery-red clouds materialized behind him, giving off a grand atmosphere and a vast aura.
Winds blew, clouds drifted. Clouds moved as the winds blew, Gathering Cloud and Wind!
Xiao Chen immediately executed the preparatory move of the Lightning Tribtion Saber Technique. Instantly, strong winds blew and clouds gathered as he drew out the Lunar Shadow Saber.
Bang!
The sabers shed. Two entirely different but incredibly strong forces collided and sparks flew everywhere. As the wind blew, it filled the air with a ze of color.
Without the support of saber intent, Xiao Chen did not have any way to force his opponent back with one attack. After all, his opponent was taking the path of brute force, which was very suitable for shing head-on. Xiao Chen could only proceed slowly, building up a strong momentum over time.
Dang! Dang! Dang!
Neither of them was pushed back. As the saber lights danced around, the two quickly attacked each other. All sorts of forces exploded in the air, shaking everyone. mes followed after the violent wind, both growing stronger.
The two sped up. Soon, they had exchanged more than two hundred moves. The cultivators in the spectator stands could only see two blurry figures and the continuous movements of saber lights as mes and lightning shed noisily.
Boundless Sea of mes!
Fang Yunfei quickly finished gathering aura. After taking ten steps back, he materialized a zing sea of fire. The strong heat waves infused into his saber and his state of cloud turned formless and ethereal.
Fire trailed everywhere the saber light passed. It seemed both actual and illusory, real and fake.
As a genius desman himself, Bai Qi paid special attention to this match. When he saw Fang Yunfeis move, he nodded slightly. He said, Not bad. He knows that he is unable to truly achieve a boundless sea of mes so he made use of the clouds ethereal and formless nature. This created an imitation of a boundless sea of mes. However, he managed to reproduce its aura. Lets see how Xiao Chen deals with this.
Xiao Chens eyes were bright as he scanned the area with his Spiritual Sense. Soon, he discovered Fang Yunfeis true location in the air filled with fire.
Thunder Light Chop!
The massed clouds above exploded with an intense light. Then, the light gathered on the saber, forming a dazzling and resplendent saber light that descended from the sky and crashed into Fang Yunfeis extraordinary Boundless Sea of mes.
In the instant the light exploded, the sea of mes began flickering incessantly. The illusionary fire and smoke scattered, revealing Fang Yunfeis position in the sea of fire.
Earthly Lightning Tribtion!
Xiao Chen had broken his opponents Saber Technique with one move. Then, using the Lightning Tribtion Saber Techniques winds and clouds, he raised his momentum to its peak. A whirlpool of electricity formed and began raining down a lightning tribtion.
The lightning-attributed energy in the earth quickly poured into the saber, resonating with the thunderclouds, bing the raging lightning.
This might of this attack was electrifying, far surpassing Fang Yunfeis expectations. After he faced it head-on, his right hand, which held his huge saber, trembled as if his entire arm had gone numb.
Heavenly Lightning Tribtion!
Xiao Chen somersaulted in midair. His white robes fluttered amidst the wind and lightning. He looked like a thunder god raging.
The rage of heaven hurling down a lightning tribtion, destroying everythingthat overbearing, emotionless, and heartless quality was perfectly infused into the Saber Technique.
Fang Yunfei, who was on the ground, felt fear. It was like he had truly angered the heavens and the heavens were determined to destroy him with lightning tribtion.
No, I cannot be affected by his aura. Otherwise, I will surely die.
Fang Yunfei shook his head violently and forcefully cast off the fear in his heart. Then, he soared into the boundless mes. The image of a ming giant stood behind him.
That giant was like a holy being, fighting with heaven, not fearing the heavenly might. Fang Yunfeis momentum gathered once again. The giant and the mes merged and sent out a long saber Qi of fire. A strong heatwave surged, seeming to burn even the air.
Break! Xiao Chen shouted, carrying the rage of heaven. Fierce arcs of electricity appeared on his saber, like golden snakes dancing and thrashing about. The electricity shot out, instantly shattering the long saber Qi of fire. After that, its might undiminished, it shattered the giant behind Fang Yunfei into countless sparks.
Xiao Chens saber shed against Fang Yunfeis saber, and swung it aside. The huge saber weighing more than four hundred kilograms flew out gently, giving a false impression of a piece of wood drifting down.
Dang! However, when the sabernded, it gave off a loud sound, correcting the crowds misconception.
As a desman, it was very embarrassing that he could not even hold on to his saber. However, Fang Yunfei knew that if Xiao Chen had not held back, the one flying would be himself; that would have been worse.
Fang Yunfei revealed a bitter smile on his face. He said, The gap is too great. Even without using saber intent, your Saber Techniques far surpass mine. There should be another move after the Heavenly Lightning Tribtion, right?
Xiao Chen nodded and said, Thats right. After that, there is the Divine Lightning Tribtion.
Fang Yunfei sighed softly. The rage of heaven is already so terrifying. I wonder what the rage of a deity is like?
Many thanks for the lesson. I have lost!
Fang Yunfei immediately admitted defeat and did not continue fighting. Xiao Chens golden dragon immediatelyunched itself over and swallowed up a part of Fang Yunfeis golden dragon.
With a sh of light, Xiao Chens golden dragon quickly grew to neen meters, pushing him into the ranks of the leading participants.
He won again. Unexpectedly, he did not need saber intent to defeat Fang Yunfei. Doesnt that mean that with saber intent, he would only have needed one move to defeat Fang Yunfei?
Many people in the spectator stands started discussing in whispers. Now, they felt that Xiao Chens strength was even more unfathomable, like it had endless depth.
Bai Qi silently evaluated the match in his heart. The might of the Earthly Lightning Tribtion is not that great. I can easily break it with the Summer Saber. There is no need to fear the Heavenly Lightning Tribtion, either. Using the might of the autumn wind, I can sweep away its momentum and break it.
If it is just these two moves, I might not even have to use the Four Season Saber Technique. However, the Divine Lightning Tribtion that has not appeared yet is something to be concerned about.
Since the start of thepetition, whether Bai Qi liked it or not, Xiao Chen had already been one of hispetitors for the top three, a opponent that he could not avoid.
Xiao Chen walked off the Wind Cloud tform with the neen-meter-long golden dragon flying above him. When the golden dragon roared, his spirit was replenished. His exhausted Essence quickly recovered.
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Thepetition continued. By the third day, they already reached the sixtieth round. Using the golden dragons as a guide, the crowd could already distinguish the stronger and weaker participants.
In the sixtieth round, the crowd had figured out the eight giants of this Five Nation Youth Competition: Sima Lingxuan, Bai Qi, Li Tianhua, Wang Quan, Yue Chenxi, Xuanyuan Zhantian, Xiao Chen, and Chu Chaoyun.
The first four were scions of the eight Noble ns. Thetter four were from different backgrounds. The eight Noble ns monopoly of the top eight ranks had been broken.
This was because the other four Noble n scions had suffered one or two defeats in the sixty rounds. However, these eight people had not lost yet; they all maintained a perfect streak of victories. All their golden dragons were at least twenty-three meters long.
Chapter 589 - Bai Qi versus Nangong Ziyue
Chapter 589: Bai Qi versus Nangong Ziyue
In a situation where everyone was under the same constraints, losing a match or two before the crucial matches meant that the other four Noble n scions had lost their qualifications topete for the top eight.
Due to the intentional arrangement of the organizer, the eight giants did not meet each other in advance. This built up the crowds anticipation as they waited for a battle of the giants.
As thepetition proceeded, the picture of the strong bing stronger and the weak, weaker became more obvious.
The golden dragon above a strong participant like Sima Lingxuan already reached twenty-nine meters. His golden dragon was just a meter short of thirty meters, when he would obtain all the Luck of the four Dragon Veins.
As for the weaker cultivators like Murong Chong, they had very little Luck in the first ce. However, not only did their golden dragons fail to break out of their jade pendants, their Luck was seized by others.
The little golden dragons in their jade pendants no longer had any radiance, no different from an earthworm.
The Five Nation Youth Competition was a gathering of all the geniuses in the entire world. Who was a true dragon and who was a false dragon would be revealed here.
This ce did not care about background or backing, no matter how proud one was or where they came from. It only cared about the weapon in ones hand.
Whoever was stronger would obtain more Luck. The weak would have their Luck plundered by others; even the scions of the eight Noble ns were no exception.
Match forty-nine: Bai Qi versus Nangong Ziyue!
At this moment, the sun was setting. It looked like the sky would turn dark soon. Todays matches would probablye to an end after the match following this one.
From the start, Nangong Ziyue had only lost twice. The first loss was during the elimination rounds to Yue Chenxi. The second was during the ranking matches, to another Noble n scion, Li Tianhua.
However, the two matches Nangong Ziyue lost were not one-sided battles. Furthermore, her opponents were extraordinary cultivators. Although she had lost two matches, no one underestimated her strength. In fact, the crowd felt that she still have a chance to enter the top ten.
The golden dragon above her head was twenty meters long, just slightly smaller than those of the current top eight.
Xiu!
Bai Qi leaped out from the spectator stand andnded on the Wind Cloud tform. The golden dragon circling above him descended together with him, remaining above his head.
Bai Qis golden dragon was at least twenty-three meters long. It bared its fangs and ws as it red ferociously at Nangong Ziyues golden dragon. Under the suppression of therger dragons aura, Nangong Ziyues golden dragon seemed to shrink back in fear, not daring to act wantonly.
On seeing this scene, Bai Qi smiled gently and said in a pleasant tone, Nangong Ziyue, you are not a match for me. It is best that you admit defeat now and preserve your strength to deal with the next match.
Nangong Ziyue frowned slightly and replied, We will know if I am truly not a match for you after we fight. Li Tianhua can defeat me only because his state counters mine. Could it be that you consider me someone you can defeat easily?
Bai Qi showed neither joy nor rage on his face. He said calmly, In that case, make your move. As for Li Tianhua, I have never seen him as an opponent.
Ssh!
Suddenly, the sound of flowing water rang out. The state of mountains and waters burst forth. A river flowed in the middle of a mountain range.
Nangong Ziyue stood on the flowing water, moving as the water flowed without moving her legs. However, the group of mountains behind her seemed to move as well. Her exquisite figure gave off a mild charm. She expressed the mountains and waters in her heart as she quickly moved towards Bai Qi in that strange manner.
At the start of the Five Nation Youth Competition, Nangong Ziyue could not execute this technique in a natural manner yet. She could only let it erupt during crucial moments.
However, after several big fights, she managed to ustom herself to this technique. If she met Yue Chenxi again, the result of the match would be hard to predict. This was also the reason why she dared to challenge Bai Qi.
Bang!
When the calm Nangong Ziyue arrived before Bai Qi, she suddenly punched, releasing the momentum of the mountains and waters that had been brewing in her heart explosively.
A fist wind kicked up turbulence, shaking space. The might of this ordinary punch unexpectedly had half the power of Nangong Ziyues trump card.
Bai Qi looked somewhat stunned. He had not expected Nangong Ziyue to improve so much in such a short time.
If he continued to hide his strength, he would have to put in a lot of effort to defeat his opponent.
That is fine. Ive already gotten this far. It is time to use the Four Season Saber Technique. Now, Nangong Ziyue merits my using that.
After Bai Qi made up his mind, he slowly ced his right hand on his saber and faced this punch that could shake space. Then, he started circting his energies in the method for the Four Season Saber Techniques first move.
Ssh!
Something strange happened. Sshing sounds of a river came from behind Bai Qi as well when he drew his saber. The power of the Cycle of Seasons poured out. Suddenly, the distance between Nangong Ziyue and Bai Qi elongated infinitely.
Regardless of how fast Nangong Ziyue was, she could not catch up to Bai Qi. The punch that could topple mountains always remained one meter away from him. The fist wind caused his clothes and hair to p endlessly.
Xiu!
When the saber waspletely drawn, the power of the Cycle of Seasons exploded out. Bai Qi instantly moved far away from Nangong Ziyue.
It was not Bai Qi retreating but the power of the Cycle of Seasons. The sudden distance caused the momentum of the mountains and waters that Nangong Ziyue had been brewing for so long to copse. Thus, this punch broke on its own without any extra effort needed.
Long Lasting Spring Water, Growing Warm Then Cold!
A river descended from the sky; the water looked very clear. Bai Qi raised his saber and hacked at Nangong Ziyue.
Using the state of spring water concealed in the Cycle of Seasons, a riverlike saber Qi quickly rushed at her, continuously alternating between cold and warm.
Nangong Ziyue, who was within the mountains and waters, felt a strong saber Qi with the power of the Cycle of Seasons. As it swept across, the pressure it gave off built up.
That saber Qi seemed gentle in one moment, then bone-chilling in the next. This made one hesitate and ponder, not knowing how to break this move.
No matter what trick is behind this, in the end, it is just a strand of saber Qi. Immortal Mountains and Rivers, break for me!
Since Nangong Ziyue could not figure out if the state behind the Saber Technique was ice or fire, she just immediately materialized the power of mountains and waters. One punch represented the mountains, the other the waters. The mountains and waters worked together and attacked with force.
Bang!
When the saber Qi got close, it seemed like the rivers flowed in reverse as the power of nature poured out.
Nangong Ziyues expression abruptly changed greatly. She wanted to use brute power to break the technique but was shocked to discover that the power in the saber Qi was much stronger than her Immortal Mountains and Rivers; there was no way for her to oppose it head-on.
When the state behind her punches broke, Nangong Ziyue vomited a mouthful of blood. The power of the saber Qi forced the rivers to flow in reverse and shattered the momentum of the mountains and rivers.
Rumble! Boom! Boom! Boom!
Instantly, shock waves surged and the mountains trembled. Just the ripples of the power contained in the saber Qi were enough to destabilize Nangong Ziyues mysterious phenomenon of mountains and waters.
This is the power of the Four Season Saber Technique? Its very strong. Unexpectedly, just the first move was almost able topletely break Nangong Ziyues state of mountains and waters.
If she was not Nangong Ziyue, she would not able to endure this long. If other cultivators met with this attack, no matter what state it is, it would shatter instantly.
Earlier, Bai Qi managed to break Nangong Ziyues momentum with half a move. Just by drawing his saber, he shattered Nangong Ziyues attack. Given this, Bai Qi is stronger than Li Tianhua.
In this Five Nation Youth Competition, he is the person with the greatest possibility of defeating Sima Lingxuan. The other Noble n scions are not strong enough.
Seeing that this astonishing attackthe Four Season Saber Technique that the crowd had been awaiting for a long timehad finally been executed, everyone immediately became excited. Their faces flushed red and emotions surged.
Are you still unwilling to admit defeat? Bai Qi frowned slightly. Clearly, he was somewhat angry. His saber shook as he started to store up his saber intent. Then, he said, Eighteen Heaven Breaking Saber Strikes! First strike! Second strike! Third Strike! Fourth Strike!
Bai Qi stood firmly in ce without moving. Then, he executed another strong Martial Technique.
As the saber light danced around, a boundless light shed everywhere. Because the saber Qi was extremely dense, it gave off a soft glow. A peak Small Perfection saber intent, together with the saber Qi, poured out on the mountains Nangong Ziyue materialized.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
With the support of saber intent, the might of the Eighteen Heaven Breaking Saber Strikes reached its peak. Every time Bai Qi attacked, a mountain would explode. After the eighteen strikes were over, all the mountains and waters were shattered.
The state of mountains and waters that Nangong Ziyue was proud of was thoroughly smashed by Bai Qi in an extremely cruel manner, leaving nothing behind.
The mountains disappeared and the waters vanished. Only that boundless saber light and the saber intent remained, buzzing nonstop, echoing everywhere.
As Bai Qi had said before, once the mountains and waters were shattered, a strong state was just a facade before absolute strength.
Roar!
When Nangong Ziyue was defeated, the golden dragon above her roared. Bai Qis golden dragon had bitten a one-meter chunk out of it. It became dimmer and less spirited.
On the other hand, the golden dragon above Bai Qi bared its fangs and ws, roaring without end. It looked very spirited and had a mighty aura. Now, it was twenty-seven meters long, almost catching up to Sima Lingxuans twenty-nine meters.
Xiao Chen went into deep thought as he recalled Bai Qis Four Season Saber Technique. The situation was different from what he had expected.
Originally, he thought that the Four Season Saber Technique that Bai Qi learned was like his, selfprehended.
It looked like Xiao Chen had thought wrong. The path that Bai Qi had taken was like the path of the ancestor of the Bai n. It was likely that after Bai Shuihe hadprehended the Four Season Saber Technique, he passed down hisprehension and expressions to his descendants.
Feeling more confident, Xiao Chen muttered to himself softly, Naturally, it would be much easier to follow the path indicated by a predecessor. However, this Four Season Saber Technique is different from the other Martial Techniques. It does not have a fixed state; it is perfect for selfprehension.
Simply put, if Bai Qi only took the path Bai Shuihe had taken, then he would lose very badly to Xiao Chen if there was nothing unexpected.
Beside Xiao Chen, Liu Suifeng was actually stunned. He was also someone who studied the saber. He could feel the might of that Long Lasting Spring Water, Growing Warm Then Cold more clearly than the other cultivators.
He sighed and said, What a strong Saber Technique. No wonder people say that the Four Season Saber Technique is the strongest Martial Technique under Heaven Ranked Saber Techniques. It indeed lives up to its reputation.
The elders of the Heavenly Saber Pavilion all nodded to themselves as well. Even if they met with this Saber Technique, they would have no leeway and would only suffer a crushing defeat.
Chapter 590 - Kingship
Chapter 590: Kingship
First Elder Jiang Chi asked, Xiao Chen, how is your practice of the Lightning Tribtion Saber Techniquesst move going?
Xiao Chen thought awhile before answering, I dont dare to say that it isparable to the ancestors but I can bring out seventy or eighty percent of that might.
Jiang Chi smiled and nodded. Then, he seemed to feel some regret. The Lightning Tribtion Saber Technique was created by the founding ancestor of our sect. If you couldprehend the state of wind, state of clouds, and state of thunder, you might be able to fight on equal terms with this Bai Qi.
Ha ha! However, that is fine as well. If you are able to get into the top ten, that would already be the best result in the history of the Heavenly Saber Pavilion. Xiao Chen, there is no need to be too dejected.
Xiao Chen gripped his Lunar Shadow Saber while smiling gently, not saying a word.
Match fifty: Sima Lingxuan versus Gong Yangyu!
This was now the ny-second round since the start of the ranking matches. This match would be thest one for the daya fight between favorites for the top ten, which made the crowd rather excited.
Gong Yangyu is pretty strong; his golden dragon is now twenty meters long. He has lost only three times in the ranking matches. Even if he loses this match, he still has a good chance of making it into the ninth or tenth rank.
I wonder, how much of Sima Lingxuans strength can he force out? Since the start, Sima Lingxuan has been winning rather easily.
Indeed, just his overwhelming self-confidence makes others feel like they cant breathe. How can they be confident of fighting him?
No one doubted the result of this match. The only question that the crowd had was, how much of Sima Lingxuans strength could Gong Yangyu draw out?
After all, no matter what, Gong Yangyu was still quite strong.
This was especially so for Gong Yangyus Tossing Heaven and Earth; it could even shatter space. Several of the giants of thepetition would not even dare to sh head-on with it. How would Sima Lingxuan deal with this move?
Sima Lingxuans clothes fluttered in the wind as he stood on the Wind Cloud tform. There were no discernable expression on his handsome face. The self-confidence that he exuded seemed very natural.
When one looked, there was an indistinct glow around Sima Lingxuan. It flickered asionally, allowing one to know that he was extraordinary with one nce.
Under the suppression of Sima Lingxuans strong self-confidence, Gong Yangyu took a deep breath. He stopped thinking of negative things. Then, without speaking any nonsense, he twirled his ck staff and charged at Sima Lingxuan.
One steptwo stepsthree stepsseven steps!
With every step Gong Yangyu took, another afterimage would appear. The posture of each afterimage holding the staff was different every time. By the seventh step, his momentum was already raised to the peak.
The pressure that Gong Yangyu felt from Sima Lingxuan was swept away. His gaze turned sharp as his staff moved about like a snake, whistling in the wind.
This was one of Gong Yangyus best moves. When the seven peak staff strikes merged together, its absolute offensive power would pressure his opponent.
Back then, Xiao Chen had not faced this move head-on. Because it was actually extremely strong, he would have had to risk everything to sh head-on against it; he had not considered it worth the risk.
Sima Lingxuan had a calm expression. He took a step forward as he looked at the staff strike that could shatter mountains.
One stepjust that one stepand the situation immediately reversed.
A boundless wind blew from Sima Lingxuan. The clouds in the sky churned without pause, like a storm gathering. The boundless state of kingship poured out from Sima Lingxuan. It rushed into the clouds and exploded.
The state of kingship was tyrannical, honorable, unrivaled, exceptional, and imposing. Unexpectedly, the state that Sima Lingxuanprehended was the state of kingship.
There was a saying, all thend under the sky belongs to the king, all thend in the state belongs to the officials. Unexpectedly, Sima Lingxuan already had the aura of a king and used it as the state for his main cultivation.
Gong Yangyu had taken seven steps to gather the might of heaven and earth. Yet, it was immediately suppressed by Sima Lingxuan with one step.
Ka ca!
Sima Lingxuan grasped his sword with his right hand and drew it. Using the momentum of a king, he gave off a brilliance that was unrivaled and imposing.
When the sword and staff shed, cracks appeared in the Wind Cloud tform underfoot. The two strong forces shed continuously. Gong Yangyu clenched his teeth and endured. Unexpectedly, he was not pushed back.
Weng! Weng! Weng!
The sword started to vibrate quickly. A majestic sword intent poured out, increasing the swords might. Gong Yangyus resistance instantly copsed. He took nine steps back and vomited a mouthful of blood.
King Ruling the World! Sima Lingxuan shouted and took another step forward. The vast state of kingship pressed forward ruthlessly, like an ancient mountain river.
He swung his sword, very much like a king ruling over the world. The wind-attributed Essence in the surroundings all surged over to the sword, as if they were worshiping the king.
With the support of the boundless strong wind, this sword strike was unimaginably fast. Gong Yangyu could only react instinctively and use his staff to shield his chest.
Bang!
Despite doing all that was mentioned, Gong Yangyu did not have enough time to focus all his Essence into his defence. The sword strikended on his staff and hacked it in half.
After being struck by the sword wind, Gong Yangyu flew backwards like a kite with a broken string. He crashed into the Wind Cloud Barrier and bounced off heavily before falling to the floor.
Gong Yangyu knelt on one knee. Horrifying sword cuts all over his chest were visible through his tattered clothes. The sword intent on the wounds had not faded away yet, appearing to prevent healing.
He knew that he had lost already. He had barely managed to block two moves; the gap was toorge. He smiled bitterly to himself, wondering if there was anyone who could defeat Sima Lingxuan.
My skills are not up to par. I, Gong Yangyu, admit defeat. Gong Yangyu got up and conceded the match, opting not to continue fighting.
Sima Lingxuan sheathed his sword. After his golden dragon took a bite out of Gong Yangyus golden dragon, it grew to 29.5 meters. It was just half a meter away from reaching thirty meters.
This is probably Sima Lingxuans true power. Unexpectedly, he was able toprehend the higher-level state of kingship from the state of wind and cloud.
Sima Lingxuan is much stronger,pared to how he was in thest Five Nation Youth Competition. His growth rate is too horrifying.
Now, we finally know what gives him the confidence to not fear the Four Season Saber Technique. By using the state of kingship to execute a peak Sword Technique, he should be strong enough to resist the power of the seasons cycling.
However, we will only truly know if it is enough after they fight. The two of them have not shown their full power yet. There will definitely be an exciting battle of the giants tomorrow.
However, I think Sima Lingxuan is more likely to be the winner. What we have seen is only the tip of the iceberg, while Bai Qi has revealed at least sixty percent of his strength.
In the final match of this day, Sima Lingxuan finally revealed the strength that made him the first seed. Gong Yangyu, who was ranked tenth in the previous Five Nation Youth Competition, was defeated by him in two moves; he could not resist at all.
Li Tianhua looked at the golden dragon above Sima Lingxuans head. Then, he shook his head and smiled bitterly. Being in the same generation as him is really a tragedy. It feels like all the stars in the sky are focused on him. The rest of us have be supporting characters toplement him.
Xuanyuan Zhantian revealed a grave expression on his arrogant and unyielding face. After a while, heughed and said, State of kingshipwhat a coincidence.
Ny-two rounds had already finished but the eight giants had yet to fight one another. That meant they would definitely meet in tomorrows eight rounds.
From the start of the ranking matches, the eight giants had maintained a winning streak. Right now, Sima Lingxuan, Li Tianhua, Bai Qi, Wang Quan, Chu Chaoyun, Xuanyuan Zhantian, Yue Chenxi, and Xiao Chen were ranked at the top.
Since ancient times, it had been acknowledged that while it was hard to make out the top for academics, the results would be clear for the martial arts. How could there be a situation where eight people all shared the first rank?
In the battle of the giants tomorrow, the victories and defeats between these eight would be decided. The True Dragon Ranking would also finally be fixed. Who would rank at the top and seize the Luck of the world, bing the main character of this era?
Before tomorrow ended, the curtains would fall on this prelude. The era of genius would truly begin at that moment.
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The long night finally passed amidst the loud discussions of the crowd.
Cultivators packed the spectator stands. The noise from the crowd was very loud. Before the matches started, the atmosphere was already very heated. Everyone was waiting for the battles of the giants.
The crowd anticipated the moment when the true heroes reached the peak, wanting to witness who would be the main character of this era.
First match: Liu Xiaoyun versus Lin Fei.
The first match of the ny-third round officially began. However, it was not the match of the giants that the crowd was waiting for, disappointing everyone.
However, the two people on the Wind Cloud tform were experts of their respective fields. Their match would not be boring.
Liu Xiaoyun did not dare to be careless before the genius desman Lin Fei. He would not make the same mistake as he had with Chu Chaoyun; he started off with his full power.
A cold wind howled and the tform be covered in frost. As his sword intent poured out, snow drifted down. Liu Xiaoyun perfectly executed the various skills of the Drifting Snow Sword Sect.
At this moment, Lin Fei had already be much more mature than he was at the start of the Five Nation Youth Competition. That look of arrogance he had had in his eyes was now reced with seriousness and caution; he had grown very patient.
Dang! Dang! Dang!
Saber lights shone everywhere; sword images filled the ce. Sword Qi and saber Qi shed in the air. The strength that the two presented appeared to be equal. When the saber intent and the sword intent shed, neither gave way to the other.
However, Liu Xiaoyuns state of ice was somewhat stronger than Lin Feis state of earth. From a broad perspective, Liu Xiaoyun seemed to have the advantage.
However, all this was temporary. Everyone knew that Lin Fei still had his Earth Vein Saber Technique.
If Liu Xiaoyun could block that unpredictable Earth Vein Saber Technique, he would be able clinch victory. If he could not block it, the result would be hard to guess.
Xiu!
While the battle continued, the silent Lin Fei finally found a opportune moment to execute the difficult-to-deal-with Earth Vein Saber Technique.
A strand of cold saber Qi broke through the ice on the ground before quickly flying towards Liu Xiaoyuns chest.
Liu Xiaoyun smiled gently without panicking. He said, I have waited for very long already. Icy Vanishing Sword!
The surrounding temperature plummeted. Liu Xiaoyuns upper body wavered and before everyones astonished gaze, he split into two, sending out two flickering sword lights.
One figure blocked Lin Feis attack and the other blocked the saber Qi that came from below. When the two figures merged together, the cold state of ice turned into a snow-white sword Qi that fired out from Liu Xiaoyuns sword and forced Lin Fei back.
The Earth Vein Saber Technique was broken, the saber intent could not gain an advantage, and Lin Feis state was slightly weaker. After a hundred moves, Lin Fei could only helplessly admit defeat.
Liu Xiaoyun sheathed his sword and said softly, You went easy!
Liu Xiaoyun had redeemed himself with this match. His defeat to Chu Chaoyun had not been due to his weakness or a great difference in their strengths. It had simply been his carelessness.
Chapter 591 - Coiling Dragon of the Ground, Flood Dragon of the Sea
Chapter 591: Coiling Dragon of the Ground, Flood Dragon of the Sea
Second match: Feng Hua versus Liu Qiang.
Another five matches passed like this. They were all not matches of the giants, stirring up some frustration in the spectators, who were waiting in anticipation.
Just when this frustration reached its peak, the referee on the Wind Cloud tform finally called out the names of giants. Twelfth match: Eastern Seas Little Dragon King, Xuanyuan Zhantian, versus Noble n scion Li Tianhua!
The crowd immediately cheered, their voices surging out.
Finally, it is a match of the giants. The eight giants all have only eight matches left each. They all have the same number of points. From here on, every match will affect their final ranking, so they will definitely do their best.
Thats right. At this moment, they can no longer hide their strength. Otherwise, if they lose, they will lose their chance atpeting for the first rank.
Xuanyuan Zhantian versus Li Tianhua. Their strengths are both unfathomable. I wonder who will win?
One is a coiling dragon of the continent, the other is the flood dragon of the Eastern Sea. This is a fight between two dragons. Ha ha!
Everyones gazes were focused on the Wind Cloud tform. All sorts of discussions sprang up without end. When the voices ran together, the venue became very noisy.
Within the crowd, Xiao Chen looked over as well. These two people were worthy of their titles as giants. This was especially so for Xuanyuan Zhantian. Xiao Chen felt that there was still more to Xuanyuan Zhantians strength than what he had shown. Xuanyuan Zhantian was likely to be one of his toughestpetitors.
As the giants mounted the Wind Cloud tform, the noisy chatter quickly came to an end. Everyone simply stared at the Wind Cloud tform.
Xuanyuan Zhantian and Li Tianhua each took a corner of the Wind Cloud tform and looked at each other. Sharp auras shed intensely in the air before the fight had even begun. A strong wind blew, howling incessantly.
Li Tianhua smiled gently. I heard that there is an absolute genius in the Eastern Boundless Sea known as the Eastern Seas Little Dragon King. Now that I have seen you, you truly live up to your reputation.
Xuanyuan Zhantian held his Heavenly War Halberd tightly, remaining silent. He knew that the other party still had something to say.
Indeed, Li Tianhua stopped smiling at this point. Then, his gaze turned sharp as he said, However, unfortunately for you, this is the Tianwu Continent, not the Boundless Sea. There is no water here. Lets see what kind of sshes you can make here.
Xuanyuan Zhantians expression did not change. He calmly replied, If that is really what you think, then you will only suffer a miserable defeat.
While the two fought with their words, their auras shed continuously. This gave rise to a very vtile atmosphere, as if it would explode at any moment.
Boom!
After a long period of silence, when the atmosphere had reached an extremely oppressive level, the two suddenly moved at the same time.
Two blurry figures suddenly crossed each other in the air. They were lightning fast. The crowd even indistinctly saw two dragon-shaped figures fighting in the air, biting each other.
That was the coiling dragon, known as the true dragon of the earth, formed by Li Tianhuas spear and the flood dragon, known as a tyrant of the sea and the king of the deep abyss, formed by the Heavenly War Halberd. They intensely fought against each other in the air.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
When the spear and halberd shed, a thunderous roar resounded above the Wind Cloud tform.
The flood dragon moved up and down in the air, like it was swimming in the sea; sshes could even be heard. The coiling dragon stood steadily on the tform, like an unyielding mountain. When it moved, it was likeva erupting out of a volcano, destroying the world.
The two of them used the special characteristics of the coiling dragon and the flood dragon, fusing them into their own Martial Technique, bringing them out in great detail. Such states made everyone feel like they were the ones in battle, making them gasp in amazement. It felt like there really were two false dragons fighting on the tform.
[Note: It has been mentioned before but here is a reminder. The coiling dragons and flood dragons are not true dragons; they are creatures that are close to being dragons and contain dragon bloodlines as well. However, they are not pure dragons.]
However, given that they were onnd now, the coiling dragon should have the homeground advantage. After a hundred moves, Xuanyuan Zhantians overwhelming attacks crumbled.
On the other hand, Li Tianhuas attacks caused Xuanyuan Zhantian to suffer some disadvantages. The situation for Xuanyuan Zhantian did not look good.
Ha ha! What Eastern Seas Little Dragon King! You are merely so-so. Take my Twin Dragons ying with Pearls!
Now that Li Tianhua had the upper hand, heughed loudly. His spear wavered and turned into two hard-to-distinguish spear images. Then, each spear image materialized a ferocious coiling dragon.
When the spear images merged together, the two coiling dragons roared ferociously and rushed forward. Twin Dragons ying with Pearlsfrom the ferocious appearance of the coiling dragons, it was clear that Xuanyuan Zhantian was the object being yed with.
Xuanyuan Zhantian smiled gently and dismissed the dragon image around his halberd. He said, Just two false dragons and you treat yourself as a true dragon. Even if you really are a true dragon, you will have to coil yourself up and sit there obediently.
Bang!
Xuanyuan Zhantian jabbed the Wind Cloud tform heavily with the tip of the Heavenly War Halberd. A crack immediately appeared on the t stage and countless strands of Dragon Qi emerged as dragon roars resounded.
A vast blue sea appeared behind Xuanyuan Zhantian, extending to the horizon. As he stood on the sea, he exuded a state of kingship from his body.
Waves surged and eighteen pirs of water shot into the air. The state of kingship rushed into the sky.
The king of the sea. Unexpectedly, heprehended the state of kingship as well! When Li Tianhua saw this scene, he could not help a sh of panic in his eyes.
Ha ha ha! Go lie down for me!
Xuanyuan Zhantianughed nastily and thrust his hands forward. The two coiling dragons, which were prepared to toy with him, were instantly strangled on the vast sea, crying out miserably as they choked.
Just two worms and you dare to unt your might before me. Die! Xuanyuan Zhantian shouted ferociously as he frowned heavily. Rage appeared on his face as he applied more pressure on the dragons necks.
There were cracking sounds and an indistinct scarlet light poured out. The two coiling dragons made of Essence had their necks snapped by Xuanyuan Zhantian.
Holding a dragon head in each hand, Xuanyuan Zhantian casually tossed them aside. Li Tianhuas Twin Dragons ying with Pearls was destroyed just like that.
Li Tianhuas face sank and he clenched his teeth as he said, Good! Good! Good! How dare you humiliate me like this? Xuanyuan Zhantian, even if you are the king of the Eastern Sea, now that youvee to the Tianwu Continent, I, Li Tianhua, will beat you up like the worm you are.
As Li Tianhua shouted loudly, he applied force with his diaphragm and a strange tone came from his throat. A heavy sound wave emanated from his mouth and formed a storm-like ripple.
Unexpectedly, he used his physical body to give off the cry of a coiling dragon. The Wind Cloud tform trembled without end.
In the spectator stands, the several hundred thousand cultivators all felt their scalps go numb. That sound wave seemed to have drilled into their minds, driving home a determined rage.
Li Tianhua looked like he was a coiling dragon roaring ferociously. With every step he took, cracks appeared on the tform. Dragon Qi rose into the air but the dragon roars that came from the Dragon Qi were suppressed by his roars.
Rage of the Coiling Dragon, Heaven Falls and Earth Rends!
Li Tianhua pointed his spear at the sky as he stepped out. A spear light flickered and shone everywhere. The powerful coiling dragon that manifested seemed like it wanted to shake the sky and shatter the earth, destroying Xuanyuan Zhantian, the ruler of the sea.
Xuanyuan Zhantians lips curled up. He revealed a mocking expression as he snorted coldly. Idiot, you are just an insignificant, ordinary dragon and yet you dare to fight with me?
He pulled out the Heavenly War Halberd from the Wind Cloud tform with his right hand. With a loud sound, the boundless state of kingship poured out from his chest. It moved up his throat and came out in the form of a golden sound wave.
Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!
The golden sound wave contained the rage of a king. It shed with the Rage of the Coiling Dragon that Li Tianhua issued. Crunching reverberated continuously as Li Tianhuas sound waves shattered.
A shock wave spread out in the air, forming chaotic ripples that made the space look blurry.
The two giants both roared, creating this mysterious phenomenon. The cultivators in the spectator stands were full of praise when they saw this.
Rage of the King, Sttering the Mountains and Rivers with Blood!
As Xuanyuan Zhantian held the Heavenly War Halberd, his face filled with rage. Once again, he went up and shed with Li Tianhua. With the support from the state of kingship, their first sh forced his opponent back a hundred meters.
After pushing Li Tianhua back with one move, Xuanyuan Zhantianughed. He quickly rushed forward. With every step he took, waves sshed, materializing the momentum of a boundless sea.
Its time for your defeat!
Waves surged, soaring high in the air. The vast state of kingship apanied every move of Xuanyuan Zhantian, forcing Li Tianhua to retreat continuously.
How hateful!
Blood trickled out of the corner of Li Tianhuas lips. He revealed an unresigned look in his eyes. He was a true dragon, unrivaled on the continent. Clearly, he should have been able to easily gain victory over Xuanyuan Zhantian.
However, Xuanyuan Zhantian had actually managed toprehend his own state of kingship from his unending state of water. He turned into the king of the four seas, overthrowing Li Tianhuas advantage.
In the final eight rounds, if one lost just one match, they would lose their qualification topete for the first rank. Li Tianhua roared loudly, I will not ept this. Nine Dragons Swallowing Heaven!
Nine ancient majestic coiling dragons appeared together with Li Tianhuas spear light. They bared fangs and ws as they roared wildly.
Ha ha ha ha! This is very funny. You are just an ordinary dragon and you dare to be arrogant enough to say that you will swallow heaven. Li Tianhua, you are not qualified. I am the king of the four seas, the son of heaven. I will represent heaven today to punish you.
[Note: In ancient China, the emperor is called the son of heaven. Some believed it was a literal descendant of the Chinese gods. However, others believed that it meant that the emperors had received the mandate of heaven.]
Xuanyuan Zhantian revealed a look of despisal as heughed. Suddenly, the vast sea behind him surged. Nine dragon figures appeared around the Heavenly War Halberd as well. However, the dragon figures entered the halberd.
A vast heavenly might turned into the state of kingship. The long halberd shone with bright golden light, each strand of which was made from the pure state of kingship. This move was even stronger than Yue Chenxis Morning Sun Fist.
Xuanyuan Zhantian thrust his right hand forward, holding the bottom end of the Heavenly War Halberd with one hand. Then, he swept it across and the nine ancient coiling dragons shattered.
He took another step forward, moving towards a gap in Li Tianhuas defenses. After switching the Heavenly War Halberd to his left hand, he flicked it forward and Li Tianhuas body shot backwards like a sandbag.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Xuanyuan Zhantians motion looked like a gentle flick but the power contained in it was astonishing. Blood spurted out of Li Tianhuas mouth and his clothes tattered; eventually, they just turned into dust.
The crowd was dumbfounded as they stared at Xuanyuan Zhantian. A vague urge to worship him stirred in their hearts. This state of kingship was no weaker than Sima Lingxuans.
Victory goes to Xuanyuan Zhantian. You gained another two points.
The referees deep and steady voice rang out, bringing everyone to their senses. They saw that Li Tianhuas twenty-three-meter-long golden dragon grew much dimmer. It also shrank by three meters, bing something second rate.
Now that Xuanyuan Zhantian had defeated a strong person like Li Tianhua, his golden dragon glittered and grew to twenty-seven meters long, exactly the same as Bai Qis.
Chapter 592 - Battle of the Giants - Xiao Chen versus Wang Quan
Chapter 592: Battle of the Giants: Xiao Chen versus Wang Quan
This is the strength of a true giant. Unfortunately for Li Tianhua, in the end, a coiling dragon that is unrivaled onnd is not a true dragon.
Now, there is one more person who canpete with Sima Lingxuan for the peak.
Out of the eight giants, only seven are left. In this round, we will probably see a few more giants fall.
As long as they lose one match, they could lose their qualification to fight for the first rank. After a few more rounds, the number of people who can make it to the top will decrease.
Xuanyuan Zhantian strode forward with his head held high, ignoring Li Tianhua, who was lying on the stage with an unresigned and furious expression.
Next match: Xiao Chen versus Wang Quan!
On the Wind Cloud tform, the referee called out the names of the next two participants for the next match. The cultivators who were still discussing the previous match immediately stopped and became excited.
This is great. It is another battle of the giants. Although Wang Quan is clearly weaker than Bai Qi and the others, his opponent is Xiao Chen. The oue of this match will be difficult to guess.
Thats right. Before this, Wang Quan used many moves to defeat Gong Yangyu but was able to defeat Lin Fei with one move. That is a better showing than Xiao Chens. Based on the strength that he has revealed, Wang Quan should be stronger than Xiao Chen.
Although the remaining seven giants were ranked first together in terms of points, the crowd could roughly gauge who was stronger, based on the strength they had revealed.
Naturally, Sima Lingxuan was deemed the strongest. Xuanyuan Zhantian and Chu Chaoyun were considered second tier. Yue Chenxi, Li Tianhua, and Wang Quan followed after. For now, Xiao Chen was rankedst.
However, this was just an estimate. Only when they fought would it be known who was stronger.
On the Wind Cloud tform, Wang Quan held the handle of the Dragon Fiend Whip with his right hand and the rest of it with his left. He looked at Xiao Chen across the stage, in no rush to make a move.
A light shed in the depths of Wang Quans eyes. After a while, he said, White Robed desman Xiao Chen, the only cultivator to reach the eighth floor of the Ancient Deste Tower in the past thousand years. I have heard about you long ago. You are very strong, but your weakness will guarantee that you cannot reach the peak. Do you know what your weakness is?
Although Wang Quans voice was not loud, the cultivators in the spectator stands could hear him clearly.
Naturally, they were aware of the reputation of the Ancient Deste Tower. As they stared at the calm Xiao Chen standing on the Wind Cloud tform, they all looked shocked. Unexpectedly, this White Robed desman, who had been silently winning all his matches, had such a glorious past; he was simply too low-key.
Being able to reach the eighth floor of the Ancient Deste Tower, just this achievement alone meant that Xiao Chens background was no worse than that of the scions of the eight Noble ns.
Xiao Chen looked at Wang Quan with interest. He said, Tell me, what is my weakness?
Wang Quan replied calmly, You have a strong physical body, allowing your defense to surpass others. You have exquisite Saber Techniques and saber intent, allowing your Martial Techniques to match those of the other Noble n scions. With your state of thunder and state of massacre, you do not have to fear the states of others.
What is even rarer is that you have a fearless heart. However, all these cannot cover up for your weaknessyour low cultivation!
When Xiao Chen heard this, he was somewhat stunned in his heart, but his expression did not change. Wang Quan was right. His cultivation was indeed too low. Out of the eight giants, aside from him, the weakest was a Great Perfection half-step Martial Monarch.
The stronger ones were peak Consummation half-step Martial Monarchs. As for Xiao Chen, he was only a Small Perfection half-step Martial Monarch. However, this should not be a big problem.
The Purple Thunder Divine Incantation was a supreme Cultivation Technique of Immortal Cultivation. It was better that the Heaven Ranked Cultivation Techniques of Martial Cultivation. His Essence was dense and abundant, no weaker than that of any of these people.
Xiao Chen would only get into trouble if these people had opened their sea of consciousness and started to refine their Essence into Quintessence with their Mental Energy. Of course, that would just be troublesome.
A trace ofprehension shed across Wang Quans face. He continued, You have figured out the problem as well, right? Thats right. As far as I know, Bai Qi already opened his sea of consciousness three months ago. He probably has refined a fifth of his Essence into Quintessence. Sima Lingxuan is even more powerful. He opened his sea of consciousness half a year ago.
Xiao Chen maintained a calm expression. He could tell that his opponent was trying to disrupt his mental state. He interrupted him, saying, ording to gossip, you should have already refined a tenth of your Essence into Quintessence. You can try me yourself, to see if I can rise to the peak!
After Xiao Chen cut in, Wang Quans face sank. He smiled coldly and said, The strength of Quintessence is not something you can imagine. I only wanted to let you know about the difficulties and withdraw on your own volition. If you want to fight, I can grant you that fight.
Wang Quans left hand released the coiled-up Dragon Fiend Whip. Then he infused his Quintessence into it. The soft whip seemed toe to life and sliced a small tear in space as it moved towards Xiao Chen.
As the whipnded, the tiny spatial tear quickly mended. Clearly, while this attack could rip space, it could only barely do so.
Pa!
The Dragon Fiend Whip was as fast as lightning and as agile as a rabbit. It instantly shattered the afterimage that Xiao Chen left behind when itnded on the stage.
A crack immediately appeared on the Wind Cloud tform, allowing the boundless Dragon Qi to escape. Just a casual attack had such mightthe crowd was bbergasted.
A strange look shed in Xiao Chens eyes. He performed a somersault and used the Azure Dragon Cloud Soaring Art to quickly move around the Wind Cloud tform, avoiding the lights from the whip.
There were very few whip practitioners in the Tianwu Continent. This was because the whip was too difficult to use. It relied too heavily on the individuals talent. However, once someone mastered it to Great Perfection, they would be hard to deal withjust like Wang Quan.
Wang Quan had fully brought out the unpredictable nature of the whip. Combining his attacks with Quintessence, he forced Xiao Chen into a continuous retreat. Xiao Chen could not find a chance to counterattack.
Indeed, Essence cannot bepared to Quintessence. The difference is too big. Unexpectedly, this Wang Quan has opened his sea of consciousness.
Xiao Chen is doomed this time. How unfortunate that he did not have enough time to grow. The Noble n scions are all older than him by two or three years. Otherwise, he would have started refining Quintessence as well.
A lesser cultivation is indeed a great w. No matter how good his techniques are, they are useless.
Seeing Xiao Chen dodging all over the Wind Cloud tform, the spectators discussions were full of pity for him. They felt that it was too unfair for Xiao Chen.
He he! White Robed desman, isnt it that youprehend saber intent and can climb to the peak using your Saber Techniques? Whats wrong? Do you not even dare to draw your saber now?
As Wang Quan brandished the Dragon Fiend Whip, he had a faint smile on his face. His whip thrashed around. In one moment, it was soft like a venomous snakeing out of its hole. In another, it was as hard as a cold, stone mountain. The Dragon Fiend Whip was like an extension of his arm.
Expertly switching between hard and soft, Wang Quan executed all sorts of Martial Techniques for the whip. The whip moved like a storm, crackling continuously as it rainedshes down on Xiao Chen.
The torrent of whipshes formed a screen of light that even a drop of water could not pass, so that Xiao Chen had to keep moving back.
With the infusion of Quintessence, the might of this screen of light was raised to another level. As the Dragon Fiend Whip moved about, it tore many tiny holes in space.
Seeing that Xiao Chen was not far away from the Wind Cloud Barrier, Wang Quan smiled coldly and said, Are you still not going to draw your saber? Netherworld Demonic Whip!
Wang Quans hand shook three times in the air. The long whip instantly sent out thousands of whip images and formed countless ferocious and malicious spirits, producing the image of hell.
With no way to retreat further and a hell formed by the whip in front, Wang Quan was forcing Xiao Chen to sh head-on.
No way to retreat, no way to advance. Fighting is the only way out!
Xiao Chen stopped moving and rooted himself in ce, standing firmly on the Wind Cloud tform; he became like an ancient tree. When the strong winds blew from the front, his clothes and hair fluttered without end.
However, Xiao Chens body did not move at all. His pride did not permit him to fear thisherworld or even the Quintessence in the whip.
cing his right hand on the sabers hilt, Xiao Chen drew the Lunar Shadow Saber by two centimeters. A dazzling light shed and a saber intent grew stronger continuously.
Ten percent. Twenty percent. Thirty percent, peak Small Perfection. Forty percent
By the time the slender, ck Lunar Shadow Saber waspletely drawn, Xiao Chen had raised his saber intent to sixty percentprehension. He released it without controlling it. In an instant, the dazzling saber light stunned everyone, bbergasting them again.
Sixty-percentprehension! It really is sixty-percentprehended saber intent. Although it has not reached the level of perfect control, it really is sixty-percentprehended saber intent!
Thispletely surpasses Bai Qis peak Small Perfection saber intent. He is just a step shy of reaching Great Perfection saber intent.
At this rate, even Sima Lingxuans sword intent would not be able to suppress it.
Intense discussions erupted among the cultivators in the spectator stands. Unexpectedly, Xiao Chen still had this as a trump card.
The spectators were not the only ones astonished. The other giants also turned serious, especially Bai Qi. A look of shock appeared on his face. Since the beginning, he had considered himself to be the most talented desman of his generation in the Tianwu Continent.
However, just based on the saber intent Xiao Chen revealed, Bai Qi waspletely inferior. That saber intent was twenty percent moreprehended than Bai Qis.
Clenching his right fist tightly, Bai Qi said to himself in a self-consoling manner, Saber intent is nothing. I have the Four Season Saber Technique. No desman is my match, and never will be.
When Chu Chaoyun saw this scene, he smiled gently and said, Sixty-percentprehended saber intent. Although it is not mature yet, it is sufficient for him to stand proud.
The people of the Heavenly Saber Pavilion who were worried for Xiao Chen, as well as Xiao Bai and the others, all heaved a sigh of relief.
Xiu! Xiu! Xiu!
Xiao Chen had notpletely grasped the sixty-percentprehended saber intent. Strands of saber wind flew uncontrobly in all directions, chopping all the demons and malicious spirits formed by Quintessence into nothing.
The demons and malicious spirits could not even resist. The strength of the sixty-percentprehended saber intent far surpassed the crowds expectations. Wang Quan had only refined ten percent of his Essence. That was insufficient to tip the situation back into his favor.
Winds blew and clouds moved, Gathering Cloud and Wind!
With the support of the sixty-percentprehended saber intent, Xiao Chen executed the starting moves of the Lightning Tribtion Saber Technique. Using the momentum of the winds and clouds, he exterminated the demons and malicious spirits, breaking apart the scene of hell.
Then, Xiao Chen hacked on Wang Quans protective Quintessence shield. There was a loud ng and the Quintessence shield quaked. However, it was very resilient and did not break.
Shaken and leaking blood from his lips, Wang Quanughed loudly and said, I have a Quintessence shield and cannot be defeated. Your sixty-percentprehended saber intent is not dense enough. It cannot break my Quintessence shield!
Idiot, do I need to break it? Xiao Chen said softly. The crystal whirlpool spun quickly in his body. The surging Essence all gathered on his saber. asionally, electricity leaped about his saber. With the support of saber intent, the light from the electrical arcs were very resplendent.
Bang!
Chapter 593 - Conceding Defeat
Chapter 593: Conceding Defeat
Xiao Chen used his Essence to the fullest extent. With the support of the sixty-percentprehended saber intent and the peak state of thunder, one attack had Wang Quan vomiting a mouthful of blood. Then, he was sent flying.
The strong Quintessence shield rippled and fluctuated but it did not shatter. However, the pure force that permeated it jolted Wang Quans internal organs.
Stop! I concede defeat! Wang Quan, who had fallen to the floor, felt iparable pain. Seeing Xiao Chen step forward to continue fighting, he quickly conceded defeat.
Wang Quan had nearly used up all his Quintessence. If he suffered another attack, he would not have enough Quintessence to defend himself and would be torn apart.
The twenty-three-meter-long golden dragon above Wang Quan was bitten by Xiao Chens golden dragon. It became dimmer and shrank to a little over seventeen meters long.
As for Xiao Chens golden dragon, it became dazzling and spirited, growing to twenty-five meters long.
Xiao Chen sheathed his saber and prepared to leave the Wind Cloud tform. Then, he paused for a moment and said to Wang Quan, who was lying on the stage, My cultivation may not be high but you are still unable to stop me. Even without this sixty-percentprehended saber intent, I can still defeat you easily.
With sixty-percentprehended saber intent and the momentum of wind and cloud gathering, Xiao Chen managed to defeat Wang Quan, one of the giants, in one move.
It did not matter that Xiao Chens opponent had a higher cultivation and had even opened his sea of consciousness, already refining a tenth of his Essence into Quintessence; he was still not a match for Xiao Chen.
When Xiao Chen revealed another one of his trump cards, the Quintessence made from a tenth of Wang Quans Essence became insufficient.
At this moment, no one thought Xiao Chen was the weakest of the eight giants anymore. He had the strength topete against Bai Qi.
The cultivators with bolder imaginations even thought that he couldpete against Sima Lingxuan. However, his odds were lower.
Next match: Nangong Ziyue versus Beiming Shang.
It was another battle between Noble n scions. Although these two had suffered defeat before this and could no longerpete for a top eight position, they were still strong. They were still in line for the top ten ranks. This match was still rather interesting.
Beiming Shang used Palm Techniques. His Lamenting Palm brought out emotionlessness to its extreme. The Palm Technique was cold and emotionless. Every move contained great might.
However, Beiming Shang was matched up with Nangong Ziyue. Her state of mountains and waters was as calm as still water or moved like the mountains and ground trembling. It did not fear the way of emotionlessness.
The two were evenly matched. After four hundred moves, an opening appeared in Beiming Shangs way of emotionlessness. Nangong Ziyue took advantage of this opportunity to clinch victory.
With only eight rounds remaining, the victory that Nangong Ziyue obtained brought her a step closer to the top ten.
Next match: Sima Lingxuan versus Liu Xiaoyun.
A few matchester, Sima Lingxuan stepped onto the Wind Cloud tform again. However, his opponent was not one of the other eight giants. Instead, it was the Drifting Snow Sword Sects disciple, Liu Xiaoyun.
There were only eight giants. Naturally, out of the eight matches, there would only be seven matches against the other giants. The remaining match would be with one of the other participants.
How the matches were arranged was up the referee. However, this leftover match did not put any pressure on the eight giants.
Liu Xiaoyun looked at Sima Lingxuan, who exuded a strong self-confidence. Then, he sighed softly and smiled bitterly. During the previous Five Nation Youth Competition, I could stillst ten moves against you. Now, Im afraid I cant even block one.
Sima Lingxuan, how about wepete using the sword, only the sword and nothing else?
Competing with swords was just likepeting with sabers. Both parties would drew their swords at the same time. Whoevers sword could defeat the others would be the winner.
Naturally, Liu Xiaoyuns sword was not as strong as Sima Lingxuans. He proposed this because he wanted to feel Sima Lingxuans sword intent whilepeting with the sword in order to improve himself.
Sima Lingxuan had a proud and aloof personality, looking down on the swordsmen of the world. Liu Xiaoyun now presented his request with a very humble attitude. Fire zed in his eyes, as he hoped that the other party would agree.
Given your status and strength, you are qualified topete with swords with me. Prepare your move, then. Sima Lingxuan epted Liu Xiaoyuns request after thinking for a while.
An excited look shed in Liu Xiaoyuns eyes as he performed a cupped-fist salute. Many thanks!
After Liu Xiaoyun finished speaking, he ced his right hand on his sword hilt. Then, he started quickly gathering all his Essence, state of ice, sword intent, and all hisprehension on the way of the sword.
Competing with swords sounded simpledrawing the sword and tossing it out. However, this simple action contained all their understanding on sword intent, Sword Technique, states, the force used with attacking. As long as a mistake was made in one of them, hundreds of openings would instantly appear when the sword was drawn.
The atmosphere immediately turned heavy, the air solidified, and the Wind Cloud tform turned silent. Both sides did not say anything as they gathered momentum.
Weng! Weng! Weng!
Suddenly, loud sword hums erupted from the silence. The sounds were drawn-out and continuous, providing a very dignified ambiance.
The two moved at the same time. A cold and lonely sword spun quickly in the air, causing snow to fall. A vast sword intent gave off a silver-white light, making the ce turn even colder.
Cold, an extreme cold, an emotionless cold. This was Liu Xiaoyuns state. His sword intent served the same functions too.
On the other side, Sima Lingxuans sword glittered with golden light. Strong winds blew everywhere and clouds churned. A overwhelming state of kingship could be found in the winds and clouds; this was a kings sword.
With the support of sixty-percentprehended sword intent, the state of kingship seemed very tyrannical and mighty. It had the atmosphere of several thousand swords bowing to it as the king of swords.
Dang!
The two swords quickly shed. Liu Xiaoyuns sword was knocked away before breaking into two.
Sima Lingxuans sword moved with a xiu sound. It carried a vast sword intent as it easily pierced the Wind Cloud tform, causing strands of Dragon Qi to rise up.
The hazy Dragon Qi sent the aura of the proud and arrogant sword soaring. The brilliance of the kings sword rose into the clouds. It seemed like it would break through the Wind Cloud Barrier in the sky.
Before the kings sword, Liu Xiaoyun could not resist. The difference in sword intent was too great.
The sword was a swordsmans second body. This treasured sword had apanied Liu Xiaoyun for a long time already. It killed many of his enemies. His Essence, Qi, blood, spirit, and soul had been poured into it.
The instant the sword broke, blood trickled out from Liu Xiaoyuns mouth. His face ashened, so pale that he looked drained of blood, bing dispirited and fatigued.
Defeated in one move. Sima Lingxuans golden dragon devoured a significant part of Liu Xiaoyuns twenty-meter-long dragon. Liu Xiaoyuns golden dragon became much dimmer.
As for Sima Lingxuans golden dragon, there did not seem to be much of a change. It was still twenty-nine meters long. Given his current Luck, unless he defeated one of the other giants, it would be very difficult for his golden dragon to grow longer.
Liu Xiaoyun wiped off the blood on his lips. He was in no hurry to get off the Wind Cloud tform. Instead, he closed his eyes and carefully reviewed Sima Lingxuans sword intent from the moment the two swords shed.
After a long time, Liu Xiaoyun opened his eyes. Revealing a gratified expression on his pale face, he picked up the broken halves of his sword from the Wind Cloud tform.
Whenpeting with swordsmen, I always use my full power, not holding anything back. Sima Lingxuan said something iprehensible to others before leaving the Wind Cloud tform in a smug and conceited manner.
However, Liu Xiaoyun was slightly stunned. He understood what Sima Lingxuan meant. Sima Lingxuan was advising him not to despair. However, because Sima Lingxuan was too proud and aloof, he could not console someone directly. That was why he did so in a roundabout way.
The first round of the day came to an end. In the crowds excitement, it quickly came to an end. Of the eight giants, Wang Quan and Li Tianhua had both suffered defeat, the two losing their chance topete for the first rank.
The two battles of the giants had not disappointed anyone. Xiao Chen fought against Wang Quan and Xuanyuan Zhantian fought against Li Tianhua.
These two people were neers in this Five Nation Youth Competition and forces to be reckoned with. They had advanced at a fast pace and umted their results step by step. The golden dragons above their heads grew rampantly without pause.
This was especially so for Xiao Chen; everyone found him unfathomable. Since the elimination rounds began, he had never been defeated.
Despite how so many cultivators looked down on him, Xiao Chen kept on winning, defeating all the opponents before him. Whenever everyone thought that Xiao Chens winning streak woulde to an end, he would reveal a new trump card and ovee his opponent.
Nobody knew how many trump cards Xiao Chen had. This white-robed youth who came from the Great Qin Nation challenged all sorts of people with his saberNoble n disciples, great sect disciples, and expert veterans.
Neither arrogant nor hot-tempered, never cursing orining. There was always a calm and tranquil expression on his face.
First match: Bai Qi versus Yue Chenxi. The ny-fourth round of thepetition began. The referee announced the next match in an unhurried manner.
Its another battle of giants. I wonder, who will win this time?
One has to gainplete victory before they can climb the path to the peak. Failure is not tolerated. Now that they got this far, they will be very alert and on edge.
Bai Qi has the Four Seasons Saber Technique. I wonder if Yue Chenxi has any other trump cards.
The crowd in the spectator stands were very excited as they discussed.
In terms of strength revealed, Yue Chenxi was no weaker than Xiao Chen. Bai Qi, who was on the Wind Cloud tform, had no intention of underestimating her.
Thispetition was like a mountain climb. The steep cliffs were filled with thistles and thorns. They had already caused many of the climbers to fall.
The few of them that could now see the peak had no path of retreat. The moment they tripped, they would be flung far behind.
After working hard for so long, cultivating day and night, aplishing all they had, their dreams stood right before them. They had waited for this moment for too long.
Bai Qi had too many things to prove. He could not afford to lose. He could not lose, absolutely not!
Fight! Eighteen Heaven Breaking Saber Strikes!
After the referee announced the start, the power that Bai Qi had been storing instantly erupted forth without him saying anything.
An overwhelming fighting spirit surged out together with the Eighteen Heaven Breaking Saber Strikes first attack, turning into a dazzling saber light and flying at Yue Chenxi.
Yue Chenxis expression turned serious. Her pretty face waspletely filled with caution. She did not intend to concede defeat to Bai Qi.
After taking a deep breath, she covered her right fist with Essence. A golden light exploded forth and shattered the iing saber light into a rain of sparks.
Second Heaven Breaking Saber Strike!
The moment the saber light shattered, a second more powerful strike descended.
Third strikefourth strikefifth strike
Bai Qi remained rooted in ce, not moving at all. Only the right hand holding the saber moved continuously. The Eighteen Heaven Breaking Saber Strikes rained down like a heavy storm.
Chapter 594 - There Is No Strongest, Only Stronger
Chapter 594: There Is No Strongest, Only Stronger
Strong saber intent infused every saber strike, each one stronger than the one before. Initially, Yue Chenxi was rather rxed. However, the pressure on her gradually increased. Soon, she started moving back slowly.
Without taking a single step, Bai Qi turned the Essence cycling in his body into the Eighteen Heaven Breaking Saber Strikes, forcing Yue Chenxi to retreat more than ten steps.
Eighteenth saber strike! Bai Qi roared ferociously.
Bai Qi, who had not moved since the start of the match, finally moved. When he was not moving, he had sent saber strikes without pause, like a gale, forcing his opponent back.
However, when Bai Qi moved, he was as calm as the mountains. A strong soul hidden in the de of the saber turned into an ancient divine mountain, guarding the river every day, breaking the monotony of the starry sky.
As Bai Qi moved, he moved unpredictably.
A grave look appeared in Yue Chenxis eyes. When she faced thest saber strike of the Eighteen Heaven Breaking Saber Strikes, she released the might of the Morning Sun Incantations thirteenthyer. A morning sun slowly rose behind her, evoking the atmosphere of the rising sun breaking through the darkness.
Light Rays Illuminating the Sky! Yue Chenxi roared ferociously.
She leaped up together with the morning sun. Bathed in the golden rays of the proud sun, she looked like a fairy. Everyone held their breath, not daring to breathe out, afraid of ruining this beautiful scene.
In this instant, everyone seemed to have forgotten that Yue Chenxis powerful killing move was hidden beneath this beautiful scene.
Bang!
Startling explosions resounded, breaking everyones entrancement in the beautiful scene. Surging shock waves spread throughout the Wind Cloud tform. Beautiful purples and brilliant reds of every kind surged forward with great momentum. Tiny cracks appeared in the Wind Cloud Barrier, as if it was on the verge of shattering.
What a strong force! It looks like Yue Chenxi had indeed used only seventy percent of her strength when fighting with Nangong Ziyue.
I cannot see clearly. Has the victor been decided?
Who is the stronger one? If Bai Qi loses here, it would be such a pity. He still has not used the Four Season Saber Technique.
That should not be the case. Bai Qi will not lose so easily.
Who knows? Anything is possible. Before they got on the Wind Cloud tform, did anyone think that Yue Chenxi could explode forth with such an intense fist wind?
Everyone in the spectator stands stood up and circted Essence to their eyes. They tried to find the twos figures in the multicolored shock waves.
However, the shock waves were very thick and dense, far surpassing the crowds expectations. They could not see anything at all, so they could not help but feel anxious.
Long Lasting Spring Water, Growing Warm Then Cold!
Amidst the dense shock waves, the crowd heard a familiar voice. It was Bai Qi executing the Four Season Saber Technique.
It looked like the final saber strike of the Eighteen Heaven Breaking Saber Strikes was weaker than Yue Chenxis Light Rays Illuminating the Sky. Otherwise, Bai Qi would not execute the Four Season Saber Technique.
Morning Sun Fist, Sky-Shattering Punch! A simr shout came from within the shock waves. Yue Chenxi did not feel any fear when facing the torrent of hot and cold containing the power of the Cycle of Seasons.
An intense light burst forth and a punch stronger than the Light Rays Illuminating the Sky appeared. Since Yue Chenxi had no way of figuring out whether the state was hot or cold, she would just break through with force. She, Yue Chenxi, would aplish what Nangong Ziyue could not.
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!
An unending chain of explosions like mountains copsing resounded amidst the shock waves. A strong gale came from where the two were shing.
In an instant, the gale blew away the shock waves spreading through the Wind Cloud tform. The scene on the Wind Cloud tform appeared before everyone again.
The crowd saw Yue Chenxi standing on a rainbow bridge. A morning sun flickered behind her, giving off a faint glow that made the Wind Cloud tform look peaceful.
However, the glow also gave Yue Chenxis face a reddish cast, making her pretty face look somewhat sick. Everyone could not help but worry for her.
In front of Yue Chenxi was Bai Qi. His clothes fluttered in the wind as he quickly moved back. He slowly drifted to the ground like a willow leaf.
Bai Qi looked much better than Yue Chenxi. However, he had a sullen expression on his face.
He had retreated!
Everyone immediately became excited. Bai Qi, who had executed the first move of the Four Season Saber Technique, had been pushed back by Yue Chenxi.
Breaking technique with brute force! This is breaking technique with brute force!
Although we called it technique, Bai Qis attack contained the power of the Cycle of Seasons. That is not something that anyone can block. However, not only did Yue Chenxi push back this power of the Cycle of Seasons, she shattered her opponents state of spring water.
Strong! The strongest technique under Heaven Ranked can be broken! This girl is as strong as a man. With just this move, Yue Chenxi already made me feel very embarrassed.
All the cultivators in the spectator stands were very excited. Unexpectedly, the first move of the Four Season Saber Technique had been pushed back.
Everyone was filled with shock, their expressions instinct with disbelief.
Spring is over, reced by summer. A fierce fire mercilessly shines everywhere as the zing sun soars high in the sky!
Although he had justnded, Bai Qi did not hesitate. He shouted a warcry and executed the Four Season Saber Techniques second move. Spring ended and summer arrived. The zing sun of July burned mercilessly, spreading its heat throughout the seas andnd.
However, the boundless fighting spirit in Bai Qis heart was more intense than the zing sun of July. His heart soared higher than the sun. This was the state that the Saber Emperor Bai Shuihe hadprehended from summer. This state had been perfectly produced by Bai Qi.
Turning the boundless mental state into a Saber Technique. No matter how bright the sun shines, burning the mountains and rivers, only my saber exists.
Bai Qis warcry was not very loud, but the instant he executed his Saber Technique, his aura red infinitely, bing very tyrannical.
The crowd in the spectator stands felt uneasy in their hearts. Yue Chenxi had already won them over. So when they saw Bai Qis horrifying second attack, they could not help but worry for Yue Chenxi.
The sun rising from the east looks like fire. How can the zing sun be defeated so easily? The passion of the heart is inextinguishable, daring to reach for the bright moon. A fiery red sun shines over the world, its light never extinguishing from the rivers.
Yue Chenxis red face flickered with a proud glow. She exuded a strong passion from her chest and a multicolored pir of light appeared behind her. Scarlet, orange, red, green, blue, indigo, purplethe seven colors formed a mysterious rainbow-colored sunlight.
Yue Chenxi turned into the zing sun, emerging from the multicolored sunlight. A fist wind several times stronger than the one before weed Bai Qis tyrannical attack.
Bang!
Upon contact, the sunlight behind Yue Chenxi shattered and turned in a five-colored light diffusing throughout the Wind Cloud tform. She vomitedrge mouthfuls of blood, making herplexion turn even redder.
Only a dim morning sun remained behind Yue Chenxi, continuing to rise proudly.
On the other hand, Bai Qi was in an even more miserable state than Yue Chenxi. He had been instantly knocked back a hundred meters. Without slowing down, he continued flying towards the Wind Cloud Barrier.
Yue Chenxi had repelled the Four Season Saber Technique.
Good!
The crowd was very excited; the several hundred thousand cultivators in the spectator stands called out together without any prior arrangement. Their roars broke through the clouds, shaking even the entire Wind Cloud Arena. They were so excited, they could not contain it.
The Supreme Sky Sects Yue Chenxi broke another move. Who knows, she might be able to create a miracle. Using brute force to break technique, defeating the famous Four Season Saber Technique, and bing the biggest dark horse of thispetition.
The wind is emotionless as summer passes. The world is very emotional, like leaves. Even to the end, they feel attached to the branch. The autumn wind rustles, sweeping the world of emotions.
Just as Bai Qi almost crashed into the Wind Cloud Barrier, he forcefully turned around. He pushed off the Wind Cloud Barrier with his feet and executed the Four Season Techniques third move.
Heaven and earth are unfeeling, the great way is emotionless. This saber is cold and void of love. With the momentum of the autumn wind sweeping through the world, can Yue Chenxi block that?
Outside the Wind Cloud tform, Xiao Chens eyes flickered. Thoughts flew through his head quickly as he watched Bai Qis Four Season Saber Technique.
From the moment Bai Qi executed the Long Lasting Spring Water, Xiao Chen ced all his focus on this person.
Xiao Chens now much stronger Spiritual Sense prated the Wind Cloud Barrier. It turned into tiny specks that hid in the air, monitoring Bai Qis every move.
Bai Shuihe truly lives up to his reputation as a Saber Emperor. It looks like when I was in the Ancient Deste Tower, he had held back against me, a junior. Otherwise, I definitely would not have been able to block even one move.
Xiao Chen quickly analyzed Bai Qis performance. However, when Bai Qi used it, itcked a certain spirituality and seemed somewhat artificial. It is rather unfortunate.
Xiao Chen was not the only person observing Bai Qi. The other giantsXuanyuan Zhantian, Chu Chaoyun, and even Sima Lingxuanwere paying close attention to Bai Qis every move.
The Four Season Saber Technique was too famous. Yue Chenxi forcing Bai Qi to this level provided a rare chance. If they did not cherish this opportunity toprehend the techniques mysteries, it would be a great waste.
It looks like I overestimated you before this. The Saber Technique is pretty good, but your talent is somewhatcking.
Sima Lingxuans conclusion was simr to Xiao Chens. As he watched Bai Qi, a calm expression shed in his eyes. The self-confidence in his heart became even stronger.
Yue Chenxis pretty face did not look good by any means. Her bright-red face seemed like it would drip blood at any moment. This was a very unnatural condition. Clearly, she already reached her limits. She probably would not be able to block the third move.
The sky looked like arge wok had flipped over and covered it. Darkness epassed the entire area, causing night to fall.
Yue Chenxi had not given up yet; she wanted to persevere. So, she used the greatest state of the Morning Sun Fist.
Within the darkness, Xiao Chen frowned slightly. He muttered, This girl is pushing too hard.
The pitch-dark night looked boundless,pletely silent and devoid of light. When one stretched their hands out, they could not see their fingers. Humans had an instinctive fear of and resistance against darkness. This was why they called out for the morning sun, hoping that the bright light would never be extinguished.
Xiu!
In the boundless anticipation, the zing sun broke through the night. A bright radiance shone on every corner of the Wind Cloud Arena. With the tempering of night, this morning sun became extraordinary, its radiance evesting and inextinguishable.
A fiery-red sun shone on the world, eliminating the darkness.
When facing the Four Season Saber Techniques third move, Yue Chenxi still chose to break through with brute force. She was prepared to used the stronger power of the rising sun to break the emotionlessness of the autumn wind.
Bai Qi turned towards her, his expression cold. There was no trace of emotion in his eyes. A heartless autumn wind blew behind him. He used this overwhelming attack to wee Yue Chenxis.
Boom!
A strong saber light shed on stage. Following that, a dazzling lightpletely encased the entire Wind Cloud tform. The crowd could only see light and nothing else.
Chapter 595 - State of Kingship
Chapter 595: State of Kingship
Silent and viewless. There was no sound and nothing could be seen. Only the ethereal bright light was visible.
There was a ka ca sound and a resonant dragon roar reverberated within the bright light. The boundless emotionless autumn wind blew strongly, sweeping away all the specks of light.
As the autumn wind blew, Bai Qi, who was in midair, moved together with the wind, holding his saber with one hand. When the crowd looked over, they saw that Yue Chenxiy on the ground, looking very pale and weak.
The morning sun behind Yue Chenxi was already dim, so void of light that only a pale glow remained. It was like amp that had burned up all its oil and would be blown out by the wind at any moment.
A long crack on the stage split the Wind Cloud tform in half. As lightning shed, the Wind Cloud tform slowly healed.
Bai Qi sheathed his saber. The autumn wind drifted above the stage, circling as it poured into the scabbard.
When Bai Qi alighted on the stage, there was a trace of blood in the corner of his lips. However, his physical state was much better than Yue Chenxis.
It was clear who was stronger with one nce.
Bai Qis golden dragon roared ferociously and took a bite out of Yue Chenxis twenty-three-meter-long golden dragon. After that, it grew to twenty-eight meters long, catching up with Sima Lingxuans.
Yue Chenxi, who was on the ground, tried to stand up despite her weakness. Bai Qi knew her condition, so he sent out a cool breeze with a wave of his hand and helped her up.
Yue Chenxi said softly, Many thanks.
Bai Qi gave Yue Chenxi a deep look. This girl had endured three moves from him. Respect shed in his eyes as he performed a cupped-fist salute. I have to thank you as well. You allowed me to discover some of the insufficiencies of my Four Season Saber Technique. I hope that we still have more chances to exchange moves with each other in the future.
I will be d to!
With the verbal exchange of these two, the tense atmosphere of the earth-shattering intense battle from earlier vanished like the wind.
This was how this generation of cultivators was: winning straightforwardly and in an upright manner; epting loss wholeheartedly; meeting victory or defeat with equanimity; letting go of everything in their hearts.
The Supreme Sky Sect elders watching the match also smiled and nodded their heads. Yue Chenxi had lost only one match. Given her strength, she would definitely be able to make it into the top five. This was considered the Supreme Sky Sects best result in history.
The two walked off the Wind Cloud tform. The various experts of their respective backers quickly received them. These experts used their deep cultivation and miraculous medicines to treat the twos injuries. Both soon recovered theirbat prowess.
In this round, Xiao Chens opponent was Dongfang Yubai, a disciple of the one of the Great Jin Nations ten great sects. The two had never interacted with each other before.
Facing the highly popr and unfathomable Xiao Chen, Dongfang Yubai still maintained a hopeful heart. He still had some hidden trump cards, so he did not choose to concede defeat.
Xiao Chen was not in a rush, either. Hence, he did not mind exchanging a few moves with this person. Only when this opponent exhausted all his trump cards and had no other Martial Techniques that incited Xiao Chens interest did Xiao Chen lose patience.
Then, he used his sixty-percentprehended saber intent and attacked with the Lightning Tribtion Saber Technique. He defeated Dongfang Yubai in three moves, using absolute power to make him give up hope.
After defeating Dongfang Yubai, Xiao Chens golden dragon grewrger, bing twenty-six meters long. He was now only one meter short of reaching twenty-seven meters. However, there was still some distance to reaching Bai Qis golden dragons length.
This was the result of not having enough resources. After all, Xiao Chen had never participated in the previous Five Nation Youth Competition, never gotten the chance to gain more Luck.
However, Xiao Chen did not overthink this. As long as he reached the peak, his Luck would naturally be more than anyone elses.
Next match: Sima Lingxuan versus Wang Quan!
After twenty moves, Wang Quan, who used his Cloning Technique to save himself, could not endure any longer. Sima Lingxuan did not even have to use his Quintessence.
Sima Lingxuan only used the state of kingship and the Emperors Swordybined with his sixty-percentprehended sword intent. Wang Quan was unable to retaliate. After losing to Xiao Chen, then Sima Lingxuan, Wang Quan could no longerpete for the top three ranks.
Just as the ny-fourth round came to an end, another battle of giants appeared. It was Xuanyuan Zhantian versus Chu Chaoyun. In the elimination round, they had chosen to tacitly dere a draw to preserve their strength. That match had ended in a draw after one move.
Draws were not permitted in the ranking matches; there had to be a victor. Furthermore, neither of the two had suffered a loss yet. Now, at this crucial moment, they could not afford to lose. If they lost here, they would lose the chance to climb to the peak. They had to put in their full effort.
Xuanyuan Zhantian hasprehended a higher-level state of kingship. Chu Chaoyun probably still has trump cards that he has not revealed yet.
These two are about as strong as each other. Their match will definitely be more intense than Sima Lingxuan and Wang Quans match.
They have almost equal odds of victory, but I favor Xuanyuan Zhantian more. After all, he was previously the only participant to dare to oppose Sima Lingxuan so far.
The amount of attention this match received was clearly more than what Sima Lingxuan and Wang Quans match received. Xiao Chen could clearly make this out from the discussions.
Xiao Chen was also very interested in this match. He always had a certain fear of Chu Chaoyun, feeling that he was unfathomable.
From the very start, Chu Chaoyun had not revealed many trump cards. Now that he is facing Xuanyuan Zhantian, Xiao Chen could use this chance to see how strong Chu Chaoyuns true power was.
Xuanyuan Zhantian was extremely cautious as he faced Chu Chaoyun. He brandished his Heavenly War Halberd and a vast sea appeared behind him, spreading in all directions.
Xuanyuan Zhantian immediately raised his vast state of water to the peak. Waves surged, rising and falling. He stood on that vast sea, holding the Heavenly War Halberd and looking in all directions proudly.
Rise! Xuanyuan Zhantian shouted and a huge wave surged out of the sea. The wave carried him higher as he held the halberd with two hands and hacked down.
Boom!
A pir of light descended from the sky, encasing Chu Chaoyun. Within the golden light, he exuded a holy aura. His clothes and hair all gave off a faint golden glow.
Xiu! A melodious hum rang out. Chu Chaoyun drew his sword and a sword intent surged out. When he swung the sword, it gave off a bright light.
When the halberd approached, the golden sword easily blocked Xuanyuan Zhantians mighty attack.
Berserk Dragon Burst!
Since this move failed, Xuanyuan Zhantian quickly changed moves. The water under his feet started churning, forming a huge whirlpool. Then, it turned into a flood dragon in the form of a waterspout.
Waves surged and a strong wind blew. The strong state of water spread throughout the entire Wind Cloud tform, making one feel as if they were engulfed by a vast seavery minuscule and insignificant.
Chu Chaoyun smiled gently as he watched the iing Berserk Dragon Burst. He did not advance further, choosing to retreat, instead. His deep eyes flickered with a brilliant light. As he looked at the waterspout, it seemed like everything was just an illusion to him.
Heaven Destroying Sword!
The light of Chu Chaoyuns sword gathered and condensed into a thread, turning into a dense sword light as it fired out. With the support of sword intent, the golden light tore fine cracks in space.
Roar!
A muffled roar came from the waterspout. Xuanyuan Zhantian, who was hidden within, swung his halberd. He quickly retreated when the berserk waterspout was just a few centimeters away from Chu Chaoyun.
The waterspout burst, turning into drops of water falling from the sky. When the drops of waternded on the Wind Cloud tform, they exploded.
The energy contained within the water droplets created a horrifying shock wave and boundless strong winds. Just one water droplet contained so much power, surprising everyone.
As the golden light moved around, the stronger water droplets turned into hazy steam before they reached Chu Chaoyun. Focusing his gaze, Chu Chaoyun took advantage of this opportunity to grab the initiative to make a sharp counterattack.
Dang! Dang! Dang! Dang!
The sea surged, waves roared, and light filled thend. Amidst the horrifying waves, the two exchanged moves. In an instant, they each executed at least a hundred moves.
Chu Chaoyun was the kind of person where once he grabbed hold of an opportunity, he would be very difficult to deal with. The longer things dragged out, the boundlesslyrger his initially tiny window of opportunity would grow.
In thispetition, many of his opponents had been forced into dead ends this way. Before they could even use their best moves, they had been defeated.
Using the opening from Xuanyuan Zhantians execution of the Berserk Dragon Burst, Chu Chaoyun counterattacked and kept the upper hand since then. The chain of endless attacks apanied by flickering golden light never stopped.
I cant let this go on!
An awareness of the situation appeared in Xuanyuan Zhantians heart. He knew he should take action now, while the situation could still be salvaged. If they continued like this, Chu Chaoyun would fully control the rhythm of the battle.
By then, even if Xuanyuan Zhantian did not want to, he would still lose. Perhaps he might end up like the others, not even having the chance to use his best move.
I am the proud son of heaven, king of the four seas. Might of the king, sweep through everything before me! Xuanyuan Zhantian roared out in his heart. Finally, he unleashed his state of kingship. In that instant, eighty-one pirs of water erupted from the vast sea behind him, soaring to the sky.
The entire sea surged as the overwhelming state of kingship poured out. Xuanyuan Zhantians aura suddenly changed and his Heavenly War Halberd roared like an ferocious flood dragon as it swept across.
An astonished expression shed in Chu Chaoyuns eyes. Then, he instantly sent out a golden screen of swords before retreating.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Rage of the King, Sttering the Mountains and Rivers with Blood! The screen of swords that Chu Chaoyun sent out at thest minute was futile. The Heavenly War Halberd tore through the barrier effortlessly and struck the sword that Chu Chaoyun held over his chest.
Chu Chaoyuns Qi and blood were shaken as he was knocked back. When hended, he left deep footprints on the stage.
I did not expect his state of kingship to have already reached such a level. He did not need any time to switch over to it.
After circting his energy for a bit to help with his injuries, Chu Chaoyun muttered to himself, I misjudged him. Hence, the expected ending is gone.
After unleashing the state of kingship, Xuanyuan Zhantians strength increased greatly. His aura reached a level where others felt suppressed. Then, he looked coldly at Chu Chaoyun.
Xuanyuan Zhantian shouted ferociously, Receive my attack! Point at Heaven, Stamping on Earth!
The sea surged and Xuanyuan Zhantian pointed his halberd at the sky. A berserk energy surged forth and a formless energy waveunched out of the halberds tip. A small hole appeared in the Wind Cloud Barrier.
The Wind Cloud Barrier that an Inferior Grade Martial Monarch could not break was broken by Xuanyuan Zhantians Point at Heaven, Stamping on Earth! Several Martial Monarch experts of the City Lords residence changed their expressions.
Chapter 596 - Ancient and Unending until the End of Time
Chapter 596: Ancient and Unending until the End of Time
Sealing Dragon Citys City Lord, Zong Liang, said, The strength and sharpness of this fellow is as strong as an Inferior Grade Martial Monarchs.
An even more horrifying thing was yet to be seen. Xuanyuan Zhantian pointed with his halberd and stomped heavily on the ground with his right foot. A long crack appeared on the Wind Cloud tform, extending quickly. The vast Wind Cloud tform instantly split in two.
With the strong rebound from his foot, Xuanyuan Zhantians speed instantly broke Mach 4. He had reached the limits of a half-step Martial Monarch. In a few flickers, he arrived before Chu Chaoyun.
Life-Extinguishing Blood-Reversing Swordy!
Chu Chaoyuns reaction was faster than the eyes of the cultivators in the spectator stands. At Xuanyuan Zhantians seventh step, Chu Chaoyun let go of his sword. Then, he formed a circle of golden light with his right hand.
Instantly, eight pirs of light descended and Chu Chaoyuns eyes turned golden, giving him a noble, honorable, powerful, and aloof aura.
Go!
Chu Chaoyun heavily smashed his palm into the floating sword. A golden beam of light quickly elongated, crashing into Xuanyuan Zhantian, who was rapidly approaching with a surging aura.
Dang!
The golden light made visible the Xuanyuan Zhantian who was moving so fast that no one could see him. It froze him in the air. The timing of this attack was extremely precise.
This magnificent sword seemed to have a tacit understanding with Chu Chaoyun.
After striking the weak point of Xuanyuan Zhantians move, the sword continued to easily break his Point at Heaven, Stamping on Earth in two or three moves.
Ha ha ha! Unexpectedly, you are able to break my Point at Heaven, Stamping on Earth. This is an eye-opener! A great eye-opener, indeed. In that case, receive another move from me!
Xuanyuan Zhantian felt extremely happy; he was not dispirited at all when his move was broken. Instead, heughed loudly. As the waves surged, he unleashed all sorts of powerful moves supported by the state of kingship, wildly attacking Chu Chaoyun.
Every move Xuanyuan Zhantian made was not weaker than Point at Heaven, Stamping on Earth. Several more cracks appeared on the Wind Cloud tform; its recovery could not keep up with Xuanyuan Zhantians rate of destruction.
Chu Chaoyun did not fluster. A boundless golden light came out from his eyes. Encased by the eight pirs of golden light, he looked divine as he swung his sword and moved around.
Bringing out the might of the state of light to an incredible level, Chu Chaoyun shed head-on with Xuanyuan Zhantians state of kingship, not appearing inferior at all. He broke Xuanyuan Zhantians moves one by one.
It has been such a long time since I have had such a hearty fight. You are even able to break my chain of eighteen attacks. If you can break my next attack, then, I, Xuanyuan Zhantian, can only concede defeat to you!
Xuanyuan Zhantian shouted, Ancient and Unending until the End of Time!
The vast sea changed strangely. First, it became a river, then ake, after that, a small brook.
Finally, that vast boundless sea ended up as a boundless in covered in farnd.
In an instant, all the spectating cultivators saw time move forward very quicklyseeing a boundless sea turn into a vast farnd.
The strange changes conveyed the sense of till the end of time. Even with howplex the world was, it was gone like a wisp of smoke.
Faced this long passage of time, the spectators could not help but feel insignificant. If even the vast sea turned into farnds, what then do humans count for?
However, there was an exception to everything. Within that vast sea, an ancient and immortal person appeared. He carried the state of kingship and after the tempering of the many thousand years, his sharpness gained a venerable and solemn quality, bing much stronger by an unknown number of times.
In the blink of an eye, ten thousand years passed. The vast sea turned into broad ins. Even to the end of time, I will still be here. The state of kingship is ancient and unending.
Using this concept of the end of times, Xuanyuan Zhantian tempered his state of kingship and his fighting spirit for ten thousand years in one breath. Then, he quickly unleashed his move.
Just thinking about this attack made one tremble despite the warmth. Horror filled the spectators hearts as they thought about how to block this.
An ancient and drawn-out aura appeared on Xuanyuan Zhantians halberd. Everyone felt a heavy pressure, like a mountain pressing down on them. The dense state of kingship poured out uncontrobly, immediately tearing many tiny cracks in space.
Sima Lingxuan frowned slightly. This was his first time to see a Martial Technique that he could not understand in thispetition. He could not help but enter deep thought until suddenly reaching enlightenment.
He muttered, So, that is whats going on. He nearly scared me. He is not a true Sage, so how could he have materialized a mysterious phenomenon of ten thousand years passing? He had only used the state of this Martial Technique to imitate such an effect. This kind of mysterious phenomenon can onlyst for three breaths.
However, with just that, it is already very strong. With a ten-thousand-year-old state of kingship, Chu Chaoyun will be defeated without a doubt!
Xiao Chens conclusion was theplete opposite. He shook his head, not giving this Martial Technique a good evaluation. However, he did not give voice to his opinion.
Facing this peak move, Chu Chaoyun finally looked serious.
He quickly formed ancient hand seals, and the eight pirs of light that descended from the sky merged together. Then, the pirs of light all poured into his body.
This lent the golden glow that Chu Chaoyun gave off a sense of density. Somewhat stunned, Xiao Chen quickly used his Spiritual Sense to check the situation before saying softly, Amazing. Unexpectedly, he has condensed his Essence until it is solid. I thought that I was the only person under Martial Monarch that managed to do that.
At this moment, Chu Chaoyun waspletely covered with golden light. His holy and aloof mien became even richer. The light umted without him moving at all, like he was a gold sculpture made by a divine sculptor.
Seeing his motionless opponent, Xuanyuan Zhantian had a strange feeling. However, this state of kingship that was tempered for ten thousand years could onlyst for one breath.
This was Xuanyuan Zhantians sure-kill technique. If it did not defeat his opponent, he would suffer from a huge bacsh and lose hisbat prowess.
Xuanyuan Zhantians only option was to defeat Chu Chaoyun. There was no other way!
Ka ca!
When the Heavenly War Halberd was less than half a meter away from Chu Chaoyun, who had turned into a gold sculpture that seemed to have stopped moving since the ancient times, he moved.
The light that condensed on Chu Chaoyuns body suddenly exploded. All 321 acupoints of his entire body released light. Every acupoint could release several thousand beams of light.
When the three-hundred-odd acupoints worked together, the boundless lightyered endlessly; there were so many, they could not be counted, numbering at least in the millions. Chu Chaoyun became like a bright, zing sun on the Wind Cloud tform, giving off a piercing golden light.
Eternal Light! When Chu Chaoyun opened his mouth, golden sound waves came out. It seemed like a divine soundsolemn, dignified, serene, and impossible to profane.
The sword in Chu Chaoyuns hand moved at lightning speed, executing aplicated sword art; it was so fast that it could not be seen with the naked eye. However, the multyered, boundless, and unending golden light broke down every one of his moves for everybody.
With each swing of Chu Chaoyuns sword, time paused. It seemed like another Chu Chaoyun had appeared in the world. From within the light, he swung his sword 99,900 times with every swing done with his full power.
Eternal Light and Ancient and Unending until the End of Time unexpectedly produced simr results via different methods. When the cultivators in the spectator stand felt the simrities between the two techniques, they could not help but feel excited.
The crowd originally thought that after Xuanyuan Zhantian executed Ancient and Unending until the End of Time, tempering his state of kingship for ten thousand years in the blink of an eye, his victory was assured.
Who would have imagined that Chu Chaoyun would silently execute Eternal Light? In that instant, he sent out 99,900 sword strikes. The victor of this match was now hard to guess.
When the numerous figures merged together, they sent out several thousand beams of light. The Eternal Light formed by Chu Chaoyuns 99,900 sword strikes shed with Xuanyuan Zhantians state of kingship, tempered for ten thousand years by Ancient and Unending until the End of Time.
Bang!
A thunderous sound echoed. The eyes of the crowd, who had been staring intently, could not react right away. They did not even manage to hear the explosion in time.
When the two people, who had executed their best techniques, shed, an intense energy exploded forth. That energy far surpassed the twos control.
Before Xuanyuan Zhantian could make a move, he was sted back like a fired cannonball. He broke through the strong Wind Cloud Barrier and fell towards a spectator stand with undiminished force.
A rumbling explosion resounded. The st felled a group of spectators, leaving them aplete mess. Several cultivators sustained severe injuries from the shock wave and fainted immediately.
Sou! Sou! Sou! Sou!
However, when Chu Chaoyun was sent flying by that energy, a beam of golden light descended from the sky. Then, after it exploded, another beam of golden light descended.
A total of nine beams of lights descended from the sky. As each beam of light exploded, it buffered some of the incredibly strong force.
Chu Chaoyun stood on the Wind Cloud tform with a paleplexion. He panted slightly and looked very unsightly, his clothes very tattered.
The golden glow had already vanished and the holy aura Chu Chaoyun had given off was gone. Although he was in a miserable state, in the end, he was still standing on the Wind Cloud tform.
Compared to Xuanyuan Zhantian, Chu Chaoyun was in a much better condition. The victor was clear in one nce.
When the spectators saw this scene, they were dumbfounded. They had not expected a battle under the Martial Monarch realm to be able to create such amotion. Even the Wind Cloud tform could not hold up.
The referee was very stunned as well. However, as he was quite experienced, he quickly recovered his wits. He said, Victor: Chu Chaoyun. You obtain two points!
Only after a long time did the crowd finally react. They all sighed endlessly.
The world has really changed. A battle between half-step Martial Monarchs unexpectedly caused such amotion. They are even stronger than Inferior Grade Martial Monarchs.
Bai Qis Four Season Saber Techniques third move nearly broke the Wind Cloud Barrier. If he used the fourth or fifth move, the Wind Cloud Barrier will not be able to stop him.
In that case, Sima Lingxuan should be even stronger. He definitely has the strength to break the Wind Cloud tform.
If these fellows advance to Martial Monarch, then the older generations of Martial Monarchs would not be able to fight them.
I have a feeling that this Five Nation Youth Competition will be able to open the doors to the Kunlun Realm. An envoy of the upper realm wille.
Despite the mor, Xiao Chen closed his eyes and started to rest. Now that he had seen Chu Chaoyuns strength, he no longer feared anyone in this Five Nation Youth Competition.
The peak was almost within reach!
Next match: Xiao Chen versus Bai Qi!
Finally, it was Xiao Chens turn to fight in the ny-fifth round of thepetition. Furthermore, this time, his opponent was the Noble n scion known as the strongest desman in the younger generation, Bai Qi.
Chapter 597 - Intense Fighting Spirit
Chapter 597: Intense Fighting Spirit
The two great genius desmen are finally fighting each other. Lets see how far Xiao Chen can push Bai Qi.
Bai Qi has yet to use the Four Season Saber Techniques Winter Saber and the final Cycle of Seasons. I wonder, what other trump cards does Xiao Chen have?
Without the Four Season Saber Technique in y, given Xiao Chens sixty-percentprehended saber intent, he would be able to fight on equal terms with Bai Qi. Not only that, he would have the advantage.
Unfortunately, Xiao Chen, who also is a desman, meets with Bai Qi, someone who has the Four Season Saber Technique.
For Xiao Chen to haveprehended his saber intent to sixty percent, that is proof that he has more talent with the saber than Bai Qi. However, the Heavenly Saber Pavilions resources are inferior.
Although Xiao Chen was still on a winning streak and the strength he had shown had proven to be unfathomable, the crowd still did not think that he could defeat Bai Qi.
This was not because they looked down on Xiao Chen. It was because Bai Qi had the Four Season Saber Technique and he had practiced it to Great Perfection.
There were many aspects to a cultivatorsbat prowess. Cultivation was the foundation. Martial Techniques brought out this foundation to best effect. If a persons foundation was one thousand, a strong Martial Technique could bring out one hundred percent of it, or even two hundred percent.
A weak Martial Technique might be able to bring out only seventy percent of the cultivation or maybe even just half.
A strong Martial Technique was something every cultivator sought, even in their dreams. This was one of the major reasons why the great sects could attract so many genius cultivators.
The strong Martial Techniques in the world were all held in the hands of the great sects, aside from those hidden in unknown secretnds, awaiting discovery.
Without a doubt, the Bai n was a Noble n that was as powerful as a great sect. The Four Season Saber Technique was one of those Martial Techniques that could bring out a persons cultivation by two hundred percent, or even three hundred percent.
In the crowds opinion, if Xiao Chen did did not have a sixty-percentprehended saber intent, then based on the strength he had disyed, he would not be Bai Qis match. He probably would not even be able to withstand a single move.
The sixty-percentprehended saber intent introduced another variable into this fight, attracting more attention than it would have.
Up on the Wind Cloud tform, Bai Qis heart surged with a strong fighting spirit. The hum of a treasured saber rang out in the depth of his eyes. The sharp saber intent turned into a bright light and cut through space like a sharp knife as it flew towards Xiao Chen.
The formless bright light seemed very solid. As it headed for Xiao Chen, it carried a sharp wind.
Xiao Chen smiled slightly and a surging saber intent gushed out from his eyes. The sharp wind that blew stopped between the two before exploding.
Keng Qiang!
The melodious and pleasing sound of weapons shing came from the air. The berserk saber intent passed through the Wind Cloud Barrier, spreading in all directions. Some of the closer cultivators could not help but tighten their grip on their weapons.
Xiao Chen and Bai Qi were about equal. When their auras shed, neither had the advantage.
However, this was not the result Xiao Chen wanted. Suddenly, he squinted and the saber intent issued by Xiao Chen condensed itself into a line, like a formless saber.
Chi! Chi!
The saber intent tore through the air with a piercing screech. It immediately scattered Bai Qis aura and continued on, bringing with it the might of the sixty-percentprehended saber intent at a fast pace.
Bai Qi revealed a surprised expression. He had no time to think too much, so he could only tilt his head slightly to dodge. Hu chi! The formless energy driven by the saber intent brushed past Bai Qis cheek, cutting a few strands of hair that fell to the floor.
Seeing the falling strands, Bai Qi was extremely shocked. In the sh of their auras, Xiao Chen had managed to defeat him without putting in serious effort.
Bai Qi looked towards Xiao Chen again, this time with more caution. He said sullenly, Sixty-percentprehended saber intent. Indeed, your talent for the saber is better than mine. If you had another two years and grew to a Martial Monarch, I would no longer be a match for you.
After reaching Martial Monarch, all the Essence in ones body would be refined into Quintessence. That would be sufficient to resist the power of the Cycle of Seasons. The advantage of the Four Season Saber Technique would be insignificant then.
Xiao Chen retained his sang-froid, neither confirming nor denying his opponents words. He said calmly, You will know soon whether we need to wait for two years or not.
Several cultivators in the spectator stands were surprised at Xiao Chensposure. They felt suspicious and said, Strange, where does Xiao Chen get his confidence from? It sounds like he has a card up his sleeve, not caring about Bai Qi at all.
At Xiao Chens attitude, Bai Qis face sank. He said in a cold voice, White Robed desman, dont overestimate yourself. I only praised you a little bit. Dont think that you are already a match for me.
cing his right hand on his saber hilt, Xiao Chen said indifferently, I have never looked highly upon myself. Now, you are already not a match for me. Two yearster, that will be even more obvious. Since you are not making the first move, then I shall!
Ka ca!
Right after Xiao Chen spoke, he swiftly drew his Lunar Shadow Saber. Strong winds blew from all directions and the clouds churned in the sky above, massing above Xiao Chen.
Strong winds blowing everywhere and clouds gathering, this was the initial move of the Lightning Tribtion Saber Technique. Xiao Chens figure flickered a few times before arriving in front of Bai Qi.
Xiao Chens attack carried the momentum of wind and cloud, infused with his sixty-percentprehended saber intent.
Bai Qi quickly drew his saber and brought out his peak Small Perfection saber intent to its peak. He shouted, Eighteen Heaven Breaking Saber Strikes First Strike!
Dang!
The weapons shed and Xiao Chen pressed forward gently. A surging energy poured over. When Bai Qi felt the might of the sixty-percentprehended saber intent, he jumped and was forced to retreat by twenty-odd meters.
Dang! Dang! Dang!
Having gained the advantage with the first move, Xiao Chen did not hesitate. He seemed to have turned into a saber with a sharp edge, sending out all sorts of attacks continuously.
With the full power of the sixty-percentprehended saber intent, the might of his attacks was astonishing. Bai Qi, who was not mentally prepared, was caught off-guard and did not know what to do.
Retreat! Retreat! Retreat! And retreat again!
Under Xiao Chens oppressive aura, Bai Qi could not gather the momentum necessary for the Eighteen Heaven Breaking Saber Strikes. In an instant, he ended up retreating over two hundred meters.
Bai Qis expression turned cold. He no longer tried to preserve his strength. So, he brought out the one-fifth of Quintessence that he had already refined.
Instantly, a dazzling blue light limned Bai Qis saber. As the saber light moved, tiny tears appeared in space. The might of his attack increased greatly; his aura immediately strengthened, bing as least twice as strong.
Essence and Quintessence. They only differed a bit in spelling but there was a great difference in quality.
Just having one fifth of his Essence refined into Quintessence already resulted in such might for Bai Qi. It was hard to imagine the true extent of the power of a Martial Monarch, who had refined all his Essence into Quintessence.
Eighteen Heaven Breaking Saber Strikes, the Sixteenth Saber Strike, Furiously Chopping the Blue Dome of Heaven. Scram back! Bai Qi roared in fury. Since he was using Quintessence, he tried to turn the situation around in one move.
Xiao Chen did not show any fear. Scarlet color spread in his eyes as he released a horrifying state of massacre that merged with the peak state of thunder. A strange purple-and-red light appeared on the Lunar Shadow Saber.
You will be the one to scram! Wind and clouds gather, lightning of all directions, heed my call! Earthly Lightning Tribtion!
Sixty-percentprehended saber intent, peak state of massacre, and peak state of thunder all converged. They exploded out together with the Lightning Tribtion Saber Techniques Earthly Lightning Tribtion.
The formidable power contained in the saber made everyone tremble. Its aura was no weaker than Bai Qis. In fact, it was even slightly stronger.
Boom!
A maelstrom of thunderclouds gathered above Xiao Chens head and hurled down jagged bolts of purple lightning. Xiao Chens Earthly Lightning Tribtionnded heavily on Bai Qis saber.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Sparks flew in all directions as the weapons shed. Xiao Chens feet did not stop moving, his saber continuously suppressing his opponents. This forced Bai Qi to keep moving backwards at a frantic pace.
Great astonishment shed in Bai Qis eyes. He was extremely surprised. What Cultivation Technique does this fellow cultivate? His Essence actually became solid.
After he merged his two states and sixty-percentprehended saber intent, my Quintessence refined from one-fifth of my Essence is surprisingly unable to block him. He is already so strong before refining Quintessence. How strong will he be when he finally begins to refine Quintessence?
After forcing Bai Qi back again, Xiao Chenpleted forming the mysterious phenomenon of lightning behind himself, bringing it to its peak. As the thunderclouds churned, the sky changed color.
An oppressive aura spread out, making everyone feel that a lightning tribtion would fall at any time and that Xiao Chen was the emotionless Heavenly Dao that would unleash it.
Heavenly Lightning Tribtion!
Xiao Chen executed the second move of the final series in the Lightning Tribtion Saber Technique. He immediately burst out with purple light. When he swung his saber, he seemed to have transformed into heavenly lightning descending from the sky.
Bai Qis eyes flickered. He finally made his decision. He temporarily relinquished the thought of vying with Xiao Chen. He swung his saber and went totally on the defensive.
Bang!
Xiao Chen swung his saber, as though he was a heavenly being. An indistinct grunt was heard and blood trickled out of Bai Qis lips. Then, Bai Qi was knocked into the sky.
From the start of thepetition, Xiao Chens aura had been going strong and incredibly sharp.
Unexpectedly, he managed to suppress Bai Qi all the way, not giving him any chance. Reducing Bai Qi to a sorry condition, forcing him into a constant retreat. Not allowing him to counterattack.
From the start of the elimination matches, Bai Qi had never encountered a match where he had to spend so much effort yet ended up in such a miserable state.
All the cultivators in the spectator stands were astonished. This was vastly different from what they had imagined.
This Xiao Chen is extraordinarily strong. Without the Four Season Saber Technique, Bai Qi will definitely be defeated. This is too unfortunate for Xiao Chen.
Indeed, if Xiao Chen had another two years, the results of the match would definitely be different.
At the sight of Xiao Chens strength, several people sighed, pitying him.
The moment the Four Season Saber Technique was executed, the situation would surely turn around immediately. Even the strong Yue Chenxi could not change the result, so how could Xiao Chen do any better?
Bai Qi was probably just waiting for Xiao Chen to finish executing the Lightning Tribtion Saber Technique. In the instant Xiao Chens momentum plummeted, Bai Qi would execute the Four Season Saber Technique, reversing the situation.
As everyone discussed, Xiao Chen finally executed the final move of the Lightning Tribtion Saber Techniquethe Divine Lightning Tribtion.
Layer uponyer of thunderclouds massed in the sky, an apocalyptic sight that stirred dread in those who saw it. The heavy atmosphere made it difficult for everyone to breathe.
When Xiao Chen swung his saber, only that purple light remained, dazzling and resplendent.
From within the maelstrom of thunderclouds, countless golden deities proimed, The Heavenly Might is vast and puissant. All who disobey will be killed without pardon!
The voices echoed, lending the aura of Xiao Chens attack a strand of Divine Might. If this were executed by the Heavenly Saber Pavilions founder, this attack would consist of golden lightning and be filled with Divine Might.
Bai Qis expression turned grave. He did not dare to be careless. He immediately drew out all his Quintessence,yering a thick Quintessence shield before him.
Bang!
Xiao Chen, who was high in the sky, shed like lightning. He arrived before Bai Qi, arriving as nnedlike a Divine Lightning Tribtion.
Chapter 598 - Four Season Saber Technique versus Four Season Saber Technique
Chapter 598: Four Season Saber Technique versus Four Season Saber Technique
A startling roar of thunder resounded. In that instant, the saber Qi created a long fissure that extended continuously on the resilient Wind Cloud tform. In the blink of an eye, the Wind Cloud tform was split into two.
This attack directly knocked Bai Qi back like a cannonball. Cracks appeared on his Quintessence shield, spreading as time passed. After enduring the intense barrage of wild lightning for three breaths, the shield shattered.
However, during these three breaths, the might of the Divine Lightning Tribtion diminished significantly. Bai Qi crashed into the Wind Cloud Barrier and vomited arge mouthful of blood. Then, he fell to the floor with a loud smack.
The lightning vanished and the wind stopped blowing. After Xiao Chen executed the Divine Lightning Tribtion, the momentum from the wind and cloud was all consumed.
Silence descended on the Wind Cloud tform once more. Just by looking at the Dragon Qi released from the fissure, one could tell how strong that previous attack was.
Ha ha ha! The Lightning Tribtion Saber Technique does indeed live up to its reputation. However, in the end, I, Bai Qi, have not been struck down!
Bai Qis hair was frazzled and his clothes messy as he climbed back to his feet. However, heughed maniacally, venting all the tension he had been feeling since the start of this match.
A strong and vigorous spirit lit Bai Qis eyes. An intense fighting spirit flooded his heart. He did not show any fear as he said, Xiao Chen, I have never been in such a sorry state as this ever since I became famous. You have thoroughly angered me. Now that you are drained of momentum, prepare to feel my wrath!
The momentum from the initial spurt of energy would fade with the second spurt and be exhausted by the third. This was the result that Bai Qi was aiming for. He waited until Xiao Chens momentum reached this peak. As long as Xiao Chen failed to defeat him when his momentum was at its peak, then when Xiao Chens momentum plummeted, Bai Qi would quickly attack using the Four Season Saber Technique.
At that moment, everything woulde to an end. Xiao Chen would have a taste of falling from heaven andnding in hell.
This was one of the best ways to bring down somebody. Not only could they defeat their opponent, it would cause their opponent to suffer a great loss in confidence and develop a heart demon, resulting in them being unable to progress further in their Saber Techniques.
Its over. Bai Qi is going to execute the Four Season Saber Technique. Someone in the spectator stands could not help but sigh. The oue could be easily imagined.
The elders of the Heavenly Saber Pavilion had extremely anxious expressions. Jiang Chi said helplessly, Our Heavenly Saber Pavilion has wronged him. If we had a Martial Technique that could rival the Four Season Saber Technique, Bai Qi would not be able to be so arrogant.
Xiao Bais pure and lovable face filled with worry. A hint of tears appeared in her bright eyes. Anxiety could be clearly seen from the wrinkling of her eyebrows.
Jin Dabao kept fanning himself with his gold fan. He sighed and held his fan up, blocking his sight. Hai! Never mind, this Fat Lord shall not continue watching. Old Brother Xiao Chen still does not know conduct himself properly. If it was this Fat Lord, I would not fight. I will simply concede defeat in a confident and mocking manner, frustrating my opponent to death.
Long Lasting Spring Water, Growing Warm Then Cold! Bai Qi shouted, suddenly executing the first move of the Four Season Saber Technique. Immediately, the sound of gushing water was heard,ing from a surging river that seemed both warm and cold. Bai Qis clothes fluttered as his Essence fluctuated.
The attack carried the surging power of the seasons, rallying its might as the strike headed for Xiao Chen, whose momentum was exhausted.
Perhaps because the earlier exchange, where Bai Qi was beaten up to the point of helplessness, left him very sullen, this originally gentle attack was filled with resentment.
The power of the seasons was hard to resist. When Bai Qiunched his attack, it carried a boundless wind as it surged ferociously towards Xiao Chen.
Wind and cloud appeared once again in the tform.
Xiao Chens gaze remained calm. He did not feel any joy or fear when facing this Four Season Saber Techniques first move. His heart was calm like the water in an ancient well, without any ripples whatsoever.
When Bai Qis saber was only one meter away from Xiao Chen, Xiao Chen casually took a step forward. One steponly one stepand Xiao Chen, whose momentum was exhausted, burst forth with even more intense might than when he struck with the Divine Lightning Tribtion.
Boom!
Thunder rumbled in the sky, and in that instant, thousands of creatures awakened. Cries of all sort of birds and beasts resounded. As Xiao Chen swung his saber, he executed the Four Season Saber Techniques Spring Thunder Chop as well.
Pu ci! Pu ci!
The sshing of a gushing river resounded. When the two sabers shed, a strong power of seasons carrying a more perfect state of spring promptly sted Bai Qi back again.
Bai Qi might have charged forward with a surging momentum, but his momentum when he was knocked back was much stronger. The crowd did not even have time to react.
Bai Qi crashed into the Wind Cloud Barrier. The impact was so strong that cracks materialized from behind him in the resilient Wind Cloud Barrier.
Whats going on? What just happened? Did I see wrong? How could the one sent flying be Bai Qi?
After the execution of the Four Season Saber Technique, shouldnt Xiao Chen be the unfortunate one? Why is it that Bai Qi is the one sent flying?
Everything happened too fast, the crowd in the spectator stands could not understand what happened.
The audience was not the only people who did not understand what happened. Even the Martial Monarchs of the City Lords Residence exchanged nces; they were not sure what happened, either.
However, the expressions of the elders of the Bai n changed drastically. The ns First Elder, who led the delegation, had a lifeless look in his eyes. He muttered to himself, Four Season Saber Technique? How is this possible?
Bai Qi vomited a mouthful of blood and stared at Xiao Chen. He muttered, That is impossible! How did you learn our Bai ns Four Season Saber Technique?! Furthermore, it is stronger than mine. I dont believe it!
Spring is gone and summer has arrived. The flowing mes burn thend emotionlessly. My heart is greater than the zing sun!
Bai Qi executed the Four Season Saber Techniques second move. Bai Qi became like a zing sun, swallowing up the destend. He shone brighter than the sun as he surged over with a boundless momentum.
The spring winds havee to an end. Summer has arrived. A bright sun soars high in the sky, burning thend and sea to destion!
Xiao Chen took another step forward and turned into the zing sun, burning thend to destion; he was several times brighter than Bai Qi.
Bang!
The two zing sunspeted with each other with the power of the seasons. A saber Qi soared out from each side and instantly, another fissure opened on the Wind Cloud tform, crossing the earlier one. The Wind Cloud tform was now split into four.
The zing sun that belonged to Bai Qi endured for a moment before shattering. Xiao Chens Burning to Destion exploded, knocking Bai Qi back once again.
The Wind Cloud Barrier was nowpletely covered with cracks, as if it would shatter at any moment.
Likewise, Bai Qis body was now riddled with injuries. Disbelief filled his eyes. I dont believe it! I dont believe it!
Originally, Bai Qi thought that execution of the Four Season Saber Technique would immediately turn the situation around. He had not expected that doing so would reduce him to an even more miserable state than before.
With such a big difference, it was like falling from heaven into hell. How could Bai Qi feel satisfied at this?
The wind is emotionless. Summer has passed. The world is full of emotions, holding on to them even to the point of death. The autumn wind rustles endlessly, sweeping away all emotions.
The autumn wind rustles. The Heavenly Dao is emotionless. Putting his severely injured body at risk, Bai Qi executed the Four Season Saber Techniques third move.
The wind rustles and rain drizzles. A cool breeze blows and autumn waters wash down. My fated person smiles faintly. I will give you a gentle saber strike. Do you dare ept?
Xiao Chen executed the third move almost at the same time as Bai Qi did. Two loud sounds reverberated as the attacks shook the Wind Cloud tform. Theyyered upon each other, evoking a hazy poetic atmosphere.
Boom!
Before Bai Qi could get close to Xiao Chen, he was sted back by a white saber Qi that came from the Lunar Shadow Saber; this time he ended up in an even sorrier state.
The seemingly soft saber Qi had a boundless toughness hidden within it. When it faced the firm and strong, emotionless autumn wind, it broke the firmness with gentleness. It shattered Bai Qis Saber Technique and struck his body. The force that exploded forth from the gentle wind sent him flying once more.
This time, Bai Qi broke through the Wind Cloud Barrier. His shing figure crashed into a spectator stand with great force. The cultivators there failed to react in time and suffered heavy injuries.
When the several hundred thousand cultivators saw this scene, they were dumbfounded.
This was Bai Qi, a strong genius desman. He was ranked second in the previous Five Nation Youth Competition. With the strongest Saber Techniquethe Four Season Saber Techniquehe couldpete against Sima Lingxuan.
However, this person was knocked out of the Wind Cloud tform at this moment, his life or death unknown,pletely defeated.
However, when the crowd looked at the white-robed desman on the tform, his clothes were fluttering and his expression calm. He did not reveal any excitement, as if he had not worried about Bai Qi at all from the very start.
It is as he said; he did not overestimate himself. Bai Qi is indeed not a match for him. The distance is too great.
Yes, from start to end, Bai Qi never held the advantage. He did not even get the chance to execute the final two moves of the Four Season Saber Technique.
With such strength, he is qualified to challenge Sima Lingxuan. Now, aside from Chu Chaoyun, there is yet another person who can fight against Sima Lingxuan. Indeed, I did note to this Five Nation Youth Competition for nothing.
In hindsight, the spectators now realized that what Xiao Chen had said before the match began, that he was not overestimating himself, was not arrogance but just in indifference.
No one then expected such a scene now. Sima Lingxuan, who had been maintaining a rxed expression from the start, could not help but stand up.
He looked at Xiao Chen, finding this person unfathomable. A small fluctuation appeared in his previously unshakable self-confidence. Instantly, strong winds swirled around him.
In the middle of the surging winds, the Sima ns First Elders face sank. He flung his hand out and drew all the berserk wind into his sleeve. Then, he said impassively, Lingxuan, your heart is in disarray.
Sima Lingxuan recovered his wits and calmed himself down. He said, Many thanks to First Elder for helping out. However, it is good that my heart was thrown into disarray. If I alway remain calm, my mental state will never improve. This Xiao Chen is a good grindstone for me.
The First Elder smiled faintly and said, It is good that you think that way.
Chu Chaoyun looked at Xiao Chen. A barely perceptible golden me shed in his eyes. He had a grave expression that did not reveal what he was thinking.
The victor is Xiao Chen. You obtain another two points! The referred unhurriedly announced the result of the match.
At this moment, Xiao Chens golden dragon finished taking a bite out of Bai Qis golden dragon. His golden dragon flickered with golden light and grewrger, burgeoning to twenty-nine metersthe same as Sima Lingxuans golden dragon.
When the people of the Heavenly Saber Pavilion saw this scene, they gaped, wondering if they were dreaming. Jiang Chi muttered, Unfathomable, he is truly unfathomable.
Excited tears flowed out of Xiao Bais eyes. Her pure face looked like she was both crying and smiling. She hugged Mu Xinya, who was beside her, and eximed, Elder Sister Xinya, Elder Brother Xiao Chen won! He won!
Mu Xinya shook her head slightly and revealed a bitter smile. Her feelings were veryplicated at the moment. The youth from many years ago had actually grown to such a level.
Chapter 599 - Making the Best Use of Time
Chapter 599: Making the Best Use of Time
The Bai n elders gazed at Xiao Chen in a rather hostile manner. They wanted to rush down immediately and force him to tell them where he learned the Four Season Saber Technique.
However, no matter how upset they were, they did not dare to mess around here. In the history of thispetition, the sects that dared to cause a scene did not have a good end.
After this fight, the remaining matches of the ny-fifth round all seemed inferior. This made the crowd feel bored. Even the remaining matches of the giants did not seem very interesting. asionally, people would cast a nce at Xiao Chen.
The spectators all discussed in soft voices, anticipating Xiao Chens next match. They wondered if Xiao Chen would bring them another pleasant surprise.
When this round ended, only three of the eight giants still maintained a winning streak: Xiao Chen, Sima Lingxuan, and Chu Chaoyun. The number of people who could climb to the peak had been reduced again.
The champion of this Five Nation Youth Competition would definitely be one of these three. As for Bai Qi, the person that the crowd had ced their hopes on, he was no longer qualified to fight for the peak.
In the remaining five rounds of thispetition, these three people would meet each other in battle sooner orter. They just did not know who would meet whom first.
Next match: Xiao Chen versus Xuanyuan Zhantian!
Once again, it was Xiao Chens turn to fight. The somewhat subdued atmosphere immediately became lively. All sorts of discussion rang out.
Although Xuanyuan Zhantian lost to Chu Chaoyun and could no longerpete for the top rank, his strength was still clear for all to see; no one dared to doubt him.
Be it Xuanyuan Zhantians state of kingship, his Ancient and Unending until the End of Time, or his mysterious Martial Technique that allowed him to advance time by ten thousand years, he definitely had the strength to rank within the top three of the younger generation.
The crowd was of the opinion that if Xuanyuan Zhantians opponent was not Chu Chaoyun, even if his opponent was Bai Qi, he would have a high chance of victory.
If his opponent was Xiao Chen, Xuanyuan Zhantian might even be able to suppress him, allowing the crowd to discern Xiao Chens strength.
Bang!
Up on the Wind Cloud tform, Xuanyuan Zhantian did not hold back at all. At the very start of the match, he pushed off the stage heavily. The vast state of kingship spread out like it was a boundless sea.
Point at Heaven, Stamping on Earth!
The sea surged and eighty-one waves surged out as Xuanyuan Zhantian pointed at the sky and stomped on the floor. Then, he attacked with a berserk aura.
Xiao Chen instantly merged his two states together and infused his sixty-percentprehended saber intent before executing Wukui Breaks the Heavens. A long beam of light elongated and smashed into Xuanyuan Zhantian, who was in midair.
Using technique to break force was the specialty of Wukui Breaks the Heavens. When the might of Point at Heaven, Stamping on Earth and its aura had peaked, Wukui Breaks the Heavens broke it.
Xiao Chen had never been a cultivator who only knew how to meet force with force. In terms of his insights and technique, he was inferior to no one.
Having the advantage now, Xiao Chen used his stored-up momentum to execute the Lightning Tribtion Saber Technique continuously.
Xiao Chen began an intense battle over the undting sea. One side used the four seas state of kingship, the other used a sixty-percentprehended saber intent, state of thunder, and state of massacre.
It became hard for the people to differentiate the two on the Wind Cloud tform. Waves sshed and strong explosions rang out. Thunder rumbled without end and a scarlet killing Qi spread everywhere.
Bang!
Xiao Chen summoned the Divine Lightning Tribtion and knocked Xuanyuan Zhantian back. Xiao Chen stood in midair, holding his saber with one hand, his clothes fluttering in the wind.
Xuanyuan Zhantian performed a somersault and stabilized himself. He wiped off the blood from the corner of his lips and smiled. It looks like my other Martial Techniques do not pose a threat to you. Be careful, I am going to execute my best move.
Purely in terms of offensive power, the Ancient and Unending until the End of Time is stronger than the first three moves of the Four Season Saber Technique. I really want to see how you will deal with it.
Right after Xuanyuan Zhantian spoke, the boundless sea behind him started to turn into farnd. Time was merciless. In the blink of an eye, ten thousand years passed. Ancient and unending, only the state of kingship remained evesting, never forgotten for ten thousand years.
Within one breath, the strong mysterious phenomenon quickly finished. The state of kingship around the Heavenly War Halberd gave off an ancient and solemn aura.
Xiao Chen shook his head. This move was indeed strong, but to him, its openings were obvious. Time moved by ten thousand years in the blink of an eye. In that case, what if oneunched an attack within half a blink? The opponents mysterious phenomenon would copse on its own without any extra effort needed.
A fierce purple fire burned in Xiao Chens right eye, forming a purple arrow. The arrow quickly elongated. This move was called the Purple Thunder ArrowXiao Chens fastest Martial Technique. After the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation advanced to the sixthyer, its speed surpassed the limits of a Martial King.
It did not have a strong explosive power or a strong offensive power. It only had a horrifying prating power and an even more horrifying speed.
Xiu!
In the time it took to take a quick nce, the Purple Thunder Arrow fired out. Instantly, a finger-sized hole appeared in Xuanyuan Zhantians chest, destabilizing the state of until-the-end-of-time.
Xiao Chen seized this opportunity to rush forward and execute the first move of the Four Season Saber Technique. Thunder rumbled and the power of the seasons caused Xuanyuan Zhantian to vomit arge mouthful of blood.
The so-called until the end of time functioned to temper the state of kingship by ten thousand years. Before the crowds shocked gazes, it was broken within a minute.
Ten thousand years is too long. I will make the best use of my time!
After defeating Xuanyuan Zhantian, Xiao Chens golden dragon, which was already twenty-nine meters long, took a bite out of Xuanyuan Zhantians golden dragon. However, there did not seem to be any changes.
Xiao Chens golden dragon was already toorge. Furthermore, Xuanyuan Zhantians golden dragon was much weaker. If one really had to find a change, it would be that Xiao Chens golden dragon became somewhat brighter.
The golden dragons golden eyes glistened and dazzled. It looked very spiritual, like a real, living creature.
In this round ofpetition. Sima Lingxuans opponent was Wang Quan and Chu Chaoyuns opponent was Li Tianhua. Unsurprisingly, the two of them obtained victory easily.
While the ny-seventh round began and all the cultivators in the spectator stands were admiring the fantastic Martial Techniques, the City Lords Residences people were anxiously discussing the order of the matches.
Three cards sat on the main table. These cards had the names of three people written in ck ink: Sima Lingxuan, Chu Chaoyun, and Xiao Chen.
If nothing unexpected happened, the champion of this Five Nation Youth Competition would be one of them.
After this round, thispetition would only have three rounds left. Currently, these people were discussing which of the two they should match up first.
Dragon Sealing Citys City Lord, Zong Liang, held the three cards in his hand, swapping them around continuously. Clearly, this was not an easy decision to make.
No matter which two fought first, the remaining person would definitely gain some benefits.
Zong Liang set down the cards and said to the people beside him, Have you alle to a conclusion yet? Let us hear it.
A gray-robed old man said, In reply to City Lord, we feel that Sima Lingxuan definitely has to be one of the first to fight. From the start of thepetition, he is the person who has revealed the fewest trump cards.
Someone else continued, Xiao Chen revealed his sixty-percentprehended saber intent, Four Season Saber Technique, Lightning Tribtion Saber Technique, state of massacre, and state of thunder. Chu Chaoyun revealed his fifty-percentprehended sword intent, peak state of light, Life-Extinguishing Blood-Reversing Swordy, and his sure-kill technique, the Eternal Light.
As for Sima Lingxuan, from the start up to now, he has only revealed the Emperor''s Swordy, sixty-percentprehended sword intent, and the state of kingship. These are things that he already had in the previouspetition. He cannot have improved so little since then.
Zong Liang thought for a while and took out Sima Lingxuans card, which was in the middle. Then, he asked, What about the remaining person? Xiao Chen or Chu Chaoyun?
I feel that it should be Xiao Chen. He seemed to have defeated Bai Qi too easily.
I feel that it should be Chu Chaoyun. He dared to sh head-on against Xuanyuan Zhantians spear. Even Xiao Chen only used technique to break this move.
As to whether Sima Lingxuans opponent should be Chu Chaoyun or Xiao Chen, the people in the grandstand were split into two factions and argued without pause.
Zong Liang frowned and said unhappily, Lets stop here. We will decide this by voting. Those who think that Xiao Chen should fight first, raise your hand.
The eight elders each made up their minds and immediately, four elders raised their hands. It was still a stalemate. When Zong Liang saw this, he said, In that case, I shall vote as well. Xiao Chen will fight Sima Lingxuan.
After Zong Liang said that, he ced Xiao Chens card together with Sima Lingxuans. A serious look shed in the depths of his eyes.
Zong Liang said impassively, Consider it as us wronging you. However, there is no such thing as absolute fairness in this world. The truly strong would not bother with such details; they would simply keep winning.
At this moment, Xiao Chen, who had just mounted the Wind Cloud tform, did not know that the City Lords Residence had made a decision that was disadvantageous to him. However, had he known, he would not have minded. Just like Zong Liang said, all he had to do was to keep winning.
When he looked at his opponent, Xiao Chens delicate face rxed somewhat. This was because he was facing another old friend.
Yue Chenxi was dressed in pink, looking very pretty as she stood on the Wind Cloud tform. Her extremely charming eyes looked at Xiao Chen and she could not help but feel some regrets.
The affairs of the world changed constantly; the future was hard to predict. There were some things that one could not anticipate. There was also some people that one would feel unfathomable.
Two years ago, when Yue Chenxi faced Xiao Chen, she did not even need to use her state to achieve a draw. Now, even if she used her full power, using it better than she did before, she would not be a match for her opponent.
Yue Chenxi recovered her wits and smiled. Now that I meet with you again, I still cannot use my full power. Lets hold back and stop when appropriate.
Whether Yue Chenxi used her full power or not, she would lose. Naturally, given that, she did not need to use her full power.
Xiao Chen smiled gently and said, As you please. You may make the first move.
Jumping up gently, Yue Chenxi punched out, sending out a cool breeze as she did so. However, she did not use her state of light and cloud. She attacked using only her Movement Technique and Morning Sun Fist.
Bang!
Xiao Chen held the Lunar Shadow Saber and casually tossed it to the floor. The scabbard immediately sank into the tough Wind Cloud tform like it was tofu.
Since Yue Chenxi was not using her state, Xiao Chen did not intend to use his saber. His figure flickered as he executed the Dragon w Fist to wee his opponent.
Berserk Dragon!
Xiao Chens Vital Qi moved through his bones and he clenched his right hand. An azure dragon head roared ferociously and shed with Yue Chenxi.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Fists shed as the two fought with each other. A berserk dragon roared and light shed. Soon, the two had exchanged several dozen moves.
Yue Chenxi was shocked to discover that when relying only on closebat techniques, without her state, she could not take Xiao Chen down in a short period.
After another hundred moves, when Yue Chenxi saw that she could not do anything to Xiao Chen, she unleashed her state of light and cloud. A morning sun rose from the clouds as she sent out a fist wind, knocking Xiao Chen back by a hundred meters.
Chapter 600 - Defeating You in Ten Moves
Chapter 600: Defeating You in Ten Moves
Yue Chenxi looked at the Lunar Shadow Saber standing upright in the center of the tform. Then, she sighed, I concede defeat. He he! In the end, you are still not as good as me with closebat techniques.
Without even giving Xiao Chen a chance to speak, Yue Chenxi conceded defeat and jumped off the Wind Cloud tform.
Xiao Chen shook his head helplessly. After his golden dragon finished taking a bite out of Yue Chenxis golden dragon, he gently pulled out the Lunar Shadow Saber, returned to his seat in the spectator stands, and closed his eyes to rest.
Endless chatter rang out around Xiao Chens ears; the atmosphere became jittery. As the matches passed, everyones emotions ran higher.
In another three rounds, this Five Nation Youth Competition woulde to an end, and the victor would be decided. Who was a true dragon, able to climb to the peak and be favored by Luck? Who would announce the change of the age?
The stage was already raised, and the curtains drawn. All that remained was for the main character to appear. The show was just beginning. The cultivators in the spectator stands all felt extremely excited. They hated that the matches of the final three giants did not start immediately.
However, Xiao Chen was calm and collected. He quietly waited for hisst three matches so that he could defeat the opponents before him and climb to the peak of this Sky Dome Realm.
Next match: Bai Qi versus Chu Chaoyun!
During the ny-eighth round, the referee slowly read out the names of the next two participants in a serious voice.
Xiao Chen opened his eyes and stared at the two people on the Wind Cloud tform. He looked like he was in deep thought.
Of the hundred participants, Xiao Chen had yet to fight three people: Chu Chaoyun, the Noble ns Li Tianhua, and the first seed, Sima Lingxuan.
In the ny-eighth round, Li Tianhua had already fought his match. Now Chu Chaoyun was fighting. This meant that Xiao Chens opponent in this round was Sima Lingxuan.
Suddenly, Xiao Chen felt a strong gaze. He turned his head to look and saw that it came from Sima Lingxuan, who was radiating strong self-confidence. His sharp gaze, infused with the state of kingship, pierced through space and pressed on him.
I will defeat you within ten moves. If I take even one move more than that, then it will be considered my loss.
Projecting his voice over, Sima Lingyuan dropped some overwhelmingly confident words in Xiao Chens ears. Then, he looked away.
Xiao Chen was unconcerned. He said softly, If you are really that confident, you would not have sent me such a message. If you are that confident, then why bother looking at ordinary people like me?
Yun Kexin, who was beside him, felt that something was off. She asked, Xiao Chen, whats wrong? Was someone probing you earlier?
Xiao Chen smiled faintly and replied calmly, Its not a problem. It was just someone trying to nt fear in my heart. Lets just keep watching thepetition!
The more confident someone was, the more afraid they were of failure. When metal was tempered too much, it would be brittle. This was a principle that had never changed since ancient times.
Bai Qi had lost to Xiao Chen; there was no more hope of him gaining the first rank. However, if he defeated Chu Chaoyun, he would still have a chance to vie for the second rank.
Before Bai Qi came to thepetition, he had already anticipated losing to Sima Lingxuan. He had already been ready to settle for second rank.
Although things had not gone as Bai Qi had expected in losing to Xiao Chen, he had to fight for second rank regardless of the situation.
Furthermore, Bai Qi had lost to an outsider whenpeting with the Four Season Saber Technique. He could not afford to lose this match. He had to use his full power to prove himself.
Start!
The moment the referee spoke, Bai Qi immediately attacked using the Four Season Saber Techniques first moveLong Lasting Spring Water, Growing Warm Then Cold.
Using the power of the seasons, Bai Qi turned into a surging river and gushed towards Chu Chaoyun.
Hu! Hu!
A strong wind blew on the Wind Cloud tform. A boundless aura immediately surged, allowing the crowd to sense the strength of the Four Season Saber Technique again.
One moment ago, everything was calm and peaceful. In the next moment, when Bai Qi drew his saber, clouds and wind moved, and the sky changed colors, giving rise to a grand atmosphere.
Life-Extinguishing Blood-Reversing Swordy!
Chu Chaoyuns eyes remained calm. When facing this famous Four Season Saber Technique, he did not dare to be careless. His sword left his hand and floated quietly before him.
He opened his right hand and quickly drew a circle of swords in the air with his t palm. When the circle was finallypleted, eight beams of golden light suddenly descended from the sky and encased him.
Within the golden light, Chu Chaoyuns clothes and hair all turned golden, giving off a boundless brilliance.
He gently patted the sword in the circle and a dazzling beam of light immediately appeared and shot towards Bai Qi, who was in midair.
Bang!
Bai Qi could clearly be seen pausing in the air for an instant. That great aura of the power of the seasons was stopped by the energy contained in the golden beam of light.
Chu Chaoyuns face looked holy as he muttered. A divine sound spread out and the eight beams of light merged together. Previously, his eyes had remained ck, but now they turned golden as well. At this moment, the Essence in his bodypletely solidified.
The sword that belonged to Chu Chaoyun in the circle of swords turned into a beam of light. When it shot out, it ripped open a pitch-ck tear in space along its path.
From a distance, it looked like someone had drawn a long ck line on a white piece of paper; it looked exceptionally striking.
When the crowd saw this scene, they immediately felt horrified. His Essence ispletely solidified. Its might is nowparable to that of an Inferior Grade Martial Monarchs Quintessence. Exactly what Cultivation Technique is Chu Chaoyun cultivating?
Xiao Chen did not appear too shocked; he had already guessed long ago that Chu Chaoyuns Cultivation Technique was a Heaven Ranked Cultivation Technique passed down from the Tianwu Dynasty. Furthermore, it was likely to be of an extremely high quality.
Many great sects had some Heaven Ranked Martial Techniques. However, since the destruction of Tianwu Dynasty, no Heaven Ranked Cultivation Technique had been known to have been passed down.
Dang!
The horrifying energy on the sword shed with Bai Qis sword. A loud sound reverberated throughout the nine heavens.
The sound was so loud that it shook the eardrums, shaking their tympanic membranes and causing temporary deafness.
Blood leaked out of the corner of Bai Qis lips. His body was knocked back by a hundred meters. This shocking sword strikepletely obliterated the great momentum of the river and the power of the seasons.
Eternal Light!
Chu Chaoyun had always been the kind of person who would take advantage of every opportunity presented. He would not give his opponent a chance to turn things around. So, he immediately leaped into the air, leaving behind golden afterimages. Then, tightly grasping the sword hovering in the air, he instantly executed Eternal Light.
The 321 acupoints in Chu Chaoyuns body burst open and released a great light. Every one of his acupoint sent out several ten thousand strands of light. Combining the light from the three-hundred-odd acupoints, the boundless light built up,yer uponyer. He turned into a golden zing sun, one that hurt peoples eyes when they stared at it.
With the boundless light coating him, Chu Chaoyun immediately sent out 99,900 sword strikes. The many figures quickly merged together.
This was the Eternal Light that could defeat Xuanyuan Zhantians Ancient and Unending until the End of Time in an head-on confrontation. The instant Bai Qinded on the ground, Chu Chaoyun arrived before him with a dazzling light.
Flowing Fire Illuminating Everywhere!
Bai Qi felt helpless in his heart. He had no choice but to bring out only half the might of the Four Season Saber Techniques second move to quickly mount a defense. Chu Chaoyun had not given him much time to react, so he could notpletely unleash the full power of the Four Season Saber Technique.
Boom!
Golden light exploded out and Bai Qi vomited a mouthful of blood. Once again, Chu Chaoyun knocked him back, sending him crashing into the Wind Cloud Barrier. Bai Qis clothes were in disarray; clearly, he was in a sorry state.
Damn it!
Bai Qis internal organs received serious damage. The skin on this body was burned by the bright light, turning it into a sight too cruel to be seen. He felt extremely frustrated and furious.
Chu Chaoyuns strength far surpassed Bai Qis expectations. He seemed to be on the same level as Xiao Chen. Actually, if only considering what Xiao Chen had shown so far, Chu Chaoyun was even stronger than Xiao Chen.
Bai Qi roared ferociously and used all the remaining Essence in his body. He seemed to have gone crazy, throwing everything he had into this one attack, betting everything on the Four Season Saber Techniques third move.
Heaven and Earth are unfeeling. The great Dao is emotionless. The autumn wind is boundless, sweeping across the world.
Chu Chaoyuns expression did not change. He quickly formed ancient hand seals. Instantly, the thick dark clouds above Dragon Sealing City churned continuously, opening up a hole.
Inextinguishable Divine Light! Chu Chaoyun shouted after he finished forming the hand seals. Eight beams of light immediately descended from the hole and encased him. The beams of light contained Divine Might, forming an imprable defense.
This was the move that help Chu Chaoyun stay on the Wind Cloud tform when he fought with Xuanyuan Zhantian. Even thebined shock wave of Ancient and Unending until the End of Time and Eternal Light could not prate its strong defense.
Keng Qiang!
Bai Qis saber hacked on the beams of light and gave off a metallic ng. Unexpectedly, the beam of light that contained Divine Might had turned solid.
Whatwhat defensive technique is this? Unexpectedly, it is so horrifying.
With such a defense, who short of a Martial Monarch can defeat Chu Chaoyun?
Maybe there is some hope for the Four Season Saber Techniques final move. However, given Bai Qis current state, it is already amazing that he couldunch the third move.
It feels like this is impossible for a Martial King to execute. The formless light was already very strong when it contained Divine Might. Unexpectedly, it even became solid!
Loud exmations came from the spectator stands. The crowd mostly had expressions of disbelief. The group of Martial Monarchs from the City Lords Residence was dumbfounded. They had not expected this unremarkable move from back then to have such strong defense.
Looking at the Xiao Chen and Sima Lingxuan card on the table, Zong Liang revealed a helpless expression. He sighed and said, Unexpectedly, I made a wrong judgment as well. I probably chose the wrong person to fight Sima Lingxuan.
Its toote. Xiao Chen and Sima Lingxuans match is next. There is no more time to change it.
Looking at Chu Chaoyun, he definitely still has trump cards that have not been revealed yet. The moves he used are exactly the same as the ones he used against Xuanyuan Zhantian.
The other old men present sighed as well. Regardless of the result of Xiao Chen and Sima Lingxuans fight, their greatest trump cards would be revealed.
After all their trump cards were revealed, they would definitely be at a disadvantage when facing Chu Chaoyun in thest match.
Zong Liang cast a nce at Chu Chaoyun, who was encased by the beams of lights, unfazed by Bai Qis Four Season Saber Techniques third move. He said softly, Maybe this is the effect of the mysterious Luck. However, in the end, he will still have to rely on his own strength. Even though he has the advantage, he might not have thestugh.
Chapter 601 - Countless Trump Cards
Chapter 601: Countless Trump Cards
Bang!
Light exploded out. Faced with a drained and exhausted Bai Qi, Chu Chaoyun simply sheathed his sword and kicked his opponent away like a sandbag.
Suppressing the shock in his heart, the referee dered the winner, then announced the next match. Next match: Xiao Chen versus Sima Lingxuan!
The greatest dark horse of this Five Nation Youth Competition, Xiao Chen had been on a winning streak from the start of the elimination rounds. Be it the direct disciples of the Great Jin Nations ten great sects, the geniuses of the eight Noble ns, or the neer geniuses that showed up, no one could defeat him.
Xiao Chen had a sixty-percentprehended saber intent, the Four Season Saber Technique, the state of massacre, and the state of thunder. No one knew how many trump cards he had or how deeply he had hidden.
No one had any way of knowing how many secrets this disciple from a Great Qin Nation sect hid.
Sima Lingxuan, the champion of the previous Five Nation Youth Competition and also the undisputed first seed of this Five Nation Youth Competition, had the state of kingship and the Emperors Swordy. Since the start of the ranking matches, he had not revealed his true strength; this lent him an air of mystery.
The self-confidence in his heart seemed like it would never falter and it felt like there was an aloof radiance in him. When the crowd looked at him, he clearly stood out from his surroundings. Everyone could not help but throw their support behind him.
Sima Lingxuan had excellent talent and the vast resources of the Sima n. He was also famous as the top swordsman in the Great Jin Nation. All these various honors and glory boosted his self-confidence and gave it an arrogant and conceited vor.
Now, there were only three rounds left in the Five Nation Youth Competition. Finally, these two people were matched up against each other. After this match, one of them would lose the chance to reach the top rank.
Neither could afford to lose. Whoever loses the match would be left behind in points. Given that they had the same number of matches left, it would be impossible for the loser to catch up.
The moment the two of them mounted the Wind Cloud tform, they immediately attracted everyones attention. The super neer versus the veteran giant, who would emerge the winner?
Before Xiao Chen defeated Bai Qi, no one thought that he had a chance to win. However, this changed when he unveiled a Four Season Saber Technique that was stronger than Bai Qis.
No one dared to make an immediate judgment about this match. Even though everyone thought that Sima Lingxuan had a higher chance of victory, no one dared to say it.
After fighting more than a hundred matches, Xiao Chen had already created too many miracles. Every time the crowd thought that his winning streak was about toe to an end, he would turn the situation around.
This resulted in those naysayers, who said that he would be defeated, getting their faces pped and being dumbfounded. Now, no one dared to jump to a conclusion this early.
The Wind Cloud Arena was now dead silent; no one spoke a word. There were only countless eyes staring at the two with fiery gazes. They did not dare to rx even for a moment; they were afraid that they would miss out on an exciting moment and regret it forever.
Xiu!
Sima Lingxuan waved his hand and his sword came out from its simple and thick scabbard and stuck itself in the Wind Cloud tform between the two.
Cracks extended out from the sword. Dragon Qi soared up from the Wind Cloud tform, apanied by dragon roars, making the in and simple sword look extraordinary.
The moment Sima Lingxuan went on stage, he revealed one of his hands. The tough Wind Cloud tform was like mud to him, not even worth a strike.
You are very strong. Unfortunately, you met me, Sima Lingxuan. No matter how strong you are, you can only fight for the second rank. In the previous Five Nation Youth Competition, it was the same for Bai Qi. Now, it will be the same for you and Chu Chaoyun; nothing will change.
Nothing changed in the expression on Xiao Chens handsome and delicate face. He said indifferently, You will probably be disappointed this time.
Sima Lingxuanughed loudly and said, I have not fought for real in a very long time. Because of that, it seems insignificant people now dare to speak such arrogant words. As I said earlier, if I am not able to defeat you in ten moves, I, Sima Lingxuan, will concede defeat!
Hu! Hu!
A strong wind blew and clouds churned. Sima Lingxuan faced the sky andughed uninhibitedly. While the wind and clouds gathered, his vast state of kingship along with his strong self-confidence formed a strong aura that surged towards Xiao Chen.
The heavy aura could make mountains break in the middle and rivers flow in reverse. The mountains and rivers were within Sima Lingxuans control. He was the king of everything under the sky. Heaven and earth would not permit anyone disobeying him.
A clear ripple could be seen in the Wind Cloud tform. Sima Lingxuanpressed the space behind him as he rushed at Xiao Chen.
If a regr person saw this aura, they would be pressured into prostrating themselves on the ground, unable to move. Just a nce from Sima Lingxuan would cause them to tremble in fear.
The power of the wind and clouds, the state of kingship. Is Sima Lingxuan going to use his full power?
Defeating Xiao Chen in ten moves, only Sima Lingxuan would be able to say something like this and have people not think it a joke.
Lets just wait and see. See if he can really do as he said.
The moment Sima Lingxuan moved, the cultivators in the spectator stands could feel the power contained in his attack, and were shocked at it. Then, when they heard what Sima Lingxuan said, their emotions surged, and their hearts pounded very hard.
Who was Xiao Chen? He was someone who could easily defeat Bai Qi. However, Sima Lingxuan imed that he would defeat Xiao Chen in ten moves. He mocked Xiao Chen for being arrogant and insignificant.
A strong wind blew. Before a strong power, everything would vanish like smoke. It seemed like there was no ce for Xiao Chen, who stood alone.
Xiao Chens long hair fluttered in the wind, revealing the blue strip of cloth tied on his forehead. He pulled gently and the blue strip flew off on the wind, flying high into the sky.
The scarlet throne mark on his forehead shed with a scarlet light. No longer suppressed, the state of massacre in the scarlet throne was unleashed with nothing held back.
As the scarlet light spread out, a strong power gathered behind Xiao Chen as well. This was the power of massacre. That boundless killing Qi was like an overwhelming flood as vast as the sea, spreading in every direction.
Just one nce made one tremble in fear, experiencing all sorts of negative emotionsmassacre, death, berserk frenzyin their heads.
This is painful. What kind of state of massacre is this? How could killing Qi be cultivated to such a level, causing one to not even dare to look at him? the crowd in the spectator stands eximed.
Bang!
The obstruction of the thick red light halted the strong power of Sima Lingxuan more than a hundred meters from Xiao Chen. It stopped with a loud bang, unable to advance any further.
The loud sound was like two mountains crashing into each other. The sky trembled and the ground shook. The entire Wind Cloud tform shuddered.
Not enough, far from enough!
Suddenly, Xiao Chen took a step forward and unleashed his state of thunder. Thunderclouds gathered above and a trace of an ancient and immortal will spread out.
This was the immortal state of thunder that Xiao Chenprehended at Thunder Emperor Valley.
The state of massacre from the ancient scarlet throne, obtained from at least a hundred thousand Demons, and the immortal state that the Thunder Emperor Sang Mu passed downwhen the two states that surpassed the peak merged together, how could resultingbination fear this mortal state of kingship?
The strong power behind Xiao Chen grew wildly. When he took a step forward, he forcefully pushed back Sima Lingxuans state of kingship relentlessly.
The sound of mountains cracking rang out without pause. Arge fissure extended continuously. Before the two fought, therge Wind Cloud tform had already cracked into four or five pieces, turning into a sorry state.
He, Sima Lingxuan, dared to im that he would defeat me in ten moves, calling me insignificant. However, in this Sky Dome Realm, ever since I, Xiao Chen, became famous, I have yet to lose to anyone from the same generation.
Heaven was unfair, preventing Xiao Chen from condensing a Martial Spirit until the age of sixteen. If he had those sixteen years of time, he would not even care about Sima Lingxuan at all.
Even so, the current Xiao Chen was not someone that Sima Lingxuan could humiliate.
A strong wind burst forth within the scarlet light. Xiao Chen remained expressionless as he said in a cold voice, Make your move, then. Let me see how you are going to use ten moves to defeat me. I really want to know who is the arrogant one here.
At this moment, Xiao Chens aura had shaken up Sima Lingxuans aura. Sima Lingxuan was now no longer as arrogant as he was before.
Xiao Chens cold voice entered Sima Lingxuans ears, making him somewhat ufortable. Now, in terms of attitude and aura, Xiao Chen seemed stronger than him. When Xiao Chen spoke, it gave him the feeling that Xiao Chen was speaking down to him.
You really want to be defeated that badly? In that case, I will grant your wish!
Sima Lingxuan snorted coldly and waved his right hand gently. The in and simple sword stuck in the Wind Cloud tform came out and flew into the air.
He leaped up and grabbed his sword. Then he shouted, First attack, King Descending on the Nine Heavens, Wind and Cloud Gather!
With the support of sword intent, the sword hummed without end. When Sima Lingxuan swung his sword, it was like the king descending from heaven, wind and clouds gathering under his feet.
In that instant, Sima Lingxuan rode on the wind and clouds, traveling for thousands of kilometers, going past mountains, rivers, cities, and viges. Everywhere he passed, the state of the king descending materialized.
With one swing of the sword, Sima Lingxuan materialized the state of kingship, riding on winds and clouds to travel over the mountains and rivers.
Sword Technique, state, and sword intent, they are all perfect. This attack waspleted in one breath. There are no shorings at all. When Liu Xiaoyun in the spectator stands saw this attack, he revealed an expression of respect as he sighed and sang its praises.
Break!
Xiao Chens figure flickered and he drew his saber. Alternating scarlet and purple lights shed on his saber as he swung it at extreme speed.
He struck the spot where the wind and clouds merged under Xuanyuan Zhantians feet. The saber light glimmered, and wind and cloud split into two. The wind was wind and the clouds were clouds. The state of kingship over the vast expanse vanished like smoke.
Everything happened in an instant. The moment Liu Xiaoyun finished speaking, Xiao Chen swiftly broke this move.
Liu Xiaoyun gaped, stunned speechless. Then, he said in shock, The sword creates the wind and clouds, materializing the mountains and rivers. After that, then the king would descend from heaven. If one directly broke the wind and clouds, the power that follows after would not exist. Why did I not think of that?
The Drifting Snow Sword Pavilions First Elder shook his head and said, No, that will not work. Even if you could think of it, you would not be able to move this fast, nor are you decisive enough. Anyway, Sima Lingxuans integration of wind and clouds is already very tight. How did Xiao Chen find the point of integration and sever it? Its truly a marvel.
After the Sword Technique was broken, Sima Lingxuan circled back and retreated a hundred meters. He looked cautiously at Xiao Chen.
Who would have imagined that Xiao Chen would not chase Sima Lingxuan? He simply held his saber with one hand and looked calmly at Sima Lingxuan. Then, he said, Go ahead, make your move. Every time you attack, I will break your move. I will not pursue you. I will just stand here and see how you will defeat me in ten moves.
What a great fellow! Sima Lingxuan is already very arrogant. Unexpectedly, this Xiao Chen is even more confident than him.
He will break every attack thates his way, and after the attack is broken, he will not pursue him to deliver a follow-up. Looks like this Sima Lingxuans attitude really angered Xiao Chen.
Ha ha! It has been many years already since anyone spoke to Sima Lingxuan like that. This is interesting! Very interesting!
Chapter 602 - Heart of a King, Sword Dazzling the People
Chapter 602: Heart of a King, Sword Dazzling the People
The moment Xiao Chen said that, astonishment spread through the crowd. His statement was even more sensational than Sima Lingxuans promation that he would defeat his opponent in ten moves.
Everyone had their pride. Xiao Chen might seem indifferent and calm. However, deep in his heart was a pride that no one else was aware of. However, it was not something that he would let anyone profane.
Good! Good! Good!
Sima Lingxuan said good three times in a row. Every time he said good, his face turned gloomier. A touch of murderous intent even appeared in his eyes.
Heart of a King, Sword Dazzling the People! Without saying anything else, Sima Lingxuan immediately executed his second move. His sword shone with a bright light, suddenly bathing the Wind Cloud tform in glory. It was like all themoners of the world would be illuminated by it.
The heart in the chest of Sima Lingxuan, who was floating in midair, seemed to really start to burn. After his clothes at that spot burned, everyone could see a fiery-red light pulsating there.
When Xuanyuan Zhantian saw this attack, he was instantly shocked. He said, He is burning the heart of a king. This is a technique can be grasped only after the state of kingship reaches Great Perfection. The might of this sword will be raised at least threefold.
Lets see how you break this! Sima Lingxuan shouted ferociously. His figure flickered and in an instant, he arrived before Xiao Chen. There were no tricks to this attack. It merely used the faith of the masses and burned the heart of a king to gain a great might for attacking the enemy. Aside from shing head-on, there was no other way to break this.
Xiao Chen used his Spiritual Sense to pick out a spot that was rtively weaker. Then, he immediately used the Roaming Dragons Nine Transformations.
Xiao Chens figure wavered and split into nine. The nine figures merged the two states and each sent out an attack targeting the weakest spot of the sword strike.
Although it was called the weakest spot, that was just rtively speaking. It would still be easy for the force in that weak spot to shatter a mountain.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
The might of this attack was too strong; Xiao Chens clones could not block it and were immediately shattered. However, by the time the eighth Xiao Chen was shattered, Sima Lingxuan felt that something was wrong. This was because without him realizing it, the might of the sword had decreased by half.
You have discovered it already, right? However, it is now toote! Break! Xiao Chens true body shouted, and his crystal Essence, which had already solidified, turned into a sharp saber light. After infusing his sixty-percentprehended saber intent, he hacked at that weak spot again.
Boom!
In the instant that weak spot was struck, it erupted with an intense shock wave. The crowd saw the shock wave strike Sima Lingxuan. He spun several rounds in the air before he could stabilize himself.
However, Xiao Chen did not move at all. The crowd only saw a horrifying scarlet light behind him and the immortal state of thunder above him. These flickered in turn, giving his delicate face a strange cast.
Sima Lingxuan had not believed that he would fail. So he executed thetter moves of the Emperors Swordy to their limits. The king of a heart in his chest also burned even more ferociously.
Xiao Chen extended his Spiritual Sense, breaking his opponents Sword Techniques one after another. When he could not find a weak point, he would directly use the Four Season Saber Technique to break the technique with force, smashing his opponents moves.
The sixth move is broken; four moves remain.
The seventh move is broken; three moves remain.
The eighth move is broken; two moves remain.
The ninth move is broken; one move remains.
The cultivators in the spectator stands watched with bated breath. As Xiao Chen had said, he simply allowed Sima Lingxuan to attack as he wished.
Xiao Chen did not chase after Sima Lingxuan or take the initiative to attack. He only broke the moves that were sent at him. Now, all that remained to see if Sima Lingxuan had anything to back his words when he said that he would defeat Xiao Chen in ten moves.
The tenth attack! Spanning a Thousand Peaks!
Sima Lingxuan was now so gloomy, he looked very scary. He ignited all the remaining Quintessence in his body and used the ninth move of the Emperors Swordy. A thousand mountain peaks appeared in the air and was absorbed into his Sword Technique, causing the might of this attack to be extremely heavy.
Everywhere the sword passed, a pitch-ck tear appeared in space. When the sword stopped, a sword light exploded forth. In that instant, it seemed like a thousand mountain peaks were pressing towards Xiao Chen.
Moonlight gleaming like frost;
flowing waters may wound;
beauty rapidly wanes;
where do I seek my home?
Despite seeing the danger, Xiao Chen calmly executed the fourth move of the Four Season Saber TechniqueGrieving Frost. Frost silently permeated the mountain peaks. The faintness of the saber intent resulted in no one discovering anything strange about it.
When Sima Lingxuan saw Xiao Chen standing there, the gloomy look on his face cleared up. Heughed loudly and said, With arge mass of mountains above you, lets see where you can hide!
Xiao Chen sheathed his saber and said calmly, Why the need to hide?!
Ka ca! Ka ca!
Suddenly, cracking sounds came from the mountains that filled the sky. The mysterious phenomenon that Sima Lingxuan materialized crumbled from the inside out and turned into dust and sand, blowing away in the wind and disappearing into nothing.
Why did this happen? Sima Lingxuans expression changed slightly; he did not dare believe what just happened.
Xiao Chen held his Lunar Shadow Saber and pointed it at his opponent. Under the bright illumination, he said calmly, Ten moves are over. I have been standing here waiting to see how you are going to defeat me. Let me ask you, who is the arrogant one now?
One can be proud but they absolutely cannot be conceited. Since you spoke so rudely and considered everyone else beneath you, I do not mind pping your face ruthlessly in front of everyone. It does not matter that you are a disciple of a Noble n or the top genius of the Great Jin Nation.
The many cultivators in the spectator stands had faces full of disbelief. They had not expected Xiao Chen to actually seed in breaking ten of Sima Lingxuans moves. This time, Sima Lingxuan had greatly embarrassed himself.
The vast Wind Cloud tform was full of holes. Right now, it lookedpletely ruined. Originally, the Wind Cloud tform had regenerative abilities and would not end up this badly damaged.
However, the force from the twos match was simple too great. It took a long time for the sword intent and saber intent infused into their Martial Techniques to scatter. Hence, the Wind Cloud tform did not have a chance to recover.
At this moment, Sima Lingxuans heart was even more disordered that this dpidated Wind Cloud tform. He had not expected Xiao Chen to be this strong. When it came to strength, state, Martial Technique, orbat prowess, Xiao Chen was not inferior to him.
Damn it! I did not lose. The one who will lose is you!
Ten moves had passed but Sima Lingxuan did not concede defeat as he said he would. His expression was frantic as he circted his Essence and charged over with a ferocious aura.
Scram back!
This time, Xiao Chen took the initiative to attack. He used his solidified Essence to cover every acupoint, every bone, marrow, and blood in his body.
In that instant, Xiao Chen was epassed in a dazzling purple light. Even his ck eyes turned a deep purple as he flickered with electricity.
Bang!
Sima Lingxuan was alreadypletely spent. His attack was full of openings. Xiao Chen grasped his saber with two hands and sweep it across. A purple light flickered and knocked his opponent out of the Wind Cloud tform with absolute force.
Bang!
Xiao Chen sent the insufferably arrogant and strong Sima Lingxuan flying and crashing right through the Wind Cloud Barrier.
A Superior Grade Martial Monarch of the Sima n instantly shed over and caught Sima Lingxuan before he hit the ground. Hence, Sima Lingxuan was not reduced to a sorry state like Bai Qi; he managed to preserve his final shred of dignity.
It is not good to boast. Even Sima Lingxuan is no exception. He got careless and had his face pped before everyone.
The neers are too horrifying. Even Sima Lingxuan has fallen. Of the Great Jin Nations ten great sects and eight Noble ns, not one of them still has a winning streak.
All the geniuses of the Great Jin Nation have fallen. The only ones left with winning streaks are Xiao Chen and Chu Chaoyun.
I wonder where these two people came from? I have never heard of them before. The moment they appeared, they caused such a great sensation. How unbelievable!
What is even more unbelievable is yet to be seen. These two people are actually from the Great Qin Nation. I bet that the sects they are from will probablyugh even in their dreams.
This Five Nation Youth Competition brought too many surprises to the crowd. Unexpectedly, someone as strong as Sima Lingxuan did not remain undefeated until the end. This development had a great impact on everyone, one that was hard to describe.
Every generation would have someone outstanding. Every wave would be higher than the one before it. Indeed, anything could happen in this age of geniuses. Everyone sighed endlessly with sorrow.
Covered in dazzling purple light, Xiao Chen stood on the dpidated Wind Cloud tform and sheathed his saber, scattering his saber intent. The light faded away and his imposing aura immediately vanished, returning him to normal.
However, the absence of the blue strip of cloth he had worn now exposed a scarlet throne mark on his forehead. This gave his delicate face a charming and tyrannical aura.
Xiao Chen now seemed different from usual. When Jiang Chi, who was also a half-step Martial Monarch, saw Xiao Chen, who just returned from the Wind Cloud tform, he felt a fear in his heart. The bright smile on Jiang Chis face vanished. Unexpectedly, he could not speak to Xiao Chen in a calm manner like he had before.
Seeing the reactions of the people around him, Xiao Chen recovered his wits. He took out another blue strip of cloth from the Universe Ring and covered up the throne mark on his forehead once again.
The charming and tyrannical aura instantly disappeared, turning him back into that calm and tranquil White Robed desman Xiao Chen.
Right then, Jiang Chi did not know what to say. After thinking for a while, he said, Xiao Chen, go and rest first.
The expressions of Murong Chong, Yun Kexin, and the others looking at Xiao Chen were filled with shock. Although they had already guessed that Xiao Chen was very strong, they had not expected that Sima Lingxuan, whom they did not even dare to look in the eye, would be defeated by Xiao Chen in such a manner, getting his face pped before everyone.
When Xiao Chen saw everyones expressions, he sighed quietly to himself. Regardless of everything, I just have to remain myself and not change.
Even if I climb onto the great Dao tomorrow, looking down on the world. I will still continue walking with respect and reverence.
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The Dragon Sealing Citys City Lord, Zong Liang, picked up Sima Lingxuans card and casually tossed it into the mes. Soon, it turned to ashes and vanished into the air.
Now, only two cards remained on the table. One had Xiao Chens name and the other had Chu Chaoyuns name. Zong Liang said gently, There really are many surprises. What do you all think?
When the elder to the right heard this, he smiled and said, Xiao Chen versus Chu Chaoyun. This final match will attract a lot of attention. The suspense willst until the very end.
Indeed, who could have thought that this Xiao Chen is only a hairs breadth away from advancing his state of massacre to the will of massacre? As for this state of thunder, he has infused the attribute of immortality. The most horrifying thing is that his Essence haspletely solidified.
To be able to solidify his Essencepletely before reaching peak Consummation half-step Martial Monarch, I wonder what kind of fortuitous encounters he has had? If he advances to Martial Monarch, then the Quintessence that he refines would put those of the older generation to shame.
Chapter 603 - Fight of the Two Dragons
Chapter 603: Fight of the Two Dragons
Chu Chaoyun is also rather remarkable. He has a peak state of light that contains Divine Might. He can turn his Essence solid too. The Martial Techniques he practices are extremely strong as well.
The two are close in age ande from the same nation. Their strengths are more or less on the same level. Having them fight in the final match is the best result.
Zong Liang smiled and nodded. This is for the best. As I said earlier, the rules do not matter. If one is strong, they just have to keep winning. The two of them are proud sons of heaven, peerless geniuses of their time. This old man is also very curious about who will be able to have thestugh.
A full hour passed after Sima Lingxuan and Xiao Chens match before thepetition resumed. This was because the damage to the Wind Cloud tform was too extensive. There was no way to go on with the matches. Everyone could only wait for it to heal itselfpletely before thepetition could continue.
After the ny-eighth round was over, the ny-ninth round began immediately.
The first match pitted Gong Yangyu versus Liu Xiaoyun. This was a crucial match that would determine who would drop out of the top ten.
The fight was intense and exciting, attracting a lot of attention. In the end, Gong Yangyu used his best moveTossing Heaven and Earthto obtain a difficult victory, entering the top ten.
After several matches, it was Xiao Chens turn again. His opponent was Li Tianhua. Without giving his opponent many opportunities, he ended the match within twenty moves, easily obtaining victory.
Next match: Chu Chaoyun versus Sima Lingxuan.
Sima Lingxuan, who had just been defeated, had practically fully recovered from his injuries already. However, his strong self-confidence had diminished.
He looked very dispirited, giving off a depressed atmosphere. His aura waspletely different from how it was previously.
After being defeated in ten moves by Xiao Chen, Sima Lingxuan fell from the clouds to the bottom of the valley. Furthermore, he had been defeated in such a humiliating manner. Every move he sent out had been broken and he had been totally helpless. There was no way he could recover quickly from this failure.
The strong self-confidence that Sima Lingxuan had built up over more than twenty years had ruptured. Now against the formidable Chu Chaoyun, he was beaten by his opponent until he could not retaliate, his previous magnificence nowhere in sight.
How hateful! After losing to Xiao Chen, Lingxuan will probably have difficulty making it into the top three now, the Sima ns First Elder said angrily.
The ranking that Sima Lingxuan obtained would directly impact the Luck of the Sima n for the next hundred years. The n elders dreams of getting three consecutive first ranks were dashed. Now, he would not even be able to get into the top three, so they could not help but feel very frustrated.
The Sima ns First Elder looked towards Xiao Chen with heavy murderous intent in his eyes. He said sullenly, Whoever makes things difficult for my Sima n, the Sima n will pay him back in kind!
The elders of the eight Noble ns Bai n were currently discussing Xiao Chen as well. A heavy murderous intentced their tones.
The Four Season Saber Technique is the foundation of our Bai n. It absolutely cannot be leaked out. We have to find out how this person obtained it after the Five Nation Youth Competition.
Bai Qinghe, the Second Brother of the Bai ns n Head, looked at Xiao Chen with malicious eyes as he said sinisterly, Furthermore, the Four Season Saber Technique that this person grasped is stronger than the one our Bai n has. We have to force out how he cultivated it. If we can figure out the trick behind it, it would be a fortuitous encounter for our Bai n.
When Bai Qi, who was at the side, heard this, he frowned slightly. He felt that something was wrong. If someones Luck became extremely strong, it would be very hard to catch that person. Heaven would be looking out for him, not allowing anything to happen to him.
Not only would the n of Bai Qis Second Uncle not achieve the desired result, it could even make an enemy of a person who might be a Martial Emperor.
The victor is Chu Chaoyun. You gain another two points!
The referee unhurriedly dered the result of the match. After taking a chunk out of Sima Lingxuans golden dragon, Chu Chaoyuns golden dragon grew to twenty-nine meters as well, the same size as Xiao Chens.
As for Sima Lingxuans golden dragon, it was now no longer as dazzling as it had been before. After he lost twice in a row, his golden dragon had shrunk to twenty-five meters, just slightlyrger than Bai Qis and the others.
Roar! Roar!
Just as Chu Chaoyun was about to leave the Wind Cloud tform, the golden dragon above him roared. It rushed at the golden dragon above Xiao Chen, baring fangs and ws. A fierce look appeared on its face, giving it an extremely ferocious aspect.
The golden dragon above Xiao Chen also became very ferocious, not yielding to Chu Chaoyuns golden dragon.
The two golden dragons were beyond Xiao Chens and Chu Chaoyuns control. They suddenly flew at each other and starting fighting, surprising everyone.
Before they are matched up against each other, their golden dragons are fighting each other. This is really interesting!
Only one true dragon can exist in this world; it will not allow two true dragons to coexist. Now that only the final match is left, the two golden dragons are probably feeling a sense of danger.
No matter how many geniuses are there, no matter how strong they are, there can only be one main character in any age. This age of geniuses can actually be said to be a tragic age for the other geniuses.
If people like Bai Qi, Yue Chenxi, Liu Xiaoyun, and Xuanyuan Zhantian had been born in another era, they would definitely be the main character of that era.
However, they were now in the age of geniuses, so they could only be side characters.
Xiao Chen and Chu Chaoyun were both terrifyingly strong. They were clearly stronger than the other geniuses. They were rare geniuses seen only once in ten thousand years. It would not be an exaggeration to call them a pair of exceptional talents.
However, such proud sons of heaven, peerless under the heavens, might not be the main character of this great age. This was because there could only be one true dragon. One!
A twenty-nine-meter golden dragon was only short of one meter from bing a thirty-meter golden dragon. This was a number that represented the limit. Once they reached thirty meters in length, they would immediately be a true dragon.
[Note: Reminder, in Chinese, thirty meters is nine Zhang (one-third of ten meters). So nine is the highest single-digit numeral.]
The Luck that a true dragon would obtain was something that the false dragons could notpete with. All the Luck in the Sky Dome Realm in this age would belong to the true dragon.
Countless fortuitous encounters, great destinies, and all sorts of mysterious things would happen to the true dragon for no reason.
Who was the true dragon? At this moment, they were only missing the final meter, the final match!
The two golden dragons roared continuously as they fought each other in the sky. They emanated a savage aura, causing the other golden dragons to tremble and quickly hide.
Chu Chaoyun and Xiao Chen were both surprised. They had not expected matters to escte this rapidly.
Chu Chaoyun squinted and a faint smile appeared on his carefree face. He said softly, Come back!
The golden dragon that belonged to Chu Chaoyun roared in dissatisfaction before turning around and returning above him, circling and moving around.
Xiao Chen gently waved his hand and his golden dragon returned as well. Everywhere it passed, the golden dragons of the other participants quickly made way, not daring to obstruct it.
After the ny-ninth round ended, the organizers allowed the participants to rest for two hours so they could prepare themselves for their final match.
Time slowly went by. Soon dusk arrived. The setting sun lingered over the horizon in the west, giving off a faint light through the dark clouds.
Under the purposeful arrangement of the organizer, Xiao Chen and Chu Chaoyuns match was scheduled forst.
Shua! Shua! Shua!
The entire Wind Cloud Arena was now silent; only the sounds of the participants fighting could be heard, travelling for a long distance.
This was strange. Normally, even the worst match here would havementary from the cultivators watching. They would express their opinions and gain someprehensions of their own.
However, at this moment, the Wind Cloud Arena fellpletely silent. No one spoke a word. They only watched thepetition quietly. The originally exciting matches of these geniuses became very solemn.
Before a storm, there would always be a quiet night. The sky, the dark clouds, the soughing wind, and the sound of breathing gave everyone, including the participants on the Wind Cloud tform, a peaceful feeling.
The final round of thepetition slowly passed, match after match. By the time the forty-ninth match was over, the sky was already dark.
Since the start of the Five Nation Youth Competition, there had never been a match held at night. There was no precedent. However, this was the final match. They had already whet the interest of countless people who clearly could not wait another night.
The referee waved his right hand at Zong Liang, and whoosh! Ninerge mes roared to life on the other nine Wind Cloud tforms surrounding thergest Wind Cloud tform.
Hu! Hu!
With the flickering of the great mes, the vast Wind Cloud tform looked even more mysterious.
Four referees flew out, each to a corner. However, they did not mount the Wind Cloud tform like they did before. Instead, they merely floated in midair, as though they were afraid that the intense attacks of the two would leak out.
Final match: Heavenly Saber Pavilions Xiao Chen and Misty Sword Sects Chu Chaoyun. Pleasee up quickly!
In the quiet night, the four referees shouted in unison. Their voices were like thunder, echoing in every direction. Everyone could hear them clearly.
The atmosphere that had been quiet for a long time immediately surged. After waiting such a long time since thest Five Nation Youth Competition, through more than half a month of rivalry and one hundred and forty fights, the final match was about to begin.
Xiu! Xiu!
In the darkness, two figures soared into the sky. Their clothing looked extremely ordinary. However, the pitch-dark night could not obscure the brilliance of the two.
They stood out from therge crowd, obvious at first nce. Everyones eyes could not help but follow them, tracing the movements of the two.
Keng Qiang!
The two of them drew their weapons and brandished them. Dense saber Qi and sword Qi tore through the air. They struck the Wind Cloud Barrier and opened two holes in it.
The strong Wind Cloud Barrier was as fragile as a cicadas wings before them. It could not even slow them, breaking with one casual strike.
The two drifted down and sheathed their weapons. Theynded on the stage at the same time, without a sound.
Chu Chaoyuns face always looked carefree. There was just a faint hint of a smile on his face; it was very indistinct, hard to discern.
The two did not say anything; they simply looked at each other. They gathered their auras, and under the suppression of their auras, the air seemed to solidify.
Suddenly, Chu Chaoyun said, Dont you feel that it is very miraculous? Four years ago, you couldnt even handle half a move from me. However, now, you are able to stand here with me andpete for the Sky Dome Realms Luck.
Xiao Chen replied calmly, What is strange about that? The battle between us was meant to happen; it was just a matter of time. No one can understand the solitude and loneliness I have suffered. I have already defeated the people who defeated me four years ago. You will not be an exception.
Holding his sword scabbard in his right hand, Chu Chaoyun casually leaned forward. Then, he swept his hair back and smiled, saying, In that case, draw your saber. Let me see how much you have grown, what gives you the confidence that you have!
Chu Chaoyuns tone was calm and indifferent. However, it hid a overwhelming fighting spirit. Right after he spoke, the aura that he had umted for so very long turned into a strong wind and surged towards Xiao Chen.
Chapter 604 - Too Strong
Chapter 604: Too Strong
In an instant, Chu Chaoyuns clothes and ornaments gave off a dazzlingly golden light. Strands of golden hair fluttered in the wind and his ck eyes turned golden.
Thousands of rays burst forth from him, rendering that colorless and odorless wind golden. As the light shone, countless swords hummed faintly with the wind, singing a song no one could understand.
The strong winds howled and the light pierced through the dark night like it was a thick cloth, ripping it into countless shreds.
The expression on Xiao Chens delicate face did not change. Even if heaven shattered and the earth cracked, he would face it calmly.
He did not feel any fear in his heart for he had his saber in his hand. He said softly, As you wish.
Ka ca!
Xiao Chen drew out the Lunar Shadow Saber by a few centimeters. Instantly, a boundless electricity turned into arcing purple lights. Following that, the aura that he had been gathering all this time burst forth.
His white Clear Wind Robes and the ornaments on it all turned a crystalline purple. Boundless electricity materialized in the depths of his eyes to the apaniment of the cheerful hum from countless sabers.
The strong wind that had previously been suppressed by Xiao Chens aura howled. Countless arcs of electricity leaped around the wind, crackling without end.
Bang!
The golden and purple gales shed. A loud sound rang out in the silent night. It was ear-splitting, startling everybody.
The two rivals both raised their auras, and the gales turned into hemispheres of light, one golden and one purple. They pushed against each other, not giving way at all.
The golden hemisphere was formed by millions of lights woven together, giving off a constantly glittering light. It looked illusionary.
The purple hemisphere had countless berserk arcs of electricity sparking and leaping around. As the arcs of electricity burst out, they rent the void, forcing out indistinct ripples.
The golden light and purple electricity pushed against each other, emitting an extremely intense energy that generated countless tiny cracks in the Wind Cloud tform.
The vast Wind Cloud tform looked like a spider web in the blink of the eye, cracks covering every square centimeter of it.
Boom!
The two auras seemed to be of equal strength, neither giving way to the other. The two rivals lost their patience, no longer willing to continue waiting. So, they drew their weapons again.
The golden and purple hemispheres instantly exploded with a loud boom.
The instant the two drew their weapons, the kilometer-wide Wind Cloud tform shattered. Countless hard rocks floated in the air. Before the rivals properly executed their moves, half the Wind Cloud tform was already destroyed.
The spectating cultivators were dumbfounded. This was a scene that they had not dared to imagine. Even the other giants, Bai Qi, Liu Xiaoyun, Wang Quan, and the others, revealed expressions of shock. They felt like something was stuck in their throats and they could not say anything.
Fight!
The two shouted and tightly grasped their weapons. The instant the light exploded out, theyunched themselves at each other with boundless fighting spirit.
Dang! Dang! Dang!
The weapons shed and countless sparks flew. The two in the air moved very fast.
Aside from a few Martial Monarch experts, the ordinary cultivators could only see two blurry shes of lightone golden and one purpleshing with each other. They moved all over the ce, leaving behind countless afterimages.
The dense saber Qi and sword Qi shed. At those locations, tiny cracks appeared in space.
The twos solid saber Qi and sword Qi unexpectedly reached a level that even some Inferior Grade Martial Monarchs could not achievecapable of tearing space.
The Wind Cloud Barrier surrounding the stage seemed like thin paper sliced into countless pieces.
Thunder and wind howled; light scattered. After several dozen moves, the Wind Cloud Barrier waspletely wrecked. The surrounding ten dragon pirs could no longer send out any energy.
Flowing Light Sweeping Shadows!
Suddenly, in the midst of the intensebat, Chu Chaoyun shouted. His body turned into flowing light and eighty-one afterimages appeared beside Xiao Chen. Each afterimage sent a sword strike at Xiao Chen.
Each afterimage used a different move. Some hacked, some chopped, and some stabbed. Golden light shed on the sword and the eight-one shes of golden light merged together. It glowed very brightly, dazzling all the spectators.
Everyones vision seemed to be useless with this attack. No one could see anything clearly.
Roaming Dragons Nine Transformations! Change! Change! Change!
Xiao Chen shouted and his figure split into nine. The crystal Essence in his body circted continuously and he executed the Roaming Dragons Nine Transformations again and again, creating a total of eighty-one figures as well.
Each of Xiao Chens clones sent an attack as well, blocking all the attacks from Chu Chaoyuns afterimages.
Keng! Keng!
In that instant, the nging of the many weapons merged together and formed a horrifying sonic boom. The resultant surging shock wave rushed out in every direction.
The four referees floating more than five hundred meters away from the Wind Cloud tform revealed grave expressions. They quickly made their move, raising Quintessence shields to prevent the shock wave from propagating any farther.
The four shocked old men exchanged nces, then projected their voices to one another. What a strong shock wave! Newly advanced Martial Monarchs would not be a match for these two.
If this shock wave continued spreading out, the spectators in the first five rows would have been severely injured.
Fortunately, the City Lord had the foresight to arrange for us to stand guard outside the Wind Cloud tform. Otherwise, many cultivators would die in this Five Nation Youth Competition.
Merge!
Merge!
The two people fighting in the air did not have any time to pay attention to the gazes of others. They simply shouted at the same time.
In that instant, both sets of eighty-one figures merged back together and sent out bright lights. The two burst forth with light in the pitch-dark night,pletely illuminating the Wind Cloud Arena as bright as day.
Dang!
The two swung their weapons at each other. They were very urate, ruthless, and emotionless. The golden sword light and purple saber light shed. The force from the collision rent the surrounding space into pieces.
The huge forcepelled the two, who had merged all their clones back together, to part in an instant. Both of them somersaulted to dissipate the force that pushed them back.
Xiao Chen stabilized himself and gently drifted down,nding on the head of a dragon pir. He held his saber with one hand and his white Clear Wind Robes fluttered in the strong wind.
Chu Chaoyun, who was on the other side,nded on a dragon pir as well. The light on his body dimmed; only a golden sword light pulsated on the sword.
The two were separated by a kilometer. The Wind Cloud tform between them was so dpidated that it was covered in holes, clearly in a sorry state. There was not even a proper ce to stand on.
The dragon Qi released was turbid as well. The exchange between the two of them had sliced the dragon Qi into thousands of pieces; it did not even have time to give off a dragon roar.
Chu Chaoyun tightly grasped the sword in his right hand. He revealed a rare unrestrained expression as he smiled. I have not fought to my hearts content for a long time already. Xiao Chen, you are indeed qualified to say that to me.
However, the show is just starting. Do you know that? Eternal Light, Inextinguishable Divine Light!
Chu Chaoyun shouted and the thick clouds above suddenly opened and sent down an intense beam of light. It tore through the night sky and encased him.
This was not the first time the crowd saw Chu Chaoyun unleash the state of light containing Divine Might. However, when seeing it at night this time, it felt different.
The zing golden beam of light seemed even more piercing with the dark night as contrast. When the Divine Might spread out, a solemn and dignified aura spread out as well. An urge to prostrate oneself in worship could not help but appear in the spectators hearts.
Xiao Chen pulled off the strip of cloth on his forehead. The immortal state of thunder and peak state of massacre poured out, merging together. They formed a strange alternating purple-and-red light, suppressing the Divine Might bearing down on him.
Clouds move in all directions. Wind and lightning gather!
With the merger of the two states, Xiao Chen executed the starting moves of the Lightning Tribtion Saber Technique, taking the initiative to attack.
Wind blew from all directions and thunderclouds churned overhead. Compared to regr thunderclouds, these thunderclouds above Xiao Chens head had the additional sharp state of massacre.
When Chu Chaoyun saw this, he thought to himself, He used the peak state of massacre to make up for his inadequacies with the state of wind and cloud. This will be much more difficult to deal with.
While Chu Chaoyun thought, Xiao Chens attack arrived swiftly. Chu Chaoyun stood on the dragon pir and sent out golden sword images; he did not intend to retreat.
The sword images moved in an unusual fashion. It seemed like there were many Chu Chaoyuns sending out hundreds of moves at the same time.
Unexpectedly, this attack had a hint of Eternal Light. The principles behind the two techniques were simr. While the might of this attack was significantly weaker, its advantage was in its speed and ease of execution.
Chu Chaoyun stood there without moving, pushing Xiao Chen back with his attack. Its might unexpectedly surpassed Xiao Chens by a level.
When Xiao Chen saw the result, he could not help but be astonished. He pushed off in midair. After he performed a somersault, he sent out a second attack.
Chop! Chop! Chop! Chop! Chop!
Xiao Chen swung five times, each attack stronger than the one before. Although Chu Chaoyun still did not move, the dragon pir below him had cracks that expanded.
Earthly Lightning Tribtion!
When the momentum of winds and clouds finally gathered to its peak, all the lightning-attributed Spiritual Energy in the earth resonated with an electric maelstrom in the sky.
Xiao Chen roared ferociously and seemed to turn into the Heavenly Dao, sending out the first lightning tribtion.
The lightning infused with the state of massacre contained a frantic deste killing intent. It felt infinitely close to the cold and emotionless Heavenly Dao.
Peak state of light!
Knowing the might of this attack, Chu Chaoyun did not dare to be careless. He sent out thousands of light screensyered one over another, forming a thick mirror of light.
Bang!
There was a loud sound but the light mirror did not crack. However, the dragon pir under Chu Chaoyunpletely shattered. Despite the obstruction of the light mirror, the attack actually still had so much power after it prated the shield.
Paling slightly, Chu Chaoyun scattered the peak state of light. He turned into a beam of flowing light and rushed to another dragon pir.
What a powerful Lightning Tribtion Saber Technique. After merging with the state of massacre, its might was raised to another level!
Lightning Tribtion destroying the masses. Actually, that is an act of massacre. This state of massacrepletely matches the Lighting Tribtion Saber Technique. Unexpectedly, Xiao Chen did not use this when fighting with Bai Qi.
With just this Lightning Tribtion Saber Technique, Xiao Chen should have been able to defeat Bai Qi already. He really hid himself well.
Chu Chaoyun is now at a disadvantage. Without using the Eternal Light or the Inextinguishable Divine Light, he will not be able to block it.
When the crowd saw the horrifying might of the Lightning Tribtion Saber Technique, several of the spectators started discussing it. A ripple finally appeared in the stalemate between the two.
Heavenly Lightning Tribtion!
Xiao Chen shouted ferociously again and descended from the sky. He carried a Heavenly Might and was emotionless, like Chu Chaoyun was really a criminal who offended the Heavenly Might.
Chapter 605 - Who Won and Who Lost?
Chapter 605: Who Won and Who Lost?
I have to break his momentum. The Lightning Tribtion Saber Technique is more powerful than I expected, Chu Chaoyun thought to himself as he watched the increasingly stronger Xiao Chen.
Xiu!
Suddenly, Chu Chaoyun twirled his sword. The sky filled with a solid light that turned into a heavenly sword and shot towards the scarlet maelstrom of electricity above Xiao Chen.
Pervading Heaven and Earth is a righteous spirit, overwhelming in the world of men;
It creates the stars above and the mountains and rivers below;
Clearly Heaven and Earth exist; how could it fear the demons?
[Note: This is adapted from a Chinese poem called The Song of the Righteous Spirit. You can look up the title in Google to see what it actually is and what it means. It is tranted into English but it is rather lengthy.]
Suddenly, resonant song rang out in the vast night. The impassioned singing voices reverberated, sounding as if there were thousands of people singing together.
In the beam of light, Chu Chaoyun directed the thousands-strong choir with quivering lips. Filled with a righteous spirit, the sword Qi gathered in the sword of light together with the singing, granting that heavenly sword a dazzling splendor.
Chu Chaoyun had a serene expression as he amassed a vast Divine Might. A divine voice echoed in all directions: Heaven and Earth are unfair, not differentiating between good and evil. ck and white are inverted. Since that is so, what is the point of Heaven? Might as well chop it down!
Chu Chaoyun stopped singing and shouted, An overwhelming righteous spirit exists in the heart, magnanimous like a gentleman, not fearing the demons nor the heavens!
He drew his finger through the air, and the dazzling, resplendent heavenly sword ripped a tear in space that was darker than the night as it shed by.
Xiu!
Silent and traceless. The spatial tear that the heavenly sword tore open remained open for a long time. With a shua sound, it ripped the horrifying maelstrom of electricity in the sky in half.
As the singing went on, Chu Chaoyun waved his hand and tore the sky, instantly extinguishing the foundation of the Lightning Tribtion Saber Techniquethe power of the Heavenly Dao.
Chu Chaoyuns act of waving while encased in the beam of light containing Divine Might seemed to have be an eternal motion. He was like a heavenly deity walking on earth, holy and existing forever.
Chu Chaoyuns words were righteous. When he said to exterminate the heavens, it was because heaven was unfair and not him being arrogant and unreasonable, offending the Heavenly Might.
Seeing this shocking scene, the crowd remained speechless for a long time. They could not think of any words to describe what they were feeling.
The shock that this final match gave them was too great. Earlier, the two were fighting equally and exchanged hundreds of moves. Between the two of them, they easily turned the Wind Cloud tform into rubble.
A regr Inferior Grade Martial Monarch would not be able to break the Wind Cloud Barrier. However, it did not seem difficult for these two to break it.
Xiao Chen had just gained the advantage and borrowed the might of the Heavenly Dao to suppress Chu Chaoyun.
Just when the crowd felt the battle was tipping in Xiao Chens favor, Chu Chaoyun immediately countered. Within a moment, Chu Chaoyun managed to destroy the might of the Heavenly Dao and turn the situation around. The crowd did not even have time to react to it.
In midair, Xiao Chens expression immediately changed. The momentum of his saber vanished when he was just halfway through the move; not a single bit of it remained.
With the foundation destroyed, the aura in Xiao Chens body received damage as well. His internal organs surged, and he could not help but vomit a mouthful of blood.
Retreat! Retreat! Retreat!
Xiao Chen immediately stopped. Then, he held his saber in front of himself and pushed off with his feet, quickly moving backwards. The friction between his body and the air produced loud sonic booms.
Chu Chaoyun revealed a gentle smile on his somewhat pale face. Then, he said, You think you can run? Sword,e here!
He gently extended his hand and the sword in the air immediately flew over. Pushing off the head of the dragon pir, he leaped into the air, grasping the sword tightly with his right hand.
Divine Might Eternal Light!
Holding his sword once more, Chu Chaoyun focused his gaze. In that instant, he immediately exhausted half of the remaining solidified Essence in his body.
Seizing the initiative that the opponent lost, hanging on firmly to the advantage, and expanding it slowlythis had always been Chu Chaoyuns style.
Now that Chu Chaoyun held the advantage, he immediately made a move, executing the strengthened Eternal Light.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Nine beams of golden light descended from the sky. Each time a golden light descended, it would illuminate Chu Chaoyun, giving everyone the impression he was teleporting in the air.
Chu Chaoyun moved a hundred meters with each step and he took a total of nine steps. With every step he took, he executed an Eternal Light. He sent out 99,900 sword strikes altogether, containing them and not releasing them until he finished the nine steps.
Catching up to Xiao Chen, Chu Chaoyun gave off a resplendent light, dazzling like the sun; night turned into day.
The drawn sword revealed an eternal light, tearing through space; none could escape!
With the support of Divine Might, the nine Eternal Lights seemed to miraculously merge together. Everyone sucked in a deep breath of cold air.
One Eternal Light was already sufficient to cause severe injury to an ordinary Inferior Grade Martial Monarch. When nine Eternal Lights merged together, they would probably be enough to destroy an ordinary Inferior Grade Martial Monarch.
This is simply going overboard. You really think that I, Xiao Chen, have no means of counterattacking when youre trying to injure me heavily in one move?
If you want to sh head-on, then I will grant your wish! Xiao Chens face turned serious as he quickly executed the Four Season Saber Techniques final movethe Cycle of Seasons.
First p of Spring Thunder, Ten Thousand Beasts Cry Out; the zing sun rose high in the sky, Burning to Destion; the autumn rain drizzled, Fated Person in Autumn Waters; the winters white frost that looked like the moon, Grieving Frost!
In that instant, the state of seasons that belonged only to Xiao Chen aloneSpring, Summer, Autumn, and Winterquickly materialized.
All sorts of mysterious phenomena appeared at a pace where the eyes could not keep up. The mysterious phenomena appeared and disappeared, cycling through endlessly, materializing the boundless Cycle of Seasons.
Until the end of time, even when the boundless sea turns into vast fields, or when light and dark cycle for ten thousand years, only the cycle of seasons will not change. The Heavenly Dao will not stop. Cycle of Seasons!
The force from the saber warped space. The spatial tear that Chu Chaoyuns sword created moved back unexpectedly in a strange manner.
When the Bai n elders saw this scene, they all could not help but stand up. They muttered, How can this be? How is the might of the Cycle of Seasons so great?!
Within the Bai n, only the core disciples and inner elders could practice the Four Season Saber Technique. Although they were not as talented as Bai Qi, they had all gained a basic understanding of it before the age of twenty-three.
After practicing it for several decades, many of them could execute all five moves of the Four Season Saber Technique. Thus, they could execute the Cycle of Seasons as well.
However, the might of their Cycle of Seasons was like mudpared to Xiao Chens. Even though their cultivations were much higher than Xiao Chens, if theypeted with their Cycle of Seasons, they would definitely lose.
This was because this state seemed toopatible with Xiao Chen. It even gave the Bai n elders the impression that this Four Season Saber Technique was made specially and solely for Xiao Chen.
Bai Qis expression became extremely unsightly. He had never felt so defeated in his life, not even when losing to Sima Lingxuan.
Unexpectedly, an outsider managed to bring out more than ten times the might of the Bai ns inherited Saber Techniquepared to when a Bai n member executed it.
Boom!
The Divine Might Eternal Light struck Xiao Chens Cycle of Seasons and produced a loud boom. A shock wave more than three kilometers tall rushed into the clouds.
Within the shock wave, several thousand beams of light exploded. Flowing water, falling petals, ferocious thunder, zing sunsall sorts of mysterious phenomena manifested continuously.
As the two fought, the entire Wind Cloud tform broke and shattered. Pieces of the tform flew up with intense force, ripping tears in space as they shot towards the spectators like a furious storm.
With such arge-scale bacsh, it would be impossible for the four referees to block them all.
Zong Liangs expression changed greatly. He said in a deep voice, Elders Wind, Cloud, Thunder, Lightning, Autumn, Frost, Sun, and Moon, heed my call. Move quickly and ensure that none of the rubble strikes any of the spectators!
We obey!
The eight old men on the grandstand emitted the strong aura of peak Martial Monarchs. They did not hold back any of their terrifying strength, disappearing in a sh.
Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!
The eight elders reappeared and the four referees immediately heaved a sigh of relief. The eight elders quickly exerted some effort, shattering all the rubble flying out with punches.
Unexpectedly, all the Eight Great Elders under the Dragon Sealing Citys City Lord took action. What kind of monsters are these two?!
This is too horrifying. The quality of this Five Nation Youth Competition is probably the best in the past three thousand years. It is not likely to be surpassed within the next thousand years.
Sima Lingxuans and Bai Qis losses to these two people are not unjustified. These two have already gone far beyond them.
When looking at the eight people in the air who helped out, the crowd could not help the disarray in their hearts. They could not stop sighing.
How strong exactly were these two? To think that it required eight peak Martial Monarchs working together before they could guarantee that the debris from the attacks would not pass them.
Only after a long time did the turbid shock waves vanish. The light on Chu Chaoyun and Xiao Chenpletely disappeared.
Their clothes had also be very tattered. Blood leaked out the corner of their mouths; their faces were ashen.
The Wind Cloud tform below them already vanished long ago, leaving only a ck abyss; it was unknown what lurked inside.
The two leaped into the air. Although they were in sorry states, covered in injuries, their eyes gleamed with a fierce, burning fighting spirit. Their desire for victory had not run dry yet.
Suddenly, Xiao Chen startedughing loudly. Heughed very happily,ughed to his hearts content.
Chu Chaoyun casually flourished his sword. Suspicion appeared in his eyes as he asked, What are youughing about?
Xiao Chen replied, I amughing because heaven is really good to me. It allowed me to experience loneliness and worries, letting me taste the bitterness of the world. I do not ask to be unrivaled under the heavens but to reach the peak of the martial way, to be as heroic as the Thunder Emperor!
No one within the same generation is a match for me. Those who defeated me before, I have defeated, leaving only you, Chu Chaoyun. Without you, how would I find the drive to motivate myself to face loneliness in this Sky Dome Realm?
Two years ago, at the foot of Deste City, you invited me to decide the match with one move. Two yearster, I return those words to you. I only ask, do you dare settle with this with one final move?!
Chu Chaoyunughed loudly. His sword pulsated with light as he replied, Why not!
Hu chi! Hu chi!
Outside this Wind Cloud tform, great mes burned on the other nine smaller Wind Cloud tforms. The dancing mes illuminated Xiao Chens and Chu Chaoyuns faces, flickering without end.
When all the cultivators in the spectator stands heard that the two wanted to settle this match in one move, they no longer dared to blink. They circted Essence to their eyes and stared at the two people above the abyss.
This is too intense. Even that Wind Cloud tform was destroyed by the two. Yet, they had not decided the victor yet.
Chu Chaoyun still has not used the Inextinguishable Divine Light. I wonder, what other trump cards does Xiao Chen have? Could it be that he still has a Martial Technique even more terrifying than the Cycle of Seasons?
That should be so. Otherwise, he would not say this. However, it is hard to imagine what Martial Technique that is. That Inextinguishable Divine Light can solidify the Divine-Might-infused light. A peak Inferior Grade Martial Monarchs attack would not be able to break it.
It is still hard to believe that Chu Chaoyuns Inextinguishable Divine Light can be broken by someone under Martial Monarch.
Chapter 606 - King Grade True Dragon
Chapter 606: King Grade True Dragon
In one more move, this Five Nation Youth Competition woulde to an end. Everyone was extremely excited, their emotions surging as they discussed the development.
However, the four referees and the eight Great Elders of the City Lords Residence had serious expressions. They waited in tight formation, afraid that these two would cause a tremendousmotion and get many innocents injured.
It has been a very long time since we have seen such absolute talents. The quality of this Five Nation Youth Competition is probablyparable only to the match between the Thunder Emperor and the Saber Demon five thousand years ago.
Back then, that was also an age of geniuses. The fight between the Thunder Emperor and the Saber Demon was a fight between the sword and saber too. Just like now, their attacks obliterated the Wind Cloud tform.
The twelve elders floating outside the Wind Cloud tform projected their voices to one another. As they watched the fight, they sighed and chatted casually.
Rumble!
Just at this moment, something strange happened. The entire Wind Cloud Arena started shaking violently. Caught off guard, many of the cultivators in the spectator stands fell over.
Less than half of them managed to react quick enough. Those that did had leaped to the ground the instant the Wind Cloud Arena started shaking.
The area within ten kilometers of the Wind Cloud tform looked like boats that had flipped over after a massive wave passed. The bleachers jutted out at various angles, with no pattern to the shambles.
Those below Martial King could not fly. These made up about eighty percent of the cultivators who came to watch. When they fell over, they could not right themselves.
Whats going on?
What is happening?
Chaos appeared amidst the darkness. The mor of anxious cries made the situation even more chaotic.
Is the seal on the Dragon Veins weakening?
The expression of Dragon Sealing Citys City Lord, Zong Liang, changed. He immediately stood up and emitted surging energy from his feet. The ground within a kilometer from him calmed down in stark contrast with the surroundings.
Roar!
A loud dragon roar came from the abyss below Xiao Chen and Chu Chaoyun. The dragon roar was even louder than the heavenly thunder. It managed to suppress all the noise around.
When the weaker Martial Kings heard this roar, their auras became unstable. Blood leaked out from the corner of their mouths as they fell out from the sky.
Roar! Roar! Roar!
Another three dragon roars resounded as Dragon Might pervaded the Wind Cloud Arena. Few Martial Kings could remain airborne. Now, the ground shook even harder. It seemed like the apocalypse had arrived, causing everyone to tremble in fear.
Zong Liang waved his right hand, and a golden token appeared in his hand. The rhombus-shaped token had ancientplicated patterns on it. The words Sealing Dragon was carved on its front.
The golden token gave off a faint glow in the darkness, exuding mysterious and ancient energy.
Just as Zong Liang was about to use the Dragon Sealing Token, an aged voice sounded in his head.
Zong Liang, dont be in a rush to use the Dragon Sealing Token. The seal on the Dragon Veins has not weakened yet. It is just the four Dragon Veins all awakening.
Dragon Sealing Citys City Lord was slightly stunned. Clearly, the voice he heard in his head was a great surprise. His expression turned to one full of respect as he said, Great-grandfather, you say that the Dragon Veins have awakened. Do you mean
Thats right. One of these two people is a King Grade True Dragon. He is destined to rule the nine Dragon Veins. Did you not hear the urgency of the dragon roars?
Zong Liang fell in deep thought. Suddenly, he looked like he was enlightened as he put away the Dragon Sealing Token. So, that is why. It looks like I was overthinking it.
At the same time, in the Imperial Capitals of the five great nations several thousand kilometers away, a loud dragon roar also came from each of the seals suppressing a Dragon Vein.
The nine Dragon Veins roared together, resonating with one another. The sound pierced through the barrier of space and gathered at Dragon Sealing City, further aggravating the earth tremors.
Above the abyss, Xiao Chen had already dodged aside long ago. As he looked into the deep abyss, he revealed an expression of suspicion on his face.
After some time, the loud roar, which contained boundless Dragon Might, slowly faded away. The entire Wind Cloud Arena turned peaceful once again.
That was definitely Dragon Might earlier. The Dragon Veins have awakened!
This is too shocking. There was a total of four dragon roars. All four Dragon Veins have awakened. Out of these two people, one of them must be a Monarch Grade True Dragon!
You heard wrong. There were nine dragon roars, not four. Only a King Grade True Dragon could cause this muchmotion.
[Note: I am not too sure how the ranking of this True Dragon thing goes but based on previous chapters, this is one of the ranking systems for Secret Treasures, where it was Emperor > King > Spirit. From the previous paragraph, it seems like Monarch ranks lower than King, which is different from the system for Cultivation Realms. The other system for ranking Secret Treasure is Superior, Medial, and Inferior Grade.]
Ruling over the nine Dragon Veins, a King Grade True Dragonthis will put him on the same level as the Thunder Emperor. It is possible that one of them could be the next Thunder Emperor.
When the spectators understood what was going on, they calmed down and, naturally, the fear in their hearts disappeared. The gazes that they had for Xiao Chen and Chu Chaoyun became even more avid.
Who was the Thunder Emperor? He was the strongest Martial Emperor after the Tianwu Continent copsed. He was unrivaled in his era. Even in the Kunlun Realm, where there were many Martial Emperors, he still ranked very high.
The Thunder Emperor was the only expert from the Tianwu Continent who managed to establish himself in the Kunlun Realm ever since the nine dragons escaped and the Spirit Veins became wild.
In the Tianwu Continent, the Thunder Emperor was a legend, his story having passed down through the ages. Now, it was possible that another character like the Thunder Emperor would be born here.
Holding his sword with one hand, Chu Chaoyun smiled gently and said, I forgot to tell you. There is no Earth Ranked Martial Technique that can break the defense of the Inextinguishable Divine Light, not even the Cycle of Seasons.
With a faint smile, Xiao Chen replied indifferently, I am confident of defeating you. Naturally, I dont say things at random. Go all out and make your move.
Without Chu Chaoyun saying anything else, a golden light appeared around him. Then, he pointed his sword at the sky.
A divine sound came from above. That was thenguage of the deities, containing an ancient Divine Might. It spread out in all directions, imposing tremendous pressure on people.
Xiu!
A circr beam of golden light descended from the sky, encasing Chu Chaoyun within. The light instantly solidified. A Divine Might flowed throughout the light, making the beam of light look like an ancient pir that would hold up the sky until the end of time.
Chu Chaoyun, who was within the beam of light, did not defend passively. He roared and held up his sword with both hands.
The solid beam of light containing Divine Might that connected the sky and the ground abruptly turned into a huge unrivaled sword light, capable of chopping down the heavens and destroying the earth.
I never said that the Inextinguishable Divine Light is only for defense. Its time for you to lose! Chu Chaoyun stared coldly at Xiao Chen. No matter what, he had to obtain the Luck of a King Grade True Dragon.
Previously, this was already a very powerful defensive Martial Technique. To think that it can be used offensively as well! This is too heaven-defying!
This shocking attack tore space into tiny pieces like it was a piece of cloth. Everyone felt fear in their hearts; they had not imagined that such a thing was possible.
When the sword light bore down, Xiao Chen looked small inparison, an ant that would be squished to death immediately.
Xiao Chen, who had been holding his saber with one hand, immediately ced his left hand on the sabers hilt as well. Maintaining a calm expression, he replied, Indeed, an Earth Ranked Martial Technique cannot break this. Unfortunately, I will not use an Earth Ranked Martial Technique.
He started to circte his energies for the exclusive Heaven Ranked Martial Technique for the Azure Dragon Martial Spirit, Dragon Subduing sh, in preparation for executing its first move, Return of the Azure Dragon.
A boundless sea materialized behind Xiao Chen. This sea was even vaster than what Xuanyuan Zhantians state of water materialized. Azure seawater filled the space as far as the eye could see, stretching to the horizon. The mysterious phenomenon gave the impression that the sea overwhelmed heaven and earth.
What is he doing? Hes not executing Cycle of Seasons to sh head-on with Inextinguishable Divine Light? Why is he materializing a sea?
Indeed, with such a strong Martial Technique like Inextinguishable Divine Light, if he uses Cycle of Seasons, he might still be able to survive. If he does not use it, wouldnt that be seeking death?
The cultivators in the spectator stands could not understand what was going on. They all were shocked as they discussed Xiao Chens move.
The people from the Heavenly Saber Pavilion all felt like their hearts had leaped up to their throats. At this crucial moment, how could Xiao Chen be so impetuous?
Shen Manjun, who had been silent all the while, frowned heavily. Suddenly, she told Jiang Chi and the others, who were around her, Xiao Chen might be severely injuredter, or he might even die immediately. I am prepared to make a move in advance to save him.
Jiang Chis expression changed drastically as he asked, That serious?
Shen Manjun sighed slightly and said, That Chu Chaoyun used a secret technique to raise his state of light to a will of light for a short period. Whether I can even save Xiao Chen or not is uncertain.
As the twomunicated quickly, that heaven-defying sword light that extended to the sky swept across. Space shattered and cracks spread everywhere. The sword light hacked the dark night apart into several pieces, turning space chaotic.
Xiao Chen remained calm. At this critical moment, he did not panic. He merely continuously sent out the crystal Essence in his body, maintaining that vast and unending sea.
Return of the Azure Dragon!
When that shocking sword light was little more than a hundred meters from Xiao Chen, the aura that he had stored up all this time burst forth with a loud roar.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
The sound of water exploding rang out from behind Xiao Chen. Three thousand pirs of water shot into the sky. Each pir contained boundless energy that pierced three thousand holes in space. After the booming from all the explosions merged, the blue sky stilled. At this moment, heaven and earth fell silent.
The whistling of the sword light, the howling of the strong wind, the discussion of the crowdall these strangely quieted.
In this soundless world, a clear and loud dragon roar suddenly resounded. An Azure Dragon leaped out from the sea before Xiao Chen, and a horrifying Dragon Might flooded the Wind Cloud Arena. Unexpectedly, this Dragon Might was no weaker than the ones from the Dragon Veins.
The dragon, hidden in the deep abyss, king of the four seas, also called the lord of the skies, could soar to the nine heavens. It could summon wind and call for rain. There was nothing it could not do.
Chapter 607 - Thousands of Arrows Piercing the Heart
Chapter 607: Thousands of Arrows Piercing the Heart
A ferocious tiger is disadvantaged in the ins, the Azure Dragon is disadvantaged in shallow waters. One day, the waters of the dragon will order the rivers to flow in reverse. When the wind and cloudse back again, the Azure Dragon will burst out of the sea.
Heaven Ranked Martial Technique! This is a Heaven Ranked Martial Technique!
The cultivators in the spectator stands all cried out in unison. They all got to their feet, their gazes full of shock. They had not expected Xiao Chen to go so far as to use a Heaven Ranked Martial Technique when he was only a half-step Martial Monarch. His movepletely surpassed everyones expectations.
Shen Manjun, who was originally prepared to make a move, had a stunned expression on her august countenance. She muttered, This childwhat kind of fortuitous encounter did he have exactly?
The pitch-ck Lunar Shadow Saber exploded out with an extremely long saber light. The light solidified, infused with the boundless Dragon Might.
Riding on the Azure Dragon, the silent Xiao Chen soared into the air. As the dragon roared and the crowds watched, he swung out the ginormous saber light.
Bang! Bang!
Return of the Azure Dragon versus Inextinguishable Divine Light. Saber light versus sword light. Dragon Might versus Divine Might.
Inconceivably violent energy instantly burst forth. The surrounding shattered space copsed like fallen leaves; the entire Wind Cloud Arena filled with spatial cracks in various directions.
The two weapon lights pushed against each other intensely. The dragon roar and divine sound became azure and golden light rings that propagated like ripples in all directions.
Dragon and divine shed. A vast sound echoed throughout thends, torturing the cultivators with lower cultivations. They all either circted their Essence to protect their eyes or worked together in groups to resist the two energies.
Ka ca! Ka ca!
The two solid weapon lights cracked and shattered into several thousand beams of light.
The twelve Martial Monarch elders below changed their expressions drastically. They all executed their best moves, flickering around and fending off these beams.
A great explosion of light burst forth. In that instant, the night sky filled with thousands of purple and red beams; it looked as beautiful as fireworks.
However, the cultivators below all paled. They quickly erected Essence shields to protect themselves, knowing that this beautiful thing could easily take the life of a Martial Saint.
In the brilliant night sky, within the eye of the storm, Xiao Chen and Chu Chaoyun paled. Their weapons pushed against each other, neither giving way.
Blood leaked out of the corner of Chu Chaoyuns lips. Grasping his sword with both hands, he pressed on Xiao Chens saber, forcing Xiao Chen to move back in the air.
Chu Chaoyuns lips curled up in a gentle smile. It must be excruciating to forcefully execute a Heaven Ranked Martial Technique. If you stop now, you might be able to save yourself. My state of light already turned into the will of light. You will definitely copse before I do. Even if you persist, all you will taste is defeat.
The aftereffects of executing Return of the Azure Dragon had started to show at this point. Xiao Chens entire body looked like someone had gone at him with knives. Thousands of tiny bleeding wounds covered his skin.
Chu Chaoyuns strength had surpassed Xiao Chens expectations. Unexpectedly, Return of the Azure Dragon failed to defeat his opponent immediately. Chu Chaoyuns words seemed hypnotic. I might as well concede defeat and forget about this pain that feels like thousands of arrows piercing the heart.
No, I cannot! My opponent forcefully raised his state of light to the will of light. How can the pain he is enduring be any less than mine?
As long as I have my saber in my hands, I will never concede. Xiao Chen clenched his teeth and suffered in silence.
The Azure Dragon below Xiao Chen felt his will. It roared loudly, and its diminishing aura soared once more. It stopped Xiao Chen from moving back, and an unexpected burst of power passed through his saber.
Never concede defeat, even when trapped on a beach with no water, mocked by the world with cold eyes, humiliated by the young and old alike. Never give up the pride in your heart, for you are a dragon of men.
However, a worm will be a worm. No matter how strong it gets, it will never be a dragon. When the tide rises, the dragon will eventually soar into the sky!
Xiao Chen rejoiced in his heart. Never conceding defeatso this is the true meaning of Return of the Azure Dragon. Only byprehending the true essence of this move could he bring out the greatest might of Return of the Azure Dragon. Otherwise, he would just be scratching the surface.
An extremely long saber light formed on the Lunar Shadow Saber again. A move within a move, a saber within a saber. Xiao Chenughed softly and said, Chu Chaoyun, you are the one who will be defeated.
With a spurt ofprehension, The wind and clouds rose again!
The saber light that regathered was at least thrice as strong as the initial one. Its aura was overwhelming, vast, and without end. Chu Chaoyuns consistently carefree expression suddenly changed.
Bang!
Xiao Chen pressed forward, holding his saber with both hands. The Azure Dragon roared, and the golden light on Chu Chaoyuns sword broke like withered branches falling off a tree. The shattered golden light fell to the ground like rain.
The spread of the shards of golden light was simply too great. The twelve Martial Monarch elders could not block them all. Some of the golden light fell towards the spectator stands. The cultivators below immediately leaped away, fleeing in all directions.
Rumble! The shards dug out deep pits where theynded in the spectator stands outside the Wind Cloud tform; the scene was shocking.
I will defeat you! Xiao Chen shouted, and the saber light flew towards the falling Chu Chaoyun.
Bang!
Chu Chaoyun could not dodge in time. He vomited a mouthful of blood and drifted towards the ground like so much loose cotton. The light around his body turned into several ten thousand beams of golden light, quickly leaving his body.
This was Chu Chaoyuns final light creating a sea of brilliance in the night sky. He was like a fallen deity, his long hair fluttering in the wind, his handsome face filled with iprehensible loneliness.
As Chu Chaoyun fell, the Divine Might disappeared; the light left him entirely. The deity-like Chu Chaoyun finally became an ordinary mortal.
Chu Chaoyun gazed at Xiao Chen. Golden mes zed fiercely in the depths of his eyes. However, at thest moment, he gave up on further resistance. The golden mes in his eyes vanished as he continued to drift down.
The moment Chu Chaoyun released the Heavenly me, it would expose his true identity. Furthermore, he only had a tenth of the Heavenly me; it might not suffice to defeat Xiao Chen, whose aura was flourishing at the moment.
The story has only just begun, but the conclusion was set by Fate long ago. Its simply that the process is different from what I expected.
The twelve Martial Monarchs worked together and shattered the remaining golden light, creating a lot of sparks. Chu Chaoyun closed his eyes as he vanished into the spark-filled night scene.
Xiao Chens golden dragon quickly rushed over to Chu Chaoyuns golden dragon and took a chunk out of it. After it swallowed, Xiao Chens golden dragon finally reached thirty meters.
The thirty-meter golden dragon was radiant. Layers of golden scales quickly grew on the body of the dragon, and horns appeared on its head. It looked like it hade to life.
Xiu! Xiu! Xiu!
The four Dragon Veins sealed below the Wind Cloud Arena each sent out a strand of golden Dragon Qi towards the thirty-meter-long golden dragon.
At the same time, an uncontrolled crack opened in the seals suppressing the Dragon Veins in the five great nations. They each sent out a strand of golden Dragon Qi, which passed through space, heading for the golden dragon above Xiao Chen.
When the nine strands of golden Dragon Qi entered Xiao Chens golden dragon, it became extremely resplendent, bing as dazzling as the sun in the night scene.
A dragon roar resounded, and a King Dragons Dragon Might flooded the Wind Cloud Arena. The weaker cultivators below felt a certain fear in their hearts pervade their bodies.
When the crowd saw the golden Dragon Might spreading out without pause, they all cried out, Golden scales covering its body, and horns growing on its head. Subduing the nine dragons, wresting away the Luck of even the various Royal Courts. It indeed is a King Grade True Dragon!
Everyone gazed at the white-robed desman in the night sky, a King Grade True Dragon. This was a talent that could surpass the Thunder Emperor. The Sky Dome Realms main character of this age was finally born.
All the other geniuses, Bai Qi, Sima Lingxuan, Yue Chenxi, Xuanyuan Zhantian, Liu Xiaoyun, Gong Yangyu, and many others, revealed gloomy expressions.
If this were not the age of geniuses, they would have been a main character. Unfortunately, in this big world, whenparing oneself to a talent like Xiao Chen, even stronger geniuses would pale inparison.
The number of geniuses was like the boundless sea stretching over the horizon, unlimited and uncountable. Heroes filled thend like stars filled the sky. This was the best age as well as the worst age, for there could only be one main character in every age.
The aftereffects of executing Return of the Azure Dragon had already manifestedpletely. Xiao Chen, who was in the air, felt incredible pain throughout his body. His bones gave off cracking sounds, and his skin ruptured. His countenance was very frightening.
Endure a little more. With the true dragon, all your injuries will immediately heal. Within the Lunar Shadow Saber, Ao Jiao clenched her tiny hands tightly. Her pretty face was full of anxiety, but she still said something to encourage Xiao Chen.
Back when Xiao Chen was outside Dragon Sealing City, he had asked Ao Jiao if he could execute Return of the Azure Dragon one more time before advancing to Martial Monarch.
The answer Ao Jiao gave back then: Yes.
However, the prerequisite was that it had to be thest move of Xiao Chensst match. With the thirty-meter true dragon, no matter how serious his injuries, he would be able to recover instantly. This had been so for the Thunder Emperor in the past as well.
Still if Xiao Chen failed, not only he would be injured by his opponent, but after forcefully executing Return of the Azure Dragon three times in his life, even a stronger body would end up shattering.
At this moment, outsiders could only see Xiao Chens splendor and glory. They did not see the price that he paid or the effort he had put in.
When Xiao Chen was young, he had frequently suffered from mockery and cold nces. When he was outside White Water City, the Noble ns of the Great Qin Nation set bounties on him. He cultivated bitterly while on Qingyun Peak and went through the many tests of the Ancient Deste Tower. He immersed himself in endless massacre in the Deep Sea Battlefield. Finally, in thisst match, he bet his life on this killing move.
Xiao Chen was the White Robed desman that would never concede defeat. He hid his pride in his heart and took things step by step. He experienced the bitterness and pain of the world, enduring boundless loneliness.
Aftergging behind everyone else by sixteen years, Xiao Chen finally climbed to the top of the Sky Dome Realm!
The thirty-meter-long King Grade True Dragon with two horns and a body full of golden scales roared. Then, it turned into a beam of light and entered Xiao Chens sea of consciousness through his forehead.
Hua!
Suddenly, countless streams of golden light flowed within Xiao Chens body, quickly repairing his injuries. With the aid of the golden light, all his external and internal injuries, including the hidden ones, were instantly healed.
This sense of extremefort was indescribable. Xiao Chen felt reborn. All the scars and wounds on his skin vanished. His face glowed with health once more, with no trace of tiredness or fatigue.
The most important thing was that, with the healing of this golden light, Xiao Chen felt his physical body grow stronger again. He now reached the peak of the Firmament Body Tempering Arts fifthyer. Mysteriously, he gained newprehensions on the Martial Techniques that he knew.
Finally, all this golden light gathered in the Qi whirlpool at Xiao Chens dantian. His cultivation advanced rapidly from Small Perfection half-step Martial Monarch to the peak of Great Perfect half-step Martial Monarch. He was only a step shy of reaching Consummation.
In an instant, the true dragon brought Xiao Chen many benefits, increasing his cultivation by an amount equivalent to at least two years of effort.
Chapter 608 - True Dragon Ranking
Chapter 608: True Dragon Ranking
Everything happened in one breath. The sudden change in the situation felt extremely strange even to Xiao Chen himself.
Within the Lunar Shadow Saber, the nervous Ao Jiao heaved a sigh of relief. She smiled and said, He he! Dont be so shocked. This is the benefit of the King Grade True Dragon. Even Sima Lingxuan, the champion of the previous Five Nation Youth Competition, gained less than twenty percent of what you have obtained. Among all the countless champions of the Five Nation Youth Competition, you and the Thunder Emperor are second only to the Tianwu Great Emperor.
When Xiao Chen heard this, he smiled gently and sheathed his saber. His figure shed in the air, and hended before the Heavenly Saber Pavilion delegation in high spirits.
Shen Manjun looked at the uninjured Xiao Chen and eximed in great shock, Odd, why are you not injured at all? Even if that Inextinguishable Divine Light did not injure you, the rebound from your final move should have.
Xiao Chen did not hide the truth. He exined the benefits of the King Grade True Dragon in detail to Shen Manjun. Upon hearing him out, she revealed an expression of understanding.
When Xiao Chen looked around, he discovered the others had respectful expressions on their faces, not daring to meet his eyes. Even Jiang Chi and the other half-step Martial Monarchs did not dare to do so. Only Shen Manjun was not affected and could speak to him naturally.
Under the baptism of the King Grade True Dragon, the scarlet mark on Xiao Chens forehead had lost its devilish charm, retaining only the formidable aura of a king. His current aura was utterly different from before.
After thinking about it for a while, Xiao Chen understood what happened. With a quick thought, he drew in all the kings aura that he emitted.
With the King Grade True Dragon, Xiao Chen could control his aura as he pleased with a thought. He no longer needed to wear that blue strip of cloth. However, due to habit, he still took out another strip of cloth and tied it around his forehead, making himself look the same as before.
Performing a cupped-fist salute to the elders of the Heavenly Saber Pavilion, he said, I have seeded in carrying out my missionXiao Chen obtained the first rank for the Heavenly Saber Pavilion.
Only now did everyone reveal sincere smiles. In the end, Xiao Chen remained the same. Even though he obtained the championship, he did not put on any airs before his friends and elders. Although he seemed somewhat distant, he still observed etiquette and propriety.
Jiang Chiughed loudly and said, Lets not talk about this now. We will celebrate again when we return to the Heavenly Saber Pavilion. The City Lords Residence will publish the True Dragon Ranking in three days. You will probably end up very busy after that. Lets go back and rest first!
Xiao Chen had been fighting from dawn until night. Everyone else was somewhat tired as well. They all congratted Xiao Chen before preparing to return.
The other spectators continued discussing the match. Their surging emotions would not calm down even after some time had passed. However, every banquet would eventuallye to an end. Since the Five Nation Youth Competition was over, it was time to go back.
Hu chi!
Just as everyone prepared to leave, the thick clouds that never scattered high above Dragon Sealing City suddenly split apart.
A gentle white light came from the sky, illuminating the entire Dragon Sealing City as bright as day. The night scenepletely disappeared.
A magnificent white jade ship with extraordinary splendor appeared in everyones vision amidst celestial music. As the white jade ship descended, multicolored motes of light drifted down like snowkes.
The cultivators preparing to leave all stopped. After a moment of stunned silence, someone cried out excitedly, These are auspicious signs. Auspicious signs are filling the sky! The envoy from the Kunlun Realm must be on the jade ship!
Hu chi! Hu chi!
In that instant, countless figures soared into the air. They excitedly headed for the auspicious signs falling from the sky. These auspicious signs were full of pure Spiritual Energy. Furthermore, these were from the Kunlun Realm. The more they could obtain, the more their cultivation would improve.
A handsome man in embroidered clothes stood at the bow of the ship. He looked to be no more than twenty-four years old, seemingly charming and graceful and exuding a dignified air.
Thebination evoked a boundless charm even when this man simply stood there quietly.
When this handsome man saw the crowd below rushing frantically to get the auspicious signs, he revealed a mocking smile. He said indifferently, It is just some grain-sized light, and they are already behaving like this. No wonder the Sky Dome Realm ranks at the bottom of the three thousand great realms.
Xiu!
A figure suddenly shed, moving from a kilometer away to the bow of the ship in a moment. It was the Dragon Sealing Citys City Lord, Zong Liang.
Zong Liang nced at the man in embroidered clothes and felt that he was too young. He said uncertainly, You are the weing envoy that the Martial God Pce sent?
Not just anyone could be a weing envoy. With only a simple trip, they would receive a rtively high reward. If they brought in a super genius, they could receive unimaginable benefits.
The man in embroidered clothes nodded slightly. Although he was only an Inferior Grade Martial Monarch, he did not show any respect to the peak Martial Monarch Zong Liang. He said softly, I almost did not feel the presence of any Martial Monarchs. It looks like the Sky Dome Realm is the same as before. I will give you three months. Lateness is not eptable.
Zong Liang did not rush to refute the other partys words. Frowning slightly, he objected, ording to the rules in the past, arent we supposed to have half a year?
After the participants obtained Luck, it would not show its effects immediately. Thus, before going to the upper realm, they would normally receive half a year to maximize the effects of Luck.
The Martial God Pce managed more than six hundred great realms. Every realm would have several geniuses. With so many geniuses in addition to the Kunlun Realms geniuses, the intensity of thepetition was easy to imagine.
Only by raising their strength to the limit before going to the upper realm could one obtain more resources and have the right to choose. Three months were insufficient to bring out the full effect of Luck. That was why Zong Liang asked this question.
The man in embroidered clothes answered impatiently, Is this insignificant Sky Dome Realm worthy enough for me to wait half a year?
Ha ha ha! Wan Feng, you judged wrong this time. The Sky Dome Realms fortune has now changedpletely. They produced a King Grade True Dragon genius! Boldughter came from the ships hold as an old man with white hair slowly came out.
The expression of the man in embroidered clothes changed. He said in shock, Master, the Martial God Pce controls more than six hundred great realms. In the past five thousand years, there have not been even ten King Grade True Dragons. How could the Sky Dome Realm produce a King Grade True Dragon?
The white-haired old manughed, Ha ha! This Sky Dome Realm is rather remarkable in the first ce. In the previous great age, they produced the Thunder Emperor. Furthermore, if you examine your roots carefully, you will find them in this Sky Dome Realm as well. Dont look down on this Sky Dome Realm. Doing so mighte back to bite you in the future.
Naturally, Wan Feng was in disbelief. What kind of connection could he have with this insignificant Sky Dome Realm? However, this old man was his master.
His masters strength was unfathomable. Even in the Kunlun Realm, his rank was rather high. Wan Feng obtained the role of weing envoy this time with the aid of this old man, so he did not dare to show any disrespect.
The white-haired old man went over and patted Zong Liangs shoulder and smiled. He said, Lets go. Bring me to see your great-grandfather. I have not seen that old fellow for several centuries.
After saying that, the old man casually waved his hand, and a pitch-ck spatial tunnel appeared. He jumped into it, leading the way for Zong Liang. When the spatial tunnel started to close slowly, the two had already appeared a kilometer away.
Taking a casual nce down, Wan Feng saw several cultivators fighting over the auspicious signs. He revealed an expression of despisal and returned to the ships hold.
At this moment, Xiao Chen, who was on the ground, also withdrew his gaze from the jade ship. A barrier around the jade ship prevented him from listening in on the conversation with his Spiritual Sense. However, he could clearly see the expression on Wan Fengs face.
Xiao Chen felt disgusted in his heart. Then, he turned to Jiang Chi and said, First Elder, these auspicious signs are useless to me. I will return first.
Jiang Chi nodded and smiled. Off you go, then. Anyhow, you have no way to meet with the envoy from the upper realm for now. I will let you know when I receive any news.
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Three dayster, Xiao Chen was practicing his Saber Technique alone in an elegant courtyard, digesting everything heprehended during the long series of intense battles.
In these one hundred and forty matches, Xiao Chen met with all sorts of opponents. Regardless of his opponents strength, as long they had something interesting, he remembered them.
The Divine Saber Gates Blood Shadow Saber Technique, Gong Yangyus Evesting Heaven and Earth, Lin Feis Earth Vein Saber Technique, and Xuanyuan Zhantians Ancient and Unending until the End of Timesuch Martial Techniques had their good points.
Byparing them with his own Martial Techniques, Xiao Chen could discover the inadequacies in them. Meditating on all this was very beneficial to him.
From the start of the Five Nation Youth Competition to its end, Xiao Chens aim had always remained clear: to follow in the Thunder Emperors footsteps, climbing to the peak of the martial way. The road was still long; there were still countless experts in the Kunlun Realm for him to challenge.
Who defeated the Thunder Emperor when he was in the Kunlun Realm? What kind of existence was the Three Holy Lands there? Were the Xiao n Ancestors one of the Holy Lands? These were questions Xiao Chen needed answers to.
However, solving these mysteries would be impossible with his current strength. He had to work hard continuously; he could not afford to rest for a moment.
Thunder Shadow Chop! Xiao Chen shouted and took seven steps in therge courtyard. With every step he took, an afterimage would appear. When each of the afterimages attacked, their expressions were all different: rage, grief, excitement, agitation
Scarlet electricity leaped around the saber, and a cold killing intent was visible amidst the frenzy. At close inspection, Thunder Shadow Chop had many simrities to Gong Yangyus Evesting Heaven and Earth, but it had many differences as well.
Gong Yangyus Evesting Heaven and Earth did not merge in his states. As for Xiao Chens move, not only did he incorporate his two states, but he also added hisprehensions.
He included psychological states and used different ones for each attack. Seven steps, seven attacks. Each attack gave off a different feeling.
If Gong Yangyu were here, he would be so astonished that his jaw would hit the ground. Having seven moves in seven steps already required very highprehension abilities.
Now, Xiao Chen had infused each attack with two states, and they all had different psychological states. Demonic was the only way to describe a talent that could develop this Martial Technique.
Pu ci!
The seven afterimages merged; then Xiao Chen attacked empty space. The formless space seemed like an invisible wall. With a loud sound, the saber light tore it in half.
Quite satisfied with the might of this attack, Xiao Chen smiled faintly and sheathed his saber.
This Martial Technique was the Thunder Shadow Chop that Xiao Chenprehended from Gong Yangyu. He only used half his Essence without solidifying it. Even so, it seeded in achieving such might, tearing space in halfsomething that was impossible for him before.
Chapter 609 - Invitation from Nine Great Sects
Chapter 609: Invitation from Nine Great Sects
Jiang Chi, who had just rushed over to the entrance of the courtyard, coincidentally saw this scene and was startled. He thought to himself, This Xiao Chen is bing even more unfathomable.
Xiao Chen had already sensed Jiang Chis presence long ago. He wiped the sweat off his forehead and walked over. First Elder, do you have some matters to discuss with me?
Jiang Chi recovered his wits and smiled. He answered, Yes, let me tell you more about the matter of going to the Kunlun Realm first. This time, the top twenty of the True Dragon Ranking qualified for entry into the upper realm. After cultivating for half a year, they can follow the envoy into the Kunlun Realm.
With a thoughtful expression in his eyes, Xiao Chen murmured in his heart, There is only half a year. I wonder if I can break through to Martial Monarch?
Now, although Xiao Chen was just a step away from Consummation half-step Martial Monarch, he believed that he was still far from it. He had yet to feel his Essence hitting a bottleneck.
Then, Jiang Chi took out some things and said, This is the True Dragon Ranking List. You can peruse it. The remaining are invitations from the ten great sects of the Great Jin Nation. The Evil Moon Pavilion aside, the other nine great sects keep requesting to meet you.
An endless stream of people came to meet Xiao Chen during the past three days. Jiang Chi immediately rejected all the invitations except for the ones from the ten great sects. If Xiao Chen met everyone who came, he would not have any peace.
As for the Evil Moon Pavilion, they had too big a grudge against Xiao Chen. Even though Xiao Chen was a King Grade True Dragon genius, they would not stoop to meet him.
However, Xiao Chen did not care about the Evil Moon Pavilion. First, he took the True Dragon Ranking List before ncing at the invitations from the few great sects. He was in no rush to take them. After thinking for a while, he epted the one from the Supreme Sky Sect. As for the other sects, he had no desire to look at them.
Seeing that Xiao Chen already made his choice, Jiang Chi did not linger. After taking his leave, he turned around and returned.
The True Dragon Ranking List was red with golden material embossed along its borders. It had the words True Dragon Ranking written on the front.
Xiao Chen opened it to take a look. There were not many words on the first page, only an illustration.
The illustration depicted a dark night sky. Under the night sky stood a figure dressed in white. That was Xiao Chen and above him was a thirty-meter golden dragon.
The artist responsible had great skills. He managed to draw the aura of a king that Xiao Chen had at that time, and reproduce the atmosphere perfectly. It was clear that the artist painted this with utmost care and effort.
He flipped over to the second page, where the True Dragon Ranking List introduced Xiao Chens background and history. Some of the public information was quite detailed.
Xiao Chen, the champion of the current Five Nation Youth Competition, a disciple of the Heavenly Saber Pavilions Qingyun Peak. He gained fame at the Heavenly Saber Pavilion where he defeated Holy Land disciples and the disciples of the various Great Qin Nations Noble ns by himself in consecutive battles.
Since then, he has not been defeated by anyone of the same generation. His Saber Techniques are exquisite, and his talent is outstanding.
From the elimination round at the start of the Five Nation Youth Competition, he maintained a winning streak, never once tasting defeat. Sect geniuses and Noble n heirs all fell before him. He bears the nickname the White Robed desman.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly and continued reading. Naturally, the second rank was Chu Chaoyun. So, he skipped that section to see who was the third rank.
The information in the third rank was rather odd. It listed both Xuanyuan Zhantian and Sima Lingxuan. The two of them had lost only three matches. As their points were the same, they were both given the third rank.
However, this was not surprising. There had been precedents in past Five Nation Youth Competitions. Aside from the champion, the other ranks could all have multiple holders.
As for the first runner-up of the previous Five Nation Youth Competition, he only ranked fifth. Following closely behind was the Supreme Sky Sects Yue Chenxi. The seventh rank was Wang Quan and Li Tianhua.
Gong Yangyu and Liu Xiaoyuns ranks were quite interesting. These were exactly the same as their previous ranks, ninth and tenth, respectively.
Looking carefully at the top ten ranks, Xiao Chen noted that the eight Noble ns monopoly over the top eight had been thoroughly broken.
Xiao Chen and Chu Chaoyun were the greatest dark horses of this Five Nation Youth Competition. They were both from sects in the Great Qin Nation, but they managed to grab the top two ranks in thispetition.
After Xiao Chen flipped past the top ten ranks, he saw that the True Dragon Ranking List introduced the rest. Unlike the treatment the top ten received, where they had aplete page to themselves, the remainder shared one page between four people. The information provided was not as detailed, either.
However, even so, once the cultivators from various ces in this world disseminated the True Dragon Ranking List, the cultivators listed on it would all gain some degree of fame.
In the future, most of these people would end up bing elders of a sect or n, or local heroes. This small list of names practically recorded the names of the people who might be able to produce clouds with one turn of the hand and rain with the other in the future.
For example, Murong Chong. He was ranked eighty-seventh. If he wanted it, Jiang Chis position in the Heavenly Saber Pavilion would no doubt be his in the future.
After taking note of Xiao Bais, Jin Dabaos, and the rest of his friends rankings, Xiao Chen put away the True Dragon Ranking List. Then, he focused his gaze on the Supreme Sky Sects invitation.
Xiao Chen could guess why the ten great sects of the Great Jin Nation woulde looking for him. The ten great sects of the Great Jin Nation were also known as super sects.
There was an important reason for this. These super sects had their headquarters in the Kunlun Realm. The sect in the Tianwu Continent was only a branch, used to scour for geniuses to expand the might of the main sect.
Back then, on a small ind in the Western Shallow Sea, the Supreme Elder of the Supreme Sky Sect already sent Xiao Chen an invitation, giving him a Clear Sky Medallion.
However, at that time, Xiao Chen had been in no rush to choose sides. Thus, he did not agree on the spot.
Now that Xiao Chen had proven his strength, bing a King Grade True Dragon genius, if the Supreme Sky Sect could send him to their main sect in the Kunlun Realm, it would undoubtedly strengthen them.
Even the branch sect of the Supreme Sky Sect in the Tianwu Continent would receive many benefits. Likewise, the sect leaders and elders would receive great rewards.
Xiao Chen, if you are going, you should agree to them. Back then, if Sang Mu had a strong backer, he would not have fallen, said Ao Jiao in the Lunar Shadow Saber. Her tone was full of helplessness.
When Xiao Chen heard this, he was slightly stunned. He asked, Who exactly did the Thunder Emperor offend?
Ao Jiao shook her head and said, You dont have to care about this. You are not strong enough; knowing will not benefit you. In the Kunlun Realm, no matter how strong you are, or how much Luck you have, it is best that you dont act independently.
I do not understand much about the other sects, but three thousand years ago, the Supreme Sky Sect was already a Grade 9 sect, second only to the Three Holy Lands. It is definitely not a small sect.
Xiao Chen thought about Ao Jiaos words carefully. Finally, he came to a decision and clutched the invitation tightly in his hand. He said, Lets go take a look, then.
Dragon Sealing City would close its doors on the second day after the publication of the True Dragon Ranking List. The next time it opened would be when the next Five Nation Youth Competition started.
Dragon Sealing Citys final night open would be livelier than before. People would crowd all the streets and even the alleys. Groups of three to five would wander around the city, looking at the myriad of historical sites.
Xiao Chen donned a ck cloak and hood and slowly moved through the crowd. asionally, he heard conversations about the True Dragon Ranking List.
When Xiao Chen heard his name, the speaker had a respectful tone. Every time he heard it, there would be all sorts of praise for him.
He kept his face hidden under the hood and his aura withdrawn. No one knew that he had just heard their conversation about him.
After walking to Ignorant About Tea Teahouse, Xiao Chen stopped. The brightly lit teahouse had many people going in and out.
There were not many rules for the first floor. The people there were not true tea connoisseurs; they gulped down their tea and never stopped chatting.
Two participants from the weakest nation obtaining both the first and second ranks, this is probably unprecedented in the history of the Five Nation Youth Competition.
This is indeed the first time. Sure enough, that is the nation that produced an expert like the Thunder Emperor. Five thousand years after that, another King Grade True Dragon came out of the Great Qin Nation.
Ha ha! The elders of the Heavenly Saber Pavilion are probably all grinning their faces off. We can now anticipate the rise of the Heavenly Saber Pavilion.
Thats right. Just with Xiao Chens fame, they will already be able to attract many desmen to the sect. Probably, even the desmen of other nations would fight for a chance to enter the Heavenly Saber Pavilion, to see if they can ride on the coattails of Xiao Chens Luck.
Most of the conversations on the first floor echoed the ones in the streets; the topic was still the True Dragon Ranking List. Furthermore, it was even more bustling here.
Dear guest, are you here for tea? Unfortunately, we are currently at full capacity. Would you be willing to wait there first?
The moment Xiao Chen went to the entrance, a friendly waiter walked over with a smile on his face.
Xiao Chen handed over the Supreme Sky Sects invitation and said calmly, I have an appointment. Please lead the way.
When the waiter received the invitation and saw the inscription and its contents, he immediately knew who Xiao Chen was. He revealed an extremely shocked expression, unable to recover his wits for a long time.
Xiao Chen frowned and said, The invitation says tonight at Ignorant About Tea, right? Did the Supreme Sky Sects people leave already?
The waiter finally managed to suppress his excitement and said quickly, They have not, they have not. Sir, pleasee with me.
Following the waiters lead, Xiao Chen went to a booth located on the top floor. Then, he gently pushed the door open.
A fragrance wafted through the elegant booth. Yue Chenxi and an old man at least seventy years old sat peacefully at the table, enjoying tea.
That old man wore in and simple cotton clothes with his long hair draped over his shoulder, and his eyebrows were white. There was a bright gleam in his eyes; he does not look old at all.
Xiao Chen used his Spiritual Sense to check that old mans cultivation and could not help his shock. Based on what he had picked up, that old man was an ordinary person with no cultivation.
Returning to the natural state! This was a peak Martial Sage expert, not someone an ordinary Martial Sage could deal with.
Come, have a seat! The old man had already sensed Xiao Chens presence long ago. However, he took a leisurely sip of tea before turning around to greet Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen removed his cloak and sat on the other side of the table without saying anything. Yue Chenxi, who was to the side, whispered, Xiao Chen, this is the sect leader of our Supreme Sky Sect. In order to meet you, he ended his closed-door training early.
A strange gleam shed in Xiao Chens eyes. A sect leader of a dominant sect, a peak Martial Sage was willing to give up on his closed-door training to meet him personally. The Supreme Sky Sect was really sincere.
Many thanks to Senior for taking time out of your busy schedule.
The other party was very powerful, someone who could easily crush Xiao Chen with his finger. Such a person frequently spent his timeprehending the Dao. As a result of a limited lifespan, he would have to spend all his time bitterly cultivating, pursuing the peak of cultivation. To such people, time was extremely precious. This person was absolutely worthy of Xiao Chens respectful words.
A wise gleam appeared in the depths of the old mans eyes. He smiled gently and said, Little Friend is overthinking this. Since you have rejected the invitations of all the sects but ours, naturally, our Supreme Sky Sect has to give you the best treatment we have to offer.
Chapter 610 - Kunlun Realm
Chapter 610: Kunlun Realm
Furthermore, it is likely that I will never be a Martial Emperor. So I cant really say that I am busy. Who knows, I might need your help one day. If you do not mind, just call me Old Feng; we can talk as equals.
Xiao Chen felt embarrassed in his heart. The other party was older than him by an unknown amount of years. His cultivation also far surpassed Xiao Chens, so how could Xiao Chen be so presumptuous?
Elder Feng is joking. I cant be certain about my future achievements. How can we use my assumed future aplishments topare with the current senior?
The old man saw that Xiao Chen was sincere and that his speech was neither haughty nor humble. There was no arrogance at being a King Grade True Dragon genius or ttery to an expert or senior.
Xiao Chen had good control of his attitude. It was not possible to act out such a disposition on the spot. Without a strong mentality, he could not achieve this sort of result.
Old Feng nodded to himself. Only with such a mentality can one go far.
He had said those things earlier on purpose. In his long life, he had seen many geniuses, even some that were stronger than Xiao Chen, including Emperor Grade True Dragon geniuses. Quite a number were very arrogant. They had high standards but little ability. Many of them died prematurely. No matter how good their talent was, they still died.
Setting down the teacup in his hand, Old Feng smiled gently and said, Historically, as long as a King Grade True Dragon does not end up dying prematurely, he is bound to be a peak Martial Sage, so my words are not at all exaggerated.
As they conversed, Xiao Chen realized that the old man was not as reserved as Xiao Chen had thought he would be. Old Feng did not put on any airs and even answered several doubts Xiao Chen had on the martial way.
Xiao Chen, do you know why the Martial God Pce is bringing you all to the Kunlun Realm? Old Feng now guided the conversation to the main topic.
After thinking for a while, Xiao Chen answered, The Martial God Pce might havepetitors in the Kunlun Realm. They probably need to bring in a new generation of genius cultivators to raise their own strength.
Old Feng smiled faintly and said, It is pretty good that you managed to think that far. However, that is not all there is to it. There is another reason: the Sky Dome Realm cannot afford to raise you geniuses.
Doubtful, Xiao Chen looked at the old man and echoed, Cannot afford?
Thats right. We cannot afford to. Pointing at Yue Chenxi, Old Feng said, Lets take Chenxi as an example. With her talent, once she enters the Martial Monarch realm, if she wants to maintain her rapid pace of cultivation, she will need at least ten thousand Superior Grade Spirit Stones per year. In less than fifty years, she would drain the savings of the entire Supreme Sky Sect all by herself.
Xiao Chen was quite intelligent; he managed to infer many things from this information. If it were not an age of geniuses, then there would be no problem raising one such genius.
The reason being, if there were no other characters that could rival Yue Chenxi out there, then after she matured, she could gain more benefits for the Supreme Sky Sect, plundering the resources of other sects.
However, in this age of geniuses, there would be many geniuses like her. When they matured, they would not be unrivaled existences and could not help the sect fight for more resources.
Seeing Xiao Chens expression, Old Feng knew that Xiao Chen understood. He nodded and continued, Hence, we need to send these geniuses to the Kunlun Realm. Only with Kunlun Realms resources, can we then afford to raise geniuses like you during such an age.
Furthermore, the resources of Kunlun Realm are not in the hands of the Martial God Pce. Like always, the strong sects control those resources.
Xiao Chen asked, In that case, what is the purpose of the Martial God Pce?
Old Feng exined, Kunlun Realm is boundless. Cultivators are not the only ones there. The Martial God Pce represents all the cultivators, helping them fight for resources in Kunlun Realm, protecting them from other strong factions.
It is impossible to give you a full exnation in a few sentences. If I were to make aparison, the Martial God Pce is like the Heavenly Extermination Union of the Ancient Deste Land. However, there are many differences. You will understand when you go to the Kunlun Realm.
Xiao Chen did not say anything. He knew that the old man was about to get to his main point, so he remained quiet.
As expected, Old Feng smiled and said, When the twenty of you go to the Martial God Pce, they will test your bone age and reevaluate your talent. After that, there will be many sects that you can choose from. The stronger you are, naturally, the more choices you have.
However, given your talent, there is no need for you to worry. There will surely be a lot of sects fighting to take you in. Here is what the Supreme Sky Sect can offer you. You can take a look. There is no rush to reply to me.
Old Feng handed over an envelope. In no hurry to open it, Xiao Chen received it with a serious expression and put it away carefully.
Old Feng smiled faintly and said, I will take my leave first. No matter what choice you make, the Supreme Sky Sect will never make things difficult for you. The Clear Sky Medallion given to you in the past will always be valid.
Not even caring about the strength of the Supreme Sky Sect, Xiao Chen really admired Old Fengs attitude and manner of speech.
Xiu!
After he finished speaking, a spatial ripple appeared behind Old Feng. Then the spatial ripples swallowed him up. When the ripples disappeared, it was like the old man was never there.
Xiao Chen, what do you think? Yue Chenxi, who was at the side, asked in anticipation.
He smiled and said, Perhaps when we go to the Kunlun Realm, you might have to call me Senior Brother.
Xiao Chen did not know anyone from the other nine great sects. At least he knew Yue Chenxi. Although they had not known each other for very long, they understood each others characters. Furthermore, Ao Jiao approved of him joining the Supreme Sky Sect.
While choosing the Supreme Sky Sect might not be the best choice for Xiao Chen, it was definitely not the worst.
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At the same time as Xiao Chen was meeting the Supreme Sky Sects sect leader, Jin Dabao was meeting with another person. That person was none other than the weing envoy, Wan Feng.
Wan Feng yed with a Spirit Core that had overwhelming Spiritual Energy, giving off brilliant lights and vibrant colors. If one looked intently, one could faintly see within it an azure ming bird that seemed alive.
He carefully put away the Spirit Core and said, Not bad, even in the Kunlun Realm, this Rank 10 Spirit Beast Azure Luans Spirit Core still has some value.
[Note: The Luan is a mythical Chinese bird rted to the Phoenix.]
Jin Dabao screamed in his heart, What do you mean some value?! Even in the Kunlun Realm, this thing is still as valuable as a city. Do you really think this Fat Lord is not aware of it?!
Furthermore, Wan Feng cultivated a fire-attributed Cultivation Technique. The value of this Azure Luans Spirit Core to him was immeasurable in coin.
However, as Jin Dabao had things to request from the other party, he could not lose his temper. He smiled and said, In that case, can our Golden Roc Merchant Association manage the businesses in this Dragon Sealing City in the future?
The fatty was not lying; he was indeed here to discuss business. Furthermore, he was very ambitious. He wanted to swallow up all the businesses in Dragon Sealing City.
Although Dragon Sealing City only opened for a month, the people who came during this one month were the peak cultivators of the entire continent. With such peak cultivators spending millions, that one month was equal to one year of the entire Golden Roc Merchant Associations business. It was definitely worth fighting for.
Currently, Dragon Sealing Citys business was in the hands of the top merchant association in the world, the Wan ns merchant association. However, with one word from Wan Feng, it could immediately be Jin Dabaos.
When Wan Feng heard this, his expression immediately turned cold. He said in an icy voice, Scram. Dont mention this again. Who do you think this young master is?
Jin Dabao was dumbfounded. He could not understand why the other party suddenly became hostile when it was the other party who put out the news first. That was why he brought the Azure Luans Spirit Core over.
Cousin! You are entertaining a guest?
Just at this moment,ughter reached Jin Dabaos ears. He turned his head and saw the Young Master of the Wan ns merchant association walk in whileughing.
Cousin? Wan FengWan ns merchant associationthey all have the family name Wan Suddenly, Jin Dabao realized something. He shouted angrily, You two bastards, how dare you conspire to cheat me. Return my Azure Luans Spirit Core!
Chapter 611 - Enticement with a Large Sum
Chapter 611: Enticement with a Large Sum
Back when Xiao Chen agreed to fight for the Heavenly Saber Pavilion, Jiang Chi gave him practically half of the Heavenly Saber Pavilions savings. Even so, he only managed to take out ten thousand Superior Grade Spirit Stones. However, the Supreme Sky Sect casually gifted him with fifty thousand Superior Grade Spirit Stones.
Aside from this, there were also all sorts of natural treasures. There were several Spirit Herbs for recovering the spirit. A rough count came to at least a hundred stalks. Each stalk was at least two thousand years old.
Finally, there was a faint blue inner vest. Based on the light it gave off and its Spirit Energy, it was a defensive Superior Grade Secret Treasure that would raise Xiao Chens defense by at least twenty percent.
Ha ha, Little Brother Xiao Chen, these are just a small greeting gift. Fifty thousand Superior Grade Spirit Stones shouldst you half a year. When you go to the upper realm, there will be an evenrger gift waiting for you there.
Thest line of Old Fengs introduction letter indicated the wealth of the Supreme Sky Sect.
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Early the next morning, the Heavenly Saber Pavilions delegation made their preparations to leave. As they were about to set off, everyone was in an extremely pleased mood. One could say that the Heavenly Saber Pavilion had received a bountiful harvest in this Five Nation Youth Competition.
Before the Heavenly Saber Pavilions group arrived here, they had not imagined that not only would they achieve their objective, but Murong Chong would also manage to make it into the True Dragon Ranking.
Even more unexpected was Xiao Chen, who became the first person in the history of the Heavenly Saber Pavilion to obtain the first rank. There was no doubt that the Heavenly Saber Pavilion would rise due to the King Grade True Dragons Luck.
After they left the city, they rode on Shen Manjuns Golden Jade zed Ship, soaring into the sky and heading in the direction of the Great Qin Nation.
Warships and people filled the sky. As these people left, they would disseminate the True Dragon Ranking to every corner of the world.
The names of every genius on the ranking list would shake the world, resounding everywhere under the sky, even many yearster when people recalled this Five Nation Youth Competition. This was the birth of a legend.
On the bow, Xiao Chen informed First Elder Jiang Chi about what he had promised the Supreme Sky Sect.
Jiang Chi did not feel any surprise at this. The Heavenly Saber Pavilion did not have any presence in the Kunlun Realm. They would not be able to retain a true dragon such as Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen being able to help the Heavenly Saber Pavilion by obtaining the first rank already gave Jiang Chi a wonderful surprise. How could he dare ask for more?
As a gentle wind blew, the Golden Jade zed Ship slowly moved through the clouds towards the vast horizon.
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Five dayster, above a mountain range at the border between the Great Jin Nation and the Great Qin Nation, a group of Rank 8 Spirit BeastsDemonic Raging me Condorsblocked the path of the Golden Jade zed Ship.
A Rank 8 Spirit Beast was equivalent to a Great Perfection half-step Martial Monarch. Furthermore, it moved faster than its cultivator counterpart. It would be difficult for such cultivators to defeat it in aerialbat.
Jiang Chi frowned slightly and carefully counted. There was a total of eight Demonic Raging me Condors. Of which, the middle one was humongous; its aura was also much denser.
This is problematic. Unexpectedly, there is also a Demonic Raging me Condor Leader. Even a peak Consummation half-step Martial Monarch would not be a match for it.
Jiang Chi turned to Liu Suifeng, who was behind him, and said, Suifeng, go and invite Ancestral Senior Aunt Shen out. If we have to go around them, we will have to extend our journey by half a day.
At this point, Xiao Chen walked over and nced at the Demonic Raging me Condors in front. He said, Wait a moment. Let me give it a try first.
Right after Xiao Chen spoke, the others looked at him in shock. These were eight Spirit Beasts that individually were stronger than Great Perfection half-step Martial Monarchs.
Furthermore, the Demonic Raging me Condors leader was as strong as a peak Consummation half-step Martial Monarch. Even a regr Inferior Grade Martial Monarch would have difficulty subduing them.
Jiang Chi said worriedly, Xiao Chen, I think it is best we let Ancestral Martial Aunt Shen deal with this. Dont be too impetuous.
Xiao Chen still wanted to test himself, to find out how strong he was after he gained the true dragon. He smiled and said, First Elder, rest assured. I know my limits. If I find that I cannot deal with them, I will retreat immediately. I will not cause any trouble for you.
Seeing Xiao Chens determination, Jiang Chi could not say anything else to dissuade him. In that case, do be more careful. Second Elder, lead some people and follow behind. If there is any change in the situation, rush over immediately.
Xiu!
Xiao Chen gently pushed off the bow of the ship. As he flew over, a strong wind blew. In the blink of an eye, he arrived within five hundred meters of the Demonic Raging me Condors, approaching them from high in the air.
A ck me burned on the broad wings of the Demonic Raging me Condors. They had long hooked beaks that gleamed with a cold light. When their pitiless eyes caught sight of Xiao Chen, they immediately pped their wings and cried out as they rushed over with a surging heat wave.
cing his right hand on his saber, Xiao Chen quickly observed the eight Demonic Raging me Condors. After ascertaining their trajectories, he drew his saber with lightning speed.
Thunder Shadow Chop!
Back when Xiao Chen was in the courtyard, because he was worried about causing massive damage, he had not used this move with all the Essence possible.
Now that he was flying in the air, there was nothing for him to worry about. The surging crystal Essence rushed towards the Lunar Shadow Saber like a gushing river. In that instant, it gave off dazzling purple electric light.
One steptwo stepsthree stepsXiao Chen took a total of seven steps, leaving seven realistic afterimages. Each afterimage sent out an attack.
When Xiao Chen obtained the true dragon, he had advanced to peak Great Perfection half-step Martial Monarch from Small Perfection half-step Monarch. When Xiao Chen now used his full power, the might of his attacks was shocking.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Seven agonized cries resounded. The saber lights sent out by Xiao Chens afterimages instantly hacked seven Demonic Raging me Condors in half. After that, he prepared to attack the leader. Everyone was dumbfounded.
Merge!
The seven afterimages merged and Xiao Chens body erupted with electric light. His aura became overwhelming; he was like a thunder god that descended from heaven. As his saber Qi surged out, it ripped a long tear in space.
The Demonic Raging me Condor Leader was startled. It quickly pped its wings anxiously and flew backwards. It did not dare to face this attack head-on.
Pu ci!
However, the saber Qi was too fast. Even though the Demonic Raging me Condor Leader did its best to flee, the saber Qi still chopped off its right wing.
The Demonic Raging me Condor Leaders strong defense seemed useless. Crying out loudly, the Spirit Beast plunged towards the ground.
Xiao Chen had instantly killed eight Demonic Raging me Condors with one Thunder Shadow Chop. Jiang Chi and the others on the warship were all stunned.
Xiao Chen sheathed his saber, dissatisfied that his final attack failed to chop the Demonic Raging me Condor Leader in half.
This result proved that the Thunder Shadow Chop still had room for improvement.
When Xiao Chennded back on the deck, Jiang Chi and the other exchanged nces. They realized that they could no longer discern Xiao Chens strength. With such strength, he was probably the equal of a regr Inferior Grade Martial Monarch.
Suddenly, Xiao Chen said, There is a warship chasing us at Mach 5.
Jiang Chi and the others were again stunned. They soared into the air and quickly looked behind. Indeed, arge ck warship appeared before them, breaking through the obstruction of air and rushing over rapidly.
Their motive was clear: they wanted to stop Xiao Chen and the others within the Great Jin Nations airspace.
When Jiang Chi and the others returned to the deck, Jiang Chi revealed an unsightly expression and said, They seem hostile. It is the Bai ns warship.
Xiu!
Just as the Golden Jade zed Ship neared the border, the Bai ns massive ck warship overtook them and turned sideways, blocking their path in a tyrannical manner.
Shen Manjun walked out of the ships hold leisurely. When she saw the Bai ns warship, she felt suspicious and asked, Jiang Chi, whats going on?
Im not sure. The Bai ns people blocked us without saying anything.
After Shen Manjun appeared, Jiang Chi calmed down somewhat. After all, she was a half-Sage. As long as the Bai ns n Head did note, it would not be easy for the others to try and block them.
Everyone, there is no need to be anxious. My humble self is Bai Feng, the Bai ns current n Head. I just want to meet with your White Robed desman.
A middle-aged man appeared on the warships bow. He was dressed in light-blue robes and was like an unsheathed treasure saber, giving off a bright brilliance.
The moment Bai Feng appeared, everyone from the Heavenly Saber Pavilion felt a huge pressure. When Bai Feng looked at them, it felt like a sharp saber was hovering above everyones heads.
Saber Sage! A Martial Sage of the sabera Martial Sage thatprehended saber intent to its peak. When regr Martial Sages met a Saber Sage, they would not be a match.
A Saber Sage could easily defeat ten Martial Sages of the same cultivation. The Bai ns n Head, Bai Feng, was one such person.
Bai Feng smiled faintly and said, I remember sending an invitation before, but Little Brother did not seem to think highly of it. So I could only resort to such a crude method.
Xiao Chen looked at the other party, and yearning bloomed in his heart. A Sage of the saber. He wondered when he could reach such a level.
He calmed himself and took a step forward. He said, Might I know why Senior is seeking me?
Bai Feng smiled and said, Come over here, and we can talk. It is not convenient to speak down there.
Senior Brother Xiao Chen, dont go over. They definitely do not have good intentions, Yun Kexin said from behind. Liu Suifeng and the others did not say anything, but their expressions conveyed their agreement.
Xiao Chen said softly, Its fine. Given his status, if he makes a move against a junior like me, everyone in the world willugh at him.
Xiu!
After Xiao Chen said that, he pushed off the ship gently. Then, he flew over and boarded the Bai ns ck warship. He stood opposite Bai Feng, staring at him without any fear.
Bai Fengughed, Young man, you are rather courageous. I will get straight to the point. Where did you learn the Four Season Saber Technique? This matter concerns the foundations of my Bai n, so I have to rify this.
Having long expected the other party to ask this, Xiao Chen replied, I met Senior Bai Shuihe in the Ancient Deste Tower. He passed this Four Season Saber Technique to me. However, rest assured. I already swore on a heart demon that I will not leak the Four Season Saber Technique.
Bai Fengs expression indicated that Xiao Chen had confirmed his conjecture. Then, he said, That is not far from what I expected. I have an unreasonable request. Little Brother, will you give me a copy of the Four Season Saber Technique youprehended, along with its mysteries and your understandings of it?
Xiao Chen said straightforwardly, Sure!
Bai Feng was somewhat stunned. He had not expected Xiao Chen to agree to his request so simply, without even trying to haggle.
The secret manual that Xiao Chen would write would have immeasurable value. The Four Season Saber Technique that the Bai n had been learning was the path that Bai Shuihe left behind.
With one more path to take, the number of Bai n descendants that could master the Four Season Saber Technique was bound to increase in the future.
Given this, Bai Feng felt rather embarrassed. He said, Little Brother, do you have any requests?
There is no need. The Four Season Saber Technique belongs to your Bai n in the first ce. Since you asked for it, I am just returning it.
Xiao Chen maintained a calm expression and did not say much. A piece of white paper floated in front of him as he focused on writing down the Four Season Saber Technique that heprehended.
Chapter 612 - Bai Clan’s Favor
Chapter 612: Bai ns Favor
Xiao Chen was not afraid of the Bai ns people learning his Four Season Saber Technique and bing a threat to himself. The Four Season Saber Technique could only bring out its greatest might when it matched up with the cultivators states.
If Xiao Chen followed someone elses method for practicing the Four Season Saber Technique, it would already be pretty good if he could bring out even a tenth of the might that he had. The Bai ns people were taking the wrong path.
That being the case, it did not matter if Xiao Chen gave away his ownprehensions. Before a Saber Sage, he did not have much bargaining power, either.
A few kilometers above the Bai ns warship, a small warship remained hidden in the white clouds. A few of the Sima ns elders were on that warship. With faces full of suspicion, they watched Xiao Chens and Bai Fengs every move.
First Elder, the Bai n and Xiao Chen seem to have reached some agreement. We probably will not have any opportunity to make a move, a gray-robed old man said sullenly.
If we make our move after they enter the Great Qin Nation, it will cause unnecessary trouble, someone else said.
The Sima ns First Elder thought to himself for a while before saying, Lets return first. Unexpectedly, this Bai Feng ruined this matter at the crucial moment. However, we still have half a year. There will be plenty of opportunities.
Without anybody noticing the Sima ns presence, the Sima ns small warship turned around silently and left.
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After fifteen minutes, Bai Feng carefully put away the secret manual that Xiao Chen wrote and handed over. Many thoughts went through Bai Fengs mind. He had a hard time imagining that there could be a person with such talent.
Xiao Chen was not even twenty-two years old yet, and he managed to create such an exceptional Martial Technique. He wasparable to those ancient Sages.
I really admire Little Brothers talent and bearing. In the future, if you need help, just send word to me. The Bai n owes you a favor.
Bai Feng made Xiao Chen a promise as the Bai ns n Head, surprising Xiao Chen.
Without the obstruction of the Bai n, their journey continued smoothly. Three dayster, Xiao Chen and the rest arrived back at the Heavenly Saber Pavilion.
When news of Xiao Chen obtaining the first rank got out, the emotions of the entire Heavenly Saber Pavilion surged. The five-thousand-odd inner disciples all became very excited.
Every day, many disciples would arrive at the foot of Qingyun Peak, all of them hoping to transfer to Qingyun Peak.
The reason for this was Xiao Chens King Grade True Dragon Luck. Within the Heavenly Saber Pavilion, Qingyun Peak would have the most Luck.
Luck was something very ethereal. However, its usefulness to cultivators could sometimes be even more important than talent. Everyone wished to obtain more Luck.
Xiao Chen left such trifling matters to Liu Suifeng to handle. As for him and Liu Ruyue, they went into the back mountains and led a simple life together by themselves, enjoying a hard-earned period of leisure.
After a week, as more cultivators returned from Dragon Sealing City, the True Dragon Ranking List started to spread to every corner of the Great Qin Nation.
The news that the Great Qin Nations desman Xiao Chen obtained the first rank in this Five Nation Youth Competition becamemon knowledge. The reputation of the Heavenly Saber Pavilion soared. An unending stream of people came to join the sect.
There were even several people who did not use the saber but were willing to start from scratch and pick up the saber in order to enter the Heavenly Saber Pavilion. First Elder Jiang Chis days became awfully busy, but he never stopped smiling.
The Heavenly Saber Pavilion did notck in resources; it merelycked opportunity. By using Xiao Chens fame to recruit disciples now, its foundation would be even firmer.
The Luck that Xiao Chen brought would have a profound impact on the Heavenly Saber Pavilion. For the next five hundred years, the sect would certainly flourish, ying a leading role in this great age.
The bustle outside did not affect Xiao Chens mentality. After spending half a month with Liu Ruyue, he resumed cultivating bitterly.
The road was still long. On this long journey along the martial way, Xiao Chen stood only at the starting point. He needed to put in more effort and could not afford to rx.
Meeting Bai Feng had amplified this feeling, further intensifying it. Only when he became truly strong could he firmly grasp his fate with his own hands.
If Xiao Chen truly had a choice, how could he have given away the Saber Technique he hadprehended? However, faced with such a puissant force, no matter how smart or wise he was, resistance would be futile.
Pu ci!
The four Superior Grade Spirit Stones in Xiao Chens hands shattered. Then, he woke up from his state of cultivation and looked at the exhausted Spirit Stones. Shaking his head slightly, he tossed them aside.
Xiao Chen had used half a month topletely consolidate everything he had experienced and learned during the Five Nation Youth Competition. After that, he spent all his time cultivating.
Every day, Xiao Chen exhausted ten Superior Grade Spirit Stones, but his progress in cultivation remained slow. He was still far from the bottleneck of half-step Martial Monarchs.
Xiao Chen asked Ao Jiao with some frustration, Ao Jiao, is there any way for me to reach the bottleneck of half-step Martial Monarch in half a year?
Ao Jiao smiled gently and said, I have been waiting for you to ask. There is a method. However, it depends on whether you are willing to take the risk.
Everything in the world carried risk. It was impossible to gain anything without putting in effort, earning an easy profit.
Naturally, Xiao Chen understood this principle. He said, What is the method?
Ao Jiao did not answer the question straightforwardly. Instead, she said, You know about the Spirit Veins origin below the Heavenly Saber Pavilion, right? The thing that the Fiend King of the Heavenly Wolf Race tried to obtain.
A Spirit Veins origin, the foundation of a Spirit Vein, contained an immeasurable amount of Spiritual Energy.
Naturally, Xiao Chen knew that the Heavenly Saber Pavilion had a Spirit Veins origin. Back when he was in the underground world, he had even experienced it for himself once.
However, the energy contained within the Spirit Veins origin was simply too much. It was not something that Xiao Chen could use. If he forcefully tried to absorb it, he might end up exploding if he was not careful.
Leng Liusu could cultivate with it because the founder of the Heavenly Saber Pavilion hadid down a restriction, limiting the amount of Spiritual Energy flowing out.
Otherwise, given Leng Liusus cultivation then, she would not have been able to cultivate using it.
Thinking of this, Xiao Chen shook his head slightly and said, The method that you are thinking of is not that, right? The Heavenly Saber Pavilions Spirit Veins origin has a restriction on it, limiting the flow of Spiritual Energy. Furthermore, only the descendants of the founder can use that Spirit Vein.
Ao Jiao smiled gently and said, Naturally, it is not that. I am merely using it as an example. After all, that is not the only Spirit Vein in this world.
Xiao Chen responded, asking, You mean that there are undiscovered Spirit Veins origins? That is impossible, right? The various great sects have already divided all the Spirit Veins among themselves
There was no way to hide a Spirit Vein. People within five kilometers of it would readily feel the Spiritual Energy that it emitted.
The value of a Spirit Vein was priceless; there would be Spirit Stone Mines in its vicinity. Spirit Stones were themon currency of cultivators. The wealth one could obtain from a Spirit Vein was easy to imagine.
Sometimes, the amount of Spirit Veins controlled described the strength of a sect. They were the foundation of a sect, without which, the sect would end up dissolving.
The Great Qin Nations three great sects hadsted for so long because they each controlled a Spirit Vein.
The various factions had already divided up the Spirit Veins of the world many millennia in the past. Xiao Chen could not afford to offend any of the sects that controlled a Spirit Vein.
Ao Jiao scolded in a lighthearted manner, Stupid, since I even mentioned it, there certainly is. You dont have to doubt that. However, it is just that with your current cultivation, there is a seventy percent chance of you failing to absorb the Spirit Veins origin. Once you fail, you will definitely explode and die.
Seventy percent failure rate. This risk was rather high. Xiao Chen sank into deep thought. After a while, he made a decision. He said, If it was fifty percent, I could gamble on it, but seventy percent is too high. It is not worth it.
Xiao Chen had already opened his sea of consciousness long ago. All he had to do was wait for his cultivation to catch up, and he would definitely be a Martial Monarch. There was no need for him to rush into advancing to Martial Monarch within half a year and lose his life over it.
Ao Jiao smiled gently and said, I have not finished yet. If you can cultivate the Firmament Body Tempering Art to the sixthyer, your chance of sess would be fifty percent.
Ill bet on it, then, Xiao Chen said without hesitation, his face intent.
When Xiao Chen was in Dragon Sealing City, his Firmament Body Tempering Art reached peak Consummation of the fifthyer the instant he gained the true dragon. If he focused on the Firmament Body Tempering Art, he would be able to break through to the sixthyer in half a month.
Having made up his mind, Xiao Chen sprang into action. After he said his goodbyes to Liu Ruyue, he prepared to embark on a new journey.
The Spirit Vein that Ao Jiao talked about was within the Ancient Deste Lands Heavenly Extermination Lake, at a mountain range at the bottom of it. The Spirit Vein was in a dangerous ce, and Demonic Beasts roamed in groups there. It would be extremely difficult to enter the area.
The Thunder Emperor discovered this Spirit Vein in the past. Because no one had managed it, its Spiritual Energy had been leaking for the past millennia. It was hard to say how much Spiritual Energy the Spirit Veins origin still had.
After five thousand years, the Spirit Vein might already have depleted.
To save time, Xiao Chen spent only three days in preparation. The entire Heavenly Saber Pavilion was still fired up and bustling. Xiao Chen left quietly. Aside from Liu Ruyue, no one knew where he had gone.
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High in the skies of the Great Qin Nation, a rtively small scarlet cloud, inparison to the vast sky, moved quickly, like a beam of scarlet light.
Even the cultivators with good eyesight on the ground would not discover the existence of this scarlet cloud. When the strong Spirit Beasts in the air felt the surging killing Qi of the scarlet clouds, they immediately fled, not daring to face it.
A scarlet throne more vibrant than the scarlet clouds nestled in them. As Xiao Chen sat on the scarlet throne, he closed his eyes to cultivate the Firmament Body Tempering Art.
Xiao Chens long hair fluttered in the strong wind. An indistinct tyrannical air of a king came from it. Because of the scarlet throne, Xiao Chen still faintly emitted this might, which overflowed beyond his control, even though he had withdrawn all his aura.
In reality, Xiao Chen realized that his attitude had changed ever since the moment he obtained the true dragon.
In the past, a peak Martial Monarch like the half-Sage Shen Manjun would cause Xiao Chen to feel enormous pressure. Now, however, he could remain calm and indifferent before them. He even asionally had the feeling of that is all.
Before he knew it, the King Grade True Dragon had significantly expanded his horizons, making him slowly recognize his identity as a future king.
This happened all unawares. Xiao Chen could not reject it. Whether he wanted it or not, his future path would inevitably be thorny, bloody, and not peaceful.
A king would not settle for second ce. If Xiao Chen advanced to Martial Monarch, he had to be the strongest Martial Monarch. If he became a Martial Sage, he had to be the strongest Martial Sage. If he advanced to Martial Emperor, he had to be the king of Martial Emperors.
Chapter 613 - Birthplace of the Netherworld Flame
Chapter 613: Birthce of the Netherworld me
Those people who used to upy the top position would definitely be incredulous. Avoiding shing with the King Grade True Dragons from the other great realms would be impossible for Xiao Chen.
Chi!
A sharp bird cry resounded, and a ck Demonic Beast with a leopards head and an eagles body appeared before the scarlet throne. A savage aura spread out, and the Demonic Beast eyed Xiao Chen with ill intentions.
It was a Demonic Beast, not a Spirit Beast, so the killing Qi that the throne emitted did not frighten it. Instead, the killing Qi attracted it. It thought that after it ate Xiao Chen, it might be stronger.
Xiao Chen opened his eyes and punched calmly. An azure dragon head formed on his fist, and he executed the Dragon w Fists Berserk Dragon.
Bang!
A fist wind exploded and a berserk dragon howled. The Demonic Beast did not even have a chance to dodge. The punch immediately smashed it into a bloody mist.
You overestimate yourself. You are just a mere peak Rank 7 Demonic Beast, and you dare to obstruct my way.
Xiao Chen closed his eyes again. The scarlet throne did not stop even for a moment. It burst through the blood mist and continued flying forward quickly.
Half a month ago, Xiao Chen sessfully broke through the bottleneck of the Firmament Body Tempering Art, reaching the sixthyer. Now, he could bring out five hundred tons of force with a casual punch.
Just by using his physical body, Xiao Chen was already unrivaled among half-step Martial Monarchs.
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Xiao Chen could now see the vast Heavenly Extermination Lake below. The inds of the Heavenly Extermination Lake were as numerous as the stars in the sky. The number of people flying around also became more plentiful.
Not wanting to attract too much attention, Xiao Chen had already put away the scarlet throne. He used his Essence to fly quickly. asionally, the Martial Kings that he passed would feel intense pressure, prompting them to distance themselves from him.
What an intimidating aura. Since when did the Ancient Deste Land have such a strong youth?
The onlookers watched with dubious eyes, unable to understand what was going on. Xiao Chens aura was already very drawn-out. Even some of the veteran experts sighed at such a sight. He had truly be unrivaled among half-step Martial Monarchs.
Head a kilometer northeast from that ind in front. Then, descend rapidly, and you will reach the ce I told you about. Ao Jiaos voice rang out in Xiao Chens mind.
Xiao Chen looked around quickly before increasing his speed. He turned into a beam of purple light andnded on the water surface in a few breaths. Then he plunged into the water with a ssh.
Gurgle! Gurgle!
Xiao Chen circted his Vital Qi and increased his weight, deliberately sinking into the water like lead. As he submerged quickly, bubbles surged out around him.
At first, Xiao Chen could still see some light. After a kilometer, darkness covered the bottom of theke. Even with his excellent eyesight, he could not see anything farther than a hundred meters.
The water current refracted the light underwater, so Xiao Chen could only see blurry images through his Spiritual Sense as well. He could barely make out a rough image of things.
Ai!
Just at this moment, Xiao Chen sighed softly, frowning slightly. Arge patch of blood drifted over from the front, bringing a bloody stench.
As he continued to sink, an increasing amount of blood appeared. He did not see any of the multitudes of Demonic Beasts that Ao Jiao described. It was like someone had killed them earlier.
Bang!
Xiao Chens figure suddenly stopped. He finally reached the bottom of this Heavenly Extermination Lake at an unknown depth, stepping onto solidnd.
With the information gleaned from his Spiritual Sense, Xiao Chen could roughly tell that there was a majestic underwater mountain range five hundred meters in front. The mountains were at least a kilometer tall and stretched over a long distance.
This underwater mountain range was unexpectedly even more extensive than the Lingyun Mountain Range where the Heavenly Saber Pavilion was.
The blood was most concentrated here. When Xiao Chen looked around, he found ckish-red blood everywhere. It seemed coagted and did not dissolve into the water, giving off an unpleasant stench.
asionally, Xiao Chen could see the corpses of Demonic Beasts drifting around. It was easy to tell that these were the parts of the Demonic Beasts that were worthless.
After seeing this, Xiao Chen felt sure that someone had cleared out the ce slightly before he had arrived.
Ao Jiao, does anyone else know about this ce? Xiao Chen asked worriedly. If someone came here first and obtained what he hade for ahead of him, then he would have wasted a lot of time.
Ao Jiao shook her head and said, There is no need to worry. These people should have another purpose. This ce is the birthce of the Netherworld me, an extreme Yin me.
Five thousand years ago, the Thunder Emperor discovered that Spirit Vein by ident when he was here to harvest some me seeds. Heid down some restrictions, so it would be hard for outsiders to find it.
Netherworld me?
Xiao Chen entered deep thought. His Lunar True me had already formed an Origin me. However, it had not been absorbing Yin-attributed mes, so it was significantly weaker than the Purple Thunder True Fire.
If he could strengthen the Lunar True me, then it might be possible to execute that Taiji Diagram of Yinyang mes that he experienced in the Ancient Deste Towers gate of desire.
However, the primary purpose of this trip was still the Spirit Veins origin. There was no need to dwell too much on the Lunar True me. He would deal with matters as they came.
Stretching out his right hand, Xiao Chen formed a suction force at his palm with his Essence. The ckish blood in the water quickly gathered by his palm.
Hu chi! Hu chi!
A scarlet whirlpool formed over Xiao Chens palm. The surroundingke water became clear. After a while, all the bloodpressed into a ball of blood.
Xiao Chen casually tossed thepressed blood ball, and it flew up very quickly. After a long time, a pir of water shot up into the sky from the surface of the Heavenly Extermination Lake.
The blood ball shattered and showered the area with blood, startling the passing cultivators.
Now that theke water was clear, Xiao Chen could see better. He circted Essence to his eyes and saw a crack in the mountain range in front. That was the entrance that Ao Jiao had mentioned.
Xiao Chen gently pushed off theke bed and moved as fast as lightning. A short whileter, he quickly squeezed into that crack.
At first, the crack was very narrow. After ten minutes, it started to broaden. Xiao Chen could even see the footprints left by other people on the ground.
Looking at the sizes and the number of footprints, there were at least a hundred people. It was unknown which power of the Ancient Deste Land was here.
Ten more minutester, the water in the crack had drained awaypletely. The front became an open area, and a vastnd appeared before Xiao Chen.
Upside-down stone pirs hung a kilometer above Xiao Chen, growing in strange shapes. Fissures extended throughout the ground, spanning long distances. asionally, strands of Yin mes drifted out from them.
Xiao Chen revealed a shocked expression in his eyes. It was hard to imagine that there was such a strange sight at the bottom of theke.
Halt! The Holy Fire Manor is handling some matters here. Would your distinguished self please return first.
Two middle-aged men suddenly appeared above Xiao Chen. They were dressed in the same uniform and held sabers in their hands. They looked at him with extreme caution.
Because Spiritual Sense was not very useful within the Heavenly Extermination Lake, Xiao Chen did not keep it released. So he only discovered these two people after they came out.
ncing at them, Xiao Chen immediately discerned their cultivation. They were both peak Superior Grade Martial Kings. Their auras were not weak, so the Cultivation Techniques they used were probably pretty good.
They could be considered experts within the Ancient Deste Land. However, they were inadequate in Xiao Chens eyes.
Xiao Chen still had some impressions of the Holy Fire Manor. Back then, Xiao Chen and Bai Lixi had directly destroyed its branch in Deste City.
Xiao Chen and Bai Lixi had killed its Young Manor Lord and an inner sect Elder. Unexpectedly, he ran into the sect again today.
They definitely need a Martial Monarch expert in order to extract the Netherworld me. Xiao Chen, you have to deal with these two people quickly; you cannot drag this out! Ao Jiao reminded Xiao Chen.
Seeing that Xiao Chen did not move, the person at the right pointed at Xiao Chen and shouted, You do not know what is good for you. Our First Manor Lord and Second Manor Lord are here. Given your half-step Martial Monarch cultivation, they can destroy you with one finger. If you know what is good for you, you will scram and return to where you came from.
Xiao Chen had long heard that the Holy Fire Manor had two Martial Monarchs. It looked like they were both here today.
No matter what level of cultivation they had, if two Martial Monarchs worked together, Xiao Chen would not be a match for them. However, since he was here already, there was no point in him returning.
Xiao Chen squinted slightly and suddenly attacked. He stomped heavily, leaving a deep footprint on the ground, and executed the Azure Dragon Cloud Soaring Art.
A resonant dragon cry came from behind Xiao Chen. The person who spoke earlier felt as though an Azure Dragon was flying towards him.
Breaking Armor!
Xiao Chen punched. A sharp Qi formed over his fist and tore that persons protective Essence apart like it was paper. A bloody bowl-sized hole appeared on that persons chest.
Seizing the Heart!
Xiao Chen turned his right hand into a w in the time it took for a spark to fly. Then, he pierced through the second persons chest before that persons shocked gaze.
However, before that person died, a short arrow hidden in his sleeve shot out. That short arrow had a special fuel coating that burned quickly in the air.
Xiao Chen pointed with his finger and fired out a strand of purple fire. The short arrow only flew a short distance before the purple fire knocked it down.
Chi!
However, before that short arrow exploded, it gave off a piercing sound. Its sound waves reverberated everywhere, clearly audible within five kilometers.
Go! Xiao Chen had not expected this short arrow to be so effective. His expression changed as he quickly rushed in another direction.
Over a kilometer away, a hundred people of the Holy Fire Manor were fighting arge group of ming giants. These ming giants were fire spirits that the Yin me formed after long periods of time.
They did not have physical bodies and could not feel pain. Furthermore, there were many of them. They were extremely difficult to deal with.
Two old men quietly hovered above the troops heads, emanating powerful auras. asionally, they sent out casual attacks, taking down a fire spirit in their way.
When these two old men heard the piercing sound, their expressions changed at the same time. The gray-robed old man on the right said, Big Brother, unexpectedly, there really are other people, aside from us, who know about the Netherworld me.
The blue-robed old man on the left said sullenly, I move faster. I will go and check out the situation. Ill leave this ce to you.
Xiu! Xiu! Xiu!
Right after the blue-robed old man spoke, he quickly rushed out. He moved extremely fast, to the point where the space he passed could not endure it; mottled cracks appeared in those ces.
Xiao Chen was rather unfortunate. The main troops of the Holy Fire Manor had met with the fire spirits obstruction and had not gone very far.
The blue-robed old man, who was a kilometer away, arrived within a few breaths. When he rushed over and looked around, he immediately saw the fleeing Xiao Chen.
The blue-robed old man rxed his expression, and a murderous intent appeared in his eyes. Smiling coldly, he said, Just a half-step Martial Monarch and yet he dares to try to get in on the action. He is too gutsy.
Chi! Chi!
The blue-robed old man raised his speed to his peak, creating a pitch-ck spatial tear behind him as he chased after Xiao Chen.
Executing the Azure Dragon Cloud Soaring Art, Xiao Chen moved like a flood dragon, leaping about on the ground. He had activated the Blood me Shoes long ago but still could not shake off that blue-robed old man.
Chapter 614 - One Person Beating Up a Group
Chapter 614: One Person Beating Up a Group
The blue-robed old man quickly closed the distance between Xiao Chen and himself. After fifteen minutes, he reached within five hundred meters of Xiao Chen.
Die for me!
The blue-robed old mans gaze turned cold, and he used his palm as a saber. Quintessence gathered on his palm, and his figure shed. He arrived above Xiao Chen and hacked down.
A palm wind flew out, tearing tiny cracks in space. If this palm strikended, Xiao Chen would be in for a bad time.
The difference in speed was too great. Moreover, one used Quintessence and the other Essence. There was no way topare the two men. Since that was how things were, then there was no escape.
Thunder Shadow Chop!
Xiao Chen drew his Lunar Shadow Saber at lightning speed as he turned around and moved seven steps, leaving behind seven afterimages. Each afterimage sent an attack, shooting out a dazzling saber light.
Merge!
The afterimages merged and the saber lit up with dazzling radiance. Itbined the might of seven peak attacks and collided with the blue-robed old mans horrifying palm saber.
Bang!
The two moves shed straightforwardly. Then, an intense energy ripple exploded out. Waves spread into the surroundings, propagating inyers and distorting space.
Xiao Chen took three steps back, but that blue-robed elder took ten.
After the blue-robed elder found his footing, his expression changed drastically. He had been at a disadvantage in this exchange. Although he had used only a quarter of his Quintessence, it should have been more than enough to deal with a half-step Martial Monarch, easily injuring the other party.
Even if the blue-robed elder failed to injure Xiao Chen severely, he should not have lost out in power.
The blue-robed old man looked up and saw Xiao Chens appearance clearly. He became slightly stunned as rage appeared in his eyes. He clenched his teeth and roared angrily, Its you! White Robed desman Xiao Chen.
Electricity leaped about on Xiao Chens saber as he held it with one hand. He showed no expression on his face nor felt any fear.
Xiao Chens opponent had not reached the peak of Inferior Grade Martial Monarch. As long as the two Martial Monarchs did not work together, even if he could not defeat them, he would be able to flee easily.
Xiao Chen said calmly, I am not here for your Netherworld me. As long as you dont obstruct my way, I will not interfere with your matters. How about we both take a step back and work together?
Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! The blue-robed old manughed unrestrainedly. Take a step back and work together? What qualifications do you have to say that to me? You are the one who destroyed the Holy Fire Manors branch in Deste City, right?
Sir, please do not speak such nonsense without any evidence, Xiao Chen said unhurriedly; there were no ripples in his calm eyes.
The blue-robed old mans pupils constricted, a murderous intent spreading in his eyes. He scoffed coldly, Do I need evidence? There is no one here at all. No one will know that I killed you.
The Holy Fire Manors branch in Deste City was no more, and his son was dead. After investigating for a long time, the blue-robed old man found that Xiao Chen was the most likely suspect. Just based on his suspicions, this Xiao Chen had to die!
It looks like you truly think you are unrivaled after obtaining the championship of the Five Nation Youth Competition. I will show you the gap between you and a Martial Monarch today!
The blue-robed old mans expression turned frosty as he snorted coldly. Then he attacked at lightning speed. Vigorous Quintessence gathered on his right palm and then he sent out a strike. Space started to tremble like a mountain was falling towards Xiao Chens head.
Hu chi!
The Essence in Xiao Chens body immediately solidified. His entire body gave off several ten thousand strands of purple light. His ck pupils turned a deep purple as well, illuminating this dark underground ce.
Clouds gather from all directions. Wind and thunder, gather!
A strong wind blew everywhere; clouds churned above. Xiao Chen had instantly executed the starting moves of the Lightning Tribtion Saber Technique.
Dang!
The saber and palm shed, producing surging shock waves. The ck ground instantly exploded, throwing up countless ck rocks.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Amidst the several ten thousand rocks in the air, the two exchanged moves at lightning speed. Thunder roared and the state of massacre poured forth. The strong Quintessence palm wind destabilized space. Countless fissures spread throughout the ce.
The aftermath of the exchange scattered the huge rocks in the air. When strong winds blew, they kicked up a vast cloud of dust.
Earthly Lightning Tribtion!
Wind and thunder gathered. Xiao Chens momentum reached its peak. Hepletely unleashed the state of massacre within the scarlet throne, and the berserk Saber Technique he wielded gained an attribute of massacre. The might of the Earthly Lightning Tribtion instantly soared.
Mountain Pushing Palm!
The startled blue-robed old man increased the amount of Quintessence he used to seventy percent. A resplendent light flowed on his right palm. Then he extended his palm, and it felt like a mountain was moving,pressing all the air around.
Bang!
A loud sound rang out, and a huge deep pit appeared below the two. White-colored Yin mes flew out like wads of cotton.
The blue-robed old man took a step back, retreating a hundred meters. When hended, he left a deep imprint on the ground.
Heavenly Lightning Tribtion!
Xiao Chens aura flourished. Without even taking a step back, he turned into the heavenly Dao and flung down the second lightning tribtion. The blue-robed old mans aura seemed to be waning; he got knocked back by another hundred meters.
Divine Lightning Tribtion!
As the final lightning tribtion fell, the blue-robed old man paled and retreated five hundred meters. He had not expected that after using seventy percent of his Quintessence, he still could not stop Xiao Chen.
Chi! Chi!
Xiao Chen looked up and discovered that burning Quintessence had covered that blue-robed old mans body at some point in time. At that moment, the old mans aura soared frantically, reaching peak Inferior Grade Martial Monarch. A strong wind blew behind the old man, kicking up even more dust.
Xiao Chen, leave quick! He burned his Quintessence. Furthermore, he burned it using an Extreme Yin me. You are definitely no match for him, Ao Jiao said quickly from within the Lunar Shadow Saber.
Burning Quintessence was a technique that only Martial Monarchs and above could do. They would exhaust their Quintessence at a much faster rate to raise their strength. Usually, a Martial Monarch would not do this, unless they had no choice. Furthermore, using an Extreme Yin me to burn the Quintessence would raise their strength even more.
Aware of the severity of the situation, Xiao Chen sheathed his saber and quickly fled.
You are still thinking of escaping at this time?
The blue-robed old man snorted coldly, and his figure shed. In the blink of an eye, he caught up to Xiao Chen. Everywhere he passed, Quintessence mes would burn the area clean.
Then, the blue-robed old man sent out a palm strike at Xiao Chens back at lightning speed.
Xiao Chen felt dangering from behind him. His face sank, and he quickly turned around. He crisscrossed his arms and took the stance of the tiger and dragon.
The left hand as the dragon and the right as the tiger. The tiger and dragon roar, Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon!
Bang!
The palm strikended on Xiao Chens arms, causing him to vomit a mouthful of blood. He tumbled in midair several times before he twisted his body andnded firmly on the ground.
Xiao Chens Qi and blood surged. His opponents burning Quintessence advanced wildly in his meridians. His internal organs instantly suffered significant injuries, causing him severe pain.
Xiao Chen knelt on one knee as he wiped blood off the corner of his lips. He smiled at his opponent and said, Truly, you are a Martial Monarch expert. With a casual palm strike, you are able to injure me to this extent. In the future, I will have toe and experience your exquisite moves again. I will return this palm strike then!
The blue-robed old man knew that Xiao Chen was mocking him for bullying the young. He said in an icy voice, Even at your deathbed, you still dare to bicker with me. Even if you are the King Grade True Dragon, you will die here today!
Boom!
However, just at this moment, a fierce me suddenly spewed out of Xiao Chens right eye. The Purple Thunder True Fire surged towards the old man with overwhelming force. Its aura was iparably terrifying.
Small tricks! This old man has been ying with fire for the entirety of his life!
Arge clump of pale white mes appeared on the blue-robed old mans right hand. A chicken-egg-sized Origin me burned in the middle of the fire, as resplendent as the stars.
The blue-robed old man casually tossed the clump of mes, and it sted Xiao Chens overwhelming purple mes into sparks that flew everywhere.
The blue-robed old man revealed a pleased expression. He had cultivated his Extreme Yin me for fifty years already. Its Origin me was powerful. Unexpectedly, his opponent dared to use fire against him.
However, when the sparks and mes scattered, the blue-robed old mansplexion turned green. He saw eighty-one Xiao Chens dashing in eighty-one different directions; he could not make out which was the real one.
If the blue-robed old man had personally seen Xiao Chen execute Roaming Dragons Nine Transformations, he might have been able to tell which was the real one in that instant. However, now that he was faced with eighty-one figures that had formed already, he could not make out which was the true Xiao Chen.
Damn it!
The rage on the face of the Holy Fire Manors First Manor Lord was indescribable. A bona fide Martial Monarch expert used an Extreme Yin me to burn his Quintessence and yet he still let a half-step Martial Monarch brat escape.
It was already very embarrassing that the blue-robed old man had moved against a junior. In the end, he could not even stop that junior, embarrassing him even further. Fortunately, there were no outsiders here. Otherwise, if word spread, he would not know where to hide his face.
Bang!
The blue-robed old man used his remaining Quintessence to stomp on the ground violently, infusing all his rage into his stomp as well. A long crack appeared in the ground. The energy in the crack acted like a knife, extending the crack and even slicing the air apart.
First Brother, whats wrong?
The blue-robed old man heard a voice behind him. The Holy Fire Manors Second Manor Lord had rushed over. He had felt the blue-robed old man burning his Quintessence and thought that he had encountered a strong enemy.
The blue-robed old man calmed himself and said, That person is Xiao Chen.
The gray-robed old man said, The True Dragon Rankings First Rank, White Robed desman Xiao Chen, our biggest suspect for the murder of the Young Manor Lord? Isnt he only a half-step Martial Monarch? How
Seeing the blue-robed old mans hostile expression, the gray-robed old man quickly bit off his words. Then he said, Given that he managed to run away, will he cause any problems for us as we hunt the Netherworld Fire Spirit?
The First Manor Lord said coldly, If he does not, it would be good for him. However, if he does, we can kill him together with the Netherworld Fire Spirit. We will be able to obtain some of the Luck that he possesses.
Send someone to guard the entrance. I dont believe that he has left already. When we have subdued the Netherworld me Seed, we will deal with him.
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Dont be so rash in the future. There are no weaklings among the Martial Monarchs. I truly have never seen anyone try to use Essence to sh with Quintessence before. That is suicidal, Ao Jiao ranted from inside the Lunar Shadow Saber.
Xiao Chen had just used a thousand-year-old treatment-type Spirit Herb. He quickly refined it into Medicinal Energy and infused his internal organs with it. After spitting out a mouthful of turbid blood, he looked much better.
Hearing what Ao Jiao said, Xiao Chen stood up and smiled. Im fine. I know my limits. After fighting with that person, Ive now gained a deeper understanding of my strength.
After the Five Nation Youth Competition, Xiao Chens strength increased quickly. However, he had not managed to find a suitable opponent to test himself against. No one within half-step Martial Monarch could catch his interest anymore.
Fortunately, the blue-robed old man was an Inferior Grade Martial Monarch. By fighting him, Xiao Chen was able to gain a better understanding of his own strength.
Chapter 615 - The Tragic Holy Fire Manor
Chapter 615: The Tragic Holy Fire Manor
Given Xiao Chens currentbat prowess, if a regr Inferior Grade Martial Monarch did not burn their Quintessence, they would not be a match for him. When meeting with someone like the blue-robed old man, an Inferior Grade Martial Monarch who could use an Extreme Yin me to burn his Quintessence, Xiao Chen was still somewhat weaker.
If Xiao Chen could advance to Martial Monarch and refine all his Essence into Quintessence, that blue-robed old man would not evenst ten moves against him, not even if the old man burned his Quintessence.
As things stood now, the blue-robed old man only had the advantage of Quintessence. In terms of Martial Techniques, Cultivation Technique, andbat techniques, he lost out to Xiao Chen. If Xiao Chen used the Purple Thunder True Fire to burn Quintessence, the blue-robed old man would not evenst three moves.
A fervent look appeared in Xiao Chens eyes. He looked around and said, Lets not speak about this first. Ao Jiao, where is that Spirit Veins origin? I am now itching to get on with it.
Walk ten kilometers in the northeast direction. You should be able to see a mound after this point. The Thunder Emperors restriction is left there. I will help you open it.
Ten kilometers was not far. Xiao Chen looked around for a while. Although he was in a hurry to go over, he was not that impulsive.
He sat down cross-legged on the ground again and continued treating his wounds, making sure that no injuries remained, so that he could go over in his best condition.
After one hour, Xiao Chen opened his eyes once again, feeling very spirited. He pushed off the ground and turned into a flood dragon rushing forward.
Not long after Xiao Chen took off, he ran into some trouble. Ten-odd ferocious fire spirits blocked his way.
Xiao Chen had seen fire spirits in the Scarlet Blood me Prison before, so he did not panic. He knew how to deal with these fire spirits that did not feel any pain.
He sent out a clump of Purple Thunder True Fire from his right hand. A purple light flickered in his eyes and the me sitting on his palm gained a dazzling glow. He had brought out his Origin me as well.
The Purple Thunder True Fire that contained an Origin me had apletely different might from before. Looking at the fire spirits flying over, Xiao Chen shouted, Life Bestowal Spell!
The mes immediately started taking shape, eventually turning into ten sharp short swords. Xiao Chen waved his right hand, and the short swords immediately shot out.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
The extremely Yang purple me short swords pierced the chests of these fire spirits, causing them to explode instantly. Suddenly, the hard-to-deal-with fire spirits dissipated into countless sparks.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly, his right eye twinkling with purple light. The short swords in the air turned into ten beams of light and returned to his right eye. By using the short swords made from the Purple Thunder True Fire, he swept through all the fire spirits in his way. After fifteen minutes, he arrived at the mound that Ao Jiao mentioned.
The mound was not veryrge, no more than two hundred meters tall and three hundred meters wide. It was ck and looked very ordinary. Countless such mounds existed in this ce.
The Spirit Veins origin is under this?
Xiao Chen walked around the mound but could not feel any Spiritual Energy or anything special. No matter how he looked at it, it was just an ordinary mound.
Ao Jiao nodded and said, Yes, this Spirit Veins origin does not have a Spirit Gathering Formation to suppress it, so it normally leaked Spiritual Energy. Back then, the Thunder Emperor took away half. He feared that others would discover it, so he casuallyid down a restriction. Wait for me.
Xiu!
The moment Ao Jiao finished speaking, she emerged from the Lunar Shadow Saber. The saber immediately became dimmer.
Xiao Chen had not seen Ao Jiao in person for a long time, so he carefully checked her out. He discovered that she had not changed at all. She was currently a head shorter than Xiao Chen and still looked like a petite girl. Her figure was still as fiery hot as before.
Seeing the mound before her, Ao Jiao revealed a nostalgic expression. She sighed before quickly forming hand seals with both hands. When she finished, she pointed at it with her right hand and whispered, Open!
The solid mound split in half before Xiao Chens shocked stare. Surging Spiritual Energy poured out from the crack.
Dont stand there bbergasted! If the two people from the Holy Fire Manor feel this Spiritual Energy, you will be in deep trouble.
Xiao Chen understood the risk. His figure shed quickly, turning into a purple beam of light and instantly entering the crack in the mound. Ao Jiao followed after and again formed hand seals with both hands. The mound closed noisily, bing ordinary again.
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In the distance, the two old men heading for the Netherworld me Seed both frowned at the same time. After one advanced to Martial Monarch, they would start cultivating Mental Energy, bing extremely sensitive to changes in Spiritual Energy.
In that instant, both of them felt a sudden surge of intense Spiritual Energy.
The gray-robed old man said, First Brother, should we go and take a look?
The Heavenly Extermination Lake was the Imperial Capital of the Tianwu Dynasty. What we sensed might be the result of a treasure appearing. I will go and take a look. You handle the Netherworld Fire Spirits first, the blue-robed old man said after thinking for a while.
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The crack was very dark. A spiritual mist pervaded the entire ce. Dew condensed from Spiritual Energy covered the walls. It looked like the mist had not dissipated for a thousand years.
There was no need to cultivate in this ce. All one had to do was open their mouth and take a deep breath. Doing so would result in an instant increase in cultivation. However, Xiao Chen did not dare to.
This spiritual mist contained a lot of impurities as there was no venttion in this cave. These impurities would cause significant harm to the physical body. So Xiao Chen could only sigh at the sight of this spiritual mist.
Xiao Chen continued walking forward. At the very end, the spiritual mist disappeared. An underground river appeared before him, instead. As the water gushed, a fragrant Spiritual Energy assaulted his nose. The entire river consisted of spiritual liquid.
He sighed, This is really wasteful on another level. With just one such river gushing endlessly, after five thousand years, how much Spiritual Energy had been wasted?
Ao Jiao, who followed behind, curled her lips up in a smile. How ignorant! This is just the lowest-grade Spirit Vein. When you go to the Kunlun Realm, you will know what a true spiritual river is when you see the Heavenly Spring Ancient River.
After Ao Jiaos rebuttal, Xiao Chen smiled embarrassedly without retorting. He was aware that Spirit Veins had different grades. However, he was ignorant of the specifics.
The source of the spiritual river would be where the Spirit Veins origin was. So, the two walked in that direction. Along the way, Ao Jiao taught Xiao Chen about the grading of Spirit Veins.
Spirit Veins were ssified into five ranks, from the lowest Rank 1 to the highest Rank 5. A Rank 1 Spirit Vein was the most ordinary. Spirit Stone Mines would not appear around it. A Rank 2 Spirit Vein was the minimum for Spirit Stone Mines.
The Spirit Vein in the Heavenly Saber Pavilion was a Rank 2 Spirit Vein. However, the Spirit Stones from a Rank 2 Spirit Vein were mostly Inferior Grade Spirit Stones. Medial Grade Spirit Stones would rarely show up.
Higher up the ranks, only a Rank 4 Spirit Vein would producerge numbers of Superior Grade Spirit Stones. The Rank 4 Spirit Veins were also known as Peak Spirit Veins. There were no more than five such Spirit Veins in the Tianwu Continent. Furthermore, most of them were on the verge of drying up and no longer producedrge numbers of Superior Grade Spirit Stones.
Rank 5 Spirit Veins were also known as Holy Spirit Veins. Not a single one of this existed in the Tianwu Continent. Even in the Kunlun Realm, they were a rare existence. As for Spirit Veins above Rank 5, there was the legendary King Spirit Vein. They were extremely rare, and only King Grade Sects could control them.
As the two spoke, they soon arrived at the source of the spiritual river. Xiao Chen looked at the Spirit Veins origin suspended in midair and frowned heavily.
The Spirit Veins origin that hovered in the midst of dense spiritual mist was only palm-sized.
Spiritual rain condensed nonstop from the spiritual mist, functioning as the headwaters of the spiritual river below. An azure ball of light quietly floated in the middle of the mist, giving off spiritual energy.
Xiao Chen smiled bitterly and said, We probably made a wasted trip. The Heavenly Saber Pavilions Spirit Veins origin gave me an impression of boundlessness as if I was immersed in a vast sea.
Ao Jiaoughed joyfully. He he! Stupid Master, you dont even know that you picked up a treasure. You are even stupider than an idiot.
Xiao Chen felt dubious, so he asked, What do you mean?
You can tell with just one nce. You have never truly seen the Heavenly Saber Pavilions Spirit Veins origin. Even a Peak Spirit Veins origin is only ten meters in diameter. How could it be boundless?
Thinking back, Xiao Chen recalled that he had indeed not seen the Heavenly Saber Pavilions Spirit Veins origin with his eyes. At that time, he only sat on the prayer mat for an instant, and the boundless feeling appeared in his mind.
Ao Jiao continued, Even if a higher-grade Spirit Vein was preserved very well, as time passes, it will still slowly weaken. I estimate that the Heavenly Saber Pavilions Spirit Veins origin is only about ten timesrger. It should not berger than that estimate.
You came at a good time. This Spirit Veins origin is currently the limit of what your body can endurewhich means that the risk you face will be lower.
Xiao Chen looked at the Spirit Veins origin with zing desire. He could not help but feel excited. Once he advanced to Martial Monarch and refined Quintessence, a great door of cultivation would open to him.
Ao Jiao stretched her hand out to Xiao Chen, asking for some Superior Grade Spirit Stones. She said sullenly, Although there is less risk, it is not entirely safe. Remember this: do not be too greedy; dont lose yourself in power.
After I haveid down the Spirit Sealing Formation, you can go and swallow up the Spirit Veins origin. Remember what I said. Dont ever forget it.
Xiao Chen nodded and said, Go on andy the formation.
Ao Jiao waved her right hand, and a strong wind blew away the dense spiritual mist. Now, only the radiant, beautiful azure Spirit Veins origin remained quietly in the air.
Xiu! Xiu!
Spirit Stones flew out from Ao Jiaos hands; she tossed out a total of one hundred eight Superior Grade Spirit Stones. Then, she formed head seals with both hands. Finally, the Spirit Stones lit up with a gentle light.
The Spirit Stones gave off a gentle glow, and lines came out from them, connecting all the Spirit Stones. An incrediblyplex formation instantly appeared above the Spirit Veins origin.
Resplendent light appeared in the eighteen corners of the formation, sealing the space inside.
Ao Jiao said softly, I have alreadyid the Spirit Sealing Formation. The Spirit Veins origins Spiritual Energy will not leak out anymore. Go on!
Sess or failure would depend on what happened from here on. Xiao Chen took a deep breath and leaped up gently, flying into the center of the formation and sitting cross-legged. The Spirit Sealing Formation formed a t surface. He did not need to do anything extra to float there.
The palm-sized Spirit Veins origin quietly floated above Xiao Chens head.
Boom!
The moment Xiao Chen sat down, a surging river appeared in his mind. The river was very vast and looked like it could destroy everything in the world.
Xiao Chen sank into his consciousness. He finally understood that what Ao Jiao had said was true. The Spiritual Energy contained within this palm-sized Spirit Veins origin was no doubt at least a tenth of the Heavenly Saber Pavilions Spirit Veins origin.
Chapter 616 - Desire for Power
Chapter 616: Desire for Power
Xiao Chen maintained a serene mind as he calmly circted the sixthyer of the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation. He slowly absorbed the surging Spiritual Energy in the Spirit Veins origin that was like a gushing river.
The gushing river flooded into the crystal Qi whirlpool, filling it up quickly. Strong energy swept through Xiao Chens entire body. In a breath of time, his cultivation soared rapidly.
Cultivating normally for half a month could notpare to this one breath of time. That instant energy caused Xiao Chens muscles to bulge and his blood to seethe.
When the energy bloated him, Xiao Chens bones and flesh experienced great pressure. The benefits of the Firmament Body Tempering Arts sixthyer showed themselves here. Even though his muscles and blood vessels swelled, the distension was within a controble range. His skin did not rupture as a result of all this.
Cultivators obviously desired power. When they grew more powerful, they would naturally be excited and feel intense satisfaction.
As long as one was human, they could not avoid this. Excitement and satisfaction were not bad things. They could encourage cultivators to put in more effort and work harder. However, there was a limit to everything. Once there was too much of something, it would be a bad thing.
At this moment, this excitement and satisfaction zed in Xiao Chens heart at least a thousandfold stronger than usual. He felt replete with power as if it could increase infinitely.
Faster! Go faster! Grow even faster!
Xiao Chens heart shouted. He flushed with excitement. By the time he had drained the Spirit Veins origin by two-thirds, the purple crystal Qi whirlpool in his body had doubled in size. The bottleneck that he had been anticipating for so long finally arrived.
However, that boundless energy still continued to pour in. That excitement in his heart spread out. Xiao Chen felt that he could grow even stronger, that it was a pity that so much Spiritual Energy would go to waste like that.
Dont be too greedy; do not lose yourself in power.
Just when Xiao Chen had that thought, the words that Ao Jiao said to him earlier echoed in his mind. He woke up from his stupor and quickly stopped circting the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation.
The Spiritual Energy diffused throughout the Spirit Sealing Formation. A dense mist filled the insides of the formation, but with the light barrier around this ce, none of it leaked out.
Ao Jiao gazed through the light barrier and saw the remaining Spirit Veins origin. She heaved a sigh of relief and smiled. I knew that this Stupid Master would not lose himself in power. After all, he was able to pass the test of desire in the Ancient Deste Tower.
The situation earlier was extremely perilous. If Xiao Chen had not stopped, his body would have instantly exploded from excessive Spiritual Energy; death would have been the only result.
The crystal Qi whirlpool in Xiao Chens dantian had already grown to its limit. Its rotation speed gradually slowed, eventuallying to a stop and not moving.
Xiu!
The instant the crystal Qi whirlpool stopped, the Mental Energy in his sea of consciousness suddenly welled forth.It flowed from the Tianmen Acupoint on the head through a major meridian to the dantian. Strong Mental Energy flowed through the major meridian like a waterfall.
The Mental Energy started to refine the Essence into Quintessence. This refinement was something that most people found difficult to do, but it was easy for Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chens sea of consciousness opened long ago. His Mental Energy was much stronger than Essence. His process of refining Quintessence was much smoother than that of other cultivators. As his Mental Energy seeped in, the solid crystal Qi whirlpool started to condense.
Ti da! Ti da!
Dripping sounds rang out in Xiao Chens body. A purple liquid purer and stronger than the solid Essence appeared in his dantian, drip by drip. After that, it flowed into all his meridians.
When Xiao Chen felt that pure power, he rejoiced. He muttered in his heart, This is Quintessence?
Xiao Chen initially thought that with his vast Essence, the process of refining Quintessence would take at least two months. However, his Mental Energy was at least a hundredfold stronger than others. So this period of refinement was significantly shortened.
After one hour, Xiao Chenpletely refined all his Essence into Quintessence. The purple Quintessence surged through his meridians, circting for a great cycle before returning to his dantian, turning into ny-nine drops of purple liquid.
Bang!
The instant Xiao Chen stopped circting his energy and opened his eyes, the immense power in his body surged into the surroundings without any restraint. The entire ce started shaking.
The blue-robed old man above had searched for a long time but failed to find the origin of the Spiritual Energy from earlier. When he was about to leave, the mound behind him suddenly shook.
The blue-robed soared into the air and carefully sized up the unremarkable mound.
Xiao Chens eyes radiated strong confidence as he circted a drop of purple Quintessence, casually sending out a saber Qi formed by Quintessence. In that instant, the saber Qi ripped open a long, pitch-ck spatial tear.
Xiao Chen felt that that drop of Quintessence was far from drained. He kept moving his hands, sending out a total of a hundred and thirty strands of saber Qi. The space in front of him tattered like a piece of ripped cloth.
Quintessence truly deserved its fame. Previously, Xiao Chen had to use the Thunder Shadow Chop before he could tear space. Now, a casual strike of his could tear space already.
I finally seeded in advancing to Martial Monarch!
Xiao Chen could not contain the excitement in his heart. With a sou, hended beside Ao Jiao and said with a smile, Ao Jiao, I have advanced to Martial Monarch.
Ao Jiao felt happy for Xiao Chen. However, she still said calmly, Lets return first and quickly stabilize your cultivation. Right now, you are unable to control your Quintessence perfectly.
The two returned the way they came. When the mound opened once again, an intense palm wind weed them.
After waiting for so long, it turns out that it is you who is causing all themotion. Quickly hand over all the treasures you obtained.
The blue-robed old man had a sinister expression. His hand was covered in Quintessence as he sent out a ferocious palm wind at Xiao Chen.
The sudden appearance of the blue-robed old man first startled Xiao Chen. After all, he had not prepared his mind for such an urrence. Faced with a sneak attack, one would always freeze in astonishment for a short time.
After Xiao Chen recovered, he started tough. He had just advanced to Martial Monarch and had yet to test his power. This blue-robed old man came at the right moment.
With a thought, three drops of purple liquid instantly poured into Xiao Chens meridians, turning into surging Quintessence. Then, Xiao Chen sent out a punch.
Bang!
The punch and palm strike connected, creating an intense shock wave. In that instant, the mound that had opened up shattered into dust from the Quintessence that exploded out from the two.
Hu Chi! Hu Chi!
The energy that poured out of Xiao Chens punch surged without limit and was endlessly pure. The blue-robed old man had to take ten steps back in the air before he could stabilize himself.
Seeing the light flickering on Xiao Chens fist, the blue-robed old man goggled in shock as he said, This is Quintessence! But how did you advance to Martial Monarch in half a day?!
The blue-robed old mans shock was understandable. Ordinary cultivators reached the bottleneck of half-step Martial Monarch first before opening the sea of consciousness. They would cultivate their Mental Energy while they refined their Essence. Only when they had refined all their Essence would they officially be a Martial Monarch.
During this process, even the cultivators with the strongest talents in Mental Energy would take three months at the very least. As for those with weaker talents in Mental Energy, taking two or three years was quite normal.
Very few people could be like Xiao Chen, cultivating Mental Energy from the moment they started cultivating. Furthermore, he opened his sea of consciousness while still a Martial King.
Xiao Chens Mental Energy was much stronger than Essence. Even when he reached the bottleneck of half-step Martial Monarch, his Mental Energy was still stronger than his Essence. Hence, his rate of refining Quintessence was astonishingly fast.
Xiao Chen said calmly, Those who are about to die do not need to know too much. The attack you gave me earlier, I will return it now.
The blue-robed old manughed and said, So what if you just advanced to Martial Monarch? I became a Martial Monarch ten years ago. Your control over Quintessence cannotpare to mine. Given that this ce was the Imperial Capital of the Tianwu Dynasty, you must have found some miraculous medicines. Otherwise, you would not be able to advance to Martial Monarch so quickly.
You have just taken those medicines. It is impossible for your body to digest all of it. After I kill you, I will draw out all your blood, peel your skin off, and refine it all. After that, my cultivation will definitely reach peak Inferior Grade Martial Monarch.
Chi! Chi!
Right after the blue-robed old man spoke, a faint blue Quintessence immediately covered his body. When the Extreme Yin me burned the Quintessence, it turned into a pale-white light. His aura soared rapidly as he prepared to take Xiao Chen down in one strike.
Mountain Pushing Palm!
After burning Quintessence, the blue-robed old man sent out a palm strike. The air currents flowed in reverse. In an instant, the power of this palm strike seemed to have pushed the entire space.
Strong pressure blew towards Xiao Chen. Mild pain appeared in his bones, skin, and flesh. The attack would smash regr cultivators into meat paste even before it arrived.
Xiao Chen circted his Vital Qi, and his robust physical body became as tough as Frost Iron. He became like a mountain, standing there, letting that pressure and wind push at him; however, he did not move at all.
When the blue-robed old man arrived within a hundred meters, Xiao Chen circted all ny-nine drops of purple liquid and finally made his move. He instantly drew the Lunar Shadow Saber, giving off a dazzling radiance.
Thunder Shadow Chop!
Xiao Chens aura flourished as he took seven steps forward. With every step, he sent out an attack. Quintessence surged on the saber, opening tears in space.
When Xiao Chen finished his seven steps, his momentum reached its peak. The seven afterimages merged and he attacked. The immortal state of thunder made the electricity on the saber inextinguishable. Furthermore, he also infused his sixty-percentprehended saber intent into this move.
The might of this attack reach an unimaginable intensity. Electric light exploded, tearing through the blue-robed old mans palm wind. Xiao Chen thrust his saber forward, and his opponents protective Quintessence held up for merely a moment before shattering.
Pu Chi!
The Quintessence in the saber light pushed the blue-robed old man back a kilometer. A bloody saber wound appeared on his chest, deep enough for bone to be visible.
The purple Quintessence was like berserk lightning, rushing everywhere within the old mans body. It shattered all the Quintessence that poured out from his dantian, not allowing him to block it.
The moment he opened his mouth, the blue-robed old man vomited a mouthful of blood. He paled as he looked at Xiao Chen in horror. He muttered, It is impossible. You just advanced to Martial Monarch. Howe after I burned my Quintessence, I still cant block your Quintessence?
Heaven Ranked Cultivation Technique! He must be cultivating a Heaven Ranked Cultivation Technique! Otherwise, he would not have such powerful Quintessence the moment he advanced.
Thinking of this possibility, the blue-robed old man stopped hesitating. He quickly turned around and flew away. His opponent cultivated a Heaven Ranked Cultivation Technique and was an absolute genius. Probably Inferior Grade Martial Monarchs would not be a match for Xiao Chen even when he had just advanced to Martial Monarch.
Common sense did not apply to the first rank of the True Dragon Ranking. So, the blue-robed old man fled quickly.
As Xiao Chen watched the blue-robed old man run away, he sheathed his saber, in no hurry to chase after him. His Quintessence surged, and a dragon roar resounded. Strong winds howled, sending out boundless shock waves.
Chapter 617 - Swallowing Another Origin Flame
Chapter 617: Swallowing Another Origin me
Azure Dragon Tail Whip!
Xiao Chen shouted, and an ancient Azure Dragon appeared under his feet. It swung its tail gently, and a mighty force surged out, flinging him forward in a long arc in an instant.
He had already practiced the Azure Dragon Cloud Soaring Art to Small Perfection. Only his low cultivation had prevented him from bringing out the true might of this Heaven Ranked Movement Technique all this time.
Now that Xiao Chen had advanced to Martial Monarch and had the support of Quintessence, when he used Azure Dragon Tail Whip, its might was horrifyingly strong. A strong wind blew, and he instantly arrived by the blue-robed old mans side.
Spring Thunder Chop! Die!
Moving together with the gust of wind, Xiao Chen executed the first move of the Four Season Saber Technique; spring thunder roared overhead. He used his Quintessence to activate the power of seasons. As the saber hacked down, it gave off an unmatchable bright light. When the blue-robed old man saw this, he felt fear.
Extreme Yin me, explode!
The blue-robed old man knew that he was no match for this iparably bright attack. A pale white me wafted out of his palm. A white ball of light floated in the middle of the me, looking as resplendent and dazzling as starlight.
This brilliant light was the blue-robed old mans Extreme Yin mes Origin me, which he had refined for several decades. At this moment of life and death, he intended to detonate this Origin me to buy time to escape.
Hu! Hu!
The starlike Origin me flickered continuously, emitting waves of horrifying energy. Xiao Chens face sank. That Origin me already reached the size of a chicken egg. If it detonated, it would explode with great violence.
At such a close distance, Xiao Chen would not be able to avoid injury. However, if he retreated, it would be hard for him to catch up with the blue-robed old man.
This person was a Martial Monarch. Furthermore, he believed that Xiao Chen had killed his son. Even if Xiao Chen was not afraid of him, this person might harm Xiao Chens friends and family, instead. Chasing him at that time would be toote. Xiao Chen could not let this person live.
First I have to stabilize this Extreme Yin me. After making up his mind, Xiao Chen quickly sheathed his saber, neutralizing the energy of the Spring Thunder Chop.
However, as Xiao Chen had just advanced to Martial Monarch, he still could not move his Quintessence around as he pleased. He could not help leaking some Quintessence, which opened a long fissure in the ground.
Lunar True me, go!
Xiao Chen pulled off the blue strip of cloth on his forehead, and an even paler white me floated out from between his eyebrows. Within the me was a grain of resplendent white light.
This light was the Lunar True mes Origin me. However, it was merely the size of a rice grain. Nevertheless, when it flew out and crashed into the egg-sized Origin me, the egg-sized Origin me turned from unstable and frantic, seemingly on the verge of exploding, to quiet and peaceful in an instant.
The rice-grain-sized Origin me did not care how muchrger the other Origin me was. It immediately went over and gobbled it up greedily.
The Lunar True me was a Yin-attributed me of the highest grade. No matter how much the Extreme Yin me struggled, the Lunar True me would still swallow it up. Xiao Chen did not even bother looking. He leaped over the two mes contending against each other and continued chasing the blue-robed old man.
Damn it, how did that fellow catch up again? The blue-robed old mansplexion nched as he increased his speed some more.
Azure Dragon Tail Whip!
No matter how fast the blue-robed old man was, it would be impossible for him to escape the true might of the Azure Dragon Cloud Soaring Art that Xiao Chen demonstrated.
Spring Thunder Chop!
Burning to Destion!
Xiao Chen caught up with the blue-robed old man. This time, he did not give the blue-robed old man a chance to use any of his trump cards. He executed Spring and Summer with the power of seasons fueled by Quintessence in close session. The entire ce started shaking violently.
Xiao Chen sheathed his saber. With these two attacks, the blue-robed old mans body immediately turned into blood and dust.
A dim flickering spatial ring appeared amidst the rain of blood. Xiao Chen casually waved his hand and pulled the spatial ring over with a suction force. Then, he tossed the spatial ring into his Universe Ring and ignored it.
Xiao Chen looked around at the surroundings. Saber Qi made from purple Quintessence filled the entire ce, piercing thousands of pitch-ck holes in space.
He frowned slightly and said, After just advancing to Inferior Grade Martial Monarch, I really have to spend some time perfecting my control of Quintessence. Otherwise, it would be very problematic for me if I faced a Medial Grade Martial Monarch with such a wasteful way of fighting.
Xiao Chen calmly analyzed the battle just now, not disying any pride at defeating an Inferior Grade Martial Monarch. He was the King Grade True Dragon, weaker than none in the same cultivation realm.
Xiao Chen cultivated a Heaven Ranked Cultivation Technique and had advanced to Martial Monarch by swallowing a Spirit Veins origin. It would be odd if he could not handle an ordinary Inferior Grade Martial Monarch.
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Boom! Boom! Boom!
At the same time, within someva in the distance, an intense battle was taking ce. All sorts of energy explosions resounded without pause.
Theva did not give off any surging heat waves or thick smoke. Instead, it was gloomy and dark. A cold Qi pervaded the ce, making the ce iparably grim; it seemed extremely odd.
A green flower bloomed in the middle of theva. Its petals were jade-green and crystalline. A green me in the middle of the flower gave off a dim but eye-catching glow, emitting an endless chill.
Needless to say, this green me was the Netherworld me Seed. Two ten-meter-tall ck fire spirits stood in front of the flower. These ck fire spirits were different from the regr fire spirit. They had eyes, a nose, and a mouth on their faces. A light flickered in their eyes; clearly, they were somewhat sentient.
A ckyer of skin, which looked like natural solid armor, covered the bodies of these two ck fire spirits. The Holy Fire Manors people were currently locked in an intense battle with these Netherworld Fire Spirits.
The gray-robed old man faced one Netherworld Fire Spirit alone while the remaining half-step Martial Monarchs and peak Martial Kings worked together to handle the other one.
Comparing the two battles, one could easily see the vast difference between half-step Martial Monarchs and Martial Monarchs.
The gray-robed old man faced the Netherworld Fire Spirit alone, but he was not at a disadvantage. Instead, he had the upper hand. In another few hundred moves, the Netherworld Fire Spirit would definitely lose.
On the other hand, the group of a hundred people had ten half-step Martial Monarchs. Even so, they could only barely block the attacks of the Netherworld Fire Spirit. They would have to wait for the gray-robed old man to finish his battle ande over to help.
I wonder how much longer First Brother is going to take? If he was here, we would have been able to obtain this Netherworld me Seed long ago, the gray-robed old man muttered to himself. However, he was not worried for the blue-robed old mans safety. He understood the blue-robed old mans strength well. If the blue-robed old man were to meet with a strong Demonic Beast, even if he could not defeat it, he should still be able to flee easily.
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Xiao Chen, who had just finished off his opponent, returned to where the Extreme Yin me and the Lunar True me were contending against each other. The Lunar True me had already swallowed a significant part of the Extreme Yin mes Origin me, causing it to shrink noticeably. However, the Extreme Yin me continued to struggle.
The Lunar True mes Origin me was still too weak in the end. If the blue-robed old man were still here and could control the Extreme Yin me, the situation might have reversed; the Extreme Yin me might have ended up swallowing the Lunar True me.
However, the blue-robed old man was already dead, and Xiao Chen had rushed back. No matter how this Extreme Yin me resisted, it could not avoid its fate.
Xiao Chen focused his gaze and sent out his Spiritual Sense, taking active control of the Lunar True me. One was a me with a master and the other, masterless. The speed at which the Lunar True me swallowed the other me increased.
Time slowly went by. After an hour, the final spark of the Extreme Yin me died out. The Lunar True me finally finished consuming it.
Xiao Chen breathed out heavily. Then he said softly, This method of actively swallowing another me really exhausts the spirit. However, I am quite satisfied with the results.
Floating in front of him, the Lunar True Origin me grew ten timesrger than when it was the size of a rice grainnow, it was the size of a pearl.
Xiao Chen casually pointed forward, and the palm-sized Lunar True me crashed into a stone pir ahead. The stone pir quietly burned into a pile of ash.
The serene destructiveness of the Lunar True me stood in stark contrast to the Purple Thunder True Fires berserk nature.
Xiao Chen entered deep thought. Now that the Lunar True me possessed somebat capability, it would not be very convenient to bring it out from the sea of consciousness when fighting.
Since the right eye contains the Purple Thunder True Fire, lets ce the Lunar True me in the left eye.
Xiu!
A light shed, and the Lunar True me entered Xiao Chens left eye together with its Origin me. Xiao Chen closed his eyes and familiarized himself with the Lunar True me in his left eye.
After a moment, Xiao Chen opened his eyes. A purple light spread in his right eye, zing with a fierce fire. His left eye flickered with white light as a cold Qi spread out, its aura clearly weaker than the right eye.
With a thought, the mysterious phenomenon in his eyes all vanished. Xiao Chen muttered, In order to execute that Taiji Yinyang me Diagram I saw in the gate of desire, I have to achieve a bnce between Yin and Yang first. The Lunar True me is still too weak. Even if I lower the Purple Thunder True Fires might by half, they would not be able to achieve bnce.
Boom!
Just at this moment, a muffled explosion resounded. A cold me soared into the air at the limits of Xiao Chens vision, illuminating this dark underground space with a pale-white light.
That should be the other Holy Fire Manors Martial Monarch preparing to harvest the Netherworld me Seed. Lets go and take a look.
Executing the Azure Dragon Cloud Soaring Art, Xiao Chen immediately soared into the air. As Quintessence circted in his body, his body issued dragon roars.
An indistinct Azure Dragon appeared under Xiao Chens feet, not letting theme in contact with the ground. It quickly moved up and down, advancing at Mach 5. His body tore through space, creating shock waves behind him that looked like two waves rising.
In just ten minutes, Xiao Chen arrived at where the battle was taking ce. A vast pool ofva appeared before his eyes. Under the leadership of the gray-robed old man, the Holy Fire Manors people worked together to attack the final Netherworld Fire Spirit.
The gray-robed old mans strong attacks forced the Netherworld Fire Spirit into a continuous retreat. The morale of the Holy Fire Manors people soared, making them more enthusiastic.
Standing on a nearby mound, Xiao Chen watched everything happen, his white clothes fluttering.
Looking up slightly, Xiao Chen saw the jade-green petals behind the Netherworld Fire Spirit and the green me in the center of the flower giving off a boundless cold light.
That is the Netherworld Flower. However, the Netherworld me Seed does not seem to be fully mature yet. The Holy Fire Manors people are rushing. Back then, the me seed that the Thunder Emperor extracted was orange, Ao Jiao said softly from the Lunar Shadow Saber.
Xiao Chen felt disappointed. An immature me seed was like an unripe fruit. No matter how valuable or useful that fruit was, its value or utility would be far lower when unripe.
Lets go. There is no need to keep waiting here.
The me seed was not mature yet, so Xiao Chen lost interest in contending for the me seed. After taking onest look at the blooming Netherworld Flower, he turned around and prepared to leave.
Wait a moment. If they harvest the immature me seed, the Netherworld Flower will immediately wither. The Netherworld me in this world will go extinct. Rather than letting these people waste it, you might as well pull out the Netherworld Flower together with its roots and hold on to the me seed temporarily.
Chapter 618 - Obtaining the Flame Seed
Chapter 618: Obtaining the me Seed
Xiao Chen stopped and muttered, However, without the nourishment of Yin energy, even if I uproot the Netherworld Flower, it will notst very long before it withers naturally.
Ao Jiao smiled and said, That is not a problem. Just bring the dirt of this ce into the Universe Ring as well. This Netherworld Flower will be able to survive for a year or so. When you go to the Kunlun Realm, there is a special spatial ring for storing natural treasures. After you ced the Netherworld Flower in it, it will continue to grow.
Furthermore, I think that this Netherworld Flower is not many years away from maturing. The Holy Fire Manors people probably do not know much about the Netherworld Flower. Thats why they rushed into harvesting it.
When Xiao Chen did anything, he would always be straight to the point, carrying out his task with drive and vigor. If there was no value, he would leave immediately. If there was value in keeping it, he would take action. So, the moment Ao Jiao finished speaking, he immediately took action.
A dragon roar came from Xiao Chens body, and an indistinct Azure Dragon appeared under his feet. The Azure Dragon immediately bore Xiao Chen over everyones heads and set him down beside the Netherworld Flower.
Boom!
Xiao Chens sudden appearance startled the Holy Fire Manors people, who had just killed the final Netherworld Fire Spirit. Their faces all filled with shock and rage.
When the gray-robed old man saw Xiao Chen, whose back faced them, his heart immediately sank. Staring at Xiao Chen, he boosted his Quintessence, causing his clothes to flutter. The people around him all felt significant pressure.
Might I ask who your distinguished self is? Why are you snatching my Holy Fire Manors Netherworld me Seed?
The gray-robed old mans aura was like a strong wind blowing at Xiao Chen. His pupils constricted and a killing intent spread out. He clenched his right fist tightly, prepared to make a move at any time.
Xiao Chen kept his back to the crowd, still moving as he pleased despite the gray-robed old mans aura. He said softly, The Netherworld Flower is born of nature. How could it belong to your Holy Fire Manor? I will be taking the me seed. You may all leave.
Ha ha! Indeed, born of nature! My Holy Fire Manor saw it first. Naturally, it belongs to my Holy Fire Manor. It is not the turn of a brat like you to speak like this. You can stay here forever.
The gray-robed old manughed coldly. Then, the power that he had been storing up burst forth. A surging shock wave kicked up the dust, and he stomped heavily on the ground. He soared into the air like a savage tiger pouncing, sending a punch at Xiao Chen.
The wind sighed as the Quintessence on the gray-robed old mans fist gave off a faint glow.
Hearing the soughing wind, Xiao Chen turned around. He did not show any fear when facing this punch with its ferocious aura. He clenched his hand into a fist and moved half the Quintessence in his body to counter with a simr blow.
Bang!
The two punches collided. Xiao Chen did not move a step. As for the gray-robed old man with the ferocious aura, he got knocked back. The energies in his body turned chaotic, and his hand went numb.
The gray-robed old man gave Xiao Chen a strange look. He could tell that the other party had just advanced to Martial Monarch. However, the other partys Quintessence far surpassed his.
Its you!
White Robed desman Xiao Chen. Ive seen his illustration in the True Dragon Ranking List before.
It really is him, the champion of the current True Dragon Ranking. Furthermore, he is a King Grade True Dragon genius. Even all the geniuses of the ten great sects and eight Noble ns of the Great Jin Nation lost to him.
Isnt he suppose to be a half-step Martial Monarch? How did he advance to Martial Monarch in one month?
When the gray-robed old man saw Xiao Chens face, his expression changed drastically. The other people from the Holy Fire Manor started to discuss the matter as well.
The face of the gray-robed old man sankpletely. He said, I used only sixty percent of my strength. If you think you can defeat me so easily, then you are oversimplifying things.
The gray-robed old man roared loudly and circted all the Quintessence in his body. In that instant, he used his Extreme Yin me to burn all his Quintessence, making ayer of burning Quintessence appear on him.
The gray-robed old mans aura soared to that of a peak Inferior Grade Martial Monarch. The surrounding cultivators were all forced back a few steps, unable to endure the overwhelming pressure.
Tiger Roar Resounding in Mountains and Rivers!
An enormous tiger image materialized behind the gray-robed old man as he attacked once again.
Xiao Chen moved the ny-nine drops of Quintessence and the Vital Qi in his body. He merged the Quintessence and Vital Qi as he executed the Dragon w Fists first moveBerserk Dragon.
A realistic dragon head manifested over Xiao Chens fist. A berserk dragon roared as heunched an explosive punch.
Boom!
The tiger and the dragon contended with each other, their roars resounding without pause. The instant the fists collided, the tiger image behind the gray-robed old man shattered. Vomiting a mouthful of blood, he went flying backwards.
I did not say that I had used my full power.
Xiao Chen took a step forward and executed the Azure Dragon Cloud Soaring Art. The image of an Azure Dragon flickered beneath his feet, and in one breath he caught up with the gray-robed old man, who was still in the air.
Berserk Dragon w!
Xiao Chen turned his left hand into a w and swiped. Five azure-colored talons appeared over his fingers. The gray-robed old man had not evennded on the ground when Xiao Chen sent him flying again.
The sound of the dragon roar resounded without end. Xiao Chen brought out his Small Perfection Azure Dragon Cloud Soaring Art to its peak. He stood on the Azure Dragon as it moved up and down in midair, alternating between fist and w.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
At first, the gray-robed old man could keep up with Xiao Chens rhythm, managing to block a few moves. However, he soon ended up passive, no longer able to put up a fight.
The Quintessence sted the gray-robed old mans clothes into tatters. The sound of cracking bones rang out nonstop. Xiao Chen kept switching between fist and w as he rained down a barrage of attacks on the gray-robed old man like he was hitting a sandbag. Only after knocking the gray-robed old man back for more than a kilometer did he stop.
The elders and the elites of the Holy Fire Manor were bbergasted. They could not believe what was happening before their eyes.
In an instant, a youth had beaten the Second Manor Lord, who was peerless in their eyes, into such a sorry state that he could not even retaliate.
A King Grade True Dragon genius is not something we can imagine. Even when he has just advanced to Martial Monarch, he is already so strong.
Indeed, the Second Manor Lord has been a Martial Monarch for almost five years already, yet he is helpless.
This operation will probably fail. Even if the First Manor Lordes, he would not be a match for him.
Berserk Dragon Break!
Xiao Chen roared ferociously, and the dragon head on his right hand and the dragon w on his left connected. They formed aplete Azure Dragon, which soared towards the gray-robed old man falling to the ground.
Bang!
The gray-robed old man stood up and cried out in pain. Then, he vomited a mouth of blood before falling over again. This time, he could not get up anymore.
The Holy Fire Manors cultivators in the area were all frightened. No one dared to say a thing. Nobody dared to go over and help. The strength that Xiao Chen disyed was not something they could handle.
The gray-robed old man was now riddled with heavy injuries. As he watched Xiao Chen walk over, he said in hatred, The First Manor Lord will be here soon. White Robed Brat, you will still end up dying.
Xiao Chen said softly, Sorry to disappoint you, but he will nevere here.
You killed him!! the gray-robed old man said in extreme shock at having his final hope dashed.
Xiu!
Without a word in reply, Xiao Chen casually sent a strand of purple mes piercing through the old mans forehead. Then, he took away his spatial ring.
As Xiao Chen prepared to leave, he discovered that a clump of pale white mes had emerged from the old mans corpse. An Origin me, the size of half a chicken egg, glowed in the middle of the mes.
Xiao Chen was slightly stunned. He said, This is a pleasant surprise.
The Lunar True me in Xiao Chens left eye came out and swallowed the white me up. Once again the Lunar True me grewrger. From the formerly very weak Lunar True me, it finally had some basic offensive power.
After doing all this, Xiao Chen took a look around and discovered that the elders and many elites of the Holy Fire Manor had all scattered and fled, disappearing without a trace.
Xiao Chen could not be bothered with these small fries. He waved his right hand, and the Lunar Shadow Saber appeared in his grip. Then, he slowly flew over to the Netherworld Flower.
Looking down at theva, Xiao Chen carefully examined the area. After gaining an understanding of the area, he drew the Lunar Shadow Saber out of its scabbard. He sent out attacks towards the ground, firing out four strands of purple saber Qi.
Ka cha! Ka cha!
Four linked cracks appeared in theva. The piece of ground within the four cracks was like a piece of tofu cut out into a perfect square. The Netherworld Flower sat quietly in the middle of this piece.
Rise!
Xiao Chen leaped down and smashed his palm on the ground. Theva trembled violently, and the square piece ofnd slowly lifted off the ground with the force of this palm strike.
After the piece of ground rose by a hundred meters, Xiao Chen used all his Quintessence to chop it off, separating arge block ofnd that included the Netherworld Flower.
The Universe Ring flickered as Xiao Chen ced this block into it.
Ill simply leave by going up. I just advanced to Martial Monarch. I should quickly find somewhere to familiarize myselfpletely with my current strength.
After Xiao Chen did all that, he looked up at the rock ceiling a kilometer above him. He felt that the rock was not particrly tough.
Pushing off the ground, Xiao Chen leaped up and sent a punch upwards. A hole immediately appeared in the rock ceiling.
Boom!
At some point in time, Xiao Chen managed topletely pierce through the entire mountain and reappear within theke.
After a while, Xiao Chen emerged like a flood dragoning out of the water. Huge waves surged high as he took in a deep breath of fresh air.
After flying around, he found an uninhabited ind. He immediatelynded on it and took out the spatial rings of the two Martial Monarchs.
Xiao Chens eyes gleamed with anticipation. He smiled faintly and said, The spatial rings of Martial Monarchs should contain a lot of treasures. I hope I gain something from this.
First, Xiao Chen opened the gray-robed old mans spatial ring. After looking around, he discovered more than five thousand Superior Grade Spirit Stones.
Xiao Chen nowcked Superior Grade Spirit Stones the most. Naturally, he smiled at the sight of them. While there were not that many Superior Grade Spirit Stones, there was a frightening amount of Medial Grade Spirit Stonesa total of three million.
However, this disparity was easy to understand after thinking about it. Rank 4 Spirit Veins that could produce Superior Grade Spirit Stones were rare in the Tianwu Continent. It was easy to imagine the number of Superior Grade Spirit Stones produced annually.
On the other hand, the Tianwu Continent had many Rank 3 Spirit Veins that could produce Medial Grade Spirit Stones. Given the status of this gray-robed old man, it was no surprise that he managed to obtain such arge number of Medial Grade Spirit Stones.
As for the other misceneous items, like Inferior Grade Secret Treasures or some Earth Ranked Spirit Weapons, these did not interest Xiao Chen. So he casually tossed them into a corner.
After that, Xiao Chen opened the blue-robed old mans spatial ring. As the First Manor Lord of the Holy Fire Manor, he should be carrying even more treasure and wealth than the gray-robed old man.
Indeed, it was as Xiao Chen expected. After he opened the spatial ring, he carefully counted the number of Superior Grade Spirit Stones; these were in excess of ten thousand.
Aside from that, there were even more Medial Grade Spirit Stones, a total of over five million. Adding what Xiao Chen already had, he now had more than eight million Medial Grade Spirit Stones.
Chapter 619 - Immortal Spirit Ring
Chapter 619: Immortal Spirit Ring
Unfortunately, Xiao Chen had already advanced to Martial Monarch. All these Medial Grade Spirit Stones were useful only as money; they would not be of any help to his cultivation.
When Martial Monarchs cultivated, only Superior Grade Spirit Stones could help them cultivate quickly. The effects of Medial Grade Spirit Stones were minuscule.
Everyone knew this. However, the number of Martial Monarchs who could afford to use Superior Grade Spirit Stones in the Tianwu Continent were few.
The reason being, there were too few Superior Grade Spirit Stones in the Sky Dome Realm. Most Martial Monarchs could only use Superior Grade Spirit Stones asionally and generally cultivated with Medial Grade Spirit Stones.
The same applied to the gray-robed and blue-robed old men. Otherwise, they would have used the Superior Grade Spirit Stones in their rings long ago.
As Old Feng had said, the Tianwu Continent could not afford to raise so many geniuses. Xiao Chen now had a deeper appreciation of this.
At the same time, Xiao Chen understood that in order to maintain his previous pace of cultivation, he had to go to the Kunlun Realm. Staying in the Sky Dome Realm would only waste his talent.
Collecting his thoughts, Xiao Chen shifted his attention to the Netherworld Flower in his Universe Ring. This was his greatest gain here.
When the Lunar True me swallowed up the matured Netherworld me Seed, its Origin me would no doubt strengthen.
The block ofva and ground took up half the space in his Universe Ring. Xiao Chen could see the core of the Netherworld Flower withering at an extremely gradual pace.
In one years time, if I cannot find an Immortal Spirit Ring, this Netherworld Flower will witherpletely, Xiao Chen muttered and withdrew his gaze.
Ao Jiao smiled gently and said, Dont worry. Although Immortal Spirit Rings are precious, unless you are looking for a peak Immortal Spirit Ring, you definitely can afford one.
Xiao Chen smiled and stopped thinking about this. He looked around and found a suitable spot before starting to cultivate.
A vast difference existed between Essence and Quintessence. Thetter was at least a hundredfold stronger. This was Xiao Chens first contact with such an intense power; he would have to cultivate quietly for some time before he could gain perfect control over it.
Otherwise, when he fought, Quintessence would leak out without him being able to control it. He also would not know how strong his attacks would be.
There were also certain Martial Techniques that could exhibit their true might only after he advanced to Martial Monarch, like the Azure Dragon Cloud Soaring Art, Dragon Subduing sh, and the Battle Sage Origins Strength Character Form.
Xiao Chen had to spend some timeprehending them before he could use them smoothly.
The sun rose and set. The days went by slowly as Xiao Chen cultivated alone on this uninhabited ind.
Soon, he gained some familiarity with the control of Quintessence. He could now use the might of the Small Perfection Azure Dragon Cloud Soaring Art perfectly.
A dragon roar came from Xiao Chens body. He stepped onto the Azure Dragon and moved about in the air as fast as lightning. A certain Dragons Might spread out, significantly increasing his aura.
Xiao Chen could already use the Dragon Subduing shs first moveReturn of the Azure Dragonas he pleased. Now, as he fueled it with Quintessence, its might was several times greater than before.
The side effects on Xiao Chens physical body had eased significantly and would not appear again. The situation in the past where he ended up half-dead after he had beaten up his opponent would not recur.
With Quintessence fueling the peak Superior Grade Earth Ranked Four Season Saber Technique, the various mysterious phenomena of Spring, Summer, Autumn, and Winter that Xiao Chen materialized all improved by a level.
The most impressive was the Battle Sage Origins Strength Character Form. When Xiao Chen used it, it could increase the might of any of his Martial Techniques thirty-three times.
However, the amount of Quintessence required to sustain the Strength Character Form was daunting. His ny-nine drops of Quintessence were insufficient. After executing it once, it drained all of Xiao Chens Quintessence; it even overdrew from his body.
Furthermore, that was the result when Xiao Chen used it on an ordinary Martial Technique. If he used it on the Dragon Subduing sh, it would probably even drain his blood.
No wonder Ao Jiao had warned him back then never to execute the Strength Character Form before advancing to Martial Monarch. The amount of Quintessence required was too horrifying. He could use it only as ast resort.
All the trump cards that Xiao Chen umted before advancing to Martial Monarch had improved by ten or even a hundredfold after he advanced to Martial Monarch.
Given his strength now, he could truly be called a King Grade True Dragon genius, unrivaled within the same cultivation realm, a king of the Martial Monarchs.
Xiao Chen would be able to kill an ordinary Martial Monarch easily. He would require some effort to do the same for Medial Grade Martial Monarchs. When fighting peak Medial Grade Martial Monarchs, he held a seventy percent chance of victory. Even when facing Superior Grade Martial Monarchs, he would be able to hold his own.
Of course, this referred to the Martial Monarchs in the Tianwu Continent. Xiao Chen was not familiar with the situation in the Kunlun Realm, so he could notment on it.
Against the geniuses from the other three thousand great realms, the situation might be a little different. Their talent and resources might be on par or even better than his.
There were also the absolute geniuses of the Kunlun Realm. No one could tell what the situation would be like.
Xiao Chen felt no pride over his current strength. The road was still long; this was just the beginning.
On this particr day, Xiao Chen woke up from his cultivation and tossed aside the two exhausted Superior Grade Spirit Stones in his hands. He opened both his eyes. A purple me zed endlessly in his right eye, and his left eye flickered with white light, spreading an overwhelming cold Qi.
In the depths of Xiao Chens eyes were a purple light and a white light. They released a glow brighter than that of the stars.
During the past days, Xiao Chen had been thinking about how to execute that Taiji Yinyang me Diagram from the time he spent in the gate of desire.
At this moment, he finally gained some inspiration on how to do it, so he decided to give it a try.
Xiu!
He released the purple Origin me in his right eye first. For the sake of creating a bnce, he only sent out half of the Purple Thunder True Fires Origin me.
After that, the Lunar True mes Origin me flew out as well. It hovered about fifteen centimeters apart from the purple Origin me, the two floating side by side.
Even though Xiao Chen had only taken out half the Purple Thunder True Fires Origin me, it was stillrger than the Lunar True me. However, the Lunar True mes grade was higher than the Purple Thunder True Fire. If the Lunar True mes Origin me reached the same size as the Purple Thunder True Fires Origin me, the Lunar True mes might would definitely surpass that of the Purple Thunder True Fire.
The peak of Yin was the moon, and the peak of Yang was the sun. Only the Sr True me was a genuine match for the Lunar True me. While the Purple Thunder True Fire was an extreme Yang me, it was still weaker than the Sr True me by one level.
The Sr True me was far from achievable; it was not something Xiao Chen could think about for now.
Xiao Chen gazed at the two Origin mes before him as he started to test the might of the two mes carefully. He had to ensure a perfect bnce. When the Yin and the Yang interacted, neither could be stronger than the other. Otherwise, they would not be able to mix.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
The purple me and white me continuously crashed into the ground as Xiao Chen tirelessly investigated their power.
As Xiao Chen repeated this, he adjusted the purple Origin me. After testing them several thousand times, he finally obtained the perfect bnce that he sought.
However, the sky had already be dark; night had fallen. There was no light in the sky; only two balls of light were visible in the dark night sky.
Yin and Yang, move!
Xiao Chen shouted and used his Spiritual Sense to control the two clumps of Origin me. They instantly started moving. One purple light and one white light orbited around each other like fishes chasing each other in a circle.
However, there seemed to be a formless S-shaped line between the two, separating them. Even if they chased each other for a thousand years, the two clumps of light would never catch the other.
Xiao Chen rejoiced. He had finally managed to find a trace of his experience in the gate of desire. He recalled the scenes of back then, using the memories to direct his next moves.
Yinyang merge!
Xiao Chen shouted again, and a ring instantly appeared, surrounding the two circling lights and encasing them tightly within.
A rough Taiji Diagram finally appeared. Xiao Chen smiled gently since the procedure had gone much more smoothly and easily than he had anticipated. His sea of consciousness surged as he poured in more Mental Energy.
Boom!
Yinyang, the four divisions, and the eight divinatory trigrams appeared around the ring. Two gentle tornadoes appeared around Xiao Chen, circling around and chasing each other, soaring high in the sky.
[Note: Yinyang, the four divisions, and the eight divinatory trigrams, these are the fundamentals of Daoism. Yinyang gives birth to the four divisions, which acts on the eight trigrams.]
Yinyang Burst!
The Taiji Yinyang me Diagram finally took form. Xiao Chen shouted and pointed at the mountain in front. Then, the Taiji diagram quickly shot towards that mountain.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Explosions rang out from the top to the bottom of the mountain.
When the entire Taiji diagram pressed to the ground, itpletely ttened the mountain. A vast cloud of dust flew up and quickly swirled off in all directions.
A look of joy shed in Xiao Chens eyes. The might of the Taiji Yinyang me Diagram far surpassed his expectations.
However, the Taiji Yinyang me Diagram had not achieved the result that Xiao Chen had seen in the gate of desire, heavily injuring a Martial Sage and defeating her in one move. This Taiji Yinyang me Diagram clearly had much room for improvement.
One day, when the Lunar True me and Purple Thunder True Fire improved by another level, then it would not be impossible to instantly kill a peak Martial Monarch with it.
Withdraw!
Xiao Chen waved his hand and the Taiji Yinyang me Diagram pressed on the ground returned to Xiao Chen with a xiu. The two Origin meswhite and purpleswam about happily.
The Yinyang, four divisions, and eight trigrams appeared around the Taiji diagram. As the light moved, the Mental Energy in Xiao Chens sea of consciousness depleted rapidly.
Aside from exhausting the energy of the two mes, this Taiji Yinyang me Diagram unexpectedly drained Mental Energy. However, the expenditure was within the range of Xiao Chens tolerance.
Given his abundant Mental Energy, he would have no problems executing this move ten times in a day and would still have Mental Energy to spare.
Xiao Chen, why does your Taiji Yinyang me Diagram vaguely feel like an Immortal Spell? Ao Jiao asked suspiciously from within the Lunar Shadow Saber.
Xiao Chen raised his eyebrows and replied, What do you mean?
Ao Jiao exined, Not counting the Martial Techniques of people who cultivate the body, the basis of every Martial Technique is Essence and Quintessence. Only Immortal Spells have Mental Energy as their foundation. Of course, Immortal Cultivators refine their Mental Energy; they call it Magic Energy.
Xiao Chen was startled. Then, he recalled the few words Leng Yue said in the past about Immortal Spells. He asked, Ao Jiao, are there people in the Kunlun Realm who cultivate Immortal Spells?
There are. However, they are very few. Immortal Cultivation is a cultivation method from the previous epoch. After the destruction of the previous epoch, thews of heaven and earth changedwhich turned the world into a ce that is no longer suitable for cultivating Immortal Spells.
Theplete Immortal Cultivation inheritance is no longer extant. Right now, Martial Cultivation dominates the cultivation world. Furthermore, not just anyone can cultivate Immortal Spells. Immortal Cultivation is extremely profound and requires a predestined affinity.
Since Xiao Chen asked about this, Ao Jiao told him everything she knew. However, her knowledge was limited, so Xiao Chen did not manage to get much information from her.
Nevertheless, there are many remnants of Immortal Sects in the Kunlun Realm. You seem like someone with an affinity for Immortal Cultivation. It is possible that you would have some gains if you go there.
Xiao Chen smiled embarrassedly. Changing the topic, he stopped talking about this. Ao Jiao,e out and help me test how strong the defense of this Taiji Yinyang me Diagram is.
He was more interested in the Taiji Yinyang me Diagrams defensive capabilities rather than its offensive might. Although his physical body was quite robust, he stillcked a powerful defensive Martial Technique.
Chapter 620 - Sima Clan’s Shamelessness
Chapter 620: Sima ns Shamelessness
Ao Jiao flew out from the Lunar Shadow Saber and looked at the Taiji Yinyang me Diagram in front of Xiao Chen. She said interestedly, My current strength is equal to a peak Martial Monarch. How much of my strength do you want me to use?
Xiao Chen replied, Use half first.
Peak Martial Monarch, this was a cultivator who had refined their Quintessence to the limit. Xiao Chen could not afford to look down on them or be careless around them.
The moment Xiao Chen spoke, Ao Jiao attacked. Her exquisite figure shed in the air and then she punched the Taiji Yinyang me Diagram.
Bang!
The Taiji Yinyang me Diagram exploded out in light. A surging shock wave sent strong winds blowing in all directions. Amidst the light, Ao Jiao somersaulted three times before she could dissipate the rebound.
Seeing the Yinyang, four divisions, and eight trigrams around the bright Taiji Yinyang me Diagram, Ao Jiao could not help a look of shock in her eyes. Her yful attitude now diminished significantly.
Xiao Chen felt a slight headache. After enduring Ao Jiaos attack at half her strength, only half of his Mental Energy remained in his sea of consciousness.
Clenching his teeth, Xiao Chen said with a serious expression, Try your full power!
Ao Jiao nodded, and her aura soared. Despite her petite figure, she exuded a vast and majestic air.
This time, Xiao Chens eyes failed to capture Ao Jiaos movements. Then, her attack struck the Taiji Yinyang me Diagram.
Boom!
The Taiji Yinyang me Diagram exploded out in light. Then, the Yinyang, four divisions, and eight trigrams shattered. Blood leaked out of Xiao Chens mouth as he received the shock wave of the punch. He took eight steps back before he could stabilize himself.
Xiao Chens blood and Qi surged, his internal organs shaken. However, he smiled joyfully. He had seeded.
Peak Martial Monarch, only a half-step away from Martial Sage, was the cultivation of the Heavenly Saber Pavilions Shen Manjun. Even though Xiao Chen had just advanced to Martial Monarch, he could withstand the full-power attack of a peak Martial Monarch and only receive minor injuries. If others heard of this, no one would believe it.
Ao Jiao, who was in the air, had an unsightly expression. The instant the Taiji Yinyang me Diagram exploded, the force from the rebound doubled. It was equal to her suffering from an attack that was twice as strong as what she sent out.
Xiao Chen quickly rushed over and asked, Are you alright?
Ao Jiao regted her energies for a while before smiling. Im fine. If you suffered from an attack two times stronger than that, you would surely die. However, the endurance of a peak Martial Monarch is greater than you imagine.
So, if you meet a peak Martial Monarch, even if the other party is severely injured, do not let your guard down.
Xiao Chen could use this Taiji Yinyang me Diagram for offense or defense; he could advance or retreat. He finally had a trump card unique to him since it was not a Martial Technique originating from the Azure Dragon, the Bai ns Four Season Saber Technique, or the various secret techniques of the Battle Sage Origins.
In the three thousand great realms, only Xiao Chen knew the Taiji Yinyang me Diagram. In the future, if he could gather the Sr True me together with the Lunar True me, this move was sure to shake the Kunlun Realm.
After resting on the small ind for a few more days, Xiao Chen started his return journey, rushing back to the Heavenly Saber Pavilion.
Along the way, Xiao Chen still needed to use the scarlet throne. If Xiao Chen used Quintessence to return, his speed would be faster than the scarlet throne.
However, he would have to exhaust his Quintessence. He would not expend anything if he used the scarlet throne, so it was very suitable for traveling.
Five dayster, the Lingyun Mountain Range appeared in Xiao Chens vision. When hended at the foot of the mountain, the Heavenly Saber Pavilion disciples standing guard recognized him immediately.
Senior Brother Xiao Chen, you are finally back! The First Elder is looking everywhere for you. When the two disciples saw Xiao Chen, they immediately informed him with great respect that the First Elder sought him.
By now, Xiao Chen had already be a legendary figure at the Heavenly Saber Pavilion. The rumors flying about even made him out to be someone who would surpass the Thunder Emperor.
Previously, Xiao Chen wanted to dispel these rumors. However, certain things would just be more ridiculous as they spread further. So he could only smile helplessly.
Did the First Elder say why he was looking for me? Under normal circumstances, the First Elder would never look for Xiao Chen so urgently.
The two disciples shook their heads. Im not sure. You best go to the main hall at the Heaven Viewing tform. I heard someone incredible came.
Xiao Chen nodded his head and stopped hesitating. He flew directly to the Heaven Viewing tform. He stood on top of the image of an Azure Dragon, moving up and down in the air and vanishing from the field of vision of the two disciples guarding the entrance.
As the two disciples watched Xiao Chen leave, envious looks shed in their eyes. Senior Brother Xiao Chen is bing more and more powerful. His aura now felt almost the same as some of those Supreme Elders.
There is nothing to envy. When we cultivate in the Heavenly Saber Pavilion, some of Senior Brother Xiao Chens King Dragon True Dragon Luck will rub off on us. While we cant say that we will reach Senior Brothers level someday, there is still no doubt that we will surpass others eventually.
Thats right, the King Grade True Dragons Luck. Right now, so many people are racking their brains on how to enter our Heavenly Saber Pavilion.
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After a few breaths, Xiao Chennded outside the main hall and walked in.
When he looked around, he immediately discovered something wrong with the atmosphere. All the Martial Monarch Supreme Elders of the Heavenly Saber Pavilion were present.
Even Shen Manjun, who did not bother herself with mundane affairs, was sitting in one of the chairs. Everyone had cautious expressions as they looked at a middle-aged man seated in the hall.
That purple-robed man had an unfathomable aura. With a quick nce, it was easy to tell that he was stronger than Shen Manjun; he was a Martial Sage expert.
Xiao Chen, you have returned! When Jiang Chi saw Xiao Chen, he quickly got up to wee him.
When Jiang Chi felt Xiao Chens aura, he revealed a joyful smile. The other Supreme Elders all revealed faint smiles as well. However, a trace of worry still lingered on their faces.
Xiao Chen nodded and said, First Elder, why are you looking for me so urgently?
Jiang Chi looked carefully at the purple-robed man before saying, That is the n Head of the Great Jin Nations Sima n, Sima Hong. He brought a challenge letter for you on behalf of Sima Lingxuan.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly and said, I will ept the challenge letter. Just ept all challenges as theye along.
Sima Hong stood up and looked at Xiao Chen. An overwhelming pressure bore down on Xiao Chen like a mountain pressing down. He smiled faintly and said, Not only do you have to ept this challenge letter, but I also want you to lose to Lingxuan.
Remember, you have to lose. Otherwise, this Heavenly Saber Pavilion will be plunged into disaster as a result of your decision, suffering the rage of a Martial Sage.
The aura of a Martial Sage bore down heavily on Xiao Chen. It was like a massive mountain pressing on his back, demanding he bow down and yield.
Xiao Chen clenched his teeth and remained silent. He used the aura that was a gift of the King Grade True Dragon to resist this Martial Sages aura.
Cracks appeared on the floor under Xiao Chens feet, spreading out in all directions in aplicated spiderweb pattern.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Martial Sages alreadyprehended the naturalw. When Sima Hong pressed down with his aura, it was equal to a formless attack.
The floor of the great hall shattered with a rumble. Broken rocks flew into the air and smashed against the ceiling. A surging aura spread out.
Aside from Shen Manjun, the other Martial Monarch Supreme Elders of the Heavenly Saber Pavilion were all forced back several steps.
Never conceding, never bowing down!
Blood leaked out of the corner of Xiao Chens lips. He refused to bow down as he stared at Sima Hong. At this moment, his satisfaction at advancing to Martial Monarch vanished without a trace.
It turned out that the so-called Martial Monarch was nothing before a Martial Sage. Even though the other party was clearly just an early Inferior Grade Martial Sage, Xiao Chen already found it hard to endure his aura.
Xiao Chen, never agree to this old thing. He is so old already, and yet he is so shameless. If you lose a match with someone from the same generation, your King Grade True Dragons Luck will be only an ordinary true dragons Luck.
Ao Jiao said in rage from the Lunar Shadow Saber, Worst-case scenario, I will fight it out with him. He is just an early Inferior Grade Martial Sage.
Xiao Chen stopped Ao Jiao. Dont be rash. I have a way to deal with him.
Not bad, even under pressure from me, you still can hold up for so long. Sima Hongughed loudly and withdrew his aura. You better think carefully whether you will agree or not.
The strength that Sima Hong disyed horrified all the Heavenly Saber Pavilion elders around him. Even with all the Martial Monarchs here working together, they would not be a match for him. It would even be hard for them to give him a decent fight.
The pressure on Xiao Chen declined significantly. However, he did not rx in his heart. He said, I will ept the challenge letter. However, I will not lose on purpose!
Sima Hong smiled coldly and tossed out a spatial ring. Ten days from now, Sima Lingxuan wille here. There are ten thousand Superior Grade Spirit Stones in there.
I will not let you lose for nothing; it is just an act. There will not be any loss. Furthermore, you will be able to gain arge sum of Superior Grade Spirit Stones. I believe you will change your mind.
After speaking, Sima Hongughed loudly and left the great hall, takingrge strides.
Shen Manjun walked over and said, Xiao Chen, dont worry. The Heavenly Saber Pavilion will never make things difficult for you. Just one Martial Sage will not scare us.
Actually, Shen Manjun did not feel very confident when saying this. Currently, the Heavenly Saber Pavilion did not have any Martial Sages. If they really offended Sima Hong, the words that he said earlier would no doubt not simply be a bluff.
Wiping the blood from his lips, Xiao Chen said softly, There is no need for Senior to say so. Xiao Chen is rooted in Qingyun Peak. Naturally, I will not sit here and let others threaten the Heavenly Saber Pavillion like this.
I will write a letter to the Supreme Sky Sect. In at most seven days, they will definitely send a Martial Sage to protect us. At that time, this Sima Hong would not dare do anything.
Because the Noble ns had Martial Emperors for their ancestors, the quality of their geniuses was better than those of the ten great sects, due to their bloodline. However, in terms of overall strength, they were no match for the ten great sects.
Furthermore, behind the Supreme Sky Sect was its even stronger main sect in the Kunlun Realm. With the Supreme Sky Sect backing him, the Sima n would not dare try anything.
When the other Supreme Elders heard Xiao Chen say that, they all heaved a sigh of relief. The worry on their faces vanished.
When Xiao Chen saw this, he did not say anything. Sima Hong had clearly disyed his power. It would be pointless even if they made a move to try and help Xiao Chen.
The strong were respected; strength was great. Since ancient times, there was no exception of this rule. Xiao Chen already felt very satisfied with these elders not making things difficult for him even under Sima Hongs pressure.
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Qingyun Peak, Liu Ruyues Courtyard:
Green smoke pervaded the ce as Xiao Chen and Liu Ruyue sat at a tea table and drank tea.
As the Peak Master of Qingyun Peak, she already knew everything that happened in the main hall. Worry filled her face.
Chapter 621 - Fighting the Sima Clan Head-On
Chapter 621: Fighting the Sima n Head-On
When Xiao Chen saw Liu Ruyues concern, he grabbed her hands and said, Dont worry. Sima Lingxuan is definitely no match for me at this point. Seven days from now, the Supreme Sky Sects Martial Sage will arrive.
Thats right! Xiao Chen recalled something. He took out ten Inferior Grade Spirit Gathering Pearls from his Universe Ring and handed them to Liu Ruyue. He said, You are already a half-step Martial Monarch now. You can use this Spirit Gathering Pearl when breaking through to Martial Monarch.
Liu Ruyue saw that Xiao Chen exuded strong self-confidence as he spoke. So she did not say anything more on the topic. However, she did not ept the Spirit Gathering Pearls.
Her pretty face revealed a graceful look as she gave him a faint smile. She said, There is no need. I should not have any problems breaking through to Martial Monarch; it is just a matter of time. The Spirit Gathering Pearl will probably still be very valuable in the Kunlun Realm. You should keep them for your own use.
When Liu Ruyue mentioned the Kunlun Realm, Xiao Chen evinced a slight trace of sadness. He had to go to the Kunlun Realm, but once he went, it would be difficult for him to return before bing a Martial Emperor.
He did not know when he would be able to meet Liu Ruyue again after parting from her. She was currently in her prime, possessing exceptional looks and youthfulness; this was the best time of a girls life.
After Liu Ruyue had given herself to Xiao Chen, she might never see him again. The bitterness that he felt over this situation was indescribable.
Liu Ruyue could tell what Xiao Chen was thinking. She smiled sweetly, like a hundred flowers blossoming. Holding Xiao Chens right hand gently, she said in a soft, tender voice, You dont have to give me too much consideration. Since the first time I met you, I knew that this tiny Qingyun Peak would not be able to contain you.
The reason you are in seclusion here is just for the sake of flying higher. To me, the higher you climb, the happier I will be. All I ask is for you not to forget Qingyun Peak and the Liu Ruyue who will keep waiting for you.
Tender sentiments stirred in Xiao Chens heart. He said slowly, enunciating every word, I will never forget you in this life. I will definitely be a Martial Emperor in the Kunlun Realm and return here.
The two exchanged nces, conveying feelings left unsaid.
In the remaining days, Xiao Chen did not cultivate bitterly. Sima Lingxuan had not been a match for him for a long time already. Now that Sima Lingxuan challenged him, he would only be humiliating himself, even if he reached Martial Monarch.
During this time, Xiao Chen collected some materials for refining pills. In the chapter for Alchemy in the Compendium of Cultivation, there was an Alchemy Recipe for the Countenance Halting Pillit would preserve a girls countenance for a thousand years.
This Alchemic Recipe was ratherplicated and its ingredients extensive. Xiao Chen nned to finish refining this pill during the time he had left of the half year and give it to Liu Ruyue.
Six days flew by. On this day, while Xiao Chen counted the ingredients he had collected for the Countenance Halting Pill, he felt a strong aura quickly heading for the Heavenly Saber Pavilion without any restraint.
Little Brat Xiao Chen, get out here and fight, fast! A voice boomed out, echoing everywhere. It spread through the entire Lingyun Mountain Range and startled all the disciples of the Heavenly Saber Pavilion.
Under the other partys purposeful control, when the sound waves propagated, the voice traveled even further. All the cultivators within two hundred and fifty kilometers heard this shout.
Who was Xiao Chen? He was the champion of the most recent Five Nation Youth Competition, the strongest of the younger generation, worthy of being the King Grade True Dragon genius.
Unexpectedly, someone came and challenged Xiao Chen. All sorts of busybodies immediately perked up with interest. Many figures flew up and headed for the Heavenly Saber Pavilion.
When the elders of the Heavenly Saber Pavilion heard Sima Hongs voice, their expressions all turned unsightly. The Supreme Sky Sects Martial Sage would arrive tomorrow at the earliest.
Nobody had expected Sima Hong to arrive at the Heavenly Saber Pavilion five days early; they had not made the necessary mental preparations.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Sima Hong casually broke the restrictions at the entrance of the mountain. In the blink of an eye, he arrived at the Heaven Viewing tform, carrying Sima Lingxuan, who wore attire simr to his.
Xiao Chen packed up the pill ingredients and leaped out the window. He rode on the Azure Dragon image and arrived at a ce a kilometer from the two.
Shooting a nce over, he found that Sima Lingxuan had indeed already advanced to Martial Monarch. His aura was drawn out, rivaling that of a peak Inferior Grade Martial Monarch.
Xiao Chen, you should know what to do without me having to say it. If you do not lose, this Heavenly Saber Pavilion will be destroyed because of you, Sima Hong said coldly, projecting his voice to Xiao Chen.
Ignoring Sima Hong, Xiao Chen gazed directly at Sima Lingxuan. There are too many people here. Come with me. We will go to the Heaven Ascending tform for the fight!
Sima Hong watched as Xiao Chen left. He smiled coldly to himself. You better know whats good for yourself. After you wrecked the Luck of my Sima n for the next five hundred years, I will not mind taking this Heavenly Saber Pavilion down with me.
Father, Im going, Sima Lingxuan said to Sima Hong after taking a deep breath.
Collecting his thoughts, Sima Hong smiled faintly and said, Rx. Now that you have advanced to Martial Monarch, the knowledge you umted in the Martial King realm will burst forth with ten times thebat prowess.
You will definitely win this match, gaining back the King Grade True Dragons Luck. You will be able to enter the Kunlun Realm in the most perfect condition. Because of you, the Sima n will stand tall without falling!
Strong self-confidence radiated from Sima Lingxuans eyes as he nodded his head resolutely. Just wait for my good news.
Sima Lingxuans figure flickered nonstop in the air, chasing after Xiao Chen to therge drill ground in the Heaven Ascending tform.
Xiu! Xiu!
The twonded on the drill ground one after another, standing in opposite corners facing each other.
Heavenly Saber Pavilion disciples already filled the tall buildings of the Heaven Ascending tform. Many of them had not seen Xiao Chen fight before nor did they know that Sima Hong had pressured Xiao Chen.
The gazes of the spectators all gleamed with excitement and anticipation at Xiao Chen revealing his might and defeating the Great Jin Nations genius swordsman once again.
Senior Brother Xiao Chen, do your best! Since his father was so rude, teach his son a lesson. Send him scramming!
Right! Send him scramming!
Send him scramming! Send him scramming!
Instantly, entire mountains resounded with these words. When the voices rang out together, it caused the air to tremble.
Right now, all the Heavenly Saber Pavilions disciples idolized Xiao Chen. When Sima Hong called Xiao Chen to get out, the blood of all the disciples had boiled.
It did not matter if you were a Martial Sage or not. This was the Heavenly Saber Pavilion, the Great Qin Nations Heavenly Saber Pavilion, Xiao Chens home ground. If they did not cheer for Xiao Chen, protecting his reputation, who would?!
Sima Lingxuans face sank. Even though he had only obtained the third rank in the True Dragon Ranking, no one in the Great Jin Nation dared to speak about him like this; he had never suffered such humiliation.
Boom!
Having advanced to Martial Monarch, Sima Lingxuan allowed his powerful aura and the rage in his heart to burst forth. A strong wind blew continuously, and the clouds churned without pause.
The sword in Sima Lingxuans hand hummed as he infused it with Quintessence. He pointed it at Xiao Chen, and a sword Qi made from Quintessence spewed out, creating spatial tears.
Before Sima Lingxuan even attacked, he showed great strength. Some of the Heavenly Saber Pavilion Supreme Elders felt fear in their hearts at this disy.
Just based on the strength that Sima Lingxuan demonstrated, some of the Inferior Grade Martial Monarchs among them would not be his match. Even some of the Medial Grade Martial Monarchs would have no more than a sixty percent chance of victory.
No one here had seen Xiao Chen fight after he advanced to Martial Monarch, so they could not help but worry for him.
Sima Lingxuan said coldly, Xiao Chen, my umtions in the Martial King realm is not something you can even imagine. Back then, you defeated me in ten moves. Today, I will only need one move!
Xiao Chen smiled faintly and retorted without a care, You got it wrong. It was not that you forced me to use ten moves to defeat you. Rather, it was I who was willing to defeat you in ten moves. If I really wanted to defeat you quickly, I would not need ten moves.
Lets see what capabilities you have to say such words. The Mandate of Heaven is with me, I lord over the world. Sword of the King!
Sima Lingxuan soared into the air, and a storm surged behind him. The scenery around changed, materializing a panorama of people fighting, armies shed and the dynasty warred.
Then, Sima Lingxuan arrived as the son of heaven, ending these conflicts, holding the mandate of heaven. The name of the king of swords resounded everywhere. He used the power of a dynasty to form the state infused in his sword to fight against Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen felt surprised. No wonder Sima Lingxuan had so much self-confidence this time. His state of kingship had advanced another level. Not only did his previous failure not halt his progress, it even helped him to improve further.
However, that was not enough. A dynasty would eventually fall. A true king would not rely on the power of a dynasty, for he himself was the unrivaled king. Why would he need to borrow external power?
Under normal circumstances, Xiao Chen would have been interested in fighting with his opponent for a hundred moves. After all, Sima Lingxuan had some unique understandings.
When fighting such an opponent, Xiao Chen would always benefit. However, the situation now was different. There was an even more horrifying Sima Hong behind Sima Lingxuan.
Xiao Chen had never entertained the thought of losing without a fight. A King Grade True Dragon would not bow down because of fear.
If Sima Hong wanted to bury this Heavenly Saber Pavilion with him, Xiao Chen would even sacrifice his life to make things difficult for Sima Hong, to teach Sima Hong what regret was.
Xiao Chen made up his mind, and his eyes shed, one purple and one white, like the resplendent glow of stars.
Xiu! Xiu!
The Purple Thunder True Fires Origin me and the Lunar True mes Origin me flew out. In an instant, they chased each other like a pair of fishes. The Mental Energy in Xiao Chens sea of consciousness drained continuously.
When the Taiji diagram formed, Xiao Chen pushed his right hand forward, shouting ferociously, Taiji Yinyang me Diagram!
The Yin and Yang mes formed into a perfect Taiji diagram. They interacted with each other and produced an incredibly chaotic force. No matter what mandate of heaven you have, materializing the power of a dynasty, the Yinyang is evesting, breaking through everything with might.
Yin and Yang mes unexpectedly merged! How did he think of this? How did he achieve this?! Jiang Chi and the other elders were all shocked.
That diagram! What is that diagram?! Why have I never seen it before?! Yin and Yang, two extreme energies of opposite attributes, can actually merge with such a mysterious method.
The people of the Tianwu Continent had never seen the Taiji diagram before. This sight broadened the horizons of Shen Manjun and the others, causing them to enter deep thought.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
The Taiji Yinyang me Diagram moved extremely fast. Before absolute power, the Quintessence mysterious phenomenon of Sima Lingxuans Sword Technique utterly derailed.
The new dynasty that Sima Lingxuans state of kingship formed crumbled in the fires of war. Miserable cries rang throughout thend; smoke rose everywhere. At this moment, the state of kingship foundered.
Pi ci!
The Taiji Yinyang me Diagram crashed into Sima Lingxuan. The surging energies exploded, and he instantly vomited arge mouthful of blood. He could not control his body as he went flying backwards.
That power far surpassed the crowds expectations. The instant it exploded, the shock waves scattered all the clouds. The horrifying energy knocked Sima Lingxuan straight out of the Heaven Ascending tform.
Chapter 622 - The Terrifying Sima Hong
Chapter 622: The Terrifying Sima Hong
Sima Lingxuan rolled continuously down the side of the Heaven Ascending tform. The trees and rocks pierced his body in multiple locations, creating a cruel sight to behold.
Sima Lingxuans internal injuries were even worse than his external injuries. The Purple Thunder True Fire and Lunar True me burned all his internal organs. The Quintessence that came from the dantian could not protect the internal organs at all as the mes assaulted it as well.
When the various Heavenly Saber Pavilion disciples in the buildings of the Heaven Ascending tform saw this scene, they could not even react.
These disciples had not expected the match to end so fast. What was more, they had not expected the final words that were said to turn into reality. Sima Lingxuan really ended up rolling down in a sorry state.
[Note: The Chinese word for scram () also means to roll. Rolling here is likely to be an intentional pun on the final words repeated by everyone, Send him scramming.]
He won! Senior Brother Xiao Chen actually won!
With just one move, Senior Brother Xiao Chen managed to knock Sima Lingxuan away. How powerful! I couldnt even imagine that before this.
Ha! Ha! Ha! It serves him right. This is great. Lets see if they daree to our Heavenly Saber Pavilion to unt their might again.
Only after a long time did the crowd burst out in thunderous cheers. They cried out nonstop as their gazes towards Xiao Chen turned even more respectful, filled with reverence.
Such a proud son of heaven was a disciple of their Heavenly Saber Pavilion. This connection evoked a sense of pride in their hearts that was hard to eliminate.
In the future, all they would have to say was Xiao Chen is my senior brother. I have even seen him fight in person before. All the disciples of the other sects in the Great Qin Nation would probably turn green with envy.
Xiao Chen, you really dared to make a move!
The rage within Sima Hongs heart was beyond description. He had not expected that Xiao Chen would dare to defeat Sima Lingxuan in front of him.
Furthermore, Xiao Chen had decisively defeated Sima Lingxuan in one move. Even though Sima Hong wanted to make a move to save the situation, it was already toote.
Sima Hong was a bona fide Martial Sage. In this Tianwu Continent, he was one of those who stood at the top. To him, Xiao Chen was like an ant; he could easily squash Xiao Chen to death.
However, Sima Hong got his face pped by such an ant. Furthermore, this p was hefty. He could not forget this; he could never forgive this. If he did not kill Xiao Chen, he would not be able to vent this anger.
A sword appeared in Sima Hongs hand. It moved quickly in the air as if it teleported. Then, he sent out a Quintessence sword Qi containing the naturalw at Xiao Chen.
Its over! Sima Hong unexpectedly does not care about his status and attacked a junior!
The elders of the Heavenly Saber Pavilion paled. They panicked in their hearts. As someone much weaker, how could Xiao Chen even have a chance of survival before the attack of a Martial Sage filled with rage?
The sword Qi Sima Hong sent out looked ordinary, bereft of any fanciness. Even a Medial Grade Martial Monarch could send out a sword Qi that could tear space.
However, this sword Qia sword Qi sent out by a Martial Sagedid not tear space. It did not even create a small spatial crack. This sight gave rise to an unimaginable feeling.
The sword Qi was narrow and long, giving off a dazzling light. It looked like it glided along a special trajectory of the heaven and earth. As it neared Xiao Chen, the sword Qis light became more and more solid.
With the naturalws support, the sword light looked perfect. The energy of the saber Qi increased significantly with every second.
Xiao Chens face sank. He did not dare to be slow. He quickly raised his left hand, and the Taiji Yinyang me Diagram flew up and shielded him.
Xiao Chen poured the vast and surging Mental Energy from his sea of consciousness into the Taiji Yinyang me Diagram. That perfect diagram immediately burst out with radiant, dazzling light.
Yinyang, four divisions, and the eight trigrams appeared around the Taiji Yinyang me Diagram. As Xiao Chen stood his ground, it felt like he had be one with the world.
Bang!
The sword Qi that Sima Hong sent out in rage crashed into the Taiji diagram. The Taiji Yinyang me Diagram instantly exploded, and a horrifying energy spread everywhere.
The vast drill ground immediately shattered, throwing countless pieces of rocks into the sky. Strong winds blew and kicked up clouds of dust.
Amidst the dust, the sword Qi flew at an even faster speed than before back at Sima Hong, who was rushing over.
Dang!
Sima Hongs expression changed slightly. He held his sword in front of him and used dense Quintessence to protect him. Another sound, even more horrifying than the one before this, rang out.
Dust filled the ce again. A bottomless hole could be seen expanding quickly. The buildings of the entire Heaven Ascending tform started to topple.
Using the time this sword Qi bought him, Xiao Chen moved. He stood on the image of an Azure Dragon and soared into the sky. Hisplexion turned pale, and blood leaked out of his mouth.
Xiao Chens condition looked very bad. Only his eyes glowed with health and vigor, not showing any signs of copse.
Earlier, right when the sword Qi containing the naturalw shattered the Taiji Yinyang me Diagram, the remnant force struck Xiao Chens body, breaking through his Quintessence.
He could not block the sword Qi; it was much more powerful than Xiao Chens Quintessence. The shock wave severely injured all his internal organs.
If Xiao Chen did not have a tough body, his meridians and internal organs would have shattered after experiencing such an attack, killing him on the spot.
He is not dead yet!
When the Supreme Elders of the Heavenly Saber Pavilion saw Xiao Chen leap out of the dust, they revealed expressions of pleasant surprise.
A Martial Sage alreadyprehended the naturalw, albeit not by much. However, if they could infuse just a trace of it into their Quintessence, it would magnify the might of their Quintessence severalfold.
Given Xiao Chens cultivation realm, it was unexpected that he could endure this attack. Furthermore, he looked like he could still fight and was not on the verge of death.
Shen Manjuns face sank as she said, Xiao Chen cannot fall here. The Heavenly Saber Pavilions Luck has already meshed with Xiao Chens. If he dies, so will the Heavenly Saber Pavilion.
Jiang Chi, on my orders, immediately assemble the Divine Saber Camp. Activate the entire sect and fight against Sima Hong. We absolutely cannot let Xiao Chen die here.
Jiang Chi did not hesitate to say This disciple obeys.
After Jiang Chi acknowledged Shen Manjuns order, she soared into the air. Moving quickly, shended in front of Xiao Chen with a sullen expression and defended him. All her Quintessence surged out wildly.
Sima Hong, how old are you already? Do you not care about your status at all? To think you attacked someone from the younger generation, Shen Manjun said expressionlessly.
Sima Hong roared, and a strong wind blew, clearing all the dust and revealing the dpidated drill ground.
Staring at Shen Manjun, Sima Hong said coldly, Scram. I hate people who disrespect me after I showed them some respect. I already said six days ago that as long as he loses to Lingxuan, everything would be fine. Today, this brat still does not know what is good for him. So dont me me for being ruthless and merciless.
When the cultivators around the Heaven Ascending tform from the various ces heard what Sima Hong said, their expressions changed greatly.
Unexpectedly, Sima Hong did not care about his status. He tried to threaten Xiao Chen into pretending to lose. This behavior was simply too shameless.
Shen Manjun said, Do you know the consequences of killing people in my Heavenly Saber Pavilion?
Sima Hongughed loudly, What does the Heavenly Saber Pavilion amount to? You really think you are one of the ten great sects? I have never cared about you. Since you are not leaving, I will kill you first.
Hu chi! Hu chi!
Sima Hongunched two sword Qi from his sword light. The sword Qi crisscrossed and formed a cross as they headed for Shen Manjun.
A slender saber appeared in Shen Manjuns hand. She brought out the full extent of her three hundred years of cultivation at this moment. Her saber light shattered space as she sent out an attack.
The cross-shaped sword light carried the naturalw as it surged over. It shattered the Saber Technique Shen Manjun executed, forcing her to take a hundred steps back.
Although Shen Manjun breathed somewhat heavily, she had managed to block the sword Qi of this Martial Sage in the end.
Just a mantis trying to stop a chariot!
[Note: A mantis trying to stop a chariot: This means overrating oneself and attempting something impossible.]
Snorting coldly, Sima Hong immediately appeared before Shen Manjun, who had just blocked the attack. His sword moved andunched a chain of attacks at her.
Dang! Dang! Dang!
The sound of weapons shing rang out in the air. Every time Sima Hong took a step forward, heaven and earth seemed to move with him.
The boundless power was not something Shen Manjun could block. No matter how strong she was, it was impossible. With every attack she received, she vomited a mouthful of blood. Herplexion paled immensely.
Scram!
After nine attacks, Sima Hong roared ferociously, and his sword exploded out in light. Its might increased, and the attack knocked Shen Manjun away.
Shen Manjun went flying like an arrow, unable to do anything. She crashed into a mountain, and it exploded, tossing rocks everywhere.
Xiao Chen looked at Shen Manjun, whose fate was unknown, and his eyes turned cial. He rushed in front and attacked.
Return of the Azure Dragon!
A vast sea behind Xiao Chen shot out ny-nine pirs of water into the sky as an Azure Dragon leaped out of the water. A bright light shed on the saber as it tore through space and hacked down at Sima Hongs head.
Sima Hong revealed a startled expression. He had not expected that not only did Xiao Chen not run, Xiao Chen even dared to attack him. However, that the saber light was above him; he had no choice but to send out a screen of swords to defend himself.
Weng! Weng!
The sword Qi hummed, and the naturalw poured out and knitted together, forming a tough screen of light.
Battle Sage Origins, Strength Character Form, increase might by thirty-three folds! Xiao Chen roared ferociously.
He was past caring about consequences. All his Quintessence drained at that moment, and the saber lights might soared instantlyto a level where even Sima Hong found it frightening.
Bang!
Before this Return of the Azure Dragon fortified by the Strength Character Form, the eternal sword screen containing the naturalw shattered. The saber light instantly knocked back Sima Hong.
All of Sima Hongs clothes tore, and injuries covered him from head to toe. At one nce, no part of him appeared intact; he was in a sorry state. He flew back in the air and vomited three mouthfuls of blood.
Unexpectedly, he knocked back an Inferior Grade Martial Sage. Furthermore, the Martial Sage is severely injured, the outsiders around the Heaven Ascending tform said in shock. They had not dared imagine that such a thing was possible.
This was a Martial Sage, and the killing move of a Martial Monarch actually managed to knock him back like this.
Xiu!
Sima Hong only flew back a hundred meters before he stabilized himself. Then, his wounds healed at a visible pace.
A sinister look shed in Sima Hongs eyes. First, Xiao Chen had blocked his attack, causing him to lose face already. Now, Xiao Chen even injured him this heavily in front of everyone.
In fact, given Xiao Chens strength, even after using the Strength Character Form, Return of the Azure Dragon should not have been able to truly injure Sima Hong.
However, Sima Hong had made an error in judgment, using only half his strength to defend against Return of the Azure Dragon. He had not expected Xiao Chen to have a way to increase the might of Return of the Azure Dragon by thirty-three times.
As a result, Sima Hong was caught off-guard and beaten up so miserably at the hands of Xiao Chen.
Chapter 623 - Divine Weapon Revealed
Chapter 623: Divine Weapon Revealed
To think there is such a secret technique to instantly increase the might of ones Martial Technique by thirty-three times! If he were a regr peak Martial Monarch, I would have been dead already.
After calming down, Sima Hong thought in fear, I have to eradicate this brat. Otherwise, I will just be leaving a future problem to fester. If he matures, he will destroy the Sima n.
Seeing Sima Hong stand up once again, Xiao Chen, who was lying on the ground weakly, could not help a bitter smile. Combining Return of the Azure Dragon with the Strength Character Form was already his strongest move.
Activating the Strength Character Form would instantly strengthen any Martial Technique by thirty-three times.
The first time Xiao Chen activated the Strength Character Form, Liu Ruyues father had handled it for him. Back then, Xiao Chen had activated it passively without understanding the principles behind it.
After Xiao Chen advanced to Martial Monarch, he barely managed to learn this secret technique with the aid of Ao Jiao. Right now, he still was not that familiar with it. His Quintessence was not surging enough, either.
Under such circumstances, it would deplete not only his Quintessence but also his Vital Qi. Xiao Chen would not be able to recover without three to five days of rest.
As Xiao Chen watched Sima Hong slowly walk over like a death god, he calmed down, instead. If he could choose again, he would still not choose to lose without a fight. He would rather die inbat, never bowing his head.
Life was short. Why make himself live that sort of a miserable life? Such was not a life that he wanted. There would be no point in living, then.
Xiao Chen sheathed the Lunar Shadow Saber and stopped Ao Jiao froming out. He did not want Ao Jiao to risk her life for him. He had promised the Thunder Emperor she would never suffer again, not even at the point of his death!
When a cultivator advances to Martial Sage, after his body is immersed in Spiritual Energy for a long time, his body will turn into a Sage Body the instant heprehends the naturalws. Martial Sages cannot be evaluated by normal standards.
Most light injuries can heal in a very short time. Their physical bodys defense will also be several times stronger than a peak Martial Monarchs.
Although Xiao Chen hurt Sima Hong, he did not hurt his core. So it is futile.
Even so, Xiao Chen can be proud of himself. As a Martial Monarch, he managed to injure a Martial Sage. In the past thousand years, he is probably the only one. How unfortunate
Outside the Heaven Ascending tform, the cultivators who came to watch revealed looks of pity. As of now, no one within the Heavenly Saber Pavilion could stop Sima Hong. Xiao Chens end was easy to imagine.
Despite the one-kilometer distance, Sima Hong only took a hundred steps to arrive before Xiao Chen. He looked at the feeble Xiao Chen, not showing any emotion on his face.
You should feel proud at dying in the hands of a Martial Sage.
Sima Hong immediately sent an attack towards Xiao Chens chest at lightning speed.
Bang!
Just as the tip of the sword was about to pierce Xiao Chens chest, a scarlet saber Qi descended from the sky. It emitted a boundless state of massacre as it stabbed towards Sima Hong.
That saber Qi contained surging energy as if the energy of thousands of people had fused to form it. Unexpectedly, it also included a trace of the naturalw.
Feeling some threat from the saber Qi, Sima Hong immediately draw back the sword andunched a sword light at the saber Qi.
Dang!
The saber Qi and sword light shed. Sima Hong took three steps back. When he looked up, he saw that it was Jiang Chi leading two thousand elites of the Divine Saber Camp over.
All the Divine Saber Camps members wore tight robes and held scarlet sabers in their hands. Their eyes were icy cold, staring at Sima Hong without any fear. They only gave off a boundless state of massacre.
Under Jiang Chis lead, the two thousand people formed the Heavenly Profound Blood ughtering Formation in midair. Everyones auras were linked together into a vast aura.
These two thousand people had worked together to form that one saber Qi from earlier. They had truly pushed Sima Hong back by three steps for the first time.
Jiang Chi said, Sima Hong, leave this ce now, and the Heavenly Saber Pavilion will treat it as if nothing happened. Otherwise, even if the Heavenly Saber Pavilion falls, we will make you pay for it.
Sima Hongughed coldly, Idiot, just an insignificant Heavenly Saber Pavilion and you think you can make me pay? I will show you the true power of a Martial Sage today!
Bang!
Sima Hong stomped on the ground and quickly arrived before Jiang Chi. Every time he swung his sword, he sent out a strand of sword Qi. Every attack had the naturalw infused into it.
The two thousand Divine Saber Camp disciples all drew their sabers at the same time. Relying on the formation, they focused all their energies on Jiang Chi.
Jiang Chi did his best to defend. However, when facing the full-power Sima Hong and the vast naturalw, the difference was clear.
Dang! Dang! Dang!
Sima Hongs eyes were calm as he sent out all sorts of attacks. His speed became increasingly faster and stronger, forcing Jiang Chi to retreat continuously in the air.
The Heavenly Profound Blood ughtering Formation formed by the two thousand elites could not truly block Sima Hong.
Just a rubbish formation and you dare to behave so impudently. Break!
Sima Hong lost all his patience. He gathered all the sword lights together and attacked. Jiang Chis Saber Technique broke, and his saber went flying.
After the attack struck Jiang Chis body, all the umted injuries from earlier burst forth in one go. He vomited arge mouthful of blood and fell feebly from the sky.
The two thousand Divine Saber Camp disciples sending energy to Jiang Chi could not hold on any longer by then. They all vomited mouthfuls of blood and fell to the ground like rain.
After breaking the Heavenly Profound Blood ughtering Formation, Sima Hongnded on the ground again and headed for Xiao Chen, emitting a boundless killing intent.
Fight to the end!
The Supreme Elders who feared Sima Hongs strength saw Jiang Chi and the two thousand disciples falling miserably from the sky.
Those Supreme Elders eyes filled with hate as they executed their most potent attacks, sending out multicolored saber lights and chopping down at Sima Hong from the air.
Sima Hong revealed a disdainful smile and said, No matter how many ants there are, it is useless!
Dang! Dang! Dang!
Sword light flickered, but Sima Hong never stopped moving; he did not even pause to deal with these attacks. He simply countered as he took a step forward.
Sima Hong destroyed those Supreme Elders with one attack, breaking all the various Martial Techniques that they had studied for their whole life in an instant. He knocked back all the Heavenly Saber Pavilion Supreme Elders like sandbags; they could not even retaliate.
This is the strength of a Martial Sage? This is too horrifying. They truly deserve to sit at the peak of the Tianwu Continent. Even the full power of a sect cannot stop him.
The Heavenly Saber Pavilion will probably be destroyed.
The cultivators who came to watch revealed some pleasure at the Heavenly Saber Pavilions misfortune. The rise of the Heavenly Saber Pavilion was not a good thing for them.
Stop him! We cannot let him kill Senior Brother Xiao Chen!
The Heavenly Saber Pavilion disciples gathered around the Heaven Ascending tform rushed forward with hot blood running through their veins when they saw Sima Hong getting closer to Xiao Chen.
Those disciples could no longer restrain themselves as they continuouslyunched themselves at Sima Hongall this for the sake of dying Sima Hong, trying to help Xiao Chen fight for a chance at survival.
How dare you block my way?! You are all not even as strong as ants!
Sima Hong revealed an impatient expression. He could not even be bothered to swing his sword; he merely waved his left hand.
Winds blustered from every direction and formed a strong air current that blew the Heavenly Saber Pavilion disciples a kilometer away.
The footsteps grew louder as Sima Hong approached Xiao Chen. He looked at Xiao Chen and said, I never boast. Now you know what kind of consequences one decision can bring about.
Xiao Chens pale face remained expressionless. He only said coldly, If I do not die, I will definitely wash the Sima n in blood in the future!
Ha! Ha! Ha! Who can save you?! When Sima Hong heard Xiao Chens words, he behaved like he heard a hrious joke. Heughed brashly, Who would dare offend a Martial Sage to save you? Even at your deathbed, you are still so stupid. Well, you can try destroying my Sima n when you are in hell!
Arrogant!
Just at this moment, a cold snort came from the horizon. The person who spoke seemed to be far away, but the sound was like someone whispering in the ear.
These two conflicting impressions merged. Sima Hongs expression changed drastically. Feeling a dangerous aura, he quickly turned to look.
However, before Sima Hong could react, a wooden box seemed to have flown through space and appeared, crashing into Sima Hong.
Pu ci!
The wooden box apparently contained an unrivaled force. Sima Hong vomited a mouthful of blood as the wooden box knocked him back.
With a sou, itnded in front of Xiao Chen. The words Like the Emperor Arriving Personally were written on the front of the wooden box. No one dared to take it lightly.
Sima Hong wiped off the blood from his lips and shouted ferociously, Acting all pretentious. There has not been a Martial Emperor in the Tianwu Continent for a long time already. Die!
After Sima Hong spoke, heunched himself at Xiao Chen with an even more ferocious air.
Ka cha! Ka cha!
The four nks of the wooden box fell off, and a simple saber floated quietly in the air.
The saber gave off a horrifying aura that seemed like it could flip mountains and seas. Before this aura, Sima Hong was simply like a drop of water in the sea, totally unremarkable.
This aura was as vast as the sea and as massive as the mountains. When Sima Hong crashed into this aura, he bounced back miserably. Then, he rolled on the ground several times before stopping.
Divine Weapon!
An expression of horror filled Sima Hongs face as he recalled something. Without saying another word, he picked up the unconscious Sima Lingxuan and flew away without looking back.
Come here, saber!
An aged voice rang out. Everyone looked up and saw a gray-robed old man flying over. He waved his hand, and that Divine Weapon came out of its sheath.
The Divine Weapon of the Heavenly Saber Pavilion that had not been drawn for many years finally saw the light of day again!
While hovering in the air, the gray-robed old man extended his hand and tightly grasped the Divine Weapon, Heavenly Universe Saber. In that instant, everything under the sky seemed insignificant.
Normally, if a Martial Sage wanted to run away from another Martial Sage of the same grade, the one chasing would have difficulty keeping the other one. At this moment, Sima Hong had already flown several kilometers while carrying Sima Lingxuan.
To the onlookers, the two were a ck dot in the distant sky. The crowd could not even make out the direction they were moving in.
The old man held the Divine Weapon and sent an attack at Sima Hong. The Divine Weapon immediately lit up with a bright light, even overwhelming the sun.
Then, everyone saw an unimaginable scene: night suddenly fell, and countless stars flickered in the sky. The boundless universe became like a painting unfurling at this moment.
In the eyes of ordinary people, the brightest sun was no more than one of the stars above. It was utterly unremarkable whenpared to the vast universe, absolutely minuscule.
Chapter 624 - Incomparably Domineering, Leng Tianhe
Chapter 624: Iparably Domineering, Leng Tianhe
Only the light of the Divine Weapon was evesting. At this moment, the gray-robed old man who held the Divine Weapon became the center of this universe, of this Sky Dome Realm.
Xiu!
An anguished cry echoed, and the light vanished. All the mysterious phenomena disappeared, and the zing sun in the sky reappeared.
However, the vast scene that shook everyone left a permanent mark in their hearts in that instant.
On the horizon, everyone could see the ck dot that was Sima Hong falling to the ground like a broken kite. The saber Qi of the Divine Weapon severely injured him from kilometers away.
Come back! the gray-robed old man shouted, opening his left hand. His palm contained the naturalw as it formed an irresistible suction force.
A horrifying tornado formed in the air and sucked in Sima Hong, who was several kilometers away. He could not control his blood-drenched body.
Bang!
A muffled crash resounded, and Sima Hong and Sima Lingxuan both fell on the Heaven Ascending tform.
Sima Hong knelt on one knee before the vast might of the Divine Weapon. His injured body could not help but tremble. A horrifying wound gushing blood was visible on his chest.
When Jiang Chi and the other elders below saw the old man arriving, they became extremely excited. However, because of the might radiating from the Divine Weapon, they could not approach to speak to him.
Ka cha!
The old man casually waved his hand, and the Divine Weapon returned to its scabbard. The wooden box immediately pieced itself together and floated quietly in front of Xiao Chen.
Suddenly released from the aura, Sima Hong fell heavily to the ground, unable to move. The old mans figure shed and arrived beside Sima Hong.
You think you can run away like that after injuring so many of my Heavenly Saber Pavilion disciples.
Sima Hong got to his feet, bent over. He said skeptically, Leng Tianhe, you merely wield the might of the Divine Weapon. What abilities do you have? If you are truly capable, you would have been the Pavilion Master back then.
So, it is him. Unexpectedly, the younger brother of the Heavenly Saber Pavilions Pavilion Master came back.
Forty years ago, for the sake of obtaining the Pavilion Master position, you fought with your older brother and lost. You left in a pique back then. Surprisingly, after not appearing for forty years, you stepped through the threshold of Martial Sage.
Hearing Sima Hongs words, everyone was stunned. They all guessed who the gray-robed old man was.
Forty years ago, when the Heavenly Saber Pavilion was flourishing, two absolute geniuses appeared at the same time. Furthermore, they were brothers. Unfortunately, a mountain could not contain two tigers.
Leng Tianhe lost to his older brother and had to give up on the Pavilion Master position. After that, he left the Heavenly Saber Pavilion. However, twenty years ago, all the elites of the Heavenly Saber Pavilion perished in a Demonic Cmity. Even the Pavilion Master died. Since then, the entire Heavenly Saber Pavilion had been in decline.
Otherwise, Sima Hong would not have dared toe here and throw his weight around, all by himself, dering that he would destroy the Heavenly Saber Pavilion.
Now, at the Heavenly Saber Pavilions most critical moment, Leng Tianhe finally returned. Using the Divine Weapon, he defeated Sima Hong in one move.
When Leng Tianhe heard Sima Hongs words, he snorted coldly and said, Idiot, even if your father were here, he would not dare say such words. Junior Brother Jiang, send someone to hang him at the entrance of Saber City. We will wait for the Sima ns people toe and collect him. The Sima n will pay a hundredfold for all the damages to the Heavenly Saber Pavilion.
Unbelievably, a bona fide Martial Sagesomeone who stood at the top of this worldwas going to be hung at the city entrance. Everyone felt their heads swelling just at the thought of it.
Sima Hong got up and threw himself at the gray-robed old man, shouting angrily, Leng Tianhe, you dare?!
Why not?!
Leng Tianhe kicked and sent Sima Hong flying back. Filled with tremendous force, his right leg scattered the remnants of Sima Hongs Quintessence.
When Jiang Chi and the other elders heard Leng Tianhes words, they quickly ordered people to capture Sima Hong and lock him up.
Leng Tianhe looked up and nced at the other cultivators who hade over to spectate. They immediately came to their senses and quickly fled the ce.
Normally, this area was off-limits to outsiders. With the problem now resolved, if they still did not leave, they would be in deep trouble.
Seeing that these people still had some discretion, Leng Tianhe looked away and ignored them.
Jiang Chi and the others rushed over and said respectfully, Junior Brother Leng, fortunately, you managed to arrive in time. Otherwise, the Heavenly Saber Pavilion would have gotten destroyed.
Leng Tianhe replied, There is no need to say more. Although I have left the Heavenly Saber Pavilion, I will never sit back and watch the Heavenly Saber Pavilions destruction.
Raising his hand to stop Jiang Chi and the others from saying anything more, Leng Tianhe turned his head to look at Xiao Chen, who was already standing up. Interest appeared in his eyes.
Xiao Chen performed a cupped-fist salute and said, Many thanks to Senior for helping.
Leng Tianhe smiled faintly and said, You saved yourself. You were able to resist the temptation of the Divine Weapon and deliver it to me. You sowed this seed back then. If the Divine Weapon did not warn me today, I would not have rushed over. This is the fruit of that seed.
[Note: In Chinese, rather than seed and fruit, it was cause and effect. It is the concept of karma. The Chinese believe that every cause will lead to effects, and every effect had its cause. Every single action matters and will lead to something.]
If you had given up on the Heavenly Saber Pavilion and gone to the Supreme Sky Sect, Sima Hong would not dare to y such tricks. In the end, it is actually the Heavenly Saber Pavilion dragging you down. However, this will never happen again. I willpensate you for todays matter.
When the surrounding elders heard what Leng Tianhe said, they realized that he intended to stay and support the Heavenly Saber Pavilion. They could not help but reveal excited and joyful expressions.
With this, the Heavenly Saber Pavilion now had a Martial Sage holding down the fort. Furthermore, he could wield the Divine Weapon. No one in the Sky Dome Realm would dare to slight the Heavenly Saber Pavilion in the future.
After this, Sima Hong and Sima Lingxuan had their cultivations sealed, and they were hung at the entrance of Saber City. Themotion Xiao Chen and Sima Lingxuans match caused was over for now.
The strong Sima Hong with his ferocious aura lost all his reputation. He could not garner anypassion from others.
In the morning of the second day, the Supreme Sky Sects Old Feng arrived at Saber City. When he saw Sima Hong hanging at the gates, he smiled faintly and did not even enter the mountain before leaving.
Actually, Old Feng was not particrly worried for Xiao Chen. As a King Grade True Dragon genius, he possessed great Luck. It would be very difficult for others to kill him in the Sky Dome Realm.
All sorts of things would happen mysteriously, as if Xiao Chen received the personal care of heaven, ensuring nothing happened to him.
The result was not far from Old Fengs expectations. Sima Hong hanging at the gates of Saber City was the best proof. Who could have imagined that when a Martial Sage made a move against a Martial Monarch, he would end up in such a state, bing the joke of the world?
However, this unimaginable matter indeed happened before everyones eyes. In the Sky Dome Realm, Xiao Chen would not die easily since he was the possessor of the Sky Dome Realms Luck.
Only after arriving at the Kunlun Realm, where there were many geniuses with great Luck as well, might Xiao Chen meet with mortal danger.
Ten dayster, the Sima ns retired n Head personally brought two hundred thousand Superior Grade Spirit Stones as an apology before taking back Sima Hong and Sima Lingxuan.
Given that the Sima n was in the wrong in the first ce and the presence of Leng Tianhe, who wielded the Divine Weapon, even if the Sima ns retired n Head had any dissatisfaction, he would not dare express it.
Otherwise, if Leng Tianhe wanted to kill Sima Hong and Sima Lingxuan, the Sima ns retired n Head would not be able to do anything. Between two hundred thousand Superior Grade Spirit Stones and one Martial Sage, the Sima ns retired n Head knew which was more important.
Leng Tianhe used half of the two hundred thousand Superior Grade Spirit Stones to reconstruct the Heaven Ascending tform as well as reward the many disciples and treat those injured.
Then, Leng Tianhe gave Xiao Chen the remaining one hundred thousand Superior Grade Spirit Stones. Not only that, he fulfilled his promise and gave Xiao Chen a hundred Inferior Grade Spirit Gathering Pearls that he refined himself.
Compared to Superior Grade Spirit Stones, the Spirit Gathering Pearls were undoubtedly more effective. They not only had vast Spiritual Energy but were also extremely pure.
Now, Xiao Chen had two hundred Inferior Grade Spirit Gathering Pearls. If he used them for normal cultivation, they would not be sufficient. He would use them up within a few days.
Xiao Chen intended to use the Spirit Gathering Pearls for breaking through bottlenecks or for emergencies, like when he depleted his Quintessence. Having the Spirit Gathering Pearls would make things easier.
After fighting with Sima Hong, Xiao Chen felt a sense of danger in his heart. Before a Martial Sage, he was still too weak.
In the future, when Xiao Chen went to the Kunlun Realm, his Luck would not have that strong an effect. He could not rely on others toe and save him. He had to have his own trump cards.
A Martial Sages body was already a Sage Body. If the core was not truly hurt, it would be hard to cause anysting damage to a Martial Sage.
For now, Xiao Chen gave up on severely injuring a Martial Sage; wanting to do so was unrealistic. His aim was to be able to flee from a Martial Sage and at least protect himself.
At this moment, all Xiao Chen could do was raise his Azure Dragon Cloud Soaring Art quickly to Great Perfection, to see if he could flee from a Martial Sage.
If the other geniuses of the same generation knew what Xiao Chen was thinking, they would all be astonished. They were all still thinking of how to break through to Martial Monarch or how to deal with a Medial Grade Martial Monarch.
Xiao Chens sights, however, were set on Martial Sage, a level much higher than them, leaving them far behind.
There was a waterfall in the back mountains of Qingyun Peak. Below the waterfall was ake about six kilometers wide.
Previously, Xiao Chen had cultivated the Dragon and Tiger Body Sculpting Art to Consummation here. The Azure Dragon was water-attributed. It would definitely be faster for Xiao Chen to practice the Azure Dragon Cloud Soaring Art at thiske.
While Xiao Chen trained, time went by extremely fast. It might be dawn when he looked up; then when he next looked up, it might be sunset already.
The days went by quickly. Xiao Chen spent his days alone at thiske. It was quiet here save the endless gushing of the waterfall.
However, no matter how lonely it was, Xiao Chen had to endure it. In the exchange with Sima Hong, Xiao Chen had suffered too much. He even nearly died.
If he did not want such a situation to happen again, he had to endure all this.
Roaming Dragons Nine Transformations!
Xiao Chen shouted, and a dragon roar resounded in his chest. His figure wavered, and nine identical figures immediately appeared.
Compared to the previous Roaming Dragons Nine Transformations, there did not seem to be any difference. However, if one observed closely, they would discover that every clone had an ethereal dragon around it.
The clones also looked more realistic. Not only did they have flesh and blood, but they also seemed to have spirit. Their expressions were not dull like before.
Of all the tricks within the Azure Dragon Cloud Soaring Art, Roaming Dragons Nine Transformations was Xiao Chens favorite. He could use this move to advance or retreat. He could attack and use this move to deceive his opponent. When he fled, others would find it hard to figure out which was him.
However, it was far from adequate for use against a Martial Sage. Xiao Chen shook his head slightly. The nine figures merged, and a dragon roar resounded behind him, causing a pir of water to shoot up into the sky.
Azure Dragon Tail Whip!
A strong gale blew, and Xiao Chens body seemed to have turned into a dragon tail. He moved in a long arc over the water. As his figure shed, he left behind a crescent-moon-shaped pir of water.
Chapter 625 - The Arrival of Princess Ying Yue
Chapter 625: The Arrival of Princess Ying Yue
In one breath, Xiao Chen traveled five kilometers. Everywhere he passed, the strong wind kicked up high waves. Only after Xiao Chen stood firmly did theke water rain back down.
After entering deep thought, he muttered to himself, The explosive speed of Azure Dragon Tail Whip could almost rival Sima Hongs speed already. However, explosive speed is not enough. The most important thing is to raise my basic speed.
Time passed quickly. Xiao Chen spent a total of two months on thiske, practicing the Azure Dragon Cloud Soaring Art at every moment.
He felt that he was not far from Great Perfection. Now, when he circted the Azure Dragon Cloud Soaring Art, he could maintain an image of the Azure Dragon below him as he moved.
It was not like before, where the Azure Dragon would onlyst for a while, flickering on and off. His speed increased by twenty percent, but it was still far from what he sought.
ording to the secret manual, after the Azure Dragon Cloud Soaring Art reaches Great Perfection, it can materialize two Azure Dragons and aid the cultivator in flying. If practiced to its peak, it can materialize eighteen Azure Dragons.
Xiao Chens face sank slightly; he felt some frustration in his heart. He had already spent two months, yet he had only made a small step towards his goal of being able to flee from an Inferior Grade Martial Sage. He was still far from achieving that.
He pushed off heavily against the water. Eighteen pirs of water immediately burst out of the calmke and soared into the sky.
When the water fell back down, Xiao Chen closed his eyes and let it wet his clothes. Then, he slowly recovered from his slight frustration.
Senior Brother Xiao Chen, I have already gathered all the Spirit Herbs that you asked for. Just at this moment, Xiao Chen heard a melodious voice. Jade Maiden Peaks Chu Xinyun had arrived.
Xiao Chen opened his eyes and circted his Quintessence. Steam came off his body, and his clothes dried immediately.
Smiling faintly, Xiao Chen arrived before Chu Xinyun. Two months ago, he had asked Chu Xinyun for help with gathering ingredients for the Countenance Halting Pill.
Jade Maiden Peakcked several of the Spirit Herbs he needed. As Xiao Chen did not have much time on hand, he could only ask someone to help.
Coincidentally, Xiao Chen had hit a small bottleneck with his practice of the Azure Dragon Cloud Soaring Art. He needed to set it aside and work on something else. Now, he could use this time to refine the Countenance Halting Pill.
Chu Xinyun handed Xiao Chen a spatial ring, saying, I have already collected all ny-nine Spirit Herbs you needed. They are all in the spatial ring. Please check them to make sure they are correct.
Xiao Chen took the spatial ring and checked the contents. After finding that nothing was missing, he said joyfully, Many thanks, Junior Sister Chu. You have helped me greatly.
Chu Xinyun smiled faintly and said enviously, If Im not wrong, you should be refining the Countenance Halting Pill. Given that it can preserve a womans looks for a thousand years, Elder Sister Ruyue is really fortunate.
In contrast to men, women paid more attention to their looks. They feared the merciless passage of time that caused their youthfulness to fade. Being able to preserve their beauty for a thousand years was, without a doubt, something every woman dreamed of.
Naturally, Chu Xinyun was no exception. However, she knew these ny-nine ingredients cost a lot of Spirit Stones. Furthermore, the pill was probably not easy to refine. Wishing Xiao Chen would help her refine one would be an extravagant hope.
Ill not interrupt your cultivation any further. Ill take my leave first. Chu Xinyun stopped thinking about that matter and prepared to take her leave.
Xiao Chen called out to stop her, Wait a moment. This is the Alchemic Recipe for the Countenance Halting Pill. In the future, when you have time, you can refine it yourself.
Xiao Chen could tell what Chu Xinyun was thinking. However, some ingredients were seasonal. He would be leaving in a few months, so he could not help her refine the pill. Hence, he gave her the Alchemic Recipe.
Chu Xinyun stared at Xiao Chen in disbelief. The Alchemic Recipe for the Countenance Halting Pill was worth cities. It would not be an exaggeration to say it was priceless, yet he just casually gave it to her.
Xiao Chen handed the Alchemic Recipe to Chu Xinyun and immediately returned to his abode to prepare to refine the Countenance Halting Pill. He arranged the ny-nine Spirit Herbs on the wooden table and counted them. Finally, he took out the Azure Dragon Medicine Cauldron.
Looking at the Azure Dragon Medicine Cauldron with its overwhelming Spiritual Energy, Xiao Chen became slightly distracted. The image of a pretty girl who liked to crossdress appeared in his mind.
I wonder how she is doing now? I am already about to leave the Sky Dome Realm. After I refine the Countenance Halting Pill, I should make a trip to the Imperial Capital.
Xiao Chen muttered to himself and collected his thoughts. He still owed Feng Feixue a favor. If he had a chance, it would be best that he dealt with it before he left.
Dong! Dong! Dong!
Just as Xiao Chen was about to start refining the Medicinal Pill, the sound of knocking interrupted him.
Who can it be at this time? Xiao Chen remembered instructing Liu Suifeng not to let anyonee and disturb him.
He swept his hand across the table and put away all the Spirit Herbs and the Azure Dragon Medicine Cauldron. Then, he went over to the door.
A fragrance assaulted Xiao Chens nose, and then he saw a girl in a red dress standing in the doorway. This girl was gorgeous enough to bring down a kingdom. He stood there, stunned for a moment, before smiling. What wind blew Princess Ying Yue over here?
This person was the highly popr Princess Ying Yue. She said softly, Just because you became the champion of the True Dragon Ranking, you now dare to speak to me with such poor manners?
Xiao Chen smiled slightly and replied, I dont dare to. One doesnt visit a temple without a cause. What do you need, Princess? Just tell me straight.
[Note: One doesnt visit a temple without a cause: The meaning of this should be quite straightforward. It usually refers to someone who normally would note for a visit unless they needed help.]
Ying Yue immediately stopped smiling and said sullenly, Do you still remember the promise you had with Feng Feixue?
The startled Xiao Chen nodded and said, Naturally, I remember. I made the promise to her back when she gave me the Azure Dragon Cloud Soaring Art outside Mohe City.
Ying Yue said, She is in trouble. Her nsmen are keeping her under house arrest.
Xiao Chen frowned and asked, House arrest? Why?
Feng Feixue ran most of the Feng ns businesses. She had a lot of say within the Feng n, so how could she have been ced under house arrest?
Ying Yue took time to organize her thoughts before saying, The Feng n controls the second-ranked merchant association in the world. The first is the Wanlong Merchant Association. Do you know that?
Xiao Chen nodded to indicate he understood. There were five great merchant associations in the world. The leader was the Great Jin Nations Wanlong Merchant Association; they had a lot of power. Xiao Chen had seen this for himself in Dragon Sealing City. The Wan n ran all the businesses in Dragon Sealing City, aside from Ignorant About Tea Teahouse.
Although Dragon Sealing City opened for only one month, the millions of cultivators who qualified to enter were strong cultivators in the continent. They definitely would notck Spirit Stones. Just this one month of businessted the Wan n an enormous profit.
Xiao Chen had also heard some news about the Wanlong Merchant Association from Jin Dabao. They were a strong faction.
The Wan n had amassed a vast fortune. However, there had not been any stories of anyone trying to rob the Wan nwhich would be impossible without strength and some trump cards.
Otherwise, such a fatmb would have been swallowed up by some strong sects and Martial Sages.
Ying Yue continued, Four years ago, the Wan ns Young Master fell in love with Feng Feixue at first sight. So, he got the Wan n Elders to propose to Feng Feixue.
[Note: In traditional Chinese culture, a proposal is made by the males parents or elders to the females parents or elders. They are the ones who have the rights to decide whether to ept or not. In some variants, the male can make the proposal himself, but it will always be to the parents or elders of the female.]
The Wan n is much stronger than the Feng n. If the Feng n offended the Wan n, they would face difficulties doing business. Furthermore, there were many people in the upper echelons of the Feng n who wanted to use this opportunity to gain connections with the Wan n. So they agreed to this marriage.
Four years ago Xiao Chen recalled some matters of the past. It seemed like the first time he met Feng Feixue in Mohe City was four years ago.
Could it be that Feng Feixue hade to Mohe City then because of this matter? Did she anticipate such a day long ago?
Xiao Chen remained silent for a long time before asking, Princess Ying Yue, what exactly is the rtionship between Mohe Citys Xiao n and the Feng n?
Given Ying Yue and Feng Feixues friendship, plus the informationwork of the Great Qin Nations Royal Court, Ying Yue should know the answer to this. Xiao Chen had always harbored some suspicions about this. Finally, he could no longer resist his curiosity.
Ying Yue revealed a stunned expression. She said in surprise, Your father never told you?
Xiao Chen shook his head in reply.
Ying Yue said, Then I cannot tell you. All I want to know now is, will you fulfill the promise you made? To take up the responsibility to stop this marriage?
Taking up this responsibility meant bing enemies with the strongest merchant association in the Tianwu Continent. Xiao Chen may be strong now, but if he faced a powerful faction like that, it would be like flinging an egg at a rock.
Xiao Chen did not take long to decide. He calmly said, Since she asked, naturally, I will do my best to help.
Ying Yue smiled gently and said, Feng Feixue did not misjudge you. What you just said was worth her enduring so bitterly for four years.
I need to make some preparations first before I can follow you to the Imperial Capital.
Nodding, Ying Yue said, Then I will wait for you at Saber City. Feng Feixues father is there as well. The main thing is that the Feng ns old man just passed away. Her father cannot contain the situation any longer. Otherwise, she would be able to continue dragging this out.
I understand!
After Ying Yue left, Xiao Chen sat down in front of a small tree in the courtyard. He took out two medallions from the Universe Ring and fiddled with them in his hands. His eyes looked pensive.
Of the two medallions, one was the Supreme Sky Sects Clear Sky Medallion and the other was the Myriad Fiend Pces Heavenly Fiend Medallion. Either one allowed him to request the aid of a Martial Sage at a crucial moment.
With the favor of two Martial Sages, Xiao Chen would not have to fear any major factions in the Tianwu Continent. Martial Sages stood at the peak of this continent; they were not people any sect could afford to offend.
It is likely impossible for them to help me deal with the Wan n. However, they should be able to ensure that I do not die.
The two medallions floated in front of Xiao Chen as he made up his mind. In the end, he put away the Clear Sky Medallion and grasped the Heavenly Fiend Medallion tightly with his right hand.
It was best that Xiao Chen leave the Clear Sky Medallion for the Kunlun Realm. When all was said and done, the Wan n was just a merchant n. Just one Martial Sage should be able to protect him.
Pushing off the ground, Xiao Chen rode an Azure Dragon image, moving up and down in the sky. He quickly flew towards the Ancient Deste Land at a speed far surpassing that of Martial Monarchs of the same grade.
Ten dayster, Xiao Chen arrived where the Myriad Fiend Pce was in the Heavenly Extermination Lake. After he took out the Heavenly Fiend Medallion, Xiao Bais father, An Zixuan, came out to meet him.
After Xiao Chen exined what he was here for, An Zixuan took the Heavenly Fiend Medallion and smiled faintly. I was beginning to think that you will never use this Heavenly Fiend Medallion.
Xiao Chen asked with uncertainty, Senior, I wonder if you will agree to my request?
An Zixuan carefully put away the medallion and said softly, Although the Wan n is strong, they are, nevertheless, just businessmen. I can still ensure your safety. However, I have something I need your help with.
Xiao Chen performed a cupped-fist salute and said, Please, do tell me what is on your mind. If this junior can do it, I will do my best.
Chapter 626 - Uncontrollable Emotions
Chapter 626: Uncontroble Emotions
An Zixuan smiled and said, Xiao Bai, Jiang Zimo, and Mu Xinya are all in the Kunlun Realm already. When you go to the Kunlun Realm, do take care of them when you can.
Xiao Chen felt surprised. He said, I remember the three of them did not get into the top twenty, not attaining the Martial God Pces requirement.
An Zixuan exined, That Martial God Pce is the humans Martial God Pce. It is not the Fiends Martial God Pce.
Xiao Chen understood when he heard that. He said, I definitely will. The three of them are my friends. Even if Senior did not say anything, I would do it.
After leaving the Myriad Fiend Pce, Xiao Chen heaved a sigh of relief. After thinking for a while, he headed for the headquarters of the Great Tang Nations Golden Roc Merchant Association.
Xiao Chen did not really understand the power of the Wanlong Merchant Association. He had to find someone he could trust to gain more information about their strength. Of all the people Xiao Chen knew, only Jin Dabao had a good understanding of the Wan n.
Flying in the sky, Xiao Chen rode an Azure Dragon image and traveled nonstop to the Great Tang Nations Imperial Capital. His Azure Dragon Cloud Soaring Art started to show traces of breaking through while he moved at his maximum speed. This development was a pleasant surprise for him.
Ten dayster, Xiao Chen arrived at the Great Tang Nations Imperial Capital. However, Jin Dabao was not there. So he did not get to see him immediately. After spreading the word, he managed to find Jin Dabao three dayster.
Xiao Chen never enjoyed beating about the bush. He went straight to the point and exined why he was here.
After the fatty heard everything, he squinted andughed boisterously, To think that little bastard has such a day befalling him! Damn it. He had snatched away a significant amount of business from this Fat Lord.
Seeing Xiao Chens unhappy expression, Jin Dabao quickly said, A moment of excitement, its hard to control my emotions; my emotions got away from me. Old Brother Xiao Chen, dont take offense at that. Let me tell you all about the Wanlong Merchant Associations strength now.
Jin Dabao took a sip of wine and continued, Now that you have advanced to Martial Monarch, you probably do not care about the Wan ns Martial King experts. So I will not talk about them. The main thing would be the Martial Monarch experts hired by their merchant association.
The Wanlong Merchant Association had eighteenrge branches in the Tianwu Continent. Each branch had two Martial Monarch experts. Their cultivation ranged from peak Inferior Grade Martial Monarch to Medial Grade Martial Monarch.
After all, the Wanlong Merchant Association was wealthy and had vast resources. It would be hard to find an early Inferior Grade Martial Monarch in their ranks.
Just counting the Martial Monarchs in the branches, there were already thirty-six of themmuch more than what the Heavenly Saber Pavilion had.
On hearing the fattys words, Xiao Chen felt quite astonished in his heart. The peak force in the Tianwu Continent were Martial Sages. However, there were very few of them.
There were billions of people in the entire Sky Dome Realm. If all the Martial Sages of the Boundless Sea, Ancient Deste Land, and the Tianwu Continent were counted, the total would not exceed a hundred.
Rtive to the vast Sky Dome Realm, Martial Sages were rare. Furthermore, they would usually be busyprehending the Heavenly Dao; few of them would bother themselves with mundane matters.
Hence, in normal conflicts, the strongest cultivators that appeared would usually be Martial Monarchs. Martial Sages were pretty much a legend to most people.
Most people only heard of Martial Sages and had never seen one. In their eyes, a Martial Monarch was already a peak expert.
However, although the thirty-six Martial Monarchs were strong, Xiao Chen did not care about them. He would be fine as long as they were not Superior Grade Martial Monarchs.
Jin Dabao continued, This is just the strength of the branches. Their true strength is located in the Wanlong Merchant Associations headquarters, which has the Eight Great Guardian Deities.
The Eight Great Guardian Deities are a group of eight Superior Grade Martial Monarchs. They are very famous and extremely strong. Once, a peak Martial Monarch bandit wanted to loot the Wanlong Merchant Association. The Eight Great Guardian Deities worked together and destroyed him in less than a hundred moves.
Eight Great Guardian Deities Xiao Chen paid special note to this name. Then, he looked at Jin Dabao and said, That should not be all their power. Otherwise, it would be impossible for them to suppress your Jin n for so long.
Jin Dabao took a big gulp of wine and replied, Thats right. Rumors say that their Wan n has a Martial Sage holding down the fort. This is their greatest trump card.
After hearing Jin Dabaos exnation, Xiao Chen had a better understanding of the Wanlong Merchant Association.
Most people only knew of the eight Noble ns and the ten great sects of the Great Jin Nation. Unexpectedly, the Great Jin Nation still hid the Wanlong Merchant Association, which was as strong as the Noble ns. In terms of overall power, they might even be stronger than some of the Noble ns.
Thirty-six Martial Monarchs, Eight Great Guardian Deities, and a Martial Sage who stood at the peak. The Wan n was truly terrifying.
Seeing that Xiao Chen was about to leave, Fatty Jin hesitated for a while before deciding to tell Xiao Chen about Wan Feng. Old Brother Xiao Chen, the weing envoy this time seems to be rted to the Wan n. You better be prepared.
Xiao Chen paused for a moment. Then, he shook his head andughed bitterly. Just one Martial Sage already posed quite a problem for him. Unexpectedly, there was now the weing envoy.
However, Xiao Chen had already given his promise. He no longer had the opportunity to feel regrets. Even if there was a mountain of knives or a sea of fire before him, he had to go forward.
Jin Dabao watched as Xiao Chen left. His eyes squinted almost shut in a contemtive expression, and he muttered to himself, The Wan n is not that easy to deal with. It would be hard to do so by relying on just Xiao Chen.
After a long time, Jin Dabao seemed toe to a decision. He told the manservant beside him, Gather all the avable Martial Monarchs in the Golden Roc Merchant Association in the shortest time possible.
Also, invite Miss Su of the Heavenly Craft Manor. Damn it. This Fat Lord will bet everything on this.
Roar! Roar!
An Azure Dragon roared as Xiao Chen soared through the sky. He rode the Azure Dragon image as he flew nonstop to the Heavenly Saber Pavilion.
Traveling to the Ancient Deste Land and the Great Tang Nations Imperial Capital took Xiao Chen nearly a month. He did not want to keep Ying Yue waiting too long, so he rushed at his top speed.
Cultivators with good eyesight might discover an Azure Dragon swimming in the sky ten kilometers up. It scattered all the clouds blocking its way.
Xiao Chen stood on the dragons head, his white robes fluttering in the wind. No expression was visible on his delicate face.
Chi!
Suddenly, Xiao Chen felt like the Azure Dragon Cloud Soaring Art was about to break through from Small Perfection to Great Perfection. It felt fantastic. Without him having to circte it purposefully, the Azure Dragon Cloud Soaring Arts cirction method cycled automatically.
The Quintessence slowly flowed through the meridians. asionally, it would pass some of the minor meridians. Xiao Chen clearly felt the Azure Dragon below him growing excited. Its speed increased explosively, leaving small spatial cracks behind him.
Roar!
A resonant dragon roar rang out. The Azure Dragon Cloud Soaring Art finally reached Great Perfection. The Quintessencepleted a cycle and returned to the dantian. Then it started to circte in the cirction method for the Great Perfection Azure Dragon Cloud Soaring Art.
Xiu! Xiu!
Aside from the Azure Dragon image that Xiao Chen was riding, two more Azure Dragon images appeared at his side. Compared to earlier, his speed tripled, reaching Mach 8.
After training for two months and failing to break through this bottleneck, Xiao Chen finally seeded in such an unexpected and natural fashion. He felt that it was rather odd.
However, without those two months of training, umting a vast amount of experience, such a breakthrough would not have happened. In the end, it could simply be a matter of achieving sess when the conditions were right.
Azure Dragon Tail Whip!
Xiao Chen revealed a joyful expression. He executed Azure Dragon Tail Whip, and the three Azure Dragon images moved at the same time. Their tails swung and struck Xiao Chen heavily.
Hu Chi!
An arcing azure beam of light shed in the sky. Xiao Chen moved ten kilometers in an instant.
When Xiao Chen looked behind, a Xiao Chen still stood there ten kilometers backan afterimage left behind as a result of the extreme speed.
The afterimage slowly faded and disappeared after three breaths.
Xiao Chen smiled gently and said, Moving ten kilometers in an instant. I finally stand a chance at fleeing from a Martial Sage.
However, the Great Perfection Azure Dragon Cloud Soaring Art exhausts too much Quintessence. In normal battles, I will only need one Azure Dragon.
When Xiao Chen returned to the Heavenly Saber Pavilion, he headed to where Leng Tianhe stayed. When he found Leng Tianhe, he paid his respects and informed him of his intentions.
Senior, will you be willing to lend this junior the Divine Weapon?
If anyone else made this request of Leng Tianhe, he would have been sent flying with a p. The Divine Weapon was not something that one could borrow at will.
However, the person asking was Xiao Chen. Leng Tianhe could not help but contemte the request. After a long time, he slowly said, I can feel a Holy Seal in your mind. Since Liu Tianyu had given you this chance before, it would not be appropriate for me to reject you.
Hu!
Leng Tianhe casually waved his hand, and the wooden box containing the Divine Weapon flew over. Xiao Chen stretched out his hand and caught the wooden box. He said softly, Many thanks, Senior!
With the Divine Weapon, Xiao Chen felt a little more confident. However, he hoped that he would not need to use it. It would be enough to brandish it to scare the other party.
Finally, Xiao Chen took out the inner vest that the Supreme Sky Sect had given him. This item was a defensive-type Superior Grade Secret Treasure that could raise his defense by twenty percent.
The favor of the Myriad Fiend Pces An Zixuan, Jin Dabaos information, a defensive Superior Grade Secret Treasure, and the Divine Weapon Heavenly Universe Saber. Everything was ready.
Xiao Chen covered the wooden box containing the Divine Weapon with a ck cloth and carried it on his back. Then, he took a deep breath and headed towards Saber City.
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At an inn in Saber City, the Feng ns n Head, Feng Tianming, and Ying Yue had waited for Xiao Chen for more than a month.
At this moment, the two were seated at a tea table. An ancient tea set sat on the table with an incense burner ced on the upper right corner of the table. The incense burner gave off a pleasing fragrance, raising ones spirits.
Feng Tianming wore luxurious clothes, and his aura was withdrawn. He gently took a sip of tea and said, Princess Ying Yue, we have waited for very long already. I think Xiao Chen wont being.
Feng Tianming could not help his doubts. Currently, Xiao Chen had a great future ahead of him. He was the strongest of the younger generation, a King Grade True Dragon genius. After he ascended to the Kunlun Realm, he would reach Martial Sage at the minimum.
If Xiao Chen was more fortunate, he might be the second Thunder Emperor.
Why would Xiao Chen offend the influential Wan n, bringing suffering upon himself for the sake of a promise from four years ago? After all, Xiao Chen had not truly matured yet.
Ying Yue set down the teacup in her hand. With a faint smile on her beautiful face, she replied, Rx. I understand him. And so did Feixue. Otherwise, she would not have endured this for four years for his sake.
Chapter 627 - Xiao Chen’s Decision
Chapter 627: Xiao Chens Decision
Feng Tianming released a drawn-out sigh. He had a helpless expression as he said, If I had only been able to advance to Martial Sage like great-grandfather did, Xue`er would not have to suffer like this.
Then, I would not have toe and find Xiao Chen. Our Feng n owes his Xiao n too much already.
Feng Tianming wished from the bottom of his heart that he did not have to trouble Xiao Chen. However, now that his great-grandfather had passed away, he could not control the vast Feng n alone. Many people eyed the position of n Head and used the excuse of Feng Feixues marriage to attack him.
For Feng Tianming to shut those people up and not wrong Feng Feixue, he could only ask Xiao Chen for help.
Ying Yue said softly, Its fine. Even if Xiao Chen knew why your cousin left the Xiao n, he would not break his own promise.
[Note: In Chinese, the word for cousin is more specific. In this case, it is a younger female patrilineal cousin, or younger female cousin on the fathers side.]
I have no doubt that Xiao Chen will do what he said. That is how he is. He will not go back on a promise. Once he makes a promise, he will do his best to keep it.
Dong! Dong! Dong!
As the two were chatting, someone knocked on the door. Feng Tianming went to open the door and found it to be one of the inns waiters.
Esteemed guest, there is a white-robed desman downstairs who says he wants to meet you.
Ying Yue and Feng Tianming exchanged nces, revealing expressions of joy. Xiao Chen had finally arrived.
It was not difficult for Xiao Chen to discover the whereabouts of Ying Yue and Feng Tianming in Saber City. The City Lords Residence would keep track of such important personages at all times without fail.
Xiao Chen carried the wooden box covered with a ck cloth on his back as he followed the waiter. Soon, he arrived at Ying Yues booth.
Sorry, I had too much to prepare and made the two of you wait, Xiao Chen said apologetically, performing a cupped-fist salute.
When Feng Tianming felt Xiao Chens vast Quintessence, astonishment shed in his eyes. Aplicated expression appeared even deeper in their depths.
Ying Yue stood up and said, It is not a problem. Lets go now. This is the Feng ns n Head, Feng Tianming. He is also Feng Feixues father.
Feng Tianming recovered his wits and said earnestly, Many thanks for your help. We are in quite a rush, so I will exin some things to you along the way. Lets use my flying Spirit Beast to return to the Imperial Capital.
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High up in the sky, a giant golden bird with a wingspan of more than a hundred meters tore through the clouds at Mach 6, ripping space as it flew.
Aside from Xiao Chen, Ying Yue, and Feng Tianming, there were the five guards of Feng Tianming. The guards were all peak Inferior Grade Martial Monarchs. When working together, they were a strongbat force.
Feng Tianming exined some of the details to Xiao Chen. The Martial Sage elder of the Feng n had passed away, which provoked some of his older brothers into vying for the n Head position.
Using Feng Tianmings rejection of the marriage proposal from the Wan n as a pretext, they conspired to make things difficult for him. They were forcing him to fulfill the promise made in the past to let the Wan ns Young Master and Feng Feixue marry quickly.
Feng Tianming respected Feng Feixues decision. Seeing that she did not agree to this, he ended up in a deadlock with those people.
Furthermore, for some reason, the Wan ns attitude became unusually unyielding. With the support of the Wan n, these people ced Feng Feixue under house arrest, not allowing her out.
After Xiao Chen heard all this, he entered deep thought. Then, he said, You seem to imply that once I go there, they will no longer force Feng Feixue into marriage?
Feng Tianming remained silent for a while before replying, That is right. The Xiao n and the Feng n have always been connected through marriage for the past thousand years. This was the rule set by the ancestors. It only ended in your parents generation. The Feng n finally put an end to it because the Azure Dragon Martial Spirit vanished and the Xiao n had declined considerably.
Now, you possess the Azure Dragon Martial Spirit, and you are the top rank of the True Dragon Ranking. If you tell them you want to marry Feng Feixue, they will not dare to say anything.
After giving this exnation, Feng Tianming carefully observed Xiao Chens expression. After all, his cousin was Xiao Chens birth mother.
Because Feng Tianmings cousin looked down on the cultivation of Xiao Chens father and that the marriage was an arranged one, she did not have any feeling for Xiao Chens father. So, after giving birth to Xiao Chen, she left the Xiao n.
To Xiao Chens father, her abandonment was a great humiliation. Feng Tianming was afraid that it would rouse Xiao Chens displeasure.
Xiao Chens expression remained unchanged. However, his mind now turned chaotic. No wonder his father refused to even meet with Feng Feixue when she came to the Xiao n.
It is also no wonder why Xiao Chens father refused to ask the Feng n for help, even during the Xiao ns most critical moment.
It turned out that Xiao Chens father had been humiliated this way in the past. His wife wanted to cut all ties to him so desperately that she did not even want the son she just gave birth to. Such a rejection would hurt the pride of any man.
Xiao Chen collected himself and said, Lets talk more when we arrive. The matters of my fathers generation do not concern me. It will not affect my decision.
Hearing this, Feng Tianming heaved a sigh of relief and did not say anything more.
Five dayster, after flying past many cities, the group finally arrived at the bustling Imperial Capital. Then, theynded at the gates of the Feng ns vast residence.
Greetings, n Head!
Greetings, n Head!
The two guards at the gates bowed and greeted Feng Tianming respectfully. Someone that seemed to be the housekeeper came out.
Then, Feng Tianming quickly led the group into the residence. The Feng ns estate was huge; they went past several courtyards and gardens, meeting many people.
Some of these people stared at Xiao Chen, whispering to each other, debating whether he was the White Robed desman, the King Grade True Dragon of the True Dragon Ranking.
Uncle Fu, please call my brothers into the great hall. I have something to say to them, Feng Tianming said to the person who looked like a housekeeper.
There is no need. I am already here!
Just at this moment, a middle-aged man leading arge group of people came over from a corner in front and arrived before Feng Tianming and the others.
This man was Feng Tianmings Eldest Brother, Feng Tianhua. An unfeeling smile hung on his face and a sword on his waist. His cold eyes looked sinister, like a venomous snake in the dark of the night.
Feng Tianming ignored the other partys attitude. He said, You came at a good time. I have something to tell you.
Feng Tianhua chuckled and countered, I have something to tell you as well. Tianming, you came back at the right time.
Feng Tianming frowned slightly. He did not know what the other party was thinking. He said, Come with me to the great hall first. Then, we will gather all the n elders. I will tell you about the matter at that time.
Ha ha, there is no need to summon the elders. Feng Tianhua smiled sinisterly. The Wan ns people already took Niece Feixue and her aunt to the Great Jin Nation three days ago.
In seven days, the Wan n will host the wedding ceremony. At that time, all the famous people who matter in the continent will be there to attend the wedding.
After Feng Tianhua said that, Xiao Chen and the others were stunned. Feng Tianming burst out in anger, Feng Tianhua, who exactly is the n Head? Do you really want me to send you to the ns disciplinary hall?
Send me to the disciplinary hall?
Smiling coldly, Feng Tianhua demanded, What right do you have to send me to the disciplinary hall? Do you know what rtionship the weing envoy from the upper realm has with the Wan n?
How stupid! The Feng n was nearly destroyed because of you. Do you even know that?!
The weing envoy is the grandson of the Wan ns bigshot. Three days ago, that weing envoy personally led people over to take Niece Feixue.
Feng Tianhua said everything very rapidly. As he spoke, the air seemed to solidify.
Feng Tianmings expression could not help but change. He had not expected matters to be this problematic. He muttered to himself, There had been rumors long ago that the Wan ns Martial Sage went to a lot of effort to send his grandson to the upper realm from Dragon Sealing City ten years ago. Unexpectedly, that fellow managed to seed.
For Wan Feng to be able to be the Martial God Pces weing envoy, he had to be pretty strong even in the Kunlun Realm. This also meant that the Wan ns connections had broadened.
Just with this trip, Wan Feng had opened up a connection for the Wan n to the upper realm. This connection would cement the Wan ns position in the Tianwu Continent even more firmly for the next millennium.
Feng Tianhuas cold smile widened. He shouted sternly, Now do you know who the true wrongdoer of the Feng n is? The marriage with the Wan n only holds benefits and no harm for us, yet you kept putting it off. You are merely thinking of pushing our Feng n to death.
What qualifications does someone like you, someone who can only think of his own interest, have to be the Feng ns n Head? You do not even care about the Feng ns business or the interest of others. How are you not ashamed to remain on the seat of the n Head?
Having the support of the Wan n, Feng Tianhua did not even care about Feng Tianming. With the resources provided by the Wan n, he had bought several in the upper echelons to his side.
Now, Feng Tianhua tried to use the situation to depose Feng Tianming as n Head, so he could be the n Head himself and fulfill his decades-long dream.
Feng Tianhua took another step forward and pointed at Feng Tianming. Thirty years ago, when the old man selected you to be the n Head, I was already unhappy about it. Look at the Feng n now. We have almost fallen behind the Great Tang Nations Jin n. What capabilities do you have to be the n Head?!
Chapter 628 - Be Decisive if You Are a Man
Chapter 628: Be Decisive if You Are a Man
The many people behind Feng Tianhua were his supporters. They all stepped forward and started to point out Feng Tianmings faults as well, criticizing him.
They raised their voices, overwhelming the angry Feng Tianming, forcing him back.
Feng Tianming was furious in his heart. Not only did Feng Tianhua sell his daughter, he even kept reprimanding him about various faults, intent on pulling him off the n Head position.
They were practically unreasonable. Even Feng Tianmings other brothers and friends of the same generation stood on Feng Tianhuas side. The situation made it hard for him to dispute anything; he could not even exin himself.
Feng Tianming, Ill give you some face. Abdicate the n Heads position. Otherwise, when I summon the elders and oust you, you will ount for all your wrongdoings there. Not only will you lose the n Heads position, but you will also be thrown into the disciplinary hall!
Feng Tianhua revealed a sinister smile. He looked very confident as if the n Head position was already in the bag and nothing could change the situation.
Brother Tianming, since ancient times, the n Head position has always been held by the capable. Since you are not capable, you should just abdicate voluntarily.
Anyway, even if we summoned the elders, our vote will be for Big Brother Tianming. Whether you abdicate or not will make no difference.
Just abdicate right away. Since youck the ability, stop hogging the position.
The group of people behind Feng Tianhua all voiced their opinions, applying enormous pressure on Feng Tianming.
Feng Tianhuas lips curled up in a sneer. He looked at Feng Tianming and quietly waited for an answer.
How boring!
Xiao Chen simply could not tolerate listening to this gaggle any further. He did not know why Feng Tianming was still hesitating. Since the other party was pushing him to his death, why was he still dragging his feet over this?
Feng Feixue had already been taken away. The important thing was to quickly rush to the Great Jin Nation and bring her back. They did not have time to waste dealing with this pack of wolves here.
Be decisive if you are a man!
Roar!
A dragon roar came from Xiao Chens body. He remained expressionless, impatient of all the nonsense. Suddenly, he used Berserk Dragon and attacked Feng Tianhua.
A dragon roared ferociously, and an Azure Dragon image instantly appeared below Xiao Chens feet, moving up and down. As the dragon head on his fist flew forward, it carried a fierce surging wind.
The momentum of this punch was astonishing. The attack was boundlessly bold and powerful,ing out of the blue. It startled Feng Tianhua, who was waiting for an answer.
Feng Tianhua had not expected that someone would attack him here. Furthermore, the attacker was so ruthless.
Caught off-guard, Feng Tianhua did not even have an opportunity to draw his sword. He took one step back and punched with his right fist, sending out a surging Quintessence in an attempt to block Xiao Chens blow.
Bang!
The two punches shed, producing a violent explosion that formed horrifying shock waves. The st forced the surrounding people away.
Two sturdy pirs at the side cracked so much that they looked like they would fall over at any moment.
Feng Tianhua tasted something sweet in his mouth, and blood immediately spilled out of the corner of his lips. Xiao Chens force had shattered his Quintessence and injured his internal organs.
Who are you?! How dare you behave so wildly in the Feng n?! Are you tired of life? Feng Tianhua shouted furiously.
Xiao Chen did not bother saying anything to him. Feng Tianhua was a Medial Grade Martial Monarch. Xiao Chen had to take advantage of the edge his punch had given him to take Feng Tianhua down.
Otherwise, if Feng Tianhua recovered his wits and adjusted to the rhythm of the battle, Xiao Chen might be in trouble.
The Azure Dragon image below Xiao Chen roared continuously. As it moved up and down, Xiao Chen arrived before Feng Tianhua in the blink of an eye.
Xiao Chen circted all his Vital Qi and formed a fist and a w. Without using Quintessence, he could bring out five hundred kilograms of force. His attacking speed was incredibly fast. Circting Vital Qi was much faster than circting Quintessence.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Feng Tianhua had circted his Quintessence only halfway for his move when Xiao Chen pushed him back. A gale howled, and wounds of various sizes suddenly covered his body.
Damn it! Scram!
After being forced into a miserable state by a junior before everyone, Feng Tianhua finally became furious. Burning Quintessence immediately covered his body.
Tianhua had to burn his Quintessence!
The people around them were incredibly astonished. Feng Tianhua had long been a Medial Grade Martial Monarch already. Unexpectedly, he had to burn his Quintessence so quickly into the fight.
What was even more surprising was that Feng Tianhua, who had burned his Quintessence, failed to push back Xiao Chen when they shed head-on.
Xiao Chen was not surprised at Feng Tianhua burning his Quintessence; he had already expected him to do so. Xiao Chens Vital Qi and Quintessence had been merging even before this, and he had never stopped attacking.
A surging shock wave burst forth; ripples spread out in the air. Feng Tianhua took ten steps back, but Xiao Chen took only eight.
Boom!
The corridor they were at could no longer withstand the pressure from the twos fight. With a loud sound, the entire ce copsed, turning into rubble.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
The two attacked at the same time again. The decorative boulders shattered, sted into dust and disappearing with the wind.
When Feng Tianhua saw that he still did not have the upper hand despite burning his Quintessence, his face became terrifyingly gloomy. He quickly moved his right hand and grasped the sword hilt at his waist.
Elder Brother Tianhua is going to draw his sword. That brat is a goner for sure.
Thats right. Elder Brother Tianhuas sword intent has reached forty percentprehension. After he draws his sword, he will be able to finish off this person in ten moves.
No doubt this brat will die today. Even if Feng Tianming shields him, it will be no use.
All of Feng Tianhuas supporters spoke out. They were clearly frustrated at Xiao Chens sudden appearance.
Xiu!
Feng Tianhua drew his sword, and a surging sword intent spread out. His entire sword trembled continuously. In that instant, all the swords around could not help but vibrate in harmony with his.
He leaped up with a venomous look in his eyes. His Quintessence gathered on his sword and created a sharp sword light together with his forty-percentprehended sword intent.
Feng Tianhuas supporters immediately revealed expressions of joy. After they defeated this brat, they would be able to add one more to Feng Tianmings list of wrongdoings.
Qiang! Qiang!
However, before Feng Tianhuas supporters could stop smiling, Xiao Chen already drew his Lunar Shadow Saber from its scabbard. He used his sixty-percentprehended saber intent and his Quintessence to form a dazzling purple saber light.
Ka ca!
When the saber light and sword light shed, the sword light did not stand a chance. It broke in half like an ordinary piece of wood.
When Feng Tianhuas sword light disappeared, only half his sword remained. The other half had shattered in the air and rained down metal scraps, creating tiny tears in space.
With one move, Xiao Chen broke his opponents sword in half, defeating him.
Such strength left not only Feng Tianhuas supporters dumbfounded, even Feng Tianming himself was astonished, his mouth gaping open wide.
Feng Tianhua had used this sword for several decades. He had already established a deep connection with it. When the sword broke, he immediately vomited a mouthful of blood.
Feng Tianhua revealed an expression of disbelief on his pale face. He asked, Who in the world are you?
There is no need for someone who is about to die to ask so many questions!
Xiao Chen stomped on the ground and hacked out with his saber continuously. Saber lights rained down like a storm as he took advantage of Feng Tianhuas weaponless state to try and kill him.
A strong aura enveloped Xiao Chen. From his posture, it looked like he intended to kill Feng Tianhua, not even allowing him a chance to flee.
The expressions of Feng Tianhuas supporters immediately changed. They quickly leaped into the air and attacked Xiao Chen, trying to save Feng Tianhua.
However, these people were only half-step Martial Monarchs. After all, Martial Monarchs are not exactlymon.
The attacks of Essence could not break Xiao Chens Quintessence shield, so there was no need for him to pay them too much mind. All he had to do was avoid their killing moves.
After heavily injuring Feng Tianhua, Xiao Chen shifted his gaze to the minor characters. He used the Thunder Shadow Chop, and afterimages flickered.
He sent out seven attacks instantly, knocking down all the people harassing him. They all keeled over in pain.
Feng Tianhua and his group all fell to Xiao Chens hand quickly. They no longer had the imposing air they had previously. No one dared to say anything.
Ying Yue watched as Xiao Chen sheathed his saber. A look of appreciation shed in her pretty eyes. She asked softly, Mister Feng, are you still unable to make the decision?
They have the Wan n to support them, but you have the support of the Great Qin Nations Royal Court. The Royal Court will never stand by idly and watch the Feng ns business get swallowed up by the Wan n.
Feng Mingtians heart turned cold; he knew that there was no going back. He instructed the five people behind him, These people are colluding with outsiders to harm the n. Kill them all, and show no mercy!
Xiao Chen ignored the five guards who started killing. He walked directly to Feng Tianming and said, Prepare the best warship. We have to make use of the next seven days to catch up.
Feng Tianming shook his head and said, Seven days would not be enough for an ordinary warship to reach the Great Jin Nation. Im sure that Wan Feng is using the Martial God Pces warship.
After muttering to herself, Ying Yue said, Use our Imperial Dragon Legions gship, the Imperial Dragon. Although it is notparable to the Martial God Pces warship, if you pick the right route, you should be able to arrive in five days.
Feng Tianmings eyes lit up. He said hurriedly, Many thanks, Princess Ying Yue.
She smiled gently and said, I cannot leave the Great Qin Nation, so I will not be able to follow you. I will send some people to coordinate with you at the border.
The Great Qin Nation could not openly offend the Wan n. Xiao Chen and Feng Tianming understood this. For Ying Yue to lend them the Imperial Dragon Legions gship was already a great help.
After Feng Tianming exhibited a heavy hand, the chaotic situation finally stabilized. As for gathering the elders, he no longer had time to bother with it.
Feng Tianming held a map in the great hall. He discussed the best route with his five guards.
Flying in a straight line was impossible. Some ces hadrge numbers of horrifying high-ranked flying Spirit Beasts blocking the way.
Some ces had spatial storms that would shred anything that flew into those areas to bits. Some ces were the territories of ancient ns; they could not enter that airspace without permission.
If they followed the regr trade routes, it would take them seven days to reach the Wan ns headquarters in the Great Jin Nation from the Imperial Capital, even if they used the Imperial Dragon Legions gship.
Hence, they had to pick areas that they would normally avoid and break through forcefully to save some time.
Xiao Chen ced the wooden box wrapped in ck cloth behind him on the table. Then, he sat down and rested.
After about fifteen minutes:
Xiao Chen, we have picked the route. We n to make the breakthrough in the airspace of ck Smoke Mountain Range. This will allow us to save two days.
Chapter 629 - Forcefully Breaking Through
Chapter 629: Forcefully Breaking Through
Feng Tianming came over to Xiao Chen and informed him of the n. After seeing Xiao Chens strength, he now could no longer ignore him. So he came over to seek his opinion.
Xiao Chen knew a little about the ck Smoke Mountain Range. Rank 7 Spirit Beasts, ck Smoke Condors, inhabited the highest peaks of the mountain range.
Although a ck Smoke Condors rank was not high, it traveled in flocks of several thousands.
Most merchants would go around the ck Smoke Mountain Range, taking a longer route. Although doing so wasted some time, it was safer.
There are three ces where we can force a breakthrough. We feel that the ck Smoke Mountain Range is the easiest. The other two ces pose more problems.
Then, Feng Tianming exined the situation of the other two ces to Xiao Chen in detail. Xiao Chen felt there was nothing wrong, so he agreed with making the breakthrough at ck Smoke Mountain Range.
Feng Tianmings gaze fell onto the wooden box wrapped in ck cloth. Although he was curious, he refrained from asking about it.
After one hour, the vast golden Imperial Dragon Legion gship flew over. No one bothered with saying anything; they immediately boarded and departed.
When the Imperial Dragon moved at full speed, it could fly at Mach 7, significantly faster than a regr Martial Monarch. Furthermore, it did not need to stop and rest. It was the ideal vessel for rushing on a long journey.
A faint protective barrier formed around the warship, blocking the blowing wind. Feng Tianming stood on the bow, looking very sullen. The Wan n had a Martial Sage. If they were not willing to hand Feng Feixue over, he did not know what to do.
Feng Feixue definitely did not go willingly. Without the aid of Feng Tianhua and the others, Wan Feng could not possibly have taken her away.
Had Feng Tianming steeled himself to kill Feng Tianhua earlier, things would not have be asplicated as they were now. Feng Tianming felt very responsible for the current situation.
Xiao Chen, what is yourbat prowess like now?
Given that things had alreadye this far, there was no point brooding about it. Feng Tianming collected himself and started to chat with Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen was only an Inferior Grade Martial Monarch, but he was able to fight the Medial Grade Martial Monarch Feng Tianhua until Feng Tianhua could not retaliate. Feng Tianming was sincerely interested in knowing what Xiao Chens true strength was.
If we are going by the standards of the Sky Dome Realm, a regr Superior Grade Martial Monarch would not be a match for me. However, it is hard to say for a Martial Monarch of the Kunlun Realm. Xiao Chen did not hide anything, answering with the truth directly.
Feng Tianming felt astonished. This was a fearsomebat prowess, but Xiao Chen could speak about it so casually.
However, Xiao Chen no longer measured himself by the Sky Dome Realms standards. Such an attitude was easy to understand.
Spiritual Energy was dense in the Kunlun Realm, several times denser than in the lower realms. The same Inferior Grade Martial Monarch in the Kunlun Realm might have much more Essence umted.
Rumor said that the bottlenecks of cultivators in the Kunlun Realm were much harder to break. However, once they seeded in breaking through, the benefits they gained could not bepared to those received in the lower realms.
There were also many more high-ranked Cultivation Techniques in the Kunlun Realm than the Sky Dome Realm. The quality of their Martial Monarchs was much better than that of the lower realms.
Along the way, the group did not run into any trouble. Soon, the ck Smoke Mountain Range appeared before them. A pitch-ck cloud hovered around the summits of the various peaks.
When the Imperial Dragon appeared, the dark clouds started moving quickly.
As the warship proceeded into the mountain range, the group discovered that the so-called dark clouds were actually huge flocks of ck Smoke Condors. The vast numbers of them nketed the sky. Just such a sight woke fear in the heart.
Feng Tianming said somewhat nervously, The protective barrier will not be able to block all the ck Smoke Condors. The beaks of these ck Smoke Condors are extremely sharp; they can pierce through any metal.
We need to kill the ck Smoke Condors that get past the barrier in the shortest time possible. Otherwise, if they pierce the warship with their beaks, we will have tond.
The situation was dire. Xiao Chen understood that Feng Tianming was not exaggerating. He ced his right hand on his sabers hilt and waited quietly for the ck Smoke Condors to attack.
There was no one from the Royal Court on the Imperial Dragon. Feng Tianmings five guards operated the warship. They could only rely on Xiao Chen and Feng Tianming for defense.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
The ck shadow that covered the sky now approached. At a closer look, it consisted of many ck Smoke Condors that had tough bodies and gave off dense ck auras.
The ck Smoke Condors beaks were like metal hooks, and their ws were more resilient than Frost Iron. They struck the defensive barrier of the Imperial Dragon relentlessly. At this moment, therge warship seemed as tiny as an ant. It shook left and right, rocking continuously.
Xiao Chen stood on the deck with his eyes closed. However, he spread out his Spiritual Sense to every corner of the warship, not missing even a single spot.
Feng Tianming clearly had a gloomy look. If it were not for the fact that he needed the two days gained from this route, he would have never taken this risk.
Ka!
With a crunch, a tiny crack appeared in the protective barrier. Soon, a hole opened, and a ck Smoke Condor wed its way in.
Xiu!
Before the ck Smoke Condor could move, it saw a sh of saber light. The huge ck Smoke Condor immediately split into two.
Seeing Xiao Chen kill a ck Smoke Condor at lightning speed with one move, Feng Tianming rxed, his expression softening. He flew over to the hole and ced his hands on the barrier.
Quintessence surged out of Feng Tianmings hands, quickly mending the hole.
A defensive formation on the warship was responsible for maintaining the barrier. As long as the formation did not break, he could fix the barrier in an instant. This was the reason why Feng Tianming chose this ce to make the breakthrough.
Ka! Ka! Ka! Ka!
Several holes opened in session. Ten ck Smoke Condors came in from all directions, and a ferocious aura spread out. These ck Smoke Condors were very crafty; they did not sh head-on with Xiao Chen. Instead, they flew towards the deck and sides of the warship, thinking of wrecking it.
Thunder Shadow Chop!
Xiao Chen soared into the air, and the Azure Dragon image moved up and down below him. He took seven steps in midair, ying a ck Smoke Condor with each attack.
Then, the seven afterimages merged, and Xiao Chen sent out a strong attack that instantly killed the remaining three ck Smoke Condors. He did not leave them any chance of survival.
Xiao Chen, do you need any help? Feng Tianming asked as he fixed the holes.
Xiao Chen replied, Theres no need. Just focus on fixing the holes.
The two divided the work: Xiao Chen killed the ck Smoke Condors that entered, and Feng Tianming focused on fixing the holes. As the warship advanced, it shook intensely.
The most dangerous moment was when over a hundred holes opened simultaneously. Xiao Chen used the Thunder Shadow Chop five times in session but still failed to get rid of all the ck Smoke Condors in time.
One ck Smoke Condor managed tond on the deck and peck it. A deep crack immediately appeared on the tough deck.
At this crucial moment, Xiao Chen used the Purple Thunder Arrow to destroy the ck Smoke Condor, narrowly avoiding disaster.
After flying like this for four hours, the Imperial Dragon left the ck Smoke Mountain Range several hundred kilometerster, and the relentless ck Smoke Condors slowly turned around and left.
When the dark cloud disappeared and the sun reappeared, the two of them heaved a sigh of relief at the same time.
Feng Tianming said in a somewhat celebratory manner, Fortunately, we managed to survive. The Spirit Stones on the warship are almost exhausted. They would not havested another fifteen minutes.
The protective barrier around the warship looked distinctly dimmer. Its defensive capabilities were at least ten times weaker. Feng Tianming had spoken the truth.
Just at this moment, Xiao Chen suddenly frowned. He said hastily, There is danger! Raise your Quintessence shield!
Feng Tianmings face sank. Although he felt shocked, he still did as Xiao Chen said. Quintessence spread out from his entire body, forming a near-solid membrane of light.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Ten dazzling beams of light shot over from several kilometers away, striking the incredibly dim defensive barrier. All this happened in an instant, not even giving the Imperial Dragon time to turn around.
Bang!
An intense explosion resounded, and the Imperial Dragon blew up in midair. The warship turned into a ball of light, and countless fragments flew everywhere. Xiao Chen and the others fell rapidly towards the ground.
In the skies far away, ten warships flew side by side. When a person standing on the bow of the lead warship saw the Imperial Dragon turn into a ball of light, he smiled faintly and said, Not even worth one strike. Lets go.
Ten shots of an Ancient Demonic Energy Cannon used up ten thousand Superior Grade Spirit Stones. Even if the Imperial Dragons defensive barrier were perfectly fine, it would still shatterall the more so now.
Xiao Chen and Feng Tianming put up Quintessence shields in advance. As the warship had taken the brunt of the Ancient Demonic Energy Cannons attack, they did not receive any severe injuries.
Although the five guards did not manage to receive the warning in time, they had been inside the warship, which buffered the blow they suffered, and their injuries were light.
However, with the warship now destroyed, rushing over before Feng Feixues wedding would be impossible.
When the few of themnded, Feng Tianming said furiously, The Wan ns people are too extreme. They actually set up an ambush for us here in advance.
With the warship lost, they would not be able to rush over in time. When the wedding was over and everything was done, the rice would be cooked. No one would be able to salvage the situation then.
[Note: The rice would be cooked: In Chinese culture, the virginity of a woman was extremely important. This idiom refers to the fact that once virginity is taken, the loss cannot be reversed, just like how rice cannot be uncooked.]
Xiao Chen remained silent. Then, he looked over Feng Tianmings guards before pulling off the strip of blue cloth on his forehead. He said, Lets ride on my throne. It is slower than the Imperial Dragon, but it is faster than flying as cultivators.
The explosive speed of a cultivator was faster than a regr warship. However, cultivators had to replenish their Quintessence. Traveling that way was not as effective as using a Secret Treasure.
A scarlet light shed, and a mysterious scarlet throne floated quietly on a clump of scarlet clouds.
Xiao Chen moved first andnded on the throne. Then he said calmly, Come up quickly. I will fly at full speed. We should still be able to make it in time.
Feng Tianming and his guards stood on the clouds with astonished expressions, clearly marveling at this Secret Treasure.
Xiu!
A scarlet light shed when Xiao Chenunched the scarlet throne, turning into a beam of scarlet light in the sky as they quickly headed for the Great Jin Nation.
Feng Tianming smiled joyfully. Xiao Chen, fortunately, you still have this move. Otherwise, our efforts would all be for naught.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly and did not deny it. He kept his Spiritual Sense out, monitoring the expressions of Feng Tianmings guards.
After a while, Xiao Chen withdrew his Spiritual Sense. Soon, he managed to figure something out.
The headquarters of the Wanlong Merchant Association was an independent city in the Great Jin Nation. It was called Wan n City. This city was several timesrger than Mohe City.
Three dayster, the group arrived outside Wan n City. Rednterns festooned the city walls. Decorations also garnished the city gate, giving it a festive appearance. Many people entered the city.
Ha ha! The wedding of the Wan ns Young Master is really grand. I hear that the Ten Great Sects and eight Noble ns will being to offer their blessings.
Chapter 630 - Vile Traitor
Chapter 630: Vile Traitor
That is natural. The Wan ns wealth about rivals the nations. The ten great sects and eight Noble ns do business with them. Now that the Wan ns Young Master is getting married, they have to give them some face.
I heard that the bride is a top-grade beauty. She is the person behind the Feng Yu Merchant Association. With this strong alliance, the Wan n will only get stronger in the future.
Lets stop talking and get in quick. The wedding is tomorrow. We have to go and take a look.
When Xiao Chen, Feng Tianming, and the others were not far from the city, they heard the discussions of the people around them.
Feng Tianming sighed and said, At least we did not arrivete. If it had taken us one more day, it would really be toote to do anything.
Xiao Chen said calmly, Lets enter the city and find somewhere to sit first. During the wedding tomorrow, all we have to do is rify things with the Wan ns people.
After a while, the group paid the entry toll and sessfully entered the city.
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Even though night had fallen, Wan n City was still brightly lit and very bustling. Lanterns and banners festooned the city; jubilee filled the streets.
Xiao Chen closed his eyes and cultivated in his room at the inn. Suddenly, he opened his eyes, and his lips curled up. Smiling faintly, he said, You finally revealed your tail.
Xiao Chens Spirit Sense caught one of Feng Tianmings guards sneakily opening the door and checking for people.
Then, that guard quickly slipped out of the inn and made his way through the city.
Xiao Chen opened the window and followed using his Spiritual Sense. His eyes turned cold as a faint murderous intent appeared in their depths.
Aside from Xiao Chen and Feng Tianming, only the five guards knew about the n to break through at the ck Smoke Mountain Range.
Although Feng Tianming did not doubt these guards who had followed him for many years, Xiao Chen did.
There could not have been such a coincidence, where the Imperial Dragon received ten shots from Ancient Demonic Energy Cannons just when its defenses were at its weakest.
There must have been an informant. When Xiao Chen released the scarlet throne, he had been observing the expressions of the five guards. He did not fail to notice the emotional fluctuations of this guard called Zhang Heng.
Indeed, the moment the group arrived in Wan n City, this Zhang Heng could not hold himself back.
This person was very cautious. It was like he felt someone was following him. He sent out his perception several times to check the area. He performed many feints, trying to lure his stalker out.
Unfortunately, Xiao Chens Spiritual Sense could track Zhang Heng from five kilometers away. With Zhang Hengs perception, he would not be able to detect Xiao Chen.
When he failed to detect anyone despite several attempts, Zhang Heng felt that he was overthinking this. So he started to move at full speed.
After a while, Zhang Heng arrived at an isted pavilion. Cultivators dressed in the Wan ns uniform stood guard in front of it.
Zhang Heng handed over a token, and the guards immediately let him inside. Guards filled every corner of this pavilion. Clearly, this was an important ce for the Wan n.
However, Xiao Chen had his Spiritual Sense; he did not need to enter the pavilion. He drifted down onto a roof and followed Zhang Heng, seeing the situation inside clearly.
Zhang Heng came to a room in the pavilion, and two people were already inside waiting. Xiao Chen recalled the appearance of one of them.
This person was the Martial God Pces weing envoy. The person standing beside him wore luxurious clothes and a decorative hat.
Like Wan Feng, that person was a handsome youth. However, that person also gave off a mundane feeling. Between the two, that persons aura was much weaker.
When the two spoke, Xiao Chen found out who was that person. Wan Feng called him Wan Shan, the person marrying Feng Feixue.
When Wan Shan saw Zhang Heng, he was surprised. The news I received was that you crashed near ck Smoke Mountain Range. How did you arrive in Wan n City so fast?
Zhang Heng did not hide anything. He said, Xiao Chen had a strange throne Secret Treasure. When it flew, it did not consume Spiritual Energy. Furthermore, it moved very fast. Without that throne, Feng Tianming would not have been able to arrive so quickly.
Wan Shan frowned slightly and said, The King Grade True Dragon genius, the White Robed desman Xiao Chen?
Zhang Heng nodded and said, Thats right. It is him. The Xiao ns and the Feng ns ancestors seem to have had some kind of marriage arrangement. So Feng Tianming brought him over.
These ten thousand Superior Grade Spirit Stones are for you as well as a Void Breaking Pill. Tell me where they are staying, and you may leave.
Wan Shan had not expected this matter to involve Xiao Chen. He felt a headacheing as he took out a spatial ring and tossed it to Zhang Heng, then waved him away.
When Zhang Heng received the benefits that he sought, he revealed an excited expression. He took his leave, feeling satisfied.
Cousin, this Xiao Chen is not easy to deal with. Previously, Sima Lingxuan, who advanced to Martial Monarch, did notst even one move against him. I have no idea what the limits to his strength are.
[Note: Cousin, in this case, refers to an older male patrilineal cousin, or an older male cousin on the fathers side.]
Wan Shan looked at Wan Feng at the side and added, Furthermore, my grandfather says that it is not convenient to make a move against him. Xiao Chen has the Luck of the Sky Dome Realm. Even when Martial Sages attack him, there will be consequences.
Wan Feng smiled faintly and said, How strong can a lower-realm Martial Monarch be? Rest assured. Just go enjoy your beauty, and leave this Xiao Chen to me.
Seeing that Wan Shan still seemed to be worried, Wan Feng added softly, In terms of the Sky Dome Realm, that Zhang Heng from earlier is a peak Inferior Grade Martial Monarch. I am also an Inferior Grade Martial Monarch. However, I would not need even ten percent of my strength to defeat him.
He can defeat a peak Inferior Grade Martial Monarch with less than ten percent of his strength?
Wan Shan eximed, Really?
Wan Feng stopped smiling and said with a serious expression, The Kunlun Realm is a big world that you cannot imagine. A Martial Monarch is nothing there.
Dont worry. If Xiao Chen wants to cause trouble, I will be the first person to object. You better move fast and quickly swallow up the Feng n. When I return, I have to take away a million Superior Grade Spirit Stones. There are too many people I have to pay off.
Wan Shan nodded and said, No problem. With the wealth the Feng n umted over the past thousand years, they should definitely be capable of taking out a million Superior Grade Spirit Stones.
Standing on a roof, Xiao Chen withdrew his Spiritual Sense, revealing a contemtive gaze. It turned out that this Wan n had already decided to swallow up the Feng n.
The Wan n probably had some special method to send some collected resources to Wan Feng in the upper realm. Otherwise, he would not have been able to advance so fast.
Xiao Chen casually looked around and found Zhang Heng. He smiled faintly and collected his thoughts.
Xiu!
Xiao Chen gently leaped up. Then he silentlynded before Zhang Heng, like a white-clothed spirit of the night under the full moon.
After obtaining ten thousand Superior Grade Spirit Stones and a Void Breaking Pill for breaking through bottlenecks, Zhang Heng was in a happy mood.
When Xiao Chen appeared suddenly, Zhang Heng startled and shouted, Young Master Xiao, why are you here?!
Xiao Chen stared at Zhang Heng without saying a word. Hiding his killing intent, he silently ced his hand on his sabers hilt.
Zhang Heng was feeling guilty. When Xiao Chen stared at him like that, he felt an overwhelming mental pressure that made him tremble.
A deadly silence spread throughout the ce. Xiao Chen said calmly, Shatter all your meridians yourself. Dont force me to take action.
At this moment, Zhang Heng realized that Xiao Chen had discovered his actions. His initial feelings of having a tail were not a figment of his imagination.
A ruthless look shed in Zhang Hengs eyes as he suddenly attacked. His Quintessence surged out, and his fist tore through space as he sent a punch at Xiao Chen.
However, Zhang Hengs move suddenly changed, and he fled backwards. The punch turned out to be just a feint to try and trick Xiao Chen, to create an opportunity to escape.
Azure Dragon Tail Whip!
However, while the n seemed good, the reality was cruel. The fist wind only struck the afterimage Xiao Chen left behind. As for the real Xiao Chen, he moved in an arc and instantly drew his saber.
Ka ca!
A resplendent purple saber light lit up the dark night. Zhang Heng cried out painfully; his arm was already chopped off.
The explosive speed of the Azure Dragon Tail Whip was not something Zhang Heng could escape. When Xiao Chen attacked, Zhang Heng did not even have a chance to defend himself.
Bang! Bang!
Xiao Chen sheathed his saber and punched with his right hand. He shattered Zhang Hengs dantian and delivered a blow to Zhang Hengs nape, knocking him unconscious.
All these movements werepleted in an instant, as fast as a spark flew. Zhang Heng did not feel any pain before he fainted.
Xiao Chen carried Zhang Heng on his back and returned to the inn. Then he tossed Zhang Heng into Feng Tianmings room.
Seeing Zhang Hengs body, Feng Tianming was astonished. He asked, Whats the matter? Were you two attacked?
Xiao Chen recounted everything he had seen in detail. Then he took out the ten thousand Superior Grade Spirit Stones and the Void Breaking Pill from Zhang Hengs spatial ring.
You ingrate!
With the evidence presented, Feng Tianming had no choice but to believe the facts at hand. He instantly felt enraged as he sent a palm strike towards Zhang Heng.
Xiao Chen stopped Feng Tianming, saying, Keep him alive. He is still useful. This ce is no longer safe. We have to move elsewhere.
With a quick thought, Feng Tianming understood. He called the remaining four guards to carry Zhang Heng, and they promptly left this inn.
Ten minutes after this groups departure, the Wan n elders led a sizable army to this ce.
However, they did not find any trace of Xiao Chens group. They could not help but be disappointed.
We are toote. Continue to search. We cannot let them show up tomorrow, the elder leading the army said.
Given a situation where no one knew anything, Wan ns people could kill them. However, they could not take action against the brides father in front of everyone.
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Early the next morning, before dawn, the entire Wan n City became bustling. The streets filled with many people.
The Drifting Snow Sword Pavilions people are here. The tenth rank of the True Dragon Ranking, Liu Xiaoyun, came personally.
Of the eight Noble ns, Bai Qi and the scions of the Qian n and Wang n are here already.
Sima Lingxuan has also shown up personally.
The Supreme Sky Sects Yue Chenxi is also here!
Almost all the ten great sects and eight Noble ns are here. The Wan ns reputation is indeed great enough.
Many cultivators gathered on the second floor of an inn at areas near the windows. They looked at the crowd below, searching for famous people. asionally, there would be exmations of surprise.
Xiao Chen was inside this inn, wearing a conical bamboo hat. He also felt surprised at the people passing by below. He had not expected the Wan n to have so much influence.
Nearly all the renowned sects and Noble ns in the entire Great Jin Nation were here. Many of them even sent their heirs.
Feng Tianming, who also wore a bamboo hat, sighed and said, Originally, with the Wan ns reputation, they would not be worthy of the ten great sects and the eight Noble nsing personally. However, this time, the weing envoy is unexpectedly rted to the Wan n.
Chapter 631 - If You Do Not Submit, I Will Beat You until You Do
Chapter 631: If You Do Not Submit, I Will Beat You until You Do
For Wan Feng to be the weing envoy, he no doubt had significant standing in the Kunlun Realm. He was definitely not a nobody there.
Everyone understood that by relying on Wan Feng in the Kunlun Realm, the Wan n would flourish without fail. There would not be any drawbacks to establishing a good rtionship with them.
On the other hand, if they offended the Wan n, when their geniuses went to the Kunlun Realm, the power behind Wan Feng would surely suppress them. There would be no benefits at all.
Xiao Chen looked very calm under his bamboo hat. He had received the favor of a person and made a promise to her. Since he had agreed, he could not back out of it.
Xiao Chen would not break his promise. Since he had given his word, he would do all he could to keep it.
The two slowly left the crowd and went to a room in the inn. Then, they waited quietly for news; neither said anything.
After a while, one of Feng Tianmings guards carefully opened the door and entered.
Feng Tianming, who had waited for very long, immediately stood up and asked, How did it go? Did you hear any news?
The wedding will be held at the Wan ns pce. It will begin at noon, that person replied respectfully.
Feng Tianming pushed open the window and looked at the sky. He said sullenly, It will start in another hour. Lets go. We have to make the situation known to everyone before the wedding starts.
Guards filled the entire ce; countless experts wandered around. The cost of attacking head-on would be astronomicallyrge; furthermore, the attack might even endanger Feng Feixue.
During the previous night, the group discussed and decided to exin everything in front of all the guests. As the father of the bride, if Feng Tianming spoke, his words would have great weight.
No matter how shameless the Wan n was, they would not take action in front of everyone.
The Wan ns pce was vast and magnificent. At a nce, it looked like a small city. It was several hectaresrge, and guards filled the entire ce. This estate was the core of the Wanlong Merchant Associations headquarters.
Xiao Chen and the others arrived before the pce and removed their bamboo hats. Then they walked towards the pce together with the invited guests.
Halt, who are you? Do you have an invitation? If you do not, you are not allowed in.
The guard stopped Feng Tianmings group expressionlessly, speaking in a cold voice.
Feng Tianming took out a medallion to prove his identity. He growled, What do you mean? I am the brides father. Do I even need an invitation?
Clearly, the guard at the front had received instructions from above. They did not have any intention of allowing the group to enter.
Other guards quietly came over and surrounded them. They used the wall of people to prevent the guests from noticing what was happening.
On top of a wall, the Wan ns n Head, Wan Baolou, Wan Feng, and Wan Shan looked coldly at Feng Tianmings group below. Eight expressionless Martial Monarchs with deep cultivations stood behind them, not revealing any killing intent.
These eight people were the Wan ns famous Eight Great Guardian Deities. When they worked together, they would be able to trounce a peak Martial Monarch.
Wan Feng smiled gently and said, Uncle, you should go and entertain the guests. Cousin, just go and receive your bride. Leave this ce to me. With me around, they definitely will not be able to enter. I guarantee it.
Wan Baoluo rejected this idea. He smiled and said, Nephew, you are overthinking this. There is no need for my honored nephew to stand guard at the gates. Eight Great Guardian Deities, guard this ce. If they want to force their way in, teach them a lesson.
Wan Feng looked at the Eight Great Guardian Deities behind him and did not say anything. These eight people knew a cooperative Martial Technique. Even he would find them difficult to handle if he fought head-on with them.
These eight people here would be sufficient to stop Xiao Chen and the others outside. Even if they could not stop them, they should be able to dy them until the wedding ceremony was over. By then, it would not matter whether they came in or not.
The three of them chatted happily as they left behind the Eight Great Guardian Deities watching Xiao Chen and the others below with cold gazes.
Xiao Chen looked up, surreptitiously checking the top of the pce. He saw Wan Feng and the others depart. Then he projected his voice to Feng Tianming, saying, This is not going to work. Lets stop wasting time here.
Feng Tianming felt very wrong. His beloved daughter was getting married, and yet he and his group were prevented from entering, unable to even go through the gates.
Scram, the Wan n is not a ce where you can do as you please. It does not matter who you are. If you do not have an invitation, you cannot go in. The head guard did not even bother to look at Feng Tianming, directly chasing the group away.
This ce was the headquarters of the Great Jin Nations Wan n. In this ce, the Wan n was king. Given the instructions of the n Head, this group of guards did not care about the six Martial Monarchs before them at all.
Even if these six Martial Monarchs tried to force their way in, they would not be afraid. The thirty-six Martial Monarchs of their branches had all arrived already. Furthermore, there were the Eight Great Guardian Deities, who never left the headquarters. Unless a Martial Sage came, these six would not be able to enter from the front.
After hearing Xiao Chens instructions, Feng Tianming resisted bursting out in anger here, even though he was furious. He simply led the group away from this ce.
A stout man among the Eight Great Guardian Deities, the leader Tuoba Yun, smiled coldly and said, They are quite wise. Its too bad, though. I have not gotten to stretch myself properly for several years already.
A person at the side smiled and said, The one in the middle looks like the White Robed desman Xiao Chen, the King Grade True Dragon of the current True Dragon Ranking.
Tuoba Yun said disdainfully, King Grade True Dragon? Wait until he matures first. Now? Ha ha! If he dares to be unruly here, I would not mind teaching him a lesson.
After Feng Tianming led the group to a faraway ce, he could not help asking, Xiao Chen, why did you tell me to leave? The wedding is going to start soon.
After a moments thought, Xiao Chen said, The Wan ns Eight Great Guardian Deities were standing on the wall, staring at us. They were just waiting for us to make a move, so that they could dy us there.
When the group heard him mention the Eight Great Guardian Deities, their expressions changed involuntarily. The Eight Great Guardian Deities were very famous for the viciousness of their methods.
For so many years, even though their Martial Sage was in closed-door training, no one dared to attack the Wanlong Merchant Associations headquarters due to the notoriety of the Eight Great Guardian Deities.
Even within the Great Jin Nation, which was full of experts, the Eight Great Guardian Deities were people who stood at the top. The eight of them executed a cooperative Martial Technique that could even kill a peak Martial Monarch.
What should we do? We cant just stand here and watch them take away Feixue, Feng Tianming said depressedly.
Xiao Chen muttered, I am confident of having a fifty percent chance of handling the Eight Great Guardian Deities. The bigger problem is the one called Wan Feng. However, this is not the main point at the moment. Im going to see if there is any other entry point first.
The Wan ns pce upied a vast area. Xiao Chen did not believe that they could maintain such a high level of defense like at the main gate everywhere else.
Xiao Chen looked around the walls that surrounded the pce and saw that there were no holes in it. Then he carefully inspected the defenses along them.
He discovered that although the wall spanned arge distance, there were guards stationed everywhere, spaced out by a certain distance from each other. Each group would have ten Martial Saints and one Martial King.
If they noticed some activity anywhere, they would be able to call for help. All the guards could then gather quickly, not giving the enemy any chance.
We can only enter by force. I can kill seven in an instant. It should not be a problem to leave the remaining four to Feng Tianming and the rest.
After a while, Xiao Chen came up with a n. He called Feng Tianming and the others to a wall behind the pce.
I can deal with seven of the eleven guards. Can you handle one each of the remaining four?
Xiao Chen pointed at a group of guards roaming on the wall and said, Furthermore, you need toplete it in one breath. We cannot alert the other guards or let them raise the rm.
Feng Tianming and the rest were all Martial Monarchs. It should not be difficult for them to kill four people in an instant if they mounted a surprise attack.
Instead, it was Xiao Chen that Feng Tianming worried about; Xiao Chen had to kill seven people in one move. Xiao Chen, will you be fine?
It will be fine. Im fully confident.
Feng Tianming did not speak further on that topic. He said, If no one else has a problem, we will take action on the count of three.
One, two, three!
Xiu!
The group soared into the air, attacking the targets that they had agreed upon. They gathered Quintessence in their hands and silently took them out.
The Essence of the Martial Saints and Martial Kings was far from being able to block the terrifying Quintessence.
Feng Tianming turned his head to check on Xiao Chens situation to see if there were any problems, so he could help him if needed.
Naturally, there was no need to doubt Xiao Chens capability to deal with seven Martial Saints. Nevertheless, Feng Tianming still worried as Xiao Chen had to do it silently and in an instant.
However, when Feng Tianming turned his head, he did not even see Xiao Chen attacking. He only saw seven afterimages merging in the air.
After the afterimages merged, Xiao Chen sheathed his Lunar Shadow Saber. Such a scene felt surreal.
The seven Wan n guards behind him had faint wounds on their necks. Then they slowly and silently copsed.
Put on their clothes. It will make it easier for us to infiltrate the ce, Feng Tianming said after thinking for a while.
The group changed into the uniforms of the guards. Then Xiao Chen used his purple fire to burn the bodies. After he destroyed the evidence, they leaped down the wall, entering the tightly guarded pce.
The moment theynded on the ground, they heard cheerful music, sounding clearly festive. The sound should being from where the wedding ceremony would take ce.
Feng Tianming quickly rushed over without saying anything, revealing a gloomy face.
Bright vases lined the way, looking very beautiful. The pce was bustling, filled with people wandering around. It seemed that the Wan n had put in a lot of thought into this wedding.
d in the uniforms of the Wan n guards, the group arrived at where the music wasing from without any problems.
Many tables sat neatly arranged in a vast za. A rough count gave no less than a thousand tables.
The people who could sit there were people of repute in the Great Jin Nationparticrly for the tables in front, which had the esteemed guests from the ten great sects and eight Noble ns.
The entire ce rang with cheerfulughter and conversation. Everything was peaceful amidst the celebration.
As for the Wan ns n Head, Wan Baolou, who sat on a dais, his face was filled with smiles. asionally, the people around woulde over and congratte him with a toast of wine. Wan Feng sat beside him with a faint smile on his face.
As Wan Feng looked at the peopleing to congratte Wang Baolou, he had a faint look of disdain in his eyes. It was like he looked down on all the people of this Sky Dome Realm.
Brother Wan, for this grand wedding, my Evil Moon Pavilion is giving you a five-thousand-year-old Heavenly Mountain Snow Ginseng to show our regards. The Evil Moon Pavilions Deputy Pavilion Master stood up and handed over a brocade box.
Wan Baolou smiled widely and said, You are too polite. Just a simple gift would have sufficed.
Chapter 632 - It Is Better to Be the Tail of a Phoenix than the Head of a Chicken
Chapter 632: It Is Better to Be the Tail of a Phoenix than the Head of a Chicken
[Note: The title seems to be a y on a saying of the opposite meaning, it is better to be the head of a chicken than the tail of a phoenix. The meaning of the title is that it is better to be the worst among the best rather than be the best among the worst.]
This pair of Moonlight Lotus Gems is the wedding gift from my Wang n. The elder of the eight Noble ns Wang n stood up and congratted Wan Baolou.
Following that, all the representatives of the ten great sects and eight Noble ns stood up and offered their wedding gifts.
Although the gifts given were not particrly valuable, with the status of the eight Noble ns and ten great sects, the fact that they were willing to give face to the Wan n was already iparable to what the other factions could offer.
Wan Baolou felt very proud. He knew that all this was because of Wan Feng, who sat beside him. If Wan Feng had not managed to gain some status in the Kunlun Realm and be the weing envoy, half the people from the ten great sects and eight Noble ns would not even be present.
When the Supreme Sky Sects Yue Chenxi saw all this, her lips twitched as she said, This Wan n is behaving really grandly. It is just a weing envoy; there is no need for them to put on such airs.
A Supreme Sky Sect elder beside her said quickly, Chenxi, dont speak so loudly. That Wan Feng is not as simple as you think. He is a Martial Monarch who broke through in the Kunlun Realm. The fact is, he is much stronger than even us old men.
His talent and Luck are also better than most regr geniuses. However, all these are secondary. The main thing is his master, who is one of the Martial Sages that are likely to be Martial Emperors in the next hundred years.
The Extreme Yin Sect behind him is even stronger than our Supreme Sky Sect. It is best you dont offend him now. Otherwise, when he returns to the Kunlun Realm, you will gain a terrifying enemy for nothing.
After Yue Chenxi heard this, she did not say anything else. However, just at this moment, Wan Feng looked over as if he had heard the two speaking.
Instantly, Yue Chenxi felt an intense pressure. She had advanced to Martial Monarch seven days ago, bing even stronger than some of the elders in her sect.
However, she could not defend against the pressure of Wan Fengs gaze. Even her Quintessence went slightly out of control.
When the elder at the side saw the situation, he was rather stunned. He quickly released his own aura and held off the pressure.
Wan Feng smiled disdainfully and withdrew his aura. Then, he picked up his wine cup and took a sip, thinking to himself, How dare someone who is not even in the top three of this lower realm speak badly about me?
However, she looks quite pretty. I wonder if she is still a virgin. If she is, when we go to the Kunlun Realm, I can give her to my Senior Brothers for them to use as a furnace for dual cultivation.
Yue Chenxi felt fear in her heart. Wan Fengs gaze had an extremely sinister vor. Combined with the suppression of his aura, she felt like a chill had invaded her bones, prickling her like needles; the sensation was excruciating.
Are all the geniuses of the Kunlun Realm that strong? Just an Inferior Grade Martial Monarch can make me feel like I have no chance of victory.
The Supreme Sky Sect elder consoled Yue Chenxi, saying, Dont look down on yourself. He is so strong only because he went to the Kunlun Realm a few years before you. His umtions are deeper than yours, but his talent is just about the same. As long as you work hard, you will catch up sooner orter.
Yue Chenxi nodded heavily and said, I wonder just how vast the Kunlun Realm is.
Although the exchange of auras between Wan Feng and Yue Chenxi was short and did not cause anymotion, Bai Qi, Liu Xiaoyun, Gong Yangyu, Nangong Xiyue, and the others saw it clearly.
The shock in their hearts was no weaker than Yue Chenxis. Since the end of the Five Nation Youth Competition up to now, these people had used their Luck to aid themselves in breaking through to Martial Monarch.
When these people saw that they had be stronger than the experts of the older generation in their sects, they all became proud, bing satisfied with their strength. However, when they saw Wan Fengs, it was like cold water had sshed on them.
Bai Qi muttered, Even before he made a move, he is already this terrifying. How terrifying would he be if he actually attacked?
Not far away, Gong Yangyus thoughts went even further. Is Wan Fengs talent in the Kunlun Realm outstanding, crushing everyone else easily?
When we go to the Kunlun Realm, all the glory and fame we enjoyed as geniuses will vanish immediately like smoke. We will just be like unremarkable rain falling into the vast sea.
Gong Yangyu clenched his fist and said to himself, Even so, I have to go to the Kunlun Realm. It is better to be the tail of a phoenix than the head of a chicken. I will have to catch up vigorously in this great age.
Brother Wan, isnt it time to bring the bride up? Its getting on already, someone said to Wan Baolou.
Wan Baolou looked at the sun to calcte the time. Then he smiled faintly. The auspicious hour is almost here already. It is about time. Men! Bring the bride and groom up.
Soon, a group of pretty maids led over Wan Shan dressed in flowing red robes and Feng Feixue, who wore a red veil, amidst the festive music.
Feng Feixue walked with an unnatural gait like she was under some restrictions. However, the maids supporting her forced her to walk forward step by step.
The arrival of the bride and groom immediately brought an upsurge of excitement to the za. Streams of unending praise rang out, shouting things like talented man and beautiful woman or string of pearl and jade.
[Note: Talented man and beautiful woman or string of pearl and jade both of these are idioms for ideal couple/perfect pair.]
Wan Baolou flushed red, feeling very happy. Feng Feixue marrying into his n was equivalent to half of the Feng n falling into his hands.
Once Feng Tianming died, Wan Shan could take over the entire Feng ns business with his status as the Feng ns son-inw.
Wan Baolou looked up to recheck the time. Then he stood up with a smile. The auspicious hour is here. After bowing to heaven and earth, the Feng ns Young Mistress will be formally married into my Wan n.
The mor of the crowd slowly quietened down. The attention of everyone focused on the bride and groom. The three kowtows would formalize their marriage.
[Note: A Chinese wedding ceremony consists of several steps. There are three main steps: offering tea to the elders, the three kowtows, and the nuptial night. Of course, there are many more steps than just these three. Now, modern weddings omit the three kowtows. In ancient China, the marriage can be rushed and would be acknowledged with just the three kowtows. First kowtow is to heaven and earth, the second is to the parents, and thest kowtow is to each other.]
This kowtow to heaven and earth cannot take ce! Suddenly, a voice rang out in the quiet za.
The za immediately fell even quieter than before. Thousands of people looked up simultaneously. Unexpectedly, someone had the guts to disrupt the Wan ns wedding ceremony. They were truly reckless.
Xiao Chen and the others had changed out of the Wan ns guard uniforms. They flew over the tables in the za, heading for the front, staring at Wan Baolous group all the while.
Its him, the White Robed desman Xiao Chen. Why is he here?
Is this fellow seeking death? The Wan n has many experts. Even if he is a King Grade True Dragon genius, he has not truly matured yet. It is impossible for him to take down the entire Wan n alone!
Something is wrong. The person beside him seems to be the Feng ns n Head, Feng Tianming. What do these people intend to do here?
Strange, Feng Tianmings expression looks frighteningly gloomy. What is going on?
When everyone saw Feng Tianmings appearance, they felt that the situation was turning weird. Something was going to happen at this wedding.
This group of people still managed to rush over. Wan Shans expression turned sullen. He clenched his right fist tightly and said, Are the Eight Great Guardian Deities trash?!
The experienced and crafty Wan Baolou appeared much calmer. He waved it off and said softly, Dont panic. They might have entered from somewhere else. However, it does not matter if they came here. The results will not change.
After that, Wan Baolou waved his hand to send a subordinate to summon the Eight Great Guardian Deities from the gates.
Wan Fengs expression did not change. He merely stared at Xiao Chen, revealing a faint smile on his handsome face. He thought to himself, The King Grade True Dragon genius. This is an opportunity.
The King Grade True Dragon absolutely could not lose to someone of the same generation. Once they lost, they would immediately turn into ordinary True Dragon geniuses. This was because the way of the king did not permit loss.
Xiao Chen had the most Luck in the Sky Dome Realm. If Wan Feng could defeat him here, he could be able to snatch away some of that Luck.
At this thought, Wan Fengs eyes gleamed with a strange light. An intent to plunder appeared in the depths of his eyes.
The one with the family name Wan, this is also my daughters wedding, and yet you didnt even let me through the gates!
[Note: The one with the family name Wan: This is a very rude way of addressing someone in Chinese.]
Feng Tianming stepped forward and immediately shouted at Wan Baolou. He had contained the rage within him for far too long already. Now, when it burst out, he retained no respect for Wan Baolou.
The moment Feng Tianming finished speaking, the guests all erupted in chatter. Whats going on with this wedding? The brides father was even not allowed in.
Wan Baolou said calmly, How can that be? There must be some misunderstanding. Man! Prepare a seat for the brides family.
Feng Tianming shouted coldly, Wan Baolou, stop pretending. My daughter has never agreed to marry your son. Four years ago, there was just a discussion between the two ns. You took advantage of the time I was away from the Feng n to abduct my daughter. I do not me you for today, but you better not stop me from taking Feixue away.
That cant be! Unexpectedly, the Wan n abducted other peoples daughter. This is too despicable!
No wonder I felt that this wedding was quite peculiar from the beginning; no one from the brides family was around.
The looks that everyone gave Wan Baolou immediately changed. They did not expect there to be such a thing.
Wan Baoluo continued to remain calm. He said softly, Why do you say this? Our Wan n even sent you the betrothal gift and letter already. Your Eldest Brother signed on your behalf. I have proof here.
Wan Baolou waved his hand and took out a betrothal contract and a receipt for the betrothal gift. Feng Tianhuas signature and handprint were on it; the documents were not fake.
After showing the betrothal contract to the guests, Wan Baolou suddenly stood up. He said slowly, Brother Feng, if you still want things to be amicable, then sit down and enjoy the wedding. Our ns will be one family after this.
If you are thinking of breaking this promise of marriage, pping my face in front of everyone, you can forget about leaving our Wan ns pce. Our Wan n is not a group you can y around with like that!
After Wan Baolou said that, the thirty-six Martial Monarchs from the branches stood up. They radiated a strong killing Qi, pressuring Feng Tianming and hispanions.
The thirty-six Martial Monarchs were peak Inferior Grade Martial Monarchs. When their killing Qibined, along with Wan Baolous sinister words, Feng Tianming felt tremendous pressure, both physical and mental.
As Feng Tianming felt the pressure building, he could not say out the things that he wanted to say.
Seeing the situation change, the surrounding guests all felt confused. They could not understand what was happening.
Wan Baolou looked coldly at Feng Tianming, revealing disdain in his gaze. You want to y with me? Take a look at where you are first.
At this moment, Xiao Chen woke Zhang Heng, who was being carried, and tossed him out. He ced his saber against Zhang Hengs back and said calmly, Tell us everything you know in detail.
Zhang Heng had seen what Xiao Chen could do. He did not dare to disobey, so he trembled as he said, Feng Tianhua had been bribed by the Wan n long ago. The Wan n promised to help him get the n Heads position. That was why he signed
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Overestimating Yourself
Pu!
Zhang Heng had only spoken halfway when Wan Baolou suddenly attacked. He sent out a beam of light that pierced through Zhang Hengs forehead.
Where did this filthy persone from? How dare he malign my Wan n! How reckless!
Xiao Chen could have stopped the previous attack. However, he did not do so because it was not necessary.
All this was just a farce anyway. There was no point in trying to use evidence or logic to solve the problem in the other persons territory. Xiao Chen was not that naive.
Wan Baolou stood straight with his hands behind his back. After killing Zhang Heng, he looked coldly at Xiao Chen and said, White Robed desman Xiao Chen, let me give you some advice. There are some things other people cannot meddle in. The marriage of the Wan and Feng ns is not for you to interfere with.
Just when Feng Tianming was about to say something, Xiao Chen stopped him. He said to Wan Baolou calmly, You are not the one to determine whether I can interfere or not. As for the facts, all you have to do is let the bride speak, and we will all know the truth.
Everyone reacted to this. Thats right. All we have to do is get the person involved to rify everything.
Wan Shan, who was dressed in red wedding robes, said sternly, Feixue is not feeling well. It is not convenient for her to speak. What does it matter to you anyway?
As Xiao Chen was about to reply, the thirty-six Martial Monarchs killing Qi immediately focused on him, trying to shut him up.
Before such an oppressive aura, one would normally feel less confident and get confusedwhich was what happened to Feng Tianming earlier. Now, they were trying to do the same to Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen smiled coldly. Unexpectedly, they dare to y with killing intent in front of me. Interesting
A faint red light flickered in the depths of Xiao Chens eyes. The peak state of massacre instantly poured out like an overwhelming flood. A vast sea of killing Qi surged over.
In an instant, the thirty-six Martial Monarchs killing Qi lost in aura, drowned out entirely. Xiao Chens killing Qi continued to surge forward, stunning the thirty-six Martial Monarchs and irresistibly forcing them back.
One person managed to repel the killing Qi of thirty-six Martial Monarchs. Such a horrifying scene caused many of the people present to inhale deeply. Xiao Chens strength was bing increasingly unfathomable.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly. Feeling unwell? More like restricted by you and cannot speak or circte her energies. If you are willing to let her speak, I can leave immediately. Wan Baoluo, do you dare to do that?!
Xiao Chens voice was calm. He acted neither servile nor overbearing as he looked at Wan Baolou, someone akin to a king in Wan n City.
Now that things had gotten this far, everyone present felt that something was wrong with the wedding. Furthermore, this Wan n should be the ones in the wrong. If they were not guilty, they would not have killed Zhang Heng or prevented the bride from speaking.
However, this ce was the Wan n headquarters. There were many experts here. Even if the Wan n were in the wrong, it would be incredibly difficult, perhaps even impossible, for Xiao Chen to forcefully take someone away.
Frustrated, Wan Baolou shouted angrily, Who do you think you are? How dare you speak to me like this? This ce is my Wan ns territory. I do not wee you here. Scram right now!
Do you not dare? In that case, I will ask her personally.
Holding his Lunar Shadow Saber in his left hand and carrying the wooden box covered in ck cloth behind him, Xiao Chen pushed off the ground gently.
A resonant dragon roar came from Xiao Chens body as he stood on an Azure Dragon image and swiftly moved towards Feng Feixue.
Xiao Chens actions startled Wan Baoluo. He had not expected him to be daring enough to make his move before everyone in the Wan ns pce.
You are overestimating yourself. Stop him! Dont let him near Feng Feixue! Wan Baolou shouted furiously, mming his hand heavily on the table.
Xiu! Xiu! Xiu!
Thirty-six Martial Monarchs leaped into the air instantly. Strong auras spread out as they moved their Quintessence.
All thirty-six Martial Monarchs executed their best moves, releasing dazzling lights at Xiao Chen continuously.
Even though there were no Superior Grade Martial Monarchs among the thirty-six, this barrage of attacks was very horrifying. When the Quintessence gathered, it tore pitch-ck holes in space.
Everyone sucked in a deep breath. The Wan n was too vicious, immediately using thirty-six Martial Monarchs. They were simply trying to suppress Xiao Chen.
Elder, please do something to stop this. Xiao Chen will die at this rate, Yue Chenxi said to the Supreme Sky Sect elder beside her.
That old man muttered, Its useless, even if I do. Dont go and help, either. No Martial Monarch would be able to endure the attacks of thirty-six Martial Monarchs at once.
Yue Chenxi said anxiously, What should we do? We cant just watch as Xiao Chen dies. He has agreed to join our Supreme Sky Sect already.
Dont worry. I have sent word to Old Feng. Without a Martial Sage, it would be hard to do anything to the Wan n. The old man said indifferently, As for now, lets just wait and see. If Xiao Chen falls here, he is not worth the Supreme Sky Sect nurturing him.
As the two spoke, the situation in the sky changed abruptly. A Taiji Yinyang me Diagram appeared before Xiao Chen.
Yinyang, four divisions, and eight trigrams appeared with various mysterious phenomena. The Taiji diagram exploded with light. In an instant, all the attacks immediately bounced back at even faster speeds.
Pu! Pu!
Shock waves surged and lights flew everywhere. Blurry lines appeared in space, and anguished cries resounded.
When the lights vanished and the shock waves calmed, Xiao Chen, in his white robes and carrying a wooden box on his back, stood unharmed in the sky.
As for the thirty-six Martial Monarchs who had soared into the air, their own attacks caught them unprepared. They cried out in pain and fell to the ground.
Such a scene astonished everyone. In just one breath, thirty-six Martial Monarchs were beaten up so miserably.
The jaws of the Supreme Sky Sect elder fell open. He eximed in shock, How can it be? He actually blocked the attacks of thirty-six Martial Monarchs.
Furious at the defeat, Wan Baolou said, Bunch of trash. Get back up and kill him!
Xiu!
When the thirty-six Martial Monarchs heard Wan Baolous furious shout, they quickly got up and charged at Xiao Chen without regting the chaotic auras in their bodies.
After deflecting so many strong attacks, the Taiji Yinyang me Diagram exhausted too much of Xiao Chens Mental Energy. He could not continue using it for much longer.
Waving his hands, the Yin and Yang mes in the Taiji diagram turned into two beams of light and returned to Xiao Chens eyes.
While he was doing all this, the three foremost Martial Monarchs already charged forward. Xiao Chen ced his right hand on the sabers hilt before smiling coldly.
These people are overly ambitious. They are already severely injured, but they did not stop to regte their energies first. Instead, they dared to continue charging forward. Do they really think that they can finish me off in two or three moves?!
Clouds moving in all directions, wind and thunder, gather!
As the wind blew, clouds churned, and thunder rumbled, Xiao Chen drew his saber. A dense Quintessence infused the saber as he executed the starting moves of the Lightning Tribtion Saber Technique.
Ka ca! Ka ca!
Thebined momentum of the three Martial Monarchs instantly fell apart. Whenpared to Xiao Chens fusion of state, momentum, and saber intent, they were not worth even a strike. They all vomited a mouthful of blood before falling back to the ground.
The three had failed to stabilize their previous injuries. Now, they suffered further injuries on top of their previous ones. They could no longer stand up, temporarily losing all theirbat prowess.
Using the time that the three Martial Monarchs bought, the remaining thirty-three Martial Monarchs rose up and surrounded Xiao Chen, again sending a continuous torrent of attacks at him.
Roar! Roar!
The dragon roaring from his body resounded without end. As Xiao Chen stood on the Azure Dragon image, he moved up and down around the thirty-three. Using the advantage of speed, he avoided all the attacks.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Before Xiao Chens speed, the Wan ns advantage of numbers was nothing. Holes appeared throughout the encirclement.
Lights flew everywhere and shock waves surged. asionally, Xiao Chen would knock someone back, their survival unknown.
The aftermath of the great battle between Martial Monarchs was extremely horrifying. The various weapon Qi or fist winds gouged thousands of holes in the peaceful za, dpidating it.
The guests from the various parts of the Great Jin Nations had already moved far away to watch from a distance. They were afraid of getting drawn into the fight, bringing disaster upon themselves; most of them were not Martial Monarchs.
When the other geniuses of the True Dragon Ranking saw this scene, it stunned them all. After less than half a year, the white-robed desman in the sky was not at a disadvantage despite fighting thirty-six Martial Monarchs.
Instead, the longer the fight dragged out, the more ferocious Xiao Chen became. His aura flourished. As the winds howled and thunder boomed, he used the Lightning Tribtion Saber Technique to force these insufferably arrogant Wan n Martial Monarchs into defending passively.
Bai Qis right hand, which gripped his saber, could not help but tremble gently. As a desman like Xiao Chen, heprehended the horrifying strength that Xiao Chen was disying better than anyone else.
Fight! Fight! Fight!
Xiao Chen fought to his hearts content. His white robes fluttered as he stood on the Azure Dragon, moving up and down. Electricity danced constantly around the saber as the light flickered nonstop.
Figures shot out andnded at Wan Baolous feet, crying out miserably. Wan Baolou turned ashen as he watched all this.
It had been many years since his Wan n had suffered such a blow. Furthermore, this was in the Wanlong Merchant Association headquarters, within the Wan ns pce.
Earthly Lightning Tribtion!
The momentum of wind and thunder finally reached its peak. Xiao Chen seemed to have turned into the Heavenly Dao, sending down the first Lightning Tribtion from the boundless dark clouds.
Boom!
The berserk lighting surged forth, sting out seven or eight Martial Monarchs from the sky.
Heavenly Lightning Tribtion!
Another even more horrifying Lightning Tribtion fell. After the light faded, less than ten Martial Monarchs remained in the sky.
Divine Lightning Tribtion!
The scenery around changed. The thunder high in the sky sounded like it was ferociously roaring, The rage of deities, the Heavenly Might is vast and powerful.
Run!
The remaining Martial Monarchs paled, and they lost their will to fight. Faced with the final move of this Lightning Tribtion Saber Technique, they fled.
Xiu!
The lightning split into seven. Like flood dragons baring ws and fangs, the bolts of lightning caught up with the fleeing Martial Monarchs, creating loud booms.
The seven fleeing Martial Monarchs became even more severely injured. Their clothes tattered and their skin ckened. The saber Qi invaded their body, damaging their internal organs. It was a tragic sight to behold.
After all the light faded, everything returned to normal, peaceful once again. Only Xiao Chen stood alone in the sky.
The entire za was silent. Xiao Chens Lightning Tribtion Saber Technique had defeated thirty-six peak Inferior Grade Martial Monarchs altogether.
He had beaten the thirty-six Martial Monarchs until they could not retaliate. During the entire fight, they had been utterly passive, unable to counterattack in the slightest.
If not for the spatial tears in the sky, which had yet to close, standing as proof of a tremendous Martial Monarch battle, no one would believe that the thirty-six cultivators Xiao Chen defeated were Inferior Grade Martial Monarchs.\n''
Chapter 634 - Unrivalled within the Same Cultivation Realm
Chapter 634: Unrivalled within the Same Cultivation Realm
Martial Monarchs, monarchs of the martial way. Even an Inferior Grade Martial Monarch would be considered a peak expert anywhere in this Tianwu Continent. However, they were like vegetables on a chopping board before Xiao Chen, losing so quickly.
The rumors are true. The King Grade True Dragon genius is unrivaled within the same cultivation realm. He can defeat people with higher cultivations as easily as eating or drinking.
We cannot use the normal standards to try and evaluate such people. This insignificant Sky Dome Realm probably cant contain this True Dragon.
The people below discussed the fight from earlier. They gazed at Xiao Chen with astonishment-filled eyes. He was the carrier of Luck, the King Grade True Dragon with all sorts of glory to his name.
Regardless of what anyone thought, Xiao Chen had already risen to a towering position in this Sky Dome Realm, leaving his peers far behind.
In this Sky Dome Realm, he was the most excellent, way above themon.
Only the Kunlun Realm was Xiao Chens true stage. Only there would he meet geniuses equal to him, or even those that surpassed him.
Xiu!
Xiao Chen slowlynded on the ground. His footsteps never faltered as he walked towards Feng Feixue, carrying that wooden box covered in ck cloth on his back.
Where did this tiny weaklinge from? How dare he make a mess of the Wan ns pce. Have we, the Eight Great Guardian Deities, agreed to that?
A loud shout came from behind, and eight beams of lights quickly flew towards the center of the za. A strong aura spread out, creating strong hurricanes.
Wan Baolous face lit up in joy. He said coldly, When the Eight Great Guardian Deities work together, they can defeat even a peak Martial Monarch. Lets see how capable you are.
The Eight Great Guardian Deities are here!
A loud mor came from the guests. The Eight Great Guardian Deities fame reached far and wide. Every one of them was a Superior Grade Martial Monarch. Although they were not peak Superior Grade Martial Monarchs, theyprehended a cooperative Martial Technique.
Working together, the eight of them could severely injure a peak Superior Grade Martial Monarch. In the past years, they had been guarding the Wan ns pce. The younger generations and the great bandits were all terror-stricken at the sound of their names, not daring to do as they pleased in the Wan n.
Aside from Martial Sages, no one dared to have any designs on the vast fortune the Wan n had umted. All this was due to the Eight Great Guardian Deities.
Xiu! Xiu! Xiu!
The eight beams of lights spread apart and formed a simple formation surrounding Xiao Chen. Their fierce auras merged to press heavily on Xiao Chen.
Tuoba Yun, teach this brat a lesson for me. Let him know the consequences of causing amotion in the Wan n, Wan Baolou said in a hostile tone and with a gloomy expression.
Smiling ferociously, Tuoba Yun said, I hear and obey the n Heads orders. Today, we will give this tiny weakling an unforgettable lesson. Eight Great Guardian Deities, attack!
Qiang! Qiang!
The eight people waved their hands in synchrony, and sharp weapons appeared in their hands. They quickly charged at Xiao Chen at lightning speed and attacked. They infused Quintessence into their sabers, and the puissant force instantly created pitch-ck tears in space everywhere in the surroundings.
Xiao Chens expression turned serious; he did not dare to be careless. He tightly gripped his Lunar Shadow Saber as his saber light danced around, blocking all the attacksing from the various directions.
The eight of them worked very well together. Just as Xiao Chen blocked the attacks of the three in front, sword lights came flying from his left and right. The attacks were very vicious, targeting vital spots at the sides of Xiao Chens head.
At the same time, the thunderous roar of a strong wind came from behind him. With his Spiritual Sense, Xiao Chen could see what was happening behind himself without turning his head.
It was a Martial Monarch using arge, thick saber to hack down from above. Purple electricity leaped around on the saber. The state heprehended was the same as Xiao Chensa peak state of thunder.
The attacks at all sides sealed Xiao Chens escape routes. The three Martial Monarchs Xiao Chen knocked back had already rallied and rushed at him again.
Furthermore, there was the alert and quick Tuoba Yun, who had hidden somewhere, watching Xiao Chen coldly like a venomous snake.
When the Eight Great Guardian Deities attacked, they forced Xiao Chen to a dead end. As long as he was not cautious, he would fall immediately.
All the cultivators in the za felt like their hearts had leaped into their throats. They had heard long ago that when the Eight Great Guardian Deities worked together, they could defeat a peak Superior Grade Martial Monarcha half-step Martial Sage.
Some people did not believe this. However, looking at these eight now, they finally epted it.
The cooperation of the eight was simply perfect. Furthermore, they were individually very strong. Their Cultivation Techniques, Martial Techniques, andbat experience were not weak.
Roaming Dragons Nine Transformations! Xiao Chen shouted, and his figure wavered, splitting into nine. Three Xiao Chens moved to the front, two Xiao Chens moved to the side, each wielding the Lunar Shadow Saber.
Finally, one Xiao Chen turned around and defended against the berserk attack from behind. This left three Xiao Chens standing on Azure Dragon images as they soared higher, giving off loud dragon roars. The real Xiao Chen was difficult to make out from the clones.
In the time it took for a spark to fly, nine Xiao Chens moved in every direction, resolving the critical situation he was in.
Just some parlor tricks and you dare to show off here!
A cold shout came from the sky as the hidden Tuoba Yun suddenly attacked. He appeared from somewhere, holding a short sword giving off a bright light.
Tuoba Yun thrust towards the real Xiao Chen. Unexpectedly, he managed to find the real Xiao Chen in an instant.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The Eight Great Guardian Deities instantly shattered the six Xiao Chens below using their various means.
The seven cultivators had every confidence in Tuoba Yun. When they saw the clones in the air, their weapons lit up as they soared higher, extremely decisive as they charged over without hesitation.
Azure Dragon Tail Whip!
When Xiao Chen saw the situation, he did not panic at all. He merged all the clones and turned into an ancient Azure Dragon swinging its tail, creating a strong wind.
Xiao Chen moved in an arc at lightning speed in midair, tearing an arc-shaped hole in space and instantly dodging Tuoba Yuns attack.
He arrived before the person at the very back. Instantly, he unleashed the peak state of massacre and the immortal state of thunder andbined them.
Purple and red lights alternated on the saber, flickering strangely. Suddenly, the state of massacre poured forth, and the cultivator at the back felt a chill in his heart.
This person had been through hundreds of battle and was a very vicious person. The number of people he had killed was no less than Xiao Chens. After a moments distraction, he recovered his wits.
However, a fleeting mistake could instantly decide the victor of a battle between experts.
Four Season Saber Technique, Spring Thunder Chop!
Xiao Chen used Quintessence in the Four Season Saber Technique, which carried the power of seasons. Heaven and earth trembled as he chopped down.
The aura from the saber became boundlessly majestic. As the four seasons cycled, the spring thunder boomed; all creatures awakened, birds cried, bugs chirped, and beasts roared, all living creatures chattered continuously.
When Tuoba Yun saw this scene, he eximed, Eighth Brother, be careful!
He had not imagined that Xiao Chen would be crafty enough to identify the weakest among them and decisively attack at the slightest opportunity.
The cultivator addressed as Eighth Brother turned sullen. However, he did not panic at this critical moment. He sheathed his weapon at his waist and held his hands up towards the sky.
A dazzling golden lotus formed above his head. That cultivator poured his Quintessence into it, trying to block Xiao Chens attack.
Qiang!
The saber crashed into the golden lotus and gave off a metallic ng. Boundless shock waves surged out, forming ripples,yering one over another.
The saber immediately hummed loudly. Xiao Chen infused his sixty-percentprehended saber intent into his saber. The might of his attack immediately increased by thirty percent.
Ka ca! Ka ca!
Cracks opened in the golden lotus like it would shatter into dust at any moment.
Tuoba Yun said, Eight Great Guardian Deities, execute the cooperative Martial Technique! Shield!
Xiu! Xiu!
The remaining seven of the Eight Great Guardian Deities figures shed, forming a line behind the cultivator Xiao Chen was attacking. They sheathed their weapons and linked their hands together.
Waves of five-colored light came from the eight people. The Eight Great Guardian Deities used a mysterious method to merge all the auras perfectly.
Bang!
The lotus shattered at this moment, and the Four Season Saber Technique continued towards the head of the eighth of the Eight Great Guardian Deities. When the surging forcended on that five-colored light, it immediately dispersed.
The five-colored light distributed the power contained within the Spring Thunder Chop equally between the eight people, diminishing its might significantly.
Blood leaked out of the frontmost of the Eight Great Guardian Deities, but he did not reveal much pain on his face. Instead, he just had an extremely sinister expression.
Retreat!
Originally, Xiao Chen nned to take out the weakest with lightning speed. Who could have imagined that the cooperative Martial Technique could defend as well, spreading out the might of the Spring Thunder Chop?
Having failed in his sneak attack, Xiao Chen lost the initiative. The Azure Dragon below his feet roared ferociously. He quickly flew backwards, moving up and down together with the Azure Dragon. In the blink of an eye, he retreated by five hundred meters.
You think you can run?!
The Eight Great Guardian Deities reacted quickly, rearranging their positions in ordance to their strengths. Now, Tuoba Yun stood at the very front, and the other seven stood in a line behind him.
Tuoba Yun shouted a warcry, and a slender fire spear glowing with a faint light appeared before him.
Pa! Pa! Pa!
The Eight Great Guardian Deities ced their right hands on the back on the person in front of them, sending their Quintessence forward.
Tuoba Yun, who was at the front, gained the power of seven additional people. His aura immediately soared, and the fire spear behaved like oil had been poured on it, crackling as it burned.
A fierce me illuminated the surrounding area, raising the temperature of the entire za.
Cooperative technique! zing Spear! Attack!
The fire spear pierced through space with a xiu sound, instantly appearing before Xiao Chen; surging heat waves assaulted him.
Large patches of pitch-ck areas appeared in the air; the fire spear had directly burned away space. When the people below saw this scene, they paled.
If an ordinary person stood before this me, the high temperature would roast them without them being able to do anything about it.
Xiao Chens face sank. The energy in the spear caused him to feel some fear in his heart. The cooperative Martial Technique of these eight seemed to have some extraordinary tricks behind it.
Xiu! Xiu! Xiu!
In the time it took for a spark to fly, Xiao Chen stepped back seven times. With each step, he left behind an afterimage. Soon, he had seven identical afterimages maintaining the saber posture.
This was the Thunder Shadow Chop Xiao Chenprehended. He did not dare to underestimate the fire spear, so he used all ny-nine drops of Quintessence in his dantian.
Bang!
The seven afterimages merged in that instant. Splitting and merging in less than a breaththe people below did not even have time to react.
Chapter 635 - Greed
Chapter 635: Greed
Xiao Chen hacked the zing spear with his saber. A loud explosion rang out, sending intense shock waves surging everywhere.
When therge force sted out, it pushed Xiao Chen back by a hundred meters. Blood leaked out of the corner of his lips, and a strange look appeared in his eyes. Unexpectedly, the peak attack of seven afterimagesbined was still weaker.
Tuoba Yunughed loudly, Idiot, you even dared to sh head-on with our Eight Segment Heavenly Dragon Combination Technique! White Robed desman, today will be the date of your death anniversary!
Tuoba Yun pushed his right palm out as heughed loudly. The horrifying zing spear continued towards Xiao Chen without any of its might diminishing.
Four Season Saber Technique, Burning to Destion!
The zing spear pierced through space even faster than lightning. Without any ce to escape to, Xiao Chen attacked decisively with the most tyrannical move of the Four Season Saber Technique.
A zing summer sun hung high in the air. As Xiao Chen chopped down, it was like the sun fell from the sky, intent on burning everything to destion.
Bang!
Before the crowds astonished gaze, Xiao Chen did not choose to defend but to sh head-on, continuing to try to break through with force.
An even louder explosion rang out. Boundless zing mes spread out in the air and turned into small arrows flying everywhere.
The aftermath of Burning to Destion and the zing spear appeared in the sky like countless ck dots on a white sheet of paper.
Every single ck dot was a small spatial tear. However, because the sky was too expansive, they looked as insignificant as ck dots.
The heat wave scattered, and blood spurted from Xiao Chens lips once again. However, he did not sustain any injuries on his body. His limbs and bones were in excellent condition. As he stood in the air, his aura did not diminish.
Tuoba Yun revealed a slight suspicion in his eyes. He muttered, That is impossible. I know that he has a strong physical body. However, this zing spear carried a fiery shock wave. It would have torn even a peak Martial Monarch to shreds.
Big Brother, that brat seems to have a defensive Superior Grade Secret Treasure, someone behind Tuoba Yun said quickly.
Tuoba Yun looked carefully and discovered a dim light fading away from under Xiao Chens Clear Wind Robes. A look of greed shed in his eyes as he smiled sinisterly. Indeed, it is a defensive Superior Grade Secret Treasure. This is a good item. Even the Wan n only has a few Superior Grade Secret Treasures.
Brothers, disperse first. Afterwards, we will use our cooperative Martial Techniques a few more times and get the attacks to permeate through his Secret Treasures, shocking his internal organs until he dies.
Hu! Hu!
The eight figures quickly separated and turned into eight beams of light. Once again, they held in their hands the weapons they had sheathed earlier, sending attacks at Xiao Chen.
Dang! Dang! Dang!
An intense battle full of danger unfolded in midair. The Eight Great Guardian Deities coordinated well, suppressing Xiao Chen all the while.
Attacks rained down continuously. Xiao Chen maintained his calm, not panicking. He did not have any intention of bringing out his full strength.
The Eight Great Guardian Deities were not Xiao Chens true enemy. Wan Feng, who was paying close attention to him, was his true opponentone that was worth fighting.
Although Wan Feng hid the murderous intent in his eyes deeply, it did not escape Xiao Chens notice.
There is no perfectbination in this world. A weak point is sure to appear somewhere.
After making up his mind, Xiao Chen kept some of his trump cards hidden. Under the storm of attacks, he swung his saber light around, dealing with them as they came.
Xiu!
The unpredictable Tuoba Yun suddenly appeared and thrust his sword towards Xiao Chen as Xiao Chen retreated.
Xiao Chen had already anticipated him. He swung his saber down and counterattacked,bining the state of massacre and state of thunder.
He sent Tuoba Yun flying with a loud boom. In a one-on-one sh, Xiao Chen held the advantage.
After trying several sneak attacks that Xiao Chen repulsed easily, Tuoba Yun could not help the astonishment in his eyes. He said, Form up! Eight Segment Heavenly Dragon Combination Technique!
Xiu!
The seven other Eight Great Guardian Deities moved behind Tuoba Yun and gave off that five-colored light again,bining their auras once more.
Cooperative Martial Technique! zing Spear! Kill!
Bang! Bang!
Xiao Chen used the Thunder Shadow Chop first, dissipating half of the spears energy. Then he followed up with Burning to Destion, shattering the spear.
The aftermath of the sh permeated through Xiao Chens protective Quintessence and his Superior Grade Secret Treasure, shaking his internal organs. Blood leaked out of his lips again.
Xiao Chen blocked it a second time!
Xiao Chen again managed to block the cooperative Martial Technique that can kill a peak Martial Monarch!
Shock filled the eyes of the several thousand guests in the za. The Eight Great Guardian Deities had already killed many peak Martial Monarchs by relying on this move.
However, on this day, Xiao Chen seeded in blocking it twice. Not only was he not torn to shreds, but he also had no signs of physical injury.
Xiao Chens condition astonished Wan Baoluo as well. However, he was not anxious. He smiled faintly and said, The Eight Great Guardian Deities have never lost before, and they will not this time. White Robed desman? How dare hee and cause amotion in my Wan n.
Tuoba Yuns face sank. He had not expected Xiao Chen to be so difficult to deal with. He shouted angrily, Scatter! We will do this a few more times. I dont believe that this fellow can continue to endure.
When the eight people split apart again, Xiao Chens eyes lit up as he entered deep thought.
The body was a container. Quintessence was the liquid in the container. When a container held several more times the liquid than it normally did, it woulde under tremendous pressure.
After enduring such immense pressure, the body was bound to get injured and need nourishment.
Tuoba Yun was this container. After suddenly containing eight times his Quintessence, his physical body would surely sustain injury.
Otherwise, Tuoba Yun would not have to stop every time they executed the cooperative Martial Technique once. Remaining on the offensive would have been better. When Xiao Chen considered the earlier attacks, he realized that Tuoba Yun had always hidden afterwards and was thest to attack.
Tuoba Yun was probably using the time to heal his physical body. Suddenly enlightened, Xiao Chen smiled and said, So that is what is going on. In that case, there is no more third chance for you.
Currently, Tuoba Yun was at his weakest. Now was the best time for Xiao Chen to make his move.
At first, Xiao Chen had thought that Tuoba Yun was the strongest, so he kept looking for weak points in the others and failing every time. It turned out that he had been approaching this battle from the wrong angle all along.
After understanding this, Xiao Chen pushed off from where he was and quickly headed for Tuoba Yun hiding behind the others.
When Tuoba Yun saw Xiao Chen going for him, avoiding all the others attacks, fear shed in his eyes. He shouted, Stop him! Afterwards, we will burn our Quintessence and execute the cooperative Martial Technique. He will definitely die then!
Clearly, the other seven realized Tuoba Yuns situation now. They immediately stepped up their attacks, releasing a multitude of lights.
Xiao Chen dodged all the attacks he could. Those he could not evade, he blocked with his Superior Grade Secret Treasure.
Whats with this fellow?
The people watching could not understand what was happening. Xiao Chen did not go after the weaker cultivators first. Instead, he targeted the strongest. His choice did not make sense.
As Xiao Chen stood on an Azure Dragon image, he endured three attacks and dodged seven. Finally, he locked down on Tuoba Yun with his Saber Technique. He said, Lets see where you can run to now.
A dreary wind and incessant rain, a cool breeze blows and autumn water ripples. As my fated person smiles faintly, I will gift you a gentle saber strike. However, do you dare to ept?
Xiao Chen executed Autumn of the Four Season Saber Technique, sending out a gentle saber light, akin to that of a pretty girl smiling faintly.
Left without a choice, Tuoba Yun roared ferociously and burned his Quintessence, sending out a barrier of light. He intended to defend against this attack forcefully.
Bang!
A boundless force hid in the gentle saber light. It pushed gently and shattered the barrier of light, knocking Tuoba Yun back. He vomited arge mouthful of blood.
Tuoba Yun had yet to recover from the cooperative Martial Techniques side effects. Now, he sustained further injury. He immediately paled and lost all hisbat prowess.
Big Brother! the other seven people cried out. They all burned their Quintessence and attacked Xiao Chen in rage.
Bang!
Xiao Chen stomped heavily on the Azure Dragon image he stood on, and the world trembled. He looked at the seven people approaching and smiled coldly. Without the cooperative Martial Technique, are you Eight Great Guardian Deities worth anything?
With one person missing from the Eight Great Guardian Deities, the originally perfect encirclement and cooperation immediately revealed weak points. No matter how they made up for theck, their efforts were futile.
Even if the seven burned their Quintessence, it would just be a dream to want to defeat Xiao Chen in a short time.
The gap between Xiao Chen and them was never their Quintessence. He pushed off the Azure Dragon image and infused his body with Quintessence.
Then, Xiao Chen slowly activated the Purple Thunder True Fire in his right eye. With a loud bang, purple fire red up around his entire body.
He ignited his surging Quintessence right then. Furthermore, he used the extreme Yang Purple Thunder True Fire.
Xiu!
With just that instant, Xiao Chen felt his Quintessence had declined by one percent. On the other hand, the hidden strength in his body had more than quintupled.
Xiao Chens aura soared wildly to a horrifying degree. After only catching a nce, the onlookers below felt a great dread. They could not help taking a few steps back.
Before Xiao Chens iparably fierce aura, the auras of the remaining seven people of the Eight Great Guardian Deities vanished instantly without leaving a trace.
Between the eight, even though they all burned their Quintessence, the remaining seven people of the Eight Great Guardian Deities were like children before Xiao Chen.
They had different foundations. Even with the same multiplier, the one with the better foundation would instantly outstrip the weaker ones by arge margin. Clearly, Xiao Chen had the better foundation.
Burning Quintessence was a massive drain. Xiao Chen did not waste any time. He shouted a ferocious warcry and immediately rushed over.
He took seven steps in the air. Each step left behind an afterimage. Every afterimage sent out an attack containing different states.
If it were not for the same countenance, no one would discover that these were clones created from Xiao Chens afterimages. It was hard to imagine that cloning to such a level was possible; even the expressions were different.
When the previously silent Gong Yangyu below saw this, he could not help but stand up excitedly and point at Xiao Chen. He muttered, It really is my Evesting Heaven and Earth. How is it so much stronger than mine?
Earlier, when Xiao Chen used Thunder Shadow Chop twice, Gong Yangyu only found it somewhat familiar, but he was not sure what it was. Now that Xiao Chen executed Thunder Shadow Chop after burning his Quintessence, Gong Yangyu was finally certain.
Staring at Xiao Chen, Gong Yangyu felt that the youth was very terrifying. What kind of genius is this, for him to have such strong learning abilities?
Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!
Seven muffled sounds rang out. The saber lights in the afterimages hands sent the remaining seven of the Eight Great Guardian Deities flying. Their expressions were extremely unsightly.
Merge!
The seven afterimages merged, and Xiao Chen attacked with seven times his peak offensive power. The first person only managed to block for a moment before his weapon shattered.
Chapter 636 - So What if You Are the Welcoming Envoy
Chapter 636: So What if You Are the Weing Envoy
That person turned into a beam of light, flew backwards a kilometer, and crashed into a tall building in the Wan ns pce. A loud explosion rang out with his survival unknown.
This development startled the remaining six people, scaring them. They looked at the death-god-like Xiao Chen and could not help but reveal expressions of fear.
Xiao Chen smiled gently and pushed off from where he was. He quickly charged at the remaining six people. When he attacked, his saber light gave off a bright light, not showing any mercy.
Wan Baolou watched the Eight Great Guardian Deities get defeated. Panic finally appeared in his previously calm expression.
The Eight Great Guardian Deities had already been famous for several decades, their fame spreading far and wide. They had cut a wide swath through the Wan ns enemies. Unexpectedly, they had fallen to a young brat.
Wan Shan quickly ordered people to bring Feng Feixue to the back. He eximed to Wan Baolou, Father, what should we do? Lets call out the ancestor; this Xiao Chen is simply too strong.
Wan Baolous expression turned grave. He said, He is now the carrier of Luck in the Sky Dome Realm; the Martial Sages will not be able to do anything to him. Sima Hong over there is a prime example. There will be adverse consequences.
Go and pass down my orders. Summon all the Martial King and Martial Saint experts in the city. We will use a multitude of ants to take down this elephant. Even if I fall with him, I will make sure he falls.
When Wan Fang saw Wan Shan rushing off anxiously, rage shed in his eyes. He gently knocked on the table twice and said calmly, Cousin-uncle, are you looking down on my strength? Why the need to call a big group of trash over?
[Note: Cousin Uncle: As mentioned in a previous note, the Chinese are quite detailed with the terms of address for family members. In this case, cousin-uncle refers to the fathers younger male cousin.]
Wan Baolou had not expected Wan Feng to be willing to make a move for him. He rejoiced and quickly said, No, no. Of course not. Given Esteemed Nephews status, I feared that it would make things difficult for you to act against a King Grade True Dragon genius.
Wan Feng snorted coldly. A King Grade True Dragon genius? Ha ha! After he loses to me, he will no longer be one. No matter who it is, they will not be able to stop me from swallowing up the Feng n. I will not sit by idly and watch others get in the way of my wealth!
While the Wan ns people conversed, Xiao Chen, who had ignited his Quintessence, finished dealing with the remaining six of the Eight Great Guardian Deities. Then, he sheathed his saber and stopped burning his Quintessence.
In less than ten breaths, Xiao Chen expended half of his ny-nine drops of Quintessence. The rate of consumption was extremely horrible.
Xiu!
Wan Feng smiled sinisterly. He took advantage of the moment Xiao Chen extinguished the burning Quintessence to stand up quickly and attack at lightning speed.
A cold wind howled as a beam of frosty light shed, lingering in the air for a long time. Wan Feng arrived before Xiao Chen at an incredible speed.
Wan Feng sent out a palm strike. Yin energy gathered in his palm, causing others to feel a chill from the depths of their hearts.
The moment Xiao Chen finished his battle and pulled back, Wan Fengunched a sudden sneak attack. Such actions were extremely despicable. Several of the guests could not help but feel disgusted.
Even though Xiao Chen had expected Wan Feng to attack, he had not expected him to be that despicable. The weing envoy of the Martial God Pce conducted a brazen sneak attack, ignoring his status and entering the fray without announcing himself.
This attack happened in the time it took for a spark to fly, so Xiao Chen could not draw his saber in time. He tightly clenched his right fist and merged his Quintessence and Vital Qi. Then, he circted his energies for Dragon w Fist, executing Berserk Dragon.
Bang!
Palm and fist shed, producing a loud explosion. Shock waves surged out. Countless snowkes drifted out from the shock waves.
A white figure flew backwards amidst the shock waves. This person was Xiao Chen. As the attack had caught him off-guard, he suffered a disadvantage in the sh of strength.
However, Wan Feng, who stood still within the shock waves, was not unscathed. Three faint w marks appeared on his facethe work of Xiao Chen.
Before Xiao Chen moved back, he had suddenly changed his fist into a w while his opponent was unready. Clearly, Wan Feng had not expected him to have an opportunity to counterattack under such circumstances.
Pu Ci!
After Xiao Chennded, he did not forcefully suppress his injuries. Instead, he immediately vomited a mouthful of turbid blood and instantly felt better.
Since Xiao Chen was wearing a defensive Superior Grade Secret Treasure, his injuries were not as severe as they looked, although the palm strike was hard to bear. Frost only covered his right arm, turning it stiff and temporarily unusable. Wan Fengs Quintessence seemed extremely strange.
As the weing envoy, he unexpectedly made a sneak attack. This is too much.
Seeing Xiao Chen get injured, Yue Chenxi struggled free from the old man trying to stop her and immediately flew up. Then, she sent a punch at Wan Feng.
Yue Chenxi did not have a good temper in the first ce. She had already found Wan Feng to be an eyesore long ago. At this moment, seeing that Wan Feng was despicable enough to mount a sneak attack, she disregarded the consequences and attacked.
A rising sun sparkled behind Yue Chenxi as rays of light exploded from her fist and turned into a ferocious fist wind flying at Wan Feng.
Wan Feng smiled disapprovingly and said, What does a silly girl like you know? Nothing in war is too deceitful. The victor does not have to care about what others think about him. Scram!
Wan Fengs figure shed. Although he did not seem to do anything, that boundless light immediately frosted over and shattered into ice fragments, which then fell from the sky, looking extremely strange.
Unexpectedly, light froze. Yue Chenxi had never seen such a situation before. Stunned, she failed to react until Wan Feng had already charged at her.
You are making a fuss over nothing. Why are you daydreaming in the middle of a fight? Go back down, ant from the lower realm!
Wan Feng sent a palm strike at Yue Chenxis fist,ughing loudly. A cold energy burst forth, and she vomited a mouthful of blood. Then, she fell to the ground and skidded very far when shended.
The Supreme Sky Sect elder immediately became angry. He got up and said, Wan Feng, you went overboard with your strike!
Wan Feng looked at that old man, and an expression of displeasure shed in his eyes. He gave a wintry smile and said, She simply asked for it. What does it have to do with me? Stop trying to put on a pretense of seniority in front of me. If you were an elder from the Supreme Sky Sects main sect, I might have given you some face. Unfortunately, you are not!
That old man pointed at him, saying lividly, Dont push things too far! Now, he had be utterly enraged.
Wan Fengs expression changed as he immediately attacked. He said icily, Still trying to put on airs?
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Wan Feng sent out three palm strikes and sent the Supreme Sky Sect elder flying. The old man vomited three mouthfuls of blood and fell to the ground, unable to get up again.
A ferocious aura spread out. Wan Feng seemed iparably tyrannical. People felt fear in their hearts from just one re.
Overestimating yourself!
Wan Feng swept his gaze through the crowd and smiled coldly. He did not care about these lower-realm people at all.
Then, Wan Feng quickly headed for Xiao Chen, whose arm was still frozen.
Finally, Feng Tianming reacted. He said, Even if we cant stop him, we cant let him have this opportunity to take out Xiao Chen while he is in a critical condition!
Xiu!
Feng Tianming led his four guards forward, instantly igniting his Quintessence. The five did not hold back at all as they charged towards Wan Feng.
They did not seek to defeat Wan Feng, only to buy Xiao Chen enough time to recover, to drag things out a little longer.
Wan Fengughed loudly, not reducing his speed at all. Specks of white light appeared on his palm, turning it bright and smooth as if it was transparent.
There were no bright disys of light or horrifying Quintessence fluctuations. Wan Feng sent out a palm strike and froze all the Quintessence that the guard in frontunched.
After Wan Feng charged forward, the frozen Quintessence shattered into ice fragments. The miserable scene of Yue Chenxis fall recurred.
Bang!
This guard vomited a mouthful of blood. Before he could disperse the cold Qi in him, he turned into an ice sculpture and fell to the ground.
Ka ca! Ka ca!
The ice sculpture shattered. A body made of flesh and blood broke into pieces along with the icea sight too tragic to behold. One strike from Wan Feng did not even leave a bona fide peak Inferior Grade Martial Monarch with an intact corpse.
The surrounding guests were local heroes, grand characters within their sects, talented youths, high-rankers of the True Dragon Ranking. When they saw this horrifying scene, their hearts turned cold, and they felt intense fear.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Wan Fengs figure shed, and he sent out three palm strikes. Snow drifted in the air as another three ice sculptures fell down and shattered into pieces. He was ruthless and vicious.
The sight of the four people who had followed him for several decades dying like that turned Feng Tianmings eyes red with rage. Then, he ignited all his Quintessence.
A fiery-red lotus flower bloomed under Feng Tianmings feet. His aura immediately soared to that of a peak Superior Grade Martial Monarch. As he sent out a palm strike, it carried a boundless heat wave as itunched forward.
Wan Feng revealed disdain on his face. He smiled coldly and said, Your Quintessence is not dense enough. No matter how many of youe, it will be useless. Scram!
Compared to Feng Tianmings, Wan Fengs aura did not leak out. Only specks of cold light appeared on his right palm, not leaking any Quintessence at all.
Bang!
After shing head-on with Feng Tianmings full-power strike, Wan Feng only took three steps back in the air and panted slightly.
Feng Tianming flew backwards like a meteor. When hended, he could not get up again, clearly severely injured.
Wan Feng dusted himself off and smiled faintly. You are quite powerful. You did not die after receiving a palm strike from me. However, ants are still ants. To me, the Martial Monarchs of the lower realm are not even worth a fart.
When Wan Baolou heard this, his face could not help twitching. Initially, he had been celebrating joyously inside as he watched Wan Feng defeating everyone and demonstrating his might.
However, Wan Feng said that the lower realms Martial Monarchs were not even worth a fart. Wan Baolou was also a Martial Monarch, which meant that this also applied to him.
The top ten rankers of the True Dragon Ranking immediately revealed expressions of displeasure. They looked at Wan Feng in rage; his words were too offensive.
Seeing the expressions of those people, Wan Fengughed, You dont agree with me? Wait until you go to the Kunlun Realm and you will know where you stand; you will know why I look down on all of you.
Dont think that I am just boasting. Your so-called True Dragon Ranking is just a joke to me. You would be extremely fortunate if even two or three of you manage to make it in the Kunlun Realm.
Damn it! I, Bai Qi, will sample your exquisite techniques, then.
Bai Qi felt angry. He had his pride as well. After Wan Fengs disparagement, plus the fact that Bai Qi was young and rash, naturally he could not contain his anger.
Four Season Saber Technique, Cycle of Seasons!
Bai Qi took to the air. His saber light flickered as he executed the most powerful move of the Four Season Saber Technique.
I, Gong Yangyu, want to sample your exquisite techniques as well. Show me the might of the weing envoy.
I, Liu Xiaoyun, will give it a try too!
Nangong Ziyue will sample your exquisite techniques as well!
Xiu! Xiu! Xiu!
Seven figures soared into the sky. These highly ranked people on the True Dragon Ranking flew up at the same time, charging towards Wan Feng.
Openly disdainful, Wan Feng sneered icily and said, No matter how many ants there are, it will be useless. Before you go to the Kunlun Realm, I will first beat your worthless pride out of you.
Suddenly, Wan Feng unleashed the aura that he had kept withdrawn. A strong and chilly aura immediately spread out. That cold Qi prated the bones, making it hard to bear.
Shua! Shua! Shua!
Various strong attacks flew over. Under the influence of this cold Qi, they turned into ice and created deep pits below.
Chapter 637 - Pack Up that Worthless Pride of Yours
Chapter 637: Pack Up that Worthless Pride of Yours
The expressions of the seven turned extremely unsightly. They had not expected something like that to happen. Their Quintessence could not even get near Wan Feng, failing to disy the might of their moves.
After you go to the Kunlun Realm, remember to keep your tails tucked between your legs. Not everyone is as benevolent as me. Now scram, ants!
[Note: Keep your tails tucked between your legs: This means to keep their pride down, humbling themselves.]
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Wan Fengs figure shed, and he sent out a palm strike at each of the seven, causing them to vomit blood and fly back. The impact shook their internal organs, reducing them to a sorry state.
What strong Quintessence! Its density is several times more than mine. Is he really an Inferior Grade Martial Monarch? Bai Qi, who fell to the ground, eximed in disbelief.
Gong Yangyu said resentfully, Furthermore, his Quintessence is much purer than mine. If he did not cultivate a Heaven Ranked Cultivation Technique, he must have eaten some kind of natural treasure.
His state of ice is extremely odd as well. Even thebination of all our states cannotpare to his.
Shaken in their hearts, the seven stared at Wan Feng, who stood proudly in the air, revealing disdain on his face. They could not help feeling a sense of helplessness.
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The same time all this was happening, all the experts ranked Martial Saint and above in the vast Wan n City were summoned together. They quickly rushed towards the Wan ns pce from all directions.
At least five hundred people wereing from each of the eight directions. Allbined, there would be at least four thousand people. With so many experts, surely they could suppress a peak Martial Monarch if they managed to surround him andunched a rain of attacks inbination?
Quick! Quick! Quick! The n Head sent orders down. The Wan ns pce is under attack!
These people quickly rushed through the streets. The hostile atmosphere made the bystanders extremely curious.
Isnt it the wedding of the Wan ns Young Master? Could it be that someone dared to cause trouble?
Who knows? The Quintessence fluctuated very intensely in the Wan ns pce earlier. I think a big battle is going on there.
A certain fatty sat by a window in a restaurant along the street. As this fatty watched the Wan ns guards rushing around, he chuckled. Cleaning up the small fries? This Fat Lord loves that the most.
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Back in the za of the Wan ns pce, Xiao Chen had a grave expression as he looked at his frozen right hand. Half his arm had gone numb, losing all sensation; he could not move it.
Strands of cold Qi rushed up from his arm. Xiao Chen circted his Quintessence and formed a dam, blocking this cold Qi.
With the cold Qi attacking him, Xiao Chens Quintessence drained nonstop. If he had not cultivated the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation, resulting in a higher quantity and quality of Quintessence, he would have be an ice sculpture as well, shattering after he fell.
The might of Wan Fengs state of ice has reached the threshold of a will. He is probably already close toprehending the will of ice. Whenbined with his strong Quintessence, he can unleash a horrifyingly destructive force.
Xiao Chen thought to himself, However, it is just initial rudimentary understanding. He still cannot use it as he pleases. The extreme Yang Purple Thunder True Fire can eliminate it.
Zi! Zi!
Strands of purple mes appeared on Xiao Chens arm. The purple mes burned the cold Qi, turning it into steam rising into the air.
Once Xiao Chen dispersed the cold Qipletely, he could move his arm again. He clenched his fist, and his Quintessence flowed smoothly once more.
Xiao Chen nced at Feng Feixue, whom Wan Baolou was pulling behind himself. Then, he walked towards them.
No one could change the things that he decided. No one could stop him on the path that he walked.
Wan Feng narrowed his eyes and considered Xiao Chen with a cold gaze. Then he said, Instead of taking this opportunity to flee, you rush forward, instead. You really think you are not an ant?!
Bitter winds howled and snow fell. Wan Feng turned into a white beam of light, carrying a boundless, baleful aura as he charged towards Xiao Chen.
Xiu!
When the icy wind blew, Xiao Chen drew his saber. A purple me red up on the pitch-ck Lunar Shadow Saber. When he swung the saber light, it burned away the cold Qi into steam.
Wan Fengs state of ice, which had always been sessful previously, retreated before Xiao Chen. Xiao Chens saber light sliced it apart, sending an attack towards Wan Feng.
Bang!
The palm wind and saber light shed, producing a loud st. On the ground, Xiao Chen took seven steps back. Wan Feng, on the other hand, tumbled seven times in midair before he slowly stabilized himself.
Wan Feng revealed a shocked expression. He muttered, This is an extreme Yang lightning-attributed me. However, even though it counters my state of ice, my Quintessence and speed are sufficient to suppress him.
As Wan Fengs figure shed, snow drifted down from the sky. He pushed off from where he was and charged towards Xiao Chen.
This time, Wan Feng raised his speed to its limit. Everywhere he passed, others only saw a white beam of light; they simply could not see him clearly.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
In this instant, amidst the drifting snow in the air, Wan Feng sent out fifty or sixty palm strikes.
The palm winds came like an avnche on a snowy mountain. Rumbling resounded out in the air nonstop. The entire za shook under the might of this torrent of palm winds.
Right then, cracking sounds echoed in the flower- and table-filled za. The festive wedding scene devolved to chaos and confusion.
Some stray palm winds flew wildly, freezing the guests unfortunate enough to get in the way. They shattered immediately, dying without an intact corpse.
Xiao Chens expression remained calm, but he did not dare to be careless. The density and purity of his opponents Quintessence were no less than his.
Suddenly, an Azure Dragon image appeared below Xiao Chen. As a dragon roar resounded, his figure flickered and moved around everywhere.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Xiao Chens saber lightshed out as fast as lightning, moving as his instincts told him. The burning purple mes on the saber destroyed all the icy palm winds that approached.
In the time it took for a spark to fly, the two soon exchanged hundreds of moves in this intense battle.
It was unknown what Movement Technique Wan Feng used; no one could see his figure clearly. As he moved around, he turned into a white beam of light circling Xiao Chen.
From a distance, it looked like the multiple beams of light created a sphere of light that encased Xiao Chen.
asionally, horrific explosions came from within the light sphere.
That light sphere did not stay in ce, either. asionally, it would move up or down, startling the many guests, who were all afraid the shock waves would strike them.
Bang!
The light sphere vanished as a white figure flew out from inside. He vomited a mouthful of blood. When hended on the ground, it fractured, long cracks extending in all directions.
Yue Chenxi eximed, Its Xiao Chen!
The person who flew out was indeed Xiao Chen. Wan Feng moved even faster within the light sphere. In the end, Wan Fengs palm winds filled the entire space.
Ha! Ha! Ha! Is the King Grade True Dragon genius really that slow? You are not even worth a strike. Receive another strike from me. Extreme Yin Tyrannical Heavenly Palm!
Wang Feng flew into the air,ughing boisterously. The boundless icy wind in the surroundings suddenly rushed into his body.
The ambient temperature abruptly increased rapidly. This sudden heat was not due to Wan Feng raising the temperature but because he absorbed all the Yin energy.
The imbnce between Yin and Yang left only a chaotic pure Yang energy, which made people feel that the air had be significantly hotter.
Time for you to lose! Wan Feng shouted ferociously. Without moving from his position, he sent out a palm strike.
A palm fell from the sky. That palm was smaller than an adults palm, but it gave the impression that it covered the sky like there was nowhere to hide.
As the palm fell, the chaotic pure Yang Qi on the groundpressed into clumps of Yang fire that shot off in every direction like thousands of arrowsunched at the same time.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
The fire crashed into the buildings of the Wan ns pce and exploded with horrifying energy. It blew all these buildings to smithereens, filling the air with dust.
What a strange and shocking Martial Technique! It used both Yin and Yang Qi to form attacks. The older generation of cultivators was dumbfounded at the sight of this; this was a great eye-opener for them.
Xiao Chens expression turned serious. The Mental Energy in his sea of consciousness surged quickly; he did not hold any of it back.
A purple light red up in the depths of Xiao Chens right eye, and a white light flickered in his left. The two lights were as resplendent as stars, shining their radiance everywhere and looking magnificent.
Taiji Yinyang me Diagram!
Xiao Chen pointed to the front, and his Mental Energy immediately drainedpletely. Two beams of light flew out, forming a Taiji diagram in an instant.
Yinyang, the four divisions, eight trigrams, and all sorts of mysterious phenomena appeared. The Taiji Yinyang me Diagram went forth in its most puissant state.
Bang!
The Taiji diagram gave off a brilliant golden light as it shed with that palm. Intense, explosive sounds came from it. A huge bottomless pit suddenly gaped on the ground.
The palm made from Yin Qi and the Taiji Diagram exploded simultaneously. Wan Feng recoiled by a hundred meters, but Xiao Chen did not move at all.
Shock appeared on Wan Fengs face. He muttered, How can this be? Even famous experts in the upper realm would not dare to sh head-on with this Extreme Yin Tyrannical Heavenly Palm, yet youan ant of the lower realmmanaged to block it.
Xiao Chen remained expressionless. He said calmly, You were merely viewing the sky from the well. There are many things that you are unable to imagine in this world. Didnt you want topare speeds with me? Well, I willpete in speed with you now. Lets see who is the one that is truly not worth a strike!
[Note: Viewing the sky from the well: This means a limited worldview, thinking that what one saw was the full extent of the world. It describes an ignorant and narrow-minded person.]
Roar!
Xiao Chen executed the Great Perfection Azure Dragon Cloud Soaring Art. Boundless dragon roars came from his chest as three Azure Dragon images suddenly appeared under his feet.
Turning into an invisible beam of Azure Light, Xiao Chen shot towards Wan Feng; he was now four times faster than before.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Sharp saber lights poured out like torrential rain in a storm. They flew relentlessly at Wan Feng as thunder rumbled in the sky.
At some point in time, an immortal attribute appeared in the thunder. The thunder was evesting, never fading away, suppressing Wan Fengs rudimentaryprehension of the will of ice.
Xiao Chen did not bother wasting time with Wan Feng. He simply charged forward, sticking closely to him. He relied on the Great Perfection Azure Dragon Cloud Soaring Art to continuously force Wan Feng back.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Wan Feng could not keep up with Xiao Chens speed. Xiao Chens immortal state of thunder and Purple Thunder True Fire worked together to suppress the will of ice. Wan Feng paled as he retreated continuously.
Xiao Chen ruthlessly suppressed Wan Fengs previous savagery. Wan Feng roared ferociously a few times, wanting to try and turn the situation around. However, Xiao Chen always forced him back down without showing any emotion.
Scram! Extreme Yin Tyrannical Heavenly Palm!
After making several unsessful attempts, Wan Feng became thoroughly angered. He burned his Quintessence and sent out a palm flickering with a cold light.
Everywhere the palm passed, space copsed. Spatial tears like tears seen on a piece of paper appeared, a fearsome sight to behold.
Xiao Chen smiled coldly and said, Wan Feng, this is your trump card? In that case, I will be returning your earlier words to you. Pack up that worthless pride of yours. In the future, when youe to the Sky Dome Realm, keep your tail between your legs.
Chapter 638 - The Miserably Oppressed Wan Feng
Chapter 638: The Miserably Oppressed Wan Feng
Strength Character Form, thirty-three timesbat prowess, Return of the Azure Dragon!
A boundless sea appeared behind Xiao Chen, and 9,999 pirs of water shot into the sky. Each water pir tore a pitch-ck hole in space.
A three-kilometer-long saber light burst out of Xiao Chens saber, rising from the ground to the sky. When that apocalyptic might manifested, an expression of fear appeared in Wan Fengs eyes for the first time.
Bang!
When Xiao Chen swung that saber light, he promptly smashed that earth-shattering palm into nothing. It could not resist at all.
The saber light did not stop. Instead, it continued forward andnded on Wan Fengand knocked him back like he was a sandbag.
Wan Feng apparently had a defensive Superior Grade Secret Treasure as well, since he was not hacked in half. However, the force contained in the saber light injured all his internal organs. He would need more than a month to recover.
When fighting against Sima Hong, Xiao Chen had gained experience in executing the Strength Character Form together with Return of the Azure Dragon. So this time, he was already prepared.
After Xiao Chennded, he quickly took a peak grade medicinal pill for replenishing blood and Qi. Although this pill did not have any special effects that would allow him to recover immediately, he would not be in apletely helpless state like before.
Xiao Chen nced at Feng Feixue, who was behind Wan Baolou. Then, in blood-stained white robes, he continued walking step by step towards her without hesitation.
No one could change what Xiao Chen had decided, not even Wan Feng, the weing envoy.
The entire za went dead silent. No one had imagined that Xiao Chen would manage to defeat Wan Feng, who was unrivaled in everyones eyes. He had sent Wan Feng flying far away, his survival and location now unknown.
This development frightened Wan Shan so much that he hid behind Wan Baolou, trembling with fear. He quavered, Father, he ising over. What should we do?!
Wan Baolou revealed an extremely unsightly expression. He also could not help trembling slightly. He forcefully pulled himself straight up and said, Damn it! Why are those guards not here yet? This fellow is already a spent force. Four thousand guards can surely wear him down.
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All the routes to the Wan ns pce had checkpoints that everyone had to pass. At these locations, the Wan n guards screamed miserably without end. Four or five Martial Monarchs in ck waited at each of these checkpoints.
Any guard that got near the checkpoint would die at the hands of the imcable ck-robed Martial Monarchs. Given their cultivations, these guards could forget about trying to get past these checkpoints.
Up in a tall building together with four or five menservants, Jin Dabao watched the situation below with excitement.
Young Master, we have sealed ess from all eight directions. None of the guards made it past the checkpoints.
Even when the Young Master made a move, these fellows still dared to try forcing their way through. They are really overestimating their strength.
Young Master, everything went as expected. We annihted these people with a snap of the fingers. The group of menservants rushed to tter Jin Dabao.
From Jin Dabaos rxed expression, he seemed to be enjoying himself. He waved off the ttery and smiled. They are just small fries. There is nothing much to that. Is this Fat Lord really someone so excitable?
Bang!
Right after Jin Dabao spoke, a figure came crashing down through the roof, shattering it into dust.
This figurended in front of Jin Dabao, startling him. The fatty moved with incredible speed, quickly hiding behind the few menservants.
However, when Jin Dabao saw who it was, heughed loudly. He pushed his menservants aside and immediately walked over.
Naturally, the person who fell from the sky was none other than the weing envoy of the Kunlun Realms Martial God Pce, Wan Feng.
Xiao Chens Return of the Azure Dragon had dispersed Wan Fengs Quintessence entirely, injuring all his internal organs. Both Wan Fengs internal and external injuries were grievous. Someone as strong as him had be as weak as a cripple.
After coughing intensely, Wan Feng vomited a mouthful of blood. He looked around his surroundings and saw Jin Dabaoughing in front.
A look of disdain and disgust shed in Wan Fengs eyes. Then, he casually said, I remember you. You are the Young Master of the Great Tang Nations Golden Roc Merchant Association. I will give you a chance now. Find me a ce to recuperate, and I will consider returning that Azure Luan Spirit Core to you.
Jin Dabao chuckled and said, Brother Feng truly lives up to your reputation. Even though you now looked worse than a lump of sheet, you are still so magnanimous. The few of you, why are you not helping Brother Feng up? Quick, go!
When Wan Feng heard those words, a murderous intent shed in his heart. Damn fatty, when I recover from this, you will be the first I exterminate!
However, at this moment, Wan Feng was heavily injured and could not do much. He looked at the menservants helping him up and smiled. The few of you are quite wise. I am the weing envoy from the upper realm. Working for me will bring you unimaginable results.
Treat me well, and it might be possible for me to bring you along to the Kunlun Realmah!
Pa!
Suddenly, the menservants let go of Wan Feng, whom they had just helped up, causing him to fall back down with a bang, which jolted the injuries of his body. He could not help crying out in pain.
Jin Dabao said angrily, What are you guys doing? Dont you know that this is the upper realms weing envoy, Brother Feng? If you offend him, he can crush your entire family with one finger.
Brother Feng, Brother Feng, let me help you up. These fellows do not know how to do things.
Dragging his fat body and moving his butt left and right, Jin Dabao swaggered over. Then, he helped Wan Feng up once again.
Ill endure!
All this moment, Wan Feng held his temper. He only wanted to find a ce to recuperate beforeing back in the future to deal with this group of people. He forced himself to smile and said, Its fine, its fine. I can still endure this small injury. Just help me down first.
Jin Dabao loosened his grip as he chuckled. No problem. This Fat Lord will send you down. Stand still. Dont move, dont move at all. Thats right, thats right. Maintain this posture!
Suddenly, Wan Fengs heart started thumping heavily. He was not standing stably yet in the first ce. But before he could tell that something was wrong and react, he received a heavy strike on his butt. He bounced around like a rubber ball as he tumbled down from the top of the building to the bottom.
Bang! Bang!
After falling from a height of a hundred meters, Wan Feng bounced twice after hitting the ground. He vomited another mouthful of blood as he moaned in pain.
Up at the top of the building, Jin Dabao retracted the leg that he kicked with. Then, he looked down together with his menservants. When they saw the miserable Wan Feng, they allughed loudly together.
Brother Feng, sorry about that. Your butt looked too shapely. This Fat Lord could not resist. I offer my apologies to you! Jin Dabao chuckled as he fanned himself with his gold fan. His jowls jiggled continuously.
Wan Feng, who was on the ground, flew into a rage out of humiliation. At this moment, he finally understood: this Fatty Jin did not care a whit about him. From the very start, Jin Dabao had been toying with him.
Wan Feng struggled to stand up. Then, he looked up and said to Jin Dabao, Damn fatty! Laugh while you can. In the future, after I recover, I will kill your entire Jin n!
If looks could kill, Jin Dabao would have been torn to shreds already.
You damn bastard. How dare you scold our ns Young Master? You must be tired of life. I will drown you with my spit!
Phui! Phui! Phui!
Before Jin Dabao could say anything, the menservants with him found an opportunity to tter him further. They immediately started spitting for real at Wan Feng.
With thebined efforts of the menservants, spit rained down without pause.
Wan Feng turned green in startlement. No one had ever treated him like this since he entered the Extreme Yin Sect. Even his past humiliations were not this severe.
Unexpectedly, the crude menservants of the lower realm bullied Wan Feng like this with spit.
However, at this very moment, Wan Feng had no means of dealing with this. He could only drag his grievously injured body along the street, limping heavily, in fear of more spitnding on him.
Jin Dabao waved his hand and smiled. Stop it! What did this Fat Lord teach you in the past? This is Brother Feng from the Kunlun Realm. It is a rare thing for him toe to the Sky Dome Realm, and this is how you treat him?
Wan Feng stopped moving and wiped away the spit that hadnded on him. He heaved a sigh of relief. At least this fatty knew how far to go; he did not dare to offend himpletely, pushing him over the edge.
Hu!
A strong wind blew. When Wan Feng looked up, he saw a golden coffin lid falling from the sky. Then, it smashed into him.
The impact knocked Wan Feng into the air. His nose caved in, and a few of his teeth fell out of his mouth together with the blood he vomited out.
Wan Feng spun for more than a hundred revolutions in midair before crashing heavily on the ground.
By then, Jin Dabao had already gotten down and was holding his coffin lid once again,ughing heartlessly. If it does not hurt or itch, what kind of treatment is that? This is more thrilling, isnt that right, Brother Feng?
He he, Brother Feng likes it so much, he is unable to say anything. In that case, lets do it a few more times.
Hearing Jin Dabaos footsteps suddenly approaching shocked Wan Feng, who was on the verge of fainting, awake.
At this moment, Jin Dabaos shameless smile looked like that of the devil. In fact, even the devil was not as scary as this fellow.
Thinking of his earlier misfortune, Wan Feng suddenly reacted. He quickly took out that Azure Luan Spirit Core from his spatial ring and proffered it, saying, I was in the wrong. I will return this Spirit Core to you, and we will no longer owe each other!
Jin Dabao chuckled and said, What did you say? I did not hear you. That felt good!
Bang!
Right after Jin Dabao finished speaking, his wide coffin lid came crashing down again. Wan Feng flew into the air once more, and intense pain caused his body to freeze up. It felt like dying was better than this.
He! He! I really couldnt tell that Brother Feng had such a hobby. In that case, even though this makes things difficult for this Fat Lord, I will do it a few more times.
When Jin Dabao made his move, he did not pull any punches. This time, Wan Fengpletely lost all his pretensions. He quickly handed the Spirit Core over and shouted with tears in his eyes, Lord Jin, I was wrong. I should not have worked together with the Wan n to cheat you.
What did you say? Speak louder. This Fat Lord does not have Brother Fengs cultivation. Jin Dabaoughed as he ced the coffin lid in front of him.
Pu tong!
Wan Feng knelt on the ground. He endured that indescribable pain as he shouted, Lord Jin, I really was wrong. I no longer dare to try and cheat you again.
Jin Dabao smiled and said, I told you long ago. This Fat Lord has never suffered from any disadvantage before. Since you already admitted your mistake, this Fat Lord will be magnanimous and forgive you.
The treasures on your body should barely be enough to make up for this Fat Lords loss.
When Jin Dabao waved his hand, his menservants understood what the fatty meant. They immediately rushed forward and stripped Wan Feng bare, taking everything that was worth something.
At this moment, Wan Feng could not muster even an iota of resistance. Rage filled his heart, but he could not do anything. Soon, the menservants had stripped him of everything, leaving him naked on the ground.
Young Master, this thing is the most valuable. It seems to be a Superior Grade Secret Treasure. One of the menservants held out a damaged inner vest, which he handed to Fatty Jin as though he was paying tribute to a king.
Chapter 639 - The Fatty’s Style—Stripped Bare
Chapter 639: The Fattys StyleStripped Bare
Jin Dabaos eyes lit up. He smiled and said, No wonder this brat was so cocky. It turns out he was wearing a Superior Grade Secret Treasure. Lets go and see what the situation in the Wan ns pce is. See if there is anything we can get from there.
Young Master, what should we do with this fellow? We cant just leave him naked here. After all, he is still the Kunlun Realms weing envoy.
Jin Dabao thought for a while and took out a pair of underpants from his spatial ring. Then, he tossed them to Wan Feng and said absent-mindedly, This is already considered to be extremely benevolent of me. Dont forget to be grateful for this Fat Lord giving you underpants.
Thatit looks like womens underpants, Young Master!
Damn, this Fat Lords hobby has been revealed. Im not too ashamed to face the world. Lets run fast. Jin Dabao quickly dashed forward at lightning speed.
The menservants exchanged nces. Since when did this fellow have any sense of shame?
After everyone left, the naked Wan Feng hugged that pair of red, flowery underpants and curled up.
He could not resist crying loudly. Extreme sadness was evident in his crying, which sounded utterly heartbroken. Those who did not know the situation would think that he was a virgin who had been raped by dozens of men.
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Naturally, the people in the za did not know of Wan Fengs misfortune. Otherwise, their eyes would goggle and their mouths gape open.
At this moment, their gazes were focused on the White Robed desman walking steadily towards Feng Feixue.
Currently, Xiao Chen did not seem to be in good condition. He looked like he was on the verge of copse.
However, Wan Baolou and his son, who stood in front of Feng Feixue, still trembled with fear,cking the slightest bit of courage to make a move.
No one could say for sure how strong Xiao Chen was now. He even defeated someone as strong as Wan Feng. If he still had some trump cards, making a move now would only result in their deaths.
This father-and-son pair lived a life full of glory and honor. Their days were much better than those of regr people. The wealthier one was, the more afraid of death one would be.
The father-and-son pair found that they could not advance or retreat as they watched Xiao Chen approach. They did not dare to step up and fight, but they could not bear to hand over Feng Feixue, whom they had spent so much effort on, either.
Enough!
Just at this moment, a dull, cold snort suddenly resounded everywhere. That voice contained boundless energy.
That one word reverberated like thunder, shaking heaven and earth, pressing down on Xiao Chen like a mountain.
That force was several times stronger than what Xiao Chen was capable of. Just the aura alone prevented him from moving, making his feet feel leaden.
Wan Baolou rejoiced, saying, The ancestor is making a move!
An old man in embroidered robes seemed to appear from nowhere, arriving before Xiao Chen and blocking his way. He stared gravely at Xiao Chen.
The guests in the za all revealed astonishment on their faces. They shook their heads and said, The White Robed deman cannot continue forward anymore. The Wan ns Sage has made his move.
Isnt there a rumor that if anyone makes a move against Xiao Chen in the Sky Dome Realm, there would be dire consequences?
Rumors are not necessarily true. Furthermore, Xiao Chen has already pushed the Wan n this far. If they still do not make a move, he will end up taking Feng Feixue away, and they will lose face before everyone in the world.
Actually, at this moment, Xiao Chen is already spent. A Martial Sage can finish him off in one move. I dont believe that there will be any dire consequences.
All sorts of discussions rang out. Although there were rumors that if the Martial Sages of the Sky Dome Realm acted against the carrier of Luck, there would be dire consequences, most people discounted the rumors.
This disbelief was because Xiao Chen looked feeble at this point. First, he had defeated thirty-six Martial Monarchs; then, the Eight Great Guardian Deities; and finally, the Kunlun Realms Wan Feng.
All these achievements were already incredible to imagine. Xiao Chens current cultivation limited the amount of Quintessence he had. Even if it was not wholly spent yet, it should be close.
Any Martial Monarch among them should be able to stop Xiao Chen if they dared to try. What more a Martial Sage in perfect condition?
The Wan ns Martial Sage said, Little friend, you have caused argemotion in the Wan n and showed your might before everyone. My Wan n has suffered tremendous losses because of you. If you leave now, I will not me you for todays matter.
Actually, this person had sensed Xiao Chen the moment Xiao Chen entered the Wan ns pce. However, because he feared that rumor, he had not dared to make a move.
The carrier of Luck was someone who held the Luck of a great realm. He enjoyed the protection of the Heavenly Dao. Martial Sages already touched the threshold of the Heavenly Dao. If they acted against the carrier of Luck, the Heavenly Dao would sense it immediately.
Sima Hong had not believed this would happen and wanted to kill Xiao Chen forcefully. However, the Heavenly Dao blessed and protected Xiao Chen. Not only did Sima Hong fail in his attempt, but he also ended up hanging at Saber Citys gates. His reputation took a considerable hit, and he lost all face.
With Sima Hong as an example, the Wan n Martial Sage had to be cautious. So he had remained hidden and did not make a move. However, at this point, he had no other choice.
Xiao Chen was probably the first Inferior Grade Martial Monarch to receive such polite treatment from a Martial Sage in the past thousand years.
Everyone looked at Xiao Chen, waiting for him to say something. They felt curious as to how he would answer.
Xiao Chen shook his head and said, I will not leave until I meet the person I came to meet.
Nobody had anticipated such an answer. Everyone was greatly astonished. Unexpectedly, Xiao Chen rejected the suggestion of a Martial Sage. Where did he get his confidence from?
The expression of the Wan ns Martial Sage froze. Killing intent appeared deep in his eyes as he said, Have you made up your mind to do this the hard way?
A vast Quintessence surged in the old mans body. The white sky suddenly turned dark, looking even scarier than the old mans expression.
This person was now totally furious. All the guests could feel the strong killing intent in the wind and clouds, as vast as the sea.
Before that aura, Xiao Chen seemed as small as an ant, or maybe not evenparable to an ant.
Xiao Chen said calmly, I have never thought of harming the Wan n. All I want to do is remove that red veil and ask her if marrying into the Wan n is her intention or not.
If it is, I will leave immediately. If it is not, then ording to my promise, I will bring her away.
This person knew full well how Feng Feixue hade to the Wan n. Naturally, he would not let Xiao Chen go up to ask her. If you insist on this, then dont me me for bullying someone weak.
The Wan ns Martial Sage was going to take action!
The people around could already guess what would happen next. As they looked at Xiao Chen, whose white robes were already dyed red with blood, they could not help but reveal expressions of pity.
Xiu!
Just at this moment, the situation changed.
The package wrapped in ck cloth on Xiao Chens back split open, and a simple rectangr wooden box flew out andnded heavily on the ground.
It was like a formless wall came out of the wooden box. In that instant, the pressure from the Martial Sages aura vanished, and Xiao Chen recovered his ability to move.
The expression of the Wan ns Martial Sage turned grave as he eximed, Divine Weapon!
Divine Weapons were renowned throughout the entire Tianwu Continent. The Wan ns Martial Sage no longer dared to drag things out, so he immediately made his move.
However, it was toote already. Ka ca! Ka ca! Ka ca! Ka ca! The four wooden sides fell apart and a Divine Weapon, the Heavenly Universe Saber, floated quietly in midair. An ancient and mighty aura burst forth from it.
The momentum of the Wan ns Martial Sages move copsed without Xiao Chen having to do anything.
The Holy Seal in Xiao Chens sea of consciousness turned into a clump of golden me, burning up quickly. A miraculous energy spread through his entire body, granting him the temporary right to use the Divine Weapon.
Xiao Chen extended his hand, and a resonant saber hum broke through the clouds.
The Divine Weapon flew into his hand, and the sky and earth instantly turned dark. The sun, moon, and stars all appeared. The thousands of people in the za felt like they stood within a boundless starscape.
Xiao Chen grasped the Divine Weapon tightly and felt an unrivaled energy flowing through his meridians. He felt like he could pluck the stars and bring down the moon, turning the universe upside-down; everything seemed possible.
Chop! Xiao Chen shouted ferociously and attacked with the saber.
Heaven and earth regained their previous calm. When everyone looked up, they only saw the strong and powerful Martial Sage flying backwards.
Space shattered everywhere the Martial Sage passed. He flew for an unknown distance before crashing into a mountain outside Wan n City and pulverizing it.
The Divine Weapon returned to its sheath, and the potent energy ebbed from Xiao Chens body. Now, he felt dizzy and extremely feeble.
Xiao Chen had even sent the Wan n ancestor flying. Wan Baolou and Wan Shan were frightened into trembling. Theypletely lost all their courage and fled miserably.
Xiao Chen collected his senses and continued walking before everyone. The distance between him and Feng Feixue shortened with each step he took. Soon, he arrived before her.
This fellow really managed to walk over. Martial Monarchs could not stop him, and the Eight Great Guardian Deities could not stop him. Now, even a Martial Sage could not stop him.
This incredible scene happened before everyone. All the guests were shaken; they found this experience indescribable.
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Far in the distance, at the mountain that the Wan ns Martial Sage had crashed into, the Wan ns Martial Sage walked out of the lingering dust cloud. He had a horrifying wound so deep that bones of his chest were visible.
The regenerative ability of a Sage Body did not seem to be working. Blood flowed out continuously from the wound.
Damn that brat! Unexpectedly, he brought a Divine Weapon. Lets see how many more times you can use it, the Wan ns Martial Sage shouted in rage.
Bang!
Just as the Wan ns Martial Sage was about to soar into the air, a strong palm wind broke through space and knocked the Wan ns Martial Sage back. This attack was from the Myriad Fiend Pces An Zixuan, who had promised to keep Xiao Chen alive.
An Zixuan! Since when has your Myriad Fiend Pce interfered with the matters of my Wan n?
When facing the raging Wan ns Martial Sage, An Zixuan could not be bothered to say much. I will do as I please. It is not up to you to decide what I do. Just stay here and wait.
The Wan ns Martial Sage was infuriated. However, he was not An Zixuans match in the first ce. Furthermore, he was currently injured. He had no way to defeat An Zixuan.
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On the other side, Xiao Chen undid Feng Feixues restrictions. Then, he slowly removed the red veil on her head, revealing a pretty girl, one beautiful enough to cause a nations downfall.
Feng Feixues eyes misted slightly as she choked up. You really came.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly. Four years ago, outside Mohe City, I promised to do one thing for you. I will honor my promises forever, so I will definitelye.
Xiu!
Xiao Chen removed the strip of cloth on his forehead and summoned out the scarlet throne. First, he helped the heavily injured Feng Tianming onto it; then he brought Feng Feixue up. Finally, they turned into a clump of scarlet clouds and slowly disappeared from everyones sight.
The crowd only withdrew their gazes after a long time. When they looked at the extremely dpidated za, they could not help but sigh.
The vast Wan n, with thirty-six Martial Monarchs, the Eight Great Guardian Deities, and a Martial Sage, was still a toy in Xiao Chens hands, suffering heavy losses.
After this, the Wan ns reputation would fall significantly. It was likely that they would not be able to retain their position as the top merchant association in the world.
A King Grade True Dragon genius is indeed extraordinary. The Sky Dome Realm truly cannot contain him.
Chapter 640 - Capital to be Absolutely Unrestrained
Chapter 640: Capital to be Absolutely Unrestrained
Even the Thunder Emperor was not that unrestrained back then, challenging the top merchant association in the world because of a promise.
It is hard to imagine that Xiao Chen really killed his way to the Wan n and brought someone away, all for a promise.
The guests discussed the earlier events. In this world overflowing with cupidity, there was still someone who would honor their promises like that, braving the dangers of this world. This was a rare quality.
This was especially so when considering the ramifications and knowing that a Martial Sage held down the fort. Despite knowing all this, Xiao Chen risked his life and really rushed over.
Lets go. There is nothing for us here. This grand wedding was just a farce put up by the Wan n.
The guests dispersed, heading to the gates of the Wan ns pce.
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In the underground treasury of the Wan ns pce, the experts guarding that ce keeled over and could not get up again. From the appearance of the bodies, they were killed with one strike.
Inside the treasury, a group of ck-d people was excitedly looting all the treasures stored there.
One of these ck-d people stood out from the rest. He had an extremely corpulent body. Clearly, he had forced himself into the ck clothes, which looked very tight on him as if they would split open at any time.
Young Master, unexpectedly, this Wan ns treasury is so easy to break into. We struck it rich this time.
The fatty chuckled and said, That Brother Xiao of mine is too awesome. He even managed to severely injure all the Eight Great Guardian Deities. Otherwise, we would not have such an easy time, either.
This group of people was like a pack of hungry wolves that managed to enter a sheep pen. They moved around continuously. The various treasures in the repository vanished rapidly.
Normally, even though many people eyed the wealth of the Wan ns headquarters, no one would seed with the Eight Great Guardian Deities on guard.
Today, the Eight Great Guardian Deities were all severely injured. Jin Dabao led the Jin ns Martial Monarchs and raided the Wan n treasury, gaining a great advantage from this.
If Wan Baolou knew of the looting of the treasury, he would be angered to death. Half of the Wan ns wealth was stored in there. It would take the n an incredibly long time to recover from such a loss.
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High above the za of the Wan ns pce, Wan Fengs master, the Extreme Yin Old Man, watched the messy situation below without any expression. The Supreme Sky Sects Old Feng stood quietly behind him.
Old Feng, this time, your Supreme Sky Sect managed to take in a genius from the lower realm. He is probably not much weaker than the true inheritors of your main sect as he is now.
Old Feng smiled slightly and said, Senior Extreme Yin is exaggerating. Compared to the other geniuses that the Martial God Pce collected, his umtions as a Martial King are weaker. Furthermore, he has not experienced a true war.
The Extreme Yin Old Man said, That is true. We will know for sure whether he is a true dragon or not after he has undergone the baptism of the Kunlun Realm.
The Extreme Yin Old Man paused for a while before adding, You may leave first. Although this old man does not exactly have a ster reputation, I still have some magnanimity. I will not make a move against an insignificant Martial Monarch.
When Old Feng heard this, he heaved a sigh of relief. Although the old man before him looked very genial, he was famous for his ferociousness in the Kunlun Realm. The cultivators of other races all feared him.
Given that Xiao Chen defeated the Supreme Yin Old Mans disciple before everyone in the world, Old Feng had been worried that the old man would not be able to resist making a move. In such a case, even if Xiao Chen had a Divine Weapon, only death awaited him.
Many thanks, Senior!
After gaining a definitive answer, Old Feng bowed slightly and turned into a beam of light, returning to the Supreme Sky Sect.
After Old Feng left, the Extreme Yin Old Mans face suddenly sank. He looked in the direction of An Zixuan and muttered, Unexpectedly, this little fellow has some rtions with the Fiend Race experts.
Xiu!
Retracting his gaze, the Extreme Yin Old Man entered into deep thought. Then, he stopped thinking and tore space apart with his hand. He entered the spatial tear and reappeared on the roof of a building. As he looked at Wan Feng, who was lying on the ground, wearing flowery red female underpants, he smiled coldly.
Feeling a gaze from above, Wan Feng looked up. He could not help but tremble. His voice quivered as he said, Master, disciple has embarrassed you. I only ask for a swift death!
The Extreme Yin Old Man gave him a chilly smile and replied, Why should I kill you? If it were not for me allowing it, no one would be able to hurt you in this Sky Dome Realm.
Wan Fengs expression froze. He eximed, Master, you saw everything?
The Extreme Yin Old Man nodded silently. He said, So, you wont be so condescending in the future anymore, right? Even when a lion hunts a rabbit, it will use its full power. You are not even a lion. What is the point of all that arrogance?
What is the point of thinking about all these mundane matters? It is useless to cultivation and will hinder you from achieving sess. Just cut your ties with the Wan n and focus wholeheartedly on cultivation. If anyone humiliates you, just return the humiliation a hundredfold or even a thousandfold.
Wan Feng suddenly became enlightened. He understood what the Extreme Yin Old Man meant and was trying to do. His master had seen everything clearly and had used this opportunity to let him gain experience. He also wanted to use this to help temper his mental state.
Many thanks for Masters lesson. This disciple will repent sincerely and mend my erroneous ways. I will absolutely not embarrass the Extreme Yin Sect.
The Extreme Yin Old Man did not say anything more. He waved his hand and drew Wan Feng over. Then, they flew off into the distance.
After everyone left, the debacle of the grand wedding in the Wan ns pce officially came to an end.
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Ying Yue, leading the Imperial Dragon Legion, had been waiting at the border between the Great Jin Nation and the Great Qin Nation for a long time. After Xiao Chen handed Feng Tianming and Feng Feixue over, he headed for the Heavenly Saber Pavilion alone.
The Heavenly Saber Pavilion was as peaceful as ever. No one was aware that Xiao Chen, who had just returned, had done something shocking in a distantnd.
Senior, fortunately, I did not fail. I have not lost the Divine Weapon!
After experiencing the power of the Divine Weapon for himself, Xiao Chen gained a deeper appreciation for Leng Tianhe lending it to him.
Leng Tianhe was in no hurry to take back the Divine Weapon. He gave Xiao Chens wounds a nce and said, Dont be in a rush to leave. Let me take a look at your injuries.
After fighting continuously big battles, especially using the Strength Character Form together with Return of the Azure Dragon, Xiao Chens injuries reached a horrifying level.
Leng Tianhe used his right hand to hold Xiao Chens wrist. After checking Xiao Chens pulse, he eximed in shock, Your physical body is extraordinarily strong. If other Martial Monarchs pushed themselves as hard as you did, they would have lost their lives long ago.
However, the situation now is little better. In another half month, you will be leaving the Sky Dome Realm. You should stay with me during this period of time to treat your injuries.
Leng Tianhe personally treated Xiao Chen, using his own Source Energy and the peak grade treatment-type Medicinal Pills the Heavenly Saber Pavilion umted over the years to help Xiao Chen heal quickly.
Seven dayster, Xiao Chen waspletely recovered. He became much more spirited and lively.
The battles at the Wan ns pce provided Xiao Chen with rich experienceparticrly his battle with Wan Feng. Wan Fengs will of ice had given him great motivation.
Before Martial Monarch, cultivators had to have a peak state before they could defeat someone above their cultivation realmwhen they would be considered geniuses.
However, after reaching the Martial Monarch realm, peak states were toomon. Only when one raised their states into wills could they defeat someone above their cultivation realm.
The most important reason why Wan Feng could look down on all the Martial Monarchs in the Sky Dome Realm was his rudimentaryprehension of the will of ice. Also, his Quintessence was much purer and more plentiful than that of the Sky Dome Realms cultivators.
If Wan Feng had advanced his will of ice by another step, he might have defeated Xiao Chen, despite the Taiji Yinyang me Diagram and the Strength Character Form that strengthened Martial Techniques by thirty-three times.
I have to make full use of my time to try andprehend my will, Xiao Chen said resolutely as he clenched his right fist tightly.
After making up his mind, Xiao Chen immediately went to look for Leng Tianhe. With such a Martial Sage present, it would be too wasteful if he did not go and ask for pointers.
When Leng Tianhe learned of Xiao Chens intentions, he could not help butugh. He said, How old are you now? You are still so young, and you already want toprehend a will.
Xiao Chen could not understand. He asked, Could it be that will has something to do with age?
Leng Tianyun nodded and said, It definitely has nothing to do with age. However, some people lived for five or six hundred years, even reached Martial Sage, and they still did notprehend their wills.
To advance a state into a will, there are several important factors. First is talent, second is breadth of knowledge, and the third is opportunity. Talent is simple; it refers to theprehension of a person. You managed toprehend a new Four Season Saber Technique on your own, so yourprehension is definitely not poor.
The so-called breadth of knowledge refers to a cultivators personal experiences. There are many great realms and many strange and profound phenomena happening. How many do you think you have experienced?
Even if you achieve this, without the right opportunity, you will never be able toprehend your will.
Xiao Chen looked pensive. However, he still said doubtfully, That weing envoy, Wan Feng, he is only three or four years older than me. However, he already gained a rudimentary understanding of will. How is that?
Leng Tianhe smiled faintly and replied, That is actually not will. If I remember correctly, the Extreme Yin Sect has a special method to strengthen the state of ice. It can increase the might of a peak state of ice by twenty percent.
If he trulyprehended a will, you definitely would not be his opponent. I became a Martial Sage ten years ago. Even in the Kunlun Realm, my talent is considered outstanding. However, I still have notprehended my own will.
To think wills are so hard toprehend!
Xiao Chen frowned heavily. Unexpectedly, even Leng Tianhe had notprehended his will. Leng Tianhe probably did notck talent or breadth of knowledge. It was likely that he had not encountered an opportunity.
Leng Tianhe stood up and casually waved his hand. A cool breeze immediately blew within the room, bringing with it a gentle warmth and making one rx with indescribable contentment.
Xiu!
Suddenly, Leng Tianhe stretched out his hands, and the cool breeze slowly disappeared. In its ce, a bone-chillingly cold wind blew. The force of the wind did not change, but when it blew at Xiao Chen, it felt even more painful than knife cuts.
Boom!
Leng Tianhe moved his hand again, and a strong wind swirled, howling within the room and shaking the furnishings inside.
Chi! Chi! Chi!
In that instant, the strong wind stopped blowing and turned into thousands of wind arrows that shot the room full of holes.
Sunlight shone through the holes. When the beams of light merged together, they formed a mottled light, illuminating the entire room.
When Xiao Chen saw all this, he could not help his astonishment. Leng Tianhe managed to make the simple wind disy a variety of scenes under his maniption.
Given Xiao Chens cultivation, he would not be able to pull off the techniques and finesse necessary for this disy.
Leng Tianhe could produce a cool breeze or a gale strong enough to blow the roof off. However, he still could not do it with ease.
He retracted his hand and muttered, I have already gained a rudimentary understanding of the will of wind. All Ick is an opportunity, and I can advance my state into a will.
You cannot use the earlier demonstration as a temte to follow. It should only be used to broaden your horizons. There is a great difference between thunder and wind; as for how toprehend it, you have to rely on yourself.
Xiao Chen quickly performed a cupped-fist salute as thanks. This demonstration had indeed broadened his horizons. He discovered that his previous line of thought had been too restrictive.
Chapter 641 - Leng Tianhe’s Request
Chapter 641: Leng Tianhes Request
In a few more days, you will be going to the Kunlun Realm. I have a request to make of you.
Xiao Chen said, Senior, just tell me. I will definitely do everything within my means.
Leng Tianhe revealed a hint of worry in his gaze. He muttered, When an era of geniuseses, a great cmity will follow. The previous era, five thousand years ago, ended peacefully.
However, thews of nature will not change. Theing cmity will probably be the greatest cmity in the past ten thousand years. In the future, if you manage to climb to the peak of the Dao, please take care of the Heavenly Saber Pavilion.
Xiao Chen smiled bitterly. It is hard to reach the peak of the Dao. Senior, this matter is probably too far away in the future. You are overthinking this.
Leng Tianhe sighed softly and said, Im not overthinking this. Ten thousand years ago, the glorious Tianwu Dynasty vanished like smoke. The nine Dragon Veins of the Tianwu Continent escaped, and the Spiritual Energy of the world turned chaotic. Even until today, it has not recovered yet.
Xiao Chen still felt that Leng Tianhe was being too rmist. However, after thinking about it, he agreed, One day, if I manage to reach the peak of the Dao, I will definitely not sit by and ignore the Heavenly Saber Pavilion.
After leaving Leng Tianhes room, Xiao Chen spent another half day refining the Countenance Halting Pill. Then, he passed it to Liu Ruyue.
Leng Tianhes advice had significantly broadened Xiao Chens line of thought. He intended to spend his final days in the Sky Dome Realm at the Thunder Emperor Valley. He wanted to see if he could find his opportunity to advance his state into a will from the immortal will the Thunder Emperor left behind.
Liu Ruyues eyes misted up as she hugged Xiao Chen. She refused to let go of Xiao Chen for a long time. Xiao Chen, is this goodbye forever?
Xiao Chen felt a slight grief in his heart. He wiped away Liu Ruyues tears and smiled. It is definitely not. Just wait for me toe back.
After the two spent a long night together in affection, Xiao Chen gave Liu Ruyue a gentle kiss on the forehead when she fell fast asleep. Then, he put on his clothes and left silently.
At this moment, the sky was not bright yet. Xiao Chen gave the beautiful Qingyun Peak onest nce. He had too many memories of this mountain.
He did not know when he coulde back again after leaving this time. However, he had to go to the Kunlun Realm. No matter how much he could not bear to leave, he had to suppress that feeling deep in the bottom of his heart.
Its time to go. Since ancient times, the strong are destined to be lonely. From the very moment you decided to climb to the peak of cultivation, you were already destined to be lonely, Ao Jiao said softly.
Back in the past, Ao Jiao had seen a simr scene during the rise of the Thunder Emperor. She felt a deep sense of regret as well.
Xiao Chen took a deep breath and stopped reminiscing about this mountain, steeling himself to leave.
When Xiao Chen flew above Saber City, he discovered a familiar girl standing above the city. When he looked more closely, he found that it was the cross-dressed Feng Feixue. She currently had a faint smile on her face as she flew towards him.
Xiu!
Xiao Chens figure shed, and he flew over instantly to stand across from her.
Feng Feixue took out a spatial ring and handed it to Xiao Chen. The Dragon Phoenix Cauldron that you left with me is in there. Also, all the materials that the Feng n has grasped on refining Secret Treasures have been ced in there. Finally, there are a hundred thousand Superior Grade Spirit Stones. I hope they will be of help to you.
A hundred thousand Superior Grade Spirit Stones was a hefty sum. Currently, Xiao Chen only had a total of eighty thousand Superior Grade Spirit Stones.
He urgently needed Superior Grade Spirit Stones. They would be very handy for cultivation or for purchasing things in the Kunlun Realm.
Many thanks!
Feng Feixue smiled gently and suddenly kissed Xiao Chen on the lips. She said, This kiss is my thanks to you. Now, I haveplete control of the Feng n. I will help you to take care of the Heavenly Saber Pavilion and the Xiao n.
Xiao Chen touched his fingers to his lips and could not help smiling. He said, I just found out today how valuable my kiss is. Do you want to give me a few more kisses?
Feng Feixue blushed red as she burst out inughter. I dont dare to be that brazen. That girl of yours will kill me. Lets go. Stop dawdling.
By sunset, Xiao Chen reached Thunder Emperor Valley. When the many old men seated above the valley saw Xiao Chen, they took fright.
Several of these people were part of the group that Xiao Chen knocked down thest time. Without saying anything, they immediately scattered and fled.
These fellows are really gutless. They behave like you will eat them up. With such courage, how can they gain any opportunity at Thunder Emperor Valley? Ao Jiao said indifferently.
Xiao Chen found a good spot and sat down cross-legged. He said calmly, Its good that they left. It will be quieter.
Thunder rumbled in Xiao Chens ears. As the will of thunder swam in the clouds, it exuded a horrifying pressure. Even after several thousand years, it showed no signs of dissipating, as if it would exist forever.
Suddenly, a thought came to Xiao Chen. He asked, Ao Jiao, do you think I will be able to immediatelyprehend the will of thunder if I directly swallow this will up?
Ao Jiao snorted coldly. That is easy to say. Since this is the immortal will of thunder, how can others subdue it? You can only do so if you are stronger than the Thunder Emperor of that time.
Xiao Chen smiled and did not say anything. He closed his eyes and started sensing the will of thunder quietly.
The half-step Martial Monarchs that Xiao Chen chased away had not gone far. They all hovered in a ce one kilometer away from the Thunder Emperor Valley, smiling coldly as they watched Xiao Chen.
This fellow is really reckless. The Thunder Emperor Valley has never allowed a Martial Monarch and above to stay there before.
We will just wait for a while and see how he gets smitten by lightning!
That is the immortal divine lightning. Even a peak Martial Monarch would not be able to endure it. When he is dead, we will split the treasures on him equally.
Although Xiao Chen did not open his eyes, the Spiritual Sense that he extended managed to pick up all the words and expressions of this group of people.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly to himself and ignored them. He was the sessor of the Thunder Emperor and had the Lunar Shadow Saber as proof of that. Why would the immortal divine lightning strike him? These people would end up being disappointed.
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Ancient Deste Land, Heavenly Extermination Lake:
A man carrying a long sword on his back walked calmly on the greenish surface. As he traveled on top of the water, ripples spread out.
White clouds drifted in the sky above, spanning thousands of kilometers. However, there was a ck mark in this white sky; something was clearly strange.
When one walked nearer, one would discover that the ck mark was a mass of thick ck clouds. An ind filled with Yin energy sat beneath the dark clouds.
The youth carrying the sword on his back looked at the scene in front and said, The Dark Churchs headquarters looks pretty much as expected.
This person was precisely the Chu Chaoyun who had not been seen since the Five Nation Youth Competition. Unexpectedly, for some unknown reason, he appeared here.
Several strong cultivators stood behind Chu Chaoyun, their auras unfathomable. Among them were the Sacred Heavenly Churchs Church Master, the master of the Devil Savannas mysterious ck knights, and the ck Dragon Groups leader.
Various important characters currently stood behind Chu Chaoyun with strangely respectful expressions.
In a secret room within a pce on the ind, a man with ck Qi surrounding him sat cross-legged. If one looked carefully, they would discover that this ck-d man appeared somewhat simr to Xiao Chen.
Xiu!
An image of the ck-d man seated cross-legged stood up and slowly turned solid. Soon, it was almost identical to the original person.
The clone pushed open the doors to the secret room. The guard standing at the side eximed in shock, Church Master, you have ended your closed-door cultivation! I will go and inform the Acting Church Master.
I am only a clone. There is no need to make a big fuss of this! The ck-d man smiled faintly and walked on.
Soon, the Acting Church Master rushed over with a group of disciples. When he saw this person, he immediately knelt down and said, Church Master, why are you out of your closed-door cultivation?
The ck-d man waved his hand, and a formless force instantly pulled this group of people back to their feet. He said, Come with me to meet our guest.
Hu Chi!
The mysterious ck-d man of the Dark Church waved his hand and led the group into the air. In a few breaths, they arrived before Chu Chaoyun.
When the mysterious ck-d man saw Chu Chaoyun, he smiled faintly. Interesting. Ten thousand years ago, I destroyed the Tianwu Dynasty. Today, a group of the Tianwu Dynastys descendants is here to work together with me.
Chu Chaoyun smiled carefreely and said, As long as our goals align, it does not matter whom we work with. However, your strength disappoints me somewhat.
Zi! Zi!
Right after Chu Chaoyun spoke, a golden me suddenly burned in his eyes. The Heavenly me, which looked like molten gold, poured out and instantly lit up the ck-d man.
The might is pretty good. Unfortunately, it is too slow. My insignificant clone can dodge it easily!
The mysterious ck-d man reappeared in front of Chu Chaoyun and smiled. Then, he used his hand as a saber and thrust towards Chu Chaoyuns chest.
Dang!
A golden beam of light fell from the skies above and turned solid. When the ck-d mans hand struck Chu Chaoyuns chest, it gave off a metallic sound, causing the air to quake.
Ka ca! Ka ca!
The solid light shattered like pieces of ss and fell into the calmke below. Then, they exploded and sent pirs of water soaring into the air.
When the light dispersed, the mysterious ck-d man smiled faintly and said, Not bad. Yourprehension of your ancestors skills is passable.
Same for you. Back then, the Azure Emperors sword had not crippled you, Chu Chaoyun retorted, showing no fear of this person. He continued, Lets cut to the chase. Open the door to the Demonic World for me.
The mysterious ck-d man said unhurriedly, There is no rush. We still have to wait for one person. Without her, even if you go to the Demonic World, you will not be able to learn any high-ranked techniques of the Demon Races.
Hu!
Just at this moment, a girl wearing a veil and a purple dress came from the horizon. This girl had a purple mark on her forehead and bewitching eyes.
One nce from this girl would make people yield to their lust, falling forever into depravity.
Chu Chaoyunsplexion betrayed his rm. He felt a formless danger from this girl. He asked, Who is she?
She is Leng Yue, one of the old eighteen Demon Monarchs of the Deep Abyss Demonic World.
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The sun rose and set. In the past few days, the peals of thunder from Thunder Emperor Valley never stopped.
It has been five days already. Why has the lightning not smitten this fellow to death yet? This does not make sense!
This is really strange. In the past five days, we did not even take more than a step. However, that immortal divine lightning seems to recognize this brat, not doing anything to him.
Im starting to feel a little dizzy. My Essence is almost exhausted. If we keep waiting like this, we will end up falling into the water first before he gets smitten by lightning.
Lets just keep waiting. This fellow is the King Grade True Dragon genius. There must be plenty of Spirit Stones, Medicinal Pills, and all sorts of treasure on him.
Indeed, this is a rare opportunity. Its a chance to obtain something without putting in any effort!
All those half-step Martial Monarchs waiting for Xiao Chen to be struck by lightning ran out of Essence one by one. However, they still waited with intense anticipation, clenching their teeth as they fought to hang on.
Chapter 642 - No Inherent Lightning in the World
Chapter 642: No Inherent Lightning in the World
Above Thunder Emperor Valley, Xiao Chen opened his eyes. His eyes now brimmed with purple electric light.
In the past five days, Xiao Chens understanding of lightning increased by another level.
There was no inherent lightning in the world. Unlike attributes such as wind, fire, or water, which persisted for a long time, lightning could not exist independently. Gathering wind and clouds was necessary to generate it.
Without the wind, or without the clouds, there would be no lightning.
It was just like the immortal divine lightning in this Thunder Emperor Valley. If there was no wind here and no lingering dark clouds, no matter how mighty the Thunder Emperor was, he would never have been able to make his will of thunder immortal.
Understanding this, Xiao Chen gained a vague idea of the will of thunder.
Although he had not cleared the threshold yet, he had gained a rough direction. Unlike before, he was no longer clueless.
Xiao Chen stood up and muttered to himself, In the blink of an eye, half a year passed. It is time to gather at Dragon Sealing City.
He nced at the half-step Martial Monarchs waiting for lightning to strike him. He could not help but find them funny.
Xiu!
Xiao Chen gently pushed off from where he was, and an image of the Azure Dragon appeared, moving up and down. He silently arrived behind these people and asked, Seniors, what are you all waiting for?
What else can we be waiting for? We are waiting for that brat to be struck by lightning, one of the old men said dispiritedly in a casual fashion.
A few people turned around and saw Xiao Chen behind them. They paled and panicked, quickly retreating.
Ha ha! Even though you are ipetent, your hearts are rather vicious. In that case, I will let you have a taste of being struck by lightning.
Xiao Chen pointed, and wind and clouds moved in the sky. The clouds crashed together, and a bolt of lightning descended from the sky. It struck the person who spoke earlier and knocked him into the water.
Only when the clouds move can there be lightning. However, clouds do not move automatically. Thus, wind is needed! Xiao Chen thought to himself as he casually exhibited theprehensions he gained in Thunder Emperor Valley over the past few days.
Instantly, lightning rained down and struck all the half-step Martial Monarchs waiting for Xiao Chen. After being struck by lightning, they screamed miserably and fell into the water, thoroughly charred.
Its time to go to Dragon Sealing City.
Seeing the group of old men struck by lightning, Xiao Chen did not continue to make things difficult for them. He stood on an Azure Dragon image and headed for the distant Dragon Sealing City.
Blurp! Blurp!
After Xiao Chen was far away, bubbles came up from the bottom of the river. ckened heads popped out of the water, looking like victims of a disaster.
They exchanged looks. They still could not understand what happened. That cannot be. Why did that brat not get struck by lightning? Instead, we were the ones struck.
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The Martial God Pces jade warship hovered high above Dragon Sealing City. It gave off a bright light and celestial music, floating on rosy clouds.
The thick dark clouds that had not scattered for five thousand years currently split in half. Golden light shone down from the center. When it shone on the ancient and simple buildings of Dragon Sealing City, the buildings appeared gilded; the city looked extremely beautiful.
Geniuses from the top twenty of the Sky Dome Realms True Dragon Ranking stood on the bow of this warship. As they looked at the boundless blue skies, they looked magnificent. However, they seemed nervous and restless.
There were thousands of geniuses in the vast Sky Dome Realm. However, only twenty of them obtained the opportunity to go to the Kunlun Realman unprecedented glory for them.
However, they were extremely anxious in their hearts. Wan Feng had thoroughly defeated them, giving them a new recognition of their strength.
Perhaps, when these people go to the Kunlun Realm, they might not be able to recover the pride that they had for the past twenty-odd years, disappearing from the limelight.
However, the people here were also people filled with self-confidence. Their anticipation and desire overwhelmed their anxiety.
No one believed that they would lose. They were all sure that as long as they had an opportunity, they would be able to build themselves up again, regaining their previous glory, even if they went to the Kunlun Realm.
They were still young. There was no need for them to worry so much. As long as they dared to dream, there was no need to fear this world, no matter how cruel it was.
At this moment, Yue Chenxi and Old Feng were looking into the distance, clearly waiting for someone.
Gong Yangyu stood calmly behind the two of them. The main sect of his sect in the Sky Dome Realm was much weaker than the Supreme Sky Sects main sect; it was only a Rank 8 sect.
After negotiating some terms, Gong Yangyu decided to go to the Supreme Sky Sect in the Kunlun Realm.
If Gong Yangyu went to his own main sect, he would undoubtedly receive better treatment. It would be easier to gain more attention from the upper echelon in a rtively weaker sect.
The Supreme Sky Sect had many geniuses joining it. Thepetition faced there would be much higher than at Gong Yangyus main sect. His treatment would not be as good as well.
This was a choice of being the chicken head or a phoenix tail. In the end, Gong Yangyu chose thetter.
In fact, most of the people here made a simr choice. Their own main sects had not reached Rank 9 yet. They sought a better alternative.
At this moment, Yue Chenxi revealed a smile and said, He is here!
Gong Yangyu recovered his wits and quickly looked around. He saw a figure in the distance riding on an Azure Dragon image moving up and down. This person traveled a kilometer with every step taken.
This person headed rapidly for the jade warship. He appeared graceful, outstanding, extraordinary. Even though he hid his aura, he gave off an unfathomable and peerless air.
Naturally, this person was the first rank of the True Dragon Ranking, the champion of the younger generation of the Sky Dome Realm, the White Robed desman who defeated Wan Feng, the King Grade True Dragon genius Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen is here!
Yue Chenxi was not the only one. The gazes of the other people also turned to Xiao Chen, to the White Robed desman who seemed capable of producing endless miracles.
Back then, at the Wan ns pce za, Wan Feng had humiliated many of the young heroes. They felt unconvinced, but they all lost miserably to Wan Feng without putting up any sort of resistance.
Only Xiao Chen managed to defeat Wan Feng with his leftover strength, after defeating thirty-six Martial Monarchs and the Eight Great Guardian Deities.
In doing so, Xiao Chen had gained back some pride for the youths of the Sky Dome Realm.
My apologies, it seems that I am slightlyte, Xiao Chen said somewhat ruefully to Old Feng.
Looking around him, Xiao Chen noticed most of the people expected were already present. He had not thought the others would arrive so early.
Old Feng smiled gently and said, There is no rush. There are people eventer than you.
Xiao Chen counted carefully and found that only neen out of the top twenty participants were here. Chu Chaoyun was the missing person.
Strange. Given Chu Chaoyuns talent, it would be too unfortunate if he did not go to the Kunlun Realm, Xiao Chen thought doubtfully to himself.
At the same time, Xiao Chen felt a little disappointed. He still had not determined the true victor between him and Chu Chaoyun. The battle at the Wind Cloud Arena was just a beginning.
In the future, when the two climbed to their peaks, there would be at least one more battle. If Chu Chaoyun did not go to the Kunlun Realm, then he might fall far behind Xiao Chen, never to catch up again.
We are not waiting anymore. He is just a lower-realm genius, and yet he dares to put on such airs. If he is not interested, then so be it. The Martial God Pce does notck people of that caliber. The unhappy voice of the Extreme Yin Old Man came from the ships hold.
Hu Chi!
The instant the Extreme Yin Old Man finished speaking, the jade warship soared into the air at an extreme speed, heading for the boundless golden light.
The thick dark clouds sliced in half slowly mended. When the gappletely closed, Dragon Sealing City fell into shadow again.
Dragon Sealing City would remain so until the beginning of the next age of geniuses. Only then would the dark clouds above it part once more, sending down golden light.
A dense golden light enveloped the jade warship. The many cultivators, including Xiao Chen, were extremely curious, looking around at their surroundings.
However, the golden light was all they saw. They could not make out anything special. How exactly would this warship reach the Kunlun Realm?
Xiu!
At some point in time, the golden light surrounding them suddenly vanished. Boundless stars and the vast Milky Way appeared before everyones eyes.
Normally, no one would dare to look in the zing suns direction. However, it was merely an insignificant ball of fire in their eyes; it looked breathtaking.
asionally, hugeets would fly by with their long tails trailing behind them. They whistled by the crowds faces, giving rise to a feeling of danger.
A transparent membrane covered the jade warship, protecting it from theets.
Is this the starry cosmos?
Xiao Chen discovered that the knowledge avable from his previous life could not exin this starry cosmos.
If he were to tell someone from his previous life that a ship made of jade could float in and move through space, no one would believe it, no matter how delusional they were.
Turning his head back, Xiao Chen discovered that the Sky Dome Realm was unexpectedly just a small stone tablet. This stone tablet gave off a glow from its talisman scripts.
He was very sure that this stone tablet wasrger than the jade warship. However, the countless stars encased the light that it gave off.
Such a fantastic sight could not be understood even after extensive contemtion.
After we pass the whirlpool in front, we will arrive at the Kunlun Realm. Old Fengs voice rang out from behind Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen looked in front. At some point in time, a seven-colored whirlpool had appeared in the infinite starry universe. That whirlpool was gigantic, asrge as a.
Old Feng said sternly, Xiao Chen, Yue Chenxi, and Gong Yangyu, now that we are here, I should tell you more about the situation in the Kunlun Realm.
The few of them quickly paid attention, not daring to miss any details.
Aside from humans, there are many other races of various sizes in the Kunlun Realm. The Kunlun Realm is ridiculouslyrge; boundless without end is an apt description for it.
The area we humans control is called the Tianwu Domain. Wars to obtain resources erupt frequently. The Martial God Pce represents all the human sects; it is the highest level of authority in the Tianwu Domain.
For now, you dont have to think about the other races or the otherrge cities. Just the Tianwu Domain alone will be sufficient for you to explore. You might not even finish exploring it in your lifetime.
Gong Yangyu asked curiously, In that case, how big exactly is the Tianwu Domain? Compared to the Tianwu Continent, which is bigger?
When Old Feng heard this, he could not help butugh out loud. He replied, There is noparison. The Tianwu Domain has a hundred and eight prefectures. Even the smallest is asrge as a great nation in the Tianwu Continent. The slightlyrger ones are even asrge as two.
Furthermore, this is just the popted areas. If we include the wilderness and the Ancient Remnants, it would be muchrger.
When Xiao Chen and the others heard this, they were dumbfounded. Just the Tianwu Domain of the human race already had thatrge an area. In that case, howrge exactly was the Kunlun Realm?
Ill say one final thing. You are all indeed geniuses. Otherwise, the Supreme Sky Sect would not have recruited you.
However, if you are hoping to do nothing and get the Supreme Sky Sect to nurture you, that will be impossible. This is the same for the other sects. In order to get more resources, you have to show your strength and prove yourself, to stand out from the rest of the disciples.
Chapter 643 - Initial Entry to the Kunlun Realm
Chapter 643: Initial Entry to the Kunlun Realm
Old Feng used an extremely grave tone as he said thatst sentence. Yue Chenxi and Gong Yangyu exchanged nces, feeling the seriousness of the matter.
On the other hand, Xiao Chen did not feel much about it. He had expected this long ago. There were the genius disciples of the Supreme Sky Sects main sect in the Tianwu Domain and the other geniuses with the Luck of their great realm that the Supreme Sky Sect recruited.
None of these people would be mediocre. Thepetition would only intensify. In a situation of equal resources, talent would stand out.
Only those who proved themselves worthier of nurturing would obtain what they sought.
Soon, everyone on the bow uttered a startled cry as the jade warship entered the seven-colored whirlpool.
Everyone felt an intense suction. Before that force, no one could resist; they were pulled apart into countless tiny pieces.
At this moment, the spirit separated from the body. They retained their consciousness and cognition but could not control their own bodies.
Such a strange state made everyone fearful. However, this did notst for long. The pieces of their bodies soon reassembled.
Their bodies returned to their control. Suddenly, they could see what was before them. A bright sun hung high in the boundless sky.
Forests and cities filled the mountainousnd below. The tall buildings looked as small as ants from where they were. Looking from high above, they could not see any difference from the Tianwu Continent.
My cultivation seems to have increased slightly; my Quintessence became purer.
Me too. It feels like the Quintessence of my body reorganized itself. Several meridians that were previously blocked are now open.
Is this the Kunlun Realm?
The many young cultivators of the Sky Dome Realm on the bow eximed excitedly, their expressions clearly thrilled.
Xiao Chen circted his Quintessence slightly and discovered what they said to be true. His cultivation as an early Inferior Grade Martial Monarch had advanced somewhat.
The flow of Quintessence in his meridians was smoother, saving him half a month of cultivation.
Old Feng smiled faintly. Thews of the lower realm are different from the upper realms. On the first entry, everyone will receive some benefits to their cultivation. Although it is not much, it is better than nothing.
You should spend this time sensing the Spiritual Energy of the Kunlun Realm. Before you reach the Martial God Pce, you should try and get used to it.
Without needing Old Feng to remind them, the youths on the bow had all already closed their eyes and sat cross-legged, greedily absorbing the Spiritual Energy around them.
Xiao Chen did not rush to sit down. He circted his Quintessence and casually grabbed at the air. A ball of liquid formed from Spiritual Energy appeared in his palm.
The ball of faint blue liquid looked saturated, containing a vast amount of Spiritual Energy.
Xiao Chen muttered, With just a casual grab, there is already this much Spiritual Energy. There is ten times more herepared to the Spiritual-Energy-rich Great Jin Nation.
Pu!
Xiao Chen flicked his hand, and his Quintessence sent that ball of liquid spinning and flying into the distance before exploding.
The ball of liquid turned into mist, spreading into the surroundings. However, there was not even the slightest ripple in space.
Odd. In the Sky Dome Realm, a casual attack of mine can tear space. Earlier, I had infused a drop ofpressed Quintessence into that ball of liquid, yet it didnt produce even one spatial ripple.
Shock shed in Xiao Chens eyes as he muttered to himself. The space of this Kunlun Realm seemed much sturdier than the Sky Dome Realms. The naturalws restriction on cultivators was greater.
Lets try again.
This time, Xiao Chen exerted more effort. He used fifty percent of his Quintessence and his sixty-percentprehended saber intent. Then he pointed and sent out a strand of sharp saber Qi to the side.
The sharp saber Qi was like a sh of sunlight. It soon disappeared from Xiao Chens sight.
Everywhere the saber Qi passed, faint ripples appeared on both sides. The ripples spread out in space like a stone dropped into still water.
Given this, Xiao Chen was now sure that this Kunlun Realms space was much sturdier.
If he were to use buildings as metaphors, the Sky Dome Realms space was a wooden building while the Kunlun Realms space was a tall, steel tower.
There was no way topare the two; the difference was too extreme.
Xiao Chen retracted his hand and said softly, In such a sturdy space, cultivation progress, flying speed, and the might of Martial Techniques will receive much more restriction.
No wonder Wan Fengs Quintessence was so pure. Due to thew of the Heavenly Dao, the suppression on cultivators here was much stronger than in the lower realms.
Given this, cultivators from the lower realm like them had a natural disadvantage,pared to the geniuses who were already used to the Kunlun Realms naturalws.
Any prideful and unruly cultivatorsing here who were unconvinced of the strength of the local geniuses would be in for a harsh lesson.
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Far in the distance, two girls stood on an Azure Luan that was covered in mes.
The girl on the right wore a green dress. She looked pretty and elegant, demure and cute. This girl was already considered an absolute beauty.
However, the girl on the left, wearing a red dress, was even more outstanding. Her skin was glossy and her teeth sharp. She was like a zing fire, a top-ss beautiful woman.
As the Azure Luan flew quickly through the sky, a sharp saber Qi with a flourishing aura flew over from the side.
The girl on the right reacted very quickly. She pointed, sending out a fiery sword Qi from her finger, and a resonant phoenix cry rang out.
The sword Qi gave off a dazzling fiery light; its aura was flourishing as well. When it shed with the saber Qi, it quickly melted the saber Qi. After a while, the saber Qi turned into a cloud of vapor and scattered.
The girl on the left said in astonishment, Whose saber Qi was that? It actually forced Elder Sister Nuan to use the Vermilion Bird Holy Fire.
The girl with the family name Nuan looked at the distant jade warship. She saw a blurry white figure and said softly, This strand of saber Qi is not onlyposed of very pure Quintessence but also contains a sixty-percentprehended saber intent. If I want to destroy it casually, I need to use the Vermilion Bird Holy Fire.
At the same time, this girl felt surprised as well. She recognized the insignia on the warship. It belonged to the weing envoys of the Martial God Pce. A lower-realm genius must haveunched this saber Qi.
However, there was no killing Qi in it. This should just be a casual test by a lower-realm cultivator. Its not a problem. Come, Ill bring you to rank yourself on the Proud Son of Heaven Ranking!
As Xiao Chen pondered the differences, the youths on the bow all opened their eyes.
A bright gleam radiating strong self-confidence appeared in their eyes. Some of them even startedughing loudly.
What dense Spiritual Energy! No wonder that Wan Feng was able to easily defeat so many of us as an Inferior Grade Martial Monarch. He simply has very rich umtions.
Thats right. Given a little time, we will definitely surpass him.
It is not that his resources are more than ours but that he has spent more time in the Kunlun Realm. Sooner orter, we will take our revenge.
The cultivators felt their bodies surging with Spiritual Energy after cultivating for a while. They felt great, forgetting their earlier anxiety.
Their expressions were now filled with excitement as if they hade back to life.
Xiao Chen frowned slightly but did not say anything. Wan Fengs strength could not be exined that simply.
Even in the Tianwu Domain, not just anybody could grasp Wan Fengs technique, which surpassed a peak state of ice.
Furthermore, everyone had ess to this Spiritual Energy. In the Kunlun Realm, it is asmon as bok choy; there was no need to be so excited about it.
[Note: Asmon as bok choy: Bok choy is amon vegetable found in the marketce. This is amon expression to say something can be easily found.]
In the end, these are still youths; they have not matured yet, Old Feng muttered softly, shaking his head slightly.
Boom!
Just at this moment, beams of golden light came from the front. A colossal floating pce appeared before everybody.
Mist surrounded that pce, making it looked even more mysterious. When the jade warship got closer, they discovered the words Martial God Pce South Gate above the gates.
We have arrived. All of you, disembark quickly. As for what to do next, the elders of your sects will exin.
The Extreme Yin Old Mans rxed voice rang out from the warships hold.
Old Feng said, Lets go down. I will bring you to the Martial God Pce to register yourselves. After that, we will rank you on the Proud Son of Heaven Ranking.
Just as Xiao Chen was about to get off the warship, he suddenly felt an intense, hateful gaze.
When he turned his head, he saw Wan Feng looking at him coldly from a crack in the warships windows. His eyes brimmed with boundless hatred.
The overweening hatredlike he wanted to eat Xiao Chen up alive yet even that would not ease his hatredlooked very frightening.
Xiao Chen thought to himself, Why does this fellow feel so much hatred? I only defeated him before everyone. If he is not satisfied, he can just challenge me again. Why the need to give off such a scary gaze?
Naturally, he did not know about Jin Dabao humiliating Wan Feng. Wan Feng had ascribed all the humiliation of that day to Xiao Chen.
If Xiao Chen had not severely injured Wan Feng, how could Jin Dabao have beaten Wan Feng up, resulting in him kneeling on the ground and admitting his mistakes, begging for mercy?
When Yue Chenxi saw Xiao Chen in a daze, she called out to him, Xiao Chen, its time to go.
Retracting his gaze, Xiao Chen replied with a smile and jumped off the warship.
Wan Feng clenched his right fist tightly and said coldly, Ill let you feel proud first. Wait until I break through to Medial Grade Martial Monarch. I will definitely march up to the Supreme Sky Sect to humiliate you.
The vast pce glittered with a faint golden light in the dense spiritual mist, looking like heaven on earth.
Viewed from a distance, the Martial God Pce reminded Xiao Chen of the Forbidden City of his previous life, except that it floated in the air.
[Note: The Forbidden City is the Imperial Pce in Beijing, China.]
Pavilions filled the ce, all sorts of simple and unadorned buildings standing tall.
A close look found even mountains andkes. Although this was called a pce, it was more like a miniature continent.
With the elders of the various sects as guides, the youths on the warship arrived in front of the Martial God Pces south gate.
Two rows of golden-armor-d warriors with deep cultivations stood under the simple signboard. They watched expressionlessly as cultivators entered the south gate.
asionally, people riding on Spirit Beasts descended from the air. There were also various small birds with intense Spiritual Energy flying over in flocks.
When looking carefully, one would be horrified to find that the unremarkable birds gave off a bright glow from their feathers, and their Spiritual Energy felt overwhelming. Unexpectedly, they were Rank 7 Spirit Beasts.
Some of the more daring birds did not even fear the cultivators. They flew around them, chirping constantly.
Now that the youths of the Sky Dome Realm had arrived at the Martial God Pce, they were full of curiosity at what they saw; they kept looking around nonstop
Chapter 644 - Country Bumpkins
Chapter 644: Country Bumpkins
Old Feng did not me them for their curiosity. He merely smiled gently and led the three past the guards to speak to the head of the golden-armored guards.
After he handed over the medallion and official documents that proved his identity, the guards of the south gate immediately allowed the group to skip the queue entirely.
Purple Gold Vine! This is at least a thousand-year-old Purple Gold Vine. Unexpectedly, it is just nted at the roadside. Its fruits are all ripe.
There is also the Fire Dragon Tree! It is also at least a thousand years old.
White Profound Flower!
After entering, the group saw spiritual trees and Spirit Herbs casually nted along the roadsides. They could not help but exim in surprise.
All around, spiritual trees and Spirit Herbs highly prized in the Sky Dome Realm filled the vast Martial God Pce, growing like weeds.
Xiao Chen did not feel too much astonishment. Spiritual trees or Spirit Herbs strewn along the road like this would definitely not be anything precious or rare here. Since they were in the Kunlun Realm, they could not judge things here by the measure of the Sky Dome Realm.
Old Feng familiarly led the three through the roads of the Martial God Pce. Soon, they arrived before arge hall. The words Proud Son of Heaven Pavilion hung above the doors.
After entering therge hall, Old Feng got the three to wait there first. Then, he left to arrange for identity medallions to be made for the three.
The few of them started to chat idly. There were also several cultivators of simr ages waiting excitedly around them as well.
Are you cultivators from the lower realm?
Three cultivators came over from the side. They felt curious, so they asked the three. The person who asked was a girl with delicate facial features.
This girl was about twenty-four or twenty-five years old. She was already an Inferior Grade Martial Monarch, and her aura was very stable. Clearly, she had advanced to Inferior Grade Martial Monarch long ago.
The three exchanged nces, and then Yue Chenxi performed the introductions. Yes, we are from the Sky Dome Realm. I am Yue Chenxi, he is Xiao Chen, and he is Gong Yangyu.
I am Bai Xi. These two are my junior brothers, Bai He and Bai Yu. We are from a Qiong Prefectures Rank 8 sect, the Beiming Pce. The girl maintained her smile and warmheartedly introduced her group of three.
When the two male disciples behind her heard that Xiao Chens group was from the Sky Dome Realm, their gazes turned disdainful.
And there I was thinking they were geniuses from one of the ten great battle realms. It turns out they are from thest-ranked Sky Dome Realm. Senior Sister Bai, lets go. There is no point speaking to them, the Beiming Pce disciple called Bai Yu said indifferently.
Bai He chimed in. To think the people of the Sky Dome Realm want to enter the Proud Son of Heaven Ranking. That is something impossible. You will just be wasting an opportunity.
Bai Xi said unhappily, How can you two say this? This is rude.
Ha ha! In that case, Senior Sister, you can continue to waste your time here. We will go and make our preparations. When Senior Brother brings back the Sage Sky Lanterns, we will attempt to enter the Proud Son of Heaven Ranking.
The two of them did not even bother to give Xiao Chen and his group a second nce before turning to leave.
When Xiao Chen chatted with Ao Jiao, he had learned some things about the ten great battle realms. Of the six hundred great realms that the Martial God Pce controlled, the ten great battle realms were the top ten great realms.
These realms produced countless experts, many of whom were born geniuses atbat. Every year, the experts of the battle realms would enter the Kunlun Realm. They had gained considerable fame in the Tianwu Domain, where there was intensepetition.
The battle realms already had an excellent reputation. Everyone acknowledged that cultivators from the battle realms were not mediocre. Even the natives of the Tianwu Domain wanted to befriend them.
Sorry, my junior brothers are a little too prideful. However, they are not bad people, Bai Xi said apologetically.
This was not the first time Xiao Chen had seen such people. With his mentality, these two people would not have any effect on him. He merely smiled and did not say anything.
Yue Chenxi felt a little dissatisfied, but seeing Bai Xis sincere attitude, she did not say anything. Instead, she changed the topic. Lets not talk about this. What is this Proud Son of Heaven Ranking? Elder Sister Bai, would you tell us more about it?
Bai Xi was quite an amiable person. She smiled and said, Of course. The Proud Son of Heaven Ranking is the most authoritative ranking on the strength of the Tianwu Domains youths.
In the Tianwu Domain, as long as ones age does not exceed forty, they have a chance to attempt to rank themselves on the Proud Son of Heaven Ranking once every year. After one gets ranked, not only will one be famous in the Tianwu Domain, they will obtain many benefits.
The first benefit is that the Martial God Pce would give a monthly remuneration of Spirit Gathering Pearls and Medicinal Pills ording to the ranking on the Proud Son of Heaven Ranking.
The second benefit is that once one enters the ranking, they will obtain the will of an ancient Sage. The ancient Sages were stronger than the modern Martial Emperors. This strand of will goes into your sea of consciousness. At a critical moment, it can save your life.
The third benefit has the most impact on you. If you get into the Proud Son of Heaven Ranking, after you enter your sect, they will pay more attention to you and focus resources on you.
When the three heard Bai Xis exnation, they could not help feeling excited about this Proud Son of Heaven Ranking.
Senior Brother is back. Come, lets go quickly. After cultivating so bitterly for three years, I must get on the Proud Son of Heaven Ranking this time!
Just at this moment, Bai Yu and Bai He ran over quickly. Bai Xi said with a smile, My First Senior Brother is here. I will take my leave first.
When Xiao Chen and the others turned their heads to look, they saw a youthful swordsman with an extraordinary air about him and an unfathomable cultivation. Threenterns floated in front of him as he slowly walked over.
Xiao Chens group also saw Old Feng behind that swordsman. Likewise, Old Feng had threenterns floating in front of him.
Old Feng came over to the three and said, Come, follow me to the Sage Wall and attempt to enter the Proud Son of Heaven Ranking.
Following Old Feng, the three of them arrived before a wall in the hall. The wall had many drawings of Sages on it, giving off ancient and drawn-out auras. Everyone felt an intense pressure that prevented them from breathing deeply.
A thousandnterns arranged at the top of the wall illuminated the illustrations, further enhancing the ancient Sages auras.
The mes in thenterns were a great eye-opener for the three. Unexpectedly, they were miniature human figures of mes.
Although the me person was small, if one focused on that, the people they depicted immediately becamerger and more distinct in the mindit was like seeing the real person.
The first row only had onentern, the second row had two, the third row had fourthe one thousandnterns were arranged in such a manner.
The mes of the top threenterns were golden, their glow also the brightest. It seemed like these three overwhelmed the light from all the othernterns.
Eachntern represented an outstanding talent in the Tianwu Domain. Given the amount of light these threenterns gave off and their positions, it would be hard for people not to notice them.
Old Feng sighed softly and said, You should have heard of the masters of the threenterns above. They are the Holy Son and Holy Daughters of the Three Holy Lands.
The topmost one is the Divine Martial Gates Feng Wuji. The two below it are the Phoenixs Passion Pces Nuan Muyun and the White Emperor Citys Xia Houjue.
Old Feng continued, The Three Holy Lands are King Grade sects in the Tianwu Domain that are even stronger than Rank 9 sects. They are also the only three King Grade sects in the Tianwu Domain.
Xiao Chen raised his eyebrows slightly. He thought about his Azure Dragon Martial Spirit and could not help but sink into deep thought. The Three Holy Lands were probably even more formidable and scarier in this Tianwu Domain.
However, most people would notpare themselves to the people from the Three Holy Lands. The seven giants of the Tianwu Domains younger generation do not include the three of them. It is also very difficult to see these three people.
Old Feng pointed at sevenmps positioned lower and said, These seven people are from either Rank 9 sects or Rank 9 ns. They are all very strong; the weakest of them is a Superior Grade Martial Monarch.
The strongest of them can hold their own against a Martial Sage for many moves. They would be able to flee easily if they wanted.
When Xiao Chen heard this, he could not help being rmed. Raising ones cultivation in the Kunlun Realm was clearly harder than doing so in the Sky Dome Realm. The quality of a Martial Monarch was much higher as well.
The difficulty of defeating someone of a higher cultivation here was not something that could bepared with that in the Sky Dome Realm. There was almost no possibility.
Given Xiao Chens strength now, if he met with a Medial Grade Martial Monarch of the Kunlun Realm, he would have to use a lot of effort in order to gain victory.
If the other party was also a genius cultivator and was a cultivation grade higher than Xiao Chens, it would be hard for Xiao Chen to defeat him.
These seven people were all Superior Grade Martial Monarchs. They had powerful Rank 9 sects or ns behind them and were genius cultivators as well. These people would be able to kill Xiao Chen easily.
Aside from them, there are also several proud sons of heaven that are second only to the seven giants. They are extremely strong. If they were ced in the Sky Dome Realm, they would not be afraid of an ordinary Martial Sage.
Yue Chenxi and Gong Yangyu both listened carefully to Old Fengs words. They felt an intense pressureing from these thousandnterns, and some dismay appeared in their hearts.
In contrast to Yue Chenxi and Gong Yangyu, Xiao Chen did not feel any dismay, even though he felt the pressure as well. His expression remained unchanging.
When Old Feng saw Yue Chenxis and Gong Yangyus expressions, he smiled faintly and said, You dont have to overthink this. The average lifespan of Kunlun Realm cultivators is two hundred years. Thus, anyone under forty can be considered part of the younger generation.
The average age of the one thousand people on this Proud Son of Heaven Ranking is thirty years old. Compared to them, you are still very young. This first attempt is just for you to broaden your horizons. There is no expectation on you for any results.
While Old Feng spoke, the other cultivators from the Sky Dome Realm also arrived at this wall under the lead of their sect elders.
Everyone wore a new identity medallion with the words Sky Dome on it, which allowed others to know their origins. Thus, many people stopped to watch them make their attempts.
Beiming Pces Bai Yu smiled and said, There is a lot of people from the Sky Dome Realm. However, there is not a single Medial Grade Martial Monarch. No wonder they have always been rankedst.
Bai He added, If they are unable to break through to Medial Grade Martial Monarch, it proves that their talent is not any good. Senior Sister Bai, despite all that, you still chatted with them. You are simply lowering yourself.
Bai He is not wrong. With their talent, even if they entered a Rank 9 sect, they would just be outer disciples. At best, they would rise to inner disciples.
Our Beiming Pce may be just a Rank 8 sect, but you are all true inheritors. There is no need to befriend the small characters of these big sects.
The young swordsman behind the three slowly added, It is better to befriend experts of simr strength to yours. By exchanging moves with each other and discussing them, you will be able to improve together.
When Bai He and Bai Yu heard the young swordsmans words, their smiles grew wider. Seeing her First Senior Brother lecturing her, Bai Xi lowered her head and did not say anything.
Chapter 645 - Breaking into the Proud Son of Heaven Ranking
Chapter 645: Breaking into the Proud Son of Heaven Ranking
Ha ha! The Sky Dome Realms people are here to attempt the Proud Son of Heaven Ranking as well. Wait for a while. Lets take a look.
Anyway, it will be fast. Those guys will be leaving as fast as they came. We wont have to wait long.
The surrounding local cultivators of the Tianwu Domain all stood at the side, watching in silence, waiting for a joke to happen.
Damn it! A bunch of snobs looking down on others. I will break into the ranking to show them up.
Immediately, two people felt extremely upset. They picked up theirnterns straightaway and dripped their blood into it. mes instantly lit up in thenterns.
The mes gathered and mirrored the appearance of the two. They looked exactly the same, just significantly smaller.
Go!
The two felt a strong suction forceing from the wall. Shouting a warcry, they tossed theirnterns towards the wall.
When the twonterns got within two hundred meters of the wall covered with countless paintings of Sages, the images of two Sages leaped out of the wall.
The images of the Sages shrank to the same size as the mes in thenterns. Then, they each leaped into antern.
The palm-sized space in thenterns seemed to turn into a realm of its own. The image of the Sage and the miniature me person quickly exchanged moves.
Bang!
However, in just a breath of time, the me person in eachntern shattered. Thenterns, which lost their mes, promptly wobbled and crashed to the floor.
The two Sky Dome Realm cultivators attempting to enter the Proud Son of Heaven Ranking immediately revealed a look of horror in their eyes. They both paled and vomited arge mouthful of blood.
Ha ha ha! They cant even pass the foundation test. To think they shamelessly dered that they would break into the Proud Son of Heaven Ranking!
The young local cultivators of the Tianwu Domain all guffawed, their expressions full of mockery.
Bai Yu and Bai He were almost doubled over inughter. They said loudly, These two trash nearly made meugh myself to death. They cant even block one move from the Sage. To think they are not embarrassed to say they want to break into the Proud Son of Heaven Ranking! It is was me, I would find a piece of tofu and smash myself to death with it.
The faces of those two from the Sky Dome Realm turned into shades of green and purple in extreme embarrassment from the mockingughter of the many local cultivators.
The subsequent Sky Dome Realm cultivators attempting to break into the Proud Son of Heaven Ranking felt driven. They wanted to prove themselves with all their might. However, they returned empty-handed.
The foundation test managed to defeat them all. Even the best of them onlysted ten moves. However, they still could not avoid the shattering of their mes and theirnterns falling miserably to the floor.
Gong Yangyu and Yue Chenxi stepped up to give it a try as well. In the end, the Sage images defeated their mes, and theirnterns fell.
Afterwards, Bai Qi and Xuanyuan Zhantian stepped up, and they finally managed to regain some face for the Sky Dome Realm. The twosted twenty moves, passing the foundation test.
However, when they attempted to break into the Proud Son of Heaven Ranking, thestntern on the lowest row defeated and shattered their mes.
The surrounding people revealed expressions that said they had expected this. How could the people from thest ranked Sky Dome Realm manage to break into the Proud Son of Heaven Ranking on their first try?
Make way, make way. You Sky Dome Realm geniuses can stop embarrassing yourselves here. You should go back and train for a few more years before trying.
Beiming Pces Bai Yu and Bai He held up theirnterns, waving off Bai Qi and the others.
Hey, you brat, you still have not made your move yet! the two said after they parted the crowd and saw Xiao Chen preparing to make his attempt.
Bai Yu and Bai He had already waited for some time. They felt that they had milked the joke long enough already and did not want to waste any more time.
They said impatiently, Dont overestimate yourself. Do you still think this is yourst-ranked Sky Dome Realm? You will never be able to rank on the Proud Son of Heaven Ranking. Just scram!
As they spoke, Bai Yu and Bai He prepared to make their attempt as well. They tried to push Xiao Chen directly aside. However, just when they were about to touch him, Xiao Chen suddenly turned his head.
Xiao Chen released his peak state of massacre. It seemed as if a multitude of malicious spirits screamed from within his pitch-ck eyes.
I do not like people touching me when Im attempting to break into the ranking.
Xiao Chens tone was very calm; he did not release his aura, either. Only that boundless state of massacre passed through his eyes and entered Bai Yus and Bai Hes minds.
Bai Yu and Bai He felt fear in their hearts for some reason. They could not help taking a step back from that scary gaze.
The two exchanged nces filled with disbelief. They definitely had the same cultivation, so why did they feel scared of this person?
Seeing that the two already retreated, Xiao Chen immediately withdrew his peak state of massacre. He had just arrived in the Kunlun Realm and was not strong enough yet. He did not wish to stir up any trouble and wanted to maintain a low profile.
Bai Yu felt fear in his heart, but he did not wish topromise on his pride. So he said, Ill let you make your attempt first, then. Lets see what tricks you can pull out. I dont believe that any trash from the Sky Dome Realm can break into the Proud Son of Heaven Ranking on their first try.
The surrounding local cultivators did not believe that Xiao Chen could seed in his attempt, either. After all, most of the people on the ranking were more than thirty years old.
In the Kunlun Realm, the average lifespan of cultivators was more than two hundred years old. So anyone under the age of forty was considered part of the younger generation.
Currently, Xiao Chen was twenty-one years old. A definite gap between his umtions and those of these people who had been in the Kunlun Realm since childhood would only be natural.
Old Feng watched as Xiao Chen prepared to make his attempt. He secretly held some anticipation in his heart. He had expected the rest to fail in their attempts to rank on the Proud Son of Heaven Ranking.
The Tianwu Domain was vast and boundless. There were several millions of cultivators from the younger generation. For the top thousand people to stand out from these millions, they could not have been weak or mediocre.
Furthermore, considering the age and umtions of the Sky Dome Realms cultivators, they would definitely not have any sess on their first attempt. Broadening their horizons here was just good enough.
As for the humiliation the Sky Dome Realm cultivators suffered, this was done on purpose by the elders of the various sects. Many of these cultivators who came to the Tianwu Domain for the first time were proud youths. These elders wanted to show these youths their ce and standing.
However, Xiao Chen was the miracle-producing White Robed desman. Old Feng believed that Xiao Chen would not disappoint him.
Xiao Chen looked calmly at the Sage Wall and the thousandnterns on it. Then, he took a deep breath and made a cut on his right palm.
Blood flowed along Xiao Chens palm lines and slowly dripped onto thentern. With a pu sound, the blood immediately ignited and became a beautiful me.
Suddenly, Xiao Chen felt the Mental Energy in his sea of consciousness drain together with his blood.
When the me in thentern took human shape, Xiao Chen was surprised to discover himself standing in thentern.
What seemed to be a palm-sizedntern turned into a world at this moment. It did not feel off or weird.
Interesting. I wonder who made thisntern?
After making an attempt, Xiao Chen discovered he could even control the body in thentern. He could also end such a state with a thought, so there was nothing to fear.
When Xiao Chen felt the suction force from the Sage Wall, he stood in thentern and shouted a warcry. After that, thentern flew over, carrying him along with it.
You are overestimating yourself. To think this fellow still wants to attempt to enter the Proud Son of Heaven Ranking! He probably cannot even pass the foundation test.
Thats right. To think he even dares to obstruct us! He is simply wasting everybodys time.
Seeing Xiao Chensntern fly over, Bai Yu and Bai He heckled him loudly. Earlier, Xiao Chens gaze had forced them to back down. For them to back down from what they considered a small character was very embarrassing. They hated that they could not smash Xiao Chensntern before it flew over, so they could ease their anger.
Bai Xi, who had kept her head down all the while, looked up. She discovered that her First Senior Brother was watching seriously as well. She could not help but feel curious and asked, First Senior Brother, will that Xiao Chen be able to seed?
The blue-robed youth with an extraordinary air had a solemn look. He was no longer as confident as he had been initially.
While no one else noticed Bai Yus and Bai Hes actions earlier, that blue-robed youth had seen the entire incident clearly. Bai Yu and Bai He had already attempted to get on the Proud Son of Heaven Ranking three times before this. They had long since advanced to Inferior Grade Martial Monarch as well. Whenparing cultivation, they could only be superior to Xiao Chen.
Furthermore, the blue-robed youth was very familiar with the twos temperaments. A simple word from Xiao Chen could not have forced them back. Something strange was going on here.
The blue-robed youth said, It is hard to say. He should be able to clear the foundation test of this Sage Wall. As for whether he can break into the Proud Son of Heaven Ranking, I cant tell for sure.
Xiu!
When Xiao Chensntern reached a certain distance from the Sage Wall, an old man with white hair and eyebrows in one of the drawings suddenly came to life. Then, he shrank and entered thentern.
In the world inside thentern, Xiao Chen ced his right hand on his saber. He did not dare to be careless when facing this old man.
I will suppress my cultivation to be one grade lower than yours. If you want to get into the Proud Son of Heaven Ranking, you have to receive twenty moves from me first!
Right after the white-haired old man spoke, he immediately drew a sword. His figure shed and left behind many afterimages as he sent an attack at Xiao Chen.
The sword had a muted glow. As the old man attacked, he sent out seven sword lights. Then, each sword image split into three sword images. In an instant, twenty-one sword images surrounded Xiao Chen.
As the wind blew and a fiery light flickered, the boundless sword images looked like a zing sea of fire.
Xiao Chen thought to himself, What an exquisite Martial Technique! Not only does the Sword Technique contain a strong technical aspect, but it is also perfectly merged with his state of fire.
This raised the original Martial Technique to an entirely different level. This was a tremendous eye-opener for Xiao Chen; he had not realized that Martial Techniques could be used this way.
Excellent. Senior, your move is truly excellent. In this case, this junior will make his move and disgrace himself.
Seeing such exquisite Sword Technique, Xiao Chen was ecstatic. He had already forgotten all about the foundation test of the Proud Son of Heaven Ranking. He only wanted to experiment and try to discover the truth behind this Sword Technique, to see what he could learn from it.
Xiao Chen instantly drew his Lunar Shadow Saber. He did not create any saber image. He only used speed to obtain victory, sending out a total of twenty-one attacks.
As he swung the saber, he followed the old mans example, infusing his state of thunder into every one of his attacks. The boundless saber images produced formed a sea of lightning with arcs of electricity leaping around the surface.
However, since this was Xiao Chens first attempt at using this sea of lightning, it seemed incredibly crude. It only had an indistinct outline, far from that sea of fires charm and natural appearance.
The white-haired old man raised his eyebrows. He smiled faintly and said, Little fellow, you are quite interesting. However, this Sea of Fire Sword Light Chop is not as simple as it appears.
Dang! Dang! Dang!
The saber and sword shed, producing incessant nging. Xiao Chen blocked all twenty-one of the white-haired old mans sword images.
However, that Sword Technique did not end there. The zing sea of fire erupted, swallowing up Xiao Chens sea of lightning. As it surged over, it felt like the sea of fire would swallow up Xiao Chen as well.
A greater danger stilly behind it. A fiery and sharp sword light moved in the middle of the sea of fire, building up power for the right moment.
Chapter 646 - Successful Entry to the Ranking? How Can It Be?
Chapter 646: Sessful Entry to the Ranking? How Can It Be?
I cannot retreat. Once I retreat, even if that sword light does not kill me, it will put me at a severe disadvantage.
Xiao Chen had already forgotten that he only needed to endure twenty moves to pass the foundation test. He had now be wholly engrossed in the battle, thinking about every single move.
Covering his body in Quintessence, he took on the sea of fire directly. He extended his Spiritual Sense and quickly observed that sword light.
Boom!
Even though Xiao Chen had covered himself with Quintessence, he felt a burning sensation over every bit of his skin when the zing fire spewed over him. However, he ignored the pain and focused on searching for that hidden sword light.
I found it! Xiao Chens face lit up with joy. He did not give his opponent a chance toplete the move, sending out his sharp saber intent, instead. Electricity arced around the sea of fire and crashed into the sword light that had not reached its peak yet.
Bang!
The sword light shed with the saber intent, and a loud ng rang out. A shock wave spread out, and the sea of fire instantly scattered. Countless sparks flew in all directions.
The white-haired old man went flying backwards, moving a hundred meters in the blink of an eye. He stood up straight with his sword in his hand, appearing entirely unscathed.
On the other hand, although Xiao Chen had pushed back the old man, his hair and eyebrows were singed and smoking; he looked very weird.
Smiling, the white-haired old man said, Little fellow, are you taking advantage of the fact that I lowered my cultivation? To think you dare to be so reckless!
Xiao Chen felt somewhat embarrassed. The old man was right. If the old man were at the same cultivation as him, that sea of mes and the sword images would have given him severe burns. He would not have had the opportunity to find the hidden sword light.
However, both yourprehension and discernment are quite decent. Again!
The white-haired old manughed loudly and sent out another set of sword lights and sea of fire at Xiao Chen. However, this time, he raised his cultivation to be the same as Xiao Chens, breaking the rules he established.
Like before, Xiao Chen used the example from the old man and executed the saber lights and the sea of lightning with his Lunar Shadow Saber.
Bang!
This time, the sea of lightning that Xiao Chen sent out managed tost for three breaths before scattering. However, the sea of fire directly knocked him back.
Another sharp, graceful, and dense sword light hid within the sea of fire. The sword light arrived before Xiao Chen in a sh. However, when it approached his forehead, it moved to the side slightly, cutting off some of his hair.
Ha ha! Not bad. Again!
The white-haired old man got quite worked up when he saw Xiao Chens sea of lightningst for three breaths. Heughed loudly and attacked once more after Xiao Chen stood up.
Seeing the hair fall from his head, Xiao Chen knew that the old man had held back. Now, he became even more excited about this move.
Twenty moves passed very fast. However, Xiao Chensntern remained afloat, not showing any signs ofing down.
What is wrong with this fellow? Hes already taken this long, but there are no results yet, the surrounding crowd said in doubt. They felt that something was wrong.
However, Bai Yuughed loudly, What is so strange about that? Hes probably just running around, trying to drag things out.
The crowd thought about it and felt that Bai Yus exnation was the only possibility. Twenty moves would not take very long. The only exnation was that Xiao Chen knew that he was not up to par and was using his Movement Technique to keep fleeing, not daring to receive the moves.
Bai He said in disdain, If he is not capable, then he is not capable. To think hes purposely dragging things out, refusing to admit defeat! It turns out that the cultivators of the Sky Dome Realm are so inconsiderate.
Bai Hes words immediately upset many of the Sky Dome cultivators. However, as they were not strong enough, they could only rage in their hearts and swallow their words here.
When the two saw this, they could not help but feel even more pleased with themselves. They looked at the Sky Dome Realms crowd with extreme disdain.
Yue Chenxi said through gritted teeth, Just a vile person being proud of themselves. They are only a few years older than us.
Bai Yuughed, With your talent, even if you trained for another ten years, I will be able to defeat you in ten moves. I will be at Beiming Pce. You cane and challenge me anytime, but you probably wont have the guts.
Junior Brother, you still overestimate her. I believe at that time, she would not even be able to receive a single move from you. She will never have to guts toe to Beiming Pce, Bai He mocked.
After they finished speaking, Bai Yu and Bai Heughed, infuriating Yue Chenxi.
Shut up!
The blue-robed youth behind Bai Xi suddenly shouted, his voice distinctly cold and emotionless. Recalling the blue-robed youths method of doing things, Bai Yu and Bai He were frightened into silence.
That is Bai Jian, on the Proud Son of Heaven Ranking, he is second to the seven giants. Unexpectedly, he is here bringing the Beiming Pces people to attempt to break into the Proud Son of Heaven Ranking.
Even though that blue-robed youth gave off an extraordinary air, he had done something so that people would not notice him easily while he was standing there earlier.
Only when the blue-robed youth spoke did the crowd realize that he had been standing there for a while now. He nodded slightly to Old Feng to indicate his apologies; then he pulled Bai Yu and Bai He behind him.
Are you two idiots? The old men behind them are all inner sect elders of Rank 9 sects. They would be able to squish you to death with one hand. I dont care if you are unrestrained with your words, but dont drag Beiming Pce into this.
When Bai Yu and Bai He heard Bai Jian scolding them, they lowered their heads and did not say anything.
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Xiao Chensntern still floated before everyones eyes, showing no signs ofing down. Soon, some of the people waiting grew impatient and started to criticize Xiao Chen.
Bai Yu and Bai He, who were next up after Xiao Chen, were even more impatient. They uttered curses at Xiao Chensntern.
Sea of Lightning Saber Light Chop!
Meanwhile, in thentern, Xiao Chen shouted ferociously and sent out twenty-one attacks. Each attack materialized dazzling lightning. Whenbined, they formed a surging, howling sea of lightning.
Looking carefully, one would discover that the sea of lightning closely resembled the white-haired old mans Sea of Fire Sword Light Chop. It onlycked the same charm as the sea of fire. Over time, with more proficiency, it would be almost the same.
Bang!
The sea of lightning and the sea of fire shed, giving off surging shock waves. The hidden saber light and sword lightunched the instant the seas scattered.
Two shes shed in midair, the collision between saber light and sword light creating a long trail of sparks, which turned into ripples fluctuating greatly in this space.
Ha ha! Not bad. You finally gained a superficial understanding of my Sea of Fire Sword Light Chop. When this move is truly executed, it can send out ny-nine thousand sword images. The state of fire will spread for hundreds of kilometers. The sword within the sea of fire can even cut open the sky.
Today, I have exchanged a hundred moves with you. I probably will not be able to test the neers for the next hundred years. However, it is worth it to be able to pass down this move. In the future, when you be strong, remember toe back to this Sage Wall and leave your will behind.
After the white-haired old man finished speaking, he turned into a beam of light and scattered. The image of this old man on the Sage Wall covered with drawings of Sages turned dimmer.
However, no one noticed that. Everyones gazes were focused on Xiao Chensntern because it finally stopped floating and slowly descended.
Bai Yu immediately cursed, Damn it. I already said this earlier. If you do not have the capability, dont bother dragging things out. No matter how long you drag it out, you will not be able to change the oue. It is my turn
Xiu!
However, before Bai Yu finished speaking, thatntern slowly went to the lowest row of the Proud Son of Heaven Ranking, and then it suddenly sped towards thestntern.
Bai Yus expression immediately changed. He was in a daze for a moment before he said, That is impossible. How did that fellow pass the foundation test? Wasnt he just running around?
The other people were all astonished as well. They could not think of an exnation. However, no matter the reason, Xiao Chen had passed the foundation test and was going to challenge thest rank.
All this happened before everybodys eyes; no one could change that. The morale of the Sky Dome Realms youths could not help but rise, their eyes lighting up.
Patting Bai Yus shoulder, Bai He said, Its fine. Even if he miraculously passed the foundation test, he wont be able to seed in his challenge. We have already passed the Sages test easily many years ago.
Bai Yu recovered his wits and said, Thats right. This fellowes from thest-ranked Sky Dome Realm. How could he seed in breaking into the Proud Son of Heaven Ranking on his first try?
Xiao Chensntern finally knocked into thestntern on the Proud Son of Heaven Ranking, producing a crisp sound. Xiao Chens me figure gently leaped into thestntern.
The world inside thatntern was a vast destend. A ck-d man sat crossed-legged in the center with his eyes closed. A sword stuck out of the ground beside him.
When that ck-d person felt Xiao Chen arrive, he suddenly opened his eyes. He stared at Xiao Chen with cold eyes and a strong killing intent.
Without saying anything, that person soared into the air, holding his sword. Then, he thrust his sword towards Xiao Chen. His sword light was dazzling and dense, not leaking out any Quintessence.
The me figure left in thentern was like the real body; it was no different from the cultivator himself. It was intelligent and could think; the only thing it could not do was leave.
Earlier, this person had quickly defeated Bai Qi and Xuanyuan Zhantian. Xiao Chen did not dare to be careless, so he did not take this attack head-on.
He pushed off the ground, and an Azure Dragon image appeared. The dragon roared as its figure shed, avoiding this attack.
Xiu! Xiu! Xiu!
As Xiao Chen continued to dodge, the ck-d mans moves became increasingly vicious like a venomous snake chasing closely after Xiao Chen.
After a hundred moves, Xiao Chen became more confident. This person was about as strong as Wan Feng, perhaps just slightly stronger.
Xiao Chen stopped and ced his right hand on his sabers hilt. He muttered to himself, In that case, there is no need to waste more time.
Seeing that Xiao Chen stopped dodging, the ck-d man revealed a cruel smile. He thought that Xiao Chen had finally run out of energy and was only waiting to die.
Sea of Lightning Saber Light Chop!
Contrary to the ck-d mans expectation, Xiao Chen suddenly made a move. He swung around his saber light and attacked seven times. Then, each attack split into three saber images, bing a total of twenty-one realistic saber images.
Insignificant bug!
The ck-d man smiled coldly, and his sword light flickered as he received all twenty-one realistic saber images.
Boom!
Just at this moment, the electricity of the twenty-one saber images merged, forming a sea of lightning. It exploded, and the might of lightning surged out.
Caught off-guard, the ck-d man could not repel the st from the sea of lightning, sustaining countless injuries.
Before the ck-d man could find his footing and check his injuries, he saw a sh in the sea of lightning. A strand of saber light came out of nowhere.
This saber light moved as fast as lightning with as much momentum as a meteor. Blood spurted out from the ck-d mans neck, and his head fell off.
Ka ca! Thentern of thest-ranked person shattered, leaving only a me figure standing quietly in midair. Then, Xiao Chensntern flew over and took its ce.
Xiao Chen sessfully climbed to thest rank of the Proud Son of Heaven Ranking!
When Xiao Chens me figure entered hisntern again, the faint light it gave off lingered for a long time without fading away.
Chapter 647 - Dancing Clown
Chapter 647: Dancing Clown
Bai He and Bai Yu looked at each other. The Xiao Chen from the Sky Dome Realm that they had been looking down on had unexpectedly seeded in the challenge.
Bai Yu said hatefully, He is just lucky. Thest rank must be very weak.
Bai He added, He is definitely lucky. If he really is courageous, he will definitely continue to challenge the next rank.
The local cultivators of the Tianwu Domain, who initially looked down on Xiao Chen, were astonished as well. He managed to seed in breaking into the Proud Son of Heaven Ranking on his first attempt. Furthermore, he was just twenty-one years old.
In the Tianwu Domain, Xiao Chens talent andprehension ability could be considered at an expert level already. However, the crowd was not too shocked.
This was because Xiao Chen had not truly climbed into the Proud Son of Heaven Ranking yet. He had to stay on the ranking for a month before he could obtain the reward from the Martial God Pce and the protection of a Sages will.
This was only thest rank. The people of this rank changed frequently. Cultivators from various ces came daily to challenge the Proud Son of Heaven Ranking. Thest rank could change at a moments notice.
Xiao Chen could only be said to have secured his position on the Proud Son of Heaven Ranking after climbing at least a hundred ranks.
The Xiao Chen in thentern carefully analyzed his earlier Sea of Lightning Saber Light Chop. He said softly, Ultimately, a Sword Technique is for the sword. If I want to change it into my Saber Technique, it will take some time.
Xiao Chens twenty-one saber images had broken too easily. He was also far from being able to execute the move as smoothly as the white-haired old man had.
If Xiao Chen met with a powerful expert, that person would be able to quickly destroy this move before the sea of lightning formed, breaking the attack before it was evenplete.
That was a rather obvious weak point. In the future, when Xiao Chen had time, he had to go and practice this move more.
Collecting his thoughts, Xiao Chen looked forward. After some consideration, he gave up on continuing the challenge.
With his strength, he should not have much trouble advancing another two hundred ranks, although further than that would be difficult.
However,st one orst two hundred was the same thing to Xiao Chen. There was nothing to be proud of.
After all, he could challenge the ranking once every year. When he became stronger, he woulde again and try for the top hundred.
With just a thought, Xiao Chen cut off his connection with thentern. All his Mental Energy returned to his body. Then, he headed to Old Feng and said, Senior, lets go.
Old Feng smiled faintly. Indeed, Xiao Chen had not disappointed him. Although it was only thest rank, it was enough for Xiao Chen to prove himself.
After Xiao Chen went to the Supreme Sky Sect, he would definitely be able to stand out, obtaining more benefits for himself.
Bai He slowly woke up from his daze and revealed an expression of understanding. He smiled and said, Like I said, I knew that this fellow managed to get onto the ranking by luck. Whats wrong? Dont you dare to continue challenging the ranking?
Watch as I personally chase you off the ranking. The people of the Sky Dome Realm are not worthy of staying on this Proud Son of Heaven Ranking!
When Xiao Chen heard this, he frowned slightly but ignored the taunt. The Martial God Pce prohibited personal fights here and would punish heavily those who broke this rule; it was not convenient for him to make a move.
Old Fengughed loudly and said, Lets go. There is no need to bother with him. He is just a dancing clown. He is already this old and yet he has never been on the Proud Son of Heaven Ranking.
Leading Xiao Chen, Yue Chenxi, and Gong Yangyu away, Old Feng left the hall and headed for the Supreme Sky Sects main sect.
Damn it. I spent five years preparing for this attempt. Now, I have advanced to peak Inferior Grade Martial Monarch. I dont believe that I will lose to a Sky Dome Realm trash.
Old Fengs parting words thoroughly agitated Bai He. He immediately rushed forward, lit hisntern, and tossed it up.
Bai He only needed to receive twenty moves from the Sage to pass the foundation test. He had already managed to do so many years ago.
Not long after, he passed the foundation test. Then, he quickly flew towards Xiao Chensntern.
Get ready. I will kick you off in one move.
Bai Heughed sinisterly in thentern. Then, he leaped out of thentern and entered Xiao Chensntern.
Ka ca!
In three breaths after Bai He leaped into Xiao Chensntern, Bai Hesntern shattered, and his me scattered.
Bai He vomited a mouthful of blood, and his face turned ashen. His eyes filled with horror.
Bai He had gone up very quickly but got defeated even faster. He could not react at all; he did not know what happened.
Feeling some doubt, Bai Yu asked, Junior Brother, whats wrong?
I was defeated.
Bai He was not willing to say much. The horror in his eyes had not faded yet as he walked absentmindedly behind Bai Jian.
Outside the Proud Son of Heaven Pavilion, Xiao Chen felt that someone was fighting his me clone. However, after he left the hall, he no longer had a stable connection to his me clone, so he could not see how the battle was going.
Never mind, Ille again next year. At that time, I will break into the top hundred.
Xiao Chen shook his head and could not be bothered about this matter. He quickly increased his pace to keep up with Old Feng.
Ka ca! Ka ca!
In front of the Proud Son of Heaven Ranking, Bai Yu made an attempt next. However, his results were no better than Bai Hes. He only managed tost for a few breaths before getting chased off.
The surrounding cultivators were no doubtughing in secret. These two fellows had made themselves out to be so powerful earlier,pletely looking down on Xiao Chen. They even said that they would chase him off. In the end, they could not evenst ten moves against him.
Ha ha, it looks like Beiming Pces people are only good at talking. When it is time to fight, they are useless.
A stout man from the Rank 8 sect Cold Mist Pavilionughed loudly, embarrassing Bai Yu and Bai He. They did not know where they could hide, so they only lowered their heads.
Ka ca!
However, the results of that stout man were just slightly better. He onlysted for a while before hisntern shattered and his me scattered; his attempt had failed.
He is clearly only a neer from the Sky Dome Realm. How is he so strong? The stout man revealed a shocked expression, his face filled with disbelief.
Following that, the disciples of the various sects prepared to make their attempts to rank on the Proud Son of Heaven Ranking. However, without exception, they all fell short at thest rank.
ording to the rules of the Proud Son of Heaven Ranking, no one could skip ranks to make a challenge. They had to do it in sequence, ascending slowly.
Otherwise, it would be a great scandal if a neer, who just passed the foundation test, challenged the top ten ranks.
With Xiao Chen staying in thest rank, he was like a gatekeeper mercilessly blocking all the disciples from entering the ranking.
Under normal circumstances, these disciples should have been able to force out some of the people on the Proud Son of Heaven Ranking.
Only at this moment did everyones expressions change considerably. Their faces now revealed great shock. They had not expected a neer from the Sky Dome Realm to be so strong.
The blue-robed youth, Bai Jian, had an interested smile as he said, Lets go back to Beiming Pce.
Senior Brother, I have not made my attempt yet, Bai Xi said, holding out herntern.
There is no need. We wille again next year. This fellow probably is not aware of the rules of this Proud Son of Heaven Ranking. It is likely that he does not know what kind of disturbance he has caused.
Bai Jian made the situation very clear. If Xiao Chen remained in that position, Bai Xi would not have an opportunity to break into the Proud Son of Heaven Ranking. Since he already knew that her attempt would fail, there was no need for Bai Xi to humiliate herself.
When Bai Yu and Bai He heard Bai Jians words, they lowered their heads even further. They hated that they could not find a hole and bury themselves in it now.
Today, Bai Yu and Bai He hadpletely lost all face. At first, they said that Xiao Chen would definitely not make it into the Proud Son of Heaven Ranking.
However, not only did Xiao Chen sessfully get into the Proud Son of Heaven Ranking, but he also stood at thest rank and blocked everyone else from entering.
Outside the Proud Son of Heaven Pavilion, a fiery Azure Luan slowly descended from the sky. Two pretty girls got off the Spirit Beast.
When the passing cultivators saw the beauty dressed in red on the right side, they all stopped and stared.
Its the Phoenixs Passion Pces Nuan Muyun!
It really is the Phoenixs Passion Pces Nuan Muyun. She must be here to bring a new disciple to attempt to break into the Proud Son of Heaven Ranking.
The Three Holy Lands inheritors had a monopoly on the top ranks of the Proud Son of Heaven Ranking. It had been many years since anyone managed to change that.
These three people were not included with the seven giants because they were far stronger than the seven giants.
Nuan Muyun was too influential. The moment she appeared, she drew everyones attention without doing anything. Everyone stopped what they were doing just to watch.
Xiu!
Just at this moment, a warship descended from the sky. Two men disembarked from the vessel. One of them had an ordinary appearance with dark skin. He had short ck hair and carried a saber on his back.
No matter how anyone looked at him, they would find him ordinary. The only thing that stood out was his eyes. They were pitch-ck and filled with ferocity like he had tremendous explosive power.
Tyrannic Saber Wang Meng! Unexpectedly, one of the seven giants is here as well.
What a coincidence! Of the seven giants, Wang Meng is the most arrogant. Given that the two of them brought disciples to attempt to break into the Proud Son of Heaven Ranking, there will be a struggle.
Given Wang Mengs character, he will definitely try andpete with Nuan Muyun to see whose disciple can rank higher.
When the previously quiet crowd saw Wang Meng arrive, heated discussions red up.
Nuan Muyun stopped and turned around. Wang Meng.
Not many people in the Tianwu Domain could make her stop for them. However, this Tyrannical Saber Wang Meng was one of those people worth stopping for.
Smiling, Wang Meng asked, Nuan Muyun, are you here to bring a disciple to break into the Proud Son of Heaven Ranking?
Nuan Muyun nodded. She already anticipated what Wang Meng would say next. However, she did not fear it.
The person Nuan Muyun brought had excellent talent andprehension ability. Furthermore, it had been two years since she came from the Sky Dome Realm to the Kunlun Realm. After training for this long, she was no weaker than the experts of the Kunlun Realm.
Still smiling, Wang Meng said, I heard long ago that the Phoenixs Passion Pce managed to pick up a gem from thest-ranked Sky Dome Realm. How about it? Nuan Muyun, do you have the guts to let our juniorspete with each other?
Nuan Muyun smiled slightly and asked the girl beside her, Liusu, do you dare topete?
It turned out that this girl was the Young Pavilion Master of the Heavenly Saber Pavilion. For Nuan Muyun to bring her personally to break into the Proud Son of Heaven Ranking, the Phoenixs Passion Pce had to value her a lot.
I will do what Elder Sister Nuan says! Leng Liusu spoke in a calm tone, her eyes not showing any fear.
With a faint smile, Nuan Muyun took out a brocade box. She said, Since you want topete, I shall go along. However, since it is apetition, we should wager something. I have a stalk of Monarch Blood Grass in this brocade box.
It can refine a cultivators blood and Qi and bestow a trace of an ancient Monarchs bloodline to strengthen the body.
Wang Mengs eyes lit up. Then, heughed loudly, It looks like today youll be giving away the Monarch Blood Grass you worked so hard to obtain in the Savage Battlefield. Although this junior brother of mine is only an Inferior Grade Martial Monarch, he has the rare fire Spiritual Body.
Chapter 648 - Fire Spiritual Body
Chapter 648: Fire Spiritual Body
Cut the crap. Wang Meng, take out your wager, Nuan Muyun demanded, not showing any fear.
Wang Meng took out a jade bottle and said, There is half a drop of Dragon Marrow in there. Likewise, it can improve the body. It is not inferior to your Monarch Blood Grass. If you win, it is yours.
The items that the two of them took out were rare treasures worth cities. The sight of these filled the surrounding cultivators with envy.
Come, lets go and watch. Lets see who will win.
A group of people trailed after Nuan Muyun and Wang Meng into the Proud Son of Heaven Pavilion, walking in a line.
In front of the Sage Wall, cultivators from various ces in the Tianwu Domain all looked with disconste expressions at thestntern of the thousandnterns on the Sage Wall.
As long as one managed to make it into the Proud Son of Heaven Ranking, one would benefit from it. As for these people, while they would have difficulty getting into the top eight hundred or nine hundred, getting thest position was very possibleespecially for those who had prepared for many years.
Some cultivators only wanted to appear on the Proud Son of Heaven Ranking once, just for a little self-satisfaction; they did not hope to ce highly on the Proud Son of Heaven Ranking.
However, that finalntern dashed the dreams of these people. They were mercilessly blocked; hence, their woebegone state.
Dong! Dong! Dong!
Footsteps came from the distance. From the sound, there were easily a thousand people at the very least.
Odd, why are there so many peopleing to attempt to break into the Proud Son of Heaven Ranking?
Failing to break into the Proud Son of Heaven Ranking engendered serious internal injuries and damage to the spirit. Under normal circumstances, no one would make an attempt without absolute confidence.
Everyone who wanted to break into the ranking had to think thrice, taking extra caution. Thus, norge group of people would evere to challenge the rankings.
The cultivators looked over curiously. When they saw the two people leading the group, they could not help the shock in their eyes. After a while, joy bloomed on their faces.
This is great! Nuan Muyun and Wang Meng are leading people here to challenge the ranking.
The people that they brought are definitely not weak. They might even be able to break into the rankings by fifty ranks.
What rubbish! Not to mention the Rank 9 sect behind Wang Meng, just the disciple of the Phoenixs Passion Pce would surely be able to advance by at least a hundred ranks. Otherwise, they would not have allowed them toe and attempt to break into the Proud Son of Heaven Ranking.
Ha ha ha! No matter what, they will definitely be able to push Xiao Chen off. Fortunately, I had wisely not rushed into attempting the rankings.
The cultivators already at the Sage Wall quickly made way, opening a path for Wang Meng and Nuan Muyun. Those who had not rushed into attempting to break into the Proud Son of Heaven Ranking had especially happy expressions.
Nuan Muyun, Wang Meng, and the other cultivators who just arrived felt that the current situation was strange.
After asking around, the neers learned of what happened earlier. They looked at thestntern and instantly felt shocked.
When Leng Liusu heard Xiao Chens name, she trembled visibly. Earlier, she thought that it was someone with the same name. However, when she looked at thentern, the figure in thentern quickly becamerger in her mind, and she eventually saw the white-robed Xiao Chen holding the Lunar Shadow Saber. Now, she was sure of it.
The shock in Leng Liusus heart was indescribable. The young desman from back then had unexpectedly arrived in the Kunlun Realm. Furthermore, he managed to cause such amotion in the Proud Son of Heaven Pavilion.
Nuan Muyun frowned slightly and asked, Liusu, you know this person?
Leng Liusu blinked a few times. When she was in the outer sect, she had heard rumors of Xiao Chen defeating in quick session a few of the Phoenixs Passion Pces disciples from their legacy n.
Afraid that once Nuan Muyun knew about that incident, it would bring Xiao Chen some trouble, Leng Liusu hid the truth, saying, He seems to be a disciple of the Heavenly Saber Pavilion.
The Heavenly Saber Pavilions Xiao Chen, I have some impression of him.
Leng Liusu could not help but feel that it was strange that her Senior Sister Nuan paid some attention to someone insignificant like Xiao Chen.
Nuan Muyun smiled gently and continued, I heard Junior Brother Mu mention him before. This Xiao Chen had beaten his brother up miserably in the Sky Dome Realm. If I am not wrong, that saber Qi earlier should be from him.
When Wang Meng understood what happened earlier, heughed loudly and said, Interesting. Unexpectedly, the Sky Dome Realm has someone of this level.
Very good! I like a challenge. Nuan Muyun, are you going to chase that brat off, or should I do it?
A crafty look quickly shed in Nuan Muyuns eyes. She smiled faintly and replied, I will let you go first, then.
Wang Meng chuckled as a strong fighting spirit zed in his eyes. He dered loudly, In that case, it would be impolite of me to refuse. Ninth Junior Brother, go chase that brat from the Sky Dome Realm down. If you cannot evenpare to a lower-realm disciple, you will be greatly embarrassing our sect.
Wang Meng sounded extremely confident. He had a high opinion of this Ninth Junior Brother. He believed that his junior brother would be able to advance at least a hundred ranks in one breath, so there should not be any problems in taking Xiao Chen down.
Wang Mengs Ninth Junior Brother smiled proudly. Then, a faint me appeared on his body as he said, I will not fail you!
Fire Spiritual Body!
From the looks of it, that should be a sixty-percentpleted fire Spiritual Body. Otherwise, he would not be so confident.
Given this, Xiao Chen will definitely be chased off the rankings.
Such a scene gave rise to loud exmations from all around. Several people who saw hope could not resist cheering out loud.
Hu chi!
Wang Mengs Ninth Junior Brother only spent about ten minutes and breezed through the Sages foundation test. Everyone watched in anticipation.
Then Wang Mengs Ninth Junior Brothersntern knocked into Xiao Chens. His me figure leaped out and entered Xiao Chensntern.
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This fight took much longer than everyones expectations. Initially, the crowd thought that this Ninth Junior Brother would be able to suppress Xiao Chen easily. However, the battle had not ended even after fifteen minutes.
The previously excited cultivators filled with anticipation of breaking into the Proud Son of Heaven Ranking slowly started to reveal conflicted expressions.
After another fifteen minutes, the victor was still undecided. The unperturbed Wang Meng could not help but frown.
Ka ca!
Suddenly, a crisp shattering sound rang out in the quiet hall. Wang Meng rxed his frown and smiled, saying, The victor is decided!
However, when Wang Meng looked carefully, he discovered the shatteredntern belonged to his Ninth Junior Brother. Not expecting such an end, he could not help being dumbfounded.
How can this be?!
The onlookers filled with anticipation sighed. They now cast their hopeful gazes on Leng Liusu. However, they did not expect that Nuan Muyun would ce her right hand on Leng Liusus shoulder, stopping her from attempting to break into the Proud Son of Heaven Ranking.
There is no need to try. Liusu, letse back next year and try then.
Everyone was astonished when Nuan Muyun said this. Someone from the Holy Lands actually gave up on breaking into the Proud Son of Heaven Ranking because of a lower-realm genius.
Wang Meng smiled coldly and demanded, Nuan Muyun, what do you mean by this?
Nuan Muyun looked at the many Sage images on the wall and pointed. She said, Take a look for yourself.
Wang Meng looked in the direction that Nuan Muyuns finger indicated. He saw a Sage image that was much dimmer in the midst of the many Sage images. If Nuan Muyun had not pointed it out, it would not catch anyones attention.
This isa Sage had personally guided Xiao Chen in a Martial Technique! Wang Meng eximed hoarsely in startlement.
Normally, only cultivators with exceptionalprehension ability would attract the attention of the Sages. Such people would induce these Sages to exhaust their will to guide them.
There were less than twenty such people in the entire Proud Son of Heaven Ranking. Today, there was one moreXiao Chen.
No wonder Xiao Chen took so long to finish the foundation test! So this was the reason.
Im really a fool. To think I believed what that Bai He and Bai Yu said, that Xiao Chen was just running around and dragging things out!
Damn it! Those two fools turned us into fools as well.
The onlookers suddenly understood what had happened. They could not help but scold themselves for their foolishness at that time; they even scolded Bai Yu and Bai He as well.
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Far in the distance, Bai Yu and Bai He, who were traveling back, started sneezing nonstop. They exchanged nces with each other, wondering at the strangeness of it.
Achoo! This is really strange. Why are we sneezing so much? Bai Yu said depressedly. After he spoke, he sneezed again.
Bai He mumbled, Could it be that there are hundreds of people calling us fools?
What a joke. If we are fools, that there is no smart person in the world. Achoo!
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Wang Meng eyed Nuan Muyun unhappily. She had probably noticed the dimmed Sage image early on and had purposely let him go up to embarrass himself.
Lets go. We will be back next year! Wang Meng withdrew his gaze and walked away without looking back.
Nuan Muyun called out to stop the two, Wait a moment!
Feeling depressed in his heart, Wang Meng asked impatiently, Nuan Muyun, what else do you want?
Ha ha! Nothing much, just pay up the agreed bet. You are not going to renege shamelessly, are you? Hand over the half drop of Dragon Marrow, Nuan Muyun said without restraint, holding out her hand.
What a joke! I did not lose to you. Why should I give it to you?
Nuan Muyun smiled gently and said, Both of us lost. ording to the rules, we both have to hand over the bet. Pass me the Dragon Marrow, and I will send someone to bring it and the Monarch Blood Grass to Xiao Chen.
Nuan Muyun sounded calm, but the look in her eyes said that she would not let anyone question her resolution in the slightest.
Wang Meng was quite disgruntled, but although he was arrogant, that depended on who the other party was. While he did not care about the other giants, he did not dare to go against what the Phoenixs Passion Pces Holy Daughter, Nuan Muyun, had decided, no matter how frustrated he was.
Wang Meng could only hand the Dragon Marrow over to Nuan Muyun and leave vexed. Not only he had lost face today, but he also lost some wealth as well.
All this is because of that brat Xiao Chen, Wang Meng thought. I have to get my revenge for this.
Nuan Muyun and Wang Meng, the Phoenixs Passion Pces Holy Daughter and the most arrogant of the seven giants. Within the Tianwu Domain, they were people many paid attention todazzling absolute geniuses. This was especially so for Nuan Muyun. Herntern had remained in the second row of the pyramid ofnterns for a long time already.
Just like this, the disciples the two brought had lost to Xiao Chena Sky Dome Realm cultivator that everyone looked down onwhile trying to break into the Proud Son of Heaven Ranking.
The carriers of Luck of the ten great battle realms were able to advance more than two hundred ranks in their first attempt. Now, there is another Xiao Chen. Things are going to change in the Tianwu Domain.
This is the era of geniuses. There are not only the geniuses in the great realms that the Martial God Pce controls but also the young experts of our own Tianwu Domain.
The top hundred positions of the Proud Son of Heaven Ranking has not had many changes for a very long time already. I guess that in less than a year, after these lower-realm geniuses grow up, there will be great changes in this ranking.
Chapter 649 - Supreme Sky Province
Chapter 649: Supreme Sky Province
After Nuan Muyun and Wang Meng left, the crowds discussion started to heat up. When they spoke, they no longer held back.
As for the main topic of discussion, Xiao Chen, he stood on a warship. He knew nothing of what just happened.
Xiao Chen could only vaguely feel that many people had challenged hisntern. However, none of them seeded; he was still on the Proud Son of Heaven Ranking.
At this moment, Xiao Chen was no longer concerned about this matter. He ced all his focus on the Supreme Sky Sect he was going to. He was interested in what the Supreme Sky Sect looked like.
White clouds drifted past as a gentle wind blew. The faint mists in the sky had small amounts of Spiritual Energy. When one opened their mouth and took a deep breath, they felt refreshed andfortable.
With such dense Spiritual Energy, it would be hard for Kunlun Realm cultivators to be weaker than lower-realm cultivators.
Right in front is the Supreme Sky Province where the Supreme Sky Sect is.
After the warship passed a broad river, Old Feng stood on the bow and pointed to the front.
The Supreme Sky Province was one of the rarerge provinces in the Tianwu Domain. It was muchrger than the Great Jin Nation of the Tianwu Continent. There were several cities of extensive size, all managed by the Supreme Sky Sect.
This was not all of it. The Supreme Sky Sects influence stretched beyond the boundaries of the Supreme Sky Province. Some of the smaller provinces around would pay tribute to the Supreme Sky Sect every year.
In exchange, the Supreme Sky Sect would provide protection for these provinces from strong Demonic Beasts, the attacks of loose cultivators, or high-ranked Demonsing from spatial cracks to the Demonic World, preventing these provinces destruction.
At first, when Xiao Chen and the others heard Old Feng tell them about this, they felt it was odd. They had not expected the heavenly Tianwu Domain to contain so much danger.
After hearing Old Fengs exnation, they finally understood. Some strong Demonic Beasts were even stronger than a Superior Grade Martial Sage. Provinces without a high-ranked sect protecting them would find it difficult to defend against such beasts, even if they used their full force.
asionally, a ferocious beast might pass through the Tianwu Domain, killing the poption of entire provinces.
As for loose cultivators, they were even more of a danger. These loose cultivators were independent cultivators without any restraint. They only thought about how to increase their strength. So when they did things, they did not care about the consequences.
Their hearts and minds had be twisted long ago. The things they did were even crueler than what Demonic Beasts did; they were worse than beasts.
As for spatial cracks to the Demonic World, they were rare. However, whenever they appeared, it would be a disaster. A province that a Rank 8 sect protected would be in trouble.
The warship moved very fast. After passing many cities, they arrived at a ce deep in the mountains.
The silhouettes of the mountains rose up and down, soaring into the clouds. Lush greenery nketed the mountains. Mist surrounded the summits of these mountains, which emanated dense Spiritual Energy that made everyone feel more alert. It swept away everyones fatigue, invigorating them.
There are so many Spirit Veins! There are at least twenty Rank 3 Spirit Veins and countless Rank 2 and Rank 1 Spirit Veins. There seems to be a few Peak Grade Spirit Veins as well.
Spirit Veins were the foundation of a sect. A Spirit Vein was a fountain of resource that allowed a sect to stand without falling, representing the basic strength of a sect.
Xiao Chen once listened to a detailed exnation by Ao Jiao about Spirit Veins. A Rank 1 Spirit Vein did not produce Spirit Stones; a Rank 2 Spirit Vein could only produce Inferior Grade Spirit Stones; a Rank 3 Spirit Vein could only produce Medial Grade Spirit Stones.
When Xiao Chen made a rough survey of the endless chain of mountains, he could feel many Spirit Veins within them.
The Spirit Veins intertwined, and Spiritual Energy surged without end. It made him feel like he was immersed in a sea of Spiritual Energy.
As the warship flew on, a vast and magnificent city appeared in the middle of the mountains.
The mountains ahead were like tall gates opening up one by one and revealing the city. This was like the unveiling of a breathtaking vista after the mist had scattered.
The city was immense. Logically speaking, there should not be such arge space in these densely packed mountains.
It looked like a supreme being ying in a sandbox had gently pinched off the several mountains that should be there and ced them elsewhere.
As Old Feng looked at the vast city, his eyes evinced extreme sorrow. He had not returned here for one hundred years, ever since he went to the Sky Dome Realm.
Later, someone will bring you to gather with the other people from the other branch sects. After I report your arrival, I will have to rush back to the Sky Dome Realm.
Old Feng seemed heavy-hearted, especially when he looked at Yue Chenxi.
Chenxi, let me remind you of some things. If nothing unexpected happens, you and Gong Yangyu will not be ced in the inner sect.
Yue Chenxi and Gong Yangyu nodded slightly. Along the way, they had already guessed it. After their arrival in the Tianwu Domain, their past glory now seemedparatively insignificant.
Yue Chenxi said earnestly, Dont worry. Even if Im ced in the outer sect, I will persevere. I will definitely not embarrass you.
Old Feng smiled and nodded. Then, he focused his gaze on Xiao Chen. Xiao Chen, you will definitely be ced in the inner sect. The people there look down on the geniuses of the Sky Dome Realm.
Nevertheless, I believe that in less than three years, you will be able to be a true inheritor.
However, you are too brilliant and sharp. In these three years, you had best keep a low profile. Although a man of character has no need for revenge, for a gentleman to take revenge, ten years is not too long.
When Xiao Chen heard this, he could not help but smile bitterly. He had never thought of stirring up trouble on purpose. Furthermore, he had never considered himself to be a gentleman.
A person was deemed a gentleman by others. However, Xiao Chen simply obeyed his own rule. He did not care what others thought about him.
However, it would be hard to see Old Feng again after parting with him. So Xiao Chen did not rebut him in front of everyone; he only nodded his head to indicate he understood.
Xiu!
Two young men flew over from above the city gates. They wore the sky-blue uniform of the Supreme Sky Sect, radiating strong pride.
Although these two were not old, their cultivations were very deep. Even Xiao Chen could not discern their cultivation, which stirred some fear in his heart.
When these twonded on the bow, they said to the four, Are the few of you from the Sky Dome Realm?
Old Feng stepped up and rified their identities; then he left with one of them, quickly disappearing from everyones vision.
The remaining person introduced himself: I am Chen Xiao. You can address me as Senior Brother Chen. This time, I am in charge of weing all the neers. Let me bring you to your abodes first.
After this person finished speaking, he turned around and moved forward, gesturing for Yue Chenxi and Xiao Chen to follow him.
Projecting her voice over to Xiao Chen, Yue Chenxi whispered, There are three golden lines embroidered on the chest of his uniform. That is the mark of a true inheritor.
No wonder his cultivation is so deep. It turns out that he is a true inheritor, Xiao Chen thought.
After they entered the city, the three felt the majesty of the city in full force. It was muchrger and livelier than the Dragon Sealing City of the Tianwu Continent.
The strangest thing was what seemed to be a small sky city floating above the city. Eighteen upside-down mountain peaks surrounded that sky city.
Chen Xiao pointed to the front and said, That city in the center is the Supreme Sky Sects inner city. Inner disciples can go there once a month. The eighteen mountain peaks around it are the residences of the true inheritors.
There is a Rank 3 Spirit Vein in each mountain peak. The true inheritors have absolute control over those Rank 3 Spirit Veins.
After Chen Xiao spoke, Xiao Chen and the others could not help being shocked. In the lower realm, a great sect might not even be able to control a Rank 3 Spirit Vein. Unexpectedly, in this ce, a true inheritor could do so.
On further thought, if one could use a Rank 3 Spirit Vein to cultivate, their cultivation speed would be very fast.
Chen Xiao had expected the expressions that appeared on the threes faces. He revealed some pride in his eyes as he smiled faintly. As of today, half of the eighteen mountain peaks are empty. All of you have a chance to get one.
Gong Yangyu immediately asked doubtfully, Why are half of them empty? There are such great resources there, but they are not being put to use.
Chen Xiao said indifferently, It is better to have nothing than to have a substandard choice. Since no one can meet the standards, it is better to leave them empty.
What kind of standard is that? It is so strict, Gong Yangyu muttered in a low voice.
However, Chen Xiao did not exin further. He led the three and continued to move around the city. There was the pill refinement hall, the merchant street, the auction househe gave a simple introduction of everything to the three.
The west of the city is where the outer disciples hang out, and the east is where the inner disciples hang out. It is best that the outer disciples dont go to where the inner disciples hang out.
Gong Yangyu asked curiously, Why is that?
Chen Xiao said calmly, There are crooks mixed in with the honest there. There are also numerous factions. For the sake of meeting the standards of a true inheritor, several of the people at the peak there are embroiled in a greatpetition over resources.
Several underhanded methods have slowly appeared. If you went there, your treasures might end up being snatched away by others.
Xiao Chen thought carefully about Chen Xiaos words. From what Chen Xiao said, Xiao Chen deduced the strictness of the true inheritors standard. Even after using all sorts of methods, half of these eighteen peaks were still empty.
If one tried to exin it as the Supreme Sky Sectcking geniuses, that was impossible. This was obvious from the size of the Supreme Sky Province and the number of cultivators.
After showing the three around the city, Chen Xiao led the three to arge courtyard. He said, Go in first. There are still people from the branch sects that have not yet arrived. When everyone is here, we will determine if you will be going to the inner or outer sect.
Xiao Chen took the lead and entered. When he looked around, he noticed that many people had already arrived. Allbined, there were at least a hundred people.
The weakest person around was much stronger than Gong Yangyu. There were even a few strong auras that made Xiao Chen wary of them; he did not dare to be careless.
There were no chairs in the courtyard, only several bare stone stools. Xiao Chen casually found a stone stool and sat down.
As Xiao Chen assessed the rest, several people in the courtyard opened their eyes and took the measure of Xiao Chen and his group.
When these people saw the words Sky Dome on the identity medallions of the three, they withdrew their gazes. They revealed expressions of disdain and no longer paid them any attention.
Xiao Chen suddenly looked towards a tall, feminine, and thin man. In that instant, that man seemed to have sent out a strand of hidden energy.
That mans technique was exquisite, barely raising any fluctuation in the air. However, as it was not headed for Xiao Chen, Xiao Chen did not bother about it.
Bang!
Just at this moment, an explosion sounded. So, Xiao Chen looked over.
It turned out that when Gong Yangyu stepped forward and pulled a stool over, it exploded the moment he touched it. Without any preparation, he was caught off-guard. As he had used quite a bit of force, he ended up falling over.
Ha ha ha! The Sky Dome Realm lives up to its reputation as thest-ranked great realm. The people that came from there do not even know how to sit. When the thin man saw the situation, he startedughing.
Chapter 650 - Battle Realm; Another Great Wave
Chapter 650: Battle Realm; Another Great Wave
The other young cultivators who were resting opened their eyes. They revealed faint mockery on their faces.
The people present here would all bepetitorster. So no one called out to stop what was happening. Instead, they just stayed quiet and watched.
Gong Yangyus face alternated between green and red. He was extremely embarrassed, and he raged in his heart. He got up and immediately used his staff to send a strike at that thin man.
Why so angry? We have been waiting here for a few days already and are bored out of our minds. We are just finding something fun to do.
The thin man did not panic at all. He simply remained seated cross-legged and used his palm to block the long staff gently. Then, using a skillful technique, he pushed back all of Gong Yangyus force.
Gong Yangyu rushed over with great ferocity but failed to gain any advantage. Instead, the other party easily knocked him back by several dozen meters.
Shouting loudly, Gong Yangyu used Evesting Heaven and Earth. He instantly took seven steps and created seven afterimages. When the seven afterimages merged together, the winds howled, and the staff looked as tall as a mountain.
The thin man smiled coldly and suddenly stood up. He circted his Quintessence and quickly sent out three palm strikes.
As the thin man moved his hands, his feet shifted, diminishing the force from the staff slowly. On the third palm strike, he burst forth with power.
Bang!
Gong Yangyu vomited a mouthful of blood and flew back. The thin mans defensive techniques were exquisite, dumbfounding Gong Yangyu. Unexpectedly, the stone stool behind him did not even shatter.
The force of the staff was redirected to the ground, creating tiny cracks.
The thin man mocked, It is just a little bit of fun. Why so serious? You are asking for it, to think you dare to take action against me.
The thin mans gaze turned cold. Unexpectedly, he did not intend to let Gong Yangyu off. He leaped into the air and sent a kick at Gong Yangyu.
Xiu!
Just at this moment, a dazzling saber light shed. A sharp killing intent together with a strand of purple saber Qi flew quickly at the thin man.
Everywhere the saber Qi passed, ripples appeared in space. As the ripples spread out, they kicked up strong howling winds.
The thin man immediately panicked and retracted his foot, quickly retreating and avoiding the saber Qi.
Ka ca!
After pushing back the thin man, Xiao Chen sheathed his saber and did not continue attacking. Gong Yangyu got up and went over to Xiao Chen. Gong Yangyusplexion was pale as he thanked Xiao Chen.
The thin man stared at Xiao Chen for a long time. In the end, he felt that Xiao Chen was somewhat unfathomable, so he gave up on retaliating for now.
Xiao Chens saber strike seemed very average. It was not too shocking nor did it show much weakness. Aside from the thin man who retreated from it, the others could not feel the might of this strike.
At this moment, Yue Chenxi and Gong Yangyu revealed unsightly expressions. They had not expected to run into such problems upon entering the Supreme Sky Sect.
It was likely that no matter where they went, their identity as Sky Dome Realm cultivators would continue to haunt them; people would make things difficult for them.
After another half day, four more people arrived in the quiet courtyard. Everyones eyes lit up as these people radiated a strong fighting spirit. Even without them doing anything, everyone felt a fierce pressure.
This was especially so for the stout man in the front. His fighting spirit was as ferocious as the zing sun; he was like a wild beast on fire.
Theyre people from a battle realm. These people are definitely from a battle realm. Unexpectedly, there are people from a battle realm entering our Supreme Sky Sect.
The ten great battle realms were very famous. The geniuses from the battle realms would definitely not be mediocre. Everyones hearts sank at the prospect of having several more strongpetitors.
The four geniuses from the battle realm could not be bothered to walk far. The stout man in front shouted at the people on the nearest stone stools, Scram! The four of you, quickly get up and make way for us.
This stunned those four people. Clearly, they had not expected these four neers to shout at them. For a moment, they could not decide whether advance or retreat.
You are seeking death!
With just that moment of hesitation, the four battle realm cultivators shouted ferociously and attacked at the same time. A vast force came pouring out from their palms.
This force was like a raging river, strong and unending. The four quickly stood up to defend themselves. However, they were no match for these palm strikes, especially the one from the stout man in the middle.
Unexpectedly, the palm strikes knocked these four people out of the courtyard like they were fired cannonballs, and theynded in the street.
What fellows! Without even saying anything more, they immediately attacked. Indeed, that matches up with the character of a battle realms people.
The others felt astonished but did not dare to say anything. The few truly strong people did not want to have anything to do with these four battle realm people, either.
Everyone knew that the people of the battle realms were battle maniacs. Once they started fighting, they would not stop until a clear victor was decided.
Furthermore, all of them had the bloodlines of ancient giants. They inherited the immense strength of these giants, and when they attacked, they did not hold back.
Even the people slightly stronger than the battle realms people would not dare to fight with them.
Ha ha, this girl is quite pretty. Come over here, and sit with me. At some point in time, that stout man noticed Yue Chenxi.
The stout manughed loudly and opened hisrge right hand. A strong suction force appeared and instantly pulled Yue Chenxi into the air.
The surging energy was like a formless ck hole. When the stout man suddenly made a move, Yue Chenxi only managed to cry out before her feet left the ground.
Xiao Chens expression changed as he leaped up. He gently patted Yue Chenxis shoulder with his right hand and sent out a fist wind with his left.
Rumble!
The two energies shed in the air and gave off a rumbling sound. Sonic booms rang out in the courtyard, creating a gust of wind that messed up everyones hair.
Xiao Chens right hand, which was ced on Yue Chenxis shoulder, pulled her to his back. He said softly, Stand behind me.
When the stout man saw Xiao Chen making a move, no displeasure appeared in his eyes. Instead, a fanatical look bordering on cruelty shed in them.
The cultivators of the battle realms had two pleasures: women andbat. However, they preferred fighting to their hearts content to women.
This fellow is done for. That stout man seems to be the second-ranked genius of the ninth battle realm, Situ Gang. He is extremely strong.
Once a battle realm cultivator pays you any attention, it would be hard to get rid of them. There are only two options, either get beaten to death or beat them to death.
However, most people end up beaten to death by them. They are a bunch of madmen.
Seeing that Xiao Chen caught the attention of the stout man, several people evinced schadenfreude. This was especially so for that thin man; he revealed a cold and cruel sneer on his face.
Indeed, everyone saw Situ Gang stand up and smile coldly. Since you have the guts to obstruct me, you should be prepared to die.
Bang!
Suddenly, a sonic boom rang out. Situ Gangs figure shed in the air and arrived before Xiao Chen. His Movement Technique was not in the least fancy; it only had lightning-fast speed.
Xiao Chens face sank as he anchored himself to the ground. He quickly circted his Vital Qi, and in the time it took for a spark to fly, he sent out a punch.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Situ Gang pushed forward. After sending out the first punch, he continued with a second, then a third. Every time he punched, the world screamed impassionedly.
The screaming seemed toe from the ancient past; it gave off a heavy aura.
This shocked the other cultivators when they saw the punches. If they had to sh head-on with these three punches, given their physical bodies, they would be in for a bad time.
The best method of survival was to avoid these attacks and deal with them using speed and technique.
Someone sighed, This fellow is really reckless. Instead of dodging, he unexpectedly dares to sh head-on.
When the thin man heard this, he said with disdain, He is probably too slow. How capable can someone from the Sky Dome Realm be?
However, what surprised everyone was that Xiao Chen received ten punches from Situ Gang. The entire courtyard shook before this puissant force, but Xiao Chen did not move at all. He was like an ancient tree rooted to the ground, as steady as a rock as he dealt with the attacks.
After Situ Gang finished the ten punches and saw that Xiao Chen was not in the miserable state that he expected, his expression turned serious. He pushed off the ground andnded back on his stone stool.
Xiao Chens meridians, blood, bones, and marrow all trembled nonstop before that colossal force, but that was all.
Previously, Xiao Chens bones, marrow, and meridians had been tempered by the Dragon and Tiger Body Sculpting Art. After cultivating the Firmament Body Tempering Art, his meridians, blood, bones, and marrows had been tempered again. His physical body was much stronger than a regr cultivators.
Xiao Chen circted his energies slightly and dissipated his opponents Quintessence. He revealed a cautious expression in his eyes, not daring to rx at all.
He estimated that this Situ Gang used only thirty percent of his strength at most. This was because Situ Gang did not pant or breathe heavily at all after those ten consecutive punches.
The people of the battle realms could not be underestimated.
The expressions of the disciples from the other branches changed slightly. They now looked at Xiao Chen, paying more attention to him.
Originally, no one minded Xiao Chen at all. Now, he gained some slight notice, giving off a stronger presence.
Chapter 651 - Inner and Outer Sects; Two Different Treatments
Chapter 651: Inner and Outer Sects; Two Different Treatments
Situ Gang, this fellow cultivates his body. Use some of your real strength. Otherwise, the others will think that we battle-realm disciples are weak, a battle-realm cultivator behind Situ Gang suggested loudly with gleaming eyes.
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Ten kilometers in the sky, the two true inheritors that received Xiao Chen and others watched what was happening below with interest.
Chen Xiao smiled slightly and said indifferently, Wang Cheng, these lower-realm people are more interesting than we thought.
The youth called Wang Cheng said, I nearly misjudged this Xiao Chen. Although his cultivation is not high, he cultivates both Quintessence and his body. His strength is not that simple.
Chen Xiao looked around and said, Senior Brother Wang, do you think any of these lower-realm geniuses will be able to be true inheritors?
Wang Cheng entered into deep thought. Then, he said, I noticed at least ten people with pretty good talent. This is especially so for that battle realms Situ Gang. His cultivation is vast and deep; none of the others canpare to him. If he enters into a berserk state, he would only be even more terrifying.
However, it is hard to say whether he can be a true inheritor. Lets see if he can deal with the intensepetition between the five great factions in the inner sect first.
A disciple flew down from the inner city above and arrived before the two. He bowed respectfully and then handed over an official document. Senior Brothers, the elders have finished their discussion on the allocation of the inner and outer disciples.
Chen Xiao received the official document and said, Unexpectedly, they discussed for quite a long time. However, the results are finally out. If I had to wait any longer, I would have run out of patience.
Wang Cheng smiled gently and said, That is normal. The inner disciples and outer disciples receive very different treatment. Im already surprised that they managed to decide so fast.
The two casually looked through the official document, then slowly descended towards the courtyard, preparing to announce the information in the official document.
At this moment, the atmosphere in the courtyard was very heavy. The fanatic look in Situ Gangs eyes turned into a wild me as his strong aura intensified.
When the others felt it, they felt some fear and unconsciously took two steps back; they feared that they would be affected by the fight.
There had been rumors about the resulting destruction when the battle realms people used their real strength. No one was willing to suffer from an unexpected cmity.
On the other hand, Xiao Chen had no intention of stepping back. He continued to gather momentum. Facing a strong battle-realm expert, he was neither servile nor overbearing, merely maintaining a calm expression.
Hu chi!
Just when an even more intense battle was about to erupt, two vast auras suddenly broke through the clouds and appeared in the courtyard.
They descended like a vast formless sea, quickly and quietly submerging everyone.
Although Situ Gangs strong and horrifying aura waspelling, it was not even worth mentioning before this vast sea. Soon, it was drowned out and vanished.
Everyone immediately looked over and saw Chen Xiao and Wang Cheng on top of the wall. At some point in time, they had arrived and now stood on the wall.
Its the true inheritors!
Immediately, someone recognized their identity. All the waiting cultivators immediately revealed an expression of yearning. Everyone was astonished at the strength the two exhibited.
Just by using this aura, these two were able to defuse the situation. Even the temperamental Situ Gang did not dare to lose his temper.
Seeing everyone remaining silent, Chen Xiao nodded slightly. Then, he said calmly, Very good, you still understand some propriety. Right now, we will be announcing who will be entering the inner sect and the outer sect.
Hearing this, everyone perked up their ears. Inner sect and outer sect only differed by one word; however, the treatment they receive differed like heaven and earth.
Hoping to be assigned to the inner sect, everyone had looks of anticipation as they waited quietly.
Wang Cheng, at the side, held up the official document and said, I will only read out the names of those assigned to the inner sect. Those whose names I do not read are naturally outer sect disciples.
As Wang Cheng read out the names, several people revealed joyful smiles. Those whose names were not read out waited anxiously in anticipation.
Without waiting for long, Xiao Chen heard his own name. He rxed slightly in his heart.
Yue Chenxi and Gong Yangyu did not hear their names read out. Although they had already expected this, it was hard for them to not feel disappointment. They showed forlorn expressions on their faces.
I dont ept this. He is only an early Inferior Grade Martial Monarch and also from the Sky Dome Realm, but he is assigned to the inner sect. I am a peak Inferior Grade Martial Monarch, but I have to climb my way up from the outer sect.
A long-faced cultivator, whose name was not read out, pointed at Xiao Chen and shouted loudly.
After the long-faced cultivator spoke, all those other dissatisfied people, whose names were not read out, started to mor.
There would always be some people that thought that others did not measure up to them.
Xiao Chen did not find this strange and could not be bothered about this. He merely waited to see how the two true inheritors dealt with this.
Chen Xiao and Wang Cheng did not seem surprised. Their gazes casually fell on the instigator of this matter.
This is not fair, absolutely not fair. I want to have a match with him. I can prove that I definitely have the qualification to enter the inner sect.
That long-faced cultivator jabbered on and on at Chen Xiao and Wang Cheng.
Wang Cheng frowned slightly and pointed at him. A dark-blue sword Qi came out of his fingertip.
That sword Qi was incredibly sharp. It treated the long-faced cultivators Quintessence shield as if it was nothing and pierced a small hole in his chest.
All this happened in an instant, silently and without any warning. Wang Cheng mercilessly gave this person a lesson. When the other peopleining saw this, they immediately shut up.
Why did you injure me? I did not do anything wrong. You think you are so great as true inheritors? the long-face cultivator said in extreme pain as he clutched his chest.
Wang Cheng did not say anything. Then, Chen Xiao moved his hands and formed a cage-like hand seal, sending it towards the long-faced cultivator.
The cage-like hand seal flickered with light and entered the long-faced cultivators body. His aura immediately vanished; he became like an ordinary person.
Whats going on? Why can I not move my Quintessence?
When the long-faced cultivator sensed the situation in his body, his face filled with horror.
Chen Xiao said expressionlessly, As true inheritors, we naturally have the right to enforce the rules. We can immediately execute someone who despises the person the elders have chosen.
Seeing that you are new to the Supreme Sky Sect, I will just give you a light punishment and seal your dantian for a month.
Wang Cheng added, As outer sect disciples, you can take a test that urs periodically. If you truly have strength, it will not be hard to be an inner sect disciple.
Seeing the strength of the two, no one dared to say anything else; they just kept their mouths shut.
The two jumped off the wall, and Chen Xiao said, Inner sect disciples, follow me to the east of the city. The outer sect disciples will follow Senior Brother Wang.
This group of about a hundred people split into two groups and headed out of the courtyard.
As they were about to leave, Yue Chenxi sincerely and gratefully said to Xiao Chen, Senior Brother Xiao Chen, thank you for helping me out.
Xiao Chen had risked offending a battle-realm genius to protect her, so Yue Chenxi felt indescribable gratitude to him.
He smiled slightly and said, You are my friend. If you are in trouble, I will not sit by idly and watch. I believe that when Im in trouble, you wille and help me as well. Do your best and work hard. I will wait for you in the inner sect. With your talent, you definitely can regain your previous pride and glory.
Yue Chenxi nodded vigorously and said, I definitely will.
The two waved their hands in goodbye. After saying some words of gratitude, Gong Yangyu, who was at the side, also left.
Under Chen Xiaos lead, the group quickly headed for the east of the city. The eastern section was extensive, but there was only one entrance.
People guarded the entrance to the east of the city. When the disciples guarding the entrance saw Chen Xiao, they immediately bowed respectfully.
Every month, you will all receive ten thousand Superior Grade Spirit Stones and ten Inferior Grade Spirit Gathering Pearls. Every seven days, the sect elders will give a lecture, but you cannot ask questions. You will have to ask your questions in private and pay some Spirit Stones.
After leading the group to register themselves and obtain their inner sect identity medallions, Chen Xiao exined the rules and the remunerations of inner disciples.
Be it ten thousand Superior Grade Spirit Stones or ten Inferior Grade Spirit Gathering Pearls, everyone revealed joy at the thought of them. It was impossible to receive such a treatment in a lower realm, no matter which sect.
This was especially so for Spirit Gathering Pearls. Only when there was arge number of Martial Sages could they exhaust their Source Energies to refine them.
The lectures of the elders could help them to gain enlightenment as well. Most experts would not be so kind as to tell others of their cultivation experiences.
Chen Xiao pointed to a row of simple rooms and said, This is where you will stay. One Rank 1 Spirit Vein is shared by ten rooms. You will have to pay rent of ten thousand Superior Grade Spirit Stones every month.
When everyone heard the first half of Chen Xiaos words, they revealed extremely excited looks.
In the lower realms, a Rank 1 Spirit Vein was sufficient to support arge sect with more than ten thousand people. Unexpectedly, just ten inner disciples would share one here.
However, when the group heard thetter half of his words, their faces sank. They would obtain only ten thousand Superior Grade Spirit Stones every month. Just the rental alone would exhaust all of that.
They would not have any Spirit Stones left for their cultivation, buying Medicinal Pills, or going out to explore.
So, it needs Spirit Stones. That is a little too expensive, right?
Chen Xiao ignored everyones bitterints. He continued, If you want to stay at a better ce, you will have to pay more Spirit Stones. Then, you will be able to enjoy one Spirit Vein to yourself.
Furthermore, everyone will have toplete missions for the sect at least once a month. However, as you are still new, you can use the first month to familiarize yourselves with the ce first.
After that came a simple question-and-answer session. After Chen Xiao answered the groups few questions, he took his leave. Before the envious gazes of the group, he headed for the floating peak that belonged only to him.
All the rooms were quite close to each other in the residential area. The conditions were much more basic than the courtyard that Xiao Chen had in the past.
After tidying up the room, Xiao Chen sat on the bed and carefully thought about his cultivation goals.
Chapter 652 - Three Goals
Chapter 652: Three Goals
After arriving in the Kunlun Realm with its incredibly dense Spiritual Energy, Xiao Chens first goal was to refine his Quintessence properly.
He was in no rush to advance his cultivation. He wanted to stabilize and improve the purity of his Quintessence, slowly closing the gap between him and the local cultivators of the Tianwu Domain.
If he had the chance, he wanted to break into the seventhyer of the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation. However, doing so was not urgent. This Cultivation Technique was even more mysterious than a Heaven Ranked Cultivation Technique. Thetteryers were increasingly harder to break into.
Xiao Chens second goal was to continue to temper his physical body. He wanted to raise his Firmament Body Tempering Art to the peak of the sixthyer, making his physical body even stronger.
Not only was the Body Tempering Cultivation Technique painful, but it also required an increasing amount of natural treasures with eachyer.
After reaching the sixthyer of the Firmament Body Tempering Art, the natural treasures that he had to use were worth cities. Given his current resources, it would be difficult to obtain them.
Xiao Chens third goal was toprehend the second move of the Heaven Ranked Martial Technique Dragon Subduing shSoaring Dragon.
With a strong physical body and deep cultivation, one naturally needed a Martial Technique that could unleash all this power.
Xiao Chen thought through these goals once more and could not help but feel a headache. Each of these goals was not easy to aplish.
Not only did they require a substantial number of Spirit Stones, but they also demanded a considerable amount of time and excellentprehension ability to seed.
The first goal might be easier to achieve, but thetter two were quite difficult. Xiao Chen needed to spend a lot of Spirit Stones in the inner sect. Although he had some savings, it would notst long.
He shook his head and sighed, Never mind, I will refine my Quintessence again. I dont need Spirit Stones to do that; all I need is time.
Xiao Chens gaze fell on a prayer mat on the floor of the room. Complicated formations were woven into the inner section of the prayer mat, connecting it to a Spirit Veins origin deep underground.
When he sat cross-legged on the prayer mat, he immediately felt a human-head-sized Rank 1 Spirit Veins origin. It connected to ten locations and sent out Spiritual Energy to them.
Even when this vast and pure Spirit Veins origin split into ten, each stream still surged like a river. It was unknown how much strong Spiritual Energy was contained within.
However, Xiao Chen could feel the other nine people excitedly drawing on the Spiritual Energy from the Spirit Veins origin to raise their cultivation.
He was not that excited or impetuous. Every time, he would only draw a small amount of Spiritual Energy, circte the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation, andpress the Spiritual Energy over and over again without stopping.
Only when Xiao Chen could no longerpress the Spiritual Energy did he infuse it into his meridians.
One of the ny-nine transparent drops of Quintessence in the dantian slowly turned purple. At first, it was just a light purple; then the color intensified and became deep purple.
Eventually, the purple drop of Quintessence turned as smooth and as solid as a pearl.
Given this, even after Xiao Chen had spent a lot of time, his cultivation did not increase. He remained at Inferior Grade Martial Monarch with no apparent improvement.
Half a monthter, thirty of Xiao Chens ny-nine drops of Quintessence turned as smooth as pearls, giving off a beautiful glow.
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Dong! Dong! Dong!
On this day, after Xiao Chen rested, he prepared to refine his Quintessence as usual when he heard knocking at the door.
Xiao Chen stood up from the prayer mat and waved his hand. He sent out some energy, and the door opened.
A thin man in yellow clothes stood at the door. He looked very ordinary, but his cultivation was pretty good; he had already advanced tote Inferior Grade Martial Monarch.
Unfortunately, that yellow-d mans Quintessence was not very pure. In Xiao Chens opinion, it was somewhat pompous.
Xiao Chen found this person rather familiar. This person should be the same as him, someone from a lower realm. They had probably seen each other in that courtyard at the beginning.
Xiao Chen walked over, invited the person in, and brewed a pot of tea. Then, he asked, This friend, whats the matter?
The yellow-d man smiled and said, My humble self is Zhuo Yushi from the Cloud Sea Realm. My room is right next to yours. There is nothing much; Im just here to introduce myself. I hope I did not interrupt your cultivation.
Out of the great realms in the Martial God Pces control, the Cloud Sea Realm was one of the great realms ranked close to thest; its situation was not much better than the Sky Dome Realms.
Xiao Chen thought back to what he had heard of the Cloud Sea Realm as he picked up his teacup and took a sip. He smiled and said, Its fine. I had been cultivating for the past two weeks. It is good to chat with someone.
Let me introduce myself. I am Xiao Chen from the Sky Dome Realm.
When Zhuo Yushi heard Xiao Chens words, astonishment appeared in his eyes. He said, You You mean that you have been holed up in this room for the past two weeks cultivating?
Xiao Chen felt something was off. He asked, Whats wrong? Is there a problem?
Zhuo Yushi smiled embarrassedly and replied, Brother Xiao is really unconventional. In the past few days, no one else from our batch was able to resist the loneliness. In this half month, all of us already familiarized ourselves with the eastern city.
This ce abounds with Earth Ranked Martial Techniques, which are considered treasures in the lower realms. You can buy them as long as you have sufficient Spirit Stones. Furthermore, there are many Medicinal Pills that aid with cultivationso many that they are countless. Just looking at the sheer number makes you dizzy.
There is also the auction house in the inner city. Heaven Ranked Martial Techniques and Cultivation Techniques can be found there. There are also all sorts of Superior Grade Secret Treasures. The only problem is that the amount of Superior Grade Spirit Stones needed is astronomical.
This person was very entertaining to converse with. All Xiao Chen had to do was say a sentence, and Zhuo Yushi would go on and on without stopping. This reminded Xiao Chen of his old friend Bai Lixi.
Bai Lixi and Zhuo Yushi were the same kind of peoplechatterboxes. Although Zhuo Yushi spoke about idle matters a lot, some things interested Xiao Chen.
In the past half month, Xiao Chen had not gone out. So, Zhuo Yushis arrival came at a good time.
Right, Brother Zhuo, Ive got a question for you. Your cultivation is increasing rather fast. Have you never thought about the purity of your Quintessence?
The people selected toe up here from the lower realms were exceptional talents of a great realm. If Xiao Chen could think about the problem of Quintessence purity, Zhuo Yushi would definitely be able to think of it as well.
Zhuo Yushiughed loudly, Of course Ive thought about it. However, there is no need to worry. After I reach the peak of this cultivation grade, I will just go to the inner citys herb store to buy a Quintessence Gathering Pill.
Quintessence Gathering Pill? What is that? Xiao Chen frowned slightly.
Zhuo Yushi knew that Xiao Chen had not gone out, so he exined the Quintessence Gathering Pill and its purpose to Xiao Chen in detail.
Since dense Spiritual Energy filled the Kunlun Realm, cultivators cultivated at a rapid rate. To prevent Quintessence from bing unstable, the Alchemists created a Medicinal Pill forpressing Spiritual Energy.
Each cultivation realm had a corresponding Medicinal Pill. The Quintessence Gathering Pill was especially for Martial Monarchs.
After consuming the Quintessence Gathering Pill once, the cultivators Quintessence would automatically refine itself. After that, when these cultivators cultivated, their cultivation speed would be much slower. This was also why the Kunlun Realm cultivators advanced cultivation realms at a slower rate.
Whenever a Medicinal Pill forpressing Spiritual Energy was taken, it was like cultivating the same cultivation grade a second time. Naturally, the Kunlun Realm cultivators Quintessence would be much purer than the lower-realm cultivators.
Suddenly, Zhuo Yushi seemed to have thought of something. He asked, Brother Xiao, have you been spending the past half month refining your Quintessence? That is a big waste of time.
Xiao Chen smiled bitterly. This was the very definition of building a cart behind closed doors. Had he gone out, this situation would not have urred.
[Note: Building a cart behind closed doors means being overly subjective and disregarding the outside world.]
How many Quintessence Gathering Pills can one take within one cultivation grade? Xiao Chen asked casually.
Zhuo Yushi said, You can only use it once per cultivation grade. You can only take it again when you have advanced to Medial Grade Martial Monarch.
In that case, there is no problem. I will refine the Quintessence once myself, and then I can use the Quintessence Gathering Pill to refine it once more. At that time, my Quintessence will be much stronger than others.
However, this would mean that Xiao Chens cultivation would grow slower. Such a situation would test a cultivators mentality.
One would have to endure a protracted period of tedium and unbearable loneliness. They had to resist the honor and glory within reach.
It was hard for the younger generation not to be prideful; the youth liked to stand out from the crowd, gaining fame. It was already hard for them not to try and take shortcuts to advance their cultivation. It would be even harder to get them to spend more time to solidify their cultivation.
Xiao Chen sought the great Dao; his aim of reaching the peak of cultivation never changed. He knew very clearly what he sought.
On the path to the peak, the glory and honor before him were no more than fleeting clouds; they would disappear sooner thanter.
Xiao Chen continued asking, How much is this Quintessence Gathering Pill? Do you know?
When the cost of the Quintessence Gathering Pill was mentioned, Zhuo Yushis smile instantly faded away. He sighed, An Inferior Grade Quintessence Gathering Pill costs fifty thousand Superior Grade Spirit Stones; a Medial Grade Quintessence Gathering Pill costs a hundred thousand Superior Grade Spirit Stones; a Superior Grade Quintessence Gathering Pill costs one hundred and fifty thousand Spirit Stones.
Damn! Xiao Chen could not help but curse in his heart. This price was extraordinarily high.
Right now, the total amount of Superior Grade Spirit Stones that Xiao Chen had was no more than two hundred thousand. After buying a Superior Grade Quintessence Gathering Pill, he would be almost broke.
Zhuo Yushi smiled bitterly and added, Dont get angry yet. What I told you is the special price for inner sect disciples. If you go to other ces, it would be even more expensive.
However, there is no need to worry. As inner sect disciples, we can take some sect missions with rtively high rewards. It will not be difficult to earn several ten thousand Superior Grade Spirit Stones.
After chatting for a while longer, Zhuo Yushi stood up and took his leave. Before he left, he said, Brother Xiao Chen, in the future, it is best we go out more. Cultivation is not only about undergoing bitter cultivation all the time.
I heard that thepetition within the inner sect is extremely intense. With the addition of our batch of lower-realm cultivators, the inner sectpetition would only intensify, especially when the amount of resources have not been increased.
Xiao Chen stood up and saw Zhuo Yushi off. Zhuo Yushis final words gave him food for thought. Sometimes, there were things that one did not think clearly about which others would be able to rify.
Only when I be strong can I be calm. Only with that calm can I be at peace.
A resolute look appeared in Xiao Chens eyes. Then, he sat on the prayer mat again and continued refining his Quintessence.
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The sun rose and set. The world outside Xiao Chens room carried on, bustling and full of mor.
The new disciples quickly found stronger backers, gaining the peak Earth Ranked Martial Techniques they dreamed about, theirbat prowess improving vastly.
Some new disciples purchased Quintessence Gathering Pills. The purity of their Quintessence immediately soared, and they surpassed the others.
Other new disciples went out on experiential training. The news of their fortuitous encounters made everyone else envious of them.
Situ Gang worked with the other four people from his battle realm. In the inner sect with all the intensepetition, they formed a strong faction of their own, rivaling the other five big factions.
That thin man from the courtyard that day gathered other lower-realm geniuses and formed another faction of his own.
Several peak geniuses of the lower realm, who had kept a low profile, revealed their strength after they gained some umtions. They became famous after beating up some of the older inner sect disciples to the point those disciples could not raise their heads.
News of all these reached Xiao Chens ears via Zhuo Yushi.
The world outside the room was hectic. Every time Zhuo Yushi shared some news, his eyes filled with envy, his blood surging.
Chapter 653 - Wealth is King
Chapter 653: Wealth is King
Xiao Chen simply smiled when he heard all this news. He ignored them and continued to focus on his own Quintessence.
Out of the ny-nine transparent Quintessence drops, the number that had turned pearly steadily increased. Xiao Chens Quintessence became much purer than it was.
Xiao Chen only came out of his room after another twenty days. This time, he had toe out because it was the first time the new disciples would receive their remuneration.
This monthly stipend was ten thousand Superior Grade Spirit Stones and ten Inferior Grade Spirit Gathering Pearls free. There was no point in letting them go.
Zhuo Yushi had been waiting outside Xiao Chens door for some time already. For the past month or so, whenever Zhuo Yushi was free, he woulde and have long chats with Xiao Chen. Thus, they had be rather familiar with each other.
Brother Xiao, lets go. I already asked around and found out where to receive our stipend. Zhuo Yushi felt extremely excited even though the Spirit Stones that he would obtain would pay for the rent.
However, the ten Spirit Gathering Pearls had a high value. The exchange rate was five thousand Superior Grade Spirit Stones for one Inferior Grade Spirit Gathering Pearl.
However, unless one was in urgent need for Spirit Stones, no one would be foolish enough to exchange Spirit Gathering Pearls for them.
After leaving the residential area, Zhuo Yushi led Xiao Chen with easy familiarity through the busy streets. After passing through a few winding walkways, they arrived before the gates of a hall.
Many inner sect disciples were standing in a long queue here to collect their monthly stipend.
Xiao Chen finally got to see several of the inner sect disciples with better resources. These people seemed to be in theter stages of Inferior Grade Martial Monarch.
However, they were different from Zhuo Yushi. These disciples had withdrawn auras and very pure Quintessence.
Even though they were allte-stage Inferior Grade Martial Monarchs, if Zhuo Yushi were to fight them, he would not be able to endure more than ten moves.
If Xiao Chen guessed correctly, these people should have already consumed the Quintessence Gathering Pill and then cultivated back to peak Inferior Grade Martial Monarch.
Aside from this, Xiao Chen also noticed something else: some people obtained more remuneration; and some, less.
The most an inner sect disciple obtained was a hundred thousand Superior Grade Spirit Stones and fifty Inferior Grade Spirit Gathering Pearls.
Xiao Chen asked Zhuo Yushi, who was behind him, Whats up with those people?
Zhuo Yushi exined, Those are inner sect disciples who ranked rather highly on the Contribution Ranking. Theypleted many missions for the sect and gained extra rewards.
Thats right, speaking of this, we have to take a mission this month. If we do not, we will be chased out of the inner sect.
Supreme Sky Province was very vast with countless cities in it. There were also many merchant associations, ns, City Lords Residences. When these people met with problems they could not solve, they turned to the Supreme Sky Sect for help.
The Supreme Sky Sect was d to help out. Firstly, they could maintain the peace of the province. Secondly, they could temper their disciples.
Some missions were issued by the sects true inheritors, elders, or administrators. When they had problems that they did not have time to solve, they would issue them as sect missions, letting the disciples solve them. All they had to do was pay a reward.
Zhuo Yushi exined, When we do missions, we will be able to obtain rewards as well as some contribution points. There will be extra rewards with the monthly stipend. This is the greatest source of ie for the inner sect disciples.
However, the rewards and contribution pointse with risk. There are disciples who left on missions but never came back again.
As the two spoke, time passed quickly. Soon, it was their turn to collect their stipend. The process was simple: they just had to hand over their identity medallion and let the person at the counter verify it.
Zhuo Yushi did not have much savings. When he received the ten Spirit Gathering Pearls, his expression became very excited. He clutched the Spirit Gathering Pearls and said, This is great. I finally have the money to purchase a Quintessence Gathering Pill.
Xiao Chen felt it was strange. He asked, Why are you exchanging your Spirit Gathering Pearls?
Inner sect disciples could just use a tenth of a Rank 1 Spirit Vein to cultivate. Under such conditions, the effects of a Superior Grade Spirit Stone was much weaker.
They would only use Superior Grade Spirit Stones when they went out, using it as money. Superior Grade Spirit Stones were not as valuable here as they were in the lower realms.
However, Spirit Gathering Pearls were different. Not only could they be used in making breakthroughs, but they were also more effective than using the Spirit Vein. Of course, the prerequisite was that one had sufficient Spirit Gathering Pearls.
Zhuo Yushi smiled bitterly and said, I dont want to, either, but I should be able to be a peak Inferior Grade Martial Monarch at the end of the month. By then, I will need to use the Quintessence Gathering Pill.
Xiao Chen understood that he only managed to obtain two hundred thousand Superior Grade Spirit Stones because he killed several old Martial Monarchs.
Not everyone was like Xiao Chen, who had just advanced to Martial Monarch yet dared to disregard those lower-realm old Martial Monarchs.
Lets stop speaking about this. Come, lets go buy the Quintessence Gathering Pill. After that, I will have to enter closed-door cultivation, Zhuo Yushi said.
The city floating in the sky was the Supreme Sky Sects inner city. The inner sect disciples could go up there once a month.
ording to rumor, there was a Rank 4 Spirit Vein in the inner city. Not only did it shroud the city in spiritual mist all year round, but it could also generate arge number of Superior Grade Spirit Stones.
If one cultivated up there, even if they did not use the Spirit Veins origin, its effect would be much better than in the rooms of the inner sect disciples.
After going through the dense mist formed by Spiritual Energy, the two registered at the inner city gates and seeded in entering.
Compared to the bustling Supreme Sky City below, the inner city was quiet and peaceful. The people on the streets rarely spoke loudly.
asionally, strong disciples with unfathomable cultivations walked into view; no one dared to underestimate them.
Zhuo Yushi hade to the inner city during the previous month, so he was familiar with the ce that sold the Medicinal Pill. Soon, he led Xiao Chen to a herb store.
When the shop owner saw businessing, he immediately greeted them warm-heartedly. He smiled and said, Two Little Brothers, what kind of Medicinal Pill are you looking for?
Zhuo Yushi said in a hurry, Give me an Inferior Grade Quintessence Gathering Pill. I will pay with Spirit Gathering Pearls, is that fine?
Sure, sure, naturally you can. The shop owner smiled even more broadly. This was already a big sale in the first ce. Now, his customer was paying in Spirit Gathering Pearls. This was a huge gain.
Wait for a moment, Xiao Chen called out. I will pay for his Quintessence Gathering Pill. On top of that, get me a Superior Grade Quintessence Gathering Pill.
Zhuo Yushi eximed in shock, Brother Xiao Chen!
Dont look at me like that. I am just lending you the Spirit Stones. You have to return them to me. Xiao Chen smiled slightly.
Zhuo Yushi was very touched. Spirit Gathering Pearls were much more valuable than Superior Grade Spirit Stones. Furthermore, they were rarer; they could not be obtained just because one wanted to.
If Zhuo Yushi were not approaching peak Inferior Grade Martial Monarch and did not need to use the Quintessence Gathering Pill, he would not use his Spirit Gathering Pearls.
Xiao Chen, thank you. I will not bother saying unnecessary things, but you are definitely a friend for life. Zhuo Yushi patted Xiao Chens shoulder heavily.
After paying the Spirit Stones, Xiao Chen took the two Quintessence Gathering Pills andpared them. He discovered that they were not very different, only the glow of the Superior Grade Quintessence Gathering Pill was deeper.
The store owner chuckled as he exined, Ha ha, Little Brother, there is not much difference between a Superior Grade Quintessence Gathering Pill and an Inferior Grade one. However, if you cultivate an Earth Ranked Cultivation Technique, a Superior Grade Quintessence Gathering Pill will not disy its full effect.
Under normal circumstances, a Medial Grade Quintessence Gathering Pill is sufficient for most people. It is still not toote for you to change your mind.
Xiao Chen carefully put away the Superior Grade Quintessence Gathering Pill, saying, There is no need. I want the Superior Grade Quintessence Gathering Pill.
Xiao Chen was not in a rush to leave. He continued asking the store owner about natural treasures or Medicinal Pills that could help him with the Firmament Body Tempering Art.
This is the Blood Refinement Pill. It is priced at four hundred thousand Superior Grade Spirit Stones. It can refine the blood of a cultivator. It has the best effects in aiding a Body Tempering Cultivation Technique.
Spirit Freezing Pill. This can ease the pain thates from cultivating a Body Tempering Cultivation Technique. It is priced at one hundred thousand Superior Grade Spirit Stones.
This is the Yellow Spirit Flower. It is a rare natural treasure that can prate deep into the marrow. It is priced at five hundred thousand Superior Grade Spirit Stones.
A cultivator that tempered the body required arge amount of natural treasures to aid their cultivation. When the store owner heard Xiao Chen asked about this kind of pills, he immediately introduced his wares fervently, his eyes seemed to have Spirit Stones dancing around in them.
Several things caught Xiao Chens eyes, but he could only shake his head helplessly. All he could do was look. The store owners eyes filled with disappointment as the two left the herb store and rushed back.
After an hour, the two paid the rent for the month and prepared to return to their rooms. At that moment, they were stopped by a group of people.
He he, we have been waiting for you two for some time. You finally returned.
The thin man that attacked Gong Yangyu in the past stood in front, leading a group of people and blocking the two.
Zhuo Yushis expression changed. He said in a whisper, That person is Gui Wu. He is the leader of one of the two new big factions. They probably do not have good intentions.
It turned out this person was called Gui Wu. After not seeing him for one month, this persons cultivation had not changed. However, his Quintessence became much purerpared to the past.
The purity of Gui Wus Quintessence seemed to be about the same as some of the inner sect disciples with deep pockets. In fact, his seemed slightly stronger.
Xiao Chen looked at Gui Wu and said calmly, If you have something to say, just say it. Dont block the way.
Gui Wu smiled coldly and said, In that case, I will be direct. Each of you, hand over five Spirit Gathering Pearls.
The moment Gui Wu spoke, the six people around him immediately released their auras, locking down on the two.
Although this group of people did not have as high a cultivation as Gui Wu, their Quintessence was very pure as well. They probably had already used the Quintessence Gathering Pill; they could not be underestimated.
Xiao Chen remained silent. He only quickly evaluated the strength of both sides. Gui Wu had consumed the Quintessence Gathering Pill and had recultivated to peak Inferior Grade Martial Monarch.
Out of Xiao Chens ny-nine drops of Quintessence, he had only refined sixty-six of them. Furthermore, he had not used the Quintessence Gathering Pill.
In terms of purity of Quintessence, Gui Wus Quintessence was purer than Xiao Chens for now. When it came to Martial Techniques andbat experience, Xiao Chen was not afraid.
If he fought Gui Wu now, he should have a fifty percent chance of victory. He was not very confident of his odds. Furthermore, his opponent clearly came prepared.
Gui Wu had a group of people with him. If all of them worked together and attacked, he and Zhuo Yushi would not stand much of a chance.
Perhaps the two might be able to flee, but they would not be able to avoid the harassment of these people. That would affect their cultivation.
Zhuo Yushi felt rage in his heart. However, when he noticed the strength of the other party, he was helpless. If he did not hand over the Spirit Gathering Pearls, it would be hard for him to avoid getting injured. Furthermore, this group of people would continue to seek trouble for him.
Gui Wuughed loudly and took five Inferior Grade Spirit Gathering Pearls from Zhuo Yushis hand. Then, he looked at Xiao Chen and asked, What about you?
Xiao Chen flicked his finger, and five Spirit Gathering Pearls flew over to Gui Wu in an arc.
Gui Wu stretched his hands out and caught the five Spirit Gathering Pearls easily. He seemed somewhat surprised. He had not expected Xiao Chen to agree so readily.
Chapter 654 - Protection Fee? Reverse Snatching
Chapter 654: Protection Fee? Reverse Snatching
Back in the courtyard, when Gui Wu saw Xiao Chen making a move, he thought that Xiao Chen would be hard to deal with. So, he made more preparations.
After handing over the Inferior Grade Spirit Gathering Pearls, Xiao Chen walked forward expressionlessly without saying a word.
A person beside Gui Wu smiled and said, Big Brother, how is this fellow difficult to deal with as you said? How powerful can a person from the Sky Dome Realm be?
Gui Wu looked at the Spirit Gathering Pearls in his hand and said coldly, He is rather tactful. Now, I amcking a chicken to kill to warn the monkeys.
[Note: Lacking a chicken to kill to warn the monkeys: This means not having an individual to punish as an example to the others.]
After that, Gui Wu turned his head and asked, How many Spirit Gathering Pearls have we collected in total?
Someone immediately counted their spoils and replied excitedly, There are a hundred people in the residential area we control. That is a total of five hundred Spirit Gathering Pearls.
When Gui Wu heard this, he shook his head and said, It is still not enough. The original five big factions control at least three or four hundred people in their residential areas. Even that group of fools from the battle realm controls at least two hundred people.
Of the current seven big factions, we are the weakest. We have to collect more next month. Everyone will have to hand over seven Spirit Gathering Pearls. Otherwise, we will end up getting pushed out.
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At Xiao Chens room, Zhuo Yushi said somewhat happily, Xiao Chen, fortunately, you did not take action against them. Otherwise, the consequences would be dire.
What do you mean? Xiao Chen asked.
Zhuo Yushi took a sip of tea and replied, The practice of collecting Spirit Gathering Pearls has always existed. In the past, our residential area was controlled by Lan Feichen, who was ranked fifth in the inner sect.
Half a month ago, Gui Wu led a group of people and fought with him. The result is unknown, but after that, Lan Feichen handed over our residential area to Gui Wu.
Xiao Chen frowned slightly and said, Lan Feichen would not give up a portion of the area he controls for no reason. This Gui Wu is not simple.
Zhuo Yushi exined, Gui Wu has a big backer. He is the grandson of the Sect Leader of the Spirit Sea Realms Supreme Sky Sect branch. ording to rumor, he brought millions of Superior Grade Spirit Stones. After he consumed the Quintessence Gathering Pill, he consumed many other natural treasures and recultivated to peak Inferior Grade Martial Monarch.
The two chatted for a while longer, and then Zhuo Yushi took his leave. Only after that did Xiao Chen reveal a gaze filled with killing intent.
It is not that easy to obtain my Spirit Gathering Pearls, Xiao Chen muttered to himself.
Xiao Chen used his remaining time to continue refining his Quintessence, sitting cross-legged on the prayer mat.
Drawing on his prior experience, he refined his Quintessence at a much faster rate. After ten more days, all ny-nine of his drops of Quintessence had turned into a deep purple, bing smooth and glossy like pearls.
While sitting on the prayer mat, Xiao Chen opened his eyes. The glow in his eyes was withdrawn, looking ordinary. However, when one paid more attention, his eyes gave the impression of limpid autumn waters, deep and unfathomable.
He held out two fingers on his right hand and sent out a strand of purple saber Qi from his fingertips with a thought.
Xiao Chens saber Qi was like lightning, disappearing in a sh. It silently pierced through a vase on the wooden table, and it continued through the wall, shooting out of the room.
He stretched out his hand, and the vase flew into his grasp.
This vase was porcin. It would shatter with a gentle blow. In the past, given Xiao Chens strong Quintessence, the wind from his attack would have smashed the vase even before the attack reached it.
However, now, even though the might of the saber Qi formed from Quintessence had not diminished, it pierced a smooth hole in the middle of the vase.
Those who did not see Xiao Chen attack would think that the vase originally had a hole in it.
After casually ying with the vase, Xiao Chen smiled and waved his hands, recing the vase in its original spot.
The purity of my Quintessence now is probably no weaker than Gui Wus after he used his Quintessence Gathering Pill.
Now, Xiao Chen was confident of a sixty percent chance of victory against Gui Wu. However, Gui Wu did not operate alone; he still had six or seven lower-realm geniuses only slightly weaker than him.
I have to consume the Quintessence Gathering Pill and refine my already very pure Quintessence once more. Only then would I not be afraid of them surrounding me.
Xiao Chen had never been weak in terms of Martial Technique. He had his selfprehended Four Season Saber Technique and Return of the Azure Dragon, which he could already unleash at eighty percent of its might.
He was fully confident that his Martial Techniques were much better than Gui Wus.
All hecked was umtion, his umtions of Quintessence. Once hepletely refined his Quintessence, no one within Inferior Grade Martial Monarch would be his match.
By then, when Xiao Chen went to seek trouble with this group, he would not be at a disadvantage. They had to pay the price after taking his Spirit Gathering Pearls.
Right now, Xiao Chen was still in the middle stage of Inferior Grade Martial Monarch. Using the Quintessence Gathering Pill now would be a waste.
However, he still had more than a hundred Inferior Grade Spirit Gathering Pearls. As long as he was willing to use them, he could advance to peak Inferior Grade Martial Monarch in a week.
I should cultivate slowly for now. There are another five days till the end of the month. I should go take up a sect mission first.
Xiao Chen had to undertake a sect mission. Otherwise, he would not be able to remain in the inner sect. This was the iron-d rule of the Supreme Sky Sect; he did not dare to break this rule.
When Xiao Chen went past Zhuo Yushis room, he checked it with his Spiritual Sense. He found that the room was empty; Zhuo Yushi was not there.
This was not a problem for Xiao Chen. He casually found someone and asked them politely, finding out how to go to the Mission Hall.
After an hour, Xiao Chen arrived at the Mission Hall. As it was getting close to the end of the month, many people hade here. Chatter filled the ce, making it very noisy.
After waiting for a while, Xiao Chen finally reached the counter. He received a stack of papers and started to look through them carefully.
The missions were all lumped together, undifferentiated into ranks. The missions with high rewards came with high risk. Normally, no one would overestimate themselves and take a job they could notplete.
Failure merited a corresponding punishment. The missions with higher rewards had harsher penalties for failure.
With such rules, it eliminated the problem of some people picking high-reward missions in the hopes of seeding by luck.
This is an escort mission. Haining Citys City Lords Residence needs to escort a batch of resources to pay a tribute. It is not dangerous, but it takes a long time, and the reward is low.
There is also a mission for collecting materials from Spirit Beasts. It was issued by an Alchemist from our sect, and the rewards are high. However, the conditions are very demanding. Not only do the materials have to bepletely intact, but they also have to be very fresh. Who in the world can achieve that?
Xiao Chen looked carefully for a mission that suited him. However, he could not find any that satisfied him. Either the rewards were too low or the conditions were too demanding.
Hey, killing loose cultivators? Xiao Chens eyes lit up as he pulled out a mission from the stack. This page spoke about a city at the edge of the Supreme Sky Province.
Recently, a batch of loose cultivatorsall Inferior Grade Martial Monarchshad robbed half of the four great ns in that city, moving as swift as the wind.
Not only did these loose cultivators rob these ns of all their wealth, but they also killed everyone in those ns, man, woman, young, and old. Their victims all had their chests and bellies split open, rming everyone in the city.
The objective of this mission was to kill this group of loose cultivators. The reward was a thousand contribution points and fifty thousand Superior Grade Spirit Stones.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly and held up this mission in his hands. He said, You are the one.
This mission would allow Xiao Chen to evaluate his own progress and obtain a reward. It was like this mission was tailor-made for him.
The Supreme Sky Province was vast and boundless. Just this one province was several timesrger than the Tianwu Continents Great Jin Nation.
Within this province, there were ninerge cities, hundreds of middle-sized cities, and thousands of small cities. Dingshui City was one of the small cities.
Dingshui City was by the border between the Supreme Sky Province and White Feather Province. The White Feather Province was simrly vast, and the Rank 8 sect Rising Sky Pavilion ruled over it.
If the Rising Sky Pavilion were elsewhere, given their strength, they would definitely be the tyrant of their region.
However, the Supreme Sky Sect was too close. As the saying goes, A mountain cannot contain two tigers. There could only be one tyrant in each region. Thus, the Supreme Sky Sect constantly suppressed them, stealing all their thunder.
Supreme Sky City was very far from Dingshui Citya few million kilometers away. The suppression from the Kunlun Realms rules reduced Xiao Chens speed by more than twenty percent.
If Xiao Chen were to rely on himself to fly over, even if he flew day and night without eating or drinking, he would take at least a month to make a round trip. Clearly, that would not be worthwhile.
Fortunately, the transportation formations that were very rare in the Sky Dome Realm were not rare at all in the Kunlun Realm.
These transportation formations were Immortal Cultivation secrets that were not passed on. After several seniors of the Kunlun Realm spent several thousand years of research, they had made some headway.
These seniors were able to replicate the effect of the transportation formations. However, these did not achieve a perfect duplication, and the cost was very high.
Even with the Supreme Sky Sects wealth, they onlyid down such formations in the ninerge cities of the Supreme Sky Province, as well as within the sect itselfa total of ten.
However, even so, those formations made travel much more convenient for cultivators. Xiao Chen only needed to be sent to Sky Mound City via one such formation and then continue on a flying Spirit Beast. He would be able to reach Dingshui City in five days.
After Xiao Chen epted the mission, he did not waste any time. He immediately turned towards the Transportation za. Just when he was about to head over, someone called out to him to stop him.
Brother Xiao, you are here to ept a mission as well?
In the very crowded Mission Hall, Zhuo Yushi quickly headed over to Xiao Chen with a joyful expression and a group of people.
Xiao Chen turned his head to look and discovered that Zhuo Yushis Quintessence was now withdrawn, and he had fallen fromte-stage Inferior Grade Martial Monarch back to early-stage Inferior Grade Martial Monarch.
However, Zhuo Yushis aura was much sharper than before. Compared to half a month ago, the difference was like night and day.
Clearly, Zhuo Yushi was very satisfied with his cultivation. As he walked, Xiao Chen could feel him exuding an indistinct self-confidence.
However, when Zhuo Yushi saw Xiao Chens cultivation, he was tremendously astonished. Xiao Chen now did not leak any aura; there was no trace of it. Xiao Chens cultivation was unfathomable like a pool of limpid autumn water.
Xiao Chen was clearly only a middle-stage Inferior Grade Martial Monarch, but the purity of his Quintessence was much stronger than Zhuo Yushis.
That is not possible. If Xiao Chen consumed the Quintessence Gathering Pill, his cultivation should have regressed to early-stage Inferior Grade Martial Monarch. Howe his cultivation is much higher than mine?
Could this be the result of a Superior Grade Quintessence Gathering Pill? That is the only possibility.
Xiao Chen, you already consumed your Superior Grade Quintessence Gathering Pill? Zhuo Yushi asked.
Xiao Chen was slightly upset when Zhuo Yushi revealed in public that Xiao Chen had a Superior Grade Quintessence Gathering Pill.
However, he understood Zhuo Yushis personality. He knew that Zhuo Yushi was a bbermouth and had not done so on purpose. So, Xiao Chen did not lose his temper. He simply nodded. You could say that.
When the group of people behind Zhuo Yushi heard that Xiao Chen used a Superior Grade Quintessence Gathering Pill, a strange look unconsciously appeared in their eyes.
Chapter 655 - Fierce Battle with Nefarious Cultivators
Chapter 655: Fierce Battle with Nefarious Cultivators
As of now, these lower-realm genius cultivators werepletely broke. Several of them could not bear to part with their Spirit Gathering Pearls and could not even buy an Inferior Grade Quintessence Gathering Pill.
Unexpectedly, Xiao Chen could purchase a Superior Grade Quintessence Gathering Pill. The amount of Spirit Stones he had brought from the lower realm must have been much more than theirs.
A few of these fellows started looking around, trying to gauge Xiao Chen, their thoughts unknown.
Zhuo Yushi extended an enthusiastic invitation: Oh, by the way, Xiao Chen, we just epted an escort mission. The round trip should take half a month. It is very safe. Do you want toe with us?
There is no need. I already epted a mission to kill loose cultivators. If there is another opportunity, lets work together then.
Half a month was too long, and the reward was low. Xiao Chen did not wish to take such a mission. So, he waved his hand and tactfully rejected Zhuo Yushis invitation.
When Zhuo Yushi and his group heard that, they had extremely strange expressions on their faces. Clearly, Xiao Chens words came as a considerable shock.
Why did you take a mission killing loose cultivators? The reward may be high, but the risk is high as well. Even the regr inner disciples with some wealth to them would not easily ept such a mission, Zhuo Yushi said.
Loose cultivators were normally vicious and ruthless. They killed countless people and roamed about unconstrained. They had richbat experience and lived as they pleased. They immersed themselves in blood; none of them feared death.
Thepetition within sects might be intense, but death rarely urred.
Naturally, the aura of a sect disciple and that of a loose cultivator would have a clear difference. There would also be a vast gap inbat experience. Missions to kill loose cultivators were usually done by inner sect disciples working in groups of two or three.
Zhuo Yushi spoke a lot, hoping to convince Xiao Chen to change his mind and join them in their escort mission.
I have made up my mind. Ill be taking my leave first.
Xiao Chen was very clear about his own strength and did not wish to say too much. After he took his leave, he left immediately.
Brother Zhuo, stop trying to convince him. If he wants to seek death, there is no point in stopping him.
We have just arrived in the Kunlun Realm. How can we go and risk our lives so fast? We have to consolidate our strength properly first.
This fellow is really overestimating himself. If he was really that powerful, he could form a new faction like Gui Wu and Situ Gang. There would not be any need to hand any Spirit Gathering Pearls to Gui Wu.
As the few discussed among themselves, they revealed expressions of disdain as they watched the departing Xiao Chen. They felt that Xiao Chen was just asking to die.
Zhuo Yushi seemed somewhat displeased as well. He had advised him out of good faith, but Xiao Chen still paid no heed to his words.
Since ancient times, the strong were destined to be lonely. They looked down from the pinnacle alone. Probably, none of Zhuo Yushis group understood this principle.
When Xiao Chen heard them speaking, he did not even think of rebutting them.
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After taking the transportation formation to Sky Mound City, Xiao Chen spent some Spirit Stones at an information broker to obtain word on the movements of this group of loose cultivators.
That group of loose cultivators consisted of seven people, all middle-stage Inferior Grade Martial Monarchs, except for their leader, who was a peak Inferior Grade Martial Monarch. Furthermore, their leader had consumed the extremely expensive Quintessence Gathering Pill obtained from the ck market.
These seven people had be infamous,mitting crimes in the nearby provinces. Now, several provinces had issued bounties on these people and given them the nickname Seven ck Wind Killers.
Loose cultivators were rather crafty. The Seven ck Wind Killers were even more so. Several times, the true inheritors or elders of big sects were sent to deal with them. However, when the Seven ck Wind Killers heard of it, they would scatter and flee, choosing not to fight. However, inner sect disciples that were sent after them did not return. This caused the big sects a massive headache.
Xiao Chen frowned slightly. He had not expected this group of loose cultivators to be so infamous. It looked like the danger of this mission was much higher than he had expected.
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The night was dark; the moon and stars were absent from the sky. When one stretched their hands out, they could not see their fingers.
Lanterns lit up the residence of the Feng n, one of the four great ns of Dingshui City. Thepound was under tight security. Guards constantly patrolled the ce. The expansive residence seemed ready for the attack of a big enemy.
Half a month ago, a group of loose cultivators had mercilessly ughtered the two of the four great ns of the city. Even the women, the old, and the young all died miserably.
The Seven ck Wind Killers had even said that they would be back in half a month. This made the Feng n very restless. They were terrified that they would end up like the first two ns.
The elites of the Feng n all gathered in the hall. These included the Feng ns n Head, five Inferior Grade Martial Monarchs, twenty-odd Martial Kings, and hundreds of Martial Saints.
Even so, no one felt a sense of security. Everyone knew that if the Seven ck Wind Killers really came, this little bit of strength would not be enough.
The Feng ns n Head was a middle-aged man about forty years old. He had a worried expression as he muttered, I wonder if the Supreme Sky Sect has epted our mission request or not.
After thinking for a while, the Feng ns n Head felt that his hopes were extravagant. The true inheritors would definitely note. Given the reward that he offered, it would not attract the inner sect disciples with vast resources. Even if one or two people came, they would not be of much use.
No matter how the Feng ns n Head thought about it, it was a dead end.
Ha ha ha! Who is the Feng ns n Head?! Hand over all your women and Spirit Stones. We, the Seven ck Wind Killers, can let you have an easy death!
As the Feng ns n Head pondered his problem, maniacalughter came from the distance. The voice was rough, carrying an ufortable killing Qi.
They areing!
The expressions of everyone in the hall changed. Panic shed in their eyes; even the hands that held their weapons trembled.
The Seven ck Wind Killers were infamous for their ruthlessness and cruelty. Even before the battle began, everyone felt immense psychological pressure.
However, five minutes after the Seven ck Wind Killers issued that statement, they still had not appeared. Everyone felt very suspicious.
The voice earlier was clearly part of the modus operandi of the Seven ck Wind Killers. How could it be that they had not arrived?
Suddenly, the Feng ns n Head thought of a possibility. He grasped the sword in his hand tightly and said, Lets go out and take a look!
A group of people left the hall and looked up. They saw a young desman standing on a tall building in front. His appearance was indistinct. He just stood on top of the building as his white clothes fluttered in the wind.
Seven ck-d men with ferocious auras and surging killing intent stood on the rooftop opposite Xiao Chen.
The seven ck-d men reeked of blooda killing intent that had infused their marrows. No matter how they washed themselves, they would not be able to get rid of this stench.
The person in front only had a left eye; his right eye was just a grayish-white blotch. There was even a scarlet scar around his right eye, making it appear to be a bloody hole.
The eye looked extremely horrifying. A timid person might not be able to look at it directly. They might decide to give up even before they fought.
Where did this brate from? How dare he block our way? a skinny man beside the one-eyed man shouted. He revealed a vulgar gaze in his eyes.
As that person spoke, a baleful aura melded with the sound waves, trying to infiltrate Xiao Chens brain.
Xiao Chens expression remained the same as the Mental Energy in his sea of consciousness swelled like waves. He said coldly, So what if I am blocking you?
Xiao Chens voice also carried strong Mental Energy. The sound waves surged and shed with the skinny mans voice, easily negating that skinny mans killing intent.
Xiao Chens sound waves did not stop there, continuing forward. The skinny man groaned and took a step back, suffering a small loss at Xiao Chens hands.
When the one-eyed man, who was the leader, saw this, he smiled sinisterly and said, You are quite capable. Brat, which sect are you from? After you die, I will get someone to send your head back.
I am Xiao Chen, an inner sect disciple of the Supreme Sky Sect. Its the Xiao with a grass head and the Chen with a sun head, Xiao Chen replied unhurriedly. However, Im afraid you will not be able to get my head. Instead, you should lend me your head!
[Note: This was exined once in chapter 91. The Xiao is written as ; the grass head refers to the top of the character for grass . You will notice that they share the same top or head. As for Chen , the head is , which is sun.]
When Xiao Chen spoke unhurriedly, his cadence initially made his listeners feelzy. This induced them to somewhat unconsciously drop their guard.
However, when Xiao Chen said thest word, he moved very efficiently, not wasting any time at all. By the time everyone reacted to what he had said, Xiao Chen was already in the air.
Oh no! The one-eyed mans expression changed as he shouted, Seventh Brother, be careful!
Suddenly, a strong wind blew in this quiet, moonless, and starless night. The whoosh of a fist moving blended with the wind.
Xiao Chen had executed Azure Dragon Tail Whip and moved in an arc. He headed for the weakest of the seven, attacking at lightning speed.
When that person sensed Xiao Chens sudden attack, he did not panic even though he was astonishedwhich showed his richbat experience.
This person twitched his right eye slightly, listening carefully to the sound of the wind. Then, he quickly reacted. He tilted his body and shed head-on with Xiao Chen without hesitating.
Bang!
Two fists met in midair, producing surging shock waves. A fierce wind blew everywhere, making it hard for people to keep their eyes open.
The man Xiao Chen attacked did not move at all. As he watched Xiao Chen slowly disappear into the gust of wind, he smiled coldly. Just some parlor tricks. Do you know how many inner sect disciples like you we, the Seven ck Wind Killers, have killed?
Is that so?
A voice came from above that person. Before he could even panic, he discovered there was also a Xiao Chen above him when he looked up.
Xiao Chen did not give that person any time to react. He circted all his Vital Qi and executed the Dragon w Fists Breaking Armor Fist, punching with sharp energy that broke his opponents protective Quintessence.
Xiao Chens blownded on that persons Tianmen Acupointone of the death acupoints of a human body. The energy flowed from the fist right into the acupoint. That person then leaked blood from the corner of his lips and died on the spot.
All this happened in the time it took for a spark to fly. In less than a breath of time, Xiao Chen had killed the weakest among the seven.
When the others looked carefully, they discovered that the figure hidden in the wind was only a clone.
You are seeking death!
The Seven ck Wind Killers moved anywhere they wanted, living free and unfettered. They had seen many difficult times and survived them. Even the true inheritors and elders of big sects could not do anything about them.
Unexpectedly, Xiao Chen took down one of them in an instant. Furthermore, he was only an inner sect disciple of the Supreme Sky Sect.
The one-eyed man roared, and killing Qi erupted out of him. He drew arge cavalry saber and fired a dazzling saber light as he attacked.
The other five also reacted right away. They quickly moved and blocked off all of Xiao Chens escape routes.
In the blink of an eye, the five formed a tight encirclement, trapping Xiao Chen within.
The purpose of these people in trapping him was to force him to sh head-on with the one-eyed man, preventing him from retreating.
However, did Xiao Chen need to retreat?
Xiao Chen smiled gently, and with the flip of his hand, the Lunar Shadow Saber appeared from his Universe Ring. As his right hand grasped the saber handle firmly, a bright light shed out of the scabbard.
Xiu! Xiu! Xiu!
Every time Xiao Chen took a step in the air, he left behind an afterimage. Each afterimage sent out a different attack.
Chapter 656 - Overwhelming Baleful Aura
Chapter 656: Overwhelming Baleful Aura
When Xiao Chen reached the one-eyed mans saber light, he had already left behind six afterimages. In that instant, the afterimages merged together and sent out a dazzling saber light from the Lunar Shadow Saber, magnifying Xiao Chens aura immensely.
When the two sabers shed, Xiao Chen did not fly back pathetically as the one-eyed man expected. Instead, the one-eyed man was the one sent flying in a sorry state.
A hole immediately appeared in the tight encirclement. Xiao Chen did not get too cocky. For this one-eyed man to survive for so long, he had to have some ability.
Xiao Chen gently moved his body and slipped out of the encirclement,nding back on the roof he stood on previously.
When the Feng ns n Head in the bright residence below saw this scene, he was bbergasted. An inner sect disciple could actually move in and out as he pleased before the Seven ck Wind Killers.
Not only did Xiao Chen remain unharmed, but he also managed to kill one of the Seven ck Wind Killers. Such strength was unimaginable.
The Feng ns n Head muttered, Odd, I know the top inner sect disciples of the five big sects, but Ive never heard of a white-robed desman before. When did this person appear?
n Head, we might be saved this time, someone at the side said joyfully.
The Feng ns n Head shook his head and said, It is hard to say. The Seven ck Wind Killers are not that easy to deal with. Most likely, the first person died of carelessness.
This white-robed desman is still outnumbered. If he had a few morepanions, then it would be good. When the situation turns bad, we will go and help immediately.
The one-eyed man calmed the surging Quintessence in him. His expression turned cold as he revealed a sinister smile. Then, he led the other five to attack again.
Kill!
Six berserk killing Qi merged, seemingly forming a restless sea of blood. As the waves sshed up, vengeful spirits burst out of the water and shrieked loudly.
Xiao Chen felt a slight dizziness. He raised an eyebrow and thought to himself, I wonder, how many people has this group of people killed in order to form such an overwhelming baleful aura?
A regr cultivator would not have sufficient Mental Energy. They might even fall apart before this overwhelming baleful aura. No wonder people said that loose cultivators were hard to deal with.
The vast Mental Energy in Xiao Chens sea of consciousness started moving, repelling that ufortable feeling.
Xiao Chen held his saber with one hand, maintaining a calm mind. He had a collected expression as he dealt with the six people rushing at him.
Saber lights and sword images shed in the pitch-dark night. The surrounding buildings copsed in the wake of the groups intense battle.
Aside from the one-eyed man, the Seven ck Wind Killers all found Xiao Chens pure Quintessence in his saber light hard to deal with.
Every time the Seven ck Wind Killers exchanged a move with Xiao Chen, Xiao Chens saber light would break the Quintessence on their own weapons and turn into a hidden force, flowing into their body via the weapon.
The longer the fight continued, the intenser this feeling became. Two of the Seven ck Wind Killers with weaker physical bodies could not endure it, leaking blood from the corner of their lips.
On the other hand, even though the six people attacked Xiao Chen continuously, Xiao Chen fought steadily. His strong and pure Quintessence neutralized most of the forceing at him.
Then, Xiao Chen used his horrifyingly strong physical body to endure the remaining force, not feeling any pressure from it. Only the attacks of the one-eyed man gave him some trouble.
Big Brother, this fellow is hard to handle. Did we fall for a trap? This fellow could be a peak existence in the inner sect.
The Seven ck Wind Killers had not lived as long as they had due to their unrivaled strength. Instead, it was because they judged situations well and acted appropriately.
When the Seven ck Wind Killers ran into true inheritors, sect elders, or famous young experts, they would choose to go and hide somewhere faraway.
At this moment, one of the Seven ck Wind Killers found it hard to endure and thought of retreating. So he projected his voice to the one-eyed man to share his thoughts.
The one-eyed man replied coldly, If you dare run, I will kill you myself. I recognize the five big experts in the Supreme Sky Sects inner sect. This fellow is just pushing himself. We should kill him. The Spirit Gathering Pearls he has will help us advance to Medial Grade Martial Monarch.
Left with no choice, the others clenched their teeth and waited for Xiao Chen to burn out.
The calm Xiao Chen continued to block the iing attacks in an unhurried manner. As he watched the few people injured by the hidden force and leaking blood out of their mouths, he quietly calcted a good time to make his move.
Xiao Chen had swift and decisive reactions; it was just that he did not make a move. When he truly made his move, he would instantly turn the situation around.
Pu chi!
After another hundred moves, three of the Seven ck Wind Killers vomited blood at the same time. They had umted a lot of hidden injuries, which erupted out with considerable force.
Xiao Chens eyes were as bright asnterns. As he watched the three, a strange light shed in his eyes. He smiled coldly to himself, but he did not rush in to make a move.
Big Brother, this brat did not fall for it. What should we do?
It looks like he is not one of those naive younglings. He is experienced and knows whats going on.
The three cried bitterly in their hearts. They all projected their voices to the one-eyed man,ining to him.
The one-eyed mans left eye had already turnedpletely red, looking dreadful. His missing right eye was even more horrifying; the wound around the eye gaped.
The scar was ripped open, and scarlet blood flowed out continuously. The one-eyed mans originally ugly mug now looked like that of a malicious spirit from hell.
I still dont believe we cant handle him. Burn your Quintessence. Lets get rid of him in one breath! The one-eyed man projected his voice to the other five.
The hearts of the others could not help but thump loudly. Burning their Quintessence meant cutting off their means of retreat. If they still failed to defeat Xiao Chen, their Quintessence would be exhausted; they would not even have the opportunity to run.
Xiu!
Just as the remaining Seven ck Wind Killers hesitated, Xiao Chen, who had been defending passively all this time suddenly made his move.
He did not hold back his sixty-percentprehended saber intent, unleashing it all. Under the influence of the saber intent, the long, slender saber gave off a beautiful glow like that of a blossoming flower in the dark night.
Xiao Chens saber trembled and gave off a melodious hum, crying out happily.
All the desmen in Dingshui Cityno matter whether they were deep asleep or cultivatingsuddenly awoke and leaped out of their houses, looking into the distance.
Kill!
Xiao Chens eyes turned scarlet. Since he was going to make a move, he had to be swift and decisive. He instantly unleashed his peak state of massacre.
The Seven ck Wind Killers, who were frequently bathed in blood, unexpectedly felt some fear when they saw Xiao Chen looking as sharp as a saber.
Electricity leaped around as thunder roared in the dark night. Xiao Chen, who had suddenly made his move, knocked back the one-eyed man with one blow.
After that, Xiao Chen ignored the one-eyed man to strike at the most heavily injured person.
As Xiao Chens saber light danced around in the pitch-dark night, he sent out seven saber images. Then, each saber image split into three saber images, moving out in a relentless attack.
Every saber image had purple electricity leaping around it. As the saber images danced, that person seemed to see a vast sea of lightning surging towards him.
Dang! Dang! Dang!
At the crucial moment, that person reacted very well. He swung his sword twenty-one times and blocked all the illusory saber images. However, the purity of his Quintessence was no match for Xiao Chens.
Every time that person blocked a strike, he vomited arge mouthful of blood. After twenty-one attacks, hisplexion was ashen.
However, that was not all there was to Xiao Chens Sea of Lightning Saber Light Chop. The sea of lightning that person saw was truly thereit exploded and sted him to death.
The remaining five people exchanged looks. They had not expected Xiao Chens timing to be so astute, grabbing the opportunity very urately.
Earlier, Xiao Chen had not fallen for the openings that they revealed on purpose. He only made a move when they hesitated to attack. How was he a sect disciple that emerged from the sect just recently? Hisbat experience was richer than theirs.
Get out here!
Seeing Xiao Chen kill another of his fellows, the one-eyed man became flustered and exasperated. He held his saber with two hands and unleashed a light made of pure Quintessence, attacking the vast sea of lightning.
The one-eyed mans saber moved very fast, but Xiao Chen, who was hidden in the sea of lightning, was even faster. When the one-eyed mans sharp saber light struck the sea of lightning, a much sharper and even more resplendent saber light flew out.
That saber light shed by like a meteor passing in the dark night. Four scarlet lights shot out, and deep cuts appeared on the necks of the four other members of the Seven ck Wind Killers, immediately killing them.
The saber that emerged from the sea of lightning was so resplendent that even a bright meteor would seem dim in contrast.
Those four people did not even know how they died, let alone where the saber came from. Unexpectedly, even the surviving one-eyed man did not know.
The one-eyed man only saw the sea of lightning open up and a white figure sh by, killing four of his group instantly.
The one-eyed man chased after Xiao Chens figure with his eye. Looking around, he discovered a white figure two hundred meters in front of him with the back facing him.
Blood dripped from the white figures saber de. The saber intent of the afterimages behind him had yet to fade, buzzing loudly.
Fear swamped the mind of the one-eyed man. He did not bother thinking anymore. He sheathed his saber and turned around, fleeing desperately. He just wanted to get as far as he could from that white figure.
As a loose cultivator, the one-eyed man was not afraid of death. However, he did not want to end up like the other four, dying without knowing why and how. He had not even seen how Xiao Chen attacked.
Xiao Chen turned around unhurriedly and looked at the fleeing one-eyed man. The corners of his lips curled into a smile. With the night sky as a backdrop, his delicate face revealed an extremely grim smile.
Roar! Roar! Roar!
Three dragon roars came from Xiao Chens chest, and three Azure Dragon images appeared below his feet. The Azure Dragon images raised him into the air. Moving up and down, they caught up with the one-eyed man in three breaths.
As I said before, I want to borrow your head.
With a swing of his saber, Xiao Chen knocked the one-eyed man, who had turned around to defend himself, to the ground. The tall building behind him copsed on impact.
Four Season Saber Technique, Fated Person in Autumn Waters!
Xiao Chen did not give the one-eyed man any chance to escape. He sent out a gentle saber light, one like a beautiful girl smiling faintly, endlesslyining about a sadness beyond words, softly and gently.
The one-eyed man, who had just gotten to his feet, only felt an autumn wind blow as if a young girl had gently caressed his chest. Then, a bloody bowl-sized hole appeared at a vital spot there.
The one-eyed man looked at the wound on his chest. Then, he looked up and pointed at Xiao Chen in extreme dissatisfaction.
Youyou are definitely not an inner sect disciple of the Supreme Sky Sect
The Seven ck Wind Killers, who caused trouble everywhere, passing their days free and unfettered, all died.
The entire Feng n was silent. As the n members looked at the white-robed desman slowly drifting to the ground, indescribable astonishment appeared in their eyes.
Who is this person? Unexpectedly, he managed to kill the Seven ck Wind Killers by himself.
The Seven ck Wind Killers troubled the eighteen provinces in the south, moving as swiftly as the wind. They looted, killed, plundered, burned, and snatched,mitting all sorts of atrocities for a long time. Unexpectedly, they all died at the hands of this youth.
Chapter 657 - Profit
Chapter 657: Profit
His saber intent is very strong. There are not many with a stronger saber intent than this young desmans in the eighteen provinces of the south.
When that saber intent came out, I almost could not control my own saber.
The eyes of the many desmen who leaped out when they heard the sword hum filled with astonishment.
Xiao Chen ignored the discussions and gazes of the others. He simply gathered the bodies of the Seven ck Wind Killers in one spot and chopped their heads off.
He would be bringing these heads back to the Supreme Sky Sect as he needed to show proof ofpletion. Then, he extracted the spatial rings of the seven.
Loose cultivators often pursued a lifestyle that lived in the present as they might die at any moment. Thus, they generally would not have much wealth on them. However, this group of people had just robbed two ns. They should have some items of value.
After doing all this, Xiao Chen rode an Azure Dragon image andnded beside the Feng ns n Head. He held out the mission documents and said, You must be the one that issued the mission to the Supreme Sky Sect. Please ce your handprint here.
The Feng ns n Head was somewhat absent-minded at the moment. Up to now, he still could not believe that the Seven ck Wind Killers, who visited fear and anxiety on everyone in Dingshui City, were dead.
The Feng ns n Head only reacted after Xiao Chen called out to him again. He quickly took the mission document and ced his handprint on it. He performed a cupped-fist salute and said, Many thanks to Young Hero for your help. The Feng n is unable to return such a favor.
You do me too much honor. I already obtained their wealth and their heads. It is just eliminating a threat to society; thats all.
Xiao Chen smiled gently and returned the cupped-fist salute. Then, he took his leave. After that, his white figure slowly disappeared from everyones vision, vanishing into the night.
Xiao Chen arrived under the cover of night and left the same way. He came and left like the winddisappearing without a trace. The darkness of night did not change because of him. Only the seven headless corpses lying on the ground served as silent testament to his deeds.
After some time, when everyone had left, two figures with strong auras flew into the city from the distance. They saw the seven headless corpses and exchanged nces, feeling rather depressed.
The two wore simr sky-blue robes. The person on the right had a sword hanging at his waist, and the person on the left had a pair of twin sabers on his back.
If the people of Dingshui City saw them, they would be able to identify these two people as being from the Rising Sky Pavilion from the insignia on their clothes. Furthermore, these two were inner sect disciples with high status.
As Dingshui City was near the border between Supreme Sky Province and White Feather Province, both provinces had managed Dingshui City at some point in history.
Dingshui City was considered a rather chaotic ce. There were many cities like this in most of the provinces. Loose cultivators liked to frequent such cities where governance was not clear.
The cultivator with a rectangr face and the twin sabers looked at the seven headless corpses and said, Senior Brother Wang, it looks like we are toote. The Seven ck Wind Killers have already been killed by someone else.
The Seven ck Wind Killers caused trouble in many ces. The Rising Sky Pavilion had a mission for taking down the Seven ck Wind Killers. The reward offered was no lower than what the Supreme Sky Sect had.
The cultivator with the two sabers was called Liu Feihu. The handsome swordsman with the sword hanging at his waist was Wang Feng. These two people were among the peak of the Rising Sky Pavilions inner sect.
Coincidentally, these two had epted the mission to kill the Seven ck Wind Killers. When they received the news about the Seven ck Wind Killers, they immediately rushed to Dingshui City. Unexpectedly, they were still toote.
Wang Feng muttered to himself. After a moment of silence, an ominous glint shed in his eyes. He said, The blood from their wounds has not coagted yet. This person is probably still nearby. The people of the city should have seen what happened.
Liu Feihu immediately understood what Wang Feng meant. They had long since emerged from the sect, and this was not the first time they had done something like this.
The two were very decisive. They immediately found another cultivator and found out the details of what happened from him.
After the two heard him out, looks of disbelief appeared in their eyes. Liu Feihu said, That is impossible. I never heard of an inner sect disciple that could have killed the Seven ck Wind Killers so easily.
If he was one of the Supreme Sky Sects five experts, I might still be inclined to believe it. After all, these five people are already very close to bing true inheritors.
Wang Feng also had an uncertain look in his eyes. However, he did not rush to share his opinion.
After taking his time to think things through, Wang Feng voiced his thoughts. The Seven ck Wind Killers had already survived for a very long time, but their cultivations were not that much higher than that of ordinary inner sect disciples. After all, loose cultivators have limited resourcesdefinitely less than sect disciples.
Instead, loose cultivators have strong baleful auras and richbat experience. With these two factors, inner sect disciples who have just emerged from the sect would not have any advantage over them.
Liu Feihu was not stupid; he immediately understood what Wang Feng was driving at. You mean that this person might be a lower-realm genius with deep resources and a killing Qi andbat experience no weaker than loose cultivators?
Wang Feng nodded his head and said, Thats right. This is the only possibility. He did not kill the Seven ck Wind Killers by relying on his cultivation. So, he will surely not be a match for us.
This person definitely has to take the transportation formation from Sky Mound City. We just need to ambush him along the route that he must take to get there.
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Xiao Chen, who had left the city, did not know that two peak inner sect disciples of the Rising Sky Pavilion were targeting him.
Currently, anticipation filled Xiao Chen as he slowly opened the Seven ck Wind Killers spatial rings one by one.
Aside from some very strong bandits, loose cultivators generally did not have much wealth. The logic was simple to understand. If they had a lot of resources, they would not need to risk their life to plunder others everywhere.
Furthermore, since loose cultivators were not in any sects, the prices of Medicinal Pills were much higher for them. For example, in the Supreme Sky Sect, one spent only fifty thousand Superior Grade Spirit Stones to obtain an Inferior Grade Quintessence Gathering Pill, but outside, the price would exceed two hundred thousand Superior Grade Spirit Stones.
As for the Spirit Gathering Pearls that the sect gave out for free, these were rare treasures for loose cultivators. Even if they had enough Spirit Stones, they would have difficulty buying them.
As loose cultivators, they lived from hand to mouth. They did not know when they would end up dying at the hands of cultivators. So, they usually lived in the moment, spending whatever they had.
However, there were exceptions to everything. asionally, there would be news of someone killing a loose cultivator and obtaining an unexpected fortune.
However, such a matter was not likely to happen to Xiao Chen today. Out of the seven spatial rings, he already opened six of them. In the end, there was nothing remarkable in them.
Actually, there were a few thousand-year-old Spirit Herbs worth several thousand Superior Grade Spirit Stones and many Yellow Ranked and Profound Ranked Martial Techniques.
Upon consideration, he concluded that these should be the wealth they had obtained and split after robbing the two big ns of Dingshui City.
Given Dingshui Citys size and location, it was easy to imagine how much savings the four big ns had.
The only point of constion was that all six of them had some Superior Grade Spirit Stones. Allbined, there were more than a hundred thousand.
Because Xiao Chen had used most of his Superior Grade Spirit Stones to buy Quintessence Gathering Pills, this windfall had somewhat solved his problems.
Finally, Xiao Chen looked at the final spatial ring, which was the spatial ring of the one-eyed man, the leader of the Seven ck Wind Killers. He had also been the strongest of the group.
It was likely that the one-eyed man had more than the other sixbined.
With some anticipation, Xiao Chen checked thest spatial ring with his Spiritual Sense. He scanned through the ce briefly and obtained a rough idea of its contents.
It had over two hundred thousand Superior Grade Spirit Stones, more than twenty Inferior Grade Spirit Gathering Pearls, one Inferior Grade Quintessence Gathering Pill, and a peak Medicinal Pill that could instantly replenish Quintessence.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly. At least there is some profit. Altogether, he gained four hundred thousand Superior Grade Spirit Stones. The twenty Inferior Grade Spirit Gathering Pearls were an unexpected bonus.
Right now, hecked Inferior Grade Spirit Gathering Pearls the most. Only the surging Spiritual Energy in the Spirit Gathering Pearls could speed up his cultivation. Superior Grade Spirit Stones were merely useful as currency.
After tidying up everything, Xiao Chen reviewed the battle earlier as he traveled, identifying whatever he could improve on.
This was the first time he had tried using the final attack of the Sea of Lightning Saber Light Chop against many people simultaneously. The effects it achieved surpassed his expectations.
Based on his estimation, this Sea of Lightning Saber Light Chop should be an Inferior Grade Heaven Ranked Martial Technique. Its grade was much lower than Return of the Azure Dragon, but the effects were simr. Furthermore, it did not exhaust as much Quintessence.
In the future, Xiao Chen could use the Sea of Lightning Saber Light Chop as his finishing move and keep Return of the Azure Dragon as his trump card.
A Heaven Ranked Martial Technique was different from an Earth Ranked Martial Technique. It required continuousprehension and practice. Every time it improved, the might disyed would bepletely different.
However, an Earth Ranked Martial Technique already reached its peak, no matter how hard one practiced it. It could only reach a level simr to that of the Four Season Saber Technique at most. Its potential was limited because the technique was created based on Essence.
As for a Heaven Ranked Martial Technique, it could be improved continuously, as it was based on Quintessence. Even when one broke through to Martial Sage, they could continue using it until peak Martial Sage and it would still be relevant.
Xiao Chen muttered softly to himself, At this moment, I can only use thirty percent of the Sea of Lightning Saber Light Chop. There is still much room for improvement. However, this name is rather horrible. In the future, when I have time, I should change it to a nicer sounding name.
The original move was called Sea of Fire Sword Light Chop, then it was changed to Sea of Lightning Saber Light Chop, which sounded rather ordinary.
Along the way, while Xiao Chen looked rxed, he was not. He continuously simted the Sea of Lightning Saber Light Chop in his mind, making all sorts of alterations.
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Four dayster, the majestic Sky Mound City was already within his vision. Xiao Chen found himself speeding up involuntarily.
When he passed a forest, he could not help but frown slightly. He had gone past this forest before; it was a location that he would definitely traverse going to Sky Mound City.
This forest did not have any strong Spirit Beasts in it, only some ordinary birds and beasts. Logically, there should not be any danger.
However, he had distinctly felt some killing intent earlier. That killing intent disappeared very quickly, hidden very well.
Xiao Chen had always been very confident in his senses. So, he immediately sent out his Spiritual Sense and searched the forest.
Strange, I clearly felt some killing intent earlier. Howe my Spiritual Sense cannot find anything? Xiao Chen withdrew his Spiritual Sense and revealed an expression of suspicion.
In the Kunlun Realm, there was a greater suppression on cultivators. Cultivators could fly, but they would be slower than they would be in the lower realm. Furthermore, they would exhaust much more Quintessence.
If the situation was not critical, most cultivators would not fly for long periods of time. After thinking for a moment, Xiao Chen eventually decided to continue on as previously nned.
Chapter 658 - Sure-kill Situation
Chapter 658: Sure-kill Situation
Even if there was danger, Xiao Chen could just flee into the air. He did not dare im to be unrivaled in the same generation, but he took pride in his speed.
If Xiao Chen met with a Martial Sage or someone close to being a Martial Sage, there would no need to even think about it. If a Martial Sage wanted to kill him, no matter how he tried to run, it would be useless.
A small, narrow path wound through the quiet forest. As Xiao Chen walked along the path, he had a calm expression on his face as usual. However, he continuously scanned his surroundings with his Spiritual Sense.
Countless small birds rested on green trees on both sides of the path. These bird species were unique to the Kunlun Realm and were very intelligent.
The bird calls spread continually on the gentle breeze into the distance. Everything seemed normal like nothing had changed.
However, the more normal it was, the more cautious Xiao Chen became. The ny-nine pearly drops of Quintessence started to circte quickly. If he ran into any danger, he could quickly counterattack.
Bang!
Suddenly, the ground behind Xiao Chen cracked open, and two figures leaped out. A sharp killing intent poured out like a strong wind.
This startled all the birds resting on the trees, causing them to p their wings and take flight in droves.
The person in front held twin sabers in his hands, moving them around quickly. Strong winds came from his sabers as he unleashed a shocking aura like a storm pouring down.
The saber winds heunched chopped down the surrounding trees, turning them into splinters that disappeared on the wind.
At a nce, clouds of dust and splinters flew up behind the person with twin sabers. Shock waves spread out like waves. When he made his move, he raised his momentum to its peak.
As for the other person behind, he held a 1.3-meter-long sword. The sword light was subdued and looked very ordinary. He seemed like a sharp arrow that pierced through the air and sped along its way.
Compared to the cultivator with twin sabers, the second person seemed very in and ordinary. The two formed a stark contrast.
One concealed himself thoroughly, and the other had a frightening aura. The two moved together, locking down on Xiao Chen with their killing intent. They clearly intended to take down Xiao Chen in one move.
Xiao Chen had been monitoring his surroundings with his Spiritual Sense. When the two suddenly attacked, he did not get flustered.
In an instant, Xiao Chen found openings in the twos coordination. After that, he quickly analyzed them in his mind and found the opening that resulted in him receiving the least harm and being able to retreat.
Opportunities were fleeting. Xiao Chen had never been an overly cautious person. After thinking for a moment, he decisively made his move. He drew his saber and sent out a dazzling light. The Quintessence he had circted in advance instantly poured into his saber.
Ka ca!
Xiao Chen turned around and blocked that in and simple sword. Even though the attack looked in and simple, it contained an astonishingly strong force.
When saber and sword shed, energy ripples burst forth and flooded the surroundings, uprooting the trees around and crushing them into powder.
A vast dust cloud surged out, melding with the dust cloud that the cultivator with the twin sabers had kicked up. The entire ce turned chaotic; visibility deteriorated.
Xiao Chens arm became somewhat numb. He felt astonished at the strength of that swordsman. However, the current situation had unfolded as he had envisioned, so he did not feel any fear.
Xiao Chens figure wavered slightly as he used Roaming Dragons Nine Transformations to leave behind a clone. Then, he leaped up, hiding in the dust cloud.
Within the dust cloud, the cultivator with twin sabers saw Xiao Chens clone flying back. His face lit up with joy as he directly sent a torrent of chaotic attacks at him.
Chi! Chi!
In the blink of an eye, the twin sabers sent out no less than a hundred saber lights, tearing Xiao Chens clone into many pieces.
When the man with twin sabers saw the result, his expression changed and he cursed in a low voice, Damn it! I fell for his trick!
After all the dust settled, the two cultivators looked around. They found Xiao Chen standing on a tree branch a kilometer away, watching them calmly.
Naturally, these two were the Rising Sky Pavilions Wang Feng and Liu Feihu. They had buried themselves for a long time already. However, they had not expected Xiao Chen to escape the death trap that they had spent so much time preparing.
While on the tree branch, Xiao Chen probed the twos cultivation. The swordsman was a middle-stage Medial Grade Martial Monarch, and the cultivator with the twin sabers was just slightly weakerearly-stage Medial Grade Martial Monarch.
Xiao Chen could not help but frown slightly. In the Kunlun Realm, the increase on a grade represented a marked esction in strength, unlike in the lower realm.
Defeating someone of a higher cultivation grade was extremely difficult. Now, two Medial Grade Martial Monarchs stood before Xiao Chen. He had probably run into some real trouble this time.
Recognizing the insignia on both their chests, Xiao Chen said coldly, People from the Rising Sky Pavilion? I dont think we have any grudge between us, so why are you obstructing me?
Liu Feihu set his twin sabers against each other. His lips curled up as he replied, Naturally, we have no grudges with each other. However, you have something we want. So, you have to leave it behind.
Wang Feng had a calm expression as he added, Just hand over the heads of the Seven ck Wind Killers. You can keep the treasures you obtained from them.
Like the Supreme Sky Sects mission hall, the Rising Sky Pavilion had a contribution ranking as well. As long as one could climb to the top of the ranking, they would receive a veryrge reward.
Before the reward offered, the two from the Rising Sky Pavilion did not care for that tiny bit of wealth the Seven ck Wind Killers had.
When Xiao Chen heard Wang Feng speaking with such a natural toneas if it was normal that he should surrender the heads that he worked so hard to obtainhe could not help butugh hoarsely. He said, In that case, I have some words for you too. Scram, quick. Otherwise, when the Supreme Sky Sects people find out that the Rising Sky Pavilions people are behaving atrociously here, you will find it difficult to flee even if you grow wings.
Liu Feihu smiled sinisterly. He revealed an extremely vicious expression on his face as he said, Ha ha! That can only happen if you are able to return alive.
Killing Qi poured out of Liu Feihu. The moment he finished speaking, he prepared to attack. However, Wang Feng blocked him.
Wang Feng had exchanged a move with Xiao Chen. He had used fifty percent of his strength in that attack earlier. However, despite being an Inferior Grade Martial Monarch, Xiao Chen managed to receive that attack calmly and safely.
Unlike Liu Feihu, Wang Feng felt that the person before him was no ordinary Inferior Grade Martial Monarch.
Wang Feng smiled faintly and said, This friend, how about you sell us the heads in your hand? Seven heads for seventy thousand Superior Grade Spirit Stones.
Xiao Chen retorted bluntly, Im sorry, I do notck Spirit Stones.
Even though we showed him some respect, he rejected it. What is the point of speaking such nonsense with him? Liu Feihu shouted hotheadedly. He leaped into the air and attacked immediately.
Wang Fengs face also sankpletely. In his opinion, he had already shown Xiao Chen a lot of respect. Unexpectedly, this fellow still overrated himself.
These two were Medial Grade Martial Monarchs with one of them a middle-stage Medial Grade Martial Monarch. Furthermore, these two were peak inner sect disciples of a Rank 8 sect.
Xiao Chen made some calctions. If he insisted on fighting with them, he had only a fifty percent chance of victory. Furthermore, even if he won, it would be a bitter victory.
After all, he was only an Inferior Grade Martial Monarch. Furthermore, he had not consumed the Quintessence Gathering Pill yet. If he had taken the Quintessence Gathering Pill and refined his Quintessence again, he would not be afraid of these two people.
Xiao Chen did not have any advantages in this battle. However, this Liu Feihu seemed to be underestimating him. Perhaps there was still some chance.
With a thought, Xiao Chen pushed off the tree branch and retreated.
The moment Xiao Chen moved, Liu Feihu hacked therge tree below Xiao Chen into several segments with his twin sabers.
Sharp saber Qi flew chaotically around the forest, felling many trees.
Liu Feihus momentum flourished as he chased after Xiao Chen, sending out wild attacks as he did so. He slowly closed the gap between the two of them.
After a few more exquisite saber attacks, Liu Feihu closed off all paths of retreat for Xiao Chen. Heughed loudly and said, You stinking brat, lets see where you can run to now!
A look of horror shed in Xiao Chens eyes as he frantically retreated. However, he still swung his saber rapidly to block the attacks.
Seeing the expression on Xiao Chens face, Liu Feihu became even smugger. He thought to himself, Your pretense is pretty good. You think I cannot tell that you are just someone weak pretending to be strong?
Bang!
Liu Feihus twin sabers hacked at the pitch-ck de of the Lunar Shadow Saber. A berserk saber intent and Quintessence surged out, and Xiao Chen immediately vomited a mouthful of blood, flying backwards in a sorry state.
When Liu Feihu saw Xiao Chens condition, he became even more convinced of his previous thoughts. He smiled coldly and said, Have you finally understood what regret is? Unfortunately, it is toote. Dont think that you are incredible for being a Supreme Sky Sect disciple.
Liu Feihu took great strides as he charged forward, driving Xiao Chen back all the while, preventing him from retaliating.
Wang Feng, who watched the whole scene unfold, felt surprised at first. However, after a while, he revealed a smile of realization. So that is what is going on. I was nearly fooled by this brat.
In that initial exchange, this brat should have suffered significant hidden injuries, but he forcefully endured it. Then, he tried to use the Supreme Sky Sect to scare us away without having to hand over the Seven ck Wind Killers heads.
However, Liu Feihus ferocious torrent of attacks immediately exposed everything. Even if Xiao Chen tried to dy, he could no longer do so.
After thinking it through some more, Wang Feng felt that his guess was correct. So, he slowly rxed. He no longer followed after Liu Feihu so closely. Instead, his pace became leisurely.
Liu Feihus attacks became more ferocious as time went on. As he strode forward, he forced Xiao Chen into a pathetic state, barely able to manage.
The surrounding big trees copsed like toy building blocks, flying everywhere.
Raising his Lunar Shadow Saber, Xiao Chen, who seemed to be blocking miserably, had been calcting and evaluating all of Liu Feihus openings.
No, this opening is too small. Although I would be able to force back this person, he would be able to react quickly. This will not injure him.
This move wont do, either. After I injure him, I will not have much space to retreat. It would be easy for the other person to interfere.
Xiao Chen circted his energies slightly and vomited blood again. Hisplexion became even paler. As the opportunities passed him, he maintained an absolute calm, continuing to wait for the best chance.
Liu Feihu swung his twin sabers, and a surging Quintessence burst forth, knocking Xiao Chen back to fall hard on the ground.
Seeing Xiao Chen struggling to stand up, Liu Feihuughed maniacally. As he walked over step by step, he dropped his guard entirely.
Wang Feng, who was at the side, also revealed a sinister smile. He muttered to himself, This fellow is finally spent.
This is the moment! Attack!
When Liu Feihu was two meters away from Xiao Chen, the situation changed suddenly and strangely. Xiao Chen, who was weak and out of strength, finding it hard to stand up, suddenly soared into the air. Then, he sent out seven saber images. Each attack perfectly merged his Quintessence and state of thunder.
The seven saber images each split into three, turning into a chain of twenty-one saber images. Brilliant saber lights appeared, and thunder roared. Xiao Chens momentum immediately soared to its peak.
Chapter 659 - Killing is the Faster Way to Wealth
Chapter 659: Killing is the Faster Way to Wealth
These twenty-one saber images looked very realistic. The might of each saber was very great; one did not dare underestimate them.
The most important thing was that Liu Feihu had just dropped his guard. Every step he took was full of openings. It was impossible for him to defend perfectly.
Dang! Dang! Dang!
The twenty-one saber images assailed Liu Feihu relentlessly, one after another. He only managed to block the first eighteen saber images, but he could not block thest three. Three saber lights opened bloody wounds on his chest.
Fortunately for Liu Feihu, his Quintessence was much denser than Xiao Chens. Although the wounds looked horrifying, they were not fatal.
However, before Liu Feihu could breathe out in relief, the twenty-one saber images linked together, forming a vast sea filled with electricity.
Bang!
The sea of lightning exploded and knocked Liu Feihu back, causing him to vomitrge mouthfuls of blood. Electricity leaped around his body, crackling nonstop.
The tables had turned instantly, but the attack was not over yet. Before Liu Feihunded, he saw a strand of saber lighting at him from somewhere.
The saber light flew as fast as lightning, heading for Liu Feihus chest. At this critical moment, Liu Feihu put in everything he had into twisting his body.
Ka ca!
A scarlet light shed. The saber light chopped off Liu Feihus right arm, and blood fountained out.
Liu Feihu fell to the ground and could not get up again. With his right arm chopped off, he was racked with intense pain. He rolled about on the ground, screaming in anguish.
When Wang Feng, who was not far away, saw this sudden change, he thought that he was hallucinating.
Xiao Chen had been frail and feeble just a moment ago. How did he suddenly be vigorous and lively, turning the situation around in an instant?
By the time Wang Feng recovered his wits, Xiao Chen was already standing on three Azure Dragon images and carrying the severed arm off into the distance, heading for Sky Mound City.
Xiao Chen moved extremely fast, bbergasting Wang Feng. If Wang Feng chased at full speed, he would barely be able to keep up. With Wang Feng having lost the initiative, he would never be able to catch up.
Wang Feng watched as Liu Feihu moaned loudly on the ground and Xiao Chen retreated quickly. Hisplexion alternated between green and white in extreme frustration.
Unexpectedly, a neer brat yed two peak Rising Sky Pavilion inner sect disciples for fools. Furthermore, he made them pay such a high price.
Along the way, Xiao Chen did not reduce his speed. He only breathed out in relief when he reached the limits of Sky Mound City.
The cultivator with the sword gave Xiao Chen a very dangerous vibe. At Xiao Chens current cultivation, Xiao Chen would have difficulty defeating him if that swordsman was not careless.
Xiao Chen would be able to trounce this opponent only if he consumed the Quintessence Gathering Pill and refined his Quintessence again. There was no need to risk a loss and fight that cultivator to the death before then.
Walking to the city gates with big strides, Xiao Chen looked at the spatial ring in his hand and smiled faintly. This spatial ring came from Liu Feihus arm. As for the arm, he had tossed it away much earlier.
Xiao Chen did not rush to use the transportation formation in the city. He rented a quiet courtyard and prepared to open Liu Feihus spatial ring.
Liu Feihu was one of the peak inner sect disciples of the Rising Sky Pavilion. Although he could notpare to the peak Supreme Sky Sect inner sect disciples, he should be much wealthier than those loose cultivators.
After sending his Spiritual Sense into the spatial ring, Xiao Chen carefully looked around, inspecting every corner of it. When he withdrew his Spiritual Sense, he revealed an expression of ecstasy.
He had found a million Superior Grade Spirit Stones and more than a hundred Inferior Grade Spirit Gathering Pearls. Aside from these, there was one Superior Grade Quintessence Gathering Pill, various Rank 8 Medicinal Pills, which were the same rank as the Quintessence Gathering Pill, and many Spiritual Heart Pills.
After one consumed a Spiritual Heart Pill, it eliminated ones stray thoughts for a period of time, raising the odds of breaking through in theprehension of a Martial Technique.
There were also many other Medicinal Pills and Spirit Herbs of lower ranks. The long-term umtions of an inner sect disciple all fell into Xiao Chens hands.
Xiao Chen could not help but smile. That cultivator with the twin sabers probably feels like dying now.
After tidying up the items from the Seven ck Wind Killers and Liu Feihus spatial rings, Xiao Chen put on a cloak and went out to exchange all the misceneous items for Superior Grade Spirit Stones.
Once he had done this, Xiao Chen had a total of one million and eight hundred thousand or so Superior Grade Spirit Stones. From someone totally broke, he was now wealthy.
However, the most important items were the Spirit Gathering Pearls. Xiao Chen had obtained another hundred-odd Spirit Gathering Pearls from Liu Feihu, enough for him to cultivate to peak Inferior Grade Martial Monarch.
Together with Xiao Chens original hundred-odd Inferior Grade Spirit Gathering Pearls, he would still have Spirit Gathering Pearls to cultivate with after consuming the Quintessence Gathering Pill, rapidly increasing his cultivation.
It is time to raise my cultivation to peak Inferior Grade Martial Monarch, Xiao Chen said, clenching his fist tightly after pouring out one hundred Spirit Gathering Pearls. As long as he consumed the Quintessence Gathering Pill, he would be able to defeat Wang Feng and Liu Feihu the next time he met them.
Xiao Chen went to the cultivation room in the courtyard and sat cross-legged on the prayer mat. Then he took four Spirit Gathering Pearls and ced them on the Tianmen Acupoint on his head.
When Xiao Chen was a Martial King, he had experienced the might of the Spirit Gathering Pearl. He did not dare to be careless when using it. After taking a deep breath, he slowly melted the four Spirit Gathering Pearls.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
A torrential waterfall of spiritual liquid poured down after the four Spirit Gathering Pearls melted. The spiritual liquid erupted with horrifying energy and spread throughout his body.
Xiao Chens internal organs shook without end. The four streams of surging energy caused his body to turn chaotic as if it would explode at any moment.
Regr Martial Monarchs could refine only one Inferior Grade Spirit Gathering Pearl at a time, because that was all their physical body could endure. If they tried to refine four Spirit Gathering Pearls simultaneously as Xiao Chen did, they would die for sure.
Xiao Chen knew his limits. Given the strength of his physical body, there should not be any problems with refining four Spirit Gathering Pearls in one go as long as he maintained his calm.
He clenched his teeth and endured the intense pain. He kept calm and did his best to endure.
Drip! Drip!
Xiao Chens sweat dripped down like rain. In less than a minute, he looked like he had just been fished out of ake; this showed how much pain he was suffering.
However, he had to endure this. There was too little time. In this Kunlun Realm, any two random Medial Grade Martial Monarchs would force him to retreat. A Superior Grade Martial Monarch could kill him easily.
Xiao Chen had a forward-looking mentality. He had his pride as well. A temporary retreat did not mean that he had lost the determination in his heart.
After five minutes, that intense pain passed. Xiao Chen breathed out and rxed as he circted the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation, refining every bit of the Spiritual Energy from the Spirit Gathering Pearls.
After ten great cycles, the Spiritual Energy in his nine major meridians gathered together like little trickles.
Finally, the Spiritual Energy condensed into a Quintessence liquid glowing a deep purple. Then, it dropped into his dantian.
Xiao Chen opened his eyes and revealed a faint smile. At least there was some return for enduring this.
He picked up another four Spirit Gathering Pearls and ced them on his Tianmen Acupoint. Then, he continued to refine them.
Xiao Chen estimated that he had to condense a total of hundred and twenty drops of Quintessence before his cultivation would reach peak Inferior Grade Martial Monarch. Right now, he only had a hundred drops. He could not stop and rx now.
Ten dayster, after using a hundred and fifty Spirit Gathering Pearls, Xiao Chens cultivation finally reached peak Inferior Grade Martial Monarch.
The amount of Spirit Gathering Pearls he had needed exceeded his expectations. However, he was not surprised at this.
The Purple Thunder Divine Incantation seemed to be stronger than a regr Heaven Ranked Cultivation Technique. Even he could not figure out how strong it was.
The Compendium of Cultivation recorded rumors that the Purple Thunder Divine Incantations seventhyer was a dividing line. If one could cultivate to the seventhyer, there would be an unexpected change. It would even trigger an ancient Heavenly Tribtion.
However, Xiao Chen did not think about all these for now. At this moment, his Quintessence was strong and withdrawn.
With the cultivation of a peak Inferior Grade Martial Monarch, coupled with the in, simple, and withdrawn aura, no one would believe that Xiao Chen had not taken the Quintessence Gathering Pill.
Then, Xiao Chen cautiously took out the Superior Grade Quintessence Gathering Pill. As he gauged this Quintessence Gathering Pill, which had lingering Spiritual Energy wafting out of it, he revealed a contemtive look.
Medicinal Pills were categorized into nine ranks. Above Rank 9 were Holy Pills and above the Holy Pills were the legendary Immortal Pills, which were something that even a Sovereign Martial Emperor sought. However, it was unknown if Immortal Pills truly existed; they were merely a legend.
Now, as long as a Medicinal Pill reached Rank 8, it would be incredibly valuable. The Superior Grade Quintessence Gathering Pill was a peak quality pill among the Rank 8 Medicinal Pills.
The Superior Grade Quintessence Gathering Pill could be bought at the inner city of the Supreme Sky Sect for two hundred thousand Superior Grade Spirit Stones. If it were sold in an auction house outside, it could fetch a price of seven to eight hundred thousand Superior Grade Spirit Stones. However, there were restrictions on such strategic goods within the sect. Inner sect disciples would find it difficult to obtain extras to sell outside.
Collecting his thoughts, Xiao Chen ced the Medicinal Pill into his mouth.
The moment the Quintessence Gathering Pill entered his mouth, it melted and turned into a cooling liquid, sliding down his throat. The liquid left extremefort everywhere it passed, making him moan softly despite himself.
Chi!
However, when the liquid flowed into the dantian, a burning sensation spread violently. Thefortable feeling instantly turned into extreme pain.
Under the nourishment of the liquified Medicinal Pill, the pearly Quintessence drops gave off a sizzling sound, emitting steam.
Xiao Chens body felt like it was on fire. The fire prated into his bones and marrows, burning in the blood, bones, and muscles.
It was so painful that Xiao Chens face immediately scrunched up. His countenance twisted to the point where he no longer looked human.
Why has no one ever mentioned that consuming the Quintessence Gathering Pilles with so much pain?
Xiao Chen clenched his teeth tightly, grinding them together loudly. He felt some doubts in his heart; he did not believe that many people could endure such levels of pain.
This went even for himself. The pain from the Spirit Gathering Pearl was nothingpared to this.
Damn it! Could it be because I consumed a Superior Grade Quintessence Gathering Pill? Why did the store owner not remind me about it? After buying something so expensive, he should have given this bit of advice.
If Xiao Chen could not endure it and failed, his two hundred thousand Superior Grade Spirit Stones would go down the drain.
In truth, Xiao Chen had misunderstood the store owner. The problem was specific to his own body. Regr cultivators would not refine their own Quintessence beforehand.
Not only was the difficulty high, but doing so also required a lot of time and patience.
The most important thing was that after they refined their own Quintessence, they would experience an unbearable pain like Xiao Chen did when consuming the Quintessence Gathering Pill.
There were countless people in the vast Tianwu Domain. Xiao Chen was not the first to have thought of refining his Quintessence once through first before consuming the Quintessence Gathering Pill.
Chapter 660 - Rebirth
Chapter 660: Rebirth
However, most people who attempted this could not endure that painful torture when they consumed the Quintessence Gathering Pill, thus failing in their breakthrough.
The better the Cultivation Technique, the more pain would be endured.
The more serious cases could result in death; the slightly less serious cases could have their cultivation crippled. Aside from a few geniuses, few managed to endure the entire process.
If Xiao Chen had not buried himself in cultivation and had taken some time out to listen to the lectures of the elders, instead, he would have heard the introduction to this in the first lecture.
However, Xiao Chen did not know all this. Even now, he thought that it was due to the Superior Grade Quintessence Gathering Pill.
Xiao Chen endured bitterly. However, he had an advantage over the others, which was his physical body. Few within the same generation had a physical body as strong as his. Those with physical bodies as strong as his would not spend time cultivating Quintessence and those with strong Quintessence would not bother tempering the body.
If Xiao Chens willpower exceeded the norms, he had a chance at seeding.
Of course, all this hinged on whether Xiao Chen could endure the pain. Otherwise, if he admitted defeat in his heart, no matter how strong his physical body was, it would just be like a decoration.
Xiao Chen had to endure; otherwise, he would end up having wasted a lot of time. That would be such a pity. He experienced so much pain that his thoughts blurred. Only his instinct remained, enduring bitterly.
With the burning of the Quintessence Gathering Pill, the hundred-odd drops of Quintessence became smaller and fused with another one or two drops.
Every time a fusion happened, there would be a jolt of intense pain. Xiao Chen did not dare cry out aloud for fear of identally biting his tongue off.
Such a state continued for an unknown period of time. Just when Xiao Chensst shred of consciousness was about to wear out, the pain guing his body suddenly vanished.
Xiao Chen rxedpletely. Before he could breathe out in relief, he immediately fell unconscious. He entered a profound sleep, not thinking or dreaming of anything.
When he woke up, three days had passed. He stretched himself, and cracking sounds came from his body.
Xiao Chen stood up, feeling that he had be lighter but sturdier.
He clenched his right fist and circted his Quintessence slightly. He immediately felt a strong force st into the air.
The Quintessence exploded at the tip of his fist, sounding like a crack of thunder. The entire room started trembling intensely.
The amount of energy circted was the same, but the might disyed had quintupledpared to the past.
This was the might of Quintessence refined by the Quintessence Gathering Pill. Ordinary people could only triple their might, but because Xiao Chen had refined his Quintessence once himself, the increase was even more.
Xiao Chen rejoiced. He said, Could I have seeded?
He sank his consciousness down and saw thirty drops of Quintessence in his dantian. Their color was intense, and the drops even seemed half their previous size.
Ha ha ha! It really seeded!
Xiao Chen was overjoyed. He immediately left the cultivation room and entered the courtyard. Then, he started to feel out the effects of this rebirth.
At this moment, Xiao Chen did not know that he had attained a height that few had achieved in the past thousand years. He thought that everyone that consumed a Superior Grade Quintessence Gathering Pill experienced such pain.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Fist winds whistled, and strands of Quintessence exploded on the tip of Xiao Chens fist. The surrounding air surged andpressed under the explosive force.
The ground seemed like it would sink. It shook left and right like an earthquake.
Good! Good! Very good! If I meet those two fellows from the Rising Sky Pavilion again, I no longer need to act weak. I have a seventy percent chance of trouncing them in directbat.
Xiao Chen drew back his fist and stood upright. A bright light gleamed in his eyes, radiating strong confidence.
As for Gui Wu and his group, Xiao Chen no longer needed to worry about them. Even if six or seven people worked together, he would be able to defeat them, beating them up until they no longer dared to harass him.
Stopping his testing, Xiao Chen calmed himself and absorbed the remnant Quintessence in the courtyard. Then, he prepared to return to the Supreme Sky Sect.
As Xiao Chen sped towards the transportation formation in the city, he found the atmosphere on the streets somewhat strange. asionally, cultivators would rush out of the restaurants and inns around, all of them flying in the same direction.
In the Kunlun Realm, flying exhausted a lot of Quintessence. No one would fly except for something important.
After all, if they were just traveling, there would not be much difference in speed between moving onnd or flying.
Quick, lets go! The genius of the ninth battle realm, Ren Hua, is challenging the top desman of the eighteen southern provinces, Feng Xingsheng.
The geniuses of the ten great battle realms have been gaining fame recently. They have been defeating many young experts who had been famous for a long time.
Of course, no one from a battle realm is mediocre. They have the bloodline of ancient giants. They are innately strong and possess great force, having a natural disposition for war. Furthermore, these geniuses are among the top ranks in their battle realm.
However, they have risen too fast. Feng Xingsheng is an expert second to the seven giants. He ranks in the top hundred of the Proud Son of Heaven Ranking, and the older generation is full of praise for his Saber Techniques.
Everything is possible in this great era. How can you still look at things with the old mindset?
Xiao Chen heard the scattered informationing from around him as he stood in the air. He finally understood what the bustle was about.
A lower-realm genius was going to challenge a local expert. Furthermore, they both had significant backgrounds. Thus, this fight attracted a lot of attention.
After being in the Tianwu Domain for this long, I still have not seen a true fight between the experts of the younger generation. It would be good to take a look.
At thest minute, Xiao Chen changed his mind about returning immediately. He wanted to join in on the excitement. He could definitely learn something from an exchange between two experts of the same generation, broadening his horizons.
Ren Hua versus Feng Xingsheng, who was second to the seven giants of the Proud Son of Heaven Ranking. One was the top genius of the ninth battle realm, and the other was the top desman of the eighteen southern provinces.
The furor over these twos battle far surpassed Xiao Chens expectations. Nearly all the Martial Monarchs and above in Sky Mound City went over.
There were even many Martial Kings traveling onnd, rushing over. The stream of rubberneckers seemed unending.
The battle would take ce at the nearby Nine Sword Peaks. Thend there was vast with very few inhabitants. There were no Spirit Beasts or natural treasures to be found there, either; it was pretty much a deste mountain.
By arranging for the battle to be held here, nothing would happen no matter how great themotion was.
Xiao Chen followed the crowd, flying to the location of the battle. Soon, nine mountain peaks appeared on the t ins, like nine swords sticking out of the ground, pointing at the sky.
That ce was Nine Sword Peaks. The nine mountain peaks looked like treasured swords, hence its name. Xiao Chen asked around and found out that this Nine Sword Peaks was also a holy ground for duels.
Experts of the younger generation would frequently arrange to hold duels in this ce. This was because the environment and geography there was unique. In the past, a battle that took ce sliced several kilometers off the tall peaks.
However, the nine mountain peaks still stood more than two kilometers tall. It was easy to imagine how majestic the Nine Sword Peaks had previously been.
Four or five people already stood on one of the peaks of the Nine Sword Peaks, each of them tall and stout, exuding a ferocious aura akin to that of a wild beast.
The auras of these people merged and surged towards the vast sky, causing the white clouds to churn. Even before the fight began, they already gave the impression that a great battle was brewing.
Aside from the few in closed-door cultivation, the geniuses of the ten great battle realms are all here. They really have great camaraderie.
I heard long ago that the battle realm people are the most united. From what we can see today, this rumor appears to be true.
Indeed, this is why no one seeks trouble with the people from the battle realms for no reason. They were already madmen in the first ce. Now, those madmen have banded together, so theyre even scarier.
Ha ha! Even those who are stronger than they are would get a headache from dealing with them.
A group of local cultivators beside Xiao Chen discussed in soft voices. They seemed very rxed as they spoke.
Xiu!
Loud and clear sonic booms came from the distance, echoing everywhere. A sharp aura arrived like the strong wind.
The crowd quickly turned their heads to look. They only saw a person flying over from the west. This person had a slim figure with a narrow face, making him look quite stern.
This person held a saber in his left hand, and he wore simple and clean long blue robes. Expressionless, he quickly flew over andnded on a mountain peak.
As this person looked around, his gaze was like a sharp and solid saber light. With one nce, the faint fog around the mountain peak slowly disappeared on both sides.
Feng Xingsheng is here!
More than a thousand Martial Monarchs in the surrounding sky watched eagerly. Even more cultivators filled thend below the mountain peak. The atmosphere was extremely lively.
Within the crowd, Xiao Chen raised his eyebrows and thought to himself, What a strong saber intent! The top desman of the eighteen southern provinces truly lives up to his title.
At this moment, Feng Xingsheng raised his eyebrows when he looked at the battle realm people, who were separated from him by three mountain peaks. His lips curled up, and an expression of pride appeared on his stern face. He said indifferently, Ren Hua, you brought so many people here. Do you intend to have a group battle?
The moment Feng Xingsheng finished speaking, the other geniuses of the battle realms scattered, leaving only the stout Ren Hua.
Ha ha ha! Feng Xingsheng, you overrate yourself. Do I even need my brothers to work together to deal with you?
Ren Hua released his aura as heughed loudly. Boundless tyranny and arrogance saturated hisughter as his voice reverberated in the mountain peaks, lingering for a long time.
Finally and unexpectedly, that voice turned into a howling gust of wind, blowing around the nine mountain peaks. As the wind cried out, the clouds parted, and Feng Xingshengs robes fluttered about loudly.
Pa! Pa! Pa! Suddenly, explosions came from the wind. Everyone looked carefully and found that Feng Xingshengs clothes gave off intense energy fluctuations as they pped. Each time his robes pped, there was an explosion.
The constant explosions made the air tremble and buzz. Countless rocks on the mountain peaks tumbled down like a vast army marching.
What a powerful move!
As the crowd looked at Ren Hua, they felt astonished. Just a few words from him released such might. How dense exactly was his Quintessence?
Furthermore, under these surging sound waves, Feng Xingsheng simply stood there calmly. His strength was probably unfathomable.
Xiao Chen was somewhat surprised as he watched this simple exchange between the two. This Ren Hua was only ate-stage Medial Grade Martial Monarch, but his flexibility and the strength of his Quintessence far surpassed Xiao Chens by severalfold.
Chapter 661 - Death Blade
Chapter 661: Death de
Feng Xingshengs stern face was expressionless. Then he smiled coldly and said, Just some minor parlor tricks. If the five of you attack together, it would still be nothing.
How arrogant! Lets see if you will still be so arrogantter.
Ren Hua snorted coldly and stomped heavily on the mountain peak. As he shot forward, he drew out a ck ruler.
[Note: The ruler is a t-sided cudgel that looks simr to a blunt practice sword. The name is derived from its resemnce to Chinese straightedge rulers. Like swords and sabers, theye in various sizes as well.]
From far away, the distance between the nine mountain peaks seemed very short. But in fact, they were at least a kilometer apart.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Every time Ren Hua passed a mountain peak, he pushed off against it to boost himself, increasing his speed each time. Crunching sounds came from the mountain peaks.
The mountain peaks crumbled under the force of his thrust, bing slightly shorter. The dust-filled sky was a terrible sight.
Such a vast battleground was rather suitable for the people of the battle realms, matching their violent style.
Although it took a long time to describe the action, Ren Huas figure only shed four or five times before he arrived in front of Feng Xingsheng.
The heavy ck ruler seemed to contain a potent force, carrying a berserk aura as he hacked down at Feng Xingsheng.
When the ck rulernded, it seemed to tear the air in half. Visible ripples spread out on both sides like the air was water.
Feng Xingsheng turned slightly and drew his saber partially, blocking the ruler descending towards his head.
A loud collision resounded, shaking everyones eardrums. Feng Xingsheng remained unmoving. This force seemed like it could even break an attack from heaven, yet he blocked it so easily.
Ren Hua chuckled. He said without concern, Your hand must be numb already. This is only the appetizer.
Feng Xiansheng said coldly, You overestimate yourself. I still havent even had time to say you are not worth much. Your ruler is really weak.
Ka ca!
A bright saber light, like the flickering stars, appeared as Feng Xingshengpletely drew his saber. A sharp saber intent merged with Quintessence to form a jet-ck saber Qi.
Ren Huas expression changed slightly. He had not expected Feng Xingsheng to be able to draw his saber so easily despite Ren Huas heavy ruler pressing on it.
Ren Huas figure flickered and retreated. The friction of his body against the air produced a dull sound.
The corners of Feng Xingshengs lips curled up slightly as he moved his right hand, which was holding the saber, in a very artistic manner. He swung it forward with a certain sense of rhythm.
That strand of jet-ck saber Qi immediatelyunched out. As the saber Qi moved, it formed a ck arc.
When Ren Hua retreated, the ck arc followed him. As time went by, the arc expanded. There was a strange beauty to this arc.
Ren Huas expression became very unsightly. The arc formed by the ck saber Qi seemed to expand endlessly, staying five centimeters away from his face at all times.
The strong wind from the saber Qi blew Ren Huas hair all over the ce, and his skin hurt.
The ck saber Qi was like a death de. If Ren Hua slowed down slightly, his head would fly off immediately.
Furthermore, the ck arc stuck very close to Ren Hua. He did not even have time to use his heavy ck ruler to deflect it. He could only keep retreating.
At this moment, Ren Huas life hung on a line. He could only bet on the saber Qi weakening with time before he ran out of Quintessence.
To others, this scene did not seem like much. It was just an arc-shaped saber Qi forcing Ren Hua to retreat endlessly.
No one would expect that Ren Huas current situation had already reached the point where just the slightest carelessness would mean his death.
Feng Xingsheng revealed a disdainful smile. His right hand moved in a sh and sheathed his saber.
Xiu!
When the saber was seated in the scabbard, the ck arc-shaped saber Qi instantly turned into a ck ring and flickered for a while before disappearing into nothing.
Ren Hua, you found the wrong person to use as a stepping stone to fame. If you want to defeat me, you will have to call the top three geniuses of the ten great battle realms. You are not qualified yet.
Feng Xingsheng smiled gently. Before everyones doubtful gazes, he immediately turned and left like an arrow.
Whats going on? Is the battle over?
Several people could not understand what had happened. They had not expected that this battle that they held so much anticipation for would end this quickly. Most of the people were not even clear on who was the victor.
Only a few people noticed that Ren Hua, who hadnded miserably on a mountain peak, had a pair of matching wounds on both sides of his face from the saber Qi.
It looked like someone had taken a brush and drawn a ck line on both cheeks; it looked veryical.
In just one move, the top desman of the eighteen southern provinces, Feng Xingsheng, someone second to the seven giants of the Proud Son of Heaven Ranking, defeated the genius from the ninth battle realm.
Such strength and the short battle greatly disappointed those who were prepared to see an earthshaking battle.
They had not expected the battle to end in such a manner. Ren Hua did not even get the opportunity to use the giants bloodline that the battle realms were famous for before he got defeated.
Damn, what is going on?! This is too unexpected!
Feng Xingsheng was right. Ren Hua had found the wrong person to use as a stepping stone to fame.
The top desman of the younger generation in the southern provinces truly lives up to his title. Probably, in a few years, he will challenge the seven giants and be even more famous.
Recently, the neers from the ten great battle realms have been flourishing. They have challenged several local cultivators and defeated them. Feng Xingsheng managed to protect the honor of our eighteen southern provinces.
However, given that Feng Xingsheng humiliated Ren Hua like that, the strongest genius of the first battle realm, Hao Lang, will definitelye and avenge him.
The battle started very fast and ended just as fast. Many people took a long time to react. Eventually, their discussions slowly picked up speed.
Amidst the bustling crowd, Xiao Chen maintained a calm expression and revealed a look of contemtion. He seemed somewhat out of ce in this energetic scene.
Feng Xingshengs earlier attack gave Xiao Chen a lot of inspiration. Others might not understand it, but as a genius desman himself, he understood what happened quite well.
That seemingly simple attack contained many exquisite techniques. The thing that awed Xiao Chen was the perfect sixty-percentprehended saber intent.
A sixty-percentprehended saber intent could already be considered Great Perfection. However, when Feng Xingsheng bound it to the saber Qi, it did not leak at all.
This guaranteed that the arc-shaped saber Qi would growrger continuously. When it became a circle, its energy, the saber Qi, and aura all did not diminish in the slightest.
Next was Feng Xingshengs state of wind. Xiao Chen felt that he had touched the threshold of the will of wind already. Otherwise, that attack would not have sealed off Ren Huas counterattack.
The most horrifying thing was that Xiao Chen distinctly felt a terrifying force when Feng Xingsheng withdrew the move and the ck saber Qi turned into a circle. Xiao Chen did not think that he would have survived that attack if he had been in Ren Huas shoes.
However, such a powerful attack left only two faint marks on Ren Huas face. How strong did one have to be to have such control?
There was always someone better. This Kunlun Realm was indeed and of crouching tigers and hidden dragons.
[Note: Crouching tigers and hidden dragons is a Chinese idiom for hidden talents.]
If Xiao Chen wanted to fight that Ren Hua, he would find it very difficult and would only have a sixty percent chance of victory. Furthermore, he would need at least five hundred moves.
However, Feng Xingsheng used only one move. Xiao Chen continued pondering; he wondered about the strength of the seven giants, who were stronger than Feng Xingsheng.
Then, there were the Holy Son and Holy Daughters that always upied the top three positions.
The road ahead was arduous. Xiao Chen had expected this long ago, so he did not think about this point too much. Feng Xingshengs attack had given him a lot of inspiration.
Xiao Chen was prepared to rush back and train himself. He had already been able to bring out the might of a sixty-percentprehended saber intent for some time. However, he could not control it perfectly. This was an excellent opportunity for him.
He had not watched this battle for nothing. Not only had he broadened his horizons, but he also gained some aid in hisprehension of saber intent.
Xiao Chen quietly left the bustling scene and flew towards Sky Mound City alone. His white figure looked very in and simple. His brilliance was withdrawn; no one paid any attention to him.
Local heroes and all sorts of lower-realm experts filled the rich and diverse Tianwu Domain, revealing their strength and brilliance. They made their mark on this vast stage, leaving their name in history for ages toe.
For now, Xiao Chen was just an observer. He could only watch fights of Feng Xingshengs level like the others.
The bustle had nothing to do with Xiao Chen; he only watched silently, never saying anything. However, he would not stay still and do nothing. His surging blood never stopped. He had merely buried his pride. The dragon would eventually burst through the nine heavens.
The transportation formation that had its roots in the epoch of Immortal Cultivation allowed Xiao Chen to arrive at the Supreme Sky Sect in one breath despite a separation of a few million kilometers.
After Xiao Chen returned, he immediately headed to the mission hall to turn in hispleted mission. There was also a reward of fifty thousand Superior Grade Spirit Stones for him to collect.
Although Xiao Chen was, in a sense, a millionaire, when he got around to using the one-million-odd Superior Grade Spirit Stones, they would notst long, so he still valued these fifty thousand Superior Grade Spirit Stones.
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At the same time, Zhuo Yushi and his group of friends had safelypleted their escort mission. After splitting the one hundred thousand Superior Grade Spirit Stone reward, each of them obtained about ten thousand Superior Grade Spirit Stones; all of them rejoiced.
The escort mission had no danger at all. With the fame of the Supreme Sky Sect, no one dares to do anything. I think the escort mission suits us the best.
That is right. We easily obtained ten thousand Superior Grade Spirit Stones and even got to see the sights. This trip was worth it.
Zhuo Yushi and his friends chatted happily, clearly in high spirits. On this journey, they had eaten well and had fun. They had seen many beautiful sights and girls.
Suddenly, Zhuo Yushi recalled something. He went to the counter and asked, Senior, I have a question. I have apanion called Xiao Chen. He apparently epted a mission to kill loose cultivators previously. Has he returned yet?
The ck-d administrator revealed an expression of displeasure, but he still replied, Not yet. The mission your friend took was to kill the Seven ck Wind Killers. It has been more than half a month; he is probably noting back.
When Zhuo Yushi heard this, his expression could not help but change. No matter what, he still felt a lot of gratitude to Xiao Chen.
Back when their friendship was still shallow, Xiao Chen had been willing to help Zhuo Yushi buy the Quintessence Gathering Pill. Because Xiao Chen was afraid of hurting Zhuo Yushis pride, he dered it a loan. With such a character, this person was definitely worth making friends with.
Chapter 662 - Contribution Ranking
Chapter 662: Contribution Ranking
When one of Zhuo Yushis friends behind him heard the news, he could not help butugh, Ha ha ha! I told him long ago not to overestimate himself. However, he chose not to listen. Look at what happened: he ended up losing his life.
It serves him right. He did not even bother figuring out how strong he was first. Back then, when we kindly advised him, he dared to be so arrogant about it.
I have heard about the Seven ck Wind Killers. Several inner sect disciples with deep resources wanted to kill them, but those disciples all ended up dead. Given that Xiao Chen has not returned yet, it is likely that misfortune has befallen him.
Come,e, lets go. Lets not speak about this anymore. Lets go get our monthly stipend. Combining this stipend with the rewards from this mission, we can buy some pills and cultivate.
Zhuo Yushi shook his head and did not say anything. He also did not want to say anymore. After all, no matter how much he liked Xiao Chen, Xiao Chen was already dead. There was no need to overthink things.
The most important thing was to live his own life.
Just as Zhuo Yushi thought this, he looked up and saw a familiar white figure at the entrance to the mission hall.
That person had neither joy nor grief on his delicate facial features. His expression was unreadable as he calmly parted the crowd in the mission hall, heading to the counter for turning in missions.
This person was dressed in white robes with a blue strip of cloth around his head. This person was definitely Xiao Chen.
The sight of Zhuo Yushi and the others startled him slightly. He gently nodded to the stunned Zhuo Yushi and continued on his way.
This passage stupefied Zhuo Yushi and his group. They all exchanged nces with one another, noticing the look of disbelief in the others eyes.
I bet that this fellow gave up on the mission and ran back.
That has to be right. Even if two or three inner sect disciples with deep resources worked together on this, they would have a hard timepleting this mission. How could he havepleted it alone?
I bet that is true as well!
Earlier, this group of people was just saying that Xiao Chen had died. However, when they saw Xiao Chen alive and well, their first reaction was to assume that Xiao Chen had given up on the mission.
Xiao Chen handed the mission documents over to the ck-d administrator. Then, he took out the seven heads one by one. His expression did not change as he said, This is the handprint of the n Head of Dingshui Citys Feng n. These are the heads of the Seven ck Wind Killers. Sorry to bother Senior to check them.
When Xiao Chen finished speaking, the expressions of Zhuo Yushi and the others changed considerably in obvious shock. They all sucked in deep breaths and said, How can it be? That fellow actually killed the Seven ck Wind Killers?
The Seven ck Wind Killers were quite infamous. Many Supreme Sky Sect inner sect disciples with deep resources had died at the hands of these seven people. So, the people of the inner sect were reasonably familiar with the Seven ck Wind Killers.
When the people in the mission hall heard that someone had killed the Seven ck Wind Killers, they all fixed their doubtful gazes on Xiao Chen.
The ck-d administrator did not dare be careless. He immediately called someone over to check the heads. Without too much effort, he verified the information. Surprise shed in his eyes as well.
Clearly, the administrator had not expected Xiao Chen to actuallyplete this mission. He took out fifty thousand Superior Grade Spirit Stones and said, The mission proof and the handprint are both genuine. This is your reward.
After their doubts were dispelled, several people were astonished. They could not believe that a lower-realm disciple who had just entered the sect managed to kill the Seven ck Wind Killers.
As for Zhuo Yushi and his group, they were currently feeling very conflicted. They no longer dared to say anything.
Although the rewards had been given, the contribution points were not counted yet. The ck-d administrator continued, You received the missionst month but handed it in this month, so the contribution points will be counted for this month.
Xiao Chen nodded in acknowledgment. Thest time he was here, he had gained an understanding of how the contribution point system worked.
The inner sect had a Contribution Ranking. It would tabte the points at the end of the month, and the top twenty inner sect disciples would receive extra remuneration ording to their ranking the next time they collected their stipend.
For killing the Seven ck Wind Killers, you are awarded one thousand contribution points. You can go to the Contribution Ranking to check; your name should already be on it.
Although the ck-d administrator felt surprise at Xiao Chen killing the Seven ck Wind Killers, he did not ask too many questions and did everything as he should.
After thanking the administrator, Xiao Chen went to the Contribution Ranking. The Contribution Ranking was an entire crystal wall divided from top to bottom into a hundred boxes.
The first box had the words Inner Sect Disciple Yun Feiyu, nine thousand contribution points, Rank 1.
Xiao Chen had heard a little about this person before. Among the inner sect disciples, he kept a very low profile and was mysterious. He did not belong to any of the original five big factions.
Yun Feiyu operated alone. Unless he underwent closed-door cultivation, he would always rank first on the Contribution Ranking. Most people expected him to be the next true inheritor.
Below Yun Feiyu were the leaders of the original five great factions. From Rank 2 to Rank 6, they were Yu Zhiqiang, Meng Hongguang, Feng Wuheng, Bai Zihao, and Lan Feichen.
These five people were powerful. They moved around as they pleased and banded together with other people. They frequently robbed other inner sect disciples of their resources. It was no surprise for them to be within the top ten.
The seventh and eighth ranks were veteran disciples. They were also independent, just not as famous as Yun Feiyu.
The ninth and tenth ranks were two people who recently became famous in the inner sectSitu Gang and Gui Wu.
Of the two, one came from a battle realm, and the other brought millions of Superior Grade Spirit Stones from his realm. They both had good talent, and they soon used the vast resources at their disposal to rise up in the Supreme Sky Sects inner sect.
Xiao Chen continued to look down and found his name in the twentieth rank. If his rank did not change by the end of the month, he would gain extra remuneration next month.
The tenth rank, Gui Wu, only has five thousand contribution points. If I try, I should be able to make it into the top ten. However, lets let it go for this month.
Half of this month had passed already. Xiao Chen still wanted to temper his physical body andprehend the perfect sixty-percentprehension saber intent, so he had no time toplete missions.
After thinking for a while, Xiao Chen prepared to leave the mission hall and collect his monthly stipend. The ten Spirit Gathering Pearls were still rather attractive.
When Xiao Chen walked by, Zhuo Yushi clearly had a conflicted expression on his face. It was like Zhuo Yushi wanted to say something but did not know how.
Brother Xiao, congrattions! After struggling for a long time, Zhuo Yushi called out to Xiao Chen in the end.
Xiao Chen stopped but did not turn around. He merely replied softly, Many thanks.
Those who stood at the peak would be lonely. Even though Xiao Chen was not standing at the peak, he was not mediocre, either. He did not look down on those who preferred a smooth and easy life. However, these people should not criticize the choices of others because of their own choices.
You may settle for mediocrity, but you cannot mock others for their dreams. If you band together with this group of people, it will be hard for us to continue our interactions, to build a true friendship.
Xiao Chen shook his head, dismissing this line of thought. Many of the inner sect disciples in the mission hall watched with disbelief as he walked out calmly.
After Xiao Chen collected his stipend of ten thousand Superior Grade Spirit Stones and ten Spirit Gathering Pearls, he thought of changing his environment. The residential area he was in was rather small and had many people around; it was not suitable forprehension.
Xiao Chen tidied up the room he stayed in and left. Then, he was stopped by a group of people.
Brat, you are doing pretty well. You even managed toplete the mission to kill the Seven ck Wind Killers.
The group of young experts with Gui Wus faction had already consumed Quintessence Gathering Pills. Ten people came over and blocked Xiao Chens way while releasing ferocious auras.
However, Gui Wu was not among them. The leader of this group was a gloomy and cold-looking ck-d swordsman. His cultivation was pretty good, having already advanced tote-stage Inferior Grade Martial Monarch.
An ominous glint shed in this swordsmans eyes. Given that he led a group of inner sect disciples who had consumed Quintessence Gathering Pills, he was clearly here to bully him.
Xiao Chen knew why this group of people was here. He smiled faintly and said, Just in time. If you did note to look for me, I would have gone looking for you.
The ck-d swordsmanughed loudly and said, Are you seeking death? Dont think that after killing the Seven ck Wind Killers, you are qualified to challenge our Young Master Gui. Let me tell you, Young Master Gui already advanced to Medial Grade Martial Monarch. He will break into the top five of the Contribution Ranking this month.
Someone at the side continued, Just wise up and hand over your Spirit Gathering Pearls. It would be a waste for a Sky Dome Realm person like you to consume them anyway.
Due to their numerical advantage and Xiao Chen being only an early-stage Inferior Grade Martial Monarch, this group did not worry about Xiao Chen at all. Theyced their tone with heavy threat as they spoke.
Such amotion immediately induced the nearby inhabitants toe out and take a look. Gui Wu had already extorted these peoples Spirit Gathering Pearls, angering them for some time now.
Unfortunately, these people were alone and not as strong as Gui Wu, so they did not dare to express their anger.
Even though these people saw that Xiao Chen intended to rebel, no one thought that it would work. After all, he was alone, and Gui Wu had already advanced to Medial Grade Martial Monarch, solidifying his position.
Even if Xiao Chen could defeat this group of people, he would not be able to do anything about Gui Wus revenge.
The ck-d swordsman pointed at Xiao Chen and shouted sternly, Hand over your Spirit Gathering Pearls; otherwise, you can forget about leaving this ce!
This group of people had been looking for someone to use as an example to others, to establish their own might. They hoped that Xiao Chen would stir things up so they could beat him up.
Ha ha ha! Lets see how you are going to take them.
Xiao Chenughed, and his figure shed, sending a punch at the ck-d swordsman.
The swordsman smiled coldly and ced his right hand on his swords hilt. Good!
Xiu!
The moment the swordsman spoke, Xiao Chen suddenly elerated. When his figure shed, it left behind afterimages. Xiao Chen moved strangely fast, and his fist seemed to growrger in the eyes of the ck-d swordsman.
How is he so fast? The sight astonished the ck-d swordsman. He had only drawn his sword halfway when the punchnded on his chest.
Boom!
The surging Quintessence on the fist exploded, and the air trembled. The puissant force made the ground shake as well.
The force of the explosion prated the swordsmans protective Quintessence, causing him to vomit a mouthful of blood and knocking him back.
The swordsmans sword fell to the side. His face clearly full of horror, he coughed and vomited another mouthful of blood. He said arduously, Attack together. Beat him to a pulp!
After getting over their initial shock, the group that followed him recovered their wits and quickly rushed forward, surrounding Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly, and with the flip of his palm, the Lunar Shadow Saber appeared in his hand. He did not draw the saber; he only infused his vast and pure Quintessence and his sixty-percentprehended saber intent into the scabbard.
This was good timing for Xiao Chen; he could test out the perfect sixty-percentprehended saber intent heprehended from Feng Xingshengs Saber Technique.
Chapter 663 - Downwind Chop
Chapter 663: Downwind Chop
Xiao Chen remained calm andposed. Despite the fierce attacks of the group of Inferior Grade Martial Monarchs, he moved leisurely. As he swung his scabbard, he shattered all the iing blows.
After he found some openings, he used the scabbard to strike out with the power of thunder. Saber intent and Quintessence exploded and sent various figures flying. After theynded, they could no longer get up again.
Xiao Chen did not pull his punches. He broke at least a few bones of the people he struck. They would need to rest no less than a month to recover.
The others were astonished. This was the result when Xiao Chen did not draw his saber. If he had bared the de, then the people on the ground would all be dead.
The battle did notst long. With Xiao Chens strong Quintessence, he had a suppressive advantage over these people.
Xiao Chen was clearly just an early-stage Inferior Grade Martial Monarch. However, when they fought, he easily broke the Martial Techniques of these people. Many people could not understand what was happening.
Dang!
The tip of the scabbard knocked heavily on the ground, giving off a loud sound that reverberated into the surroundings. The ck-d swordsman and his group could not stand up.
The remnant saber intent in the air continued to buzz like a treasured saber humming.
When Xiao Chen heard this, he frowned slightly. He still did not have absolute control over his sixty-percentprehended saber intent. However, it was already much better than before.
Xiao Chen, dont be too happy yet. Just wait for Young Master Gui to finish his mission and return. Just you wait, the ck-d swordsman shouted viciously from where he sprawled on the ground.
Xiao Chen smiled gently. He said calmly, In that case, pass this message to Gui Wu. I, Xiao Chen, will be waiting for him. If he does note to me, I will go seek him out.
As for you, you can scram now!
Before the surrounding peoples bewildered gazes, Xiao Chen raised his leg and kicked the ck-d swordsman. The amount of force in the kick was immense, knocking the swordsman away at a speed that the onlookers eyes found hard to keep up with.
A heart filled with anger precluded harmony in ones mind. A manly man did not have any hatred he would not avenge. Since Gui Wu dared to snatch Xiao Chens Spirit Gathering Pearls, he had to pay the price for it. No matter how far he was, Xiao Chen would extract it from him.
Xiao Chen would have to deal with Gui Wu sooner orter. How could he fear the ck-d swordsmans threat?
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There were individual courtyards especially for the use of inner sect disciples in the eastern city. These courtyards had quiet cultivation rooms, well-stocked practice grounds, and elegant environments; they were clean and simple.
The Rank 1 Spirit Vein in the cultivation room supplied only the upant of the courtyard. Living in such a ce was more than ten times better than the initial residential area.
However, the price was unimaginably high. A months rent would cost two hundred thousand Superior Grade Spirit Stones.
Although Xiao Chen felt heartache over this, he still rented the courtyard. Just being able to have a Spirit Vein to himself was worth the price. Furthermore, he also needed a big and quiet ce toprehend his saber intent.
Xiao Chen spent four hundred thousand Superior Grade Spirit Stones in one breath, paying for two months of rent. A manservant brought him over to the courtyard assigned to him.
His courtyard sat beside a beautifulke. Theke was vast and glittering. Lush trees lined thekeside, swaying in the wind.
Simr courtyards dotted thekefront every few hundred meters. Actually, this was the area where inner sect disciples with deep pockets resided.
Only those wealthy inner sect disciples who had cultivated for a few years, even decades, had the means to pay this expensive rent. Most people would not be able to afford it.
Senior Brother Xiao Chen, this is your new abode. There are already maids and servants in the courtyard. If you prefer to be alone and silent, you can tell them to leave.
The manservant looked respectfully at Xiao Chen as he pointed to the gates.
Xiao Chen looked around and felt satisfied with the surrounding environment. Then he said, You may leave now. You can bring the others with you as well. Just get them to send food over once a week, and that will do.
After everyone left, Xiao Chen stood under arge tree in the garden. He recalled the battle between Feng Xingsheng and Ren Hua once more.
After a while, Xiao Chen closed his eyes, not thinking of anything. He started toprehend the inspiration that he had gained.
The trees around were lush and tall, more than a hundred meters tall. When the wind blew, leaves fell, dancing in the air and swirling around Xiao Chen.
His hair fluttered in the wind as well. At this moment, he was dressed in his white robes and held the Lunar Shadow Saber with his left hand. He had his eyes closed like he had fallen into a deep sleep.
Four days. Xiao Chen stood beneath this big tree for a total of four days. He did not do anything; he just stood still like that.
A few yellow leaves sat on his head and shoulders. He did not seem aware of them nor did he brush them off; he merely stood there.
Xiao Chen seemed just like a statue in the silent courtyard. If anyone came, they would not discover at first nce that a living person was standing in the garden.
At some point in time, the silent and ornament-like Xiao Chen suddenly moved. He grasped his saber with his right hand and casually drew it.
He did not pay any attention to the angle. He did not have any target or any purpose. He simply drew the saber offhand and exhibited what he hadprehended in the past few days.
Xiu!
A strand of dazzling saber Qi burst into the air. A strong wind blew, and leaves flew everywhere, filling the air.
This saber Qi was like a precise surgical scalpel. It gently sliced the leaves in the air, splitting the leaves in front in half.
Then, the saber Qi disappeared in an instant, turning into ripples and vanishing into the air.
The wind still blew, and the leaves remained airborne. It was as if that strand of saber Qi had never appeared. After a long time, the strong wind died down, and the dry leaves drifted to the ground.
Xiao Chen opened his eyes and looked around. Everything appeared the same. If not for the many fragmentary leaves on the ground, no one would know that Xiao Chen had just sent out a strand of saber Qi infused with sixty-percentprehended saber intent and fifty percent of his Quintessence.
A strong strand of saber Qi appeared and disappeared silently in such a manner. None of its aura had leaked out.
When Xiao Chen sheathed his saber, everything broke off cleanly,pleted in one breath. He revealed a faint smile and said, I finally sent out an attack containing a perfect sixty-percentprehended saber intent.
However, I spent four days preparing for this attack. In battle, my opponent wont let me have even a second to prepare.
After pondering for a while more, Xiao Chen took out a small jade bottle from the Universe Ring and tipped out a Medicinal Pill.
This was a Spiritual Heart Pill, a Rank 8 Medicinal Pill like the Quintessence Gathering Pill. It could temporarily aid a cultivatorsprehension without any side effects.
Xiao Chen had obtained this from the Rising Sky Pavilion disciple, Liu Feihu. This was a good moment for him to use it.
He swallowed the Spiritual Heart Pill, and when the Medicinal Energy spread out, he felt his head clear up. His thought processes broadened limitlessly, achieving several different understandings on the perfect sixty-percentprehended saber intent.
Xiao Chen already had highprehension ability in the first ce. If it was not high, he would not have been able toprehend his own Four Season Saber Technique. With such foundations, the Spiritual Heart Pill had a much greater effect on him.
The Spiritual Heart Pill onlysted for ten minutes. However, he gained a lot in these ten minutes, including a deeper understanding of the perfect saber intent.
Xiu! Xiu! Xiu!
Xiao Chens hesitation and fogged mind cleared up. He sent out three attacks, each one perfectly merging his saber intent and saber Qi, not leaking any of it out.
Over the next three days, he finished the remaining three Spiritual Heart Pills. Now, when he sent out a saber Qi, it contained the sixty-percentprehended saber intent perfectly.
He could release or withdraw it as he pleased without needing much preparation. He could perfectly merge his saber intent with the saber Qi in a casual attack.
Then, Xiao Chen practiced the Four Season Saber Technique in the courtyard. Unexpectedly, after he mastered perfect control over the sixty-percentprehended saber intent, he gained newprehensions for each of the moves of the Four Season Saber Technique.
The might of First p of Spring Thunder, Burning to Destion, Fated Person in Autumn Waters, and Grieving Frost increased significantly, giving Xiao Chen a wee surprise.
After he finished practicing Spring, Summer, Autumn, and Winter, he was delighted. Then, he practiced thest move of the Four Season Saber Technique, Cycle of Seasons, in one breath.
In that instant, scenes from all seasons appeared in the courtyard. The peach blossoms of April, the meteors of July, the autumn wind of October, and the snow of January. All these appeared together and intertwined with one another.
Xiao Chen swung his saber and, with the support of the perfect sixty-percentprehended saber intent, the power of the Cycle of Seasons turned into a multicolored light.
Boom!
A colossal force exploded out, and a shocking pir of water appeared in theke. It was a hundred meters wide and several kilometers tall. At one nce, it looked very majestic.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly and sheathed his saber. The force that powered the pir of water instantly vanished. The massive volume of water immediately fell back down.
The wealthy disciples staying in the same area all felt that force. They immediately came out of their courtyards and looked around.
Theke rippled endlessly. However, the incredibly strong force from earlier could no longer be felt, disconcerting everyone.
Strange, I wonder which senior was testing out his new Martial Technique earlier?
The inner sect disciples that came out all shook their heads gently and returned to their respective courtyards with expressions of suspicion.
Xiao Chen whispered to himself, The might of the perfect sixty-percentprehended saber intent is indeed extraordinary. No wonder Feng Xingsheng was able to defeat Ren Hua in one move back then.
If that genius from the battle realm, Ren Hua, did not make any improvements, given Xiao Chens strength now, he was confident of having a seventy percent chance of victory.
Xiao Chen! Get out here!
As Xiao Chen pondered and prepared to go out, a loud shout came from the opposite shore of theke. Eighteen connected pirs of water burst out of the now calmke.
Xiao Chen looked up and stared into the distance. He immediately saw Gui Wu, who had just finished his mission and rushed back.
A group of people followed behind Gui Wu, each of them releasing a frightening aura and killing intent. On the road along the opposite shore, the inner sect disciples from Xiao Chens previous residential area all ran over as well.
If Xiao Chen guessed right, Gui Wu must have spread the word on purpose. He probably wanted to defeat Xiao Chen before everyone, reestablishing his might, gaining the trust of his own faction, and showing off his factions power.
One week ago, Xiao Chen injured all the subordinates Gui Wu sent to collect Spirit Gathering Pearls. If Gui Wu could not avenge them, he would not be able to establish himself as a major faction in the inner sect. In the future, no one would listen to him.
You finally came. I have been waiting for very long.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly and pushed off the ground. He soared into the air and flew to the center of theke.
Chapter 664 - Sure Loss? Not Necessarily
Chapter 664: Sure Loss? Not Necessarily.
Theke water surged for a long time, rising up and down. The reflection of the blue sky and white clouds distorted as if theke had deep undercurrents.
Soon, Xiao Chennded stably on the water surface. Then, he looked calmly at Gui Wu, who was on the opposite shore.
Indeed, Gui Wu had broken through the bottleneck of Inferior Grade Martial Monarch and be a Medial Grade Martial Monarch.
For Gui Wu to make so much progress as a neer inner sect disciple, he was rather capable. However, that was all there was to it.
Gui Wus cultivation realm was not too much of a shock. Xiao Chens target had never been Gui Wu; gunning for him would only have been a waste of effort.
Xiao Chen generally did not lose his temper. However, once angered, he would trample his opponent permanently, settling it once and for all. This was now how he did things.
Gui Wus thin face was cold and expressionless. Murderous intent surged in his eyes as he stared at Xiao Chen. I knew that you would not submit so willingly. However, I didnt expect you could cause such a bigmotion.
Not only had Xiao Chen refused to hand over the Spirit Gathering Pearls, but he had also trounced all his subordinates. His actions had dealt a severe blow to Gui Wus faction.
As a result, Gui Wu lost credibility and prestige. The leaders of the other factions were all currently gathered here, hidden in the crowd.
If Gui Wu could not defeat Xiao Chen, the other factions would immediately attack his faction, eliminating it forever.
Finding him funny, Xiao Chen retorted indifferently, Submit? This word does not exist in my dictionary. You are just taking things for granted.
Xiao Chen, let me ask you one more time, are you really going to go against me? If you apologize to me for that days matter and hand over the Spirit Gathering Pearls, I can let you off today, Gui Wu shouted coldly, released his aura and pressing it on Xiao Chen. Clearly, he wanted to subdue Xiao Chen using his aura first.
Letting that seemingly solid aura surge over, Xiao Chen did not say anything.
The berserker aura was as heavy as mountains, causing theke water to surge endlessly; waves rose up and down.
The inner sect disciples who had gotten the news that Gui Wu leaked out all watched without blinking for a moment.
These inner sect disciples really wanted to know where Xiao Chen, an unheard-of disciple from the Sky Dome Realm, got his confidence from. Where did he get the courage to challenge the neer giant of the inner sect, Gui Wu?
Who do you think will win?
The leaders of the original five big factions of the inner sect stood in an unremarkable corner to watch the battle covertly.
The one who spoke was the strongest of the five leaders, Yu Zhiqiang. Beside him were Meng Hongguang, Feng Wuheng, Bai Zihao, and Lan Feichen.
Hearing this, Lan Feichen, who had exchanged moves with Gui Wu before, said, There is nothing much to guess. Xiao Chen will definitely lose. Gui Wu practices a bizarre defensive technique. I only managed to defeat him after a thousand moves and exhausting his Quintessence.
Furthermore, at that time, Gui Wu was still an Inferior Grade Martial Monarch. Now that he has advanced to Medial Grade Martial Monarch, he would only be stronger.
Feng Wuheng added calmly, In our eyes, this Gui Wu may be nothing. However, it should not be hard for him to defeat this Xiao Chen.
Bai Zihao and Meng Hongguang also expressed simr thoughts. They believed that Xiao Chen would definitely lose.
Yu Zhiqiang smiled gently and asked, In that case, why are you all here to watch this meaningless battle?
The four smiled embarrassedly. Bai Zihao said, Everyone probably has the same intention. The selection for the next true inheritor will begin in a few months. This Xiao Chen must have some capability since he could kill the Seven ck Wind Killers.
Its a good thing for him to test out Gui Wus strength. You all probably want to see the extent of Gui Wus growth, right?
Feng Wuheng sighed softly, These two fellows from the lower realms are indeed surprisingly outstanding. Situ Gangs strength speaks for itself. This Gui Wu is a great threat to us as well.
As the few spoke, Gui Wu slowly lost his patience. Despite him pressing on Xiao Chen with his aura, Xiao Chen did not show any signs of difort at all.
Xiao Chen remained calm and rxed. As the wave surged up and down, his white robes fluttered in the wind. He stood there like a mountain, not moving at all.
Lets see how long you can carry on this pretense! Gui Wu shouted ferociously and drew his sword. The tip of his sword trembled as he casually sent out a sword Qi and leap over to Xiao Chen.
As Gui Wu moved, that sword Qi brushed by Xiao Chen and sank into theke.
When Xiao Chen dodged that sword Qi, Gui Wu had already arrived before him. His sword flickered, its aura withdrawn as it stabbed at Xiao Chen.
Dang!
Xiao Chen quickly drew his Lunar Shadow Saber and casually deflected the ferocious attack.
Bang!
Suddenly, a water pir burst out of the water behind him. The sword Qi that Gui Wu had sent out earlier exploded in the depths of theke.
The huge eruption created a whirlpool. The surrounding water dipped two meters. Xiao Chen suddenly dropped towards the bottom.
The instant Xiao Chen sank, Gui Wuughed maniacally. He created a flower of swords and pulled back his right hand.
Hundreds of sword images suddenly merged, and Gui Wus sword gave off a dazzling, resplendent glow surging with sword intent.
It turned out that the first attack that Gui Wuunched had not been done casually but to create this opening.
Seeing such a situation, Meng Hongguang could not help saying, Excellent. With this, this battle will be ending soon.
Since the opponent did not have any opening, Gui Wu created one himself. Then, he caught hold of the opportunity to suppress his opponent in one move. Gui Wus schemes were impressive.
Xiao Chens expression turned serious. Indeed, this Gui Wu could not be underestimated. Gui Wu could create such an ideal opportunity for himself in two moves.
Seeing that he would not be able to dodge the sword tip approaching his chest in time, Xiao Chen did not bother trying.
He circted his Quintessence and infused his sixty-percentprehended saber intent into his saber, creating a dense saber Qi, and shed head-on with the sword in midair.
Bang!
Something strange happened. Gui Wu had seized the initiative and taken advantage of the instant Xiao Chen sank and could not move to attack. However, Xiao Chens counter knocked him back. Gui Wus feet skidded on theke surface, kicking up a wall of water on both sides as he moved back.
What is going on?
Everyone was astonished; many could not understand what happened. Gui Wu had held the absolute advantage just now. How had Xiao Chen forced him back?
Lan Feichen, who had exchanged moves with Gui Wu, was even more astonished. That is impossible. Given Gui Wus defensive technique and Xiao Chens low cultivation, Gui Wu should be able to defend against the Quintessence of this attack.
Turning around, Xiao Chen pushed off the air and caught his breath. Then, he immediately rode an Azure Dragon image, rushing at Gui Wu.
The shock in Gui Wus heart could not be described with words. Unexpectedly, the defensive technique he had relied on failed to dissipate the force of Xiao Chens counterattack.
Before Gui Wu could be shocked for long, Xiao Chen was already pressing forward with his perfect sixty-percentprehended saber intent infused into his saber. Thunder boomed.
Xiao Chen executed the first move of the Four Season Saber Techniquethe Spring Saber Chop. Still in disbelief at what had just happened, Gui Wu circted his Quintessence and tilted his body to the side, intent on dissipating all the force of this attack.
Bang!
Gui Wu vomited a mouthful of blood and flew back,nding on the surface of the water in a somewhat miserable state.
Burning to Destion!
Having pushed Gui Wu back in one move, Xiao Chen rode his momentum to execute the move of the Four Season Saber Technique with the most explosive power.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Xiao Chen executed the Four Season Saber Technique relentlessly. He was only an Inferior Grade Martial Monarch, but he continuously forced Gui Wu back, eliminating Gui Wus previously ferocious aura.
Such a scene had everyone goggling in shock. The expected scene of Xiao Chens defeat did not ur. Instead, they saw this.
Fated Person in Autumn Waters!
A gentle saber light shed, like a beautiful girl smiling faintly, and knocked Gui Wu to the bottom of theke like he was a cannonball.
Xiao Chen rode an Azure Dragon image in midair for some time. His face was expressionless as he scanned the now calmke like he was searching for something.
The inner sect disciples at thekeshore were shocked speechless. Four movesXiao Chen used only four moves to rout Gui Wu. No one expected such a result.
Cycle of Seasons, Endless Growth!
Xiao Chens gaze suddenly stopped at an area of the calmke. Mysterious phenomena of spring, summer, autumn, and winter appeared in a cycle as a seven-colored saber light appeared.
What is Xiao Chen doing? Is the battle not over yet? The many inner sect disciples could not help but feel curious. They could not understand Xiao Chens actions.
Boom!
Before they could finish voicing their doubts, an enormous whirlpool appeared on theke. A colossal pir of water three hundred meters wide shot several kilometers high into the sky.
The sound was ear-shattering like the end of the world. This boom startled the onlookers before they had the chance to brace themselves.
When the inner sect disciples looked up, they saw a person in tattered clothes at the apex of the pir of water. It would be hard for this matter to be covered up. Tossed kilometers high in the air, that person fell limply to the ground like a sandbag.
Gui Wunded on the shore. The massive impact produced a loud explosion. His exposed body bounced solidly on the ground a few times beforeing to a stop.
Blood poured out of a corner of Gui Wus lips. Woundspletely covered his body. He was extremely weak, his vision now hazy.
Xiu!
The Azure Dragon image below Xiao Chen roared as it moved up and down, instantly arriving before Gui Wu. The surrounding disciples immediately shrank back, the gazes directed at Xiao Chen filled with fear.
Earlier, Xiao Chen had clearly defeated Gui Wu already, leaving Gui Wu to sink into theke in a sorry state without the guts to show himself. However, he did not let Gui Wu off. He forced Gui Wu out of hiding from the bottom of theke.
From this, it was in that the seemingly even-tempered White Robed desman was also a ruthless character.
Gui Wu, who was on the ground, recovered a little. When he saw Xiao Chen before him, fear filled his heart. He scrambled backwards on his hands nonstop.
Xiao Chen said indifferently, Do you think I need to submit to the current you?
Today, Xiao Chen had utterly defeated Gui Wu, beating him up ruthlessly before everyone. Gui Wu would not be able to recover from his injuries without half a year to recuperate. As for the shadow in his heart, he would never be able to ovee it.
Xiao Chen merely did not bother making a move. However, when he made a move, it would be decisive and ruthless. He would trample his opponent ruthlessly, never letting him rise again.
Seeing Gui Wus pathetic state, Xiao Chen smiled coldly and dismissed him. He gently turned around and pushed off the ground to fly back to his courtyard.
Suddenly, on the other side of theke, the strongest of the five big factions leaders, Yu Zhiqiang, eximed, That is a perfect sixty-percentprehended saber intent!
Chapter 665 - Only the Strong Is Acknowledged
Chapter 665: Only the Strong Is Acknowledged
The other fours expressions changed. They felt a dire threat in their hearts. Lan Feichen said, Only Feng Xingsheng has been able to achieve a perfect sixty-percentprehended saber intent in our eighteen southern provinces. Could it be that this fellow is as strong as Feng Xingsheng?
It definitely is a perfect sixty-percentprehended saber intent. Only by fully merging Quintessence together with saber intent would Xiao Chen be able to break Gui Wus defensive technique, Feng Wuheng sighed.
Meng Hongguang also sighed gently, Originally, I thought that we would be able to see Gui Wu reveal his strength. Unexpectedly, there is now an even more troublesome Xiao Chen.
Yu Zhiqiang smiled leisurely. Everyone, dont be too discouraged. Feng Xingsheng is known as the top desman in the eighteen southern provinces. He is also the top true inheritor of the Full Moon Pavilion. He did not get his title as the top desman by relying on his perfect sixty-percentprehended saber intent. Xiao Chen is far fromparable to him. We still have a chance.
Senior Brother Yu, you mean? Bai Zihaos eyes gleamed, as though he thought of something.
A sinister smile shed on Yu Zhiqiangs face as he said, This fellow has excellent potential. However, his cultivation is still far from ours. While he has not grown yet, we will have plenty of opportunities.
Lan Feichen said coldly, Thats right. There is already one Yun Feiyu, who has suppressed us for so many years. If there is another in Xiao Chen to snatch our resources, we will never be able to be true inheritors in this lifetime.
Senior Brother Yu, you have the highest cultivation. We will listen to you. The other people did not even think about it. They immediately agreed to Yu Zhiqiangs suggestion.
Yu Zhiqiang smiled coldly and said, This matter requires long-term nning. However, at this moment, there is a big fool willing to test Xiao Chen out for us.
White Robed desman, we still have not decided a victor between us, yet you are thinking of leaving already?!
The crowd looked over and saw Situ Gangughing loudly among a group of battle-realm disciples. He soared into the air and sent a punch at Xiao Chens back.
A dragon roar resounded when Xiao Chen felt the sonic boom behind him. The Azure Dragon image below him seemed to have reached a point where their minds were connected.
Without needing any guidance from Xiao Chen, the Azure Dragon image circled, instantly turning Xiao Chen around.
When facing this tyrannical punch, Xiao Chen squinted a little. He did not dare to be careless. He instantly opened the twelve acupoints on his right arm and punched out as well.
Bang!
A horrifying explosion resounded. Theke that just calmed down surged again, sending out eighty-one pirs of water into the sky.
Theke water fell from the sky like rain, drenching the two.
Both of them retreated a hundred steps each. When they pushed heavily against the water, additional pirs of water shot into the sky; it was quite a magnificent sight.
Situ Gang smiled and said, This is great! Take another of my punches!
Roar! Roar! Roar!
The winds and clouds ten kilometers in the sky behind Situ Gang changed. A faint image of an ancient giant appeared in theyers of white clouds. That giant was hundreds of meters tall and had an aura as heavy as mountains. It looked up and roared, churning the clouds for five kilometers around.
Situ Gang used this overwhelming momentum and stomped heavily on theke. He spread his arms and flew up like arge roc. Then, he sent another punch at Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen raised his eyebrows. He recognized this as the ancient giant bloodline that the battle-realm people boasted of and were famous for. At this moment, Situ Gang had activated the bloodline. It was shocking and had an impressive aura.
The Quintessence that Xiao Chen refined twice quickly circted through his body, flowing throughout the major and minor meridians of his body like thousands of surging rivers.
The aura that Xiao Chen had kept hidden all the while suddenly erupted. A dragon roar resounded in his chest, not letting his opponents aura suppress him.
Before Situ Gang arrived, Xiao Chen merged his Vital Qi and Quintessence, executing Berserk Dragon Fist.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
As the dragon head roared, the two fists shed. A strong aura spread into the surroundings. Theke split down the middle, forming two-hundred-meter-tall waves that surged towards the shore.
Damn it!
The huge waves contained tremendous force. The inner sect disciples who came to watch cursed and quickly flew away.
Hu chi!
This strike caused Xiao Chen to retreat three hundred meters. His Qi and blood surged without end; his internal organs shook. Some blood leaked out the corner of Xiao Chens lips.
Earlier, Xiao Chen had used the Four Season Saber Technique and exhausted a significant amount of Quintessence while practicing. Then, he used the Four Season Saber Technique again when fighting with Gui Wu. Now, he only had a quarter of his Quintessence.
Thus, when Xiao Chen merged his Vital Qi and Quintessence, he did not achieve even half the might it normally had. Before Situ Gang, who had activated the ancient giants bloodline, it was inferior.
When Situ Gang saw this, heughed loudly. He appeared very smug as he prepared tounch another attack before the gap in theke closed back up.
Boom!
However, just at this moment, a strand of azure fire burned the white clouds above Situ Gangs head. As the azure fire spread, half the sky took me.
A dragon w clenched into a fist descended from the sky, plunging towards Situ Gang.
This sight astounded Situ Gang as he quickly sent out a punch at this dragon fist. However, the descending dragon fist had the advantage of gravity. Furthermore, he was caught off-guard; he did not have time to utilize the momentum of the ancient giant. The dragon fist knocked Situ Gang to the bottom of theke.
At this point, theke water that had parted converged. The force of this strike was more than five tons. Even Situ Gangs friends from the battle realm could not help but worry for him.
Pu chi!
Water sshed up as Situ Gang leaped out. Blood leaked out a corner of his lips. His shirt was all tattered, revealing a muscr body and muscles full of explosive power.
Damn it!
Situ Gang had not expected that despite him having the advantage, Xiao Chen would still manage to make a fool of him. Situ Gang became flustered and frustrated as he got up and soared into the air.
Xiao Chens expression did not change. Using his Spiritual Sense, he had already anticipated the direction Situ Gang would take after leaping out of the water. He pointed his right fist to the sky and said calmly, w Burning the Heavens!
Xiao Chen burned his Vital Qi, and azure smoke emanated from his Tianmen Acupoint. Large patches of white clouds ignited, and an azure w swooped down from the sky. The w contained the might of the nine heavens and knocked Situ Gang back into the water.
The rage of a dragon, intense mes burning the sky. No mortal could defend against this.
Such a scene startled everyone. Yu Zhiqiang said with a sullen expression, I originally thought that he would definitely lose miserably to Situ Gang since his Quintessence is almost exhausted. Unexpectedly, he still has such a strong physical body. He can achieve five hundred tons of force with just Vital Qi alone!
Clenching his teeth, Feng Wuheng said, We must eliminate this fellow. Otherwise, all of us can forget about bing a true inheritor. He is an even bigger threat than Situ Gang or Gui Wu.
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On the opposite shore, a purple-robed man stood quietly on top of one of the tall trees.
The purple-robed mans aura seemed to blend perfectly with the trees. Despite standing in in view, no one noticed him. At first nce, he looked like a tree branch, totally unremarkable.
Not bad. Aside from having an astonishingly strong physical body, his aplishments in Saber Techniques are actually pretty good.
This person was Chen Xiao, one of the two true inheritors who received Xiao Chen and his group.
A smile lifted the corners of Chen Xiaos mouth as he said, However, that is all there is to it. His Quintessence is about to run out. These two wonderful Fist Techniques of his function by burning his Vital Qi. He will end uppletely drained.
I have to make a move to help this fellow out. He has pretty good potential; he is worth making friends with.
Right after Chen Xiao spoke, he flew lightly to the center of theke, like a fallen leaf drifting on the wind.
Situ Gang felt very depressed at the bottom of theke. This time, he had learned his lesson. He held his breath and stored up the momentum of the ancient giant in preparation for exhausting half his Quintessence and smashing Xiao Chen to death with one punch.
Boom!
Theke surged as if some humongous creature growled within it. Waves sshed up, and everyone could feel a horrifying power brewing underwater.
White Robed desman, its time to die!
A pir of water shot into the air. Situ Gangs momentum reached its peak as he leaped out of the water. He roared ferociously, and a golden me engulfed his whole body as he sent a punch at Xiao Chen.
However, before Situ Gang could react, a purple figure shed and kicked his chest. That angle of that kick just happened to connect with his only weak point.
The Quintessence contained in the kick was even more horrifying. It was several times stronger than that of a peak Medial Grade Martial Monarch, as vast as the sea.
Pa!
Situ Gang could not withstand it at all. He immediately vomitedrge mouthfuls of blood. The mes around his body vanished, and he fell back into the water in an even sorrier state.
One of the nine true inheritors, Chen Xiao! Unexpectedly, he is here as well!
The expressions of Yu Zhiqiang and the others changed. Suspicion appeared in their eyes. They could not understand why Chen Xiao turned up here given his status.
Filled with rage, Situ Gang leaped out of the water again. He ignored his wounds as he immediately cursed out, Damn it, who dares to kick me?! Are you tired of living?!
When Chen Xiao heard this, he could not help but smile faintly. He moved in a sh and sent out another heavy kick.
Situ Gang, who had just gotten out of the water, did not even have the chance to see Chen Xiao clearly before being forced back into theke.
The people of the battle realms had always been short-tempered. When Situ Gang recovered his wits, he immediately leaped out. Without even wiping the water off his face, he continued cursing, Screw your sister! Which bastard kicked me?!
Ha ha! Go on, continue cursing me.
Chen Xiao smiled faintly and did not exin anything. He immediately sent out another kick, driving Situ Gang back into the water.
The battle-realm people paled as they watched the battle-realm genius, Situ Gang, repeatedly being kicked into theke and unable to do anything about it. They felt extremely embarrassed.
If it were some other bystander, the battle-realm people would have disregarded the rules and rushed forward together. However, this was the true inheritor Chen Xiao. They might feel angry, but they did not dare to say or do anything.
RumbleRumble!
This time, Situ Gang finally came to his senses. He realized that someone incredible had arrived. He held his breath as he cautiously emerged from the water, revealing only half his head as he looked around carefully.
Chapter 666 - Warned
Chapter 666: Warned
Seeing the smiling Chen Xiao in the air frightened Situ Gang. He was about to rush out quickly to apologize. However, he seemed to recall something. The instant half his body came out of the water, he sank back into theke.
Situ Gangs current appearance was ratherical. After being knocked into the water several times today, he could not help his heart developing a shadow.
Brother Chen, Situ Gang apologizes for my earlier rude words. I truly deserved that. However, please let me exin. I was dueling with Xiao Chen. Might I ask why you suddenly interfered? Situ Gang said with a cupped-fist salute after suppressing the rage in his eyes.
Such a scene elicited a fervent gaze in Yu Zhiqiangs and the other faction leaders eyes, an intense yearning stirring in their hearts.
This was a true inheritor. It did not matter if reason was on his side or not; if he kicked you, that was it. If you dared to cry out and say it was unfair, he would continue to kick you. Even if he severely injured you, there is nothing you could say.
Although the true inheritors were not as strong as those Martial Sage elders, they were young. All of them were no more than forty years old. Their talent was among the top. In the future, they would be the cornerstone of the Supreme Sky Sect. Their statuses were even higher than the elders.
The true inheritors had the same powers as the punishment elders when dealing with inner sect disciples. They even had the right to decide the life and death of the outer sect disciples. The resources they enjoyed were also better than what those elders were given.
This was the goal of Yu Zhiqiang and the others, the reason they fought so hard.
Situ Gang had only been in the Supreme Sky Sect for two months. However, he already knew about the terror of the true inheritors. When he discovered that the person who kicked him was Chen Xiao, his temper immediately cooled.
Chen Xiao asked coldly, Are the battle realms people all as shameless as you? Xiao Chen just finished a big battle with Gui Wu, yet you took advantage of the situation and still call this a duel?
Situ Gang paled as he slowly flew out of the water. He nced at Xiao Chen and said, Very well. In that case, I will wait for you for two months. Xiao Chen, we will meet here again to finish our battle. Do you dare to or not?
Xiao Chen replied indifferently, Why would I not dare? If you want a fight, then it shall be as you wish. I will await you here two months from now.
Originally, Situ Gang had nned to end this fight quickly to spread his fame thoroughly. With such an unexpected ending, he felt extremely frustrated. After snorting coldly, he slowly left.
In the distance, Yu Zhiqiangs expression turned dour. He said, Lets go. We have to think of a way to deal with this brat while he has not matured yet. However, he has some unanticipated connection with Chen Xiao. We have to discuss this carefully when we return.
The other faction leaders felt an active threat in their hearts. Their expressions all turned unsightly, far from the rxed expressions that they had when they first showed up.
Junior Brother Xiao Chen, are you not going to invite me over after I helped you out? Chen Xiao turned around and smiled at Xiao Chen after he saw that everyone had left.
Xiao Chen pondered this, not knowing what to do. He had no connection with Chen Xiao at all. He did not know why Chen Xiao helped him. Even if Chen Xiao had note, Xiao Chen was confident that he had had a sixty percent chance of defeating Situ Gangalthough it would have meant the exposure of the Taiji Yinyang me Diagram and Return of the Azure Dragon.
Chen Xiao could tell what Xiao Chen was thinking. He smiled faintly and said, There is no need to overthink this. Someone asked me to pass something to you. Helping you was just a matter of convenience.
Xiao Chen felt even more suspicious. However, he could only push his suspicions aside and invite Chen Xiao into his courtyard.
Chen Xiao took a sip of the tea Xiao Chen brewed for him. Then, he took out a jade bottle and a brocade box. He said, The brocade box has a stalk of Monarch Blood Grass. Consumption of it can bestow a trace of an ancient Monarchs bloodline to a cultivator.
The jade bottle contains half a drop of Dragon Marrow, which will permeate into the cultivators marrow and change it, giving the cultivator a tenth of a dragon bones defense. Even if you spend several ten million Superior Grade Spirit Stones, you will find it hard to buy these two.
A great upheaval rocked Xiao Chens heart. Could these two items be for me?
Ha ha! Thats right. These two treasures are for you. Even I am envious of items of such caliber. Chen Xiao smiled faintly. He was not lying when he said this. Several ten million Superior Grade Spirit Stones were still a hefty sum to true inheritors.
Furthermore, these two natural treasures would be hard to appraise in terms of Spirit Stones. Even if one had the Spirit Stones, they might not be able to buy it. Those who found such stuff would consume it themselves.
This bit of fortune came too abruptly. Xiao Chen found it hard to believe. He asked, Senior Brother Chen, who sent these two items?
Shaking his head, Chen Xiao replied, Im not sure. My First Senior Sister was asked to pass this on to you; she, in turn, entrusted me to do this. I do not know who gave it to you, either. However, First Senior Sister said that this person has a considerable background.
The First Senior Sister Chen Xiao mentioned was the top true inheritor of the Supreme Sky Sect, Shui Lingling. She was also one of the seven giants of the Tianwu Domains younger generation. She was only second to the three Holy Land disciplesand no doubt a hero among the women.
Aside from its mysterious sect leader, another significant reason why the Supreme Sky Sect enjoyed greater prestige in the eighteen southern provinces than the other two Rank 9 sects was this girls strength and fame.
Even after Chen Xiao left, Xiao Chen could not figure out who was generous enough to gift him such valuable items. He did not remember interacting with anyone of the Kunlun Realm.
He put away the jade bottle and brocade box in the Universe Ring and said softly, Never mind, there is no point in thinking too much. Coincidentally, these two natural treasures are very useful to me at the moment. Originally, I was slightly worried about not being able to cultivate to the peak of the Firmament Body Tempering Arts sixthyer. I feel more assured now.
After paying the rent for this courtyard, Xiao Chen only had a little over a million Superior Grade Spirit Stones left. He had made some calctions. If he spent this one million Superior Grade Spirit Stones to buy Medicinal Pills to aid his body tempering, he could reach only the middle phase of the Firmament Body Tempering Arts sixthyer in the short term.
If everything went smoothly, the best result would be reaching thete phase of the sixthyer. Reaching the peak would be a dream. After Xiao Chens Vital Qi could output five hundred tons of force, he would have great difficulty raising it by ten percent.
With this Monarch Blood Grass and half drop of Dragon Marrow, all these problems would be solved. As for the identity of his benefactor, Xiao Chen would think about thister.
Xiao Chen entered the cultivation room and used the Spirit Vein dedicated for his use. After quickly replenishing his exhausted Quintessence, he immediately rushed to the herb store in the inner city, the ce where he bought the Quintessence Gathering Pill back then.
The store was empty and quiet, there was no business. The staff and the owner all seemed bored and dispirited.
When the owner saw Xiao Chen walk in, his eyes lit up. He remembered that this was the valued customer who had once spent two hundred thousand Superior Grade Spirit Pills to buy two Quintessence Gathering Pills.
The owner promptly perked up, a smile filling his face. It has been a while. Little Brothers cultivation has advanced greatly. Congrattions!
The owners eyes were very sharp. With one nce, he could tell that Xiao Chen had used the Quintessence Gathering Pill. Compared to thest time he came, Xiao Chen was now much stronger.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly and said calmly, It is not really that great an increase. Please bring out all the Medicinal Pills and natural treasures you mentioned thest time.
The owner was astonished. The items that Xiao Chen referred to cost about seven or eight hundred thousand Superior Grade Spirit Stones. Most normal inner sect disciples would not be able to bring out such an amount. Where did Xiao Chen get so many Spirit Stones from?
Whats wrong? Are they sold out? Xiao Chen frowned slightly when he saw the owner not moving.
In response, the owner came over, joy written across his face. He said loudly, How can that be? Quick, bring out all the Medicinal Pills and natural treasures for body tempering for this young hero.
Soon, many Medicinal Pills and natural treasures for body tempering filled the counter before Xiao Chen.
He looked through them casually and said, You can remove all the Medicinal Pills that do not have any impact on Vital Qi capable of five hundred tons of force.
The owner was even more astonished. This Xiao Chen looked quite young, probably only twenty-one or twenty-two. While it was not surprising for him to be an Inferior Grade Martial Monarch in the Tianwu Domain, his achieving five hundred tons of force with his Vital Qi at the same time was a frightening matter.
After some lower-quality Medicinal Pills and natural treasures were removed, Xiao Chen looked through the remainder carefully and selected a bottle of Spirit Freezing Pills first.
Tempering the physical body meant treating the body like a piece of iron. After casting it in intense mes and tempering it with a hammer for thousands of times, it could be refined into steel.
This process was incredibly painful. The further one went down this path, the more horrifying this intense pain would be. As a result, few cultivators were willing to spend time tempering their bodies.
A Medicinal Pill unique to the Kunlun Realm, the Spirit Freezing Pill could reduce the pain experienced during the tempering process. When used at the right moment, it was very effective. This Medicinal Pill was very expensive.
There were no more than three Spirit Freezing Pills in this bottle, but it fetched a price of one hundred and fifty thousand Superior Grade Spirit Stones,parable to the Rank 8 Quintessence Gathering Pill.
Furthermore, it only served to reduce pain. Its effects were far from what the Quintessence Gathering Pill did for cultivators. The cost of tempering the body was bbergasting.
After the Spirit Freezing Pills, Xiao Chen singled out a bottle of Dragon Jelly Ointment, which was made with Earth Dragons Blood and Fire Dragon Fruit and refined using a special method.
When ced in cool water, the Dragon Jelly Ointment would turn into a medicinal liquid. When the cultivator soaked in it, the Medicinal Energy within it would provide twice the results with half the effort for body tempering. There were many other simr items, but the Dragon Jelly Ointment was the best for Xiao Chens cultivation.
After that, Xiao Chen chose a Blood Refinement Pill. The Blood Refinement Pill had the same use as the Monarch Blood Grass. However, its effects were vastly different. Even so, that was not a problem. He could take the Blood Refinement Pill before taking the Monarch Blood Grass.
Finally, Xiao Chen picked a Yellow Spirit Flower, which had simr effects to the half drop of Dragon Marrow. However, as thetter was extracted from the bones of an ancient dragon, they were on entirely different levels.
The owner joyfully did some calctions. Then, he told Xiao Chen, Altogether, they cost one million and six hundred thousand Superior Grade Spirit Stones. However, as you are a Supreme Sky Sect inner sect disciple, you only need to pay half, just like with the Quintessence Gathering Pills.
Xiao Chen put away everything and then took out eight hundred thousand Superior Grade Spirit Stones. As he still had some Spirit Stones left, he was not in a rush to leave.
Owner, do you know where I can buy Immortal Spirit Rings in the city and how much one would cost?
The owner muttered, The Immortal Spirit Ringyou definitely can buy it in the auction. However, it would be very expensive there. If you want to buy one, you can consider going to the western city and checking their misceneous goods street. That ce even sells unknown treasures that people found in Remnants.
As for the price, inner sect disciples do not enjoy any discount on items like that. An expensive one could cost several million Superior Grade Spirit Stones. The cheaper ones could go for several ten thousand Superior Grade Spirit Stones. The more expensive an Immortal Spirit Ring, therger its capacity would be; of course, the greater the consumption as well.
Chapter 667 - Unexpected Treasure
Chapter 667: Unexpected Treasure
Xiao Chen let out a soft huff of surprise. He said, There is consumption with Immortal Spirit Rings?
The owner stroked his beard and smiled. Naturally. Otherwise, where would the energy to form a small realme from? Only the Immortal Spirit Ring from the Immortal Epoch can cycle their energies to some extent. All Immortal Spirit Rings now require Spirit Stones for maintenance.
Xiao Chen pondered and said, Will Medial Grade Spirit Stones work?
He still had several million Medial Grade Spirit Stones, not having anywhere to spend them. If he could use them for an Immortal Spirit Ring, he would not need to waste them.
You can; the effects are the same. It is just a matter of how much energy.
After getting the answer he wanted, Xiao Chen performed a cupped-fist salute in gratitude and prepared to leave.
At this moment, the owner seemed to have recalled something and suddenly called out to stop Xiao Chen. Little Brother, wait a moment. Actually, I have an Immortal Spirit Ring with me. In the past, there was an inner sect disciple with insufficient Spirit Stones. So he used it as payment instead. The energy in it has already drained away, but the space inside is still quiterge, more than six thousand hectares.
Xiao Chen looked strangely at the owner. Then, he received the ring that the owner proffered. After looking at it, he injected his Spiritual Sense into it.
Xiao Chen only saw darkness inside. Aside from negligible spots of light, he could not see anything.
ck lines could not help but form on Xiao Chens face. Although he had never seen an Immortal Spirit Ring before, this item was clearly defective; it would not fool him.
Wait for a while. Dont be in a rush to return it.
Ao Jiaos voice suddenly rang out in Xiao Chens mind. He saw a figure sh in the pitch-dark space; Ao Jiao had appeared.
This ring has a heavy aura of the Immortal Epoch. Toss in your Medial Grade Spirit Stones. Give it a try.
Not saying anything, Xiao Chen immediately dumped in a million Medial Grade Spirit Stones. Then, he saw rain falling in the pitch-ck space. The rain had a faint radiance, looking very beautiful.
However, after the rain stopped, the pitch-ck space did not change. Xiao Chen still could not see anything, only darkness.
Continue.
After hearing Ao Jiaos instruction, Xiao Chen threw in two million more Medial Grade Spirit Stones. However, there was still no change.
Continue.
Xiao Chen added three million Medial Grade Spirit Stones this time. The rain of light fell again but stillnothing.
Continue.
Xiao Chen now felt a little conflicted. Although the Medial Grade Spirit Stones were not very useful in the Kunlun Realm, they were not things that should simply be discarded. They could be used to refine Spirit Gathering Pearls. If he was willing to suffer some loss, he could exchange them for Superior Grade Spirit Stones.
However, Ao Jiao insisted they continue on and on; soon he was about to run out of Medial Grade Spirit Stones. Even so, he had not gained anything. He felt very wronged.
Ao Jiao said quickly, Be quick. Just toss in another two million Medial Grade Spirit Stones. If you are any slower, the previous Spirit Stones will be wasted.
Feeling helpless, Xiao Chen could only throw in thest of his Medial Grade Spirit Stones, adding them all.
Dripdrip!
Spiritual rain fell again. At first, there was no change. Then, when he was about to give up hope, the pitch-dark space started to lighten up. Eventually, the darkness disappeared.
That original spot of light became a small sun, hanging high in the sky.
A realm formed within the world. There were mountains, rivers, and vast ins. There were all sorts of nts, all full of life. The space within was immense, at least sixty thousand hectares.
Ao Jiao giggled and said, You silly fool, looks like you found a treasure. This is a bona fide Immortal Spirit Ring from the Immortal Epoch. I saw one in the past, when I adventured with Sang Mu. We had to toss inrge amounts of Spirit Stones within a short period of time before we could open it.
Xiao Chen rejoiced in his heart, but his expression did not change. He did not say anything yet. Then, his expression soured and threw the ring back to the owner, turning away after he did so.
Little Brother, wait for a moment, wait for a moment. This Immortal Spirit Ring is really only drained of energy. You just have to put in some more Spirit Stones. The owner pulled Xiao Chen back, refusing to let go.
Xiao Chen rolled his eyes at the owner and said, You think Im a fool? This Immortal Spirit Ring is clearly damaged already. It is not useful at all.
The owner chuckled and said, It does not matter if it is damaged. It can be repaired. Tell you what, Ill sell it to you cheap: a hundred thousand Superior Grade Spirit Stones.
Seeing that Xiao Chens expression did not change, the owner clenched his teeth and said, eighty thousandalright, fifty thousand. Fine, final price, thirty thousand.
Xiao Chen said, I will buy another bottle of Spirit Freezing Pills, and you give me this Immortal Spirit Ring for free. What do you think?
The owners eyes rolled around; his mind immediately started calcting. The profit margin on the Spirit Freezing Pills was about thirty thousand Superior Grade Spirit Stones. This broken ring was not worth anything. It would already be good fortune for him if he could toss it in the bargain.
The owner quickly made his decision. He smiled and said, Deal. Bring him another bottle of Spirit Freezing Pills!
Xiao Chen took out one hundred and fifty Superior Grade Spirit Stones and then put away that Immortal Spirit Ring and the bottle of Spirit Freezing Pills. Finally, he left the shop, concealing his emotions.
Boss, isnt that Immortal Spirit Ring a big find that you made at the misceneous goods street? How could you give it away for free?
The ownerughed, What do you know? I was just boasting. That group of old fogeys at the misceneous goods street tricked me into buying that trinket. I purchased it for ten thousand Superior Grade Spirit Stones and ended up wasting five million Medial Grade Spirit Stones on it. Even so, I did not manage to open up the space within it.
I was already quite fortunate to be able to dump it on that opinionated idiot!
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After leaving the store, Xiao Chen walked for a long time before revealing an expression of wild joy. Then, he wore the Immortal Spirit Ring on his hand, his eyes glittering with happiness.
When he arrived at his courtyard, he could no longer contain his joy. Unexpectedly, that store owner really gave him an Immortal Spirit Ring with more than sixty thousand hectares of space.
After thinking for a while, Xiao Chen took out the huge clump of dirt with the Netherworld Flower, making it appear in midair.
It had been close to three months since it received the support of Spiritual Energy. It had clearly withered considerablypared to the past. However, the white me in the center was only slightly dimmer, still looking full of life; it did not appear to be close to death.
Xiao Chen pointed the Immortal Spirit Ring at the cube of soil, and a tremendous suction force pulled it in.
Then, he inserted his Spiritual Sense into the Immortal Spirit Ring. The clump of dirt floated in midair in the realm. He discovered that he could easily control that clump in the world inside the ring with his Spiritual Sense.
However, when Xiao Chen looked at this vast realm within the ring, he felt anxious. He did not know where he should put the nt.
Ao Jiao floated over and said, Come with me and ce the Netherworld Flower on the Spirit Veins origin. It will grow faster there.
Xiao Chen controlled the Netherworld Flower and followed Ao Jiao. At the same time, he asked curiously, There is a Spirit Vein in this ring? Howe I did not feel it?
Ao Jiao smiled gently and replied, There is. However, it is only a Rank 1 Spirit Vein. Furthermore, it is of the lowest grade. It does not cover much area. In the future, when you are strong, you can bring in a few high-ranked Spirit Veins. At that time, you will be able to open your own private Spirit Herb garden.
Following Ao Jiaos lead, Xiao Chens Spiritual Sense brought the Netherworld Flower to a small, exquisite herb garden. Ao Jiao did something, and arge hole immediately appeared in the ground.
A ball of light flickered inside the hole. Spiritual Energy formed into white mist and rose up. Indeed, it was as Ao Jiao had said; there was a Spirit Vein here.
Pushing in the clump of dirt that held the Netherworld Flower, Xiao Chen slowly filled up the hole. With the nourishment of the Spiritual Energy, the drooping Netherworld Flower instantly became brighter.
Seeing this, Xiao Chen rejoiced. The Netherworld me inside the Netherworld Flower was a high-quality me among Yin-attributed mes.
After the Lunar True me swallowed it up, it would boost the Lunar True mes strength considerablyand consequently the might of the Taiji Yinyang me Diagram.
Since the beginning, Xiao Chen had had an excess of Yang and a dearth of Yin.
To maintain bnce, Xiao Chen could not even bring out half of the Purple Thunder True Fire in his right eye. This greatly restricted the power of the Taiji Yinyang me Diagram.
The Taiji Yinyang me Diagram was one of Xiao Chens greatest trump cards. From some angles, it was even stronger than the Heaven Ranked Dragon Subduing sh.
Although a Heaven Ranked Martial Technique was expensive and precious in this Kunlun Realm, they were not particrly rare. All the true inheritors of the Rank 9 sects would have a Heaven Ranked Martial Technique.
However, the Taiji Yinyang me Diagram was different. No one in the long history of this world had ever managed to achieve a bnce between Yin and Yang. Xiao Chen achieved this by using the Taiji Diagram from his previous world, something that not even a Martial Sage or a Martial Emperor could do.
Ao Jiao smiled and stretchedzily, saying, In the future, I will stay here and help you take care of the Netherworld Flower. I can help it to mature faster by several months.
Xiao Chen smiled gently. You know how to do this as well?
Still smiling, Ao Jiao replied, That is natural. In the past, I was the one managing the Thunder Emperors Immortal Spirit Ring. Every Martial Emperor would have their own Immortal Spirit Ring. They would steal Spirit Veins and Spirit Herbs to grow their own herb garden.
An Immortal Spirit Ring of the Immortal Epoch is not easy to obtain. There might even be several peak Martial Sages who will envy you. This is an advantage that puts you ahead of many people.
Xiao Chen smiled and did not say anything. Ao Jiaos words could only serve as knowledge for him. His current strength was insufficient to steal a Spirit Vein, not even a Rank 1 Spirit Vein. Those Martial Sages would kill him with one p.
With Ao Jiao helping to manage the Immortal Spirit Ring, he no longer had to worry about the Netherworld Flower. He withdrew his Spiritual Sense from the Immortal Spirit Ring. Then, he prepared to cultivate the Firmament Body Tempering Art.
He found arge bathtub and filled it with water. Then, he slowly dropped some Dragon Jelly Ointment into the water.
Chi! Chi!
The water immediately seethed, and the Medicinal Energy of the Dragon Jelly Ointment spread throughout the water. The water quickly started to steam, and a medicinal fragrance pervaded the room.
Xiao Chen carefully observed the water for a while before he stopped adding Dragon Jelly Ointment. There seemed to be enough for two more doses. One hundred thousand Superior Grade Spirit Stones consumed, just like that.
Xiao Chen removed his clothes and muttered, After spending so many Spirit Stones to buy the Dragon Jelly Ointment, I hope its effective.
With a Spirit Freezing Pill clenched between his teeth, Xiao Chen stepped into the tub. Then, he sat cross-legged. The medicinal liquid poured into his body through his pores.
Hisplexion turned red as warmth flowed all over his body. The sturdiness and strength of his physical body slowly increased.
The Quintessence in Xiao Chens dantian stopped flowing, everything bing quiet. Then, he circted only his Vital Qi and moved it around his body, spreading the Medicinal Energy.
Chi! Chi!
As Xiao Chen circted his Vital Qi, a steel hammer seemed to pound his bones, marrow, blood, skin, and muscles, like the tempering of a piece of iron. This heart-wrenching pain felt excruciating.
Chapter 668 - Minor Breakthrough
Chapter 668: Minor Breakthrough
When Xiao Chen cultivated the fifthyer of the Firmament Body Tempering Art, he had experienced a simr torment. However, it was not as intense as this time. Furthermore, when the Medicinal Energy spread, the pain seemed to double.
Xiao Chen did not rush into consuming that Spirit Freezing Pill. He relied on his tenacious willpower and endured the pain from the tempering.
The night passed in a sh, and the dawn quickly brightened the sky. As the sun rose and set, Xiao Chenpletely lost track of time.
With the aid of the Firmament Body Tempering Art and the Dragon Jelly Ointment, Xiao Chens physical body rapidly grew stronger. The pain that he felt was like maggots gnawing on his marrows, continuously wearing down his will.
As long as Xiao Chen circted the Firmament Body Tempering Art, that pain would gnaw at him relentlessly as his strength increased.
If Xiao Chen stopped cultivating, that pain would end. At this moment, a cultivators willpower and mentality were extremely important.
One might be able to endure loneliness, withstand temptation, have excellent talent, exceptional physique, and outstandingprehension.
One might be ruthless to ones enemies, not showing any mercy.
However, if one did not dare to be ruthless to oneself, unable to endure the pain of tempering their body over and over again, they could not be a peak expert, could not stand out from the crowd and look down on everyone.
Endure! Endure! Endure!
Xiao Chen roared in his heart, having no intention of giving up. The Firmament Body Tempering Art circted continuously. Only when that pain exceeded the limit of what he could bear, almost causing him to faint, did he crush that Spirit Freezing Pill with his teeth and consume it.
Instantly, a bone-chilling feeling soothed the heat raging in his body, decreasing the pain that went beyond his limits.
The Spirit Freezing Pill could notpletely eliminate pain; it could only decrease it. However, when Xiao Chen used it, it allowed him to retain his consciousnessan excellent use of it.
The Spirit Freezing Pill would notst very long, so Xiao Chen made full use of his time and cultivated. He prepared to surpass his limits in one go. Each time he transcended his limits, he would make a small breakthrough in the Firmament Body Tempering Art.
Not long after, the Spirit Freezing Pills effects wore off. Xiao Chen immediately stopped cultivating because the pain would make him faint. Trying to endure longer would end up wasting more time.
The water sshed as Xiao Chen stood up from the tub and got out. As he casually wiped off the medicinal liquid on his body, he could feel a strong Vital Qi as he clenched his fists.
Ka ca! Ka ca! The bones in Xiao Chens body started crackling. Formless energy spread out uncontrobly. A violent wind blew within the room, causing some items to explode, their fragments flying in the air.
This was not the end of it. An acupoint at the bottom of Xiao Chens right foot burst open. As it emanated azure-colored Dragon Qi, he felt tremendous explosive power fill his right leg.
Joy appeared on Xiao Chens face as he said, I reached Small Perfection in the Firmament Body Tempering Arts sixthyer. My Vital Qi grew stronger by fifty tons of force, and I finally opened another acupoint. My defensive powers are probably more than twenty percent stronger than before now.
He turned his head and looked at the tub. The Dragon Jelly Ointment in there had been more or less used up. So he simply emptied it out, pouring it all away, and refilled it with fresh water.
I still can use the Dragon Jelly Ointment two more times; that is two more opportunities. Furthermore, there is still the Blood Refinement Pill and the Yellow Spirit Flower. I should be able to reach thete phase of the sixthyer. After that, I should be able to reach the peak of the sixthyerste phase, Xiao Chen mumbled to himself before entering the tub and cultivating again.
Ten dayster, Xiao Chen had consumed all his Spirit Freezing Pills, the Dragon Jelly Ointment, the Blood Refinement Pill, and the Yellow Spirit Flower.
The results were as Xiao Chen had expected. The Firmament Body Tempering Art reached thete-phase of the sixthyer. His Vital Qi strengthened by one hundred tons of force. Now, without using Quintessence, his Vital Qi was now capable of six hundred and fifty tons of force.
Xiao Chen had not suffered in vain for the past few days. He had also not wasted the Medicinal Pills that had cost him several hundred thousand Superior Grade Spirit Stones. Now, if he fought Situ Gang, he would be able to put up a fight without having to use Quintessence; Situ Gangs vast Quintessence would not force him back likest time.
Aside from the acupoints on his right leg, he also opened two acupoints on his left leg. Each foot had twenty acupoints. In order to maintain bnce, he intended to open the acupoints of both legs concurrently.
This way, he would avoid having a right leg with high explosive power but an ordinary left lega condition that would limit the flexibility of his movement inbat and would be easily noticed by his opponent.
Xiao Chen walked out of the cultivation room and arrived in therge yard. Then, he carefully took out the half drop of Dragon Marrow and the Monarch Blood Grass.
These two items were worth cities. Even now, Xiao Chen still could not believe he had them. Indeed, it would not be too much to call them a spectacr windfall.
However, no matter what, these two items were really sitting in his hands now. They could raise his strength significantly.
As for the other matters, there was no point in thinking about them. So why would Xiao Chen do so?
The Monarch Blood Grass was a golden color with a scarlet line down the middle. The stalk of Spirit Herb looked very ordinary, seeming to belie its fame.
However, Xiao Chens sharp Spiritual Sense could detect the might of an ancient sovereign from the herb. Although the might was now very faint, it was definitely there. The pressure that it gave off was tangible.
Nuan Muyun had found the Monarch Blood Grass under dangerous circumstances, in the Savage Battlefield. Legend had it that in the Ancient Era, there had been an earth-shattering battle where ancient sovereigns fought the other races, like the Fiend Race, the Beast Races, Half-Fiends, Half-Demons, and even the Divine Race, for the sake of humans. All the participants were Emperor-level experts of the various races.
The scale of that battle was epic and mighty; it could not be described with words. In the past, there had been nine suns. After that battle, only one sun remained.
After that battle, the humans gained a piece of resource-richnd, the Tianwu Domain, in the vast Kunlun Realm. They created a border separating them from the other races and ruled their ownnd.
Those cultivators who were called Emperors were the overlords of the world; they possessed great Luck. However, many of them died in that battle.
The Monarch Blood Grass was originally the Golden Blood Grass, amon herb. However, the blood of those ancient Emperors had stained the Golden Blood Grass in the Savage Battlefield.
The Golden Blood Grass that survived these Emperors blood was the Monarch Blood Grass people saw today.
Xiao Chen sat cross-legged and used his purple me to refine the Monarch Blood Grass into a liquid. Then, he swallowed it in one go and quickly circted his Quintessence, increasing the rate of his blood flow.
Chi! Chi!
As the Monarch Blood Grass permeated his body, the impurities in his blood seeped out his pores and turned into azure smoke dissipating wisp by wisp.
At the same time, Xiao Chens aura slowly changed. Strands of tyrannical Qi flowed out, kicking up a strong wind that picked up countless leaves in the yard.
The clouds churned endlessly, and mysterious phenomena appeared in the sky. The movements of the wind and clouds gave the impression a sovereign approached.
After one hour, Xiao Chenpletely absorbed the strand of a sovereigns bloodline in the Monarch Blood Grass. He opened his eyes and revealed a sharp gaze like two incredibly sharp treasured sabers.
A boundless aura poured out, and the trees in the yard shook wildly. The lush green grass bent over, not daring to raise their heads.
Xiao Chen moved slightly and stood up. His aura intensified suddenly, and with cracking sounds, the shaking trees snapped into two under the pressure of this aura.
The countless bent green grass popped out of the ground, then scattered into airborne pieces.
With a thought, Xiao Chen withdrew his aura, and the strong howling wind instantly stopped. The shredded bits of grass fluttered to the ground.
That insufferably arrogant kings aura abruptly calmed down. However, this calm was just a momentary respite. As long as Xiao Chen willed it, it would burst forth once again.
The trace of bloodline from the ancient sovereigns is indeed strong. Now, I will not fear even the aura of a Martial Sage.
Seeing the chaos in the yard, Xiao Chen thought to himself, This is only a thin trace of the bloodline. With this trace amount already having such might, how strong exactly were the ancient sovereigns? Probably even stronger than my wildest imagination.
Collecting his thoughts, Xiao Chen took out the half drop of Dragon Marrow. The value of a true dragons marrow was no lower than that of the Monarch Blood Grass.
In the current epoch, true dragons no longer existed. However, true dragon skeletons from the Immortal Epoch remained in some extremely dangerous Remnants.
Wang Meng, one of the Tianwu Domains seven giants, found this half drop of Dragon Marrow in an underground dragon grave. He obtained it after going through great perils. He had not been able to bring himself to use it all this time. Unexpectedly, it ended up benefiting Xiao Chen.
The Dragon Marrow could prate the hard bones of cultivators, changing the structure of the marrow and reinforcing the strong bones. It was far more effective than regr Spirit Herbs or Medicinal Pills by severalfold.
Xiao Chen took much longer to refine this half drop of Dragon Marrowpared to the Monarch Blood Grass. All in all, he used half a day. When his entire skeletonpletely absorbed the energy in the Dragon Marrow, his bones underwent significant modification.
His physical bodys defense increased by at least twenty percent. Compared to the strengthening of his aura, he preferred this kind of objective change.
When Xiao Chen felt this change, he was somewhat disappointed when it ended. He said, This is too little. There is only half a drop. In the future, after Im stronger, I have to get myself some more Dragon Marrow and Monarch Blood Grass.
The Monarch Blood Grass reinforced his blood vessels, allowing him to not fear the pressure of Martial Sages. The half drop of Dragon Marrow fortified his physical bodys defense. These two items induced a transformation akin to rebirth. The benefits he gained could not be measured in Spirit Stones.
After Xiao Chen used the natural treasures and Medicinal Pills, he cultivated the Firmament Body Tempering Art through the night. Finally, before dawn, he raised the Firmament Body Tempering Art to the peak of the sixthyer. His Vital Qi strengthened by another fifty tons of force, bringing a perfect end to this half month of seclusion.
The morning glow filled the sky as the sun shone brightly, pervading Xiao Chens room. When he looked at the time indicated in the hourss, he realized that it was the start of the month again.
It is time to take a mission. This time, I have to reach the top of the Contribution Ranking, Xiao Chen said softly to himself. His eyes radiated strong self-confidence. Within the inner sect, Xiao Chen did not fear anyone.
The top rank of the Contribution Ranking would obtain five hundred thousand Superior Grade Spirit Stones in the next month. On top of that, there would be a hundred Inferior Grade Spirit Gathering Pearls and ten Medial Grade Spirit Gathering Pearls.
Superior Grade Spirit Stones and Inferior Grade Spirit Gathering Pearls were not a big deal. They were obtainable if one worked hard. However, the ten Medial Grade Spirit Gathering Pearls were important. Even if one had sufficient money, one would not be able to buy them outside. Xiao Chen had to work hard to get them.
He had a feeling that with the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation, Inferior Grade Spirit Gathering Pearls would be useless when he tried to break through to Medial Grade Martial Monarch; he would likely need to use Medial Grade Spirit Gathering Pearls.
Chapter 669 - I’ll Be Snatching Yours
Chapter 669: Ill Be Snatching Yours
Xiao Chen left his courtyard and rushed to the mission hall.
As it was the start of the month, there were very few people there. Due to some unspoken rule, regr inner sect disciples had to wait until after the tenth before they epted missions. They had to let the wealthy disciples and the giants take their pick first.
Xiao Chen had easily defeated Gui Wu and fought with Situ Gang without ending up at a disadvantage. His strength had already been acknowledged. When the inner sect disciples saw him stride in, their expressions merely changed slightly before calming back down.
I am seeking missions for killing loose cultivators and have contribution points of more than two thousand. Xiao Chen directly informed the ck-robed administrator of his requirements.
When the others heard this, their faces filled with astonishment. Missions with over two thousand contribution points were extremely difficult.
But most importantly, the five big faction leaders and Yun Feiyu monopolized them under normal circumstances.
Others could take such missions only if these giants were too busy or did not want them. Otherwise, if these missions were snatched away, the giants would personally seek trouble with the disciples who took the missions.
The ck-robed administrator was aware of this unspoken rule but did not care about it. The operating principle of any sect was survival of the fittest. Whosever fist wasrger had more sway.
Doing his work as required of him, the administrator proffered a stack of mission sheets that met Xiao Chens criteria. He said, You have to be a true inheritor to take missions rewarding three thousand contribution points and above. The remaining are here.
Xiao Chen received the stack and looked through them carefully. After eliminating some extremely time-consuming missions, he chose a total of ten missions and said, I will take these.
Xiao Chen, are you seeking death?! How dare you snatch our missions?!
A ferocious roar came from outside the hall. The origin of the voice was the strongest faction leader, Yu Zhiqiang. When he and the others received word of Xiao Chens actions, they had all hurried to the hall.
Lan Feichen appeared to be the most furious. He immediately rushed over with giant strides and tried to snatch away the mission sheets in Xiao Chens hand, disregarding him entirely.
A murderous intent shed in Xiao Chens eyes. He casually held the mission sheets behind his back with his left hand and circted his Vital Qi to his right before pushing forward.
Bang!
Xiao Chens palmnded on Lan Feichens shoulder. A tremendous force burst forth, sending the off-guard Lan Feichen flying.
As Lan Feichen went flying back, he rammed into various inner sect disciples in the way. The force that knocked him back was outrageously strong.
This sight stunned everyone; it felt like their brains had short-circuited. Unexpectedly, Xiao Chen could knock back Lan Feichen, the leader of one of the five big factions in the inner sect, with a casual push.
The other faction leaders outside the doors were thoroughly astounded as well. Although Lan Feichen had been careless, they had not expected Xiao Chen to oppose him so tantly in front of everyone.
Xiao Chen had casually pushed Lan Feichen and sent him flying. Furthermore, the force behind the push knocked back all the cultivators in Lan Feichens waywhich was rather horrifying.
Bang!
By the time Lan Feichen reacted, he had already flown back a hundred meters. He tried to stop himself, skidding across the ground and giving off chi chi sounds.
This push had not contained any offensive force. All Xiao Chen had done was push, so Lan Feichen did not suffer any harm.
However, this incident made Lan Feichen lookme. Rage built up in his heart. A neer inner sect disciple actually humiliated him despite his status! How could he bear it?
Very good, Xiao Chen. Unexpectedly, you dare to push me. I
Before Lan Feichen finished speaking, he saw a figure sh in front of him. Then, a leg tore through space, heading towards him, and a strong wind blew.
This sight greatly astonished Lan Feichen. He had not expected Xiao Chen to be so bold. First, Xiao Chen had pushed him. Then, before Lan Feichen even finished speaking, Xiao Chen took the initiative to attack.
Good, you are the one who attacked first. Even if I cripple you today, reason is on my side. Lan Feichen steeled himself and circted his Quintessence, preparing to attack.
However, he underestimated Xiao Chens kick. This kick did not receive any support from Quintessence, so Xiao Chen saved on the time needed to circte Quintessence.
By the time Lan Feichen circted his Quintessence in preparation for beating up Xiao Chen, he no longer had any opportunities. If he followed through on his attack, Xiao Chen would end up kicking him first.
Recalling Xiao Chens strong physical body, which allowed him to sh head-on with Situ Gang, Lan Feichen did not dare to be careless. He lowered his leg and shifted the Quintessence to his right hand, thinking of blocking first.
Xiu!
Xiao Chen smiled coldly to himself. Then, he opened an acupoint on his sole. Instantly, strong energy fired out from his foot. He spun around in midair, immediately shifting his position.
There was a loud bang as Xiao Chens foot struck Lan Feichens left shoulder. A considerable force instantly exploded out, catching Lan Feichen off-guard; he had gathered his Quintessence on his right hand, not leaving any defense on his left shoulder.
Pa! Xiao Chen knocked Lan Feichen to the ground. The entire process took only an instant.
All the crowd saw was Xiao Chen sending a kick at Lan Feichen as Lan Feichen was speaking, then Lan Feichen circting Quintessence to the spot that would be hit, preparing to block with his right arm and catch Xiao Chens leg.
However, just when everyone thought that Xiao Chens kick would be blocked, Lan Feichen fell miserably to the ground, his momentum shattering entirely in that instant.
You How dare you kick me?! Today, I will definitely
Lan Feicheny on the ground with blood leaking out of his mouth. He trembled slightly as he pointed at Xiao Chen, ring furiously. Usually, the inner sect disciples were all filled with respect when they saw him. No one was as unruly as Xiao Chen.
However, Xiao Chen again did not wait for him to finish speaking. As Lan Feichen struggled to get up, Xiao Chen spun in the air without touching the ground and kicked him back down.
Chi! Chi!
That was not all. After Xiao Chens kicknded, it not only knocked Lan Feichen back to the ground but also sent him skidding a hundred meters. Lan Feichen crashed into the doorsill and vomited a mouthful of blood.
[Note: Ancient Chinese doors were not flush with the ground. They had arge 15- to 30-centimeter-high doorsill protruding that one had to step over. They believed that this protrusion would keep ghosts and demons out as these cannot bend their knees to step over the doorsill.]
How dare you kick me again?! Ill kill you!
Lan Feichen was now exasperated andpletely lost his temper. Quintessence surged throughout his body as he got up and charged at Xiao Chen.
Yu Zhiqiang and the others outside the door reacted. They all snorted coldly and attacked. Instantly, a strong wind blew in the mission hall.
When the ck-robed administrator saw that things were getting out of hand, he shouted furiously, Stop! This is the mission hall. If you have a personal grudge, go settle it somewhere else!
He sent out a palm strike that felt like a mountain moving in the air. Yu Zhiqiang and the others flying gave off dull thuds as the palm wind knocked them back.
Lan Feichen regted his aura reluctantly and pointed at Xiao Chen. Then, he said in an upset tone to the ck-robed administrator, Lord Administrator, please look carefully. We are not the ones causing trouble. This brat is the one who attacked first.
The ck-robed administrator replied coldly, I saw everything very clearly. You vited the rules first by trying to snatch the mission sheets away from him. Only then did he make a move. Furthermore, he did not use his Quintessence. He only took the initiative to push you back. Nothing more!
Lan Feichen argued, Thats not right. From the start to the end, I truly have not made a move. He did everything.
Howughable! The ck-robed administratorughed coldly, It is not that you did not want to make a move, it is that you did not have an opportunity to make a move. Since you already decided to attack, why bother quibbling? Do you think that a fight between cultivators is like little children ying house?
You were beaten up to the point where you were helpless, throwing your face. Yet, you are still not embarrassed to try and speak reason here? I feel ashamed for you.
The other people in the mission hall felt that the old man was right. This Lan Feichen thought too highly of himself, expecting that the other party should not dare do anything due to his prestige.
Even after being knocked back by Xiao Chen two or three times, Lan Feichen still had the delusion that he could use his prestige to scare Xiao Chen off. If he had used his true strength from the start, he would not have lost face like that.
You really think you are some incredible character, so others must listen to you? If you really think that, then you can first settle this privately outside for snatching away the missions. In here, the mission hall, as long as one is capable, anyone can take the missions.
The ck-robed administrator did not show any mercy and lectured Lan Feichen again.
Lan Feichensplexion alternated between red and green. He was so ashamed after the scolding that he did not want to face people. No longer able to suppress his internal injuries, he vomited another mouthful of blood.
Lan Feichen looked at Xiao Chen. He hated that he could not leap over and kill him right at this moment. This time, he had utterly embarrassed himself due to Xiao Chen.
Yu Zhiqiang snorted and gave Xiao Chen an unfathomable look. Then he said, Come, lets go first.
With the ck-robed administrator here, Lan Feichen knew that he could not do anything about Xiao Chen today. Filled with anger, he stomped out of the mission hall.
As Xiao Chen watched these people leave, he did not give this much thought. If he wanted to get the top rank, he would end up offending these people anyway.
If the other party did not want to give way, all the more Xiao Chen would not give way. Avoiding conflict would be hard. Since he could not avoid it, he would not bother speaking so much nonsense with these people. He would simply sh head-on.
After putting away the mission sheets, Xiao Chen said to the ck-robed administrator, Many thanks to Senior for helping.
The ck-robed administrator expressionlessly and calmly said, Even if I did not make a move, you have your means of dealing with the situation as well. So there is no need to thank me. Furthermore, the inner sect has stagnated for many years already. I really hope there will be more people like you; the more, the better.
Xiao Chen did not find it strange that the ck-robed administrator could roughly figure out his bottom line. As for the administratorsst sentence, he did not really care about it. He casually said goodbye and prepared to leave.
Wait a moment. It would be very difficult for you to surpass Yun Feiyu by relying on the missions you have taken. I will give you a mission worth three thousand contribution points. Do you dare to ept it?
This stunned Xiao Chen for a moment. Then, he asked, Didnt you say that missions worth three thousand points and above are reserved for true inheritors?
The ck-robed administrator said indifferently, There are always exceptions to things. In the past, Yun Feiyu was an exception. Today, you are another. Look at the mission details yourself. Whether you take it or not is your decision. I will not interfere.
Xiao Chen took the mission sheet and could not help but frown after reviewing it. The difficulty and risk were rather high. However, the rewards and contribution points were astonishing as well.
Good! I will ept this mission too! Xiao Chen had always been decisive. He was quite resolute in his goals, and he quickly made a decision.
A light shed in the ck-robed administrators eyes. He smiled faintly as if he had long expected this oue.
When Xiao Chen turned around and walked out, the other inner sect disciples looking at him in the mission hall hurried to make way and open up a path for him.
From the start to the end, Xiao Chen never said anything. He only used his actions to prove himself silently, beating up Lan Feichen into a sorry state.
Although Lan Feichen had been careless, regardless, just Xiao Chens courage had impressed them. Normally, all these five faction leaders had to do was gaze at them and they would be frightened to death, obediently handing over their Spirit Gathering Pearls.
Chapter 670 - Underestimated?
Chapter 670: Underestimated?
Although Xiao Chen is really impressive now, he has offended the five big factions. He probably will have few peaceful days in the future.
Before this, he had offended Situ Gang and Gui Wu. Now, he offended these five people. This Xiao Chen is really not afraid of anything.
Once Xiao Chen was far away, the people in the mission hall started to discuss in low voices.
After Xiao Chen left the mission hall, he noticed Yu Zhiqiang and the other faction leaders standing outside. He paused for a moment before turning away and leaving.
As Lan Feichen watched Xiao Chen leave, his eyes seemed like they would spew with rage.
Senior Brother Yu, are we just going to let him walk away like this? You can clearly see his ambition. He wants to take the top rank of the Contribution Ranking and push us down, Lan Feichen said hatefully.
The other three faction leaders nodded as well, agreeing with Lan Feichens opinion. Then, they all looked at Yu Zhiqiang.
Yu Zhiqiang replied indifferently, What can we do even if we dont let him leave? After all, this is still the inner sect; we cannot strike too heavily. We can only cause nuisances at best; there is no point to that.
Then what should we do? We cant sit idly as we watch him rise up step by step, Lan Feichen said anxiously.
A cold gleam shed in Yu Zhiqiangs eyes as he smiled sinisterly. Naturally, we cant. In the next month, all of us should stop epting missions. Pass me all the Inferior Grade Spirit Gathering Pearls you got. I will help you exchange them for Medial Grade Spirit Gathering Pearls.
We will all undergo closed-door cultivation for a month to push ourselves to peak Medial Grade Martial Monarch. When hees back, we will deal him a massive blow, snatching away all the proof of hispleting the missions.
After saying this, Yu Zhiquang revealed a vicious expression andughed, Ha ha! I really want to see the expression he makes when he receives the punishment for failing all the two-thousand-contribution-point missions.
The eyes of the other four lit up. They all felt that this n was very impressive.
These faction leaders would not need to kill Xiao Chen and carry the name of traitor for plotting to kill their own sect mate. However, they would be able to deal him a fatal blow. In the sect, the punishment meted out for a mission failure was quite severe.
The higher the reward, the severer the punishment. The missions that Xiao Chen took were all for two thousand contribution points and above.
If Xiao Chen failed the whole lot, the sum total of the punishments might be enough for the Supreme Sky Sect to cripple him and chase him out of the sect.
Feng Wuheng suddenly thought of another problem. He had a suspicious expression as he asked, Senior Brother Yu, how are you going to exchange our Inferior Grade Spirit Gathering Pearls into Medial Grade Spirit Gathering Pearls? We wont end up suffering a great loss, right?
At the faction leaders cultivation realm, they could no longer use Inferior Grade Spirit Gathering Pearls for breakthroughs of small bottlenecks; they could only rely on Medial Grade Spirit Gathering Pearls.
As these people had frequently snatched the resources of their fellow sect mates, they had umted a lot of Inferior Grade Spirit Gathering Pearls. However, they did not have any means to exchange them for Medial Grade Spirit Gathering Pearls.
Thus, these people felt that it was strange for Yu Zhiqiang to suggest using their Inferior Grade Spirit Gathering Pearls to exchange for Medial Grade Spirit Gathering Pearls. Furthermore, they worried that the exchange rate would be unfavorablethat would be too much of a great loss.
Yu Zhiqiang smiled and replied, There is no need to worry. The rates are definitely fine. I have established a friendship with one of the true inheritors, Senior Brother Hua. We can obtain the Medial Grade Spirit Gathering Pearls from him.
The true inheritors were split into two factions. Senior Brother Huas faction happens to be at loggerheads with Senior Brother Chen Xiaos. With Senior Brother Hua as our backer, we do not have to fear offending Senior Brother Chen Xiao in connection with Xiao Chen.
The few of them no longer felt any doubts. They all thought that the n was feasible. After breaking through their bottlenecks, they would wait for Xiao Chen to return and deal him a heavy blow, snatching away his missionpletion proofs. The n was perfect without any gaps.
Yu Zhiqiang continued, Even if Xiao Chen miraculously escapes from our hands and obtains the top rank, Yun Feiyu will not let him off, either. That fellow is even more ruthless than us. How can he let a neer rise above him?
No matter how the situation pans out, this Xiao Chen is destined never to rise up, forever to be suppressed under us.
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Xiao Chen was able to guess the ns of these people, but he did not give them too much thought. Aside from the mysterious Yun Feiyu, he was not anxious about anyone at all.
Before absolute strength, all ns were useless. All Xiao Chen had to do was continuously strengthen himself, achieving the goal in his heart.
This journey would take very long, and Xiao Chen could run into many unexpected dangers. With these considerations, he exchanged the Quintessence Gathering Pills and other Rank 8 Medicinal Pills he did not need for Superior Grade Spirit Stones.
Then, Xiao Chen went to the inner city and purchased some Rank 8 Medicinal Pills that he could use in battle. He bought three pills for quickly replenishing Quintessence, three pills for treating injuries, and three pills for dealing with poison.
After everything was ready, Xiao Chen had more or less used up all his Superior Grade Spirit Stones.
Holding the three-thousand-contribution-point mission sheet, he encouraged himself before starting his journey.
All the loose cultivators Xiao Chen had to kill for the two-thousand-contribution-point missions were slightly stronger than the Seven ck Wind Killers. Nevertheless, they were roughly around the same level and would not surpass them by much.
However, the loose cultivator Xiao Chen needed to kill for the three-thousand-contribution-point mission was not a small-time local robber. Instead, he was a notorious bandit.
Such notorious bandits could be found everywhere in the hundred and eight provinces of the Tianwu Domain. They ranged far and wide and were hard to track down.
Normally, these loose cultivators would not bother with minor depredations like robbing a small n of a small city. Such work did not suit their status or the way they did things.
They usually did note out much, but when they did, they would make a big show of it and then disappear without a trace. They would go into seclusion for one or two years beforeing out again, so they were much more problematic than the Seven ck Wind Killers.
Loose cultivators were also known as evil cultivators. In the entire Tianwu Domain, the number of loose cultivators who could be termed a notorious bandit was just a hundred. The mysterious information brokers had organized an Evil Cultivator Ranking, which ranked all the infamous notorious bandits.
This time, the three-thousand-contribution-point mission Xiao Chen had epted was to kill one of these notorious banditsthe ny-sixth-ranked loose cultivator, Lone Wolf.
ording to the information in the mission sheet, Lone Wolf had advanced to peak Medial Grade Martial Monarch. He was a Half-Fiend with the bloodline of the White Wolf Race. His physical body was strong, and he could transform into a full Fiend at any time.
By relying on his Half-Fiend body, Lone Wolf could take down ordinaryte-stage Medial Grade Martial Monarchs within a hundred moves.
Furthermore, he had umted a far more baleful aura than the Seven ck Wind Killers hadit was practically solid. Just one look would cause people to tremble and shake in fear. The negative emotions from the baleful aura would seep into the cultivators sea of consciousness, forming all sorts of illusions that were hard to deal with.
The other sects have probably received news of Lone Wolfing out from closed-door cultivation as well. In this mission, aside from Lone Wolf, the disciples of the other sects are my biggest enemy, Xiao Chen mumbled to himself.
At times, the disciples of these famous and righteous sects were scarier than the loose cultivators.
Five dayster, Xiao Chen had transited a few transportation formations and provinces. He arrived at the smallest of the eighteen southern provincesQiushui Province.
Although known as the smallest province, Qiushui Province was still half the size of the Sky Dome Realms Great Qin Nation. A Rank 7 sect governed the province; its sect leader was merely a half-Sage.
It was easy to imagine how little control such a sect had over the province. Thus, notorious bandits like Lone Wolf had great opportunities.
When the news of Lone Wolfs emergence this time reached the secondrgest CityHeavenly Water Citythe City Lord immediately took action.
Heavenly Water City had a few rare mines in its vicinity and controlled a merchant river as well as a few Rank 2 Spirit Veins.
Although Heavenly Water City did not have any rare or precious treasures, when all these things were added up, they would be worth a lot. If they were all stolen, the profits would be significant.
For example, while a million Medial Grade Spirit Stones would not be worth much, ten million or a hundred million would be enough to interest several sect disciples.
Xiao Chen withdrew his aura and arrived at the nearest inn to the City Lords Residence in Heavenly Water City. He was not in a rush to find a ce to stay; he merely wanted to reward himself with some food and wine.
The inn had four floors and arge atrium that allowed a view all the way to the top. When Xiao Chen sat on the third floor, he could see the people on the floors above and below.
As he ate, he felt the auras of several people scanning him, checking him out.
These people measuring up Xiao Chen were rather impressive. The weakest of them werete-stage Medial Grade Martial Monarchs. Some of them were already at the peak of thete stage.
While ate-stage Medial Grade Martial Monarch and the peak of thete stage only differed by a bit, the difference in strength was immense. Xiao Chen believed he had a seventy percent chance of defeating ate-stage Medial Grade Martial Monarch. However, he felt his odds of defeating a peakte-stage Medial Grade Martial Monarch were only fifty-fifty. Furthermore, he would have to take extra care.
Naturally, it would be impossible for the tiny Heavenly Water City to attract so many experts for no reason at all. There was only one possibilitythey were here for the same reason as Xiao Chen.
While Xiao Chen appeared to be eating and drinking carefreely, he was using his Spiritual Sense to inspect the peakte-stage Medial Grade Martial Monarchs, scanning them several times and not missing out on any detail.
Although he had withdrawn his aura, he had not learned any Martial Techniques for hiding his strength. Being of the same or higher cultivation, these people easily discovered Xiao Chens cultivation when checking with their Mental Energy.
He is just a middle-stage Inferior Grade Martial Monarch, not worth mentioning at all!
The people who had probed him withdrew their attention. Then, they revealed gazes of disdain, ignoring Xiao Chen after that.
Even early-stage Medial Grade Martial Monarchs would not be sufficient to kill Lone Wolf. One had to be a peakte-stage Medial Grade Martial Monarch leading a team. If a middle-stage Medial Grade Martial Monarch went alone, he would just be seeking death.
Xiao Chen noticed the expressions of all these people and smiled indifferently. He ignored them and continued to assess the peakte-stage Medial Grade Martial Monarchs.
A man in elegant, ck, embroidered clothes sat at a table near a window. He looked handsome and outstanding. His cultivation was peakte-stage Medial Grade Martial Monarch.
Two people sat beside this person, bothte-stage Medial Grade Martial Monarchs. The entire team looked formidable.
A simr team sat at a table on the fourth floor. The leader was a girl dressed in yellow. She looked very pretty with apparently stunning manners. Likewise, she was also a peakte-stage Medial Grade Martial Monarch.
In the eighteen southern provinces, there were two other Rank 9 sects aside from the Supreme Sky Sectthe Full Moon Pavilion and the Thousand Mystery Sect.
If Xiao Chen did not guess wrong, the man in ck should be from the Full Moon Pavilion while the girl in yellow should be from the Thousand Mystery Sect, and they were likely to be peak inner sect disciples.
Chapter 671 - Treacherous Lone Wolf
Chapter 671: Treacherous Lone Wolf
Aside from these two teams, which seemed to be the strongest, there were three other weaker teams made up of severalte-stage Medial Grade Martial Monarchs.
These people should be from Rank 8 sects, like the Rising Sky Pavilion, in the eighteen southern provinces. In those sects, one only had to advance to peakte-stage Medial Grade Martial Monarch to be true inheritors.
True inheritors did notck resources. They would not risk their lives to kill these notorious bandits for the sake of Medial Grade Spirit Gathering Pearls.
However, of these strong cultivators, the one that attracted Xiao Chens attention was a lone white-haired cultivator.
This white-haired cultivator had a faint scar on his face. He was dressed in white clothes and appeared very clean, simple, and peaceful.
However, Xiao Chen detected a deeply buried viciousness in the depths of that persons eyes,pletely belying his outward appearance.
If Xiao Chens Mental Energy had not been much stronger than that of regr cultivators, he would not have noticed this peculiarity.
This person was also a peakte-stage Medial Grade Martial Monarch. Furthermore, based on his aura, he was no weaker than the man in ck and the girl in yellow.
Without saying anything, Xiao Chen paid the bill and asked for a good room. After he took a bath, he immediately started using Spirit Gathering Pearls to cultivate.
The night arrived quickly, and a bright moon hung in the sky, giving off a gentle glow. The world seemed quiet and peaceful.
Dong! Dong! Dong!
Knocking came from the door. Xiao Chen opened his eyes and stopped cultivating to answer it.
A member of the yellow-d girls team stood outside the door. Like that yellow-d girl, this person was also a pretty girl, one dressed in green.
This girl smiled gracefully and said, You must be the elite disciple of the Supreme Sky Sect, right?
Under the moonlight, this girl looked very beautiful when sheughed. She exuded a certain charm that tugged at Xiao Chens heartstrings.
This girl probably cultivated some sort of Charm Technique. She executed this technique as she spoke. However, it was useless against Xiao Chen. This girls Charm Technique was far weaker than Leng Yues.
Using a Charm Technique on Xiao Chen for no reason was already tantamount to attacking him. He focused his gaze and immediately used his Spiritual Sense to break this girls Charm Technique.
He said bluntly, Dont bother trying such tricks on me. If you have something to say, just say it. If there is nothing, dont disturb my cultivation.
The girl in green took a step back. As her Charm Technique had been broken, herplexion appeared somewhat unsightly, and she felt unhappy with Xiao Chen. This fellow is clearly only an Inferior Grade Martial Monarch, yet he speaks so rudely.
However, this girl did not change her expression as she said, Since I came in the middle of the night, naturally there is something important. If I am not wrong, you must be here for Lone Wolf as well.
Xiao Chen did not deny it. He gently nodded his head, wanting to hear what the other party had to say.
In that case, this makes things simpler. Lone Wolf is not easy to deal with. The Full Moon Pavilions Young Master Qiu Yi and my Senior Sister, the Thousand Mystery Sects Zhuo Ping, wish to gather everyone to deal with him together.
As for Lone Wolfs head, we will fight over thister by relying on our own abilities. This will save us unnecessary trouble before we deal with Lone Wolf.
As the green-d girl exined leisurely, she extended an invitation to Xiao Chen.
Of the teams that were here, the two led by this pair were the strongest. When they worked together to extend an invitation, it was actually more of a threat.
If you did not agree, they might decide to deal with you in advance to forestall problems.
If you agreed, after the battle was over, these two people were the most likely to be able to obtain the proof ofpletion. Under such circumstances, this essentially blocked the other teams from trying to take advantage of the situation for their personal gain.
Xiao Chen smiled bitterly in his heart. This was an open conspiracy.
Even if he recognized the plot, he had no choice but to agree. Otherwise, he would not even get the chance topete.
Following the green-d girl, Xiao Chen arrived at a sky deck at the top of the inn. The five teams and other individuals that Xiao Chen had seen during the day were all gathered here.
The white-haired cultivator that Xiao Chen had paid particr attention to stood in the corner, appearing tranquil.
When the ck-d man saw Xiao Chen arrive, he immediately walked over and smiled warmheartedly. This brother, I am Full Moon Pavilions Qiu Yi. Wee to the team.
At the same time, Qiu Yi introduced the other people on the team to Xiao Chen. When it was the white-haired mans turn, he said, This is Brother Zhong Li from the north. Like you, he is a desman, and he is pretty good.
After Xiao Chen introduced himself, he went to a corner alone and looked at the City Lords Residence below.
The City Lords Residences defenses did not seem to have been strengthened, as if they had not received any news. It appeared very peaceful under the moonlight.
I dont know if Lone Wolf wille tonight or not.
Lone Wolf has struck several nights consecutively. We had to put in everything we had, and we only managed to push him into retreat. We cannot let him escape now.
Two of the people on the team chatted with each other. When Xiao Chen heard them, he was surprised. He had not expected Lone Wolf to have appeared already.
The leader, Qiu Yi, said, Everyone, do be careful tonight. Lone Wolf has the bloodline of the White Wolf Race. During the full moon, his strength increases severalfold. Tonight is not a good night to deal with him.
Boom!
Right after Qiu Yi spoke, a ck figure came from below the golden full moon in the distance, quickly flying over.
A baleful aura covered him, a horrifying aura that seemed to undte like waves. Even from a distance, it gave everyone goosebumps.
He ising! Everyones expressions changed, and they all perked up.
Xiu! Xiu!
Qiu Yis and Zhuo Pings eyes lit up. They leaped off the sky deck together with theirpanions, quickly heading for Lone Wolf.
The others took in deep breaths and revealed excited expressions as they leaped off.
The white-haired cultivator, Zhong Li, nced at Xiao Chen and said, Brother Xiao, both you and I are alone. How about we work together?
Xiao Chen smiled gently and replied, I had the same thought too.
Ten-odd figures shed in the quiet night. A strong killing Qi spread out, filling the bright moonlight with a cold, stern atmosphere.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
At the very front, Qiu Yi and Zhuo Ping had already intercepted Lone Wolf. They exchanged forceful moves in the air.
Horrifying energy burst out in the night sky, giving off lights of different colors. Heavy explosions rang out continuously.
Before Xiao Chen and Zhong Li arrived, they saw some weaker cultivators trying to help but getting knocked back.
When the two got nearer, Xiao Chen discovered that Lone Wolf, who was wearing ck leather armor, also wore a mask concealing his countenance.
Even though Lone Wolf fought one against two, facing Qiu Yis and Zhuo Pings sharp attacks, he did not reveal any gaps in his defense. He could even take time to block attacks from other people.
As Lone Wolf moved around, he asionally found openings in the defenses of some unfortunate cultivators. He would attack with his baleful aura and instantly injure them severely.
Everyone had unsightly expressions. Like Qiu Yi had said, Lone Wolf was significantly stronger than the previous night. Xiao Chen looked to the side and saw Zhong Li staring at the battle in front, appearing to be very focused.
While Zhong Lis demeanor seemed normal, Xiao Chens sharp senses noticed that Zhong Li was not focused on Lone Wolf.
Instead, Zhong Li watched Qiu Yi and Zhuo Ping very closely, like he was analyzing their styles and Martial Techniques.
Brother Xiao, it is time we made a move.
Seeing Xiao Chen paying attention to him, Zhong Li withdrew his gaze and smiled faintly. Then, a thick saber appeared in his hand as he rushed at Lone Wolf.
Zhong Liunched a white, cold saber Qi from his saber. When he infused his saber intent into the state of ice, none of it leaked out.
In the night, the dense white saber Qi looked like a line falling from the sky between Qiu Yi and Zhuo Ping.
The saber Qi struck Lone Wolf urately, and frost spread out. In an instant, Lone Wolf was covered entirely in ice.
When Xiao Chen saw this attack, a strange light shed in his eyes. He eximed with some shock, A perfect fifty-percentprehended saber intent!
Qiu Yi was even more shocked. He had not expected this Zhong Li to be hiding his strength. However, this moment was critical; it was not the time to think about this.
The sword in Qiu Yis hand trembled, and a me spread out. A Quintessence bird glowing with health and vigor flew out from the sword with a loud cry.
The giant bird gave off a bright golden glow. Even the birds feathers burned with intense mes. Its huge wings gave off heat waves, which surged through the air, eliminating the cold of the night.
As the bird pped its wings, rings of mes spread out in ripples.
The energy in these ripples was very terrifying. As they moved, space fluctuated along with them.
Everyones expressions changed. They immediately understood what Qiu Yi intended. He wanted to take advantage of the moment Lone Wolf was sealed in ice to push back everyone else.
Then, Qiu Yi would finish off Lone Wolf on his own, obtaining the proof ofpletion.
While this was easy to deduce, not many people dared to sh head-on with the me ripples. So they could only move back helplessly.
The pretty Zhuo Ping snorted coldly and thrust her slender sword forward. The tip of her sword gave off a dazzling light.
The ripples that surged towards her immediately split apart. The spot where her sword came in contact with the ripple gave off countless resplendent sparks.
Under the bright moonlight, the sparks looked as beautiful as stars.
Although Zhuo Ping had blocked the me ripples, it had taken some time. So she could only watch as Qiu Yi rushed at Lone Wolf with the golden me bird.
Ka ca!
Just at this moment, the smooth ice sculpture shattered into a multitude of shards as Lone Wolf regained his freedom.
Watching the golden bird fly over, Lone Wolf roared ferociously, and his right arm swelled up. His sleeve tore instantly, revealing the arm of a wolfman.
Lone Wolf gathered the Quintessence of Fiends in his transformed hand and punched.
Bang! Bang!
Two earth-shaking sounds rang out in the quiet night. The me bird suddenly shattered, turning into a golden fireball, which then burst into myriad sparks that scattered everywhere.
After Qiu Yis move was forcefully broken, hisplexion turned unsightly. He vomited a mouthful of blood and flew back by several hundred meters.
However, Lone Wolf was in an even sorrier state than Qiu Yi. The energy of the explosion from the me sted his transformed hand. His arm got torn up; even his bones could be seen. For now, his arm was crippled.
However, Lone Wolf took advantage of this opportunity to fly back a kilometer, quickly heading out of the city.
Chase him! We cant let him escape again, Zhuo Ping shouted as she led the Thousand Mystery Sect in pursuit.
Chapter 672 - Comparing Saber Techniques
Chapter 672: Comparing Saber Techniques
Xiu! Xiu!
However, two white figures moved even faster than the team from the Thousand Mystery Sect. In the instant the intense explosion happened, both Xiao Chen and Zhong Li had somersaulted and executed exquisite Movement Techniques. They avoided the assault of the shock waves andnded in front.
Then, their bodies shot forward like arrows into the sky, chasing closely after the fleeing Lone Wolf.
When they were about to reach the city gates, Lone Wolf, who was in front, stopped unexpectedly. He turned around, and his left hand suddenly turned into wolf ws shing at Zhong Li.
Zhong Li, who was hard on Lone Wolfs heels, had not expected him to be so crafty. Despite fleeing in a flurry, Lone Wolf still dared to stop and attack.
Zhong Li quickly raised his saber and formed a screen of sabers made from ice. However, the power behind Lone Wolfs transformed arm clearly surpassed that of a peakte-stage Medial Grade Martial Monarch.
The sharp ws tore through the screen of sabers. Then, it continued to shred Zhong Lis protective Quintessence shield, leaving five terrifying w marks on his chest and knocking him back.
Such horrifying strength was astonishing. Lone Wolf had not lost all hisbat prowess; he just had not wanted to take risks after his arm got injured.
Lone Wolf only revealed a pair of scarlet eyes through the mask. After he repulsed Zhong Li, he turned around, and the baleful aura in his eyes solidified and headed for Xiao Chens sea of consciousness.
After that, Lone Wolfughed sinisterly and fired a pitch-ck Quintessence palm at Xiao Chen. He felt confident that given Xiao Chens cultivation, Xiao Chen would definitely die after consecutive attacks from him.
Having done all this, Lone Wolf resumed his escape, not bothering to look back anymore as he fled the city.
The Mental Energy in Xiao Chens sea of consciousness surged and roared, shattering all the illusions his opponents baleful aura created into nothing.
The fearsome baleful aura that instilled so much terror in sect disciples was nothing before Xiao Chen.
A resplendent saber light lit up the night as Xiao Chen held his Lunar Shadow Saber and sent out a dense lightning-attributed saber Qi. The saber Qi immediately flew out and shattered the Quintessence palm.
When Zhong Li, who was falling to the ground in a miserable state with his chest injured, saw this scene, he frowned slightly. An imperceptible cold light shed in his eyes as he gazed at Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen had been paying attention to Zhong Li with his Spiritual Sense. When he saw this reaction, he seemed to have understood something. He sheathed his saber and gave up the chase even though Lone Wolf did not look too hard to chase down.
Damn it, we let him escape again!
When the rest of the group caught up, only a small ck dot was visible in the distance. So everyone started cursing.
The somewhat pale Qiu Yi revealed a thoughtful gaze before he said, Lets return to the inn first and attend to our wounds.
The initial group of people gathered together above the sky deck and discovered that several members suffered from severe injuries and needed to spend a long time to recuperate.
These people would not be able to fight for the next few days. The strength of the team had weakened significantly.
This Lone Wolf is really crafty. If hees again like this daily, our teams strength will decline again the next day.
He is a Half-Fiend. He recovers much faster than us. If this keeps up, we wont be able to endure for long.
Everyone pitched in the analysis of the earlier battle. They seemed somewhat dispirited. It looked like Lone Wolf had severely damaged their mentality with these past few days of harassment.
Zhuo Ping said, I feel that this Lone Wolf is getting more and more familiar with Qiu Yis moves and mine. It feels like he is able to observe how we attack from every angle.
He seems to be having an increasingly easier time dealing with our attacks. At the start, he did not spend any extra effort to attack the others.
Qiu Yi nodded and said, Thats how it feels to me as well. Perhaps he has outstandingprehension ability. However, this is not the moment to think about this. We do not have many more opportunities.
Lone Wolf is very cautious. He will only appear for five days. Tomorrow will be thest day he appears. If we fail to take him down tomorrow, he will vanish once again.
After Qiu Yi finished speaking, he looked up at the silent Xiao Chen. He said, Brother Xiao, I saw that you managed to break Lone Wolfs baleful aura easily. Do you have any insights?
Following Qiu Yis reminder, everyone remembered that Lone Wolfs baleful aura apparently had not had much of an effect on Xiao Chen. This person was definitely not as simple as he looked.
Xiao Chen smiled gently and waved it off. I was just lucky. I do not have any great insights. You should ask Brother Zhong Li. He managed to seal Lone Wolf in ice with one attack.
Zhong Li smiled bitterly and said, That is all due to Young Master Qiu and Miss Zhuo hindering Lone Wolf. That gave me the chance to seal Lone Wolf. Just take a look at the wound on my chest when I fought him alone, and you can see how strong I actually am.
Seeing that the two were not willing to say more, Qiu Yi did not continue questioning them. He turned the discussion to the next nights deployment before getting everyone to go back and rest.
After the everyone else returned, Qiu Yi said to Zhuo Ping, Those two fellows are not simple at all.
Although Qiu Yi did not mention any names, Zhuo Ping knew whom he was talking about. She smiled and said, Whether are they simple or not, I do not know. I only know that you are not simple yourself. Even before killing Lone Wolf, youve already thought of destroying the bridge after crossing over.
[Note: Destroying the bridge after crossing over means to abandon ones benefactor upon achieving ones goal.]
Qiu Yi smiled without any concern. He said, Tomorrow is ourst chance. You and I can no longer hold back. We cannot give the two of them any opening.
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The moon hung high in the sky like a silver te. After the great battle, the night sky of Heavenly Water City turned quiet once again.
Perhaps the cultivators in the city felt the horrifying energy fluctuations from earlier. However, to this small city, cultivators of Xiao Chen and the others level were already far from their reach.
Even if these cultivators knew about the battle, they did not dare have any thoughts about it. If they were not careful, they might end up losing their lives.
As for the ordinary citizens, they had already fallen fast asleep long ago. To them, this was a distant world, something that barely had anything to do with their lives.
Within a room in the inn, anterns me flickered. Xiao Chen did not cultivate on this night nor was he in a mood to sleep.
He thought carefully about what he had seen and came to a nebulous conclusion in his mind.
Xiao Chen spent a lot of time looking around the Universe Ring. Finally, he found what he was looking for. With the flip of his hand, half a piece of Spiritual Wood appeared in his palm.
This Spiritual Wood was a branch of an ancient Wutong Tree. He had vaguely remembered that he still had some Spiritual Wood and indeed managed to find it.
With a faint smile, Xiao Chen took out his carving knife. Then, he started to carefully carve this piece of Spiritual Wood that was only half a palm long.
The flickeringntern me lit his delicate fair face in shes, highlighting his focused expression.
As Xiao Chen carved, the shavings of the Spiritual Wood slowly fell.
However, these wood shavings did not behave like before when they turned to dust or dirt. Instead, they became spots of crystalline light floating in the room.
The enchanting light was gorgeous, making the simple room look surreal.
Xiao Chen had totally focused himself, not paying attention to the things around him. To him, there was only the wooden sculpture in his palm and nothing else.
When hepleted the piece, he heaved a sigh of relief. He felt a huge headache, so he checked the Mental Energy in his sea of consciousness.
Just by carving, Xiao Chen had actually used arge part of his Mental Energy. No wonder he felt that it was even more tiring than a fight.
This wooden sculpture was one of Xiao Chen himself. It had a saber at its waist and was dressed in white as well. Its gaze appeared clear and intelligent. It looked like a miniature version of Xiao Chen, no different from the real deal.
Charm, temperamentthey are all there. However, it stillcks a little life.
Xiao Chen thought for a while, then pricked his finger. A drop of blood emerged and permeated the wooden sculpture. Light promptly shed in the eyes of that wooden sculpture, and red lines flowed within its body.
It seemed like real blood flowing through the arteries in the body. This carving was no longer an inanimate object.
At this point, Xiao Chen revealed a satisfied smile. He looked around and discovered the illusory spots of lights filling the room. He smiled and said softly, Unexpectedly, after not practicing for a long time, my sculpting skills can still improve. It looks like sculpting is also a test of the state of mind.
For the sake of this small wooden sculpture, Xiao Chen had expended a lot of his Mental Energy. Without wasting any time, he circted the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation to recover.
Only by night the next day did Xiao Chen fully replenish his Mental Energy. After making his preparations, he pushed open the door to meet up with Qiu Yi and the others.
Hey, Brother Xiao?
Right after Xiao Chen left the room, he ran into Zhong Li, who was going to the sky deck as well. The white-haired and white-dressed Zhong Li hadpletely recovered from his injuries, radiating health and vigor.
Xiao Chen turned and smiled. Brother Zhong Li, whats up?
Zhong Li eyed Xiao Chen carefully. He felt that Xiao Chen was somehow different from yesterday. However, he could not pinpoint exactly what.
Collecting his thoughts, Zhong Li smiled faintly and replied, Nothing much. Brother Xiao, if I did not see wrongly, that saber attack you sent out contained a perfect forty-percentprehension saber intent. It is really admirable that you managed to gain suchprehension at such a young age.
These words were not just praise. Xiao Chen looked to be about twenty-one years old. In this Kunlun Realm, those who were thirty-odd were still considered youths. So twenty-one years old was a rather young age.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly and said, It is just a forty-percentprehended saber intent. How can itpare to Brother Zhong Lis perfect fifty-perfectprehended saber intent? Not to mention the state of ice that surpassed the peak.
After a state reached the peak, it was quite challenging to advance it into a will. In order to raise the might of the state, one had to think of other methods.
The Extreme Yin Sects Wan Fengs secret technique and Xiao Chens immortal state of thunder were such methods. Clearly, this Zhong Li also grasped a secret technique of this sort.
A proud look shed in Zhong Lis eyes. He said, I am just older than you by a few years. We are both desmen. If there is a chance, we shouldpare our Saber Techniques.
I would be delighted to. I have long wished to have an exchange with another desman of the same generation, Xiao Chen replied calmly.
As Zhong Li looked at Xiao Chen, he appeared very prim and proper. However, he felt some disdain in his heart.
A perfect fifty-percentprehended saber intent is much stronger than a forty-percentprehended saber intent. My state and cultivation are much stronger than his. To think he really believes he canpare notes with me!
As the two spoke, they quickly arrived at the sky deck on the rooftop. The top inner sect disciple of the Full Moon Pavilion, Qiu Yi, and the top inner sect disciple of the Thousand Mystery Sect, Zhuo Ping, were already there.
The moon on the fifteenth was bright, but the moon on the sixteenth was rounder. Tonights moon was indeed rounder than the night before. A radiant glow came from the sky, making Heavenly Water City look gentle and quiet.
[Note: The ancient Chinese used the lunar calendar where every month has only twenty-eight days. The full moon always urs on the fifteenth and sixteenth.]
Even though the moon looked very beautiful, the people present were not in a mood to appreciate it. Everyone stood to the side, preparing for the final battle.
Chapter 673 - Horror; Recklessness
Chapter 673: Horror; Recklessness
Seeing that everyone had gathered, Qiu Yi said, Tonight is ourst chance. It is also Lone Wolfsst chance. I hope everyone will go all out. Otherwise, we might end up losing our lives.
I have spoken with Zhuo Ping. No matter who gains the proof ofpletion, they will not take any of Lone Wolfs treasures. The treasures will be distributed to everyone else.
Right after Qiu Yi spoke, the others eyes lit up. Someone immediately smiled. This is good. Even though we will not get contribution points, the treasures on Lone Wolf would be sufficient to make up for our losses.
This is a pretty good suggestion. We agree.
The others agreed. They knew that with Zhuo Ping and Qiu Yi working together, they would no longer have any opportunities to take advantage of the situation. If they got the treasures on Lone Wolf, they would have profited in this endeavor.
Qiu Yi shifted his gaze to the silent Zhong Li and asked, Brother Zhong Li, what do you think?
Zhong Li smiled and replied, I will just do whatever Young Master Qiu says.
As for Xiao Chen, who had not spoken yet, everyone ignored him. They thought that as an Inferior Grade Martial Monarch, he would not reject this idea.
Good. In that case, let us make an agreement first. When Lone Wolf appears, all of us will use our best moves immediately without saying anything.
In high spirits, Qiu Yi continued in a magnificent tone, Immediately kill Lone Wolf without giving him any chance to catch a breath.
Kill Lone Wolf and distribute his treasures!
The morale of the crowd zed high after Qiu Yis speech. They hated that Lone Wolf did not appear immediately so they could send their attacks at him and kill him.
Bang! Bang!
Just when the crowd became very excited, loud sounds came from above as a hole opened in the eaves overhead, and a giant hand descended with lightning speed.
This giant hand immediately grabbed the head of the person who just spoke. Then, this arm quickly swelled up before everyones eyes, transforming into a thick beasts arm.
With a pa sound, the beast w pulled up, bringing that cultivator along and tearing up the roof as it did so.
Everyone saw a masked, ck-d Lone Wolf giving off an overwhelming baleful aura. He had appeared on the roof at some point. His injured arm from yesterday had already recovered back to normal.
Did you say you want to kill me?
Lone Wolfughed loudly and pulled his hands apart. That cultivator screamed in terror before he was torn into two. His internal organs and blood spilled out.
The sudden situation startled them all. They originally thought that Lone Wolf would arrive the same way as in the previous nights, flying over directly from the city gates.
No one had expected Long Wolf to be so daring today, lying in ambush nearby.
The cultivators initially felt like their brains had short-circuited. After seeing a person being torn apart, many horrified cultivators were utterly stunned. Their earlier bravado immediately vanished.
Xiu!
While everyone was stunned, Lone Wolf, whose arms had already transformed, moved at lightning speed. His wild attack killed another three or four people on the spot.
You are seeking death! Surround him!
Qiu Yi and Zhuo Ping immediately reacted. They shouted ferociously and charged at Lone Wolf.
Who knew, Lone Wolf was not greedy. After killing a few people, heughed loudly and quickly flew away.
After him!
Lone Wolfs surprise attackpletely messed up the agreed-upon n, but Qiu Yi and Zhuo Ping could not be bothered with that. They immediately set off in pursuit.
When the others woke up from their shock, they cursed and drew their weapons before quickly giving chase.
Xiao Chen and Zhong Li both leaped up at the same time, tracing Lone Wolf.
When facing Lone Wolf, who had both his arms transformed under the full moon, Qiu Yi and Zhuo Ping acted as the main force like before.
The two of them knew that tonight was theirst chance, so they did not hold back. Their Quintessence surged as they sent out various sorts of killing moves.
Lone Wolf, who had been able to find time to do other things while fighting Qiu Yi and Zhuo Ping the previous night, had no choice but to passively defend himself.
The remaining cultivators had fierce glints in their eyes. With the mindset that this was the final battle, they all pushed themselves to the limit, continuously sending attacks at Lone Wolf.
Loud explosions resounded continuously in the night sky. As human figures shed, Lone Wolf gradually umted injuries on his body.
Several sect disciples were in even sorrier situations; Lone Wolf directly shed them in half with one swipe of his ws.
However, no one retreated. Things had already gotten this far. If anyone turned tail, the advantage that Qiu Yi and the others obtained would immediately fall by the wayside.
As Xiao Chen and Zhong Li joined the battle, the situation in the air quickly changed. Lone Wolf gradually lost ground.
Lone Wolf let out a low, ferocious roar, and his body swelled up. His ck clothes ripped apart, and he transformed into a Fiend.
After hisplete transformation, Lone Wolfs aura became even more ferocious. With his scarlet eyes, he red at a cultivator attempting to attack him from behind.
A horrifying baleful aura turned into a sea of blood and corpses, as well as images of hell. All sorts of negative emotions appeared in that cultivators head, distracting him.
Pa!
Lone Wolfughed maniacally and sent out a palm strike. A ck palm wind looking like the massive hand of a strange beast exploded when it smashed into that cultivator. That badly mangled cultivator died on the spot.
A ruthless look appeared in Qiu Yis eyes as he said, We were just waiting for you to transformpletely. Zhuo Ping, stop hiding it!
Zhuo Ping did not say anything. Her expression turned cold, and her aura became more terrifying.
She sent out nine surging sword Qi linked in a line from her slender sword. Each sword Qi created ripples in the air; it could shatter mountains or break apart rivers.
The nine sword Qi merged into one, looking like a ferocious flood dragon baring ws and fangs, and rushed at Lone Wolf.
Three sharp cries came from Qiu Yis body. A me burned around his body and formed three giant golden me birds.
A close look would reveal that these three me birds were extraordinary. Each of the me birds contained an incredibly sharp sword intent.
This gave the giant birds formed of Quintessence not only strong explosive power but also exceptional prative strength.
Boom!
Two killing moves equal to an Inferior Grade Heaven Ranked Martial Techniquended continuously on the transformed Lone Wolf with the support of Quintessence.
Charge!
The other cultivators storing up power did not wait for the fallout from the explosions to dissipate. They raised their momentum to their peaks and turned into streams of flowing light, attacking with the weapons in their hands.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Intense metallic ngor came from within the shock waves. Each ng sounded like thunder booming out. No one in Heavenly Water Pavilion would be able to sleep well on this night.
Xiao Chen carefully observed and discovered that the transformed Lone Wolf was still fighting valiantly despite the bombardment of attacks.
Lone Wolf continued to sh head-on with Qiu Yi and Zhuo Ping, asionally attacking and mangling up a few of the weaker cultivators that flew over.
Even though Lone Wolf faced two sect disciples of equal cultivation to him plus the harassment of a group of lesser Medial Grade Martial Monarchs, Xiao Chens side was still suffering heavy losses. They could notnd any decisive blows on Lone Wolf.
Just the thought of this was incredible. Unexpectedly, thebat experience and the baleful aura umted by killing people had such strong effects in a real fight.
Xiao Chen paused for a while before charging over again and rejoining the group besieging Lone Wolf.
The battle was unusually arduous. When facing thepletely transformed Lone Wolf, no one held back anything. They expended their Quintessence recklessly, locking him firmly in their encirclement.
After such a long assailment, the ferocious Lone Wolf revealed a trace of frustration in his eyes. He made a forceful attack and broke out of the encirclement, quickly fleeing towards the city limits.
After him. We cannot let him escape again this time. Even if we have to chase him to the ends of the world, we have to kill him! Qiu Yi shouted coldly and took the lead in charging forward.
The others did not hesitate at all. Given the rare opportunity, they naturally were unwilling to admit defeat.
Xiao Chen sheathed his saber and stood upright. He did not give chase but just watched the group of people pursuing Lone Wolf. He felt that there was no need.
Zhong Li, who had not given chase, either, arrived before Xiao Chen. As he moved closer, he smiled gently. Brother Xiao, are you not going to follow?
Xiao Chen shook his head and replied, There is no need
Pu chi!
Before Xiao Chen finished speaking, Zhong Li, who had already arrived within two meters of Xiao Chen, immediately stopped smiling.
The killing Qi suppressed in Zhong Lis eyes burst forth and surged out. He fired a saber light as he drew his saber with lightning speed with his right hand.
With the support of a perfect fifty-percentprehended saber intent, the resplendent saber light shone as bright as the sun. The full moon in the sky seemed to pale inparison.
As Xiao Chen was caught off-guard and Zhong Li was too close, blood spurted out of Xiao Chens neck just when he ced his hand on the saber, and his head fell off.
The head that floated in the air had its eyes wide-open, giving off the appearance of an unresigned death. The body that lost its head quickly fell towards the ground.
A red light spread in the eyes of the white-haired Zhong Li. He radiated killing Qi, and the cultured aura that he previously gave off vanishedpletely.
Zhong Lis aura now became as berserk and ferocious as a wild beasts. As his gaze swept around, it woke fear in peoples hearts.
The corners of Zhong Lis lips curled up into a cold smile as he looked at Xiao Chens headless body indifferently.
Zhong Li gave Qiu Yi and the others, who were chasing after Lone Wolf, a profound look and smirked. The sect disciples are as gullible as ever. After Ive done what I have to do, I will finish them off.
Everything had gone ording to Zhong Lis n. He felt really great as a sinister smile bloomed on his face. Then, he headed for the City Lords Residence.
I have not massacred to my hearts content for a very long time already. I seemed to have stagnated in the development of my baleful aura.
Zhong Li stuck out his red tongue and licked his dry lips. He could not help but tremble with excitement, appearing quite malevolent.
However, Zhong Li did not notice that Xiao Chens headless corpse had kicked up a vast dust cloud after itnded on the ground. And when the dust had finally settled, only a small and exquisite wooden sculpturey there quietly.
Unable to contain his excitement, Zhong Li advanced at a rapid pace. In a few breaths, he arrived at the gates of the City Lords Residence.
However, Zhong Li noticed something strange. Unexpectedly, no guards stood in front of the City Lords Residence. This made the bloodthirsty Zhong Li feel somewhat disappointed.
There is no need to rush. There will be plenty of opportunitiester. He smiled cruelly and sent out some energy from his right palm, shattering the heavy doors to dust.
When Zhong Li entered takingrge strides, the scene that he expected of people running around in panic did not ur.
Surprisingly, despite such a bigmotion like the destruction of the main gates, not a single cultivator of the City Lords Residence came out to investigate.
Zhong Li felt that something was wrong. He quickly walked forward. As time passed, his expression became increasingly unsightly. There was not a single soul in the vast City Lords Residence.
Chapter 674 - Let Me Borrow Your Head
Chapter 674: Let Me Borrow Your Head
The entire cey quiet under the bright moonlight. This was illogical.
Zhong Li rushed to the great hall of the City Lords Residence with some anticipation but discovered no one there. It was so empty that it seemed scary.
Brother Zhong Li, are you looking for someone? I have to tell you this first: I sent away the people in the City Lords Residence in advance. Hey, that is not right. I should be addressing you as notorious bandit Lone Wolf instead.
Just when Zhong Li felt confused and could not understand what was happening, a white figure sitting on the roof ridge above looked at him with a faint smile.
Even Zhong Li, who had killed many people and no longer feared anything, was so startled that he took a step back when he saw the appearance of the white figure lit up by the bright moonlight.
Zhong Li eximed in extreme shock, That is impossible. Didnt I just chop your head off earlier? How are you able toe back here?
Xiao Chen stood up serenely. His white clothes glowing in the faint moonlight made him look elegant and celestial, giving him an ethereal aura.
You are not the only person with a Cloning Technique. I know some too.
At this moment, Zhong Li had already calmed down. He felt that it was funny; he had overreacted. He smiled faintly and said, So what? What do you think you can aplish alone? You will just end up getting killed by me again.
I dont really want to aplish much. I just want to borrow your head.
Xiao Chen raised the Lunar Shadow Saber over his head and gradually drew it out. The long, slender saber de reflected strands of elegant moonlight.
When Xiao Chen had drawn his saberpletely, it gave off a bright glow. A resonant dragon roar came from his body as he jumped off the roof ridge.
Azure Dragon Tail Whip! Xiao Chens body left behind a big purple arc as he instantly arrived beside Zhong Li and attacked with his saber.
Zhong Lin suddenly sensed the saber intent infused into the saber and the immortal state of thunder it contained, and his expression changed immensely. His heart raced wildly, palpitating quickly.
The saber intent Xiao Chen sent out had clearly achieved a perfect sixty percentprehension. It was already very close to reaching Great Perfection and was much stronger than Zhong Lis.
The electricity that leaped around the saber light contained an immortal attribute. It was very different from regr electricity andpletely surpassed Zhong Lis state of ice.
With a grave expression, Zhong Li drew his thick saber. He did not dare to be careless as he met Xiao Chens attack that came from the side.
A cold light flowed around Zhong Lis saber light. All the cold Qi under the night sky seemed to have gathered in that saber light.
Dang!
The sabers shed loudly. Uncontroble energy turned into wind des flying everywhere.
Rumble! Rumble! The wind des reduced several buildings in the City Lords Residence to dust. With just one move, everything within five hundred meters turned into rubble.
Xiu!
A huge force moved from the saber into Zhong Lis body, knocking him back a hundred meters. The electricity roamed his body chaotically.
This electricity contained an immortal attribute and was very hard to dispel, giving Zhong Li a headache.
What shocked Zhong Li even more was that when Xiao Chens Quintessence shed with his, it was not much weaker than his. Xiao Chen did not seem like an Inferior Grade Martial Monarch at all.
When Zhong Li thought of a possibility, a look of shock appeared in his eyes. Could it be that this fellow refined his Quintessence by himself once before taking the Quintessence Gathering Pill while still an Inferior Grade Martial Monarch?
Even I, as a Half-Fiend, cant endure such pain. Could this person endure that? However, I cannot think of an exnation other than that.
After Xiao Chen forced back Zhong Li with one attack, he said indifferently, Dont be careless. Otherwise, you will die very miserably. It is not my intent to kill you so quickly.
After arriving in this Kunlun Realm, I still have not had a proper exchange with a desman of the same generation yet. Dont disappoint me.
The Azure Dragon image on which Xiao Chen stood circled around Zhong Li. Indistinct clouds hovered around it as it brought Xiao Chen to Zhong Lis side with a whoosh.
Dang! Dang! Dang!
Saber lights danced around, infused with the perfect sixty-percentprehended saber intent and the immortal state of thunder. Xiao Chens aura flourished as heunched attacks at Zhong Li relentlessly.
Despite being so young, your appetite is so big. Today, I will show you the true abilities of a notorious bandit.
Zhong Li smiled coldly. He did not think that Xiao Chen had the ability to force him to submit.
Suddenly, a scarlet light flowed around Zhong Li. This light was formed by a pure baleful aura. Boundless miserable shrieks came from the light, and all sorts of vengeful spirits appeared.
This was not an illusion but something that really existed. There were old men about seventy years old, pregnant women, and newborns among the vengeful spirits.
The faces of these spirits were so twisted that their countenances could no longer be made outa cruel sight that forced people to avert their gaze.
The most significant difference between a baleful aura and killing Qi was the resentment of the people killed. Only loose cultivators with a strong but vicious and perverted mind could achieve this.
Most cultivators would only kill to obtain the treasures of others. However, they would not attack ordinary people. This was the most basic principle. Unfortunately, loose cultivators did not follow this principle.
Because of this, their killing Qi mutated into the more frightening baleful aurasomething a hundredfold more terrifying than killing Qi.
Zhong Li smiled cruelly and said, My baleful aura can scare regr people into idiots. Lets see how you are going to block it!
He sent out a scarlet, icy saber Qi from within the sea of blood. His saber Qi was as tall as a pir with blood clouds around it.
Each blood cloud contained a horrifying corpse screaming itself hoarse. From one nce, the red clouds floating around and the sea of blood looked boundlessly vast.
When Xiao Chen shed with the saber Qi, it pushed him back a hundred meters. After that, he alighted on a tall wall with a grave expression.
Xiao Chens eyes were filled with shock. He had not expected there would be such a Martial Technique in this world thatpletely infused a baleful aura into the Saber Technique. The world of evil cultivation was an extraordinary eye-opener for Xiao Chen.
However, it is just a small trick in the end.
Xiao Chen held his saber and stood upright as heughed coldly. He activated the trace of the ancient sovereigns bloodline, and his aura became as heavy as a mountain.
Vast, ancient, lingering, honorable, and intolerant of sphemy!
The ancient sovereigns aura surged out like a fierce gust of wind. It easily swept away the scarlet light around the saber Qi, leaving that saber Qi bare.
The scorching sun zes, Burning to Destion!
Xiao Chens Lunar Shadow Saber became as bright as the scorching sun in the dark night. Then, he leaped up from the tall wall, wielding his saber.
Bang!
Due to the bright moon and the quiet night, the might of Burning to Destion was reduced. It was only able to match that scarlet, icy saber Qi.
A loud, ear-piercing sound rang out, and a huge, deep pit appeared on the ground. Both of them retreated a hundred meters, leaking blood from their mouths.
The Azure Dragon below Xiao Chens feet circled around as he shook his head slightly. In the end, my cultivation is slightly weaker. If I advanced to Medial Grade Martial Monarch, it would not be this difficult.
The shock in Zhong Lis eyes was even stronger than Xiao Chens. Against all expectations, Xiao Chen managed to easily break the baleful aura that Zhong Li was so proud of.
Fated Person in Autumn Waters!
Without any hesitation, Xiao Chen charged over again the instant hended. He turned into a gentle autumn wind and split the air with an unending chain of saber lights.
Damn it!
Zhong Lis aura, state, and saber intent were weaker than Xiao Chens. His advantage in cultivation was not very obvious. After repeatedly exchanging moves, he had not gained any advantage.
Zhong Li lost his patience entirely. A red light flickered in his eyes as he roared ferociously. His body swelled up, and his clothes tore. Under the full moon, he turned into a white wolf standing upright.
He immediately used an even stronger saber Qi to break the saber light of the state of autumn. His powerful legs pushed off, leaving behind an afterimage as he arrived beside Xiao Chen.
After Zhong Li transformed into a man-wolf, his speed increased by twenty percent. His sharp ws shed at Xiao Chens head.
Open!
An acupoint on Xiao Chens right foot opened. Life and death could be decided in the time it took for a spark to fly. Xiao Chen quickly turned around and held his saber with two hands to block.
The ws were as hard as Frost Iron, causing sparks to fly when they shed with the saber. The impact forced Xiao Chen back into a continuous retreat.
Pa!
Zhong Li ced his two hands together, and his strength increased, sending Xiao Chen flying even further.
Ha ha ha! Lets see if you still dare to spout so much nonsense again!
After getting such a big advantage for the first time, Zhong Li felt very happy. Heughed maniacally and prepared to chase Xiao Chen.
Roar! Roar! Roar!
However, just at this moment, three dragon roars came from Xiao Chens body. Aside from the Azure Dragon image already under his feet, another two Azure Dragon images appeared.
Xiao Chen used Azure Dragon Tail Whip, retreating instead of advancing. Then, he brandished his saber light, executing Cycle of Seasons. All sorts of mysterious phenomenaSpring, Summer, Autumn, and Winterappeared.
The power of the Cycle of Seasons?
Zhong Lis face filled with shock. With a flip of his hand, he drew his thick saber and infused into it the Quintessence of the Fiends. Scarlet snowkes exploded from his saber.
Bang!
Even after using all his Quintessence, tears appeared in Zhong Lis wolf paws, inflicting intense pain. Specks of blood flew out. However, he seeded in blocking this attack.
Dang! Dang! Dang!
Xiao Chen rode the three Azure Dragon images, quickly pursuing the transformed Zhong Li. The two were embroiled in an extraordinarily arduous battle once again.
Dark clouds filled the sky above,pletely covering the moon. One man and one wolf fought an intense battle over the vast City Lords Residence. The shock waves of the fight leveled the nearby buildings.
If Xiao Chen had not sent away the innocent people in advance, several people would have died tonight.
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At this moment, a big battle was taking ce outside the city gates as well. Qiu Yi and Zhuo Ping led ten-odd Medial Grade Martial Monarchs to surround the transformed Lone Wolf clone.
After spending their Quintessence without care, they finally gained the upper hand. As long as they slowly dragged this out, Lone Wolf would definitely die.
Qiu Yi checked his Quintessence and discovered that it was about to be exhausted. He shouted, Everyone, put in some more effort. We will kill Lone Wolf soon. This is a bona fide notorious bandit.
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Far in the distance, Xiao Chen and Zhong Lis battle had almost reached its end; it was currently at a crucial moment.
Earlier, Lone Wolf had shed head-on with Xiao Chens Heaven Ranked Martial Technique, Return of the Azure Dragon, which had inflicted a horrifying wound on his chest.
This wound extended all the way to his abdomen, and several bones had broken. Blood dripped out continuously.
However, despite all this, Lone Wolf was still as tenacious as before. He counterattacked at thest moment andnded a w on Xiao Chen, causing Xiao Chen to vomit a mouthful of blood.
The two panted as they stared ferociously at each other. At this moment, they werepeting in willpower. Neither could rx at all.
Sea of Lightning Saber Light Chop!
Xiao Chen flung his head resolutely and took the initiative to attack. He quickly sent out seven saber images, which split into a total of twenty-one saber images and surrounded Zhong Li.
Dang! Dang! Dang!
Zhong Lis eyes lit up as he dragged his injured body to block all twenty-one saber images forcefully. He even prepared another counterattack.
Chapter 675 - External Incarnation
Chapter 675: External Incarnation
However, Zhong Li did not know that this was just the start of this Saber Technique. A sea of lightning suddenly formed and exploded at him, immediately sting him back.
Die!
A saber light flew out at lightning speed from somewhere within the sea of lightning and arrived in a sh.
The dark clouds scattered, allowing half the full moon to peek out. Coincidentally, as the moonlight lit the ce up again, there was a sh of scarlet, and Lone Wolfs head flew off.
Xiao Chen revealed himself and turned around gently. He sheathed his saber and caught the head. As he looked at the headless body on the ground, he let out the bated breath in his fatigued body.
I finally killed him!
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Outside Heavenly Water City, Qiu Yi watched as Lone Wolf slowly fell down. He revealed a faint smile as he rxed his tense face.
The others could not stop panting. They all had injuries on their bodies to some degree. As for their Quintessence, they had already long exhausted it and had consumed whatever Medicinal Pills they could.
At this point, even a peak grade Medicinal Pill could not fully replenish their Quintessence in an instant. They had consumed too many Medicinal Pills in a short period of time and already built up some resistance.
Qiu Yi sheathed his sword and said to the simrly fatigued Zhuo Ping, We have expended too much Quintessence today. How about wepete for the proof ofpletion tomorrow when we have recovered?
Zhuo Ping nodded gently in wordless agreement. She did not have much Quintessence left, and her current condition was awful. Earlier, she had been fighting Lone Wolf on pure willpower.
At this moment, when they finally rxed, they no longer had any fighting spirit. They could onlypete over the proof ofpletion tomorrow.
Everything had gone ording to n. With a slight smile, Qiu Yi headedcently for Lone Wolfs corpse. Then, he stretched his hand out to remove Lone Wolfs mask.
Lets see what you actually look like!
Qiu Yi pulled off Lone Wolfs ck mask with a quick swipe. However, when he saw Lone Wolfs appearance, his smile immediately froze.
A face that Qiu Yi had not expected appeared. He cried out hoarsely, How can this be?!
When the others saw this strange scene, they quickly came over to take a look. Their faces all drained of color, and they eximed, Zhong Li! How can it be him?! How is this possible?!
Chi! Chi!
Before everybodys astonished gaze, Lone Wolfs corpse shrank and eventually became the corpse of a white wolf.
Zhuo Pings face sank as she said, We have been fooled. This is the External Incarnation unique to the Half-Fiend Races. Their incarnations strength would be the same as the original bodys. This technique is extremely difficult to train in. Unexpectedly, Lone Wolf had learned it.
Qiu Yis expression turned cold. He sent out a sword Qi, chopping the white wolfs body in half.
That Xiao Chen must have already suspected this earlier. We have to get back fast!
A murderous intent spread in Qiu Yis eyes, rendering them icy and terrifying.
After preparing for half a month, doing everything meticulously, Qiu Yi had been foiled at thest moment. Right now, his mood was as bad as it could possibly be.
The group had exhausted too much Quintessence already, so they did not dare to fly. They could only rush frantically towards the city center on foot.
Along the way, Qiu Yi said sullenly, It will definitely take those two some time to decide the victor. We still stand a chance.
Indeed it was as Qiu Yi said. When the crowd got to the City Lords Residence, they saw Xiao Chen removing a spatial ring from the hand of a headless corpse.
Seeing the headless body, Qiu Yi was initially stunned. Then, he shouted, Xiao Chen, you are really bold. You had already discovered that the masked man was Lone Wolfs clone. Unexpectedly, you dared to y us for fools.
The moment Qiu Yi spoke, he tried to push the me onto Xiao Chen. He wanted to suppress Xiao Chen with reasoning.
Xiao Chen had expected this group of people to rush over. He searched Lone Wolfs body leisurely and discovered a secret manual. Then, before everyones extremely red eyes, he stored it.
It was not me tricking you all. It was Lone Wolf who had tricked you all. Full Moon Pavilions Qiu Yi, dont use the wrong person, Xiao Chen responded in a calm andid-back manner.
Qiu Yi felt very angry. He hated that he could not p Xiao Chen to death. However, he had exhausted too much Quintessence and could not easily make a move. He could only say coldly, Xiao Chen, ording to the agreement, no matter who obtained the proof ofpletion, we would split the treasures on Lone Wolfs body.
Xiao Chen smiled without any concern. Whose agreement? Since when have you asked me and since when have I agreed?
When Qiu Yi saw Xiao Chens attitude, not caring about him at all, the words he wanted to say stuck in his throat, remaining unspoken.
Xiao Chen, there is no point in continuing this pretense. You already gained an advantage, and yet you are still doing this. Quickly hand over the treasures of Lone Wolf. Otherwise, you can forget about walking out of this City Lords Residence.
Thats right. Hand over Lone Wolfs treasures right away. We will not press you for the proof ofpletion.
We are already being very nice to you. You can take the proof ofpletion and leave. However, you have to leave behind Lone Wolfs treasures.
The people of the other sects around them all spoke in upset tones. After working for so long, they did not want to return empty-handed.
Furthermore, Xiao Chen was alone, and his cultivation was not high. If he were not a disciple of the Supreme Sky Sect, they would not even bother giving him face and letting him keep the proof ofpletion.
Qiu Yi and Zhuo Ping exchanged nces, understanding each others intention.
Xiao Chen, on ount of you being a Supreme Sky Sect disciple, I will not make things difficult for you. All you have to do is leave behind Lone Wolfs spatial ring and that secret manual. After that, you can leave.
Qiu Yi spoke frankly with assurance in his tone. This was already his bottom line. As he saw it, if Xiao Chen still did notply, then Xiao Chen could not me him for being ruthless.
Xiao Chen smiled coldly to himself. This group of people was really hrious. They were fooled by Lone Wolfs clone and did not obtain anything. Unexpectedly, they ran over toe and extort him. They even put on such airs and behaved as though they were being very merciful.
Xiao Chen had killed Lone Wolf on his own. The rest had nothing to do with it. They were simply twisting logic to their convenience.
He stepped forward expressionlessly. Then he looked at the sect disciples filled with hidden murderous intent. He said, I killed Lone Wolf all by myself. If you want to obtain any of the spoils from Lone Wolf, you can forget about it.
Qiu Yi released his killing intent without holding back. Then he stared at Xiao Chen with an unreadable gaze and smiled coldly. In other words, you dont intend toply?
Zhuo Pings pretty face also turned sinister. She said, What is the point of speaking so much nonsense with him? We should just cripple him and take everything he has.
This girl is really vicious. To think I thought she looked prim and proper, Xiao Chen thought to himself, feeling it was unfortunate.
Seeing the crowd that was eager to charge over immediately, Xiao Chenughed loudly, I really want to know what gives you all the courage to threaten me like this despite being almostpletely drained of Quintessence!
Our Quintessence may be drained but so is yours. Do you really think we are just air? Do you think that you can defeat so many of us by yourself?! One person held up a sharp saber and looked at Xiao Chen with disdain.
Congrattions, you answered correctly. In my eyes, you currently are not even worth as much as air.
Xiao Chen smiled coldly and immediately charged at the person who just spoke. As he ran, his aura flourished. His Vital Qi surged in his body, making the ground tremble with each step.
He knocked down the two cultivators standing in front of that person with a loud bang, breaking half their bones.
This approach horrified that person. When he saw Xiao Chen suddenly charging over, he was somewhat at a loss. He had only started to swing his saber when Xiao Chen arrived before him.
Ka ca!
Xiao Chen used his palm as a saber. A strong wind blew as his palm saber struck that persons wrist. The sound of bones breaking resounded, and the saber fell to the ground with a ng.
Before that person could cry out, Xiao Chennded a palm strike on that persons chest. Using no more than thirty percent of his seven hundred and fifty tons of force from his Vital Qi, he smashed that persons bones and knocked him back a hundred meters.
A strange look shed in Qiu Yis and Zhuo Pings eyes. They quickly reacted and circted the remnants of their Quintessence to charge at Xiao Chen.
After the initial fluster, the others also roared ferociously and used the rest of their remaining Quintessence to send waves of energy at Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen crossed his arms in front of his chest, taking the stance of Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon as he smiled coldly. The sword Qi and saber Qi flying at himnded on his arms, producing a continuous ngor. However, the surging shock waves that resulted did not manage to budge Xiao Chen by even a step.
Amidst the shock waves, two exceptionally sharp sword Qi flew at Xiao Chen. These were the attacks of the peak inner sect disciples of the Full Moon Pavilion and the Thousand Mystery Sect, Qiu Yi and Zhuo Ping.
Dragon Hisses Tiger Roars!
Xiao Chen opened his arms and released the momentum he had stored up. He knocked back the two like the autumn wind blowing away fallen leaves.
The foundation of a cultivator was Essence or Quintessence. If a cultivator ran out of Essence or Quintessence, they would be helpless.
The elite disciples before Xiao Chen were currently in such a situation. When they met with Xiao Chen, who had a strong physical body, they were like so much grass underfoot.
Damn it!
Qiu Yi spat out a mouthful of blood, feeling iparably sullen. He had not expected to end up beaten into such a sorry state by a minor character of the Supreme Sky Sect.
He stomped on the ground violently, not caring that he was straining his capacity for Quintessence. He sent out a flower of sword lights, trying to using technique to break Xiao Chens force, to use his exquisite Sword Technique to defeat him.
Unfortunately, Qiu Yi was too naive. When the gap in strength was toorge, no matter how exquisite the Sword Technique was, it was just highly embellished and ineffectual; there was form without any power.
Xiao Chen took a step forward and kicked out. A strong wind blew and shattered Qiu Yis Sword Technique. Then, he nted his foot on Qiu Yis face and knocked him back.
Qiu Yis handsome face instantly distorted, now battered and exhausted.
Xiu!
Just at this moment, a strangely sharp killing Qi flew over from behind, moving extraordinarily fast.
The Thousand Mystery Sects Zhuo Ping took advantage of the time Xiao Chen focused on Qiu Yi to sneak behind him. Then she found an ideal angle tounch a surprise attack.
Zhuo Pings sword flickered with a cold light. The attack came from a strange angle and soon stabbed at Xiao Chens back. After that, a sinister expression appeared on her face.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly. He had long noticed Zhuo Pings actions with his Spiritual Sense. To think she really thought that she could pull off a sneak attack on him!
He turned around nimbly, narrowly dodging that sword. Then he clenched his right fist and punched Zhuo Pings pretty face without a care for her beauty.
Zhuo Ping cried out in pain and held her nose as she fell to the ground. She rolled over several times before she came to a stop.
The other elite disciples of the various sects could not help but take a few steps back when they saw their two leaders falling like that.
Chapter 676 - Mysterious Map
Chapter 676: Mysterious Map
Xiao Chen nced indifferently at everyones faces, revealing a deep disdain in the depths of his eyes. Then, he snorted coldly and left.
As the moon hung high in the sky, no one dared to say a word as they watched the white figure depart.
After Xiao Chen was long gone, Qiu Yi slowly recovered and pounded the ground violently with his right hand. I wont take this lying down!
As the top inner sect disciple of the Full Moon Pavilion, Qiu Yi had be famous at a young age. He worked so hard all to be a true inheritor, joining the ranks of the geniuses.
However, because Qiu Yi had exhausted his Quintessence, a nameless brat humiliated him. How could he swallow this?
Qiu Yi slowly stood up. The footprint on his face had yet to fade away. When his lips moved, his swollen wounds hurt.
As he looked in the direction Xiao Chen had taken, a deep hatred burned in his eyes. He muttered to himself, Dont think that youll be fine after walking away.
Someday, I will definitely go to the Supreme Sky Sect to challenge you. I will show you the meaning of regret.
On the other side, Zhuo Ping also got to her feet slowly. When she tried a sneak attack on Xiao Chen, her nose ended up broken. She was in a sorrier state than Qiu Yi.
A malicious expression appeared in Zhuo Pings eyes. Then, without saying a word, she left.
This Xiao Chen is probably in big trouble. Although we do not dare to go to the Supreme Sky Sect to challenge him, these two people are bona fide Rank 9 sect disciples. They will not let this pass.
Lets go. This White Robed desman is too arrogant. When the timees, I will definitely go and watch him getting beaten up by Qiu Yi and Zhuo Ping after theyve recovered their Quintessence.
The group of sect disciples ttened by Xiao Chen angrily said a few sentences before leaving the ce grudgingly.
When the City Lord of Heavenly Water City saw the rubble on the ground and the trashed City Lords Residence from outside, his face became even more unsightly than the others.
However, Xiao Chen was a Rank 9 sect disciple, and he had also helped him kill Lone Wolf. No matter how depressed the City Lord was, the City Lord could not fault him.
After leaving Heavenly Water City, Xiao Chen did not rush to check out Lone Wolfs spatial ring. Instead, he found a deste ce in a mountain forest and started to work on recovering his Quintessence.
Xiao Chen only opened his eyes when dawn arrived. As he watched the rising sun, he smiled gently and explored Lone Wolfs spatial ring joyfully.
Usually, loose cultivators would not carry too many treasures on them. However, as Lone Wolf was a notorious bandit, he would definitely have more treasures on him than the Seven ck Wind Killers had.
The happiest moment of risking ones life to kill loose cultivators would be inspecting the spoils of war.
Xiao Chen used his Spiritual Sense to take a peek into the spatial ring, and the first thing he saw was piles of glittering Superior Grade Spirit Stones. He counted them and found a total of three million Superior Grade Spirit Stones.
He could not help but radiate joy from every pore. No wonder those fellows were so greedy for Lone Wolfs treasures.
Even if they split it evenly, with so many Superior Grade Spirit Stones, everyone would still gain a hefty sum.
After that, there were still several Rank 8 Medicinal Pills and natural treasures. Most of them were things that cultivators would need. If Xiao Chen did not need them, he could sell them for Spirit Stones.
However, after searching for a long time, Xiao Chen did not discover the thing he needed the mostSpirit Gathering Pearls. Not only did he not see Medial Grade Spirit Gathering Pearls, but he also did not see even a single Inferior Grade Spirit Gathering Pearl.
This should not be the case. Not having any Medial Grade Spirit Gathering Pearls would still be understandable. However, there should be some Inferior Grade Spirit Gathering Pearls at the very least.
Suspicion appeared in Xiao Chens eyes as he continued looking around, searching every corner of the spatial ring. He even repeated the search several times.
After a long time, a seemingly ordinary brocade box came to Xiao Chens attention. With a thought, he took out the brocade box.
This box was extremely strange. Xiao Chens Spiritual Sense could not prate it. However, it did not give off any Spiritual Energy and looked very ordinary.
Hua!
After hesitating for a moment, Xiao Chen opened the brocade box. He suddenly saw a brilliant light and found rows of Inferior Grade Spirit Gathering Pearls arranged neatly in the box.
He said joyfully, This box is indeed strange. No wonder I could not find any Spirit Gathering Pearls. It turns out that they were all hidden here.
Xiao Chens count came to two hundred Inferior Grade Spirit Gathering Pearls, which was not a lot. But for Zhong Li to have obtained this many as a loose cultivator, he had to have killed arge number of sect disciples and robbed manyrge ns.
A white light shed as Xiao Chen unceremoniously ced all of them within his own Universe Ring. His low cultivation was still a ring shoring, so he desperately needed Spirit Gathering Pearls.
When he was about to close the brocade box, he suddenly discovered a hiddenyer inside.
He did not even put the two hundred Spirit Gathering Pearls into this hiddenyer. Could the things in there be even more precious?
Xiao Chen opened the hiddenyer and found a beast-skin map, which had an extremely ancient aura. There were all sorts of terrains and red marks on it.
The red marks were of varying shades. When Xiao Chen looked at the marks with a deeper shade, he could sense a dangerous aura that stirred fear in his heart.
What is this map?
Xiao Chens expression turned grave. As he looked at the map, the mountains and rivers, grass, trees, and beasts came out of it.
They quickly grewrger before Xiao Chens eyes. The clouds churned, looking vast and boundless. Ancient mountains, rivers, and pces appeared.
At the same time, the beast-skin map burst out in light, and a horrifying savage Qi rushed into the sky, startling the beasts and birds of this mountain forest and creating a bigmotion.
Xiao Chens face sank, and he quickly closed the brocade box. Only then did the ancient and vast savage Qi vanish without a trace.
After checking his surroundings, Xiao Chen looked at the sky and saw that the savage Qi had stirred up the clouds. He frowned.
I have to leave this ce fast. That earlier aura clearly has several ten thousand years of history behind it. This map must be very important. Who knows, some major character may have felt the aura.
Fortunately, this strange brocade box could seal that aura. Otherwise, even if Xiao Chen ced it in his Universe Ring, he would still worry about covering up that overwhelming aura.
Xiao Chen summoned three Azure Dragon images. As the dragons roared, he vanished from this mountain forest, moving up and down and going as far as possible.
Shortly after Xiao Chen left, a ck figure appeared near the mountain. This persons aged face looked grave as he studied the clouds above.
Not longter, another white-haired old man flew over and spoke to him. Old Man Qiu, you felt the savage Qi as well, right?
Feeling regretful, Old Man Qiu replied, It was definitely the Worldly Spiritual Map of the Savage Battlefield. That aura was definitely the real thing. However, it is now concealed by a treasure that can hide Spiritual Energy.
After that, Old Man Qiu sighed again, Its such a pity! Then, he ignored this white-haired old man and went far away.
The white-haired old man closed his eyes and used his vast Mental Energy to search the surroundings like waves on the sea. He initially checked the area within a kilometer, then extended the search radius to ten kilometers.
Even after doing that, the white-haired old man did not detect the treasure that gave off the savage Qi earlier. He could not help but shake his head and say, The Demonic Barrier of the Savage Battlefield is weakening. If we can find this item, it would be a great help to our disciples entering the Savage Battlefield.
I will try searching again and see if I get lucky.
The white-haired old mans figure shed and turned into a beam of light. His figure seemed to merge with nature, allowing him to move strangely fast.
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In the following days, Xiao Chen did not open that brocade box again. He took out the mission sheets and started to fulfill the two-thousand-contribution-point missions one by one.
Althoughpleting the remaining missions was still difficult, none of them were as challenging as the one to kill Lone Wolf.
Now that the hardest mission was dealt with, the rest was rtively easy. Xiao Chen still managed to snatch some time to use the Spirit Gathering Pearls regrly and raise his cultivation.
As time slowly went by and the months end approached, Xiao Chenpleted all ten two-thousand-contribution-point missions.
The continual battles with the loose cultivators not only increased Xiao Chensbat experience but also contributed much wealth from the spoils of war.
Right now, he had more than seven million Superior Grade Spirit Stones and at least three to four hundred Inferior Grade Spirit Gathering Pearls.
However, Xiao Chen did not manage to obtain any Medial Grade Spirit Gathering Pearls. After all, if a loose cultivator managed to get their hands on such treasures, they would definitely use it immediately; they would not hide it and store it away.
With twenty-three thousand contribution points, I should be able to get the top rank on the Contribution Ranking. If I do not, I can only try to think of another way to obtain Medial Grade Spirit Gathering Pearls.
Now, with the aid of therge amount of Spirit Gathering Pearls, Xiao Chens cultivation had already reached peakte-stage Inferior Grade Martial Monarch once again. All hecked was Medial Grade Spirit Gathering Pearls to help him break through the bottleneck.
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Five dayster, Xiao Chen returned to the Supreme Sky Province, heading towards Supreme Sky City.
Right after Xiao Chen emerged from the ancient transportation formation outside the city gates, he sensed several gazes on him. His expression turned grave; he knew that something was going to happen.
Indeed, when the city gate was still distant, Yu Zhiqiang descended from the sky, the first among the leaders of the five factions to block Xiao Chens path.
Hiding the killing Qi in his eyes, he stood in the middle of the road, smiling gently, and said, Junior Brother Xiao, it has been a long time. I trust you have been well since west met?
Lan Feichen looked even more pleased as he looked at Xiao Chen. Then, he directly mocked him, Junior Brother Xiao Chen, after not seeing you for almost a month, your cultivation has grown rather fast. You already reached the peak of thete stage. Unfortunately, it is just the peakte-stage Inferior Grade Martial Monarch.
As Lan Feichen spoke, he released his strong aura, showing off his peakte-stage Medial Grade Martial Monarch cultivation. It burst forth and created strong winds as he pressed it heavily on Xiao Chen.
A peakte-stage Inferior Grade Martial Monarch and a peakte-stage Medial Grade Martial Monarch. On the surface, it looked like there was an entire grade of difference.
However, Xiao Chen had refined his Quintessence twice. Before using the Quintessence Gathering Pill, he had already refined it once. When he fought with Lone Wolf, he had found that his cultivation was actually quite close to Lone Wolfs.
The Lan Feichen before Xiao Chen had only just advanced to peakte-stage Medial Grade Martial Monarch. He was still weaker than Lone Wolf. How could he rouse any fear in Xiao Chen?
Xiao Chen simply ignored him and looked up at Yu Zhiqiang, who was leading the group. He said calmly, There is no need to beat about the bush. Just say it straight.
When Lan Feichen saw Xiao Chen simply ignoring him, like Lan Feichen was a clown performing, he felt humiliated and enraged. He wanted to attack immediately.
Yu Zhiqiang stopped Lan Feichen and said softly, Junior Brother Xiao, well spoken. It is good to be direct. In that case, I will be blunt. Give us all the proofs ofpletion in your hands. Otherwise, you can forget about entering this city gate today.
Chapter 677 - Ancient Sovereign’s Aura
Chapter 677: Ancient Sovereigns Aura
Xiao Chen asked indifferently, Do you think that I will agree?
Yu Zhiqiang smiled coldly. I knew that you would say this long ago. However, no matter what you say, your fate is sealed!
Right after Yu Zhiqiang spoke, the five faction leaders unleashed their auras and pressed heavily on Xiao Chen. All of them were peakte-stage Medial Grade Martial Monarchs.
The five auras were like five massive mountains. They pressed on Xiao Chen with a brutal force that kicked up strong winds.
A fierce gust stirred up dust. Xiao Chen squinted slightly as his white robes fluttered wildly in the wind as if the strong wind would carry him away at any moment.
Several Supreme Sky Sect disciples in the city felt this strong aura. So they came to check out what was happening.
When these disciples saw this scene, they could not help but be astonished. Unexpectedly, the leaders of the five factions iming a personal fiefdom in the inner sect were acting in concert to deal with a neer disciple from the Sky Dome Realm.
The new disciples felt that this was too much. Every single one of these five people was someone who stood at the peak of the inner sect. They even had some fame in the eighteen southern provinces.
These disciples had never seen these five people working together like this before.
What did the White Robed desman do? How did he offend all five of these people?
Ha ha! After being in the Supreme Sky Sect for so long, you still dont seem to understand this. It is not that Xiao Chen offended them. It is just that these five people found Xiao Chen to be a big threat, so they purposely came to stir up trouble.
Thats not right. Xiao Chen is only an Inferior Grade Martial Monarch. His cultivation is a lot weaker than theirs. Howe they feel threatened?
Who knows what is going on? In any case, this Xiao Chen is in for a hard time.
As the sect disciples discussed, their gazes towards Xiao Chen were filled withpassion. With Yu Zhiqiang and the other faction leaders working together, the oue was easy to predict.
Situ Gang hid within the crowd. His eyes revealed a cold light. Beside him was another person who had the same look in his eyes as he watched Xiao Chen.
Gui Wu had a dark expression as he asked, Situ Gang, are you here to join in the excitement as well?
Situ Gang chuckled and replied, Naturally. Xiao Chen does not stand a chance at all today. How can I not take advantage of this opportunity to trample on him? Gui Wu, you probably have the same thoughts, right?
Smiling sinisterly, Gui Wu said, With these five faction leaders working together, a miracle will not happen for Xiao Chen. If he has to me something, he should me his own fame, that he could not keep a low profile.
Regardless of what the others said about him, Xiao Chen merely remained calm and at ease as he faced the strong auras the five were sending at him, not moving at all.
Yu Zhiqiang and the others felt astonished in their hearts. They could not understand how Xiao Chen could remain rxed despite facing theirbined auras when he was one cultivation grade lower than them.
Senior Brothers, lets put in some more effort. Put in our full power and suppress him with our auras.
Feeling very depressed, Lan Feichen roared loudly and tried to squeeze out more power in an attempt to suppress Xiao Chen with his aura.
Dont hold anything back. Suppress him with all your might!
Yu Zhiqiang felt somewhat frustrated as well. The five of them had made their move together before so many people, but they still could not suppress Xiao Chen with their auras. This was something they could not live down.
Boom!
Quintessence surged through the fives bodies. They no longer held anything back, releasing their auras at their limits. A faint glow appeared around their bodies.
A surging aura gushed like a river flowing endlessly, like it was trying to sweep Xiao Chen away, never to return.
Xiao Chen smiled coldly to himself. This group of people was really naive. Now that he had the ancient sovereigns bloodline in his veins, he did not fear even the aura of a peak Martial Sage.
Just five insignificant Medial Grade Martial Monarchs would not be able to put any pressure on him. This was simplyughable.
Stand down! Xiao Chen roared in his heart as he stepped forward. As he took this step, he explosively unleashed the ancient sovereigns aura.
Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!
Five intense explosions rang out in the air. All of them were like thunder, ear-splitting and shaking space for a kilometer around.
The five faction leaders all vomited a mouthful of blood. Xiao Chen forced them all back a hundred meters each, and their faces filled with horror.
This scene stunned everyone. Unexpectedly, five peakte-stage Medial Grade Martial Monarchs lost to Xiao Chen when theypeted with their auras.
The five lost to Xiao Chen, a Sky Dome Realm cultivator, someone who was only a peakte-stage Inferior Grade Martial Monarch. Furthermore, they lost so distinctly and miserably.
How is his aura so strong? I actually felt the aura of an ancient sovereign, the crowd eximed in shock as their faces filled with astonishment.
While you are down, I shall attack!
Once Xiao Chen had the upper hand, he would not spare them. Before the fivended on the ground, a resonant dragon roar came from his chest. Instantly, an Azure Dragon image appeared.
Rise!
As Xiao Chen stood on the Azure Dragon, he moved very fast. As he flew up and down, he quickly arrived before the weakest, Lan Feichen, and sent out a punch.
This attack startled Lan Feichen. He tried to quickly grab the weapon at his waist to face his opponent.
Xiao Chen used his left palm as a palm saber, and azure Vital Qi flowed in it. Then, he struck Lan Feichens wrist and broke his bones.
The strength in Lan Feichens hand promptly vanished. The weapon that he just drew out dropped back into the scabbard.
Lan Feichen endured the pain. As he watched the fist closing on his ear, he quickly clenched his left fist and punched quickly without much time to gather Quintessence.
When the two fists shed, sounds of cracking bones rang out. Before Xiao Chens seven hundred and fifty tons of force, the small amount of Quintessence Lan Feichen gathered was sadlycking. His left hand was immediately crippled.
This time, Lan Feichen could no longer endure the pain. He screamed loudly. Xiao Chen did not bother looking at him anymore. He swung his hand and used a backhand p to swat him away.
Lan Feichens teeth shattered, and he vomited blood as he fell to the ground.
Lan Feichens right wrist was broken; the bones in his left hand were shattered. Despite him still not having used his Quintessence, he actually could no longer stand up.
One palm saber, one punch, and one p. Xiao Chen crippled Lan Feichen in three moves. All this happened in the time it took for a spark to fly. It was so fast, it was unbelievable.
Yu Zhiqiang and the other three had justnded from being knocked back by Xiao Chens aura. By the time they reacted, it was already toote.
Attack together! Dont hold back!
Horror shed in Yu Zhiqiangs eyes. He quickly drew a sword and charged at Xiao Chen at lightning speed.
Flying Hundred Flowers!
Blood Light Sword!
Wishful Clear Sky Saber!
The other three people drew their weapons as well. They used their strong Quintessence and executed their best moves. Instantly, the air burst out in brilliant lights. The air filled with killing intent, locking down on Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen smiled gently, and two dragon roars resounded in his chest. Two more Azure Dragon images appeared around him, and he used the Azure Dragon Tail Whip, moving through the air in an arc.
A strong wind blew, and a dragon roared as it searched for an opening. Then, it easily weaved through the fours encirclement. The Azure Dragon image under Xiao Chen spiraled and carried him higher.
After him!
Seeing Xiao Chen escape, Yu Zhiqiang shouted coldly as he leaped up, holding his sword and sending four rainbow-colored lights at Xiao Chen.
When Xiao Chen reached a certain altitude, he stopped climbing. He did not fear the four of them surrounding him. However, there were more paths of escape in the air, which made it easier for him to dodge.
Xiao Chen did not rush to draw his Lunar Shadow Saber. When he saw Yu Zhiqiang, who flew up first, Xiao Chen shaped his left hand into a w and his right hand into a fist.
As Vital Qi circted, he used Berserk Dragon on both hands simultaneously. The dragon head on his right fist roared, and a dragon w appeared over his left w. The head connected to the tail, forming aplete Azure Dragon.
Berserk Dragon Break!
Xiao Chen attacked the approaching Yu Zhiqiang without holding back.
The Azure Dragon formed of pure Vital Qi flickered with light and red ferociously with its eyes. Light shone everywhere, and as it bared fangs and ws, it gave off a boundlessly imperious and startling aura.
How arrogant! Unexpectedly, you dare to use only your Vital Qi to fight your opponent. Do you think my cultivation is just decoration?!
Yu Zhiqiangughed coldly. A green glow spread throughout his sword, and his vast Quintessence gathered into a ten-meter-long green sword light.
A thick aura of earth permeated the sword light, giving the sharp sword Qi a firm and dense quality, making it more substantial.
It was easy to tell that Yu Zhiqiang had significant achievements in the state of earth.
Ka ca!
The flickering sword light chopped the approaching Azure Dragon in two. However, the dragon head did not shatter as he had expected. Instead, it continued rushing at him while roaring ferociously.
Yu Zhiqiangsplexion changed slightly. He had no other choice but to attack one more time to chop the dragon head in half.
Using the time gained, Xiao Chen rode the Azure Dragon image and arrived two meters before Yu Zhiqiang. Then, he sent out eighty-one punches.
The punches contained boundless Vital Qi. A string of explosions rang out continuously. Space trembled as fist shadows flickered.
Xiao Chen was not riding just one Azure Dragon. There were still two other Azure Dragons floating beside him. Not only did his speed increase significantly, but he also became far more flexible. This allowed him to send out dozens of punches at Yu Zhiqiangs side.
Xiao Chen moved gracefully and silently to behind Yu Zhiqiang, sending another few dozens of punches at his back as well.
Although Yu Zhiqiang had the advantage in Quintessence, he could not keep up with Xiao Chens speed. Xiao Chen immediately forced him into a fluster, and Yu Zhiqiang could only defend passively, unable to counterattack.
When the other three saw this, they quickly rushed forward to support him. However, Xiao Chen did not get greedy. He merely smiled and went far away, leaving an afterimage.
Azure Dragon Tail Whip!
Before the others could catch their breath and look for where Xiao Chen went, another gust blew. Three Azure Dragons roared within the strong wind; their aura was shocking.
When the dragons roared and the strong wind stopped, the faction leaders found Xiao Chen beside the rightmost, Feng Wuheng.
Feng Wuheng was slightly weaker than Yu Zhiqiang. Facing Xiao Chens devastating punches, he did not have the fortitude to endure the assault and could only deal with them impatiently.
In Feng Wuhengs frenzy, an opening quickly appeared. Xiao Chen smiled faintly, but he still did not get greedy, because the other three people had reacted.
The Azure Dragon image below Xiao Chens feet dipped again, moving around smoothly and not giving the four a chance to surround him.
Another strong wind blew, and Xiao Chen headed for the leftmost Bai Zihao. Again, he used that overwhelming flurry of punches and moved tracelessly, using his advantage in speed to throw innumerable punches.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
The sky trembled and the clouds scattered. Loud rumbles resounded like thunder rolling without end.
Those on the sidelines could only see Xiao Chen enveloped in the three Azure Dragons moving up and down as he sent out countless punches. Each punch carried seven hundred and fifty tons of force, enough to shatter mountains.
Chapter 678 - Pure and Innocent Like the Heart of a Newborn
Chapter 678: Pure and Innocent Like the Heart of a Newborn
Despite having a higher cultivation, Yu Zhiqing and the other faction leaders were slower than Xiao Chen. They could not catch him at all and had no way to surround him. Instead, Xiao Chen controlled the rhythm of the battle.
The scene that unfolded left the onlookers dumbfounded. Their mouths all hung wide open, and they revealed expressions ofplete disbelief.
Close up, shoulder to shoulder!
After they wasted their Quintessence and failed to surround Xiao Chen, Yu Zhiqiang unwillingly gave thismand, his face twitching.
The four quickly drew together, standing shoulder to shoulder in a small circle. This formation denied Xiao Chen any more opportunities.
This move was rather effective. No matter who Xiao Chen attacked, the other three would be able to react quickly. He could not make use of his speed advantage.
Ha ha! Yu Zhiqiang, dont you want my proofs ofpletion? Why are you behaving like a tortoise? This is pathetic!
When Xiao Chen saw this scene, heughed loudly and mocked them without any fear.
The four immediately raged in their hearts and almost rushed out despite themselves, wanting to sh head-on with Xiao Chen again.
However, it is useless to hide together. Burning the Heavens!
Without waiting for the four to rush at him, Xiao Chen burned his Vital Qi. Azure smoke wafted out of the Tianmen Acupoint on his head and rushed to the sky.
Large patches of white clouds started burning with azure mes. From a distance, it really looked like the heavens were burning.
A dragon-shaped creature seemed to be swimming in the azure cloud. As Xiao Chen shouted, a dragon w formed a fist and plunged from the sky.
The four worked together to defend, each of them sending out a move to sh with this Fist Burning the Heavens. Their Qi and blood surged, and their internal organs shook.
Xiao Chen shouted again and burned all the Vital Qi in his body. Since his Firmament Body Tempering Art had advanced to the peak of the sixthyer, he could already rely purely on Vital Qi to fight a Medial Grade Martial Monarch.
After consuming the half drop of Dragon Marrow and the Monarch Blood Grass, Xiao Chen could be said to have undergone rebirth. All his blood vessels, bones, and marrow seemed to have been reforged.
When Xiao Chen went all in, burning all his Vital Qi, the force that came forth could level a tall mountain and shake the world.
Roar!
When Xiao Chen shouted, the dragon hidden in the churning clouds roared ferociously as well, harmonizing with Xiao Chens shout from afar.
Suddenly, the weather raged, and the burning azure sky seemed like it would descend on the world. The entire space started to tremble endlessly.
w Burning the Heavens!
A colossal, solid-looking dragon w covered in dragon scales broke through the clouds and headed for the four people standing shoulder to shoulder, swooping towards them rapidly.
The dragon w looked like a miniature mountain. The instant it broke through the clouds, an enormous shadow covered the four.
Bang!
The four did their best to defend themselves. However, it was still not enough. They could no longer suppress their surging Qi and blood, and they vomitedrge mouthfuls of blood as they fell.
Fortunately for them, that dragon w only appeared for an instant before disappearing into nothingness. Otherwise, it could have smashed the four to death.
After finishing his move, Xiao Chen had exhausted his Vital Qi. Not a single bit remained; he had even drawn a little too much.
However, he still had his Quintessence and the Saber Techniques that he was so proud of. From the very start to the end, he had not drawn his Lunar Shadow Saber.
Xiao Chen flipped his left hand, and the Lunar Shadow Saber appeared in his grasp from his Universe Ring. Then, he tightened his grip to hold it firmly.
An Azure Dragon image flew in the sky as Xiao Chens white robes fluttered in the wind. There was a certain serene and graceful air to him, entrancing the onlookers.
It was hard to imagine that a desman could have such an extraordinary air. Pure and innocent like the heart of a newborn, not contaminated by worldly affairs in the least.
When Xiao Chen drew the saber, a dazzling purple light containing boundless electricity appeared. When he infused his perfect saber intent into it, the saber light quickly turned solid, not leaking anything out.
The Azure Dragon image headed towards the four at full speed, setting off in hot pursuit. In a short time, it caught up even though it set offter.
Sea of Lightning Saber Light Chop!
Xiao Chen quickly sent out seven saber images, each with the immortal state of thunder perfectly infused into it. Then, each of the images split into three, turning into twenty-one solid-looking saber images.
Xiao Chens momentum surged like the vast sea, boundless and full of power. Yet, it also seemed like a thousand strands of light and shadow, making it hard to differentiate the real ones from the fakes.
The hearts of the four sank. They could tell that this Saber Technique was not ordinary. However, they could not pinpoint what about it was extraordinary.
Unfortunately for them, the saber images had already arrived. They could only do what they could to defend against this strange Saber Technique first before doing anything else.
Dang! Dang! Dang!
When the weapons shed, nging sounds rang out. The four were injured, but there was nothing serious. So they all heaved a sigh of relief.
Bang!
However, the four had not expected that this was only the start. The twenty-one saber images that scattered suddenly turned into a vast sea of lightning.
The sea of lightning exploded with horrifying energy, knocking these four people back, aggravating their internal injuries.
What scared them even more was that Xiao Chen had vanished. Instead, a venomous gaze stared at them from somewhere, making them feel fear in their hearts.
A strand of saber light suddenly appeared, like a rainbow piercing through heaven and earth. It disappeared in a sh, vanishing to nothingness.
When the four recovered their wits, they discovered an additional wound on their left shoulders. Then, four arms fell off andnded on the ground with a thud.
Four miserable shrieks resounded. Ignoring their pain, Yu Zhiqiang and the others quickly picked up their arms.
Finally, they rushed back towards the city in a pathetic state, hating that they could not grow another leg to be able to run faster. When an arm was chopped off, it was still possible to reattach the arm perfectlyif treatment was done in time.
However, if one was toote, it would be hard to predict the results.
Everyone sucked in a breath of cold air. Just when everyone felt a chill at Xiao Chens strength, a figure suddenly leaped out from the crowd.
An ancient giant formed in the sky above this person as he held a heavy green ruler.
Then, this person used the vast might of the ancient giant to press on Xiao Chen, who had just finished a big battle.
You brat, Xiao Chen, eat a ruler strike from this granddaddy Situ Gang!
Situ Gang revealed a sinister smile. Xiao Chen had exhausted his Vital Qi and had just executed a killing move. This was an excellent opportunity for him to make a sneak attack.
The ancient giant stood more than three hundred meters tall in the air, pointing to the sky. Like Situ Gang, it held a green ruler as well.
A boundless might spread out, and the sky turned leaden. Storm clouds gathered as a heavy atmosphere descended over the area.
The ancient and ponderous aura made the sky seemed solid. Clearly, Situ Gang had stored up power for a long time to make this full-power strike. He wanted to injure Xiao Chen thoroughly, so he did not hold back at all.
Situ Gang had been very ruthless in seeking his opportunity. It just so happened to be right after Xiao Chen executed the Sea of Lightning Saber Light Chop. He wanted to strike a fatal blow.
Xiao Chens expression turned cold, and a murderous intent shed in his eyes.
Since the moment Situ Gang stepped into the Supreme Sky Sect, he had been seeking trouble with Xiao Chen. He had repeatedly made sneak attacks after Xiao Chen had finished a big battle.
Situ Gang was clearly a madman, having such truly despicable and vicious thoughts. Does he really think that I do not dare do anything to him or cannot do anything to him?
Since you want to y big, I will y big with you!
Xiao Chen made up his mind and circted his Quintessence for the Dragon Subduing sh. Then, he quickly umted the momentum he needed for the Return of the Azure Dragon.
Suddenly, a mysterious phenomenon appeared behind Xiao Chen. A vast and endless surging sea appeared in the sky.
A prodigious aura spread out, shing intensely with the ancient giants aura.
In that instant, winds blew, clouds surged, waves roared, lightning shed, thunder boomed in the sky, and the sky changed color.
Situ Gang merged with the image of the giant. The heavy ruler in his hand gave off a brilliant light. He grew to three hundred meters tall and revealed a sinister expression as he hacked at Xiao Chen ruthlessly.
Situ Gangs ruler even seemed to slice the sky in half. It turned the sky in front of him chaotic and formed hurricanes moving around the area.
If a mountain were blocking Situ Gang, his heavy ruler would definitely hack it in half.
The fame of the battle-realm geniuses destructive power was indeed well deserved; its might was astonishing.
However, Xiao Chen had Heaven Ranked Martial Techniques. He did not feel any fear in his heart. Gathering tremendous momentum, he shouted as he watched the approaching Situ Gang.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Nine hundred and ny-nine pirs of water shot into the sky in the sea behind Xiao Chen. Each pir of water contained boundless Quintessence, causing space to tremble and the world to shake.
A dragon roared amidst all this shocking aura. It reached the sky and shook the air for thousands of kilometers. When it reached the deepest depths, it caused the waters to surge.
An Azure Dragon leaped out of the sea, and Xiao Chens saber instantly lit up with a three-kilometer-long saber light.
Scram! Xiao Chen shouted coldly and swung his saber at Situ Gang from above.
The Azure Dragon circled the three-kilometer-long saber light, and clouds augmented its boundless might.
Ka ca!
Under the attack of this saber light, the heavy ruler in Situ Gangs hand shattered, turning into myriad sparks of light and disappearing.
The saber light struck Situ Gang with a loud bang and sent him flying. The ancient giant image in his body vanished like smoke, and he vomited blood.
The insufferably arrogant aura was crushed, obliteratedpletely.
Situ Gang flew back like a cannonball and crashed into a wall behind him. His bodyy half buried in the wall with his survival uncertain.
Situ Gang had charged in with strong momentum, but Xiao Chen knocked him out with one attack. When the inner sect disciples watching saw this, they were utterly speechless and could not recover their wits for a long time.
Xiao Chen sheathed his saber and checked his Quintessence. He frowned slightly. He was still too rash. For the sake of teaching Situ Gang a lesson, he had brought out the full might of theplete Heaven Ranked Martial Technique. He did not have much Quintessence left. If another enemy appeared, he would end up exposing his final trump card.
The gaze of Gui Wu, who was hidden in the crowd, flickered. He was having an internal conflict.
Initially, Gui Wu nned to beat down on Xiao Chen after Xiao Chen finished his fight. Now, after seeing Xiao Chens might, he was shocked and dispirited. The situation was far from what he expected.
Gui Wu wanted to take advantage of this opportunity to attack Xiao Chen. However, he was afraid that Xiao Chen still had a trump card and that he would end up sharing Situ Gangs fate.
However, Gui Wu did not feel satisfied with leaving just like that. If he missed this opportunity, he would no longer have a chance to defeat Xiao Chen.
Ill go all in. He used all his Vital Qi and repeatedly used big moves. At this moment, he should not have much Quintessence left. If I trample on him now, while his momentum is at its peak, I will definitely be able to cast an indelible shadow on his heart. After that, he will find it hard to progress in his cultivation.
Gui Wus eyes turned resolute as he made up his mind. No longer hesitating, he turned into a beam of dull light and charged at Xiao Chen.
Chapter 679 - Satisfying a Debt of Gratitude Along with a Duty to Avenge
Chapter 679: Satisfying a Debt of Gratitude Along with a Duty to Avenge
Xiao Chen squinted slightly. Unexpectedly, there was still such a bold person. After seeing Xiao Chens disy of power, he still dared to step out to challenge him.
This person is really seeking death. It looks like I can only expose the Taiji Yinyang me Diagram.
Xiao Chen raged in his heart, and his eyes flickered with light. Just when he was about to attack, a hot rising sun suddenly appeared from the city walls.
He took a look and smiled faintly, knowing that he no longer had to expose his trump card.
A seven-colored rainbow bridge appeared above the city wall. A pretty figure on the rainbow bridge transformed into a rising sun and shattered Gui Wus attack. The light exploded, and therge clouds scattered.
Astonishment shed in Gui Wus eyes. He wanted to break this attack, but the power of that morning sun seemed boundless. It surged interminably.
Bang!
Finally, Gui Wus protective Quintessence Shield shattered, and the morning sun struck him, sending him flying through the sky like a tossed sandbag. He looked coldly at the person who attacked.
Gui Wu somersaulted in the air and prepared to flee to the city. Then, a wooden staff appeared from somewhere and struck his guts.
This blow immediately caused Gui Wu to spit out a mouthful of blood. Then, the wooden staff spun around and smashed him to the ground, injuring his internal organs.
When Gui Wu saw who held the wooden staff, he eximed, Its you!
The staff wielder was the Sky Dome Realms Gong Yangyu, whom Gui Wu had humiliated once before. Originally, Gong Yangyu and Yue Chenxi hade to see what was happening.
However, when the two discovered that Xiao Chen was in some trouble, they did not hesitate to lend a hand immediately.
Gong Yangyu looked coldly at Gui Wu, then ignored him. Trailing Yue Chenxi, he walked over to Xiao Chen.
After knocking back Gui Wu, Yue Chenxi had immediatelynded beside Xiao Chen and asked out of concern, Are you alright?!
Xiao Chen shook his head. Then, he noticed the medallion hanging at Yue Chenxis waist. He said, Im fine. However, I exhausted myself too much. I will be alright after some rest. Anyway, congrattions on sessfully advancing into the inner sect.
At this moment, Gong Yangyu also floated down and smiled. Both Yue Chenxi and I advanced together this month. We are both rather famous in the outer sect; we have not embarrassed the Sky Dome Realm.
Yue Chenxi could tell that Xiao Chen was feeling quite weak. She smiled gently and said, Lets not talk about this now. We can continue our chat in the city.
Originally, Situ Gangs friends from the battle realm were prepared to rush forward and beat Xiao Chen up. However, when they saw Yue Chenxi and Gong Yangyu nking him, they knew that they would not stand a chance. So they stomped their feet in anger, having no choice but to give up.
The three of them headed for the mission hall, chatting as they walked. They spoke about their experiences and were very engrossed in their conversation.
ording to what Yue Chenxi said, she had not forgotten her initial pride. After she entered the sect, she worked very hard, never cking off.
In the first ce, Yue Chenxi did notck talent. However, shecked resources and umtions in her cultivation. After a period of time, she managed to stand out from the crowd. In the outer sect examination this month, she took the top spot and entered the inner sect.
As for Gong Yangyu, after his humiliation by Gui Wu, he became even stricter with himself. He put in a lot of effort and entered the inner sect as well, trailing slightly behind Yue Chenxi.
The two of them had improved remarkably. However, they paled inparison to Xiao Chen.
Nevertheless, the three of them were cultivators from the Sky Dome Realm. Thus, they got along very well with one another. The two were happy about the strength that Xiao Chen disyed.
We have arrived. The mission hall is right in front. Lets see if I can be the top rank this time. Xiao Chen held some anticipation as he tookrge strides into the mission hall.
The moment Xiao Chen stepped inside, countless gazes homed in on him. Back then, Xiao Chen had taken ten missions and another three-thousand-contribution-point mission.
This caused quite a bigmotion. Several people wagered on whether Xiao Chen could make it back alive.
This fellow really came back. I wonder if he managed toplete his mission.
He should have finished most of them. If he managed to finish the three-thousand-contribution-point mission as well, he might really make the top rank.
Wouldnt that mean that he would be pushing down Yun Feiyu? That is big!
What a joke. I dont believe that he was able toplete the three-thousand-contribution-point mission. He definitely failed.
The discussions grew loud, but Xiao Chen ignored them. He walked directly to the ck-robed administrator and performed a cupped-fist salute. Senior, has Yun Feiyu returned yet?
The ck-robed administrator had noticed Xiao Chen long ago. A gratified look appeared in his eyes as he replied, Yun Feiyu had toe back earlier this month due to circumstances. His total contribution points are
Xiao Chen waved it off and smiled. Senior, please dont tell me. Let me enjoy some anticipation and see for myself.
With a thrill of expectancy, Xiao Chen walked to the Contribution Ranking and looked up, checking who was the top rank.
There were no surprises; it was still Yun Feiyu. Then, he shifted his gaze slightly to the left and looked at how many contribution points Yun Feiyu had.
Twenty-one thousand contribution points!
Xiao Chen rejoiced in his heart. He revealed a faint smile. He hadpleted the ten two-thousand-contribution-point missions he had taken and another three-thousand-contribution-point mission.
Xiao Chens total contribution points would reach twenty-three thousandtwo thousand contribution points more than Yun Feiyus. If there were no surprises, he would be the top rank of the Contribution Ranking.
After thinking for a while, Xiao Chen calmed down and felt that this was too easy.
Yun Feiyu frequently upied the top spot. Since Xiao Chen could take a three-thousand-contribution-point mission, Yue Feiyu could too. Furthermore, he might have gotten even more than Xiao Chen.
Logically speaking, Xiao Chen should not have been able to surpass Yun Feiyu in contribution points this month to nab the top rank.
To Xiao Chen, this was just a target. He had not held too much hope in seeding the first time. ording to his estimation, getting the top rank would take about two to three months.
There must be some reason for this. However, there is no point caring about it now. To me, the most important thing is obtaining the Medial Grade Spirit Gathering Pearls.
Xiao Chen shook his head and stopped thinking. He returned to the ck-robed administrator and handed in all the mission sheets and proofs ofpletion.
The ck-robed administrator took everything and carefully inspected all the proofs together with a group of elders in the mission hall. Then, they started to arrange for Xiao Chens rewards.
The entire process took a while. After waiting for some time, he received the rewards from the ck-robed administrator: a total of one and a half million Superior Grade Spirit Stones aside from the contribution points.
Ha ha! Congrattions! This time, something unexpected happened to Yun Feiyu. With the number of contribution points you have, you will definitely get the top rank.
The ck-robed administrator revealed a gratified look in his eyes as he smiled gently. His expectations of Xiao Chen were not misced.
The other disciples in the mission hall had their ears perked up. When they heard what the ck-robed administrator said, they were all astonished. Unexpectedly, Xiao Chen really managed to disce Yun Feiyu, who usually upied the top rank.
Xiao Chen put away the Spirit Stones and asked out of curiosity, What happened to Yun Feiyu?
The ck-robed administrator replied in a low voice, He took a total of nine three-thousand-contribution-point missions. In the end, he onlypleted eight of them and gave up on thest one.
One of the punishments for giving up a mission is the deduction the same number of contribution points he would have obtained. Otherwise, he would still be holding the top rank.
Indeed, things were as Xiao Chen had expected. He asked, Why did he give up on one of the missions? With his experience, he should not have made the mistake of not having enough time.
The punishment for giving up a mission was very severe in the sect. Normally, no one would give up a mission on purpose.
If one did not have confidence, they would not take the mission. Once the mission was epted, it had to bepleted.
I am not sure. I only know that a true inheritor enlisted him. They probably promised him some benefits that resulted in him giving up on the sect mission.
Interesting, I really want to know what that true inheritor promised him to make him willing to give up on the mission and ept the punishment.
However, Xiao Chen was not a gossip. Although he was curious, he could not be bothered to investigate this in depth. After he thanked the ck-robed administrator again, he invited Yue Chenxi and Gong Yangyu to his courtyard to visit.
When Yue Chenxi and Gong Yangyu saw therge courtyard Xiao Chen had to himself, they sighed. Their eyes filled with envy.
Senior Brother Xiao, how much does this courtyard cost per month? Gong Yangyu could not help asking after he looked around the courtyard and saw the cultivation room with its dedicated Spirit Vein.
After Gong Yangyu and Yue Chenxi heard the answer, they could only smile bitterly. Gong Yangyu said, Two hundred thousand Superior Grade Spirit Stones a month. Looks like I will have to wait for a long time before I can get this.
Xiao Chen thought for a while. Then, he took out two million Superior Grade Spirit Stones from his Universe Ring and proffered them to the two. One million Superior Grade Spirit Stones each. I will lend them to you first. You can return them to me in the future!
When Xiao Chen took out two million Superior Grade Spirit Stones in one go, Gong Yangyu and Yue Chenxi were both stunned and shocked; they did not dare to take them.
It was not that the two were being snobbish, but this sum was just toorge. Having been in the Kunlun Realm for some time already, they were very clear on the value of Superior Grade Spirit Stones.
If the two had to collect the one million Superior Grade Spirit Stones themselves, they would need three months at the very least.
Although Xiao Chen said he was lending the Spirit Stones, given his personality, he would not ask for them back. This was too big a gift.
Senior Brother Xiao, you should keep them for yourself. This is too much. We cant ept this. The two of them rejected his offer at the same time. They did not want Xiao Chen to dy his own cultivation because of them.
Xiao Chen said gently, Just take them. After some time, you will feel that one million Superior Grade Spirit Stones are not worth much.
As of now, this Tianwu Domain seems very calm and peaceful. However, I am guessing that many things are happening under the surface. The geniuses from the lower realms are all cultivating, umting their strength, getting ready to challenge the experts who became famous long ago.
The local young geniuses of the Tianwu Domain can also be found everywhere. They are preparing to burst forth in glory, bing famous in one go.
When advancing to Martial Sage from half-Sage, there will be a rtivelyrge threshold. It will give the people who cameter some time to catch up. If I am not wrong, in one year at most, the ranking of the entire Tianwu Domains youth will be rewritten.
Time waits for no one. We have to make full use of every moment we have. If we are slightlyte, arge number of people will surpass us. If we want to be outstanding, we will definitely need resources.
After Gong Yangyu and Yue Chenxi heard Xiao Chen out, they were shocked at Xiao Chens grand thoughts.
While the others were focusing on thepetition within the Supreme Sky Sect, Xiao Chen had already set his sights on the entire Tianwu Domain.
Not to mention cultivation, just Xiao Chens outlook surpassed far too many people in the Supreme Sky Sect. Compared to him, Gui Wu and the others were simply not in the same league.
After Xiao Chens advice, the two no longer refused; they epted the Spirit Stones he offered.
Chapter 680 - Eternal and Endless
Chapter 680: Eternal and Endless
When Xiao Chen saw their eptance, he smiled faintly and went to attend to his guests, preparing tea for them personally.
In a loft within the courtyard, the three looked at the beautiful scenery of theke before them. As they sampled tea, they chatted, passing their time leisurely. They only parted after sunset.
This vast Kunlun Realm was rife with mutual deception, a fiercepetition offering no quarter. Hidden dangers filled the ce; one might get sabotaged at any time.
Xiao Chen sincerely hoped that these two friends from the Sky Dome Realm would not fall on this arduous path of cultivation. If he could give them a hand, he would do so and more.
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There were still ten days or so left before Xiao Chen could collect his monthly stipend. So he used this period to continue solidifying his cultivation as a peakte-stage Inferior Grade Martial Monarch.
Xiao Chen devoted his days toprehending the Sea of Lightning Saber Light Chop.
The Sea of Lightning Saber Light Chops might wasparable to a Heaven Ranked Martial Technique. Because he adapted a Sword Technique to the saber, there were still many ws in the Martial Technique. He had managed to identify these after testing it out in a few battles.
As time passed, Xiao Chen slowly tweaked the Sea of Lightning Saber Light Chop, fixing the defects. Furthermore, he also personalized it.
Xiao Chens state of thunder contained an immortal attribute, which was different from the others. Infusing it perfectly into the Martial Technique would definitely take the might of the move to the next level.
Immortal, immortal. Why is it called immortal? Not a thousand years or ten thousand years, instead, it was eternal and endless!
When Xiao Chen thought about it, the immortal will of thunder in the Thunder Emperor Valley hadsted for a thousand years, and yet its might remained undiminished. Even a Martial Sage did not dare face the sharp will of thunder.
This clearly showed how strong the power of immortality was.
Xiao Chen muttered to himself in the courtyard, The Sea of Lightning Saber Light Chop can be separated into three parts. The first part is the saber images. The key is in the word light. The entire sky is filled with saber lights to make it hard for the opponent to differentiate the real ones from the fakes.
I have already perfected this part, more or less. The key to the second part is the sea of lightning formed by my state. I need to infuse in the attribute of immortality into it. This will require more time.
Then, there is the final saber lights unpredictability. This is the essence of this move. The previous generations have already perfected this to the point where it cant be improved further. I am unable to think of any ideas.
Actually, this move could already be called perfect. It was definitely not weaker than the original move. However, Xiao Chen was nitpicky. He wanted to used his own special characteristics to make this move even stronger.
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Ten dayster, Xiao Chen had gained someprehensions after executing the Sea of Lightning Saber Light Chop thousands of times in the courtyard.
He leaped up in the courtyard, and the instant the saber light lit up, he sent out seven saber images. Then, each saber image sent out another seven saber images.
This formed forty-nine indistinguishable saber images, more than double of the previous. Right then, saber lights flickered endlessly in the courtyard.
Each strand of electric saber light was as dazzling as the shining sun, a bewildering sight.
However, thissted for only an instant before all the saber images vanished without a trace. This made one wonder if the resplendent saber lights from earlier had been real.
In the next moment, a sea of lightning suddenly formed in the air. This sea of lightning was not vast. However, it carried an immortal attribute, making it more difficult for others to shatter.
Xiu!
The sea of lightning vanished, and a strand of saber light leaped out. Aside from being astonishingly fast, it moved unpredictably.
The biggest difference of this saber light, whenpared to the previous version, was that it shared the immortal attribute of the sea of lightning.
This additional attribute gave others the vague feeling that this strand of saber light had been around for hundreds or even thousands of years. The saber light projected a vast and ancient aura.
The Martial Technique now gave the intangible impression that an expert had fine-tuned it to a whole new level.
Boundless saber images, an immortal sea of lightning, and a mysterious saber light. Xiao Chenpleted all three parts in one breath. He now felt exultant.
He could not help but reveal a faint smile as he pulled back his saber and sheathed it. Then, he muttered, I finallypleted it. In the future, this Martial Technique will be called Ghostly Image Chop. This will be my unique Immortal Ghostly Image Chop!
Xiao Chen had upgraded the Sea of Lightning Saber Light Chop and perfected it into the Ghostly Image Chop, increasing its might by twenty percent. It finally contained some of the might of a Heaven Ranked Martial Technique.
Inside the Sage Sky Lantern, that senior had said that the might of this move would continue to increase with ones strength, reaching the peak.
At that time, when one executed it, the sky would be filled with thousands of three-kilometer-long sword lights. The sea of fire formed could burn half the sky. The might of the sword would tear apart the heavenly dome.
Utterly fascinated with this potential, Xiao Chen had spent so many days honing this move. It could be said that he had not wasted his time.
After another five days, due to his monopoly of a Spirit Vein, he already reached the bottleneck of peak Inferior Grade Martial Monarch.
The drops of purple Quintessence liquid in his dantian gave off an intense glow, dense and pure.
Xiao Chen tested this bottleneck a few times, and he could feel a formless barrier every time, preventing him from proceeding.
The flexibility of that barrier had a strong tenacity to it, making it extremely difficult to break.
After verifying the bottleneck several times, Xiao Chen frowned and said, The ten Medial Grade Spirit Gathering Pearls from getting the top rank in the Contribution Ranking would probably not be enough.
This meant that he would have to gather enough Medial Grade Spirit Gathering Pearls before he could break through.
I wont think about this for now. I should go and get the monthly stipend and the remuneration for the Contribution Ranking first. Worst-case scenario, I will just take more three-thousand-contribution-point missions and spend a little more time. Thats all.
Today, Xiao Chen could finally go and collect the monthly stipend. After taking a bath and tidying his clothes up, he left the courtyard.
Along the way, Xiao Chen met a lot of inner sect disciples. When they saw Xiao Chen, they quickly fled to a side. Their eyes were filled with respect and fear.
Half a month ago, Xiao Chen had defeated the five faction leaders single-handedly in a great battle.
After that, Xiao Chen trounced Situ Gang, who had mounted a sneak attack on him. Within the inner sect, his fame was undoubtedly the highest after the mysterious Yun Feiyu.
That day, Xiao Chen had been very decisive and fast. He had not shown any mercy, chopping off the arms of those faction leaders without any hesitation whatsoever.
Then, there was the recent news that Xiao Chen disced Yun Feiyu from the top of the Contribution Ranking, pushing him to the heart of the struggle. Several people were guessing that Yun Feiyu would have a showdown with him soon.
Yun Feiyu was simr to Xiao Chen; they both operated alone. However, no one dared to seek trouble with him. This was because Yu Zhiqiang and the others had suffered in a simr manner in the past.
These two men were not people who liked to stand out. However, because of the pride in their hearts, they would not be willing to admit defeat.
There was a saying, A mountain cannot contain two tigers. A duel between these two was necessary and inevitable. There could only be one top disciple in the inner sect, and that would always be the case.
Xiao Chen was already ustomed to these evasive gazes. He did not have any superfluous thoughts or bother about the whispers of these people.
When he entered the vast hall of the ce to collect the monthly stipend, there was a huge crowd. The hall was filled with inner sect disciples waiting to receive their stipends.
When Xiao Chen saw an empty corner, he walked over casually. As he walked, he brushed past a blue-d swordsman.
After a couple of steps, the two stopped when they sensed each others extraordinariness. Then, they turned at the same time.
Xiao Chen looked at this person. This blue-d swordsman had a medium stature and a skinny figure. He had a stern face and thin lips. His eyebrows were sharp like they were sculpted to perfection. He looked very clean and neat.
A strong, gushing sword intent, like a waterfall, hid deep in his ck eyes. With a single gaze, the horrifying sword intent could be released at any moment.
This person had already advanced to early-stage Superior Grade Martial Monarch, putting a faint pressure on Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen automaticallypared this person to the true inheritor he had seen before, Chen Xiao. He realized that this person was not much weaker than Chen Xiao; this swordsman was powerful.
Within the inner sect, who could have such cultivation, strong enough to give even Xiao Chen some pressure? The answer was clear. Aside from Yun Feiyu, it could not be anyone else!
As Xiao Chen measured Yun Feiyu up, Yun Feiyu likewise measured him up. After that, Yun Feiyu revealed a smile filled with some disdain and said, White Robed desman, Xiao Chen. Not bad. Today, I finally met you.
Xiu!
Right after Yun Feiyu spoke, the withdrawn sword intent in his eyesunched themselves at Xiao Chen like two sharp knives. The sword intent buzzed in the air, giving off an impassioned, melodious hum in the air.
Xiao Chen focused his gaze, and the saber intent in his eyes shed without any fear. Likewise, his perfect sixty-percentprehended saber intent became sharp knives thatunched from his gaze.
Dang! Dang!
Two metallic ngs came from the air, sounding like real weapons shing with each other, fighting intensely.
As the two stood off against each other, a strong wind blew through the hall, sending their clothes aflutter.
As the strong sword intent and saber intent fought in the wind, the weapons of the other inner sect disciples waiting in the hall to collect their stipend trembled.
Some disciples did not manage to grab their weapons in time. Their weapons came unsheathed, flying chaotically around the hall.
Such a scene fixed everyones gazes on Yun Feiyu and Xiao Chen.
The two of them really shed with each other. I knew that they would end up fighting.
Xiao Chen is really strong. He is able to stand his ground against Yun Feiyus seventy-percentprehended sword intent, not losing at all.
Everyone immediately revealed excited expressions. When the onlooker saw that Xiao Chen was not at a disadvantage, they were even more astonished.
This development filled everyone with anticipation for their fight. If Xiao Chen lost immediately in this exchange, then it would not be interesting.
A strange light shed in Yun Feiyus eyes. He did not fight for real in the hall, withdrawing his sword intent. Then, his lips curled up as he said, A perfect sixty-percentprehended saber intent. No wonder you have the confidence to fight with me. However, that is all. It is insufficient.
You best know what is good for yourself. Dont do anything that you will regret.
After Yun Feiyu finished speaking, he immediately turned around and left without waiting for Xiao Chen to say anything.
From the start to end, Yun Feiyu did not attach any importance to Xiao Chen at all. He merely tested Xiao Chen out and disdained to converse with him.
Xiao Chen watched as Yun Feiyu left. He had a somewhat grave expression on his face. Indeed, Yun Feiyu was as rumors imed: an arrogant person who looked down on everyone.
Xiao Chen looked around and discovered four people waiting for Yun Feiyu outside the hall. These people had stern expressions and aloof demeanors as though they were above everyone else. No one dared to get within a hundred meters of them.
Watching from afar, people all bowed respectfully to them in greeting. Their medallions indicated they were actually true inheritors.
Seeing Yun Feiyu arrive, the four condescended to speak politely to him. Then, they went off into the distance.
Indeed, that is Yun Feiyu for you. Even the true inheritors have to be polite to him. When the disciples saw this scene, they all revealed expressions of envy.
Then, they looked at Xiao Chen. Although they felt that he was flourishing, he was far fromparable to Yun Feiyu.
Chapter 681 - Inner Sect Disciple’s Invitation
Chapter 681: Inner Sect Disciples Invitation
Xiao Chen started thinking about some things. In the previous month, Yun Feiyu suddenly rushed back to the sect ahead of schedule due to the summons of the true inheritors.
He wondered if the true inheritors appearance here had anything to do with this and if it had anything to do with Yun Feiyus decision to give up on one three-thousand-point mission and miss out on the top rank on the Contribution Ranking.
Clearly, there was a considerable benefit involved. Unfortunately, Xiao Chen was alone and did not have a force backing him. He felt curious, but he could not mingle with these true inheritors.
High in the skies above the hall, four of the other true inheritors of the Supreme Sky Sect watched as Yun Feiyu left with that group of true inheritors. Their expressions seemed grave.
Xiao Chen would recognize two out of these four peopleChen Xiao and Wang Cheng. Of which, Xiao Chen had some friendship with Chen Xiao.
Wang Cheng said to a ck-d youth on the right, Senior Brother Hu, it looks like Hua Tianhe and his group have sought out Yun Feiyu. We are in trouble this time.
The ck-d man with the family name Hu sighed softly. Without a doubt, the strongest person in the inner sect is Yun Feiyu. Within a year, at most, he will be a true inheritor. With his help, the bnce of strength between Hua Tianhe and our group will be broken.
Should we seek out someone from the inner sect as well? the only girl of the four, a graceful girl, suggested softly.
The ck-d man smiled bitterly. It is easy to say that. We are aiming to kill a peak Rank 8 Spirit Beast. No matter how many weaklingse, they would only be sending themselves to death. They might even mess things up.
The others thought about what he said and agreed. Just the aura of a peak Rank 8 Spirit Beast would scare some people. When the time came, these people might get flustered. If they had to split their attention, to take care of these people, they might as well not have them.
Just at this moment, Chen Xiao thought of someone. He said, I know a person. Perhaps he can help us. Although his cultivation is low, he has a strong physical body. Furthermore, he has consumed Monarch Blood Grass and would not fear the aura of a peak Rank 8 Spirit Beast.
Who?
The other three were all interested and could not help turning to look at Chen Xiao simultaneously. They usually spent their time bitterly cultivating or braving dangers outside. So they did not know much about the inner sect disciples.
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Spirit Gathering PearlsSpirit Gathering PearlsI still have too few! Xiao Chen muttered after collecting his stipend and remuneration.
As the top ranker of the Contribution Ranking, he received one million Superior Grade Spirit Stones, one hundred Inferior Grade Spirit Gathering Pearls, and ten Medial Grade Spirit Gathering Pearls.
To Xiao Chen, who had hit a bottleneck, Superior Grade Spirit Stones and Inferior Grade Spirit Gathering Pearls would not be of much help. No matter how many of them there were, they would be useless.
Compared to Inferior Grade Spirit Gathering Pearls, Medial Grade Spirit Gathering Pearls were much more precious. Not only would these require higher-quality Spirit Stones, but they would also exhaust even more of a Martial Sages Source Energy.
Regr Martial Sages would not be able to refine Medial Grade Spirit Gathering Pearls. Only a Superior Grade Martial Sage or a peak Martial Sage could easily refine Medial Grade Spirit Gathering Pearls.
Superior Grade Martial Sages or peak Martial Sages were the mainstays of a Rank 9 sect. There would not be too many of them in a sect.
After these Martial Sages reached this level, they would not have much time to refine Medial Grade Spirit Gathering Pearls. They would spend most of their timeprehending the Dao, to see if they could break through to Martial Emperor before the end of their lifespan.
Their primary duties would be holding down the fort, ensuring the stability of the Supreme Sky Province, and preventing strong Spirit Beasts, loose cultivators, and Demonic Cmities from wreaking havoc.
It would be terrific if these Martial Sages refined a hundred Medial Grade Spirit Gathering Pearlswhich would not even be enough to split among the nine true inheritors, not to mention the thousands of inner sect disciples.
From this fact, it was easy to imagine how precious a Medial Grade Spirit Gathering Pearl was. Trying to buy one with Spirit Stones outside the sect would require paying a sky-high price.
I need to get the top rank again. Twenty Medial Grade Spirit Gathering Pearls would be enough for my breakthrough.
A resolute look shed in Xiao Chens eyes. Despite the threat of Yun Feiyu, he did not care. He, Xiao Chen, had never been afraid ofpetition.
When Xiao Chen returned to his courtyard, he was surprised to find four figures chatting leisurely outside his door. The aura from each of them was unfathomable.
These people had incredibly strong cultivations. Even though their auras were withdrawn, they could not be underestimated. Clearly, they were extraordinary.
A strange light shed in Xiao Chens eyes as he arrived before the four people. He performed a cupped-fist salute and said, Xiao Chen greets the four Senior Brothers and Sister.
This was the etiquette to adhere to in this sect. When one met with a true inheritor, they had to show their respect. ording to the rules, one had to perform not only a cupped-fist salute but also a bow to show their respect.
However, Xiao Chen had his pride. Although the four were strong, they were not at a level that he would bow to.
When Wang Cheng saw Xiao Chen, a brilliant light shed in his eyes. He smiled and said, Junior Brother Chen, after youve spoken so much about this persons achievements, it turns out to be him.
Wang Cheng had met Xiao Chen two months ago. At that time, Xiao Chen was an early-stage Inferior Grade Martial Monarch. Furthermore, his Quintessence was not stable and pure.
The only thing that stood out was Xiao Chens strong physical body. He was able to sh head-on with the battle realms Situ Gang, but that was all.
Xiao Chens improvements did not look like much, either. The Spiritual Energy was very dense in the Kunlun Realm. Furthermore, he had Spirit Gathering Pearls avable for him to make breakthroughs.
Logically speaking, an ordinary genius would be able to advance to Medial Grade Martial Monarch in two months time. However, Xiao Chen was still an Inferior Grade Martial Monarch. It could only be said that he did not have much talent for cultivating.
Thus, Wang Cheng did not think much of Xiao Chen. He only shook his head and did not say more.
The only girl of the four also frowned slightly. She said, Junior Brother Chen, even if this person used the Monarch Blood Grass and half a drop of Dragon Marrow, his cultivation is too low. He probably would not even be able to break the defense of a peak Rank 8 Spirit Beast.
However, the ck-d youth, who was the leader, stared at Xiao Chen without saying anything. His ck eyes flickered with spots of light as if he had discovered something but did not dare to believe it.
Xiao Chen felt confused when he heard all this. What peak Rank 8 Spirit Beast? What low cultivation? What does all this have to do with me?
Since the other party did not exin, Xiao Chen did not ask. He only waited calmly for them to speak further.
Suddenly, the ck-d youth, who had been silent all this time, said, Xiao Chen, if I am not wrong, while you are an Inferior Grade Martial Monarch, you have refined your Quintessence twice, right?
The moment the ck-d youth said that, the other three were startled. They looked at Xiao Chen again, this time with expressions of disbelief.
If one refined their Quintessence once before consuming the Quintessence Gathering Pill, the heart-wrenching pain that resulted could be fatal.
Since the ancient times, many people had dared to try refining their Quintessence twice. However, the number of people who could actually endure to the end were few. Furthermore, the future of these people had been bright; they ended up bing heroes of their time.
Since the other party could tell, Xiao Chen had nothing to hide. So he gently nodded in admission.
So that is why. The ck-d youth smiled faintly and said, In that case, based on your cultivation, you should be as strong as a regr peak Medial Grade Martial Monarch. Adding in your strong physical body, you should be able to fight a Superior Grade Martial Monarch.
Wang Cheng revealed doubt in his eyes. Still disbelieving, he asked, Junior Brother Xiao, would you mind if I test you?
The ck-d youth entered deep thought. Then, he nodded and said, Junior Brother Xiao Chen, if you can take a blow from Wang Cheng, we will give you a great opportunity.
Xiao Chen had both the cultivation and a strong physical body. Nevertheless, the crux of the mattery in how much strength he could bring out.
Of the four people, Chen Xiao winked at Xiao Chen slightly, urging him to grasp this chance well.
Regardless of whether there was an opportunity for him or not, Xiao Chen would face this blow seriously. He had heard of the true inheritors fame and had long wanted to test himself against them.
Junior Brother Xiao, I will only use thirty percent of my strength in this blow. As long as you do not go flying, I will consider it a pass, Wang Cheng said thoughtfully as he looked at Xiao Chen.
Wang Cheng was ate-stage Superior Grade Martial Monarch and had consumed the Quintessence Gathering Pill thrice. Furthermore, he had taken the valuable Superior Grade Quintessence Gathering Pill all three times.
After refining his Quintessence three times, Wang Chengs Quintessence reached a very intense level. The purity of his Quintessence was even scarier.
Even though Wang Cheng would exert only thirty percent of his strength, the Quintessence used would be equal to that of a Medial Grade Martial Monarch.
However, Wang Chengs requirements were not high. He only asked that Xiao Chen not get knocked off his feet. Being push back a few steps was still eptable.
Xiao Chen held some anticipation in his heart. He nodded gravely and said, Senior Brother Wang, please make your move!
Here Ie!
Wang Cheng did not seem to go through any process of gathering power. He merely waved his hand, and his aura erupted out. He released a jade-colored glow from his palm.
Then, he shot forward like an arrow tearing through the obstructing air ahead of him. His motion created two painfully strong gusts of wind that blew on Xiao Chens face and sent both their clothes fluttering.
Wang Cheng moved as fast as lightning. In half a breath, he arrived before Xiao Chen. Then, he sent his glowing right palm at Xiao Chens chest.
Xiao Chen made a quick decision in the time it took for a spark to fly. He gave up on a pure defense and took a step forward instead, merging his Quintessence and Vital Qi together.
Then, he sent a simr palm strike forward before everyones shocked gazes.
The other three true inheritors were quite surprised. They had not expected Xiao Chen to be so bold. He chose to attack Wang Cheng instead of simply defending.
Boom!
The two palms shed, and a loud explosion resounded. A hundred-meter-long crack appeared in the ground under the two. The other three true inheritors quickly moved aside.
A horrifying force sted out from the palms, forming visible and chaotic shock waves that immediately knocked Xiao Chen back.
However, this was not all. The true inheritor Wang Cheng flew back like an arrow. The shock wave knocked him back a hundred meters before hended on the ground heavily.
Wang Chengs Qi and blood surged. He circted his Quintessence with all his might. His Quintessence swelled like a vast river, gushing without end. Finally, he suppressed all the Quintessence and Vital Qi that infiltrated his body.
Xiao Chen was in a slightly sorrier state. After getting knocked back a hundred meters, he did not suppress the Quintessence surging in his body after hended, vomiting a mouthful of blood.
However, Xiao Chen had a strong physical body. Furthermore, Wang Cheng did not use any Martial Technique nor had he used a killing blow. So Xiao Chen suffered only a light injury.
Chen Xiao smiled faintly and said, Senior Brother Hu, how are we going to grade this? Both of them were knocked back.
The ck-d youth seemed very pleased. Heughed loudly, How should we grade this? Just ask Wang Cheng. See if he is not embarrassed to say that he won.
Wang Cheng was certainly chagrined as a true inheritor. An Inferior Grade Martial Monarch had knocked him back. Although he used only thirty percent of his strength, he had already humiliated himself enough.
He smiled bitterly and said, Please dont mock me. I really embarrassed myself this time. However, we have indeed found a treasure.
That girls eyes lit up, and she smiled as she looked at Xiao Chen with satisfaction.
The ck-d youth walked over to Xiao Chen, taking big strides, and handed Xiao Chen a jade bottle. There are ten Medial Grade Spirit Gathering Pearls here. Use them tonight to advance to Medial Grade Martial Monarch. We wille and look for you tomorrow.
Chapter 682 - Peak Grade 8 Spirit Beast
Chapter 682: Peak Grade 8 Spirit Beast
Xiao Chen still felt somewhat confused. When he saw that the four were about to leave, he quickly pulled Chen Xiao to a halt. Senior Brother Chen Xiao, what is going on?
Chen Xiao looked back at him. That is our Senior Brother Hu. He is one of the three true inheritors who have the right to enlist other disciples. Now, you are being enlisted and do not have the right to refuse.
Chen Xiao continued with a smile, Dont worry. If everything goes smoothly, it is just a good opportunity for you. It will be beneficial for you.
Enlisted?
This was not Xiao Chens first time to hear this term. Thest time, the mission halls ck-d administrator had said that Yun Feiyu had been enlisted; that was why he returned early.
This enlistment was apparently hard to rejectwhich would also exin why Yun Feiyu gave up on the three-thousand-contribution-point mission and rushed back.
There are nine true inheritors, but only three people with the right to enlist others. This was what Xiao Chen deduced.
Aside from the top true inheritor, Shui Lingling, who was stationed in the Martial God Pce, the other true inheritors were divided into two factions.
The two factions probably used their enlistment rights for the same matter. The other factions enlistment of Yun Feiyu had broken the bnce between the two factions.
For the sake of thispetition, Chen Xiaos faction then enlisted Xiao Chen.
However, what exactly was the matter that roused so much concern in the two factions? With too little information, Xiao Chen could not draw any conclusions.
Xiao Chens expression changed. He whispered, Could it be for the sake of a peak Rank 8 Spirit Beast? Otherwise, it would not have been left upleted until now; Yun Feiyu returnedst month.
A Rank 8 Spirit Beast was equivalent to ate-stage Superior Grade Martial Monarch. If it were a king variant of that Spirit Beast, it would be even stronger; a peak Martial Monarch would be no match for it. Only a half-Sage would dare to say they could defeat it easily. Even if Chen Xiao and the other three true inheritors worked together, they would barely be up to the task.
However, there was no point in dwelling on this. Even if it was dangerous, Xiao Chen did not have the right to reject the enlistment unless he quit the Supreme Sky Sect. Of course, that was impossible.
Danger came hand in hand with opportunity. As Chen Xiao said, this might be an excellent opportunity for Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen clenched the jade bottle with his right hand, a resolute look in his eyes. Since the opportunity presented itself, he should not quail.
He returned to the cultivation room and began his preparations to advance to Medial Grade Martial Monarch. He had a firm foundation as well as vast and pure Quintessence.
All Xiao Chen needed was sufficient Medial Grade Spirit Gathering Pearls and the ability to endure that pain of breaking through. This was not a particrly difficult thing.
When the sun rose, he sessfully broke through his bottleneck, advancing to Medial Grade Martial Monarch. With the advancement of a grade, his Quintessence snowballed.
Xiao Chens Quintessence had more than doubled, a far greater increase than the twenty percent he got when breaking through to the next stage.
He circted his Purple Thunder Divine Incantation, and the Spiritual Energy from the Spirit Veins origin poured in continuously.
The feeling in the past of making no progress despite the amount of Spiritual Energy he absorbed vanished without a trace.
Xiao Chen opened his eyes and revealed a fearsome gaze amidst a brilliant light. Their color deepened even further, making them look unfathomable.
He extended his Spiritual Sense and found that Chen Xiao and the other three true inheritors were already outside the courtyard. He did not want to keep them waiting, so after some preparations, he immediately went out.
When the ck-d youth noticed Xiao Chens aura, he nodded to himself and smiled. Unexpectedly, you really managed to make the breakthrough within a night. This means that your foundations were very firm. Otherwise, it would not be that easy.
The ck-d youth, Hu Hai, took out a ck wooden medallion and said with a serious expression, I shall cut to the chase and not rattle on. I now formally enlist you. ording to the rules, you cannot refuse. However, I will never force anyone.
If you are afraid, you can refuse. The Spirit Gathering Pearls given to you yesterday will be taken as my good deed.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly. epting the ck enlistment medallion without hesitation, he said, Why would I refuse? This is exactly what I, Xiao Chen, have been seeking.
The ck-d youthughed boisterously. I knew that you would not reject this. You are someone who endured the pain of refining your Quintessence twice. You would not be someone gutless.
After receiving a meaningful nce, Chen Xiao stepped forward and said, Xiao Chen, you are now one of our members. So there are some things that we no longer have to hide from you.
The true inheritors are divided into two factions that have never gotten along and often fight with each other. Actually, this is deliberate on the elders part, so that we dont ck off even after we have be true inheritors.
This time, we have anotherpetition ongoing. The result of thispetition is critical. The group that can gain the advantage will be able to go to the Savage Battlefield with our First Senior Sister.
The Savage Battlefield was where the ancient sovereigns had fought. It was vast and boundless. Originally, it was a mysterious forbiddennd rife with hidden treasures.
After the battle of the sovereigns, the blood of the Emperors from various races had sprinkled thend, turning it into a ce of fortuitous encounters.
All sorts of rare natural treasures and Spirit Herbs were obtainable in bountiful numbers. Even the Monarch Blood Grass Xiao Chen had consumed did not rank at the top there.
Aside from this, there were Emperors graves, true dragon caves, and even several Immortal Sect Remnants from the Immortal Epoch.
The Savage Battlefield was a forbiddennd in itself. However, within this forbiddennd were many forbiddennds. Even the Martial Emperors of today had not explored its entirety.
There were still unknown forbiddennds for peak geniuses to discover. This was one of the few public locations for fortuitous encounters.
Fortuitous encounters were crucial for cultivators. Without a doubt, a genius without fortuitous encounters would end up far behind a genius fortunate enough to have them.
The Savage Battlefield had a demonic barrier surrounding it. This barrier would weaken once every three years. For the sake of honing their disciples, the big sects would always send their elites in to seek their own fortuitous encounters.
None of the young experts of the Tianwu Domain would be willing to miss out on this opportunity. Otherwise, if they allowed others to obtain the fortuitous encounters in their ce, they would end up being left far behind.
This is indeed a great opportunity, Xiao Chen thought to himself. However, he still had some doubts. He asked, I can go as well?
Hu Hai nodded and smiled. As long as you are not afraid of the risk, you naturally can. You are already one of us.
Of course, the prerequisite to this is that we defeat Hua Tianhe and his group in thepetition. Otherwise, all this will be moot.
The top true inheritor of the Supreme Sky Sect, Shui Lingling, had decided the objective of thispetition. The faction that could kill a peak Rank 8 Spirit Beast first would win.
The faction that won could follow Shui Lingling, gaining the qualifications to enter the Savage Battlefield.
Xiao Chen grasped the details of the mission. He asked, Are we setting off now?
Hu Hai eyed Xiao Chen and smiled. There is no rush. You are stillcking something. You have a defensive early Superior Grade Secret Treasure. However, its defense is not sufficient.
Hu Hai took off his own medallion and handed it to the green-d girl. Jun Si, bring him to buy two better-quality shields. We will wait for you outside the city.
Defensive Secret Treasures were quite rare and very precious. Xiao Chen could not help but feel grateful for the ck-d youths generosity. First, Hu Hai had casually given him ten Medial Grade Spirit Gathering Pearls. Now, he decided to buy two defensive shields for him without even blinking.
The group split up for now. The green-d girl, Jun Si, led Xiao Chen to the inner city. The others headed out of the city, feeling assured. When the time was right, they would meet up again.
Junior Brother Xiao Chen, I heard from Chen Xiao that you came from a lower realm. Which one did youe from? While flying in the air, Jun Si chatted with Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen answered truthfully, The Sky Dome Realm.
Jun Sis eyes lit up as she asked, The Sky Dome Realm where the Thunder Emperor Sang Mu came from?
Xiao Chen felt somewhat surprised. He had not expected anyone in the Kunlun Realm to remember the Thunder Emperors name. Since he came to the Kunlun Realm, everyone revealed disdain when they heard the words Sky Dome Realm. Precious few people would react with pleasant surprise as Jun Si had.
Jun Si smiled gently and said, Our Jun n had received the grace of the Thunder Emperor in the past. There is even a sculpture of the Thunder Emperor in our n headquarters. Little Junior Brother Xiao Chen, I will have to bother you in the future to tell me more about the Thunder Emperor in the Sky Dome Realm.
Xiao Chen felt abashed in his heart. Since this girl looked to be of the same age as him, her tone made him feel somewhat ufortable.
Even so, he told Jun Xi some of the stories from before the Thunder Emperor became famous.
There were too many legends about the Thunder Emperor. Xiao Chen only managed to share a small portion of them before they arrived in the inner city. Jun Si felt it was insufficient. Tell me more next time. I will bring you to the auction house first.
Time was tight, but Jun Si picked out the shields very meticulously. She would personally inspect each shield several times.
After looking for a long time, Jun Si did not find any shield that satisfied her. She shook her head and said, Originally, I was nning to find you two Superior Grade shields. However, there are too few defensive Secret Treasures. Without a formal auction, it would be hard to find one.
Give these two peak Medial Grade shields a try. They might be able to protect your life at a crucial moment.
The two shields were as tall as Xiao Chen. They were thick and resilient. It was unknown what material they were made out of.
Xiao Chen held one shield in each hand; then, he set the two shields next to each other. Finally, he infused his Quintessence into them, and they formed an enclosed barrier,pletely encasing him.
He probed the thickness of the barrier and felt very satisfied. He said, These two would do. They feel good.
However, Jun Si was still not satisfied. She said, Thats all we can do for now. Lets go. They have been waiting very long.
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Outside the city gates, Hu Hai and the other two had already been waiting for a while. After Xiao Chen and Jun Xi arrived, they departed immediately.
Hu Hai waved his hand and flung out his sleeve, sending out an exquisite ck metal warship. Then, the warship slowly erged.
After the five boarded the metal warship, four air pipes at the back burst forth, providing strong propulsion. In an instant, they pierced through the clouds.
Xiao Chen eyed the metal warship and marveled at it in his heart. The warship had a simple style and gave one a firm sense of security. It also felt cool to the touch.
Seeing Xiao Chens curiosity, Chen Xiao smiled and said, This is the treasure that Senior Brother Hu is very proud of. This was a broken piece of Magic Treasure he found in an Immortal Sect Remnant. After the master refiners of the Tianwu Domains Fire Li Sect reforged it, it became equal to a high-quality Superior Grade Secret Treasure.
When Hu Hai, who was at the bow, heard this, he smiled and said, That is nothing much. That Magic Treasure was badly damaged already. After it was reforged to this, it lost several of its previous functions.
Xiao Chen, let me give you the details of our operation. Our target is a peak Rank 8 Spirit Beastthe Golden Savage Ox. This fellow is a bona fide tyrant of the Savage Beast Forest and is very hard to deal with.
Xiao Chen had heard of the Savage Beast Forest. It was a very vast forest,rger than the Supreme Sky Province, connecting some of the nearbyrge provinces.
The northernmost parts of the Savage Beast Forest had some cities, which were Fiend Cities bordering on the Tianwu Domain. These were the Fiends territory. As theyy on the border, they were rather chaotic.
Chapter 683 - Most Dangerous Moment
Chapter 683: Most Dangerous Moment
The Savage Beast Forest was once famous for Savage Beasts. Actually, Savage Beasts were creatures that lived during the Ancient Era. They had astonishingly strong defenses and strength. Some ordinary Martial Emperors could not deal with the strong Savage Beasts.
Just the head of a Savage Beast was asrge as a small mountain. When they ran, they could cause heaven and earth to tremble. When they roared, clouds would scatter; the sound waves were sufficient to shatter a humans internal organs.
However, Savage Beasts could no longer be seen, having disappeared into the long river of time.
Only some Spirit Beasts with the bloodline of Savage Beasts remained. They would be muchrger than regr Spirit Beasts and were as strong as the king variant of Spirit Beasts with the same rank.
The Savage Beast Forest contained more Spirit Beasts with Savage Beast bloodlines than any other ce. This was why people still called it Savage Beast Forest until today.
Hu Hai and the others intended to kill a Golden Savage Ox. This was a Spirit Beast with a Savage Beasts bloodline. In the past month, they had gone in five times but had failed to kill it every time, returning with nothing to show for their efforts.
Their failure was because this Golden Savage Oxs defense was too strong. When it went berserk, its strength was startling. Just a simple strike from it could cause severe injuries.
Hu Hai continued, Xiao Chen, the purpose of enlisting you is to help us by drawing the Golden Savage Oxs attention so we can focus on attacking it.
Since you have a much stronger physical body than we do, you can endure more than us as a result.
Xiao Chen smiled bitterly to himself. No wonder they gave me ten Medial Grade Spirit Gathering Pearls and spent so many Spirit Stones to buy shields for me. It turns out that they left this dangerous mission for me.
This opportunity is hard to grasp, Xiao Chen thought to himself.
Jun Si said, Xiao Chen, you dont have to think too much. We will be assisting you. We will not let you shoulder too much pressure.
Hu Hai nodded and said, Do your best. Yun Feiyu has already been part of Hua Tianhes group for half a month. Theyve definitely made more progress than we have.
Clearly, Hu Hai and the others felt a lot of pressure. They had ced their hopes on Xiao Chen.
Four hourster, the Savage Forest appeared before them. Many cultivators who came to risk their lives for profit could be seen at the entrance; none of them had low cultivation.
A rudimentary bazaar had sprung up outside the forest. A horde of merchants was transacting business with the cultivators willing to risk their lives.
Lets descend. There are many avian Spirit Beasts in the Savage Forest. It would not be easy to fly in there.
Hu Hai waved his hand and flung out his sleeve once more. The metal warship quickly shrank and entered his sleeve. It was an extraordinary sight.
The five executed their Movement Techniques,nding firmly on the ground. Respect filled the faces of the crowd in the bazaar when they saw the fives medallions.
In this ce, the Supreme Sky Sects fame still carried weight. It was enough to scare off some opportunists who hoped to make a profit off the situation.
Senior Brother Hu, are you going to try to kill the Golden Savage Ox again? I hope you wont return in defeat this time!
Just as Xiao Chen and his group prepared to enter the forest, unhurried footsteps came from behind them.
Xiao Chen turned his head and saw four of the other true inheritors of the Supreme Sky Sect. Yun Feiyu stood among them.
The person who spoke as a man in simr light-blue clothes. The light in his eyes was withdrawn, and he spoke with an arrogant tone.
This arrogance was not a facade. Instead, it was the natural result of a difference in strength, formed over an extended period of time.
Rage shed in Hu Hais eyes. Clearly, he was at loggerheads with this person. He said coldly, Hua Tianhe, just take care of yourself. The Spirit me Monkey you are targeting is not that easy to deal with, either.
Hua Tianhe smiled gently and said, You dont have to worry. We have already chopped off the left arm of this Spirit me Monkey. This time, it will be its head.
The moment Hua Tianhe said that, the expressions of Chen Xiao and the others changed slightly. They had already expected Hua Tianhe to have progressed further than they had, but they had not thought the difference would be this much.
If these five people were now ready, they would probably be able to kill the Spirit me Monkey this time.
The victor is not yet decided. The result is still unclear. Hua Tianhe,e and mock me after you have chopped off your monkey head and handed it to First Senior Sister!
Hu Hai did not want to say much more. He looked coldly at Hua Tianhe and led his group away.
However, Hua Tianhe kept his gaze fixed on Xiao Chen. After a long moment, he said, That brat seems a little odd. Junior Brother Yan, follow them from afar. You know what to do if anything happens.
The person addressed as Junior Brother Yan frowned and said, Senior Brother Hua, you overestimate that person. He is just a Medial Grade Martial Monarch. Any of us here would be able to crush him.
Hua Tianhe shook his head and said, This fellow also tempers his physical body. I do not want anything unexpected to happen. This Savage Battlefield is too important to us.
However, if I go over, how are we going to deal with the Spirit me Monkey?
Hua Tianhe replied, Dont worry. Now that the Spirit me Monkey has lost its left arm, it definitely will not be able to maintain its position as king. It will be alone. Regardingbat prowess, it is no longer our match. However, its speed is still a concern.
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Towering trees appeared everywhere as the group walked in the Savage Forest. These giants made everyone feel small and insignificant.
Chen Xiao passed Xiao Chen a bottle filled with a medicinal power. He said, Rub it on your clothes. It will help prevent some lower-ranked Spirit Beasts from discovering us. We have to rush.
As the group advanced, its morale seemed a little low. Clearly, Hua Tianhes words had an effect.
When Hu Hai saw this, he said, Dont imagine the worst-case scenario yet. The greatest strength of the Spirit me Monkey is its speed. Now that it has lost an arm, it will be harder to deal with if it wants to flee. They will not be much faster than us.
If we can seed in killing the Golden Savage Ox in one go, we will definitely be able to surpass them.
Hu Hais words reignited the groups fighting spirit. The teams pace picked up as the five rushed forward along the small path within the forest.
Roar!
A berserk beast roar resounded five hundred meters in front. A muscr Spirit Beast covered in ck, scaly armor and standing ten meters tall appeared before everyone. It had a figure like a tiger and gave off a ferocious aura.
Chen Xiao frowned. Peak Rank 7 Spirit Beast Scale Armor Tiger. The medicinal powder is useless against it. We have to kill it.
Let me do it!
Hu Hai stretched his hand out and stopped Chen Xiao, who was about to make a move. He took out a huge ax from his spatial ring and walked to the Scale Armor Tiger with a gloomy expression.
As the Scale Armor Tiger watched the ax-wielding Hu Hai, it roared ferociously again. A violent wind formed, and all the dust and leaves around the group went airborne.
Suddenly, the Scale Armor Tiger pushed off the ground with its four legs, and sonic booms rang out in the air.
The Scale Armor Tiger hid within the cloud of dust and leaves kicked up by the wind.
Hu Hai squinted but did not move. It was like he did not know danger was at hand. He did not even release his aura to intimidate his opponent.
Suddenly, the Scale Armor Tiger pierced through the dust cloud and appeared above Hu Hai. It opened its jaws wide, intent on biting his head off.
Seen from behind, it would seem that as long as the Scale Armor Tiger closed its jaws, it could instantly bite off Hu Hais head and create a bloody scene.
The other three true inheritors did not show any worry on their faces; they trusted in Hu Hais strength. Xiao Chen did not believe that Hu Hai would die so easily, either, so he continued observing.
In the time it took for a spark to fly, Hu Hai moved back slightly and fell backwards. However, with this simple movement, he expertly dodged the Scale Armor Tigers attack.
Ka ca!
The Scale Armor Tiger snapped its jaw shut and bit only air. Enraged, it turned around in midair, intent onunching another attack.
However, just at this moment, Hu Hai, who also touched the ground, bounced back up.
Hu Hais aura erupted out, and his Quintessence surged. A boundlessly strong gust of wind blew as he held his huge ax with both hands and roared loudly. Then, he swung his ax up.
Pu!
A scarlet light shed. When Hu Hai stood upright again, the Scale Armor Tigers body had split in half at the waist.
The horrifying Quintessence infused in the ax scattered. The two halves of the Scale Armor Tiger were badly mangled, and blood flew into the air.
Hu Hai just let the ck beast bloodnd on his clothes, not caring about it at all. Then, he put away the huge ax and said, Lets go!
Xiao Chens pupils constricted. Hu Hais earlier horrifyingly explosive power stirred fear in Xiao Chens heart. He tried simting the situation in his mind and concluded that he could not endure such a strike.
This true inheritor with the right to enlist people really could not be underestimated.
Hu Hai dealt with any strong Spirit Beasts they ran into that blocked their way, allowing the team to move forward at a fast pace.
Five dayster, the team stopped at the mouth of a bottle-gourd-shaped valley. The five kilometers around the valley were extremely quiet. No Spirit Beasts could be seen in this area.
Hu Hai did not say anything. He led the other four in climbing up to the high ground above the valley. When Xiao Chen looked down, he finally saw the target.
A massive creaturey on the valley floor, which was at least six thousand hectaresrge. Its body seemed like a small mound twenty meters tall.
This creature boasted a pair of golden horns on its head, and long golden hair covered its body. It emanated an ancient and savage aura.
At this moment, this Golden Savage Oxyfortably on the ground. That meant that if it stood up, it would stand even taller.
Xiao Chen was dumbfounded. With such arge size, it would be able to crush a Martial Monarch with just its body. No wonder Hu Hai and the rest failed the previous few times.
Before Xiao Chen could recover his wits, Hu Hai said quietly, Xiao Chen, jump down and keep it upied.
When Xiao Chen heard this, he was slightly stunned. He even suspected that Hu Hai had misspoken. Should he just jump down and startle the Golden Savage Ox? Was something wrong?
When Xiao Chen looked at the other three, they all had the same expression that conveyed the same message.
Xiao Chens heart sank. Having verified that Hu Hai was not joking, he no longer hesitated but gently jumped off, heading towards the Golden Savage Ox.
Senior Brother Hu, can Xiao Chen do it? Watching Xiao Chen fly through the air, Jun Si felt somewhat worried.
Hu Hai revealed a glint in his eyes. He replied seriously, That would depend on his luck. If he wants to set a precedent and follow us to the Savage Battlefield, he has to disy the appropriate strength. Otherwise, even if he went, he would not gain any benefits.
After trying for five times and failing, we have finally figured out the weakness of this Golden Savage Ox. As long as he canst two rounds, he will hold the attention of the Golden Savage Ox.
With everyones support, I am confident of dealing this Golden Savage Ox a fatal blow with one attack.
The four fixed their gazes on Xiao Chen, cing all their hopes on him. This was a person who could knock Wang Cheng back as an Inferior Grade Martial Monarch. They hoped that he would not disappoint them.
As Xiao Chen slowly descended, he gradually calmed down. This was his most dangerous moment since his arrival in the Kunlun Realm.
Chapter 684 - Surprise; Narrow Escape
Chapter 684: Surprise; Narrow Escape
If Xiao Chen was careless, he might end up dying on the spot. All his aspirations and proud achievements would vanish from memory. All his years of hard work would be for naught.
I absolutely cannot fall here! Xiao Chen revealed a resolute gaze. His Quintessence surged, and he raised his focus to its peak.
The sleeping Golden Savage Ox did not let down its guard at all. When Xiao Chen was two hundred meters above it, it immediately sensed him.
The Golden Savage Ox perked up itsrge ears and cracked open its eyelids. When it saw the hazy figure that appeared, its sleepiness immediately vanished.
Hu! Hu!
The Golden Savage Ox spat out some turbid Qi, forming a berserk current. Its muscr legs stretched as it stood up in an instant. Originally, it was like a small mound. Now that it was on its hooves, it stood another twenty meters taller, looking even more horrifying.
A tremendous pressure surged towards Xiao Chen in the air. The ancient savage Qi together with the ferocious aura of a peak Rank 8 Spirit Beast felt like a small mountain pressing on him.
Xiao Chen did not panic. He activated the Monarch Blood Grasss power in his blood, and an ancient sovereigns aura poured out, surging as it shed with the aura assaulting him.
Bang!
A massive thud resounded in the air. The power of the two auras exploded, sting a strong wind throughout the vast valley.
The four people above the valley watched Xiao Chen carefully, waiting to see his performance. If he could notst even a single encounter, then their efforts would be for naught.
Since Xiao Chen interrupted its nap and even dared to sh head-on with its aura, the Golden Savage Ox became enraged. It stomped on the ground with its four legs, and its gigantic body shot up.
With its gigantic body, the Golden Savage Ox looked like a small mountain suddenly flying up. It looked rather bizarre. Furthermore, this small mountain moved at an astonishingly fast speed, defying all expectations.
Xiao Chens facepletely sank. He knew that he could not dodge this attack from the Golden Savage Ox. He had to infuriate this Golden Savage Oxpletely. Only then he could create the chance that Hu Hai and the others needed.
Berserk Dragon Fist!
Xiao Chens Vital Qi surged without restraint. He roared ferociously as he clenched his right hand into a fist. As his blood rose, an azure-colored Dragon Head materialized.
When facing the charging Golden Savage Ox, Xiao Chen did not dodge. Instead, he sent a punch at the Golden Savage Oxs head.
Bang!
The Dragon Head roared. Xiao Chens fist felt like it had struck a mountain covered in Frost Iron. It was heavy, thick, resilient, and tough; it could not be moved.
Blood leaked out of Xiao Chens mouth. The Golden Savage Ox instantly knocked him back. A vast force poured into his body, and his arm went numb; he could not feel anything there.
All his internal organs felt a torrential force flood over them, causing iparable pain.
This horrifying strike thoroughly roused all of Xiao Chens unyielding nature. He somersaulted in the air and looked at the charging Golden Savage Ox again.
He moved downwards and swung his numb right hand. Then he executed Berserk Dragon w, again without dodging, even charging at the Golden Savage Ox.
Chi! Chi! The azure-colored Dragon w scratched five wounds on the Golden Savage Oxs face. Blood instantly dripped out.
Good!
When the four people saw that Xiao Chen was not only fine but even managed to injure the Golden Savage Ox, they cheered.
Hu Hai said, Prepare to attack. It is time we finished off this old cow!
The Golden Savage Ox raged. Turning around, it curled one of its ten-meter-long forehooves back and heavily flicked it out at Xiao Chen.
If it struck him, he would end up heavily injuredif he survived. He did not dare to sh head-on with this attack.
The acupoints on Xiao Chens sole opened, and in that instant, his figure shed, brushing past the Golden Savage Oxs shoulder.
The Golden Savage Oxs flicknded on nothing but air, creating visible ripples in space that spread rapidly.
Bang!
As the shock waves propagated, there was no way to dodge them all. Xiao Chen quickly took out the two shields and infused his Quintessence into them, creating a sealed space.
Hu chi!
The ripples struck the shield and sent Xiao Chen flying back like a fired cannonball. He crashed into the wall of the valley and sank deep into it.
Just the shock wave was already this powerful. If those hooves struck Xiao Chen, the results would be easy to imagine.
Now! Hu Hai shouted and leaped out.
At this moment, the Golden Savage Ox was already fixated on Xiao Chen. This was the best time to attack.
A cold light shed on Hu Hais ax as he revealed a fierce gaze. His berserk aura seemed even more ferocious than that of a wild beast.
The other three were no inferior. They grasped their weapons tightly, and their Quintessence surged as they sent their attacks at the Golden Savage Ox without holding back.
The four strong auras agitated the wind in the valley incessantly. The surging Quintessence generated strong gusts that kicked up dust and formed dust clouds.
Currently, the Golden Savage Ox was focused entirely on Xiao Chen. It prepared to deal Xiao Chen a fatal blow by using one of its horns to skewer him into the wall. It did not expect there to be a trap waiting for it.
Dang! Dang! Dang! Dang!
The weapons struck above the Golden Savage Oxs spine, giving off metallic ngor, resounding without end.
However, aside from Hu Hais huge ax, which left a horrifying wound on the Golden Savage Ox, the other three only left shallow wounds that were almost negligible.
The amount of blood that flowed out was far less than expected. Hu Hais expression changed, and he shouted, Damn! This is not the fatal weakness of the Golden Savage Ox. Quick, run!
Although Hu Hai immediately ordered a retreat, it was still toote. The Golden Savage Ox bellowed from the intense pain, making those who heard it tremble.
Pa!
The Golden Savage Ox swung its long tail, and more than a thousand tons of force caused space to tremble. Chen Xiao failed to dodge in time and went flying.
A deepsh scar appeared on the inner vest Chen Xiao wore, and he vomited a mouthful of blood. The force prated his body and broke some of his bones.
The Golden Savage Ox changed its direction in midair; then it thrust its horns forward. This strike, which seemed like it could knock down a mountain, was about to hit Hu Hai.
Hu Hais expression turned serious. At the critical moment, he held his ax before him to protect his chest and circted his Quintessence, forming a resilient five-centimeter-thick barrier.
Ka ca!
One of the horns broke the barrier easily and struck the ax. Sparks flew. The impact knocked the ax out of Hu Hais hand and sent him flying back as well.
With this error in judgment and the instantaneous counterattack, the situation devolved to chaos. The four were now exposed in the range of the enraged Golden Savage Ox; they were currently in danger.
Not only might Hu Hai and his group fail to kill the Golden Savage Ox, but they might also end up paying with their lives.
On a towering tree in the distance, the cultivator with the family name Yan saw all this. His lips curled up into a smile as he said, Looks like I do not have to do anything. They will fail again this time.
Xiu! Just at this moment, the clouds in the sky suddenly changed. An azure light shot up from the valley and bathed the entire ce with azure light.
The expression of the cultivator with the family name Yan changed slightly. He turned his head to look and saw the white-robed desman, whom he looked down on, climb out from the cliff wall. Then, that desman sent a punch at the Golden Savage Ox.
Burning the Heavens!
An ancient Azure Dragon roared ferociously in the boundless azure clouds. It carried the might of heaven as it sent down a fist.
The colossal Dragon w clenched tightly, breaking through the clouds as it dropped from the sky. Then, it hammered the Golden Savage Oxs back violently.
An earth-shaking boom resounded in the vast valley, reverberating without end. The Golden Savage Oxs mound-like body fell to the ground.
Xiao Chen managed to punch down this five-ton body, making the ground tremble and the sky shake.
The cultivator with the family name Yan gaped. He had not at all expected the desman that he looked down on to have such power in one punch.
Xiao Chen smashed down the gigantic body of this Golden Savage Ox.
After the Golden Savage Ox hit the ground, it rolled violently several times. The entire mountain valley trembled, and rocks fell off the sides of the valley.
The Golden Savage Ox pushed its four legs against the ground, and its seemingly clumsy body stood back up nimbly.
When the Golden Savage Ox saw Xiao Chen at the cliff wall, its eyes spewed fire, clearly enraged. This insignificant human had knocked itthe tyrant of this cedown. Since when had it ever received such an attack?
Bang! The Golden Savage Ox furiously stomped on the ground with its hooves. More than a thousand tons of force exploded out.
Countless cracks split the ground. These cracks slowly grew and soon became deep crevices.
The Golden Savage Oxs bulging golden eyes locked on Xiao Chen firmly. It bellowed ferociously and raised its upper body, pushing off with its hind legs.
Xiu!
The Golden Savage Oxs massive body shot into the sky like a released arrow; it moved unbelievably fast. The friction of its gigantic body against the air produced thunderous sonic booms.
The clouds parted in the sky, allowing the sun to shine through.
The Golden Savage Oxs golden hair gave off a resplendent glow under the intense light. It looked like an ancient Savage Beast had arrived. Its aura was shocking, shaking both heaven and earth.
Xiao Chens expression turned slightly rmed, but he did not panic. A dragon roar resounded in his chest.
Then, the trace of an ancient sovereigns aura shed with the Golden Savage Oxs aura, shielding Xiao Chens cirction of Quintessence.
An Azure Dragon image appeared below Xiao Chens feet, and in the time it took for a spark to fly, it carried him up to the sky in a spiral fashion.
Boom!
The moment Xiao Chens feet left, the wall he stood on gave off a loud explosion. The Golden Savage Oxs charge tore down the entire wall. Rocks rolled down like a gushing river.
Xiao Chen was startled. A momentter and, no matter how strong his body was, he would have been smashed into a paste.
After failing this attack, the Golden Savage Ox came out from the rubble and charged into the sky again. Its four hooves gave off golden mes as it stepped on air, running in the sky.
Every time the fire-d hooves stepped down, it seemed like space would shatter, trembling continuously. In an instant, the Golden Savage Ox doubled its speed.
The Golden Savage Oxs golden eyes burned with raging mes. For the sake of killing Xiao Chen, this Golden Savage Ox was making full use of its true fire.
Another two dragon roars resounded, and two more Azure Dragon images appeared around Xiao Chen. As quick as the wind, he moved in a strange arc, dodging the Golden Savage Oxs attack. Then, he moved to the Golden Savage Oxs side and sent out another punch at it.
This punch did not have much force behind it. To the Golden Savage Ox, it did not hurt or even itch. However, when it saw the slippery Xiao Chen ying around with it like this, the Golden Savage Ox raged even more.
Chapter 685 - Forcefully Suppressed
Chapter 685: Forcefully Suppressed
Seeing Xiao Chenpletely suppressing the Golden Savage Ox, Hu Hai and the others, who finally got a chance to catch their breath, heaved a sigh of relief.
Hu Hai waved his hand, and the huge ax returned to his grip. He quickly circted his Quintessence to regte the surging force in his body.
Chen Xiao, who fractured some bones, endured the pain and forcibly circted his Quintessence, reconnecting his broken ribs. For this period of time, he would not lose hisbat prowess.
The four people gathered, and Hu Hai asked, Chen Xiao, are you alright?
Chen Xiao nodded gently and said, Fortunately, I had a Superior Grade inner vest. Otherwise, that tailwhip would be enough to slice me in half.
Wang Cheng and Jun Si, who had escaped unharmed, celebrated in their hearts. Jun Si looked at Xiao Chen and said, This Xiao Chen cannot be underestimated. The punch he sent at the critical moment saved us.
The earlier scene happened in one breath. During that time, the Golden Savage Ox had struck two people. If Xiao Chen had notunched that timely punch, it would be easy to imagine the oue; just the thought of it made them tremble.
Chen Xiao nodded and said, When the Golden Savage Ox goes berserk, it is really horrifying. With Xiao Chen here, our chances are greatly increased.
Wang Cheng pointed out the crux of the problem. There is nothing to be happy about. Xiao Chen should have burned all his Vital Qi tounch that punch earlier. He will not be able to send out a second one. We have only one chance left. If we fail, well have no choice but to retreat in failure again.
Hu Hai said sullenly, This time, it is my error in judgment. Aside from the area above its spine, its critical weakness can only be the neck now.
Actually, Hu Hai could not be med for this. The world did not have much information on such high-ranked Spirit Beasts like the Golden Savage Ox.
Hu Hai had to rely on himself to figure out its weakness. It would be impossible to figure out the critical weakness without making any mistakes. Otherwise, this Golden Savage Ox would not have lived so long and be the tyrant of this ce.
Chen Xiao said, Its fine. We have not used our Heaven Ranked Martial Techniques yet. We still have a pretty good chance.
The four quickly analyzed the earlier fight, then fell silent. They returned to staring at Xiao Chen, whom the Golden Savage Ox was chasing everywhere.
The situation now was dangerous and intense. With the glow of the sunlight, the Golden Savage Oxs fur glistened. Its aura was berserk and frightening.
This was especially so for the four hooves wreathed with golden fire. Their might was even more startling. When they moved around, they gave off many explosions in the air and ripples in space.
What was worse was that even though the Golden Savage Ox was massive, it was swift. Xiao Chen was in danger of losing his life at any moment.
The longer Hu Hai and the others watched, the more amazed they were. Despite the danger, Xiao Chen always managed to avoid disaster.
When Xiao Chen rode the Azure Dragon, he asionally burst forth with astonishing speed, dodging all the deadly attacks time after time.
Two Azure Dragon images danced around Xiao Chen, circling him continuously together with clouds. asionally, he would send out an attack, pulling back the focus of the Golden Savage Ox.
Attack now. Use your Heaven Ranked Martial Techniques straightaway. Make sure that we kill it this time!
Hu Hai gripped his huge ax tightly, and his expression turned grave as he led the three to attack again. This was theirst chance. They had to seed.
Xiao Chen noticed the four flying over. Knowing that the Golden Savage Ox would go berserk again soon, he raised his guard.
Plum Blossom Swordy!
Jun Si held a sword in her hand, executing her Inferior Grade Heaven Ranked Martial Technique first. As her sword light shed, it turned into countless seven-petal plum blossoms.
Plum blossoms were refreshing and elegant. They looked magnificent. When the flowers bloomed, they were pleasing to the eye.
However, these plum blossoms were made of pure sword Qi. They even carried an invincible state of metal, turning into a sharp killing weapon.
As the petals flew, sword Qi spread throughout the ce, reducing all the tiny dust particles in the air to nothing.
Then, Jun Si gently shook the sword in her hand, and all the petals gathered back together. They turned into arge plum blossom that chopped at the Golden Savage Ox.
Chen Xiao arrived that the left side of the Golden Savage Ox. Compared to Jun Sis elegant Heaven Ranked Martial Technique, his had astonishing momentum. Lights flew everywhere chaotically.
Seven glistering sword Qi hovered above Chen Xiaos head. The seven sword Qi connected with each other from tip to hilt, forming a bright ring of swords.
This move was called Seven Stars Surrounding the Moon. Unfortunately, Chen Xiao had notprehended it entirely. He had never been able to bring out the moon. Otherwise, the move would be significantly mightier.
On the other side, Wang Cheng also executed his own Heaven Ranked Martial Technique. Countless sword Qi shot out from the ground of the valley, gathering by him.
Heaven and Earth Sword Heart!
Then he pointed to the sky. A simple sword light flew over from the eastern sky. The heaven sword and the earth sword merged into one. The sword looked ferocious with two winding dragons intertwined on it.
The three of them executed their Heaven Ranked Martial Techniques at the same time. In that instant, heaven and earth changed colors. Dark clouds filled the sky, covering up the zing sun.
The Golden Savage Ox chasing Xiao Chen felt that something was wrong. It wanted to react to the danger, but the Heaven Ranked Martial Techniques had already been executed. They were not easy to dodge.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
The plum blossom sword Qinded first, striking the Golden Savage Oxs back deeply. Then, it scattered and turned into countless sword Qi attacking every part of the Golden Savage Ox.
Jun Sis expression turned cold, and she pressed forward. Her sword quickly stabbed into the Golden Savage Oxs wound, causing it to bellow in pain.
Without giving the Golden Savage Ox time to react, Chen Xiaos Seven Stars Surrounding the Moon and Wang Chengs Heaven and Earth Sword Heart struck simultaneously, tearing horrifying wounds on both sides of the Golden Savage Ox.
Blood spurted as swords flew; three swords stabbed deeply into the Golden Savage Oxs wounds.
The three held their swords with both hands, pouring their Quintessence into their des without holding back. No matter how intensely the Golden Savage Ox struggled, they held it firmly in midair.
The three paled. Waves of strong force came through their swords. The Golden Savage Ox could fling them off at any moment.
Hu Hai, who was in the air, knew that the three could not hold on for much longer. He stared at the ce where the Golden Savage Oxs head and body connected. After he took aim, he quickly executed his own Inferior Grade Heaven Ranked Martial Technique.
A gigantic azure image of an ax appeared above the ax head. The gigantic ax chopped down, and the sky seemed to be split in half as if it were a mountain.
Two gusts of strong wind blew from there, forming twenty-meter-tall hurricanes in the valley and moving to both sides.
Rumble! The hurricanes struck the valley walls and exploded forth with astonishing destructive power. Rocks shot out in all directions, and the walls crumbled. Countless stones flew into the hurricane, soaring even higher.
Xiao Chen retreated to a side. He knew there was nothing more for him to do. With such a powerful strike, as long as it struck the fatal weakness, the Golden Savage Ox would definitely die.
Before the ax arrived, the azure image tore apart the tough skin of the Golden Savage Ox. Blood spurted out like a fountain.
Hu Hai rejoiced. He knew he found the right spot this time. He immediately poured out more Quintessence and prepared to chop off this oxs head with one blow.
Xiu!
However, just at this moment, something strange happened. A sharp sword light flew over from the valley entrance.
This sword Qi was very resplendent and dazzling. The sword intent was like the wind, its killing Qi startling.
This sword strike that moved as fast as lightning flew towards Hu Hais chest. As long as he insisted on continuing the attack on the Golden Savage Ox, he would not be able to dodge this attack. Even if he managed to kill the Golden Savage Ox, he would definitely die.
The expressions of Jun Si and the other twopletely changed. If Hu Hais attack did notnd and kill the Golden Savage Ox, after it freed itself, its counterattack would be terrifying.
The three of them had exhausted a significant amount of Quintessence. As they were in front, they would have to face the rage of the Golden Savage Ox. This was a situation where they were likely to die.
However, if Hu Hai continued the attack, he would definitely die. The person who attacked was definitely no weaker than them; Hu Hai would not get lucky and survive.
The sudden appearance of this attack had ruined the happy ending. A crisis could happen at any moment.
Either Hu Hai died for the other three, or he blocked and the other three ended up in great danger.
Hu Hai felt conflicted in his heart. His expression filled with rage. However, no matter how angry he got, that lightning-fast sword light was already before him. He had to make a decision.
No matter which decision he made, Hu Hai would not able to ept the results. This dilemma made it hard for him to decide. The attacker was very vicious for choosing such timing.
As the sword light flew, Hu Hai still did not know what to do.
Xiao Chens face sank. It seemed that Hu Hai was not the kind of person to abandon his friends. However, if he did not make a decision, he would harm both himself and others.
The lips of the person who attacked curled up. He revealed a pleased smile. He had not expected the effects of this attack to be this good.
As long as Hu Hai keep hesitating, this attack would finish off all the people of their faction.
Bang!
In the time it took for a spark to fly, Xiao Chen, who was standing in midair, rode the Azure Dragon image and arrived beside Hu Hai.
Then, Xiao Chen circted his Quintessence and did something that no one expected him to dohe sent out a palm strike and pushed Hu Hai with a surging force.
After Xiao Chen knocked Hu Hai away, that sword light shed by, missing him and saving his life.
Jun Si and the other two opened their mouths slightly, wanting to say something. However, they did not dare to. At this moment, the Golden Savage Ox was struggling intensely. If they were careless, they would be flung off immediately. Then, they would have to face the rage of the Golden Savage Ox.
Seeing the wound on the Golden Savage Oxs neck, Xiao Chens expression turned serious. He knew that he had to make a move. Otherwise, Jun Si and the others would die, as they had exhausted their Quintessence.
Xiao Chen stretched his left hand to the sky and summoned out the Lunar Shadow Saber from his Universe Ring. Then, he grabbed the saber hilt tightly with his right hand.
Xiao Chens Quintessence surged, and a vast sea appeared behind him. The bluish-green sea swelled with waves, vast and boundless. Then, 9,999 pirs of water shot into the sky as he drew his Lunar Shadow Saber at lightning speed.
An Azure Dragon leaped out, mountains and rivers broke, the water flowed in reverse.
The Azure Dragon appeared and entered the saber, turning into a three-kilometer-long saber light. However, this was not enough; it would not be able to chop off this oxs head in one strike. Xiao Chen clearly knew the difference between his and Hu Hais Quintessence.
Xiao Chen infused his perfect sixty-percentprehended saber intent into the saber light and shrank it down to only three hundred meters. Now, it became a denser and purer dragon-shaped saber light.
The Golden Savage Ox below felt the threat of death and struggled even more intensely. With the wild thrashing, Jun Si was flung off and vomited a mouthful of blood.
With the bnce broken, Wang Cheng and Chen Xiao could not withstand the force any longer. They vomitedrge mouthfuls of blood; then the forceing from their weapons flung them off violently.
Chapter 686 - New Level of Respect; Sharing the Booty
Chapter 686: New Level of Respect; Sharing the Booty
The Golden Savage Ox struggled free and regained its freedom.
Ka ca!
Just as the Golden Savage Ox was about to start its massacre, Xiao Chens dense and pure three-hundred-meter-long Return of the Azure Dragonnded. Blood instantly spurted out like a fountain, drenching Xiao Chens white robes red.
A gigantic ox head flew into the air. Its eyes were opened wide with outrage as it died.
The person whounched the sword light saw this incredible scene the moment he turned around. He felt as though his brain had short-circuited. A moment ago, the team had been in a dangerous situation. However, he had just turned away for an instant, and the Golden Savage Ox was dead.
Hu Hai recovered his wits and roared angrily. Then, he sent an ax strike at the swordsman. The swordsman blocked in a frenzy and fled in a sorry state after Hu Hai knocked him back.
Hu Hai felt a bone-deep hatred for this person, so he did not want to let him off. His figure shed as he quickly gave chase.
Bang!
The Savage Golden Oxs corpse crashed to the ground with a loud sound. The ground trembled violently for a while before gradually calming down.
Thendscape of the bottle-gourd-shaped valley had already beenpletely destroyed. Deep pits and crevices filled the ce, the walls around the valley crumbled.
As the wind blew from the valley entrance, the dpidated valley fell quiet.
Jun Si and the other two had just escaped the jaws of death. When they looked at the Savage Golden Oxs corpse and Xiao Chen in his bloodstained white robes, their eyes filled with amazement. The insignificant inner sect disciple Xiao Chen had shocked them once again with his prodigious efforts to avert this desperate crisis.
Xiao Chen had used his physical body to sh with the enemy earlier. His astonishing performance then led the true inheritors to forget that he was a desman. Only when Xiao Chen drew his saber did they understand that, whenpared to his physical body and closebat techniques, his Saber Techniques were still better.
At this moment, the true inheritors finally appreciated that, although Xiao Chens cultivation was low and hisbat prowess was lower than theirs, he was not that much weaker than them.
Junior Brother Xiao Chen, we really have to thank you this time.
Without dwelling on this, Jun Si went to the Golden Savage Ox and pulled out her weapon as she spoke to Xiao Chen.
Chen Xiaoughed loudly and said, How can the person I rmended disappoint everyone? Lets rest and wait for Senior Brother Hu to return first. Then we can split this Golden Savage Ox; the entirety of this fellow is a treasure.
Only Wang Cheng did not say anything. He nced at Xiao Chen, suspecting that when they exchanged blows previously, Xiao Chen had not used his full power.
Xiao Chen knew that after he revealed his true strength, it would be hard to avoid people treating him as apetitor. However, as the situation had been urgent, he did not care too much about this risk. Thus, he did not regret his decision.
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One hourter:
Damn it! I still let that fellow escape in the end!
A strong wind blew, and Hu Hais figure arrived before everyone from the valley entrance. However, he had a smile on his face; he did not seem dispirited at all.
Then, Hu Hai walked over to Xiao Chen and patted Xiao Chens shoulder heavily. Smiling, he said, Firstly, you managed to save my life; you saved everybodys lives.
Then, you helped us gain the rights to enter the Savage Battlefield. Thirty percent of the spoils will go to you, and you get the first pick. Everyone has no objections, right?
Jun Si smiled and said, I do not have a problem with that.
Chen Xiao did not seem to mind as he added, I dont, either. In fact, that should be the case. In both crucial moments, he was the one who saved the day.
When Wang Cheng saw this, he shook his head to indicate he also did not have a problem with the allocation.
The Savage Golden Ox had the bloodline of an ancient Savage Beast. Furthermore, it was a peak Rank 8 Spirit Beast. Its entire body was a treasure.
Naturally, the most precious thing would be the Spirit Core. There was not much to say about its effect; it could directly increase a cultivators cultivation. Furthermore, it would not have any side effectsmaking it better than a Rank 9 Medicinal Pill.
Next up would be the pair of golden horns on the Golden Savage Oxs head. These golden horns were tougher than Frost Iron and could be molded into high-ranked Spirit Weapons. It could also be ground into a powder for refining peak grade Medicinal Pills.
The four golden hooves at the ends of its legs were rtively precious as well. They contained a special me and were a material necessary for making some Secret Treasures.
The marrow hidden in the Golden Savage Oxs spine contained a dense Savage Beasts bloodline. It was beneficial for someone who tempered the body.
Then, there was the ten-meter-long tail. After refining it a little, it would turn into a Golden Ox Tail Whip, which could be sold for a sky-high price to cultivators who used whips.
Aside from these, there were still the ox hide, bones, tendon, meat, and blood. Even though their value could not bepared to the parts mentioned above, they still had significant value.
Four hourster, Hu Hai finished dissecting the Golden Savage Oxs corpse. He picked up a golden ox horn and put it away to serve as proof ofpletion for First Senior Sister Shui Lingling.
Then, he pointed at the more valuable parts and said to Xiao Chen, Junior Brother Xiao, go ahead and take your pick. You can take two.
The golden horn, Spirit Core, golden hooves, golden ox tail, and the Savage Beasts bloodline, all of these items were worth cities on their own. All of them tempted Xiao Chen.
However, Xiao Chen could only pick two. So he had to make his choice very carefully. First, he eliminated the most valuable item, the Golden Savage Oxs Spirit Core.
Actually, Xiao Chens cultivation was rather low at the moment. This was the kind of natural treasure that hecked the most now. However, he had no choice. The human heart was hard to predict.
Although Hu Hai had said that Xiao Chen could take thirty percent and also the first pick, if he took away two of the most precious items, it would be hard to avoid others feeling upset, feeling that he was being too greedy for a Medial Grade Martial Monarch.
After eliminating the Spirit Core, Xiao Chen chose the Golden Savage Oxs marrow containing the Savage Beasts bloodline and then the golden ox horn. The first item could help increase his physical strength once more, while thetter could be used for the Life Bestowal Spell, giving him another trump card.
To others, these were items that were not very useful, so his choices would not result in any ill feelings.
Seeing what Xiao Chen selected, Hu Hai praised him in his heart for being able to act appropriately even in the face of such temptation. Youths with the same mentality as Xiao Chen were rare finds.
There are three items left. Each of you, pick one. I do not need any, Hu Hai said, smiling gently.
Indeed, Hu Hai did not need any of them. He had already advanced tote-stage Superior Grade Martial Monarch. It would be hard to find external items that could help him increase his cultivation. As a true inheritor with the right to enlist others, he did notck Spirit Stones. Since he did not need any of these items, he did not bother picking any.
Hu Hai had only one targetto enter the Savage Battlefield. He wanted to see if he could find a fortuitous encounter to help him advance to half-step Martial Sage as soon as possible.
The three thought for a while. Then, Jun Si selected the golden ox hooves, Wang Cheng selected the Spirit Core, and Chen Xiao selected the golden ox tail. Everyone managed to obtain what they needed.
As for the other misceneous items, the true inheritors did not care much about them. Xiao Chen smiled faintly and stored them all in his Universe Ring.
Since the meat could be used as food and the other items could be sold for arge sum of Spirit Stones after he tidied them up, he might as well take them.
After the items were distributed, Hu Hai no longer hesitated. Heughed grandly and said, Lets go. That Hua Tianhe definitely will not have expected that we managed to kill the Golden Savage Ox in five days. I really want to see what kind of expression he makes when he finds out.
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Sou! Sou! Sou!
In one corner of the Savage Beast Forest, a strangely agile, ten-meter-tall white money swung from branch to branch as it moved through the forest.
With every swing, afterimages could be seen in the air. This monkey only had one arm, so it moved by flinging itself from the branch and curling up into a ball that flew up by five or six hundred meters.
This white monkey was a Spirit me Monkey. This kind of Spirit Beast lived in groups, moving around the forest within a fixed area in the Savage Beast Forest. They were different from ordinary monkeys in that they had a very brutal nature and liked to eat meat, particrly brains.
Spirit me Monkeys especially loved human brains. Furthermore, they were extremely intelligent, able to learn the Martial Techniques of humans and put them to use. They were the Spirit Beasts that humans wanted to meet the least.
This Spirit me Monkey was taller than its brethren. Clearly, this was a Spirit me Monkey King. It was previously a tyrant of the Savage Beast Forest, but it had lost its position, ousted by the new monkey king.
Today, this Spirit me Monkey King, which had struck terror in everyones hearts, was fleeing miserably from some humans.
Previously, half the Supreme Sky Sects true inheritors had surrounded this monkey a few times and finally chopped its arm off. They used the rules of the Spirit me Monkeys to force it out of its band, so they could surround and kill it alone.
Four young men approached the white monkey from different directions. Its face sank as it traveled speedily through the forest. It seemed like cornering this one-armed white monkey would be very difficult.
This monkey was extremely crafty. It knew how powerful Hua Tianhe and the others were. So it chose not to fight, immediately fleeing when it saw any one of these four people.
Pu chi!
Hua Tianhe chased after it closely. Suddenly, he sent out a dense sword Qi. This sword Qi was more than sixty meters long, chopping down the trees somewhere in front of the white monkey.
Bang! Bang! Bang! The sound of trees falling came from the forest. However, when the white monkey saw what was ahead, it chose to flee in the direction of where the trees fell.
The white monkeys thin limbs pushed off against a tree trunk as it turned into a white sh of light moving forward. The trees fell over behind the white figure. By the time the trees all finished falling, the white monkey had vanished from sight.
Xiu! Xiu! Xiu!
Several figures appeared from the other directions and gathered together. If the white monkey had not gone where it had earlier and had gone in some other direction instead, it would have ended up surrounded.
Damn it! This brutish monkey managed to escape again!
After failing to surround the Spirit me Monkey once more, a true inheritor could not help but curse.
Another person said, This monkey is too crafty. It keeps leading us in circles. It even nearly lured us into the territories of Spirit Beasts that live in groups.
Hua Tianhe frowned heavily but was not too dispirited. He said, It also knows its own strength. It does not dare to enter the core area of the Savage Beast Forest. There are Rank 9 and Rank 10 Spirit Beasts in there, perhaps even Spirit Beasts surpassing Rank 10.
As long as it does not enter the core area, it is just a matter of time before we surround and kill it. We are in a much better position than Hu Hais group.
Shua! Shua!
Suddenly, footsteps came from the forest. Everyones expressions turned grave as they tookbat stances. Hua Tianhe looked up and smiled. There is no need to be nervous. It is Junior Brother Yan. That group of people has probably returned in failure. They will not be able to recover in less than half a month.
Ten minutester, Yan Tao arrived before the rest, bearing some wounds and looking somewhat miserable. A bad feeling woke in Hua Tianhes heart. He said, Judging from the ax wounds on your body, I suppose Hu Hai did this?
Yan Tao did not dare to meet Hua Tianhes eyes. He nodded and said softly, They killed the Golden Savage Ox and are preparing to return to the Supreme Sky Sect.
How can this be?! It has been only five days! someone eximed in shock as the expressions of the three people behind Hua Tianhe changed greatly.
Chapter 687 - Attack at Night
Chapter 687: Attack at Night
Hua Tianhes expression kept changing as he demanded, What exactly happened? Tell me everything in detail.
After Hua Tianhe heard Yan Taos report, he punched a nearby tree. He had a cold expression as he growled, I just knew that brat would cause our ns to go awry. He is really gutsy.
Senior Brother Hua, what should we do now? Should we keep chasing the Spirit me Monkey? someone asked.
Hua Tianhe smiled icily and said, Is there even a need to? Just stop them directly, and kill that brat. If there is any problem, I will take responsibility. I definitely have to go to the Savage Battlefield.
He waved his hand, and a snake-shaped puppet appeared from his spatial ring. The snake-shaped puppet slowly grewrger and eventually turned into a hundred-meter-long ferocious snake.
A door opened up at the snakes belly, and the group entered it. Then, the door closed. The ck snake puppet dove into the ground, kicking up a dust cloud. Soon, it had disappearedpletely into the dirt.
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When night fell, a cold wind blew. asionally, some scary roars could be heard in the dark forest, stirring fear in the heart.
Xiao Chen leaned against a tree trunk and took out an exquisite carving knife. Then, he slowly worked on the golden ox horn, fashioning a miniature of the Golden Savage Ox.
The toughness of the golden ox horn far surpassed his expectations. Every time he made a cut, he had to circte his Quintessence at full power. Furthermore, he had to be fully focused on carving.
After working continuously for three nights, he finallypleted it. When he looked at the exquisite and realistic Golden Savage Ox sculpture, he smiled in satisfaction.
Xiao Chen had recognized the person who attacked that day. It was someone from Hua Tianhes faction. The cutthroatpetition between the two factions gave him an intense sense of urgency.
He feared that he would be expendable in the battle between the two factions. If they really fought, he would be the first target.
The principle was simple: picking off the weakest person first, dealing with the easiest problem before anything else. If Xiao Chen were in the same position, he would do the same.
At that time, Hu Hai and the others might not be able to protect him. Xiao Chen had to take his fate into his own hands. The more trump cards he had, the safer he felt.
This Golden Savage Ox would be his newest trump card. He pricked his finger with the carving knife and dripped blood containing his Spiritual Sense into it.
As the blood permeated the sculpture, the Mental Energy in Xiao Chens sea of consciousness drained continuously. He expended a total of two-thirds of his Mental Energy before the flow stopped and the miniature Golden Savage Ox gave off a faint glow.
His head throbbed slightly, so he closed his eyes and kneaded his forehead. After that, he opened his eyes and looked at the sculpture in his hands. He muttered to himself, It still costs too much Mental Energy to create it. It will probably cost even more to use it.
The Golden Savage Ox was a peak Rank 8 Spirit Beast. It was as strong as ate-stage Superior Grade Martial Monarch, much stronger than Xiao Chen. So he definitely would not be able to maintain it for long.
Jun Si came out of her tent and walked to the tree. She said softly to Xiao Chen, Junior Brother Xiao, it is my turn to stand guard for the night. Go and rest.
He put away the Golden Savage Ox sculpture and jumped down the tree he was leaning against. Then, he exchanged greetings with Jun Si before going to his tent.
As Jun Si watched Xiao Chen leave, she muttered, The longer I interact with him, the more unfathomable I find him.
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The night passed peacefully. Early the next morning, everyone came out of their tents feeling refreshed.
After everyone washed up, Hu Hai gathered the team together and said, We will travel at full speed today. I will open up a path for us. Lets try to get out of Savage Beast Forest before the sun sets, so we dont spend too many nights in here.
Everyone was in high spirits, cheering loudly. Clearly, their morale was high, and they hated that they could not arrive at Supreme Sky City immediately to hand the golden ox horn over to First Senior Sister Shui Lingling.
This was the final stretch of the journey, so Hu Hai had no intention of holding back. He immediately unleashed his aura. Several Spirit Beasts immediately fled far away when they felt this aura.
As for the Spirit Beasts that overestimated themselves, the team worked together and quickly dealt with these Spirit Beasts.
Hu Hai and the others truly lived up to the reputation of the Rank 9 Supreme Sky Sects true inheritors. Aside from some Spirit Beasts that were the overlords of the area, there were no Spirit Beasts that could dy the group for long.
Boom!
Just when the group arrived within two kilometers of the exit of the Savage Beast Forest, the t ground exploded for no apparent reason. A ck snake emerged from the ground and stared coldly at the group.
Hu Hais expression changed, and he said sullenly, Retreat! This is Hua Tianhes puppet snake!
When Xiao Chen heard this, he silently took a few more steps back. The thing that he worried about the most had happened.
Ka ca! A door at the belly of the snake opened. Hua Tianhe walked out expressionlessly, leading four other people and emitting a surging killing Qi.
When Hu Hai saw that something was wrong, he immediately brandished his huge ax and demanded ferociously, Hua Tianhe, what are you thinking of doing?!
Hua Tianhe smiled sinisterly and projected his voice to the people behind himself, saying, Dont bother speaking any nonsense with him. Find that brat and kill him first. Then, snatch the Golden Savage Oxs horn.
The few of them looked around, prepared to attack the moment they saw Xiao Chen. However, after eyeing the surroundings, they would not help but feel astonished. They could not find Xiao Chen anywhere.
Xiao Chen stood high above everyone, on a towering tree. As he watched the others looking around, he guessed what they were thinking.
Life Bestowal Spell!
Smiling coldly, he formed hand seals. Then, he tossed the sculpture of the Golden Savage Ox at Hua Tianhes group.
Hua Tianhes expression changed slightly. He felt it was strange that they could not find the white-robed brat.
At first, everything had been going well. However, because Xiao Chen appeared, Hu Hai instantly surpassed him. The done deal ended up slipping out of their grasp. Hua Tianhe and his groups hatred for Xiao Chen could be easily imagined.
Hua Tianhe had initially been prepared to attack at full power with the other true inheritors to kill Xiao Chen without saying a single word. However, when he arrived, he could not find Xiao Chen.
Hua Tianhe felt extremely depressed. He unleashed killing Qi from his entire body and demanded angrily, Hu Hai, hand that white-robed brat and the Savage Golden Oxs horn over to me. Otherwise, dont me me for
Before he could finish speaking, a shadow suddenly appeared under their feet. The five of Hua Tianhes group looked up, and their expressions could not help but change. Fear filled their eyes.
Hua Tianhes group saw a burgeoning golden ox in the sky, falling towards them.
Rumble!
A forty-meter-tall Savage Golden Ox asrge as a small mound dropped from the sky.
By the time Hua Tianhes group looked up, the Savage Golden Ox had already swollen to size. With gravity acting on it, the Savage Golden Ox only took a blink of an eye to fall to the ground.
The Savage Golden Oxs gigantic body crushed the surrounding trees and dealt a tremendous blow to the five underneath it as well.
Pressed into the dirt by the Savage Golden Oxs abdomen, Hua Tianhes entire group vomited blood, suffering several broken ribs and even finding it difficult to breathe.
Hua Tianhe and his group used all their Quintessence to push on the Savage Golden Oxs abdomen with both hands. However, their efforts were in vain. Instead, the attempt made them feel even worse.
This development startled Hu Hai and his group as well. They could not understand why a Savage Golden Ox would fall from the sky. When they recovered their wits, they quickly retreated far away.
Hu Hai and his group looked cautiously at the Savage Golden Ox. After having fought with a Savage Golden Ox for so long, they had no doubts about its might.
We will go around and not get involved with this fellow.
Hu Hai immediately made a decision. The appearance of this Savage Golden Ox was extremely unusual. The words strange or odd could not even begin to describe this situation.
The other three nodded, also feeling there was no need to take the risk. They all executed their Movement Techniques and left quickly.
Xiao Chen, who was on a tree, watched as Hu Hai and the others got clear. Then, after muttering to himself for a bit, he formed a hand seal.
The Savage Golden Ox pressing on Hua Tianhe and his group turned into a beam of golden light and flew back into his hand.
Xiao Chen stretched his hand out and caught the sculpture. Then, he looked pensively at the five people embedded into the soil.
Hua Tianhe and his group coughed violently a few times and pulled themselves out of the ground, resisting the intense pain.
The five had nk looks on their pale faces; they did not know what had happened.
Wiping blood off a corner of his lips, Yun Feiyu looked up and asked, What happened just now? It felt like a mountain fell from the sky.
Hua Tianhe checked his body and found that he had broken several ribs. Furthermore, he sustained injuries of various severity to his internal organs.
When he thought about what had happened, a chill ran down his back, fear settling in his heart. If the people in his group had not had vast and pure Quintessence, that massive thing that fell on them would have squashed them into meat paste.
Quick, lets leave this ce. There is something strange about this ce, Hua Tianhe said to the other four after standing up with much difficulty.
Bang!
Just at this moment, a shadow appeared again without any warning. Another Savage Golden Ox fell from the sky, pressing the five back into the ground.
The five groaned and fainted from the pain, not understanding what had happened.
Xiao Chen jumped down from the tree. If possible, he would have wanted to take advantage of this opportunity to kill this group of people and end this grudge.
However, as true inheritors of the Supreme Sky Sect, they probably had some protective measures that the sect left on their bodies. The risk was too high.
Xiao Chen looked around and discovered the one-hundred-meter-long puppet snake. A look of interest shed in his eyes.
He quickly walked over and entered it. Then, he sent his Spiritual Sense into the formations within the puppet. Using his strong Mental Energy, he removed the spiritual imprint Hua Tianhe left behind.
Then, Xiao Chen set his own spiritual imprint on the puppet snake. Under his control, the puppet snake shrank and entered his Universe Ring.
I will collect some interest first. After I formally be a true inheritor, I wille and look for trouble with you again.
With the wave of Xiao Chens hand, the Savage Golden Ox turned into a golden beam of light and returned to him. After he had the golden sculpture in his tight grasp, his body suddenly buckled, and he nearly fell to his knees.
I have exhausted too much Mental Energy. I need to leave quickly, Xiao Chen thought to himself. After figuring out which direction Hu Hai and the others had taken, he quickly chased after them.
Because Hu Hais group feared that the Savage Golden Ox would go on a rampage, they dashed wildly for the exit to the forest.
Wait a moment, did you all see Junior Brother Xiao Chen? Jun Si suddenly asked.
The three turned their heads to look, feeling it was strange. They had all thought that Xiao Chen was right at their tail. They only realized now that Xiao Chen was not there.
Senior Sister Jun, I am here.
Xiao Chens voice came from behind. After a few breaths, he appeared before the rest with a slightly paleplexion.
Chapter 688 - Demonic Calamity Erupts
Chapter 688: Demonic Cmity Erupts
Wang Cheng asked suspiciously, Junior Brother Xiao, where did you go earlier?
Hu Hai thought for a moment and recalled Hua Tianhe and the others looking around for something. Then, he guessed why Xiao Chen left.
Hu Hai smiled and said, There is no need to ask further; I know where Junior Brother Xiao went. Lets go. There is something strange about this ce. We should leave first before continuing this conversation.
At the same time, Hu Hai projected his voice to Xiao Chen, Junior Brother Xiao, dont worry. After we return, I will exin everything to First Senior Sister. No matter what, Hua Tianhe will not dare defy her.
Xiao Chen nodded slightly to indicate his thanks. However, he knew full well that this grudge would not be resolved easily.
He had to take his fate into his own hands. Bing strong was the most important thing.
When the five left the forest, strong sunlight shone down. When they smelled the fresh air and saw the distant zing sun, they all smiled.
They knew that there would not be any more unexpected surprises with this mission. The rights to enter the Savage Battlefield were definitely theirs.
Ha ha ha! I feel great. I finally defeated Hua Tianhe and his group this once. Hu Haiughed loudly as he took the lead.
However, just at this moment, the bright sky suddenly turned leaden. Dark clouds gathered from all directions, churning as they did so.
The cultivators around the forest entrance and the not-so-distant bustling bazaar all stopped what they were doing and stared at the sky.
The noisy and bustling bazaar immediately fell quiet. Xiao Chen looked up and saw the churning gray clouds bing increasingly darker. The sky seemed like it had turned into a ckke.
Even a fool could tell that something was wrong.
Boom! Boom! Boom! Countless panicked Spirit Beasts roars resounded in the forest. The ground seemed to shake as pounding footfalls came from the forest; several Spirit Beasts ran to the forests periphery.
Damn it! Its a Demonic Cmity!
Suddenly, the surrounding cultivators reacted, looks of horror shing on their faces. Then, they ran around in a frenzy, turning the whole ce chaotic.
The previously bustling bazaar emptied in a mere matter of minutes; not a single soul could be seen.
The expressions of Jun Si and the others did not change much. They were no stranger to Demonic Cmities. However, they were rather incredulous. Strange, it is not the time for the Demonic God Blood Sacrifice yet. Why is there a Demonic Cmity?
Hu Hai said calmly, This should not be a true Demonic Cmity. It is just an ordinary spatial storm. Come on, we are not returning to the Supreme Sky City yet. We are going to the nearby Spirit Water City first.
Wang Cheng said disapprovingly, There is a Supreme Sky Sect branch in Spirit Water City. There is also a Martial Sage there. There is no need for us to remain. We should hand the proof ofpletion to First Senior Sister first; that is the most important.
However, Hu Hai was very determined. He summoned out his metal warship and said, You cant say that. As true inheritors of the sect, we cannot stand by idly, doing nothing.
Regardless of whether it is a Demonic Cmity or not, just the presence of frantic Spirit Beasts will fluster the people here. Furthermore, the Demonic Beasts and Demons that might arrive would be very problematic. If we fail to defend Spirit Water City, the death toll could be in the millions.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
As the group spoke, the sky became more and more ominous. ck lightning shed, adding an apocalyptic cast to the scene.
Countless Spirit Beasts of various types stampeded out of the Savage Beast Forest. The group no longer said anything else and immediately boarded the metal warship.
The moment the metal warship lifted off the ground, a dense cloud of flying Spirit Beasts emerged from the Savage Beast Forest.
The flying Spirit Beasts nketed the sky. Then, like a rain of arrows, theyunched themselves at the metal warship.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
A blue barrier appeared around the warship. When the countless Spirit Beasts crashed into the barrier, the warship rocked heavily, making everyone feel dizzy.
Hu Hai stomped heavily on the deck, and an immense force spread out. The flying Spirit Beasts near the warship immediately died from the shock waves.
Junior Sister Jun, help me fill the warship up with Spirit Stones. We are going to break out, Hu Hai said with a grave expression.
Understanding the urgency of the matter, Jun Si quickly ran into the hold and fed the warship arge pile of Superior Grade Spirit Stones.
Hu Haiughed loudly and gently patted the railing. Ka ca! Ka ca! Some portholes opened up, and huge sharp swords extended from the sides, front, and back of the warship.
The ck metal warship turned into a ferocious beast baring fangs at the moment. Hu Hai doubled the speed of the warship, diving forward at Mach 8.
Pu ci! Pu ci!
The warship put on a burst of speed as fast as lightning, ramming into the flying Spirit Beasts in front and slicing them in half.
Along the way, the warship left behind a red trail of blood. With its fast speed, it finally managed to break away from the rampaging flying Spirit Beasts, leaving them far behind.
The dark sky now reappeared before everyones vision. The danger had passed for now.
Xiao Chen looked down and saw people fleeing, looking terror-stricken. There were warships with the Supreme Sky Sects insignia stopped in front, taking in all these ordinary citizens.
However, there were not many warships and too many people. Clearly, these would not be enough. The crowd was in a state of panic.
After Xiao Chen looked around, he peered into the distance. He extended his Spiritual Sense to his limits and soon discovered a few viges. These viges were inplete disorder; corpses covered the ground.
Xiao Chen was dumbfounded. As he looked at the dark clouds, he asked, What is going on?
The others exchanged nces. Then, Chen Xiao sighed and replied, This is a spatial storm from the Demonic World. No matter if there is a Demonic Cmity or not, there will always be Demonic Qi pouring out. These Spirit Beasts were frightened and just wanted to leave this ce.
Junior Brother Xiao Chen, you know how Demonic Beasts are formed, right? They are formed when Spirit Beasts get contaminated with Demonic Qi. Aside from Rank 8 Spirit Beasts and above, regr Spirit Beasts would find it very hard to resist the contamination of Demonic Qi.
Xiao Chen nodded and said, Then what exactly is a Demonic Cmity? From what youve said so far, it sounds very horrifying.
Chen Xiao had a grave expression as he replied, The Demonic Cmity is a sword hanging over the entire Kunlun Realm. For the sake of offering sacrifices to their Demonic God, the eighteen Demonic Worlds invade the Kunlun Realm every five hundred years. Every time it happens, they harvest the blood of a hundred million cultivators before they stop.
Xiao Chens expression changed slightly. He noticed that Chen Xiao said cultivator and not ordinary citizens. The Kunlun Realm was vast and broad. If every race were taken into ount, there would be more than a hundred billion people.
Just the Tianwu Domain was already several times the size of the Tianwu Continent. It was easy to imagine how many people there were.
However, there were rtively fewer cultivators. If they had to kill a hundred million cultivators, then at least a billion ordinary people would die.
This was not just a numbers game. When Xiao Chen simted this invasion in his mind, the scenario that appeared was filled with mountains of corpses and seas of blood.
Just thinking about it made Xiao Chen tremble. It seemed impossible that the incredibly strong Kunlun Realm would experience such a cmity.
This is a cmity for both sides. If these Demons do not kill the cultivators of the Kunlun Realm, then cultivators from the Demonic Worlds will have to be killed, instead. Otherwise, when the Demonic God rages, all eighteen Demon rulers will be changed.
Chen Xiao continued, Aside from offering sacrifices to the Demonic God, some Demon Race experts asionally attack the Kunlun Realm for the sake of their evil cultivation.
When Hu Hai heard this, he smiled and said, Junior Brother Xiao Chen, it is not as frightening as Chen Xiao says. We are still a long way from the next Demonic Cmity. The Supreme Sky Sect also has the Supreme Sky Emperor protecting it. No Demon Race expert would be stupid enough to attack us.
This is just a spatial storm. The Kunlun Realms space and the Demonic Worlds space collided with each other. This kind of thing happens asionally. At most, there will just be some Demonic Beasts from the Demonic Worlding over.
After Xiao Chen understood everything, he regained some confidence. He whispered, However, these ordinary people will suffer, suffering a disaster for nothing.
Hu Hai also turned sullen, and he sighed, This is unavoidable. However, there is a Supreme Sky Sect branch in Spirit Water City. They should have already sent out experts to stop the Spirit Beasts.
We should rush over to Spirit Water City. The demonized Spirit Beasts and the Demonic Beasts appearingter are whats horrifying. If we fail to defend Spirit Water City, the millions of people fleeing nearby are likely to die.
After an hour, a majestic city appeared before the fives eyes. They could see long lines of people awaiting entry at all the city gates.
Many Ancient Demonic Energy Cannons lined the walls, looking very mighty.
Hu Hai surveyed the city before setting his gaze above the city gate in front. Many people with Supreme Sky Sect disciple medallions were standing there already.
At this moment, the troops that normally maintained the peace could no longer manage the situation. The defense of the city was handed over to the Supreme Sky Sect branch.
Hu Hai waved his hand, and the metal warship returned to his sleeve. Then, the five floated down to that city gate.
Who is the person in charge here? I am the Supreme Sky Sects true inheritor, Hu Hai.
Hu Hai took out his medallion, addressing the hundred-odd Supreme Sky Sect disciples in front. His tone radiated a faint might.
A gray-robed cultivator with deep cultivation revealed joy on his face. He immediately stepped forward and said, This old man is Bai Ao. I am the Branch Leader here.
Spirit Water City was not one of the Supreme Sky Sects nine main cities, so they would not be able to gather experts from the branch at short notice. At the moment when the Branch Leader worried about this, he saw Hu Hai and his group.
Naturally, the old man rejoiced, feeling more confident.
Xiao Chen thought to himself, Hu Hai really has a respected position in the sect. Even though the old man before us is a peakte-stage Superior Grade Martial Monarch, he is still so humble and respectful to Hu Hai.
Where are the Guardian Elders?
Hu Hai frowned slightly. In such arge city like Spirit Water City, the Supreme Sky Sect would normally arrange for some Martial Sage cultivators to hold down the fort.
With such a disaster imminent, Hu Hai felt somewhat furious that he did not see the Guardian Elders.
Bai Ao quickly exined, The Guardian Elders sensed the arrival of the Demonic Cmity the moment signs appeared. They immediately rushed over to hold back the beast hordeing from the Savage Beast Forest.
Hu Hais anger eased, and he said, Summon all the disciples who are Martial Kings and above. Perhaps we can also recruit some of the cultivators fleeing into the city.
Clearly, Hu Hai had experience in defending the city. With just a few words, he stabilized the situation. His steadiness allowed the nervous disciples who had never seen him before to calm down.
Witnessing all this, Xiao Chen felt respect for Hu Hai. If he were to handle this situation, he would not be able to perform as well. Even if he could do it, he did not have the sense of responsibility to do so.
Chapter 689 - Bloody Battle without Retreat
Chapter 689: Bloody Battle without Retreat
In such a situation, Wang Cheng would probably be like Xiao Chen. Initially, he had even suggested not caring about these peoples survival, wanting to hand in the proof ofpletion first.
Chen Xiao stood beside Xiao Chen. When he saw Xiao Chens expression, he consoled Xiao Chen with a smile, saying, Junior Brother Xiao Chen, dont worry too much. This kind of spatial storm may be destructive, but it does notst long. The spatial crack will heal automatically. Given our cultivation, we will not be in any danger.
However, this was not the reason why Xiao Chen had an unsightly expression. Instead, it was because he had used the Golden Savage Ox sculpture twice earlier, expending too much Mental Energy.
Even so, Xiao Chen smiled faintly in response to Chen Xiaos constion. However, he did not say anything.
Under Hu Hais arrangements, the sect disciples and the passing cultivators all gathered on top of the city walls.
A rough count gave no less than five thousand Martial Kings. However, there were much fewer Martial Monarch experts. Hu Hai only managed to gather about two hundred.
Jun Si walked over and asked, Senior Brother, are these people enough?
Hu Hai frowned heavily and whispered, Under normal circumstances, it would be able tost until the sect sends sufficient reinforcement. However, if too many Rank 8 Demonic Beasts appear, we will have some trouble.
When the many sect disciples saw the four true inheritors here, they all felt rather optimistic. Their expressions showed no worry about the danger.
True inheritors did not just represent the might of their status. They also grasped the Heaven Ranked Martial Techniques of the Supreme Sky Sect. In arge-scale battle, they would be able to bring out the might of the Heaven Ranked Martial Techniques to their limits.
Having the four true inheritors here was like having a hundred Martial Monarchs. So everyone felt more rxed.
Hu Hais expression turned grave as he looked at the sky. The spatial crack is about to open. Everyone, be careful!
When Xiao Chen heard that, he looked up. He saw hundreds of ck lightning flickering in the center of the ck clouds that stretched to the horizon. Then, a whirlpool-shaped spatial crack slowly opened.
In an instant, boundless ck Demonic Qi poured out in all directions of the whirlpool.
When the spatial crack openedpletely, thousands of ck hail shot out like cannonballs. When Xiao Chen looked closer, he realized that what appeared to be small hail from a distance were actuallyrge, ferocious Demonic Beasts with red eyes and ck scales all over their bodies.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Demonic Beasts from the Demonic Worldnded on the ground like cannonballs, sting out deep pits. The cultivators and regr citizens who had not managed to get into the city in time were killed immediately. These Demonic Beasts were different from Fiend Beasts or Spirit Beasts. They were ferocious beasts born in the Demonic World itself. There were various types, but they all had ck shining scales.
The scales appeared strangely hard, and the Demonic Beasts ws gleamed with a cold light. The Demonic Beasts tore the fleeing people in half with casual swipes that looked very cruel.
The city gates were already closed. The fates of the ordinary citizens who failed to enter were already sealed. Their lives were extinguished like mes before Xiao Chens eyes.
Fortunately, the Demonic Cmity only came from one side of the city; the city gates in the other directions did not face any attacks.
As Hu Hai looked at the Demonic Beasts falling from the sky like rain, he heaved a sigh of relief and said, Fortunately, it is just some ordinary Demonic Beasts. Elder Bai, prepare to fire the Ancient Demonic Energy Cannons.
Bai Ao nodded gently. Then, he ordered the cannoneers crouched in the city walls to make their preparations.
After a while, the Ancient Demonic Energy Cannons hidden in the walls fired. They sent thousands of light beams interweaving to form a screen of death made up of light. When the shotsnded, all the Demonic Beasts shattered into pieces.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
A rain of blood fell from the sky. After a few rounds of cannon fire covering arge area, less than fifty percent of the Demonic Beastsnded on the ground.
However, the numbers of the Demonic Beasts were still terrifyingat least a hundred thousand of them. As they ran and roared, they were like a vast army charging at the city walls.
The Ancient Demonic Energy Cannons needed to be loaded with Spirit Stones. So reloading them took time. Furthermore, there were dead angles. In the end, the defense of the city wall relied on the five-thousand-odd Martial Kings gathered at thest minute.
Faced with a dense crowd of Demonic Beasts, several cultivators, who had never seen such arge-scale battle before, felt some fear in their hearts. Their right hands holding their weapons could not help but tremble.
When Xiao Chen saw this, he frowned slightly. However, he could not say much about it. From the time the ck clouds appeared until now, it had only been four hours. The Supreme Sky Sect hadcked time to prepare. This level of performance was already pretty good.
If it were a Rank 8 or Rank 7 sect, all the cultivators might have opted to flee the city and escape. They would not care about the life and death of the ordinary citizens.
Suddenly, a Demonic Beast that walked upright leaped nimbly up the city walls and appeared before everyone. ck scales covered it, and spikes lined its back. Its face looked like that of an ape.
There was a loud bang, and blood sttered everywhere.
Hu Hai had expressionlessly sent out a punch and exploded this Demonic Beast. He said coldly, Prepare for battle. No one is to retreat without my order. Otherwise, you will be killed without exception!
After this ape-type Demonic Beast leaped over the city walls, streams of Demonic Beasts followed it over,unching themselves at anyone they saw.
Xiao Chen single-handedly defended an area. As his figure shed, he executed Dragon w Fist. His Vital Qi surging, he exploded the Demonic Beasts thatunched themselves over with his punches.
After a while, he discovered that it was as Hu Hai had said: these were just some weak Demonic Beasts. Aside from their numerical advantage, there was nothing scary about them.
Hence, Xiao Chen started to go easy on his Vital Qi, using only four hundred tons of force to defeat the enemies.
The others had discovered the same thing as well. They realized that the Demonic Beasts were not as scary as they had imagined. Soon, their faces filled with excitement.
These cultivators circted their Quintessence and killed the approaching Demonic Beasts like they were just chopping vegetables.
When Hu Hai saw that, he quickly reminded these people to conserve their Quintessence.
However, the cultivators on the city wall forgot this as they killed more Demonic Beasts. Killing Qi spread in their eyes. As some of these people were not Supreme Sky Sect disciples, they did not listen to Hu Hais words.
ck clouds churned in the sky, blocking the light for five hundred kilometers. The sky seemed like it would drop.
Demonic Beasts continuously fell from the dark sky like hail. It seemed like this would continue forever. When the Ancient Demonic Energy Cannons fired, blood spattered everywhere.
A choking stench of blood permeated the air. When seen from a distance, a scarlet mist seemed to fill the entire ce.
Pits and crevices covered the ground along with corpses of Demonic Beasts and humans lying messily, piled up everywhere. It was a scene out of hell.
It was hard to imagine that six hours ago, this ce was the Kunlun Realm that was filled with overwhelming Spiritual Energy, bright sunlight, and fresh air.
The disciples on the city walls that were killing the Demonic Beasts with ease earlier started to move more stiffly as they swung their weapons. Theirplexions slowly turned red.
There were too many. Too many Demonic Beasts were climbing up from the bottom. Furthermore, this was relentless, never pausing even for a second.
After the cultivators killed a batch of Demonic Beasts, another batch would take its ce. Even if they were dispatched with an easy motion, after repeating that motion for thousands of times, the arm would naturally turn stiff.
Another more serious problem existedQuintessence. These cultivators could not take time out to replenish their Quintessence in this continuous and intense battle.
Finally, someone who was at his limits said to Hu Hai, Senior Brother Hu, we cant endure much longer.
Hu Hai had already expected this to happen long ago. He shook his head slightly and said, Jun Si, Wang Cheng, Chen Xiao, and Xiao Chen, follow me down and mow down these Demonic Beasts.
These five people were powerful. They had vast and pure Quintessence. With their strength, if they swept through the entire ce, they would be able to kill all the Demonic Beasts on the city walls.
Without waiting for new Demonic Beasts to charge over, the five jumped off the city walls, and they each executed a Heaven Ranked Martial Technique.
Plum Blossom Swordy!
Seven Stars Surrounding the Moon!
Heaven and Earth Sword Heart!
Sky Breaking Ax Chop!
Return of the Azure Dragon!
Five strong Heaven Ranked Martial Techniques swept through the ce like a fierce gust of wind. As the strong energy surged, anguished cries resounded.
The five Heaven Ranked Martial Techniques shredded an immense swath of Demonic Beasts, clearing the area three kilometers from the city gates.
The cultivators on the wall immediately used this precious breathing space to sit down and recover.
Hu Hai held his huge ax with one hand and smiled. Hang on for another two hours. The experts of the main sect should arrive by then. Meanwhile, lets kill more of these weak Demonic Beasts. Charge with me!
Behind them was the majestic Spirit Water City. In front of them was the vast Demonic Beast horde. Now that everyones morale was boosted, they rushed towards the torrential Demonic Beast horde without any fear.
Each taking a different direction, the five clutched their weapons tightly and charged forward boldly.
Even when Xiao Chen saw the multitude of Demonic Beasts, he did not feel any fear. Instead, he felt like his blood had ignited, feeling inspired.
Dark clouds covered the sky; there was no sun to give light.
Xiao Chen and the others each defended a direction. The weapons in their hands trembled as they sent out various Martial Techniques, defending against the horde of Demonic Beasts single-handedly.
An incredible scene appeared before everyone. Five youths held back the flood-like Demonic Beast on their own.
Each of the five killed thousands of Demonic Beasts, repulsing tens of thousands.
When the cultivators on the city walls, who had more or less recovered their Quintessence, saw this scene, they revealed extreme shock in their eyes.
How powerful! They truly deserve to be the true inheritors of the Supreme Sky Sect!
The expressions proud sons of heavens and dragons and phoenixes of men truly apply to them.
Indeed, who would dare to face so many Demonic Beasts on their own, not even letting a single Demonic Beast rush over.
Everyone revealed expressions of respect. They all sang praises for the five. The strong would be able to gain respect and awe anywhere they went.
In this scene where everyones blood surged with excitement, everyone wanted to be the ones leading the charge, battling the horde alone, and gaining the respect of everyone.
Thats strange. Who is that white-robed desman? He is not a true inheritor!
Finally, someone noticed Xiao Chen. When they saw his appearance and attire, they could not help but be surprised. Unexpectedly, someone who was not a true inheritor had dared to charge down as well.
Hey, thats true. Who is that? How can he dare to charge down?
After a while, everyone noticed the white figure. Unexpectedly, he could defend against the charge of thousands of Demonic Beasts together with the four true inheritors.
Xiao Chen felt very calm as he dealt with the endless horde of Demonic Beasts, executing every move he knew.
He only treated his army of Demonic Beasts as a big test, a test of all the Martial Techniques he had learned. Such an opportunity could not be found anywhere else.
Under such an intense situation, the deficiencies that Xiao Chen had not noticed before in the Lightning Tribtion Saber Technique and the Four Season Saber Technique were exposed. This insight was a big benefit to him.
Roar!
Suddenly, a loud roar came from the ck whirlpool-shaped crack. A massive Demonic Beast squeezed its upper body through the crack, struggling hard toe out.
The strong aura its roar projected spread from above, causing the Demonic Beast army below to freeze for a moment.
Chapter 690 - First Senior Sister, Shui Lingling
Chapter 690: First Senior Sister, Shui Lingling
Hu Hais expression changed slightly as he said, A high-ranked Demonic Beast! We are in big trouble now. A high-ranked Demonic Beast is as strong as a half-step Martial Sage. We probably will not be able to defend Spirit Water City.
Hu Hai was not the only one. The cultivators who had previously seen that the situation had stabilized also changed their expressions, their hearts filled with fear.
Xiao Chen looked up and frowned slightly as well. That Demonic Beast had still revealed only half its body. Even so, it had such a horrifying aura. If it seeded in climbing out, how powerful would it be exactly?
Just when everyone looked on with dread, on the verge of beating a retreat, a red light shed in the sky, leaving a long me tail like a meteor.
Bang!
Then, the red light crashed into the high-ranked Demonic Beasts head at lightning speed. The mound-sized upper body instantly exploded.
The high-ranked Demonic Beast that made everyone despair died so easily. No one could believe it.
However, Hu Hai rejoiced. He smiled and said, First Senior Sister is here. There is no need to be afraid anymore.
Xiao Chen looked up and saw a beautiful girl standing on an azure-colored bird in the sky.
The purple-d girl revealed a spirited smile on her face and put away the bow in her hands.
It is Shui Lingling! We are saved! First Senior Sister is here!
When the Supreme Sky Sect disciples on the city wall saw the azure bird in the sky, they immediately cried aloud in joy.
Shui Lingling, one of the seven giants among the Tianwu Domains youth, was the top expert of the eighteen southern provinces and enforced the rules for the Martial God Pce. She had all sorts of honor and glory attributed to her name, giving this mysterious girl a tremendous reputation in the Supreme Sky Sect and deep respect from everyone.
Shui Linglings appearance boosted the morale of the many disciples on the wall considerably. They all became very excited and jumped down the wall to begin a great counterattack.
Xiao Chen took a casual look and withdrew his gaze. Then, he continued dealing with the Demonic Beasts in front of him. Swinging his saber light, he calmly chopped the Demonic Beasts before him in half.
He looked around and discovered that Jun Si, who was not far away, seemed a little distracted. Her focus was on the charming azure bird in the air.
Four or five ck-scaled Demonic Beasts moved in a sh and broke through her screen of swords. Then, they sent attacks at her. If the attacks struck her protective Quintessence shield, she would definitely be injured.
Furthermore, these Demonic Beasts contained Demonic Qi in their body. If her wounds were contaminated by Demonic Qi, even if her injuries were not severe, she would find it hard to recover from them.
Xiao Chen sent out a ring of saber Qi and temporarily cleared the Demonic Beasts around him. Then, heunched four strands of saber Qi to help Jun Si and immediately killed the four Demonic Beasts.
Thank you, Junior Brother Xiao Chen! Jun Si recovered her wits and thanked him.
Xiao Chen smiled gently and did not say anything. He continued paying attention to the Demonic Beasts on his side.
Wah!
Suddenly, a loud cry came from behind from all the cultivators rushing down to counterattack. They all stared at the sky in astonishment.
Xiao Chen took a moment to look, and his eyelids could not help but twitch at what he saw in the horrifyingly dark sky.
The enormous azure bird spread its wings and carried Shui Lingling into the sky with a sh. Then, it went through the spatial crack.
What great guts! Unexpectedly, Shui Lingling dared to kill her way into the nest of the Demonic Beasts. No wonder so many cultivators just stood there gaping foolishly.
Half-Sage, half-step Martial Sage. Is this the power of a half-Sage?
A fervent gaze zed in Xiao Chens eyes as he muttered to himself.
After Shui Lingling entered the spatial crack, the horde of Demonic Beasts falling down like hail stopped appearing.
All the cultivators charged forward and started a massive counterattack, sweeping up the battlefield.
The crisis was temporarily averted. As Xiao Chen watched the nearby excited cultivators, he shook his head slightly. He stopped attacking and sheathed his Lunar Shadow Saber. Then, he slowly retreated from the crowd.
After a few leaps, hended on the city wall. He immediately closed his eyes and digested theprehension he gained during the great battle.
The mor and noise of the world had nothing do with Xiao Chen. He immersed himself in the profound world of cultivation, his heart perfectly tranquil.
Xiao Chen had blood staining his white robes, and a killing Qi lingered in his surroundings. However, Xiao Chen, who had his eyes closed, gave off a sense of peace and serenity, a feeling of elegance and pride.
At some point in time, he suddenly opened his eyes. A saber hummed in their depths. His sharp gaze seemed like it could pierce the air.
Xiao Chens aura became even more intense. His delicate face radiated sharpness. He unconsciously released the tyrannical aura unique to a desman.
His blood-stained white robes fluttered as a strong wind blew. The air became significantly denser.
Xiao Chen waved his hand, and a strand of purple saber Qi appeared in the form of a kilometer-long arc like a crescent moon.
Even though the saber Qi had lengthened to more than a hundred times its normal size, its purity and might did not diminish; it looked as bright as it initially was.
If another person were here, they would no doubt be astounded. Unexpectedly, Xiao Chens saber intent had advanced to seventy percentprehension.
Furthermore, it was a perfect seventy-percentprehended saber intent. He couldunch it or withdraw it at will, moving it freely as he pleased.
Xiao Chen pulled his hand back, and the strand of saber Qi instantly vanished into nothingness. That outstanding, peerless, tyrannical aura buzzed as he retracted it into his body.
After that, he returned to his usual self, not showing any of his pride. He said indifferently, Seventy-percentprehended saber intent, that is also a Great Perfection saber intent. From the very start, saber intent has been stronger than sword intent. Now, if Yun Feiyu tries topete with me in aura, I will be able to defeat him instantly.
Suddenly, Xiao Chen recalled that he had crushed Yun Feiyu and his group with the Golden Savage Ox in the Savage Beast Forest. He did not know if they survived this chaos.
It would be for the best if they all died. That way, Xiao Chen did not have to do anything, and that would save him some trouble.
Junior Brother Xiao, why are you back so early?
Not many Demonic Beasts remained in front. Hu Hai and the others had exhausted a lot of Quintessence, so they had stopped as well.
Wang Cheng said indifferently, Perhaps Junior Brother Xiao did not have enough Quintessence; that is understandable.
Xiao Chen could tell from Wang Chengs eyes that he was targeting him. Wang Cheng was already treating him as a rival.
However, Hu Hai did not say anything. When he looked at Xiao Chen now, he discovered that something about him had changed. However, he could not tell what exactly it was.
Hu Hai started to find Xiao Chen unfathomable; he did not know how far Xiao Chens abilities went.
However, Hu Hai was a broad-minded person. He also had confidence in his own strength, so he felt there was nothing inappropriate about it.
Hu Hai smiled easily and said, Xiao Chen, when First Senior Sisteres out, I will introduce you to her. Our mission this time can be considered a sess.
The team chatted casually, and the dark clouds slowly retreated. Their color gradually lightened until the sky clearedpletely.
The whirlpool-sized spatial crack slowly shrank, mending bit by bit. However, Shui Lingling still did note out. The others could not help but get worried.
Xiao!
Right before the spatial crack closed, an azure light shot out from it. A resonant bird cry echoed throughout the heavens, and an azure bird carried Shui Lingling out safely.
When Xiao Chen saw this scene, he could not help but be astonished. He said, This azure bird is really amazing. Not only does it have overwhelming Spiritual Energy, but it also moves extremely fast. Unexpectedly, it can even shrink instantly.
Jun Si smiled and said, That is a Rank 9 Spirit Bird that the Martial Emperor Sect Leader gave to First Senior Sister. It is called a Profound Sun Bird. I hear that it has the bloodline of an Immortal Beast and has the extreme Yang Profound Sun True mes. It is also very powerful in battle.
As the team spoke, a light shed, and a purple-d girl appeared on the city wall. Now, a palm-sized azure bird sat on her shoulder, looking very cute and adorable.
Greetings, First Senior Sister!
Hu Hai and the others quickly performed cupped-fist salutes, not daring to beggard at all.
Shui Lingling, the top true inheritor of the Supreme Sky Sect, had resplendent eyes radiating a dazzling light. Her skin glistened like crystals, and she gave off a faint intoxicating fragrance.
When she stood straight and tall, she disyed a slender and elegant figure like a purple lotus flower blossoming. She seemed extraordinary with a beautiful appearance.
Shui Lingling had a remarkably calm expression, not revealing any unsteadiness. She looked steadily at the team below her and asked in a melodious voice, Junior Brother Hu, you already killed the Spirit Beast?
Hu Hai had been prepared for this already. He revealed a rxed smile and handed the Golden Savage Ox horn over.
Shui Lingling closed her eyes and held the Golden Savage Ox horn in her dainty hands. The horn glowed slightly. After a while, she opened her hands and said, This is right. The resentment, Spiritual Energy, and baleful aura have not dissipated yet. It is not purchased from the auction house. You will be following me to the Savage Battlefield, then.
Faint smiles appeared on everyones faces; they were thrilled in their hearts. Hu Hai took back the Golden Savage Ox horn and said, Many thanks, First Senior Sister.
After that, Hu Hai pointed to Xiao Chen and said, First Senior Sister, this is Xiao Chen. He is a peak inner sect disciple who is as strong as Yun Feiyu. In this mission, he made the greatest contribution to killing the Golden Savage Ox. Can we bring him to the Savage Battlefield as well?
Wang Cheng seemed ready for this. When Hu Hai finished speaking, he reacted instantly. Senior Brother Hu, that is not necessary, right? Junior Brother Xiao is only a Medial Grade Martial Monarch. It would be too dangerous for him toe with us.
Jun Si eximed in astonishment, Senior Brother Wang, how can you say that? Didnt we agree on this long ago?
Chen Xiaos gaze flickered as if he wanted to say something to aid Xiao Chen. However, he thought about Xiao Chens performance during the Demonic Cmity and kept silent.
Wang Cheng ignored the astonished gazes of the others and continued, The Savage Battlefield is filled with danger. Even we cannot guarantee our own safety. I think Junior Brother Xiao should wait another three years. This is for his own good.
However, Shui Lingling acted like she did not hear Wang Chengs words at all. She looked at Xiao Chen with interest and said, So, you are Xiao Chen. It looks like you really did use the Monarch Blood Grass and half drop of Dragon Marrow.
Aside from Chen Xiao, everyone else was shocked to hear that. They had not expected Shui Lingling, who was stationed in the distant Martial God Pce, to know or remember Xiao Chen.
Hu Hai asked in a probing manner, First Senior Sister, you know Xiao Chen?
Shui Lingling shook her head and said, I do not know him. However, he is already famous in the Central Province. When Nuan Muyun made a bet with Wang Meng, they both ended up losing to him.
Xiao Chen sits firmly on the thousandth rank of the Proud Son of Heaven Ranking. No one has been able to move him until now. Because of him, several Rank 9 sect and Noble n elders have beenining bitterly to me.
Chapter 691 - Cause and Effect of That Day
Chapter 691: Cause and Effect of That Day
Now, the expressions of not only Hu Hai and the other two but also Chen Xiao changed. They all looked at Xiao Chen in bewilderment.
What was the Central Province? That was the center of the Tianwu Domain, also the ce where the Martial God Pce was located. Xiao Chen, whom the true inheritors had initially looked down on, had actually already be famous in the Central Province.
Who were Nuan Muyun and Wang Meng? One was a legendary Holy Daughter, and the other was one of the seven giants along with Shui Lingling.
Unexpectedly, these two had lost to Xiao Chen in their bet? Just thinking about this felt impossible and unimaginable.
Xiao Chen also felt somewhat shocked. He had not expected that his simple attempt at the Proud Son of Heaven Ranking that day had caused so muchmotion.
First Senior Sister, what exactly was going on with the Monarch Blood Grass and the half drop of Dragon Marrow? Can you please tell me more about it?
Xiao Chen did not bother to think about any other things. He immediately asked the question that had been niggling him all this time.
Shui Linglingughed gently and said, On that day, Nuan Muyun and Wang Meng brought their sect disciples to see who would rank higher. In the end, both their disciples lost to you. So, the victor of the bet became you, instead.
Xiao Chen shook his head in disbelief. He knew how precious the Monarch Blood Grass and the half drop of Dragon Marrow were. While he did not know much about Nuan Muyun, that Wang Meng did not exactly have a good reputation. How could he have just quietly handed over the half drop of Dragon Marrow?
Shui Lingling smiled faintly but did not want to exin too much. She said, Wang Meng is very egotistical andpetitive. No matter the reason, given that you used the half drop of Dragon Marrow, it will not be a good thing for you to run into him.
You will be fine in the Supreme Sky Sect; you wont have much of a chance of running into him here. However, if you go to the Savage Battlefield, it is very likely that you will run into him. Furthermore, the Savage Battlefield is indeed filled with danger. You should consider very carefully whether to go or not before making a decision.
Xiao Chen answered definitely, I have to go to the Savage Battlefield; no matter who or why, nothing will stop me.
An unsurprised look shed in Wang Chengs eyes. He interrupted, Junior Brother Xiao Chen, you are not strong enough. If you go, we will still have to take care of you. If you run into Wang Meng, it would even make things difficult for First Senior Sister. Why the need to do all that?
When Hu Hai heard that, he could not hold back any longer. He asked, Junior Brother Wang, how can you say this?
Wang Cheng retorted disapprovingly, What do you mean by how can I say that? Everything I said is fact. He is only a Medial Grade Martial Monarch. Which of us is not at least a middle-stage Superior Grade Martial Monarch? Junior Brother Chen, tell us, am I right?
Chen Xiao nodded to indicate his agreement.
Jun Si felt very anxious, but she was also rather confused. She did not understand why Wang Cheng changed his opinions so quickly and why Chen Xiao did not speak up for Xiao Chen.
When Xiao Chen saw all this, he smiled coldly to himself, but he did not argue or say anything. He only waited calmly for Shui Linglings answer.
Shui Lingling had a deep and prating look in her bright eyes. With her intelligence, she already had a general idea of what was happening before her.
I understand. Since you have made your decision, you cane with me when the timees. The Guardian Elders are still dealing with the demonized Spirit Beasts. They need my help there, so I will be leaving first.
Shui Lingling immediately agreed to Xiao Chens request without giving it too much thought. The Profound Sun Bird on her shoulder turned into a beam of dim light and quickly grewrger. Then, Shui Lingling mounted it and flew into the distance.
Xiao Chen exchanged some words with Hu Hai and Jun Si. Then, without even looking at Wang Cheng, he jumped off the city walls and started to make his way back to the Supreme Sky Sect.
Jun Si could not understand. She said, Senior Brother Wang, didnt we agree before that we would bring Xiao Chen along to the Savage Battlefield after he finishes the mission?
Wang Cheng smiled coldly and replied, Before we came, we did not know he had a Heaven Ranked Martial Technique. We also would not have guessed that his attack would be on par with Senior Brother Hus. Whats more, we did not know that he would able to do this well against the boundless Demonic Beasts.
The most important thing is that he is only twenty-one years old. As for us, the youngest among us is already twenty-five years old.
Jun Si finally understood. It turned out that Wang Cheng feared Xiao Chens rapid growth. This made him feel insecure and want to suppress Xiao Chen.
Short-sighted, Hu Hai said disdainfully and shook his head. Who do you think First Senior Sister is? Do you think she could not figure out what you are thinking? By doing this, you will only cause others to look down on you. A true genius does not fearpetition.
Wang Cheng still wanted to argue, but after Hu Hai finished speaking, he left. Jun Si felt ashamed for Wang Cheng, so she also left immediately, unwilling to say more.
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Three dayster, Xiao Chen arrived back at the Supreme Sky Sect. He took a bath and washed off the fatigue of the previous days, making aplete recovery.
He did not rush to put on all his clothes, only wearing a pair of shorts. Then, he took out a palm-sized porcin bottle from his Universe Ring.
This bottle contained the marrow from the spine of the Golden Savage Ox. The Golden Savage Ox had the bloodline of an ancient Savage Beast.
The Savage Beasts were famous for their destructive strength. The ancient Sages and Martial Emperors did not dare sh head-on with them. From this information, one can easily imagine how strong a Savage Beast had been.
The Savage Beast bloodline in the Golden Savage Ox had already thinned to a negligible level. However, its marrow still had a fantastic effect on cultivators who tempered their bodies. It was worth cities, not something an ordinary Medicinal Pill couldpare with.
A resolute gaze shed in Xiao Chens eyes as he held the porcin bottle. The expression nine died out of ten still underestimated the danger of the Savage Battlefield.
Xiao Chen had to increase his strength. Only by doing so could he shut up people like Wang Cheng and fight for more benefits for himself.
He poured the marrow in the bottle onto his palm; then he rubbed it on his bare upper body. His skin instantly felt a hot and spicy prickling.
When Xiao Chen finished applying all the marrow, he felt like his blood had taken fire. He felt extremely energetic, filled with unending Vital Qi.
I cant hold it anymore. Thats it. I have to digest the energy in the marrow quickly. Otherwise, it will burn me to death.
A strong wind blew as Xiao Chen dashed frantically into the yard. After he stood still, he immediately started circting his Vital Qi and practicing a Fist Technique.
This Fist Technique looked very in and ordinary. This was a set of Fist Techniques that he practiced when he was very young in the Xiao n; there was nothing fancy about it.
However, in Xiao Chens hands, it disyed a certain might. Fist winds howled like thunder, changing something rotten into something magical.
Every time Xiao Chen punched, space trembled. The marrow that he applied on his skin permeated into his blood even faster.
The thunderous sound continued relentlessly in the courtyard. Gusts blew as he punched to his hearts content. His Qi and blood surged, and he could not help roaring with pleasure.
As the Golden Savage Oxs marrow seeped into Xiao Chens body, his skin started to give off a scarlet radiance. It had a strange beauty under the illumination of the sun.
Rumble! As Xiao Chens blood flowed through his body, it erupted with intense energy, like a gushing river surging without end.
A faint roar of waves and the babble of a gushing river were audible as Xiao Chen sent out fist winds, like a river descending from the nine heavens.
Break!
Suddenly, the thousands of rivers merged and gathered at the dantian. Xiao Chen felt as though something had exploded in his body.
It was as if his physical body had been reborn; there was a qualitative change. Three acupoints on each foot burst open.
Xiao Chen quickly circted the Firmament Body Tempering Art and, indeed, he had broken through from peakte-stage sixthyer to the seventhyer.
After Xiao Chens bare skinpletely absorbed the Savage Beasts bloodline, his senses were heightened. His swelling muscles filled with explosive power.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Xiao Chen clenched his right fist tightly and punched the air three times. A horrifying force burst into the air, giving off three intense sounds. They merged and formed a mighty tornado.
His heart filled with joy. He muttered, Good, I have increased my physical strength by one hundred and fifty tons of force for a total of nine hundred tons of force. My Vital Qi increased dramatically. Now, when I burn my Vital Qi and use Burning the Heavens, its might will be even more horrifying.
However, Xiao Chen became depressed after a while. He lightly tapped his right fist against his left palm and said, Starting with the seventhyer, the Firmament Body Tempering Art focuses on the recovery ability of the physical body. Each stalk of Spirit Herb needed to assist it will have an astronomical price.
The focus of the seventhyer was tempering the internal organs. However, the goal was not greater resiliency but improved recovery ability.
For example, an internal injury that would normally take half an hour to recover frompletely could be healed within ten minutes after the seventhyer reached Great Perfection.
Each of the internal organs corresponded to a natural treasure. Tempering the heart required the Heart Nourishing Flower; the liver and galldder used the Purple Sun Grass; the spleen and kidney needed the Red Lotus Fruit.
Every one of these Spirit Herbs was rare and hard to find. Even in the high-ranked auctions, they were extremely hard toe by. One could only find them in the face of danger.
Xiao Chen collected his thoughts and said indifferently, When we reach the mountain, there will be a way through. For now, I should just focus on my preparations for the Savage Battlefield. There is no need to dwell on other things.
[Note: When we reach the mountain there will be a way through: This means everything will turn out for the best.]
Dong! Dong! Dong!
Just at this moment, a loud and ancient bell rang on a deste mountain summit of one of the mountain peaks surrounding the Supreme Sky Sect.
The nging of the bell resounded far and wide. Everyone within Supreme Sky City heard it clearly. However,pared to the sound of the bell, the words that followed shocked everyone even more.
Supreme Sky Sects Xiao Chen is despicable and shameless. He forgets his friends and plots against hisrades. As someone of a righteous sect, I, the Full Moon Pavilions Qiu Yi,e to your sect today and challenge you. If you are not a head-shrinking tortoise, get out here!
[Note: Head-shrinking tortoise is a form of name calling. It means coward.]
Qiu Yi purposely supported the final three words with his Quintessence, making them linger for a long time without disappearing. As it echoed, everyone could feel the overwhelming hatred in his tone.
It is a sect challenge! A disciple of a simr-ranked sect rang thebat bell.
Qiu Yi is the top disciple of the Full Moon Pavilion, about as strong as Yun Feiyu. They are both quite famous in the eighteen southern provinces. How did Xiao Chen offend him?
Our Supreme Sky Sects Xiao Chen is not weak; he might not lose to this Qiu Yi.
Maybein regard to Martial Technique, there should not be much of a difference. However, Xiao Chen has spent too little time in the Kunlun Realm; he should not have many umtions in his cultivation.
Come on, lets go to Giant Sword Peak quick to watch. Looks like there will be a good show. It has been several years since someone rang thebat bell!
As the bell reverberated in the air of Supreme Sky City, all the disciples who heard Qiu Yis mocking words stopped what they were doing and headed to Giant Sword Peak to spectate.
They all leaped up simultaneously and flew towards Giant Sword Peak. Nowadays, Xiao Chen was famous in the inner sect. Stories of his deeds were widespread.
Xiao Chen came from thest-ranking Sky Dome Realm. On the path of his rise, he first trounced Gui Wu, then Situ Gang. Finally, the five faction leaders of the inner sect worked together to try and suppress him. However, he still handed them a resounding defeat.
Chapter 692 - Troubles Arriving
Chapter 692: Troubles Arriving
There were no weaklings among Xiao Chens opponents. Be they the five faction leaders, or Gui Wu and Situ Gang, they had proven themselves with their strength.
As of now, everyone knew of Xiao Chen. When they heard that an expert from the Full Moon Pavilion came to challenge him, it immediately piqued their interest.
Back in the courtyard, Xiao Chen put on his clothes and slowly repeated Qiu Yis name to himself several times. Only then did he remember who this person was and the conflicts they had that led to this challenge.
Issuing a challenge is fine, but why the need to say so many pompous words? How dull.
Xiao Chen shook his head slightly with some disdain. He now understood why he did not bother remembering this person. With such pretentious and pompous nonsense and all the feigned righteousness, it would be strange if he wanted to remember Qiu Yi.
Ripples spread on theke nearby.
Two figures shed as they moved quickly. They were Yue Chenxi and Gong Yangyu, who had heard the news. After a few breaths, the twonded beside Xiao Chen.
Senior Brother Xiao Chen, it seems like trouble hase for you, Yue Chenxi said somewhat mischievously as she smiled gently. She was not very anxious.
Xiao Chen shrugged his shoulder and said, Its not really trouble.
Smiling, Gong Yangyu retorted, That is not trouble? Despicable and shameless; forgets his friends and plots against hisrades; head-shrinking tortoisethese are all rather big usations.
Xiao Chen smiled helplessly and said, The two of you dont believe this nonsense, right?
Yue Chenxi burst out inughter before asking earnestly, Jokes aside, Xiao Chen, how confident are you?
Gong Yangyu also said gravely, In the eighteen southern provinces, the Full Moon Pavilion is no weaker than the Supreme Sky Sect in both resources and strength. Since he dares toe and challenge you in such a grand fashion, he must have a trump card. Otherwise, he would be very embarrassed if he loses.
Im totally confident, Xiao Chen said calmly and positively.
Yue Chenxi and Gong Yangyu exchanged nces and rxed. They knew that Xiao Chen would never boast. If he said he was totally confident, then he was totally confident.
Just as the three prepared to head for Giant Sword Peak, a blue-robed old man descended from the sky. Hovering in the air, he asked the three, Who is Xiao Chen?
The insignia of a Supreme Sky Sect inner sect elder was embroidered on the old mans sleeves. He had a deep cultivation, just slightly weaker than Shui Linglings. Clearly, he did not have a low position.
Xiao Chen took a step forward and said, I am.
The blue-robed old man gauged Xiao Chen and revealed an astonished gaze. He discovered that even with his cultivation, he actually could notpletely discern Xiao Chens strength.
The old man withdrew his gaze and said, After thebat bell rings, the person called out has to answer the call. This is a rulemon to all the big sects of the Tianwu Domain. I hope you will do your best. Do not lose and embarrass our Supreme Sky Sect.
Definitely.
Following the old man, the three flew to Giant Sword Peak. Only three kilometers tall, Giant Sword Peak did not stand out among the myriad of mountains around Supreme Sky City.
However, there was a peak grade arena and a resilientbat bell constructed on its summit, which was where it differed from the other mountains.
Someone strong had used extraordinary force to shave off the top of this mountain and form a smooth tform. The structures at the summit were extremely simple.
A wooden frame stood at the center. This hundred-meter-tall wooden frame supported an ancient and grand bell. Not far off was an arena built with Frost Mountain Stones.
Aside from a strong and sharp wind, this simple tform held only rustling battle intent.
Hesing! Xiao Chen ising!
When the various disciples already gathered around the arena saw the group of people flying over, their eyes lit up and became more alert.
Qiu Yi stood below the arena and revealed a cold smile as he looked at Xiao Chen in the air. His eyes gleamed with hate.
Around Qiu Yi were the sect disciples that had worked together the previous time to kill Lone Wolf. All of them hade over, and their eyes were full of hate as well.
This was especially so for the Thousand Mystery Sects Zhuo Ping. Back then, when she sneak-attacked Xiao Chen, Xiao Chen had broken her nose. Even after she recovered from her injuries, it could not be restored to its original state.
Now, Zhuo Pings nose sat crooked on her face, marring the beauty of her formerly pretty face.
Seeing that the fight was about to begin, someone from the group behind Qiu Yi said, Big Brother Qiu, whether we can get our revenge or not will depend on you.
Qiu Yi grasped his scabbard tightly with his right hand and revealed a confident smile. He said, Rest assured. I already broke through the bottleneck of Medial Grade Martial Monarch and advanced to Superior Grade Martial Monarch. Previously, that brat was able to bully me because I ran out of Quintessence.
This time, not only will I beat him until he kneels and begs for mercy, but I will also tear down all his reputation. He will never be able to raise his head again, ever.
Xiu!
The blue-robed old man led Xiao Chen and the other two tond firmly on the opposite end of the arena. Then, he went below the arena to serve as the referee of this duel.
Swords and sabers do not have eyes. Full Moon Pavilions Qiu Yi, once you rang thebat bell, it was equal to you signing a life-or-death contract. You understand this, right?
Naturally, I understand. It means that even if I kill this person, the Supreme Sky Sect will not pursue me to take responsibility.
Qiu Yi pushed off the ground and flew gracefully into the arena. He held his sword to his chest with his two hands and looked at Xiao Chen. Smiling, he said, Indeed, even after so long, you have only just broken through to Medial Grade Martial Monarch.
Xiao Chen did not bother arguing with him. He leaped up andnded on the arena.
Xiao Chen, back then, I saw that your cultivation was low, so I invited you to kill Lone Wolf together with us out of the kindness of my heart. However, you selfishly hid and preserved your strength.
When you killed Lone Wolf, you immediately went back on our agreement, biting the hand that fed you. You then proceeded to beat up all the sect disciples who had exhausted their Quintessence, do you admit to this?!
Qiu Yi had a gloomy expression on his face as he shouted ferociously at Xiao Chen.
The group of people who came with him started to shout loudly as well, raging at Xiao Chen. They spoke all sorts of unpleasant words.
When the Supreme Sky Sect disciples who came to watch the battle heard this, their expressions changed. They could not believe that Xiao Chen was someone like this. Hushed discussions erupted among them.
This was the impact Qiu Yi wanted. He first wanted to make it sound like Xiao Chen was unreasonable and unscrupulous. Then, he would use absolute strength to trample him ruthlessly, relieving all his hatred.
Xiao Chen, with so many people as witnesses here, do you have anything to say about that?! Qiu Yi demanded coldly, pointing at Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chens white robes fluttered in the wind. He had a calm expression as he replied with only one sentence: Are you done?
Seeing Xiao Chen so indifferent and not panicking at allsomething entirely different from his expectationsQiu Yi was stunned. At a loss for words, he fumbled. You
Are you done? If you are, then you can scram!
Xiao Chens expression turned cold, and he circted the ancient sovereigns aura that he refined once, unleashing it. It felt like a divine being descended, shocking Qiu Yi immediately.
Xiao Chen unleashed his Vital Qi, and then he burned half of it. Azure smoke wafted out of his Tianmen Acupoint and rushed to the sky. Then, he punched upwards.
After most of the clouds above burned with azure mes, a dragon roar resounded. An Azure Dragons w clenched into a fist drove down from the sky, carrying the might of heaven.
Qiu Yi had just broken free of Xiao Chens aura. Before he could draw his sword, the lightning-fast punch knocked him to the floor.
After burning nine hundred tons of forces worth of Vital Qi, Xiao Chen achieved a thousand tons of force that nted Qiu Yi face first into the Frost Mountain Stones before creating cracks that looked like a spiderweb with him in the center.
Xiao Chens figure shed and arrived beside Qiu Yi. Without even giving Qiu Yi a chance to get to his feet, he kicked Qiu Yi.
Qiu Yi tumbled in the air like a tossed sandbag, falling towards the crowd.
From the moment Xiao Chen spoke to sending out the punch and kicking Qiu Yi, only two blinks of the eye had psed.
Xiao Chen flowed like the wind, decisive and lightning fast.
The onlookers were all stunned. This was especially so for the various sect disciples who came with Qiu Yi. Such an end was entirely outside of their expectations.
Just a moment ago, under Qiu Yis lead, they had been aggressively criticizing Xiao Chen. However, in less than a breath, Qiu Yi came flying down.
The entire ce fell quiet as if someone had died. No one spoke a word. No one had expected that the great battle they had anticipated would be settled with one punch from Xiao Chen.
Several people did not even realize what had happened; Xiao Chen was too fast.
Only some inner sect disciples with higher cultivations managed to see what had happened. The force from Xiao Chens punch had already surpassed that of an ordinary Superior Grade Martial Monarch.
Given the sudden attack with aura along with Qiu Yis carelessness, this oue was only logical. When experts fought, how could they be careless? One mistake could instantly change the situation.
The cultivators who came with Qiu Yi rushed forward to treat him, feeding him Medicinal Pills and infusing their Quintessence into him.
Xiao Chen, you are too ruthless in your attacks. How could you attack so heavily?!
You are not only despicable and shameless but also ruthless!
The cultivators who came expecting Qiu Yi to help address their hatred could not ept such an ending. So they all started cursing and scolding Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen remained calm and felt disdain in his heart, disinclined to exin himself. Only the weak would make trouble for no reason like this, trying to win the dispute with their tongues.
If you think the results are inappropriate, you can always ring thebat bell anytime.
Xiao Chen just replied indifferently and looked coldly at these people. These disciples from the various sects cursing and shouting earlier promptly shut up, no longer daring to say anything.
After seeing Qiu Yis miserable state, how could they dare to go up and humiliate themselves?
A cold light flickered in the eyes of the Thousand Mystery Sects Zhuo Ping. As she looked at Xiao Chen on the arena, she hated that she would not ring thebat bell and cut him into tiny pieces.
However, when Zhuo Ping thought of Qiu Yis fate, she gritted her teeth. She simply stood there not moving at all.
Xiao Chen frowned slightly and shook his head. He felt that this was just a waste of time. These were people who talked big but could not perform. It was too boring.
Since no one is going to ring the bell, I will be taking my leave.
Xiao Chen nodded towards the blue-robed old man and turned around, preparing to leave. The Savage Battlefield would officially open at the end of the month; he did not have time to waste here.
Dang! Dang!
Just at this moment, the ancientbat bell suddenly rang twice. As the ringing echoed around the mountain peaks, it stirred up strong winds that would not die down for years.
The ringing echoed in everyones ears. After hearing thebat bell ring at such a close distance, everyones blood surged, evoking an intense battle intent.
You truly deserve to be the Sky Dome Realms King Grade True Dragon. In a mere three months, you have already grown this much.
A cold voice came from a distance. The people on the summit immediately looked towards the origin of the voice and saw two figures in the air flying over quickly together on a cold wind.
With a casual wave of his pale white hands, the person who spoke fired out icy Quintessence and rang the ancientbat bell continuously.
Chapter 693 - Seven Giants - Bai Wuxue
Chapter 693: Seven Giants: Bai Wuxue
The cold Quintessence propagated on the sound of the bell. The ambient temperature immediately plummeted, and ayer of frost rapidly spread across the ground.
Several cultivators felt a bone-chilling cold, as if the frigid air had infiltrated their blood vessels, which startled them into quickly circting their Quintessence to resist.
As the bell rang, the cold air attacked them in waves. The Supreme Sky Sect inner sect disciples with lower cultivations turned as pale as snow. They revealed horror in their eyes as they slowly retreated, not daring to stand too close to thatbat bell.
What a horrifying state of ice! They are people from the Extreme Yin Sect!
With the challengers casual move, everyone who guessed the neers identity looked shocked.
The Extreme Yin Sect was very strong. It had two Martial Emperors among their number and stood at the peak of the Rank 9 sects. In terms of strength, it was significantly stronger than the Supreme Sky Sect or the Full Moon Pavilion.
The bell has been rung. Xiao Chen, you cant leave yet!
Xiao Chen stopped walking and revealed a somewhat grave expression as he said, Wan Feng!
The challenger was the Extreme Yin Sects Wan Feng. However, the reason for the change in Xiao Chens expression was not him but the youth standing beside him.
That youth wore in attire and had a faint smile on his face. However, his face looked like millennial cial ice; his smile did not have the least bit of sunshine to it, which was even stranger.
Xiao Chen could not discern this persons cultivation; apparently, it was much higher than Hu Hais.
Its the Extreme Yin Sects top true inheritor! One of the seven giants, Bai Wuxue! Unexpectedly, he is here as well.
Finally, someone recognized that youth. His gaze filled with shock. This youth stood equal to their First Senior Sister.
The previously calm blue-robed old man also reacted. He asked, Bai Wuxue, are you here to ring the bell as well?
A corner of Bai Wuxues lips curled up as he replied indifferently, No, Im not entirely sure that I can defeat Shui Lingling. I am only here to see the person that managed to make my Youngest Junior Brother work so hard.
I recall now. The person who rang the bell is called Wan Feng. Like Bai Wuxue, he is one of the Extreme Yin Old Mans disciples. Unexpectedly, Xiao Chen has offended him as well.
This is going to be problematic. Our Supreme Sky Sects prestige is destined to take a hit today.
That Wan Feng is already a peak early-stage Superior Grade Martial Monarch. Furthermore, he is under the tutge of the Extreme Yin Old Man. In our Supreme Sky Sect, probably only the true inheritors can defeat him.
As the people below whispered among themselves, they could not help but worry for Xiao Chen as they looked at him.
At first, when Xiao Chen faced Qiu Yi, the Supreme Sky Sect disciples had not been that worried. After all, given what they knew of Xiao Chens strength, they imagined he still had a fifty-fifty chance.
However, Xiao Chens opponent was now Wan Feng, the final disciple of the Extreme Yin Old Man. All the onlookers believed that Xiao Chen did not stand much of a chance.
Worry also appeared on Yue Chenxis and Gong Yangyus faces. Back then, the both of them had personally experienced Wan Fengs might.
Xiu!
Wan Feng leaped up andnded on the arena. Then he smiled at Xiao Chen and said in a frosty voice, Xiao Chen, I really have to thank you. Without the pressure from you, I would not have been able to improve so fast in such a short time.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly and retorted, There is no need to thank me. I will help you out again today.
The exchange of sharp words quickly escted to apetition in auras. Wan Fengs expression turned sinister and cold as he tried to suppress Xiao Chen with his aura.
A cold wind howled behind Wan Feng. His aura was like a snowstorm as it surged towards Xiao Chen. Indistinct snowkes were visible in the air.
The air in the arena immediately dropped by a hundred Celsius degrees. A hardyer of frost formed on the ground below Xiao Chen and spread upwards.
Xiao Chen raised his right leg and stomped down. Ka ca! Ka ca! The hardyer of frost instantly shattered.
Then, the frost turned into pieces of ice filling the air. When the sun shone on them, they flickered with an icy glow, looking like resplendent pearls.
Xiao Chen activated the ancient sovereigns bloodline in his body, and a vast, drawn-out, boundless, and ancient aura surged out, turning into a strong wind.
That wind seemed to have crossed space and time,ing from that ancient period. When the strong wind blew, the ice shards in the air spun around.
With a whoosh, ice pierced through ice. These beautiful objects transformedpletely into sharp killing weapons as they headed for Wan Feng like rain.
Wan Feng felt astonished. He had not expected to lose to Xiao Chen in aura.
When he saw the rain of ice shardsing, he took a step back and sent out a palm strike.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Shattering sounds reverberated in the air without pause. With this palm strike, Wan Feng shattered all the ice shards into powder, as well as negated Xiao Chens sovereign aura.
Xiao Chen had burned half his Vital Qi in the fight with Qiu Yi earlier, so he had no intention of using Burning the Heavens.
Standing on an Azure Dragon image moving up and down, he swept through the ice dust in the air and sent a tyrannical Berserk Dragon Fist at Wan Feng.
Wan Feng smiled coldly to himself. He did not rush as he tilted his body to the side slightly. Then, he used his palm as a saber, chopping down on the Azure Dragon roaring ferociously.
A smooth hole appeared on the Azure Dragon image made of Quintessence, which immediately shattered.
After gaining the upper hand with this move, Wan Feng circted his icy Quintessence and sent out three palm strikes, pushing Xiao Chen back and taking back the initiative.
Xiao Chen, it looks like your physical body is only so strong. Draw your saber. I have already be extraordinary. It is not something you can imagine, Wan Feng said arrogantly as he forced Xiao Chen back.
Xiao Chennded firmly on the ground. He had burned half his Vital Qi earlier, lowering the might of his physical body. Furthermore, he did not want to expose too much of his abilities to Bai Wuxue, so he had held back.
Smiling indifferently, he flipped his left hand, summoning the Lunar Shadow Saber. You are not the only person who improved in this world. Well, lets see what makes you extraordinary.
Wan Feng shed an evil grin as he watched Xiao Chen take out the Lunar Shadow Saber. He said, Dont disappoint me, White Robed desman.
Flower Prison!
Wan Feng spread his fingers apart and pushed towards Xiao Chen. An image of a flower embedded on the floor appeared.
Xiao Chen felt some strange energy moving through the stones. His expression changed slightly as he leaped up.
Wan Feng smiled faintly and pulled his right hand back. The ice flower on the floor blossomed into a humongous ice flower.
Theyers of ice petals stretched out for a hundred meters. It looked like a huge mouth as it rose off the floor and tried to bite Xiao Chen.
This Wan Feng had apparently learned new Martial Techniques in the Extreme Yin Sect. Xiao Chen had not seen him use such a strange Martial Technique in their previous battle.
As the flower soared into the air, it was connected to the arena by a root. Seen from a distance, it looked like a real flower swaying in the wind.
The surrounding cold Qi gathered, and the root grew longer. The flower chased after Xiao Chen continuously, trying to bite him.
No matter how Xiao Chen dodged, he could not shake off the flower. Wan Feng smiled faintly and pushed off the ground. He turned into a white sh as he attacked Xiao Chen.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Wan Fengs palms turned transparent like ice and flickered with a faint cold light. He sent out three palm strikes, trying to seal off Xiao Chens paths of escape.
Each palm wind formed an icy storm in the air. As each storm howled, it seemed like it could shatter mountains.
What powerful icy Quintessence! He is truly deserving of being the Extreme Yin Old Mans disciple.
The surrounding Supreme Sky Sect disciples were dumbfounded by Wan Fengs three palm strikes. Even the peak inner sect disciples of the Extreme Yin Sect would not be able to refine their icy Quintessence to this level. Only the disciples of the Extreme Yin Old Man could do so.
Although others would not be able to dodge the icy storms, they did not give Xiao Chen too much pressure. He was a desman. With the support of saber intent, he had never been afraid of this kind of head-on sh.
In the past, when Xiao Chen still had only the perfect sixty-percentprehended saber intent, he already did not fear a Quintessence storm of this level. Now that his saber intent had reached Great Perfection, he did not care about it at all.
Xiu!
An electric light shed. Xiao Chen only used a sixty-percentprehended saber intent and swung his saber three times. Three strands of purple saber Qi, which seemed like they could cut open the sky, directly hacked the three Quintessence storms in half.
The storms dissipated into countless snowkes drifting away.
Wan Feng revealed mild astonishment. He had not expected Xiao Chens saber intent to have improved so fast. It waspletely different from when they were in the Sky Dome Realm.
However, this result was still within his margin of error. After he saw Xiao Chen break his three storms, his body shed backwards, and he sent out a palm strike.
Cold Yin Palm!
The drifting ice-attributed Spiritual Qi in the air gathered into a huge palm. Then, it mmed towards Xiao Chen.
The special state of ice of the Extreme Yin Sect gathered in the middle of the palm, upsetting the bnce of Yin and Yang and driving out the Yang-attributed energy continuously.
The Yang-attributed energy formed clumps of Yang-attributed fire that flew out like arrows. When theynded on the ground, they sted out deep pits.
Some of the clumps struck nearby Supreme Sky Sect disciples. These unfortunate people immediately vomited a mouthful of blood, astonishing the rest.
Xiao Chens expression turned slightly grave. This was Wan Fengs best move. It looked like Wan Feng had steeled himself to force him into the ice flower on his tail.
However, this palm strike was still too weak. Four Season Saber Technique: Cycle of Seasons!
Various mysterious phenomena of spring, summer, autumn, and winter appeared around Xiao Chenthe flowing waters of spring, the zing sun of summer, the rustling autumn wind, and the emotionless winter snow.
The scenes materialized the cycle of the four seasons, vast and unending.
Bang!
The saber light shed with the ice hand in the air. Thunderous shock waves exploded out in all directions.
The boundless power of Cycle of Seasons reduced the Cold Yin Palm, which Wan Feng had ced his hopes on, to pieces of ice, scattering everywhere.
When Wan Feng saw Xiao Chen doing all this in such a rxed manner, he could not understand it. His own cultivation had increased considerably, and he had even learned new secret techniques, yet he still could not do anything to Xiao Chen.
Furthermore, the gap between them seemed evenrger than when they were in the Sky Dome Realm. In the past, Xiao Chen still had to be very focused. Now, he executed his moves so casually, even leisurely.
The intense battle in the air exceeded the crowds expectations.
Wan Feng, who came with surging momentum and used all his moves, executing all sorts of strong Martial Techniques continuously, failed to do anything to Xiao Chen.
The white-robed desman in the air stood on an Azure Dragon image, breaking all of Wan Fengs killing moves as it moved up and down. Furthermore, he still seemed to be holding back some of his strength.
Chapter 694 - Oppressing Wan Feng Again
Chapter 694: Oppressing Wan Feng Again
Xiao Chen smiled faintly and said, Wan Feng, is this what you mean by extraordinary? Its not very strong. In fact, aside from your cultivation, I dont see how you have improved.
Damn it!
Xiao Chens mockery frustrated Wan Feng even more. He shouted loudly and circted all his Quintessence. The ambient temperature dropped, kicking up a terrifyingly frigid wind.
Great Icy Cold Palm!
As the arctic wind blew, all the cold-attributed energy gathered to form a colossal ice palm replete with detailed palm lines.
The ice palm appeared too quickly, suddenlying out of nowhere. Then, it immediately grabbed Xiao Chen.
Although Wan Fengs face turned slightly pale, heughed loudly. Lets see you continue to be arrogant. I will squish you to death!
The situation suddenly changed, surprising everyone. Gong Yangyu and Yue Chenxi could not help but want to fly up to help.
Under Wan Fengs control, the colossal ice palm clenched Xiao Chen hard. The ice hand applied a puissant force, trying to squish Xiao Chen into a meat paste.
When Xiao Chen felt the force of the palm, he did not care. He had already reached the seventhyer of the Firmament Body Tempering Art. Now, his physical body was as strong as that of an early Sage.
If it were any other Martial Monarch of the same cultivation, they would immediately sustain internal injuries from getting grabbed. Under the immense force, their internal organs would definitely get crushed.
However, Xiao Chens physical body was horrifyingly strong. How could he be afraid of this? His Vital Qi surged and neutralized the state of ice in his body, and he fisted his hands tightly. The twelve acupoints in both his arms instantly opened.
Bang!
A surging force exploded forth and smashed the ice hand, turning it into ice shards that shattered when they hit the arena.
Wan Feng vomited a mouthful of blood and immediately crashed to the floor. Hisplexion turned ashen, looking like he was drained of blood.
When Xiao Chen sensed the ice flower, which was chasing him, about to try biting him from behind again, he could not be bothered to dodge. He turned around and stabbed the flower with his saber.
When he secretly unleashed his Great Perfection saber intent, the ice flower immediately shattered, and its roots broke.
The light in Wan Fengs eyes dimmed as hey on the arena and looked at Xiao Chen in the air. He appeared extremely dispirited. A few months ago, Xiao Chen was only about as strong as he was.
If Xiao Chen had not had that Heaven Ranked Martial Technique, it would be hard to say who would have won. However, a few monthster, his growth in the Kunlun Realm had left Wan Feng far behind.
Seeing Xiao Chen gain aplete victory, Gong Yangyu and Yue Chenxi rxed and smiled.
Standing at the side of the arena, the spectating Bai Wuxue did not change his expression. He said indifferently, Indeed, it is so. No wonder Master wanted me toe. If I dont kill this person, Youngest Junior Brother will end up having a heart demon.
Great Icy Cold Palm!
The top true inheritor of the Extreme Yin Sect, Bai Wuxue, silently and suddenly attacked. A colossal ice hand drove down from the sky, moving towards Xiao Chen at lightning speed.
This palm was extremely stealthy. By the time Xiao Chen discovered it, it had already arrived above his head. It wouldnd on him in the next moment.
This ice hand had extraordinary Yin-attributed energy. Even though it was also a Great Icy Cold Palm, it was several times stronger than Wan Fengs.
Xiao Chen did not have time to think. He immediately rolled on the floor, and there was a loud sound. A deep pit appeared where he previously stood.
The resilient arena instantly shattered under this palm strike. A surging shock wave spread out, knocking the nearby Xiao Chen into the air.
This surprised Bai Wuxue somewhat. Unexpectedly, he failed to kill Xiao Chen with one strike, allowing him to dodge.
Ill send another attack, then.
The moment this thought struck him, another brilliant ice hand appeared in the air and flew towards Xiao Chen.
The ice palm moved rapidly; no one could sense it in time to even try and stop it.
The ice hand looked like an ice mountain. It contained not only boundless cold energy but also unrivaled force.
This was the result of a half-Sage attacking with his Quintessence. Xiao Chens cultivation was much lower than his.
The situation was critical. Xiao Chen, who had been knocked into the air by the shock wave, saw another ice palming. Without much time to think, he gathered all his remaining Vital Qi together.
He crisscrossed his arms, and a dragon and tiger roared. He took the stance of Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon, shing head-on being his only choice.
Bang!
The attack knocked back Xiao Chen. Blood leaked from a corner of his mouth as he flew back like a kite with its string cut.
Bai Wuxue was dumbfounded. The might of his Great Icy Cold Palm was equal to that of a Heaven Ranked Martial Technique. However, he failed to kill Xiao Chen after using it.
Bai Wuxues Quintessence surged. He could not help but raise the usage of his strength from fifty percent to seventy percent. The cold air surged and formed an even more massive ice palm, pressing towards Xiao Chen.
The colossal palm formed right above Xiao Chens head, appearing from nothing. There was no time for him to dodge at all as it instantly covered him.
Ka ca!
Just as Xiao Chen prepared to use the Taiji Yinyang me Diagram, the mountain-like ice palm above him suddenly shattered into shards.
Xiao Chen looked up and saw a purple-d girl holding a purple bow standing on a Profound Sun Bird. She had a stern expression and stood proudly, giving off a faint radiance.
Shui Lingling had a frosty expression as she drew the bow and fired at Bai Wuxue.
Hu chi!
Instantly, a fiery light shed like a meteor. It moved so fast that it was invisible to most of the people present.
Bai Wuxues previous calm face revealed an extremely grave expression. He quickly formed hand seals with both hands, and wind howled around him. A tornado barrier manifested in front of him.
The arrow formed by the fiery light crashed into the tornado barrier and gave off a startling sound. The entire Giant Sword Peak started shaking intensely.
Boundless shock waves surged out and knocked the surrounding disciples off their feet.
With a flicker of purple light, Shui Linglings figurended on the arena. She said to Bai Wuxue, Bai Wuxue, have you forgotten where you are? How dare you try to kill our Supreme Sky Sects disciple in front of us?
When the snow scattered, Bai Wuxue smiled gently and said, Naturally, I did not forget. This is Giant Sword Peak. As long as I ring thebat bell, I can challenge any disciple of the Supreme Sky Sect.
Someone looked up and saw that the ancientbat bell had started shaking left and right at some point in time. However, it strangely did not give off any sound.
Pretending to be extremely shocked, Bai Wuxue said in an exaggerated tone, Hey, this bell seems to be broken. Unexpectedly, it did not give off any sound.
However, no matter what, thebat bell has already been rung. Shui Lingling, you better make way. ording to the rules, unless this person admits defeat or is killed by me, you cannot appear on the arena.
Bai Wuxue had already anticipated such a situation long ago. He stood upright with his hands behind his back and gave Shui Lingling an unhurried exnation.
Shui Linglings expression wavered. She had not expected Bai Wuxue to be so hard to deal with, leaving her at a loss for words.
Ha ha ha! I was just joking. I really disdain to take the life of such a person. Xiao Chen, keep your life. My Junior Brother will take it personally.
Bai Wuxue was temperamental; he did not give a fig about Xiao Chen at all. He immediatelyughed, picked up Wan Feng, and left quickly.
Second Senior Brother, why did you let that brat off? That was a good opportunity earlier, Wan Feng asked as he felt confused.
Bai Wuxue replied indifferently, There were no more opportunities. This brat managed to dodge in the two best chances. Now that Shui Lingling appeared, do you think she would just watch me kill that brat?
Xiao Chens expression turned gloomy as he watched Bai Wuxue leave. Hepletely burned all his remaining Vital Qi.
Without warning, the monarchs aura from the Monarch Blood Grass burst forth. Xiao Chens blood surged like a gushing river, strong and unending, raising his momentum.
Azure smoke came out of Xiao Chens Tianmen Acupoint on his head and rushed into the sky. For the first time since he raised the Firmament Body Tempering Art to the seventhyer, he burned all his Vital Qi without holding back.
As the azure smoke rose, azure mes quickly spread, instantly dyeing the blue sky azure. Clouds churned, and a dragon roar resounded.
Bai Wuxue, who was moving rapidly suddenly stopped in midair. His expression turned grave as he sent a palm strike at the sky on the spur of the moment.
His palms turned transparent like ice, flickering with a cold light. His reaction was already swift. However, he was still too slow. He did not have enough time to gather the needed Quintessence.
Bai Wuxue had only sent out his palm strike halfway when the Azure Dragon Fist carrying Dragon Might plunged from the sky and sted it back.
Rumbling came from the sky, shaking heaven and earth; even space trembled. Horrifying energy spread out. Even disciples far away felt fear.
Bai Wuxue felt his arm go numb and could not stop it from trembling. Unexpectedly, the force from the Dragon Fist was at least one thousand and five hundred tons of force.
Caught off guard, Bai Wuxue could not block the full force with his cultivation. The bones in his right arm hurt as tiny fractures appeared.
As for Wan Feng, he was in a sorrier state. The shock waves swept him away, tossing him like a fired cannonball, and he crashed into a mountain.
All the disciples on Giant Sword Peak looked at Xiao Chen like he was a madman. Unexpectedly, he dared to sneak-attack Bai Wuxue.
Who was Bai Wuxue? He was one of the seven giants of the Tianwu Domains youth. He had be famous at a young age, frequently upying the top ten spots on the Proud Son of Heaven Ranking.
In this age of geniuses, Bai Wuxue was a bright star among the human cultivators. He was even more famous than Shui Lingling.
No matter where Bai Wuxue went, no one dared to offend him; even the inner sect elders of the other Rank 9 sects would all treat him politely.
This was because Bai Wuxue was a potential Martial Emperor. Offending him was tantamount to offending a Martial Emperor. The consequences would be dire. No one would be willing to anger them.
When the blue-robed old man saw Bai Wuxue mount a sneak attack on Xiao Chen, he had not dared to say anything after Bai Wuxue stopped; he had no choice but to keep quiet to maintain the peace.
Even someone as strong as Shui Lingling, the top true inheritor of the Supreme Sky Sect and also one of the seven giants, did not try to prevent Bai Wuxue from leaving.
However, Xiao Chen, an inner sect disciple, a mere Medial Grade Martial Monarch desman, dared to attack Bai Wuxue. Furthermore, he had done it so ruthlessly.
Bai Wuxue, no one is joking with you. Since you gave up on this battle, someday I will go to the Extreme Yin Sect and openly ring thebat bell.
Xiao Chens white robes fluttered in the wind. As he looked at Bai Wuxue, he enunciated every word with vigor.
Chapter 695 - Stunning Challenge
Chapter 695: Stunning Challenge
Xiao Chen did not care about the seven giants, or about any potential Martial Emperor. He was also not afraid of offending such people.
What he cared about was the most fundamental principle as a cultivator: if others sneak-attacked him, he had to pay it back in kind.
He could not bury this anger in his heart because of fear, wronging himself and making himself suffer.
Bai Wuxue clearly wanted to kill Xiao Chen, trying to smash him to death with a palm strike. How could he just pass it off as a joke and say he disdained to kill Xiao Chen?
No matter how humble and inferior Xiao Chen was, he still had his pride as a bottom line. As a desman, he would rather break than bend.
Bai Wuxue felt an intense pain in his right arm. He forcibly suppressed his desire to smash Xiao Chen to death on the spot. Then, he said in a cold voice, Even Wang Meng does not dare toe to the Extreme Yin Sect to ring thebat bell. Brat, you are even more arrogant than him.
Dont make me wait too long. Otherwise, I wille for your head on my own initiative.
Bai Wuxue nced at Shui Lingling above Giant Sword Peak. Then he shifted his gaze to the floating inner city above Supreme Sky City. After all, this was the Supreme Sky Sects territory.
Although he was a half-Sage with great backing, since he missed out on this opportunity to kill Xiao Chen, he could only endure for now.
On Giant Sword Peak, the hundreds of Supreme Sky Sect disciples all looked at Xiao Chen like he was a fool. Then, they lowered their heads and muttered in low voices.
This fellow is too absurd. Does he think that after defeating Qiu Yi and Wan Feng, he is truly unrivaled?
Unexpectedly, he dared to challenge Bai Wuxue, one of the seven giantssomeone even our Supreme Sky Sect true inheritors have to tiptoe around.
These seven people are able to lead countless geniuses, standing out from more than ten billion people in the Tianwu Domain. Furthermore, theyve stood strong without falling for so many years, so how can any of them be mediocre?
Thats right. The age of geniuses has descended upon us. Countless geniuses are appearing without end. Among these geniuses, there are some outstanding ones. However, no matter how much of a rush they are in to be famous, they will not dare to challenge the seven giants.
If First Senior Sister were not here, Xiao Chen would have died already. I really wonder where he gets his courage from. To think he took the initiative to challenge Bai Wuxue!
Xiao Chen heard all sorts of mocking. However, he did not say anything; he simply could not be bothered.
He was new to the Kunlun Realm. At this moment, when his cultivation was low, and he was still weak, he could not care about the mor and restlessness of the world.
Xiao Chen only needed to wait until he had gained some achievements and earned a name in the inner sect. Then, he would receive all sorts of praise and respect. As long as he did not change, everything would be fine. So he would only smile calmly and bury himself in cultivation.
From the Xiao n in Mohe City to the Heavenly Saber Pavilion, then the Great Qin Nation to the Ancient Deste Land; after that to the Boundless Sea and the Dragon Sealing City in the Great Jin Nation; finally, moving from the Sky Dome Realm to the Kunlun Realm. Along the way, Xiao Chen had experienced too many ups and downs. From being famous and respected to falling to the bottom of the valley.
Once, for the sake of tempering his killing intent, he had spent a year tirelessly massacring in the Deep Sea Battlefield.
Xiao Chen had already given up on caring about fame and glory. He only cared about his own principles, seeking the great Dao and asking for nothing else.
For the sake of his own Dao, he would not care about how others viewed him.
Bai Wuxue bullied him and humiliated him. If Xiao Chen endured all this, what was the point of living on?
Xiao Chen, you are too impulsive. Bai Wuxue is not one of those geniuses who relied on Medicinal Pills to grow stronger. He is not as simple as you think he is, Shui Lingling said softly while frowning slightly. Making such a big enemy like Bai Wuxue was just too dangerous for Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen said, I understand. However, I did not say that without careful consideration. In at least half a year or a year at most, I will definitely go to the Extreme Yin Sect.
Shui Lingling stared into Xiao Chens eyes, trying to see his inner heart and discern his thoughts.
Aside from a serene look in Xiao Chens pitch-ck eyes, there was nothing else. They were like pools of autumn waters, calm with no ripples, neither haughty nor humble, showing neither joy nor grief.
However, Shui Linglings bright eyes saw the pride and confidence that Xiao Chen hid in his heart in their depths.
Xiao Chen was like a true dragon in hibernation. As he watched the wind and clouds rise and fall, he awaited the right time to descend upon the world, to break out of the sea and soar to the skies.
Many thanks for First Senior Sisters help. Xiao Chen will take his leave first.
Xiao Chen performed a cupped-fist salute to Shui Lingling, thanking her sincerely. Then, before everyone, he stood on an Azure Dragon image and vanished into the clouds.
Shui Lingling muttered to herself for a long time. Her pretty face revealed a very grave expression before she said, I cannot see through him. Even though I could see his pride, I could not see his heart. Perhaps he really can create a miracle?
The Supreme Sky Sect produced Xiao Chen. I wonder what kind of people the other sects will produce? Then, there are the geniuses of the other domains. It looks like chaos is upon us.
Suddenly, another thought seemed to have struck Shui Lingling. She said, No, I have to tell the Sect Leader about this. We cannot let a talent like Xiao Chen die early. Otherwise, it would be the greatest loss of our Supreme Sky Sect.
The Profound Sun Bird with an overwhelming Spiritual Energy on Shui Linglings shoulder cried out. Then it revealed its original appearance and carried Shui Lingling above the inner city.
That area seemed to be empty with nothing there. However, it appeared to be Shui Linglings destination.
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Xiao Chen, you are crazy. You actually want to challenge a half-Sage in half a year!
After Xiao Chen returned to his courtyard, Ao Jiao, who was in the Immortal Spirit Ring, could not help but speak up.
Xiao Chen sampled tea in the courtyard as he looked around. Then, he looked at the clearke and said, Is that impossible? I have the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation that surpasses a Heaven Ranked Cultivation Technique and an unrivaled physical body among the youth. The only difference between Bai Wuxue and me is cultivation.
bbergasted, Ao Jiao said, You say that as though it is so simple, just cultivation. What do you mean just cultivation? From Medial Grade Martial Monarch to half-Sage will take you at least two years, no matter how excellent your talent is and how strong your Purple Thunder Divine Incantation is.
Furthermore, Bai Wuxue will not remain stagnant. By the time you catch up to him, he might have already broken through the bottleneck of Martial Sage. If that is so, you will not be able to surpass him without at least five years.
Xiao Chen nodded and said, I understand. That is why I definitely have to go to the Savage Battlefield and find natural treasures like the Golden Savage Oxs Spirit Core.
Ao Jiao shook her head and said, You are making the Savage Battlefield out to be too simple. There are several forbiddennds that the Thunder Emperor did not dare to enter. Furthermore, at that time, all the outstanding talents of the entire Tianwu Domain will enter as well. There will even be loose cultivators who do not care about the rules.
With such cutthroatpetition and fabulous treasures, you might not be able to walk out alive. Dont pin all your hopes on the Savage Battlefield.
Xiao Chen frowned slightly, and then he suddenly thought of something. He revealed a bright smile and said, Little Ao Jiao, youve learned to hide what you mean in your words. Are you saying I shouldnt rely on the Savage Battlefield? Did the Thunder Emperor leave some relic or inheritance behind in the Kunlun Realm?
When the Thunder Emperor was alive a thousand years ago, he moved among the hundreds of races of the Kunlun Realm as he pleased. Even several of the Martial Emperors of the older generation were not a match for him. If he left behind any relics and Xiao Chen could obtain them, they would definitely be worth a lot. By then, catching up to Bai Wuxue would be easy.
Ao Jiao smiled and replied, You are indulging in too much wishful thinking. Even if there are relics, you will not be able to activate them. They can only be used after you be a Martial Emperor.
Furthermore, you might still not be able to activate them, either. Once you truly activate the Thunder Emperors relic, you would be formally taking on the identity of the Thunder Emperors inheritor. I do not wish for you to take on this heavy burden.
Xiao Chen felt suspicious and asked, Why? Will bing the Thunder Emperors inheritor lead to a disaster or something?
Ao Jiao was not willing to say more. She replied, Stop asking. Anyway, I do not wish for you to activate his relics; thats all. Go to the Savage Battlefield first. After that, I will bring you to a ce.
As Ao Jiao clenched her fist, she smiled. Dont worry. No matter what, you are still my trashy master. I will not stand by and watch that Bai Wuxue bully you.
When Xiao Chen heard the concern in Ao Jiaos words, he smiled faintly, no longer caring about the Thunder Emperors relics.
Oh, by the way, how is my Netherworld Flower now?
There was no point in thinking about these distant things. He might as well focus on something more practical. Currently, his greatest trump card was the Taiji Yinyang me Diagram.
If he could improve it by another step, he would be able to protect himself better when he next met Bai Wuxue. He would not end up in such a passive state.
Ao Jiao nodded and said, Very good. Even while I was speaking with you, I did not forget to use Yin-attributed Spiritual Energy to nourish the flower bud. It will mature in three more months.
That feels a little slow. Xiao Chen nodded and said, Is it possible to speed it up? That way I will have more trump cards in the Savage Battlefield.
Ao Jiao gently fiddled around with the Netherworld Flower in the world within the Immortal Spirit Ring. She smiled and said, Of course. Just throw in three million Superior Grade Spirit Stones. With those, the Netherworld Flower can mature in one month.
The moment Ao Jiao spoke, she asked for three million Superior Grade Spirit Stones, equal to half of Xiao Chens wealth. He frowned and said, You make it sound so simple. It is not that easy for me to gain Spirit Stones. Furthermore, what little Spirit Stones I have is already insufficient for myself.
Ao Jiao said softly, Just be satisfied with what you have. You already picked up this peak grade Immortal Spirit Ring for so little, yet you still want more. Just so you know, this Immortal Spirit Ring is something that is typically used by Martial Emperors.
Unless you can bring in a few high-ranked Spirit Veins, you will have to use Spirit Stones to help the Spirit Herbs grow faster.
Feeling helpless, Xiao Chen could only endure the pain in his heart as he tossed in the Spirit Stones that he worked so hard to obtain.
A rain of light immediately started to fall in the world within the ring; it looked glorious. The petite Ao Jiao walked around in the rain.
Her dainty hands directed the light rain to fall on the Netherworld Flower. The white core of the me flower gradually grew brighter.
Xiao Chen withdrew his Spiritual Sense from the Immortal Spirit Ring. Then, he picked up the teacup and drained it in one go. It is time to make a start on my third goal.
After a while, he took out the Dragon Subduing shs secret manual from his Universe Ring and started to read more about the second moveSoaring Dragon.
Hidden Dragon in the Depths, Soaring Dragon
This move was created to follow up on the first move of the Dragon Subduing sh. It could also be used independently or linked with Return of the Azure Dragon.
The stance of a soaring true dragon changed many times. Each change affected the cirction path of Quintessence. Just the several dozens of Quintessence cirction paths already gave one a headache, not even to mention how toprehend the state of this moment.
Every Quintessence cirction path was unique. Furthermore, it had strict requirements on the meridians that it passed through.
Xiao Chen spent three days before he memorized half of the changes. He felt that this move was far moreplicated than Return of the Azure Dragon.
Hidden Dragon in the Depths, Soaring Dragon.
Xiao Chen muttered these two phrases and entered deep thought. These two phrases were written at the start of the introduction to this move. They seemed to contain the truth and essence of this move.
Hidden Dragon in the Depths was a part of the sixty-four divinatory hexagrams. It meant that a gentleman would wait for an opportunity to take action, preserving his strength in the meanwhile and not making any hasty moves.
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Chapter 696 - Shaking the Nine Heavens, Coming from All Directions
Chapter 696: Shaking the Nine Heavens, Coming from All Directions
This was Xiao Chens understanding of this sentence based on what he knew from his previous world. However, he did not know if it could be appliedpletely to this Martial Technique.
As far as he knew, the meaning of this sentence was that the true dragon would hide in the depths of the sea, nning its next move. When an opportunity arrived, it would break out of the sea and soar into the sky.
However, what kind of stance would allow the Azure Dragon to soar into the sky, breaking through the nine heavens after leaving the sea?
Xiao Chen gazed at thergeke in front of the courtyard with abstracted eyes, simting the scene of the Azure Dragon leaving the sea in his mind.
A storm raged and lightning shed. The sky turned dark, winds howled, and rain fell. Waves surged on the vast sea, roaring loudly. A true dragon hid in the depths.
The true dragon looked at the sky, not saying anything. It only watched as the winds blew and the clouds scudded by. As the tide rose and fell, it plotted its next move, waiting to soar into the sky.
Xiao Chen shook his head slightly, and the image in his mind vanished. He muttered, It is still too early to think about the state of the Heaven Ranked Martial Technique. I should familiarize myself with the Quintessence circtory paths first.
Actually, when most cultivators obtained a Heaven Ranked Martial Technique, they would find it very hard toprehend its state within one or two years.
For instance, Chen Xiaos Seven Stars Surrounding the Moon. This was the Heaven Ranked Martial Technique the sect awarded to him when he became a true inheritor.
However, even until now, Chen Xiao had not fullyprehended Seven Stars Surrounding the Moon. He could direct the seven-star sword Qi as he pleased, but he could not manifest the moon.
As a result, Chen Xiao could only bring out about fifty percent of the Heaven Ranked Martial Techniques might.
People like Xiao Chen, who could bring out eighty percent of Return of the Azure Dragons might, were rare in the younger generation. Most people were already satisfied with obtaining a Heaven Ranked Martial Technique. However, Xiao Chen held himself to higher standards.
After another ten days, Xiao Chen finally memorized all the Quintessence cirction paths for Soaring Dragon. Without any distractions, he could execute the move with some proficiency.
Xiu!
Xiao Chen drew his saber in the courtyard. The saber light looked like it was made out of electricity. Then, he quickly circted his Quintessence for Soaring Dragon.
An Azure Dragon image faintly epassed Xiao Chen. As he circted his Quintessence, he felt boundless energy fill his body.
The energy umted quickly, but he kept storing it up and not releasing it. Hidden Dragon in the Depths, the gentleman makes his ns first before taking action. When the right momentes, the dragon soars into the sky.
Xiao Chen took a step forward with his right foot. Instantly, tremendous power exploded forth. Just a casual step opened cracks on the ground that radiated like a spiderweb.
Using this force, Xiao Chens body was like a rocket filled with fuel, rushing to the sky as a dragon roared.
Dragon Might spread in the air. Dense clouds surrounded Xiao Chen. Clouds apanied true dragons,plementing the might to shake the nine heavens in all directions.
Xiao Chens momentum immediately soared, reaching its peak in an instant. The eleration was so fast, he could not react in time.
By the time he recovered his wits, the peak of the momentum had passed, gone and never toe back.
Bang!
Xiao Chen hacked down with the saber light, and a horrifying explosion shook the air. The shock waves spread everywhere.
He sheathed his saber andnded on the ground. Then he looked at the trembling space and the lingering ripples. However, there was no joy on his face.
Xiao Chen knew that he had not seeded. He had only followed the cirction of the Quintessence and executed this move.
There was no state for the Hidden Dragon in the Depths or Soaring Dragon. He had not even grasped the techniques involved in the move.
The dragon hides in the depths; the gentleman ns before acting. He simply disdains to make a move, but when he does, heaven will shake and earth will crack, Xiao Chen muttered to himself as he walked.
He had to unleash the attack instantly during that peak state. Otherwise, if he missed the opportunity and executed the attackter, its might would be significantly reduced.
A beautiful girl flew above the mirrorlikeke. Xiao Chen looked up and saw who it was, so he stopped his practice.
The true inheritor Jun Si moved gracefully in the air. After a while, shended beside Xiao Chen.
Junior Brother Xiao Chen, it is time to go. First Senior Sister told me toe and get you. If you need to prepare anything, you should do it now.
Xiao Chen had already guessed why Jun Si was here, so he was not surprised. He had nothing to prepare and could leave anytime.
As the two flew in the air, Jun Si gave Xiao Chen a curious nce. She asked, Xiao Chen, did you really issue Bai Wuxue a challenge?
The matter of Xiao Chen challenging Bai Wuxue on Giant Sword Peak had circted throughout the entire Supreme Sky Sect. There were even some people who purposely disseminated it.
Now, this news had already spread to the entire eighteen southern provinces. The interest generated in this battle reached an incredible level.
Xiao Chen found out all about this through Yue Chenxi and Gong Yangyu. It was easy to figure out that someone in the sect was personally encouraging this fight to take ce.
The purpose was probably for Xiao Chen to die at the hands of Bai Wuxue. As for who it was, Xiao Chen did not have the time to worry about it.
This time, Bai Wuxue will definitely be leading the Extreme Yin Sects group into the Savage Battlefield for experiential training. It will be problematic if you meet him.
Worry appeared on Jun Sis delicate face.
Xiao Chen did not mind. He smiled and said, The Savage Battlefield is so vast and boundless with many forbiddennds. It would be hard to just run into each other there. Even if I do run into him, I have the means to protect myself.
Jun Si smiled helplessly and said, I really do not know where you get your confidence from. However, I believe that you are not lying. The people of the Sky Dome Realm have always been able to create miraclesjust like the Thunder Emperor, who was initially looked down on.
The two engaged in animated conversation, and they quickly flew out of the city gates, heading to the ancient transportation formation outside the city.
The transportation formation was situated in the middle of a vast za. Currently, Supreme Sky Sect disciples surrounded the sides of this za. Everyone had envious gazes as they looked at Chen Xiao and the others.
They were going to the Savage Battlefield to seek fortuitous encounters along with all the other outstanding talents of the younger generation in the Tianwu Domain. If they were lucky, when theye out, their strength would soar immediately.
The Savage Battlefield opens once every three years. Every time it closed, it would produce several experts. There are legends of people finding relics and natural treasures that famous predecessors left behind. It would be great if I could go as well, an inner sect disciple said excitedly.
You? Even if First Senior Sister were willing to bring you, you would just be a burden. Do you think you are like one of the true inheritors, able to protect yourself? someone at the side mocked.
That person smiled embarrassedly and replied, I was just saying it. If I were really given a chance, I would not dare to go, either. Without sufficient strength, even if I were lucky enough to find treasures, the disciples of other sects would snatch them away.
If I were unlucky, I might run into an unruly loose cultivator. Then, I would even lose my life.
The person at the side said, Its good that you know. As inner sect disciples, we are not able to enjoy such good fortune. There are not many publds of fortuitous encounters in the Tianwu Domain.
Hey, howe Xiao Chen is there as well?
Someone with sharp eyes noticed the white-robed Xiao Chen standing at the transportation formation and immediately cried out.
It really is him! That cant be. He is an inner sect disciple. How could he be qualified to go to the Savage Battlefield?
He cant really have gone crazy. First, he dered he would challenge Bai Wuxue. Now, he actually dares to follow First Senior Sister to the Savage Battlefield.
With his little bit of strength, he would just end up dying if he goes, never toe back again.
Xiao Chens appearance caused amotion among the crowd. All the inner sect disciples were extremely envious.
An Immortal Aura spread around the transportation formation. The First Elder of the Supreme Sky Sect inner sect said to Shui Lingling, Lingling, please take care of this group of fellows. Do bring all of them back.
Shui Lingling smiled and said, First Elder, rest assured. I will do my best to protect them.
The First Elder said softly, Well, go on. When you have the chance, do help me get those herbs that I asked for.
The Savage Battlefield was designated as an experiential training ground. Every big sect had a rule that only the disciples could enter. Experts that were Martial Sage and above were barred.
Hence, the First Elder could only ask Shui Lingling for help in obtaining those Spirit Herbs; he could not do it himself.
The transportation formation flickered with light, and the group of people vanished before everyones eyes, sent millions of kilometers away.
When Hua Tianhe, Yun Feiyu, and the others of Hua Tianhes group who were among the crowd saw this scene, their faces sank, and they gritted their teeth.
They nearly lost their lives in Savage Beast Forest but did not get anything in the end. It was easy to imagine how they were feeling.
Hua Tianhe said coldly, Lets go. There is no point in wasting time here. We can deal with that white-robed brat when he returns.
The Savage Battlefieldy to the north of the vast Tianwu Domain, sharing borders with Fiend cities. ording to legend, it was the center of the Kunlun Realm before the Immortal Epoch fell.
This ce contained many mysteries. When the Immortal Epoch ended and the Martial Epoch arrived, this ce continued to flourish. Immortal Qi spread everywhere, countless Spirit Herbs grew, and faint celestial music could be heard. Sometimes, there would be illusions ofnds in the sky.
However, during the Ancient Era, the hundreds of races had a great war centered on this ce. It turned into a battlefield of the various races Emperors, reducing this ce to rubble.
This was a great battle that had not been surpassed even after fifty thousand years. Since the start of the Martial Epoch, there had never been such a great battle.
During the Ancient Era, the strength of the various races was at its peak. Sages could be seen everywhere, and Emperors were plentiful.
This surge in strength resulted in the various races dissatisfaction with their position and resources. They wanted to monopolize the entire Kunlun Realm and rule the three thousand great realms.
Thus the war of the Emperors began. In that battle, countless Emperors died. These people, who could normally summon the wind and rain, shake heaven and earth, and pick the stars and moon from the sky, died inrge numbers.
This resulted in the Kunlun Realms strength taking an unprecedented great hit.
Then, the Demonic World, which existed since the Immortal Epoch, interfered during this war of the Emperors, turning the Savage Battlefield into a graveyard of Emperors, burying all the Emperors of the Kunlun Realm here.
The remaining Sovereign Martial Emperors came to their senses and worked together, breaking the Demonic Worlds evil plot and chasing away the eighteen Demon Sovereigns.
However, the Kunlun Realm could not recover its previous glory after the great battle. Several races even vanished into the long river of time, never to be found again.
As for the Demonic World, they became the eternal nightmare of every race in the Kunlun Realm. They were like a sword hanging over everyones heads, preventing them from resting or eating in peace.
Every race drew borders. With amon enemythe Demonic Worldsituations where the races fought to the bitter end did not recur, despite intensepetitions with each other and asional conflicts.
High in the blue sky, on the Profound Sun Bird, Shui Lingling told Xiao Chen and the others some stories about the Savage Battlefield that not many knew about.
This broadened the horizons of Xiao Chen and the others. They had not expected the Savage Battlefield to have such a magnificent history. They could not help their excitement, and their hearts thumped loudly.
Chapter 697 - Land of Experiential Training
Chapter 697: Land of Experiential Training
The Savage Battlefield was located in the north of the Tianwu Domain, and the Supreme Sky Sect was in the south. The distance between the north and south numbered in the millions of kilometers. However, the transportation formation could shorten the distance.
Even so, the transportation formation could not send people directly into the Savage Battlefield. Thus, the group sat on Shui Linglings Profound Sun Bird to travel quickly. With the Profound Sun Birds speed of Mach 10, they could save a lot of time.
After Jun Si heard everything, she had some doubts. She asked, First Senior Sister, from what you said, doesnt that mean that the Savage Battlefield will have young experts of the other races?
Xiao Chen and the others could not help but look over in curiosity as well. They were also rather concerned about this problem. If there were experts of other races, then thepetition would be even intenser.
Shui Lingling shook her head and replied, There wont be. Back then, if not for our four human Martial Emperors beating back the eighteen Demon Emperors of the Demonic World by themselves, all the Martial Emperors of the other races would have died.
The Savage Battlefield is and of experiential training that our human predecessors gained for uster generations. The other races are not allowed in.
All her listeners released their bated breaths at the same time. However, Shui Lingling smiled gently and added, Even so, nothing is absolute. The various ns and sects of the Fiend Race are able to keep their disciples in check. However, like our Tianwu Domain, they cant control their loose cultivators, either.
Chen Xiao interrupted at this point. First Senior Sister, that means we are likely to run into cultivators of the Fiend Race. Please tell us how the Fiend Race cultivatorspare to human ones.
They are very strong. As of now, the Fiend Race is one of the five strongest races. Shui Lingling thought for a while before continuing in a low voice, Since ancient times, several races have disappeared into the long river of time, never to be seen again.
For these five races to retain their previous glory and not have their line of inheritance end, all of them have something they are good at. They cannot be underestimated. Compared to us humans, they are not weak at all.
In simple terms, the Fiend Race cultivatorsprehension ability is not as good as the humans. However, their physical bodies are much stronger than the human races. It is hard topare who is stronger or weaker; it depends on the criterion.
Shui Lingling continued, However, all the Fiend Race experts who carry the Spirit Fiend bloodline cannot be underestimated. In terms of talent, they are no weaker than us humans; they might even be stronger.
Spirit Fiends were the most ancient Fiend Race. They were the ancestors of the current Spirit Beasts. However, their bloodline had diluted over time, so the Spirit Beasts stopped being born as Fiends. They needed to cultivate after they were born before they could be Fiends again.
Xiu!
Just at this moment, a pavilion-shaped white-jade warship flew over quickly from behind. Sound waves spread out, and a scary aura arrived ahead of the warship.
Hu Hai looked back and frowned. That is the Full Moon Pavilions White Jade Ship. The one leading them is the top desman of the south, Feng Xingsheng. They are here as well.
Xiao Chen looked up and saw Feng Xingsheng, whom he had seen once, standing upright into the wind with his left hand on the saber hanging at his waist.
Feng Xingshengs gaze was as sharp as a de, piercing through the air. Even from ten kilometers away, exchanging looks could inflict a mild pain in the eyes.
Jun Si and the others could not stand this for long. They eximed in astonishment, What a strong saber intent! It looks like Feng Xingsheng has grown stronger again.
Shui Lingling nodded gently and said, The strength of desmen is always frightening. They have the calm of swordsmen but also extra pride and tyranny.
There are not many true desmen in the world; most people are merely cultivators who used the saber. In the younger generation, Feng Xingsheng is definitely a true desman.
When Jun Si heard this, she sneaked a nce at Xiao Chen, who had not looked away. She thought to herself, First Senior Sister has such a high evaluation of Feng Xingsheng. I wonder what she thinks of Xiao Chen?
Is he a true desman as well?
Shui Lingling, it has been a long time.
The White Jade Ship caught up to the Profound Sun Bird. When Feng Xingsheng saw Shui Lingling, he greeted her.
Shui Lingling nodded slightly and smiled gently. It has indeed been a long time. Your improvements are really astonishing. You can probably start challenging us seven giants in less than a year.
Feng Xingsheng revealed a faint smile on his stern face. He said earnestly, Dont worry. You will be thest one I challenge. I will go on ahead first. See you at the Savage Battlefield.
In the eighteen southern provinces, only Shui Lingling numbered among the seven giants. Although these two had no grudges with each other, because of the title of giant, the rivalry was fierce.
Therefore, even though Feng Xingshengs tone seemed peaceful, it actually hid intense fighting spirit.
Shui Lingling smiled faintly, not showing any fear on her elegant and pretty face.
Chi!
Just as the warship was about to elerate and overtake the Profound Sun Bird, Feng Xingsheng suddenly raised his hand to stop the White Jade Ship. Then he looked at Xiao Chen with some surprise.
Feng Xingshengs pupils contracted. Hemitted to memory the white-robed and in-looking Xiao Chen with a withdrawn aura. After that, he allowed the warship to continue on its way.
First Senior Brother, whats wrong? a female disciple asked out of curiosity on the White Jade Ship.
Feng Xingsheng said casually, Nothings wrong. I just saw a person whose saber intent is not weaker than mine, and I was surprised.
Hearing this, the other true inheritors of the Full Moon Pavilion evinced great shock on their faces,pletely stunned by Feng Xingshengs casual words.
While others did not know how strong Feng Xingshengs saber intent was, these people were very clear on it. He had alreadyprehended his saber intent to Great Perfection, something that many veteran desmen had yet to achieve.
Furthermore, Feng Xingshengs saber intent was a perfect Great Perfection saber intent. He couldunch and withdraw it freely, moving it as he pleased.
That person from the Supreme Sky Sect had merely stood there quietly. How could he be like their talented First Senior Brother,prehending a Great Perfection saber intent at such a young age?
I remember now. He is the White Robed desman Xiao Chen, the madman who challenged Bai Wuxue, said the girl who spoke earlier.
A brilliant light shed in Feng Xingshengs eyes. He said softly, So, it is him. It looks like I will have to go and watch the battle at the Extreme Yin Sect.
Back on the Profound Sun Bird, the other five looked at Xiao Chen in interest. Clearly, they were shocked that Feng Xingsheng would stop the warship specially to take a better look at Xiao Chen.
desmen were usually extraordinarily calm and indifferent to life and death. Very few things could unsettle their emotions.
Shui Lingling smiled and said, Junior Brother Xiao Chen, you are really unfathomable. I wonder what exactly Feng Xingsheng saw that shocked him so much.
Xiao Chen remained calm. He knew that it would be very hard for him to hide his saber intent from a true desman. That should be what Feng Xingsheng saw.
He smiled and shrugged his shoulders. Then he said casually, Who knows?
Xiao Chen did not wish to expose his trump card, so it was not convenient for the others to ask about it. After all, everyone had their own secrets. Even they had their own secrets to keep.
Just at this moment, a faint floral fragrance wafted over. A gorgeous ship flew over them silently.
Hu Hai said somewhat angrily, Its the Thousand Mystery Sects Fly Fragrance Ship. That fellow, Hua Dao, is really courageous. He actually dares to fly over us. Even Feng Xingsheng does not dare to be that arrogant.
Hua Dao, the top true inheritor of the Thousand Mystery Sect, also came from the eighteen southern provinces. Long ago, he had lost badly to Shui Lingling. Clearly, he was significantly weaker than her.
Shui Linglings lips curled up in a casual smile. Just leave him be. I want to see if he still dares to be this arrogant in the Savage Battlefield.
Xiu!
A sharp killing intent pierced through the air, encasing Xiao Chen, who tensed up immediately, ready to enterbat anytime.
However, that killing intent passed in a sh, quickly withdrawn before Shui Lingling picked it up.
Xiao Chen looked up and saw an elegant man in flowery robes on the ship staring coldly at him.
Shui Lingling had sharp senses; she still managed to detect that trace of killing intent. She said, Xiao Chen, I forget to tell you. Zhuo Ping, whose nose you broke, is the fiance of this person. It looks like he has targeted you.
Hua Dao is a very vicious person. For the sake of achieving his goals, he will use any means. He would be willing to do all sorts of despicable things. On this trip, you absolutely cannot go off on your own.
Jun Si burst out in giggles. As she tried to stifle herughter with her hands, she said, Junior Brother Xiao Chen, you really do not have anypassion for the fairer sex. You even broke that pretty girls nose.
Jun Si convulsed inughter until her bright eyes were reduced to two crescent slits. Combined with her good looks, she appeared adorable.
Thisughter infected everyone. This was originally a grave issue, but they could not help but startughing.
Hu Hai guffawed rambunctiously. He could not help patting Xiao Chens shoulder as he said, Its fine. That b*tch is nothing good anyway. Big Brother Hu supports you!
If that fellow Hua Dao tries to harm you, I will be the first to help.
Ao Jiao, who was caring for the Netherworld Flower in the Immortal Spirit Ring, also giggled. So what if you broke her nose and caused it to be crooked? The next time that b*tch tries to sneak-attack you, I will help you hit her until her mouth goes crooked as well.
All this rendered Xiao Chen speechless. These people really wished for chaos in the world. As the top true inheritor of the Thousand Mystery Sect, even if Hua Dao was not as strong as Feng Xingsheng, he would not be easy to deal with, either. Furthermore, ording to Shui Lingling, this person was a vile character who would use any means. Methods that righteous people would not use might be very familiar to this person.
Shui Lingling smiled warmly. As her purple clothes fluttered in the wind, she looked like an angel that fell to earth. Xiao Chen, you dont have to worry too much about Hua Dao. If he dares to do anything, I will smash him to death immediately. The Savage Battlefield is not like the other ces.
While Shui Linglings words sounded insouciant, she revealed an undoubtable confidence and tyranny, evoking a sense of security.
Now, when the six looked in front, they could see a faint ck screen in the distant horizon linking the ground with the sky. However, as they were still far away, it was still not that clear.
Along the way, the group met more people going to the same ce, outstanding talentsing from all over the Tianwu Domain; every one of them had excellent skills. They all held great anticipation in their hearts as they flew excitedly to the Savage Battlefield.
asionally, people woulde to greet Xiao Chens group. Of course, all this was due to Shui Lingling.
As the only girl among the seven giants, a gorgeous one at that, Shui Lingling was quite popr. Furthermore, her appeal was not limited to just the eighteen southern provinces but extended throughout the entire Tianwu Domain.
Three dayster, the group could see that faint ck barrier very clearly.
The barrier was a wall of dense ck Qi. It was unknown how thick this wall was. It ran from the ground to the sky, forming a Demonic Barrier and sealing the space within.
The ck Demonic Qi gave off a fearsome aura. Looking at it for a long time induced an excruciating pressure in ones heart.
Chapter 698 - Ancient Giant Bloodline
Chapter 698: Ancient Giant Bloodline
Cultivators from various sects stood on a small hill not far from the ck barrier. The ce was a boiling cauldron of voices as everyone idly chatted together.
When friends met, they chatted happily. Sometimes, enemies met and started fighting without saying a word.
Before Xiao Chen and the others arrived, they could already hear the sounds of intense fighting. Quintessence surged and winds howled.
Several cultivators had gathered around to watch the excitement. asionally, they would nod their heads. Clearly, this battle was of high caliber.
This was not an ordinary battle between minor characters. Otherwise, it would not attract so much attention.
On the Profound Sun Bird, Hu Hais eyes lit up. He eximed, Its Feng Xingsheng. He is dueling with someone!
Xiao Chen had long since noticed that the desman in the duel was Feng Xingsheng whom he saw three days ago.
The other party was a stout man wielding a ck staff. Xiao Chen did not know him, but based on his fighting style, he could easily tell that this man was a battle-realm cultivator.
That battle-realm cultivators style was wide and grand, full of power. As he swung his staff, a strong wind blew. An ancient giant image appeared behind him, holding a staff as well.
The stout man activated the ancient giant bloodline, his strength bing very ferocious, forcing Feng Xingsheng to dodge.
Feng Xingsheng, you dare to challenge my big brother even with your meager strength? You are too naive. Ha ha! The stout manughed, apparently very pleased with himself.
Nine battle-realm cultivators with vast auras stood behind the stout man. They were the famous ten battle-realm geniuses.
The man that Feng Xingsheng defeated in one move previously had scars on his face that had not healed yet. Heughed loudly and said, Second Brother, beat him up ruthlessly. After that, I will carve a tortoise on his face. I will show him the might of battle-realm cultivators.
[Note: The Chinese word for tortoise is also used to call someone a bastard. So by carving a tortoise on Feng Xingshengs face, he is essentially calling him a bastard.]
After Xiao Chen heard that, he understood the grudges behind this duel. Battle-realm cultivators frequently banded together. Previously, their Tenth Brother had gotten beaten miserably. So, now, when they met, they wanted to seek revenge.
However, in Xiao Chens opinion, getting revenge would still be difficult for the second-ranked battle-realm genius. He was definitely not a match for Feng Xingsheng and would suffer an abject defeat.
When saber intent supported a desman, he would not fear a head-on sh. Feng Xingsheng had a Great Perfection saber intent but was dodging.
Clearly, he was looking for a weak point, intending to finish the match in one blow without wasting his energy or revealing any trump cards. All this was to keep his guard up against the top battle-realm genius who had not made a move yet.
Furthermore, there would be more intense fights after entering the Savage Battlefield. This was only an appetizer. If Feng Xingsheng could save his Quintessence, he would; if he could hide his trump cards, he would.
Indeed, it was as Xiao Chen expected. After the stout man forced Feng Xingsheng back, he fought very uninhibitedly and carefreely.
When the stout man saw that he could push the famous Feng Xingsheng into such a miserable situation before so many outstanding talents, he could not help gettingcent and carried away.
A small opening appeared in the stout mans chain of attacks. This fumble was almost negligible for it was truly minor. Furthermore, it was fleeting.
The moment this opening appeared, the stout man reacted quickly to cover it up. He made full use of his richbat experience; he was clearly not a mediocre fighter.
However, it was still toote!
Feng Xingsheng noticed the opening and smiled coldly. Suddenly, he burst forth from his defensive stance with an unrivaled saber light.
When the light red on the extremely in saber, its aura underwent a remarkable change instantly as if it had transformed.
A strong wind blew, and everyones clothes fluttered. Feng Xingsheng thrust his saber forward and promptly seized that opening, catching the stout man, who was trying to recover from his fumble, unprepared.
Dang! Dang! Dang!
The saber and staff shed, giving off sparks. The stout mans stance immediately broke.
After gaining the upper hand, Feng Xingsheng did not back down. He took seven steps forward and made use of the original opening to push the stout man towards defeat.
Furthermore, Feng Xingsheng did not increase his usage of Quintessence or saber intent; neither did he use a Martial Technique. He continued to rely on the force he initially showed and his exquisite saber skills.
Everything happened so fast. By the time the other battle-realm geniuses reacted, Feng Xingsheng had already knocked away the stout mans staff; the situation was dire.
Boom!
A strong aura red up suddenly as someone jumped in front of the stout man. This person immediately used his gloved right hand to block the saber shing down.
Despite catching Feng Xingshengs attack with only one hand, this person did not budge at all. The force contained in the saber burst forth and kicked up a gust of wind.
Big Brother! the stout man eximed with fear in his heart after surviving this attack.
The person who stepped up was the top genius of the ten great battle realmsNiu Deng. Even though he had only been in the Kunlun Realm for less than half a year, he had already defeated several renowned young experts.
These victories made Niu Deng famous, spreading his name throughout the entire Tianwu Domain. He truly lived up to his title as the top genius of the battle realms.
Feng Xingsheng and Niu Deng both had reservations about each others strength. After pushing their weapons against each other for a while, they came to a tacit agreement and withdrew at the same time.
Niu Deng smiled coldly and said, You best not run into me in the Savage Battlefield. Otherwise, no one can save you.
Feng Xingsheng sheathed his saber and said calmly, Do you think I fear you?
The two exchanged extremely hostile looks before returning to their respective groups.
Smiling, Hu Hai said, This is really intense. Even before entering the Savage Battlefield, they are already practically fighting to the bitter end. This opening of the Savage Battlefield will be even fiercer than the previous few.
Shui Lingling nodded and said, That is natural. This is the era of geniuses. Outstanding talents gather inrge numbers. It would be hard for it not to be intense. Lets go in first.
Feeling doubtful, Jun Si asked, We can go in already? The Demonic Barrier has notpletely disappeared yet, and the others are still waiting.
Shui Lingling merely smiled without replying. The Profound Sun Bird suddenly increased its speed and turned into a beam of azure light as it rushed at the Demonic Barrier.
When the group approached the Demonic Barrier, Shui Linglings expression turned somewhat serious as she sent out a palm strike. Her purple robes fluttered in the wind. Her surging dense Quintessence poured out and tore a hole in the Demonic Barrier that others even feared to look directly at.
An azure light shed, and the Profound Sun Bird quickly rushed in before the hole mended.
Shui Lingling had not waited for the Demonic Barrier to weaken. Instead, she sent out a palm strike at the ck wall of Demonic Qi and broke in.
This clearly demonstrated Shui Linglings strength. Although the outstanding talents outside were startled, they were not too surprised. This was because others of the seven giants who had arrived also forced their way in using the same method.
The seven giants truly live up to their reputation. They are the only ones who have reached half-Sage and gained the strength needed to barge in.
During this opening of the Savage Battlefield, the Three Holy Lands have gone outside the domain for experiential training. These seven people will probably have thergest harvest.
That cant be helped. Half-Sages have already startedprehending the naturalws. There is a worlds difference between their Quintessence and ours. The gap is toorge.
The various outstanding talents discussed as they watched the seven giants pierce the barrier. However, unable to do anything about it, they had epted it.
Even experts like Feng Xingsheng, Niu Deng, or Hua Dao could do nothing to this Demonic Barrier that had not weakenedpletely.
One had to use strong Quintessence to break the Demonic Barrier; there was no other way. While these people were not much weaker in terms ofbat prowess, the quality of their Quintessence was too deficient in the end.
After a while, the ck wall of Demonic Qi visibly weakened.
The eyes of Feng Xingsheng and the others lit up as they rushed forward to force their way in. A few cultivators who had waited for a while could no longer wait and wanted to make use of this opportunity to break in.
Unfortunately, these people did not have enough Quintessence; they were weaker than Feng Xingsheng and the others. The moment they entered the Demonic Barrier, bone-chilling shrieks rang out, cooling the hot blood of the other restless cultivators so that they instantly behaved themselves.
Only when night fell did the Demonic Barrier weakenpletely. Only then did everyone else make their way in, entering the Savage Battlefield.
At the same time, at several deste spots, some sneaky figures took the opportunity to break through the Demonic Barrier, which spanned thousands of kilometers.
These were the loose cultivators who came because of the fame of the Savage Battlefield. They were mostly quite old already and had deep cultivations, having strength simr to that of Feng Xingsheng.
There was also a group that was on par with the seven giants.
The Savage Battlefield that opened once every three years had officially opened. Various powers and loose cultivators gathered to try their luck. Deep undercurrents flowed beneath the calm exterior. Who knew what could happen in there? How would things turn out?
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Ubiquitous dark clouds drifted in the scarlet sky. No sun could be seen, sinking the ce in gloom.
When one looked up, the sky looked like it would fall at any moment, inducing a sense of pressure.
Strong winds howled for thousands of kilometers, and the ground was scarlet dirt that looked like blood mixed with soil.
This ce was the famous Savage Battlefield. The Profound Sun Bird with the Immortal Beast bloodline appeared very jittery here; it was quite sensitive to the vibes in the air.
Shui Lingling did not push it hard, letting it turn into its palm-sized form and rest on her shoulder. Then, the group continued on foot.
When Xiao Chen felt the ancient aura of the Savage Battlefield, it reminded him of the mysterious map that he obtained after he killed Lone Wolf.
The aura on the map is no different from the aura here. Its geography seemed simr as well. Could that be a map of the Savage Battlefield? Xiao Chens heart thumped with excitement.
Not only could the mysterious map imprint images of the ce in the mind, but it also indicated the danger of each forbiddennd.
If Xiao Chen followed the directions on the map, they would not only avoid having to waste their time searching but could also avoid the perilous forbiddennds, improving their chances of survival.
First Senior Sister, where do we go now?
Chapter 699 - Blood Crystal
Chapter 699: Blood Crystal
When Hu Hai and the others felt the strange atmosphere of this ce, their excited hearts all calmed down, and they turned to Shui Lingling, who had been here before.
Shu Lingling looked around and said, We are currently in the north of the Savage Battlefield, in the Bloody Ground Wastnd. This area is near the periphery and is not as dangerous. However, we still have to be careful.
Hu Hais eyes lit up and he smiled. I have heard of the Bloody Ground Wastnd before. This ce produces Blood Crystals in abundance; it is a mother lode.
Blood Crystal was a rare ore that formed only in ancient battlefields that witnessed an incalcble massacre.
Naturally, the Savage Battlefield was on a muchrger scale than other ancient battlefields. ording to legend, this was where Martial Emperors warred.
Blood Crystals could temper a cultivators Mental Energy. Secret manuals and Cultivation Techniques from the Immortal Epoch that could cultivate Mental Energy only existed in legends.
One could only rely on external items to strengthen Mental Energy. Of these items, Blood Crystals were among the best. One Inferior Grade Blood Crystal could sell for thirty to fifty thousand Superior Grade Spirit Stones.
Shui Lingling nodded and said, Thats right. This ce does produce Blood Crystals. However, they are not that easy to obtain. You have to find a Blood Crystal origin first, and kill the Twin-Headed Demonic Blood Wolves that eat the Blood Crystals.
Mental Energy was quite useful for Martial Monarchs. The most direct benefit was an increase in their perception and their aura, as well as an improvement in their mental states.
As for pure Mental Energy Martial Techniques, they were extremely rare. However, there were many extraordinary people in the Kunlun Realm. Just because it was rare did not mean it did not exist.
If one really met with a cultivator who used Mental Energy Martial Techniques and their Mental Energy was stronger, they would have a higher chance of survival.
Lets go and take a look at some of the Inferior Grade Blood Crystal origins first. After three years, they should have recovered significantly.
Shui Lingling led the five around the vast Bloody Ground Wastnd. When they ran into some low-ranked Demonic Beasts, Shui Lingling would casually kill them.
It had to be said that Hu Hai and the others felt much more rxed as they followed their strong First Senior Sister with her rich experience.
Otherwise, Hu Hai and the others would not have been able to figure out where they were going, since everything looked the same in the Bloody Ground Wastnd. Furthermore, Demonic Beasts continuously came out to harass them. Under such conditions, it would be hard for them to maintain their calm.
With Shui Lingling here, these small issues were no longer problems. All they had to do was follow her.
Stop here. There is a group of high-ranked Demonic Beasts flying over.
Suddenly, Shui Lingling, who had been moving forward at a fast pace at the lead, stopped. She waved her hand, and the Profound Sun Bird on her shoulder immediately erged and spread its huge wings.
She went under the Profound Sun Birds wings and beckoned Xiao Chen and the others over. Then, the Profound Sun Bird folded its wings back quickly, covering everyone firmly.
Then, every single feather on the Profound Sun Birds surface burned, turning it into a ball of azure mes.
Sizzling sounds reached their ears. Apparently, the mes of the Profound Sun Bird had a suppressive effect on the Savage Battlefields aura.
Unexpectedly, when the Profound Sun True mes burned, they purified the turbid air into fresh, clean air.
When the group of high-ranked Demonic Beasts in the air saw the clump of mes, they felt an instinctive fear and flew far away.
After some time, the Profound Sun Bird raised its wings and turned small once again, and then resumed its perch on Shui Linglings shoulder.
The group looked up and saw more than a hundred flying Demonic Beasts in the distance slowly vanishing from their sight.
Hu Hais face filled with some horror as he said, They are Flying Celestial Demonic Eagles, Rank 8 Demonic Beasts. There are actually more than a hundred of them. If they had discovered us, the consequences would have been dire.
Shui Lingling corrected Hu Hai. Those are not ordinary Flying Celestial Demonic Eagles. Rather, they are mutated Flying Celestial Demonic Eagles. Their feathers and bones have all crystallized. They are very horrifying. They are the hardest to deal with among the Demonic Beasts in the Bloody Ground Wastnd.
Fortunately, the group got through this daunting experience without mishap. Under Shui Linglings lead, they continued on. After an hour, the group arrived at a crack in the Bloody Ground Wastnd.
The group threaded winding paths in the dark underground. Finally, they arrived at an Inferior Grade Blood Crystal origin. However, aside from a pile of Twin-Headed Demonic Blood Wolf corpses, there were only potholes in the ground. The Inferior Grade Blood Crystals had been harvested clean. Nothing remained. Clearly, someone else hade first.
Shui Lingling frowned slightly and left without a word. After that, she visited a few other Inferior Grade Blood Crystal Origins. However, they were all empty without exception.
Odd, Bai Wuxue and the others would not be so extreme. Furthermore, Inferior Grade Blood Crystals are not worth them doing this. It looks like loose cultivators got here ahead of us, Shui Lingling said softly.
After thinking for a while, Shui Lingling made a decision. Ordinary Blood Crystals are no longer useful to me, but they are very useful to you all. Since we are passing through Bloody Ground Wastnd, how can we not harvest some Blood Crystals?
Six hourster, Shui Lingling led the ground to a crack in the deep part of the Bloody Ground Wastnd. The scarlet crack had exploded open, and the liquid that flowed out from the two sides looked like blood. It was a bizarre sight.
This is a Medial Grade Blood Crystal origin. The Demonic Beasts defending it will be even stronger. Ordinary loose cultivators will not dare to take risks here. All of you, be careful.
When everyone heard this, they raised their guard, not daring to rx.
The scarlet liquid spread throughout the two sides of the crack, giving off a bloody stench. Xiao Chen and the others descended slowly, experiencing an interminable ordeal.
This crack, which led to a Medial Grade Blood Crystal origin, took several times longer to descend. The group reached the bottom only after some time had psed.
The way in front was pitch-dark. Shui Lingling casually waved her hand and sent out a floating ball of light to illuminate the ce for the group.
After walking a few steps, the group discovered the corpses of several Demonic Beasts as well. Shui Lingling frowned slightly and continued leading the way without saying anything.
At the end of the road, a cavern appeared before everyone. Shui Lingling put out the ball of light and unslung the purple bow on her back.
When the five behind her saw this, they also grabbed hold of their weapons, their expressions clearly nervous.
At such a close distance, Xiao Chen and the others could feel a few strong auras in the cavern, ready and waiting for action as they hid.
However, unexpectedly, the group sessfully made it into the cavern without being attacked.
Tsk tsk, another group of people came. Old Man Gu Mu, are you still thinking of monopolizing the Medial Grade Blood Crystals in here?
A hoarse voice echoed in the darkness. The group looked in the direction of the sound and saw that the person who spoke was a middle-aged man around forty-odd years old.
This middle-aged man was dressed in ck robes, and his aura was withdrawn. He had hidden inside a crack within the cavern. If he had not spoken, no one would have discovered him.
A red mound gave off an enticing red light in the darkness about a kilometer into the cavern. This was the Medial Grade Blood Crystal origin the middle-aged man mentioned.
The eyes of Hu Hai and the others lit up. However, when they looked carefully, they saw a Four-Headed Demonic Blood Wolf lying beside the red mound.
The eyes of the four heads were all tightly shut as ity on the ground, apparently deep asleep.
However, even though the Four-Headed Demonic Blood Wolf was sleeping, the aura it gave off still felt frightening.
Looking carefully, one would discover a faint scarlet light on the ground, covering the area within five hundred meters of the Blood Crystal origin.
The Four-Headed Demonic Blood Wolf was very crafty. Although it was asleep, it did not forget to keep its guard up. As long as someone stepped into the light, it would immediately wake up.
However, no matter how powerful the Four-Headed Demonic Blood Wolf, it was just a middle Rank 8 Demonic Beast. Although it would still give a half-Sage some trouble, with so many people here, they could deal with it easily.
Clearly, the Four-Headed Demonic Blood Wolf was not the real problem.
Girl with the bow, you can stay. The rest, scram!
Another voice rang out from above the cavern. The group looked up and discovered a frail old man hanging upside down from the ceiling.
This old mans feet seemed like the roots of an old tree. He looked very strange standing there. This was probably the Old Man Gu Mu whom the middle-aged man addressed earlier.
[Note: Not sure if it is a y on the name, but Gu Mu means withered wood.]
This person had a vast aura and a horrifying cultivation not much weaker than Shui Linglings. Originally, he had been nning to monopolize this Medial Grade Blood Crystal origin. However, he had not expected the middle-aged man to interfere.
Now, another group of people came. Naturally, Old Man Gu Mu became even unhappier. This pile of Medial Grade Blood Crystal origin looked like a lot, but its production of Medial Grade Blood Crystals was not much.
With so many people here, there would not be enough to share. Besides, he had never intended to share from the very start.
Suddenly, the middle-aged man smiled sinisterly and said, Old Man Gu Mu, I think we can work together. Not only we can split this Blood Crystal origin equally, but this group of people need not leave this ce, either.
This person might seem kinder, but his thoughts were even more vicious than Old Man Gu Mus.
Gu Mu felt somewhat stunned. Then, heughed strangely, Ha ha, I did not think of that. That is a pretty good idea.
Shui Lingling smiled slightly and said, You can do your best and try. Lets see who is the one that will not leave this ce.
As Shui Lingling spoke, she drew her simple, heavy purple bow. Then, she pointed it at the middle-aged man. A sharp killing intent pierced through the air, targeting the middle-aged man like a venomous snake in the darkness.
A chill woke in the middle-aged mans heart. He circted his Quintessence and neutralized this killing intent. Then he said coldly, Girl, to think you really dare to try!
Gu Mu and I rank in the top fifty on the Evil Cultivator Ranking. When we were active, you were not even born yet.
Gu Mu said indifferently, It looks like the brats of the Tianwu Domain have forgotten about me after my decades of inactivity.
Hu Hai, Chen Xiao, and Jun Si sweated from their hands, feeling slightly nervous in their hearts. They had not expected to meet with such powerful loose cultivators soon after arriving in the Savage Battlefield.
Two of the top fifty on the Evil Cultivator Ranking appeared. Furthermore, they had ill intentions. They did not care about the Rank 9 sects; they only wanted to kill to obtain treasures.
Xiao Chen looked around, his emotions not changing much. He had the Taiji Yinyang me Diagram, the Golden Savage Ox sculpture, and the three Azure Dragon images. These gave him the ability to protect himself in front of a half-Sage. Even if he could not fight them, it would still be easy for him to run.
Xiao Chens gaze fell on another entrance at the back of the cavern. It was pitch-dark, and his Spiritual Sense could not prate it. What was more, he could not do anything about it.
However, he could clearly hear faint footsteps slowly approaching from there.
Chapter 700 - Passionate Young Master, Murong Lingfeng
Chapter 700: Passionate Young Master, Murong Lingfeng
Shui Lingling did not show any fear when facing two loose cultivators of the Evil Cultivator Rankings top fifty. A red light asionally shed on her pretty face in the darkness. She looked calm and fearless.
Old Man Gu Mu and the middle-aged man exchanged nces. Shui Lingling felt somewhat unfathomable, so they did not dare to make a careless move.
This was especially so because of Shui Linglings bow, which daunted both Gu Mu and the middle-aged man. It appeared to be a Holy Weapon passed down from the Immortal Epoch.
Old Man Gu Mu, why are you still hesitating? Fortunees hand in hand with risk. This kind of fattenedmb is hard toe by. If we take that purple bow to the ck market, we will be able to sell it for an astronomical price, even more than what these Blood Crystals are worth, the middle-aged man said, projecting his voice to Gu Mu.
Gu Mu remained standing upside down on the ceiling and smiled coldly. In that case, you can attack first. After that, I will only take forty percent, you can have sixty.
This old man is still as crafty as ever, the middle-aged manined to himself beforeing to a decision. Ill count to three, and we can attack together.
Very well.
The dark cavern fell strangely silent. The air seemed to have turned solid as if a great battle would start at any moment.
Hu Hai and the others sensed something fishy. So they all raised their guard to the fullest, tightly gripping their weapons.
Dong! Dong! Dong!
Just when the two counted to three and were about to attack, loud footsteps came from the back of the cavern.
Gu Mu and the middle-aged man quickly suspended their attack. Having gained experience with their age, they did not wish to let others take advantage of their fight.
The moment this group of people appeared, Xiao Chen noticed them. The person leading them was a young man in blue robes. He had a handsome countenance and held a folding fan in his hand, looking very elegant.
Four beautiful maids, each with her own merits, followed behind this person. The four girls seemed like their cultivations were not weak, on a level simr to Hu Hai.
When Chen Xiao and the others saw this person, they were somewhat astonished. Clearly, this person had great backing.
Jun Si said softly, Unexpectedly, the Passionate Young Master, Murong Lingfeng, is here as well.
Murong Lingfeng, the heir of the Rank 9 Murong n, was as famous as Shui Lingling in the Tianwu Domain and was also one of the seven giants.
Because he was a phnderer and had managed to chase several famous beauties in the Tianwu Domain, many people had nicknamed him the Passionate Young Master.
Other men definitely did not wee Murong Lingfeng. Not only had this fellow managed to chase the goddesses of their hearts, but he would also drop them at a moments notice, never satisfied. Who knew who would be his next target?
Gu Mu and the middle-aged man exchanged nces, both feeling shocked. Unexpectedly, another young half-Sage appeared.
It looked like the twos n to monopolize the Medial Grade Blood Crystal origin would not work.
Murong Lingfeng raised his hand, and the four maids behind him stopped, not going anywhere near the red light on the ground.
He casually looked at the situation before him and more or less guessed what was happening. Then, he waved at Shui Lingling.
After that, Murong Lingfeng smiled and said, Lets cut the crap. The four of us will work together to kill the Demonic Blood Wolf and split the Medial Grade Blood Crystal origin equally.
Otherwise, if more people arrive, we will only end up getting less.
Naturally, Shui Lingling did not object to this. Unlike the loose cultivators, whocked resources and needed the Blood Crystals to get them, she only needed to give Xiao Chen and the others a few.
Gu Mu and the middle-aged man thought for a long time before saying, Deal.
Good, then lets kill this Four-Headed Demonic Blood Wolf together!
Xiu! Xiu! Xiu! Xiu!
Suddenly, four brilliant lights shed in the dark cavern, illuminating the cavern. The intense energy fluctuation startled awake the sleeping Demonic Blood Wolf lying on the ground.
However, with four half-Sages working together, no matter how powerful the Four-Headed Demonic Blood Wolf was, it was destined to have only onest look at this world.
Gu Mu turned around and used his Quintessence to imitate a tree branch. Then, he instantly grabbed a wolf head and sent his potent, wood-attributed Quintessence into the wolf head.
The wolf head exploded with a loud bang and sshed blood everywhere. The middle-aged man sent out the image of a human skull, and a strong baleful aura spread out, exploding a wolf head as well.
Murong Lingfeng waved his fan,unching a sharp crescent-moon-shaped Quintessence that chopped a wolf head off the neck.
Shui Lingling had the easiest time. She gently drew back her bow, a red light shed, and a wolf head burst immediately.
Lights shed. With four half-Sages working together, the Four-Headed Demonic Blood Wolf did not even have a chance to resist, dying immediately.
The groupnded in front of the Blood Crystal origin, and Gu Mu said excitedly, Good. It is time to split the Blood Crystals. As agreed, we will split it evenly four ways. Ill go first.
The middle-aged man also rxed, waiting to split the Medial Grade Blood Crystals.
Boom!
However, just at this moment, the situation changed. Shui Lingling and Murong Lingfeng both did not hesitate to strike at the same time, sending sharp attacks at the two older men.
Murong Lingfeng gently waved his fan, and his figure shed, charging at the middle-aged man.
Shui Lingling held up her bow, and a sharp de came out of each end of the bow. Then, she charged at Gu Mu.
The expressions of Gu Mu and the middle-aged man changed drastically. They had not expected the two of the younger generation to break the bridge after crossing it, betraying them immediately.
[Note: Break the bridge after crossing it: This means to abandon ones benefactor upon achieving ones goal.]
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Sounds of intense energy fluctuations reverberated in the vast cavern. Strong Quintessence ripples spread out, and the ground shook without stopping.
As this was a fight between half-Sages, the others could not interfere. They all retreated to a side, tightly clutching their weapons in case they needed to jump in and help out.
Gu Mu had tremendous wood-attributed Quintessence. When he waved his hand, he caused all sorts of trees to sprout out of nowhere, germinating many branches.
If one was not careful and got trapped by a tree branch, dealing with it would be difficult when the wood-attributed Quintessence invaded ones body.
Shui Lingling executed a strange Martial Technique as she held her bow. The purple bow became very lively in her hands.
The des at the two ends of the bow easily chopped off the tree branchesing over. They could not get near her at all.
The attacks of the branches failed to affect Shui Lingling. Instead, she forced Gu Mu to retreat.
Gu Mu said furiously, These two fellows are really tired of living. After our decades of inactivity, they have be so arrogant.
On the other side, the middle-aged mans situation was no better than Gu Mus. Murong Lingfengs Movement Technique made him faintly indiscernible. As he waved his fan and moved around, he sent out crescent-moon-shaped Quintessence.
Murong Lingfeng shattered all the ethereal human skull images the middle-aged man sent out. Then, using his Movement Technique, he drove the middle-aged man back.
You brats, dont push things too far. When we came out into the world, you were not even born yet, the middle-aged man shouted furiously.
However, Shui Lingling and Murong Lingfeng smiled without saying anything. They just did not care.
The two old men on the Evil Cultivator Ranking had not bothered to look at their current situation carefully. After being inactive for several decades, they thought that the Tianwu Domain was still the same as it was before.
It did not ur to them that after several decades, no one would care about them.
In the present Tianwu Domain, the famous seven giants were enjoying their heyday. They were all outstanding geniuses, cultivators with imposing attitudes and great achievements.
These youths became famous and ranked highly on the Proud Son of Heaven Ranking. In less than ten years, they had killed countless loose cultivators.
Gu Mu was ranked forty-ninth on the Evil Cultivator Ranking, and the middle-aged man was ranked fiftieth. With such a high ranking, the Martial God Pces rewards for killing them would be generous.
Loose cultivatorsmitted all sorts of evil deeds. People who ranked highly on the Evil Cultivator Ranking were definitely not good people. Killing them would be a meritorious service.
If Shui Lingling and Murong Lingfeng met these two loose cultivators on their own, they might not have attacked. After all, it would be harder to fight one against two. However, in one-on-onebat, there was no reason to hesitate.
This was how strong the seven giants of the Tianwu Domain today were. Having already surpassed several cultivators of the older generation, they did not fear them.
No matter how unsatisfied Gu Mu and the middle-aged man were, no matter what they shouted or how they struggled, Shui Lingling and Murong Lingfeng did not say anything, breaking every attack sent at them. The two giants suppressed these two older men, not giving them any openings.
Astonishment fill the faces of Hu Hai and the others when they saw this scene. Unexpectedly, the two loose cultivators in the top fifty of the Evil Cultivation Ranking were beaten into such sorry states.
Ka ca!
The middle-aged man, who was slightly weaker than Gu Mu, gave out first. The Passionate Young Master cut off his left arm with a swing of the fan. Blood poured out like a fountain as the middle-aged man screamed in anguish.
Shock appeared on Gu Mus face. If the middle-aged man died, Gu Mu would not be able to survive should Shui Lingling and Murong Lingfeng catch him in a pincer attack. Thoughts of fleeing sprang up in his heart.
Withered Wood Gains New Life!
Gu Mu roared loudly and executed his best move. Suddenly, his lethargic body burst forth with a burgeoning lifeforce.
His aura increased, and Quintessence filled his body. Ripples spread out in the air, producing a heaven-shaking howling.
It was like Gu Mu had been revitalized. His strength immediately increased by about thirty percent.
As Gu Mu was previously, he had already been a half-Sage. Suddenly, he grew thirty percent stronger. Then, he sent out a palm strike and knocked back the unprepared Shui Lingling.
Gu Mu took this opportunity to flee quickly. Then, his creepy voice resounded, Little girl, this old man will repay the grudge from today ten times over in the future.
When such a heaven-defying Martial Technique like Withered Wood Gains New Life was executed, there would be strong side effects. If the user did not take ten-thousand-year-old Spirit Herbs for increasing Qi and blood immediately after, the technique would shorten their lifespan. Gu Mu already did not have much of his lifespan left. If he did not have any fortuitous encounters after using the technique, he would die within a few years.
Based on this, one could easily imagine Gu Mus hate for Shui Lingling.
Scram!
Hu Hai and the others, who were in Gu Mus way, quickly moved aside with rather rebellious expressions when they saw the extremely angry and strengthened Gu Mu.
A full-power attack from a half-Sage could already injure them severely. Now that Gu Mus strength had been augmented, how could they dare to block him?
Gu Mus figure shed, heading quickly for the exit. As long as he left the cavern, he would seed in escaping.
Gu Mu could not help but release his bated breath. However, when he reached the cavern entrance, he discovered a white-robed Xiao Chen blocking the way, looking at him expressionlessly.
You are seeking death!
Seeing a mere Medial Grade Martial Monarch daring to block him, Gu Mu immediately sent out a palm strike.
Pa! Pa!
A thunderous explosion came from the palm wind. Gu Mus vast wood-attributed Quintessence kicked up strong winds. He became like an ancient majestic tree angrily stretching out its branch, trying to split Xiao Chen in half.
Chapter 701 - Shui Lingling’s Strength
Chapter 701: Shui Linglings Strength
Despite seeing this palm wind that could split a mountain approach him, Xiao Chen remainedposed. His Vital Qi began to surge like a gushing river.
Xiao Chens Qi and blood burned and churned. Since his Firmament Body Tempering Art had reached the seventhyer, his physical body was already equal to that of a Sage Body, bursting with robust lifeforce.
The acupoints on both of Xiao Chens arms flew open. Xiao Chens left hand took the stance of the dragon while his right took that of the tiger. Then, he crisscrossed his arms. A tiger and dragon roared continuously as he settled into the posture for Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon.
Bang!
A surging force rushed out of Xiao Chens two arms. His internal organs churned, and his Qi and blood roiled as he vomited a mouthful of blood.
However, his feet remained rooted in ce, not moving at all. Xiao Chen had blocked Gu Mus attack.
Gu Mu discovered that not only did his palm strike fail to kill Xiao Chen but it also did not even manage to push him back. He could not help but feel astonished.
He is only a Medial Grade Martial Monarch. How can he resist me like this?
Damn it!
After failing in his first attack, Gu Mu immediately prepared another palm strike. This time, he used all his Quintessence. If Xiao Chen did not dodge, even if he did not die, he would be severely injured.
Xiu!
However, Gu Mu no longer had the chance to send out that palm strike. For the first time, Shui Lingling, who was in the cavern, drew the purple bow in her hands to its fullest extent resembling a full moon.
An azure Profound Sun True me burned on the arrowhead. Shui Lingling released the shaft, and the ming arrow shot across like a meteor shing by in the dark cavern.
The arrow moved so fast, no one could catch a glimpse of it. Everyone only vaguely sensed a beam of light sh and disappear.
Bang!
Suddenly, Gu Mus gaunt head exploded in a ball of fire. His body, which was in an attack posture, turned into a headless corpse and fell over.
When Jun Si and the others rushed over and saw blood leaking out of Xiao Chens lips, they asked out of concern, Junior Brother Xiao Chen, are you alright?
Xiao Chens physical body was equivalent to a Sage Body. As long as he was not severely injured, he would recover rapidly. Most of his injuries had already healed by now; there were no major problems.
Xiao Chen smiled gently to indicate that there was nothing to worry about.
When the others saw this, they were all shocked. They could not understand why Xiao Chen could take Gu Mus palm strike and only suffer from a minor injury.
Shui Lingling slung her purple bow on her back and slowly walked over. She did not feel any surprise at Xiao Chen blocking Gu Mu.
On the other side, the Passionate Young Master swept his fan across and chopped off the head of the middle-aged man.
With this, the two loose cultivators were dead. Now, there were two fewerpetitors for the Blood Crystals.
After killing two experts of the top fifty on the Evil Cultivator Ranking, Murong Lingfeng and Shui Lingling remained calm. There was no sense of pride, as though they had just done something very ordinary.
Shui Lingling, after not seeing you for one year, you have be more skillful.
Murong Lingfeng fanned himself lightly with the folding fan, making himself looked more elegant. However, as he stared at Shui Lingling, he did not hide the desire in his heart, giving that elegant air a slight perversity, a kind of perverse yet bewitching aura.
Unfortunately for him, Shui Lingling did not fall for that. Evincing neither repulsion nor attraction, she said calmly, Now that weve gotten rid of the problems, Murong Lingfeng, how should we split the Blood Crystals?
Murong Lingfeng did not really seem to care that he failed to affect Shui Lingling. Within the Tianwu Domain, the number of women beyond his reach could be counted on two hands; Shui Lingling was one of them.
Since Murong Lingfeng could not obtain Shui Lingling, he gave up on her, viewing her purely as a pretty girl for him to admire.
We will split them by the number of people. Both you and I do not need Medial Grade Blood Crystals. Since you have five people on your side and I have four, we split them into nine parts.
Shui Lingling nodded and said, Im fine with that.
They harvested almost five hundred Medial Grade Blood Crystals. Thus, Xiao Chen obtained a little over fifty.
The crowd that obtained Medial Grade Blood Crystals smiled. Just one Medial Grade Blood Crystal would fetch over ten thousand Superior Grade Spirit Stones.
This meant that in just a short period, this group of people had obtained the equivalent of about six to seven million Superior Grade Spirit Stones. Of course, no one would be silly enough to exchange Medial Grade Blood Crystals for Spirit Stones.
The most appropriate use of Blood Crystals was stabilizing Mental Energy. As for Spirit Stones, there were many methods to gain them.
When they were about to part, Murong Lingfeng issued Shui Lingling an invitation. I heard from my sect that this time, another True Dragon Cave emerged in the Dragon Burial Mound. How about we work together to explore it?
Ancient True Dragons were buried in the True Dragon Caves. Aside from the True Dragon skeletons and precious treasures, there would typically be many rare Spirit Herbs and ores.
These kinds of Spirit Herbs and ores were worth cities. They held a fatal attraction even to half-Sages.
Shui Lingling had also heard this news. The herbs that the inner sects First Elder asked her to pick would be found around a True Dragon Cave.
She thought for a while before saying, We will see when the timees. I still have to take these juniors of mine to find their fortuitous encounters.
Murong Lingfeng performed a cupped-fist salute and replied, Very well, Ill take my leave first.
Even though Murong Lingfeng was one of the seven giants, he did not put on any airs. When he left, aside from saying goodbye to Shui Lingling, he also gave Xiao Chen and the others a slight nod. He appeared to be an unconstrained person.
After leaving, Shui Lingling went to a Superior Grade Blood Crystal origin to try her luck. However, she came up empty-handed.
A Superior Grade Blood Crystal origin took a long time to form. After it was harvested, it would take decades or even centuries to recover.
As Xiao Chen followed behind, he thought back to the palm strike Gu Mu had sent out, trying toprehend it.
When Xiao Chen risked himself to receive that palm strike, his primary purpose had been to test how strong exactly his physical body was, to see what the result of receiving the full-power blow of a half-Sage expert would be.
However, Xiao Chen was not satisfied with the answer he got. Compared to an actual Sage Body, he still fell somewhat short.
He had to increase his defense further, to improve his Qi and blood. He could not heal from his injuries that rapidly yet.
Even though Xiao Chen had not felt any pressure from receiving this palm strike, if Gu Mu had attacked again without giving him any time to react, Xiao Chen would probably have had difficulty withstanding the next blow.
No, I have to be able to withstand at least three full-power attacks from a half-Sage. Otherwise, given the big gap in cultivation, I can only run when I meet with a half-Sage. I do not even have a ten-percent chance of victory, Xiao Chen thought, setting a definitive goal for himself.
After seeing Murong Lingfengs and Shui Linglings true power, Xiao Chens sense of urgency escted. The differences between the seven giants would not be all that great. Hence, Bai Wuxues strength would not differ much from these twos.
Shui Lingling and Murong Lingfeng did not even hesitate to kill long famous half-Sage loose cultivators. This clearly showed the disdain they had for loose cultivators.
The Demonic Barrier around the Savage Battlefield had already weakenedpletely. Cultivators who formed groups and teams could already be seen on the vast Bloody Ground Wastnd.
These people searched for Blood Crystal origins everywhere with anticipation. Some people managed to find some scattered Inferior Grade Blood Crystals, rejoicing when they did.
When Xiao Chen and the others thought about the fifty-odd Medial Grade Blood Crystals they each had, they sighed. With Shui Lingling leading them, they were much more fortunate than others.
In the Bloody Ground Wastnd, the Blood Crystals had a rtively higher value. The other natural treasures were significantly inferior. Since Shui Lingling could not find any Superior Grade Blood Crystals, she decided to stop wasting any more time.
After a long while traveling through the Bloody Ground Wastnd, the scenery finally changed. A ck marsh appeared before them.
Many cultivators gathered at the entrance to the marsh, not venturing into it. They were all shouting and cursing. It was unknown what had happened.
Shui Lingling said, In front is the Death Marsh, which is divided into the periphery and the inner area. Many demonized pythons bask in the periphery. The inner area is the true Death Marsh. In the past, when many Martial Emperors died, their Mental Energies turned into departed spirits.
Hu Hai thought for a while and said, I heard that Python Swamp has many strange fruits. Among them is an Earth Essence Fruit that can directly increase ones cultivation.
An Earth Essence Fruit can increase ones cultivation directly! Xiao Chens eyes lit up, and he gazed at the Death Marsh replete with poison gases and water. He could not help but feel excited.
Although Hu Hai and the others had note to the Savage Battlefield before, they already had some understanding of some of the forbiddennds here.
Chen Xiao added, After we pass Python Swamp, we will truly enter into the Death Marsh. If we dont die when fighting against the Martial Emperors departed spirits, our Martial Techniques will improve significantly.
A faint smile appeared on Shui Linglings elegant and outstanding face, enchanting everyone. Her red lips moved slightly as she said, Thats right. However, these fruits all have strong venomous pythons guarding them.
Death Marsh is filled with danger. If we run into Emperor departed spirits that are three stars and above, you will all die for sure.
Xiao Chen looked at the group of people at the entrance and frowned. It seems like something is stopping up the entrance. These people are not in a rush to go in.
Fruits that could increase ones cultivation, such treasures would be able to move any cultivator. There was no reason for them to stand outside and not enter.
Lets go over and take a look.
After the six got near, they finally understood the situation.
A churning ck miasma spread around the outside of Python Swamp. Not only did it contain a highly toxic poison, but it also obstructed the line of sight. Cultivators would not be able to see what they were walking on clearly.
In the middle was a path that people before them had opened. The miasma was thinnest there, and their vision was not obstructed. This path was considered the only entrance.
However, for some reason, a six-hundred-meter-long venomous ck snakey coiled at this entrance. ck scales covered its whole body.
A twenty-centimeter-long ck horn sat in the middle of the snakes head. With its body coiled up, the snake looked like a small mound,pletely obstructing everyones way.
What a bastard! That fellow Ximen Bao is an asshole. He lured over such arge python and blocked us all here.
That bastard, after snatching a two-hundred-year-old Earth Essence Fruit, he dumped the problem on us.
The frustrated cultivators all revealed rage on their faces. However, no one dared to take the lead in facing this enormous creature, so they could only grumble.
The Ximen n was one of the Tianwu Domains Rank 9 ns. The n had a Martial Emperor ruling over it as well as deep resources and great strength. It was about equal to Murong Lingfengs n.
However, Ximen Bao was slightly weaker than Murong Lingfeng. He was not one of the seven giants but was only marginally weaker than them, ranking together with people like Feng Xingsheng.
Chapter 702 - Huang Qianren; Evil Cultivator Ranking
Chapter 702: Huang Qianren; Evil Cultivator Ranking
On hearing that Ximen Bao had lured this enormous snake over, Hu Hai and the others were not surprised.
Ximen Bao had an arrogant and despotic character. Due to his position in his n, he behaved fearlessly and recklessly outside, frequently doing things that benefited him but caused problems for others.
Ximen Baos great-grandfather was a Martial Emperor. Even if Ximen Bao went overboard, the older-generation experts would not dare to kill him, only teach him a lesson. Otherwise, if they incurred the ire of a Martial Emperor, the consequences would be dire.
Shui Lingling looked at the enormous snake, and a look of joy shed in her eyes. She muttered, A three-hundred-year-old ck Horned Venomous Snake. Just its venomous horn alone is worth cities.
Ha ha ha! A three-hundred-year-old venomous horn. This old man sure is lucky. To think I can obtain such a treasure here! My venom attacks will improve another step again.
Just as Shui Lingling prepared to attack and take down the snake,ughter came from behind. A ck figure shed, leaving a trail of ck.
That ck figure quickly covered a distance of a few kilometers in a matter of a few breaths, heading for the ck Horned Venomous Snake.
Its Huang Qianren, the thirty-first-ranked loose cultivator on the Evil Cultivator Ranking. Unexpectedly, he is here as well.
When everyone saw who it was, they all revealed shock on their faces as they moved back, afraid that this person would target and kill them.
Huang Qianren dressed in ck from head to toe. His figure looked emaciated, and his eyes were sunken. ck lines formed of venom covered his skin, giving his withered-looking face a horrific appearance.
This person used venom and poison. His infamy spread throughout the Tianwu Domain. He had once poisoned an entire city of a hundred thousand to death, not even letting off the women, the old, or the young.
Huang Qianrens skill in the poison arts was unfathomable. Several half-Sages with deeper cultivations than him did not dare to have him as their enemy.
Even if they killed Huang Qianren, they might not escape death from poisoning. A fight could very easily end up with both sides dying. This notoriety allowed him to move about the Tianwu Domain as he pleased, doing anything he wanted. Just the sound of his name struck fear in peoples hearts.
However, when this loose cultivator arrived, although the cultivators blocked outside were shocked and afraid, they also heaved sighs of relief.
With Huang Qianren here, the enormous snake obstructing the way would no longer be a problem.
When Shui Lingling saw Huang Qianren making a move, she revealed a contemtive gaze. However, she still gave up on taking action in the end. She did not practice the poison arts, and neither did any of her friends.
One venomous horn was not worth fighting a big battle with Huang Qianren here, especially when there were so many people around.
Pu! Pu!
Just as Huang Qianren approached the entrance, a long whip made of lightning tore through the air, giving off crackling sounds as it attacked him.
The lightning whip was like a venomous snake. The electricity was dazzling, lighting up this twilit space.
The electricity sted the dust floating in the air into a fine powder that the wind swept away. The air became unusually pure.
The moment the lightning whip appeared, all of Huang Qianrens hair stood on end.
When Huang Qianren saw the whip attacking him, he, who had been moving quickly through the air, stopped cold. He materialized a Quintessence shield and sent out a powerful palm strike to parry the whip.
Bang!
The palm wind formed by Quintessence shed with the lightning whip, producing a loud sound in the air. The electric light exploded, looking dazzling.
The moment the lightning whip scattered, countless other lightning whips immediately formed and attacked. The numerous whips struck at him relentlessly, exploding forth with horrifying force.
The electric lights drove back Huang Qianren, who had been quickly flying over.
The other cultivators all looked to the side curiously. They dearly wanted to know who was so powerful that he could repulse Huang Qianren.
The person who arrived looked very handsome. He wore long robes with lightning patterns on it, and he held a purple whip in his hand.
This person moved very quickly, leaving behind afterimages. He gripped his whip with his right hand, and as he cut through the air, he swung the whip, bringing forth thunderous sounds.
Under the control of the whip, the lightning-attributed Spiritual Energy in the air took form and struck at Huang Qianren, allowing that person to attack from a kilometer away.
Its the Thunder and Lightning Pces An Junxi!
After seeing who that person was, the initially curious cultivators all revealed unsurprised expressions of habituation.
The Thunder and Lightning Pce was one of the three Rank 9 sects in the twenty-three eastern provinces of the Tianwu Domain. Their top true inheritor was An Junxi, who was also one of the seven giants.
Of the seven giants, An Junxi was the earliest to be famous. He was also the oldestthirty years old. Rumor said that he was the strongest of the seven giants.
Four years ago, An Junxi had a great battle with the top ranker of the Proud Son of Heaven RankingFeng Wujilosing only after a thousand moves.
Feng Wuji was the leading youth of the Tianwu Domain, a bright shining star for the human race. He was the perennial top ranker in the Proud Son of Heaven Ranking.
Feng Wuji had already left for other Domains to temper himself. However, nothing had shattered the legends that he left behind. Everyone could only wait for the day where the other two Holy Lands Holy Son and Daughter surpassed him.
Within the same generation, aside from the other two Holy Lands Holy Son and Daughter, An Junxi was the only one who couldst a thousand moves against Feng Wuji.
An Junxis strength went without saying. Being able to force back Huang Qianren from a distance was to be expected. After all, Huang Qianrens Quintessence was not very strong.
Traveling rapidly, An Junxi did not stop moving. When he got to the entrance, he saw the ck horn on the enormous venomous snake and quickly attacked.
An Junxis whip raised countless sparks as it wrapped itself around the venomous ck horn.
An electric light shed as An Junxi jerked back his right hand with a stern expression. An intense electric light exploded on the head of the ck Horned Venomous Snake, and blood flew everywhere.
Unexpectedly, An Junxi had forcefully pulled out the venomous ck horn from the enormous snakes head. The ck Horned Venomous Snake gave off a miserable low-pitched shriek.
Remaining in continuous motion, An Junxi twisted his body in midair, heading towards the entrance. Then, he caught the venomous horn with his left hand.
The mound-sized venomous snake soared into the air like a sharp arrow with a speed that belied such an enormous body.
The snake opened its huge jaws and tried to bite An Junxi. If it got him, he would definitely die; there would be no other oue.
Who would have imagined that An Junxi would not even bother looking back? He gave his whip a backhanded swing, and it exploded with dazzling electric light.
Pa!
The whip struck the ck Horned Venomous Snake, and the enormous body immediately trembled violently in the air.
The impact sent the ck Horned Venomous Snake spinning high in the sky. Then itnded heavily on the marsh, sttering clumps of mud in all directions.
All this happened in the time it took for a spark to fly. Huang Qianren, who had just shattered two lightning whips, watched as someone took away the treasure that he wanted.
Roaring angrily, he quickly rushed over. When the freshly seriously injured snake saw someone charging at it, it swept its huge tail through the air. It carried five hundred tons of force, intent on smashing Huang Qianren into a paste.
Scram! Huang Qianren yelled, feeling extremely anxious.
He removed his gloves, then pushed his palm, which was smoldering with ck smoke, forward and pressed it on the tail.
Chi! Chi!
The contact quickly corroded the scales of the enormous snake, leaving arge, bloody hole. The intense pain caused the snake to pull its tail back and thrash around.
This lightning-quick battle onlysted for a few breaths. However, this scene would remain forever imprinted on the minds of the crowd, never to be forgotten.
Be it An Junxis backhand strike with the whip knocking the enormous snake back or Huang Qianren corroding arge, bloody hole with his palm, they both left deep impressions on everyone who felt astonished at the twos horrifying strength.
Xiao Chen had a contemtive look as he gazed in the direction that An Junxi took. He felt astounded as well.
This was Xiao Chens first time seeing such a horrifying lightning-attributed Quintessence within his generation. Furthermore, An Junxi could use it freely as he wished. The lightning-attribute Spiritual Energy in the air seemed like an extension of his body.
The Kunlun Realm was really full of geniuses. Just the Tianwu Domain alone had so many outstanding talents. Xiao Chen wondered what the other Domains were like.
There is always a higher pavilion and a taller mountain.
[Note: There is always a higher pavilion and a taller mountain: This means there is always someone stronger.]
After being severely injured repeatedly, the ck Horned Venomous Snake was no longer much of a threat. The remaining cultivators quickly surrounded it and beat it up, killing it with their numbers.
Then these cultivators stripped all the valuable materials of the enormous snake at an even faster speed.
Lets go. It is time we went in.
After everyone else had left, Shui Lingling called out to the group and led the five to the entrance. After a while, a vast marsnd appeared before them.
A ck miasma drifted in the air, ever present. Stagnant water and litter covered the ground. asionally, there would be tnd. There were evenrge pools of water around.
When looking into the distance, they could asionally see venomous pythons peeking out of the swamp.
Shui Lingling took out five jade bottles and handed them out. She said, These are Rank 8 antivenom pills. ce one pill in your mouth. When the poison in your body umtes to a certain level, the effects are extremely frightening.
Then, Shui Lingling took out a fruit with an overwhelming fragrance. She exined, This ce has many strange fruits, but many of them contain poison. Do not consume them carelessly. The Earth Essence Fruit that you are seeking looks like this. Do not eat the wrong fruit.
The group all took the fruit and carefully inspected it. Then, they returned the Earth Essence Fruit to Shui Lingling.
In that case, we will split up for now. All of you will go and seek your own Earth Essence Fruits. How many you obtain will depend on your own ability. If there is any danger, remember to activate the siren of our sect, and I will rush over immediately.
Shui Lingling gave some other instructions, telling her five junior disciples about the things they needed to take note off. Then, she sent them on their way.
After all, they were seeking fortuitous encounters; they could not let Shui Lingling keep leading them. That way, there would be no purpose to this experiential training.
Xiao Chen was thest to leave. However, as he was about to go, Shui Lingling stopped him. Then, she tossed over a spatial ring and told him, This has Old Man Gu Mus treasures. They are for you.
Seeing Xiao Chens stunned expression, Shui Lingling smiled and said, Take it. You withstood a palm strike from him; I cannot let you do that for nothing. Furthermore, his corpse is even more valuable than this spatial ring.
At that time, Xiao Chen had not thought this far. He had only wanted to test the defense of his physical body, not expecting to receive a reward like this.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly and thanked Shui Lingling; then, he took his leave.
Ao Jiao, who was caring for the Netherworld Flower in the Immortal Spirit Ring, said yfully, Trashy Master, this First Senior Sister seems to be pretty nice to you.
Chapter 703 - Golden Essence Fruit
Chapter 703: Golden Essence Fruit
Taken aback, Xiao Chen said, Stop speaking such nonsense. Is the Netherworld Flower mature yet or not?
Xiao Chen had seen too many ruthless people; he felt that he did not have enough trump cards. He would feel more secure only if he could improve the power of his Taiji Yinyang me Diagram.
Ao Jiao nimbly moved her fingers, shing hand seals in the rain of light. She said in frustration, Why are you in such a rush? If you keep prodding me, Ill trample on this broken flower.
Naturally, Xiao Chen did not believe that Ao Jiao would do that. He smiled and said, Very well, Ill stop rushing you. Just tell me how much more time it needs.
At most, another three days.
Ka ca!
A saber light shed and blood sshed out. With some effort, Xiao Chen killed a venomous python more than two hundred meters long.
After extracting the Demonic Core, he did not bother to collect anything else from the venomous snakes corpse. Venomous pythons no older than two hundred years old were not worth very much.
Xiao Chen circted his Vital Qi and casually kicked aside the venomous pythons corpse. Then, a red fruit appeared before him.
He bent over and gently picked the fruit. A careful check revealed that the fruit had golden spots on it, so he could not help his disappointment.
This fruit was called a Golden Essence Fruit, which unfortunately was a type of poisonous fruit. However, it was still worth quite a lot to cultivators practicing the poison arts or people who refined poisons.
An ordinary Golden Essence Fruit could sell for thirty thousand Superior Grade Spirit Stones. However, aside from this, Xiao Chen had no use for it.
The Golden Essence Fruit and the Earth Essence Fruit looked almost identical; they were very difficult to differentiate from each other. So every one of these fruits had to be personally inspected unless it was an Earth Essence Fruit of advanced age. The overflowing Spiritual Energy would render the need for inspection moot.
After leaving Shui Lingling, the ten fruits that Xiao Chen found using his Spiritual Sense were all Golden Essence Fruits. His luck was pretty bad.
There is another simr fruit about five kilometers to the north. I hope that it is not another Golden Essence Fruit.
With Xiao Chens Spiritual Sense, he was more efficient at searching for fruits than cultivators who relied on their perception.
Logically, if his luck was not bad, his harvest should surpass that of others.
Xiao Chen pushed off the murky waters and moved like a windborne leaf, drifting towards the front. The pitfall-filled marsh did not affect him at all.
After the time to brew a pot of tea, he arrived at his destination. However, the situation this time was slightly challenging. There were two ck Horned Venomous Snakes that were almost two hundred and fifty meters long.
It looks like there is a good chance here.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly and did not retreat as a result of the difficulty. Instead, it inmed his fighting spirit.
Chi! Chi!
The two ck Horned Venomous Snakes had already seen Xiao Chen from a distance. Their bodies slithered along the surface of the marsh as they quickly swam towards him, looking like they were flying.
When the two ck Horned Venomous Snakes arrived within five hundred meters of Xiao Chen, they opened their jaws and spat out two dense clouds of poison gas towards him.
Trifling tricks! Xiao Chen circted his Vital Qi, and his blood surged. Then, he clenched his fists and poured the energy into them. When the time came, he exploded out.
Bang! Bang!
Two strong gusts of wind appeared in the air and blew away the poison gas, thinning it to the point where it was not a threat at all.
The poison gas dispersed, but the two ck Horned Venomous Snakes charged over. As they rose into the air, they tossed uprge clumps of mud. Then, two huge tails swept towards Xiao Chen together.
The tails contained a puissant force. Everywhere they passed, the air buzzed, setting space atremble.
Xiao Chen remained very calm as he summoned his Lunar Shadow Saber to his left hand. Then, he slowly circted his Quintessence for Dragon Subduing shs second moveSoaring Dragon.
He did not move, carefully observing and simting the movements of the two huge tails, predicting their future actions and other possible angles of attack.
A strong wind blew, making Xiao Chens clothes and hair flutter. In the next moment, the two huge tails were already right before him.
The dragon hides in the depths; the gentleman ns before acting. It is just not taking action for now. When it moves, the clouds of the nine heavens will scatter as it rushes up to the sky in one breath!
A dragon roared endlessly, sounding majestic and mighty. Xiao Chens blood surged.
Dragon-shaped energy rose up from his dantian and exited through the Tianmen Acupoint on his head. Then, it enveloped his entire body.
His vision sharpened. The two snake tails flying over appeared slow to his eyes. He could now clearly see all the tiny particles floating in the air.
Xiao Chens senses improved to the point where he could feel the breath and pulse of heaven and earth. With one saber strike, he could merge with heaven and earth, easily shattering the two two-hundred-and-fifty-meter-long venomous snakes.
However, such a fantastic feeling onlysted for a negligible instant. Xiao Chen simply could not capture that moment. By the time he recovered his wits, it was gone.
I failed again.
Xiao Chen shook his head slightly and continued circting his Quintessence. Then, he took one step forward and turned into a True Dragon. When he stepped out, a long crack appeared on the mucky ground of the marsh.
Bang!
Murky water and mud shot up from the crack, forming a sputtering screen. This screen was incredibly sharp. The instant it shot up into the sky, it chopped off the two tails, sending blood spurting out.
A resplendent purple saber light red, and Xiao Chen soared into the air like he was a True Dragon, zooming into the sky in one breath. A dragon image flickered on his saber and merged with it.
The saber light chopped down, splitting the two ck Horned Venomous Snakes in half to thrash heavily on the ground.
When seen from a distance, all this looked like a True Dragon, previously in hibernation, soared into the sky and rushed through the clouds.
Xiao Chen sheathed his saber and looked at the two ck Horned Venomous Snake corpses on the ground. Then he entered deep thought. The might of Soaring Dragon is indeed formidable.
However, I always fail to catch hold of that fantastic feeling. Nevertheless, I managed to bring out twenty percent of Soaring Dragons might earlier.
I should just take my time. Perhaps during experiential training of life and death, I will seed in truly catching hold of that feeling. Lets take a look at that strange fruit first.
Xiao Chen slowly drifted down with some anticipation. Then, hended behind the strange fruit that had overwhelming Spiritual Energy.
Strange, I distinctly felt the energy fluctuations of a Heaven Ranked Martial Technique earlier. Why did it suddenly disappear?
Two figures came flying over from a distance. They quickly looked around, looking for traces of people.
For one to use a Heaven Ranked Martial Technique, there must have been an intense battle. This was the best opportunity to take advantage of the situation. These people usually did such things. So when they felt the fluctuations, they immediately rushed over.
These two people wore elegant embroidered clothes. One was tall and the other was short. Their clothes had a goshawk embroidered on their chest, the n emblem of the Tianwu Domains Ximen n.
The tall youth looked around and discovered Xiao Chen. They quickly rushed over and asked sternly, Brat, what happened here? Tell us everything now.
Xiao Chen was just a Medial Grade Martial Monarch. These two did not think that he was the one who executed the Heaven Ranked Martial Technique. Because their advantage of cultivation, their tones were impolite and arrogant.
The Ximen n was one of the Tianwu Domains four great ns. They had a Martial Emperor ruling over them. These two had good talents for cultivation as well. So they did have the capital to be arrogant.
Xiao Chen was currently bending over to pick the fruit. He ignored the question from the two behind him and continued what he was doing.
After plucking the fruit, he inspected it. Then, he revealed a smile of joy. After ten failures, he finally obtained an Earth Essence Fruit.
Furthermore, this Earth Essence Fruit had reached a certain age, a hundred years old. Given Xiao Chens cultivation, consuming it would increase his cultivation by ten percent, saving him a lot of time.
Hey, I asked you a question. Are you mute?
When the short youth saw Xiao Chen ignoring them, he immediately got angry. Unexpectedly, a Medial Grade Martial Monarch dared to put on airs with them.
Xiao Chen unhurriedly ced the Earth Essence Fruit into his Universe Ring. Then, he turned around and said, Everything is normal; nothing major happened.
The tall youth stood slightly to the side. From his angle, he had seen the silhouette of the Earth Essence Fruit. His eyes immediately lit up, and he said excitedly, Earth Essence Fruit! What did you just put away? Show it to us.
When the short youth heard the words Earth Essence Fruit, a greedy look immediately shed in his eyes. He could not help taking a step forward and saying, What is that? Take it out for us brothers to see. We will buy all strange fruits at a high price.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly and waved his hand. Then, the Earth Essence Fruit appeared on his palm. It emitted an enticing Spiritual Energy, and the turbid air became much fresher.
A one-hundred-year-old Earth Essence Fruit!
Overt looks of greed appeared in the faces of the two Ximen n cultivators. They wished they could immediately snatch it from Xiao Chen.
Sou! Sou! Sou!
Figures shed in the air, all looking around, doing the same thing as the two Ximen n cultivators had.
These were cultivators who had felt the fluctuations of a Heaven Ranked Martial Technique nearby. So they quickly flew over. However, they were slower than the two Ximen n cultivators.
Soon, someone noticed Xiao Chens situation. However, no one felt surprised; they only gave himpassionate looks.
The Ximen n cultivators had nearly the same attitude as Ximen Baoarrogant, despotic, and regardless of others. Since they saw the Earth Essence Fruit, Xiao Chen could only be counted as unlucky.
He he, a one-hundred-year-old Earth Essence Fruit. That is a good thing. Unexpectedly, a Medial Grade Martial Monarch managed to obtain it.
So what? He still ran into Ximen Yuan and Ximen Jian. He only ended up giving himself trouble.
Strange, how did this brat find the Earth Essence Fruit? The venomous pythons guarding the Earth Essence Fruits are not that easy to deal with.
Most likely, a peak expert passed by and casually executed a Heaven Ranked Martial Technique, killing the venomous python. Then, he managed to benefit from it.
Since they did not find the intense battle that they expected, the cultivators who arrived felt disappointed. However, there was something interesting to watch, a nice change from the tedium of hunting for treasures.
The crowd watched avidly, anticipating the expression of this white-robed cultivator when he gave away his Earth Essence Fruit.
The short youth, Ximen Jian, suppressed the greed in his eyes and took a step forward. He said extremely solemnly, Brat, you got lucky running into us. This is a strange fruit with poison. It is not worth anything.
However, I cultivate the poison arts and happen to require it. I will buy it for a hundred thousand Superior Grade Spirit Stones.
Xiao Chen calmly looked at Ximen Jian and asked indifferently, Do you think I believe what you said?
Ximen Jian did not care. He smiled sinisterly. Sometimes, it is better to be more stupid. If you are too smart, you will only bring pain down on yourself for nothing.
Bang!
A loud report rang out. The moment Ximen Jian finished speaking, Xiao Chen, who had been storing power for a long time, soared into the air with an Azure Dragon image underneath him.
Chapter 704 - What Does the Ximen Clan Count For
Chapter 704: What Does the Ximen n Count For
The acupoints at Xiao Chens feet opened, and he moved in a sh. In the time it took for a spark to fly, he sent out a side kick.
The strong winds were as sharp as des, and thunder roared ferociously. The winds cried out, and his kicknded on Ximen Jians face.
Ximen Jian flew back with a loud bang. An immense force exploded forth from Xiao Chens foot, cracking Ximen Jians lower jaw, and he spat out broken teeth and blood.
Xiao Chen remained in motion. As he stood on the Azure Dragon image, the acupoints on his left foot opened.
Great force spewing out from the acupoints, Xiao Chen moved in a sh, arriving at Ximen Jians side in an instant. He was so fast that others could not even see his afterimages.
Then Xiao Chen sent out another kick, nting his foot on Ximen Jians chest and stomping on him relentlessly.
Nine hundred tons of force poured out, breaking several of Ximen Jians ribs. His internal organs ruptured under the impact.
This blow felt so painful that Ximen Jian screamed. Xiao Chens attacks had pushed him into the marsh, resulting in him choking on in several mouthfuls of marsh water.
From the time Xiao Chen attacked up to now, merely two blinks of time had passed. The early-stage Superior Grade Martial Monarch Ximen Jian had not even managed to see what Xiao Chen did.
When Ximen Jian decided to attack, he had not expected his opponent to forestall him by seizing the initiative.
Ximen Jian had not expected Xiao Chen to ignore defense and get so close to him.
As for Xiao Chen, since he had attacked first, if he failed to take down Ximen Jian, he would never be able to forgive himself.
The cultivators that rushed over to watch all felt dizzy; they were so shocked that they thought something was wrong with their eyes.
On the other side, the expression of the tall youth, Ximen Yuan, turned grave. He looked at Xiao Chen, trembling as he eximed, A body temperer! You are actually a cultivator who tempers his body!
The strength of a body temperer was notmensurate with cultivation. With Xiao Chens cultivation as a Medial Grade Martial Monarch and nine hundred tons of physical force, he could easily defeat an early-stage Superior Grade Martial Monarch like he was drinking water.
A simple cross-grade challenge did not hold any difficulty for him.
These two people were really reckless, trying to use the Ximen ns name to suppress Xiao Chen. They had truly kicked an iron board.
[Note: Kicked an iron board: This means doing something that turns out to sabotage ones self.]
Just you wait. After injuring the Ximen ns people, no one will be able to save you.
The tall youth looked at Xiao Chen in horror. Then, without saying anything else, he immediately fled. His flight clearly demonstrated the Ximen ns style of bullying the weak and fearing the strong.
Xiao Chen looked in the direction where that person headed and contemted for a moment. In the end, he did not give chase.
There was no point in pursuit. With so many people watching, Xiao Chen could not kill them all to silence them. As for Ximen Yuans threat, he actually did not care.
The Ximen n might have deep resources and strength, but the Supreme Sky Sect backing Xiao Chen was not weak, either. Hence, the older generations would not dare to do anything to him.
Xiao Chens only concern was Ximen Bao. This persons strength was on the same level as Feng Xingshengs, his cultivation only a step away from half-Sage.
If Xiao Chen faced Ximen Bao now, his chances of victory would not exceed fifty percent even if he used all his trump cards.
I wont worry about him for now. My only goal at present is to find more Earth Essence Fruits. At the very least, I need to advance to peak Medial Grade Martial Monarch.
With his Spiritual Sense, Xiao Chen immediately found another Earth Essence Fruit.
After ncing at Ximen Jian, who had just stood up, Xiao Chen casually kicked out and sent him flying before ignoring him.
Who is this person? He actually dares to humiliate the Ximen ns people.
I do not know him nor have I ever heard of him. With such a strong physical body and a cultivation at Medial Grade Martial Monarch, he would have already be famous long ago.
No matter how strong he is, when Ximen Bao learns about this, he wont have a good end.
Indeed. If it was not for us fearing Ximen Bao, who would even care about these Ximen n cultivators, letting them do as they please?
Xiao Chen had dealt with Ximen Jian summarily and then kicked him away like he was trash.
It looked like Xiao Chen did not give a hoot about the Ximen n at all. Such a scene shocked everyone. They did not know where Xiao Chen came from.
On the other side, the tall youth, Ximen Yuan, feared that Xiao Chen would pursue him. So he dashed wildly for five kilometers before he released his bated breath and rang the Ximen ns siren.
Soon, the Ximen ns team quickly rushed over. Within ten minutes, they had all gathered.
A total of eight people arrived, all of them with vast auras. All of them were Superior Grade Martial Monarchs. One of them was a square-faced cultivator. He was thirty years old and was the strongest, ate-stage Superior Grade Martial Monarch, about the same level as the Supreme Sky Sects Hu Hai.
This person was called Ximen Ye, a cousin to Ximen Bao. He had a very high position in the team. He looked at Ximen Yuan and frowned, Whats wrong? Werent you together with Ximen Jian? Where is he?
Ximen Yuan was uncertain in his heart. After all, he had been frightened off and had not even cared about Ximen Jians fate, so he could not say much in reply.
Ximen Yes expression turned somewhat livid as he demanded in a stern voice, Speak!
Ximen Ye had shouted in a cold voice containing some might. Ximen Yuan immediately trembled and blurted out everything in detail.
You trash!
After Ximen Ye heard everything, he immediately scolded Ximen Yuan angrily. I told all of you long ago that it is not a problem to snatch treasures away from others, but you cannot underestimate anyone in this Savage Battlefield.
With your cultivations, as long as you were careful, even if you could not defeat that brat, it should still have been quite simple to leave safely.
Ximen Yuan did not dare to rebut. He whispered, What should we do now?
Ximen Ye thought for a while and then replied, Dont make a move for now. Cousin is currently tempering his Martial Technique in Death Marsh. I do not have the confidence to deal with this guy alone. After you find him, just follow him from afar.
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Great, I found another Earth Essence Fruit!
After Xiao Chen inspected a strange fruit, he revealed an expression of joy. Two venomous pythonsy at his feet, bleeding into the marsh.
After finding the first Earth Essence Fruit, Xiao Chens luck changed for the better. The next few tries resulted in Earth Essence Fruits. He ended up with a Golden Essence Fruit only once.
Soon, Xiao Chen found a pattern. The fruits guarded by two or more venomous pythons were more likely to be Earth Essence Fruits.
Using this rule and his strong Spiritual Sense, Xiao Chen gained a bountiful harvest, obtaining twenty Earth Essence Fruits.
However, due to his earlier lesson, Xiao Chen no longer dared to practice his Heaven Ranked Martial Technique casually. If he attracted a group of cultivators over, it would be too problematic.
The unfortunate thing was that the twenty Earth Essence Fruits were all about a hundred years old. They could only barely push Xiao Chens cultivation to peakte-stage Medial Grade Martial Monarch.
After consuming the Quintessence Gathering Pill, Xiao Chen would require more, so he had to find Earth Essence Fruits over a hundred years old. He even needed two-hundred-year-old or three-hundred-year-old Earth Essence Fruits. Only then he would be able to truly push his cultivation to peakte-stage Medial Grade Martial Monarch.
After putting away the Earth Essence Fruit in his hands, Xiao Chen looked into the distant horizon. He said, Looks like I will have to go into the depths of Python Swamp. The periphery may be safer, but the rewards are too small.
The air in the depths of Python Swamp was more turbid. The shroud of poisonous gas there was denser than in the periphery.
In that ce, the cultivators looking for Earth Essence Fruits would be stronger, more or less around Hu Hais level.
Although the number of venomous pythons would be much fewer, every one of them would be at least three hundred meters long. Aside fromcking a ck horn, they would be quite simr to the one that initially blocked the entrance.
Xiao Chen looked around and discovered a few loose cultivators around as well. The moment he arrived here, he had felt the weight of a few malicious gazes.
Where did this brate from? How dare he just go anywhere he wants?
The loose cultivator nearest to Xiao Chen had just killed a three-hundred-meter-long venomous python. In the end, he obtained only a poisonous fruit, putting him in a bad mood.
When this loose cultivator saw Xiao Chen, he wanted to vent his frustration. So, without saying anything more, he immediately charged at him.
Xiao Chen did not panic. Loose cultivators had always done as they wished. They were strange and cruel. Without having overwhelming strength, it would not be possible to deter them.
This situation was convenient for Xiao Chen. He could kill a chicken to scare the monkeys, saving him a lot of future trouble.
[Note: Kill a chicken to scare the monkeys: As was exined before, it means to use someone as an example to warn others.]
Xiao Chen drew his Lunar Shadow Saber and unleashed a perfect sixty-percentprehended saber intent along with his immortal state of thunder. Then, he executed Burning to Destion.
Qiang! Qiang!
The weapons shed, sending sparks flying. An intense shock wave spread in every direction. The loose cultivator who charged at Xiao Chen had not expected Xiao Chen to be so formidable.
Although Xiao Chen did not have vast Quintessence, it was very pure. Furthermore, he had set his saber intent at sixty percentprehension. His state of thunder had also reached the limit and contained the immortal attribute.
Adding everything together and applying them to the originally tyrannical Burning to Destion sent the middle-stage Superior Grade Martial Monarch loose cultivator flying back with blood leaking from his lips.
After the loose cultivatornded, he looked at Xiao Chen in horror. Then, he turned around and fled. However, Xiao Chen did not let him do as he wished. The Azure Dragon image under Xiao Chen soared and quickly bit him.
Such a scene immediately gave the loose cultivators around paying attention a big scare. Unexpectedly, Xiao Chen could force back a Superior Grade Martial Monarch in one move.
This fellow should be a genius cultivator. It would be best not to cross him.
These loose cultivators withdrew their gazes and stopped paying attention to Xiao Chen. As for that loose cultivators fate, it was none of their business.
The Azure Dragon image bared fangs and ws as it moved up and down, bearing Xiao Chen on a tight chase. The ck-robed loose cultivator in front felt very bitter.
Originally, that loose cultivator had nned to casually kill someone to vent his frustration. A Medial Grade Martial Monarch should have been an easy target. In the end, he kicked an iron board.
Azure Dragon Tail Whip!
The dragon looked up and tossed Xiao Chen in a long arc. A strong wind blew, and everywhere it passed, the murky water and mud in the swamp shot up, forming water screens.
The ck-robed loose cultivator cursed angrily and circted his Quintessence. Then, he shattered all the murky water and muding his way and charged at Xiao Chen again.
Brat, dont push things too far. If the fish dies trying to break the, it will not benefit you, either.
[Note: The fish dies trying to break the: This means a life-and-death struggle resulting in negative results for both sides, what might be called a Pyrrhic victory.]
The weapons shed and knocked the ck-robed loose cultivator back by a hundred meters. He red fiercely, and a baleful aura spread out.
Xiao Chen pointed his weapon at the loose cultivator and smiled coldly to himself. He said, Dont think so highly of yourself. Even if a fish like you dies, you will not be able to break the.
This person was only about as strong as Chen Xiao and the othersweaker than Hu Hai.
Xiao Chen brought out only a sixty-percentprehended saber intent. With the immortal state of thunder, he could firmly suppress his opponent already. He had not even used his Great Perfection saber intent and peak state of massacre.
I will make you pay for this!
Seeing that Xiao Chen was intent on killing him, the ck-robed loose cultivator threw caution to the wind and circted all his Quintessence. A boundless baleful aura gave rise to a sea of blood floating around him.
Profound Ice Ghost Chop!
The ck-robed loose cultivator roared ferociously and turned the sea of blood around him into ice. Then, he formed a sword light made of frozen blood and chopped at Xiao Chen.
Chapter 705 - Unparalleled
Chapter 705: Unparalleled
After the blood froze, all the baleful aura infused into the sword Qi without any of it leaking. When that sword chopped down, the poisonous gas floating in the air turned into a white mist and scattered.
The scarlet sword light looked dazzling in the white mist, giving off an eerie feeling.
Indeed, as a loose cultivator, this middle-stage Superior Grade Martial Monarch had his own trump cards. This person was rather capable, taking an alternative approach and managing to raise the might of this attack from that of an Earth Ranked Martial Technique to the level of a Heaven Ranked Martial Technique.
However, this attack was ultimately an Earth Ranked Martial Technique. Compared to a true Heaven Ranked Martial Technique, it was still inferior.
Hidden Dragon in the Depths, Soaring Dragon!
Bang! An intense explosion rang out, and the murky water split open to reveal a pitch-ck crack. Xiao Chen turned into a True Dragon and merged with his saber, looking like a True Dragon taking to the skies.
Auspicious-looking clouds appeared in the sky, and a boundless aura erupted out. Xiao Chen felt his body fill with the power of a True Dragon, and he naturally soared.
The True Dragon roared, and the scarlet sword light of the ck-robed loose cultivator suddenly shattered, turning into spots of scarlet light and scattering. Ka ca!
Bang! Bang! Bang! The scarlet lightsnded on the swamp and sted out deep pits. Murky water and mud shot up into the air.
Die!
The aura of the True Dragon had not ended yet. When Xiao Chen chopped with his saber, he was like a True Dragon swinging its w in rage. The strike was unparalleled and unblockable.
The ck-robed loose cultivators Quintessence shield broke, and blood flew everywhere as he got chopped in half.
Xiao Chen sheathed his saber and stood upright. Then, he checked his Quintessence and found that only slightly more than a third remained.
Soaring Dragonindeed, it is flying up to the skies in one breath, unparalleled. However, it requires too much Quintessence as well. Furthermore, this is not thepleted Soaring Dragon, which will probably draw even more Quintessence in the future.
Xiao Chen did not feel that excited about killing the ck-robed loose cultivator. He merely analyzed the ws of Soaring Dragon calmly.
After seeing people like Shui Lingling, the Passionate Young Master, and An Junxi, no matter how proud Xiao Chen was of himself, he would not reveal it.
He took the spatial ring of the ck-robed loose cultivator, then continued looking for Earth Essence Fruits.
The strange fruits were very rare in the depths of Python Swamp. At least four times scarcer than in the periphery. However, without exception, they all would be at least a hundred years old. It was not unusual to find two- or three-hundred-year-old ones, either.
I found it. There is a strange fruit about five kilometers ahead and a three-hundred-meter venomous python in front of it. I hope my luck is not too bad.
Xiao Chen withdrew his Spiritual Sense and quickly rushed over. In the time it took to brew a pot of tea, he found his target. If the other hard-working people found out about Xiao Chens efficiency, they would be angry enough to vomit blood.
Rumble!
The swamp in front bubbled actively, seething with piping-hot gas. When the bubbles burst, corrosive poison filled the air.
Feeling leery, Xiao Chen stopped. He stood to the side and saw a familiar-looking body lying prone.
Could it be him?
Xiao Chen had a vague suspicion in his heart. He sent out a palm wind to turn over the corpse, and the water sshed. Indeed, it was the infamous Huang Qianren.
Looking into the distance, Xiao Chen saw that the actual Death Marsh was right aheadthe ce were departed spirits formed when Emperors died.
The souls of the Emperors had already reached an incredible level. When their physical bodies died, their souls would not scatter that easily.
However, during the war of the Emperors, lost in the mists of time, countless Emperors fell. The moment their souls left their bodies, they were shattered into thousands of pieces.
After a long time and with the unique environment here, the shattered pieces of souls formed departed spirits that retained the Martial Techniques the Emperors once wielded.
However, these departed spirits had lost their intelligence, bing malicious spirits that only knew how to kill, cruel and violent.
An Junxi had already intended to enter Death Marsh to find an Emperor departed spirit to temper his Martial Technique. Huang Qianren had chased after him all the way and eventually died at his hands.
This person is really strong. Even someone like Huang Qianren died at his whims.
When Xiao Chen realized the gap between himself and An Junxi, he felt even more motivated, prompting him to speed up significantly.
After a while, he arrived at his destination. When he saw the three-hundred-meter python, he did not hesitate to charge over.
Many experts wandered this area, and many knew Heaven Ranked Martial Techniques. Xiao Chen did not need to hide his here. Furthermore, he could take advantage of this situation to familiarize himself with Soaring Dragon. Hence, he no longer had to hold back when fighting.
He exhausted a third of his Quintessence and paid a small price in the form of light injuries to kill this venomous python.
Xiao Chen waved his right hand, and before the fruit reached him, the Spiritual Energy was already assaulting his nose. He rejoiced and checked it. Indeed, it was the Earth Essence Fruit.
Furthermore, this Earth Essence Fruit was almost two hundred years old. It could save him half a year of cultivating.
After Xiao Chen put away the Earth Essence Fruit, he somewhat extravagantly took out a Spirit Gathering Pearl to quickly replenish his Quintessence. Then, he continued on his relentless treasure hunt.
Time slowly went by. Soon, Xiao Chen had already stayed in the depths of this Python Swamp for seven days, appearing in various ces there.
He had a bountiful harvest, obtaining twenty Earth Essence Fruits more than a hundred years old, five that were over two hundred years old, and one that was three hundred years old.
Furthermore, the name White Robed desman had gone around here, bing known as a ruthless person. Initially, when people saw that Xiao Chen was only a Medial Grade Martial Monarch, they had tried to give him trouble.
However, after he taught several people bloody lessons, no one dared to cause him trouble anymore. When they saw that white figure, they immediately went away.
This was how Xiao Chen had always been. He maintained his own principles in this cruel world. He would not try and snatch the treasures of others.
But if anyone tried to cause him trouble, he would not show them any mercy. He would chase them to the ends of the world, paying any price in order to kill them.
Thus, Xiao Chens reputation for ruthlessness spread.
On this particr day, Xiao Chen did as he usually did, searching for Earth Essence Fruits. As time went by, the Earth Essence Fruits became harder to find.
However, he was in no rush. He had already collected enough Earth Essence Fruits. He was merely collecting extras just in case or to sell for Spirit Stones.
About a kilometer in the sky behind Xiao Chen, a group of cultivators in the Ximen ns uniform was watching him from afar.
Compared to thest time, the group had an additional youth with sharp eyebrows. Aside from Ximen Ye, the rest maintained a certain distance from this person, acting very cautious around him.
Cousin, that is the person who defeated Ximen Jian. Ximen Ye pointed to Xiao Chen in the distance.
This new person was the arrogant Ximen Bao. His strength seemed unfathomable. He was ate-stage Superior Grade Martial Monarch who looked like he could break through to half-Sage at any time.
Ximen Bao had a flickering sharp look in his eyes that deterred others from making direct eye contact. He smiled and said, This is good timing. I havepleted my Heaven Ranked Martial Technique to seventy percent. I shall go and take a look, see if this person is as powerful as you guys say, see if he can block a few moves from me.
After killing a venomous python, Xiao Chen picked the strange fruit behind it. After checking the fruit, he found it to be a poisonous fruit. So he casually tossed it into his Universe Ring and prepared to continue on his way.
Suddenly, Xiao Chen detected some killing Qi. Using his Spiritual Sense, he tracked down the source of the killing Qi. Soon, a certain scene appeared in his mind.
He saw a sharp sword Qi glittering with a crystalline light flying through the sky, cutting through the turbid air.
Dang!
The sword Qi moved very fast, not giving Xiao Chen much time to think. He spun around and held his saber against his chest.
A crisp ng resounded, and the force contained in the sword Qi exploded out, pushing him back five hundred meters. A deep, fifty-meter-wide pit appeared where he previously stood.
The left hand holding the saber scabbard went numb. Xiao Chen looked up and discovered a group of people from the Ximen n descending from the sky.
Then, he noticed Ximen Bao, whose strength was much higher than the rest, within the crowd. So he raised his guard.
You are quite capable, to be able to withstand my sword Qi. Unexpectedly, you are not even lightly injured.
Ximen Baonded on the swamp and looked at Xiao Chen. He smiled coldly and said, However, that is still not enough to survive injuring someone from my Ximen n.
Pu ci!
Without any warning, Ximen Bao flicked his wrist, moving his sword from down to up, and sent out a curtain-like sword Qi at Xiao Chen.
The curtain-like sword Qi was as thin as cicadas wings and more than fifty meters tall. As it flew at Xiao Chen, it easily sliced the swamp in half, appearing to cut through the air as well.
The sword screen moved in a sh, arriving before Xiao Chen in the blink of an eye. It looked like it would cut him into two.
A saber light flickered as Xiao Chen instantly drew the Lunar Shadow Saber. He did not dare to be careless at all, so he unleashed his Great Perfection saber light without holding back.
Suddenly, Xiao Chens aura billowed up. His unparalleled, earth-shaking Quintessence surged and infused into his slender saber.
At the same time, his immortal state of thunder formed thunderclouds in the sky above. They flickered with boundless electric light, and thunder rumbled just like the snarl of an immortal thunder god.
Xiao Chen held his saber with both hands and blocked the sword Qi just as it arrived.
Bang!
The saber edge and the sword Qi shed, and a resplendent Quintessence shock wave erupted. The horrifying force surged out, sting four or five meters off the top of the marsh.
The sword Qis might did not diminish, continuing to push against the saber edge and pushing Xiao Chen back step by step.
Endless explosions came from both sides. The mud shot straight into the sky like tall streams of water.
Ximen Bao seemed somewhat astonished. His seemingly casual attack was not as simple as it looked.
He had not only used seventy percent of his strength but had also infused in his sixty-percentprehended sword intent. Apart from not including his state, he had exerted most of his power.
Despite all that, Ximen Bao had failed to injure Xiao Chen, only pushing him back.
Seeing that Xiao Chen was unscathed, Ximen Ye suggested, Should we attack together?
Ximen Bao smiled arrogantly and replied, There is no need. Just surround him, and dont let him run. If I cannot even deal with someone like him, my name shall not be Ximen Bao anymore.
Xiu!
The force behind the sword Qi did not stop as Ximen Bao soared up like an arrow. He moved very fast and arrived before Xiao Chen in the blink of an eye. He thrust his sword towards Xiao Chens eyes.
A sword light appeared, giving off a cold radiance. This attack made use of the time when Xiao Chen could not withdraw fast to attack his eyes. It was extremely insidious.
Xiao Chens eyes flickered with scarlet light, and the state of massacre merged into his saber. Then, he swung with both hands, and a scarlet light filled the air, shattering the sword Qi.
After that, he managed to pull back and swing his saber up, deflecting Ximen Baos insidious attack.
Using his momentum, Ximen Bao sent an attack at Xiao Chens midriff. He had keen reactions and rapid motions, which made it hard for anyone to make out his moves.
Swinging his saber, Xiao Chen could only continue blocking. The vast Quintessence in the sword benumbed his arms, and he retreated another ten meters.
Chapter 706 - Escape, Escape, Escape
Chapter 706: Escape, Escape, Escape
Ximen Bao followed very closely as his sword light danced around. He flicked it up and down, attacking rapidly.
Dang! Dang! Dang!
The two moved so fast that the others could only see two figures shing around and hear weapons nging continuously.
Quintessence surged, and shock waves swept through the ce, sting out the surrounding ground, piercing several venomous pythons hidden in the depths of the swamp and peppering them with thousands of holes. Blood flowed from the pythons continuously as they shrieked in misery.
Ximen Bao hadprehended the state of wind. His attacks were swift. The moment he executed his first move, his second move would follow closely,pletely controlling the rhythm of the battle.
However, speed was not the most important thing here. Xiao Chen could also attack equally fast. The problem was that his opponents Quintessence was too strong.
Even though Xiao Chen had the same attack speed, he could not gain any advantage due to the gap in cultivation. Every time he parried, Ximen Baos Quintessence would push him back.
If Xiao Chen did not have his Great Perfection saber intent to help offset the difference in Quintessence, the Lunar Shadow Saber would have gone flying long ago.
It is useless. You are not a match for me. Hand over the strange fruits in your hands as well as your saber, and I can spare you from death.
Now that everything was under control, Ximen Bao tried to attack Xiao Chen with his words. This was the rhythm he liked the most.
When Ximen Bao met a pretty good opponent that he could not oppress, it did not feel too nd due to them being too weak or too much of a headache for him to deal with because they were too strong.
Ximen Bao drew more pleasure from attacking with words. If Xiao Chen actually agreed to his offer, Ximen Bao would immediately break his promise and relish the splendid expression Xiao Chen would make before he died.
Xiao Chen remained silent and calm, not answering at all.
Including the Taiji Yinyang me Diagram and the Golden Savage Ox sculpture, he still had at least three ways to break out of this and escape.
The scope of this intense fight expanded. As the two fought, several venomous pythons fell victim to the chaos, unable to flee in time.
Cultivators around all noticed this battle and stood at a distance to watch.
Why is Ximen Bao here? His strength is only slightly lower than the seven giants. This Python Swamp should not hold much attraction for him.
Wait, hang on, his opponent seems to be the Ruthless White Robes. Unexpectedly, they are fighting each other.
During this period, Xiao Chen had be rather famous in the depths of Python Swamp. He was practically the tyrant of this region at this point; no one dared to seek trouble with him.
Seeing that Ximen Baos opponent was Xiao Chen, the onlookers immediately paid much more attention to this battle.
Surprisingly, the Ruthless White Robes is that strong. He is not at a disadvantage when fighting against Ximen Bao.
Everyone was somewhat astonished. An expert just slightly weaker than the seven giants was rare in the Tianwu Domain. Even if a survey included the hidden ns, there would not be more than twenty of such people.
Furthermore, every one of these people had be famous long ago. They were prominent and had not remained unknown. In the future, their aplishments would be significant.
Xiao Chen looked merely twenty-one or twenty-two. Could it be that at such a young age, he already had the strength to hold his own against Ximen Bao?
This was simply too astonishing. No one had ever heard of such a young expert who used the saber in the Tianwu Domain.
No, the difference in Quintessence is too great. If I continue like this, no matter how strong my physical body is, I wont be able to bear the umted injuries.
Xiao Chen decided to retreat, no longer intent on continuing the fight with this person. The acupoints at Xiao Chens soles opened, and an immense force burst forth from his feet.
His figure shed, and he instantly put a distance between himself and Ximen Bao. Two dragon roars came from his chest, and two Azure Dragon images appeared beside him.
Three Azure Dragon images interweaved as they carried Xiao Chen into the sky, rising more than two hundred meters in the blink of an eye.
This unexpected scene stunned Ximen Bao for a moment. Then, he shouted, Thinking of running? How can it be that easy?
If Ximen Bao let a nameless brat like Xiao Chen escape him in front of everyone, he would not be able to ept it.
He pointed his sword light at Xiao Chen, and the strong wind blowing in the surroundings suddenly ceased. Time seemed toe to a stop, and everything was still.
Strong Wind Like Sword!
Under Ximen Baos control, the calmed strong wind and the wind-attributed Spiritual Energy all around formed a sword.
Suddenly, a gigantic, solid-looking sword appeared. The moment it manifested, wind flowed around its de, and it gave off a radiance, appearing ten meters in front of Xiao Chen.
Strong Wind Like Sword, Sword Like Strong Wind. Suddenly, the sword shattered the three Azure Dragon images around Xiao Chen, reducing them to azure light that disappeared.
Pu ci! Pu ci!
Tiny sword winds tore through Xiao Chens clothes and broke his skin, covering him in wounds.
A seventy-percentprehended Heaven Ranked Martial Technique! However, it is still not sufficient to stop me.
Xiao Chen did not feel any fear in the face of the imminent danger. He hadprehended eighty percent of his Return of the Azure Dragon, ten percent more than his opponentsprehension.
A vast sea appeared behind Xiao Chen, and 9,999 pirs of water shot into the sky. An Azure Dragon leaped out of the water and merged with the saber, turning into a three-kilometer-long saber light.
Then, with the control of the Great Perfection saber intent, the dragon-shaped saber light quickly shrank, and he casually swung it, shing with the sword made from the strong wind.
Boom!
The seventy-percentprehended Heaven Ranked Martial Technique Strong Wind Like Sword shed with the eighty-percentprehended Heaven Ranked Martial Technique Return of the Azure Dragon. Chaotic energy immediately erupted as the boundless saber Qi and sword Qi tangled together and soared up. Dust flew up, reaching a height of one kilometer.
The horrifying shock wave rushed out, and a bottomless, ck hole appeared in the muddy swamp.
The remnant might of the Great Perfection Heaven Ranked Martial Technique lingered in the air. The buzzing of sword and saber resounded on the wind without end.
Xiao Chens Quintessence was no match for his opponents, but hisprehension of his Heaven Ranked Martial Technique surpassed his opponents, which resulted in a stalemate between the two moves.
Xiao Chen flew back like a fired cannonball. He used this opportunity to put some more distance between himself and Ximen Bao.
Brat, where are you trying to run to!
Two Ximen cultivators maintaining a perimeter guard leaped into the air and blocked Xiao Chens path. They quickly attacked, thinking to force him back.
Xiao Chens expression turned cold. He had not expected anyone to obstruct his path. He gripped his saber with his right hand and circted his remaining Quintessence, then directly executed Soaring Dragon.
He took a step forward in the air, and a surging force poured out from his soles. Space trembled violently like it was solid.
The two cultivators in front of Xiao Chen appeared frozen in space, their movements on pause.
Xiao Chen turned into a True Dragon and merged with his saber. Taking advantage of this opportunity, he swung his saber light. It looked like a True Dragon brandished its w and tore the air. Bolts of lightning shed through the sky.
Bang!
The aura of Soaring Dragon rushed to the sky. It immediately sted back the two Ximen n cultivators blocking Xiao Chens path and made them vomit blood.
Xiao Chen had utterly exhausted his Quintessence, so he sheathed his saber and quickly removed the strip of cloth on his forehead. A scarlet light flickered on his forehead, and the scarlet throne appeared. Then, carrying Xiao Chen, it turned into a beam of scarlet light.
When the shock wave on the ground of the swamp had dissipated, Ximen Bao looked up and saw only a beam of scarlet light in the horizon growing fainter. He could not even see Xiao Chens figure anymore.
He looked down and saw the two Ximen n cultivators copsed in the mud, severely injured and vomiting blood. Ximen Baos expression turned frighteningly grim. Unexpectedly, Xiao Chen managed to escape him unharmed. This was a total disgrace.
When the cultivators here saw Xiao Chen going far away, they were thoroughly taken aback. They had not expected this oue.
Earlier, they had already been shocked that Xiao Chen could hold his own against Ximen Bao. Now, he actually managed to escape so easily.
Ximen Baos rage was off the charts. He red furiously at the people around, frightening them and sending them fleeing, afraid that he would vent his anger on them.
Xiao Chen, who had flown far away, extended his Spiritual Sense to its limits. After verifying that no one chased after him, he heaved a sigh of relief on the throne.
He had already exhausted his Quintessence. If not for the scarlet throne, the consequences would be unimaginable.
Damn it! If my cultivation had advanced further, I would not need to fear him.
Xiao Chen clenched his right fist, his extreme dissatisfaction obvious in his eyes, as he sat on the throne.
The throne flew close to the ground, and after a long while, Xiao Chen stopped at a rtively safe ce. Then, he took out some Spirit Gathering Pearls to recover his Quintessence.
After using five Inferior Grade Spirit Gathering Pearls, Xiao Chen had fully recovered.
Then, he vomited a mouthful of blood as he sat on the throne floating in the midst of scarlet clouds. This was the consequence of the bruising from the great battle earlier. After vomiting the blood, he felt much better.
I have already obtained enough Earth Essence Fruits. However, there is no time to consume them. I should go and meet up with First Senior Sister and the others first.
In order to use the Earth Essence Fruit to raise his cultivation, Xiao Chen had to find an absolutely safe and quiet ce. He was currently in Python Swamp where a venomous python coulde out from the ground at any moment.
If he experienced any interruption while raising his cultivation, not only would the Earth Essence Fruit, which he worked so hard to gather, go to waste, but he would also receive a bacsh; his cultivation might even end up regressing.
The risk was too high. Xiao Chen was not willing to ept it. He returned his scarlet throne to his sea of consciousness and rewrapped the blue strip of cloth around his forehead, covering the scarlet throne mark.
After some time, Xiao Chen reached in the periphery of Python Swamp, where First Senior Sister and the rest had arranged to meet.
There was still no one here. The rest were probably still working hard to find Earth Essence Fruits. After all, they did not have the assistance of Spiritual Sense, making them horribly inefficient at searching for the fruits.
Since he had nothing to do, Xiao Chen tidied up all the Earth Essence Fruits he obtained.
He had gathered about forty fifty-year-old Earth Essence Fruits, twenty-five one-hundred-year-old ones, about ten two-hundred-year-old ones, and one three-hundred-year-old one.
Naturally, the most valuable was the three-hundred-year-old Earth Essence Fruit. Barring the unexpected, the Earth Essence Fruit had a lifespan of only five hundred years. A fruit three hundred years old was of superior quality.
That was the harvest Xiao Chen obtained after working very hard to kill a three-hundred-year-old venomous python. The value of this one fruit alone would surpass thebined value of all his other Earth Essence Fruits. It could save Xiao Chen two years of time.
After thinking for a while, Xiao Chen took out Gu Mus spatial ring. He had not had time to take a look at it yet ever since Shui Lingling gave it to him.
Although Gu Mu was a loose cultivator, a half-Sages treasures should give him some pleasant surprises.
Xiao Chen sent in his Spiritual Sense and could not help his disappointment.
There were only some several hundred thousand Superior Grade Spirit Stones scattered loosely in the spatial ring. Gu Mu was even poorer than him. However, Xiao Chen did manage to find a hundred Inferior Grade Spirit Gathering Pearls. As for Medial Grade Spirit Gathering Pearls, he did not see even one.
After he gave it some thought, Gu Mus poverty made sense. If a loose cultivator had not been active for twenty years, he would have already exhausted all the resources he had umted.
Otherwise, Gu Mu would not have had to resort to gathering Medial Grade Blood Crystals to exchange for Spirit Stones. After all, other half-Sages like Shui Lingling and Murong Lingfeng did not even care a whit about Medial Grade Blood Crystals.
Chapter 707 - Withered Wood Gains New Life
Chapter 707: Withered Wood Gains New Life
There were also various pills inside Gu Mus spatial ring that Xiao Chen could not be bothered to go through. However, a secret manual attracted his attention.
When Xiao Chen took it out, he saw the words Withered Wood Gains New Life clearly written on the cover.
Xiao Chens eyes lit up. Unexpectedly, it was the heaven-defying Martial Technique that Gu Mu used.
At that time, after Gu Mu used this Martial Technique, his cultivation increased by twenty percent, immediately allowing him to push back Shui Lingling. Xiao Chen remembered this scene very distinctly.
He quickly flipped open the book to see if he could learn it. He discovered that it did not require anything special. He did not even have to cultivate wood-attributed Quintessence.
However, the side effects were somewhat scary. If one could not obtain a Spirit Herb more than five thousand years old to replenish ones Qi and blood, it would draw from ones life force instead. Furthermore, after executing it, it would leave one weakened for some time.
Instantaneously raising ones cultivation by twenty percent. Although the side effects are scary, it is eptable as a means to preserve my life.
Xiao Chen memorized the contents of the secret manual. Then, he stood where he was, beginning hisprehension of it.
He only stopped meditating on it when Hu Hai and the three true inheritors returned. Then, he chatted leisurely with them.
The other four had fairly excited expressions on their faces; they probably had a good harvest.
Seeing that Xiao Chen had returned rather early, Wang Cheng purposely poked fun at him, saying, Junior Brother Xiao Chen, I noticed that you returned here earlier than we did. You are probably not satisfied with your harvest.
Xiao Chen did not wish to say too much to this person. He only replied politely, Its still alright.
Wang Cheng took Xiao Chens response as an attempt to avoid embarrassment. Heughed loudly and said, On this trip, I found a total of ten fifty-year-old Earth Essence Fruits, three one-hundred-year-old Earth Essence Fruits, and even fortunately obtained one two-hundred-year-old Earth Essence Fruit.
Two-hundred-year-old Earth Essence Fruit?
Strange looks shed in the other three true inheritors eyes. Clearly, they felt astonished. Hu Hai said, A two-hundred-year-old Earth Essence Fruit is very hard to find. It can save one half a year of cultivation time. It is a great harvest. Congrattions, Junior Brother Wang.
Seeking another kind of strange fruit, Hu Hai had not entered the depths of Python Swamp, so he had not obtained any two-hundred-year-old Earth Essence Fruit.
Jun Si and Chen Xiao had only lingered in the periphery. They were not as fortunate and could only reveal envious expressions.
Wang Cheng felt somewhat pleased. He spoke at length about how hard he worked and how fortunate he was, telling the rest the entire process of how he obtained the Earth Essence Fruit in detail.
After Wang Cheng finished, he looked at Xiao Chen and asked, Junior Brother Xiao, how is your harvest? Tell us about it. If it is not enough, I can give you some of mine.
Xiao Chen felt very helpless. There were some people who would not shut up if they were not punched in the face.
Back then, Wang Cheng had said a lot of things to prevent Xiao Chen from entering the Savage Battlefield. Now, he was trying to boast over some minor achievement. Xiao Chen really did not understand what he was thinking.
Xiao Chen replied calmly, Not many, just ten two-hundred-year-old Earth Essence Fruits. As for those one hundred years old and below, there should be about sixty or seventy.
Wang Chengs face froze. He immediately became upset andined, Junior Brother Xiao Chen, what kind of attitude is this? I am kindly offering to split some of my Earth Essence Fruits with you, and yet you are lying about your achievements.
Xiao Chen waved his left hand, and five two-hundred-year-old Earth Essence Fruits appeared. Then, he flourished his right, and another five two-hundred-year-old Earth Essence Fruits appeared.
Then, he looked at Wang Cheng and said calmly, See for yourself. Look at what these are. Do I still need you to split your Earth Essence Fruits with me?
The two-hundred-year-old Earth Essence Fruits had overwhelming Spiritual Energy. Their delightful fragrance was a full-on assault on everyones nosesespecially so with ten of them gathered together. It made everyone felt carefree and rxed as they stared at the fruits in fascination.
Wang Chengs face went nk with astonishment. He did not dare to believe his eyes. He pointed at Xiao Chen and trembled slightly as he said, How can this be? These are two-hundred-year-old Earth Essence Fruits. With your strength, how could you get so many?
Hu Hai and the other two were astonished as well. They were stupefied and could not get over their shock.
Two-hundred-year-old Earth Essence Fruits were worth cities. A person was already very lucky if they could obtain one.
Even if one went into the depths of Python Swamp, they might not find so many two-hundred-year-old Earth Essence Fruits, because that ce was toorge and the strength of just one person would be inadequate.
Searching would require time, and fighting would also require time. More importantly, there were hundreds, if not thousands, of people looking for Earth Essence Fruits as well; thepetition was intense.
How could Xiao Chen find so many two-hundred-year-old Earth Essence Fruits alone? Just the thought of it was incredible.
However, no matter what, the truth was before them. They were not looking at illusions.
Xiao Chen, the one with the lowest cultivation, had a better harvest than the four of them. This result was extremely frustrating.
Hu Hai smiled bitterly and said, They are indeed two-hundred-year-old Earth Essence Fruits. Junior Brother Xiao Chen, congrattions.
Jun Si and Chen Xiao recovered their wits and congratted Xiao Chen as well.
Only Wang Cheng remained red with embarrassment at the fact that Xiao Chen obtained ten two-hundred-year-old Earth Essence Fruits. He no longer had the pleased expression he had before.
Wang Cheng thought about how he had boasted so much when he only obtained one two-hundred-year-old Earth Essence Fruit. The worse thing was that he even said he would split some of his Earth Essence Fruits with Xiao Chen. He was simply pping himself by doing all this.
Seeing that Wang Cheng finally became quiet, Xiao Chen put away the Earth Essence Fruits, no longer caring about him, who seemed to have something wrong with his expression.
Xiu!
A purple, petite figure descended from the sky. Shui Lingling hade out of Death Marsh and rejoined the group.
At this moment, not many cultivators remained in Python Swamp. Most of the Earth Essence Fruits that could be found had been taken already. There was no point in lingering here.
Shui Lingling had probably gained a lot in Death Marsh. She revealed a smile on her soft and smooth face.
Hu Hai said somewhat impatiently, First Senior Sister, where are we going next?
Shui Lingling looked into the distance and said, We are going to the Dragon Burial Mound. This time, of the known forbiddennds, the one with the most value is the True Dragon cave there.
Xiao Chen looked in the direction of Death Marsh and asked, We are not going in there?
Shui Lingling shook her head and replied, There are no natural treasures in Death Marsh. The main purpose for going there would be tempering your Martial Technique. Furthermore, it is very hazardous.
It was clear that Hu Hai and the rest had heard about Death Marsh before. Their eyes did not reveal any regrets; Xiao Chen could tell that they did not feel that skipping it was a loss.
However, Xiao Chen wanted to give Death Marsh a try. He wanted to find an Emperor departed spirit who used the saber and fight it, so that he could improve his Saber Techniques further.
But he was in a group, so he had to follow what the group wanted. It would not be good for him to travel alone.
In the future, when I have the chance, I muste to Death Marsh.
Going in a group was much safer. However, it meant that one lost their freedom. They would be tied down and could not do whatever they wanted.
After onest nce at Death Marsh, Xiao Chen silently followed the team and walked forward.
Shui Lingling did not want to waste any time. As they traveled, she released her strong aura.
This aura evoked fear in the venomous pythons that felt it, making them flee as far as possible. The group could asionally see mud moving or bubbles, indicators of venomous pythons slithering away frantically in the marsh, afraid that Shui Lingling woulde and kill them.
Without any obstruction, the group moved at full speed, traveling swiftly. They managed to catch up to the groups that had set off earlier.
Just when they were nearing the edge of Python Swamp, Shui Lingling suddenly stopped and looked at another group that she had not wanted to meet. She frowned slightly, evincing her displeasure.
Along the way, Xiao Chen had been meditating on the mysteries of Withered Wood Gains New Life. Hence, he had not extended his Spiritual Sense that far to monitor his surroundings. So, he had no forewarning of the team in front.
When Xiao Chen looked up and saw the leader of the other group, his expression could not help but turn grave. Unexpectedly, he had run into the Extreme Yin Sects people here.
Bai Wuxue also seemed somewhat surprised at seeing Shui Lingling and her group. When he noticed Xiao Chen at the back, a murderous intent shed in his eyes.
First Senior Brother, thats the white-robed brat who challenged you? asked another true inheritor of the Extreme Yin Sect at the rear of that group.
With a smile that did not seem like a smile, Bai Wuxue replied, Hes the one. He said to wait at the Extreme Yin Sects dueling rings.
The person who initially spoke mocked, He really overestimates himself. To think that I thought it was some extraordinary person! It turns out that he was really just a Medial Grade Martial Monarch.
Indeed, he is mad. To think he believed himself worthy of being First Senior Brothers opponent! He thinks too highly of himself. I dont even need ten moves to defeat this fellow, another person added as he looked at Xiao Chen with disdain.
With Bai Wuxue and Shui Lingling here, it would be impossible for the two teams to end up fighting to the death. Xiao Chen withdrew his murderous intent, merelymitting to memory the appearances of the people who mocked him.
He remained silent, not saying a word. He had never favored trying to win a battle of words. Doing so just felt pointless.
Seeing that Xiao Chen remained quiet, the expression of that Extreme Yin Sect true inheritor became even more arrogant as he stepped forward.
That person demanded loudly, White-robed brat, are you that gutless? Do you not even dare to take ten moves from me? If so, what qualifications do you have to challenge our First Senior Brother?
Do you dare to step up today and take ten moves from me? Show me and the others from our Extremely Yin Sect what you are capable of.
Bai Wuxue smiled faintly and did not stop this person. He said indifferently, Shui Lingling, what you do think? If he does not step out, does that mean that just anyone from your Supreme Sky Sect can challenge me, Bai Wuxue?
Shui Lingling was put somewhat in a spot. The other party was a true inheritor of the Extreme Yin Sect. He was slightly stronger than Chen Xiao and the others, just slightly weaker than Hu Hai.
Xiao Chen was merely a Supreme Sky Sect inner sect disciple. Although he had excellent talent, he had not matured yet. During a fight, swords and sabers had no eyes. If he fell here, it would be too much of a pity.
However, the other side had pushed for it. Not agreeing would damage the Supreme Sky Sects reputation.
I agree.
A neither-haughty-nor-humble voice rang out in the quiet surroundings. Xiao Chen stepped out from the group with his white robes fluttering lightly in the wind.
Bai Wuxue raised his eyebrows slightly, immediately rejoicing in his heart. If he tried to kill Xiao Chen, Shui Lingling would no doubt stop him.
However, if another person fought Xiao Chen and ended up killing him, Shui Lingling would not be able to say anything.
Bai Wuxue projected his voice to this true inheritor and told him sinisterly, Shen Tu, dont show any mercy. Just kill him directly. After this matter is over, I will give you a two-hundred-year-old Earth Essence Fruit.
The ted Shen Tu quickly replied, First Senior Brother, I will definitely aplish this. I will surely take his life within ten moves.
Seeing the two people about to fight, a look of wild joy shed in Wang Chengs eyes. When Xiao Chen sent him flying with one strike back then, it had left him with a fixation in his heart.
Chapter 708 - Killed in One Move
Chapter 708: Killed in One Move
When Wang Cheng saw Xiao Chen growing stronger, he felt extremely dissatisfied, especially since his recent humiliation at Xiao Chens hands fanned the mes of his resentment.
It will be for the best if his opponent kills him. Then everything wille to an end, Wang Cheng cursed viciously.
Shui Lingling asked worriedly, Xiao Chen, have you thought this through carefully?
Xiao Chen did not turn his head as he replied calmly, Many thanks to First Senior Sister for the concern, but I know what Im doing.
Shen Tu held a sword in his hand as he walked forward withrge strides. He smiled and said, At least you are somewhat courageous. However, you are just a joke in the end. Today, I will show you that some things cannot be said. If you do, you will end up dying.
The others all stepped back, giving Xiao Chen and Shen Tu a lot of space for their battle.
The vast Vital Qi in Xiao Chens body burned, and his blood surged like a gushing river. The energies in his physical body, which was almost as strong as a Sage Body, moved silently. He became like a hibernating flood dragon, storing up power, waiting for the right moment to burst forth.
Shen Tu looked at Xiao Chen with a rxed expression. He had alreadyprehended his Heaven Ranked Martial Technique to fifty percent. Furthermore, he was an entire grade higher than Xiao Chen.
The Extreme Yin Sect had plenty of resources and many famous teachers. Shen Tu had climbed up to where he was step by step. So, he was not weak at all.
With such an enormous advantage, Shen Tu did not believe he could lose.
Ill y around with him first, then use my Heaven Ranked Martial Technique to finish him off at the tenth move. Ill trample on him right when he feels that there is hope.
Shen Tu did not want to defeat Xiao Chen instantly, so he decided to first toy with Xiao Chen slowly. Perhaps his First Senior Brother might decide to give him more benefits.
After observing Xiao Chens aura, Shen Tu could not see anything extraordinary about him, so he lost patience with taking things step by step and immediately charged over.
Shen Tus figure slowly grewrger in Xiao Chens vision, getting nearer.
Xiao Chen remained silent and motionless. He only continued to burn his Vital Qi, forming a hot stream of energy in his dantian.
This energy was the essence formed after the Vital Qi burned. The stream churned around nonstop as if it was struggling to get out.
Xiao Chen focused and not let it out. He merely continued burning his Vital Qi and storing up power.
His blood surged even more intensely in his body. His Qi and blood had flourished to their peaks. He was now like a high-temperature furnace about to explode.
One hundred meters, seventy meters, fifty meters
The distance between Shen Tu and Xiao Chen shortened quickly. When Shen Tu raised his sword, a gust blew, gently brushing aside Xiao Chens fringe and revealing his handsome countenance.
Shen Tu smiled cruelly as he imprinted Xiao Chens face deep in his mind. Then, he spun his sword around and arrived twenty meters before him.
This should be enough, Xiao Chen thought. Suddenly, an intimidating light appeared in his calm eyes.
The trace of a sovereigns bloodline in Xiao Chens blood instantly activated. An ancient sovereigns aura burst forth, vast and weighty like the mountains and seas.
Shen Tu, who had not been feeling any pressure, suddenly felt like there was a massive mountain crushing his shoulders. His expression changed, and his movements immediately slowed.
Burning the Heavens!
Xiao Chen took advantage of this moment to shout out. Then, the energy that he had been suppressing all this time turned into azure smoke that came out from his Tianmen Acupoint and rushed up to the sky to burnrge patches of white clouds.
The ancient sovereigns aura that suddenly appearedsted for only a second. Then Shen Tu managed to recover from it. However, this one second was sufficient to change the situation.
An azure-colored dragon w tore through the clouds and formed a fist. Then it plunged from the sky like a meteor.
This attack boggled Shen Tu, and he quickly braced his sword across his chest and used his Quintessence for defense. However, because he did not have much time, he did not even manage to gather fifty percent of his Quintessence.
As for Xiao Chen, after burning his Vital Qi and storing up power, he managed to bring out a hundred and twenty percent of his nine hundred tons of force.
When the two shed, Xiao Chen held the absolute advantage.
Bang!
There was a loud sound, and the sword in Shen Tus hand broke. The Dragon Fist continued onwards and struck his Quintessence shield. The force permeated; then his ribs fractured, and his internal organs ruptured.
Shen Tu went flying back and vomited arge mouthful of blood. The glow of his Quintessence shield dimmed and disappeared.
A murderous intent appeared in Xiao Chens eyes. An Azure Dragon image appeared below his feet and carried him through the air. Then, a vast sea manifested behind him, and 999 pirs of water shot up into the sky.
Dragon Subduing sh, Return of the Azure Dragon!
Xiao Chen did not show any emotion on his face. A dragon-shaped saber light in the midst of auspicious-looking clouds bore a surging Dragon Might as it swept across.
When Burning the Heavens struck Shen Tu, his aura plummeted, and he received severe injuries. He simply had no way to block this Heaven Ranked Martial Technique that followed close after.
All this happened in an instant, not even giving anyone a chance to try and rescue Shen Tu. Bai Wuxues expression changed drastically as he roared out, Stop!
Bai Wuxues voice was thunderous, evoking fear in the heart. Clearly, he was thoroughly enraged.
However, Xiao Chen ignored Bai Wuxue and continued chopping with his Return of the Azure Dragon. Blood sshed out, and Shen Tus head flew off. As Shen Tus head shot through the air, his eyes were opened wide. Even when he was dead, he could not believe it.
The other people were bbergasted; they had not expected such an oue.
Some things cannot be said. If you do, you will end up dying. These were Shen Tus words earlier. Indeed, someone had died. However, the person that died was Shen Tu himself and not Xiao Chen.
Someone that Shen Tu considered a joke killed him in two moves.
No matter how you humiliate me or scold me, saying all sorts of things with your sharp tongue, I have a saber in my hand. If I get mad, Ill just kill you. Then, how will you speak any more crap?
The disciples of the Extreme Yin Sect all paled. They could not believe that Xiao Chen had killed Shen Tu.
As Bai Wuxue watched the flying head, he was stunned for a moment. Then, rage filled him as he said coldly, How dare you kill a true inheritor of my Extreme Yin Sect?! You must be tired of living.
Great Icy Cold Palm!
In Bai Wuxues rage, he unleashed the full extent of his half-Sage strength without holding back. A giant palm made of ice-attributed Quintessence materialized in the air. The moment it formed, it appeared before Xiao Chen.
The ice palm carried a tremendous force that could shatter mountains and split the earth as it flew towards Xiao Chen.
Taiji Yinyang me Diagram!
Xiao Chens expression turned grave as two beams of lightsone purple and one whiteflew out of his eyes. They immediately chased each other around and formed an enchanting Taiji Diagram.
Yinyang, four divisions, and the eight trigrams appeared around the Taiji Yinyang me Diagram. Then, it gave off a golden light, emitting a boundless radiance.
When the horrifying ice palm struck the Taiji Yinyang me Diagram, it gave off a loud report. Space trembled, the heavens shook, and the earth rumbled.
Ka ca! Ka ca!
Cracks appeared on the golden Taiji Yinyang me Diagram. After a moment, it shattered and turned back into two beams of fiery light that returned to Xiao Chens eyes.
Xiao Chens sea of consciousness surged, and he felt a slight headache. However, he had managed to block Bai Wuxues full-power strike without suffering any harm.
Xiu!
When Bai Wuxue saw Xiao Chen block his strike, shock appeared in his eyes. He was about to continue attacking when he noticed an arrow flying at him like a meteor.
As the arrow tore through space, it left behind a long, ming tail. Bai Wuxue felt a dangerous aura, and he quickly moved aside, dodging this extremely fast arrow.
Bang!
The arrow exploded in the air. mes and shock waves surged out, spreading in all directions. The st knocked away the other Extreme Yin Sect disciples who failed to dodge in time.
Shui Lingling nocked another arrow and drew her purple bow to its fullest extent, aiming at Bai Wuxue.
Bai Wuxue, what are you trying to do? Swords and sabers have no eyes. Since it was a duel, it would be hard to avoid injury or even death. If Shen Tu defeated Xiao Chen, he probably would not have spared Xiao Chens life, either.
Hovering in the air with a cold and gloomy expression, Bai Wuxue looked at Shui Linglings bow with some fear.
He had lost a true inheritor with unlimited potential for no reason. As he watched Xiao Chennd on the ground, he hated that he could not kill Xiao Chen on the spot.
However, with Shui Lingling here, doing so would be impossible.
Bai Wuxue flung his sleeves heavily and gave Xiao Chen a speaking look. Then, he led the remaining Extreme Yin Sect disciples away with long strides.
Shui Lingling heaved a sigh of relief. Fortunately, Bai Wuxue had not charged head-on. Otherwise, both sides would have suffered heavily. That would not have ended well for anyone.
Junior Brother Xiao, are you alright? Shui Lingling asked after she slung her ancient purple bow on her back.
Xiao Chen shook his head and said, I am still fine. Im not too heavily injured.
Hu Hai asked out of curiosity, Might I ask, Junior Brother Xiao, what Martial Technique that me diagram you used at the end is? I have never heard of anything like that before.
The Taiji Yinyang me Diagram had perfectly merged Yin and Yang, two opposing attributes. The might that it unleashed allowed Xiao Chen, a Medial Grade Martial Monarch, to block the full-power strike of Bai Wuxue without suffering any injury. Anyone who saw it would definitely feel curious.
Xiao Chen nodded and said, That is something I created myself.
When the others heard this, a dubious look shed in their eyes. They did not feel that Xiao Chen was capable of creating such an exquisite Martial Technique. They only took it for an excuse.
However, all cultivators had their own secrets. Hu Hai was merely curious, so he did not intend to continue questioning Xiao Chen.
Wang Cheng looked at Shen Tus headless corpse lying on the ground; then, he looked at Xiao Chen again. Now, an indiscernible fear appeared in the depths of his eyes.
I really had not realized that this fellow is so decisive when attacking. He even killed an Extreme Yin Sect true inheritor on a whim.
I tried to stop him froming to the Savage Battlefield. If he bears a grudge and takes action, I will be in for a hard time.
Wang Cheng gave Xiao Chen a measuring look and then lowered his head. A strange,plicated light flickered in his eyes.
Bai Wuxues appearance was only a small distraction to the group. It did not cause much of a disturbance.
Under Shui Linglings lead, the group continued towards the Dragon Burial Mound, going through destends, deserts, and forests, experiencing all sorts of danger.
Now that the group had personally experienced the Savage Battlefields vastness, when Shui Lingling told the others that all they had seen so far was just the tip of the iceberg, the group felt a big headache.
However, the group had gained significant profit. Rare Spirit Herbs that were hard to find outside were avable in abundance here.
Sometimes, when the six were lucky, they would find a stalk of Spirit Herb worth a million Superior Grade Spirit Stones in a crack by the road that no one else noticed.
Three dayster, a deste in appeared before the group. Five mountains were visible in this in, surrounding an azure pce.
The mountain that the group faced looked significantly shorter whenpared to the others as if someone had chopped it in half.
Chapter 709 - Five-Element Absolute Sealing Formation
Chapter 709: Five-Element Absolute Sealing Formation
The azure pce in the middle of the five mountains was a kilometer tall. Dust covered this structure. From a distance, it looked extraordinarily ancient and even ruined.
When Xiao Chen looked at that azure pce, he felt a throbbing in his heart for no reason. He could not help but find this ce familiar like he had been here ten thousand years ago. It was a bizarre feeling.
Xiao Chen asked hoarsely, What is that ce?
Hu Hai and the others looked strangely at Xiao Chen. Then, Shui Lingling said, You do not know? That is the Azure Dragon Pce. Ten thousand years ago, after Dragons Gatea Holy Landwas destroyed, their main pce appeared here.
Xiao Chen eximed in shock, The Tianwu Domain really had four Holy Lands? Aside from White Emperor City, Phoenixs Passion Pce, and Divine Martial Gate, there was another Holy Land?
Shui Lingling nodded and said, Naturally, Dragons Gate used to be the leader of the Holy Lands. Ten thousand years ago, theirst master, the Azure Emperor, was the strongest Sovereign Martial Emperor in history. He was the strong Pce Lord of the Martial God Pce. He could move around the entire Kunlun Realm unhindered, doing as he pleased.
If he was so strong, then how did Dragons Gate get destroyed? Xiao Chen asked, his gaze never leaving that pce all the while.
Shui Ling did not know much, either. She answered somewhat vaguely, It had something to do with your Sky Dome Realms Tianwu Dynasty. However, no one is clear on the details. We only know that the Tianwu Dynasty and Dragons Gate perished at almost the same time.
Xiao Chen felt a yearning for that pce. He asked, Are we going in?
When the others heard his question, they all smiled bitterly. Hu Hai replied, That is a Sovereign Martial Emperors pce. Who would not want to go in? However, no one can.
Five thousand years ago, the Thunder Emperor, hailed as the person with the strongest offensive power, tried to barge in. However, he failed. In the end, he even got injured.
Xiao Chen felt astonished. He asked Ao Jiao, Is that true?
Ao Jiao nodded and exined, Each of those five mountains represents an elemental attribute. Together, they form a Five-Element Absolute Sealing Formation, sealing up that entire space and time.
Back then, Sang Mu chopped off half a mountain. However, he was attacked by the Five-Element Absolute Sealing Formation for a hundred years.
Xiao Chen asked doubtfully, What do you mean by attacked for a hundred years?
This memory had left a deep impression on Ao Jiao. After thinking for a while, she replied, That is topress a hundred years of time into an instant. There is clearly only one attack, but it injures you for a hundred years.
One sword for a hundred years, a hundred years with one sword. When Xiao Chen heard this, he could not help but enter deep thought. Unexpectedly, there is even such a Martial Technique. This is incredible.
Lets go. There are no flying Demonic Beasts here. We can fly straight in.
Shui Lingling waved her hand. The Profound Sun Bird on her shoulder immediately cried out happily and revealed its true form. Then, the group gently climbed onto the Profound Sun Birds broad back.
Other cultivators in the area were soaring into the air, riding on tamed flying Spirit Beasts, or riding on their warships. Everyone moved in the same directionthe Savage Battlefields Dragon Burial Mound.
There were many Spirit Beasts in this world with the word dragon in their name. Some examples would be flood dragons, coiling dragons, earth dragons, and me dragons.
Even though all these Spirit Beasts were very strong, they were not True Dragons. Even in the Immortal Epoch, True Dragons were legendary Divine Beasts. They had strong Magic Energy and possessed remarkable abilities. Several strong Immortal Cultivators were not a match for it.
Since the Martial Epoch, no one had ever seen a True Dragon. All they had seen so far were remains. Even so, regr Martial Emperors found it hard to withstand the Dragon Might in these remains.
The Dragon Burial Mound referred to the burial ground of dragons. Furthermore, the ones buried here were all True Dragons.
Long before the great war between Emperors in the Savage Battlefield, the Dragon Burial Mound was already in existence. Many people even believed that the Dragon Burial Mound had existed since the Immortal Epoch.
No one knew definitely when the Dragon Burial Mound came to be. They only knew that a significant number of True Dragonsy buried here.
The grave of every True Dragon contained sizable treasuries. There were also Spirit Trees that grew up with a True Dragons Immortal Qi as nourishment and rare strange fruits sustained with Dragons Blood.
Under the influence of Dragon Qi for several tens of millennia, the strange ores that appeared were all worth cities, treasures that would move anyone.
When new Dragon Caves emerged, the other forbiddennds in the Savage Battlefieldeven Immortal Sect Remnantsbecame less attractive.
Shui Linglings primary target on this trip to the Savage Battlefield was the True Dragon Cave.
ck spots of light appeared in the sky fifty kilometers ahead. Xiao Chen condensed his Spiritual Sense into a line and surveyed the scene.
He discovered that the anomaly was a ck storm stretching from the ground to the sky. Sand and stones flew around, shredding the mountains and trees in the storms path to bits.
Several strong Demonic Beasts could not do anything in the face of this storm. The storm instantly pulled them in and pured them into a pool of blood.
What is that?!
The cultivators flying in the sky looked over and discovered the strange scene in front as well. However, their Mental Energy or perception was not as strong as Xiao Chens.
These cultivators could only see a vague scene. They sensed that something was wrong but could not make out what was happening.
Due to the distance, Hu Hai could not see clearly, either. However, the faint scent of blood lingering in the air made him frown. He said, It seems like there is something in the direction of the Dragon Burial Mound.
Shui Lingling observed for a while with her bright eyes. Then, she said calmly, It is a True Dragon Storm. Someone must have opened the doors of the Dragon Cave. Since that is a True Dragon Storm, the cave should not be empty.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The True Dragon Storm moved very fast. In merely the time it took to brew a pot of tea, what was happening became clearly visible to everyone, immediately shocking them.
Everyone saw the ck storm that connected the sky and ground, spanning several kilometers. Even the tall mountains looked as small as ants before it; the cultivators seemed even smaller inparison.
Run!
This startled the other cultivators. Without saying another word, they quickly fled to the two sides. No one dared to face this storm head-on.
This was a storm that could level mountains. How strong exactly was it? No one could imagine surviving it. Perhaps Martial Sages would only barely manage to survive entering it.
Shui Lingling gently jumped off the Profound Sun Bird and huddled under its wings. She said, Dont run around. Hide under the Profound Sun Birds wings. For us, this is an opportunity to enter the True Dragon Cave before the others.
The storm now arrived about ten kilometers from the six. Strong winds blew, jerking their clothes violently. It seemed like they would fly up.
No one dared to be careless. Everyone took cover under the Profound Sun Birds wings with some difficulty, clutching its feathers with their hands.
Xiao Chen, Wang Cheng, and Jun Si hid under the left wing while the other three hid under the right one.
As the gale blew, it contained a boundless force. The enormous body of the Profound Sun Bird swayed lightly.
The wind was as sharp as a knife; everyone had difficulty opening their eyes. They could only stick close to the Profound Sun Bird under its wings. No one dared to be careless. If the wind pulled them out, surviving would be tough.
Shui Lingling watched the storm in front closely. When it arrived, she quickly gave the Profound Sun Bird amand.
Then, the Profound Sun Bird slowly folded back and closed its huge wings. Its body became like a sharp sword piercing through the wind.
However, right before the wings closedpletely, Wang Chengnded a ferocious palm strike on Xiao Chens body.
Originally, it was already hard to resist the storm; the group was in danger of getting sucked out. With Wang Chengs palm strike making things worse, Xiao Chen flew out like a shot.
The surging pulling force of the storm did not even give Xiao Chen time to cry out. It instantly pulled him out and tossed him high in the air.
Everything happened very quickly. The others did not discover it at all. Wang Cheng revealed a fleeting cruel smile before anxiously crying out, Junior Sister Jun, Junior Brother Xiao Chen flew out.
Jun Sis expression froze for a moment as she looked around. She discovered that Xiao Chen had indeed disappeared. She immediately panicked and called out loudly to Shui Lingling.
All of you, stay put! Ill deal with it!
The Profound Sun Birds wings had already closedpletely. Shui Lingling gave anothermand before turning into a beam of purple light, flying towards Xiao Chen.
The True Dragon Storm contained Dragon Might in the wind. The force that the storm exerted was overwhelming.
Xiao Chen tumbled in the air like a block of wood. He moved up and down, left and right, spinning in every direction possible like he was an inanimate object.
His Quintessence and strong physical body were useless in the face of this might. He had no chance to use them.
The winds were as sharp as knives, tearing up Xiao Chens skin. As he continuously tumbled over in the air, he grew increasingly dizzy.
Both his physical body and spirit underwent severe torture. He felt like he would die at any moment.
Xiao Chens vision slowly turned hazy. As he was about to lose consciousness, he vaguely sensed a purple figure calling out his name loudly.
This purple figure risked her life and charged forward valiantly, continuously charging towards him in the True Dragon Storm, trying to pull him out.
Xiao Chen seemed to have put in some effort himself, trying to get closer. However, every time, at thest moment, the storm would surge and pull him back, rendering all his efforts moot. In the end, he never seeded.
As for what happened after that, he did not know. He had fainted andpletely lost consciousness.
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Xiao Chen woke up with a splitting headache and a dry mouth. He tried opening his eyes and failed spectacrly. His eyelids were as heavy as mountains; he could not raise them.
He tried moving his arms, but the intense pain he felt made his mouth twitch.
After putting in a lot of effort, Xiao Chen finally managed to open his eyes. A dark sky appeared in his vision; he had not left the Savage Battlefield yet.
Xiao Chen struggled to get up. Then, he checked his injuries.
He could see wounds of varying degrees everywhere on the surface of his body, covering him in blood. Every tiny movement of his was excruciating.
However, these were merely just the external wounds. The more serious ones were the internal injuries. The Dragon Might in the storm has rushed through his meridians and internal organs while he was unconscious.
Xiao Chens heart, liver, galldder, spleen, and lungs all received varying levels of damage. If he were a regr person, such a berserk force would have crushed all his internal organs to a pulp.
He quietly circted the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation. He found that he did not encounter that much obstruction when he circted his Quintessence. However, his meridians were still somewhat bruised, so he did not dare to release his Quintessence entirely.
A faint bloody scent lingered in the air. Xiao Chen turned his head and looked around. The corpses of several Demonic Beastsy scattered about.
Ao Jiao must have helped out, Xiao Chen thought. His Spiritual Sense entered the Immortal Spirit Ring and found Ao Jiao lying beside the Netherworld Flower. Her breathing was even as if she was in a deep sleep.
Chapter 710 - One Sword for a Century, a Century with One Sword
Chapter 710: One Sword for a Century, a Century with One Sword
Xiao Chen quietly withdrew his Spiritual Sense,pletely exhausted. He recovered some Vital Qi and managed to stand up. Then, he started to size up his environment.
He looked around and saw deste ins in almost every direction. Sometimes, Demonic Beasts appeared in the distance. The dark space seemed to contain some danger.
Not far away, a tall mountain towered through the clouds. Xiao Chen, who was at its foot, seemed minuscule next to it.
Strange, it feels like I have been here before.
Xiao Chen frowned slightly and sank into deep thought. Then, his eyes lit up as he remembered. He had to be near the azure pce and the five mountains that he once saw from a distance.
However, he had been very far off at that time. Back then, the five mountains had looked like they were very near each other. Now that he was this close, he discovered that they were at least a kilometer apart.
Unexpectedly, I was blown here.
After taking a few steps, Xiao Chen could see more of the area. When he saw the azure pce within the ring of the five mountains, he revealed a bitter smile.
Suddenly, he recalled Wang Cheng, and his expression became gloomy again.
That storm containing the Dragon Might had been puissant. If not for Xiao Chens strong physical body with its refined tendons, bones, blood, skin, and meridians, the instant he was blown out, his body would have gotten torn to shreds immediately; he would have died without a corpse.
Although Xiao Chen knew that Wang Cheng did not like him, which thus created some distance between them, he had never expected Wang Cheng to be so despicable. Wang Cheng had actually even plotted against him, someone on the same team!
However, this is good as well. The strength of the members on the team is unbnced, resulting in a greater restriction. With the aid of the map, it might not be a bad thing for me to explore the Savage Battlefield alone, Xiao Chen said as he took out the brocade box containing the map of the Savage Battlefield.
There were detailed images on the map, allowing him to gain a thorough understanding of the various forbiddennds. These included several unknown passages that would allow him to arrive at these forbiddennds without any problems.
Furthermore, every forbiddennd had a red dot on it. Depending on its tone, he could gauge which forbiddennds he could attempt and which he should not.
However, what had top priority was treating his injuries. Otherwise, everything would be moot.
Roar!
Suddenly, a roar came from behind Xiao Chen. He turned around and saw a Scarlet Blood Demonic Ape about ten meters tall charging at him.
It was like the Scarlet Blood Demonic Ape could tell that Xiao Chen was severely injured and could not move well. This Scarlet Blood Demonic Ape, a peak Rank 7 Demonic Beast, charged forward without any reservations.
Xiao Chen took a step back. At present, his internal organs were traumatized, so he could not make any rash moves. Otherwise, he would end up aggravating his injuries, making it harder for him to recover.
However, this was just a peak Rank 7 Demonic Beast; it was still not too difficult to handle. With a wave of his hand, a sculpture appeared in his palm.
Life Bestowal Spell!
A mountain-sized Golden Savage Ox suddenly appeared. Then, the ox curled back a golden hoof before flicking it, kicking the Scarlet Blood Demonic Ape heavily.
One thousand tons of force erupted out and knocked the Scarlet Blood Demonic Ape back. It screamed as it looked with horror at the Golden Savage Ox that appeared suddenly.
Xiao Chen stood in ce without moving. Then he directed the Golden Savage Ox to chase the Scarlet Blood Demonic Ape away. Finally, the ox turned into multicolored light and returned to him.
I can use it for only another five or six times. However, that should be enough for me to recover fully, he muttered after inspecting the sculpture for damage. Then he immediately sat cross-legged and started to treat his injuries.
Xiao Chens physical body was now simr to that of a Sage Body. His recovery and defense were not something an ordinary Martial Monarch couldpare to. Even the seven giants did not have as high an achievement in tempering the physical bodypared to him.
If the seven giants were in Xiao Chens shoes, after receiving such severe injuries, they would not recover as fast as he did.
Time slowly went by. Three dayster, his injuries had mostly healed, at least to the point where they no longer affected hisbat prowess.
No one would believe that someone actually managed to snap back within three days from injuries sustained from being in a True Dragon Storm.
Actually, if Demonic Beasts had not asionally harassed Xiao Chen, forcing him to use the Life Bestowal Spell, he could have recuperated much faster.
Xiao Chen stretched his body and circted his Quintessence without holding back. When he felt the surging energy, he revealed a smile.
A Demonic Beast walked past Xiao Chen. Initially, it had intended to attack him. However, the moment he stood up, the aura that he revealed then scared it into flight.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly. How could he let it escape so easily? He executed Azure Dragon Tail Whip and quickly gave chase. His figure shed, and his fist moved like the wind.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
The Quintessence on Xiao Chens fist exploded, giving out loud reports. In a few punches, the Demonic Beast died.
Finally, he could rely on his own strength to personally kill a Demonic Beast. This proof of his recovery swept away all his gloomy feelings from the past few days.
Seeing the empty space where the top half of a mountain once was, about two kilometers in front, he entered deep thought.
In the past, even the Thunder Emperor could not enter that ce; he had remained blocked outside. However, when looking from outside, Xiao Chen could not detect anything strange about it.
Xiao Chen stared intensely at that ce, looking at the dust-covered azure pce in the middle of the five mountains. He could feel a mysterious connection between himself and this pce.
He used the tips of his toes to poke the ground gently. Then, he picked up a rock. Finally, he took a deep breath and hurled it hard.
With the strength he put into the pitch, the rock flew through the air quickly, getting closer to the space between the two mountains. Then, Xiao Chen opened his eyes wide and observed carefully.
Something odd happened. As the rock approached that space, its surface started to crumble, giving off sha sha sounds as it slowly vanished into the wind.
Clearly, nothing had happened. However, that rock seemed to have experienced a century of weathering, naturally disintegrating into the wind.
Xiao Chens expression turned grave. After thinking about it for a while, he grabbed a Demonic Beast and tossed it over.
Xiu!
There seemed to be a formless barrier around the area between the mountains. The moment the Demonic Beast touched the barrier, a sharp sword light appeared and pierced the Demonic Beast in its chest.
The same action kept repeating. Undoubtedly, only an instant had passed. However, Xiao Chen saw that sword lights had continuously pierced every part of the Demonic Beast.
When the sword lights scattered, the Demonic Beasts body exploded, turning into a clump of scarlet light before disappearing.
One sword for a century, a century with one sword!
Such a strange scene was an eye-opener for Xiao Chen. He was utterly shaken, at a loss for words to describe how he felt. The disintegration of the rock earlier had not done justice to the terrifying capability of the Five-Element Absolute Sealing Formation to seal the space and time.
However, the way that Demonic Beast died gave Xiao Chen a through and through appreciation of the horror of the Five-Element Absolute Sealing Formationthis was something unbreakable.
One had to be able to control space and time topress a hundred years into an instant. Otherwise, one would not have any other way to break this; or least that was what it seemed like to Xiao Chen now.
In the future, after his cultivation grew and he had experienced more things, he might have a different opinion. For now, this was as far as he could go; he could not go beyond this point by much.
Xiao Chen looked at the mountain that had its top lopped off by the Thunder Emperor and sighed with sorrow. This formation is so horrifying. It can even manipte space and time. However, the Thunder Emperor still managed to chop off half the mountain and escape.
It looks like I will not be able to enter.
Xiao Chen stared at the dust-covered azure pce. He had always been an optimistic person, but he still sighed helplessly here.
After hearing what Shui Lingling had said, he was fairly certain that the Azure Emperor and the Xiao ns ancestors were rted.
Furthermore, there must have been a great battle ten thousand years ago between Dragons Gate and the Tianwu Dynasty.
ording to what Shui Lingling had said, the Azure Emperor had also been the Pce Lord of the Martial God Pce back thenwhich meant the Tianwu Dynasty had not been fighting with just Dragons Gate but with the entire Tianwu Domain of the Kunlun Realm.
It was hard to imagine that the Sky Dome Realms Tianwu Dynasty had had that kind of horrifying power.
Xiao Chen really wanted to see what was within the azure pce. To think that a Sovereign Martial Emperor, the Azure Emperor, wouldy down a Five-Element Absolute Sealing Formation that could manipte space and time here, one that could block even someone as strong as the Thunder Emperor!
However, dwelling on it was useless. Xiao Chen took one final look at the azure pce, ready to leave this ce and search for a safer location to consume the Earth Essence Fruits and raise his cultivation.
You have been staring at it for so very long. Do you really wish to go in?
Within the Immortal Spirit Ring, Ao Jiao had woken up at some point in time.
Xiao Chen nodded and did not hide anything. This azure pce gives me a very familiar feeling. It is like I had seen it many years ago.
Ao Jiao said, I have a way to let you enter. However, that is just to get through the Five-Element Absolute Sealing Formation. You will probably not be able to open the doors to the azure pce. Back then, Sang Mu used all his power, but he could not budge them at all.
ording to him, this azure pce itself is a supetive Secret Treasure. It is no weaker than the Magic Treasures of the Immortal Epoch.
Xiao Chen did not hear Ao Jiaosst line that well. He only paid attention to her initial words. He eximed in joy, Little Ao Jiao, you really have a way?
Seeing Xiao Chen doubt her, indicating that he did not trust what she said, Ao Jiao grumbled unhappily, Its up to you whether to believe it or not. After all, youve already grown wings for yourself.
This is interesting. Ao Jiaos attitude indicates that she is extremely confident.
After knowing Ao Jiao for so long, he was already very familiar with her temper. He quickly apologized, saying, Little Ao Jiao, I was in the wrong. Please tell me how to get in.
The Five-Element Absolute Sealing Formation was a formation that could even stop Martial Emperors. If Xiao Chen, a mere insignificant Medial Grade Martial Monarch, could enter, this news would no doubt shake the entire Kunlun Realm.
Ao Jiao came out of the Immortal Spirit Ring and revealed herself. Then she guided Xiao Chen to the mountain that had its top chopped off.
Lets go. Time to fly.
Taking the lead, Ao Jiao leaped up. Her bright and nimble figure, together with her pure, young girl looks, made her look as enticing as she had in the past.
Seeing Ao Jiao arrive on top of the truncated mountain without anything happening, Xiao Chen followed, his figure shing, and hended beside Ao Jiao in a few breaths.
When Xiao Chen stood here and looked forward, the monumental azure pce looked even more distinct.
The mysterious feelings in his heart surged. He hated that he could not jump down immediately and push open those doors to the pce.
Hey, what are you doing? Stop walking forward.
Suddenly, Ao Jiao shouted and grabbed Xiao Chen. Only then did he discover that he had already raised his foot.
Horrified, he quickly pulled his foot back. If he had touched the formation, he could not survive even if he had nine lives.
Xiao Chen said, Many thanks.
Ao Jiao said gravely, Pay attention and focus. Although Sang Mu had destroyed part of the formation lines, its flow and Dao are entirely intact.
Chapter 711 - The Mysteries of Space
Chapter 711: The Mysteries of Space
Xiao Chen suppressed the surge of excitement in his heart. Then, he said calmly, I know. You can tell me how to get in already.
Ao Jiao did not say anything. She closed her intelligent eyes, disying fluttering eyshes, and slowly formed hand seals, emitting a faint, white light from her body.
This white light was as bright as the stars. As it drifted around, it filled the entire space, and intersecting lines appeared before Xiao Chen.
There were two types of linesck and white. They tangled up with each other as they ovepped. Aside from the azure pce, these lines had split this space into a checkered pattern.
Xiao Chen felt astonished. He could sense the most primal truth and reason from the two types of lines, like everything had been reborn.
Ao Jiao opened her eyes and said, The white lines represent space while the ck ones represent the world. As long as you dont touch these lines, you will be able to cross safely.
Xiao Chens eyes lit up. He realized that if he could figure out the pattern of the colored lines, he would be able to cross over without touching them.
How awesome! How did you do it? Xiao Chen praised Ao Jiao sincerely. She was truly exceptional to be able to find openings in space and time.
Ao Jiao smiled and said, Towards hister days, Sang Mu had been only a step away from Sovereign Martial Emperor. Although he could not control space and time yet, he had touched the threshold already.
He had suffered a lot under this formation, so he spent a considerable amount of time researching how to break it. I just made use of that research. Remember, you have only one chance. If you fail, the sword Qi will tear you apart immediately.
Xiao Chen took a deep breath and started to observe closely. The ck and white lines before him crisscrossed like a ck-and-white chessboard.
The in lines seemed to rise and take form before his eyes. He started to grasp some of the mysteries of space and time, started toprehend them in his heart.
Xiu!
Suddenly, Xiao Chen moved, flying forward without hesitation.
Lines passed beside his body. White lines represented space, and ck lines, the world. If he touched any of those, he would activate the Five-Element Absolute Sealing Formation.
Then, Xiao Chennded firmly on the ground, arriving before the azure pce. He released his bated breath. He had remembered correctly; the lines did not exist around the pce.
Hu!
The white light that Ao Jiao gave off disappeared. All the visible lines of space and time turned invisible again. Aside from some drifting junk, there was nothing left.
A thickyer of dust covered the steps to the tightly shut pce doors. This ce had stood neglected for a long time like a dpidated, abandoned temple in the deste wilderness with no one to maintain it.
Ao Jiao looked at the big doors and said, There is no need to even try the doors. Back then, Sang Mu had used his strongest single-target Heaven Ranked Martial Technique, but the doors did not even budge.
Xiao Chen left footprints on the steps as he walked up them. Ka ca! Then, he pushed the doors open.
The instant the dust- and dirt-covered bronze doors opened, the detritus of ten thousand years sloughed off like snow andnded on Xiao Chen.
The little, pretty face of Ao Jiao behind him filled with shock. Her bright eyes opened wide. She felt somewhat bbergasted as she stammered, Youyouyou How did you open it?
The doors had opened only by a crack, not entirely. Xiao Chen looked through the crack and saw lit oilmps; the interior was not inplete darkness.
Xiao Chen had not even thought about Ao Jiaos problem. When he saw these doors, he felt a wee like a homing.
So he very naturally pushed open the doors. He had never wondered whether or not he could get in. Surely he would be able to enter like it was his own home?
Xiao Chen pushed hard, and the two bronze doors openedpletely. The first floor of the azure pce now appeared before his eyes.
The surrounding walls all had oilmps on them. It was unknown what themp wicks were made from. Unexpectedly, they had burned for ten thousand years without going out.
A gust of wind blew in when the doors opened, causing the mes to dance and flicker. The fitful light made the ancient hall looked more mysterious.
The walls were a dark yellow and had some pictures carved into them. As Xiao Chen was some distance away, he could not quite make out what these carvings depicted.
The wall that faced Xiao Chen had a painting hung on it that portrayed an imposing man in azure clothes against a white background.
A saber hung at the waist of this azure-clothed man, and his right hand rested on its hilt. However, his appearance was indistinct.
A table stood below the portrait, and a brocade box sat on that table.
Everything in the hall had a mysterious aura to it that deterred rash action.
When Xiao Chen looked down, he saw an extremelyplicated formation made from golden blood on the floor of the hall. The faint Emperors Might it gave off was enough to make a person breathe fast.
He had to quickly activate his sovereign bloodline before he felt better. He continued looking around and saw a transparent crystal radiating light in the center of the formation.
This ce gave him a feeling of dj vu; these scenes dazzled Xiao Chen. Finally, his gaze fixed on that portrait. He could not help but step forward, wanting to see it clearly.
Who was that person in that painting?
Dont go in yet.
Just as Xiao Chen raised his leg and was about to cross the threshold, Ao Jiao pulled him up short, rousing him from his daze. This is the azure pce that could stop even the Thunder Emperor. How can I just step inside so casually?
Ao Jiao drew Xiao Chen back and closed the two bronze doors shut again with a pa sound.
Xiao Chen felt it was strange, so he asked, What are you doing?
Ao Jiao showed a depressed look in her eyes. She clenched her teeth and said, I cant believe that this door opened so easily. Back then, the Thunder Emperor never could, even using the Strength Character Form, which could instantly kill even a Rank 10 Demonic Beast with one strike.
She pulled Xiao Chen back a few more steps and leaped up. Her dainty hands gave off some light as strong Quintessence gathered in her palms. Then, shended a palm strike on the bronze doors.
A loud, dull sound rang out, but the bronze doors did not budge at all. The tremendous force seemed weak like a thrown rock sinking into the sea without a trace, not even creating a ripple.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Ao Jiao sent out another few palm strikes one after another. She only stopped to go up and check the bronze doors for marks and was perfectly satisfied when they still did not show any signs of movement.
A crafty look shed in her eyes as she smiled and said, Hehe, thats the way it was. Trashy Master, go and try again.
Xiao Chen gaped slightly, at a loss for words. What if these doors really did not open again? It turned out that Ao Jiao had stopped him just for this reason.
However, he believed that the doors would open for him and that there would not be anything unexpected.
Xiao Chen stepped forward and gently touched a bronze door with his palm. It seemed like there were no changes.
However, light flowed within the core formation on the floor in the azure pce. As the light moved, it quickly issued some kind of verification.
Xiao Chen gently pushed on the doors, and they opened easily once again, giving no resistance.
He walked in with long strides and looked around. Ao Jiao had an incredulous expression. He smiled and said, Come in, Ill show you a sight that the Thunder Emperor could not bring you to see.
Ao Jiaos lips curled up as she muttered, Who cares about that?
Although Ao Jiao said that, she still walked over quickly. She looked around curiously with her adorable eyes taking the measure of everything she saw.
She evidently felt a keen interest in this ce, despite her words of feigned nonchnce.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly and walked over the great formation made of golden Emperors blood. Then, he went to the painting and looked at it, focusing on it.
The azure-d man had eighteen Azure Dragons embroidered on his clothes. Each of the Azure Dragons looked remarkably lifelike. Xiao Chen even got the impression that they were moving around on the mans clothes.
The azure robes gave off a faint light. Under close observation, arge patch of light appeared that seemed to span thousands of kilometers and looked boundless.
These azure robes were definitely a supreme Secret Treasure, surpassing Superior Grade Secret Treasures or Peak Grade Secret Treasure. As for its exact grade, Xiao Chen was not sure.
However, what held Xiao Chensplete attention was the azure-d mans posture as he held on to his saber.
As a desman himself, Xiao Chen immediately picked up on the queerness of this simple posture.
Thus, Xiao Chen quickly simted the direction of the azure-d mans attack, how that man would draw the saber from the scabbard, in what direction the strike woulde from, and how to block it.
Xiu!
Right after Xiao Chenpleted his simtion, he felt a saber light heading for him. All of a sudden, the person in the painting came to life and attacked from an angle that Xiao Chen had not expected at all.
The saber light shed, and Xiao Chens eyes filled with horror. He did not even have time to cry out before he felt his head get chopped off by a saber and go flying into the air.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
He took three steps back, so horrified that his voice failed him. He touched his neck and found no wounds or blood. His head was still there; he was still alive.
Xiao Chen looked back at the portrait. The person in the painting looked as graceful as a fairy; he had not moved at all.
Could I have seen wrong? However, that felt very real. Xiao Chen could not understand what had happened despite thinking about it. Earlier, he really thought that he had died.
That horror was indescribable with words. In that instant, just before he felt himself die, the many things he had yet to do had shed before his minds eye.
Ao Jiao, who had been examining the formation on the ground, looked up curiously and demanded, Whats wrong with you? Are you alright?
Xiao Chen replied embarrassedly. Naturally, he could not say that a painting had frightened him.
After thinking for a while, he stepped forward and took down the painting without hesitation. Then, he furled it up and ced it into the Universe Ring.
This painting hid boundless mysteries. The person portrayed possessed remarkable abilities. He was definitely someone great.
Hey, why are you storing a dead mans portrait like a treasure? Ao Jiao could not help but ask when she saw Xiao Chens actions.
Emperors could live for a thousand years. Sovereign Emperors could even live for more than five thousand years.
Xiao Chen did not feel that this person was definitely dead. He felt a strange closeness to him. He replied, Who says that he is dead? Maybe this senior is undergoing experiential training in the starry skies or the Demonic World.
That is Dragons Gates Azure Emperor. He has been dead for more than ten thousand years already. If he is not a dead person, what could he be?
So, he is the Azure Emperor. This information stunned Xiao Chen for a moment, leaving him somewhat dumbfounded. He wanted to take out the painting to get another careful look. However, he feared that the strange scene from earlier would recur.
Ao Jiao smiled. Hehe! Although the Azure Emperor was the strongest Sovereign Martial Emperor since the Ancient Era, moving through the Kunlun Realm unhindered, shaking the eighteen Demonic Worlds, hes been dead for ten thousand years already. There is no need to be frightened at this point.
Come, look at this. This is the truly frightening thing. Ao Jiao beckoned Xiao Chen over to the middle of the hall, to the edge of the formation made using golden Emperors blood.
Chapter 712 - Divine Soul Power
Chapter 712: Divine Soul Power
Xiao Chen walked over and took a look, sharing her extreme shock as he did so. The moment he entered the pce, he had discovered the extraordinariness of this formation. That golden blood was definitely the blood of a Martial Emperor. Otherwise, it would not release such might.
The physical body of a Martial Emperor was extraordinary. Every partthe blood, bones, and marrowwas a supreme treasure.
This was especially so for a Martial Emperors blood, which contained Divine Soul Power. As long as these Martial Emperors did not run out of blood, they would be able toe back to life from that one drop of blood; they were practically unkible.
Unexpectedly, this formation was made entirely of Emperors blood. One could easily imagine how puissant this formation was. What kind of heaven-shaking item was it protecting?
Ao Jiao looked for a while and said, This is not an ordinary Martial Emperors blood. It is the golden Deity blood of a Martial Emperor from the Outer Realms Deity Race. It contains even stronger Divine Soul Power, which would double the might of this formation.
The Outer Realms Deity Race was one of the Kunlun Realms five major races. These so-called deities were deities only in their original world. No one in the Kunlun Realm saw them as actual deities.
The people of the Deity Race came from an Outer Realm world where they were very respected. From birth, they were superior beings. They had remarkable abilities and boundless power, possessing supreme strength.
The Deity Races world suffered from a tribtion that they could not resolve. To survive, they uprooted their race and migrated. Using formations, they traveled through the boundless starry sky. After breaking through the barrier of the crystal wall, they arrived at the ancient Kunlun Realm.
Those of the Deity Race were very strong, especially in the cultivation of Mental Energy. They far surpassed the Kunlun Realms cultivators in this area.
Unfortunately, the Deity Race arrived during the most glorious age of geniuses for the Kunlun Realm. Emperors were as bountiful as clouds; Sages weremonce. It was truly a magnificent period.
The people of the Deity Race, who were previously respected, wanted to rule over the Kunlun Realm, restoring the glory of the Deity Race. However, they ended up bringing down retribution upon themselves.
Most of the Deity Races experts perished, the entire race nearly annihted. Fortunately, the various races of the Kunlun Realm were warring with each other, giving the Deity Race some breathing space that allowed it to survive.
After the war of the Emperors, the various races of the Kunlun Realm all suffered significant blows to their strength. The Deity Race had not been strong enough to participate in the war of the Emperors, so it managed to preserve its elite force.
Time slowly went by. Fifty thousand years had passed since the war of the Emperors. Several of the races that had worked to suppress the Deity Race vanished into the boundless river of time.
On the other hand, the Outer Realms Deity Race developed slowly; the people increased their cultivation and concealed their strength, biding their time. By now, they had be one of the five major races. Furthermore, they flourished and seemed to be stronger than the other races.
This was all Xiao Chen knew about the Deity Race; it was all information readily avable to the public. However, he did not know who the experts of the Deity Race were, the specialties of their Martial Techniques, or how they were organized.
Ao Jiao rubbed her head and revealed a reminiscing expression. She said, Let me thinkten thousand years ago, the Deity Race was very strong, and the humans were weaker. The Martial God Pce frequently got harassed by the Deity Race at the Spirit Veins near Kunlun Mountain, resulting in enormous losses.
This situation only changed after the Azure Emperor took over the Martial God Pce. Thus, it is not strange that he managed to kill a few Deity Race Emperors.
The golden formation stretching a hundred meters wide was drawn with golden blood, which gave off a faint glow. Even after ten thousand years, the blood had not coagted.
The transparent crystal at the center of the formation merged perfectly with the ground, without any seams or cracks whatsoever.
Ao Jiao entered deep thought, but even after thinking about it for a long time, she still could not understand it. She said, This is such a considerable expenditure, all to seal a piece of white-jade crystal. Furthermore, there is a Five-Element Absolute Sealing Formation outside and another formation on the doors.
A formation within a formation within a formation. Furthermore, each one is a great formation that even Martial Emperors would not dare to sh with head-on.
Xiao Chen looked at the resplendent, transparent white-jade crystal in the center of the formation. Then, he said, If you really want to know, just take it out and see.
Ao Jiao looked at the golden formation before her and said, It is best you forget this thought. With your physical body that can barely be considered a Rank 1 Sage Body, you will notst a minute in the center. You will end up burned into g by the golden Deity blood.
Xiao Chenughed. He had only suggested it casually in fun without giving it much thought.
Just the might contained within the golden blood already required him to circte his sovereigns bloodline at full force. How could he dare take it head-on?
However, Xiao Chen did not linger on what Ao Jiao said. He was not too concerned about what was under the seal. Since it had nothing to do with him, there was no point in worrying about it.
Then, Xiao Chen remembered the brocade box on the table behind him and turned around to see if there was anything good.
Boom!
Just at this moment, the dark hall suddenly turned bright, and the ambient temperature climbed.
This scene shocked Xiao Chen, who had already touched the brocade box, into stopping. He quickly turned his head to the side to look and only saw every line of the golden formation giving off a faint light. Then, its boundless might increased suddenly.
An overwhelming force surged over and knocked Xiao Chen back. He crashed heavily into the wall behind him and vomited blood in a sorry state.
In that instant, the Emperors Might in the golden Deity bloodpletely activated. Before it, Xiao Chens trace of sovereigns bloodline was simply inadequate for the situation.
Xiao Chen only saw a golden pir of lighte out of the white-jade crystal in the center of the formation, illuminating the interior of the pce.
At the same time, unknown to Xiao Chen and Ao Jiao, the ground within ten kilometers of the azure pce trembled nonstop. All the various Demonic Beasts fled in panic.
Beneath the previously calm surface, the item that the azure pce was sealing resisted intensely.
The light slowly faded away. When everything was calm once more, Xiao Chen and Ao Jiao saw a golden me like a spiritual fountain within the transparent white-jade crystal. The me swam around inside of the crystal quickly before sinking back into its depths.
This is a Heavenly me!
Xiao Chen was no stranger to this thing. The Sky Dome Realm had legends of a Heavenly me. He had also seen the tenth of Heavenly me that Chu Chaoyun had in his eyes.
The mes in this world could be separated into Yin and Yang. Only the Heavenly me stood outside this distinction, surpassing the ordinary. It was the king of ten thousand mes.
The Heavenly me was so mighty that it could even burn up the entire Tianwu Continent, obliterating it.
However, at that time, Chu Chaoyun had notpletely refined and absorbed that tenth of Heavenly me. He had only brought out twenty percent of its might at best.
A strange look shed in Ao Jiaos eyes. She said, I heard that the first Tianwu Emperor split theplete Heavenly me into ten portions. Unexpectedly, one portion was sealed here. Furthermore, it was in the hands of the Azure Emperor.
A look of intense shock appeared in Xiao Chens eyes. The Azure Emperor had warred with the Tianwu Dynasty. It would not be strange if he had snatched away the Heavenly me.
However, using such a massive formation to seal just a tenth of the Heavenly me seemed like overkill.
When Ao Jiao sensed Xiao Chens doubts, she exined, It should not be that simple. This strand of Heavenly me contains the Heavenly mes Origin me. If one cannot obtain the Origin me, even if they gather the other nine portions of Heavenly me, they will not be able to bring out the full might of the Heavenly me.
Xiao Chen sank into deep thought as he looked at the resplendent and transparent white-jade crystal. Then he said, There should be another formation in this white-jade crystal. If an outsider intent on iming the Heavenly me takes away the crystal, they would have to expend a lot of effort.
Ao Jiao pped her hands together and stopped thinking. She turned her head and smiled at Xiao Chen. Alright, now that we have figured this out, lets see whats in this brocade box.
Aftering to the azure pce, it would be a waste if we did not obtain anything.
After Ao Jiao finished speaking, she rushed over and gently opened the brocade box, catching Xiao Chen unprepared.
When she saw what was inside, she eximed, Its a jade strip. Martial Techniques that are stored in jade strips are normally secret techniques of the Holy Lands that they do not disseminate.
Xiao Chen received the jade strip and fiddled around with it. He discovered that his Spiritual Sense could not enter it. He looked at Ao Jiao and asked, How do you use this jade strip?
Ao Jiao had traveled the world together with the Thunder Emperor. She had seen many more things than Xiao Chen had. Naturally, she would know how to use this.
She replied in a rxed manner, Drip your blood on it, and you will be able to feel it. However, dripping your blood on it is equal to you making an oath to not spread this Martial Technique.
Xiao Chen did as she said. Right away, some information appeared in his mind, so he quickly closed his eyes and carefullyprehended it.
Soon, the glow of the jade strip faded away, and it turned into dust. After a long time, he opened his eyes.
Ao Jiao asked in eager anticipation, How is it? What Martial Technique is it? Is it a Heaven Ranked, or the Sage Ranked that surpasses the Heaven Ranked?
Xiao Chen shook his head to indicate no.
Ao Jiaos mouth opened slightly. She said in a shocked voice, Could it be the legendary Divine Ranked Martial Technique or an Immortal Spell?
Xiao Chen smiled gently and replied, It is nothing that grandiose. It is just the Dragon Tone Arta sound-wave Martial Technique. It can infuse Dragon Might into sound and use the sound waves to attack. It can break the opponents momentum and shock them.
Smiling so broadly that her eyes became a pair of crescent moons, Ao Jiao said joyfully, It is actually the Dragon Tone Art? That has been lost for ten thousand years. You have picked up a treasure.
Xiao Chen did not feel that this Martial Technique was exceptional, so he asked, What do you mean?
She exined, This Dragon Tone Art is a creation of the Azure Emperor himself. Only the true inheritors of Dragons Gate are qualified to learn it. It is specially used to counter the Deity Races Mental Energy Martial Techniques.
The Deity Race used their Mental Energy Martial Techniques to move about unhindered. They are rather hard to handle. In the future, if you meet with a Deity Race expert, you will have nothing to fear.
Xiao Chen thought for a moment. He would definitely not remain in the Tianwu Domain to cultivate in the future. No doubt he would end up going to ces outside the Tianwu Domain like the three Holy Scions.
At that time, the Dragon Tone Art would be very useful. Even if Xiao Chen did not need it to deal with the Deity Race, it would be quite helpful in breaking the momentum of some experts.
The two continued searching for a while, hoping to find some more treasures. However, they did not find anything.
Xiao Chen nced at the entrance to the second floor. Then, he hesitated before saying, Come, lets go to the second floor.
Dong!
Just as Xiao Chen and Ao Jiao were about to enter the second floor, a ck energy barrier dropped in front of them, blocking off the entrance.
This barrier gave Xiao Chen and Ao Jiao a big shock. Standing on the stairs, they looked back and were surprised to discover that a ck-robed spirit had appeared at some point in time.
The ck-robed spirit slowly lowered his right hand, which had been pointing at the two. Clearly, he was the one who materialized the barrier.
This ck-robed spirit was an old man. His body was made up of light and shadow, giving him a faint and ethereal feel.
Xiao Chen and Ao Jiao both felt astonished. Earlier, the two had searched around the first floor but had not found anything suspicious.
Ao Jiao looked at the old man, and something suddenly seemed to ur to her. Pointing at the old man, she eximed, You are an Item Spirit. You are this azure pces Item Spirit!
Chapter 713 - I Have Waited for You for Ten Thousand Years Already
Chapter 713: I Have Waited for You for Ten Thousand Years Already
A faint smile appeared on the aged face of the ck-robed spirit. He said, That is a good guess. However, you are not supposed to be in this ce.
After the ck-d spirit said that, he pointed at Ao Jiao, and his finger lit up. Before Ao Jiao could react, she turned into a beam of light and entered the Immortal Spirit Ring.
Xiao Chens expression changed. He quickly summoned the Lunar Shadow Saber and looked at the ck-robed spirit coldly.
The ck-robed spirit smiled friendlily as he told Xiao Chen calmly, There is no need to be anxious. I merely made her sleep well. She might even thank me after she wakes up.
Xiao Chen sent his Spiritual Sense into the Immortal Spirit Ring. Indeed, it was as the old man said. Ao Jiaoy beside the Netherworld Flower in a calm and deep sleep.
I have waited for you for ten thousand years already, the Item Spirit said, looking at Xiao Chen with some excitement deep in his eyes.
Xiao Chen was not too surprised. From the moment heid eyes on the azure pce, he had this hunch. Long ago, when Xiao Xiong discovered that Xiao Chen had the Azure Dragon Martial Spirit, and subsequently chased him out of the n, Xiao Chen already suspected that he had an extraordinary heritage.
However, could he trust this ck-robed spirit?
Xiao Chen leaped down from the top of the stairs and looked at the Item Spirit. Then, he asked calmly, Who are you? Why have you waited for me for ten thousand years?
The Item Spirit had a deep look in his eyes that gave off a feeling of mystery. He smiled faintly and countered, Who am I? Why dont you ask who are you, instead?
Xiao Chen coughed for a bit, and a strange look shed in his eyes. He stared at the ck-robed spirit, trying to get a hint from the Item Spirits eyes.
Who was Xiao Chen? He was the Xiao ns Xiao Chen, the White Robed desman Xiao Chen. However, all these were what others knew about him.
Only Xiao Chen himself knew he was not them. He hade from another world. Although his name had also been Xiao Chen, he was not the real Xiao Chen.
However, the old mans eyes were boundlessly deep; Xiao Chen could not see anything in them. He could not guess what the old man was thinking nor derive any information.
When the ck-robed old man saw Xiao Chens expression, he smiled good-naturedly. There is no need to be so wary against me. I will not harm you. In fact, if you had not attempted to enter the second floor, I would not have appeared before you.
I cannot go up?
The aged face of the Item Spirit could not help but smile. He said, Naturally, you can. The entire Azure Dragon Pce is yours. If you truly managed to cross the Five-Element Absolute Sealing Formation, I would not stop you.
However, you are currently too weak. The test of the second floor would immediately take your life. Even until now, I cannot figure out how you crossed the Five-Element Absolute Sealing Formation outside.
Xiao Chen thought for a while before he exined how he managed to cross the Five-Element Absolute Sealing Formation.
I see. That youth from five thousand years ago is indeed a great talent. Unexpectedly, he could think of such a method to break through the formation. It looks like I have to find a way to fix this in the future.
The ck-robed old man revealed a look of understanding. Then, he asked Xiao Chen, How is that youth now? He should be the strongest Sovereign Martial Emperor of this age by now. He has probably imed the title Thunder Sovereign.
Xiao Chen shook his head and said, No, he died many years ago.
A trace of shock appeared on the ck-robed old mans aged face. He asked, How can that be? He possessed great Luck. Five thousand years ago, he was already a Minor Heavenly Martial Emperor, an emerging power.
How could he have fallen for no reason? The Sovereign Martial Emperors of the Tianwu Domain would not allow him to die. That person had the potential to reach the level of the Azure Emperor.
When the ck-robed Item Spirit heard that news, his aged face disyed some evident panic. He kept mumbling to himself in disbelief.
An absolute genius like the Thunder Emperor would have been through many tribtions before bing a Martial Emperor. He would have already possessed a supreme Luck. Even the Emperors of the other races would not have made a move lightly.
Could it have been them? It must be. Just one Azure Emperor already gave them a lot of trouble. They would not allow another one to appear no matter what.
As the ck-robed Item Spirit spoke to himself, Xiao Chen became more confused. He could not understand what was going on. He could not understand why the Thunder Emperors death upset this Item Spirit so much.
The ck-robed Item Spirit took a long time to calm down. Then, he looked at Xiao Chen like he hade to a decision and said, Your Martial Spirit has been scattered. Originally, I was nning to let you slowly recondense it yourself. However, it looks like we do not have that much time.
The old man walked around Xiao Chen. When he arrived behind him, he said, Turn around. Let me ask you, have you practiced the Dragon Subduing sh to the second move but are unable to improve further, unable to find the feeling of truly attacking with the saber?
Xiao Chen asked in shock, How did you know?
The ck-robed Item Spirit smiled faintly and replied, Your Martial Spirit is scattered. How could you learn the essence of Soaring Dragon? Be a Martial Emperor as soon as you can and cross the Five-Element Absolute Sealing Formation with your own power. When that timees, this old man will serve you.
Ding!
The old man pressed one finger on Xiao Chens forehead. In that instant, a strong wind blew, and Xiao Chens body floated up without his volition. His body gave off an azure light, and berserk energy surged out.
Suddenly, all 361 acupoints of Xiao Chens body burst open. Dragon Qi swam around in his body, raising havoc everywhere. The berserk energy charged through every bit of his skin and internal organs, inflicting intense pain.
Xiao Chen clenched his teeth, and his face twisted as he endured the agony. The bits of his Azure Dragon Martial Spirit that had hidden in his acupoints all emerged at this moment.
The Azure Dragon tattoos on his left and right arms slowly faded. Under the control of the ck-robed Item Spirit, the three-hundred-odd strands of Dragon Qi surged towards Xiao Chens dantian.
Boom!
When all the Dragon Qi crashed together, they suddenly took form. Then, they gave off a powerful explosion, causing Xiao Chen to vomit a mouthful of blood.
When the light faded, Xiao Chens consciousness sank down. He discovered that the Azure Dragon Martial Spirit, which Song Que had shattered in the past, had actually reformed inside his dantian.
His formerly ordinary dantian now had golden lines on the outside, making it look more solid, heavy, and mysterious.
The Quintessence in Xiao Chens dantian spread out and formed a hundred white clouds floating around the dantian.
After the Azure Dragon Pces Item Spirit did all this, his body dimmed visibly. Then, he pushed Xiao Chens forehead.
Xiao Chens body flew back like a fired cannonball. Hended with a loud crash on the mountain that the Thunder Emperor had truncated.
Pa!
The two bronze doors closed, and the ck-robed Item Spirits voice came from inside. Ten thousand years is not long, but neither is it short. Be a Martial Emperor as early as you can, for the sake of Dragons Gate and for yourself as well.
Xiao Chen looked at the tightly shut bronze doors. His mind filled with doubts. He could not make head or tail of how all these events were rted.
Why is the Heavenly mes Origin me sealed in the pce? Why did the Thunder Emperors death make the old man more anxious? Why did he say he has waited for me for ten thousand years?
What does this extraordinary Secret Treasurethe Azure Dragon Pce of the fallen Holy Land, Dragons Gateand the unrivaled Azure Emperor have to do with me?
After thinking about one muddle after another, Xiao Chen still could not make sense of anything.
Never mind, Ill just pretend that I was never here. Thinking about it will only add to my troubles.
Xiao Chen shook his head gently and sighed. If it were possible, all he wanted to do was be a simple desman, chasing after the great Dao of cultivation, standing at the peak of the world.
However, all the clues so far clearly indicated that his arrival in this world might not be a coincidence. Perhaps it was his fate from the very start.
No matter what, increasing his strength was the essential thing for Xiao Chen. Regardless of whether he just wanted to survive or to unravel theseyers of secrets, strength was always his first priority.
He collected his thoughts and stopped looking at that dust-covered Azure Dragon Pce. After his Martial Spirit had recondensed, the Azure Dragon tattoos on his arms had disappeared as well.
The matter of utmost importance now was to see how these changes had affected his strength.
The shattering of Xiao Chens Martial Spirit by Song Que had severely injured Xiao Chen. He had ended up in a sorry state in the underground river and experienced a perilous situation that he barely survived. He found it hard to forget this.
Since then, he had thought that there was no hope of recovery for his Martial Spirit. Unexpectedly, it managed to recondense today.
Xiao Chen, who had not had a Martial Spirit for a long time already, could not get used to this sudden change. So, he circted his Quintessence slightly.
One white cloud around his dantian immediately disappeared, turning into surging Quintessence that rushed through his meridians like a river in full spate, facing no obstructions.
Xiao Chen swung his finger, and a strand of dense purple saber Qi appeared in the air. Then, it flew out, disappearing from his sight only after a long time.
Hey, it feels like my usage of Quintessence is smoother now, he said in surprise. He tried a few more times and found that it was indeed so.
He could now circte his Quintessence about twenty percent faster. With just a thought, Quintessence gathered in his finger and fired out.
When Xiao Chen closed his eyes and sensed his cultivation, he rejoiced. Apparently, when all the Dragon Qi in his body flowed back, it had turned into his cultivation.
His cultivation had now reached middle-stage Medial Grade Martial Monarch, bordering onte-stage Medial Grade Martial Monarch, not far from the peak.
Circting just his Vital Qi, Xiao Chen swung his fist and punched the air. A surging Vital Qi exploded at the tip of his fist.
Suddenly, a loud sound like a peal of thunder reverberated. Strong winds blew, and ripples appeared in the air, spreading out for three kilometers.
Xiao Chen entered deep thought and muttered to himself, In the past, when I open my acupoints, my Vital Qi would shoot up by about thirty percent. Now that my Martial Spirit is no longer in the acupoints, I will not experience that kind of explosive power again.
However, my strength had grown from nine hundred tons of force to one thousand tons of force. Even though I do not have the thirty percent of explosive power, my regr strength increased by twenty percent. In the end, this is a gain.
The only thing that disappointed Xiao Chen was the fact that the Azure Dragons in the acupoints on his feet were gone. He would no longer be able to perform high-speed close-quarter maneuvers that changed quickly.
The acupoints on Xiao Chens feet had helped him greatly in many battles, allowing him to attack or retreat when he wanted. It was a very practical ability.
Never mind all this. I should focus on raising my cultivation first. After refining my Quintessence twice again and reachingte-stage Medial Grade Martial Monarch, I will be able to trounce people like Ximen Bao.
Xiao Chen flipped his hand, and some fifty-year-old Earth Essence Fruits appeared in his palm. Then, he sat cross-legged and ate three in one go.
To Xiao Chen, the fifty-year-old Earth Essence Fruits had the same effect as scratching an itch. He would achieve his purpose of quickly raising his cultivation only if he ate a few at a time.
After absorbing the medicinal energy of the fifty-year-old Earth Essence Fruits, he was not in a rush to consume more. Instead, he first spent time seriously refining all the Quintessence that he had converted from the Medicinal Energy.
Chapter 714 - Ample Gains
Chapter 714: Ample Gains
Previously, Xiao Chen had spent a lot of time refining the Quintessence that he obtained from using Inferior Grade Spirit Gathering Pearls. He would not give up on his progress here.
After he consumed all the Earth Essence Fruits under a hundred years old, his cultivation advanced to a mere step shy of peakte-stage Martial Monarch.
Then, Xiao Chen took out one of his three remaining Medial Grade Spirit Gathering Pearls. He used the incredible surging Spiritual Energy of the Medial Grade Spirit Gathering Pearl to waltz through this bottleneck.
A Medial Grade Spirit Gathering Pearl was worth millions of Superior Grade Spirit Stones. Usually, it would be hard to obtain a Medial Grade Spirit Gathering Pearl even if one had the necessary Spirit Stones. It could be used to break through from Medial Grade Martial Monarch to Superior Grade Martial Monarch.
Actually, it was rather wasteful of Xiao Chen to use the Medial Grade Spirit Gathering Pearl for this small bottleneck. However, he was in a rush for time. The True Dragons Cave was now open. Probably most of the people had arrived already.
If he wanted to get some treasures before they were all snatched up, he had to make a substantial improvement in his strength in as short a time as possible.
After reaching peakte-stage Medial Grade Martial Monarch, Xiao Chen took out a Superior Grade Quintessence Gathering Pill. However, he was not in a hurry to consume it.
When he recalled the pain of his previous experience with the Quintessence Gathering Pill, his body could not help but hesitate.
Xiao Chen took a deep breath and decisively ced the Quintessence Gathering Pill into his mouth. After choking for a bit, he swallowed it whole.
Not longter, the anticipated pain arrived. After experiencing it once, Xiao Chen already knew what to expect. He gritted his teeth and endured as drops of sweat the size of beans dripped down.
Time slowly passed. The pain increased with every second Xiao Chen endured. Waves of torment assaulted his mind, trying to break him.
Even though he had experienced this process once before, it was still a great test of his willpower. If he was not careful, he could end up wasting all his precious efforts. So he struggled to stay conscious with all his might.
The instant the pain subsided, Xiao Chen did not feel any relief. Instead, he felt numb like he had lost all his senses.
He managed to curl his lips up in a bitter smile only muchter. He said, Probably, only someone like me would attempt to challenge such agony a second time.
With the aid of the Quintessence Gathering Pill, his cultivation returned to that of an early-stage Medial Grade Martial Monarch. However, the hundred white clouds around the dantian all turned purple.
Xiao Chen stood up, and his aura was withdrawn, none of it leaking out. His ck eyes were pitch-ck like a gemstone, filled with Spiritual Energy and a glow.
With a thought, he flicked his ten fingers, and strands of purple saber Qi flew around him without stopping.
The saber Qi danced chaotically, flickering with electricity. It crackled relentlessly like a storm of knives and lightning.
The hair around Xiao Chens forehead fluttered. Standing in the eye of the storm of knives, he looked like an exceptionally murderous deity revealing its lethality.
Chop! Xiao Chen shouted, and the knives around him shot out, swiftly flying forward and tearing the air apart in an instant.
An enemy with slightly weaker cultivation standing before him would immediately find himself tattered, as full of holes as a hos nest.
Xiao Chen nodded with satisfaction. After his Quintessence became purer, he could feel a distinct increase in his strength. All the agony was worth seeing this.
He sat down on the truncated mountain once more. Then, he waved his hand, and rows of Earth Essence Fruits appeared before him, all at least one hundred years old.
There were even ten two-hundred-year-old Earth Essence Fruits and one three-hundred-year-old one. Such a terrific hoard would make anyones eyes go red with envy.
Hu Hai and the others had already been astounded when they saw the ten two-hundred-year-old Earth Essence Fruits. If they knew that Xiao Chen still had a peak grade Earth Essence Fruit, their jaws would hang open wide enough to touch the ground.
Seeing the Earth Essence Fruits before him, Xiao Chen smiled faintly and said, The Savage Battlefield is truly and of fortuitous encounters for me. My cultivation would not be able to increase this fast under normal circumstances.
Suddenly, he remembered all the strong people he saw after arriving hereAn Junxi, Bai Wuxue, Shui Lingling, the Passionate Young Master. His excitement could not help but subside somewhat.
Compared to these people, what did his aplishments count for? How could he feel so self-satisfied?
His gaze filled with unswerving determination, and he said sullenly, It is not enough, far from enough. After the Savage Battlefield closes, I need to be able to survive against the seven giants, at the very least.
The Extreme Yin Sects true inheritors had all mocked Xiao Chen. Before Bai Wuxue left, he had given Xiao Chen a grim look. If he had not stopped there, Xiao Chen would have died for sure.
An Junxis casual whip attack could toss a three-hundred-meter-long venomous snake into the air. Murong Lingfeng did not hesitate to use his folding fan to kill half-Sage loose cultivators.
The seven giants all viewed half-Sages with contempt, killing them at will. On the other hand, Xiao Chen was still a Medial Grade Martial Monarch.
As for the mysterious three Holy Scions, they had already left the Tianwu Domain long ago.
In the vast and boundless Kunlun Realm, these Holy Scions were the leaders of the human races younger generation. Their fame spread far and wide, shaking the entire Kunlun Realm.
Xiao Chen sighed slightly and said, This world is really huge. For the sake of seeing all the sights of the world, I have to work very hard, never giving up!
He had more than thirty one-hundred-year-old Earth Essence Fruits, ten two-hundred-year-old Earth Essence Fruits, and one three-hundred-year-old Earth Essence Fruit.
This hoard equaled an incalcble fortune. Xiao Chen spent three days and three nights consuming it all.
Then he spent another two days stabilizing the Medicinal Energy he absorbed. After that, his cultivation returned to peakte-stage Medial Grade Martial Monarch.
He was now only one step away from Superior Grade Martial Monarch.
Right after Xiao Chen refined his Quintessence twice again, he no longer feared ordinary Superior Grade Martial Monarchs. Now that he had advanced back to peak Medial Grade Martial Monarch, regr Superior Grade Martial Monarchs no longer held any advantage in Quintessence.
Even whenparing his purity of Quintessence with that of half-Sage cultivators, Xiao Chen could hold his ground.
Unlike before, when facing Bai Wuxues Great Icy Cold Palm, Xiao Chen would not be forced to use the Taiji Yinyang me Diagram, which was not one of his killing moves.
Purple clouds drifted around the golden-line-filled dantian. The purple clouds crowded together, like clouds surrounding the moon, covering the mysterious dantian.
Xiao Chens vast Quintessence now was three or four times stronger than it had been before he entered the Azure Dragon Pce.
Previously, he could execute Heaven Ranked Martial Techniques for only five consecutive times before his Quintessence ran out.
Now, he felt like he could execute Return of the Azure Dragon ten times and still have plenty of Quintessence left over.
The many purple clouds around the dantian flickered with electricity. All of them were now the densest and purest lightning-attributed Quintessence.
Currently, Xiao Chens vision filled with purple. asionally, if one looked into the depths of his eyes, one would see electricity flickering nonstop there.
There probably would not be any way to resolve his strange vision in the short term.
Xiao Chen casually opened his palm, and a ball of lightning-attributed Quintessence appeared. Then, he tossed it.
When the lightning-attributed Quintessencended on the ground, it exploded. Arge, bottomless hole appeared in the ground. The moment chunks of soil flew up, the remnant electricity crackled and sted them into dust.
When the wind blew, the dust disappeared without a trace, leaving only a yawning pit a hundred meters wide.
However, this was just a casual attack of Xiao Chens, a far cry from his true strength. If he hadpressed it and turned it into saber Qi, the result would have been much more horrifying.
When speaking of lightning-attributed Quintessence, Xiao Chen could not help butpare himself to An Junxi, the one rumored to be the strongest genius of the seven giants.
Back then, An Junxi only needed a backhandsh to toss a three-hundred-meter-long venomous snake into the air. His vast lightning-attributed Quintessence had shocked Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen sank into deep thought as he supported his chin with his right hand. He said, Regarding Quintessence, I cultivate the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation, which is better than an ordinary Heaven Ranked Cultivation Technique. I also refined my Quintessence twice again as an Inferior Grade Martial Monarch and as a Medial Grade Martial Monarch.
Even if he is a half-Sage and has very powerful Quintessence, it should not be much stronger than mine. However, why is it that even now, I feel that my lightning-attributed Quintessence is an entire level lower than his?
A petite figure appeared behind Xiao Chen. She said softly, That is because his state of lightning has touched the threshold of the will of lightning. Perhaps he might even have grasped the will of lightning already.
Xiao Chen turned his head around and discovered that Ao Jiao had azy appearance as she yawned. With her awake, he found that she seemed somewhat different, but he could not pinpoint how she had changed.
He smiled and said warmly, You woke up already?
Ao Jiao rolled her eyes at him and muttered, What nonsense! If I have not woken up yet, who is talking to you now? You are really bad at conversation.
Xiao Chen had already grown ustomed to Ao Jiaos temper; she needed to talk back at him first. He just changed the topic and asked, Is An Junxi truly as strong as you say? The will of thunder is not that easy to grasp.
She replied seriously, That is natural. Furthermore, that was just a conservative estimate. I would not be surprised if he has already grasped twenty percent of the will of thunder.
When Xiao Chen heard this, he could not help but feel disappointed and frustrated. For the first time, someone of his generation had surpassed him to this extent in his forte.
Even until now, he had yet to make any headway towards the will of thunder; he did not even know where to start.
Leng Tianhe had once said that toprehend a will, aside from talent, one required opportunities and breadth of knowledge. Sinceing to the Kunlun Realm, Xiao Chen had already expanded his breadth of knowledge. What about opportunities?
When Ao Jiao saw Xiao Chens expression, her chest tightened. She could feel the disappointment in his heart.
Herzy expression disappeared from her adorable face. She smiled and said, Dont overthink this. You are already pretty good. You are not even twenty-two years old yet, and your state of thunder has already reached its peak. Furthermore, it even contains the immortal attribute.
Once youprehend the will of thunder, your will of thunder will be the immortal will of thunder. At that time, even if you face a thirty-percentprehended will of thunder, you will not be afraid.
The most important thing is that he is already thirty years old, at least eight years older than you.
Xiao Chen sat down and looked at the turbid sky above him. His gaze firmed with determination as he said, There is no point overthinking. As long as this pressure doesnt scare me off, that will be good. I have never feared any challenge.
The fierce tiger in my heart sniffs the rose. I have great aspirations in my heart, never fearing how hard it is to achieve them.
[Note: The fierce tiger in my heart sniffs the rose: This is a Chinese poem. It means that a person has both a soft side and a hard side.]
Just at this moment, a Rank 8 Demonic Beasta Flying Celestial Demonic Pantherpped its scarlet wings. It released an overwhelming Demonic Qi as it flew over in the sky above.
Its gigantic, ck body cast a humongous shadow below, covering Xiao Chen and Ao Jiao.
He squinted and looked at the Flying Celestial Demonic Panther above them. Suddenly, the Lunar Shadow Saber appeared in his left hand as killing Qi gathered in his eyes.
Xiao Chen circted his Quintessence for the second move of the Dragon Subduing sh. The vast Quintessence turned from a quiet river into a strong, gushing torrent flowing in his meridians.
Hidden Dragon in the Depths, the gentleman ns before taking action; Soaring Dragon, the dragon soars through the nine heavens, shaking the world!
As Xiao Chen circted his Quintessence, the little Azure Dragon in his dantian suddenly came out and shot through the thick purple Quintessence clouds, breaking through them.
Chapter 715 - Monarch Blood Grass
Chapter 715: Monarch Blood Grass
Just as Xiao Chen stomped on the ground and flew up together with the tiny Azure Dragon, a resonant dragon roar rang out.
Xiao Chen turned into a true dragon and soared into the sky, moving like a bolt of lightning as he charged at the Flying Celestial Demonic Panther at extreme speed.
The tiny Azure Dragon in his dantian moved along his meridians and charged out of his body. In that instant, Xiao Chen also drew his Lunar Shadow Saber.
Ka ca!
Purple lightning lit up the sky. From the moment Xiao Chen turned into a dragon and soared up to the moment he drew his saber, only one breath passed.
Now, he easily grasped that feeling that he had struggled to find previously.
When the saber light shed, it was like a true dragon opened its jaws in fury. An unrivaled might immediately tore this Rank 8 Demonic Beast in half.
With just one attack, Xiao Chen dispatched a Rank 8 Demonic Beast, which could rival a Superior Grade Martial Monarch.
Blood spattered across the sky. The halves of the Flying Celestial Demonic Panther quickly fell to the ground.
Xiao Chen sheathed his saber and stood upright. Then he revealed a faint expression of joy. He had never executed Soaring Dragon this smoothly before.
He hadpleted this move in one breath, not feeling any obstruction when he attacked right as he got that feeling in his heart.
Xiao Chen descended to the Demonic Beast corpse and thought to himself, The Item Spirit of the Azure Dragon Pce was right. The problem was due to my Martial Spirit.
Ao Jiao, an exquisite figure dressed in green, squinted as she stood on the truncated mountain.
As she looked at Xiao Chen filled with renewed self-confidence, her lips curled up in a satisfied smile.
Xiao Chens figure shed, and hended beside Ao Jiao once again. After some thought, he took out the brocade box containing the Savage Battlefield map.
Originally, he had intended to practice the Dragon Tone Art before seeking out forbiddennds. However, the surging vast Quintessence in his body, in addition to the Small Perfection Soaring Dragon, gave him great confidence.
He had already wasted a lot of time. He could not afford to continue dawdling.
All the experts of the Tianwu Domains younger generation had probably revealed themselves already. The situation could change at any time. Xiao Chen had to grasp this fleeting opportunity.
If he did not make a move now, when would he?!
Ao Jiao looked at the brocade box that Xiao Chen took out and asked curiously, What is that? To think it actually needs a Spirit Sealing Box to contain it!
He opened the brocade box and then took out an ancient-looking beast-skin map full of Spiritual Energy from the bottomyer.
The instant Xiao Chen took the beast-skin map out of the box, the boundless savage Qi contained in the map surged out. Then, the savage Qi quickly merged with this vast Savage Battlefield, indistinguishable from each other and forming a wondrous connection.
Ao Jiaosshes fluttered as her bright eyes opened wide. At first, her face was nk from shock. After she reacted, her expression changed.
Suppressing the excitement in her heart, she said joyfully, This is the Savage Battlefield map! Where did you get it?
Xiao Chen opened up the Savage Battlefield map and gave Ao Jiao a simple exnation of how he managed to obtain it from the loose cultivator Lone Wolf.
After Ao Jiao heard him out, she sighed and said, You are really lucky. Back then, Sang Mu had searched the entire Tianwu Domain to no avail looking for this map.
This Savage Battlefield map is so great that the Thunder Emperor spent so much effort searching for it?
Ao Jiao nodded and said very naturally, Of course. Before the war of the Emperors, the Savage Battlefield was one of the two centers of the Kunlun Realm. It hid the secrets of the Immortal Epochs destruction. All you see now is just the tip of the iceberg.
The Savage Battlefield was and of fortuitous encounters even for the Martial Emperors of the Kunlun Realm.
Xiao Chen revealed a grave expression. It had not urred to him that the Savage Battlefield was so vast and boundless.
Wasnt it said that Martial Sages and above could not enter the Savage Battlefield? How could Martial Emperorse here? That is too ridiculous.
Beforeing here, Xiao Chen had heard that there would be no Martial Sagesing on this experiential training. Even for the loose cultivators, there would not be any Martial Sages who dared to break this restriction.
Ao Jiao smiled faintly and quickly replied, The experiential training of sect disciples only happens once every three years when the Demonic Barrier weakens. During other times, there are not that many restrictions. How could Martial Emperors care about that Demonic Barrier?
With this exnation, Ao Jiaoid to rest one of Xiao Chens doubts. After that, the two stopped discussing that topic and focused on examining the various forbiddennds on the map.
Wherever he looked, a vast scene would appear in his mind. Mountains and rivers appeared one after another with nothing missing.
Xiao Chen could even clearly see the Demonic Beasts around the forbiddennd. It was like he was visiting these ces personally. He found it extremely interesting.
Every forbiddennd had a red marker. Xiao Chen knew his limits and did not bother to check anything else besides the ones with the weakest shade of red.
However, even with just these, Xiao Chen got a headache from simply looking at them.
Even the forbiddennds with the lowest danger were not ces he could explore on his own. The Demonic Beasts around them were mutated Demonic Beasts, much stronger than regr Demonic Beasts.
Furthermore, the environments in the forbiddennds were extremely hazardous, making ones scalp go numb. There were pools of boundlessva, forests with seven-colored poison spreading throughout the ce, or even ancient formations.
Xiao Chen withdrew his gaze and sighed, It looks like my thoughts were too optimistic earlier. Without advancing to Martial Sage, it would be too difficult to enter these forbiddennds alone.
When Ao Jiao heard his muttering, she smiled faintly. Naturally, it would be difficult to go through the entire forbiddennd. However, you can still obtain a bountiful harvest just by going to the surroundings of forbiddennds that no one has discovered.
Xiao Chens eyes lit up as he asked, What have you discovered?
Ao Jiao pointed at a corner of the map and said, Look here, here, and here.
Monarch Blood Grass! Xiao Chen eximed in pleasant surprise.
The forbiddennds that Ao Jiao pointed out had a stalk of Monarch Blood Grass sitting at deste corners in their periphery.
Furthermore, these forbiddennds were not very far from Xiao Chens current location, so traveling there would not take up a lot of time.
Xiao Chen had already experienced the miraculousness of the Monarch Blood Grass for himself. It could temper the blood and strengthen Qi and blood, and it even contained the aura of an ancient sovereign. Just one stalk enabled him to resist the aura of a Martial Sage.
If he could obtain a few more stalks, the sovereigns bloodline in his blood would increase significantly. By then, not only could it be used to resist a Martial Sages aura, but it might also be capable of attacking.
However, these stalks of Monarch Blood Grass do not seem easy to get. They all have mutated Rank 8 Demonic Beasts guarding them, Xiao Chen said with a frown after he calmed down.
Mutated Demonic Beasts were challenging. In the Bloody Ground Wastnd, even Shui Lingling had not dared to be careless when dealing with a group of mutated flying Demonic Beasts.
Ao Jiao withdrew her finger and said cidly, That is natural. There is no such thing as a free lunch in this world. You are too naive to think that you can obtain treasures just by having a map.
Xiao Chen nodded quietly in agreement. After thinking for a while, he said, Lets find the section with the Dragon Burial Mound. I want to see how many of the True Dragon Caves are open already.
After looking around on the Savage Battlefield map, Xiao Chen finally understood that it would not be possible to roam the Savage Battlefield on his own, not even in the forbiddennds with the lowest danger ratings.
At this moment, his greatest hope was still the True Dragon Cave where the seven giants were taking the lead to explore. Only when they entered into the depths of a forbiddennd could they obtain something marvelous.
Ao Jiao moved her finger gently and quickly found the Dragon Burial Mound on the map. Then, she looked around for the ce with the most people. That would be the True Dragon Cave that was discovered recently.
She could see many people with excited expressions around the pitch-dark hole, a continuous stream of them entering it.
Corpses of several cultivators were visible on the path in the True Dragon Cave. These corpses had saber wounds, sword wounds, or injuries from Quintessence.
Clearly, these people were not victims of Demonic Beasts. Instead, they died in the process of fighting for the strange fruits, Spirit Herbs, and ores, in in the intensepetition.
The two continued looking, and the scene inside the True Dragon Cave appeared in their eyes. The barrier preventing entry was no longer there.
The corpses of the many Demonic Beasts that had blocked the wayy tossed to the side, their bellies split open and all the precious materials harvested.
Here, the two saw only scattered disciples of ordinary sects who did not dare to enter too deep. Instead, they stayed in the outskirts of the cave to try their luck.
Xiao Chen continued looking, and he finally felt the vastness and theplexity of a True Dragon Cave. The caves interconnected in aplicated fashion. Several cultivators walked around in circles inside, unable to find the right path.
Seeing these people wandering aimlessly on the map, Xiao Chen snickered slightly. He felt they were very foolish.
With the map to guide the way, Xiao Chens vision could pierce through these vast andplicated caves. He even managed to find some Rank 8 Spirit Herbs that no one noticed.
Boom!
Suddenly, the scene on the map changed. Fiery-red light filled the ce. Churningva covered the ground. asionally, golden mes shot out from theva.
There were even snakes made of fiery-red stones connected together in theva. These snakes spewed out red mes from their hollow eyes.
Although Xiao Chen observed these from a distance via the map, he could almost feel the surging heatwave that deterred everyone from approaching.
Arge group stood in front of theva. All of the cultivators frowned, not daring to charge across.
Xiao Chen saw the Thunder and Lightning Pces An Junxi, the Passionate Young Master, Murong Lingfeng, the Extreme Yin Sects Bai Wuxue, and others of the seven giants.
Niu Dengs group of stout battle-realm geniuses, the Ximen n led by Ximen Bao, the Full Moon Pavilions Feng Xingsheng, and the Thousand Mystery Sects Hua Dao were also there.
These were the people Xiao Chen was more familiar with or the young experts he had seen before. Aside from them, there were still many other experts, whom he did not recognize.
Without exception, all these people balked at theva before them. They all cautiously discussed measures to deal with it.
After looking around, Xiao Chen finally saw Shui Lingling. She maintained a calm expression, not showing any fear on her icy face.
However, neither did she show any joy at entering a new forbiddennd. In fact, her countenance betrayed only a faint trace of grief.
Now that Xiao Chen thought about it, the figure that tried to save him when he faced the danger of the True Dragon Storm had to have been Shui Lingling.
She probably thinks Im dead, Xiao Chen thought to himself. Then, his gaze fell on Wang Cheng, who stood behind Shui Lingling, and a murderous intent shed in his eyes.
At this moment, Wang Cheng looked radiant, appearing extremely happy. He must have obtained many benefits from this True Dragon Cave.
Chapter 716 - Mutated Twin-Armed Demonic Ape
Chapter 716: Mutated Twin-Armed Demonic Ape
Ao Jiao withdrew her gaze, not revealing much shock on her adorable face. Now do you feel more assured? A True Dragon Cave is not something that a group of youths can explore at will. It will take them at least another week to enter the core zone.
Xiao Chen put away the map and removed the blue strip of cloth around his forehead. The mark on his forehead red scarlet. Then, the scarlet throne appeared with another sh of scarlet light.
The instant he removed the strip of cloth, he could no longer cover up his kings Qi. No matter how much he tried to conceal his sharpness, no one would dare look at him directly.
Xiao Chen leaped lightly onto the scarlet throne ensconced in the scarlet clouds. The scarlet clouds churned, spreading his power everywhere as if a king were descending onto the world.
Ao Jiaos petite and exquisite figure drifted through the air like a fallen leaf on the wind. Then, she promptly sat on the armrest of the scarlet throne.
As scarlet light shed, the scarlet throne carried Xiao Chen and Ao Jiao, who were sitting on it, to the nearest forbiddennd, which had a treasure that he needed.
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Several hundred kilometers to the north of the Azure Dragon Pce, a huge skeletony half buried in the ground.
Just the exposed part of the skeleton was already a hundred meters high. If the buried section were included, it would only be taller. It was unknown how big exactly the entire skeleton would be if it were all dug up or what kind of scenery would appear.
No grass grew within a kilometer of the skeleton; only sand surrounded it. Dust covered the bones, hiding their original color.
However, a different scene presented itself a kilometer away. nts and trees grew rampant, spreading many branches and forming a vast and dense forest.
Tall trees crowded the forest, all boastingrge branches verdant with leaves that blocked the already dim sunlight from reaching the ground.
In this dark forest that hid a multitude of horrifying Demonic Beasts, a mutated Twin-Armed Demonic Ape basked quietly under a tree.
Unlike a regr Demonic Ape, which had long fur over its body, this Twin-Armed Demonic Ape had bone covering every centimeter of its skin. The texture of its skin was simr to metal.
It looked like a strange creature made entirely of metal. Its appearance was more like a machine, not something alive.
The Twin-Armed Demonic Apes cold eyes did not contain any emotion. It simply watched over its territory, not permitting any other Demonic Beasts or cultivators to enter.
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Xiao Chen stood on a lush tree far in the distance. He gently pushed aside the tree branch in front of him as he squinted.
A scarlet Spirit Herb was the focus of Xiao Chens attention. A golden line appeared among the fresh red. This nt was the objective of this tripthe Monarch Blood Grass.
However, this Monarch Blood Grass was only five meters away from that mutated Twin-Armed Demonic Ape. If Xiao Chen picked it, he would undoubtedly anger that Demonic Beast.
The Twin-Armed Demonic Ape was originally a high-grade Rank 8 Demonic Beast, on par with cultivators like Hu Hai. After it had mutated, it became even more horrifying.
Even two of Hu Hai might not be a match for the Twin-Armed Demonic Ape. Just the defense of its metallic body was a headache.
In a one-on-one battle, Xiao Chen would not fear this mutated Twin-Armed Demonic Ape. However, if he could not settle the fight quickly and startled the other Demonic Beasts in the forest, there would be great trouble.
Furthermore, if he ended up rousing that Demonic Emperors remains in the desert zone in the center of the forest, it would pose an even bigger problem.
Xiao Chen considered various countermeasures for a while. Then, he flipped his hand, and a small, exquisite, golden sculpture appeared on his right palm.
This use will probably break the Golden Savage Ox sculpture.
Xiao Chen sighed. The Golden Savage Ox had the bloodline of a Savage Beast. If it were truly here, it would be about as strong as this mutated Twin-Armed Demonic Ape.
In the end, the Life Bestowal Spell could imitate only so much. It would be very good already if it could buy him some time.
Xiao Chen released his Spiritual Sense. After getting a better understanding of his environment, he gently tossed out the golden sculpture.
Life Bestowal Spell!
He formed hand seals, and the golden sculpture quickly grewrger. Then, it suddenly took form, and a massive Golden Savage Oxnded on the ground.
Ka!
Before the Golden Savage Oxnded, there was a crunch. The Twin-Armed Demonic Ape had pushed off the ground and turned into a ck figure zooming through the air. Then the Twin-Armed Demonic Ape used its palms to smash the Golden Savage Ox.
This strike sent the Golden Savage Ox flying back, its mound-sized body crashing through trees without end and causing a tremendousmotion.
Xiao Chens sea of consciousness surged. He felt somewhat dizzy. The Twin-Armed Demonic Apes reaction speed bbergasted him.
He calmed himself and controlled the Golden Savage Ox into dashing off. He did not care about anything else; he only needed to lure away this Twin-Armed Demonic Ape.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Loud crashes resounded in the quiet forest. The massive body of the Golden Savage Ox shook the ground as it ran, startling several Demonic Beasts.
When these Demonic Beasts saw that the Twin-Armed Demonic Ape was chasing prey, they all quickly made way, fleeing in all directions. Nothing else lingered within a kilometer of the Monarch Blood Grass.
That should be sufficient!
Xiao Chen pushed off the tree branch and flew nimbly like a bird. He traversed the dense forest, advancing without stopping.
After a while, hended beside the Monarch Blood Grass. He revealed joy on his face as he carefully dug out the Monarch Blood Grass and ced it in his Universe Ring.
The Monarch Blood Grass, which could interest even the seven giants,nded in his hands just like that.
Wait a moment. Dont leave yet.
Just as Xiao Chen was about to leave, Ao Jiaos voice came from the Immortal Spirit Ring. He did not understand, so he asked, Whats wrong? We have to go already. The Golden Savage Ox sculpture will notst for much longer.
Ao Jiao flew out from the Immortal Spirit Ring and pointed to a ten-meter-tall tree in front, saying, That is a sapling of the Lunar Cassia Tree. After it matures, the Lunar Cassia Flowers will be worth cities.
Dig it out and transnt it into the Immortal Spirit Ring. It will be useful in the future.
Xiao Chen frowned and argued, But the Golden Savage Ox canst for only another five minutes at most. If the Twin-Armed Demonic Ape rushes back, we will be in trouble.
There is no time to lose. Even a Martial Emperor would be interested in obtaining this tree after it matures. By then, if you wanted to obtain one, it would be as hard as ascending to heaven, Ao Jiao said agitatedly.
Xiao Chen looked around as he thought quickly. Then, he made a decision. We will have to be fast.
The two went to the sapling of the Lunar Cassia Tree, then started to dig it up. As they wanted to transnt the tree, they could not damage the roots.
So the two dug very carefully in fear of injuring the roots. This caution made it hard to work fast.
Weng!
Xiao Chens surging sea of consciousness quaked, and blood leaked out of his mouth. He said with an unsightly expression, The Golden Savage Ox is gone.
Ao Jiao increased her speed further. As her fingers moved nimbly, she shot out Quintessence and sliced off a pile of dirt. She did not even raise her head as she said, Its fine. We just have to be faster.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
The footsteps of the Twin-Armed Demonic Ape grew louder bit by bit. Soon, Xiao Chen could clearly feel its unique cold Demonic Qi.
After Ao Jiao dug out the final root, she picked up the Lunar Cassia Tree sapling with joy and flew into the Immortal Spirit Ring. She said, Its done. Congrattions, you have a future Spirit Tree.
However, Xiao Chen found it hard to smile. The Twin-Armed Demonic Ape had already returned. He would not be able to avoid a fight.
Hu chi!
A soft but sharp sound of air breaking came from behind him. He clenched both his hands tightly and quickly circted one thousand tons of force into a fist.
The moment Xiao Chen turned around, he sent out a punch. A loud sound rang out; this punch managed to intercept the Twin-Armed Demonic Apes palm strike.
A surging force poured out wildly, moving like sharp des into the surroundings. Several towering trees fell over as a result.
Xiao Chen did not budge at all, but the Twin-Armed Demonic Ape flew back for a hundred meters, screaming in pain. Then, it nimbly flipped in the air and turned into a ck shadow charging at him again.
He smiled coldly and circted the Dragon w Fist. An azure-colored Dragon Head roared and burst forth with a ferocious force, knocking the Twin-Armed Demonic Ape back a second time.
Xiu!
This time, Xiao Chen took the initiative to charge over without giving the Twin-Armed Demonic Ape time to recover. An Azure Dragon image appeared under his feet and carried him like a strong wind to the Twin-Armed Demonic Ape.
Then, he sent out another Berserk Dragon w at the Twin-Armed Demonic Ape, leaving five w marks on its chest with an azure-colored Dragon w.
Xiao Chen frowned slightly. Unexpectedly, the Berserk Dragon w did not even injure the Twin-Armed Demonic Ape. Its defense was preposterous.
The Twin-Armed Demonic Ape roared and charged over again.
Xiao Chen formed a Dragon Head with his left hand and a Dragon w with his right, creating aplete dragon image. Then, he pushed both his hands forward.
Berserk Dragon Break!
A dragon image formed of pure Vital Qi quickly shed with the Twin-Armed Demonic Ape, knocking it back once more.
Not even bothering to observe the results, Xiao Chen immediately turned around and fled. The Twin-Armed Demonic Ape had an absurdly strong defense; dragging the fight out would not have a good ending.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Xiao Chen just flew straight on, crashing through the trees in his way and turning them into sawdust.
Such amotion startled all the Demonic Beasts in the forest. Before long, a huge army of Demonic Beasts was chasing after Xiao Chen. If they caught up, they would tear him to bits.
Xiao Chen executed his Movement Technique to its limits, dodging all the attacks and reaching the outskirts of the forest with much difficulty.
A scarlet light flickered on his forehead, and the scarlet throne appeared. He quickly leaped onto it and turned into a beam of scarlet light moving into the distance.
I finally escaped. Xiao Chen released his bated breath. Then, he could not help but say to Ao Jiao, who was nting the Lunar Cassia Tree sapling, You say that this Lunar Cassia Tree is a sapling. How long will it take to mature?
Ao Jiao replied, Not long. Under normal circumstances, it should just take two or three hundred years. However, for it to reach flowering age would probably take five hundred years.
Five hundred years
After fighting so hard to obtain it, he could profit from it only five hundred yearster. Xiao Chen nearly vomited blood at that thought. Fortunately, he could console himself with the notion that it would be useful in the future.
At first, he could have simply obtained the Monarch Blood Grass and left quickly. Now, he had exerted so much effort, but he could avail of the thing he got only after five hundred years.
Xiao Chen felt somewhat dissatisfied as he asked, In that case, what value does this Spirit Tree have? How can it be used?
Within the Immortal Spirit Ring, Ao Jiaos heart filled with joy. As she cared for the Lunar Cassia Tree sapling, she smiled and replied, The Lunar Cassia Tree will produce Lunar Cassia Flowers. With just one flower, you will be able to recover from any sort of internal injury right away.
As for the Lunar Cassia Fruit that forms after a thousand years, it has an even greater effect. It can increase a cultivators recovery ability permanently. Dont forget that most cultivators do not temper their physical bodies.
A permanent increase in recovery ability held a strong attraction for cultivators who did not temper the physical body.
Chapter 717 - Strong Efficiency of a Peak Grade Immortal Spirit Ring
Chapter 717: Strong Efficiency of a Peak Grade Immortal Spirit Ring
Even if Xiao Chen had no use for the Lunar Cassia Tree, he could sell its flowers and fruits to obtain more resources. In the future, he would notck Spirit Stones.
However, it took five hundred years to flower and another five hundred years to bear fruit. Xiao Chen could only slowly wait for this absolute treasure to form, holding on for a thousand years.
When Ao Jiao saw Xiao Chens appearance, she covered her small mouth with her hands and giggled. Hehe! Dont feel down. Since I got you to do it, how could I make you wait for a thousand years?
Hope kindled in Xiao Chens heart. He asked, Could there be some way to speed up the growth of the Lunar Cassia Tree?
Naturally there is. Dont forget that your Immortal Spirit Ring is a peak grade Immortal Spirit Ring. It descended from the Immortal Epoch in itsplete form. Compared to thetter imitations and mended ones, it is much, much stronger.
Ao Jiao continued unhurriedly, As long as you obtain a Spirit Vein of a higher rank, any Spirit Trees, including the Lunar Cassia, will grow faster.
A Spirit Vein was not that easy to obtain. However, at least he had a strategy now. At any rate, he would not really have to wait for a thousand years.
Xiao Chen could not help but ponder this problem. Then, as he took out the Monarch Blood Grass, his downcast face finally revealed a smile.
Regardless, he had managed to obtain the precious Monarch Blood Grass.
He rinsed the Monarch Blood Grass and immediately ced it in his mouth to chew slowly. Then, he refined that ancient sovereigns bloodline within it bit by bit.
Xiao Chens blood surged as if it wasva. He could distinctly feel his Qi and blood continuously growing stronger, his aura bing more refined and powerful.
The vast, respected, ancient sovereigns bloodline slowly changed his state of mind and aura.
After that, he managed to obtain nine more Monarch Blood Grasses from other forbiddennds with the aid of the Savage Battlefield map, getting through daunting experiences without mishap.
After consuming ten Monarch Blood Grasses in the Savage Battlefield, Xiao Chen felt his physical body undergo an internal renewal.
Such a renewal did not refer to an enhancement of the bones, skin, or internal organs, or an increase in his physical strength. Instead, it was more of a feeling of vitality.
In the past, Xiao Chens body had only been close to a Rank 1 Sage Body. Now, he hadpletely attained the standards of a Rank 1 Sage Body. Furthermore, he far exceeded the standards in certain ways.
The way Xiao Chen viewed particr problems unconsciously changed somewhat as a result of the wondrous feeling that came with the advancement of his physical body.
As for the remaining Monarch Blood Grasses, obtaining them would be rather hard. They were either too far or would take too much effort to get. Furthermore, doing so would be more dangerous.
Hence, Xiao Chen gave up on this thought. Besides, he was already very satisfied with the ten Monarch Blood Grasses.
In the past, when Nuan Muyun obtained a Monarch Blood Grass, she could not even bear to use it. However, Xiao Chen consumed it like he was eating a regr meal, ingesting ten Monarch Blood Grasses in quick session.
If this were known, it would be really interesting to see the scared expressions of some people.
We should go to the True Dragon Cave next, right? They have probably arrived at the core zone already, Ao Jiao said from the world in the Immortal Spirit Ring.
At this moment, Xiao Chen was just a peak Medial Grade Martial Monarch. Compared to the sect disciples who were here for experiential training, he would be considered nothing. There were at least eight hundred, if not a thousand, people with cultivations higher than his.
However, after consuming the ten Monarch Blood Grasses, no matter how much Xiao Chen withdrew his aura, he gave off a feeling that would evoke irrepressible fear in the depths of ones heart.
He intended to use his aura first to suppress his opponent and take the initiative.
Xiao Chen said calmly, There is something that I need to do. It is time to take out the Netherworld Flower in the Immortal Spirit Ring.
Since he was going to the True Dragon Cave, if he did not have sufficient trump cards that could shock others, no matter how many treasures there were, he would not be able to get any.
Ao Jiao, who was within the Immortal Spirit Ring, had been prepared long ago. She gently waved her right hand, and the white me within the Netherworld Flowers core slowly drifted out of the ring.
A white light in Xiao Chens left eye flickered as he released the pearl-sized Lunar True mes Origin me. Then, he began the process of absorbing the Netherworld me.
Among the Yin-attributed mes, the Netherworld me ranked quite highly. After swallowing it, Xiao Chens Lunar True me would improve remarkably.
In the past, for the sake of ensuring a bnce between Yin and Yang, Xiao Chen had to suppress the Purple Thunder True Fires Origin me somewhat, because the Lunar True me was too weak.
As a result, Xiao Chen could not bring out the true might of the Taiji Yinyang me Diagram.
Zi! Zi!
The pearl-sized Lunar True mes Origin me swallowed the Netherworld me, continuously giving off sizzling sounds. The white Origin me grew visiblyrger bit by bit.
Knowing that he could not rush the process, Xiao Chen controlled the Lunar True me leisurely; he was neither anxious nor nervous.
Time slowly went by. When the Lunar True me finished swallowing the Netherworld me, its pearl-sized Origin me had grown to the size of a babys fist.
The pale-white me floated in the air, giving off a ghastly aura. Even though the temperature did not drop, it made others tremble despite theck of chill.
Then, with a thought, a beam of purple light quickly came out from Xiao Chens right eye. At this moment, he released the Purple Thunder True Fires Origin me without holding back.
Hu!
Suddenly, the purple and white mes started to chase each other quickly. Soon, a Taiji Diagram appeared.
At this moment, Xiao Chen perfectly merged the strong Yin and Yang mes. His Mental Energy drained continuously.
Yinyang, four divisions, the eight trigrams, and other scenes appeared around the Taiji Yinyang me Diagram. Taiji gave birth to Yinyang, which produced the four divisions; the four divisions gave birth to the eight trigrams, which created everything.
The Taiji Diagram formed by the Yin and Yang mes was the crystallization of the ancient Chinese sages wisdom. The Taiji Diagram materialized the scene of creation and how everything came about from nothing.
[Note: One version of the creation story from the ancient Chinese is the story of Pangu. The scene of creation referred to here is that story. Rather than spend multiple pages exining it]
Amidst the darkness, Xiao Chen seemed to have witnessed creation, a panorama of everything arising from nothing. All sorts of scenes of the mortal world unfolded. The Taiji Diagram contained everything.
After the Taiji Yinyang me Diagram achieved the perfect bnce, it advanced to a whole new level, undergoing a significant qualitative change.
Xiao Chen stretched his hand out and pushed forward. In that instant, space and time froze as the Taiji Yinyang me Diagram moved forward. Heaven shook, the earth rumbled, space trembled.
It seemed like the entirety of space moved. At this moment, even if there were a mountain in front blocking him, the Taiji Yinyang me Diagram wouldpletely uproot it.
Boom!
Suddenly, the Taiji Yinyang me Diagram gave off a bright golden light illuminating the dark space as bright as day.
In the next moment, the me diagram exploded. A horrifying energy wave spread in all directions, forming golden ripples.
The air seemed like water undting outwards. The golden light was like paint. Space shook violently.
Only after a long time did the horrifying energy waves slowly fade. The golden light vanished. However, transparent ripples remained visible in the air, flickering nonstop.
When Ao Jiao, who was in the Immortal Spirit Ring, saw this scene, she eximed in shock, This move is bing more and more powerful. No wonder you have the confidence to challenge Bai Wuxue in half a year!
Xiu!
Purple and white lights flickered and returned to Xiao Chens eyes. Then, he said, Lets go. Right now, I should have no problems escaping any of the seven giants.
If I run into Bai Wuxue this time, I will not need to rely on First Senior Sister again. If he wants to take forcible action, I will not mind giving him a shocking surprise.
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The Dragon Burial Mound, where countless True Dragon Caves hid under a vast mountain range:
This ce had existed for a very long time, for several myriads of years or even more. It was impossible to see or guess the splendor of this ce in the past.
It seemed like a faint voice of a True Dragon sang the legends of old together with a dignified poetic saga.
How long precisely were ten thousand years? How many days had to pass?
No matter how glorious this race was or how long its legend descended, in the end, it was now just a pile of dirt. As time passed, it became only a myth for theter generations to reflect upon.
The resting ce of the ancient True Dragons should be serene, solemn, and peaceful. Now, it was dpidated; signs of the cultivators destruction were visible everywhere.
A scarlet light shed in the horizon. A sovereigns aura spread out, blowing away the clouds in front and lingering for a long time.
asionally, some foolish Demonic Beasts would howl at the scarlet light, wanting to eat the white-robed man on the throne.
However, before these Demonic Beasts got close, a bright purple light would appear. As electricity flickered, it turned into thousands of sharp sabers, filling them full of holes.
When the scarlet light shed by, it would immediately crush the mutted body into a clump of blood fog vanishing into the air.
As the scarlet clouds carried the throne, a long meteor tail trailed behind in the air, not scattering for a long time. Seen from the ground, it looked like a long rainbow shing through the air as fast as lightning.
Xiu!
The scarlet light paused and stopped before a mountain. Then, Xiao Chen got off the throne and stood up. At this moment, he had not tied the blue strip of cloth back around his forehead.
A kings aura spread through Xiao Chens entire body. With the ancient sovereigns bloodline he had absorbed, his aura was dignified and vast.
As Xiao Chen stared at a cave in the distance, his eyes lit up as he muttered to himself, That should be the True Dragon Cave that opened this time.
If not for some special phenomenon, the True Dragon Cave buried deep in the ground would not be exposed like that.
In a situation where the True Dragon Cave was not exposed, even if a Martial Emperor came, he would not dare to casually break the ce open to find a True Dragon Cave.
Ao Jiao once mentioned that there had been a Deity Race Martial Emperor who disdained the ancient restrictions of the Kunlun Realm.
That Martial Emperor forcefully used an unnatural amount of energy to lift up the entire ground and the mountains, trying to find all the True Dragon Caves.
That Martial Emperor wanted to take away all the True Dragon remains and the treasures within the True Dragon Caves.
That Martial Emperors actions destroyed the mountains, and heaven and earth changed color. Then, all the True Dragon Caves in the Dragon Burial Mound emerged into view.
However, before that Deity Race Martial Emperor could do anything more, he fled in a panic, running away in a pathetic state. No one knew what horrifying thing he had seen.
After that Martial Emperor fled the Savage Battlefield, he died mysteriously three monthster. The mighty Deity King of the Deity Race did not even know the cause of his death.
As time passed, under the influence of a mysterious force, the ruinedndscape of the Dragon Burial Mound recovered its original state. Since then, no Martial Emperor dared to behave recklessly in the Dragon Burial Mound.
When Xiao Chen heard this tale from Ao Jiao, he felt that it was incredible. He really wanted to know what that Deity Race Martial Emperor saw.
Why and how did that Martial Emperor die? How was it that a Martial Emperor died in such a mysterious manner?
It seemed like the Dragon Burial Mound was not as simple as it appeared on the surface.
Chapter 718 - Fight in the True Dragon Cave
Chapter 718: Fight in the True Dragon Cave
Xiao Chen collected his wandering thoughts. Then, a scarlet light flickered as he recalled the scarlet throne back into his forehead. Finally, he took out a blue strip of cloth and tied it around his forehead.
He withdrew all his kings aura, and as his blood circted, the ancient sovereigns aura quietly disappeared. The atmosphere around him turned ordinary once again, no different from that of others.
Riding an Azure Dragon image, Xiao Chen descended quickly and arrived shortly at the True Dragon Caves entrance. He did not hesitate to fly in.
Earlier, he had seen the interior of the True Dragon Cave on the Savage Battlefield map. As he traversed the caverns, he did not stop at any of the forks or get confused by theplicatedyout.
Along the way, Xiao Chen met some cultivators who did not dare to go too far inside and could only try their luck in the outer area.
He moved like the wind, brushing past these people. By the time they turned their heads and looked, he was already out of sight. This swift passage astonished the crowd.
Another ferocious person is here. Looks like this True Dragon Cave will not be peaceful.
Indeed, the seven giants are all gathered here. Even some loose cultivators ranked highly on the Evil Cultivator Ranking have joined the excitement as well.
That is not all. I heard that there are some loose cultivators of the Fiend Race here to snatch the treasures belonging to our human race.
The sect disciples in the outer area were mostly early-stage Superior Grade Martial Monarchs. Because they feared the danger, they only dared to wander through the caves periphery.
These people could only hope for good luck to befall them. Perhaps they might be able to obtain some treasures unique to a True Dragon Cave.
These people all had envious gazes for those who dared to barge into the inner area of the True Dragon Cave. Everyone knew that one could only obtain real treasures by venturing into the depths of the True Dragon Cave.
Only small scuffles took ce in the outer area. Even if one was extremely lucky, they would not have much gain inparison.
Senior Brother, should we go and try our luck? Who knows, we might be able to gain some advantages, a young sect disciple could not help but suggest to his senior brother when he saw another person entering the inner area.
The slightly older senior brother smiled and replied, You can go by yourself. I do not want to die yet. Without being at least ate-stage Superior Grade Martial Monarch, going will definitely mean death.
Who knows, there might be a mutated Demonic Beast in the inner area. Or perhaps even if you obtained treasures, you will lose your life when you run into other cultivators and they try to snatch them from you.
When the young sect disciple heard this, the fervor in his eyes slowly cooled. Indeed, no matter how good a treasure was, it would be useless if one was not alive to enjoy it.
Xiao Chen traveled quickly, not letting his feet remain on the ground for long. Finally, he arrived at the hotva that previously stopped the seven giants and the others.
Those people had long since disappeared. They should have already crossed this stretch ofva and ventured deeper into the cave. Perhaps they might have even arrived at the remains of the True Dragon.
However, some people with ferocious gazes and overwhelming baleful auras remained. It was clear with one nce that these were loose cultivators. They stayed here, frowning slightly as they looked at the boundlessva before them.
Hehe! Finally, another reckless person arrived. Old friends, I will be going first.
The moment Xiao Chen stopped, a gray-robed old mans eyes lit up, like he had found the prey he had been looking for, when his gaze swept over him.
The gray-robed old man smiled sinisterly and soared into the air, charging at Xiao Chen. Brat, dont me me for being merciless. Just obediently be my stepping stone.
The remaining old men all revealed expressions of regret. They med themselves for being too slow and letting someone else snatch the initiative.
He looks to be ate-stage Superior Grade Martial Monarch, slightly weaker than Ximen Bao.
With one nce, Xiao Chen discerned this persons cultivation. He could not help butugh coldly to himself. With just this little bit of strength, he dares to attack me? Truly reckless.
The gray-robed old mans figure shed and arrived before Xiao Chen in the blink of an eye. When he noticed that Xiao Chen was only a Medial Grade Martial Monarch, he did not show any concern at all.
Quintessence surged in the gray-robed old mans palm, and he shaped his fingers into a w. A strong wind blew as he stretched his arm out towards Xiao Chens head, intent on killing him with one w strike.
The gray-robed old mans fingers flickered with a cold light; they looked extremely hard. He was apparently somewhat aplished in w Techniques.
Just by using his physical body, the gray-robed old man could easily repulse the weapons of other cultivators.
Given the speed of this attack and the interference of his baleful aura, five finger holes would immediately appear on the head of an ordinary Medial Grade Martial Monarch, who would die on the spot.
Unfortunately, the gray-robed old man met Xiao Chen. Even if a half-Sage were here and treated Xiao Chen as an ordinary Medial Grade Martial Monarch, the half-Sage would end up suffering.
This loose cultivator was only ate-stage Superior Grade Martial Monarch. Furthermore, his horrifying baleful aura was useless against Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chens expression remained calm. As that w was about to touch his head, the blood surging in his arteries quickly activated the ancient sovereigns aura.
Xiao Chens clothes fluttered despite the absence of any wind. A distant, heavy, solemn, dignified, and strong aura suddenly surged out of him like a mountain.
The gray-robed old man experienced the vast sovereigns aura in Xiao Chens body at such close range.
The air solidified, and it felt like a mountain mmed down on the gray-robed old mans shoulders. His motion could not help but pause.
Xiao Chens eyes filled with murderous intent. Taking advantage of the moment his opponent froze, he attacked at lightning speed. His right hand clenched into a fist, and a strong wind blew. Then, his punch struck the gray-robed old man in the head.
Bang!
A horrifying one thousand tons of force exploded in the air like a crack of thunder. Blood spurted into the air as the old mans head disintegrated, leaving him a headless corpse.
The gray-robed old mans sharp ws slumped down without any force in them. They would never have the opportunity to hit Xiao Chen.
A look of disgust shed in Xiao Chens eyes. Then he raised his leg and kicked the headless corpse into the redva surging with heatwaves.
The spectating loose cultivators all exchanged looks. Their mouths gaped, and their eyes filled with disbelief.
The surroundings turned dead quiet. From the moment the gray-robed old man stood up to the moment he died, only a few breaths had passed.
One moment ago, thecent gray-robed old man surged with an intense baleful aura. In the next, he was dead. He did not even have time to turn around, dying so quickly.
The other loose cultivators paled slightly. Earlier, they had felt for an instant an aura that was in no way inferior to that of Martial Sages erupt out from Xiao Chen.
However, when they looked at Xiao Chen now, they saw that his Quintessence might be pure and vast, but he was definitely a peakte-stage Medial Grade Martial Monarch. There was nothing to indicate otherwise.
What just happened seemed very strange. Now, when all the loose cultivators gazed at the white-robed desman, their eyes filled with horror.
The cultivations of these loose cultivators were not very different from that gray-robed old mans. If Xiao Chen wanted to kill them, they would be dead. They would find it hard to stay alive.
Xiao Chen gave these loose cultivators a brief nce before walking forward. The loose cultivators standing before the boilingva looked like they were avoiding a death god as they all quickly scrambled to the rear in fear of offending Xiao Chen.
As the gray-robed old mans headless corpse slowly sank into theva, it gave off a chilling sound.
The strange snakes made of many round ming stones headed for the gray-robed old mans body. As they swam excitedly, their bodies slithered around and gave off resplendent sparks.
The sparks shot out into the air and scorched it, producing sizzling sounds that made those who heard it shivered despite the heat. If they fell in, theva would definitely burn them until only their bones were left.
Ka ca! Ka ca!
Several ming rock snakes fought over the gray-robed old mans bones, giving off crunching sounds.
The ming rock snakes that managed to get some of the loose cultivators bones seemed extremely excited. Their bodies slithered about wildly, sshingva everywhere.
One of the loose cultivators awoke from the shock that Xiao Chen gave him. Reacting quickly, he flew up, crossed to the other side of theva, and disappeared into the darkness.
The ming rock snakes, which were still chewing on the bones of the gray-robed old man, did not care about the loose cultivator that flew over them. They simply delighted themselves with the delicious bones they had.
The other loose cultivators recovered their senses only at this moment. When they looked in the direction that the other cultivator had taken, they all felt very depressed. By now, the ming rock snakes would already have finished with the gray-robed old mans bones.
If these loose cultivators were to charge over now, the strange snakes would attack them immediately. At which point, surviving would be difficult.
Just from the way these strange snakes moved freely in the churningva, it was evident that they were formidable. If they attacked as a group, it would be hard to escape death.
When Xiao Chen saw this, he finally understood why the gray-robed old man attacked upon seeing him. It turned out that the old man wanted to use him as bait to open up a path for himself.
Xiao Chen now turned his head and considered the group of loose cultivators. Then he sank into deep thought, debating whether to use these loose cultivators to pave his way.
Loose cultivatorsmitted all sorts of atrocities, acted outside thew. They killed people to cultivated their baleful aura. Furthermore, they would kill people at their whims without caring who their victims were. Their minds had already warped long ago. These people were worthy of capital punishment.
Back then, when Shui Lingling and Murong Lingfeng saw Gu Mu and the middle-aged man, they had not hesitated to kill them, even though they did not have to.
The moment Xiao Chen appeared here, these loose cultivators immediately thought of using him to open the way. This mindset showed how insidious their thoughts were.
When the loose cultivators saw Xiao Chens gaze and his faint killing Qi, they all felt rmed and unconsciously took a few steps back.
It hurts! It hurts so much!
Right at this moment, in the deepest part of the endlessva where it was dark, a miserable shriek suddenly rang out.
Xiao Chen turned his head to look and saw a faint human-shaped me burning in the darkness. It was the loose cultivator who had gotten past the strange snakes earlier.
Bang!
Theva below shot out a clump of golden mes, attacking that loose cultivator again. At this point, he stopped screaming, burned to ashes in the air.
This Old Liu is too unlucky. He finally managed to make it past the strange snakes, but he ended up getting burned by the Dragon mes.
Dragon mes, the fire of True Dragons. Although it is diluted in theva, one will still die for sure if theye in contact with it.
Thisva is really hard to cross. If only we hade earlier and gone with the seven giants. That would have been much safer.
Well, it only serves him right. Why the rush? Now he even lost his life here.
When the loose cultivators at the back saw this scene, they all discussed it in low voices, not evincing any grief on their faces. On the contrary, they even rejoiced in Old Lius misfortune.
Xiao Chen heard what the loose cultivators behind him said, and gave up on the notion of using them as stepping stones. He merely stared at the churningva in silence.
Ao Jiao, how strong are those snakes? What are my chances of charging across?
Ao Jiao, who was in the Immortal Spirit Ring, thought for a while before replying, These are Fire me Snakes. Their bodies are made up of Fire me Rocks, not flesh. It will be hard for ordinary Quintessence to permeate into their bodies.
Chapter 719 - Clearing the Path
Chapter 719: Clearing the Path
Xiao Chen understood something from what Ao Jiao said. He looked at the churningva and mentallymunicated to her, That means if I use just Vital Qi, it would be much more effective.
Ao Jiao nodded and said, Yes, that is the case. However, you have to be careful. If you fall into theva, no matter how strong you are, you will not be able to reverse the situation. Furthermore, you have to be careful not to get burned by the Dragon mes.
The loose cultivators behind him exchanged nces; then they sized up Xiao Chen with their eyes, looking at him with ill intentions. Clearly, they still had not given up on using Xiao Chen as a stepping stone.
Xiu!
Just as these loose cultivators hesitated over whether they should attack together and take down Xiao Chen, a whistle rang out. Xiao Chen charged ahead, riding an Azure Dragon image above theva.
The loose cultivators eximed in surprise with strange expressions on their faces, This fellow is too gutsy!
The Fire me Snakes swimming in theva five hundred meters in front sensed the aura of a living person and quickly shot out of theva, sshing copious amounts of molten rock.
Pu! Pu! Pu!
Several Fire me Snakesunched themselves at Xiao Chen in short order. Their hollow eyes glowed with fire in them. Then, they spewed out redva.
Theva was scorching hot, burning the air until it crackled. A heatwave sted out.
Standing on the Azure Dragon image, Xiao Chen calmly took out two shields. He held one in each hand and covered himself tightly.
These shields were peak Medial Grade Secret Treasures. They were pretty effective, sessfully resisting theva. They just became incredibly hot. As Xiao Chen hid behind the shields, his hands hurt.
After a while, the impacts against the shields ceased.
Xiao Chen flung both his hands wide and circted his Vital Qi as he tossed out the two shields.
Bang!
The two shields carried considerable force as they spun in the air. Then, each of therge shields knocked down a Fire me Snake.
The other Fire me Snakes coiled their bodies, then sprang their tails out at Xiao Chen, trying to pull him into theva.
Xiao Chens face sank as he clenched his fist. Vital Qi surged throughout his body, gushing endlessly. His Qi and blood flourished to their peak.
He circted his Vital Qi and executed the third move of the Dragon w Fist, Breaking Armor, to wee an iing Fire me Snake.
A cone of Vital Qi formed over his fist, and Xiao Chen quickly sent out ten punches at the ten snake tails whipping towards him.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Xiao Chens fist wind gave off thunderous sounds that propagated in all directions. The loud rumbles set the entire space atremble. Rocks dropped continuously from the ceiling of the cave. When these rocks hit theva, they instantly exploded into volcanic ash.
A Fire me Snakes body consisted of round Fire me Rocks in a chain. Each of Xiao Chens punchesnded on a Fire me Rock in each snake.
An enormous force burst forth, and Xiao Chen shattered the resilient Fire me Rocks, which could withstand hotva.
Ten Fire me Snakes spun around in the air and turned into discrete Fire me Rocks that fell into theva.
Two more Fire me Snakes remained. Xiao Chen withdrew his fist and stood straight on the Azure Dragon image. Then, he stomped twice, directly kicking the heads of thest two Fire me Snakes.
Using the rebound, Xiao Chen collected the two spinning shields in the air. Then, he shot forward like an arrow, heading forward.
What horrifying force! Fortunately, we did not attack him. Otherwise, we all would have ended up falling here.
I wonder where this ferocious person came from. With such a horrifying physical body and a cultivation at peak Medial Grade Martial Monarch, even ate-stage Superior Grade Martial Monarch would not be able to subdue him easily.
I think this white-robed cultivator is far from just that. Most likely, no one under half-Sage can deal with him.
The group of loose cultivators exchanged fearful nces after seeing this scene. Unexpectedly, these Fire me Snakes, which gave even half-Sages a headache, died so quickly at Xiao Chens hands.
By relying on two shields and his one thousand tons of physical strength, Xiao Chen swept the way clear, shattering the Fire me Snakes that leaped up. Nothing could get in his way.
Soon, Xiao Chens figure disappeared into the darkness. All he had to do now was dodge the attack of the Dragon mes; then he would clear this stage.
The rocks above Xiao Chens head absorbed lightall the light from thevaleaving the ce shrouded in darkness. He had difficulty making out the churningva below.
The defensive Medial Grade Secret Treasures were ineffective against the Dragon mes, so Xiao Chen put them away and rode the Azure Dragon image, flying forward carefully.
Even if the Dragon mes, the mes of a True Dragon, were a hundred times diluted in theva, Xiao Chens Rank 1 Sage Body would be no different from an ordinary body against them. The moment he touched them, he would die.
Xiao Chen could not see anything in the darkness; he could not anticipate the danger, prompting him to worry constantly. He focused himself and did not panic, quickly flying forward.
A golden light appeared, shing by. The light was so piercing that Xiao Chen could not help but squint, leaving only a tiny slit.
However, he did not move his body rashly because this Dragon me did not spew out from below him.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The more Xiao Chen advanced, the more frequently the Dragon mes leaped out. Furthermore, the Dragon mes did not re with any set pattern. When the golden light flickered, it made one worry.
If at this time, he moved recklessly and tried to dodge, there was a good chance he would run into the Dragon mes, instead.
Xiao Chen focused and maintained his calm. On his path of cultivation, he had already surpassed most of his generation in mentality. He did not fluster.
Suddenly, with a quick thought, Xiao Chen pushed off the Azure Dragon image. Then his body spun around and headed forward.
Pu ci!
A golden Dragon me instantly pierced the Azure Dragon images dragon head, right where Xiao Chen was earlier. In that instant, the Azure Dragon image made of Quintessence burned to nothing.
Xiu! Xiao Chen stood in the air as another Dragon me shot up from below, brushing close by his nose and shoulder.
He could distinctly feel the surging temperature at that moment.
If he had used a little more force when he jumped earlier, he would have run into the Dragon me and burned to ashes.
That was close!
After this brush with death, Xiao Chen calmed himself down, resolving to be more careful. After an hour, he finally cleared the dark area andnded on the other side.
When Xiao Chen looked back at that dark area, he felt some fear. In order to travel through that ce, one could notck strength, mentality, or luck.
No wonder it could hold back the seven giants, proud sons of heaven, for so long.
After crossing this area, Xiao Chen looked ahead. His vision now cleared up, and he could see well. A dense Immortal Spirit Energy surged overImmortal Qi, which was purer than Spiritual Energy.
At the limits of Xiao Chens vision, he could see the figures of several cultivators moving around. They were searching for the Spirit Herbs and precious ores found in a True Dragon Cave.
Xiao Chen walked a kilometer forward and saw the corpses of a few cultivators. A bare scarlet tree stood beside these corpses; all the fruits of the tree were gone.
Only this seemingly withered tree trunk, which did not have any obvious lifeforce, remained.
Hey, this seems like the Spirit Tree that produces the Blood me Fruit. It is not dead yet. Xiao Chen, put it in. Your Immortal Spirit Ring can bring it back to health, Ao Jiao, who was caring for the Lunar Cassia Tree, said from within the world in the ring.
Xiao Chen smiled and said, Its another tree that will take several hundred years to mature, right?
Even though he said that, he still did as Ao Jiao ordered. There was no danger here, and it would not take much time to dig out the Blood me Tree. So he had nothing much toin about.
Ao Jiao said happily, Later, see if you can find the main trunk of a few other Spirit Trees. Not everyone has a peak grade Immortal Spirit Ring. If you are lucky, the Spirit Trees collected here might be a simple medicinal herb garden.
Thunderstruck, Xiao Chen thought to himself, By the time that herb garden bes useful, a few hundred years would have passed already.
The True Dragon Cave was indeed and of treasure. As Xiao Chen continued onwards, he ran into a few more Spirit Trees that were not avable outside.
However, other cultivators had already picked all the fruits of these trees, leaving only bare branches. Since the tree held no interest to anyone else, Xiao Chen kept them all, cing them in the Immortal Spirit Ring.
As time went by, the number of cultivators he saw increased. He slowly caught up to the main group.
At this moment, Xiao Chen squinted slightly. Far in front, he discovered a familiar personXimen Bao of the Tianwu Domains Ximen n.
Ximen Baos attire had not changed. However, he had subdued his arrogant attitude because the people around him were all strong.
Aside from Ximen Bao, Xiao Chen also saw the top genius of the battle realms, Niu Deng, and a peakte-stage Superior Grade Martial Monarch loose cultivator.
The three stood in a triangle, five hundred meters apart from one another. A plump and tender, fresh red fruit hung in the middle of the three. This fruit with its overwhelming Spiritual Energy looked very alluring.
Several cultivators outside of the threes encirclement also stared at that fresh red fruit, revealing greedy gazes.
However, as three strong experts already eyed this fruit, the others could only watch. No one dared to try and snatch it away.
The Dragon Mark Fruit contains Dragon Might. It can increase a cultivators physical strength by one hundred and fifty tons of force. In this True Dragon Cave, it definitely ranks within the top twenty treasures.
So what if it is valuable? Ximen Bao, Niu Deng, and Dan Tianyu, a loose cultivator ranked seventieth on the Evil Cultivator Ranking, already have their sights on it. We do not stand a chance at all.
The surrounding cultivators stared at the Dragon Mark Fruit and discussed in whispers. They all felt it was a pity.
I wonder, who of the three of them will be able to snatch the Dragon Mark Fruit? I feel that Ximen Bao has the highest chance. Hees from a n with a Martial Emperor and has a high cultivation. His strength is only weaker than the seven giants.
Its hard to say. Niu Deng is the top genius of the battle realms and lives up to that reputation. Before he came here, he pulled a draw with Feng Xingsheng.
Dan Tianyu is the oldest here. His cultivation is very deep, and he cultivates a baleful aura as well. He would not be weaker than these two. It is really hard to say who will win.
Everyone was very interested in who would obtain the Dragon Mark Fruit in the end. They anticipated that it would not take much longer.
These three people would erupt in an intense battle for this Dragon Mark Fruit, fighting to the end.
Ximen Bao gazed at Niu Deng, then at Dan Tianyu. Finally, he said, I advise you two to not fight me over this. If you offend me and cause my great-grandfather toe out, neither of you will have a good ending.
The stout Niu Deng smiled coldly when he heard this. Ximen Bao, who are you trying to scare? Not to mention whether your great-grandfather would take action over this small matter, even if he did, do you think the seniors of our battle realms in the Martial God Pce would do nothing?
Chapter 720 - The Mantis Stalks the Cicada, Unaware of the Oriole Behind
Chapter 720: The Mantis Stalks the Cicada, Unaware of the Oriole Behind
The fame of the ten battle realms spread far and wide. Naturally, they had a Martial Emperor holding an important position in the Martial God Pce, so battle-realm cultivators did not fear Ximen Bao.
Furthermore, the Ximen ns Martial Emperor would note out and teach them a lesson over this trivial matter. Everyone understood full well how precious a Martial Emperors time was.
Dan Tianyu was even more indifferent. He smiled sinisterly and said, This old man is a loose cultivator. If worstes to worst, Ill just leave the Tianwu Domain. Brat, you are too naive to try and use this to threaten me.
Ximen Baos gaze turned hazy as rage burned in his eyes. This Dragon Mark Fruit held a strong attraction for cultivators like him who did not temper the physical body.
It was the thought of not having to endure the pain from tempering the body while gaining a hundred and fifty tons of forcethe equivalent of instantly raising their overall strength by ten percent.
Ximen Bao said solemnly, Let me have this Dragon Mark Fruit, and if you are fighting for other itemster, I, Ximen Bao, will do my best to help.
Niu Dengughed loudly, and a ferocious glint shed in his eyes. He said coldly, Ximen Bao, honestly speaking, we all know what you are like. Your credibility is worth nothing.
We battle-realm cultivators are naturally born strong. The aid of the Dragon Mark Fruit would be like giving a tiger wings. This Dragon Mark Fruit will definitely belong to me. Everyone else can forget about it.
Dan Tianyu smiled and said, Well, this is an unfortunate coincidence. This old man has a friend who focuses on tempering the body. I can use this Dragon Mark Fruit to exchange for a treasure that I have wanted for a long time. This old man will not give up this Dragon Mark Fruit to anyone.
The threes auras surged, not giving way at all. A great battle would start with just a spark.
When Xiao Chen, who stood on a rock far away, saw all this, he smiled gently and said, Dragon Mark Fruitunexpectedly, I immediately ran into such a good item, before even reaching the actual depths of the True Dragon Cave.
Roar!
A dragon roar came from Xiao Chens chest as he pushed off the Azure Dragon image and executed the Azure Dragon Tail Whip.
Describing arge arc, he moved like the wind, passing everyone overhead. He instantly arrived above the Dragon Mark Fruit before the three had even noticed.
Xiao Chen stretched out his right hand, and a suction force came from it, pulling the Dragon Mark Fruit to him.
The Azure Dragon Tail Whip propelled Xiao Chen like a strong gust of wind blowing incredibly fast.
Ximen Bao and the other two were bursting with energy as they red at one another. However, the attention they paid to the Dragon Mark Fruit declined considerably, giving Xiao Chen this opportunity.
These three had not expected someone to be so bold as to snatch the Dragon Mark Fruit right before them.
By the time the three reacted, the Dragon Mark Fruit had alreadynded in Xiao Chens hand and entered the Universe Ring.
Seeing the Dragon Mark Fruit snatched away, Ximen Bao immediately raged and roared, Where did this thinge from?! How dare he snatch what is mine, Ximen Baos?!
Qiang! Ximen Bao drew his sword, and a surging sword Qi carrying a vast sword intent gave off a buzzing sound as it flew at Xiao Chen.
This sword Qi looked like arge pir, like a long rainbow piercing through the air. Its might swept through the ce, seemingly unblockable.
Niu Dengs face sank as he immediately leaped up and clenched his fist. Then, he activated the ancient giant bloodline in him as he roared with a vast might.
A sinister light shed in Dan Tianyus eyes. He drew out a short sword and suddenly, quietly appeared behind Xiao Chen.
The short sword flickered with a cold light. Unexpectedly, Dan Tianyu intended to directly chop off Xiao Chens arm, which had the Universe Ring on it. How vicious!
The crowd originally held great anticipation for the fight between these three strong experts. When they saw this scene, they were stunned. They had not expected such a development.
Surprisingly, there was someone bold enough to offend these three strong experts by directly snatching away the Dragon Mark Fruit.
The three attacked with different timings. Xiao Chen did not panic as he circted the one thousand tons of forces worth of Vital Qi and executed the Dragon w Fists third move, Breaking Armor.
Sharp energy formed over Xiao Chens fist as he punched. Breaking Armor used its distinctive characteristic of prating defenses to shatter the dense and pure sword Qi.
Niu Deng and Dan Tianyu took advantage of the moment the sword Qi shattered to charge towards Xiao Chen.
One person used the vast might of the ancient giants to send out a punch as heavy as the mountains, trying to smash Xiao Chen into a paste.
The other person used insidious means. He emitted a baleful aura from his entire body and brandished his short sword, intending to chop off Xiao Chens arm and leave.
The two arrived before Xiao Chen and revealed wild joy on their faces. At such close range, this white-robed youngster of unknown origins would have no way to deal with both of them at the same time.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly and instantly activated the strong ancient sovereigns bloodline in his body.
The ancient, respected, dignified, epic sovereigns aura surged out from Xiao Chens body.
This weighty sovereigns aura just swept everything before it all away like these were fallen leaves of autumn, regardless of whether it was an ancient giants bloodline or the baleful aura of a loose cultivator.
Niu Dengs and Dan Tianyus expressions simultaneously revealed shock. They received the full impact of the sovereign''s aura at such a close distance. They could not help but panic when they felt fear boil up from the depths of their hearts.
Oh no!
These two were experts and had experienced hundreds of battles. They realized right away that something was wrong. They quickly struggled free of the sovereigns aura and retreated frantically.
Xiao Chen had a stern expression on his face. How could he allow these two to withdraw so easily?
He pushed off heavily against the Azure Dragon image. Then he infused one thousand tons of forces worth of Vital Qi into his right leg.
Bang! Bang!
Xiao Chens leg moved like lightning the instant he soared into the air. He swept out his leg, and a strong wind howled. A thunderous sound roared twice.
Both Niu Deng and Dan Tianyu each received a kick to the cheek. They vomited out a mouthful of blood as their bodies spun around in the air and crashed into the ground in a sorry state.
Within a few breaths, Xiao Chen easily broke the attacks of three experts. Furthermore, he even returned with a beautiful counterattack, sending Niu Deng and Dan Tianyu flying back.
Xiao Chen remained calm as he gently floated back to the Azure Dragon image. Then, he looked at the three.
What the heck?! Who is this person? He actually managed to break the attacks of three strong experts so easily!
I have not heard of such an expert appearing in the Tianwu Domain before. Furthermore, he is still so young.
It looks like he tempers the body. However, his Quintessence is dense and pure. Could he be a dual cultivator?
The surrounding people were stunned. They all revealed doubt on their faces as they looked at the calm Xiao Chen. They could not figure out when such an expert appeared in the Tianwu Domain.
When Ximen Bao saw Xiao Chens appearance clearly, he became infuriated. A murderous intent spewed out of his eyes like a flood as he said coldly, You! First, you injure my Ximen ns people. Now, you are here to snatch my Dragon Mark Fruit. It looks like you are tired of living.
Xiao Chens face turned solemn. The reason why he did not leave immediately after obtaining the Dragon Mark Fruit was mostly so he could teach this Ximen Bao a lesson.
The Ximen ns cultivators were exceedingly arrogant. First, they wanted to snatch Xiao Chens Earth Essence Fruit; then after they failed, they tried to ambush him, wanting to kill him.
Xiao Chen had never been a benevolent person. If someone came to bully him, he would not suffer in silence.
Xiu!
A strong wind blew. To everyones surprise, Xiao Chen took the initiative to attack. His aura was like a berserk dragon as he charged at Ximen Bao without waiting for him to finish talking.
The image of an Azure Dragon appeared on his fist. The Dragon Head roared and attacked Ximen Bao.
Ximen Bao smiled coldly, and the sword light dimmed. He infused a vast Quintessence into his sword and chopped at the Dragon Head, trying to shatter it.
However, Xiao Chen was no longer the Xiao Chen of half a month ago. His Vital Qi had already broken past one thousand tons of force.
For Vital Qi, every five hundred tons of force was a threshold to cross. Every time a threshold was exceeded, there would be a qualitative improvement. Although Xiao Chens physical strength had increased by only ten tons of force, it was now on an entirely different level.
The Dragon Head and the sword light shed, not giving way to each other. The collision generated an intense explosion. Strong winds rushed out into the surroundings and kicked up arge amount of dust.
The punch and the sword strike pulled a draw. Xiao Chen opened his left hand into a w and stepped forward. Then, he ferociously swiped a Berserk Dragon w at Ximen Baos chest.
Ximen Baos face filled with astonishment. He could not figure out how Xiao Chen had improved so fast. Just by using Vital Qi, Xiao Chen could now fight him to a standstill.
However, the azure Dragon w already arrived. Ximen Bao did not have much time to think. He pushed off against the ground and retreated, trying to put some distance between himself and Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen alternated freely between the fist and the w. His figure moved like the shadows, not allowing Ximen Bao any opportunity to escape, forcing him into a constant retreat.
One fist and one w, both with one thousand tons of force. The instant the Vital Qi exploded, the entire cave trembled, shaking nonstop. Rocks fell from the ceiling.
Niu Deng and Dan Tianyu had already gotten up long ago. When they saw Xiao Chen fighting with Ximen Bao, they did not make any move to help.
These two merely watched with glittering eyes, waiting for an opportunity.
To these two, both Ximen Bao and Xiao Chen werepetition. If Ximen Bao and Xiao Chen fought to the death, that would be the best oue for the two.
Ximen Baos expression grew increasingly unsightly. After Xiao Chen got close, Ximen Bao no longer had any chance to fight back. He could only keep dodging; there was simply no opportunity to put some distance between them.
Driven into a corner, Ximen Bao shouted, Dan Tianyu, Niu Deng, how long are you two going to keep watching? Damn it! Im about to get crushed.
Niu Deng and Dan Tianyu could not help but show surprise on their faces. Who was Ximen Bao? He was someone inferior to only the seven giants among the Tianwu Domains younger generation.
Ximen Bao had always been arrogant and unreasonable. Unexpectedly, he had gotten cornered badly enough to plead like that.
Dan Tianyu said sullenly, Lets work together to defeat this brat first. We can fight for the Dragon Mark Fruitter.
Niu Deng rubbed the footprint on his cheek with his right hand as a serious look shed in his eyes. Then, he nodded vigorously.
Xiao Chen had been monitoring the two with his Spiritual Sense. He was well aware of their actions.
His gaze turned cold as he stopped dragging out the fight with Ximen Bao. He threw a Breaking Armor Fist and shattered Ximen Baos protective Quintessence shield, then used Seizing the Heart.
Xiao Chen flexed his fingers into a w and pressed towards Ximen Baos chest. Dang! His fingers struck something hard.
The sure-kill strike failed. Xiao Chen only sent Ximen Bao flying back, vomiting blood.
It looks like he is wearing an extraordinary inner vest.
Xiao Chen frowned slightly and guessed that Ximen Bao wore a defensive Secret Treasure. After giving the falling Ximen Bao a cold look, he ignored him.
The Azure Dragon image under Xiao Chen circled and brought him around. He looked at Niu Deng and Dan Tianyu, who were charging over again, then with a wave of his left hand, the Lunar Shadow Saber appeared in his right hand.
Working together only at this moment is a little toote.
Now, Niu Deng and Dan Tianyu no longer held back. They both executed their Heaven Ranked Martial Techniques.
Xiao Chen had a calm gaze, not showing any fear. He quietly circted his Quintessence for Soaring Dragon. The vast Quintessence quickly surged around his body like a raging river.
Chapter 721 - Xiao Chen Draws the Saber
Chapter 721: Xiao Chen Draws the Saber
Hidden Dragon in the Depths, the gentleman ns before taking action; Soaring Dragon, the dragon soars through the nine heavens, shaking the world!
Surging energy rushed through Xiao Chens body. The hidden Azure Dragon Martial Spirit in Xiao Chens dantian burst into motion and leaped out.
Xiao Chen also took a step forward in the air. He gently raised his leg and stepped down. However, space shook and trembled as he did so.
The Azure Dragon Martial Spirit charged out. Just as it was about to leave Xiao Chens body, Xiao Chen drew his saber.
Xiao Chen turned into a True Dragon and merged with the saber as if he was a True Dragon that had hidden for a long time. Then, he soared upwards.
The sharp saber light seemed like a soaring True Dragon swinging its Dragon w in fury. Soaring Dragona perfect fusion of man and saber.
There were no openings. At this moment, Xiao Chen was a dragon, a soaring dragon. No one could stop him, no one could get in his way. His saber was the ws of this dragon.
Xiao Chen nowpletely grasped the feeling for Soaring Dragon that he had been unable to catch all this time. His mind was totally clear. He saw nothing else but Niu Deng and Dan Tianyu, who executed their Heaven Ranked Martial Techniques as well.
Bang!
The peerless Saber Technique shed and shattered Niu Dengs and Dan Tianyus iplete Heaven Ranked Martial Techniques.
They were all Heaven Ranked Martial Techniques. However, one had mastered his technique while the others were just going through the motions. At this point, they all were not on the same level.
In that instant, when seen from a distance, Xiao Chen looked like a True Dragon. He carried a peerless might as he soared up.
Niu Deng and Dan Tianyu blocked Soaring Dragon momentarily before getting knocked back.
The wild saber Qi easily broke the twos protective Quintessence shields. Then it left a slew of wounds on their bodies, sending blood sttering everywhere.
Terrifying wounds covered the twos bodies. The injuries were so deep that bones were visible, inflicting excruciating pain.
Qiang!
Xiao Chen withdrew his saber and sheathed it; finally, he turned around. Standing calmly in the air, he looked at the two moaning on the ground, then at Ximen Bao, who had been scared silly, not far away.
A vague trace of disappointment shed in Xiao Chens eyes, but he remained silent. After a while, he rode the Azure Dragon image and went far away until he was nothing more than a silhouette in everyones eyes.
At this moment, these people did not realize that they could only keep chasing after Xiao Chen from now on. Once Xiao Chen surpassed them, they would never catch up.
Ximen Bao was quite agitated. He had noticed the trace of disappointment in Xiao Chens eyes.
That look indicated contempt for him. Ximen Bao was an outstanding talent, only weaker than the seven giants, and yet a nameless white-robed desman looked down on him.
Ximen Baos agitation aggravated his wounds; he could not help but cough violently. The more he coughed, the more he hurt. In the end, he actually coughed out arge mouthful of blood.
In truth, Ximen Bao did not know that before Xiao Chens cultivation of Vital Qi had improved, Xiao Chen could already escape him easily. Xiao Chen was not as simple as Ximen Bao imagined.
Now, Xiao Chens cultivation had improved, and he had refined his Quintessence twice again. His Vital Qi crossed the one-thousand-ton threshold. Furthermore, heprehended the essence of Soaring Dragon.
Surpassing Ximen Bao was naturally no challenge for Xiao Chen. It was all logical.
Now, within the younger generation of the Tianwu Domain, only the seven giants would be able to suppress Xiao Chen.
I remember who he is now!
Suddenly, an excited shout rose from the back of the crowd. That person seemed rather eager. He is that White Robed desman from the Supreme Sky Sect, the one who challenged Bai Wuxue!
Someone had purposely disseminated the news of Xiao Chen challenging Bai Wuxue on Giant Sword Peak. As a result, this news had already spread everywhere in the Tianwu Domain; most people knew about it.
However, arge number of people just took it as a joke and did not put too much credence in it. Some even called Xiao Chen crazy.
However, when these people saw Xiao Chen defeat Ximen Bao, Niu Deng, and Dan Tianyu, none of them dared to underestimate Xiao Chen or say he was crazy.
That person is him? This is incredible. No matter what, he does have the qualifications to challenge Bai Wuxue now.
The seven giants of the Tianwu Domain have held their positions firmly like a mountain for so long, suppressing the others in the younger generation. Perhaps the situation that has not changed for many years will finally change.
He should be going to the burial grounds. Bai Wuxue is already there. Lets go. Lets go and watch.
Dont bother searching for treasures anymore. Lets go and see. I really want to know what kind of sparks will fly when Bai Wuxue meets this person.
The various sect disciples all became excited. They could not prevent their blood from boiling with enthusiasm. They all gave up on treasure hunting and quickly headed out in the direction Xiao Chen had taken.
Soon, all the other cultivators disappeared, leaving only Ximen Bao, Niu Deng, and Dan Tianyu. The ce now became silent.
Earlier, the three had been about to engage in a great battle, the focus of everyone here.
No one expected that in the blink of an eye, Xiao Chen would steal the limelight. No one cared about the three, who hadpletely lost the audiences interest.
Niu Deng struggled to stand up. His earlier rage had already vanished. With a remarkably calm expression, he reprimanded himself, The meaning behind a Heaven Ranked Martial Technique is the most important. I have to go back and properlyprehend my own Heaven Ranked Martial Technique. Otherwise, I will not be worth even a dogs fart.
After saying that Niu Deng did not care about anything else. He actually turned back and gave up on additional fortuitous encounters in the True Dragon Cave. Perhaps this was the best fortuitous encounter for him, something that would push him further in his cultivation, something superior to any treasure.
Ximen Bao also felt a profound impact. He muttered, I finally understand the difference between the seven giants and me. An expert only weaker than the seven giants in the Tianwu Domain
Heughed at himself in self-mockery and said, I used to think that this was a great title. But now that I think about it, it is simply a joke. The number of people only weaker than the seven giants is at least eighty, if not a hundred. However, there are only seven of the seven giants. What do I even count for?
Feeling iparable mental fatigue, Ximen Bao shook his head. Then, he followed in Niu Dengs footsteps and headed back.
Perhaps losing this Dragon Mark Fruit might not be a bad thing.
Now, only Dan Tianyu remained. He could not just put down everything and leave. He was already so old and had to use this opportunity to find a chance to break through to half-Sage.
If Dan Tianyu could not seize this chance, he would remain stuck at peakte-stage Superior Grade Martial Monarch forever.
The burial ground has the remains of the True Dragons. However, thepetition there will be too intense. I will not be able to obtain any good stuff. Fortunately, everyone left this ce. I will just look around here.
Dan Tianyu treated his injuries and started to search around. He hoped to find a few treasures that others had missed and exchange them for cultivation resources.
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Xiao Chen stood on the Azure Dragon image as it moved up and down. With the map guiding him, he advanced very quickly.
The burial grounds held the remains of True Dragons.
A True Dragons skeleton and the rest of its body were all treasures. Just a single True Dragon bone would be sufficient for forging several top-quality bone weapons. It could also be ground into powder and used in the production of many more, rare Medicinal Pills.
A portion of the spine of a True Dragon could be used to forge a bone whip, which would be a powerful weapon.
As far as Xiao Chen was concerned, all he needed was a True Dragon spine for the dragon marrow hidden inside. However, that would depend on his luck. Not every True Dragon remains would have it.
If there were no surprises, all the half-Sage experts in this experiential training would be here in this burial ground. These included not just the Tianwu Continents seven giants and loose cultivators but loose cultivators from the Fiend Race as well.
It was obvious that the fight in the burial grounds would be incredibly intense.
Under the watch of so many half-Sages, it would be incredibly hard for Xiao Chen to obtain the dragon marrow. It was unknown if he would be able to get what he wanted.
After about seven or eight minutes, the burial grounds appeared before Xiao Chen.
This was a very spacious cave. When one looked up, the ceiling was at least a kilometer high.
The thick aura of a True Dragon permeated the enormous cave. A vast Dragons Might drifted around the ce, making it hard to breathe.
There were five True Dragon remains in there. Each True Dragon remains had at least two teams contesting for it fiercely.
This was especially so for the central True Dragon remains. It was thergest one and had seven or eight half-Sages fighting an intense battle there. The other cultivators did not dare to approach carelessly.
All sorts of energy fluctuations spread through the air, never stopping for a single minute. Weapons shed without pause.
The ce seemed extremely chaotic. asionally, the miserable shrieks of cultivators rang out. Everyone killed until their eyes turned red for the sake of the most precious treasure in this True Dragon Cave.
Xiao Chen looked around and finally found Shui Lingling.
Shui Lingling currently led Hu Hai and the rest in a fight against Bai Wuxue and the other Extreme Yin Sect disciples for one of the True Dragon remains.
However, the situation did not look good for Shui Linglings side. While she fought on even terms with Bai Wuxue, Hu Hai and the others were losing ground to the group of Extreme Yin Sect disciples. The situation seemed dire.
If the Extreme Yin Sects true inheritors defeated Hu Hai and the others, they would be free to go and help Bai Wuxue, breaking the stalemate between Bai Wuxue and Shui Lingling.
By then, Shui Lingling and her group would not be able to obtain the True Dragon remains.
When Xiao Chen noticed Wang Cheng, he paused for a moment to suppress the murderous intent in his heart. Then, he grasped the Lunar Shadow Saber and calmly flew over to Shui Lingling and the others.
Thergest Rank 9 sect in the north, the Extreme Yin Sect had two known Martial Emperors and deep resources. It was more powerful than the Supreme Sky Sect.
The true inheritors of the Extreme Yin Sect were slightly stronger than the Supreme Sky Sects. Hu Hai, Jun Si, Wang Cheng, and Chen Xiao were all facing one person each. However, they struggled against their respective opponents.
Hu Hai and the others had already umted several wounds on their bodies, and theirbat prowess suffered as a result. The situation was dangerous.
Hehe, Hu Hai, you wont be able to hold on for much longer. Just give up. This True Dragon remains will be our Extreme Yin Sects.
Hu Hais opponent was a tall and skinny person, who wore blue robes and held a sword in his hand.
He used his exquisite Sword Techniques and deep cultivation to suppress Hu Hais huge ax, not allowing him to disy its full potential.
In the first ce, a huge ax required wide swings and great momentum. If nothing got in its way, it was a very tyrannical weapon. However, at this moment, Hu Hai had to duck and evade in a flurry; he could only passively defend.
That Extreme Yin Sect swordsman dictated the rhythm of the battle. He forced Hu Hai into a very sorry state. When Hu Hai got careless, he tore open Hu Hais protective Quintessence and left another sword wound.
Hu Hai clenched his teeth and did not say anything. He did his best to resist his opponents attacks, trying to find an opportunity to turn things around.
Chapter 722 - Fight for the True Dragon Remains
Chapter 722: Fight for the True Dragon Remains
The other three had even lower cultivationspared to Hu Hai. Their situations were all the more desperate. Danger surrounded them. Like dried leaves before a strong wind, they could fall at any moment.
Shui Lingling, who was up against Bai Wuxue, wanted to help. However, she could not extract herself from her fight to do so.
Her forte was midrange or long-range engagements. If she could pull away from Bai Wuxue in a one-on-one fight, she definitely would be able to suppress him.
However, Shui Lingling currently had to contend with him in close quarters, swinging around her purple bow. She could not get free to help the others.
She was already struggling to hold her own against him.
Bai Wuxue had a rxed expression as snow drifted around him. He stood amidst the snow and smiled faintly. Shui Lingling, I admit that you are stronger than me. Unfortunately, your junior brothers seem to be failing you.
I advise you to give up on this True Dragon remains to save yourself some humiliation.
Shui Lingling felt some anger. She thought to herself, If Xiao Chen were here, I would not be in such a passive position.
Thinking of Xiao Chen, she started to me herself. If she had not insisted on forcibly traveling through the True Dragon Storm, Xiao Chen would not have died there.
Xiu!
Bai Wuxues eyes lit up when he noticed Shui Linglings distraction. He instantly caught hold of that opening and pressed forward.
Snow gathered on Bai Wuxues palm, which appeared to turn into ice. Then he silently shoved his palm towards Shui Lingling at lightning speed. This palm strike contained an intense murderous intent.
By the time she reacted, she could no longer dodge that attack and could only take it full-on.
The cold Qi poured into Shui Linglings body, and her red lips became deathly pale. A faintyer of frost covered her fine ck hair.
She vomited a mouthful of blood and went flying back a hundred meters. After she quickly circted the Profound Sun Art, steam came out from her as she expelled the cold Qi in her body. Only then did she look somewhat better.
The cold storm did not stop as cold Qi spread everywhere. Bai Wuxue smiled coldly and said, Shui Lingling, to think that you would even make such a rookie mistake. You really disappoint me.
Bang!
Suddenly, a painful cry resounded below. The Supreme Sky Sects Jun Si finally could not endure any longer. Her opponent used his sword to knock her weapon out of her hand.
After that, Jun Sis opponent sent her flying with a palm strike, causing her to vomit blood and turn ashen. The person who injured herughed sinisterly, and his figure flickered, intent on delivering the final blow.
When Bai Wuxue saw this scene, he could not help butugh loudly. Then he shouted in a cold voice, Shui Lingling, you are already defeated. Is there even a need to continue?!
Shui Lingling revealed reluctance on her face. However, there was no longer any chance to turn the situation around; she could only give up.
Hu Hai and the rest surely felt very depressed. After spending so much effort to get to this burial ground, they would end up obtaining nothing.
Hu chi! Just at this moment, a strong wind blew and curled around Jun Sis body, then advanced towards the person who injured her.
Boom!
Suddenly, a thunderous explosion rang out in the cave, causing space to tremble.
That Extreme Yin Sect disciple cried out miserably, his ribs broken as he went flying back in a sorry state. Then, he crashed into the enormous True Dragon remains.
That Extreme Yin Sect disciples face twisted in agony. Blood flowed out of a corner of his lips like an endless spring. Deep dissatisfaction surfaced in his eyes.
The strong wind that suddenly materialized startled all the cultivators. They could not help but stop what they were doing and look over.
Gusts of wind blew continuously as Xiao Chen executed the Azure Dragon Cloud Soaring Art to its limits, appearing before everyone.
Junior Brother Xiao Chen, you are not dead!
Jun Si, who was in Xiao Chens arms, opened her eyes wide in surprise.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly and used a gentle force to set Jun Si down slowly.
Hu Hai and Chen Xiao revealed joy on their faces when they saw that Xiao Chen was alive and, furthermore, that his strength had improved greatly. He managed to injure an Extreme Yin Sect true inheritor with one strike. Their spirits rose at this moment.
Only Wang Cheng paled as he felt a splitting headache. He felt like he was in a nightmare. He muttered to himself, How is this fellow not dead yet?
However, Wang Chengs opponent did not care. He took advantage of Wang Chengs distraction to kick him in the face, knocking him down.
Xiao Chen gently drifted over to Shui Linglings side and said, First Senior Sister, leave this person to me. You should go and finish off these bugs.
When Shui Lingling saw that Xiao Chen was still alive, the knot in her heart came undone, and she finally revealed a smile on her cold face.
However, after hearing what Xiao Chen said, she asked somewhat worriedly, Can you handle him?
Xiao Chen smiled with confidence and looked at Bai Wuxue. It would be impossible to defeat him. However, I should be able tost a hundred moves against him without breaking a sweat.
Shui Lingling would definitely settle the problems below within a hundred moves. At that time, when everyone surrounded Bai Wuxue, he would no doubt lose.
I believe in you!
Shui Lingling smiled gently and flew down. Then, she drew her bow gently and forced Hu Hais opponent into retreat.
Bai Wuxue was expressionless as he looked coldly at Xiao Chen. He smiled with disdain and said, I wonder what kind of fortuitous encounter you came by for you to be so confident and so reckless.
Xiao Chen smiled gently as he held the Lunar Shadow Saber in his left hand. As he stood on the Azure Dragon image, he said calmly, I will stand still here. Lets see how you kill me.
Great Icy Cold Palm!
The drifting snow in the air suddenly gathered together and formed a gigantic ice hand. Then, it pressed towards Xiao Chen like an ice mountain.
This move appeared out of nowhere without any warning. Furthermore, it bore an extraordinary might. It had once reduced Xiao Chen to a very miserable state.
The purple clouds crowding around Xiao Chens dantian scattered one by one, turning into surging Quintessence. Then, they flowed like a gushing river in his meridians.
Suddenly, Xiao Chens Quintessence surged, and his clothes fluttered without any wind. He had circted all his Quintessence at this moment.
Xiao Chen focused and also gathered the immortal state of thunder and his seventy-percentprehended saber intent.
A saber light shed, and a purple bolt of lightning tore through space, illuminating the dark burial grounds.
Saber intent, state, and Quintessence converged on the Lunar Shadow Saber, alling together. They transformed into a resplendent purple saber light and surged out.
Ka ca!
The saber light stopped the Great Icy Cold Palm and split it into two, right down the middle. The two halves brushed past Xiao Chens shoulders and, with a loud bang, shattered into ice shards that filled the cave.
The remnant electricity in the air crackled and sted the ice shards into water droplets that sshed as theynded on the ground.
Pointing his saber at Bai Wuxue, Xiao Chen stood on the Azure Dragon image, appearing calm as a strong fighting spirit zed within him.
On seeing his opponent break his Great Icy Cold Palm easily, Bai Wuxue was inly surprised, his pupils constricting.
Bai Wuxue recalled that half a month ago, his Great Icy Cold Palm had left Xiao Chen in a sorry state. Xiao Chen only barely managed to block after executing his best move.
How could Xiao Chen improve so fast in such a short amount of time?
They are fighting! They are really fighting! eximed the cultivators who followed after Xiao Chen, when they saw him pointing his saber at Bai Wuxue.
This burial ground had five True Dragon remains. The most intense battle had to be the one at the central True Dragon remains, where the Thunder and Lightning Pces An Junxi fought against five strong Fiend Race loose cultivators.
An Junxi seemed as strong as rumors said he was. As lights flickered, he managed to easily hold his own against five strong Fiend Race loose cultivators.
He stood proudly on the True Dragon remains. Brandishing his whip, he suppressed the five Fiend Race half-Sage loose cultivators firmly, blocking them steadily.
However, An Junxi had long been famous. Although his strength was shocking, it was still within reason.
An Junxis fight did not hold as much attention as Xiao Chen and Bai Wuxues fight, which filled the crowd with anticipation. The Tianwu Domains seven giants had not met with a bona fide challenger for many years already.
The seven giants were respected, their fame spread far and wide. News of them was everywhere. They had stood in their positions for ten-odd years without falling, their names already imprinted deep in everybodys hearts.
Originally, everyone saw Xiao Chen as a joke. However, no one who saw him defeat Ximen Bao, Niu Deng, and Dan Tianyu thought like that anymore.
Chapter 723 - Opposing Bai Wuxue
Chapter 723: Opposing Bai Wuxue
The many cultivators who had followed Xiao Chen all focused on him and Bai Wuxue. They appeared quite excited.
After not seeing you for some time, you have grown stronger. However, you still will not be able to escape death.
Bai Wuxue snorted coldly, and his figure shed amidst the boundless snow. He arrived before Xiao Chen in an instant and sent out a palm strike at Xiao Chens head.
The Azure Dragon images circled Xiao Chen as he took three steps back. His saber light danced around, giving off resplendent electric lights. In their wake, the drifting snow exploded and turned into water droplets that fell to the ground.
Bai Wuxues state of ice was extremely strong. It had already touched the threshold of the will of ice.
If Xiao Chen could not use his state of thunder to neutralize it, it would degrade his speed severely. After the cold Qi poured into his body and it umted to a certain degree, it would turn into a frost poison. At which point, he would definitely lose.
Although Xiao Chens state of thunder was slightly weaker than his opponents state, it contained the immortal attribute, so it would not shatter that easily.
Bang!
Bai Wuxues palm looked crystal-clear as it gave off a cold light. When it came in contact with Xiao Chens saber, it red, instantly sealing the Lunar Shadow Saber in ice.
A white frost crept down the saber to the handle, threatening to encase Xiao Chen in ice.
Xiao Chen did not panic. He simply held up two fingers on his left hand and pressed them on the bottom of the de. Then, pure lightning-attributed Quintessence turned into thunder fire that shot upwards.
The mes immediately melted the cold Qi and gave off steam.
However, Bai Wuxue did not even bother looking. He continued pressing forward and used his palm as a saber, hacking down at Xiao Chens head.
The drifting snow gathered into a line, turning into cold saber light that resembled metal, giving off a dazzling snow-white radiance.
Xiao Chen tilted his body and moved back, dodging quickly. He did not give Bai Wuxue any chance to get near.
Xiu!
Suddenly, Bai Wuxues saber light turned into a screen of ice. If Xiao Chen had been half a beat slower, he would have crashed into that ice screen.
Snow drifted and lightning shed. The two people in the air fought at an increasingly faster pace. Soon, the others could no longer make out their appearances clearly.
The observers could only see two vague figures, one white and one blue. The blue figure gave off an overwhelming cold while the white figure dazzled with lightning shes.
As saber Qi and palm wind shed, boundless energy propagated into the surroundings, sting holes in the ground.
That is strange. Who is that? Unexpectedly, he can force Bai Wuxue to use his full power and can still stand his ground.
Wang Meng, one of the seven giants, who had already obtained victory, stood on one of the True Dragon remains. His mind filled with doubts as he contemted the scene.
He was the most arrogant of the seven giants. Even when he ran into Nuan Muyun, one of the three Holy Scions, he did not give way to her.
Wang Meng asked his junior brothers behind him, Who is that white figure? Any of you know?
Everyone scratched their heads, thinking hard, but no one could provide an answer. Finally, a younger female disciple ventured uncertainly, Could he be that madman from the Supreme Sky Sect? That person likes to wear white and is a desman as well.
After that female disciple exined Xiao Chens story, Wang Mengs expression changed slightly. Excitement shed in his eyes as he said, Interesting. Such a madman actually appeared in the Tianwu Domain, yet I, Wang Meng, did not know about it.
Having lost to Wang Meng in the fight over the True Dragon remains, Jiang Zeyuan, another one of the seven giants, now turned his attention to Xiao Chen and Bai Wuxues fight.
Jiang Zeyuan entered deep thought while holding a spear. He smiled and said, This persons saber intent seems to have reached seventy percentprehension. Are you not afraid that he will surpass you?
Wang Meng fiddled with the saber on his back and smiled. Aside from Feng Xingsheng, I look down on all the desmen in the Tianwu Domain. I would be d if more people like him appeared. It has been a long time since I met with an opponent worthy of my saber.
On another one of the True Dragon remains, Feng Xingsheng, who had defeated the Zhang n and Jun n of the Tianwu Domains four Noble ns, watched Xiao Chen fight with Bai Wuxue. Then he mulled over the situation.
One of the disciples behind him said with some shock, First Senior Brother, this White Robed desman is really battling it out Bai Wuxue. Furthermore, he is not losing.
Feng Xingsheng slowly sheathed his saber and sighed, Originally, the one that I intended to challenge among the seven giants was Bai Wuxue. Looks like I will have to change my target.
Initially, when Feng Xingsheng found out about Xiao Chen challenging Bai Wuxue, he had been interested. However, upon looking into the matter, he had concluded that Xiao Chen had no chance of winning.
Now that he saw Xiao Chens strength, he found it hard to predict the results. If Xiao Chen had another half year, even if he could not defeat Bai Wuxue, he still might pull a draw.
In that case, there would be no point in Feng Xingsheng challenging Bai Wuxue.
The scions of the Zhang n and Jun n paid attention to this battle as well. Challenging one of the seven giants was amon goal of the outstanding talents of the younger generation.
But the seven giants became more and more dazzling over the many years. It had been very long since anyone had attempted it. They were all afraid of humiliating themselves and staining their reputation.
However, now, here was someonea mere Medial Grade Martial Monarchgiving Bai Wuxue this much trouble. The two ns scions were greatly astonished.
An Junxi, who was currently fighting with the five Fiend Race half-Sages at the central True Dragon remains, also paid some attention to Xiao Chen and Bai Wuxues fight.
Although An Junxi did not care much about his title as one of seven giants, Xiao Chens immortal state of thunder had piqued his interest.
The immortal state of thunder. If I have time, I should go and seek some advice from this person. Even the Sage elders of the Thunder and Lightning Pce could notprehend the immortal lightning.
Hu chi!
Wanting to take advantage of An Junxis distraction, a Fiend Race loose cultivator forcefully advanced, intending to take down his opponent and snatch this set of True Dragon remains, which was undoubtedly the most valuable one.
An Junxi smiled coldly and flicked his wrist. His lightning whip moved like a berserk dragon, revealing its ferociousness. The other four loose cultivators screamed in response.
Although An Junxi was originally the one who exposed an opening, he took advantage of the moment one of the five Fiend Race loose cultivators left their formation and turned the tables, regaining the upper hand.
This sudden development startled the Fiend Race loose cultivator that tried to sneak-attack An Junxi. He quickly rejoined the other Fiend Race loose cultivators. No one else dared to act rashly anymore.
Dance of Snow, Hundred Flower Blossoms!
Bai Wuxue finally got frustrated with the prolonged battle. So he now used his Heaven Ranked Martial Technique, trying to take down Xiao Chen with one move.
If Bai Wuxue could not defeat Xiao Chen in front of the many people here, his reputation would be in the mud.
Under Bai Wuxues control, the drifting snowkes all gathered into white flower buds. While these waited to blossom, they absorbed all the ice-attributed Spiritual Energy in the area.
The formless ice-attributed Spiritual Energy turned solid at this moment, forming thousands of crystalline lines in the air and reflecting arge amount of light.
The radiance made the ice flowers looked glorious.
Thousands of ice flowers filled the entire ce, not giving Xiao Chen any room to dodge. Bai Wuxue looked at him and sneered. Hundred Flower Blossoms, bloom!
The moment Bai Wuxue shouted, the crystalline ice flower buds suddenly blossomed like a pure girl revealing her face and smiling.
The thousands of flowers blossomed, creating a pure and beautiful scene. However, they contained a deadly threat.
Petals flew everywhere and formed a bone-chilling air current. Countless flowers shot at Xiao Chen.
Each petal contained strong ice-attributed Quintessence, and there were thousands of flowers. In such a storm, if even one petalnded on him, it would cause severe internal damage.
Xiao Chen could not let these flowers get near him, not even one.
His expression turned grave. He was in imminent peril this time. As he held his saber with his right hand, he executed the upgraded version of the Sea of Lightning Saber Light ChopGhostly Image Chop.
As the saber light danced around, Xiao Chen instantly sent out seventy-two saber lights. Then, each saber light quickly divided into three.
Suddenly, saber lights filled with the state of lightning pervaded Xiao Chens surroundings. The air brimmed with saber lights surrounding him securely without any openings.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Immediately, ice flowers crashed into the saber images and generated intense stslike an avnche, oppressive and far-reaching.
Explosions rang out in the vast burial grounds without pause, shaking the entire ce violently.
Thousands of snow mountains exploded like rocks shattering, covering five hundred kilometers.
Such a scene seemed to have appeared before the onlookers eyes as if they experienced it for themselves.
The oppressive sts never stopped for a moment. Each time an ice flower exploded, it gave off horrifying ice-attributed energy.
Dance of Snow, Hundred Flower Blossoms looked very beautiful, so heartbreakingly beautiful that one could die.
The many cultivators watching from a distance felt an iparable dread. Bai Wuxue truly deserved to be one of the seven giants.
Strong winds blew, and snow flew everywhere. Amidst the snowstorm, Xiao Chens figure disappeared from view. No one knew his fate.
Thats it. This Xiao Chen is probably dead or severely injured. Bai Wuxue finally revealed his true strength.
It has been so many years since I saw Bai Wuxue execute his Heaven Ranked Martial Technique. For this Xiao Chen to push him to this point, it was worth it.
After all, he is one of the seven giants. This Xiao Chen is still too rash. He should have quit while he was ahead.
The various sect disciples in the burial grounds discussed the battle. They were deeply impressed that Xiao Chen could push Bai Wuxue this far. However, that was all they thought Xiao Chen amounted to.
Jiang Zeyuan of the seven giants held his spear and smiled gently. In the end, this fellow is still somewhat weak. However, if he can survive this, he will be someone to behold.
However, Wang Meng, who was sitting on the True Dragon remains, shook his head and said, The result might not be what you think.
Jiang Zeyuan frowned and asked, Could there be something I dont know? Bai Wuxue can already bring out seventy percent of his Dance of Snows might. Even I would find it hard to deal with.
Wang Meng did not bother with a rebuttal. He smiled and said, Just keep watching, and you will know!
Bai Wuxues expression rxed somewhat amidst the ice flying everywhere. He knew full well how strong his Dance of Snow was.
He nced at the fights below. Shui Lingling was currently contending with two strong true inheritors of the Extreme Yin Sect and would not be able to free herself for now.
Very good. I shall take this opportunity to end this problem!
Bai Wuxues gaze turned cold as he made up his mind. After this move ended, he would directly eliminate the severely injured Xiao Chen, not leaving any potential dangers for the future.
Just at this moment, a purple electric light suddenly shot out from the icy white world. Quickly following that, the sound of surging water came from the snow and ice.
Boom!
The sound of water grew louder, like a vast endless sea. Suddenly, there was an explosion that crushed all the ice and snow into powder.
Chapter 724 - Challenge
Chapter 724: Challenge
A vast purple sea appeared in front of Bai Wuxuea vast sea made purely of lightning that swept out all the ice flowers.
What is going on? Unexpectedly, a lightning sea appeared!
Its Xiao Chen! That lightning sea is a mysterious phenomenon Xiao Chen materialized. He actually managed to block this move!
rmed exmations rang out as everyones expressions turned startled. They had not imagined that Xiao Chen would be this strong. He surprisingly managed to block this attack.
Jiang Zeyuans face turned nk. He said, Wang Meng, you long since realized it?
Wang Meng grinned abashedly. I am the same as you. I could not see through that icy world. I just relied on the purest instinct of a desman.
Xiu!
Suddenly, a saber light came from the lightning sea. No one could pinpoint its source. It shed in the air, looking like a rainbow shing through the sky. It moved so fast that no one could see it clearly.
Such a rapidly changing, unpredictable attack felt like death breathing down Bai Wuxues neck.
Bai Wuxue had richbat experience umted over a long time. Furthermore, as a half-Sage, he had sharp reflexes. Hence, at the crucial moment, he managed to tilt his body quickly to the side.
Chi! A dim light shed, and some strands of his hair fell, gently drifting to the ground. Death had just brushed by him.
Dragon Subduing sh, Return of the Azure Dragon!
When his move failed, Xiao Chen immediately switched to the next one. Standing on the Azure Dragon image, he stopped cold the moment he arrived above Bai Wuxue.
Such an abrupt halt created a loud sound that made everyones eardrums tremble.
Then, Xiao Chen materialized a mysterious phenomenon of a vast sea from which 990 pirs of water shot into the air as an Azure Dragon leaped out.
Xiao Chen brandished a dragon-shaped saber Qi and used the momentum gathered by Return of the Azure Dragon to sh at Bai Wuxues head.
All this happened within a breath, starting from when the saber light cut Bai Wuxues hair until attacking him with a dragon-shaped saber light.
Xiao Chen did not give his opponent any chance or space to execute his Martial Technique.
At the crucial point of life and death, Bai Wuxue remained exceedingly calm. He brought out the full extent of his half-Sage cultivation, and his clothes fluttered wildly. Then, his hair all turned white.
Bai Wuxue released a bright, piercingly cold light from his hands.
Ka! When Bai Wuxue saw the saber approaching, he quickly pped his hands, which were giving off the light, around the de of the saber and mped down on it.
Boom!
A horrifying energy wave exploded past Bai Wuxue, sting out a hundred-meter-wide hole on the wall behind him.
However, Bai Wuxues body did not move in midair. Using his strong cultivation, he went head-on against Xiao Chens Heaven Ranked Martial Technique.
Everyone sighed at seeing the deep cultivation of one of the seven giants.
Blood leaked out of Bai Wuxues lips as he held on to the sabers de. Then, he smiled at Xiao Chen. White Robed desman, you really surprise me. However, you must be finding the cold Qi in your body hard to bear.
Xiao Chens lips had paled slightly. Indeed, it was as Bai Wuxue said. He had not dodged that Dance of Snowpletely. Even though he managed to evade the ice flowers, the cold Qi that appeared at the start had silently prated into his body.
Just take care of yourself!
Xiao Chens blood surged, and he instantly activated the sovereigns bloodline in his body. The ancient, heavy, dignified kings aura came gushing out at Bai Wuxue.
At such proximity, Bai Wuxue could not help but take a step back. However, he managed to recover very quickly.
Even so, this recoil gave Xiao Chen the chance to pull the Lunar Shadow Saber free of Bai Wuxues grasp. Then he executed the second move of the Dragon Subduing sh.
Xiao Chen turned into a True Dragon and merged with the saber. He took a step forward in the airand space trembled without end.
When Xiao Chens saber light flickered, it looked like a True Dragon swinging a w in rage, swiping at Bai Wuxue.
Bai Wuxues expression changed slightly. With one nce, he could tell the extraordinariness of this move and the one before this. He had to use a Martial Technique.
Dance of Snow, Hundred Flowers Striving!
Bai Wuxue quickly shed hand seals, and the snowkes in front of him suddenly crystallized into all sorts of ice flowers: rhododendrons, peonies, roses, white flowers, and many other species.
These flowers constituted an enormous formation of flowers made from ice,peting with each other to be the most beautiful. A strange power took shape and locked down the area.
The True Dragon and the floral formation shed with a loud report. Bai Wuxue and Xiao Chen each took a hundred steps back. For the first time, Soaring Dragon failed to send the opponent flying. Instead, it only barely pulled a draw.
The flowers disintegrated and turned back into drifting snow. The blood leaking out of Bai Wuxues lips looked especially prominent in contrast.
Just what kind of monster am I fighting? Unexpectedly, he even understands the essence of a Heaven Ranked Martial Technique.
Bai Wuxue stared at the ashen Xiao Chen. The shock in his heart was indescribable with words.
How extraordinary! He actually managed toprehend the essence of a Heaven Ranked Martial Technique, the Passionate Young Master, Murong Lingfeng, said as he fanned himself gently on top of one of the True Dragon remains. He had fought Luo Zixiao to a draw earlier.
Standing beside Murong Lingfeng while resting his hand on the handle of his long sword, Luo Zixiao countered tly, However, his situation is not good. The Dance of Snow has a frost poison. He has probably umted a certain amount of frost poison already.
Murong Lingfeng smiled faintly and replied, Hell be alright. Shui Lingling has already finished dealing with the other problems.
Bai Wuxue wiped the blood off his lips as he looked at the pale Xiao Chen, who was clearly suffering from frost poisoning.
While Bai Wuxue prepared to make a move, he suddenly felt the weight of a dangerous gaze. If he made any strange move, he would perish immediately.
Bai Wuxue already guessed what happened. He looked around and indeed it was as he had thought.
Below, Shui Lingling had settled with the other people from the Extreme Yin Sect. Her purple longbow, which contained Immortal Qi, was now drawn back, resembling a full moon.
She had a pure Profound Sun True me arrow nocked on her bow as she eyed Bai Wuxue coldly; her meaning was clear.
With one nce, Bai Wuxue found the other Extreme Yin Sect disciples lying on the ground, suppressed by Hu Hai and the others. He knew that he was already at a disadvantage.
The priceless True Dragon remains worth cities was beyond his grasp.
Then, Bai Wuxue looked at Xiao Chen, sighing with great sorrow. When he first met Xiao Chen, he could push Xiao Chen into a continuous retreat without using even half of his power.
When he heard Xiao Chen challenging him, he only treated it as a joke. He considered a duel with Xiao Chen beneath his dignity and just wanted to kill him casually.
Bai Wuxue had never seen Xiao Chen as a real opponent, nor had he felt any danger from him. Thus, he never paid much attention to Xiao Chens challenge.
However, Xiao Chens strength had advanced rapidly in a short two months.
Bai Wuxue had used close to his full power, but he still failed to deal with Xiao Chen quickly. Instead, he ended up injured.
Now, he had to give Xiao Chens challenge serious consideration. He pulled back his hand to scatter his state of ice. Then, he looked at Xiao Chen and said in a cold voice, Supreme Sky Sects Xiao Chen, as the top true inheritor of the Extreme Yin Sect, I now ask you, are you truly going to challenge me?
Xiao Chen waved his hand to scatter his own immortal state of thunder. Then he sheathed his saber before replying calmly, I already said it long ago and will not repeat myself.
Bai Wuxue squinted slightly as he smiled coldly. Good. In that case, today, before all the outstanding talents of the Tianwu Domain, I formally ept your challenge. Ill give you a year. In this year, the Extreme Yin Sect will not send anyone to cause trouble for you.
After Bai Wuxue said that, he flung his hand down and turned away. Then, he led the Extreme Yin Sects true inheritors away, leaving with a sullen expression.
Seeing Bai Wuxue depart, the many sect disciples all revealed contemtive gazes.
Since Bai Wuxue became famous, countless people had challenged him, intending to trample on him to establish their own fame. However, all these people fell to him without exception; they ended up humiliating themselves.
Bai Wuxue had faced hundreds of challenges. However, he had never formally epted one. Yet this time, he acknowledged Xiao Chens before all the outstanding talents of the Tianwu Domain.
This recognition greatly surprised everyone, who looked at Xiao Chen with envy.
After this, the name of the White Robed desman Xiao Chen will spread throughout the entire Tianwu Domain.
That goes without saying. Bai Wuxue formally epted this challenge, something that has never happened before. Many people will definitely pay attention to that fight.
Odd, Bai Wuxue had many opponents before this. However, he never acknowledged any of them. Could this Xiao Chen be that strong?
Bai Wuxue gave Xiao Chen a year. I wonder, what is he thinking?
As one of the seven giants, he undoubtedly has his own pride. He is not afraid of a true challenge. He probably did not take Xiao Chen seriously before.
Bai Wuxues public acknowledgment of Xiao Chens challenge was like a powerful bomb exploding in a calmke. Everyone started discussing this news; the ce became very lively.
Xiao Chens gaze remained as calm as still water. He did not feel that Bai Wuxues recognition was a big deal.
Xiao Chen had always remained indifferent to fame. He only cared that Bai Wuxue had hurt him before, bullied him, and humiliated him. So he had to retaliate fiercely; that was all.
Xiao Chen gently drifted down andnded beside Shui Lingling. He said softly, First Senior Sister, fortunately, I have aplished my task and barely managed to block a few moves from Bai Wuxue.
Shui Lingling smiled and said, Dont speak yet. I will use my Profound Sun True me to help you neutralize the frost poison in you.
Bai Wuxues frost poison had already infiltrated Xiao Chens body. However, the situation was not as dangerous as everyone thought.
Xiao Chens physical body had already reached the standard of a Rank 1 Sage Body. His skin, blood, bones, and meridians had all undergone many rounds of tempering. The frost poison would face great difficulty breaking through hisyers of defense to enter his internal organs.
Furthermore, he cultivated lightning-attributed Quintessence, which had a suppressive effect on this frost poison.
As long as he did not continue fighting, his body would slowly filter out the frost poison in time, even without any special treatment.
Xiao Chen knew his condition very well. However, it seemed impolite to deny Shui Linglings sincere wish to help him. So he let her clump of warm Profound Sun True me enter his body.
Chi! Chi!
The Profound Sun True me circted through Xiao Chens body and quickly eliminated all the frost poison. The process went so smoothly that even Shui Lingling felt surprised.
After the Profound Sun True me cleared out the frost poison, Xiao Chens somewhat unsightly countenance recovered its glow, and he became more spirited.
Shui Lingling pulled her hands back and smiled. Your physical body is horrifyingly strong. I really wonder if anyone in the younger generation of the Tianwu Domain can stop you when you be a half-Sage.
Chapter 725 - Making Gratitude and Grudges Clear
Chapter 725: Making Gratitude and Grudges Clear
When Xiao Chen heard what Shui Lingling said, he smiled gently. However, his gaze remained fixed on the central True Dragon remains. There was no pride in his eyes.
The five Fiend Race loose cultivators had transformed into their Fiend forms. However, An Junxi still held the advantage. Standing on the colossal dragon skull, he used a lightning whip to keep all five Fiend Race loose cultivators suppressed.
Lets stop speaking about that and split up the True Dragon remains. I hope that we will be lucky and find a few drops of Dragon Marrow. Shui Lingling called the group over, smiling.
Even after the rest started moving, Xiao Chen remained where he was. The group could not help giving him puzzled looks, not knowing what he wanted to do.
Xiao Chen gazed expressionlessly at Wang Cheng and said in a cold and calm voice, This person is not qualified to share in the spoils of the True Dragon remains.
When Hu Hai and the others heard that, their expressions changed. Doubt filled their minds. Xiao Chens words were rather hurtful, entirely out of character for him.
Wang Cheng started sweating heavily in panic. The moment had finallye. Xiao Chen really did not intend to let him off.
When Wang Cheng saw Xiao Chen return and show off his power, he had already guessed the end. Now that it was actually here and he still could not avoid it, he was a bundle of nerves.
Chen Xiao said, Junior Brother Xiao Chen, although Wang Cheng had said some mean things to you and shown you a lot of disrespect, we are all from the same sect. There is no need to push things this far.
Shui Lingling looked around and saw Wang Cheng nch and tremble. She felt that something was odd, so she frowned and said, Dont speak yet. Let Xiao Chen finish.
A murderous intent shed in Xiao Chens eyes as he stared at Wang Cheng. Then, he enunciated every word, saying, Back at the True Dragon Storm, I did not lose my grip and fly out. Rather, he mounted a sneak attack and kicked me out.
What Xiao Chen said blew everyones minds. They could not believe it was true.
Jun Sis pretty face turned cold. She immediately raged, Wang Cheng, is what Junior Brother Xiao Chen said true?!
Hu Hai remained silent and looked at Wang Cheng with an expression filled with helplessness. Given what he knew of Xiao Chens character, Xiao Chen would definitely not nder Wang Cheng.
Back then, he had found it bizarre that Xiao Chen had fallen into the True Dragon Storm. Even Jun Si, the weakest among them, had not been pulled out. How then had Xiao Chen gotten sucked into the True Dragon Storm?
Everyone had only been confused and incredulous, but no one suspected Wang Cheng. No matter what, they were all on the same team; he could not have been so vicious.
Wang Cheng nced at Shui Linglings expression. She turned cold, radiating a murderous intent, not showing any emotion. Her reaction dashed his final hope.
Only Shui Lingling could suppress Xiao Chen. He had been hoping that this First Senior Sister would help him persuade Xiao Chen on ount of his true inheritor status, at least to postpone any punishment until after they returned to the sect.
It looked like there was no more hope; Shui Lingling did not intend to help Wang Cheng at all.
Run!
Wang Cheng did not even bother with Jun Sis questions. Without saying a word, he immediately turned to run. He had to survive today at least; only by leaving this ce would he stand a chance of making it out alive.
Using his Movement Technique, Wang Cheng fled at full speed. As long as Shui Lingling did not attack, if the others wanted to chase after him in this chaotic burial ground, they would have to spend a lot of effort. Xiao Chen should be no exception to this.
Boom!
However, Wang Cheng underestimated Shui Linglings rage. He had only moved two hundred meters when a fiery light shed like a meteor. Then, his head exploded in a burst of scarlet.
Shui Lingling gently lowered her bow with aplicated expression. She said after a drawn-out sigh, Originally, I was nning on using the Flowing Light Arrow to deal with Bai Wuxue. Unexpectedly, I ended up using it on one of our own.
Wang Chengs headless corpse slowly fell over, startling the people around who saw this. They did not know what had happened.
This is odd. Shui Lingling actually attacked one of her own. Incredulous, Murong Lingfeng leaped off the True Dragon remains.
Luo Zixiao, who had fought Murong Lingfeng to a draw, said uncaringly, That is a matter internal to the Supreme Sky Sect. It has nothing to do with us. We had best focus on whether this set of True Dragon remains has any Dragon Marrow. If there is some, then this trip will be worth it.
Murong Lingfeng stood on the spine of the True Dragon remains, counting the segments. When he got to the ninth one, he stopped.
Ha ha, I advise you not to hope too much. This one is a follower True Dragon, so theres not much chance of it having Dragon Marrow. The one that An Junxi is fighting for has the best odds, Murong Lingfeng said calmly as he smiled and removed the ninth vertebra.
The True Dragons also had different rankings. Typically, there would be only one alpha in a True Dragon Cave. The rest would be its subordinates.
Clearly, in this burial ground, the most massive set of remains, which was under An Junxis feet, belonged to the alpha.
That set of True Dragon remains also had the highest chance of containing Dragon Marrow. Otherwise, it would not have resulted in the Fiend Race loose cultivators working together or interested An Junxi.
Naturally, Luo Zixiao understood this as well. He stepped forward and gently touched the True Dragon remains. Then he said indifferently, It does not really matter. Along the way, the fruits and Spirit Herbs that we picked, as well as the rare ores we found, already covered our cost and gave us some profit.
If we find Dragon Marrow, it will be a pleasant surprise. If we do not, we have not lost anything.
Murong Lingfeng held up the dragon vertebra in his hand and shook it hard. As the vertebra was empty, no sound came from it. He could not help but be slightly disappointed.
If there were Dragon Marrow in the vertebra, when Murong Lingfeng shook it and the Dragon Marrow swished around, it would give off a heavy, resonant, and mighty True Dragons roar that would reverberate throughout the entire cave, shaking it.
This set of True Dragon remains did not have Dragon Marrow. However, it still had a high value. Even after splitting it evenly, they would not make a loss.
These remains had great practical use no matter whether one exchanged it for resources or Spirit Stones, or perhaps forged weapons or refined Medicinal Pills.
Elsewhere, Wang Meng held up the ninth vertebra of his set of True Dragon remains while staring at the white-robed Xiao Chen. However, he did not move at all.
Jiang Zeyuan frowned slightly and said unhappily, Wang Meng, you cant be afraid that there is Dragon Marrow inside and I might attack you for it. Why have you not sounded it out yet?
Wang Meng recovered his wits and ignored Jiang Zeyuans words. His expression turned serious as he muttered, So, it is him, that white-robed brat who took my half drop of Dragon Marrow. Looks like I need to have a talk with Shui Linglingter about settling ounts.
When Jiang Zeyuan saw Wang Meng stonewalling, he could not help but repeat what he had said earlier. He did not have any other intention. He only wanted to know if there was any Dragon Marrow.
If there was, Jiang Zeyuan could offer Wang Meng resources to trade for it. His physical bodys defense had always been one of his weak points, so he needed the Dragon Marrow badly to improve it.
Wang Mengughed loudly and casually tossed the vertebra over. Then he said, In that case, do it yourself. I, Wang Meng, am not afraid of you ying any tricks.
Jiang Zeyuan did not feel like saying anything more. He caught the dragon vertebra and shook it hard. Empty, there was no sound at all.
He could not help but reveal an extremely disappointed expression. He looked to the front, staring at the most massive set of True Dragon remains, where An Junxi had yet to conclude his battle with the Fiend Race loose cultivators.
It looks like only that set of remains will have Dragon Marrow, Jiang Zeyuan said with a glum face.
A corner of Wang Mengs mouth quirked slightly, and he countered, That might not be so. However, even if it is, you would not be able to trade for it. An Junxi intends to use the entire spine to forge a True Dragon Lightning Whip. Taking out the Dragon Marrow would damage it.
Jiang Zeyuan sighed softly and said, I know that as well. However, An Junxi is getting increasingly stronger. Soon, he will probablyprehend the will of thunder. At that time, he would be able to face the three Holy Scions inbat.
Wang Meng corrected him sullenly, It is not soon. He has alreadyprehended it. The real question is, what percentage has heprehended it to?
When Jiang Zeyuan heard this news, his body visibly froze. He asked, How do you know? Have you fought with himtely?
Wang Mengs expression slowly turned grave. He nodded slightly and replied, Do you think that Im the kind of person who would sit by idly and let someone else obtain the title of the strongest of the seven giants?
Three years ago, I fought him once; I lost after a hundred moves. Two years ago, I fought him again; the result was the same, one hundred moves. Last year, I had another fight with him; it ended in ten moves!
Defeating Wang Meng in ten moves! Jiang Zeyuan could not help but reveal profound shock in his eyes. He said, Your cultivation and Martial Technique areparable to his. There is only one exnation for such a quick loss.
Wang Meng waved his hand and put away the entire set of True Dragon remains. Then, he shifted his gaze to the central True Dragon remains. He said, Just wait and see. In the next round of the Proud Son of Heaven Ranking, the top three positions will have changes.
Feng Xingsheng also picked up the ninth vertebra on his set and shook it before his many juniors. In the end, there was nothing, not a single sound.
Aside from the central remains, three of the four remains did not have any Dragon Marrow. The rarity of Dragon Marrow proved itself again.
A True Dragon Cave would not emerge at every experiential training in the Savage Battlefield. Even if there were a new one, most of the dragon bones would not contain Dragon Marrow.
It was even possible for an entire True Dragon Cave not to contain any True Dragon remains; it had happened before.
First Senior Sister, dont shake this vertebra yet.
Shui Lingling had also removed the ninth vertebra. However, Xiao Chen forestalled her by calling out.
After Xiao Chens Azure Dragon Martial Spirit recondensed, he felt a mysterious connection with the True Dragon remains.
Xiao Chen could not gain any insight into these dragon bones with his Spiritual Sense, Mental Energy, or perception. However, he had a hunch that this vertebra had Dragon Marrow hidden within it. Once it became public, they would attract everyones attention, along with all sorts of problems.
The suggestion stunned Shui Lingling, but she did as Xiao Chen said, handing the vertebra over to him for safekeeping.
As for the remaining True Dragon remains, Shui Lingling divided it ording to everyones contribution. She and Xiao Chen had forty percent each. The remaining twenty percent was split equally between Hu Hai, Jun Si, and Chen Xiao.
Such a split did not provoke any objection. Without Xiao Chen or Shui Lingling, they would not have been able to obtain any dragon bone.
Boom!
Suddenly, a remarkably resonant and divine thunder roared. The thunder imprinted itself in everybodys seas of consciousness, echoing without end as the seas of consciousness seethed.
Clearly, it was only a crack of thunder. However, it resounded relentlessly in everyones minds. All those who heard it felt as if they had been immersed in a sea of lightning, as if lightning surrounded them.
Heaven and earth changed colors. Clouds churned and winds blew. It looked as though a bolt of lightning with Heavenly Might would st their souls into smoke at any time to disappear into thin air.
Xiao Chen calmed himself, and his surging Mental Energy allowed him to escape this illusion instantly.
Chapter 726 - Dragon Marrow
Chapter 726: Dragon Marrow
Shortly after, the other seven giants all woke up from the illusion one after another. Then, they looked towards the owner of this startling p of thunder and turned somewhat despondent.
Shui Linglings charming brows knitted as she muttered to herself, Will of thunder! An Junxi reallyprehended the will of thunder!
Xiao Chen frowned and sank into deep thought. The might of a will was very terrifying; it even provoked fear for ones soul.
If An Junxi truly made a move, all the people herebined would not be a match for him. He had long surpassed the rest by arge margin.
If one could notprehend a will, then even if they were half-Sage, they would only be like ants before him.
An Junxis lightning whip flickered with a tinum electric light, looking like a mighty tinum holy dragon sweeping through the ce.
This whish sent the five Fiend Race loose cultivators, who had transformed into their Fiend forms, flying through the air. Their bodies trembled, and when theynded, they took on human forms again. ck smoke wafted out of their bodies; they looked extremely pathetic.
You are still not scramming?!
An Junxi stood on the dragon skull with a stern expression, holding the flickering tinum whip in his hand.
Having had to expose the will of thunder, An Junxi was not in a particrly good mood. When he spoke, his words did not have the slightest bit of politeness for his opponents. If these five Fiend Race loose cultivators insisted on continuing the fight, he would have no choice but to kill them.
The five Fiend Race half-Sages trembled as they stood up. Their eyes revealed a soul-deep dread as they quickly fled the burial grounds without looking back.
When An Junxinded on the ground, he casually swung his whip and shattered the massive True Dragon remains, retaining only the first nine vertebrae of the spine.
As this particr set crumbled, the entire burial grounds quaked. Chunks of stone started falling from above, rumbling as they did so.
Quick, run! This ce is going to copse. If we do not leave right away, we will end up buried here forever.
Shui Linglings expression changed slightly. Then, she swiftly led Xiao Chen and the others to the exit.
The cave copsed. Huge rocks dropped from the ceiling. The entire ce turned chaotic. Fortunately, all the people who came here had high cultivations.
Given the level of danger, unless they were extremely unlucky and got crushed by a rock before they could circte their Quintessence, most of them would be fine.
When Xiao Chen and the others left the True Dragon Cave, the entire area behind them fell in. After that, a loud explosion resounded, and the True Dragon Cave slumped into the dirt, turning into rubble.
No one could continue hunting for treasure. It would also be impossible for others toe over in the future to try their luck.
Several cultivators could not bear to leave the rubble before them. In this fortuitous encounter, many had managed to obtain the treasures they sought, gaining a considerable fortune.
Some people had also died here, paying with their lives and turning into dust. They fell on the arduous and perilous path of cultivation.
Shui Lingling sighed slightly and said, Lets go. The Demonic Barrier around the Savage Battlefield will return to normal after a little while more. When that happens, it will be difficult to leave.
The stream of people slowly dwindled. On Xiao Chens suggestion, Shui Lingling took an extremely deste path.
One hourter, after Xiao Chen scanned the ce with his Spiritual Sense, making sure there was no one within five kilometers of them, only then did he take out that segment of dragon bone.
Jun Si smiled gently and said, Junior Brother Xiao Chen, you are behaving so cautiously. Could this piece of vertebra really contain some Dragon Marrow?
The others looked curiously at Xiao Chen. They could not understand why Xiao Chen had been so insistent on secrecy. They were aware that Dragon Marrow was very rare. It was nearly impossible to obtain it from subordinate dragons.
Earlier, Wang Meng and the others dared to check for Dragon Marrow in public because they did not hold much hope for sess.
If Wang Meng and the rest had some certainty of getting Dragon Marrow, they would not have conducted the inspection in front of so many people. That would just be seeking trouble for themselves.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly and held the True Dragons ninth vertebra tightly in his right hand. He said, That is hard to say. Perhaps a miracle might happen.
Swish!
When he gently shook the vertebra, the melodious sound of liquids sloshing inside came from the dragon bone.
This sound startled everyone else, including Shui Lingling. All four even suspected that they were hallucinating.
Roar!
Before the rest could voice any doubts, the melodious sound of sloshing liquids suddenly transformed into a resonant dragon roar containing a boundless Dragon Might.
True Dragons had already vanished long ago. The ones left in the world were all sub-dragons. Even the Dragon Might of the strongest sub-dragon could notpare to this; the difference was like heaven and earth.
This roar held the purest True Dragon Might. The moment the sound issued from the bone, the Supreme Sky Sect disciples, except for Xiao Chen and Shui Lingling, were sent flying.
Right after the dragon roar finished, another dragon roar followed. Hu Hai and the others could no longer endure. They each vomited a mouthful of blood and copsed to the ground.
Even Shui Lingling had a somewhat grave expression. Her feet shifted slightly.
After the Dragon Might dispersed, Shui Lingling walked over joyfully. She said, Two dragon roars. There are two drops of Dragon Marrow in it. Xiao Chen, how did you find out?
The others walked over with somewhat pale faces, their eyes still filled with disbelief. Hu Hai muttered, Two drops of Dragon Marrowif Wang Meng and the others knew about this, I wonder how red their eyes would be.
One drop of Dragon Marrow already outvalued all the rare fruits and ores that they had collected. Two drops of Dragon Marrowpletely surpassed everyones gains.
This was all the more so for the genius cultivators who came on this experimental training specifically for Dragon Marrow, which held a fatal attraction for them. To them, if they could not obtain Dragon Marrow,ing to the Savage Battlefield would be pointless, no matter how much treasure they acquired.
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More than five kilometers away, Wang Mengs body quivered. A strange look appeared in his eyes as he parsed the faint fluctuations in the air.
After a while, his eyes lit up. Then, his lips curled up in a smile. Its Dragon Marrow. This is really coincidental.
After Wang Meng recognized Xiao Chen, he had wanted to go over and settle ounts with him. He did not want to have lost his half drop of Dragon Marrow for nothing.
However, when Wang Meng followed after Xiao Chens group, he quickly detected a Spiritual Sense that was much stronger than Mental Energy.
Wang Meng was very experienced. He immediately considered the possibility of Shui Lingling having obtained a powerful Mental Energy Martial Technique.
To avoid that, Wang Meng chose to trail far behind the group.
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Back at Xiao Chens side, Hu Hai and the others entered a state of wild joy. However, they soon calmed down. No matter how things worked out, the two drops of Dragon Marrow should not go to them.
First Senior Sister, we will not partake of this Dragon Marrow. You and Junior Brother Xiao Chen should take one drop each, Hu Hai said calmly, speaking for the three.
Shui Lingling nodded and said, Alright. When we return, Ill make up for it by giving you all some Medial Grade Spirit Gathering Pearls. However, I do not need this drop of Dragon Marrow, either.
Xiao Chen looked at Shui Lingling with an expression of doubt. Since there were two drops of Dragon Marrow, he definitely had to give one drop to her. He could not understand why Shui Lingling did not want it.
The main use of Dragon Marrow is strengthening the defense of a cultivators physical body. One drop of Dragon Marrow can increase my defense by about twenty percent.
Shui Lingling brushed her fringe lightly and smiled gently. However, my primary focus is on archery and Movement Techniques. This Dragon Marrow is not very useful to me. So, I might as well let you have all of it.
In the future, you will have to take out a treasure equal to the Dragon Marrow in value and repay me.
Xiao Chen had never been one for pretensions. This Dragon Marrow was indeed very useful to him. So, he performed a cupped-fist salute and said, Many thanks, Senior Sister. Xiao Chen will remember this kindness.
Just as Shui Lingling opened her mouth to speak, a gentle frown appeared on her pretty face. She raised her head and looked into the distance before saying, Someone is here.
The others all turned their heads to look and saw a dim beam of light shing in the air. It looked like a rainbow as it flew quickly towards them.
This person did not hide his strong aura. As he approached, a gust of wind preceded him, kicking up sand and small pebbles. Xiao Chen and the others could not help but squint slightly.
When the strong wind passed, the arrogant and tyrannical Wang Meng appeared before the group with a smile on his face and his saber on his back.
Shui Lingling, congrattions to your Supreme Sky Sect for gaining another good disciple. Wang Meng casually pulled out his saber and stuck it into the ground, then rested his two hands on the handle.
Of the seven giants, Wang Meng was the most arrogant. He always went straight to the point. Thus, he had poor rtionships with others.
Shui Lingling had no desire to speak nonsense with him. She quickly took out her purple bow, held it in her left hand, and said coldly, You must be here for the Dragon Marrow. Given the vast space here, I really wonder where you get the confidence to appear before me.
Wang Meng had fought side by side with Shui Lingling in the Martial God Pce. He knew better than others the might of Shui Linglings bow.
Several cultivators of other races and Demonic World experts had died at her hands because of this bow.
Wang Meng nced at the bow with some fear and smiled faintly. He pointed at Xiao Chen and said, I am here for him. Im not here to seek trouble with you. You should know about the matter of him winning my half drop of Dragon Marrow.
Xiao Chen smiled bitterly to himself. He had known that obtaining that half drop of Dragon Marrow so easily was too good to be true. Trouble finally came for him.
Shui Lingling frowned slightly and replied coldly, You cant seek trouble with him, either. Regarding the half drop of Dragon Marrow, you should go look for Nuan Muyun. How weak do you have to be toe and settle ounts with my junior brother?
Wang Meng had not expected Shui Lingling to be so headstrong. His gaze turned cold, and he released an indistinct killing Qi. He countered, I dont care what you think. I have to settle this grudge somehow. Otherwise, I will keep feeling this difort in my heart.
Bai Wuxue gave him one year. I will not bully him, either. I only ask that he receive one move from me; then the matter will be settled. If he does not want to, that would be fine as well, so long as you give me one drop of Dragon Marrow. Otherwise
Shui Lingling did not show any fear on her pretty face. She held back a frosty killing Qi and prompted, Otherwise, what?
Wang Meng smiled coldly and replied, Otherwise, he might not survive to a yearter, unless he keeps hiding in the Supreme Sky Sect.
Good. In that case, I will kill you now!
After Bai Wuxues threats in the True Dragon Cave, Shui Lingling had been stewing in her anger. Now that they were in such open terrain and Wang Meng tried to intimidate her, she could no longer hold back her rage. Without saying anything else, she unleashed all her killing Qi.
Shui Linglings purple clothes and her fine ck hair fluttered in the wind. Then, she pulled back on the bowstring and released it.
A fiery light shed through the air, illuminating the dark ins, and arrived before Wang Meng in the blink of an eye.
The fiery light lit up the sky and disappeared in a sh. The tenebrous space of the Savage Battlefield returned to normal immediately.
Chapter 727 - First Senior Sister Angered
Chapter 727: First Senior Sister Angered
No one could describe how fast that arrow was. If not for the piercingly bright light being too shocking, one might have taken it for an illusion.
Although Wang Meng appeared to be looking around casually, his focus had never left Shui Linglings right hand, which had drawn back the bowstring. The moment Shui Lingling rxed her grip, he took the initiative to dodge.
When the light shed, Wang Meng had already retreated a hundred meters back. A finger-sized arrow hole appeared where he originally stood. It looked very dark, and no one knew how deep it went.
The broad ins turned quiet; only the soughing of the wind relieved the silence. The very air seemed to hold its breath, not turning back to normal for a long time. It was bizarre.
Hu Hai and the other two knew how strong Shui Lingling was. The instant she released her arrow, they immediately backed off. Relying on instinct, Xiao Chen went with them.
Bang!
Everything before this was indeed merely the calm before the storm. The Profound Sun Arrow that had burrowed an unknown distance into the ground suddenly exploded.
Without any warning, the t ground burst, and cracks extended for a kilometer. Clods of dirt flew up into the air, scattering everywhere.
Rumble! The ground shook, and dirt fell like rain. When one looked up, there were even manyrge clumps of soil in the sky.
With the force of the shock waves, these clumps soared higher. The entire ce turned chaotic, shocking everyone.
First Senior Sister is truly angered.
In the cave, First Senior Sister could not disy her true strength. Now that she is in a wide-open space, she can bring out her full power.
Hu Hai, Chen Xiao, and Jun Si were bbergasted. They had not seen Shui Lingling this angry in a long time.
Sou! Sou! Sou!
The sky turned topsy-turvy with the flying dirt. Wang Meng held his saber and calmly leaped from boulder to boulder, continuously heading towards Shui Lingling.
Shui Linglings hair flowed like a waterfall. Her gentle, pretty face turned cold at this moment. Her clothes fluttered as she radiated killing Qi from her entire body.
She drew her bowstring back and released. Three beams of fiery light flew out in arcs. Her movements were as fluid as water, decisive and quick; she did not pause for a moment.
Bang!
The three fiery beams of light shattered the boulder under Wang Mengs feet. Then, they turned into a fierce me and billowed out.
Wang Mengs body became like a kite with a broken string, flying away unsteadily.
Shui Lingling gently pushed off the ground, and her exquisite figure quickly leaped into the air as she continued to pull her bowstring. Fiery beams of light shot out relentlessly.
Red lights shed, bursting like fireworks in the dark space. The res never stopped.
The endless mes highlighted Wang Mengs agile body rapidly dodging the arrows as he kept trying to close the distance with Shui Lingling.
However, this ce was vast and open, boundless.
Shui Linglings hair fluttered as her beautiful purple figure leaped nimbly through the air like a fairy. She did not give Wang Meng a chance to get near her at all. Instead, she wore him down with her attacks.
She paid a lot of attention to where she shot her arrows. As she leaped around, she described arge circle.
Gradually, that circle became smaller and smaller, limiting the space where Wang Meng could dodge to. Shui Lingling could not help but be more optimistic. Although she had not struck him yet, the shock waves her arrows created battered his body continuously, grinding down his Quintessence shield bit by bit.
The arrows shed, moving extremely fast, straining Wang Mengs nerves as he fought to maintain a high state of alert at all times.
Damn it! I must be crazy to start a fight with Shui Lingling on the ins!
Wang Meng could not help but curse in a low voice as he dodged an arrow, but he got sted by the shock wave in the process.
After thinking for a moment, he gave up on his original n and broke out of Shui Linglings circle, quickly flying backwards.
Shui Lingling held her bow up as she gave chase. Beams of light shed, asionally sting outrge pits a kilometer wide. It was a bbergasting sight.
Soon, the two disappeared from the groups field of view. However, the four could still hear loud explosionsing from afar even after a long time.
Xiao Chen tried peering into the distance for some time before retracting his gaze. Then he asked, Does she need to continue chasing him that far?
A smile shed on Jun Sis face. She replied gently, First Senior Sister is trying to help you deal with this problem once and for all. Wang Meng has always been a brash person. If he has any frustrations in his heart, he has to vent it.
If she only chased him away, he wille and look for trouble with you sooner orter. So she needs to make him retreat of his own volition due to the difficulty.
Hu Hai said, Lets go as well. The direction which Wang Meng fled in happens to be the same direction as the exit of the Savage Battlefield.
The group followed the battle scars Shui Lingling left behind, continuing to head forward as they chased quickly. Who could have imagined that they would end up maintaining the pursuit for three days and three nights?
asionally, mes shed and explosions roared ahead of them. After chasing for three days, Shui Lingling had not given up yet. Wang Meng could not bear this onught, ending up in a sorry state.
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Many cultivators waited outside the exit of the Savage Battlefield. These people did not have the strength to go in, but they had friends or senior brothers from their sects who had entered.
These people waited here for news, hoping the people they knew would return safely.
On this particr day, explosions suddenly rang out. A man who looked like a beggar, dressed in tattered clothes with ash covering his face, rushed out holding a saber.
Make way! Make way!
As this person ran, he shouted at the people in front of him. He released a formidable aura that prompted others to step aside quickly.
Who is this person? Given his strength, why is he in such a sorry state?
That persons hair was burned ck, his face sooty. As the bystanders could not see his face clearly, they all felt doubts.
Finally, someone recognized the dragon tooth saber that was the trademark of Wang Meng. Then, that person eximed, That is Wang Meng, the brashest of the seven giants. Who is powerful enough to actually push him to this extent?
This rock kicked up a thousand waves. The moment this person said that, everyone immediately looked over.
Everyone saw Wang Mengs tattered clothes and burnt hair. Soot darkened his face and wounds covered his body.
Wang Mengs eyes were bloodshot, and he looked like his nerves were shot. He could be mistaken for a refugee escaping from war.
Sou! Sou! Sou!
While everyone was feeling astonished, nine resplendent beams of fiery light shot out from the exit for the Savage Battlefield. Each beam consisted of an arrow made from the Profound Sun True me. They were so dazzling that no one could look at them directly.
The fleeing Wang Meng felt the nine fiery lights homing in on him from behind. An extremely frustrated look appeared in his eyes. Clearly, he was enraged, but he was helpless.
Wang Meng gripped his saber tightly and turned around quickly. His saber light danced, seeming toe to life. Then, he swung it nine times.
Every swing of his saber connected with an arrow. When each arrow exploded, a strong force sted a horrifyingly deep pit in the ground. Shock waves surged and kicked up a fantastic amount of dust.
After nine explosions, smoke and dust wreathed the ce where Wang Meng stood. Thick smoke drifted around the area, and dust clouds hindered everyones vision. Then, an audible cough came from within.
Shui Lingling, you are really ruthless. After running for three days and three nights, I have had enough. In the future, I will not seek that fellow to make trouble for him over the half drop of Dragon Marrow. Can you stop already?!
From within the surging dust cloud, Wang Meng used all his energy to shout at the top of his voice.
Holding her purple bow, Shui Lingling floated out of the sky. A gentle expression warmed her cold face. Then, she smiled and said, If you had said that earlier, everything would have been fine. Why buy trouble for yourself?
After the dust cloud dispersed, Wang Meng saw that Shui Lingling seemed to be in high spirits. She apparently did not have any problems chasing him for three days and three nights straight.
He red at her before quickly disappearing. He had utterly embarrassed himself this time, showing weakness in front of everyone.
It turns out that he had angered Shui Lingling while in the ins. That serves him right.
After Shui Lingling pulls a certain distance, no one among the seven giants, even An Junxi, would find her easy to deal with.
After Shui Lingling revealed herself, the others finally understood what had happened. They found Wang Mengs downfall reasonable and did not feel astonished anymore.
After four hours, Xiao Chen and the other three managed to catch up with fatigued faces. When they saw Shui Lingling, they heaved a sigh of relief.
For the past three days, they had been chasing after Shui Lingling and Wang Meng continuously, not stopping to rest at all. The pursuit tired them out greatly.
If even Xiao Chen and the other three felt that way, one could easily imagine how tense Wang Meng must have been, maintaining a high state of alert while in imminent danger. How exactly did he survive those three days?
The matter with Wang Meng gave Xiao Chen fresh insight into another side of Shui Lingling. He could not help but sigh ruefully. Sometimes, when women turned fierce, no matter how brash or domineering one was, one had to give in and not fight back.
Honestly speaking, Xiao Chen had not felt that there was anything wrong with Wang Mengs suggestion. Ending all grudges or gratitude quickly, this was something that he could ept.
Only after Shui Lingling exined did Xiao Chen understand that Wang Meng had the most horrifying closebat explosive power among the seven giants.
Wang Meng was not like Bai Wuxue. After all, the state of ice required some time to build up. Its target would suffer from a fatal frost poison entirely unawares. However, Wang Mengs explosive force could kill a person in one blow.
This matter was just a distraction and did not disrupt the groups journey. The group now stood on the Profound Sun Bird flying back to the Supreme Sky Sect.
Because there was nothing to do along the way, Shui Lingling and the others could not help but ask what happened after Xiao Chen flew into the True Dragon Storm, how his strength soared so much in half a month.
Naturally, Xiao Chen could not speak about the matters of the Azure Dragon Pce; he kept those a secret. He only said that he found a peak grade Earth Essence Fruit and then refined his Quintessence twice.
That makes sense. ording to the records, those cultivators who sessfully refined their Quintessence twice again could always explode forth with abat prowess that surpassed their cultivation.
After Shui Lingling heard his exnation, she analyzed it seriously. Furthermore, your physical bodyid an excellent foundation. When the conditions were right, everything fell into ce, amazing everyone with one brilliant feat.
Jun Si asked out of curiosity, First Senior Sister, based on what you said, Xiao Chen should be able to trounce Bai Wuxue a year from now, right?
Shui Lingling revealed a contemtive gaze and shook her head slightly. Its hard to say. To cultivators, one year is too short a time. However, we are in a special age. Many things can change in one year.
Hu Hai and the others exchanged nces and asked doubtfully, What special age? The age of geniuses?
Shui Lingling nodded and replied, Thats right. Theing year will be a very crucial year. You all spend most of your time in the Supreme Sky Sect and do not get around enough. However, I receive a lot of information in the Martial God Pce.
Chapter 728 - Hard Bottleneck to Surpass
Chapter 728: Hard Bottleneck to Surpass
Be it a lower-realm genius or an expert local cultivator in the Tianwu Domain, there are several people with even better talent than Xiao Chens. However, theycked umtions and did note to this Savage Battlefield.
A strange look shed in the eyes of Hu Hai and the others. This thought felt incredible to them. People like Xiao Chen defied the natural order. In the Tianwu Domain, less than ten of such people would appear even in a hundred years.
And yet Shui Lingling said there were several geniuses more talented than Xiao Chenthat was too shocking.
Shui Lingling continued, There is a hard-to-surpass bottleneck from half-Sage to Martial Sage. Treasures like Spirit Gathering Pearls have no effect on it. You can only rely on your ownprehension and experiences.
If the so-called seven giants of the Tianwu Domain do not improve within a year, a new batch of people will probably rece them.
Xiao Chen entered deep thought. Shui Linglings words might have a touch of hyperbole, but they should not be false. The Savage Battlefield was merely the introduction to the opening of this great age. After this, the number of neers debuting would only increase.
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Half a monthter, the Supreme Sky City appeared in the distance. After being gone for so long, the group finally saw the familiar city walls and bustle once again.
This sight gave everyone a sense of homing. They did not need to think of anything and could rest properly.
After the five said their goodbyes to one another, Shui Lingling held Xiao Chen back and said, Junior Brother Xiao Chen, do you have any ns for the future? If you are willing, I can immediately make you a true inheritor.
True inheritorthis was a status that many in the Supreme Sky Sect sought. After one became a true inheritor, they could not only practice the Heaven Ranked Martial Techniques of the Supreme Sky Sect but also gain all sorts of resources and a greater degree of freedom.
If these true inheritors grew even stronger, the sect might send them to the Martial God Pce to interact with the elites of the entire Tianwu Domain, working together to fight cultivators of other races. Their experience would increase with significant momentum in the vast Kunlun Realm.
Shui Lingling continued, As long as you are willing, I can bring you immediately to the Martial God Pce in Central Province. That is the heart of the Tianwu Domain, the ce where all the elites of the human race gather.
There, you are sure to grow stronger at an even faster pace. One yearter, your chances of defeating Bai Wuxue would be greater.
There were many benefits to bing a true inheritor. Entering the Martial God Pce, which was even better than just being a true inheritor, would result in further advantages. However, everything had a price. Once Xiao Chen epted, he would definitely have to shoulder some responsibilities or obligations.
Xiao Chen valued his freedom and did not like being restricted. More importantly, he had already promised to go somewhere with Ao Jiao. These two conflicting matters could not be done simultaneously. So he had no choice but to decline Shui Linglings invitation tactfully.
Shui Lingling smiled warmly and said, Very well, I will not force you. If you need anything, you cane and look for me. I will be at the Supreme Sky Sect during this month.
Ill take my leave first, then! Xiao Chen left after performing a cupped-fist salute.
As Shui Lingling watched Xiao Chen depart, she revealed a contemtive look on her face. She muttered, Perhaps only the Emperor Sect Master can persuade him.
After returning to his courtyard, Xiao Chen did not cultivate. He first prepared a hot bath and rxed his body and mind, which had been tense for days on end.
Then, he prepared a big meal and ate heartily.
Only after he did all that did he begin to tidy up the treasures that he had not used yet. Naturally, the first item was the Dragon Mark Fruit that could increase a persons Vital Qi by one hundred and fifty tons of force.
However, Xiao Chen had doubts over this Dragon Mark Fruits Medicinal Energy. Right now, he already possessed a Rank 1 Sage Body. It was questionable whether he could actually get an increase of one hundred and fifty tons of force.
ording to his estimates, it would already be very good if the fruit could give him five tons of forces worth of Vital Qi.
The second item was naturally the dragon vertebra containing two drops of Dragon Marrow.
Dragon Marrow was good stuff. After Xiao Chen had consumed the half drop of Dragon Marrow, he distinctly felt changes in his bones.
He had experienced the effects even more clearly duringbat. The Dragon Marrow transforming his bones into dragon bones yed a big part in the failure of Bai Wuxues frost poison to seep into his internal organs.
The two drops of Dragon Marrow could strengthen Xiao Chens bones further, improving his defense. It might even let his body experience another rebirth.
The third item was the Dragon Tone Art, a sound-wave Martial Technique that countered the Deity Races Mental Energy Martial Technique in particr. It would be useful in the future when he left the Tianwu Domain.
As for the final item, it would be the mysterious Azure Emperor portrait. This item was extremely odd. Even now, Xiao Chen did not dare to unfurl it again.
That extremely realistic sense of death felt unbearable. However, the exquisite Drawing the Saber of the person in the painting held an iparable attraction.
Xiao Chen could not help but want to look, which really filled him with conflicting emotions.
Aside from these, he still had arge pile of True Dragon Bones in his Universe Ring. However, he could only exchange those trinkets for resources; he could not use them himself.
The four treasures sat in front of Xiao Chen. This trip to the Savage Battlefield had resulted in enormous gains. Not only had his strength soared rapidly, surpassing his expectations, but the many spoils he brought back were also remarkable.
Fortuitous encountersno wonder cultivators loved fortuitous encounters so much, to the point where they were willing to risk their lives and charge ahead.
Xiao Chen held the Dragon Mark Fruit in his hand and thought for a moment. In the end, he decided against consuming it.
His physical bodys foundation was too strong. The odds of him bringing out the full effect of the Dragon Mark Fruit were exceedingly low. He might as well set it aside and give it to Yue Chenxi, who practiced Fist Techniques. If her Vital Qi increased by one hundred and fifty tons of force, her closebat techniques would benefit immensely.
Then, Xiao Chen took out two jade bottles and broke the dragon bone. The two drops of golden Dragon Marrow containing pure Dragon Might fell into the containers.
He smiled faintly and consumed these two drops of Dragon Marrow, which would make anyones eyes go red with envy, one after another. After which, he sat down cross-legged and quietly waited for the Dragon Marrow to take effect.
Xiao Chen directed his consciousness into his body and discovered a dazzling golden lightyered over his skeletonthat was the Dragon Marrow slowly seeping into his bones.
The previous half drop of Dragon Marrow had not had such an effect, probably due to the low quantity; thus, the amount seeping into each bone had been insufficient.
Ka ca! Ka ca!
As the Dragon Marrow slowly permeated Xiao Chens bones, they gave off soft crackling sounds as if every bone underwent a change from the inside out.
Only when all the Dragon Marrow had entered his bones did the golden light disappear.
When Xiao Chen looked carefully, he discovered that the color of his bones had changed somewhat. They now gave off a faint golden glow.
The golden glow was extremely faint. However, it gave the brittle bones a solidity, a sense of greater resiliency that they had not had before.
In his consciousness, Xiao Chen had a niggling feeling that he had gained something extra in his bones.
After a long and close inspection, he finally discovered that his entire skeleton actually had an indistinct light barrier around it that formed a protectiveyer inside his body.
Xiao Chen withdrew his consciousness, and his face lit up in joy. He muttered to himself, It looks like I had already formed this protectiveyer when I consumed that half drop of Dragon Marrow back then. Thisyer is probably why I could resist Bai Wuxues frost poison.
However, the half drop of Dragon Marrows effect had been too weak. The light barrier it formed had been imperceptible. Xiao Chen only noticed such an effect after consuming another two drops of Dragon Marrow.
In the future, when meeting Bai Wuxue again, that frost poison that caused others a great headache would be utterly ineffective against Xiao Chen.
Furthermore, the internal protectiveyer would augment Xiao Chens overall defense, resulting in his defense increasing by more than twenty percent.
Holding the broken dragon bones, he said to himself, This light barrier is still too faint and thin. It has a lot more potential.
As Xiao Chen experienced the wonders of consuming two drops of Dragon Marrow, a group of unexpected guests with malicious eyes headed for his courtyard after learning of his return.
Hua Tianhe, a true inheritor of the other faction, led this group of people.
Xiao Chen quickly put away the Dragon Tone Art. For now, he did not intend to learn this Martial Technique, as he had too many things to do and not enough time.
He looked at the Azure Emperor portrait and hesitated for a long time. In the end, he still decided to open the painting. That persons Drawing the Saber held too much of an attraction for him.
The figure in the painting only had a casual posture. However, Xiao Chen could see several ways the figure could draw his saber. Furthermore, there were several more ways that Xiao Chen was not aware of.
Such a Drawing the Saber gave Xiao Chen profound shock. If he could learn it, his Drawing the Saber would improve a step further.
Suddenly, Xiao Chen frowned and casually ced the Azure Emperor portrait back in the Universe Ring. He looked out of the courtyard and snorted. Then, he went out in a sh.
He stood on an Azure Dragon image as it moved up and down. When he arrived outside the courtyard, he eyed Hua Tianhe, Yun Feiyu, and the others without showing any expression.
The eyes of the five people that arrived gleamed with murderous intent, their expressions cold. They ced their right hands on their weapons. Clearly, this was not a peaceful visit.
Xiao Chen raised his eyebrows slightly and said calmly, Might I inquire what these Senior Brothers are here for?
Hua Tianhe and the others gave Xiao Chen a measuring look, and some shock immediately appeared in their eyes. After a short two months, they actually found Xiao Chens strength to be unfathomable already.
However, Xiao Chen was still a peak Medial Grade Martial Monarch. The thought calmed Hua Tianhe. After all, he was ate-stage Superior Grade Martial Monarch.
As for the others, even the weakest of them was a middle-stage Superior Grade Martial Monarch. Regarding cultivation, they couldpletely suppress Xiao Chen.
Thinking of this, Hua Tianhe no longer wanted to waste time on nonsense. His expression turned gloomy as he said in a cold voice, Xiao Chen, let me ask you, back then, in the Savage Beast Forest, did you sneak-attack us?
Xiao Chens expression barely changed as he put on a faint smile. Senior Brother Hua, please do not make such usations if you do not have proof.
A blue-robed swordsman behind Hua Tianhe stepped forward and pointed furiously at Xiao Chen. You want proof? After that matter, Wang Cheng personally came and told us that you were not with them at that time. Instead, you had hidden yourself sneakily. You are the biggest suspect!
Unexpectedly, Wang Cheng had even done something like this, causing Xiao Chen some surprise. However, at this moment, whether there was evidence or suspicion was no longer important.
Not bothering with a denial, Xiao Chen said, Just say what you want to say. There is no need to beat around the bush.
Hua Tianhe smiled and said, Since you already admitted to it, then I will tell you straight. You made us lose our qualification to go to the Savage Battlefield, so you have to take responsibility for that loss.
Thats right. You have to take responsibility for that loss. Hand over all the treasures you obtained in the Savage Battlefield, and give each of us one million Superior Grade Spirit Stones. Otherwise, you will end up having a hard time in the Supreme Sky Sect, a person behind Hua Tianhe shouted sternly.
The matter of Xiao Chen exchanging a hundred moves with Bai Wuxue and not losing had not spread yet. These people thought that they had Xiao Chen cornered. Hence, there was no hint of politeness in their speech; they were overbearing and pushy.
Chapter 729 - Might Resounding Everywhere
Chapter 729: Might Resounding Everywhere
They finally revealed their foxtails! Xiao Chen sneered to himself. Then he said indifferently, Sorry. I have uses for my things. Those that I do not need, I will give only to friends and not to a group of trash.
[Note: Revealed their foxtails: In Chinese mythology, fox spirits frequently transform into pretty females and seduce men to either consume them or manipte them. Certain items can force fox spirits to reveal their true forms. Revealing their foxtails means that their true nature is revealed. This phrase can also take the meaning of the truth is out.]
The five had expected Xiao Chens refusal. The person at the back smiled coldly and said, Ha ha, since you say we are trash, then Junior Brother Xiao Chen must be very capable. This incapable Lian Cheng wille and seek some pointers, then.
Xiu!
Lian Cheng drew his sword, revealing a sword light, and leaped into the air. White mist surrounded that sword, giving off overwhelming cold Qi. He actuallyprehended the same state as Bai Wuxue.
As the cold wind blew, the ambient temperature dropped. Frost immediately covered the ground and spread from there up Xiao Chens lower legs.
Lian Cheng felt fully confident in his state of ice. Not only it could decrease his opponents speed, but it could also quietly permeate into his opponents body and form frost poison, killing his opponent unawares.
As the sword light moved through the air, Xiao Chen circted his Vital Qi and gently swung his hand. A surging force struck the de of the sword.
Weng! Weng!
The 1.3-meter-long sword reverberated, the force traveling down the sword and into Lian Chengs right hand clenching the handle.
This immense force nearly caused Lian Cheng to drop his sword.
Horror appeared in Lian Chengs eyes. He could not understand why his state of ice seemed to have no effect on Xiao Chen. Furthermore, since when had Xiao Chen be so strong?
With one casual swing of his hand, Xiao Chen easily repulsed Lian Chengs attack. Such a scene bbergasted Hua Tianhe and the others, startling them.
However, the more shocking thing had yet to happen. Xiao Chen took this opportunity to unleash his state of thunder. In that instant, electricity shattered all the frost on the ground.
Bang!
Xiao Chen took a step forward, and an Azure Dragon image appeared under his feet and carried him into the air.
The Vital Qi in Xiao Chens body surged like a raging river, powerful and unending. His Qi and blood raced, and his aura flourished.
His long hair and white robes fluttered; he looked like an ancient war god. As he stood on the Azure Dragon image, his might resounded everywhere.
Before Lian Cheng could turn around, Xiao Chen had flown over wildly to confront him. Horror shed in Lian Chengs eyes as he hurriedly tried to get away from Xiao Chen and retreat.
You think you can run?!
Moving rapidly, Xiao Chen attacked at lightning speed, seizing Lian Chengs wrist in an instant.
One thousand tons of force surged and roared within Xiao Chens body, giving off rumbling sounds like waves. He was like a fierce me zing.
This aura was the formless might given off when the Qi and blood of a strong physical body flourished to a certain level.
Lian Chengs wrist felt like a vise had mped down tightly on it. Even after he turned red, exerting himself, and used all his Quintessence, he could not free himself.
Xiao Chen casually pulled and then quickly let go. Lian Cheng ended up flying high into the air like a sandbag, flung to theke behind.
You are indeed incapable. You dont even qualify as trash, Xiao Chen said calmly after hended and watched Lian Cheng fly away.
Unexpectedly, Xiao Chen hurled Lian Cheng away!
A shiver ran down the spines of Hua Tianhe and the other three. They were in disbelief. How was this the strength of a peak Medial Grade Martial Monarch?
The few of you, if you think you are not trash, then feel free toe at me! Xiao Chen said casually as he soared into the air, summoning out another two Azure Dragon images.
His figure shed, flying together with the berserk dragons, chasing after Lian Cheng.
Then, Xiao Chen raised his leg and stomped down on Lian Chengs chest, sending him plummeting like a fired cannonball. Lian Cheng sshed into theke, creatingrge waves.
This description downyed the entire process, but Xiao Chen managed to y a middle-stage Superior Grade Martial Monarch in the palms of his hands, and Lian Cheng could not retaliate in any way.
Hua Tianhe and the others felt both angered and rmed at the same time. Xiao Chens casual words trampled all over their pride.
As true inheritors, they received respect from everyone wherever they went in the Supreme Sky Sect, worshiped by others. However, today, Xiao Chen called them a bunch of trash with utter disregard.
The most important thing was that the events unfolded in apletely different manner from how they imagined. They originally thought that even if Xiao Chen had improved somewhat, working together would allow them to threaten and crush him easily.
However, things had not gone as Hua Tianhe and his group nned. In just a few moments, Xiao Chen used the most tyrannical manner to toss Lian Cheng out.
Hua Tianhe made a quick analysis and said, He probably found some natural treasure that strengthened his physical body in the Savage Battlefield and consumed it. All we have to do is keep our distance as we fight him. We will still be able to defeat him.
Thats right. This fellow is too arrogant. If we cannot suppress him here, then when he bes a true inheritor in the future, we will not be able to continue surviving in the Supreme Sky Sect.
Attack together and teach him a lesson!
The other three revealed ferocious gazes as they answered Hua Tianhe. Xiao Chens rise evoked much dread in them. No matter what, they had to trample on him today.
Xiu! Xiu! Xiu!
Four beams of light shot out andnded on the water, surrounding Xiao Chen. As Hua Tianhe and the rest feared Xiao Chens horrifyingly strong physical body, they did not dare to get too close.
Xiao Chen quickly nced at them and could tell what their intentions were. Then, he summoned his Lunar Shadow Saber and rested his right hand calmly on its hilt.
The calmke had no waves or ripples. Under the fives strong auras, the flowing water stilled, not moving at all.
Hua Tianhe and the other four ced their hands on their weapons as they looked at Xiao Chen icily, revealing a strong murderous intent in the depths of their eyes.
Ka! Ka!
Four swords came out of their sheaths at the same time. Strands of surging sword Qi parted the waters and flew at Xiao Chen.
Each sword Qi contained a different state, either that of raging winds, zing mes, heavy earth, or sharp metal.
Those states of wind, fire, earth, and metal were infused into these strands of sword Qi, which looked quite majestic amidst the sprays of water.
Waves surged and screens of water rose up. The white-robed Xiao Chen seemed as small as an ant in such a scene.
Xiao Chen did not reveal any fear on his face. He quickly drew his saber, and his immortal state of thunder surged out into the sky. Thunderclouds formed overhead, and his saber flickered with electricity.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
As Xiao Chen moved, he swung his saber four times, shattering the four oing sword Qi. As Quintessence spread out, huge pirs of water shot up into the air.
Hua Tianhe and the others were determined to maintain their distance from Xiao Chen. They nimbly leaped around the water surface and kept sending sword Qi at Xiao Chen.
Hua Tianhe and the others wanted to use their advantage in cultivation to drag out the fight. When Xiao Chen ran out of Quintessence, then victory would be theirs.
Xiao Chen understood their intention. He had previously refined his Quintessence twice again. Regarding the quantity of Quintessence, they were emphatically wrong; he did not have any less than any of these people.
If Hua Tianhe and his group wanted to fight like that, Xiao Chen was happy toply. When his Quintessence ran out, Xiao Chen could rely on the strength of his strong physical body to trounce this group of people.
Lightning shed, strong winds howled, and fierce mes zed on the calmke. All sorts of Quintessence shot across the surface and kicked up towering waves and boundless ripples, stirring up the entireke.
Such amotion disturbed the inner sect disciples residing nearby. It was not their fault that they turned pale with fright when they saw who all were fighting.
What is going on? Xiao Chen is actually fighting with Hua Tianhe and his group.
It is one against four, and Xiao Chen is still not losing. When did he be this strong?
The number of cultivators who went to thekeshore to watch increased. Profound shock appeared in all their eyes. The statuses of both sides made everyone question everything they knew.
Xiao Chen was merely an inner sect disciple that entered the sect just half a year ago. The other side consisted of four highly respected and strong true inheritors.
Although Yun Feiyu had not formally be a true inheritor yet, most people had long since considered his strength to be on par with the true inheritors.
However, this group of people still fought so arduously against a single inner sect disciple. Such a scene had never appeared before in the history of the Supreme Sky Sect.
A barrage of sword Qi flew relentlessly at Xiao Chen like cannonballs. However, Xiao Chen simply swung the saber in his hand and shattered all the sword Qiing at him without panicking. He conserved his Quintessence, not retaliating. He merely calmly watched the group try to take him down.
Slowly, Hua Tianhes group started to feel that something was wrong. Nearly an hour had passed, yet Xiao Chen still did not show any signs of running out of Quintessence.
Senior Brother Hua, this brat is rather strange. I already used up two-thirds of my Quintessence, but he seemspletely fine.
I also used slightly more than half my Quintessence. If we continue like this, we will end up losing ourbat prowess.
The others projected their voices to Hua Tianhe. They now started to panic, unable to discern Xiao Chens strength.
Hua Tianhe replied sullenly, Never mind that. Lets go all in and use our Heaven Ranked Martial Techniques together. I dont believe that we cannot finish him off!
Thebination of four Heaven Ranked Martial Techniques was extremely mighty. Even a half-Sage would not dare to underestimate that. A weaker half-Sage might even end up severely injured if they got hit.
Xiao Chen watched the faces of the group and guessed what they were nning.
It is time to end this. These people are even weaker than Ximen Bao. Furthermore, now that I have consumed two drops of Dragon Marrow, they are no longer on the same level as I am.
After Xiao Chen made up his mind, his gazended on Yun Feiyu, the previous top inner sect disciple.
He executed Azure Dragon Tail Whip, and a strong wind blew as he moved in an arc. Standing on an Azure Dragon image, he arrived in front of Yun Feiyu instantly.
Yun Feiyus face sank. Before he could react, Xiao Chens attack was already before him.
Ghostly Image Chop!
Saber lights danced around, sending out a total of seventy-two saber images. They looked very realistic and hard to differentiate from the real ones, like ghostly images. Each one of these saber images contained the immortal state of thunder and Xiao Chens Great Perfection saber intent. Given all this, its might could be easily imagined.
Dang! Dang! Dang!
The weapons shed and sent out an intense shower of sparks. Yun Feiyu blocked all seventy-two sabers. Every time he blocked a saber image, he retreated a hundred meters.
By the time the others reacted, Xiao Chen had already pushed Yun Feiyu back by more than seven kilometers.
After him! Dont let himnd any attacks! Hua Tianhes expression changed drastically as he quickly led his group in pursuit.
However, the three had barely gone a kilometer before they heard a miserable shriek. A boundless sea of lightning sted Yun Feiyu, inflicting internal injuries. He vomited a mouthful of blood and sank to the bottom of theke.
A boundless sea of lightning appeared before the remaining three. When they looked in front, they could only see lightning; there were no traces of Xiao Chen.
Chapter 730 - He is Too Strong
Chapter 730: He is Too Strong
Hua Tianhe was the first to sense that something was wrong. He felt like a venomous snake had locked its sights on him. However, he could not tell where his opponent was.
Retreat! Quick, retreat!
Hua Tianhes group had moved towards Xiao Chen quickly. However, after just about a kilometer, they immediately retreated. The many disciples watching from thekeshore found the groups actions strange.
However, these disciples soon understood why Hua Tianhes group retreated.
A saber light appeared from somewhere in the boundless sea of lightning without any warning. It moved quickly and swept through the ce.
Pu ci!
The saber light shed, and a finger-sized wound appeared on the chests of the three remaining members of Hua Tianhes group. Blood poured out like a spurting spring.
These wounds were only an inch from their hearts. If Xiao Chen had not shown them mercy, they would have died immediately.
Hua Tianhes face paled as he stared at the white figure in front in disbelief. His group of true inheritors had really lost to an inner sect disciple.
Xiao Chen turned around slightly and looked coldly at the three people clutching their wounds. He showed a distinctck of sympathy for them.
Ignoring the approaching strands of sword Qi they sent out, he sheathed his saber and moved forward.
Then, he kicked a few times, exploding forth with tremendous force. The group shot to the bottom of theke like a fired cannonball, reduced to a pathetic state.
The strands of sword Qinded on Xiao Chens Quintessence shield, and some remnant force managed to prate into his body. First, his skin, flesh, and blood blocked a good portion of it. Then, the light barrier on his bones stopped the rest.
The amount of force that reached his internal organs was minuscule, not enough to cause much damage. His internal organs only churned for a bit before recoveringpletely.
As Xiao Chen looked around, theke with its horrifying waves slowly calmed down. There were no opponents left.
Hua Tianhe and his group only dared to pop their heads out of the water and look at Xiao Chen in horror. They did not even have the guts to fly out.
When did Xiao Chen be this strong? Going by this oue, only Shui Lingling among the true inheritors would be able to suppress him.
I really cant believe it. Four true inheritors plus Yun Feiyu were no match for Xiao Chen even after working together.
Furthermore, it looks like Xiao Chen did not use his full power yet.
The decisive end to this fight left the many inner sect disciples who witnessed it in awe.
When these discussions reached Xiao Chens ears, he did not take any pride in his achievement. If any of the seven giants had been in his ce, they could have made short work of these five. The strength of the seven giants was on an entirely different level.
Furthermore, from the very start, Xiao Chens aim had not been to be a true inheritor in the Supreme Sky Sect. How big was this world? When looking around, one would find countless talents and heroes. How could he be pleased over such minor achievements, limiting his sights to this ce?
He turned around to look coldly at the heads that bobbed out of thekes surface. This attention frightened Hua Tianhes group into quickly ducking back under the water, not even daring to show their heads.
Xiao Chen withdrew his gaze, not caring about such opinionated trash, and returned to his courtyard.
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Shui Lingling stood on a cloud high above theke. She said to the air, Master, you saw it clearly this time, right? Lingling did not lie to you.
In the light-blue sky behind Shui Lingling, a faint image of a pair of eyes slowly appeared. Then, the image grew increasinglyrger.
Soon, this pair of eyes covered the sky behind Shui Lingling. It seemed like nothing in heaven and earth could remain hidden from them.
An aged voice belonging to the master of these eyes came from the sky, Indeed, he is a bearer of great Luck. Unfortunately, my Supreme Sky Sect cannot use this person.
The expression on Shui Linglings gentle and beautiful face changed slightly. She asked, Why can the Supreme Sky Sect not use Xiao Chen? Although I can tell that he likes freedom, if Master speaks to him personally, as a Greater Heavenly Martial Emperor, you will be able to move him.
It turned out that the master of this pair of eyes was the Supreme Sky Emperor, the Sect Master of the Supreme Sky Sect. One thousand years ago, he sessfully advanced from Minor Heavenly Martial Emperor to Greater Heavenly Martial Emperor.
At that time, the Supreme Sky Emperor led the Supreme Sky Sect, a Rank 8 sect, into bing a Rank 9 sect, one with quite a high standing among the Rank 9 sects.
The Supreme Sky Emperor said glumly, That is not the reason. His origins are too extraordinary. No sect in heaven or earth can hold him.
Shui Lingling felt confused when she heard that. She asked, Master, since when did you consider a persons origins when epting a disciple? Doesnt one just need to possess great Luck?
Without answering Shui Linglings question, the Supreme Sky Emperors voice rang out again. Although the sect cannot use him, make sure to keep good rtions with him. That will only bring benefits to my Supreme Sky Sect and no harm. Pass down my order. Get the Supreme Elders in the sect to look out for him in secret.
The pair of eyes slowly vanished, and the clouds in the sky suddenly amassed. Then, with a Xiu sound, they took on the appearance of a middle-aged man.
The body formed from the clouds seemed no different from a real person. It appeared to be made of flesh and had great vitality. There was no hint of it being an illusion.
Shui Lingling eximed in shock, Master, someone as great as you actually used a Will Clone? What exactly are this Xiao Chens origins?
The Supreme Sky Emperor smiled faintly and said, You dont have to care about Xiao Chens origins. Just treat him as an ordinary genius. I believe those big shots at the Martial God Pce think the same as well. Otherwise, they would have alerted me long ago.
After letting out a long sigh, the Supreme Sky Emperor smiled and said, Since I have seen it, I should go and have a chat with those old friends. What a pity to see a Heavenly Gem just now and have to give it up right away!
After saying that, the Supreme Sky Emperors clone waved his hand, and a tear appeared in the stable space of the Kunlun Realm.
Space seemed like a structure. When a hole was torn and looked into, space and time formed lines, making aplicated, flickering diagram.
In a sh, the Supreme Sky Emperor leaped into the spatial tear he opened. Then, it slowly healed.
When the Supreme Sky Emperor made another tear, he had already traveled an exceedingly great distance, shifting from the Supreme Sky Province to the Central Province and arriving at the Martial God Pce.
Shui Lingling whispered, Junior Brother Xiao Chen is really unfathomable. Unexpectedly, Master gave up on his experiential training in the Milky Way and sent down his Will Clone.
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Back at his courtyard, Xiao Chen did not know that a Martial Emperor had personally observed his earlier fight nor that the Martial Emperor had even discerned his origins.
At this moment, Xiao Chen chatted with Ao Jiao, trying to find out where that mysterious ce Ao Jiao nned on bringing him to was and what benefits he would gain.
Little Ao Jiao, for your sake, I even rejected First Senior Sisters invitation. You have to clue me in on our destination if nothing else.
Ao Jiao was like an avid gardener in the Immortal Spirit Ring. Her pretty and petite face had a joyful smile on it as she focused on caring for all those valuable Spirit Trees.
Upon hearing Xiao Chens words, Ao Jiao objected, You make it sound so nice. You think I dont know what you were thinking? Going with me will result in much more freedom. If you follow your First Senior Sister, you will surely get into a pile of trouble.
This was indeed one of the things that worried Xiao Chen. Shui Lingling was very pretty and excellent. No doubt she had many pursuers in the Martial God Pce.
Given how Shui Lingling took special care of him, all sorts of unnecessary trouble awaited him there.
Xiao Chen picked up the cup of tea on the table before him and drained it in one go. He smiled embarrassedly and said, No matter what, you have to tell me what kind of ordeals or trials await me at the very least.
Ao Jiao stopped what she was doing and nodded. Indeed, it is time to tell you. That ce is where the Thunder Emperorprehended his will of thunder. Even after a few thousand years, there should not be that many changes.
Will of thunder!
When Xiao Chen heard these words, his eyes immediately lit up. How strong exactly was the will of thunder? Back then, An Junxis whip attack shocked all the outstanding young talents of the entire Tianwu Domain.
Then, An Junxi took away the most valuable treasure in the True Dragon Cave without anyone else contesting it.
Xiao Chen felt somewhat perturbed as he said, Little Ao Jiao, dont you lie to me. Are you actually pulling my leg?
Ao Jiao demanded angrily, Since when have I ever lied to you? Back then, the Thunder Emperor had indeedprehended his will there. Although I cannot guarantee that you willprehend the will of thunder, there is a fifty percent chance you will.
Haha, dont be angry. I just got a little excited. Where is that ce? How long will it take to travel there and back? After Xiao Chen calmed down, he asked the most crucial question.
Ao Jiao thought for a while before replying, Very, very far. Its in a dangerousnd in the Fiend Domain. A round trip from the Supreme Sky Province will take at least six months.
Xiao Chen frowned slightly. Half a year was such a long time, and many unexpected things might happen.
He should n on this journey taking close to a year in order to have sufficient time to deal with contingencies along the way.
However, a year of leave was not easy to get. The Supreme Sky Sect had a rule that cultivators who had not been in the sect for two years could not leave for more than half a year at a time.
However, Xiao Chen had to go to this ce that Ao Jiao mentioned. Otherwise, he would find it very hard to surpass Bai Wuxue in a years time.
After all, Bai Wuxue would not stagnate for a year and wait for Xiao Chen to surpass him. If Xiao Chen wanted to win, he had to put in more effort than Bai Wuxue did.
No matter what, he had toprehend the will of thunder.
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Three dayster, after Xiao Chen bought all the things he needed for the journey, he went to Shui Linglings residence to exin what he wanted.
Haha, I am not surprised that you are applying for a years leave.
Xiao Chens request did not catch Shui Lingling unawares.
Xiao Chen nodded and said, Since First Senior Sister already expected it, I wonder if it would be possible.
Naturally, I have no problem with agreeing to this. However, I am curious. What ce is this that has a stronger attraction than following me to the Martial God Pce? Shui Lingling asked, blinking her bright eyes inquisitively at Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen did not know what exactly to say. Ao Jiao had not described this ce in detail. He had a rough understanding but no specifics.
Seeing that her question seemed to have put him on the spot, Shui Lingling did not pursue it. She took out a jade pendant and said, This is my personal medallion. Take it to the inner citys hall. No one should make things difficult for you.
Xiao Chen epted the jade medallion, which had a lingering fragrance, and gave her a cupped-fist salute. Many thanks to First Senior Sister for granting my request. Xiao Chen will definitely remember this kindness and repay it in the future.
Chapter 731 - Temptation of the Drawing the Saber Painting
Chapter 731: Temptation of the Drawing the Saber Painting
After Xiao Chen expressed his gratitude, he hurried to leave. When he reached the door, Shui Lingling suddenly called out.
He stopped and asked, First Senior Sister, is there anything else?
Shui Lingling closed her eyes, and her gentle and beautiful face looked contemtive. After a while, she opened her eyes and said, I will wait for you toe back a year from now. At that time, you not only have to face your challenge to Bai Wuxue but should also be qualified to participate in the Sage War of the Proud Son of Heaven Ranking already.
Finally, take care on your journey. No matter what, you have toe back alive.
Xiao Chen was slightly stunned. He could feel Shui Linglings concern for him in her words.
He paused for a moment, wanting to say something, but he said nothing in the end, leaving shortly after.
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The stars flickered, making the night sky look like a chessboard filled with hundreds of changes.
Towering trees filled the periphery of the Savage Beast Forest in the Supreme Sky Province. All of them had lush green leaves blocking the starlight and not letting any of it through.
Beasts roared in the dark forest. Sometimes the cries came from nearby; sometimes they were far away. They sounded very strange. In this ce where one could not see their fingers when they stretched their hands out, such conditions evoked significant agitation.
However, the cultivators who came to explore this ce would not quail at the darkness. If they were gutless, they would not havee to this famous Savage Beast Forest in the Tianwu Domain.
Somewhere in the forest, a bonfire zed, its mes illuminating the surroundings.
In this endless darkness, the light of this fire was visible from five kilometers away. Aside from neers to the Savage Beast Forest, no one would start a bonfire at nightthat was suicidal.
The ferocious nocturnal Spirit Beasts would immediately discover these bonfires and head over quickly.
At this moment, a kilometer away from the fire, pairs of lush green eyes stared at a white figure sitting by the fire. However, they did not move forward or take any actions.
A few Fire Spirit Monkeys with their bellies split open hung on a tree a kilometer away. The blood on their chests had not coagted yet. A bloody stench assaulted the nose, lingering for a long time.
The Fire Spirit Monkey was a Rank 8 Spirit Beast, an overlord-like existence that no one dared to anger in the forests periphery.
Any Spirit Beast with a modicum of intelligence would not make a reckless move after seeing the corpses on this tree.
An unfurled painting floated in the air beside the fire. The white figure now stood half a meter from the painting, focusing his full attention on the person depicted in it.
A petite and cute girl with a hot and exquisite figure currently tended to the fire, adding more tree branches.
The flickering fire dyed her tender face a fiery red. This girl had a smile on her face as she counted, One, two, three, four
When she got to nine, the white figure before the painting appeared to experience something terrifying. His face filled with horror, and he took several dozen steps back.
The man and the woman were naturally no one else but Xiao Chen and Ao Jiao, who had left the Supreme Sky Sect.
Most sects would not permit members to travel too far if they had been with the sect for less than a year. Firstly, they feared that idents might befall these disciples. Secondly, they feared that disciples would leave immediately after gaining some benefits from the sect.
However, because of Shui Linglings personal medallion, the First Elder of the Supreme Sky Sect had no other choice but to approve Xiao Chens application.
Yue Chenxi and Gong Yangyu had both gone out on sect missions, so Xiao Chen would not say his goodbyes to them. After entrusting someone to hand the Dragon Mark Fruit to Yue Chenxi, Xiao Chen set off on his journey.
The fastest route to the Fiend Domain from the Supreme Sky Province would be to head west through the Savage Beast Forest. After traversing the westernmost province of the Tianwu DomainHunluo ProvinceXiao Chen would arrive at the Fiend Domain.
When Ao Jiao saw Xiao Chen stepping back, she smiled and said, Not bad. This time, yousted nine seconds. Soon, you will be able to break ten seconds.
Xiao Chen smiled bitterly and stretched out his hand, furling the Azure Emperor portrait. He sighed and said, I already discovered thirty-two directions to draw the saber. However, his starting stance seems to change endlessly. He is always able to send an attack from an unexpected direction.
After entering the Savage Forest, Xiao Chen had nothing to do. In the end, he could no longer resist the temptation of the painting depicting the Azure Emperor drawing the saber. So he unfurled that painting once again.
In truth, any true desman would be like Xiao Chen. When they saw a Saber Technique that surpassed their understanding, no matter how strange it was, they would investigate it.
He soon discovered that it was possible to block the attack of the person in the painting. However, the caveat was that one had to guess the direction where his saber woulde from correctly. Otherwise, one would perish in one strike.
That sense of death felt very real. Even though Xiao Chen had experienced it many times, he still had not gotten used to itit was extremely unbearable.
However, such suicidal actions gave Xiao Chen many benefits in the past few days. His understanding of Drawing the Saber improved on many levels.
Drawing the Saber might just take an instant. However, in that instant, the slightest change in the movements of the body, the feet, or the angle one held the saber could result in a different trajectory of the saber. It was a situation where attacks with the same trajectory could produce different effects in different environments.
Going further, when one infused their states and mentality into Drawing the Saber, they could even form new changes.
An even higher level would be bing one with heaven and earth. In the instant of the attack, it would contain aprehension of the heaven and earth, having control of the Heavenly Dao. At that time, the saber would no longer be a saber.
Currently, Xiao Chen was far from such a state. He was still at the most basic level, at how he could control his angle and environment to produce different changes.
As far as he knew, no one in the younger or middle-aged generations of the Tianwu Domain had such deep understandings about Drawing the Saber. If he could improve it further, it could be his new killing move.
Xiao Chen held the painting and revealed a contemtive gaze. He muttered, I keep feeling that this painting is not that simple. There should be an even bigger secret in it.
Ao Jiao raised her eyebrows and said, How is it not that simple? I have seen a number of such treasures. It is merely turning onesprehension of a Martial Technique into a will and projecting it on paper. This is how many Martial Emperors pass down their Martial Techniques to thetter generations.
The jade strip containing the Dragon Tone Art worked in a simr fashion. However, this Drawing the Saber is harder toprehend.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly and ced the painting back in the Universe Ring. He said, Perhaps. However, I have a feeling that once I grasp all the directions of his Drawing the Saber, the answer will reveal itself.
Ao Jiaos lips curled up, clearly skeptical of the painting holding any big secrets.
Xiao Chen looked around at his surroundings and saw the pairs of lush green eyes. Then he said, Time to get up. Ive got to do some work.
He waved his hand and extinguished the bonfire before him. Ao Jiao turned into a beam of dim light and entered the Immortal Spirit Ring.
The surrounding lights all vanished, and the nightpletely shrouded Xiao Chen. He stretched himself and locked down on his prey before quickly and suddenly dashing over.
Sou! Sou! Sou!
The dark night did not hinder Xiao Chens vision at all. His white figure shed in the forest like a nimble panther, leaping over barriers one by one.
He covered a kilometer in an instant. A Spirit Beast that looked like a tiger covered in snow-white fur appeared before him.
This creature was one of the more powerful Rank 7 Spirit Beaststhe Ice Tiger. However, it did not pose any challenge to Xiao Chen. He had other reasons for making it his prey.
Xiao Chen withdrew his strong aura into his body, not letting it leak out. Doing so made him seem no different from an ordinary person. The Ice Tiger looked at Xiao Chen, and its first instinct told it that this change was strange.
However, the Ice Tiger did not have intelligenceparable to a humans. When it did not feel a dangerous aura, it could no longer resist. It pushed off with its four limbs, its feet giving off a surging force as they pounded rhythmically against the ground.
Dong! Dong! Dong! The Ice Tigers heavy footfalls carried deep into the darkness before slowly vanishing.
Seeing the Ice Tiger getting close, Xiao Chen allowed himself a faint smile. He did not have any intention of shifting his position.
However, the purple clouds crowding Xiao Chens dantian scattered and turned into dense Quintessence. The Quintessence coursed through his meridians like a gushing river, surging as it flowed.
This Quintessence circted in a strange manner. It only passed through three meridians in the chest, moving in small cycles.
Eventually, the Quintessence sped up, circling somewhat wildly. The violence made Xiao Chens blood vessels, bones, skin, and flesh give off a soft ngor.
Dang! Dang! Dang!
When the soundsbined, they seemed like a raging dragons roar. As the sound moved together with the Quintessence in Xiao Chens chest, they did their best to find an outlet.
However, the sound and Quintessence found none. They could only keep circting, and circting, and circting without end. The deep dragon roar became briefer and more hurried. The umting energy made Xiao Chen feel like his chest would explode at any moment.
If he directed his consciousness into this body now, he would discover that the Quintessence circting in his chest had turned into an azure-colored dragon image that looked very solid and real.
As the deep dragon roar became increasingly hurried and brief, the dragon image grew more and more solid. It seemed like all the sounds gathered in this azure-colored dragon-shaped Quintessence.
The bloated feeling in Xiao Chens chest pushed him to his limits. If he still did not release this force, he would explode and die.
Now, the huge Ice Tiger arrived within five meters of Xiao Chen. It swiped its paw ferociously at him.
If he still did not move, this attack would turn his head into a paste, no matter how hard his head was.
Break!
Xiao Chen, who had been motionless, finally moved. However, he did not move his legs or hands. Instead, he opened his mouth and throat.
The long pent-up dragon-shaped Quintessence burst out quickly. After circting one final time, it turned into a whirlpool-shaped sound wave emerging from Xiao Chens throat.
A loud sound surged out together with this roar, even more powerful than thunder. Dragon Might flooded his surroundings as if it could shatter mountains and rivers for thousands of kilometers.
The Ice Tiger five meters in front immediately leaked blood from its ears, nose, and mouth. Then it fell over with a bang.
In the next moment, a strong wind blew. The towering trees within five hundred meters shattered one after another from the inside out. Their roots flew out along with soil. The broken tree trunks filled the air with random dancing splinters.
The Ice Tiger on the ground had not died yet. Its limbs twitched continuously. Blood slowly flowed from its mouth as its eyes opened wide.
Xiao Chen bent over and ced his right hand on the Ice Tigers back. After that, he sent out a strand of Spiritual Sense and carefully inspected the creature.
After a while, he revealed an expression of dissatisfaction. The internal organs of the Ice Tiger had not shattered, suffering only a few tears.
Despite such proximity, Xiao Chens Dragon Tone Art failed to kill a Rank 7 Spirit Beast instantly. He still had much to improve.
Chapter 732 - The Strength of the Dragon Tone Art
Chapter 732: The Strength of the Dragon Tone Art
Xiao Chen took in his surroundings, gauging distances. Then, he said softly, Five hundred meters. That is much wider than the past few days. I have to continue to work hard and increase the radius of effect to a kilometer. After that, I will practice the angle of projection.
As for how to increase the Dragon Might in the sound waves, he still had to keep practicing.
He leaped up and disappeared into the night, starting his search for his next prey.
The Spirit Beasts in the Savage Beast Forest were not very strong. The strongest ones would generally be Rank 8 Spirit Beasts. Xiao Chen could move around this ce as he wished, practicing the Dragon Tone Art without any fear.
Of course, he might get unlucky and run into strong Spirit Beasts that ventured out from the inner area or other cultivators who came here to explore. However, these contingencies had a low probability of urring.
The mysterious roar resounded in the silent night once again, scaring Spirit Beasts and cultivators traveling at night and putting them on edge.
That cry sounded like the ferocious roar of a True Dragon, as startling as a thunderp. Quite a lot of Spirit Beasts stampeded, throwing the Savage Beast Forests periphery into chaos.
Only when the sky brightened did the sounds disappear. The tumult slowly died down. However, several cultivators made up their minds to note back to the Savage Beast Forest.
Completely unaware that he had caused such a bigmotion, Xiao Chen sat on a thick tree trunk and circted his exhausted Quintessence.
However, he did not let his mind rest. He carefully reviewed the results of the nights practice.
When the first rays of the sun pierced through the dense leaves andnded on Xiao Chen, he opened his eyes.
The depths of his eyes flickered purple. When he stood up, he spat out some turbid Qi. His spirit felt refreshed, the fatigue of the previous night swept away.
Perhaps I am being too shortsighted. Since the Dragon Tone Art specializes in countering Mental Energy Martial Techniques, then the intimidating force of the sound wave should not be my main focus.
Yesterday, after many attempts, Xiao Chen had still struggled to effect a tangible increase in the Dragon Tone Arts killing power, no matter how much Quintessence he used.
Right after Xiao Chen considered that possibility, it was like a light suddenly switched on in his brain. He managed to figure out several things instantly.
Thats right. Quintessence amplifies the Dragon Tone Art, but Mental Energy should be the driving force. The Dragon Tone Art has to enter the opponents sea of consciousness in order to exhibit its greatest might.
Since the Dragon Tone Art countered Mental Energy Martial Techniques, how can it be entirely reliant on Quintessence? It has to use Mental Energy as well.
Xiao Chens cultivation of the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation gave him extraordinarily high Mental Energy. If it was as he thought, then he would be able to bring out an unprecedented might from the Dragon Tone Art.
Immediately putting his thoughts into action, he jumped down the tree and soon found an ordinary Rank 7 Lightning Ox. Then he circted his Dragon Tone Art, and the Mental Energy in his sea of consciousness surged.
When the Lightning Ox got near, Xiao Chen squinted and opened his mouth to roar. The sound of a True Dragon came out of his mouth, and the Mental Energy in his sea of consciousness decreased by thirty percent. The Dragon Might in the sound wave increased boundlessly as if an Azure Dragon was really roaring ferociously.
Weng!
The head of the Lightning Ox charging at Xiao Chen buzzed as if lightning had struck it. Then, it fell over.
He quickly went over and arrived before the Lightning Ox. When he inspected the creature, he discovered that the Lightning Oxs life force still flourished. However, its eyescked spirit, and its body trembled. It did not have a shred ofbat prowess; anyone could kill it.
Xiao Chens face lit up in joy. Smiling, he said, Indeed, this is the way. Compared to cultivators, the biggest advantage of Spirit Beasts is their superior physical body. In the future, when I run into strong Spirit Beasts, I will have a way to protect myself. I just wonder how effective this is on cultivators.
When cultivators advanced to Martial Monarch, they would open their sea of consciousness. Their Mental Energy was not something that that Spirit Beasts couldpare to; Spirit Beasts would have difficulty attaining the same level as cultivators.
Seeing that the Lightning Ox seemed to be recovering, Xiao Chen circted his Quintessence and sent out a purple saber Qi, chopping off its head.
He calmed himself and continued on his way. His direction was clear, towards the west.
Just like this, Xiao Chen traveled in the day and practiced the Dragon Tone Art at night. asionally, he unfurled the Azure Emperor painting and tried toprehend the Azure Emperors Drawing the Saber.
Time passed day by day. Xiao Chen became more familiar with the Dragon Tone Art. He also found seventy-two different directions for drawing the Azure Emperors Drawing the Saber.
That mysterious painting astonished Xiao Chen more and more. No matter how he thought about it, there would always be an attack that could kill him.
After a month, Xiao Chen calcted the distance he had traveled. He had already crossed severalrge provinces. Now, he entered the inner area of the Savage Beast Forest.
In this ce, the weakest Spirit Beasts were peak Rank 8 Spirit Beasts, which were as strong as ate-stage Superior Grade Martial Monarch.
From time to time, Xiao Chen woulde across several Rank 9 Spirit Beasts. When he encountered this type of Spirit Beast, his Dragon Tone Art would not have much of an effect. His only option was to keep his distance to avoid trouble.
He moved carefully along the way. So far, everything had been peaceful. While there had been some surprises, there had not been any danger. Actually, as long as he did not meet any of the rare Rank 10 Spirit Beasts, he would be able to leave easily.
After all, no matter how powerful Rank 9 Spirit Beasts were, they would not be stronger than Bai Wuxue. Now, even Bai Wuxue could not stop Xiao Chen. What more a Rank 9 Spirit Beast?
After arriving at the inner area, the number of cultivators that Xiao Chen encountered lessened. However, if he met any cultivators exploring this area, he would put his guard up and be very alert.
He could not underestimate the cultivators that dared to explore the inner area. The hearts of men were sinister. Human cultivators were much scarier than Spirit Beasts.
Fortunately, Xiao Chen was not weak, either. Others could not make out his strength or see any valuable treasures on him. So other cultivators saw no reason to challenge him.
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On this particr day, Xiao Chen was walking on a small path in the forest when he suddenly heard hurried footsteps approaching from the front. Along with the footsteps came rushed breathing.
He heard some other sounds and guessed that someone was fleeing pursuit. Furthermore, it seemed that the situation was not good.
Not wanting to get involved in any trouble, Xiao Chen gently pushed off the ground and leaped to the top of a towering tree to hide.
Indeed, it was as Xiao Chen expected. Soon, a youth covered in wounds, wearing blood-soaked robes and holding a sword, appeared in his field of vision.
This young swordsman seemed to be an early-stage Inferior Grade Martial Monarch. It was hard to imagine that someone of such meager strength would venture into the inner area of the Savage Beast Forest. Doing so was no different frommitting suicide.
Five swordsmen wearing ck chased closely after the young swordsman. They all had the same emblem embroidered on their chests.
Pu ci!
The young swordsman was too severely injured. When he saw his pursuers approaching, he panicked and tripped over a root sticking out of the ground.
The five ck-d swordsmenughed sinisterly as their figures shed. Soon, they surrounded the young swordsman.
Situ Feng, did you think that we would not dare to chase after you if you ran into the inner area of the Savage Beast Forest? the leader of the five ck-d swordsmen said as he smiled coldly.
The young swordsman had a horrified expression as he quickly got to his feet. His right hand, which was holding his sword, trembled. Given the circumstances, he knew that his life would be forfeit here. His chances of survival were not good.
You are intolerable bullies. Ill fight it out with you all.
Faced with certain death, the young swordsman, Situ Feng, set his gaze on his target, his dread dissipating. He charged straight at the leader of the five ck-d swordsmen, determined to fight to the death.
Electricity leaped around the sword of that youth. As the sword light danced around, the faint sound of thunder appeared. When used together with his Sword Technique and state, it could barely reach the level of exquisite.
Perhaps because they feared the frightening explosive power of a person with his back to the wall, the five ck-d swordsmen did not want to get injured by the youth.
They had mocking expressions as they slowly whittled away Situ Fengs final bit of Quintessence.
Xiao Chen gave this scene one nce and was disinclined to continue watching. Both sides were just Inferior Grade Martial Monarchs. Such a battle no longer interested him.
Furthermore, he did not have thepassion to save a stranger without knowing the circumstances first.
Xiao Chen, dont go yet. Save that swordsman.
Xiao Chen had just raised his foot when Ao Jiaos voice came from the Immortal Spirit Ring. He had no choice but to change his mind.
That young swordsman was severely injured in the first ce. How could his burst of energy before his deathst long?
Not long after, before the mocking eyes of these five ck-d swordsmen, Situ Fengs aura suddenly plummeted. His legs buckled, and the electricity on his sword faded. With one nce, it was obvious that he had exhausted all his Quintessence.
Kill him! the leader of the ck-d swordsmen said to the other four with a cold smile.
Four sword lights with a hidden boundless killing Qi headed for Situ Feng. The swordsmen flew mercilessly towards him, intent on chopping him into five pieces.
Situ Feng closed his eyes in despair. He felt regret in his heart. If he had not been too greedy, he would not be in such a situation today. If he died, then what was the point of glory and wealth?
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Fist winds blew, and four anguished cries resounded. Situ Feng opened his eyes and was surprised to see the four ck-d swordsmen, who were previously charging at him, vomiting blood. Then, they went flying backwards with twisted expressions of agony.
At some point, a white-robed cultivator had appeared before Situ Feng, looking coldly to the front.
This entrance rmed the leader of the ck-d swordsmen. As he looked at Xiao Chen, he found him somewhat unfathomable.
Even though Xiao Chens cultivation was not much higher than that of the leader of the ck-d swordsmen, when he attacked, he injured four Inferior Grade Martial Monarchs to the point of crippling theirbat prowess with one move.
The leader of the ck-d swordsmen tried to recall all the experts in Hunluo Province but could not match Xiao Chen up with any of them. So he could not help but be doubtful.
Might I ask, who are you and why are you obstructing the business of our Azure Peak Citys Liu n? the leader of the ck-d swordsmen asked sullenly.
Xiao Chen calmly lowered his hands and looked at the leader of the ck-d swordsmen. Who I am is none of your concern. However, you cannot kill this person now.
Xiao Chen felt somewhat surprised. He had put on a disy, attacking so quickly and overbearingly, to force them to give up and retreat to avoid defeat.
After all, this ce was near the border of Hunluo Province. It would not be good if he offended some big factions and got hassled.
However, that ck-d swordsman did not retreat. Instead, he announced his n. Could this Liu n be some big faction?
The eyes of the ck-d swordsman looked around anxiously. The moment Xiao Chen attacked, Xiao Chen defeated four Inferior Grade Martial Monarchs. He was definitely not a match for Xiao Chen.
However, the Liu ns First Young Master was currently leading people over. If the ck-d swordsman could drag things out, given the First Young Masters strength, he would be able to stop this person.
Furthermore, this Situ Feng knew a big secret of his Liu n and had to die. Otherwise, the consequences would be dire.
Chapter 733 - Eternal Heavenly Sword School
Chapter 733: Eternal Heavenly Sword School
After making up his mind, the ck-d swordsman wanted tounch himself forward to dy Xiao Chen.
However, just at this moment, a saber appeared in Xiao Chens left hand. Then, he ced his right hand on the handle and tilted his body forward slightly.
Instantly, a boundless murderous intent poured out. The ck-d swordsman got the impression that numerous eyes in the air were looking coldly at him.
This sensation startled the ck-d swordsman. He quickly stopped himself, not daring to advance.
Damn! What is going on? That is obviously just a stance. Why did it frighten me this much? The ck-d swordsmans eyes filled with fear as the desire to retreat bubbled up instinctively in his heart.
Xiu!
A saber light shed, and the ck-d swordsman quickly tried to block with his sword. However, nothingnded on his sword. Xiao Chen appeared beside him, and blood spurted out. Xiao Chen had chopped off his left arm.
Pain flooded the ck-d swordsmans brain. He cried out loudly and paled as he flew backwards, retreating continuously.
The four ck-d swordsmen lying on the ground could not understand what happened. They had seen everything clearly, and Xiao Chens attack seemed ordinary. Why did their leader not block it?
Xiao Chen had used the stance of the Azure Emperors Drawing the Saber in actualbat for the first time. The effects were pretty good.
Right now, the moment Xiao Chen drew his saber, he could shift to sixteen different positions. When he faced a weaker opponent, he could defeat his opponent in an instant.
Situ Fengs eyes opened wide as he watched this scene before him in disbelief. Unexpectedly, Xiao Chen could defeat an early-stage Medial Grade Martial Monarch so easily.
Where exactly did this person before mee from? I have never heard of such a powerful white-robed desman in Azure Peak City, no, in the Hunluo Province.
Lets go!
Before Situ Feng could recover from his shock, he felt his body turn light and lift up. Xiao Chen had picked him up and flown away.
The wind roared in Situ Fengs ears as they traveled quickly through the air. At this point, it was not a good time for him to rify the doubts in his head.
Xiao Chen only made a slow descent after flying for a long time. When Situ Feng stood firmly on the ground, Situ Feng immediately said, Many thanks to this friend for saving me. Might I ask what your great name is?
After escaping death, Situ Feng could not help being in high spirits.
Typically, when Xiao Chen interacted with strangers, he remained alert and would keep his guard up. So he did not answer him but immediately repeated the question that Ao Jiao asked, Where did you learn your Sword Techniques?
This question somewhat stunned Situ Feng for a while before he reacted. Then he replied, I learned my Sword Techniques at the Eternal Heavenly Sword School. I was once an outer sect disciple there. After failing to be an inner sect disciple several times, I returned to my n in Azure Peak City.
Eternal Heavenly Sword School Within the Immortal Spirit Ring, Ao Jiao repeated this name twice. Her eyes filled with doubts.
What are the origins of this persons Sword Techniques? Why did you ask me to save him after seeing it? Xiao Chen asked curiously.
Ao Jiao replied softly, That is a Sword Technique that Sang Muprehended himselfthe Thunder Light Fleeing Shadows Sword. However, he had never taught it to outsiders. Im just curious about how he learned it.
Naturally, Situ Feng could not hear the conversation between the two. After bandaging up his wounds, he looked at Xiao Chen and said, Friend, by saving me, you have probably offended the Liu n. How about you return to the Situ n with me?
Is the Liu n powerful? Xiao Chen asked interestedly.
Situ Feng had forgotten that Xiao Chen did note from these parts. So he exined some of the local affairs in detail to Xiao Chen.
This part of the Savage Beast Forest was very close to Hunluo Province. The nearest city to this ce would be Azure Peak City, a midsize city in Hunluo Province.
There were two major factions in this citythe Liu n and the Situ n. These two ns were like water and fire, having fought each other for many years already.
The n Heads of the two ns were half-Sages. Although they had fought for many years, their strengths were about equal. Neither could triumph over the other.
Since the n Head was only a half-Sage, Xiao Chen rxed. He rejected the invitation and said, There is no need. Ill see you up to the periphery of the forest and will leave from there.
Situ Feng said in shock, Their n Head is currently in this Savage Beast Forest. If they discover you, it would be hard for you to escape death.
In Situ Fengs opinion, although Xiao Chen was strong, he could only have thebat prowess of ate-stage Superior Grade Martial Monarch at best. If Xiao Chen had to face a peakte-stage Superior Grade Martial Monarch, things would not go well.
Situ Feng believed that if Xiao Chen met with a half-Sage, he would not stand a chance, that Xiao Chens only hopey in relying on his Situ n.
Xiao Chen shook his head to reject Situ Fengs invitation. This person still had not mentioned why the Liu ns people chased after him. Evidently, this person did not trust him.
At this moment, this repeated invitation had the obvious purpose of recruiting Xiao Chen, trying to use the potential conflict between him and the Liu n to bring him to the Situ ns side.
Seeing his invitation rejected so many times, Situ Feng turned indifferent, and he did not press any further.
We have arrived. Take care of yourself.
After leaving the inner area of the Savage Beast Forest, Xiao Chen checked the surroundings. After finding no danger, he nned to depart.
Situ Feng looked around, and a thought urred to him. He said, Friend, actually, there is a stronghold of the Situ n not far away. How about escorting me there? At that time, our n Head will thank you greatly.
Right now, my injuries have notpletely healed yet. Any Spirit Beast would be able to kill me. I will only be safe after reaching the stronghold.
Situ Feng had already sent a messenger bird to the Situ n with the information he discovered. The n Head would no doubt make a move and bring all the experts over.
At that time, when the Situ n warred with the Liu n, an additional helping hand would mean better odds. Xiao Chens strength made him worth roping in.
If Situ Feng could aplish this, then taking into ount the earlier contribution as well, the n Head would reward him heavily.
Xiao Chen thought for a moment and said, That is fine. Lead the way, then. It is just a little bit more walking.
Situ Feng rejoiced in his heart and quickly took the lead, heading to the Situ ns stronghold.
The two traveled quickly in the dense forest. Spirit Beasts appeared asionally. However, Xiao Chens aura scared these away, so they did not encounter any dy at all.
Soon, a heavily guarded mountain stronghold appeared before the two. Two Situ n cultivators leaped down from a tree.
Situ Feng revealed a smile and rushed forward. Then, he whispered a few words. The two cultivators gave Xiao Chen a meaningful nce before going into the stronghold.
After Xiao Chen saw this, he did not want to waste any more time. He said, Ill be taking my leave, then. You are already safe here.
Friend, dont be in a rush to leave!
Seeing that Xiao Chen still wanted to go, Situ Feng grabbed his wrist and said somewhat anxiously, The n Head will being out immediately. There will be a big reward for you.
With a faint frown, Xiao Chen moved his body lightly, shaking off Situ Feng.
Haha, this friend must be the young hero who killed the Liu n cultivators!
Carefreeughter resounded. Many cultivators of the stronghold gathered around a stern, gray-robed old man who quickly headed for Xiao Chen.
Situ Feng revealed joy on his face as he rushed over to the gray-robed old man and whispered a few words.
As the gray-robed old man looked at Xiao Chen, his expression became increasingly graver. He waved his hand, motioning Situ Feng to step back.
The gray-robed old man stepped forward and said in a generous tone, This little brother does not seem familiar to me. You must be from somewhere else. Speak, what rewards do you want? After saving my Situ ns people, I, Situ Lei, will not mistreat you.
However, Xiao Chen noticed that the Situ n experts behind the gray-robed old man had fanned out into an extremely exquisite troop formation.
Should Xiao Chen make any strange moves, this group of people could promptly seal off his escape route, surround him, and kill him right away.
Xiao Chens expression did not change as he held his Lunar Shadow Saber in his left hand. Then, he took a casual step forward and took a wondrous stance.
All the cultivators who had fanned out immediately felt that Xiao Chen was staring at them. However, he was clearly only one man with one pair of eyes.
Xiao Chens stance seemed extremely unusual as if he could draw his saber in an instant and chop down everyone here.
Old sir is right. I am indeed not from here. I am merely passing through, and saving him was just a matter of convenience. There is no need for any reward.
Xiao Chens color remained even. He did not feel any nervousness when facing the half-Sage Situ Lei.
A boundless light gleamed in the depths of Situ Leis cold eyes as he tried to see through this white-robed desman in front of him.
This brat is undeniably only a peak Medial Grade Martial Monarch. Why is he soposed before this old man? What kind of trump cards does he have to make him so confident?
Situ Lei did not show any dissatisfaction on his face. He smiled and said, Young hero is of noble character and unquestionable integrity. This old man respects that. Since you do not need any reward, how about youe in and have a drink? No matter what, we have to have a good chat at least.
Situ Lei was indeed a wily old fox. Compared to that impatient and coarse baby, Situ Feng, hepletely hid his intentions. The contrast lookedughable.
Xiao Chen performed a cupped-fist salute and replied, There is no need. I am currently in a rush, so I will take my leave first!
When Situ Lei heard this, his expression did not change much. He smiled faintly and said, Very well. We will not see you off, then.
However, Situ Lei formed a particr gesture with the hand behind his backthe signal to killto the cultivators around.
Once hepleted the gesture, all the Situ n cultivators would attack Xiao Chen without showing any mercy.
Xiao Chen caught the actions of this old man distinctly. Before Situ Lei could finish his gesture, Xiao Chen took the initiative to make the first move.
As Xiao Chen pulled back his hands from the cupped-fist salute, he abruptly ced his right hand on the sabers handle andpleted the stance for the Azure Emperors Drawing the Saber.
All the fanned-out cultivators felt as though a saber light flew towards them.
Weng!
The ten-odd people quickly drew their weapons and dodged to the left or right. The perfect encirclement became an utter mess.
Xiao Chen rxed his hand and withdrew his killing Qi. Then, his lips curled up in a smile. My apologies, old sir. That was just a joke. Please dont take it for real. I guess that the gesture old sir is making behind his back is also meant to be a joke.
Situ Lei had notpleted his gesture yet, but such a thing happened. He could not help being considerably startled, although his expression did not change.
He quickly withdrew his hand and extended it towards Xiao Chen as though nothing had happened. Heughed loudly and said, You are indeed an outstanding youth. Little brothers courage is admirable.
Xiao Chen took two steps back and then calmly turned around, departing leisurely from the unfriendly gazes of the group of Superior Grade Martial Monarchs.
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One kilometerter, Xiao Chen revealed an expression that acknowledged his close call. The situation earlier had honestly been exceedingly suspenseful.
One half-Sage, several Superior Grade Martial Monarchs, and numerous Medial Grade and Inferior Grade Martial Monarchs. If they had really fought, Xiao Chen would have had to pay a disastrous price to escape.
Chapter 734 - Thousand-Year-Old White Nascent Fruit
Chapter 734: Thousand-Year-Old White Nascent Fruit
Fortunately, Situ Lei had feared Xiao Chens strength as well, not daring to take risks. He could not chance suffering too much of a loss.
The people of this Situ n are all good-for-nothings. You saved one of them, and yet they treat you like this, Ao Jiao raged from the Immortal Spirit Ring.
Xiao Chen entered deep thought and then said, Logically speaking, they do not know I have a lot of treasures on me. I am merely traveling through this ce. Not only do I not bear any grudges or hatred against them, but they also should even feel grateful to me. Their reaction is utterly wrong.
Ao Jiao nced around, and a look of understanding appeared on her exquisite face. She asked, You mean that there is something fishy about this?
Xiao Chen leaped onto the tree beside him and quietly released his Spiritual Sense. He nodded and replied, When anomalous things happen, some mischief is going on. I want to see what they are hiding.
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Right in front of the mountain stronghold, Situ Feng asked in surprise, n Head, why did you just let him go like that? This person is very strong. If we cannot use him, he might end up causing trouble, disrupting our ns.
At this moment, Situ Leis expression turnedpletely sullenit now appeared terrifying. He looked coldly at the group of people around. Then he replied, What else can I do, other than look at him? The encirclement already broke. It would have been too difficult to make him stay.
It was better to let him go than to make another enemy. It is about time to fight for the thousand-year-old White Nascent Fruit. I dont want anything unexpected to happen.
When Situ Feng heard the exnation, it astounded him. Is that white-robed desman truly that strong? Even the n Head personally said that it would have been hard to force him to remain.
However, letting him go is risky. This persons origins are unclear. He might even be here for the thousand-year-old White Nascent Fruit, an old man beside the n Head said somewhat worriedly. This old man had deep cultivation, just a step away from half-Sage. He was the Situ ns First Elder.
Situ Lei looked into the distance and said coldly, Naturally, we must take precautions. Look for two people good at tracking others and have him followed from afar. See if he is really just passing by.
If he is not, then no matter how much effort it takes, we have to kill him. The Liu n is already enough of a headache. I will not permit anyone fishing in troubled waters!
This voice sounded bone-chillingcold and emotionless, without any warmth.
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On the tree, Xiao Chen withdrew his Spiritual Sense. Having finally understood what was going on, he muttered, So, I see.
The White Nascent Fruit had a simr use as the Earth Essence Fruit. It could raise a persons cultivation without any side effects. However, the top-quality ones would not even survive five hundred years.
Hence, thousand-year-old White Nascent Fruits were exceedingly umon. It would not be a stretch to call it a mutated fruit. Its effect could interest even Martial Sages.
If the Situ n obtained a thousand-year-old White Nascent Fruit and gave it to someone trying to break through to half-Sage, they would immediately have another half-Sage in the n.
A half-Sage equaled fifty Superior Grade Martial Monarchs. Given that, the bnce between Azure Peak Citys Situ and Liu ns would break.
No matter which n obtained the thousand-year-old White Nascent Fruit, the other n would suffer a disaster, either extinction or exile from Azure Peak City.
Hey, Trashy Master, are you entertaining some strange ideas in your head? Think carefully. Thebined strength of the two ns is two half-Sages, thirty or forty Superior Grade Martial Monarchs, and more than a hundred Medial Grade Martial Monarchs.
When Ao Jiao saw that Xiao Chen appeared tempted, she reminded him.
Xiao Chen replied softly, That is indeed my thought. In order for me to break through to Superior Grade Martial Monarch, I will need to use at least two hundred Medial Grade Spirit Gathering Pearls. That is an astronomical number. This thousand-year-old White Nascent Fruit is simply perfect for my situation.
Ao Jiao continued advising Xiao Chen, However, snatching food from the mouth of a tiger is too much of a challenge. Remember, there are two half-Sages and a whole bunch of Martial Monarch experts behind them.
Xiao Chen jumped down the tree and said calmly, I know my limits. There are differences in strength among half-Sages. This half-Sage is much weaker than Bai Wuxue and the other seven giants.
The most important thing is that these two people are not working together. Given that, I stand an excellent chance.
Shua! Shua!
The sound of light footsteps reached Xiao Chens ears. He checked with his Spiritual Sense and saw two ck-d men sneaking around. They stood on a tree five hundred meters away, monitoring him carefully.
The two ck-d cultivators withdrew their auras and became like rocks, devoid of any noticeable lifeforce as they stuck close to the tree.
The skill of the two ck-d cultivators in hiding was extremely impressive.
Unfortunately for them, Xiao Chens Spiritual Sense was much stronger than any regr cultivators perception or Mental Energy. As such a distance, the two ck-d cultivators could not hide anything from him.
Xiao Chen withdrew his Spiritual Sense and continued walking forward like there was nothing for him here. Nothing seemed to be out of ce. However, a murderous intent shed in his eyes.
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The stronghold of Azure Peak Citys Liu n in the Savage Beast Forest also had guards crawling all over it, a tightly secured ce.
Wooden huts stood erect in this mountain stronghold. The guards who patrolled the ce all had apprehensive expressions on their faces.
The Liu ns upper echelon gathered in one of these wooden huts, anxiously discussing countermeasures.
The Liu n elders crowded the rectangr rosewood table. Several other cultivators stood behind the chairs.
For the sake of the thousand-year-old White Nascent Fruit, the Liu n had mobilized its elites. The weakest Liu n disciple here was a Medial Grade Martial Monarch.
An old man in ck brocade sat at the head of the table. He radiated might from his calm expression. This man was the Liu ns n Head, Liu Chen.
A youth stood beside Liu Chenhis eldest son, Liu Enze, a peak Superior Grade Martial Monarch. If they obtained the thousand-year-old White Nascent Fruit, it would be given to Liu Enze to break through to half-Sage.
n Head, this subordinate is incapable. In the end, that Situ Feng managed to escape.
A ck-d swordsman with only his right arm remaining knelt with his head on the ground, not daring to get up.
Liu Chen said expressionlessly, Get up. Whether you caught him or not makes no difference. After he discovered our goal, he would have sent word to Situ Lei, that old fogey, via a messenger bird as soon as he could.
An old man sitting on the right said somewhat helplessly, The scouts report that Situ Lei has brought all the experts of his n to their stronghold in the Savage Beast Forest. It looks like obtaining the thousand-year-old White Nascent Fruit this time will be tough.
The thousand-year-old White Nascent Fruit would no doubt have Spirit Beasts guarding it. The moment it ripened fully, it might even attract Spirit Beasts from farther away.
Snatching the thousand-year-old White Nascent Fruit from these Spirit Beasts would already be very difficult. Now that the Situ n was involved, there would be many unknown quantities, so the Liu n could not help but worry.
Liu Chen revealed a ferocious gaze. No one dared to look directly at him. He said in a cold voice, There can only be one ruling n in Azure Peak City. This old man has already endured that old fogey, Situ Lei, for too long. Since he dares toe here, then I can make use of this opportunity to destroy him.
A strange light appeared in the eyes of Liu Enze standing at one side. He said, Father, a mysterious white-robed desman rescued Situ Feng. That white-robed desman could easily injure five Martial Monarchs; we have to keep our guard up against him.
The one-armed ck-d swordsman revealed a gaze filled with hatred as he said, I agree. n Head, this person has questionable origins and is very strong. If he supports the Situ n when the thousand-year-old White Nascent Fruit is ripe, the situation will be disadvantageous to us.
The Situ n and the Liu n were about equally strong. One side having helpers would break the bnce of power. What this person said had merit.
Enze, bring some people and go check him out. If he is just a passing cultivator, then forget about it. This is a critical period. Dont bring in any additional problems, Liu Chen said after thinking for a while.
The one-armed ck-d swordsman quickly objected, n Head, he injured our Liu n cultivators and chopped off my arm. How can we let it go so simply?
Liu Chens gaze turned cold as he looked at the one-armed ck-d swordsman. He said frostily, You trash! I already didnt reprimand you for letting Situ Feng escape, and now you dare to question my decision?!
The one-armed ck-d swordsmans chest tightened when he felt Liu Chens killing Qi. His body slumped down, and he no longer dared to speak.
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Dusk drew near. Xiao Chen found an empty field and started a fire. Then he began roasting some Spirit Beast meat that he had hunted.
The two scouts of the Situ n hid quietly on a tree five hundred meters behind Xiao Chen. They withdrew their auras and used the remnant light to observe him.
The two scouts moved very carefully and cautiously, afraid of attracting Xiao Chens attention.
Speaking of which, Ao Jiao, how is the Thunder Emperor rted to the Eternal Heavenly Sword School? How do they know Thunder Light Fleeing Shadows Sword?
If Situ Feng had not used this Sword Technique, Xiao Chen would have left long ago. It was impossible for Xiao Chen not to be curious.
Ao Jiao, who was in the Immortal Spirit Ring, felt very uncertain. Her pretty face revealed a baffled expression as she replied softly, I dont know. I dont remember Sang Mu establishing any sects.
Zi Zi!
Xiao Chen had skewered the golden flesh of a Golden Savage Ox. As the fire roasted the meat, it gave off sizzling sounds.
The surface of the beef split open, and golden oil flowed out. The meat exuded an intense and very appetizing aroma.
Xiao Chen adroitly rotated the tree branch and looked at the beef. He said mentally, Since he did not set up his own sect, then did the Thunder Emperor leave behind any secret manuals?
Ao Jiao did not even bother thinking before replying, He did leave behind some secret manuals. However, I am sure that others would not be able to obtain them. It would be impossible for them to have leaked.
Then did he have a disciple? If he had any disciples, it would not be strange if the technique leaked out.
Ao Jiao shook her head and replied, Sang Mu always moved about alone. He did not even have many friends. How could he have any disciples?
Since the secret manuals were not avable and there were no inheritors, Ao Jiao felt that it was quite peculiar to see the Thunder Emperors Thunder Light Fleeing Shadows Sword on her return to the Kunlun Realm after two thousand years.
After the golden ox meat was ready to eat, Xiao Chen tore off a piece of beef. As he enjoyed the delicacy, he took out a bottle of wine from his Universe Ring and started drinking.
He sat beside the fire, eating and drinking light-heartedly.
After Xiao Chen finished eating, he stood up and stretched. Then, he held the Lunar Shadow Saber in his hand and said softly, Actually, to find out the truth, I just have to visit the Eternal Heavenly Sword School.
Of course, the proviso is that I survive snatching the thousand-year-old White Nascent Fruit.
Right after Xiao Chen spoke, he quickly turned around, instantly drawing the Lunar Shadow Saber. A resplendent saber light immediately lit up the dark forest.
Five hundred meters away, the tree the two Situ n cultivators hid behind exploded, leaving them thoroughly exposed to Xiao Chen.
Lets go. This person discovered us long ago.
The two startled Situ n cultivators did not say anything else before splitting up to run.
Xiao Chens gaze locked on the Situ n cultivator on the left. He smiled faintly and pushed off the ground. An Azure Dragon image appeared under his feet and carried him into the air.
The two scouts specialized in hiding and tracking. They did not have high cultivations, no more than Inferior Grade Martial Monarch. How could they be a match for Xiao Chen?
Chapter 735 - Secret Information
Chapter 735: Secret Information
Even if Xiao Chen only used half his strength, he could easily kill these two. As the Azure Dragon image moved up and down, he caught up immediately.
Not bothering to say anything, he infused his pure lightning-attributed Quintessence into his saber and immediately killed one of the two scouts with one blow.
The electricity in the saber de sted the blood on it into a red mist. The mist hung in the air and lingered, turning the ce red. Xiao Chen squinted slightly, his eyes piercing through the red mist, and gave chase to the other person.
When the remaining scout heard the blood-curdling scream of hispanion, he immediately paled. His partner had died in an instant. Whom exactly had the n Head sent them to follow?
Azure Dragon Tail Whip!
A strong wind blew, and Xiao Chens body moved in an arc, passing over a stand of tall trees. Then, with a sou sound, he arrived before that other scout.
That person ran swiftly, but Xiao Chen casually sent out a kick containing five hundred tons of force. Everywhere his foot passed, space trembled.
Bang!
Xiao Chens kicknded on that scouts chest at lightning speed, breaking all the ribs. The force surged wildly through the scouts body, rupturing all the internal organs.
The scout vomited a mouthful of blood and went flying back with an agonized expression. He crashed heavily into a tall tree and vomited more blood.
Xiao Chen sheathed his saber and walked over calmly. As he approached the scout, the scouts eyes filled with despair and pain.
Let me ask you a question. If you want to live, tell me the truth, Xiao Chen said in a cool tone as he looked at the scout. He did not show any trace of emotion.
The immense strength that could break the scout easily and the incredibly sharp aura made him panic; he did not dare to resist.
The scout slumped against the tree and asked in a quivering voice, Whats the question?
Xiao Chen gave the scout a cold look before saying, Tell me all the information you have on the thousand-year-old White Nascent Fruit.
The scout froze for a moment. Evidently intending to feign ignorance, he said, I dont
Bang!
Before the scout finished his sentence, Xiao Chennded another kick on his chest. The immense force shattered the tree behind the scout, and he flew further back.
After the scout hit the ground, he rolled over continuously. At this moment, his internal organs were all severely damaged and his ribs all broken. Hisplexion took on a deathly hue, his facepletely devoid of blood.
Xiao Chen stepped forward and said calmly, Even if you dont say anything, I can obtain the information from someone else. Ill ask you onest time, are you speaking or not?
Seeing that Xiao Chen was decisive, the scout stared at him in horror and anguish.
The scout no longer dared to dy. He blurted out, Ill speak! Ill speak! Ill say everything. Just dont kill me.
After hearing the scouts information, Xiao Chen gained aplete understanding of the situation.
The thousand-year-old White Nascent Fruit required another seven days to ripen fully. This ripening time was the reason why the two ns were in no rush to make a move. The White Nascent Fruit also had a Rank 9 Spirit Beast guarding it. When it reached maturity, it would attract even more, stronger Spirit Beasts over.
Give Situ Lei a message for me. Tell him that he is untrustworthy and I am furious!
After saying thisst sentence, Xiao Chen gently pushed off the ground and quickly left this ce.
Are you not afraid of him revealing anything? Are you really letting him go?
Ao Jiao felt his action was strange. By letting this person return, Situ Lei would learn that Xiao Chen had taken an interest in that thousand-year-old White Nascent Fruit, which would cause trouble for Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen maintained a calm expression as he smiled. Since I made the promise, there is no need to kill him. Furthermore, letting him return alive might even help me. Situ Lei is an old and cunning man. He is extremely cautious. This matter concerns the survival of his n, so he would be even more careful.
Xiao Chen had already heard the location of the thousand-year-old White Nascent Fruit from that Situ n scout. It was at a small mound near the Savage Beast Forest.
Without having to think much, Xiao Chen could guess that this mound had many cultivators from the Situ and Liu ns. It would not be wise to go there at this moment.
Anyway, he still had another seven days before the thousand-year-old White Nascent Fruit was ripe. There was no need to rush.
Xiao Chen thought to himself for a while before taking out the painting of the Azure Emperor from the Universe Ring. Then he slowly unfurled it. Oncepletely opened, it floated up in front of him.
When used in actualbat, the Azure Emperors Drawing the Saber disyed extraordinary might. Xiao Chen had experienced this for himself. Furthermore, he had only just scratched the surface of it. Given thebat prowess it showed now, if he could further hone his mastery of it, it would be even more impressive.
Hence, Xiao Chens interest in this mysterious painting increased all the more.
He took a deep breath and gazed at the person portrayed.
The person in the painting wore Azure Dragonbat robes. His long hair was loose, and he looked very handsome. If others saw this portrait, they would discover that this person resembled Xiao Chen.
However, that pair of eyes gave the impression of having seen great changes, appearing very ancient. It was not known how much experience and how many years had to umte before a youth could gain such an imprable gaze.
Xiu!
Suddenly, the person in the painting moved, and a saber light shed. However, one could not tell if the saber moved first or the person moved first.
Xiao Chen had seen the trajectory of this attack before. Although he could not see the Azure Emperor clearly, he could rely on a vague instinct and quickly drew his saber to block.
To others, Xiao Chen did not move; it was like he had be a statue at this moment.
However, for Xiao Chen, his spirit underwent an intense confrontation. This battle in his mind was even more challenging than the one with Bai Wuxue, draining his spirit at an even faster pace.
Ten secondster, Xiao Chen paled and took ten steps back. Only after a long time did the horror in his eyes slowly fade.
Ten seconds. I finally endured thirty-two attacks and discovered another two directions that the saber cane from.
Xiao Chen furled the painting and closed his eyes. Then he started toprehend that intense battle he had in his mind.
As time crept by, Xiao Chen ced his hand on the saber hilt at his waist at some point, assuming a strange stance.
In Xiao Chens imagination, figures leaped out from his body, heading for the towering trees in front.
All sorts of scenes appeared in his minds eye as saber lights danced. Electric light spread everywhere, and each figure used a different trajectory for Drawing the Saber.
The trees all split in half in Xiao Chens imagination. Leaves scattered everywhere and flew off on the strong wind.
When the thirty-fourth person leaped out, Xiao Chens eyes opened as well. His aura merged with his surroundings.
Although he clearly only had one pair of eyes, he locked down on thirty-four trees in front of him.
Xiu!
Obeying the feeling in his heart, Xiao Chen drew the saber in his hand naturally. A dazzling and resplendent saber light appeared in the dark night, turning it as bright as day.
Ka ca! Ka ca!
The thirty-four trees in front instantly snapped into two. Rows of trees toppled with a rumble. The heights of the remaining stumps all varied, none the same.
When Xiao Chen saw this scene, his face lit up in joy despite himself. It turned out that the saber could be drawn like that.
If it were merely splitting saber Qi into thirty-four portions at the instant of drawing the saber, such a difficult feat was still possible for an expert desman of the younger generation.
However, for every strand of saber Qi to have a different trajectory, position, and force, no oneaside from the true masters of the artwould be able to do so.
First Young Master, there is somemotion over there! Lets go and take a look.
Suddenly, Xiao Chens sharp ears picked up some footsteps and the voices of people. He could not help but frown slightly.
When Xiao Chen checked with his Spiritual Sense, he discovered eight Liu n Superior Grade Martial Monarchs three kilometers away, led by a young man and heading to this ce.
Saber lights danced wildly, shattering all the trees in front into splinters. After Xiao Chen erased the marks of his training, he leaped into the air and withdrew his aura, hiding in a nearby tree.
Dong! Dong! Dong!
The footsteps drew nearer, and Liu Enzes group appeared where Xiao Chen had practiced.
Liu Enze looked around casually. Upon seeing the trees chopped to the point where they were unrecognizable, he closed his eyes and felt the remnant lightning-attributed Quintessence in the air.
After a while, he opened his eyes and said, Look around. This Quintessence is simr to our targets. They are both lightning-attributed desmen. After discovering him, sound the rm.
The one-armed ck-d swordsman followed beside Liu Enze, not leaving with the rest. He had not been particrly strong in the first ce. Now that he had lost an arm, hisbat prowess fell sharply.
The purpose of Liu Enze in bringing him was to help identify their target and avoid getting the wrong person.
Liu Enze held his sword and asked interestedly, Liu Hua, how strong exactly is that white-robed desman? Tell me objectively.
Hatred shed in Liu Huas eyes as he recalled how Xiao Chen attacked. Then he lost control of his expression, a look of horror appearing on his face.
Very strong. Although his cultivation is not high, his Saber Technique was extremely odd. Im sure I judged the trajectory of his saber correctly. But when he got near, my sword struck only air.
Liu Enzes lips curled up in a smile as he said, He changed his move at thest moment? Looks like this is a desman with sharp eyes and fast attack speed.
When Liu Hua heard this, he hesitated briefly before saying, First Young Master, his attack was indeed swift. However, this subordinate feels that he did not change his move at thest moment.
Liu Enzes expression froze for a moment. Then he said with a confused tone, Since you already judged the trajectory of his attack and he did not change his move at thest moment, logically speaking, you should have blocked his de.
Liu Hua could tell that Liu Enze suspected he had misjudged the strike or fallen for a feint. Liu Hua quickly denied that, saying, First Young Master, I guarantee that my judgment then was correct.
Liu Enze nced at Liu Huas missing arm and smiled in disdain. He did not say anything more.
Sou! Sou! Sou!
Aftering up empty, the eight Superior Grade Martial Monarchs who went to search returned quickly andnded before Liu Enze.
Reporting to First Young Master, we did not find that person, the ck-d cultivators all said in unison as they looked at Liu Enze, disying their absolute loyalty. These should be the deathsworn warriors trained by the Liu n.
Hidden inside arge tree, Xiao Chen released his bated breath in relief.
He did not fear these eight people. However, he worried that after being discovered, he would have to expose his strength, resulting in the Liu ns people targeting him before the White Nascent Fruit was ripe.
Liu Enze said doubtfully, He did not even leave a single trace?
He left no trace whatsoever. We did not find anything at all.
When Liu Enze heard this, heughed loudly. He said, How could he not leave a single trace? Even if he heard our footsteps and left in advance, he would definitely leave some traces in his hurry.
Chapter 736 - Savage Beast Forest
Chapter 736: Savage Beast Forest
Liu Enze stopped smiling and ordered loudly, This person is definitely still nearby. Shatter all the trees within five hundred meters! Spare none of them!
We obey!
The eight ck-d Martial Monarchs leaped into the air and quickly carried out Liu Enzes order. Surging sword lights swept through the entire ce.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Dense sword Qi shot out in all directions, shattering the towering trees.
Naturally, the tree Xiao Chen hid in was one of them. He sighed and could not help but reveal himself.
The air filled with wood splinters like snow drifting in the air. Xiao Chen gently flew backwards andnded on another tree.
Sou! Sou! Sou!
Liu Enze leaped into the air, leading the eight Superior Grade Martial Monarchs. He alighted on one of the few trees left standing while his men surrounded Xiao Chen.
Eyeing Xiao Chen, Liu Enze asked the one-armed ck-d swordsman on the ground, Liu Hua, is he the one?
Liu Hua felt very agitated, his body trembling somewhat as he shouted, First Young Master, he is the one. He is the one who saved Situ Feng and injured our brothers.
Liu Enze looked at Xiao Chen. His expression turned gloomy as he said, You are rather courageous. After injuring my Liu ns people, you did not go and hide with the Situ n or run away. You must be here for the White Nascent Fruit, right?
Xiao Chens expression did not change even though eight people surrounded him. He did not panic at all. Instead, he replied calmly, I dont know what you are talking about.
Murderous intent shed in Liu Enzes eyes, but he recalled his fathers instructions. He said coldly, That would be for the best. Ill give you a chance now. Get out of the Savage Beast Forest now, and we will forget about the matter of you saving Situ Feng.
Trying to threaten me to leave? How naive!
Xiao Chen smiled coldly to himself and said indifferently, It is not up to you to decide whom I save, and even more, whether I leave or not.
Liu Enzes expression turned cold, a violent bloodlust bubbling up. He ced his right hand on the handle of his weapon and said, If you have the guts, I dare you to say it again!
This script might be hackneyed. However, Xiao Chen had not nned on talking to him in the first ce. He disdained repeating himself.
Since you said that I do not have the guts, then I will prove myself with my actions. There is no need to say whether I have the guts or not.
Xiao Chen ced his right hand on the saber hilt and took the stance of the Azure Emperors Drawing the Saber. Then, his aura merged with the surroundings.
The instant Xiao Chen drew the Lunar Shadow Saber, a resplendent purple saber light lit the ce up as bright as day.
Xiu!
Nine purple saber Qi instantly appeared, all moving in different trajectories. The saber Qi dazzled and gave off a flourishing aura as electricity flickered continuously.
Everyone, including Liu Enze, felt incredibly astonished.
Earlier, Xiao Chens stance made everyone feel surrounded. It felt like any one of them could be his target.
Logically speaking, Xiao Chen only had one saber and one pair of eyes. He could not possibly attack nine people at the same time. All this should just be an illusion.
However, the truth was even weirder. Xiao Chen indeed managed to attack nine people simultaneously with one saber. Furthermore, the strength and trajectory of each attack werepletely different.
At this moment, logic was entirely nonexistent.
Dang! Dang! Dang!
Sword light and saber Qi shed. Quintessence exploded, producing strong shock waves that snapped the remaining trees around them.
This one attack easily disrupted the nines formation, throwing it into disorder.
Xiao Chen soared up riding an Azure Dragon image. He flew directly to Liu Enze and quickly executed Ghostly Image Chop.
Thunder roared endlessly. The saber lights that appeared were like ghostly images; differentiating the real ones from the fakes was hard.
Liu Enze flicked his wrist and sent out a blue flower made of sword light, blocking the saber light.
However, the saber contained a Quintessence that surpassed Liu Enzes expectation and the immortal state of thunder.
Each time Liu Enze received an attack, his body flew back a hundred meters. After seventy-two attacks, he had retreated more than seven kilometers.
A strong wind formed of Quintessence swept through the ce. Everywhere the two had been, the towering trees got uprooted, opening a long gorge in the ground.
After the seventy-two attacks were over, the saber lights containing the immortal state of thunder turned into a vast sea of lightning and exploded.
Liu Enze had an incredible reaction speed. Before the sea of lightning formed, he quickly executed his Heaven Ranked Martial Technique.
Nine bright blue-colored balls of sword Qi surrounded Liu Enze, flying around quickly. He had a ferocious gaze as his hair and clothes fluttered.
Boom!
The sea of lightning shed with the nine balls of sword Qi. Energy surged in all directions, and the t ground actually sank.
After that, countless clumps of dirt shot into the air like cannonballs, leaving a huge circr pit around the two.
When it came to Quintessence, Liu Enze held the advantage. However, Xiao Chens state had the immortal attribute. Furthermore, Xiao Chens physical body was much stronger.
In a head-on sh, even though the two appeared about equal, in truth, Xiao Chen suffered significantly less injury than Liu Enze.
Pu ci!
Eventually, Liu Enze could no longer hold on. The nine blue balls of sword Qi made of Quintessence shattered explosively. He vomited a mouthful of blood and flew backwards.
In the sea of lightning, Xiao Chen revealed a cold gaze. A strand of untraceable saber light shed.
Dang!
The saber light would have pierced through Liu Enzes heart. However, he wore a heart-protecting mirror on his chest. It was unknown what grade of Secret Treasure it was, but it managed to block Xiao Chens saber lightpletely.
This mirror saved Liu Enzes life. However, it could not block the force and Quintessence from the saber light. The considerable impact caused Liu Enze to vomit another mouthful of blood.
This impactunched Liu Enze high into the air. Then, after he hit the ground, he tumbled around before he managed to stand up again in a sorry state. He looked at Xiao Chen in horror. Whether Xiao Chen had the guts to say what he had earlier was already evident.
Xiao Chen checked on the rest with his Spiritual Sense. The eight ck-d Martial Monarchs left behind would arrive soon. It seemed that this Liu Enze was not one of those good-for-nothing young masters.
It was not worth attracting the rest of the n over for the sake of killing this group of people. Xiao Chen sheathed his saber, and the Azure Dragon image under his feet circled the ce once before carrying him into the sky.
First Young Master! Are you alright?!
The eight ck-d Martial Monarchs did not chase after Xiao Chen. Instead, they rushed over to Liu Enze to protect him.
Liu Enze coughed, and some blood leaked out of a corner of his lips. Then he said with some fear, Liu Hua is right. This mans Saber Techniques defy logic. His state manifests profound theories, and his physical body is frighteningly strong.
In the Liu n, no one aside from my father can suppress him. We have to bring this information back quickly. We must eliminate this person.
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Savage Beast Forest, Situ ns stronghold:
The scout returned and reported to the Situ n Head. Situ Lei appeared greatly astonished as he eximed, Are you saying that not only did the white-robed desman discover the two of you, but the other person with you also died at his hands?!
The scout lowered his head and replied, He is too strong. We were no match for him at all.
Situ Lei felt suspicious as he nced at this person. He asked sullenly, Since that is so, why did he let you return?
The scouts chest tightened. He recalled how vicious Situ Lei was, so he quickly exined, He told me to bring a message back. He told me to say that n Heads words are untrustworthy and he is now furious.
As for the matter of the scout revealing details about the White Nascent Fruit when Xiao Chen forced him, he kept that a secret. Naturally, he could not mention that. Otherwise, he would die for sure.
Situ Lei thought hard. What does he mean by my words are untrustworthy? Is he ming me for sending people to follow him? Saying he is now angry, is this a threat?
Never mind, it is not wise to offend such a ruthless person. As long as he is not here to snatch the White Nascent Fruit, so what if a scout died?
However, just as Situ Lei was about to speak, he noticed that the scouts hand hidden in his sleeve trembled violently.
Kneel!
Situ Leis expression changed as he suddenly shouted. His voice was thunderous and stern.
The might that Situ Lei had built up over the years exploded out, panicking the guilty scout, who fell to his knees and kowtowed to plead for mercy. n Head, please spare my life. That person forced me to speak about the White Nascent Fruit. It was truly not of my own initiative
Situ Lei revealed a sullen expression as he said in a cold voice, What a deep scheme. I nearly fell for it. Allowing one person toe back alive works better to eliminate my doubts than casually killing him.
Strength, calmness, decisiveness, and wisdom. This fellow must be eliminated!
Situ Lei sent out a casual kick and knocked the scout aside. Then he instructed the people around him, Pass down my orders. Everyone is to put in their full effort to search for that white-robed desman. I will personally lead the troops to kill this person.
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A simr scene yed out at the Liu ns stronghold. Liu Enzes description rmed Liu Chen.
After a while, Liu Chen said sullenly, Search for this person with everything you have. I will personally lead the troops. How can I let someone snatch the thousand-year-old White Nascent Fruit while we fight it out with the Situ n?
It was easy to understand why these two came to the same decision. They did not fear an overt enemy. Instead, they were wary of an enemy lurking in the shadows, striking them when they least expected it.
Anyone would fear such an enemy.
Seven days remained to the maturation of the White Nascent Fruit. They would feel more at peace if they eliminated one variable.
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When the sky turned bright, Xiao Chen felt a distinct change in the forests atmosphere.
The Situ n and the Liu n, two ns at loggerheads with each other, seemed to be tacitly working together with the thousand-year-old White Nascent Fruit binding them together. They sent people out and started to search for Xiao Chens position.
Given such an intensive manhunt, no matter how well Xiao Chen hid, they would eventually stumble over him.
The ones who discovered Xiao Chen were a group of cultivators from the Situ n. Their cultivation was not high, so he did not have to spend much effort to kill this bunch.
However, someone managed to sound the rm, revealing Xiao Chens position.
Xiao Chen felt two strong auras flying quickly towards him. They did not even hide their strength, prompting all the Spirit Beasts in the way to move aside.
Looking in the direction of the two auras approaching, Xiao Chen frowned and said, The two n Heads are actually making a move personally. It seems that this thousand-year-old White Nascent Fruit has firmed their resolve.
Trouble had arrived. The thing that Xiao Chen worried about the most had still happened.
With a half-Sage leading the group, given Xiao Chens trump cards, it would be quite easy to escape. However, with two half-Sages, unless he used all his trump cards, there was no possibility of a quick getaway.
Xiao Chen pushed off the ground and leaped up to a tree branch. Then he nimbly traveled through the forest. Every leap spanned five hundred meters, allowing him to leave behind many towering trees.
Chapter 737 - Treacherous Oriole
Chapter 737: Treacherous Oriole
Not long after Xiao Chen left, Situ Lei appeared where Xiao Chen had been.
A mess of five or six corpsesy on the ground. The Situ n cultivators had all died in one attack. Some had not even managed to draw their weapons.
Sou! Sou! Sou!
A few slower Situ n Superior Grade Martial Monarchs trailing Situ Leinded. When they saw the corpses on the ground, the sight shocked them.
What a fast saber!
Situ Lei also had a grave expression. He felt his back run cold with sweat. This is such a terrifying person. How dangerous would he be if he struck at me from behind?
Xiu!
A sonic boom resounded. Situ Lei said without turning his head, They areing!
The person who arrived was Situ Leis archnemesis, the person he hated the most, Liu Chen of Azure Peak Citys Liu n. When Liu Chennded, he did not say anything. He only gazed calmly at the corpses on the ground.
However, the cultivators of the Situ n acted as though a great enemy hade; they were all jittery.
Not muchter, the Superior Grade Martial Monarchs of the Liu n arrived as well. When they saw the corpses on the ground, they also revealed simrly horrified expressions.
Situ Lei turned around and gave Liu Chen a meaningful nce. Then he said calmly, Liu Chen, you old fogey, we have been fighting each other for decades. You should know what I am thinking by now, right?
The crows-feet at Liu Chens eyes deepened slightly as he smiled and said, Given our characters, we will not willingly let others take advantage of us. I know what you are thinking.
Good, before the White Nascent Fruit matures, let our two ns set down the grudges between us and put our full effort into dealing with this person. What do you think? Situ Lei suggested sullenly as a bright gleam appeared in his eyes.
Liu Chens aged face revealed a sinister smile as he replied, That is what I am thinking too. When the praying mantis preys on the cicada, it has to be careful of the oriole behind.
With themon threat of Xiao Chen, the two ns that were like fire and water actually cooperated on something. If word of this matter were to spread, it would probably shock the entire Azure Peak City.
Situ Lei looked in the direction that Xiao Chen had taken. He said calmly, Aside from you and me, probably no one else can stop this brat.
In my opinion, once we find that brat, you and I have to attack together immediately without holding back at all, to avoid adding to the unnecessary casualties among our n members.
Liu Enze had given Liu Chen a thorough description of Xiao Chens prowess the previous night. Now that Liu Chen had seen the corpses here, he gained a rough idea of Xiao Chens strength even without meeting him. He did not feel that Situ Lei was being rmist.
The cultivators of the two ns filled this area. Xiao Chen was not familiar with the local geography. Even though he had the advantage of speed, n members would asionally find him. He could not get a proper rest at all.
Three dayster, even after Xiao Chen gave it his all, he still failed to escape the two ns. Eventually, Situ Lei and Liu Chen both blocked his way.
Situ Lei had a faint smile as he stood in front of Xiao Chen, gripping a heavy azure spear. Behind him, Liu Chen held a long sword and looked at Xiao Chen expressionlessly.
Several cultivators in the forest leaped out and encircled Xiao Chen, blocking off all his escape routes.
Little Brother, you have been very hard to find these past few days, Situ Lei said as he pointed his spear at Xiao Chen.
The number of cultivators from both ns who died at Xiao Chens hands over the past few days was countless. The ones who hade here were all elites and had cost enormous amounts of resources to nurture. Anyone would feel frustrated at such a waste.
Despite having two half-Sages blocking him, Xiao Chen did not appear flustered. He smiled and said, The two of you must truly view this humble one highly. Unexpectedly, you even worked together to deal with a junior.
Haha! I really want to see if you still canugh after this. Liu Chen, you old fogey, attack now!
Sparks shot out all around the spear tip as Situ Lei thrust it forward. The spear moved like a dragon as it moved through the air together with a bellowing Situ Lei.
In that instant, sand and gravel flew around as a gale howled. Situ Leipletely unleashed his aura, the aura of a half-Sage. Heaven and earth changed colors.
Liu Chens gaze turned cold as he attacked at the same time. A blue light flickered on his sword as a strong sword intent spread.
His hair and clothes fluttered in the wind. He pushed off the ground, and the sword hummed as he thrust it at Xiao Chen.
The two half-Sages auras pressed heavily on Xiao Chen like they were mountains.
Most Martial Monarchs would not be able to move under such oppression. They might not even be able to breathe, but just get crushed instantly.
However, the two were somewhat naive to think that they could suppress Xiao Chen, who had consumed ten-odd stalks of Monarch Blood Grass, with aura.
Xiao Chen activated the bloodline in his blood, and the ancient sovereigns aura burst forth.
An ancient, dignified, vast sovereigns aura spread out, shing with the two half-Sage auras with equanimity.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
When the formless auras shed, they produced loud reports in the air. Whirlwinds formed and swept off into all directions.
When the whirlwinds reached the trees at the sides, they immediately ripped off the lush foliage, leaving only bare tree trunks. The cultivators of both ns distanced themselves quickly.
Under the effect of the ancient sovereigns aura, Situ Lei and Liu Chens actions paused involuntarily. Clearly, this aura caught them off-guard.
Xiao Chen squinted slightly and seized this opportunity to attack. With his right hand, he drew his saber at lightning speed, using the portion of the Azure Emperors Drawing the Saber that heprehended.
A bright light appeared as a boundlessly resplendent purple saber Qi split into two and flew in different trajectories, heading for openings the two old men exposed.
Dang! Dang!
Metallic ngs rang out. Unexpectedly, Xiao Chen managed to push back Situ Lei and Liu Chen, two half-Sages, with one attack.
However, Liu Chen and Situ Lei were ultimately half-Sages. After they adjusted to the sovereigns aura, they attacked again.
The earth-shattering attacks contained vast Quintessence that gave the impression of dark clouds covering the sky. Their auras were startling, and they bore a boundless might.
After shing head-on for ten moves, Xiao Chen felt his Qi and blood surging. His arm started to grow numb. Although he did not receive any significant damage, this state of affairs was still unfavorable. The two half-Sages had pushed him into a situation where he could not retaliate.
My cultivation is much weaker. Even if I use all my trump cards, I have no chance of defeating two half-Sages. The best I can do is a stalemate.
Furthermore, there are so many cultivators watching from behind. When my Quintessence is exhausted, escaping death will be tough.
I have to think of a way to make them give up on chasing after me. In the end, the target is still the thousand-year-old White Nascent Fruit and not the defeat of these two half-Sages.
As Xiao Chen dealt with the two half-Sages attacks amidst the gusts of strong wind, his mind raced. Unknowingly, more than a hundred moves passed.
By the trees, the cultivators of the two ns goggled at the fight, incredulous looks stamped on their faces as they watched.
Unexpectedly, this fellow endured more than a hundred moves from two half-Sages and still did not show any signs of losing.
Situ Leis spear light danced around as he said sullenly, Liu Chen, you old fogey, its time to use our killing moves.
This opponent was harder to deal with than the two had expected, causing them to lose their patience. Liu Chen nodded and said, Lets finish him off in one move!
Xiao Chen suppressed the energies in his body and perked up. With the two half-Sages about to use their Heaven Ranked Martial Techniques, perhaps his chance had arrived.
Nine Surrounding Stars Explosion! Liu Chen shouted, and nine balls of sword Qi appeared around him. Each ball consisted of highlypressed sword Qi, containing a horrifying might.
The balls of sword Qi moved wildly around Liu Chen, and his aura flourished. The strong winds became like knives as they swept through the surroundings.
Ka! Ka! Ka!
In no time at all, the wind des shattered the surrounding forest giants into wood splinters. The cultivators of the two ns revealed horrified faces as they fled as fast as they could.
In Liu Chens hands, the might of this move was over ten times greater than when Liu Enze executed it; the two were simply iparable.
Liu Chen pointed his sword forward, and the nine balls of sword Qi merged into one. A bright light shed as the ball of sword Qi shot towards Xiao Chen. The air seemed to hum with ten thousand swords buzzing without end.
On the other side, nine ming berserk dragons appeared behind Situ Lei. The me dragons were each a hundred meters long. They all had billowing mes and a shocking aura when they roared at the sky.
Situ Leis hands moved along with his spear, and nine ming dragon-shaped spear Qi shot out, howling as they did.
mes red into the air, and the ambient temperature increased. They even managed to burn away all the dust in the airthat was how horrifying they were.
Countless energies shed inside Xiao Chens body, the result of fighting head-on with two half-Sages. If not for the golden light barrier around his bones, the energy that prated his body would be more than these.
He should have been severely injured long ago. Fortunately, he now only needed to rest after the battle to recover immediately.
Suppressing these energies, Xiao Chen watched as the twopleted their Heaven Ranked Martial Techniques, and instantly made his decision. Then he quickly executed the Dragon Subduing shs Return of the Azure Dragon.
Waves surged behind Xiao Chen as a vast sea appeared. Nine hundred ny-nine pirs of water shot into the sky, and an Azure Dragon leaped out of the sea.
Quintessence gathered at Xiao Chens saber and formed a surging dragon-shaped saber Qi. Clouds appeared in the sky, and Dragon Might spread out as the dragon-shaped saber Qi shed with the resplendent ball of sword Qi and the nine me dragons.
Bang!
A report loud enough to rm the heavens rang out suddenly as the ball of sword Qi, the me dragon spear Qi, and the saber Qi exploded at the same time. Countless cracks instantly appeared in the ground, spreading out like a spiderweb.
Incrediblyrge boulders shot up into the sky, even blocking the sun.
Then, the remnant force shattered the rocks in the air into sand and dust, which the wind picked up, forming a boundless raging sandstorm.
A white figure was visible in the sandstorm, vomiting blood and flying back in a sorry state.
Evidently, using Return of the Azure Dragon to sh head-on with the Heaven Ranked Martial Techniques of two half-Sages was just barely within Xiao Chens capabilities. Hested for only a moment before losing out to the shock waves.
Situ Lei and Liu Chen both had unsightly expressions as well. The shock waves knocked them back by five hundred meters, and the Quintessence in their bodies turned somewhat chaotic.
When the sandstorm ended, a white figure could be seen riding on an Azure Dragon image flying quickly into the distance.
However, Situ Lei and Liu Chen simply watched the white figure, in no rush to give chase.
After a long time, Situ Lei slowly said, Liu Chen, you old fogey, unexpectedly, you are still as scheming. If you used your best move, the Nine Heavenly Stars Explosion, that brat would have been a corpse already.
Liu Chen smiled faintly and retorted, The same goes for you. You did not use your Ocean of Infinite mes, either.
After chasing Xiao Chen away, the two half-Sages who had been at loggerheads for most of their lives immediately turned hostile to each other again.
After all, these two people were feuding. How could they trust each other unconditionally? If one side used their best move and the other did not, that would provide the other side a chance to kill them.
Chapter 738 - Boundless Trump Cards
Chapter 738: Boundless Trump Cards
Situ Lei smiled faintly and said, This brat can be considered crippled for now. First, he endured a hundred moves from you and me. Then he received two Heaven Ranked Martial Techniques. He will not be able to recover.
The thousand-year-old White Nascent Fruit would mature in four days. If Xiao Chen were toe back a monthter, it would be utterly useless because the White Nascent Fruit would no longer be there.
This was the reason the two were not in a rush to chase after Xiao Chen.
Unless Xiao Chen was a Martial Sage, he would not be able to recover in four days from the Heaven Ranked Martial Techniques of two half-Sages.
No matter what, the two had gotten rid of a hidden danger. Although they paid a big price, it was all worth it.
Liu Chen turned around and said with a smile, Situ Lei, you old fogey, there is a Tricolored me Python guarding the thousand-year-old White Nascent Fruit. How about we work together again then?
Situ Leiughed loudly and replied, That would be great. Since we cannot let outsiders benefit when we fight, we naturally cannot let a beast gain such a benefit.
This suggestion seemed hrious. The two appeared very rxed and calm, not like enemies who had fought each other for years. After they finished speaking, they withdrew all their men and no longer cared about Xiao Chen.
Above a small river in the periphery of the Savage Beast Forest, a white figure descended from the sky in a wobbly manner andnded on the riverbank.
Xiao Chen looked at the small river and saw his pale reflection. Then, he coughed violently a few times, and blood trickled out of his lips, staining his white robes.
This time, he had received severe injuries. His internal organs even had small ruptures.
Nevertheless, the damage was not as grievous as Liu Chen and Situ Lei said. Usually, no one under Martial Sage could indeed endure two Heaven Ranked Martial Techniques from half-Sages and recover quickly.
However, Xiao Chen was an exception. His physical body had already reached the standard of Martial Sages. His bones also formed a protective barrier.
Xiao Chens ability to endure hits and his recovery ability might even be better than those of regr Inferior Grade Martial Sages.
Ao Jiao, who was within the Immortal Spirit Ring, saw Xiao Chens ashenplexion. She frowned at seeing him asionally wince in pain. She asked in confusion, Xiao Chen, if you used Soaring Dragon, you would not be this heavily injured, right?
Xiao Chen swallowed a treatment-type Medicinal Pill. Then he managed to squeeze out a faint smile on his pale face and replied, There is no need. My target is the thousand-year-old White Nascent Fruit, not to fight two half-Sages to the death.
Revealing my strength would only make the two more wary of me. It is better that I get injured at the right time and let them think that I no longer have anybat prowess. After that, I can return and give them a pleasant surprise.
Due to the manhunt of the two ns, Xiao Chen had been on edge and had not managed to get any rest at all over the past few days.
With two half-Sages pressing him so hard, his mind had been under greater strain. This situation was too tiring. If this kept up, not only might he not get the White Nascent Fruit, but he might even lose his life here.
Ao Jiao frowned heavily and persisted on the same topic, However, look at you now! It is still too dangerous. If they do steel themselves and continue chasing after you, then you will truly be in danger.
Xiao Chen calmly analyzed, They will not. These two people are wary of each other. If I were not amon threat, they would not have worked together to suppress me.
Furthermore, the search for wealth carries risk. Even if they continue to chase after me, I will not give in to fate. No one in this world can urately predict everything.
In three days time, Xiao Chens strong physical body recoveredpletely.
He opened his eyes beside the river. His delicate face gave off a healthy glow, and he looked spirited; there were no signs of fatigue or injury.
Xiao Chen radiated an overwhelming sharp aura. His eyes were bright and full of life, his gaze like a fine de.
After stretching himself, he took out a ck cloak from his Universe Ring and wore it. He looked into the distance and said to himself, The thousand-year-old White Nascent Fruit should be ripe in another day. I must obtain the White Nascent Fruit without fail!
Xiao Chen stretched his arms out and then soared into the sky like arge bird. When he started to drop, an Azure Dragon image appeared under his feet.
He gently pushed off the Azure Dragon image, and his body soared up again. Each time he did this, he traveled a kilometer.
A ck figure quickly shot forward above the forest. After an hour, a mound no more than eight hundred meters tall appeared in Xiao Chens field of vision.
Situ n and Liu n cultivators all gathered below the mound. They covered every direction as they looked fervently at the mounds peak.
The White Nascent Fruit was the size of a fist. Just by relying on his eyes, Xiao Chen could not see it from such a long distance, so he had to release his Spiritual Sense.
Finally, he found the White Nascent Fruit nestled in a crack on a cliff wall. With four ck petals serving as a background, the white fruit looked strangely eye-catching.
The fruit gave off a snow-white light, and it looked as tender as a babys skin, making one want to touch it.
Xiao Chen continued to look around with his Spiritual Sense and soon discovered a Tricolored me Python standing guard not far away. ming marks covered the entire body of the Tricolored me Python. However, it was not very big, only about a hundred meters long.
This Tricolored me Python could notpare to the six-hundred-meter-long snake he had seen in the Savage Battlefield.
However, the tricolored crown on the Tricolored me Pythons head looked like a poppy flower, which gave the snake a sinister charm. It exuded an odd aura, reminding people that it was a bona fide Rank 9 Spirit Beast that could rival a half-Sage.
Xiao Chen also noticed Situ Lei and Liu Chen standing side by side in the air with his Spiritual Sense.
His lips curled up as he gently pulled the hood of his cloak over his head. Then he crossed his arms over his chest and waited patiently.
There would always be the calm before the storm. When the wind did not blow and the beasts did not cry out, everything seemed especially silentscarily silent and peaceful.
Without a doubt, this mound with the thousand-year-old White Nascent Fruit had many Situ and Liu n cultivators hidden in the grass and trees on it.
These cultivators all held their breath and stayed still. They all paid careful attention to each other. Everyone knew that whichever n obtained the thousand-year-old White Nascent Fruit, the other n would suffer from either extinction or exile. Centuries of effort would vanish.
No one would be able to ept such a result. The confrontation between the two ns was unavoidable.
The two n Heads appeared very casual and amicable, standing side by side and chatting happily. Those who were not aware of the situation would think that these two were good friends.
As Situ Lei looked at the mound, he slowly said, When the thousand-year-old White Nascent Fruit matures, it will definitely attract several peak Rank 9 Spirit Beasts over. At that time, the disciples of our two ns will work together to stop or dy these iing Spirit Beasts.
You and I will work together to kill the Tricolored me Python. After that, who manages to obtain the White Nascent Fruit will depend on our own abilities. Brother Liu, what do you think?
Liu Chens aged face had a calm expression. He said, Going from Brother Situs tone, you are confident you can wrest the White Nascent Fruit from my humble self.
When Situ Lei heard this, his expression did not change. He put on a superficial smile and said, Brother Liu is joking. If I really had full confidence, I would have already chased your Liu n away from this Azure Peak City. Why would I wait for so long?
Sly old fox! Liu Chen cursed in his heart and did not linger on this topic. He said, Sure, we will follow your proposal.
Situ Lei had trump cards, but Liu Chen had his trump cards too. He was not afraid to fight it out for the White Nascent Fruit.
Time slowly passed as everybody waited quietly. Soon, the sky started to turn dark.
Normally, the cries of various beasts could be heard in the Savage Beast Forest at night. This particr night seemed strangely silent. Many pairs of eyes watched that small mound despite the dark night; no one dared to rx.
Time seemed to have locked on this ordinary scene in this boundless night.
Situ Lei and Liu Chen stood side by side in the air. Both of them had sinister designs of their own. Beside the White Nascent Fruit, the Tricolored me Python hid itself on the mound. And below, the cultivators of the two ns stayed as still as stones.
Even farther out, Xiao Chen stood on a tree branch, wearing a ck cloak. He had his arms crossed over his chest as he leaned against the trunk.
All this added together made for a strange sight. When the White Nascent Fruit fully matured, the storm would break, and this peaceful scene would copse.
Time passed quickly in silence, arriving at thete night. Suddenly, the four ck petals of the White Nascent Fruit gave off spots of light.
The ck petals now looked like boundless starlight, flickering in the darkness.
The people who had been waiting for very long revealed excited expressions in their eyes involuntarily.
The thousand-year-old White Nascent Fruit was about to ripen!
The Tricolored me Python standing guard at the side moved its body slightly as it flicked its forked tongue out. It looked greedily at the pure-white crystalline fruit.
Situ Leis and Liu Chens eyes lit up. Even scheming people like them could not help taking a step forward without realizing it themselves.
The cultivators of the two ns below the mound shifted slightly, pressing forward by about five or six meters.
Some disturbance appeared in the quiet scene at this moment. Only the ck-cloaked young desman standing on the tree branch in the distance remained as calm as before.
Everyone else around could not resist the temptation and took a step forward.
The number of glittering spots of lights on the petals increased, bing brighter. They became even more visible in this boundless darkness. Even Xiao Chen, who was far away, saw everything clearly.
The spots of light flickered, looking very beautiful, overwhelming the gleam of the White Nascent Fruitpletely, upstaging the main attraction.
However, everyone knew that this was just temporary. No matter how bright the supporting character was, it was only a foil.
All at once, a fiery light came from the middle of the flickering sparks. This radiance was as bright as the zing sun, outshining the other lights in an instant.
It seemed like a sun suddenly appeared in the starry sky. Against its light, all the dazzling stars paled inparison.
How could these grain-like sparks of lightpete with the sun or the moon?!
When the thousand-year-old White Nascent Fruit released its radiance, it spread its light everywhere. A vast and boundless Spiritual Energy surged out in all directions.
Lights of different colors filled the sky, drifting down like snowkes. These were auspicious signs.
Roar! Roar! Roar!
The instant the multicolored auspicious signs and Spiritual Energy spread out into the distance, the cries of strong beasts resounded everywhere.
The earth shook as peak Rank 9 Spirit Beasts dashed forward wildly. The sound of their footfalls actually arrived at this ce in an instant.
Disciples of my Situ n, heed my call, defend the mound! Do not let any Spirit Beasts in!
Disciples of my Liu n, heed my call, defend the mound! Do not let any Spirit Beasts in!
Situ Lei and Liu Chen shouted at almost the same time. Immediately after they spoke, their figures shed like lightning, arriving before the thousand-year-old White Nascent Fruit.
Chapter 739 - Pulling Chestnuts Out of the Fire
Chapter 739: Pulling Chestnuts Out of the Fire
The two half-Sages attacked without saying anything, knocking the Tricolored me Python that wanted to swallow the thousand-year-old White Nascent Fruit into the air.
The Tricolored me Python tumbled in midair andnded at the foot of the mound. Then, it red ferociously at Situ Lei and Liu Chen, who had spoiled its ns.
We need to move farther to deal with this beast. Otherwise, if we damage the White Nascent Fruit, it will be over!
Situ Leis spear trembled. Before the Tricolored me Python could react, he took the initiative to attack. Liu Chen held on tightly to his sword and quickly followed with a surging killing Qi.
The Tricolored me Pythons strength was simr to the twos. If Liu Chen or Situ Lei had been alone when they met it, even after expending a lot of effort, they might not be able to finish off this beast.
However, today, the Tricolored me Python encountered two half-Sages who steeled themselves to obtain the White Nascent Fruit no matter what, no matter how strong the creature was.
Two men and one snake fought an intense battle by the mound. With thebined power of the two, they suppressed the Tricolored me Python to the point where it could not cause any major problems.
Just at this moment, the battle around the mound started as well. Hundreds of elite cultivators from the two ns defended their assigned directions, blocking the Rank 9 Spirit Beasts rushing over wildly.
The battle at the periphery of the mound was even bloodier than the one at its foot. Although none of Spirit Beasts were peak Rank 9, they came in hordes.
The cultivators of the two ns defended bitterly, but they still paled inparison to the Spirit Beasts; deaths urred at every moment.
The tranquil scene instantly shattered. Screams of misery, the roars of beasts, the explosions of Quintessence, and all sorts of chaotic sounds rang out continuously.
Hidden under his hooded cloak, Xiao Chen stared contemtively at the glowing White Nascent Fruit.
After a while, he gently pushed off the tree branch he stood on and flew up through the darkness like a spirit. He soared increasingly higher and tucked himself in a cloud.
Xiao Chen controlled the wind and slowly blew the cloud to above the White Nascent Fruit.
The masses of people locked in intense battle were under extreme pressure. No one noticed anything like a dark cloud in the sky slowly approaching the White Nascent Fruit.
When the cloud descended to an altitude of two kilometers, Xiao Chen stopped moving and stared at Situ Lei and Liu Chen. These two posed the greatest threat to him.
Wounds already covered the Tricolored me Python. The poison mes that it spat out became increasingly thinner. Its menace continuously declined.
It looked like the Tricolored me Python was at deaths doorstep. However, Situ Lei and Liu Chen started to move slower and put a distance between themselves.
A strange light flickered in their eyes as they stared at each other. They had long since shifted their focus from the Tricolored me Python.
The pitiful Tricolored me Python would have died soon enough. However, for reasons of their own, Situ Lei and Liu Chen dragged the fight out, not killing it quickly.
Situ Lei swept his spear across and sent the Tricolored me Python flying. The spears aura seemed startling, but the attack did not contain much force.
Liu Chen kicked the Tricolored me Python that was flying at him back. Then he smiled indifferently and said, Brother Situ, you can have the final strike on this beast.
Situ Lei smiled calmly and said, Brother Liu, you should do it. With your Movement Technique, you definitely can dodge the Tricolored me Pythons counterattack.
Haha! It is better that Brother Situ does it. How can this old mans strengthpare to yours?
Before any Spirit Beast died, it could always make one final counterattack. These two old men were crafty; neither wanted to deal with the snakes death throes.
Just as the two people were pushing the problem off onto each other, a ck figure suddenly dropped from a cloud above the White Nascent Fruit.
This ck figure moved extremely fast. The ce he came from also surprised everyone.
This ck figure shed, and Situ Lei and Liu Chen, who were arguing, could not react in time. Just like this, someone snatched away the radiant White Nascent Fruit.
When the two turned their heads, they only saw a ck figure carrying the White Nascent Fruit and dashing wildly down the mound.
Situ Lei and Liu Chen had stunned expressions on their faces with their mouths hanging open wide. This stunt clearly astonished them. When they finally reacted, they raged.
What great guts! He actually dared to snatch away the thousand-year-old White Nascent Fruit in front of us!
The two roared angrily and chased madly after that ck figure. Someone had stolen the treasure they had been yearning for at thest minute. The disparity between their expectations and reality was too much.
Boom!
Situ Leis spear trembled, and Liu Chens sword light flickered. Angered, the half-Sages each unleashed an attack.
A blue ball of sword Qi and a howling me dragon headed for that ck figure, flying over quickly to stop him.
The ck figure seemed to have eyes on his back. He gently pushed off the ground and easily dodged the two dangerous attacks.
The me dragon and the ball of sword Qi exploded, generating an unparalleled shock wave.
In their rage, the two sent out all sorts of strikes to stop that ck figure as they ran frantically, bombarding Xiao Chen with relentless attacks.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Quintessence surged, and mountain stones flew around. The horrifying shock waves created strong winds that shed the surroundings like knives.
Although Xiao Chen dodged all these attacks, the ck cloak he wore became tattered, losing its effectiveness. So, he casually tossed it away.
When Xiao Chens white Clear Wind Robes appeared, Situ Lei and Liu Chen immediately recognized him but could not believe their eyes.
How can it be? We injured him so severely! How could he appear again in such a short time?!
The twos eyes filled with astonishment. They could not help but stumble to a halt as they stared at Xiao Chen, dumbfounded.
After all their ns and schemes, searching everywhere and making preparations, in the end, this thousand-year-old White Nascent Fruit actually still ended up with an outsider.
Dont care about those Spirit Beasts! Stop him!
The two recovered their wits and saw that Xiao Chen had already run far away. They immediately shouted to their disciples who had set up a perimeter around the mound.
Instantly, all the several hundred Martial Monarch disciples in the periphery of the mound ignored the Spirit Beasts they were fighting and scrambled to intercept Xiao Chen.
Sou! Sou! Sou!
Several figures shot over with surging Quintessence. With two or three hundred Martial Monarchs appearing together, theirbined auras felt like a vast mountain range in front of Xiao Chen.
Although the cultivations of the close to three hundred Martial Monarchs varied, when that amount of attacks flew over, even a half-Sage would not dare to meet them head-on.
Xiao Chens face sank. His sea of consciousness surged as he quickly circted his energies in his body for the Dragon Tone Art. He expended Quintessence and Mental Energy at the same time as a dragon-shaped Quintessence swam around in his chest. Dragon roars came continuously from him.
When Xiao Chen felt that he was on the verge of exploding from the energy in his chest, he opened his mouth wide and roared. The monumental sound of a True Dragon instantly sted out.
Winds howled, and Dragon Might flooded out. A resonant dragons roar sounded like sudden thunder, earsplitting and potent. As the sound waves projected forward, all the trees in their way gave off a crunching sound, snapping at the waist.
When the close to three hundred Martial Monarchs felt the strong wind howl, they could not open their eyes. It even blew back those with weaker cultivations.
The more horrifying thing was the Dragon Might made of surging Mental Energy contained in the sound waves. It crashed into the seas of consciousness of these people and resounded like an explosion in their minds.
The impact stupefied these cultivators, and their movements all stopped for a while.
Using this time, Xiao Chen stood on an Azure Dragon image and barreled his way through. The quick and violent charge knocked away all the people in his path like sandbags.
By the time these cultivators recovered their wits, Xiao Chen had already passed through the crowd and fled far away.
When Situ Lei and Liu Chen saw this scene, they became so astonished that their jaws gaped wide open and their eyes goggled. Even though they had seen much of the world, they had not heard of such a Martial Technique before.
By the time the two reorganized their troops and chased away all the Rank 9 Spirit Beasts surrounding the mound, Xiao Chen had disappeared without a trace.
Damn it!
This situation angered Situ Lei to the point where he clenched his teeth tightly, and his face turned green. He stomped on the ground, making the entire mound tremble.
If Liu Chen had managed to snatch away the White Nascent Fruit, Situ Lei would not feel this sullen. However, he could not ept a nameless brat snatching away the thousand-year-old White Nascent Fruit.
Liu Chens expression looked equally frightening. In fact, it might even be worse as his Liu n was the first to discover the White Nascent Fruit.
In his heart, Liu Chen already considered the thousand-year-old White Nascent Fruit a treasure of his n. He spent so much effort, had so many people help out, lost many elites in the process.
In the end, someone else benefited from Liu Chens efforts. How could he ept it?
After the White Nascent Fruit is picked, it has to be consumed within twelve hours. No spatial storage treasure can change that. This person will not go far. We still have a chance, Situ Lei said with a sullen expression as he thought of something.
If the White Nascent Fruit was not picked in its entirety, it was best to consume it immediately. Otherwise, the Spiritual Energy within it would slowly trickle out.
If one did not consume it within twelve hours, the thousand-year-old White Nascent Fruit would be like any ordinary Spirit Fruit, no longer possessing its miraculous effect.
Liu Chens eyes lit up as a small trace of hope ignited. Thats right. Of course, he will not leave the Savage Beast Forest for these twelve hours. Let our two ns work together to search, and we will surely find him.
Both ns had strongholds in the Savage Beast Forest. They were not limited to the number of people currently here. Although the others were weaker, not much strength was needed toconduct a manhunt.
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On Xiao Chens end, he ran for about five kilometers before he stopped after noticing something happening in his Universe Ring.
He sent his Spiritual Sense into the Universe Ring and discovered Spiritual Energy spreading out in there like a mist.
A careful inspection found the thousand-year-old White Nascent Fruit leaking Spiritual Energy continuously.
Even after losing such arge amount of Spiritual Energy, the radiant fruit did not show any signs of dimming. No wonder the two ns would fight so hard for it.
However, Xiao Chen could not just let the White Nascent Fruit keep leaking Spiritual Energy like this. Even a fool would realize that this was a problem.
Now filled with doubts, Xiao Chen asked, Ao Jiao, what is going on?
Ao Jiao felt it was unfortunate as she replied, Consume it quickly. Otherwise, its effects will diminish considerably. If we had taken the roots together at that time, it would have been fine. The ideal situation would have been for the roots not to get damaged. That way, we could have transnted it directly into the Immortal Spirit Ring.
Xiao Chen smiled bitterly. Ao Jiao said it as though it was so easy. At that time, he snatched the White Nascent Fruit from under the noses of two half-Sages. If those two people had not feared each other nor held hidden motives, he would not have stood a chance.
It would be very arduous to refine this thousand-year-old White Nascent Fruit in a short time. The two ns would no doubt send people to search for him.
[Note: The chapter title, Pulling chestnuts out of the fire, means to gain profit in risk.]
Chapter 740 - Superior Grade Martial Monarch
Chapter 740: Superior Grade Martial Monarch
If one got interrupted while refining the White Nascent Fruit, the consequences could be dire. At best, one would get off with just severe injuries. At worst, one might even die.
Unexpectedly, Xiao Chen still faced so much trouble after obtaining the thousand-year-old White Nascent Fruit.
The initial joy in his heart cooled off. He now felt conflicted. The two ns were very familiar with the area. No matter how well he hid, they would be able to find him in no time.
Xiao Chen already experienced the tension of being chased continuously three days ago.
Ao Jiao urged, Stop worrying and quickly refine it. Otherwise, its effect will be even weaker.
Taking counsel of his fears was not part of Xiao Chens character. Steeling himself, he looked around and found a copse of dense bushes.
After setting up some simple camouge to hide himself, he sat down cross-legged and took out the thousand-year-old White Nascent Fruit.
Normally, White Nascent Fruits would only live for five hundred years. One that survived for a millennium was definitely a mutated fruit, a rare and attractive treasure no less valuable than Dragon Marrow.
After Xiao Chen calmed himself, his expression turned peaceful as he swallowed the White Nascent Fruit whole.
The white fruit tasted fragrant and sweet. It melted the moment it entered his mouth. Before he could savor the taste, the White Nascent Fruit turned into a warm stream of energy flowing quickly within his body.
Boom!
The Medicinal Energy immediately took effect. Xiao Chens flesh and hair turned sparkling and translucent, each part glittering magnificently.
This radiance held especially true for his ck hair, which danced around all sparkling and translucent, like ancient top-quality jade, filled with boundless charm.
The inside of Xiao Chens dantian became a spectacr mess. The energy from the thousand-year-old White Nascent Fruit fell into his dantian like torrential rain.
Every drop of the liquid pouring down contained surging Spiritual Energy. His cultivation rose continuously without any signs of stopping.
Soon, Xiao Chen reached the formless bottleneck leading to Superior Grade Martial Monarch.
The Spiritual Energy contained in the thousand-year-old White Nascent Fruit exceeded his expectations tremendously. It would be quite apt topare it to a sea of energy.
Now, Xiao Chen felt some regret at using this thousand-year-old White Nascent Fruit to break through to Superior Grade Martial Monarch. Doing so was simply using a sledgehammer to crack a nut.
It might have been better for him to use the White Nascent Fruit to break through to half-Sage.
However, this thought was fleeting. After all, not to even mention the fact that this thousand-year-old White Nascent Fruit could only be found and not sought, the amount of Quintessence needed for the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation, which Xiao Chen cultivated, far surpassed the ordinary. The White Nascent Fruit that could help others break through to half-Sage might not have the same effect on him.
Boom!
A vast Spiritual Energy rushed around like a raging river. After crashing into the formless bottleneck to Superior Grade Martial Monarch a few times, it managed to break through.
However, the jadelike glow of Xiao Chens body did not dim. His hair flickered with light and danced in the air.
Energy surged through Xiao Chens body, making him feel very carefree. He had finally advanced to Superior Grade Martial Monarch.
What gave Xiao Chen even more joy was that he had not fully consumed the Spiritual Energy in the thousand-year-old White Nascent Fruit yet.
Rain continued to pour in his dantian. Each drop of rain equaled a days worth of cultivating.
Xiao Chens cultivation continued to advance. After one hour of refining the Medicinal Energy nonstop, he firmly stabilized his cultivation as Superior Grade Martial Monarch.
Even so, he still had Spiritual Energy from the thousand-year-old White Nascent Fruit left over. So he quickly decided to use this chance to break through to peakte-stage Superior Grade Martial Monarch.
After making up his mind, Xiao Chen started to refine his Quintessence, turning all the surging but slightly diffused Spiritual Energy into a pure and dense purple lightning-attributed Quintessence.
Time slowly passed. With the aid of the White Nascent Fruit, his Quintessence became pure and dense in less than an hour, growing as heavy as a mountain.
Without hesitating, Xiao Chen took out a Quintessence Gathering Pill and swallowed it, starting to refine his vast and dense purple Quintessence a second time.
His carefree feeling disappeared, reced by the tremendous pain that came with refining ones Quintessence twice again.
Bean-sized beads of sweat rolled down his forehead. He clenched his teeth tightly and pressed his tongue against them, silently enduring the agony that came with using the Quintessence Gathering Pill.
Even though Xiao Chen already experienced this twice, undergoing this again made even his soul shudder. Pain filled every spot of his body, making him wish that the torment would stop.
Since ancient times, many people had thought of refining their Quintessence twice again. Arge portion of them could not tolerate the pain and gave up. The bodies of a small portion could not endure the stress, and they died from it.
A strong physical body and an unwavering will. Only when one had both could they sessfully refine their Quintessence twice again. Otherwise, even if one were a rare genius seen only once every ten thousand years, one would still fail.
The heart-wrenching pain seemed to be questioning Xiao Chen at every moment, asking if he understood what he was doing, if he really knew that he wanted.
The path of cultivation was filled with thorns and countless pitfalls. Even if one put in a lot of sweat and blood, they might not be able to reach the peak.
Will your heart be shaken? Do you have the courage to endure this boundless agony?
Xiao Chens conviction did not waver. His heart became even more determined through this questioning. He had never doubted his path, not in the past, not now, and he never would in the future!
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Dong! Dong! Dong!
Check everywhere! The n Head said that we just need to find that brat. There is no need to deal with him. After that, we can obtain a great reward!
Urgent footsteps approached. At this crucial moment, cultivators from the Situ and Liu ns actually arrived.
If someone injured Xiao Chen while he was refining his Quintessence with the Quintessence Gathering Pill, he would inevitably enter into a state of Berserking Qi Deviation.
Xiao Chen quickly thought about it and made a decision, preparing to give up on this opportunity. Although he would suffer a big loss, it would be much better than undergoing Berserking Qi Deviation.
Dont move. Just focus on refining your Quintessence. Absorb all the Medicinal Energy from the thousand-year-old White Nascent Fruit. I will help you deal with these people!
Without waiting for a reply, Ao Jiao, who was within the Immortal Spirit Ring, flew out and immediately tore a crack in the simple camouge Xiao Chen had erected.
The two ns cultivators immediately discovered Xiao Chens glowing body in the dark forest.
Found him! Quickly inform
The person who spoke sounded very excited, attracting the attention of the search party.
However, before this person could finish speaking, a petite figure shed by, and blood spurted while his head went flying.
Only then did the others realize that a petite girl with a frosty expression had arrived in the air at some point in time.
Wielding two beams of light in her hands, Ao Jiao charged at the remaining people without saying anything.
The search party was made up of only Martial Kings. How could they be a match for Ao Jiao? As the lights shed, the members of the party fell in rapid session.
This sudden development startled the leader. He quickly turned and ran. Then he activated an rm hidden in his sleeve.
An ear-piercing buzz immediately tore through the surroundings, like a ripple sweeping through the towering trees. In a moment, all the cultivators within fifty kilometers heard themotion.
Pu ci!
The beam of light in Ao Jiaos hand flew out and pinned this person, who sessfully sounded the rm, to a towering tree.
A search party of eleven people all died in a few breaths. The danger had passed for now. However, an even greater danger would be arriving soon.
Ao Jiao felt two strong auras rushing over. She could not help but frown with worry.
Two beams of light descended from the sky, giving off horrifying energy ripples. They sted the trees into wood splinters and filled the air with dirt and dust.
Situ Lei and Liu Chen both held their weapons as they walked out of the dust cloud expressionlessly.
The two looked around and immediately discovered the glowing Xiao Chen. Rage instantly red up in their eyes.
This brat is actually refining the thousand-year-old White Nascent Fruit. As it is, even if we kill him, we will not be able to get the thousand-year-old White Nascent Fruit back!
In their rage, the two flew forward, wanting to cut Xiao Chen into pieces to ease their anger.
Qiang! Qiang!
Ao Jiao calmly descended from the sky and swung the two beams of light around, blocking the attacks of the two and exhibiting exquisite technique.
A cold light shed, forcing back the two unprepared people in the exchange.
Weapon Spirit?!
After Liu Chen and Situ Leinded on the ground, they exchanged strange nces. They immediately rejoiced and revealed an avid gaze as they looked at Ao Jiao.
Situ Leis spear trembled as he smiled faintly. I had long felt that this brats saber was strange. Unexpectedly, it managed to birth a Weapon Spirit.
Liu Chen smiled sinisterly and said, A treasured saber with a Weapon Spiriteven if we split it, it would be sufficient to make up for our losses.
Naturally, as half-Sages, they had seen more of the world than most people and discerned Ao Jiaos identity right away with one nce.
Ao Jiao quietly floated above the ground and saw the greedy gazes of the two. She could not help but smile coldly and say, Who do you think you are? Do you think that just anyone can wield the Lunar Shadow Saber, the saber wielded by someone who received the Thunder Emperors inheritance?
Situ Leis eyes lit up as heughed loudly. No wonder this brat is so strong! It turns out that he is the inheritor of the Thunder Emperor. Looks like we really obtained a big profit. Watch how I subdue you!
Xiu!
Situ Leis figure shed as his spear sent out a me dragon at Ao Jiao, charging at her. It contained a strong state of fire and vast Quintessence, possessing a powerful aura.
Not wanting to look inferior, Liu Chen quickly rushed over with a blue glow on his sword.
Since the Thunder Wood Sword broke, Ao Jiao had never truly recovered her strength. After being reborn in the Lunar Shadow Saber, she barely managed to obtain thebat prowess of a Medial Grade Martial Monarch.
Regarding cultivation, Ao Jiao definitely lost out to the two. Fortunately, her technique andbat experience far surpassed theirs. She could still contend with them for a short while.
However, as time passed, the situation slowly turned unfavorable. Ao Jiao found it increasingly difficult to endure as she recklessly expended Quintessence to deal with the twos attacks.
Bang!
Ao Jiao revealed an opening, which Situ Lei caught hold off. Situ Lei swept his spear across and sent Ao Jiaos soft body flying.
Little girl, do you still dare to boast? Is this old man qualified to wield the Lunar Shadow Saber now?
Situ Leiughed madly, pressing on while he had the advantage. me dragons circled the spear, forcing Ao Jiao to retreat.
Chapter 741 - I’ll Help You Strike Back at Them
Chapter 741: Ill Help You Strike Back at Them
Boom!
A blue ball of sword Qi gave off an endless hum as it flew towards Ao Jiao, who had her hands full with Situ Lei. The ball was the umtion of thousands of sword Qi. Its impact would be tantamount to getting struck by thousands of swords.
This was Liu Chens killing move. He wanted to make use of this chance to take down Ao Jiao in one strike, to force her to submit.
At this critical moment, the jadelike Xiao Chen within the shrubbery suddenly opened his eyes, and a brilliant and sharp light came from them.
The light withdrew, and Xiao Chens eyes turned cold and emotionless. He stood up, and a vast surging lightning-attributed Quintessence gathered in his right hand.
Xiao Chen clenched his hand into a fist and punched the blue ball of sword Qi flying through the air.
The electric light exploded like fire, sting apart the blue ball containing boundless sword Qi. A single punch shattered the ball into strands of sword Qi that dissipated in all directions.
The punch broke Liu Chens attack. Xiao Chen looked and saw Situ Lei overwhelming Ao Jiao. His cold eyes did not carry any shred of emotion.
An Azure Dragon image appeared under Xiao Chens feet from nowhere. It carried him up in the air, and he punched without hesitation.
Thunder roared in the sky, and Xiao Chens fist flickered with a seemingly immortal electric light. His long hair fluttered, and in the fitful purple light, he looked like a war god who descended to the mortal realm, filled with might.
The instant Xiao Chen got near Situ Lei, he activated the ancient sovereigns aura. The vast aura pressed down like a mountain, forcing Situ Lei to freeze.
Xiao Chen took this opportunity to get up close and send a fist flickering with purple electric light at Situ Leis chest.
Bang!
When Xiao Chens fistnded on Situ Leis chest like a sh of lightning streaking across the sky, it gave off a thunderous sound. Vast lightning-attributed Quintessence poured wildly into Situ Leis body through his chest.
Situ Leis ck hair stood on end from all the electricity. His face paled, and his body went flying back.
Ao Jiao, get in. However these people struck at you, Ill help you strike back at them.
Xiao Chen looked expressionlessly at the two in front of him. Killing Qi surged out his eyes, and his aura swelled continuously. The flickering electricity made his delicate face look particrly striking.
Ao Jiao revealed a smile on her pale face. No matter how much she suffered, it was worth it after hearing this sentence. She never needed to doubt Xiao Chens words. Either he would not say anything or he aplished whatever he said.
The feeble Ao Jiao turned into a beam of light and entered the Immortal Spirit Ring.
Now, Situ Lei and Liu Chen looked at Xiao Chen with shock on their faces. Even though they were half-Sages, they unexpectedly felt a trace of timidity before him.
Xiao Chen had shattered Liu Chens ball of sword Qi with one punch and then knocked Situ Lei into the air with another punch. The strength that Xiao Chen revealed after consuming the thousand-year-old White Nascent Fruit far surpassed their expectations.
Xiao Chen waved his left hand, and the Lunar Shadow Saber appeared in his grip. He looked at the two and said indifferently, Make your move. Show me what qualifications you have to take my Lunar Shadow Saber.
Liu Chen and Situ Lei exchanged nces, seeing the incredulity in each others expression. The white-robed desman they had hounded twice into misery actually took the initiative to challenge them.
Since you wish to die so much, then, I, Situ Lei, will grant you death!
Situ Lei could no longer endure the look of disdain in Xiao Chens eyes. He swung his spear and sent out an attack.
In the spears wake, the nine me dragons behind Situ Lei surged out and flew wildly towards Xiao Chen.
Liu Chens face turned cold. As he looked at Xiao Chens Lunar Shadow Saber, a greedy expression shed in his eyes. He quickly followed after Situ Lei, sending out nine starlike blue balls of sword Qi.
The attacks of the two were precisely the Heaven Ranked Martial Techniques that defeated Xiao Chen thest time. They nned to severely injure Xiao Chen again, this time not giving him any chance to flee.
Unfortunately, the two did not know that Xiao Chen had allowed them to defeat him thest time. Now, his cultivation had improved considerably. He had not only advanced to Superior Grade Martial Monarch but also refined his Quintessence twice again.
Now, Xiao Chen was nothing like his previous self. How could he care about these two moves?
Xiao Chen ced his right hand on the saber and tilted his body forward. He quickly circted his Quintessence for the Dragon Subduing sh.
He slowly withdrew his surging aura, hiding it. Then he remained motionless like a hibernating dragon. He merely analyzed the trajectories of the twos killing moves.
When the two Heaven Ranked Martial Techniques arrived eight meters before him, he suddenly stirred.
Xiao Chen turned into a True Dragon and took a step forward. With just this one step, the ground cracked, a pitch-dark fissure extending continuously to the front.
Hidden Dragon in the Depths, the gentleman ns before taking action; Soaring Dragon, the dragon soars through the nine heavens, shaking the world!
As Xiao Chen soared into the air, following the feeling in his heart, he drew the Lunar Shadow Saber naturally, looking like a True Dragon ferociously swiping with its ws.
The True Dragon is unrivaled in the sky. No one can block the rage of a True Dragon!
Bang!
A dazzling saber light smashed Situ Leis nine me dragons into sparks flying everywhere.
Liu Chens nine starlike balls of sword Qi burst. The sword Qi scattered in all directions like a celestial maiden loosing her hair in the wind.
The remnant sword Qi sted out deep pits in the surroundings, thoroughly defacing thend.
After breaking the killing moves of the two n Heads, one after another, Xiao Chens momentum did not diminish. He sent out powerful counterattacks.
Regarding Quintessence, Xiao Chen, who had refined his Quintessence twice again, no longer feared the two. Even when relying on his strong physical body, he dared to sh head-on with them, no longer worried about getting injured.
Xiao Chens aura flourished in the air as his saber danced. He executed all sorts of Martial Techniques, continuously pushing Situ Lei and Liu Chen back.
After a hundred moves, Situ Lei and Liu Chen could feel their blood surging. Their internal organs trembled as electricity rampaged inside their bodies.
Previously, these two had used their cultivation to suppress Xiao Chen, reducing him to a sorry state within a hundred moves. Now, the tables had turned.
Now that Xiao Chen was their equal in Quintessence, his physical advantage shone. He had endured a hundred moves as well. However, his strong physical body kept most of the external forces outside.
As Xiao Chens hair fluttered about, his delicate face appeared extremely rxed. The show was just starting.
Spring Thunder Chop!
Burning to Destion!
Fated Person in Autumn Waters!
Grieving Frost!
Xiao Chen easily executed the Four Season Saber Technique that was just slightly weaker than a Heaven Ranked Martial Technique like he was eating or drinking. These attacks reduced Situ Lei and Liu Chen to even sorrier states.
Cycle of Seasons, Endless Growth!
The Cycle of Seasons that could rival most Heaven Ranked Martial Techniques contained the power of seasons. Boundless force swept outthe thunder of spring, the fire of summer, the wind of autumn, and the frost of winter.
All the mysterious phenomena of the Cycle of Seasons perfectly merged into Xiao Chens Saber Technique. When he attacked, it caused the two people, whose Qi and blood were already unstable, to vomit blood and recoil.
The twonded heavily on the ground. The massive impact made thend tremble and kicked up clouds of dust into the air.
Two pairs of eyes looked at Xiao Chen, filling with horror. If the two old men were just stunned earlier, they were utterly and truly horrified now.
The two were half-Sages. Unexpectedly, a Superior Grade Martial Monarch suppressed them to the point where they were vomiting blood and being knocked back, unable to catch their breath.
Since when had such a demonic genius appeared in the Tianwu Domain? How could they actually not have heard about him?
Situ Lei struggled to get to his feet. After he had a firm grasp on his spear, he said in a low voice, Liu Chen, you old fogey, even if there are conflicts between us, we can no longer afford to hold back.
As you say!
Liu Chen had a simrly grave expression. He said, If we cannot kill him today, with his talent, we will not have a chance to in the future.
Xiao Chens white robes fluttered as he stood on the Azure Dragon image in the air. As he watched the two half-Sages preparing to use their trump cards, there was no fear on his handsome, delicate face.
Like Xiao Chen had said in the past, there were differences in strength between half-Sages. In the past, Murong Lingfeng had in Gu Mu as though Gu Mu were merely a dog.
Clearly, the standards of these two people before Xiao Chen were simr to Gu Musmuch weaker than the seven giants.
Once Xiao Chen bridged the gap in Quintessence, he did not have to fear fighting them. Since these two wanted to kill him, why would he spare them and leave behind a potential problem?
This time, Xiao Chen would end all hatred and grudges with them!
Ocean of Infinite mes!
Nine Heavenly Stars Explosion!
Situ Lei and Liu Chen shouted at the same time. They no longer held back the killing moves they kept hidden as their trump cards.
Facing the current Xiao Chen, if the two still wanted to hold back, they would just be submitting themselves to death. Victory or defeat all depended on these final moves.
An ocean of infinite mes spread out from Situ Lei. Anywhere one looked, there were only zing red mes. This mysterious phenomenon appeared very realistic. The surging heat waves were scorching.
It seemed like this ocean of mes burned even the air.
A huge fiery wave swelled on the ocean of mes. Situ Lei stood on the ocean, and red mes appeared around him.
Situ Lei submerged himself in mes. Then he tossed out the spear in his hand. It carried a boundless might as it pressed towards Xiao Chen with the puissant surging me wave.
The me wave wanted to drown Xiao Chen, and the spear wanted to pierce Xiao Chen. The boundless hatred in Situ Lei focused entirely on this one move.
On the other side, Liu Chens Nine Heavenly Stars Explosion was in no way inferior to Situ Leis move in might.
Nine dazzling blue balls of sword Qi appeared in the sky, looking like suns. They formed a ring and started spinning quickly.
Liu Chen stood in the middle of the ring and held up his sword. His left hand pressed on the sword de as he continuously circted his Quintessence.
The nine blue balls of sword Qi flew increasingly faster. Eventually, they no longer seem like nine balls of sword Qi but a ring-shaped sword storm.
In the ring-shaped sword storm, the buzz of countless swords could be heard. They knocked against each other, nging endlessly.
Die!
The two seemed toplete their killing moves at the same time. They carried an overwhelming might as the half-Sagesunched them at Xiao Chen.
Suddenly, one could only see the fiery-red light and the enormous ring-shaped sword storm swallowing up Xiao Chens body.
Chapter 742 - Eternal and Inextinguishable
Chapter 742: Eternal and Inextinguishable
After executing their strongest Martial Techniques, which they previously kept hidden, the two half-Sages looked extremely fatigued. They had exhausted all their Quintessence, cing all their hopes on these two moves.
Situ Lei panted slightly as he muttered, This should end it. After facing Medial Grade Heaven Ranked Martial Techniques that exhausted all our Quintessence, even the strongest half-Sage would not escape unscathed.
No matter what, Xiao Chen was just a Superior Grade Martial Monarch. No matter how demonic he was, he should not be able to escape death after two half-Sages went all in, holding nothing back.
Liu Chen had the same thoughts as well. He looked around anxiously, wanting to know how bad a state Xiao Chen was in after receiving their attacks.
Bang!
Suddenly, a very dazzling golden light came from the ocean of fire. After losing the protection of their Quintessence, the two felt a piercing pain when they looked at it.
A powerful explosion thundered in the ocean of fire. Horrifying shock waves formed a massive, dense cloud that soared into the sky. A deep, spiral-shaped pit one kilometer wide appeared in the ground.
After the cloud soared up and all the dust settled, Situ Lei and Liu Chen could finally see the situation inside.
A white-robed Xiao Chen stood there with his hair fluttering. His delicate face looked spirited with no signs of injury on him at all.
A strange me diagram floated in the air in front of Xiao Chen. It flickered with a golden light as it materialized many things, containing a world within it.
That is impossible! He is actually not injured at all!
What kind of strange Martial Technique is that? It even managed to block two Heaven Ranked Martial Techniques that two half-Sages executed with their full power!
Situ Lei and Liu Chen were bug-eyed as if seeing the most inconceivable thing in the world, something thatpletely surpassed their understanding and knowledge.
Xiao Chens eyes appeared cold. He did not give the two much time to react as he gently waved his right hand.
The Taiji Yinyang me Diagram flew to the front quickly. Yinyang, four divisions, eight trigrams, and a world were all contained within.
A Yin me and a Yang me chased each other in a circle, making the golden light of the Taiji Diagram increasingly dazzling. It looked like the sun, eternal and inextinguishable.
Bang! Bang!
Two loud sounds rang out as the Taiji Yinyang me Diagram sent the old men flying one after another. Situ Lei and Liu Chen, who did not have any Quintessence left, could not resist at all.
The old men were like kites with broken strings, wobbling in the air. Xiao Chens expression turned grave, and he thrust the Taiji Yinyang me Diagram down on them with a heavy palm strike.
Pu! Dust clouds flew up. These two half-Sages, who were once awe-inspiring and mighty, got crushed into a paste.
With a thought, the Taiji Yinyang me Diagram pressed hard to the ground slowly dissipated. Finally, two beams of light, one white and one purple, returned to Xiao Chens eyes.
Xiao Chen closed his eyes and stumbled forward, nearly tripping.
For the first time, he had used the Taiji Yinyang me Diagram after it reached Great Perfection. Lacking experience with it, he had expended too much Mental Energy.
If Xiao Chen could control it well, he could have reduced some of this moves might, conserving his Mental Energy.
The cultivators of the Situ and Liu ns had arrived some time ago,ing to five hundred meters of them. However, as Xiao Chens battle with the two half-Sages was too intense, they could not lend a hand.
Initially, these cultivators had no doubt that Xiao Chen would die. However, the result overturned everyones expectations.
Incredibly, a Superior Grade Martial Monarch killed two half-Sages. Furthermore, Xiao Chen did so in such a tyrannical manner, smashing them into a paste.
As the cultivators looked at Xiao Chen resting with his eyes closed, fear filled their hearts. No one dared to step forward.
Xiao Chen opened his eyes only after a long time. Then he gently flew over to the remains of the two half-Sages, who no longer resembled anything human.
He thought back to what happened to him over the past few days and realized that he had fought against these two strong old foxes with both his mind and body. During these battles, he had nearly died a few times.
By relying on his strong foundation and his extraordinaryposure and decisiveness, Xiao Chen ended up with thestugh.
Not only did he obtain the rare and precious thousand-year-old White Nascent Fruit, but he also raised his cultivation to Superior Grade Martial Monarch and killed two half-Sages.
After taking the spatial rings of the two half-Sages, Xiao Chen did not linger, heading for the exit of the forest, instead.
The cultivators of the two ns stared at the slowly disappearing white figure. However, no one had any intention of following him.
After the matter was over, Xiao Chen simply kept his aplishment to himself. He had his own pride, his own way.
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Three dayster, the news of the two tyrants of Azure Peak City, Situ Lei and Liu Chen, dying at the hands of a white-robed desman spread as if it had grown wings, reaching every corner of the city.
The two ns lorded over Azure Peak City. Situ Leis and Liu Chens names had already shaken all the experts of the city.
In this midsize city, these two people had been like gods.
When people suddenly heard that these two people had fallen to a young white-robed desman, no one believed it; they took it for a joke.
However, whether on purpose or not, even more news leaked out from the two ns that verified everything as the truth. This confirmation shook everyone in the city.
Several of the old people sighed. The new generation had reced the old. Unexpectedly, Situ Lei and Liu Chen died and helped make someone else famous.
All sorts of rumors circted about Xiao Chens identity. Some of these rumors were so exaggerated that people found them funny.
Business was booming in thergest restaurant in Azure Peak City; people filled the entire establishment with not a single empty table in sight.
Do you know that theyve discovered the identity of the white-robed desman? It is that desman who challenged Bai Wuxue not long ago. That matter had spread quite far and wide.
Could this white-robed desman possibly be that person whom Bai Wuxue acknowledged?
It should be more or less correct. The cultivators of the two nspared paintings of them, and they look very simr. Furthermore, they are both desmen and wear white robes. How could there be such a coincidence?
If it truly is that person, then Situ Leis and Liu Chens deaths are neither surprising nor unjust. After all, this is someone whom Bai Wuxue, one of the seven giants, acknowledged.
The hottest topic of discussion in the restaurant was without a doubt the white-robed desman. The ce was extraordinarily bustling.
Xiao Chen, wearing a ck hooded cloak, sat at a table beside a window on the second floor. When he heard all this, he remained calm and did not take pride in it at all.
It was just killing two half-Sages about as strong as Gu Mu. Any of the seven giants would have such strength. Furthermore, they would have defeated those two with even more ease.
Xiao Chen set down his wine cup. Presently, he was focusing all his attention on a round, purple crystal coin.
This purple crystal coin in Xiao Chens hand had a lot of texture. It sported three mountain peaks hidden behind clouds embossed on its back while the front had the image of a person.
Xiao Chen had found a total of ten million Superior Grade Spirit Stones in Situ Leis and Liu Chens spatial rings, much less than he had expected.
These two people each ruled a n and were not loose cultivators. Nevertheless, despite being half-Sages, they only carried about five million Superior Grade Spirit Stones each. Having such a small sum was hard to understand.
Aside from Spirit Stones, Xiao Chens biggest gain was in purple crystal coins like the one before him. They numbered in the hundred thousands.
These purple crystal coins were probably made from some sort of mysterious ore. No doubt they were valuable, but Xiao Chen still did not know what they were even after studying them for a few days.
In the bustling restaurant, Xiao Chen held the purple crystal coin tightly. In the end, he still asked Ao Jiao, who was in the Immortal Spirit Ring, Ao Jiao, do you know what this crystal coin is?
At the moment, Ao Jiao was expertly caring for the most valuable Spirit Tree in the Immortal Spirit Ringthe Lunar Cassia Tree. Under her care, the white Lunar Cassia sapling had already doubled in size from its original ten-meter height.
The Lunar Cassia saplings trunk had also thickened, now requiring two arms to encircle it. Lush leaves now flickered with spiritual light, making it look lovely.
Ao Jiao set aside what she was doing and squinted for a while. Then she smiled craftily. Naturally, I know. However, you have to toss in some Spirit Stones. As of now, the Spirit Trees in the herb garden grow too slowly by relying on just the Rank 1 Spirit Vein in the Immortal Spirit Ring.
Xiao Chen smiled bitterly and felt a headacheing. Honestly speaking, he did not care too much for the Spirit Trees in the Immortal Spirit Ring.
In reality, ordinary trees took one or two decades to mature. Spirit Trees, on the other hand, required hundreds or thousands of years.
However, Ao Jiao remained relentless in this. She kept saying that it would be useful to Xiao Chen in the future, that the earlier he started the herb garden in the Immortal Spirit Ring, the greater his advantage would be when meeting Martial Emperors of the same generation.
Xiao Chen had dumped arge portion of his Superior Grade Spirit Stones into the Immortal Spirit Ring already. This time, out of the ten million Superior Grade Spirit Stones, Ao Jiao immediately demanded three million.
Such an expenditure made Xiao Chen feel a pinch. At that point, Xiao Chen decided that no matter how Ao Jiao asked him for it, he would pay no heed to her.
However, now that Ao Jiao raised the issue again, he could not help but agree to give her another two million Spirit Stones.
Only after he agreed did Ao Jiao smile with satisfaction. This thing in your hand is an Astral Coin. It is the currency among the high-leveled cultivators of the five major races of the Kunlun Realm. Most Martial Emperors would carry out their transactions in Astral Coins.
Xiao Chen held up the purple crystal coin and asked doubtfully, Astral Coinisnt this redundant then, with Spirit Stones around?
Ai Jiao smiled and replied, How can it be redundant? It is not redundant even in the human races Tianwu Domain. I already said, this is the currency used for transactions between high-leveled cultivators. There are also manyrge auctions catering to Martial Sages that use Astral Coins.
Most importantly, Spirit Stones have the best effect for human cultivators. However, they are not that useful to other races.
For example, the Deity Race focuses on cultivating Mental Energy. The most important resource for them is Demonic Soul Stones. There is also Fiend Energy, which the Fiend Race primarily cultivates. The efficiency of converting Spirit Stones to Fiend Energy is far fromparable to that of Blood Soul Stones.
Astral Coins are minted from Astral Crystal Ore found in the universe. This material is necessary for forging Spirit Weapons or Secret Treasures, a rare resource that every racecks. It is the most suitable substance for use as amon currency in the five great domains.
After this exnation, Xiao Chen finally understood the value of Astral Coins. Due to the different anatomies of the various races, although they all cultivated Martial Cultivation, the resources they required were different.
The Spirit Stones that serve as currency throughout the Tianwu Domain might not be useful for trading with Fiends or Deities. Currently, Xiao Chen urgently needed amon resource for transactions with the various races.
Hunluo Provincey at the edge of the Tianwu Domain, adjacent to the Fiend Domain. The Martial God Pce had weak control over this ce. So the number of humans and Fiends remained at a certain bnce in this province.
Chapter 743 - Magnificent Fiend Hall’s Sinister Plot
Chapter 743: Magnificent Fiend Halls Sinister Plot
This situation helped to exin why Situ Lei and Liu Chen had Astral Coins. These two n Heads probably had dealings with Fiend cultivators.
However, Xiao Chen did not know how much a hundred thousand Astral Coins were worth.
After thinking for a while, Xiao Chen asked, How many Spirit Stones is one Astral Coin?
Ao Jiao muttered to herself doubtfully before answering, During Sang Mus time, millennia ago, I think one Astral Coin was worth a thousand Superior Grade Spirit Stones. However, the rates were not fixed. For example, if you made the exchange in the Fiend Domain, you would be able to get more than in the Tianwu Domain.
I dont think it would be much different now. It should be worth between a thousand to two thousand Superior Grade Spirit Stones.
When Xiao Chen heard this, his heart could not help but palpitate in excitement. Going by this exchange rate, a hundred thousand Astral Coins were equal to a hundred million Superior Grade Spirit Stones.
How could the two ns savings for a hundred years be only ten million Superior Grade Spirit Stones? That was simply impossible.
Now, everything made sense. This news ced Xiao Chen in a good mood. Revealing a smile, he tossed an Astral Coin on the table and called out loudly, Waiter! Bill, please!
However, Ao Jiaoughed in her heart. While a hundred thousand Astral Coins might look like a lot, if one casually bought one or two high-quality Superior Grade Secret Treasures, there would be nothing left.
The expenditure of high-leveled cultivators was far from what Xiao Chen imagined.
When the shops waiter heard Xiao Chen calling for the bill, he quickly came over. However, when he looked around, he discovered that Xiao Chen had already disappeared.
Just as the waiter was about to burst out in expletives, he suddenly noticed the purple Astral Coin on the table. His eyes instantly lit up.
After carefully inspecting the Astral Coin in his hand, he smiled with wild joy and eximed, Astral Coin, it really is an Astral Coin. I have not seen such a generous cultivator in a long time.
As Hunluo Province neighbored the Fiend Domain, Astral Coins were not rare here. Hence, the shops waiter immediately recognized the Astral Coin with one nce.
Knowing the value of an Astral Coin, the shops waiter nearly leaped in joy.
Outside the city gates, Xiao Chen shed his ck hooded cloak. Finally, he gave Azure Peak City onest nce before continuing on his way.
During the past three days, Xiao Chen hadpletely recovered from the fatigue of traveling in the Savage Beast Forest for more than a month. His destination remained the same. It was still the forbiddennd where the Thunder Emperor hadprehended his will in the Fiend Domain.
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Currently, everyone in the Liu ns residence at Azure Peak City was dispirited and downcast. After Liu Chen died, the n no longer had a half-Sage to protect them.
It was easy to anticipate what kind of disaster the Liu n would encounter in Azure Peak City in the future. It would have difficulty maintaining its prestige.
If not for fear of the Liu ns umtions over its long history, the ns enemies would have alreadye killing over. However, the peace would notst for long unless the seeding n Head, Liu Enze, was willing to give up most of the n businesses.
Young Master Liu, what are your thoughts so far? With just your word that you will leave the Eternal Heavenly Sword School, our Magnificent Fiend Hall will immediately be able to help you eliminate that brat, a stout man in yellow robes with coarse and ferocious looks said to the uncertain Liu Enze in the Liu ns brightly lit great hall.
Although Azure Peak City was a midsize city, it was ideally located close to the Savage Beast Forestwhich made it highly attractive to Hunluo Provinces factions and thus hotly contested all this time.
Ostensibly, the Situ n and Liu n controlled Azure Peak City, but everyone knew who its true master was.
The Eternal Heavenly Sword School backed the two ns. They even encouraged the conflict between them, not letting either one grow too strong.
The situation was easy to understand. Given Situ Leis and Liu Chens half-Sage cultivations, without a strong backer, all it would take was one Martial Sage to subdue the ce.
However, such a scenario never happened. Everyone knew that anyone who touched the two ns risked offending the Eternal Heavenly Sword School. Doing so would not end well for them.
Clearly, the yellow-robed man felt very confident. He smiled and said, I believe that you already informed the Eternal Heavenly Sword School of this situation. However, they could not offend the Supreme Sky Sect over two small ns. Furthermore, they fear that if they kill this genius, they will suffer reprisals from the Martial God Pce.
However, our Fiend Races cultivators do not have such concerns. If we kill him, that will be it. As long as we dont vite the mutual understanding between us Fiend cultivators, it will be fine.
Liu Enzes expression slowly rxed. He had indeed informed the Eternal Heavenly Sword School of everything that happened already.
The Eternal Heavenly Sword Schools reaction was exactly as the yellow-robed man had guessed. They only cated him and said that they would send experts to manage the Liu n temporarily.
Then, the Eternal Heavenly Sword School would ept Liu Enze as a true inheritor. After he became aplished, he could exact revenge on his own. They never mentioned doing anything to that brat.
However, he still hesitated. After all, as a human, he found it hard to ept relying on a Fiend Race faction.
Nevertheless, when Liu Enze remembered how Xiao Chen had smashed his father, Liu Chen, into a paste, overweening hatred filled his head. He clenched his teeth and made his decision.
Alright, I agree. As long as your Magnificent Fiend Hall can kill that brat, I will help you gain control over Azure Peak City.
The yellow-robed man stood up andughed loudly, Great! In less than a month, this brats head will appear before you.
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Where the Tianwu Domain bordered the Fiend Domain in Hunluo Province, humans and Fiends already trespassed into each othersnds, resulting in generalwlessness.
Neither the Tianwu Domains Martial God Pce nor the Fiend Domains Heavenly Fiend Pce could manage this area. Eventually, they gave up on it.
This abandonment left no one in charge, which brought about further chaos.
Six major factions existed in Hunluo Province: the human races Eternal Heavenly Sword School, Bone Mausoleum Sect, and Blood Shadow Sect, and the Fiend Races Magnificent Fiend Hall, Heavenly Tiger Sect, and Soaring Serpent Mansion.
These six factions were all Rank 8 sects. They all had strong peak Martial Sages ruling them. In terms of umtions, they were far inferior to Rank 9 sects.
However, among Rank 8 sects, any of these six major factions would rank highly in the Kunlun Realm.
In just one province, there were six peak Rank 8 sects. One could easily imagine the tumult and intensity of the fights in this ce.
Furthermore, due to the absence of the Martial God Pce and the Heavenly Fiend Pce, loose cultivators of the Tianwu Domain and the Fiend Domain, whomitted great evil and did not want to run to the chaotic domains far away, coulde to Hunluo Province to hide, avoiding pursuit and execution.
Loose cultivators of the Tianwu Domains Evil Cultivator Ranking, famous bandits, and pirates, or Fiends thatmitted great evil in the Fiend Domain were frequent sights here.
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On a mountain peak outside Azure Peak City, strong winds continuously blew white clouds everywhere. That yellow-robed man from the Magnificent Fiend Hall stood on this mountain peak, gazing calmly into the distance.
Sou! Sou! Sou!
A nimble figure leaped around like a monkey, steadily ascending the mountain. With each leap, he rose five hundred meters.
This person evidently had extremely strong legs. However, when hended, he seemed as light as a feather. The rocks of the mountain did not crack or suffer from any damage as they rolled down.
In a few breaths, this person arrived at a huge boulder at the summit of this five-kilometer-tall mountain.
This person also wore yellow robes. However, his clothes were disorderly, and he had messy hair. Clearly, he did not care about his looks at all. It was not known how long it had been since he groomed himself.
With one nce, the word sloppy woulde to mind, only this persons eyes were bright and filled with overwhelming Spiritual Energy.
This pair of eyes looked like two bright Night Pearls shining in a garbage heap. The dazzling light made everyone forget about the garbage and focus on these eyes.
As this sloppy youth squatted on the huge boulder, unmindful of his image, he stuck his finger into his ear and asked rather rudely, First Uncle, why are you looking for me so urgently? I did note to Hunluo Province for fun and games, you know.
The yellow-robed stout man turned around and smiled. Feng, I called you over this time to help my Magnificent Fiend Hall do something. As you know, Azure Peak City in the Tianwu Domains Hunluo Province is the nearest city to the Magnificent Fiend Hall. We have long taken an interest in this ce.
This sloppy youth with the single name Feng pulled his finger out of his ear and casually flicked off the wax on it. Then he askedzily, What does it have to do with me? Ever since you joined the Magnificent Fiend Hall, you no longer had any rtion to our Giant Ape Race.
The yellow-robed stout man felt somewhat frustrated and said, You little brat. Now that youve grown up and your wings are developed, gaining fame with the nickname Little Heavenly Monkey, you forget how this old man raised you.
Feng pouted and stood up on the boulder. He said helplessly, Very well. Tell me, then. If it does not get in the way of my matters, I can help you with it in passing.
The yellow-robed man smiled and said, Help me kill someone. Of course, if everything goes well, I might not even need you to do anything.
Fengs bright eyes stared at the yellow-robed man, and he asked, Kill someone? With your Inferior Grade Martial Sage cultivation, you still need me to kill someone?
The yellow-robed man replied softly, Sometimes, there are unspoken rules you cannot break. With my status, if I were to go and kill a young genius, the Martial God Pce will definitely seek trouble for me. The Heavenly Fiend Pce in the Fiend Domain will do the same as well.
This matter was easy to understand. Because of theck of resources, the various major races viewed one another with hostility. However, they still had a certain degree of tacit understanding.
If one side sent out their older-generation experts to kill the young geniuses of the other side, and the other side did the same, both could forget about developing.
They would end up exterminating each other, cutting off their line of descent.
The matters of the younger generation should be dealt with by the younger generation. No one would break this tacit understanding without any substantial benefit in doing so.
I have already contacted one of Hunluo Provinces Ten Evils, Wu Yuankai. This loose cultivator has never feared anything. If he fails, I will need you to take action, the yellow-robed man said indifferently.
Feng shrugged his shoulders and said, As you please. However, I am rather curious. Who are you trying to kill? To think that you are still worried after engaging one of the Ten Evils. Could it be one of the Tianwu Domains seven giants?
Dont worry. That person is not on that level. Just wait for my news. If I dont look for you within ten days, this mission will have ended.
The yellow-robed Sage leaped off the summit, disappearing from Fengs sight in one jump.
The messy-haired and loose-robed genius cultivator of the Giant Ape Race, who boasted the nickname Little Heavenly Monkey in the Fiend Domain, smiled. How disappointing! If it is not one of the seven giants, this mission will be boring.
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At this moment, Xiao Chen was unaware that trouble had arisen as a result of killing Situ Lei and Liu Chen. He was currently rushing towards his next destination, the provincial capital of Hunluo Province.
After that, he intended to pay the Eternal Heavenly Sword Schools headquarters a visit in passing. He wanted to see if the Eternal Heavenly Sword School had any connection to the Thunder Emperor.
Along the way, Xiao Chen gained a better understanding of Hunluo Province. To his surprise, this Hunluo Province had six Rank 8 sects, far surpassing his expectations.
Chapter 744 - Suspicions
Chapter 744: Suspicions
A Rank 8 sect in the Tianwu Domain was a formidable power in a region. With so many of such factions in one province, what would thepetition here be like?
The founding ancestor of this Eternal Heavenly Sword School is totally shameless. He actually imed that he created Thunder Light Fleeing Shadows Sword. Now, I really want to know who this Eternal Heavenly Sword Sage is, Ao Jiao grumbled from the Immortal Spirit Ring.
On the road to the provincial capital, Xiao Chen had run into a few disciples from the Eternal Heavenly Sword School. When they spoke, they were full of praise for their founding ancestor.
ording to these disciples, not only did their founding ancestor start the sect from scratch, establishing the Eternal Heavenly Sword School that had not fallen even after two thousand years, but he also created several exquisite Sword Techniques.
In the end, the more Ao Jiao heard, the angrier she got. Her upset was because the several Sword Techniques mentioned, including Thunder Light Fleeing Shadows Sword, were Sword Techniques that the Thunder Emperor created as a youth.
Along the way, Xiao Chen had heard Ao Jiao griping about this shamelessness more than once. He smiled faintly and said, You can stopining already. That Eternal Heavenly Sword Sage probably died long ago. There is no use cursing at him.
Ao Jiao countered calmly, That person already advanced to Martial Sage two thousand years ago. If he broke through to Martial Emperor, even if he is just a Minor Heavenly Martial Emperor, living two thousand years would be easy.
Xiao Chen shook his head and argued, That is impossible. If he became a Martial Emperor, his name would resound everywhere. Hunluo Province would not have any other faction; the Eternal Heavenly Sword School would be able to monopolize it. Most importantly, none of the Eternal Heavenly Sword School disciples mentioned anything about him bing a Martial Emperor. If he indeed became a Martial Emperor, why would they not publicize that fact in order to gain more glory?
What you say makes sense. However, I keep feeling that it is too coincidental. Just when the Thunder Emperor fell two thousand years ago, this Sage established the Eternal Heavenly Sword School. If he did not want to advance to Martial Emperor, why would he found a sect for nothing? The primary purpose of setting up a sect is to gain resources for oneself to advance to Martial Emperor.
Ao Jiaos expression became increasingly graver. Her suspicions about the Eternal Heavenly Sword School only ballooned.
Xiao Chen noticed the point Ao Jiao had at the end. He asked, What does establishing a sect have to do with breaking through to Martial Emperor?
She exined, People without sufficient talent or Luck would open sects for the sake of bing Martial Emperors. They would gather vast amounts of resources and forcibly break through.
However, this kind of Martial Emperor will remain a Minor Heavenly Martial Emperor forever and can never advance. Furthermore, this method is high-risk and requires an astronomical amount of resources. For some people, such losses are not worth the gain.
Xiao Chen gave Hunluo City in the distance a nce and stopped walking. He said, Actually, it is time you tell me how the Martial Emperor fell back then.
Ao Jiao, who was in the Immortal Spirit Ring, remained silent for a long time. It seemed like she did not want to recall these matters. Finally, she slowly said, Indeed, it is time to tell you some things.
Xiao Chen had always had his suspicions about the Thunder Emperors death. Sang Mu had been the youngest Martial Emperor since the Azure Emperor. He had traveled through the Kunlun Realm unhindered, practically unrivaled in the same generation.
Those who became Martial Emperors on the road of cultivation were generally people with great Luck. If nothing unexpected happened, they would not fall for no reason.
This should be all the more so for the Thunder Emperor. Someone with such talent, able to stand at the top, would definitely not fall by ident.
Back at the Azure Dragon Pce, that mysterious Item Spirit had been effusive with praise when Xiao Chen mentioned the Thunder Emperor. The first thing he asked was whether the Thunder Emperor was already the strongest Sovereign Martial Emperor.
The dumbfounded expression on the Item Spirits face, when he found out that the Thunder Emperor had died, could not have been faked.
Ao Jiao revealed a hurt expression on her face as she said softly, Back then, when Sang Mu just advanced to Sovereign Martial Emperor, he immediately challenged the strongest Sovereign Martial Emperorthe Thunder Sovereign.
Thunder Sovereign was a title. The holder of that title was the Thunder and Lightning Pces founding ancestor, a Sovereign Martial Emperor of the same generation as the Azure Emperor. He was also currently the oldest Martial Emperor of the Kunlun Realm.
Many people believed that the Thunder Sovereign was the strongest human. Even the three Holy Masters of the Three Holy Lands were probably inferior to him to some extent.
Of course, these were just unverifiable rumors. Furthermore, the Thunder Sovereign had already lived for at least ten thousand years. As he had not shown himself for very long, no one knew if he was alive or dead.
Sang Mu had been given the title Thunder Emperor. When he advanced to Sovereign Martial Emperor, he naturally wanted to take the title of Thunder Sovereign. However, titles were not something given to oneself.
One had to disy the corresponding strength before others would concede the title. Thus, Sang Mu had to fight the strongest Martial Emperor of that timethe Thunder Sovereign.
The moment Sang Mu advanced, he issued a challenge to a Sovereign Martial Emperor of the same generation as the Azure Emperor. Such courage was trulymendable.
Xiao Chen asked somewhat anxiously, So did he win or lose?
Ao Jiao revealed a pained expression and muttered, He lost. That old man, the Thunder Sovereign, broke the Thunder Wood Sword.
Does that mean that the Thunder Sovereign killed the Thunder Emperor? he asked, a bit subdued.
She shook her head and replied, No, that old man only broke the Thunder Wood Sword and severely injured Sang Mu. However, he did not kill Sang Mu. He even said this victory was not justified and invited Sang Mu to fight him again after a hundred years.
Xiao Chen asked doubtfully, Who killed him?
Im not very sure of the exact details. The moment after the Thunder Wood Sword broke, I entered deep sleep, in danger of being destroyed at any moment.
At some point in time, glistering tears appeared at the corners of Ao Jiaos eyes. She said, When I woke up, not only had the Thunder Emperor not recovered, but his injuries had even worsened, bing something fatal. At that time, I was so frightened, I cried.
He told me not to cry. When I asked him who injured him, he did not say. He only said that he met with a despicable person and he had been betrayed, that he let me down. Then, he went to the Phoenixs Passion Pce to ask for a piece of Divine Moonstone to protect me. However, he ended up in an argument with their Young Pce Master.
In his rage, Sang Mu dragged his dying body and killed their Young Pce Master and forcibly took away the Divine Moonstone. Then, he died as a result of the Vermilion Bird Holy Fire Imprint that the Phoenixs Passion Pces Holy Master imnted.
When Xiao Chen heard what Ao Jiao said, he finally understood the whole story. Ostensibly, the Phoenixs Passion Pces Holy Master had killed the Thunder Emperor.
However, in reality, the Thunder Emperor had already been doomed to die at that time. If he had been at his peak, the Phoenixs Passion Pces Pce Master might not even have been able to stay the Thunder Emperor Sang Mu.
The crux of the matter should be that period when Ao Jiao had been asleep after the Thunder Emperor suffered defeat. How exactly had his injuries turned into something fatal?
Clearly, the Thunder Emperor had not wanted to tell Ao Jiao what happened, so Xiao Chen had no way of finding out, either.
To summarize the Thunder Emperors life, he hade from humble beginnings and be famous at a young age. Along the way, he had done many things in the Sky Dome Realm, which turned into legends and myths.
After the Thunder Emperor arrived at the Kunlun Realm, he had been like a fish in water, like a bound roc that finally spread its wings, which wererger than the sky.
The Thunder Emperor managed to stand out from all the lower-realm geniuses, defeating the various disciples of the Tianwu Domains sects and ns. After he became a Martial Emperor, he rose uppletely and traveled the Kunlun Realm unhindered. Even the Martial Emperors of the various major races trembled in fear when they heard his name.
Such a person falling caused everyone to feel regret over it. If the Thunder Emperor had not died, he would definitely be the strongest Sovereign Martial Emperor of the Tianwu Domain by now.
Staring at the distant Hunluo City, Xiao Chen did not know what to say. The Thunder Emperors death still seemed very peculiar.
Who exactly was the despicable person the Thunder Emperor mentioned, the one who caused his injuries to worsen to the point of dooming him to death? Xiao Chen did not know where to start investigating. Even if he knew the answer, he could not do anything about it.
With his strength noweven if he were a thousandfold strongerhe would not be a match for someone who could injure the Thunder Emperor.
No wonder Ao Jiao had not been willing to tell him about it. Before he got strong enough, even if he knew something, he could only treat it as a story. There was no difference between rting it or not.
Sorry, I caused you to recall some painful memories, Xiao Chen said, feeling guilty when he saw the glistering tears at the corners of Ao Jiaos eyes.
She gently rubbed away her tears and forced out a smile. Its fine. Ive buried these things in my heart for too long already. Being able to speak about them means that I can look past them now.
Xiao Chen looked ahead with a determined gaze. Then he said seriously, Dont worry. I will help you find out who was behind the Thunder Emperors death. The truth wille to light someday.
Ao Jiao smiled and said, Dont buy too much trouble. Sang Mu did not tell me about it back then probably because that person is too strong. He probably did not want anyone trying to take revenge for him.
Lets go. After we visit the Eternal Heavenly Sword School, we will immediately head for the Fiend Domain. You have your own path to walk as well.
Xiao Chen did not say anything more. However, he made sure to remember this promise in his heart. In the future, after he climbed to the peak, he would personally kill the enemy of the Thunder Emperor.
As for the strongest human Martial Emperor of the Tianwu Domain, the Thunder Sovereign, Xiao Chen would visit him someday and defeat him, aplishing the Thunder Emperors final wish.
As the sky was about to turn dark, Xiao Chen rushed to the gates of Hunluo City. Hunluo City looked as majestic as Supreme Sky City, perhaps even better.
This sight startled Xiao Chen. He found it hard to imagine that the provincial capital of a border province could be more majestic than the provincial capital of one of therge provinces of the Tianwu Domain.
However, Xiao Chen saw a different scene after he entered the city gates. Cultivators filled the entire street.
Furthermore, all these cultivators released strong killing Qi with their ferocious gazes. If anyone bumped into someone, a fight would immediately break out; no one could stop them.
The people here seemed inured to this. They watched with interest and asionally evaluated these fights, obviously very excited about these.
Along the way, Xiao Chen witnessed several fights. The defeated people did not have a good end. Their corpsesy on the street, their treasures robbed by others.
Some people even kept track of the cultivators entering the city. If they found any weak cultivators traveling alone, they would immediately target them.
The entire city waswless and chaotic. Everything depended on ones strength. The strong preyed on the weak; such things were inly visible.
Xiao Chen did not wish to incur any trouble, so he released his heavy killing Qi as well, intimidating everyone around a little and deterring the rashness of others.
After all, a killing Qi that heavy could not be umted that easily by just anyone. With one nce, people knew that Xiao Chen frequently trod the line between life and death.
Xiao Chen casually found a restaurant and ordered some wine and food. Then, he called a waiter over and tossed out five Astral Coins. He said, I have some questions. Please answer them honestly.
The waiter put away the five Astral Coins with a smile. Young Hero, just let me know what you want, and I will do my best to aplish it.
Xiao Chen nodded and said, Tell me more about the exact situation in Hunluo City. Then, tell me everything you know about the Eternal Heavenly Sword School as well.
When the waiter heard this, heunched into a fluent report. Although he touched on many things, he was not long-winded at all. Soon, Xiao Chen gained a rough understanding of Hunluo City.
Evidently, this was not the waiters first time speaking about all this. However, when it came to the Eternal Heavenly Sword School, his speech was no longer that fluent.
Chapter 745 - Treasure with an Astronomical Price
Chapter 745: Treasure with an Astronomical Price
Xiao Chen already knew many of the things about the Eternal Heavenly Sword School that the waiter mentioned, so he could not help but feel somewhat disappointed.
The waiter noted Xiao Chens expression and could tell that Xiao Chen would be sending him away soon. So he said, Young Hero, there is a piece of news that will definitely interest you.
Xiao Chen looked up and asked, What news?
Hehe! About this The waiter paused at this moment. Xiao Chen understood what he meant and gave him another five Astral Coins.
The waiter smiled in joy and said, Young Hero is really straightforward. In that case, I will be straightforward as well. Recently, the Eternal Heavenly Sword School began preparing to auction a broken swordits a damaged piece of a Sub-Divine Weapon.
When Xiao Chen heard this, he raised his eyebrows slightly. He said, A Sub-Divine Weapon is worth cities. It would even interest Martial Emperors. A fragment of a Sub-Divine Weapon is also simrly valuable and would attract some Martial Sages. However, this is not such big news.
The waiter smiled mysteriously and said, What if it is a fragment from the Thunder Emperors sword?
As soon as the waiter said that, both Xiao Chen and Ao Jiao, who was in the Immortal Spirit Ring, stared at him nkly, looking quite surprised.
Xiao Chen remembered back when he obtained the Thunder Wood Sword, there had been only half of it. The remaining half had been missing.
How can the remaining half be in their hands?! Ao Jiao eximed agitatedly from the Immortal Spirit Ring. Xiao Chen, ask him if it is true.
Upon seeing Xiao Chens look of disbelief, the waiter quickly said, This insignificant one does not dare to lie. In recent years, the Eternal Heavenly Sword School would asionally sell some treasures of astronomical value, all worth cities. Other sects would definitely hide such treasures and keep them for themselves. However, the Eternal Heavenly Sword School sold them all.
Xiao Chen raised his wine cup and gently took a sip. A contemtive look appeared on his face. ording to what the waiter said, this Eternal Heavenly Sword School seemed to be behaving rather strangely.
What is this auction called and when will it be held?
Since Xiao Chen knew about this auction already, he would certainly go and check it out, see if there was any chance of obtaining the remaining half of the sword.
However, he had nothing more than a vague hope. After all, even though it was just a fragment of a Sub-Divine Weapon, that half piece of a sword was still worth cities.
Every ingredient required to forge a Sub-Divine Weapon was a rare resource. Such materials were treasures that could be found but not sought. Once they were gone, one might have to wait for several hundred years to find another one.
After the half piece of a sword was melted, it would be ready-made Sub-Divine Weapon material. It would interest several Martial Sages, especially those from sects preparing to forge Sub-Divine Weapons. These people would be willing to spendrge sums to purchase it.
Once a Sub-Divine Weapon was forged, then it was not an exaggeration to say that the wielders strength could immediately increase by fifty percent.
Furthermore, this Sub-Divine Weapon was once the Thunder Emperors sword, adding some vor and legend to the forged weapon.
It would not be practical for Xiao Chen topete with these people with his wealth.
It is called the Flourishing Heaven Auction. It will be held on the thirtieth of this month. At that time, several other treasures will be on auction as well, the waiter said with a smile filling his face.
The thirtieth, the end of the month, was in three days. That was not much time.
Waving his hand, Xiao Chen dismissed the waiter. He said mentally to Ao Jiao, What do you think? How did the remaining half of the Thunder Wood Sword end up in the Eternal Heavenly Sword Schools hands?
Frowning, Ao Jiao sank into deep thought. Then she replied, This Eternal Heavenly Sword Sage must have been a good friend of Sang Mu in the past. If I can see a painting of him, I should be able to recognize him.
Are you saying that this Eternal Heavenly Sword Sage is the one who betrayed the Thunder Emperor? Xiao Chen asked probingly as he put down his wine cup.
She shook her head slightly and replied, Not necessarily. Given the Eternal Heavenly Sword Sages strength back then, even if Sang Mu was severely injured, Sang Mu would have been able to kill him easily.
Xiao Chen asked somewhat helplessly, What should we do about the half piece of the sword? Given my financial capabilities right now, it would be very hard to win the auction.
Hispetitors at the auction would surely be wealthy Martial Sages. His hundred thousand Astral Coins would be nothing before them.
Ao Jiao did not seem to care too much about this. She sighed softly and replied, We will see what destiny brings. It will be fine just to take note of who wins the sword fragment in the end. In the future, maybe we will have a chance to get it back. That way, we will be able to save on a lot of trouble when we want to upgrade the Lunar Shadow Saber to a Sub-Divine Weapon.
After Xiao Chen ate and drank, he rented a courtyard behind the restaurant for some peace and quiet.
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As night approached, a Magnificent Fiend Hall cultivator went to the western part of the city, the most chaotic district in Hunluo City, and looked around. When he found his goal, he carefully made his way to the front of a courtyard.
The most ferocious loose cultivators stayed in the western part of the city. If not for the identity medallion of the Magnificent Fiend Hall that this cultivator sported, as a Medial Grade Martial Monarch, he would not be able to step into this area.
When this person arrived before the doors, a look of fear shed in his eyes. One of the infamous Ten Evils of Hunluo CityWu Yuankaistayed at this courtyard.
The Ten Evils were great bandits of the Tianwu Domain or the Fiend Domain. The weakest of them was a half-Sage. The top three of the Ten Evils were Martial Sages.
Even the six major factions of Hunluo Province would not dare to offend these three people casually.
After calming himself, this Magnificent Fiend Hall cultivator rapped the door cautiously with the knocker. Then he called out in a loud voice, Senior Wu, this humble self is a disciple from the Magnificent Fiend Hall. Some information that you have been waiting for has surfaced.
His voice lingered in the dark night for a very long time. However, no reply came from the courtyard. This silence gave the Magnificent Fiend Hall cultivator standing outside goosebumps.
Come in!
A hoarse voice finally called out from the house. The Magnificent Fiend Hall cultivator quickly pushed the door open and entered.
Inside the courtyard, Wu Yuankai wore robes made of sackcloth. He looked indifferently at the new arrival and said, The Magnificent Fiend Hall is only so-so. It took you seven days to find a person.
The Magnificent Fiend Hall cultivator smiled and said, Hunluo Province is so big. Finding a person is like searching for a needle in the sea. It is not something easy. Take a look. This is the deposit, fifty thousand Astral Coins. After you have aplished the matter, we will give you the other half.
Wu Yuankai received a spatial ring from the Magnificent Fiend Hall cultivator. After he check it, a greedy look shed in his eyes. He smiled and said, Give me that persons address, then wait for my good news three days from now.
Senior, thank you for your troubles. This insignificant one will take my leave first.
That person handed Xiao Chens address over to Wu Yuankai and departed quickly, not wanting to remain a second longer.
Wu Yuankai nced at the address and said softly, Gaining the wealth of others and avoiding cmities. Junior, dont me me for being ruthless.
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With the auction ted for the thirtieth of the month, Xiao Chen had three days of free time. Having no interest in shopping or seeing the sights since Hunluo City was a chaotic ce, he decided to focus all his efforts on cultivation.
Ghostly Image Chop!
Return of the Azure Dragon!
Soaring Dragon!
In the small yard, Xiao Chen used less than ten percent of his Quintessence to execute his three Heaven Ranked Martial Techniques.
Regarding might, Soaring Dragon was definitely the strongest of the three Heaven Ranked Martial Techniques, because it contained the momentum of a True Dragon soaring.
Furthermore, it was a move that Xiao Chen grasped perfectly. When he used this move, no Superior Grade Martial Monarch would be a match for him. Even half-Sages would not dare to sh head-on.
Of course, the other two Heaven Ranked Martial Techniques were not just for show. Ghostly Image Chop had moves hidden within moves. Once Xiao Chen found an opening and could exploit it, even if he faced a half-Sage, he was confident of a fifty percent chance of killing his opponent.
He could use Return of the Azure Dragon multiple times in session. Unlike Soaring Dragon and Ghostly Image Chop, it did not requirerge amounts of Quintessence and Mental Energy.
Under normal circumstances, Return of the Azure Dragon was the most versatile. The other two were killing moves.
Aside from these, Xiao Chen still had the Dragon Tone Art. When used unexpectedly, it could achieve surprising results. Furthermore, it was particrly effective against Spirit Beasts.
As for using the Dragon Tone Art against a Deity Race expert, Xiao Chen did not dare to presume that it would work. After all, he had never seen what the Deity Races Mental Energy Martial Techniques were like.
Naturally, Xiao Chen kept the Taiji Yinyang me Diagram as his trump card. It easily blocked the full-power strike of two half-Sages. It had unlimited potential.
In these three days, Xiao Chen did a simple appraisal of his strength. After fighting with Liu Chen and Situ Lei, he had gained a better understanding of his overall strength.
On the surface, my weakness is my insufficient cultivation. However, in reality, it is theck of a will.
Xiao Chen withdrew his saber and stood erect, calmly analyzing the differences in strength between the seven giants. Bai Wuxue and the others were several times weaker than An Junxi.
There were many reasons for this difference. However, the crucial factor was An Junxis will, allowing him to surpass them severalfold.
Although An Junxis cultivation was the same as the others, his strength was on an entirely different level. He might even be stronger than some Inferior Grade Martial Sages.
The most crucial thing is stillprehending a will. After this, I have to rush to the ce that Ao Jiao mentioned. Who is sneaking around there?
Suddenly, Xiao Chens expression changed, and he turned around, retreating a hundred meters. He ced his right hand on the saber hilt and looked coldly at Wu Yuankai standing on the wall.
Wu Yuankai stared at Xiao Chen as hended silently on the ground. He smiled sinisterly and said, You are quite alert. Unfortunately, you will be dead soon.
Wu Yuankais face did not look old; he seemed to be no more than middle-aged. However, the wrinkles at the corners of his eyes and the profound look in them gave others the impression of heavy lethargy.
Broad ck robes covered Wu Yuankais body. He wore a pair of dark gold gloves on hisrge hands hidden under his robes.
Wuwuwuwu! Wuwuwu! Although there was nothing around Wu Yuankais body, miserable crying sounded asionally. The pathetic sobs in the quiet night would put any cultivator on edge.
While this person jumped down, Xiao Chen had taken the opportunity to move back another two hundred meters. He looked at the other person with a grave expression and did not dare to be careless at all.
Xiao Chens Mental Energy was vast and boundless. His Spiritual Sense was sharp. Normally, he would detect any cultivator approaching purposely from a kilometer away.
However, he only noticed Wu Yuankai when Wu Yuankai was a hundred meters away. Anyter and he might have died from a single blow in a sneak attack.
The miserable cries sounded asionally. Although Xiao Chen was not too affected, he felt that something was wrong.
He tried gathering his Spiritual Sense in his eyes and looked over. Indeed, he discovered over a dozen barely visible, blood-red light ribbons spreading out from outside of Wu Yuankais body.
These light ribbons were as fine as thread. They surrounded him, undting like waves.
In the wake of the blood-red light ribbons, the surrounding Spiritual Energy increased, sprinkling like rain. Dew converged between the swaying ribbons, looking like the headwaters of an endlessly gushing creek.
Chapter 746 - Retreat When Everything Else Fails
Chapter 746: Retreat When Everything Else Fails
However, regr cultivators could not see these light ribbons. They would only feel the other partys aura flourishing like a tall mountain pressing down. This sensation was what most people called Sage Might.
When cultivators advanced to Martial Sage, they couldprehend the naturalw and form strong Heavenly Sage Laws.
ording to legend, Martial Emperors could even merge with nature, forming their own Heavenly Laws. When they used them, the sky would shatter and the earth crack; mountains and rivers would break.
These slender strands of blood-red light ribbons should be the naturalws of this person. This man was quite impressive to be able to condense several Heavenly Sage Laws as a half-Sage.
When Xiao Chen fought with Bai Wuxue, it looked like he was fighting on equal terms for a hundred moves. However, he would havested only another five hundred moves at best before his Quintessence and Vital Qi ran out.
Furthermore, Bai Wuxue had formed some Heavenly Sage Laws. His rate of absorption and quantity of Quintessence were not something Xiao Chen couldpare with.
Xiao Chen, this person is not simple. The scarlet light ribbons you see are not his true Heavenly Sage Laws. They are just projections of the Heavenly Sage Laws in his dantian.
Ao Jiao, who was in the Immortal Spirit Ring, felt worried. She said gravely, He must have cultivated some kind of demonic technique and infused his baleful aura into hisws. Otherwise, the originally righteous and vast naturalws would not be scarlet and filled with evil.
If you have an opportunity, it will be best to retreat. Back then, when you were fighting with Bai Wuxue, no matter what, he had to keep an eye out for Shui Lingling. This person is a loose cultivator. He fears neitherw nor heaven, showing concern for nothing.
Without needing Ao Jiao to remind him, Xiao Chen was already on high alert. This person before him was likely his strongest opponent yet since he arrived in the Kunlun Realm.
Clouds slowly gathered overhead, and dull rumbles of thunder resounded. asionally, purple lightning streaked through the sky. Xiao Chen had already unleashed his immortal state of thunder.
He ced his right hand on the saber hilt, quietly preparing the Azure Emperors Drawing the Saber. A scarlet light flickered in his eyesthat was his peak state of massacre that he had not used in a long time. Now, he did not hold back any of it at all.
The wind formed by the state of massacre started blowing gently in the courtyard, bringing with it a sense of destion.
Soon, a strong wind squalled, containing the boundless killing intent in Xiao Chens eyes. As the wind gusted, the heavy state of massacre made all the vigorous grass in the yard wither.
Winds howled as thunder roared in the night sky. Amid the startling aura, Xiao Chens white robes and ck hair fluttered. However, Xiao Chen, who held on to his saber hilt, withdrew his own aura, vanishing from notice.
In this vast and unrestrained aura, Xiao Chen looked very small and insignificant. The distance between him and Wu Yuankai seemed to increase to five thousand kilometers.
However, all it would take was one action, and this hidden insignificant figure would step across five thousand kilometers, carrying an overwhelming aura, and arrive within range.
Wu Yuankais pupils constricted, and he gently snorted as a strange look shed in his eyes, evincing some astonishment. However, he was not surprised at Xiao Chens state of massacre and immortal state of thunder.
As a loose cultivator, Wu Yuankai had seen all sorts of experts as he wandered the world. Although the immortal state of thunder and the state of massacre were rare, there were still people with them.
The thing that astonished Wu Yuankai was Xiao Chens Drawing the Saber.
The two states formed an overwhelming aura, looking very shocking. Martial Monarchs of the same generationor even cultivators with higher cultivationswould feel suppressed.
However, that was it in Wu Yuankais eyes. He already formed his own Heavenly Sage Laws. His aura contained a trace of Sage Might, so he did not fear Xiao Chens aura at all.
Interesting, what an odd Drawing the Saber. Furthermore, he infused his states and aura into his Saber Technique. However, he apparently has not perfected it.
Wu Yuankais lips curled up. Although he felt astonished, he did not feel much pressure. He had a rxed attitude. His cultivation surpassed the other party. He never entertained the thought that he might lose to this person.
Good, watch how I take you down and destroy this Drawing the Saber. Haha!
Xiu! Xiu!
Wu Yuankai took a step forward amid the strong wind and lightning, advancing courageously.
However, he had taken only half a step when he suddenly discovered thirty-four images leaping out from the far distant white figure.
Every image represented a trajectory of Drawing the Saber. Thirty-four different positions of Drawing the Saber sealed off all of Wu Yuankais paths of escape.
Wu Yuankai shrank back, and he quickly retreated. His rxed attitude now gained a trace of gravity.
He looked forward. The deste strong wind howled endlessly, the dark clouds above churned, and purple lightning asionally streaked across the sky. However, that insignificant body had not moved yet.
Xiao Chen still kept his body hidden, as though he was five thousand kilometers away, looking coldly at Wu Yuankai.
Odd, unexpectedly, theres more to this Drawing the Saber than meets the eye.
Wu Yuankai did not dare to be careless. The several strands of scarlet ribbon behind him suddenly turned bright. The light was dazzling and bright like blood. His aura flourished and climbed continuously.
Xiao Chen thought to himself, How unfortunate! If this person had charged forward without a care and I used the Azure Emperors Drawing the Saber, I could have taken advantage of his carelessness and struck him instantly. I could have seized the upper hand and control over advancing or retreating.
Whether Xiao Chen liked it or not, this person was thoroughly cautious. The moment he took a half step forward, he had reacted immediately, not giving Xiao Chen this chance.
As the two auras shed in the courtyard, the atmosphere became extremely oppressive. Strong winds, lightning, scarlet light, and miserable shrieks all mashed together. Dull shes rang out in the air.
Ka ca! Ka ca! The ground cracked, forming a pattern like a spiderweb spreading outwards slowly.
Sou! Sou! Sou!
There was nock of experts around the restaurant. Several people immediately sensed the oppressive atmosphere and looked around. Soon after, they rushed over.
Such a chaotic scene was prevalent in this city. However, few shed like this. Even before the fight started, people already felt its extraordinariness.
This is surely not a tussle of some nameless people. It must be a showdown between experts!
The cultivators who came to Hunluo City were unlikely to be nice people. In a showdown between experts, aside from being able to watch a good fight, they might be able to get something unexpected for cheap.
Before long, hundreds of cultivators had gathered around Xiao Chens courtyard, watching the two with avid gazes.
When they saw Wu Yuankais countenance clearly, several peoples faces filled with horror. They could not help taking a few steps back.
Its Wu Yuankai! One of Hunluo Citys Ten Evils. The one ranked twentieth in the Tianwu Domains Evil Cultivator Ranking.
How can it be him? This old fellow has not shown himself for a very long time already.
The two people in the courtyard did not care about the chatter of the others. The instant his aura reached its peak, Wu Yuankai did not hesitate to attack decisively.
The blood-red light became so dense that it startled the onlookers. Countless sinister evil spirits hovered up and down. They opened their mouths and roared.
All sorts of negative emotions surged towards Xiao Chen. Massacre, frenzy, chaos, grief, dread, and horror all drilled into his sea of consciousness.
The vast Mental Energy in Xiao Chens sea of consciousness turned into a golden sea. Towering waves soared and battered all these negative emotions into nothing.
The horrifying baleful aura had no impact on Xiao Chen. He simply continued to look calmly at the approaching Wu Yuankai.
Xiao Chens right hand, which rested on the saber hilt, moved after two breaths. A resplendent saber light seemed to cross five thousand kilometers in the strong wind and lightning, arriving instantly.
Boom!
A loud sound rang out in the dark night. In an instant, two strong forces crushed the courtyard into dust.
The cracked ground could no longer endure. Amid the rumbles, the ground shattered, sending thousands of enormous rocks flying into the air and reducing the courtyard to chaos.
Pu ci!
Blood leaked out from a corner of Xiao Chens mouth as he went tumbling back through the air, crashing endlessly intorge rocks and smashing them.
Wu Yuankai in the air did not move at all. However, a horrifying wound appeared on his chest. Remnant electricity sizzled relentlessly in the wound.
The electrical light poured into Wu Yuankais body, assaulting him incessantly. Pain kept ring, and his lips twitched nonstop, prompting him to frown tightly with his two thick eyebrows.
Wu Yuankai looked down and found his inner vest cut open. Then he saw the twenty-centimeter wound. An expression of disbelief shed in his eyes.
Earlier, in the time it took for a spark to fly, Wu Yuankai shed thirty-odd times, ording to Xiao Chens movements, for the sake of dodging all those attacks.
At the start, Wu Yuankai thought that he had seen through all of Xiao Chens saber trajectories. However, in the end, his counter met air, and Xiao Chens attack struck him.
However, Wu Yuankai had reacted quickly too. With hisbat experience, he had not panicked at all. The moment the saber light touched his chest, hended a palm strike on Xiao Chens right shoulder.
The sudden surging force knocked Xiao Chen back, preventing him from deepening the wound.
The strong force prated Xiao Chens protective Quintessence. After passing through the light barrier around his bones, it weakened by fifty to sixty percent. However, it still injured him.
If Xiao Chens body had not be a Rank 1 Sage Body, this palm strike would have ruptured his organs.
Although this person was not as strong as Bai Wuxue, he was definitely not far from him.
Bang!
Xiao Chen stabilized himself and stepped on a boulder. Then he leaned forward and held his saber with one hand, staring coldly at Wu Yuankai with a sharp gaze.
Wu Yuankai is injured!
Peering through all the flying stones, the many cultivators watching on the roof of the restaurant saw the wound on Wu Yuankais chest. Astonishment shed in the depths of all their eyes.
Strange, who is this fellow? At such a young age, he can fight evenly with Wu Yuankai and even injure him.
Wu Yuankai already advanced to Second Rank half-Sage. His reputation as one of the Ten Evils is not just for show. Since when could a nameless fellow injure him?
Ha ha! This is interesting. Wu Yuankai killed so many people in the past few decades. He must have snatched a great deal of wealth. If anything happens to him, we might have an opportunity.
Some people were astonished. However, even more people harbored errant thoughts. A murderous intent burned in their eyes as they stared at Wu Yuankai.
This was Hunluo City. All the cultivators here were not timid. No matter how notorious one was, once one revealed a severe injury, no one would mind beating ame dog.
Chapter 747 - Blood Filling the Night Sky
Chapter 747: Blood Filling the Night Sky
Wu Yuankai looked calmly at Xiao Chen. The red ribbons behind him undted like waves, and vast Spiritual Energy flowed like a river.
Winds and clouds surged. Wu Yuankais aura swelled continuously. The surrounding stones in the air fell to the ground under the influence of the Heavenly Sage Laws.
Not bad. I have not seen such an exquisite Drawing the Saber in a long time. If it were thirty years ago, this old man would have a good exchange of pointers. Unfortunately, I have epted payment to kill you. So you have to die today.
Wu Yuankai smiled and tightly clenched his dark gold gloves. They ground against each other, giving off creaking sounds.
Blood Shadow Underworld River Fist! The moment Wu Yuankai shouted, he punched from where he stood.
The Heavenly Sage Laws in Wu Yuankais body surged out. The blood-red ribbons burst forth with light, leaving a trace that even physical eyes could catch.
The blood-red Heavenly Sage Laws moved up and down, and an evil aura billowed out. Spiritual Energy poured in continuously and turned into surging Quintessence. This Quintessence surged out together with Wu Yuankai. The red fist light turned into a blood-red human head and flew out; it felt like the rivers flowed backwards and engulfed everything.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Everything in the way of this blood-red head, all the huge rocks in its path, simply turned into dust and scattered with the wind.
Xiao Chens face remained calm, and his Great Perfection saber intent poured into his saber. His saber buzzed and released a boundless purple light.
He tilted his body forward as he drew his saber with his right hand. He chopped down the middle of the blood-red head, and his withdrawn saber intent burst out. The head immediately exploded in a burst of scarlet light.
The red light spread everywhere like blood filling the night sky. Wu Yuankaiughed loudly as his fists danced around. Fist lights turned into blood-red human heads flying everywhere.
Each human head left behind a blood-red trail in the air like a vast sinister underworld river.
A white figure flickered, riding on an Azure Dragon image. Xiao Chen weaved in and out the boulders, brandishing his saber as he calmly shattered the iing human heads.
Wu Yuankais face twisted as a vein bulged on his forehead. He entered into apletely deranged state. The several blood-red Heavenly Sage Laws rose and fell, frantically absorbing Spiritual Energy from the surroundings.
Fist lights flew out continuously, appearing like surging underworld rivers. They crossed each other, and a multitude of aggrieved spirits wailed in anguish. A scene of the nineyers of purgatory appeared before Xiao Chen.
How great! I have not seen Wu Yuankais Blood Shadow Underworld River Fist for some time already. He has improved since then; he can even bring out a scene of the nineyers of purgatory.
That white-robed fellow is quite incredible. Despite being just a Superior Grade Martial Monarch, he has relied on his state of lightning, state of massacre, and his Great Perfection saber intent to fight evenly with Wu Yuankai for two hundred moves.
However,pared to Wu Yuankai, he is still slightly weaker.
Once this scene of the nineyers of purgatory appears, it will be like hell truly arriving. The mind of this techniques recipient will not only be in disarray, but the surging underworld waters will also be able to corrode Frost Iron.
The range of the fight became increasingly broader. When people learned that one side was one of the Ten Evils, Wu Yuankai, the number of spectators increased by more than tenfold.
When Wu Yuankais fist burst forth and formed a scene of the nineyers of purgatory, everyone sighed.
Xiao Chen casually swung his saber and tore apart a human head. When he looked at the vast underworld river, it formed all sorts of horrifying mysterious phenomena. His lips curled up in a cold smile.
Even the true hell cannot stop me. What more this mysterious phenomenon?
Hidden Dragon in the Depths, Soaring Dragon! Xiao Chen held up his saber as he looked at the scene of hell in front. A vast dragon roar resounded in his chest.
The purple clouds around Xiao Chens dantian scattered, cloud by cloud turning into pure and dense Quintessence that filled every nook and cranny of Xiao Chens body.
Soaring Dragon quickly umted momentum. Energy surged as though a mountain had crashed into the sea, vast and boundless. Xiao Chen could not help letting out a loud roar, inciting the immortal thunder in the heavens to rumble continuously.
Lightning tore through the night sky, and the heavens seemed like they would fall.
Xiao Chen took a step forward, and the night scene suddenly trembled. He moved through space like a True Dragon, soaring into the sky.
He merged with the saber. I am the True Dragon, and the True Dragon is mean inextinguishable sharpnesssting forever, vast and mighty eternal rage. I will never get defeated.
No matter what nineyers of purgatory, what scene of hell, what ghostly cries and miserable shrieks, what demons, devils, or monsters. All of you! Break! Break! Break!
Soaring Dragon, inciting heaven and shaking the earth. No one can block me!
Xiao Chen, who let out the loud roar, immediately attracted countless gazes under the illumination of the electric light. He looked like he turned into a ferocious True Dragon rushing into the sky.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
In the underworld river, sinister evil spirits and miserable aggrieved souls broke one after another in rapid session as the saber light shed relentlessly around the scene of the nineyers of purgatory.
Suddenly, the saber light tore apart the scene of hell, and the horrifying mysterious phenomena vanished.
How can it be? This brat actually tore the scene of the nineyers of purgatory!
In apetition of momentum of Heaven Ranked Martial Techniques, Wu Yuankai actually lost.
Loud exmations rang out. No one had expected Xiao Chen to break Wu Yuankais best move so decisively without leaving a trace.
Ghostly Image Chop!
Xiao Chen charged over and took the initiative. He did not hesitate to execute his own Heaven Ranked Martial Technique.
The look of astonishment in Wu Yuankais eyes was no less than anyone elses. However, he also remained calmer than anyone else. When he saw Xiao Chen charging over, his figure shed, and he quickly sent out a punch to block.
Dang! Dang! Dang!
Wu Yuankai received all seventy-two saber images that Xiao Chen sent out with his dark gold gloves, creating sparks.
These dark gold gloves had to be a high-quality Superior Grade Secret Treasure at the very least. When Xiao Chen chopped at them with his Great Perfection saber intent, he did not mark them at all.
They even naturally negated some of the force, relieving Wu Yuankai of a significant amount of pressure.
Having received all seventy-two saber images without feeling any pressure, Wu Yuankai curled his lips up. Smirking, he said, You overestimate yourself. You think that by breaking my scene of nineyers of purgatory, you can suppress me?
Furthermore, you even dare to take the initiative to approach me. You must be tired of living!
The blood-red Heavenly Sage Laws behind Wu Yuankai swayed intensely. He revealed a ferocious gaze and quickly gathered Quintessence, preparing to close in on Xiao Chen and finish him with one punch.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly. Ghostly Image Chop was not as simple as his opponent thought. He turned his wrist and swung his saber in a circle.
Boom!
Suddenly, a sea of lightning took form, and electricity shed with loud roars as the waves surged towards Wu Yuankai.
The sudden manifestation of a vast sea of lightning shocked Wu Yuankai. He quickly scattered his umted Quintessence and retreated. However, the sea of lightning surged up in tall waves, chasing after him.
The sea was boundless and the electric light, mighty. Before the vast sea of lightning, Wu Yuankai seemed insignificant.
What a huge mysterious phenomenon! This fellow is only a Superior Grade Martial Monarch. How is he able to support the Quintessence needed?
Wu Yuankai had seen much of the world. He could tell with one nce that the sea of lightning required a vast amount of Quintessence. He felt astonished and was still puzzled after much thought.
Even with his half-Sage cultivation, it would not be easy for him to support such a vast mysterious phenomenon.
In this situation, where Wu Yuankai could not find an opening, if he wanted to take this move head-on, he would have to spend several times more Quintessence than Xiao Chen.
However, at this moment, the sea of lightning surged, carrying its vast might. It had already arrived right before Wu Yuankai; he could not hesitate anymore.
Nine Revolving Underworld River Changes!
Wu Yuankai roared ferociously, and the blood-red Heavenly Sage Laws behind him quickly dimmed. His Quintessence became like a dormant volcano waiting to erupt.
Wu Yuankai punched out in fury. It felt like the nineyers of purgatory deep below and the ancient mythical underworld river sensed his summons.
The sound of gushing water came from above, appearing out of nowhere. A river filled with ck Qi popped into existence and wound nine times around Wu Yuankai, forming a corkscrew with nineyers and tightly hiding him from view.
Dark Qi spread everywhere with countless aggrieved spirits and withered bodies swimming in the dark waters. It looked horrifyingly like the real underworld river.
Bang!
The sea of lightning and the underworld river suddenly shed, giving off a loud report. Purple and ck intertwined and swept out, destroying everything within three kilometers.
Wu Yuankai moved back a hundred meters. Because he had just expended arge amount of Quintessence, his face appeared somewhat pale. The barely visible Heavenly Sage Laws swayed quickly, trying to make up for the lost Quintessence.
However, Wu Yuankai had used too much Quintessence. Unless he stopped fighting and let his body rest, it would be impossible to recover just by depending on those several strands of Heavenly Sage Laws.
The most important thing was that Xiao Chen would not give him any chance to rest. This was a fight with a half-Sage who had formed Heavenly Sage Laws; he could not let this drag out.
Xiao Chen withdrew his aura and dispelled the sea of lightning. He vomited out a mouthful of blood, and a saber light shed out.
A purple saber light shed in the night, looking like a meteor. It moved in an instant, almost impossible for the eyes to follow.
Suddenly, Wu Yuankai felt death looming over him, startling him. He quickly stopped recovering his Quintessence and raised his focus to the limits, not daring to be careless at all.
Relying entirely on his abilities, Wu Yuankai turned around and used his glove-d hands to shield his chest quickly.
Dang!
Electric light shed, and Wu Yuankai stumbled a hundred steps. Space trembled intensely with each step.
Wu Yuankai mped the Lunar Shadow Saber between his two dark gold gloves. The tip of the de pressed against the inner vest on his chest, unable to move forward any further.
The strong wind caused the twos clothing to flutter wildly. Wu Yuankai looked at Xiao Chen, whose saber he caught in his hands. He smiled coldly and said, You can go die now!
In Wu Yuankais opinion, Xiao Chen could not advance or retreat. This was his best chance to kill Xiao Chen. Xiao Chen would die for sure.
The moment Wu Yuankai said that, a mountain-like sovereigns aura suddenly burst forth from Xiao Chen. It felt like a distant and glorious sovereign appeared before him.
Wu Yuankais mind froze. The hands mped around the saber could not help but ck. Xiao Chen took advantage of this opportunity to pull back, drawing away the Lunar Shadow Saber.
Return of the Azure Dragon!
Xiao Chen swung his saber, and a dragon-shaped saber Qi covered with auspicious clouds instantly formed. He turned around like an Azure Dragon bursting out from the sea and sent out a saber strike.
Wu Yuankai had just shaken free of his shock from the sovereigns aura, recovering his wits. Then, out of the blue, he faced the attack of Return of the Azure Dragon. This happened all of a sudden. He could not gather Quintessence in time and could only send out a punch.
Chapter 748 - Extremely Inconceivable
Chapter 748: Extremely Inconceivable
Pu ci! Wu Yuankai spat out some blood, and his body flew back a kilometer before everyones astonished gazes.
Hes chasing!
Wu Yuankai roared furiously in his heart when he saw Xiao Chen charging over on the Azure Dragon image. It was not that he could not withstand Xiao Chens Return of the Azure Dragon but that he did not have enough time to umte Quintessence.
Wu Yuankais expression filled with murderous intent. He made up his mind that as long as Xiao Chen got near again, he would teach him a hard lesson.
However, when Xiao Chen got within a hundred meters, he suddenly let out a loud roar. The roar of a True Dragon resounded like thunder, reverberating inside Wu Yuankais mind.
Wu Yuankais head buzzed, causing him a splitting headache.
Fortunately for Wu Yuankai, he was a half-Sage. His Mental Energy was far more than that of a regr person or a Spirit Beast. He frantically circted his Mental Energy and recovered.
However, at this moment, Xiao Chen wielded a dragon-shaped saber Qi and sent out another Return of the Azure Dragon.
Bang!
Another loud sound rang out as Wu Yuankai blocked and went flying back another kilometer.
Something is wrong. Since when has Wu Yuankai been unable to even block such a Heaven Ranked Martial Technique?
Unexpectedly, someone knocked him back twice. Such a thought is extremely inconceivable!
The cultivators watching on the distant rooftops felt like their eyes were going to drop out when they saw Wu Yuankai repeatedly getting knocked back.
Wu Yuankai stabilized the surging Quintessence in his body and nced at Xiao Chen. Then, he discovered that Xiao Chens Quintessence had somewhat diminished.
Compared to the start, the electric lights on the saber had already dimmed significantly. Now, only weak arcs of electricity leaped around on the saber.
Regr Superior Grade Martial Monarchs could execute Heaven Ranked Martial Techniques three times before falling into a feeble state, losing allbat prowess.
Only someone like Xiao Chen, who refined his Quintessence twice at every grade and also consumed the thousand-year-old White Nascent Fruit, could exchange a hundred moves with Wu Yuankai, executing Heaven Ranked Martial Techniques continuously, without showing much fatigue.
Lets see what other trump cards you have!
Wu Yuankais figure shed forward as he wiped away the blood at one corner of his mouth. He revealed a ferocious gaze as he said frostily, Are there any more? Take out everything you have!
Xiao Chens white robes fluttered, and he casually sheathed his Lunar Shadow Saber. Then he gave Wu Yuankai a calm look. You dont have much Quintessence left, either, right? If you can really steel yourself to do it, by all means, make your move. Even if you kill me, your enemies will kill you afterwards, when your Quintessence is exhausted.
Indeed, Wu Yuankai only had about a third of his Quintessence left. Xiao Chen had caught him off guard several times, forcing him to expend several more times Quintessence than Xiao Chen did.
If Wu Yuankai had not formed those ten-odd Heavenly Sage Laws, he would have run out of Quintessence long ago. Thus, his condition was no better than Xiao Chens.
Thinking of scaring me away? You are still too inexperienced!
Wu Yuankais face sank. He felt that he doubted himself too much. He should just finish off this fellow in one punch.
Xiao Chen remained unflustered, the depths of his eyes as calm as the still waters of an ancient well. He circted all his Vital Qi and shed head-on with Wu Yuankais dark-gold gloves.
Bang!
One thousand tons of forces worth of Vital Qi burst forth. Fist and fist collided, giving off ripples that spread into the surroundings.
Xiao Chen took a hundred steps back. Although he negated most of the force from his opponents punch, he did not have a Quintessence shield up, relying instead on his strong physical body and the light barrier around his bones. However, the remnant force still injured him significantly.
Blood trickled out from a corner of Xiao Chens lips. His delicate face paled.
Body temperer! You are a body temperer!
During the sh of the two fists, Wu Yuankai seemed to have the advantage. But now he appeared more panicked than Xiao Chen.
Not refuting him, Xiao Chen said carefreely, I can bring out one thousand tons of force with a casual punch. After burning my Vital Qi, I can bring out more than one thousand and four hundred tons of force. It will not be a problem for me to exhaust the rest of your Quintessence. Do you think I am lying?
Damn it! Wu Yuankai felt extremely conflicted. He wished that he could kill Xiao Chen right now. However, he knew that Xiao Chen had not lied. Even if he killed Xiao Chen, he would most likely exhaust most of his Quintessence.
Many people in Hunluo City hated Wu Yuankai to the bone. There were even more people who wanted to snatch his treasures.
For Wu Yuankai now, killing Xiao Chen equaled forcing himself into a dead end. He casually looked around and saw many gazes filled with ill intentions.
You still do not want to scram? Do you really want to lose your old life here? Xiao Chens shout was as loud and earsplitting as thunder, making the hesitant and undecided Wu Yuankai tremble in startlement.
When Xiao Chen humiliated and scolded Wu Yuankai, Wu Yuankai wanted to kill him immediately. However, Wu Yuankai noticed the unending sharpness in Xiao Chens eyes and his determined aura.
Wu Yuankai unconsciously shrank back. Pointing furiously at Xiao Chen, he said, Just you wait. Ten days from now, I wille for your life.
After saying that, Wu Yuankai flung his arm down and quickly retreated. The fine Heavenly Sage Laws behind him undted shakily. It was clear how morose Wu Yuankai felt.
Xiu! Xiu! Xiu!
Several figures with ill intentions followed in Wu Yuankais wake, disappearing into the dark night.
Within the Immortal Spirit Ring, Ao Jiao opened her eyes wide in incredulity and eximed, Xiao Chen, you really managed to scare him away!
Xiao Chen said disapprovingly, This old thingmits all sorts of evil, killing countless people. He acts like he does not fear death, but in fact, he fears it more than others. After his edge is gone, no matter how strong he is, hes no threat.
Ao Jiao said, You better be careful. I feel several gazes focused on you.
That is fine. Wu Yuankai already lured away the big fishes. If the small fries want to test me out, I do not mind starting a massacre. Come, lets go straight to the auction.
Indeed, it was as Ao Jiao said. Not muchter, a tall and slender ck-robed male stopped Xiao Chen. This ck-robed male gave off an aura different from others, a Fiends aura; it felt sinister and strange.
Unexpectedly, he was a Fiend Race loose cultivator. His cultivation looked to be about Superior Grade Martial Monarch. If he revealed his true body, he should be able to disy the strength of a peak Superior Grade Martial Monarch.
Show some initiative and toss out your spatial ring. Then, I can give you a quick death.
The Fiend Race loose cultivator stuck out a long, red tongue, giving off hissing noises.
Just kill him straight. This fellow is a Snake Race cultivator of the Fiend Domain. If he reveals his true body, he will be especially difficult to deal with, Ao Jiao said quickly from the Immortal Spirit Ring.
Xiao Chen took off the Universe Ring on his finger and casually tossed it to the Fiend Race loose cultivator.
Evidently, the Snake Race cultivator had not expected such a decisive attitude since he took a moment to react. Then, heughed loudly and stretched his hand out to catch the Universe Ring.
Brat, you are quite wise. I can choose to spare you.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
While the Snake Race cultivators eyes were focused entirely on the Universe Ring, Xiao Chens Vital Qi surged throughout his whole body, giving off rumbling sounds.
Xiao Chen quickly stomped three times. One thousand tons of force struck the ground, causing nonstop tremors.
The quakes startled the Snake Race loose cultivator, but Xiao Chen had already arrived before him. Xiao Chen burned half his Vital Qi and sent out a punch.
A fist wind surged, and an immense force quickly burst out. Explosions resounded, shaking the air and creating buzzing sounds. The roofs of the surrounding buildings immediately caved in.
After burning the Vital Qi, the force of Xiao Chens attack increased to one thousand and four hundred tons. This force prated the Snake Race cultivators protective Quintessence shield. The violent blow instantly shattered all of the Snake Race cultivators internal organs.
The Snake Race cultivators hand slumped down limply. Then, he vomited a mouthful of blood before keeling over. With a sh, Xiao Chen grabbed the Universe Ring from midair.
After looking around coldly, Xiao Chen waved his hand and continued forward without turning back.
The several stupid and rash figures hidden in the darkness no longer dared to try anything after seeing this scene. They all stared in horror and astonishment as Xiao Chen left.
The news of Wu Yuankai turning tail from a nameless fellow will probably spread throughout the city by tomorrow.
Wu Yuankai has done many evil things, and his infamy reached far and wide. Unexpectedly, a Superior Grade Martial Monarch could scare him away with a shout.
I wonder where this person came from. I have never heard of him.
Recently, Hunluo City has been extraordinarily turbulent. Many hidden Martial Sages rushed over for the sake of the Thunder Emperors broken sword. I also heard that the top true inheritors of the six major factions are all here as well.
Whispers of discussion broke out among the crowd. As they watched Xiao Chen leave, they sighed endlessly.
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When the sky turned bright, Xiao Chen appeared below the Flourishing Heaven Auction House.
Through unknown means, the Flourishing Heaven Auction House imposed calm and peace on the area within three kilometers of it. Several ferocious loose cultivators even forcefully repressed their own baleful auras.
This environment created a stark contrast to the usual chaos of Hunluo City.
Many cultivators hade to the Flourishing Heaven Pavilion for the Flourishing Heaven Auction taking ce in three days.
ording to the news Xiao Chen had obtained, the auction three days from now would contain not only the Thunder Emperors broken sword but also many other precious treasures.
Secret Treasures, Martial Techniques, Medicinal Pills, natural treasures, Alchemic Recipeseverything that should be there would be there. He could anticipate a bustling scene as this was Hunluo Citys only auction.
Following the crowd, Xiao Chen could feel several strong cultivators. He already noticed four or five Martial Sages hiding their auras.
The indiscernible Heavenly Sage Laws behind these people were about the width of a finger. There were also many of them. As they swayed up and down in waves, vast Spiritual Energy poured into the Sages bodies.
The threadlike Heavenly Sage Laws of Wu Yuankai were nothingpared to these peoples. The disparity was simply like the gap between a child and an adult.
If these Martial Sages were to fight Wu Yuankai, they could kill him in one punch.
Furthermore, the auction had not started officially. Three days from now, there would be even more Martial Sages.
Xiao Chen frowned slightly. Given the one hundred thousand Astral Coins on him, he would not be able to obtain the Thunder Emperors broken sword. Trying to snatch it would be all the more impossible.
After entering the Flourishing Heaven Pavilion, all sorts of treasures in disy cabs immediately dazzled Xiao Chen. The magnificent hall had many auction items arranged neatly.
He looked around casually and discovered several things that interested him. However, when he saw the buyout price, he smiled bitterly and dismissed them.
The items on exhibit in advance would not be the highlights of the auction. In other words, the official auction was sure to have more stunning treasures than the ones before Xiao Chens eyes now.
Xiao Chen muttered to himself, I wonder, what is the background of this Flourishing Heaven Pavilion for them to be able to hold such arge auction in Hunluo City, the provincial capital?
When Ao Jiao heard this, she said, They have great origins. Five thousand years ago, the Flourishing Heaven Pavilion already existed. Their auctions could be found throughout the entire Kunlun Realm, even in the inner city of Supreme Sky City.
Chapter 749 - Transaction
Chapter 749: Transaction
Aside from the auction, the Flourishing Heaven Pavilion has other businesses as wellinformation brokerage, improving Secret Treasures, minting Astral Coins, space exploration, mercenaries. They have even auctioned off an entire realm before.
When Xiao Chen heard that, he could not help feeling dizzy. bbergasted, he asked mentally, How can that be? With such vast power, they canpete with the Martial God Pce on an even footing.
Ao Jiao smiled faintly and replied, In the future, you will know. The Kunlun Realms vastness and antiquity far surpass your imagination. Many old sovereign Noble ns have longer histories than the Martial God Pce. They have been around since ancient times,sting forever.
Xiao Chen chatted with Ao Jiao about the Kunlun Realm as he strolled around the hall casually, admiring the treasures for auction.
Suddenly, Xiao Chen squinted and focused his gaze on a crystal cab. There was a piece of beast-skin paper in therean Alchemic Recipe.
Breaking Sage Pill, it could improve the chances of a cultivator breaking into Martial Sage. The buyout price was thirty thousand Astral Coins.
The buyout price simply meant that if a customer was willing to pay so many Astral Coins, they could immediately take away this item. They would not need topete at the auction to get it.
Strange. This is such a precious Alchemic Recipe. How can it be only thirty thousand Astral Coins?
Xiao Chen called over a pretty maid and voiced his doubts. The bottleneck to Martial Sage was hard to break. How could this Alchemic Recipe be worth only so much?
The pretty maid smiled and exined, Guest, this Alchemic Recipe uses the refining methods of the Immortal Epoch. Since someone killed Kunlun Realms Grandmaster Jin, such refining methods have gone extinct.
Grandmaster Jin was a famous master Alchemist in the Kunlun Realms history. His aplishments in Alchemy were so significant that the people who came after could not even begin to catch up, straggling far behind in his dust.
ording to legend, Grandmaster Jin was born with spiritual bones and was exceedingly talented. He managed to obtain the refining methods of the Immortal Epoch. After making alterations, he invented many peak grade Alchemic Recipes.
Unfortunately, Grandmaster Jins appearance interfered with the interests of traditional Alchemists. At a young age of thirty, someone assassinated him.
The Breaking Sage Pill before Xiao Chen was one such peak grade Medicinal Pill. Even Grandmaster Jins descendants could not learn his refining method. Thus, as Grandmaster Jin passed away early, this Alchemic Recipe could only be a piece of decoration.
Many other Medicinal Pills like this existed, circting in the Kunlun Realm to a small degree. Several Alchemists did not believe that they could not make it work. So they would buy one to research it.
However, all of them ended up returning the Alchemic Recipes at half price, because they could not make any sense of that strange refining technique.
The necessary refining technique had no rtion to the refining technique they knew at all, so they could not make head or tail of it.
After Xiao Chen heard this exnation, his heart thumped wildly. However, his expression remained cid. He smiled and said, You are rather honest, telling me all this in detail.
The maid smiled and said, This is not really a secret. That Master Jin must be desperate and ended up selling it. However, with a buyout price of thirty thousand Astral Coins, no one will take it. It is more likely to be auctioned away in two days.
Ill buy it, Xiao Chen said to the maid as he nced at the Alchemic Recipe behind the disy ss with a fervent gaze.
A look of astonishment shed in the maids eyes. She felt it was strange. Xiao Chen knew about the peculiarities of this Alchemic Recipe, but he still wanted to buy it.
However, there were some people who would not give up without trying it for themselves. The maid quickly recovered her wits and said, In that case, pleasee with me to settle the bill. After that, I will immediately take out the Alchemic Recipe for you.
Wait for a moment. You ept dragon bones, right?
Thirty thousand Astral Coins was actually not a small sum. A regr half-Sage would have about two hundred thousand Astral Coins. Xiao Chen had even less, only about a hundred thousand.
If Xiao Chen spent thirty thousand Astral Coins like that, he would feel a sharp pinch. Then, he recalled the most valuable treasure in his hands.
The maid leading the way replied calmly, What kind of dragon bones? Coiling dragon bones, earth dragon bones, me dragon bones, flood dragon bones, or perhaps another kind of dragon bones?
True Dragon bones.
The maid stopped cold and spun around to face him. She produced her most sincere smile and said, True Dragon bones! I will immediately bring you to the VIP room. There will be someone more senior to attend to you personally.
The pretty maids expression after hearing the words True Dragon bones surprised Xiao Chen somewhat.
It looks like I underestimated the value of True Dragon bones.
That has been so from the start. Aside from the Dragon Burial Mound, it is hard to find another ce with True Dragon remains in this Kunlun Realm. Furthermore, a True Dragon Cave is not something that one can find with strength. You need an awful lot of luck.
In that case, I can probably get a good price for them. I have more than a hundred segments of True Dragon bones. Perhaps I will be able to raise enough money to buy you back.
Haha! You are too naive. How can I be worth only so many Astral Coins? Just keep it for the things that you need.
While Xiao Chen followed behind the maid, he had a quick mental chat with Ao Jiao. Soon, they arrived at the VIP room on the third floor.
The maid smiled and poured a cup of tea for Xiao Chen. Please sample the tea. I already got someone to inform the higher-ups. You will not have to wait for long.
After finding out that Xiao Chen was selling True Dragon bones, the maid before him seemed to change her attitudepletely, bing very attentive.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly and epted the purple crystal jade teacup.
I am Xiao Mei. I have not asked for Young Masters name yet and which sect youe from.
The maid named Xiao Mei radiated a boundless charm with her entire body. She started to chat casually with Xiao Chen.
After taking a sip of tea, he set down his teacup and nced at her. Then he answered softly, Supreme Sky Sects Xiao Chen.
Naturally, Xiao Chen did not fall for this girls charms rashly. As they chatted, he did not give away any useful information.
Creak!
Soon, the doors to the VIP room opened. An elegant girl in purple phoenix robes entered.
This purple-robed girl had her hair tied in a topknot pinned with a simple phoenix hairpin. Her hairstyle gave off a sense of lofty ambition and the willingness to do what it took to achieve it.
She had beautiful limpid eyes, and her skin gave off a glow like white jade. Of all the girls Xiao Chen had met, only Princess Ying Yue surpassed her in elegance.
Xiao Mei, you may take your leave. I will entertain this young master. A melodious voice that would linger in ones memories rang out as the purple-robed girls red lips parted.
Xiao Mei felt somewhat astonished. She could not understand why it was someone as high ranking as Nangong Qiong who came. She answered respectfully and left the room.
Supreme Sky Sects Xiao Chen, bearer of the Sky Dome Realms Luck. Three months ago, you fought Bai Wuxue and held your own. Last night, you fought Wu Yuankai and managed to scare him off with a shout. You were the one who did all these, right?
This elegant and noble girl looked at Xiao Chen, batting her eyshes and smiling faintly.
Since Ao Jiao already introduced the background of the Flourishing Heaven Pavilion to Xiao Chen, the girls mention of Xiao Chens identity came as no surprise.
Xiao Chen remained calmly seated on the chair as he raised his eyebrows slightly. Then he looked at the girl and said, It is precisely me. However, I have never liked speaking too much nonsense, especially with strangers. Stop visiting my background.
This girl had never met someone this straightforward before, someone who did not make any pretense of politeness at all but went straight to the point. So she felt somewhat ufortable.
Take out the dragon bones and let me take a look.
Xiao Chen casually waved his hand, and a segment from the True Dragon bones slowly floated over to the girl.
Nangong Qiong quickly moved her dainty hands and received the dragon bone. She only needed a nce to know whether it was fake or real. She looked up and said, It is indeed a True Dragon bone. Although it is from a rather low-ranking subordinate dragon, it is still very valuable. This segment can be exchanged for two thousand Astral Coins.
Two thousand Astral Coins Xiao Chen had more than a hundred segments of such bones. He could keep a few for himself to use and sell off a hundred. That would be two hundred thousand Astral Coins.
Xiao Chen had never imagined the True Dragon bones in his hands to be so valuable. Given this, he no longer had to remain a spectator at the auction.
Deal, I have a hundred segments of True Dragon bones. We can make the transaction now.
Nangong Qiong had not expected him to have so many. She hesitated for a moment, in no rush to say anything.
Xiao Chen frowned and asked, You dont believe me? Or does your Flourishing Heaven Pavilion not need so many True Dragon bones?
No, Young Master, please do not misunderstand me. True Dragon bones have always been rare, and they have many uses. Naturally, the Flourishing Heaven Pavilion will notin about having too many. However, in Hunluo City, if you sell such arge number of dragon bones to me, you will suffer a great loss.
Xiao Chen asked interestedly, What do you mean?
The Eternal Heavenly Sword Schools shop, which is right across the Flourishing Heaven Pavilion, buys dragon bones all year round. They pay twice the market value, taking a big loss.
After understanding what Nangong Qiong meant, Xiao Chen smiled faintly and said while looking at her directly, You are an interesting person. Even though there is business, you do not ept it, rmending it to someone else instead.
Bring the Alchemic Recipe to me. I will buy it immediately.
No matter how interesting a person was, Xiao Chen would never let himself suffer a disadvantage, especially at double the price. Naturally, he would not sell the dragon bones here anymore.
Nangong Qiong felt somewhat frustrated. Earlier, this fellow was just praising her. Then, he immediately changed the topic, going straight to what he wanted.
She handed him the Alchemic Recipe for the Breaking Sage Pill, saying, The buyout price for this Breaking Sage Pill Alchemic Recipe is thirty thousand Astral Coins. This is simply asking for too much. If you really want it, ten thousand Astral Coins will be more than enough to buy it at the auction.
I see. In that case, I wille back two days from now and do so. I will take my leave first, then, Xiao Chen said and stood up.
Seeing Xiao Chen leave the moment he finished speaking, Nangong Qiong felt extremely depressed. She had not even gotten to say what she wanted, yet he had already opened the doors and disappeared.
Outside the Flourishing Heaven Pavilion, Ao Jiao said suspiciously, Looking at that girl, its clear that she still had something to say. Why did you not even give her a chance to say it?
Xiao Chen replied softly, I dont know this girls origins. She is strong and full of schemes. It is best to stay away from her. I wonder, why is this Eternal Heavenly Sword School spending so much money to buy dragon bones?
Ao Jiao analyzed rationally, It should be to refine Medicinal Pills. True Dragon bones are a necessary ingredient in several Sage Grade Medicinal Pills. Since they are buying them in suchrge quantities, the sess rate of this Medicinal Pill is likely to be lower than that of regr Sage Grade Medicinal Pills. Hence, they have to obtain sufficient True Dragon bones.
Xiao Chen raised his head to nce ahead. Then he said, Eternal Heavenly Herb Storewe have arrived.
Nangong Qiongs words were true. The Eternal Heavenly Sword School did have an herb store right across the Flourishing Heaven Pavilion. Xiao Chen could already see it after a few steps.
After Xiao Chen went in and exined his purpose there, the shopkeeper smiled joyfully andpleted the transaction with him.
The hundred True Dragon bones sold for a total of four hundred thousand Astral Coins. This meant that Xiao Chen now had more than five hundred thousand Astral Coins.
Chapter 750 - Auction
Chapter 750: Auction
A regr Inferior Grade Martial Sage would typically have no more than two million Astral Coins. Given Xiao Chens current cultivation, he could be considered wealthy for having five hundred thousand Astral Coins.
Young Master, please wait a moment. Our Young Master wishes to invite you upstairs.
After Xiao Chenpleted the transaction, the chubby shopkeeper extended an invitation to him.
This herb store belonged to the Eternal Heavenly Sword School, so the Young Master mentioned should be the top true inheritor of the Eternal Heavenly Sword School, Mo Lingtian.
Since the Eternal Heavenly Sword School was auctioning the Thunder Emperors broken sword, it was not strange that they sent their top true inheritor to oversee it personally.
Xiao Chen had long wanted to learn more about the Eternal Heavenly Sword School, so he did not hesitate but immediately agreed.
When Xiao Chen reached the second floor, he met the aforementioned Young Master, who was about twenty-seven or twenty-eightwhich was considered very young in the Kunlun Realm.
This person looked handsome and had a deep cultivation, already a half-Sage. Spots of electric light leaped around in the depths of his eyes. asionally, an indistinct sword intent pierced through the electric light.
Xiao Chen looked carefully and discovered strong Heavenly Sage Laws simr to Wu Yuankais. This person was quite impressive.
However, Xiao Chen did not concern himself with all these. He paid more attention to the fact that when this person saw him, a barely discernible murderous intent shed in his eyes.
White Robed desman, I have been hearing of your fame for some time now. You must have obtained these hundred True Dragon bones from the Dragon Burial Mound, right? It looks like the rumors of you exchanging a hundred moves with Bai Wuxue are not unfounded.
Although Mo Lingtian said that, the arrogance he radiated did not decrease at all; he attached no importance to Xiao Chen whatsoever.
If it were not for the fact that the Savage Battlefield and Hunluo Province are so far apart, we might have met sooner.
Xiao Chen casually yed along, waiting to hear what Mo Lingtian really wanted to say.
Mo Lingtian took on a superior attitude as he asked, Half a month ago, I heard that you killed two half-Sages near Azure Peak City. Is that true?
Thats right. I did indeed kill two ignorant and rash half-Sages. I wonder, what is your interest in them?
Noticing Mo Lingtians unfriendly tone, Xiao Chen felt that something was wrong.
Mo Lingtian looked down as he said, How unfortunate. Those two ns are subordinate to my Eternal Heavenly Sword School. You have killed the people of our Eternal Heavenly Sword School.
So that was why. Xiao Chen finally understood why a sh of murderous intent appeared in Mo Lingtians eyes the moment Mo Lingtian saw him.
This is such a coincidence, and I actually delivered myself here. How does Young Master Mo intend to deal with this?
However, Xiao Chen did not have any fear in his heart. The Rank 9 Supreme Sky Sect backed him. With a Martial Emperor protecting their sect, the Eternal Heavenly Sword School would not dare to do anything to him.
Mo Lingtian casually waved his hand and said disapprovingly, Since you already killed those two half-Sages, there is nothing more that can be done. Furthermore, those ns shifted their allegiance to the Magnificent Fiend Hall. They are the ones trying to kill you.
I have another purpose in looking for you. If you agree to it, then you will be a friend of Mo Lingtian, and the Eternal Heavenly Sword School can guarantee your safety.
When Xiao Chen heard this, he smiled coldly to himself. Where exactly did this Mo Lingtian get his arrogance from? He sought someone for help without even offering a reward, trying to move him with just an empty promise.
Was bing a friend of Mo Lingtian a very glorious thing? Did he think that he was a Martial Emperor? Did Xiao Chen need the Eternal Heavenly Sword School to guarantee his safety? Since when had the Eternal Heavenly Sword School be more authoritative than the Supreme Sky Sect?
What do you think? I have been very polite to you already. Not only can I write off the matter of you killing my Eternal Heavenly Sword Schools subordinates, but we can also work together in the future, Mo Lingtian said confidently as he stared at Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen did not want to burn his bridges with the Eternal Heavenly Sword School yet. He still needed to help Ao Jiao figure out the true identity of the Eternal Heavenly Sword Sage.
Enduring the unhappiness in his heart, Xiao Chen smiled. Young Master Mo is exceedingly magnanimous. What is the matter? Just speak.
Mo Lingtian already expected Xiao Chens reply. He stood up and smiled back. Come to my Eternal Heavenly Sword School ten days from now. You will know at that time.
Thats right. Here is a ticket for the auction in two days. You will be able to sit in the front two rows. Take it. It is not something that just anyone can buy.
Mo Lingtian casually waved his hand and tossed a ticket to Xiao Chen, acting as if he had just given him something quite incredible.
If Mo Lingtian knew that Xiao Chen did not even bother with the Flourishing Heaven Pavilions Nangong Qiong, he would not feel like this.
Xiao Chen pretended to be delighted. He caught the ticket and said, Young Master Mo is indeed great. You are even able to give out such a precious ticket to people casually.
Mo Lingtian raised his eyebrows slightly, revealing a pleased expression. He said, It is just a small matter. If you really be my friend, I can even get you a VIP card for the Flourishing Heaven Pavilion.
After Xiao Chen left, a back door to the room opened. A skinny old man with unfathomable cultivation appeared, a Martial Sage!
This old man asked with a gloomy expression, Young Master, are you truly going to bring him to the Heavenly Roc Kings Star Grave Pce? He is the person that brought great embarrassment to our Eternal Heavenly Sword School.
A heavy murderous intent shed in Mo Lingtians eyes. He said, Naturally not. If not for the threat of the Supreme Sky Sect, I would have already squashed a person of such caliber with one hand.
The Star Grave Pce is fraught with danger. Furthermore, Martial Sages and above cannot enter it. When he is no longer useful, I will just kill him there, and no one will know I did it.
The old man countered with some worry in his eyes, However, news of the Star Grave Pces opening has leaked this time. It is not only the six factions of our Hunluo Province that will be rushing over but also several young Fiend Race experts.
It is risky to add another variable into the mix.
Mo Lingtian smiled and said, Did you see how he was? After giving him some small benefits, he became so happy. Such a person will not be able to escape my hand. I am the absolute genius that will be the Eternal Heavenly Emperor.
After Xiao Chen left the herb store, he casually threw away the ticket. Then he spent three hundred Astral Coins to buy a seat in the first row.
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In the west of the city, the yellow-robed stout man from the Magnificent Fiend Hall looked at Wu Yuankai with a distinctly unhappy expression.
What trash! You cant even deal with a Superior Grade Martial Monarch.
Wu Yuankai felt very wronged. However, he could not make a rebuttal. No matter what, he could not change the fact that Xiao Chen had scared him away with a shout.
Wu Yuankais face twisted in dissatisfaction. Only after a long time did he say, Consider it as me being careless. However, your people did not provide me withplete information. You did not say that his physical strength reached one thousand tons of force.
Cut the crap! Ill give you another ten days. This is yourst chance, the yellow-robed man said icily.
Wu Yuankai looked up and said, With the difficulty, I want you to increase the remaining half of the reward and give it to me now. Otherwise, just go and look for someone else.
The yellow-robed man had not expected Wu Yuankai to raise the price. He could not help the rage in his heart, but he suppressed it in the end. He tossed out a spatial ring and said, One hundred thousand Astral Coins. If you fail toplete your mission, you can forget about staying in Hunluo City.
As Wu Yuankai received the spatial ring, a look of greed appeared on his face. He said, Dont worry. He will have to leave the city sooner orter. At that time, as long as I do not have to hold back, this brat will definitely die.
After Wu Yuankai left, an impressive-looking youth walked into the hall. Fiend Energy surged in his body like it would burst out at any moment.
This youths Qi and blood flourished like he was the bright sun. As he walked, he gave the impression of a giant elephant tramping through the savanna, his footsteps heavy and filled with power. This was a cultivator of the Fiend Race from the Elephant Race.
The youth said, Whats wrong? Is that fellow really that hard to deal with? Should I make a move personally?
When the yellow-robed man saw this youth, the rage on his face immediately receded. He said, There is no need. I have already prepared countermeasures. Young Hall Master, there is no need to care about this small matter.
Dismissing the issue, the Magnificent Fiend Halls Young Hall Master asked, How many Astral Coins can this branch gather? I need three peak quality defensive Superior Grade Secret Treasures from this auction. Otherwise, I wont feel confident enough for the Star Grave Pce.
Dont worry. The Hall Master left instructions. We prepared five hundred thousand Astral Coins long ago. The yellow-robed man had already anticipated this question.
The youth with surging Fiend Energy smiled in satisfaction. He clenched his fists and revealed a determined gaze as he said, As long as I can obtain a piece of the Great Roc Spreading Wings Painting, even if I cannot advance to Martial Sage, I will still be able to form another hundred Heavenly Sage Laws, increasing my strength by fifty percent.
When the yellow-robed man heard the words Great Roc Spreading Wings Painting, he could not help but reveal an expression of eager expectation. He said, Legend has it that all theprehension of the Heavenly Roc King before he died is in this Great Roc Spreading Wings Painting. Although it had shattered into pieces, it is still something that a Martial Sage can benefit from.
Unfortunately, even a Sovereign Martial Emperor cannot break into the Star Grave Pce. We can only send in people that are under Martial Sage. Otherwise, this old man would participate in the festivities as well.
The youth smiled faintly and said, Haha! If there are any extra pieces, I can spare one for Elder Huang.
The yellow-robed man quickly performed a cupped-fist salute and said, In that case, Young Hall Master, thank you in advance.
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Two dayster, the Flourishing Heaven Pavilions auction started as scheduled. Superior Grade Martial Monarchs and above in Hunluo City all rushed over.
Crowds of people streamed in, looking like a river flowing into the Flourishing Heaven Pavilions hall.
Wearing a ck cloak, Xiao Chen stood on the roof of the opposite pavilion. When he saw this scene, he could not help but sigh, There are probably no less than six thousand people. Even a Sovereign sect would not have this many Superior Grade Martial Monarchs.
Due to the limited seats in the auction, the Flourishing Heaven Pavilion decided to let in only Superior Grade Martial Monarchs and above. Even so, there was still this many rushing over. This sight stunned Xiao Chen the first time he saw it.
This is normal. More than half the loose cultivators of the Tianwu Domain and the Fiend Domain have gathered here. It is not strange that so many Superior Grade Martial Monarchs and above are here.
Ao Jiao had seen far grander scenes before, so she was much calmer than Xiao Chen.
After one hour, the packed crowd slowly thinned out, so Xiao Chen prepared to enter.
Just at this moment, a familiar figure slowly entered Xiao Chens field of vision in the distance.
That figure was a pretty girl dressed in white. She had skin as pale as jade, looking delicate enough that the wind might bruise her. Her pure and lovable face carried a natural charm.
She had a fiery-hot curvy figure that would inme the hearts of all the men around.
As this girl walked, a bottle gourd hanging at her waist bounced up and down. She radiated charm from her spirited face, attracting the gazes of bystanders.
Chapter 751 - Lavish and Imposing
Chapter 751: Lavish and Imposing
This familiar figure stunned Xiao Chen slightly. He stopped what he was doing and revealed a gentle smile on his face. He said, I have not seen this girl for almost two years since the Five Nation Youth Competition.
Tsk tsk! That is the little fox I carried in the past? It is hard to imagine that she not only seeded in changing forms but also became so charming. Ao Jiao also revealed astonishment in her eyes.
Hey, who is that male standing beside her? His eyes look rather shifty.
Xiao Chen withdrew his gaze and pulled his hood lower. Then he said calmly, He is probably one of her pursuers. Lets go. It is time for us to go in.
Wait, dont you intend to meet with this girl?
It is not time yet.
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On the road to the Flourishing Heaven Pavilion, Mu Xinyas group of four chatted softly.
I heard that aside from the Thunder Emperors broken sword, there will be several peak quality Superior Grade Secret Treasures in this auction. Even valuable Sage Grade Secret Treasureswhich are much more precious than Superior Grade Secret Treasureswill appear.
Jiang Zimo did not seem any different from when he was at the Sky Dome Realm, looking very calm as he spoke.
Thats right. This auction is the annual auction of the Flourishing Heaven Pavilion. Although the Flourishing Heaven Pavilion in Hunluo City is not big, it will no doubt have many good things. We will surely find many Secret Treasures we want for the Star Grave Pce.
The one to speak next was the elegant man beside Xiao Bai. His pretty looks gave off a bewitching atmosphere.
This pretty mans facial features looked exquisitely carved, very picturesque. Together with his pitch-ck eyes, his was a face that would make many women jealous.
The only w in his countenance was itsck of masculinity; its aspect had more of a feminine gentleness. However, that was not a bad thing. Some girls might find this softness even more attractive.
Mu Xinya smiled slightly and said, Haha! Young Master Xuan Yu is the absolute genius of the Silver Moon Spirit Fox Race. It looks like we will definitely obtain pieces of the Great Roc Spreading Wings Painting this time.
It turned out that this person was a Fiend Race cultivator of the Silver Moon Spirit Fox Race. No wonder he looked so pretty. When spirit foxes took human form, regardless of gender, they would be thoroughly charming.
Xuan Yu smiled faintly and nced at Mu Xinya. An indiscernible desire to possess her shed in his eyes. He smiled and said, Well said. The both of you are Xiao Bais friends. The benefits we gain this time will certainly include you two.
Just at this moment, Xiao Bai, who was walking in front suddenly stopped. She frowned lightly, gently knitting her eyebrows. Surprise appeared on her face, then puzzlement.
Xuan Yu immediately went forward and asked, Xiao Bai, whats wrong?
Xiao Bai said uncertainly, I thought I felt Elder Brother Xiao Chens aura just now. However, that aura immediately disappeared. I dont know if it was really Elder Brother Xiao Chen.
When Mu Xinya and Jiang Zimo heard Xiao Chens name, their faces lit up in joy. Then, they said, Unlikely. That cant be, right? This is Hunluo City, which is rtively far from Supreme Sky City.
Xiao Bai squinted her eyes and smiled embarrassedly. I must have been mistaken. If Elder Brother Xiao Chen was nearby, then why did he note look for Xiao Bai?
When Xuan Yu, who was at the side, heard Xiao Bai mention Xiao Chens name, his expression appeared unnatural. A look of jealousy shed in his eyes.
Then, Xuan Yu reverted to normal. He smiled warmly and changed the topic. Lets go. The auction is about to start. If we still dont enter, we will bete.
The four did not notice that a ck-cloaked person watched them enter the Flourishing Heaven Pavilions doors while he stood on the pavilion across it.
You are really heartless. You actually even hid your own aura, Ao Jiaoughed.
Earlier, when Xiao Chen saw the four, he immediately felt a mysterious connection. Even though An Zixuan had erased the blood contract between him and Xiao Bai, the two had spent a lot of time together sharing danger. Some things could not be broken just on a whim; such miraculous feelings were hard to define.
Xiao Chen had no choice but topletely draw in his aura before he could hide himself from Xiao Bai.
The trouble with Wu Yuankai is still unresolved. That Mo Lingtian is also nothing good. Meeting up with her now will only endanger her. It is enough to know that she is safe. We will have opportunities to meet again in the future, Xiao Chen said softly after a while.
That Silver Moon Spirit Fox cultivator called Xuan Yu is very strong, no weaker than Mo Lingtian. Furthermore, it seems like he is not a good thing, either.
Ao Jiao had always had sharp eyes. The things hidden in the depths of Xuan Yus eyes could not escape her notice.
Naturally, it was impossible that Xiao Chen had not noticed those, either. He said indifferently, I hope he will not do anything silly.
Xiao Chen continued walking forward. Soon, he entered the Flourishing Heaven Pavilions hall.
The hall now looked entirely different from when Xiao Chen came two days ago. All the disy cases housing the auction goods were gone, swapped out for rows of seats.
The ce was boisterous. People could be heard shouting at each other, making the ce extraordinarily bustling. All sorts of discussions rang out.
Xiao Chen looked at his ticket and soon found his seat. The auction tform stood just five hundred meters in front of him. This location was a rather good ce; he had not spent his Astral Coins for nothing.
The auction this time is rather extraordinary. Not only have many previously hidden Martial Sagese out, but the top true inheritors of the Eternal Heavenly Sword School, Bone Mausoleum Sect, Blood Shadow Sect, Magnificent Fiend Hall, Heavenly Tiger Sect, and Soaring Serpent Mansion are all here, too.
Most of these Martial Sages are here for the Thunder Emperors broken sword. However, I do not know what the top true inheritors of these major factions are here for.
Indeed, this is very strange. There have been simr auctions in the past. However, Ive never heard of one that all the top true inheritors of the six major factions attended.
Never mind, they have nothing to do with us. I just want to see if I have any chance of obtaining a weapon suitable for me.
Xiao Chen just sat down, and he heard the nearby discussions.
Unexpectedly, the top true inheritors of the six major factions had all rushed over. Xiao Chen could not help feeling slightly surprised.
He quietly extended his Spiritual Sense and soon found several strong auras no weaker than Wu Yuankais. Furthermore, the possessors of these auras were still quite young.
If Xiao Chen guessed right, they should be the top true inheritors of the six factions.
Xiao Chen felt several more, even stronger auras in the second floors VIP rooms. Finger-width Heavenly Sage Laws surrounded these people, numbering in the hundreds.
These auras were out of a half-Sages league. Clearly, there were many Martial Sages present as well.
Xiao Chen withdrew his Spiritual Sense and sank into deep thought. He did not know why, but he felt like a storm was brewing, that this was a prelude to something else.
Aside from the true inheritors of the six major factions, there were also a few strong half-Sages hidden. They should all be here for the same purpose.
I wonder if this has anything to do with the matter Mo Lingtian came to seek my help with.
Suddenly, the noisy hall turned quiet. Xiao Chen looked up and saw a white-haired man wearing clothes with golden embroidery slowly walking onto the auction tform.
Wee, everyone, to the annual auction of Hunluo Citys Flourishing Heaven Pavilion. My humble self is Old Qin, and I will be your host for this auction. I shall cut to the chase and immediately bring out the first item.
Old Qin seemed extremely experienced. After a simple introduction, he opened ck curtains on the auction tform. A small, exquisite pagoda appeared in everyones view.
Boom!
Old Qin casually waved his hands and sent in a strand of Quintessence into the pagoda. The surrounding Spiritual Energy shook violently as an ethereal, sagely sound came from the pagoda.
Xiao Chens pupils constricted as he infused his eyes with his Spiritual Sense. When he looked carefully, he noticed strands of slender Heavenly Sage Laws around the pagoda.
Unexpectedly, this was a Sage Grade Secret Treasure, which surpassed a peak quality Superior Grade Secret Treasure. Even if they bankrupted themselves, several half-Sages would not be able to afford such an item. Even if they bought it, they would not be able to sustain the expenditure for such a level of Secret Treasure.
The cultivators here were all at least Superior Grade Martial Monarchs. They had seen many things in their lives and soon made out what this Secret Treasure was.
It actually is a Sage Grade Secret Treasure. This is just the first item, and it can already make our eyes go red with desire.
Usually, pagoda-type Secret Treasures are defensive in nature. If I can win this auction, I will be able to protect myself from Martial Sages.
Fool! Not to mention if you can afford it or not, you have not formed any Heavenly Sage Laws and would find it hard to bring out the might of that sort of Secret Treasure. You would even find it hard to activate it once.
Hehe! I know, that was just a casual remark. Im sure they prepared this Sage Grade Secret Treasure for those big shots and the true inheritors of the six major factions. We can only watch with envy.
The Sage Grade Secret Treasure immediately stirred up the atmosphere of the entire auction hall. Old Qin smiled faintly, clearly pleased with the results.
As all of you guessed, this is a low-quality defensive Sage Grade Secret Treasure. It has a total of thirty-two Heavenly Sage Laws. It can keep you from dying at a critical moment. The starting bid is fifty thousand Astral Coins.
Old Qin stroked his beard, speaking in a calm voice.
If one changed fifty thousand Astral Coins into Spirit Stones, they would be able to obtain at least fifty million Superior Grade Spirit Stonesa rtivelyrge sum, a suitable starting bid for a Sage Grade Secret Treasure.
Two hundred thousand!
The moment Old Qin finished speaking, someone immediately called out a bid. Furthermore, that person raised the price to a considerable sum of two hundred thousand Astral Coins in one go.
When Xiao Chen looked over, he saw that the bidder was a young half-Sage with a sinister gaze like that of a venomous snake.
Eleven threadlike ck Heavenly Sage Laws radiated from his body. This young half-Sage seemed to be just slightly weaker than Wu Yuankai.
Xiao Chen withdrew his gaze and made a mental note of this person. Hunluo Province was notrge, but there were quite a lot of demonic geniuses gathered here.
For this person to advance to half-Sage and form Heavenly Sage Laws at such a young age, his talent equaled that of the Tianwu Domains seven giants.
Unfortunately, when Xiao Chen first fought Bai Wuxue, he had been only a Medial Grade Martial Monarch, so he had not had an acute sense for Heavenly Sage Laws.
If Xiao Chen had realized it back then, he could have gathered his Spiritual Sense in his eyes and seen how many Heavenly Sage Laws Bai Wuxue formed.
Byparing this person to Bai Wuxue, Xiao Chen would have been able to gain a good understanding of the gap in strength between him and Bai Wuxue.
Someone recognized this person and said, That is the Soaring Serpent Mansions top true inheritor, Zuo Guangyuan. He is extremelyvish and imposing, directly raising the bid fourfold in one go.
Chapter 752 - Myriad Heaven Divine Fist
Chapter 752: Myriad Heaven Divine Fist
Zuo Guangyuans lips curled up slightly in a cold smile. He was obviously determined to obtain that Sage Grade pagoda, shocking everyone with his first bid.
This extravagance immediately quenched the fire in several peoples hearts.
Two hundred thousand Astral Coins would be all the wealth of an ordinary half-Sage.
Xiao Chen was somewhat interested in the Sage Grade pagoda. Unfortunately, he had not formed any Heavenly Sage Laws, so he could not bring out the full power of this Secret Treasure. The expenditure would not be worth it.
The entire hall turned silent. For now, no one continued bidding. Old Qin, on the auction tform, looked somewhat disappointed. In the market, a low-quality Sage Grade Secret Treasure would fetch one hundred thousand Astral Coins.
Although two hundred thousand Astral Coins was arge sum, in his auction house, it could go for even more, if someone was willing topete for it.
Two hundred and thirty thousand!
However, it soon became clear that Old Qins worries were unwarranted. Someone immediately raised the price by thirty thousand Astral Coins. The bidder was the Magnificent Fiend Halls Young Hall Master, Xiang Fei.
Two hundred and fifty thousand.
Two hundred and seventy thousand.
Three hundred thousand.
Soon, the few top true inheritors of the six major factions called out their bids one after another. Thepetition was very intense, the price soaring very quickly.
From the initial fifty thousand Astral Coins, the price soared to three hundred thousandan astronomical figure already.
However, what surprised Xiao Chen was that the Martial Sages in the second floors VIP rooms did not make a bid at all. They did not seem to take any interest in this Sage Grade Secret Treasure.
Ao Jiao exined, Defensive Secret Treasures are always expensive. However, this pagodas Heavenly Sage Laws are too few, not even fifty of them. To these Martial Sages, that is insufficient. Something like this, which has so little effect for them, is not worth spending so much money to purchase.
Now Xiao Chen understood what was going on. It turned out that there was such a principle.
On the other side, Xuan Yu, who was seated rtively far in the back, said, Xiao Bai, do you want this Sage Grade pagoda? If you do, I can buy it for you.
Xiao Bai appeared to be somewhat distracted. She smiled politely and said, There is no need. It is too expensive.
Seeing Xiao Bai reject him so firmly, Xuan Yu smiled embarrassedly, a rather awkward cast on his pretty face.
In the end, the bidding for this Sage Grade pagoda reached three hundred and fifty thousand Astral Coins, unexpectedly won by the Eternal Heavenly Sword Schools Mo Lingtian.
When Mo Lingtian obtained the Sage Grade pagoda, he revealed a pleased expression. He shed Zuo Guangyuan a rude hand gesture provocatively, frustrating him immensely.
After sessfully gaining a good price for the first item, Old Qin was in high spirits. He immediately took out the second item, a Heaven Ranked Spear Technique.
To any Martial Monarch, a Heaven Ranked Martial Technique could be used as their trump card. No one wouldin about having too many trump cards.
Furthermore, many of the cultivators present used spears. So, a simrly intense bidding war ensued, eventually pushing it to an extremely high price.
Following that, the treasures auctioned off were rarities. Of course, there were also some items that were not very valuable and did not sell.
So far, none of the treasures that interested Xiao Chen appeared, so he had not made a move. However, he treated the auction as broadening his horizons, so it did not bore him.
Next up is an Alchemic Recipe. This Alchemic Recipe records the refining method of the Breaking Sage Pill. Of course, as all of you know, this Medicinal Pill uses the refining method of the Immortal Epoch, which is inherently different from modern refining methods. The starting bid is ten thousand Astral Coins.
Hearing what Old Qin said, Xiao Chen immediately became excited. The thing he had been waiting for had finally arrived.
Haha! I wonder which unfortunate Alchemist got cheated again, causing him to sell back this Alchemic Recipe.
How unfortunate! If the Breaking Sage Pill could be refined, the value of this Alchemic Recipe would increase tenfold or even twentyfold.
What is the point of saying all this? After Grandmaster Jin died, no one in the Kunlun Realm could grasp the Immortal Epochs refining method.
Evidently, everyone here was familiar with simr types of Alchemic Recipes since they discussed it in low voices. However, no one made a bid.
Old Qin expected this long ago, believing that this Alchemic Recipe would not sell. However, it was not really a true treasure. If it failed to find a buyer, then so be it.
Eleven thousand.
Just as Old Qin was about to move on to the next item, Xiao Chen called out his bid, increasing the price by one thousand.
Fool! Here is another person who thinks he is the reincarnation of Grandmaster Jin, able to refine the Breaking Sage Pill.
Haha! There are always fools every year. There will be nock of them.
Seeing someone buy this thing that was a guaranteed loss, many people started to mock the bidder.
Only Old Qin, on the auction tform, smiled joyfully. As if he feared Xiao Chen would regret his bid and withdraw it, he immediately picked up the mallet, wanting to bang it down to close the sale.
Twenty thousand Astral Coin!
Just at this moment, something strange happened. A voice suddenly rang out. Unexpectedly, someone else called out another bid. Furthermore, he raised the bid to twenty thousand Astral Coins in one go.
Who is this?
All the people around could not help but look carefully. They discovered it was a mysterious ck-robed cultivator wearing a mask; they could not make out who he was.
On the other side, under the cloak, Xiao Chens expression remained calm. He said, Thirty thousand.
Forty thousand.
Xiao Chen just raised the price to thirty thousand, and the masked ck-cloaked man raised the bid to forty thousand.
This sudden development stunned Old Qin, who was preparing to bang down the mallet. He could not understand what was going on. This Alchemic Recipe was clearly a rip-off. How could there be a bidding war over it? Furthermore, it even reached forty thousand Astral Coins.
Xiao Chen had to obtain the Breaking Sage Pills Alchemic Recipe. While others did not know the Immortal Epochs refining method, he was an exception.
The trash to others was like a treasure to Xiao Chen; he could not let it slip his grasp.
Xiao Chen, whose face was hidden under the hood, said again, Fifty thousand.
Sixty thousand.
Seventy thousand.
Eighty thousand.
Ny thousand.
Every time Xiao Chen increased the bid by ten thousand, the mysterious masked person would not hesitate to raise the bid by another ten thousand. It was as if that person was intent on making trouble for him.
This continued until the bid reached two hundred thousand Astral Coins. However, the two people did not show any signs of stopping.
The initial mockery of the people in the auction hall petered out, leaving a strange silence. Several people gaped,pletely stunned.
Four hundred thousand.
Four hundred and ten thousand.
As the two continued on the wild bidding war for the Breaking Sage Pills Alchemic Recipe, the price reached an extremely incredible level.
An insignificant Breaking Sage Pills Alchemic Recipe actually far surpassed the Sage Grade Secret Treasure used to start the auction. What nonsense! No one could understand what was going on.
The attention of everyone in the hall focused on the two mysterious bidders. Several of the Martial Sages on the second floor cast down suspicious gazes.
Xiao Chen raised his head slightly and kept looking up until he reached the railing at the top floor of the Flourishing Heaven Pavilion. Only then did he stop.
He saw Nangong Qiong smiling faintly behind the railings, looking mischievously at Xiao Chen. It was hard to imagine that this normally elegant girl could have such a joyful expression.
Xiao Chen withdrew his gaze and smiled bitterly, dropping the bid.
Ao Jiaoughed and said, Who asked you to act cool? Now you know the consequences of offending a girl.
After Xiao Chen stopped calling out bids, naturally, there would not be a third person joining the bidding. The Breaking Sage Pills Alchemic Recipe that usually no one asked about sold for much more than a Sage Grade Secret Treasure.
Four hundred and ten thousand Astral Coins!
With such a high price, everyone looked at the mysterious masked person in shock. People tried to guess who this person was that he could spend so much money and what he wanted with this useless Alchemic Recipe.
If you still want the Breaking Sage Pill,e look for me after the auction.
A melodious voice entered Xiao Chens mind. When he looked up, Nangong Qiong batted hershes at Xiao Chen. Then she smiled faintly and retreated.
Xiao Chen frowned. He could not understand what this woman wanted.
On the other side, Xiao Bai fixed her gaze on the ck-cloaked Xiao Chen. An expression of joy shed in her eyes.
She was definitely right. Although that voice was slightly different, she could still make that out to be Xiao Chens.
However, although her thoughts were still as innocent and pure as before, she was no longer that naive. Elder Brother Xiao Chen will not avoid me for no reason. There must be some reason behind his actions.
Xuan Yu saw a smile appear on Xiao Bais face, as well as an excited look. He looked at where she was looking and could not help but ask curiously, Did Xiao Bai see someone familiar?
Xiao Bai withdrew her gaze and squinted her eyes until they became crescent moons as she smiled. No, I just felt that it was strange that that person spent so much money to buy the Breaking Sage Pills Alchemic Recipe.
Xuan Yu smiled in understanding. The Breaking Sage Pill has always been a scam. However, there will always be people who do not believe that. There is no need to bother with him.
On the auction tform, Old Qin revealed an expression of wild joy. He quickly banged down the mallet. This sale was such a joyful surprise, astonishing everyone.
The auction continued. The next item was an inner vest, a peak defensive Superior Grade Secret Treasure.
For some reason, the top true inheritors of the six major factions all took part in an intense bidding war over the peak defensive Secret Treasure.
As the sixpeted, a peak Superior Grade Secret Treasure with a market value of seventy or eighty thousand went for more than two hundred thousand, won by the Blood Shadow Sects Teng Peng.
After that, every time there was a peak defensive Superior Grade Secret Treasure, a great bidding war would break out. The bids called out were all astonishing. This extravagance allowed the ordinary cultivators to truly understand what vish and imposing meant.
Initially, Xiao Chen considered changing out his own inner vest for a peak Superior Grade Secret Treasure. However, given the circumstances, he could only give up.
Xiao Chen did note by his Astral Coins easily, so he did not want to waste them.
However, the next auction item was a secret manual that attracted Xiao Chens attention. It was a peak Heaven Ranked Martial Technique called Myriad Heaven Divine Fist.
Heaven Ranked Martial Techniques were not rare in the Kunlun Realm. However peak Heaven Ranked Martial Techniques were notmon, either. Most Rank 9 sects would only have a few.
Furthermore, one would have to make significant contributions to the sect to get ess to them. Otherwise, even if one were a true inheritor, they would not have the chance to practice them.
When Old Qin unveiled this Fist Technique, it attracted the attention of several people in the auction hall. Even the Martial Sages on the second floor looked over.
However, his subsequent words caused the crowds interest to wane.
This is a Deity Race Martial Technique. As everyone knows, aside from talent, the Deity Races Martial Techniques have high requirements on Mental Energy and the physical bodys Vital Qi. Otherwise, it would be very difficult to practice the Martial Technique to the peak.
The Deity Race naturally had much stronger Mental Energy and physical bodies than humans. Furthermore, they mainly cultivated Mental Energy, so the focus of their Martial Techniques was different from that of human Martial Techniques.
Chapter 753 - You Lost Self-Control
Chapter 753: You Lost Self-Control
The Deity Race cultivated Martial Cultivation as well but had their own unique points. The human race focused on state and form, but the Deity Race focused on grace, developing in a different direction. However, it was hard to say which was stronger; it depended on the situation.
The starting bid is fifty thousand Astral Coins. You may begin bidding!
After Old Qinpleted the introduction, he looked below with some anticipation. No matter what, it was still a peak Heaven Ranked Martial Technique; there would definitely be a market for it.
Vital Qi is still doable. However, the Deity Race has especially high requirements on Mental Energy. If I practice it, I will only be able to bring out the might of a regr Heaven Ranked Martial Technique.
This price is still quite reasonable, though; they did not make it too expensive. If it does not exceed one hundred thousand Astral Coins, I can consider it.
Although it was a Deity Race Heaven Ranked Martial Technique, several people were still interested. After a few bids, this Myriad Heaven Divine Fist reached a price of eighty thousand Astral Coins.
One hundred and fifty thousand!
A voice filled with deste murderous intent came from a VIP room on the second floor, immediately killing the interest of several cultivators.
That voice seemed to carry shockingly intense power. The moment it rang out, no one else spoke.
The many cultivators here were apparently no stranger to this voice. Several of the cultivators with the means to continue bidding either did not want to or did not dare topete with that person.
That is the third rank of the Ten Evils, Zong Zhenghao. How strange that he actually took an interest in this Deity Race Martial Technique! His famed killing technique is already a peak Heaven Ranked Martial Technique.
Who would have imagined? We cant guess the thoughts of these big shots.
Whispers susurrated throughout the hall. It turned out that this bidder was the infamous Zong Zhenghao of Hunluo City. The others did not want to buy trouble with him, so they gave up on the secret manual.
Although I can managebarelywith my Dragon w Fist, it can no longer keep up with my improvements.
If I had an even stronger Fist Technique back when I fought with Wu Yuankai, I would not have had to rely on tactics to scare him off. I could have dealt with him there permanently.
This Myriad Heaven Divine Fist seems tailor-made for me. My Vital Qi and Mental Energy far surpass the ordinary cultivators. I definitely can exercise this Martial Technique to its limits.
Xiao Chen thought for a moment, then made his decision. He called out, Two hundred thousand Astral Coins!
The entire hall went quiet, and countless gazes focused on Xiao Chen. Did this fellow not know who he waspeting against?
This was the third rank of Hunluo Citys Ten Evils, a bona fide Martial Sage. People in Hunluo City considered him a big shot.
The true inheritors of the six major factions all felt very curious as well. They trained their eyes on Xiao Chen, trying to figure out who he was and what his background was.
What made him so confident, to be willing to offend a Martial Sage loose cultivator?
However, the true inheritors were all disappointed. Xiao Chen used his Spiritual Sense to create a formless barrier around himself, blocking all the probing Mental Energy.
Haha! Little fellow, you are good. I will let you keep this Deity Race Martial Technique first.
Sinisterughter rang out in Xiao Chens mind. Zong Zhenghao gave up on the bid. He apparently intended to kill for it.
This conclusion seemed about right. This was how loose cultivators normally behaved. Furthermore, Zong Zhenghao wanted to reserve enough Astral Coins for the Thunder Emperors broken sword, so he would not spend too many resources on this Deity Race Martial Technique.
Xiao Chen did not care about this persons threat. He had a great need for the Myriad Heaven Divine Fist and had to obtain it. No matter who it was, he needed to push further.
The main event of the auction would start soon. However, Xiao Chen no longer wanted to stay. After offending a Martial Sage, it would be best for him to leave early.
While another intense bidding war took ce, Xiao Chen quietly slipped out of the auction hall. Then he went to the back office and paid the two hundred thousand Astral Coins, gaining the Myriad Heaven Divine Fist.
The cover and pages of the Myriad Heaven Divine Fists secret manual were all golden. When Xiao Chen held it in his hand, there was some weight to it. It gave off a holy aura.
He casually flipped a few pages and instantly felt his Mental Energy relentlessly sucked in, flowing like a gushing river.
The pages of the secret manual continuously gave off a bright, flickering golden light. That holy aura became even more substantial.
Scenes of massacre appeared before Xiao Chens eyes. That was an ancient Deity epic legend unfolding on a magnificent scale, boundless without end.
Xiao Chen closed the book with a pa sound. A look of joy shed across his clearly fatigued face.
Others could only use the Myriad Heaven Divine Fist as an ordinary Heaven Ranked Martial Technique. However, for Xiao Chen, it would be a bona fide peak Heaven Ranked Martial Technique.
Young Master Xiao, the Honorable Nangong invites you over, a manservant in the hall said respectfully to Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen had expected this invitation long ago. He put away the Myriad Heaven Divine Fists secret manual and smiled. Please lead the way.
In the most magnificent room on the top floor of the Flourishing Heaven Pavilion, Xiao Chen saw Nangong Qiong fiddling around with the Breaking Sage Pills Alchemic Recipe.
Not standing on ceremony, Xiao Chen immediately sat across from her and poured himself a cup of the wine on the table.
Haha! Young Master Xiaos boldness is really admirable. You actually pushed the bid for the trashy Breaking Sage Pill to four hundred thousand Astral Coins.
Nangong Qiong was pretty good at Alchemy. However, when she looked at the Alchemic Recipe for the Breaking Sage Pill, she could make no headway on it. The steps for extracting fluid, congealing a pill, and molding it were all different from what she knew.
Now, she had to wonder whether Xiao Chen knew the Immortal Epochs refining methods. She suspected that he was unlike the other Alchemists, who merely wanted this Alchemic Recipe to broaden their horizons.
However, this thought onlysted for a moment. In the long history of the Kunlun Realm, there had been many genius Alchemists. But aside from Grandmaster Jin, no one had managed to grasp the Immortal Epochs refining methods.
Nangong Qiong did not believe that this person before her could do so; otherwise, that would be too startling and frightening.
No matter what, all Nangong Qiong needed to know was that Xiao Chen cared deeply about the Alchemic Recipe.
Xiao Chen put down his wine cup and smiled after staring at Nangong Qiong for some time. You are really a clever person. Just two days ago, you told me taking even ten thousand Astral Coins for this Alchemic Recipe is too much. Then, two dayster, you spend four hundred and ten thousand Astral Coins to buy it.
Back then, the buyout price for the Alchemist Recipe was only thirty thousand Astral Coins. If Xiao Chen wanted to buy it in advance, he needed to spend thirty thousand Astral Coins.
When Xiao Chen heard Nangong Qiong say that even ten thousand was too much, he decided to give up on the buyout price, intending to wait until the auction and save twenty thousand Astral Coins.
Saving twenty thousand Astral Coins by waiting two days was naturally something Xiao Chen was willing to do. However, he had not expected this girl to y some tricks in the end, getting leverage over him.
Nangong Qiongs lips curled up. Not minding Xiao Chens jab, she said, Since you like to hide from me so much, I can only use extraordinary means to get to you.
I will be straightforward. I need your help. After the matter is over, I can give you not only this Alchemic Recipe for free but also an additional four hundred thousand Astral Coins.
Xiao Chen raised his eyebrows slightly, entering deep thought. Today, during the auction, the top true inheritors of the six major factions all fought over defensive Superior Grade Secret Treasures.
The amounts they paid were more than double the usual prices. If they did not have an urgent need for them, they would not have been that generous.
Only with a sufficientlyrge benefit would this group of people be willing to pay that much. Hundreds of thousands of Astral Coins was not a small sum to anyone.
If I guess correctly, the matter you need my help with takes ce eight days from now, right?
When Nangong Qiong heard this, her soft, smooth, and bright face revealed some astonishment. She said, You are new to Hunluo City and do not have any backers or background here whatsoever, so how did you know?
Indeed, this verified some of Xiao Chens spection. He smiled and said, I actually do not know anything. However, I probably will not have time eight days from now. I already promised to help Mo Lingtian of the Eternal Heavenly Sword School.
Nangong Qiong had not expected Xiao Chen to reply like that, so she frowned slightly.
She stood up and paced around the room, mumbling to herself. Soon, she revealed a smile and said, I got it. I will apany you there eight days from now.
Mo Lingtian is extremely arrogant. In his eyes, only the three Holy Scions are his equal. Given that you killed his Eternal Heavenly Sword Schools people, he definitely has ill intentions by asking you for help.
Nangong Qiongs gemlike bright eyes shone with fervor. The more she spoke, the more excited she became. She continued, No doubt he is using you to pave his way. After that, he will toss you aside, killing you without anyone else realizing.
We should work together. With my help, we can trick him instead, saving us a lot of time.
Nangong Qiong said everything in one go. Excitement filled her face as she looked eagerly at Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen was dumbfounded. At this moment, Nangong Qiongs air of elegance was nowhere in sight. She appeared fanatical, without the slightest concern for her dignity at all.
What do you think? Nangong Qiong had a fiery gaze as she urged Xiao Chen to make a decision.
Xiao Chen smiled embarrassedly. Miss Nangong, you have lost your self-control.
He had apparently been misled by his first impression of her. This girl had to be born of nobility. That elegant aura of hers was not something that could be faked.
However, this scheming person actually spontaneously blurted these words out so righteously and self-confidently. Whoever dared to work with her might end up betrayed by her in the blink of an eye.
Nangong Qiong recovered her wits, revealing some embarrassment on her pretty face. She coughed once, and the atmosphere she radiated reverted to what it had been previously, emanating that atmosphere of nobility and elegance again.
However, Xiao Chen had seen Nangong Qiongs true self. He only felt amused. After a while, he said, Alright, I agree to go and meet Mo Lingtian with you in eight days. However, you can tell me the specifics now, right?
Nangong Qiongughed gently and said, It will be better to let Mo Lingtian tell you. I will make living arrangements for you for the next few days. That will guarantee your safety.
After failing to obtain an answer, Xiao Chen did not ask anymore. After chatting for a while, he left.
Faint ripples appeared in space within the magnificent room. An old woman with a grave expression manifested.
This old woman had a deep, unfathomable cultivation. She asked in a hoarse voice, Young Miss, why dont you use the people of our own n? This is too dangerous.
Nangong Qiong smiled faintly before replying softly, That is not possible. The tombs in the innermost part of the Star Grave Pce require a body temperer. Xiao Chen is the most suitable choice.
When the tombs open this time, it is not only the Heavenly Roc Races descendants that be there but also the true inheritors of the six major factions and some nearby Fiend Race geniuses who caught wind of the news.
At that time, it will be hard to avoid fighting. We will be surrounded and attacked when our identity as Nangong n members is exposed.
After the auction ended, Xiao Chen obtained some good news. The one who won the Thunder Emperors broken sword, in the end, was the loose cultivator whom Xiao Chenpeted with for the Myriad Heaven Divine Fist, Zong Zhenghao.
Chapter 754 - Deities Descending
Chapter 754: Deities Descending
Xiao Chen heard that after Zong Zhenghao left the Flourishing Heaven Pavilions area of influence, the other Martial Sages immediately attacked him, leaving him with no time to care about Xiao Chen at all.
However, Xiao Chen definitely had to retrieve the Thunder Emperors broken sword. His conflict with Zong Zhenghao would not end here.
I hope you will be able to survive this. Take care of it for me for a while.
Xiao Chen smiled gently and gave Zong Zhenghao his blessing. Then, he started reading the secret manual of the Myriad Heaven Divine Fist seriously.
The unknown imminent storm had already started brewing. The various geniuses were all sharpening their weapons and getting ready. No matter what, Xiao Chen was already involved. To protect himself and gain the most benefits possible, he had to increase his strength.
The only way he could increase his strength was through the Myriad Heaven Divine Fist.
When Xiao Chen flipped the golden pages this time, he let his Mental Energy flow like a gushing river, not constraining it at all.
The pages gave off a dazzling golden light as his Mental Energy poured in. The pages started turning themselves.
ording to distant legend, deities descended from the light. Monumental music resounded throughout the battlefield; as the people sang, an epic saga passed down through the ages.
Without having to make an effort to memorize the technique, Xiao Chen imprinted the intricacies of the Myriad Heaven Divine Fist in his mind.
The distant legend of the ancient Deity Race also unfolded on a magnificent scale, boundlessly vast. A grand and majestic scene appeared before Xiao Chens eyes.
The light of the deities and the mysteries of the Myriad Heaven Divine Fist intertwined, augmenting each other.
When Xiao Chen exhausted his Mental Energy, the book stopped in the middle. There were still three more moves in thetter half that he had yet to see.
A golden glow in his eyes flickered nonstop. An indistinct majestic light spread frantically in there.
Xiao Chen did not need toprehend the Myriad Heaven Divine Fist, immediately gaining knowledge of the various mysteries of the Myriad Heaven Divine Fists first four moves.
He closed his eyes and started to absorb these mysteries, only opening his eyes after some time had passed. The light stopped flickering in his eyes, but his dark eyes became filled with even more wisdom.
Xiao Chens gaze lingered on the secret manual. He thought it was unfortunate. If only he had more Mental Energy, then he couldprehend the final few moves of the Myriad Heaven Divine Fist sooner.
He moved his fingers gently, but no light appeared. He read through the contents of thetter half but could not make head or tail out of it, feelingpletely confused.
The Deity Races Martial Technique is really incredible. As long as one has enough Mental Energy, they can directlyprehend the mysteries contained within. Without Mental Energy, one cannot understand anything even if they read it.
Closing the secret manual again, Xiao Chen said in dissatisfaction, If only I could finishprehending thest three moves in one go.
If others heard this, they would probably be extremely frustrated. With an ordinary cultivators Mental Energy, they would already rejoice at being able to finish reading one move in its entirety.
This fellow read four moves in one go and was actually still dissatisfied. Even the absolute genius of the Deity Race was no match for Xiao Chen at the same cultivation realm.
And yet Xiao Chen dared to feel dissatisfied like this? He truly did not fear the anger of the world.
The Myriad Heaven Divine Fist consisted of seven moves altogether: Distant Legend, Radiance of Deities, Deities Descending, Chains of Deities, Eternal Myth, Dusk of Deities, and Burial of Deities. Every move was exceedingly powerful.
Since Xiao Chen did not have enough Mental Energy to view the final three moves, he could only work on those in the future.
He took a deep breath and stretched his body, preparing to practice the first move of Myriad Heaven Divine Fist, Distant Legend.
Then, he took another deep breath, waiting for his Mental Energy to recover somewhat. After that, he started to circte his energies for Distant Legend. The various mysteries of this Martial Technique appeared in his mind without him needing to think about it.
Suddenly, his pitch-dark eyes gave off a golden light. Resonant sagely hymns rang out.
It sounded like countless believers singing paeans in unison, praising the legendary deities. The resonant and holy hymns, continuous and unending, converged and moved through the gxy, crossing space and time to transcend to the other side.
The golden light in Xiao Chens eyes became increasingly denser. His entire body became covered in radiance. His Vital Qi, Quintessence, and Mental Energy all drained quickly at the same time.
He indistinctly felt the deep gaze of a deity in heaven, on the other side beyond the material world.
Of course, that heaven was a distant legend, but he personally experienced it at that moment. Energy from the other side surmounted space and time, pouring into his body.
Xiao Chen soared up and punched the air. A fist wind blew, and the sound produced merged with the sagely sounds.
Space trembled, and the golden light instantly exploded, filling the ce and dyeing the air golden. The radiance lingered for a long time.
After gently turning around andnding on the ground, he looked at the dense light in the air and revealed an expression of joy in his eyes.
That earlier punch actuallybined Mental Energy, Vital Qi, and Quintessence, forming a new kind of energy.
If someone had been standing in front of him earlier, this punch could have sted that person into dust.
Xiao Chen did not stop. Instead, he executed the second move of the Myriad Heaven Divine Fist.
In the distant legend, all the deities on the other side seemed to be praying in their hearts, praying for all the deities to cast their light down on this world and rid it of its boundless darkness and sin.
From the one gaze Xiao Chen felt earlier, sensing it through space and time, all the deities on the other side now directed their attention over.
Sou! Sou! Sou!
Instantly, beams of golden light carrying a vast and surging energy pierced through the boundless space and time, focusing on Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chens body kept glowing. All the hair of his head fluttered in the air, spreading out golden motes of light. The moment the light descended, he instantly attacked again, punching the air.
Boom!
Silently, the golden light flowed along Xiao Chens fist, gathering into an enormous, dazzling beam of light that shot out, opening a golden passageway.
The beam of light crushed everything in its way into powder, for this was the radiance of deities.
Deities Descending!
Xiao Chen continued to the Myriad Heaven Divine Fists third move. A golden image from high in the heavenly dome tore through the barrier of the sky, blowing off the boundless clouds. Itnded on his body with a xiu sound.
Instantly, his aura soared, and his clothes fluttered. It felt like all creatures were bowing in worship, and as they moved, the sky and ground trembled.
The energy in Xiao Chens body swelled up. He could not help but think that Deities Descending achieved the same effect as the Strength Character Form, which increasedbat prowess by thirty-three times, but via different means.
These two could both increase hisbat power by severalfold.
The difference between them was that the Strength Character Form was more tyrannical. It would immediately increase onesbat prowess by thirty-three times. Even if your body could not support the Quintessence required, it would not increase it just twice or thrice.
Once the thirty-threefoldbat power was unleashed, if ones physical body was not strong enough, even if their enemy died from the attack, their own strength might also bottom out, leaving them without anybat prowess whatsoever.
The consequent vulnerability was also why Xiao Chen would never use the Strength Character Form unless he had no other choice.
As for this Deities Descending, although it was not as magnificent and tyrannical as raisingbat prowess by thirty-three times, it utilized the energy of the ancient sovereign deities, not cing a great burden on his own body.
Bang!
Xiao Chens aura flourished, climbing continuously. He maintained a calm expression as he struck the ground with his fist. There were no long earth-shaking sounds. His punch merely silently opened a deep pit a hundred meters wide.
No dust clouds rose. The power of one punch obliterated even the dust to nothing.
He withdrew his fist, and a divine light immediately shot out of his body, shooting into the sky like a meteor. His aura diminished, and the boundlessly vast energy instantly scattered.
It can raise the power of my punch by about tenfold, much weaker than the Strength Character Form. However, in my current state, it is much more practical.
Xiao Chen looked at the deep pit in the ground and calmly analyzed it. A look of disdain shed in his eyes as he said, This punch is sufficient to defeat Wu Yuankai if he has only a third of his Quintessence remaining.
Myriad Heaven Divine Fist did not exhaust much Quintessence. It relied more on Vital Qi and Mental Energy.
Xiao Chen had never been able to fully utilize his Mental Energy in the sea of consciousness and the one thousand tons of forces worth of Vital Qi.
Mental Energy aside, his punch could already achieve one thousand tons of force with just Vital Qi. However, he still used the Superior Grade Earth Ranked Dragon w Fist, something that could no longer keep up with his progress.
Now, with this Myriad Heaven Divine Fist, Xiao Chen could use the two greatest hidden treasures in his body to their maximum potential.
He withdrew his gaze and calmly looked in front. Then he circted his energy for the Myriad Heaven Divine Fists fourth move.
As he circted his energies, his Mental Energy and Vital Qi drained. Ny-nine golden chains appeared behind him out of nowhere.
The golden chains had divine scripts flowing on them. As they moved around, they looked like dragons carrying an overwhelming momentum and surging forward wildly, like a huge army, vast and mighty.
With a thought, the ny-nine golden chains disappeared with a poof, vanishing into nothing and leaving no traces.
The principal use of Chains of Deities was sealing. Without a strong target, it would be difficult to test out its might, short of a battle.
After Xiao Chen finished executing all four moves he had learned, he sat down cross-legged. Then he closed his eyes and continued toprehend them. After all, although he knew of the mysteries involved, only by putting them into practice would he be able to gain a true understanding of them.
He opened his eyes muchter. His ck eyes looked clear as though he was in contemtion. This Myriad Heaven Divine Fist still seemed to be missing something. However, he could not figure out what it was for now.
Based on his understanding, the might of this Fist Technique could be far greater than this. Perhaps after he became a Martial Sage, he would be able to see much further.
Perhaps Xiao Chen might really be able to touch the other side, reaching that distant legend of the Deity Races heaven filled with inextinguishable light.
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Five dayster, Nangong Qiong shed her gorgeous attire and put on in clothes. Then, she repressed the noble atmosphere she gave off and appeared before Xiao Chen.
She marveled as she eyed Xiao Chen in assessment. After not seeing him for five days, he gave her the impression of having been reborn. However, he did not have any improvement in cultivation.
Suddenly, Nangong Qiong thought of something, and a strange light lit up in her eyes. She asked, Xiao Chen, how many moves of the Myriad Heaven Divine Fist, which you won in the auction, have you practiced?
Xiao Chen smiled faintly. Naturally, he would not tell her.
This girl was strong and had a mysterious background. Even he found her unfathomable. Furthermore, she was very cunning and was not as simple as she appeared on the surface. When traveling with her, he would have to keep an eye on her.
Lets not talk about that. Since you came to look for me, it should be time to depart, right?
Nangong Qiong was merely curious. Since Xiao Chen was not willing to say, she did not pursue the question. She only remembered it in her head as she smiled. Thats right. With our speed, three days will be ample time for traveling to the Eternal Heavenly Sword School.
Chapter 755 - Trying to Run? Too Late!
Chapter 755: Trying to Run? Too Late!
Xiao Chen packed very simply and casually asked, Are you not afraid of Mo Lingtian recognizing you if you go to the Eternal Heavenly Sword School like this?
Nangong Qiong smiled and replied, Naturally, Im not afraid. I arrived in Hunluo City not long ago. You dont have to worry.
Indeed, this was more or less in line with Xiao Chens spection. This girl could be in the upper echelon of the Flourishing Heaven Pavilions headquarters, not an insignificant Honorable of the local Flourishing Heaven Pavilion branch.
Soon after the two left the courtyard, Xiao Chen felt a gaze on him. Nangong Qiong also frowned slightly and said, You sure are full of trouble. Do you want to deal with it first?
Xiao Chens expression did not change. He guessed who it was, and a murderous intent shed in his eyes. He replied, There is no need to bother. He is waiting for me to leave the city. Also, its not like I havent been waiting for him.
After leaving the city and traveling fifty kilometers, they arrived at a deste road. Xiao Chens eyes constricted. He was not surprised to see the sinister Wu Yuankai giving off a surging killing Qi.
Wu Yuankai wore his dark gold gloves and looked at Xiao Chen. His face twitched as he smiled sinisterly. You are really courageous, leaving the city even before ten days are up. Did you think I just said it for fun?
Why is this fellow so bold? Does he not see me standing together with Nangong Qiong? Xiao Chen thought, feeling it was strange. So he looked around.
However, Xiao Chen discovered Nangong Qiong revealing a faint smile and folding her arms across her chest, looking like this matter had nothing to do with her and she was just watching a show. At some point in time, she had moved a kilometer away.
This woman
Today, I do not have to hold back. Lets see how capable you are! You can die now!
Before Xiao Chen could think, Wu Yuankai had already charged over with a flourishing aura. He sent out punches wildly, and many sinister underworld rivers surged over.
Xiao Chens eyes flickered as he pushed off the ground, dodging the fist winds. Wu Yuankai had held in his anger for several days by now, so his aura was at its peak. Hence, Xiao Chen let Wu Yuankai vent his frustrations first.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Underworld rivers with ck Qi moved around like berserk dragons dancing in the air. Suddenly, cries of aggrieved spirits rang out continuously. It looked like a horrifying hell descended into the mortal realm.
Wu Yuankais ck hair red up, split down the middle. He had a sinister expression as he red at Xiao Chen moving around and dodging.
As Wu Yuankai chased after Xiao Chen, the force from his dark-gold-glove-d fists caused the air to tremble, creating rumbling sounds without end.
His heart raged as he watched Xiao Chen dodging without fighting back. Then he arrogantly mocked Xiao Chen, White-robed brat, werent you very powerful that day? Whats wrong now? Where did all your courage go?!
As Xiao Chens clothes fluttered, he merely smiled faintly and ignored him. His left hand held on to the sheathed Lunar Shadow Saber and casually swung it, scattering a fist wind.
As the underworld rivers surged, Xiao Chen stood on the Azure Dragon image, moving back and forth, up and down, as fast as the wind.
Due to Wu Yuankais wild attacks, huge deep pits appeared in the ground. Dirt flew everywhere, kicking up dust clouds and covering the sun.
Bastard! If you have the guts, stop running.
Relying on the Azure Dragon Cloud Soaring Art, Xiao Chen moved everywhere. Wu Yuankai sent out all sorts of horrifying attacks, but these merely brushed past him.
Wu Yuankais initial pleased arrogant mockery turned into hoarse roars of anger and frustration.
Xiao Chens heart remained tranquil. He had already made up his mind to keep this person here permanently, not leaving himself any future trouble. Naturally, he would not care about these verbal attacks.
Almost there.
After another hundred moves, Wu Yuankais momentum dwindled. Xiao Chen focused his gaze and ced his right hand on the saber hilt. Then, he let the aura he suppressed for all this time burst out.
Hidden Dragon in the Depths, Soaring Dragon!
I will not make a move but will let you hoot arrogantly. However, when I finally make my move, I will definitely startle the heavens, revealing an unparalleled sharpness!
Xiao Chen stepped forward with his right foot on the air. The surging ck underworld rivers immediately scattered and turned into ck rain falling to the ground.
Without waiting for Wu Yuankai to react, Xiao Chen turned into a True Dragon and soared into the sky as he drew his Lunar Shadow Saber at lightning speed.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Loud sounds resounded continuously as Xiao Chen flew around. He used his saber light to strike down the ck underworld rivers in the sky, shattering them easily.
This development startled Wu Yuankai. He had not expected that Xiao Chen, whom he had suppressed for such a long time, would disy such startling might after making a move.
Without having much time to think, Wu Yuankai threw rapid-fire punches, his fists dancing around, creating scenes of the nineyers of purgatory. At the same time, he quickly retreated.
Xiao Chen smiled coldly to himself. My aura is flourishing. My stances of the True Dragon flying are alreadypletely formed. This is not something that your scene of the nineyers of purgatory, which you materialized in a hurry, can handle.
In merely the blink of an eye, Xiao Chen smashed through the scene of hell that just formed. The True Dragon soared into the nine heavens without losing any momentum.
Wu Yuankai cursed and had no choice but to take this move head-on. A loud bang resounded, and his protective Quintessence nearly shattered.
Blood trickled out of a corner of Wu Yuankais lips as he took a hundred steps back. He red hatefully at Xiao Chen, wanting to counterattack right away.
However, even though Wu Yuankai moved quickly, Xiao Chen moved even faster. Since Xiao Chen had already suppressed his opponents momentum to rock bottom, how could he give him the chance to turn things around?
Ghostly Image Chop!
The saber images he sent out split and turned into seventy-two saber images, forming a sea of lightning that knocked Wu Yuankai back once more beforeunching another unpredictable saber Qi.
Wu Yuankai experienced this once before, so he dodged in advance. He evaded danger after danger as the extremely fast saber Qi brushed by him.
Return of the Azure Dragon! Return of the Azure Dragon! Return of the Azure Dragon!
Before evenpleting his move, Xiao Chen immediately repositioned himself and executed the Dragon Subduing shs first move without caring about the Quintessence expenditure. Different Azure Dragons broke through the surface of the sea in the mysterious phenomenon. Ferocious dragon roars resounded throughout heaven and earth.
A three-hundred-meter dragon-shaped saber Qi containing vast Dragon Might hacked down time and again.
Wu Yuankai blocked six times continuously, retreating each time. He could no longer suppress his injuries and vomited blood. Then, he shouted maniacally, Hahaha! Bring it on. Go on. Show this old man how long you canst.
Xiao Chen remained silent and sent out another four attacks, sending out a total of ten Return of the Azure Dragons before stopping.
These strikes knocked Wu Yuankai in the air. At this moment, he was in an extremely sorry state. His long hair straggled everywhere. His face was pale, and blood kept leaking out of a corner of his lips.
In truth, any half-Sage, even if it were one of the seven giants, would not fare much better than Wu Yuankai after receiving ten Heaven Ranked Martial Techniques in quick session.
Nangong Qiong, who was now three kilometers away, revealed shock on her face. She gaped and said, Is this fellow crazy? Even if he has a lot of Quintessence, this is not the way to use it!
Wu Yuankai, who was in a pathetic state, watched as Xiao Chen sheathed his saber and stood upright. However, he looked up andughed wildly. I have given you time to be arrogant already. It is time for you to die!
Nine underworld rivers descended from the sky behind Wu Yuankai. His Quintessence surged and charged over while emanating an overwhelming baleful aura.
Myriad Heaven Divine Fist, Distant Legend!
Xiao Chen casually tossed the Lunar Shadow Saber to the ground. Then, a golden light suddenly appeared in Xiao Chens eyes. Sagely music abruptly resounded in heaven and earth.
A vast divine aura spread out from Xiao Chen, who was now glowing golden, illuminating the surroundings.
Wu Yuankai continued charging over frantically, not fearing Xiao Chen, who had exhausted most of his Quintessence.
As Xiao Chen moved, the sagely songs surrounded him. The gazes of deities on the other side breached time and space, focusing on him.
Bang!
Xiao Chen punched, and the fist wind merged with the sagely music. Boundless golden light flooded out, nketing the area. The nine sinister-looking and frightening underworld rivers could not flee this light.
Sizzling sounds rang out continuously as the ck underworld rivers got purified into strands of ck Qi that scattered into space.
When Wu Yuankai charged forward, the light shone on his body. The contact felt like fire spreading throughout his body, and he screamed in anguish.
Radiance of Deities!
Xiao Chens expression did not change. His ck hair now gave off golden light as the strands fluttered wildly in the air. The gazes of deities pierced through time and space, gathering on him.
His fist burst out with an intense light like a miniature golden sun. It was very dazzling.
Wu Yuankai had just removed the golden light on his body when he saw this piercing golden light. This sight scared him to the point of turning ashen.
Hasnt this fellow exhausted all his Quintessence already? How is he so powerful?!
The golden light turned into fist wind and rushed to the front. Everywhere it passed, dust disintegrated without the light diminishing.
Wu Yuankai did not dare to be careless, so he unleashed all the Heavenly Sage Laws he had formed. These turned into aplete underworld river winding around his body.
At this moment, Wu Yuankai brought out the full power of the Blood Shadow Underworld River Fist. He shed with that zing light, and a horrifyingly loud sound sted out.
Shock waves surged through the air. Nangong Qiong, who was three kilometers away, changed her expression slightly as she quickly retreated. The golden shock waves nearly stuck to her face when they surged over.
Had she retreated even a heartbeatte, the shock waves would have struck her. When she felt the hot wind on her face, her expression immediately turned grave.
In a short five days, he already learned two moves of the Myriad Heaven Divine Fist. This fellow is truly somewhat unfathomable.
However, the thing that would astonish her had yet to be seen. At this point, when facing Xiao Chen, who executed Radiance of Deities, Wu Yuankai now felt fear and wanted to escape.
After shing head-on several times, severe injuries now covered him. Initially, Wu Yuankai thought that when Xiao Chen had exhausted his Quintessence, he could deal with Xiao Chen easily. However, Xiao Chen suddenly disyed this horrifying Fist Technique of unknown origins to him, causing him to fear and not dare continue fighting.
As Xiao Chen watched Wu Yuankai retreat miserably, his lips curled up, and he said in a low voice, Trying to run now? It is already toote!
Deities Descending!
The golden image of a sovereign deity broke through the barrier of the vast sky, a divine light that flowed into Xiao Chens body.
Xiao Chens aura instantly soared without end as he gave off a profound light. Every creature in the world seemed to be worshiping him. Even Nangong Qiong felt a change in her mind.
The divine figure of Xiao Chen before her looked like a deity descending to the mortal realm, quashing all thoughts of resistance in her heart.
Bang!
Xiao Chen stepped forward in the air, and the entire space trembled. Cracks appeared on the ground in a spiderweb pattern, forming many bottomless fissures.
He moved like a shing meteor and instantly caught up to the fleeing Wu Yuankai. A berserk force erupted along with his fist wind.
Wu Yuankai could not resist at all. With one punch, his body burst into arge bloody blossom sshing through the sky.
As the divine light in Xiao Chens body disappeared, he stretched his hands out and grabbed Wu Yuankais spatial ring and his priceless dark gold gloves, then ced them in his Universe Ring.
Xiao Chen casually waved his hand, and the Lunar Shadow Saber stuck in the ground flew back into his grasp. Then he gentlynded beside Nangong Qiong.
Pa! Pa! Pa!
A cheerful smile appeared on Nangong Qiongs face. pping her elegant, lily-white hands gently, she said, Young Master Xiaos techniques are excellent. No wonder you dared to challenge Bai Wuxue.
After watching for so long, Nangong Qiong greeted his arrival with something like that. This womans conduct made it really hard to feel happy about having her as hispanion.
Chapter 756 - Woman of Unknown Origins
Chapter 756: Woman of Unknown Origins
Afterwards, Nangong Qiong and Xiao Chen left, not knowing that a pair of gemlike eyes in the clouds three kilometers above had seen everything that happened.
Sou!
The Little Heavenly Monkey, the absolute genius of the Fiend Domains Giant Ape Race, jumped from the clouds andnded gently on the ground.
When he saw the spiderweb-like fissures on the ground, his messy hair and unkempt face revealed a grave expression.
Unexpectedly, this fellows Myriad Heaven Divine Fist is much stronger than those of the young experts of the Deity Race. There is also that girl. If I am right, she should be from a hidden Sovereign n or something like that.
Feng raised his head and looked at the backs of the two people who had left. The corners of his mouth quirked up as he said, However, this is good as well. It is simply too boring to snatch away the pieces of the Great Roc Spreading Wings Painting from those trashes of the six major factions.
However, I will have to dy my promise to First Uncle for a bit. After pushing off the ground, Feng instantly shot forward by a kilometer.
There was no wind or shock waves, no sound given off as Feng vanished from this ce.
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Three dayster, Xiao Chen and Nangong Qiong arrived at the gates of the Eternal Heavenly Sword School located at the bottom of a mountain.
That was a mountain range filled with rising and falling silhouettes. Spiritual fog permeated the mountain range. A fresh smell entered the nose when one took a deep breath, instantly making them feelfortable.
Xiao Chen raised his head and saw indistinct spiritual lights on several of the mountain peaks forming a multicolored ring of lights.
The light ring hid within the fog, its asional appearances giving it an air of mystery.
Xiao Chen looked over and said, I did not expect this Eternal Heavenly Sword School to have ten or so Rank 4 Spirit Veins.
Rank 4 Spirit Veins were also known as Peak Grade Spirit Veins, able to produce Superior Grade Spirit Stones. With ten Rank 4 Spirit Veins, the amount of Superior Grade Spirit Stones harvested would be an enormous sum.
Nangong Qiong smiled and said, Your worldview is extremely limited. Of these ten Peak Grade Spirit Veins, only the one under the main peak is of good quality.
Such arge Rank 8 sect and they do not even have a Holy grade Spirit Vein. The Eternal Heavenly Sword School is only so-so.
There was a vast drill ground at the foot of the mountain. More than a thousand Eternal Heavenly Sword School inner sect disciples practiced the Thunder Light Fleeing Shadows Sword.
Small sparks of electricity leaped around their swords. As they swung their sword lights, they directed the thunderclouds, which materialized from the state of thunder, above their heads.
With more than a thousand disciples drilling the same Sword Technique and the same state, every move easily caused winds to blow, thunder to rumble, and lightning to sh.
The scene looked vast and mighty, giving off a strong sense of suppression.
At this moment, even if a Martial Sage wanted toe and cause trouble, he would fail miserably, beaten back without fail.
Nangong Qiong looked at the drill grounds and the mighty group of more than a thousand inner sect disciples. Then she revealed a deep, meaningful smile and said, A good disy of Thunder Light Fleeing Shadows Sword. Unfortunately, the only thing worth praising in this Eternal Heavenly Sword School does not belong to it.
As Xiao Chen looked at this girl, a strange light shed in his eyes. This Nangong Qiong apparently had an extraordinary background. Unexpectedly, she also knew that the Thunder Emperor created Thunder Light Fleeing Shadows Sword.
When Ao Jiao, in the Immortal Spirit Ring, saw the huge sculpture of the Eternal Heavenly Sword Sage on the drill ground, her face froze. She had not expected that Eternal Heavenly Sword Sage to be this person.
Little Ao Jiao, do you recognize who the Eternal Heavenly Sword Sage is?
Ao Jiaos voice seemed rather cold as she replied, This person came to the Kunlun Realm together with the Thunder Emperor. Sang Mu cared for him a lot, had a deep friendship with him. Why would he im all the Martial Techniques that Sang Mu created as his own for no reason?
Mo Lingtian is here. You know what to sayter, right? Nangong Qiong said suddenly.
Xiao Chen stood outside the gates and looked over. He saw Mo Lingtian at the head of a group of people passing through the vast drill grounds, making for the two of them.
Mo Lingtian must have made preparations long ago and sent people to watch for Xiao Chen at the bottom of the mountain. Before the two entered the gates, he had alreadye out.
After exiting the gates, Mo Lingtian led the group of people to Xiao Chen. There was no expression on his handsome face as he said casually, You are here!
Between Mo Lingtians words and the superior attitude he adopted, he put on a vivid performance of condescension as if he was giving Xiao Chen a lot of face by allowing him toe.
Xiao Chen did not care about this. He nodded nonchntly and sized up the five old men around Mo Lingtian.
The five old men all had vast auras. They were all half-Sages who had formed Heavenly Sage Laws, just slightly weaker than Wu Yuankai.
Who is she? I seem to recall that I did not say you could bring anyone else.
Mo Lingtians expression changed when he saw Nangong Qiong behind Xiao Chen. He appeared extremely displeased as he spoke.
Xiao Chen and Nangong Qiong had prepared for this long ago. He smiled faintly and said, This is a friend that came from the Sky Dome Realm with me. Her strength is simr to mine. With her along, I will definitely be able to help you better.
Mo Lingtian snorted coldly as he sized up Nangong Qiong with a contemtive gaze. He said coldly, Xiao Chen, you overestimate yourself. Of simr strength to you? Do you think you are some kind of expert?
What do you think Im bringing you to do, that you can just bring anyone you want? I already made a big exception by bringing you, yet you arrogantly made your own decision to bring someone.
Xiao Chen had to suppress the urge to scold Mo Lingtian, to say he was not a thug hired free of charge to be ordered toe. Moreover, his speaking to Xiao Chen this way was deserving of a good spanking. This Mo Lingtian was simply an arrogant fool of the worst kind.
Just as Xiao Chen could no longer endure, Nangong Qiong stepped forward and smiled faintly, revealing some of her noble aura.
Mo Lingtians expression changed slightly as he said, A half-SageI nearly saw wrong. If you can withstand a palm strike from me, I can bring you along.
After speaking, Mo Lingtian shot out his right hand. Electricity leaped around on his palm as he sent a palm strike containing the might of thunder at Nangong Qiong.
Mo Lingtian attacked in the time it took for a spark to fly, without giving any warning. However, Nangong Qiong did not show any panic, calmly sending out a palm strike as well.
Bang!
The two palms collided, and a strong wind immediately surged out, messing up the clothes of the bystanders. The wind also kicked up the dirt on the ground, creating a dust cloud.
Mo Lingtian slowly staggered back from the dust cloud, nearly falling over as he took unsteady steps.
At the crucial moment, Xiao Chen noticed the image of a pagoda appearing around Mo Lingtians body. Mo Lingtian released it instantly, and it shrank back into his dantian.
The instant the pagoda appeared, Mo Lingtian immediately stabilized himself. When the dust cloud scattered, his expression looked at ease as if he had retreated casually.
A look of shock shed in Mo Lingtians eyes. He said nonchntly, Not bad. You are able to block my palm strike, which used fifty percent of my strength, with your full power. You are qualified toe with me.
Lingtian, this woman is of unknown origins. Should this be reconsidered? an old man projected his voice over to Mo Lingtian in secret.
Hehe! Its not a problem. Her full-power strike is only that powerful. I already refined the Sage Grade pagoda. Suppressing these two people will be easy.
Mo Lingtian appeared extremely confident. He continued saying, After the matter is over, directly kill Xiao Chen and keep the woman. She is still useful.
After thinking about it, the five old men concluded that this was not a big problem, either. Without even having to include Mo Lingtian, with the five of them working together, these two people should not be able to do anything.
Nangong Qiong, how much of your power did you use earlier? Xiao Chen secretly projected his voice over to her.
She smiled craftily and likewise replied, About thirty or forty percent.
Xiao Chen wondered what Mo Lingtian would think if he heard what Nangong Qiong said. The palm strike that he thought was full-powered was merely thirty or forty percent of Nangong Qiongs strength.
At this moment, simr scenes happened at the bases of all six Rank 8 major factions in Hunluo Province. The top inheritors of the various sects all led a few half-Sage Elders in a grand departure.
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In Hunluo City, Xuan Yu, Xiao Bai, and the others gathered at a restaurant near the Flourishing Heaven Pavilion to discuss the same matter.
Aside from the initial four people Xiao Chen had seen, there was an additional middle-aged man there. His cultivation was deep, and he had a stern and grave expression.
Xuan Yu said respectfully to this person, Second Uncle, the Heavenly Roc Races people should have moved out already.
The middle-aged man nodded and said, The Heavenly Roc Race put in a lot of effort this time for the sake of opening the Star Grave Pce. They activated many of the experts in their race.
Jiang Zimo said sullenly, The Heavenly Roc King is one of the top ten Sovereign Fiend Emperors in the history of the Fiend Domain since the Ancient Era. His grave pce is bound to be perilous. If we are not careful, we will end up dying.
The middle-aged man said, The grave pce itself is not that perilous. The dangeres from the cultivators from the various ces that heard the news. However, to obtain the pieces of the Great Roc Spreading Wings Painting and the other possible treasures in the grave pce, this danger is worth bearing.
After the group discussed further, they all separated to make their final preparations.
When only the middle-aged man and Xuan Yu remained in the room, the middle-aged man looked at Xuan Yu and smiled. I did not expect that you would be able to pull Xiao Bai into this. I heard that the Spirit Fox King looks favorably upon Xiao Bai and intends to ept her as his goddaughter.
If you can obtain this girl, that will be equal to having a rtion to the Spirit Fox King. Your future will be unlimited. Our Xuan ns position in the Spirit Fox Race will be even firmer.
Feeling very pleased, Xuan Yu smiled. She is just a girl. I can manage that easily. Sheprehended the Sword Heart and cultivates a mysterious Cultivation Technique. Her appearance also rivals that of the queen when she was young.
If I can obtain her, not only will the Spirit Fox King look at me in a new light, but there will also be many more benefits. It might even be possible for me to be the next Spirit Fox King.
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At the foot of the mountain, Xiao Chen finally found out from Mo Lingtian what exactly this was about.
The Heavenly Roc King of the Fiend Domains Heavenly Roc Race had been a remarkably exceptional Sovereign Fiend Emperor. Before he died, he infused all his lifesprehensions into a Great Roc Spreading Wings Painting.
While the Heavenly Roc King was still alive, he had found a star and directly refined it into a pce. After he died, it became his grave pce.
Hence, the Great Roc Spreading Wings Painting was left in this grave pce. However, when the Great Roc Spreading Wings Painting just formed, all the experts of the Heavenly Roc Race fought and killed each other for the sake of this painting.
This conflict was easy to understand. If one could obtain all theprehensions of a Sovereign Fiend Emperor, it would be a great help to ones cultivation, be it now or even in the future.
During the fight, the Great Roc Spreading Wings Painting got ripped into countless pieces. The instant the painting tore, the horrific energy that burst out had instantly sted the peak Martial Sages of the Heavenly Roc Race fighting for it into dust.
Chapter 757 - Opening the Grave Palace
Chapter 757: Opening the Grave Pce
From that moment on, the Star Grave Pce closed. In ordance with the Heavenly Roc Kings n, Martial Sages and above were not allowed in. Then, it soared into the air and tore through the barrier of the sky to fly into the infinite depths of space.
The originally strong Heavenly Roc Race had already weakened with the Heavenly Roc Kings death. Then, all the elite forces in the race died in the struggle to obtain the Great Roc Spreading Wings Painting.
As a result, the period of prosperity that the Heavenly Roc King brought to the Heavenly Roc Race was lost forever, and their strength declined sharply. A few thousand yearster, the Heavenly Roc Race had be a bottom-rung existence among the hundred races in the Fiend Domain.
Every hundred years, the grave pce would pass above the Heavenly Roc Race, which had never given up on calling it down, praying that they would seed and revitalize the Heavenly Roc Races glory.
There was definitive news that after a few generations of attempts, the Star Grave Pce woulde down this time.
With the passage of time, the previously great and mighty Heavenly Roc Race had left the bustling areas of the Fiend Domain, moving to its borders, to the Sand Province about four thousand kilometers away from Hunluo Province.
The Sand Province was a vast desert, a deste ce without any life and only a few small oases. There were also all sorts of evil people traveling through that ce.
For the Heavenly Roc Race to end up in such a ce, it was easy to imagine how much the race had waned.
For ordinary people, four thousand kilometers would take an extremely long time to walk. For Mo Lingtian and his group, such a distance was not particrly far. In fact, it could be said to be very near.
Mo Lingtian and his group could travel more than five hundred kilometers in one day. Eight dayster, a seemingly endless golden desert appeared before the eight.
Mo Lingtian looked at the sand and nced at Xiao Chen, who was behind. Then the corners of his lips curled up, and he said, This desert has all sorts of ferocious beasts in it: me Sand Snakes, Muddy Lizards, Demonic Spotted Leopards, bone dragons, and many others, too many to count. There is also the most problematic, the Golden Corroding Worm.
Xiao Chen, your physical body is the strongest. You lead the way. Bring us to the Heavenly Roc Races summoning altar. I will point out the directions to you.
Xiao Chen smiled coldly to himself. This fellow is really taking advantage of this. Ill just treat this as tempering my physical body. I will settle ounts with him after we return.
Seeing Xiao Chen obediently go forward, Mo Lingtian revealed a pleased smile. Some White Robed desman. You still ended up as my tool like a dog. And you think that you can gain some benefits from me.
Haha! Lingtian, you are great!
Some White Robed desman. He might dare to challenge Bai Wuxue, but before Young Master, he does not even dare to let out a fart.
When the five Elders behind Mo Lingtian saw this, they immediately started to kiss up to him.
The seven giants are nothing. I stand out from the masses. I will rule the Eternal Heavenly Sword School in the future and will be the Eternal Heavenly Emperor, shaking the whole Kunlun Realm. Elders, lets go!
These few peoplemunicated by projecting their voices to each other. However, Nangong Qiong heard it all very clearly. When she heard Mo Lingtians final words, she could not help butugh.
One of the unparalleled existences in Hunluo City, Wu Yuankai of the Ten Evils, still ended up falling to Xiao Chen. Nangong Qiong did not know where Mo Lingtian got all his confidence from, underestimating Xiao Chen like that.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
The zing sun shone high in the sky. Yellow sand was everywhere. asionally, ferocious beasts came out of the sand. Xiao Chen would immediately and cautiously execute Dragon w Fist, ying these beasts.
As Xiao Chen stepped forward, a tiger and a dragon would appear. He would switch between the fist and the w, a dragon roaring continuously. Unless it was a ferocious beast above Rank 9, most of these beasts wouldst no more than ten moves against him.
Practicing his closebat techniques on this surging sand gave Xiao Chen an unexpected benefit.
In the past, he generally practiced in the t ins. The moreplicated environments would be the grass ins or the forest. He had never practiced in such a dangerous environment as this desert before.
The zing sun of the Kunlun Realm was several timesrger than the Sky Dome Realms. Now, Xiao Chen experienced the full might of this sun for the first time.
Without any clouds above to block or mitigate the rays of the sky, Xiao Chens clothes becamepletely drenched in sweat in less than an hour; he looked like he just came out of a river.
Xiao Chens body experienced endless torture. If he were an ordinary person, he would have already stopped to rest and use his Quintessence to block the sun, giving himself some respite.
However, Xiao Chen felt an iparablefort. As he circted his Vital Qi under this zing sun, his muscles, flesh, bones, marrow, and blood wore against each other, showing faint signs of advancing to the next level.
It seemed like he would break through the shackles of a Rank 1 Sage Body soon. Xiao Chen rejoiced in his heart. He could not help but put in more effort in killing the ferocious beasts in the way.
As Mo Lingtian gazed a kilometer ahead at Xiao Chen, who was sweating profusely yet at the same time extremely lively, he mocked, Indeed, he is just a country bumpkin from the Sky Dome Realm. The sun of the Kunlun Realm is the Yang-attributed me with the strongest might in the three thousand great realms.
If an ordinary person stood under it for an hour without any clouds for cover, they would die for sure. With our cultivation, if we just exposed ourselves without spending any effort on protection, we would end up suffering from a me poison.
If it were not for that, I would not even care for these insignificant worms that are in the way.
The five inner sect Elders of the Eternal Heavenly Sword School also had contemptuous expressions on their faces, and they chimed in with their own mockeries.
Nangong Qiong knew Xiao Chen slightly better. Naturally, she believed that he was not stupid. It was impossible that he did not feel the might of the Kunlun Realms sun. He had to have some reason for putting in so much effort in killing these ferocious beasts in the way.
Indeed, it was as Nangong Qiong expected. After observing for a long time, she finally discovered the reason and the mysteries behind his action. She could not help being greatly startled. Unexpectedly, this fellow was using the zing sun of the Kunlun Realm to temper his body directly.
Furthermore, his regimen seemed very effective. Nevertheless, Mo Lingtian and the others were still mocking Xiao Chen for being a country bumpkin. They are truly ignorant.
With Xiao Chen leading the way and risking himself, Mo Lingtian and the others had a very easy time. They only needed to deal with the asional beast that slipped through.
Three dayster, all the bones in Xiao Chens body gave off crackling sounds. Suddenly, he felt very rxed like he suddenly put down a heavy burden.
My Rank 1 Sage Body advanced to Rank 2.
Xiao Chen casually punched and burst a me Sand Snake with a single blow. He revealed a joyful expression as he looked at the zing sun above.
Just like this, Xiao Chen broke through the bottleneck of the Rank 1 Sage Body. This was truly a pleasant surprise on this trip.
One kilometer away, Mo Lingtian had not noticed the changes to Xiao Chen, as Xiao Chens fights with the ferocious beasts gave off all sorts of sounds, sounds louder and more intense than Xiao Chens bones crackling.
Furthermore, Mo Lingtian was not paying attention to Xiao Chen. He felt that Xiao Chen was only a Superior Grade Martial Monarch and could not be very strong.
One hourter, Xiao Chen, who was spearheading their advance, stopped. The figures of Heavenly Roc Race cultivators finally appeared at the limits of his vision.
Mo Lingtian caught up with Xiao Chen. As he watched the two Heavenly Roc Race cultivators patrolling in the distance, he smiled sinisterly. We have arrived. After being stifled for so long, it is time for me to vent my frustrations.
A purple crystal sword about 3 centimeters wide shot out of Mo Lingtians sleeve. As he grasped his sword, lightning-attributed Spiritual Energy suddenly gathered at his feet.
Boom!
An electric light burst out of his feet as he turned into a streak of purple lightning rushing up to the sky. He was so fast that the physical eye could not capture his movements.
By the time the lightning vanished into the sky, Mo Lingtians figure had alreadynded beside the two Heavenly Roc Race cultivators.
Arcs of electricity leaped around on the purple crystal sword. A sword light flickered as it swung at the two Heavenly Roc Race cultivators heads. Before they could cry out, they died.
The five old men quickly flew over, smiling. Young Masters Thunder Steps is indeed extraordinary. You managed to move two kilometers instantly.
Xiao Chen reyed the scene of Mo Lingtian using Thunder Steps in his mind. After a while, it seemed like he gained something; he felt that he had much to learn from this Movement Technique.
As Xiao Chen stood beside Mo Lingtian, they saw that the Heavenly Roc Races troops had already divided into teams, tightly guarding everywhere five kilometers below the sand dunes.
Xiao Chen sent his Spiritual Sense past the troops to the core area, which even their eyes could not see. There, he saw a vast andplex formation.
Forty-nine dazzling balls of light leaped around at the links of the formation, which gave off overwhelming Spiritual Energy and generated pirs of light rushing into the sky.
How impressive! No wonder it was imed that they would definitely seed. They had actually gathered forty-nine peak grade Spirit Veins and shifted the Spirit Veins origins here.
For the sake of calling down the grave pce, the Heavenly Roc Race probably spent all the savings of the entire race on this. If they did not seed, it would mean their fall.
An altar with an ancient aura sat in the middle of the formation. A sharp and handsome young man wearing gold armor stood at its center.
This young man looked at the many uninvited, evil-minded guests hidden behind the surrounding sand dunes. His lips curled up in a sinister, uncaring smile.
Seeing the young mans expression, Xiao Chen felt something was wrong. A bizarre thought appeared in his head: Could the Heavenly Roc Race have leaked this news on purpose?
Mo Lingtian looked around everywhere and smiled faintly. The familiar people who came to join the excitement are really many: Bone Mausoleum Sects Wang Ying, Soaring Serpent Mansions Zuo Guangyuan, Blood Shadow Sects Teng Peng, Heavenly Tiger Sects Yun Feiyang, and Magnificent Fiend Halls Xiang Fei.
There are also many Fiend Race geniuses that came over from faraway ces. Unfortunately, they will have to return disappointed.
As he spoke, Mo Lingtian passed judgment on everything, appearing very proud of himself.
Xiao Chen and Nangong Qiong simply ignored him. They secretlymunicated with each other on how to find an opportunity to finish off this group of Eternal Heavenly Sword Sect half-Sages.
As night approached, the forty-nine pirs of light in the formation became even more obvious.
As everyone looked into the heavens, a resplendent star clearly different from the rest slowly moved across the sky, approaching the altar.
At this moment, everyone held their breaths. Their gazes filled with excitement as they quietly waited for the moment the star fell.
The boundless river of stars and the low-hanging night sky belonged to the Heavenly Roc Kings star. It was the brightest, the most dazzling. As it quietly moved thousands of kilometers in an instant, it looked very slow in everyones eyes, shaking everyones hearts.
Xiao Bais bright eyes gleamed with the light of hope, as well as an iparable determination.
Xiao Bai muttered to herself, This should be the Star Grave Pce. If I can obtain the Great Roc Spreading Wings Painting, Xiao Bai will no longer have to keep chasing after Elder Brother Xiao Chen.
In the Five Nation Youth Competition, Xiao Chen had defeated the various heroes and talents, bing a King Grade True Dragon. Xiao Bai felt very happy for him at that time. However, as she watched him from behind, she felt lonely as well.
After she cultivated in the Heavenly Fiend Pce for a long time, the gap between her and Xiao Chen had shrunk.
At that time, Xiao Bai swore that she would definitely catch up to Elder Brother Xiao Chen, so that she could fight side by side with him and not just look at his back.
Chapter 758 - Kill!
Chapter 758: Kill!
I definitely can do it. Xiao Bai clenched her lily-white hands tightly. The suffering she endured over the past two years would surely get her Elder Brother Xiao Chen to look at her in a new light.
Xuan Yu revealed a smile and tried cing his hand on Xiao Bais shoulder, saying, Later, when the Star Grave Pce falls, Xiao Bai can just stand behind me.
Xiao Bai smiled faintly as she moved to avoid Xuan Yus hand. She said, Thank you, Elder Brother Xuan Yu. At that time, it is best if Elder Brother Xuan Yu focused on protecting himself. You don''t have to worry about Xiao Bai.
Xuan Yu pulled back his hand, which hadnded on nothing. An indiscernible trace of rage shed on his pretty face as he smiled embarrassedly. Very well. However, if you need help, remember to call out to me at the first moment.
The dazzling star allowed the long deceased Heavenly Roc Kings glory to continue shining, even after thousands of years. It still could attract the gazes so many heroes and outstanding talents.
All these were because he was a Sovereign Martial Emperor, a Sovereign among the Emperors.
Nangong Qiong looked around and frowned slightly. Then she projected her voice over and said, We might not be able to manage after working together. Aside from the trash of the six major factions, there are also some unexpected people.
Seeing Xiao Chens doubts, Nangong Qiong ced her hand on his shoulder. An odd energy flowed in, and the scene of a distant ce appeared in Xiao Chens eyes as if he could touch it if he stretched his hand out.
This is
Nangong Qiong smiled and said, Heavenly Vision and Audio Art.
The scene changed and fixed on a pretty young man in white. Nangong Qiong said, This is a genius cultivator of the Silver Moon Spirit Fox Race. His strength is roughly equal to the Tianwu Domains seven giants. He is not someone Mo Lingtian and the rest canpete with.
The girl beside him is a peak genius who shot to fame in the Silver Moon Spirit Fox Race recently. She cultivates a secret Cultivation Technique that originated from the Immortal Epoch. Her appearance is one in ten thousand. Whats more, the Spirit Fox King looks favorably upon her. She is known as one of the three beauties of the Fiend Domain. Several Fiend Race descendants are smitten with her.
Xiao Chen could not help but smile faintly. Unexpectedly, after not seeing Xiao Bai for two years, that naive and innocent girl had be such a celebrity already.
The scene before Xiao Chen changed, and a sloppy figure in the clouds appeared before him. That youth had messy hair but gemlike eyes.
Dont judge him based on his appearance. He is a bona fide demonic genius of the Giant Ape Race. He is very famous in the Fiend Domain and is known as Little Heavenly Monkey. Several of the Spirit Fiend descendants cannot evenpare to him.
Aside from these people, Nangong Qiong ignored the other young cultivators of the Fiend Race. They probably were not strong enough for her to take notice of them. However, in truth, these people are not weaker than the true inheritors of the six major factions.
Finally, the scene before Xiao Chen shifted to a rather distant sand dune. A ck-d young swordsman with a stern and grave expression on his face stood there as straight as a spear.
That swordsman stood quietly on the sand dune, appearing to merge into the dark night. If one was not alert, they would not notice his existence.
However, once discovered, this swordsman arrested attention like a treasured sword, deeply imprinting himself in the mind. No matter how one tried, they would not be able to forget him.
This swordsmans pitch-ck eyes were like onyx, even darker than the dark night, more solitary, and lonelier.
He is our greatest enemy in this operation. This person is Yan Shisan; of the younger generation in the Tianwu Domain, only people on the level of the seven giants would know him.
Yan is an extremely ancient family name. The Yan n already existed as a Sovereign Noble n at the start of the Martial Epoch, when humans became a bigger deal.
Including the Ancient Eras war of Emperors, the n has been around for more than fifty thousand years.
Nangong Qiong continued, He is the scion of the Yan n, a Sovereign Noble n. Unexpectedly, he did not stay in the Profound Domain and came over here. He mainly cultivates the sword and has already set one foot in the threshold of Martial Sage. The Great Roc Spreading Wings Painting should not be very useful to him.
The Flourishing Heaven Pavilion had branches throughout the Kunlun Realm. Aside from running auctions, they also dealt in intelligence, so Xiao Chen did not find Nangong Qiongs extensive knowledge strange.
Casting his gaze on the Heavenly Roc Race youth in gold armor, he asked, Do you know the origins of that Heavenly Roc Race cultivator in gold armor?
Nangong Qiong casually nced over and replied, That person is Ming Yu, the son of the Heavenly Roc Races Chief. His talent is really good. Unfortunately, the Heavenly Roc Races resources are too limited. Otherwise, he would be on the same level as the Little Heavenly Monkey.
As they spoke, Nangong Qiong did not pay much attention to the cultivator in golden armor. However, Xiao Chen thought otherwise.
The situation is different from what I imagined. There is no more value to Mo Lingtian. Later, you can directly kill him. The Sage Grade Secret Treasure is yours. Then we will split the rest of his treasures between the two of us; seventy percent for me and thirty for you.
Originally, Nangong Qiong had nned to conceal her identity using Mo Lingtian, to avoid getting besieged when her identity was exposed.
However, now, several people with backgrounds simr to hers appeared. Nangong Qiong could no longer hide nor did she even need to.
Xiao Chen smiled and said, This is really interesting. I am the one attacking, and yet you want to take seventy percent.
Nangong Qiong raised her pretty eyebrows slightly and immediately smiled. Good, its a deal, then. The Sage Grade pagoda is yours, and we will split his treasures with seventy percent to you and thirty percent to me.
I got fooled. This girl wasying a trap for me. Without having to do anything, she could obtain thirty percent of Mo Lingtians treasures.
One truly has to keep their guard up when hanging around this girl.
Xiao Chen,ter when the Star Grave Pce falls, we will continue in the same way. You will take the lead and carve out a path for me.
Mo Lingtuan spoke casually, still maintaining a demeanor of passing judgment over everything. However, he did not know that Xiao Chen and Nangong Qiong had long decided to ignore him already and were currently discussing how to split his treasures in secret.
As the two conversed, that resplendent star in the distance, outside the barrier of the sky,pletely aligned itself with the direction of the altar.
The many elders of the Heavenly Roc Race, who had prepared long ago, immediately took action. They quickly formed hand seals with their hands.
The boundless lights lit up on theplex formation, the forty-nine Spirit Veins origins visibly and quickly diminishing.
When the Spirit Veins origins were utterly drained, a boundless suction force suddenly came from the altar, locking down on the Star Grave Pce outside the sky.
In the next moment, the Star Grave Pce quickly fell. Soon, it came into contact with the barrier of the sky. A bright me zed in the night sky.
This miraculous sight appeared very vast and mighty.
As the fiery light zed, the Star Grave Pce tore through the barrier of the sky, slowly appearing in everyones vision.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Countless beams of fiery light came in first, looking like meteors. They crashed on the vast and deste desert, creating endless loud explosions.
At this moment, all the cultivators present held their breath. They gazed into the sky and saw a city-sized grave pce floating in the air, looking like it would fall at any moment.
Sou! Sou! Sou!
Thousands of Heavenly Roc Race cultivators all shot into the sky, quickly heading for the entrance of the grave pce.
In the periphery, the other cultivators, who had waited for very long already, quickly flew over as well. Several impressive people rushing forward even reached the entrance before the Heavenly Roc Race cultivators.
All sorts of lights lit up the night sky, turning the cepletely chaotic.
Mo Lingtian frowned slightly. The grave pce looked like it was about to touch down onnd. However, Xiao Chen still did not move. Mo Lingtian shouted angrily, Xiao Chen, didnt I tell you to pave the way for us?! Do you no longer want to remain with us?! Why are you still not moving?!
While Mo Lingtian spoke, Xiao Chen moved. However, his action startled all the half-Sage Elders of the Eternal Heavenly Sword School.
Myriad Heaven Divine Fist, Deities Descending, a tenfold increase inbat prowess!
Bang!
Xiao Chen, who was just right beside Mo Lingtian, rapidly circted his energies for Deities Descending without giving him any time to react. Then, with one punch, Mo Lingtians head exploded in a stter of blood.
The incredibly arrogant Mo Lingtian, who did not care about Xiao Chen at all, died instantly, killed by Xiao Chens punch that had itsbat prowess increased tenfold.
Direct and efficient. Extremely miserable.
This development stunned the five half-Sage Elders of the Eternal Heavenly Sword School. How could the White Robed desman, who did everything they said, attack Mo Lingtian so boldly?
Furthermore, when Xiao Chen attacked, he burst forth with a horrifying momentum and a ferocious surging golden fist wind thatpletely suppressed everyone here.
By the time the five old men reacted, Xiao Chen had already grabbed the Sage Grade pagoda that flew out from Mo Lingtians body and tucked it into his Universe Ring.
You! How bold of you! You actually dared to kill the top true inheritor of our Eternal Heavenly Sword School! The five Eternal Heavenly Sword School Elders emanated strong killing Qi as they pointed angrily at Xiao Chen.
Boom!
The Star Grave Pcended firmly on the ground. As the sky shook and the ground trembled, the touchdown gave off a loud and overwhelming sound, drowning out the voices of the five half-Sages.
The surging shock waves that followed kicked up the yellow sand and blew Xiao Chen and the others away.
The force contained in the shock waves might have been great. However, it had been sparsely spread out. While it managed to knock Xiao Chen and the others into the air, it did not injure him.
The five Eternal Heavenly Sword School half-Sages stabilized themselves and red at Xiao Chen, releasing a vast killing Qi like that of a sea.
Xiao Chen, you are unexpectedly so despicable. First, you killed our Eternal Heavenly Sword Schools subordinate n Heads. Our sect disciples did not cause any trouble for you, and yet you bite the hand that fed you, sneak-attacking Mo Lingtian! an Elder shouted with incredible rage. They had supported Mo Lingtian. In the future, if Mo Longtian had be the leader of the Eternal Heavenly Sword School, they would have gained many benefits.
However, now that Mo Lingtian died, there would be a new top true inheritor. When a new king was appointed, there would be a change in ministers; the old would be dismissed, and the kings favorites would rece them. The new top true inheritor would no doubt already have his own followers. How could they gain any benefits off him?
You have to die!
Even if we offend the Supreme Sky Sect, we have to kill you today!
Xiao Chen silently circted the Myriad Heaven Divine Fist andughed loudly. He said coldly, What is the point of saying all this? You yourselves know what you intended to do.
You were thinking of killing me, so I never considered letting any of you leave alive in the first ce. Do you really think that you can bully me easily?!
These five people were just slightly stronger than Situ Lei, much weaker than Wu Yuankai. Now that Xiao Chen had learned a peak Superior Grade Heaven Ranked Martial Technique, why would he worry about them at all?
Sagely music rings out, singing of the distant legend!
Suddenly, a vast and grand music rang out. Xiao Chen moved forward, not hesitating to step forward boldly. With every step he took, golden light shone down. Sagely music lingered in the surroundings, and a holy aura spread out.
This is the aura of a Deity Race Superior Grade Heaven Ranked Martial Technique. How does he know it? The five half-Sages nced at each other, the shock in their eyes unconceble.
Chapter 759 - Pieces of the Great Roc Spreading Wings Painting
Chapter 759: Pieces of the Great Roc Spreading Wings Painting
Boom!
A golden fist wind surged out. The intense golden energy formed by abination of Vital Qi, Mental Energy, and Quintessence turned into a vast radiance that shed out.
The radiance attacked the five old men without any discrimination. They each executed their best moves but could not block it at all. It shattered the Quintessence Martial Techniques with just a touch.
The five all vomited a mouthful of blood and retreated a hundred steps each, their eyes wide with iparable horror and fear.
Lets go. This fellow is too demonic. We are not his match. We will make a report to the Sect Leader and get him to activate the Supreme Elders. Unexpectedly, Xiao Chen scared the five Eternal Heavenly Sword School half-Sages into retreat.
You think you can run? Radiance of Deities!
Xiao Chen smiled coldly, and the deities on the others side focused their gazes on him. His body immediately gave off a bright radiance that made him especially dazzling as if he were a descended deity walking in the mortal realm.
The golden light on Xiao Chens fist became like a dazzling sun. When he punched, a prodigious beam of light instantly fired out.
Everywhere the beam of light passed, dust and even the air burned. Soon after, the beam of light struck the five half-Sage old men flying in the air. As though lightning-struck, they vomited blood and fell out of the sky.
Xiao Chen pulled back his fist, and the golden light on his body faded away. However, the golden light in the air lingered for a long time.
His figure flickered as he stood on an Azure Dragon image. Then, hended another attack on each of the five old men, killing them without any expression on his face.
This scene dumbfounded Nangong Qiong, who was at the back. Earlier, she could attribute Xiao Chens sess in killing Mo Lingtian in one move to a sneak attack.
However, this time Xiao Chen killed five half-Sages in a proper confrontation.
Although these five were weak for half-Sages, much weaker than Wu Yuankai or those demonic geniuses, they were still five half-Sages. Nevertheless, Xiao Chen killed them so casually. This ease was rather frightening.
Even if Xiao Chen had the Myriad Heaven Divine Fist, he should not be this strong. After all, he was just a Superior Grade Martial Monarch. There was only one exnation: his Mental Energy surpassed ordinary peoples, was perhaps equal to that of the Deity Race geniuses.
Xiao Chen had Mental Energy equal to that of Deity Race geniuses, a vast Quintessence far beyond that of any Deity Race, and an unparalleled physical body.
The three factorsbined meant the Myriad Heaven Divine Fist was simply perfect for him. He could bring out even greater power than those Deity Race geniuses could.
When Nangong Qiong thought about it, she immediately figured out the key points. The strength Xiao Chen disyed would not be any weaker than that of the Tianwu Domains seven giants.
After Xiao Chen exhibited the Divine Might of the Myriad Heaven Divine Fist, he also entered deep thought. The Purple Thunder Divine Incantation had the effect of cultivating Mental Energy; his Mental Energy had always exceeded that of regr people.
However, most of the time, he would only use his Mental Energy as Spiritual Sense, performing an auxiliary function. Doing so was akin to burying a bright pearl in mud,pletely wasting it.
Now that Xiao Chen obtained the Myriad Heaven Divine Fist, the technique allowed this bright pearl to reveal its light, disying its glory.
In the days yet toe, when the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation advanced to the seventhyer, his Mental Energy would improve further. At that time, he would learn more of the Myriad Heaven Divine Fists mysteries, perhaps evenprehend itstter moves sooner.
Xiao Chen retrieved the five half-Sages spatial rings and scanned them with his Spiritual Sense. Immediately, he counted the Astral Coinsa total of three hundred thousand Astral Coins.
It seemed that even though these five were Eternal Heavenly Sword School Elders, they were not very rich. From Wu Yuankai alone, he already obtained more than two hundred thousand Astral Coins, and this did not include those undoubtedly valuable dark gold gloves.
Ding!
Nangong Qiong tossed out a spatial ring. Smiling, she said, This is Mo Lingtians spatial ring. I already took my thirty percent. The remaining seventy percent is yours.
Xiao Chen casually caught the spatial ring and checked it with his Spiritual Sense. He discovered three hundred thousand Astral Coins, various Medicinal Pills, and a secret manual for Thunder Steps.
He did not know whether that girl kept her promise and took only thirty percent.
However, even if Nangong Qiong had not kept her promise, Xiao Chen could not fall out with her here. First, he did not know this girls bottom line. Second, she clearly understood a lot about the Star Grave Pce. After he entered it, he would need her help.
No matter what, Xiao Chen now had more than a million Astral Coins. He could now be considered wealthy, much more so than the ordinary person.
When he took in their surroundings, the previously bustling ce no longer had anyone around. Without exception, the other cultivators had all entered the vast Star Grave Pce in front.
Nangong Qiong, did you notice that when the many cultivators of the Heavenly Roc Race took advantage of the time before the Star Grave Pcended to enter, one person did not move? Xiao Chen asked calmly as he stared at the grave pce.
Nangong Qiong felt surprised as she replied, Who? If someone was standing below the Star Grave Pce when it fell, they would surely have been squashed dead.
The Heavenly Roc Races Young Chief, Ming Yu!
Did you see wrong?
I definitely did not. I personally saw him standing on the altar, not flying together with the other Heavenly Roc Race cultivators.
When Nangong Qiong heard that, her expression immediately changed. She said, The situation is not good. I probably underestimated that person earlier. We have to rush in.
Xiao Chen raised his hand and said, Wait for a while. Let me refine that Sage Grade pagoda first before entering.
He waved his hand, and an exquisite pagoda flew out from the Universe Ring. When the pagoda flew out, it immediately soared into the sky, trying to leave.
The Sage Grade pagoda had already gained some intelligence and did not want anyone to refine it.
However, how could Xiao Chen let it go? Using his strong Mental Energy, he locked down on it immediately. Then he used his Spiritual Sense to enter the core of the pagoda, erase Mo Lingtians imprint, and leave his own on it.
After nourishing the pagoda for a while, Xiao Chens imprintpletely dominated the pagoda, wiping out all traces of Mo Lingtians aura.
With a thought, the pagoda turned into a multicolored light and entered his chest. When it merged with his flesh, no one could tell it apart. This was the ability of a Sage Grade Secret Treasure.
Nangong Qiong could not help feeling envious. This fellows Mental Energy was truly heaven-defying. She wondered what kind of fortuitous encounters Xiao Chen had.
A regr cultivator would typically need three to five days to refine this Sage Grade Secret Treasure. However, Xiao Chen did it so easily as if he was eating or drinking.
Come, lets enter the grave pce!
After refining this pagoda, Xiao Chen had more confidence in his strength. He took the lead and flew towards the entrance of the grave pce.
A dark passageway appeared before the two. Cold Qi came from the walls on both sides, making them tremble automatically.
Xiao Chen quickly circted his Quintessence and forced out the cold Qi. Its very cold. Why does it feel like we fell into an ice cave?
Nangong Qiong carefully looked around and replied casually, The Heavenly Roc King used a Heavenly Ice Star to make this grave pce. The Heavenly Ice Star is even colder than ice. Be careful to not let the cold Qi infiltrate your body. Otherwise, it will form a frost poison.
After walking for a short while, Nangong Qiong stretched her hand out and pressed a spot on the wall. The wall opened up, and a grave chamber appeared before the two.
Unfortunately, aside from some simple decorations, they found nothing. There was not even the aura of any treasure.
The two continued onwards. Along the way, Nangong Qiong opened several hidden grave chambers. However, there was nothing to gain in them. asionally, there were pleasant surprises, but these were only small items.
After walking for some time, they started to meet more people. Nangong Qiong did not care about them and merely opened hidden grave chambers one after another in front of everyone.
This sight astounded all the onlookers, so they followed her.
Ka ca!
Another hidden room opened, and a radiance came out from inside. Vast Emperors Might poured out together with the radiance, startling the many cultivators behind her.
Its a Great Roc Spreading Wings Painting piece! eximed someone who recognized the item. The announcement created a stir.
All of you, scram! This piece of painting is mine, Yun Feiyang. No one is to snatch it!
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Something knocked aside the figures at the back. A group of half-Sages wearing the Heavenly Tiger Sect uniform charged out arrogantly.
The Heavenly Tiger Sect was a group of cultivators who left the Fiend Domains Heavenly Tiger Race and established themselves in Hunluo Province. After a thousand years of development, they had gained a stable footing in Hunluo Province.
The sect was a huge tyrant in the vicinity of Hunluo Province, no weaker than the Eternal Heavenly Sword School. Such arrogant behavior was normal for them.
Although the human or Fiend Race cultivators were local heroes, they could barely be considered top-rate geniuses. The weakest here was a peak Superior Grade Martial Monarch; most were half-Sages.
However, no one dared to act unbridled before the Heavenly Tiger Sects people. These cultivators all opened up a path for them and looked at Yun Feiyang, who was leading them, with dissatisfaction.
Several of the people knocked aside by the Heavenly Tiger Sect revealed displeasure in their eyes as they said hatefully, Wait until the Soaring Serpent Mansions people arrive. Lets see if you still dare to be this arrogant or not!
The Soaring Serpent Mansions people had entered from the same entrance. If nothing unexpected happened, they would soon rush over after feeling the energy fluctuations from the Great Roc Spreading Wings Painting.
At that time, if a fierce fight broke out, these bystanders might be able to fish in troubled waters, gaining a chance.
Although the Heavenly Tiger Sects people were powerful, the others only moved to the side, showing no intention of leaving.
Yun Feiyang was tall and strong. He wore a fur coat over his shoulders and had broad facial features. With one nce, he looked imposing. As he walked, he emanated a certain might.
Come here!
He opened his hand, and a suction force formed by Fiend Energy passed over Xiao Chen and Nangong Qiong, reaching into the secret chamber.
Yun Feiyang behaved arrogantly, acting without fearing any consequences. He wanted to snatch away this piece of Great Roc Spreading Wings Painting in front of the two.
Nangong Qiong ced her right hand on Xiao Chens shoulder, stopping him. There is no rush. He will not be able to take away the painting piece easily. Lets use him to diminish the energy on the painting piece first.
The dazzling Great Roc Spreading Wings Painting piece with Emperors Might quickly flew towards Yun Feiyang. His grin grew wider.
Bang!
Just as he was about to grab the painting piece, something strange happened. The scrap gave off vast surging energy. With a loud boom, it knocked him straight back.
Young Master, are you alright?!
The Heavenly Tiger Sects half-Sage Elders all revealed shock as they hurried over.
Yun Feiyang waved his hand and replied sullenly, Im fine. It looks like the energy contained in this painting piece is more than I estimated. I was too careless. Ill just have to try again.
Yun Feiyang, with your abilities, you want to snatch away a painting piece? Even when given a chance, you could not grab hold of it!
A figure quickly shot over from the top of the passageway. Then he quickly grabbed at that scrap. However, when he touched the painting piece, the same energy knocked him back explosively as well.
Chapter 760 - Dancing Clowns
Chapter 760: Dancing Clowns
Soaring Serpent Mansions Zuo Guangyuan is here!
The eyes of the surrounding cultivators immediately lit up. With Zuo Guangyang around, it would no longer be that easy for Yun Feiyang to obtain that painting piece.
With two tigers fighting, the chance that the others had waited for was here.
Thud! Thud! Thud!
Soaring Serpent Mansions half-Sage Elders shoved their way through the crowd and rushed over as well, trying to give support to Zuo Guangyuan.
Yun Feiyang looked at the somewhat miserable Zuo Guangyuan falling back and mocked him, Brother Zuo, you are really capable. You nearly managed to grab hold of the painting piece.
The heavy emphasis he ced on the word nearly caused Zuo Guangyuans expression to turn unsightly.
Unfortunately, it was just nearly. This painting piece is still mine, Yun Feiyangs!
A sinister and venomous light shed in Zuo Guangyuans eyes. He retorted in a cold voice, Just by relying on yourself? You are too naive. Stop dreaming!
Whoosh!
Just at this moment, a strong suction force suddenly caught the floating painting piece in the air, pulling it over quickly.
The Emperors Might diminished dramatically before that force. The painting piece looked like it teleported to that person.
Xiao Chens expression turned stern and grave. He circted all his Quintessence, Vital Qi, Mental Energy, and the sovereigns aura in his blood.
His aura soared instantly. His ck hair flew all over the ce, and his white clothes fluttered. Suddenly, he attracted everyones attention.
Xiao Chen reached out and grabbed the dazzling painting piece, catching it quickly.
Boom!
Energy surged out from Xiao Chens palm, forming winds that blew everywhere. The winds howled loudly like a vast army marching.
The passageways surroundings trembled intensely. Many people could not remain stable and nearly fell over.
This st startled everyone, who gave Xiao Chen incredulous looks. Where had this persone from? Not only did he know about all the hidden grave chambers of this ce, but he also did something that Yun Feiyang and Zuo Guangyuan could noteasily suppressing the painting piece and grasping it firmly in his hand.
Xiao Chen drew his hand back and ced this painting piece in his Universe Ring.
You are seeking death. How dare you snatch something thats mine, Yun Feiyangs?!
You must be tired of living!
Zuo Guangyuan and Yun Feiyang could not sit still when they saw the treasure they wanted taken by someone else. Emitting a killing Qi all over their bodies, they leaped up and charged at Xiao Chen together.
Such a scene shocked the onlookers. Initially, they thought that Zuo Guangyuan and Yun Feiyang would fight each other. Unexpectedly, they were working together to attack the same person.
However, the even stranger thing had yet to happen. Majestic and impressive sagely music resounded in the grave pce. This sagely music surrounded Xiao Chen as he stepped forward and punched.
The golden radiance seemed like it carried immense force as it spread out. Unexpectedly, Xiao Chen repulsed Zuo Guangyuan and Yun Feiyang, who were flying over and giving off strong killing Qi, with just one punch.
This! How can this be?! Someone actually knocked back the top true inheritors of the Heavenly Tiger Sect and the Soaring Serpent Mansion at the same time with one punch!
The cultivators at the side, who were waiting to take advantage of the situation, were all taken aback.
The expressions of the half-Sage Elders of the two groups also changed drastically. No longer hesitating, both groups attacked. In that instant, strong winds blew, and ten-odd figures fired out Martial Techniques consisting of different-colored lights at Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen maintained a calm expression. If it were before, he would have had qualms about expending so much energy when facing ten-odd half-Sages on par with Gu Mu.
However, now, his physical body had advanced to a Rank 2 Sage Body. Furthermore, there was the light barrier formed by the Dragon Marrow, and he had refined the defensive Sage Grade pagoda.
No matter how many dancing clowns there were, they were nothing to worry about!
The image of a pagoda encased Xiao Chen. With a thought, his Mental Energy and Quintessence poured into the pagoda like a river.
The illusory pagoda immediately started turning solid at a visible rate. Eventually, it became like a supreme pagoda standing there, not fearing the wind or the rain, not fearing the mountain or the river.
Dang! Dang! Dang!
The ten-odd half-Sages attacks nged endlessly against the pagoda. Shock waves spread out, forming horrifyingly strong winds that blew through the passageway.
When the gale scattered and the shock waves vanished, the ten-odd half-Sages were shocked to find Xiao Chen standing within the pagoda unhurt and watching them without any expression.
Get down here!
A light shed, and the Sage Grade Pagoda returned to Xiao Chens body, merging with his flesh. He shouted a warcry and soared into the air, executing Radiance of Deities.
Xiao Chens fist became like a miniature sun, forming a vast and unparalleled beam of light that shot out.
The ten-odd half-Sage Elders all vomited a mouthful of blood, falling out of the air as they cried out in pain.
When Yun Feiyang and Zuo Guangyuan saw this scene, horror filled their eyes. They both grunted and thought of revealing their true form at the same time.
When a Fiend Race cultivator revealed their true form, their strength would increase by fifty percent, making them difficult to handle.
Xiao Chen smiled coldly. How could he give them this opportunity? Ka ca! Ka ca! Golden chains with divine scripts flowing around them appeared, giving off a mighty pressure.
He punched the air, and the chains danced around wildly, quickly binding Yun Feiyang and Zuo Guangyuan.
The divine scripts around the chains carried a mysteriously puissant sealing power,pletely suppressing the swelling auras in the twos bodies.
The twosplexions turned red as they red. No matter how they struggled, they could not move. Their strength diminished gradually. Soon, they became like ordinary people.
When Xiao Chennded, he casually waved his hand. A cool breeze formed by Quintessence blew gently and knocked the two away, sending them crashing heavily into a wall.
All by himself, Xiao Chen had routed the top true inheritors of two sects and a group of half-Sage Elders.
He looked around, and the cultivators still in the area paled with fright. They immediately scattered at the slightest sound, dashing away madly.
Congrattions, Young Master Xiao, on showing off your might and obtaining a painting piece.
After the battle ended, Nangong Qiong appeared from somewhere, smiling faintly as she spoke.
Xiao Chen was already numb to Nangong Qiongs attitude. He would not expect her to pitch in and help no matter when. He would just treat her as air.
If only she were really air! Then he would not get angry when he saw her.
He nced at the two who failed at transforming to their true form, sealed by Chains of Deities. Then he walked over with long strides.
The two were severely injured and even found it difficult to stand up for now. As long as they remained bound with Chains of Deities sealing off their strength, they would be like ordinary people.
Xiao Chen ignored the twos cursing and juvenile threats as he removed their spatial rings. When he saw the Astral Coins and the few peak Superior Grade Secret Treasures in the rings, he kindly epted these, one after another.
After that, Xiao Chen and Nangong Qiong continued on their journey. With Nangong Qiong familiarly leading the way, Xiao Chen just needed to follow her, saving him from having to think.
They went past several corridors. No matter whether they opened hidden or public chambers, most of these were empty.
Unexpectedly, aside from that one painting piece, the Heavenly Roc Kings grave pce was emptyquite unbing of such a ce.
This is not right. Howe we cannot find any treasures even in the secret chambers?
After walking for a long time, Nangong Qiong frowned and stopped.
She hade here for two purposes. The first was to enter the hall in the core area to get the Great Roc Spreading Wings Painting pieces. The second was to obtain the treasures in the various hidden chambers.
As a Sovereign Martial Emperor, the Heavenly Roc King would surely have many precious treasures in his pce.
If one could gather all of them, the collective value would be much more than that of the Great Roc Spreading Wings Painting.
When Xiao Chen saw Nangong Qiong stop, he asked, Whats wrong?
I suppose someone got ahead of me. The Heavenly Roc Race probably does not care about the painting pieces. Their target is to obtain the treasures of the Heavenly Roc King.
Theyre using the painting pieces to hold the attention of the others while obtaining the precious treasures in the grave pce. Then, they would be able to exit safely. This n is indeed smart.
Nangong Qiong told Xiao Chen her guesses.
At this point, the Heavenly Roc Race was already at the verge of extinction. There was not even a Martial Sage in the race. Although the race had numbers, in truth, if they fought with others, they would have difficulty winning.
Lets stop wasting time here. Lets go directly to the grave pces Eternal Sleep Hall. Hopefully, the core painting piece is still there.
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At the top of the vast grave pce, many secret doors opened, and Heavenly Roc Race cultivators flew out from them.
Then these cultivators quicklynded on the ground far from the grave pce.
As more figures arrived, they handed over the precious treasures found in the grave pce to the three old men leading them. The expressions of the three old men became increasingly joyful as time passed.
More than ten thousand Superior Grade Spirit Gathering Pearls, fifty million Astral Coins, more than a hundred Sage Grade Secret Treasures, more than five thousand Superior Grade Secret Treasures, and more than ten thousand Spirit Weapons and Battle Armor.
There are more than three thousand bottles of Rank 8 Medicinal Pills and more than a hundred Sage Ranked Medicinal Pills. Race Chief, with these resources, the day of our Heavenly Roc Races rise is at hand.
The Race Chief in the center, Ming Fan, smiled. It is worth sacrificing forty-nine Spirit Veins to obtain so many resources sufficient for our Heavenly Roc Race to use for five hundred years.
The gray-robed old man on the right side said, Now, it all depends on Young Master Ming Yu. If he can sessfully obtain the core painting piece, then we will havepleted this operation to perfection.
Young Race Chief is taking too much risk. This time, there are many demonic geniuses. Even we old folks are afraid of them. The old man on the left looked worried as he mentioned this issue.
Ming Fan sighed and said sullenly, This is his own choice. Now, the Kunlun Realm is in an age of geniuses. Demonic geniuses fill thend. He has his pride and does not want to be buried here, bing a spectator. He can only gamble on this.
The old man on the right side said, Race Chief, Elder Lius team, which went to retrieve the Heavenly Ice Sword, has note out yet. Have they met with some trouble?
Ming Fan replied, Never mind, the Heavenly Ice Sword is not very hidden. I do not hold much hope for it. Lets go. Lets just be happy with what we have. If we are discovered, we will be in trouble.
The Race Chief was clearly cautious. After carefully putting away the resources on hand, he led the Heavenly Roc Race cultivators away from this ce.
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Inside the grave pce, Xiao Chen and Nangong Qiong stopped making any turns and just headed straight.
After an hour, around a corner, a horrifying shriek suddenly resounded in the enclosed space. A chokingly heavy scent of blood lingered there.
Chapter 761 - Heavenly Ice Sword
Chapter 761: Heavenly Ice Sword
Xiao Chen frowned and looked over. Many cultivators gathered at the exit of the passageway, fighting a spider-type beast with a bizarre aura.
This beast was strange because even though it had no traces of life energy, it gave off a horrifying aura.
Interesting, it is actually a Demonic Puppet refined from an Astral Venom Spider. I want this Demonic Puppet.
When Nangong Qiong saw this beast, her bright eyes immediately revealed a trace of joy.
She waved her hand, and an elegant wooden umbre appeared in her grasp, giving off an ancient aura. Xiao Chen looked carefully and noticed several hundred Heavenly Sage Laws the width of a human arm around the in-looking wooden umbre.
A high-quality Sage Grade Secret Treasure!
Xiao Chens pupils constricted as heavy astonishment shed in his eyes. This girl was really mysterious. Unexpectedly, she could casually take out a high-quality Sage Grade Secret Treasure.
Xiao Chen, be careful. Dont end up getting sold off by this girl. If Im correct, she probablyes from a Sovereign Noble n. Her name might not even be real. Ao Jiao reminded him from the Immortal Spirit Ring.
Xiao Chen nodded calmly. Dont worry. I still have not used the Taiji Yinyang me Diagram and Strength Character Form. After all, she is not a Martial Sage. I still have some trump cards against her.
Nangong Qiong left quickly and returned quickly. In no more than fifteen minutes, she was back at Xiao Chens side.
Her hands now grasped an exquisite Astral Venom Spider figurine. After carefully putting it away, she smiled. Lets go. It seems there are treasures in front that the Heavenly Roc Race has not taken away yet. No wonder there is an Astral Venom Spider blocking this group of people.
Hearing that there were treasures, Xiao Chen took the lead and went through the entrance. His field of vision immediately broadened.
A majestic and grand hall appeared before him. The cultivatorsing from the various entrances all gathered at this ce.
Aside from the true inheritors from Hunluo Provinces major factions, the Fiend Race geniuses that Nangong Qiong paid attention tothe Little Heavenly Monkey Feng and the Silver Moon Spirit Fox Xuan Yuwere here as well.
However, this ce was very silent at the moment. Despite so many people gathering, no one said a word. The atmosphere was strangely quiet.
A tall stone tform stood in the center of the hall. An entirely ck sword with a muted brilliance and overwhelming cold Qi was stuck into the top of the stone tform. With one nce, anyone could tell that it was extraordinary.
Heavenly Ice Sword! Nangong Qiong eximed softly.
Then she came to a realization. No wonder Yan Shisan traveled so far toe here. I already said he mainly cultivates the way of the massacring sword. The painting pieces would not hold much attraction for him.
The Heavenly Roc King had used the origin of the Heavenly Ice Star to forge it. Unfortunately, after hepleted it, itcked spirituality.
Bitterly disappointed, the Heavenly Roc King set it aside and never used it.
Even though the Heavenly Roc King did not care for this sword, it was still a supreme treasure to others. Once this weapon nurtured a weapon spirit, it would be a superior-quality Sub-Divine Weapon.
Just one broken piece of the Thunder Emperors Sub-Divine Weapon could already prompt all of Hunluo Citys Martial Sages to make a move.
Now, here was a sword that only required nurturing for it to be a Sub-Divine Weapon. The attraction it held went without saying.
Everyone wanted to obtain the Heavenly Ice Sword, but no one dared to act rashly. The normally arrogant geniuses all turned cautious as well.
Whoever made the first move and grabbed the Heavenly Ice Sword would end up offending everyone else, bing amon target.
All the cultivators waited for a melee so that they could make their moves in the chaos.
Hu Chi!
In this strangely quiet atmosphere, a ck figure drifted down without a care. Despite everyones murderous gazes, he boldly stood on the stone tform.
That person was a ck-d young swordsman with a slender figure and a stern expression, the very person Nangong Qiong feared the mostYan Shisan.
The many talents around did not dare to incite the public anger, quietly waiting for a chance. However, the ck-d swordsman simply went up nonchntly.
Not bad! This is a good sword! Ill be taking it.
The crowd red ferociously, boiling over with murderous intent. However, Yan Shisan ignored them and extended his hand towards the pitch-ck sword hilt.
Who is this nameless brat?! How dare you spew such nonsense here?!
The Heavenly Ice Sword is a treasure of our Heavenly Roc Race. No one can take it!
Yan Shisan was not very famous. Or perhaps it was more that his reputation was too great that one would not hear of him unless one reached a certain level.
Seeing Yan Shisan stretching his hand out to grasp the sword, the three half-Sage Elders of the Heavenly Roc Race immediately raged and revealed their true form.
The bones on the backs of these half-Sages moved, and a pair of Heavenly Roc Wings unfolded on each of them. They pped their wings vigorously, and a strong wind blew.
The three old men moved as fast as light, sending out overwhelming mes as they charged at Yan Shisan.
Yan Shisan raised his eyebrows as if he had not expected these three Heavenly Roc Race Elders to feel displeased at him for grabbing the sword.
Since you dont practice the sword, why do you want a sword? The greedy die the fastest.
Yan Shisans feet remained in ce. He merely nced around and moved his finger. A chorus of buzzing came from the air like countless hidden swords trembling.
The strong and pure sword intent spread everywhere inside the hall, forming a strong current of swords. The entire space started shaking nonstop.
Several cultivators lost their grip on their swords, which flew into the air uncontrobly, making these cultivators panic.
This is a peak Great Perfection sword intent! someone said in disbelief with horror on his face.
A peak Great Perfection sword intent was already very close to a perfect sword intent and might form a sword soul at any moment.
This was something that quite a lot of Martial Sages that had lived for a hundred years could not do. Unexpectedly, they saw this in a youth.
Suddenly, Yan Shisans finger stopped moving, and the buzzing disappeared. The strong current of swords rampaging everywhere immediately ended and calmed at this moment.
Everything turned quiet, absolute silence.
Such a big difference caused people to think they were hallucinating, to wonder whether that mighty and vast peak Great Perfection sword intent had been real.
The moment the crowd had such a suspicion, Yan Shisan moved and raised his hand.
Boom!
Countless loud sounds rang out, rumbling like an onrushing flood. The multitude of hidden swords in the air all pierced over.
When gathered together, they formed a berserk dragon made of swords. Ten thousand swords buzzed in the body of the berserk dragon, spreading out a boundless state of massacre.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
The massacre berserk dragon hurtled past the various Martial Techniques of the three Heavenly Roc Race cultivators who had revealed their true form. These attacks vanished like smoke.
As the sword lights shot by, bright scarlet sttered. The three old men did not even have time to scream before the sword light cut them into countless bloody blossoms.
When the bloodnded on the berserk dragon, a faint scarlet mist dyed the berserk dragon made of sword lights. It now looked like a blood dragon with overwhelming killing Qi.
With a casual wave of his hand, Yan Shisan had killed three half-Sages. The entire hall turned silent; all the onlookers were bbergasted.
Where did this fellowe from?!
The Yan n was a hidden Sovereign Noble n. Ordinary people would not know of such ns. When the crowd saw the horrifyingly strong Yan Shisan, no matter how hard they thought, they could not figure out where such an expert came from.
Acting all mysterious! I, Teng Peng, wille and test you.
A cold wind blew in the hall, and a figure flew towards Yan Shisan. This was Teng Peng, the top true inheritor of Blood Shadow Sect, one of Hunluo Provinces six major factions.
Seeing Teng Peng in the cold wind, Yan Shisan frowned slightly and said, Interesting. Finally, someone who uses the sword arrives. However, you dont seem to be cultivating an orthodox method.
Yan Shisan ced his right hand on the sword scabbard without drawing the sword. Then, he pointed with the sword still sheathed. A dense ck sword Qi shot out from the scabbard, moving as fast as a meteor.
The sword Qi contained the way of the massacring sword, which exterminated all things. Everywhere it passed, it seemed like even the air lost its life force and withered.
Ka ca!
The sword Qi easily broke the cold wind. It pierced through Teng Pengs protective Quintessence and his Superior Grade inner vest, infiltrating into his body.
The ck sword Qi spread out, and the state of massacre surged. No matter how Teng Peng resisted, he could not suppress the aura of massacre that eliminated everything.
Teng Peng paled, and the cold wind around him dispersed. He became fatigued andpletely drained of life.
Unexpectedly, not only did this attack injure Teng Pengs physical body, but the sword Qi of the way of massacre also directly harmed his life force.
Young Master!
The Blood Shadow Sect Elders all showed great shock on their faces as they quickly rushed forward and caught Teng Peng.
Attack together!
The few half-Sage Elders all showed rage on their faces as they charged at Yan Shisan.
Bone Mausoleum Sects Wang Ying and Magnificent Fiend Halls Xiang Fei did not hesitate to lead their Elders in joining the assault on Yan Shisan.
If they did not attack now and defeat Yan Shisan, they would no longer have a chance to obtain the Heavenly Ice Sword.
Yan Shisan smiled faintly when he saw the twenty-odd half-Sages flying towards him, not evincing any fear. He did not even draw the ck sword as he casually brandished it around.
Weng! Weng! Weng!
Quintessence swelled as the scabbard danced around. Resilient berserk dragons formed of massacre surged everywhere under Yan Shisans control.
Swords buzzed incessantly in the hall, sounding like a gushing waterfall raging continuously. As a strong wind howled, the ce trembled. The various half-Sages barely managed to resist the berserk sword dragons, much less get near Yan Shisan.
Just by himself, Yan Shisan repelled so many half-Sages without needing to draw his sword.
A bit of astonishment shed in Xiao Chens eyes. This person was powerful. Of the seven giants, probably only An Junxi could match him. If his First Senior Sister could put some distance between them, she might stand some chance.
If the other seven giants had not run into any fortuitous encounters in the past few months, none of them would be a match for him.
No wonder Nangong Qiong considered him their greatest enemy.
Xiao Chen thought to himself, Fortunately, I use the saber and not the sword. I do not need topete with this person. Otherwise, I will end up exposing my trump cards.
No swordsman would be able to resist the temptation of the Heavenly Ice Sword. If Xiao Chen used the sword, no matter how strong Yan Shisan was, he would go forward and give it a try.
Xiao Chen did not fear anything and would try his best. Otherwise, he would end up feeling regrets. Such a treasured sword could not be found just anywhere.
Chapter 762 - Massacre!
Chapter 762: Massacre!
After knocking all the half-Sages down, the berserk sword dragons slowly vanished. Soon, the hall turned calm again.
Horror shed in the eyes of the half-Sages lying injured on the floor as they stared at Yan Shisan standing upright with his hands behind his back on the stone tform.
Xiao Bai, you use the sword. Ill help you fight for this Heavenly Ice Sword.
Xuan Yu could make out a tempted expression in Xiao Bais eyes. He smiled faintly as he spoke gently. He believed that if he could help Xiao Bai obtain the Heavenly Ice Sword at this moment, he would be able to capture her heart immediately.
However, when Xuan Yus second uncle heard this, his expression changed dramatically.
Xiao Bai could not help but frown heavily. Seeing that Xuan Yu was about to make a move, she quickly replied, There is no need. Ill get it myself.
Noticing Xiao Bai rush out, Jiang Zimo and Mu Xinya quickly followed.
Xuan Yus expression changed slightly. He had not expected Xiao Bai to take on the challenge personally to avoid leading him on. He snorted coldly and stepped forward to follow.
Dont go. Dont be rash. This person is Yan Shisan, the demonic genius of a Sovereign Noble n. You are not his match.
Xuan Yus second uncle quickly chased after and stopped Xuan Yu. Then he told him about the various horrors of the Sovereign Noble ns.
Listening to his second uncles exnation, Xuan Yu could not help making a face. He abandoned thoughts of giving Xiao Bai a hand. If the way of the massacring sword harmed his life force, his future would be over.
Xiao Chen, who had originally been nning to just watch, suddenly saw a familiar figure fly out from the crowd. His face went nk before he forced a smile and said helplessly, Back then, I should not have let her walk the way of the sword.
He pushed off the ground. Standing on an Azure Dragon image, he soared over to stop Xiao Bai.
Yan Shisans way of the massacring sword was clearly different from a regr cultivators state of massacre. It was a pure and extreme way of killing that used the action of killing like a sword, destroying everything and eliminating life force. An injury to ones life force was not something that would heal with a few days rest.
A dragon roar resounded in the hall. As the dragon image carried him up, Xiao Chen leaped into the air and instantly arrived ahead of Xiao Bai, Jiang Zimo, and Mu Xinya.
Yan Shisan stood upright with his hands behind his back on the hundred-meter-tall stone tform. He did not move, but three berserk dragons made of killing swords moved up and down around him.
The moment these berserk dragons saw someoneing, they immediately roared and charged over.
Kill! Kill! Kill! Kill!
Standing in front, Xiao Chen faced the three berserk dragons formed of killing swords, so he personally experienced the state of massacre contained in the berserk dragons.
The ten thousand swords in front shed with one another, all showing their edges. The massed sounds were like ferocious beasts roaring hoarsely.
Thousands upon thousands of kill words formed and entered Xiao Chens mind like the rising tide, flustering him and evoking some fear.
He finally understood why those half-Sages had to spend so much effort to try and resist, only to weary and eventually fail.
It was not that those half-Sages were weak, but this Yan Shisan was too strong. The way of the massacring sword was overwhelming, killing everything in the world, eliminating life force forever.
As long as ones mental state and Mental Energy were weaker than Yan Shisans, one would be like a dog before him, mercilessly killed and swallowed up by the way of the massacring sword.
No matter how strong ones Quintessence was or how many Martial Techniques and Secret Treasures one had, if one could not even bring out seventy percent of ones strength, defeat would just be a matter of time.
Xiao Chen roared, and the Mental Energy in his sea of consciousness surged like a gushing river. The waves sshed up into the sky and crashed down, chasing away the kill words in his mind.
His mental state returned to normal, and his eyes cleared. Suddenly, vast sagely music echoed in the hall.
The sagely music sang of the distant legend. Every time one rendition of it finished, the cycle of history repeated. The ancient saga became even more dignified.
Quintessence, Vital Qi, and Mental Energy, all three energies drained at the same time. The strength that Xiao Chen grasped also rapidly increased as he watched the three berserk sword dragons approach.
He took a step forward instead of retreating, sending out a punch.
Myriad Heaven Divine Fist, Distant Legend!
A bright, dazzling light shone, turning physical and as viscous as ink. As it poured out, it shed explosively with the massacre berserk dragon made up of swords.
A dull sound reverberated throughout the hall. Every strand of radiance and massacring sword fought a death battle with each other, like two vast armies of ten thousand people locked in intensebat.
The ngor of battle along with the fog of scarlet light and desperate killing gave off a horrifying aura that sshed in all over the ce and rumbled on the ground.
The entire hall started trembling violently. It felt like mountain dams copsing and snow mountains crumbling. At this crucial moment, if one did not flee, they would be in danger of extermination.
As this was the Heavenly Roc Kings Star Grave Pce, naturally, there were no mountain dams or snow mountains. This was merely the atmosphere created by the two fighting each other.
Several people had grim expressions as they watched the two in the air. Their eyes flickered with horror.
How demonic were these geniuses to create such a frightful atmosphere before they even became Martial Sages? These people could not be underestimated.
When all the smoke and dust scattered and the wind stopped blowing, everyone looked over to see what happened. Xiao Chen unexpectedly blocked Yan Shisans terrifying berserk sword dragon.
This made the many half-Sages here feel dread. For the first time, someone held his own against the massacring berserk sword dragon, which defeated its opponents in moments, and drained its energy. In this sh, the two sides seemed equal.
Its him, White Robed desman Xiao Chen!
In the chaos, many people recognized Xiao Chens appearance. That day, when he scared off the loose cultivator Wu Yuankai with a shout in Hunluo City, his name spread far and wide. Many of the cultivators here were from Hunluo Province. They thought for a while and recalled Xiao Chens identity and background.
When the crowd saw that Xiao Chen could hold his own against Yan Shisan, they were thunderstruck. So they focused themselves and paid attention to the fight.
Xiao Bais innocent and charming face turned joyful. Tears gathered at the corners of her eyes. She could not help but want to go forward and hug Xiao Chen.
Just stand behind me and dont move. Afterwards, Ille back and teach you a lesson. Do you know how dangerous that was earlier?!
A familiar voice rang out. Xiao Bai had a bitter expression like she felt somewhat wronged. However, she still obeyed, retreating a hundred steps with Mu Xinya and Jiang Zimo.
When Xuan Yu saw this scene, jealousy red up in his heart. He had interacted with Xiao Bai for quite some time already, but he had never seen her this obedient.
Ill let you y the hero first. When Yan Shisan severely injures you, I wille and humiliate you ruthlessly, Xuan Yu thought to himself as he nced at Xiao Chen.
Yan Shisan stood on the stone tform with the Heavenly Ice Sword stuck in it. He did not move at all, and not much expression was visible on his stern face.
Aside from coldness, there was just more coldness.
Since you are a desman, why use those Deity Race tricks?
Yan Shisan squinted slightly, and rage shed in his eyes, piercing at Xiao Chen like a knife.
Xiao Chen smiled bitterly to himself. This person probably misunderstood. Yan Shisan had to be thinking that Xiao Chen was looking down on him, believing that even if he did not draw his saber, he could still handle him by using minor tricks.
However, for Xiao Chen now, when the Myriad Heaven Divine Fist merged three kinds of energies, it far surpassed the original Myriad Heaven Divine Fist. In fact, it was no weaker than his Saber Techniques.
In explosive power and destructive force, it was even stronger.
However, since Yan Shisan said that, there was no need for Xiao Chen to let this misunderstanding continue. He would just use his saber.
In the past few days, Xiao Chen had not neglected to practice the Azure Emperors Drawing the Saber. Now, he could instantly send out eighty-one different trajectories.
His opponent had a peak Great Perfection sword intent. His saber intent reached seventy percentprehension. Saber intent was naturally stronger than sword intent. Although there was some difference in cultivation, it would not be to the point where his saber intent would shatter immediately.
As Xiao Chen stood on the Azure Dragon image, he held the Lunar Shadow Saber in his left hand and slowly moved his right hand to the saber hilt. As he took up the stance, his states merged with the surroundings, encasing Yan Shisan.
At first, Yan Shisan did not care. Then, his eyes lit up, and his expression slowly turned graver. He actually could not see how Xiao Chen would draw the saber or its trajectories.
The air filled with figures of Xiao Chen drawing the saber: up, down, left, and right. It was like there was no ce he did not cover.
Interesting. However, before a strong power, even the most exquisite technique is useless.
Yan Shisan nodded to himself. He acknowledged that his drawing skills were notparable. However, he did not care too much. The gap between their strengths was too wide. There was no way his opponent could use this advantage to kill him in one move.
As long as Xiao Chen could not kill him in one move, Yan Shisan could instantly counterattack and kill him. In Yan Shisans opinion, Xiao Chen had only one chance.
Standing at the entrance to the hall in the distance, Nangong Qiong saw the two about to fight and could not help but feel a headache.
This Xiao Chen is really troublesome. He looks very prim and proper, but when he sees a pretty girl, he goes crazy and dares to challenge anyone.
Wait, that cant be right. Thisdy is a national beauty and not any less pretty than that little fox. Howe he has no reaction to me?
Ptooey! Ptooey! Ptooey! What am I thinking? I have to stop them. Otherwise, Xiao Chen will be out of strength by the time we reach the core area of the pce, and wont be able to help me to open the Heavenly Cloud Stone door.
Just as Yan Shisans hand was about to touch his own sword hilt, an ancient and in wooden umbre appeared. Nangong Qiong held the umbre, standing beside Xiao Chen with a smile.
Young Master Shisan, it has been a long time.
When Yan Shisan saw Nangong Qiong, he was clearly astonished. Furthermore, she was right next to Xiao Chen. He projected his voice to her and asked, Ying Qiong, you want to help him?
Dont you bother yourself with that. In any case, you cant fight with this person now. Just take your Heavenly Ice Sword and go; that will do.
The two quickly exchanged some words. Then, Yan Shisan nced at Xiao Bai, who was behind Xiao Chen. He entered deep thought before presenting his own ck sword lightly.
Yan Shisan said calmly, My Yan n does notck Sub-Divine Weapons. However, this Heavenly Ice Sword has the highestpatibility with my way of the massacring sword. I have to obtain it at all costs.
This sword in my hand is called Snow Feather. Regarding materials, workmanship, and spirituality, it is in no way inferior to the Heavenly Ice Sword. After nourishing it for five years, it will be a Sub-Divine Weapon. This is for the youngdy behind you.
After Yan Shisan tossed out the sword, the ck light on the Snow Feather Sword dripped off like it was oil. This light was the massacre Qi that Yan Shisan spent three years to umte on it.
When all the ck light disappeared, the Snow Feather Sword revealed its original appearance. It now waspletely white, pure and unstained with a withdrawn cold light.
Xiao Chen caught the Snow Feather Sword and looked at Yan Shisan. Then, he looked at Nangong Qiong, who was smiling and ying the fool. He felt like he understood something.
Chapter 763 - Even
Chapter 763: Even
Xiao Chen felt even more astonished at Nangong Qiongs identity. Unexpectedly, she could get the proud and unfathomable Yan Shisan to give way to this extent.
Since you already condensed a Sword Heart, you will not disgrace the Snow Feather Sword. From here on, its glory will depend on you.
Yan Shisan did not say anything more. He grabbed the hilt of the Heavenly Ice Sword and looked around coldly as though asking if there was anyone else unwilling to submit.
After seeing Yan Shisans strength, no one would seek trouble for themselves. They all avoided his gaze, not daring to meet it.
A loud boom resounded as Yan Shisan pulled out the Heavenly Ice Sword. A massacring sword light shot up into the air, breaking through the roof of the hall with apocalyptic force.
Yan Shisans figure shed and turned into a ck beam of light, vanishing from this ce.
Just as everyone thought that peace returned, the stone tform that had held the Heavenly Ice Sword exploded into dust.
As the stone tform shattered, beams of resplendent light shot out, looking like mighty Heavenly Rocs spreading their wings and flying high.
This light was glorious, and there were more than a hundred beams of them. Vast Emperors Might condensed and spread throughout the enormous hall, making breathing difficult.
Painting pieces!
They really are pieces of the Great Roc Spreading Wings Painting. There are so many! We struck the jackpot!
After being silent for so long, all the cultivators in the hall roared madly as a crowd charged over.
The cultivators who could not wait all leaped into the air, grabbing at the painting pieces. Bang! Bang! Bang! Many pained cries resoundedthe cries of people injured by the remnant energy of the painting pieces or by the sneak attacks of others. The entire ce devolved into chaos.
Nangong Qiong whispered, Along the way, we only found one painting piece. So it turns out that the rest were all hidden here.
Xiao Chen frowned slightly at the pandemonium. He wondered if Yan Shisan had anticipated that this would happen after his departure.
However, given his character, even if Yan Shisan found out about it, he would not change his mind for the sake of these painting pieces.
Xiao Chen moved to the back together with Xiao Bai and the rest. Then he handed the Snow Feather Sword to Xiao Bai and said, Brother Jiang, Miss Mu, I will leave Xiao Bai in your care first.
Jiang Zimo nodded and said, Brother Xiao, dont worry. Be more careful yourself as well.
Xiao Bai understood what Xiao Chen meant. His intent was to protect her. She hated that she was still not up to par and still required Elder Brother Xiao Chen to worry about her.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly and did not speak further. He turned around and stood on his Azure Dragon image to join the fight for the painting pieces. He was still hovering in thete stage of Superior Grade Martial Monarch, so these painting pieces were indispensable to him.
These painting pieces might be his opportunity to be a half-Sage; he had to fight for them.
At a nce, the most dazzling ones in the air were the Little Heavenly Monkey Feng and the Silver Moon Spirit Fox Races Xuan Yu. Those who fought with the two for a painting piece all ended up in miserable situations.
In a short amount of time, the two had already snatched five or six painting pieces in all and beat back several rash people.
Xiao Chen stood upright on his Azure Dragon image, looking at all the resplendent painting pieces zooming around in the air. Suddenly, he stretched his hand out and nabbed a painting piece flying by him.
A strong shock wave surged out, knocking away all the surrounding cultivators.
Even the Little Heavenly Monkey Feng needed three attempts before he couldpletely suppress the energy in a painting piece. When Xiao Chen used his full power, applying both Quintessence and Mental Energy at the same time, he seeded on his first attempt!
Boom! Boom! Boom! Shock waves surged, spreading out nonstop!
Xiao Chen moved quickly. He made ten attempts and pulled off all ten. In a few breaths, he caught up to Xuan Yu and Fengs progress.
After a while, Xiao Chen had obtained twenty painting pieces. Now, thebined harvest of the Little Heavenly Monkey and Xuan Yu did not even reach half of his.
Such ferocity finally attracted everyones attention. The other cultivators stared bbergasted as Xiao Chen rapidly collected painting pieces in an extremely tyrannical manner.
This is too ridiculous! How are others supposed to get anything when hes like that?!
Damn! As things are going, hell snatch most of the painting pieces.
The original chaotic situation was a melee with clumps of people fighting each other. Now, it transformed into Xiao Chens one-man show. No one could stop him from furiously collecting painting pieces.
An indescribable chill appeared in the Little Heavenly Monkeys gemlike eyes. This fellow is a bit too excessive, right?
Hu chi!
Xuan Yu, who had long since disliked Xiao Chen, snorted coldly. Taking advantage of Xiao Chens disregard, he quickly flew towards him. Then he stretched his hand out and tried to snatch a painting piece behind Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen smiled coldly and did not even bother to turn around. He extended his left hand to the rear and grabbed that painting piece. At the same time, he swung his right hand and snagged another painting piece flying by, sending out a surging shock wave.
Unexpectedly, Xiao Chen caught two painting pieces at the same time. An Emperors Might spread out, making his ck hair and white clothes flutter in the wind; he looked incredibly sharp at this moment.
Xuan Yu, who initially thought that he would seed, ended up just clutching air. His expression looked extremely interesting right now.
Xiao Chen quickly ced the two painting pieces into the Universe Ring. Then his figure shed, and he appeared in another location, leaving behind the frozen Xuan Yu, who was standing in ce with his hand stretched out.
Riding the dragon image, Xiao Chen swooped through the air. Along the way, he kept collecting painting pieces as he moved. Any cultivator in his way would go flying.
Xuan Yu clenched his teeth, resolving to cause trouble for Xiao Chen again. So he chased tightly after Xiao Chen, not letting him go.
However, Xiao Chen did not even bother to look at him. Every time Xuan Yu reached out to grab a painting piece, he ended up empty-handed, failing to get anything but air.
Ten minutester, not a single painting piece remained in the air; all of them had been snatched up already.
Naturally, the biggest winner was Xiao Chen. Out of the hundred pieces of the Great Roc Spreading Wings Painting, he obtained over sixty of them, even more than everyone elses haulsbined.
The entire hall turned silent. Without exception, all the cultivators focused their attention on Xiao Chen.
Some gazes gleamed with envy, some with jealousy, some with hatred, and there were even some with ill intentions, flickering with murderous intent.
However, the crowd had witnessed Xiao Chens earlier sh with Yan Shisan, so no one dared to take the lead in attacking. Although the painting pieces were precious, life was even more valuable.
Aside from Xiao Chen, the Little Heavenly Money obtained the most painting pieces. He nced at Xiao Chen with his gemlike eyes and left without turning back.
At this moment, Feng had to admit that even with his full power, he might not be able to detain Xiao Chen. Indeed, he might end up dying at Xiao Chens hands and getting his painting pieces snatched away.
Whether one liked it or not, the reality was a little cruel. The person whom Feng had not worried about initially ended up being his greatest nemesis in this operation.
After the Little Heavenly Monkey left, sighs came from the crowd as they too left in extreme dissatisfaction.
Aside from Nangong Qiong, the others were not aware of the core painting piece. When they saw that the painting pieces were all taken already, they could only leave this ce with regrets.
Congrattions, Young Master Xiao, on heroically obtaining sixty painting pieces. Your might radiated everywhere. No one could get in your way!
Nangong Qiong appeared from somewhere and revealed a faint smile on her pretty face.
These words were already in line with Xiao Chens expectations of this girl. He ignored her and went to Xiao Bai and the others. Then, he took out thirty painting pieces and distributed them to the three.
He had already suppressed the painting pieces. The three put these away and thanked him with cupped-fist salutes.
The painting pieces contained everything a Sovereign Martial Monarchprehended in his life. The three were not pretentious people. Furthermore, they were familiar with Xiao Chens character, so they did not try to decline his gift.
Xuan Yu had a dark expression as he led his second uncle over. The corners of his lips twitched before he managed to squeeze out a smile. I have heard Xiao Bai mention you many times already. After finally getting to see you in person today, you are indeed extraordinary.
Originally, Xuan Yu had expected Xiao Chen to die at the hands of Yan Shisan. Who would have imagined that not only would Yan Shisan not injure Xiao Chen, but he would also do Xiao Chen a favor, passing on his Snow Feather Sword to Xiao Bai?
After that, Xiao Chen even showed off his power and obtained sixty painting pieces, thoroughly stealing the limelight.
At this moment, when Xuan Yu saw the undisguised adoration in Xiao Bais eyes, he hated that he could not kill Xiao Chen on the spot. However, he could not do that. Firstly, he was not strong enough. Secondly, he did not dare to do it in front of Xiao Bai.
These conflicting feelings showed clearly on Xuan Yus pretty face.
Xiao Chen greeted him indifferently and then started talking to Xiao Bai, chiding her and advising her not to be rash in the future.
Hehe! Xiao Bai knows already. The next time we meet, Xiao Bai will definitely not stand behind Elder Brother Xiao Chen anymore.
Seeing that familiar face and voice and that her Elder Brother Xiao Chen seemed the same as before, Xiao Bai felt that this was enough.
At the side, when Xuan Yu saw Xiao Bais warm and obedient expression, his eyes almost spewed mes. If looks could kill, Xiao Chen would have already died a thousand times over.
Unfortunately, looks could not kill, or at least Xuan Yu was not capable of that.
Then, Xiao Chen chatted for a bit with Jiang Zimo and Mu Xinya before taking his leave of them.
Nangong Qiong appeared at the appropriate moment and smiled. Hehe! You are really generous, casually giving away half your painting pieces. Young Master Xiao, I realized that Im finding you even more unfathomable.
Xiao Chen casually retorted, You are equally unfathomable yourself. Cut the crap and bring me to the central hall of the grave pce. After I help you open the doors, we will be even.
Hearing the words central hall, Nangong Qiong was no longer in the mood to joke. She operated secret mechanisms, one after another, and led him through many turns before finally arriving at a thick stone door.
The stone door was entirely ck. Aside from looking thick and heavy, everything about it seemed normal.
Nangong Qiong had a grave expression as she said, This is Heavenly Cloud Stone. It can absorb the Quintessence of cultivators. The central control hall of the grave pce lies beyond. Even if outsiders find the ess mechanism, they will not be able to open this door unless they are Heavenly Roc Race descendants. They can only use force.
Heavenly Cloud Stone, one of the mysterious stones from space. Xiao Chen had heard about it before.
The human races Quintessence, the Fiend Races Fiend Essence, and the Deity Races Mental Energy could not do any damage to it. Instead, these would end up nourishing it, making it tougher.
Only the purest brute forcethe force of the physical bodycould shatter it.
The amount of force a Heavenly Cloud Stone could withstand depended on its grade. Since the Heavenly Roc King chose this piece of Heavenly Cloud Stone, it would not be of a low grade.
This is a Sage Grade Heavenly Cloud Stone. It can withstand a force of one thousand tons without breaking. However, this should be nothing to Young Master Xiao.
Nangong Qiong gently batted her eyshes at Xiao Chen. Her pure, refreshing, extraordinary, smooth, and fair face revealed a faint smile. It did not seem like she was flirting, but it made her look very charming.
After such praise, ordinary men would attack the Heavenly Cloud Stone right away without raising any objection.
Chapter 764 - Trapped
Chapter 764: Trapped
Xiao Chen looked at the stone door made of Heavenly Cloud Stone. He did not move immediately but instead said calmly, You can give me the Breaking Sage Pills Alchemic Recipe already, right?
Strange. Is thisdys charm really notparable to that little foxs?
Naturally, Nangong Qiong did not care about the Breaking Sage Pill. She merely felt somewhat displeased at Xiao Chen risking offending Yan Shisan for the sake of Xiao Bai, not caring about the consequences.
Nangong Qiong wanted to test Xiao Chen. Who would have imagined that he would not fall for her charms? However, this was just amon thought of a girl; it did not mean that she liked him.
Xiao Chens heart thumped loudly as he received the Breaking Sage Pills Alchemic Recipe. However, his expression did not change, not letting Nangong Qiong suspect its importance.
He walked up to the Heavenly Cloud Stone door and directly burned his Vital Qi. His bones gave off crackling sounds as he tightly clenched his right fist.
When Xiao Chen felt the energy gather in his fist, he shouted a warcry and threw a punch.
A fist wind howled like the roar of thunder. When he hit the Heavenly Cloud Stone, it gave off a loud boom and shattered into countless shards flying everywhere. A strange light lit in Nangong Qiongs eyes as she casually waved her hand, blowing the stones rushing at her to one side.
Chi! Chi!
The moment the stone door crumbled, a piercing buzz came from inside. The sharp sound contained a heavy Emperors Might, which directly infiltrated the sea of consciousness.
The strength of this Emperors Might was in no wayparable to what the painting pieces contained. Caught off guard, Xiao Chen could not help taking a few steps back.
Only after circting his Mental Energy did he manage to block the Emperors Might and return to normal.
On the other hand, Nangong Qiong seemed like she had expected it. While Xiao Chen retreated, she had advanced, entering the central control hall behind the stone door.
Haha! A man who is never content is like a snake trying to swallow an elephant. I knew that this would be the ending.
Nangong Qiongs unfeeling voice came from inside. Xiao Chen stepped forward to take a look and discovered a corpse lying by the wall of this control hall filled with all sorts of formations. The blood on the corpses lips had not dried yet, and the corpses eyes were opened wide in apparent dissatisfaction.
A good look at the corpses face revealed it was actually the Heavenly Roc Races Young Race Chief, Ming Yu!
A Heavenly Roc made from the core painting piece flew around the room, circling as it pped its wings. It gave off a faint radiance as Emperor''s Might flooded the entire hall.
If Xiao Chen guessed correctly, Ming Yu had died as a result of not having enough strength when he tried to subdue the core painting piece.
Young Master Xiao Chen, will you help me subdue this core painting piece? Nangong Qiong smiled embarrassedly as she walked over to Xiao Chen.
However, Xiao Chen had never said that he would let Nangong Qiong have the core painting piece.
The deal between them ended when Nangong Qiong handed over the Breaking Sage Pills Alchemic Recipe and Xiao Chen broke open the Heavenly Cloud Stone door.
Pu ci!
Right after Nangong Qiong said that, she arrived before Xiao Chen and suddenly attacked. The Sage Grade umbres Heavenly Sage Laws danced around wildly.
Boundless Spiritual Energy rushed into the umbre and turned into surging Quintessence, giving off a dazzling red glow.
Nangong Qiong attacked without warning. There was no killing Qi or Quintessence fluctuation. She was fast, ruthless, and urate, and did not hold back at all. She wanted to deal a fatal blow and severely injure Xiao Chen.
However, along the way, Xiao Chen had always kept his guard up against her. As long as she got within ten meters of him, he would circte his Quintessence in anticipation of a move from her.
The instant she attacked, he reacted practically simultaneously, quickly retreating. He stomped on the ground, producing horrible crunching sounds and leaving behind afterimages.
Nangong Qiong used her umbre like a sword and thrust it forward, scattering all the afterimages. She had a cold expression as she chased tightly after Xiao Chen. With the wall right behind him, he would not be able to keep moving back for long.
Indeed, Xiao Chen could not retreat any farther. However, he never intended to. He merely wanted to put some distance between them and tempt Nangong Qiong to continue in pursuit.
The rebound from the Taiji Yinyang me Diagram would not be easy to bear.
Xiao Chens eyes glowed, one white and one purple. Two beams of light flew out and chased each other. Suddenly, they formed a Taiji Diagram.
Yinyang, four divisions, eight trigrams appeared around the Taiji Yinyang me Diagram, and a world was contained within it.
Bang!
The umbre crashed violently against the Taiji Yinyang me Diagram. Suddenly, a golden light shone, and vast energy surged out, reducing several of the decorations in the central control hall to dust.
Above them, the Heavenly Roc filled with spirituality sensed a dangerous aura. It spread its wings and flew out the stone doorway.
An even greater surge of Quintessence bounced back from the Taiji Diagram. Nangong Qiongs pupils constricted, and blood leaked out of her mouth as she flew back with a pale face.
Her feet pushed against a wall as she opened up her umbre. With a wanplexion, she stared at the slowly fading Taiji Yinyang me Diagram, clearly shocked.
Young Master Xiao is so insensitive. To think you are willing to be this ruthless with a frail girl like me! You really hurt thisdys heart.
Nangong Qiong wiped the blood off her lips and revealed a wretched smile on her pretty face.
Xiao Chen smiled coldly. If not for his Taiji Yinyang me Diagram, even if he used the Sage Grade Pagoda, that earlier strike would have inflicted severe damage to his strong physical body.
That umbre strike would have turned other people into dust.
He raised his eyebrows slightly and smiled. Miss Nangongs mental state is exceptional. After all your schemes, you failed to obtain anything. Now, not only did you not obtain the core painting piece, you even suffered injuries. I really wonder, how are you still able to smile?
Nangong Qiong revealed a very charming smile on her face. Together with her paleplexion, it looked like the most eye-catching plum blossom in a vast snowynd; it was gorgeous.
Young Master Xiao, dont you feel that something is wrong with where you are standing?
This rejoinder stunned Xiao Chen a little. He quickly looked around. Not counting the narrow parts of the hall, because he dodged Nangong Qiongs attack earlier, he had ended up in the deepest part of the hall.
The Taiji Yinyang me Diagram had knocked Nangong Qiong, who was originally in close pursuit, to the area above the stone doorway. Xiao Chens expression immediately changed as he realized the problem.
Haha! It is already toote to figure it out!
Nangong Qiongughed loudly and put away her umbre. She pushed off with the leg against the wall and performed a somersault, going through the doorway.
After shended, a jade strip appeared in her hand as she formed hand seals.
Bang!
Xiao Chen quickly charged over, arriving before the stone passageway. However, a barrier appeared, and he ran into it with a loud report.
Nangong Qiong put away the jade strip. As she watched Xiao Chen get knocked back, she ced the umbre on her shoulder and smiled faintly. Young Master Xiao, if fate dictates it, we should be able to meet each other again. Lets get together and do bad deeds together again.
Now, I have to go and subdue the core painting piece. Young Master Xiao, stay in there and cultivate properly. See if you can break this barrier that an Inferior Grade Martial Sage could not break in a hundred years.
Remember, thisdy is called Ying Qiong and not Nangong Qiong!
Ying Qiongs bell-likeughter sounded like clear water tumbling down a high mountain. She opened her umbre and gently pushed off the ground, disappearing from Xiao Chens vision.
Ao Jiao, who was in the Immortal Spirit Ring, giggled weakly. It took her some time before she could speak. Idiot Master, I just knew that you would end up getting betrayed by this woman.
Its not really that bad.
Xiao Chens face still felt somewhat sore. He had been moving too fast when he crashed into that barrier earlier. He touched the invisible barrier before the doorway and said indifferently, Schemes are also part of ones skills. If Im not as good as she is, Im in no position toin.
Xiao Chen did not feel much hatred over Nangong Qiongs action. He had known from the start that this girl was not someone to offend or someone nice.
He had made preparations, so he had not expected that he would still fall into the hands of this woman and let her take away the core painting piece.
However, the green mountains never changed, and the spring river flowed on. Sooner orter, Xiao Chen would find this girl and recoup his losses.
[Note: However, the green mountains never changed, and the spring river flowed on: This means that life will move on regardless.]
The most crucial thing now was to figure out how to get out. He pulled his hand back with a grave expression on his face.
Myriad Heaven Divine Fist, ten timesbat prowess, Deities Descending!
Suddenly, Xiao Chen stood up and gave off a bright radiance. A divine light poured into his body, and his aura soared endlessly as if he were a deity walking in the mortal realm. All creation seemed to want to worship him.
Bang!
This punch that Deities Descending enhanced tenfold struck the faint light barrier. A loud explosion resounded, and blood leaked out of Xiao Chens lips.
He went flying back in an even more grievous fashion. Ripples appeared on the barrier for a moment before it turned calm again.
Xiao Chens Qi and blood surged endlessly. The rebound nearly caused him internal injuries.
He finally experienced how others felt when facing the Taiji Yinyang me Diagram.
Young Master Xiao, stay in there and cultivate properly. See if you can break this barrier that an Inferior Grade Martial Sage could not break in a hundred years.
Ying Qiongs voice resounded in his mind. He could not help but feel some despair. His punch, which was strengthened tenfold, had not even shaken the barrier. Could it be that he had to use the Strength Character Form?
The Strength Character Form could multiply hisbat prowess by thirty-three times. If he did not shatter the barrier, the rebound would kill him.
Considering the consequences, Xiao Chen immediately gave up the notion.
Since ancient times, geniuses died in all sorts of manner. However, there had not been any stories of one killing themself by ident. He did not wish to be the first.
Xiao Chen treated his injuries and said, It looks like I will really have to stay here for a long time.
Ao Jiao smiled gently and said, You are such an optimist. Do you truly believe that you can break through to Martial Sage before starving to death?
There is no such thing as an absolute dead end; there will always be a way out. Furthermore, I might not need to cultivate to Martial Sage. When executing Deities Descending, reaching half-Sage should be enough.
Xiao Chen stepped back and took out a prayer mat and a few Superior Grade Spirit Gathering Pearls from his Universe Ring and started cultivating.
Previously, he had consumed a thousand-year-old White Nascent Fruit, and remnant Medicinal Energy lingered in the depths of his blood vessels. As long as he cultivated, it would slowly take effect.
The energy was no longer as berserk as it was previously. However, it allowed Xiao Chen to achieve more with less effort when cultivating normally, allowing his cultivation to soar rapidly.
His cultivation had already reachedte-stage Superior Grade Martial Monarch. By the time he finished using all the Medicinal Energy, he should be able to advance sessfully to peakte-stage Superior Grade Martial Monarch.
Then, Xiao Chen should be able to break through to half-Sage after using the thirty-odd painting pieces.
Chapter 765 - Advancing to Half-Sage
Chapter 765: Advancing to Half-Sage
Under these circumstances, Xiao Chen still felt quite optimistic about his future.
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Half a monthter, a leisurely group of people arrived at the desert outside the Star Grave Pce. They wore ck robes and emanated baleful auras. Their cultivations were deep and strong.
These people were actually all loose cultivators. Furthermore, none of them were weaker than Wu Yuankai. They numbered at least thirty.
Faced with thatbined strength, any one of the Tianwu Domains seven giants, aside from An Junxi, would have to flee.
Surprisingly, the Silver Moon Spirit Fox Races Xuan Yu led this group. At this moment, he had a sullen expression on his face. His pretty face looked terrifying,cking his usual gentle temperament.
Xiu!
A figure flew down from the sky; this was Xuan Yus second uncle. After exiting the Star Grave Pce, he had stood guard outside and never left.
Xuan Yu looked at the vast grave pce and asked sullenly, Second Uncle, it has been half a month, did that white-robed brat really note out?
It is absolutely true. I have been standing guard here for all this time. I did not see him around any of the exits. The girl that went in with him already left, but I did not see hime out.
Xuan Yu could not help his surprise. The Heavenly Roc Race had already moved out all the treasures in the Star Grave Pce. The painting pieces had all been taken. The ce should be utterly empty.
What else could there be inside? Could Xiao Chen be trying to take away the grave pce? This was the grave pce of a Sovereign Martial Emperor. Unless a Martial Emperor came, erasing the mark of the Heavenly Roc King would be impossible.
Never mind, he will have toe out sooner orter. I dont believe that he can hide in there forever.
Xuan Yus eyes filled with heavy, murderous intent. He hated that he could not kill Xiao Chen and tear him to pieces right away.
After leaving the grave pce, Xiao Bai had grown even colder towards him. In the past, she would still speak to him politely. Now, shepletely ignored him.
Xiao Bai practiced a profound art, plus the Spirit Fox King favored her. She had many suitors. However, Xuan Yu believed that he had the best chance due to his proximity to her. In his heart, she would be his sooner orter.
However, once Xuan Yu ran into Xiao Chen, he suffered all sorts of setbacks. The severe difference from his expectations damaged his pride.
Aftering out of the Star Grave Pce, Xuan Yu no longer repressed his thoughts of killing Xiao Chen. He discussed this matter with his second uncle and immediately obtained his approval.
Spending a lot of money, Xuan Yu hired most of the half-Sage experts near Hunluo Province, tempting them with the news that Xiao Chen had more than sixty painting pieces.
His second uncle nced to the back at the mass of loose cultivators with overwhelming baleful auras and red Heavenly Sage Laws. He said sullenly, Xuan Yu, with so many people, we should have no problem killing him. However, if that person steels himself to flee, he will still have a chance.
Xuan Yus lips curled up in a cold smile. I already informed Father. He agreed to send an elder over. At that time, if this group of people cannot kill that brat, that elder will make a move personally.
Their n had some power in the Silver Moon Spirit Fox Race; the n elders were all at least Inferior Grade Martial Sages. Before a Martial Sage, Xiao Chen would be helpless, no matter how strong he was.
This bit of news stunned Xuan Yus second uncle. He immediately smiled and said, It looks like n Head is a wise person. As long as you can truly obtain Xiao Bai, you will be on your way to bing the next Spirit Fox King. This expenditure is definitely worth it.
Second Uncle, shouldnt we just directly kill our way inside? Isnt waiting like this a little passive?
We should never do that. The grave pce is toorge. After entering, this group of people would spread out, which would give that brat a chance to mount a counterattack.
Xuan Yu nodded and said, I never thought about this point. In that case, we will stand guard here and wait for him toe out!
It would be best if the elder does not make a move. At that time, if anything happens, we can push the me onto the group of loose cultivators. That way, the Supreme Sky Sect will not seek trouble for us.
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Another half month passed. Xiao Chen slowly opened his eyes as he left his state of cultivation.
After cultivating bitterly for a month, he had exhausted his stock of Spirit Gathering Pearls. Finally, he was back at peakte-stage Superior Grade Martial Monarch, only a step shy of half-Sage.
The most important thing was that Xiao Chen had settled his mind. From the moment he left the Supreme Sky Sect, he had never rxed.
First, he had fought the Spirit Beasts in the Savage Beast Forest. Then he had gone on to have a battle of wit and might with the two old men of Azure Peak City. After that, he had incurred the wrath of the Magnificent Fiend Hall for some mysterious reason.
After arriving at the Star Grave Pce, he had fought nonstop. He had also met with a scheming woman, so his mind had maintained a state of high alert at all times.
Although this small stone hall trapped Xiao Chen within, no one could enter, either. This hall could be considered a safe ce. He could let down his guard and focus on assimting his precious three months of experiences, not needing to think of anything else.
This might be a no mansnd without any exit. However, if one thought about it in another way, this ce might end up being a haven.
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Four dayster, Xiao Chen had organized all theprehensions and experiences he had gained in the past few months.
Although his cultivation did not improve, he now had a more profound look in his eyes, and his foundation was much more stable.
Xiao Chen waved his hand, and a piece of the Great Roc Spreading Wings Painting appeared in his hand. He muttered softly, It is time to absorb the painting pieces to advance to half-Sage.
A Sovereign Martial Emperor, the Heavenly Roc King, had made the Great Roc Spreading Wings Painting bypressing all hisprehensions into this painting before he died. It contained the Emperors Might of one who stood at the top as well as strong Heavenly Laws.
Although the Great Roc Spreading Wings Painting in Xiao Chens hand was just a painting piece and not even the core painting piece, it was still worth citiesa treasure that would tempt even Martial Sages.
He grasped the painting piece and sat cross-legged. Then he started toprehend the various mysteries contained in the painting piece.
As Xiao Chens consciousness slowly sank into the piece, he felt like he entered a vast and broad scene.
When he looked around, the scene changed rapidly; he could not see it all clearly. Sometimes it was a desert, sometimes a sea, perhaps the sky, or maybe starry space. All these were not clear.
Xiao Chen only felt a sense of vastness, an unlimited expanse. When he was encased in it, he was not evenparable to a drop of water in the sea, so insignificant that it was indescribable.
Amid the chaos, a voice arose. That voice seemed to be muttering to himself, yet it also sounded like someone lecturing his juniors about hisprehension and understandings of the martial way.
The information was varied and chaotic, separated into thousands of beams of lights in five different colors. They flew about before Xiao Chens eyes, tangled with each other, making it difficult to choose.
Xiao Chen, focus your mind. Just ignore the white lights; these are the minor matters of the Heavenly Roc Kings life. Ignore the ck lights as well; those are the dark side of the Heavenly Roc King. You are not a loose cultivator. If you catch hold of those, your mind will end up in disarray.
Dont touch the red lights, either. Those are the Heavenly Roc Kings resentment. You will not gain any benefit from them.
The purple lights are the Heavenly Roc Kingsprehension of some Martial Technique. You can grab them, but dont do so blindly.
There are very few blue lights, but you should not miss out on them. They are the Heavenly Roc Kings cultivation. After obtaining them, you can directly increase your cultivation.
There are even fewer golden lights, but you cannot miss out on them all the more. They are the Heavenly Roc Kings Heavenly Laws. Obtaining them will allow you toprehend some Heavenly Sage Laws directly.
You have only three chances to make a move. Then the painting piece will run out of energy and vanish from the world.
Just when Xiao Chen felt lost, not knowing what to do, Ao Jiaos voice resounded in his mind, exining what each of the different lights meant.
The thousands of beams of lights slowly became clearer. Xiao Chens expression also calmed down as he started to observe carefully.
Most of the lights were white, nearly ny percent of them. Following that were ck and red. The truly usable lights were few in number.
As for the golden light, Xiao Chen only managed to see a blurry image; he did not even dare to be sure about it.
Sou!
After observing for a long time, he finally made his move. He stretched his hand out and caught a purple beam of light. In that instant, he suddenly gained knowledge of Spear Techniques. He could not help feeling greatly disappointed.
Xiao Chen used Saber Techniques and closebat techniques. He could only use the Spear Techniques as a reference. Getting this equaled a wasted chance.
The second time he made a move, he wanted to catch a blue beam of light. In the end, he was too slow and grabbed a white beam of light.
Some trivial matters of the Heavenly Roc Kings life appeared in his mind; he had wasted another chance.
Xiao Chen had only one chance left. Hepletely focused himself and carefully watched the several thousand beams of light flying around chaotically. He no longer dared to make a move casually.
After watching for a long time, he quickly took action. However, he ended up just grabbing air, obtaining nothing.
As he opened his eyes, the painting piece in his hand turned into spots of light before slowly disappearing from the stone room. He had squandered the painting piece.
Xiao Chen could not help but feel it was a pity. He said, There are too many beams of light moving around chaotically. It looks like the painting pieces do not live up to their reputation.
Ao Jiao smiled. It had never been that incredible. Didnt you see that girl? She did not care about the painting pieces. The true essence was all in the core painting piece. Even if you add the one hundred painting pieces together, they could not be as valuable as the core painting piece.
It looked like Xiao Chen suffered a great loss this time. He had worked so hard and crushed everything in his way, but in the end, that girl had taken the best part away.
However, it was fine. At least he still had thirty-odd painting pieces. He could familiarize himself with the process through practice. He was in a much better situation than those with four or five, even just one, painting pieces.
Following that, Xiao Chen continued absorbing painting pieces. With his first experience, he was much more prepared for his second attempt.
After using about ten painting pieces, he finally grabbed hold of two beams of blue light. Ka ca! It felt like a formless bottleneck within his body shattered.
With this bottleneck broken, the capacity of his body increased tenfold. Xiao Chen could vaguely see a dazzling door of light that seemed like it would open soon.
That was the Door of Sages. Once it opened, one could shed their mortal self and be a Martial Sage. After that, no matter where he went in the Kunlun Realm, he could be an overlord.
This door had stopped many demonic geniuses. To Xiao Chen, it was something that was still far away, so he did not dwell on it too much. Being able to see it was already good.
I finally advanced to half-Sage!
Xiao Chen opened his eyes and revealed an expression of joy. He had refined his Quintessence twice in each of the three grades in Martial Monarch.
His foundation was remarkably solid. If not for refining his Quintessence twice, he would have be a half-Sage long ago; he would not have needed to wait so long.
However, at this moment, Xiao Chens umtions in cultivation made itself known. The benefits they brought surpassed those of ordinary cultivators. The moment he advanced to half-Sage, he could already see the vast Door of Sages. Since ancient times, not many geniuses managed to do this.
Chapter 766 - Evil Spirit
Chapter 766: Evil Spirit
The most important detail was that the amount of Quintessence Xiao Chens body could now contain reached an incredible level. Once he advanced to Martial Sage and converted his Quintessence to Heavenly Sage Laws, the number of Heavenly Sage Laws would be astonishing.
Why was it since ancient times, all the demonic geniuses that refined their Quintessence twice usually ended up bing really major characters?
This was the reason. As long as one could endure loneliness and not care about their reputation during Martial Monarch, when they broke through to Martial Sage, they would immediately leave their opponents, who previously liked to use their cultivation to suppress them, far behind.
Xiao Chen, congrattions. After suffering so much, you finally became a half-Sage, Ao Jiao said sincerely from the Immortal Spirit Ring.
Whenever Xiao Chen used the Quintessence Gathering Pill, she personally witnessed the heart-wrenching pain that he experienced, feeling the same pain in her heart.
While their cultivations remained at Martial Monarch,gging far behind the other geniuses of the same generation, those demonic geniuses could only hide their pride deep in their hearts, unable to reveal it.
They had to take the long view and wait to disy their might. They had to endure loneliness and all sorts of tribtion. Someday, their hard work and effort would pay off, rewarding them with what they desired.
Xiao Chen revealed joy on his face, but his mind remained calm. It is still not enough. I only just advanced to half-Sage and have notprehended any Heavenly Sage Law. I cannot waste any of the remaining twenty-odd pieces.
Time passed. One daytwo daysthree days In the blink of an eye, another twenty days psed.
Xiao Chen suppressed the impetuousness in his heart. Each day, he slowly absorbed one painting piece.
Although he proceeded with deliberation, he advanced steadily and surely. On top of that, the proficiency gained from the first ten painting pieces disyed quite a remarkable effect with thetter painting pieces.
He caught hold of more than thirty beams of blue light, sending his cultivation soaring. This improvement was due to a Sovereign Martial Emperor, so there would not be any side effects.
As for the fact that the Heavenly Roc Emperor was a Fiend Emperor, Xiao Chen thought long and hard on why his cultivation could still increase despite that, and came to a tentative conclusion.
The martial way had many twists and turns. However, when one reached the peak, they returned to its origins. The basic energy was actually all the same.
Xiao Chen also got ten-odd purple beams of lights. Finally, he found a Fist Technique, the Kun Peng Fist.
[Note: Kun is a legendary fish that is said to be able to transform into a Peng, which is Chinese for Roc.]
The most important thing was that after wasting ten-odd chances, he managed to seize a golden beam of light containing Heavenly Laws.
Suddenly, in the mysterious world within Xiao Chens body, the tightly shut Door of Sages opened a crack. In that instant, he obtained a hundred faint golden Heavenly Sage Laws.
These Heavenly Sage Laws were all about two centimeters thick, looking like light ribbons swaying about his dantian.
If a cultivator of the same cultivation were here, he would discover that the Heavenly Sage Laws behind Xiao Chen moved up and down like waves as they flickered with a faint golden glow.
One beam of golden light transformed directly into over a hundred Heavenly Sage Laws. If Wu Yuankai were still alive and had seen this, he would no doubt vomit blood.
Wu Yuankai had cultivated so hard and killed so many for the treasures he used. He had been a half-Sage for more than a decade before he managed toprehend ten-odd Heavenly Sage Laws.
Furthermore, Wu Yuankais Heavenly Sage Laws had been merely threadlike. Now, by obtaining one of the Heavenly Roc Kings Heavenly Laws, Xiao Chen immediately gained a hundred Heavenly Sage Laws.
Each Heavenly Sage Law was about two centimeters thick, more than ten times stronger than Wu Yuankais Heavenly Sage Laws.
However, the color of Xiao Chens Heavenly Sage Laws was rather dim. Plus, since these were not Heavenly Sage Laws that heprehended himself, he could not use them as he pleased just yet.
After Xiao Chenpletely absorbed these Heavenly Sage Laws, they would turn into purple lightning-attributed Heavenly Sage Laws. Only then would they truly belong to him.
No wonder those half-Sages had gone crazy when they saw the painting pieces.
These half-Sages also knew that the reputation of these painting pieces was exaggerated. However, if they were lucky and grabbed a golden beam of light, it would be equal to them increasing their cultivation by ten-odd years.
However, this chance was too low. Of Xiao Chens thirty-odd painting pieces, with around a hundred attempts and Ao Jiaos guidance, he only managed to seize one golden beam of light.
It would be nearly impossible for those half-Sages with one or two painting pieces to obtain the golden beam of light.
After settling his excited emotions, Xiao Chen started to refine these Heavenly Sage Laws, infusing his Quintessence and spiritual mark on them.
The Purple Thunder Divine Incantation slowly circted, and the purple clouds around his dantian turned into a thick mist and gradually dispersed. Then it slowly permeated into the hundred faint golden Heavenly Sage Laws.
The permeation process was extremely difficult and exhausting. After all, he obtained these Heavenly Sage Laws from the Heavenly Roc Kings Heavenly Law and not his own.
Time trickled by slowly. Xiao Chens heart remained as calm as a stillke. Not rushing, he slowly permeated his Quintessence into the Heavenly Sage Laws, using a lot of patience.
After half a day, he finally refined a faint golden Heavenly Sage Law, turning it pure purple.
Revealing joy on his face, Xiao Chen continued to work hard. With the experience from his first time, the second time and third time proceeded more smoothly. Eventually, he could refine the Heavenly Sage Laws easily.
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Half a monthter, the hundred faint golden Heavenly Sagews had all turned purple. Their thickness decreased by half, but they were denser and more substantial.
Xiao Chen opened his eyes, and a light flickered before him. In his vast world, the distant Door of Sages opened slightly more again, by an almost negligible amount.
Boom!
In that instant, countless tones entered his ears. Those were the heaven and earths breathing, the sound of the great Dao.
This sound was like a bell, chiming rhythmically. The hundred Heavenly Sage Laws in Xiao Chens body moved with the sound of the great Dao, swaying and rising and falling.
In mere moments, his drained Quintessencepletely replenished.
The surging energy filled his entire body. He could feel it pouring through him like a raging river.
When the light faded, the scene before his eyes returned to reality. Then he stared at the faint barrier at the stone doorway, the barrier that had trapped him here for two months.
Light flickered in Xiao Chens eyes. He did not hesitate to charge forward and circte the vast Quintessence in his body, and then punch that formless barrier.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
His fist released a berserk light. The hundred Heavenly Sage Laws radiating from his back lit up with a bright radiance and danced wildly.
Even physical eyes would see hazy, purple light ribbons undting like waves, moving up and down.
The formless light barrier rippled intensely, cracks spreading throughout like it would shatter at any moment.
However, after a while, a mysterious energy rushed into the barrier and mended the cracks, rebounding a huge force at Xiao Chen.
This bacsh stunned him. His internal organs suffered a flood-like attack. He quickly pulled his hand back and retreated nine steps.
With each step Xiao Chen took, he dissipated a portion of the force, setting the air atremble. After nine steps, he quickly turned around and dispelled thest of it.
The Heavenly Sage Laws spun around ordingly as well. A strong wind blew within the stone hall, howling continuously.
When Xiao Chennded, the rebound had already dispersedpletely. Aside from the initial shock, he did not get injured at all.
This punch was merely a casual test of his strength after he advanced to half-Sage and grasped Heavenly Sage Laws.
Xiao Chen rxed his fist and gazed at that formless barrier. Then, he entered deep thought. It looks like I need to shatter this barrier with one attack. Otherwise, if I give it some breathing space, even just an instant, my effort will be for naught, and I will suffer a bacsh.
However, now, my full-power strike has reached the same level as when I used Deities Descending before; it might even be stronger.
After I familiarize myself with my new strength and execute Deities Descending, with the tenfold increase inbat prowess, I have a seventy percent chance of breaking this barrier.
Withdrawing his gaze, Xiao Chen looked around and noticed the corpse of the Heavenly Roc Races Young Race Chief, Ming Yu.
In the sealed internal environment of the stone hall in the depths of the grave pce, Ming Yus corpse had not rotted, looking like it had in the beginning. His eyes were wide-open, staring in a certain direction.
Xiao Chen recalled this persons expression when he had first seen Ming Yu. He felt that something was wrong. At that time, Ming Yu had had a very confident look as he stood on the altar, facing the surrounding outstanding talents. He had not shown any fear at all.
This person was definitely not as weak as Ying Qiong had made him out to be. He had been confident of subduing the core painting piece. However, the reality was that the moment Xiao Chen and Ying Qiong entered, they discovered this persons corpse.
What exactly is wrong? Xiao Chen thought for a while but could note up with any ideas. Just as he was about to give up on this question, something suddenly urred to him. He walked over to Ming Yus corpse and looked in the direction of his dissatisfied gaze.
Suddenly, Xiao Chens expression changed. At an unremarkable corner of the wall that Ming Yu stared at, there was a square piece of paper.
The color of this piece of paper looked almost exactly the same as the surrounding walls. If Xiao Chen had not adopted the perspective of the deceased Ming Yu, he would not have realized that the wall had a square piece of paper stuck to it.
He stood up and squinted. Then he used his Heavenly Sage Laws to circte a vast Quintessence as he sent out a strand of saber Qi.
The purple saber Qi looked very solid; it contained Xiao Chens Great Perfection saber intent. Although this was just a casual strike, with his cultivation now, regr half-Sages would not dare to underestimate it.
Zhi!
A piercing bird cry resounded, and vast Emperors Might spread out like a massive mountain pressing on Xiao Chen.
Earlier, it just looked like an ordinary piece of paper. Now, it gave off a bright light and turned into a scarlet Heavenly Roc, revealing a ferocious gaze in its eyes.
This scarlet Heavenly Roc was tremendously different from the Heavenly Roc made from the other painting piece. It had an overwhelming spirituality and a strong resentment. It gave off the feeling of a ferocious man-eating beast.
Ao Jiao, who was in the Immortal Spirit Ring, revealed a startled expression and said, Xiao Chen, be careful. This is an evil spirit formed from the Heavenly Roc Kings resentment. After several thousand years, it unexpectedly gained spirituality.
Everyone had their dark side. Naturally, the Heavenly Roc King was no exception. Since he formed the Great Roc Spreading Wings Painting right before his death, it definitely contained all his resentment, killing Qi, and his other negative aspects.
While the painting was whole, the problem was not significant because the light side neutralized it.
Chapter 767 - Fiend Race Forbidden Land
Chapter 767: Fiend Race Forbidden Land
However, when the painting shattered, the dark side amassed, and after a long time, it mutated.
Ka ca!
The scarlet Heavenly Roc pped its wings and shattered that strand of saber Qi, which Xiao Chen sent out, into shes of electric light crackling in the air.
Xiao Chens pupils constricted. Graveness and other emotions appeared in the depths of his eyes.
Ao Jiao, if Im right, this should be a core painting piece as well. The core painting piece that Ying Qiong subdued should be the light side of the Heavenly Roc King. There is not one but two core painting pieces!
Xiao Chen guessed correctly. The core painting piece had indeed split into two. One contained the light side of the Heavenly Roc King and his benevolence.
The other held the Heavenly Roc Kings dark side and his resentment. Both pieces gained some degree of spirituality. However, regarding cunning and viciousness, the light side was far fromparable to the dark side.
This dark-side core painting piece killed Ming Yu. At the crucial moment of Ming Yus subdual of the light-side core painting piece, the dark-side core painting piece sneak-attacked him.
Thus, Ming Yu died feeling great dissatisfaction. Just when he was on the verge of finally seeding and could put down the burden in his heart, he ended up dying at the hands of a painting piecea fallen strong genius.
Furthermore, this core painting piece seemed extremely cunning. When it felt some threat, it even knew to camouge itself and to deceive.
If not for the final sh of spiritual light, Xiao Chen might not even have noticed it. If that had happened, if this evil spirit had had another few hundred years, another strong beast would have appeared in the world.
However, now, Xiao Chen had advanced to half-Sage and refined a hundred Heavenly Sage Laws. This dark-side core painting piece could do nothing to him.
The scarlet Heavenly Roc pped its wings, producing waves of scarlet light. It red ferociously at him and charged over after crying out.
The Heavenly Rocs scarlet ws shed with a cold light; it wanted to tear Xiao Chen to pieces.
This ce was rather cramped, so Xiao Chen did not dodge. He had no intention of fighting a drawn-out battle with this dark-side core painting piece.
Myriad Heaven Divine Fist, tenfoldbat prowess, Deities Descending!
Bang!
Tenfold of Xiao Chensbat prowess now could not bepared to what it was previously. When he punched, the Heavenly Sage Laws behind him became bright light ribbons.
An effulgent glow appeared, appearing like a halo visible to the human eye. As Xiao Chens hair fluttered about, he looked like a deity walking in the mortal realm.
A loud sound rang out in the air. This punch appeared to have exploded the air, causing the entire stone hall to tremble intensely as though it would crumble at any moment.
Xiao Chens fist wind surged over with the breeze. The flying scarlet Heavenly Roc cried out loudly as it went tumbling back. Its scarlet light dimmed significantly, and its body turned illusory.
The scarlet Heavenly Roc hid in a corner of the wall, trembling as it watched Xiao Chen.
One punch. One punch was all it took to subdue this ferocious dark-side core painting piece to the point of cowering.
Deities Descending had great might. Unfortunately, it exhausted too much Mental Energy and Quintessence. Xiao Chen could not use it without holding back; otherwise, he would be able to annihte this evil spirit with another two punches.
Xiao Chen shot forward with a sharp whistling sound. Then heunched a barrage of attacks at the scarlet Heavenly Roc.
The scarlet Heavenly Roc, which had been beaten into a weak state by Deities Descending, could not retaliate when his momentum was flourishing. It cried out in pain incessantly.
The scarlet Heavenly Roc cried so pitifully that others might have shown pity for it. However, that could not save it from its plight now.
After one final strike, the scarlet Heavenly Roc gave one more miserable cry and turned into a scarlet light, slowly vanishing from the hall.
A painting piece covered in a ck light slowly floated down. Xiao Chen stretched his hand out to catch it. It immediately tore a hole in the protective Quintessence shield around his hand and hurt his palm.
He reflexively tossed away the ck painting piece.
Thiswhats going on?
Seeing the wound on his palm, Xiao Chen could not understand what happened. The evil spirit had already died, but this ck light could actually still tear through his protective Quintessence shield.
Ao Jiao said, I have never seen this before. However, this contains all the Heavenly Roc Kings dark side and resentment. Unless you are a loose cultivator, how can you touch something like that?
Although the core painting piece split into two and does not contain its initial might after several thousand years, it is still the resentment of a Sovereign Martial Emperor. How can you do it with your current cultivation?
Watching the dark-core painting piece float in the air, Xiao Chen could not help feeling depressed. Such a great temptation dangled before him, but he could not swallow it up.
Can you think of some other way? Xiao Chen asked in dissatisfaction.
Ao Jiao propped her chin on her right hand and smiled. Naturally, there are ways. After you go to where Sang Muprehended the will of thunder, you can incite the immortal divine thunder and purify all the resentment and dark aura in it.
Xiao Chen released his bated breath. Since he originally nned to head immediately to where the Thunder Emperorprehended the will of thunder after he left, he had no problem with waiting awhile before absorbing this core painting piece.
Without touching the ck painting piece, he directly ced it in his Universe Ring. Not saying anything more, he started to familiarize himself with his current strength.
Over the past two months inside the grave pce, Xiao Chens strength had grown immensely, reaching an unprecedented level. Such improvement was something that would have happened sooner orter and was not just due to chance. Even without the painting pieces, it would still have eventually urred.
The painting pieces were merely the trigger, igniting all the energy he had stored up as a Martial Monarch. The resulting explosion allowed his strength to soar considerably.
Since Xiao Chens strength had risen abruptly, he had to calm himself down and carefully examine his strength to ustom himself to it quickly.
After three days, he gained a rough understanding of his current strength. If he met with the Bai Wuxue of half a year ago, he would be able to trounce him, even withoutprehending the will of thunder.
Of the seven giants, only An Junxi would be a match for Xiao Chen. His First Senior Sister would not be able to beat Xiao Chen in closebat; her only chance would be if she managed to put a distance between them.
However, Xiao Chen was not the only one improving. The others were bing stronger as well. As for how much stronger, it was hard to say.
I mustprehend the will of thunder. Not only do I have to defeat Bai Wuxue, but there are also An Junxi and the Three Holy Scions still above him. After that, there are the various geniuses of the other races. They are all my opponents!
Xiao Chens face revealed his resolution as he nced once more at the barrier preventing his exit. Then his expression turned serious.
He slowly walked to the doorway. As he considered the faint barrier, he took a deep breath.
Although he was fully confident of shattering this formless barrier, there was an exception to everything. The moment he failed, the tenfoldbat prowess from Deities Descending would rebound on him.
Given his current strength, such power would either severely injure or kill him.
Being indecisive had never been Xiao Chens style. A cold light shed in his eyes as he executed Deities Descending and punched the formless barrier.
Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!
Endless explosions resounded. The formless barrier shattered like a mirror as a strong wind surged out.
The situation was simpler than he envisioned. The barrier did not hold up for long. With the tenfold increase inbat prowess, he broke this formless barrier with one punch.
Xiao Chen pulled back his fist and revealed a rxed expression. Ying Qiong had said that he would not be able to escape for a hundred years, but he managed to do it in less than two months.
ording to her, even Inferior Grade Martial Sages would not be able to shatter this formless barrier. However, with this tenfold increase in power, he had smashed the barrier in one punch.
In terms of pure explosive powerbursting forth with all his power, the hundred Heavenly Sage Laws, and tenfoldbat prowessregr Inferior Grade Martial Sages could notpare to him.
However, when it came to consistent strength, he would not be able topete with Martial Sages. After all, he could not maintain the tenfoldbat prowess for long when fighting a protracted battle without holding back.
Xiao Chen raised his leg and walked out of this hall, which had trapped him for two months, with long strides. Fresh air immediately blew against his face.
Being able to shatter this barrier in one punch give him boundless confidence. He asked somewhat anxiously, Ao Jiao, how far is the ce where the Thunder Emperorprehended the will of thunder?
It is not very far. If you travel at your current top speed towards the north, you will arrive in ten days. It is a Fiend Race forbiddennd called Misleading Fog Lake.
Misleading Fog Lake, Xiao Chen repeated this to himself a couple of times. Just based on the name, he could guess what kind of ce this was.
Misleading Fog Lake has dense fog covering it. The range of Mental Energy and other perception abilities there is no more than five hundred meters. If Martial Sages got lost in there, even they would be trapped.
Ao Jiao continued, However, with my directions, you dont have to worry about getting lost.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly. Since Ao Jiao said that, there was no need for him to worry. All he had to do was focus onprehending the will of thunder.
Once heprehended the will of thunder, he would be unrivaled among half-Sages.
As Xiao Chen spoke, he arrived at the exit of the grave pce. When he emerged from the ce, he frowned slightly and stopped.
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On the yellow sand outside the vast grave pce, the leader of the thirty-odd half-Sage loose cultivators had a dark expression as he asked sinisterly, Young Master Xuan, how long do we have to wait? Our group of people may not be very remarkable, but you cannot waste our time like this.
Originally, Xuan Yu had said that they just had to wait for half a month at most. Not only would they receive a hundred thousand Astral Coins each, but they could also obtain two painting pieces each.
However, such a wait, even just half a month, would give rise to frustration, no matter how strong the temptation.
The loose cultivators suggested charging in several times, but Xuan Yu stopped them. As time slowly went by, these people grew extremely exasperated. So every two or three days, a group would speak to Xuan Yu.
Xuan Yu had a confused expression. He had not expected Xiao Chen to remain inside for two months withouting out.
What is a mere two months? If you can obtain a painting piece and get lucky, you can save yourself ten years worth of cultivating.
The ck-robed man put on a fake smile. If there are painting pieces, naturally everything would be fine. However, if there arent any
What do you mean? I am a Xuan n scion of the Silver Moon Spirit Fox Race. Why would I have to cheat someone as insignificant as you? If you dont want to wait, then dont bother. When my Xuan ns Martial Sage arrives, I will not give you any benefits then, no matter how much nonsense you spout.
Xuan Yu was already in a bad mood. Seeing the attitude of this ck-robed man, he immediately red up.
The ck-robed man did not want matters to blow up in his face. Furthermore, the Xuan n did have some power. They were not a faction he could afford to offend. So after muttering for a bit, he left.
Humph! Coming to look for me repeatedly like this, all they are thinking is just how to get arger reward. These loose cultivators are all good-for-nothings.
Chapter 768 - Complete Suppression
Chapter 768: Complete Suppression
A middle-aged man at the side frowned slightly and said, Xuan Yu, just waiting like this is not a solution. How about I go in and check out the situation, see what that white-robed brat is doing?
Xuan Yus face sank. An intense bloodthirst shed in his eyes as he replied frostily, A Senior Elder of my Xuan n will arrive today. At that time, the Senior Elder can lead us in.
Hidden in the shadows at the exit of the grave pce, Xiao Chen saw all this. His lips curled up, and a cold murderous intent chilled his delicate countenance.
There would always be some people up to foolishness.
Is Young Master Xuan looking for me?
Xiao Chen walked out of the shadows and stood in front of the grave pces steps. He looked at the distant Xuan Yu and smiled faintly as his carefree voice rang out.
When the zing sunlight shone on Xiao Chen, it made his white robes glow faintly. In that instant, it seemed like all the light focused on him, putting him in the spotlight.
The dazzling light stunned Xuan Yu for a moment. However, right then, rage filled him. He did not even stop to wonder how such a situation could happen.
Seeing Xiao Chen and his fluttering white robes, he revealed an expression of joy. He shouted, That is him. Kill him and the hundred thousand Astral Coins, as well as the painting pieces, will be yours.
The thirty-odd half-Sages discovered Xiao Chen the moment he appeared at the exit.
The instincts of these half-Sages warned that Xiao Chen should be an extremely dangerous person. However, when they checked his cultivation, they discovered that he was just a half-Sage, so they rxed.
No matter how dangerous Xiao Chen was, there were thirty of them. Furthermore, they were all aplished half-Sages and not half-Sages like Situ Lei, who had been an early-stage half-Sage without any Heavenly Sage Laws.
In the eyes of these loose cultivators, Xiao Chen was just a fatmb waiting for the ughter.
Kill!
The leader immediately charged over with an overwhelming baleful aura. Ten-odd fine scarlet Heavenly Sage Laws undted behind him, making him look like a ferocious ancient war god.
Blood Hand Chop! this person shouted coldly, and his right hand suddenly turned red. It looked very demonic as if dripping with fresh blood.
The middle-aged man smiled at Xuan Yu and said, This Blood Hand Chop is quite a tyrannical Blood Technique. It requires the blood of a thousand female Martial Monarchs in order to practice it.
After it reaches Great Perfection, the palm will turn as red as blood. Not only can it split mountains and crack the earth, but its might is also unparalleled. Furthermore, it contains blood poison, baleful aura, and resentment. It is an extremely insidious Martial Technique. Even Inferior Grade Martial Sages will not find this strike easy to receive.
When Xuan Yu heard this, the excitement in his eyes could not help but intensify. The thirty-odd people he found all had exceptional skills. They had allmitted great offenses in the Tianwu Domain or the Fiend Domain, so they ran to Hunluo Province.
Every one of them was a ruthless character who surpassed other people of the same cultivation. With thirty of such people working together, Xiao Chen would not stand a chance of survival.
Even if Xiao Chen has extraordinary skills and great luck, there was still the Xuan n Senior Elder rushing over. Xiao Chen would not be able to escape death.
Xuan Yus expression was cold, and his gaze turned sinister as he said, Dont me me for being ruthless. me the fact that you like someone that you should not. There are some people whom an insignificant character like you cannot offend.
Bang!
However, right after Xuan Yu said that, he heard a heart-wrenching shriek ring out. Xiao Chen stood in front of the grave pce without moving a step at all. When he saw that blood hand rushing at him, he merely punched it.
A hundred purple Heavenly Sage Laws gave off a magnificent light, and a vast and pure lightning-attributed Quintessence surged into Xiao Chens right hand like a gushing river.
As his fist shot out, it gave off a dazzling purple electric light. On contact with the fist, the blood-red right hand of the loose cultivators leader shattered, leaving only crushed bones.
Xiao Chen wrecked this blood hand, which this person was so proud of and had killed so many sect half-Sages with, with absolute strength.
The force of his punch traveled up that loose cultivators right arm, sting all the bones in that arm to pieces.
Soon, that loose cultivators right arm became thoroughly crippled, leaving him a one-armed half-Sage.
You merely used an unorthodox method. In the end, it is just a minor trick.
Xiao Chen had no patience for this persons anguished screams. He clenched his fist tightly, and the hundred Heavenly Sage Laws poured in Quintessence as he sent another punch at this person.
No!
That person felt death looming over him. He activated his Heavenly Sage Laws and infused all his remaining Quintessence into his left hand in a desperate move to block Xiao Chens attack.
However, before Xiao Chen, the ten-odd fine Heavenly Sage Laws were as frail as a baby. His hundred finger-thick purple Heavenly Sage Laws moved slightly and easily shattered the loose cultivators Heavenly Sage Laws.
Ka ca! Ka ca!
Xiao Chens punch broke the loose cultivators protective Quintessence shield and reduced him to an explosion of red light.
There was a saying: the evil we bring on ourselves are the hardest to bear. Loose cultivatorsmitted great evil. Xiao Chens killing him like that and not leaving him with a corpse could be considered his retribution.
Such a scene happened in an instant. Earlier, that loose cultivator unted his might. However, two breathster, Xiao Chen sted him into a clump of red light without a corpse to speak of.
The loose cultivators flying over all revealed expressions of horror. They could not help but pause for a moment.
Xuan Yus eyes also filled with shock. He eximed in extreme disbelief, What is going on? Two months ago, he was just a Superior Grade Martial Monarch. Now, he suddenly advanced to half-Sage? Furthermore, he evenprehended so many Heavenly Sage Laws?!
When the group of people in midair revealed openings, a cold light shed in Xiao Chens eyes. He shot forward like an arrow, charging over quickly.
Suddenly, sagely music resounded. As the sagely music spread through the air, it sang of the distant legend.
As Xiao Chens strength increased, hisprehension of this Myriad Heaven Divine Fist deepened.
The purpose of the distant legend was to create significant changes in history. With the march of time, this legend would turn into a poetic saga; then this poetic saga would pass into myth.
Who was the legend? Who was the poetic saga? Who was the myth? It was not those heavenly deities on the other side but himselfXiao Chen!
His mental state shifted, and his newfoundprehension enhanced this move. The distant legend and the vast sagely music sang of his own glory.
The sagely music sang of all of Xiao Chens deeds in the past. It turned all the glories gained in the Sky Dome Realm into a vast golden painting flickering everywhere, creating a vast momentum.
He punched, and the sagely music swelled in tandem. A boundless light poured out as Mental Energy, Quintessence, and Vital Qi merged, forming an unparalleled holy power.
Boom!
The light struck the half-Sages in the air, whose openings Xiao Chen had grasped. All of them screamed in misery and vomited blood, falling to the yellow sand.
The sagely music did not stop. The glowing from Xiao Chen grew increasingly brighter. Billions of deities from the other side of the starry sky focused their gazes on him.
This attention was different from before. This time, aside from boundless energy, these deities gazes also contained wisdom.
It was as if these deities acknowledged Xiao Chensprehension of Distant Legend, resulting in them viewing him in another light and responding with their wisdom.
The focus of the deitiesnded on Xiao Chen, and the light on his fist gained extremely dazzling strength. It looked like it could evenpete with the zing sun of the Kunlun Realm.
Radiance of Deities!
A vast beam of solid light shot out together with Xiao Chens punch, shing towards the loose cultivators falling out of the sky. Everywhere it passed, it destroyed dust and air and cleansed everything evil.
The faces of the loose cultivators all filled with horror. They quickly connected their Heavenly Sage Laws and formed an undting scarlet river.
Aggrieved spirits howled miserably in this vast river. Bones piled up and vengeful spirits floated around. This dark blood river wasparable to the river of hell.
The dark blood river contained the great sins of the world and dread evil creatures. It was one of the most horrifying mysterious phenomena.
However, these peoples Heavenly Sage Laws were very fine. Even when merged, they were not as strong as Xiao Chens.
These people were not the strongest loose cultivators nor had theyprehended the meaning of the dark blood river. Just being able to manifest this mysterious phenomenon would not change their fate.
Boom!
The light was not extinguished; the holy light was eternal. The beam of light bearing a vast aura also contained some wisdom. It instantly shattered that dark blood river.
All the sins in the dark river were silently purified; there was not even the sound of miserable shrieks. Amid the yellow sand, a bottomless hole appeared, and the group of loose cultivators had vanished.
Xiao Chen casually waved his hand, and all the spatial rings in the deep pit flew over to him. Then, he looked coldly at the distant bbergasted Xuan Yu.
Xuan Yu, run. Quick! This person is a demonic genius like Yan Shisan. Now that he advanced to half-Sage, no one can stop him, a middle-aged man roared in horror as he turned and ran, dashing away frantically.
The spring wind blew endlessly, and the wild grass was boundless. When clearing the grass, one had to get rid of the roots!
Naturally, Xiao Chen would not let off the two people fleeing. Letting this kind of vicious people hang around Xiao Bai was a disaster waiting to happen.
Whether for himself or Xiao Bai, Xuan Yu and his second uncle had to die.
Xiao Chen moved quickly, summoning out three Azure Dragon images and sending strong winds blowing in all directions. The churning yellow sand piled up in dunes behind him. His aura surged, and the wind and clouds changed color.
In two or three breaths, Xiao Chen caught up with the frantically fleeing Xuan Yu and the middle-aged man.
Xuan Yu, go! Fast! Ill block him for you.
When the middle-aged man saw Xiao Chennd, he promptly charged over to buy time for Xuan Yu to escape.
The middle-aged mans Quintessence surged with nothing held back. He executed all sorts of powerful Martial Techniques in rapid fire,unching them at Xiao Chen, one after another.
Yellow sand flew everywhere. Under the zing sun, Xiao Chens expression did not change. He reacted to all the moves he saw, blocking them as they came. He even countered asionally.
The Quintessence condensed by Xiao Chens hundred Heavenly Sage Laws surged out together with his attacks. To the middle-aged man, they were like heavy mountains smashing into his chest.
After ten moves, that middle-aged man vomited blood and went flying. His face turned so pale that it looked bloodlessaplete suppression caused by absolute strength.
This absolute genius had burst forth with all his umtions. The moment he advanced to half-Sage, all the sufferings he went through turned into a bright brilliance to be proud of, blossoming like a flower.
Chapter 769 - Sent Flying with One Palm Strike
Chapter 769: Sent Flying with One Palm Strike
The flowers would never die and the zing sun would never go out; the heavens would help those who helped themselves.
Xiao Chen waved his hand, and the Lunar Shadow Saber appeared in his grasp from the Universe Ring. Without even drawing his saber, he casually swung the scabbard.
Pu ci!
As the heavy scabbard sliced through the air, it gave off a shrill sound as if tearing space. Before the middle-aged mannded on the ground, the scabbard pierced his chest and pinned him to the yellow sand.
Blood flowed out of the middle-aged mans wound, dripping onto the yellow sand. Soon, the zing sun baked it into an eye-catching patch of blood stain, like a flower of death that just bloomed.
Suddenly, a shadow appeared on the ground. Xiao Chen looked up and discovered that Xuan Yu had transformed into his true forma three-tailed white fox about four meters tall and more than twenty meters long.
However, even after revealing his true form, Xuan Yu still did not have the confidence to fight Xiao Chen. He only did this for the sake of running faster, to increase his chances of escaping.
Xiao Chen gently pushed off the ground and smiled coldly at the fleeing three-tailed white fox. He circted his energy for Myriad Heaven Divine Fist and executed its fourth move, Chains of Deities.
Ka ca! Ka ca!
Long golden chains appeared around the three-tailed white fox. Now infused with Xiao Chens Heavenly Sage Laws, these chains looked even more realistic than before.
The patterns on the chains were more distinct, flowing with divine scripts. They gave off a bright glow, looking even more divine and dazzling under the zing sun.
Sou! Sou! Sou!
The three-tailed white foxs nimble body leaped around in the air, dodging the divine-script-covered chains moving like berserk dragons.
However, these chains contained the will of the deities and worked together with nature. Unless the three-tailed white fox forcibly broke through them, with hisrge body, no exquisite Movement Technique would allow him to escape the sealing of the chains.
Soon, a chain caught one of the three-tailed white foxs legs. He could not struggle free, and the other chains snared him.
Divine scripts flowed around, hitting the three-tailed white fox, causing him to shriek in pain. His body trembled nonstop as the divine scripts sealed his strength bit by bit.
Xiao Chen stretched his hand out and waved. The three-tailed white fox bound by the divine script chains fell right before Xiao Chen, kicking uprge amounts of yellow sand, and a strong wind blew.
Afternding, Xuan Yu lost all the energy he needed to maintain his Fiend form. He turned back into human form and appeared before Xiao Chen.
However, Xuan Yus pretty face now no longer had any blood in it. He had no strength left and was like an ordinary person.
Before Xiao Chens half-Sage aura, Xuan Yu could not resist at all. Fear filled his heart. He did not dare to look at Xiao Chenin stark contrast to his previous ferocious appearance releasing killing Qi.
Xuan Yu thought about what he had said previously: There are some people whom an insignificant person like you cannot offend. He felt the irony in this. Indeed, there were some people that insignificant characters could not afford to offend, but the insignificant one was himself and not Xiao Chen.
Dont kill me. As of now, the Spirit Fox King epted Xiao Bai as his adopted daughter. Many Fiend geniuses desire her. With me by her side, I can guarantee no one will be able to harm her.
In the end, Xuan Yus desire to live trumped his pride. He looked at Xiao Chen expressionlessly and could not help but start pleading.
Nheless, Xuan Yu just wanted to buy more time for himself, waiting for the Xuan n Senior Elder to arrive. At that time, the situation would change. Then, the one kneeling and begging would be Xiao Chen.
Xuan Yu thought about how he was born in a Noble n of the Silver Moon Spirit Fox Race. He had good looks and outstanding talent, the attention of everyone since he was young, and unlimited potential.
So long as he could win Xiao Bais heart, he would able to establish a rtionship with the Spirit Fox King immediately and get into the Spirit Fox Kings good graces. Then, the other Fiend Race geniuses of the Fiend Domain would not dare to be impudent before him.
I cannot die. I absolutely cannot die. I still have a great future ahead of me and cannot fall here no matter what. Thinking this, Xuan Yu started to plead in a low voice incessantly, offering all sorts of promises.
If Xiao Chen did not get rid of this danger, even if Xuan Yu did not harm him, Xuan Yu would end up harming Xiao Chens friends. He could not be bothered to listen to Xuan Yus pleading and pointed at Xuan Yus forehead, intending to kill him.
Brat, try if you dare!
Just at this moment, a thunderous shout came from the distance. The voice seemed to merge with nature, mildly affecting Xiao Chens mind.
When Xuan Yu heard this voice, his face automatically filled with wild joy. His earlier miserable appearance disappeared as heughed loudly. The Senior Elder is here! Its the Senior Elder! Xiao Chen, you are dead for sure. Just wait to kneel before me and beg for mercy. You bastard! How dare you vie for Xiao Bai against me?!
Even though the voice initially came from a distance, just Xiao Chens momentary distraction gave that person enough time to appear in his vision.
The figure quickly charged over, and the strong wind that this persons movement stirred up blew yellow sand towards Xiao Chen.
The cloud of yellow sand hid a figure that immediately sent a palm strike at Xiao Chen.
It turned out to be a Martial Sage of the Xuan n. However, even if he came, what could he do? He was just an Inferior Grade Martial Sage. Did he think he was some absolute expert?
Myriad Heaven Divine Fist, tenfoldbat prowess, Deities Descending!
A divine light tore through the barrier of the sky and flooded Xiao Chens body, interacting with his Heavenly Sage Laws. Instantly, he gave off a dazzling golden light. His hair fluttered in the wind, spilling motes of light.
Xiao Chens aura rose infinitely; everything in the world seemed to want to bow and worship him.
Bang!
Xiao Chen sent his radiant fist at the Xuan n Senior Elders palm strike. A loud rumbling resounded, kicking up yellow sand and filling the air with it.
Before Xuan Yus shocked gaze, Xiao Chen actually knocked back the Xuan n Senior Elder, whom Xuan Yu depended on for rescue, with a dull thud.
The Xuan n Senior Elder flew back five kilometers andnded on the yellow sand, then skidded back another two kilometers beforeing to a stop.
Before Xuan Yus expression of wild joy could fade away, his brain short-circuited. He did not even realize what happened until Xiao Chens gaze shifted over.
Only then did Xuan Yu react. Xiao Chen, please dont kill me. Ill give you a million Astral Coins. I can give you all the pretty girls of the Spirit Fox Race and wont have any more thoughts about Xiao Bai. I
Before Xuan Yu finished speaking, a finger-sized bloody hole appeared on his forehead. Blood poured out, and he no longer showed any signs of life, unable to say another word.
A Martial Sage could cover the distance of seven kilometers in merely the blink of an eye.
However, because that Xuan n Senior Elder underestimated Xiao Chen, he suffered some internal injuries. He quickly charged forward, but his expression immediately changed dramatically when he saw Xuan Yu die.
You actually dared to kill my Xuan ns heir! the Xuan n Senior Elder raged, shouting angrily.
Xiao Chen gently floated backwards. Then, he casually drew the Lunar Shadow Saber stuck in Xuan Yus second uncles chest. Finally, he said in a cold voice, When intending to kill someone, no matter who it is, they have to be prepared to get killed themselves.
This has always been the principle of the world. This is something he sought himself. Why the need to feign ignorance?
Instead of raging further, the Xuan n Senior Elderughed. He said, What a good worldly principle! In that case, if this old man kills you now, you will have nothing toin about.
A Martial Sage transcended mortality to be a Sage. A cultivator who advanced to Martial Sage would experience a change from the inside out.
Not only could Martial Sages turn all their Quintessence into Heavenly Sage Laws, but in the instant they advanced to Martial Sage, their physical body would also undergo the baptism of nature.
This baptism would result in the physical body, which had absorbed Spiritual Energy over the cultivators long history of cultivation, experiencing a qualitative change, bing a Sage Body.
At the moment of advancement, these Martial Sages would also enter an indescribable state of being one with nature. If they had any Martial Techniques stuck at a bottleneck, using this state of being one with nature, they could break through these bottlenecks. Their thoughts would broaden and easily ovee these difficulties.
Cultivators who could surmount the hurdle of Martial Sage were always overlords of where they were. Even in a Rank 9 Sect, they would receive respect and many benefits.
Martial Sages were the real experts of the Kunlun Realm. They would be elites in any sect or faction.
The Xuan n Senior Elder before Xiao Chen was one such experta bona fide Inferior Grade Martial Sage.
If a regr half-Sage heard that a Martial Sage wanted to kill them, they would immediately be frightened to death. Their minds would be in disarray. They would either kneel and plead for mercy right away or turn around and flee madly.
Xiao Chens expression did not change much; he held no fear at all. Otherwise, he could not have killed Xuan Yu despite knowing a Martial Sage had arrived.
If you think you have the ability, you can give it a try.
Xiao Chen gently floated to the ground and looked calmly at his opponent.
Xiao Chens physical body was a Rank 2 Sage Body, far stronger than his opponents. Regarding Heavenly Sage Laws, his opponent was not some demonic genius and had not had any notable fortuitous encounters.
His opponent was merely a regr Inferior Grade Martial Sage who converted all his Quintessence into Heavenly Sage Laws. He had only about a hundred and fifty Heavenly Sage Laws, just slightly more than Xiao Chen did.
The only advantages this Martial Sage had were his long experience as a Martial Sage and his better understanding and more efficient usage of Heavenly Sage Laws.
On this point, Xiao Chen was not his match. If the two entered into a drawn-out fight, Xiao Chen would lose for sure. However, he was not silly; he would not seek a fight that he had no confidence of winning.
The Xuan n Senior Elder snorted coldly and said, If I had not been careless earlier, how could you have knocked me back? You think you are already strong enough to defeat a Martial Sage? Die!
Right after the Xuan n Senior Elder spoke, the hundred and fifty Heavenly Sage Laws surged out of his body and danced wildly behind him. Spiritual Energy gushed into the Heavenly Sage Laws like a raging river.
The blue Heavenly Sage Laws deepened in color and filled with power.
Apparently sunk in deep thought, Xiao Chen muttered to himself, When the Heavenly Sage Laws are outside the body, they can absorb Spiritual Energy even more directly. It looks like there are indeed many techniques that half-Sages cannot grasp until advancing to Martial Sage.
Hu ci!
The Xuan n Senior Elder flew forward and sent out a palm strike.
He quickly infused thirty-odd of the Heavenly Sage Laws behind him into the palm strike, making this ordinary blow feel like a massive mountain pressing forward.
When the Xuan n Senior Elder charged over, it felt like he turned into a mountain range, continuouslypressing the air forward.
Xiao Chens shoulders instantly felt immense pressure. However, his physical body could still endure it; it did not affect his Movement Technique.
However, the sand under him could not withstand this pressure. It eddied strangely and created arge pit pulling in sand from all directions.
This was not the pressure of aura or might.
This was a kind of pressure formed by absolute power and Heavenly Sage Laws. Regr half-Sages would have difficulty even moving forward in the face of it.
Chapter 770 - Entering the Forbidden Land
Chapter 770: Entering the Forbidden Land
If Xiao Chen had not had any fortuitous encounters, this pressure would be too much for him. His expression turned somewhat grave. Martial Sages could not be underestimated, no matter who was itat least, for now, he could not do that.
He circted his Heavenly Sage Laws, and all the pressure instantly disappeared.
Xiao Chen watched without drawing his saber as the Xuan n Senior Elder sent out his palm strike. Holding his scabbard with his right hand, he also infused thirty Heavenly Sage Laws into it.
Bang!
The tip of Xiao Chens scabbard instantly met with the Xuan n Senior Elders palm. Vast energy immediately surged out in every direction from the point of collision.
Resounding booms rang out, ttening the area within five kilometers of the two. The strong winds picked up an immense amount of yellow sand, forming hundreds of sandstorms hundreds of meters wide all around. The clear day suddenly turned dark.
Pure electrical light flickered nonstop on the scabbard. The Xuan n Senior Elders palm was ice cold.
In this exchange of attacks, the two were equal, neither gaining an advantage over the other.
Clearly, this standoff was not the result the Xuan n Senior Elder wanted to see. His face sank, and he immediately infused another thirty Heavenly Sage Laws into his palm.
However, Xiao Chen could not do the same thing as the Xuan n Senior Elder, who had released his Heavenly Sage Laws outside the body. In terms of moving energy around, he could not keep up. Xiao Chens body trembled, and the Xuan n Senior Elder, who had doubled his power, knocked him back.
However, Xiao Chens body was a Rank 2 Sage Body. Before the Xuan n Senior Elders astonished gaze, he performed two somersaults and dissipated the surging force in his body.
Xiao Chen pushed off in the air and used Azure Dragon Tail Whip. He immediately arrived before the Xuan n Senior Elder and sent out an attack.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
A relentless chain of attacks rang out. The fight between the two created numerous chasms all over the boundless desert.
Xiao Chen relied on the advantage of his physical body to fight with the Xuan n Senior Elder without drawing his saber. Even so, he did not end up at a disadvantage.
Damn it!
The Xuan n Senior Elder felt extremely frustrated. Originally, he believed that he had merely been careless when Xiao Chen knocked him back.
He thought that when he turned serious, killing Xiao Chen would be easy. However, when he actually fought the battle, he discovered that Xiao Chen was hard to handle.
Xiao Chens strong physical body was not weaker than the Xuan n Senior Elders Heavenly Sage Laws. Xiao Chens mysterious Movement Technique was like the wind, which also meant that he could easily escape the strikes sent at him.
Despite the variety of Heaven Ranked Martial Techniques the Xuan n Senior Elder had, Xiao Chen had a corresponding counter. This standoff made him, a bona fide Martial Sage, very sullen.
Forced into ineffectuality, the Xuan n Senior Elder could only take out his killing move to attempt to end the battle in one go. Just thinking about it made him feel very humiliated and depressed. A bona fide Martial Sage was forced into using his killing move to deal with a half-Sage.
Suddenly, the hundred and fifty Heavenly Sage Laws behind the Xuan n Senior Elder vanished with a wave of his hand. Then, the ambient temperature dropped rapidly.
Unexpectedly, it felt cold in the zing hot desert.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly. Everything was within his expectations. Despite being so old already, this Sages cultivation had not advanced any further. If the Xuan n Senior Elder did not practice one or two killing moves, it would be too unbing of him.
This was the moment Xiao Chen had been waiting for!
In midair, he suddenly squinted. Then, he executed the Azure Emperors Drawing the Saber. Holding his scabbard at his waist, he gripped the hilt with his right hand.
Xiao Chen took a step forward in the air, quickly rushing towards the Xuan n Senior Elder.
The Martial Sages face filled with shock. While charging at him, Xiao Chen turned into three; then three turned into six; eventually, there were eighty-odd Xiao Chens.
Furthermore, everywhere around the Xuan n Senior Elder, up, down left, right, was covered with figures of Xiao Chen gripping his saber hilt, all staring at him with a cold, emotionless gaze.
The Xuan n Senior Elders pupils constricted. The eighty-odd figures turned back into one. However, the feeling of being watched from all directions persisted. This attention felt very piercing, and he could not shake it off.
What is this Martial Technique? It is not a Cloning Technique, a drawing technique, or a Mental Energy Martial Technique. Why does it feel unfathomable? Its like he can attack eighty-odd times with just one attack.
The Xuan n Senior Elder could not understand despite thinking about it. As he watched Xiao Chen approach, his heart filled with doubts. Finally, he clenched his teeth and cut short his killing move, quickly retreating backwards.
Unexpectedly, Xiao Chen scared a bona fide Martial Sage into canceling his own killing move.
However, the Xuan n Senior Elders decision to give up on attacking was evidently right. In the next moment, a saber light lit up, and there were indeed eighty-odd saber Qi flying at him.
The Xuan n Senior Elder moved around quickly, dodging the fatal saber Qi, one after another. However, the non-lethal saber Qi inflicted bloody wounds all over his body.
Electric light leaped around the Xuan n Senior Elders wounds and lingered. Even if he had a Rank 1 Sage Body, he would not be able to recover from these wounds so quickly.
Xiao Chen withdrew his saber and sheathed it. Then he looked calmly at the Xuan n Senior Elder. Even if you are a Martial Sage, you are unable to do anything to me!
Xiao Chens words might have been indifferent, but they sounded like thunder, echoing endlessly in the Xuan n Senior Elders mind. These words made the Xuan n Senior Elder morose; they were hard to bear, but the Xuan n Senior Elder could do nothing about it, either.
Feeling very frustrated, the Xuan n Senior Elder shouted, You are seeking death!
Then, one hundred and fifty Heavenly Sage Laws instantly poured into his body as he revealed his true form, turning into an enormous Spirit Fox charging at Xiao Chen.
As the Spirit Fox ran, the ground trembled without end. It felt like the sky would fall at any moment as he erupted forth with an iparable aura.
Competing in explosive power? You are notparable to me in this area!
Xiao Chen smiled coldly. Then, he executed Myriad Heaven Divine Fist, Deities Descending, instantly increasing hisbat prowess tenfold.
Bang!
An intense rush of power surged out. Despite the might disyed by the enormous Spirit Fox, Xiao Chens punch still sent him tumbling back.
When the Fiend Race transformed into their true form, unless they were Spirit Fiends, they could only triple theirbat prowess at most. However, Xiao Chens Deities Descending could actually increase hisbat prowess tenfold.
On crashing to the ground ten kilometers away, the Spirit Fox smashed open a bottomless pit.
Xiao Chen gave the Xuan n Senior Elder a final nce and ignored him. Then he turned around and headed for Misleading Fog Lake.
Continuously using Deities Descending would require a horrendous expenditure of Mental Energy. He would not be able to kill the Xuan n Senior Elder for sure, so there was no need for him to waste his time.
However, the Xuan n Senior Elder could forget about doing anything to Xiao Chen as well. Xiao Chen was no longer like when he was in the Sky Dome Realm, easily suppressed by a Martial Sage.
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Five dayster:
Ao Jiao, that fellow is still following me. Letting this continue is not a solution.
Dont. You are thinking about using the Strength Character Form, right? Although you will be able to kill him with the Strength Character Form, you will likely fall unconscious and be totally defenseless. Any passing Spirit Beast would be able to kill you.
Xiao Chen rode an Azure Dragon image right above a deste in. He moved quickly at almost ground level, crossing five kilometers in an instant each time the Azure Dragon image went up and down.
The Xuan n Senior Elder followed at an unhurried pace behind Xiao Chen. No matter what Xiao Chen did, he could not shake off the Xuan n Senior Elder.
Xiao Chen thought about it and could only sigh. The Strength Character Form was boundlessly powerful, containing a strong might. When attacking with thirty-threefoldbat prowess, he would be able to kill anyone in the same generation.
However, the world naturally had its ownws. Executing such a heaven-defying Martial Technique was not so easy.
Not only would such a technique exhaust a lot of energy, but it was also difficult toprehend. With Xiao Chens current cultivation or worldview, what he grasped was merely the tip of the iceberg.
It felt very stifling not to be able to use such a powerful tool as he pleased.
Ao Jiao smiled gently and said, Its fine. After arriving at Misleading Fog Lake, he will not dare to act rashly. That is a famous forbiddennd of the Fiend Domain. Once, a Martial Emperor entered, and he was lost in there ever since.
Even a Martial Emperor got lost in that. What about me? Can I really survive in there?
Xiao Chen revealed surprise on his face. He asked in disbelief, Really?
Of course. Why else would the Misleading Fog Lake have such a bad reputation? However, you dont have to worry. Back then, Sang Mu already unraveled the mysteries behind it. As long as you follow my directions, you will not get lost.
After receiving Ao Jiaos reassurance again, Xiao Chen rxed slightly. Then he nced at the Xuan n Senior Elder behind him and continued on his way at full speed.
The Xuan n Senior Elder, who had a hostile expression on his face, said with some doubt, Why does it seem like this brat is heading towards Misleading Fog Lake?
Could it be that he found out that I already used a secret method to send word back to the Silver Moon Spirit Fox Races headquarters, and knowing that he cannot survive, he chose to flee to Misleading Fog Lake?
Naturally, the killing of the heir that the Xuan ns n Head favored was a shocking matter.
Being in the service of the n Head, the Xuan n Senior Elder had to send word of this. However, he also held back some information. He did not say anything about how Xiao Chen, a half-Sage, forced him into an ineffectual state. He felt too embarrassed to report this information.
The Xuan n Senior Elder only said that Xiao Chen practiced a special Movement Technique and quickly fled. Since he could not catch up to him, he beseeched the n Head to send a few more Senior Elders to help surround and kill Xiao Chen.
Ten dayster, the Xuan n Senior Elder saw a white figure enter a mysteriouske covered in fog. After pausing for a moment at the outskirts, he took a step in.
He really entered the Misleading Fog Lake forbiddennd that even Martial Emperors could not escape from!
The horror on the Xuan n Senior Elders face was indescribable. He could not understand why Xiao Chen risked his life like that when Xiao Chen clearly could escape easily.
The Xuan n Senior Elder took a few more steps forward and arrived at the shore of the fog-coveredke. Then, he sent out his perception, filled with regret.
He really went in. Given this, even if the other Senior Elders arrive, I will not be able to kill this brat with my own hands.
Death is inevitable for anyone who enters. Since ancient times, many people have overestimated themselves and gone in. However, none of them ever came out.
A few curious Sovereign Martial Emperors only dared to enter about ten kilometers in before quicklying out, in fear of getting lost.
As a half-Sage, Xiao Chen is bound for death; there is no other ending.
How unfortunate! I cannot personally kill this brat and restore my confidence!
Xuan n Senior Elder felt quite aggrieved over the fight fifteen days ago. A half-Sage had forced him into a sorry state, a great humiliation for him.
The Xuan n Senior Elder had lost to others before, even ended up in worse states than how he had been after that fight. However, those fights had all been against people older than himself. Furthermore, they had had higher cultivations. He had nothing toin about with those losses.
Chapter 771 - Golden World
Chapter 771: Golden World
Despite Xiao Chen being just someone from the younger generation, he had managed to force the Xuan n Senior Elder into such a sorry state unscathed. If the Xuan n Senior Elder did not personally kill him, a heart demon would linger in the Xuan n Senior Elder.
Hahaha! Since this senior misses Xiao Chen so much, then let me gift you another punch. There is no need to stand on ceremony.
Suddenly, a loud ssh came from theke. Xiao Chen leaped out from within and executed Deities Descending without hesitation.
The Xuan n Senior Elder had not expected an ambush at all. By the time he reacted and tried to retreat, the punch with tenfoldbat prowess and surging energynded on his chest.
Bang!
Xuan n Senior Elder vomited a mouthful of blood and went flying back with a pale face. He stared incredulously at Xiao Chen. It turned out that Xiao Chen had not gone that deep into theke. He only waited right under theke surface for him to approach.
This punch with tenfold of its usual power already surpassed the full-power strike of the Xuan n Senior Elder. Since this blow caught him off guard, it hit him solidly.
This attack truly injured the Xuan n Senior Elder. He felt depressed as he wanted to tear Xiao Chen into pieces. Unexpectedly, he fell for another one of Xiao Chens attacks.
You are too overbearing. This old man will fight it out with you! the Xuan n Senior Elder shouted, charging at Xiao Chen like a madman.
If you want to kill me, then follow me into Misleading Fog Lake. I will wait for you at the center!
Xiao Chen felt happy in his heart. He had long been displeased with this old man, who had dogged him for half a month already. Now that he managed tond a solid hit on the Xuan n Senior Elder, heughed loudly and disappeared into the vast fog once again.
The Xuan n Senior Elder charged forward. However, he stopped midway. In the end, rationality defeated impulse. If he really followed Xiao Chen into theke, Xiao Chen would definitely have seeded in tricking him.
This time, the Xuan n Senior Elder did not dare to stand casually at thekeshore. After waiting for two days, he carefully edged to the side and leaped into theke with a ssh.
The Xuan n Senior Elder looked around underwater and verified that Xiao Chen had indeed entered the depths of theke.
When the Xuan n Senior Elder returned to shore, a group of people was standing a kilometer away, waiting.
The leader looked to be about forty or fifty. However, he had a profound look in his eyes, and his aura was withdrawn. He actually had over three hundred Heavenly Sage Laws behind his back.
Furthermore, each Heavenly Sage Law was about as thick as a thumb, much stronger than Xiao Chens. This person was a peak Inferior Grade Martial Sage.
Among the forty or fifty people behind this person were two more Martial Sages. Their clothes were the same as the Xuan n Senior Elders.
When the Xuan n Senior Elder leaped out of the water and saw the person leading the group, he quickly went forward and asked respectfully, First Elder, why was it you who rushed here?
Surprisingly, the person who came was Xuan Ming, the First Elder of the Silver Moon Spirit Fox Races Xuan n. In strength, he was second only to the current n Head and the old Race Chief, who went into seclusion long ago.
This First Elder was considered a major character within the Xuan n. His authority in the n was also second only to the n Head, possessing a lot of influence.
Xuan Feng, the day before yesterday, you sent an urgent message that the person who killed Xuan Yu already entered deep into Misleading Fog Lake. Have you verified that?
Xuan Ming did not answer Xuan Fengs question directly. He only frowned heavily and stared at the mysterious Misleading Fog Lake in contemtion.
Xuan Feng answered with his head lowered, That much is certain. I chased that brat for fifteen days and nights. Eventually, he had no other choice but to enter this Misleading Fog Lake.
Haha! Xuan Feng, you are really capable. After chasing a half-Sage for half a month, you did not even catch him, another Xuan n Senior Elder mocked from behind Xuan Ming.
Xuan Feng felt his chest hurt somewhat. He wanted to rebut, but he felt guilty in his heart. He lowered his head, not daring to say much. He carefully looked at Xuan Ming and asked, First Elder, what did the n Head say?
Xuan Ming thought for a while, appearing not to care too much about this question. He asked, Did this person enter by ident or did he enter purposely? Xuan Feng, did you verify that?
He should have entered by ident. He is not from our Fiend Domain and probably has not heard about the dangers of Misleading Fog Lake.
If he entered by ident, then it is fine. Stand guard here for three months. If hees out, kill him. If not, then leave it be.
After Xuan Ming finished speaking, he nced at Misleading Fog Lake and the fog covering it. Then he leaped up and left this ce.
As the Xuan n First Elder, he had many things to do. Naturally, he could not waste three months waiting for a half-Sage who entered Misleading Fog Lake by mistake.
Seeing the First Elder leave, Xuan Feng released his bated breath. Fortunately, the First Elder only came for a while. Otherwise, Xuan Feng might have identally let something slip.
Aside from the dense fog, Misleading Fog Lake looked like any otherke. The water was clear, and when one looked down, they might see the shadows of fish swimming around.
However, this fog on this seemingly calmke made theke not so calm. After Xiao Chen entered for about a kilometer, he became utterly lost within.
Even after infusing Quintessence into his eyes, Xiao Chen could not see beyond a hundred meters. When he sent out his Spiritual Sense, everything blurred after five hundred meters.
The more horrifying thing was that Xiao Chen could not sense direction. This disorientation did not refer just topass directions.
If one flew upwards with all his might, that person would feel like he was flying upwards. However, he strangely would soonnd back on theke.
Swimming into the depths of theke was even more dangerous. Perhaps after one swam a kilometer down, one would discover that they could not float up, remaining stuck in the water, unable toe out.
This fog did not contain any strong beasts, traps, or formations. It also did not have any devastating natural disasters.
It only confused ones five senses, preventing one from making use of ones strengths and talent, grinding one to death.
Now, Xiao Chen was really very curious about how the Thunder Emperor got out of this ce in the past.
ording to Ao Jiao, the Thunder Emperor had entered this ce by mistake. At that time, he had not advanced to Martial Emperor yet and only just broken through to Martial Sage.
There is a Divine Lightning in the depths of this foga true Divine Lightning. Even at his peak, Sang Mu could not disy even a tenth of that might.
Back then, when the Thunder Emperor was trapped here, he happened to be at the bottleneck ofprehending his will, so he started to cultivate here. When he felt the presence of the Divine Lightning, he entered the deepest area of Misleading Fog Lake.
In the end, Sang Mu managed to break through the bottleneck in one go, bing the first cultivator toprehend a will before the age of twenty-five in the past ten thousand years, and sessfully walked out of the fog.
Ao Jiao rted the matters of the past to Xiao Chen, answering many of his doubts.
Divine Lightning? Even the Thunder Emperor was not a match to a tenth of its strength? What kind of lightning was that?
Xiao Chen could not help but feel interested. At his very peak, the Thunder Emperor had been a Sovereign Martial Emperor, yet just one bolt of Divine Lightning equaled ten Sovereign Martial Emperors.
How strong exactly was the master of this Divine Lightning? Xiao Chen could not imagine the answer to this question.
This thought was very incredible. While the strength of Sovereign Martial Emperors differed, the variation would not be that much. In this Martial Epoch, Sovereign Martial Emperors represented the very peak of cultivation.
As for Martial God, that realm had been a legend for ten thousand years. Even the strongest Sovereign Martial Emperor, the Azure Emperor, had still been only a Sovereign Martial Emperor and not a Martial God.
The legends of Martial Gods mostly came from the Ancient Era. At that time, Sages filled thend and Emperors were as plentiful as clouds. That was the most flourishing period of the Martial Epoch.
Nevertheless, legends were merely just legends in the end. Sovereign Martial Emperors could already live for ten thousand years. Perhaps Martial Gods could live for eternity.
However, the reality was that several Sovereign Martial Emperors from the Ancient Era had left behind their bloodlines, which survived even to this day in the Sovereign Noble ns.
As for the legendary Martial Gods, however, not to mention bloodline, there was not even a single trace of their inheritance. Many people now believed that Martial God was just an imaginary cultivation realm, which simply did not exist.
Now, Ao Jiao said that one Divine Lightning could already equal ten Sovereign Martial Emperors. In that case, could the master of this Divine Lightning be a Martial God?
At this moment, Xiao Chen could not help but get excited, so he urged Ao Jiao to lead the way quickly.
Dont rush. It has been more than two thousand years. My sense for that Divine Lightning has already weakened somewhat. I need some time.
After he had waited for a long time, Ao Jiao turned into a beam of light and came out of the Immortal Spirit Ring. Some golden electric light shed in the depths of her eyes, surging like a me.
That electric fire was even smaller than a grain of rice. However, it had a dazzling and attention-grabbing radiance, preventing others from underestimating it.
Ao Jiaos cute and lovable face revealed a grave expression. Her gaze slowly turned to every direction, asionally showing a bewildered expression.
When Xiao Chen saw this, he frowned slightly. It looked like this Misleading Fog Lake was not as easy to navigate as Ao Jiao made it out to be.
However, he was not a hot-headed person. His mental state was much stabler than that of his contemporaries. He did not show any panic or say anything to interrupt her.
Time crept by, and the surrounding fog did not lessen at all. Only white filled Xiao Chens vision, stymieing him from differentiating north, south, east, west, up, and down.
There did not seem to be anything special about the fog. After collecting some, Xiao Chen could not find anything strange about it, which meant that this strangeness was due to thend rather than this vast fog.
The crucial point was that after the Divine Lightning confused the senses, if one did not have the opportunity, like the Thunder Emperor had, to coincidentally gain a connection with the Divine Lightning, even a Sovereign Martial Emperor could not get out.
Boom!
As many thoughts filled Xiao Chens head, a strong wind suddenly blew. The dense fog in front of Ao Jiao parted, revealing a clear path.
The two spots of golden electric light in the depths of Ao Jiaos eyes zed into fierce mes. The light was splendorous and dazzling.
Xiao Chen quickly reacted and followed behind her, walking rapidly on the water.
It felt like a formless power was directing Ao Jiao, scattering the vast fog blocking her way, and parting it automatically.
After she traversed the path, it automatically mended. When Xiao Chen looked back, he still saw only the boundless fogan incredible sight to behold.
After an unknown amount of time, he felt like he had already traveled a hundred and fifty kilometers. However, Ao Jiao showed no sign of stopping.
Weve arrived!
Suddenly, Ao Jiao came to an abrupt halt. Right after she spoke, Xiao Chen realized that at some point in time, the fog around them had cleared up entirely.
The scene before him now turned into a golden world. Not only was the water below him golden, but the surrounding air and even the sky were also a pure golden color.
Chapter 772 - Shocking Scene
Chapter 772: Shocking Scene
The re from this sudden change in scenery irritated Xiao Chens eyes somewhat. He could not help but squint.
A clump of golden electric light floated gently above the center of theke in front. The radiance that Xiao Chen saw all around originated from this hovering clump, turning his surroundings golden.
This light had to be the Divine Lightning that Ao Jiao mentioned. Xiao Chen could feel that the electric light contained energy akin to that of a boundless sea, vast and infinite.
However, at this moment, it seemed very gentle; the entire ce gave off a sense of peace and calm.
Xiao Chen nced at Ao Jiao beside him and startled despite himself. Ao Jiaos exquisite and charming body actually turned golden as well.
Her skin, eyes, hair, and clothes were all golden. However, this golden color seemed to have life in it, not giving off the impression of an inanimate object.
How did you turn like that?
Ao Jiao giggled and smiled. In my eyes, you look like this too.
Xiao Chen raised his hand, and he indeed had be like Ao Jiao, covered in golden light from the inside out, looking very strange.
I wonder if I can recover from this? It is going to be very hard to get used to if I stay like this forever.
Ao Jiao could make out Xiao Chens worries. She smiled and said, Dont worry. This is its domain. After we entered, we were assimted. All we have to do is go out. You can try cultivating here, see if there are any unexpected effects.
Xiao Chen did as she advised. He sat down cross-legged on the surface of the goldenke. Then he closed his eyes and circted the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation.
In mere moments, he opened his eyes in pleasant surprise and said, This ce is made up of the purest lightning-attributed Spiritual Energy. Cultivating here would be ten times faster than cultivating outside.
She nodded and said, With your talent, you should be able to cross the threshold of Martial Sage and advance in less than three years. The more Quintessence you have, the more Heavenly Sage Laws you will obtain.
Then, Xiao Chen asked about the matter that most concerned him. What should I do to advance my state of thunder to the will of thunder?
Ao Jiao shook her head and replied, I dont know. Sang Muprehended his will of thunder here. However, only he knew the details of how he did it. He never told anyone. Furthermore, everyones situation is different. His experience might not be useful to you.
To you, this is an opportunity to break through to the will. You still need to rely on your ownprehension.
Her words stunned Xiao Chen at first. Then he understood. He smiled and said, Toprehend a will, one needs talent, breadth of knowledge, and opportunity. The first two are easy to achieve, but thest is hard toe by.
Many geniuses get stuck at the stage of opportunity. Given that I have such an opportunity, I should learn to be satisfied already.
Everything depended on fate. Even if one failed, as long as one put in their best effort, there would be no regrets about it.
Ao Jiao smiled and said softly, You have alreadyprehended the state of thunder to its peak. Your breadth of knowledge is sufficient. Being able toprehend the immortal state of thunder back at Thunder Emperor Valley is proof of your talent.
You already have enough talent and breadth of knowledge. Now, with the opportunity here,prehending the immortal will of thunder is a matter of time.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly and said, Thank you for your auspicious words.
Work hard onprehending the will of thunder. I will also use this opportunity to raise my strength as well.
Ao Jiao nodded, and her body slowly sank into theke. Ripples spread out for a while before disappearingpletely, leaving behind the purest environment for Xiao Chen.
Seeing this scene, Xiao Chen could not help but shake his head and smile bitterly. This girlyou can just cultivate here. You are not going to get in my way anyway.
He gave the Divine Lightning floating one kilometer above theke a profound look. Then he entered deep thought.
Logically speaking, given the might of the Divine Lightning and his proximity to it, even if he did nothing, he should have been gged already, sted out of existence.
However, even though Xiao Chen could clearly feel the vast energy within the Divine Lightning, it seemed gentle and calm, not containing any of the berserk nature of lightning.
In nature, all states had many aspects. Wind had the gentle zephyr, the cool breeze, the strong gale. Fire had warm mes, slow mes, Yin mes, and zing mes. Water had floodwater, clear water, and creek water.
Only thunder and lightning did not have much variance to them. Even the weakest lightning could easily kill an ordinary person; it had no sense of gentleness at all. Lightning was mighty and decisive, killing in one strike.
Xiao Chen had never seen such gentle lightning as the one before him. He thought for a while and found it bizarre. Then, he boldly flew to the Divine Lightning.
His figure shed as he approached it. As he got closer, the sense of vastness intensified as though he approached a boundless sea.
Xiao Chens state of lightning became insignificant to the point of negligible before this boundless energy.
Controlling the restlessness in his heart, he arrived before the Divine Lightning. When looking carefully, he discovered that the exterior of the clump of light seemed like a thick eggshell protecting something.
Could it be that the true Divine Lightning is inside? Xiao Chen thought with a frown on his face. If that is so, does that mean that I have to break this clump of light before I can see the Divine Lightning?
Xiao Chens state of lightning had reached its peak long ago. He onlycked an opportunity to break through that bottleneck, focusing everything to a point and forming a will.
If the Divine Lightning was his opportunity, the effects would definitely be much weaker if he had toprehend it through this barrier.
However, the danger consequent to breaking this barrier was unknown. It could destroy Xiao Chen in an instant.
To break or not to break?
Break!
A war waged within Xiao Chens mind. After some time, he clenched his teeth and made his decision with a determined expression on his face. He had to break it. As long as it could increase his chances ofprehending the will of thunder, any amount of risk would be worth it.
However, he still needed to be cautious. After retreating a kilometer, he moved the Heavenly Sage Laws in his body, and pure lightning-attributed Quintessence surged to his fingertips like a river.
Chi! Chi!
The purple lightning-attributed Quintessence gathered into a beam of light. Then, he fired it at the eggshell-like clump of light in front.
Against Xiao Chens expectations, the clump of light was easier to break than he had imagined. His Quintessence instantly tore a finger-sized hole in the clump, and a strand of golden lightning surged out wildly from inside.
Everywhere the Divine Lightning passed, it tore the Kunlun Realms incredibly resilient space in half, creating streaks of long ck tears.
Having long anticipated this, Xiao Chen quickly retreated the instant he shot out that purple light. The golden lightning that shot out only brushed by his shoulder.
The afterimage that the golden lightning left in the air separated the ck tears and space.
Xiao Chen sucked in a breath of cold air. Then he felt a chill run down his back. His heart pounded heavily without end. If he had been slightly slower, the golden lightning would have torn his body in two.
Legend said that the physical body of a Martial Emperor could resist the destructive force of space shattering. Other than that, only some peak creatures and Spirit Beasts could resist a spatial tear.
However, no matter which physical body it was, Xiao Chens physical body was still much weaker. These unremarkable spatial tears would easily rip him to pieces.
He nced at the hole in the clump of light, then quickly transformed his Spiritual Sense into a line and sent it in.
The scene Xiao Chen saw stunned him. Unexpectedly, this clump of light contained a small world of several tens of thousands of kilometers consisting of only a chaotic dark space.
At the deepest depths of this small world, Xiao Chen saw thousands of berserk lightning.
The strands of golden lightning turned into berserk dragons filled with spirituality. As they roared and snaked about, they gave off such apocalyptic energy that could shatter tall mountains.
That golden lightning that came out earlier was just an ordinary spark from the depths of this small worlda spark that had traveled several tens of thousands of kilometers, which decreased its might.
Xiao Chen could not estimate what kind of destructive power the surrounding dragon-shaped lightning would have if it had flown out. The entire Misleading Fog Lake would probably vanish in an instant.
He finally understood why Ao Jiao had said that the lightning that the Thunder Emperor produced at his peak was merely a tenth of this Divine Lightning.
Xiao Chen now even felt that being able to have a tenth of this Divine Lightnings might was already an exaggeration.
The surrounding dragon-shaped bolts of lightning are definitely not the true body of this Divine Lightning. They are merely electrical light it casually released. I have to see what exactly that Divine Lightning looks like!
Xiao Chen carefully controlled his Spiritual Sense and continued sending it forward. In an instant, his Spiritual Sense moved five hundred kilometers.
Being able to move so fast in this small world was a surprise. As his Spiritual Sense shot forward, he even clearly felt the movement of time.
Ka ca!
Chaotic lightning struck his Spiritual Sense. In that instant, his Spiritual Sense turned into ashes, and the scene he saw in his mind immediately vanished.
Xiao Chens pupils constricted. The hole that he had torn open in the clump of light earlier was already starting to mend slowly; his Spiritual Sense did not have any more chance to enter it.
Without hesitating, he pointed with his finger and created another hole. After that, in the time it took for a spark to fly, he dodged a bolt of golden lightning that came flying out from within.
He repeated this several times. Xiao Chen kept sending his Spiritual Sense in as it got destroyed over and over again. As he did so, he gradually closed the distance to the Divine Lightning in the core of the small world.
Those bolts of golden lightning that shot out were just like the life-harvesting sickle of a death god. Every time one brushed by Xiao Chen, he could not help but break out in a cold sweat, no matter how strong his mind was. If he were the slightest bit careless, he would lose his life here.
Xiao Chen lost count of how many times he sent in his Spiritual Sense before he finally passed the many dragon-shaped lightning bolts and saw the true form of the Divine Lightning.
However, there was no Divine Lightning, only a talismana supreme Thunder Talisman.
The Immortal scripts, the strokes of the brush, and the form of the characters gave off Immortal Qi, indicating that this was an Immortal Epoch Thunder Talisman.
This appearance matched the introduction for Thunder Cultivation in the Compendium of Cultivation. However, the grade of this talisman was too high, transcending the grading system in the Compendium of Cultivation entirely.
Xiao Chen could not tell what grade this talisman was. Sage Grade? Immortal Grade? Divine Grade?
Just one nce was sufficient to imprint the characters on the golden Thunder Talisman deep in Xiao Chens mind. It was like a bolt of lightning tearing through his blinkered mindset, opening him up to new possibilities.
Xiao Chen felt as though heprehended something. He quickly retrieved his Spiritual Sense and urgently tried to absorb everything he saw earlier.
Within his sea of consciousness, his surging Mental Energy started to bubble nonstop. Then, he modeled the high-grade talisman in his mind, ording to his memory.
Chapter 773 - Bound Together for Good or Ill
Chapter 773: Bound Together for Good or Ill
For the state of thunder to form a will, it required a central point to serve as a focus for the scattered state.
Xiao Chen finally found this point. That was the high-grade Thunder Talisman in that small world.
Under his control, that originally vague and hazy state of thunder slowly coalesced. Its initial form resembled a clump of dirt, totally unlike that talisman.
Furthermore, this clump of dirt would shatter with no warning at all. If an impatient person tried to do this, he would probably give up after a while.
Xiao Chen felt no irritation. At this moment, excitement and exhration stirred up inside him. Although he did not know how the Thunder Emperorprehended his will of thunder, he was sure that the Thunder Emperor had not known that this was actually a talisman, a treasure left behind by the strongest Immortal from the Immortal Epoch. Otherwise, Ao Jiao would not call it a Divine Lightning.
The will of thunder that Xiao Chen wouldprehend would not only be different from the Thunder Emperors will of thunder but would also be unique in the entire Kunlun Realm, replicated by none.
That supreme Lightning Talisman had suddenly and very clearly imprinted itself in Xiao Chens mind, leaving a deep and unforgettable impression in one nce.
However, he faced many difficulties in merging his state of thunder with this Lightning Talisman.
The power of a state was formless and traceless. First, he had to pull these formless things together, something not easy to do.
This challenge was like trying to make a pile of loose sand take shape. How could it be easy?
After several attempts, the state of thunder that coalesced resembled an ugly pile of dirt that looked soft and mushy. Once Xiao Chen released it, it immediately reverted to a pile of loose sand.
The concept was wonderful, but the reality was awful. This was the situation Xiao Chen encountered.
Sometimes, one could feel very excited when one thought of certain things, feeling that it would definitely be perfect, that it would be an aplishment unattainable by anyone before or after him, shocking everyone.
However, when the time came to execute it, one would discover everything to be chaotic, unable to materialize the perfect image in ones head.
Damn it! I failed again!
After trying for a few thousand times, Xiao Chen still had no results to show. He now became very frustrated. He red furiously and punched the goldenke.
When his fistnded on theke, a golden water pir shot up about three kilometers, looking like a treasured sword glittering with light.
This punch contained all the anger and frustrations Xiao Chen umted. Even a very calm person would still have a temper. He was no exception.
After thekewater crashed back to the surface, theke rippled, and waves surfed out. Soon, it returned to its previous calm, looking like a t mirror.
There was nothing in this world that could be as gentle and tolerant as water.
No matter how high water was, it would flow downwards. Along the way, it would silently absorb all the dirt.
When it reached the lowest point, the water would only ripple and calm down. No matter what the outside world was like, it would settle down and be still. Not a single drop of water would leap out on its own.
If Xiao Chen tossed a pile of sand into theke, barring external forces, the pile would always have some variance in height with a few dips and uneven peaks.
As he watched the goldenke below him, his frustrated heart slowly settled down. First, he reined in his agitated emotions. Then he calmly analyzed his failures for the cause.
Xiao Chen closed his eyes and pondered, entering into a state where he forgot his own existence, casting all the excitement and hotbloodedness aside.
After a long time, he opened his eyes and looked at the calmke again.
It is impossible for sand to hold a shape on its own. Likewise, I cannot force the state of thunder by itself to take form. I have to add something else, water for example.
Sand is indeed not resilient. However, when sand and water are mixed, building a castle that does not fall would not be a problem.
If the state is sand, what should be water?
Xiao Chen mumbled to himself. Some of the problems slowly became clearer. What did he have most of in the sea of consciousness? Naturally, it would be his vast Mental Energy.
Only when he merged his Mental Energy and state would his state hold up and take form. It would be resilient and hard to break.
When Xiao Chen figured out the solution to the problem, he remained calm and proceeded to give it a try. Excitement and joy could wait until he aplished his objective.
Closing his eyes, he gathered the sandlike state, forming a clump of ugly mud. This mud still looked like it would crumble at any moment.
Xiao Chen was not discouraged at this. He proceeded to infuse Mental Energy like it was water.
Buzz!
A buzzing sound rang out in his mind. The clump of mud that would crumble at any moment slowly firmed up as he infused Mental Energy, coalescing more tightly.
Xiao Chen revealed a faint smile on his face. Indeed, the solution was simr to his concept. The state of thunder was sand and Mental Energy, water. Only when both were present would it be perfect.
He persisted, continuing to gather his peak state of thunder. The clump of mud-like matter grewrger.
At the same time, the Mental Energy in Xiao Chens sea of consciousness infused into the clump of mud drop by drop, merging perfectly.
When all the state of thunder had coalesced, Xiao Chens consciousness leaped over and took a human form as it entered the sea of consciousness. Then he sat on the scarlet throne.
He stretched his hand out, and the clump of Mental Energy and state of thunder flew over to him.
Xiao Chen stood up from the throne and recalled the appearance of the Lightning Talisman, slowly molding the clump into that shape.
As he molded the clump, it slowly started to gain intricate detail, taking the form of a talisman.
When looking at it, one could at least make out that it was a talisman and would not mistake it for a clump of mud.
Xiao Chen did not understand and could not draw the Immortal scripts of a Divine Grade Lightning Talisman. However, he did not need to draw such scriptspletely. After all, he was not trying to create a Divine Grade Talisman.
Firstly, he did not have the capability to do so. Secondly, he did not have the materials. He only wanted to use this opportunity to form his own unique will of thunder.
After some contemtion, Xiao Chen knew what he wanted to carve on itthe immortal attribute.
This ce was Xiao Chens mental world. He stretched his hand out, and a brush appeared in his grasp.
Along with his movements, all sorts of startling mysterious phenomena appeared in the boundless and vast world of the sea of consciousness.
Volcanoes erupted, lightning shed, thunder roared, seas howled, snowy shores copsed. Everything kept changing, never settling down for an instant.
Only Xiao Chen remained still on the scarlet throne. His expression was calm, not changing in the face of the horrifying mysterious phenomena. He drew on the talisman stroke by stroke, writing the characters for immortal ().
The lines took form on the purple talisman, connecting to each other.
When Xiao Chen finished the final stroke, the rough form of the talisman gained some spirituality. The changes in the sea of consciousness stopped at this moment. In this world, only the talisman would be eternally immortal.
His consciousness emerged from the sea of consciousness, and he opened his eyes. A light shed on his forehead, and the purple talisman flew out.
At this moment, the state was still a state, and Mental Energy was still Mental Energy. The two had only blended together. A will had not formed yet; there was still a final step.
Xiao Chens expression remained calm as he bit the tip of his tongue. Then he opened his mouth and spat out some Life Essence Blood.
Pu ci!
When the blood permeated into the talisman, it immediately released a strange light. At this moment, Xiao Chens consciousness, spirit, flesh, and blood linked to this talisman.
They were bound together for good or ill.
He had provided the final requirement for a will, elevating it into the only one of its kind in the world, bing his immortal will of thunder.
After the talisman lit up, it no longer dimmed. As long as Xiao Chen did not die, the wills light would be eternal.
This is still not enough!
Xiao Chens eyes gained a determined sheen as he looked towards the Lightning Talisman hidden in the small world encased in the clump of light. He stretched out his finger, and another finger-sized hole appeared in the clump of light.
Pu ci!
The lightning that shot out brushed by Xiao Chens shoulders. However, it struck the flickering purple talisman in the air.
When the golden lightning struck the talisman, Xiao Chen immediately howled in agony; it was as if the golden lightning had struck him instead and caused him unbearable pain.
If jade was not cut and polished, it could not be made into anything. If a sword was not sharp, it could not kill!
The newly born will of thunder had to ept the baptism of the Divine Lightning before it could hone itself and disy its glory.
As Xiao Chen experienced the boundless pain, his eyes did not show any intention of giving out. He stretched out his finger and created another hole in the clump of light, releasing another golden bolt of lightning.
His figure flickered to dodge. All in all, he performed this eighty-one times, allowing this newly born will of thunder talisman to be baptized a total of eighty-one times by the Divine Lightning.
At some point in time, Ao Jiao surfaced from the bottom of theke. When she saw Xiao Chen enduring pain in the air, the expression in her eyes becameplex; it was like dj vu.
Even after thousands of years, the scene did not change. Xiao Chens countenance and the Thunder Emperors continuously interchanged with each other in Ao Jiaos eyes.
Ao Jiao squinted, and her face froze. The exquisite features of the somewhat handsome young Thunder Emperor stopped appearing.
The legends of the past and the inextinguishable glory should continue to flow down the river of history. Now, with ambition and the resolution to never suffer defeat, Xiao Chen would create an even more glorious myth.
Back then, this was how the Thunder Emperor had been like too. Although heprehended a different will from Xiao Chens, the instant heprehended his will, he also used the powerful Divine Lightning to baptize his will.
Foolish people had thousands of ways to be foolish. However, the true demonic geniuses would be the same, regardless of whether it was ten thousand years ago, five thousand years ago, or now.
If one gave up on the baptism of the Divine Lightning due to the pain before achieving a certain effect, it would only render ones efforts for naught.
The light continued to flicker for seven days. The rough shape of the talisman, which was Xiao Chens will, took on more exquisite detail, perfected under this baptism.
After seven days, the Divine Lightning stoppeding out from the clump of light.
The purple talisman gleamed with light, and faint golden light asionally came from the immortal characters. The shape looked very defined and clear, appearing like a consummate work of art.
Chapter 774 - Acting in Full Force
Chapter 774: Acting in Full Force
The talisman spun around gently, radiating a faint might in all directions and forming a vague ball of light.
Unfortunately, before the glow of the Divine Lightning, Xiao Chens shocking talisman seemed rather dim.
States were formless, but wills had form. For a state to advance to a will, most people would recreate the weapon they were ustomed to using.
There were also powerful talents and demonic geniuses with strange thoughts, who would boldly mold their will into legendary beasts such as Phoenixes, True Dragons, qilins, the golden crow, or rocs.
However, such legendary beasts had one big problem: they had vanished long before the Martial Epoch. Although there were stories of them, these still provided very little information. It was also hard to differentiate what was true and what was false.
Without having seen the actual being itself, even if one were talented, the formed will would stillck some spirituality.
Xiao Chen, however, was different. Although he did not know what grade the talisman in the clump of light was, he had no doubt it was at least Divine Grade.
If he could subdue such a talisman, he would have an easy time heavily injuring a True Dragon when he released it. The master of that talisman had to have been a peak existence during the Immortal Epoch.
Creating such a talisman must have needed a lot of divine blood from Divine Beasts. Furthermore, it probably required all sorts of treasures toplete it. Even after everything was gathered, creating it in less than a few hundred years should be impossible.
Xiao Chen was likely the first in the Martial Epoch to use the talisman to give form to his will. Even people of a higher cultivation than him would not be able to stop his brilliance.
When they shed, Xiao Chen will definitely be the one with thestugh.
Return!
After resting for a long time, Xiao Chen looked at the talisman in the sky and gently called it back. The will talisman immediately turned into a beam of light and entered his forehead.
The instant the talisman returned to Xiao Chens sea of consciousness, his aura changed, releasing a formless might.
Now, even if Xiao Chen did not do anything, if someone with a lower cultivation got near him, they would feel a mental pressure.
If Xiao Chen red at these people, they would feel fear in their hearts.
This response was the might of a will. Back in the burial ground of Dragon Burial Mound, the Thunder and Lightning Pces An Junxi shocked everyone present when he released his will of thunder.
Whether deliberate or not, An Junxis will affected those within its range and stunned them for a moment.
It was hard to imagine how the five Fiend cultivators, An Junxis specific targets, had felt at that time.
If those Fiend cultivators had known that An Junxiprehended a will, they would not have attempted to snatch the Dragon Bones from him.
Haha! Xiao Chen, congrattions. Back then, Sang Mu was the youngest genius toprehend a will in the past ten thousand years. Even so, he was already twenty-five years old. Now, you are only twenty-two, and you alreadyprehended your will. Probably only the geniuses from the Ancient Era can match up to you.
Ao Jiao gently floated down, sincerely happy for him.
Xiao Chen said calmly, Now, we are in an age of geniuses thates once every ten thousand years. The peak of the Martial Epoch is upon us once again. There are many geniuses out there. With the size of the Kunlun Realm, someone even younger than me might beprehending a will.
Ao Jiao smiled slightly. Stop acting humble. Oh, yes, what is the form of your will? Howe Ive never seen it before? Ive also never heard of people shaping their will into such a form.
The form of the will was critical. For the most part, it would decide the quality of the will, affecting itsbat prowess.
Generally speaking, most people would make their will take the shape of the weapon they used. That way would increase its offensive power as well as boost the might of their Martial Techniques.
Cultivators with stronger talent would shape their wills into living creatures, giving the will a certain spirituality. Some even created a new life and used it as an incarnation of themselves.
The strong demonic geniuses aimed even higher. With incredible boldness, they would try to give their wills the forms of the legendary Divine Beasts. However, the difficulties and challenges they faced were high.
The Three Holy Lands of the Tianwu Domain had a particr advantage in this area. Their Martial Spirits were legendary Holy Beasts belonging to the category of Divine Beasts. They had a much easier time shaping their wills into Divine Beasts.
However, not counting the fallen Dragons Gate, there were only three Holy Lands. Their Holy Beasts could only be used as a reference. After all, most cultivators had ordinary beasts or items for Martial Spirits. Under normal circumstances, these forms would just provide an augmentative effect or storage for Quintessence.
Xiao Chens will was not a weapon, a Spirit Beast, or even one of the legendary Divine Beasts. Instead, it was a talisman that no one had seen before.
When Xiao Chen heard Ao Jiaos question, he felt it was strange. He asked, Did the Thunder Emperor see the true form of the Divine Lightning back then?
Ao Jiao shook her head and replied, No. Back then, Sang Mu only just advanced to Martial Sage. The small world within the clump of light was too vast. Using his perception, he could only see thousands of dragon-shaped lightning. He did not get to see the true form of the Divine Lightning.
Her exnation dispelled Xiao Chens doubts. He had relied on his Spiritual Sense and risked many dangers thousands of times before he got to see the true face of the Divine Lightning.
However, having seen it, he was now sure of one thing: this Divine Lightning was not an artifact of a Martial God.
The existence of Martial Gods remained a mystery. This Divine Lightning did not prove anything.
After Xiao Chen gave a simple exnation of why he shaped his will into such a form, he started to familiarize himself with the changes in his strength afterprehending a will.
Ao Jiao smiled faintly and resumed cultivating. This ce was very useful for her to recover her strength, so she could not waste any time.
Xiao Chen checked his Heavenly Sage Laws. He still had a hundred of them; the number remained the same. However, due to the will, they had thickened.
Initially, the Heavenly Sage Laws had been just as thick as a pinky. Now, they were a thumbs width. The Divine Lightnings baptism of the will seemed to have affected the Heavenly Sage Laws, making them more resilient.
As the Heavenly Sage Laws danced, they felt full of power. They even carried the might of the will.
If Xiao Chen were to fight the Xuan n Senior Elder from thest time, his Heavenly Sage Laws would be able to overwhelm that Xuan n Senior Elders Heavenly Sage Laws, mercilessly crushing them all.
Xiao Chen had another six months before his duel with Bai Wuxue. With Bai Wuxues talent, it would be impossible for him to stagnate.
After thinking for a while, Xiao Chen decided not to rush out. Instead, he would cultivate bitterly here and improve his Quintessence. He would use the unique environment here to solidify his cultivation.
Concurrently, he wouldprehend the Thunder Steps Movement Technique he obtained from Mo Lingtian.
The first time Xiao Chen saw the explosive increase in movement speed when Mo Lingtian executed Thunder Steps had piqued his interest considerably. He believed he had much to learn from this Movement Technique.
He also had to find time to learn the Heavenly Roc Kings Kun Peng Fist well, even though it had only one move.
Furthermore, there was that dark-side core painting piece, which he had not purified yet. Before he left, he had to take time to do so. As for when would he absorb it, that could wait.
Three months might seem like a lot. However, when considering all these objectives, he did not have much time.
The only thing was that Xiao Chen did not know that the Silver Moon Spirit Fox Race did not intend to let him off. The moment he went out, there would be three Inferior Grade Martial Sages waiting for him.
The dense white fog hung heavy all year round. No one had ever heard of someone walking out from the depths of this ce in the past ten thousand years.
What caused people to get lost in theke remained a mystery that made this Misleading Fog Lake forbiddennd very famous in the vast Fiend Domain.
Throughout history, several Sovereign Martial Emperors hade to investigate this ce. However, after they entered ten kilometers, they no longer dared to proceed.
These Sovereign Martial Emperors could sense something in the center of theke thatpletely surpassed a Sovereign Martial Emperorperhaps the legendary Martial God or an absolute expert from the previous epoch.
These were not things that they could afford to risk themselves to investigate.
At thekeside, the three Xuan n Senior Elders leading the several dozen Xuan n half-Sages idly chatted in low spirits.
Although the First Elder, Xuan Ming, had ordered them to stand guard here for three months, everyone knew that he had done so just to appease the n Heads anger.
Even a Martial Emperor would get lost in Misleading Fog Lake, unable to find their way out. How could an insignificant half-Sage seed? If he actually came out, the feat would shake the entire Fiend Domain.
Haha! Xuan Feng, you are really capable. You cant even capture an insignificant half-Sage, causing us to waste our time here for three months.
There were three Xuan n Senior Elders here. Aside from Xuan Feng, who had fought Xiao Chen previously, there were Xuan Ye and Xuan Shui. The one speaking now was Xuan Shui, who was always at loggerheads with Xuan Feng.
The several half-Sages behind them were also very displeased. However, due to Xuan Fengs status, they could not say much.
The Xuan n had certainly invested a lot in this mission. It had stationed forty half-Sages and three Martial Sages there for the sake of killing Xiao Chen.
Such a force was equal to activating a third of the Xuan ns power. It looked like Xuan Yus death truly angered the Xuan ns n Head.
Unfortunately, Xiao Chen hid in Misleading Fog Lake, preventing this strong force from doing anything aside from waiting. They could not disobey their orders and leave as they pleased.
Xuan Feng barked, Xuan Shui, what do you mean by this?! I already endured it when you mocked me in front of the First Elder. Now, you are trying to mock me again!
Xuan Shui red back and countered, Am I wrong? If it were not for your weak strength, how could that brat get the chance to flee into Misleading Fog Lake? Why else would I have to waste three months here?
The fight with Xiao Chen had already thrown Xuan Feng into extreme depression. Having long been angry and frustrated, he roared, If you are so capable, then how about you charge in there and bring out that brats head?!
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With the argument heating up, Xuan Ye had no choice but to y peacekeeper. He said, Alright, stop arguing already. When the sun sets today, the three months will be up. That brat is dead for sure after entering Misleading Fog Lake. At least we will be able to give the n Head an ount.
Senior Elders! There seems to be some movement in there!
Just at this moment, a Xuan n half-Sage at the back suddenly reported, feeling somewhat ufortable.
The three Senior Elders stopped speaking and looked in the direction he pointed. They only saw the fog on the surface of theke parting as if a formless sword flew through it.
This is?
This sight stunned Xuan Feng. Suddenly, a bad feeling stirred in his heart.
The fog in front parted automatically. The figure that Xuan Feng did not want to see the most appeared. This figure had delicate facial features, loose white robes, long ck hair, and a pair of boundlessly unfathomable eyes.
Chapter 775 - Attacking Together
Chapter 775: Attacking Together
Xiao Chens expression remained the same, calm without any changes.
This sight stunned the three Xuan n Senior Elders and the forty half-Sages behind them. All of them opened their eyes wide, staring at the scene before them in disbelief.
Xiao Chen, whom everyone thought was dead by now, unexpectedly walked out of Misleading Fog Lake. He actually managed to get out of the Misleading Fog Lake that had trapped even Martial Emperors.
Xiao Chen frowned slightly. When he saw the formation of people at thekeshore, he was startled. Three Martial Sages and forty half-Sages. Unexpectedly, the Xuan n had activated so many people and waited for him here for three months.
These people are really patient. Xiao Chens lips curled up in a strange smile.
However, even with this many people, the ones to pay attention to were just the three Xuan n Senior Elders.
The forty half-Sages were of varying strengths. Some had not evenprehended any Heavenly Sage Laws yet. Xiao Chen could easily kill such cultivators with a casual punch. No matter how many there were, it would not matter.
Sou!
Xiao Chen gently pushed off the water, and an electric light erupted out. An indistinct soaring Azure Dragon was visible in the middle of the burst of electric light.
In the past three months, not only had Xiao Chenpletelyprehended Thunder Steps, but he had also merged it into his Azure Dragon Cloud Soaring Art.
Xiao Chens current speed was now double that of before he entered Misleading Fog Lake.
In the eyes of the crowd, it looked like Xiao Chen teleported, crossing a kilometer instantaneously to arrive at thekeshore.
Xiao Chen casually nced around, and the forty half-Sages suddenly felt an indescribable pressure invading their minds. They all could not help retreating a step.
Fear spread in the half-Sages hearts as they looked at Xiao Chen, causing them all to tremble.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly and looked at Xuan Feng. This senior has not left yet? That wound on your chest must have stopped hurting already.
Xiao Chen did not show any fear before the three Martial Sages, casually mocking Xuan Feng.
It is good that you came out. Today, this old man will kill you personally!
The fires of hatred zed in Xuan Fengs eyes like a volcano. Xiao Chens words utterly enraged him. He instantly infused more than a hundred Heavenly Sage Laws into his hand.
Xuan Feng released an intense pressure and charged at Xiao Chen with his full power.
Ny-nine ice dragons appeared around Xuan Feng, flying around him continuously. Before he arrived, an icy cold aura surged at Xiao Chen like a vast sea.
After his previous experience, Xuan Feng did not intend to hold back at all with his first strike. He immediately brought out his best move, which he usually kept hidden.
When Xuan Shui and Xuan Ye saw this scene, they frowned slightly. They exchanged a nce, showing expressions of confusion.
This opponent was just a half-Sage. Even if Xiao Chen were a demonic genius, there was no need to use the best move from the get-go. Doing so was such a waste, like using a sledgehammer to crack a nut.
Xiao Chen raised his eyebrows slightly as he saw Xuan Feng charging at him like a surging river. A vigorous lightning spirit zed in his eyes.
Afterprehending his will and cultivating bitterly for three months, Xiao Chens strength had improved remarkably. He could use this group of people for practice.
The hundred thick purple Heavenly Sage Laws in Xiao Chens body merged like the confluence of a hundred streams into a river. Then they poured into his right fist.
Kun Peng Fist! Xiao Chen roared ferociously, and a gale suddenly blew behind him. A boundless aura spread out together with the wind, instantly washing away the vast icy aura.
The Kun Peng was a legendary immortal beast. Its wingspan stretched for thousands of kilometers, able to cover the sky and fly tens of thousands of kilometers in one breath.
[Note: As mentioned before, a Peng is a Roc. Kun Peng is a Kun fish that transformed into a Roc. However, as there is no equivalent word for Kun, Im leaving it all in the Chinese phics rather than one in English and one in Chinese. Kun Roc just sounds weird to me.]
There was a saying that when the Kun Peng pped its wings and soared into the sky, it begrudged the sky for being too low!
Suddenly, an enormous shadow covered thend, and the sky turned dark. The crowd looked up in shock. At some point in time, an iparably colossal divine bird had taken to the sky behind Xiao Chen.
The enormous shadow came from the colossal bird. A sense of vastness shed in everyones mind.
The instant the Kun Peng pped its wings, Xiao Chen gently pushed off the ground and leaped up, charging at Xuan Fengs strongest technique.
Bang!
A surging force erupted from Xiao Chens fist. Bang! Bang! Bang! Explosions resounded endlessly as the blow crushed the ice dragons around Xuan Feng.
These ice dragons turned into a vast cold Qi and spread out, instantly covering the ground one kilometer around in frost.
Each time an ice dragon shattered, Xuan Fengsplexion became paler. Xiao Chen could now firmly suppress him with his own strength, even without using Deities Descending.
Soon, all ny-nine ice dragons shattered. This happened so fast that Xuan Ye and Xuan Shui could not react.
Scram! Xiao Chen shouted and took another step forward.
A mark flickered on Xiao Chens forehead, revealing the light of his will. The forty half-Sages felt like thunder roared in their minds, seeing an illusion of lightning falling. They all cried out in horror.
Xuan Shui and Xuan Ye, the two other Inferior Grade Martial Sages, felt their mind buzz, stunned for a short moment.
Xuan Feng was the most miserable. His ashen face revealed an expression of extreme horror. When he looked at Xiao Chen charging forward, he could not react at all.
Bang!
Xiao Chen raised his leg and kicked the Inferior Grade Martial Sage below him, sending him flying into the Xuan n half-Sages trapped in the illusion of lightning.
The enormous shadow slowly vanished. After all, this Kun Peng was not a real Kun Peng, just a mysterious phenomenon that Xiao Chen created out of Quintessence, Heavenly Sage Laws, and will.
However, not everyone could create such a vast and grand mysterious phenomenon.
If regr Inferior Grade Martial Sages obtained the Kun Peng Fist Martial Technique and could forcefully support such a mysterious phenomenon, without a will, they would create only the form but not the essence.
They would not be able to produce a mysterious phenomenon that made others feel insignificant like Xiao Chen had.
The shadow vanished, and the sunlight shone on the ground once more. The zing sun illuminated Xiao Chens pure white clothes.
The wind continued blowing, and Xiao Chens fringe waved gently. His delicate facial features appeared before everyone without anything hidden.
One punch. Xiao Chen overwhelmed an Inferior Grade Martial Sages full-power strike and destroyed him in one punch. No one knew exactly how much of his strength he had brought out.
When Xuan Shui and Xuan Ye saw this, their throats went dry. They could not help but squirm ufortably, appearing rather stunned.
Rumble!
The sound of Xuan Feng crashing to the ground along with miserable cries rang out, rousing the two dazed Martial Sages from their stupor. They shouted, Attack together and quickly kill him!
In the end, the forty half-Sages of the Xuan n were still battle-hardened half-Sages.
After everyone struggled free of the illusion and heard the Senior Eldersmand, they immediately attacked. They transformed into their true forms at the same time and charged at Xiao Chen.
When Fiends changed forms, they expended a lot of Quintessence to reveal their true forms. Unless they were forced into a desperate situation, they would normally not do so.
At this moment, facing Xiao Chen, whoprehended a will, they were not strong enough if they did not reveal their true forms.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly. If it were the previous him, he would have had no choice but to flee in a sorry state before forty Fiend Race half-Sages.
However, now, it did not matter whether they transformed into their true forms or not. Against a Xiao Chen whoprehended a will and had a hundred thumb-width Heavenly Sage Laws, their efforts would be like an ant trying to shake a tree or a mantis trying to stop a car.
Myriad Heaven Divine Fist! Chains of Deities!
Xiao Chens Quintessence, Vital Qi, and Mental Energy all poured out simultaneously as he punched three times at the forty Spirit Foxes in the air.
Ka ca! Ka ca!
Divine scripts flowed around, and chains that looked like berserk dragons appeared out of thin air. The chains flew everywhere and caught all the Spirit Foxes, not allowing them to move a millimeter.
The forty Spirit Foxes piled up looked like a small mountaina very frightening sight.
Divine scripts flowed around, and a sealing power pressed on the Fiend Race half-Sages in their true forms, causing them to cry out in agony.
Xiao Chens gaze turned cold and merciless. With Xuan Yus death, the grudge between him and the Xuan n was set. They would definitely not let him off until they killed him.
In that case, he did not need to show any mercy. He stretched his hands out, and a chain appeared from the pile of trapped half-Sages. Then, he grabbed the chain and pulled everyone over as if the chains were a.
Before the shocked gazes of Xuan Shui and Xuan Ye, Xiao Chen used the pile of half-Sages as a weapon and flung it at the two.
Hu chi!
This attack rmed Xuan Shui and Xuan Ye as they quickly dodged.
Xiao Chen leaped into the air, and electric light erupted from his feet. As he moved, his figure flickered, continuously swinging the group of trapped half-Sages at the two Martial Sages.
Xuan Shui and Xuan Ye kept dodging, cursing as they did so. This fellow was actually so bold, using their nsmen as a weapon.
The whizzing mountain of flesh was clearly puissant. Even the two of them did not dare to sh against it head-on. The even more important thing was their nsmen.
The harder the two fought back, the greater the injuries of their Xuan ns people would be. Xiao Chen would not be affected at all.
You bastard! You better stop immediately!
Quickly stop now, and we can give you a painless death!
These two did not seem to understand who held the upper hand, daring to speak like that. Xiao Chen was toozy to pay attention to their words as his figure shed and continued to swing the pile of people at them.
Rumble! The tangled-up half-Sages crashed into the ground repeatedly, creating deep pits. Cracks appeared in the ground as dust clouds flew up.
How much force Xiao Chen used was obvious. Bang! It felt like he managed to hit someone, so he could not help butugh.
It turned out to be Xuan Feng, whom Xiao Chen had already reduced to a sorry state. Xuan Feng wanted to take advantage of the chaos and flee. In the end, he identally got caught in the crossfire. The mountain of flesh struck his heavily injured body.
Xuan Feng shrieked in anguish and vomited a mouthful of blood, falling to the ground and fainting.
This time, Xiao Chen had not hit him on purpose. Xuan Feng ran into the attack himself. Suddenly, Xiao Chen felt the weight in his hand disappear. The sealed Xuan n half-Sages had exhausted all their Quintessence and returned to human form.
Xiao Chens lips curled up, and he casually tossed them aside like they were garbage.
Sou!
Xuan Shui and Xuan Ye focused their killing Qi and lost their previous reservations, immediately charging at Xiao Chen.
The two Inferior Grade Martial Sages worked together to execute their best killing moves. A cold wind blew sharply, sending out an icy aura.
Chapter 776 - You Forgot Your Saber
Chapter 776: You Forgot Your Saber
A mark on Xiao Chens forehead flickered as he soared into the air, charging over without fear.
His fists danced around, executing Myriad Heaven Divine Fist. Sagely music resounded in the area.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Quintessence surged and strong winds howled. Three figures shed quickly in the air, shing against each other. Every time they exchanged attacks, a thunderous sound rang out.
By relying on his state and might, Xiao Chen did not end up at a disadvantage. He even seemed to have the upper hand.
The light of the immortal will of thunder contained a mental pressure, making it hard to breathe.
As a purple electric light flickered behind Xiao Chen, he looked like he stood on a sea of lightning. The twos states crumbled upon contact, unable topete.
Radiance of Deities! Xiao Chen shouted, and a zing light red up on his fist. A majestic pir of light containing the immortal will of thunder surged out.
Xuan Ye and Xuan Shui used their defensive Martial Techniques but were still overwhelmed. Blood leaked out of their mouths as they went sailing back five kilometers.
Xiao Chen chased after them closely. He released all the light of his will. His ck hair flew everywhere, and his white clothes fluttered wildly, making him look like an ancient deity.
They exchanged another hundred moves. The twos Heavenly Sage Laws were not as resilient as Xiao Chens. They had notprehended a will, either. Hence, they could not disy their advantage in experience.
Keep retreating!
As the zing setting sun dyed thekeshore of Misleading Fog Lake scarlet, a strange sight appeareda half-Sage pursuing two Inferior Grade Martial Sages, forcing them to flee in a sorry state.
Boom!
The two no longer dared to hold back. They steeled themselves and transformed into their true forms. Two twenty-odd-meter-tall Three-Tailed Spirit Foxes appeared right away. Their eyes glowed red, ring at Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen focused himself. He stopped the chase and stood in the air. After they revealed their true forms, the twosbat prowess doubled. When working together, they had considerable offensive power.
The tails of the two Spirit Foxes stood on end as a strong aura poured out of them. A cloud of dust slowly floated up under the pressure of the aura.
Roar!
Both Spirit Foxes roared ferociously and leaped up, using their full power as they charged at Xiao Chen.
After Xuan Ye and Xuan Shui transformed into their true forms, their auras became as heavy as a mountain. A strong wind blew as they forced Xiao Chen into moving back.
I have to finish this fast!
Xiao Chen made up his mind and released a dazzling light from his forehead. The purple talisman that represented his will immediately flew out.
As the radiance glowed, the purple electric light flickered without stopping. A boundless pressure surged out and repulsed the auras of the two.
Bang! Bang!
The purple talisman shot out resplendent immortal electric lights resembling meteors, striking Xuan Shui and Xuan Ye one after another.
As expected, the two could not resist at all. They immediately went flying back miserably and crashed somewhere extremely far away.
A huge dust cloud ballooned into the air. Xuan Shui and Xuan Ye took on human form again and vomited mouthfuls of blood. As they looked at the distant Xiao Chen, their eyes filled with horror.
We have to inform the n Head. This fellow is a demonic genius. He has alreadyprehended a will. Ordinary Inferior Grade Martial Sages like us are definitely not a match for him.
The two immediately fled, not daring to stay a second longer.
As Xiao Chen looked in the direction the two left in, he shook his head and did not bother chasing. If he used his newlyprehended Movement Technique, he would no doubt be able to catch up within an hour.
However, this ce was the Fiend Domain after all. If he allowed this to drag on and attracted some Fiend Domain experts, there would be trouble.
Xiao Chen called back the talisman andnded on the ground. Then he retrieved the spatial rings of the forty half-Sages. After that, he picked up Xuan Fengs spatial ring and quickly left this ce.
He had yet to check the thirty-odd half-Sages spatial rings from over three months ago. Now, he collected another forty as well as an Inferior Grade Martial Sages spatial ring.
Once he organized everything, he would surely have a huge harvest.
Not long after Xiao Chen left, a burly man with thick eyebrows and tiger robesnded on thekeshore of Misleading Fog Lake.
This burly mans eyes were like lightning, gleaming with radiance. The five hundred Heavenly Sage Laws behind him were as thick as an arm. As they moved around, they gave off a tyrannical aura.
Five hundred Heavenly Sage Laws were already the limit for what an Inferior Grade Martial Sage could form.
Based on the thickness of this persons Heavenly Sage Laws, he had been stuck at peak Inferior Grade Martial Sage for a long time already. Otherwise, he would not have refined his Heavenly Sage Laws until they were that thick.
The burly man looked at the corpses with tattered clothes on the ground. He frowned slightly and muttered, They are the people of the Silver Moon Spirit Fox Races Xuan n. Unexpectedly, they were still beaten into such a sorry state after transforming into their true forms.
Hey!
The burly man squinted when he noticed Xuan Fengs body. He rushed forward and inspected it, then sank into deep thought.
Xuan Fengs injuries were massive, especially his internal injuries. It looked like a huge force smashed into him and ruptured his internal organs.
However, this force was not the cause of his death, which was, in fact, the finger-sized bloody hole in his forehead.
After ncing at Xuan Fengs empty hand, a scene appeared in the burly mans mind. He saw a man with a cold expression taking away Xuan Fengs spatial ring; then that man casually pointed and pierced through Xuan Fengs forehead.
The causes of death for the forty half-Sages were identical, showing the apathetic nature of that person. He looked at life and death casually and was decisive in killing others for treasure.
Why was a person who can easily suppress a group of Xuan n cultivators interested in the treasures of a few half-Sages?
The burly man looked at the nearby Misleading Fog Lake and sank into contemtion, considering all he had picked up everywhere. However, he could not understand what had happened, so he had no choice but to leave this ce.
After this burly man left, countless figures no weaker than the burly mannded on the ground. They all had vicious gazes. They all saw the queerness of the matter.
Fortunately, Xiao Chen had not been greedy. Otherwise, after fighting the two Xuan n Martial Sages for a while longer, he might really have gotten into trouble with this group of people.
As Xiao Chen moved, electrical light exploded under his feet. As an Azure Dragon image snaked up and down, he traveled five kilometers instantly. Furthermore, this was not his full speed.
If he went at full speed regardless of the expenditure of Quintessence, he could cross ten kilometers in an instant.
After traveling for four hundred kilometers, he found a deste ce to stop. He intended to take some time to organize the spatial rings he had collected.
Xiao Chen had seventy-odd half-Sages spatial rings and one Inferior Grade Martial Sages spatial ring. The total would no doubt be worth arge amount of money.
When checking the contents of the half-Sages spatial rings, Xiao Chen looked for Astral Coins. After all, these half-Sages were unlikely to have any great treasure. If they did, they would have already used it long ago.
These half-Sages were of varying strengths and statuses. Allbined, there was a total of three million Astral Coins.
Xiao Chens wealth more than doubled, reaching five million Astral Coins.
The Breaking Sage Pill required many precious materials to refine. Xiao Chen would obviously need to spend arge number of Astral Coins. He also had thest fiveyers of the Firmament Body Tempering Art.
Eachyer he advanced to required great treasures worth a massive sum. Now, he urgently needed Astral Coins, the more, the better.
Xiao Chen then checked Xuan Fengs spatial ring. As an Inferior Grade Martial Sage, this fellow should not be as poor as those half-Sages.
Indeed, Xiao Chen found one and a half million Astral Coins. Adding them to what he already had in his Universe Ring, he had a total of six and a half million Astral Coins.
If he sold off the misceneous items of these people, he could obtain another half a million Astral Coins, so he currently had the spending power of seven million Astral Coins.
After tidying everything up, Xiao Chen started to reflect on the fight with the three Martial Sages.
These three Inferior Grade Martial Sages had ordinary talent. The youngest was probably at least two hundred years old. However, they were still stuck at early-stage Inferior Grade Martial Sage.
In truth, Xiao Chen did not feel much of a sense of aplishment at defeating these people. Before heprehended a will, he was already a match for Xuan Feng. After heprehended a will, his strength in every aspect experienced an explosive increase.
Even so, he had still failed to defeat the other two Inferior Grade Martial Sages, who were about as strong as Xuan Feng. That result was too unbing.
Xiao Chen wondered what kind of changes the Tianwu Domains seven giants experienced. They were all demonic geniuses as well. Even if they did not meet with any fortuitous encounter, they could not remain as they were, either.
However, no matter how much they improved, Xiao Chen believed that he could fight them on even ground now. Aside from An Junxi, he was confident that he had an eighty percent chance of defeating them.
In the past, Bai Wuxue could beat Xiao Chen into a sorry state with one Great Icy Cold Palm, requiring Xiao Chen to use his full power to resist it.
Now that their arrangement of one year was drawing to a close, it was about time to give Bai Wuxue a pleasant surprise. When Xiao Chen thought of the disdain Bai Wuxue had for him, a zing me lit up in his gaze.
After Xiao Chen collected his thoughts, a brilliant light appeared in his palm. That was the dark-side core Great Roc Spreading Wings Painting piece.
However, this time, the dark aura was nowhere in sight. Xiao Chen felt no difort holding it in his hand. As the spiritual light flowed around, it even made him feel morefortable.
The Divine Lightning had already purified the dark aura. If he wanted to absorb it, he could do so at any time.
However, Ao Jiao suggested that Xiao Chen hold off for now. Since the core painting piece divided into two, he would still have only three opportunities like before. If he could merge the two core painting pieces back into one, he would have ten opportunities.
Ying Qiong should have sensed that her core painting piece was notplete and would not be in a rush to absorb it.
In the future, if Xiao Chen met Ying Qiong again, he might have a chance to merge the two core painting pieces back together.
Lets return to Hunluo City first. There are some things that I have not finished dealing with there yet.
Xiao Chen put away the core painting piece and looked in the direction of the distant Hunluo Province.
Just as he prepared to set out, Ao Jiao said, Xiao Chen, do you feel that even though your strength increased significantly, youve forgotten something very basic?
What did I forget? Xiao Chen asked curiously after he stopped.
Ao Jiao replied with a serious expression, You forgot your saber. You forgot you are a desman. Since you started practicing the Myriad Heaven Divine Fist, this problem has be more serious.
The Myriad Heaven Divine Fist allows you to take advantage of your previously useless vast Mental Energy. However, you are too engrossed in it. Now that you haveprehended the immortal will of thunder, you favor using force to suppress your opponent.
Have you thought about how will you manage if you meet another demonic genius like yourself? Like Yan Shisan, An Junxi, or the three Holy Scions? These people haveprehended a will as well, and their individual strength is no weaker than yours. They might even be stronger than you.
Chapter 777 - Start All Over Again
Chapter 777: Start All Over Again
What will you do? Will you still use force and might to suppress them? If that is how you think, you will be defeated in one exchange.
Ao Jiaos cold words were like a bucket of ice-cold water sshing on Xiao Chen; they chilled him. The joy he felt at obtaining a huge harvest vanished instantly, and horror appeared in his heart.
Everyone needed to wake up from their dreams. However, not many people could wake themselves up. Sometimes, when ones strength and aplishments increased rapidly, they might have already sunk deeply without noticing it themselves, losing themselves and thinking they were still awake.
Xiao Chen frowned and stretched out his hand. The Lunar Shadow Saber appeared in his grasp. He even seemed to feel some kind of distance from it.
Since you are a desman, why use those Deity Race tricks?
Suddenly, the words that Yan Shisan said to Xiao Chen before resounded in his mind. At that time, he had thought that Yan Shisan misunderstood his move as belittling him.
Actually, it was Yan Shisan pitying Xiao Chen. A bystander had the clearest view of the situation. If Xiao Chen walked further along this path, everyone might even forget his nickname of White Robed desman.
Even if Xiao Chen could gain temporary glory, he would fail to progress much further on the martial way after abandoning himself.
After a long time, Xiao Chen let out a protracted sigh. He said with a serious expression, Many thanks, Ao Jiao. I will definitely not give up the saber. From the very start to the end, I, Xiao Chen, will always be a desman.
She smiled faintly and did not say anything more. Since ancient times, the ones who stood at the peak had been alone. They either went mad from loneliness or climbed to the peak in solitude.
Ao Jiao believedshe had always believedthat Xiao Chen was among thetter.
Rushing Thunder Saber Technique, Lingyun Saber Technique, Wukui Saber Technique, Four Season Saber Technique, Lightning Tribtion Saber Technique, and Dragon Subduing sh.
During the four years in the Sky Dome Realm, Xiao Chen had learned so many Saber Techniques. Aside from Dragon Subduing sh, he had practiced the other five Saber Techniques to Great Perfection.
Listing all these Saber Techniques Xiao Chen had studied these few years, every single one represented events that happened to him. Scenes of the past shed in his mind.
Rushing Thunder Saber Technique. In the Promise of Ten Years at Mohe City, Xiao Chen used this Saber Technique to defeat the Zhang and Tang ns Young Masters.
Lingyun Saber Technique. In the Heavenly Saber Pavilion, Xiao Chen relied on this Saber Technique to defeat all the other core disciples in the Ranking War with one move.
This feat brought Xiao Chen fame, allowing him to give pride to Qingyun Peak for Liu Ruyue.
Wukui Saber Technique. When the Phoenixs Passion Pces envoys descended to the Heavenly Saber Pavilion, Mu Chengxue exposed Xiao Chens identity. This Saber Technique allowed him to defeat the disciples of the various Noble ns. Since then, the nickname White Robed desman spread far and wide.
Four Season Saber Technique. Comprehending the first move of this Saber Technique carried Xiao Chens fame even farther. In the Five Nation Youth Competition, he relied on this Saber Technique to defeat all the outstanding talents of the Sky Dome Realm.
Along the way, Xiao Chens path was filled with glory. His Saber Techniques also advanced at a rapid pace.
However, despite being in the Kunlun Realm for more than a year, his practice of Saber Techniques stagnated, even showed signs of regressing.
Actually, the reason for this was easy to pinpoint. Although Xiao Chen entered the Supreme Sky Sect, he never went to listen to the lectures of the Elders. There were no masters with exquisite Saber Techniques worthy of his admiration in the sect.
At Xiao Chens current cultivation, he still had to rely on his ownprehension to advance quickly. There would naturally be many difficulties.
Secondly, as of now, of all the Saber Techniques Xiao Chen knew, only the Dragon Subduing sh caught his attention. However, he could notprehend a Saber Technique of the Dragon Subduing shs level with one look like he did with many of his previous Saber Techniques.
Every move of the Dragon Subduing sh was profoundly meaningful. Usually, Xiao Chen had to spend many days toprehend one move. Even so, without the right opportunities, some of the mysteries in it were iprehensible no matter how much time he spent.
Furthermore, when the Myriad Heaven Divine Fist appeared and revealed its potential, Xiao Chen unconsciously distanced himself from the Dragon Subduing sh, drifting increasingly further away.
Hearing Ao Jiao suddenly say this, Xiao Chen was incredulous. How could he forget he was a desman?
However, when he thought about it, everything made sense. Even if there had been no Myriad Heaven Divine Fist, if he had not awakened to the danger, he might have gone further and further away from his identity as a desman.
Now that Xiao Chen was aware of the problem, it would not be difficult to resolve it. He thought for a long time and more or less figured out a solution.
He had to systematically learn a Saber Technique, one that matched up to his current level in Saber Techniques. Furthermore, it had to be usable even after he advanced to Martial Sage.
This Saber Technique could not be like the Dragon Subduing sh, which was useful only as a killing move. He had to be able to use it as he pleased like the Four Season Saber Technique.
Martial Techniques had always been precious. One that fulfilled all of Xiao Chens criteria would requirerge amounts of Astral Coins to obtain. He might not even be able to buy it with money.
However, now that he had a vague idea, there was no need to fret over how to acquire this Saber Technique.
After rushing on his way, Hunluo Provinces provincial capital, Hunluo City, appeared before Xiao Chens eyes once again ten dayster.
The majestic walls, busy roads, cultivators releasing baleful auras, chaos, and fights seen everywhere were the same as in the past. This ce had not changed at all.
Killing and fighting were normal for Hunluo City. If these were absent, then it would be abnormal.
Just as Xiao Chen prepared to enter the city, he squinted and sighed softly. Then he stopped and cast his gaze on a fight.
One side wore the uniform of the Eternal Heavenly Sword School. They had many people, about fifty to sixty. Most of them were early-stage Superior Grade Martial Monarchs.
The other side had only two people. Furthermore, with one nce, it was clear they were not Hunluo Province locals.
One of the two brandished a halberd, exuding a strong might as he moved. He blocked every attack that came at him. No one could reach within five steps of him.
The other person used a saber. His Saber Technique was exquisite and ingenious. Every time his saber light shed, a spurt of scarlet would follow, then miserable shrieks.
The Eternal Heavenly Sword School had the advantage in numbers. However, the two dominated the fight. In less than two hours, they defeated the entire group.
The people of the Eternal Heavenly Sword School understood that they had lost, but they did not disperse, stubbornly blocking the twos path.
With one nce, Xiao Chen knew that they were thinking. As one of Hunluo Provinces six major factions, the power of their branch in the city would be significant.
The branch might have Martial Sages. Even if there were no Martial Sages, just a few half-Sages would be able to give peak Superior Grade Martial Monarchs a hard time.
Xiao Chen suddenlyughed. He had not expected to meet people from his past here.
These two were none other than the Sky Dome Realms Bai Qi and Xuanyuan Zhantian. After the parting at the Martial God Pce, he had not seen them for more than a year.
Naturally, the surrounded Bai Qi and Xuanyuan Zhantian were not stupid. They knew what these Eternal Heavenly Sword School disciples were thinking. They tried to break out a few times but failed.
The longer this dragged on, the graver their expressions became. If the Eternal Heavenly Sword Schools half-Sages arrived, the two of them would have difficulty leaving.
Just at this moment, thunder suddenly roared. A dazzling bolt of lightning tore through the sky.
The many Eternal Heavenly Sword School disciples felt a cold wind containing killing Qi blow at them. When they turned their heads, a boundless saber Qi entered their vision.
This saber Qi was extremelyrge. The Eternal Heavenly Sword School disciples could see a blurry white figure holding a saber with one hand, behind the saber Qi. His ck hair and long robes fluttered in the wind.
Before the Eternal Heavenly Sword School disciples could react, the purple saber Qi shed and directly chopped the disciples in the front in half.
Scarlet liquid flew out, and the saber Qi disappeared in one sh. Ten-odd cultivators standing in a line died with one strike.
Quick, run!
The remaining Eternal Heavenly Sword School disciples all screamed in horror. They quickly fled to the city center, no longer daring to remain.
The strong wind did not stop blowing. Xiao Chen sheathed his saber and walked over to Bai Qi and Xuanyuan Zhantian. The two of them met him halfway and smiled faintly.
Xiao Chen!
When Bai Qi and Xuanyuan Zhantian saw the person attacking was Xiao Chen, the sight stunned them slightly. Clearly, they had not expected to see him here.
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In Hunluo City, at a table by a window in a restaurant, Xiao Chen, Bai Qi, and Xuanyuan Zhantian drank casually and chatted.
From the conversation, Xiao Chen found out that Bai Qi and Xuanyuan Zhantian had entered the same Rank 9 sect. They had done pretty well in the past year and even sessfully promoted to true inheritors.
However, thepetition in the Kunlun Realm was much more extreme than in the Sky Dome Realm. Their past glory counted as nothing here, and they had had to start all over again.
This time, Bai Qi and Xuanyuan Zhantian hade to Hunluo Province toplete a sect mission to hunt a Deste Dragon. Who would have imagined that after they killed the Deste Dragon, they would run into the Eternal Heavenly Sword School disciples?
Without even saying anything else, the Eternal Heavenly Sword School disciples demanded that the two hand over the Deste Dragon bones. However, the two needed the Deste Dragon bones to turn in their sect mission, so they naturally did not agree, which erupted into a conflict with the other partythe scene Xiao Chen had seen.
A Deste Dragon was a sub-dragon that had the blood of True Dragons. When one could not find True Dragon bones, Deste Dragon bones were a good alternative.
Haha! Remember our batch of geniuses from the Sky Dome Realm? Remember how much glory we had after the Five Nation Youth Competition, preparing to do great deeds in the Kunlun Realm? Unfortunately, after more than a year, we are still mostly unknown. Some people are even in miserable situations.
Only you, Xiao Chen, remain that absolute genius from back then. Although you were still a Martial Monarch, you dared to challenged Bai Wuxue of the seven giants. You even gained his acknowledgment. Few in the Tianwu Domain do not know your name.
Bai Qi sighed as he picked up his wine cup and took a sip.
Back then, Bai Qi had been weaker than Xiao Chen, but he still had a chance to catch up to him. However, after entering the Kunlun Realm, the twos cultivation and fame no longer seemed to be on the same track.
When Xuanyuan Zhantian talked about past matters, he seemed rather gloomy as well. He was the Eastern Seas Little Dragon King, whoprehended the state of kingship. Now, he was like a True Dragon stuck on a shallow beach.
Before a batch of geniuses much stronger than him, Xuanyuan Zhantians state of kingship simply became a joke. He suffered much mockery and setbacks.
Xuanyuan Zhantian could get to where he was now without copsing only because of the pride in his heart. He did not forget his past glory and his aim. However, it was hard to say how long he could keep going.
Not many people dared to use the state of kingship as the foundation of their cultivation. The more flourishing the age of geniuses, the harder it was to take this path.
Not knowing what to say, Xiao Chen changed the topic, asking, Have there been any great changes in the Tianwu Domain recently?
He had been out of touch with current events in the Tianwu Domain for about ten months, with two more months left till the end of the one year. This time had passed very quickly.
Chapter 778 - Uninvited Guests
Chapter 778: Uninvited Guests
However, this was the age of geniuses. One year was sufficient for many changes to take ce. The new would constantly rece the old.
The two remained silent for a while before Bai Qi said pensively with yearning, Theres been a change of regime in the Tianwu Domain!
A change of regime in the Tianwu Domain Xiao Chen mumbled this to himself for a while. Then he took a sip of wine and asked seriously, How exactly did it change?
In the seven giants. An Junxi obtained a True Dragon Lightning Whip. He finally gained a weapon that could match up to Feng Wujis weapon. The two fought for three days and three nights. Although Feng Wuji had the upper hand, he could not do anything to An Junxi. In the end, they called it a draw.
Bai Qi put down his wine cup as he answered unhurriedly with a calm tone. However, the matter he spoke of shocked the prepared Xiao Chen.
The Holy Scions had long since been one cut above the rest in the Tianwu Domain. No one would botherparing themselves with them.
When people discussed who was the strongest expert on the Tianyu Domains younger generation, they would mention the seven giants, deliberately omitting the three Holy Scions. Furthermore, they did not feel there was anything wrong with doing so.
The Three Holy Lands surpassed every other faction. The Holy Scions did not move around much in the Tianwu Domain, either. So it was rare to see them. To the younger generation, the three Holy Scions were too far removed from themselves, rather like an urban legend.
The seven giants were the experts the younger generation would focus on. If they wanted to be famous, they would challenge them, seeing them as targets to defeat. No one would target the three Holy Scions.
However, now, An Junxi shattered this legend, bing the first and only person in the Tianwu Domain for the past ten thousand years to stand together with the three Holy Scions.
Xuanyuan Zhantian could not hold himself back as he said, That battle was really intense. Oneprehended the will of wind, and the other, the will of thunder. Several of the Inferior Grade Martial Sages paled when they saw this battle.
An Junxi is indeed powerful. Feng Wuji was clearly slightly stronger than him, but Feng Wuji still could not defeat him; he could only admit to a draw.
What Xuanyuan Zhantian said sounded contradictory, but it was easy to understand. If Feng Wuji was just a little bit stronger than An Junxi, unless they fought to the death, it would be hard to determine a winner.
However, even if they fought to the death, the possibility of them dying together was still the greatestAn Junxi was really strong.
From now on, it will be like there are four Holy Scions in the Tianwu Domain. While the Thunder and Lightning Pce is weaker than the Holy Lands, everyone acknowledges An Junxis strength. Clearly, he has already outgrown the title of the seven giants.
Bai Qi continued, Furthermore, the title of the seven giants is dead already.
Xiao Chen raised his eyebrows and asked curiously, How is that so?
Half a year ago, the top desman of the south, Feng Xingsheng, challenged Luo Zixiao. He used his exquisite Saber Techniques and eighty-percentprehended saber intent to defeat his opponent in two hundred moves.
A mysterious swordsman from the Heavenly Sword Realm defeated another one of the seven giants, Jiang Zeyuan. These broke the seven giants record of no defeats twice. The title seven giants vanished after this.
Im not sure what stimted the Ximen ns Ximen Bao. After he returned from the Savage Battlefield, he began cultivating crazily in his own n, undergoing a hellish training regimen with the Ximen ns Martial Emperors. He no longer looked human, appearing worse than a demon.
When he came out, he immediately went to challenge the Passionate Young Master, Murong Lingfeng. This hedonistic son of a rich n, whom everyone looked down on, actually fought the Passionate Young Master to a draw. He even nearly won.
The top genius of the Battle Realms, Niu Deng, was even more startling. He directly challenged Weng Meng, the most violent of the seven giants. He also managed to fight to a draw.
In the past year, several young experts emerged, gaining great fame. The bearers of Luck from the various realms are now grown up, no weaker than the previous seven giants.
Bai Qi said a lot in one go. Aside from the yearning in his tone, there was also a trace of destion.
In this age of geniuses, the experts of the lower realms experienced a round of polishing and elimination. Those that could stand out had already appeared, but he was not one of them.
Xiao Chen entered deep thought. This means that those at the peak of power in the Tianwu Domain have indeed changed. Of the seven giants, one advanced to the level of the Holy Scions, two were defeated, and two fought to a draw.
The stability of the past decade or so has beenpletely disrupted.
Several bearers of Luck from the lower realms like me have shone after some umtions and some time in hiding, finally revealing their glory.
This is the age of geniuses, whiches once every ten thousand years. The countless geniuses of the three thousand realms finally carved out a corner of this iceberg, making ces for themselves in the Kunlun Realms Tianwu Domain, the domain of humans.
Who can stand out in the Tianwu Domain? Who can truly gain a ticket to the center stage of this age of geniuses, bing this ages sovereign?
After thinking for a while, Xiao Chen realized that they had not said anything about his First Senior Sister and Bai Wuxue, the person he was most concerned about at the moment, so he could not help but ask after them.
When he mentioned Shui Lingling, Bai Qi smiled gently. Who dares to challenge Shui Lingling? If she res up, even the three Holy Scions do not dare to offend her.
Her archery is publicly acknowledged as the best in the Tianwu Domain. She might be weak in close quarterbat. But once she opens a distance, everyone fears being turned into a hos nest.
As for Bai Wuxue
When speaking about this demonic genius with the same family name as his, Bai Qi paused for a moment, revealing a grave expression. He continued, Xiao Chen, it is not that I have no confidence in you. HoweverI advise you to give up on your challenge. No one willugh at you for doing so.
Xuanyuan Zhantian revealed a simr expression, pitying Xiao Chen a little.
Xiao Chen did not say anything to rebut this suggestion. He smiled and said, Just tell me what you know.
Bai Qis emotions were stirred up. He said in a somewhat horrified tone, After Bai Wuxue left the Savage Battlefield, he disappeared. No one knew where he went. He came back just a month ago. A lower-realm genius that gained some fame recently tried to take him down to attain more fame.
In the end, Bai Wuxue froze that genius in an ice pir within ten moves. When he touched it lightly, that genius fell to the ground and shattered into ice shards, not even leaving behind a single piece of him.
Xuanyuan Zhantian added gravely, That is not the most horrifying thing yet. This news got out just half a month ago. Bai Wuxue went to the extreme north of the Kunlun Realm, a bitterly cold ce. When he came back, he brought back a head.
Xiao Chen asked interestedly, Whose head?
Xuanyuan Zhantian replied in a whisper, A loose cultivator from the top ten of the Evil Cultivator Ranking. That loose cultivator had been atrge for a long time already and had a cultivation ofa cultivation of Inferior Grade Martial Sage.
Immediately after Xuanyuan Zhantian finished speaking, he and Bai Qi looked at Xiao Chen with some sympathy.
This news should be very cruel to Xiao Chen. However, the reality was still the reality. For Bai Wuxue to kill an Inferior Grade Martial Sage, furthermore, one that was an infamous loose cultivator, he had to be particrly strong.
About half a year ago, there might still have been some people who believed Xiao Chen stood a chance. However, once this news got out, almost everyone stopped caring about Xiao Chen, who had not shown himself for a long time.
Bai Wuxue could even kill an Inferior Grade Martial Sage. What meaning was there to this battle? No matter how hard Xiao Chen worked, he would just be a joke in the end.
Xiao Chen would only be a stepping stone on Bai Wuxues path of cultivation, amounting to nothing more than that.
However, Bai Qi and Xuanyuan Zhantian were thoroughly disappointed. Neither of them could see any trace of fear on Xiao Chens face.
Bai Qi asked probingly, Xiao Chen, why are you not reacting at all? Many people are now saying that he should haveprehended the will of ice. He is probably about as strong as An Junxi now.
The head he brought back is the head of a Martial Sage. No matter where you go in the Kunlun Realm, Martial Sages are big shots.
Xiao Chen smiled bitterly to himself. How exactly do you want me to react? Not too long ago, I defeated three Inferior Grade Martial Sages.
While a loose cultivator Martial Sage would be much stronger than a Xuan n Senior Elder, Xiao Chen had fought one against three, so his aplishment was better than Bai Wuxues.
The two of them still had to fight to find out who was better. However, Xiao Chen was very confident in his will of thunder. He did not fear Bai Wuxues growth.
Demonic geniuses would have their own fortuitous encounters, so he did not feel too shocked over Bai Wuxues aplishments.
Dong! Dong! Dong!
Just at this moment, somewhat noisy footsteps and voices rang out. A group of uninvited guests appeared at the entrance to the staircase.
The three people in front had strong auras, despite having their killing intents withdrawn, particrly the one in the center. As he looked around, the other customers in the restaurant felt a chill in their hearts.
This person was actually a Martial Sage!
An oppressive heavy atmosphere spread in an instant. The cultivators who saw this immediately paid their bills and left, afraid to get dragged into trouble.
When Bai Qi and Xuanyuan Zhantian saw this group of people arrive, they instantly paled. They trembled a little as they said, The Eternal Heavenly Sword Schools people are here.
Brother Xiao, this matter has nothing to do with you. You should go first. We will meet you with you again after we leave the city.
The two showed somewhat surprised expressions. They had not expected the Eternal Heavenly Sword Schools people to arrive so quickly, much less with a Martial Sage at the lead.
If there were no Martial Sages here, even if there were the two half-Sages, the two were confident they could leave easily if they could not win.
However, the arrival of the Martial Sage dashed their certainty. They would probably end up staying here forever and might even cause Xiao Chen trouble.
The Martial Sage leading this group of Eternal Heavenly Sword School disciples smiled coldly. He wore an expression of disdain as he stood upright with his hands behind his back. He said in a frosty voice, I wondered which expert killed more than twenty of my inner sect disciples in one move. It turns out that it is just a half-Sage.
No one can leave today. In Hunluo Province, the sect behind you would not be able to save you!
The Martial Sage waved his hands, and the two half-Sages behind him together with the Superior Grade Martial Monarchs behind them charged towards Bai Qi and Xuanyuan Zhantian.
Dong! Dong! Dong! The group rushed over with heavy footsteps resounding on the floor. They exuded a strong killing Qi, forming strong winds.
Several decorative vases in the restaurant shattered. The atmosphere became extremely oppressive.
Bai Qi and Xuanyuan Zhantian showed grave expressions. They stretched their hands out, gripping their weapons tightly.
Just as the battle was about to start, Xiao Chen, who was seated at the table, looked at the two half-Sages with flourishing auras. His lips curled up in a cold smile.
Chapter 779 - Will of Thunder
Chapter 779: Will of Thunder
Xiao Chen pushed his hand forward, and a surging vast Quintessence came from his thick Heavenly Sage Laws. He exquisitely controlled the Quintessence in the wine cup he threw.
The wine cup spun quickly, making a loud sound. However, the wine it held did not slosh at all.
The two half-Sages were not worried about it at first. However, after a moment, their expressions changed. That spinning wine cup had thumb-width Heavenly Sage Laws behind it.
Moreover, the wine cup was trailing a vast sea of lightning containing boundless energy that was hard to see with the physical eyes. This energy was several times stronger than that of the twobined.
Dodge! the two of them roared simultaneously and pushed off the floor. Their bodies quickly shot upwards. They reached the ceiling in the blink of an eye.
However, the Superior Grade Martial Monarchs behind them were not as alert nor did they react as quickly.
Bang!
A light burst out, and the electricity instantly burned to a crisp the first person the wine cup crashed into. A barbequed smell wafted out.
Then, like a chain reaction, the ten-odd people at the rear shrieked. Before this overwhelming energy, they could not resist at all.
Even ordinary half-Sages could not withstand a casual strike from Xiao Chen. What more these mere Superior Grade Martial Monarchs?
The electric light disappeared. However, the wine cup did not stop spinning. Xiao Chen reached out, and the exquisite wine cup returned to his hand.
The wine in the wine cup had heated up, raising its fragrance to another level. He gently blew on it, cooling the hot liquid.
Ten-odd Superior Grade Martial Monarchs, inner sect disciples of the Eternal Heavenly Sword School, died so easily while the wine heated up.
When Bai Qi and Xuanyuan Zhantian saw this scene, they were bbergasted. They could not understand how Xiao Chen had grown so strong.
The two half-Sages clinging to the ceiling were horrified. Watching Xiao Chen closely, they cautiously returned to the Martial Sages side.
Clearly, this Xiao Chen was no ordinary half-Sage. He might be one of those demonic geniuses. Conventional standards did not apply to such people.
The two half-Sages could only ce their hopes on the Martial Sage.
The gaze of the Inferior Grade Martial Sage, who looked like a middle-aged man, turned grave. He said sullenly, This old man is Sun Liang, the person in charge of Hunluo Citys Eternal Heavenly Sword School branch. Might I ask your esteemed name and why you killed my sects disciples?
If you can give me a reasonable exnation, this old man can make the decision to overlook this.
At this moment, the Martial Sage was in a difficult position. Even though he was confident that he could suppress Xiao Chen, he did not dare to make a move.
Such a demonic genius would definitely have a very strong faction or person behind him. If they angered such factions or people, they might end up in trouble.
However, Sun Liang was reluctant to just let this go. Xiao Chen had casually killed so many people of the Eternal Heavenly Sword School at the city gates. If he could not obtain an ounting, the reputation of the Eternal Heavenly Sword School would take a significant hit.
Xiao Chen set down his wine cup and stood up. He stared at this man as he walked over. Then he said calmly, Coincidentally, I have a question for you. If you answer me truthfully, I can put down the grudges I have with the Eternal Heavenly Sword School for the time being.
Since you are the person in charge, you should know why the Eternal Heavenly Sword School has been collecting dragon bones for so many years, right?
When Xiao Chen spoke, he paid no attention to Sun Liangs concession. Instead, he started questioning him.
Such an attitude had Bai Qi and Xuanyuan Zhantian opening their eyes wide. The other party was a bona fide Martial Sage. What was Xiao Chen doing here?
Everything would be fine if they both took a step back. Why would Xiao Chen offend an Inferior Grade Martial Sage?
When Sun Liang heard this question, he raged in his heart. His expression became unsightly as he said coldly, Every year, a few demonic geniuses that think themselves infallible end up dying. Do you know how?
Think myself infallible? You believe that I consider myself infallible? In that case, you are going to be disappointed.
Electric light shed at Xiao Chens feet, and he instantly arrived before Sun Liang. Before everyones surprised gazes, he sent a punch at the tyrant of this Hunluo City.
Electric light flowed on Xiao Chens fist. As the light sparked, it felt like he could even st apart a huge mountain.
This strike startled Sun Liang. He had not expected Xiao Chen to actually dare to attack. By the time he reacted, he discovered that Xiao Chen was already right in front of him.
Bang!
In the time it took for a spark to fly, Sun Liang pushed off the floor and leaped up. He did not want to receive Xiao Chens punch without any preparation.
A hole opened up in the roof, and Sun Liang leaped out of the restaurant in a sh.
However, the two half-Sages who had been behind Sun Liang were not as lucky. Xiao Chens punch struck them, and an overwhelming force poured out.
The two vomited blood and went flying back with paleplexions. If they were not dead, they were at least grievously injured.
This scene held a lot of irony. Earlier, the two had dodged Xiao Chens wine cup and left ten-odd Martial Monarchs to die.
Now, the two immediately tasted what abandonment was like. Sun Liang, whom they had taken shelter behind, actually deserted the two, choosing to deal with the attack with the method that benefited himself the best.
Xiao Chen simply did not care about two ordinary half-Sages. He did not even bother looking at them as he leaped out as well, chasing after Sun Liang.
He felt curious about why the Eternal Heavenly Sword School collected dragon bones on such arge scale. Naturally, he would not give up on his chance to find out.
The empty floor turned silent, leaving Bai Qi and Xuanyuan Zhantian exchanging nces. This development was entirely beyond their expectations.
Bai Qi sighed and said, No wonder he did not react when he heard that Bai Wuxue killed an Inferior Grade Martial Sage. Xiao Chenhe is always doing the unexpected.
Before Xiao Chen, who had just leaped to the roof, could stand firmly, lightning tore through the sky. Sun Liang chopped down expressionlessly with his sword containing the might of lightning.
The electrical light above Sun Liangs sword was muted and very in,cking magnificence. However, it contained the full power of his Heavenly Sage Laws with nothing held back.
Xiao Chen took out his Lunar Shadow Saber and drew it with a flip of his palm. He had no intention of dodging. Instead, he went forward to meet the attack head-on.
Boom!
The sword and the saber shed, sending sparks flying. Following that, two clumps of dazzling purple light pushed against each other. shes of lightning lit up the surroundings incessantly.
In the sky, two banks of thunderclouds also collided intensely, rumbling thunder resounding nonstop.
The sky changed color, winds blew, and clouds moved around. Such a frightening scene immediately attracted the attention of several cultivators in Hunluo City.
Sun Liang moved up and down. He had taken the initiative to attack and had an advantage in cultivation. After fighting for a while, he held the upper hand as he slowly pushed Xiao Chen back step by step.
Joy appeared on Sun Liangs face. He pressed down with his sword and smiled maniacally. Today, I will show you the difference between Martial Sages and half-Sages. I will teach you a lesson on behalf of your seniors.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly, not panicking at all. He retorted softly, There are differences in strength among Inferior Grade Martial Sages. Unfortunately, you are one of the weaker ones. It is not your turn to teach me a lesson.
A light flickered on Xiao Chens forehead as the light of the immortal will of thunder spread out. Thunder roared, instantly suppressing Sun Liangs state of thunder until it shattered and vanished.
Xiao Chen, who had been moving back, swung his saber to block. Light burst forth and immediately knocked back Sun Liang, who held the upper hand.
The eyes of the pale Sun Liang, who ended up one kilometer away, shed with shock. He said in a somewhat terrified quavering voice, Will of thunder! This is the will of thunder!
The moment Xiao Chens will appeared, the situation changed abruptly. Sun Liangs state of thunder soon shattered.
The thundercloud that belonged to Sun Liang dispersed bit by bit. His aura plummeted continuously before the suppression of the will.
Sun Liang felt fear in the depths of his heart. He did not dare leap in front of Xiao Chen but stared at him in horror instead.
Will. This was something that many senior generation Martial Sages could notprehend, yet a youth of the Tianwu Domain had actually done so.
ording to rumor, anyone whoprehended a will would be able to trounce someone of a higher cultivation level, just like eating or drinking.
Unless ones cultivation was much higher when facing an opponent with a will, only death awaited them; no other result was possible, even if ones cultivation was higher.
Naturally, given Sun Liangs age of more than a hundred, he had met cultivators with wills before. However, these cultivators had had higher cultivations than him; they had not needed to use their wills to deal with him.
Sun Liang had never faced a will head-on before. He always felt that the stories about wills were exaggerated. However, now that he had seen it for himself today, he no longer dared to think this way.
The light of a will, which was invisible to the physical eye, spread out from Xiao Chens body. The thunderclouds in the sky above roared even louder.
The boundless dark clouds shot out bolts of purple lightning like long snakes tearing through the sky.
The clouds cast a huge shadow, consigning thend to darkness. People wondered if something had happened to the sky.
On the other hand, Sun Liangs state of thunder, which he regathered, was merely a small thundercloud. The peals of its thunder drowned in Xiao Chens thunder.
Compared to Xiao Chens, Sun Liangs was like a small child howling helplessly, a veryughable scene.
When the several cultivators saw this scene, their expressions all changed without exception. A youth had actually driven the Branch Head of the Eternal Heavenly Sword School branch into such a miserable state.
When everyone saw Xiao Chens face, they eximed in surprise.
Oh boy! It is really him, the White Robed desman Xiao Chen!
Previously, there were rumors that he dominated the Star Grave Pce alone, snatching most of the Great Roc Spreading Wings Painting pieces. After not seeing him for half a year, his strength has grown to such levels. It looks like the rumors are true.
This fellow sure is incredible. Half a year ago, as a Martial Monarch, he dared to scare away Wu Yuankai with one shout. Half a yearter, he became even more outrageous, directly suppressing a Martial Sage.
The scene of that one night half a year ago shed before the Hunluo City cultivators eyes like it was just yesterday.
After a half a year, the white-robed youth that went missing for a long time reappeared. Then, he stupefied Hunluo Cityswless loose cultivators once again.
Xiao Chen had a cold expression as he nced at Sun Liang, who was a kilometer away. He held his saber with one hand and pushed off against the air, charging over.
Every time Xiao Chen took a step in the air, thunder roared. It seemed to have a strange connection with his footsteps.
Chapter 780 - You Can’t Stop Me
Chapter 780: You Cant Stop Me
As Xiao Chen charged forward, the thunder became intenser. With a vast momentum, his footsteps sounded like a vast army charging over.
Clouds follow as the wind blows, Gathering Cloud and Wind!
A saber light shed as Xiao Chen used the starting move of the Lightning Tribtion Saber Technique, Gathering Cloud and Wind, which he had not used in a long time.
The saber and the sword shed, giving off a melodious hum. Although the Lightning Tribtion Saber Technique was just an Earth Ranked Martial Technique, with the support of the immortal will of thunder, it glowed brightly, not losing out in might.
Dang! Dang! Dang!
Due to the light of the will, Sun Liang now lost his advantage entirely. He moved cautiously and thought only of how to flee. He feared that he might end up the stepping stone for a young experts rise to fame if he was not careful.
However, the more Sun Liang thought like this, the harder it became for him to flee. Xiao Chens aura flourished, and he used the moves of the Lightning Tribtion Saber Technique in rapid session, going through them smoothly like water flowing.
This assault forced Sun Liang to use his Heaven Ranked Martial Techniques, which were barely enough to contend against it. The many people around could not make sense of such a scene.
Is a will really that powerful? Unexpectedly, Sun Liangs Heaven Ranked Martial Techniques are insufficient to gain the upper hand.
That is normal. Not only can a will suppress an opponents state, but it can also raise the users strength in a well-rounded manner. Given this, such a scene is normal.
Earthly Lightning Tribtion!
Heavenly Lightning Tribtion!
Divine Lightning Tribtion!
When the Lightning Tribtion Saber Techniques momentum reached its peak, Xiao Chen unleashed the lightning tribtions. With thousands of lightning bolts, he became like a thunder god dressed in white using his saber light to direct the lightning tribtion.
Waves of horrifying lightning tribtions shed. After seeing the Divine Lightning in Misleading Fog Lake, he had gained a deeper understanding of lightning tribtions.
The purple talisman in Xiao Chens sea of consciousness gave off bright lights. The Immortal scripts flowed, and the three lightning tribtions looked like the actual lightning tribtion of the world. Their heavy oppressiveness and suppressive aura made breathing hard.
Facing the three sessive moves, Sun Liang kept retreating. The surrounding buildings instantly shattered into rubble, kicking up a vast dust cloud.
When the final Divine Lightning Tribtion fell, a golden bolt of lightning tore through the sky, knocked Sun Liangs sword out of his hand, and caused him to vomit blood. Then he crashed on the roof of a pavilion.
It looks like my hunch was right. After Iprehended the immortal will of thunder, my Lightning Tribtion Saber Technique has strengthened considerably, Xiao Chen thought somewhat joyfully.
Previously, he believed he indeedcked a Saber Technique. However, he now did not feel that the need was that urgent because he still had the Lightning Tribtion Saber Technique.
The founder of the Heavenly Saber Pavilion created the Lightning Tribtion Saber Technique himself. Moreover, it had plenty of scope for further development. As of now, Xiao Chen alreadyprehended the will of thunder and had also seen the Divine Grade Lightning Talisman.
He could use his currentprehensions to develop the Lightning Tribtion Saber Technique further, altering it into a Saber Technique tailored to himself.
The result of this test on Sun Liang firmed up his belief even more.
Xiao Chen looked up slightly and saw Sun Liang trying to escape. His eyes turned cold, and two intense clumps of electric light burst out under his feet.
They looked like two Azure Dragons leaping out of the vast ocean formed from the hazy electric light. The explosive power from his feet instantly sent Xiao Chen above Sun Liangs head.
Bang!
Xiao Chen directly stomped on Sun Liangs chest, trampling him down.
A hundred slender Heavenly Sage Laws danced nonstop around Sun Liang. He exploded forth with horrifying energy as he tried to turn the situation back to his favor.
Xiao Chen smiled coldly, and the purple talisman in his sea of consciousness spun quickly. The light of the will merged with the Heavenly Sage Laws in his body, and energy poured wildly into his feet.
Xiao Chen pressed his feet on Sun Liangs chest. No matter how Sun Liang struggled or screamed, he could not do anything.
Sun Liang howled in humiliation and dissatisfaction. Strong winds blew around them. The energy from the Heavenly Sage Laws seemed like ripples, making space look blurry.
However, nothing worked. Crushed under Xiao Chens feet, Sun Liang could not change anything.
Far away, in the area beyond the light of Xiao Chens will, the cultivators witnessing this miserable scene gazed at Sun Liang with entirely unsympathetic expressions.
He was a bona fide Martial Sage, a tyrant or overlord of any region they are in, yet a youth trampled on him today. He could not move at all.
Xiao Chen ced the tip of his scabbard on Sun Liangs forehead, sending killing Qi through the scabbard into Sun Liangs mind.
The bone-chilling aura scared the struggling Sun Liang into stopping his efforts; he froze.
Xiao Chen said calmly, Let me ask you again. Why is the Eternal Heavenly Sword School collecting dragon bones on such arge scale?
As this matter concerned the death of the Thunder Emperor, Xiao Chen had no choice but to use such a forceful method. He had to attack Sun Liang on both the physical and mental aspects.
I dont know. This is the instruction of the Supreme Elder. I am not an important person in the Eternal Heavenly Sword School.
Sun Liang revealed horror in his eyes. His voice quivered as he rambled on.
Xiao Chens eyes lit up like antern as he stared into the depths of his opponents eyes without saying anything. While Sun Liang did not know theplete story, he still would definitely know something.
Chi!
Xiao Chen pressed down slightly on his scabbard, and some blood immediately flowed out of Sun Liangs forehead. He did not say anything and continued to increase the amount of killing Qi.
I really dont know. I only know that it seems like it is used to refine
Just as Sun Liang was about to say the crucial words, something strange happened. A bright flying sword suddenly shot towards Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen casually caught hold of the sword. However, he did not expect this ordinary-looking sword to have incredible might. When he clutched it, it knocked him away.
The energy of the flying sword was not the Spiritual Energy of the world; neither was it the Quintessence of a cultivator. Instead, it was the energy of the flying sword itself.
Xiao Chen found the aura of the flying sword very familiar. He concentrated, and indeed he discovered that the light on the surface of the flying sword was not Mental Energy, Quintessence, or Vital Qi. It was also not the energy made from thebination of all three. It was Magic Energy!
The Eros Demon Leng Yue once helped him to condense some Magic Energy, which was precisely the same as this light.
This flying sword was a true Magic Treasure.
Xiao Chen looked up and saw a man in a ck cloak, who had appeared at some point in time. The man quickly stretched his hand out, and it seemed like an ethereal hand grabbed Sun Liang.
This man slung Sun Liangs frail body over his own shoulders. Finally, this hooded person summoned the flying sword to return to his sleeve.
He tossed an interesting and appealing handkerchief upwards. Then, his figure shed and vanished.
The entire set of movements was very fastso fast that Xiao Chen could not react.
Damn it!
Xiao Chen cursed, and his sea of consciousness surged. He looked around and sensed strange fluctuations in a certain direction, so he squinted.
Then, electric light exploded out below Xiao Chens feet as he gave chase without hesitation. Every time his feet stepped down, he moved five kilometers.
Electric light exploded, and an Azure Dragon soared as he ran in the air, chasing wildly.
In a few breaths, Xiao Chen left behind the vast Hunluo City.
Fifty kilometers from the city, he frowned and suddenly came to a stop. He circted his energies for the Kun Peng Fist, and his Heavenly Sage Laws rose.
The sky suddenly turned dark, and a vast shadow blocked all the sunlight.
When the Kun Peng spreads its wings, it resents the sky for being too low!
Xiao Chen roared and spread his hands like they were wings. Then he faced a particr direction and punched, attacking the air without saying anything.
There was nothing there except air.
However, ripples appeared in space, and a figure revealed itself as if all this happened because Xiao Chen attacked. This sight looked very strange.
A loud report resounded, and the mysterious cloaked man could not react in time.
Ka ca! Ka ca!
Crunching sounds rang out as the mysterious mans ck cloak ripped into pieces. He vomited blood and went flying back five kilometers.
This punch sted Sun Liang, who was slung over that mysterious mans shoulders, into a mist of blood. The inner vest on him did not have any Heavenly Sage Laws infused into it, behaving like a useless ordinary object.
Xiao Chen stretched his hand out and grabbed the spatial ring from the blood mist. When he moved, it was like he teleported and appeared before the mysterious man.
Haha! Aside from the Deity Race geniuses, Ive never seen anyone in the younger generation with such vast Mental Energy like you. However, I am very curious. How did you know that my treasure can only move me fifty kilometers each time?
Now that the mysterious man lost his cloak, he revealed a strangely youthful appearance. He looked very well endowed and elegant, exuding an Immortal Qi.
This man coughed gently and looked at Xiao Chen. As he spoke, he did not show any signs of fear.
Xiao Chen silently raised his guard. He said indifferently, I dont know, and I dont need to know. All I know is that as long as you do not enter the void, I have the confidence to catch up to you.
Interesting. Alright, since you already helped me to kill him, Ill take my leave first!
Xiao Chen smiled coldly and said, Do you think you can leave? You, a Jindan Stage cultivator who has not condensed a Yuanying yet, still think you will leave after I have heavily injured you?
His words stunned that person. Clearly, he had not expected Xiao Chen to make out his identity with one nce. Even so, he still had a calm expression. He said, You are rather knowledgeable. However, you really cant stop me!
Suddenly, this man flung out his hand, and a golden rope appeared. This rope lengthened and flew towards Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chens expression changed slightly. He could tell that this rope was a Magic Treasure for restraining someone. However, he did not know what rank this Magic Treasure was, so he quickly dodged.
I may not be able to kill you, but you cannot do anything to me, either. Quickly leave this ce. The Eternal Heavenly Sword School is not as simple as you think.
The mysterious man smiled gently, and the handkerchief from earlier appeared again. Then he tossed it up like before and vanished once again.
The rope was rather difficult to deal with. After it targeted Xiao Chen, he could not shake it off. Furthermore, it was made from some unknown material that was unexpectedly hard to break.
Ka ca! Ka ca!
After about fifteen minutes, Xiao Chen circted all his Quintessence and swung his sharp saber four times and finally managed to cut the rope into five pieces.
The mysterious man in the distance seemed to have felt his Magic Treasure breaking. A pained look appeared on his face. He said sullenly, This fellow is really ridiculously powerful. He actually seeded in breaking the Dragon Trapping Rope that Master gave to me to protect my life.
Xiao Chen had an even more unsightly expression. Unexpectedly, what appeared to be an ordinary rope had held him up for so long.
Chapter 781 - Gentle Kiss
Chapter 781: Gentle Kiss
Ao Jiao, are there still sects that preserved the inheritance of Immortal Spells in the Kunlun Realm?
Ao Jiao replied softly, Im not sure. ording to rumors, there are some sects that still preserved the inheritance of Immortal Spells in the depths of the Chaotic Demonic Sea in the far east of the Kunlun Realm. However, these inheritances are not much, and they are very limited.
Furthermore, Immortal Spells are not like Martial Cultivation where everyone can practice it. Without an Immortal destiny, one cannot even start with the basics. So none of those sects is a major faction at all.
Xiao Chen sank into deep thought. Although the Compendium of Cultivation that he memorized had all sorts of talismans, formations, Medicinal Pills, and Immortal Spells recorded in it, there were very few high-ranked Immortal Spells. Furthermore, using any of them required Magic Energy.
The Immortal Spells and talismans that could be used with Mental Energy were all low-ranked. They were far fromparable to the mighty Martial Techniques, much less Heaven Ranked Martial Techniques.
Immortal cultivation had been abandoned. At this time, if one had the time to pursue Immortal cultivation, one might as well practice Martial Technique, which was more efficient.
However, once the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation broke through to the seventhyer and above, there would be a massive change. If Xiao Chen really had an Immortal destiny, he might be able to cultivate Magic Energy.
Xiao Chen collected his thoughts and said, How unfortunate that Sun Liang still ended up dying. I now have no way to find out why the Eternal Heavenly Sword School is collecting so many dragon bones.
There is no need for regrets. I already guessed it. The words he was going to say after refine should be Medicinal Pills. There is only one Medicinal Pill that requires so many dragon bonesthe True Dragon Life Replenishing Pill.
True Dragon Life Replenishing Pill?
Ao Jiao nodded and said, That is right, the True Dragon Life Replenishing Pill. It is a peak Medicinal Pill that can extend the life of a Martial Sage. It looks like that Eternal Heavenly Sword Sage did indeed advance to Martial Emperor. However, due to his poor talent, he does not have much lifespan left.
Refining the True Dragon Life Replenishing Pill requires a special fire that only the Chaotic Demonic Sea has. My guess is that that person was the Immortal cultivator that the Eternal Heavenly Sword School invited to refine the Medicinal Pill.
Xiao Chens eyes lit up. He said, This means that this Eternal Heavenly Sword Sage did have something to do with the Thunder Emperors death.
Ao Jiao said sullenly, I met this person before. Back then, he received much care from the Thunder Emperor. Given his talent, without massive amounts of assistance, he would definitely not be able to advance to Martial Emperor.
It is likely that the death of the Thunder Emperor has something to do with him.
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Xiao Chen returned to Hunluo City, feeling somewhat crestfallen. When he saw Bai Qi and Xuanyuan Zhantian, the two expressed their gratitude to him.
Haha! I really underestimated you. It is hard to say who will win in your one-year arrangement with Bai Wuxue.
Given that Xiao Chen could even trample on an Inferior Grade Martial Sage to the point where the Martial Sage could not move, they naturally did not doubt Xiao Chens strength any longer.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly and did not say anything more. Knowing that the death of the Thunder Emperor had something to do with the Eternal Heavenly Sword School, he felt an even greater urgency.
As a Rank 8 sect, the Eternal Heavenly Sword School would have far more than one Inferior Grade Martial Sage. Xiao Chen would have extreme difficulty dragging out that Martial Emperor in closed-door cultivation to question him about the real cause of the Thunder Emperor''s death.
However, no matter how difficult it was, Xiao Chen had to try. Regardless of whether was it for Ao Jiao or his own promise, he could not give up so easily.
After he parted from the two, he headed for the Flourishing Heaven Pavilion in the center of the city.
There had not been any major auctions recently, so there were not many cultivators in front of the Flourishing Heaven Pavilion. Xiao Chen stopped there and stared at its golden signboard contemtively.
After hesitating for a moment, Xiao Chen entered. He saw someone in the hall, and his eyes could not help but light up.
A pretty maid smiled faintly and walked over to him. She was the Xiao Mei who had served him here in the past.
Young Master Xiao, it has been half a year. Your strength improved again, congrattions.
As Xiao Meis red lips parted, her melodious voice rang out. May I know what Young Master hase to the Flourishing Heaven Pavilion for?
Xiao Chen did not bother wasting words. He promptly took out a piece of paper listing several Spirit Herbs, all ingredients for refining the Breaking Sage Pill.
A few of these ingredients were very precious, things that could only be found but not sought. Xiao Chen did not expect to be able to collect all of them in one go, so he just gave instructions to try and obtain two sets of everything.
When he finished, he added special instructions to buy a Heart Nourishing Flower as well.
The Heart Nourishing Flower was necessary for cultivating the nextyer of the Firmament Body Tempering Art. In the past, he did not have Astral Coins. Even if he managed to see the Spirit Herb, he could not buy it. Now that he had Astral Coins, he naturally had to keep an eye out.
After Xiao Mei heard everything and wrote it all down, she smiled and said, Young Master Xiao, please head upstairs and wait first. I will go and help you settle this. Furthermore, the Honorable Nangong has been waiting for you for a long time already.
This news stunned Xiao Chen somewhat. Unexpectedly, Ying Qiong had not left yet!
In the vast room on the third floor of the Flourishing Heaven Pavilion, white smoke rose up from the incense burner on the tea table. The room looked tidy and elegant.
Ying Qiong had recovered the noble atmosphere she exuded previously. She looked refined and elegant. When she saw Xiao Chen arrive at the door, she smiled faintly.
Young Master Xiao, after not seeing you for half a year, you have be even more magnificent. You can even trample on an Inferior Grade Martial Sage. This littledy is full of respect.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly and stepped forward. Although no footsteps were audible, a certain force struck the ground.
When Xiao Chen was just ten steps away from the table, he suddenly attacked, sending a punch at Ying Qiong.
Ying Qiong set down her teacup and pushed off the floor. Then her body drifted lightly to the back.
Xiao Chen stepped on the tea table and gently jumped forward, chasing closely. Then he twisted his body and kicked with his right leg.
Dang! Dang! Dang!
Within the room, the two did not use their Quintessence or much Vital Qi. They simply fought each other with their moves, giving off sounds full of force.
Soon, the two exchanged hundreds of moves. Their figures shed in the room, moving up and down, left and right. They attacked and defended, advanced and retreated. However, neither of them gained the upper hand.
Suddenly, Xiao Chen squinted and stretched his hand out to grab the punch Ying Qiong sent over. He clutched her fist and applied some force, preventing her from struggling free.
Ying Qiongs pretty face changed slightly. She put in more effort and discovered that she was truly weaker than Xiao Chen. Furthermore, she did not really want to fight him. She could not help but order angrily, Let go!
Xiao Chen smiled faintly, not saying anything. Catching Ying Qiong off guard, he pulled her into his embrace. A simple and elegant fragrance came from the girl.
Xiao Chen took in a gentle whiff as he moved his face closer. The twos eyes met, their noses practically touching. This posture looked rather suggestive.
The two spun around and gently drifted to the tea table.
Let go of me. What do you think youre doing? Ying Qiong frowned. She could not figure out what Xiao Chen wanted to do, which made her nervous.
As she spoke, the warm breath from her mouth made Xiao Chens face feel veryfortable. When he felt the girl struggle, he could not help but apply a little more strength.
As they stared into each others eyes, Ying Qiong saw a trace of a yful expression in his clear eyes. She could not help but feel guilty.
Unexpectedly, Xiao Chen moved forward gently and nted his lips on her fresh, red lips.
Time seemed toe to a stop. Ying Qiong opened her eyes wide. Shock and amazement struck her at the same time. She stopped caring about anything else and circted her Quintessence, wanting to knock him away.
However, Xiao Chen merely looked up andughed. He dodged before the attacknded. Bang! Bang! Bang! Her Quintessence smashed some nearby decorations into bits.
As Ying Qiong stood on the tea table, a cold expression appeared on her pretty face. A faint murderous intent gleamed in her eyes as she said frostily, Xiao Chen, you are really bold. Are you not afraid of me getting angry?
He continuedughing loudly and said, If there were people who could hold me back in this Flourishing Heaven Pavilion, would you still be so polite to me? If you want to ask if I have the other core painting piece, you can just ask.
Using his Spiritual Sense, Xiao Chen detected four Martial Sages in the Hunluo Citys Flourishing Heaven Pavilion. Of which, there was one Medial Grade Martial Sage.
With such strength, it was no surprise that no one dared to cause trouble within three kilometers of the Flourishing Heaven Pavilion.
However, trying to hold back Xiao Chen, who already merged Thunder Steps and Azure Dragon Cloud Soaring Art, would still not be realistic. Even if he could not defeat a Medial Grade Martial Sage, he would manage to leave if he wanted.
This girl once nearly caused Xiao Chens death. He could not hit her or kill her, but he had to take something somehow; hence the earlier kiss.
Seeing the girl clearly bursting with rage but unable to do anything, Xiao Chen knew he had aplished his goal, so he felt much happier.
At Xiao Chens words, Ying Qiongs expression changed somewhat. She said softly, You really obtained the other core painting piece. Indeed, it is as I guessed, that barrier would not be able to hold you for long.
Right after she spoke, her expression returned to normal. Suddenly, a smile appeared, and she looked at him meaningfully.
Xiao Chens skin had always been thick. Since the other party wanted to stare at him, then so be it. His expression did not change at all.
I originally thought that Young Master Xiao was extraordinary, unaffected by beauties and having a pure heart focused on cultivation. Based on today, you exceed this littledys expectations.
However, there are some girls whom you cannot touch. Do you know what trouble this kiss will bring you?
Xiao Chen answered honestly, I dont know anything about trouble, but I do feel much happier. I already achieved my goal. We are now even for the matter of you trapping me in the stone hall.
How hateful! Unexpectedly, this fellow only did this to take revenge for me backstabbing him? Am I, Ying Qiong, that unattractive?
Ying Qiongs expression changed, the smile on her face disappearing. After a long silence, she managed to suppress her agitated emotions. She said, Fine, I will not continue with this nonsense. I need your half of the core painting piece.
Xiao Chen replied straightforwardly, Impossible.
Dont be in a hurry to reject me. I do not know what kind of fortuitous encounter youve had, but it looks like you have indeed grasped the Immortal Epochs Alchemy techniques. However, the main ingredients needed for the Breaking Sage Pillming Sun Fruit, Three Sage Grass, and Heavenly Dragon Flowercannot be bought even with Astral Coins.
Xiao Chen raised his eyebrows and said, Just tell me what you want.
With the Breaking Sage Pill, you are almost certain to advance to Martial Sage. This core painting piece is not very useful to you, but it is my opportunity to advance to Martial Sage.
Ying Qiong continued, Hand your core painting piece over to me, and I will give you the ming Sun Fruit, Three Sage Grass, and Heavenly Dragon Flower. This is quite a fair trade, everyone obtaining what they need.
Her words were worth considering. While the Martial Sage realm was still far away, once Xiao Chen gained enough umtions in the half-Sage realm, he would already have his opportunity to break through to Martial Sage in the form of the Breaking Sage Pill Alchemic Recipe. If what she said was urate and those three Spirit Herbs were unobtainable with money, then it would be somewhat problematic.
Chapter 782 - You Will Definitely Not Lose
Chapter 782: You Will Definitely Not Lose
Ao Jiao, is she right?
Ao Jiao nodded and said, More or less. These three Spirit Herbs surpass the existence of Rank 9 Spirit Herbs. People who have them would notck Astral Coins.
Xiao Chens tone remained calm and collected as he asked, Can you give me these three Spirit Herbs now?
At his somewhat interested response, Ying Qiongs face lit up in joy. She replied, That is impossible. However, I have the means to collect everything within a year.
Xiao Chen calcted the time. If nothing unexpected happened, he would have enough umtions as a half-Sage after a year. If Ying Qiong could really do what she said, he could consider it.
For him, the core painting piece could significantly increase his strength, but it was not his opportunity to be a Martial Sage.
If Xiao Chen could be a Martial Sage sooner, his aplishments in the future would be higher. For the sake of the Thunder Emperors matter, he had to be a Martial Sage as early as possible.
Compared to bing a Martial Sage, this half of the core painting piece was nothing.
Fine, I agree. If you really find the ming Sun Fruit, Three Sage Grass, and Heavenly Dragon Flower, you cane look for me any time. Of course, if I end up waiting too long, I might change my mind.
Ying Qiong smiled sweetly and said, Deal! Consider the Spirit Herbs that you purchased in the Flourishing Heaven Pavilion as a small present from me.
After a while, Xiao Mei entered the room, bringing two sets of the ingredients that they could collect for the Breaking Sage Pill.
Apart from the ming Sun Fruit, Three Sage Grass, and Heavenly Dragon Flower, there were still several Spirit Herbs unavable. However, these herbs were not too rare. Xiao Chen should be able to obtain them after spending some effort.
The crucial ones were still the three Spirit Herbs Ying Qiong mentioned. Those were herbs that could only be found and not sought, which was a headache.
After Xiao Mei handed everything over, she said apologetically, As for the Heart Nourishing Flower, this is a very rare Spirit Herb. Normally, no one would even auction it unless it is a major auction.
Direct consumption of the Heart Nourishing Flower could increase the toughness of the cultivators heart. The heart was the weak point of all cultivators. No one would worry about the herb not selling.
Xiao Chen had not held much hope for this herb in the first ce. He waved his hand and let Xiao Mei take her leave first.
This pile of ingredients was worth more than two million Astral Coins. Since Ying Qiong was willing to pay for it, Xiao Chen was happy to let her do so.
I shall not waste any more time here, then. Goodbye.
Now that Xiao Chen had achieved his objectives, he did not need to linger, so he got up and took his leave.
Ying Qiong stood up to see him off. As she watched Xiao Chen leave, she touched her red lips. A strange expression shed in her eyes as she sighed, Im not sure who lost out here. Such an unromantic person actually took thisdys first kiss.
After leaving the Flourishing Heaven Pavilion, Xiao Chen asked around for the whereabouts of the third of the Ten Evils, Zong Zhenghao, the person who won the auction for the Thunder Emperors broken sword. He found out that Zong Zhenghao had not returned to Hunluo City for half a year since the auction.
Rumor said that Zong Zhenghao had offended some big shot in Hunluo City and no longer dared to remain. He took the Sub-Divine Weapon fragment and left for the even more dangerous and chaotic Primal Chaos Domain.
All Hunluo City had were human and Fiend Race loose cultivators. Furthermore, there was only one province for them.
The Primal Chaos Domain was different. It had loose cultivators from all five great domains of the Kunlun Realm. It was truly and of chaos. Hunluo Province was simply iparable to the Primal Chaos Domain regarding the level ofwlessness.
When Xiao Chen heard this, he could only sigh helplessly. It looked like he had to put his n of retrieving the Thunder Emperors broken sword on hold indefinitely.
Having killed an Inferior Grade Martial Sage of the Eternal Heavenly Sword School, Xiao Chen knew he could not remain in this ce for long. Once he had news of Zong Zhenghao, he immediately left the city and flew for three days and three nights straight.
After that, Xiao Chennded before a rather deste valley.
This ce is outside Hunluo Province, so there should not be any danger here. The experts from the headquarters of the Eternal Heavenly Sword School should not be able to find any traces of me, Xiao Chen muttered when hended.
Rocks and trees covered the valley. He looked around for a clear spot and sat down cross-legged there, entering into a state of cultivation.
The Heavenly Sage Laws in his body surged. His Quintessence recovered rapidly, and the clouds umted around his dantian again.
After using the Thunder Dragon Steps for three days straight, Xiao Chen had exhausted a lot of Quintessence. He would not be able to recover his peak state quickly.
The Thunder Dragon Steps was the Movement Technique that he made by fusing Thunder Steps and Azure Dragon Cloud Soaring Art. Xiao Chen named it himself. While the name did not sound very nice, it fit the Movement Technique well.
After six hours, Xiao Chen opened his eyes. A bright light gleamed in them; he had recovered all his Quintessence.
Ao Jiao, partner me in practicing the saber. You should have gained a lot during your cultivation in Misleading Fog Lake, right?
A beam of white light shot out of the Immortal Spirit Ring on Xiao Chens finger as the petite and cute Ao Jiao with her extraordinarily hot figure emerged.
Ao Jiao materialized two des of light in her hands. She looked at Xiao Chen with her bright eyes and smiled. This is really rare. You actually asked me to practice the saber with you. It looks like you are not as confident about the duel with Bai Wuxue as I thought.
Xiao Chen revealed a contemtive expression as he said, The coldnds of the extreme north are deste and uninhabited. There is nothing there except danger. Since ancient times, that has been a ce where countless geniuses have fallen. How can I underestimate Bai Wuxue when he managed to walk out alive?
Ao Jiaos smile vanished as she said, That is right. Sang Mu spent some time there before as well. It is a world of ice. In its depths, there are even some small remnants of the Snow Race, one of the hundred ancient races. Even Sang Mu did not dare to underestimate their inheritance.
Xiao Chens expression turned grave as he said, That is not important. The most important thing is that he also has the strength to kill an Inferior Grade Martial Sage. Furthermore, it was a loose cultivator ranked in the top ten of the Evil Cultivator Ranking and not some ordinary Inferior Grade Martial Sage.
Ao Jiaos expression changed slightly. She said, Hehe! Dont undervalue yourself. Right now, the entire Tianwu Domain does not think well of you, waiting for you to make a joke of yourself. However, I believe that you will definitely not lose.
The great age of geniuses has now arrived. The situation in the Tianwu Domain is changing. The geniuses of the three thousand great realms are ascending the stage. There will surely be a spot for you among them.
Xiao Chenughed and said, Lets practice, then. Help me test out whether my thoughts about the Lightning Tribtion Saber Technique are correct or not.
dly.
There were only two months left to the one year Xiao Chen hadmitted to. If he deducted the travel time to the Extreme Yin Sects headquarters, he had less than one month toprehend a brand-new Lightning Tribtion Saber Technique.
Completely altering a Saber Technique in one month would be impossible for normal people.
From a certain point of view, altering a Saber Technique required even more time than creating a Saber Technique.
When creating a Saber Technique, what was crucial wasprehension. Once one gained theprehension needed, they could instantly create a Saber Technique and slowly improve it afterwards.
Back then, the founder of the Heavenly Saber Pavilion observed the lightning tribtion of Spirit Beasts and created the Lightning Tribtion Saber Technique in one night.
However, altering a Saber Technique required much consideration and caution. After all, aplete Saber Technique involved many things. Making a small change could affect other aspects. If things went wrong, one might even end up crippling their cultivation.
Thus, caution had top priority. After that, sess depended on the cultivators understanding of Saber Techniques and their umtions and experiences.
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The days in the valley passed one after another as Xiao Chen nervously altered the Lightning Tribtion Saber Technique.
The time for the duel drew nearer. Several geniuses in closed-door cultivation in the Tianwu Domain also came out.
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Thunder and Lightning Pce, in a pce floating in thunderclouds: An Junxi slowly walked out of the clouds and looked towards the Extreme Yin Sect in the north. His eyes had a look of anticipation.
Bolts of lightning shed amid the dark clouds behind him, presenting an extremely horrifying sight. It was like he waspletely immersed in a sea of lightning.
First Senior Brother!
When the true inheritors passing nearby saw this scene, they immediately flew over and congratted him. As of now, An Junxi was already Feng Wujis equal. In his sect, his status was even higher than several of the inner sect elders.
These true inheritors all had sincere expressions as they congratted An Junxi from the bottom of their hearts.
There is no need to be so polite. How much time is there until the duel between Bai Wuxue and that Supreme Sky Sect disciple? An Junxi asked calmly, looking as sharp as a sword.
The other disciples could not understand why their First Senior Brother was concerned about this matter. Could it be that a person destined to be a joke was still worth their First Senior Brothering out of closed-door cultivation early?
In reply to First Senior Brother, it will be time after a month. Bai Wuxue has already returned to the Extreme Yin Sect. However, there has not been any news of that so-called White Robed desman. He probably fled in fear.
Although this disciple grumbled in his heart, he still answered An Junxis question in detail.
One month? Then I should get moving. How can someone whoprehended the immortal state of thunder flee in fear?
An Junxi revealed a smile on his face as he turned into a beam of light, vanishing before the few true inheritors.
This response kept all these true inheritors stunned for a long time.
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In the drill ground of the Ximen Noble n, Ximen Bao sparred with a n elder using Saber Techniques. As they exchanged moves, he exuded a sharp feeling and an extremely ferocious atmosphere thatpelled one to give way.
As the old man dealt with the moves, he nodded to himself in his heart. After the match, the old man smiled and said, Young Master, you have made astonishing progress in this past year. The Old Ancestors teachings did not go to waste.
Ximen Bao casually wiped the sweat off his forehead. When he recalled the days when his great-grandfather trained him, he could not help but shudder.
A ferocious glint shed in his eyes as he smiled. All this is for the sake of that person who once humiliated me. In the past year, I have not rxed at all. I only hope that he will not disappoint me.
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In the pce that belonged to Shui Lingling in the Supreme Sky Sect, Jun Si slowly entered.
She whispered, First Senior Sister, it is time we departed. The transportation formation does not connect directly to the Extreme Yin Sect. It will take us more than a month to get there.
Shui Lingling raised her head, looking fatigued. She asked, Is there still no news of Xiao Chen?
Jun Si shook her head. I have not heard any news of Junior Brother Xiao Chen within the many provinces of the Tianwu Domain. I believe he left the Tianwu Domain. We will only be able to find news of him if we use the Martial God Pces informationwork.
Shui Lingling said helplessly, Not just anyone can use the informationwork of the Martial God Pce. Even the three Holy Scions do not have the right.
Could something have happened to Junior Brother Xiao? Jun Xi said worriedly. Or perhaps it is as the rumors say, that he fled in fear?
Chapter 783 - Acting like Snobs
Chapter 783: Acting like Snobs
A hint of worry shed in Shui Linglings eyes. Then, she smiled and said, That wont happen. He promised me that he would definitely return. As for the rumors, there is no need to care about them. Come, lets go.
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The sky turned dark as boundless thunderclouds churned in it. They moved like the waves of the sea and great rivers, rising and falling continuously.
The vast sky was dark for fifty kilometers around. At a nce, it looked like the sky was going to fall. It was frighteningly dark.
Pu!
Suddenly, a strand of saber Qi ripped through the solid dark clouds. It looked like a hole torn open in the sky. Boundless radiance poured out and formed a resplendent pir of light.
In this extremely dark world, this beam of light looked exceptionally splendorous.
Dang! Dang! Dang!
Within the pir of light, two figures shed, exchanging moves rapidly. Bolts of lightning coruscated around them, zigzagging like pythons and making the sky flicker endlessly.
Slowly, the surrounding lightning did not just resemble a python. Instead, the bolts formed several realistic ferocious pythons. Purple scales were visible on the huge lightning pythons bodies,yering over one another and appearing distinct.
The two eyes on the pythons heads revealed a ferocity like electricity.
Hundreds of such snakes swirled around the two. From a distance, they looked like many electric dragons dancing in the air.
That pir of light started to drift. It looked like a heavenly de slicing the dark clouds that spanned fifty kilometers in half.
As the two exchanged moves, they shifted with the light. The sh of their weapons sounded like heavenly thunder, heavy and full of explosiveness, setting the air atremble.
Its might reached thend three kilometers below undiminished, jolting a slew of trees and nts and withering the shaking leaves glittering in the light.
The two exchanging moves were none other than Xiao Chen and Ao Jiao right in the middle of gradually improving the all-new Lightning Tribtion Saber Technique after he had spent days and nightsprehending it.
After the pir of lightpletely sliced apart the lowering clouds spanning fifty kilometers, they scattered. The darkness cleared up, and the light of the zing sun shone down again without restraint.
The golden sunlight lit up thend once more.
Xiao Chen and Ao Jiao stopped exchanging moves and turned into two beams of light, instantlynding in the deste valley.
Ao Jiao gently waved her hands and put away the light des in her hands. She smiled and said, Hehe! Not bad. In less than a month, you already more or less finished altering the Lightning Tribtion Saber Technique. Furthermore, its might is extraordinary. Soon, the mysterious phenomenon of lightning pythons will turn into flood dragons.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly, revealing a joyful expression.
By relying on the immortal will of thunder and the unforgettable Lightning Talisman deeply imprinted on his mind, the process of altering the Lightning Tribtion Saber Technique had gone much more smoothly than Xiao Chen expected.
For the new Lightning Tribtion Saber Technique, Xiao Chen eliminated the need for the state of wind and state of cloud as he continued to strengthen the need for the state of thunder.
With no wind and clouds, there would not be lightning. Only when wind and cloud moved would lightning strike everywhere.
This was the old Lightning Tribtion Saber Technique. If one wanted to bring out its true strength, one needed to improve the state of wind and state of cloud as well.
However, now, Xiao Chenpletely abandoned the state of wind and state of cloud, for no other reason than he simply had no time toprehend the state of wind and state of cloud.
There were rumors about consumable crystals for theprehension of various states. They had appeared inrge-scale auctions in the Kunlun Realm before.
However, such crystals were extremely precious. Furthermore,rge-scale auctions did not happen on demand. Distant waters could not quench an immediate thirst.
The crucial point was that the old Lightning Tribtion Saber Technique, even with the state of wind and state of cloud, was only equal to the Four Season Saber Technique, a peak Earth Ranked Saber Technique.
In the end, it was not a Heaven Ranked Martial Technique and could not keep up with Xiao Chens usage. He had to break entirely from the norm ande up with a disruptive innovation.
Xiao Chen re-created the Lightning Tribtion Saber Technique to equal a Heaven Ranked Saber Technique. Furthermore, it had scope to improve stably, so it could apany him for a long time.
Since there was no wind and cloud, how could there be lightning? Without lightning, how could there be a Lightning Tribtion Saber Technique?
Xiao Chens line of thought was very simple. In the past, the scattered state of thunder already had extraordinary might. However, it was still scattered after all.
Now, the immortal will of thunder gathered everything. The lightning that it could produce was already no weaker than natural lightning.
That was right. The idea Xiao Chen thought of was to use his immortal will of thunder to rece the lightning produced with the friction between wind and cloud, incorporating the will into the Lightning Tribtion Saber Technique.
As the might of the immortal will of thunder increased, so would the power of the lightning tribtions of the Lightning Tribtion Saber Technique. Thus, this Saber Technique would be useful to Xiao Chen for a long time.
He would provide the lightning, which would materialize into a tribtion, bing the true essence of the brand-new Lightning Tribtion Saber Technique.
For the new Lightning Tribtion Saber Technique, aside from the final three moves, the starting and momentum-storing moves were all different. Xiao Chen had expanded the technique into a total of twelve moves.
The twelve movesprised of six foundational moves, three lightning-gathering moves, and three killing moves.
Xiao Chen collected his drifting thoughts. He looked to the boundless sky in the north and muttered, It is time to depart. Along the way, I will do my best to upgrade the mysterious phenomenon of lightning pythons into flood dragons.
This inspiration naturally came from the thousands of True Dragon lightning around the Lightning Talisman. Of course, jumping straight to the topturning the lightning bolts into True Dragonswould be impossible for Xiao Chen.
He could only take things slowly, one step at a time: first, pythons; then flood dragons; then scaled dragons; and finally, True Dragons.
The zing sun cast its light down from the sky and illuminated Xiao Chen, creating long shadows. When Ao Jiao saw this scene, her lips curled up, revealing a satisfied smile.
The two figures turned into beams of light and flew out of the valley, disappearing into the horizon.
Destination: the top Rank 9 sect of the northExtreme Yin Sect!
The Extreme Yin Sect was the top sect of the twenty-seven northern provinces. It ranked below only the Thunder and Lightning Pce among all the Rank 9 sects in the entire Tianwu Domain.
The Extreme Yin Sect had twenty thousand disciples and two known Martial Emperors who would frequently remain in the sect to protect it. It had experienced several Demonic Cmities but remained standing.
Outside the vast starry sky, there were still several Extreme Yin Sect Martial Emperors. However, outsiders would not know of such secretive matters.
After a long time, the Extreme Yin Sect somehow became the center of the north, holding great prestige.
Be it in reputation or rank, its standing was much better than that of the top sect of the south, the Supreme Sky Sect. No sect in the north dared to sh against the Extreme Yin Sect, which relied on its absolute strength and resources.
Furthermore, the reputation of the Supreme Sky Sect depended on its top true inheritor, Shui Lingling. In terms of total strength and resources, the Supreme Sky Sect did not have much more than the Full Moon Pavilion and Thousand Mystery Sect.
Normally, the Extreme Yin Sect would be bustling. There would always be cultivators from others sectsing to seek advice on their Martial Techniques or spendrge sums in Extreme Yin City to buy Medicinal Pills, Spirit Weapons, or Spirit Gathering Pearls.
However, the Extreme Yin Sect was especially noisy today. Many people had already gathered at the challenge peak outside Extreme Yin City long ago.
Multicolored lights could be seen on the horizon, illuminating the summit.
The challenge peaks of the various sects were all simr. Someone powerful had chopped off the top of a mountain peak and constructed a vast drill ground.
The center of the drill ground would be a vast arena made with precious ores. An ancient bronze bell would stand not far away from the arena.
When the bell rang, it meant the challenge started.
Currently, a silent figure stood in the arena. He closed his eyes and waited. An indistinct cold Qi spread out from him, turning the ambient temperature very cold.
This was the top true inheritor of the Extreme Yin Sect. Even though the Tianwu Domain had undergone a regime change, Bai Wuxue was still mighty.
The multicolored lights heading for the summit stopped a kilometer away.
Everyone knew that Bai Wuxue had personally killed a famous Inferior Grade Martial Sage loose cultivator three months ago. If there was really a fightter, the remnant energy would definitely epass the entire mountain summit.
However, not many people believed that Xiao Chen would show up.
Haha! It is almost noon already. Where is that so-called White Robed desman? He is not here yet. I dont think he will be showing up.
How would he dare to show up? Right now, Bai Wuxue can even easily kill an Inferior Grade Martial Sage. He has probably alreadyprehended a will.
Thinking about it now, back when that brat said those words, it was actually just a joke. After all, Bai Wuxue is Bai Wuxue.
Xiao Chen probably heard the news already. Not long ago, a lower-realm demonic genius challenged Bai Wuxue. Bai Wuxue directly shattered that genius into pieces, and that scared Xiao Chen away.
The Sage War of the Proud Son of Heaven Ranking will begin soon. At that time, Bai Wuxue might be able to hold his own against the Holy Scions.
Simr discussions took ce in the crowd hovering in the air. Everyone favored Bai Wuxue; no one thought well of Xiao Chen.
In the end, strength ruled in the Kunlun Realm. Now that Bai Wuxue had defeated a Martial Sage, his fame spread far and wide. Naturally, peoples opinions of him would change.
A tyrannical beam of light flew by. That was the Ximen Noble ns Ximen Bao. He looked at the lone Bai Wuxue on the arena and could not help but show disappointment in his eyes.
Not longter, the Passionate Young Master, Murong Lingfeng, the top genius of the Battle Realms, Niu Deng, the top desman of the south, Feng Xingsheng, and the mysterious swordsman that recently rose to fame, Duan Yi, all arrived.
The demonic geniuses of the younger generation had all rushed over. This surpassed the crowds expectations, giving rise to an eruption of further discussions.
Just at this moment, a huge purple bird, which people recognized to be the Profound Sun Bird of the Supreme Sky Sects Shui Lingling, slowly flew over from the distance.
Look! The Supreme Sky Sects people are here. That white-robed brat is not with them.
Someone with sharp eyes noticed the absence of Xiao Chens figure and immediately pointed it out.
The group of people from the Supreme Sky Sect on the Profound Sun Birds back could not help but have unsightly expressions. Jun Si frowned and said, These people are simply acting like snobs.
First Senior Sister, will Junior Brother really note? someone else behind asked.
Just as Shui Lingling was about to reply, a rumbling came from the crowd. When she turned around, she saw a thundercloud descendingit was An Junxi.
The moment An Junxi appeared, the atmosphere reached its peak. Even Bai Wuxue, who had his eyes closed, suddenly opened them. Snow drifted in his eyes, creating a boundless image of and sealed in ice. An immense desire to fight red up in his eyes.
An Junxi smiled faintly, and his figure shed. Hended on a nearby mountain peak and ignored everything else.
Chapter 784 - Directly Blown Away
Chapter 784: Directly Blown Away
Time slowly passed, but Xiao Chen did not arrive. The cultivators who were originally full of excitement and anticipation all lost their patience. Some of them even started cursing in low voices.
Some nonsense one-year arrangement. He is just a gutless person.
The worst thing is that Bai Wuxue even formally acknowledged him. It turns out that he is merely so-so.
Even if he does not want toe, he should at least send someone to admit defeat in advance. He made us waste so much time, rushing over and waiting here.
Hepletely embarrassed the Supreme Sky Sect.
When Jun Si and the others on the Profound Sun Birds back heard all these discussions, they could not help but show anxiety and difiture on their faces.
No matter the reason, Xiao Chen fleeing without fighting did embarrass the Supreme Sky Sectpletely.
Jun Si said hesitantly, First Senior Sister, I think we had best say something. We cant just keep letting this drag on.
Shui Linglings soft, pretty face looked calm as usual. She replied, Dont worry. Since he promised me that he would return safely, he will definitelye.
Boom!
Just as some of the waiting Extreme Yin Sect Elders were about to lose their patience and wanted to dere Xiao Chens forfeit, a purple bolt of lightning suddenly tore through the sky.
The purple lightning boltnded like a spear striking the bronze bell. The ear-splitting heavy toll of the bell instantly rang out, audible everywhere within five kilometers.
When the bell rang, the roar of the thunder and deep toll resonated with each other, propagating in all directions and rushing up to the sky.
A figurended, somewhat in a hurry. When he looked at Bai Wuxue, who was in the arena, he said calmly, After one year, Xiao Chen arrives on time.
On the Profound Sun Bird, Shui Linglings face rxed in joy. She smiled and said, I just knew he would definitelye.
The sound of the bell reverberated endlessly. The purple lightning bolt that fell from the sky still had plenty of remnant might. Sparks flew around the ancient bronze bell, crackling as they leaped around without any signs of stopping.
A white figure appeared one kilometer from the challenge peak. All the cultivators waiting in the air could not help but focus their gazes there.
He really came! He clearly knows that he will lose, but he still dared toe. He is actually somewhat brave.
Haha, he is just going to end up humiliating himself. There is no difference whether he came or not.
You can''t say that. There is a big difference between fleeing without a fight and arriving as arranged. If we were the ones put on the spot, knowing that Bai Wuxue can kill a Martial Sage, how many of us would have the courage toe and fight him?
Thats right. No matter what, I still quite admire his courage.
Xiao Chens arrival exceeded many peoples expectations. The negative words against him lessened significantly.
Despite clearly knowing that he would lose yet still daring toe, this courage won good evaluations of Xiao Chen.
Ximen Bao smiled, and a murderous intent appeared on his face. He said frostily, I hope that Bai Wuxue wont end up killing you. Otherwise, it will be too boring.
The top Battle Realms genius, Niu Deng, had a simr hostile expression. His eyes turned cold as he said, I did not expect him to have broken through to half-Sage in one year. However, he is facing Bai Wuxue and does not have much of a chance.
Pity filled the eyes of the Passionate Young Master, Murong Lingfeng, and the Full Moon Pavilions Feng Xingsheng.
Xiao Chen managed to sessfully break through to half-Sage in one year. Even in this great age of geniuses, such talent stood out from the crowd; he was of peak standard.
Unfortunately, Xiao Chen met with Bai Wuxue. His defeat was certain. It was now just a matter of whether Bai Wuxue was willing to spare his life or not. It would be a pity if such a person fell.
Normal cultivators could not see the Heavenly Sage Laws behind Xiao Chen. However, these peak experts could tell with one nce.
Although they could not see the Heavenly Sage Laws distinctly, they could tell that the Heavenly Sage Laws were there. Having them was sufficient proof that Xiao Chen was at the border of the Martial Sage realm.
Such cultivation and talent shocked many people. However, the crowd was still pessimistic about Xiao Chens chances because his opponent was too horrifying.
Bai Wuxue could even kill a Martial Sage. No matter how heaven-defying or how much of a demonic genius Xiao Chen was, it did not matter. So what if Xiao Chen had advanced to half-Sage?
Only An Junxi, who stood on another mountain peak, looked up at Xiao Chen and entered deep thought. A strange light shed in his eyes.
The Extreme Yin Sect Elder looked coldly at Xiao Chen and said expressionlessly, The bell has rung. Life or death depends on the heavens. The duel begins immediately.
After the Extreme Yin Sect Elder finished speaking, he drifted away without saying anything else, directly leaving the summit.
Bai Wuxue was dressed in white and blue robes. His handsome face looked cold. As he watched Xiao Chen arrive, his indifferent expression did not change.
After not seeing you for a year, you advanced to half-Sage already. Not bad. Unfortunately, I did not stagnate. If you admit defeat now, I can leave you a path to life. Otherwise, I might not be able to hold backter, Bai Wuxue said apathetically as he stared at Xiao Chen; he had absolute confidence in his strength.
Xiao Chens pupils constricted as he smiled faintly. Is that so? In that case, I will return the same offer to you word for word. I am also afraid that I cannot hold myself back.
Bai Wuxue neither raged nor smiled. Feather-like snowkes fell from the sky for no reason, covering the ground in a thickyer of snow.
Holy Icy Cold Palm!
Bai Wuxue stepped forward and sent out an attack. A gigantic ice palm appeared out of nowhere and headed for Xiao Chen.
This ice palm was different from the Great Icy Cold Palm of the past. This Holy Icy Cold Palm had even more spirituality. It seemed to resonate with nature.
When Xiao Chen looked up, he could even see an ancient Sage sitting high in the sky amid the drifting snow. It was that Sage and not Bai Wuxue that sent this palm.
This is the Extreme Yin Sects Superior Grade Heaven Ranked Martial Technique. No one has managed to practice it for several hundred years already because it has very high demands onprehension.
It looks like this Bai Wuxue has no intention of wasting time with Xiao Chen. He is nning to kill him with one attack.
Its over. Bai Wuxue is too direct. There is nothing to see in this battle.
The moment Bai Wuxue attacked, several people eximed. They had not expected him to practice this Martial Technique. Shui Lingling and the others on the Profound Sun Bird could not help but show anxiety on their faces.
This is somewhat interesting. However, that should not be all you have.
Xiao Chen looked around and made a decision in his heart. His figure shed and quickly dodged. The ice palm with a holy light crashed into the arena and cracked it. The entire mountain peak shook.
Mighty and ferocious, the puissance of the Holy Icy Cold Palm made everyone sigh in sorrow.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Mountain-like ice palms flew continuously at the dodging Xiao Chen. The entire mountain started to quake intensely. The arena shattered into countless shards shooting up into the air.
The fight just started, and it already spread throughout the entire mountain summit. The cultivators watching from a distance had shown great foresight.
Before the gigantic palm, Xiao Chen appeared very small and insignificant. His continuous dodging looked very hair-raising as he evaded each ice palm by the skin of his teeth.
After dodging several times, Xiao Chen found an opportunity. He stomped ferociously on the ground and nimbly sidestepped the ice palms, leaping into the air and charging at Bai Wuxue.
Such an exquisite and nimble Movement Technique won the praise of several people.
However, Bai Wuxue merely smiled coldly and quickly formed hand seals. He showed a mocking expression and said, I was just waiting for you toe. Die!
Suddenly, two colossal ice palms appeared in the air. Then, the two ice palms moved towards each other, like two mountains closing in on each other, quickly bracketing Xiao Chen.
This abrupt development caused many people to change their expressions. Xiao Chen, who was trapped between the two palms, looked very small and insignificant. He had no way to dodge.
If the two palms mped on Xiao Chen, how could he have any chance of survival? Unexpectedly, Bai Wuxue had such a backup move.
Just as the onlookers hearts leaped to their throats, vast and resonant sagely music sounded, and golden light descended from the horizon.
The resonant sagely music sang of Xiao Chens legend. His exploits condensed into a flickering golden painting.
As the sagely music yed out, the gears of time wound on, and the legend became a vast poetic saga, which then turned into a glorious myth.
Many people felt a misperception as they stared at the painting that suddenly appearedas if they were seeing ancient historyand the impression evoked the need to worship him.
Bang!
Xiao Chen punched at both sides. The power of the legend poured into his fists as he hit the two ice palms. Before the crowds astonished eyes, the two ice palms shattered into shards.
The ice shards reflected the sunlight, creating beams of rainbow-colored light and forming a dreamlike scene where Xiao Chen in his white robes looked like a celestial immortal.
You are not the only person with a Superior Grade Heaven Ranked Martial Technique.
Xiao Chen smiled coldly in his heart as clumps of electric light burst out under his feet. He instantly executed Thunder Dragon Steps, and his figure flickered. Then he punched with Radiance of Deities.
In a sh, the tables had turned. Xiao Chen, who was initially scurrying around to dodge, actually attacked.
Bai Wuxues face sank. Clearly, he had not anticipated that Xiao Chen would break his Holy Icy Cold Palm so easily.
When Bai Wuxue saw the vast resplendent pir of light, he stomped ferociously on the ground, creating rumbling sounds as a snow mountain rose up behind him. There was even a white-robed Sage sitting at the summit of the snow mountain.
In that instant, space became solid. The pir of light that came flying over could not advance any further.
Bai Wuxue sent out a palm strike, and the Sage at the summit of the snow mountain opened his eyes and mirrored the attack simultaneously. The twos actions seemed synchronized.
When the Sage attacked, an ancient sagely sound reverberated through the sky.
Instantly, snow fell even more heavily. Some snow tornadoes also appeared in the distant sky, spinning wildly.
Such a mysterious phenomenon looked and sounded very horrifying. The cultivators one kilometer away could not help but move back another five kilometers.
Its strong might was unmoved as if it were a mountain.
Bai Wuxues palm caught hold of the majestic and resplendent pir of light. Without taking a step, he turned the light into ice and shattered it into pieces.
I obtained the inheritance of the ancient Snow Race. No matter how strong you are, you are just a joke before me.
As Bai Wuxue watched the light turn into ice shards, seeing himself break such a mighty move easily, he could not help but smile cockily.
So what if you can break my Holy Icy Cold Palm? You will still get defeated.
However, before Bai Wuxue couldplete that smile, Xiao Chen had already arrived in front of him. Xiao Chen did not feel dispirited over Bai Wuxues breaking Radiance of Deities.
All Xiao Chen wanted was to get close to Bai Wuxue. Obviously, he achieved his aim.
Myriad Heaven Divine Fist, tenfoldbat prowess, Deities Descending!
A beam of divine light tore through the barrier of the sky and entered Xiao Chens body, sending his aura soaring. All the creatures in the world seemed to want to bow in worship.
Suddenly, before his aura, the drifting snow in the air froze in ce like time had stopped.
Xiao Chen roared ferociously, and a golden light shone. His white robes fluttered, and golden radiance emanated from every strand of his hair as he punched.
Bai Wuxue, who shed head-on with this move, clearly had not expected Xiao Chens strength to increase tenfold. The snow mountain behind him instantly crumbled, and the Sage sitting at the summit exploded.
Break!
After the snow mountain crumbled, Bai Wuxues momentum plummeted to rock bottom. He went flying back like a released arrow, zooming one kilometer in an instant, and crashed outside the t top of the challenge peak.
The snowkes stopped dancing, and the strong winds stopped howling. Xiao Chen stood calmly on the mountaintop, looking coldly at Bai Wuxue, who had an incredulous look.
The entire ce fell quiet. The flow of the battle had changed so suddenly in a few moves that everyones emotions surged, fluctuating without end. No one had expected such a result.
That white-robed brat had actually sent Bai Wuxue flying!
Chapter 785 - Horrifying Battle
Chapter 785: Horrifying Battle
In the distance, Ximen Baos pupils constricted. He appeared rather stunned as he whispered, What exactly did this fellow experience in the past year? He is actually holding the upper hand.
However, Feng Xingsheng frowned slightly and said softly, Did this fellow only practice this Fist Technique in the past year? In that case, it is too disappointing.
No matter how powerful a Fist Technique was, to a desman, it was only an unorthodox method. Furthermore, Xiao Chen would not be able to defeat Bai Wuxue by relying on this Fist Technique.
Bai Wuxue stopped moving in the air, and his expression turned grave. When he looked at Xiao Chen now, he no longer looked down on him like he did before.
After not seeing you for one year, it looks like Im not the only one who had a fortuitous encounter. You are rather impressive too. However, with what you just showed, you will still be defeated.
Bai Wuxue focused himself and turned into a beam of cold light. Everywhere he passed, he left behind a crystalline light glittering coldly.
Once again, that Sage sat at his favorite spot, and the beam of cold light gave off a boundless might.
As the cold light shed, the feather-like snow started falling again. Bai Wuxue instantly arrived before Xiao Chen and sent out a palm strike.
He did not believe that Xiao Chen could keep using his tenfold strength indefinitely. In terms of closebat, he undoubtedly held the upper hand.
Bai Wuxue guessed the beginning of it but not the rest of it. Indeed, Xiao Chen could not use Deities Descending continuously. However, Bai Wuxue did not hold the upper hand in closebat.
As the two fought, quickly exchanging moves, shocking reports resounded. When electric light and cold Qi shed, they produced horrifying shock waves.
Soon, the fallout from the twos fight reduced the mountain summit by a third of a meter. Lightning shed amid the snow, forming a wonderful scene.
After an instant, the two had exchanged hundreds of moves. When they attacked, they did not hold back or give way, not allowing the other party to gain an advantage.
Xiao Chen used his Thunder Dragon Steps at its peak in the air, and Bai Wuxue did the same with his mysterious cold-light Movement Technique.
Those with weaker eyesight could not even see the afterimages of the two. If not for the horrifying mysterious phenomena and the loud reports, no one would think that there was a terrible battle going on here.
Dance of Snow, Hundred Flower Blossoms!
The snow condensed into flowers, thousands of pure and holy ice flowers. They spun gently and formed a beautiful storm filled with killing intent as it headed for Xiao Chen.
Holy Fire Burning the Heavens!
Xiao Chen did not show any fear. He burned half his Vital Qi and the clouds in the sky. It looked like a True Dragon flew around in the burning clouds, and a dragon w plunged from the sky.
The thousands of flowers shattered, countless ice shards flying everywhere.
Dance of Snow, Hundred Flowers Striving!
After Bai Wuxues move was broken, he immediately followed up with another one. Hundreds of flower types appeared; roses, peonies, azaleas, parasol flowers,urels, and many more bloomed.
The flowers formed arge-area formation, trying to encase Xiao Chen and kill him.
Xiao Chens face sank, and he did not hesitate to use the Kun Peng Fist. A huge shadow appeared, and the aura of the ancient Kun Peng spread out.
When the Kun Peng spreads its wings, it resents the sky for being too low!
Therge formation of hundreds of flowers broke with one punch from Xiao Chen. Then he continued to charge at Bai Wuxue.
Such a soul-startling battle forced the observers to all retreat another three kilometers with strange expressions on their faces.
Everyone originally believed that this fight would end quickly. No one had expected to see an intense battle. At first, everyone thought that Xiao Chen had fled in fear of certain defeat. However, he not only came but also drove Bai Wuxue to such an extent.
Every time Bai Wuxue sent out a move, Xiao Chen broke it. He did not seem to be at the losing end at all.
After another hundred moves, the two still appeared to be rather equal. Xiao Chen lost his patience and knocked Bai Wuxue back with one punch. Then he quickly moved back and looked at him coldly.
If that is all the strength you have, then in my opinion, you are just so-so.
The long, slender Lunar Shadow Saber appeared in Xiao Chens grasp with a flip of his hand.
When the saber appeared, exmations arose from the onlookers. They suddenly remembered that Xiao Chen was a desman.
The eyes of the top desman of the south, Feng Xingsheng, and Wang Meng, one of the seven giants who used a saber, immediately lit up, and they quickly paid more attention.
When Bai Wuxue saw Xiao Chen take out the Lunar Shadow Saber, his expression remained cold. He still had a trump card he had not used yet. He believed that once he used that trump card, no matter how strong Xiao Chen was, Xiao Chen would not be able to change the situation. Bai Wuxue had never doubted he would emerge the victor.
Boom!
When Xiao Chen took out the Lunar Shadow Saber, a lightning bolt immediately tore through the sky. Boundless clouds churned continuously. Soon, thick, heavy clouds spread for fifty kilometers, looking very horrifying.
The instant the electric light shed, Xiao Chen took the posture for the Azure Emperors Drawing the Saber and circted his energies for the foundational moves of the Lightning Tribtion Saber Technique.
Bai Wuxues expression changed slightly. He suddenly discovered that he could not predict the trajectory of this seemingly ordinary Drawing the Saber. He did not know where Xiao Chen would attack from.
Sou! Sou!
A horrified expression appeared in Bai Wuxues eyes despite himself. He quickly retreated, but it was already toote.
A purple light shed, and a saber light tore through the protective Quintessence in front of Bai Wuxues chest. Then, itnded heavily on the inner vest he wore.
Thunder roared, and a boundless light burst forth from the saber. Bai Wuxues body flew back like a fired cannonball.
How can this be? How exactly did he draw that saber?!
Iparably breathtaking! all the desmen watching eximed loudly. Even Feng Xingsheng and Wang Meng became excited withplex expressions.
After not seeing him for one year, his Saber Techniques indeed did not disappoint, Feng Xingsheng muttered to himself, but the pity in his eyes became even thicker. He added, If Bai Wuxue had notprehended a will, perhaps you might be able to win this battle.
The other people who knew what Bai Wuxue had hidden also showed pity in their eyes.
After Xiao Chen used his Lunar Shadow Saber to attack, he gained the upper hand.
The brand-new Lightning Tribtion Saber Technique suppressed Bai Wuxue to the point of retreat. Pythons formed by bolts of lightning howled ferociously around him. Such a horrifying might caused Bai Wuxues momentum to drop, and he could not recover it.
The initial disdain nowpletely vanished from Bai Wuxues face at such extremely miserable suppression.
The hundred electric pythons merged into one, giving off a golden light. Then, Xiao Chen executed Earthly Lightning Tribtion, and the electric pythons turned into a saber light heading for Bai Wuxue.
Bai Wuxue clenched his teeth, and the sitting Sage above him sent out a palm strike. A snow mountain immediately rose up in front of Bai Wuxue.
He leaped up, and his body merged with that image of the Sage. He looked dignified as he sat on the summit of the snow mountain.
When the Earthly Lightning Tribtion fell, electric light burst out, and the mysterious phenomenon of the snow mountain started to tremble continuously as if it would crumble at any moment.
Merged with the image of the Sage, Bai Wuxue had a calm expression on his face. His eyes turned cold, and he suddenly stood up. In that instant, the sky seemed to rise higher.
His momentum, which had dropped to rock bottom earlier, soared back up. He flew into the sky, and the clouds above him resisted for a moment before he tore them apart with his momentum.
As the sun shone its light down, Bai Wuxue stood at the peak of the snow mountain. He looked glorious like a god of ice. A crystalline light flowed out from beneath his feet.
The shaking snow mountain became tough and resilient in that instant. The rebound from the snow mountain knocked the thick, ferocious lightning python back.
That is enough!
Bai Wuxue snorted coldly and looked up. The cultivators who entered his line of sight immediately felt an indelible coldness appear in their seas of consciousness. Scenes of snow mountains crumbling and boundless storms kept ying in their minds.
It is a will! The will of ice!
Bai Wuxue reallyprehended the will of ice!
No wonder he can kill a Martial Sage. Those with wills can easily defeat people above their cultivation level.
The surrounding cultivators felt fearing from their spirits, causing them to all exim in unison. There had long been rumors of Bai Wuxueprehending the will of ice. However, rumors were, in the end, just rumors. When they witnessed it for themselves, they could not help their startlement.
Ximen Bao involuntarily revealed a sinister smile. He said, In the end, this fellow managed to force Bai Wuxue to unleash his will of ice. Unfortunately, I cannot destroy him personally with my own hands. How regrettable!
Feng Xingsheng and the others sighed slightly and shook their heads. Once the will was out, no matter howrge an advantage one had, it would all be gone like the wind. Xiao Chen was going to suffer a rout and would probably not escape death.
On the Profound Sun Bird, Shui Lingling looked frighteningly grave. At some point in time, her purple bow appeared in her right hand. She gripped it so hard that it seemed like the handle would break under the pressure.
An Junxi, who was at another mountain peak, did not show any change in his expression. When Xiao Chen executed the Lightning Tribtion Saber Technique, An Junxi had verified some guesses he had.
No matter how outstanding you are, how great your talent is, or however much Luck you have, challenging me, Bai Wuxue, is your misfortune.
A murderous intent shed in Bai Wuxues eyes. He stretched his finger out, and white light flowed around on his forehead. The light of his will manifested, forming into rings of flickering white light.
Incandescent radiance burst forth from Bai Wuxues forehead, and a small ice sword giving off bright light flew in the direction his finger indicated, towards Xiao Chen.
This was the form of Bai Wuxues will. The small ice sword was only palm size. However, the amount of energy it could release made space tremble like it would tear apart at any moment.
The huge might encased Xiao Chen. A flood of snow seemed to form behind the small ice sword, rumbling like a massive army charging.
Several people could not help but close their eyes. Another genius was about to fall. This was the age of geniuses. Since this was the best stage for geniuses, it was also the grave of countless fallen geniuses.
Seeing the small ice sword approaching him, Xiao Chen startedughing instead. He said softly, I was wondering what trump card you had. It turns out that it is this. I seem to know a little bit about wills as well.
The purple Lightning Talisman in Xiao Chens sea of consciousness spun around once and emerged from his forehead. The huge might disappeared like smoke before the immortal will of thunder.
Chapter 786 - Incredible Battle Result
Chapter 786: Incredible Battle Result
Before the crowd had time for astonishment, the talisman crashed into the small ice sword. Melodious shattering resounded.
The manifestation of Bai Wuxues will broke in half as a purple light shed.
At the peak of the snow mountain, Bai Wuxue vomited a mouthful of blood. Before he could exim in shock, the purple Lightning Talisman struck him.
Electric light exploded out, and the immortal will of thunders light poured forth. The tall snow mountain immediately melted, and shock waves surged. Bai Wuxue went flying back five kilometers and crashed heavily into a mountainside.
With a loud boom, the impact cut off the peak, immediately splitting it into halves. The top part of the mountain toppled down violently.
The wind whistled as Xiao Chen charged forward. The talisman automatically returned to his sea of consciousness. When he swung his saber, it was like a crescent moon slicing the sky apart as he chopped the falling mountaintop in half.
Xiao Chen gently drifted up andnded on the broken mountain, beside the thoroughly wounded Bai Wuxue, who was vomiting blood continuously and looking very miserable.
Before everyones shocked gazes, Xiao Chen sheathed his saber and kicked, sending Bai Wuxue flying off the broken mountain like a sandbag.
As everyone watched Xiao Chen boot off the invalid Bai Wuxue, they remembered Bai Wuxues words, how whoever challenged him was unfortunate. They could not help but feel the irony in this.
As for who was the unfortunate one, the answer was clear as they watched Bai Wuxue fall.
The Extreme Yin Sect Elder who dered the start of the match stared coldly at Xiao Chen. He gently floated up and caught the heavily injured Bai Wuxue.
The Extreme Yin Sect Elder nced at Bai Wuxues injuries. Bai Wuxue had burns all over his body, and his face trembled uncontrobly. Against all expectations, the top true inheritor of the Extreme Yin Sect ended up in such a state. He would need at least a month to recover.
Damn it!
The old mans face turned dark, and murderous intent started shing in his eyes. He looked at Xiao Chen, who was on the broken mountain, and his Heavenly Sage Laws began to dance about behind him.
A vast Spiritual Energy flowed like a gushing river, quickly heading for the Extreme Yin Sect Elder.
Buzz!
Just as the Extreme Yin Sect Elder was about to attack, a fiery light shed from the horizon like a meteor streaking by. It left a beautiful trail of light in the sky.
The fiery light arrived at the Extreme Yin Sect Elder in an instant like a falling star. It was indescribably fast.
This startled the old man into quickly withdrawing his murderous intent. Picking up Bai Wuxue, he pushed off the ground with one leg, and his figure shed into the air.
The moment the Extreme Yin Sect Elder left, that fiery lightnded. The instant it touched the ground, a bottomless finger-sized hole appeared in the ground.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
After one second of calm, the ground suddenly cracked in a spiderweb pattern without any warning and exploded.
Rocks shot into the sky, firing out like arrows. A deep, spiral-shaped pit five hundred meters wide appeared. The might of this arrow was iparable.
What is the Extreme Yin Sect trying to do? Are you not acknowledging your defeat after your loss? The rules of the challenge peak were set by the Martial God Pce. The disciples of every sect are free to make a challenge; their life or death is up to heaven. They will settle their grudges in a fair manner. The Elders of the sect are not allowed to interfere.
Just when the old man was about to burst out in rage, a clear and attractive voice rang out. Riding the Profound Sun Bird, Shui Lingling appeared above his head and pointed her purple bow at him expressionlessly.
The surrounding cultivators watching could not help finding this interesting. Could this Extreme Yin Sect be nning tomit a great taboo, defying the rules that the Martial God Pce had set?
Girl from the Supreme Sky Sect, dont be too overbearing. Naturally, the Extreme Yin Sect will not do such a disreputable thing. The Extreme Yin Sect can afford to lose and so does Bai Wuxue.
A resonant voice came from the distance, moving closer as a skinny old man with a sullen expression walked over.
When the distant cultivators saw this persons face, they unconsciously took a few more steps back. A trace of deep fear shed in their eyes.
The Extreme Yin Old Man. He actually came out.
This is normal. Bai Wuxue is his best disciple. With Bai Wuxue injured to this extent, he has toe out.
However, Xiao Chen is also quite surprising.
The Extreme Yin Old Man was an expert second only to Martial Emperors in the Tianwu Domain. In this age where the Martial Emperors were fighting bravely in the starry heavens, wandering about, he represented the peak fighting force of the Kunlun Realm.
When facing this person, all it took was one nce, and one would feel tremendous pressure. Shui Lingling suppressed the panic in her heart and said, Many thanks for Seniors magnanimity. Xiao Chen, lets return to the Supreme Sky Sect.
Xiao Chen gently pushed off the broken mountain andnded on the Profound Sun Birds back. He discovered there were many familiar people on the birds back.
Aside from Jun Si, Yue Chenxi and Gong Yangyu were there too. When Xiao Chen looked at their identity medallions, he realized that after not seeing them for a year, they had be true inheritors. It looked like gold would shine no matter where it was.
Congrattions, Senior Brother Xiao!
A few people congratted Xiao Chen. He replied to all of them. These were all familiar people; there was no need to be overly reserved.
Shui Lingling looked cautiously at the Extreme Yin Old Man. She did not say anything more as she controlled the Profound Sun Bird to spread its wings and turn into a beam of azure light as it flew into the distance.
After all, this area was the Extreme Yin Sects territory. While the sect would not dare do anything in the open, it might still try something in the shadows. An early departure was best.
As the cultivators who came over to take part in the excitement watched the Supreme Sky Sect group leave, their expressions all revealed extremelyplicated feelings.
Originally, these cultivators had thought there would be nothing much too see. They had not expected the battle to turn out to be so intense with many extremely thrilling twists and turns. In the end, the results were also surprising.
Bai Wuxue exhibited the will of ice and made a great counterattack. With this, everyone thought that he would win. Who would have imagined that Xiao Chen actuallyprehended a will as well?
Furthermore, Xiao Chens will of thunder was much stronger than Bai Wuxues will of ice. On contact, Bai Wuxues will of ice shattered.
Wills were things that took form. If it was damaged, it would injure the cultivator''s Lifeforce Origin. This sort of injury might damage Bai Wuxues cultivation, causing him a heavy loss.
Of the seven giants, Bai Wuxue was the next after An Junxi toprehend a will. His future should have been very bright.
Bai Wuxue had wanted to use this battle to make Xiao Chen his stepping stone, to achieve instant sess and rocket to the top.
However, who could have imagined that the results would be theplete opposite? Bai Wuxue became Xiao Chens stepping stone, boosting his fame instead.
After today, the name White Robed desman Xiao Chen would shake the entire Tianwu Domain. He would gain the attention of every major faction, and his reputation would rival that of An Junxi.
The crowd slowly scattered. Soon, this extraordinarily bustling challenge peak quietened down.
As the old man held on to Bai Wuxue, he asked with a sullen expression, First Elder, are we really just letting that brat leave like that? This feels very unsatisfying.
At the foot of the challenge peak, many figures arrived. All of them had strong, terrifying auras; all of them were actually Superior Grade Martial Sages.
These were all major characters of the Extreme Yin Sect. Any one of them could dominate the twenty-seven northern provinces.
At this moment, all these strong Martial Sages cast their gazes on the Extreme Yin Old Man. With just one word from him, these people would instantly chase after Xiao Chen and squash him to death like an ant, not leaving him any path to life.
The Extreme Yin Old Man nced at the feeble Bai Wuxue. His thin face looked extremely terrifying. He slowly said, There is no need. The will clone of the Supreme Sky Emperor is definitely with that girl, Shui Lingling. Even if you all go, you will not be able to stop her.
However, Bai Wuxue is this heavily injured. How can he participate in the Sage War a month from now? Our Extreme Yin Sect is relying on him to obtain a spot.
Indeed. If the two Supreme Elders in closed-door cultivation hear of this, they will definitely question us about it.
These major characters of the Extreme Yin Sect all spoke up one after another, clearly dissatisfied.
Ignorants!
The Extreme Yin OId Mans face sank, and he snorted coldly. Everyone felt his anger and shut up.
Even if we kill that brat, can Wuxue obtain a spot? You dont have to worry about that. In the first ce, the will of thunder has a suppressive effect on the will of ice. It is good that Wuxue is injured. Without destruction, there can be no construction. This matter will calm him down.
Without destruction, there can be no construction.
Something seemed to ur to the old man carrying Bai Wuxue. His expression changed as he said, First Elder, you mean
The Extreme Yin Old Man replied indifferently, Coincidentally, Wuxues will of ice is broken. I can use the time it reforms to think of a way to insert in another attribute.
When the others heard this, their eyes could not help lighting up. If they could add another attribute, like light, massacre, destruction, darkness, or ruin, then Bai Wuxue would have found blessings amid disaster. His strength would rise explosively, and he would stand a greater chance at obtaining a spot.
However, if the attribute is notprehended personally but forcefully infused in, it would be like drinking poison in the hope of quenching ones thirst. It will be a big obstacle to Wuxues growth, an Elder said somewhat worriedly.
[Note: Drinking poison in the hope of quenching one''s thirst: This means a supposed remedy that only makes matters worse.]
The Extreme Yin Old Man smiled mysteriously and said, I have my ways. Just wait for it to happen. This battle is nothing. The most important thing is who has thestugh.
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As the azure Profound Sun Bird traveled through the clouds of the beautiful sky and gentle breezes, Xiao Chen stood on the Profound Sun Bird and shared his experiences over the past year with his friends from the Supreme Sky Sect.
From the moment he departed from the Supreme Sky Sect and entered the Savage Beast Forest to now, the year felt like just a moment to him.
This feeling became even more intense as he spoke about his experiences. It gave him someprehensions about the great Dao, an understanding of how avable time passed.
On the path to the top, there would be many years like this, where one might be bitterly cultivating or seeking fortuitous encounters. It might even be a hundred years, but it would all pass in a sh.
After the Profound Sun Bird flew for two days, itnded at a provincial capital with a transportation formation. There, Shui Lingling spent arge number of Spirit Stones to have the group sent directly to the Supreme Sky Province.
The familiar silhouette of Supreme Sky City appeared in Xiao Chens vision once again. The members of the group took their leave from one another, and Xiao Chen also prepared to return to his courtyard to get a good rest.
Junior Brother Xiao Chen, wait for a while.
Shui Lingling, who had been quiet along the way, smiled gently as she stopped Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen turned around and looked at Shui Lingling. First Senior Sister, is something the matter?
Given the close distance, Xiao Chen did not dare to look Shui Lingling straight in the eye. A girl like her had an inexplicable charm.
Shui Lingling nodded and said, Wait for a while. Ill bring you to a ce. The inner sects First Elder wants to see you.
Chapter 787 - Secret Land of the Supreme Sky Sect
Chapter 787: Secret Land of the Supreme Sky Sect
The sect leaders of the various sects would go exploring in the starry heavens when they became Martial Emperors, adventuring in the depths of space and seeking their fortuitous encounters.
Normally, there would be a Supreme Elder holding down the fort in the sect, to prevent enemies from invading or in case of a Demonic Cmity, while the inner sects First Elder managed the matters of the sect.
The Supreme Sky Sect was no exception. To a certain extent, every sects inner sects First Elder had the same rights as the sect master.
The First Elders family name was Han. Xiao Chen had met him once before to take an exceptionally long leave to go explore the world. However, he did not know why the First Elder was looking for him now, so he asked out of curiosity.
Shui Lingling smiled mysteriously and replied, Just go, and you will know. Come with me.
The two soared into the air. Under Shui Linglings lead, they flew increasingly higher. Soon, they approached the inner city. However, she did not show any signs of wanting tond.
Xiao Chen felt very curious. He looked up and used his sharp Spiritual Sense to peer at the boundless sky above. Eventually, he felt a fine distinction somewhere, but he could not put his finger on what exactly it was nor could he find it. It was like a faintly discernible feather floating in the air.
Shui Lingling took out a jade strip and tossed it up. A bright light shed, and a spatial gate opened in the space. She stepped through that door and vanished right before Xiao Chen.
Suppressing the suspicions in his heart, Xiao Chen quickly followed after, rushing in right before the spatial gate closed. When it closed, it happened silently, attracting nobodys attention.
Xiao Chen walked through the spatial gate for an unknown length of time, and then a scene opened up before him. Unexpectedly, there was a paradise within, a whole new world.
When he looked up, the starry sky looked strange. It was very bright with no trace of darkness at all. However, the lights of the stars, both bright and dim, were distinctly visible, making one marvel.
There were mountain ranges in the ce, covered in lush greenery. He could see pavilions as well as strong Spirit Beasts running around.
Arge tform in the middle of the mountains had hundreds of warships parked on top of it.
When Xiao Chen checked the auras of those warships, he discovered that even the lowest grade of them was Sage Grade Secret Treasure. A closer look found plenty of King Grade Secret Treasures.
In the Sky Dome Realm, the Noble ns treated the King Grade warships as n treasures to be passed down. However, this ce actually had so many of them.
Thousands of floating pces drifted in the air, surrounded by spiritual clouds. Based on the Spirit Veins origins underneath the pces, each of the pces had at least four Rank 1 Spirit Veins.
When Xiao Chen and Shui Lingling appeared, strong Mental Energy directed at them came out of the floating pces.
These probes of Mental Energy circled Shui Lingling once and then focused on Xiao Chen. He frowned slightly. He used his Spiritual Sense toy a barrier around himself. However, a few particrly strong ones pierced the barrier, clearly seeing everything within.
Xiao Chen could not help but feel fear in his heart. Those with particrly strong Mental Energy were definitely all Superior Grade Martial Sages. In terms of cultivation, they were not weaker than the Extreme Yin Old Man.
Being spied on by others did not feel good. Such a situation had not happened in a long time ever since Xiao Chens Purple Thunder Divine Incantation advanced to the sixthyer.
Xiao Chens face sank, and the purple Lightning Talisman in his sea of consciousness suddenly circted. His Spiritual Sense carried the immortal will of thunder as it swept out.
When those probes of Mental Energy noticed the Spiritual Sense containing the will approaching, they turned aside, not daring to sh against it directly.
Some of the Mental Energy could not get away in time, and Xiao Chens Spiritual Sense devoured it. Dull groans came from various pces. Clearly, they suffered a little bit.
Xiao Chen asked in astonishment, First Senior Sister, what is this ce?
Shui Lingling answered, This was where the ten thousand years of the Supreme Sky Sects umtions are. It is also where all the elites of the entire sect are. Soon, you will be one of them.
Suddenly, Xiao Chen understood. It turned out that the outside Supreme Sky City was only a facade. This ce was the actual foundation of the Supreme Sky Sect.
No wonder Xiao Chen had felt it was strange. How could the Supreme Sky Secta Rank 9 secthave so few true inheritors? Furthermore, not many Martial Sages showed their faces in the sect.
It turned out that all these people ran over here. When a cultivator advanced to Martial Sage, their lifespan would extend by five hundred years.
In the Kunlun Realm, about one in ten thousand cultivators could advance to Martial Sage; this was an extremely minute chance, much less than in the Sky Dome Realm.
If it were not for the Kunlun Realms vast Spiritual Energy and horrifying poption size, there would not be so many Martial Sages.
However, once one advanced to Martial Sage, their extended lifespan meant that they could live for very long. The Martial Sages of the past few hundred years were all gathered here.
Most of the people in this secret realm were Martial Sages. Aside from them, there were the Supreme Sky Sects previous batches of true inheritors, who were mostly only a step away from Martial Sage.
These people were less than a hundred years old and were the focus of the Supreme Sky Sects nurturing. They were considered a reserve elite force. If the older-generation Martial Sages fell, the half-step Martial Sages could immediately rece them.
Their presence would guarantee that a sect would remain standing for a long time and never fall. Once this reserve force dwindled, the rank of the sect would automatically drop within five hundred years.
Such situations weremon in the Kunlun Realm. Although there were many Rank 9 sects, few could remain around over a long time.
Little Girl Ling, who is this little fellow?!
Just as Xiao Chen and Shui Lingling were speaking, a floating pce in the distance flew over. The fog formed by Spiritual Energy parted, and an old man in high spirits walked out with a smile.
When Shui Lingling saw this old man, her eyes lit up. She could not help but smile gently as she said, How rare for Martial Uncle Qin to be so free! You havee out of closed-door cultivation. I came to visit you several times but ended up being refused entry.
However, the old man with the family name Qinughed loudly. He said, I dont know what you are thinking. Your purple bow is a high-quality Sage Grade Secret Treasure already. If you upgrade it again, it would be peak quality. This old man cannot bear such an expense.
Miser, Shui Lingling muttered.
She then introduced this old man to Xiao Chen. This old man was Elder Qin. He had advanced to Martial Sage five hundred years earlier and reached the peak of Superior Grade Martial Sage long ago.
Elder Qin was a grandmaster-level Martial Sage. His strength was unfathomable, and he was an expert in refining Secret Treasures. He administered the sects Equipment Forging Pavilion.
Xiao Chen understood that even though this Elder did not put on any airs, based on Shui Linglings introduction, he was a rather major character within the Supreme Sky Sect.
This junior is Xiao Chen. Greetings to Elder Qin. Not daring to be overly casual, Xiao Chen performed a cupped-fist salute in greeting.
The Equipment Forging Pavilions Elder Qin nced at Xiao Chen and revealed a contemtive expression, wanting to see through Xiao Chenpletely. However, he felt like there was ayer of fog around him that hindered his inspection.
Without any other choice, Elder Qin gave up and said, Brat, you are ratherplicated. No wonder Elder Bai and the others suffered under your hands earlier. They are probably too ashamed toe out and see anyone.
When Shui Lingling heard this, she could not help being slightly startled. The Elder Bai and others that Elder Qin spoke off were major characters in the Supreme Sky Sect. They had lived for several hundred years and had unfathomable strength. All of them were grandmaster-level Martial Sages.
If these people could take another step forward, they would be people who stood at the topMartial Emperors. Unexpectedly, they suffered under Xiao Chens hands.
When such a person praised Xiao Chen like that, no matter how thick his skin was, he would still feel embarrassed. Any one of these people could kill him with a twitch of a finger.
Senior is joking.
Elder Qin smiled and said, I am not just joking. Brat, do you have any interest in Secret Treasures. I am old already, and the disciples I epted are all inept. If you are interested, this old man does not mind epting one final disciple.
Xiao Chen was stunned. He could not understand how this had led to Elder Qin epting a disciple.
However, Elder Qin seemed rather serious about this. He continued, This old man is the Pavilion Master of the Equipment Forging Pavilion. Once you be my disciple, you will notck for Secret Treasures in the future. You will be able to throw away those ragged Secret Treasures you are wearing now.
Wait, thats not right. There is still a low-level Sage Grade Secret Treasure that is notpletely refined yet in your body. Hehe, this pagoda had good potential for alterations. Be my disciple, and I will immediately upgrade it to a peak Sage Grade Secret Treasure.
When Shui Lingling heard this, she raised her pretty eyebrows and smiled. Elder Qin, you are really great. When my Junior Brother came over, you quickly offered Secret Treasures and your services in upgrading his Secret Treasures, yet I already asked you to help me upgrade my bow to peak Sage Grade Secret Treasure multiple times.
When Old Qin heard this, heughed loudly and said, Your bow was originally a Magic Treasure of the Immortal Epoch. Its current might is probably no weaker than a King Grade Secret Treasures. This old man really cannot afford the resources needed to upgrade it.
Stingy! Shui Lingling pouted.
Elder Qin smiled embarrassedly and said, Junior, have you thought it over properly? If you follow me, when you break into the boundless starry heavens, you will not want for Secret Treasures.
Xiao Chen could not help but feel somewhat interested. No matter what, the other party was a grandmaster-level Martial Sage. He had five hundred years of experience and unfathomable strength. Furthermore, he knew how to refine Secret Treasures.
epting this person as a master would benefit him a lot. However, the thing that made Xiao Chen hesitate was that he liked his freedom. He would not be able to avoid the rules that came with having such a master.
Hahaha! Old Qin, a cksmith like you wants to take in such a good seedling? You are dreaming too much. Have you even asked if I agreed to it yet?
Resonantughter rang out as several pces flew over. A few old men parted the spiritual fog and appeared before Xiao Chen.
Shui Lingling felt somewhat shocked. She quickly greeted, Elder Bai, Elder Qi, Elder Lie, and Elder Wu, why are you all here?
The people who came were all grandmaster-level Martial Sages. Of the group, there was one person who made Xiao Chen feel immense pressure in his bones.
Even the purple Lightning Talisman in his sea of consciousness trembled a bit as it spun around continuously. When it did so, its Immortal scripts lit up, and then the situation changed slightly for the better.
Xiao Chen cautiously measured the old man whom Shui Lingling addressed as Elder Bai with his eyes. This person had to haveprehended a will as well. Furthermore, it was of a much higher level than his.
Elder Qin immediately fumed and red at the group. Old Bai, Old Qi, what are you bunch of old fogeys doing here?
Elder Baiughed and replied, You are not the only one with good eyes. This fellow has a bone age of only twenty-three, but he has already formed a hundred Heavenly Sage Laws and the will of thunder. Of course, we will not let such a good seedling just go to waste.
[Note: Bone age is considered to be a means for urately determining age. The logic is that many things can be faked, especially appearances and records, but only the bones cannot lie.]
Chapter 788 - Unfathomable
Chapter 788: Unfathomable
Without regard for their statuses, the Martial Sages inundated Xiao Chen with offers of many benefits, making him feel overwhelmed. He could not help but look towards Shui Lingling for help.
Shui Lingling smiled bitterly. She understood these people and their excitement at seeing a good seedling. However, Xiao Chen was truly not someone they could teach.
Just as Shui Lingling was about to say something, a small-mountain-like me descended from the sky. Strong pressure bore down, making breathing difficult.
A formless might spread across. Xiao Chen and Shui Lingling were the weakest and did not have much resistance to this. Their bodies moved uncontrobly backwards.
Boom!
The me stopped above one of the floating pces. Then it quickly turned into a tall and sturdy figure. This person had thick eyebrows,rge eyes, and a rectangr face; he had the appearance of a middle-aged man.
This middle-aged man wore purple Battle Armor that glistered with a bright light and shing talisman scripts. A thick bloody stench wafted from him. Clearly, he just finished a great battle.
Greetings, Vice Sect Master!
Everyone, including Elder Bai, bowed their backs and heads in respectful greeting.
This middle-aged man turned out to be the Vice Sect Master of the Supreme Sky Sect. No wonder he had such a strong aura. He was probably someone who surpassed these grandmaster-level Martial Sages, someone who was about to be a Martial Emperor.
Xiao Chen lowered his head as he made these spections. The reason why he did not guess this person to be a Martial Emperor was just purely based on instinct.
The few of you, stop messing around. He is someone that the Sect Master is interested in. Even I do not have any designs on him. Elder Bai, lead people to the ck Water Star. I already dealt with the Astral Beasts there, the rectangr-faced, middle-aged man said calmly, and then his figure shed, turning into a fiery light, and returned to his own floating pce.
When this person left, that formless might and aurapletely disappeared, allowing everyone to breathe with ease.
The Vice Sect Masters strength is bing even more unfathomable. There are several Rank 7 Astral Beasts on ck Water Star.
He will probably be the fourth Martial Emperor of our Supreme Sky Sect soon.
There is nothing much left here for us. How unfortunate, such a good seedling and the Sect Master snatched him away already.
The few old men muttered a bit more and nced at Xiao Chen reluctantly before leaving.
The words said earlier confused Xiao Chen. He looked up and evaluated the starry sky overhead. Then he asked, First Senior Sister, are we still in the Kunlun Realm?
Shui Lingling smiled and said, Naturally, we are still in the Kunlun Realm. However, we are no longer on Kunlun Continent. We already arrived in the starry heavens. This is the main base of our Supreme Sky Sect hereSupreme Sky Star.
You dont have to feel that it is strange. In the future, you will realize that the resources of the continent are limited. Only the resources of the starry heavens are unlimited. All the peak sects have their main base located here.
The two continued on their journey. After flying for an hour, Shui Lingling led Xiao Chen to a majestic pce in the mountains.
A very affable-looking, white-haired old man stood on the tform before the huge pce. He was the First Elder of the Supreme Sky Sects inner sectHan Qinghe.
Greetings, First Elder.
When the twonded, they performed cupped-fist salutes and greeted him.
Han Qinghe waved his hand and smiled. After carefully sizing up Xiao Chen, he revealed an extremely satisfied expression and said, Xiao Chen, you already know what is this ce, right?
Xiao Chen nodded and replied, I do. First Senior Sister already exined it to me.
You are the first inner sect disciple to enter this ce in a millennium. There are many benefits to entering this ce. You will understand more in the future.
Han Qinghe continued calmly, In one month, the Proud Son of Heaven Rankings Sage War will begin. This Sage War is different from the previous ones. This time, you are not fighting to get a ranking but a spot.
When the First Elder said that, even Shui Lingling felt it was strange. She asked, A spot for what?
Han Qinghe exined, The Kunlun Mountains Heavenly Dew Divine Spring is now full. The Martial God Pce has ten spots and the other racesthe Fiend Race, Deity Race, Ghost Race, and Corpse Racealso have a certain number of spots.
When Ao Jiao, who was in the Immortal Spirit Ring, heard the words Heavenly Dew Divine Spring, she immediately cried out, Xiao Chen, you cannot miss out on getting a spot. You must obtain one.
Xiao Chen asked doubtfully, What is the Heavenly Dew Divine Spring?
It isplicated to exin, so I will put it simply. Kunlun Mountain is a holy mountain that has existed since the Immortal Epoch. Even now, it is the heart of the entire Kunlun Realm, the roots of the Martial Epoch.
There is a legendary immortal pond therethe Heavenly Dew Divine Spring of today. After one soaks in it, it will increase ones talent. It can turn an ordinary person into a genius and a genius into a demonic genius.
Legend has it that any cultivator who soaks in this spring will definitely be a Martial Emperor, barring any mishaps. And a lot of historical reports support this. Apart from those that died from idents, all geniuses that soaked in the spring became Martial Emperors before the age of one hundred.
When Xiao Chen heard thest line, he raised an eyebrow, and his heart started racing despite himself.
Han Qinghe smiled and said, The two of you should have heard something about the Heavenly Dew Divine Spring. The Supreme Sky Sects hopes rest on you two. You have to obtain two spots.
Lingling, bring Xiao Chen to the Heavenly Battle Pce. Here is mymand medallion. Get him the Heaven Series training room. Xiao Chen, dont go out for this one month.
The Heavenly Battle Pce. When the Supreme Sky Sects true inheritors reached a certain level, the sect would bring them over and settle them down here, where they would remain as long as they have not yet be Sages. Because of this, the age gap of the people there was rtively big.
However, most of them would be under a hundred years old. If one could not be a Martial Sage before a hundred years old, they would be chased out of Supreme Sky Star, never to return. The highest level of the Supreme Sky Sect would have nothing to do with them anymore.
However, such things happened very rarely.
The true inheritors that caught the interest of the Supreme Sky Sect would have pretty good talent. With therge number of resources provided to them and the instruction of the many seniors that preceded them, if nothing unexpected happened, they would be able to be Martial Sages before a hundred years old.
In ordinary times, those who could be a Martial Sage before the age of one hundred would be considered geniuses. Regr Martial Sages would not beparable to them.
However, this was the rare age of geniuses that came once every ten thousand years. Clearly, it would not be fair to use such standards to measure these people since the Martial Epoch had only been around for several tens of thousands of years.
Along the way, Xiao Chen asked Shui Lingling, First Senior Sister, I can understand the effect of the Heavenly Dew Divine Spring on me. However, from Elder Hans behavior, it seems that if we can obtain spots, the sect would also gain great benefits from it as well.
Shui Lingling knew Xiao Chens cautious nature and the meticulousness of his thinking, so his question did not surprise her. She exined, Within twenty-four hours of soaking in the Heavenly Dew Divine Spring, our blood will contain the medicinal effects of the divine spring.
At that time, if you and I released some blood for the sect to refine Medicinal Pills, the Supreme Sky Sect would have several dozens or even hundreds of new Martial Sages.
Seeing the extremely horrified expression on Xiao Chens face, Shui Lingling smiled and added, However, you dont have to worry. This will not affect us. The essence of the divine spring will immediately infuse into our marrows. The part flowing in our blood will just be the remnants.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly and did not say anything else. He was merely shocked at the effect of this divine spring. Just the remnants of it could create so many Martial Sages!
He wondered if the cultivators who soaked in the Heavenly Dew Divine Spring would really be Martial Emperors before the age of one hundred like the rumor said.
As the two traveled, they did not meet many people. However, the ones they met were all Martial Sages. All of them were people Xiao Chen did not dare to underestimate.
These were not ordinary Martial Sages; they were the elite Martial Sages of the Supreme Sky Sect. Normally, the grandmaster-level Martial Sages led them in battles against Astral Beasts in the starry heavens.
These Martial Sages would notck resources. They were far stronger than loose cultivators or the few Senior Elders of the Xuan n.
Xiao Chen finally truly realized the vastness of the Kunlun Realm. The Supreme Sky Sect was already so amazing even though it was not considered a peak Rank 9 sect.
How much umtion would those peak Rank 9 sects have? How strong would they be? What kind of scene would the Sovereign Sects and Sovereign Noble ns have? Furthermore, there were still the other mysterious races.
Weve arrived. This is the Heavenly Battle Pce.
Xiao Chen looked up and saw the characters Heavenly Battle Pce written in cursive script on a majestic pce. The calligraphy gave off a grand atmosphere. After staring at it for a while, his eyes actually started to hurt.
He quickly withdrew his gaze. Apparently, there was more to these three characters than met the eye.
First Senior Sister is here again.
A few men and women walked out of the pce gates. They all had deep cultivations, all peak half-Sages. However, they did not look young. The youngest of them was already forty years old.
However, going by the average lifespan of the Kunlun Realm, forty years old was not considered middle-aged. Furthermore, their appearance would not change that drastically.
After seeing Shui Lingling, the leader of this group immediately walked over with a smile. Now, she was the top true inheritor. Furthermore, the Sect Master was her master.
Even though these people were older than Shui Lingling, they had to address her as First Senior Sister. The seniority was clear.
Clearly, Shui Lingling was quite familiar with these people. After she responded to the greetings, she said, Junior Brother Zhong Yi, this is the newly arrived Junior Brother Xiao Chen. Under orders from the First Elder, he is to cultivate in the Heavenly Battle Pce for one month.
A surprised expression shed in Zhong Yis eyes when he saw Xiao Chen behind Shui Lingling. Zhong Yis first reaction was that Xiao Chen was too young.
Based on Xiao Chens appearance, he was merely twenty-three or twenty-four. Zhong Yi had not heard of anyone entering the Heavenly Battle Pce at such an early age in a long time.
Behind him, the group of true inheritors from previous batches all showed surprised expressions as well in patent disbelief.
First Senior Sister, is this true? I have never heard of this Junior Brother Xiao Chen before. Zhong Yi could not help but say this, echoing what the others thought.
Shui Lingling took out the inner sect First Eldersmand medallion and replied, Naturally. Here is the First Eldersmand medallion. Dont tell me its fake. Oh, by the way, who won the rights to the Heaven Series training room? The First Elder decided to let Xiao Chen have it.
The moment Shui Lingling spoke, everyones expressions changed, turning to that of extreme shock.
Is this true or false? There is only one Heaven Series training room in the Heavenly Battle Pce, yet he is giving it to someone who just entered the Heavenly Battle Pce?
We have to undergo a bigpetition every month topete for the rights to the Heaven Series training room. The moment he arrives, he gets to stay there for a month?
Chapter 789 - Cruelty of the Heavenly Battle Palace
Chapter 789: Cruelty of the Heavenly Battle Pce
Inside the Heavenly Battle Pce, there are more than a hundred true inheritors. Even after putting in sweat and blood, we are unable to win the rights to the Heaven Series training room. It is unreasonable that he gets the rights to it so easily.
All sorts of words of dissatisfaction came from the mouths of the previous true inheritors. As they looked at Xiao Chen, they felt even more curious. What exactly were his origins?
Could Xiao Chen be a new disciple of some major character within the sect? If he did not rely on any connections, there was no way he could gain such a privilege.
These people could not be faulted for having such thoughts. Jealousy and suspicion were normal human behavior. Furthermore, Xiao Chen looked ordinary without anything special to him.
Zhong Yi looked at themand medallion Shui Lingling held out. His expression turned strange because themand medallion was real; Shui Lingling had spoken the truth.
First Senior Sister, this is going to be problematic to deal with. This time, the person with the rights to the Heaven Series training room is Cui Hao. He is rather hot-tempered. Furthermore, he has been the champion of thepetitions for half a year straight. It would be difficult to make him move out.
Shui Lingling repeated Cui Haos name once to herself. Then, she said, This is rather difficult to handle. However, this situation with Xiao Chen is special. Cui Hao really has to vacate the training room for this one month.
Xiao Chen entered deep thought. Given the reaction of this group of people, the Heaven Series training room should have great effects for cultivation.
Otherwise, these people would not have objected so strongly. Having concluded this, Xiao Chen could not help but hold some anticipation in his heart.
As the others watched Xiao Chen and Shui Lingling leave, they hesitated for a while before following them. They really wanted to see Cui Haos expression when he learned of this matter.
When Xiao Chen and Shui Lingling entered the pce gates, the interior of the Heavenly Battle Pce came into view. The style of the Heavenly Battle Pce could be described with two words: tall and big. Every pavilion and building within it was extraordinarily tall andrge.
This architecture gave it an extremely crude and simple ambiance. There was also an incredibly vast drill ground with many disciples exchanging moves in it.
When these disciples saw Xiao Chen, who was behind Shui Lingling, they all stopped what they were doing. Their First Senior Sister actually brought a male disciple in.
Furthermore, based on the expressions of Shui Lingling and Xiao Chen, they seemed rather familiar with each other. This intimacy was something that had never happened before.
After these people asked Zhong Yi, who was trailing behind, about the situation, they revealed simr expressions as the people earlier at his answer.
This is impossible. He is just a hairless brat. The moment he enters, he is assigned the Heaven Series training room? Is something wrong? Not to mention Cui Hao, even I disagree with this.
[Note: Hairless brat refers to a young person. The hair here refers to the pubic hair, which does not grow out until after puberty. Of course, it is not saying that Xiao Chen has not passed puberty yet; it is just an exaggeration.]
The people who could enter the Heavenly Battle Pce were excellent true inheritors among the previous batches, so they were all rather proud people.
These people were not very young. When they saw a junior receiving special treatment, even if he had the First Eldersmand medallion, they felt extremely dissatisfied.
The entire group of people followed after the two to watch the situation develop. Several people even discussed how to deal with Xiao Chen and show off their strength to the neer.
Before the Heaven Series training room, Cui Hao, who was in tight blue robes, unsurprisingly revealed a sullen expression when he heard Shui Linglings words.
Cui Hai snorted coldly and said in extreme dissatisfaction with a dark expression, You want me to move out and give way to a hairless brat? Shui Lingling, dont you feel that you are just humiliating me here? He appeared highly capable and had a skinny figure.
When Shui Lingling saw that Cui Hao was being fractious, her temper immediately red up. She said sternly, Cui Hao, this is the First Eldersmand medallion. Even the Pce Master has to obey hismands.
Cui Hao looked away and stared at Xiao Chen. He said, I dont care about any First Eldersmand medallion. I won the rights to this Heaven Series training room. I am following the teachings of the Heavenly Battle Pce.
You want me to move out? Sure, defeat me first.
Shui Lingling still had more to say. However, Xiao Chen smiled gently and answered before she said anything, That is exactly what I was thinking. I do not want people saying that I relied on connections to get in here.
Xiao Chen had heard clearly all the discussions and nder of the people behind them about him. Even if he could ignore them, he had to consider Shui Linglings feelings.
Xiao Chen, have you thought it through? Actually, Cui Haos words are quite reasonable. These are indeed the teachings of the Heavenly Battle Pce. I think that by assigning the Heaven Series training room to you, the First Elder is giving you a final test.
Shui Lingling secretly projected her voice to Xiao Chen, Cui Hao is thirty-eight years old this year. He is more than ten years older than you. He became a half-Sage ten years ago and was previously the top true inheritor.
He definitely has a lot of talent. Furthermore, he spent the past few years bitterly cultivating in the Heavenly Battle Pce. Even though you haveprehended a will, there is no guarantee that you can defeat him.
Xiao Chen projected his voice as well to reply, First Senior Sister, dont worry. I am fully confident. Even if I lose, it just means that my skills are weaker then his. There would be nothing to begrudge.
Cui Hao had not expected Xiao Chen to answer so straightforwardly. He smiled and said, You are rather brave. Come with me to the drill ground. If I lose, I, Cui Hao, will have nothing toin about.
Just at this moment, something strange happened.
Where did this nameless brate from? The moment hees here, he wants to stay in the Heaven Series training room? Furthermore, he is going to make a move on Senior Brother Cui? I, Tian Mou, refuse to ept this.
I, Liu Shui, do not ept this too.
I, Bai Feng, do not ept this, either.
Within the Heavenly Battle Pce, there were many arrogant and unyielding people. These people were the ones who were nning on bullying Xiao Chen earlier. When they shouted together, they sounded quite mighty.
Bang!
The moment the three spoke, Xiao Chens figure shed. He moved like the wind, threading through the crowd. Then he arrived before the person who spoke first.
This person with the family name Tian was forty years old this year. He had already advanced to half-Sage many years ago. The Heavenly Sage Laws behind this person were all the thickness of a pinky, and they looked very dense.
He had seventy-odd Heavenly Sage Laws. With such talent and cultivation realm, he had definitely been an outstanding talent in the period before the age of geniuses.
However, the age of geniuses had arrived. If these people could not see the situation clearly and adjust their mindset, managing their pride, they would be in for a hard time.
Xiao Chen went forward and immediately threw a punch at this person. His Heavenly Sage Laws waved behind him, revealing thumb-thick purple ribbons of light.
As the Heavenly Sage Laws moved up and down, electric light poured out. Boundless lightning-attributed Spiritual Energy surged towards Xiao Chens fist. As he punched, the roar of wind and thunder filled the ce.
When Tian Mou saw the Heavenly Sage Laws behind Xiao Chen, his expression could not help but change slightly. He wanted to retreat, but it was already toote. He could only face Xiao Chens punch head-on.
The Heavenly Sage Laws behind the two formed long ribbons of light. As these danced, a loud howling resounded nonstop. The Spiritual Energy in the surroundings fluctuated intensely.
Bang!
A dull thud rang out the moment the two fists connected. Blood leaked out of Tian Mous lips as he immediately went flying back. The other disciples in the way quickly moved aside.
Tian Mou flew back a hundred meters before he crashed on the ground and stood back up with difficulty. He felt his Qi and blood surge. His right fist hurt so much that it trembled.
Tian Mou felt like his punch hadnded on an iron mountain. He nced at Xiao Chen, who had not budged at all, and revealed an expression of horror in his eyes.
The two disciples who had also shouted quickly dashed over and asked worriedly, Brother Tian, are you alright?!
The disciples who moved aside stared at Xiao Chen in astonishment. Although this Tian Mou was not an exceptional disciple in the Heavenly Battle Pce, his strength spoke for itself.
After cultivating in the Heavenly Battle Pce for so many years, putting in sweat and blood, everyone was obviously an extraordinary half-Sage.
However, Xiao Chen still knocked Tian Mou back. If they continued fighting, Tian Mou would end up severely injured in less than twenty moves.
What an extraordinary fellow! Has the world outside really changed that much? someonemented softly. They had also heard of the age of geniuses. Several people revealed sad expressions.
Cui Haos expression turned grave as well. He said in a deep voice, Ill wait for you at the drill ground!
After Cui Hao spoke, he leaped up and turned into a multicolored light heading for the Heavenly Battle Pces drill ground. Xiao Chen gently sprang into the air and followed quickly.
Come, I want to see just how strong this demonic genius from the outside is.
Holding in their anger, several people soared into the air and flew to the drill ground.
When Shui Lingling saw this scene, her expression becameplicated. These people were excellent Supreme Sky Sect true inheritors of their time. However, they had been born too early.
These people missed the age of geniuses, brushing by it. Their past glories were not worth mentioning in this age of geniuses. She could easily imagine their unhappiness.
The true inheritors for this year have already been decided. There will be more neers to the Heavenly Battle Pce than before. It is good for Xiao Chen to give this bunch of people a reminder.
Shui Lingling gently pushed off the ground and also headed for the drill ground.
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Sou! Sou!
Two beams of lightsnded one after another. Xiao Chen and Cui Hao stood on opposite ends of this vast and tough drill ground.
Now, the blue-robed Cui Hao no longer dared to underestimate Xiao Chen. A yellow disk flew out from his body and floated above his head.
This disk gave off a light simr to moonlight, which turned into fine lines and encased Cui Hao. Then, he stretched his hand out, and a bent waning moon saber appeared in his grip.
This saber looked as smooth as a mirror, its de cold and emotionless. It was very curved, looking even more beautiful than the moon.
The moonlight given off by the disk reflected off the saber, bringing out the best of each other. This presented a lovely scene.
Xiao Chen looked at the disk above Cui Haos head and raised his eyebrows slightly. This was apletely refined Sage Grade Secret Treasure. The Heavenly Sage Laws contained within could absorb the energy of moonlight.
That Elder Qin said that my pagoda is notpletely refined. However, I feel that it already is. It looks like there are still many secrets about Sage Grade Secret Treasures that I dont know. When I have time, I should go and learn from him.
Cui Hao pointed his saber at Xiao Chen and said calmly, Draw your saber. I can see the saber intent hidden in your eyes.
Sorry for the offense.
With a flip of his hand, the Lunar Shadow Saber appeared in Xiao Chens left hand. He gripped the saber hilt with his right and leaped into the air, instantly executing the Azure Emperors Drawing the Saber.
At that moment, seventy-two Xiao Chens appeared in Cui Haos eyes. Each figure represented a different trajectory.
Cui Hao squinted, and all the figures in the air merged. Xiao Chen had already drawn the saber. Dark clouds covered the sky, and this saber became like a horrifying purple lightning bolt.
This attack was very mighty, its trajectory unpredictable. By the time Cui Hao discovered that Xiao Chen had drawn his saber, the saber light was already before him.
Chapter 790 - Heavenly Moon Saber Technique
Chapter 790: Heavenly Moon Saber Technique
Cui Hao had no time to draw his saber to block. However, he did not panic. The floating disk above his head gave off a bright light,ying down a barrier of moonlight.
The Lunar Shadow Saber hacked on the barrier, and electric light burst forth, immediately chopping the barrier in half.
Cui Hao took this opportunity to retreat a hundred meters, dodging this attack. When the moonlight barrier shattered entirely, he gripped his saber and charged forward.
He used the Secret Treasure above his head to retreat and advance, exquisitely breaking this hard-to-deal-with Drawing the Saber. Despite movingter, he took the initiative.
Xiao Chen performed a backhand swing, blocking Cui Haos saber with the Lunar Shadow Saber.
Boom!
A starry sky appeared behind Cui Hao, and a vast moon rose, sending down boundless radiance.
Purple lightning bolts behind Xiao Chen turned into savage pythons. Scales covered these pythons, and their eyes were like lightning. They were like living creatures howling in the air.
The two mysterious phenomena supported their respective Saber Techniques. When the sabers shed, they produced a horrifying report. The vast drill ground shook intensely.
Senior Brother used the Moonlight Disk at the very start. He also used the Heavenly Moon Saber Technique. He is treating Xiao Chen as a true opponent.
Lightning took form and materialized ferocious pythons. This Xiao Chen is indeed impressive. I have only seen such a level of mysterious phenomenon from cultivators of the older generation.
The disciples in the Heavenly Battle Pce that rushed over stopped in the air. Their expressions were all extraordinarily grave. For their Senior Brother Cui to have to take such measures, if he lost, then it really proved that they werepletely obsolete in this age of geniuses.
A new generation of people would rece the old; the waves behind drove on those before. No one would be satisfied at being the first wave crashing into the sand and dying off.
The battle in the drill ground grew increasingly intense. Cui Haos Moonlight Disk gave Xiao Chen a big headache.
Xiao Chens lightning pythons already gained spirituality. With a thought from him, they could automatically chase after his opponent, giving his opponent a lot of difficulties.
However, as long as the lightning pythons made any strange moves, the disk would absorb the vast moonlight behind Cui Hao and send out a beam of light, shattering the lightning pythons into arcs of electric light.
Xiao Chen did not realize that Cui Hao faced a simr headache.
Cui Haos Moonlight Disk could be used for offense or defense. It could keep his opponent busy while he gathered the energy of the heavenly moon. Even if his opponent was a regr Inferior Grade Martial Sage, he would not have anything to fear when he relied on this Secret Treasure.
However, before Xiao Chens Saber Technique, it lost its effectiveness. It could only be used to defend against the endless numbers of lightning pythons.
As the twos figures shed around, the two sabers shed in the air and sent sparks flying.
Sparks shot out, and the moonlight illuminated the drill ground like it was snow. The atmosphere looked very grand.
Heavenly Moon Chop!
Suddenly, Cui Hao roared and executed a killing move of the Heavenly Moon Saber Technique. The bright moon behind him suddenly waned, and his saber gave off a bright light. It formed a crescent-moon-shaped saber Qi three hundred meters tall chopping down on Xiao Chen.
Earthly Lightning Tribtion!
Xiao Chen dealt with the attack as it came, executing a killing move of the Lightning Tribtion Saber Technique without hesitating.
The hundred savage pythons merged into one, and the purple talisman in his sea of consciousness spun gently, infusing the immortal will of thunder into the lightning python.
Boom!
The python formed by the lightning tribtion and the three-hundred-meter-tall, crescent-moon-shaped saber Qi shed with a loud report. Unexpectedly, cracks appeared in the tough floor.
This Saber Technique contains the might of a will. Can this mere Earth Ranked Saber Technique counter my Heavenly Moon Saber Technique?
A strange light shed in Cui Haos eyes. He finally realized that something was off with his opponents Lightning Tribtion Saber Technique.
The dim moon behind Cui Hao started to glow brightly again. His expression turned grim. At this moment, he could no longer retreat; he could only fight on.
wless Falling Moon!
Cui Hao held his saber with two hands and raised it above his head before ferociously chopping down. His figure quickly soared towards the rear. Unexpectedly, this attack allowed him to retreat.
Furthermore, the rate of Cui Haos retreat was incredibly fast. Soon, he had flown to the sky and seemed to enter the round moon.
Xiao Chen was startled as he watched the bright moon erge. He suddenly understood that it was not that Cui Hao retreated quickly but that his attack pulled down the bright moon in the sky.
wless Falling Moonit turned out that this vast moon really fell.
This move had a simr effect to the Moon Bright Like Fire that Xiao Chenprehended but used a different means. This wless Falling Moon was of a far higher level, its might far beyond that of Moon Bright Like Fire.
The moon looked like it would arrive soon. If it struck Xiao Chen, the consequences would be dire. Without much time to think, the purple talisman in his sea of consciousness spun wildly.
The light of the immortal will of thunder turned into a bolt of heavenly lightning rushing out of Xiao Chens head. He pointed his saber to the sky, and his saber light instantly became extremely refulgent.
Heavenly Lightning Tribtion! Xiao Chen shouted.
The heavenly lightning formed by his will turned into a ferocious python. The remnant electricity in the surroundings gathered into it. The python roared, and a small horn appeared on its head.
After that, four legs grew out, and the purple scales on it started glittering with a faint golden light. The heavenly lightning turned from a python into a flood dragon.
The lightning flood dragon roared, and together with the light of the immortal will of lightning, it turned into a lightning tribtion. Roaring ferociously, it charged at that full moon.
Boom!
The lightning flood dragon crashed into the full moon in the air. The explosion was so resounding that people trembled. The vast moon shattered immediately.
The lightning flood dragon shrank significantly. However, its spirituality remained, and its might did not diminish much.
When the lightning flood dragon roared, Cui Hao, who was behind that vast moon, crashed into the ground like a fired cannonball.
Bang!
Arge crater instantly appeared on the drill ground. When the dust scattered, a weak light from the Moonlight Disk shone before everyone.
Coughing came from the deep pit. Cui Hao leaped out of the pit to stand on the drill ground again, this time with a charred face.
At this moment, Cui Haos clothes were tattered, and blood leaked out of his mouth. His hair was messy, and he looked frail.
Cui Hao stared, watching Xiao Chen sheathed his saber. He felt somewhat dissatisfied but still managed to spit some words with difficulty. I admit defeat. The Heaven Series training room is yours.
You went easy on me!
In this cleanly fought battle, Cui Haos loss was clear. When he saw that Xiao Chen hadprehended a will and his own killing move was inferior, he decisively admitted defeat.
Xiao Chen did not make things difficult for this person. Cui Hao was someone who kept his word. After he lost, he gave up the Heaven Series training room.
The previous true disciples who were watching in the air all felt very sad, and it showed in their eyes. Cui Hao was already the strongest among them, yet he was still not a match for Xiao Chen.
The world had changed. The changes of this age, the most glorious stage, no longer had anything to do with them.
Wordless sighs rang out throughout the drill ground. The crowd dispersed in twos and threes, leaving this ce behind.
Cui Hao nced at Xiao Chen and said, If you had notprehended a will, the results of this battle would be hard to predict.
Xiao Chen thought for a while before replying, Perhaps. Unfortunately, there is no if. In battle, there is no if, only the result.
After losing to a junior brother much younger than himself, Cui Hao felt very depressed. He did not say anything else; he just put his saber and the Moonlight Disk away and quietly left the drill ground.
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High in the sky, the two Vice Pce Masters of the Heavenly Battle Pce and the Pce Master saw this battle. Their expressions were rather full of regret.
One of them was the Elder Bai that Xiao Chen met earlier. He happened to be the Heavenly Battle Pces Pce Master. He was responsible for guiding and training this group of true inheritors from previous batches.
The Sect Master has good eyes. This fellow is worth our Supreme Sky Sect making an exception for.
Now, this is the age of geniuses. Demonic geniuses are appearing in great numbers. For our Supreme Sky Sect to obtain Shui Lingling and Xiao Chen, two demonic geniuses, we have already established a footing.
One after the other, the two Vice Pce Mastersmented with joy on their faces.
Only Elder Bai in the middle did not show much joy. He said, I remember that in thistest batch, the number of true inheritors increased to thirty. Even so, thepetition was strangely intense.
Yes, the First Elder is considering bringing half of those disciples to the Heavenly Battle Pce.
Elder Bai thought for a while and said, Seven dayster, when you and I go to ck Water Star, we should bring some of these true inheritors from the previous batches. Even if they were born at the wrong time, their minds should not be confused. These people are still the hope of our Supreme Sky Sect.
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Inside the Heaven Series training room, Shui Lingling introduced the functions of the various facilities to Xiao Chen before taking her leave.
Now, Xiao Chen knew why this Heaven Series training room could make so many people envious.
Firstly was the training room itself. Under the prayer mat were ten Rank 2 Spirit Veins origins for his sole use, which would allow his cultivation speed to double.
Inside the training room, there was an incense burner that could calm ones mind. The aromatic herb ced in the incense burner was obtained from the several-dozen-kilometer-deep Chaotic Demonic Sea; it was very valuable.
The lighted incense burner produced a green smoke that allowed the cultivator to cultivate rapidly without entering into a state of Berserking Qi Deviation.
The training room also hadbat puppets of various grades for sparring at any time. However, the user had to provide the Spirit Gathering Pearl needed to activate thebat puppet.
The training room even had a kind of Holy Spring Spiritual Milk. A drop of this Spiritual Milk allowed ones Quintessence to recover instantly, so that the cultivator could fight with thebat puppets continuously.
However, the most exciting thing in the training room was none of these but a crystal that had a Martial Emperors will clone within it.
This crystal could be activated once a month. It allowed a cultivator to exchange moves with a Martial Emperor in their mental space. Just thinking about it would excite anyone.
A Martial Emperor was the peak of cultivation in the Kunlun Realm. In this Martial Epoch, bing a Martial Emperor was themon goal and dream of millions of cultivators.
The benefits that one could gain from exchanging moves with a Martial Emperor went without saying.
Once Xiao Chen was alone in the training room, he first lit the incense burner. Smoke immediately arose and wafted through the room. When he took a whiff in, his mind instantly felt clear.
All the distracting thoughts immediately disappeared at that moment. From the inside out, Xiao Chen became filled with calm and serenity, a true marvel.
Ao Jiao could not help but sigh, The Supreme Sky Sect is really willing to spend so much. This aromatic herb is known as the Deep Sea Coumarin Grass. Just two hundred and fifty grams would cost a hundred thousand Astral Coins. Furthermore, that wouldst only three days.
Xiao Chen looked around the clean and elegant training room, saying, I have been at the sixthyer of the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation for some time already and have not felt a bottleneck yet. I can use this ce to increase my cultivation speed without needing to worry about entering into a state of Berserking Qi Deviation by ident.
Chapter 791 - The Seventh Layer’s Lightning Tribulation and Heart Tribulation
Chapter 791: The Seventh Layers Lightning Tribtion and Heart Tribtion
ording to the Compendium of Cultivation, when the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation broke through to the seventhyer, there would be a lightning tribtion and a heart tribtion.
Xiao Chen was filled with anticipation and nervousness. The records in the Compendium of Cultivation indicated that if one failed to clear the tribtions, doom would be imminent.
There was no perfect cultivation technique in the word. Paying such arge price was normal since the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation could cultivate Quintessence and Mental Energy simultaneously. Furthermore, its effects surpassed those of Heaven Ranked Cultivation Techniques.
When breaking to the seventhyer, the tribtions woulde. Xiao Chen was not very confident of sess. Clearing both the lightning tribtion and heart tribtion would not be easy.
Xiao Chen took in another deep breath of the incense and abandoned these distracting thoughts. Then he sat cross-legged on the prayer mat and entered into a state of cultivation.
He lost all sense of time while cultivating and slowly opened his eyes again only three dayster, when the Deep Sea Coumarin Grass ran out.
Xiao Chen had previously underestimated his distance from the sixthyers bottleneck. After absorbing the Spiritual Energy of ten Rank 2 Spirit Veins continuously, there was still no sign of the bottleneck.
For some reason, he felt relief instead.
However, Xiao Chen immediately realized that although his state of mind was calm, in reality, he had a bone-deep fear of the seventhyers lightning tribtion and heart tribtion.
If he could not pass these tribtions, he would die and turn to dust, disappearing from the world. All his hopes, glory, and dreams would vanish like smoke.
Xiao Chen could not help but smile mockingly. He raised up his right hand and clenched his fist tightly. He felt the surging power in his body and muttered, Deathit seems like the higher the cultivation realm and the stronger one is, the more one fears death. One can no longer be as indifferent as before.
Was this the result of obtaining so much, thus one feared to lose them all?
A beggar and a wealthy man. Out of the two, it was definitely thetter that feared death more.
In the end, Xiao Chen was just human. He might understand these principles, but he could not truly implement it.
For now, there was no good method to deal with his unbeneficial mindset. The more Xiao Chen dwelled on it, the deeper this problem would be. He shook his head and stopped thinking. Then, he stood up and walked over to thebat room.
After preparing enough Spirit Gathering Pearls, Xiao Chen activated a desman-stylebat puppet with the strength of an Inferior Grade Martial Sage to spar with.
The human-shapedbat puppet had everything an Inferior Grade Martial Sage should haveHeavenly Sage Laws, Heaven Ranked Martial Techniques, Movement Techniques, and even aura.
Thebat puppet even had some intelligence. Because it could not felt pain, Xiao Chen found it more difficult to deal with than actual Inferior Grade Martial Sages.
Six hourster, Xiao Chen ran out of Quintessence. So he left thebat room and took out the Holy Spring Spiritual Milk and drank a drop. His Quintessence immediately recovered to peak state, and he charged back into thebat room.
By the time Xiao Chen could easily deal with five Inferior Grade Martial Sagebat puppets, he had finished all the Holy Spring Spiritual Milk.
After fighting continuously for three days, he had gained manyprehensions about Saber Techniques. Then he spent one day to digest theseprehensions.
The results of seven days of training and cultivation in the Heaven Series training room were equal to half a year of doing so outside. Furthermore, such ideal conditions were not possible outside.
Indeed, the Heaven Series training room has many benefits. If only I could stay here and cultivate for half a year. I wonder if that could get me to peak half-Sage, Xiao Chen mumbled somewhat greedily. One month was simply too short.
Senior Brother Xiao Chen!
A distant shout came from outside the training room. Xiao Chen raised his eyebrows, and a few shes after leaving thebat room, he arrived outside.
He discovered that the person who called out to him was Zhong Yi, whom he had met once. He was not used to Zhong Yi calling him Senior Brother!
Zhong Yi smiled and said, I wonder if I interrupted Senior Brother Xiao Chens cultivation. If so, Zhong Yi apologizes.
Xiao Chen smiled calmly and said, Brother Zhong, there is no need to be so polite. Just call me Xiao Chen. I just used up my Holy Spring Spiritual Milk and Deep Sea Coumarin Grass and was about to go and retrieve some more. If there is anything, you can simply speak your mind.
When Zhong Yi saw Xiao Chen being so humble, not putting on airs at all, he felt relief in his heart. He smiled and said, I shall not stand on ceremony, then. The Pce Master is preparing to bring people to ck Water Star. He instructed me to ask if you have any interest in joining.
Xiao Chen felt excited, suddenly remembering that this was no longer the Kunlun Continent but the starry heavens.
dly.
Xiao Chen had been wanting to find a chance to experience this ce for himself. Naturally, he would not let this opportunity go.
Although, it would be unfortunate to waste the time he had allocated for the Heaven Series training room.
Xiao Chens straightforward reply surprised Zhong Yi. After all, with the benefits of the Heaven Series training room, anyone who had the opportunity to use it would not bear to leave it.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly and said, Brother Zhong, I wonder if you can tell me more about the starry heavens. I have been feeling curious about it.
When Zhong Yi heard that, he humbly said, Before one is a Superior Grade Martial Sage, there would be no way to survive in the starry heavens. Even Superior Grade Martial Sages can barely do it.
You have to be at least a grandmaster-level Martial Sage to explore the starry heavens alone. However, even that level would not be sufficient for long-term solo travel. For one to truly explore the starry heavens and adventure on their own, one has to be a quasi-Emperor.
So, I dont really know much myself. Brother Xiao Chen, if you have any questions, just ask. I will answer to the best of my abilities.
Xiao Chen thought for a while and asked his first question: How far is the star we are on from the Kunlun Continent?
This is something I know. Zhong Yi smiled. The Supreme Sky Star we are standing on is actually not far from the Kunlun Continent. After breaking through the barrier of the sky, you just need to travel for five thousand kilometers.
Most of the bases established in the starry heavens are all simr. If they are too far, even a Martial Emperor would not be able to guarantee the safety.
Five thousand kilometers might seem far. However, when considering the boundless starry heavens, it was indeed considered near.
However, breaking through the barrier of the sky was quite difficult. Without being a grandmaster-level Martial Sage, one would not even be able to shake it.
A Martial Emperor of the Supreme Sky Sect must have put in a lot of effort to open a space-time tunnel to this star after many attempts.
Otherwise, with just the strength of the many Martial Sages on this star, there would be no way for them to tear through the barrier of the sky and arrive here.
After a session of question and answer, Xiao Chen obtained plenty of information that he had not known before. For example, the barrier of the sky that covered the entire Kunlun Continent existed only above the Kunlun Continent.
None of the other stars had such a strong barrier.
Furthermore, this barrier had strong defensive capabilities against Astral Beasts. Even the Martial-Emperor-level Astral Beasts could not break the barrier of the sky.
It was because of this barrier that the Kunlun Continent was free of invasions by Astral Beasts, which would have been even graver disasters than a Demonic Cmity.
However, there were several profound things that Zhong Yi did not know much about; the disciples of the Heavenly Battle Pce did not get many chances to leave the Supreme Sky Star.
Furthermore, every time they got to leave it, there would be grandmaster-level Martial Sages guarding them; they could not act on their own.
As the two chatted, they arrived at the assembly point. Several previous true inheritors had already arrived at the Heavenly Battle Pces drill ground. Aside from the disciples at critical junctures of their cultivation or disciples who were away, all of them were present.
After all, this was an opportunity to explore another star. If they were lucky, they might be able to find great opportunities.
There might be sect remnants of the Immortal Epoch, cave residences of mysterious strong people, rare and precious ores, or miraculous objects. Of course, the chances of finding such things were minuscule, but there was just a small shred of possibility.
If there were any great opportunities, these would have already been found by the grandmaster-level Martial Sages and the quasi-Emperors that had gone before them. They would only be able to pick up the scraps leftover.
The moment Xiao Chen appeared on the drill ground, he immediately felt several gazes on him. This was especially so for the attention of Cui Hao, who was extremely surprised.
This fellow actually gave up cultivating in the Heaven Series training room to join the excitement?
The others might not truly understand the benefits of the Heaven Series training room, but Cui Hao, who spent a lot of time in there, clearly knew all the benefits.
When the two Vice Pce Masters saw Xiao Chen, they nodded in approval to themselves. Then, they started their briefing on the things to pay attention to on this expedition.
This time, we are going to ck Water Star. It is different from the other stars we have been to before. The Vice Sect Master has exterminated all the Astral Beasts above Rank 4. However, there are still the Rank 4 Astral Beasts and below, so do not go too far away from us.
The main objective of this expedition is to subdue the few Rank 3 Spirit Veins of ck Water Star. At the same time, it is to let you all experience fighting some of the weaker Astral Beasts.
Of course, if you obtain anything during this experiential training, it would be your personal possession. The sect will not collect it from you.
The two Superior Grade Martial Sage Vice Pce Masters took turns giving instructions.
This was the first time Xiao Chen was going on such a space exploration, so he listened very carefully, not missing a single word spoken.
Suddenly, a burst of urgent howling came from above everyone. Something cast a vast shadow on the ground. When Xiao Chen looked up, he saw a King Grade warship.
Knowing it was time to depart, the two Vice Pce Masters summoned someone to hand out purple jade pendants with the words Supreme Sky on them to all the disciples embarking on this expedition.
Xiao Chen asked Zhong Yi, who was beside him, about the pendant and found out more about its functions.
The King Grade warships all had their own defensive barriers. One could smoothly pass through this barrier only if they had this jade pendant.
The jade pendants were of two types: parent and child. The jade pendants the disciples held were child pendants. The Pce Master and the Vice Pce Masters could locate all the disciples with child pendants through their parent pendants.
If a disciple ran into unexpected danger, they could use the child pendant to seek help from someone who held a parent pendant.
At the same time, the jade pendant also had a star map of the vicinity. The simple markings on it were the stars of the other Kunlun Realm factions near the Supreme Sky Star.
If one got lost, they couldnd on a star belonging to a nearby Kunlun Realm faction. Ending up on a deste, uninhabited star almost guaranteed death.
Of course, it would be best to seek a star under the control of a Tianwu Domain faction or the Martial God Pce. If one went to the star of another race, it might be even more dangerous.
Chapter 792 - Vast Starry Heaven
Chapter 792: Vast Starry Heaven
The starry heavens were filled with danger. Clearly, the Supreme Sky Sect put in a lot of effort to ensure the safety of this group of disciples.
Wear your jade pendant and board the warship.
Sou! Sou!
The moment one of the Vice Pce Masters spoke, the many disciples on the drill ground immediately leaped up and went through the barrier of the King Grade warship tond on the deck, one after another.
Xiao Chen casually sized up this King Grade warship. It was about three hundred meters long, thirty meters tall, andpletely ck.
The purple banner on the Supreme Sky Sects warship had the words Supreme Sky on both the front and back.
There were many high-ranked Ancient Demonic Energy Cannons on the deck and around the warship.
These high-ranked Ancient Demonic Energy Cannons were very strong. One shot equaled a grandmaster-level Martial Sages full-power strike. When a hundred of these Ancient Demonic Energy Cannons fired together, they could instant-kill a grandmaster-level Martial Sage.
The prow of the warship even had a Sage Grade Ancient Demonic Energy Cannon hidden in the mouth of a beast figurehead. It could threaten a strong quasi-Emperor.
Xiao Chen could also faintly feel extremelyplicated mysterious talisman scripts on the ships barrier. Only when he infused his eyes with Spiritual Sense could he see flickering golden motes of light.
He thought to himself, This King Grade warship is not as simple as it appears on the surface.
As Xiao Chen thought this, the ships bow tilted upwards, and four pipes extended from the ships stern. Then, red trails of mes burst out of these pipes.
The warship moved at Mach 2, quickly flying upwards. Then, it continued to elerate and eventually broke out of the atmosphere of this star at Mach 10.
At some point in time, Xiao Chen turned weightless, and his body floated up without his volition. Now, he had truly entered the starry heavens of space.
Although this was the first time Xiao Chen experienced this, he did not panic. He circted some of his Quintessence andnded back on the deck.
Originally, the other disciples were hoping to see Xiao Chen make a joke of himself. However, he had not panicked at all, astonishing them.
After walking for a while, Xiao Chen quickly got used to this gravityless situation and discovered several differences between the space of this world and the space of his previous life.
He turned his head and looked around, taking in the infinite starry heavens. The sense of vastness was overwhelming, much more intense than on the ground.
This was not the first time the other disciples saw such a scene. However, their shock was no less than Xiao Chens as they looked around as well.
The starry heavens were not peaceful. Meteorites flew at the warship. Since the warship reached space, the Ancient Demonic Energy Cannons never stopped firing.
The Ancient Demonic Energy Cannons released resplendent beams of light into the starry heavens, shattering all the meteors flying at the warship. If these meteors were to crash into the defensive barrier at such horrifying speeds, there would be major problems.
Xiao Chen lowered his head and yed with the jade pendant on his chest for a while. Then, he recalled that this jade pendant had a map of the vicinity. Out of curiosity, he sent in his Spiritual Sense.
A star map immediately appeared before Xiao Chens eyes. The warship he stood on and the surrounding crowd all seemed to disappear. He felt as though he stood alone in the starry heavens.
The various stars were marked with different colors on the star map. Blue stars represented the bases of the Kunlun Realm faction. The vividness of the colors represented the danger level of the stars.
The stars on the map were not fixed. They were in constant high-speed motion, giving off a wondrous feeling. The map would slowly pan in ordance with eye movement. When Xiao Chen squinted, the small stars quickly erged.
However, this was clearly just an ordinary map of the stars. The region it showed was not particrly extensive, and some of the things disyed were rudimentary.
After the novelty wore off, Xiao Chen got bored and withdrew his Spiritual Sense.
The moment he withdrew his Spiritual Sense and looked ahead, he saw ten-odd clumps of scarlet mes flying quickly towards the warship. These bloodlike mes were very eye-catching in the dark space.
When several of the disciples on deck saw these, their eyes lit up as they cried out excitedly, Its me Crystal Rock!
The two Vice Pce Masters standing at the ships bow were somewhat astonished as well. They smiled and said, It really is me Crystal Rock. We are unexpectedly lucky. When they arriveter, make a move yourself. However, remember not to go too far from the warship.
However, Xiao Chen frowned slightly. With his Spiritual Sense, he could see much farther than the two Vice Pce Masters could with their Mental Energy.
Xiao Chen could see a young male with a dark expression seated on a ck throne behind the ten-odd clumps of scarlet light.
The throne sat on a bank of dense pitch-ck clouds. The young man moved forward quickly, riding on the throne, in pursuit of the clumps of scarlet light.
The entire throne gave off an aura of death, evoking a familiar feeling in Xiao Chen. The scarlet throne in his sea of consciousness trembled restlessly.
After a cultivator absorbed a me Crystal Rock, the cultivator would have a good chance ofprehending the state of fire. If the cultivator alreadyprehended the state of fire, a me Crystal Rock would strengthen the state.
There were even some high-quality me Crystal Rocks that could allow a cultivator toprehend a will after absorbing them.
Of course, that sort of me Crystal Rock was extremely rare and precious. People hardly ever discovered them.
Clearly, the me Crystal Rocks flying towards the King Grade warship were no such me Crystal Rock. Otherwise, the two Vice Pce Masters would have already made a move themselves.
Even so, the me Crystal Rocks value could not be underestimated. There were also many of them. Just casually swiping one could yield a small fortune.
Soon, the clumps of scarlet mes became clearer. The red crystals within them were visible to the naked eye.
Sou! Sou! Sou!
Many figures leaped into the air and quickly flew towards the clumps of scarlet mes.
The two Vice Pce Masters nced at Xiao Chen, who had not made a move yet. The old man on the left said, Xiao Chen, you should go and try to get some. As long as you dont go too far from the warship, you should be safe for four hours.
There is no air friction in the starry heavens. At first, you will feel that it is hard to control your speed. You should limatize yourself first before trying to obtain the me Crystal Rocks. The person on the right gave further advice.
Xiao Chen could not help but smile bitterly to himself. Naturally, he also wanted to try and obtain some me Crystal Rocks. Even if he could not use them himself, he could earn arge sum of Astral Coins.
However, the throne that the mysterious pursuer sat on was clearly the Death Throne, something that was a part of the Evil Kings Throne, which his own Massacre Throne came from as well.
ording to Ao Jiao, the Evil Kings Throne had split into seven. Each part represented a high-level will. Once Xiao Chen snatched the other partys throne, he could gain another high-level state.
In the world, aside from the elemental states of wind, water, fire, thunder, and earth, there were also high-level states like massacre, destruction, immortality, ruin, death, despair, and darkness, as well as several others.
The addition of each of such states could raise a cultivators strength once again.
If that mysterious man felt the Massacre Throne in Xiao Chen, he would definitely charge over regardless of the consequences. As for the rumor of the Evil Kings revival when the thrones merged, no one believed in it.
Xiao Chen, dont worry. You will have to do this eventually. It would be good to familiarize yourself here.
The two Vice Pce Masters continued to advise. They thought that Xiao Chen was leery of the strange environment of the starry heavens and thus unwilling to go out.
Xiao Chen smiled bitterly, conflicted in his heart. Now, he had no choice but to go out. He controlled his Mental Energy to restrain the restless scarlet throne in his sea of consciousness, wrapping it up inyers.
He understood the principle of getting into trouble on ount of a cherished item. He did not use the scarlet throne much because his strength was insufficient.
The exposure of the scarlet throne would gain the attention of some experts, potentially causing him trouble.
Xiao Chen gently pushed off the deck and instantly went through the defensive barrier of the warship, arriving in the infinite starry heavens. The moment he left the barrier, the pressure vanished, and his speed increased by twenty percent.
There was no air to impede Xiao Chens progress in space. He moved much faster than in the Kunlun Continent. In the Kunlun Continent, once his speed reached a certain level, he would hit a limit.
Moving even faster required one to enter the void. However, even grandmaster-level Martial Sages could not tear through the space of the Kunlun Continent.
After Xiao Chen limatized himself and held his breath, he circted his Quintessence and checked out the situation in front.
Cui Hao took the lead in the charge. He nimbly dodged the meteors in the starry heavens, rushing farther ahead of the others. He was the closest to the ten-odd clumps of scarlet mes, appearing the most excited.
Ao Jiao, I wrapped the Massacre Throne in severalyers of Mental Energy. That fellow should not be able to discover it, right?
He should not be able to. If he can still discover it, then it would make no difference whether youe out of the warship or not.
This exchange reassured Xiao Chen. As for the me Crystal Rock, it was not something he urgently needed. He would just make an attempt and get what he could.
Xiao Chen executed Thunder Dragon Steps. As he squinted, he quickly shed to the front. Even though he had set offter, he overtook most of the crowd and caught up with Cui Hao.
Haha, I may lose to you slightly onnd. However, it is impossible for you to defeat me in the starry heavens, Cui Hao said to Xiao Chen beside him. His speed doubled, and he left Xiao Chen behind.
When Xiao Chen heard Cui Haos mocking words, he smiled faintly and ignored him. He continued flying forward at a constant speed.
Good, the first me Crystal Rock is mine!
Cui Hao revealed joy on his face as his figure shed forward. He stretched his hand towards the long cluster of me Crystal Rocks to snatch one.
As Cui Haos Quintessence surged, a me Crystal Rock immediately veered from its initial trajectory and flew towards him.
The joy on Cui Haos face intensified. Just as he stepped forward and was about to grasp the me Crystal Rock
Scram! How dare you snatch something, that I, Wang Can, set my eyes on!
A ferocious shout suddenly came from the distance. Suddenly, ck energy appeared in front of Cui Hao like a whip sweeping over.
The me Crystal Rock that Cui Hao almost caught flew away in an instant. The ck Quintessence continued sweeping towards him, undiminished in might.
Chapter 793 - Corpse Race Cultivator
Chapter 793: Corpse Race Cultivator
Corpse Race Cultivator?
Cui Haos expression changed slightly as his crescent-moon-shaped saber appeared. He sent out a crescent-moon-shaped saber Qi and scattered that ck Qi.
However, the ck Qi did not disappear immediately. It lingered on the curved saber and continued spreading downwards. It looked bizarrelike a demonic arm.
Light shed. Cui Hao had to quickly circte some Quintessence before he could get rid of that ck Qi on his saber.
When Cui Hao looked up, he saw a young man with a dark face on a ck cloud. The young man held a long whip and looked lifeless.
However, this young mans eyes were strangely fierce. His re made Cui Hao feel an unparalleled sharpness.
Where did this Corpse Race cultivatore from? Unexpectedly, he is already a peak half-Sage at such a young age, Cui Hao thought to himself in shock.
Xiao Chen, who had rushed over, casually stretched his hand out and grabbed the me Crystal Rock that went flying. The scarlet me around it disappeared.
A dull scarlet crystal the size of a ss bead appeared before Xiao Chen. He could not help but feel somewhat disappointed.
Based on its color and size, Xiao Chen could guess that this me Crystal Rock was substandard.
He nced at Cui Hao and the mysterious Corpse Race cultivator, who were confronting each other. Then, he looked away, checking out the me Crystal Rocks that were still flying.
Of these ten-odd me Crystal Rocks, Xiao Chen should be able to find one that was of good quality.
Wang Can, who was on the throne, smiled coldly and leaped up. In a sh, he rode the dense ck cloud and quickly arrived before therge cluster of me Crystal Rocks.
He swung his whip, and a berserk force swept out, disrupting the trajectory of the ten-odd me Crystal Rocks.
Then, Wang Can pulled on his whip, curling it back up, and three or four me Crystal Rocksnded in his hand. He looked at Cui Hao chasing after him and smiled coldly before pointing at Cui Hao.
Two stone coffins appeared, blocking Cui Hao. One was in front and one was behind.
The coffin lids opened with a bang, and a horrifying corpse Qi poured out. Two sinister Demonic Corpses wearing heavy stone armorunched themselves at Cui Hao.
The Moonlight Disk in Cui Haos body flew out and hovered above his head, sending out a threadlike light barrier. Then, he used his curved saber and hacked heavily on the front Demonic Corpses chest.
A dull thud resounded. Unexpectedly, this attack did not break the stone armor on the Demonic Corpses chest. It only left a faint mark and knocked it back ten meters.
However, the Demonic Corpse behind took the opportunity to charge at him. It used its pitch-ck fingers like a sharp knife and stabbed the barrier the Moonlight Disk sent out.
To Cui Haos surprise, the moonlight barrier could not stop the Demonic Corpses attack.
ck corpse Qi lingered on the Demonic Corpses fingertips, and the barrier appeared to corrode. The Demonic Corpse slid its hand in easily andughed cruelly as it grabbed at Cui Haos back with its five fingers.
At this moment, Cui Hao had just knocked back the Demonic Corpse in front. He could not dodge in time.
If the hand caught Cui Hao, the corpse Qipossibly filled with the state of deathon the fingertips would inflict fatal damage to him.
Just when Cui Hao felt horrified, a loud sound came from behind him. A foot crashed into the Demonic Corpses head. A huge force surged out, sending the Demonic Corpse flying for a few kilometers.
Bang!
A meteor whistling by coincidentally crashed into the Demonic Corpse. The fast-moving meteor shattered into small fragments flying everywhere. However, the Demonic Corpse remained undamaged.
This corpse is extraordinarily resilient, Xiao Chen thought to himself. This Demonic Corpse is much stronger than the Demonic Corpses refined by the Sky Dome Realms Dark Church.
Many thanks!
After narrowly escaping death, Cui Hao thanked Xiao Chen sincerely; he had been a little careless earlier.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly and pointed to the front. Cui Hao suddenly recalled there was still one Demonic Corpse that he had not dealt with yet. This was not the time to express his gratitude.
Xiao Chen looked around. With just this small dy, that Corpse Race genius called Wang Can managed to sweep up the ten-odd me Crystal Rocks.
Thats not right. He has not gotten them all.
Xiao Chens normally calm expression turned grave for a moment. Thest me Crystal Rock that Wang Cans whip was about to grab managed to break free.
Xiao Chen stomped, releasing resplendent electric light. He executed Thunder Dragon Steps at full power. When he raised his leg, he instantly traveled five kilometers.
He stretched his hand out and seized thest me Crystal Rock. The scarlet me disappeared, and a crystal with a vivid bloodlike color appeared in his hand.
Xiao Chens face turned joyful. He said, It really is a high-quality me Crystal Rock. It looks like my guess was correct.
A few Supreme Sky Sect disciples had arrived earlier, but they had not dared to take any action because of Wang Can. When they saw this scene, no doubt they all felt envious.
You are seeking death! Wang Can shouted in rage.
That one high-quality me Crystal Rock was much more valuable than all the me Crystal Rocks he collected.
The whip extended infinitely, looking like a ferocious, berserk, venomous ck snake as it flew towards Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen clutched the me Crystal Rock with his left hand and looked up slightly. When he saw the ck whip arriving, he directly stretched his right hand out and caught thesh firmly.
When Wang Can, who was on the Death Throne, saw Xiao Chen grabbing his whip without releasing it, he could not help but smile mockingly. This fool actually dares topete with a Corpse Race cultivator in physical strength. He really overestimates himself.
With hands that were as tough as iron, he hauled back, trying to pull Xiao Chen over.
However, Wang Can felt like he had a mountain on the other end of the whip. He could not budge him at all. His face turned slightly unsightly as he stared. Feeling it was strange, he eximed, I cant get it back?
Xiao Chen smiled coldly and used his right hand to pull back gently. He immediately yanked Wang Can, who was on the Death Throne, out of it with a sou sound.
He overwhelmed his opponent with physical strength.
When the previous true inheritors behind saw this, they all sucked in a deep breath of cold air without exception. Of the five major races of the Kunlun Realm, the Corpse Race was famed for strong physical bodies.
Even the Fiend Race, which always had strong physical bodies, was weaker than the Corpse Race.
The Corpse Race and Ghost Race of the Kunlun Realms five major races both cultivated the way of death. However, the directions that they developed in were different.
The Corpse Race researched the refinement of Demonic Corpses, refining all sorts of strong corpses. Regardless whether it was human, Deity, Fiend, or Spirit Beast, they would not let a corpse slip through their fingers.
Some of the Corpse Race cultivators would even use the method of refining corpses on themselves. They sought a state of immortality, proving their Dao with corpses and bing Corpse Gods.
By now, the Corpse Race was the most unweed of the five major races everywhere. If there was a race that kept targeting ones ancestral graves, how could one remain calm?
The Corpse Race faced such huge pressure. Although its numbers were much smaller than other races, it still managed to survive through several ten thousand years without losing its lines of inheritance.
Of the ancient hundred races, many powerful races had vanished like smoke, disappearing into the long river of history. The Corpse Races ridiculously strong body tempering technique aided it greatly in surviving for this long.
However, Xiao Chen tugged such a peak Corpse Race half-Sage with a strong physical body off his feet. How could anyone not be surprised?
This development stunned Wang Can. He had not expected his opponent to jerk him into space at the moment of his distraction.
However, Wang Can reacted quickly and decisively, using the momentum to charge at Xiao Chen. His gaze turned cold. He had enormous confidence in his physical body.
Wang Can believed that no one in the same generation could defeat him in close-quarterbat. He had just been careless earlier, nothing more.
However, Wang Can would be disappointed. He had not lost to Xiao Chen in apetition of physical strength because he was careless.
Instead, it was truly because Xiao Chen was stronger than Wang Can. Now, Xiao Chen possessed a Rank 2 Sage Body. After consuming all sorts of natural treasures, his Vital Qi could bring out more than one thousand tons of horrifying force.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
The two quickly exchanged three moves, with the final one resulting in the two fists colliding. The moment the fists came into contact, Xiao Chen sted Wang Can back.
Moreover, Xiao Chens hand only felt slightly numb. His opponents body felt like it was no longer flesh and blood, like it was some kind of metal.
Raising his eyebrows slightly, he thought to himself, The Corpse Races body tempering techniques are really extraordinary.
While this thought ran through his mind, he did not stop moving. He tossed aside the ck whip in his hand and executed Thunder Dragon Steps, charging at Wang Can.
Xiao Chen had long wanted to test out an expert of another race. If there was an opportunity, it would not be a bad thing to snatch away that Death Throne, either.
Wang Can felt both surprise and rage at getting sent flying by Xiao Chen. He somersaulted andnded back on the Death Throne.
As Wang Can watched Xiao Chen charge over, a ck mark on his forehead shed. The ck clouds under the throne churned continuously.
From his previous, somewhat sorry state, Wang Can now looked like the king of the night on the Death Throne. A decadent death aura spread out.
Wang Can weed Xiao Chen, who was closing in on him, with an unhurried palm strike. Strips of ck fog came from the throne, moving like tentacles and wrapping around his hand until they reached his palm. Then they formed a death () character.
Xiao Chen was moving too fast. He could not retreat even if he wanted to. The instant the death character formed, he sent out a palm strike with overwhelming Vital Qi.
This palm contained one thousand tons of force. Even if a mountain were before Xiao Chen, he could st it apart.
However, Wang Can remained seated on his Death Throne, not moving at all. On the other hand, the ck clouds below the throne churned even more furiously. A will of death spread out from Wang Cans palm.
Because Xiao Chen could use the immortal will of thunder, this attack knocked him back. His Qi and blood churned.
ck death Qi covered Xiao Chens palm, draining the life force there. His hand visibly degenerated.
In a short while, Xiao Chens smooth white hand quickly aged. It looked brittle and covered with wrinkles like it was the hand of a seventy- or eighty-year-old man. It looked like a horror movie taking ce.
That death Qi continued to spread, moving upwards.
The group of people in the distance were horror-stricken. The will of death was actually so terrifying. Xiao Chen looked at his palm and frowned slightly but did not worry much about it.
He had a bigger problem. After his opponent released the will of death, cracks started to appear in the Mental Energy he had used to cocoon the Massacre Throne. It looked like the throne mighte out at any moment.
Xiao Chen flung out his hand, and the immortal will of thunder turned into electric fire, slowly eliminating the death Qi on his hand, bit by bit, giving off sizzling sounds as ck smoke wafted out.
Chapter 794 - Corpse Dragon Warship
Chapter 794: Corpse Dragon Warship
Xiao Chens hand, which had lost its lifeforce, started glowing again and recovered back to normal. His fingers could move like before.
Wang Can squinted and said sullenly, Youprehended the will of thunder? No wonder you dare to try and snatch my, Wang Cans, things. However, if this is your trump card, you will still die!
Xiao Chen did not wish to expose the secret of the scarlet throne. However, his opponent chased after him closely. He had no other choice but to draw his Lunar Shadow Saber to fight.
The ck clouds churned, and thunderous noises rumbled continuously above. Wang Can, who sat on the Death Throne, charged over with his death Qi.
The two started fighting quickly in the starry heavens. Due to the suppression from the other partys will of death, the Mental Energy cocoon in Xiao Chens sea of consciousness cracked even more.
The two Vice Pce Masters on the Supreme Sky Sects King Grade warship looked into the distance. When they saw this battle, they could not help frowning deeply.
That throne seems to be an item of the ancient Evil King. Unexpectedly, a descendant of the Corpse Race obtained it.
The Evil Kings throne was split into seven. The Corpse Race cultivates the way of death. The Death Throne perfectlyplements them. Xiao Chen is probably in trouble now.
It is best that you and I dont make a move. I think the Corpse Races Corpse Dragon Warship is nearby.
We will just continue to observe the situation. If Xiao Chen really ends up in danger of dying, we will have to make a move even if we do not want to. All we can hope is that the other partys warship is not a King Grade warship.
As the two spoke, they had the warship head towards Xiao Chen and Wang Cans battle. At the same time, they collected the scattered Supreme Sky Sect disciples.
The two Vice Pce Masters gazes never left Xiao Chen and Wang Can. They prepared to make a move the moment something appeared off.
When Wang Can saw the warship fly over and the two strong Superior Grade Martial Sages, his expression did not change. Every move he executed was potentially fatal.
Xiao Chen feared exposing the Massacre Throne under these circumstances, so he appeared to fight very conservatively. He only defended before Wang Can, whose momentum soared.
Hand over the high-quality me Crystal Rock, and todays matter wille to an end.
Wang Can felt that he held the upper hand. Since two Superior Grade Martial Sages of the Supreme Sky Sect were here, it would be impossible to kill Xiao Chen. It was best to stop while he was ahead.
Ka ca!
However, just at this moment, something strange happened. The Mental Energy Xiao Chen used to encase the scarlet throne shattered. A berserk aura of massacre surged out.
A surging bank of scarlet clouds churned under Xiao Chen, and the scarlet Massacre Throne sat quietly on the cloud, waiting for its king.
The moment the scarlet throne appeared, Wang Cans expression changedpletely. He raved, The Massacre Throne! Hahaha! It looks like my luck is extraordinarily good. I actually ran into the Massacre Throne!
Indeed, your luck is extraordinarily good.
With his secret exposed, Xiao Chen, who had been enduring, released a killing Qi from his forehead. His ice-cold voice sounded bone-chilling, sending a strange frisson through Wang Can.
Boom!
Xiao Chen gently sat down and leaned against the back of the throne. The soaring aura turned into scarlet light as it soared out. A faint thirty-meter-long golden dragon seemed to fly within the scarlet light.
At this moment, the King Grade True Dragons aura surged out together with the state of massacre entirely unleashed.
The horrifying might instantly pushed back Wang Cans aura, suppressing him to the point where he could not breathe.
Wang Cans clothes and hair blew backwards; it seemed like he would be blown away soon.
Wang Can smacked his palm on the armrest of the Death Throne, and the will of death in the throne surged out and gathered. A ck light soared up.
The mark on Wang Cans forehead flickered endlessly. The might of the will of death and Xiao Chens massacre True Dragon shed in a frenzy.
A strange sight manifested in the infinite starry heavens. Two soaring lights, one red and one ck, shone in turns, forming a storm in space.
The meteors flying by all veered from their original trajectories, headed for the two, and orbited them.
Now that the secret of the throne was out, Xiao Chen did not need to hold back anymore. He formed a vast might with the state of massacrebined with the King Grade True Dragon, not losing out in the sh.
In Xiao Chens sea of consciousness, the purple talisman spun slowly, ready tounch a fatal attack at any moment.
Wang Cans dark face turned extremely unsightly. I can clearly feel that he did not sign the contract with the throne and cannot upgrade the state of massacre to the will of massacre.
Why is it that my will of death cannot gain the upper hand? Furthermore, even after I put in so much effort, it still seems to be at a slight disadvantage.
Due to the sh of auras, the storm around the two became even more ferocious.
Not only did it pull the nearby meteors off their courses, but it even formed a suction force and ferociously drew over some of the distant meteors.
An increasing number of meteors gathered. In the blink of an eye, the storm had drawn thousands of meteors. As it spun around, it formed a three-kilometer-tall stack of meteors.
When one peered through the crack between the meteors, one could see two thrones, one ck and one scarlet, spiraling upwards. The hair and clothes of the two men on the thrones fluttered endlessly.
When the two thrones spiraled to the top and almost exited the column of meteors, the two stood up at the same time.
Kill!
Die!
Horrifying energy infused with boundless auras burst out simultaneously, crushing thousands of meteors into dust in an instant. The boundless space dust spread everywhere.
When the previous true inheritors on the Supreme Sky Sects King Grade warship saw this scene, they were all stunned.
In the dust of the crushed meteors, Xiao Chens peak state of massacrebined with the King Grade True Dragons Qi and formed a golden kill (ɱ) character.
Boundless death Qi poured out from the back of Wang Cans throne. The horrifying will of death formed a sinister, ck death character.
The two pointed, and the golden kill character and the ck death character shed violently in the starry heavens.
However, a will was a will, after all, one level higher than a state. The might of the peak state of massacrebined with the King Grade True Dragons Qi was perhaps stronger, but there was a qualitative difference between the twos destructive power.
With a pu ci sound, the golden kill character shattered into stands of swimming massacre Qi moving about in the starry heavens.
Wang Can revealed a sinister expression on his dark face. Then he shouted loudly, Chop!
The clearly weakened death character turned into a ck sword and chopped down on Xiao Chen. This was the form of Wang Cans will, called the Deceaseds Sword.
At this moment, Wang Can was absolutely confident. Although his will of death appeared weakened from the sh with the peak state of massacre, it would still have no problem overpowering an elemental will.
Wang Can fully believed that he would be able to shatter Xiao Chens will of thunder and snatch away the Massacre Throne. Then, he would truly rise to an unparalleled height among half-Sages.
However, reality was frequently different from ones thoughts. Xiao Chens will of thunder was no ordinary elemental will. Instead, it was the immortal will of thunder formed into an Immortal talisman wielding Divine Lightning.
Theplete will of death might have held the advantage of a higher-level will and equaled Xiao Chens immortal will of thunder. However, the weakened will of death was definitely insufficient.
A purple light flickered on Xiao Chens forehead, and the talisman with Immortal characters twinkled with electric light as it shot out. Then, it instantly sted the ck sword into nothing.
Wang Can vomited a mouthful of ck blood. Before he could do anything, the purple talisman carrying the might of the immortal thunder shed forward in an instant, releasing a dazzling radiance into the starry heavens.
When the electric light vanished, Wan Can had already gone flying five kilometers. He crashed into arge meteor and crushed it into powder. A bowl-sized hole appeared in his chest with flickering electricity leaping around it.
The sight gave Xiao Chen something of a shock. He wondered what this fellows physical body was made of that even the will talisman could not pierce through it.
Furthermore, it looked like Wang Can was not wearing an inner vest Secret Treasure.
However, this did not concern Xiao Chen anymore. At this moment, Wang Can had lost all hisbat prowess and was no longer a threat to him at all.
Xiao Chen gently pushed off the space of the starry heavens and arrived before the Death Throne. A fervent look appeared in his eyes as he stretched his hand out to grab the throne.
Just at this moment, he sensed danger. Far in the distance, three ck dragon breaths streaked through the starry heavens, heading towards him.
As long as Xiao Chen made a move to grab the Death Throne, the dragon breaths would strike him. He might end up smashed into a bloody paste, dying without aplete corpse.
The two Vice Pce Masters on the Supreme Sky Sects warship revealed shocked expressions and said, Three dark dragon breaths. It really is a King Grade Corpse Dragon Warship.
The Vice Pce Master on the left immediately transmitted his voice to Xiao Chen, telling him to withdraw at once. Xiao Chen, quickly retreat. That is the dark dragon breath refined by a True Dragon corpse. You cannot block it.
Xiao Chens face sank, but he did not have any intention of giving up. He had already anticipated that Wang Can would have strong backup following him. Otherwise, he would not reveal his Death Throne without any fear.
If it was just Wang Can, Xiao Chen would not care so much.
However, now that he had revealed the Massacre Throne, if he just left without gaining any benefits, he would not feel satisfied at exposing a treasured item.
Two beams of light, one purple and one white, quickly flew out of Xiao Chens eyes. The Extreme Yin me and Purple Thunder True Fire chased each other in space.
In the blink of an eye, they formed a Taiji Yinyang me Diagram. Yinyang, four divisions, the eight trigrams, and other scenes appeared around the Taiji Yinyang me Diagram. Taiji gave birth to Yinyang, which produced the four divisions; the four divisions gave birth to the eight trigrams, which created everything. All sorts of mysterious talisman scripts appeared around it.
What is he doing?
The Vice Pce Master on the left could not understand what was happening. His eyes filled with doubts.
It is over. The dark dragon breath can easily kill an Inferior Grade Martial Sage. Even we do not dare to sh with it casually. The Vice Pce Master on the right sighed with despair.
A golden light flickered, and the Taiji Yinyang me Diagram burst forth with bright light, blocking the three dragon breaths before everyones astonished gazes.
Xiao Chen only managed to block for one second. However, he could do plenty with this one second.
He caught hold of the Death Throne and tossed it into the Universe Ring. Then, electric light erupted under his feet as he raced towards the King Grade warship.
The ck aftershocks surged out like ripples on ake. They were like waves of death. All the meteors in their path silently shattered into dust.
The aftershocks were too quick. Xiao Chen could not move fast enough. He activated the Sage Grade pagoda in his body, forming an image of a pagoda encasing him entirely.
Chapter 795 - Boasting Shamelessly
Chapter 795: Boasting Shamelessly
The pagoda image shattered, and Xiao Chens body tumbled in space a few times. He vomitedrge amounts of blood as he continued heading for the King Grade warship.
You run rather fast.
A sullen voice came from behind Xiao Chen. A blurry, dark figure with ck chains wrapped around its four limbs appeared in the distance.
A horrifying aura came from the dark figure, imposing enormous pressure. This was someone that Xiao Chen had absolutely no way of handling.
Hu chi! A fiery light suddenly flew in front of Xiao Chen. When it arrived, it blocked an iing attack on him.
The light turned out to be the Heavenly Battle Pces Pce Master, Elder Bai. He held a sword in his hand that waspletely scarlet. mes surrounded it as he chopped at the strange ck figure.
Bang!
This sword strike hacked the ck figure that made it hard for Xiao Chen to breathe. mes red, looking extremely resplendent in the starry heavens.
Xiao Chen hadnded on the King Grade warships deck before he clearly saw what that ck figure wasan utterly ck Demonic Corpse with a body like that of Frost Iron and no signs of lifeforce.
Far behind the Demonic Corpse, a Corpse Race old man holding a long whip and Elder Bai were at a standoff.
When the Corpse Race old man saw Elder Bai appear, he frowned heavily. Here is a grandmaster-level Martial Sage that hasprehended a will. This is rather problematic.
The old man swung his whip and, like magic, the Demonic Corpse with chains wound around its limbs quickly flew back to stand guard in front of him.
With a close look, one would discover on the chest of the Demonic Corpse a one-meter-long gash that would not heal no matter what was tried. Disgusting liquid flowed out nonstop from the wound.
This Elder Bais attack from earlier inflicted this wound.
Scram, you human-not-human, ghost-not-ghost thing, Elder Bai said discourteously.
Elder Bai felt extreme disgust at the Corpse Race. His expression became frighteningly sullen at the sight of that Demonic Corpse.
When the Corpse Race old man heard that, he raged in his heart. However, when he felt the formless light from the will of mes and the thousands of Heavenly Sage Laws behind Elder Bai, he swallowed back his words and did not dare to say too much.
Elder Bai was a grandmaster-level Martial Sage. Furthermore, heprehended his will of fire to sixty percent. He would not fear anyone but experts at quasi-Emperor and above.
The Corpse Race cultivator seemed to have received a voice projection. He said coldly, Give your sects junior a reminder never to leave the Tianwu Domain.
After the Corpse Race old man spoke, his figure shed. He picked up the Demonic Corpse and prepared to return.
Shamelessly boasting! Elder Bai shouted angrily and brought out the full might of the will of fire. As his Heavenly Sage Laws danced, he sent a three-hundred-meter-tall screen of ming swords gushing forward like a vast river.
This development startled that Corpse Race old man. Elder Bai attacked using his full power. He clearly intended to kill that Corpse Race cultivator.
Save me!
Rumble!
The dust cloud in space parted, and a ck pce drawn by three colossal Corpse Dragons slowly appeared. Then, a ck-robed old man emerged from the pce.
The ck-robed old man flew forward and sent out a corpse fire filled with the will of death that silently negated Elder Bais screen of ming swords.
Our Corpse God Pce already admitted to our junior being less skilled in the exchange. Why the need to be so overbearing?
Elder Bai squinted and noticed on the chest of the ck robes golden embroidery depicting a small corpse seated cross-legged.
His eyes flickered with light, but in the end, he just snorted coldly and turned around to leave.
Both sides feared each other, not daring to make any big moves. The chaos that arose from the me Crystal Rocks settled down in such a manner, with both sides leaving.
Pce Master, why did they abandon the Death Throne and just let us go?
The two Vice Pce Masters felt it was strange, so they asked about it. The Death Throne was a treasure left behind by the ancient Evil King. Furthermore, it was verypatible with the Corpse Races cultivation of the way of death.
Elder Bai said somberly, There are probably some tricks left in that Death Throne. Xiao Chen, you best be wary when you ce your imprint on the Death Throne.
Xiao Chen nodded to indicate that he understood. Back when he ced his imprint on the Massacre Throne, he nearly sank into the depravity of massacre, unable to recover from that. Even without Elder Bais reminder, he already knew that he had to be cautious with the Death Throne.
Suddenly, a disciple on the deck pointed to the front and shouted in astonishment, What is that?!
Xiao Chen looked in the direction where that disciple pointed and saw apletely pure-white pnquin draped with white veils floating in a ghostly manner in the distance. Just one nce of it was terrifying.
Only with a careful inspection would one discover that it was not flying on its own automatically. Instead, eight green spirits carrying the pnquin were quickly running in space.
Eight Ghost Pnquin! It is an expert of the Ghost Race!
They are chasing the Corpse Dragon Warship.
Elder Bai did not seem to have good impressions of the Corpse Race and Ghost Race. He said with loathing in his voice, There is no need to care about them. Just let those dogs fight each other.
The Corpse Race and Ghost Race bothprehended the way of death. One collected the corpses of the dead while the other collected the souls of the dead. The directions they developed in were totally different, and they were inimical to each other.
As such, wars often broke out between the two. Such matters were uncountable. Hence, the three Elders did not feel surprised at this ghost pnquins sudden appearance.
However, Xiao Chen was quite interested in the ghost pnquin, so he pursued it from a long distance with his Spiritual Sense.
If his guess was correct, the master of the Corpse Dragon Warship temporarily gave up on the Death Throne because of the ghost pnquin following behind.
Suddenly, a crack opened between the veils of the ghost pnquin. Xiao Chen could clearly see the appearances of the people in the ghost pnquin and could not help but be startled. He took an involuntary step back.
A female ghost sat inside. This ghost had a long hanging tongue and eyeless sockets showing just ck holes. She also bled from the seven orifices of her face.
When Xiao Chen looked carefully, he discovered that it was just an illusion. The female ghost disappeared, and a pale-skinned girl with a cold appearance smiled at him meaningfully before closing the veils back up.
This girl wore a bright red dress, and her skin was as white as snow. She had long hair cascading down her head and shoulders like a waterfall. Her cold and expressionless face looked startlingly beautiful. However, she gave off an impression of lethargy.
He could best summarize this mysterious Ghost Race girl with one wordshocking.
Did she notice the Death Throne in my hand?
Xiao Chen took a few steps back. His heart could not calm down. Such a huge contrast startled him badly.
Xiao Chen, are you alright?
The person who spoke was Cui Hao. Earlier, Xiao Chen saved him in battle. Cui Hao was not a narrow-minded person in the first ce. With his gratitude now, his reservations about Xiao Chen had mostly disappeared.
Xiao Chen recovered his wits and smiled. Im fine. My foot slipped.
Elder Bai, who was in front, turned his head and looked meaningfully at Xiao Chen. He muttered, Come with me.
Xiao Chen felt thoroughly exposed with that nce. He struggled with some apprehension for a bit before following Elder Bai. They entered the ships hold and kept walking until they reached the top floor of the warship.
The top floor had windows on all sides. When looking around, no matter from what direction, one could take in the charms of the infinite starry heavens.
Have a seat. This old man apologizes on behalf of the two Vice Pce Masters for causing you to reveal the secret of the Massacre Throne, Elder Bai said sincerely.
Elder Bai extended his hand in a gesture of invitation. Earlier, he had noticed Xiao Chens unwillingness to leave the warship. In hindsight, he understood the real reason for Xiao Chens hesitation.
Xiao Chen sat down and said, Pce Master is too polite. Fortune and disaster are hard to predict. This junior also did not suffer any loss. The injuries I bear are eptable, and I even obtained the Death Throne. Although this incident was dangerous, it was a fortuitous encounter for me.
Elder Bai sighed gently and smiled bitterly. You are oversimplifying this. This was not a fortuitous encounter but a cmity. It is a huge cmity.
The Evil King was a famous Sovereign Emperor of the Ancient Era. Even grandmaster-level Martial Sages would be interested in the thrones he left behind. If I did not see wrong earlier, that Ghost Race girl in the white pnquin also noticed you.
The two groups must have some important matters at hand. Once they have dealt with it, they will definitely send the experts of their Races toe to obtain the Death Throne and Massacre Throne.
When the scarlet throne emerged despite his efforts, Xiao Chen already guessed that such a thing would happen. He already anticipated what Elder Bai analyzed, but he listened quietly anyway.
After we return to the Supreme Sky Star, I will seek the Sect Master for a will clone for you. It can save your life at a crucial moment.
Indeed, the Supreme Sky Sect would not stand by idly and watch the situation unfold. Xiao Chen performed a cupped-fist salute and said, Many thanks, Elder Bai.
Elder Bai smiled gently and said, Perhaps I might have exaggerated the matter. Even if the Ghost Race and Corpse Race know that you have two thrones, they might not spread the news.
Both races would want the thrones for themselves. If they let other experts know, the difficulty of obtaining the thrones for themselves would increase.
Xiao Chen thought about the girl in that Eight Ghost Pnquin. He asked, Pce Master, what is the background of that girl in the Eight Ghost Pnquin? The two Vice Pce Masters seemed shocked at seeing it.
Elder Bai thought for a while before replying, That white pnquin looks ordinary, but it is actually a renowned Secret Treasure of the Ghost Race. Its owner is the Ghost Empress Xi Xun, a Martial Emperor expert.
The person in the pnquin should be her descendant or disciple. This girls talent is definitely high for her to let this girl use this Secret Treasure.
As the two chatted, Elder Bai exined more about the Ghost Race and Corpse Race to Xiao Chen.
In terms of power, the Ghost Race and Corpse Race were far ahead of the other major races.
However, the two races cultivate the great Dao of death. One stole souls and the other robbed graves. Both were heaven-defying actions, so the two races could not increase their numbers significantly.
The distribution of factions in the Ghost Domain and the Corpse Domain was not asplicated as in the Tianwu Domain and the Fiend Domain. They each had only one central sectthe Spirit Pce and the Corpse God Pce, respectively.
Although the sects still had factions within themselves,pared to the Fiend Race and humans, they were on much better terms with each other and were much lessplicated.
The two races usually maintained a very low profile. Of the two, the Ghost Race was more mysterious. Ghost Race cultivators were naturally born with Yinyang eyes. They could see ghosts and spirits that the physical eyes could not see.
Chapter 796 - Past Glory of the Azure Emperor
Chapter 796: Past Glory of the Azure Emperor
ording to rumor, the headquarters of the Spirit Pce was situated in the Nine Layers of Purgatory. It was said that a vast formation there could instantly capture the spirits wandering after death.
Of course, these were just rumors. The Nine Layers of Purgatory was a forbiddennd of the Kunlun Realm. Buried more than five thousand kilometers underground, it was the setting of all sorts of horrifying scenes, in addition to the extreme Yin underworld river.
Even Martial Emperors did not dare to run amok in there. Until now, it hosted several unsolved mysteries.
As the two spoke, an attractive bright star appeared in Xiao Chens vision. He became mesmerized with one nce.
Compared to the dim and dark stars around, this star was extremely eye-catching. However, it was too far away, so he could not see it clearly.
All the same, this star evoked a pounding from the depths of ones heart, a mysterious attraction.
Is this Human Monarch Star, the assembly point of the Martial God Pce? I wonder, which ancient senior had the power to modify such a huge star?
Earlier, Xiao Chen had noticed this star in the star map in the jade pendant on his chest. Now that he saw it personally, he immediately recognized it.
It was the Dragons Gates Azure Emperor. He refined it single-handedly fifty thousand years ago. He turned a dead star into its current appearance, brimming with lifeforce.
As Elder Bai spoke of the Dragons Gates Azure Emperor, his eyes gave off a natural expression of respect.
Many sects could create bases and assembly points on stars. However, they could only do it to a limited portion of a star. They could not alter the entire star.
Compared to this Human Monarch Star, there was a huge difference.
Of course, Human Monarch Star was much smaller than the Kunlun Continent. However, the ancient star had been transformed into one that supported life.
Any part of such a star was suitable for human habitation. Even if ordinary people came, they would be able to survive.
Xiao Chen looked astounded. He had thought that the ones responsible for altering the star were people from the Ancient Era, but it was the Azure Emperor.
You must be shocked, right? During the Ancient Era, the Kunlun Continent was replete with resources. The Immortal Epoch had ended not long before that. There were all sorts of Immortal cities and Immortal Remnants. Furthermore, the various races frequently waged war. Very few people would think of going to the starry heavens to establish bases.
Elder Bai continued, The exploration of the starry heavens happened after the war of the Emperors in the Savage Battlefield. This matter is actually deeply rted to the Deep Abyss Demonic World.
What is the connection? Xiao Chen asked curiously, his interest piqued.
After the war of the Emperors, the Kunlun Realm declined. A great age of cultivation never appeared again.
The Demonic Worlds ambition to control the Kunlun Realm waxed strong. They opened up a way through the infinite starry heavens. Afterboring for ten thousand years, they killed their way down from there.
When the invasion from the Demonic World happened, they could onlye by opening a spatial tear between the two realms.
However, a spatial tear can only remain open for a short time. Furthermore, there will be spatial storms. It is not easy to open a spatial tear, and they cannot send many Demons. Although a Demonic Cmity is terrifying, it is not an extinction-level event.
As long as a Martial Emperor stands guard, the safety of the Kunlun Realm is assured. In the big picture, nothing much can happen.
However, during that one time, a vast army of Demons tore through the barrier of the sky and descended from the starry heavens. Eighteen Demon Monarchs personally arrived and shocked the various races of the Kunlun Realm.
Although the Kunlun Realm fought an arduous battle and eventually obtained victory, several ancient races perished in the war.
After this war, the various races of the Kunlun Realm realized the importance of the starry heavens.
In the distant depths of the starry heavens, there is a vast Astral Battlefield. On the opposite side of the battlefield is the base of the Demon Races, which the Kunlun Realm could not truly get rid off.
Sometimes, the Demonic World holds the upper hand and travels through the Astral Battlefield, pushing back the various races of the Kunlun Realm. There was once a time when they even managed to push the Kunlun Realms cultivators to the barrier of the sky.
Sometimes, the Kunlun Realm holds the upper hand, dominating the Astral Battlefield and nearly exterminating all the Demon Races.
Now, the situation is a deadlock. Great astral wars have not happened for ten thousand years already. The Astral Battlefield has now turned into an ideal experiential training ground for the senior-generation experts of both sides.
One would have to advance to Martial Sage to qualify for entry.q
The Astral Battlefield is the hardest experiential training ground of this universe. One is not qualified to enter until advancing to Martial Sage.
When Xiao Chen heard about all these, his hot-bloodedness surged. However, he only thought about it for a short while. To him, this was something too far away.
In spaces vacuum environment, if one wanted to move about in the starry heavens without air around them, one would have to circte their Quintessence continuously at every moment, exhausting great amounts of it.
An ordinary Inferior Grade Martial Sage could not remain in the starry heavens for long. They wouldst one month, at most, before they had to find somewhere to recover. Otherwise, they would end up as a desated corpse and disappear into the depths of the universe forever.
Within this darkness, there was no differentiation into day and night, so one could not be sure of how much time had passed.
Xiao Chen returned to the deck. After what felt like about one day, the Supreme Sky Sects King Grade warship stopped at a star about one thousand and five hundred kilometers in diameter.
For this star to have a diameter of only about one thousand and five hundred kilometers, it was quite small. At the very least, with Xiao Chens speed, he could easily circumnavigate it if he did not run into any trouble.
The warship stopped beside a ck mountain range. The surrounding area was deste, covered in ck dirt.
When Xiao Chen walked on the star, he felt a very strong gravity, which somewhat overturned his previous understanding of the starry heavens.
It looked like he could not apply all his knowledge about space from his previous life to the starry heavens of this world.
Not far from the mountain range was a winding ck river that looked pitch-ck. Due to the extreme distance, he could not make out what was flowing in there.
ck Water Star. This river was the origin of this stars name. On the opposite side of the river was a forest. Dense dark clouds drifted around endlessly above the forest, giving it a very mysterious cast.
Do be careful. Ill go and retrieve the Spirit Vein. The rest of you, split into two groups. Each group will have a Vice Pce Master leading you to kill Astral Beasts. Dont separate from the group, Elder Bai said with an extremely grave expression after gathering everyone together.
About a hundred people came, which resulted in fifty-odd people in each group. Both groups had a Vice Pce Master. Both the Vice Pce Masters were roughly equal in strength, so both groups were just as safe.
Xiao Chen and Cui Hao ended up in the same group. Since these two were stronger, they were assigned to the back of the group, to keep a strong rearguard.
I really cant tell that this is your first time in the starry heavens. You are not nervous at all.
Along the way, the two started to get more familiar with each other, so Cui Hao revealed the doubt in his heart.
Xiao Chen did not really feel much. This was his nature; he could easily adjust to any environment. Even if he was nervous, he would not let it show on his face.
Changing the topic, Xiao Chen asked, How strong are the Astral Beasts? With your strength, can you hunt Astral Beasts on your own?
Cui Hao revealed a grave expression as he replied, There are many types of Astral Beasts. They are all categorized into ranks, from Rank 1 to Rank 6. A Rank 1 Astral Beast is as strong as a half-Sage.
A Rank 2 Astral Beast is about as strong as a newly advanced Martial Sage. A Rank 3 Astral Beast is as strong as a Medial Grade Martial Sage. A Rank 4 Astral Beast is as strong as a Superior Grade Martial Sage. A Rank 5 Astral Beast is about as strong as a grandmaster-level Martial Sage. Finally, a Rank 6 Astral Beast is as strong as a quasi-Emperor.
As for myself, I can deal with a regr Rank 1 Astral Beast alone. However, if I run into a powerful one, I have to be careful. Otherwise, I will end up losing my life.
Even the lowest-rank Astral Beast has the strength of a half-Sage? This is truly bbergasting.
Xiao Chen asked, There are only six ranks? Are there no Astral Beasts above Rank 6?
Cui Hao smiled and replied, Naturally, there are. However, Astral Beasts above Rank 6 are way too horrifying. They can swallow up a star in one bite. They are termed as Destroyers. We will not run into them in this region of the starry heavens. Instead, we would have to venture into the deeper areas before we can see one. Furthermore, only Martial Emperors can deal with them.
As they chatted, Xiao Chen suddenly stopped. He fixed his gaze on a sharp ck rock behind the group.
The ck rock was only a meter high and had an irregr cylindrical shape. The bottom was the thickest, and the rock slowly tapered to a point. The tip of it was extremely sharp.
Cui Hao asked, Whats wrong?
Xiao Chen gestured for Cui Hao to step aside. Then, he walked over to the ck rock, step by careful step. Finally, he extended his hand and grabbed the resilient rock.
Rise!
Using all his strength, Xiao Chen shouted and pulled the top part of the rock upwards. More than one thousand tons of force burst forth ferociously.
Rumble!
Cracks appeared on the ground. Following that, the surrounding rocks shattered and flew into the air. The entire area trembled intensely.
Everyone, move away! the Vice Pce Master leading the group in front shouted.
The fifty-odd people reacted very quickly, all of them moving aside.
Cui Haos expression changed slightly. The thing that Xiao Chen lifted up was no rock but the huge tail of an Astral Beast.
This Astral Beast was three hundred meters long and looked like a huge crocodile. However, its skin was covered in sharp ck rocks that were horrifyingly tough.
ck Rock Crocodile, an ordinary Rank 2 Astral Beast. It is slightly weaker than an Inferior Grade Martial Sage. It is very good at hiding its aura and can move about freely underground.
Someone who recognized this Astral Beast put on an expression of horror. If Xiao Chen had not pulled it out in advance, someone would definitely have gotten injured or even eaten by this ck Rock Crocodile.
Xiao Chen grabbed the twenty-odd-meter-long tail and leaped into the air, lifting up this huge creature as it struggled wildly.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
As the ck Rock Crocodile struggled, Xiao Chen swung it downwards, smashing it heavily on the hard ground. He did this repeatedly, causing the ground to rumble.
The rock skin of the ck Rock Crocodile fell off piece by piece. It tried to use its tail to fling Xiao Chen away several times but failed with every attempt.
Instead, Xiao Chen kept smashing it into the ground. As he burned his Vital Qi, he used one thousand and four hundred tons of force to y with this Rank 2 Astral Beast as he pleased.
The group was bbergasted. Was this still a horrifying Rank 2 Astral Beast? Howe Xiao Chen could treat it like a toy?
When the Vice Pce Master saw this, he was slightly stunned. ording to what he knew, the ck Rock Crocodile was not only physically strong but was rather capable as well.
Chapter 797 - Could He Be the One That Is the Wild Beast?
Chapter 797: Could He Be the One That Is the Wild Beast?
Xiao Chen held on to the ck Rock Crocodiles tail firmly. No matter how it struggled, it could not escape. He continued smashing it into the ground, not giving it any chance to take action.
The horrified shrieks of the ck Rock Crocodile rang out continuously together with the rumbling. The other cultivators watched as Xiao Chen behaved like a demonic god of strength, flinging around the ck Rock Crocodile like a whip.
Pity for the ck Rock Crocodile stirred in their hearts. This creature was too unfortunate.
After a long time, the shrieks of the ck Rock Crocodile softened. Finally, no more sound came from it. Suddenly, Xiao Chen felt the weight on his hand lighten drastically; he had broken the tough ck Rock Crocodiles tail.
The previous true inheritors all thought it was too ridiculous. They quickly came over to check the situation and saw the ground filled with the smashed flesh of the ck Rock Crocodile, looking no different from mud.
If they had not seen the ck Rock Crocodile before this, they would not have been able to tell that this was a Rank 2 ck Rock Crocodile, somethingparable to an Inferior Grade Martial Sage.
Cui Hao flew over, feeling speechless. An Astral Beast actually died just like that. He smiled bitterly and said, Xiao Chen, go and see if there is an Astral Core.
Every Astral Beast could freely fly about and survive in space. They were in frequent contact with the energy of the universe. All these Astral Beasts had a chance of generating an extremely precious energy crystal corethe Astral Corein their bodies.
Xiao Chen used his Spiritual Sense to scan that pile of flesh twice. Then he discovered a crystal core with concentrated energy in it. Joy appeared on his face as he stretched his hand out.
A suction force came from Xiao Chens hand, and a white Astral Core appeared there.
When the others saw this, their eyes lit up. They revealed envious gazes and said, Xiao Chen actually managed to obtain an Astral Core. He is so fortunate. Although the white Astral Core is the lowest-quality Inferior Grade Astral Core, it can still sell for at least a few thousand ck Astral Coins.
Xiao Chen put away the Astral Core. When he heard the discussions of the people around, he asked, ck Astral Coins? Cui Hao, what are ck Astral Coins?
Cui Hao also had an envious gaze as he exined, The ck Astral Coin is essentially the same thing as an Astral Coin. However, it contains more Astral Iron and has a higher value. Most transactions in the starry heavens use ck Astral Coins.
However, you are really lucky. Normally, the odds of Rank 1 and Rank 2 Astral Beasts producing Astral Cores are very low. Furthermore, this ck Rock Crocodile is only an ordinary Rank 2 Astral Beast.
The expedition had just started, and Xiao Chen already reaped such a harvest. For the remainder of the expedition, a light appeared in the eyes of all the previous true inheritors as they hunted for hidden Astral Beasts.
Indeed, they managed to find several. After a few battles and killing a few Astral Beasts, no one else had gained an Astral Core.
When the Vice Pce Master saw this scene, he merely smiled and did not say anything. He just walked around like a tourist. Even if he saw unnoticed Astral Beasts, he did not lend a hand.
The Vice Pce Master simply let the disciples act freely and fight with Astral Beasts by themselves.
The unknown ck moltenva flowing downwards in the river bubbled asionally. When a bubble floated to the surface and popped, it gave off an explosive sound.
This bubbling happened all along the ck river, releasing a heavy scent of sulfur into the air. Everyone who saw it frowned.
This river was the ck water river that Xiao Chen and the others had seen in the distance. The thing flowing in the river turned out not to be water but thisva that was somewhat disgusting yet filled with intense energy.
After killing all sorts of Astral Beasts along the way, the fifty-odd disciples arrived at the riverside. When they saw this scene, they did not seem overly surprised.
After all, anything could happen in the infinite starry heavens. A river of ckva was far from iprehensible and strange.
The Vice Pce Master nced around and then fixed his gaze on the ck forest on the other side of the river.
Xiao Chen, Cui Hao, Ill leave this ce to you two. Ill make a trip to the forest ande back.
After the Vice Pce Master spoke, he gently floated up and crossed the vast ck river, flying towards the ck forest and disappearing from the crowds sight.
Clearly, this was not Cui Haos first time handling something like this. He gave some instructions to his fellow disciples and then returned.
Along the way, the group had not fought too many battles. However, some fatigue had still built up. So they either closed their eyes to rest or chatted idly. As they spoke, their tones vibrated with anticipation.
Xiao Chen gazed at that ck forest. If he did not guess wrong, the Vice Pce Master had gone there to kill Rank 3 and above Astral Beasts.
This would leave only the Rank 1 and Rank 2 Astral Beasts for the group and allow the Vice Pce Master to stand aside and just watch.
The fact that the group did not run into any Rank 3 or above Astral Beasts, when the Vice Pce Master led them to this ce, clued Xiao Chen to this conclusion.
Indeed, not longter, piercing roars came from the ck forest. Clearly, an intense battle was taking ce in there.
Tomorrow, we will enter that ck forest and fight on our own there. Cui Hao sat across from Xiao Chen and tossed out a sk of wine.
Xiao Chen caught the sh and happily took a big gulp. He said, How long have you been in the Heavenly Battle Pce? It seems like you are very familiar with the routine of this experiential training.
Cui Hao took a sip of wine and smiled with some disappointment and frustration. He said, About ten years? This is how all experiential training goes. The sect will hunt down all the Astral Beasts that can kill us instantly and then send us out to fight our own battles.
Ten years sounded like a very long time. However, to Cui Hao, this was not exactly that long.
With his talent, Cui Hao would surely advance to Martial Sage before the age of fifty. After he became a Martial Sage, his lifespan would increase to five hundred years.
Ten years out of such a long lifespan was nothing. However, Cui Hao currently had a rather sad and lonely expression on his face.
Xiao Chen, what is the Tianwu Domain like now? Have you heard of these people?
Suddenly, Cui Hao changed the topic and asked something unrted to cultivation. He mentioned several names and asked if Xiao Chen knew anything about them.
Xiao Chen ended up shaking his head after each name, indicating that he had never heard of them. Cui Haos originally sad expression became really sentimental.
This continued up until thest name, when Xiao Chen said, An Junxithis person is now very impressive. He fought the Holy Land Divine Martial Gates Feng Wuji to a draw, elevating himself to a whole new level. He is now the most famous demonic genius.
When Cui Hao heard that, he was stunned. Then he startedughing loudly, cackling in a somewhat deranged manner, and then took arge swig of the wine. The waves of the seas and rivers are unending. Ten years ago, those undefeatable outstanding talents basked in glory. As expected, ten yearster, they have beplete unknowns, without anyone speaking of them.
Xiao Chen suddenly understood that these names that Cui Hao mentioned were incredible people of their time. They might even have been more famous and magnificent than the seven giants of today.
Unfortunately, the age of geniuses was here. The glory of those who came after overshadowed all these names that were previously renowned throughout the realm. Some were even in more sorrowful states, bing stepping stones for others.
Normally, it would be a startling matter for someone to be a half-Sage before the age of thirty. However, in this age of geniuses, such a person would just be an ordinary genius, someone of little influence.
Of the seven giants, which of them did not be half-Sages before the age of thirty? Which of them did not kill older-generation half-Sage loose cultivators like these were dogs?
These people of the past had been full of noble aspirations. However, before the waves in front could fulfill their ambitions, the waves behind drove them on, forcing them to crash on the beach and die off.
Furthermore, the people who came after overtook them in such a merciless and overwhelming manner, leaving them in the dust unable to even catch sight of the backs of these people.
This was the peak of the age of geniuses. One could only hate that they were born too early, missing this grand age by just a little bit. To the cultivators who sought the great Dao, this was an enormous tragedy.
Others would not be able to understand such sorrow.
An JunxiAn Junxi Ten years ago, that child could not evenst a hundred moves against me. Now, even the legendary Holy Scions cannot take him down.
After finishing the wine in the sk, Cui Hao held the sk upside-down and discovered that there was not even a drop left. He casually tossed it into the churning ck water, where it immediately shattered into pieces with a loud bang.
Xiao Chen remained silent in his heart. No wonder Cui Hao was so affected when he heard that An Junxi was now so aplished. It turned out there was such a story behind this.
Cui Hao nced at the previous true inheritors who had closed their eyes and were resting not far away. He said, Xiao Chen, do you know that there are many people in the Heavenly Battle Pce? If nothing unexpected happens, most of them will be Martial Sages before the age of one hundred.
In an ordinary age, even if one was not an absolute genius, if one could be a Martial Sage before a hundred, one would still be able to be an overlord of an area. When these people entered the Heavenly Battle Pce, they were full of hopes and dreams. However, when you arrived, youpletely shattered these.
Xiao Chen said doubtfully, Me?
Actually, I have to thank you for being the vanguard. Otherwise, they would feel even worse when arge batch of people arrives.
Although they have been in the Heavenly Battle Pce all the while, they still know some things about the age of geniuses. They have more or less guessed the result already. Your arrival only reminded them in advance, Cui Hao said somewhat sullenly.
Although he used the words they and them, whether he acknowledged it or not, he was one of the people Xiao Chen had reminded.
This time, the two chatted for a long while. Cui Hao told Xiao Chen of those outstanding talents of his time, those people whose names once spread through thend.
Xiao Chen responded, talking about the Tianwu Domain of today. He touched on the famous seven giants, the demonic geniuses of the Sovereign Noble ns, like Yan Shisan, as well as the many up-anding talents.
Eventually, Cui Hao drank too much and slowly fell asleep, leaving Xiao Chen speaking to himself.
Xiao Chen told his own story, mentioning his experiences. He recalled many past events and thought of many people.
These names were once famous in the Sky Dome Realm. Now, they had fallen by the wayside. Nobody knew whether they could rise again someday.
In the end, Xiao Chen suddenlyprehended something in his heart. The question that had bedeviled him not long ago suddenly became clear.
For the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation to break through from the sixthyer to the seventhyer, one had to undergo a lightning tribtion and a heart tribtion. Furthermore, if one did not handle it well, he would likely die, turning into ashes.
At that time, he had indeed felt fearfear of loss, fear that he would lose everything after death. He had been afraid of losing all the fame he had worked so hard to obtain in one fell swoop.
Xiao Chen valued himself too much. He worried about being forgotten by theter generations after he returned to dust. That was why he felt fear in his heart.
Chapter 798 - Bloodbath in the Starry Heavens
Chapter 798: Bloodbath in the Starry Heavens
However, when Xiao Chen looked up at the starry heavens, the infinite number of stars, and the resplendent zing sun, he realized that all these things would eventuallye to an end as well.
In the past, Cui Hao had also been famous and glorious. However, in a mere ten years, he fell into obscurity, his fame faded away with the wind.
What did he, Xiao Chen, count for? Even if he climbed to the peak of the great Dao, when time passed, after several tens of thousands of years, someone would eventually surpass him.
The river rushed on; the waves were merciless. No one could stand at the peak forever. The peak was meant to be surmounted.
After Xiao Chen took in the starry heavens, his eyes cleared and brightened.
I dont care what people think of me ten thousand yearster. I will just do my best in this age, climbing to the peak and fighting to be the best, dying without regrets.
On the second day, the Vice Pce Master came out from the ck forest. When he returned, he exuded a heavy blood scent.
The cultivators resting with their eyes closed or idly chatting all turned grave. They knew that their experiential training was truly about to start.
The experiential training of the Heavenly Battle Pce had always been cruel. The Vice Pce Masters would not make a move to help. Everyone had to rely on themselves to deal with the danger they faced.
Of course, an exception was made for Astral Beasts that could instant-kill these cultivators.
Only through this cruel free-for-all without any assistance could onepel their potential to manifest and achieve the objective of the experiential training.
Otherwise, if everyone knew there was no threat of death, they would feel that they had room to maneuver and would fail to bring out their full potential.
I already killed all the Rank 3 Astral Beasts. I also killed some of the peak Rank 2 Astral Beasts that could instant-kill you all. The remaining is up to yourselves, the Vice Pce Master said in a grave tone as he eyed the group of fifty-odd disciples.
This trip was not the first time the previous true inheritors undertook experiential training. They had already prepared themselves mentally. They all soared into the air and revealed murderous gazes as they flew into the forest.
Xiao Chen followed the crowd and carefully entered the ck forest, starting his first small-scale experiential training in the starry heavens.
The high-ranked Astral Beasts in the forests were all dead already. To Xiao Chen, there was not much danger. In fact, it felt somewhat dull.
However, killing Astral Beasts gave Xiao Chen the opportunity to practice the Lightning Tribtion Saber Technique. He needed to undergo intense battles to umte experience and familiarize himself with the new Lightning Tribtion Saber Technique.
Three dayster, disciples started getting injured and had no other choice but to withdraw. They dragged their wounded bodies to the Vice Pce Master for treatment.
After that, arge number of disciples woulde out of the forest with each passing day.
Most people gained many things. Some of the disciples even managed to find some ores that were no less valuable than the me Crystal Rock, making them very happy.
There were also some who were almost dead when they came out, fleeing miserably from Astral Beasts.
By the sixth day, out of the fifty-odd people, only Xiao Chen and Cui Hao remained inside.
Lightning could be seen shing in the forest on the other side of the ck water river. There was also ethereal yellow moonlight. Clearly, Xiao Chen and Cui Hao still had strength to spare.
However, when dusk approached, Cui Hao walked out of the forest with a joyful expression.
When the others asked about it, they learned that Cui Hao obtained two Astral Coresarge harvest that made everyone envious.
After a total of eight days, a hundred savage purple lightning pythons suddenly appeared in the ck forest, rushing into the sky.
As the previous true inheritors watched, the lightning pythons evolved and changed into flood dragons. Then they howled at the infinite starry heavens and released a bright radiance that tore through the sky.
Cui Haos expression changed as he muttered, It looks like his Lightning Tribtion Saber Technique improved again.
When the lightning disappeared, a white figure appeared above the forest and quickly descended towards where everyone else had gathered. Xiao Chen soon gently drifted down andnded, holding his Lunar Shadow Saber.
When the Vice Pce Master noticed the withdrawn killing Qi in Xiao Chens eyes and his calm expression, he got a faint impression of unfathomableness.
After the experiential training ended, the two groups regathered. The other group had already been waiting for some time. Once everyone had boarded, the King Grade warship set off on its return journey.
The trip back to Supreme Sky Star was uneventful. They did not run into any Ghost Race or Corpse Race cultivators. After one day, they arrived safely at Supreme Sky Star.
Xiao Chen collected some Deep Sea Coumarin Grass and the Holy Spring Spiritual Milk that could replenish his Quintessence, before heading to the Heaven Series training room.
He had slightly less than half a month left to his stay in the Heaven Series training room. He did not wish to waste any more of this time.
After resting for a while and entering deep thought, he began taking inventory of his gains from this expedition.
Xiao Chen flipped his hand, and two me Crystal Rocks appeared in his palm. One was rather dull while the other had an attractive bright light. me Crystal Rocks were very useful to cultivators who cultivated the state of fire. However, they were not very useful to Xiao Chen.
Nevertheless, there was a great chance ofprehending the state of fire if he absorbed them, saving him a lot of effort.
After thinking for a while, Xiao Chen eventually decided not to sell the me Crystal Rocks. Perhaps he would be able to use them in the future.
A me Crystal Rock was a treasure that could only be found and not sought. Once Xiao Chen sold it, if he wanted to buy it in the future, he would have to spend multiple times the amount he sold it for in the first ce.
Next, Xiao Chen took out two white Astral Cores. One was the Inferior Grade Astral Core he obtained from the ck Rock Crocodile, and the other was from the experiential training in the ck forest.
After killing more than two hundred Rank 2 Astral Beasts, Xiao Chen finally gained another Astral Core.
The Astral Core contained a horrifying amount of energy. Xiao Chen could clearly feel that if this energy exploded, even his physical body would have difficulty enduring it.
In the starry heavens, Astral Cores could be used for many things. They were not only iid into various Spirit Weapons but also served as the energy source for all sorts of warships.
The Astral Core could even be used directly, exploding it to injure ones opponent. However, no one would waste such a treasure like that.
Xiao Chen nced at the Lunar Shadow Saber in his hand. The scions of Sovereign Noble ns or the absolute demonic geniuses would be using Sub-Divine Weapons.
An Junxis True Dragon Lightning Whip, Shui Linglings purple bow, Yan Shisans ice sword, the inherited Holy Weapons of the three Holy Scions, they were all of this level.
A good weapon could raise the strength of a cultivator considerably. An Junxi had not challenged Feng Wuji in the past because hecked an appropriate weapon.
It is time to upgrade the Lunar Shadow Saber. The Demonic Core iid in it is no longer sufficient. I have to change it out for a Superior Grade Astral Core. I also have to rece many of its other materials.
Xiao Chen withdrew his gaze and whispered, I have to advance to Martial Sage quickly. Otherwise, time would be too tight.
The resources and materials needed to upgrade the Lunar Shadow Saber into a Sub-Divine Weapon would definitely be astronomical. Advancing to Martial Sage would qualify him to search for these resources.
Xiao Chens opportunity to advance to Martial Sagey in the Breaking Sage Pill. It looked like after he gained a spot for the Heavenly Dew Divine Spring, he had to make a trip to the Ying n.
After collecting his thoughts, Xiao Chen took out the Death Throne, which was an absolute treasure that one would have a love-hate rtionship with.
Light shed on his forehead as he stared at the floating throne. After staring at it for a while, he made his decision.
He gathered his vast Spiritual Sense onto the purple Lightning Talisman. Then, an electric light shed as the talisman entered the world of death filled with ck Qi.
Transformed into an incarnation of himself holding the purple Lightning Talisman, Xiao Chens Spiritual Sense looked calmly at the sea filled with boundless ck death Qi below.
This scene was almost exactly the same as the one inside the Massacre Throne from before. However, instead of a blood sea, it was ck.
Hahaha! You really dared toe in. This is my world. No one can flee from it.
The ck sea surged, and a strand of ck Qi came out, transforming into Wang Cans appearance. Then he looked at Xiao Chens Spiritual Sense sinisterly.
At first, Wang Can had a boundless arrogance in his eyes and an attitude of unparalleled superiority. But as he prepared to swallow up Xiao Chens Spiritual Sense, he saw the purple talisman in Xiao Chens hand.
The mental imprint that Wang Can left behind became rmed. He immediately revealed horror in his eyes as though he recalled something. Then he quickly dove into the sea below.
Lightning was the most tyrannical energy in the world. It also had the strongest impact on evil mental bodies.
Without this copy of the Immortal Epoch Thunder Talisman that created Divine Lightning, Xiao Chen would not dare to send his Spiritual Senses origin into the Death Throne.
Expressionless, he pointed at the mental imprint Wang Can left behind. Then the purple talisman flew forward ferociously and struck Wang Can before Wang Can could enter the ck sea.
Sharp miserable shrieks rang out in this strange world. Wang Can flung all sorts of malicious curses of resentment at him.
Xiao Chen did not bother asking anything or listening to anything. He simply used his Lightning Talisman to eliminate the other party from this world.
After looking around and verifying that no trace of Wang Cans imprint remained, Xiao Chen waved his hand and recalled the Lightning Talisman back into his hand.
However, his expression did not rx at all. Wang Cans imprint was only a small fry within the world of this Death Throne. The truly terrifying thingy in the depths of this boundless sea.
This existence was what Xiao Chen feared. In the past, he experienced interminable torture and grilling in the Massacre Throne.
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In the starry heavens, in a King Grade Corpse Dragon Warship, Wang Can paled and vomited copious amounts of ck blood. He said somewhat feebly, Father, that man has erased my mental imprint in the Death Throne.
The person addressed as Father was the expert with the golden corpse embroidered on the chest of his clothes, the one who fought with Elder Bai that day.
This person smiled faintly without a care and said, That is for the best. You were not able to subdue the Evil Kings imprint in that Death Throne. After a long time, it would have be a hidden danger.
Wang Cans expression changed. He asked, Father, you mean?
The ck-robed old man said, He has the immortal will of thunder, which naturally suppresses mental bodies. He might be able to subdue the death mark left by the Evil King.
When the timees, you will be able to obtain theplete Death Throne and be a peerless Corpse King. If you can subdue the Massacre Throne along with it, you will surpass the old and dazzle the new.
After Wang Can heard that, he could not help but reveal an expression of extreme excitement.
Chapter 799 - Death and Massacre Were Originally One
Chapter 799: Death and Massacre Were Originally One
The ck sea roared ferociously within the world inside the Death Throne. It felt like a bottomless abyss stared at Xiao Chen with emotionless eyes from a distance.
The purple Lightning Talisman in Xiao Chens hand flickered with faint golden light. As the Immortal scripts slowly flowed on the talisman, it gave off sizzling electrical sounds.
Xiao Chen squinted and looked into the distance. Then he entered deep thought. Death and massacre were originally one. Without massacre, there is no death.
Massacre is the means, and death is the result. The two have a cause-and-effect rtionship. From a certain point of view, they are actually the same state.
When Xiao Chen thought about simr states, a cycle came to mind. The effect might not be the end. The cycle represented the vastness of the state, far from something that could end with massacre or death.
He might have to collect the other five thrones before he could be sure.
Others would only focus on the single attribute of the throne. The Corpse Race and Ghost Race wanted the Death Throne because it worked well with the Dao of death that they cultivated.
It could allow these two races to better control corpses and spirits, strengthening themselves greatly.
However, Xiao Chens thought went even further. Of course, the answer that urred to him might not be correct. When the seven thrones merged into one, the result might not represent a cycle but chaos, eternity, or nothingness, instead. No one could say for sure.
As Xiao Chen stared at a distant spot in the sea, he gave up on his intent to make a move.
Usually, all one had to do was focus on one higher-level state to be able to be a peak expert. He had not even fully grasped massacre yet. If he rashly cultivated the Dao of death, he would be seeking his own death.
He would just be like an ant overestimating itself and trying to eat an elephant.
Xiao Chens Spiritual Sense turned around and came out. He saw the real world again, and with a flip of his hand, he returned the Death Throne to the Universe Ring.
In the future, if he could collect all seven thrones, perhaps he might be able to cultivate a peak state that was unprecedented.
With less than half a month to the start of the Sage War that would determine who got to go to the Heavenly Dew Divine Spring, Xiao Chen had to put the Heaven Series training room to good use.
He increased the pressure on himself. Ignoring his fatigue, he put in a lot of effort to practice the new Lightning Tribtion Saber Technique, familiarizing himself with it.
Five dayster, after Xiao Chen finished all the Holy Spring Spiritual Milk, he dragged his tired and injured body to the cultivation room and frantically absorbed all the Spiritual Energy from the Spirit Veins origins under the prayer mat.
Soon, it was thest day he could use the Heaven Series training room. Hence, he took out the crystal with the Martial Emperors will clone.
Then, he activated the energy crystal. Instantly, an old man made of light appeared in the Heaven Series training roomsbat room.
The old mans aura did not seem very strong. At least, Xiao Chen did not feel any pressure.
This will clone in the crystal seemed to have only one percent or even just a tenth of a percent of a Martial Emperors strength. However, he should still have all hisbat experience and techniques; that should be enough.
The old man wore robes of alternating white and blue. He held his hands behind himself as he stood upright. As he gazed at Xiao Chen, he seemed bright and expressive. He said, My true body is already no more. This will clone has been in use for several thousand years.
I can appear for only one hour. You better make good use of it.
Xiao Chen nodded his head seriously. He slowly drew the Lunar Shadow Saber and gathered momentum. A vast sea slowly materialized behind him.
This sea was the mysterious phenomenon of the Dragon Subduing sh. Xiao Chen had put off using this crystal containing the Martial Emperors will clone until now because he nned on using it to help himprehend the third move of the Dragon Subduing sh.
The Lightning Tribtion Saber Technique was the Martial Technique Xiao Chen used normally. The Dragon Subduing sh was his true trump card.
Rumble!
Nine hundred and ny-nine pirs of water shot upwards, and an Azure Dragon leaped out of the sea. A three-hundred-meter-long saber Qi instantly formed. Xiao Chen roared like a True Dragon as he hacked at the old man in front.
The old man was slightly stunned when he made out what Saber Technique Xiao Chen used. He said, I have not seen the Dragon Subduing sh for several tens of thousands of years already. You have learned it pretty well. Unfortunately, there is an extremelyrge gap between this and Great Perfection.
The old man swiftly pushed off the ground and gathered all his Quintessence to his palm. Quickly spinning around, he avoided the strong wind created by the dragon-shaped saber Qi.
Then, the old man struck the dragon-shaped saber Qis throat with a choke hold. The mighty dragon-shaped saber Qi with a strong aura seemed like it had been hit in a vital point, and instantly shattered.
This development startled Xiao Chen. He had not expected Return of the Azure Dragon to have such a weakness.
Xiao Chen stomped in midair, and an inextinguishable dragon roar came from his body. His figure suddenly advanced, and when his momentum hit its peak, he soared into the air. Auspicious clouds surrounded him as he executed Soaring Dragon.
The old mans figure shed and smiled. This move is pretty good. You understood eighty percent of its essence.
The old mans face sank as his clothes fluttered. He formed hand seals and pointed ferociously at Xiao Chen, who was executing Soaring Dragon.
A huge finger seemed to plunge from above the sky, carrying enormous Heavenly Might. The finger gently pressed on Xiao Chen. Even though his momentum was at its peak, the finger pushed him back down.
Bang!
Blood leaked out of a corner of Xiao Chens mouth. The momentum of Soaring Dragon instantly broke, causing him to tumble a few times.
As Xiao Chen watched the old man in the air, he entered deep thought. His opponent never used any strength surpassing peak Inferior Grade Martial Sage. However, the old man always managed to find the weakness in his moves, breaking them easily.
However, this was not a bad thing. Xiao Chen was not afraid of weakness. He was afraid of weakness that he did not know about and of bing overconfident as a result.
Again!
Another intense battle took ce in thebat room. Although the old man only used the strength of an Inferior Grade Martial Sage, he relied on his boundlessbat experience and worldview to beat Xiao Chen up.
After exchanging moves for hundreds of times, Xiao Chen finally fixed most of the weaknesses of Return of the Azure Dragon and Soaring Dragon. He gained a lot from this.
Xiao Chen noticed that the light of the old man bing increasingly dimmer. Soon, he would return to the crystal.
Xiao Chen took a deep breath, and the Azure Dragon Martial Spirit in his dantian split into two. The Quintessence that it carried moved in two different circtory paths.
Slowly, two Azure Dragon images came out of the slender Lunar Shadow Saber and spiraled up the de. The tip of the saber released a ball of light as resplendent as the sun.
Dragon Subduing shs third move, Double Dragons ying with Pearl!
The light at the tip of the saber shed gracefully for an instant. Then it quickly flew at the old man. The two dragon imagespletely took form and chased after that light, spiraling as they flew.
When the old man saw this move, his expression turned somewhat grave. He eyed that pearl of light, and his figure started flickering around thebat room.
However, no matter how that old man dodged, that pearl of light locked on to that old man, chasing tightly after him. The two dragon images behind developed further as they pursued the pearl of light.
Now, the dragon scales were distinct and the dragon horns grew out. They breathed out Dragon Qi from their mouths, making them very difficult to differentiate from a real dragon. Soon, a faint Dragon Might spread out.
In the end, the old man sighed and stopped. Then he said, Never mind. I should have known that this scoundrelly move cannot be dodged.
The pearl of light instantly entered the body of the old man, and the two Azure Dragons charged over. A ferocious gale blew, lightning shed, and thunder roared.
The old man sent out a palm strike, and his Quintessence surged, using thest of his energy to sh head-on.
An intense thunderous sound rang out, apanied with fluctuations of surging Quintessence. An azure light red, and thebat puppets at one side of thebat room instantly shattered.
When all the smoke vanished, the old man was no longer in sight. He must have returned to the crystal.
Xiao Chen panted. Hisplexion paled. This move required the usage of his Origin Energy. This move fatigued him, but the effects seemed rather good.
This was a move that even a Martial Emperor could not find an opening too. He could not dodge it and could only sh head-on.
Double Dragons ying with Pearl was just the beginning. If Xiao Chen improved it further, he could even execute Triple Dragons ying with Pearl, Quadruple Dragons ying with Pearl, and even up to Nonuple Dragons ying with Pearl.
When Xiao Chen looked around thebat room, he felt unsettled. Some of the preciousbat puppetsy shattered. He did not know if the Supreme Sky Sect would requirepensation for them.
Xiao Chen sat down cross-legged and entered into a state where he forgot himself. He started to carefully digest his gains from the past hour, remembering all the weaknesses of the Dragon Subduing shs first two moves.
When it was dark, Shui Linglings voice came from outside the Heaven Series training room. He opened his eyes and executed Thunder Dragon Steps to arrive outside the door.
Shui Lingling nced at Xiao Chen and discovered that his eyes appeared even deeper. Now, she could no longer see through his strength.
When Shui Lingling checked out the purple Heavenly Sage Laws behind Xiao Chen, she realized that she could not count them; they were all a blur. She could only see countless electric arcs crackling and shing.
As Xiao Chen walked, he had a sharpness that he never disyed before. Now, he gave off a faint aura of the King Grade True Dragon. This was what surprised Shui Lingling the most.
Xiao Chen was also this withdrawn in the past, in and simple. However, he kept this sharpness hidden in his heart, not revealing any of it.
Now, for some unknown reason, he revealed some of his sharpness. It was not that he could not control this sharpness with his cultivation. Instead, he was rxed and not purposefully suppressing it.
Did this mean that Xiao Chen was like a sharp treasured saber that decided to unsheathe itself, taking his rightful ce in this age of geniuses?
This was just one meeting, but Shui Lingling thought of many things based on what she saw. Furthermore, her guesses were rather urate.
Xiao Chen nced at Shui Lingling and was somewhat astonished. Her improvements in the past month were no less than his.
However, he did not know where she cultivated. The effects were actually no weaker than the Heaven Series training room.
First Senior Sister, whats the matter? Xiao Chen asked.
Shui Lingling took out a crystal and gravely handed it over. This is a will clone that my Master specially condensed for you. It has a tenth of his strength.
Due to condensing this will clone, he has to recuperate for five years. However, as long as the threat is not a Martial Emperor, it can protect your life at any time.
Xiao Chen received the crystal. The energy in it felt much stronger than the aura of the old man. It seemed like Shui Lingling was telling the truth.
This protective item was something that Xiao Chen urgently needed. He could not help but have a much better impression of the Supreme Sky Emperor, whom he had not met yet.
Haha! Lets go. Lets gather at the First Elders ce. We are going to the Central Provinces Martial God Pce.
Chapter 800 - Central Province’s Martial God Palace
Chapter 800: Central Provinces Martial God Pce
Shui Lingling smiled gently and summoned out the Profound Sun Bird. Then, she took Xiao Chen to a rather spectacr transportation formation on the Supreme Sky Star.
In this ce replete with Spiritual Energy, the silhouettes of mountains rose and fell. The mountains were lush with greenery, and Spirit Beasts wandered everywhere. No one would imagine such a scene filled with life in the cold starry heavens.
This area near the Supreme Sky Sect had been perfectly altered, looking no different from the Kunlun Continent.
Xiao Chen and Shui Lingling came to a transportation formation nestled between four mountains. The First Elder, Han Qinghe, several other inner sect elders, and the many true inheritors who came to participate in the Sage War gathered here.
People like Yue Chenxi, Jun Si, and the others had arrived long ago. When Xiao Chen saw all these familiar faces, he asked, First Senior Sister, are we using this transportation formation to go directly to the Central Provinces Martial God Pce?
Shui Lingling smiled gently and retorted, Why? Do you think that is impossible? With enough Astral Cores, it is even possible to send you back to the Sky Dome Realm. This was something that four generations of the Supreme Sky Sects Martial Emperors put in a lot of effort to build.
Directly sent back to the Sky Dome Realm?
When Xiao Chen heard this, his eyes lit up. He still had many bonds tying him to the Sky Dome Realm, like Liu Ruyue, Liu Suifeng, and his family in the Xiao n.
Xiao Yn, Feng Feixue, Ying Yuethese names echoed in the depths of Xiao Chens mind, unforgettable.
In the past, Xiao Chen had expected that he would not be able to go back before advancing to Martial Emperor. However, now that he thought about it, that was such a cruel arrangement. Martial Emperor, the peak of martial cultivation, how much longer would it take him to reach that realm?
Shui Linglings casual words unintentionally stirred up many thoughts in Xiao Chens heart, touching his tender spots.
Junior Brother Xiao Chen, are you alright? We are going to go down.
Xiao Chen recovered his wits and smiled. Then he gently drifted to the ground.
When the First Elder, Hang Qinghe, saw the two arrive, he called them over with a wave of his hand. He had a grave expression as he said, I have some bad news for you two. The Sovereign Noble ns of the Profound Domain areing to take part in our Martial God Pces Sage War as well.
Xiao Chens expression did not change, but ripples spread in his heart. The Sovereign Noble ns strength was simr to the Holy Lands. Normally, they did not even pay heed to the Martial God Pce.
The Proud Son of Heaven Ranking did not include the names of these people. Xiao Chen thought about Yan Shisans horrifying strength. If all the Sovereign Noble n scions were that strong, then obtaining a top ten position in this Sage War would be very difficult.
Shui Lingling said mockingly, They must be participating for the sake of the Heavenly Dew Divine Spring. These Noble ns normally do not bother about the survival of humans. Now, when there is such a benefit, they suddenly acknowledge themselves as one of us.
The Heavenly Dew Divine Spring could wash the marrow and purify the blood. It contained the Qi originating from the Heavenly Dao as well as huge amounts of Luck. Soaking in it guaranteed that one would be a Martial Emperor before the age of one hundred.
This Heavenly Dew Divine Spring in the Kunlun Mountain would fill only once every ten thousand years. Since this was such a rare opportunity, it would be impossible for these ns not to be interested.
Han Qinghe also sighed softly and said, With thebined pressure from the four Sovereign Noble ns, the Martial God Pce had to give way. The human race cannot take a civil war among the humans.
An inner sect elder at the side said helplessly, We can only me the Three Holy Lands for not doing well enough. If the Dragons Gates Azure Emperor from back then were still around, these Sovereign Noble ns would not even dare to object to anything.
Han Qinghe said, This matter is already settled. There is no point feeling any resentment over it. The two of you just need to do your best. In history, there are many outstanding sons of heavens that never soaked in the Heavenly Dew Divine Spring.
Although the First Elder spoke in a carefree manner, everyone could make out his tone of regret. Xiao Chen performed a cupped-fist salute and said, First Elder, rest assured. Xiao Chen received much kindness from the Supreme Sky Sect. On this trip, I will definitely get a spot for the Supreme Sky Sect.
As Xiao Chen spoke, he revealed his sharpness, disying great self-confidence.
Shui Lingling also revealed a determined gaze and said, First Elder, rest assured. Shui Lingling will also do her best and obtain a spot for the Supreme Sky Sect.
Han Qinghe smiled faintly, infected by the twos enthusiasm. He said rather heroically, Since the two of you are so confident, I would be doing ourselves an injustice by saying such discouraging words. So what if the Sovereign Noble nse? Come! For now, lets just do our best!
After saying that, the First Elders issued some instructions. The nearby inner sect elders all started to charge thisplex transportation formation with Superior Grade Astral Cores.
Sou! Sou! Sou!
Pirs of light shot up from the formation. Space started to tremble intensely, and a huge ck hole appeared above everyone.
The ck hole was woven withplicated time-space coordinates. A boundless suction force surged out and pulled the crowd in.
Xiao Chen felt his body elongating infinitely, eventually turning into tiny particles. His body vanished; only his thoughts remained in this space-time tunnel.
Then, all the particles started flying to a distant ce at a speed that was iprehensible to cultivators.
When Xiao Chen felt his body reassembling, the group had already arrived at the other side of the transportation formation. Looking around, he saw that the ce was crowded; the scene seemed rather familiar.
Weve arrived. Lets head directly to the Proud Son of Heaven Pavilion.
Han Qinghe waved his hand, and a King Grade warship appeared. He raised the Supreme Sky Sects banner and brought the group over to the Martial God Pces Proud Son of Heaven Pavilion.
All sorts of warships and flying Spirit Beasts filled the airspace around the Supreme Sky Sects warship. Noisy chatter buzzed endlessly. It seemed like all the high-ranked sects of the entire Tianwu Domain hade.
The Sage War took ce every four years and was originally a momentous asion for the Tianwu Domains humans. At this time, the Proud Son of Heaven Ranking would undergo great changes and get refreshed entirely.
Since this round of the Sage War coincided with the opening of the Heavenly Dew Divine Spring, such a grand and bustling scene was not strange.
It was just that Xiao Chen could not get used to the sudden shift from an absolutely silent environment to such bustling furor.
In this somewhat constricted space, the warship proceeded onwards. Finally, it arrived at the Proud Son of Heaven Pavilion after one hour.
The original Sage Wall had been shifted to some unknown location; only the one thousand Sage Sky Lanterns of the Proud Son of Heaven Ranking remained, arranged in a pyramidal shape.
The space for five kilometers around the Proud Son of Heaven Ranking was absolutely empty. It looked like there was a formless barrier epassing the entire ce, from the sky to the ground.
With the Proud Son of Heaven Ranking as the center, all the warships that had arrived from everywhere formed a gargantuan circle.
Xiao Chen stood on the deck and looked down. He saw at the lowest part of the Proud Son of Heaven Ranking his own Sage Sky Lantern. He could not help but be stunned. Then, he revealed a smile.
It had been almost two years. Unexpectedly, no one had managed to knock off hisntern.
The Supreme Sky Sects people are here!
Three thousand to four thousand warships surrounded the Proud Son of Heaven Ranking, from the ground to the sky. Each of these warships represented a sect.
Looking around, although there were many sects, there were not many Rank 9 sects. This was especially so for peak Rank 9 sects, like the Supreme Sky Sect, which were even rarer.
When the Supreme Sky Sects warship appeared, it immediately attracted the attention of several people, including many whom Xiao Chen was familiar with.
Full Moon Pavilions Feng Xingsheng, the battle realms Niu Deng, the Ximen Noble ns Ximen Bao, the Thousand Mystery Sects Hua Dao, and the seven giants Wang Meng and Murong Lingfeng, the Passionate Young Masterthey had all arrived already.
I heard that the demonic genius that upied thest spot of the Proud Son of Heaven Ranking for almost two years is on the Supreme Sky Sects warship.
That fellow is truly a demonic genius. After arriving in the Kunlun Realm two years ago, he alreadyprehended a will. Then he defeated the Extreme Yin Sects Bai Wuxue with force.
However, he is too inconsiderate. He upied thest rank for two years, not saying or asking anything about it. You have no idea how many new disciples of several sects are cursing him in secret.
Thest rank does not give any rewards. This fellow should have spent some time increasing his rank slowly.
Xiao Chen felt somewhat surprised. He had not expected the discussions about the Supreme Sky Sect to focus on him.
Jun Si, who was at the side, smiled. Junior Brother Xiao Chen, it looks like you are really popr, able to rival the seven giants already. In the past, when people mention the Supreme Sky Sect, they would usually discuss our First Senior Sister.
When Shui Lingling heard that, she smiled casually and said, Seven giants? What seven giants? They no longer exist. Those who do notprehend a will are left behind. They will not be able to stand at the very peak.
Xiao Chen could not help but view Shui Linglings words from another angle. It was like she was saying that she had long sinceprehended a will. However, he could not tell if he read her correctly just based on her appearance.
He chatted idly with the others. All at once, the noisy scene fell quiet. Apparently, someone incredible arrived.
Pu ci!
Suddenly, bright, dazzling holy light descended from the sky. Xiao Chen squinted and saw three strangely shaped warships slowly appear in the sky. These warships surpassed King Grade; they were Emperor Grade.
One warship had the shape of the deep seas heavenly tortoise, the ck Tortoise; one was the shape of the eastern divine bird, the Vermilion Bird; and thest had the shape of the Holy Beast of the clouds, the White Tiger. The holy light was dazzling and overwhelming, covering everything.
The Three Holy Lands people are here!
The crowd that kept silent for a long time looked up and erupted with excitement.
The sound waves were like waves on the sea, undting and spreading out, sending several of the warships rocking.
The bright light could not blind Xiao Chens eyes. The boundless Holy Might could not suppress the surging fervor in his heart.
The Three Holy Landsthe Phoenixs Passion Pce, the Divine Martial Gate, and White Emperor CityXiao Chen finally saw their true faces. He wondered what level the three Holy Scions were at right now.
Sou! Sou! Sou!
Just at this moment, four warships traveling side by side suddenly appeared to the east. A Holy Might spread out, no weaker than that of the Holy Lands. Unexpectedly, those were also Emperor Grade warships, which surpassed King Grade warships.
From left to right, the banners had the characters Yan, Ying, Jiang, and Lin. These were the four Sovereign Noble ns of the human race.
The warships of the four ns were no weaker than the Three Holy Lands. It even seemed like they were provoking the Three Holy Lands.
A few youths stood at the bow of every Sovereign Noble ns warship. These were the absolute geniuses that the Sovereign Noble ns were sending to fight for a spot.
This time, the four Sovereign Noble ns were very ambitious. Each n wanted to obtain at least two spots, leaving only two spots for the sects of the Tianwu Domain.
An old man from the Jiang n, who was on one of the warships in the middle, waved his hand.
Then, three people jumped out from each of the other three warshipsone elderly and two youths.
Chapter 801 - Noble Clans’ Decision
Chapter 801: Noble ns Decision
The old man of the Jiang n smiled gently and dispersed the other people on the warships bow. Aside from the two core geniuses of each n, only the group leaders remained.
These four elderlies were all grandmaster-level Martial Sages. Furthermore, they gave off a bright light from their foreheads that suggested that they hadprehended wills.
All of these elderlies cultivation was no weaker than the Supreme Sky Sects Elder Bais. They even seemed to be stronger.
At a close and careful inspection, these elderlies Heavenly Sage Laws looked like they were connected to each other, forming halos, and were too many to count.
Clearly, these people already reached the peak of Martial Sage. They were only one step away from bing quasi-Emperors.
The old man from the Jiang n spoke first, This time, everyone has the same objective. For the sake of avoiding internal conflict, I feel that we should alle to an agreement.
The leader from the Ying n was an attractive old woman. One man and one girl stood behind her. The man looked handsome and emanated a strong, righteous, kingly aura from his forehead.
If Xiao Chen were here, he would recognize the girl as Ying Qiong, who made a deal with him.
However, at this moment, Ying Qiong was dressed in magnificent golden Battle Armor. This armor hugged all the curves of her perfect figure. She wore a golden phoenix crown on her head, looking elegant and dignified.
Ying Qiongs prim and proper expression would be hard to connect with that yful and mischievous girl Xiao Chen had seen in the Star Grave Pce.
The old woman from the Ying n said, We definitely have toe to an agreement. It is just how do we do it? Old Brother Jiang, do you have any good ideas?
The Yan n and Lin n seniors remained silent. Clearly, they agreed with having an agreement and were waiting for the Jiang n old man to present his suggestion.
The Jiang n old man smiled and replied, It is very simple. It will just be a fairpetition relying on their own strength. We will not fight among ourselves. Later, a thousand thrones will appear in the air. Each of these thrones will have a number behind them.
As long as one can sit on the throne, the number behind it will indicate their rank on the Proud Son of Heaven Ranking. Those in the top ten will obtain the right to the Heavenly Dew Divine Spring.
Everyone knew about this rule. Every time the Proud Son of Heaven Ranking refreshed, this would happen, getting a new set of rankings.
Everyone gazed at this peak Martial Sage of the Jiang n, waiting for him to continue.
The higher the ranking, the better the reward. However, with the wealth of our four ns, we dont really care about some of the rewards from the Martial God Pce. There is no need to fight for fame, either. We just need to obtain spots. Any rank within the top ten is eptable.
This time, we brought many of our ns disciples. However, we all know that the ones that can actuallypete are the scions who haveprehended a will.
In this aspect, our four ns are notcking. All our ns have two scions whoprehended wills. That means that we will be able to obtain eight spots.
At this point, the Jiang n old man paused. Then he continued, What I want to say is simple: no matter which of the top ten thrones, as long as one of the core disciples of our four ns are fighting for it, the other seven have to give up on it unconditionally and fight for another throne.
The grandmaster-level Martial Sages of the other three ns all lowered their heads and entered deep thought. They all felt that they could ept what the Jiang n old man said.
Given this, the Sovereign Noble ns could limit internal conflict to the greatest degree, gaining the most benefit for every n.
The Ying n old woman turned around and discussed with Ying Qiong and the other scion for a while. Then she turned back and said, Our Ying n agrees to this arrangement.
The Lin n senior nodded and said, Our Lin n agrees as well.
The Yan n grandmaster-level Martial Sage turned back and whispered, Shisan, Shisi, what do you think.
[Note: Shisan and Shisi are numbers; Shisan is 13 and Shisi is 14. There is a good chance that the Yan n names their scions by number, likely in order of birth or maybe strength.]
Of the two Yan n scions, one of them was Yan Shisan, whom Xiao Chen had met before. The other was Yan Shisi.
The twos numbers were very simr, but they had different temperaments. Yan Shisan cultivated the way of the killing sword. He had a stern, emotionless countenance, an appearance that pushed people away.
However, Yan Shisi had a carefree and bright expression that naturally gave an impression of friendliness.
Yan Shisi smiled gently and said clearly, First Elder can just decide. I do not have any opinion about this.
Yan Shisan moved his lips slightly and mumbled, Anything is fine.
Finally, the Yan n also agreed to this arrangement. After that, the Jiang n old man smiled and said, Good. Lets discuss the specifics now of how to use the other disciples of the ns to harass the otherpetitors.
Just as the four Sovereign Noble ns hashed out how to obtain the most spots, the leaders of the Three Holy Lands were not sitting by idly but anxiously conferring.
At the same time, those who believed that their strength was sufficient to obtain a spot among the top ten anxiously made ns as well.
However, the disciples of most sects did not think of ranking in the top ten at all. To them, this Sage War was just an event of the human race that happened every four years.
What most of these disciples wanted to do was make use of this refresh to get a ce on the Proud Son of Heaven Ranking by taking advantage of the chaos.
As for the Heavenly Dew Divine Spring, it was destined to be an impossible dream. It was not something they could attempt.
When the Sovereign Noble ns arrived, the excited atmosphere reached its peak. The cultivators mored endlessly, discussing who would end up in the top ten.
Anyone who could stand out from the chaos of all the geniuses would gain the attention of everyone. The past glory was history.
One could only truly gain a ce in this great age by obtaining a top ten rank.
Ka ca! Ka ca!
Starting from Xiao Chensmp, the thousandmps of the Proud Son of Heaven Ranking shattered relentlessly. The entire ce turned silent. Everyone knew that the true chaotic battle would soon begin.
Frivolous until the end of time; I move about unfettered, going as I please!
My glory shall not extinguish for ten thousand years; the hot-bloodedness flows on endlessly!
I trample on countless, young and old; I gaze on with anticipation, but no one answers my call!
I hold the sun and moon in my hand, plucking stars from the sky; what can all my enemies throughout the world do to me?!
When the highestntern of the pyramid shattered, a sagely song rang out, echoing in the sky, like the song of the Heavenly Dao.
The Sage imprints of human history all turned into light and soared into the sky. The voices of the many Sages reverberated in the world.
The disciples of the various sects in the surrounding warships all felt incredibly excited. Under the influence of the sagely song, they felt like they had been sent to the Ancient Era, the golden age of the human race.
This period was the peak age of the martial way in the past, when a hundred races fought each other. The human race took the lead, its glory shining everywhere. With their great strength and intelligence, the human disciples carved out ces for themselves. Their inheritance handed down through the ages, never falling.
This was the age of a poetic saga. Heroes appeared in droves, endless outstanding talents. Emperors abounded like clouds; Sages filled thend.
Now that the age of geniuses was here again, the peak of the Martial Epoch mighte once more. Who could stand unrivaled under the heavens, leading billions of humans and giving rise to immortal glory?
Since ancient times, the Sages have been lonely. All these mortal concerns will eventually turn to dust!
A deste sagely voice suddenly rang out. The sound of the Heavenly Dao spreading like fire immediately stopped. The image of a white-haired old man appeared in the sky.
This was an Ancient Era sovereign. The mental imprint he left behind remained to this day, unextinguished.
This sovereign pointed to the sky, and the other human Sages all performed the same action. Boom! Space trembled, and a small world opened there.
A dark night scene covered thend. A vast star map slowly unfolded in the sky above. Thrones with numbers behind them appeared in the dreamlike river of stars, drifting along in it as it glowed.
After summoning out this scene of the infinite starry heavens, the ancient Sage marks all extinguished and disappeared.
The silence onlysted for a moment. The various sect disciples from the thousands of warships shot into the air like arrows. They gave off lights in all sorts of colors, revealing fervent gazes in their eyes as they flew to the thrones drifting in the starry heavens.
In that instant, nearly a hundred thousand cultivators charged out at the same moment. Such a vast and majestic scene was indescribable.
Naturally, this starry heavens was not the actual starry heavens. It was just a small world opened by the human Sages.
However, the number of cultivators was no exaggeration. Figures kept leaping out of the many warships, continuously increasing the number.
The sight of the many disciples flying to the small world at the same time made many of the seniors sigh.
There were a thousand thrones in the starry heavens. Each throne had a number, formed by light, that represented the ranking the possessor of the throne would obtain.
Ten thrones stood out in the apex of the starry heavens. Each of these thrones appeared in a different corner, giving off a dazzling light. Of the ten, one golden throne stood out in particr.
Not only was this throne in the highest location, but its golden light was also the most eye-catching and splendorous. With two soaring dragons carved on its armrests, it gave off the tyrannical aura of a sovereign.
This was the throne of the top rank of the Proud Son of Heaven Ranking. Now, it was empty.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Suddenly, crashing sounds came from the air. Just when the cultivators in front were about to reach the starry heavens, they seemed to collide into something all of a sudden.
A strong rebound made their faces turn green and swell. Their Quintessence scattered as they miserably fell downwards.
However, many strong sect cultivators managed to prate this barrier. They did not seem to encounter much resistance as they rushed excitedly towards the thrones with high rankings.
This invisible barrier was probably the first test. Without a certain level of strength, one would not qualify for a ce on the Proud Son of Heaven Ranking. Even though the rankings were refreshed, it did not mean that people could fish in troubled waters.
The other disciples on the deck of the Supreme Sky Sects warship had already made their moves. Only Xiao Chen and Shui Lingling had not left yet.
Shui Lingling nced at the already chaotic sky and said softly, Junior Brother Xiao Chen, Ill go ahead. See you in the highest area of the starry heavens.
The Profound Sun Bird on Shui Linglings shoulder gave a sharp cry. Then it turned into a clump of mes rapidly growingrger. Finally, it carried her swiftly up to the starry heavens.
Xiao Chen watched as the many cultivators showed excited expressions while arduously struggling towards their goals. He felt moved. It was every cultivators blessing to be born in this great age.
Chapter 802 - Sect Master’s Instructions
Chapter 802: Sect Masters Instructions
Elder Han, Xiao Chen will be leaving too.
Han Qinghe stopped Xiao Chen, saying, Dont be in such a rush. There were some things that I could not say in front of the others. However, now I can. The Sect Master asked me to pass on a message to you.
Xiao Chen stopped moving. He felt somewhat suspicious. That Supreme Sky Emperor whom I never met has something to say to me?
Han Qinghe said gravely, The Three Holy Lands should know about your Martial Spirit. It is just that, for some reason, even if they do not want to see the Azure Emperors descendant rise up, they will not do anything outrageous to you.
However, those Sovereign Noble ns are different. Back then, when the Azure Emperor controlled the Martial God Pce, he was too overbearing. Some of the Sovereign Noble ns did not want to submit and, in the end, he destroyed three or four ns.
Aside from the Ying n, the other surviving Sovereign Noble ns have a deep hatred for the Azure Emperor. If they find out about your Azure Dragon Martial Spirit, they will no doubt make a move on you after this Sage War.
This warning startled Xiao Chen slightly. He had not expected such a story. Surprisingly, the Azure Emperor even exterminated Sovereign Noble ns at his whim. How strong exactly was the strongest Sovereign Martial Emperor since the Ancient Era?
Han Qinghe continued, Although the Dragon Subduing sh has not been seen for several tens of thousands of years and many people have forgotten about it, those seniors from the Sovereign Noble ns will not have done so. Thus, the Sect Master instructed me to tell you not to use the Dragon Subduing sh in this Sage War.
Xiao Chenughed for a while. However, he did not reveal astonishment or fear in his eyes. Instead, it was sharpness and rage. He said, Xiao Chen understands and epts the Supreme Sky Emperors kind intentions. However, the things that will happen will eventually happen.
When Han Qinghe saw his reaction, he quickly said, Xiao Chen, dont be rash. You still have a long future ahead of you.
Xiao Chen stretched his hand out, and the Lunar Shadow Saber appeared in his grasp. The corners of his lips curled up into a smile. Future? I do not need to cheat myself and others. The things that wille are inevitable. Unless I cripple my Martial Spirit once again, I can never avoid them.
Running away has never been the solution. I have been holding back the frustration in my heart for five years already.
Five years ago, my father chased me out of the n. The reason is rather funny; it is because I condensed the Azure Dragon Martial Spirit. Because of one Martial Spirit, a father cast out his beloved child. Who can understand his pain? I cant tell anyone of my frustrations, and who can even understand them?!
Who exactly did the Dragons Gates Azure Emperor offend that my Xiao n has to carry such a heavy burden, forcing us to tread carefully like we are on thin ice, even after ten thousand years?
Since everyone fears the Azure Dragons reappearance, then today I shall make a deration before everyone. I will dere that the world does not have just three Holy Lands. My Azure Dragon Martial Spirit is not something to be hidden!
I will cut off all grievances here, putting an end to all these; all the things of the past shall be put down.
I have long since suffered enough already.
Since they will find out eventually, why the need to pay them so much mind? Since I will have to die sooner orter, I have to, at least, control my own life or death!
Five years of resentment! I have a home that I cannot return to! I have a frustration that I cannot vent! I have already waited five years and advanced to an undefeatable half-Sage. If I still cannot vent this frustration, do I have to wait until I be a Sovereign Martial Emperor before I can do what I want?
Until when do I have to wait? Do I have to bear this for a hundred years?
That is not me, Xiao Chen, and never will be. I would rather be reckless this once, settling this grievance quickly, and be myself. I am the descendant of the Dragons Gates Azure Emperor! I am Xiao Chen!
My apologies, Supreme Sky Emperor.
Electric light shed under Xiao Chens feet. Then he took a step forward, traveling five kilometers. He overtook arge number of people straight away. He moved in an instant, like a bolt of lightning tearing through the sky, leaving many cultivators behind.
Boom!
A figurended on the Supreme Sky Sects warship. A strong Emperors Might spread out, startling Han Qinghe. He turned back and looked. Incredibly, the Supreme Sky Emperor hade personally.
Sect Master, why are you here?
The Supreme Sky Emperor smiled gently and said, I have nothing to do anyway. This fellow really exceeded my expectations. He probably exceeded the expectations of these three as well.
Han Qinghe looked at Xiao Chen, who was drawing farther away. Then he asked, Then, for him, is it a good thing or bad thing?
The Supreme Sky Emperor revealed a contemtive gaze. Then he replied in a deep voice, Logically speaking, there is no way to traverse a blocked road. Perhaps by exceeding expectations, he might seed in surprising us.
Han Qinghe asked doubtfully, Sect Master, what are you trying to say?
The Supreme Sky Emperor smiled faintly and said, This Xiao Chen is not as simple as you take him to be. Did the Dragons Gates Azure Emperor leave any contingency ns ten thousand years ago? If not, then the enemies that the Azure Emperor once offended would have killed off all his descendants already.
Xiao Chen is trying to push himself into a corner to force out the Azure Emperors contingency n. He does not want to remain ignorant of the situation. His sharpness made it such that he will not submit to maniption.
If Xiao Chen can prove himself, I do not mind cing my bet down early.
The Supreme Sky Emperor revealed a determined gaze as he muttered.
Xiao Chen cleared the first test without facing any resistance, arriving in the small world. Flickering starlight filled the surroundings. The whole ce was dark, just like he was really in the starry heavens.
The reports of chaotic battle resounded everywhere. At least a hundred cultivators fought around each throne. Saber lights and sword images flew everywhere. asionally, blood spurted, and people died to someones attack.
However, this ce was rather special. After one died, they did not truly die. Instead, they were thrown out of the starry heavens.
These cultivators would not be hurt at all. However, they could not reenter the small world of the starry heavens, losing their right topete for the Proud Son of Heaven Ranking.
Avoiding idental injuries in the chaotic battles was hard. Along the way, Xiao Chen ran into several disciples flying towards him.
He dodged those that he could. With those that he could not, he used his fist. When his strength surged out, he knocked away all his attackers with one punch, ejecting them from the starry heavens.
After sending out a hundred people, Xiao Chens horrifying strengthpletely cleared the area within a kilometer of him. No one dared to approach him.
Xiao Chens gaze continued to climb higher. Now, he looked at the highest ten thrones of the starry heavens. The easily obtainable thrones of the bustling scene were not his target.
The tenth-ranked to the second-ranked thrones all had cultivators of the peak Rank 9 sects and the Sovereign Noble ns fighting over them. The battles here were at least ten times more intense than below.
However, the highest golden throne in the sky only had people surrounding it, all remaining silent, cautiously watching each other.
The Phoenixs Passion Pces Nuan Muyun, the Divine Martial Gates Feng Wuji, the White Emperor Citys Xia Houjue, the Thunder and Lightning Pces An Junxi, the Yan ns Yan Shisi, and the recently famous mysterious swordsman, Duan Yi.
These six eyed one another cautiously, measuring the others. However, no one dared to make the first move in fear of bing amon target of the rest.
The first-ranked golden throne of the Proud Son of Heaven Ranking held a fatal attraction for some people. Even though thepetition was enormous, they would still do their best and give it a try.
A bright light shed in Xiao Chens eyes. Electric light burst out under Xiao Chens feet. He pushed Thunder Dragon Steps to its peak, instantly reaching the apex of the starry heavens.
Then, he descended from above, slowly falling towards the golden throne.
This golden throne had the least number of contenders. However, the likely intensity of thepetition for it and the excellence of the rivals were the greatest among the top-ranked thrones.
The six experts, without exception, were all absolute demonic geniuses whoprehended wills.
Of these six people, three of them were legendary existences in the Tianwu Domain. They gave off a bright light as Holy Might spread, deterring others from approaching.
The first rank of the Proud Son of Heaven Ranking was not just for show. The Luck of the ancient Sages would fall into the hands of this ranker. The rewards from the Martial God Pce were also very attractive.
The White Emperor Citys Xia Houjue held a long sword, and his gaze was like lightning piercing the sky. He stared at that golden throne in a disy of absolute confidence.
Before the refresh, Xia Houjue had been the one at the top of the Proud Son of Heaven Ranking. Now that it was refreshed, he did not intend to let anyone else have it.
However, the intensity of this Sage War far surpassed Xia Houjues expectations. Not only did his two old rivals from the Holy Lands target the first rank, but the Sovereign Noble ns Yan Shisi, the mysterious swordsman Duan Yi, who was the bearer of a lower realms Luck, and An Junxi, who recently fought Feng Wuji to a draw, did as well. None of them were minor characters.
No one dares to sit? In that case, I, Yan Shisi, will take it.
Smiling gently, Yan Shisi strode forward, intending tond directly on the throne.
Boom!
The moment Yan Shisi took a step, the other five immediately drew their weapons. Strong auras apanied by the light of wills swept out.
An Junxi held the True Dragon Lightning Whip, Feng Wuji held the Scarlet Blood Spear, and Nuan Muyun held the Heavenly Phoenix Sword; all of them were Sub-Divine Weapons.
The instant they brandished their weapons, loud reports roared out. Melodious buzzing interwove with raging cries, lingering for a long time.
Xia Houjue stood still like a mountain. However, the azure ring on his index finger started to emit a bright radiance. He seemed like he was preparing to make a move.
Only that mysterious swordsman Duan Yi revealed a faint smile, appearing to be the most at ease.
Under the pressure of the five experts auras, the air turned dense. Winds blew and tensions rose. Just a spark was all it would take to trigger a huge battle now.
When the experts fighting for the other nine top-ten-ranked thrones felt the horrifying auras, they could not help but feel moved.
As per their agreement, the other geniuses of the four Sovereign Noble ns did notpete for the golden throne. As for those from the peak Rank 9 sects, even though they wanted to, they were not capable enough; they feared they would end up losing out due to their greed.
Due to all these various reasons, they could not fight for the top rank. However, not doing so did not mean that they did not yearn for it.
Yan Shisi stepped back, and a bright look filled his face. He smiled and said, I was just joking. Why so serious? Brother Xia, your eyes are the biggest. How about you take the first rank?
Xia Houjue smiled coldly in his heart, but his expression did not change. He replied, Yan Shisi, there is no need to pretend. Since you want topete for it, as a brother, I dont mind letting you try first.
They were all not fools. The first person to fly to the throne would definitely face simultaneous attacks from the others, turning into dust immediately.
Furthermore, one had to sit on the throne for ten seconds to seed in obtaining the throne. How could it be so easy?
Everyone here was an outstanding talent. However, no one was arrogant enough to think that they could simultaneously defeat everyone else by themselves. They had to take advantage of the chaoster.
Chapter 803 - Rage of the Lightning Dragon
Chapter 803: Rage of the Lightning Dragon
An Junxi yed with the True Dragon Lightning Whip in his hand, making it crackle and flicker with electricity. The light of the will of thunder spread out indistinctly, resisting the Holy Might of the three Holy Scions.
When An Junxi nced at that golden throne, his eyes gleamed with fervor. Eventually, he could no longer resist and raised his leg to move.
The atmosphere turned strangely silent once again. No one dared to take the first step rashly.
Just at this moment, at the apex of the starry heavens, resplendent purple lightning suddenly shed. That light was dazzling and piercing.
The lightning red for an instant and disappeared in one breath. If not for the piercing pain in the eyes, no one would believe this lightning bolt had appeared.
Everyone squinted and carefully looked up. The sixs expressions all changed at the same time. To their surprise, a white figure hade to stand above the backrest of that golden throne at some point in time.
This white figure wore clean white robes. He had delicate facial features and a cid demeanor. He held a long slender saber in his right hand and scanned the six with a calm gaze.
White Robed desman Xiao Chen!
An incredibly tense atmosphere instantly erupted. The gazes of Nuan Muyun, Feng Wuji, Xia Houjue, An Junxi, Yan Shisi, and Duan Yi all immediately sharpened.
A strong wind blew; thunderclouds spread. The Vermilion Birds screech resounded throughout the starry heavens. The deep howls of the ck Tortoise were like huge waves on the sea. The White Tigers roar made the winds and clouds change.
The moment after Xiao Chen appeared, all the momentum everyone umted burst outpletely.
Rage of the Lightning Dragon!
An Junxis True Dragon Lightning Whip turned into a berserk lightning dragon containing the light of will as it charged towards Xiao Chen. It looked like he held a dragon in his hand.
One Finger Breaking Heaven!
A murderous intent surged forth in Xia Houjues eyes as he pointed ferociously at Xiao Chen. The flickering ring on his finger materialized an enormous jadelike finger that sent out ripples as it tore through the heavens.
It was like the finger really pierced through the heavens and savagely pressed towards Xiao Chen.
Feng Wuji held the Scarlet Blood Spear with one hand and gently twirled it around. The quickly spinning blood-red spear emitted the sound of turbulent waves rising and falling.
A vast sea with surging waves appeared behind Feng Wuji. As the Scarlet Blood Spear spun around, water rose and turned into a horrifying waterspout.
Suddenly, Feng Wuji stopped twirling the Scarlet Blood Spear. The sound of the waves ceased abruptly, but the tip of the spear pointed at Xiao Chen, who stood on the backrest of the throne.
The waterspout that soared up crashed down from the heavens, sweeping towards Xiao Chen.
Nuan Muyuns expression turned grave. A fiery light appeared on the Heavenly Phoenix Sword and rushed upwards. With one swing, the light immediately took on the appearance of the divine birdthe Vermilion Birdand charged at Xiao Chen.
Yan Shisis smile continued to look very bright. However, murderous intent surged out from his eyes like waves on the sea.
He drew his sword and materialized a dazzling sword light, forming nine golden suns in a ring, and sent it at Xiao Chen.
The recently famous mysterious swordsman Duan Yi had not expected to see Xiao Chen here. His lips curled up in a smile, and he casually sent out a pitch-ck sword light.
This horrifying scene in the apex of the starry heavens immediately attracted the attention of many people below. The various elders and disciples on the surrounding warships stared without blinking.
Several people were clearly surprised that the first person to stand on the golden throne was not one of the three Holy Scions, a Sovereign Noble n scion, or even An Junxi.
For that person to actually be the White Robed desman Xiao Chen was totally unexpected. He had always given the impression of being low-profile, never taking the initiative to cause trouble. Why did he suddenly act now to fight for the first rank?
This fellow is really crazy. He is facing six absolute geniuses with wills in one go.
Even the three Holy Scions cannot block such a concentration of attacks.
Xiao Chen probably became very confident after defeating Bai Wuxue. However, the Tianwu Domain is not as simple as he thinks.
There are the light of wills and the Holy Might of the Holy Beast Martial Spirits. These are already enough to pressure him to the point where he cannot move. How can he even have a chance to block?
The six great experts attacked at the same time, creating a shocking scene that startled some of the older-generation experts. When they saw Xiao Chens actions, they felt that Xiao Chen was trying tomit suicide.
Standing on the throne, Xiao Chen had a calm expression as he watched the various Heaven Ranked Martial Techniques, along with the formless Holy Might and wills, flying towards him.
He held his sabers hilt with his right hand and drew the Lunar Shadow Saber out. The purple talisman in his sea of consciousness flew out from his forehead, turning into a beam of light that rushed upwards before scattering.
Thousands of purple lightning bolts made from the immortal will of thunder plunged from above, transforming from pythons to flood dragons. From a distance, they seemed like thousands of lightning flood dragons ferociously howling.
Unleashing the boundless lightning tribtion, Xiao Chen roared a warcry and turned into the merciless Heavenly Dao. With a swing of his hand, the thousands of lightning flood dragons rushed down.
Thunder rumbled, and lightning shed in the heavens. Dark clouds covered the top of the small world. The thousands of lightning flood dragons charged like a vast army,unching themselves at the Heaven Ranked Martial Techniques the six sent.
Startling explosions rang out endlessly in the starry heavens. The entire small world started to shake violently.
The cultivators fighting for the other thrones all froze in ce. They felt a strange fear in their hearts as they stared at the apex of the starry heavens with some astonishment.
That area had already be chaotic from the various shock waves and rampant energies. Pandemonium reigned with the sound of surging waves, the cries of the divine bird, the countless flood dragons tearing through the heavens.
Rumbles and energy ripples swept out from that ce, blowing away the other hundreds of thrones.
Several of the cultivators who had just sat down on the thrones were the most unfortunate. They directly vomited mouthfuls of blood and toppled off the thronestruly an undeserved catastrophe for them.
Xia Houjues jadelike finger shattered, An Junxis berserk dragon reverted to the True Dragon Lightning Whip, and Nuan Muyuns ming divine bird had already broken down into motes of light and faded away.
Yan Shisis nine sun sword Qi turned into a puff of smoke, disappearing with the wind. Duan Yis casual pitch-ck sword Qi was instantly ash.
Xiao Chens thousands of lightning flood dragons became wandering sparks crackling in the air.
The six who attacked him revealed somewhat astonished expressions. Unexpectedly, Xiao Chens counter could break thebination of their six moves.
Although the six had all held back, those had still been killing moves. None of them would have been able to achieve such a resulta draw against six killing moves.
Xiu!
The sparks wandering in the air quickly gathered, and an immortal aura spread out.
The purple will talisman reformed above Xiao Chens head, showing a copy of Divine Lightning and the Immortal scripts. This was his undefeatable light of will.
An Junxi revealed an expression of understanding. He eximed in shock, He actually managed to perfectly merge his will with his Martial Technique!
Xiao Chen ignored the horrified looks of these people. Then he gently jumped off the top of the thrones backrest to sit firmly on the golden throne.
In that instant, endless rays of light soared up from behind the throne, illuminating the starry heavens. A vast, unparalleled, tyrannical aura of a king spread out like a boundless sea.
The other six absolute demonic geniuses could not help stepping back.
What was a saber? A saber was undefeated, filled with inextinguishable hot-bloodedness. What was a sword? A sword continuously chased after dreams withoutpromise.
Since ancient times, beautiful women were fond of heroes. With many outstanding talents and heroespeting, the times turned chaotic. The dream of ten thousand years had arrived.
Who here was not a proud son of heaven? Who here was not an outstanding talent? Regardless of who came, all that mattered was the one person who fought to the top, climbing to the peak.
The instant the bright light illuminated the starry heavens, the entire area became like a glistening golden sea, dazzling everyone.
The peoplepeting for the nine-hundred-odd thrones below all stopped what they were doing and looked over involuntarily.
The many elders and disciples on the surrounding warships all showed incredulous expressions. Xiao Chen actually sat on the throne for real!
Xiao Chen openly sat down on the throne boldly in front of the six absolute demonic geniuses.
He is really too gutsy! How can he possibly sit on the throne for ten seconds?!
At this moment, countless eyes fixed on the apex of the starry heavens, on the golden thrones and the white-robed man with delicate facial features.
You are seeking death!
Xia Houjue was the first to get angry. He previously stood at the highest point of the pyramid. How could he tolerate someone that came after him standing above him?
Pointing to Heaven, Drawing the Earth!
Xia Houjue pointed again, and the ring on his index finger released a blue halo that locked down on the golden throne in the air like it was mapping out newnd.
An ancient finger descended from above. This finger had mysterious talisman scripts carved on it, and a strand of Emperors Might actually spread out.
Good!
On the Emperor Grade warship belonging to the White Emperor City, the grandmaster-level Martial Sage leading them could not help but p and praise the move. He said with a smile, This finger fully contains the essence of White Emperors Heavenly Might Finger. It even sent out Emperors Might. Even if Xiao Chen were standing, he would not be able to block it, what more when seated?
The other elders on the warship also had rather rxed expressions. Sitting on the throne for ten seconds was not that simple.
Most people would wait first until they had exhausted the other contenders to a certain extent before sitting down. Openly sitting down in front of six absolute demonic geniuses who were in perfect condition was nothing short of suicide.
The moment that grandmaster-level Martial Sage finished speaking, a small hole tore open above the starry heavens. A strand of divine light entered Xiao Chens body.
In that instant, everyone could distinctly feel Xiao Chens aura soaring continuously. It felt like all the creatures in the world needed to bow and worship him.
Myriad Heaven Divine Fist, Deities Descending! Tenfoldbat prowess, break!
Xiao Chen sat on the throne, not bothering to evade the attack. He simply threw a punch at the descending finger. With his current peak half-Sage cultivation, tenfold his normalbat prowess could even shake the heavens with a startlingly horrifying might.
Chapter 804 - Horrifying Force
Chapter 804: Horrifying Force
Bang!
Before the old mans astonished gaze, Xiao Chen shattered the ancient finger emitting Emperors Might with one punch. The blue halo that spread out below also dispersed in the same instant.
This! How can this be?! The elders watching were all stunned.
Blood leaked out of Xia Houjues mouth as he retreated a hundred meters, a look of vehement disbelief on his face.
Pa!
The moment the finger shattered, An Junxis True Dragon Lightning Whip headed for Xiao Chen, bringing long thunderbolts and looking like it would tear space apart.
An Junxi grasped the timing very well. Xiao Chen had no time to catch a breather or dodge. An Junxi wanted to knock him right out of the throne.
Xiao Chen squinted. When that True Dragon Lightning Whip was about to arrive, he stretched out his hand and seized it. Before An Junxis shocked gaze, he directly grabbed hold of the True Dragon Lightning Whip.
Instantly, vast lightning-attributed Quintessence surged out of the True Dragon Lightning Whip and into Xiao Chens body.
Xiao Chens physical defense blocked some of the lightning-attributed Quintessence. However, arge portion still managed to prate and charge about his meridians and internal organs.
An Junxi revealed joy on his face. He knew exactly how vast the lightning-attributed Quintessence in the True Dragon Lightning Whip was. By grabbing the whip like that, Xiao Chen would receive severe internal injuries within three seconds.
Hu chi!
However, just as An Junxi was about to smile, a horrifying force came from the other end of the whipthe pure force of an iparably strong physical body.
Before An Junxi could react, Xiao Chen yanked him off his feet. His body tumbled in the air, and when Xiao Chen let go, An Junxi flew downwards like a fired cannonball.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The immense force knocked away the unfortunate cultivators in An Junxis way, inflicting severe injuries or even killing and evicting them from this small world.
In a short moment, Xiao Chen had blocked the attacks of two absolute demonic geniuses. Nuan Muyun and the others became extremely anxious. Could Xiao Chen really sit on the throne for ten seconds?
The cultivators on the thousands of warships around held their breath. They did not dare to look away. Ten secondsthis would pass in a few breaths, but it seemed very long at this moment.
Nuan Muyun, Feng Wuji, and Yan Shisi shouted coldly, charging at Xiao Chen to force him to stand up.
Xiao Chen remained unflustered. Since he had decided to sit on the throne, he hade up with countermeasures already. While he might not be a match for all six absolute demonic geniuses at the same time, he was still very confident of staying seated on the throne for ten seconds.
He thrust against the backrest, making the golden throne fly back by a hundred meters. Then he pointed to the top of the small world with his saber, and the purple talisman above him soared up.
Divine Lightning Tribtion suddenly crashed down, and three golden lightning flood dragons charged towards Nuan Muyun, Feng Wuji, and Yan Shisi.
As for the mysterious swordsman Duan Yi, he had given up on the fight for the golden throne at some point in time and flown to one of the other top-ten thrones.
The golden flood dragons were made from Xiao Chens immortal will of thunder. Nuan Muyun, Feng Wuji, and Yan Shisi all changed their expressions slightly. They did not dare to underestimate thisbination of will and Martial Technique.
The three had no other choice but to stop and execute strong moves to block the strongest killing move of Xiao Chens Lightning Tribtion Saber Technique.
The bright rays of golden light behind the golden throne flickered as Xiao Chen gently sent the throne flying back another kilometer.
After the three blocked Xiao Chens Divine Lightning Tribtion, they charged towards him again. However, they had already lost most of their momentum. Sitting on the throne and swinging his saber, he calmly blocked the various killing moves of the three.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
The throne flew about in the starry heavens. Everywhere it passed, a glittering trail lingered. The other cultivators all quickly gave way, not daring to get close.
Soon, most of the ten seconds passed. All sorts of mysterious phenomena cluttered the surroundings of the throne. However, Xiao Chen had not budged, remaining seated firmly on the throne, exceeding everyones expectations.
Xia Houjue caught up with the other Holy Scions and said sullenly, The ten seconds are almost up. We cannot wait any longer. Lets use our Holy Beast wills together and force him out.
Light flickered on Xia Houjues forehead as he bought out the form of his will. It was a pure-white White Tiger giving off magnificent Holy Might.
With a thought from Nuan Muyun, a fiery light shed from her forehead. The will of fire took the form of the Vermilion Bird. Then it screeched and pped its wings.
Feng Wuji pointed with his spear, and the ck Tortoise that his will formed gave a deep bellow. Likewise, it also emitted magnificent Holy Might.
The three Holy Scions summoned out the form of their wills. The horrifying Holy Might worked together, and the entire small world became encased in Holy Might.
The Vermilion Bird, the ck Tortoise, and the White Tiger were legendary Holy Beasts. At this moment, three of them appeared at the same time. Such a scene was very moving.
It has already been a thousand years since the three Holy Beast wills came out together.
Holy Beast, this is a legendary creature. Only the exceptional geniuses of the Three Holy Lands can make their will take the form of Holy Beasts.
Just the Holy Might alone makes it hard for anyone to block. Furthermore, there is now the might of the will. In the end, this White Robed desman is too ambitious, wanting to im the first rank.
The discussions resounded everywhere. The end of the ten seconds drew closer.
At the veryst second, the three Holy Beasts made of wills arrived before Xiao Chen, radiating strong Holy Might. There was no ce for him to dodge.
However, Xiao Chen never thought of dodging.
The Azure Dragon of the east was the leader of the Holy Beasts. In the past, the Azure Emperor had stood out from the crowd, sweeping his way through everywhere; no enemy could stand against him. He became the leader of the Tianwu Domains human race. When Demonic Cmities arrived, even the other races took instructions from him.
The Azure Emperor had been the uncrowned king of the Kunlun Realm, the strongest Sovereign Martial Emperor since the Ancient Era. Back then, these three Holy Beasts could not evenpare to the Azure Dragon.
Ten thousand yearster, these three Holy Beasts actually dared to work together to pressure him? How ignorant!
Within Xiao Chens dantian, the small Azure Dragon suddenly let out a resounding dragon roar, shaking everywhere. A surging Holy Might spread out. Mountains shattered and seas copsed in testimony to its vastness.
At this moment, Xiao Chenpletely revealed the sovereign Holy Might of the Azure Dragon Martial Spirit before everyone without holding back.
He vented his frustrations of five years to his hearts content with this roar.
An immense dragon-shaped image soared up behind the throne. Xiao Chen remained seated on the throne expressionlessly.
The moment the vast Azure Dragons might appeared, it immediately blocked thebined Holy Might of the three Holy Beasts. The two auras shed.
A crunch resounded in the starry heavens as if the sky were shattering. With the st of the Azure Dragons might, Nuan Muyan, Feng Wuji, and Xia Houjues Holy Might disappeared without a trace.
Only an azure-colored Dragon Might remained in the starry heavens. The forms that the three Holy Scions wills took lost their Holy Might, bing no different from an ordinary form of will.
The Azure Dragons might spread everywhere. Everyone who felt it fell silent, stunned.
The undefeatable Holy Might of the three Holy Scions working together was unexpectedly broken.
The bright electric light gathered back into a purple talisman. Then, Xiao Chen infused the Azure Dragons might into it. Finally, he extended his hand, and the talisman shot out.
Ka ca! Ka ca!
Loud cracking sounds rang out. The divine Vermilion Bird, the holy White Tiger, and the auspicious ck Tortoise all showed crazes on their bodies.
After a moment, the Holy Beasts turned into motes of light and entered the foreheads of the three Holy Scions.
The three paled as blood leaked out of their mouths. They stared at Xiao Chen, who was seated on the throne, with expressions of extreme astonishment.
As Holy Scions, they were unreachable in the eyes of the world, an indomitable legend. However, even after the three of them cooperated and brought out their strongest will with Holy Might, Xiao Chen still broke them easily.
Even after such a long time, ten thousand years, the Azure Dragons Holy Might had not diminished. The Azure Dragon, the indisputable leader of the four Holy Beasts.
The ten seconds were officially over. The bright rays of lighting from the back of the throne suddenly merged and formed a huge pir of light.
This pir of light encased Xiao Chen. The Azure Dragon image behind Xiao Chen had not faded away yet. When the light encased it as well, it frozepletely.
Yan Shisi, the three Holy Scions, and An Junxi watched with extremely unresigned expressions as the throne representing the first rank of the Proud Son of Heaven Ranking got taken by Xiao Chen.
With the merger of the bright lights, the throne carried Xiao Chen increasingly higher. The height of the small world rose continuously together with the throne.
All the elders and disciples, who hade to observe, on the surrounding warships looked up, watching the unique throne.
When the throne reached the highest point, Xiao Chen suddenly stood up and jumped down. The vast Azure Dragons might had yet to fade away. Everywhere it passed, people gave way.
When they felt the Holy Might of the Azure Dragon Martial Spirit again, several people came to their senses. A legendary name resounded in their minds, startling them all.
This is the Azure Dragon Martial Spirit. After vanishing for ten thousand years, it unexpectedly reappeared today.
It really is the Azure Dragon Martial Spirit. The light from ten thousand years ago actually returned. No wonder he can defeat the Holy Beast wills of the three Holy Scions.
Back then, the Dragons Gates Azure Emperor swept through everywhere, driving the human race to its highest peak since the Ancient Era. He suppressed the Deity Race, the Fiend Race, the Ghost Race, and the Corpse Race.
Going from thest ce on the Proud Son of Heaven Ranking to the first, this Xiao Chen does have a shadow of the Azure Emperor from back then.
However, the Dragons Gate no longer exists. By exposing his Martial Spirit, Xiao Chen will have trouble.
The chatter of discussions rose up again like waves on the sea. The Azure Dragon Martial Spirits reappearance in the world was definitely stunning news that would startle the entire Tianwu Domain.
No, not just the Tianwu Domain, but even the entire Kunlun Realm would tremble at this news.
Back then, the Azure Emperors name had been like a nightmare to many people and many factions. He had exterminated the Sovereign Noble ns who had grown unruly.
Chapter 805 - Supreme Sky Emperor Makes a Move
Chapter 805: Supreme Sky Emperor Makes a Move
When the Deity Race managed to develop back to their peak and was preparing to make a move on the Kunlun Realm, the Azure Emperor suppressed them back down. They did not manage to regain their past glory until he died ten thousand years ago.
He alone blocked the eighteen Demonic Monarchs of the Deep Abyss Demonic World every time they came and caused trouble.
The Dragons Gates Azure Emperor simply had too many enemies. Furthermore, all of them were powerful major characters. Any one of them could destroy Xiao Chen as he was now.
For Xiao Chen, revealing his identity now was extremely disadvantageous.
Indeed, what everyone guessed immediately became a reality.
The moment Xiao Chen flew out of that small world, the grandmaster-level Martial Sages leading three of the Sovereign Noble nsthe Jiang n, Lin n, and Yan nsoared into the air.
The halos of Heavenly Sage Laws behind these grandmaster-level Martial Sages gave off multicolored lights, spreading for five hundred kilometers and covering the sun and sky. The Martial Sages covered the distance of more than ten kilometers in the blink of an eye.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The vast auras of the grandmaster-level Martial Sages surged out like the waves of the sea. Some of the low-grade warships could not withstand these auras and shattered.
When the other cultivators saw this scene, they sucked in a deep breath in astonishment. The Sovereign Noble ns were simply overdoing this, acting very decisively and bbergasting everyone.
Three grandmaster-level Martial Sages attacked together to kill a half-Sage.
Any single one of them could easily kill Xiao Chen with their finger. With the three of them working together, how could Xiao Chen stand a chance?
On the Supreme Sky Sects warship, the Supreme Sky Emperor nced at the warships of the Three Holy Lands above. When he saw that they did not take any action, he gently waved his hand three times.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
The three grandmaster-level Martial Sages all vomited blood and flew backwards. A full set of defensive high-quality Sage Grade Secret Treasures could not hold up against this iprehensible power, shattering into pieces.
The Jiang n, Lin n, and Yan n grandmaster-level Martial Sagesnded back on their respective warships with paleplexions. Then, the halos behind their bodies shattered with a crack.
The strands of Heavenly Laws that the Supreme Sky Emperor sent into their bodies exploded again, causing the Emperor Grade warships to tremble violently.
The other cultivators on the decks all fell over.
Attack! Use the Emperor Grade Ancient Demonic Energy Cannon. Even if we die, we cannot let another Azure Emperor appear in this world!
The three grandmaster-level Martial Sages showed horror on their faces. However, they did not seem surprised. If anything, they looked very determined.
In the war that suddenly broke out outside the small world, each side sent out only one move, and they affected the thousands of warships around.
Damn! When did the Supreme Sky Emperor get here?
Go! Quick! If we get struck by the shock waves, even if we have nine lives, it would not be enough.
The warships started to move at their fastest speed and backed off rapidly, fearing that they would get struck by the shock waves of the battle.
Their warships were not Emperor Grade. Even if the ship were King Grade, it could not block a casual strike of a Martial Emperor.
The Supreme Sky Emperor smiled coldly and said, How stubborn. Without a quasi-Emperor to control the Emperor Grade warship, how can it bring out its full power?
The Supreme Sky Emperor stretched his hand forward, and sixty-four rings of golden Heavenly Laws appeared behind him. Each ring of golden Heavenly Laws had countless stars quickly spinning around on them.
A bright zing sun appeared in the very center of all the rings of golden Heavenly Laws, giving off an effulgent light. It was like the Heavenly Laws behind the Supreme Sky Emperor materialized the entire universe.
A colossal hand appeared above the three Emperor Grade warships, bringing the entire universe with it as it gently descended and smacked the three Emperor Grade warships away.
Brother Supreme Sky, that should be enough!
A voice rang out in the air. A middle-aged man in red Vermilion Bird robes appeared above the King Grade warship and smiled gently.
Han Qinghe, who was at the side, raised his eyebrows slightly and bowed, Greetings, Vermilion Bird Holy Master.
Unexpectedly, the person who arrived was the current Pce Master of the Phoenixs Passion Pce. The Vermilion Bird Holy Masters expression did not change much as he nced at Xiao Chen, who was rushing over. He said somewhat inartictely, Ill deal with the Sovereign Noble ns side. This person is truly surprising. He has extraordinary guts.
The Supreme Sky Emperor smiled and retorted, I feel that guts have nothing much to do with this. As he said, what will happen will happen. He will not be able to escape it.
He will never be able to escape the name Dragons Gates Azure Emperor.
When the Vermilion Bird Holy Master heard the words Dragons Gates Azure Emperor, he frowned slightly and said, Ten thousand years have passed. What is the point of mentioning that name again? The Tianwu Domain only needs three Holy Lands.
However, the Supreme Sky Emperor countered with a serious expression, But the human race still needs a leader!
The Vermilion Bird Holy Masters lips curled up as he said, Haha! Him? Even the more talented Thunder Emperor from five thousand years ago could not do it. Do you think that he can?
After narrowly escaping death, Xiao Chen slowly flew to the Supreme Sky Sects warship. There, aside from Han Qinghe and the Supreme Sky Emperor on the deck, he also saw a blurry clump of light that appeared to be speaking with the Supreme Sky Emperor. However, when hended on the deck, the blurry clump had vanishedpletely.
Suppressing the doubts in his heart, Xiao Chen performed a cupped-fist salute and bowed slightly to the Supreme Sky Emperor who saved him. Many thanks, great Emperor, for saving my life.
The Supreme Sky Emperor waved it off, indicating it was nothing. He said softly, This is all the trouble I can help you with. You still need to rely on yourself for the rest. Advance to Martial Sage quickly.
Xiao Chen nodded. The most important thing now was indeed to advance to Martial Sage. Otherwise, when he ran into such strong Martial Sages again, he would not be able to protect himself.
What you saw earlier was the Phoenixs Passion Pces Vermilion Bird Holy Master. He is also the current leader of the Martial God Pce. You dont have to worry about the Three Holy Lands. In the future, just be more wary of the Sovereign Noble ns. I will take my leave first. Congrattions on obtaining the first rank of the Proud Son of Heaven Ranking.
After saying that, the Supreme Sky Emperor did not linger any longer. He opened a spatial tunnel and left using it.
The chaotic battles continued in the starry heavens small world. Thepetition for the remaining nine top-ten thrones intensified even further.
Xiao Chen nced at them for a moment before ignoring them. He entered a room in the ships hold to rest.
After some time, the door of Xiao Chens room opened gently. Then, Shui Lingling walked in with a smile.
When Xiao Chen saw Shui Linglings smile, he asked, First Senior Sister, you managed to get a spot?
By luck. I managed to obtain the ninth rank. Thepetition this time was too intense. Shui Lingling smiled gently. After you left, the three Holy Scions, Yan Shisi, and the rest started fighting for the other spots. The scene was so indescribably chaotic.
After the two casually chatted, Shui Lingling could not resist asking about the Azure Dragon Martial Spirit in the end. After all, this news was too shocking; it was simply too unbelievable.
Her junior brother was surprisingly the descendant of the Azure Emperor, the strongest human Sovereign Martial Emperor after the Ancient Era.
Xiao Chen gave a faint smile. He was rather open to this question. So he said, What does First Senior Sister want to know? Just ask directly. I dont think there is much to hide about this matter.
Shui Lingling was slightly stunned. She had not expected Xiao Chen to be so easy-going about this. After thinking for a while, she said, Actually, there is nothing much to ask. I am just curious, why did you expose your Martial Spirit? Doing so will bring a lot of trouble.
Trouble? Xiao Chen revealed a trace of bitterness in his eyes. He smiled and said, If there was truly to be trouble, it would have arrived long ago. The moment I condensed the Azure Dragon Martial Spirit, several people must have found out. I was the only person thinking it was a secret.
Shui Lingling entered deep thoughts. Then she said, Long ago, after the Azure Emperor finished off thest Tianwu Emperor, he died mysteriously, and the Dragons Gate fell. In fact, you dont have to overthink this. Just treat yourself as an ordinary person. The glory of the Azure Emperor should not be your burden.
The two continued chatting until the First Elder, Han Qinghe, walked in with a big smile on his face. He said, The Sage War is already over. Aside from our Supreme Sky Sect, no other sect obtained two spots.
No wonder Han Qinghe was smiling so widely. The vast Tianwu Domain had only ten spots for the Heavenly Dew Divine Spring. As a Rank 9 sect, the Supreme Sky Sect actually managed to gain two of them.
The Supreme Sky Sect even managed to surpass the Three Holy Lands and Sovereign Noble ns. However, luck yed a pretty big role in this oue.
Of the ten spots, the Supreme Sky Sect obtained two, while the three Holy Scions, the Thunder and Lightning Pces An Junxi, Bai Wuxue, and the mysterious swordsman Duan Yi each got one.
The First Elders mention of Bai Wuxues and Duan Yis names stunned Xiao Chen slightly. The appearance of these two names indeed exceeded his expectation.
Given Bai Wuxues strength, Xiao Chen felt that it would be impossible for him to stand out from that group of absolute demonic geniuses.
As for that mysterious swordsman Duan Yi, Xiao Chen found him somewhat unfathomable. This person initially fought for the first rank but gave up halfway.
Furthermore, this persons gaze seemed somewhat familiar. However, Xiao Chen could not think of when he had met this person in the Kunlun Realm.
As for thest two spots, they went to the Sovereign Noble ns Yan Shisan and Ying Qiong. The Sovereign Noble ns had arrived in such a menacing manner, boasting loudly of their strength. Unexpectedly, they only obtained two spots.
They were the faction that was the most depressed. Learning of the Azure Dragon Martial Spirits reappearance, in particr, depressed them even further.
When going through the list of the top ten, Xiao Chen found that he either knew or had seen most of them before.
Han Qinghes excited expression did not fade yet. He said, Come, you top-ten rankers need to gather quickly and head for Kunlun Mountain.
So soon? Shui Lingling eximed in astonishment.
Han Qinghe nodded and said, We have to be fast. The people from the other races probably arrived long ago.
After leaving the Supreme Sky Sects warship, Xiao Chen and Shui Lingling followed Han Qinghe to an Emperor Grade warship that belonged to the Martial God Pce.
The other eight had already arrived and were waiting at the bow. They either chatted idly or closed their eyes to rest.
The moment Xiao Chen stepped onto the deck, the other eight immediately directed their gazes over. The looks in the three Holy Scions eyes were the mostplicated.
The Holy Beast Martial Spirits were unique. The Martial Spirits of other cultivators would no longer be of much use after advancing to Martial King.
Only the Holy Might of Holy Beast Martial Spirits would continue to grow. Even when their bearers reached Martial Emperor, they would still be mighty.
Now, there was another person with a Holy Beast Martial Spirit. Furthermore, his Holy Might even surpassed that of the Holy Scions.
Chapter 806 - Profound Domain
Chapter 806: Profound Domain
Xiao Chen felt helpless. After he greeted Ying Qiong and Yan Shisan, whom he was familiar with, he stood at the side with Shui Lingling and chatted idly.
After a while, a tall cultivator wearing official robes emerged from the ships hold. He had an expression that radiated might without ferocity. Based on his aura, he was actually a quasi-Emperor.
Behind this cultivator were the elders of the various sects, all with faint smiles on their faces.
No matter what, as long these sects obtained one spot, they would have another hundred Martial Sages within a hundred years. Furthermore, there would not be any problems with these Martial Sages. The elders from the sects who managed to obtain the spots were all in rather ebullient moods.
The quasi-Emperor said in a deep voice, I believe the seniors of your various sects and ns already briefed you on where we are goingter, so I will not repeat it.
I will only say this. Treasure this chance well. It was not easy for the Martial God Pce to get these ten spots. Do not forget this favor in the future.
As the quasi-Emperor spoke, his gaze lingered especially on Yan Shisan and Ying Qiong for a long time. Evidently, the upper echelons did not think well of the Sovereign Noble ns.
While the Sovereign Noble ns were clearly part of the human faction, they were never willing to work together with the Martial God Pce. They did not care about the fate of humans, only about their own benefits. However, they were extraordinarily strong.
Yan Shisan did not show any expression on his stern face. Ying Qiong remained calm as well. The two of them did not pay much heedn to the quasi-Emperors words.
Kunlun Mountain was the center of the entire Kunlun Realm. It was in the middle of the Profound Domain, having existed there for an extremely long time, even in the Immortal Epoch.
The Kunlun Realm had five great Domainsthe Fiend Domain, Ghost Domain, Deity Domain, Tianwu Domain, and the Corpse Domaineach of which was ruled by one of the five major races.
There were still two other domains, the Primal Chaos Domain and the Profound Domain. There was not much to say about the Primal Chaos Domain. It was thend of chaos and evil, situated at the edge of the Kunlun Realm.
The Profound Domain was very different. It was the center of the Kunlun Realm, connected to all five of the great Domains. It had much more resources and Remnants than the five domainsbined.
Nearly all the elite forces and peak geniuses of the entire Kunlun Realm gathered there. The human races various Sovereign Noble ns also situated their headquarters there.
Aside from these human Sovereign Noble ns, there were also ancient ns with several tens of thousands of years of history.
Conflicts between the various races, both hidden and open, weremon there. As long as one race showed weakness, the other races would move to upy that races territory.
The Tianwu Domains Martial God Pce, the Ghost Domains Spirit Pce, the Corpse Races Corpse God Pce, the Deity Races Thousand Deity Church, and the Fiend Domains Heavenly Fiend Pce, theserge factions, which were as strong as the Martial God Pce, sentrge numbers of elite cultivators to the Profound Domain.
The factions of the entire Profound Domain were extremelyplicated and messy. Thepetition between the younger generations of every race was even more cutthroat here, not somethingparable to in the five great domains.
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After half a month, the Martial God Pces Emperor Grade warship finally flew out of the vast Tianwu Domain and entered the Profound Domain. However, they were still a long distance from Kunlun Mountain.
The Martial God Pces Emperor Grade warship pierced through the clouds, and many ancient cities appeared before everyones eyes.
Several cities had vast resources within them. An indistinct dragon image was visible above these cities; that was the Sovereigns Qi.
This dragon image proved that factions in these cities once had Sovereign Martial Emperors. Even after hundreds or thousands of years, they still watched over their ns.
If the dragon image looked solid, it indicated that the faction of that city had a Sovereign Martial Emperor guarding them.
However, most of these dragon images were indistinct; solid dragon images were very rare. As of now, the number of strong Martial Emperors could be counted with the fingers of two handsat least ostensibly.
After Xiao Chen got bored of the scene below, he returned to his room and took out the painting of the Azure Emperors Drawing the Saber.
Soon, a knocking came from Xiao Chens door. He put away the painting and went out.
When Xiao Chen saw who it was, he was not surprised at all. In fact, he felt that this person was ratherte, muchter than he anticipated.
Come in.
After opening the door, Xiao Chen invited Ying Qiong in. Then he poured her a cup of tea.
Ying Qiong was in no rush to sit down. She gave Xiao Chen the once-over as if it was her first time seeing him.
I really wonder how many more secrets you have.
After sighing somewhat helplessly, Ying Qiong slowly sat down.
Xiao Chen gave Ying Qiong a deep look and retorted, I should be the one asking you that. Howe, when the other three Sovereign Noble ns wanted to kill me the moment they saw me, only your Ying n did not make a move?
Ying Qiong picked up her teacup and took a sip. Then she smiled and replied, The Azure Emperor had friends as well. When he headed the Martial God Pce, our Ying n could be considered his ally.
However, the Azure Emperor has already been dead for a long time, and the Dragons Gate no longer exists. It is hard to say how many people in the Ying n would acknowledge this alliance.
Xiao Chen thought for a while before asking, What is the rtionship between your Ying n and the Sky Dome Realms Great Qin Nations Royal n?
Ying Qiong smiled faintly and replied, They can be considered an important branch of our Ying n. They are very mysterious. As for the details, I am not clear on those. That information is limited to the upper echelons due to the direct instruction of our Ying ns ancestor.
Xiao Chen thought, It looks like I really have to return to the Sky Dome Realm to take a look if I have time. Perhaps Ying Yue knows more than I imagined.
However, the most important thing now was something else. Xiao Chen asked calmly, How is the collection of the three main ingredients of the Breaking Sage Pill going?
Ying Qiong had been ready for this question. She immediately replied, Rather sessful. We already found two of them. We will definitely be able to find thest one within two months.
Two months were not that long. That time was much faster than the original estimate. Xiao Chen said, Remember to inform me the moment everything isplete. I can hand the other half of the core painting piece to you at any time.
Xiao Chen was now in even more of a rush to advance to Martial Sage. Without advancing to Martial Sage, he would not feel any sense of security.
Ying Qiong nodded gently and raised up another topic. How much do you know about the Heavenly Dew Divine Spring. Have you thought about why the cultivators who soaked in the Heavenly Dew Divine Spring would definitely be a Martial Emperor within one hundred years?
Naturally, Xiao Chen had thought about this before. He told Ying Qiong his guesses. The people who can gain the qualifications to soak in the Heavenly Dew Divine Spring are the elites of the elites of every race in the first ce. With their talent, calling them demonic geniuses is still an understatement. Even without the Heavenly Dew Divine Spring, they still stand arge chance of advancing to Martial Emperor.
The Heavenly Dew Divine Spring washes the marrow and blood, raising their already ridiculously high talent. It is not strange that they would be able to advance to Martial Emperor even earlier.
Ying Qiong smiled cheekily and said, That is a pretty good guess. However, that is not the crucial point. Do you know what is suppressed under the Kunlun Realm?
Xiao Chen asked curiously, What?
The Rock of Origin!
The Rock of Origin was very mysterious. It was said to be the heart of the entire Kunlun Realm. Whether it was the Martial Epoch or the Immortal Epoch, they started from this Rock of Origin.
Ying Qiong continued, If the Rock of Origin is destroyed, the entire Kunlun Realm will shatter. In other words, whoever holds the Rock of Origin is the true sovereign of the Kunlun Realm. This is also the reason for the Deep Abyss Demonic Worlds multiple invasions over several tens of thousands of years; they want to destroy Kunlun Mountain and grasp the Rock of Origin.
However, now the Rock of Origin is sealed under Kunlun Mountain. None of the races control it. Furthermore, none of them dare to break the seal rashly. Nobody knows much about the exact uses of the Rock of Origin.
When Xiao Chen heard this secret, his expression did not change much. This was something far beyond him. He said, What does the Rock of Origin have to do with the Heavenly Dew Divine Spring?
The source of the Heavenly Dew Divine Spring is the liquified Qi produced by the Rock of Origin. Now, do you understand why the cultivators who soaked in the Heavenly Dew Divine Spring would advance to Martial Emperor within a hundred years? Ying Qiong said happily.
If that was the case, then bing a Martial Emperor within a hundred years was easy to understand. After all, the Rock of Origin was such a heaven-defying item that its enabling such a miracle would not be strange.
After the two chatted for a while longer, they parted.
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Five dayster, Xiao Chen heard astonished criesing from outside, so he stopped practicing the Azure Emperors Drawing the Saber and went to the deck.
At the limits of his vision, Xiao Chen saw a vast mountain range. That mountain range looked endless as if it split the entire Profound Domain in half.
In fact, that was the case. The Kunlun Mountain Range spanned millions of kilometers. There were countless mountain peaks. Even to this day, no one had managed to explore the entire mountain rangepletely.
It had many Immortal Remnants and formations. Even Sovereign Martial Emperors did not dare to rashly explore the ce alone. During the Ancient Era, people had even seen extremely mysterious mystical Immortal Beasts in there.
The main mountain peak of the Kunlun Mountain Range sat in the center, rising up into the clouds, piercing through the sky. Spiritual fog surrounded it, blocking the view of the crowd and preventing one from seeing exactly how high it was.
The mountain peak looked majestic, much more so than any other mountain Xiao Chen had seen before. Furthermore, it clearly had a mysterious spirituality to it.
Xiao Chen carefully observed the various peaks around. He felt that many differences about the central mountain peak made it stand out from the group.
Unfortunately, he did not know the art of geomancy and could not figure out what the most significant differences were.
The quasi-Emperor in official robes from the Martial God Pce, who had not shown himself for a long time, came out at this time as well. When he saw the majestic Kunlun Mountain, he revealed an expression of respect.
The Emperor Grade warship moved very fast. The still quite distant main peak of the Kunlun Mountain Range that had been at the limits of the line of sight was now clearly visible.
Its grand and majestic atmosphere was now directly perceptible. No matter who looked at this peak, they would feel exceedingly insignificant.
Just at this moment, auras that would make one tremble from the very depths of ones heart came from every corner of the mountain.
All the demonic geniuses of the Tianwu Domain, including Xiao Chen, fell onto one knee. Sweat flowed copiously down their foreheads, and their expressions seemed oppressed.
The grandmaster-level Martial Sages did not feel very good, either. They unleashed their auras to do their best to resist.
However, the overbearing auras left as quickly as they came, immediately withdrawing when they recognized the Martial God Pces warship.
Chapter 807 - Rock of Origin
Chapter 807: Rock of Origin
Xiao Chen and the others rxed their expressions before they stood up. They could see the horror in one anothers eyes.
In that instant, the auras of at least twenty Martial Emperors had swept over them. When these demonic geniuses stared at Kunlun Mountain now, they found it even more unfathomable.
Martial Emperors were very rare. However, there were more than twenty of them on this mountain. Just thinking about the hidden experts made everyones scalps go numb.
It looked like this Kunlun Mountain did indeed have the Rock of Origin beneath it. With such strong forces here, even if the Demon Monarchs came, they would not be able to force their way in.
Xiao Chen swept his gaze around and noticed an indistinct fervor sh in that mysterious swordsman Duan Yis eyes.
Since the group was about to go and soak in the Heavenly Dew Divine Spring, everyone would be excited. However, this persons gaze clearly had something more to it.
Like Xiao Chen, this person also came from a lower realm. However, he kept a low profile in the first two years, cultivating in an unremarkable Rank 8 sect.
Duan Yi only rose to fame in the recent half year after defeating one of the seven giants. This victory attracted everyones attention and caused his name to spread.
However, that time happened to be the golden period where the lower-realm geniuses were rising up, so no one was suspicious of a genius suddenlying into prominence like that.
When Duan Yi felt Xiao Chens gaze, he turned around and smiled gently. His expression seemed at ease and did not appear flustered at all.
Then he turned around and very naturally started chatting with the elder from his sect.
Xiao Chen withdrew his gaze and did not bother himself with this. With so many Martial Emperors stationed on Kunlun Mountain, Duan Yi would not dare to do anything, unless he was nning tomit suicide.
The warship slowly circled and eventually stopped at a t tform around halfway up the main peak. A flickering door of light stood on the ground.
On a few stone tforms before the door of light were five Martial Emperors, one for each race: human, Fiend, Deity, Ghost, and Corpse.
After seeing such a scene, even a fool could guess that this ce, which the five races worked together to guard, the ce behind the door of light, should be the Heavenly Dew Divine Spring.
Not far from this t area was a stairway going upwards. Seen from a distance, the steps were uncountable, and the end of the flight was indiscernible, hidden in the clouds as it was.
Xiao Chen looked around and saw that the warships of the Fiend Race, Ghost Race, and Corpse Race had already arrived. The only one missing was the Deity Races warship.
No younger-generation demonic geniuses were visible on the three warships. They should have all gotten off already.
At the stone tform below, the human Martial Emperor saw the Martial God Pces warship and nodded slightly to the quasi-Emperor in official robes. Then he immediately closed his eyes.
The quasi-Emperor said in a deep voice, The ten of you, follow me down. The others, dont move around. Just remain here.
Sou!
When the quasi-Emperor made a casual sweeping motion, a force pulled the younger generation up. Xiao Chen and the others could not resist at all. By the time they regained control of their own bodies, they already stood on the tform behind the human Martial Emperor.
This happened so fast that it felt like teleportation. Xiao Chen and the others could notprehend the strength of a quasi-Emperor, which was simply incredible to them.
Looking around, the Fiend Race, Ghost Race, and Corpse Race Martial Emperors also had ten young demonic geniuses with deep auras and flickering sharpness behind them.
Whenparing the geniuses of the other three races, one would discover that the auras they emitted were different.
The younger generation of the Fiend Race released a berserk and ferocious aura without holding back as if they would explode at any moment.
The younger generation of the Corpse Race all had ck faces. Their skin looked as tough as iron and as lifeless. Only their eyes showed a withdrawn ferocious light. They measured up the newly arrived Xiao Chen and his group with ill intentions.
As for the Ghost Race, they appeared lifeless like the Corpse Race cultivators. However, they were even more silent and reserved.
If one were to describe the Corpse Race as lifeless, that only referred to their countenance. The berserkness and frenzy of their auras were no less than the Fiend Races.
In that case, the Ghost Race were thoroughly lifeless. Their appearances gave no signs of any lifeforce. Their pale faces looked as still as water like they were just graven images.
Coincidentally, there were people whom Xiao Chen recognized among the young demonic geniuses of the three races.
From the Fiend Race, there was the Little Heavenly Monkey, Feng. From the Corpse Race, there was Wang Can, from whom Xiao Chen snatched the Death Throne. From the Ghost Race, there was the girl in a red dress, who had been in that Eight Ghost Pnquin.
When Xiao Chen first appeared, the first two immediately shot over gazes filled with enmity. However, the Little Heavenly Monkey was more patient; his look onlysted an instant.
As for Wang Can, his enmity-filled gaze never faded away. He even looked at Xiao Chen with despisal.
Unlike those two, the girl in a red dress never looked at Xiao Chen at all, from start to end.
The younger generation of the Deity Race was not here yet, so the door of light would not open for now. The other races appeared inured to the Deity Races tardiness; they did not seem too surprised.
There is really a lot of familiar faces here. Xia Houjue, we are about to enter the Heavenly Dew Divine Spring. Do you dare to wager with me?
Behind the Fiend Race Martial Emperor, a tall and sturdy, bare-armed, coarse youth with faint lion markings on both cheeks stepped out as he addressed Xia Houjue mockingly.
The human Holy Scions had long since gone outside the Tianwu Domain to adventure. They could be considered somewhat famous in the entire Kunlun Realm. Thus, they would have established many ties of gratitude and hatred.
Clearly, this genius cultivator from the Fiend Race had a history with Xia Houjue.
Shui Lingling whispered into Xiao Chens ear, The one who stepped out is the Golden Lion Races Tu Ze. He is considered the third strongest of the Fiend Races younger generation. Xia Houjue defeated him once in a secret realm in the Profound Domain. He has the bloodline of a Spirit Fiend.
There were a hundred Fiend Ancestors from the Ancient Era. These Fiend Ancestors were powerful Sovereign Martial Emperors, some of whom had passed down their bloodline. The descendants of these people would surpass most of the geniuses in the same generation. At the same time, they would have some natural talent.
These bloodlines were known as Spirit Fiend Bloodlines in the Fiend Domain. They were somewhat like the human races Sovereign Noble ns, which had survived for several tens of thousands of years; they had plenty of resources.
Xia Houjue smiled coldly. He immediately stepped out and said, Do you think I am afraid of you? Speak! What is the wager?
Tu Ze smiled confidently and said, It is very simple. This ce is not very suitable for a big fight. You and I will just exchange moves without using Heavenly Sage Laws. I will not take my Fiend form, and you will not use your Holy Beast Martial Spirit.
We willpete that way, and the loser will give the winner five thousand ck Astral Coins.
One ck Astral Coin was equal to a hundred ordinary Astral Coins, so five thousand ck Astral Coin equaled five hundred thousand Astral Coins. Given the status of the two, that was not a significant sum.
The stakes were not important. The crucial point was the great embarrassment of losing before so many geniuses.
Xia Houjue felt hesitant. This Tu Ze clearly came prepared, waiting for him for a long time.
However, if Xia Houjue refused before so many people, it would be like he was admitting to cowardice. If this were to spread, his reputation would take a huge hit.
If I use only my strength, I wont be at an absolute disadvantage. I should have no problem holding my own. Even if I lose, as long as I dont get defeated too badly, it will be fine.
After all, everyone knows that a humans physical body is much weaker than a Fiends physical body.
Thinking this, Xia Houjue answered directly, dly.
Tu Zeughed loudly and said heavily, Xia Houjue, you are truly reckless. Lets see how you embarrass yourself today.
After Tu Ze spoke, he stomped firmly off the ground. His figure shed, and the air friction produced a loud piercing sound. Then, he sent a punch at Xia Houjues face.
Xia Houjue felt something was off. However, his opponents fist had already arrived before his face. He did not have much time to think as he skillfully sent out a palm strike.
He wanted to strike the side of Tu Zes fist, to use technique to deflect the punch.
Pa!
When this palm strike struck that fist, it gave off an ear-shattering sound. However, Tu Zes fist did not deviate at all.
This result startled Xia Houjue. His palm felt sore like it had smashed into a mountain.
Tu Zus strength surpassed Xia Houjues by too much. Using technique to cope with it would be impossible.
The fist arrived already. Xia Houjue had no choice but to quickly extend his left arm and block to shield his face, trying to make it through this move.
Ka ca! Ka ca!
The sound of bone crunching reverberated. Tu Zes punch, with an unknown amount of force behind it, directly broke the bones in Xia Houjues forearm.
Without diminishing in strength, the punch continued forward and struck Xia Houjues face through his left arm, sending him tumbling backwards.
Tu Ze chuckled and took another step forward, throwing another punch at Xia Houjue.
With his left forearm broken, Xia Houjue paled. Clearly, it was incredibly painful. He twisted his body in midair and performed two flips on the ground, dodging this punch.
Bang!
When the punchnded on the ground, cracks extended out from the impact point. Pieces of rock flew everywhere.
Because he underestimated his opponents strength, Xia Houjue ended up at an absolute disadvantage. He had to keep dodging Tu Zes attacks, not having any time to breathe.
After ten moves, Tu Ze found an opportunity and kicked Xia Houjues chest, knocking him back.
This blow contained a berserk force. Xia Houjue had no other choice but to use his Quintessence to neutralize this force before he could stand stably.
In ten moves, Tu Ze forced Xia Houjue to use Quintessence and kicked him back. Xia Houjue even fell over on his face, looking as miserable as possible.
His expression turned incredibly sullen at the sight of cultivators of every race all focusing their attention on him from all directions.
This time, Xia Houjuepletely embarrassed himself. He tossed out a ring containing five thousand ck Astral Coins to his opponent. Then he silently walked to the back of his group.
After Tu Ze caught the ring, he smiled happily. I managed to achieve a Rank 1 Sage Body half a month ago. Now, my punch can reach one thousand tons of force. Xia Houjue, you are truly reckless for daring topete with me using the physical body.
You lost to me in ten moves. Some Holy Son you are. You are not even worth a dogs fart.
Chapter 808 - Challenge and Wager
Chapter 808: Challenge and Wager
The others revealed expressions of understanding. In the first ce, the Fiends had a huge physical advantage over humans. Now that Tu Ze attained a Rank 1 Sage Body, he even had an overwhelming suppressive advantage.
Xia Houjues losing so drastically was normal. Actually, he should not have epted such a wager in the first ce. If he had to me something, he could only me his own sense of responsibility.
After such a miserable defeat and humiliation at Tu Zes hands, Xia Houjue felt very depressed and frustrated, to the point of wanting to vomit blood.
Then, Tu Ze looked at the younger generation of the human race and said in a manner that suggested that he was not entirely satisfied yet, Is there anyone who wants to avenge Xia Houjue? I, Tu Ze, am willing to y along any time.
The others remained silent. In terms of true strength, none of them would fear Tu Ze in lonebat.
However, after knowing that Tu Ze attained a Rank 1 Sage Body, able to wield one thousand tons of force, no one would be willing to face him under the conditions of not using Quintessence and Heavenly Sage Laws.
It turns out that the humans are just a bunch of cowards. Without even having courage, they managed to gain ten spots. What a waste of the Heavenly Dew Divine Spring. Tu Ze smiled, appearing rather pleased; then he turned to leave.
Although the younger-generation human cultivators were extremely frustrated, they were still rational and did not act rashly.
When the Little Heavenly Monkey saw this scene, a thought urred to him. He moved his lips and projected his voice to Tu Ze. After that, he looked coldly at Xiao Chen.
When Tu Ze heard the Little Heavenly Monkeys voice, he stopped involuntarily and turned around. Then he looked towards Xiao Chen as well.
You are Xiao Chen, that so-called White Robed desman? The only person toe out of Misleading Fog Lake?
Xiao Chen found the question strange. He did not know why Tu Ze suddenly paid attention to him. He said calmly, Whether am I or not, what does it have to do with you?
A sinister look shed in Tu Zes eyes. Then he slowly walked over and said, Very good. It looks like it really is you. Do you dare to wager with me? I will let you have three moves first.
Let me have three moves first? When Xiao Chen heard this offer, he could not help but give Tu Ze a strange look. Even if he wants to die, he does not have to use such a method.
When the Fiend youths heard Tu Ze call out Xiao Chens name, they all raised their heads and looked over.
By now, the name Xiao Chen was well known throughout the Fiend Domain. The Silver Moon Spirit Fox Races Xuan n had spread the news that Xiao Chen managed to walk out of Misleading Fog Lake, the mysterious forbiddennd that even Martial Emperors could not escape from.
Tu Ze mocked, Do you not dare? You even dared to enter the Misleading Fog Lake. Are you too cowardly to ept this small challenge?
Shui Lingling held Xiao Chen back and projected her voice to him, Dont be rash. This fellow is just a loudmouth; no one takes him seriously here.
Indeed, Tu Ze did not count for much. At least, in Xiao Chens opinion, there were at least five people here who would definitely defeat him in singlebat.
Even the miserably defeated Xia Houjue would not have ended up in such a state if he had not made a mistake at the start, ignorant of his opponents Rank 1 Sage Body.
However, a Rank 1 Sage Body, with its one thousand tons of force, was nothing to Xiao Chen. This Tu Ze was a fattenedmb served to him on a tter. Doing nothing would be a waste.
First Senior Sister, dont worry.
Xiao Chen smiled gently and looked at the other party. He said, How are we doing this? The same as earlier?
Seeing that Xiao Chen took the bait, Tu Ze said happily, Naturally, it will be the same. The loser will give the winner five thousand ck Astral Coins.
Xiao Chen thought for a while and said, Dont you think five thousand ck Astral Coins is too little? If we are going to wager, we should go big. How about fifty thousand ck Astral Coins?
Fifty thousand ck Astral Coins equaled five million Astral Coins. This was arge sum, sufficient to purchase a high-quality Sage Ranked Secret Treasure.
Even if one had that many Astral Coins, no one here could just toss out so many ck Astral Coins unfazed.
The moment Xiao Chen said that, he instantly felt the weight of several gazes.
These were not just from the Fiend Race and humans but the Ghost Race and Corpse Race as well. They all cast their gazes over, eyeing Xiao Chen like they were looking at a madman.
Despite knowing his opponent has a Rank 1 Sage Body, capable of one thousand tons of force, he still dares to put down such arge bet. This is too crazy.
Only the Corpse Races Wang Can could not help but twitch a corner of his lips as he looked at Tu Ze with some pity.
When Xiao Chen saw Tu Ze remaining silent, he smiled casually and said, Do you not dare? In that case, then never mind. Given your status, all you can do is boast and kick up a bit of a fuss.
Xiao Chens tone sounded indifferent, and he appeared to downy the whole thing. However, he struck Tu Zes sore spot.
Tu Ze smiled coldly and said, I dont dare? I have a Rank 1 Sage Body, able to strike out with one thousand tons of force with one punch. Why would I be afraid of the weak humans? Get out here. This granddaddy will ept this bet.
Xiao Chen pushed off the ground, not kicking up any wind. Then, he floated over and arrived right across from Tu Ze.
You are really obedient. This granddaddy called you out, and you came immediately.
Tu Ze chuckled, and his body started crackling like frying beans. His entire body swelled up.
He became two meters tall, and his muscles bulged. He now looked like a small giant. A berserk aura surged out, and a strong wind started blowing.
Xiao Chens clothes and ck hair fluttered in the wind. He presented an extreme contrast to Tu Ze, like a small child beside a strong man.
This is Tu Zes natural talent from his Spirit Fiend Bloodline, Strong Force. After using it, his strength will temporarily increase by twenty percent. Now, it is one thousand and two hundred tons of force. This Xiao Chen is surely finished.
Upon seeing Tu Zes body erge, the others remembered that he still had a Spirit Fiend Bloodline. Everyone sucked in a deep breath of air.
Die! Tu Ze shouted and pushed off the ground,unching himself forward like a fired cannonball. His body rubbed against the air and gave off a shrill sound.
A huge fist carrying a force that could shatter mountains headed towards Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chens expression remained calm and unchanging. The strong knifelike wind from the punch arrived, blowing all his hair back and revealing his delicate face.
Then, he circted his energy for the Firmament Body Tempering Art. One thousand two hundred and fifty tons of force surged out from his bones.
He used the moves of the Dragon w Fist and burned his Vital Qi. His full power came close to one thousand and five hundred tons of force.
When Tu Zes fist was only one meter away, Xiao Chen stretched his hand out and grabbed Tu Zes wrist.
Bang!
Tu Ze, who had charged over with an overwhelming ferocious aura, came to a sudden stop. He could not move forward any farther with Xiao Chen holding his wrist. After struggling momentarily to no avail, he could not help but feel embarrassed and angry. So he tried to punch Xiao Chen with his other fist.
Xiao Chen smiled coldly and raised his hand, lifting Tu Zes entire body into the air.
Before Tu Ze could react, Xiao Chen swung down, smashing him into the ground.
The whole process happened in the time it took for a spark to fly. The crowd only saw Tu Ze charging over with a ferocious aura and then Xiao Chen raising him up and heaving him to the ground.
Using nearly one thousand five hundred tons of force, Xiao Chen mmed his opponent into the ground. Then, he moved the hand that was holding on to Tu Zes wrist to another direction and swung once more. Tu Zes stout body became like a whip whacking into the ground again.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Xiao Chens hand did not stop moving. He kept pulling Tu Ze up and flinging him back into the ground, making the ground shake and producing loud crashes.
Everyone was stunned. No one had expected the slender-looking Xiao Chen to erupt with such horrifying force. In just one exchange between them, he ended up toying with Tu Ze.
Now Tu Zes badly battered erged body returned to its normal size. Blood leaked out a corner of his lips. His entire body was a mass of bruises.
Xiao Chen flung Tu Zes body again, sending him flying towards the Fiend Races side with a tremendous thrust.
Just when Tu Ze was about to crash to the ground, he circted his Fiend Essence and twisted his body in the air. When hended, he stumbled backwards a few steps before he could stabilize himself.
On the other hand, Xiao Chen had not moved a single step from the start to end. A cool breeze blew, and his expression was still indifferent and calm.
Silence followed. Everyone of the younger generation of all the races, including the humans, stared at Xiao Chen in disbelief.
A Fiend Race genius who had attained a Rank 1 Sage Body and used his natural talent could not do anything to Xiao Chen whenpeting in physical strength.
Damn it!
Tu Ze cursed, and his surging Fiend Essence flowed. The Heavenly Sage Laws behind him started dancing. Then he roared ferociously and charged at Xiao Chen.
When had he ever lost like that? A bona fide Fiend Race genius got yed around by a human like a sandbag.
Before the others could stop Tu Ze, he instantly circted all his Fiend Essence and charged at Xiao Chen.
Tu Zes aura was like the wind, boundlessly ferocious.
Xiao Chens lips could not help but curl up into a mocking smile. A loss was a loss, what more such a clear one like this. There was really no need to be nice to this Tu Ze.
Myriad Heaven Divine Fist, Deities Descending! Tenfoldbat prowess!
A divine light entered Xiao Chens body, and his aura soared infinitely. It felt like all the creatures in the world had to worship him. He weed Tu Zes full-power strike and shed head-on without any fear.
Bang!
A startling report resounded. Tu Ze, who came like the wind, went flying back at lightning speed, vomiting three mouthfuls of blood in midair.
The strong wind did not stop blowing. Although Xiao Chens white robes fluttered, he himself did not move. I will not show anything fanciful, just a simple punch. Even if you do not want to submit, you will have to.
Are the people of the Fiend Race all so shameless? Unable to admit to their defeat? Xiao Chen asked indifferently as the other onlookers caught Tu Ze.
The person who caught Tu Ze wore purple robes with a peacock spreading its tail and wings embroidered on it. He looked stern and elegant and very cultured.
The purple-robed youth pushed with one hand, and Tu Ze fell over. Then, he calmly tossed out a spatial ring and said, It looks like you are really capable, to have been able to walk out of Misleading Fog Lake. I, Kong Yuan, would like to experience your exquisite techniques.
This is interesting now. The top youth of the Fiend Race, the grandson of the Peacock Sovereign, is making a move.
It seemed like this person had an illustrious background. Seeing that he was going to make a move, the crowd got excited.
Xiao Chen caught the spatial ring and checked with his Spiritual Sense. It had exactly fifty thousand ck Astral Coins, no more and no less. Then, he looked carefully at the person who had spoken, the grandson of the Peacock Sovereign.
Chapter 809 - Deity Race
Chapter 809: Deity Race
Unexpectedly, Kong Yuan had more than a hundred and fifty Heavenly Sage Laws behind him. His cultivation was also higher than Xiao Chens. However, the thickness of his Heavenly Sage Laws was notparable to Xiao Chens.
Before Xiao Chen answered, majestic, resonant, sagely music rang out suddenly. A faint golden light descended from the sky.
A golden warship bathed in a sagely light appeared before everyone. It gave off a very bright radiance as dazzling as the sun.
The Deity Race is here!
Now that the Deity Race had arrived, the door of light would open soon. Obviously, Kong Yuan would not be able to fight with Xiao Chen.
This also suited Xiao Chens intentions. With the five races gathered here, the strong geniuses of the other races were probably keeping their strengths hidden as well.
If Xiao Chen fought with Kong Yuan, he would end up exposing some trump cards, which would be to his disadvantage in such a situation.
With a sh, Xiao Chen returned to the human group. Between leaving the queue and returning, he obtained fifty thousand ck Astral Coins. He managed to earn a lot and cause trouble for the Golden Lion Races Tu Ze, making him lose both face and wealth.
Surely, Kong Yuan did not intend to pay the ck Astral Coins for free.
A golden light shed, and a group of white-haired Deity Race youths wearing golden armor appeared behind the Deity Race Martial Emperor.
The headcount for the Deity Race actually came to fifteen youths, half again as many as each of the other Races.
The five Martial Emperors on the stone tform opened their eyes at the same time and exchanged nces. Then, they slowly stood up.
The white-haired Deity Race Martial Emperor nced at the other four and said, Since everyone is here, we shall begin the unsealing. You will enter the Heavenly Dew Divine Spring and will be sent out automatically after four hours.
The five Martial Emperors each took out a Holy Seal and constructed a rainbow road to the door of light.
Seals on the door of light slowly came undone at a visible rate. Every time ayer of seals deactivated, the door of light dimmed.
The process of opening the door of light was extremely slow like falling down a bottomless hole.
The demonic geniuses of the various races all started to get excited despite themselves. Even the ever-calm Ghost Race youths revealed fervent gazes.
The Heavenly Dew Divine Spring opened only once every ten thousand years. As long as one did not die, one would definitely be a Martial Emperor within a hundred years.
Anyone who said they were not excited would be lying.
After a hundredyers of seals were released, the door of light flickered and disappeared.
Whoosh!
A golden light flickered, and the fifteen Deity Race youths rushed in ahead of everyone else. Those of the other races all cursed and quickly followed, unwilling to fall behind.
Now, a dense white spiritual fog clouded everyones vision. When the youths took a breath in, their spirits immediately felt refreshed; even their vision seemed sharper.
Within this spiritual fog, the surroundings were indistinct. The youths could only move to a higher elevation based on their senses. After traveling one kilometer, the spiritual fog slowly dispersed.
The group kept walking until a five-hundred-meter-wide golden pool of water appeared before them. The Deity Race youths, who had rushed ahead, had already jumped into it.
The Deity Race youths had spread out in a wide semicircle with a man and girl, who appeared to be of a higher status than the rest, floating in the center.
This is the Heavenly Dew Divine Spring. As long as one soaks in it, one will be able to wash his marrow and blood, increasing their talent, and will be able to advance to Martial Emperor within a hundred years.
Several people sighed and leaped down.
However, Xiao Chen remained rather calm. It would definitely be impossible to be a Martial Emperor just by soaking in this Heavenly Dew Divine Spring without doing anything.
Even if one managed to advance to Martial Emperor, one might not be able to attain Sovereign Martial Emperor. In this age of geniuses, if ones target was only bing a Martial Emperor, then one would be setting their sights too low.
The sound of gushing water resounded, and Xiao Chen jumped in as well. Then he quietly floated in the area that the humans upied.
At first, he did not feel anything; it was like soaking in an ordinary spring. Then he closed his eyes and started observing the spring with his Spiritual Sense.
After that, he discovered motes of light that were almost invisible to the naked eye. These motes did not move into the cultivators body on their own initiative.
The cultivator had to circte their Cultivation Technique before they could absorb the motes. Looking into the distance, Xiao Chen could see that the Deity Race youths had already discovered this secret.
The motes of light formed countless ribbons of light and quickly flowed into the Deity Race youths bodies.
The ribbons of light around the Deity Race pair in the center of the semicircle were the most attention-grabbing. They seemed visible to the naked eye. Inside the spring, light ribbons quickly poured into the twos bodies.
Some people absorbed the motes of light very quickly, and some very slowly. After observing for a moment, he more or less understood the mystery within.
The speed of absorption probably had something to do with the cultivators Cultivation Technique. The two in the middle were obviously of higher statuses; their Cultivation Techniques were definitely better than those of the rest.
Out of the Fiend Races group, the Peacock Sovereigns grandson, Kong Yuan, also clearly absorbed these motes of light faster than the other Fiend Race youths. The light that flowed into him looked extremely dazzling.
Even after understanding the secrets, Xiao Chen did not rush into absorbing these motes of light. He continued to send his Spiritual Sense deeper, curious about what was at the bottom of the spring.
Finally, after his Spiritual Sense descended for a kilometer, a mysterious force devoured it, not leaving any behind.
This development startled Xiao Chen as this was the first time he encountered such a strange thing. His Spiritual Sense could be blocked by barriers or destroyed by powerful energies.
However, he had never had his Spiritual Sense devoured before. If this thing could devour even Spiritual Sense, what could it not devour?
Xiao Chen decided to test this thing further. He casually took out an Astral Coin and dropped it. In the end, after it sank a kilometer, it was devoured into nothing as well.
The other people in the spring were anxiously absorbing the motes of light. They were not like Xiao Chen, who was leisurely testing things out. So no one else discovered this secret.
Shaking his head, Xiao Chen stopped thinking about this. Then he sat cross-legged within the water, exposing only his upper body, and started to circte the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation to absorb the motes of light.
Hu chi!
The moment the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation started circting, the wandering motes of light in the Heavenly Dew Divine Spring quickly gathered, forming dazzling strips of light that swam towards Xiao Chen.
Each strip of light was as thick as a babys arm. The dazzling radiance was even brighter than that of the two Deity Race experts.
When the motes of light entered Xiao Chens body, he gave off a faint glow, standing out from therge group of people.
Even the two Deity Race youths in the middle of the semicircle only had a slight gleaming from the surface of their skin. However, Xiao Chens entire body shone.
It was difficult for such a strange urrence not to attract the attention of others. All the surrounding cultivators looked over, feeling very shocked.
What exactly is the grade and rank of this fellows Cultivation Technique?
The two Deity Race youths in the middle also looked over, clearly feeling suspicious.
Xiao Chen had his eyes closed. He did not notice the strange events happening to himself. He only joyfully enjoyed the changes that came with the motes of light entering his body.
Such a change did not immediately reflect in Xiao Chens cultivation but at an even deeper level.
His mind became clearer. He slowly gained some headway in several questions that bedeviled him. He unraveled several difficult questions about the martial path even without the guidance of a master.
This change was Xiao Chensprehension ability growing stronger. Furthermore, this was not just a temporary increase but a permanent one.
Xiao Chens aptitude slowly changed as well. He could sense his capacity for absorbing Spiritual Energy increasing simultaneously.
Generally, talent referred to bothprehension ability and aptitude. The former helped with the rapid understanding of all sorts of Martial Techniques, even to the point of creating them.
Thetter aided the cultivation speed. If two cultivators both cultivated Heaven Ranked Martial Techniques, the one with a better aptitude could be several times faster, garnering results in one day equal to several days effort of the one with a weaker aptitude.
Xiao Chensprehension ability was not bad; in fact, it could be called high. However, his aptitude was a little weaker. His cultivation speed always seemed to be behind those demonic geniuses.
However, after this, that would change.
Xiao Chen could not contain his joy, increasing the speed at which he circted the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation. The number of motes of light in the Heavenly Dew Divine Spring that he attracted multiplied significantly.
When the others saw such a scene, they started cursing in their hearts. Then, they closed their eyes and desperately did their best to absorb more motes of light.
This was especially so for the Deity Race pair. Unexpectedly, their bodies started glowing as well, just slightly less than Xiao Chens.
Now, the ce turned silent. Everyone focused on absorbing the motes of light in the Heavenly Dew Divine Spring. They all wanted to use this limited amount of time to raise their aptitude andprehension ability.
No one noticed that the mysterious swordsman Duan Yi quietly opened his eyes and revealed a smile. After he looked around, his body sank into the spring.
Duan Yi sank deeper and deeper, descending one kilometer in the blink of an eye. Then, the devouring force appeared.
Clearly, he knew about the might of the devouring force. After testing it cautiously, he took out a ck jade pendant and ced it in his mouth. His body slowly turned illusory, and then he went through the devouring force and continued sinking.
All the other cultivators were deeply engrossed in absorbing the motes of light. No one noticed such a scene at all, not even Xiao Chen.
Time slowly passed. Soon, the crowd came to realize that the motes of light in the Heavenly Dew Divine Spring were not infinite.
This restriction became very clear with the Deity Races group. They had the most people and were the strongest.
The motes of light in the Deity Races area were the first to get depleted. The originally flickering golden water turned clear, looking no different from ordinary water.
This rity was in stark contrast to the other glowing areas of the Heavenly Dew Divine Spring.
The Deity Race man in the middle looked around and said expressionlessly, Attack! Chase them away!
The Deity Race pair in the middle did not move. The other thirteen Deity Race youths slowly rose up from the water and leaped into the air.
Then, the white-haired Deity Race man seated cross-legged looked around and said, Fiend Race.
The thirteen Deity Race geniuses in the air started umting momentum without saying a word. They all drew the golden swords at their waists at the same time and sent out golden sword Qi at the Fiend Race youths.
Chapter 810 - Qualification to be Tyrannical
Chapter 810: Qualification to be Tyrannical
Sagely music resounded in the surroundings. The loud sagely musicpelled the thirteen strands of golden sword Qi to merge and form a huge sword Qi covered in countless divine scripts.
The huge sword Qi possessed a startling aura as if it could even tear through space as it flew over. The divine scripts flowing on it forcefully held the sword Qi together, making it very stable and solid.
The Fiend Race youths all leaped into the air, not daring to sh head-on against the sword Qi formed by thirteen people.
The Fiend Race youths all had a sixty percent chance of defeating these thirteen Deity Race cultivators one-on-one. But with them now working together, how could they dare to sh with them?
Only the grandson of the Peacock Sovereign, Kong Yuan, did not leap into the air. Rage appeared on his face as the Heavenly Sage Laws behind him turned into many hundred-meter-long peacock feathers.
The purple feathers flickered with a crystalline purple light, like a peacocks spread tail, looking very beautiful. He stretched his hand out, and a resonant peacock cry resounded.
Space trembled, and the divine scripts on the huge sword Qi attenuated, starting to break bit by bit.
Kong Yuan extended his hand forward, and the spread peacock tail behind him released a bright light. With one palm strike, he shattered the huge sword Qi with divine scripts.
The peacock tail behind Kong Yuan did not disappear. He revealed a sullen expression as he looked at that white-haired Deity Race man and demanded, Di Wuque, what do you mean by this? Are you trying to eradicate us?
The white-haired Deity Race man, Di Wuque, seemed somewhat surprised as he said, Not bad. It seems like you already reached the peak of half-Sage. You can stay.
The other Fiend cultivators in the air were all very upset. The one with the worst temper, Tu Ze, cursed, Screw your mother! Di Wuque, do you think you are not merely a Divine Son but some absolute Divine Sovereign?
Right after Tu Ze said that, he wanted to charge down.
Di Wuque looked up slightly and swept his cold gaze across. Strong Mental Energy locked on to Tu Ze.
Feeling the vast energy encasing him, Tu Ze toned down his arrogance and stopped in midair, not daring to move.
You can stay if you want. All you have to do is to receive thebined strike of my thirteen brave warriors.
Tu Ze was infuriated. Perhaps in a one-on-one fight, he would manage to defeat one of them after revealing his true form.
However, faced with thebined attack of thirteen Deity Race geniuses, could he survive? He had rushed over in anger, but when he saw Di Wuques expression, he immediately surrendered; he now felt extremely depressed.
The Fiend Race geniuses were all indignant. They all mored to fight it out with this group of people and cast pleading gazes at Kong Yuan.
However, Kong Yuan ignored them. He knew better than anyone else that the horrifying thirteen Deity Race geniuses in front were not the main problem. The truly problematic ones were the white-haired male and female who had not attacked yet.
The two of them were the Divine Son and Divine Daughter. They had already be famous all over the Kunlun Realm.
If these two people attacked together, Kong Yuan would not even be able to protect himself, getting all the Fiend Race chased out. Since Di Wuque did not send all of them out, naturally he would not say anything.
Di Wuque, you better keep your word. I will receive this blow, the Little Heavenly Monkey suddenly said to Di Wuque.
Naturally, I will keep my word. When had I not?
Di Wuque revealed a satisfied expression. As long as one person epted his conditions, it would be fine. He did not want to see a situation where both sides ended up losing out as a result of fighting.
As long as one person epted, the Fiends would fall in line.
Before the gazes of the other Fiend youths, the Little Heavenly Monkey forcefully took on this attack, surpassing the expectations of the others.
Although the Little Heavenly Monkey vomited blood in a sorry state, he was not hurt severely, suffering only minor injury.
A light flickered in the depths of Di Wuques eyes. With one nce, he managed to make out that while the Little Heavenly Monkeys strength was not bad, Feng relied on a King Grade Secret Treasure within his body to receive that attack.
However, the Little Heavenly Monkey did not fall, so Di Wuque nodded to indicate that he could stay.
The other Fiend Race youths did not know the trick behind this. Another three people tried to forcefully receive the attack, but they all ended up severely injured and vomited. The more seriously wounded ones even had bones broken.
Defensive Sage Grade Secret Treasures were not of much use.
Such a result made the others suck in a breath of cold air. They no longer dared to object. In the end, only two people from the Fiend Race remainedthe Peacock Sovereigns grandson, Kong Yuan, and the Little Heavenly Monkey, Feng.
Such a disturbance naturally attracted the attention of the other three races.
Xiao Chen did not stop cultivating, but he saw everything very clearly with his Spiritual Sense.
He had long heard about the strength of the Deity Race. Now, he finally saw it for himself. Without even moving, that Di Wuque managed to chase away eight Fiend Youths with a wave of his hand.
Di Wuque appeared decisive and tyrannical. However, the schemes he used were really excellent.
If Di Wuque had not managed the Fiend Race cultivators well and all of them revolted, he would have had difficulty dealing with the other races, which might even team up to oppose him. Clearly, that was not the result he sought.
The girl in a red dress from the Ghost Race, whom Xiao Chen had seen before, stretched her hand out and gathered the cultivators of her race behind her.
That girls pale snowlike face appeared calm and not angry. Like before, she was startlingly beautiful.
Di Wuque, what are you trying to do? the girl in red asked calmly without any hint of anger.
Di Wuques handsome face, which looked like a masterpiece of the gods, did not change. He replied, I already said very clearly what I wanted. Evidently, the essence of this Heavenly Dew Divine Spring is limited.
With such limited resources, it is obviously not normal for so many people to absorb them. Naturally, I have to chase some away.
The eyes of the girl in red wandered around. She said sullenly, What you mean is everyone has to receive abined blow from your thirteen people before they can stay?
Di Wuque looked up and smiled coldly. It was like the light in his eyes could see through everything. He said, I did not say that to you and your group. Those words were for the Fiend Race. Do you think that I am not familiar with your Ghost Races and Corpse Races abilities?
The Yin Soldier Clone and the Heavenly Corpse Clone can help you block a fatal strike. The two of your racesbined may keep only two people.
By the time Di Wuque finished speaking, his tone had be so cold that it did not have any signs of life in it.
Both of your races cultivate the way of death. In this Heavenly Dew Divine Spring, there is no death energy for you to use. If you really want to, you can try fighting. However, I will not leave even those two spots for you.
Di Wuque spoke in a very tyrannical manner. Furthermore, he immediately pointed out the weakness of the two races, deterring the geniuses of those two races from disying their resentment.
This person was very overbearing and not straightforwardly and courageously but connivingly. This kind of person was the most frightening.
After the Ghost Race and Corpse Race discussed for a while, they decided to give up in the end, leaving only Wang Can and Qing Cheng, the girl in red.
After dealing with the Ghost Race and Corpse Race, Di Wuque finally shifted his gaze to thest group, the humans.
The weaker cultivators of the human race could not help but get worried. Di Wuque had easily dealt with the Ghost Race, Corpse Race, and Fiend Race. Now that they were the lone remaining group, they felt enormous pressure.
Di Wuque nced at the scared humans and smiled coldly to himself. Then he dered regally, Aside from Yan Shisan and the three Holy Scions, the rest of you can scram.
When the three Holy Scions heard that, they could not help but release their bated breath in relief. In the end, this Di Wuque still feared them and did not dare to mess around.
When Shui Lingling saw the reactions of the three Holy Scions, she was speechless. The Corpse Race and the Ghost Race were limited by the environment, not daring to go all in.
The Fiend Race was the weakest group, and very individualistic. Di Wuque did not worry about them at all.
Humans did not suffer from any such restrictions here. Rather, their overall strength was the greatest.
As long as the three Holy Scions said something and they worked together, even if they could not defeat the Deity Race, they would be able to drag things out for four hours. That way, Di Wuque would give up because they would not be able to absorb the essence of the Heavenly Dew Divine Spring in peace.
However, at this moment, Di Wuques casual words immediately curbed the three Holy Scions fighting spirit.
Just when the rest were feeling indignant and extremely depressed, Yan Shisan suddenly stood up, and his lips curled up, revealing a mocking smile.
He waved his hand, and the Heavenly Ice Sword appeared in it. Smiling coldly, he said, It is rare for the Divine Son to look up to me like that. However, theings and goings of mine, Yan Shisans, is not up to you to dictate.
After saying that, Yan Shisan drew his Heavenly Ice Sword. Just at half-draw, a berserk hurricane of ck killing Qi already surged out.
At this instant, the killing Qi from the partial exposure of the sword eliminated arge portion of the vast lifeforce in the Heavenly Dew Divine Spring.
The moment the sword came out, a ck sword light left behind a trail as it swept out.
A cold light glinted on the Heavenly Ice Sword. The world behind Yan Shisan turnedpletely dark, utterly devoid of lifeforce.
The Rock of Origin under the depths of the Heavenly Dew Divine Spring seemed to have an inextinguishable lifeforce. However, Yan Shisans sword appeared to temporarily cut off all lifeforce.
Even the golden spring water looked somewhat dull and lifeless.
The sword light continued to lengthen. This sword light was dense and pure, containing the will of massacre. Everywhere it passed, it extinguished all life, cutting a swath of darkness in the air.
The surrounding cultivators were all startled. They had not expected Yan Shisans way of the killing sword to be so powerful when used with the Heavenly Ice Sword.
Di Wuques expression changed only slightly as if he had expected this. He said softly, Withdraw.
Lights appeared under the feet of the thirteen Deity Race youths preparing to attack, and they retreated quickly.
The white-haired girl beside Di Wuque leaped into the air and appeared in front. A golden light shed on her forehead, and countless figures manifested behind her and knelt on the ground, singing songs of praise.
A holy light descended from above, encasing the white-haired girl and making her looked extraordinary, like she was a fairy.
Divine Radiant Halberd!
The white-haired girl pointed, and the Mental Energy in her sea of consciousness surged out, forming a divine halberd containing the will of light. This weapon shed with the ck sword light Yan Shisan sent out.
Boom!
The will of light and the will of massacre collided at this instant, and a golden pir of water shot up a hundred meters into the air.
Chapter 811 - We Will Fight Sooner or Later
Chapter 811: We Will Fight Sooner or Later
The golden divine halberd slowly vanished, but it managed to block Yan Shisans powerful ck sword light.
Once all the mysterious phenomena had vanished like smoke, Di Wuque said calmly, Yan Shisan, your way of the killing sword still has not reached Consummation. You are still stuck at the stage of mental state. No matter what you do, it will be useless.
Yan Shisan nced at the white-haired Deity Race girl in front. He smiled rather confoundedly and said, Di Wuque, you are really interesting. Why dont you dare to fight me properly? Knowing that I dont kill women, you dare to act so fearlessly?
A boundless light, which gave off an unfathomable feeling, flickered in the depths of Di Wuques eyes. He looked up and countered, Since you already know your weakness, why should I say more? You and I will fight sooner orter. However, now is not the time.
Your way of the killing sword has not reached Consummation yet, and you have only started to attune yourself to the Heavenly Ice Sword. Ask yourself this, are you really confident of fighting me at full power?
As Di Wuque spoke, the boundless light in the depths of his eyes seemed to captivate everyones heart.
It disyed tremendous, unfathomable strength. Even though Di Wuque had not made a move at all from the beginning, it gave off an even stronger pressure.
The girl blocking Yan Shisan flickered with a bright light. A pure and divine aura spread out.
A golden light flickered on her forehead as the will of light poured out. Ripples appeared on the spring below her.
The long divine halberd moved all around the girl, ready to block Yan Shisan anytime.
Yan Shisan sheathed his sword and gently drifted down, returning to his original position. Then he sat cross-legged within the spring and continued to absorb the Heavenly Dew Divine Springs essence, not bothering himself with anything else.
The other humans could not help but exchange nces. Di Wuque even managed to persuade Yan Shisan to retreat. Did they still have a chance?
Of the three thousand great realms, the Deity Race controlled a thousand, double that of each of the other races. Ten thousand years after the Azure Emperor fell, the Deity Race had regained its peak.
This strong race, which was not originally from the Kunlun Realm, revealed their ambition once more. Their suppression of the other races was not something new.
An Junxi and the others were not nameless people. They have long heard of Di Wuques name. This Deity Race genius was the strongest Divine Son in a thousand generations of the Thousand Deity Church.
Di Wuque held unparalleled might among the Deity Race younger generation.
The thirteen Deity Race cultivators were all geniuses of the Deity Race. However, they still submitted wholeheartedly to Di Wuque.
Such a scene would be difficult to see in the other races. Take the humans for example. The three Holy Scions might be powerful and famous, but An Junxi, Shui Lingling, and the others would never submit to them willingly.
Now that Di Wuque wanted to chase them away, they were at a loss.
Di Wuque blinked gently and said, Still not leaving? Time is limited. Dont test my patience.
Bai Wuxue looked coldly at Di Wuque. Then he clenched his teeth and left the spring. An Junxi shook his head helplessly and left as well.
Soon, aside from the three Holy Scions and Yan Shisan, only Xiao Chen and Shui Lingling remained.
Shui Lingling flipped her left hand, and her purple bow appeared in her grip. A fiery-red arrow that had never been seen before appeared in her right; it looked very alluring and beautiful.
Di Wuques expression changed slightly, and he said, Shui Lingling, you intend to fight me?
Shui Lingling smiled gently and retorted, Is the Deity Race that incredible? In the past few years, even if I did not shot down a thousand, I shot down at least five hundred of them. I do not mind shedding more blood today.
Kill!
Di Wuque coldly said one word and returned to silence.
The thirteen Deity Race youths all stepped forward together. Then, they drew their golden swords once again and re-formed that huge sword Qi.
The resonant sagely music caused the divine scripts to flow on the huge sword Qi. As it flew forward, the sword Qi split the spring below in half.
Shui Linglings face sank as she drew her bow. Her will of fire started to surge. A clump of Profound Sun True me covered her entire body.
Xiao Chen, who had kept his eyes shut while giving off a faint glow, not wasting any cultivation time, suddenly opened his eyes and said indifferently, First Senior Sister, allow me!
When he saw that huge golden sword Qi flying over, he circted his energy for the Dragon Tone Art. The Azure Dragon Martial Spirit in his dantian leaped out and merged with his Quintessence. Then it formed an azure-colored dragon image quickly swimming around in his chest.
Tremendous power slowly umted, building up until Xiao Chens chest felt like it would explode at any time.
His sea of consciousness surged, and his Mental Energy drained continuously. Then he roared ferociously at the huge golden sword Qi flying at him.
The surging dragon tone containing Xiao Chens Mental Energy produced a whirlpool and immediately spread out. Bang! Bang! Bang! The sound pulled the water up, raisingrge screens.
The divine scripts formed by Mental Energy in the golden sword Qi flying over immediately shattered.
Hu chi! Hu chi! The huge sword Qi scattered bit by bit. By the time it should have reached Xiao Chen and Shui Lingling, it had already vanishedpletely out of existence.
With one roar, Xiao Chen easily shattered the huge sword Qi that caused all the other races such a headache.
The dragon roar lingered, reverberating in the air and inflicting a headache on the thirteen Deity Race cultivators. They all could not help taking several big steps back.
Dragon Tone Art!
The expressions of all the Deity Race cultivators changed as they gave Xiao Chen incredulous looks, their eyes revealing horror.
The Dragon Tone Art was a Martial Technique that the Azure Emperor created in the past. It had dealt a heavy blow to the Deity Race. Even after ten thousand years, the Deity Race had still not forgotten it.
There was only one reason. This Martial Technique simply inflicted too much damage on the Deity Race in the past.
It could be said that this Martial Technique was the reason why the Deity Race at its peak did not dare to act rashly before the Dragons Gate led by the Azure Emperor.
All the Deity Race cultivators looked towards Di Wuque. His face sank as he said, Kill him!
Of the thirteen Deity Race youths, three leaped out first, howling ferociously. Boundless sagely music rang out as all three executed Distant Legend and attacked Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen smiled coldly and leaped into the air. Simr resounding sagely music rang out everywhere as well. However, this song was about Xiao Chens own legend.
Bang!
When the fist lights shed, the three Deity Race fist lights shattered on contact, and the youths vomited blood as Xiao Chens Distant Legend sent them flying in a sorry state.
How can this be? How could his Deity Race Martial Technique be stronger than the Deity Races?
When the cultivators of the various races saw this scene, they were all startled. They could not understand what was happening.
Di Wuque raised his eyebrows. This white-robed cultivator exceeded his expectations once again today.
Suddenly and silently, Di Wuque, who had been seated cross-legged, stood up. His white hair fluttered without any wind, slowly turning golden.
A strong aura containing Divine Might spread out. The water below him started to swirl uncontrobly, forming a horrifying whirlpool.
Unexpectedly, Di Wuque decided to take action himself. Everyones expression turned grave involuntarily. These days, he rarely took personal action.
However, every time Di Wuque made a move personally, without exception, the results were tragic. His fame in the Kunlun Realm was not due to braggadocio.
In reality, in this world filled with geniuses, where strength ruled, if one was not truly strong, one could not force others back with just a few words the way Di Wuque had.
Rumble!
Just at this moment, the entire Kunlun Mountain started shaking violently. A sound even more intense than thunder resounded above.
Space trembled and the ground shook. Cracks spread out on the ground.
The cultivators of various races in the air crashed heavily into the ground, unable to resist.
Clearly, Di Wuque could not cause such a scene. Even grandmaster-level Martial Sages could not do so.
What is happening?!
No one could understand what was going on. Some of them mumbled to themselves in horror.
Xiao Chen looked around everywhere. Indeed, that mysterious swordsman, Duan Yi, had disappeared.
The shaking did notst long. However, the various geniuses did not know howrge the scope of this tremblor was.
The Tianwu Domain, Fiend Domain, Ghost Domain, Deity Domain, and Corpse Domainin fact, the entire Kunlun Realmall trembled at the same time. Ancient buildings toppled, mountains shattered, rivers gushed heavily.
The Chaotic Demonic Sea millions of kilometers away surged with horrifying waves. The sea rose in height and inds sank.
Past the barrier of the sky, in the starry heavens, several stars left their original orbits and crashed into each other. Horrifying explosions urred in space, creating terrifying ck holes.
For a short moment, the entire Kunlun Continent and the connected starry heavens all experienced monstrous disasters.
Oh no! Someone disturbed the Rock of Origin!
On the main peak of the Kunlun Mountain Range, the five Martial Emperors of the various races outside the door of light all opened their eyes. They all had extremely shocked expressions.
The green-robed old man from the Martial God Pce said, It looks like there is a spy among the various races geniuses that just went in.
That is impossible. The Grand Devouring Formation under the Heavenly Dew Divine Spring can pulverize even Martial Emperors. Given what we saw, aside from the two experts of the Deity Race, none of the fifty-five people who went in had advanced to Martial Sage, the ck-faced old man of the Corpse Race said in disbelief.
The white-haired Martial Emperor from the Deity Race said, Although the Grand Devouring Formation can devour everything, there might be some miraculous object that can counter it. We should open the seal and take a look. After that, we will know for sure.
The five Martial Emperors did not fluster. Firstly, they all had great confidence in the Grand Devouring Formation. They believed that it had already devoured the foolishly brave person to the point where his flesh no longer remained.
Secondly, this was Kunlun Mountain. There were many experts here. They would not fear even if a Demon Monarch arrived, what more a person who was not even a Martial Sage?
The five took out the Holy Seals again and started releasing the seals of the door of lightyer byyer.
High above Kunlun Mountain, one male and one female remained hidden in a spatial crack. When they saw the five Martial Emperors opening the seals again, they could not help but reveal a smile.
Chapter 812 - Demonic Race’s Contingency Plan
Chapter 812: Demonic Races Contingency n
With more than a hundred seals, if they do not open it personally, any of the Demonic Monarchs would be stuck in there, unable toe out.
Ha ha. It is just as I guessed long ago. Lets wait for him toe out. Have you prepared the ne Transposition Formation yet?
It is already prepared. Im just waiting for him toe out.
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Within the Heavenly Dew Divine Spring, the tremblor had already stopped. However, everyone was still in shock and at a loss, unsure what had happened.
Gurgle! Gurgle!
Strings of bubbles burst to the surface at the center of the spring, attracting everyones attention.
The speed of the bubbles appearance slowly elerated, eventually bing startlingly fast. Everyones expression sank, and all the cultivators in the water leaped out to wait in midair, quietly circting their energies.
A pir of water shot into the air with a loud bang. A figure in a sorry state appeared at the top of the water pir, tumbling over.
The water pir exploded forth with tremendous force, tossing this person up. Then, he quickly fell back down andnded with arge golden ssh.
Xiao Chen looked very carefully. The clothes that this figure wore were the same as those of the mysterious swordsman, Duan Yi, whom he had noticed long ago.
The figures left hand was clenched tightly like he was clutching something incredible.
While the object was not clearly visible, light escaped from between his fingers. Furthermore, based on how tightly that figure was gripping it, one could tell with one nce that it was an extraordinary item.
When Xiao Chen managed to make out this persons face, his pupils could not help but contract. He eximed in shock, Chu Chaoyun!
Chu Chaoyun touched his face and revealed an expression of suddenprehension. He smiled and said, I nearly forgot. Swallowing the Void Jade Pendant also negated the disguise. Brother Xiao Chen, its been a long time.
Not many things in the world could truly astonish Xiao Chen. Unexpectedly meeting Chu Chaoyun here was one of them.
He had not seen Chu Chaoyun in about two years already, ever since the final battle of the Five Nation Youth Competition.
Chu Chaoyun was the opponent that had left the deepest impression on Xiao Chen in the Sky Dome Realm. Originally, Xiao Chen thought that he would not meet him on his cultivation path anymore. However, the encounters of life were always filled with many coincidences.
Xiao Chen had not expected to meet Chu Chaoyun in the Heavenly Dew Divine Spring of the Kunlun Realms Kunlun Mountain. Moreover, it was now clear that Chu Chaoyun had not entered using the normal route. He no doubt had something to do with the strangemotion earlier.
Di Wuques gaze swept across the mysterious object in Chu Chaoyuns left hand. Then he said, Hand over the thing in your hand. I can sense the aura of the Deep Abyss Demonic World on you. How did you sneak in here?
Chu Chaoyun smiled and said calmly, Haha! Your nose is rather sensitive, just like the dog I have at home.
Di Wuques face sank, but his expression remained calm. He ignored Chu Chaoyuns mockery and said, This person is definitely a spy of the Demons. He must have some hidden purpose in entering the Heavenly Dew Divine Spring. Capture him!
The thirteen Deity Race geniuses shouted and gave off bright lights. Golden Heavenly Sage Laws danced behind them.
When connected, their Heavenly Sage Laws looked like a boundless golden sea. A nation of deities rose up from the sea.
A flood of golden light emanated from within the nation. Auspicious and peaceful but magically sagely music came from it, like songs of praise resounding without end.
The thirteen Deity Race cultivators seemed like divine generals and soldiers, each circting their vast Mental Energy. Then theybined it with their physical bodies to execute surging golden Deity Race Martial Techniques.
Deities Nation, Inextinguishable Sword!
Deities Nation, Eternal Spear!
Deities Nation, Glorious Shield!
Deities Nation, Divine Halberd!
This seemed to be abination Martial Technique. They connected their Heavenly Sage Laws, forming the mysterious phenomenon of a nation of deities, and then unleashed their techniques individually.
They looked scattered, buting from amon nation linked their auras.
When Xiao Chen saw this, he entered deep thought. The Deity Race Martial Techniques were really an eye-opener. It looked like the Deity Race had a good reason for being able to dominate wherever they went.
However, Chu Chaoyuns eyes did not reveal any panic. He still had a calm, indifferent look like before, a look that said that even if the sky fell, he would find a way to prop it up.
What a very interesting Martial Technique! However, it is not sufficient to stop me.
A white sword appeared in Chu Chaoyuns right hand. This sword had ancient talisman scripts etched on it.
Chu Chaoyuns left eye turned bright as a golden light poured out. His right eye turned dark, pitch-ck like ink. Unexpectedly, heprehended the will of light and the will of darkness simultaneously.
Behind Chu Chaoyun, the bright multicolored light and the boundless ck Qi quickly merged, forming an aura of primal chaos like when the world had just begun.
Hebined the will of light and the will of darkness! one of the cultivators in the air eximed.
Light and darkness naturally opposed each other. It was already incredible that Chu Chaoyun couldprehend these two wills at the same time. Unexpectedly, he even merged themthis was truly heaven-defying.
Evesting Sword Dao, first move: Origin of Light! Chu Chaoyun shouted.
He shook his wrist, thrusting his sword forward. A gentle light emanated from his sword as it moved towards thebined Martial Technique of the Deity Race youths.
The beam of light no longer looked gentle. However, it seemed faintlypatible with the great Dao. Everywhere the light passed seemed to revert to its origins.
The Martial Techniques that the thirteen Deity Race youths sent out all unraveled silently. When the light swept across, the protective divine light on them disappeared entirely.
Tall waves formed on the sea of the Heavenly Sage Laws behind the Deity Race youths. The nation of deities bobbed up and down like a small boat on the waves, looking like it would shatter at any time.
Di Wuques expression turned utterly grave. That mysterious phenomenon of the nation of deities contained the Mental Energy source of the thirteen youths. If it shattered, their cultivation would suffer severe damage.
Deities Nation, Invincible, Inextinguishable, and Unbreakable!
Di Wuque pointed, and an image of a deity descended from above. Then it lifted its hand at the same time as he did, sending a holy light into the nation of deities.
After this, the golden sea stabilized, and the rocking nation rose up once more, radiating a bright holy light.
The thirteen Deity Race cultivators regained their momentum and charged over.
That deity image gave off a vast Divine Might. The instant itnded, all the cultivators around felt an immense pressure on their seas of consciousness.
This felt like hypnosis, the imposition of a belief in the glory of the deity and the invincible light. This made them want to prostrate themselves in worship.
Such pressure startled Xiao Chen. Was the master of this image a real deity?
Ao Jiao, who was in the Immortal Spirit Ring, smiled and said, Some deity! It is just a Martial Emperor of the Deity Race calling himself a deity to cheat ordinary people, making them hand over their faith and be his ves. Sang Mu chopped down many such things in the past.
Seeing the thirteen Deity Race cultivators resuming their charge, Chu Chaoyun shook his sword as he smiled. You are stilling? Unfortunately, I do not have much time to y with you. Lets settle this now!
Chu Chaoyun shouted a warcry, and the light and darkness mixed together, forming an indistinct chaotic world.
The result felt like the origin of all things and yet also the end of all things. Light and darknesspeted with each other, standing out in turns.
Evesting Sword Dao, second move: Life without Limit!
A sword light with boundless lifeforce flowed on the in long sword. Chu Chaoyuns body extinguished the light and darkness in the air, turning them ethereal and formless.
The thirteen Deity Race youths, who had just recovered, all prepared to send out their Heaven Ranked Martial Techniques to block this sword light.
In the end, they were horrified to discover that this sword light was substantially different in profundity and technique from ordinary Martial Techniques.
The moment the weapons of the thirteen Deity Race youths touched that sword light, the might stored in their bodies for executing their Martial Techniques soared frantically. Soon, the horrifying amount of energy within them scared them pale.
The Martial Techniques the thirteen Deity Race youths were about to execute strengthened tenfold. However, they could notplete their moves. If this might continued growing, it would explode disastrously.
Even the nation of deities in the golden sea behind the Deity Race youths started rising uncontrobly. Eventually, it became as bright as the zing sun; people could not look at it directly.
Frowning, Di Wuque quickly formed hand seals. Then, another holy light struck the nation of deities, which immediately broke apart into thirteen beams of light that returned to the Deity Race youths seas of consciousness.
Chu Chaoyun felt somewhat disappointed. If Di Wuque had been slightly slower, Chu Chaoyun would have been able to make that nation of deities explode, settling this once and for all.
It looked like this Di Wuques eyes and reactions were extraordinary and very difficult to deal with.
Chu Chaoyuns left hand, which was holding the mysterious object, rxed two fingers. Then, he tapped on his in sword before recing his fingers.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Thirteen intense explosions resounded. The thirteen Deity Race cultivators charging over vomited blood and crashed on the ground, coughing miserably.
Every time these Deity Race youths coughed, intense pain racked their chests and heads. The golden armor they wore was obliterated. Their faces were so covered in wounds that they were unrecognizable, a terrible sight to behold.
This was the first time the mighty Deity Race suffered so terribly from an attack. The geniuses of the other races all felt fear when they looked at this mysterious Chu Chaoyun.
Di Wuques expression did not change. A flicker of light shed in the depths of his eyes. No one could tell what he was thinking.
Suddenly, he said, He is holding a small piece of the Rock of Origin in his hand.
The moment Di Wuque said that, everyones expression changed. The Rock of Origin! Incredibly, this person managed to snatch away a small piece of the legendary Rock of Origin.
Attack together! A small piece of the Rock of Origin is enough for all of us to share.
Di Wuque gently leaped up without saying anything else. He took the lead in charging towards Chu Chaoyun. As he flew, a divine light descended from above and encased him.
Chu Chaoyun swung his sword back and executed another Life without Limit. However, Di Wuques gaze flickered, and he formed hand seals. The divine light on Di Wuque and his aura all silently disappeared. Suddenly, Di Wuque became like an ordinary person who did not know Martial Techniques.
Chapter 813 - Chu Chaoyun’s Will
Chapter 813: Chu Chaoyuns Will
When that strange sword light struck Di Wuque, it acted like a firestarter. Di Wuque ignited with a zing me. His aura, which had bottomed out, instantly soared.
Di Wuque pointed a burning finger, and his sea of consciousness surged. He used this fire to start storing up Mental Energy.
A seven-colored pagoda appeared above Chu Chaoyuns head and sent out a divine light, directly trapping him within.
Chu Chaoyun swung his sword at the light barrier a few times, but nothing happened; he seemedpletely trapped in there.
After sending out the seven-colored pagoda, Di Wuque stood in midair and said coldly, You must be finding it strange that I am fine. The will of light and the will of darkness are not that easy to merge. Your so-called Evesting Sword Dao is full of openings as well. Today, you are destined to die here.
Chu Chaoyun smiled faintly and said, Indeed, the state of primal chaos is not perfect yet. However, Life without Limit is not as simple as you think. Do you think that by turning yourself ordinary temporarily, you can avoid it?
Di Wuques expression changed slightly. Before he could react, an explosion urred in his sea of consciousness. He took a few steps back, his face paling significantly.
Chu Chaoyun took this opportunity to swing his sword. The seven-colored pagoda immediately shattered and turned into a beam of light moving around.
The moment the pagoda broke, the cultivators of the other races all charged over.
It was for no other reason than trying to take the Rock of Origin in Chu Chaoyuns hand. Furthermore, as Di Wuque said, this persons state of primal chaos was not perfect; he was not as unrivaled as he appeared.
Shui Lingling gently drifted over to Xiao Chens side and said, Dont be in a rush to make a move. Be careful of getting tricked by Di Wuque.
Xiao Chen tilted his head to nce at the Shui Linglings exquisite and soft face and asked, How exactly so?
Shui Lingling shot a cautious look at Di Wuque and said, That fellow knew from the start that that person was holding the Rock of Origin. However, he did not say anything. Clearly, he wanted to monopolize the Rock of Origin.
After seeing that that person is harder to deal with than expected, he purposely leaked the news of the Rock of Origin. He even exposed that persons weakness. He evidently wants to make use of the others to weaken that person first.
Shui Linglings analysis might be meticulous. However, the tricks involved were even moreplex than she thought.
First Senior Sister is right. Earlier, Di Wuque also pretended to be injured. He intends to take advantage of the others at the end. However, I believe that this time, his own cleverness will foil him.
Shui Lingling found hisment strange and asked, Junior Brother Xiao Chen, there is more to this?
Xiao Chen smiled mysteriously and replied, Just wait and see.
The cultivators here were all demonic geniuses who hadprehended wills. As long as Chu Chaoyuns Life without Limit did not strike them, they were unlikely to fall.
Seeing Chu Chaoyun at a disadvantage, a few uncertain cultivators joined in, afraid that when they split the Rock of Origin, they would not get a share.
Aside from Shui Lingling, Yan Shisan, Ying Qiong, and Xiao Chen, the geniuses of the other races all joined in.
All sorts of bright lights appeared in the sky. Fiend Race Martial Techniques, Ghost Race Martial Techniques, Corpse Race Martial Techniques, and human race Martial Techniques all appeared one by one.
It was hard to imagine the strongest of the younger generation of the five races in the Kunlun Realm working together to deal with just one person.
This seemed rather strange. The person who attacked first, Di Wuque, currently had a pale expression and looked very weak, waiting at the periphery of the battle.
Bang!
With so many geniuses surrounding him, Chu Chaoyun finally revealed an opening. The Fiend Races Tu Zended a palm strike on his chest, and a considerable force exploded forth.
This blow knocked Chu Chaoyun back a kilometer, sending him tumbling in the air. Then, blood leaked out of the corners of his lips.
Tu Zeughed loudly and quickly chased after Chu Chaoyun. He said, Screw your grandfather. Arent you very capable? This little lords palm strike broke at least three of your ribs.
Tu Ze moved very fast, pressing his advantage and leaving everyone else behind. When it looked like he would be able to catch up to Chu Chaoyun and grab the Rock of Origin, he could not help but rejoice.
Bang! Tu Ze seemed to crash into something. Furthermore, because he was moving so fast, the impact was heavy.
This crash even broke Tu Zes nose, making him scream in pain. There was a saying Do not celebrate too soon because things could still go wrong!
Many thanks for Brother Tu Zes palm strike.
Di Wuques voice resounded in the distance. He looked radiant and in high spirits, not appearing to be injured at all.
Furthermore, the white-haired girl, who had been missing from the battle up to now, suddenly blocked everyones path. The divine halberd in her hand turned into a wall blocking everyone.
Earlier, Tu Ze crashed into the wall with horrifying force. However, the wall had not budged at all, clearly showing how tough it was.
The crowd would not be able to break the wall quickly. These cultivators looked at Di Wuque and cursed; he had taken advantage of them again.
After getting knocked back by Tu Ze, Chu Chaoyun saw a bright multicolored light gathering above him before he could even stand up.
The seven-colored pagoda that Chu Chaoyun shattered earlier recondensed and gave off a bright divine light. Then it shot towards him.
Chu Chaoyuns lips curled up. Despite facing this dangerous attack, he still seemed at ease.
A thirty-percent will form of the will of light. I have long known that it would not be so easy to break it.
The light and the darkness in Chu Chaoyuns eyes disappeared. The not-so-perfect state of primal chaos behind him also slowly vanished.
Recing these two was a pure golden zing me. The instant the seven-colored pagoda arrived before Chu Chaoyun, the Heavenly me surged out, immediately encasing the seven-colored pagoda.
Di Wuque cried out in pain and directly fell from the heights. He crashed heavily into the ground and tumbled over after that.
When the white-haired girl holding up the divine wall blocking the various cultivators saw this, she quickly banished the divine wall and sent out a divine wind, blowing away the Heavenly me on the seven-colored pagoda.
After swinging the divine halberd, the white-haired girl grabbed the seven-colored pagoda and quickly headed to where Di Wuquended.
Di Wuque stood up with much difficulty. When he saw a corner of the seven-colored pagoda burned to ashes, he could not help feeling an iparable heartache. He gritted his teeth and spat out two words, Heavenly me!
After dealing with the biggest problem, Chu Chaoyun clearly had nothing more to fear.
His gaze swept around, and the vast Heavenly me turned into many sharp arrows that shot towards the various geniuses who had wanted to fight for the Rock of Origin.
The golden me arrows flew extremely fast. Several people failed to dodge in time and got hit. Their protective Quintessence shields burned away in an instant.
The various cultivators in the air started to panic. No matter what they did, they could not extinguish this me. Whatever Secret Treasures they used caught fire.
They could not use their Quintessence shields to push the mes out, either. They could only wait for the strange mes to deplete their Quintessence and burn them.
Of these cultivators, Tu Ze was the most unfortunate. Earlier, when he crashed into the wall, he already suffered a headache. Before he could bring out his Quintessence shield, the mes consumed his clothes.
The mes burned his hair and eyebrowspletely as he screamed in the air. When he saw that he could not extinguish the mes no matter what he did, he panicked and jumped into the divine spring below.
Fortunately for Tu Ze, after he dived into the divine spring, the mes on his body instantly vanished. However, all his clothes had turned to ash, leaving him naked.
Tu Ze lost all his hair, eyebrows, and even his spatial ring. As for his clothes, those were the first to go.
Soon, Tu Zes bald head sank into the divine spring; he was simply too embarrassed to show his face.
When the cultivators in the air saw that this divine spring was effective on the golden me, they also jumped in quickly. Now, when they looked at Chu Chaoyun, no one dared to get in his way.
Just when everyone thought that no one would dare to attack, a white figure soared into the air and blocked Chu Chaoyun.
Naturally, Xiao Chen wanted to fight for the Rock of Origin as well, so he would not let Chu Chaoyun bring it away that easily.
As for the hard-to-deal-with Heavenly me, even though the others had no countermeasure against it, Xiao Chen was still quite confident. Furthermore, it was just a tenth of the Heavenly me. After Chu Chaoyun used it so much, there would not be much left.
Electrical light burst out from under Xiao Chens feet, and he arrived before Chu Chaoyun. He looked calmly at the other party and said, Hand over the Rock of Origin.
Do you think that is possible? A Void Stone is not that easy to find. If I miss out on this opportunity, there will not be any others.
Chu Chaoyun held his sword with one hand, and the golden fiery light in his eyes flickered nonstop, ready to spew out at any moment.
A purple light and a white light appeared in Xiao Chens eyes, starting to spin slowly. He said, Make a move, then. After not seeing you for two years, I am also interested in how much you have grown.
Chu Chaoyun smiled calmly and replied, Im afraid that you will be disappointed. I improved much more than you did. I alreadyprehended the will of darkness and the will of light half a year ago. In the end, I will be the one to defeat you.
Furthermore, I already grasped more than fifty percent of my one-tenth of Heavenly me. Do you still dare to block it even now?
Xiao Chens expression did not change as he retorted indifferently, Why not?!
Sou!
Chu Chaoyun pointed with his sword, and the remaining golden mes in his eyes all spewed out. They turned into two me dragons and charged at Xiao Chen, roaring as they did so.
Burning sounds came from the air. The me dragons left a trail of ck space everywhere they passed. They actually incinerated the air.
What kind of me is this? Fortunately, this person does not have that much of it. If there were more, no one would be able to stop him.
The cultivators in the divine spring looked at one another. They had not heard of such a strange me before.
This is Heavenly me. However, it has already been missing for many years and could not possibly recondense. If this was theplete Heavenly me, it would be able to burn even an entire small realm.
The girl in red from the Ghost Race looked at Xiao Chen in the air and frowned as she spoke.
Her listeners gazes did not leave Xiao Chens body, either. When they faced just a small amount of it, it had already been extremely problematic. They really wanted to know why Xiao Chen dared to hold his ground before so much Heavenly me.
Xiao Chen did not fluster. He stretched his hand out, and two beams of lightone white and one purplequickly flew out of his eyes and chased each other. Then, they instantly formed a Taiji Yinyang me Diagram.
Chapter 814 - A Small Realm
Chapter 814: A Small Realm
In the Taiji Yinyang me Diagram, Yin and Yangtwo opposing energiesmerged in perfect harmony with each other. Yinyang, four divisions, the eight trigrams, and other scenes appeared around the Taiji Yinyang me Diagram. The mysterious diagram seemed to integrate a small realm.
The two me dragons made from Heavenly me crashed into the Taiji Yinyang me Diagram with a bang. However, the scene that everyone expectedof the me diagram burning to ashesdid not happen.
Instead, the two Heavenly me dragons shattered and turned into countless clumps of dazzling fire that returned to Chu Chaoyuns eyes.
Xiao Chen smiled gently. Indeed, the Taiji Yinyang me Diagram could block the Heavenly me. The Heavenly me was a result of Yinyang. If all of it could be gathered together, it could burn all things.
The Taiji Yinyang me Diagram was unprecedented, mixing Yin and Yang mes. From a certain point of view, it came from Yin and Yang as well.
Earlier, Chu Chaoyun already used arge amount of his Heavenly me. Now that he crashed the remaining Heavenly mes into the Taiji Yinyang me Diagram, he naturally could not defeat Xiao Chen.
The fate of the Heavenly me bbergasted the people below. Not only did Xiao Chen not fear the Heavenly me, but he also had an advantage over it.
Xiao Chen pushed a hand forward, and the Taiji Yinyang me Diagram pressed towards Chu Chaoyun. All sorts of mysterious phenomena appeared in the surroundings as if was a small realm pressing over.
Chu Chaoyun dodged in shock but countered soon after. The will of light and the will of darkness reappeared. Then he sent out a primal chaos sword Qi of alternating golden and ck.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
The sword Qi moved like a gushing river, continuously crashing into the Taiji Yinyang me Diagram. Cracks slowly started to appear on the Taiji Yinyang me Diagram.
After all, the Taiji Yinyang me Diagram already blocked the Heavenly me, resulting in its might decreasing. It was rather excessive to have it try and resist Chu Chaoyuns sword Qi made from two wills.
When the Taiji Yinyang me Diagram approached Chu Chaoyun, he shouted a warcry, and his figure shed. Then he took a step forward, advancing instead of retreating, piercing the center of the Taiji Yinyang me Diagram with his sword.
Boom! The Taiji Yinyang me Diagram finally shattered and turned into two beams of light that returned to Xiao Chens eyes.
However, Xiao Chen used this time to draw his Lunar Shadow Saber. His purple talisman soared up. The moment he drew his saber, thunder roared overhead, so loud it felt like the sky was falling.
Heavenly Lightning Tribtion!
Xiao Chen pointed with his saber, and a hundred lightning bolts turned into flood dragons soaring through the clouds. These lightning flood dragons were all made by the will talisman. They had the immortal attribute and a copy of the Divine Lightning.
Chu Chaoyun pushed off the ground, darkness and light alternating around him. He instantly retreated one kilometer as he swung his sword.
The primal chaos behind Chu Chaoyun materialized the third move of Evesting Sword DaoDawn of a Thousand Soldiers!
Strands of primal chaos Qi merged to form swords with light Qi and darkness Qi. When Chu Chaoyun swung his sword, a strong wind howled, a thousand swords hummed, and space trembled intensely.
A thousand swords tore through the air like a vast army sweeping through the ce.
Ten swords worked together to deal with one flood dragon, fighting endlessly in the air. However, deciding the victor was hard. From an overall perspective, Xiao Chens lightning flood dragons were at a disadvantage. The swords cut them until they were covered in wounds. If not for the immortal attribute, they would have fallen instantly.
The two leaped into the air and arrived at the center of the chaotic battle,mencing a close-range fight. Sword light and saber light shed, raising an endless ngor.
The twos figures shed, and their speeds rose to the peak. Only two blurry figures were visible along with various horrifying mysterious phenomena of either lightning and thunder or light and darkness.
As the two were engrossed in their fight, the hundred seals of the door of light finally released. Chu Chaoyuns expression changed, and he quickly ced a ck jade pendant, the color of which had already faded significantly, into his mouth.
Ka ca! Ka ca!
From around where Chu Chaoyun was, five ck spatial tears appeared, slowly spreading out. They easily crushed the surrounding lightning flood dragons and swords into dust.
However, these spatial tears were toote. After Chu Chaoyun swallowed the jade pendant, his body promptly turned incorporeal.
The five Martial Emperors of the various races appeared out of nowhere. When they saw Chu Chaoyun escaping from under their noses, their expressions turned unsightly.
The instant the five Martial Emperors opened thest seal, they had immediately sensed the aura of the Demonic Worlds from Chu Chaoyun. They had not hesitated to make a move, instantly cracking space.
Unexpectedly, Chu Chaoyun still managed to flee. Even with five Martial Emperors working together, they could not even stop a half-Sage. This would be a great joke if word got out.
The Deity Race Martial Emperor muttered, If I did not see wrong, he swallowed a Void Jade Pendant. That is made from a Void Stone.
The expressions of the other four Martial Emperors changed slightly. The Fiend Race Martial Emperor suppressed the berserk aura in his eyes and said coldly, It is hard to find even one small piece of Void Stone in a thousand years. A lot of effort must have been put in to forge the Void Jade Pendant. No wonder he could avoid the Grand Devouring Formation and escape from our hands.
The Void Stone apparently had great origins. However, Xiao Chen did not know where Chu Chaoyun had obtained it.
He thought of something and said, Seniors, the Void Jade Pendant in his mouth did not seem to have much color left in it. It is probably not very effective anymore, so he could not have gone far.
The expression of the white-haired Deity Race old man in golden armor changed immediately. He said, Quickly give chase. I should have thought of it earlier. The Grand Devouring Formation would have consumed arge amount of the Void Jade Pendants energy.
Hu chi!
With a sh of light, the five Martial Emperors flew off somewhere, vanishing from the crowds view.
However, Xiao Chen shook his head slightly. He did not feel that this group of Martial Emperors had much of a chance of catching up to Chu Chaoyun. Given Chu Chaoyuns character, he would not enter the tigers den without having absolute confidence.
[Note: Enter the tigers den means to rush into danger, basically like entering into enemy territory.]
There would definitely be someone outside waiting for Chu Chaoyun. Furthermore, they were likely to be Martial Emperors as well. The Demonic Monarchs might even be there personally.
Nevertheless, in this exchange, Xiao Chen verified Di Wuques judgment. Chu Chaoyuns state of primal chaos was indeed full of openings. It was far from reaching a true merger.
However, if Chu Chaoyun managed to aplish a true merger, its horrifying might would be easily imagined, sending shivers down ones spine. It was already so powerful before properly merging; once he seeded, it would be worse.
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The mysterious male and female that were in the spatial ne transposition tunnel had excited expressions when they looked at Chu Chaoyun.
The woman had a pure and pretty look. However, she gave off a charm that pulled at ones heartstrings. Like the first time one looked at clear water, her charm prated deep into ones heart.
If one continued to look at this woman, they would unconsciously be infatuated. Hers was a boundless charm that came about effortlessly, looking very natural, and thus was unblockable.
This woman was none other than the Eros Demon Leng Yue, whom Xiao Chen spent a long time with in the Sky Dome Realms Deep Sea Battlefield.
However,pared to four years ago, the current hercked a sense of frailty. She now had an overbearing aura, giving off an impression of invincibility.
Leng Yues aura had also be deep and unfathomable. If Xiao Chen were here, he would be greatly startled.
As for that somewhat mysterious ck-robed man, his appearance was handsome with delicate facial features. However, his eyes had an evil aura to them. From the side, his silhouette resembled Xiao Chens somewhat.
If Xiao Chen saw him, the shock that it would bring him would be no less than from seeing Leng Yue.
This person was the mysterious Church Leader of the Sky Dome Realms Dark Church. However, it was unknown whether this was the true body or a clone; it was hard to tell.
The mysterious mans lips curled up, and he said in a somewhat indifferent manner, Take it out, then. Lets see how much of the Rock of Origin you managed to obtain after using the priceless Void Jade Pendant.
If the piece of the Rock of Origin that you got is less valuable than the Void Jade Pendant, it would really be a big joke.
Leng Yue opened her eyes wide, looking at Chu Chaoyun in anticipation.
Whoosh!
Chu Chaoyun smiled gently and loosened his tightly clenched left hand. Instantly, a dazzling, bright light shone. The mysterious man and Leng Yue could not help but squint.
Peering through the bright light, they saw a small deep-blue stone the size of a pinky lying quietly on Chu Chaoyuns palm. This stone was the source of all the light.
The stone was very small, just the size of a pinky. However, it was actually rather big.
The mysterious man and Leng Yue smiled involuntarily, clearly in pleasant surprise.
Originally, our worst-case scenario was that you would only manage to grab some Light of Origin. I did not expect you to obtain such arge piece. It is sufficient for the three of us to split evenly, Leng Yue said warmly.
A light appeared in the mysterious mans eyes. Evil Qi poured out as he smiled. Split evenly? Since when did I say we would split it evenly? I will take at least seventy percent. You can decide what to do with the remaining thirty percent yourself.
Leng Yue frowned slightly, her face turning cold. She said, Teng Xiao, dont go overboard.
[Note: The Xiao in Teng Xiao is the same as the Xiao in Xiao Chen.]
Chu Chaoyuns expression did not change. It was like he had expected the mysterious man to say that. He did not bother arguing; instead, a golden me started to gather in the depths of his eyes as he looked indifferently at the man.
The ck-robed man smiled evilly and said, Leng Yue, do you think that without my connection to the Dark Churchs headquarters, you will be able to regain your ce as a Demon Monarch? Do you think that you can recover your strength? You would probably still be hiding from your younger sisters attempts to kill you.
Then, the mans gaze shifted to Chu Chaoyun. You too. Dont think that you are invincible with one-tenth of the Heavenly me. In the eyes of the high-ranked cultivators, the Heavenly me in your eyes is just a joke.
I am already showing you a lot of regard by giving you thirty percent.
Chu Chaoyun nced at the walls around him formed from time and space interweaving chaotically. He said casually, Since you are not willing to discuss this properly, then we might as well not have it.
After Chu Chaoyun spoke, he swung his hand and flung the Rock of Origin in his hand to a space-time wall. If it reallynded in the flow of space-time, even a Martial Emperor would not be able to retrieve it.
The ck-robed mans face revealed shock. This action clearly startled him considerably. His figure shed, and right before the Rock of Origin touched the wall, he narrowly caught the rock with his hand.
In the end, when the ck-robed man opened his hand, he discovered that it was just an ordinary rock. The true Rock of Origin was still in the hand of Chu Chaoyun, who was smiling faintly at him meaningfully.
Rage shed in the ck-robed mans eyes for an instant. Then he said sullenly, I want at least fifty percent. Otherwise, I do not even know when I can undo the seal on my true body.
Leng Yue thought for a while and then said, Right now, my strength is still not at its peak, so I want thirty percent. Otherwise, when it is time for the Demonic God Blood Sacrifice, I wont be confident ofpleting the Dark Churchs mission.
Chapter 815 - Becoming the Focal Point
Chapter 815: Bing the Focal Point
Chu Chaoyun said, You can have forty percent. I need only ten percent. Even with all the Rock of Origin, I would not be able to merge the two wills.
This offer stunned Leng Yue for a while before she said, Many thanks.
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Above Kunlun Mountain, the five Martial Emperors of the various races looked at each other. Although they received Xiao Chens reminder and quickly gave chase, they had still been toote.
The five Martial Emperors could only stare as the ne Transposition Formation, prepared in the sky long ago, opened up a space-time tunnel and transported Chu Chaoyun away.
The Fiend Race Martial Emperor sighed and said, The next Demonic God Blood Sacrifice is probably not far off. This is just a primer.
I wonder which Domain they will unleash their forces on and how many Demon Monarchs wille this time, the Martial God Pces human Martial Emperor said with an unsightly expression.
The Deity Races Martial Emperor still had a rather calm face. The Deity Race did not worry too much about the Demonic God Blood Sacrifice.
Given the Deity Races strength, unless the Demons went crazy, they would not take action against the Deity Race. However, ording to the agreement of the five races, the Deity Race still had to send help when the Demons appeared in the other domains.
At that time, it would be hard to avoid casualties and fatalities. If there were, unfortunately, even Martial Emperors might fall, so the Deity Race still had to make preparations.
Lets disperse. It is not that easy to find a Void Stone. This sort of thing is unlikely to happen again. That small bit of the Rock of Origin will not affect the source much, the Deity Race Martial Emperor said, concluding this matter.
When the other four heard this, they did not rebut the Deity Race Martial Emperor. While this matter was not a small matter, it was not a big one, either. Since the Deity Race Martial Emperor said this, he clearly wanted to downy this incident.
Otherwise, if people were to make an issue out of it, these five would not be able to give a proper ount to their own races.
The appearance of Chu Chaoyunpletely disrupted Di Wuques original n of chasing people away.
After four hours, everyone received a gag order on todays matter. Otherwise, regardless of their identity or status, they would receive severe punishment.
Thus, the matter of the Heavenly Dew Divine Spring came to an end. Relying on his Purple Thunder Divine Incantation, Xiao Chen gained the most.
Even thebined total of Di Wuques and that Deity Race girls harvests did not surpass Xiao Chens alone.
News of Chu Chaoyuns matter was hushed up. However, the story of how Xiao Chen shattered thebined attacks of thirteen Deity Race geniuses with one roar, as well as the matter of his going against Di Wuque, spread.
The news that a descendant of the Azure Emperor had reappeared circted throughout the Kunlun Realm at the fastest possible speed.
Ten thousand years ago, the Dragons Gate Azure Emperor led the Martial God Pce and swept through the entire Kunlun Realm. Now, his descendant reappeared in the Kunlun Realm, disying his might during the age of geniuses ten thousand yearster.
The wheel of time turned. Would the descendant of the legend rise up and be the focal point of everyones discussion?
Some of the Azure Emperors enemies observed Xiao Chen carefully. Some radical factions even prepared to take action against him.
One such faction was the three Sovereign Noble ns that feared the Azure Emperor. The three n Heads gathered for an intense discussion on how to handle Xiao Chen. However, they were unanimous on this issue.
The Kunlun Realm was already very chaotic. Beneath its peaceful and calm fa?ade, the undercurrents intensified further.
A small piece of the Rock of Origin had been snatched away. The Demonic God Blood Sacrifice approached. The age of geniuses was here. A descendant of the Azure Emperor revealed himself. The internalpetition among the five races slowly grew.
Everyone wanted to build up strength for their own race before the Demonic God Blood Sacrifice arrived. Thepetition for resources among the five races would definitely be even more cutthroat in the future.
However, for now, thispetition did not have much to do with Xiao Chen. All he thought about nowday and nightwas enjoying the benefits of his improved aptitude.
The silhouette of a mountain range rose around Supreme Sky City. Manmade buildings were visible on the many mountain peaks.
The name of this mountain range was long lost in history. After the founder of the Supreme Sky Sect established the sect, these mountains became known as the Supreme Sky Mountain Range.
The locations ofrge sects would have high-ranked Spirit Veins. Naturally, the Supreme Sky Mountain Range was no exception.
Aside from the mountain peak with the Holy Spirit Vein where the sect made its base, many of these peaks suppressed a Peak Spirit Vein, through the various umtions of the Supreme Sky Sect in the starry heavens over thousands of years.
These filled the entire mountain range with even more vast and majestic Spiritual Energy and attracted mysteries.
Peak Spirit Veins could produce Superior Grade Spirit Stones on arge scale as well as the asional Peak Grade Spirit Stone. If ced in the Sky Dome Realm, that rank of Spirit Vein would give rise to a sectrger than the Heavenly Saber Pavilion immediately.
Such mountain peaks were rewarded only to Supreme Sky Sect inner sect elders that made particrly significant contributions to the sect.
What would be considered a particrly significant contribution? Perhaps creating a new Heaven Ranked Martial Technique that the sect disciples could learn, or maybe providing the sect with continuous support through a special talent in forging items or refining Medicinal Pills.
Or perhaps taking on an extremely talented disciple, bringing the sect great Luck, or killing mortal enemies of the sect and restoring the sects might.
Without exception, these were things that ordinary Martial Sages would find difficult to do. The inner sect elders who had a peak with a Peak Spirit Vein were usually people of great status among the inner sect elders.
Currently, a white-robed man stood calmly on a peak with a Peak Spirit Vein. He had a medallion, which indicated that he was the owner of this peak, hanging at his waist.
A cool breeze blew at this ce where one could grab the white clouds by stretching out a hand. This white-robed man was none other than Xiao Chen.
This peak with a Peak Spirit Vein was a reward from the Supreme Sky Sect, one that it had made an exception for. Whether it was for obtaining the first rank of the Proud Son of Heaven Ranking and bringing glory to the sect, or soaking in the Heavenly Dew Divine Spring and bringing the sect many practical benefits, Xiao Chen had earned the exception.
When he learned of the reward, he did not reject it but simply epted it. However, he sent away all the disciples on the peak who were assigned there to serve him.
Now that Xiao Chens aptitude was stronger, he could cultivate faster. Cultivating with a Peak Spirit Vein was clearly much more effective than with a low-ranked Spirit Vein.
He was in a rush to advance to Martial Sage. How could he entertain any thoughts of rejecting this? Furthermore, he did not believe there was any shame in epting this.
Xiao Chen looked at the churning clouds before him. Then, with a thought, a flicker of light came from his forehead, and the purple Lightning Talisman came out in a sh and soared into the sky.
He moved his hand, and the Lunar Shadow Saber immediately came out of its scabbard. Thunder roared, and two hundred bolts of lightning tore through the sky. The Heavenly Sage Laws in his body slowly infused into the saber.
The two hundred thunderbolts instantly transformed into lightning flood dragons roaring ferociously in the clouds.
It looks like my past month of cultivation is indeed effective. Now, I can materialize two hundred flood dragons, double the previous.
Xiao Chen revealed a faint smile on his face. Then, he sheathed his saber. In that instant, the lightning flood dragons turned into sparks of electricity and gathered together to form a purple talisman.
This will talisman was the core of the entirely new Lightning Tribtion Saber Technique, materializing it.
Although Xiao Chenprehended only ten percent of this immortal will of thunder, he was far from using all of it. He still had another one-third to use.
The main problem was that his cultivation was insufficient. Otherwise, he would be able to materialize another hundred lightning flood dragons easily.
Cultivation and will supported each other. At present, Xiao Chens cultivation could not keep up with his will. He had a treasure that he could not utilize to the fullest.
After Xiao Chen advanced, it would be the wills turn to need advancement. Otherwise, the might of his will would be insufficient, limiting the might of the Lightning Tribtion Saber Technique.
Such a cycle was endless. He could raise the might of the Lightning Tribtion Saber Technique continuously, having it apany him on his path of martial cultivation.
Now, Xiao Chen had the Lightning Tribtion Saber Technique as his auxiliary technique, the Dragon Subduing sh as his main strength, together with the closebat techniques of his physical body, and the Taiji Yinyang me Diagram as his greatest trump card. Atst, he finally had some Martial Techniques that could intimidate spectators.
However, he felt that these were still insufficient. If he obtained any other Ancient Era Martial Techniques, he could use those to augment his strength.
Although there was a saying biting off more than one could chew, having more trump cards would naturally be betteras long as he could grasp these well.
Xiao Chen closed his eyes once again, cing the Lunar Shadow Saber to one side and reentering into a state of cultivation.
The Spiritual Energy in the mist and cloudsing from the Peak Spirit Vein formed strands of tricolored light as it entered his body.
The mountain summit, the cool breeze, the misty clouds, the tricolored light, and the cross-legged white figure presented an image of calm and tranquility.
Time slowly went by. As Xiao Chen cultivated at the summit of this peak, his cultivation rose day by day. The benefits of his strengthened aptitude became evident at this moment.
His cultivation speed seemed to have at least tripled. Of course, the rank of the Spirit Vein he used yed a part as well.
If he used a lower-ranked Spirit Vein, the results would definitely not be this remarkable.
That hazy Door of Sages in Xiao Chens mind became increasingly clearer. It had already cracked open slightly, and light shone from within.
A majestic sagely sound, like the bells of the great Dao, rang continuously.
As long as Xiao Chen could push open this Door of Sages, he would be able to step into the Martial Sage realm, surmounting the ordinary. However, this step tripped up almost ny percent of cultivators; it was as difficult as ascending to heaven.
As he cultivated, he lost track of time. After who knew how long, he suddenly encountered difficulty in advancing his cultivation further.
The feeling of rapid progress vanishedpletely. Even after bitterly cultivating for an entire day, his growth was limited.
However, Xiao Chen rejoiced rather than despaired. The bottleneck of half-Sage had finallye. He had finally reached peak half-Sage.
Suddenly, he opened his eyes and released a bright light from his pupils. He stretched his hand out and ced it on the Lunar Shadow Saber beside him. After he drew the saber, lightning shed.
Three hundred savage lightning flood dragons plunged from the sky and roamed the clouds with fangs and ws bared. The fleeting thunderbolts seemed like sharp treasured sabers.
Xiao Chen held on to the Lunar Shadow Saber and leaped up from the peaks summit. Then, he hacked down on a deste peak five kilometers in front.
Heavenly Lightning Tribtion!
It was as though the lightning flood dragons felt Xiao Chens rage. They surged towards where the saber pointed, and there was an explosion. The three-kilometer-tall peak exploded into dust.
Chapter 816 - Legendary Existence
Chapter 816: Legendary Existence
Electric light shed again and crushed the dust into nothing. A three-kilometer-tall mountain peak vanished right before Xiao Chens eyes.
Only the base of the peak remained, cratered and deste.
As Xiao Chen stood in the air, he entered deep thought. He felt that this will talisman still seemed to have more power. However, his cultivation had already reached the bottleneck; no matter what he did, he would not be able to tap that power.
Three hundred lightning flood dragons were currently the greatest might this Lightning Tribtion Saber Technique could bring out.
Ao Jiao, how long have I been in closed-door cultivation? Xiao Chen asked Ao Jiao, who was in the Immortal Spirit Ring, as hended on the peaks summit.
Ao Jiao counted with her fingers before replying, About three months?
After Xiao Chen heard that, a strange expression appeared on his face despite himself. Adding three months of cultivation to the time used to travel back from Kunlun Mountain, it should be almost four months already.
Ying Qiong told Xiao Chen that she only needed another two months to collect the other main ingredient of the Breaking Sage Pill. However, there was no news even after so long.
Could something have happened? The Breaking Sage Pill was crucial for Xiao Chen to advance quickly to Martial Sage. Under normal circumstances, without the Breaking Sage Pill, making a breakthrough without two years of effort would be difficult.
I hope that nothing happened. Otherwise, I can only work on advancing the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation.
Xiao Chen collected his thoughts, and lightning leaped around under his feet. After a few shes, he arrived at a courtyard halfway up the mountain.
Unexpectedly, a Superior Grade Martial Monarch Supreme Sky Sect disciple was standing in front of the courtyard, waiting quietly.
It seemed like this person had been here for a long time already. When he saw Xiao Chen, he revealed a respectful expression and said, Inner sect disciple Wu Kan greets Senior Brother Xiao.
Xiao Chen was like a legendary existence in the Supreme Sky Sect by now. To the many disciples, his ce in their hearts even surpassed that of Shui Lingling.
Currently, this persons respectful expression was utterly sincereespecially after he felt the formless pressure that Xiao Chen emitted; he did not dare to be disrespectful at all.
Even after thinking for a while, Xiao Chen still could not recall this person. He asked indifferently, Do you have some business with me? Or are you here to pass a message on behalf of a senior?
Wu Kan smiled and said, Senior Brother Xiao Chens guess is right. I am here to pass on a message for my Master. He said that the thing that you entrusted him to find has been found.
Xiao Chen thought for a while and remembered what this was about. He said, Your master is Elder Peng of the Refining Pill Pavilion, right?
Wu Kan nodded and said, That is indeed my master. We already found the Yellow Tune Grass and Golden Sun Ganoderma that Senior Brother Xiao Chen requested us to look for. When Senior Brother has time, you may go and retrieve it.
Aside from the three hardest-to-find main ingredientsming Sun Fruit, Three Sage Grass, and Heavenly Dragon Flowersome other ingredients were still required. Although they were not as rare as the three main ingredients, a few were avable only through auction houses, which made searching for them very problematic.
If Xiao Chen searched for them personally, he would end up wasting a lot of time. To save himself some trouble, he pulled some strings with Shui Lingling and handed the matter over to an elder of the Refining Pill Pavilion.
This elder was Peng Dan. He was a peak Inferior Grade Martial Sage. His skill at refining Medicinal Pills was rtively high, and he had even invented several kinds of high-ranked Medicinal Pills.
This person also had his own mountain peak with a Peak Spirit Vein. He had hundreds of disciples at his peak and thousands of servants, all of them listening to his orders.
Many thanks. I just came out of closed-door cultivation. After resting for a while, I will personally pay Elder Peng a visit.
Believing that he had kept this person waiting for a long time, Xiao Chen felt embarrassed, so he gave him ten thousand Astral Coins as a small gratuity.
Wu Kan tried to reject Xiao Chens gift but eventually epted it. Just passing a message earned him ten thousand Astral Coins; he had benefited a lot.
After entering the courtyard, Xiao Chen first prepared a table full of food and feasted, and then he took a bath. Not dying any further, he rushed over to Elder Peng Dans peak.
While it was simr to Xiao Chens, Elder Pengs peak was much better managed. He had built the ce up inplement to the mountain, doing a perfect job without spoiling its overall aesthetics.
Xiao Chen could see people in the various buildings, either chatting idly, rushing about, or sparring.
When he thought about his own peak andpared it to this, his was simply a deste mountain. He could not help but smile bitterly.
Halfway up the mountain, there were disciples on duty to receive guests. When Xiao Chen reported his identity, he was immediately invited in respectfully and led to a unique pavilion where Elder Peng waited.
Two rectangr brocade boxes sat on the wooden table in the pavilion. These should contain the Yellow Tune Grass and Golden Sun Ganoderma that Xiao Chen needed.
Seeing Xiao Chen arrive, Peng Dan immediately stood up and weed him. He smiled warmly and said, Little Brother Xiao Chen, you finally came. I found the things you asked for. Please check them.
Xiao Chen opened the brocade boxes on the table and took a look. They were indeed the Yellow Tune Grass and Golden Sun Ganoderma. Furthermore, there were two portions of each.
Xiao Chen took out the five hundred thousand Astral Coins that he had prepared, and handed these over before thanking Elder Peng once again.
The two of them chatted for a while. When Elder Peng casually asked what Xiao Chen needed the Yellow Tune Grass and Golden Sun Ganoderma for, Xiao Chen sidestepped the question and changed the topic.
So, Peng Dan did not pursue the matter any further. However, when Xiao Chen was about to take his leave, Peng Dan mentioned another thing. He said, Xiao Chen, if you have the next two months free, this old man has something to ask of you.
Xiao Chen felt rather surprised. He asked, Elder Peng, what do you have in mind? How about you tell me more about it first?
Peng Dan took a small sip of the tea on the table. Then he said, I heard that in Kunlun Mountain, you had a strange Martial Technique that could block even the Heavenly me.
Most people would not know of Chu Chaoyun appearing in the Heavenly Dew Divine Spring. However, there was no such thing as an imprable wall in the world. Given Peng Dans status, his knowing what had happened was not strange.
Xiao Chen remained calm and collected as he smiled. He said, I was just fortunate. The rumors exaggerate it.
Peng Dan smiled faintly and said, There is no need to be humble. I know very clearly whether you were just fortunate or not. I will tell you of the matter first. Although this old man focuses on refining Medicinal Pills, my cultivation andbat prowess are no weaker than those of Martial Sages of the same rank.
Not to praise myself, but by relying on certain methods, I have even managed to kill Medial Grade Martial Sages. Normally, when this old man has some time, I go out with some good friends to adventure.
Xiao Chen felt surprised. He gave this old man a somewhat impressed nce. This person was definitely no demonic genius. It would not have been that simple for him to defeat people of a higher cultivation than himself. If what he said was true, then Peng Dan hid himself quite well.
In one of my recent adventures, my friends and I explored the ce where an ancient Sovereign Martial Emperor passed away. This Sovereign Martial Emperor was a famous evil cultivator. It would not be too much even to call him the leader of the evil cultivators. After he died, the loose cultivators referred to him as the Evil King!
When Xiao Chen heard thest line, his heart skipped a beat. Unexpectedly, that ce was where the Evil King passed away. Was that true?
However, Xiao Chens mental state was extraordinary, so he was just mildly shocked. While he did notck a reaction, he did not look overly shocked, showing only a normal expression.
The ancient Evil King is indeed very famous. I had heard of the seven thrones even when I was in the Sky Dome Realm. Then, Xiao Chen continued, Elder Peng must have gained a great harvest.
A look of regret shed in Peng Dans eyes. He smiled bitterly and said, What harvest? My friends and I broke through a few restrictions along the way. However, we ended up blocked outside by a strange me resembling the Heavenly me, unable to enter the actual area where the Evil King died.
Xiao Chen rapped on the table gently with his right hand. He frowned slightly. A strange me resembling the Heavenly me. That means that that me is not a Heavenly me.
The Heavenly me had special characteristics. Given thebined experience of Elder Peng and his friends, they would no doubt be able to recognize it. Since it was not the Heavenly me, then what kind of me could it be, to block a group of Martial Sage experts?
Suddenly, Xiao Chen thought of something. He looked at Elder Peng. Could he be hoping that I can deal with it?
In that case, there is definitely a huge misunderstanding. The Taiji Yinyang me Diagram can block the Heavenly me because it also came from Yinyang like the Heavenly me.
The Taiji Yinyang me Diagram does not have any special ability in resisting other kinds of mes.
Given Xiao Chens cultivation, he would not be able to extinguish a me that even a peak Inferior Grade Martial Sage could not. However, it should be possible to use the particr characteristics of the Taiji Yinyang me Diagram to suppress the me temporarily.
Of course, Xiao Chen would not mention that right away. He had two thrones from the Evil King, so he was also very interested in the ce where the Evil King died.
Peng Dan saw Xiao Chens gaze and said, It looks like you already guessed what I intend. Are you interested? If you are, we can cut you a share of the treasures that the Evil King left.
Xiao Chen did not rush to answer. He asked, Are you sure it is where the Evil King died?
Peng Dan replied, I am absolutely sure. The person who initiated this is of theter generation of the sect the Evil King founded. However, this sect is on the decline now. The Primal Chaos Domain is full of trouble, and the sect could copse at any moment.
If the sect were not on the verge of copse, my old friend would not go against the ancestral teachings and disturb the resting ce of his predecessors.
Elder Peng was about two hundred years old. He was not someone easy to fool. Since he said this, then it really had to be the final resting ce of the Evil King.
However, apanying a group of old men on a treasure hunt would be a headache. This group of people was likely to have simr cultivations to Elder Peng.
There might even be a Medial Grade Martial Sage. Now, that Xiao Chens cultivation had advanced, he should be able to protect himself from people like Elder Peng.
However, Xiao Chen would not stand a chance against a Medial Grade Martial Sage. If there was a Medial Grade Martial Sage who got greedy, it would be problematic. He did not believe that Elder Peng could resolve such a situation by himself.
However, he stopped thinking about this after a while. He replied, Honestly speaking, I do have some methods that should be able to suppress this fire temporarily. However, I am notpletely confident of them.
Peng Dan waved off Xiao Chens demurral and said, That is not a problem. After our previous failure, we made arrangements to find ways to break through this fire before exploring it again. I have thought of a few ideas myself. My old friends should have some ideas as well.
Come with me three days from now. If we seed, we seed. If not, there are still the methods of my friends.
Chapter 817 - Best Use of Astral Cores
Chapter 817: Best Use of Astral Cores
Xiao Chen was not in a rush to agree. First, he asked where the location of the Evil Kings final resting ce was, the travel time needed, and the level of danger.
As for the other details, he said that he had to take some time first to consider before deciding.
When Xiao Chen returned to his courtyard, he took out the brocade boxes containing the Yellow Tune Grass and Golden Sun Ganoderma. He now had all the ingredients needed for the Breaking Sage Pill, save the three main ones.
He looked at the two brocade boxes and thought about a lot of things. Ying Qiong already exceeded the arranged time and had yet to bring the three main ingredients over.
There could be only two reasons for this. First, something unexpected happened, and she failed to collect the Three Sage Grass, ming Sun Fruit, and Heavenly Dragon Flower.
Second, she already found another method to advance to Martial Sage and no longer needed the other half of the core painting piece.
Regardless of which it was, Xiao Chen had to make preparations for giving up on them; he could not keep waiting indefinitely.
I will wait for another two months. If there is still no news after I return from this trip, I will give up.
After putting away the brocade boxes, Xiao Chen frowned as he sat at the table. Then, he took out the two Inferior Grade Astral Cores.
The white Astral Cores were replete with surging, horrifying energy. They could be used in all sorts of warships, formations, Spirit Weapons, Secret Treasures, and many other thingsan extremely handy thing to have.
However, Xiao Chen was now thinking of using them in another manner. He wanted to ignite them directly and induce an explosion. If the attack caught a half-Sage off-guard, it would kill him instantly.
It would also heavily injure an Inferior Grade Martial Sage and would still manage to hurt a peak Inferior Grade Martial Sage.
Xiao Chen yed with the two Astral Cores in his hand before casually tossing them aside. Although such an attack was mighty, it was still far from what he required.
After scrounging around in the Universe Ring, Xiao Chen took out the sculpture of a Golden Savage Ox. When he saw this exquisite sculpture, he smiled. It did not have much use anymore.
Then, Xiao Chens thoughts shifted. He took out the Sage Grade pagoda in his body and ced it on the table.
Back then, the Sage Grade pagoda looked very powerful. However, after using it, he understood why those Martial Sages back then did not want this Secret Treasure.
There were too few Heavenly Sage Laws within it. Its defense was not considered high among the Martial Sage realm.
Xiao Chen debated for a while and concluded that this Sage Grade pagoda could still be altered, so he ced it with the Astral Cores.
After a thought, the Palm Sword flickering with thunder fire floated out. Xiao Chen revealed a look of regret in his eyes as he ced it next to the Golden Savage Ox sculpture.
He had not used it since upgrading it. When he finally remembered it, it was no longer sufficient for his purposes.
When Ao Jiao saw Xiao Chens actions, she asked curiously, Xiao Chen, what are you doing?
He continued to rummage in the Universe Ring as he replied casually, I am looking for some things, to see which of them can serve as my trump cards when I need them.
As Xiao Chen spoke, he dug out a shrunken puppet snake. When he recalled its use, he smiled and ced it together with the Astral Cores and Sage Grade pagoda.
Ao Jiao said, I keep feeling that Elder Peng still has not told you the full story. The final resting ce of the Evil King would not be so simple.
Xiao Chen nodded and said, Perhaps. However, no matter what, because of the words Evil King, I have to make a trip there. It does not matter if I cannot obtain anything. I have to get my hands on the secret of the seven thrones.
Chu Chaoyun had managed to merge the will of light and the will of darkness, forming the will of primal chaos. For now, he was not familiar with it and had not perfected it yet, so Xiao Chen could still hold his own against him.
However, it would be very problematic if Chu Chaoyun managed to merge thempletely. Primal chaos was a will that came close to the truth of the great Dao. Xiao Chen feared that he would not be a match for Chu Chaoyun after that.
He knew that it would definitely not be easy for Chu Chaoyun to merge light and darkness. But even though sess was questionable, if Chu Chaoyun pulled it off, Xiao Chen would be nothing before him.
Hope for the best and n for the worst, this was how Xiao Chen always did things. Thus, he had to make a stab at the state of cycles formed by the merger of the seven thrones.
Otherwise, if he could not inherit it, he had no other will that would withstand the will of primal chaos.
After scrounging around for a long time, Xiao Chen was somewhat disappointed to find that he had almost no item he could truly use as a trump card.
Hey!
Suddenly, something stunned him. All at once, he found an imposing in metal bow in a corner of the Universe Ring. The words Soul yer was engraved on it.
Xiao Chens expression changed, revealing joy. He quickly grasped the bow and ran out.
Then, he casually found an arrow and nocked it to the bow. All his strength surged as he slowly drew the string back.
To his surprise, the feeling of putting a lot of effort from many years ago was still there. With his strength of one thousand and three hundred tons of force, he still could not draw it to its maximum.
It looked like the rumor that the stronger one was, the more might the bow could unleash was true.
Xiao Chen used half his strength and then released the arrow.
Whoosh!
The arrow flew forward at a terrifying speed, so fast that it was invisible. This arrow was much faster than the saber Qi that he could send out. However, it only covered half the distance before exploding. It could not endure the force; the material of this arrow was too inferior.
The shock waves of the explosion swept out, instantly reducing the dense forest before him to powder and leaving an empty patch ofnd.
A smile appeared on Xiao Chens face. He set down the Soul yer Bow and muttered to himself, I finally found a pretty good trump card. However, I will have to ask First Senior Sister for some arrows. Otherwise, I wont be able to use it.
After returning to the courtyard, Xiao Chen did not find anything else. Then he suddenly recalled something. There was a sh, and a Void Projection Painting appeared in his palm.
The scarlet lotus flowers in the painting looked beautiful and alluring, presenting an eerie, sinister appearance. This was a Magic Treasure that had the ancient, terrible Scarlet Blood Frost me sealed inside. Of course, the me was just a copy, not the real thing.
This Magic Treasure was the result of Leng Yues efforts. All along, Xiao Chen could not bear to use it. If he could avoid doing so this time as well, he would do that.
When he looked at this painting, he unconsciously recalled Leng Yues face. He did not know where exactly this pretty Eros Demon filled with secrets was now.
Back then, without Leng Yues Charm Technique, he would not have fully grasped the state of massacre.
Xiao Chen looked at the table, then put away all the items like the Golden Savage Ox sculpture. These items were not useful.
Then, he took ount of the remainder. The two Inferior Grade Astral Cores were rather powerful but would need some more work. Otherwise, they would not have much destructive power.
So, he spent an entire night using his will talisman to put the two Inferior Grade Astral Cores through a soul-shaking baptism.
The Sage Grade pagoda was not much, but Xiao Chen could only rely on it for now. He needed to spend some Astral Coins to make it stronger.
The puppet snake was not very valuable. However, it could burrow in the ground; it might be useful.
The Soul yer Bow was the greatest treasure of all. Once Xiao Chen managed to obtain suitable arrows, it would definitely be a trump card that could threaten peak Inferior Grade Martial Sages.
The Void Projection Painting was something that was best left unused. The Scarlet Blood Frost me might be very powerful, but it was too special. If the Void Projection Painting were exposed and people discovered it was a Magic Treasure, he would have trouble.
These were the trump cards that Xiao Chen could use for now. Some of them required arge amount of wealth to improve. He could not be stingy with his Astral Coins in these two days.
He handed the Sage Grade pagoda to the Equipment Forging Pavilions Pavilion Master to personally upgrade. As for the arrows for the Soul yer Bow, he managed to get the highest-ranked Star Scarring Arrow through his First Senior Sister.
One arrow cost ten thousand Astral Coins. He spent five million Astral Coins and bought out the sects entire stock.
On thest day, he purchased a piece of spiritual wood. After sculpting some things, he finally felt more confident of standing before Peng Dan.
What do you think, little friend? Have you thought it through? Peng Dan asked with a smile across his face. An indiscernible look of anticipation shed in his eyes.
Nodding indifferently, Xiao Chen replied, I thought it through. In the end, I decided to gamble on this.
Peng Dan stood up and said, Good. This trip is going to be rather dangerous. However, you just need to follow behind me. You do not have to make a move along the way. You only need to do something when we arrive at that strange me, so there should not be any problems.
Then, Peng Dan took out three bottles of Medicinal Pills. He said, This three bottles of Medicinal Pills are this old mans greeting gift to you. They contain peak Rank 9 Medicinal Pills. One bottle has antidotes, one bottle is for healing internal injuries, and one bottle is for treating external wounds. They are allbeled.
Xiao Chen felt some scorn in his heart. If he had not agreed, he would not have received this greeting gift, even if he kept meeting up with this old man for eternity.
These Medicinal Pills were indeed somewhat valuable. After epting them, he thanked Peng Dan.
Peng Dan waved his hand and said, Lets go. Lets meet with my other old friends first. There are some strange ones among them, so it is best that little friend remain quiet. If there is anything to pay note to, I will tell you via voice projection.
The final resting ce of the Evil King was not within the Tianwu Domain. Instead, it was in a destend between the Primal Chaos Domain and the Chaotic Demonic Sea.
This ce was still somewhat famous in the Kunlun Realm. The ground was entirely dark yellow and unsuitable for growing normal nts. All the nts here were rare, strange, and dangerous.
This ce was known as the Yellow Soil Demonic Garden. Although it was called a garden, it was extremely vast,parable in size to the Tianwu Domains Savage Battlefield.
However, there were no forbiddennds or Immortal sect Remnants here. It was only filled with murderous nts. These nts had intelligence, and some even cultivated to the point of being able to challenge human Martial Emperors.
ording to rumor, the Yellow Soil Demonic Garden even had one of the three great strange trees in the worldthe Undying Tree. However, the truth of this rumor was unverifiable.
There were those who imed to have seen this legendary tree. But when people went to the location described, they found nothing.
Such matters happened frequently, yet further investigation turned up nothing, so the existence of the Undying Tree remained inconclusive.
The Yellow Soil Demonic Garden was also home to many other strange phenomena. For example, the seasons. Unlike other ces, the four seasons would cycle only once a century.
When it was autumn, several nts would mature and attract many cultivators from the Primal Chaos Domain and the Merfolk of the Chaotic Demonic Sea.
A storm blew above the Yellow Soil Demonic Garden all year round. If cultivators wanted to fly in from above, it would exhaust their energies rapidly, so flying in was almost impossible.
Cultivators could only brave the dangers the old-fashioned way, by ground travel. Circumambting the Yellow Soil Demonic Garden would take at least half a year.
Of course, such an environment would not limit Martial Emperors. They would directly tear space and go anywhere they wished.
Chapter 818 - Densely Covered with Traps
Chapter 818: Densely Covered with Traps
Due to the dangers, the Yellow Soil Demonic Garden became a natural barrier between the Primal Chaos Domain and the Chaotic Demonic Sea, thwarting all intent the two ces had of invading each other.
The Merfolk of the Chaotic Demonic Sea was a fierce sea-dwelling race. The Primal Chaos Domain teemed with loose cultivators and ferocious people. If not for this Yellow Soil Demonic Garden, the factions of the two ces would undoubtedly erupt in war.
Elder Peng first led Xiao Chen to the transportation formation that linked the Supreme Sky Sect to the Central Province. Then, he spent arge sum to use the Central Provinces transportation formation that connected to the entire Kunlun Realm and arrived at a city near the edge of the Primal Chaos Domain.
Using these two transportation formations, they traveled several millions of kilometers. Without these transportation formations, they would have needed three to five years of flying to reach this ce.
Before Xiao Chen could see the sights of the Primal Chaos Domain, he found himself sitting on Peng Dans flying Spirit Beast and continuing on the journey, flying through endless clouds.
The two flew like this for seven days before leaving the Primal Chaos Domain behind. Then theynded on a barren hill fifty kilometers from the Yellow Soil Demonic Garden.
After taking a few nces around, Elder Peng took out a jade pendant. The small forest in front disappeared and revealed a cave.
Xiao Chen also knew how toy illusion formations. Seeing this scene did not throw him. However, the illusion formation before him was quite exquisite, drawing a few more nces from him.
Lets go in.
Elder Peng took the lead to enter. Xiao Chen maintained a high level of caution as he quickly followed.
The cave passage twisted and wound about. Along the way, Elder Peng broke a few traps. Finally, they arrived before a stone room. Xiao Chen could not help being surprised. The person in this cave was very cautious.
There were illusion formations, underground passages, and traps. Even after arriving at the stone room, they could not enter directly.
After Elder Peng identified himself, the stone door opened slowly. An old man with a sinister gaze and wrinkles all over his face walked out.
This old man gave Elder Peng a nod before shifting his gaze to Xiao Chen and sizing him up. He frowned and said, Why did you bring a junior here? Hey, he is actually not an ordinary half-Sage. His Heavenly Sage Laws are even thicker and denser than many Inferior Grade Martial Sages.
Elder Peng raised his hand and said, Lets speak after we enter.
Once inside the stone room, Elder Peng introduced both sides to each other. Xiao Chen, this is the Heavenly Evil Gates current sect leader, Senior Lu Weiping. He is also the initiator of this trip.
Ufortable with the aura of this person, Xiao Chen only nodded gently and did not say anything.
This person was a Medial Grade Martial Sage. Furthermore, he was no ordinary Medial Grade Martial Sage. He should have been in this cultivation realm for a long time already, hovering between the middle andte stages.
Lu Weipings cultivation was much higher than Elder Pengs. However, based on how the two interacted with each other, they apparently had a close rtionship.
Then, Elder Peng pointed to Xiao Chen and said, This is a newly advanced genius disciple of the Supreme Sky Sect. He has a Martial Technique that is good at suppressing all sorts of strange mes.
However, Lu Weiping did not seem to care too much. He said, After I returned, I looked around in my sect and found a book that the Evil King wrote personally. That book has some records about that me.
Xiao Chen felt excited. A book that the Evil King wrote personally? I wonder if there are any records about the seven thrones?
When Elder Peng heard this, joy lit up his face. He asked, How was it? Are there any results?
Lu Weipings expression did not change. He replied calmly, The Evil King once explored an Immortal cultivators cave residence and obtained something called a Nascent me. Given its description, that is the strange me that we encountered.
Based on the records there, I made some preparations this time. However, I am notpletely confident, either. Lets see what ns our other old friends have.
After this, everyone just waited. No one spoke in the stone room. Since Xiao Chen had nothing to do, he closed his eyes and cultivated quietly.
Old Lu, you are bing increasingly timid. You even set so many traps at just a meeting ce.
Xiao Chen opened his eyes and saw a tall and burly mane in who spoke in an intimidatingly loud voice. A rather charming middle-aged woman apanied him.
These two people were both peak Inferior Grade Martial Sages. After Elder Peng introduced them, Xiao Chen learned that these two were like Elder Peng, inner sect elders of Rank 9 sects.
The Heavenly Evil Gates Lu Weiping said, I have to be cautious. The next Demonic God Blood Sacrifice will be in less than ten years.
A few of the great factions in the Primal Chaos Domain are discussing taking advantage of the situation then to strike. They started annexing smaller factions already. It is impossible for me to stay out of it.
Elder Peng changed the topic, asking, My old friends, did you make preparations?
The burly man looked around and smiled. I prepared high-quality Sage Grade Fire Parting Clothes. I should have no problems protecting myself.
The attractive middle-aged woman replied, I found a Swimming Pearl. There should be no problems protecting myself.
Lu Weiping revealed a cold smile when he heard their replies. They were all sly people, thinking only of how to protect themselves rather than extinguishing the fire.
After that, another person arrived. That person also brought a Secret Treasure. Likewise, it could only protect that person. Peng Dan and Lu Weiping exchanged nces as if they had expected this long ago.
After observing for a while, Xiao Chen discovered that Lu Weiping and Elder Peng seemed to be joint sponsors of this trip; these two people were partners.
The three people who cameter seemed to have formed ast-minute alliance, clearly to prevent the two from getting rid of them when they ceased to be useful, abandoning them after the two aplished their goals.
Strange, why is Brother Liu from the Heavenly Mystery Gate not here yet?
After waiting for a long time, it seemed like the most important person, whom the group was waiting for, had not arrived yet. Even Lu Weiping started to get impatient.
Haha! If your cave did not wind and twist so much, would this old man be sote?
Laughter resounded. Without waiting for Lu Weiping, someone opened the stone door, which should not have been openable from the outside, from the outside.
Footsteps rang out. An old man with bright spirits, white hair, and a youthfulplexion appeared before Xiao Chen.
Lu Weiping, your skill at making traps is still as bad as ever. This old man could not resist breaking some of the mechanisms as I wandered around the passageway, which resulted in me being dyed. Sorry for that.
Xiao Chen nced at this old man with the family name Liu. This person was rather interesting. The trap mechanisms along the way were not crappy goods. This old man should be someone extraordinary.
As far as Xiao Chen remembered, the Heavenly Mystery Gate was not a Rank 9 sect. However, the entire sect was good at formations and all sorts of trap mechanisms. It was rather unique and famous.
Clearly, this was not Lu Weipings first time dealing with this person; he did not say much. At this moment, Elder Peng stood up and introduced Xiao Chen to everyone. Then, they prepared to depart.
However, everyones reaction was simr to Lu Weipings. Xiao Chen did not look like an ordinary younger-generation cultivator. However, they did not believe that a junior could solve the difficult problem that was beyond these Martial Sages abilities.
Hurricanes churned the skies of the Yellow Soil Demonic Garden all year round. Some of these hurricanes could even shred grandmaster-level Martial Sages.
Naturally, Xiao Chen and this group did not take any risks. They all walked straightforwardly on the yellow dirt.
Dark yellow filled their sight. At the limits of their vision, they saw a sinister-looking forest. After they arrived there, they would have truly entered the Yellow Soil Demonic Garden.
The nts inside, which looked the same as those in the outer world, were all mutated, man-eating nts.
Many of the rumors revolved around the legendary Undying Tree. They said that the earth here mutated because of the existence of the Undying Tree.
Although Xiao Chen traveled with this group of elderlies, who were all at least two hundred years old, he did not have anything inmon with them. These people were mindful of their statuses and were not willing to take the initiative to engage him in conversation.
Being left alone delighted Xiao Chen. As he calmly trailed the group, he gained some news from the elderlies conversations, listening very carefully to what they divulged.
From what they said, the Evil King had not died normally. Instead, he had gone to a forbiddennd at a sea beyond the Chaotic Demonic Seathe Mirage Immortal Pceand mysteriously passed away.
The Evil Kings death resulted in what had been a Sovereign Sect going on a decline. To date, they had not risen up again and even faced the threat of destruction.
The Chaotic Demonic Sea was already veryrge. The sea past the Chaotic Demonic Sea was known to the inhabitants of the Kunlun Realm as Peni Sea. Few people knew much about this ce.
[Note: Peni is a fabled ind in Chinese mythology. It is an abode of immortals.]
However, the Mirage Immortal Pce was somewhat famous in the Primal Chaos Domain. Also known as the Mirage Ghost Pce, it was said to be a veryrge Immortal sect Remnant. Even quasi-Emperors could not guarantee their survival in that ce.
The group moved rather fast. Soon, they reached the sinister-looking forest. A small path extended into the forest, created by cultivators who frequently went inside to adventure.
Lu Weipings expression did not show any change. He said, With my cultivation, there is nothing much to pay note to at the periphery of the Yellow Soil Demonic Garden. So we dont need to slow down.
After Lu Weiping said that, he took the lead and entered. The others did not hesitate to follow.
Xiao Chen remained silent, bringing up the rear. However, he extended his Spiritual Sense and left it out.
Pu chi!
Suddenly, a hole opened in the ground in front, and a venomous snake as thick as a human arm pounced out. It struck at Lu Weiping at lightning speed, opening its jaws to bite.
This snake was somewhat ridiculously long. Even after showing more than five hundred meters of its body, its lower half still remained buried.
Lu Weiping smiled coldly and stretched out his hand. The snakes head immediately exploded. The body appeared to be startled and quickly tried to retreat to the ground.
However, he pulled his hand back. A formless suctioning from it grabbed the strange snake body trying to retreat.
He pulled back further, and the ground shook as it cracked. Rocks flew up as the cracks extended to arge tree about a kilometer in front.
After that, the entire tree soared into the air. Its deep-set roots left the ground, tossing up arge number of rocks.
Xiao Chens pupils constricted as he got a clear look at the arm-width-thick venomous snake, which turned out to be just one of the trees thousand roots and not a snake at all.
However, the tree had not expected Lu Weiping to pull it up by the roots when it tested him. The remaining roots opened snakelike jaws and flew crazily at Lu Weiping.
Chapter 819 - Strong Restrictions
Chapter 819: Strong Restrictions
The scene looked very frightening. However, that Lu Weiping did not move at all. He infused his Heavenly Sage Laws into his hand, and a ck light surged into the root that he held.
The ck light instantly entered therge tree. Then, there was a loud explosion, and this scary-looking nt shattered into wood chips filling the air.
The others changed their expressions slightly. While they did not worry much about this tree, they would not have been able to destroy it as readily as Lu Weiping had.
They did not know if Lu Weiping did this to show off his might or if he was really in a rush.
The burly, middle-aged man and the others looked unsettled. Xiao Chen could not tell what they were thinking.
Along the way, Lu Weiping swept through the ce. The team advanced rapidly without stopping at all, traveling ten kilometers in the blink of an eye.
Three dayster, he led the group to a towering tree. Then, he looked at the old man from the Heavenly Mystery Gate and said, Brother Liu, it is up to you to open this restriction.
Could it be that the final resting ce of the Evil King was inside this towering tree? Xiao Chen entered deep thought. When he examined it, he noticed threeyers of barriers around the towering tree.
The Heavenly Mystery Gate old man with the family name Liu nced at the tree and did not reveal much of a serious expression. He had already broken this restriction once; breaking it again would be easier.
The old man with the family name Liu took out a bunch of small gs and stuck them around the towering tree.
Xiao Chen watched very carefully, not looking away at all. He was rather interested in the formations of the Kunlun Realm.
After finishing everything, the old man with the family name Liu soared into the air and formed hand seals, sending out beams of light to the g formation.
After a while, arge formation with flickering lights descended from above. The threeyers of barriers around the towering tree twisted violently.
With the suppression of thisrge formation, the formless barriers tore bit by bit, and eventually shattered like a mirror breaking.
The other people, who were waiting anxiously, released their bated breaths. Elder Peng smiled and said, Brother Lius understanding of formations is probably the best under the Martial Emperor realm.
The old man with the family name Liu carefully put away the formation gs like they were treasures. He did not disy any pleasure as he said, This is really not due to me. If I had not happened toe across this set of Universe gs, I would not be able to break the restrictions left by the Evil King.
Lu Weiping ignored the twos conversation and stepped in right away. He waved his hand, and a medallion flew into a depression in the tree.
Ka ca! The towering tree strangely split apart, revealing a road.
Whoosh!
With a sh, Lu Weiping took the initiative to enter first. Then Elder Peng and the old man with the family name Liu quickly followed.
Lu Weiping seemed to have obtained some incredible Secret Treasure this time. He appeared very confident that he could deal with the Nascent me, forcefully breaking through several traps along the way and leaving the group far behind.
Elder Peng and the others quickly rushed forward. When they saw pieces of traps and puppets on the ground, they exchanged nces with grave expressions.
It looks like this Lu Weiping only wanted to use Brother Liu to break the restriction outside. He is very confident of dealing with the Nascent me. He probably wants to take everything for himself.
When the burly man realized that he could no longer see Lu Weiping, he smiled coldly.
The attractive middle-aged woman showed some displeasure. She said, On ourst trip, we met strong creatures. All of us put in some effort to kill them and contributed. Otherwise, how could this trip be so easy?
The Heavenly Mystery Gates old man nced at Elder Peng and said, Elder Peng, you are the closest to this Lu Weiping and can be considered half a sponsor. Do you know what is happening?
After the restriction was broken, Lu Weiping had rushed ahead on his own, showing no intention of traveling with the rest. Clearly, he was disregarding their arrangements.
The other three looked at Elder Peng, wanting an exnation from him. If he could not provide them with adequate justification, they might even attack.
The atmosphere in the underground tunnel immediately turned tense. The five peak Inferior Grade Martial Sages unleashed their auras slightly.
Elder Pengs face sank. He said, He found a book written by the Evil King. He will probably be able to cross that Nascent me and believes that we will not. That might be why he is so confident.
However, as for the exact situation, we will have to see when we get to the Nascent me. What can the few of you get by treating me like this? It is best not to do anything foolish. This old man has not taken action for many years already, and my hands are indeed starting to get itchy.
Not far away, Xiao Chen saw this scene and revealed a yful smile. Before even reaching the Nascent me, the team already showed signs of discord; this exceeded his expectations.
This development was good as well. Since the group did not have a strong bond, then it would be easier for Xiao Chen to execute some of his ns.
No matter what, he had to figure out the secret of the seven thrones. Could the seven thrones really merge into one? After merging, would it result in the state of cycles? He had to rify all these questions.
Regarding states and will, Chu Chaoyun had the edge over Xiao Chen. Xiao Chen had to be sure about the state of cycles, and this was his best opportunity for confirmation.
Lu Weiping was already gone without a trace. The situation clearly turned somewhat strange. The remaining people increased their speed and moved quickly in the underground tunnel.
Without even having to execute Thunder Dragon Steps and using only Azure Dragon Cloud Soaring Art, Xiao Chen could easily keep up with the group, never being left behind at all.
In the time it took to brew a pot of tea, Elder Peng stopped before a cave. He had a sullen expression, looking very frightening.
A clump of white me burned fiercely at the entrance to the cave,pletely blocking off ess. When the others looked around, they could not see any trace of Lu Weiping.
The others had extremely unsightly expressions. They had been betrayed; Lu Weiping had truly left them behind.
A skinny old man, who had remained silent all the while, revealed an indifferent smile. He said, This Lu Weiping really thinks that I cannot get through this Nascent me? Old friends, all of us have made preparations this time, right?
The eyes of the Heavenly Mystery Gate old man flickered. Given his proud nature, he remained cautious of this mysterious Nascent me.
Elder Peng showed an uncertain expression. After ncing at Xiao Chen at the back, he remained silent.
Allow me. My Fire Parting Clothes is a high-quality Sage Grade Secret Treasure after all. I dont believe that a clump of mes can stop me.
The burly man took out a ck cloak and draped it over himself. When he activated it, the cloak gave off a cold light, forming a white light barrier.
The others quickly looked over. Since someone was willing to try, they were naturally happy to watch.
Hu chi! The burly mans figure shed and arrived before the cave entrance. When he was just a step away from therge clump of Nascent me, he stopped. While he had spoken easily, he was still not very confident in the end.
However, the burly man did not keep the group waiting for long. He eventually took arge stride and walked in.
The Heavenly Mystery Gate old mans expression turned grave as he observed warily. He did not dare to rx at all. Elder Peng and the others were the same; they were all extremely nervous.
Xiao Chen crossed his arms and also stared at the burly man. However, he was very calm, not affected at all.
The entire ce was silent. Just when everyone felt extremely nervous, not even daring to breathe out heavily, an anguished cry came from the Nascent me.
Ah!
Everyone saw a fiery sh, and the burly man, who had stepped in, came out in an extremely sorry state. That ck cloak had already incinerated.
Most of the clothes on the burly man had also gone up in mes. His hair was charred, andrge burns covered his skin.
This Feng is incapable. This Nascent me will depend on these old friends.
[Note: This Feng: This is a way of referring to oneself with the family name. If tranted literally, this bit would be Feng so-and-so is incapable. This form of self-reference is usually done to convey humility.]
Fear flickered in the burly mans eyes. His earlier confidence was nowhere in sight as he moved over to the side.
The others remained silent. After some time, the attractive middle-aged woman stepped forward. She took out a pearl and ced it inside her mouth before silently walking into the me.
Not long after, she bolted back out. However, due to the example of the burly man, this person had retreated the moment she sensed something wrong. Aside from turning pale, she did not seem to have suffered any harm at all.
Following that, Elder Peng and that skinny old man took out the methods they had prepared to deal with the Nascent me. After trying these, they withdrew without any results to show for their efforts. They had even nearly caught fire.
The Heavenly Mystery Gates old man smiled faintly and said, It looks like it does not matter whether this old man tries or not. Even if I got lucky and crossed over, I am not Old Lus match.
This is really dissatisfying. There are at least four or five King Grade Secret Treasures in the Evil Kings final resting ce. Just getting one would make the trip worthwhile. After we leave, if this old man does not seek trouble for his Heavenly Evil Gate, my family name will no longer be Feng!
The burly man kept cursing Lu Weiping, clearly very upset.
The few of them gathered and discussed how they would make Lu Weiping hand some things over after they went out.
Xiao Chens eyes lit up. He observed their expressions. He discovered that including Elder Pengs, these were all angry.
The only exception was the old man with the family name Liu. Although he appeared angry, the expression in his eyes said that he did not care very much.
Logically speaking, he should be the one who lost the most. Without him to break the restriction outside, even Lu Weiping would not have been able to enter.
However, Xiao Chen did not care how this person thought. His figure shed and arrived before the cave entrance. Then he observed the Nascent me from up close.
When Elder Peng saw this, his eyes lit up. When this group of people failed one after another, he nearly forgot about the secret weapon he broughtXiao Chen. He smiled and said, Everyone, maybe things are not that bad. We still have this disciple of my sect. The Martial Technique he practices has a strong suppressive effect on all sorts of mes.
The burly man snorted coldly and retorted carelessly, With him? A junior that is not even a Martial Sage? Old Man Peng, I think your mind is declining with age.
All we can do now is wait for Lu Weiping toe out. If he leaves from another exit, we will go to the Heavenly Evil Gate together and suppress it. I dont believe that we cannot make him spit out the things that we deserve.
The others all approved of this n. With the five of them working together, they would definitely be able to suppress Lu Weiping. They did not fear falling out with him.
Chapter 820 - Malicious Intentions
Chapter 820: Malicious Intentions
As for Xiao Chen, he had not done anything along the way, behaving like an invisible person. How could the burly man have any confidence in him?
Pu chi!
Just as the few people continued to discuss what to do when they arrived at the Heavenly Evil Gate, Xiao Chen took a step back and instantly executed the Taiji Yinyang me Diagram.
The Taiji Yinyang me Diagram flew forward and moved from up to down, bearing down under Xiao Chens control.
It suppressed the imprable Nascent me bit by bit. After a while, the Taiji Yinyang me Diagram pushed heavily into the ground.
The blocked-off entrance became clear, appearing before everyone.
This sight stunned the burly man somewhat. Unexpectedly, Xiao Chen actually managed to suppress the Nascent me. He managed to aplish something that these peak Inferior Grade Martial Sages could not.
Only when Xiao Chens figure shed in did the elderlies reveal expressions of wild joy as they quickly followed.
Little Friend Xiao Chen, it is all thanks to you this time. Rest assured, when we find King Grade Secret Treasures, this old man will make sure you get one.
Elder Peng was extremely joyful. He had not expected this measure he had taken to be of great use at the crucial moment, suppressing the Nascent me, so he immediately gave Xiao Chen his guarantee.
Two beams of light shed, and the Purple Thunder True Fire and the Lunar True me returned to Xiao Chens eyes. The Nascent me, which he had previously restrained, soared back up.
The burly manughed and said, Little Friend is really capable. This Feng offended you earlier; I apologize for that. This time, if there really is King Grade Secret Treasure, Ill be sure to let Little Friend take his pick.
The others also made guarantees one after another, saying they would let Xiao Chen have the first pick.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly. He casually acknowledged their words without saying anything. The Nascent me blocked everyone once again. If they could not find another exit, they would still have to depend on him.
These were all intelligent people. They all understood Xiao Chens current value. Although his cultivation was not high, no one dared to underestimate him anymore.
The old man from the Heavenly Mystery Gate said, Lets go quickly. If Lu Weiping already left from another exit, it will be somewhat problematic.
This reminder brought the rest back to their senses, and they all quickly executed their Movement Techniques to their limits. Along the way, they saw all sorts of broken traps and signs of battle, so there was no need to worry about where to go.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
When the peak Inferior Grade Martial Sages executed their Movement Techniques, strong winds immediately blew. By using Thunder Dragon Steps, Xiao Chen could still keep up easily.
Xiao Chens Movement Technique was no weaker than these Martial Sages. In fact, if he used Thunder Dragon Steps to its fullest extent, he was still slightly faster, which made him feel more confident.
Finally, the group arrived at a rather broad stone room and saw Lu Weipings figure.
The stone room was a hundred meters wide and several kilometers long. At one end of the cavern was a prayer mat with a ck-robed skeleton sitting cross-legged on it.
Lu Weiping had already removed the spatial ring from the skeleton and was carefully searching through it, pouring out some treasures.
There were many unknown metals, strangely shaped Secret Treasures, some jade bottles, and a ck beast-skin letter.
Xiao Chen stared at the ck beast-skin letter. This was a letter that the Evil King held on to at his death. Perhaps the secret of the seven thrones was recorded in it.
There were plenty of other treasures. However, they did not match up with the Evil Kings identity as an ancient Sovereign Martial Emperor. Evidently, the rumors were right: there was more to the death of the Evil King.
Lu Weiping, unexpectedly, you even dare to cheat this old man, trying to take all the treasures of the Evil King for yourself!
Elder Peng stormed over in anger, leading the group of cultivators as he shouted at Lu Weiping.
The others also shouted at Lu Weiping. At this moment, they had the advantage of numbers. Furthermore, Elder Peng could hold his own against a Medial Grade Martial Sage, so they did not feel any need to fear Lu Weiping.
This was especially so for the burly man. Murderous intent poured out of his eyes as he stared at Lu Weiping with malice.
However, Lu Weiping did not seem flustered. He looked at the outraged group of people, and his face twitched slightly as he said, I am the sect leader of the Heavenly Evil Gate and could be considered the progeny of the Evil King. If his treasures are not mine, then should they be yours?
Elder Pengs face sank. This Lu Weiping fell out with them entirely. However, there were so many people on Elder Pengs side, so what was the basis for Lu Weipings confidence?
The burly man demanded furiously, What is the point of speaking so much nonsense with him? Since he is not going to cooperate, then we should just directly eliminate him.
When Elder Peng saw that the burly man was about to charge over, he quickly stopped him and said, Dont be rash. We can still talk this matter out. Brother Lu, you say Ah!
Before Elder Peng could finish speaking, he cried out in agony and vomited arge mouthful of blood. A dagger had pierced his back, stabbed through his heart, and exited from the front.
The exposed tip of the dagger was clearly coated in terrifying poison. Furthermore, since this pierced through the heart, together with the poison, Elder Peng was dead for sure.
Elder Peng turned his head, wanting to see his attacker. However, the person who sneak-attacked him promptly punched and burst his head.
In front, Lu Weipingughed coldly and attacked at the same time. With his Medial Grade Martial Sage cultivation, he instantly dealt the burly man beside Elder Peng a grievous injury.
The situation suddenly changed.
Brother Liu, what are you doing?!
The turn of events startled the attractive middle-aged woman and the skinny old man greatly, confusing them.
The person who mounted the sneak attack was none other than the Heavenly Mystery Gates old man, who had apanied them. The moment he attacked, he caught Elder Peng off-guard and killed him.
Worldly affairs truly provided much food for thought. At first, Elder Peng and Lu Weiping worked together. The alliance between the two forced the rest to work together.
However, Lu Weiping reneged on the agreement and wanted to take all the treasures for himself, leaving Elder Peng behind.
Originally, Elder Peng thought that the matter would be cleared up when they arrived. The group would work together to deal with the traitorous Lu Weiping and then split the treasures evenly.
This situation really confused everyone. However, with a spectators perspective and some analysis, one could easily see what had happened.
On this second exploration, Lu Weiping no longer needed so many people. He only needed the old man with the family name Liu.
Splitting between just two people rather than seven or eight would definitely provide one with more treasure. Naturally, the old man with the family name Liu was willing to cooperate. Furthermore, Lu Weiping did not intend to let any of the rest off.
If Lu Weiping did not kill the rest and they came to the Heavenly Evil Gate to settle this ount, he would have problems. Hence, the scene before them now.
The skinny old man and the attractive middle-aged woman reacted quickly, fleeing without a word. Now that it was two versus two, how could they not run? Even without the old man with the family name Liu, Lu Weiping could kill them himself.
Lu Weiping smiled coldly and said, Ill chase after those two and leave the brat to you.
The old man with the family name Liu nodded to indicate he was fine with this arrangement. Then, he nced lightly at Xiao Chen and said, Should I make a move, or will you do it yourself? Perhaps that would be less painful.
After saying that, the Heavenly Mystery Gates old man casually kicked Elder Pengs corpse towards Xiao Chen.
The corpse bounced on the ground twice beforending at Xiao Chens feet. He took a look at the headless corpse and sighed.
Elder Peng was a peak Inferior Grade Martial Sage. After swallowing some of the Medicinal Pills he refined, even a Medial Grade Martial Sage could not do anything to him. However, the human heart was hard to predict. Even at his death, he did not know who stabbed him from behind.
Initially, this was a group of people withmon interests. However, some betrayed the rest at thest minute, even doing it so viciously.
Xiao Chen raised his eyebrows and looked at the old man with the family name Liu, who believed that everything was already in the bag. Kill myself? Sorry, after you killed an inner sect elder of my Supreme Sky Sect, I will not die before taking your life as an offering.
The old man with the family name Liu smiled coldly and retorted, Kill me? You must be crazy. I am just a step shy of advancing to Medial Grade Martial Sage. You are just a half-Sage yet you dare to say such words to me?
Xiao Chens lips curled up as he mocked, How long have you been stuck at this step? Fifty years? Seventy years? Or maybe a hundred years?
You are seeking death!
Finally infuriated at Xiao Chens indifferent attitude, the old man Liu leaped up and unleashed his Heavenly Sage Laws, which formed strips of fiery-red ribbons.
Seen from a distance, they looked like long whips made of fire dancing around. Before they arrived, one could already feel the ambient temperature surging, heat waves spreading all over.
Xiao Chen wanted to test himself, to find out how far he was from a peak Inferior Grade Martial Sage. So he did not dodge or avoid the palm strike infused with Heavenly Sage Laws.
Instead, Xiao Chen clenched his fist tightly, and a dazzling electric light burst out.
Bang!
Fist and palm collided and gave off an intense report. Xiao Chen took ten steps back, each step traversing a hundred meters. Then, his feet pressed down, and hended firmly on the ground.
He frowned. When it came to explosive power, there was still a clear difference between his and a peak Inferior Grade Martial Sages. However, he was notpletely helpless.
By relying on his Rank 2 Sage Body, he did not need to fear shing head-on. However, there was still Lu Weiping afterwards, a bona fide Medial Grade Martial Sage expert.
Xiao Chen had to end this fight quickly. Otherwise, he would not be able to put his n into action.
The old man saw that Xiao Chen only moved back one kilometer after his palm strike. Xiao Chen looked normal, not even slightly injured, so the old man could not help but mutter to himself.
He no longer dared to be careless, so he brought out his full power. The Heavenly Sage Laws behind him burned up and turned into an overwhelming, intense me.
The temperature in the stone room soared. Several items could not withstand the heat and spontaneouslybusted. The air became frighteningly dry.
Xiao Chen had to circte his Quintessence to block this dry heat. The old mans cultivation was indeed horrifying. This heat was something that Xiao Chen could not re-create with his cultivation.
Violent Force Raging Inferno Palm! the old man with the family name Liu shouted, and his clothes fluttered. His face turned red, and his aura pressed down like a mountain. Clearly, he put all that he had into this move.
The boundless mes behind the old man turned into a fiery light and entered his right arm.
To Xiao Chens surprise, the other partys utterly red arm exploded and turned into a gargantuan arm made of mes that connected to the old mans shoulder. Then it smashed towards Xiao Chen. This gargantuan arm did not seem to match the old mans body.
At a nce, it looked like an ancient giants arm forcibly attached to a human body. The old man thrust its gargantuan hand upwards, and it silently burned a huge hand-shaped hole in the ceiling above.
Chapter 821 - Falling Out, Battle to the Death
Chapter 821: Falling Out, Battle to the Death
In the next instant, the gargantuan hand descended towards Xiao Chen. It spread wide, not giving him a chance to dodge.
Bang!
The entire stone room shook violently. Rocks fell and the room rumbled. Heat waves surged out in all directions.
The arm of the old man with the family name Liu reverted to normal as he breathed heavily. Then he looked to the front at the deeply buried Xiao Chen. He wiped the sweat off his forehead and revealed merciless mockery on his face.
So what if you are a genius? Before you advance to Martial Sage, you are nothing before me. The old man advanced withrge strides, walking towards the hole where Xiao Chen was.
The old man coveted the Martial Technique that Xiao Chen used to suppress the Nascent me. If he could find it, he would earn big.
Xiao Chens body was embedded into the ground. The old man had great confidence in his palm strike. Even cultivators with a Rank 1 Sage Body would have their internal organs ruptured, dying instantly.
It would crush cultivators without a Rank 1 Sage Body directly into a meat paste, leaving them without an intact corpse.
Only someone who attained a Rank 2 Sage Body would be able to sh head-on with this move. However, generally, one had to be a grandmaster-level Martial Sage to achieve that. There were even cultivators whopletely disregarded their physical body, reaching Rank 2 Sage Body only when they advanced to quasi-Emperor.
No matter how heaven-defying Xiao Chen was, there was no way he could have achieved a Rank 2 Sage Body as a half-Sage. Indeed, the old man saw Xiao Chen pressed into the ground with blood leaking out of his mouth. When he checked with his Mental Energy, there were no signs of life.
Be more low profile in your next life.
A suction came from the old man with the family name Liu. A strong wind blew towards him, trying to pull off Xiao Chens Universe Ring and bring it over.
Hu chi!
Just at this moment, Xiao Chens hand suddenly moved. He flicked his finger, and a white Astral Core flickering with electric light flew out.
The suction pulled it, and itnded smoothly on the old mans palm.
Xiao Chen, who was lying on the ground, suddenly opened his eyes. The corners of his lips curled up into a smile. His sea of consciousness surged, and his Spiritual Sense instantly ignited the electric light on the Astral Core.
All of this happened in an instant. Before the old man could react, the horrifying energy in the white Astral Core exploded.
The energy of the Astral Core surged, knocking the old man back. He had just executed a big move, and the Astral Core sted his body full of wounds and sent him flying.
Xiao Chen leaped up, easily dodging the st. A bow appeared in his hand; then he nocked an arrow and drew the bow. He circted all his Vital Qi instantly.
A piercing screech came from the Soul yer Bow, and a cold light shed like a meteor, pursuing the old man with the family name Liu.
The arrow pierced through the old mans heart. Then, the huge force pinned him firmly to the cavern wall.
Xiao Chen slowlynded on the ground. He took out a Medicinal Pill for treating internal injuries and swallowed it. Then, he looked at the bottle and nced at the headless corpse of Elder Peng.
He sighed gently, carefully wrapped up Elder Pengs body, and ced it in the Universe Ring.
After all, Elder Peng was from the same sect. Xiao Chen should at least give him a decent burial.
He stepped forward and arrived before the Evil Kings skeleton. Then, he swept all the items that Lu Weiping had poured out earlier into the Universe Ring.
Xiao Chen flicked his finger, and a ck snake puppet appeared. When the old man hanging on the wall, breathing weakly, saw this, his final hope vanished.
Originally, he thought that Lu Weiping coulde back and take revenge for him. Unexpectedly, Xiao Chen still had such a rare puppet snake Secret Treasure.
Xiao Chens figure shed; in three steps, he arrived below the old man. After removing the old mans spatial ring, he told him calmly, It is better to enrage an old man than to bully a youth. Remember to be more low profile in your next life.
Then, Xiao Chen entered the puppet snake and controlled it to burrow into the ground, vanishing from the stone room.
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Brother Liu, have you dealt with that brat yet?
Ten minutester, Lu Weiping came back with a rxed expression after finishing off the two peak Inferior Grade Martial Sages.
However, when Lu Weiping saw the old man pinned to the wall by an arrow, he suddenly stopped speaking, and his expression changed drastically.
Lu Weiping initially held some hope as he nced at the area before the Evil Kings skeleton. However, it was empty with nothing left there at all. His face turned utterly ashen.
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At a t stretch ofnd fifty kilometers outside the Yellow Soil Demonic Garden, the ground suddenly burst open. Dirt flew all over the ce, and a ck puppet snake leaped out.
Xiao Chen opened the mechanism and jumped out. He nced at his surroundings and discovered a forest. First, he used his Spiritual Sense to scan the area before putting away the puppet snake. Then, he rushed into the forest.
He dug out a pit in the forest and ced Elder Pengs corpse in it. After burying the body, he made a simple gravestone and carved Elder Pengs name on it.
Looking at the humble grave, Xiao Chen thought about a lot of things. If one day, he failed on his path of cultivation, falling on the way to the great Dao, he wondered if there would be anyone to bury him.
The path of a cultivator was full of thorns and peril. One wrong step could easily result in death. Sometimes, even when one did everything correctly, they might still fall.
Xiao Chen bowed lightly to the grave. He was in somewhat of a rush and did not want to remain here.
He took to the sky and stopped there. After finding his bearings, he quickly flew off. Thunder Dragon Steps was an explosive Martial Technique. Naturally, it could not be used for long-distance journeys. However, he had the Azure Dragon Cloud Soaring Art, so he traveled at a fast clip.
After half a day, when Xiao Chen looked into the distance, a small city appeared at the limits of his vision. He increased his speed and rushed to an inn before the sky turned dark.
He washed up and rested for a night before taking ount of the things he gained on this trip.
There were a total of four King Grade Secret Treasures. Xiao Chen checked them and discovered that three were already severely damaged. It would not be worth repairing them.
Such a result was disappointing. Elder Pengs and the others deaths had been in vain. This was also further evidence supporting the Evil Kings sudden death.
The Evil King had not had enough time to preserve several Secret Treasures before dying. If he just left some superficial restrictions on them, these would havested fifty thousand years.
Of the four King Grade Secret Treasures, only one was perfect andplete. That was an ancientmp. Its wick had extinguished long ago, but the materials and the formation patterns were very well preserved, with no signs of damage or deterioration at all.
The Evil King was a Sovereign Martial Emperor from the Ancient Era. He was one of the ones who had participated in the legendary War of the Emperors in the Savage Battlefield. Since then, it had been fifty thousand years.
For this ancientmp to havested until now, it had to be extraordinary. The other Secret Treasures had deteriorated with age,pletely corroded from the inside out.
Only thismp survived. Not only were its materials undamaged, but there were alsoyers ofplicated formation patterns and traces of Dao. All Xiao Chen had to do was use his Spiritual Sense to ce his imprint, and he could use it immediately.
However, this was a King Grade Secret Treasure. Given his cultivation realm, even if he managed to refine it, he would not be able to bring out its full power.
Xiao Chen first set thismp aside and continued checking the other items. There were not many things that couldst until now without deterioration. However, there were some thick pieces of metal the name of which he did not know.
This metal felt very heavy in his hand. This should be forging material, so he called Ao Jiao out and asked, What are these metal pieces?
Ao Jiao weighed them in her hands for a while before revealing a smile on her face. These seem to be ck Patterned Gold. They are something necessary for forging Divine Weapons or Emperor Grade Secret Treasures.
Xiao Chen rejoiced in his heart. He had heard about ck Patterned Gold long ago.
In the Ancient Era, the Sovereign Martial Emperors all held either a Divine Weapon or an Emperor Grade Secret Treasure. At that time, there was a lot of ck Patterned Gold, but it was now extremely scarce.
Only if one was lucky would they be able to collect some in the depths of the starry heavens. If sold at an auction, it would fetch an astronomical price.
There are more than ten pieces of ck Patterned Gold here. Would these be enough to upgrade the Lunar Shadow Saber? Xiao Chen asked.
Ao Jiao thought for a while before replying, There is definitely enough. However, you will still need other materials, such as Astral Cores, ten-thousand-year-old Frost Iron Core, Blood Ice Rock, and many more.
Xiao Chen carefully put away the ck Patterned Gold and said, That is not a problem. Although those items are precious, they are not materials that can no longer be found. As long as we have the ck Patterned Gold, we can slowly search for the rest.
Forging a Sub-Divine Weapon was not easy. Normally, only Sovereign Noble ns could do so. Upgrading a Heaven Ranked Spirit Weapon to Sub-Divine Weapon was even more difficult.
However, the Lunar Shadow Saber was different. Ao Jiao had spent a long time nourishing it. All Xiao Chen had to do was collect the materials, and he would be able to upgrade it sessfully.
Xiao Chen stopped thinking about this matter. There was still one more interesting thing: the Heavenly Mystery Gate old mans Universe gs.
With a flip of his palm, seventy-two small red gs formed a slowly spinning circle in the room. Each g had mysterious talisman scripts and vast Spiritual Energy.
Xiao Chen infused his Spiritual Energy into his eyes. Then, he started inspecting the seventy-two Universe gs, searching for something. After a while, he fixed his gaze on a g that was particrly bright.
This should be the main g. He extended his hand and grasped that g. His Spiritual Sense forcefully broke the various restrictions on it and entered the gs interior.
Soon, he found the spiritual mark left by the old man with the family name Liu. However, he was in no rush to destroy it. In fact, he swallowed it up, instead.
Instantly, the various mysteries about this set of Universe gs appeared in Xiao Chens mind.
This set of Universe gs came with a formation. When used, it could trap something or protect ones residence.
Aside from these, they had another function. One could use them as formation gs. Using them whenying other formations would make the process easier.
Formation gs were items forged by cultivators of the Immortal Epoch. The forging method no longer existed.
Now, formations were normallyid with Spirit Stones, Astral Cores, and other kinds of energy stones or crystals.
If one had formation gs, one could save immensely on resources and even make the formation both more convenient and more powerful.
Xiao Chen set his own spiritual imprint on the g in his hand. Then, he waved his hand, and the other seventy-one gs turned into beams of light that quickly merged with the one he held.
Not bad, in the future, no matter if its trapping someone or protecting myself, this set of formation gs would be very useful. If I learn toy more formations, I can put it to greater use.
After putting away the Universe gs, he revealed a faint smile on his face. Having taken stock of everything else, he shifted his gaze to that ck beast-skin letter.
Chapter 822 - Seven Wills
Chapter 822: Seven Wills
The primary objective of this trip was to find out more about the seven thrones origins and whether they could form the state of cycles after merging, then upgrade to the will of cycles, to resist Chu Chaoyun.
After opening the letter, Xiao Chen read it carefully. His expression kept changing. The letter detailed some of the Evil Kings experiences andprehension on the martial path.
However, it spoke more of a desire for the great Dao. As an absolute expert of the Ancient Era, he stood at the highest level. However, the higher one went, the more they would revere and fear the world. The more one understood, the more insignificant one would feel.
The Evil King expressed in an extremely certain tone that there was definitely a higher realm above Sovereign Martial Emperor. The peak of the martial way did not stop at his level.
However, the Evil King could not make that breakthrough. The people who managed to break through had all disappeared mysteriously.
As for the seven thrones, the letter contained very clear records. They were actually a Cultivation Technique the Evil King obtained from the Mirage Immortal Pce called the Cycle Arts.
The cultivator needed toprehend seven willsmassacre, ruin, destruction, despair, pain, death, and griefand thenprehend the true meaning behind them. After merging them, one would sessfully cultivate the Cycle Arts.
The strength of the Cycle Arts far surpassed that of any current Heaven Ranked Martial Technique. Every time one will was sessfullyprehended, it would turn into a throne.
Since the Evil King left behind seven thrones, he had sessfullyprehended seven wills. However, he had not managed to merge them, which meant that he had failed at cultivating the Cycle Arts.
ording to the letter, a tool was still needed for the seven thrones to merge. Furthermore, this tool was still in the Mirage Immortal Pce.
For the sake of finding that tool and bing an existence surpassing that of a Sovereign Martial Emperor, the Evil King had activated a forbiddennd within the Mirage Immortal Pce that he could not clear.
This was where the letter ended; there was nothing more after this. However, Xiao Chen could make a rough guess at what happened after this.
The Evil King must have failed and somehow managed to escape extreme danger. He incurred an injury that he could not recover from and died suddenly.
Xiao Chen folded up the letter and could not stop frowning. There was no trace of the glory of a Sovereign Martial Emperor in the letter at all.
This letter was replete with reverence for the great Dao, the pursuit of the martial way, and the unknown future. There was also indescribable loneliness.
It gave Xiao Chen a better understanding of a Sovereign Martial Emperor. Ten thousand years ago, the strongest Sovereign Martial Emperor since the Ancient Era had been unrivaled, a person who was peerless in the Kunlun Realm.
The Azure Emperor had probably been even lonelier than the Evil King. Xiao Chen wondered if his reverence for the great Dao had been as intense as the Evil Kings?
The great Dao was filled with difficulties. Was there really a peak? For the first time, such a doubt appeared in Xiao Chens heart.
Xiao Chen stopped entertaining these useless emotional thoughts for now. Then, he organized the information he obtained from the letter.
As he had expected, the seven thrones could merge, and the merger of the seven states was indeed the state of cycles.
This state surpassed a higher-level stateit was a supreme state that pointed to the great Dao.
However, merging the thrones required a tool. For now, Xiao Chen did not know what the tool was. All he knew was that it was in the Mirage Immortal Pce.
The Mirage Immortal Pce had not appeared for many years already. Even if it appeared, with Xiao Chens strength, he would not be able to protect himself even in the periphery.
In the end, all these problems led back to the original solutionquickly advancing to Martial Sage. Without a Martial Sage cultivation, thinking about all these was moot.
Xiao Chen hoped that when he returned to the Supreme Sky Sect, there would be news from Ying Qiong. Otherwise, he would have great difficulty advancing to Martial Sage within a year.
It had only been two years since Xiao Chen came to the Kunlun Realm. Along the way, his cultivation increased rapidly, rising from Martial Monarch to peak half-Sage. However, he was still slightly behind the geniuses of the other races.
The other races aside, the three Holy Scions had already been peak half-Sages for more than three years.
Xiao Chen tidied up everything. He did not intend to remain in the Primal Chaos Domain and was ready to take the transportation formation back to the Central Province in the Tianwu Domain. He would make further ns after arriving in the Tianwu Domain.
Just as Xiao Chen opened the doors, urgent footsteps resounded in the corridor. A waiter of the inn, who appeared to be an ordinary man, ran towards him.
Might I inquire if this sire is Young Master Xiao Chen of the Supreme Sky Sect? the waiter asked when he arrived closer.
When Xiao Chen checked with his Spiritual Sense, he verified that this person was indeed just an ordinary person who had not even condensed a Martial Spirit. He replied calmly, That would be me. Did someone send you to deliver a message?
The waiter did not state his business immediately. He maintained his smile and said, Indeed, someone asked this little one to bring a message. However, Young Master Xiao Chen, can you verify your identity first?
This is my identity medallion in the Supreme Sky Sect. It should be enough.
Xiao Chen handed over his identity medallion. He felt rather suspicious. He wondered whichrge faction could find him so quickly in the Primal Chaos Domain.
The waiter checked and concluded there was no mistake. Then he said, Haha, it is indeed Young Master Xiao Chen. Miss Ying Qiong sent us to deliver a letter to you. Please take a look.
Xiao Chen felt excited as he epted the letter to take a look. After a while, he revealed a smile on his face. Finally, he had word of the ming Sun Fruit, Heavenly Dragon Flower, and Three Sage Grass.
When he looked up, he saw that the waiter had already taken his leave without him realizing it. He burned the letter and rushed down the stairs.
Xiao Chen, why are you smiling so happily? What does the letter say? Ao Jiao asked curiously from the Immortal Spirit Ring.
Not stopping his steps, he smiled faintly and replied, We are not returning to the Supreme Sky Sect yet. We will go straight to the Profound Domain and find Ying Qiong. She already collected all three main ingredients of the Breaking Sage Pill.
Ao Jiao giggled, That is indeed worth being happy about. Congrattions!
Xiao Chen kept smiling and did not speak further. Just as he was about to reach the first floor, his expression changed slightly. Suddenly, he moved back a little and hid in the stairway.
Whats wrong?
Nothing. Xiao Chen smiled gently and exined calmly, Just met an old friend. Remember Zong Zhenghao, the loose cultivator who won the bid for the broken Thunder Wood Sword in Hunluo Citys Flourishing Heaven Pavilion? He is currently on the first floor.
Ao Jiaos expression changed. She asked, Whats wrong? Are you afraid of him causing trouble?
Xiao Chens lips curled up as he said, Afraid of him causing trouble? I am going to look for trouble with him now. I should have dealt with him already in Hunluo City. It is time to retrieve the remaining part of the Thunder Wood Sword.
In the first floor of the inn, Zong Zhenghao exuded a baleful aura. He wore robes of sackcloth and ate expressionlessly. It seemed like he had not led an easy life recently.
Compared to Hunluo City, this Primal Chaos Domain was chock full of experts. The harshness of this environment surpassed that of Hunluo City. The evil loose cultivators of all five major races gathered here.
With Zong Zhenghaos peak Inferior Grade Martial Sage cultivation, gaining status as he had in Hunluo City was impossible.
After Zong Zhenghao exited the inn, he left the city. Along the way, he frowned a few times but did not say anything. He simply kept walking until he reached a deste area outside the city.
After following me for so long, isnt it time to reveal yourself?
Zong Zhenghao released all his baleful aura and revealed a murderous intent in his eyes. He unleashed all his Heavenly Sage Laws and started absorbing Spiritual Energy continuously.
He instantly raised his aura to its peak as he spoke expressionlessly to the front.
Whoosh!
A figure shed in the air. Then Xiao Chennded firmly on the ground. He smiled gently and said, Your eyes are very good. Do you still remember me?
You?
Doubt flickered in Zong Zhenghaos eyes. He quickly checked his memory, and the doubt vanished. A look of greed reced it as he said, So, it is you. Are you here to deliver the Myriad Heaven Divine Fist to me? Sorry to trouble you for that. Even after I ran to the Primal Chaos Domain, you still followed me over.
Sorry, Im here for your life.
Xiao Chen took out the seventy-two Universe gs and formed hand seals, quickly activating the formationid within them. The gs flew out swiftly and stabbed into the ground.
Instantly, a formless barrier separated the area around them, within a radius of five kilometers, from the outside world, guaranteeing that Zong Zhenghao had no way to escape.
Zong Zhenghaos expression did not change at all. He watched Xiao Chens actions coldly, and the greed in his eyes thickened. He said, Universe gs. These are things that can no longer be found. Brat, you really have a lot of treasures on you.
Hehe, youvee just at the right time for me to have a great feast. I havent managed to get anything in the Primal Chaos Domain these days.
Zong Zhenghaos figure shed, and an overwhelming baleful aura spread out. As he punched, the ck Heavenly Sage Laws behind him formed a demonic shadow that made him look extremely sinister.
The umtions of older-generation Martial Sages in cultivation were extremely horrifying. With more than a hundred years of cultivating, even if they werecking in Cultivation Techniques or states, the vast and pure cultivation of the younger-generation geniuses could not make up for the difference in experience.
If Zong Zhenghao had run into another genius half-Sage, with his peak Inferior Grade Martial Sage cultivation, he would probably have defeated the genius. Unfortunately for him, he met with Xiao Chen.
When facing this punch with its overwhelming aura, Xiao Chen did not move back at all. He circted the Myriad Heaven Divine Fist, Deities Descending, and counterpunched.
Bang!
The demonic shadow behind Zong Zhenghao shattered while he went flying back a hundred meters. His Qi and blood surged, and he had a strange expression.
When Xiao Chen fought with the old man with the family name Liu, he had gained a much clearer understanding of the strength of a peak Inferior Grade Martial Sage. Deities Descending could definitely overwhelm the other party.
Without giving the other party much time to be shocked, Xiao Chen drew his Lunar Shadow Saber. Instantly, thunder roared, and the immortal will of thunder surged out.
By punching Zong Zhenghao back, Xiao Chen suppressed Zong Zhenghaos momentum. Then Xiao Chen unleashed the might of his will, forcing Zong Zhenghaos momentum to plummet further, not giving him any chance to make aeback.
Xiao Chenunched move after move of the Lightning Tribtion Saber Technique, attacking continuously.
Rumble!
Before the constant thunder and the pressure of the will, Zong Zhenghao started to show openings after a hundred relentless attacks.
Move after move, Xiao Chen did not fear shing head-on. Zong Zhenghao had his trump cards, but so did Xiao Chen. His Dragon Subduing sh firmly suppressed the other party.
This counter instantly shattered Zong Zhenghaos trump cards. This was especially so for thest moveDouble Dragons ying with Pearl. Unable to dodge this move, Zong Zhenghao suffered a body blow.
Furthermore, the Lightning Tribtion Saber Technique was no weaker than a Heaven Ranked Saber Technique. Xiao Chen used it freely as he pleased, clearly very well practiced with it. He wielded it like an ordinary Saber Technique, executing it continuously without pause.
After another hundred moves, Zong Zhenghao could no longer endure the internal injuries he umted and thought about fleeing. As for Xiao Chen, he had attained a Rank 2 Sage Body, so he was obviously in better shape than Zong Zhenghao.
Chapter 823 - Demonic God Blood Sacrifice
Chapter 823: Demonic God Blood Sacrifice
After executing a secret art, Zong Zhenghao soared into the air, trying to flee the battle and stop fighting with Xiao Chen.
Bang!
After reaching a height of one kilometer, Zong Zhenghao ran into a formless barrier and crashed back down heavily. His expression turned horrified.
When Xiao Chen saw this scene, he smiled coldly and sheathed his saber. All the remnant electricity in the air amassed to form a purple Lightning Talisman.
Xiao Chen pointed his finger and sent out a purple beam of light. The characters for immortal flowed on the talisman. Zong Zhenghao, who justnded, could not react in time. The talisman broke his weak protective Quintessence shield easily.
Pu ci! A bloody hole appeared in Zong Zhenghaos chest. He howled somewhat in dissatisfaction as he staggered towards Xiao Chen. However, before he could take ten steps, he toppled over.
The purple talisman returned to Xiao Chens sea of consciousness. Then he made a pulling motion with his hand, and the Universe gs turned into beams of light, returning to him.
For his first time using the Universe gs, they were rather effective. He smiled faintly and retrieved Zong Zhenghaos spatial ring and rummaged through it.
Finally, Xiao Chen found the broken half of the Thunder Wood Sword. He could not help but heave a sigh of relief; he had feared that Zong Zhenghao had already melted down the broken sword. In that case, finding it would not have any more meaning.
Retrieving the broken half of the Thunder Wood Sword was purely for Ao Jiao and no other reason.
Ao Jiao revealed herself and yed with the broken sword that Xiao Chen handed to her. She had an expression of reminiscence, but the sorrowful cast from before was gone.
She had already ced the Thunder Emperors matter at the back of her mind. It became just a memory, something she could think about without feeling grieved. One always had to keep looking forward.
Hehe, this half of the Thunder Wood Sword has plenty of good materials. Do you really intend to give it to me and not melt it down?
Ao Jiao whirled the broken Thunder Wood Sword all over her hand, moving it around expertly like she had grown another limb.
Xiao Chens lips twitched, and he pretended to be angry. Am I that selfish in your eyes?
Ao Jiao giggled, Hehe, Stupid Master, you know yourself quite well.
I suddenly feel like changing my mind. If I melt it down, I would be able to get one or two more materials for upgrading the Lunar Shadow Saber.
Dream on. How could I return something given to me? It was mine, to begin with.
The two bickered happily as they quickly left the area, heading for the Profound Domain where the Ying n was.
Naturally, Xiao Chen could not rely on his own strength to travel to the Profound Domain.
Given the vastness of the Kunlun Realm, without even considering the boundless sea, one had to be at least a quasi-Emperor before one could rely on ones own strength to go everywhere unhindered.
This restriction was due to the spatialposition of the Kunlun Realm. Once ones speed reached a certain level, one could not go faster. One had to be able to tear through space. If one simply tried to go faster, they would encounter more resistance and would waste more energy.
A Martial Sage would not be able to sustain this.
After traveling in a roundabout manner, Xiao Chen returned to the Central Province of the Tianwu Domain.
Due to the imminence of the Demonic God Blood Sacrifice, the peak factions in the Primal Chaos Domain changed drastically. All the factions prepared to take advantage of the chaos to earn big.
For the sake of that operation, all of them expanded their territory to try to strengthen themselves.
Several cities with transportation formations became tightly controlled. Only after spending a lot of effort did Xiao Chen finally find a way out, getting to use the transportation formation after paying arge sum.
However, while he was grappling with this problem, a few things happened that showed him the true danger of the Primal Chaos Domain. This ce was and where people of the five major races and some ancient remnant races gathered.
With thebat prowess of an Inferior Grade Martial Sage, one could not do as one pleased. Otherwise, ones life would be in danger.
This ce was indeed a heaven for loose cultivators. They did not have to hold back or fear righteous cultivators. He whose fist wasrger was right.
The strong grew stronger and the weak, weaker. The principle of the survival of the strongest applied here, on cruel disy daily.
After seeing the horrifying umtions of some major factions, Xiao Chen felt somewhat worried. If the Demons were to choose the Tianwu Domain to break through during the Demonic God Blood Sacrifice, it would be a disaster for the humans. In the front would be the Demon army and behind the loose cultivators waiting to take advantage of the situation.
However, there was still some time to prepare. Based on the news Xiao Chen obtained, this Demonic God Blood Sacrifice was at least ten years off.
Nevertheless, ten years was not really long. From his own experience, six years could pass without him realizing it. ording to this world, he was twenty-three years old.
Even so, to Xiao Chen, the matters of six years ago were like yesterday.
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As a Sovereign Noble n, the Ying n had sunk their roots in the Profound Domain for several tens of thousands of years. Their faction could be found all over the Profound Domain, more or less simr to the Martial God Pce.
However, when it came to peak experts, the Ying n could notpare to the Martial God Pce.
After Xiao Chen arrived in the Profound Domain, he flew continuously, rushing directly to the headquarters of the Ying n in Qin City. This city was even more immense and majestic than Supreme Sky City.
Apparently, the name of the Sky Dome Realms Great Qin Nation had something to do with this Qin City.
Although this city was the Ying ns headquarters, it was still open to outsiders. The entire metropolis was extremely bustling. The number of businesses here far surpassed that of Supreme Sky City.
After donning a ck cloak and entering the city, Xiao Chen rushed to thergest inn in Qin City, the Heavenly Water Inn.
Upon his arrival there, Xiao Chen gave some instructions to a waiter and followed him to a VIP booth.
Dear guest, please wait for a moment. Our Young Miss will be here soon. In the booth, the waiter addressed Xiao Chen with a respectful expression.
Having waited for around four months already, Xiao Chen was not afraid of waiting a while longer. He waved his hand to dismiss the waiter and took out the painting of the Azure Emperor drawing the saber to look at, as he had nothing to do.
He was already inured to that feeling of dying. Now, he could remain absolutely calm before this painting, as still as a mountain.
In that mysterious space, the person in the painting broke every move that came his way.
In the time it took to brew two pots of tea, Xiao Chen heard footsteps. He carefully put away the painting and waited quietly.
Young Master Xiao, it has been about four months, yet you became so cautious. This is really not your usual style.
Creak! The door slowly opened, and Ying Qiong walked in wearing phoenix robes and a faint beautiful smile.
Xiao Chen removed his hood and said calmly, The other three Sovereign Noble ns see me as an eyesore. I have to be more cautious whening to the Profound Domain.
Ying Qiong sat across from Xiao Chen, her alluring figure looking very charming. She revealed a deep look in her eyes as she smiled. The descendant of the Azure Emperor, the first rank of the Proud Son of Heaven Ranking, how can you not attract attention?
Xiao Chen did not wish to dwell on this topic. He quickly directed the conversation to the business at hand You went back on our agreement. It is two monthster than the agreed time.
Ying Qiong revealed a mischievous expression on her pretty face. She smiled craftily and said, This is not considered as reneging on the agreement. If you did not want two sets of ingredients, I would have everything prepared long ago.
Normally, breaking an agreement would require the person who broke it topensate the other party. Clearly, Ying Qiong did not want to suffer from such a disadvantage.
Xiao Chen did not wish to argue with her. He took out his half of the core Great Roc Spreading Wings Painting. Then he said, Take them out. It is going to take a long time to refine the Breaking Sage Pill. I dont have much time to waste.
Ying Qiong did not drag things out. With a flip of her hand, three brocade boxes appeared before her, floating quietly in the air. She flicked her finger, and the boxes opened.
A heavy medicinal fragrance immediately wafted out. Xiao Chen extended his Spiritual Sense and easily verified that the three herbs were real.
Good, you did not cheat me. You are indeed somewhat capable. You managed to bring me the three main ingredients, Xiao Chen said indifferently.
Ying Qiong smiled faintly and did not make any further moves. She said, Hand over your half of the core painting piece first, and I will pass the three main ingredients to you.
Xiao Chen raised his eyebrows. He asked, Whats wrong? You dont trust me?
Haha, then do you trust me?
Indeed, these two did not trust each other. This girl tricked Xiao Chen once in the Star Grave Pce. Naturally, he would not let this happen again.
Although half of the core painting piece would not allow Xiao Chen to advance to Martial Sage, it was still very useful. Ying Qiong feared that Xiao Chen would go back on their agreement once he obtained what he wanted.
For the sake of secrecy, Ying Qiong had not brought many people with her. Given Xiao Chens many means, she would not be able to detain him.
Xiao Chen entered deep thought. After muttering to himself for a while, he said, Very well. Since that is the case, how about we both push the item in our hands to each other at a constant speed?
Ying Qiong did not hesitate over this idea. That is fine with me!
Xiao Chen raised his hand and pushed the faintly glowing core painting piece, propelling it at a slow speed.
Ying Qiong did the same with the three brocade boxes, gradually sending them forward.
Although the distance was less than half a meter, the four items flew at a speed slower than a snails. After several minutes, the treasures of both sides approached each other.
Xiao Chen and Ying Qiong both heaved a sigh of relief. Once the items crossed the middle, they would be able to obtain what they wanted.
Bang!
As the two stared at each other with their full attention, someone burst through the doors to the booth. Xiao Chens and Ying Qiongs expressions changed, both of them quickly reiming their items.
The person who barged in was an old woman with high cultivation. Xiao Chen checked her out and sensed that she was at least a Medial Grade Martial Sage.
Ying Qiong appeared more flustered than Xiao Chen. She had a gloomy expression as she helped the old woman up. Whats going on?
Young Miss, leave quickly. The people outside are all dead already. I will not be able to hold on for long, the old woman said, coughing and vomiting blood. Clearly, she suffered from severe internal injuries.
Whoosh!
Figures shed outside the door. An old man in yellow appeared. He smiled coldly and said, Thinking of leaving? You think that is possible?
Ying Qiongs expression changed. She eximed, Third Uncle! Why is it you?!
Unexpectedly, the person who arrived was Ying Qiongs third uncle, a person with high authority in the n and immense strength.
The old woman struggled to get up. After pushing Ying Qiong back, she said, Leave! Quickly! Dont bother yourself with this old me.
Ying Qiong struggled internally for a moment. She already gained a rough understanding of what was going on. She leaped backward and flew towards the window of the booth.
Chapter 824 - Martial Sage Deathsworn Warriors; Surrounded
Chapter 824: Martial Sage Deathsworn Warriors; Surrounded
Suddenly, Ying Qiong remembered Xiao Chen. She looked to where he was but saw no one there. Before the old woman came in, Xiao Chen already left silently.
Seeing this scene, Ying Qiong could not help but curse in her heart. To think thisdy still thought about him! This fellow bolted even faster than a rabbit.
Whoosh!
Ying Qiong jumped out of the window. This ce happened to be behind the Heavenly Water Inn, a deste ce where few people passed.
The moment Ying Qiongnded, she saw Xiao Chen standing in front, frowning. She quickly took a few steps forward and mercilessly started hitting Xiao Chen.
After venting some of her frustration, she asked in a huff, Arent you able to run very fast? Why are you not running anymore?!
Xiao Chen smiled bitterly and did not reply. He only looked around. Ying Qiong followed suit and saw that all the nearby roofs had a masked man standing on them.
These masked men were dressed entirely in ck with a purple venomous scorpion embroidered on the chest of their clothes, and only their eyes were exposed. They all held weapons, and their gazes were cold like they were dead.
Ying Qiong sucked in a deep breath of cold air as she stared fixedly at the purple venomous scorpion. She muttered, These are the Martial Sage deathsworn warriors of my Ying n. Ying Fan, you are good. You really dared to take action.
Xiao Chens expression was extremely unsightly as well. He quickly tried to think of countermeasures. There were a total of five of such people with cultivations of varying standards within Medial Grade Martial Sage.
If there was only one, Xiao Chen would have no problem fleeing on his own. If he worked with Ying Qiong, they might even be able to defeat him.
However, there were five Medial Grade Martial Sages. Furthermore, they were deathsworn warriors that the Ying n had invested a lot of wealth to raise. There was no need to think about this; there was no way he could go against them. If all of themnded one killing move on him each, no matter how strong his physical body was, it would turn into a meat paste.
However, Xiao Chen did not have much fear in his heart. He had the will clone of the Supreme Sky Emperor. In times of danger, it woulde out automatically. It would be able to kill the five before him easily.
However, Xiao Chen could use the will clone only once. The Supreme Sky Emperor spent a lot of effort and energy to condense this will clone. He would not be able to condense a second one for him.
It would be Xiao Chens final trump card. Unless he had no other choice, he absolutely would not use it.
Xiao Chens lips curled up in a gentle smile. Miss Ying, this time, you really dragged me into trouble. How about we split up here? I will not hold you ountable for this inconvenience.
Clearly, this group of people was here to kill Ying Qiong. This attack was due to an internal conflict of the Ying n. Such matters were not rare. For the sake ofpeting to be the heir of the n, it was inevitable thatrge factions would sometimes go to extremes.
A Sovereign Noble n that had survived for a long time would have even more benefits. Hence, such matters would be even rifer.
If the two split up, the pressure each would face would be significantly less. Their chances of escaping would improve considerably.
After Xiao Chen said this, an electric light shed under his feet. Then he leaped into the air. However, a certain fragrance came from behind him. Before he could dodge, a weightnded on his back.
A pair of arms clung around Xiao Chens neck; it was Ying Qiong hanging on to him from behind.
Before anyone could say anything, Xiao Chen used the explosive speed of Thunder Dragon Steps and broke through the Martial Sages encirclement. Five strong attacks surged towards him along with a strong berserk wind.
Each of these attacks was significant. If any of themnded, Xiao Chen would not find it easy to bear. He maintained an absolute calm as he executed Thunder Dragon Steps at full power. As electric light shed, he traveled three kilometers with one step.
The five ck-d men gave chase unhurriedly, moving up and down as they sent out various attacks inbination,unching them continuously at Xiao Chen.
Even though Xiao Chen tried to flee at full speed, he had to keep changing directions to dodge the attacksing from behind. Furthermore, he still had to carry a girl on his back. Hence, his speed dropped by one kilometer a step.
Now, he could only move two kilometers per step. The five people behind them maintained a tight chase, attacking him with powerful Martial Techniques.
The five ck-d men shot all sorts of resplendent multicolored lights into the air, causing space to fluctuate and form ripples spreading out.
The shock waves pulverized the buildings in the city.
Clearly, the mastermind of this ambush had nned this out long ago. Along the way, Xiao Chen did not see a single person at all. Most likely, this entire area of the city was sealed off.
For the mastermind to have managed this, it definitely had to be someone in the upper echelons of the Ying n. That person had steeled his heart and gone all in to kill Ying Qiong.
The five men behind closed in on them. Now, Xiao Chen could no longer dodge as easily. Some of the attacks even brushed by his shoulders.
Miss Ying, how long are you going to hold on to me? If you still do note down, I will have to fling you off. Xiao Chen felt helpless about this beauty on his back. He had never seen such a carefree girl before.
Ying Qiongs hot figure pressed tightly against Xiao Chen. Any man would react to this, so Xiao Chen ended up enduring bitterly.
When Ying Qiong heard hisint, she could not help but cling to Xiao Chen even tighter. She said anxiously, If not for trying to help you keep your cover, thisdy would not have brought only two guards with me in the first ce. Whatever you say, you have to take responsibility for this.
Naturally, Xiao Chen did not believe Ying Qiong. After narrowly dodging an attack, he said with a cold expression, Come down. If not, I will really get rough.
Ying Qiong smiled faintly and squirmed gently behind Xiao Chen. Her action instantly caused a big problem. He could distinctly feel two full, well-developed lumps rubbing against him.
Xiao Chen lost focus and lost control of his Quintessence, falling from the air.
Hehe, Young Master Xiao, lets see how rough can you get. Ying Qiong tilted her head slightly and blew a breath of hot air at Xiao Chens face. Whether you believe it or not, todays matter is your fault. If not for trying to protect your secret, I would not have brought only two guards. No matter what you say, you have to take responsibility. Forget about trying to leave me behind.
Xiao Chen took in a deep breath and slowly descended from the air. He gently drifted down andnded on the ground. He said calmly, Alright, I cant endure it anymore. You cane down. I guarantee your safety today.
Ying Qiong shook her head vigorously like her head was a rattle. She dered, Im noting down. Never! The moment Ie down, you will leave me behind. How can I be a match for five Medial Grade Martial Sages?!
Xiao Chen smiled helplessly. He grasped her wrists with his hands and gently pried them apart. He said softly, Come down. Since I already promised you, I will definitely keep you safe.
For some unknown reason, maybe it was the sincerity or perhaps Xiao Chens direct personality, his words sounded very convincing.
He continued prying gently and pulled Ying Qiongs hands apart. Then he put her down and said, Stand behind me and dont do anything.
After that, Xiao Chen turned around and looked coldly at the five people quickly flying over. He patted his chest, and the Void Projection Painting appeared in his palm.
His actions stunned Ying Qiong, filling her with some horror. Why did Xiao Chen stop? Facing five Medial Grade Martial Sages was no different frommitting suicide.
Just when she wanted to step forward to stop Xiao Chen, his indifferent orders reached her.
Dont move. Just stand there.
Hu chi!
A surging icy sword Qi tore through the air and spread out. Everywhere it passed, snow fell. The air turned frigid, so cold that it induced shivering.
Before the sword Qi arrived, a cold wind whistled in already. A chill spread out from Xiao Chens feet, moving towards his chest and freezing his arms and legs, making it hard for them to move.
Xiao Chens Heavenly Sage Laws surged around, flowing like a purple electric river all over his body. They thoroughly eliminated all the coldness in his body.
He flipped his hand, and the Void Projection Painting unfurled. A red light shed, and a scarlet lotus me leaped out of the painting into his palm, shing with that cold sword Qi.
ording to legend, the Scarlet Blood Frost me was one of the evilest mes in the world. Although this was just a copy, it contained the Scarlet Blood Frost mes essence. However, its might was significantly smaller.
Pu ci! The scarlet lotus flower immediately stuck onto the surging icy sword Qi and turned into a bloodlike membrane thatpletely covered the sword Qi.
The frost me quickly permeated the icy sword Qi, assimting it in the blink of an eye. Then the membrane turned into scarlet specks floating in the air and swiftly reassembled into the image of a scarlet lotus.
Xiao Chen ignored the shocked ck-d men. He pointed with his finger, and the Scarlet Blood Frost me turned into a Fire Spirit to dy the other party.
He estimated that with the Scarlet Blood Frost mes current rank, if it formed a lone Fire Spirit, it would be about as strong as a half-Sage but with almost no weakness.
Without the suppression of a pure Yang me, even a Medial Grade Martial Sage would have to spend a lot of effort to kill this Fire Spirit, which would dy him for some time.
Before the ck-d men could think, two beams of light shot out of Xiao Chens eyes and formed a Taiji Yinyang me Diagram overhead. The two beams chased each other quickly and materialized Yinyang, four divisions, and the eight trigrams.
Bang! Bang!
Two strong attacks struck this Taiji Yinyang me Diagram giving off a resplendent golden light. A loud sound came from it.
Xiao Chen felt like arge gap appeared in his pool of Mental Energy, like an enormous hole opened in a dam, allowing water to gush out.
However, he managed to block these two attacks. Furthermore, the attacks rebounded at an even more horrifying speed at these two ck-d men.
The killing moves had flown very quickly. Not expecting their own Martial Techniques to rebound at them, two Martial Sages got sent flying over four kilometers by their own Martial Techniques.
Xiao Chen did not stop moving. His expression did not change at all. The Void Projection Painting moved slightly, and an arm came out from within and instantly erged.
The Emperors Might of an absolute sovereign came from that arm. It gently smacked a ck-d man that came charging in, who immediately vomited blood.
After this attack, the arm quickly shrank and returned to the Void Projection Painting. Xiao Chens Mental Energy was now drained. The Taiji Yinyang me Diagram above his head vanished and returned to his eyes.
One more left!
He had knocked back four Medial Grade Martial Sages in a few breaths. Ying Qiong was utterly stunned when she saw this scene. However, onest person seeded in pushing his way forward.
In closebat, with that ck-d mans strength, even if he could not quickly overwhelm Xiao Chen, he would have no problem dying him. Once the others recovered, only death remained.
Thinking of this, Ying Qiong could not help but pale. A wooden umbre appeared in her hand, as she was about to charge forward.
Battle Sage Origins Strength Character Form, thirty-sixfoldbat prowess!
Chapter 825 - The Great Escape
Chapter 825: The Great Escape
When Xiao Chen saw thest person approaching him, his expression remained as calm as still water. He did not panic as all as he put away the Void Projection Painting and summoned out the Lunar Shadow Saber.
Then, while using the Strength Character Form, Xiao Chen executed Soaring Dragon. A vast aura flooded out endlessly from his body. A dragon roared and a strong wind blew.
The surging aura was like thousands of snow mountains copsing, engendering fear in the heart. The ck-d man flying over actually paused in midair temporarily.
Hidden Dragon in the Depths, the gentleman ns before taking action; Soaring Dragon, the dragon soars through the nine heavens, shaking the world!
Xiao Chen took a soft step forward, and a boundless force exploded out. A kilometer-long crack instantly spread out, splitting the t ground in half.
When he drew the saber, a dazzling, resplendent light appeared. He became like an Azure Dragon soaring into the sky. With thirty-sixfoldbat prowess, the roar of this Azure Dragon could strike fear in the heart of a Martial Sage.
How could the ck-d man block the momentum of this attack? A horrifying wound appeared on his chest, and he vomited arge mouthful of blood. This blow sted him back ten kilometers, his survival uncertain.
Although this exchange took a long time to describe, Xiao Chen actually took only an instant to block the attacks of these five Medial Grade Martial Sages and knock them away. Just by raising his hand a few times, he repulsed these five powerful cultivators.
Forcefully suppressing the side effects of using the Strength Character Form, Xiao Chen took out the puppet snake. Then, he bent over and picked up the stunned Ying Qiong before quickly entering the puppet snake.
After knocking back this group of people, he should have enough time to activate this puppet snake.
No one would believe that as a half-Sage, Xiao Chen repelled five Medial Grade Martial Sages with a few waves. However, this truly happened.
The five masked ck-d men slowly recovered. They all had furious expressions as they regrouped.
Between the five was a hole as wide as a bucket. This hole appeared dark and bottomless. They all exchanged nces and saw helpless expressions in one anothers eyes.
With the fives capabilities, they could split mountains or even flip over a small area of the sea. However, burrowing into the ground nimbly like an animal was beyond them.
Of course, cultivators with special Martial Techniques were an exception. There would always be such strange people in the world. However, these five people were not them.
Puppet snake! This fellow actually has a Secret Treasure that is almost extinct! This is going to be troublesome.
It was difficult to get some of the elders still in the n involved in this n. However, that girl still managed to escape.
The five felt flustered. If they let Ying Qiong escape now, once the elders settled the matter in the depths of the starry heavens, the five would not have a good end.
Whoosh!
A wind blew. The expert who killed the old woman beside Ying Qiong arrived before the hole. After he heard about the matter, his face slowly sank.
The old man said hatefully, What an Azure Emperors descendant! To think he dared to spoil my great ns!
Third Elder, what should we do? If we cannot kill the Second Young Miss today, how are we going to remain here?
The yellow-robed old man replied calmly, I will try to think of a method to suppress this matter. Since I dared to make a move, naturally I already made preparations for failure. Go back first.
Seeing the old man remaining calm, the five ck-d men no longer panicked. They could not help but heave a sigh of relief and respectfully took their leave before preparing to return.
Pu ci! An extremely fast saber light shed. The five mens heads flew into the air, their eyes filled with disbelief.
The five had not expected that the countermeasure the yellow-robed old man mentioned was silencing them. They also had not expected this yellow-robed old man to be a grandmaster-level Martial Sage already.
If the five had known, they would have kept an eye out and not exposed their backs to this person.
A figurended. It was that handsome man who had stood beside Ying Qiong during the Sage War. He saw the hole below and frowned slightly. He said, Second Sister, you are indeed lucky. After I paid such a huge price, I did not imagine that an unexpected person would foil my ns.
The yellow-robed old man sighed gently and said, First Young Master, Ill deal with the aftermath. This matter will definitely not implicate you.
The young man entered deep thought. After a while, he stretched out his right hand, and a small bird appeared on his palm. He raised his hand and released the bird. The bird pped its wings and rushed into the hole.
That White Robed desman should not have anybat prowess temporarily after executing that attack. If my Wind Chasing Bird can find them, we should still stand a chance.
The yellow-robed old mans eyes lit up as he said, In that case, lets go and make our preparations.
The young man raised his hand and said, There is no need. Just focus on dealing with the aftermath. I will handle things from here. One step of bad luck can cause everything to fail. Continuing to push on would be going against the heavens. I will just casually send someone over.
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In a forest one thousand five hundred kilometers outside Qin City, the t ground burst open, and a long ck snake came out.
A trap door on the snakes belly opened, and two figures leaped out.
Fine scarlet lines under Xiao Chens skin covered his entire body as if his skin would burst open.
Doing his best to suppress the side effects of the Strength Character Form, Xiao Chen ced the puppet snake back in the Universe Ring. Then he put his hood on again as he watched the hole with a grave expression.
Ying Qiong looked doubtful. However, after a while, Xiao Chen suddenly moved, sending out a sharp saber Qi from his fingertip.
Ka ca!
The Wind Chasing Bird, which was less than half the size of a palm, had just peeked its head out when the strand of purple saber Qi chopped it in half.
That is the Wind Chasing Bird that my eldest brother, Ying Fan, rears. It really is him! Ying Qiong said somewhat coldly.
Previously, she was just guessing. Now that she saw this unique Wind Chasing Bird, she no longer needed any other evidence.
After waiting awhile and not seeing another Wind Chasing Bird, Xiao Chen rxed. Hidden under the hood, the skin on his face slowly split apart, and blood leaked out.
Miss Ying, you are already safe. Can weplete our deal now? Xiao Chens voice quivered slightly.
A pain like stabbing needles came. The side effects that Xiao Chen was suppressing felt like they wanted to burst out like a flood.
Ying Qiong felt something was off. However, this time, she did not hesitate at all but simply handed Xiao Chen the three boxes. When she saw the right hand that he extended, her expression froze.
Your hand
Xiao Chens originally smooth skin had split open all over. Blood leaked out, looking iparably horrifying.
Ying Qiong flung her hand out and triggered a gust of wind. Xiao Chens hood immediately fell back, and she eximed in shock. She could not help but cover her mouth with her small hands; she could feel goosebumps all over her body.
Now, Xiao Chen looked truly terrifying. A spiderweb-like of blood lines covered his face from the blood that leaked out when his skin cracked.
Xiao Chen carefully put away the brocade boxes and pulled his hood back on. Then he tossed out the other half of the core painting piece to Ying Qiong. He smiled bitterly and said, Sorry for scaring you. Theyre just superficial injuries. I will be fine after some rest.
Compared to the previous time he had used the Strength Character Form, he was indeed in a much better situation. He remembered the first time he had used the Strength Character Form in the Sky Dome Realm. That hadpletely consumed all hisbat prowess; he had not even been able to stand up after that.
Being able tost so long this time already far surpassed his expectations. Going by this, he should be able to execute the Strength Character Form properly once after he attained a Rank 4 Sage Body.
A light flickered on Xiao Chens forehead, and a ruddy throne ensconced in a bank of scarlet clouds appeared. He took a deep breath and endured the intense pain. Then he leaped up and finally sat down on the throne.
A scarlet light flickered, and the Massacre Throne carried Xiao Chen off into the distance.
Hu chi!
A pretty figure carrying a wooden umbre descended from the sky andnded on the scarlet cloud speeding away. Xiao Chen blinked. For some reason, Ying Qiong followed him again.
However, even moving his lips caused Xiao Chen intense pain. So he could not be bothered to say anything and let her follow him.
After all, if Ying Qiong wanted to use this opportunity to take his life, the Supreme Sky Emperors will clone would reveal itself when he was truly in mortal danger, instantly crushing her into dust.
As the scarlet cloud carried the throne, flying for fifty kilometers, it left behind a trail of rainbow light. Then, Xiao Chen made itnd at the base of a rock mountain.
This ce was filled with all sorts of strange tall rocks. With nobody here, it was a good ce for recovering and hiding from pursuit.
After Xiao Chennded, he carefully put away the scarlet throne. Then he spent some time using the Universe gs toy a restriction on the area.
Without saying a word, he leaped onto a rock pir and sat down cross-legged. Then he started to deal with the side effects of the Strength Character Form unconcernedly.
As Ying Qiong watched Xiao Chen sit on the tall stone, she had an uncertain expression. Her feelings were extremelyplicated, indescribable.
She now found him even more unfathomable. She simply could not understand what kind of person he was. He was clearly selfish to the point of extreme coldness. However, because he had made her a promise, he had done everything he could, even incurring severe injury, to ensure her safety.
When Xiao Chen was in the Star Grave Pce, he had shed with Yan Shisan without any consideration for the personal repercussions, all for the sake for a Spirit Fox Race girl.
At this moment, Ying Qiong did not know that the most wonderful emotion in the mortal realm was slowly creeping through her barriers like soft hooks, entering her heart and never toe out again.
Three daysfor three whole daysXiao Chen endured excruciating pain. But by relying on his strong physical body, he mostly recovered from the side effects of the Strength Character Form.
The scary cast to his face was gone. His skin was smooth once more. A light flickered in his eyes from his deeper understanding of the Strength Character Form.
Xiao Chen stood up and spat out a mouthful of turbid Qi. Then he put away his cloak and stretched.
The soft cracking of his joints immediately awakened Ying Qiong, who sat on a nearby rock pir with her eyes closed, her emotions somewhat unstable.
She opened her eyes and saw that Xiao Chen had regained his original appearance. Then, she heaved a sigh of relief, and a look of joy shed in her eyes.
Young Master Xiao, many thanks for saving me this time, Ying Qiong said softly with a smile of embarrassment.
Xiao Chen squinted and carefully sized up this girl. Then he revealed an expression of contemtion. After a while, the words he spoke nearly made Ying Qiong vomit blood on the spot.
I could not tell that not only does Miss Ying Qiong have intelligence and exceptional martial prowess but also such outstanding aspirations. This Xiao is really embarrassed and feels inferior.
[Note: Aspirations here is a Chinese pun for chest.]
Chapter 826 - Refining the Breaking Sage Pill
Chapter 826: Refining the Breaking Sage Pill
Given Xiao Chens tone of voice and where he was staring at, as long as Ying Qiong was not an idiot, she would understand what he was hinting at.
Two patches of red immediately burned on Ying Qiongs smooth, fair face in extreme embarrassment. She felt furious and anxious. Her usual calm had disappeared somewhere long ago.
Xiao Chen, you are good. Thisdy waited patiently, guarding you for three days and not working on merging the painting pieces, yet the moment you speak, you are like a venomous snake.
However, Ying Qiong could not think of any retort. She could not bring herself to admit that she was standing guard over him.
She stamped her foot and said frustratedly, Phooey, despicable! Xiao Chen, thisdy misjudged you. You are a bastard with no regard for others at all, a vile person with a venomous mouth.
Xiao Chen smiled slightly and retorted unconcernedly, Thank you for your praise. To be able to gain the praise of the Miss Ying Qiong with vast aspirations, this Xiao feels embarrassed once again.
He purposely emphasized the words vast aspirations, making her face go beet red; she could no longer bear to remain here.
Ying Qiong red at Xiao Chen and then fled into the distance, clenching her teeth.
Ao Jiao, who was within the Immortal Spirit Ring, doubled over inughter. She said, Xiao Chen, since when did your mouth be so venomous? To think you even bullied this weak girl!
Weak girl? Xiao Chen eximed in astonishment, You think a girl that grasped my weakness thoroughly and made me issue a promise is a weak girl?!
Since the very beginning, aside from Chu Chaoyun, she is the only other one who managed to trick me twice.
Ao Jiao thought back carefully and realized that was indeed the case. Xiao Chen was always cautious, thinking things through very carefully. Even when he ventured into all sorts of dangerous ces, he would calcte every step.
Although he encountered much danger along the way, there were very few who actually managed to trick him.
Xiao Chen jumped down from the stone pir and took in his surroundings. He said, Lets stop talking about her. I am going to start preparing to refine pills. This trip is still somewhat satisfactory. I finally collected all the ingredients for the Breaking Sage Pill.
He had not told Ao Jiao the full story behind the secret of the Compendium of Cultivation and where he learned the Immortal Epoch refining methods. He only told her that he found an ancient manual when he was young.
Ao Jiao also knew that everyone had their secrets. Since she had heard that exnation from Xiao Chen long ago, she did not delve deeper.
Xiao Chen waved his hand and sent out some energy. He arranged the rocks around him into a circle,pletely enclosing himself. Then he used saber Qi to carve out a simple stone table and ced all the ingredients on it.
With a flip of his hand, the Azure Dragon Medicine Cauldron appeared. As Xiao Chen ced it on the table and looked at it, the figure of an old friend came to mind.
He wondered how Feng Feixue had been since the day they parted in the Sky Dome Realm. There were too many things that he had not tied up yet. Perhaps it was time for him to make a trip back to the Sky Dome Realm, the ce where everything began.
These thoughts shed in Xiao Chens head for a while before he banished all such distractions. He was not in a rush to refine the Breaking Sage Pills just yet. Instead, he took out ingredients for other pills. He nned to warm up by refining some ordinary pills.
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On another side of the stone mountain, Ying Qiong also cast aside all distracting thoughts and focused on merging the two core painting pieces.
The two did their best for the sake of advancing to Martial Sage as soon as they could. Neithers desire for bing a Martial Sage was weaker than the others.
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The sun rose and set several times. The days under the stone mountain passed very fast. In the blink of an eye, half a month had psed.
Before the stone table, Xiao Chen revealed an extremely excited expression. Two golden pills sat quietly in the jade bottle ced at the outlet of the Azure Dragon Medicine Cauldron.
The Medicinal Pills looked like they were painted with gold. They gave off a fragrance, forming lingering golden clouds around Xiao Chens head.
Naturally, what the jade bottle contained was the Breaking Sage Pill that countless cultivators of the Kunlun Realm yearned for but could not obtain.
Xiao Chen actually seeded with both sets of ingredients, something that even he had not expected.
Normally, the sess rate of refining the Breaking Sage Pill was only fifty percent. That was why Xiao Chen prepared two sets. Even so, if he had been unlucky, he could have ended up with none.
The principle was easy to exin. If ten sets were prepared, ording to the sess rate, there would be five sesses. However, there would be five failures as well.
If Xiao Chen were unlucky, the first two refined would be failures.
However, this time, his luck surprised even himselftwo consecutive sesses.
Xiao Chen flung his arm out and swept away all the remaining ingredients on the stone table. Then he ced a Breaking Sage Pill on his palm and slowly calmed his excited heart.
The Breaking Sage Pills greatly increased the chances of advancing to Martial Sage. However, they did not guarantee it. The more critical the moment, the more one could not be careless.
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On a stone pir, Ying Qiong wiped the sweat off her forehead. When she looked at the perfectly merged core painting piece before her, she revealed a gratified expression.
She could not help but look up to check out Xiao Chens situation. When she saw the golden misty clouds in the sky, she said softly, Auspicious clouds turning golden. This is a mysterious phenomenon found only in legends. It looks like he really managed to refine the Breaking Sage Pill.
However, the Breaking Sage Pill did not ensure a breakthrough to Martial Sage. Could Xiao Chen grab hold of this opportunity?
Ying Qiong looked away and focused on the core painting piece. Whether she could be a Martial Sage or not depended on this.
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Xiao Chen sat down cross-legged on the stone table. Then, without hesitating, he ced a Breaking Sage Pill in his mouth and slowly crushed it with his teeth.
The Medicinal Pill tasted slightly bitter, definitely not a delicacy. However, a fragrance spread in his mouth, clearing up his mind.
After Xiao Chenpletely crushed the pill, he swallowed.
Boom!
Like a zing me burning, his face immediately turnedpletely red. Then, berserk energy spread out from inside, quickly flooding his entire body.
Xiao Chen calmed himself and slowly gathered the scattered golden energy. As he struggled, he started to gain control over this peerless berserk energy.
In not panicking when things happened, simply dealing with things calmly, Xiao Chens strong mentality came into y at this moment, giving him great results.
The berserk Medicinal Energy of the Breaking Sage Pill turned into a surging river. Xiao Chen controlled this river to pound at the bottleneck of peak half-Sage.
Amidst the formlessness, the Door of Sages, which Xiao Chen had seen many times before, appeared before him. The crack in the door widened, and a faint radiance issued forth. The mysterious world beyond it beckoned to him at this moment.
Bang!
Under his control, the gushing golden river rammed the bottleneck of half-Sage for the first time.
The Door of Sages shook for a bit but did not move at all. Xiao Chen felt his internal organs jolt, and blood leaked out his mouth.
Naturally, by using a Medicinal Pill to forcefully break through to Martial Sage, there would be a price to pay. The churning of his internal organs and the paining from his flesh were the manifestation of this price.
Now that Xiao Chen had gotten this far, retreat was no longer an option. He could only persist in charging forward. Once he broke through, there would be a vast world before him.
If one retreated in fear, one would be doomed to mediocrity, no longer fated for the great Dao.
After crashing several times, the Medicinal Energy of the Breaking Sage Pill began to diminish. Xiao Chen persevered, hot-blooded and never retreating; he did not think of giving up at all.
Such gambles are hard toe by. Some people do not even get the chance to make this gamble. I, Xiao Chen, am lucky to obtain the Breaking Sage Pill. How can I simply give up?
Boom!
The bottleneck of peak half-Sage suddenly shattered. After trying several times, Xiao Chen suddenly felt rxed.
It was like someone gently pushed that Door of Sages in the formless world. It opened up, and a bright light came from inside.
Xiao Chen wiped away the blood on his lips. An indescribable wild joy appeared on his face.
Sess! He had finally broken through peak half-Sage. The Door of Sages opened. At this moment, he shed his mortality and became a Sage. At the age of twenty-three, he already advanced to Martial Sage.
A bright light shone, and boundless Spiritual Energy spread out from his body, forming a multicolored pir of light rushing to the sky.
A thumb-width-thick bright purple Heavenly Sage Law appeared behind Xiao Chen, and then, another one.
Now that he had entered the Martial Sage realm and could turn all his Quintessence into Heavenly Sage Laws, he would be able to use the Heavenly Sage Laws even more freely.
From here on, Inferior Grade Martial Sages no longer had any advantage over Xiao Chen.
More Heavenly Sage Laws continued to appear. As electric light flickered, they banded together, looking like a lightning-shaped river gushing without end.
Xiao Chen suddenly opened his eyes. His eyes looked as deep as autumn waters, emitting an intelligent light filled with spirituality.
One kilometer away, a multicolored light encased Ying Qiong. She opened her eyes almost at the same time as Xiao Chen. Her originally pretty face glowed brightly, looking even more beautiful.
This timing was rather coincidental. One after another, Xiao Chen and Ying Qiong advanced to Martial Sage, almost simultaneously.
However, the changes to Ying Qiongs body was much more than Xiao Chens. She was not a cultivator who tempered her body. The moment she attained Martial Sage, her physical body sessfully advanced to Rank 1 Sage Body, a vast upgrade.
Xiao Chens physical body had long been a Rank 2 Sage Body. His advance this time only pushed his Rank 2 Sage Body to the peak without any breakthroughs. Not much difference was visible.
On the other hand, Ying Qiongs skin became as soft as water, looking very picturesque and beautiful. Her previous aura of nobility became holy, pretty and pure.
With a flip of Xiao Chens hand, the Lunar Shadow Saber appeared in his left hand. An intent to fight burned in his eyes as he looked at Yin Qiong.
The mysterious wooden umbre appeared in Ying Qiongs dainty, jadelike hands. She grasped it tightly and pointed it at Xiao Chen. A simr intent to fight lit up in her eyes.
These two were not going to fight to the death. They just wanted to familiarize themselves with their new strength after advancing to Martial Sage. The two were each others ideal opponent, very suitable for them to test their strength on.
Electric light shed underfoot as Xiao Chen drew the Lunar Shadow Saber. The Heavenly Sage Laws behind him took in the ever-present Spiritual Energy to the fullest.
With the purple Heavenly Sage Laws, there was no need to filter the Spiritual Energy; it all turned into lightning-attributed energy flowing into Xiao Chens body like a vast river gushing endlessly.
Chapter 827 - Martial Sage Duel
Chapter 827: Martial Sage Duel
What powerful energy! The speed of conversion is also faster than I expected.
Xiao Chen rejoiced in his heart. When he waved his hand, a bright, flickering purple saber light flew out into the air.
Dang!
The umbre moved gently. Ying Qiong urately struck the weak point of this saber light. The gentle water-attributed energy in her body flowed slowly and silently. However, it was constant and endless.
Xiao Chen raised his eyebrows and praised the move in his heart. Then, his figure quickly executed the foundational moves of the Lightning Tribtion Saber Technique.
A purple light shed on Xiao Chens forehead. The light of his will together with the berserk lightning-attributed energy formed a strong might that pressed down on Ying Qiong.
When he swung his saber down, lightning tore out of the clouds in the sky. This attack seemed like lightning ripping through the air with great momentum.
Ying Qiong did not panic. She opened up the umbre in her hand and moved all the water-attributed energy at her disposal, not leaving a single drop behind.
When the umbre opened, a one-kilometer-long dome of water appeared, forming an enormous barrier and firmly covering Ying Qiong within.
Seen from a distance, the dome of water in the air looked like a humongous umbre opening together with the umbre in Ying Qiongs hand.
The berserk energy in Xiao Chens saber struck this dome-shaped water shield and immediately scattered into sparks crackling and flickering nonstop.
Ying Qiong smiled faintly at easily dealing with Xiao Chens attack. Her right hand made a twisting motion, closing up the wooden umbre.
The water umbre in the air closed up as well. However, it did not disappear. Ying Qiong thrust the wooden umbre forward, and the closed water umbre became like a long spear stabbing at Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen dodged in an instant. The water spear brushed by his shoulders and pierced deep into the ground.
The two quickly exchanged moves in midair, both familiarizing themselves with their strength after advancing to Martial Sage.
Compared to Xiao Chen, Ying Qiong appeared at ease. However, from the very start, she did not have many chances to counterattack, mostly just doing her best to defend.
After another hundred moves, Xiao Chen had executed the Lightning Tribtion Saber Technique several times. The might of the Earthly Lightning Tribtion, Heavenly Lightning Tribtion, and Divine Lightning Tribtion all at least doubled.
However, Ying Qiongs umbre clearly had a great origin to it. Its defense was simply heaven-defying. Even after receiving the three great Lightning Tribtions over and over, it was still unscathed.
Just when Xiao Chen prepared to execute Double Dragons ying with Pearl, Ying Qiong put away her umbre andnded on a stone pir below. She said, Thats enough. If we keep fighting, Im going to end up humiliated.
Xiao Chen sheathed his saber and put it away. He stared at that umbre and asked, What is this umbre called? It is a good umbre.
Having designs on my Continuous Heavenly Rain Umbre? You dont cultivate the Gentle Water Art. Even if I gave it to you, it would be useless. Ying Qiong propped the wooden umbre against her right shoulder as she smiled.
Continuous Heavenly Rain Umbre Xiao Chen did not know what grade of Secret Treasure it was. However, It was at least an early King Grade Secret Treasure. In the past, Ying Qiong did not seem like she could bring out most of this Secret Treasures power.
Even now, Ying Qiong does not seem capable of utilizing the full power of the Continuous Heavenly Rain Umbre. Otherwise, she would have been able to block seventy percent of my strength.
Xiao Chen quickly analyzed in his heart. All the disciples of therge ns probably had King Grade Secret Treasures. He had to be careful in the future, when he faced the disciples of Sovereign Sects or Sovereign Noble ns.
Without replying to Ying Qiong, Xiao Chen made a pulling motion with his hand. The seventy-two Universe gs he had scattered everywhere, deeply buried in the ground, quickly returned to his hand.
Ying Qiong gently jumped down andnded before Xiao Chen. She said, Hehe, lets go.
Her suggestion stunned Xiao Chen slightly. He smiled and said, Im returning to the Supreme Sky Sect. Are youing with me? Could it be that you no longer have a ce to stay in the Ying n?
Ying Qiong found his question strange. So she said, Return to the Supreme Sky Sect? Could it be that you were not rushing to advance to Martial Sage for the Sage Mark Monument that activates once every ten years? It will activate in another half month, but you are just going to return?
Sage Mark Monument? Ao Jiao, what is that?
This was the first time Xiao Chen heard of the Sage Mark Monument. He could not help having doubts, so he asked Ao Jiao about it.
The Sage Mark Monument is going to activate? Xiao Chen, it looks like you will not be able to return for the time being. The Sage Mark Monument is in the unending Kunlun Mountain Range. It has existed since the Ancient Era and activates once every ten years. Anyone who can carve their name on it is qualified to enter it.
There are many treasures inside. Furthermore, even if one fails to obtain a treasure, there will be no danger. At worst, one will just be sent out. If one is lucky, one might get a few Sage Grade Secret Treasures.
Only Inferior Grade Martial Sages may carve their names on it. Of course, it is another matter whether one can sessfully carve their name on it. In other words, since the beginning of this Sage Mark Monuments existence, being able to carve ones name on it has been a glory acknowledged by peak cultivators.
When Xiao Chen heard Ao Jiaos exnation, he entered deep thought. Originally, he intended to think of a way to visit the Sky Dome Realm after returning to the Supreme Sky Sect.
Then, he would tie up all the loose ends and see the people he knew. After that, he would be able to fully focus himself on the martial path, charging towards the Martial Emperor realm.
Unexpectedly, he came upon the activation of the Sage Mark Monument, which made him hesitate.
Ao Jiao egged Xiao Chen on. Lets go. Back then, Sang Mu also carved his name on it. Furthermore, it was ranked together with the Azure Emperor. Dont you wish to see how high you can carve your name?
Those demonic geniuses of the various races were stuck at the half-Sage realm for many years already. After the opportunity provided by the Heavenly Dew Divine Spring, they are bound to have be Sages already. Now that the Sage Mark Monument is going to activate, it will definitely attract all of them.
Most importantly, there might be Spirit Veins in there. Look at the Lunar Cassia Tree inside the Immortal Spirit Ring. It will take another three hundred years to mature at this rate. If we have a few Rank 1 Spirit Veins, it could mature in three to five years.
The final sentence tempted Xiao Chen. When fighting for Spirit Veins outside, he would have topete with grandmaster-level Martial Sagesa hopeless proposition.
If this Sage Mark Monument really had Spirit Veins inside, he was very confident of getting them, so long as he faced only Martial Sages of the same grade.
Seeing Xiao Chen mumbling to himself, Ying Qiong seemed to recall something. She said, Youve only been in the Kunlun Realm for about two years. It is not so strange that you have not heard of the Sage Mark Monument.
Xiao Chen denied that, saying, Ive heard a little about the Sage Mark Monument. However, arent you afraid of your n finding you if you make a big disy of yourself?
Ying Qiong smiled with some disappointment and frustration. The internal conflicts of arge n are not as straightforward as you imagine. The next time I meet Ying Fan, we might even appear to be closer than ever.
Xiao Chen frowned slightly. He had hinted that he wanted to part here. Given this girls intelligence, she should understand that he did not want to get involved in some unnecessary trouble.
Conflicting emotions shed in Ying Qiongs eyes. However, she revealed a faint smile on her face.
Come on. The Kunlun Mountain Range cuts across the Profound Domain. It is so long that we do not know exactly how long it is. Without me leading the way, no matter how much you ask around, you will not be able to arrive at the right ce within half a month.
Dont bother asking me. It has been so many years. How could I remember the way? Furthermore, most regr Martial Monarchs would not know where the Sage Mark Monument is. You will have to travel with her.
Ao Jiaos innocent words from within the Immortal Spirit Ringpletely extinguished Xiao Chens final hope.
The Kunlun Mountain Range stretched from east to west, spanning the entire Profound Domain. Aside from the main peak that Xiao Chen went to previously, there were countless others.
Even if one spent ten years doing so, one would not be able to walk around all the peaks. The Sage Mark Monument would be like a drop of water in ake.
Xiao Chen was rather fortunate; he still had Ying Qiong to follow. Otherwise, no matter how much he asked about it, he would end up going round in circles, wasting a lot of time.
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In the endless mountain peaks, a towering stone monument stood upright, piercing the clouds, in the middle of a seemingly ordinary teau nestled among the mountain peaks.
Mountains of varying heights surrounded it. However, they were all at least five kilometers tall. Clouds wreathed them, and birds and beasts filled them.
Many cultivators of the various races stopped at the summits of these peaks. These were all Martial Sages; there were even some who were not Inferior Grade Martial Sages.
These non-Inferior-Grade Martial Sages auras were hidden and drawn out. They were probably idle older-generation Martial Sages or the elders of the various sects and ns. Their primary purpose was to see how much the younger generation had grown.
To these older generations, the degree of fame did not matter. It simply could notpare to the distinct practicality of this Sage Mark Monument.
Could one carve their name on it? How high could one carve their name? Could one surpass the experts famous in history, experts whose names had passed down for hundreds of years?
This mark served as actual proof of ones talent. Otherwise, one would merely be a fake genius, and ones fame, all just vanity.
This was because all the famous geniuses in history, since ancient times, had left their names behind on this monument; history had proven their glory.
The matters of these geniuses, akin to that of legends, emphasized the extraordinariness of this Sage Mark Monument all the more, making it even more famous.
Many cultivators gathered at the foot of this Sage Mark Monument. A rough count gave at least three thousand. Without exception, all of them were Inferior Grade Martial Sages. These were all cultivators waiting to carve their names on the Sage Mark Monument.
However, most of them were obviously middle-aged. There were even quite a lot of old men. Very few were youths.
However, the older-generation experts and the cultivators who came to watch all focused on the youths.
Their attention was for no other reason than these youths being the main characters in this Sage Mark Monument activation. The old and middle-aged men were all secondary.
Even if these side characters were not satisfied in their hearts, they could not change this fact.
Those who could be an Inferior Grade Martial Sage before the age of thirty were definitely demonic geniuses. Such a scene would only appear in an age of geniuses.
In a normal age, just one of these youths would no doubt be an absolute proud son of heaven leading the age.
These people looked young, but they could easily defeat those of higher cultivations, not to mention these ordinaryte-stage Inferior Grade Martial Sages.
Even Medial Grade Martial Sages would not be able to do anything to these youths in singlebat. If they were not careful, they might even fall and tarnish their reputations.
One hundred meters around the stone monument, a faint golden barrier stopped people from approaching.
Chapter 828 - Peacock King
Chapter 828: Peacock King
The thickness and energy of the barrier were weakening visibly. Once the barrier disappeared, the gathered Inferior Grade Martial Sages could start carving their names on the monument.
Xiao Chen and Ying Qiong both wore cloaks to conceal their identity. They hid within the crowd and looked around.
There were very few of the younger generation hereonly four. Of the four, Xiao Chen recognized only one. It looked like Di Wuque, Wang Can, Kong Yuan, and the others had yet to arrive.
The person Xiao Chen recognized was Yan Shisan, who wore ck and held the Heavenly Ice Sword in his hand. He stood at a corner with a stern expression as he stared at the Sage Mark Monument.
Yan Shisan had been a half-Sage for many years. It was no surprise that he had advanced to Martial Sage with the opportunity from the Heavenly Dew Divine Spring.
With some introductions from Ying Qiong, Xiao Chen got to know who the rest of the four were. They were all geniuses of other races. The powers behind them were simr to the human races Sovereign Noble ns.
Xiao Chen paid close attention to a bare-armed man. If he was not mistaken, this person became a Martial Sage through body tempering.
This person was a Corpse Race cultivator called Kui Dou. ording to Ying Qiong, he had relied on only his physical body to advance to Martial Sage.
Kui Dous ancestor was the famous Iron Hand Sovereign of the Profound Domain, a legendary character that had relied on his physical body to cultivate until Sovereign Martial Emperor. However, he had left the Corpse God Pce long ago and set down roots in the Profound Domain along with his n.
As for the others, they did not leave a deep impression on Xiao Chen. Of course, that was not to say they were not powerful. They just did not have any distinctive characteristics that made them memorable to him.
For these people to advance to Martial Sage before the age of thirty, they were all definitely major characters.
The descendant of the Peacock King, Kong Yuan, is here, Ying Qiong said suddenly. The person with him seems to be the Spirit Fox Kings descendant, Yuan Xu.
Xiao Chen looked over and saw a handsome man in blue beside Kong Yuan. The appearance of that man had the unique elegance of Silver Moon Spirit Foxes.
This person was even more handsome than Xuan Yu, whom Xiao Chen had met. However, he had a Sovereign bloodline, which diluted the soft and gentle aura of the Silver Moon Spirit Fox Race and made him look more charming.
I heard that he is stronger than Kong Yuan. When the Heavenly Dew Divine Spring was opened, he happened to be at a crucial point in his breakthrough to his fifth tail, so he could not rush over in time, Ying Qiong whispered to Xiao Chen.
Of the five major races, the Fiend Race was the most numerous but also the weakest, because they had only two known Sovereign Martial Emperorsthe Peacock King and the Spirit Fox King.
When the two descendants of the Sovereign Martial Emperors arrived, all the Fiend Race Martial Sages followed their lead and stood behind them.
The Spirit Fox King and the Peacock King were highly respected in the Fiend Domain. Naturally, their progenies were respected as well. Everyone in their race ced their hopes on them, relying on them to bring glory to the Fiend Race by carving their names on a high spot.
Whoosh!
A cold wind blew above. Eight ethereal spirits carrying a white pnquin descended. This would be the top youth of the Ghost Race.
Qing Cheng, the Ghost Race girl who once scared Xiao Chen, walked out from the pnquin. Then, another three youths followed her out.
After some thought, Xiao Chen concluded that Qing Cheng must have given a lift to the demonic geniuses of the Ghost Races younger generation. Although the Ghost Race was few in number, four people showed up. In a way, this attendance showed how much stronger the Ghost Race was inparison to the Fiend Race.
The Inferior Grade Martial Sages of the Ghost Race here all gathered behind these four people and chatted with each other in whispers.
These were not all. The demonic geniuses of the younger generation kept oning, one after another.
A momentter, the Corpse Races and the human races younger generations arrived at almost the same time. From the Corpse Race, Xiao Chen recognized only Wang Can, whom he fought before. He did not know any of the rest, although he had seen them once at the Heavenly Dew Divine Spring.
Those on the human side were all familiar to him. As expected, the three Holy Scions had used the opportunity from the Heavenly Dew Divine Spring to break through the bottleneck that had hindered them for many years, advancing to Martial Sage.
Aside from these three, there were members of the original seven giants, the three who soaked in the Heavenly Dew Divine SpringBai Wuxue, An Junxi, and Shui Lingling. They had also relied on the opportunity from the Heavenly Dew Divine Spring to advance to Martial Sage.
Xiao Chen heaved a sigh of relief. If not for the Breaking Sage Pill, which allowed him to advance to Martial Sage early, this group of people would have surpassed him.
After all, he had been a half-Sage for less than a year. Compared to An Junxi and the others, who had all remained stuck at half-Sage for at least four years, he had much less umtion and experience.
Hence, Xiao Chen had not been in a position to rely on the Heavenly Dew Divine Spring, which raised his talent andprehension abilities, to break through the bottleneck.
If he had another year, he would have been able to break through to Martial Sage without the Breaking Sage Pill, no inferior to this group of people. However, by then, it would have been toote. The Sage Mark Monument would activate again only ten yearster.
Hu chi!
A golden light shed. Di Wuque and that white-haired girl led thirteen Inferior Grade Martial Sages of the Deity Race to descend on the scene.
The flickering light drew everyones gazes.
The leftover Deity Race cultivators all revealed fervent expressions as they quickly gathered behind Di Wuque and the other Deity Race demonic geniuses.
Xiao Chen felt astonished. The Deity Race was truly ridiculously strong. Di Wuque and the white-haired girl had long been Martial Sages already and were now peak Inferior Grade Martial Sages.
Aside from these two, the other thirteen people who soaked in the Heavenly Dew Divine Spring were now all Martial Sages as well.
Furthermore, the Deity Race obviously had more people than any of the other races.
Strange. Wasnt it said that a descendant of the human races Azure Emperor appeared? Why do I not see him? Is he not a Martial Sage yet?
Several people started mumbling in doubt when they failed to see Xiao Chen, even though the golden barrier before the Sage Mark Monument was weakening and all the various demonic geniuses had gathered.
Naturally, Xiao Chen, who was keeping a low profile in the human group, did not hear these discussions taking ce in the surrounding peaks. At such a distance, he would need to send out his Spiritual Sense before he could hear them.
He wore a cloak mainly because he wanted to avoid trouble. He did not want the three Sovereign Noble ns to know of his movements.
As for what Ying Qiong was thinking, he did not know and could not be bothered to think about it.
However, Xiao Chen listened carefully to the discussions of the Martial Sages around him. After a while, he had gained a much better understanding of the Sage Mark Monument.
As long as cultivators got within a hundred meters of the Sage Mark Monument, they would feel a strong pressure, which came from the mysterious power inside the stone monument.
This pressure was not a generic pressure. Not only would it affect a cultivators mental state, but it also ced restrictions on flight. The higher one flew, the more pressure one would feel.
The higher one carved his name, the more outstanding one was.
However, one might also fail to carve ones name at the height they could reach. Inscribing ones name was not simple, either.
When the Sage Mark Monument activated in the past, many ambitious people wanted to carve their names as high as they could. So they blindly flew as high as they could manage.
However, as these people carved their names, they could not endure the pressure. Before they finished, they got repelled and lost their chance to leave their names.
Furthermore, the name carved on the stone monument would not necessarilyst forever. If a cultivator did not be a Martial Emperor, the name on the Sage Mark Monument would disappear after a thousand years.
If one managed to be a Martial Emperor, the carved name would turn purple, disappearing only after five thousand years.
Only when one became a Sovereign Martial Emperor would ones name turn golden andst forever, never to disappear.
Under the hood, Xiao Chen gazed at the indistinct stone monument obstructed by the barrier, an expression of interest in his eyes.
The stone monument was slightly more than three kilometers tall. If it had not been erected on this teau, its height would look very ordinary among the many peaks of the Kunlun Mountain Range.
However, this stone monument recorded all the famous experts of the Martial Epoch.
One stone monument for the entire Kunlun Realm.
Just at this moment, the barrier vanished. The slightly-over-three-kilometer-tall Sage Mark Monument revealed its true face. From where the cultivators stood, they could see the names on it clearly.
The most eye-catching ones were the golden names high up. These names glittered in the sunlight.
Each name was a legend. When the cultivators saw a golden name belonging to their race, no matter who was it, they felt anticipation, reverence, respect, and pride.
These golden names also attracted Xiao Chens first nce. However, his second nce shifted to the bottom of the stele.
Compare to the golden names above, these names below did not stand out at all.
These names were far more cluttered, at least a few hundred times more so. They were like the base of a pyramid.
As ones gaze rose, the clutter decreased. At the height of one kilometer, each row had only ten names at most.
The middle of the over-one-meter-wide stele appeared extremely sparsely inscribed. This one-kilometer height was a separation point. Only after this point would one start to see some purple names.
At two kilometers was another separation point. From there on, most of the names were purple leavened with the asional golden name.
Golden lights flickered. Even amid the purple names, the golden light stood out very clearly. When it appeared, one would notice it right away, forgetting about the names around it.
Xiao Chen continued to raise his gaze. Then, he fixed it at the three-kilometer height, where there were only two names. One was the Thunder Emperors and the other, the Azure Emperors.
There were still another three hundred meters above this point, to the top of the stele. However, the hundred meters above the Azure Emperors name was nk.
No names appeared there. However, past these hundred meters was arge number of glittering names densely packed together.
Each row had at least twenty names, just as packed as the bottommost row of the stele.
Someone who understood the history of the Kunlun Realm and the Martial Epoch would not find this sight strange.
The stele represented the entire Kunlun Realm. There was no falsehood to this. Those densely packed names one hundred meters above the Azure Emperor represented the peak of the Ancient Era, when there had been as many Emperors as the clouds, when Sages filled the streets. It had been a glorious period rife with Sovereign Martial Emperors.
Chapter 829 - The Legendary Martial Gods
Chapter 829: The Legendary Martial Gods
The hundred meters of nk space represented the weakening of the various races after the War of the Emperors in the Savage Battlefield. Every race suffered a sharp decline, and the peak of martial cultivation never returned.
Only ten thousand years ago did the person who waster named the strongest Sovereign Martial Emperor since the Ancient Era appear. Only then did the empty space at the three-kilometer height get a name carved on it.
Compared to the people from the Ancient Era, those of the current era were still significantly weaker. That had been a golden age. The names of those legends were names that even the Azure Emperor could not approach.
However, the prestige of the Azure Emperor and the Thunder Emperor surpassed that of Sovereign Martial Emperors from over ten thousand years ago.
The hundred meters below the two names were nk as well; there were no names at all. Only another hundred meters lower were there some rare purple or golden names.
Compared to the Azure Emperor, the Thunder Emperors golden name was clearly dimmer. The Azure Emperors name was as bright as the stars. However, the Thunder Emperors name was just an ordinary golden.
After seeing so many names, Xiao Chen guessed that the glow of the name had something to do with that persons strength. The Thunder Emperor had died mysteriously, soon after he advanced to Sovereign Martial Emperor. Naturally, the Thunder Emperors strength was notparable to the Azure Emperors at his peak.
Seeing the two names next to each other, Xiao Chen pitied the Thunder Emperor. If not for bad luck, the Thunder Emperor might have been the second Azure Emperor today.
Densely filled rows of golden words covered about a hundred meters towards the top of the Sage Mark Monument. However, at its topmost hundred meters, no one could make out a single name.
Everyone could see only vague scars. Who left these scars and when were they left?
Where did these people go? Where were they now? This had always been a mystery of the Kunlun Realm. Several people guessed that the people who left marks on the top of the Sage Mark Monument became the legendary Martial Gods.
However, no one had ever seen a Martial God in this world. The legends concerning Martial Gods were mostly records on documents. Most of these documents were unverifiable.
To all the cultivators, Martial Gods were just an illusory legend.
The shock that the Sage Mark Monument gave the crowd lingered for a long time. After one finished viewing the stele, it was like they had experienced the entire history of the Martial Epoch.
Only muchter did someone recover their wits. That person gently leaped and arrived before the stele to try to carve his name.
So long as one was sure to have a spot, naturally the higher ones name was, the better. Everyone had some vanity andpetitiveness.
Many people leaped up to try. Soon, someone passed the one-kilometer point. Names appeared at increasingly higher heights.
However, no one managed to cross the threshold of two kilometers even after a long time.
A few middle-aged cultivators tried but ended up failing. They vomited blood when theynded on the ground, losing even their right to enter the Sage Mark Monument.
A figure shed andnded below the Sage Mark Monument. When everyone saw this persons appearance, the cultivators preparing for their attempts immediately stopped what they were doing and looked at him.
The Peacock Kings grandson, Kong Yuan, is about to make a move. It looks like he will be the first to break the record of two kilometers today.
All those who crossed two kilometers became Martial Emperors. This person soaked in the Heavenly Dew Divine Spring and will definitely be a Martial Emperor within a hundred years. Two kilometers should not be difficult for him.
I wonder, how much higher than two kilometers can he go? Back then, the Peacock King seemed to have left his name at the height of two and a half kilometers.
The higher one flies, the more pressure one feels. For every ten-meter advance after two kilometers, the pressure will double. Furthermore, one has to stay in midair as they carve their name. This is difficult for anyone.
It is hard to say how high he can reach.
As the first of the younger generation to make a move, Kong Yuan received the attention of not only the cultivators around but also that of the cultivators watching from the surrounding peaks.
Hu chi!
Kong Yuan did not hesitate. He pushed off the ground and soared into the air. He did not feel any pressure for the first kilometer. After the first kilometer, his expression turned grave, and his speed decreased visibly.
By one and a half kilometers, Kong Yuans eyebrows were tightly knitted together. Evidently, the pressure was already considerable.
However, this was Kong Yuan, after all. He did not disappoint the crowd but crossed the threshold of two kilometers. The many cultivators of the Fiend Race all revealed smiles.
However, Kong Yuan did not show any intention of stopping, continuing to fly higher. Now, his face looked scrunched up as he clenched his teeth tightly.
Sweat covered Kong Yuans forehead. Every increase in ten meters became strangely difficult. The Fiend Race cultivators all could not help sweating, starting to feel nervous for him.
When Kong Yuan finally reached the height of two and a half kilometers, he saw a familiar name. That was his grandfathers name, one of the two Sovereign Martial Emperors of the Fiend Domain.
He rxed his expression slightly, revealing a smile. He stopped in midair, and a short sword appeared in his hand. Then, he carved his name beside the Peacock Kings, stroke by stroke.
Rock fragments flew out and a light shone. The Fiend Race cultivators cheered thunderously.
When Kong Yuan finished thest stroke, a beam of light pierced his body, relieving him of all the pressure he suffered.
As the Fiend Race cultivators looked on, watching Kong Yuan with eyes full of hero worship, he slowlynded on the ground.
Unexpectedly, the moment he made his move, he managed to rank together with the Peacock King. Todays younger generation is truly unbelievable.
Kong Yuan, the first of the younger generation to make a move, managed to attain such a height. Not only did this make all the Fiend Race cultivators rejoice, but the others also became excited.
What nonsense!
The person who spoke was the body temperer that Xiao Chen had paid special attention to earlier, the Iron Hand Sovereigns descendant, Kui Dou.
Kong Yuan had reached such heights, and yet someone looked down on him. He could not help demanding angrily, Kui Dou, stop boasting and running your mouth off. If you have the guts, go and surpass me now.
Kui Dou showed off the bulging muscles on his bare arms, revealing perfect curves. As he looked at the names on the Sage Mark Monument, he said, Now is the age of geniuses. If one used the old standards to evaluate themselves, one would just be underestimating ones self.
Kong Yuan smiled and retorted, What is the point of saying so much? Like I said, if you have the guts, then go and surpass me now.
The Iron Hand Sovereign and the Peacock King were both famous Sovereign Martial Emperors of the present age. They were very strong, and they dominated wherever they went. Hence, the sh between their descendants immediately attracted the attention of many people.
Kui Dou said calmly, There is no need for you to mention it. I am about to go and give it a try myself.
He leaped forward and arrived before the Sage Mark Monument. Then, he stomped on the ground and shot up into the air.
Kui Dou shot up like an arrow. By relying on the explosive power of his strong physical body, he instantly passed the height of one kilometer. He kept flying until the two-kilometer height, where he slowed down.
A cold smile shed on Kong Yuans face. The true test began now. A body temperers explosive strength might be strong, but in the end, this was a battle of attrition.
Once Kui Dous explosive force ran out, the formless pressureing from the Sage Mark Monument might press him down instantly.
However, before the smile on Kong Yuans face could set, Kui Dou pushed off the air and soared up once again, rising another five hundred and fifty meters in one go.
Kui Dou surpassed Kong Yuan by fifty meters. He used his hand as a de to inscribe his hand quickly. When he finished carving thest stroke, his body trembled, and then hended firmly on the ground.
Seeing the name fifty meters above his on the Sage Mark Monument, Kong Yuan paled in disbelief.
The many older-generation Martial Sages on the surrounding mountain peaks, who hade to watch the excitement, all became excited. The phrase the younger generation will surpass us in time urred to all of them.
After this, the various geniuses of the younger generation started breaking various records of the older generation. People continuously carved their names between the height of two thousand five hundred meters to two thousand nine hundred meters.
In the previous activations of the Sage Mark Monument, those who could carve their names above two kilometers were highly regarded and called absolute geniuses.
However, the current scene was an eye-opener. Several people maintained a low profile. Nevertheless, when it was time to leave their names, they shocked everyone.
Xiao Chens eyes did not remain idle under the hood. Taking advantage of this chance, he paid attention to the hidden experts of the various races.
Leaving ones name behind was not the purpose. The real purpose was obtaining all sorts of treasures and Spirit Veins after entering the Sage Mark Monument.
After observing for a while, Xiao Chen discovered some secrets. He noticed a man with a mark on his forehead near the four people from the Corpse Race.
This person remained silent, but Wang Can seemed strangely polite and modest with him. asionally, Wang Can would lower his head and say something to him.
The mark on this persons forehead looked like a flowera very strange flower. Xiao Chen thought that it resembled the legendary Departed Spirit Flower. However, he did not remember it that well and could not be sure.
There was the girl called Qing Cheng from the Ghost Race. Xiao Chen had long since been paying attention to her. After he advanced to Martial Sage, he found her even more unfathomable.
The Fiend Races Kong Yuan might have had his name surpassed in height repeatedly. However, Xiao Chen, who had seen him make a move before, did not feel that Kong Yuan was any weaker than the others.
That day, Kong Yuans casual palm strike had blocked abination Martial Technique of thirteen Deity Race experts. It had made a deep impression on Xiao Chen.
However, the person who drew more attention from Xiao Chen was that handsome yet pretty man beside Kong Yuan, the descendant of the Spirit Fox King, Yuan Xu.
The Deity Race cultivators are going to make their move!
Just at this moment, a cry interrupted Xiao Chens thoughts. He turned his head and saw that the thirteen white-haired Deity Race cultivators had all arrived below the Sage Mark Monument.
Whoosh!
Light burst out, and the thirteen people charged up together. As everyone watched, they quickly surpassed two and a half kilometers.
Cries of surprise resounded. This feat stunned the people present. Half of the people who could leave their names above two and a half kilometers became Sovereign Martial Emperors.
Did this mean that the Deity Race would have at least six Sovereign Martial Emperors in the future?
Stone fragments flew out. These thirteen people had flown to a height of two thousand and nine hundred meters before they stopped. Then, they released golden light from their fingers and started to carve their names.
Two thousand and nine hundred meters. Since the Thunder Emperor, no one has managed to carve their names there for several thousand years already.
I heard that these thirteen people advanced to Martial Sage together. The Supreme Deity Sovereign conferred the title Keepers of Light on them. In the Thousand Deity Church, the title Keepers is second only to that of the Protector Elders. This shows that these thirteen people are definitely not ordinary.
Given that just these thirteen are so powerful already, how strong exactly are the Divine Son, Di Wuque, and the Divine Daughter, Tian Youxi?
Chapter 830 - Passing On for Many Years
Chapter 830: Passing On for Many Years
The thirteen Deity Race cultivators made their move, and the atmosphere of the scene immediately became quite animated. Surprised exmations resounded endlessly; discussions continued without pause on the surrounding mountain peaks.
The expressions of the other races all turned unsightly. Since the Deity Race arrived, it had harbored the ambition of ruling the entire Kunlun Realm.
Now that the Deity Race was poised to return to its peak, given its strength, it would suppress the other races.
Whoosh!
Perhaps because they were feeling unconvinced, the human races Yan Shisan, the Fiend Races Yuan Xu, the Ghost Races Qing Cheng, and the Corpse Races mysterious man with the mark on his forehead all made their move when they saw the Deity Race cultivators acting so arrogantly.
On the Martial God Pces side, the strongest of that group, the three Holy Scions, could not endure this disy, either, so they made their move as well.
These people represented the strongest of the younger generation of each race. All of them were demonic geniuses among demonic geniuses. They were all outstanding talents. They were bright, shining stars.
These names would be the legends of every race. However, only this Sage Mark Monument could cause such shining stars to work together.
The cultivators of the various races on the surrounding peaks all held their breath. They all anticipated these seven people working together, hoping that the seven would seed in recovering lost ground.
Two thousand meterstwo thousand five hundred meterstwo thousand eight hundred meterstwo thousand nine hundred meterstwo thousand nine hundred fifty meters The seven people did not disappoint the crowd, sessfully surpassing the thirteen Keepers of the Deity Race.
As stone fragments flew out, sunlight shone on these seven attractive faces. The scene made it seem like what they were carving was not names but a segment of history.
After one thousand years, when all these names turned golden, this story would be a legend, thenter, myths recounted by seeding generations.
The seven expertsnded and returned to their respective races ground. Cheers resounded in the mountains like thunder.
When Di Wuque saw this scene, the light in his eyes flickered. A faint smile appeared on his face as he asked, Tian Youxi, how high do you think I can go?
The white-haired Deity Race girl, Tian Youxi, stared at the highest area of the Sage Mark Monument, the section with the iprehensible marks. She did not answer, remaining silent.
One of the thirteen Keepers beside them answered quickly, Divine Son, your talent is outstanding. You will definitely spread the light and glory of the Deity Race throughout the entire Kunlun Realm. You will at least rank together with that Azure Devil.
Thats right! Back then, that Azure Devil suppressed our Deity Race for more than a thousand years. The Divine Son will surely be able to at least obtain the same rank as him, leading the Deity Race back to our peak.
Back then, when the Deity Race was at the height of their hubris, the Azure Emperor personally killed his way to the Deity Race. He ughteredrge numbers of their experts and even slew four or five of their Deity Sovereigns.
With just the strength of one person, the Azure Emperor pulled the Deity Race down from its peak. After that, he invented the Dragon Tone Art, which allowed the Dragons Gate to suppress the Deity Race for thousands of years.
These feats resulted in the Deity Race nicknaming the Azure Emperor Azure Devil. However, his strength was uncontestable. Even his enemiesthe Deity Racehad to acknowledge it.
Ranking together with the Azure Devil was not a humiliation for them but a great glory. The thirteen Keepers all believed this.
Di Wuque focused his gaze and looked at the golden name on the Sage Mark Monument that belonged to the Azure Emperor. He said, It is time for me to rewrite the legend of the Azure Emperor from ten thousand years ago.
A beam of light shot up. Di Wuque soared into the air. After the seven experts obtained outstanding results, he finally made his move.
The golden beam of light flew up into the air. After passing the height of two kilometers, its speed did not decrease at all. It only slowed down when it approached the height of two and a half kilometers.
The light disappeared, revealing the figure within it. Di Wuque slowly soared higher as the many cultivators watched him nervously. After reaching two thousand eight hundred meters, he continued to climb to two thousand nine hundred meters and still higher. Then he arrived at two thousand nine hundred fifty meters.
When Di Wuque saw the names of the cultivators of the various races, he smiled faintly, pausing for a moment.
Just when everyone thought that Di Wuque could not advance any further, his white hair turned golden, giving off a glow. He roared and quickly charged even higher.
Just from that explosive power, it looked like he would charge beyond the threshold of three kilometers. However, when he reached three kilometers, his figure halted. It seemed like he was suffering from a strong pressure that threatened to knock him down.
Di Wuque stopped thinking about breaking past the threshold of three kilometers. Then, he started to carve his name quickly beside the Thunder Emperor Sang Mus name, inscribing his name one stroke at a time.
Ranking together with the Azure Emperor at the height of three kilometers. Finally, after five thousand years, someone else reached this height.
Therge group of Deity Race cultivators cheered excitedly. Finally, the Deity Race had someone who could measure up to the Azure Devil that haunted their dreams.
The thirteen Deity Race Keepers each sent out a divine light and formed a multicolored bridge in the air that extended to Di Wuques feet.
Di Wuque stood on the multicolored bridge and looked downwards. His gaze shifted around until itnded on the human races group. Then he smiled and said, Sorry, you are all unable to continue the Azure Emperors legend. So this Di Wuque shall do so in your stead.
With his indolent tone and insufferably arrogant words, Di Wuque wanted to utilize this advantage to nt a seed of his invincibility in the hearts of all the demonic geniuses.
Haha! Di Wuque, it is not your turn to say something like that!
Who was it? Who dared to rebut Di Wuque after he ranked together with the Azure Emperor?
The cultivators looked around curiously, trying to find the source of the voice. They only saw a cultivator draped in a ck cloak walk out of the human races group.
Naturally, this was Xiao Chen. He hade to the Sage Mark Monument to obtain the treasures in the stele and, at the same time, see who the true elites of the various races were.
Xiao Chen did not care about who managed to rank high or low.
A long time ago, the Thunder Emperor ced his name next to the Azure Emperor. However, so what of it? Even today, it was clear whose name was brighter.
The height where one carved their names was just symbolic. To cultivators, inscribing ones name had only one practical use, which was to gain entry to the Sage Mark Monument.
Even though all the various geniusespeted over this height, Xiao Chens opinion of it did not change; he would not chase after this empty reputation.
He did not care about this temporary fame. Whether someones name remained on it after ten thousand years, whose name glowed brighter, these would naturally be up to thetter generations to evaluate.
However, this Di Wuque should not have said what he had. How could he be the one to carry on the legend of the Azure Emperor? There were some things that Xiao Chen had to speak up about.
No one could see Xiao Chens face under the hood. Everyone tried to guess who he was.
Our Divine Son is speaking. Who are you to interrupt him?!
Being able to rank together with the Azure Emperor was a glorious thing for Di Wuque. However, someone unknown actually mocked him. Two people from the Deity Race immediately charged at Xiao Chen.
All the cultivators here were Inferior Grade Martial Sages. These two Deity Race cultivators who leaped out looked like middle-aged men.
These two middle-aged Deity Race cultivators had already reached middle-stage Inferior Grade Martial Sage. They both used their Deity Race Mental Energy Martial Techniques, sending them at Xiao Chens sea of consciousness.
In the blink of an eye, the two charged towards Xiao Chen. Their Mental Energy origins turned into ferocious deities and entered his sea of consciousness, trying tomit all sorts of mayhem.
If Xiao Chen could not quickly eliminate the Mental Energy these two sent in, they would be able to throw one punch each and severely injure him on the spot.
A Deity Race cultivators physical body and Quintessence were no weaker than those of a human cultivator. Having strong Mental Energy was just an innate ability of the Deity Race.
Xiao Chen smiled coldly. By sending in such tyrannical Mental Energy into his sea of consciousness, these two people were clearly thinking of turning him into an idiot, crippling him that way.
However, how could his sea of consciousness be so easy to infiltrate?
Two ferocious deities entered Xiao Chens sea of consciousness. Before they could take action, a floating purple talisman shed with a purple light and immediately chopped the two ferocious deities in half.
An electric light burst out, and the halved ferocious deities could not resist at all. They were sted into nothing.
The ferocious deities made up of the twos Mental Energy origins did not even had a chance to retreat before Xiao Chen obliterated them.
Just when the two Deity Race cultivators arrived one meter before Xiao Chen, they suddenly vomited a mouthful of blood. Theirplexions turned iparably pale.
Will of thunder! Retreat! Quick! He already eliminated our Mental Energy origins.
Horror red in the twos eyes. They felt so much regret in their hearts. They had not expected Xiao Chen to have actuallyprehended a will. Furthermore, it was the strong will of thunder that had the most destructive effect on Mental Energy.
If these two had known about Xiao Chens will in advance, they would not have boldly sent their Mental Energy origins into his sea of consciousness to wreak havoc; that was simply a suicidal act.
Trying to run? Its toote!
Since the two were trying to kill him in the first ce, naturally, Xiao Chen would not show them any mercy. Three strands of Heavenly Sage Laws poured into his palm. As he waved his hand, a strong wind pulled the two over.
The Heavenly Sage Laws circted in Xiao Chens body. Then he quickly executed the Kun Peng Fist, which he inherited from the Heavenly Roc King.
A vast shadow appeared before Xiao Chen. That was the legendary divine birdthe Kun Peng.
At this moment, when he executed the Kun Peng Fist with Heavenly Sage Laws, its might increased by severalfold. The vast shadow almostpletely covered the mountain.
pping sounds thundered. A strong wind blew, kicking up dust everywhere. All the people around could not help but close their eyes.
By the time they opened their eyes again, the Kun Peng materialized by Heavenly Sage Laws had already flown to an unknown part of the sky. Nothing more than a ssh of scarlet remained of the two Deity Race cultivators who had been nning to turn Xiao Chen into an idiot. With crushed bones and pulverized flesh, they died withoutplete corpses.
Xiao Chen unexpectedly killed two Deity Race cultivators. The entire ce fell silent as everyones expression turned grave.
Someone had killed the Deity Races people in front of Di Wuque. In this age where no one could resist the might of the Deity Race, even the older generation did not dare to do this.
The surrounding cultivators all looked towards Di Wuque on that multicolored bridge. Then, their hearts sank. There was going to be big trouble.
Di Wuques expression was unreadable. He looked at the mysterious cloaked man and said coldly, You seemed to have attacked rather heavy-handedly.
Xiao Chens expression did not change. His eyes remained as calm as still water as he retorted, Heavy-handed? If I was not capable, my sea of consciousness would have been destroyed. Then, I would have be an idiot.
Chapter 831 - Reverse Scale
Chapter 831: Reverse Scale
If you want to talk reason, I can talk reason with you. If you want to fight, I am willing to apany you. Others may fear you, Di Wuque, but I do not.
Xiao Chen casually flung his hand out and tossed aside his cloak. His white robes fluttered in the wind as he looked calmly at Di Wuque.
It is the White Robed desman Xiao Chen. He advanced to Martial Sage!
Having revealed his identity, Xiao Chen immediately attracted everyones attention. The news of the Azure Emperors descendant turning up had spread from the Tianwu Domain to the entire Kunlun Realm.
When the Sage Mark Monument appeared, many people wondered whether Xiao Chen would be able to make it in time. After all, even if he was the Azure Emperors descendant, he had only been a half-Sage for a short time.
Not many people believed that Xiao Chen would be able to advance to Martial Sage so soon. His participation here today was a great surprise.
No wonder he red up. Di Wuques earlier words really touched his reverse scale.
[Note: To most readers, this term would be familiar already. However, just in case, it is said that every dragon has a reverse scale. This is the dragons weak spot. If anyone touched it, the dragon would get extremely angry.]
Those two Deity Race cultivators deaths cannot wipe out that crime. Charging over when he is riled up is simply asking to die.
However, mocking Di Wuque at this moment is not too wise. Di Wuque has been a Martial Sage for a year already. Furthermore, no one has seen his full power before. Xiao Chen just advanced to Martial Sage; he is probably not a match for Di Wuque.
All sorts of discussion broke out. No one expected such a twist to the matter of inscribing ones name on the stele.
When Di Wuque saw Xiao Chens face, he rxed his expression, as though he had been waiting for him. He smiled and said, As I expected, you have advanced to Martial Sage. However, do you dare to go and carve your name? Show me the strength of the Azure Emperors descendant.
Show me who can truly continue the Azure Emperors legend.
Xiao Chens heart remained very calm. Even when Di Wuque persisted in trying to provoke him, Xiao Chen did not get angry. It was just as he thought to himself before: After ten thousand years, theter generations will be the ones to judge whose light shines brighter.
Xiao Chen had stood out only to express his stance. Indeed, it was not up to Di Wuque to continue the legend of the Azure Emperor.
Di Wuque felt extremely confident as he stood on the multicolored bridge. So long as Xiao Chen attempted to carve his name on the stele, Di Wuques stratagem would ensure that Xiao Chen would fail in front of everyone. Then, Xiao Chens reputation would take a significant hit.
When that happened, not only would Di Wuque be able to suppress Xiao Chens sharpness, but he could also make him fall, never to rise again. The story of the Azure Emperor would then end there, and he would take over the Azure Emperors legend.
Having managed to lure Xiao Chen out with his words, Di Wuque had already aplished half his n. As for the other half, he was waiting for Xiao Chen to fall into his trap.
Di Wuque, it really is not up to you to carry on my ancestors legend and glory. No matter how high you carve your name, it still has nothing to do with the Azure Emperor and nothing to do with this Xiao. I am not the Azure Emperor. I am Xiao Chen.
However, since you want topete, I shall y along.
Xiao Chen said this softly and leaped up. Soon, he arrived before the Sage Mark Monument. The lowest ten meters of the Sage Mark Monument werepletely nk.
No one would inscribe their names here. Even if there was a lot of space, everyone would fly at least thirty to forty meters up before carving their names.
However, these people did not realize that time was merciless. Their names on the stele would vanish, and after they vanished, another person would carve their name there.
After ten thousand years, no matter how high one carved his name, when the name was no longer being there, who would remember you? Even if you managed to be a Sovereign Martial Emperor, with your dim light in contrast to those rows of dazzling golden words, who would take you seriously?
Xiao Chen stood in front of this Sage Mark Monument and before everyones incredulous gazes, he carved his name at the very bottom.
He carved every stroke with extreme seriousness. He was Xiao Chen. Not the Thunder Emperor nor the Azure Emperor.
You only seek to fight for this moment; I will fight with you for life. Lets see whose light will be brighter after ten thousand years, whose name will be remembered then.
One Sage Mark Monument, one Kunlun Realm.
Since the Ancient Era, there had been many Sages, as many as the waves on the sea. Countless heroes and outstanding talents hade before this Sage Mark Monument. However, who would carve their name at the very bottom on their own initiative?
Even cultivators who became Martial Sages after a hundred years would scorn this spot.
All the cultivators around goggled at him. The densely packed crowds on the surrounding peaks were also dumbfounded.
Some people could not understand what had gone on. Others smiled coldly, thinking that Xiao Chen knew that he could not defeat his enemy and was just being pretentious.
There were those who entered deep thought and carefully considered Xiao Chens words. It seemed like they both understood and could not understand at the same time.
Xiao Chens First Senior Sister, Shui Lingling, who was in the human races group, smiled faintly. Her soft, pretty face looked very beautiful. She said, It looks like Junior Brother Xiao Chen is truly wise. As long as one reaches Sovereign Martial Emperor, ones name will never disappear. The stronger one is, the brighter the light is. It has no rtion to where it is carved.
Under a ck hooded cloak, Ying Qiong was stunned by Xiao Chens shocking actions. Only after a while did she smile bitterly andment, This is his style, I suppose. There is indeed no point inpeting over this.
The white-haired Divine Daughter, Tian Youxi, looked away from the highest ce of the Sage Mark Monument and towards where Xiao Chen inscribed his name. Then, she revealed a contemtive look.
As for the most interesting expression, naturally, that belonged to Di Wuque. As he watched Xiao Chen ce his name below, Di Wuque was bbergasted.
Why did he leave his name below? This means that I prepared that n for nothing.
Di Wuques stratagem was to get Xiao Chen to carve his name at a high ce. Di Wuque was confident that he could use his secret technique on Xiao Chen while Xiao Chen was inscribing the stele to make him fall from the sky.
The other Deity Race cultivators might fear the will of thunder, but Di Wuque did not. His cultivation technique was the Supreme Deity Canon, the oldest Cultivation Technique of the Deity Race.
Naturally, when Xiao Chen carved his name below, Di Wuques machinations came to naught. Di Wuques plot to miserably deprive Xiao Chen of the qualification to enter the Sage Mark Monument failed instantly as well.
In Di Wuques opinion, Xiao Chen posed a burgeoning danger. Even though the current Xiao Chen had already advanced to Martial Sage, to him, Xiao Chen was still not strong enough. If they fought, he believed he would still be able to defeat Xiao Chen after putting in all his effort.
What Di Wuque feared was Xiao Chens potential and rapid growth. If one day, Xiao Chen managed to be the second Azure Emperor, then he would thwart the Deity Races n to conquer the entire Kunlun Realm.
If Di Wuques n seeded, he would be able to deal Xiao Chen a massive blow right when Xiao Chen was at his most confident. He would trample on him in front of everyone in the world.
Doing so would surely leave a great shadow in Xiao Chens heart, which would definitely hinder his cultivation.
Unfortunately, Xiao Chens nature foiled Di Wuques n. If Di Wuque had to wait for another simr opportunity, who knew when it woulde?
Di Wuque quickly recovered his wits and smiled faintly. Then he started to mock Xiao Chen coldly.
Xiao Chen, I have really overestimated you. This is all that your courage amounts to? I rank together with your ancestor; I have suppressed all the outstanding talents below me.
You are at the very bottom. What qualification do you have topete with me for life? As the descendant, you look down on your ancestor too much.
The expressions of many people present changed. They had not realized that this Di Wuque had such a poisonous tongue. He used the fact that he ranked together with the Azure Emperor to mock Xiao Chen.
The Deity Race cultivators all startedughing together.
As a descendant, you are already very famous. Some White Robed desman and a bullsheet Azure Emperor descendant. You are merely so-so.
You are just pretentious and trying to make this unnecessarilyplicated. If you are really capable, then go and surpass our Divine Son now.
Xiao Chens lips curled up as he looked at Di Wuque. He said, Di Wuque, I really overestimated you as well. Even if you are stronger than me now, it is just a matter of time before I surpass you.
After that, Xiao Chen pushed off the ground gently and shot up like an arrow, soaring upwards. In the blink of an eye, he arrived at the two-kilometer height without feeling any pressure.
He continued to rocket upwards at a shocking speed. Two thousand five hundred meterstwo thousand eight hundred meterstwo thousand nine hundred meters
Before Di Wuque could even react, Xiao Chen had already passed his name, transcending the height of three kilometers.
The Sage Mark Monument had two kinds of pressure. One was a formless pressure on the cultivators mind, and the other was a pressure acting on the cultivators physical body.
After observing all this time, Xiao Chen had figured out the tricks behind this. His Mental Energy was weaker than Di Wuques while his physical body was weaker than that of the Iron Hand Sovereigns descendant, Kui Dou.
However, of the many people here, only Xiao Chen could merge these two aspects seamlessly.
Since ancient times, only Xiao Chen managed to cultivate both the physical body and Mental Energy to this level simultaneously while at Inferior Grade Martial Sage.
Limited by his physical body, Di Wuque could not pass the threshold of three kilometers. Xiao Chen, however, had no such constraints.
Whoosh! Xiao Chen gritted his teeth and charged up the final three hundred meters. Then hended firmly and stood atop the Sage Mark Monument.
From there, he looked down at the Deity Race cultivators, who all immediately shut up, appearing stunned.
The basis of the Deity Race cultivators mockery was that Di Wuques name was carved higher than his. However, Xiao Chen now stood three hundred meters higher than where Di Wuque put his name.
ording to their logic, the one deserving of mockery was clearly Di Wuque.
The sight of Xiao Chen standing on top of the Sage Mark Monument caused amotion among all the cultivators and the spectators in the surrounding mountain peaks. Their eyes filled with disbelief.
This Damn! What is happening? Did the pressure of the Sage Mark Monument lose its effectiveness?
Am I seeing things? Dont tell me this is real. Xiao Chen is actually standing at the very top of the Sage Mark Monument?
All the older-generation Martial Sages could no longer sit still. All of them flew over, wanting to see what exactly had happened.
Di Wuques expression changed. Earlier, he had gotten on his high horse and forced Xiao Chen to take action. Unexpectedly, he received immediate retribution for that. Xiao Chen quickly moved to the top of the Sage Mark Monument, essentially pping Di Wuques face. Now, Di Wuque could not even take back his words.
Xiao Chen took out a bottle of wine from the Universe Ring and sat down on the Sage Mark Monument as he watched Di Wuque below.
He poured himself a cup and smiled faintly. Di Wuque, all the Ancient Era Sages are below me. Your ancestors grandfather is probably included among them. You are further down from him. Does this mean that you dont even qualify to be a weakling?
When it came to poisonous tongues, Xiao Chen would not lose to anyone. Since the other party spoke that way, he did not need to be polite.
Chapter 832 - Giving a Toast to Your Ancestor’s Grandfather
Chapter 832: Giving a Toast to Your Ancestors Grandfather
Worldly affairs were vtile. Di Wuque had been arrogant, mocking Xiao Chen. Soon after that, he ended up pping himself in the face, not even getting the qualification to be a weakling.
The group of people below could not help a faint bitterugh. This Di Wuque was really unlucky. Word of this incident would probably circte throughout the entire Kunlun Realm.
The Divine Son would never be able to wash away this ck stain on his reputation.
Di Wuque, Ill offer a toast to your ancestors grandfather on your behalf.
Xiao Chen tipped the wine jar over, and a refreshingly fragrant wine poured out in a line, falling downwards.
Di Wuque had already been speechless with frustration. Xiao Chens words tipped him over the edge, sounding like Xiao Chen was saying, You are too weak to do this, so Ill help you pour some wine for your grandfather, instead.
Di Wuques figure shed as he shouted a warcry. His hair, which had previously turned back to white, became golden once more as he charged up.
His Mental Energy was sufficient to resist the pressure, but his physical body was not. After struggling to rise another ten meters, he felt as if his bones would shatter.
Here was the chance that Xiao Chen had been waiting for. His gaze turned cold as he casually tossed away the wine jar in his hand. Then he jumped downwards and kicked Di Wuques shoulder.
Utilizing the eleration from falling from the Sage Mark Monument, this kick was extremely quick. Di Wuque, who was struggling to keep ascending, was caught off-guard and got struck.
Bang! Di Wuque fell all the way down in a sorry state. His body tumbled over a few times in the air. The bones of his shoulder felt like they had shattered.
After this matter, Xiao Chen knew that he had surely be an eyesore to Di Wuque. They would have to settle this grudge eventually. Since a chance to strike him down had presented itself, naturally, he would not miss out on it.
After kicking Di Wuque, Xiao Chen swayed as he endured the pressure, then returned to stand on top of the Sage Mark Monument.
This sight stunned the onlookers. Someone kicked down Di Wuque, an outstanding talent that could move about as he wished in the Kunlun Realm. This feat was something unimaginable, yet it had happened right before their eyes.
As Xiao Chen watched Di Wuque tumble in the air, he could not help harboring some regret. While kicking Di Wuque earlier had felt good, he had failed to inflict any major damage forck of time to put much force into the blow.
Di Wuque pushed against the air, forcefully breaking his fall. For the first time, an irrepressible killing Qi poured out of his eyes. A horrifying aura spread from his body. All the people below were startled to feel a chill.
Split Second Beginning Conscience Sword! Di Wuque shouted and stretched his hand out to point with his finger.
A beam of light shot out from that finger. The sky immediately turned dark. The beam of light served as the only source of illumination in the entire world.
Suddenly, a strand of sword Qi shot out of Di Wuques finger, piercing the darkness of this world.
This sword Qi cut through light and darkness, like the first light of the world. In that instant, it flew towards Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen felt an unprecedented sense of danger. He tilted to the side, and a weak sword Qi brushed past his cheek, cutting a few strands of hair.
Although this sword Qi moved very fast and contained a vast state, due to the suppression of the Sage Mark Monument, its might was almost negligible by the time it reached him.
Xiao Chens expression turned grave, the smile on his face slowly fading away. He looked coldly at the other party. Two peerless people could not exist at the same time. The Kunlun Realm could have only one main character. Today, he had thoroughly fallen out with Di Wuque.
His opponent was very strong. Even exerting his full power, Xiao Chen might not be able to win. However, there was plenty of time. Who could get thestugh? Whose light would shine forever?
The Sage Mark Monument started flickering with a bright light. The many cultivators who were watching the excitement all turned grave.
This light was the sign that the world within the Sage Mark Monument was opening. The Inferior Grade Martial Sages who had not carved their names yet quickly rushed forward to do so.
The killing intent in Di Wuques eyes disappeared. He looked at Xiao Chen atop the Sage Mark Monument and calmly returned to the group of Deity Race cultivators.
Divine Son, dont bother with him. He is just a weakling. How can hepare to you? When a Deity Race cultivator saw Di Wuques sullen expression, he immediately went up to fawn over him, to try and cheer him up.
Di Wuque, who had finally calmed down, suddenly erupted again. He threw a p at this person as he shouted, Scram! Dont ever mention the word weakling to me again!
Seeing that person go flying, the thirteen Keepers of Light all revealed dumbstruck expressions. This fellow really deserved that. It was best not to touch on someones sore spot. At this point, even a fool could tell that Di Wuque was sensitive to the word weakling.
The bright light flickered, showing that the Sage Mark Monument was about to open. There were all sorts of Secret Treasures and natural treasures, as well as Spirit Veins, for the Inferior Grade Martial Sages to obtain.
Such opportunities were rare. All the cultivators of the various races raised their heads and looked around.
Xiao Chen sat atop the Sage Mark Monument and watched what Di Wuque did. He smiled faintly before looking away.
He directed his gaze to the area right below the top. As he stared at the faint marks, he entered deep thought.
Legend said that the people who made these marks left this world mysteriously. Supposedly, they managed to advance to Martial God.
On the Sage Mark Monument, the area at the three-thousand-two-hundred-meter height, where there was arge group of golden names, represented the peak of the Ancient Era.
In that case, what about these marks at the top? Could there be an era in the Martial Epoch that came before the Ancient Era?
Xiao Chen looked further down and saw that the three-thousand-two-hundred-meter height also had some faint marks amid therge group of golden words.
Suddenly, it felt like something clicked in his mind. Xiao Chen used his finger to gently prod the faint marks below him.
Boom!
A vast scene appeared before Xiao Chens eyes. A saber light sweeping through the air quickly headed for him.
Xiao Chen would not see the face of this person clearly. This persons shout resounded like thunder in his sea of consciousness. His body trembled, and he quickly pulled his finger away, nearly falling off the Sage Mark Monument.
Even though I can fly this high, it would be difficult for me to carve my name at this height, he thought to himself.
The person who left the mark was not the one who sent out that earlier saber light. Instead, it came from a mysterious power within the stele.
It was probably impossible for a Martial Sage to carve their name at this highest spot. At the very least, no one here could block that saber light.
The people who left behind the marks were definitely not Inferior Grade Martial Sages. However, the rules of this Sage Mark Monument clearly limited the cultivation to Inferior Grade Martial Sage.
Even if a Martial Emperor came, he would not be able to get near this Sage Mark Monument. Could it be that in a time before the Ancient Era, the Sage Mark Monument had different rules?
The flickering light became increasingly dazzling. The people who left their names behind on the stele could already feel a distinct power from the stele gently pulling at them.
Just when the Sage Mark Monument was about to open, two men and one girl in the sky flew over unhurriedly. Based on their auras, they were not one of the five major races.
Someone saw their eyes and recognized the clothes that they wore. He was stunned for a moment before he eximed, Why did the Merfolk of the Chaotic Demonic Seae here?
The Kunlun Realm was veryrge. Just the continent itself wasrge enough to roam about for a lifetime. The extensive ocean was even more vast and boundless.
One of the ces that the Tianwu Domains people were more familiar with was, naturally, the Chaotic Demonic Sea that abutted the Yellow Soil Demonic Garden in the west. The Merfolk were the overlords of the Chaotic Demonic Sea.
After crossing the Chaotic Demonic Sea, there was the even vaster Ocean World, where there were intelligent races like the Merfolk and even rare but extremely strong races.
Legend had it that in the Ancient Era, the Sea Monarch Pce had ruled over all the sea races, which would obey its orders. However, the Sea Monarch Pce had fallen long ago. The sea races were now seen very rarely. The Ocean World had changed long ago.
On the surface, the two men and one girl did not look any different from humans. However, their eyes were an utterly beautiful shade of deep blue.
Xiao Chen paid attention to this groups feet. He had heard that the Merfolk were born without feet, their lower body that of a fish. Only when their strength reached a certain level could they freely change forms.
When the three saw the flickering light of the Sage Mark Monument, they rushed forward to carve their names. Surprisingly, they all left their names at the height of two thousand eight hundred meters.
Before anyone could think about why Merfolk Race cultivators were here, a suction forcefully pulled the people who had inscribed their names on the stele into the Sage Mark Monument.
These cultivators would be automatically sent out after ten days. Then, the Sage Mark Monument would deactivate and reactivate only after another ten years.
When Xiao Chen opened his eyes, the Kunlun Mountain Range had already vanished. Recing it was a deste grasnd.
There was no one else around him. After thinking about it, he concluded that the thousands of people had probably been sent to different ces.
He raised his head to look to the limits of his vision. In the center of this world was a pir of light connecting the ground to the sky, which attracted his attention.
Ao Jiao, who was inside the Immortal Spirit Ring, exined, The Treasury Hall of the Sage Mark Monument is there. However, it is not easy to get there.
With the name Treasury Hall, it was obvious what that ce was. Xiao Chen asked, I wont be able to just take away the items in there, right?
Right. Not only are there many traps and secret passages there, but there are also all sorts of ancient puppets. These puppets are not that easy to deal with. Thebat puppets that you used in the Heaven Series training room were made by imitating these ancient puppets.
Xiao Chen still clearly remembered thebat puppets of the Heaven Series training room. Not only did they havebat memory and decent intelligence, but they also managed to grasp Martial Techniques and states.
Ill go take a lookter. There arent any Spirit Veins origins in this grasnd, right? Xiao Chen asked as he looked around.
Although there were many nts in the Immortal Spirit Ring, he only cared about two of them. One was the Lunar Cassia Tree, and the other was the Dragon Mark Fruit.
The Lunar Cassia Tree could produce Lunar Cassia Flowers. Just eating one would heal almost any wound. That was much more convenient than Medicinal Pills.
The Dragon Mark Fruit was no less useful. It was a rare natural treasure that could strengthen a cultivators Vital Qi. A Spirit Veins origin would enable it to grow faster.
If the Dragon Mark Fruit could reach a thousand years in age, it would be of great benefit, given Xiao Chens current cultivation.
Ao Jiao smiled and replied, That is hard to say. We cannot use the outside worlds logic to judge this small world. In the outside world, the Spirit Veins would be under the mountains. However, the Spirit Veins here might be right under your feet.
Chapter 833 - Spirit Vein Revealed
Chapter 833: Spirit Vein Revealed
Xiao Chen closed his eyes and extended his Spiritual Sense to its maximum range, scanning the area within ten kilometers. However, he did not discover anything.
Unless one sealed a Spirit Veins origin with a special method, it should be easy to find from a great distance.
Dont bother looking for it that way. The Spirit Veins origins are all covered with a peculiaryer of rocks. No Spiritual Energy will leak. Departed Spirit Flowers grow around where Spirit Veins origins are hidden. If you find a Departed Spirit Flower, there is a good chance of finding a Spirit Vein.
Ao Jiao took the initiative to tell Xiao Chen how to find Spirit Veins here, providing him with detailed information.
Departed Spirit Flowers contained strong Death Energy, something that the Ghost Race and Corpse Race loved. It was not strange that Departed Spirit Flowers would grow where there was no Spiritual Energy.
Just as Xiao Chen pondered, a spiritual light, alternating purple, red, and blue, suddenly soared up in the distance. Auspicious signs descended from the sky.
He frowned slightly. This light was the sign of a Spirit Veins exposure. Someone actually managed to find a Spirit Vein so fast. The three colors indicated that it was a Rank 3 Spirit Vein.
If a Rank 3 Spirit Vein were sealed under a mountain, it would be able to produce Medial Grade Spirit Stones. In the Sky Dome Realm, these Spirit Stones would be sufficient to start a sectarge sect at that.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Naturally, such a mysterious phenomenon attracted attention. Several figures quickly flew towards the spiritual light.
Aside from cultivators, there were also beasts that let out horrifying roars. The Spirit Beasts native to the grasnds were all startled. The auras they gave off were those of Rank 9 Spirit Beasts, equal to a Martial Sage.
Some of these auras daunted Xiao Chen somewhat. It seemed that this deste grasnd was not as peaceful as it appeared on the surface.
Electric light red under Xiao Chens feet. Then he turned into a purple beam and quickly flew over as well.
After a few breaths, he arrived at where the spiritual light was. The scene was chaotic with cultivators from all five races present.
The Ghost Race and Corpse Race cultivators fought each other over a ck flower, while the Fiend Race, Deity Race, and human cultivators contended for a clump of spiritual light.
A crystalline glitter came from the clump of spiritual light floating in the air. It sparkled, lending great beauty to the scene.
Needless to say, the ck flower was a Departed Spirit Flower. It contained Death Energy and could quickly increase the strength of Ghost Race and Corpse Race cultivators.
The clump of light was the Rank 3 Spirit Veins origin. Humans cultivated Quintessence; the Fiend Race, Fiend Essence; and the Deity Race, mainly Mental Energy with Quintessence as a supplement.
However, no matter what the three races cultivated, when they reached the Martial Sage realm, they all cultivated Heavenly Sage Laws. The Spirit Veins origin contained vast Spiritual Energy, which could be converted quickly into Heavenly Sage Laws.
Xiao Chen observed carefully. He noticed that none of the three races fighting for the Rank 3 Spirit Vein was a demonic genius of the younger generation.
He smiled faintly at the prospect of obtaining this Rank 3 Spirit Veins origin without too much difficulty. As long as they were not demonic geniuses of the younger generation, the other Inferior Grade Martial Sages would find it hard to resist his strength.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
The situation changed abruptly. A figure suddenly charged over and sent out berserk waterspouts. Those cultivators struck by the waterspouts all vomited blood and copsed to the ground.
With a wave of this figures hand, everyone fell before him. Even the stronger Deity Race cultivators were no exception. Before they could use their Mental Energy Martial Techniques, the berserk waterspout struck them, inflicting heavy injuries.
The offensive power contained in the waterspout even seemed to be capable of piercing space. It surged, causing everyones eardrums to tremble.
Not bad! Its a Rank 3 Spirit Veins origin. Even in the Chaotic Demonic Sea, this is something rare.
The figure who arrivedughed loudly and stretched his hand out to take the clump of Rank 3 Spirit Vein light in his hand. All this happened in the time it took for a spark to fly.
Xiao Chens expression turned grave at the sight of the other partys deep-blue eyes. The figure was actually one of the three Merfolk Race cultivators.
This person had a delicate appearance and looked no more than twenty-five years old. He wore leather armor with many formation patterns that Xiao Chen did not understand. The lines of the formation patterns had a faint light flowing along them. This armor should be something extraordinary.
After the cultivators of the three races suffered defeat before such strength, they were all secretly apprehensive. When theynded on the ground and saw that Merfolk Race cultivator holding the Spirit Veins origin, they did not dare to do anything.
The young Merfolk Race cultivator put away the Spirit Veins origin and looked at the cultivators below, who were raging but did not dare say anything. Then he smiled and prepared to leave.
However, the moment the young Merfolk Race cultivator turned around, he saw a white figure, which had shown up at some point in time, looking at him calmly.
This sudden arrival startled the Merfolk Race cultivator. When did this person appear? Why did I not sense him at all?
Hand over the Spirit Veins origin, and Ill let you go, Xiao Chen said indifferently, directly stating his intentions.
The Merfolk Race cultivators lips curled up sightly. He retorted, Give you something that I, Mu Yun, obtained, for nothing? Stop dreaming!
This person had a rather explosive temper and spoke in a disagreeable manner. Without waiting for Xiao Chen to say anything more, he sent a waterspout at him.
The waterspout spun wildly, bing like a beam of light shooting at Xiao Chen. The sound of surging water roared. The approaching waterspout looked like it could easily shatter a mountain.
In this persons hand, the originally gentle and clear water became so berserk, even intenser than mes or ice.
Ka!
A saber light shed, and thunder rumbled in the sky. The berserk waterspout parted into two, brushing by Xiao Chens shoulders and not hurting him at all.
The cold saber flickered with sparks. Xiao Chen held the Lunar Shadow Saber and pointed it at Mu Yun.
When his opponent casually broke his waterspout with one saber strike, a strange look shed in Mu Yuns eyes. However, he was not frightened.
Not bad. You are somewhat strong. However, you are overestimating yourself if you want to block me with this little bit of strength.
Rain like Saber! Mu Yun shouted and pointed to the sky.
Dark clouds churned and heavy rain fell. The rain moved in a line, bing like a saber.
High in the sky, a flying Spirit Beast attracted by the spiritual light happened to get in the way of the rain.
Suddenly, the flying Spirit Beast cried out miserably, and thousands of tiny holes appeared in its body. It died instantly without being able to resist.
Rain like Saberthe rain that fell from the sky, moving in a line, was even sharper than a saber.
Mu Yuns lips curled up. This Rain like Saber had killed many Martial Sages in the Chaotic Demonic Sea. It covered arge area andsted for a long time. Anyone struck by it would not be able to escape getting pierced full of holes.
A vast sea appeared behind Xiao Chen, and ny-nine pirs of water shot into the air. An Azure Dragon leaped out of the sea, and arger dragon-shaped saber Qi condensed on the saber.
Before Mu Yun couldplete his smile, he saw Xiao Chen chopping with his saber and splitting the dark clouds above in half. Sunlight shone down again, and the heavy rain vanished.
With his move forcibly broken, Mu Yuns Qi and blood surged. His Heavenly Sage Laws turned chaotic. He quickly tried to suppress them.
Whoosh! An electric light shed, and Xiao Chen descended from the sky. He moved as fast as the wind, but his saber was even faster than the sound of the wind.
Mu Yuns figure wavered, and the afterimage he left behind got chopped in half. He held out his hand, and a saber appeared in it. He swung the saber and deflected Xiao Chens saber strike.
Sparks flew. Xiao Chen immediately followed up with another move. His saber light separated and materialized eighty-one saber images. Each of these saber images contained his will of thunder.
Dang! Dang! Dang!
Mu Yun felt his arm turn slightly leaden. He blocked the eighty-one saber images in rapid session. Every time he parried, he moved back a considerable distance. After thest saber image, he had retreated three kilometers.
Mu Yun could tell that this move was extraordinary. The Heavenly Sage Laws behind him surged, and a vast sea appeared behind him. After that, a saber passed over his head and swept forward like a tsunami.
Boom!
The sea of lightning and the vast tsunami shed. Space fluctuated violently. Loud reports resounded endlessly. The ground and sky shook.
Blood leaked out from between Mu Yuns lips as he moved back one kilometer. Before he could stand firmly, he suddenly sensed an extremely dangerous killing Qi. However, when he looked around carefully, he could not find any traces of it.
Just when Mu Yun panicked, a pretty figure shed to his side. This figure moved her ten fingers, and a gentle screen of water formed in front of her.
The instant the water screen formed, a rainbow light shing like a meteor smashed into it. Ripples spread out on the gentle water screen, slowly dispersing the energy contained in the rainbow light.
The circle of ripples moved increasingly faster. Finally, the water screen actually could not endure this energy any longer. It dispersed in sprinkles of water that filled the sky and fell to the ground.
While the water screensted for only a moment, it managed to block the might of that rainbow light.
Xiao Chen did not get greedy. He sheathed his saber and backed off, his actions quick and decisive.
When he looked at who arrived, he saw a girl dressed in simr aqueous-blue leather armor that revealed a lot of skin. She had a pair of beautiful sky-blue eyes.
When Mu Yun saw the water screen break, he felt a lingering fear. Even the princesss Azure Sky Water could not truly block that attack.
If the princess had not arrived, that attack would have killed him for sure.
However, this ce was special. Even if he died, he would only be sent out and not suffer actual death.
Mu Yun, you should hand over the Spirit Veins origin to this young master. I think this should be a misunderstanding, the beautiful Merfolk girl said gently. Her voice was like flowing water, very pleasant to listen to.
Mu Yun frowned slightly. However, he did not dare to disobey the words of this girl. So he took out the Spirit Veins origin and tossed it over to Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen stretched his hand out to catch it before casually tossing it into the Immortal Spirit Ring.
He nced at this girl and did not say anything. He stood on an Azure Dragon image and disappeared into the sky.
Seeing Xiao Chens indifferent attitude, Mu Yun could not help feeling even more upset. He said, This fellow is too arrogant. He just left without saying anything, acting as if I stole his Spirit Veins origin.
The Merfolk girl withdrew her gaze and said softly, This person is not simple. The Sage Mark Monument is famous even in the Chaotic Demonic Sea and the entire Ocean World. Earlier, this person was standing on the very top of it. I have never heard of anyone being able to do that in the past ten thousand years.
Mu Yun argued in dissatisfaction, However, no matter what, he is just an Inferior Grade Martial Sage. I dont believe that he would be a match for us if Princess Yao Yan and I work together.
Chapter 834 - Snatch! Frantically Snatching!
Chapter 834: Snatch! Frantically Snatching!
It is just a Rank 3 Spirit Vein. It is not worth forming enmity with this person. Dont forget our purpose ining here. It is up to the three of us to solve the crisis of the Merfolk Race.
After the girls reminder, Mu Yuns expression slowly turned grave.
Princess Yao Yan sent another nce in the direction Xiao Chen had taken. Then she said, Lets go. Lets look for your big brother first before going to the Treasury Hall. We have to obtain the Extreme Thunder Sword.
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Hehe! What dense Spiritual Energy! With this, the Lunar Cassia Tree will mature ten years faster. Xiao Chen, keep doing your best and find more Spirit Veins. Peak Spirit Veins will be even better, Ao Jiao said excitedly.
Inside the Immortal Spirit Ring, Ao Jiao manipted the formation within it, iying the Spirit Veins origin into it.
Hearing that this could only save him ten years, Xiao Chen immediately felt disappointed. He said, A Rank 3 Spirit Vein can actually save me only ten years? The Lunar Cassia Tree takes five hundred years to mature. How many Spirit Veins does it need exactly?
Ao Jiao curled her lip and retorted, Just be satisfied. Your Immortal Spirit Ring is already of a high grade. If it were another Martial Emperors Immortal Spirit Ring, the formations would not be intact. You would already be very fortunate if it could save you five years.
However, if you can obtain a Peak Spirit Vein, you can save one hundred years. If it is a Holy Spirit Vein, it can make the Lunar Cassia Tree mature right away. The Dragon Mark Fruit that you need can reach a thousand years in age immediately.
To think Ao Jiao could even say this! Peak Spirit Veins could generate Superior Grade Spirit Stones. Even in Rank 9 Sects, they were limited, what more Holy Spirit Veins. The Supreme Sky Sect apparently had only two of those.
Xiao Chen smiled bitterly and looked around, continuing his search for Spirit Veins.
When it came to finding Departed Spirit Flowers, Xiao Chen was not as good as the Ghost Race and Corpse Race. Every skill had professionals. He simply had no way topete with the professionals.
So Xiao Chen just followed a group of Ghost Race cultivators searching for Departed Spirit Flowers on the grassy ins.
As the Ghost Race cultivated the power of death, they would not care about the Spirit Veins origins. By following behind them, he could pick up the leftovers. Naturally, he would not interfere in the conflict between the Corpse Race and the Ghost Race.
The battles between the two races were an eye-opener for Xiao Chen. One side controlled Demonic Corpses, which exuded ck smoke, while the other side summoned Yin Soldiers, which gave off a cold wind. Therge-scale battles were magnificent.
By following this group of Ghost Race cultivators, he gained a lot. The speed of finding Spirit Veins was so fast that it made him excited. In just a day, he collected another five Rank 3 Spirit Veins.
This continued until this group of Ghost Race cultivators met up with another group. When Xiao Chen saw the Eight Ghost Pnquin, he sighed, knowing that this easy and rxed situation wasing to an end.
Young Master Xiao, please wait.
A girl walked out of the pnquin and stopped Xiao Chen.
The Ghost Races younger generation had gathered together under Qing Chengs lead and now assembled the other Ghost Race cultivators. Naturally, Xiao Chen could not follow behind them to take advantage of the situation.
His earlier actions already incurred the dissatisfaction of those Ghost Race cultivators. However, they could not do anything to him, so they pretended not to notice.
When Xiao Chen heard Qing Chengs voice, he quickly turned around but did not blindly approach her. With five demonic geniuses of the Ghost Race and hundreds of Ghost Race Inferior Grade Martial Sages around, he would not endanger himself.
Young Master Xiao is really cautious. Will youe closer? I have something I want to discuss with you, Qing Cheng said as she revealed a faint smile. She had a fairplexion and a face as calm as still water as she looked at Xiao Chen from two kilometers away.
Xiao Chen contemted for a while before looking around. Then, suddenly, electric light burst out from under his feet, and he instantly covered the distance of two kilometers.
Green mes appeared in the eyes of the Ghost Race cultivators that he had been tailing earlier. They became restless, and a chill wind started blowing.
When Xiao Chen saw this, he smiled coldly to himself. This group of Ghost Race cultivators apparently had a strong opinion about him. However, he had not done anything but observe their fights with the Corpse Race and pick up the Spirit Vein that they did not need.
Whats the matter? Just say it. Xiao Chen had already made some guesses in his heart. If he was right, then perhaps he would still be able to gain something.
Qing Cheng was rather direct. She said, If you want to collect Spirit Veins, we can help you. However, you have to agree to help us deal with the Corpse Race. After all, if you search on your own, you will not be as effective.
Xiao Chens lips curled up as he replied, Sorry. That is not sufficient for me to make a move to offend the Corpse Race.
His answer was as Qing Cheng expected; she had known that her offer would not be enough to move him. She continued, What if I say we can find you a Peak Spirit Veins origin? Will you still reject me?
A Peak Spirit Vein could producerge amounts of Superior Grade Spirit Stones. Comparisons of sect umtions were normally made using the number of Peak Spirit Veins.
Sects frequently needed to use Superior Grade Spirit Stones to reward their disciples. Without enough resources, they would not be able to attract new disciples.
Although Peak Spirit Veins were valuable, their importance could not be calcted purely from their mary value. To Xiao Chen, if he could find a Peak Spirit Vein, he might be able to make the Lunar Cassia Tree and Dragon Mark Fruit mature sooner.
However, when Xiao Chen heard Qing Chengs words, his first reaction was not excitement. Instead, he considered the gains and losses.
Spirit Veins were useless for the cultivation of the Corpse Race and Ghost Race. However, it still had mary value. They could use it to exchange for other treasures and would not simply give it to Xiao Chen for nothing.
If he guessed correctly, the enemies of the Ghost Race, the Corpse Race, also knew the location of the Peak Spirit Vein. It was possible that the other side sought help as well.
Qing Cheng also knew that Xiao Chen had the Death Throne. Working together with them posed some risk for him. It would be very normal for them to want to kill him after he ceased to be useful.
In the time it took for a spark to fly, Xiao Chen simted the possible oues in his mind. After a moment, he said decisively, Alright, I agree. I hope that you keep your promise after the matter is done.
A look of joy shed in the eyes of the four cultivators behind Qing Cheng.
A group of more than a hundred people started traveling quickly across the vast grasnd. As they rushed around, Qing Cheng exined the details of the matter to Xiao Chen.
Thest time the Sage Mark Monument opened, in this same grasnd, the Ghost Race and Corpse Race cultivators discovered three Departed Spirit Flowers bearing fruit.
It went without saying that the Departed Spirit Fruit of the Departed Spirit Flower contained much stronger powers of death.
Unfortunately, these Departed Spirit Fruits were still short of maturity. Furthermore, a ck me Sovereign Snake guarded them. The two races had no choice but to give up on them.
Now that ten years had passed, those three Departed Spirit Fruits should have matured already.
For Departed Spirit Flowers to bear Departed Spirit Fruits, three flowers at that, the Spirit Vein hidden beneath them would definitely be of high rank.
Our strength is about equivalent to that of the Corpse Race. However, we heard that they are working with the Iron Hand Sovereigns descendant, Kui Dou. At that time, we will have to rely on Young Master Xiao to deal with Kui Dou, Qing Cheng said gently, giving off a sense of extreme frailty.
Kui Dou advanced to Martial Sage through body tempering. Xiao Chen estimated that Kui Dous physical body was now a Rank 3 Sage Body, more powerful than Xiao Chens peak Rank 2 Sage Body.
Cultivating the physical body was very difficult. Those that seeded in advancing to Martial Sage this way needed more than just talent. Their tenacity would be extremely scary.
Xiao Chen knew much more about the pain of tempering the physical body than ordinary people.
As Qing Cheng and Xiao Chen spoke, a small group that scouted ahead to search for ordinary Departed Spirit Flowers sent out an alert; they must have found something.
The Departed Spirit Fruits were far away. Naturally, the Ghost Race cultivators would not give up on the Departed Spirit Flowers they found along the way. They sent out many small teams to go and search. In the process, Xiao Chen had obtained another four Rank 3 Spirit Veins origins.
Electric light burst out under Xiao Chens feet as he left behind Qing Cheng, who was still speaking. He stood on a lightning dragon and arrived at the ce in a few breaths.
Qing Cheng could not help being dumbfounded. Can you behave in a less unsightly manner? After all, you are still someone who canpete with Di Wuque. Arent you afraid of beingughed at by others for rushing like that?
If you add in this Spirit Veins origin, this fellow following us has collected ten Rank 3 Spirit Veins already. After exchanging them for Astral Coins, they would be arge sum of money.
The person who spoke was called Ji Shizhan, one of the Ghost Race geniuses who ranked alongside Qing Cheng. He was very strong, but Qing Cheng had a higher status than he did. Hence, he was not as famous.
Thats right. Ten Spirit Veins origins can be exchanged for a peak Sage Grade Secret Treasure. To think that this fellow is not ashamed at all! the other Ghost Race girl, Bai Su, said, pouting and feeling extremely upset.
Qing Chengs eyes were as calm as still water. She said, There are not many people who can deal with Kui Dou. He is one of them. Just let him do as he pleases first. We can talk about this further after we obtain the Departed Spirit Fruits.
When Xiao Chen rushed over, the Ghost Race cultivators had already called out Yin Soldiers and were fighting with a group of Corpse Race cultivators. A cold wind blew, and the immaterial Yin Soldiers looked very frightening.
Yin Soldiers were undying puppets that the Ghost Race refined from the souls of the dead using special methods. They were simr to the Corpse Races Demonic Corpses. Both were infamous in the Kunlun Realm.
When the Ghost Race cultivators and Corpse Race cultivators saw Xiao Chen arrive, their expressions immediately turned unsightly.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly, and his figure shed forward to the Departed Spirit Flower. After picking the flower, he punched the ground.
Boom!
The force traveled down to the Spirit Veins origin hidden underground. Then the Spirit Veins origin struggled out of its restraints, and a tricolored light red. The sky filled with auspicious signs that slowly drifted down.
Xiao Chen looked up and quickly fixed his gaze on the dazzling Spirit Veins origin. He stretched his hand out and exerted a suction to pull it over.
After stuffing the Spirit Veins origin into the Universe Ring, he stood on a flickering electric light and vanished.
The Ghost Race cultivators did not find this strange. They immediately abandoned the Corpse Race cultivators and dispersed, continuing to search for Departed Spirit Flowers along the wayside.
Xiao Chen returned to the main group and handed the Departed Spirit Flower to Qing Cheng. He said apologetically with a smile, Where were we earlier? Please continue.
Ji Shizhan could not be bothered to ridicule him. They did not even want to watch this happen. To avoid getting frustrated over this, they immediately soared into the air, leaving only Qing Cheng to chat with Xiao Chen.
We spoke about having you deal with Kui Dou. At the very least, you need to help us dy him, Qing Cheng replied patiently.
Xiao Chen smiled. Very well, I
Before Xiao Chen finished speaking, another alert came from a different direction. One more team had found a Departed Spirit Flower and entered into a conflict with the Corpse Race.
Chapter 835 - Free Labor
Chapter 835: Free Labor
Electric light shed, and wind blew, picking up withered leaves. Xiao Chen disappeared from Qing Chengs sight in the blink of an eye.
Slight rage appeared on Qing Chengs face. However, she covered it up very well as she continued to lead the group forward.
By sunset on the second day, Xiao Chen had collected thirty-five Rank 3 Spirit Veins, a horrifying number.
Even the Supreme Sky Sect could take out only two or three hundred Rank 3 Spirit Veins to use as rewards. Of course, this figure did not include their several tens of thousands of years of umtions.
Inside the Immortal Spirit Ring, the Lunar Cassia Tree that Ao Jiao cared for with all her might was already over a hundred meters tall. Lush green leaves covered the tree.
As for the Dragon Mark Fruit that Xiao Chen valued more, its growth gave him a pleasant surprise. Now, it had six branches, each one bearing a glistening fruit.
The concentrated effect of the thirty-odd high-ranked Spirit Veins was well worth the energy he had expended.
Ao Jiao giggled, Do your best. This group of Ghost Race cultivators is really nice. There are more than a hundred people helping you to search for Spirit Veins for free. Such chances are rare.
An atmosphere of frustration spread through the Ghost Race troops. Even Qing Cheng started to wonder if she found the right person.
Qing Cheng saw that they fought difficult battles with the Corpse Race. However, this fellow obtained the Spirit Veins origins with little effort.
Sometimes, when they were lucky, Xiao Chen would be able to pick the Departed Spirit Flower along the way. However, if the Corpse Race had already snatched the Departed Spirit Flower, he would not exert himself to help them.
When the Ghost Race cultivators wanted to ask Xiao Chen for aid, they found that he had already disappeared without a trace. They simply could not do anything about him.
In the following two days, not only the Ghost Race cultivators but also the Corpse Race cultivators put their guard up against Xiao Chen. Even if the two sides were in the midst of a fierce battle, once they saw him appear, they would stop by tacit agreement and immediately snatch the Departed Spirit Flower and Spirit Veins origin.
Furthermore, most of the Spirit Veins origins had already been found. Xiao Chens harvest decreased sharply in volume. In the past two days, he only managed to get his hands on five Spirit Veins origins.
However, forty Spirit Veins origins were already enough. In these four days, the Lunar Cassia Tree and the Dragon Mark Fruit had reached an age of four hundred years old.
Xiao Chen estimated that the Lunar Cassia Tree would be able to mature in two more days. At that time, he could choose to keep it for his own use or sell it for Astral Coins.
Of course, all this assumed that he could obtain that Peak Spirit Vein. Otherwise, he would have to wait a hundred years.
He could also spend arge amount of money to purchase Rank 3 Spirit Veins from the ck market, but that would not be worth it.
Suddenly, the group stopped traveling. Xiao Chen frowned slightly. The Death Energy in the air abruptly increased significantly.
Death followed after life. When nts withered, when birds or beasts died, or when cultivators fell, there would always be Death Energy in the world.
However, ordinary cultivators would find it hard to detect. If they identally sensed it, they would avoid it. No human would enjoy Death Energy.
Xiao Chen was no exception. However, the Ghost Race cultivators behind him looked radiant. Their eyes became spirited. Clearly, they enjoyed this sensation.
He squinted at the deste grasnd in front and saw two ck columns of smoke at the limit of his vision. This smoke floated into the sky and formed ck clouds in the clear sky.
Unexpectedly, the Death Energy was visible to the naked eye. Needless to say, the area below the ck clouds had to be where the Departed Spirit Fruits were.
In the opposite direction, the Corpse Race cultivators all stopped as well. As they looked at the ck clouds, their eyes gleamed with greed.
Five men stood at the head of the Corpse Race group. The one in the center was the person that Xiao Chen had paid some special attention to, the mysterious man with the Departed Spirit Flower mark on his forehead.
Beside that mysterious man was Wang Can, whom Xiao Chen had fought before. As for the other three, they were outstanding talents among the Corpse Races younger generation.
Brother Wei Hua, that ce should be where the Departed Spirit Fruits are. However, that are only two columns of smoke. That ck me Sovereign Snake guarding them must have eaten one already. Wang Can spoke very politely as he pointed to the front.
Wei Hua nodded and said in a somewhat hoarse voice, I feel it. I only need one Departed Spirit Fruit. That will be sufficient for me to reachte-stage Inferior Grade Martial Sage.
About the Ghost Races group
A murderous intent shed in Wei Huas eyes. He replied, No need to worry. This time, I brought three Underworld Fire Demonic Corpses. Each of them has thebat prowess of a Medial Grade Martial Sage. Even if we run into Di Wuque, there would be no need to fear.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Intense explosions resounded in the air. Wang Can looked up and saw a figure quickly advancing overhead.
He could not feel any Death Energy or Heavenly Sage Laws. Whenever that person stepped on the air, there would be an intense thunderous explosion.
This person walked in midair, relying entirely on his physical body and moving very fast.
Wang Cans face lit up with joy as he smiled. Kui Dou is here. I feel even more confident now.
Wei Hua raised his eyebrows slightly and said, The physical body of the Iron Hand Sovereigns progeny is indeed as strong as his ancestors.
When Wei Hua spoke, his tone did not contain any friendliness. Wang Can knew the reason for it. Wei Huas grandfather was one of the true major characters of the Corpse God Pce, one of its four Sovereign Martial Emperorsthe Underworld Fire Sovereign.
Back then, when the Iron Hand Sovereign attacked the Corpse God Pce, he fought with Wei Huas grandfather. In the end, the Underworld Fire Sovereign defeated him, but a trick allowed the Iron Hand Sovereign to escape sessfully.
After a long time, the old grudges slowly faded away. Between Sovereign Martial Emperors, there would not be any eternal grudges.
However, when these two descendants met up, there were definitely some minor ill-feelings.
Whoosh!
Kui Dous figure shed andnded before Wei Hua. His lips curled up in a smile as he said, Sorry for making the two of you wait so long. I met Yan Shisan along the way. I only managed to throw him off after expending some effort.
Wei Hua smiled gently and said, Yan Shisan cultivates the way of the killing sword, eliminating all lifeforce and killing everything. You cultivate by tempering your physical body. It is normal for you not to be able to defeat him.
Kui Dous expression changed as he stared at Wei Hua. Then he suddenly smiled and said, I was wondering who this was. It turns out that it is the Underworld Fire Sovereigns descendant. How is your grandfathers injury? The scar on his chest has not faded yet, right? The full-power strike of a Rank 7 Sage Body would surely leave a mark that will not fade in ten thousand years.
When the two met, they started coldly deriding each other. Wang Can quickly stepped forward andughed, Lets go quickly. Brother Kui Dou, after this matter is settled, I promise to pass the Heavenly Ghost Cultivation Art to you.
Kui Dou snorted coldly and did not say anything more. Wei Hua also knew how to behave appropriately. Now was not the time to seek trouble with the other party, so Wei Hua did not continue his mockery.
The two groups rushed towards the ck smoke floating up. After four hours, they arrived at nearly the same time. However, they did not start fighting immediately. Instead, they all showed grave expressions.
When they reached the bottom of the smoke columns, they did not see any Departed Spirit Flowers. They only saw a ck snake with its body coiled around, looking like a small mountain.
The snake had ck scales with a faint me on them and a small horn on its head. It flicked out a forked red tongue as it moved its head around to check its surroundings.
This creature was the ck me Sovereign Snake. However, it wasrger than everyone expected. Moreover, that small horn on its head meant that in the ten intervening years, the ck me Sovereign Snake had definitely grown stronger.
Qing Cheng stared at the ck me Sovereign Snake and said, There is a problem. It has eaten a Departed Spirit Fruit and is probably as strong as a Superior Grade Martial Sage now.
Wang Can and the others frowned as well. They did not know what to do. They had not anticipated that the ck me Sovereign Snake might be such a huge problem.
The two groups took to the air and saw the anxiety in the other partys eyes.
This standoff was not the result that Xiao Chen wanted. He contemted for a while before saying, The Departed Spirit Fruit should be under its body. Ill lure it away.
Ji Shizhan, Bai Su, and the other Ghost Race cultivators looked at Xiao Chen in shock. Their reaction was not due to doubts about Xiao Chens strength. Instead, it was because Xiao Chen rarely took the initiative to make a suggestion.
Dont worry. I am still quite confident in my speed. After I return, I will help you dy Kui Dou.
Xiao Chens next words eased Qing Chengs doubts. She nodded and said, Just dragging this out is not a solution. In that case, we will have to trouble Young Master Xiao. However, are you confident of escaping?
The interests of both sides intertwined. If the Ghost Race lost, it would be impossible for Xiao Chen to obtain the Peak Spirit Vein.
I never do anything Im not confident of.
Xiao Chen pushed off the air, and his figure flickered. Then, a bow appeared in his hand. He quickly drew the bowstring and released an arrow. The arrow flew out like a meteor, tearing through the air.
Ka ca! The arrow urately struck a crack between the ck me Sovereign Snakes scales, entering its body.
Just one arrow had so much power. Qing Cheng, Wang Can, and the others were all shocked. Since when was the ck me Sovereign Snakes defense like a piece of tofu?
That bow contains a secret!
Several people stared at the Soul yer Bow in Xiao Chens hand, revealing expressions of extreme interest.
This was especially so for Kui Dou. When Xiao Chen drew the bow, Kui Dou had watched very carefully and noticed that Xiao Chen used only Vital Qi.
Blood spurted as the ck me Sovereign Snake let out a pained cry. Then it spat a stream of me at Xiao Chen in the air.
The dense ck me looked like heavy dark clouds in the sky. Everywhere it passed, it burned the air to ashes, leaving behind pitch-ck space.
Xiao Chen dodged nimbly and drew the bowstring back again to fire another arrow. Now, the ck me Sovereign Snake was utterly infuriated. It soared into the air,unching its gigantic body at him.
When the ck me Sovereign Snakes body waspletely airborne, three Departed Spirit Flowers appeared before the cultivators, two of which carried one ck fruit each.
Attack!
The two sides retracted their attention from Xiao Chens Soul yer Bow. Without saying anything else, they started fighting.
Along the way, the small teams that had gone out in search of Departed Spirit Flowers had already fought the other side several times. They had long been prepared for this huge battle.
Far away, Xiao Chen, who was dodging the attacks of the ck me Sovereign Snake, revealed a faint smile. This battle was the situation that he wanted to see.
The ck me surged out relentlessly. asionally,rge patches of pitch-ck space appeared in the air.
Xiao Chen frowned. He did not dare stint on his efforts to dodge. This me was mighty and ferocious. Furthermore, it contained Death Energy, which could burn away lifeforce.
Suddenly, the shrill whistle resounded in Xiao Chens ear. A gust of saber-like wind prated the surface of his Quintessence shield, causing him to wince slightly.
Chapter 836 - Horror of the Black Flame Sovereign Snake
Chapter 836: Horror of the ck me Sovereign Snake
Xiao Chen pushed off the air and spun around. The moment he started rising, a ck snake tail swept under his feet. If he had been just the slightest bit slower, he would have suffered this blow.
The tail whip was one of the most destructive moves of snake-type Spirit Beasts. When executed by this ck me Sovereign Snake, which was as strong as a Superior Grade Martial Sage, it would have been more than sufficient to injure Xiao Chen heavily.
The howl of a strong wind pierced the air, lingering for a long time. It sounded like an urgent whistle as it spread out for five kilometers in every direction, scattering all the white clouds above.
With one sweep, the ck me Sovereign Snake cleared the sky for five kilometers around.
Xiao Chen was bbergasted. No wonder when both groups saw this gigantic ck me Sovereign Snake, their expressions changed immediately! If they got struck by such explosive power, that would be it.
A strong fishy stench reached his nose. When he looked up, the ck me Sovereign Snake was twisting its body in the air as if it was a flood dragon, its huge jaws wide open. Then, itunched itself towards him.
A strong suction came from the ck me Sovereign Snakes mouth, generating a whirlwind spinning relentlessly.
Fortunately, Xiao Chen dodged quickly. He did not get pulled in by the suction. He tilted his body and swooped down like an eagle. Then, he turned around and fired another arrow.
The ck me Sovereign Snake was already utterly infuriated. It roared and spat out a three-kilometer-long ck me as it swayed its head.
The long stream of me danced in the air, looking very mighty. As Xiao Chen glided, he turned to the side, dodging nimbly. He did not let himself identallye into contact with even a spark.
The wild chase rmed all the cultivators and Spirit Beasts on the grasnd. In a panic, they ran for their lives.
The difference between a Superior Grade Martial Sage and an Inferior Grade Martial Sage was an impassablyrge gap. Xiao Chen was not arrogant enough to want to kill the ck me Sovereign Snake. However, he was fully confident of luring it away.
He raised his head to look into the distance. At the limit of his vision was a pir of light connecting the sky to the ground. That was everyonesmon destination, the Treasury Hall.
After dodging a few more times, Xiao Chen quickly swooped towards the ground. When he got close, he lifted his body andnded firmly on his feet.
A few steps forward bled off his umted inertia. Then he came to a halt and looked up at the ck me Sovereign Snake in the air.
When the Spirit Beast saw that Xiao Chen had stopped dodging, it charged towards him ferociously, bringing its gigantic body down.
Roaming Dragons Nine Transformations!
Rumble! When the ck me Sovereign Snakended, the ground shook intensely. Cracks even appeared on the soil.
The ck mes on its body burned the surrounding grass as fire spread out. Looking from a distance, one would see arge patch of ashes.
Nine figures leaped into the air and surrounded the Spirit Beast. The real and the fake were indistinguishable. The ck me Sovereign Snake spat fire out wildly, destroying the clones one by one.
By the time the ck me Sovereign Snake destroyed the eight clones, it had already given Xiao Chen too much time. His real body had already flown a kilometer away.
Xiao Chen shed hand seals, and the seventy-two Universe gs flickered with light before quickly sticking themselves into the ground, forming a strong restriction five kilometers wide.
This restriction covered every direction possible, even the sky and the ground. No matter what the ck me Sovereign Snake did, it could not escape the trap. However, those outside would not notice anything. This restriction also had a simpleyer of illusion.
As Xiao Chen stood in the air, his white robes fluttered with the wind. He looked at the restriction below and smiled faintly. After releasing his bated breath, he cautiously flew back.
Five kilometers away, he stopped in midair and rubbed his chin with his right hand as he carefully observed the situation.
Away from the area where the Departed Spirit Fruits were, the Ghost Race and Corpse Race fought to the death, fighting a sweeping and desperate battle.
All sorts of Yin Soldiers and Demonic Corpses shed. Cold, sinister winds blew, ck Qi spread out, and dust flew into the air. The sounds of battle rang out continuously; the entire ce was a slice of chaos.
Three Demonic Corpses shrouded in azure fire on the battlefield attracted Xiao Chens attention in particr.
Clearly, these three Demonic Corpses were totally different from other Demonic Corpses. Firstly, they were about three meters tall, much taller than the other Demonic Corpses. Then, they were covered in azure fire.
The more Xiao Chen mulled over their appearance, the more the azure fire looked like the legendary Yellow Springs Underworld me. Among Yin-attributed mes, the Yellow Springs Underworld me was one of three mes that were second only to the Lunar True me.
The Yellow Springs Underworld me was of the same level as the Scarlet Blood Frost me; these sinister mes ranked equally. They had a special effect of injuring souls, which made them particrly effective in suppressing Yin Soldiers.
However, those three Demonic Corpses, which were supposed to counter the Yin Soldiers, met with a difficult opponenta white spirit holding a long, slender sickle. It was ten meters tall, much taller than those burning Demonic Corpses.
The white spirit fought against the three on its own. Although it could not defeat the three Demonic Corpses, it managed to tie them down, preventing them from broadly wiping away the Yin Soldiers in other areas.
Ao Jiao, who was inside the Immortal Spirit Ring, clicked her tongue and sighed, This is really an intense fight. They actually brought out the Corpse Races Underworld Fire Demonic Corpses and the Ghost Races Soul Reaper Yin Soldiers.
Underworld Fire Demonic Corpse and Soul Reaper Yin Soldier. Xiao Chen did not understand much about the two races Martial Techniques. However, based on their auras, he could easily tell that these were hard to deal with.
Further thought reinforced some of Xiao Chens guesses. He continued watching. Qing Cheng and the others all had their own opponents, unable to free themselves from the fight.
This battle turned into one of attrition. Both sides originally thought that they would be able to defeat the other side quickly. They had not expected the fight to be so difficult and desperate.
After careful observation, he discovered that the Corpse Race held the advantage, due to the extra Kui Dou.
At this moment, Kui Dous opponent was a ck spirit that also held a sickle. ording to Ao Jiao, this was one of the specially refined Soul Reaper Yin Soldiers called the ck Soul Reaper.
Clearly, the ck Soul Reaper was at an absolute disadvantage against Kui Dou. The strength that his physical body burst forth with contained a trace of strong extreme Yang energy, which was harmful to Yin Soldiers.
As Kui Dou threw punches, he pushed back the ck Soul Reaper. The light on its body slowly dimmed.
Once Kui Dou defeated this ck Soul Reaper, he would be able to go and deal with the other Soul Reaper Yin Soldierthe White Soul Reaper. After that, the three Underworld Fire Demonic Corpses would be able to sweep up the battlefield even without his help.
Once the bnce tilted to one side, the other side would crumble immediately.
Qing Cheng, who was fighting with Wei Hua, showed an anxious expression on her face. asionally, she looked in the direction which Xiao Chen left in, waiting for him to return.
Yellow sand filled the air and dense smoke churned. When Xiao Chen saw both sides fighting each other at full power, he sighed to himself. This was the other partys true strength.
No matter which side Xiao Chen went against, with suchrge forces, he would not be a match for them. From the very start of his cooperation with the Ghost Race, he had not received equal treatment.
If the Ghost Race wanted to bite the hand that fed them, there was no room for reason at all.
Xiao Chen had never liked this type of cooperation. He did not believe that there would be fairness between different levels of strength.
One had to take the initiative into their own hands. Only then would the dangers be worth braving.
Xiao Chen nced towards the Departed Spirit Fruits andnded on the ground.
Then, he took out the puppet snake and entered it. Controlling the puppet snake, he burrowed into the ground and soon arrived below the Departed Spirit Flowers without anyone realizing it.
Normally, the Spirit Veins origin would be encased in a specialyer of rock directly under the Departed Spirit Flower.
Xiao Chen sent out his Spiritual Sense to look around carefully. However, he found the Spirit Veins origin without having to spend too much time.
The puppet snake opened its jaws and swallowed up the Spirit Veins origin, which then rolled along its throat and entered the stomach to tumble into his hand; he obtained the Spirit Veins origin just like that.
The people fighting to the death aboveground would not be able to imagine this even in their dreams. Xiao Chen, who had lured the ck me Sovereign Snake away, had returned in secret and obtained the Peak Spirit Veins origin without having to spend much effort.
He had never believed that Qing Cheng would let him leave after he obtained the Spirit Veins origin, not just because of the value of the Spirit Vein but also because of the Death Throne. Thetter was sufficient for them to attack him without needing any other reason.
A light shed in Xiao Chens eyes. He was not in a rush to leave. Instead, he controlled the puppet snake to go upwards continuously. It burrowed higher and higher, rising nonstop.
Bang! Suddenly, the ground around the three Departed Spirit Flowers cracked. An enormous amount of dirt scattered into the sky. Even the three Departed Spirit Flowers flew into the air.
The ck puppet snake moved very quickly. Before anyone could make a move to stop it, it swallowed the three Departed Spirit Flowers with a quick bite.
This scene shocked all the Ghost Race and Corpse Race cultivators, who were at a crucial moment of the battle. They could not help but stop what they were doing.
Damn!
In the next moment, when all the cultivators of the two races reacted, they cursed angrily. The Death Energy in their bodies surged up, and strong winds blew. It looked like all sorts of horrifying Martial Techniques would fall like rain on the puppet snake shortly.
Do you still want the Departed Spirit Fruit? If you still want it, then all of you had better stop!
Xiao Chens voice came from the puppet snake by means of the Dragon Tone Art. His message immediately stunned everyone into pausing.
Before all the cultivators shocked gazes, Xiao Chen emerged from the puppet snakes mouth holding three Departed Spirit Flowers.
He looked around at the stunned crowd and smiled gently. The show was just getting started.
Xiao Chen had already plucked the two Departed Spirit Fruits and was fiddling around with them.
A formless Death Energy wafted out, and he frowned slightly, feeling some difort.
This sensation was mainly due to psychological reasons. With Xiao Chens protective Quintessence shield, the Death Energy would not be able to do him any real harm.
Down below, Qing Cheng, Ji Shizhan, and Bai Su rejoiced when they saw that Xiao Chen had returned. However, their expressions quickly changed. Something seemed wrong.
The Corpse Races Wang Can and Wei Hua had uncertain expressions as well. They did not know what Xiao Chen wanted to do.
Xiao Chen, what are you trying to do? The Departed Spirit Fruit is useless to you, right? If you offend both the Ghost Race and Corpse Race together over the Departed Spirit Fruit, do you think you can run? Wang Can said coldly, showing a sullen expression.
Standing on the puppet snake, Xiao Chen smiled and retorted, Haha! It does not matter whether it is useful to me or not. More importantly, it is useful to you.
Some rage shed on the Ghost Races Qing Chengs fair and pretty face. She had not expected Xiao Chen to be so bold.
Not only did Xiao Chen snatch the Spirit Veins origin, but he even took the Departed Spirit Fruits in front of all the experts of the Corpse Race and Ghost Race.
Chapter 837 - Played in the Palm of the Hand
Chapter 837: yed in the Palm of the Hand
I should have known that this fellow would not be so kind as to lure away the ck me Sovereign Snake. He clearly wanted our two races to fight, and then he would take advantage of it in the end.
Or perhaps, from the very start, Xiao Chen had not believed Qing Chengs promise and already made up his mind to do something like this.
Qing Cheng said in a cold voice, Young Master Xiao, I did not expect that you would go back on your word like this, that you are someone who would betray others in the blink of an eye.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly and replied to her, Miss Qing Cheng, you know very clearly for whom you kept back the ck Soul Reaper and the White Soul Reaper Yin Soldiers to deal with. Those with a clear conscience do not conspire in secret. I do not need to justify anything here. I, Xiao Chen, never imed to be some gentleman anyway.
If I had really helped you deal with these people, would you have let me go? Im not a three-year-old kid. There is no need to argue over who is at fault. What matters now is that everything is in my control.
Whether you admit to it or not, the Departed Spirit Fruit that can help you quickly advance is now in my, Xiao Chens, hand.
Between the two races, there were at least two hundred Martial Sages wielding all sorts of Demonic Corpses or Yin Soldiers in evenrger numbers. If they all attacked together, even a Superior Grade Martial Sage would not dare run too rampant.
A cool breeze blew, and Xiao Chens white robes and hair fluttered. As he stood on the puppet snakes head and looked at the horde of experts, he did not show any fear. Instead, calm suffused his countenance.
What is the point of speaking so much nonsense with him? Just attack together and kill him. Does he think that he is incredible for being the Azure Emperors descendant? someone shouted angrily.
Many people responded. Demonic Corpses howled and Yin Soldiers shrieked. In that instant, the atmosphere changedpletely, and dust flew all over the ce.
Lets see who dares to take a step forward! Xiao Chen said calmly and unhurriedly. Then, electric light surged in his hand, poised to destroy both of the Departed Spirit Fruits he held.
Stop!
No one move!
Wang Can and Qing Cheng both shouted orders, halting all their subordinates.
Departed Spirit Flowers were hard to find outside, appearing only in an underground forbiddennd, a ce that even Martial Emperors did not dare to explore.
Just the Departed Spirit Flower was already very valuable. The fruits were priceless. Inferior Grade Martial Sage was also the cultivation realm where one could make the best use of the Departed Spirit Fruit.
Without such a value, the Corpse Race and Ghost Race would not have brought out all their trump cards and fought a great war before they arrived at the Treasure Hall.
Wei Hua, who had been silent all the while, asked, What do you want? Just say it directly.
Xiao Chen smiled gently and replied, It looks like there are some smart people here. Since you all want the Departed Spirit Fruit, naturally, I cant just give it away. Bid for it. Whoever can offer the highest amount of Astral Coins wins it.
Of course, I am willing to ept Spirit Veins origins, Sage Grade Secret Treasures, secret manuals, and Medicinal Pills. As long as it is a treasure, Ill ept it. I am very open-minded.
When the cultivators present heard this, their expressions all changed. They even wondered if they heard wrong. Despite being surrounded by more than two hundred Inferior Grade Martial Sages, this fellow, who could die at any time, actuallymenced an auction so boldly.
Wang Can ruthlessly waved him off and smiled coldly. What qualifies you to auction it off here? Do you really take us to be fatmbs ready for you to ughter? Worst case is that we give up on this Departed Spirit Fruit.
You dont want it?
Xiao Chens lips curled up. Then he tossed up a Departed Spirit Fruit and sent out a strand of purple saber Qi from his finger. Bang! The saber Qi shattered this Departed Spirit Fruit into bits.
ck Death Energy instantly surged out, forming an extensive dense cloud spreading everywhere.
The originally nebulous Death Energy transformed into thick, dark clouds now. Even after expanding for a kilometer, it did not show any signs of scattering.
Ka ca! Many Corpse Race and Ghost Race cultivators suffered heartbreak at the shattering of the Departed Spirit Fruit.
That is a Departed Spirit Fruit! Not a rock! It is worth cities and possibly even more than that. How could you just destroy it without even blinking?
You! You!
Wang Can gaped. He was dumbfounded and could not say anything for a long while.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly and said, Brother Wang Can, didnt you say that you dont want it? Why are you so agitated?!
Screw your grandfather! I was just saying it. Those were just words. Damn it! You really went and destroyed it and now have the gall to ask me why I am so agitated?
Wang Can could not help cursing in his heart. However, he did not dare to speak anymore. He feared that if he upset Xiao Chen, Xiao Chen might even destroy thest Departed Spirit Fruit.
A murderous intent shed in Wei Huas eyes. He lowered his head and transmitted his voice to someone. After that, without changing his expression, he stepped forward and said, I can offer one hundred thousand ck Astral Coins and five Rank 3 Spirit Veins. That should be a fair price to you.
Seeing that Xiao Chen now had full control over the situation, no matter how unwilling she was, Qing Cheng still had to ept this reality. She clenched her teeth and said, I offer one hundred thousand ck Astral Coins as well and, in addition, ten Rank 3 Spirit Veins.
Two hundred thousand ck Astral Coins plus fifteen Rank 3 Spirit Veins. Wei Hua did not hesitate to increase his bid, evidently determined to obtain the Departed Spirit Fruit.
When the two groups first arrived, they had to have collected some Spirit Veins as they searched for Departed Spirit Flowers.
Xiao Chen did not say anything as he looked at Qing Cheng. His meaning was clear: If you do not raise the bid, this Departed Spirit Fruit will be the other partys.
How hateful! Now, Qing Cheng gnashed her teeth; she felt so many regrets in her heart.
Originally, she had thought that with so many of her race here and some other trump cards, she could deal with Xiao Chen easily. That was why she had sought him out for cooperation. After the trouble was over, she would make him spit out all the benefits he had gained and then some. She had not expected a situation like this to develop.
Just what kind of person had she approached? Everything seemed fine at first, but then this personid out such a big trap.
However, at this moment, Qing Cheng had to raise her bid. After putting in so much effort and losing so many men before reaching the Treasury Hall, if she did not obtain the Departed Spirit Fruit, she would suffer a great loss.
Two hundred thousand ck Astral Coins, fifteen Rank 3 Spirit Veins, plus a Sage Grade Essence Expanding Pill that you humans use.
The two took part in a fierce bidding war, both refusing to give in. Xiao Chen smiled gently as he watched the two vie with each other. The more they fought, the better it was for him.
Finally, Wei Hua steeled himself and ced a bid that Qing Cheng could not possibly match.
Five hundred thousand ck Astral Coins, twenty Rank 3 Spirit Veins, one Sage Grade inner vest, and one Sage Grade Essence Expanding Pill.
His bid made Qing Chengs expression change. After hesitating for a long time, she did not follow up with a counteroffer. Such a price already exceeded the value of the Departed Spirit Fruit; it was simply not worth it.
This bid was about equal to half of her entire wealth. She did not know what Wei Huas intention was in bidding that much.
When Wei Hua saw Qing Cheng remaining silent, he smiled and said, Young Master Xiao Chen, how is the price? You can give me the Departed Spirit Fruit now, right?
Haha! Naturally, I am very satisfied with such a price. As to whether we can close the deal now, we will have to wait for a while.
Xiao Chens smile faded, and at the end of his words, a cold expression appeared. With a flip of his hand, he ced the Departed Spirit Fruit into the Universe Ring and instantly turned around.
Myriad Heaven Divine Fist, Deities Descending, tenfoldbat prowess!
A divine light descended from the sky and entered Xiao Chens body. His aura rose infinitely, and a resplendent light appeared on his fist, looking like the dazzling sun.
Bang!
Xiao Chen punched and immediately shed with Kui Dous full-power strike. While the bidding was going on, this Kui Dou had secretly moved behind him.
When Wei Hua revealed the final price, Kui Dou thought that Xiao Chen would let down his guard, so he immediately mounted a sneak attack.
However, Kui Dou did not know that Xiao Chen used his Spiritual Sense to monitor the actions of everyone here with his mind. Not only had Xiao Chen noticed him long ago, but he had even detected the secret plot between him and Wei Hua and had been waiting for this attack all along.
Thunder roared and resounded everywhere, rendering several people temporarily deaf.
The moment the two fists shed, Kui Dou was immediately at a great disadvantage. For the sake of maintaining the highest speed possible, he could use only sixty percent of his Vital Qi.
However, Xiao Chen had been storing up energy for this move all this time. The Myriad Heaven Divine Fist not onlybined Vital Qi, Mental Energy, and the Heavenly Sage Laws, but it even increased the might of thebination tenfold.
Kui Dou vomited a mouthful of blood, and the bones in his right arm shattered into small pieces. That limb would be crippled for some time.
Then, he went flying back like a released arrow and created a deep pit when he crashnded, kicking up arge cloud of dust.
When the tenfoldbat prowess disappeared, that infinite aura of Xiao Chens also vanished. His white robes fluttered. Aside from a particr sharpness, he did not look special.
After that, he shook his arm surreptitiously. It felt slightly sore, which astonished him. Cultivators who purely tempered the body were truly horrifying.
Even just sixty percent of Kui Dous strength was very terrifying already. If it were another person standing here, that person would have gotten reduced to meat paste.
However, Kui Dou met with Xiao Chenmoreover, a fully prepared Xiao Chen. He could only me his bad luck.
Ignoring the shocked crowd, Xiao Chen put away the puppet snake. Then he pushed off the ground and performed a somersault in the air. After he left the encirclement of the two races, hended firmly on the ground.
Come over andplete the deal! Xiao Chen said calmly.
Wei Hua looked at Kui Dou, who was sunk in the deep pit and miserably trying to get up. The corners of his lips could not help but twitch as he quietly flew over to Xiao Chen.
The two stood across each other and ced the agreed items into a spatial ring before each others eyes.
Then, the two pushed the spatial rings forward, each controlling their rings to move forward slowly to the other party.
The cultivators of the two races stood in one row. Their eyes radiated a strong murderous intent. Clearly, they were eager to attack.
When the two spatial rings crossed each other, both of them immediately pulled over the other partys spatial ring.
Kill him!
Wei Hua did not even bother checking for the Departed Spirit Fruit in the ring. He quickly moved back and shouted orders.
The Ghost Race and Corpse Race cultivators were all fuming already, not needing Wei Hua to say anything. The instant he retreated, attacks covered the sky and rained down on Xiao Chen.
Taiji Yinyang me Diagram!
Xiao Chen had prepared for this long ago. He gently pushed off the ground and flew backwards. Then, two lights shed in his eyes.
The Purple Thunder True Fire and the Lunar True me chased each other, forming a beautiful me diagram. Yinyang, four divisions, the eight trigrams, and other scenes appeared around the Taiji Yinyang me Diagram, blocking all the attacks.
Boom! The Taiji Yinyang me Diagram onlysted for a moment. However, Xiao Chen could do a lot with this moment.
Chapter 838 - Running after Gaining Benefits
Chapter 838: Running after Gaining Benefits
Roaming Dragons Nine Transformations! Transform! Transform! Transform! Xiao Chen shouted. His body split into nine; then the nine figures each split again into nine, forming eighty-one.
Under Xiao Chens control, each figure started spinning rapidly, creating a wind current and forming a hundred-meter-long tornado flying forward quickly.
Sand and rocks whirled around. The eighty-one tornadoes kicked up a vast amount of dirt and fallen leaves as they moved. Xiao Chen hid inside a tornado. The real one was difficult to differentiate from the fakes.
Chase!
Naturally, Wei Hua, Wang Can, Qing Cheng, and the others would not let Xiao Chen off so easily. Hundreds of Inferior Grade Martial Sages along with countless Demonic Corpses and Yin Soldiers rushed forward.
Bang! Bang! Bang! Many strong attacks shattered the tornadoes. The Yin Soldiers and Demonic Corpses instantly eliminated the clones within.
The sinister Yin Soldiers howled in the wind. They did not have a material body and flew the fastest, giving chase relentlessly as they moved about in the clouds.
Attacks shattered tornadoes in rapid session. When only eight remained, Xiao Chen came to a stop. The strong winds stopped blowing, and the eight figures merged back into one.
He tilted his body down and dived, once again increasing the distance between himself and the group behind.
Seeing all of Xiao Chens clones destroyed, Wei Hua and the others showed expressions of joy. Then, they sped up further.
The distance between Xiao Chen and his pursuers narrowed. However, when it looked like they were about to catch him, he suddenly stretched out a hand and waved. Seventy-two beams of light shed from the ground.
Then, the lights all gathered. The Universe gs reappeared in Xiao Chens hand. He smiled faintly, and electric light burst out under his feet, instantly doubling his speed.
The trapped ck me Sovereign Snake discovered that the restriction was gone. It immediately soared into the air and spat out streams of ck mes as it opened its jaws.
Miserable cries rang out. The unfortunate cultivators of the two races on Xiao Chens tail became the target of the ck me Sovereign Snakes rage.
The arrows left in the ck me Sovereign Snake made it bleed continuously. Furthermore, it was locked up for such a long time. Its rage and frenzy were easily imaginable.
ck me Sovereign Snake! Run! Quick, run! Wang Can cried out loudly. He wanted to regather the Corpse Race cultivators and retreat.
However, the scene now was very chaotic. The ck me Sovereign Snake charged forward. As it opened its jaws, itunched mes that threw the ferocious group intoplete disarray.
Fortunately, this was the world within the Sage Mark Monument. After one died, they would only be sent out. Otherwise, the losses would be too great to bear.
Qing Cheng saw a white figure drawing away with ease in the distance. Her eyes turned cold as she waved her hands.
Eight spirits carrying a white pnquin appeared. Qing Cheng pushed off the ground and flew into the pnquin.
Ji Shizhan, Su Bai, lead the rest of the people straight to the Treasury Hall. Ill chase him.
Qing Cheng gave some instructions, and the eight spirits carried the white pnquin and quickly flew forward.
Ji Shizhan and Bai Su sighed wordlessly. Ever since Qing Chengs debut, she had never failed on such a level before, continuously tricked by another person.
First, along the way, Xiao Chen looted all the Spirit Veins origins. Then, he made use of the Ghost Race to fight the Corpse Race.
Thisst one was the worst. When Xiao Chen tried to escape, he released the ck me Sovereign Snake, which eliminated most of the Ghost Race cultivators. By the time they reached the Treasury Hall, they would not have much of a force left.
Most importantly, after putting a lot of thought and effort, and even using her trump cards, the Departed Spirit Fruit, which Qing Cheng had believed she would obtain easily, had not fallen into her hands.
Qing Cheng suffered defeat in every aspect. Given her pride, she would definitely be unable to ept it.
Xiao Chen put away the Universe gs. After he released the ck me Sovereign Snake, he had managed to leave rather smoothly.
The berserk ck me Sovereign Snake would not be that easy to deal with. It would already be very good for the two races to be able to cut their losses.
Even if the two races could spare some effort to chase him, there would not be too many people. If there were just a few people, he had nothing to fear.
This harvest could be said to be enormously fruitful. Xiao Chen now had seven million Astral Coins and six hundred thousand ck Astral Coins, which equaled sixty-seven million Astral Coins altogether.
He was no less wealthy than the scion of a prominent n or the next leader of a sect.
Wei Huas Sage Grade inner vest was nothing special, but it was better than nothing. It gave Xiao Chen anotheryer of protection.
As for the Lunar Cassia Tree and Dragon Mark Fruits in the Immortal Spirit Ring, with the addition of so many Spirit Veins, Ao Jiao kept herself busy with a smile on her face.
The flowers of the Lunar Cassia Tree would blossom once he left the Sage Mark Monument. The five Dragon Mark Fruits would also reach eight-hundred-odd years in age. These were worth using so many Spirit Veins origins.
Suddenly, Xiao Chen came to a stop. Raising his head, he looked up and saw a dim light suddenlynding ahead of him.
Then, the light remained still. When he looked carefully, he found that it was actually a white pnquin borne by eight spirits quietly floating in front.
Young Master Xiao, that is a good trick. Qing Cheng really underestimated you. As the ancients said, suffering disadvantages is a fortune. Qing Cheng will definitely remember this disadvantage I suffered all my life.
Qing Chengs cold voice came from the pnquin. The tone did not contain any joy or grief, sounding extremely calm.
Xiao Chen carefully sized up this white pnquin. He had long felt that this pnquin was extraordinary. Now, it seemed that at the very least, its speed was extraordinary. However, he did not know if it had other functions.
Xiao Chen did not react to Qing Chengs words. He appeared utterly indifferent as he said, Miss Qing Cheng, your words are too gracious. Actually, aside from the Death Throne, there is no conflict between us that is unresolvable.
No wonder you were so careful. You knew that your secret of the thrones has already been exposed. I may not be able to obtain the Departed Spirit Fruit today, but I must have the Death Throne.
Qing Cheng formed hand seals, and two cold winds blew. Then, two ten-meter-tall Soul Reapers appeared, holding ck sickles. Their figures shed and appeared before Xiao Chen.
ck and White Soul Reapers. In the legends of the Immortal Epoch, they are one of the incarnations of the ten Great Yin Masters of hell. They appear before a mortal dies to take their soul, bring it to theherworld river, and put it through the six cycles of reincarnation.
These are the ck and White Soul Reapers refined by my Ghost Race. Naturally, they are iparable to the ck and White Soul Reapers of legend. However, they are as strong as Medial Grade Martial Sages. You had best not resist or even think of running. With your speed, you will not be able to outrun the Eight Ghost Pnquin.
Qing Cheng clearly enunciated every word that she said from within the pnquin.
Xiao Chen sized up the ck and White Soul Reapers and smiled gently. What strange self-confidence! Could it be that you really never considered why I dared to travel with you even though I knew that you have trump cards?
Even if that ck me Sovereign Snake had not appeared, you would not have been able to obtain the Departed Spirit Fruit or the Death Throne. This is because I never let myself enter a dangerous situation unless Im sure of the oue.
Xiao Chen waved his hand, and an ancientmp appeared on his palm. He bit his tongue, and a mouthful of blood containing his blood essence infused with Mental Energy fell on themp wick.
A swaying me lit up. The ancientmp gently floated into the air.
Radiant rings appeared behind the ancientmp while mysterious scripts on its body gave off a dark-green light. An illusory figure appeared in the light and grew increasingly more distinct.
The immortal Dao brings life, cleansing the sins of countless people; when reading the scriptures once, the sages of the world praise it for being benevolent; when reading the scriptures twice, withered bonese to life
[Note: This is a Daoist scripture that exists in the real world. Apparently, it talks about the origin of life and the creation of the world. I might be wrong, though, as I have never read it for myself.]
The illusory figure gave off an immortal atmosphere. He opened his mouth and read the mysterious scripture, which contained the Dao of reincarnating ghosts and the power to cleanse the masses of sin.
Motes of light quickly drifted away from the ck and White Soul Reapers. Their glows gradually dimmed.
Sin Cleansing Scripture! Qing Cheng eximed in a fluster. She quickly formed hand seals and summoned back the ck and White Soul Reapers, which had already lost fifty to sixty percent of their strength by this time.
The white pnquin fell out of the air and tipped over on its side. Crash! The Sin Cleansing Scripture had cleansed the eight spirits serving as pnquin bearers.
Xiao Chen revealed a smile on his face. He put away the ancientmp and took a big step forward. Electric light shed underfoot, and he disappeared from this ce.
Qing Cheng leaped out of the pnquin with an unsightly expression. She flicked her fingers and released another eight spirits to carry the white pnquin once more.
Then, she stared in the direction Xiao Chen had taken. Even after a long time, she did not give chase.
This time, she lost in apletely embarrassing manner. Initially, she had already suffered a miserable defeat. In the end, she foolishly sent herself up for the other party to trample on.
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Xiao Chen had obtained the ancientmp at the Evil Kings final resting ce. This was a King Grade Secret Treasure, which a half-Sage obviously could not refinepletely.
After he advanced to Martial Sage, he had taken some time out to refine it as he rushed to the Kunlun Mountain Range.
Although Xiao Chen still could not bring out the full power of this Secret Treasure with his current cultivation, he gained a rough understanding of its effects after using it. In the end, he felt somewhat disappointed.
Thismp was called the Reincarnation Lamp. It was made by repairing the formation lines inside a broken Magic Treasure of the Immortal Epoch and adding in new materials. This process reforged it into a Secret Treasure suitable for Martial cultivators to use.
In fact, many Sage Grade Secret Treasures used pieces of the Immortal Epochs Magic Treasures for reforging. The bow of Xiao Chens First Senior Sister, Shui Lingling, and Ying Qiongs Continuous Heavenly Rain Umbre were the same.
The Reincarnation Lamp retained the main function of the original Magic Treasure. It summoned out the divine spirit of an immortal to chant the Sin Cleansing Scripture, cleansing the evil energy of spirits.
A King Grade Secret Treasure had be a simple supplementary tool. Aside from having suppressive effects on the Ghost Race, it was not very useful to the cultivators of the other races.
This was a pity for this King Grade Secret Treasure. In the Kunlun Realm, any King Grade Secret Treasure would sell for a high price at auctions.
The only thing stronger than a King Grade Secret Treasure was an Emperor Grade Secret Treasure. However, such Secret Treasures were normally used in Sovereign Sects and ns to protect their headquarters; they would not take them out so easily.
Only a Martial Emperor could bring out the full might of an Emperor Grade Secret Treasure. So for people of the same cultivation realm as Xiao Chen, King Grade Secret Treasures were the most suitable.
Nevertheless, the Reincarnation Lamp might have other uses for him to discover after he fully refined it. No matter what, it was an inheritance from the Evil King.
Xiao Chen looked up at the distant pir of light soaring into the sky. A look of anticipation shed in his eyes. He wondered what kind of pleasant surprise the Treasury Hall would bring him.
He had another five days before he would be sent out of the Sage Mark Monument. He had to make full use of his time and rush over.
Chapter 839 - Fighting to the Death with the Keepers
Chapter 839: Fighting to the Death with the Keepers
Xiao Chen muttered to himself and descended from the sky. Then he sat cross-legged on the ground, starting to recover the energy he exhausted. He intended to bring himself back to his peak state before using the Thunder Dragon Steps to rush over.
He circted the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation, and the surrounding Spiritual Energy slowly poured into his three hundred Heavenly Sage Laws.
The Heavenly Sage Laws thirstily drank up all the Spiritual Energy. Their color slowly turned deeper as they filled up. Xiao Chen released electric light uncontrobly into his surroundings, forming a faint screen of radiance.
After a while, he opened his eyes. A bright light shed in them. Since he advanced to Martial Sage, his recovery rate had be much faster than before.
Furthermore, his capacity had increased significantly.
Electric light burst out under Xiao Chens feet. He did not hesitate to use Thunder Dragon Steps to run wildly in the air. With each step, he moved five kilometers.
Wind howled past his ears. Going at this hasty pace, he could clearly feel a resistance limiting his speed.
When Xiao Chen kept his use to just a short burst, he did not feel the drag. However, with long-distance travel, it was readily noticeable.
This resistance was the spatial restriction of the Kunlun Realm. Unless he shattered space and entered the void, raising his speed further would be impossible. If he forcibly elerated, it would result in harm to his physical body.
After some thought, he discovered that with his physical body, he could still endure another twenty percent increase in speed. However, this was his limit already; he could not raise his speed beyond this even if he wished to.
Xiao Chen did not have any concerns as he rushed forward at full speed. He was truly like a bolt of lightning tearing through the sky. The people below would see only two thunder dragons shing overhead. They would not even be able to notice the figure above the thunder dragons.
Soon, he left behind the vast grasnd. The pir of light in the distance became increasingly clearer.
A look of joy appeared in Xiao Chens bright eyes. If he continued rushing at this pace, he should reach the Treasury Hall before sunset.
Suddenly, he stopped his headlong advance. The sounds of battle below attracted his attention.
While traveling such a long distance, Xiao Chen hade across more than one battle. However, he had not stopped for any of them.
The reason why the battle below could attract his attention was the people leading the fight below; they were no minor characters.
Three of the Deity Races Keepers of Lightmanded more than ten Deity Race cultivators. They fought an intense battle with the Peacock Kings descendant, Kong Yuan. The Fiend Race cultivators that Kong Yuan headed also fought hard.
The situation did not look good for Kong Yuans side. The thirteen Keepers of Light might not seem very famous in the Deity Race, overshadowed as they were by the Divine Son and Divine Daughter.
Nheless, outside of the Deity Race, they were all part of the talented younger generation. With Kong Yuans strength, he would be able to defeat one, and perhaps barely defeat two.
However, it would be impossible for Kong Yuan to defeat three. Just being able tost a thousand moves was remarkable already.
Furthermore, the overall strength of the Deity Race was much higher than the Fiend Races. Although Kong Yuan had many people, defeat was just a matter of time.
Its Xiao Chen. Quick, release the signal and inform the others.
All Deity Race cultivators had extraordinary Mental Energy. Xiao Chen only stopped in the sky for an instant, and the three Keepers of Light immediately discovered him. One of them shook his right hand, intending to release a signal.
Xiao Chen frowned. Originally, he had not intended to interfere in this. Now, he changed his mind.
With a flip of his hand, the Soul yer Bow appeared. He pulled back on the bowstring. All his actions appeared as fluid as flowing water. Then, he used all the Vital Qi in his body, not holding any of it back.
It felt like rushing thunder rumbled in his body. A formless aura gathered as Xiao Chen drew the bowstring.
However much Vital Qi was used equated to the might of the Soul yer Bow. Xiao Chen very rarely used his full power since it did inordinate damage to his arm. He could only do so for another three times before temporarily losing the use of his arm.
But he did not care too much at this moment.
Xiao Chen loosened his two fingers, and the arrow tore through the air. It moved in a sh. The Keeper who was shaking his right arm failed to release the signal before the arrow pierced his wrist. The tail of the arrow quivered as it dragged the Keeper to the ground withpelling force. Then, both the arrow and the arm it was attached to plunged into the ground.
Buzz!
Only at this moment did the sound of the arrow tearing through the air reach Xiao Chens ears. The speed of this arrow exceeded the speed of sound several times.
Xiao Chen returned the Soul yer Bow to the Universe Ring. The arrow had just pulled that Keeper to the ground, pinning him there, when electric light shed under Xiao Chens feet as he quickly made his way over.
Xiao Chen was frighteningly fast. The heart of the Keeper on the ground raced. The Keepers sea of consciousness surged, and strong Mental Energy turned into thousands of weapons flowing with a divine lightunching forward, trying to stop Xiao Chen for a moment.
Dragon Tone Art! Break! Xiao Chen shouted. His voice turned into a dragon-shaped wind as it swept across the sky. The thousands of weapons shattered and turned into boundless divine light spreading everywhere; it could not stop Xiao Chen at all.
Enduring the intense pain, the Keeper pulled the arrow out of his wrist. However, before he could get up, he saw a sh of lightning within the diffused divine light.
In the next moment, a white figure emerged from the divine light. He held a saber with two hands, pointing it down. Using the momentum of lightning, he thrust it into the chest of the Keepers inner vest, once again pinning him to the ground.
However, this time, it was not the wrist pinned to the ground but the hearta fatal blow for any cultivator.
Light shed, and this Keeper died on the spot, sent out of the Sage Mark Monument.
When Kong Yuan saw Xiao Chen make a move, he could not help feeling extremely joyful. His figure wavered, transforming into his true forma huge blue peacock flickering with light.
Then, Kong Yuan suppressed the remaining two Keepers preparing to retreat, pushing them back.
Since Xiao Chen had already taken action, there was naturally no need for further thought. He pushed off the ground and worked together with Kong Yuan to deal with the two Keepers.
Kong Yuan alone could have defeated two Keepers. Xiao Chens help was like adding wings to a tiger. Soon, they eliminated the two Keepers.
Under the blue peacocks beautiful appearance was an inestimable ferocity. He gave off an extremely berserk aura.
After the three Keepers died, the remaining Deity Race cultivators decisively ran, having no intention of fighting to the death.
Kong Yuan resumed his human form. As he watched Xiao Chen sheathe his saber, aplicated expression appeared in his eyes. However, he still said straightforwardly, Many thanks for your assistance this time.
When the two were in the Heavenly Dew Divine Spring, there had been a small grudge between them. Di Wuques arrival interrupted them, just when they had been about to fight. Coincidentally, they now cooperated because of the Deity Race.
Xiao Chen was not that narrow-minded. He did not have any irreconcble differences or conflicts of interest with Kong Yuan.
If he could gain another friend through this incident, that might be a good thing. He replied calmly, You are too polite. Given your strength, after transforming to your true form, you could run away by yourself.
Kong Yuan looked at the remaining Fiend Race cultivators and sighed, The Treasury Hall is already quite near. It would be too unfortunate if this group of my Races cultivators could not get there. If there is anything I can do, I will do it.
Xiao Chen was moved. Under such circumstances, Kong Yuan still remembered his own Races people. This Kong Yuan was a respectable gentleman, worthy of being the Peacock Kings descendant.
Lets not talk about this. Why was that group of Deity Race cultivators attacking you? Xiao Chen asked out of curiosity. They were already so close to the Treasury Hall. Why were they wasting their time here instead of searching for treasure?
Kong Yuans face sank as he replied, Di Wuque led the Deity Races people here the moment he could. Then, he stationed guards all over the ce to obstruct any other race thates near.
What great ambition! With the strength of just one race, Di Wuque wants to block all the experts of the other races. His appetite is too big.
Could it be that he wants to monopolize all the Secret Treasures of the Treasury Hall, emptying it?
Xiao Chen voiced the questions in his heart. Kong Yuan shook his head and exined, It is not like that. The cultivators who enter the Treasury Hall are automatically sent out after they obtain two Secret Treasures.
The Treasury Hall has a total of five levels. Each level has one King Grade Secret Treasure. These are what Di Wuque truly wants. His main purpose is to dy us. Of course, those who are weaker will be directly sent out of the Sage Mark Monument.
Xiao Chen found this strange. He said, The Sage Mark Monument opens once every ten years. This has been going on for several tens of thousands of years already. Howe the Secret Treasures within it have not all been taken away yet?
Kong Yuan was simrly puzzled. He answered, I am not sure about this, either. In any case, every ten years, the Treasury Hall would have many Secret Treasures in it, including five King Grade Secret Treasures.
There is a rumor that the Sage Mark Monument is not an independent entity. There might be a strong, mysterious existence supporting it, which either collects or forges these Secret Treasures.
Xiao Chen thought to himself for a while. If there was a mysterious existence that could enter and leave this Sage Mark Monument freely, how strong would that existence be?
After all, when the Sage Mark Monument activated, even Sovereign Martial Emperors could not approach it. Only Inferior Grade Martial Sages could. Could that mysterious existence be even stronger than a Sovereign Martial Emperor?
However, all this was just spection. There might not be any mysterious existence.
I am going to meet up with the Spirit Fox Kings descendant, Yuan Xu. Lets split up here. If we meet in the Treasury Hall, we willpete with our abilities.
When Kong Yuan saw that the group of Fiend Race cultivators was mostly recovered, he prepared to depart.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly and said, That would be for the best. I shall take my leave, then.
As Kong Yuan watched Xiao Chen go, his expression slowly turned serious.
A Fiend Race old man at the back stepped forward and said, This Xiao Chen really had a trace of the Azure Emperors bearing back then. In the time it takes to raise a hand, he killed one of the Deity Races Keepers of Light. With such strength, he is probably not weaker than Di Wuque.
Kong Yuan analyzed calmly, There is indeed a trace of the Azure Emperors bearing. However, he still cannotpare to Di Wuque. Until now, Di Wuques true strength is still a mystery. The main reason why Xiao Chen could quickly kill that Keeper was his bow.
He is stillcking in umtions. However, Xiao Chens potential is very terrifying. Who would imagine that he has been in the Kunlun Realm for only two years?
After parting from Kong Yuan, Xiao Chen saw several talents of the younger generation who had managed to break past the Deity Races guards. All of them rushed towards the Treasury Hall.
Chapter 840 - King Grade Secret Treasure
Chapter 840: King Grade Secret Treasure
There were only five King Grade Secret Treasures. Di Wuque had already made the first move. Xiao Chen did not know how long the traps and restrictions along the way would dy him.
So, Xiao Chen could not help but increase his speed. After a long time, he finally arrived at the doors of the vast Treasury Hall.
The doors had opened long ago. Above them, the words Treasury Hall emanated powerful and vast energy, appearing full of spirituality. The cultivators who arrived here all paused and gazed at Xiao Chen for a moment. Their eyes all revealed an expression of caution; they did not dare to underestimate him.
He was someone bold enough to sh with Di Wuque at the Sage Mark Monument. He had stood on top of the Sage Mark Monumentan unprecedented feat. Finally, he kicked down the unparalleled Di Wuque.
After this, the name White Robed desman Xiao Chen would definitely spread. The reappearance of the Azure Emperors descendant would stir up a storm in spades.
Xiao Chen looked away from the doors and stepped inside. After he entered, he arrived in a spacious room. Ancient murals decorated the walls. Nine passageways in the surroundings waited for the arriving cultivators to choose.
Just casually pick one. All of them will eventually lead to the great hall containing the King Grade Secret Treasure. After that, you can go up to the next floor from there, Ao Jiao said from the Immortal Spirit Ring. Back then, the Thunder Emperor had alsoe here. Naturally, she would be familiar with this ce.
Just as Xiao Chen was about to make a choice, someone came in from outside, attracting his attention. That person appeared shocked, clearly not expecting to meet Xiao Chen here.
Xiao Chen nced at this person, and after he saw that persons appearance, he ignored him and calmly picked a passageway.
Hatred shed in Bai Wuxues eyes in the spacious room. After a mere half year, Xiao Chen was not even interested enough to look at him properly anymore.
Stone doors lined the two sides of the passageway. Xiao Chen entered one of these doors to check the room behind. Aside from fragments of puppets, there was nothing else. Clearly, someone already took the Secret Treasures.
After this sight, Xiao Chen did not bother entering these rooms. He moved quickly, asionally running into somebat puppets. He did not show any mercy, using the fastest method to deal with them.
A short whileter, he arrived at the great hall that led to the next level. A stone tform in the middle of the hall bore a box containing a sword flickering with electric light.
Sparks of electricity floated down continuously from the air above the stone tform, looking extremely strange.
A miniature transportation formation hovering in the air shed rays of light continuously. This should be the way to the next level.
Ao Jiao, who was in the Immortal Spirit Ring, rubbed her head. Feeling doubtful, she asked, Strange, why did Di Wuque not take away this King Grade Secret Treasure?
Xiao Chen thought for a while before answering, It is not strange. Di Wuque and Tian Youxi are only two people. They can take only four Secret Treasures in total. They have to give up on one.
Inside the hall, aside from Xiao Chen, there were a few other people, who were staring at the Extreme Thunder Sword on the stone tform. They all revealed a strong desire to possess it.
Xiao Chen sized up these people and discovered that he had seen most of them before.
On the west side were the two men and one girl of the Merfolk Race from the Chaotic Demonic Sea. Of all the people in the hall, these three had the most urgent looks in their eyes.
To the north was a Fiend Race cultivator in blue. Xiao Chen had noticed this person carving his name on the Sage Mark Monument. ording to Ying Qiong, he was known as the Azure Wolf Swordsman and was one of the Fiend Race Noble ns scions in the Profound Domain.
The strength and umtions of this n were no weaker than a human Sovereign Noble ns. The Martial Emperor holding down the fort was called the Azure Wolf King.
Although the Azure Wolf King had not yet advanced to Sovereign Martial Emperor, the Azure Wolf Race no longer had any ties with the Fiend Domain. Rumor said that the Azure Wolf King had gotten chased out, due to an irreconcble conflict with the Spirit Fox King.
Not far away were three Deity Race old men. Although none of them were Keepers, they were already a hundred years old. By relying on their deep cultivation and the Mental Energy Martial Techniques unique to the Deity Race, they couldpete with the demonic geniuses of the younger generation.
The person across Xiao Chen was a middle-aged man giving off a sharp sword intent. He had a fervent gaze as he stared at that sword in the box.
As a swordsman, that persons greatest wish would be to obtain a good sword. This persons sword intent even evoked some fear in Xiao Chen that he wondered if the middle-aged man had condensed a sword soul.
The Kunlun Realm was full of hidden talents, so it was not surprising to run into these hidden experts.
There were also cultivators of various races wanting to take advantage of the subsequent chaos to benefit. All of them had avid gazes. Among them were even some experts that Xiao Chen had not taken note of.
However, all this had nothing to do with Xiao Chen. He did not use the sword. He did not have any desire for the sword inside the box. He could only obtain two Secret Treasures in this ce. He could not waste his opportunity on this Secret Treasure that had nothing to do with him.
Outstanding talents of the Kunlun Realm, I am Princess Yao Yan of the Chaotic Demonic Seas Merfolk Race. My race is currently facing a crisis of extermination. I implore everyone to let us have this Extreme Thunder Sword. Thisdy represents the entire Merfolk Race to owe everyone a debt of gratitude. We will definitely repay this in the future.
Just as Xiao Chen prepared to leave, the Merfolk Race girl took a step forward and tendered a sincere request.
Xiao Chen could not help but smile. This girl was truly naive. Given the temptation of a King Grade Secret Treasure, who would back out just based on her words?
Haha! Do you think we are fools? the Azure Wolf Swordsman mocked. What does the life or death of the Merfolk Race have to do with me?
The middle-aged swordsman stared fixedly at the box containing the sword on the stone tform. It was like he never heard what this girl said. He muttered to himself, This sword is called the Extreme Thunder Sword? That is a horrible name. After I get it, I should rename it.
As for the three Deity Race old men, they were even more overboard. They smiled coldly and said, Even the Merfolk Race dares toe to the Kunlun Continent and give orders? Do you think our Deity Race no longer exists?
Your Highness, why bother to speak so much nonsense with them? Just directly attack. Mu Yun had an explosive temper. He could not help but re up immediately.
As for the elder brother, Mu Lei, he showed a grave expression but did not say anything. If they were to insist on attacking, their chances of sess would only be fifty percent at most. How could it be that simple?
Young Master Xiao, along the way, I heard many people talk about you. Back then, our Merfolk Race once helped the Azure Emperor in his expedition to the ocean. As the Azure Emperors descendant, will you consider old rtions?
Suddenly, Xiao Chen heard that Merfolk Race girls voice in his head. He could not help but look at the other party strangely.
The Merfolk Race girl did not avoid Xiao Chens gaze. She continued projecting her voice. My race is really at the risk of extermination and urgently needs this Extreme Thunder Sword to save us. If you help us today, the Merfolk Race will remember this kindness without fail.
Xiao Chen thought to himself without saying anything. He was not someone easily swayed with a few words. However, he now hesitated.
The mysterious box containing the swordy quietly on the stone tform as the electric sparks drifted down continuously.
The outstanding talents from everywhere eyed each other ferociously. Even if they could not use this King Grade Secret Treasure, they could take it to an auction and obtain a high price. The sword was a verymonly used weapon.
Princess Yao Yan of the Merfolk Race showed some anticipation in her eyes as she quietly waited for Xiao Chens answer.
Very well. If the Merfolk Race really did help the Azure Emperor in the past, then I shall repay this favor today. I hope that you are not cheating me.
The affairs of the world were rife with evil. Who lied and who spoke the truth? How could Xiao Chen take such a risk after listening to her words? He trusted her for the time being. After acknowledging his status as the Azure Emperors descendant, there were some things that he had to face.
Many thanks, Young Master Xiao. Princess Yao Yan heaved a sigh of relief. With Xiao Chens assistance and the three of them, they now had a seventy percent chance of obtaining the Extreme Thunder Sword.
The hall now turned rather quiet. No one dared to make a rash move. All the cultivators stared cautiously at the others, secretly building up momentum and energy.
Xiao Chen frowned slightly. He did not have much time to waste here. He had to deal with this quickly.
Electric light shed under Xiao Chens feet, and an instantter, he was standing on the stone tform. He looked at the box below and did not take it. He looked calmly at his surroundings and said, I, Xiao Chen, want this sword. If there is anyone not convinced, you maye forward and fight me.
The surrounding cultivators all noticed that Xiao Chen was a desman. His interest in this Extreme Thunder Sword was unexpected. Everyones expression immediately turned uncertain.
Xiao Chens strength spoke for itself. The explosive speed of his Thunder Dragon Steps just now already far surpassed the best speed of most of the cultivators here.
However, if that was all Xiao Chen had, it would not be possible for him to force them back with one sentence. No matter what, Xiao Chen was just a lower-realm genius that came to the Kunlun Realm two years ago.
What bold words! You really think yourself as the Azure Emperor? Even Di Wuque does not dare to say this, the Azure Wolf Swordsman said with a gloomy expression. Hecked a suitable sword at the moment. How could he let anyone interfere with him obtaining one?
The middle-aged human swordsman revealed eyes as sharp as a sword. He suddenly moved his right hand to his swords handle. Then, his sword intent buzzed and kicked up a wind.
The three Deity Race old men seethed with hatred for Xiao Chen. The middle one smiled coldly and said, Everyone, there is no need to speak so much with him. All we have to do is attack together. This fellow will know what a miserable ending is after this.
All the Inferior Grade Martial Sages who were here to fish in troubled waters became excited. To them, the more chaotic the situation was, the better. Xiao Chens words clearly helped them achieve what they needed.
Suddenly, a resplendent light red up. An unparalleled sword intent howled like a berserk wind, spreading through the entire hall. It felt like a strand of sword Qi passed by everyone.
The first to rush at Xiao Chen was actually that middle-aged swordsman. The moment he attacked, he revealed a strong might. The wild sword intent gave the many cultivators around the illusion that it was unblockable.
Dont make a move yet. Wait for an opportunity to take the sword for yourself. Yao Yan was preparing to help Xiao Chen when his voice rang out in her mind. She stopped involuntarily.
Xiao Chens pupils constricted as he watched that strand of sword intent that said that only one could exist. The unparalleled saber Qi in his body opposed it without fear.
When the light faded, another sword appeared in front of Xiao Chens eyes. The middle-aged swordsman had already charged forward. As he swung a flowing sword light, he executed an exquisite Sword Technique imbued with his peak Consummation sword intent.
The sword light flickered, and the figure of that middle-aged swordsman appeared in seventy-two directions. Every sword was real; none of them was fake.
The middle-aged swordsman was very satisfied with this move of his. He specialized in using a fast sword. Speed was the key to his Sword Techniques. The only way to break this move was to be faster than him.
Chapter 841 - Deity Race Combination Martial Technique
Chapter 841: Deity Race Combination Martial Technique
Xiao Chen calmly ced his right hand on his sabers hilt. Then he prepared to execute the Azure Emperors Drawing the Saber. The middle-aged swordsman instantly feltpletely exposed, unable to hide.
Clearly, Xiao Chen was the one surrounded by seventy-two sword images. However, when he ced his right hand on the saber hilt, the situation seemed to reverse.
The middle-aged swordsmans heart sank, and his expression changed drastically. Due to his instinct as a swordsman, he decisively aborted his move and retreated. The seventy-two sword images merged back together as his figure shed.
However, the Azure Wolf Swordsman, who had leaped forward with the middle-aged swordsman, was not as fortunate. The bodies of the two brushed by each other. However, one moved forward and the other, backward.
Electric light shed, and the long, slender Lunar Shadow Saber attacked from an angle that the Azure Wolf Swordsman did not expect at all.
The saber light struck the Azure Wolf Swordsmans side, and strong lightning-attributed energy exploded, sending him flying. He crashed into a wall of the hall like a fired cannonball.
In the time it took for a spark to fly, Xiao Chen had drawn his saber at an incredible speed. Of the two swordsmen, one got forced back while the other got knocked back.
Deities Nation, Eternal Spear!
Deities Nation, Inextinguishable Sword!
Deities Nation, Divine Halberd!
The three Deity Race old men worked together to execute the Deity Racebination Martial Technique that Xiao Chen had seen before. Golden light glistened behind them, materializing a boundless sea with a nation of deities rising from it.
Xiao Chen did not dare to underestimate this move. He immediately took out his greatest trump card. With lightning-quick speed, he attacked before this Martial Techniquebined wlessly.
Taiji Yinyang me Diagram!
The Purple Thunder True Fire and Lunar True me shot out of Xiao Chens eyes and chased each other. They rapidly formed a diagram. As the diagram spun, it seemed to contain a realm within it.
The me diagram that suddenly appeared pressed forward quickly with great might.
Bang! Bang! Bang! Three explosions resounded. The three weapons infused with divine light burst into motes of light and scattered. However, the might of the me diagram did not diminish.
Xiao Chen thrust his hand out, and the Taiji Yinyang me Diagram flew forward at an even faster speed. Then it crashed into the three. The golden sea they materialized behind them surged, roaring thunderously as it tried to resist.
However, the nation of deities sank into the sea eventually, never to rise again. The sea disappeared, and the three Deity Race old men all vomited a mouthful of blood each.
The Taiji Yinyang me Diagram continued pushing forward and crushed the three against a wall, inflicting additional grievous injuries on them.
Xiao Chen used absolute force. He showed no pity or fear as he suppressed these three, disying total confidence in his own strength.
A light shed, and the two mes returned to Xiao Chens eyes.
Two resonant sword hums sounded. The middle-aged swordsman and the Azure Wolf Swordsman charged over once again.
Double Dragons ying with Pearl! Dazzling the eyes with no regrets!
A bright light appeared at the tip of Xiao Chens saber. This light then disappeared into the middle-aged swordsmans body and formed a brilliant clump on his chest.
Two dragon-shaped saber Qi surged out from the long, slender saber, charging towards the middle-aged swordsman.
Even a Martial Emperor could only sh head-on with this Double Dragons ying with Pearl. This move would suffice to keep the middle-aged swordsman flustered for a long time.
After dealing with this harder-to-handle middle-aged swordsman, Xiao Chen brandished his saber and fought head-on with the Azure Wolf Swordsman. Saber and sword shed, sprinkling sparks everywhere, creating a dazzling spectacle.
When the many cultivators, here to fish in troubled waters, saw that Xiao Chen could not free himself from battle, joy filled them. They all charged together, flying to the stone tform.
Xiao Chen nced backwards, and a fierce purple me surged in his right eye and spewed out to form a vast sea of mes. The ferocious Purple Thunder True Fire instantly shot towards the frontmost cultivators and set them aze.
Boom!
The entire pack of burning people immediately cried out miserably. They threw themselves to the ground and rolled around in agony, trying all sorts of ways to extinguish the mes.
The fire was savage. The electricity it contained crackled nonstop, forcing the cultivators back.
When the three Merfolk Race cultivators saw this fire, their eyes immediately lit up with extreme excitement.
You havent gone to retrieve the sword yet? How much longer are you going to wait?!
When Xiao Chen saw the three stunned people, he could not help feeling indignant. The Purple Thunder True Fire could not block this bunch of people for long. Once that middle-aged swordsman shook off the Double Dragons ying with Pearl, they would not be able to obtain the sword.
This moment was their best chance to get the sword. Xiao Chen could not understand why they did not take action.
Princess Yao Yan was the first toe to her senses. She moved quickly, and while everyone was distracted, she ced the sword within her spatial ring without any difficulty.
Xiao Chen released his bated breath and withdrew the Purple Thunder True Fire. Then he shoved back the Azure Wolf Swordsman and drifted down to the stone tform.
When everyone saw that empty stone tform, the others recovered their wits. They suddenly realized that Xiao Chen had been working with the Merfolk Race. He had behaved in such a high-profile manner only to attract everyones attention.
Xiao Chen sheathed his saber, and the sharpness in his eyes faded away. He looked around and smiled faintly. The treasure has an owner already. There is no need to continue fighting.
The middle-aged swordsman finally dealt with Double Dragons ying with Pearl. He was now in a sorry state as he wiped the blood from his mouth and stared daggers at Xiao Chen. Then, his figure shed, entering the transportation formation.
The Azure Wolf Swordsman appeared very depressed. He felt like he got yed in front of so many people, humiliated by Xiao Chen.
As for the three Deity Race old men, they already left this ce long ago. After suffering defeat in one move at Xiao Chens hands, they were too embarrassed to remain.
The many cultivators who wanted to fish in troubled waters all nced at Xiao Chen in fear before they dashed into the transportation formation leading to the next level.
Now, only Xiao Chen and the three Merfolk Race cultivators remained in the hall.
Princess Yao Yan walked over slowly with a blue headscarf in her hand. Then she proffered it, saying, I cannot thank you enough for this great favor. This headscarf is not much of a Secret Treasure. However, it has the effect of refreshing the mind. I hope Young Master Xiao will ept it.
Xiao Chen took the headscarf and felt a cooling sensation spread throughout his body, sweeping his earlier fatigue away. His body felt flush with energy.
Evidently, this headscarf was not as ordinary as Yao Yan said. Xiao Chen carefully put it on, and after muttering to himself, he said, If fate dictates, we will meet again. Goodbye!
After Xiao Chen disappeared into the transportation formation, Mu Yun could not help asking, Your Highness, why did you not tell him? He clearly used the Purple Thunder True Fire earlier. That is much stronger than this Extreme Thunder Sword. If he is willing to help, we could eliminate the hidden danger of the Merfolk Race.
Mu Lei nodded as well and said, It seems to me that this Xiao Chen is not cold-blooded or emotionless. For the sake of some favor from ten thousand years ago, he was even willing to help. He might be willing to help us all the way.
A bitter look shed in Yao Yans blue eyes. She smiled faintly and said, Let it be. With the Extreme Thunder Sword, we should be able to solve the problem already, more or less. It has already been ten thousand years. Even I felt embarrassed to say it. How could I have the gall to ask for more?
This matter was just something done in passing. Furthermore, it even helped to pay off a debt of gratitude of his ancestor. Thus, Xiao Chen actually did not take it to heart. As for whether the other party spoke truthfully or not, he believed her for the time being.
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In the second floor of the Treasury Hall, there were now many rooms with Secret Treasures yet to be taken away, so Xiao Chen was in no rush to continue advancing.
His purpose ining to the Treasury Hall was not the same as the others, which focused on the King Grade Secret Treasures. If possible, he would rather get one or two high-quality Sage Grade Secret Treasures well-suited to him.
Firstly, the King Grade Secret Treasures were hard to obtain. Secondly, even after he secured them, his cultivation would limit him. He would find it hard to refine thempletely and would not be able to bring out their full effect.
There was one more very important reason. Perhaps after he got the King Grade Secret Treasures, he might discover them to be simr to the Reincarnation Lamp, Secret Treasures with only supplementary purposes.
What Xiao Chen needed was a Secret Treasure that wouldplement his fighting style. For example, his currently bare handscked a pair of gloves that could increase his attacking speed.
After he advanced to Superior Grade Martial Monarch, his previous gloves did not seem to have much of an effect anymore. So they hadin abandoned in the Universe Ring for a long time.
The shoes that he wore no longer had the effect of increasing his speed, which was somewhat unfortunate as Leng Yue had spent a lot of effort to reforge these Secret Treasures.
asionally, the blue headscarf on his forehead would automatically send out cooling energy. As it spread through his body, it felt veryfortable.
Under the influence of the headscarf, the originally somewhat impatient Xiao Chen became utterlyposed like calm autumn waters.
He could now get rid of all the distracting thoughts and perceive his desires more thoroughly.
If Xiao Chen still could not figure out that this headscarf was a supreme treasure, he would be an idiot.
When I look at this headscarf, for some reason it seems to resemble the Sea Monarch Headscarf a little. Could the treasures of the Sea Monarch have been passed down?
Ao Jiao examined the blue headscarf on Xiao Chens forehead and tried to assess it in fine detail.
Bang!
Xiao Chen, who was currently in a stone room, sheathed his saber. Then he punched thebat puppet guarding the ce. The final blow shattered thebat puppet into tiny pieces.
He opened a wooden box in the stone room and took a look. He was somewhat disappointed to find that it held a sword filled with spirituality.
After Xiao Chen came out of the room, he had some free time. He asked, What exactly is the Sea Monarch Headscarf?
Legend has it that the Sea Monarch had a horrible temper. He was aplete tyrant. Once, he got angry, and the oceans of the entire Kunlun Realm surged up in high waves. The waves soared to the sky, and heavy rain fell for days. Several unfortunate creatures died in this incident.
For the sake of helping him control his temper, his daughter spent a lot of effort wandering the forbiddennds at the bottom of the sea. Then, using what she found and learned, she knitted him a headscarf. Every time his temper red up, he would wear it, which resulted in the lives of several creatures being spared.
Xiao Chen felt extremely surprised. If this headscarf really was the Sea Monarch Headscarf, then what he had done earlier would not be worthy of such a reward.
At first, he had taken it for an ordinary headscarf, so he epted it without any reservations.
Now that he thought about it, the Merfolk Race had ruled the Chaotic Demonic Sea for many years. How could the Merfolk Race princess be so casual about a thank-you gift?
As Xiao Chen searched for a Secret Treasure he needed in every room, he chatted with Ao Jiao about the matters of the sea. So he did not feel too bored.
Ten thousand years ago, the Sea Monarch Pce was strong and mighty. The Sea Monarch was frighteningly strong. He frequently attacked the continent and even aspired to rule thend. The Azure Emperor entered the ocean to fight with him thrice before he finally defeated the Sea Monarch. After that, he brought over the human factions and fought for many years. Finally, they swept away all the remnant forces of the Sea Monarch Pce.
When Ao Jiao shared this story, Xiao Chen got an even better sense of the Azure Emperors strength. Traveling everywhere unhindered, unmatched no matter where he went. His title of strongest Sovereign Martial Emperor since the Ancient Era was well deserved.
Chapter 842 - Star Breaker Arrows
Chapter 842: Star Breaker Arrows
Ka ca!
This time, when Xiao Chen opened the wooden box, his eyes lit up in an expression of intense interest. There were three ck arrows with talisman scripts, flowing with light, carved on them.
He scanned them with his Spiritual Sense and immediately felt the surging energy contained within. There was also a jade strip beside the three arrows.
Holding the jade strip in his hand, Xiao Chen sent his Spiritual Sense into it. Then, he gained some information about the arrows in his mind.
These arrows were known as the Star Breaker Arrows. As their name suggested, the power of one arrow could pierce through a star. Of course, the star in question would definitely not be arge star.
However, ording to the description of the arrows might, if a grandmaster-level Martial Sage was not paying attention, it would be able to pierce through him as well.
The might of this arrow was focused on the word breaker. Any Secret Treasure or restriction would find it hard to block. The only problem was that the arrow could be used only once.
As Xiao Chen continued to read, the grin on his face grew wider. Unexpectedly, the jade strip contained the manufacturing method of the Star Breaker Arrow. It listed all the materials needed, described how to carve the talisman script, the strength of the fire, and all the other details in depth.
This is it!
Within the Treasury Hall, Xiao Chen chose his first Secret Treasure. Other people might be lucky and snatch away an unknown King Grade Secret Treasure from Di Wuque.
However, Xiao Chen would not envy them. This was already a worthwhile trip, as he managed to find the Star Breaker Arrow, a Secret Treasure very suitable for him.
Furthermore, he had obtained many Spirit Veins, the ck Astral Coins from Wei Hua, and three Departed Spirit Flowers of a certain age. This harvest was already sufficient for him to conclude this perfect trip to the Sage Mark Monument.
Xiao Chen put away the Star Breaker Arrows and continued searching for his second Secret Treasure.
He was now at ease and walked with a measured pace. asionally, he would chat with Ao Jiao about some interesting things.
His manner formed a stark contrast between him and the other cultivators, who were searching the Treasury Hall anxiously with surging killing Qi.
Hence, Xiao Chens progress slowed down considerably. By the time Di Wuque charged to the fifth floor, Xiao Chen had only just arrived at the third.
Even the Ghost Race and Corpse Race cultivators, who had been far behind Xiao Chen, overtook him. They all rushed to the fifth floor in fear of Di Wuque clearing the final level and grabbing thest precious King Grade Secret Treasure.
When Xiao Chen arrived at the third floors transportation formation, he saw an empty stone tform and a floor littered with shatteredbat puppets. Needless to say, Di Wuque already took away the King Grade Secret Treasure.
Many of the stone rooms on the fourth floor were unopened, which gave Xiao Chen a lot of choices. Thebat puppets were stronger as wellto the point were Xiao Chen had to use his full power to defeat them.
The ten-day deadline of the Sage Mark Monument drew closer. However, Xiao Chen still had not chosen his second Secret Treasure.
Along the way, he found some Secret Treasures that interested him. However, after careful consideration, he chose to give them up.
There were now almost no cultivators in the Treasury Hall. Most of those who entered had already obtained two Secret Treasures and been sent out of the Sage Mark Monument. However, Xiao Chen remained inside.
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The sun shone brightly in the sky outside the Sage Mark Monument; there were no clouds for thousands of kilometers around. asionally, a figure with a joyful expression woulde out from the Sage Mark Monument.
Without even counting the Treasury Hall, the Sage Mark Monument was replete with natural treasures. As long as these cultivators were not particrly unlucky, they all had some gains.
Boom!
A golden beam of light shot out of the Sage Mark Monument. Under the illumination of the sun, the light of this figure grew even brighter.
Di Wuque is out!
Those two imed the King Grade Secret Treasures of the second to fourth floors. I wonder if he managed to get the King Grade Secret Treasure of the fifth floor?
All the cultivators of the various races immediately looked over. Everyone knew about how the Deity Race spent so much manpower guarding the Treasury Hall.
Nearly all the cultivators heading for the Treasury Hall encountered resistance. All this was so that Di Wuque and Tian Youxi would have a bigger advantage.
Soon after, several more beams of light shot out of the Sage Mark Monument. The human races three Holy Scions, the Fiend Races Kong Yuan and Yuan Xu, the Ghost Races Qing Cheng, and the Corpse Races Wang Can and Wei Hua, as well as various other younger-generation demonic geniuses all came out with unsightly expressions.
From just the faces of these younger cultivators, the result was clear to see. Di Wuque and Tian Youxi had snatched four King Grade Secret Treasures.
Everyone sighed at this thought. Of the five King Grade Secret Treasures, aside from the one the Deity Race abandoned, they actually took the rest away.
With Di Wuques ingenious n and his strength, he became the biggest winner of this activation of the Sage Mark Monument.
Where is Xiao Chen? Why is he not out yet?
After the Corpse Races Wei Huanded on the ground, he immediately asked the cultivators of his race for Xiao Chens location. As he spoke, the corners of his lips twitched as he did his best to suppress the rage in his heart.
Simr scenes took ce among both the Ghost Race and Corpse Race cultivators; they all sought Xiao Chens whereabouts. All of them had sullen expressions and looked like they wanted to beat someone up. Clearly, they were not showing concern for Xiao Chen.
After receiving negative answers, they all kicked up a row, their expressions full of doubt.
In this trip to the Sage Mark Monument, the biggest winner might be Di Wuque. However, when it came to drawing public attention, even Di Wuque lost miserably to Xiao Chen.
First, Xiao Chen kicked Di Wuque down from the Sage Mark Monument. Then, all by himself, he dealt a devastating blow to the experts of the Ghost Race and Corpse Race.
Then after that, Xiao Chen beat back various experts and helped the Merfolk Race obtain the Extreme Thunder Sword. He casually gave away a King Grade Secret Treasure that everyone valued as priceless beyond measure.
Xiao Chen traveled alone, showing off his sharpness and extraordinary strength. Whether the Deity Race and the others acknowledged it or not, he already had the bearing of the Azure Emperor.
However, at this moment, when all the other younger-generation demonic geniuses had alreadye out, Xiao Chen was missing. Everyone felt that his absence was odd.
Thus, a scene that had not urred for a thousand years before this Sage Mark Monument happened. All the cultivators of the various races had already gained something. However, they all remained, waiting outside the Sage Mark Monument for the sake of one person.
Outside, the people waiting to vent their frustrations felt very conflicted when they did not see Xiao Chening out.
Inside the Treasury Hall, Xiao Chen felt very conflicted as well. The deadline was drawing near, but he still had not found a high-quality Sage Grade Secret Treasure that could excite him at first sight like the Star Breaker Arrow.
After exerting some effort, he finished off threebat puppets within a room on the fifth floor. Then, he walked over to the box containing the Secret Treasure.
If he could not find a Secret Treasure that he liked this time, he could only turn back and take one of the Secret Treasures that he had selected as backups.
Xiao Chen opened the wooden box, revealing a folded ck cloak. This cloak seemed different from other cloaks. It looked exquisite, and its material was of superior quality.
The cloak also had feather shoulder guards above the shoulders. Its corners boasted embroidery with silver thread that did not look like ordinary silver but some kind of rare and precious metal.
He stretched his hand out and lifted the folded ck cloak. It spread out slowly, but he did not send in his Spiritual Sense. He could move the Secret Treasure, but in order to take it out, he had to brand it with his Spiritual Mark.
Xiao Chen evaluated the appearance of the ck cloak and found it to his liking; it had a sense of bleakness and loneliness.
He took out the jade strip in the box, and his expression turned grave. The information on it was very brief. It only said that this ck cloak was called Heavenly Sea.
With just such simple information, Xiao Chen hesitated. He did not know how to choose.
His instinct told him that this cloak was extraordinary. However, logic argued that this risk was not worth taking. The Secret Treasures that he had selected as backups were much safer.
Heavenly Sea
Xiao Chen muttered this name a few times, trying to figure out the cloaks effect from its name. However, he could not even get a clue.
Just take it. This cloak uses at least twenty-three superior materials. The feathers on the shoulder guards should not be just for decoration. They should have the effect of raising ones speed at least.
Seeing that Xiao Chen could not make up his mind, Ao Jiao analyzed the cloak for him.
Alright, Ill heed your suggestion!
Xiao Chen nodded and donned the cloak. Then he set his own Spiritual Mark on it. Before he could test it out to figure out its effect, a formless force sent him out.
His field of vision suddenly widened, and he drifted to the ground. After looking around, he discovered that he already returned to the outside world. However, something seemed wrong with the situation here.
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Outside the Sage Mark Monument, all the cultivators discussed why Xiao Chen had note out yet.
The discussion was particrly intense among the Ghost Race and the Corpse Race cultivators. They directly cursed Xiao Chen out loud. He had ced them in a very miserable situation previously, causing most of them to be sent out even before they made it to the Treasury Hall.
Their hate for Xiao Chen was easy to imagine, especially Wei Huas. He kept thinking about how he could get back what he had given Xiao Chen.
Five hundred thousand ck Astral Coins was no small sum. If not for his ancestor, the Underworld Fire Sovereign, who was even one of the four great Corpse Sovereigns and highly respected in the Corpse God Pce, he would feel likemitting suicide by jumping into a river for losing this much money.
The many Corpse Race and Ghost Race cultivators stared hard at the Sage Mark Monument, waiting for Xiao Chen toe out. Once that happened, they would immediately surround him and attack, regardless of righteousness or justice.
Even if the Corpse Race and Ghost Race cultivators could not kill Xiao Chen before everyone, they would at least beat him up into a miserable state. They would make him spit out all the benefits he gained and thoroughly discredit him.
Di Wuque felt good about himself. However, when he thought about the Sage Mark Monument, he remembered how he had gotten kicked down and finally received a verbal face p with his own words. No matter how good his self-control was, he would not help getting angry. He too waited with the others for Xiao Chen toe out.
If he could not vent his frustration, he would find it hard to bear. Today, he had to teach Xiao Chen a lesson and make his name mud.
Di Wuques gaze became as sharp as a knife as he stared at the Sage Mark Monument without saying a word.
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Xiao Chen felt that something was off with the situationbut not because these people hated him to the bone or their openly disyed killing intent.
Instead, it was because no one seemed to have noticed him even though he was already out. They all continued to stare at the Sage Mark Monument.
He pondered the question and concluded that the Heavenly Sea Cloak he wore had to be the reason. It must have activated already.
Heavenly SeaHeavenly Sea Suddenly, Xiao Chen understood the meaning of these two words. It could not be anything else but crossing the sea when hiding from the heavens.
[Note: Crossing the sea when hiding from the heavens is a Chinese idiom for achieving ones aim by underhanded means. Although I suspect the usage here might be literal, because hiding]
Even with Di Wuques strong Mental Energy, he could not sense Xiao Chens presence. Xiao Chen could not help but get excited. It looked like he had made the right choice.
Chapter 843 - Miraculous Use of the Heavenly Sea Cloak
Chapter 843: Miraculous Use of the Heavenly Sea Cloak
Xiao Chen watched these people, who hated him to the bone. These people were prepared to swarm him after he appeared, and pummel him to death regardless of the consequences.
Xiao Chens lips could not help but curl up in a smile. With the Heavenly Sea Cloak, he would not have to resort to his contingency ns.
These ns were rather problematic to execute, and even with them, he might not be able to evade these people entirely.
This is great. Just wait. Even if you keep waiting until the end of time, you will never see me. I will not let you vent this frustration. Let it stifle you to death.
The next time they met, as long as it was not such a grand scene like this, Xiao Chen was confident he could leave easily.
He did not know how long the effect of the Heavenly Sea Cloak couldst. However, he felt his Heavenly Sage Laws draining quickly.
So he did not stay for long. After ncing through the crowd, he found Ying Qiong and his First Senior Sister. He thought for a moment before sending each of them a message via voice projection.
Xiao Chen reported his safety to his First Senior Sister, so that she would not worry about him. Then, he arranged to meet Ying Qiong three dayster, as he still had things to discuss with her.
Without waiting for the two to reply, he pushed off the ground and left this ce with an unhurried expression.
Thus, the crowd before the Sage Mark Monument kept waiting bitterly, the incensed cultivators continuing to imagine how they would teach Xiao Chen a lesson when he came out.
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One hourter, Xiao Chen had already left the Kunlun Mountain Range behind. As he swiftly flew through the sky, the feathers on the shoulder guards slowly unfolded into two small, exquisite wings.
The wings created long slipstreams in the air as they raised his speed by twenty percent.
Xiao Chen tinkered with the two wings and discovered that he could control their angle. He felt excited and immediately adjusted them for the direction he flew in.
This discovery ted him. After adjusting the wings, his speed increased significantly. If he could familiarize himself with the use of this cloak, he would have a great advantage in battle.
A goshawk screeched in front, and Xiao Chen felt like trying out the abilities of the Heavenly Sea Cloak. He looked at the goshawk, and a faint killing intent arose in his eyes.
Suddenly, the goshawk squawked and spread its wings out. It ducked its head and quickly flew away, pping its wings so furiously that some feathers fell off.
Xiao Chen frowned and could not help but stop in the air. Was I discovered?
It looked like this stealth ability would lose effect when he revealed killing intent. He slowly calmed his excitement and entered deep thought. He had to find some time to figure out all the ws of this Heavenly Sea Cloak.
Otherwise, it mightnd him in a miserable situation at a crucial moment.
When the sky turned dark, Xiao Chen swapped out the Heavenly Sea Cloak for an ordinary cloak. He had just arrived at a city that the Ying n controlled.
The Heavenly Sea Cloak was too eye-catching. There were many hidden experts in the Profound Domain. Who knew when he would meet a grandmaster-level Martial Sage who would snatch away his treasure? By then, it would be toote for regrets.
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Three dayster, Xiao Chen sat in a restaurant in the city, waiting for Ying Qiong.
After Ying Qiong ascertained that the person in front of her was Xiao Chen, her face filled with astonishment. She could not figure this out.
How exactly did you leave? She could not resist asking out of curiosity. The Ghost Race, Corpse Race, and Deity Race cultivators are about to go mad. The limit of ten days already passed long ago, but they still did not see you exit.
Xiao Chen raised his eyebrows slightly, the image of a group of frustrated people waiting for him toe out appearing in his minds eye. He pictured them raging at the thought of being unable to vent their frustrations.
He could not help smiling as he asked, Are they still there, waiting for me?
Ying Qiong gave him a strange look and eximed, You have the nerve say that? You humiliated Di Wuque that way. You tricked the Ghost Race and Corpse Race so badly. Theyre itching to skin you alive. How could they possibly leave so fast?
Xiao Chen really had the nerve to speak that way. The existence of the Death Throne made it hard for him and both the Ghost Race and Corpse Race to resolve their grudges.
The matter of the Departed Spirit Fruit was nothing more than a pretext to fight each other. If he were the one on the losing end, he would be in an even more miserable state than those people.
As for Di Wuque, this person was wildly ambitious. He had long since viewed Xiao Chen as a thorn in his flesh. The conflict between them was even harder to resolve. Coexistence was practically impossible.
Since they were enemies, how could Xiao Chen feel guilty over what he did? If he showed some benevolence, he would be the one consigned to eternal damnation.
Xiao Chen took a sip of wine and said, I arranged to meet with you not to discuss this. Take a look at these.
He stretched his hand out and waved his arm over the table. When he moved his arm away, ten flowers radiating gentle moonlight appeared on the table. A refreshing fragrance permeated the booth.
Ying Qiong revealed a slightly stunned expression. Then she eximed in shock, These are the flowers of the Lunar Cassia Tree, a Peak Grade Spirit Tree. Where did you get these? Furthermore, you managed to get ten.
Naturally, Xiao Chen could not tell her about his Lunar Cassia Tree. He took a sip of wine and calmly said, Just directly consuming the Lunar Cassia Flower is even better than taking a Rank 9 Medicinal Pill. Several Sage Grade Medicinal Pills use the Lunar Cassia Flower as their main ingredient.
Ying Qiong picked up a Lunar Cassia Flower and sniffed it gently. Then, she closed her eyes, an intoxicated expression on her jade-white face.
After a while, she opened her bright eyes and said, I am clear about the value of these Lunar Cassia Flowers. No need to say more. You intend to sell these Lunar Cassia Flowers, right? Ten Lunar Cassia Flowers can fetch you a good price.
However, it wont be a price that would interest you. Youd better keep it for your own use
After speaking up to this point, Ying Qiong suddenly stopped. A strange expression appeared on her face as she stared at Xiao Chen. Dont tell me that you still have a lot more Lunar Cassia Flowers? Otherwise, you would not specially call me over here.
Xiao Chen was startled. It looked like this woman was incredibly intelligent. With just a bit of thought, she made a rough guess about the whole thing.
More or less. I have arge number of Lunar Cassia Flowers and need you to help me to sell them. Furthermore, I need you to guarantee that my identity will not leak. I can give you these ten Lunar Cassia Flowers as your payment.
Smiling faintly, Ying Qiong stretched her hand out and took the ten Lunar Cassia Flowers without standing on ceremony. She said, This is simple. Leisure Feather Citys Flourishing Heaven Pavilion is going to hold arge-scale auction soon. At that time, there will be various kinds of people there. With my position there, I can help you sell arge number of Lunar Cassia Flowers without revealing your identity.
Leisure Feather City was one of the threergest cities in the Profound Domain. Cultivators of various races gathered there, including countless experts. There would definitely be many good things at an auction there.
Xiao Chen felt excited. Right now, he was rather well off. However, he had many things he wanted to buy. Furthermore, he was now qualified topete on such a level.
Something suddenly urred to him. He said, I seem to recall that the Flourishing Heaven Pavilion is a business of your Ying n, right?
Ying Qiong denied this, saying, No, its not. It is a cooperative enterprise jointly owned by Sovereign Noble ns of various races. Officially, an Emperor Honorable manages it. In actual fact, twelve Sage Honorables are the ones who handle the daily affairs. Under the Sage Honorables are thirty-six Heavenly Honorables. Then further below the Heavenly Honorables are the Great Honorables in the various branches.
I am one of the thirty-six Heavenly Honorables and do hold quite a lot of authority. There is no problem with helping you with this. However, how many Lunar Cassia Flowers are you nning to sell?
Xiao Chen thought for a while before answering calmly, About five hundred.
Ying Qiong sucked in a sharp breath of cold air. Then, she gave Xiao Chen an incredulous look as she demanded, Five hundred? Did I hear wrong? Could it be that you found a Lunar Cassia Tree that just flowered?
When a Lunar Cassia Tree was in bloom, white flowers would fill its branches. However, when the wind blew, the blossoms would drift away and scatter on the ground. In less than thirty days, all the Lunar Cassia Flowers would disappear.
This was one of the reasons why Lunar Cassia Flowers were very scarce. Five hundred Lunar Cassia Flowers would equal tens of millions of Astral Coins, an astronomical sum.
With a much lesser quantity, Xiao Chen would not have sought Ying Qiong for help. Just a few dozens of Lunar Cassia Flowers would not attract much attention.
The Lunar Cassia Tree was a treasure house. It blossomed only once every five hundred years. If it were not so valuable, Xiao Chen would not have risked tricking the Ghost Race and Corpse Race.
After Ying Qiong recovered her wits, she smiled bitterly and said, It looks like your gains in the Sage Mark Monument are no less than Di Wuques. I have to consider well which faction can take five hundred Lunar Cassia Flowers in one go.
Is it very difficult? Xiao Chen asked, frowning.
Ying Qiong replied in a low voice, It is not difficult to sell them. However, if so many are sold at once, the other party will push the price down. I have to think about this carefully. Otherwise, you will suffer a big loss. Just wait for my news.
After Ying Qiong left, Ao Jiao asked in confusion, Xiao Chen, why are you in a rush to sell the Lunar Cassia Flowers? As of now, you have several tens of millions of Astral Coins and do notck money.
Xiao Chen set down the wine cup in his hand. Then he exined, The resources needed to travel from the Kunlun Realm to the Sky Dome Realm will be humongous. I will no doubt have to bear the cost myself.
Furthermore, I n to remain in the Sky Dome Realm for a long time before leaving. So I have to prepare sufficient cultivation resources.
After hearing Xiao Chens exnation, Ao Jiao did not pursue the question. However, she gave him a reminder: You just advanced to Martial Sage, and you want to return already? The Sky Dome Realm is not like the Kunlun Realm. Your cultivation speed will definitely decrease. Now is the time when all in the younger generation are doing their best. You finally managed to catch up to them after much difficulty.
In the past, Xiao Chens cultivation hadgged significantly behind those of the same generation. He had been bitterly chasing after them before he finally managed to reach the same starting point at Martial Sage, standing on par with them in the race to advance to Martial Emperor.
He would be giving up this opportunity that he worked so hard to obtain. By that time, when he wanted to catch up again, he would have to spend plenty of time and effort once more.
Xiao Chen stood up and walked out of the booth. He said, Dont worry. Since I have decided to go back, I naturally already considered all the consequences.
Im just reminding you, not worrying about you. Dont overthink this.
He smiled without saying anything more.
Xiao Chen calmly cultivated in a room at an inn. He was firming up his foundations since he just attained Martial Sage, continuing to familiarize himself with the changes to his body after his advance.
The carefree Xiao Chen did not know that news about him was spreading quickly outside, causing argemotion.
The limit of ten days had passed. The Ghost Race, Corpse Race, and Deity Race cultivators waited for three days after that and still did not see Xiao Chen, the failure wearing away their patience.
These cultivators could not vent the frustration guing them. One could easily imagine how depressed they felt.
However, most people were more concerned about why Xiao Chen never emerged. Since ancient times, no one had ever heard of someone noting out of the Sage Mark Monument.
Chapter 844 - Leisure Feather City
Chapter 844: Leisure Feather City
The descendant of the Azure Emperor just appeared and already got trapped in the Sage Mark Monument. Rumors instantly spread, giving all sorts of possible exnations. The most exaggerated one had Xiao Chen already dead inside the Sage Mark Monument. It was also the most popr version.
When Xiao Chen ate at the inn and heard others talking about this, he found it funny, despite himself.
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Half a monthter, Ying Qiong showed up before Xiao Chen, looking rather fatigued. When she saw that Xiao Chens aura had firmed up, she could not help but feel that his improvements were very fast.
I found a buyer. It is the Kunlun Realms holynd for refining Medicinal Pills, the Medicine God Valley. They will pay twenty-five million Astral Coins for five hundred Lunar Cassia Flowers. The price is still quite low, but thats mainly because of the quantity; it is sufficient tost them ten years.
Xiao Chen made some mental calctions before raising his head and saying, That is already a very fair price. You must have put in a lot of effort. When will the deal take ce?
We will make the deal in Leisure Feather City. We should start making our way over now. A warm look shed in Ying Qiongs eyes. Then, she continued, The Elder making the trade wants to meet you. Of course, I did not reveal your identity.
Xiao Chen replied decisively, Pass. Im not interested in these people.
Only Xiao Chen would dare to give such a reply to a grandmaster Alchemist of the Medicine God Valley. Although the Medicine God Valley was not a very strong faction, they had many connections with the various experts of the Kunlun Realm.
Even Martial Emperors would have a time when they needed to ask the Medicine God Valley for a favor to refine Medicinal Pills.
Ying Qiong was not taken aback nor did she find his response odd. This was not her first day of acquaintance with him. She said, Very well, Ill help you reject him.
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Leisure Feather City sat high in the air. Aside from the main city, five rainbow bridges connected to citadels.
Many people traveled in the air. The city was vast and majestic and bustling. Cultivators of various races gathered in the main city. With one nce, one could see the experts of the Deity Race, Corpse Race, Ghost Race, Fiend Race, and human race flourishing.
This was all the more so because of the Flourishing Heaven Pavilionsrge-scale auctionthe reason for Martial Sage experts appearing everywhere in the city today.
The threshold of this auction was very high. If one was not a Martial Sage, one could not enter. This was likely the highest level of auction that could be found in the continent.
If one wanted to find an even higher-level auction, one could only search in the boundless starry heavens, where the auctions of the grandmaster-level Martial Sage were normally held.
Because Xiao Chen needed to be cautious, he wore the Heavenly Sea Cloak. However, he did not stand out in the crowd.
In this ce filled up with numerous true inheritors of sects and scions of ns sporting King Grade Secret Treasures, this rather dazzling Secret Treasure did not attract much attention.
After Ying Qiong helped Xiao Chen sell the Lunar Cassia Flowers, she used her Heavenly Honorable status to nab him a VIP booth.
Ill meet you again after the auction. If I can get the position of Sage Honorable in this Flourishing Heaven Pavilion, my position as the Ying ns heir will be firm. I still have some things to do at this time, so Ill take my leave first.
Seeing two old men lead Ying Qiong away, Xiao Chen entered deep thought. For the first time, he felt the pressure that this girl was under. Bing a Sage Honorable from being one of the thirty-six Heavenly Honorables would not be easy.
Furthermore, Ying Qiong had to deal with internal sabotage in the n. The infighting inrge ns really made one tremble.
Just as Xiao Chen stepped into the Flourishing Heaven Pavilion, gazes that he did not feel slowly looked away.
Is that him?
It definitely is him. Along the way, Ying Qiong did not meet up with anyone else.
Good. For him to be able to sell five hundred Lunar Cassia Flowers in one go, he is sure to have a mature Lunar Cassia Tree. He might even have a peak grade Immortal Spirit Ring. Otherwise, he would not be able to bring the Lunar Cassia Tree to maturity.
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The decorations within the VIP booth was luxurious and dazzling, not at all tacky. Xiao Chen looked around carefully and discovered that the glittering decorations were not the gold and jade of the mortal world.
Instead, they were rare metals, each of them all extremely valuable, which added an intangible extravagance to the booth and diluted that trace of tackyvishness.
Soft fur of high-ranked Spirit Beasts covered the exquisite wooden chairs. Xiao Chen felt veryfortable sitting in one, so he could not help but lean back.
Spirit Fruits from the Kunlun Mountain Range sat on the ebony table beside him. They gave off a faint intoxicating fragrance.
Just from the details, the difference between the level of this auction and the previous ones Xiao Chen had attended was obvious.
The wall in front glittered. The scene of the auction hall appeared on a screen of water before him.
Xiao Chen felt astonished. This disy should be due to a formationid by a Martial Emperor with a water-attributed Cultivation Technique. To such cultivators, this was just small potatoes.
An old man in high spirits walked onto the auction tform. This old man had white hair and eyebrows. His eyes had an invigorating light in them. He had an imposing atmosphere about him as he walked.
Xiao Chen was mildly startled. This old man was actually a Superior Grade Martial Sage. Furthermore, his cultivation was very deep.
This old mans family name is Hong. I will be the auctioneer of this Flourishing Heaven Pavilion this time. All of you here are people of great prestige. I believe all of you know the rules of our auction. If there are any conflicts, please settle them outside the Flourishing Heaven Pavilion. You should all know what the consequences of disrupting our auction are without needing this old man to say it.
After the old man issued his warning, he introduced the first auction item without bothering with pver.
The first item is a peak Sage Grade Medicinal Pillthe Rising Dragon Overlord Pill. It contains more than eighteen different sub-dragon bones. It was refined by a grandmaster Alchemist of the Medicine God Valley. Its consumption will raise a cultivators aura by thirty percent. If one is lucky, one might even gain a trace of Dragons Might.
After giving a simple introduction of the Medicinal Pill, Old Hong reported the reserve price. Bidding will begin at one hundred eighty thousand Astral Coins. The minimum bid increment is twenty thousand Astral Coins.
Xiao Chen raised his eyebrows. They immediately started the auction with a peak Sage Grade Medicinal Pill. This was really bold of them.
Medicinal Pills were normally ssified into nine ranks. Above Rank 9 were Sage Grade, then King Grade, then Emperor Grade. Above Emperor Grade might possibly be the rumored Immortal Pill, but its existence was uncertain.
The Rising Dragon Overlord Pill was something that was only slightly inferior to a King Grade Medicinal Pill. It would not be strange if it was used as the highlight of an auction, yet it served only as an opener here.
Xiao Chen felt interested in this Medicinal Pill. He had used the Monarch Blood Grass in the past and gained a trace of an ancient sovereigns bloodline. If he consumed this Rising Dragon Overlord Pill, it would further upgrade his unparalleled sovereigns bloodline.
Two hundred thousand!
Two hundred fifty thousand!
Three hundred thousand!
The effect of auras for a cultivator went without saying. Normally, Rank 9 Medicinal Pills that improved a cultivators aura would have many peoplepeting for it, so cultivators naturallymenced a hot bidding war over the peak Sage Grade Rising Dragon Overlord Pill.
After selling five hundred Lunar Cassia Flowers, Xiao Chen now had the equivalent of over ny-two million Astral Coins. His wealth now equaled that of a grandmaster-level Martial Sage.
Xiao Chen had to obtain this Medicinal Pill. However, there were many hidden talents here. He could not let himself stand out too much.
When the bid reached five hundred thousand Astral Coins, he started to increase the bid unhurriedly. He did not raise it by too much or too little but merely followed the trend.
When the bid reached one million five hundred thousand Astral Coins, only one person remained in the bidding war. Xiao Chen tested the waters a few times and verified that only one person was left. So, he suddenly raised the bid by five hundred thousand Astral Coins.
The abrupt increase prevented the other Martial Sage, who had been following up on Xiao Chens bid by twenty thousand every time, from continuing.
In the end, Xiao Chen sessfully obtained the Rising Dragon Overlord Pill for two million two hundred thousand Astral Coins. After attending several auctions, he already had some experience.
He knew that if he wanted to use a very high bid to scare everyone else away, not only would the auction house object to it, but doing so might also get people who were initially not interested in the item interested. These people might even decide to start a bidding war with him.
Thus, Xiao Chen had to push the price up slowly until he verified that there were only a few people left and what their bottom line was. Only then could he strike decisively and obtain what he wanted.
Of course, nothing was absolute. These were just a few rough techniques, nothing too refined.
Soon, a maidservant brought over the Rising Dragon Overlord Pill. Xiao Chen happily paid up and took the jade bottle containing the Medicinal Pill in his hand.
Pouring out the Medicinal Pill, he nced at the second auction item but did not take any interest in it. Then, he immediately consumed the Medicinal Pill, using thisparatively boring period to refine it.
Boom!
The moment the Medicinal Pill entered his mouth, it melted and separated into eighteen dragon-shaped energy streams. They rampaged inside his body. Instantly, it felt like mountains shattered and seas roared in his body, surging endlessly.
Xiao Chen refined the Medicinal Energy bit by bit. He distinctly felt the sovereigns bloodline in his blood thicken and gain the sharpness of an absolute overlord.
He clenched his fist and activated the sovereigns bloodline, and a surging tyrannical aura surged out. It seemed like eighteen berserk dragon roars reverberated endlessly.
The bright light in Xiao Chens eyes withdrew. He closed his eyes to feel the sovereigns bloodline and gained a new awareness of this sovereigns bloodline that had been unfathomable all this time.
Now, his aura could rival that of a grandmaster-level Martial Sage. He would not fall into a situation where the other partys aura would suppress his to the point where he could not move.
Ao Jiao thought to herself, Only Xiao Chen would be able to bring out such an effect. The others do not have the umtions in sovereigns bloodline. Their improvement in aura would not be this drastic.
Being able to resist a grandmaster-level Martial Sage in aura as an Inferior Grade Martial Sage would shock anyone who heard about it.
The auction continued. Xiao Chen asionally nced over and would sometimes buy something that he did not need at all. Ao Jiao found this strange.
No matter how rich he was, he could not squander his money like this.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly but did not give any exnation. Since he was going back, he should bring some stuff back for his friends; he could not return empty-handed.
The auction had many good things. As the end of the auction approached, he won another two Secret Treasures that he was rather satisfied with.
There was a pair of jade-white Absolute Heaven Gloves, a high-quality Sage Grade Secret Treasure that could elerate the users attack speed by twenty percent. Then, there was a pair of shoes that increased speed.
These were slightly inferior to the Secret Treasures that Xiao Chen had selected in the Treasury Hall as backups. However, these were already sufficient. At least their effects would not weaken until he reached grandmaster-level Martial Sage.
Chapter 845 - Dragon’s Gate’s King Grade Warship
Chapter 845: Dragons Gates King Grade Warship
The auction had many good items. However, not many caught Xiao Chens eye. asionally, there were treasures releasing bright spiritual lights, but he could not use them. Winning them would only result in them going to waste in his hands.
Xiao Chen could not help feeling bored again. He asked, Ao Jiao, the Dragon Mark Fruits in the Immortal Spirit Ring should already have reached seven hundred years in age, right?
Yes, they attained that some time ago. When we finish using the final ten-odd Rank 3 Spirit Veins, they should reach an age of eight hundred without any problem.
Xiao Chen thought for a while and said, Never mind. Take them out now. Keep the remaining Spirit Veins origins. I have some other use for them.
Although Ao Jiao did not understand Xiao Chens thinking, she followed his instructions. She flicked her finger, and five Dragon Mark Fruits filled with spirituality drifted out.
Xiao Chenid these fruits out close to hand. Now, a casual strike of his could achieve one thousand one hundred fifty tons of force. When he burst forth with all his might, he could produce one thousand four hundred tons of force. He was still a distance away from the threshold of one thousand five hundred tons of force.
If he consumed all five eight-hundred-year-old Dragon Mark Fruits, they should allow his full-power attack to get infinitely close to one thousand five hundred tons of force.
Next up, we are auctioning a King Grade Secret Treasure. This Secret Treasure was originally a warship from the Immortal Epoch called the Blessed Light Ship. Afterwards, the Azure Emperor modified it and turned it into the Dragons Gates standard King Grade warship.
After the Dragons Gate fell, most of the Blessed Light Ships were destroyed. This warship here is one of the few fortunate survivors. I believe I dont have to exin much about its significance. The Dragons Gates warship starts at two million Astral Coins!
The words of Old Hong, the auctioneer, immediately stopped Xiao Chen, who was preparing to consume the Dragon Mark Fruits. He shifted his gaze over to the exquisite and simple yet tyrannical warship.
Two million one hundred thousand!
Two million two hundred thousand!
Two million three hundred thousand!
The moment Old Hong announced the starting price, fervent bidders from all around started shouting bids, raising the price by one hundred thousand Astral Coins each time. The crowd clearly went wild.
The Dragons Gates fleet, consisting of many Blessed Light Ships, often followed the Azure Emperor in sweeping everywhere. They were unrivaled in the starry heavens and gained countless honors in the battles against the Demons.
The Blessed Light Ship was the only warship that could almost rival Emperor Grade warships but was a mass-producible King Grade warship. Itsbat prowess far surpassed that of other King Grade warships.
Aside from Emperor Grade warships, no other warship couldpare to it. Regardless of speed, firepower, grade of the carved formations, they were all iparable.
Unfortunately, in that final battle in the Sky Dome Realm, the unrivaled fleet was eliminated, and the Azure Emperor died, never to see the Kunlun Realm again.
The Dragons Gate copsed instantly while it was at its peak, its headquarters smashed and shattered.
If not for some very powerful and major characters with close ties with the Azure Emperor, the bloodline of the Xiao n might not have survived.
The blueprint for the Blessed Light Ship had disappeared long ago. Finding one Blessed Light Ship was already very difficult.
Thus, the major characters of the big sects all called out bids. They hoped to be able to reverse-engineer it. If they could do that, their sects strength would soar qualitatively.
Only King Grade warships and above could move freely in the starry heavens. This Dragons Gates warship was like having a grandmaster-level Martial Sage.
The price soared rapidly. Soon, it reached five million Astral Coins. However, a lot of people continued bidding. The liveliness of the crowd did not diminish.
Xiao Chen revealed a somewhat fervent gaze. No matter what, he had to buy this Blessed Light Ship.
He clenched his right hand tightly. However, he was thinking rationally, not rushing to ce a bid.
Ten million Astral Coins!
An unknown person in VIP booth 7 directly raised the bid to ten million. This sudden increase immediately scared several Martial Sages blindly going with the crowd.
Now, only the four to six people who could trulypete for the Blessed Light Ship remained. Xiao Chen was still in no hurry to make a move; he continued to watch leisurely.
When the bid increased to fifteen million, only two people remained in the bidding war. Fifteen million Astral Coins already far surpassed the value of this King Grade Secret Treasure.
If not for the glorious past of the Azure Emperor and the Dragons Gate, as well as the many merits of the Dragons Gates warship, ten million Astral Coins would be an extremely high price already.
Finally, when the price reached sixteen million Astral Coins, one of the two remaining people found it hard to continue pushing the bid. He had no other choice but to withdraw from the bidding war with regrets.
Old Hong revealed a satisfied expression. Sixteen million Astral Coins was about the price he had expected. He could now bang the mallet to close the auction.
Twenty million Astral Coins!
Just as Old Hong was about to say something, Xiao Chen, who was in one of the VIP booths, calmly called out his bid.
The entire ce turned quiet. Three old men in booth 10 were stunned. One of them, who was dressed in white, showed rage. He had finally managed to raise sixteen million Astral Coins to make the bid, only for someone to outbid him at the crucial moment.
The two old men beside this white-d old man said, Old Bai, dont be anxious. We still have some Astral Coins between the two of us. We can help you get this warship.
The white-d old man thought very quickly, and a ruthless expression appeared on his face. He said, Theres no need. It would not be worth paying any more Astral Coins. I have my ways.
Twenty million Astral Coins, going thrice! Good! The Dragons Gates warshipthe Blessed Light Shipgoes to the customer in VIP booth 28. Old Hong was stunned for a moment, but he soon smashed down the mallet with a happy smile.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly within his booth. Then, he picked up a Dragon Mark Fruit, ced it in his mouth, and chewed.
As he waited quietly for the maidservant to bring up the Dragons Gates warship, he refined the Medicinal Energy of the Dragon Mark Fruit to nourish his Vital Qi.
When he finished refining the five Dragon Mark Fruits, he felt warm energy rushing forth to circte in his body. His Vital Qi was now like a vast, raging river; he felt an inexhaustible strength within.
The jade-white glove on his right hand flickered with light. The Absolute Heaven Gloves were half-finger gloves, so the distal half of his fingers were bare. Then, he clenched his fist tightly.
Ka ca! Ka ca! Crackling sounds simr to thunder resounded continuously in the booth. Strong winds bearing bright lights surged around wildly in the room.
However, under Xiao Chens control, these winds did not break anything. The exquisite paintings and calligraphy on the walls remained undamaged.
Not only had Xiao Chens Vital Qi increased considerably, but his control of his strength had also improved further. His level of fine control was now extraordinary.
Creak! The door to the booth opened. It was a pretty maidservant carrying a jade te with the Blessed Light Ship on it.
When the strong winds in the room found an opening, they rushed out immediately. They moved like berserk sabers, sharp and quick.
The pretty maidservant took fright involuntarily, her countenance draining of color.
Under the hood, Xiao Chens expression did not change. He quickly rxed his clenched right fist, and the strong winds dispersed on the spot. They only managed to send the girls clothes and long hair fluttering.
Dear guest, the Dragons Gates warshipthe Blessed Light Shipis here. Please check it. The maidservant recovered herposure and walked forward carefully.
Xiao Chen extended his hand, and the one-meter-long Blessed Light Ship flew over to him.
He carefully examined it and saw eighteen sails somewhat cramped together, taking up most of the warships space.
Using his Spiritual Sense, he discovered that each of the sails contained densely packed talisman scripts. When his Spiritual Sense swept over them, they gave off a faint radiance.
Several Azure Dragons hiding in clouds seemed to have been carved on both sides of the warship. They were portrayed to perfection, looking very lifelike. Their eyes red ferociously, projecting a strong might.
The dragons mouths were slightly open. Xiao Chen touched one and closed his eyes to feel. He saw a veryplex formation in the innermost part of the warship.
There were eighteen indents in the formation for Astral Cores or Peak Grade Spirit Stones. At this moment, these indents were empty, so the great formation could not be activated.
Xiao Chen opened his eyes and set the warship down in front of him. Amid the boundless light, he seemed to hear a supreme blessed sound ringing. The Azure Dragons carved on the two sides seemed toe to life as dragon roars resounded in his mind.
Good. It is indeed the Dragons Gates warship. Furthermore, it is a perfect and undamaged warship.
After Xiao Chen finished his inspection, he paid up happily.
The maidservant smiled and took out eighteen Inferior Grade Astral Cores and said respectfully, These eighteen Inferior Grade Astral Cores areplimentary from our pavilion. There is also this gold VIP card. In the future, as long as you make any purchase from the Flourishing Heaven Pavilion, you will be able to enjoy VIP treatment.
Xiao Chen put away the VIP card and the Astral Cores. After thinking for a while, he said, The Flourishing Heaven Pavilion should have Superior Grade Astral Cores for sale, right?
The maidservant nodded and replied, Naturally. Each Superior Grade Astral Core costs one hundred thousand Astral Coins. However, Superior Grade Astral Cores are rare goods that are not discounted. A guest may buy a maximum of twenty at a time. I hope this honored guest will understand this limitation.
Superior Grade Astral Cores were obtained by hunting high-ranked Astral Beasts. Even so, there was only a chance of getting them. Not only was hunting risky, but the efficiency was also low. They were extremely rare goods even in the starry heavens, not to mention the Profound Domain.
Xiao Chen understood the difficulties behind their supply. He waved dismissively and said, That is fine. Bring me twenty Superior Grade Astral Cores and one hundred Medial Grade Astral Cores.
Just as the maidservant was about to leave, he suddenly stopped her to say, Please credit this deal to the Heavenly Honorable Ying Qiong. I came to the Flourishing Heaven Pavilion because of her.
He suspected that there was a lot ofpetition between the Heavenly Honorables. By doing this, he should be able to help Ying Qiong out somewhat.
The maidservants expression changed slightly as she said in astonishment, So, honored guest was invited by a Heavenly Honorable. I have beencking in my manners. I will do as you said.
Twenty Superior Grade Astral Cores and one hundred Medial Grade Astral Cores would cost Xiao Chen close to four million Astral Coins. Now, he would have less than ten million Astral Coins.
Even so, he pushed through with the exchange. After the maidservant left, he started to brand his Spiritual Mark on the Dragons Gates warship.
When he finished cing his mental imprint, the one-meter-long warship lit up and entered his body, merging with his flesh.
When the King Grade Secret Treasure merged with his flesh, his aura immediately gave off a heavy and aged feeling.
Xiao Chen felt excited. He had not expected the Dragons Gates warship to have such an effect. In the past, when he subdued the Reincarnation Lamp, he had not undergone a significant change like this.
Remaining silent, he closed his eyes. As he sat cross-legged in the booth, he started to slowly refine the Dragons Gates warship, fine-tuning the synchronization of the various formations in it with his body.
However, he did not expect tonor was he trying topletely refine it in one day to bring the synchronization rate to a hundred percent.
Chapter 846 - Heavenly Secret Divination Disk
Chapter 846: Heavenly Secret Divination Disk
If Xiao Chen wanted to refine a King Grade Secret Treasurepletely, he had to raise his cultivation realm further. He could not rush it.
Soon, the maidservant brought the Astral Cores over. Xiao Chen opened his eyes and thought for a while. Then he prepared to leave this ce.
Many people had their eyes on this Dragons Gates warship. Someone might be nning to make a move on him.
So, Xiao Chen made his preparations. Just when he was about to leave, he suddenly noticed the auction item below. It was an extremely rare Saber Monarch Grass, which could improve a desmans saber intent.
Xiao Chen immediately stopped walking and decided to bid for this Saber Monarch Grass before leaving.
Unbeknown to him, thisst-minute decision opened him to some trouble that he could not get out off.
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In booth 10, the white-d old man whom Xiao Chen won the Dragons Gates warship from at thest second held a nine-colored disk as he continuously formed hand seals.
Nine different colors continuously spun around on the disk as mysterious energy poured endlessly into it.
The white-d old mans expression turned grave. He frowned very heavily, his wrinkles appearing quite pronounced.
Ka ca! Ka ca! Spots of light came out from the disk. Then, a scene appeared on it; it was the booth where Xiao Chen was.
The disk showed the pretty maidservant bringing Astral Cores to Xiao Chen. Then, he put away the Astral Cores, and she left.
Ka! The old man stretched his hand out and pointed. The lights on the disk gathered together and encased Xiao Chen. When the lights vanished, a green spot appeared on the disk, shing continuously.
The white-d old man rxed his tense expression and released his bated breath. He said, Its done. I nted a strand of fate with my Heavenly Secret Divination Disk. Now, no matter where he goes, he cannot escape me.
The old man on the left side, who looked rather sinister, asked, Howe it took so long? Could it be that the other party noticed the strand of fate from the Heavenly Secret Divination Disk and guarded against it?
The white-d old man shook his head and replied, Thats not it. The cloak he is wearing is rather strange. It seemed ethereal and slippery like a fish. I had to exert a lot of effort before I caught hold of him.
The old man on the right side said, This fellow has a lot of good things on him. I wonder, which sects old monster is he?
These three were inner sect elders of the Heaven and Earth Sect. The Heaven and Earth Sect did not have any racial prejudice and was very famous in the Profound Domain. They were a ratherrge faction, just slightly smaller than the sects and ns with Sovereign Martial Emperors.
The white-d old man had an air of elegance and looked very righteous. As he gazed at the Heavenly Secret Divination Disk in his palm, he smiled coldly and said, He is traveling alone. Even if he is some old monster of another sect, he can only die when he meets with the three of us.
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In booth 28, Xiao Chen frowned slightly. He felt strangely restless, so he used his Spiritual Sense and checked. However, his expression did not change as he continued to bid for the Saber Monarch Grass.
The saber was a rtively unconventional path for cultivators, so Xiao Chen did not have manypetitors. Spending two million Astral Coins, he sessfully obtained the Saber Monarch Grass.
After Xiao Chen obtained the Saber Monarch Grass from the maidservant, he no longer lingered but quickly left the ce. Although he had not detected anything with his Spiritual Sense, he kept feeling that something was off.
After leaving the Flourishing Heaven Pavilion, Xiao Chen looked around before following the crowd into the bustling street and out of the city.
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Young Master Huang, that person left from the side door of the Flourishing Heaven Pavilion. He left before the auction ended.
Sitting in an restaurant across the Flourishing Heaven Pavilion, a youth wearing embroidered clothes listened to the report from his two subordinates.
This youth was called Huang Bo. He was the son of one of the Medicine God Valleys three grandmaster Alchemists. His talent for Alchemy was very good.
This time, Huang Bo came out of the sect with an elder to conduct a transaction with Ying Qiong. When he secretly sent someone to investigate, he discovered that Xiao Chen was just an Inferior Grade Martial Sage. Hence, wicked thoughts popped up in his head.
He intended to make a fortune in ill-gotten gains, behind the back of the sect elder he apanied. Regardless of whether it was twenty-five million Astral Coins, a perfect Lunar Cassia Tree, or even the potential existence of a Peak Grade Immortal Spirit Ring, they were all things that could tempt him.
Huang Bo nodded and said to the two people beside him, He is only an Inferior Grade Martial Sage. Given your cultivation as Medial Grade Martial Sages, you should be more than enough to deal with him. Make your move after he leaves the city. Ill wait for your good news here.
The two left in ordance with their instructions. They each swallowed a Medicinal Pill, and their auras immediately vanished. When scanned with Mental Energy, they appeared like ordinary people.
What they took was the rarely seen Aura Restraining Pill. After consuming it, it could hide a persons cultivation for two hours. Even if the person they were following discovered them, that person would not pay them too much attention.
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After Xiao Chen left Leisure Feather City, he gently floated down andnded on the ground below. After getting his bearings, he started to make his way towards the Tianwu Domains Supreme Sky Sect.
Many cultivators were traveling on the broad road. Xiao Chen did not stop moving. However, he kept heading towards more deste ces. This made the two people cautiously following him reveal joy on their faces.
Once there were fewer people, they would be able to take action.
Suddenly, the twos expressions turned stunned. They raised their heads and discovered that Xiao Chen, who was previously just right in front of them, had vanished.
Whoosh! Whoosh!
The two no longer hid cautiously. They rushed over to where Xiao Chen disappeared and looked all around.
Strange, how did he disappear so fast?
The two exchanged nces, feeling doubts in their hearts.
Are the two of you looking for me?
Suddenly, a voice came from behind the two. Their figures shed as they quickly turned around. When they saw Xiao Chen, who seemed to have appeared from nowhere, wearing the Heavenly Sea Cloak, they were extremely shocked.
Under the hood, Xiao Chen revealed a faint smile. The twos instantaneous movement exposed their auras, betraying their cultivation.
Just two Medial Grade Martial Sages and they want to make a move on me? How naive. All of Xiao Chens worries vanished without a trace.
While Xiao Chen was in the booth, he already felt that something was wrong. However, he simply could not detect what it was.
He only realized what it was after he checked with his Spiritual Sense, upon leaving the city, and saw these two ordinary people.
It turned out that he had experts who had taken Medicinal Pills to hide their cultivation on his tail.
Seeing that they were exposed, the two Medial Grade Martial Sages did not say anything. They both drew their weapons and charged towards Xiao Chen.
If this had happened right after Xiao Chen advanced to Martial Sage, he would have felt some pressure from facing two Medial Grade Martial Sages and would not have dared to be rash.
Now, as long as it was not a Medial Grade Martial Sage that had been stuck there for a long time, Xiao Chen had nothing to fear from regr Medial Grade Martial Sages. He had too many trump cards he could use.
He activated the sovereigns bloodline in his body, which he had upgraded using the Rising Dragon Overlord Pill. A horrifying aura surged out. Instantly, a formless dragon roar resounded endlessly behind him.
Xiao Chens aura soared, and the two Medial Grade Martial Sages immediately felt tremendous pressure bearing down on themas if Xiao Chen was an ancient sovereign overlord and not an Inferior Grade Martial Sage.
Instantly, the moves of the two faltered. Xiao Chen stepped forward, and the mountain-like aura pressed down further.
Vital Qi immediately surged, and Xiao Chen used the quickest speed possible to catch hold of the twos openings.
Bang!
The sound of bones cracking rang out repeatedly as Xiao Chen punched both Medial Grade Martial Sages in the chest. They flew back in the air, blood spewing continuously from between their lips.
How can this be? We have Rank 1 Sage Bodies. A casual punch from him shattered our ribs!
The two crashed into the ground, and a trace of horror appeared in their eyes. Xiao Chen was clearly only an Inferior Grade Martial Sage, yet his aura instantly pressured them.
Xiao Chens casual punch contained close to one thousand tons of force. Just hearing about it sounded terrifying.
Xiao Chen did not give the two any time to think. He pushed off the ground, and two small wings appeared around his shoulders, each of them leaving a slipstream in the air.
He was so fast that only a vague afterimage and two long slipstreams were visible.
All of Xiao Chens Vital Qi surged out like a flood, gushing endlessly. A casual punch achieved one thousand three hundred tons of force. asionally, he burst forth with a force that came infinitely close to one thousand five hundred tons.
The sound of his fists tearing through the air was like startling explosions in the ears of the two. Their ears buzzed as ripples formed in the air. It even affected their movement.
Xiao Chen fought against two by himself and held an absolute advantage. They could not see his movements clearly and could only see two slipstreams zigzagging in the air.
He turned into a series of afterimages. As he attacked, his fist flickered. A few times, he forced back the two when they tried to flee.
Before the two reached a hundred moves, they were already vomiting liters of blood. They suffered grievous injuries and were so debilitated that they fell to the ground, never to get up again.
Xiao Chen stopped moving, and all the afterimages slowly vanished. He revealed his true self and said coldly, With just your insignificant cultivation, you dare to have thoughts about my Dragons Gates warship? I really dont know how to evaluate you two.
What Dragons Gates warship? We are the Medicine God Valleys people. You best let the two of us go. Otherwise, with the power of our Medicine God Valley, there will be no ce left for you in the world.
The two people on the ground spoke endlessly, trying to use the Medicine God Valleys name to pressure Xiao Chen.
When Xiao Chen heard this, his expression changed greatly. This bad feeling was not due to the Medicine God Valley; they did not know about the Dragons Gates warship. Their ignorance meant the enemy that made him feel restless was someone else.
Haha! I did not expect that the one who won the bid for the Dragons Gates warship is actually a youngster.
A voice resounded in the air. Xiao Chen looked up and saw a white-d old man slowly descending from the sky. He quickly looked around and saw two other old men sealing off his paths of exit.
Xiao Chen made a quick check of the three old mens cultivation, and his heart immediately sank. Unexpectedly, they were all bona fide Superior Grade Martial Sages.
The white-d old man looked at Xiao Chen and said, Hand over the Dragons Gates warship and the cloak you are wearing, and I can spare you from death.
Xiao Chen carefully sized up the white-d old man in front and then looked at the two old men in the other directions.
One looked sinister and wore ck. He had a vaguely maniacal smile on his face. The other wore green and looked skinny; this person had a small goatee on his chin.
Xiao Chen memorized the appearances of the three and mentally evaluated their respective strengths. Now, he gained a rough idea of how to deal with this.
Chapter 847 - One versus Three
Chapter 847: One versus Three
Xiao Chen raised his head and looked calmly at the other party. Concealing something in his right hand, he asked, Have the three of you heard of these sayings before? It is better to bully a white-haired old man than to offend a youth? The river flows in the east for thirty years, then in the west for thirty years? Today, you rely on your age and cultivation to pressure me and even gang up on me. Have you ever thought of the consequences of doing so?
The three old men could not help being stunned. They had not expected Xiao Chen not to panic upon seeing the three of them. Instead, he was strangely calm and even said such things.
The white-d old man snorted coldly and said, You, as a junior, are overestimating yourself. You might frighten regr people, but this old man is an inner sect elder of the Heaven and Earth Sect, which has a Martial Emperor protecting it. Even if you really be a Martial Emperor in the future, what can you do to me?!
Cut the crap and hand over the Dragons Gates warship as well as your cloak. Then, I will let you flee with your life. Otherwise, you can forget about leaving this ce today.
Xiao Chens eyes turned cold as he answered, In that case, I shall just stand right here and see how you try to kill me.
He projected his aura without any fear. With the sovereign overlords aura, he did not feel any pressure even when facing three people.
The sh in auras kicked up wild, intense winds, causing eardrums to tremble.
When the white-d old man saw the fearless and sharp Xiao Chen, he felt doubt in his heart. He did not know why Xiao Chen was so confident and dared to be so calm.
This is just an empty show of power. Lets see how long you can continue pretending.
After thinking about it, the white-d old man still felt that with three Superior Grade Martial Sages here, they would definitely be able to deal with an insignificant Inferior Grade Martial Sage. If they could not, it would be a great joke.
The white-d old mans figure wavered, and two lights shed around his bodyone ck and one light. Then, he charged over to Xiao Chen, as quick as a meteor.
This was the moment Xiao Chen was waiting for!
He squinted and rxed his tightly clenched right hand. Then, he performed an action akin to that of a pretty girl tossing out flowers. A bunch of Superior Grade Astral Cores released dazzling lights, bracketing the white-d old man.
Bang!
Twenty Superior Grade Astral Cores burst forth with blinding radiance. With the excitation of Xiao Chens energy, they promptly exploded.
The energy within an Inferior Grade Astral Core could already injure an Inferior Grade Martial Sage. With this, one could easily imagine the might of twenty Superior Grade Astral Cores exploding simultaneously.
The intense explosions merged. The sky shook and the ground trembled. Surging shock waves spread out, rushing rapidly towards the white-d old man. He simply could not dodge in time, and the shock waves struck him, catching him in the crossfire.
The white-d old man came quickly and left even more quickly. This st blew away all the clothes on him, leaving only a Sage Grade inner vest.
The old mans hair frizzled, and his skin was a mess of wounds. He now looked very horrifying with none of his previous elegance.
Just a second ago, this old man had been standing proudly and magnificently. In the next second, he had fallen into an extremely sorry state. Although his internal and external injuries were not fatal, they would lower hisbat prowess by at least fifty percent temporarily.
The other two old men startled violently. They clearly had not expected Xiao Chen to use the highly precious Superior Grade Astral Cores as a one-time consumable.
Furthermore, Xiao Chen had not used just one or two but twenty in one go.
Whoosh!
The three old men only saw a sh of light. Right after the explosion, electric light burst forth from under Xiao Chens feet. His figure shed, and he kicked the half-naked old man, who had justnded on the ground, another kilometer away.
Xiao Chen had actually kicked away a bona fide Superior Grade Martial Sage.
After him!
The two old men reacted and waved their hands to summon a flying Spirit Beast. Then, they picked up the half-naked old man before madly giving chase to Xiao Chen.
The half-naked old man coughed intensely a few times and then put on a fresh set of clothes. After circting his energy for a long time, his wound-riddled face recovered some color.
The sinister-looking ck-d old man could not help but ask, Old Bai, are you alright?
Twenty Superior Grade Astral Cores had exploded in the face of the white-d old man. Just thinking about it made the ck-d old man tremble in fear. Fortunately, the white-d old man wore a defensive peak Sage Grade inner vest.
Furthermore, the white-d old man had cultivated his physical body to Rank 2 Sage Body. If it were another person or even the ck-d old man, they would be lucky if they still had any breath left.
The white-d old mans face sank, and he did not reply to the ck-d old mans question. He took out the Heavenly Secret Divination Disk and carefully observed it. Then he looked up and said, Turn around. This brat is very crafty. He actually circled back and is moving in the opposite direction.
If not for my Heavenly Secret Divination Disk, we would have fallen for his trick and ended up moving even farther away, letting that fellow escape.
The green-d old man controlling the Spirit Beast waved his hand. The gigantic bird they sat on spread its wings, and a strong wind blew, banishing all the white clouds. Then, it quickly gave chase in the direction of the Heavenly Secret Divination Disks light.
This bird was known as the White Roc. It carried the bloodline of the mystical Kun Peng of legend. It flew extremely fast. In the entire Heaven and Earth Sect, there were only twoone male and one female.
Xiao Chen executed Thunder Dragon Steps to the limit. By relying on the speed augmentation of the Heavenly Sea Cloak, he left the three old men far behind. However, when he slowed down, they immediately closed the distance.
Xiao Chen felt it was strange. He carefully examined himself, but he could not find anything on him that had been tampered with.
Left with no other choice, he consulted Ao Jiao. Ao Jiao, are there any Secret Treasures that can determine the position of other people, or leave an indelible mark?
She answered quickly, There are many. I myself know a few: Divine Disk Ghostly Calctor, Eight Trigram Deducing Diagram, Heavenly Secret Divination Disk
Xiao Chen could not help but stop moving. He looked back and saw a ck dot reappear once again. He frowned automatically and said, It looks like I fell for their tricks. No wonder I felt that something was wrong while I was in the Flourishing Heaven Pavilion.
Actually, there is no need to worry. You have the Supreme Sky Emperors will clone. That can instantly kill these people, Ao Jiao said nonchntly.
Xiao Chen shook his head and said, That wont do. I can only use the Supreme Sky Emperors will clone when Im in a desperate situation. These are just Superior Grade Martial Sages. I already wasted twenty Superior Grade Astral Cores. How can I waste the will clone?
Then what do you intend to do? You cant run away.
That might not necessarily be so! Xiao Chen looked up at the vast sky. Then, he summoned out the Dragons Gates warship and made it growrger quickly. He said, Lets go to the starry heavens and head straight for the Supreme Sky Star. I dont believe that three Superior Grade Martial Sages would dare to breach the barrier of the sky together with me.
He leaped up gently andnded on the deck of the Dragons Gates warship. Then he quickly entered the ships hold and ced eighteen Inferior Grade Astral Cores in the indents of the formation.
Rays of light flickered, and the entire warship activated right away. It was like a massive, hibernating dragon waking up from its dreams, filled with boundless strength.
Using his Spiritual Sense, Xiao Chen could feel every part of the warship in detail, as though it was an incarnation of him; he could control it with just a thought.
Unfortunately, he had just refined the warship earlier that day. He could not bring out much of itsbat prowess. Otherwise, he could have simply used this warship to wipe out the people chasing him.
Whoosh!
Xiao Chen went back on deck and controlled the warship to fly upwards continuouslyten kilometerstwenty kilometers It slowly headed for the formless barrier of the sky.
This is bad. This fellow wants to use the Dragons Gates warship to break through the barrier of the sky.
The White Roc looked like it was going to catch up to Xiao Chen, slowly soaring higher, going increasingly higher. However, the sinister-looking old man had an unsightly expression.
Without a King Grade warship, only grandmaster-level Martial Sages and above could break through the barrier of the sky.
The white-d old man holding the Heavenly Secret Divination Disk had an uncertain expression on his face. As he watched the Dragons Gates warship breaching the barrier of the sky bit by bit, he had a conflicted expression on his face.
The bona fide Superior Grade Martial Sages had made a move personally, but they failed to catch the other party in the end. Furthermore, the white-d old man had suffered severe injuries at Xiao Chens hands. Without taking half a year to recuperate, he would not be able to recover to his peak state.
He has the strand of fate I nted on his body. I dont believe that he will never return to the Kunlun Realm, the white-d old man said furiously when he saw that the warship had crossed the barrier of the sky. He knew he could no longer catch up to Xiao Chen.
A faint azure barrier enveloped the Dragons Gates warship, protecting it from space turbulence as it coursed through the starry heavens.
Chapter 848 - Insignificant
Chapter 848: Insignificant
Standing on the deck, Xiao Chen looked back at the formless barrier of the sky. He felt astonished in his heart as he wondered where the Immortal Epoch got the resources to set up such a thing.
For them to make such an immense barrier that enveloped the entire Kunlun Continent, what kind of enemy were they defending against? Could it just be Astral Beasts?
Xiao Chen felt that it was impossible. Even the highest rank of Astral Beastthe Destroyerswas only slightly stronger than a Sovereign Martial Emperor. Given the strength of the Immortal Epoch, it was impossible for them to be frightened of such Astral Beasts.
Thus, Xiao Chen disagreed with the prevailing opinion of the current generation. Most people believed that the barrier of the sky was intended to stop Astral Beasts. This belief was likely because the peak of the Martial Epoch was over. In their eyes, Astral Beasts were a horrifying existence that they could not deal with.
They feared that the Astral Beasts descent onto the Kunlun Continent would be a great cmity. They judged the thinking of the ancient people of the Immortal Epoch by their own strength.
The Astral Beasts that caused Martial Cultivators such a headache might not have been a problem at all for Immortal Cultivators. The real trouble might being from even farther away.
Xiao Chen withdrew his gaze and now fixed it on the vast starry heavens. Now that he was in the starry heavens, he only felt insignificant and nothing else.
He now felt somewhat embarrassed. Back then, he heard that the Supreme Sky Star was just five thousand kilometers from the barrier of the sky.
Furthermore, the bases of most major sects were within this distance. Xiao Chen thought that after he broke through the barrier of the sky, even if he could not find the Supreme Sky Star, he could find the star base of another major sect. He thought that he would not be lost in space.
However, after he came out, he realized that he was badly mistaken. When he looked around, all he saw were infinite stars, uncountable and of many types and sizes. This vistapletely surpassed his expectations.
Furthermore, there were other things in the starry heavenslike asteroid belts, rivers of light, ck holesthat were forbiddennds. Once he entered them, he would die for sure.
Only now did Xiao Chen realize the importance of a star chart. Without a star chart, traveling in the starry heavens would be very difficult.
Back then, when Xiao Chen followed the two Vice Pce Masters of the Heavenly Battle Pce, he had felt that the journey had gone very smoothly. They had also managed to evade the asional trouble with ease. Now that he was piloting his own warship in the starry heavens, he did not feel that way anymore.
Dont be anxious. There should be a starry heaven ry station nearby. Since I did not object to your n of entering the starry heavens, it is definitely feasible.
Ao Jiaos voice rang out at the right moment, helping to calm Xiao Chen enormously.
Not daring to act rashly, he only had the Dragons Gates warship drift in space. He asked, What is a starry heaven ry station? I have never heard of it.
Ao Jiao smiled and replied, Given your experience, its only natural that youve never heard of it. Grandmaster Martial Sages and above are already capable of wandering the starry heavens alone. Starry heaven ry stations are specially made for such people asyover points.
Plenty of independent cultivators establish a ry station purely for the sake of enjoying the scenery of the starry heavens or as a personal romantic pursuit. This kind of starry heaven ry station is rather simple to construct. It just needs a Star Fixing Rock and formations capable of basic defense against meteors and cosmic storms.
The other kind is more professional. Established byrge factions, these ry stations dot the Kunlun Realms entire starry heavens. They can transport people between various ry stations and also have strong defenses against all sorts of dangers in the starry heavens.
Xiao Chen gained a slightly better understanding. The starry heavens were apparently far more magnificent than he imagined. However, how was he to find these starry heaven ry stations?
Ao Jiao could tell what his doubts were. She smiled and said, Without a star chart, there is no way you can find a ry station. Just dont move rashly. Let the Dragons Gates warship fly along the barrier of the sky. Sooner orter, you will run into a ry station.
The vicinity of the barrier of the sky is rife with starry heaven ry stations built by independent cultivators. There is no need to fear not being able to find one.
Not having a star chart was really problematic. However, since Xiao Chen already made his decision, he should not regret it. He perked himself up and asked, How long do we have to wait?
Dont worry. It wont be long. These starry heaven ry stations definitely have Star Fixing Rocks; their positions in the starry heavens are fixed. As long as you keep flying around the barrier of the sky, you will run into one sooner orter. Furthermore, they are very easy to discover.
Hearing this, Xiao Chen stopped asking further. Then, he reflected on the experience of this trip.
Now that he had reached this level, he could no longer limit his sights to the younger generation. Martial Sage could be considered the topyer of the pyramid.
He would have to face an increasing number of older-generation experts. After some thought, he realized that he had to make preparations for these experts.
In the future, it would be normal for him to run into Superior Grade Martial Sage or even grandmaster-level Martial Sages.
Xiao Chen needed to think about how to deal with these experts and protect himself from them. He also had to ready some trump cards that would allow him to escape the hands of these experts easily.
After a while, he took out the Saber Monarch Grass, intending to use this time to absorb the saber intent within it.
There was a danger zone in the Kunlun Continent known as the Heavenly Lightning Peak. In the Ancient Era, a powerful Saber Emperor hadprehended his Dao there, sessfully breaking through to be the Sovereign Saber Monarch.
Eventually, this person disappeared mysteriously, leaving behind many legends in the Kunlun Continent. Some said that he advanced to the legendary Martial God realm, while others said that he died long ago.
Aside from these legends, there was a story about the grass of the Heavenly Lightning Peak where heprehended his Dao. This grass was initially just ordinary grass. However, when this Saber Emperor advanced to Sovereign Martial Emperor, it mutated and stored the saber intent that he unintentionally emitted.
Thus, this grass became very precious and, furthermore, it continued growing. Every time spring arrived, many Martial Sages would go to pick the Saber Monarch Grass.
Xiao Chen held the Saber Monarch Grass in his palm and sent out his Spiritual Sense. Then, he closed his eyes and started absorbing the saber intent it contained.
Buzzbuzzbuzz Buzzing saber intent appeared in his mind. Thousands of strands of saber intent flew about everywhere, kicking up horrifying waves in his sea of consciousness.
Every strand of saber intent was very terrifying. The high waves crashing around in his sea of consciousness made him feel like his brain was shaking.
Xiao Chen painstakingly merged the saber intent in the Saber Monarch Grass with the saber intent heprehended himself. The saber intent of the Saber Monarch Grass was overly tyrannical and berserk; thus, the process was very long.
However, he gained many benefits. He could feel his saber intent improving with each additional strand of saber intent he assimted from the Saber Monarch Grass.
When Xiao Chen collected all the scattered saber intent, his eighty-percentprehended saber intent reached peak ny-percentprehended saber intent.
Now, the originally formless saber intent in his sea of consciousness was vaguely visible as small indistinct sabers flying around.
This should be the rough appearance of a saber soul. When Xiao Chens saber intent reached one hundred percentprehension, there would be a qualitative change, and a soul would be born.
Swordsmen had sword souls, desmen had saber souls. Cultivators whoprehended a soul would be especially sharp when they used their weapons to execute Martial Techniques, able to kill instantly, evoking fear in others.
Their Saber Techniques would be much sharper. However, it was not that simple to condense a soul.
Out of ten thousand desmen, only one would be able toprehend saber intent. Likewise, out of ten thousand of those whoprehended saber intent, only one would be able to condense a saber soul.
Just from this, one could imagine how difficult it was to condense a saber soul.
After Xiao Chen drained the saber intent in the Saber Monarch Grass, the de of grass withered and disintegrated. He opened his eyes, and it felt like his gaze could pierce through the infinite starry heavens. Its sharpness was unparalleled; others would not dare to underestimate him.
He raised his head and looked around. Then he asked, Ao Jiao, how long did I spend absorbing the saber intent?
Ao Jiao counted on her fingers for a while and then replied, About half a month. Hehe! During this time, we even passed by a starry heaven ry station.
Xiao Chen raised his eyebrows and said, Lets turn back, then. I dont want to keep drifting anymore. You remember how to get back to that starry heaven ry station, right?
Naturally. I remembered it for you.
Xiao Chen turned the Dragons Gates warship around and controlled its eighteen sails to head in the direction Ao Jiao indicated. Then, he set off at full speed. Eight exhaust pipes at the stern of the warship released a dark red tail of mes.
The Dragons Gates warship moved like an Azure Dragon soaring through the clouds, looking very mighty.
In less than half a day, a bright bluish-green spot of light appeared in his vision. That was the characteristic light of a Star Fixing Rock. It was unique in this boundless universe.
Xiao Chens face lit up in joy. He could not help but increase his speed. The talisman scripts in the ships sails flickered with light as they hummed.
The Star Fixing Rock was one of the top one hundred rocks on the starry heavens Unusual Rock Ranking. Actually, it did not provide cultivators with any practical help. Its usage hinged on the word fix.
A Star Fixing Rock already had a spatial connection. Hence, it could serve as a space anchor, preventing anything bound to it from getting blown away, no matter how strong a cosmic storm was.
It was the foundation of a starry heaven ry station. Without a Star Fixing Rock, there would not be any starry heaven ry station. A ry station that always drifted about in the starry heavens would not be of any help to a cultivator on an adventure.
The price of a Star Fixing Rock depended on its size. A palm-sized Star Fixing Rock would typically cost a Superior Grade Martial Sage about ten years of his earnings. Therger the rock, the more expensive it was.
That spot of bright bluish-green light slowly drew closer to Xiao Chen. When he arrived within five kilometers of it, he could make out the details of the ry station.
Although it was called a ry station, it was actually the chopped-off top half of a mountain peak that had then been flipped upside down with many buildings erected on the t surface.
The bluish-green light came from the tip of the mountain peak below. That had to be where the Star Fixing Rock was iid.
The size of this starry heaven ry station was extremely small, only about one kilometer wide. With Xiao Chens cultivation, he could circle it four to five times in one breath.
The buildings on the t surface were extremely simplea shop, a few wooden houses, and arge courtyard. Aside from these, there were just some nts and trees around.
Two old men sat leisurely at a stone table in the courtyard, ying a game of chess. Not far away, a seven- or eight-year-old girl was practicing the saber alone. The entire scene looked very peaceful.
Xiao Chen carefully put away the Dragons Gates warship. Then two clumps of electric light appeared under his feet. In a sh, he arrived at the t surface and found himself blocked by a formless restriction.
The two old men nced casually at Xiao Chen but did not pay any more attention to him. However, the girl practicing the saber shouted with a young and tender voice, Daddy, Daddy, there is a guest. We have business.
Chapter 849 - Mysterious Shop Owner
Chapter 849: Mysterious Shop Owner
Whoosh!
A jade pendant flew up from below, passing through the restriction and heading for Xiao Chen. He stretched out his hand and caught it; then he got through the restriction smoothly.
The girl saw the ck-cloaked Xiao Chen and felt curious. She opened herrge eyes and stared at him fixedly.
Azy male voice came from inside the shop at the courtyard, saying, Girl, dont get distracted. Continued practicing your saber.
The girl giggled and made a face. Clearly, she did not fear the person who spoke at all. However, she still obediently resumed her saber practice.
What the girl was holding was not a real saber but one sculpted of bamboo. When she swung her saber, it seemed to have the proper form. However, it was full of mistakes.
When Xiao Chen saw this, he smiled faintly. How unexpected to be able to see such a carefree scene in the depths of the starry heavens! He found this scene somehow calming.
He raised his leg over the threshold and walked into the store. There were a few, old sundries on the shelves. Evidently, they had sat untouched by anyone for a long time.
A middle-aged man with a huge beard stood behind the counter. The man had an eye-catching scar on the face and two thick eyebrows. However, one could see the sharpness of his yesteryears.
This persons entire physical appearance clearly said ferocious. However, at the moment, he used his right hand to hold up a small teapot to his mouth, while his other hand had a book. Now, he actually looked very refined.
The vague image formed by Xiao Chens ny-percentprehended saber intent suddenly trembled in his sea of consciousnessas if it had seen something horrific.
The master of the ry station raised his head and made a surprised sound. Then he curled his lips up into a smile. Your presence brings light to my humble dwelling. Unexpectedly, a younger-generation demonic genius arrived at this broken-down ce. Furthermore, you are a rather good desman.
As this person spoke, he did not evince surprise at seeing a genius. Rather, the vor of his words was more of joking and mockery, an indifference to the mundane world.
Xiao Chen felt some fear in his heart. This person was not simple. Not only did he have an unfathomable cultivation, but he was also a very, very strong desman.
Senior, do you sell star charts? Xiao Chen asked from under the hood.
When Xiao Chen mentioned business, the stations master put down the book in his hand. Then, he forced himself to perk up. However, he still exuded azy atmosphere. Star charthow big a scale are you looking for and what grade? The prices of different grades vary.
Xiao Chen thought for a while before saying, Just an ordinary one will do.
That would be the primitive grade. One hundred thousand Astral Coins, no bargaining.
The stations master tossed over the jade strip. Xiao Chen stretched out his hand to catch it. Then he sent in his Spiritual Sense, and a vast 3D star chart appeared in his mind.
The star chart clearly indicated every major ry station. It evenbeled the stars controlled by sects with words. It also highlighted the dangerous ces with different colors and included simple descriptions.
The unexplored forbiddennds had simple question marks over them. This star chart was far more detailed than the star map that Xiao Chen had seen once before.
Soon, he found where the Supreme Sky Star was. He quickly drew a path connecting his current location to the Supreme Sky Star in his mind.
Xiao Chen withdrew his Spiritual Sense, and joy appeared on his face. He happily paid one hundred thousand Astral Coins, then prepared to leave.
However, the stations master stopped him, saying, Young man, you still have not returned something to me.
This statement stunned Xiao Chen for a while. Then suddenly he recalled. At the start, the other party tossed over a jade pendant. After he thought about it, he did not rush to return it. He said, I noticed that seniors ry station does not appear on this star chart. If senior takes this jade pendant back, it would be hard for me to find this ry station again in the future.
However, the stations master smiled and said, This has always been a small ce. I only do business with friends. If I had not noticed that you are young and are also a desman, I would not have let you in.
Xiao Chen wanted to befriend this person and keep this jade pendant, so he thought about what to say.
Xiao Chen, these people who run stations are mostly people who were previously famous in the Kunlun Realm. They got tired of all the killing in the cultivators world, so they escaped to the starry heavens and abandoned all the mundane things. Normally, they do not like to be disturbed by others, Ao Jiao said softly from inside the Immortal Spirit Ring.
When Xiao Chen heard this, he could not help but feel sad. He finally met with a true desman after much difficulty. It was a pity that he had to let such a great opportunity slip by.
This junior has been rude. Im sorry to have disturbed you.
Xiao Chen was rather straightforward about this. When he heard Ao Jiaos exnation, he did not say anything more. Then he directly surrendered the jade pendant.
The stations master smiled faintly and received it. Look on the bright side. I know what you are thinking. If you can somehow find me again next time, it means we two are truly fated to meet. At that time, we can have a good chat.
Xiao Chen performed a cupped-fist salute and left this ce.
The man who appeared middle-aged looked at Xiao Chens back. He sighed gently and said, The younger generations are truly overtaking us. Unexpectedly, such an outstanding young talent appeared in the Kunlun Realm.
The stations master shook his head and picked up the teapot once again. He brought it to his mouth as he leaned back and continued reading his book.
With the star chart to point the way, Xiao Chen immediately felt much happier as he piloted the Dragons Gates warship headlong through the starry heavens.
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Half a monthter, Xiao Chen seeded in reaching the Supreme Sky Star, the Supreme Sky Sects base in the starry heavens. When the various elders saw Xiao Chen, they immediately lit up in joy.
This reaction was especially so for Shui Lingling. Although she received Xiao Chens voice projection and knew that he was safe, she could only rx after seeing Xiao Chen for herself.
After the elders scattered, leaving only Shui Lingling and the First Elder, Han Qinghe, Xiao Chen exined his intent.
What? You say that you want to return to the Sky Dome Realm at this crucial moment? Did I hear wrong? The normally calm Han Qinghe was astonished when he heard it, somewhat unable to ept it.
Shui Linglings face was filled with confusion. She said, Junior Brother, why? Now is just the start of the age of geniuses. All sorts of miraculousnds will start to appear, providing endless fortuitous encounters. Any younger-generation genius would not let this chance slip by. Why do you want to go back to the Sky Dome Realm?
Han Qinghe added, Furthermore, the Sky Dome Realms Spiritual Energy is very thin. With your Luck and talent, you would be wasting your time there. If the other geniuses leave you behind, it would be very hard for you to catch up.
Xiao Chen had made his decision long ago. He replied calmly, Im aware of everything youve said. However, Ive reached a crucial point in my Cultivation Technique. I still have unresolved matters in the Sky Dome Realm and am unable to settle my heart. I would not be able to clear my Heart Tribtion.
Furthermore, there are some people I really wish to see in the Sky Dome Realm. I definitely have to make this trip. Otherwise, the regrets in my heart will always be there.
The First Elder, Han Qinghe, and Shui Lingling tried everything they could to dissuade Xiao Chen. However, Xiao Chen had made up his mind and would not change it.
Han Qinghe helplessly shook his head. He said, Very well, since you are so resolute about it, I cant say much about it. However, everything will have to go by the books if you want to use the Supreme Sky Sects transportation formation for moving through realms.
Inner sect elders can use it for free once every ten years. Those on the level of the First Elder, Vice Sect Master, and so on can use it as they please. With your seniority, you are still not qualified to enjoy all this. Xiao Chen, you understand this, right?
Xiao Chen nodded to indicate he understood. Travel between realms would take a considerable number of Astral Cores. Furthermore, they would need to be Superior Grade Astral Cores. Naturally, they could not simply waste sect resources like this.
Alright, for a round trip, we need a total of five million Astral Coins. This is the best price I can give you, Han Qinghe said in a deep voice.
Each trip would require at least fifty Superior Grade Astral Cores. Elder Han was already giving Xiao Chen a lot of face by imposing only this condition.
Shui Lingling still wanted to try and change Xiao Chens mind. She said, Junior Brother, if you go back now, it would be hard for you to return within a year. One year is enough for many things to change.
Xiao Chen performed a cupped-fist salute and said, Many thanks, First Elder and Senior Sister, for your advice. However, my situation is rather special. If I dont deal with the problems of the heart, I will not be able to clear my Heart Tribtion. To me, this is a form of cultivation. It does not matter where I do it.
Haha! What a great Heart Tribtion! Let me give you a ride this time!
Suddenly, a carefree voice sounded from the void. When Elder Han and Shui Lingling heard it, their expressions changed. The Sect Master was actually here.
Space rippled like water. A spatial crack appeared, and the Supreme Sky Emperors figure walked out slowly. He immediately withdrew his spreading Emperors Might, not giving anyone any pressure.
The Supreme Sky Emperor smiled gently andnded on the ground. He said warmly, Qinghe, Lingling, you really dont have to worry about Xiao Chen. When he goes back this time, he will have his own fortuitous encounter.
The Supreme Sky Emperor shifted his gaze to stare at Xiao Chen. In that instant, Xiao Chen felt as though his entire body, all his internal organs, were visible to him.
Although Im not clear what Cultivation Technique you cultivate, however, this bottleneck must have been bothering you for a long time already.
When Xiao Chen arrived at the Kunlun Realm, he had already broken through to the sixthyer. Now, after two years, he was still stuck in the sixthyer. It had long since affected his cultivation speed.
The Supreme Sky Emperors eyes lit up likenterns, seeing through Xiao Chens situation with one nce.
Yes, its been more than two years. This bottleneck requires me to undergo two tribtions, the external Lightning Tribtion and the internal Heart Tribtion. Honestly speaking, Im not confident of clearing them, Xiao Chen replied honestly. He had nothing to hide from the Supreme Sky Emperor.
Han Qinghe and Shui Lingling exchanged nces,pletely confused.
They had heard of Lightning Tribtions before. Before Greater Heavenly Martial Emperors advanced to Sovereign Martial Emperors, they had to undergo nine rounds of Lightning Tribtions. There were also some Cultivation Techniques that surpassed Heaven Ranked that would require one to face Lightning Tribtions towards the end of their cultivation.
However, what was a Heart Tribtion? They had never heard of it before.
Just what Cultivation Technique was Xiao Chen cultivating? Could it be even more horrifying than a Cultivation Technique that surpassed a Heaven Ranked Cultivation Technique?
Suddenly, the Supreme Sky Emperor asked, Xiao Chen, when did someone nt a strand of fate on your body? You might have found it very difficult to return here.
Xiao Chen thought about how to word his experience for a while before telling the rest about it.
The people of the Heaven and Earth Sect? Ill help you erase this strand of fate first. Later, Ill look for these old men and help you settle ounts with them. Knowing that you are my Supreme Sky Sects people, they still dare to make a move on you? How dare they?!
A trace of murderous intent shed in the Supreme Sky Emperors eyes. A boundlessyer of clouds billowed in the depths of his eyes. Light appeared and extinguished, materializing the might of the Supreme Sky.
When the Supreme Sky Emperor stretched his hand out to remove that strand of fate, Xiao Chen quickly stopped him, saying, Sect Master, those three people did not know my identity. Also, I do not n to remove this strand of fate.
Chapter 850 - Sky Dome Immortal Lord
?Chapter 850: Sky Dome Immortal Lord
The Supreme Sky Emperor immediately understood what Xiao Chen intended. He smiled and said, It looks like you want to deal with it yourself. In that case, I will not interfere. I have some things to discuss with the Sky Dome Realms Supreme Sky Sect. Ille to look for you three days from now. You should make use of these few days to make your preparations.
I cannot thank you enough for your kindness, Xiao Chen said as he performed a cupped-fist salute.
If the Supreme Sky Sovereign acted, he would save Xiao Chen a lot of resources. However, all this was beside the pointwhich was the Supreme Sky Emperors attitude.
While others were still hesitating, the Supreme Sky Emperor did not hesitate to step forward and support him. He was betting on Xiao Chens future, gambling that his own vision was not mistaken and Xiao Chen would bring back the Azure Emperors glory.
Xiao Chen had already made all the necessary preparations, so he actually did not have much to do.
After finding out that Yue Chenxi and Gong Yangyu had been sent to the Heavenly Battle Pce to cultivate as a result of them being true inheritors, Xiao Chen sought these two out to let them know of his ns.
As expected, the two had not even dreamed that Xiao Chen would return to the Sky Dome Realm at this critical moment.
The twos cultivation had advanced very rapidly in the Heavenly Battle Pce, having already reached half-Sage.
Furthermore, the two had heard that in half a month, the Supreme Sky Emperor would forcibly break the barrier of the Savage Battlefield, giving everyone a chance to seek fortuitous encounters, to see if they could find their opportunity to advance to Martial Sage.
Endless fortuitous encounters and never-ending opportunities awaited them to try their luck. They were at a stage where they would always be able to find a chance to rise. Naturally, no one would agree to return to the Sky Dome Realm at this point.
When the two found out that Xiao Chens mind was set on returning, they passed on messages and some of their resources to Xiao Chen to bring back to their families.
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Three dayster, the Supreme Sky Emperor arrived before Xiao Chen as arranged.
The Supreme Sky Emperor closed his eyes tightly as though he was doing his best to sense something. Strands of vast Mental Energy pierced the void, firing the two of them to an unknown ce.
After a while, the Supreme Sky Emperor opened his eyes. Sculptures of light shed and appeared in the void, emanating extraordinary Immortal auras. It felt like these sculptures could destroy the world just by raising their hands.
Chi!
The Supreme Sky Emperor pointed, and one of the sculptures stopped shing. It portrayed a handsome man dressed in jade clothes sewn with gold thread with a purple hairpin in his hair. Based on his getup, it looked like the depiction of immortals that Xiao Chen had seen in his previous life.
I found it. Lets go!
The Supreme Sky Emperor revealed a smile. With a casual wave, the sculpture of the handsome man turned into light and vanished. Big golden gates appeared behind where it had been.
These gates had dense talisman scripts carved on them and a purple talisman pasted on the crack between them. The Supreme Sky Emperor shouted lightly and threw a punch. The talisman shattered, and the gates burst open.
The Supreme Sky Emperor extended his hand, and their figures shed, entering the gates. A dark space-time tunnel appeared around the two as they traveled at what seemed to be the speed of light.
As they flew forward quickly, the Supreme Sky Emperor said gently, That was the Sky Dome Immortal Lord earlier. During the Immortal Epoch, the Sky Dome Realm was his residence. Of the three thousand Immortal Lords, he was the strongest.
This revtion surprised Xiao Chen. He had not expected the Supreme Sky Emperor to tell him a story known only to a few. Unexpectedly, the three thousand great realms were just the residences of the three thousand Immortal Lords.
The Supreme Sky Emperor smiled and said, Dont be too surprised. Immortal Lords were already the peak experts of the Immortal Epoch. The only thing stronger than an Immortal Lord was an Immortal Emperor. As for their residences bing the three thousand great realms, there is nothing strange about it. Once someone advances to Martial Emperor andprehends Heavenly Laws, they will be able to create their own world after putting in some effort.
Actually, the only point in telling you all this is that sooner orter, you too will advance to Martial Emperor. Then you will be able to open the gates of the Sky Dome Immortal Lords residence for yourself.
As they spoke, Xiao Chen sensed a familiar aura. It seemed that he would be arriving at the Sky Dome Realm soon.
Boom!
A spatial crack opened, and the scene before Xiao Chens eyes changed. They arrived at the Supreme Sky Sects mountaintop in the Sky Dome Realms Great Jin Nation.
Inside the space-time tunnel, the Supreme Sky Emperor waved his hand and said, Due to certain arrangements, Martial Emperors are not allowed to appear in the Sky Dome Realm. I will not being out. When we meet again, show me a new reborn you.
The spatial crack mended, and the space-time tunnel the Supreme Sky Emperor opened closed.
Xiao Chen took in his surroundings and the ambient Spiritual Energy. Feeling somewhat difited, he smiled bitterly. The difference is pronounced. Cultivating in the Sky Dome Realm will probably be less than half as effectivepared to the Kunlun Realm. In both quality and quantity, the realms are too different.
Whoosh!
A figure flew up from below. Xiao Chen checked with his Spiritual Sense and made out that arriving persons appearance. It was the Supreme Sky Sects Supreme Elder, Old Feng, someone that Xiao Chen knew.
Back then, Old Feng was the one who sent Xiao Chen and Yue Chenxi to the Kunlun Realm.
Xiao Chen did not dare to put on any airs before this person. Electric light shed under his feet, and he quickly made his way over.
Its you. Why are you back?
When Old Feng saw Xiao Chen, iparable shock appeared in his eyes. He had heard that an important guest from the main sect in the Kunlun Realm wasing down. Furthermore, the Supreme Sky Emperor personally sent him down.
However, Old Feng had not expected to see Xiao Chen. Furthermore, after not seeing Xiao Chen for two years, Xiao Chen had actually advanced to Martial Sage. His cultivation was so deep that even Old Feng found him unfathomable.
Xiao Chen performed a cupped-fist salute and said, Greetings to Senior Feng.
Old Feng smiled bitterly and replied, How can I dare to have you address me as Senior? Just call me Old Feng. Come, follow me and take a seat first.
Xiao Chen eyed his surroundings and thought of something. He felt it was strange and asked, Howe the Supreme Sky Sects Sect Master is not here and needs to trouble Old Feng toe?
Old Feng was the Supreme Elder. In regard to seniority, he stood even higher than the Sect Master. It was strange that Old Feng showed up but the Sect Master did not.
Old Feng smiled and said, Little Brother Xiao Chen, you came at an opportune time. The frost flood dragon guarding the Tianwu Emperors Grave in Deste City is about to undergo a tribtion.
ording to rumor, with this tribtion, this frost flood dragon will either die or advance and be a True Dragon, leaving this world. Either way, it will not be able to continue guarding the Tianwu Emperors grave.
His words triggered something in Xiao Chens heart. Xiao Chen had been to the Deste Citys Hidden Dragon Lake before. It was there that he found out about Chu Chaoyuns true identity.
Back then, it seemed like that frost flood dragon sent him flying with a swipe of its ws. In actual fact, it helped him get rid of some lingering injuries and more hidden damage that he had not noticed.
At that time, he justpleted one hundred consecutive victories in the dueling ring. In the process, the ordeal had apparently left some hidden damage in his body. If these injuries had not been cleared out quickly, they could have posed problems.
Xiao Chen had some gratitude towards this frost flood dragon. However, he just did not know why it had helped him.
Seeing that Xiao Chen seemed interested, Old Feng smiled and said, Have a seat in the hall first, and I will tell you more in detail.
Inside the main hall of the Supreme Sky Sect branch, Xiao Chen sat next to Old Feng. The female disciple serving tea stole a nce at Xiao Chen.
This female disciple felt extremely curious. Who was this major character? Why could he sit next to the Supreme Elder? Furthermore, given the Supreme Elders expression, he did not view this person as a junior.
Old Fengs position in the sect was even higher than the Sect Masters. Normally, the Sect Master would be the only person barely qualified to sit next to him.
As the female disciple sized up Xiao Chen, she found him familiar. However, she could not pin down where she had seen him before. When Xiao Chen and Old Feng picked up the teacups, she had to leave.
When the female disciple walked outside the hall, she seemed to recall something. She took out a book filled with names. The cover had the words True Dragon Ranking on it. Then, she flipped it open to the first page, and the picture of the person depicted in it entered her eyes.
She thought back to the appearance of that person; her heart could not help but thump hard. Unexpectedly, the White Robed desman Xiao Chen was back. Furthermore, he was sitting next to the Supreme Elder on equal terms with him.
She wondered what kind ofmotion this would cause if this news got out.
The eight Noble ns n Heads and the Great Jin Nations ten great sects Sect Masters all went? Xiao Chen asked calmly as he put down the teacup after listening to Old Fengs exnation.
Old Feng nodded his head and replied, Almost all of them went. In fact, nearly all the Martial Sages in the Sky Dome Realm are there. It is hard to say what the first-generation Tianwu Emperors grave is hiding.
The first-generation Tianwu Emperor was a Sovereign Martial Emperor that preceded the Azure Emperor by ten thousand years. The Sky Dome Realm abounded with countless legends about him.
However, Xiao Chen very rarely heard anything about this person in the Kunlun Realm. It was bizarre that such a powerful character with the overbearing Heavenly me had not left any legends in the Kunlun Realm.
Could it be that the first-generation Tianwu Emperor was like those people who made those vague marks on the top of the Sage Mark Monument? Had they mysteriously left this world and had not truly died?
Without having to specte, the first-generation Tianwu Emperor had definitely been an extremely strong person. Since his grave was passed down, people would have a hard time resisting its temptation.
Xiao Chenpared his strength to Old Feng. Regarding cultivation, Old Feng was a Superior Grade Martial Sage, yet Xiao Chen did not feel any pressure from him at all.
Compared to the three Superior Grade Martial Sages from the Heaven and Earth Sect, the difference was like day and night. Now, Xiao Chen saw for himself the difference between advancing to Martial Sage in the Sky Dome Realm and doing so in the Kunlun Realm.
No wonder some of the Martial Sages in the Sky Dome Realm were not willing to go to the Kunlun Realm even after they umted sufficient resources. With their strength, if they went to the Kunlun Realm, they would not be qualified to do anything there. They might as well settle down in the lower realm where they would be the focus of everyone.
Xiao Chen thought for a while, and another question urred to him. Whats going on with that frost flood dragon? From Old Fengs tone, it seems like this is not its first tribtion?
Old Feng nodded his head and replied, It has already had several. It seems to undergo a tribtion every one or two thousand years. This flood dragon did not choose to take human form. Instead, it took another route for the cultivation of Spirit Beasts. It has an extremely strong lifeforce. Although it has not advanced to the Martial Emperor level yet, regr Martial Emperors cannot do anything about it.
This time, it has already reached its peak. If it seeds in this tribtion, it will turn into a True Dragon, bing a Frost True Dragon. At that time, due to the agreement between the Kunlun Realm and Demonic World, it will not be able to remain here.
However, it is more likely to fail the tribtion and die. It has already lived for too long and exhausted most of its Luck. All the Martial Sages are waiting for it to die so they can loot the Tianwu Emperors grave.
Xiao Chen knew that the Sky Dome Realm had not had any Martial Emperors for a long time. Previously, he did not know why. However, this was his second time to hear about this agreement already.
What exactly is this agreement? Old Feng, can you tell me more about it? Xiao Chen asked, feeling extremely curious.
Old Feng took a sip of tea before replying unhurriedly, It is not a secret. There is no problem with telling you about it. After the Tianwu Dynasty was destroyed, the Martial God Pce and the Demonic World reached an agreement to work together to suppress the development of this realm.
Chapter 851 - Down Memory Lane
Chapter 851: Down Memory Lane
No matter who is it, no side is allowed to send their Martial Emperor experts here. They also will not allow this realm to have any Martial Emperors. If war breaks out, neither side may send down a Martial Emperor. The Sky Dome Realm will belong to whichever side that wins it. However, the agreement will continue to remain in effect.
After Xiao Chen heard this, he could not help butugh hoarsely. To think that when he was still a Martial Disciple in Mohe Citys Gloomy Forest, he had been under the illusion of having the Three Holy Lands protection.
Now that he thought about it, he truly had been too naive. Some Demonic Cmity! It was just a game arranged by the major characters of both sides. The crowd was just pawns in the game.
Only when one grasped absolute strength could one escape this game; only then would one have the qualifications to seize hold of ones own fate and see the truth of this world.
Old Feng continued, However, Im not sure why the Martial God Pce and Demonic World came to this agreement. This story involves the Dragons Gates destruction ten thousand years ago.
Clearly, based on what he said, he did not know that Xiao Chen had already acknowledged his identity as the Azure Emperors descendant in the Kunlun Realm.
Xiao Chen smiled and did not pursue the topic. He stood up and said, Many thanks for Old Fengs hospitality. I n to make a trip to the Tianwu Emperors grave, so Ill take my leave first.
Old Feng was not surprised at this. He felt absolute assurance in Xiao Chens strength. Now that there were no Martial Emperors in the Sky Dome Realm, he could not think of anyone who could stop him.
Haha! I will not send you off, then. If I did not have to hold down the fort, this old man would also want to join in the excitement.
After leaving the Supreme Sky Sect, Xiao Chen executed Thunder Dragon Steps. With just one step, space immediately tore. Compared to the rigidity of the Kunlun Realms space, the Sky Dome Realms space was like paper. He instantly stepped into the void.
He advanced at full speed in the void. asionally, he tore open space to see where he was.
In merely four hours, Xiao Chen arrived in the airspace of the Deste Citys Hidden Dragon Lake from the Great Jin Nation. The void did not limit his speed at all, allowing him to move expeditiously.
Rumble!
The scene before him was somewhat scary. ck thunderclouds gathered for thousands of kilometers in the skies above the Hidden Dragon Lake. Bucket-width-thick lightning bolts descended towards the water surface.
Waves surged and the sky changed color. These bolts of lightning easily tore space. Theke water sshed everywhere, transforming the previously t and calmke into a frightening sight.
Xiao Chen frowned slightly as he watched the thunderbolts descend. If anynded on him, he would not be able to bear it. Things were looking really bad for this frost flood dragon.
Light shed, and Xiao Chen entered theke. He dodged the bolts of lightning and descended towards the Tianwu Emperors grave.
When Xiao Chen reached the center of theke, a man in Tianwu royal robes with a sword on his back revealed a surprised expression. He muttered, Why did hee back at this time?
The world under the water was apletely different world. Xiao Chen stopped above and did not rush tond. He saw bolts of lightning plunging into the cold pool beside the Tianwu Emperors grave.
A sharp and aged roar resounded endlessly. This cry shook Xiao Chens eardrums, and a certain sense of sorrow stirred in his heart.
This roar did not sound like an absolute expert defying heaven with boundless sharpness and boldness. It was more like an elderly man struggling at deaths door,ining about the final dissatisfaction in his heart.
There was an indescribable obsessiveness in that voice, a strange grief, and poignant emotions. Unless one was in its shoes, one would never understand.
The world has a cycle. No matter what creature one was, no matter how strong one was, one would not be able to escape death.
The Heavenly Dao was like a sword hanging above everyones head. No one could shatter it.
It looked like Old Feng was right. This frost flood dragon had lived for too long. It had been twenty thousand years already since the Tianwu Emperor established the Tianwu Dynasty.
The frost flood dragon had already exhausted its Luck. Even if it wanted to clear the tribtion and be a Frost True Dragon at this point, doing so would be almost impossible.
When Xiao Chen looked in front, he saw several figures standing at the limits of his vision. Their eyes were filled with iparable excitement. Clearly, these people knew as well.
This old flood dragon had guarded this ce for an extremely long time, forcing all the people who came with bad intentions to return in low spirits. However, it was finally going to die.
At longst, these people would learn what secrets the grave of the first-generation Tianwu Emperor hid.
Like these people, Xiao Chen felt extremely curious about this grave, sharing their endless anticipation in his heart.
However, when they all arrived here, they heard that old, sorrowful roar. They could not help but feel moved. Such a feeling was iprehensible without experiencing it for themselves.
Xiao Chen did not know whether or not he could be considered someone who understood. However, he could tell that this sorrowful roar contained a type of helplessness.
What was the helplessness?
It was the helplessness of being unable to fulfill the agreement between the frost flood dragon and the Tianwu Emperor. The flood dragon saw through all the mundane things and stood at the top of the Sky Dome Realm. However, it stood helpless against death.
The frost flood dragon still had tons of regrets in its heart that it could not let go. It could not let go of the grave of this first-generation Tianwu Emperor.
Helpless, helpless, utterly helpless!
The rumbling thunder apanied the fierce lightning blitzing through the sky, tearing through space; thunderbolts plunged indifferently into the cold pool.
Xiao Chen raised his head and looked into the distance. He saw ten-odd Martial Sages with extremely excited expressions. They were all tense and did not dare to say anything.
He looked back and forth between the cold pool and the distant group of people. Then he shook his head slightly and stepped back. For some reason, he lost interest in this Tianwu Emperors grave.
Xiao Chen truly did not wish to profane the obsession of the old flood dragon who had guarded this ce for twenty thousand years.
Just when he was about to leave quietly, thousands of purple lightning bolts merged together and formed a golden bolt of lightning.
The lightning bolt shed from the sky like a thrown spear. Even before itnded, the entire space started trembling.
Countless pitch-ck cracks spread out in a spider web fashion in all directions from where the golden lightning bolt struck. It seemed like space shattered.
Ka ca! Ka ca! The cracks were like tentacles reaching for Xiao Chen. Then, a formless power stopped them, preventing them from proceeding forward.
This old flood dragon is finished.
Xiao Chen did not even bother looking at those scary cracks. He simply gazed at the cold pool and sighed.
Boom!
The golden bolt of lightning instantly entered the cold pool, and the intense roaring stopped. The Hidden Dragon Lake finally regained its previous calm; the great disaster silently disappeared.
After a while, a green light came out from the cold pool. It looked like the fireflies of summer, so very beautiful.
The motes of lightnded on the ground, and green nts instantly grew around the Tianwu Emperors deste burial ground. Thisnd suddenly teemed with life.
The old flood dragon died. Its long and extensive life essence quickly scattered, presenting everyone with a miraculous scene.
The nts on the ground grew rampantly, filling this gloomy ce with intense spirituality, turning it into a world of nts.
As the crowd marveled at such a sight, a dragon pearl flew out of the cold pool, giving off a bright light. This light was as resplendent as the sun, so piercing that it hurt the eyes.
The expressions of all the cultivators around the Tianwu Emperors grave changed as they felt an apocalyptic power threatening to destroy the entire Deste City.
This is bad. This old flood dragon is unable to die in peace and wants to destroy the entire Deste City, burying everything with it.
We are finished. We cannot escape. This energy has locked the surrounding space. There is no way out.
A Martial Sage who flew up met with an invisible wall and rebounded. They were all in a panic now. Their faces turned ashen as boundless despair flooded their hearts.
However, after waiting for a while, they discovered that the dragon pearl had mysteriously disappeared. The energy locking down the space had also dissipated.
That startled me. It turns out that it was just a feint.
I just knew that old flood dragon would not have any energy left to do anything like that after getting struck half-dead by the lightning.
All the Martial Sages around released their bated breaths at the same time. Then they stared at the Tianwu Emperors grave once again. The despair on their faces disappeared. Recing it was a boundless fervor.
Whoosh! Whoosh!
Figures shed as everyone rushed to the Tianwu Emperors grave. However, when this group of people got close, lightning shed, and a white figure suddenly stood on the grave.
Everyone, please go back. This grave is not something you can open.
The sudden appearance of the white figure startled everyone. There were very few Martial Sages in the Sky Dome Realm. They all knew everyone within this circle.
Even if they did not personally know each other, they would at least have heard of the other partys name and would not bepletely unaware of them. However, they had never heard of such a young Martial Sage appearing before. Furthermore, his cultivation was unfathomable.
The n Head of the Great Jin Nations Li Noble n looked at Xiao Chen and asked, Little friend, where might you be from? Will you tell us your name?
Xiao Chen felt slightly stunned. It had just been two years or so, yet not a single person recognized him. This felt strange to him.
In fact, Xiao Chen did not realize that not only had his appearance changed in his two years in the Kunlun Realm, but his aura had also undergone an earth-shattering transformation.
The White Robed desman of the Sky Dome Realm kept a low profile and was withdrawn. He hid his sharpness, showing a calm exterior and a proud heart.
However, the current Xiao Chen revealed his sharpness and also had the bloodline of a sovereign overlord, which affected his aura. With one nce, he looked like a treasured saber, brilliant and dazzling.
He appeared unparalleled and sharp, but his heart remained as calm as still wateraplete reversal from before. Furthermore, several people here had never seen him in person, so it was normal for them not to recognize him.
Only the Bai ns and the Sima ns n Heads had looks of uncertain shock in their eyes; they felt that Xiao Chen seemed familiar.
However, they simply could not connect this Xiao Chen, who had changed a lot, to that White Robed desman. Furthermore, they were unwilling to believe that a Martial Monarch could advance to Martial Sage in two short years. Just the thought of it was incredible.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly as he looked at the ten-odd Martial Sages in front. He said, My family name is Xiao, and my given name is Chen. It is the Xiao with the grass head and the Chen with the sun head. You should have heard of my name before.
I remember that there are some people here who fought with me personally in the past. Whats wrong? Its just been two years. Have you already forgotten about this Xiaos existence?
Chapter 852 - Washing the Sima Clan in Blood
?Chapter 852: Washing the Sima n in Blood
This revtion shocked everyone, who then looked at Xiao Chen with expressions of incredulity.
Xiao Chen, the White Robed desman with the unbroken winning streak in the Five Nation Youth Competition. Back then, on the day of the final battle, he had set Dragon Veins everywhere trembling. In the wake of the dissemination of the True Dragon Ranking, his name spread through the entire Tianwu Continent. The Boundless Sea in all directions spoke of his story.
Xiao Chen, a person who came from the Heavenly Saber Pavilion, a weak sect, had managed to push all the way through, defeating all sorts of experts before finally climbing to the peak.
In less than three years, Xiao Chen actually returned from the Kunlun Realm. Furthermore, he even advanced to Martial Sage. He reached a height that had taken these old fellows one or two hundred years to achieve.
Sima Hongs face paled. It actually is him! That fellow whom I once smashed half-dead is really back!
If I do not die, I will definitely wash the Sima n in blood in the future!
Back then, Sima Hong only treated these words as the words of a child throwing a tantrum. However, seeing Xiao Chens cultivation now, he could not help but feel horror in his heart. His body trembled slightly. He hesitated for a moment before he prepared to turn around and leave.
Sima Hong, if you have the guts, then take another step away, Xiao Chen shouted coldly as he pointed at Sima Hong. His eyes turned bright, showing off his sharpness.
Sima Hong stared nkly. Feeling guilty, he braced himself and said, Xiao Chen, dont think that just because you advanced to Martial Sage, you can speak such arrogant words. If you want to be so overbearing, to wash my Sima n in blood, given my Sima ns resources, the Heavenly Saber Pavilion will not have any good days, either.
The expressions of the other Martial Sages could not help but turnplicated.
Back then, Sima Hong had used his strength and ignored his status to cause trouble at the Heavenly Saber Pavilion, killing or heavily injuring many of Xiao Chens juniors. In the end, he got sent back in embarrassment, creating a great stir everywhere.
However, Sima Hong simply could not imagine that the minor character that could barelyst one move against him back then would be unfathomable to him in three years.
Xiao Chens lips curled up gently as he said, There are no debts without creditors, no hatred without cause. The creditor will collect only from the debtor, the hatred directed only at the one who caused it. Back then, you killed a lot of my Heavenly Saber Pavilions juniors. Dont worry. I will settle this ount with only you alone.
I may be cold-hearted, but I am not someone who would y the innocent. Back then, you left me half-dead with one sword strike. Today, I shall ask you this: Do you dare to receive one finger strike from me and settle this grudge once and for all?
Xiao Chen showed a boundless sharpness in his eyes. However, his heart was as calm as still water. He stared at Sima Hong, quietly waiting for his answer.
A storm is brewing. Thunderclouds hang overhead. Trouble ising. I only ask, do you dare to receive my finger strike!
One finger strike?
All the Sky Dome Realm Martial Sages could not help but mutter in their hearts, Just one finger strike? This Xiao Chen might be overestimating himself.
Could it be that Xiao Chen thinks that he can kill Sima Hong with one finger?
This is too ridiculous. How old is Sima Hong, and how old is Xiao Chen? Even if we consider that Xiao Chen advanced to Martial Sage in the Kunlun Realm, making him much stronger than if he advanced in the Sky Dome Realm, how is this any different from a fantasy?
Sima Hongs expression changed. He said coldly, Everyone, you all heard it. This is what he said himself. One finger strike to settle all grudges.
All the Martial Sages here on good terms with Sima Hong all spoke up to support him.
Xiao Chen, a gentleman keeps his word. Since you said it, you cannot retract it anymore.
Thats right. Otherwise, if you be a Martial Emperor someday, losing your trustworthiness will be the stain of your life.
Xiao Chens delicate face remained as calm as the water in an ancient well. He said serenely, Since I said one finger, then it will be just one finger. Sima Hong, all I ask is, do you dare or not?!
What a joke. If I do not even dare to receive one finger strike from you, then I, Sima Hong, would have lived so long for nothing. Sima Hong did not show any fear. It was just one finger strike. At most he would suffer from some light injury. He, Sima Hong, was a peak Medial Grade Martial Sage.
Xiao Chen smiled coldly to himself. Even at his deathbed, he is still so arrogant. He is truly a frog in a well, not knowing how vast the sky is outside.
Xiao Chen activated the sovereign overlords bloodline, and the three-hundred-odd Heavenly Sage Laws in his body flowed around like a river.
Rumble! The surging energy in his body drew roars of thunder all around rumbling endlessly.
The purple lightning talisman in his sea of consciousness spun quickly. The will of thunder infused into the Heavenly Sage Laws and surged towards his finger.
In the time it took for a spark to fly, Xiao Chen extended his hand and pointed with only one finger. A strand of saber Qi shot out from his finger, and the rough shape of the ethereal saber soul in his sea of consciousness came out as well.
Glowing with a charming light, the purple saber Qi contained Xiao Chens will of thunder, ny-percentprehended saber intent, and his three hundred Heavenly Sage Laws consisting of eighty percent lighting-attributed energy.
First, an extremely resplendent purple light lit up on Xiao Chens fingertip. Then, the purple light shed. Ka ca! Ka ca! The space in front of it instantly shattered into several tens of thousands of pieces, like a broken mirror.
When Sima Hong saw that resplendent light, his heart immediately sank. He knew that he had made a grievous mistake, and was frightened ashen.
Sima Hongs Heavenly Sage Laws quickly emerged from his body, and he hastily shed hand seals with his hands, forming rings of light barriers before him to block this finger strike.
There were quite a lot of Heavenly Sage Laws densely packed togetherat least five hundred of them. However, none of them was even as thick as a pinky finger.
These Heavenly Sage Laws were far fromparable to those of Inferior Grade Martial Sages in the Kunlun Realm.
Pu ci!
The purple saber Qi shed, and Sima Hongs defense tore like paper, entirely ineffectual.
A sh of crimson spurted out. The saber Qi pierced through Sima Hongs body. Then, his body burst into thousands of pieces, together with space. He died without an intact corpse.
Xiao Chen shattered space with one finger strike. Sima Hong did not have the chance to let out even a pained moan.
Xiao Chen drew back his hand. The space of the area before him, where the strand of saber Qi passed, had already splintered. Pieces of riven space scattered everywhere.
Cold sweat poured down the foreheads of the other Martial Sages. Their eyes revealed indescribable horror.
What kind of horrifying strength is this? Even a Medial Grade Martial Sage of the Sky Dome Realm could not put up any resistance before Xiao Chen.
In actual fact, it was not that Xiao Chen was too strong but that these Sky Dome Realm Martial Sages were too weak. Compared to the Kunlun Realms Martial Sages, they were much weaker; it was likeparing mud and clouds.
Furthermore, Xiao Chenprehended the will of thunder, and his saber intent reached peak ny percentprehension, even showing a rough image of a saber soul.
This finger strike might seem casual. However, it actually used close to eighty percent of Xiao Chens strength. He had never intended to let Sima Hong live in the first ce.
More importantly, Xiao Chen used his finger strike as a threat to the other Martial Sages, deterring them from entertaining further thoughts about the Tianwu Emperors grave.
The scattered pieces of space started to mend themselves back slowly. Xiao Chens aura dissipated as he said calmly, Now that Ive dealt with my private matters, lets continue with the actual business. It is not time for the Tianwu Emperors grave to be open yet. Everyone, please return.
Xiao Chen had said simr words earlier. His tone and attitude had not changed at all.
However, the effect this time was immediate. Most of them left shortly. They knew they had no other choice. This was obvious just by looking at the iplete corpse of Sima Hong.
Haha! This old man congrattes Brother Xiao Chen on obtaining the Tianwu Emperors grave. This old man will definitelye and pay a personal visit to the Heavenly Saber Pavilion soon.
A voice projection rang out in Xiao Chens mind. It was from the Sect Master of the Sky Dome Realms Supreme Sky Sect branch.
Speechless, Xiao Chen smiled bitterly. Probably most people had not believed him when he said that it was not time to open the Tianwu Emperors grave.
However, Xiao Chen did not feel like exining. He replied via voice projection, saying, Senior makes too much of it.
All the Martial Sages slowly left. Soon, only Xiao Chen remained. Then, he sighed wordlessly. A round pearl emanating a piercing chill appeared in his hand; it was the dragon pearl that had been giving off light earlier.
Xiao Chen, are you really not going to take a look at what is in the first-generation Tianwu Emperors grave? This Tianwu Emperor is a very mysterious person. It is not even certain that he is dead. Once we open the grave, everything will be clear, Ao Jiao said softly from within Immortal Spirit Ring.
Xiao Chen nced at the Tianwu Emperors grave in the thicket of nts. Then he replied, Forget it. Since I already gave that old flood dragon my word, I should just help it fulfill its promise.
Earlier, when the dragon pearl was on the verge of exploding, even the hidden Xiao Chen was startled.
Just as he prepared to use his full power to tear open space to escape, the dragon pearl flew over to his hand, surprising him tremendously. It turned out that a remnant of the old flood dragons soul was still in the dragon pearl.
The old flood dragon implored him to continue guarding the Tianwu Emperors grave and not let anyone open it.
Xiao Chen could not agree to thatpletely. He only could promise to do his best to protect the Tianwu Emperors grave while he was in the Sky Dome Realm. After he left, he would be too far to help, unable to do anything.
Fortunately, the old flood dragon was very direct and open-minded. If Xiao Chen did not have the time to protect the grave, then he just had to chop it apart and toss it into the void,pletely destroying it.
It was a remnant soul in the first ce. So after it finished speaking, it ran out of energy and disappeared, leaving only this dragon pearl in Xiao Chens hand.
Xiao Chen stretched out his hand, and the Universe gs appeared in his grasp. Then, he waved his hand, and the seventy-two gs shot out. He formed hand seals and prepared to set up a restriction to seal this ce.
Interesting. I did not expect that in the end, the Azure Emperors descendant would be the one to protect the first-generation Tianwu Emperors grave. It seems like destiny truly exists.
A carefree voice resounded. Chu Chaoyun descended from the sky and arrived before Xiao Chen.
Chu Chaoyun wore the clothes of the ancient Tianwu Dynasty. His expression today seemed extraordinarily solemn and respectful, entirely different from his usual carefree visage.
Xiao Chen felt somewhat surprised at Chu Chaoyuns appearance. However, that was just for a moment. It was impossible that a descendant of the Tianwu Dynasty would not know about this.
Do you want to open the Tianwu Emperors grave? If so, then you will not be getting what you want. Xiao Chen flipped his hand, and the Lunar Shadow Saber appeared.
Chu Chaoyuns lips curled up into a smile. He stepped forward and said, Dont you wish to see if the first-generation Tianwu Emperor truly died? This is a secret that even I do not know.
Xiao Chen stared at Chu Chaoyun. The sharpness he unleashed formed a gentle wind, causing their clothes and hair to flutter. The Sea Monarch Headscarf on his head helped him remain calm.
Chapter 853 - There Will Be a Fight between You and Me
Chapter 853: There Will Be a Fight between You and Me
Xiao Chen ced his right hand on the sabers hilt and said, Donte any closer. I dont want to know this secret. However, I do want to know why you went to the Demonic Worlds and mixed with the Demons.
The Demonic Worlds? Chu Chaoyun revealed a serious gaze. Then, he said, I suppose that ce counts as part of the Demonic Worlds for now. Why did I mix with them? The reason is simple. I need toprehend the will of darkness. I need Demon Race Martial Techniques. I need power. I am just like you. I need to keep getting stronger!
I once said that there will be a fight between you and me. However, it is not now. In the end, you and I are kindred spirits.
After Chu Chaoyun finished speaking, he lowered his knees to the ground. Kneeling, he kowtowed towards the cold pool three times, muttering words that only he could hear.
The flood dragon protecting the nation was no more. The final witness of the Tianwu Dynasty was gone from this world.
After the three kowtows, Chu Chaoyun stood up and left. When he had walked one hundred meters, he suddenly stopped. He turned around and said, I can guess some of the reasons why you returned to the Sky Dome Realm. Why dont you make a trip to the Dark Church? Maybe you might learn something unexpected.
After the seventy-two Universe gs stuck into the ground, Xiao Chen nced at the dragon pearl, which still contained overwhelming energy. Then he ced it in his Universe Ring.
He pondered Chu Chaoyuns final words. Then he said, Ao Jiao, how credible do you think Chu Chaoyuns words are?
Ao Jiao spoke directly, I feel that he is trying to lure you to the Sky Dome Realms Dark Church on purpose. Could it be that he has a grudge with the Sky Dome Realms Dark Church?
Xiao Chen said, I think so too. However, the headquarters of the Dark Church is in the Deep Abyss Demonic World. The branch in the Sky Dome Realm should not even be worth mentioning. All the same, Chu Chaoyun attaches some importance to it. Maybe there is something extraordinary about it.
He could tell that Chu Chaoyun was purposely trying to lure him over. However, he felt curious and still took the hook in the end.
Where will you go now? The Heavenly Saber Pavilion or Mohe City?
Xiao Chen looked around for a while before replying, Ill go and pay a visit to Yue Chenxis and Gong Yangyus families and seniors first, to deliver the things that they asked me to.
He felt very anxious in his heart. He wanted to rush back to the Heavenly Saber Pavilion to see the girl hidden in his heart, and his family in the distant Mohe City.
However, he had to deal with the things that his friends asked for help with first.
When the seniors of Yue Chenxi and Gong Yangyu heard about their situation in the Kunlun Realm, they were very gratified. After chatting for a while and rejecting the gifts offered by the seniors on both sides, Xiao Chen rushed over to the Heavenly Saber Pavilion.
Given his speed now, and that he could tear space and travel in the void, it was not an exaggeration to say that he moved like lightning.
Before the sun setpletely, the Heavenly Saber Pavilion, which nestled in the Lingyun Mountain Range, appeared in Xiao Chens vision.
An endless stream of disciples went up and down the mountain. Xiao Chen casually extended his Spiritual Sense and scanned most of the entrance, seeing everything clearly.
At this point, the Heavenly Saber Pavilion had undergone a drastic changenot just in numbers but also in vigor.
Xiao Chen shifted his gaze to Qingyun Peak. He saw a familiar figure in the middle of the mountain currently guiding the female disciples present on how to practice the saber.
This figure was none other than Liu Suifeng. However, Xiao Chen was surprised to see Chu Xinyun beside him. The two had intimate expressions on their faces. They spoke to each other with warmth in their voices.
Xiao Chen sighed and smiled. It has been a few years. Suifeng finally got what he wanted.
When the sun setpletely, the disciples on the peak all took their leave. Xiao Chens figure shed, and he silently tore through a series of restrictions tond beside the two.
His arrival startled Liu Suifeng and Chu Xinyun. They jumped back and instantly drew their weapons, looking at the neer with caution.
When Liu Suifeng clearly saw Xiao Chens appearance, he was pleasantly surprised. He asked, Xiao Chen, why are you here?
However, Chu Xinyun pulled Liu Suifeng back and said, Wait a minute, are you able to make out his cultivation? Furthermore, why would Xiao Chene back to the Sky Dome Realm at this time for no reason?
Girls were usually more meticulous in their thoughts. Liu Suifeng was very carefree; the moment he saw it was Xiao Chen, he did not think anything about it at all.
However, now that Chu Xinyun said this, he put his guard up. The person before him had an unfathomable cultivation. Based on this persons aura, his cultivation was much higher than Ancestral Martial Aunt Shens.
How could Liu Suifeng connect this person to Xiao Chen, who left just two years ago?
Xiao Chen smiled faintly and took out the Lunar Shadow Saber. Then he casually tossed it to Liu Suifeng without bothering to try to defend himself.
Liu Suifeng carefully examined the pitch-back, long, and slender de. If this was not Xiao Chens treasured saber, he did not know what this was.
Xiao Chen! It really is you! Liu Suifeng eximed in pleasant surprise as he handed the Lunar Shadow Saber back.
Xiao Chen smiled calmly. Authenticity guaranteed; an exchange promised if fake. Junior Sister Chu, you are as meticulous as ever. However, why are youing here to teach the juniors of Qingyun Peak and not managing the herb gardens?
Chu Xinyun smiled apologetically and said, Senior Brother Xiao Chen, sorry for that. I did not recognize you for a moment.
Hehe! I married Xinyun half a year ago. She has married into Qingyun Peak already and now manages it together with me, Liu Suifeng answered happily.
When Xiao Chen heard this, he was somewhat surprised. Liu Suifeng already married. He took out two Sage Grade Secret Treasures and a bottle of Rank 9 Medicinal Pills. Then, he handed them over and said, Consider this myte congrattory gifts, then.
Not standing on ceremony with Xiao Chen, Liu Suifeng immediately epted the gifts. Then, he tossed them to Chu Xinyun. He said, Come, lets talk inside. I have not seen you for more than two years. Lets catch up over a hearty drink.
Chu Xinyun received that two Sage Grade Secret Treasures and took a look. Her expression changed immediately, and she wanted to say something to Liu Suifeng. However, he was already far away with Xiao Chen.
Chu Xinyun could not help but smile bitterly. If Liu Suifeng knew that these two were Sage Grade Secret Treasures, he would not have epted them so casually.
At a stone table inside a courtyard, Liu Suifeng caught Xiao Chen up on the Heavenly Saber Pavilions developments. Then Xiao Chen asked, Where is Ruyue? Is she not at Qingyun Peak?
Liu Suifeng drained the wine in his cup before answering, She left long ago. Since Qingyun Peak regained its past glory, she handed its management over to me. Then she left with Princess Ying Yue.
Half a year ago, she, Miss Feng, and Princess Ying Yue appeared at my wedding.
Since Ruyue is with Ying Yue, then I dont have to worry about their safety. However, I wonder, what are the three of them doing?
Liu Suifeng did not know much, either. He said, Im not clear on the details. However, given how Princess Ying Yue is, there is no need to worry.
Xiao Chen nodded slightly. However, he felt somewhat disappointed in his heart. Naturally, the person he wished to meet the most on this trip back to the Sky Dome Realm was Liu Ruyue. Meeting her was even more important than finding out why he had to be chased out of his n.
However, Liu Ruyue would be fine with Ying Yue. In any case, he would not be returning to the Kunlun Realm until he broke through to the seventhyer of the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation. So he had plenty of time.
Soon, the news of him killing Sima Hong would spread. At that time, Liu Ruyue would probably rush back.
When it waste at night, Xiao Chen told Liu Suifeng not to spread word of his return. Then, he started roaming Qingyun Peak alone.
Xiao Chen had spent two years learning the saber in Qingyun Peak. He was very familiar with every part of Qingyun Peak, every grass, every pavilion, every building. When he saw these ces, he could not help but reminisce about his time here.
That waterfall where he cultivated the Dragon and Tiger Body Sculpting Art. The forest in the back mountains where heprehended the Lingyun Saber Technique.
The trees that he chopped down in the past looked different now. The people practicing there were now girls about fourteen or fifteen years old.
Even though it waste at night, they continued to work hard.
The flowers and nts were there like before, belonging to no one.
Xiao Chen continued walking, arriving where Xiao Bai had changed forms. He thought about that time when that girl suffered so much to undergo a tribtion for his sake. Even until now, his heart ached over it.
He walked silently under the moonlight, not startling anyone. Then, he arrived at the summit of Qingyun Peak. He looked at the highest, nameless peak of the Lingyun Mountain Range in the darkness.
His lips could not help but reveal a smile. He thought back to when he professed his love for Liu Ruyue there. How juvenile! If it had been any other girl, they would have been scared away.
Xiao Chen gently leaped, jumping off Qingyun Peak. He continued roaming the Heavenly Saber Pavilion. A few familiar sights stirred several old memories.
Those old memories surfaced in his mind one by one, reying in his mind like ck-and-white movies.
He walked to the Heaven Ascending tform. That battle here made him famous in the entire Great Qin Nation. Thinking about it now, it felt very grand.
Faintly, without even him noticing, his mental state hade a full circle on this walk.
On this martial path, Xiao Chen had kept walking forward without looking back. Now that he carefully reviewed his past away from the intensepetition in the Kunlun Realm, he had reaped a special harvest.
Even after all this, he was still young. The heroism in his heart would never die out.
Xiao Chen returned to his courtyard and started to cultivate the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation. Now, the bottleneck of the sixthyer was not like before, far beyond sight.
He could feel himself getting closer to the horrifying Lightning Tribtion and the even more horrifying Heart Tribtion.
Xiao Chen did not know if he could clear these tribtions. This was his biggest crisis since he started cultivating. If he was careless, he would die.
If he could clear them, he would be like a caterpir breaking out of the cocoon to be a butterfly. He would be reborn, walking a path that no one had walked since ancient times.
When the first rays of sunlight eliminated the final bits of darkness, the entire Heavenly Saber Pavilion turned lively. The sounds of morning practices blended together, presenting a vigorous vitality.
Xiao Chen opened his eyes, stood below the cliff, and took everything in. All the disciples of the Heavenly Saber Pavilions seven Peaks practiced their Saber Techniques under the supervision of the Peak Elders.
He withdrew his gaze and raised his head. Then, his smile froze as he sighed.
There was still a precipice at the summit of Qingyun Peak. The top of that precipice was the true summit of Qingyun Peak. However, no one had been there for many years.
None of the new Qingyun Peak disciples would know that there was an old man sealed in ice there, who had used his life to seal a high-ranked cultivator from the Demonic Worlds.
Given Xiao Chens strength now, this ice seal was naturally nothing to him. If he had this strength back then, Liu Ruyues father would not have ended up like that.
Chapter 854 - Comprehending the Immortal Will of Thunder Again
Chapter 854: Comprehending the Immortal Will of Thunder Again
Whoosh!
An azure light shed, and a figure headed for where Xiao Chen was. When Xiao Chen saw who it was, he was not astonished. This was the only person who could sense him in the entire Heavenly Saber Pavilion.
Junior Xiao Chen greets Senior Leng, Xiao Chen said sincerely as he bowed respectfully.
The person who arrived was the younger brother of the previous Sect Master. Now, the person who wielded the Divine Weaponthe Heavenly Universe Saberwas him, Leng Tianhe. This person had saved Xiao Chen once before.
Even though Xiao Chen did not fear Leng Tianhe as a result of his current strengthhis strength even surpassed Leng Tianhes somewhathe still needed to show some basic respect. Xiao Chen owed him his life. He had to remember this favor for as long as he lived, to never forget it.
Leng Tianhe frowned slightly. He was not surprised at Xiao Chens current strength. There was some pleasant surprise on his face, but there was also some disappointment.
Why did youe back to the Sky Dome Realm at this time? Did the Kunlun Realmspetition daunt you? Or do you still have some lingering emotions and are unable to put down your worries? Leng Tianhe asked, standing in midair.
Xiao Chen did not have much to hide from Leng Tianhe, so he exined his situation in detail.
Heart Tribtion? I have heard of Berserking Qi Deviation before; it is quitemon. However, what is a Heart Tribtion? I really dont know anything about it. It sounds simr to the tribtion of the Immortal Cultivators.
Leng Tianhes expression turned much warmer. However, he could not help much about the Heart Tribtion for he had never heard of it.
There is a Lightning Tribtion as well as a Heart Tribtion? What kind of Cultivation Technique are you cultivating? You might as well switch to a different one. With your talent, you still can make it in time after changing Cultivation Techniques. Undergoing tribtions is too risky.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly and rejected Leng Tianhes suggestion. Naturally, he knew that he could change his Cultivation Technique. By suffering some small losses, he could avoid the tribtion.
However, he had never considered doing this at all or even thought of it.
There was no other choice for him. He had to fight a desperate fight while confronting mortal danger.
If Xiao Chen did not even have the courage to risk death, then he would lose his edge. In the future, even if he did advance to Martial Emperor, he would not be able to go all the way to Sovereign Martial Emperor.
Lets not talk about this anymore. Senior Leng, I brought some things this time.
Before Ao Jiaos displeased gaze, Xiao Chen waved his hand, and thirty Rank 3 Spirit Veins origins flew out of the Immortal Spirit Ring.
The surrounding Spiritual Energy immediately became tenfold denser. Spiritual fog started spreading in the peak. When the sunlight shone through it, it refracted the sunlight into all sorts of colors.
Leng Tianhe eximed in shock, These are These are Spirit Veins origins. Furthermore, they are all Rank 3! How did you get so many Spirit Veins origins?
With your strength, there is no way you can obtain this many Spirit Veins in the Kunlun Realm.
Leng Tianhe was right. If not for the Sage Mark Monument barring those who were not Inferior Grade Martial Sages from entering and his sess in tricking the Ghost Race and Corpse Race, Xiao Chen would not have obtained so many Spirit Veins origins, given his strength.
The only possible exnation for this was a fortuitous encounter. He would not have many such opportunities to obtain so many Spirit Veins in the future.
Xiao Chen did not bother exining. He said, If Senior did not make a move back then, I would have died long ago. These thirty Spirit Veins definitely cannot make up for the past favor. These are just the kind intentions of this junior. I hope that Senior will not reject them.
Leng Tianheughed loudly and carefreely. He opened his hand wide and took away all thirty Spirit Veins. He said, Reject them? Haha, I would be a fool to do that. Xiao Chen, I really have to thank you for this.
At the moment, the Heavenly Saber Pavilion has already capped its numbers. This is because we have limited resources. Your thirty Spirit Veins can guarantee the prosperity of the Heavenly Saber Pavilion for a thousand years. By then, the Sky Dome Realm will have new Spirit Veins.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly. Senior Leng was very frank with him.
Xiao Chen recalled something. He asked, Senior, do you know what Liu Ruyue is doing with Princess Ying Yue?
When Leng Tianhe heard this question, he smiled bitterly and replied, This girl is too proud. I told her before, since you already formed ties with her, when you be a Martial Emperor in the future, you will not forget her. However, she refused to listen and insisted on going out on experiential training.
The Royal ns of the various nations are not allowed to participate in the Five Nation Youth Competition. You know this, right?
Xiao Chen nodded to indicate that he knew. This was not a secret. Every Royal n had a secret realm, so they did not need topete with the other sects for resources.
As for what kind of secret realm it was, he did not know. Given his position back then, he had already been surprised to be able to learn that sort of information.
Leng Tianhe continued, The secret realms of the various nations are actually all the same ce, just different areas of it. It is known as the Sky Dome Immortal Realm. Although its Spiritual Energy and fortuitous encounters cannot bepared to the Kunlun Realms, they are far better than those of the Sky Dome Realm.
It seems like the Sky Dome Immortal Realm has some rtion to the Sky Dome Immortal Lord. If I still do not hear any news in one month, I will personally make a trip there.
Xiao Chen thought to himself, Since Ruyue wants to strive hard, then I will help her grab all the fortuitous encounters in the Sky Dome Immortal Realm.
However, before this, he still had one thing to do.
Xiao Chen asked Leng Tianhe more about the Sky Dome Immortal Realm. One old man and one youth stood on the mountain peak chatting for a long time.
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After staying at Qingyun Peak for half a month, Xiao Chen bade goodbye to Liu Suifeng and flew over to Thunder Emperor Valley.
Like before, several old men sat cross-legged on clifftops of Thunder Emperor Valley, quietlyprehending the immortal will of thunder that had lingered there for a thousand years.
This lightning was a mysterious phenomenon that naturally materialized when Sang Mu advanced to Martial Emperor. No matter whether it was the carvings on the valley walls or the golden lightning in the sky, these were all born of nature.
Xiao Chen looked down, and his eyes lit up. He could not help smiling gently. The few old men that he tossed into the water a few years back were still there.
Based on these old mens auras, they were already almost at the peak of the state of thunder.
This time, Xiao Chen did not tyrannically chase people away. He stopped in midair and waited for three days. When he opened his eyes, not a single person remained on the clifftops.
A group of old men stood on the water and looked at the descending Xiao Chen. They all sighed with sorrow.
The news of Xiao Chen returning to the Sky Dome Realm and killing Sima Hong half a month ago had already spread like the wind, causing amotion everywhere.
That White Robed desman from back then already attained such a terrifying cultivation in less than three years. The people who had once fought him or seen him were all extremely shocked, unable to calm themselves for a long time.
Back then, these old men had wanted to use their seniority and superior cultivation to chase Xiao Chen away. However, their attempt resulted in Xiao Chen teaching them a ruthless lesson.
At that time, these people might not have been convinced of their loss. However, now, even if they still were not, they had to ept it. This was someone who could kill Sima Hong with one finger. Who were they, next to him?
What is he doing in Thunder Emperor Valley? I heard that he alreadyprehended the will of thunder. Isnting here toprehend already useless?
Could it be that he is thinking of subduing this immortal will of thunder?
That is impossible. In the past, several major characters of the Sky Dome Realm wanted toe and subdue it. However, they all had to return dispirited. They even nearly died.
Who knows? He is not an ordinary Martial Sage.
When the many old men saw the white figure in Thunder Emperor Valley, they discussed with each other what Xiao Chen was going to do.
Xiao Chen watched quietly as golden lightning asionally shed in the sky. When he sensed that faint might, he felt astonished.
The stronger one was, the more one would revere this immortal will of thunder. In the past, he was ignorant; he could only feel that the lightning was very strong. However, he did not know exactly how strong.
Now, Xiao Chen alsoprehended the will of thunder. Likewise, it was also the immortal will of thunder. So he understood some of its finer details. Now, he had a more objective understanding of the might of this will of thunder.
Even in the Kunlun Realm, this will of thunder would be able to injure a grandmaster-level Martial Sage. If a Superior Grade Martial Sage was careless, they might end up dying.
Xiao Chen, have you decided? Do you really want to subdue this immortal will of thunder? Dont me me for not reminding you when you identally injure your own Source Energy, Ao Jiao said.
Xiao Chen stared for a long time before slowly replying, Ive decided. Ill just take it as experiencing the might of a Lightning Tribtion in advance. If I seed, my will of lightning should be able to gain a qualitative improvement.
Thunder rumbled without end; bolts of lightning tore through the sky. The sky seemed awash in electric light. The white figure looked very deste and frail in Thunder Emperor Valley.
asionally, lightning headed towards Xiao Chen. He waved a hand enveloped in electric light. That was his immortal will of thunder.
A surging force poured out, and he shattered the lightning that descended into countless sparks flying everywhere in the air.
Xiao Chen stared straight at the sky. In that ce, there was a golden bolt of lightning slowly swimming around. It was the source of all the lightning in the surroundings. This was his target on this trip.
He pushed off the ground, and a strong fighting intent boiled in his heart as he soared into the sky. He had to subdue this will of thunder today.
Boom!
Xiao Chen had just soared a hundred meters into the air when a bolt of lightningshed at his head, not giving him any time to dodge.
When the lightning descended, he shed with it head-on. Electric fire immediately lit up on his body as electric arcs crackled and flickered.
Xiao Chen felt slightly numb. However, he was still fine. His internal organs suffered no damage at all. A lightning bolt of such a level could not injure him.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
A bolt of lightningnded on Xiao Chen with every ten meters of ascent. The thunderous roars resounded in the valley. The space around him already shattered, pitch-ck cracks spreading out and widening.
Dark clouds filled the skies for hundreds of kilometers,pletely blocking the sun. The scene around Thunder Emperor Valley looked extremely horrifying. The old men on the water could not help but retreat one kilometer.
They watched as lightning tore the sky and Xiao Chen advanced amid the electric light. They all held their breath in rapt attention, not daring to make a peep. This scene was simply too shocking.
It was just like defying heaven. Lightning streaked across the dark sky. The strength bursting out of the seemingly insignificant white figure was actually this stupendous!
At some point in time, three people arrived behind them. When the old men discovered these three people, they were all greatly astonished.
These three were the Group Leader of the Boundless Seas ck Dragon Group, the Sacred Heavenly Churchs Church Master, and the Commander of the Devil Savannas ck g Army.
Chapter 855 - Subdue
Chapter 855: Subdue
These three major characters are actually here as well!
The ck Dragon Group travels the Boundless Seas unhindered. Even the alliance of the four Shallow Seas is not their match. Although the Sacred Heavenly Church only started rising to power in the past few years, their leader is someone very powerful.
As for the Devil Savannas ck g Army, they are a mysterious faction that even the Heavenly Saber Pavilion and the other big sects in their peak could not do anything to, even after working together and surrounding them, leaving dispiritedly after that.
Without a doubt, these three people stood at the peak of the Sky Dome Realm. Their cultivations were unfathomable, not something that ordinary Martial Sages couldpare to.
However, this was just the start. Following this, another five people, whom the group of old men did not recognize, arrived.
Only the factions truly at the peak would know of these peoplethe guardians of the various Royal ns. They spent most of their time in closed-door cultivation. They had also cultivated in the Kunlun Realm when they were young.
Xiao Chens Spiritual Sense picked up on these eight people. He frowned slightly. He had truly underestimated the Sky Dome Realm. These eight people were people whom he could not prevail over easily.
However, he could not be bothered about them at this time. He also did not have to worry about them. They would simply be seeking death if they wanted to cause trouble here withoutprehending the will of thunder.
Xiao Chen was now two kilometers in the sky. The lightning bolts that he faced now were not as easy to deal with as the ones at the start.
He had already expended most of the energy from his Heavenly Sage Laws. However, he was still one kilometer from that golden lightning.
Every time a bolt of lightning fell, a fiery light shed, burning his physical body, cutting through it like a knife. The pain reached the depths of his heart and bones, inflicting iparable agony.
Even though Xiao Chen had a peak Rank 2 Sage Body, after continuous strikes from hundreds of lightning bolts, he started to show signs of exhaustion.
The electric light prated his body, moving everywhere inside. This was a form of torture and a baptism as well. If he could endure all this, his physical body would enjoy great benefits from this baptism.
The guardians of the five nations and the three others formed their own circles where theymented on Xiao Chens actions.
It looks like this junior might be able to subdue this will of thunder.
That might not be the case. His physical body is about to reach its limits. If he keeps shing head-on like this, the final lightning bolt will be able to shatter him into bits.
Thats strange. What is that group of Tianwu Dynasty remnants gathered like that for? Could it be that they want to strike at an opportune moment?
This group of people has been flourishingtely. Rumors say that they are working with the Dark Church.
Humph! So what? That is a shady group. Do they think that they can make aeback? With the factions behind us, subduing this group of people would be easy.
The guardians of the five nations discussed in soft voices. They did not have any thoughts about Xiao Chen subduing the will of thunder; they were merely curious.
After all, this will of thunder had been here for a long time. Many people had wanted to subdue it, but all of them ended up returning in dismay.
The reason being, the final bolt of lightning contained a strand of the wills origin. No one dared to touch it.
Lightning was the purest energy in the natural world. It had no other nature aside from berserk. No matter what one did, it would use horrifyingly explosive power to test ones endurance.
Life and death depended on that one instant. Once one endured it, it would be over. If they did not, they would fall and die here.
Xiao Chen endured such torture countless times, so many that he lost track entirely. Finally, he reached within five hundred meters of that golden bolt of lightning.
The frantic thunder that had boomed on and on suddenly stopped, leaving only the sound of wind. It became terrifyingly quiet.
Clearly, this was not the end of the ordeal. Instead, this was merely the calm before the storm.
Xiao Chens heart sank. At this moment, that golden lightning bolt also hid in the clouds. As the thunderclouds churned, there was no sound of lightning.
A suffocating pressure came from the bottom of Xiao Chens heart, making him feel extremely restless.
Xiao Chen, this is the final bolt of lightning. It is going to attack for real. It contains the immortal will. If you cannot endure it, only death awaits. You still can make it if you retreat now.
Ao Jiao understood this immortal lightning much better than Xiao Chen.
When Xiao Chen flew up, he had not used any Secret Treasures or Martial Techniques,relying entirely on his physical body to sh all the way. How could he give up now? He looked at the dark thunderclouds, and his blood rushed. He shouted, Come on!
If he could not endure this bit of lightning, then he would definitely not be able to endure the Lightning Tribtion of the seventhyer of his Cultivation Technique. If that was the case, there was no difference between dying then and now.
The thunderclouds in the dark sky churned. After some time of silence, a beam of golden light pierced through the boundless darkness, releasing a dazzling light.
Boom!
Under close inspection, the beam turned out to be a long sword made of golden lightning. The tip of this sword pierced through the dark clouds. Bolts of lightning tore through the sky, illuminating the entire Thunder Emperor Valley.
Itsing. The strongest attack of this immortal will of thunder is finallying!
The five experts guarding the five nations, the three old men of the Tianwu Dynasty remnants, and the group of old men who had stayed to watch the excitement all looked over.
Over the past few thousand years, many people had died to this thunderbolt. Many proud experts had ended up fleeing it, running before they even fought.
Everyone knew that this bolt of lightning was a treasure. However, it had remained here for so many millennia without anyone being able to subdue it.
Everyone boiled with anticipation of whether Xiao Chen would be the exception or not.
Taiji Yinyang me Diagram!
Just as the electric light appeared, Xiao Chen stretched out his hand, executing the Taiji Yinyang me Diagram right there and then.
The me diagram soared upward as if it wanted to suppress the might of this lightning bolt. Naturally, if it could do so instantly, that would be for the best.
The golden lightning sword touched the center of the me diagram, and Xiao Chens body shook. His sea of consciousness surged. He felt dizzy and nearly fell.
With just one touch, the power of lightning contained in the sword connected with his mind via the me diagram, infiltrating his sea of consciousness.
Refreshing cold energy came from the Sea Monarch Headscarf, allowing Xiao Chen to recover his wits. A bright light surged in his eyes.
He activated the purple talisman in his sea of consciousness. The talisman started spinning continuously, absorbing all the lightning-attributed energy that entered into his sea of consciousness.
In this stalemate, Xiao Chen discovered that although his side was rather passive, the power of his thunder was gradually distinctly strengthening as the purple Lightning Talisman absorbed this lightning-attributed energy.
Ka ca! Ka ca!
Cracks appeared and spread around the Taiji Yinyang me Diagram; it seemed like it would shatter at any moment. Xiao Chen squinted and decisively withdrew his counterattack. Then he activated the Sage Grade pagoda in his body in the time it took for a spark to fly.
The image of a pagoda turned from illusory to solid, encasing him.
Pu ci! In merely an instant, the golden lightning sword cut the image formed by this Sage Grade Secret Treasure in half. The pagoda in his body shattered at the same time, turning into streaks of scarlet light that escaped from his body.
Xiao Chen spat out a mouthful of blood. Although he looked to be in a sorry state, his face remained as calm as still water. As he looked at the descending lightning sword, he did not admit defeat at all.
Instead of retreating, he advanced. Electric light shed underfoot as he executed Myriad Heaven Divine Fist. With tenfoldbat prowess, the light on his right hand was no weaker than this lightning sword.
As everyone cried out anxiously, Xiao Chen punched this golden lightning sword. Instantly, thousands of lightning bolts crashed down, and space shattered on a grand scale.
The entire sky trembled violently. The seas surged endlessly, and the waves turned into pirs of water soaring into the clouds.
Xiao Chen vomited a mouthful of blood and moved back a hundred meters, his clothes sted into tatters. Wounds riddled his skin.
However, he had a downright fanatical expression on his face. Finally, after his punch, the golden lightning sword had dimmed significantly.
I dont believe that I cant subdue you!
Xiao Chen shouted a war cry and charged over again. In an instant, hended over a hundred punches on this slowly descending golden lightning sword that dragged the sky down together with it.
Electric light exploded on his skin and entered his body, moving through it. His internal organs, bone marrow, and blood vessels all received the baptism of the lightning, indescribable pain filling him from the inside out.
He actually reduced the previously two-meter-long golden lightning sword to palm size. However, his skin was no longer intact anywhere; his internal injuries were horrifyingly severe.
Nevertheless, all this was worth it. Xiao Chen pulled off the Sea Monarch Headscarf, and the Mental Energy in his sea of consciousness spurted out. A suction immediately swallowed up the palm-sized golden lightning sword, which turned into a beam of light and entered his sea of consciousness.
The three experts of the Tianwu Dynasty remnants exchanged nces. Then, one of them said, Now!
The three of them worked together, each sending out a killing move as they charged at Xiao Chen, who had just subdued the golden bolt of lightning.
At this moment, Xiao Chens body was like a damaged city with many parts in dire need of repair. He had just finished an intense and miserable battle. As long as he recovered, he would be like a phoenix, undergoing rebirth and bing stronger quickly.
However, this recovery required time. No matter how strong Xiao Chens physical body was, after such severe injuries, not a single spot on his skin remained sound. His internal organs were in an even worse state.
Now was the best time to make a move on Xiao Chen. These three attackers all had great backgrounds. They were all people at the peak of the Sky Dome Realm.
The three killing moves merged as fast as lightning. Their auras were overwhelming, seeming to cover half the sky.
The five guardians had not expected these three to be so decisive. Aside from the Great Qin Nations guardian, who immediately flew forward to block the attack, the other four old men muttered to themselves, evidently in no rush to help.
Bang!
A long piece of wood would break easily. Although the Great Qin Nations guardian did his best, he could not defeat the three experts of the Tianwu Dynasty remnants.
After barely defending for one move, the momentum of the threesbined attack knocked him back in the air. Everywhere he passed, cracks appeared in space.
Just the impact was already extraordinarily powerful. This showed how strong thebined attack of the three was.
Kill!
After knocking back the Great Qin Nations guardian, the threes auras flourished. They shouted a war cry and charged over even more aggressively. Clearly, they wanted to make use of this opportunity to kill Xiao Chen in one move.
In the time it took for a spark to fly, Xiao Chen suddenly opened his eyes. Before the other partys killing moves arrived, the strong winds kicked up by these moves sliced over like knives.
Chapter 856 - Entering the Sky Dome Immortal Realm
Chapter 856: Entering the Sky Dome Immortal Realm
Xiao Chen squinted and thrust his hand out. His forehead lit up with a bright light as the purple talisman came out in a sh.
After the purple talisman merged with that strand of the immortal will of thunder, its color had deepened. Four strands of golden lightning moved about on the talismanan indication that the will reached forty percentprehension.
The talisman released a brilliant light from the characters for immortal. It faintly felt as if only the purple talisman existed in this world.
An intense explosion resounded. Moving as fast as a meteor, the purple talisman easily broke the threes killing moves, bursting forth with horrifying energy.
The talisman split into four small golden swords dancing around in the air.
Ka ca! Ka ca!
Many grievous wounds appeared on the bodies of the three Tianwu Dynasty remnants. These injuries showed scorch marks from electricity, smoldering with ck smoke.
The three revealed horrified expressions as they screamed in agony. They had not expected Xiao Chen to subdue the immortal will of thunder left behind by the Thunder Emperor so quickly.
Run!
The three withdrew as quickly as they rushed in. Without even managing tond one attack, they fled decisively. The four guardians standing unmoving at one side promptly gave chase, intending to take advantage of the threes moment of weakness.
The four golden beams of light flew back to Xiao Chen. His body trembled in the air for a few times before hended on a clifftop in Thunder Emperor Valley. Then, he swallowed some Medicinal Pills and quietly treated his injuries.
When that strand of the immortal will of thunder disappeared, the dark clouds that had covered the skies of Thunder Emperor Valley for thousands of years scattered.
Sunlight shone down, and the bits of riven space slowly mended. Xiao Chens injuries healed at a visible pace as he quickly recovered.
He distinctly felt his newly grown muscles gain ayer of luster and firmness. With the baptism of the lightning, his body improved further, getting infinitely close to a Rank 3 Sage Body.
After checking his injuries, Xiao Chen shook his head slightly. Complete recovery would take a while, so he could only put up with them for now. He still had things that he needed to do.
Senior, please wait.
Xiao Chen opened his eyes and stopped the Great Qin Nations guardian who was preparing to leave. With a sh, he arrived before the old man. When he saw the emblem on the old mans clothes, he got a rough idea of this persons identity.
That emblem looked exactly the same as the emblem of the Kunlun Realms Sovereign Noble nthe Ying n.
The old mans face was pale, but he did not appear weak. He said, Little friend, if you want to thank this old man for helping out, that was just my duty. There is no need to make too much of it. Furthermore, even if I did not help, I believe you would still have been able to deal with this yourself.
Xiao Chen said courteously, Senior is being too humble. The situation earlier might seem simple, but the danger involved is iprehensible to others. That moment that you gained for me was critical.
That time happened to be a crucial moment for assimting the golden lightning sword. Xiao Chen could not free himself to deal with the attack. If the old man had not made a move, Xiao Chen could only have relied on the Supreme Sky Emperors will clone.
The old mans expression did not change. However, the light in his eyes turned much warmer. He was quite satisfied with Xiao Chens humility.
Haha! I guess that you still have some other matters you want to speak to me about, right?
Xiao Chen was stunned. This old mans prediction was very urate. So Xiao Chen replied very straightforwardly, I want to enter the Sky Dome Immortal Realm. With Seniors position in the Royal Court, that should not be too difficult, right?
In half a month, the news of Xiao Chens return to the Sky Dome Realm had already spread everywhere. However, there was still no word of Liu Ruyue.
Clearly, Liu Ruyue had to be in the Sky Dome Immortal Realm where she could not hear of this news. Xiao Chen also did not know when she woulde out. Given this, it would be for the best if he went in himself.
The old man frowned slightly and said, Currently, one of the Sky Dome Immortal Realms forbiddennds is open. All the elites of the Royal Courts are in there. It is not such a good time for you to enter.
As for the question of Liu Ruyues safety, with Ying Yue taking care of her, there is no need for you to worry. Furthermore, she is extraordinarily strong as well.
Xiao Chen rejoiced in his heart. The other party only said that it was not a good time for him to enter. That meant that the entrance to the Sky Dome Immortal Realm was not closed and he could still enter.
In that case, Ill not make things difficult for Senior. I will definitely repay Senior for this favor in the future.
Upon hearing Xiao Chen say that, the old man heaved a sigh of relief. If he had sent Xiao Chen in, Xiao Chen would no doubt wreak havoc in there, given his strength.
Each of the five nations Royal Courts formed a faction. The old man downyed the intensepetition that happened in there, but if Xiao Chen entered and saw Liu Ruyue suffering any wrong, that would be it.
Xiao Chen watched as the old man left. He made up his mind that he definitely would enter the Sky Dome Immortal Realm.
It looked like there were many fortuitous encounters in the Sky Dome Immortal Realm. No matter what, he had to fight to help Liu Ruyue obtain them. If he could not even do that, he would be a failure as a man.
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On another topic, while all the guardians of the Royal Courts spoke lightly of the Tianwu Dynasty remnants, they viewed them as a potential threat.
Now that Xiao Chen had injured three of the Tianwu Dynasty remnant experts, how could they let such a chance slip their hands?
The four other guardians of the various nations chased for a while. As they were about to catch up with the three, a mysterious masked swordsman suddenly blocked them.
The left eye of that swordsman released a brilliant light. However, his right eye contained a boundless darkness. His Sword Technique revealed a strange sword Dao of alternating light and darkness.
In a few moves, this person easily blocked the three. After a hundred, this person smiled gently and retreated inexplicably.
When the guardians looked around, the three Tianwu Dynasty remnant experts had already disappeared somewhere.
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On a small ind on the Boundless Sea, the three Tianwu Dynasty remnant experts looked at their saviorChu Chaoyunwith somewhat awkward expressions.
Chu Chaoyun took off the mask on his face. He had a carefree expression on his face as he said calmly, Consider this as a lesson to yourselves this time. Dont make a move behind my back.
Conflict appeared on the face of the leader of the ck Dragon Group. In the end, he could not resist exining, Young Master, this Xiao Chen is the descendant of the Azure Emperor. He will surely end up your enemy in the future. How could we let such a good opportunity go so easily?
Thats right. We almost killed him. We would have had one less major obstruction to the revival of the Tianwu Dynasty in the future.
The other two spoke up in support of the ck Dragon Groups leader.
Almost? Chu Chaoyuns lips curled up into a smile as he quipped, Why do I feel that you were the ones that were almost killed?
Tomorrow, Ill be leaving the Sky Dome Realm. Ill obtain some Cultivation Techniques from the Demonic Worlds. You should study them carefully. As of now, your strengths are far from sufficient.
The ck Dragon Groups leader asked with some concern, Young Master, is everything fine on the Demonic Worlds side?
Chu Chaoyun replied indifferently, It is the same everywherestrength rules. It is the survival of the fittest. Humans and Demons are not that different.
He downyed the matter with the phrase survival of the fittest. However, there were many cruel facts hidden behind these words.
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Xiao Chen did not rush to return to the Heavenly Saber Pavilion. There were still some things he needed to do with the strand of the will of thunder left by the Thunder Emperor.
Along the way, he found a deste ce andnded there. He opened his right hand, and a purple light started to gather in his palm. Finally, it formed into a talisman flickering with electricity.
Four strands of light flickered rapidly on theplicated scripts on the talismans surface. Each strand of light contained extremely potent energy.
With a thought, the purple Lightning Talisman immediately split into four, bing four small swords dancing in the air. As these swords moved about, they tore streaks of pitch-ck tears in space.
Just casually flying around already unleashed such might. This showed how puissant the form of Xiao Chens will was now.
However, the form was also where the problemy. These four small golden swords were the form of the Thunder Emperors will. However, Xiao Chen was still a desman.
Sabers and swords were different. How could Xiao Chen possibly bring out the full might of these small golden swords? He had to alter them.
As he eyed the four small swords in the air, he entered deep thought. Then, he stretched out his hand and merged the four small swords back into the purple talisman once again.
After closing his eyes and pondering for a long time, Xiao Chen came up with a measure. Suddenly, he opened his eyes, and the vague form of his saber soul in his sea of consciousness came out with a sh.
Buzz! Buzz! Buzz!
The drone of countless sabers vibrating sang in the air. A strong wind blew as the horrifying saber intent quickly spread out.
All the desmen within a thousand kilometers felt fear rising from the depths of their hearts. They clutched their sabers, which were poised to leap out of the scabbards at any time.
Xiao Chen waved his hand and suppressed the surging saber intent from the vague form of his saber soul. An insubstantial little saber appeared in the air, looking ethereal and vague, unable to manifest a proper material form.
However, that vast might was clearly very tangible. Even the grass on the ground bent over, not daring to stand straight.
His gaze alternated between the vague form of his saber soul and the purple Lightning Talisman. Then, he stretched out his hand and slowly merged the two.
Xiao Chen wanted to turn the golden lightning swordspletely into sabers. This was the only solution that urred to him.
The merger of the two was not sessful. The vague form of his saber soul and the purple Lightning Talisman were both very brilliant, and neither was willing to submit to the other.
Chi! Chi! As the two met, they shed with each other intensely. The vague form of his saber soul just was not satisfied with merging into the purple Lightning Talisman. Instead, it had an extremely ravenous appetite, wanting to swallow up the purple Lightning Talisman.
Allowing the two to separate again, Xiao Chen frowned. It seemed like the solution was not as simple as he thought.
Xiao Chen, this will not work. You have to choose one of the two to be the main body. Choosing the will as the main body or the saber soul as the main body represents a different growth path.
If you choose the saber soul as the main body, your physical body, closebat techniques, Mental Energy Martial Techniques will all suffer from some limitations. The benefit would be that your Saber Techniques will be even more exquisite.
If you choose the will as the main body, you will be able to develop in an all-round manner. Irrespective of closebat techniques, Mental Energy Martial Techniques, Saber Techniques, they all can improve. However, it would be hard to reach the pinnacle of Saber Techniques.
Seeing Xiao Chen in a dilemma, unable to make up his mind, Ao Jiao exined the pros and cons to him.
Xiao Chen thought for a while before asking, Back then, what did the Thunder Emperor choose? I remember that he was a swordsman, right?
No one was more familiar with the Thunder Emperor than Ao Jiao. She quickly answered, Sang Mus situation was different from yours. His physical body and Mental Energy were not as strong as yours. Furthermore, his situation was not asplicated.
The form of his will was a sword. The path he took was that of a swordsman. It was very simple and pure. However, once he followed it to the peak, he would have been unrivaled.
Chapter 857 - Bite Off More Than One Can Chew
Chapter 857: Bite Off More Than One Can Chew
It looked like Xiao Chen could not use the Thunder Emperors route as a reference. It was no help.
My personal opinion is that you should make the saber soul the main. Help the saber soul swallow up the will, and use the will to strengthen the saber soul. In the future, when the will improves, it will strengthen the saber soul further. When your Saber Techniques improve, you can also strengthen the will.
Think about it: you cultivate the physical body, Mental Energy, and Saber Techniques. None of them is simple. Just one of them can make you unrivaled everywhere.
There is a saying do not bite off more than you can chew. You are better off focusing on Saber Techniques. With your talent, you will be able to make your strength soar in no time at all.
Ao Jiao voiced her opinion.
Xiao Chen smiled bitterly. He had not expected this. Originally, he simply wanted to take the will of thunder the Thunder Emperor left behind, to strengthen himself. However, doing so now resulted in this perplexing crossroad.
Ao Jiaos words were simple to understand: focus on the saber and devote all the time he would use on his physical body, closebat techniques, and Mental Energy on the saber.
With such copious time, how could his strength not improve?
However, this route would bring Xiao Chen only up to the level of the Thunder Emperor and the Azure Emperor. Surpassing them would be extremely difficult. He wanted more than this.
Now, Xiao Chen made up his mind. He once again slowly tried to merge the two, only he purposely assisted the will this time, allowing it to swallow up the vague form of his saber soul.
The two were initially on an equal footing. When one side gained Xiao Chens assistance, it immediately got the upper hand. The saber soul struggled for a while before it entered the purple Lightning Talisman.
After assimting the vague form of the saber soul, the purple Lightning Talisman gained an all-conquering, supreme sharpness.
With just a thought, the purple Lightning Talisman split into four beams of golden light. Each beam of light was a small immortal saber.
Xiao Chen revealed a satisfied smile. The golden light returned to his forehead and reformed the purple talisman in his sea of consciousness. Then, he put on the Sea Monarch Headscarf once again.
The distracting thoughts disappeared from Xiao Chens mind. His heart became as calm as still water. After examining himself carefully, he found that he had no regrets over his choice.
He was Xiao Chen. Not the Thunder Emperor or the Azure Emperor.
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Due to his injuries, Xiao Chens movements slowed dramatically. However, by the time he returned to the Heavenly Saber Pavilion, most of the severe internal injuries had already healed, his body recovering to peak state.
As Xiao Chen expected, Liu Ruyue had not returned yet. However, he met with another familiar face.
Brother Xiao Chen is bing even more awesome. Did you bring any treasures back for this Fat Lord?
Jin Dabao had been waiting at Qingyun Peak for some time already. When he saw Xiao Chen, a smile immediately filled his face, reducing his eyes to slits, as he ran over. His figure remained the same as before, simr to that of a ball.
When Xiao Chen saw Jin Dabao, he was rather happy. After he heard what Jin Dabao said, he smiled faintly and said carefreely, You probably wont care too much for the things that I have. I heard that the Golden Roc Merchant Association now monopolizes most of the business in the Sky Dome Realm.
Jin Dabao opened his folding fan and chuckled. Its just some small business, nothing to be proud of.
The two chatted for a long time in the courtyard, sharing their experiences. When the fatty heard Xiao Chens stories of the Kunlun Realm, a light appeared in his eyes. Then, they dimmed, appearing conflicted.
Xiao Chen, do you think that with this Fat Lords intelligence, I would be able to gain some fame in the Kunlun Realm? After holding back for a long time, Jin Dabao finally whispered this question.
Xiao Chen felt speechless at this, nearly spitting out the wine in his mouth. It is best that you dont go. Just stay here and cause trouble for the other people in the Sky Dome Realm.
While in the Sky Dome Realm, Xiao Chen had already suffered a lot at the hands of this fatty. If this underwear maniac went to the Kunlun Realm, this fatty might end up bringing him a lot of problems.
After thinking for a while, Xiao Chen replied with utter sincerity, I feel that it is better if you stay in the Sky Dome Realm. The IQs of those geniuses and old monsters of the Kunlun Realm and yours are on entirely different levels. It would be boring.
When the fatty heard this, he could not help but sigh. He picked up his wine cup and drained it in one gulp. He said, Great minds think alike. There are not many people in this world who can keep up with my mind. Xiao Chen, you are one of them.
So be it. Ill just not go. I have already been very lonely in the Sky Dome Realm for a long time. If I go to the Kunlun Realm, Ill still be this lonely. There is no point. It looks like this Fat Lord is destined to be lonely forever.
The fatty revealed a sentimental expression on his face. With such an expression, if he changed his looks, he would be able to attract many romantic girls who liked such a temperament.
After changing the fattys mind about going to the Kunlun Realm, Xiao Chen moved on to another topic. Brother Dabao, do you have any way to enter the Sky Dome Immortal Realm?
The fatty felt it was strange. He asked, Why do you want to go there? The Great Tang Nations Royal Court invited me several times, but I did not go. It is too dangerous inside. There are all sorts of mutated Immortal Beasts and Spirit Beasts. Thepetition between the Royal Courts of the various nations is also very intense. If one is not careful, they will enter up suffering a lot.
Xiao Chen felt excited. It seemed that this Jin Dabao really did have a way. In that case, he did not have to think of another method to enter the Sky Dome Immortal Realm.
Apparently, the environment in there was not as simple as that Great Qin Nation guardian made it out to be. This hardened Xiao Chens resolve to go there even more.
Tell me more about this Sky Dome Immortal Realm.
The fatty chuckled and said, WellBrother Xiao Chen, I still have not seen the present you brought back for me yet.
In his rush, Xiao Chen had forgotten about this fattys temper. He tossed out an Astral Coin and said, This is a priceless treasure of the Kunlun Realm. Just one equals half of a Rank 8 sect.
Jin Dabao took it and stared at it for a long time. However, he still could not make out what was so special about it.
However, when the fatty saw Xiao Chens calm and collected countenance, he feigned cognizance and said, This is good stuff. I can tell that this is extraordinary with just one nce. No wonder it is a treasure that equals half a Rank 8 sect.
As Xiao Chen watched the fatty treat the Astral Coin, which was worth a thousand Superior Grade Spirit Stones, as a treasure, he maintained a calm and collected expression, not a hint showing that there was anything wrong.
Jin Dabao blew on the Astral Coin before rubbing it. Then he said joyfully, Brother Xiao Chen really treats me well. The more this Fat Lord looks at it, the more I like it. However, what exactly is it used for?
Xiao Chen replied with a question, You dont know?
Jin Dabaoughed, How can that be? How can this Fat Lord not know such a famous item? It is thatthatthatthat thing, right?
Xiao Chen could not help smiling. He said calmly, This small thing is not really very useful. Lets talk about the Sky Dome Immortal Realm.
When the fatty saw Xiao Chen appearing to downy the Astral Coin, he believed even more that it was a treasure. He rubbed his lower chin and told Xiao Chen about the Sky Dome Immortal Realm in detail.
After Xiao Chen heard everything, he pondered what he had heard. This Sky Dome Immortal Realm was moreplicated than he had thought.
Naturally, the Sky Dome Immortal Realm was not a true Immortal realm. It was just named so by the people of the Sky Dome Realm. The Spiritual Energy in this ce was abundant, and there were many natural treasures.
Cultivating there would be three to four times faster than in the outside world. However, it was still not as good as the Kunlun Realm.
The Sky Dome Immortal Realm was an independent small world about a tenth of the Tianwu Continent in size. It was considered rather vast.
The various Royal Courts had their own bases there. However, most of the ces there were sharednd, and they could go on experiential training together.
Rumor said that it was the actual residence of the Sky Dome Immortal Lord. Everything in the outer worldthe Tianwu Continent and the Boundless Seamaterialized over a long time as a result of the Sky Dome Immortal Realm.
Many Immortal Beasts reared by the Sky Dome Immortal Lord wandered around. After undergoing mutations, they had all be ferocious beasts filled with Spiritual Energy.
However, some Immortal Qi still remained in the Spirit Cores in their bodies. After one eliminated the impurities and absorbed it, ones cultivation would increase considerably.
These ferocious beasts were very strong; some were the equal of Superior Grade Martial Sages of the Kunlun Realm. They were the absolute supreme existences of the Sky Dome Immortal Realm.
Aside from the beasts that the Sky Dome Immortal Lord once raised, there were also nts that had lived for tens of thousands of years. These nts already gained intelligence and could even cultivate.
Inside the Sky Dome Immortal Realm, there was a very famous tree called the Longevity Tree. Rumors said that the Sky Dome Immortal Lord cultivated under this tree in the past.
The Longevity Tree could produce Longevity Fruits. These Longevity Fruits could not truly make one immortal. However, they could easily extend the lifespan of a cultivator.
One Longevity Fruit could increase a cultivators lifespan by a hundred years, although it would only have an effect when consumed for the first time.
Still, the true attraction for cultivators was not the Longevity Fruits but the seven-colored Auspicious Signs that would fall from the sky when the Longevity Fruit matured.
Auspicious Signs were graded by their colors. The more colors they had, the higher their grade. Seven-colored Auspicious Signs ranked below only the eight-colored and nine-colored ones.
Above the nine-colored Auspicious Signs were the legendary Heavenly Signs. Heavenly Signs appeared only when someone advanced to Sovereign Martial Emperor, made an Emperor Grade Medicinal Pill, or when a tree like the Undying Tree bore fruit. There were all sorts of great things that even the Martial Sages of the Kunlun Realm would seek.
Seven-colored Auspicious Signs were already of a very high grade. The Spiritual Energy contained within them was even purer than that of a Rank 3 Spirit Vein. Just one mote would be able to make a cultivators cultivation soar. Furthermore, it did not have any side effects that would negatively affect ones growth for the sake of a quick boost.
The Longevity Fruit matured every five thousand years. This period happened to be the maturation season of it.
Not only were the younger generations of the Royal Courts targeting it, but some of the old cultivators with unfathomable cultivation, who were at the limits of their lifespans, were also making a move.
Naturally, the younger generations wanted the seven-colored Auspicious Signs while the older generation sought the Longevity Fruit. Everyone would obtain what they needed.
However, resources were limited. There would not be a lot of the seven-colored Auspicious Signs or the Longevity Fruits. Thepetition and backstabbing there was easy to imagine.
Strange. This Longevity Fruit and the seven-colored Auspicious Signs should be very attractive to you as well. Why do you appear not to be interested at all? Xiao Chen asked, feeling doubtful as he watched Jin Dabao fiddled with the Astral Coin.
Jin Dabao carefully blew on the Astral Coin a few times before smiling and retorting, With this Fat Lords intelligence, how can I not understand what they are thinking? There is simply nothing for me there. Why should I go and join the excitement?
What do you mean?
Jin Dabao chuckled and smiled. He said, Of the five nations, the Great Jin Nations Royal Court is the strongest. Even when the other four nations work together, they are not as strong. They are the ones with the most experts, princes, princesses, and young geniuses supporting the Royal Court.
One can only walk to the Longevity Tree. There is a great storm in the sky. Along the way, there are many ferocious beasts. The people of the four nations have to kill their way over bitterly and also be wary of each other. Only the strong Great Jin Nations Royal Court would stand a chance.
Chapter 858 - Strange Place
?Chapter 858: Strange ce
So when the Great Tang Nations Royal Court came to seek this Fat Lord to be cannon fodder, this Fat Lord immediately rejected them.
A startled look appeared on Xiao Chens face. He said, Brother Dabao, you will probably have to be this cannon fodder even if you dont want to.
Jin Dabao stared at him nkly for a moment, before he quickly reacted with a smile, saying, Dont look to this Brother Fatty for this matter. You are strong. Naturally, you dare to go anywhere. The bones of this Fat Lord cannot take that kind of torture. If there is nothing else, Ill take my leave first.
After patting his butt, Jin Dabao stood up and prepared to leave. The Sky Dome Immortal Realm was not as nice as its name sounded. It might sound very poetic, but it contained all sorts of ferocious beasts and spatial storms. Those who were careless could end up losing their lives.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly, and an Astral Coin appeared in his hand. With a tinkling sound, he flicked it towards the fatty.
Hu chi!
Jin Dabao turned around. His eyes were sharp, and his hands were swift. The moment he turned around, he snatched that Astral Coin out of the air. From his appearance, he seemed to have anticipated that Xiao Chen would do this.
Haha! The only person who can keep up with this Fat Lords thoughts is probably you.
The fatty smiled so widely that he was like a flower blooming. He was overjoyed. With two Astral Coins, he could buy a sect once he got to the Kunlun Realm.
Lets go!
Xiao Chen was already familiar with the fattys habit of pretending to let go in order to gain more. Naturally, he knew that the fatty did not really want to refuse.
Using his full power, he tore space, bringing the fatty with him. They moved very fast. In a mere half day, they arrived at the Imperial Capital of the Great Tang Nation.
Such horrifying strength made the fatty sigh, stirring even more excitement in his heart.
He would definitely make a killing with this deal. The two Astral Coins that were worth a Rank 8 sect aside, Xiao Chen would surely share the benefits gained in the Sky Dome Immortal Realm with him.
Even if Jin Dabao did not receive any treasures from Xiao Chen, he had everything to gain and nothing to lose just by going to the Sky Dome Immortal Realm.
When thinking of the two valuable Astral Coins, the fatty felt extremely pleased. Xiao Chen may be strong, but in the end, he is not as smart as this Fat Lord.
After arriving outside the royal pce, Xiao Chen put on the Heavenly Sea Cloak and said, Go in and negotiate with them. Dont worry. They wont discover me. Ill just follow you in.
After saying that, Xiao Chen vanished. The fatty looked around and could not help saying, He actually disappeared! The Kunlun Realm really has a lot of treasures.
Stop wasting time. I am right beside you. Move quickly.
Jin Dabao heard Xiao Chens voice resound in his mind. This stunned him for a while, causing him to marvel at this treasure.
However, he started scheming. With Xiao Chens intelligence, he is still doing well in the Kunlun Realm. This Fat Lord will definitely do well over there.
As Jin Dabao thought this, he identified himself, and the major characters of the Royal Court came to wee him.
The Jin ns strength in the Great Tang Nation was top-notch and very influential.
When the experts of the Royal Court heard that the fatty changed his mind and wanted to go to the Sky Dome Immortal Realm, they hesitated, because the Royal Courts group had already departed. Even if the fatty went at this point, he would not be able to help the disciples of the Great Tang Nations Royal Court.
However, these people had to show Jin Dabao some face. Even though they were unwilling, they still agreed grudgingly in the end.
Xiao Chen kept himself hidden and followed Jin Dabao into the depths of the royal pce to a heavily guarded transportation formation. That transportation formation had a vast and ancient aura.
Circles of Medial Grade Spirit Stones surrounded the transportation formation. A quick count gave at least several thousand.
The fatty stood carefreely on the transportation formation. Xiao Chen was beside him, but no one noticed.
There was a loud boom, and the Medial Grade Spirit Stones burned up. The ancient formation activated, a white light shed, and space twisted. Xiao Chen and Jin Dabao both vanished from the transportation formation at the same time.
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A light shed, and Xiao Chen and Jin Dabao appeared in the Sky Dome Immortal Realm.
What is the Sky Dome Immortal Realm like?
Xiao Chen and Jin Dabao were rather curious. They still entertained some fantasies of it in their minds. However, after they arrived, they could not help but reveal expressions of disappointment.
Jin Dabaos lips twitched as he quipped, I knew that this broken-down ce was nothing much. However, I did not expect it to have broken down to this extent.
The two looked around. The sky was chaotic with sunlight distinctly absent. Spatial storms screamed and rushed everywhere, scattering sharp pieces of space that were sharper than any knife. Even Xiao Chen felt flustered at seeing them.
Tornadoes bearing countless space pieces whirled around. The sky looked like an evil, man-eating beast hovering in the air, opening its bloody jaws wide.
Xiao Chen looked downwards. The air seemed very humid and turbid. Not even mentioning the Kunlun Realm, it was even inferior to the Tianwu Continents air.
The grass and flowers on the ground grew irregrly, appearing malnourished.
Xiao Chen gaped, bbergasted. Brother Dabao, did wee to the wrong ce?
Pa!
A palm-sized mosquito suddenly appeared. The fatty moved quickly, swinging the folding fan in his hand and smacking this mosquito far away. However, it did not die.
It should not be wrong. The Great Tang Nations Royal Court would not dare to cheat me on this. This mosquito is really extraordinarilyrge, Jin Dabao said with fear in his heart as he swatted the mosquitoes that flew over.
Xiao Chen smiled casually and said, The one on your butt is evenrger.
A sharp shriek resounded. The fatty immediately jumped up in pain. He turned his head and looked. A ck mosquito the size of his face rested silently on his butt.
The mosquitos sharp and long proboscis prated Jin Dabaos clothes like a needle as it fed happily. He immediately and ruthlessly swung the folding fan in his hand.
Pa! Pa! Even after two swings, Jin Dabao failed to swat the mosquito off. Furthermore, the mosquito that he swatted away earlier pped its wings and flew over.
Two saber Qi shed. Electric light burst forth, and the two mosquitoes exploded into smithereens. Xiao Chen, who stood at the side, had made a move.
Fuck! Fuck! Fuck!
Jin Dabao rubbed his butt as he jumped around on the ground, screaming as though his parents had died.
Buzz! Buzz! Buzz! The air started to tremble. A strong wind blew towards the two. Xiao Chen raised his head and saw arge swarm of mosquitoes flying over from the front.
The strong wind was due to these mosquitoes pping their wings.
Run!
Xiao Chen grabbed the hand of the pale Jin Dabao and soared into the air. Then, he looked back and, using his palm as a saber, executed the foundational moves of the Lightning Tribtion Saber Technique.
Wind and lightning, gather!
The purple Lightning Talisman in Xiao Chens sea of consciousness spun around. The vague form of his saber soul and four beams of golden light instantly came out.
As Xiao Chen swing his palm, a saber Qi containing his ny-percentprehended saber intent and the forty-percentprehended will of thunder surged out from his palm.
Wind howled and thunder crackled. The purple saber Qi with four strands of golden light flowing on it tore through space, shattering it and sting this swarm of wild bloodsucking mosquitoes into pieces.
Xiao Chen squinted and could not help but be bbergasted. There were a few mosquitoes that were perfectly fine. Even aftering in contact with the space shards and saber Qi, they had not died or gotten injured.
However, the surviving mosquitoes realized how powerful Xiao Chen was, so they pped their wings and slowly flew away amid the pieces of riven space.
Xiao Chen withdrew his gaze. A strand of scarlet light came out of his forehead as he summoned the Massacre Throne.
The scarlet throne sat on a bank of scarlet clouds as it floated gently in front. When the fatty saw the throne, he immediately rejoiced andughed loudly, Tyrannical! This throne is simply made for this Fat Lord.
After the fatty said that, he let go of Xiao Chens hand, leaped towards the throne, and plopped hisrge butt onto it.
Then, there was another sharp shriek. The fatty rubbed his butt as he quickly leaped up from the throne.
Jin Dabaonded on a scarlet cloud as hisplexion paled. He said, Xiao Chen, why do I feel that there is blood pouring out like a fountain from an additional hole in my butt?
Xiao Chen nced at Jin Dabaos butt and saw a bloody hole with blood indeed spurting out. A trace of sympathy shed in Xiao Chens eyes as he said, Its fine. You are overthinking things. It is just a hole.
As the two rode on the scarlet clouds, Xiao Chen sat on the throne and flew increasingly higher. In the blink of an eye, they approached the sky, about to face the horrifying spatial storms.
The scarlet clouds shook continuously. When Jin Dabao, who was trying to get a good look at the wound on his butt, saw what Xiao Chen was doing, he could not help being rmed.
Jin Dabao eximed, Xiao Chen, are you crazy? This is a spatial storm. There are even tornadoes carrying sharp pieces of space. They can easily tear even a grandmaster-level Martial Sage into shreds.
I know. However, this only applies to the grandmaster-level Martial Sages of the Sky Dome Realm, Xiao Chen replied calmly and held out two fingers.
Then he tapped on his forehead. A beam of purple light shot out and split into four, turning into four small golden sabers, each guarding one direction.
Soon after the two entered the sky, the tornadoes with sharp pieces of space rushed towards them from all sides.
They looked like a sinister evil beast opening its huge maw, trying to swallow the two up.
The four small golden sabers suddenly started dancing around. Beams of golden light formed a screen of sabers flickering with electricity, tightly encasing the scarlet throne.
The golden lightning saber screen silently cut the spatial storm into countless tiny pieces before the spatial storm dissipated. Then, the throne directly entered into the void.
Within the void, there were still cracks and strong winds surging out. There were still horrifying spatial storms in there.
As Xiao Chen sat on the throne, he unhurriedly waved his hand, and the four small golden sabers eliminated all these dangers.
When the fatty on the scarlet cloud saw this scene, it stunned him, causing him to cry out in surprise.
Xiao Chen traveled very quickly in the sky. Soon, he caught up to the groups from the Royal Courts. asionally, he checked with his Spiritual Sense and found the Great Qin Nations group shortly.
There were quite a few familiar faces in the group. Xiao Chen checked on everyones state in the group and paid special attention to Ying Yues strength. Then he rxedpletely.
With Ying Yue here, the group from the Great Qin Nation would be safe.
With nothing to worry about, Xiao Chen increased his speed to an rming level. The horrifying spatial storms were like toys to him. As he flicked his fingers, they shattered.
The towering Longevity Tree appeared before Xiao Chens eyes. Then, he slowly descended from the sky, riding on the scarlet throne. He managed to arrive at the Longevity Tree before anyone else did.
Chapter 859 - The Excited Jin Dabao
Chapter 859: The Excited Jin Dabao
A loud roar resounded before the scarlet thronended. Below, a berserk ferocious beast with a brutal aura opened its mouth and sent a strong wind towards the throne. The wind felt strong enough to blow the vast sea into the air.
Pu ci!
The four small golden sabers merged into one, turning back into the purple talisman. Xiao Chen thrust his hand out, and the talisman shed forward, instantly breaking the strong wind.
When the thronended, Xiao Chen withdrew the talisman. A twenty-meter-tall, hundred-meter-long ferocious beasty on the ground, split into two.
Jin Dabaos eyes opened wide as he eximed, This is a ferocious beast that is equal to a Martial Sage. You actually insta-killed it in one move.
As Jin Dabao spoke, he did not stop moving. With a hand on his butt, he jumped off the scarlet clouds and started to search the corpse quickly.
Soon, he found a ck-spotted inner core and broke out in loudughter. Then, he paced around excitedly, eximing, This is a Martial-Sage-level inner core containing Immortal Qi. We earned big! Even if another hole appears on this Fat Lords butt, it would still be worth it!
Right after Jin Dabao spoke, the Longevity Tree with heavy red fruits thrust a branch out at him like a spear, moving extraordinarily fast.
Having just obtained the inner core, Jin Dabao forgot where he was. He carelessly walked into the attacking range of the Longevity Tree. It looked like he would not be able to dodge in time and would get skewered by this tree branch.
Electric light red under Xiao Chens feet. In the time it took for a spark to fly, his figure quickly shed over and dragged Jin Dabao back.
Xiao Chen went and returned so fast that he ripped open streaks of pitch-ck spatial tears.
The fatty, who just narrowly escaped death, breathed out heavily in relief. He carefully put away that ck-spotted inner core and said to Xiao Chen, Brother, fortunately, you are very fast. Otherwise, I would not have escaped intact.
The fatty spoke not realizing that another hole with blood spurting out of it had appeared on the right cheek of his butt.
Sometimes, when one suffered extreme pain, one became numb to it.
A sad expression appeared on Xiao Chens face as he wondered if Jin Dabao hadpsed into such a state.
The grading of Spirit Trees was also divided into Sage Grade, King Grade, Emperor Grade, and Immortal Grade. The divisions were simr to Secret Treasures. The main purpose for grading was to ease transactions between cultivators and the appraisal of treasures.
The Lunar Cassia Tree was a Sage Grade Spirit Tree. The Longevity Tree was one grade highera King Grade Spirit Tree. Because of its special ability to increase a persons lifespan, it easily ranked among the top three King Grade Spirit Trees.
No matter what cultivation realm or race one was, the first time one consumed a Longevity Fruit, ones lifespan would increase by a hundred years.
With one hundred years, one might be able to make a breakthrough and advance further on the path of cultivation. The value of such an item was easy to imagine. Even in the Kunlun Realm, it was a top-notch treasure.
Xiao Chen carefully counted the heavy red fruits on the Longevity Tree. There were only twenty of them. This tree bore fruit only once a millennium. Such a number was very low.
Intoxicating red Spiritual Energy wafted out from the Longevity Fruits. Jin Dabaos eyes opened wide as he stared at them.
However, he no longer dared to mess around. Clearly, this Longevity Tree had gained intelligence. Since the Longevity Fruit was not yet ripe, the tree would naturally not let anyone near.
As Xiao Chen looked at the soon-to-mature Longevity Fruits, he entered deep thought. Before the fruits were ripe, the Longevity Tree would not let anyone near.
Jin Dabaos rear end was an excellent example of what would happen.
Everyone could only wait for it to mature, and the Longevity Fruit would automatically fall off. How many would fall off depended on luck.
It was hard to predict. Sometimes, the Longevity Tree would drop only one or two before it burrowed into the ground and ran somewhere.
Naturally, this was not the result that Xiao Chen sought. Since he was already here, he had to get all twenty of the Longevity Fruits.
Xiao Chen pushed off the ground, and his figure shed towards the Longevity Tree.
The calm and peaceful tree instantly sprang into action. Long, slender tree branches extended out without end, thrusting through space towards Xiao Chen quickly.
Electric light red below Xiao Chens feet. In this instant, he executed Thunder Dragon Steps to its limits. He was so fast that he did not even leave behind an afterimage. Then, he tried to get close to the Longevity Tree from various angles.
Ka ca!
After a while, Xiao Chen broke off a branch and retreated safely. He now had a rough understanding of this Longevity Trees strength.
This Longevity Tree had indeed gained intelligence but only rtively recently. Its cultivation was not deep enough. While its attacks were very fast, there were no tricks behind them.
After one became familiar with the Longevity Trees patterns, one would be able to dodge its attacks easily.
Xiao Chen looked around and saw some mutated ferocious beasts keeping an eye on this ce. However, they did not dare to get near him.
The Lunar Shadow Saber appeared in Xiao Chens hand. Although these ferocious beasts did not dare to behave impudently before him, he did not intend to let them off.
After about seven to eight minutes, Xiao Chen had chased away all the ferocious beasts in the surroundings. Those that could not flee fast enough died to his saber.
By the time Xiao Chen returned, the Longevity Fruits were still not fully mature. It looked like he got here too early. He could not help but frown.
The group of cultivators from the Great Jin Nation could arrive while he waited.
Earlier, when Xiao Chen flew by in the sky, he had seen the group from the Great Jin Nations Royal Court. The group was very strong and included three old men of unknown age and frighteningly deep cultivation.
These old men were already at the peak of grandmaster-level Martial Sage. Even though Xiao Chen did not fear them, he was worried that they might end up hindering him when the Longevity Fruit ripened.
If things did not go well, Xiao Chen might end up without a single Longevity Fruit, resulting in a great loss.
He frowned and thought for a long time. Then he remembered that there were still two unused Rank 3 Spirit Veins in the Immortal Spirit Ring. He could not help but consider using them.
What are you nning?! Dont even think of touching those two Rank 3 Spirit Veins origins. If you use those now, you will have no savings left!
Ao Jiao was like a tiny housekeeper, strictly hoarding the Rank 3 Spirit Veins origins in the Immortal Spirit Ring.
Xiao Chen smiled somewhat bitterly. He knew that Ao Jiao enjoyed caring for the nts in the Immortal Spirit Ring. Holding back the Spirit Veins origins was for his own good as well. However, he had no choice but to use them now.
After negotiating for a long time, he finally got Ao Jiao to agree to his taking out one Rank 3 Spirit Veins origin.
He waved his hand, and the Rank 3 Spirit Veins origin silently flew above the Longevity Tree. After a while, a heavy spiritual rain sprinkled down.
The Longevity Tree happily absorbed this spiritual rain, and the skin of the Longevity Fruits slowly thinned, growing extremely swiftly.
The fatty smiled, feeling some heartache. He said, Brother Xiao Chen, you are really a spendthrift. A Rank 3 Spirit Veins origin is even more valuable than the Longevity Fruit.
Xiao Chen smiled without replying. In the Sky Dome Realm, the Rank 3 Spirit Veins origin was indeed more valuable than the Longevity Fruit. However, it was different in the Kunlun Realm.
If he could obtain all twenty Longevity Fruits before the Spirit Tree burrowed into the ground, he would earn a lot on this trip.
Xiao Chens calm eyes revealed a somewhat fervent gaze as boundless anticipation filled him.
He would also not let the seven-colored Auspicious Signs that appeared when the Longevity Fruits matured go to waste. He would collect all of them without missing out on a single one and give Liu Ruyue a pleasant surprise.
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On the road to the Longevity Tree, Ying Yue led the people of the Great Qin Nation in killing the ferocious beasts in the way.
The ferocious beasts here were not easy to deal with, carrying as they did the bloodlines of Immortal Beasts. With her strength as a half-Sage, she could not simply move about without fear.
Fortunately, they had a senior with them who was a peak Superior Grade Martial Sage. Although he rarely made a move, he alleviated a huge amount of pressure.
Aside from the old senior who was nearing the end of his lifespan, the other people in the group were no strangers to Xiao Chen. Of course, there were Ying Yue, Feng Feixue, and Liu Ruyue.
As for the two remaining people, they were people Xiao Chen had not seen for many years. One was his elder half-brother, Xiao Jian. The other was a person who once took the lead in kneeling and pleading on his behalf, his cousin Xiao Yn.
Back in the past, the two had gone to the Heavenly Qin School in the Imperial Capital on the strength of Feng Feixues rmendation. After that, they gained the appreciation of the princess and joined the Imperial Dragon Legion. Now, they had be Ying Yues trusted aides.
Ying Yue held the Grand Imperial Spear, which gave off a bright light, as she battled a ferocious beast as strong as a half-Sage by herself. After killing it with rtive ease, she looked up at the sky doubtfully.
When Ying Yue retracted her gaze, she discovered that Liu Ruyue was also frowning as Liu Ruyue looked away from the sky as well.
The others all had their doubts too. All of them felt a familiar gaze sweeping over them from the sky just a moment ago.
Only the old man with the depleted lifespan did not sense anything. When he saw everyones strange expressions, he said, Dont overthink. No one in the Sky Dome Realm would dare to travel through the spatial storm in the sky unless they are tired of living.
Seeing that the strongest senior among them said this, the others did not dare to voice their opinions.
Only Liu Ruyue remained confused. That feeling from earlier simply felt too familiar. It was just a sh, but she definitely felt it.
Ying Yue collected her thoughts and said, Lets go. The Great Jin Nations group has already gotten far ahead of us.
She led the others onwards, continuing to kill ferocious beasts as they advanced. After putting in a lot of effort, they finally could see the top of the Longevity Tree when they looked up.
They could not help but feel very gratified. Aside from the Great Jin Nations group, they were the fastest. As long as they put in some more effort, they would be able to obtain some of the seven-colored Auspicious Signs and would not return empty-handed.
Just one seven-colored Auspicious Sign would increase their cultivation rapidly and significantly. If they were lucky and got a few, they might be able to make a breakthrough.
Haha! It is as I expected. The group following close behind us is yours, Princess Ying Yue.
Before the smiles on their faces faded, three Great Jin Nation princes appeared in front of them. Likewise, the Great Jin Nation party also included a Superior Grade Martial Sage.
The three grandmaster-level Martial Sage old men were not with them. Those old men must have gone ahead.
When Ying Yue and the others saw these people appear, their expressions changed. The Great Jin Nations party clearly wanted to dy them and monopolize all the Longevity Fruits and seven-colored Auspicious Signs.
The person who spoke was the Great Jin Nations First PrinceYi Qin. He was already at peak Superior Grade Martial Monarch at such a young age. His talent was just slightly weaker than Ying Yues.
Ying Yues pretty face turned frosty as she said coldly, Yi Qin, you had best not go overboard. Nothing good wille of your scheming and ying petty tricks like this.
Chapter 860 - Longevity Fruits
Chapter 860: Longevity Fruits
Yi Qinughed loudly, and he revealed a domineering expression as he said, Your thoughts are too naive. So what if I block you now? Lets see who will obtain the Longevity Fruits and the seven-colored Auspicious Signs in the end.
You may be strong, but with us three brothers working together, we do not fear you. If you have the capability, thene at us.
The Great Qin Nations old man nearing the end of his lifespan frowned slightly. The old man in the other group, who was staring at him continuously, was clearly there to handle him.
Xiao Jian, Liu Ruyue, and the others had people eyeing them. Even without the strongest three princes here, the Great Jin Nations Royal Court had people that could firmly suppress them.
Ying Yues expression became sullen and uncertain. She had not expected the people of the Great Jin Nation to be so shameless, not even giving others a chance and blocking them before the Longevity Fruit matured.
Suddenly, graceful seven-colored lights flickered. The Longevity Fruit finally matured, and Auspicious Signs fell from the sky in the distance.
When Yi Qin saw this scene, he could not help but reveal a pleased expression. The three old men from the Great Jin Nations Royal Court should have already reached the vicinity of the Longevity Tree.
Just thinking of this, Yi Qin smiled involuntarily. When he looked at Ying Yue and the others, who had unsightly expressions, he gloated and said, Good. The Longevity Fruit has matured. Princess Ying Yue, Ill just stand here. Lets see how nothing good wille of this.
Right after Yi Qin spoke, a piercing rm rang out. Yi Qins expression changed, and he turned his head to look over his shoulder. Feeling it was strange, he said, With the three seniors strength, why would they send out an rm on this level?
The situation had changed drastically, so Yi Qin could no longer bother with Ying Yue and her group. He led his party away, rushing towards the Longevity Tree.
Xiao Jian stepped forward and asked out of suspicion, Princess, whats with this bunch of people?
Ying Yue thought for a moment and quickly made a decision. She said, It looks like they ran into trouble. Come, lets follow them.
The Great Jin Nations originally domineering and unreasonable Royal Court had suddenly changed its stance and turned around to leave.
Naturally, Ying Yue and the others could not let this opportunity pass. They quickly followed behind and went over as well.
For some reason, Liu Ruyues heart thumped very hard. She thought of a wild possibility, basing it on just the gaze that she felt earlier.
She never doubted the truth of that gaze. Even though the Superior Grade Martial Sage did not believe that anyone could travel in the sky of the Sky Dome Immortal Realm, she never doubted. She was certain that the owner of this gaze had stood in the nine heavens, that he had given her a meaningful look piercing through the boundless spatial storm.
Thinking of this, she sped up, expending the Quintessence in her body without holding back. Soon, she was running neck and neck with Ying Yue.
Liu Ruyue needed to know for sure in her heart. She needed to see if the master of that gaze in the nine heavens above, the person who stopped to look at her, was the person that she always thought about.
After a while, the people from the Great Jin Nation and Ying Yues group arrived at the Longevity Trees location. When they made out the situation, they were dumbfounded.
They saw a fatty collecting the seven-colored Auspicious Signs with a jade bottle. The smile on his face was even brighter than the light of spring.
A mysterious cloaked male was handily blocking the three grandmaster-level Martial Sages.
The ck-cloaked man fought barehanded, using his palms as sabers to send out strands of saber Qi flickering with electricity. Hundreds of lightning flood dragons surrounded him.
As this mysterious man brandished his palms like a saber, the lightning flood dragons roared, charging towards the grandmaster-level Martial Sages and knocking them back.
No matter what the three grandmaster-level Martial Sages did, be it abination attack or serial attacks, the ck-cloaked man blocked them all.
When the fatty above saw this scene, heughed loudly, feeling very pleased. Then he continued collecting the seven-colored Auspicious Signs at an even faster pace. When it looked like the Auspicious Signs were almost all collected, the three grandmaster-level Martial Sages grew even more anxious.
The party from the Great Jin Nation was stunned. The three bona fide grandmaster-level Martial Sages approaching the end of their lifespans had spent a long time cultivating to an unfathomable level.
Without a doubt, the three stood at the very peak of the Sky Dome Realm. Yet, today, even when the three of them worked together, a single person easily blocked them.
Where did this cloaked mane from?
Its over. The Auspicious Signs are all gone! a youth beside the Great Jin Nations First Prince said with a pained expression. Their primary objective on this trip was lost.
These youths were young. They did not have to worry about their lifespan. Naturally, they did not have much use for the Longevity Fruit.
Ying Yues and the others expressions changed. The Auspicious Signs were all gone. This person was far stronger than the party from the Great Jin Nations Royal Court; they did not stand a chance at all.
The fatty chuckled and tossed the jade bottle filled with Auspicious Signs to Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen extended his hand and caught the jade bottle. His lips curled up involuntarily. Now, when he looked at the three old men charging over, a cold look shed in his eyes.
Earlier, he had worried that he would not be able to collect all the Auspicious Signs if he were distracted. So he could only put in all his effort into blocking these three.
Now that Xiao Chen obtained the Auspicious Signs, he no longer had to y nice with these three old men. If he did not deal with them now, they would be a source of trouble when the Longevity Fruits fell to the ground.
Double Dragons ying with Pearl!
Using his palm as a saber, Xiao Chen executed the third move of the Dragon Subduing sh. A bright pearl entered the chest of one of the three grandmaster-level Martial Sages.
Before this person could react, two dragon-shaped saber Qi charged towards his chest. He had no way to dodge.
There was a loud bang and a bright explosion of light. Double Dragons ying with Pearl injured this person heavily; he would need at least half a year of rest to recover.
As Xiao Chens figure flickered, he did not show any mercy. He turned around and flew towards another old man, moving as fast as lightning and giving off explosive sounds.
Seven Mysterious Fingers!
That old man panicked and backed away in haste. He gathered all his Heavenly Sage Laws and formed an immense storm behind himself before pointing with his finger.
Seven lights of different colors pierced space and tore it open, howling as they advanced. Each one of these lights could shatter mountains and rivers.
Under the hood, Xiao Chen remained as calm as still water. As his figure moved forward, he did not reduce his speed. Just when he was about to collide with these seven lights of different colors, he suddenly made his move.
He circted the surging Vital Qi in his body and attacked with his full power. Close to one thousand five hundred tons of force exploded in the air. In that instant, the sky shook and the ground trembled. A huge ck hole appeared in space.
The seven vast beams of different colors suddenly broke. Xiao Chen went through the ck hole, and his fist light struck this person without any of its might diminished.
This old man vomited a mouthful of blood as he went flying backwards. He skidded on the ground for a hundred meters in a sorry state, coughing continuously. His eyes filled with disbelief.
Xiao Chen tapped his forehead with two fingers, and a beam of light came out. The purple Lightning Talisman moved in a sh. By the time the remaining grandmaster-level Martial Sage saw the electric light appear, a bloody, bowl-sized hole had burst open on this persons chest.
A strong wind blew continuously. In the blink of an eye, Xiao Chen had knocked down three grandmaster-level Martial Sages.
The hearts of the people below sank. They simply could not imagine such power. He was unlike any Sky Dome Realm cultivator they knew.
However, Xiao Chen ignored the shock of these people. His figure shed, and hended on the ground. Then, he quietly eyed the Spirit Tree, waiting for the Longevity Fruits to fall to the ground.
Typically, not all the twenty Longevity Fruits would fall. Before that happened, the Longevity Tree would automatically leave.
Xiao Chen paused for a moment. Then he charged directly at the Longevity Tree. Ka ca! Ka ca! Dense tree branches stabbing through space headed for him.
Having already anticipated this, Xiao Chen did not fluster. His figure shed amid the many tree branches that could easily destroy a mountain. Then, he made a gentle picking motion, and a Longevity Fruit appeared in his palm.
His action infuriated the Longevity Tree. The tree branches intertwined with each other and formed the image of a flood dragon trying to bite him.
Xiao Chen did not sh with this flood dragon. Instead, his figure shed upwards, and he grasped another Longevity Fruit, which he ced in his Universe Ring.
This nimble figure brushed by every attack from the Longevity Tree before the gazes of everyone, who were all highly tensed.
The three grandmaster-level Martial Sages, who had fallen, climbed back up, only to see this scene. They could not help but feel so angry that they wanted to vomit blood. They had waited for over ten years for this Longevity Fruit, which they sought but could not find.
Now, this person leaped about in front of them, picking the fruits like these were peaches. The three old men cursed in their hearts, wishing that the Longevity Tree would pierce this person full of holes and have him die without an intact corpse.
However, things did not go as the three old men wished. The danger would always narrowly brush by Xiao Chen. They could only watch impotently as the number of Longevity Fruits decreased.
Pu ci! When only three Longevity Fruits remained, the Spirit Tree could no longer tolerate the plundering of its fruits. So it sank downwards. Its huge trunk entered the ground with a sh of light.
However, how could Xiao Chen let the Longevity Tree do as it pleased? In the time it took for a spark to fly, he punched out a deep pit in the ground and quickly gave chase.
After a while, he flew back up, holding a branch of the Longevity Tree.
At the final critical moment, he had reacted quickly and collected thest three Longevity Fruits.
Seeing Xiao Chen appear, the people from the Great Jin Nation red at him with red eyes. Even though they were angry, they did not dare to say anything. This fellow who suddenly appeared spoiled all their ns.
Initially, the Great Jin Nation cultivators wanted to monopolize all the Longevity Fruits that fell to the ground and the seven-colored Auspicious Signs. However, they ended up not getting anything. Instead, their three grandmaster-level Martial Sages were beaten half-dead.
When Liu Ruyue and the others saw this scene, they cheered in their hearts. The Great Jin Nations people consistently bullied them in this Sky Dome Immortal Realm, to begin with.
Furthermore, there was that earlier scene with the First Prince, Yi Qin. His overbearing attitude angered everyone.
Still not going to scram?
Xiao Chen looked coldly at the Great Jin Nations First Prince and his party, whose eyes harbored extreme dissatisfaction.
Xiao Chen did not have a good impression of this group of people. Earlier, when he was using the Spirit Veins origin to hasten the ripening of the Longevity Fruits, the three old men appeared and caused trouble.
This interference forced Xiao Chen to ask Jin Dabao for help. Given the fattys character, he would not help if he got nothing in return.
Seeing that the person under the hood, Xiao Chen, was rather hostile, the Great Jin Nations people left quickly, afraid that Xiao Chen would really get angry if they lingered.
Ying Yue and the others sighed helplessly to themselves. This person did not even care about the Great Jin Nations Royal Court. Why would he be nice to them? So, before they humiliated themselves, they turned to leave.
Chapter 861 - Bashful
?Chapter 861: Bashful
Xiao Chen smiled faintly and removed his hood. Then he calmly called out to stop Liu Ruyue, Feng Feixue, Ying Yue, Xiao Yn, and Xiao Jian. Everyone, though it has been a few years already, do you really not recognize Xiao Chen anymore?
The few of them turned around. When they saw the delicate face wearing a headscarf, those familiar facial features, and the sharpness radiating from Xiao Chen, they all gaped, unable to say anything for a long time.
Indeed, it is him! The corners of Liu Ruyues eyes moistened with tears. Hundreds of emotions intertwined in her heart. The person that she thought of, the person she loved really returned.
Xiao Yns eyes filled with incredulity, not daring to believe everything before her eyes was real. The Cousin Xiao Chen who kowtowed three times to express gratitude back then actually reached such heights.
The one in even greater disbelief was Xiao Jian. His lips curled up in a bitter smile. Who could imagine that the person who left the n seven years ago could grow to such an extent?
Xiao Chen did not say anything more. He walked over and slowly wiped away Liu Ruyues tears. She immediately blushed red, and her charming face turned bashful.
The others smiled faintly and left this ce in tacit agreement. A bitter smile appeared on Xiao Yns face. Although she knew that Cousin Xiao Chen already made his choice, she could not help but feel a pain in her heart surging out, now that she saw it for herself.
Ying Yue walked over and patted Xiao Yns shoulder. She smiled and said, Dont be sad. There is nothing much to this fellow. It is not worth feeling sad over him.
Feng Feixue slowly walked over. Like before, she still cross-dressed and radiated a confident and rxed atmosphere. She understood how Xiao Yn felt and knew how hard Xiao Yn worked. She pulled Xiao Yn into her tight embrace and patted her back. As she closed her eyes, it seemed like tears appeared in the corners of her eyes as well.
Xiao Jians lips curled up as he somewhat shamelessly sat on the ground and yed with the sword in his hand. He was no longer the petty person he had been in the past. In the first ce, there were no irreconcble grudges between him and Xiao Chen.
When Xiao Jian saw Xiao Chens aplishments, he felt somewhat rueful, but nothing more. Fortunately, he already gained a thorough understanding over the many years. He now only hoped to be able to advance to Martial Sage in the Sky Dome Realm and protect his n.
Xiao Jian shifted his gaze slightly to the side and looked at Xiao Chen, who was speaking to Liu Ruyue in the distance, watching his many expressions.
Xiao Jian could not help but think of their father in Mohe City. Xiao Xiong never said it, but everyone knew that back then, he had no other choice but to chase Xiao Chen away.
Outsiders would not be able to understand the bitterness in Xiao Xiongs heart. Xiao Jian would never forget the expression on his face when Xiao Xiong first heard news of Xiao Chen being the first rank on the True Dragon Ranking.
Xiao Jian wondered if their father would reveal a smile on that stern face when he learned of his Second Brothers achievements now.
Xiao Chen and Liu Ruyue did not chat for long. Soon, they went to where Ying Yue and the rest were waiting. As he gazed at the familiar faces, a smile appeared on his calm visage.
His friends were all here, and they were all doing well. Everything was the same; nothing had changed.
This was especially so when Xiao Chen saw his cousin Xiao Yn. He still remembered when he first arrived in this world and Mohe City.
As for Xiao Jian, with the passage of time, the two had grown up. Now, when Xiao Chen looked at him, his half-brother seemed much more mature.
Ying Yue looked at Xiao Chen, who was standing around like a fool. She clenched her hand into a fist and brandished it threateningly. Dont tell me that the seven-colored Auspicious Signs are only for Liu Ruyue alone. This princess is a person who remembers grudges. Dont me me for ying some tricks after you leave.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly and took out the bottle containing the seven-colored Auspicious Signs. Multicolored lights flew all over. A rough count came to at least two hundred Auspicious Signs. No matter how he distributed the Auspicious Signs, they would not be able to finish using them.
These Auspicious Signs are useless to me. Just take what you need ording to your own cultivations. Dont exceed what you can bear.
The Auspicious Signs contained arge amount of pure Spiritual Energy. However, everyones cultivation was limited and could not absorb too much. Otherwise, they would risk exploding.
The others did not hesitate. They had put in a lot of effort to reach this ce, all to obtain the seven-colored Auspicious Signs.
Ying Yues cultivation was the highest; she took fifty seven-colored Auspicious Signs. Xiao Jian and the others ranged between Inferior Grade Martial Monarch and Medial Grade Martial Monarch. They were much weaker than Ying Yue and only took about ten each.
After putting away the remaining hundred-odd Auspicious Signs, Xiao Chen looked at Jin Dabao, who was staring at him with eyes sparkling with anticipation. Then he took out some of the inner cores from the Martial-Sage-level ferocious beasts he killed earlier and tossed two over.
The Martial-Sage-level inner cores contained plenty of Immortal Qi. With Xiao Chens current cultivation, after he removed the impurities and absorbed them, he would improve significantly.
Little Friend, can this old man make an exchange for one Longevity Fruit with you?
Earlier, when the old man from the Great Qin Nations Royal Court saw Xiao Chen collect the twenty Longevity Fruits, he felt extremely anxious. Given the strength Xiao Chen demonstrated, the old man had long since despaired already.
Now, he discovered that Xiao Chen had a close rtionship with Ying Yue and the others, so he immediately tendered a request.
The old man did not have many years left to live. One Longevity Fruit could extend his lifespan by one hundred years. The temptation of this went without saying.
Xiao Chen nced at Ying Yue and saw that she was also looking at him with a hopeful gaze. Clearly, this old man held a high position in the Great Qin Nations Royal Court. Hence, Xiao Chen immediately handed over one Longevity Fruit.
There is no need to see me as an outsider. The Great Qin Nations Royal Court has shown much care for my Xiao n. This Longevity Fruit is just a small gift from this junior. There is no need for an exchange.
When the old man obtained the Longevity Fruit, a smile appeared on his face. When he heard Xiao Chens polite words, he felt extremely thankful.
Xiao Chen looked around the group and thought for a while. Then he said, Big Brother, Cousin Yn, I have some things I would like to speak to you two about in private.
The three of them went to one side and chatted for a while. Xiao Chen spoke briefly about his experiences, making Xiao Yn and Xiao Jian sigh with sorrow.
Cousin Xiao Chen, will you being back to our Xiao n this time? Xiao Yn asked with some anticipation.
Xiao Chen did not know what to say. To return or not? This was something that he kept thinking about.
What exactly did Xiao Chens father, Xiao Xiong, fear? With the Great Qin Nations Royal Court taking care of them, could there still be someone who dared to act against the Xiao n in the Sky Dome Realm?
Being addressed as Big Brother dispelled the barrier around Xiao Jians heart. He said heavily, I know a little bit about Fathers concerns at that time. Way back when, the Xiao ns ancestor was too despotic in his actions, holding himself supreme. If there was anyone who refused to obey, he would destroy them. He offended too many factions.
If not for some kindness he showed, it would have been difficult for the Xiao n, who had lost its support, to survive until now.
When the Xiao n first came to the Sky Dome Realm, it was still considered a strong faction with many experts. However, they were all mysteriously killed one by one. It was a horrible sight to see. This continued until recent years, when the Azure Dragon Martial Spirit finally disappeared. Only then did the Xiao n turn peaceful.
When you appeared, it made Father remember the tragedy of our seniors. Now, the Xiao n simply has no way to deal with these enemies. Actually, he was left with no choice but to chase you out.
Xiao Chen did not refute this. Back then, when he revealed his Azure Dragon Martial Spirit in the Martial God Pce, the grandmaster-level Martial Sages of three Sovereign Noble ns immediately tried to kill him.
This was clear just by thinking about it. Back then, the Azure Emperor left too deep an impression on these people.
However, if it was just this, Xiao Chen would not care. The Supreme Sky Emperor would be sufficient to protect him from three Sovereign Noble ns.
What worried Xiao Chen was the enemies hiding in the dark, not showing any signs at all.
In the end, he was still too weak. If he had the Azure Emperors strength, he would not feel any fear. He would not care about the Sovereign Noble ns at all.
Actually, it does not matter whether I go back or not. I dont me Father and do not wish to make things difficult for him. If I really bring disaster down on the Xiao n, I would regret it all my life.
There were so many things to consider if Xiao Chen wanted to return home. He could not help but feel a good deal of misery in his heart.
Since returning from the Kunlun Realm, he had fought a series of continuous battles. Almost no one in the Sky Dome Realm could stop him. However, when he thought about the Kunlun Realms Sovereign Noble ns, just any grandmaster-level Martial Sage from there would be able to crush him easily.
What did all this count for? He had to break through to the seventhyer of the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation. Otherwise, not to mention grandmaster-level Martial Sages, just any Superior Grade Martial Sage from the Kunlun Realm would be able to destroy him.
Xiao Chen then took out some of the Sage Grade Secret Treasures that he bought at the auction and handed them to the two.
Even though they would not be able to bring out much of the Sage Grade Secret Treasures might, their strength would increase significantly. With these Sage Grade Secret Treasures, the Xiao ns overall strength would rise another level.
A momentter, Xiao Chen took out several high-ranked secret manuals, which he had obtained from the spatial rings of the enemies he killed in the Kunlun Realm.
While he did not like any of them, to the Xiao n, they would no doubt be supreme treasures.
After a bit of thought, Xiao Chen took out a few spatial rings filled with Superior Grade Spirit Stones and handed them over as well.
Spirit Stones, secret manuals, and Secret Treasures. With these, the Xiao n should be able to develop rapidly within ten years, making their foundations very firm.
Xiao Chen had a vague n in mind. After he advanced to Martial Emperor, he would reestablish the Dragons Gate, allowing the Xiao n to return openly to the Kunlun Realm, the ce where they should be.
The fulfillment of this n was still far off. He could only take things step by step without revealing too much. For now, all he could do was to let the Xiao n disciples prepare a good foundation.
When Xiao Jian and Xiao Yn saw the things that Xiao Chen took out in quick session, they were deeply shocked. Even the weaker sects in the Kunlun Realm would consider these as treasures.
Now that he handed so much to the two of them, there was no question that the overall qualitative strength of the Xiao n would rise explosively in the near future.
Seeing the twos faces light up in joy, Xiao Chen revealed a heartfelt smile. He raised his head and looked over at Feng Feixue, Ying Yue, and the person he deeply loved, Liu Ruyue.
Even if he did not have to break through to the Purple Thunder Divine Incantations seventhyer, this trip had been worth it. Even if the geniuses of the Kunlun Realm left him far behind, the trip was still worth it.
Some things could not be measured with money.
Family, friends, love. Even if Xiao Chen buried them deep in his heart, not thinking about them, not missing them, the mark they left in the depths of his heart was indelible.
After that, they regrouped. Xiao Chen let Liu Ruyue return with Ying Yue first and told her to wait for him in the Heavenly Saber Pavilion. There were still some ces in the Sky Dome Immortal Realm that he wished to visit.
When the others had left, Xiao Chen slowly walked over to the pit in the ground.
This was the pit Xiao Chens punch had created when the Longevity Tree burrowed into the ground. While chasing the Longevity Tree, he had discovered something interesting.
Chapter 862 - Opportunity
Chapter 862: Opportunity
Xiao Chen raised his leg and jumped into the pit. When he stood firmly at the bottom, there was arge, blue wooden box by his feet.
in patterns carved on the surface of the wooden box flickered with faint light. The light of the densely packed talisman scripts formed a halo, and Immortal Qi spread out.
Xiao Chen gazed at that wooden box with a contemtive expression. This small world was once the Sky Dome Immortal Lords residence, so it was not strange to find a box filled with Immortal Qi here.
What was strange was that the wooden box had been under the Longevity Tree. Why had the Sky Dome Immortal Lord purposely ced this here?
Xiao Chen hesitated over whether to open the box or not. This was a conundrum. He always maintained a cautious attitude towards things that he knew nothing about.
To open or not to open?
Open!
Xiao Chen revealed a determined expression. The Sky Dome Immortal Lord was a peak-level character of the Immortal Epoch. Modern-day Sovereign Martial Emperors could not evenpare to him.
Such a person had left a wooden box under the Longevity Tree. This was definitely not done casually. This was a great opportunity, and Xiao Chen could not waste it.
Xiao Chen stretched out his right hand, and a purple talisman appeared in his palm. This was the form of his will. With just a thought, the purple talisman turned into a gentle electric light that encased his entire right hand.
Four strands of golden light swam around quickly in the gentle electric light. An unparalleled sharpness came from the boundless saber intent.
Xiao Chen focused, and the four strands of golden light merged into one. Buzz! A vast saber hum instantly resounded with unparalleled wildness.
He extended his hand straight, and a strand of golden saber Qi shot out of his finger, surging like a river. Waves came relentlessly from behind, charging forward without stopping, moving in endless session.
After Xiao Chens will had absorbed the vague form of his saber soul, he had picked up some tricks and techniques.
Ka ca! The strand of saber Qi broke the light barrier of the talisman scripts on the wooden box. Just as he was about to touch the wooden box, the electric light around his hand disappeared, and the saber Qi vanished.
He grabbed the air as the wooden box flew forward, hovering in midair. Then he gently raised his hand, and a formless force opened the wooden box.
When the wooden box opened, hot, turbid Qi immediately poured out. Xiao Chen had long since been ready for something like this.
He pointed with his finger, and the three hundred thumb-width-thick Heavenly Sage Laws flowed out from his fingertip. Then they intertwined with each other to form a barrier, blocking this hot, turbid Qi.
Xiao Chen looked carefully and discovered an egg giving off a jade-white light in the wooden box. When he peered closer, he could see a burning space with a raging inferno through the eggshell.
There was a small vague lifeform nestled among the boundless mes. Its eyes remained closed as it breathed, clearly in a deep sleep.
The hot, turbid Qi that poured out asionally was due to this little fellow exhaling. The space within was burned pitch-ck.
Xiao Chen felt astonished. What kind of existence is the little fellow inside the egg? Even its involuntary breathing can have this much destructive power.
He somewhat understood why the wooden box had been ced under the Longevity Tree. The Longevity Tree was a peak King Grade Spirit Tree. In the Sky Dome Immortal Realm, it was the fastest at drawing Spiritual Energy.
cing this egg at its roots enabled this little fellow to absorb even more Spiritual Energy.
However, what exactly was in the egg? The Longevity Tree already existed for at least ten thousand years. After such a long incubation, the egg still had not hatched.
There was also a jade strip beside the egg. Xiao Chen picked it up and checked it with his Spiritual Sense. He discovered that it was a remarkable Immortal Spell called Starry Heaven Storm.
This Immortal Spell was much stronger than the low-level Immortal Spells recorded in the Compendium of Cultivation. It used strong Magic Energy to recreate the scene of a cosmic storm.
When this Immortal Spell was executed, it would be like a real cosmic storm descending, swallowing up countless stars in an instant and crushing them into dust.
Of course, this was just a description. Its might would depend on the person who executed it.
Xiao Chen simply nced at this. He did not have Magic Energy and hence could not practice this. To him, no matter how powerful this Immortal Spell was, it was useless.
He tossed the wooden box into his Universe Ring and looked around the cave again. Aside from the Longevity Tree somewhere below, there was nothing else.
His figure shed, and he returned to the surface. Then he took in his surroundings, preparing to check out the other forbiddennds of the Sky Dome Immortal Realm.
In the end, Xiao Chen was somewhat disappointed. The natural treasures in those forbiddennds were not as valuable as the Longevity Tree.
When he thought about it, he realized that was normal. If there really were any heaven-defying treasures, given how long the Sky Dome Immortal Realm had existed, the senior experts would have plundered them long ago. It was not his turn to obtain these treasures.
As for the forbiddennds that others could not go to, Xiao Chen did not dare to mess around there. For example, in the ce he was currently in, there was a beast as strong as a grandmaster-level Martial Sage of the Kunlun Realm.
Behind that beast was ake filled with Immortal Qi. Aside from theke, there was a pavilion as well.
The Immortal Qike and that mysterious pavilion both held a great attraction for Xiao Chen. However, the sleeping beast unconsciously snored out bubbles, which ripped space apart when they exploded. The shattered pieces of space turned into tornadoes and blew towards the sky.
Unexpectedly, the spatial storms that always covered the sky of the Sky Dome Immortal Realm were the idental creations of this beast as it slept. Just considering this, Xiao Chen could not help but feel afraid. How dare he approach that ce?
He eyed the pavilion with extreme dissatisfaction. Then, his figure shed and left this ce to continue hunting Martial-Sage-level ferocious beasts.
The Sky Dome Realms Spiritual Energy density was very low. Given Xiao Chens cultivation now, cultivating there for a year could not evenpare to cultivating for one month in the Kunlun Realm.
However, the inner cores of these ferocious beasts could help Xiao Chen increase his cultivation speed. Although this speed still could notpare to cultivating in the Kunlun Realm, it was better than nothing.
After spending about ten days or so in the Sky Dome Immortal Realm, Xiao Chen went to the base of the Great Qin Nation. Ying Yue had made arrangements long ago. After he reported his identity, he used the transportation formation to get out.
In the cold night, he rode on an electric light, moving very quickly, tearing through the night sky like a meteor. Soon, he arrived at the Heavenly Saber Pavilions Qingyun Peak.
Xiao Chen looked down and saw Liu Ruyue in her courtyard. She had yet to sleep. Moonlight shone on her as she practiced her saber. She looked valiant and beautiful and very graceful.
He smiled faintly and drew his Lunar Shadow Saber. Then he suppressed his cultivation andnded beside Liu Ruyue to practice with her.
When Xiao Chen suddenly appeared, he startled Liu Ruyue slightly. But she soon recovered her wits, and a smile appeared on her face as she calmly started to exchange moves with him.
Liu Ruyue was currently a peak Inferior Grade Martial Monarch. She was just one step shy of advancing to Medial Grade Martial Monarch.
Naturally, such a cultivation speed was far inferior to that of the cultivators of the Kunlun Realm; it was like the difference between clouds and mud. However, this speed was already very fast in the Sky Dome Realm.
After finishing a set of Saber Techniques, the two of them withdrew at the same time. Xiao Chen sheathed his saber and stepped forward to pull Liu Ruyue into his embrace.
Under the moonlight, her graceful face looked extremely charming.
Liu Ruyue wrapped her arms around Xiao Chens neck. As she looked at the delicate face before her, her smile faded away. She asked seriously, Why did youe back? Can you tell me the truth?
There were some things that Xiao Chen could tell Leng Tianhe but not Liu Ruyue.
Xiao Chen did not tell Liu Ruyue that he came back to undergo his tribtions heretribtions that were extremely dangerous with a high probability of deathbecause if he died in the Kunlun Realm, he would not be able to see her ever again.
I missed you, so I came back.
Liu Ruyue smiled gently and said, Thats good. Dont go back to the Kunlun Realm again, alright?
Her request stunned Xiao Chen. He did not know how to answer this. He was not good at lying and did not wish to break a promise he made. So her words stumped him.
Seeing Xiao Chens expression, Liu Ruyue gently struggled free from his embrace. She sighed and said, You know that you are not good at lying. Why try to amuse me?
Xiao Chen watched Liu Ruyue enter the house alone, while he remained where he stood. He did not know what to do. Then, he slowly made his way to the door and knocked twice. However, he did not hear her bid hime in.
It looked like she was really angry. He could not help but feel somewhat sad. He raised his head and looked at the bright moon above, thinking of how to give her an exnation.
He did not purposely hide the truth of his return from her. He just did not want to make her worry. However, without telling her the truth, there was no way to ease her concerns.
Xiao Chen ended up stuck between a rock and a hard ce. It was nowte at night. The moon hid quietly behind the clouds. He stood outside the door for a long time and started to count the stars above out of boredom.
You dummy! The door is not locked. If you still donte in, Im really going to get angry. Suddenly, Liu Ruyues grumbling voice came from the house.
Xiao Chens face lit up in joy, and he quickly pushed the door open to enter.
Within the Immortal Spirit Ring, Ao Jiao simply did not have the strength to ridicule Xiao Chen. There was a beauty on the bed, and the door was not locked. Only a fool like Xiao Chen would stand outside counting the stars.
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The sky had not turned bright yet. The faint light of the morning sun scattered a mild radiance.
Xiao Chen had not slept sofortably in a very long time. He opened his eyes and turned his head. Liu Ruyue had yet to awaken; her eyes remained closed as her heady on his arm.
He carefully pulled his arm out and supported his head with one hand. He simply quietly watched her sleep, a faint smile appearing on his face.
Leaning in, he gave Liu Ruyue a light peck on the forehead. Then he put on his clothes and covered her with the nket before quietly going out.
There was a waterfall in the back mountains of Qingyun Peak. Xiao Chen sat cross-legged beside the pool with his eyes closed as he slowly circted the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation.
He faced the endlessly gushing waterfall, his expression turning slightly serious. Every time he circted the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation, he could distinctly feel the bottleneck drawing near. The horrifying Lightning Tribtion and the formless, traceless, and even more horrifying Heart Tribtion woulde soon.
However, at this moment, Xiao Chen already felt much calmer. He was now far calmerpared to when he first realized that the Lightning Tribtion and Heart Tribtion were approaching, when he was in the Heaven Series training room at the Supreme Sky Star.
Now that Xiao Chen had seen his friends in the Sky Dome Realm and his family from Mohe Citys Xiao n, his mental state had reached a perfect level.
No questions about the future, caring only for the present. On the road to the peak, the solitary person did not fear, the silent did not fear, the brave did not fear.
Xiao Chen stretched out his hand and released that jade-white egg from the seal that he had ced. As he looked at the raging inferno and the boundless sea of mes inside, he felt confused.
Ao Jiao, do you know what exactly this egg is?
Chapter 863 - Holy Beast of the Immortal Epoch
Chapter 863: Holy Beast of the Immortal Epoch
Xiao Chen was quite interested in the mysterious little fellow in the egg. However, his Spiritual Sense could not enter too deep into the egg. The space in it seemed like a small world, infinitely vast.
Ao Jiao flew out from the Immortal Spirit Ring and sized up this mysterious egg. However, she had no idea, either. She shook her head and said, I dont know. I have seen many high-ranked beasts with strong bloodlines. However, Im not familiar with this color of egg, the overwhelming fire, or berserk aura.
I know of several strong fire-attributed Spirit Beasts. However, none of them resembles this. If Im not wrong, it should be a Holy Beast of the Immortal Epoch.
Holy Beast?
Were there really such mythological creatures? Xiao Chen looked doubtfully at Ao Jiao.
She nodded seriously and said, There certainly were. When the Martial Epoch first started, some people saw the traces of Holy Beasts near the Kunlun Mountain Range. There were even people who captured Holy Beasts.
ording to rumor, the founding ancestors of the human races Four Holy Lands sealed these beasts and established Bloodline Totems. Only then did Holy Beast Martial Spirits appear and were passed down to their descendants.
Although no one knows the truth of these rumors, there is definitely some connection to the Holy Beasts. Otherwise, there would not be only four ns with Holy Beast Martial Spirits despite there being so many human cultivators.
Perhaps it really was a Holy Beast from the Immortal Epoch. However, based on what it was like now, there were no signs of it hatching at all.
Suddenly, Ao Jiao eximed, I remember! This is the Golden Crow Egg. It is white as jade and very shiny and has a boundless fire sea and raging inferno. It is the legendary Golden Crow inside!
Xiao Chens expression changed, and he could not help but get excited. The Golden Crow. This is a famous Holy Beast!
The Golden Crow was a pure Yang holy bird. It was also called the Scarlet Crow and the Sun Bird. The me of its body was the tyrannical supreme Sr True me of the sun. When it matured, it would be as bright as the zing sun, able to light up the entire world.
The Golden Crow could rival the sun.
However, Ao Jiaos next words were like cold water sshed on Xiao Chen. She said, It is very difficult to hatch the Golden Crow Egg. Even after the Sky Dome Immortal Lord died, it still has not hatched. That just shows how difficult it is.
And thats not all. The young Golden Crow has nobat prowess. After it hatches, it will not be able to help you much. However, to many sects, there would be many benefits forter generations.
Ao Jiao immediately dampened Xiao Chens excitement. He could not help smiling bitterly as he said, Tell me what the necessary conditions are to hatch the Golden Crow Egg.
She scrutinized the Golden Crow Egg. After a while, she said, I think that the Golden Crow Egg has already absorbed sufficient Spiritual Energy. All itcks now is the Origin me of the Sr True me.
Where can we find the Sr True mes Origin me?
Ao Jiao pointed to the zing sun overhead and said, The deepest part of the Kunlun Realms zing sun is the Sr True mes Origin me. The Sr True me of this Sky Dome Realm is just a portion taken by the Sky Dome Immortal Lord from the Kunlun Realms Sr True me.
Xiao Chen somewhat speechlessly put away the Golden Crow Egg. He stopped thinking about the Golden Crow Egg for now. He still had not lived long enough to want to run to the zing sun.
Before he could get near, the sun would roast him until all his blood dried up. He would have to cultivate his physical body to the Golden Emperor Body, at the very least, before he might manage to retrieve some Sr True me.
As for the Origin me in the deepest part, he estimated that he would have to be a Sovereign Martial Emperor before he could dare to approach it carefully.
Xiao Chen took out the Longevity Fruits from the Universe Ring. He had a pretty good harvest in the Sky Dome Immortal Realm. The neen Longevity Fruits would be even more valuable in the Kunlun Realm.
That ce nevercked old monsters who are approaching the end of their lifespan. After living for several hundred years, they would have umted arge amount of wealth. Any one of these Longevity Fruits that could increase lifespan by a hundred years would fetch a huge sum.
The few branches of the Longevity Tree were pretty good as well. Xiao Chencked good materials for the Life Bestowal Spell. A branch of a King Grade Spirit Tree would definitely meet his needs.
Aside from these, there were still several inner cores of ferocious beasts. After he purified them, the Immortal Qi in them would enable him to cultivate somewhat for a while.
After tidying everything, a Dragon Pearl appeared in Xiao Chens hand. He had been in the Sky Dome Realm for about two months. Even though his cultivation had not increased, he had gained a lot of things.
The Dragon Pearl of the frost flood dragon was the most practical. While Xiao Chen did not cultivate ice-attributed Quintessence, he could use it to attack his enemies.
If he were to detonate the energy in the Dragon Pearl, even grandmaster-level Martial Sages would suffer severe injuries from the st.
He now had three Star Breaker Arrows for sneak attacks and the Dragon Pearl for a close-up encounter. Given these, even if he met grandmaster-level Martial Sages, he would have some trump cards that would allow him to hold his own.
Xiao Chen cultivated with a ferocious beast inner core for the whole afternoon before he returned to Qingyun Peak. Then he apanied Liu Ruyue and chatted idly as they walked around the Heavenly Saber Pavilion.
He wandered around and looked at the scenery, the mountains and rivers, the flowers and grass, leaving the tense and intense Kunlun Realm rife with danger and enemies far behind.
Xiao Chen passed his days leisurely like this. Aside from cultivating on Qingyun Peak, he spent most of his time with Liu Ruyue.
Sometimes, when Liu Suifeng bugged him beyond endurance, Xiao Chen would go to the drill grounds and give a lecture about Saber Techniques to a group of female disciples.
Leisure time always passed very quickly. When one got engrossed, they would forget about the passing of time.
However, that which muste would eventuallye. On a particr day after two months, Xiao Chen reached the bottleneck to the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation. He circted the Cultivation Technique a little, and the sky changed color. Thunderclouds pressed down heavily, and strong winds howled. So he immediately stopped cultivating.
It was not that he feared the tribtions. However, he could not undergo them at the Heavenly Saber Pavilion, at Qingyun Peak.
Xiao Chen did not say anything to Liu Ruyue. He only let Liu Suifeng know he was going, and he left quietly on his own.
He turned his head back and nced at the towering Qingyun Peak from midair. He had too many memories here, too many things tying him down.
He had not seen enough yet!
Ao Jiao, I wille back alive, right?
You have to. Even if you wish to die, I will not let you die. Ao Jiao showed a fierce expression as she said, You promised me that you will help me take revenge for Sang Mu. You are not allowed to die, nor will you die.
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At Qingyun Peak, where Xiao Chen parted with Liu Suifeng, Liu Ruyue slowly descended from the sky. She looked distracted as Xiao Chen turned into a ck dot in the horizon.
Liu Suifeng looked at her and said helplessly, Sis, you already found out from Senior Leng why he left. Why didnt you show yourself and say something? This time, there is a high chance of him dying. It must feel very bad.
Liu Ruyue smiled embarrassedly. He did not want me to know. So it is fine for me to keep pretending. My heart is not in disorder, and neither is his.
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High in the sky, Ao Jiao kept track of the route Xiao Chen took. She asked, Where to now? Since you are undergoing your tribtions, you have to have an absolutely quiet ce.
Well go to Mohe City first. Ill take one more look and have no more regrets.
Xiao Chen had chosen the location for his tribtions long ago. However, before this, he had to make a trip to Mohe City. He had to take a look at his family from a distance.
He tore through space and traveled like a meteor in the void. Soon, the familiar silhouette of Mohe City entered his eyes.
Xiao Chen came out of the void, and his figure wavered. He arrived above Seven Horn Mountain. From here, he could see every detail of the entire Xiao Residence.
At present, the Xiao Residence had more than doubled in size. The Seven Horn Mountain was dotted with cultivators wearing the Xiao ns uniform, undergoing experiential training.
The n had reconstructed the originally simple camp at the base of the mountain. It was now magnificent. Elite Xiao n disciples stood guard there, keeping an eye on the non-Xiao-n cultivators.
Everything was very well managed, clearly bing more prosperous with each passing day. Xiao Chen could vaguely sense a great Luck hovering over the n.
Luck was ethereal and formless, but it truly existed. Xiao Chen was precisely the one who brought about the current Luck of the Xiao n.
Xiao Chen had obtained the first rank in the Five Nation Youth Competition, focusing the Sky Dome Realms Luck on him, and he had absorbed the essence of the Heavenly Dew Divine Spring. Now, his Luck already reached a startling height.
He smiled faintly and felt much more reassured. With the Secret Treasures, Spirit Stones, and secret manuals that he had given Xiao Jian and Xiao Yn, the Xiao ns strength was sure to rise. After he advanced to Martial Emperor and collected back the Azure Dragon Pce, his n would be the best support for reestablishing the Dragons Gate.
After a few more nces, Xiao Chen withdrew his gaze. Even if he failed his tribtion, this trip back to the Sky Dome Realm was worth it.
Xiao Chen felt no regrets or fear in his heart.
Who is behaving so sneakily? Come out here!
Suddenly, Xiao Chen frowned, and one strand of golden light from the purple talisman in the sea of consciousness came out through his fingertip. It turned into a lightning-like saber Qi and shot towards the seemingly empty space in front of him.
With this attack, space was like a piece of white paper easily torn. A pitch-ck hole appeared. Space silently shattered, not even leaving any fragments.
Teng Xiao, the Church Master of the Sky Dome Realms Dark Church, who somewhat resembled Xiao Chen, walked out. He wore ck clothes and had a sinister look on his face.
Xiao Chen squinted. The aura of this person remained fresh in his memorythe unique dark aura of the people from the Dark Church. However, this persons dark aura was much denser.
Furthermore, there was an additional trace of evil to it. Then, Teng Xiao caught the golden saber Qi that shattered space between his fingers.
However, this action was not what shocked Xiao Chen the most. Instead, it was this persons appearance. If Xiao Chen recalled correctly, this person was the spitting image of the man in the Azure Emperors Drawing the Saber painting.
If not for the dark aura on this person and the tant sinister air of his countenance, Xiao Chen might have mistaken this person for him.
In fact, this person had never thought of trying to conceal his sinister air as if it was innate. He did not suffer the etiquette and integrity of this world. He was unrestrained and uninhibited, seeing himself as the greatest in the world.
Chapter 864 - Duel with the Same Moves
Chapter 864: Duel with the Same Moves
The golden saber Qi was not that easy to catch. After Teng Xiao captured it between his fingers, it pushed him back five kilometers before he stabilized his footing.
Ive been waiting for you for a long time. Why are you just hanging outside the Xiao n and not entering? What are you afraid of?
Teng Xiao casually flung away the golden saber Qi, which had already been corroded by the dark Qi of his fingers. His gaze was like lightning, piercing through Xiao Chen.
Waiting for me? Are you here to send yourself to me to die? However, Chu Chaoyun is right. The Sky Dome Realms Dark Church does seem to be connected to my Xiao n.
Even if you donte and look for me, I woulde and look for you.
Xiao Chen flipped his right hand, and the Lunar Shadow Saber appeared in his palm. His figure shed as he took the stance for the foundational moves of the Lightning Tribtion Saber Technique. Then he unleashed an attack without showing any mercy.
With ny-percentprehended saber intent and forty-percentprehended immortal will of thunder, this simple stance exploded with boundless might.
As the electric light burst forth with brilliance, the slender saber pierced through the electric light, heading quickly for Teng Xiao.
Sparks of electricity slowly umted in the air behind Xiao Chen. They swam around, filling the ce with scintition.
Teng Xiao had not expected Xiao Chen to start a fight the moment they met. He smiled coldly, and a simr slender and long saber flickering with cold light appeared in his hand.
Dang!
Teng Xiao casually waved his saber and blocked Xiao Chens saber. Then he spun around in the air and dispelled the electricity, neutralizing the force in Xiao Chens saber.
Xiao Chens eyes lit up. This mysterious person who resembled the Azure Emperor was not very strong. However, hisbat techniques were impressive.
After Xiao Chen sent out the attack, the momentum of the Lightning Tribtion Saber Technique built up. The sparks behind him formed lightning flood dragons dancing around him.
Teng Xiao did not reveal any weakness at all. His wrist shook, and ck dragon images swam about behind him.
In this battle, Xiao Chen held the suppressive advantage of cultivation. However, Teng Xiao relied on hisbat experience to avoid ending up at a disadvantage.
Not wanting to drag things out for too long, Xiao Chen decisively changed moves. He executed Return of the Azure Dragon and materialized a three-kilometer-long dragon-shaped saber Qi. Dense auspicious clouds surrounded the dragon-shaped saber Qi. It roared ferociously, resonating everywhere.
When Teng Xiao saw this move, his lips could not help but curl up. Smiling, he said, Return of the Azure Dragonyou even dare to use this move before me.
He pushed off the air and soared upwards. He stretched out his hand, wanting to catch the dragons head in a chokehold.
If this were before, he would have easily broken the Return of the Azure Dragon with that. However, Xiao Chen was aware of the weakness of this move. He had also patched the weakness already. How could his opponent get what he wished?
Xiao Chen swung his arm out, and the somewhat rigid dragon-shaped saber Qi seemed toe to life. It shook its head and waved its tail, baring ws and jaws.
This motion startled Teng Xiao. Clearly, he had not expected such a change. He would not be able to grasp the dragons movements quickly, so how could he grab the dragons neck?
Without waiting for Teng Xiao to retreat, Xiao Chen shouted, and the dragon-shaped saber Qi ruthlessly pressed over.
This attack struck Teng Xiao heavily, causing him to vomit a mouthful of blood and sending him flying back ten kilometers.
After standing firmly, Teng Xiaoughed loudly. Disregarding the injuries on his body, he shouted, Good! Good! Good!
Teng Xiao said good three times. Then he continued, Return of the Azure Dragonyou really used this move very well. Indeed, you did not disappoint me. It would be rude of me not to return the move. In that case, ept this move from me! Return of the Azure Dragon!
Teng Xiao waved his hand, and his saber appeared in his palm once again. Then a boundless red sea manifested behind him, filled with baleful auras and white bones.
This was a bloody sea of corpses. A limitless dark aura lingered above the scarlet sea. It looked eerie and sinister.
Teng Xiao roared, and a ck dragon surged out from the scarlet sea. It had a pair of scarlet eyes andyers of ck scales.
He soared into the air and hacked down with his saber. The ck dragon gathered on the saber and formed a strange dragon-shaped saber Qi flying at Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen revealed a shocked expression. This was not because of the might of this move but because this mysterious Dark Church cultivator actually knew the Dragon Subduing sh.
He pushed off the air and took the form of Soaring Dragon. He turned into a True Dragon taking to the heavens.
Hidden Dragon in the Depths, Soaring Dragon. When the right momentes, the dragon soars into the sky!
Bang! Bang! Explosions resounded as Xiao Chens Soaring Dragon forcefully chopped the sinister ck dragon into three.
After Xiao Chen broke the move, he raised his head and looked around, only to discover that that person had already left. The mysterious phenomenon of the sea of blood and corpses had also vanished. The overwhelming dark aura slowly dissipated.
However, the three segments of the ck dragon lingered in the sky for a long time without breaking up, as if it had already condensed into a material object.
Xiao Chen entered deep thought. If this persons cultivation were not far below his, the mutated Return of the Azure Dragon would not be easy to handle.
That person earlier seems to be the Church Master of the Dark Church. Ten thousand years ago, he moved about unhindered. He also yed a part in destroying the Tianwu Dynasty, Ao Jiao said slowly, her eyes full of doubts.
She continued, Rumor said that the Holy Masters of the Three Holy Lands worked together to kill him. Why did hee out here today?
Xiao Chen did not pursue this person, suspecting that this person was only a will clone.
Unexpectedly, there is still such an enemy of unknown origins and horrifying strength in the Sky Dome Realm. No wonder Father was so worried previously.
If I survive my tribtions, I have to uproot the Sky Dome Realms Dark Church.
The appearance of this mysterious person left a shadow in Xiao Chens heart. Not only did this person show up in such a strange manner, but his identity was also very dubious.
Why did this person turn up near the Xiao n in Mohe City? His will clone was already this strong. In that case, how strong exactly was his actual body?
Chu Chaoyun said that the Dark Church was connected to the Xiao n. How did he know this?
Many doubts appeared in Xiao Chens mind. Then, he turned his head back to look at the bustling Xiao n. After seeing the lively faces, he got rid of these distracting thoughts and left this ce with a resolute expression.
Half a dayter, at a deste ind in the Boundless Sea, Xiao Chen descended from the sky. This ind had no humans or beasts on it; it waspletely deserted.
Simr inds dotted the vast Boundless Sea, as numerous as the stars. Such inds were verymon, and he would not attract any attention when he underwent his tribtion there.
There was a small mountain on the ind. Xiao Chen leaped onto it and sat cross-legged on the peak. Then he raised his head and looked at the sky; it was clear for several kilometers around, looking very blue.
He took a deep breath, and a cooling and refreshing sensation came from the Sea Monarch Headscarf on his forehead, calming his body thoroughly from the inside out.
Xiao Chen spat out a big mouthful of turbid air. Then he closed his eyes and started to circte the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation.
The energy of the Heavenly Sage Laws quickly flowed in his meridians. Soon, thunderous sounds came from inside his body. Lightning flickered in the mysterious space within his dantian. The Azure Dragon Martial Spirit swam around carefully, avoiding them.
Located between the belly button and the sternum, the dantian was the most mysterious ce in a cultivators body. Its exterior looked like a pearl. However, if one sliced open a cultivators abdomen, one would not be able to find this dantian.
This organ was not made of flesh. It existed between reality and illusion. It truly existed and formed a small world, containing a cultivators Essence, Quintessence, and Heavenly Sage Laws.
A cultivators capacity actually referred to the space within this dantian. The size of the space and its resilience determined how much Quintessence and Spiritual Energy it could contain.
The dantian was the foundation of this small world. If the dantian was destroyed, the small world would cease to exist, leaving the cultivator crippled.
ording to stories, when one advanced to Martial Emperor and grasped Heavenly Laws, they would gain an understanding of nature and could change this small world, truly materializing a world with mountains and rivers.
At this moment, this space was replete with lightning. The tiny Azure Dragon Martial Spirit moved in every direction but still found it hard to dodge. asionally, the lightning would strike it.
Xiao Chen felt every strike as well. His entire body, his internal organs, the flowing blood, the resilient bones, the skin on the surfaceall the cells of his body underwent the baptism of lightning.
Even the depths of his soul trembled, enduring the great torture.
However, there were no visible changes to his exterior. He closed his eyes and sat cross-legged as he silently circted the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation. Both his soul and body underwent twofold torture, experiencing boundless agony.
The electricity felt like thousands upon thousands of needles were prickling Xiao Chen interminably. He gritted his teeth and endured. Since he tempered his physical body, this level of pain was still something he could bear.
However, the Azure Dragon Martial Spirit in Xiao Chens dantian got sted until it became dispirited and listless. Its light dimmed as if it would scatter at any moment. However, his heart was as clear as a mirror.
The spirit of the Azure Dragon Martial Spirit grew stronger under the torture of this lightning. It filled with spirituality, and a true soul started to form.
The Lightning Tribtion of the Martial Spirit continued for half a day before it finally stopped. As Xiao Chen endured bitterly, plenty of ck sticky impurities seeped out of his body.
His Heavenly Sage Laws emerged and swept his body clean, blowing the impurities away with wind.
The process of this tribtion had been extremely bitter. However, there were many benefits as well. With this opportunity, Xiao Chens peak Rank 2 Sage Body finally broke through to Rank 3 Sage Body.
Xiao Chen tested it. Now, when using his full power, he should be able to achieve one thousand five hundred tons of force. He had managed to surmount another hurdle.
The regenerative abilities and the defense of Xiao Chens body had improved further. Even without a special Cultivation Technique or Martial Technique for protecting his body, his defense was already at the standard of a grandmaster-level Martial Sage. After all, ordinary grandmaster-level Martial Sages would only barely manage to achieve a Rank 2 Sage Body.
Without focusing on cultivating Vital Qi, these grandmaster-level Martial Sages could notpare to Xiao Chen.
However, Xiao Chen did not know how his Martial Spirit was now. The Azure Dragon Martial Spirit in his dantian was little more than a small spot of light. It gave off an iparable azure light, but he could not sense it.
A loud crack of thunder resounded in Xiao Chens ears. He opened his eyes and looked up at the sky.
Boundless thunderclouds overspread the sky for thousands of kilometers, thick, churning, and heavy. It was like the height of the sky dropped significantly; one could touch the clouds with just a gentle leap.
Bolts of lightning tore through the sky. The loud thunder reverberated without end. The sea surged and kicked up huge waves. The entire ind shook like a leaf in the sea, bobbing up and down in the water.
Wind and clouds moved. The sky changed color. The rivers gushed and the seas roared. Thunderclouds covered the sky. All sorts of scenes appeared in the dome of heaven. It was like a god was glowering at Xiao Chen.
Chapter 865 - Horrifying Lightning Tribulation
Chapter 865: Horrifying Lightning Tribtion
By this point, the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation no longer needed Xiao Chen to circte it. It circted through all of his major and minor meridians on its own, resonating with the changed sky.
He stood on the small mountain as the sea and the ind shook. His white clothes fluttered as he gazed at the boundless thunderclouds. His expression turned stern, his gaze emotionless.
Xiao Chen looked like the final warrior of a deste city facing a massive army of men and horses instead of thunderclouds.
Hu chi!
Far in the distance, in the vast horizon, a bolt of lightningnced through the air, heading for Xiao Chen without any warning. It crossed a few thousand kilometers in an instant.
Xiao Chen drew his Lunar Shadow Saber. He moved even faster than the lightning. His cold, sharp saber silently hacked the lightning in two.
Come, he whispered as he looked at the horizon. He could feel the Heavenly Daos existence in the thunderclouds.
The moment Xiao Chen spoke, ten thousand bolts of lightning flew over like arrows from the distance. The resonant thunder made the sea surge.
Bang! The ind broke free of its connection to the bottom of the sea and drifted along on the water, bobbing up and down with the huge waves.
Ten thousand arrows fired together. However, these arrows were not arrows. Instead, they were all lightning that could easily pierce through the sky. The sheer number of lightning bolts overwhelmed the thunderclouds, looking like a dense clump of electric light.
Xiao Chens face sank. His flicked his wrist, and the Heavenly Sage Laws in his body moved. A hundred lightning flood dragons instantly took form and swam around him, forming a protective sphere.
Ka ca! Ka ca!
Intense shes and explosions resounded one after another. The ten thousand bolts of lightning struck, and the lightning flood dragons did their best tobat them.
asionally, a bolt of lightning prated the lightning flood dragons encirclement. Xiao Chen swung his saber and hacked it to pieces.
The one hundred lightning flood dragons did notst long in the end. The arrow-like lightning inflicted grievous damage, a very sorry sight to behold. The lightning flood dragons vanished one by one.
Fortunately, not many of the ten thousand bolts remained. Xiao Chen did his best to repulse them.
Every time he swung his saber, some electricity lingered in his body. When it umted to a certain level, the final bolt of lightning that he hacked to pieces served as a primer to trigger the electricity in his body, causing it to erupt.
Bang! The st knocked Xiao Chen flying. He vomited a mouthful of blood, and his grip on the Lunar Shadow Saber loosened.
The wave had just finished when another wave began. Suddenly, a bolt of golden Divine Lightning descended from overhead. Everywhere it passed, space crumbled, vanishing to nothing; not even fragments of space remained.
This was the famous destructive Divine Lightning. When Xiao Chen saw this scene, he could not help but curse in his heart. The Lightning Tribtion of his Cultivation Technique actually called out the Divine Lightning of a Greater Heavenly Martial Emperors tribtion.
The destructive Divine Lightning before him might not be of the same level that Martial Emperors had to face, but it was a bona fide destructive Divine Lightning. It could destroy space and swallow up all things.
Xiao Chen held both his hands up to the sky. Strands of purple Heavenly Sage Laws poured out of his palms. The thumb-width-thick purple lights intertwined with each other to form a circr protective flickering with dense electric light as it soared up.
Ka ca! The destructive Divine Lightning pushed against the barrier for three seconds before breaking it easily and continuing to descend.
Xiao Chen pushed off against the ground and burned all his Vital Qi. One thousand five hundred tons of force surged out like a river, sting that bolt of Divine Lightning.
A loud explosion resounded, and Xiao Chen got ruthlessly smashed downwards. His skin charred, and injuries covered his body, looking very miserable.
Fortunately, the horrifyingly destructive Divine Lightning shattered into countless sparks with his powerful burst of strength; he managed to clear this wave.
The charred skin slowly started to split apart, revealing smooth new skin, disying the recovery abilities of a Rank 3 Sage Body right here.
However, Xiao Chen smiled bitterly. This newly grown skin was definitely very weak. The injuries that he would suffer from the next bolt of lightning would be even more painful.
He trembled at the thought of having to withstand a protracted cycle of getting burned and recovering. This would be a very horrifying pain to endure.
Unfortunately, his guess was extremely urate. Following this were all sorts of named Divine Lightning: golden light Divine Lightning, void Divine Lightning, immortal Divine Lightning, blood demon Divine Lightning, apocalypse Divine Lightning
A total of eighty-one bolts of Divine Lightning fell one after another. After Xiao Chen used his full power to block each time, he would get sted until his flesh tore apart.
Then, his Rank 3 Sage Body would recover before suffering another st. He did not even have the chance to scream in pain; his mind nearly shattered.
The ind was long gone, blown to bits. Xiao Chen floated on the seawater, and the Sea Monarch Headscarf sent out a cool and refreshing sensation. He carefully opened his eyes and saw the clear blue sky with no clouds for thousands of kilometers.
The sunlight was very ring. He asked doubtfully, Is the Lightning Tribtion over?
Xiao Chen got up and sat down on the surface of the sea. He stretched his arm out, and his severely mangled skin started healing slowly.
With the strong recovery ability of his physical body, his body automatically healed itself from the inside out. Soon, he was sound once more.
The sunlight from the sky was somewhat dazzling. The seawater was calm. Xiao Chen took a look and muttered, The Lightning Tribtion is over. Next is the Heart Tribtion.
Ao Jiao, who was in the Immortal Spirit Ring,ughed happily. She flew out and stood on the surface of the sea. As she looked at Xiao Chen, she said, Congrattions, congrattions. You endured eighty-one bolts of Divine Lightning.
As an Item Spirit, Ao Jiao feared such lightning the most. She would note out unless the Lightning Tribtion was over.
Xiao Chen rxed and smiled. Ao Jiao, Im not dead!
You already cleared eighty-one bolts of Lightning Tribtion. You will definitely clear the Heart Tribtion as well. You will not die and will be fine forever. Ao Jiao revealed a rare warm smile, encouraging Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen said gently, Ill not die. I still have not fulfilled the promise I made to you. How could I die before that? Sooner orter, I will make a trip to the Eternal Heavenly Sword School.
The expression in his eyes turned even more determined. No matter how hard the Heart Tribtion was, he, Xiao Chen, would surely clear it.
He had shouldered too manyway too manyburdens. The grace that the Thunder Emperor showed him, the eradicated Dragons Gate, or even the Dao in his own heart, they were all far from settled.
Back then, the Azure Emperor had wandered everywhere unrivaled, aplishing all sorts of glory. Xiao Chen had to walk his own path, freeing himself from the legend of the Azure Emperor.
He was not the Azure Emperor or the Thunder Emperor. He was Xiao Chen. He had his own pride.
A Heart Tribtion was the attack of a heart demon. If ones mental state was not perfect, one would never be able toe out of the illusion created by the heart demon, dying within it.
Xiao Chen scooped up a handful of seawater and washed his face. He thought to himself, A heart demon is best at attacking when a cultivator is off-guard, catching them when their will is at its weakest. From now on, I have to do my best to deal with it. I cannot be careless.
He sat on the surface of the sea and calmly waited for the heart demon to attack.
The sea and sky are vast. Birds and fishes move about freely. As long as I can clear this stage, the great Dao after this will be clear. The seventhyer of the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation will bring a great change as I tear apart the veil of mystery.
Come! Xiao Chen revealed a determined expression. Let me see where the openings in my heart are.
I really dont believe that a heart demon can cause me to wander for eternity, unable toe out.
Xiao Chen focusedpletely amid the calm winds and quiet waves, not daring to rx at all.
For a while, his surroundings appeared iparably silent. He could not help but feel suspicious. Could the so-called Heart Tribtion be just a rumor?
Were the records of the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation wrong? Otherwise, why has the Heart Tribtion not arrived yet?
Suddenly, Xiao Chens expression changed. When he had opened his eyes, the thunderclouds in the sky had already vanished, and the Lightning Tribtion was over.
Here was the problem: when had he closed his eyes? He did his best to recall but realized that he could not remember when he had done so.
Xiao Chen thought about it, and his mind filled with boundless lightning. Bolt after bolt of legendary Divine Lightning descended, mangling his flesh and revealing his bones.
Yet, due to his strong physical body, he recovered rapidly, restarting this inhumane torture once more.
With that painful torture cycling over and over again, how did I faint?
Under that situation, fainting was an extravagant hope. Unless I died, that pain would not let me remain unconscious.
Have I really cleared all eighty-one Divine Lightnings?
Xiao Chensplexion paled as he suddenly got up. He broke out in a cold sweat. His body had suffered endless torture. No matter how strong his will was, he would not be able to hold on. What would happen when his will weakened?
Needless to say, the answer was naturally that the heart demon would attack him.
What about the previous Ao Jiao? No doubt that was the heart demons handiwork.
Good! Good! Good! I, Xiao Chen, always considered myself a smart person with a strong will surpassing that of others. I believed my mental state perfect. To think that I nearly killed myself!
A self-mocking expression appeared on Xiao Chens face as he smiled bitterly. He had been foolishly waiting for his Heart Tribtion to happen, not realizing that he was already deluded.
As Xiao Chen thought this, the sky and sea before him blurred slightly. He said calmly, Ao Jiao,e out for a while?
Ao Jiao, who was within the Immortal Spirit Ring, flew out, her tiny face filled with confusion. She even asked begrudgingly, Why are you not focused on waiting for your Heart Tribtion and even called me out?
Xiao Chen stretched his arm out and waved. The Lunar Shadow Saber appeared in his palm. As he looked at this familiar girl, he did not say anything.
A saber light shed, and Ao Jiaos head separated from her body. He attacked decisively, not showing any mercy.
Suddenly, the scene before him changed. His consciousness slowly blurred.
The rumbling thunder resounded without end. The boundless seawater rose inrge waves. Rain fell endlessly. The thunderclouds overhead roiled. Lightning tore through the dark sky. This was a scene of Armageddon.
Xiao Cheny on the seawater, moving together with the waves. The skin on his body was no longer intact. His body was horribly mangled. His eyes squinted in intense pain, causing his body to twitch continuously.
The lightning descended too rapidly for the recovery ability of his Rank 3 Sage Body to keep up. The wounds around his eyes came in contact with the salty seawater, preventing him from opening his eyes.
Any tiny movement caused Xiao Chen heart-wrenching pain.
He had a bad feeling in his heart. He endured the agony and forced himself to open his eyes and look up.
Chapter 866 - You Are Not Allowed to Die, nor Will You Die
Chapter 866: You Are Not Allowed to Die, nor Will You Die
The hazy scene before Xiao Chen showed a girl with her hand extended, holding back a ck ball of lightning. She did her best to prevent it from falling downwards.
Life essence slowly trickled out of her body, looking like sparklers in the dark skya very beautiful sight.
No!
Xiao Chen felt like he had fallen into a deep abyss. He shouted hoarsely and did his best to stand up on the surface of the sea.
At this moment, he understood that he still had not cleared eighty-one waves of Lightning Tribtion.
Not only had he not cleared the Lightning Tribtion yet, but an opening had also appeared in his will before the final ball of lightning, and the heart demon had taken advantage.
Ao Jiao turned her head and did her best to squeeze out a smile on her pale face. She grumbled as usual. Haha! Idiot Master, to think you always thought of yourself as very smart. In the end, the heart demon still managed to find its way in. Looks like you still have to rely on me.
Right after she spoke, the light on her body faded, and she vanished, turning into motes of light filling the sky and drifting down.
Given that Ao Jiao paid the price of exhausting her Life Essence, the final extremely powerful ball of lightning was already significantly weaker, holding just a tenth of its original strength; it no longer posed a threat to him.
Xiao Chensplexion paled considerably. His eyes turned ck. He simply let that much smaller ball of lightningnd on his body.
Ao Jiao, I will return alive, right?
You have to. You keep wanting to die, but I will not let you die. You are not allowed to die, nor will you die.
Boom!
The ball of lightningnded, and Xiao Chens body, which had recovered somewhat, got mangled by the st once more. Intense pain red up, but Xiao Chen was numb to it. He could not feel anything as he stretched out his hand and looked to the sky.
The huge waves on the sea slowly calmed down. The thunderclouds scattered, and sunlight shone on the water again.
Xiao Chen had cleared all eighty-one bolts of the Lightning Tribtion. After the bitterness was over, the sweetness began. His Rank 3 Sage Body advanced further and reached the peak.
A vigorous lifeforce poured out from the depths of his body. His physical injuries healed at a visible rate.
However, Xiao Chens heart remained dead. His eyes filled with boundless regret, his mind with memories of Ao Jiao.
I pulled out the Thunder Wood Sword. Shouldnt you call me Master?
Idiot! Have you seen an ant wanting an elephant to call it Master?
Idiot Master, I did not expect that you would be the King Grade True Dragon, ranking first on the True Dragon Ranking someday. Haha! You are the same as Sang Mu back then.
Xiao Chen, you are not even twenty-five, and you alreadyprehended the immortal will of thunder. You already surpassed Sang Mupletely.
You will not die. Even if you want to die, I will not let you die. Hehe! Dont forget that you promised me you will take revenge for Sang Mu.
Under the sunlight, the shining motes of light had long since vanished.
Hehe, congrattions, congrattions, Idiot Master! You survived the eighty-one waves of Lightning Tribtion.
Suddenly, a familiar voice rang out beside Xiao Chens ear. He turned his head and looked. He saw Ao Jiao smiling faintly, looking at him warmly.
A boundless hatred appeared in the depths of his eyes. However, his lips curled up into a faint smile. He said, Never ever has there been a moment when I wanted to lie to myself more than this. I wish I could tell myself that you are real.
A saber light flickered, and Xiao Chen drew the Lunar Shadow Saber. It looked like he would chop this Ao Jiao formed by the heart demon in half.
However, at the final moment, the cold de suddenly stopped short of the neck of Ao Jiao.
Although Xiao Chen clearly knew this was a tribtion, he simply could not swing his saber down. At some point, a tear appeared in a corner of his eyes.
When the tear fell, the grief in his eyes turned into a cold light. The saber light shed, and the cold, slender, and long Lunar Shadow Saber finally hacked at the Ao Jiao before him formed by the heart demon.
Heart Tribtions were hard to clear. Xiao Chen finally understood what exactly it meant. The human heart could never be perfect; there would always be some w.
Even if one cultivated ones heart to be as perfect as it could be, the human heart was unfathomable. In the end, it was made of flesh. It was ridiculous that Xiao Chen was still full of confidence.
The heart demon would always grab hold of the weakness in ones heart at the most suitable moment.
When Xiao Chen was undergoing torture from the Lightning Tribtion, suffering terribly, his greatest wish then was to clear the Lightning Tribtion quickly. Thus, the heart demon instantly made its way into his heart.
The more the heart wanted something, the more one would let their guard down.
When Ao Jiao died for him, she became the greatest preupation in Xiao Chens heart. So, the heart demon took advantage of this again, betting that he would not attack.
Ka ca! Xiao Chen finally chopped the heart demon before him in half. His consciousness blurred. He opened his eyes and looked down. That teardrop from earlier had justnded on the sea.
Ripples appeared on the surface of the sea, spreading out. His reflection in the water blurred.
Since Xiao Chen had cleared both the Lightning Tribtion and the Heart Tribtion, he formally advanced to the Purple Thunder Divine Incantations seventhyer, but he did not have any intention of rejoicing. He did not even bother checking what changes the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation brought him.
Xiao Chens body fell onto the surface of the sea with arge ssh. He did not think of anything at all, his mindpletely nk.
He hugged the Lunar Shadow Saber and squeezed his eyes shut.
Will I return alive?
You have to. You keep wanting to die, but I will not let you die. You are not allowed to die, nor will you die.
These words kept resounding in Xiao Chens ears. Without much effort, the image of Ao Jiao clenching her fist and doing her best to look fierce appeared in his minds eye.
As the water flowed, Xiao Chen kept his eyes shut, unwilling to open them.
There is no miracle in the world that can reverse time. So I shall keep my eyes closed, hoping to meet you in my dreams. I wish I never wake up from this dream, not opening my eyes for ten thousand years!
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The vast Boundless Sea was rife with danger. Aside from danger, there were also many treasures. It attracted many cultivators toe and seek fortuitous encounters for themselves.
Time crawled by. Xiao Chen had already drifted on the Boundless Sea while hugging the Lunar Shadow Saber for half a year. However, there were still no signs of him waking up.
A particrly gentle aura containing pure and vast energy came from his body. As this aura spread out, it attracted many marine Spirit Beasts into trailing him, all of them greedily absorbing this aura.
As Xiao Chen drifted on the water, the number of Spirit Beasts following him increased significantly. There were Deep Sea Spirit Turtles, ck Tuna Whales, Golden Lantern Fish, and many other uncountable Spirit Beasts. This multitude formed an incredibly strange sight.
On this particr day, a small ship carrying some cultivators headed for the Deep Sea Battlefield.
Big Brother Bai Lixi, quick, look! There seems to be a dead person there, a skinny cultivator at the ships bow eximed in surprise.
The few people currently drinking wine all looked over. After two-odd years, Bai Lixi was no longer like he had been before. His set of Medial Grade Secret Treasures had all been changed out for Superior Grade Secret Treasures.
His cultivation had also reached peak Inferior Grade Martial Monarch. He was just a step shy of reaching Medial Grade Martial Monarch.
Furthermore, that was not the extent of Bai Lixis potential. In the past two years, his Luck had been extraordinary. Others might not know the reason for this, but he was very clear on it.
Without a doubt, he had not chosen wrongly back then. He had indeed gained some of Xiao Chens Luck.
Clearly, Bai Lixi was the leader of the group on the ship. He smiled and gulped down a mouthful of wine. Then he cursed jokingly, How ignorant! It is just a dead person. There are many dead people in the Boundless Sea.
Thats not it. Look behind him. There are several Spirit Beasts following him, but they actually did not eat him up. This is too strange, the squinty-eyed skinny cultivator retorted.
When Bai Lixi heard this, his expression changed slightly, and his gaze shifted over as well. When he saw therge group of Spirit Beasts following behind the corpse, he found it incredibly strange as well.
Go take a look and chase those fishes away. This corpse is rather strange. Bai Lixi quickly made a decision and gave instructions.
That skinny cultivator immediately flew over, eager to get into action. Soon, he retrieved Xiao Chens body. Then he casually tossed it to the deck, leaving Xiao Chens body tond heavily.
Great saber! I want it!
When a Martial King who used the saber saw the Lunar Shadow Saber in Xiao Chens hands, his eyes lit up. He immediately rushed forward and tried to pry Xiao Chens fingers apart to get the Lunar Shadow Saber.
In the end, after all his efforts and despite using his full power, that Martial King failed to do so. Even when he exerted himself until he turned red, it was to no avail.
Sixth Brother, you already used all your strength on women, right? You cant do anything even to a dead person.
The others could not help butugh out loud.
This person was hot-tempered, to begin with. When he saw everyone mocking him, he drew his weapon and shouted angrily, Screw your grandmother! You are already dead. Why are you still gripping so tightly? Ive never seen such a miser before. In that case, I will just chop your arm off.
As Bai Lixi watched this person raise his weapon, he felt this body to be very familiar. He shouted, Wait a moment. Dont move!
Bai Lixi quickly stepped forward and parted the messy hair covering Xiao Chens face. When he thoroughly verified the guess in his heart, his expression changed drastically. He shouted, Brother Xiao Chen!
The Martial King whom Bai Lixi stopped thought that Bai Lixi wanted to snatch the saber away from him. He said with dissatisfaction, Big Brother, since when did you have a dead brother?
Screw you. Your brother is the dead one. Your whole family is the dead one. Damn you, this is my Brother Xiao Chen!
Bai Lixi stepped forward and checked for Xiao Chens breath and discovered that Xiao Chen was still alive. There was also no sign of Xiao Chens body swelling.
It was like Xiao Chen was just sleeping. He felt relief in his heart and started cursing at that Martial King.
When the others heard what Bai Lixi said, they all came over out of curiosity. They looked at Xiao Chen and asked, Big Brother, is this really Xiao Chen?
Bai Lixi smiled and said, Would I lie? He is Xiao Chen, the first ranked King Grade True Dragon of the True Dragon Ranking. Half a year ago, when he came back to the Sky Dome Realm, he killed Sima Hong with one finger. Then, he took away the will of thunder from Thunder Emperor Valley, which no one could take away for a few thousand years.
Bai Lixi raised his head and red at the cultivator who was prepared to chop off Xiao Chens arm. Then he said, Consider yourself lucky. If I did not shout to stop you, even nine lives would not be enough for you to survive.
Thisment startled the desman. Xiao Chen was a legend in the Sky Dome Realm by this point.
Xiao Chens experiences surpassed even those of the Thunder Emperor during his rise. When all of them were carefully examined, they were rather unbelievable.
Unexpectedly, such a legendary character was on the same boat as them.
Big Brother, is he really your brother? Why does he not look like you? That skinny cultivator and the others did not believe that Bai Lixi was as close to Xiao Chen as he imed.
Bai Lixi could not be bothered with them. He frowned slightly, not understanding Xiao Chens current situation.
Chapter 867 - Returning to Thunder Emperor Valley
?Chapter 867: Returning to Thunder Emperor Valley
It was obvious from the state of Xiao Chens clothes that he had been soaking in the sea for a long time. However, theplexion of his skin was even better than Bai Lixis. It was like Xiao Chen just fell asleep, certainly a contradictory sight.
Logically speaking, given Xiao Chens strength and thismotion, he should have woke up already. However, why were his eyes still shut?
Bai Lixi did not dare to act rashly. He did not know what this brother of his was doing. After thinking for a while, he said, Turn around. Well bring him back to the Heavenly Saber Pavilion.
Big Brother, after spending so much time, we are not going to the Deep Sea Battlefield?
Bai Lixi scolded, You fool! When this brother of mine wakes up, just any casual benefit that he gives out would be worth more than wandering around in the Deep Sea Battlefield for a hundred years.
The others felt that this made sense. They immediately and happily turned the ship around, making for the Heavenly Saber Pavilion.
That squinty-eyed skinny cultivator suddenly spoke up. Have you all noticed that this Xiao Chen is giving off a rather special aura? I just absorbed some of it, and my Mental Energy immediately grew much stronger.
Some of the others did not believe him. However, when they tried it, they goggled in iparable shock. They all eximed when they realized that their Mental Energy had patently improved.
Bai Lixi remained silent. When he saw the apathetic expression on Xiao Chens face, for some reason, he had an impression of grief so deep that the heart had died.
The impression struck Bai Lixi so hard that he did not care about the situation that the others discovered.
Could it be that Brother Xiao Chen will not wake up?! For some reason, this thought appeared in Bai Lixis mind.
As the ship turned around, the other cultivators aboard were still rather happy.
After about one month, the Mental Energy of all the cultivators on the ship improved significantly. The special energy that Xiao Chen emanated showed no signs of waning.
Aside from the natural talent that allowed the Deity Race to cultivate Mental Energy, the various races of the Kunlun Realm had almost no Cultivation Technique for Mental Energy; it was very hard toe by.
Only Bai Lixi continued frowning without let-up. Even after one month passed, Xiao Chens state was as Bai Lixi guessed; he never woke up at all.
Xiao Chen grasped the Lunar Shadow Saber with his two hands. He had sunk into a deep sleep, not willing or wanting to wake up.
Big Brother, well be at Thunder Emperor Valley soon! that skinny cultivator said as he pointed to the valley in front with a bright smile.
Bai Lixi raised his head to take a look. Indeed, they were approaching Thunder Emperor Valley. He muttered, I really cant get used to going through this Thunder Emperor Valley that doesnt have that immortal will of thunder.
The small ship proceeded slowly, traveling calmly up the river. The two sides of the valley still had the towering sculptures of the Thunder Emperor.
Suddenly, Xiao Chen, who was on deck, moved. When Bai Lixi noticed this scene, he thought that he missaw. He rubbed his eyes and discovered that Xiao Chens eyes were now open.
The sharpness in Xiao Chens eyes remained unparalleled. However, there was a deste silence in their depths that strangers could not catch.
Thunder Emperor Valley.
Xiao Cheny on the deck and whispered, Thunder Emperor ValleyThunder Emperor Valleywhy did I wake up here?
He stood up on the deck. When he saw the colossal sculptures at the sides of the valley, the sight put him in a daze as the ship drifted with the flow.
When the others saw Xiao Chen stand up, they silently endured a strong pressure. Even speaking took a lot of effort.
Xiao Chen smiled and turned around. When he saw Bai Lixi, he showed a surprised expression.
Brother Xiao Chen, are you fine? Bai Lixi asked joyfully after seeing Xiao Chen awake.
Without giving any exnation, Xiao Chen said, Brother Bai, is there any wine?
The two drank and chatted for a long time. When Xiao Chen found out that he had slept for half a year, he could not help but fall silent again.
When the ship left the valley, Xiao Chen returned the wine bottle and thanked him. Then, without saying another word, he flew up Thunder Emperor Valley.
Just like that, Xiao Chen stood on a clifftop of Thunder Emperor Valley and looked at the distant sky. His thoughts drifted together with the wind. After a long time, he took out the Lunar Shadow Saber from the Universe Ring.
Huang dang! Xiao Chen drew the saber from the scabbard. The cold, slender, and long saber looked as sharp as before. He touched the sharp edge of the saber with his finger and gently slid it down. Blood immediately trickled down the de.
Before the blood dripped off, Xiao Chen sheathed the saber back in the scabbard. Then, he sent a palm strike at it. The Lunar Shadow Saber instantly entered Thunder Emperor Valley. A small, pitch-ck hole appeared in the ground. The Lunar Shadow Saber got buried deep at an unknown depth.
Xiao Chen fell to his knees and kowtowed, hitting his head against a hard rock. Blood flowed from his forehead, dyeing the blue Sea Monarch Headscarf red.
If I cannot bring Ao Jiao back, then I, Xiao Chen, will never use another saber.
Xiao Chen had seen the extreme power of the mysterious and strong talisman in Misleading Fog Lake. When ones strength reached the peak, a miracle might happen.
Big Brother, what is that Xiao Chen doing?
The small ship sailed out of the valley, but it did not go too far away. When the group of people saw Xiao Chen kneeling on the ground, they were all baffled.
Bai Lixi sighed silently. This brother of his was probably truly in a deep pit. He waved his hand and said, Lets go. There are some things that we cannot understand.
After staying at the clifftop at Thunder Emperor Valley for three days, Xiao Chen settled down and checked the benefits that the Purple Thunder Divine Incantations seventhyer brought him.
Firstly, all the Mental Energy in his sea of consciousness had actually turned into Magic Energy; moreover, he emanated it when he did not make an effort to contain it.
Looking at the vast Magic Energy, Xiao Chen sighed. Indeed, the Purple Thunder Divine Incantations seventhyer had brought him an Immortal Destiny.
The distant Peni Sea in the Kunlun Realm had people who cultivated Immortal Cultivation. However, as far as he knew, these people could not cultivate Martial Cultivation. Furthermore, he had never heard of any Martial Cultivator who cultivated Immortal Cultivation.
However, not just anyone could cultivate Immortal Cultivation. They needed that faintly discernible Immortal Destiny. Otherwise, no matter how talented one was, there would be no way for one to cultivate Immortal Cultivation.
Now that this was the Martial Epoch, people with Immortal Destiny were rare. Only the Peni Sea had some Immortal Cultivators gathered there.
These Immortal Cultivators had nothing to do with the Immortal Epoch. They were just members of theter generation that gained some inheritances. Compared to the true experts of the Immortal Epoch, these Immortal Cultivators were like mud to clouds.
After checking again, Xiao Chen discovered that his Heavenly Sage Laws had not diminished or disappeared. He still had his strength as a Martial Cultivator. Furthermore, they had be even purer and denser.
All three hundred of his Heavenly Sage Laws had thickened threefold; they were now as thick as a babys arm.
A peak Inferior Grade Martial Sage could have five hundred Heavenly Sage Laws. Although Xiao Chens cultivation had not changed, the might of a Kunlun Realm regr Superior Grade Martial Sages Heavenly Sage Laws could notpare to that of his Heavenly Sage Laws.
Immortal and Martial Dual Cultivation!
Suddenly, these words popped up in Xiao Chens head. Perhaps the purpose of the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation was Immortal and Martial Dual Cultivation!
The Immortal Spells recorded in the Compendium of Cultivation were too weak. Compared to the Martial Techniques of the Kunlun Realm, they were much weaker; they were only rudimentary knowledge.
However, only this Purple Thunder Divine Incantation far surpassed Heaven Ranked Cultivation Techniques. Now that Xiao Chen had broken through to the seventhyer, the change could be described as earth-shattering.
Who exactly created the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation?
From Xiao Chens viewpoint, it was impossible for an expert of the Immortal Epoch or the Martial Epoch to have created such a Cultivation Technique.
Only a person who was deeply familiar with both Immortal Cultivation and Martial Cultivation, as well as the body of a Martial Cultivator, would be able to create this Purple Thunder Divine Incantation.
The strength of the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation was beyond doubt. Now, Xiao Chen had a realistic understanding of the Purple Thunder Divine Incantations danger.
The purple Lightning Talisman in Xiao Chens sea of consciousness spun. The spreading Magic Energy immediately stopped leaking out after he contained it.
Xiao Chen sank his consciousness into his body to his dantian. He wanted to see what the Azure Dragon Martial Spirit, which had dwindled to a spot of light after the lightning baptism, looked like now.
He would not know without looking for himself. When he saw it, he was startled. The tiny Azure Dragon had already recondensed. However, he felt that it was very different from a Martial Spirit.
Previously, the Azure Dragon Martial Spirit had been just like a dragon-shaped energy without any consciousness, which did not ept his control.
However, the feeling this Azure Dragon gave him was like it was a part of himself. Furthermore, it felt vaguely like a Yuanying. Not only could he control it as he pleased, but it even contained a great amount of energy; it had an extremely deep connection with him.
If this Azure Dragon got destroyed, the consequences would not be as simple as before. Now, he would die with it.
Xiao Chen eximed with some shock, What is this? Yuanying? Or a Nascent Dragon Soul?
[TL note: Yuanying can be tranted into Nascent Soul. For the Nascent Dragon Soul, the word for soul was reced by the word for dragon. However, Nascent Dragon just means baby dragon, so I settled for Nascent Dragon Soul, merging the two concepts.]
Clearly, this small Azure Dragon had the characteristics of a Yuanying, as described in the Compendium of Cultivation. However, an Immortal Cultivators Yuanying should share the cultivators appearance.
After trying to circte his energies, Xiao Chen discovered that this Azure Dragon was indeed his Yuanying. This irregrity was probably the result of dual cultivating Martial and Immortal Cultivation.
Since he could not do much about this, he could only leave it be.
A fierce me started burning intensely in Xiao Chens right eye. With a thought, the Purple Thunder True Fire spewed out. The purple firended on the river, covering arge portion of it.
Chi! Boundless steam instantly rose up from the river surface, nketing the surrounding fifty kilometers.
This white steam was very thick; a significant portion of the river evaporated, forming a massive pit in the water. The surrounding water surged in, and an incredibly enormous whirlpool spun wildly.
Xiao Chen retracted the Purple Thunder True Fire into his eye. When he saw the scene before him, he was astonished.
This was the most objective change that he obtained after the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation advanced. Now, the Purple Thunder True Fire could serve as a true weapon. He would be able topete with the outstanding geniuses of the same generation in the Kunlun Realm.
However, Yin and Yang had lost their bnce, making it more difficult to form the Taiji Yinyang me Diagram. He had to find more Yin-attributed mes for the Lunar True me to absorb.
Xiao Chen could now be described with the word reborn. Now, he would walk a path that no one had taken before or would take after.
He calmed down after a long time. A jade strip appeared in his hand. This was the Immortal Spell that he obtained with the Golden Crow EggStarry Heaven Storm.
Previously, Xiao Chen did not have Magic Power and could not practice this powerful Immortal Spell; it could only serve as eye candy for him. Now, it seemed like it was made just for him.
Chapter 868 - Pulling Stars
Chapter 868: Pulling Stars
There were many Immortal Spells recorded in the Compendium of Cultivation. However, they were all skills that would not be useful in the Kunlun Realm as they were worthless before strong Martial Techniques.
The truly powerful Immortal Spells were the Magic Skills, which could be separated into Minor Magic Skills, Major Magic Skills, and Supreme Magic Skills.
As of now, the Immortal Sects in the Peni Sea did not have many Minor Magic Skills. Major Magic Skills were even rarer, and the number of Supreme Magic Skills came to single digits.
Starry Heaven Storm was a peak Minor Magic Skill. Although it was just a Minor Magic Skill, it was stronger than a regr Heaven Ranked Martial Technique. Moreover, it could be a Major Magic Skill with further practice.
Xiao Chen carefully studied the key points of Starry Heaven Storm once again. Then he closed his eyes and pondered it in detail, simting the execution of this Magic Skill in his mind.
After a while, he opened his eyes and formed hand seals with both hands, changing them continuously. The Magic Energy in his sea of consciousness drained quickly.
Because the environment in the universe wasplex, having many stars, there would always be some that would leave their orbits due to unforeseen circumstances.
The Heavenly Dao had already decided the orbit of every star the moment it was born.
Although the universe was vast, in the eyes of the supreme Heavenly Dao, it was just like a chessboard. The intersecting spatial and time lines tied all the stars to the chessboard of fate.
If a star suddenly left its orbit, the deviation would instantly mess up the space-time lines and the arrangement of fate, generating immense destructive power.
This was the destructive power of the Starry Heaven Storm. When a Starry Heaven Storm appeared, it would destroy countless stars everywhere it passed. Furthermore, it would travel for billions of kilometers.
Starry Heaven Stormthe Magic Skill in the jade stripimitated the scenario of a star leaping out of the chessboard of fate, generating puissant destructive power in that instant.
As Xiao Chen sped up the changing hand seals, a scene of intersecting time and space lines appeared behind him; the chessboard of fate materialized.
Many stars spun in their orbits as they should on the chessboard of fate. The mysterious phenomenon looked like an endless river of stars, exactly the same as the infinite starry heavens of the Kunlun Realm.
Xiao Chens nerves tensed as he extended strands of Spiritual Sense into the vast scene of the universe, quickly searching for his target.
No, this star is too big. I cannot push it. This star will not do, either. I still cant push it.
This star is of a suitable size, just right for me to push. Wait, no! It is too far. Even after pushing it, the generated storm will not be able to descend.
Bang!
An intense explosion resounded. The endless river of stars behind Xiao Chen suddenly shattered into pieces. He vomited a mouthful of blood, suffering a bacsh from his Magic Energy from his failure to execute the Magic Skill.
A loud golden bell rang in his mind, causing instant dizziness; he could not stand steadily.
Practicing the Magic Skill was much harder than Xiao Chen had expected. Even so, he was not surprised. He sat down cross-legged. After resting for about seven or eight minutes, hemenced his second attempt.
After about ten attempts, he finally seeded in moving a star. The space-time lines on the chessboard of fate started undting intensely.
Xiao Chen generated a Starry Heaven Storm in that instant. As he stretched his arm out, strong ck winds rushed towards the surface of the sea in the distance. What kind of scene would he see when the winds strength reached the climax?
The Starry Heaven Storm silently blew all the seawater away, vaporizing it there and then.
A hundred-meter-wide groove emerged in the air. A huge void appeared on the calm sea without warning, separating the water. The bottom of the several-kilometer-deep sea came into view.
In the next moment, the seawater tried to rush in. Huge waves sshed as they surged ferociously into the gap. The entire sea surface turned chaotic, far more frightening than the arrival of a storm.
Joy bloomed in Xiao Chens eyes. He revealed a faint smile on his face as he asked out of habit, Ao Jiao, hows the might of this Minor Magic Skill?
Right after he said that, he was stunned. Then his expression immediately sank. As he peered into the empty Immortal Spirit Ring with his Spiritual Sense, the joy in his eyes slowly faded away.
Sometimes, when someone was around all the time, they lost their presence, and one took them for granted. Only when one lost that person would one treasure them.
Xiao Chen flipped his palm, and a broken de flew out from the Immortal Spirit Ring. This was the other piece of the Thunder Emperors broken sword.
He gripped the broken sword tightly, and a determined expression shed in his eyes. The Immortal Epoch hadsted for much longer than the Martial Epoch.
He would definitely find a Supreme Magic Skill to reverse space and time, passing through the long river of fate and destiny to bring Ao Jiao back.
The broken sword in Xiao Chens hand retained some of Ao Jiaos memories. With it, there might still be some hope. If he did his best, a miracle might happen.
He gave Thunder Emperor Valley below him a grave look. Then, electric light shed under his feet as he tore through space and headed back to the Heavenly Saber Pavilion.
He returned to the Heavenly Saber Pavilion after more than half a year. When Liu Ruyue and the others saw him, they all heaved a sigh of relief.
After losing Ao Jiao, Xiao Chen treasured everyone around him. He did not want a repeat of that tragedy. For the sake of bringing Ao Jiao back sooner, he practiced and cultivated even harder.
Ten dayster, having familiarized himself with his new strength, Xiao Chen returned to the Sky Dome Immortal Realm.
After a long fight with that beast that was as strong as a grandmaster-level Martial Sage, he sessfully entered the pavilion at the Immortal Qike. This ce did not disappoint him. There was another jade strip with a Minor Magic Skill in the pavilion.
Having seen the horrifying might of Starry Heaven Storm, Xiao Chen gained a good understanding of the preciousness of a Minor Magic Skill. There were thousands of Immortal Arts in the Compendium of Cultivation but not a single Magic Skill.
All the Immortal Arts in the Compendium of Cultivationbined would not be as precious as the Starry Heaven Storm. The new Magic Skill he found in the jade strip was called the Great Sun Incantation.
When sessfully executed, the Great Sun Incantation would manifest the might of the great zing sun with a single word. When the incantation wasplete, it would be like the sun falling to the ground.
Like Starry Heaven Storm, the introduction on the jade strip was somewhat grandiose. For one to reach the described might, one would have to advance to the level of an Immortal Lord.
It would be the same as when Xiao Chen executed Starry Heaven Storm, where he only managed to part the sea, far from being able to destroy a star.
However, he was confident that when his cultivation advanced a few more steps, he would be able to use this Starry Heaven Storm in the starry heavens of the Kunlun Realm to push a real star and create a real Starry Heaven Storm.
After leaving the pavilion, Xiao Chen tried searching around for more. However, despite spending a long time in the Sky Dome Immortal Realm, he gained nothing else. So he left.
Having obtained another Minor Magic Skill, he returned to the Heavenly Saber Pavilion and went into closed-door cultivation.
Xiao Chen did not have any foundation in Immortal Cultivation. Acquiring such vast Magic Energy was like a beggar suddenly winning the lottery. After wearing some gold and silver, he thought that he was a rich and powerful person. However, hecked a solid foundation.
Xiao Chen estimated that he would have to spend at least one year to achieve the same level of foundation that current Immortal Cultivators had. By then, it should be easy for him to execute the Magic Skills and minimize the chances of failure.
No one would be able to bear the consequences of failing to execute a Magic Skill in the middle of battle.
Xiao Chen did not mind loneliness. After thinking for a while, he decided to enter closed-door cultivation for one and a half years, which should make things much easier for him.
However, this meant his cultivation would stagnate for about two years. The distance between him and the geniuses of the Kunlun Realm would open further, creating a scary chasm.
Xiao Chen did not fear this. Immortal Arts had to be his foundation. He had to spend some time studying them. Furthermore, he had to merge Immortal Arts and the Martial Way.
If some things did not need rigorous testing in actualbat for validation, Xiao Chen would not find even five years of closed-door cultivation excessive.
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Time crawled by, and the time for the Demonic God Blood Sacrifice slowly approached. The entire Kunlun Realm was under enormous pressure.
Under this pressure, all sorts of chaos urred. Amid the tumult, new outstanding talents relied on fortuitous encounters to rise up. Races that vanished long ago also reappeared, wanting to make use of the confusion to gain a stable footing in the Kunlun Continent once more.
The minor conflicts between the five major races also intensified. Everyone wanted to acquire more resources so they could be more confident of facing the approaching Demonic God Blood Sacrifice.
The major characters at the peak of every race did not concern themselves with this tumult, treating it as a drill for when the Demonic God Blood Sacrifice arrived. This indifference encouraged the further evolution of the anarchy.
Naturally, Xiao Chen did not know any this as he was in closed-door cultivation in the Sky Dome Realm.
Slowly, people forgot about Xiao Chen, who once opposed Di Wuque in a high-profile manner. In this era where geniuses appeared in droves, an absence of three months resulted in recement.
Naturally, after not finding Xiao Chen in the variousnds of fortuitous encounters for half a year, people forgot about him. Since he did not appear for such a long time, they assumed he had fallen.
Many people spread rumors that he was trapped in the Sage Mark Monument, bing the first wrongful death of a genius in its history.
One and a half years passed in the blink of an eye. Xiao Chen slowly walked out of the cave where he spent his closed-door cultivation.
This ce was an unremarkable deste mountain within the Lingyun Mountain Range that no one came to. This ce had very thin Spiritual Energy and no Spirit Beasts or Spirit Herbs.
It was a barren mountain filled with a forest of strange stone pirs and looked rather vast at a nce.
The zing sunlight shone down from above. Xiao Chen took a deep breath. He had not remained cooped up in the cave for the past one and a half years.
asionally, he hade out to test some ideaswhich resulted in the crumbled peaks in the vicinity.
Even after he suppressed his cultivation and used less than half his strength, the destructive power he unleashed in the Sky Dome Realm was still exceedingly horrifying.
Starry Heaven Storm! Xiao Chen shouted, forming hand seals.
In a mere instant, he expended a lot of Magic Power to materialize the cosmic chessboard of fate, unfolding the infinite starry heavens.
His Spiritual Sense moved about swiftly in this infinite starry heavens, searching star after star. After wrapping around three stars, he pulled with his full power.
Go!
Xiao Chens expression turned solemn as he thrust his hand forward. A ck Starry Heaven Storm surged out immediately. Space broke, revealing broken pitch-ckyers spreading for thousands of kilometers.
When the remnant energynded, the various peaks shortened even further.
Great Sun Incantation!
Xiao Chens hands did not stop moving. His Magic Energy zed like a raging fire. It faintly moved the Immortal Laws, and the zing sun in the sky gradually dimmed.
Chapter 869 - Immortal Art—Magic Skill
Chapter 869: Immortal ArtMagic Skill
At first, nothing seemed to be happening. However, after a while, the sunlight from the sky clearly dimmed, turning dark.
The Great Sun Incantation moved the Sr True me and gathered it into words. Only a Magic Skill of the Immortal Arts could achieve such might from an unusual string of thought. Given Xiao Chens current cultivation, this was something close to a miracle.
The second character for sun came from Xiao Chens mouth. However, it was not a character that Xiao Chen or any other cultivator would recognize. Instantly, it was an extremely mysterious character.
The golden-bright and dazzling character gathered all the Sr True me that Xiao Chen moved. When itnded on the ground, the character turned into a golden me and spread out.
Pu chi! Suddenly, the ground for thousands of kilometers around burned and charred utterly. The entire area glowed bright red as if the zing sun had baked it for hundreds of years.
The originally sparse grass and trees in the vicinity instantly turned into ashes.
Ka ca! Ka ca! Chasm-like cracks spread out. In the blink of an eye, the ground for thousands of kilometers shattered and crumbled.
Although the spatial structure and the Spiritual Energy in the ground of the Sky Dome Realm could notpare with those of the Kunlun Realm, Xiao Chen was very satisfied with the thirty percent of the Great Sun Incantations destructive power.
Although he still could not use the Magic Skills as he pleased like he could with Martial Techniques, he would not end up failing to execute his Magic Skills.
The biggest improvement after bitterly cultivating for one and a half years was not the increase in strength. Instead, it was the settling of his mental state. His losses and gains changed Xiao Chenpletely. His mental state now rivaled that of the old monsters who had lived for hundreds of years.
It is time to make a trip to the Dark Church, Xiao Chen said calmly.
He retracted his hand and looked in the direction of the Ancient Deste Land.
Since that mysterious person from the Dark Church appeared, he had be a thorn in Xiao Chens heart. Xiao Chen had a hunch that the origins of this person had a big connection to him.
Perhaps the reason why Xiao Xiong chased Xiao Chen out of the n had something to do with the Dark Church. Now, Xiao Chens strength was at a level where he was confident of being able to protect himself when facing the true body of that mysterious person.
As for what kind of danger zone the Dark Church was, Xiao Chen would know once he went there.
After half a day, Xiao Chen arrived in the sky above the ind in the Heavenly Extermination Lake where the Dark Church had its base. He could not help being somewhat stunned. After scanning the ce with his Spiritual Sense, he discovered that the ind was deserted.
Doubting his findings, he alighted on the ind and walked through the various buildings and secret rooms. The Demonic Qi lingering in the air verified that he was at the right ce. This was the Dark Churchs branch in the Sky Dome Realm. However, for some reason, the disciples all suddenly abandoned it.
Where did they go? To the Deep Abyss Demonic World?
Xiao Chen used his strong Spiritual Sense to scan the entire ind, not letting any portion of it slip by as he searched for things of interest.
An altar on the ind attracted his attention. His figure shed, and he arrived within a hall with many neatly arranged prayer mats covering its floor. Two indents on the prayer mats indicated that people had knelt on them for long periods.
Higher up was an altar giving off a dense dark aura and a shattered ck statue behind the altar.
Xiao Chen quickly stepped forward and looked down the back. He saw ck smoke billowing out. There was a simrly broken mysterious formation at the bottom.
A cool breeze blew, and a biting and choking bloody stench wafted from the altar.
Xiao Chen frowned slightly, wondering how many people had died at the altar for it to reek so terrifyingly of blood. If the number was not a million, it was at least a hundred thousand.
He looked at the shattered ck statue, and with a thought, the Heavenly Sage Laws in his body poured out through his hands.
The pieces of the shattered statue floated up before his eyes. Restoring it to its original state posed no difficulty to an expert sculptor like Xiao Chen.
As his hands moved, the pieces quickly reunited under his control. In mere moments, theplete statue emerged before his eyes.
The statue was three meters tall and mostly ck, boasting an ancient uniform and blood-red eyes. It had an ineffably puissant aura as vast as the starry heavens, as drawn out as the Yangtze and Yellow rivers.
A strange scene appeared before Xiao Chens eyes where he could hear billions of souls worshiping and singing songs of praise in his ears. A formless, mysterious energy surged towards the statue.
These spirits looked identicalall expressionless and numb. The statue seemed toe to life, opening its mouth to suck in the billions of souls.
These did not show any pain on their faces. Instead, they all looked joyful.
Bang!
The fixed statue shattered again in an instant, this time turning into powder beyond repair. The scene before Xiao Chen disappeared.
This scene shocked him so badly that he needed a long time to recover his wits.
This is the mysterious Demonic God of the Deep Abyss Demonic World? Why does it feel like the forbidden Immortal Arts of the Demonic Cultivators?
Having started to cultivate Immortal Cultivation and revisited the basic knowledge of the Compendium of Cultivation, Xiao Chen could tell that this was a cruel, heaven-defying Magic Skill for stealing the cultivation of others.
This was the Magic Skill of the evil faction, the Demonic Cultivators. The Immortal Arts of the Compendium of Cultivation were those of the righteous faction. The Compendium of Cultivation merely touched on this kind of Demonic Cultivation.
Xiao Chen now somewhat understood why the Deep Abyss Demonic World had a Demonic God Blood Sacrifice every few thousand years to kill the lifeforms of the Kunlun Realm.
The origins of the Deep Abyss Demonic Worlds Dark Church definitely had something to do with the Demonic Cultivators of the Immortal Epoch.
However, Xiao Chen wondered why the Demon Races were so willing to make such enormous sacrifices to invade the Kunlun Realm for that person.
The Kunlun Realm was not a weak ce. Although the eighteen Demon Monarchs caused great losses when they invaded, they did not end up in a good situation themselves.
In about eight years, perhaps even earlier, the Demonic God Blood Sacrifice will arrive. It is time I went back.
Xiao Chen flew out of the ind and stopped in the air for a while. Then, he said one word, and the sky darkened drastically. The mysterious character for sun suddenly descended.
This time, he did not hold much back; he used eighty percent of his power. Bang! The area within a few hundred kilometers of the ind all instantly shattered, turning into ashes and disappearing into the Heavenly Extermination Lake.
When he saw that the small ind no longer existed, he revealed a satisfied expression. Then, he returned to the Heavenly Saber Pavilion.
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Xiao Chen spent about one month rxing there before saying goodbye to Liu Ruyue and the others. Before he left, he handed the other Breaking Sage Pill he refined to Liu Ruyue.
Liu Ruyue was already very satisfied that Xiao Chen could stay in the Sky Dome Realm for two years. She had known that he would have to leave sooner orter. She was also confident that he woulde back.
Xiao Chen would definitely be a Martial Emperor in the Kunlun Realm.
When Xiao Chen returned to the Sky Dome Realm, the Supreme Sky Emperor had sent him over, so Xiao Chen had not had to spend any resources. However, leaving the Sky Dome Realm would be problematic. First, he had to find the Supreme Sky Sects Sect Master to inform the Kunlun Realms side.
The formation to send Xiao Chen to another realm could be activated only after both sides were ready. If he was as strong as a Martial Emperor, it would be much easier.
By the time everything was ready, it was three dayster. After spending arge number of Spirit Stones to open a stable space-time tunnel, Xiao Chen smoothly returned to the Supreme Sky Star.
Youre finally back after two years.
Xiao Chen had not expected the First Elder, Han Qinghe, to personally wee him at the transportation formation. So he quickly stepped forward to greet him.
On first nce, Han Qinghe felt that Xiao Chen changed a lot. He actually felt as though he was dealing with an expert of his generationand he was a grandmaster-level Martial Sage who was already three hundred years old.
On second nce, Han Qinghe discovered that Xiao Chen was still an Inferior Grade Martial Sage. However, his baby-arm-thick Heavenly Sage Laws were rather surprising.
As an Inferior Grade Martial Sage, his Heavenly Sage Laws were actually much stronger than those of a regr Superior Grade Martial Sage.
However, if that was all, then Xiao Chen would just have thebat prowess of a Medial Grade Martial Sage at best. Why was it that Han Qinghes first nce gave him the impression that Xiao Chen was an older-generation expert?
Han Qinghe could not help but feel many doubts. He guessed that Xiao Chen underwent an earth-shattering change in the past two years.
Lets go. Come with me. Let me test your strength out.
Xiao Chen followed behind Han Qinghe, flying unhurriedly through the sky. He looked around andpared it to two years ago. Supreme Sky Star now was livelier.
asionally, he saw groups of two or three young cultivators flying past in the air. Most of them were half-Sages.
He found out from Han Qinghe that in the two years he was gone, the Kunlun Realm had undergone great changes.
As of now, the Kunlun Realm was truly in chaos. The formerly minor conflicts between the major races had escted into intense battles. asionally, news of older-generation Superior Grade Martial Sages dying would circte.
The upper echelons and the Sovereign Martial Emperors of the various races all watched idly, even going to the point of preventing the grandmaster-level Martial Sages from interfering.
Xiao Chen roughly understood what this meant. The Sovereign Martial Emperors of the various races were deliberately fanning this chaos.
Without a doubt, their purpose was to groom a few more grandmaster-level Martial Sages before the Demonic God Blood Sacrifice arrived, using the intense fighting to increase their chances of victory.
When the Demonic God Blood Sacrifice finally took ce, the real main characters would no doubt be the Sovereign Martial Emperors and the Demon Monarchs. However, victory would depend on these grandmaster-level Martial Sages.
The reason was simple. In a fight between Martial Emperors, determining who would win was easy. However, if it was a fight to the death, that would be very difficult.
The ones that would truly lead the charge, to either kill or collect souls, would be those at the level of grandmaster-level Martial Sages or the stronger quasi-Emperors. The battle between the Martial Emperors would take ce in the starry heavens.
The Martial Emperors would not interfere with the battles in the Kunlun Continent.
At that time, even one more additional grandmaster-level Martial Sage would increase the Kunlun Realms chances of victory. Heroes were born out of chaos. Such a chaotic scene was the best environment for the cultivators to grow quickly.
Although the price was highallowingrge numbers of older-generation Martial Sages and younger-generation geniuses to fallits effect was the best.
The two came to a vast drill ground. Han Qinghe waved his hand to get the few younger-generation disciples there exchanging moves to withdraw. Then he entered the drill ground.
This move immediately attracted the attention of all the sect disciples and inner sect Elders there.
The First Elder, Han Qinghe, was one of the few experts in the Supreme Sky Sect able to advance to grandmaster-level Martial Sage. Not only had many disciples not seen him make a move before, but neither had plenty of the inner sect Elders.
Chapter 870 - A Saber without the Saber
Chapter 870: A Saber without the Saber
Back then, Han Qinghe had also been a peak genius of the Supreme Sky Sect. He was also the grandmaster-level Martial Sage with the most hope of advancing to quasi-Emperor in the Supreme Sky Sect.
Xiao Chen, Ill suppress my cultivation to peak Medial Grade Martial Sage and exchange a few moves with you. Lets see if you underwent a rebirth as the Sect Master said.
The moment Han Qinghe said that, ripples spread throughout the entire drill ground. The many newly advanced half-Sages all cast their gazes towards the sky.
What?! The mysterious person in the ck cloak is actually the Azure Emperors descendant Xiao Chen, who was widely rumored to have vanished two years ago?
Xiao Chen Two years ago, this name spread throughout the entire Kunlun Realm, shaking it up. Unfortunately, after the shocking events at the Sage Mark Monument, he never appeared again. Rumor said that he got stuck in the Sage Mark Monument.
Over the two years, several new talents rose up. While they became famous, they simply were not as fabulous as Xiao Chen.
How strong was Di Wuque and how glorious was he? He was nowpletely in the ascendant, surpassing the older-generation Martial Sages before him.
Even the geniuses of the recently resurfaced strong races, which had existed since the Ancient Era, did not dare to underestimate Di Wuque.
Nevertheless, two years ago, Xiao Chen had ruthlessly trampled on this genius, whom all the cultivators of the younger generation acknowledged as the strongest, kicking him down in the air.
Even if people had forgotten Xiao Chens name, for now, it was impossible to eradicate his name from the depths of their memories.
Xiao Chen removed the Heavenly Sea Cloak andnded firmly on the ground. He performed a cupped-fist salute and said, First Elder, I humbly seek your pointers.
This gesture might be a simple action, but Xiao Chen projected a certain presence. Although others could not make out what exactly this was, Han Qinghe frowned, recognizing it as the air of a grandmaster.
At such a young age, Xiao Chen actually attained the air and atmosphere of the older generation that had lived for hundreds of years. Just what kind of rebirth did this young fellow experience?
Han Qinghe felt happy in his heart. He immediately itched to test out Xiao Chens true strength for himself.
If it was just a facade, however, that would be too disappointing.
Be careful. Here Ie.
The moment Elder Han spoke, he charged at Xiao Chen. A fierce fire zed on his body. As he moved, he looked like a burning meteor, trailing a long tail of mes and flickering in space.
From the very start, Elder Han already took out one of the Martial Techniques he excelled atBurning Star Fist!
The moment he executed Burning Star Fist, the entire drill ground seemed to turn into the infinite starry heavens, imposing boundless pressure on everyone.
This move astonished all the spectating disciples and inner sect Elders. This Burning Star Fist was a Superior Grade Heaven Ranked Martial Technique. Furthermore, Elder Han had spent many years mastering it.
Although Elder Han suppressed his cultivation to peak Medial Grade Martial Sage, he started off with such a domineering move. Given Xiao Chens current cultivation, facing it might be too difficult.
Xiao Chen did not dodge or avoid this move. Complimenting this move in his heart, he shifted his feet, took a stance, and sent out a punch as well. At this moment, his aura suddenly changed.
His body was like a saber, his intent was like a saber, and unexpectedly, his fist was as sharp as a saber. This punch actually felt like a treasured saber unsheathed.
A cold light flickered with unparalleled sharpness. His move had the explosiveness of a fist light and the cold unparalleled sharpness of a saber.
Bang!
The two fists collided, and there was an explosion. The two each retreated ten steps; they were even. Xiao Chen shed head-on against Elder Hans thoroughly mastered move.
A saber-like electric light in the fist light inflicted an incredibly piercing pain on Han Qinghe, startling him immensely.
He tried several times to dispel the dense and sharp saber-like electric light, only to discover that he could not do so with just the power of a Medial Grade Martial Sage.
Han Qinghe did not want to go back on his word by using more power to negate this energy. However, he had no choice. Although this electric light could not do him any serious harm, it was agonizing, a numbness that was difficult to bear.
Finally, he could not endure it anymore. Pausing for a moment, he activated the Heavenly Sage Laws that only a Superior Grade Martial Sage could have and discovered he still could not neutralize this energy at once. So he kept raising his strength until it reached peak Superior Grade Martial Sage, and only then did he seed in dispelling the electric light.
On the surface, this exchange looked like a draw. In reality, Han Qinghe had gone back on his word and used the strength of a peak Superior Grade Martial Sage; he already lost.
Of course, others, including Xiao Chen, did not realize this.
A bitter smile escaped Han Qinghe. Unexpectedly, he lost against a junior by half a move. He would be too embarrassed to speak about it.
However, the more this was so, the more it proved Xiao Chens strength. That air and atmosphere were not pretense.
Han Qingheughed loudly and eximed, After disappearing for two years, you really brought me unlimited surprises! Again! Take my Golden Crow Spreading Wings!
He spun around and soared into the air, spreading his arms apart like a divine bird ring its wings. The force was unusual, an iparable gale strong enough to shake space.
A surging ming image manifested behind Han Qinghe. A fiery aura instantly nketed the entire drill ground.
Xiao Chen squinted. In the instant Elder Han spread his arms and soared up, he became like a real Golden Crow.
Han Qinghe locked the vast aura down on Xiao Chen. The bright light in his eyes was as sharp as lightning. Then, he swooped down quickly like a Golden Crow chasing prey. It seemed like in the next instant, he would seize his prey, Xiao Chen, and tear him in half.
Clearly, the First Elderprehended the essence of this move, bringing out its spirit, intent, and stance, all to the fullest. Even a Superior Grade Martial Sage would not dare to sh head-on against this move.
A regr Superior Grade Martial Sage would have to defend with all his might or flee in a sorry state.
An expert was clear the moment they moved. When First Elder Han Qinghe executed this Golden Crow Spreading Wings, the eyes of the observing disciples and inner sect Elders all lit up.
The First Elder truly lived up to his name. He managed to bring out a hundred and thirty percent of this Golden Crow Spreading Wingsbat prowess. When regr people used this move, it was already very good if they could bring out eighty percent of its power.
The spectators all wondered in anticipation whether Xiao Chen would oppose this move directly.
Excellent! Xiao Chen shouted and executed the Kun Peng Fist. He likewise spread his arms and soared up. The Heavenly Sage Laws behind him materialized a Kun Peng, giving it impressive form.
The Kun Peng and the Golden Crow were both Holy Beasts of the Immortal Epochlegendary Holy Beasts. Xiao Chens Kun Peng Fist and the First Elders Golden Crow Spreading Wings both worked to aplish the same effect through different means.
They seemed simr on the surface but werepletely different on the inside.
Han Qinghe practiced the Golden Crow Spreading Wings very thoroughly. With more than one hundred years of experience and his greatprehension, he could bring out a hundred and thirty percent of the moves might. He could even increase this to two hundred percent if he used his full power.
Xiao Chen, on the other hand, took a more unconventional direction, disying his originality. He used his body as a saber, his intent as a saber. When he executed this Kun Peng Fist, it also contained a saber intent with unparalleled sharpness.
In the past year or so, Xiao Chen had not spent his time only on the two Magic Skills. He had also continued to meditate on his skills from the Martial Path.
Since he held no saber, Xiao Chen used his body as a saber, his heart as a saber, his intent as a saber. Every action of his, every punch, every kick, they were all sabers. When his figure shed, it was like a treasured saber unsheathed. When he red, saber intent spewed out.
Using the immortal will of thunder containing the vague form of his saber soul together with his Rank 3 Sage Body and many years of experience with Saber Techniques, Xiao Chen took a path that no one before had taken and no one after would take, zing his own trail.
The Kun Peng hates the sky for being too low. It only requires a blink of an eye to cover the sky!
Xiao Chen spread his arms out and kicked up a strong wind. The atmosphere he created was even more ferocious than First Elder Han Qinghes. Despiteunching his attackter, Xiao Chens punch arrived before Han Qinghe first.
The identity of hunter and prey swapped instantly. In Han Qinghes eyes, Xiao Chen, who was soaring over, was clearly the divine bird, the Kun Peng. However, the image in his mind was of a treasured saber overflowing with light.
Not only was there the ny-percentprehended saber intent but also the even more horrifying immortal will of thunder. Xiao Chen took apletely different approach to this Kun Peng Fist. He already surpassed what the Heavenly Roc King could do with this move, transforming it into a whole new move.
Han Qinghes thoughts raced in that instant. He knew that if he still kept to thebat prowess of a peak Medial Grade Martial Sage to sh with this move, he would definitely be defeated.
Boom! Han Qinghes aura soared wildly. When Xiao Chens fist light neared him, Han Qinghe raised his strength to Superior Grade Martial Sage, bringing the might of Golden Crow Spreading Wings now to two hundred percent.
The two fists collided again. The two moved back a hundred steps in the air. The energy in Xiao Chens body surged. A fiery aura resembling the Sr True me prated the surface defenses of his body and the protectiveyer within his body, heading for his internal organs.
The Heavenly Sage Laws in Xiao Chens body billowed and blocked this fiery aura, using the power of lightning to purify it.
First Elder Han Qinghe waved his hand and smiled helplessly. Im done. Lets stop fighting. If we continue, I will really end up extremely embarrassed. I already lost with the first move. After not seeing you for two years, Xiao Chen, I can tell that you have indeed undergone a rebirth. You did not let down the Sect Masters expectations.
Xiao Chen performed a cupped-fist salute and said, First Elder is being too humble. If you used your full power, this little one would not be able to block even a single move.
These words were true as well. As a grandmaster-level Martial Sage, Han Qinghe was only one step shy of advancing to quasi-Emperor. If he used his full power, the instant heunched the Burning Star Fist, Xiao Chen would not be able to capture even a trace of it.
This was the gap created by the difference in cultivation. There was nothing embarrassing about it. Once Xiao Chen caught up in cultivation, he naturally would not fear this.
These words were not meant to tter Han Qinghe. So, when he heard them, he felt extremely satisfied. Although he admitted defeat, Xiao Chen was very understanding and immediately gave him a way out of this embarrassing situation.
After all, Han Qinghe was still somewhat ashamed at being defeated in two moves before so many inner sect Elders and junior disciples.
The spectating elders and disciples all stared at Xiao Chen, not daring to underestimate him. Although his cultivation had not improved much in two years, hisbat prowess was significantly higher.
He managed to defeat the First Elder in such an overwhelming manner with two moves. The current Senior Brother Xiao Chen is as strong as those peak geniuses who left their names on the Sage Mark Monument.
I believe that the geniuses of the ancient races that appeared recently would not be much stronger than Senior Brother Xiao Chen.
Chapter 871 - Martial God Palace’s Mission
Chapter 871: Martial God Pces Mission
I do not agree with what you said. Although those ancient races are few in number, they already stepped away from the conflicts of the Kunlun Realm and settled in the starry heavens. However, the fools who remained in the Kunlun Continent are all one-in-ten-thousand outstanding talents. Any random one of them would be an absolute demonic genius aiming for Di Wuque.
Thats right. After all, Senior Brother Xiao Chens cultivation is still too low. It was unfortunate that he wasted two years.
Why are you all praising others, killing our thunder? No matter what, Senior Brother Xiao Chen is our Supreme Sky Sects person. Can the otherspare to him?
As the younger-generation disciples discussed, they startedparing Xiao Chen with the recently famous newly advanced geniuses.
When Han Qinghe saw the younger generation engaged in intense discussion, he revealed a satisfied expression. No matter what, being able to produce a legendary character like Xiao Chen was a great boost to the morale of the Supreme Sky Sect.
Han Qinghe extended his hand and gathered the inner sect Elders present here together. He said, Everyone, are you all satisfied with the strength Xiao Chen disyed earlier?
Haha! Just based on First Elders smile, we know the answer already. Naturally, we dont need to say anything more.
Indeed, now, Xiao Chen has nothing to fear when facing a regr Superior Grade Martial Sage.
When Xiao Chen saw the group of elders expressions, he entered deep thought. It was like there was more to what they were saying.
Indeed, as Xiao Chen expected, Han Qinghe continued, Good, given this, Xiao Chen will take the lead in the mission from the Martial God Pce this time. Everyone has no objection to this, right?
The others all shook their heads to indicate they did not oppose his decision. However, Xiao Chen was confused.
Han Qinghe turned his head and said, Xiao Chen, you may have just returned to the Kunlun Realm, but there is no time to rest. Given the chaotic situation now, I believe you must be feeling very restless too.
Xiao Chen remained calm and collected. He looked at Han Qinghe and said, First Elder, just speak your mind. As long as it is something within Xiao Chens abilities, I will definitely ept the responsibility.
With a slight nod, Han Qinghe exined, The Corpse God Pce is currently invading one of the resource stars that the Martial God Pce controls. The situation was already dangerous and looked bad. However, three months ago, the Young Sect Master of the Primal Chaos Domains Muddy Sky Gate led a group of loose cultivators to try and fish in troubled waters. The Martial God Pce sent out letters to some of the Rank 9 sects to obtain help. Our Supreme Sky Sect is one of them.
Originally, I was nning to arrange for you to go to the Starry Heaven Silver Lake; the conflict between the five major races is the most ferocious there. However, this order arrived yesterday. All the Superior Grade Martial Sages have already gone to the Starry Heaven Silver Lake. Your appearance solves this desperate situation.
No wonder the First Elder came out to wee Xiao Chen personally and exchanged moves to test him. It turned out that this was the biggest reason.
After receiving favors, one should repay them. Furthermore, after being in closed-door cultivation for two years, Xiao Chen needed battle to test what he had learned. He thought it through; then, he agreed to Han Qinghes request.
After obtaining a positive and definite answer, Han Qinghe heaved a sigh of relief and dismissed the other elders. Then he said to Xiao Chen, The universe is very vast, filled with countless stars. However, few of them can be categorized as resource stars. The number of resource stars that the Martial God Pce has is also extremely limited. The ramifications of losing even one would be disastrous.
If you can protect this resource star, the Martial God Pce will definitely give you plenty of benefits. Furthermore, you will garner outstanding military service, achieving a feudal rank in the Martial God Pce. In the future, you will receive arge monthly stipend. The higher the rank, the more the benefits. I wont borate too much on this; you will naturally understand this better in the future.
What I want to say is do your best to protect this group of sect disciples going to support the cause. These are the seedlings of our sect. Their future is unlimited. The battlefield is cruel and emotionless. Once one dies, thats it; its over for that person. This is not experiential training or a sect mission but a true battlefield.
By the end, Han Qinghes expression turned very solemn and serious. Since chaos erupted in the Kunlun Realm, several older-generation experts and young heroes had fallen, all of them famous experts.
Hearing the First Elders serious tone, Xiao Chen also silently sighed to himself. The current chaos was the intention of the peak upper echelons of the various races.
In great chaos, there would be great fortuitous encounters. This would definitely generate several grandmaster-level Martial Sages. However, the price was quite high.
Come, follow me to the Heavenly Battle Pce. We already chose the people and are just waiting for you.
In a few breaths, the two arrived at the Heavenly Battle Pce. Xiao Chen nced at the group of disciples going to support the defense. There were about twenty people, all Inferior Grade Martial Sages.
None of them were that much weaker than Xiao Chen in cultivation, surprising Xiao Chen. After Han Qinghe exined, he understood. These disciples all consumed the Heavenly Dew Divine Spring Pill refined from Xiao Chens and Shui Linglings blood, which gave them the opportunity to advance to Martial Sage in two years.
The notable figures like Yue Chenxi and Gong Yangyu had all followed Shui Lingling to the Starry Heaven Silver Lake long ago. That ce was even more ferocious and filled with fortuitous encounters, a muchrger battlefield.
As Xiao Chen sized up this group of people, these younger-generation disciples were also sizing him up. They were all arrogant and obstinate, their eyes filled with pride. This attitude was normal. Even though they were in an age of geniuses, they could be proud of advancing to Martial Sage at their age.
Many disciples recognized Xiao Chen, and their eyes filled with shock. However, after the shock passed, there was surprise. After an absence of two years, he was actually still a middle-stage Inferior Grade Martial Sage. They could not help but snort disdainfully.
This legendary character was only so-so.
Han Qinghe pointed to these disciples and said, Xiao Chen, Ill hand this group of people to you. Im in your debt this time.
First Elder, if you had let Xiao Chen lead us two years ago, we would not have any opinion about it. However, nowarent you taking his identity as the Azure Emperors descendant too seriously?
The moment Elder Han finished speaking, someone immediately snorted coldly with a defiant expression. The others chimed in with agreement, indicating their belief that there was not much merit in having a person of simr cultivation lead them.
The one who spoke first was a youth with arge scarlet saber wearing ck Battle Armor. He was tall and burly with broad shoulders. While Xiao Chen was about one hundred and eighty centimeters tall, this person was taller by about half a head.
This person had a rectangr face, thick eyebrows, andrge eyes filled with a domineering look. He revealed all his sharpness without holding any back as he stared boldly at Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen remained calm. He did not feel that this person had any malicious intent. Youths had always been proud and arrogant. Their dissatisfaction at discovering that the leader was their contemporary was natural.
This was especially so when they saw Xiao Chens cultivation. Indeed, he looked like a middle-stage Inferior Grade Martial Sage. Two years ago, he vanished without a trace. It would not be surprising that people would take past stories of him to be falsehoods.
Han Qinghe smiled faintly without saying anything as he watched to see what Xiao Chen would do. This was just a small matter; he believed that Xiao Chen would be able to resolve this easily.
Xiao Chen held up a name list that Han Qinghe had given him. It included detailed information on these twenty disciples. With one nce, he found this persons information.
After a moment, he put away the name list and raised his head to look at this person. He said, Jin Lin, twenty-six this year,te-stage Inferior Grade Martial Sage. Superior talent and outstanding aptitude. High talent for Saber Techniques and already achieved seventy percentprehension in saber intent. Fought with the Full Moon Pavilions Feng Xingsheng once. However, was miserably defeated, unable tost even ten moves.
This information seems rather contradictory. You are not even able to receive ten moves from Feng Xingsheng, yet you dare to say that your talent for the saber is high. Thats overrated.
When Jin Lin heard Xiao Chen read out his information, he felt very pleased. Although his aplishments were notparable to those of the Xiao Chen of two years ago, he was considered a new rising talent, bing rather famous.
Although Jin Lins battle with Feng Xingsheng ended in defeat, everyone knew that Feng Xingsheng had long been famous and was titled the top desman of the eighteen southern provinces. Feng Xingshengs saber intent had already reached ny percentprehension. He was now as strong as the other peak geniuses.
Both Jin Lins cultivation and saber intent were weaker than Feng Xingshengs, but he managed tost nearly ten moves before being defeated. However, Xiao Chen downyed this aplishment, making it sound worthless.
Jin Lin felt extremely dissatisfied. Naturally, he did not endure anymore but stepped forward with his head high and said with overbearing sharpness, Senior Brother Xiao Chen, you are nicknamed the White Robed desman. Two years ago, your name spread throughout the entire Kunlun Realm. Jin Lin is not as talented and wishes to seek some pointers from Senior Brother with the saber.
Han Qinghe smiled bitterly to himself. Of all things, Jin Lin had topete with the saber.
Han Qinghe thought back to his earlier exchange with Xiao Chen; it was still fresh in his memory. Xiao Chens two punches took a different, very unconventional approach. Although it still looked somewhat immature, this would surely be a whole new school of fighting. He would definitely end up a powerful Saber Emperor.
Thinking of this, Han Qinghe could not help but send over a voice projection. Xiao Chen, take it easy on this Jin Lin. He is a seedling favored by a few of our elders and can be considered to be the disciple with the most potential in this group.
First Elder, even if you didnt say it, I could tell. However, if jade is not ground down, it will not be useful. This is why I agitated him intopeting with the saber. It is part of my kind intentions.
After hearing Xiao Chens reply, Han Qinghe released his bated breath. At the same time, he was astounded. If this were in the past, Xiao Chen would not have hesitated to step out and attack immediately in such a situation, shocking everyone in an instant.
The air of a grandmaster!
These words popped up in Han Qinghes head. He felt shocked. He thought about the air and atmosphere that Xiao Chen exuded when he first saw Xiao Chen again. He had not been mistaken. It was the air of a grandmaster.
These words could not be taken lightly. Han Qinghe was experienced and deeply understood the meaning of this.
Several Superior Grade Martial Sages never advanced to grandmaster-level Martial Sage in their entire life. What did theyck? It was precisely this air of a grandmaster. Theycked the bearing and attitude.
Xiao Chen, however, already had the air of a grandmaster at such a young age. He did not view the group of arrogant and unyielding people as a group of his contemporaries mocking him. Instead, he very naturally treated them as a group of juniors to be nurtured.
Once Xiao Chen attained Superior Grade Martial Sage, he would probably be able to advance immediately to grandmaster-level Martial Sage. A thirty-year-old grandmaster-level Martial Sage! This was the conclusion that Han Qinghe came to in his mind. Han Qinghes expression changed markedly as he looked at Xiao Chen.
In two years, Xiao Chens cultivation might look like he had fallen behind very significantly. However, once he came to the hurdle of grandmaster-level Martial Sage, he would be able to flip the situation around.
By the time the others realized the importance of the air of a grandmaster, Xiao Chen with his experiences, talent, andprehension ability might have evenprehended the heart of an emperor already. He would end up trampling on all the geniuses of this era.
Chapter 872 - Body like a Saber
Chapter 872: Body like a Saber
The others already moved to the sides in the big hall, freeing up a wide area for Xiao Chen and Jin Lin.
Jin Lin looked at Xiao Chen, a person who was extremely famous two years ago. Aside from being nervous, he felt very excited. A fervent me burned his eyes.
After standing in position, Jin Lin asked somewhat unhappily, Senior Brother Xiao Chen, do you really look down on me that much? You are not even drawing your saber.
Xiao Chen smiled and replied, Just draw your saber. You will get to see my saberter.
Pretentious, Jin Lin muttered to himself. He grasped his sabers hilt with his broad hands and immediately drew the scarlet saber. He red furiously at Xiao Chen and shouted a warcry. A wave of blood surged up.
He pushed off the ground and soared into the air. It was like he was riding a gushing bloody wave.
This was the Blood Wave Saber Technique that Jin Lin excelled at, which produced wave after wave, each higher than the one before. Back then, Feng Xingsheng had been voluble with praise for his Blood Wave Saber Technique, saying that in less than five years, Jin Lin would be able to have a proper match with him.
Ka ca!
Xiao Chens figure shed. Suddenly, a resonant saber hum resounded, like a treasured saber unsheathing. The clear, sharp, and crisp sound also contained a sovereign overlords aura.
Someone familiar with Xiao Chen would know that this was the aura of his sovereign overlord bloodline. He had altered it and infused it into his newlyprehended saber Dao.
Jin Lin thought he was seeing things. He had distinctly seen a saber already, so why did he hear a saber being unsheathed just now? A cool breeze blew, and Xiao Chen brushed by him at lightning speed.
Pu xi! Jin Lin discovered that his protective Heavenly Sage Laws had been prated and an eye-catching saber mark appeared on the chest of his Battle Armor. His chest felt somewhat cool. This saber had pierced his Battle Armor, but it did not leave any mark on him.
This startled Jin Lin, causing him to suspend his attack abruptly. He turned around together with arge wave and found Xiao Chen, who had circled behind him, sending a kick at him.
However, the impression Xiao Chen gave Jin Lin was more like a strand of saber light. It hacked from top to bottom. There was a boundless saber intent, and the hum of a treasured saber filled the air. Jin Lin could not even keep a firm grip on the scarlet saber in his hand.
By the time Jin Lin swung his saber to block, it was already toote. This time, the kick easily tore apart his Heavenly Sage Law protection and left a clear saber mark on the left shoulder of his Battle Armor.
Retreat! Retreat! Retreat!
This is too strange! Jin Lin quickly withdrew, wanting to familiarize himself with Xiao Chens attack patterns first. After that, he would think of countermeasures. The blood waves surged below his feet as he moved backwards.
However, Xiao Chen chased after Jin Lin tightly. His figure shed, and exceptional saber des appeared everywhere. The resonant buzz of sabers never stopped. Their movements were as fluid as water, pleasing to the eyes and heart. However, a murderous intent pervaded the ce.
After ten moves, Jin Lins Battle Armor had suffered too many holes. Huang dang! It shattered into pieces.
Xiao Chens figure shed. He tilted his body andunched himself at Jin Lin. Using his body as arge saber with his shoulder as the tip, he sliced from top to bottom.
Bang! Xiao Chen easily cut the interwoven Heavenly Sage Laws protecting Jin Lin in front. The mysterious phenomenon materialized by the Blood Wave Saber Technique shatteredpletely. Jin Lin paled and fell to his knees on the ground.
As Jin Lin copsed, Xiao Chen stood across him and silently red at him.
The look pierced through space, and a vague saber soul with the immortal will of thunder fired out through Xiao Chens eyes. In that instant, Jin Lin felt like countless powerful treasured sabers flew at him, instantly piercing him full of holes; he died without an intact corpse.
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Suddenly, Jin Lin stumbled backwards and fell to the ground. He frantically patted his body all over. When he realized that his body was fine, he said distractedly, Didnt I die? How am I still alive?
The scene wasical. The others had simply seen Jin Lin standing properly. Then, he had stumbled a few steps back and fallen over before muttering that he was dead. The other neen disciples all startedughing.
Jin Lin recovered his senses and thought back to Xiao Chens final re. At that time, he really thought he had died. That feeling of death simply felt too real.
This is outrageous! Unimaginable! Freakish! Jin Lin stood up and looked at Xiao Chen. He felt that the other party was iprehensible, entirely unfathomable.
I concede defeat wholeheartedly. Jin Lins Saber Techniques are indeed not worth mentioning. After that, Jin Lin performed a cupped-fist salute and avoided Xiao Chens eyes.
In that final re, aside from the vague form of the saber soul and the immortal will of thunder, Xiao Chen also used some tricks he learned from the Azure Emperors Drawing the Saber painting. After studying that painting for so long, he managed to gain some things off it.
He incorporated some of these tricks into a saber formed from his thoughts andprehensions. After this move reached Great Perfection, it might be possible for him to kill someone with just a re.
Xiao Chens original intent was not to intimidate Jin Lin. Seeing Jin Lins current appearance, he had already achieved his objective. He said, You are already someone who died once. You can carefullyprehend that final re; you might be able to gain something from it.
Jin Lin remained silent, entering deep thought, and pondered Xiao Chens words.
At the right moment, Han Qinghe smiled and said, Is there anyone who is not convinced yet? Feel free to challenge your Senior Brother Xiao Chen in Saber Techniques.
All the other disciples shook their heads. After seeing Jin Lins end, no one dared to oppose Xiao Chen anymore.
Han Qinghe smiled in satisfaction and walked over to Xiao Chen. He said apologetically, Xiao Chen, these are extraordinary times. The King Grade warships are all headed towards the Starry Heaven Silver Lake. I am really unable to take out a King Grade warship. I have a strengthened Sage Grade warship here. It should still be able to travel in the starry heavens.
Theres no need. I happen to have a King Grade warship.
Xiao Chen opened his mouth and spat out an awe-inspiring King Grade warship with Azure Dragons carved on it. It gave off a vast, boundless kingly aura as it hovered in the sky.
The Dragons Gates warship!
It really is the Dragons Gates warship. Rumor says that the Azure Emperor forged it personally. The Blessed Light Ship is a dragon among the King Grade warships. Short of an Emperor Grade warship, it is the strongest.
If we take the Dragons Gates warship, we will definitely go and return safely for sure. Back then, the Dragons Gate moved unhindered everywhere.
When the disciples saw the Dragons Gates warship appear, they eximed in excitement. Without needing Han Qinghe to say anything, they immediately leaped aboard, sizing up the warship enthusiastically.
Seeing that the disciples in high spirits, Han Qinghe smiled somewhat helplessly. He said to Xiao Chen, Ill leave these juniors to you, then. Ill wait here at Supreme Sky Star for your good news.
See youter!
Xiao Chen leaped gently andnded on the Dragons Gates warship. He waved his hand, and the eighteen sails covered with talisman scripts rose up.
In the blink of an eye, the Dragons Gates warship soared into the clouds, taking the group of thrilled disciples into the infinite starry heavens.
The cosmos was vast and boundless. Using the Kunlun Continent as the center, a cultivator would find it sorge that its limits stretched beyond sight. Withoutprehending the Dao of space-time, even a quasi-Emperor would not be able to fly out.
There were countless stars and many different types. However, the resources stars discovered by the various factions of the Kunlun Realm were few.
Even a strong faction like the Martial God Pce controlled no more than ten of such resource stars in the vicinity of the Kunlun Continent.
Every resource star contained enormous wealth. There were all sorts of rare ores and countless Spirit Veins, providing the Martial God Pce with bountiful resources every year. Only then could the Martial God Pce distribute them to the various human sects of the Tianwu Domain.
With only ten resource stars, losing even a single one would be a serious problem.
Massive chaos had broken out. The upper echelons of the five major races purposely brought away all the grandmaster-level Martial Sages, quasi-Emperors, and Martial Emperors from the resource stars.
For the sake of creating a cruel battlefield, the Martial God Pce had already lost two resource stars in the chaos. Now, a third resource star, called Dragon Wood Star, was in danger.
Oceans covered the surface of Dragon Wood Star. Inds dotted the vast ocean like stars in the sky.
In this ocean world, controlling the ind meant controlling the surrounding seas. No matter whether it was the nts at the bottom of the sea, the deep sea ore veins, or the mines on the ind, they all needed an ind as a base of operations.
Thus, thepetition for the inds became crucial.
A majestic city had been established on thergest ind of Dragon Wood Star. There were millions of people in the city, which looked no different from a regr city in the Kunlun Continent.
The only difference was that there were only helpless ordinary people or Martial Monarch experts and above in the city.
It was not strange for there to be so many ordinary people on the resource star.
The operation of all sorts of mines required arge amount of manpower. This kind of work did not have much danger or demand much skill, so ordinary manualbor sufficed. Bringing cultivators would be making a mountain out of a molehill.
The main purpose of having cultivators on the resource star would be to protect these ordinary people from Astral Beasts. However, in this season of chaos, the cultivators spent most of their time fighting the Corpse Race.
The Martial God Pce had built its main camp on a tall mountain on this ind.
Rows of defensive towers sat on the mountain together with huge, sturdy, stone houses. There were no fancy buildings; everything was practical.
After the top of the mountain was chopped off, a vast hall had been constructed on it. The person in charge of Dragon Wood Star, Huangpu Feng, was inside the hall looking at some maps on the table.
The maps were like a miniature Dragon Wood Star. All the important inds werebeled there.
From the gs on the inds, one could see the dire situation that the Martial God Pce faced. The blue gs representing the Martial God Pce were all clumped together.
The ck gs of the Corpse God Pce were like a tyrannical arrow aimed at the defense lines of the Martial God Pce.
In an area far away from the two factions, there was also the Muddy Sky Gate trying to fish in troubled waters, aiming to get a share. They could not be underestimated, either.
Whoosh!
A flying sword pierced the wall, appearing in the hall from nowhere. This was the Martial God Pces unique Flying Sword Messenger. Huangpu Feng stretched out his hand and grabbed the flying sword. The information in it entered his mind, and his expression turned unsightly despite himself.
The second line of defense had fallen as well. Three hundred and eight Martial Monarchs, one hundred half-Sages, thirty Inferior Grade Martial Sages, and ten Medial Grade Martial Sages defending the ind all fought to the death. Only three Superior Grade Martial Sages had managed to escape alive and returned.
Chapter 873 - Final Line of Defense
Chapter 873: Final Line of Defense
The Sovereign Martial Emperors orchestrated chaos looked like a game to them. However, this cruelty was a ghastly sight. The brutal killing, the many lives vanishing forced everyone to face it solemnly.
This was not some experiential training with the terms agreed upon beforehand. Instead, this was a veritable scene of ughter. One had to use their full power, or else one might die.
Only the strongest survivors would be able to face the iing Demonic God Blood Sacrifice. If one was not ruthless to oneself now, the subsequent carnage would be even more unbearable.
Huangpu Feng pulled out a few small blue gs from the map and reced them with ck gs that represented the Corpse God Pce. He sighed and said, The first line of defense and the second line of defense are down. Now, there is only the third, and final, line of defense.
Reporting in! Feng Xingsheng, under orders from the Martial God Pce, is here leading thirty Martial Sages of the Full Moon Pavilion to provide support!
Reporting in! Ximen Bao, under orders from the Martial God Pce, is here leading twenty Martial Sages of the Ximen n to provide support!
Reporting in! Niu Deng, under orders from the Martial God Pce, is here leading thirty Martial Sages of the ten great battle realms to provide support!
Reporting in! Hua Dao, under orders from the Martial God Pce, is here leading twenty Martial Sages of the Thousand Mystery Sect to provide support!
Reporting in! Bai Wuxue, under orders from the Martial God Pce, is here leading forty Martial Sages of the Extreme Yin Sect to provide support!
Just when Huangpu Feng was scowling at the maps, cultivators outside the door forwarded some messages. When he heard these, he was overjoyed; reinforcements had finally arrived.
From the quality of the reinforcement, the various Rank 9 sects had indeed put in their best effort, sending pretty much most of their Martial Sages who had not gone to the Starry Heaven Silver Lake.
However, it seemed like one more sect had yet to arrivethe Supreme Sky Sect. After thinking about it, Huangpu Feng did not hold much hope for them.
The Supreme Sky Sect once had two people who soaked in the Heavenly Dew Divine Spring. Of the two, Xiao Chen had absorbed the most of the Heavenly Dew Divine Springs essence. The Heavenly Dew Divine Spring Pill refined from these twos blood far surpassed those of the other sects, enabling an astronomical increase in the Supreme Sky Sects strength.
Now that great chaos had arisen, the elites of the Supreme Sky Sect were sent to the Starry Heaven Silver Lake. Compared to the other Rank 9 sects, they would not be able to dispatch that many Martial Sages to Dragon Wood Star. Furthermore, most of the people they could send would be Inferior Grade Martial Sages.
In the za outside the hall, Feng Xingsheng, Ximen Bao, Bai Wuxue, and the others chatted idly. Several older-generation Martial Sages with strong auras stood behind them. There were very few younger-generation Martial Sages.
However, there was nock of Medial Grade Martial Sages among them. The five men leading the groups were even more incredible; all of them were as strong as Superior Grade Martial Sages.
In this great chaos, these absolute geniuses had progressed very fastespecially Bai Wuxue. Of the five, he was the only one whoprehended a will. He was also the only demonic genius present who had gone to the Starry Heaven Silver Lake.
Speaking of which, Brother Bai, werent you at the Starry Heaven Silver Lake? Why are you free toe to this resource star to provide support? Isnt this a waste of talent? Ximen Bao asked Bai Wuxue somewhat respectfully. Of course, given Bai Wuxues current strength, he was worthy of such respect.
Feng Xingsheng and the others all looked over curiously. While the battles at the Starry Heaven Silver Lake were the most ferocious and intense, they were also the best for raising ones strength.
Bai Wuxue did not hide anything. He smiled and said, I feel embarrassed saying this. One month ago, a genius of the newly resurfaced ancient Treant Race severely injured me. I was lucky to escape with my life.
After I healed up from my injuries and was preparing to head back to the Starry Heaven Silver Lake, I heard that a Starry Heaven Storm was approaching. Soon, the battles at the Starry Heaven Silver Lake will lull. Coincidentally, the call for help from the Martial God Pce came, so I received orders from the sect to go to this Dragon Wood Star.
Bai Wuxue spoke humbly. However, when the others saw his strength, they did not dare to underestimate him. Even if he did not use his will, they would not be able to do anything to him. It looked like he received many benefits in the Starry Heaven Silver Lake.
Niu Deng asked with some disbelief, Are the geniuses of the newly resurfaced ancient races truly that strong?
Bai Wuxues expression turned grave, as he felt some lingering fear in his heart. He replied, Very strong. They are not much weaker than Di Wuque. In fact, one or two of them would be able topete with Di Wuque on equal footing. If not for the fact that their races have low numbers, the Kunlun Continent might not be dominated by just the five major races.
Ximen Bao continued on the same topic. No matter what, it seems like Brother Bai received many benefits in the Starry Heaven Silver Lake. In this call for reinforcement this time, Brother Bai will definitely stand out and attain the most military merits. Who knows, the Martial God Pce might bestow an aristocrat rank on you.
This was also Bai Wuxues aspiration. However, he still replied humbly to that notion.
Feng Xingsheng was somewhat curious. He said, I wonder, who will the Supreme Sky Sect send? I heard that all their elites went to the Starry Heaven Silver Lake.
Bai Wuxue nodded and said, This time, the Supreme Sky Sect really stood out in the Starry Heaven Silver Lake. Aside from Shui Lingling, who has always been very strong, there are two new talents. One is called Yue Chenxi, and the other is Gong Yangyu. Their growth is terrifyingly fast.
In that case, they are not going to be able to send out anyone decent. They will not be able to obtain many merits here. I wonder, who will be leading them this time?
Probably one of the older-generation Martial Sages of their sect.
As they chatted, a group of Martial Sages wearing Supreme Sky Sect medallions slowly descended from the sky towards the vast za at the summit of the mountain.
The Supreme Sky Sects people are here. Indeed, they only sent Inferior Grade Martial Sages. Feeling the groups aura, Bai Wuxue and the others all revealed unsurprised expressions.
However, when they saw the person leading the Supreme Sky Sects group, that familiar face, they were all shocked; they had not expected this at all.
Xiao Chen! It actually is him!
Xiao Chen carefully put away the Dragons Gates warship andnded on the mountain summit with the younger-generation disciples behind him. He had not expected that the leaders of the other sects groups would all be familiar to him.
Smiling gently, he stepped forward and sized up Bai Wuxue and the others. He said, Everyone, its been a very long time.
Of the five, three had a deep history with Xiao Chen. Niu Deng and Ximen Bao once worked together but still failed to defeat Xiao Chen, sufferingplete and ruthless suppression.
Even less needed to be said about Bai Wuxue. He was once one of the seven giants of the Tianwu Domain. However, his very public defeat dealt a huge blow to his reputation.
As for the Thousand Mystery Sects Hua Dao, while Xiao Chen had not had any contact with him, Xiao Chen punched his fiancees nose crooked. Hua Dao had been feeling extremely frustrated about this all the while.
The only person that Xiao Chen did not have a grudge with was only the Full Moon Pavilions Feng Xingsheng. However, since Xiao Chens appearance, Feng Xingsheng no longer dared to call himself the top desman of the eighteen southern provinces.
Xiao Chen did not know how Feng Xingsheng felt about that. Strictly speaking, these five people could not be considered friendly to him.
Inferior Grade Martial Sage?
When the threeBai Wuxue, Niu Deng, and Ximen Baopicked up Xiao Chens aura, they all exchanged perplexed looks. They could not help thinking a lot. It looked like the rumor that Xiao Chen had been trapped for two years was true.
Otherwise, how could Xiao Chens cultivation not have any improvement at all? Everyone knew that if one did not have any improvement for one year at his age, one would be left far behind.
Of the three, the one with the weakest cultivation was Niu Deng. All the same, he was still a Medial Grade Martial Sage. Bai Wuxue was even more incredible; he was already a peak Medial Grade Martial Sage. Hisbat prowess surpassed that of an ordinary Superior Grade Martial Sage.
Brother Xiao Chen, it has indeed been a long time. The three discussed with each other for a while, using voice projection, and decided that Ximen Bao would go and test Xiao Chen out.
Ximen Bao stepped forward with long strides and a warm expression. He extended his hand, and strands of Heavenly Sage Laws gathered in his hand as it headed for Xiao Chens shoulder. Those who did not know would think that they were good friends who had not met for many years.
Xiao Chens expression seemed as usual, looking like nothing was happening. He likewise reached out towards Ximen Baos shoulder.
They were simply probing each other. However, the test was as intense as a mountain sh flood. It was like surging waves as both of them used their own tricks.
The five hundred Heavenly Sage Laws in Ximen Baos body turned into the image of a Heavenly Tiger. He used a secret technique to interweave them, generating the power of a true Heavenly Tiger.
Even a man made of iron would be crushed under this gentle pat.
However, Xiao Chen burned his one thousand five hundred tons of forces worth of Vital Qi. Pure power rushed through his body like a dragon soaring into the sky. His Vital Qi instantly produced a force of two thousand five hundred tons.
The two of them ced their hands on each others shoulders at the same time. Xiao Chens strong Rank 3 Sage Body was as immovable as a majestic towering mountain. However, Ximen Bao immediately dropped to one knee, his face extremely pale.
Brother Ximen, there is no need to be so polite after not meeting for two years.
Xiao Chen smiled gently and raised his hand. Ximen Bao, who was doing his best to struggle free, felt the force on his shoulder disappear. Unable to control his own force, he ended upunching himself into the air.
Ximen Bao hurriedlynded. However, just as he was about to speak, his left legthe one he had knelt on when Xiao Chen patted his shoulderturned soft for no reason, and he fell to the ground in a sorry state.
When Niu Deng saw this, he could not help but feel relieved. Earlier, he had wanted to take the lead in testing Xiao Chen. However, Ximen Bao snatched the chance. Fortunately, Niu Deng did not oppose this decision. Otherwise, he would be the one embarrassed before everyone.
Ximen Bao checked himself and found that there was no problem. It was just that in that exchange with Xiao Chen, the flow of Qi and blood to his knee got blocked. So when hended in a hurry, he lost his bnce and naturally fell over.
Ximen Bao was about to explode in rage. However, Bai Wuxue stopped him. Bai Wuxue stepped forward with a calm expression on his handsome face. Smiling, he said, Brother Xiao, after not seeing you for two years, you are as elegant as ever. Will you give me some guidance again?
Boundless self-confidence gleamed in Bai Wuxues eyes as he looked at Xiao Chen, waiting quietly for Xiao Chens answer. After fighting in the Starry Heaven Silver Lake, his strength was no longer like before. Furthermore, Xiao Chen was currently only an Inferior Grade Martial Sage. Bai Wuxue was sure that he could suppress him.
Bai Wuxue still remembered that frustration from back then. If he did not vent it now, when would he?
Stop! There is a great enemy ahead, yet you are fighting among yourselves? What a scandal! If you want topete and you are capable, go andpete with military merits. How capable can you be if you are meek and civil in public but act all tyrannical when not?
Shouting furiously, Huangpu Feng led a group of strong Martial Sages out the hall in a grand manner. He was only a Superior Grade Martial Sage but held a high rank in the Martial God Pcea Marquisso he outranked all of them.
Bai Wuxue did not want to offend Huangpu Feng. He snorted coldly and turned around.
Xiao Chen was rather rxed, not caring about the matter. Two years ago, he already considered Bai Wuxue the same as air. How could he care about Bai Wuxue at this moment? It was like an ant mocking an elephant. The ant even felt very pleased. It was not self-aware. How funny!
Chapter 874 - Sovereign Martial Emperors’ Descendants
?Chapter 874: Sovereign Martial Emperors Descendants
Huangpu Fengs expression looked very grave. He took down the names of everyone who came and divided the reinforcements into three groups: Xiao Chen and Feng Xingshengs, Bai Wuxue and Ximen Baos, and Hua Dao and Niu Dengs.
After that, Huangpu Feng gave everyone a military merit medallion. As long as one killed someone of the Corpse Race forces, regardless of whether it was a Demonic Corpse or a Corpse Race cultivator, the aura left behind when their targets died would be imprinted on the military merit medallion.
When they returned and handed the medallion over to the person-in-charge for evaluation, it would be easy to calcte each ones military merits.
Huangfu Feng looked at the reinforcements examining their military merit medallions and raring to go. He said coldly, I advise you to keep your guard up. The people leading the Corpse Race are descendants of the Underworld Fire Sovereign and the White Bone Sovereign, Wei Hua and Long Fei. Before this, we lost two resource stars to these two people. Several Superior Grade Martial Sages have died at their hands.
As of now, this Dragon Wood Star is left with only one final line of defense. If we lose this, the other side will be able to invade this ind. At that time, we will lose the entire Dragon Wood Star.
Hearing Wei Huas and Long Feis names, all the Martial Sages could not help but be stunned. Clearly, they had not expected their opponents to be these two people.
In the Corpse God Pce, aside from the Pce Master, there were four more Sovereign Martial Emperors. The descendants of these four Sovereign Martial Emperors had be very famous in this chaos. They were very strong and were peak geniuses second only to Di Wuque.
The crowd had expressions of disbelief. One of the Martial Sages eximed, Whats going on? Why are these two people here and not at the Starry Heaven Silver Lake?
This reaction was especially so for the extremely smug Bai Wuxue. He had a figurative pail of cold water sshed on him. Originally, he thought that after he left the Starry Heaven Silver Lake, he would stand out of the crowd and be unrivaled. He had not expected to meet with two intractable individuals.
However, after he thought about it for a while, he concluded that these two people did not even dare to go to the Starry Heaven Silver Lake. These two might not be as strong as they were famed to be. If I can kill them, the military merits would definitely be able to gain me an aristocrat rank and countless benefits from the Martial God Pce.
Huangpu Feng did not care what these people were thinking. He continued, Your six teams should rush to the ind where the third line of defense is. The other sides morale is high, and they might be able to break through the line in one go.
The crowd was set to follow the order and head for the third line of defense. However, at this moment, Bai Wuxue called out to Xiao Chen and said, Do you dare to make a bet with me? The words of Lord Huangpu make some sense. Lets make a bet again, bet on who will gain the most military merits.
Xiao Chen had long since disdained such petty games. However, since the other party started it, he would not shrink back in fear.
He thought for a moment, and an idea popped into his head. He smiled and said, We canpete if you want. However, it has to be more exciting. I am rather interested in the Martial Technique you obtained from the Snow Tribe. If you lose, hand it over.
Very well. If you lose, you have to let me trample on your face willingly. Then, after that, wherever I, Bai Wuxue, am, you have to disappear automatically.
Bai Wuxue was extremely confident in his victory since he was no longer the Bai Wuxue of two years ago. He had to vent the frustration in his heart.
He had to trample on Xiao Chen the way Xiao Chen had trampled on him. Otherwise, he would never be free of this frustration.
Feng Xingsheng and the others were all somewhat astonished. Bai Wuxue really bet big on this. If Xiao Chen lost and got trampled on by him, Xiao Chen would not be able to continue mingling in society.
Deal. I hope you honor your promise at that time.
Xiao Chen did not show any fear. He waved his hand and led the younger-generation disciples of the Supreme Sky Sect away first.
Senior Brother Xiao Chen, how did you do it? Even after you lifted your hand, you made Ximen Bao fall over.
Thats right! Thats right! How did you do it? Didnt you already clearly let go?
Senior Brother Xiao Chen, Senior Brother Xiao Chen
On the way to the third line of defense, the group of Supreme Sky Sect disciples eagerly fired questions at Xiao Chen as they walked on the sea.
Xiao Chens earlier pat shocked these juniors. They had clearly patted each other at the same time. However, Ximen Bao, an outstanding young talent famous in the Tianwu Domain, ended up on one knee. Then after that, even though Xiao Chen had definitely let go, Ximen Bao fell over again, looking very funny to these juniors.
If these juniors could learn this move, it would be awesome. In the future, they would surely be famous.
Of the group, Jin Lin was the most excited after Xiao Chen defeated him. That final freakish re, in particr, had frightened him because it was as if he had faced a celestial being. As a result, he no longer underestimated Xiao Chen.
Compared to the juniors who had never exchanged moves with Xiao Chen, Jin Lin even worshiped Xiao Chen. In the past days, he would asionally seek advice from Xiao Chen on some difficulties he faced with Saber Techniques. He gained many benefits, which firmed up his opinion all the more.
Now that Jin Lin had seen Xiao Chen reduce Ximen Bao, who had been preparing to make Xiao Chen look bad before everyone, to a sorry state with one pat, he felt a pressing need to learn this move.
Xiao Chen smiled helplessly. These were just some minor tricks, techniques that are not worth mentioning. However, this group of juniors were so enthusiastic about it, it was scary.
Oh, right. Senior Brother Xiao Chen, that Bai Wuxue is very different now. In the past two years, he has been undergoing experiential training in the Starry Heaven Silver Lake. He improved very fast. Since he was willing to wager with you, he must be confident. Jin Lin could not help mentioning this when he thought about Bai Wuxues bet with Xiao Chen.
The Starry Heaven Silver Lake was one of the most mysterious ces in the starry heavens of the Kunlun Realm. It was a silver river in the cosmos, made up entirely of Spiritual Energy. This ce was vast and had many rare, mysterious materials and nts; it was a naturalnd of blessings.
Xiao Chen did not know much about the details. Rumor said that many mysterious items were still avable there. The Martial God Pce, Corpse God Pce, Spirit Pce, Thousand Deity Church, and the Fiend Race Royal Court all sent the elites of their races there.
The geniuses of the recently resurfaced ancient races all rushed to the Starry Heaven Silver Lake as well. That ce had already turned into the cruelest of battlefields. Every day, a famous genius would end up dying there.
For Bai Wuxue to survive in the Starry Heaven Silver Lake for two years, his strength had to have undergone a great change. However, Xiao Chen was still very confident about the bet. Even he himself did not know his truebat prowess.
How strong was Xiao Chen now? Once he properlyprehended his saber Dao, how strong would he be? He had no way of finding out.
In the end, Xiao Chen could not endure his juniors relentless questions, so he taught them the trick he used to make Ximen Bao submit.
The tall and burly Jin Lin learned the fastest, nearly picking it up on the first try. After he tested it out on another disciple and seeded, he was iparably happy.
There were also two other juniors who learned the trick very quickly. Xiao Chen quietly took note of them, remembering them in his heart. Although this was just a small trick, their rapidprehension of it meant their talents were pretty good.
When they were still a long distance from the target indAzure Monarch IndXiao Chen suddenly came to a stop. He looked into the distance and frowned slightly.
Xiao Chens Spiritual Sense was significantly stronger than the Mental Energy of the juniors behind him, so he managed to make out the situation on the target ind in advance. Indeed, it was as Huangpu Feng said. The three inds that formed the third line of defense were under attack.
Senior Brother, whats up? Jin Lin immediately asked when he realized something was wrong from Xiao Chens expression.
Xiao Chen withdrew his Spiritual Sense and ordered calmly, Prepare yourselves. The battle is about to start.
Hismand stunned the twenty juniors behind him at first. Then, they became excited, not appearing to be nervous at all. In their eyes, this was a great opportunity to gain military merits and make a name for themselves.
Xiao Chen shook his head inwardly but did not say anything about that. He just gave out some instructions. Jin Lin, Xiao Xian, Liu Ke, the three of you will take the lead.
These three were the juniors that had caught Xiao Chens eye. There were two men and one girl; Xiao Xians full name was Hu Xian`er. When they heard Xiao Chens instructions, they all excitedly led the group forward, charging over to Azure Monarch Ind quickly.
Xiao Chen walked unhurriedly on the water. Although his strides did not look big, when he raised his leg, it seemed to pull the water forcibly. When he stepped down, he would leave a long mark on the water, as if a saber sliced through it.
He kept pace with his juniors, holding himself back, always remaining five kilometers behind them, no more and no less.
After a while, Azure Monarch Ind appeared on the horizon. The sound of intense battle came from there as well. The waves surged, and murderous shouts resounded everywhere. When the cultivators guarding the ind saw twenty Inferior Grade Martial Sages flying over, they all rejoiced.
Xiao Chen pushed off the water and remained in midair without making a move. He carefully observed the battle below.
Demonic Corpses made from the bodies of Astral Beasts climbed out of the water and fought with the human cultivators. The human cultivators fighting on the surface of the sea were at the very least Superior Grade Martial Monarchs. They outnumbered the Corpse Race cultivators.
The true Corpse Race forces were less than a hundred. However, they summonedrge numbers of Demonic Corpses, giving them a numerical advantage over the humans.
Xiao Chen stared at a Corpse Race old man in ck robes iid with gold. He was skinny and short. His eyes radiated sinister energy as he controlled three Underworld Fire Demonic Corpses, tying down one of the human Superior Grade Martial Sages.
asionally, this old man could even take time out to kill other human cultivators. Every time he struck, Death Qi spread throughout his body. He moved around without fear; nearly no one was a match for him.
This old man was actually a Superior Grade Martial Sage of the Corpse Race. Furthermore, his cultivation was deep. Xiao Chen looked at the buildings on the ind. His Spiritual Sense detected a strong power on the ind that had not been used yet.
He also picked up the auras of two Superior Grade Martial Sages there. Xiao Chen looked into the distance and muttered, Are they defending something?
This battle was originally a one-sided ughter. When the twenty Inferior Grade Martial Sages of the Supreme Sky Sect entered the fray, their presence immediately boosted everyones moraleespecially when Jin Lin, Xiao Xian, and Liu Ke worked together to hold back the skinny old man. The situation turned for the better.
Xiao Chen could not help but shake his head slightly. He said, These three are quite ambitious. Instead of helping the human Superior Grade Martial Sages stop the Underworld Fire Demonic Corpses, they immediately went for someones head.
There was an expression A newly born cow does not fear the tiger. This was a perfect description for this scene. Unless they suffered a little, they would not learn.
Indeed, not long after, Jin Lin fell for an opening that the skinny old man purposely revealed. In his eagerness, he became careless and suffered a palm strike to the chest.
The skinny old man did not hold back at all. Jin Lin immediately vomited a mouthful of ck blood. Severely injured, he temporarily lost hisbat prowess.
Now that the teamwork of the three was broken, the other two could not hold out for long. They got struck one after another.
The skinny old man clearly had extremely richbat experience. He took down these three juniors with extraordinarybat prowess at minimal cost. He disyed an eerie smile. However, just as he was about to deal the final blow, someone suddenly jumped out to block him.
Chapter 875 - Illustrious Military Merits
Chapter 875: Illustrious Military Merits
It turned out that while the skinny old man was distracted, the Superior Grade Martial Sage being held back by the three Underworld Fire Demonic Corpses finally managed to get free. His sword strike, which descended from the sky, contained surging Heavenly Sage Laws as it hacked down on the old man.
This attack startled the skinny old man, prompting him to leap back. The sword lightnded on the water and kicked up huge waves. Some Demonic Corpses struck by the shock wave immediately crumbled to dust.
When the waves dispersed, the old man checked the battlefield situation. The arrival of the group of juniors had suddenly turned the tables. The Corpse Race was now at a disadvantage.
Retreat!
The skinny old man did not seem to mind. He chuckled and waved his hand, calling back all the remaining Corpse Race cultivators. The many Demonic Corpses scattered and headed for the water. Soon, the group of Corpse Race cultivators had disappeared.
The human Superior Grade Martial Sage stopped some people who wanted to chase after the Corpse Race. Then, he walked over to the somewhat weak Jin Lin, Xiao Xian, and Liu Ke. He smiled and said, You must be the reinforcements from the Supreme Sky Sect. You are rather bold. That skinny old man earlier is actually a famous expert of the Corpse Racethe ck Stone Old Revenant. Even our group of old folks do not dare to fight a solo battle with him.
Jin Lin and the others felt somewhat embarrassed. Suppressing the pain from the injuries of his body, he performed a cupped-fist salute and said, Many thanks to Senior for saving us.
That old man who used the sword seemed rather outspoken and straightforward. He smiled and said, This is the battlefield. There is nothing much to saving your lives. If not for the three of you, I would not have been able to get free of the three Underworld Fire Demonic Corpses. Oh, right. Why do I not see your leader?
This question stunned the three. They found it strange and started looking around. They said, He was just following us earlier. Howe we do not see him anymore?
The old man could not help but frown slightly. He turned around and looked in the direction that the ck Stone Old Revenant had led his group when retreating.
As the ck Stone Old Revenant led his group away, he looked at the new skulls on his military merit medallion. His skinny face broke out in a broad smile. In this sudden attack, he killed at least a hundred human cultivators, all of them at least half-Sage.
There were even five Inferior Grade Martial Sages. Those were plenty of military merits. The only unfortunate thing was that the old man let the three juniors escape.
The other Corpse Race cultivators were all in high spirits as well. While they lost many Demonic Corpses, none of the Corpse Race cultivators died. This oue could be considered a great sess.
Hehe, these military merits are really easy to obtain. Following Wei Hua and Long Fei, the descendants of two Sovereign Martial Emperors, is great.
Soon, this Dragon Wood Star will be our Corpse Races. At that time, we will definitely gain plenty of benefits.
The Corpse Race cultivators were all excited. They did not worry about the reinforcements at all. They simply chatted about what would happen after they conquered Dragon Wood Star.
Suddenly, the ck Stone Old Revenant stopped. Sunlight illuminated a white figure in front. This white figure stood upright with his hands behind his back, having waited calmly for some time already.
The ck Stone Old Revenant demanded coldly, Who are you? Are you tired of living, daring to block our way?
The person who will kill you all.
The white figure shed, and the sound of a treasured saber being drawn rang out above the sea. Pirs of water shot into the sky; sshes blossomed gorgeously.
Kill him!
This was just an Inferior Grade Martial Sage, and yet his tone was so arrogant and frightening. The ck Stone Old Revenant waved his hand, and three Corpse Race Inferior Grade Martial Sages jumped forward. They gestured casually, and a few Astral Beast Demonic Corpses leaped out of the water, ruthlesslyunching themselves at Xiao Chen.
These fish-shaped Demonic Corpses were once Rank 1 Astral Beasts. After modification by the Corpse Race, they could rival ordinary Inferior Grade Martial Sages. The most important thing was that there were many of them. Furthermore, they did not feel pain. Ordinary cultivators had problems dealing with these Demonic Corpses.
The three Corpse Race Inferior Grade Martial Sagesughed sinisterly. Normally, they relied on these Astral Beast Demonic Corpses; the Martial Sages of the same grade were no match for them. In their minds, they could already see these Astral Beast Demonic Corpses dragging Xiao Chen away.
After that, the Astral Beast Demonic Corpses would continue dragging him until he died. If Xiao Chens body was of good quality, they would refine him into a Demonic Corpse, and they would be stronger.
Ka ca!
Before the Corpse Race Inferior Grade Martial Sages could register surprise, they saw Xiao Chen flying over like a strand of saber Qi. These Astral Beast Demonic Corpses, which had never failed them, did not evenst a moment. He had immediately crushed the Demonic Corpses into pieces, rendering thempletely useless.
Shock appeared in the ck Stone Old Revenants eyes. Stepping forward, he called out loudly, Retreat! Hurry up and scatter!
Since they wanted to leave only now, how could Xiao Chen give them this chance? His figure shed, and he sent out a kick. A resplendent saber light appeared, and the head of the Corpse Race Inferior Grade Martial Sage on the right immediately separated from his body; he died without an intact corpse.
This sudden development rmed the remaining two attackers. They quickly fled backwards. However, they saw a white figure pass between them.
The saber Qi behind him split into two. Pu ci! A purple electric light shed. The saber Qi immediately bisected the two Corpse Race cultivators at the midriff; blood spurted out.
Xiao Chen raised his head and saw the ck Stone Old Revenanting over to provide support. At the shocked look on the ck Stone Old Revenants face, he smiled faintly. Then, he clenched his right fist and punched.
Return of the Azure Dragon!
Pirs of water shot up into the sky. Boundless saber Qi flew everywhere. Xiao Chen leaped out of the sea. In the eyes of the ck Stone Old Revenant, Xiao Chens appearance flickered between a dragon, a saber, and that white-robed cultivator with the delicate face.
Xiao Chen seemed to undergo many changes, looking very mysterious. However, despite all the changes, a few things remained constant: his sharpness, his intensity, his unblockable aura advancing without pause.
Death Qi umted in the body of the ck Stone Old Revenant. He moved his ten fingers. Then, he thrust out both his palms to face Xiao Chens somewhat strange fist light.
Ancient Underworld River Wave Palm!
In that instant, the sky changed color, and a huge, spinning, ck ball turned into a flowing underworld river. Waves surged heavily and rushed towards Xiao Chen.
Both the Ghost Race and Corpse Race cultivated the Dao of death. Their seniorsprehended many of their Martial Techniques and Cultivation Techniques while observing the underworld river.
This Ancient Underworld River Wave Palm was clearly a superior Palm Technique. The two palm strikes sent out were the underworld river heading towards Xiao Chen. It contained a surging and boundless Death Qi.
Illusions appeared in all directions. Vengeful spirits, white bones, graves, and evil ghosts all came together to form an image of hell, eating away at ones will.
Xiao Chens heart was as firm as a rock. The illusions could not shake his mind in the slightest. His fist light was unparalleled, flickering with electricity. An Azure Dragon that appeared intermittently, the forty-percentprehended will of thunder, and the vague form of his saber soul all circted quickly.
I walk an unconventional path, zing a new trail. No one came before me, and none will follow after me. I blend many schools of thought, carving out my own saber Dao. Even if the true underworld river descends to protect you, I will pierce through it and smash it, not letting even a drop of water enter me.
What more an underworld river that you materialize? My sharpness changes continuously. No one can block me. Break for me!
Bang! A loud explosion resounded, and the illusions all around suddenly vanished. The punch sted the surging underworld river up into the sky.
This astonished the ck Stone Old Revenant. He formed hand seals and tossed out three Underworld Fire Demonic Corpses before quickly retreating. As he did that, he called out, Attack together. Use Demonic Corpses to surround him. I want to refine him into a Demonic Corpse. It will definitely be able to rival a grandmaster-level Martial Sage.
Close to a hundred Corpse Race cultivators behind him quickly formed hand seals. Light flickered on the surface of the sea. All sorts of Demonic Corpses with horrifying auras leaped out of the water,unching themselves at Xiao Chen.
The Death Qi on their bodies gathered together, turning the sea as ck as ink. The white clouds in the sky slowly gave way to ck cloudsshowing how dreadful this aura was.
Its good that you are charging over!
Xiao Chen smiled faintly and tapped his forehead with two fingers. Instantly, four beams of light shot out. The forty-percentprehended immortal will of thunder turned into four tiny golden sabers. The vague form of the saber soul contained within had a boundless and unparalleled saber intent.
Howling sounds rang out as four small golden sabers danced in the air, forming a screen of electricity made up of countless saber Qi.
Within this screen of electricity, Xiao Chen charged over. The Demonic Corpses blocking him shattered on contact. Then, electric light exploded again, and the fragments turned into dust.
The higher-ranked Demonic Corpsessted slightly longerbut only one second at best. The electric sabers immediately knocked the three Underworld Fire Demonic Corpses away, preventing them from doing anything to Xiao Chen.
The Demonic Corpses on the surface of the sea were like fallen leaves blown away by the autumn wind.
The sky turned blue, and the sea cleared. The Corpse Race cultivators all showed stunned expressions. They had never seen anyone sweep away their Demonic Corpses like so much trash before.
The ck Stone Old Revenant looked around and shouted, Why are you all stunned? If you lose your Demonic Corpses, just refine new ones. Refining this brat would be equal to having a thousand Monarch Grade Demonic Corpses.
The many Corpse Race cultivators hesitated. However, they did not dare to disobey the ck Stone Old Revenants orders. Furthermore, Xiao Chen was alone. Hence, they all charged over.
Watching this scene, the ck Stone Old Revenant quietly put away the three severely injured Underworld Fire Demonic Corpses. Then he turned around and fled.
Xiao Chen smiled coldly to himself. How could he let the ck Stone Old Revenant escape that easily? The hundred or so Corpse Race cultivators before him were at best Inferior Grade Martial Sages. How could they catch his interest? To get a lot of military merits, one had to kill the major characters. There is no point in killing the small fries.
Roaming Dragons Nine Transformations! Transform! Transform! Transform!
Xiao Chens figure split into nine. Then he transformed into nine strands of saber wind that moved in a sh, and everywhere they passed, the Corpse Race cultivators turned into sparks of scarlet light. The scarlet light turned into skulls that appeared on his military merit medallion.
The nine figures merged back into one, and Xiao Chen pushed off the air. In the time it took for a spark to fly, he caught up with the fleeing ck Stone Old Revenant.
I wont let you go!
Xiao Chen stretched out his fingers and grabbed at the ck Stone Old Revenants head. He gathered countless flickering arcs of electricity in his palm. Each of his fingers became as hard as a saber, glinting with sharpness.
His fingers were like meteors chasing the moon. Applying the strength of his powerful body, the five sharp de-like fingers tore off the ck Stone Old Revenants arm right away. The electric light in his palm exploded forth and flung the limb high in the air.
Xiao Chen turned his body around. Using it as a saber with his shoulder as the tip, he mmed into the Superior Grade Martial Sage. The ck Stone Old Revenants barrier made of Death Qi immediately shattered into pieces.
This move was extremely tyrannicalone thousand five hundred tons of force, ny-percentprehended saber intent, and the immortal will of thunder, using his body as a de, forging it into a treasured saber. A cold light flickered, emanating unparalleled might.
The ck Stone Old Revenant absorbed the full force of this blow. No Secret Treasure, Cultivation Technique, or defensive Martial Technique would be of any use. His mangled body no longer resembled his previous self. In that instant, his aura vanished in death.
A bright purple skull immediately appeared on Xiao Chens military merit medallion; he easily gained ten thousand military merits.
Xiao Chen took a look at the ck Stone Old Revenants military merit medallion. There were dense rows of skulls. He wondered how many human cultivators had died at this crafty ck Stone Old Revenants hands.
Chapter 876 - Overbearing Island Lord
Chapter 876: Overbearing Ind Lord
When the Corpse Race cultivators below saw the badly mangled ck Stone Old Revenant, they lost all backbone and fled. The formerly sessful surprise attack became a total failure. Losing all the Demonic Corpses was a small matter. However, the death of one Superior Grade Martial Sage would infuriate the two young masters.
Ignoring these small fries, Xiao Chen fished about the robes of the ck Stone Old Revenant and took out the secret manual for the Ancient Underworld River Wave Palm. Then he flipped it open and studied it carefully.
Xiao Chen wanted to walk a path that no one walked before. He used his body as a saber and incorporated many schools of thought into his fighting style, using them as resources to temper this treasured saber.
Whether for his own Dao or the will of cycles, he would have to research the death Dao sooner orter.
After a while, he put away the Ancient Underworld River Wave Palms manual and closed his eyes, starting toprehend it.
In the Heavenly Dew Divine Spring, no one had absorbed more of the springs essence than Xiao Chen had. Hisprehension ability already reached a terrifying level. With only one look, he had gained a rough understanding of Ancient Underworld River Wave Palm.
When Xiao Chen opened his eyes again, he had already made significant progress. He muttered, Not bad. The Ancient Underworld River Wave Palm is passable. When I subdue the Death Throne and obtain Death Qi, I will be able to execute this Corpse Race Heaven Rank Martial Technique.
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This is ridiculous! Who does he think he is? To think that he disappeared at the critical moment!
The Ind Lord of the Azure Monarch Ind was called Xia Feng. Clearly, he was very angry and venting his temper in the great hall. There were two Superior Grade Martial Sages beside him with unsightly expressions as well.
Feng Xingsheng, together with the Full Moon Pavilions older-generation Martial Sages, stood to one side in silence. He could not understand what Xiao Chen was trying to do, either.
During the attack on Azure Monarch Ind, Xiao Chen did not appear at all. When the matter was over, he did note forward to report. This was simply showing disdain for the Ind Lord here.
When the younger-generation disciples of the Supreme Sky Sect heard Xia Feng criticizing Xiao Chen, they felt very ufortable in their hearts. The tall and burly Jin Lin immediately stepped forward and said, Senior Xia Feng, there is no need to be so angry. Senior Brother Xiao Chen probably did not intend to slight the three Seniors.
When Xiao Xian, who was at the side, heard this, she could not help but smile bitterly. This Senior Brother Jin Lin was truly not good with words. While it was a constion, he should not have been so direct.
Clearly, Xia Feng and the other two older-generation Martial Sages were people in high positions who liked being respected. Jin Lins words were like pouring oil on a fire.
Xia Feng snorted coldly and said with an unhappy expression, What is my status? This old man umted one hundred thousand military merits, and the Pce Lord of the Martial God Pce personally bestowed on me the title of Azure Monarch Marquis, making me the Ind Lord of Azure Monarch Ind. As themander of Dragon Wood Stars third line of defense, do I even need an insignificant Supreme Sky Sect disciple to look up to me?
This is a time of chaos. Since he came as reinforcements, receiving amand to do so, he has to follow the rules and regtions of the Martial God Pce. He has to bring his troops over and report in, yet there is still no sight of him. What a scandal!
The yellow-robed old man on the right said, We need an ount for this matter today. Otherwise, if he does not obey themands and ends up disrupting morale when the main forces of the Corpse Race attack, there will be trouble.
When the blue-d old man, Qin Wuwho once saved Jin Lin and the other twoheard that these two people wanted to escte the matter, he quickly said, Brother Xia, there is no need to be so angry. As for the details, we still have to wait for Xiao Chen to return first. There must be some mitigating circumstances behind this.
The yellow-robed old man immediately interrupted rudely, What reason can there be? There clearly are no such circumstances. He went to seek treasures on his own. He simply does not care about the order to reinforce the Martial God Pce. There are many treasures among the resources here.
When the hot-tempered Jin Lin saw that the two old men were unreasonable, obviously intent on picking on Xiao Chen, he could no longer hold back. A ruthless aura emanated from his body, as he was about to explode in anger.
Xiao Xian immediately stepped forward and said, The three Seniors, our Senior Brother Xiao Chen would never do such a preposterous thing. If Im not wrong, Senior Brother Xiao Chen should be chasing after the ck Stone Old Revenant and his group.
When Xia Feng heard that, he could not help but smile coldly. Youngss, you truly have not seen much of the world. Who exactly is the ck Stone Old Revenant? He is someone whom we would not dare to say we can defeat if we met him, yet a junior dares to chase after him alone? Furthermore, there are still about a hundred Corpse Race cultivators with him. You overestimate this brat.
The moment Xia Feng said this, the Supreme Sky Sect disciples could no longer repress their anger. They shouted angrily, You two old men! Stop using your status to look down on others. Our Senior Brother is not as despicable as you say!
Senior Brother may be young. However, a time of chaos just started. Age no longer determines who is stronger. An opponent that you cannot defeat might not necessarily be so for Senior Brother Xiao Chen.
Thats right! Our Senior Brother Xiao Chen is an upright person. He definitely would not run off on a treasure hunt at a time like this.
You two old men simply start ndering someone the moment you speak. What is there to be so pleased about?
The group of Supreme Sky Sect juniors was already feeling very upset with these two old men. When the battle ended, instead of letting them have a good rest, they immediately called them over for a lecture.
With Jin Lin taking the lead, they all spoke up in opposition.
Very good! A group of juniors that came on orders to provide assistance dares to show disrespect, speaking so rudely! With my status as the Azure Monarch Marquis, I order all of you to be detained. Take some time and cool your heads!
A gloomy expression appeared on Xia Fengs aged face. There was no joy or rage on it. The moment he spoke, he actually ordered the detention of this group of juniors.
Heavy footsteps resounded, and the people under Xia Fengs personalmand in the great hallarge group of elite Martial Sagesdrew their weapons and surrounded the Supreme Sky Sect disciples.
The situation suddenly escted. Feng Xingsheng felt that something was wrong. However, he was a cautious person. He did not show any change in expression or say anything.
Clearly, the blue-d old man had not expected this to happen, for the situation to devolve to this level. He quickly said, Ind Lord Xia, as of now, the army of the Corpse Race is drawing near. Dragon Wood Star is in danger. This is a time where we need people. Just let this matter go.
However, the yellow-robed old man argued, Brother Qin, your words are wrong. Before a great enemy, naturally, these people would be of great help. However, look at this group of unruly people unwilling to obeymands. Just a few sentences riled them up like this.
If a great battle breaks out, not only will they not be of any help, but they would also cause chaos, affecting the troops morale. Since we have to deal with it, we should do it early. We should just deduct five thousand military merits and send them back.
However, Xia Feng refused to say any more on this matter. He shouted coldly, Capture all of them. Do you think a group of insignificant people like you can simply fool around in the Martial God Pce?!
Xiao Xians expression changed. Even though she was very intelligent, she did not know what to do. She had not expected things to reach such a stage.
The Azure Monarch Ind Martial Sages in the great hall were clearly the elite forces of the ind. There were many of them. If they were to attack, the Supreme Sky Sects group would definitely suffer a lot.
However, Jin Lin and the others were not people who could submit like that.
What to dowhat to do Xiao Xian panicked in her mind. Her thoughts raced, but she could note up with a way to resolve the situation.
Stop! Who dares to touch my Supreme Sky Sects people?!
Just when the elite Martial Sages of the Azure Monarch Ind were about to attack Jin Lin and the others, a cold and calm voice resounded outside the hall.
This voice was not loud. However, it shook the hearts of all the people who heard it. It was like a knife piercing into the cultivators seas of consciousness. Everyone involuntarily stopped what they were doing. Then, they all looked towards the entrance of the great hall.
Senior Brother Xiao Chen! the younger-generation disciples of the Supreme Sky Sect all called out, rejoicing.
Xiao Chen stood outside the doors and looked at Xia Feng. He said coldly, What awe-inspiring authority. You even dare to detain the true inheritors of my Supreme Sky Sect at random.
As Xiao Chen approached the Azure Monarch Ind, he saw the situation in the great hall very clearly with his Spiritual Sense. At that time, he already felt that something was wrong, so he did not rush over, wanting to see what tricks this Xia Feng was up to.
Who would have imagined that these two people would be increasingly overbearing? When Xiao Chen arrived outside the great hall, the guards stationed there tried to stop him. After he forcibly barged in, he saw this scene.
When Xia Feng saw Xiao Chen arrive, he did not panic at all. He smiled coldly and said, Xiao Chen, you came just at the right moment. Youre here because of an order for reinforcement. Why did you note and report in with the disciples of your sect? Are you showing disdain for the Martial God Pce?
Xiao Chen thought very quickly, connecting all the dots. He now had a rough understanding of what was going on. He said frostily, Stop trying to put words into my mouth. My disdain is not for the Martial God Pce but for you!
Seeing that Xiao Chen was so impolite and not giving him any face at all, Xia Feng could not help but feel stifled. He snarled, What great guts! This old man umted one hundred thousand military merits and was conferred the title of Azure Monarch Marquis by the Martial God Pces Pce Master. I am themander of Dragon Wood Stars third line of defense. You were ordered here to provide reinforcements, and yet you dare to disobey mymands?!
Ordered to provide reinforcements? Xiao Chen smiled coldly and said, In this order, the one receiving reinforcements is the army of the Martial God Pce. However, one who issued the order was my Supreme Sky Sects First Elder, Han Qinghe. The ones doing the protecting are also my Supreme Sky Sects people. You are just a mere, insignificant Ind Lord. What do you count for? How are you fit tomand me?!
The yellow-robed old man leaped up and shouted, What a sharp tongue! The moment you speak, you spout arrogant words. Ind Master, Ill go and take down this brat and discipline him on behalf of his sect.
The yellow-robed old man soared into the air and clenched his fingers into a fist. The Heavenly Sage Laws in his body surged, and his deep cultivation circted. A strong wind blew and threw the Inferior Grade Martial Sages with weak foundations off bnce.
You are seeking death!
At the sight of this person actually daring to attack, Xiao Chens expression turned cold. His figure shed, and suddenly, there was the sound of an absolute treasured saber being unsheathed. His hair together with his white robes fluttered without the aid of any wind. It was like he was the brightest saber in the world.
The sharpness of many changes, absolutely unparalleled!
Bang!
Two fists collided. The yellow-robed old man vomited a mouthful of blood as he went flying back like a released arrow. His arm felt extremely painfullike a saber had cut it.
The yellow-robed old mans sea of consciousness roiled as his mind buzzed. A powerful will shook him to the point where he could not think. By the time he recovered his wits, he had already fallen to the floor, unable to move. The sleeve of his right arm was torn and dripping with blood.
This scene instantly shocked everyone present.
Xia Fengs heart sank. Although the yellow-robed old man had limited resources, he was still an early-stage Superior Grade Martial Sage. Even if he underestimated his enemy, he was still a Superior Grade Martial Sage. Unexpectedly, he could not even block one move from this brat. This was too frightening!
Chapter 877 - Outstanding
Chapter 877: Outstanding
Whoosh!
Just as Xia Feng was thinking, something flew over before his eyes. He casually caught the item and took a look. It was Xiao Chens military merit medallion. There was a bright purple skull on it, looking very dazzling. He even wondered if he saw wrong.
Youthe ck Stone Old Revenant You actuallykilled him That is impossible! Xia Fengs face filled with shock as he stared at Xiao Chen in utter disbelief.
Xiao Chen countered, enunciating every word in a sharp and overbearing manner, Bright purple skull, ten thousand military merits, which is impossible to obtain without killing a Superior Grade Martial Sage. This is the military merit medallion that the Martial God Pce forged. How dare you, an insignificant Ind Lord, not believe it!
How dare you even doubt the military merit medallion that the Martial God Pce forged! This is simply too unbing. Watch as I take you down and teach you a lesson on behalf of your masters.
Xiao Chen stepped forward to rush towards the Azure Monarch Marquis, Xia Feng. One of the three people in charge on the ind, Qin Wu, quickly stopped Xiao Chen and said, Xiao Chen, how about we let this matter go? You left to kill the ck Stone Old Revenant. Not only did you not absent yourself without cause, but you even made a great contribution. I will make reparations on behalf of Ind Master Xia.
When Xia Feng heard that Xiao Chen did not intend to let him off, and saw his sharpness, he actually felt fear in his heart. Then he looked at the bona fide bright purple skull. He knew that there was no way for him to fix this, so he could not help hesitating.
At this moment, when Xia Feng saw Qin Wu persuading Xiao Chen like this, he found a way out of this embarrassing situation. He immediately said, I was wrong in this matter. I can use my authority as Ind Lord to give all of your Supreme Sky Sect disciples five hundred contribution points each.
Xiao Chen extended his hand, and a suction from it pulled over his military merit medallion. He said coldly, The Supreme Sky Sect disciples are all elites. There is no need for you to give them military merits. They will earn these with their two hands. Since you already admitted that you were wrong, I will not pursue this matter. You better behave yourselves.
Now that the other party had backed down, Xiao Chen did not continue to argue. Furthermore, there was also something fishy about this matter, and he wanted to take his time handling it.
Thats right. We dont need you, an insignificant Ind Lord, to interfere with our military merits.
To think a small Ind Lord believes hes some major character! Trying to buy us off with five hundred military merits, does he think we are beggars?
The Supreme Sky Sect juniors did not want to take Xia Fengs offer. With Xiao Chen here to support them, they spoke with arrogance.
The Supreme Sky Sect disciples kept calling Xia Feng an insignificant Ind Lord, making the Azure Monarch Marquis, Xia Feng, turn red in embarrassment. Even so, he did not dare to do anything. This look appeared very funny.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly. After this group of juniors caused enough of amotion, he led them out of the great hall.
The Full Moon Pavilion disciples, who watched this joke unfold, revealed envious gazes when they saw the group of Supreme Sky Sect disciples swaggering out.
Feng Xingsheng sighed. After not seeing Xiao Chen for two years, he discovered that not only had Xiao Chens strength not stagnated but his growth was even astonishing. Xiao Chen could rival the peak geniuses at the Starry Heaven Silver Lake.
When Xiao Chen made his move, he had a certain air about him. However, Feng Xingsheng could not make out exactly what it was. Nevertheless, he could feel that this air contained the atmosphere of a sect elder; it allowed Xiao Chens fellow sect disciples to have the confidence to not put up with the slightest grievance.
Xiao Chen also had the assurance of an absolute expert, boosting the morale of these Supreme Sky Sect juniors, making their blood rush.
When Feng Xingsheng looked at the experienced elders behind him, he smiled bitterly despite himself. The strength of his group should be simr to the Supreme Sky Sect contingent.
However, his group would not be able to surpass that contingent. Xiao Chen was the reason. Feng Xingsheng did not have that air and atmosphere of Xiao Chens; hence, he could not give his group unrivaled confidence.
Ind Lord Xia, if there is nothing else, please excuse us too.
Feng Xingsheng performed a cupped-fist salute as he took his leave of Xia Feng. Then he led the group of Full Moon Pavilion Martial Sages out the great hall in due course.
After everyone left, only Xia Feng and the yellow-robed old man remained in the great hall.
When Xia Feng saw the bloodied arm of the yellow-robed old man, he sighed, It looks like we have a problem this time.
Brother Xia, what are you afraid of? I sent you a voice projection earlier to take down this brat in the great hall. Why did you not listen to me? You let him go for nothing? the yellow-robed old man demanded angrily.
Xia Feng revealed a contemtive gaze and said, You are thinking too simply. When this brat defeated you with one punch, it was not just because you underestimated him.
Then what should we do? Even if you can endure this, I cant.
Xia Fengs face sank when he heard this. He smiled coldly and replied, I never intended to let him go so easily. Based on today, it is already clear that it will be very hard to get a handle on him. However, I am confident of dealing with him. At that time, he wille and beg before me like a dog.
The yellow-robed old man looked around as he said, Brother Xia means?
Silence! Xia Feng ordered cautiously. A sinister expression appeared in his eyes as he added, Just wait. Let him do what he wants for a few days. This old man will kill him in one p after that.
In the camp at Azure Monarch Ind where the Supreme Sky Sect contingent was staying, Xiao Chen stretched out his hand and touched Jin Lins, Xiao Xians, and Liu Kes foreheads in turn with his finger, using his lightning-attributed energy to refine the Death Qi in their bodies.
That old man was indeed ruthless. If the Death Qi in your bodies had lingered, you would have had trouble.
Xiao Chen retracted his hand and stopped circting his energy after three appeared much better.
Jin Linughed loudly and asked quickly, Senior Brother Xiao Chen, did you really kill that ck Stone Old Revenant?
Liu Ke and Xiao Xian chimed in with the same question. They had experienced the might of that ck Stone Old Revenant for themselves. Even when they worked together, they could not defeat him.
Xiao Chen stood up and said, The ck Stone Old Revenant is not actually considered a powerful Superior Grade Martial Sage. The ones that were difficult to deal with were the three Underworld Fire Demonic Corpses that were specially refined. Otherwise, he would be considered nothing within the same cultivation grade.
My physical body already reached peak Rank 3 Sage Body. Furthermore, with the saber Dao that I practice, I did not fear his Underworld Fire Demonic Corpses. Thus, it was easy for me to kill him.
The three heard Xiao Chens understated description, but they did not believe it. They were all filled with admiration. The earlier scene at the hall where Xiao Chen looked like a celestial being with his hair and clothes fluttering left a deep impression on the three of them.
When Xiao Chen had stepped forward, it was like he radiated a boundless light, like he was the brightest saber in the world.
The three of you should not undervalue yourselves. If you work with each other well and do not get too greedy, just the three of you can definitely fight to a draw the likes of the ck Stone Old Revenant without his Underworld Fire Demonic Corpses. I deliberately did not make a move this time to teach you this lesson.
Xiao Chen could tell that these three were feeling very anxious. If they had not received that lesson, his words would be for nothing. Speaking now would be very persuasive.
The three lowered their heads in embarrassment. Now that Xiao Chen said this, they could not find any words to rebut it.
With a flip of his hand, a sea map appeared. Xiao Chen gathered the three over and pointed out the areas that the Corpse Race upied. He said, After this round of harassment, there will be some peace for now. This is a good time for you all to go and gain some military merits.
After saying such big words to Xia Feng, if we cannot get any military merits, we would end up a joke. This period of chaos is not just an opportunity for geniuses. We may not be famous now, but that does not mean that our names wont be heard everywhere in the future.
Hearing Xiao Chen speak on proper matters, their expressions turned serious. Jin Lins blood rushed as he said, That Xia Feng keeps calling himself some Azure Monarch Marquis and mentioning his one hundred thousand military merits. This time, I have to gain one hundred thousand military merits as well.
However, Liu Ke and Hu Xian`erughed softly. What a braggart!
Xiao Chenughed as well. Of the three of them, Jin Lin caught his eye the most. His talent and sharpness were the best. However, he had yet to mature. After some more polishing, he would have some aplishments.
The three of you take the lead. When the Corpse Races death Qi is at its weakest during the afternoon, you can go to these few inds and harass them. However, remember not to get too greedy; pull back when things start to look bad. When you return, keep an eye on the situation in the surrounding sea on your way back. As long as you do what I say, there will not be too much trouble.
Then, Xiao Chen pointed to a few other inds. He said, Dont go to these inds. There are Superior Grade Martial Sages stationed there. I will tell you when you can go.
Then, after that, he critiqued the threes earlier battles, pointing out their weaknesses. After a long time, the three left joyfully.
Now that only Xiao Chen remained in the house, he took out a cauldron from his Universe Ring. The cauldron had realistic Azure Dragons carved on it. Fierce mes burned in the cauldron, and a jade-white egg nestled among the mes.
This cauldron was the Dragon Phoenix Cauldron. The me was the strengthened Purple Thunder True Fire. And the egg was, naturally, the Golden Crow Egg.
Xiao Chen had to obtain a strand of the Sr True mes Origin me before he could make this Golden Crow Egg hatch. However, the Purple Thunder True Fire was an extreme Yang me as well. By incubating the egg in its Origin me, there should be some effect.
He looked carefully. After more than one and a half years of the Purple Thunder True Fires nurturing, crazes had appeared on the smooth jade-white eggshell. However, they were so small that they were hard to detect.
Who knew how long it would take before the Golden Crow Egg truly hatched? However, at least there was some hope, allowing Xiao Chen to believe.
He put away the Dragon Phoenix Cauldron and paced around in the room, pondering the conflict with Xia Feng at the hall earlier in the day. After that, he firmed up some of his spections.
Everything in the world moved for one thingbenefit. One either benefited oneself or let others benefit. There would not be any hatred for no reason.
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The Martial God Pces third line of defense on Dragon Wood Star was mainly made up of three inds: Azure Monarch Ind, White Monarch Ind, and ck Monarch Ind.
At this moment, Bai Wuxue and Ximen Bao were drinking wine and chatting on ck Monarch Ind. Ximen Bao took a sip of wine and smiled while saying, Brother Bai, this time, you really showed your might. Your Snow-Filled Rivers and Mountains immediately froze all those Demonic Corpses of the Corpse Race. Everyone on the ind was stunned.
Bai Wuxue was very pleased. However, he still smiled humbly. Those were just Monarch Grade Demonic Corpses. They are nothing before true experts. Since the White Bone Sovereigns and Underworld Fire Sovereigns descendants are here, they are bound to have brought Sage Grade Demonic Corpses.
Ximen Bao knew what to say at the right time. He toasted Bai Wuxue and said, Hehe! Brother Bai is being too humble. You killed ten Medial Grade Martial Sages and gained three thousand military merits in one go. No one canpare to this. You will definitely be conferred a King this time.
ck Monarch Ind was the same as Azure Monarch Ind, having suffered a surprise attack as well. Bai Wuxues strength was indeed frightening. Since he had obtained the inheritance of the Snow Race andpletelyprehended it, he managed to kill several Demonic Corpses and Medial Grade Martial Sages.
Bai Wuxue took a sip of wine and did not reply. With one hundred thousand military merits, he could be conferred a Marquis. To be a King, he would need one million. However, even the three Holy Scions had not been conferred Kings in the Martial God Pce yet. He was clear on his abilities. All the same, he was still confident of suppressing the crowd and obtaining one hundred thousand military merits here.
Chapter 878 - Geniuses Gather
?Chapter 878: Geniuses Gather
p! p! As Ximen Bao and Bai Wuxue chatted idly, a bird flew in. Ximen Bao asked curiously, Who is that from?
Bai Wuxue retrieved a piece of paper from the birds leg. He said, I asked an elder of the Full Moon Pavilion to help me keep an eye on Xiao Chen, to see how many military merits he has.
Ximen Bao did not like Xiao Chen. Heughed loudly and said, There is no need to check on him. That brat is notparable to Brother Bai. He is an Inferior Grade Martial Sage. No matter how powerful he is, that is all he amounts too. This time, Brother Bai will ruthlessly trample on him.
After Bai Wuxue unrolled the piece of paper, he appeared stunned. He was in disbelief. After reading it a few times, he verified that he had not seen wrong.
He has a bright purple skull. He killed the ck Stone Old Revenant and gained ten thousand military merits. Furthermore, he killed so many Demonic Corpses, it is hard to tabte.
When Ximen Bao heard Bai Wuxue read out the contents of the paper, the winecup that he had raised to his lips fell to the floor and shattered. His mouth hung open for a long time without closing.
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The army of the Corpse Race alreadypletely upied the second line of defense. One of the inds here could produce ck Patterned Stone, the ore for the refinement of the rare ck Patterned Gold.
The output for ck Patterned Stone was low. Even so, there would be a significant amount umted after eight to ten yearsmore than sufficient to use to refine a Sub-Divine Weapon.
This ind was called ck Patterned Ind, the main ind for the second line of defense. The White Bone Sovereigns descendant, Long Fei, and the Underworld Fire Sovereigns descendant, Wei Hua, were currently in a hall on the ind discussing matters. The expressions on their faces were incredibly rxed.
There were two other people besides Wei Hua and Long Fei. One of them was Wang Can. Although he was the descendant of a Corpse Race Emperor, he was not a descendant of a Sovereign Martial Emperor, so his position in the Corpse Race was not as high as Long Feis and Wei Huas.
The other person had an extremely interesting identity. It was hard to imagine that he would appear together with Wei Hua once again.
This person was the Iron Hand Sovereigns descendant, Kui Dou. Back then, the grudges between the Iron Hand Sovereign and Underworld Fire Sovereign caused a greatmotion. The younger generation even had many rumors about their dealings.
The White Bone Sovereigns descendant, Long Fei, waspletely white. He was dressed in a schrly manner and held a folding fan. His appearance formed a great contrast to the other Corpse Race cultivators.
Because of their special body tempering methods, the Corpse Race all had dark skin. Furthermore, they cultivated the death Dao. This made them look sinister. Few of the Corpse Race would have a whiteplexion and a schrly look like Long Fei.
Long Fei looked at the silent Kui Dou and waved his folding fan as he smiled faintly. Brother Kui Dou, you have no regrets over not going back to the Starry Heaven Silver Lake, right?
Kui Dou was Long Feis good friend. The two of them could be said to be intimate friends. Half a month ago, Kui Dou and Wang Can left the Starry Heaven Silver Lake because of injuries. Then they heard that a Starry Heaven Storm was approaching the Starry Heaven Silver Lake, and they coincidentally received Long Feis invitation. So they came to this Dragon Wood Star with some doubts in their hearts.
In the letter, Long Fei had gone into detail about the benefits of upying a resource star, iming there were many more benefits there than in the Starry Heaven Silver Lake.
At first, Kui Dou and Wang Can had not believed him. Resource stars were rare. Every race would guard them heavily. How could it be so easy to upy resource stars? When they came to Dragon Wood Star and saw that Long Fei and Wei Hua had easily imed most of the ocean region, their doubts dissipated.
After two years, Kui Dous physical body had be even more powerful. He seemed to be showing signs of breaking through to a Rank 4 Sage Body. A casual attack from him could achieve one thousand five hundred tons of force as well. When using his Martial Techniques, he could produce two thousand five hundred tons of force.
Legend had it that a Heavenly Dragon that existed in the Immortal Epoch could achieve five thousand tons of force in one strike. This became the basis for one unit of Dragon Force. Two thousand five hundred tons of force was already half a Dragon Force.
Kui Dou relied on his strong physical body to burst forth with half a Dragon Force. Although he was not as well regarded as Di Wuque in the Starry Heaven Silver Lake, he was still doing very well. If he had not gotten the worst of a newly risen Asura Race genius, he would not have had to withdraw temporarily.
Hearing Long Feis question, Kui Dou smiled faintly and replied, There are plenty of benefits in the Starry Heaven Silver Lake. There are uncountable ten-thousand-year-old Spirit Herbs, Spirit Beasts with powerful bloodlines, and all sorts of rare materials. However, Di Wuques group monopolized most of them. The main attraction of the Starry Heaven Silver Lake isprehensions from battle.
If it were just me, there are many more benefits in this Dragon Wood Star than the Starry Heaven Silver Lake. The only thingcking is demonic geniuses for me to fight, which make my battles somewhat tedious.
Wang Can walked over and said, Brother Kui Dou, there is no need to worry too much. This time, the Martial God Pce has sent experts over. ording to rumor, the Azure Emperors descendant, Xiao Chen, who vanished two years ago, is among them.
Even Bai Wuxue and the others had not known that Xiao Chen would be leading the Supreme Sky Sects group. Despite that, this Wang Can actually knew; this was really queer.
Kui Dou felt that there was more to Wang Cans information. However, this was something he expected. Long Fei and Wei Hua had already taken over two resource stars. If there was no special reason, how could they seed in taking the prepared Dragon Wood Star?
However, this was not Kui Dous concern. His concern was Xiao Chen!
This is good timing. After not seeing him for two years, I hope he will not disappoint me, Kui Dou said with a sullen expression. Two years ago, Xiao Chen had beaten him down like a dog with a single punch at the Sage Mark Monument. This was an unforgettable experience.
Wei Hua walked over with a cold expression. He said, Dont worry. It would have been fine if he had hidden forever. Now that he reappeared, I will show him that there are some people that he cannot trick.
Although Wei Hua had not fought with Xiao Chen two years ago, he had fallen miserably for Xiao Chens trick. While he had not lost that much, the subsequent rumors embarrassed him greatly.
Wei Hua was a bona fide descendant of a Sovereign Martial Emperor. In this age of geniuses, he had to stand above the rest. How could he let such a stain on his reputation remain?
The white-faced Long Fei waved his folding fan. Feeling a strong curiosity in his heart, hemented, You are all outstanding talents, heroes of your people, yet you all suffered at the hands of this brat. I really want to see how powerful this person is.
The two Young Masters, the scouts already retreated and organized a detailed battle report.
A Corpse Race cultivator outside the hall quickly came in and unfurled a stack of battle reports before kneeling on the floor.
Wei Huas face lit up in joy. He quickly went over and picked up the battle reports. He smiled and said, Good. Let me see how strong the reinforcements sent this time are.
Taking out the first battle report, Wei Hua showed disdain on his face. With a faint sneer, he said, The Thousand Mystery Sects Hua Dao and the battle realms Niu Deng. Indeed, it is as I expected. They are somewhat strong, but that is all there is to them.
Moving on to the second battle report, Wei Huas look of disdain vanished. He frowned slightly and said, This Bai Wuxue is rather tricky to deal with. With the Snow Race inheritance he obtained, he actually destroyed a group of Monarch Grade Demonic Corpses and killed ten Medial Grade Martial Sages. He even nearly managed to kill Elder Xun, who led the group.
When Kui Dou heard this, he said, I fought with this Bai Wuxue in the Starry Heaven Silver Lake. He is indeed a powerful person.
However, Long Fei seemed unconcerned. He said, They were just Monarch Grade Demonic Corpses. No matter how many he destroyed, there is no need to feel any heartache over it. This is the same for the fall of those Medial Grade Martial Sages. Elder Xun was able to return. All this in exchange for testing him out is worth it.
Wei Hua thought this way as well. While Bai Wuxue was powerful, Wei Hua did not fear him. His eyes were just somewhat gloomy when he picked up the third report.
This battle report recorded the events that took ce when the ck Stone Old Revenant led the group to probe Azure Monarch Ind. When Wei Hua spread the battle report, his expression changed drastically after one nce. He eximed, What?! The ck Stone Old Revenant died?! With one hundred people, they could not even dy him?!
Wang Can, Long Fei, and Kui Dou were all startled. They quickly took a look at the report, and their eyes filled with disbelief.
What great courage! He dared to block a hundred of my Corpse Race cultivators alone! Long Fei shouted in rage as he closed the folding fan in his hand in one move.
Wang Can said somewhat worriedly, Clearly, this fellow was only interested in killing Elder ck Stone. He purposely let those Inferior Grade Martial Sages go, simply not caring about them.
Kui Dou smiled coldly and said, Good. This makes it more interesting when I turn him into a bug and trample on him.
Whoosh!
An iron sword pierced through the walls and shed towards Wei Hua. He stretched his hand out and caught the sword. Then, he slowly revealed a smile on his face. He said, Good, this will be a great help to us. In less than two months, Dragon Wood Star will fall into our hands.
Wang Can asked quickly, Brother Wei, what made you so happy? What is the news from that person?
Wei Hua casually moved his hand and shattered the iron sword. He replied calmly, This Xiao Chen will die for sure. Someone already helped us to think of a countermeasure. Come, lets go and make some preparations and wait for the good news, so we will be ready to make a move at any time.
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At Azure Monarch Ind, Xia Feng, the yellow-robed old man, and Qin Wu, the three in the inds upper echelon, all came to Xiao Chens residence.
For the past few days, Xiao Chen had remained indoors and never left. He continuously focused onprehending and refining his Dao. He did not ce all his time on his cultivation.
Currently, his saber Dao was the most important thing. He had already reached a critical period. Every day, he thought of new ideas and quickly verified whether these concepts worked or not.
At the same time, he was waiting for someone to make a move. Today, they finally came.
Little Friend Xiao Chen, the two of them already reflected over the earlier matter at the great hall. Allow this old man to chip in and apologize on their behalf once again. Let us consider this a friendship forged through battle, Qin Wu said sincerely to Xiao Chen. The moment he came in, he humbled himself.
Smiles also filled Xia Fengs and the yellow-robed old mans faces; it looked like they, too, were very sincere.
Xiao Chen smiled coldly to himself, but his expression did not change. He looked at Xia Feng and said, Ind Lord Xia, I believe you did note here just to apologize, right?
Xia Feng did not show any anger on his face. He said somewhat apologetically, Little Friend Xiao Chen misunderstands. This time, my main purpose ining is to apologize to this little friend. At the same time, I brought Senior Huangpus medallion. I hope that Little Friend wille out and participate in battle, harassing the armies of the Corpse Race.
Keep pretending. It is likely that once I go out, you will immediately reveal my movements to the upper echelon of the Corpse Race. Only death will await me.
After Xiao Chen received the medallion, he casually ced it on the table and said coldly, If Im not wrong, Ind Lord Xia must have spent a lot of effort to obtain this medallion from Senior Huangpu, right?
These words hit straight to the truth of the matter. A stunned look appeared on Xia Fengs face. Even though he quickly concealed it, he could not hide it from Xiao Chens eyes.
Xiao Chen did not bother saying anything more. He closed his eyes, indicating that he did not intend to y along.
Hmph! Excellent. How courageous. To think that you even dare to disobey Lord Huangpu Fengs order. Just you wait. I will definitely report this matter. The Martial God Pce will not let you off so easily.
Chapter 879 - Beating Someone at His Own Game
Chapter 879: Beating Someone at His Own Game
Now that Xia Fengs true facey bare, he shouted his final words and stormed off with the yellow-robed old man, leaving behind the very embarrassed Qin Wu.
Old Mister Qin, there is no need to worry. In less than seven days, the truth of the matter wille to light.
Xiao Chen opened his eyes and said something that Qin Wu could not understand.
Now, Xiao Chen was positive that he had guessed right. This was a group of traitorous and ambitious people. How could he continue to tolerate them?
After Qin Wu left in confusion, Xiao Chen stood up, and his eyes turned cold.
This Xia Feng definitely did not expect that I would dare to reject Huangpu Fengs orders. Within seven days, he will surely inform the Corpse Races people. The ns will change then, making it even easier to catch his slip-ups. I will kill this traitor forthwith. Otherwise, there is no way I can focus and ignore everything else to fight with the Corpse Race.
Just think about it. What if someone behind you kept track of your movements and informed your enemies while you were focusing on the battle in front of you? What a terrifying scene that would be!
However, before this happens, it is indeed time to subdue the Death Throne. Now that my immortal will of thunder has reached forty percentprehension and I have advanced to Martial Sage, what is there to fear?!
A bright light flickered on Xiao Chens forehead together with a strand of ck light. This was one of the seven thronesthe Death Throne.
Massacre, ruin, destruction, grief, pain, despair, and death. The seven thrones might all seem to be negative emotions. However, when he thought about them carefully, from massacre to death, they were a perfect cycle from life to death.
The state of cycles was definitely something that surpassed most of the states in the world. It was on the same level as Chu Chaoyuns state of primal chaos formed by light and darkness. They all pointed to the origin of the great Dao.
However, Xiao Chen was still a far cry from achieving this state. He had collected only two of the thrones. It was best for him not to bite off more than he could chew. First, he had to subdue the Death Throne and be able to circte death Qi.
His Spiritual Sense dragged out the purple Lightning Talisman from his forehead and entered the throne in a sh. A boundless sea formed by death Qi appeared before his eyes.
Xiao Chen had the experience of subduing the Massacre Throne. The purple Lightning Talisman hovered about his head as he continuously flew forward above the death Qi. No matter how vast the sea was, it had its limits. He would not end up flying indefinitely forever.
asionally, ck tentacles came out of the sea and reached for the form that Xiao Chens Spiritual Sense had taken. However, before the tentacles could touch his Spiritual Sense, the electric saber Qi from the talisman hacked them to pieces.
Xiao Chens advance was unstoppable. The further he flew, the denser the death Qi became. The talisman overhead sent out threadlike electric light, shrouding him and protecting him from all harm.
Just as he was about to reach the limit, the death Qi below surged up and curled over. Then, it formed a one-kilometer-tall demonic image towering over him as it spoke. Junior, you finally appeared.
Xiao Chens figure wavered, and the form of his Spiritual Sense erged a thousand times. He looked directly at the demonic image and countered, I should be the one saying that. You finally could not resist showing yourself. It looks like the might of my purple Lightning Talisman is rather great.
Naturally, the demonic image was the Item Spirit of the Death Throne. However, as the Evil King was already dead, this Item Spirit had mutated into an Evil Spirit.
Humph! It is just the immortal will of thunder. How much damage do you think it can do to me? Ill give you an opportunity to be strong. Sign a contract of equals with me and help me regain my strength. I will provide you with death Qi to use.
The demonic image did not even dare to look directly at the Lightning Talisman, pretending not to care, but gave Xiao Chen a condition.
Xiao Chen found it funny. It is really good at pretending. Its not going to show any regrets until it sees its coffin.
He stretched out his hand and pointed. The Lightning Talisman charged at the demonic image without any warning. Instantly, shes of electric light crackled on the demonic image.
The demonic image shrank continuously as it shrieked in pain. Finally, it was down to regr human size, wailing nonstop on the churning sea.
If it were before, when Xiao Chen hadprehended only ten percent of his immortal will of thunder, he would not have had any confidence in subduing this Evil Spirit. Now, there was nothing for him to fear. If this Evil Spirit was truly strong, Wang Can would not have defeated it, either. This Evil Spirit was all talk, a paper tiger.
The Evil Spirit could not use much of the Death Thrones energy. Just like the Evil Spirit of the Massacre Throne, it was at the stage of storing energy.
Stop! Stop! Ill sign a contract with you and be your servant. I know all the secrets of the Death Throne and can help you ascend the great Dao of death. Your aplishments will exceed those of the Corpse Race and Ghost Race.
The demonic image could not help but plead in pain.
As an Evil Spirit, you should not exist in this world in the first ce. Go in peace. All I seek is the Dao of cycles for my own ultimate saber Dao. I do not care about the great Dao of death at all.
How could Xiao Chen believe the words of such an evil creature? Furthermore, he honestly did not care about the Dao of death.
His purpose in grasping the state of cycles after subduing all seven thrones was to supplement his own saber Dao. After all, the state of cycles was something someone else created before.
Xiao Chens current approach on the Martial Path was a path that no one had ever taken, epassing many schools of thoughtto wake a supreme saber Dao with his body as a saber, his thoughts as a saber.
As the demonic image screeched in dissatisfaction, Xiao Chen used the will of thunder to refine itpletely. Then, he ced his own Spiritual Mark on the inside of the Death Throne. Now, of the seven thrones, he had officially subdued two.
His Spiritual Sense and the purple Lightning Talisman returned to his body. Then, he withdrew the Death Throne back into his sea of consciousness. Two thronesone scarlet and one ckslowly spun around there. The purple Lightning Talisman flew high above like a king watching the two thrones.
With a thought, ck death Qi came out from his fingertips. Xiao Chen smiled in satisfaction. Now, I should be able to execute Ancient Underworld River Wave Palm. The Dao of death is really interesting. The death Qi in the world is actually able to bring out such might.
Xiao Chen closed his eyes to carefullyprehend the mysteries of the death Dao, merging them with his saber Dao.
When he opened his eyes again, the sky was already dark. He had spent an entire day but gained much. Once he met with the Corpse Race, he would definitely be able to give them a great surprise.
Xiao Chen took a look at the sky outside the window. Then he put on the Heavenly Sea Cloak and walked out quietly. He activated the special effects of the Heavenly Sea Cloak, bingpletely covert, and went above the ce where Xia Feng stayed.
For the entire night, everything seemed normal; nothing appeared off. Every day, Xia Feng would send a report of the situation on the ind to the main camp where Huangpu Feng was with a flying sword.
Xiao Chen was very patient. He was utterly confident of the guesses in his heart. The other party would no doubt slip up.
Three days passed without Xia Feng making any strange movements. On the seventh day since the Supreme Sky Sect groups arrival, just when Xiao Chens patience was wearing thin, he finally noticed something strange. Like before Xia Feng sent out the report by flying sword.
However, two hourster, another flying sword flew out. Xiao Chen looked carefully. That flying sword headed in the direction of the main camp, but after a while, it quickly veered and headed towards ck Patterned Ind, where the Corpse Race had its headquarters.
Good fellow, you finally showed yourself.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly and now set forth, chasing after that flying sword like greased lightning.
The flying sword was extremely fast, like a beam of speeding light. Xiao Chen executed his Thunder Dragon Steps to its limits and still could not catch up. He ended up having to use the Heavenly Sea Cloak to increase his speed before he barely managed to grab the flying sword.
He sent in his Spiritual Sense, and information appeared in his mind.
That brat is really cautious. He is starting to suspect me. Change of n: we will not touch him for now.
On the other hand, Bai Wuxue is somewhat restless. He wants to lead the elite Martial Sages of ck Monarch Ind tounch a surprise attack on you. He wants to kill everyone on the ind quickly. You can proceed with an encirclement counterattack before taking ck Monarch Ind down in one go. After that, you can breach the third line of defense.
Remember, after you plunder Dragon Wood Star, as per our agreement, you have to give me half of the resources.
Xiao Chen toyed with the iron flying sword in his hand with a somewhat grave expression. Themander of the third line of defense, Xia Feng, was actually a mole of the enemy.
However, when Xiao Chen thought about it, the rewards were indeed rather attractive. Even he, who hardly had a gram of venality in his whole body, could not help but feel tempted at the prospect of all the wealth of the resource star.
He put away the flying sword and changed his direction. He barged into Qin Wus residence, startling Qin Wu, who was cultivating. When he exined everything and showed Qin Wu the information on the flying sword, Qin Wu raged.
The old man blew his top. I was wondering, how could the first two lines of defense have been breached so fast?! For the two resource stars to fall consecutively, it could be said that the surprise attacks of the Corpse Race were indeed effective.
However, this Dragon Wood Star not only took in the remnants of the two resource stars experts but also made preparations. We should not be losing so miserably. It turns out that there is a dog trying to y both sides of the field!
The impression that this old man gave Xiao Chen was of a kind elder who tried to smooth things over, someone with a rather gentle temper. Unexpectedly, after he learned the truth, he had such a violent reaction.
Xiao Chen, it looks like he was targeting you on purpose from the very start. Come, lets go and kill this bastard now. Qin Wu did not want to drag things out, so he immediately pulled Xiao Chen to go and kill this mole.
Initially, Xiao Chen had thought of doing the same thing. However, after he saw in the information on the flying sword, he had changed his mind.
Elder Qin, you know how to use flying swords to send messages, right?!
Qin Wu replied suspiciously, I do. Why?
Xiao Chen squinted as he smiled. Good. In that case, lets not care about this traitor first. Just send out this iron flying sword in its original state. We will beat him at his own game.
Beat him at his own game?
Qin Wu felt doubtful as he asked, How are we going to do that?
Xiao Chen smiled faintly. He opened up the sea map. The second line of defense was made up of three primary inds as well as ten-odd secondary inds.
These secondary inds were where the Supreme Sky Sect disciples were harassing the Corpse Race, applying hit-and-run tactics. They would gain a great harvest every time.
Since these secondary inds were not very important, they did not have any Superior Grade Martial Sage guarding them. The Corpse Race sent people there mainly to try and obtain more resources.
However, the ordinary people on the ind needed someone to supervise and make arrangements for them to keep things running as usual, to dig for ores or harvest Spirit Herbs from the bottom of the ocean or whatnot.
Chapter 880 - The Extremely Daring Xiao Chen
?Chapter 880: The Extremely Daring Xiao Chen
There was a special thing to note. Be it the Corpse Race or the other races, in the fight for this kind of resource star, they would not take the initiative to attack the ordinary people. Otherwise, they would end up viting a great taboo.
The ordinary people knew this as well. No matter who upied this resource star, their treatment and rewards would not change; hence, they would not put up much resistance to their orders.
After all, no matter whom they worked for, their rewards would remain the same. They just had to keep gathering resources; only their employers had changed.
The main forces of the Corpse Race are gathered on ck Patterned Ind. There are probably at least twenty Superior Grade Martial Sages there, in addition to Long Fei and Wei Hua, who are demonic geniuses that surpass ordinary Superior Grade Martial Sages. There are alsorge numbers of Sage Grade Demonic Corpses on the ind.
What is Old Sirs opinion of the Corpse Races strength?
Qin Wu thought for a while before replying, Very strong. Dragon Wood Star took in the cultivators of the two conquered resource stars. Even so, we only have about thirty Superior Grade Martial Sages. ck Monarch Ind, White Monarch Ind, and Azure Monarch Ind have three Superior Grade Martial Sages each. The remaining ones are all at the main camp.
Xiao Chen raised his eyebrows and revealed a smile on his delicate face. He said, They are indeed strong. Furthermore, the Corpse Race grasped the secret techniques of refining Demonic Corpses. Therge number of corpses from battles will continually augment their strength.
However, they require a Corpse Refining Pool in order to refine Demonic Corpses. It is not easy to build a Corpse Refining Pool; it requires arge amount of time and effort. Once we destroy this Corpse Refining Pool, every time they lose a batch of Demonic Corpses, it will be forever. After we have destroyed all their Demonic Corpses, theirbat ability will definitely bottom out.
The strength of the Corpse Racey in their Demonic Corpses. Without Demonic Corpses, no matter how powerful the Corpse Race cultivators were, their numbers were far too small when facing so many more human cultivators; they would only end up butchered.
Qin Wu said, I know this. However, the Corpse Refining Pool is now on ck Patterned Ind. There must be strong troops guarding it. Destroying this Corpse Refining Pool would not be easy.
Xiao Chen pointed to ck Monarch Ind. He smiled and said, The opportunity is here now. After Long Fei and the others obtain the information that Bai Wuxue is going to move the elite Martial Sages of ck Monarch Ind, they are bound to use many of their troops to prepare an ambush. The forces on ck Patterned Ind would be reallocated to ensure a beautiful victory.
The most important thing is that in order to easily suppress Bai Wuxue, Long Fei and Wei Hua will have to work together. If only one of them goes, it is possible that Bai Wuxue could escape. Thus, here lies our chance.
Qin Wus eyes lit up. He felt that this n was feasible. With Xiao Chens strength and without Long Fei and Wei Hua, the two strong demonic geniuses, standing guard, they should be able to sneak into ck Patterned Ind and leave easily.
However, after a while, Qin Wu started to hesitate. He said, This is not right. We cant just watch as Bai Wuxue and the others leap into the fire pit. This is a little
Once we have destroyed the Corpse Refining Pool, we will defeat the Corpse Race sooner orter. We could flip the situation on Dragon Wood Star instantly. As for Bai Wuxue, he is clearly doing this to fight for military merit. That is why he is taking such a risk. This is something for him to deal with.
However, there is no need to worry. Bai Wuxue and Ximen Bao will not die. Once the Corpse Refining Pool can no longer hold on, Long Fei and Wei Hua will naturallye back to try and save it.
After hearing what Xiao Che said, Qin Wu considered things from the big picture. Finally, he made up his mind and said, In that case, lets do as you said. Brother Xiao Chen made great contributions by flushing out the mole. If we can destroy the Corpse Refining Pool, that would be another great contribution.
I will definitely report this matter to the higher-ups. You will surely gain plenty of military merits. It might even be possible for you to be conferred a Marquis.
Breaking the Corpse Refining Pool was equal to dealing with the danger to a resource star. In practical terms, it was much better than killing several Martial Sages. There would no doubt be a lot of military merits.
After Qin Wu finished speaking, he formed hand seals. The iron sword resumed flying towards ck Patterned Ind with a whoosh.
He watched the iron sword fly away, his face still wearing a grave expression as he entrusted the matter to Xiao Chen. Even if Long Fei and Wei Hua, the peak demonic geniuses, are not near the Corpse Refining Pool, there will be many older-generation Superior Grade Martial Sages nearby. The danger of this trip of yours will not be low. Take care of yourself.
Naturally, Xiao Chen was aware of the dangers involved. However, as long as Long Fei and Wei Hua were not present, given his current strength, he still had ways to break out after being surrounded.
This Xiao Chen is really bold. In the end, whether this n seeds or not will depend on his personal strength. If he fails to destroy the Corpse Refining Pool, we will lose the elite Martial Sages of ck Monarch Ind.
As Qin Wu watched Xiao Chen leave, he also found Xiao Chen unfathomable. How strong exactly is this fellow?
After Xiao Chen returned, he immediately called Jin Lin, Xiao Xian, and Liu Ke together. He instructed the three of them to lead the troops to cause a bigmotion tomorrow.
After Jin Lin heard their orders, he could not help but smile happily. We are finally going to deal with the inds with the Superior Grade Martial Sages guarding them. This time, we are going to gain a lot of military merits.
Over the past few days, the three of them had led the troops out and gained great harvests. Furthermore, their individual strength had soared as well, sessfully breaking through to Medial Grade Martial Sage. Now, their cultivations were even higher than Xiao Chens.
However, even though the three were already Medial Grade Martial Sages, they still found Xiao Chen unfathomable as they looked at him. They did not dare to underestimate him at all.
Xiao Chen was currently not paying any special attention to his cultivation, remaining stuck at peak Inferior Grade Martial Sage. He focused most of his thoughts on his saber Dao. Once hepleted his saber Dao, he would not have difficulty raising his cultivation.
You can go all out tomorrow. There is no need to run after a few strikes like the past few days. The enemies will definitely not send any reinforcements. Your mission is the Superior Grade Martial Sage on the ind. You must not let him live.
We guarantee it! the three said in unison.
Xiao Chen gave a few more instructions before sending the three on their way. After that, he held a jade strip with a star chart in it. He used it to evaluate the resource stars in the local region.
His gaze fell on the two resource stars that the Corpse God Pce conquered, and a bright light shed in his eyes. Then, he continued shifting his gaze upwards, to the resource stars belonging to the Corpse Race. It seemed like he entered into deep thought.
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As Xiao Chen made his arrangements, Wei Hua and the others received the message from the flying sword and rejoiced.
Wei Hua held the iron sword in his hand as he smiled. What a Bai Wuxue! He is frighteningly bold. To think he wants to eliminate all the Corpse Race cultivators on one of my secondary inds. What a fool he is! Right now, whoever makes a mistake when the two armies sh will not be able to recover from it.
Since he wants to y big, I shall y along. Brother Long Fei, go and inform the Young Master of the Muddy Sky Gate. Tomorrow, after we kill Bai Wuxue, we shall break through the third line of defense. After that, we will attack the main camp of the Martial God Pce and take Dragon Wood Star in one go.
Long Fei said, The main camp of the Martial God Pce is not that easy to take down. Even if we work together with the Muddy Sky Gate, we will not be able to take it down quickly. How about this? Tomorrow, you and Wang Can lead two-thirds of the inds cultivators andy a trap. Kui Dou and I, as well as the remaining people, will stay to guard the Corpse Refining Pool.
With the Corpse Refining Pool, there will be an endless number of Monarch Grade Demonic Corpses. We will hold the advantage forever. This way, sess is more assured.
Wei Hua thought for a while before replying, Good, that is what we will do. With the two of you around and a few seniors, we wont have to fear anyoneing to mess with the Corpse Refining Pool. With two-thirds of the Corpse Race cultivators, it should be easy to crush Bai Wuxue and his group. Likewise, we should be able to break through the third line of defense after working with the Muddy Sky Gate.
After that, there will be no way to change the faction in control of Dragon Wood Star.
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At dusk of the next day, Bai Wuxue had gathered a hundred people at ck Monarch Ind. Although there were not many people, they were all, without a doubt, elites; all of them were Medial Grade Martial Sages.
He had also convinced the two Superior Grade Martial Sage Vice Ind Lords of ck Monarch Ind, who decided to apany the group.
These people had immense confidence in their strength. As long as they did not face an overly strong encirclement, they would still be able to escape. Furthermore, Bai Wuxue contributed many Astral Coins as payment. So they agreed to take the risk for him.
Bai Wuxue extended his hand and waved. A pearl emitting a cold light with snowkes around it appeared on his palm. Ximen Baos eyes lit up as he asked, Is this the thing that will allow us to reach the satellite inds of ck Patterned Ind undetected?
This is a Snow Race Secret Treasurethe Heavenly Ice Pearl. It can execute a skill called Water Evasion. Dont worry. We definitely can sneak past undetected.
Ximen Bao was still somewhat worried, saying, I still feel that this move is too risky. If we are all taken out, the defense of ck Monarch Ind will be done for. No matter how many Inferior Grade Martial Sages and half-Sages there are, it would be useless.
Bai Wuxue smiled with confidence. He said, How can this be? We will finish this quickly, ending the battle in one hour at most. Dont forget there are three Superior Grade Martial Sages there. That is thirty thousand military merits. Furthermore, there are other Corpse Race cultivators on the ind. After we seed, we will be able to surpass Xiao Chen in one go.
The Heavenly Ice Pearl gave off a light and covered the group of people. Then they quickly moved to the bottom of the sea.
This point was where the true chaos of the quiet Dragon Wood Star would start. Xiao Chen, Wei Hua, and Bai Wuxue all felt that their ns would not fail, that nothing would go wrong.
The ind Bai Wuxue targeted was called Heavenly Wind Ind. The most famous resource on this ind was the Heavenly Wind Grass, a Spirit Herb that contained wind-attributed energy. Although it was not as precious as ck Patterned Gold, it was abundant. Furthermore, there were a few crystal mines of various attributes. The Corpse Race had sent many people to this ind.
Naturally, the strongest ones were the three Superior Grade Martial Sages. The rest were mostly Inferior Grade Martial Sages and half-Sages. There were only ten Medial Grade Martial Sages. After all, this was not the main camp of the Corpse Race. There was no need to have too much of a military presence here.
Bai Wuxue obtained this news by scouting himself and returning several times to verify.
Going by the strengths of both sides, Bai Wuxues group of elite Martial Sages would definitely be able to kill all the Corpse Race cultivators on the ind within an hour. Not only would doing so boost the morale of the Martial God Pces side, but it would also allow his military merits to surpass Xiao Chens.
Under the cover of night, arge ice pearl emerged silently from the water by the beach of Heavenly Wind Ind. After that, a light shed, and Bai Wuxue put away the Heavenly Ice Pearl. All the elite Martial Sages making the sneak attack appeared.
Ximen Bao looked around and saw the peaceful Heavenly Wind Ind. He smiled and said, Brother Bais Heavenly Ice Pearl is indeed powerful. We really passed undetected. What should we do now?
What should we do? A happy expression appeared on Bai Wuxues face. He said, Do you even need me to tell you? Naturally, kill as though we are gods of death. Sweep through the entire Heavenly Wind Ind and kill everyone in sight, gaining plenty of military merits.
Chapter 881 - Who is the Prey and Who is the Hunter?
Chapter 881: Who is the Prey and Who is the Hunter?
Bai Wuxues words fired up everyone. The Martial Sages all circted their Heavenly Sage Laws as they charged forward together with him.
With twenty elite Martial Sages at the vanguard, they crushed the patrolling Demonic Corpses in their way. Bai Wuxue took the lead in the charge. Before him, he had no rival. They ughtered Demonic Corpses one after another.
When Bai Wuxue reached the hall in the center of the ind, he suddenly stopped. His expression changed as he said, Why was it that as we killed our way here, we encountered only Demonic Corpses? There was not a single Corpse Race cultivator.
The others only cared about killing. Furthermore, Bai Wuxues earlier words had worked them up. They did not feel any burden for they all considered this Heavenly Wind Ind a dead ind.
When they heard what Bai Wuxue said, they could not help but think back and realized that this had indeed been the case.
Thats right. Why was there not even one Corpse Race cultivator?
Could they all be hiding? That would be too boring.
Bai Wuxue thought for a moment, and his expression suddenly changed. He said, Quickly, go! Our movements have been exposed. We fell into a trap.
Seeing that some of the others had not reacted yet, twenty-one of them flew up and ran first without caring about anyone else.
While killing their way here, they had not even seen a single Corpse Race cultivator. The Corpse Race cultivators simply let them ughter the Demonic Corpses. Clearly, the Corpse Race cultivators wanted to lure them to the center of the ind. If this was not a trap, what could this be?
However, even after thinking for a long time, the group could not understand. How did the news leak out? Despite everything they had done, the Corpse Race had actually made arrangements in advance!
Bai Wuxue, why are you suddenly thinking of leaving? Werent you saying some grand words earlier? Wanting to sweep through the Heavenly Wind Ind?
A figure appeared in front of Bai Wuxue in the cover of night, blocking his egress. Death Qi surged as this figure sent a palm strike at the retreating Bai Wuxue.
Underworld Fire Sovereigns descendant, Wei Hua? When Bai Wuxue saw the appearance of the figure, his heart could not help but sink. This time, he might have pushed things too far and gotten into trouble. Unexpectedly, Wei Hua was here as well.
The two sent out a palm strike at each other before both retreated a hundred steps. Before Bai Wuxue could disperse the death Qi from that palm strike, another person appeared in the air. Without giving Bai Wuxue a chance to catch his breath, this person sent out another palm strike and forced him back into the group from ck Monarch Ind.
The person who attacked was precisely Wang Can, who came together with Wei Hua. While he was weaker than Bai Wuxue, he was more than up to dealing with Bai Wuxue when working with Wei Hua.
Bang! Bang! Bang! Night Pearls soared into the air, and light exploded in the darkness, illuminating the entire sky as bright as day.
In each of the cardinal directions were four Superior Grade Martial Sages leadingrge groups of Corpse Race cultivators. There were many Medial Grade Martial Sages, Inferior Grade Martial Sages, and a horrifying number of Demonic Corpses. They tightly surrounded the group, not leaving any gaps for them to slip through.
Furthermore, three Corpse Race King Grade warships, made by refining the corpses of strong flood dragons, hovered in the sky above. A horrifying death Qi gathered in each dragons mouth. Their scarlet eyes were even more terrifying.
The two Vice Pce Lords of ck Monarch Ind, Bai Wuxue, and Ximen Bao, as well as the group of peak Medial Grade Martial Sages, were all frightened silly when they saw such a formation. Theirplexions turned ashen. With such a formation, it looked like the entire Corpse Race army was here.
Whats going on? Wasnt this a sudden sneak attack? Howe we ended up like fish in a? Bai Wuxue, what is going on here?!
The two Vice Ind Lords were extremely anxious. They were both shocked and enraged. With such a formation, how could there be any chance for survival? They had allowed Bai Wuxue to sabotage them.
Ximen Bao showed extreme fear in his eyes. At this moment, he lost the ability to make any decisions. He stammered somewhat as he said, Ba-Bai Wuxue, what should we do? There is so many Corpse Race experts and also three King Grade warships. We are dead for sure.
The Ximen n had a Martial Emperor protecting them. They would definitely have some means to protect themselves. Even so, Ximen Bao did not think his Secret Treasure, which was for his protection, would be sufficient in this situation.
Bai Wuxue was someone who had experienced arge-scale battle before. After getting flustered for a while, he settled down his emotions and said, Your ancestor is a Martial Emperor, after all. This Wei Hua will not kill you. At most, he would just restrain you and demand a ransom from your ancestor.
When Ximen Bao heard this, his expression could not help but turn even more unsightly. He was an outstanding talent, yet he was reduced to a prisoner of war. This was even worse than death to him.
As for the two Vice Ind Lords, haha! If this Bai is not wrong, ck Monarch Inds Ind Lord must have leaked out the news. So you cant me this Bai.
When the two Ind Lords heard this, their faces sank. They both objected in a strange tone simultaneously, That is impossible. The Ind Lords son died at the hands of the Corpse Race. How could he betray us and leak news out? He was the first person to approve of your ns.
Bai Wuxue wondered, Could there be a mole at an even higher level? However, after thinking about it, he revealed a bitter smile. So what if there is, and so what if there isnt? My roades to an end today. I, Bai Wuxue, am finished.
Wei Hua had a stern expression on his face as he said firmly, Cripple your own cultivation and tie yourselves up to await capture. If you do that, I will leave you a path to life. Otherwise, all of you will die. I will not repeat myself.
Immediately, the Corpse Race cultivators all shouted, Cripple your cultivation and tie yourselves up! The voices were like waves, resounding in every direction, surging without end.
Before this roar, the morale of ck Monarch Inds elite Martial Sages fell to rock bottom. They felt that they had no path to life left. They could not even muster any courage.
Be a captive?
At this thought, Bai Wuxue revealed a decisive expression on his face. If he really became a captive, he might as well just end himself.
Leave from the east. Ill make an opening for you all. Whether we manage to escape or not will depend on oneself. Bai Wuxue looked around and nced at the four Superior Grade Martial Sages guarding the east. However, he was not confident at all.
Under the illumination of the Night Pearls, the ind was bright as day. The expressions of Wei Hua and his group were very clearreplete with confidence in their victory.
After destroying this group of people, ck Monarch Inds strength would bepletely crippled. After that, the Corpse Race would make a sneak attack at night to prate the final line of defense. They would attack the Martial God Pces main camp together with the Muddy Sky Gate. With their Corpse Refining Pool, the fall of Dragon Wood Star was just a matter of time.
Everything seemed to be within Wei Huas grasp as expected. He felt very smug, enormously proud of his sess. He waved his hand and prepared to give the order to attack.
The strong elite troops from ck Monarch Ind were at the very least Medial Grade Martial Sages. Usually, they had boundlessbat prowess, dominating wherever they went. Now, their morale was rock bottom, all their faces ashen. They felt listless, as only death awaited them, no matter what they did.
Rumble!
Right at this moment, a shout suddenly rose from east of the irond encirclement, where a team of twenty people under the lead of a white figure was charging forward wildly. No one among the Corpse Race could block them.
Under the illumination of the Night Pearls, that white figure stood out. As he executed his moves, there was the hum of an absolute treasured saber.
This persons whole body emanated a sharp intent. Above his head floated a purple Lightning Talisman with four strands of golden light flowing around it. asionally, golden light shot out of it. No one could dy him even for a moment.
Behind this person were twenty young disciples. Their strength was much weaker than that of Bai Wuxues elite troops. However, their morale was high. All of them were killing ferociously, not showing any intention to retreat. They all burst forth with startlingbat prowess.
Under the leadership of that white figure, this team miraculously tore a hole in the irond encirclement in an instant.
Xiao Chen blew away the four Superior Grade Martial Sages before him with one punch, one after another. He did not give them any chance to work together. As his long hair fluttered, blood stained his white robes red.
Brother Wei Hua, it has been two years. We meet again.
Xiao Chen executed Myriad Heaven Divine Fists Distant Legend, merging his Vital Qi, Quintessence, and Magic Energy. Then, he casually sted away a Corpse Race Superior Grade Martial Sage, forcing him into unwilling retreat.
He stood firmly and looked calmly at Wei Hua, the Underworld Fire Sovereigns descendant.
Unremitting sagely music resounded everywhere, singing of Xiao Chens legend. As a golden light spread out, Xiao Chen looked like a celestial being in the night, surprising everyone as they looked at him.
Wei Huas thoughts fell into chaos for a moment. Why did Xiao Chene to this Heavenly Wind Ind at this moment?
Not only could Wei Hua not figure this out, but Bai Wuxue and the others, who had thought their situation was hopeless, were also surprised at Xiao Chen bringing reinforcements like a divine army descending from heaven.
Bai Wuxue, Ximen Bao, how much longer are you going to wait before leaving?!
Seeing the stunned Bai Wuxue, Ximen Bao, and the other elite Martial Sages, Xiao Chen could not help but shout, sounding like a roar of thunder.
These people came to their senses and quickly headed towards Xiao Chen. They used their Clone Techniques and charged across.
Wei Hua reacted. His face turned as cold as frost as he said icily, You came at the right time. We can get everyone in one go. Corpse Race cultivators, heed my orders. Surround them and kill them all. Give no quarter.
Haha! Get everyone in one go? Naturally, not a single one of the people that I, Xiao Chen, want to save, will be left out. Lets see how you, Wei Hua, are going to get everyone.
Xiao Chen fought the four Superior Grade Martial Sages in the east alone. While doing so, he opened his mouth and spat out the Dragons Gates warship. Supreme Sky Sect disciples, board the Dragons Gates warship. Jin Lin, Xiao Xian, and Liu Ke, the three of you pilot the warship and pick them up. I will follow after you.
He looked around and saw the Corpse Race army crowded around them, like floodwaters rushing in. As he stopped on high ground and his robes fluttered, his heart remained calm and his thoughts clear.
Jin Lin and the others were very familiar with the controls of the Dragons Gates warship. On their way to Dragon Wood Star, the curious younger-generation disciples had thoroughly explored the craft.
The warship flew swiftly, instantly parting the crowd. It arrived before Bai Wuxue and the others. When those embattled cultivators saw the Dragons Gates warship, they rejoiced and boarded quickly.
Seeing that everyone got on safely, Jin Lin immediately controlled the warship to soar into the sky. However, the Corpse Races three King Grade warships blocked the Dragons Gates warship.
Xiao Xian, control the cannons and ballistae. The rest of you, focus on maintaining the defensive shield. Lets y around with these three stinky dragons and show them what overwhelming power is.
Jin Linughed loudly. Facing the three Corpse Race King Grade warships, he did not evince any fear. The other Supreme Sky Sect disciples were all very excited as well; they ran around in high spirits.
When Bia Wuxue and the others saw this scene, they all felt very stifled. Why did this group of people have such high morale?
When Xiao Chen saw the Dragons Gates warship soar into the air, he smiled faintly and rxed. Now he could focus on the battle before him.
Chapter 882 - One Man against One Army
Chapter 882: One Man against One Army
The well-trained Corpse Race cultivators controlled their Demonic Corpses and sent them at Xiao Chen in waves. The sixteen Superior Grade Martial Sage Corpse Race cultivators worked together to surround him.
Such a situation was extremely dangerous. Even if a grandmaster-level Martial Sage were here, he might not be able to deal with it. However, Xiao Chen had his means toe and go as he pleased.
The shock waves from the battle between Xiao Chen and the sixteen Superior Grade Martial Sage Corpse Race cultivators propagated through arge area, preventing the other Corpse Race cultivators from helping out entirely; they could only surround them and watch.
When the sixteen Superior Grade Martial Sages beset Xiao Chen, he did not show any surprise at all; he had expected such a situation to ur.
There was no need to bother with all the Corpse Race cultivators. He simply had to deal with these sixteen Superior Grade Martial Sages. How could the others interfere in such arge battle? The shock waves alone would easily crush them into powder. This was the source of Xiao Chens confidence.
Wei Hua and Wang Can stood shoulder to shoulder in the air. As they watched Xiao Chen fight the sixteen Superior Grade Martial Sage Corpse Race cultivators, they were somewhat astonished.
Wang Can said in surprise, This Xiao Chens Movement Technique is really horrifying. Not only does his speed reach an extreme, but he can also move around nimbly with almost perfect control. No matter how fast he is, he can stop at will, or change directions as he pleases. While it looks like he is fighting sixteen Superior Grade Martial Sages at once, in fact, he is just fighting one at a time.
Wei Huas eyes were very sharp. He noticed the ck cloak that Xiao Chen wore after the battle started. He said, The crux probably lies with that ck cloak he is wearing. Although that thing is not a King Grade Secret Treasure, I feel that it was much more practical than several King Grade Secret Treasures.
However, no matter how good a Secret Treasure it is, Xiao Chen will die for sure. He is unexpectedly so reckless, daring to block our Corpse Race army alone. He actually thinks himself a grandmaster-level Martial Sage. Wei Huas tone turned cold as he spoke emotionlessly. He quietly stored up energy, preparing to attack at any time and deal Xiao Chen a fatal blow.
As Xiao Chen fought the sixteen Superior Grade Martial Sage Corpse Race cultivators, he quickly familiarized himself with their strength. He looked around and left behind an afterimage. Then he suddenly arrived before the weakest of the sixteen.
Three or four attacks instantlynded on the afterimage, which appeared for only a moment before getting ripped apart. This moment provided Xiao Chen with the opportunity he sought.
Utilizing his Rank 3 Sage Body, he forcefully endured four or five attacks. Then he threw a punch, executing Deities Descending. His body gave off a bright light as his aura soared infinitely. When he punched, there was a saber hum in the air, emitting an unparalleled saber intent.
Strands of saber Qi shot out of Xiao Chens fist. The person on the receiving end countered with a punch to sh head-on. However, his right sleeve ended up ripped to shreds, sttering flesh and blood. Those sharp saber Qi quickly flensed this persons right arm to the bone.
Ka ca! Ka ca! Electric light exploded, and the bones shattered as well. Under Xiao Chens tenfoldbat prowess, this right arm immediately crumbled.
Xiao Chen moved forward and stretched out his hand. As the other party screamed, Xiao Chen grabbed the left wrist. Then, he ruthlessly drove sharp electric energy into this persons body, shaving flesh offyer byyer.
With a gentle push, Xiao Chen spun this Corpse Race cultivator around. The surrounding Superior Grade Martial Sages did not attack in fear of identally harming the wrong person. Neither did anyone dare to approach, giving Xiao Chen a lot of room to maneuver.
Wei Hua! Catch! Xiao Chen suddenly shouted as a strong wind blew, scattering his hair wildly. Then, heunched this Corpse Race Martial Sage like a cannonball at Wei Hua, who was watching the battle y out.
Wei Hua had been building up energy, preparing for the moment Xiao Chen exposed an opening, to deal a fatal blow. Who could have imagined that Xiao Chen would end up doing this? Wei Hua could neither catch nor not catch.
Finally, Wei Hua clenched his teeth and decided to catch. Otherwise, if he ignored the life and death of this Superior Grade Martial Sage before so many Corpse Race cultivators, he would appear too cold.
Wei Huas face sank as he stretched his arms out. Then, he securely caught the Corpse Race Martial Sage zooming over. The strong wind that blew made it hard for him to keep his eyes open. This is a strong force, at least one thousand tons of force.
Bang!
Just as Wei Hua thought that, the body of his fellow Corpse Race cultivator exploded, turning into thousands of electric saber Qi containing a vast and pure saber intent and moving in all directions.
The light was very dazzling,parable to the brightness of the Night Pearls. Wei Hua, who was in the center of this, could not dodge in time. The shock wave sted into him so strongly that he vomited blood.
Wang Can, who was right next to Wei Hua, fared no better. The saber Qi inflicted severe injuries on his body. If not for the Secret Treasure inner vest protecting him, this attack, which caught him unawares, might have killed him.
Xiao Chenughed loudly and said, Brother Wei Hua, good catch! You actually managed to catch him. This Xiao really admires you.
He pushed off with one leg and soared into the air. Immediately, four Superior Grade Martial Sages shot up and blocked him, two on each side. The other Superior Grade Martial Sages worked together to prevent him from escaping.
In a sh, the Superior Grade Martial Sages showed great synergy, surrounding Xiao Chen again.
However, this time, Xiao Chen did not intend to allow them to dy him. The Magic Energy in his sea of consciousness surged, draining very quickly.
He red suddenly, and the Superior Grade Martial Sage in front of him, blocking his way, felt like thousands of sabers pierced him. Holes riddled his body, and he died with an iplete corpse. This sensation thoroughly scared him silly.
When this Superior Grade Martial Sage recovered his wits, he could not stop patting down his body and mumbling to himselfa scene that everyone found strange.
Elder Qiu, be careful! the others shouted hastily. How could he be distracted at this moment?
The Corpse Race old man with the family name Qiu was dazed. For a moment, he could not distinguish the boundary between life and death. That sense of death just now was simply too realistic.
Xiao Chen kept soaring higher, his speed never decreasing at all; then, he kicked. A saber light shed, and the head of the old man with the family name Qiu instantly parted from his body. In the end, only one thought remained: This time, I really died.
After this, two new bright purple skulls appeared on Xiao Chens medallion. He easily obtained twenty thousand additional military merits. He also managed to escape the encirclement around him in an instant. He soared through the sky like a bird; no one could stop him from leaving.
Ka ca! Ka ca! Without needing to do anything special, his strong physical body crushed the Monarch Grade Demonic Corpses in his way into powder.
Xiao Chen barged through with boundless ferocity.
After breaking out of the encirclement, he could not even rest for a moment. A figure plummeted from the sky with a torrent of death Qi in his hand. Then, the death Qi formed an underworld river gushing towards him.
This was Wang Can. He had waited for Xiao Chen to get exhausted before sending an Ancient Underworld River Wave Palm at him.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly and activated the Death Throne in his sea of consciousness. After circting some death Qi, he also sent out an Ancient Underworld River Wave Palm.
However, this Ancient Underworld River Wave Palm had an additional sharpness to it, containing an unparalleled saber intent that made it even sharper and unblockable.
Bang! Bang! Bang! There were three rapid-fire explosions. Xiao Chens river of death immediately split Wang Cans river of death, dispelling it into nothing. Before Wang Can could react, the underworld river smashed into him.
Wang Can vomited a mouthful of blood. Shock appeared in his eyes. Surprisingly, Xiao Chen knew Ancient Underworld River Wave Palm as well. Furthermore, Xiao Chens was stronger than his.
The Death Throne! He subdued the Death Throne! This thought shed in Wang Cans mind. Suddenly, he felt something tighten over his wrist; Xiao Chen had grabbed it.
Xiao Chen pulled and used Wang Can as a shield to defend his back. The attacks of the Corpse Race allnded on Wang Can, dealing tremendous pain that made him wish he were dead. Wang Can kept screaming, Stop attacking! Stop attacking!
Seeing Wei Hua blocking the way in front, Xiao Chenughed loudly and tossed Wang Can over. He said, Brother Wei Hua is pretty good at catching. Dare you try catching again?!
After suffering the first time, how could Wei Hua dare to catch Wang Can? He quickly dodged. Who could have expected that this time, Wang Cans body would not explode? Xiao Chen took advantage of this opportunity to flee,pletely evading all the attacks and the people blocking him.
Brother Wei Hua, we will meet again!
Xiao Chensughter resounded in the sky, lingering for a long time.
Wei Hua revealed an extremely displeased expression. Despite having so many people, not only did they fail to stop Xiao Chen, but they even allowed him to kill two Superior Grade Martial Sages. From the start to the end, Xiao Chen had controlled the situation.
The fourteen surviving Superior Grade Martial Sages rushed over and sighed as someone asked in a soft voice, Young Master, what should we do now? Should we still go to ck Monarch Ind?
The three King Grade warships simply could not stop the Dragons Gates warship, allowing it to flee long ago. Xiao Chen had also disappeared without a trace. The n was in shambles. These people did not know what to do.
Wei Hua thought for a while and still could not understand. How did Xiao Chen appear on Heavenly Wind Ind for no reason at all? Where did he get the news from?
No matter how he thought about it, he could not figure it out. Could this really just be a coincidence?
Wei Hua revealed a sinister gaze as he said, Go to Azure Monarch Ind. Since the n is already exposed, there is no need to drag things out. Send a message to Xia Feng. Get him to act in concert with us to destroy Azure Monarch Ind. That way, we can still break through the third line of defense.
Since Xiao Chen had foiled their n, Wei Hua chose to go along with the flow. Even if Xiao Chen saved this group of people, the Corpse Race still held the advantage.
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The night sky looked like a chessboard filled with many stars.
Xiao Chen traveled very fast. He soon caught up with Jin Lin and the others on the Dragons Gates warship. The elite Martial Sages of ck Monarch Ind stood on the deck. They were all panicked and frightened as they remembered that terrifying scene from earlier. All of them had thought that they would not survive.
Now that they left far away, they finally heaved a sigh of relief.
Brother Xiao Chen is back!
When the juniors of the Supreme Sky Sect saw Xiao Chen descending, they cried out joyfully.
When Bai Wuxue saw the unharmed Xiao Chen, he revealed aplicated expression on his face. Then he stepped forward with a sullen expression and asked, Xiao Chen, how did you know that I was bringing a group of people to mount a sneak attack on Heavenly Wind Ind today?
When the people of ck Monarch Ind heard Bai Wuxue ask that, they also felt it was strange, so their expressions changed. Thats right. This was a secret. How did Xiao Chen find out?
Ximen Bao even asked, Xiao Chen, did you leak this news to the Corpse Race? Otherwise, how could your timing be so good?
When Jin Lin heard these people using Xiao Chen, he immediately scolded them, You bunch of bastards! If our Senior Brother Xiao Chen had not been feeling benevolent and changed his mind before he left, all of you would have been killed, yet you are all using and ming Senior Brother Xiao Chen now?!
The younger-generation disciples of the Supreme Sky Sect were all filled with righteous indignation. From their expressions, it looked like they wanted to toss this group of people off the warship.
Chapter 883 - Sneak Attack on the Corpse Refining Pool
Chapter 883: Sneak Attack on the Corpse Refining Pool
Xiao Chen smiled faintly and waved his hand, stopping Jin Lin and the others. He looked directly at Bai Wuxue and said, Thats right. I knew about your n to sneak-attack Heavenly Wind Ind. I also knew that the Corpse Raceid a trap at Heavenly Wind Ind and waited for you all to fall into it.
Bai Wuxues and Ximen Baos faces sank. Killing intent immediately gathered in their eyes.
However, I was not the one who leaked your movements. It was Azure Monarch Inds Ind Lord, Xia Feng. The evidence is with Qin Wu and not with me. I dont need to exin too much, either. As long as I know Im not guilty, that is enough. Whether you believe me or not has nothing to do with me.
In his heart, Xiao Chen did not feel guilty at all and was being very magnanimous. Originally, he wanted to use the opportunity to go to ck Patterned Ind to destroy the Corpse Refining Pool.
However, before he left, he gave the situation some thought. While Bai Wuxue and Ximen Bao deserved to die for being too greedy, the group of ck Monarch Ind elite Martial Sages following them did not deserve death.
If Xiao Chen gained all those military merits using the lives of these innocents, then this would not be a very clean way of doing things. As he was now, he did not need to act this way.
Bai Wuxue and Ximen Bao exchanged nces. They could see the confusion in each others eyes; they could not understand what was going on.
However, ck Monarch Inds two Vice Ind Lords were startled and asked, Little Friend Xiao Chen, is what you said true? Themander of Dragon Wood Stars third line of defense is a mole for the enemy? This is an earthshaking matter!
Naturally, it is true. Vice Ind Lord Qin Wu made a copy of the evidence. He already sent it along with Xia Fengs n to Lord Huangpu Feng. Soon, the truth wille to light.
Xiao Chen revealed the truth. At this point, there was nothing to hide.
You all should go. With this, there is no way for the entire Dragon Wood Star to be at peace. If Im not wrong, Wei Hua should be bringing the army of the Corpse Race to attack Azure Monarch Ind. They will probably work with Xia Feng.
Bai Wuxue and the others were incredulous. Xiao Chens words were simply too shocking. However, Xiao Chen already asked them to leave, so they could not continue lingering here. After all, this Dragons Gates warship belonged to Xiao Chen.
I, Bai Wuxue, will remember this debt of gratitude. I will return this favor to you sooner orter. However, the bet between us is still on, Bai Wuxue said somewhat grudgingly. Then, he left together with his group, heading for Azure Monarch Ind.
Pu ci!
Right after these people left, Xiao Chen suddenly coughed and spat out some blood. He immediately felt much better afterwards.
Senior Brother Xiao Chen, are you alright?! Jin Lin and the others asked out of concern, quickly rushing forward. Xiao Chen had remained behind all alone and held back the entire Corpse Race army. It could not have been as effortless as he made it look.
Xiao Chen closed his eyes and took a breath. After a while, he opened his eyes once again and replied, Its just a small injury. Nothing major.
While charging out of the dense encirclement, he had suffered a few strikes. He himself could not recall how manynded on him. Given his Rank 3 Sage Body and that the blows missed his vital spots, these were indeed just minor injuries. He would be fine after resting for about twenty minutes.
Seeing that Xiao Chensplexion did not look too bad, Jin Lin and the others rxed. He whispered, Where are we going now? Are we still going to follow the original n?
In the original n, the entire Dragon Wood Star would not fall into chaos. Xiao Chen would mount a sneak attack on the Corpse Refining Pool alone. Wei Hua and the others were bound to rush back to provide support. After all, they would not be very far away.
However, now, the Corpse Race army was probably rushing to Azure Monarch Ind and was unlikely to be able to receive any news from the Corpse Refining Pool. Even if they could get word, due to the long distance, they could not rush back, either.
In any case, due to Xiao Chens benevolence, the situation on Dragon Wood Star turned chaotic; there was no longer any way to salvage it.
However, this was fine as well. This chaos woulde sooner orter. As long as he destroyed the Corpse Refining Pool, the Corpse Race would eventually return in defeat.
After thinking for a while, Xiao Chen made his decision.
Ill pass control of the Dragons Gates warship to you. Cancel the original n. All of you, rush over to help Azure Monarch Ind. The third line of defense is critical and must not fall at all costs.
When Jin Lin heard that Xiao Chen had no intention of going back, he asked, Senior Brother Xiao Chen, what will you be doing?
Me? Naturally, my n has not changed. I will still attack the Corpse Refining Pool. This is the best opportunity. Wei Hua will definitely not expect me to go to ck Patterned Ind right after I escaped the Corpse Races army.
Xiao Chen smiled gently and patted Jin Lins shoulder. He said, Dont worry about me. Just worry about yourselves. My saber Dao has reached a critical juncture. The greater the pressure on me, the easier I will break through.
Starlight spangled the night sky. A white figure leaped off the bow of the ship. Under the Supreme Sky Sect younger-generation disciples gaze, Xiao Chen stepped on motes of starlight as he headed for ck Patterned Ind.
He wants to destroy the Corpse Refining Pool by himself. Senior Brother Xiao Chens courage is truly unimaginable, Xiao Xian sighed ruefully as she watched the figure slowly disappear from her sight.
However, Jin Lin had a fervent look in his eyes. He said in an envious tone, It would be great if one day, I could have the same level of courage and grace as Senior Brother Xiao Chen. An absolute self-confidence and the grace of a grandmaster. Our Senior Brother Xiao Chen is definitely no weaker than the geniuses of the various ns in the Starry Heaven Silver Lake.
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Xiao Chen activated the effect of the Heavenly Sea Cloak and hid his killing intent. As he headed for ck Patterned Ind, the starlight parted for him as the dark night provided him with cover.
His heart was calm and at peace. He did not feel any anxiety or excitement at the prelude to a great battle. In the dark of night, hended silently on ck Patterned Ind.
Relying on the Heavenly Sea Cloak, he walked past many patrolling Corpse Race cultivators undetected. An unwee guest had arrived at this heavily guarded ind.
It was not hard to find the Corpse Refining Pool since it was where the death Qi was strongest.
With his Spiritual Sense extended, Xiao Chen hovered above the ground and passed by many figures, not attracting any attention as he arrived in the vicinity of the Corpse Refining Pool.
From midair, he could see corpses piled high on the ground. Most of these were the corpses of various Astral Beasts.
asionally, he would see someone bringing a freshly killed Astral Beast to this ce and collecting a reward.
Many ck-d people worked busily on the Astral Beasts corpses. They expertly tore open the abdominal cavity and drained the blood. Then, they added various powders that Xiao Chen did not recognize. Not far away, there were corpses of human Martial Sages.
On careful observation, he saw that the cultivators who turned in the human corpses obtained better rewards.
The area near the Corpse Refining Pool was quiet and organized. As Xiao Chen watched the human corpses being refined into Demonic Corpses, even someone as calm as him was shocked at the sight.
No wonder the other races did not like dealing with the Corpse Race. This was a group of people who would not let one rest in peace after one died, making one tremble in fear.
If the Corpse Race was not strong, they would have perished long ago.
Xiao Chen flew over and arrived above the Corpse Refining Pool. Then he started to observe it thoroughly.
The Corpse Refining Pool was rectangr, measuring five hundred meters long and one hundred meters wide. Its surface was dark and sinister, roiling with ck water. Even one look at it made one very ufortable and nauseous.
It had an underwater formation with formation lines made with blood and Astral Cores set at the intersections of the lines. If he wanted to destroy this Corpse Refining Pool, he had to destroy the formation andpletely bury this ce.
However, even without considering the patrolling Corpse Race cultivators, Xiao Chen would find the four Superior Grade Martial Sages, one at each corner of the Corpse Refining Pool, difficult to deal with.
The four old men each had a Demonic Corpse with a surging ck aura beside them. Based on their auras, these should be equal to Superior Grade Martial Sageswhich meant these were high-quality Sage Grade Demonic Corpses.
Suddenly, Xiao Chen frowned. He had not expected to see those two people herethe schrly, white-faced Long Fei and Kui Dou, the body temperer whom he had once met.
The two walked over in high spirits. They stopped in front of the Corpse Refining Pool and looked around with interest.
This is going to be problematic. My predictions are off. There is not just Long Fei but also Kui Dou, the Iron Hand Sovereigns descendant.
Corpses rose out of the Corpse Refining Pool. asionally, the Corpse Race Martial Sages in the four corners shed hand seals, activating the underwater formation. Beams of gray light shot out from the pool.
When the gray lightnded, it actually formed a Demonic Corpse, which moved rather rigidly to the coffins at the side. Then, the Demonic Corpsey down in a coffin and ced the lid on properly.
Immediately, other Corpse Race cultivators would pastebels on the coffin, listing the strength of the Demonic Corpse and its grade. After that, they transported it away. The rows of coffins in the back was a dazzling sight to behold. There were at least a thousand of them, all Monarch Grade Demonic Corpses.
There were also a few coffins with especially deep colors, which contained Sage Grade Demonic Corpsesthe true trump cards of the Corpse Race.
Sage Grade Demonic Corpses had already gained some spirituality. Low-quality Sage Grade Demonic Corpses could already rival Martial Sages. High-quality Sage Grade Demonic Corpses could even equal Superior Grade Martial Sages.
As Kui Dou watched Demonic Corpses asionally leap out of the Corpse Refining Pool, he smiled and said, With this limitless number of Demonic Corpses, it would be difficult for the Corpse Race to lose the war on this Dragon Wood Star.
The schrly, white-faced Long Fei waved his folding fan and said seriously, That is not exactly true. We can mass-produce only Monarch Grade Demonic Corpses. Sage Grade Demonic Corpses require more time and effort. Of course, with such levels of battles, as long as the Corpse Refining Pool is not destroyed, our Corpse Race will eventually gain victory.
Kui Dou smiled and nodded. Monarch Grade Demonic Corpses are nothing before experts. However, they do not require that many resources. If one hundred Monarch Grade Demonic Corpses can wear down an Inferior Grade Martial Sage and kill him, it would be worth the price.
The two chatted as they walked around the boundary of the Corpse Refining Pool. asionally, the four Corpse Race old men spoke with the two.
As Xiao Chen watched all this, he entered deep thought. Right now, what he had to face was four older-generation Superior Grade Martial Sages, four high-quality Sage Grade Demonic Corpses, and two young demonic geniuses who surpassed ordinary Superior Grade Martial Sages.
Based on the auras of the four Corpse Race old men, they were not ordinary Superior Grade Martial Sages, either. They were all old monsters who had lived for several hundred years. Their cultivation was unfathomable. Even in a one-on-one fight, Xiao Chen would not be confident of defeating them within a hundred moves.
If the high-quality Sage Grade Demonic Corpses were added, the fight would be even more problematic. Gaining victory without at least a thousand moves would be hard.
Chapter 884 - Sneaking In
Chapter 884: Sneaking In
The most problematic ones were still Long Fei and Kui Dou. These two were descendants of Sovereign Martial Emperors. They were both very talented as well. If Xiao Chen started fighting with them, he would have difficulty freeing himself from them.
Difficult, very difficult. However, no matter how difficult it was, he had to destroy this Corpse Refining Pool today. If he did not challenge himself to the limit at a moment of life-and-death, he would have problems shaping his saber Dao.
Xiao Chens thoughts raced as fast as lightning. After a while, he figured out a countermeasure. He stretched out his hand, and a sculpture appeared in his grasp.
He had carved this sculpture from a branch of the Longevity Tree; hence, it was full of Spiritual Energy. This sculpture had white robes and ck hair. Its eyebrows and gaze were very sharp, like a knife. It was a statue of Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen flicked his finger, and the sculpture instantly took form and exploded forth with a puissant aura. Then it headed for the sky above the rows of coffins, not saying a word as it sent out a punch.
Suddenly, countless strands of saber Qi trembled like feathers. When the punchnded, it immediately smashed hundreds of coffins.
Kui Dou turned around, and his eyes suddenly lit up. He eximed, Xiao Chen!
Without even thinking, Kui Dou pushed off the ground and turned into a beam of light resembling a sharp arrow. He quickly gave chase, charging at the white figure.
Long Fei folded up his fan and thought for a while. Then he said in the soft voice, This Xiao Chen is really courageous, daring to barge in anywhere. Elders, please continue to stand guard here. When I catch Xiao Chen, I will refine him into a peak Sage Grade Demonic Corpse.
Young Master, as long as we are guarding this Corpse Refining Pool, not even a mosquito will slip in. The four elders performed cupped-fist salutes as they looked at Long Fei.
In that instant of distraction, when these four elders were replying, Xiao Chen, who was wearing the Heavenly Sea Cloak, silently entered the Corpse Refining Pool with a whoosh.
The four elders turned away from Long Fei and resumed staring at the Corpse Refining Pool. The ck Qi on the surface of the water surged as corpses rose up. It looked exactly the same as it normally did. The underwater formation continued to work and refine the various corpses.
The instant Xiao Chens body entered the Corpse Refining Pool, limitless death Qi permeated his pores and poured into his body. The ck death Qi rushed around everywhere in his body, corroding his blood, bones, skin, internal organs, and flesh.
This death Qi silently caused him great harm. The amount of death Qi was simply too overwhelming.
Xiao Chen looked at his palm; it was now so withered that it was unrecognizable. Filled with wrinkles and death Qi, showing no signs of life, it was exactly like that of an old man past his prime.
He had underestimated the death Qi in this ce. He quickly circted the Heavenly Sage Laws in his body. Strands of purple energy emitting an electric light surged around his body, refining the ck death Qi into nothing. The situation finally took a turn for the better.
However, the danger was not over yet. There was just too much death Qi in the pool; it was unending. While Xiao Chen negated one portion of death Qi, another two portions poured in during that time. There was simply no way he could remain in the pool for a long time.
Damn, I cannot stay here for too long. If I use my Heavenly Sage Laws on such arge scale, it will no doubt attract the attention of the four old men.
Just as Xiao Chen found himself at a loss for a solution and was feeling very anxious, a suction suddenly came from the Death Throne in his sea of consciousness. This suction pulled over all the death Qi, instantly slurping it dry.
The Death Throne was even like a greedy kid, seeming unsatisfied.
Xiao Chens body returned to normal, filled with life again. He rejoiced in his heart and instantly rxed. He had not expected the Death Throne to have such an effect.
When he looked around in the pool, corpses filled his line of sight. This scene was very horrifying. The emotionless faces of the corpses sometimes seemed to be stuck face to face.
Suddenly, a demonic hand came out from below and grabbed towards Xiao Chen. He dodged quickly. The demonic hand grabbed a corpse next to him and pulled it to the bottom of the roiling Corpse Refining Pool.
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Above the Corpse Refining Pool, the old man at the front left corner revealed a suspicious expression. He said, Strange, I wanted to pull a corpse down to the Corpse Refining Formation just now. However, the corpse actually dodged.
Haha! That is not so strange. That person probably still has not died yet. Or perhaps it is just an involuntary movement of the body. We just have to let it soak in the Corpse Refining Pool for some more time, another of the elders said.
Hehe! The death Qi in the Corpse Refining Pool is so dense that it has turned liquid. Who would be foolish enough to jump into it? The old man at the front right cornerughed sinisterly.
The elder who spoke first thought about it and agreed, so he did not say anything more. Then, he focused on working on the corpse that was caught in the Corpse Refining Formation.
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Xiao Chen, who was in the pool, did not know that he had just had a close call. At this moment, he had already descended to the bottom of the Corpse Refining Pool. His feet were touching the floor, and an extremelyplex and shocking formation made of bloody before him.
Four corpses sat cross-legged in the formation. Beams of scarlet light entered them. They looked like cultivators cultivating, a very strange sight.
Ny-nine Medial Grade Astral Cores sat where lines intersected in the formation. There was also a Superior Grade Astral Core at its center. Altogether, it had one hundred Astral Cores.
The formation lines made of blood at the center looked eye-catchingly red, alluring and sinister. This formation would not be that easy to repair.
Xiao Chen did not dare to act rashly and startle his enemies. He stood in a corner and observed for a long time. How should I break this formation?
The lines of blood were iid deep in the floor as if fused with it. Because of the protection of the formation, the floor seemed as hard as iron when he stepped on it, not budging at all.
This formation clearly was already merged with the Corpse Refining Pool, unbreakable and inseparable from each other. If Xiao Chen used brute force, he might end up producing the opposite of the desired effect, or even harming himself.
Thats it! An idea popped up in his head when he remembered the Death Throne in his sea of consciousness. He smiled faintly as he formed a n.
Xiao Chen knelt and stretched out his hand to touch the scarlet formation lines. Vast death Qi instantly poured into the formation. The entire formation started to radiate an intense scarlet light, looking very alluring.
Whats going on?!
A strong death Qi suddenly appeared in the Corpse Refining Formation.
This death Qi is too horrifying. We have to stop it. Otherwise, it will exceed the tolerance of the formation! the four old men at the corners of the Corpse Refining Pool eximed in fear when they saw the pool water kicking up high waves continuously. Then, they stood up at the same time.
The pool trembled, and cracks appeared at the sides of the Corpse Refining Pool. The four old mens expressions changed, and they quickly soared into the air together with the Demonic Corpses beside them.
In the next moment, there was a rumble, and the Corpse Refining Pool exploded. The entire ck Patterned Ind trembled along with it. An endless torrent of death Qi surged out in all directions. A deep pit appeared in the ground, and the Corpse Refining Pool went up in smoke; the Corpse Refining Formation no longer existed.
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After Long Fei and Kui Dous relentless pursuit, they finally caught up with Xiao Chen. Theynded a punch on him, and he turned into sawdust filling the air.
This sight stunned the two of them, and they eximed in chorus, We were tricked!
The two quickly turned around and rushed back to the Corpse Refining Pool. However, before they managed to get far, they heard an intense explosion.
The entire Corpse Refining Pool went up in smoke. A storm of ck death Qi soared into the clouds, forming a pir of wind connecting the ground to the sky. ck Patterned Ind shook violently. Loud rumbling reverberated without end.
Long Fei fluttered the folding fan in his hand, and strong winds gathered, forming a storm with the attribute of ruin surging out. This involuntary reaction clearly showed how intense the shock in their hearts was.
The Corpse Refining Pool shattered? How can that be? Even if a grandmaster-level Martial Sage came personally, he would not be able to break the Corpse Refining Formation that easily. Furthermore, all the grandmaster-level Martial Sages left Dragon Wood Star long ago.
Kui Dous face turned sullen. He looked in the direction of the Corpse Refining Formation and said, It might be possible if Xiao Chen does it. Every time, this fellow always manages to do something that everyone thought impossible.
Xiao Chen? I dont believe that he is really that incredible.
Long Feis figure shed, heading in the direction of the Corpse Refining Pool, and a ruin-attributed aura erupted from his body.
Kui Dou frowned. When he felt this aura, he said contemtively, Will of ruin. Long Fei actuallyprehended such a will. He truly hid his skills well.
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At the Martial God Pces main camp on Dragon Wood Star, Huangpu Feng suddenly opened his eyes and soared into the sky, facing towards ck Patterned Ind. Then, he looked at the ck tornado connecting the sky and the ground. His eyes filled with incredulity.
The figures that flew up beside Huangpu Feng all had expressions of disbelief as well.
A momentter, Huangpu Feng said, The Corpse Refining Pool has been destroyed! The foundations of the Corpse Race are gone. Activate the entire army and head for ck Patterned Ind. Deal them one final strike!
We obey the Lordsmand!
Instantly, warships with the Martial God Pces banner soared into the sky from the main camp, carrying the human cultivators. As they flew away, they gave off a strong might.
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At the ind the Muddy Sky Gate upied, the Young Master of the Muddy Sky Gate, Qi Wuxue, was currently gathering a group of his sect members in preparation for heading off to the Martial God Pces main camp on Dragon Wood Star. When they saw the ck wind pir, they felt stunned as well.
The Corpse Refining Pool! How could anyone have destroyed the Corpse Races Corpse Refining Pool? Without this Corpse Refining Pool, the Corpse Race will not have muchbat prowess! Qi Wuxue eximed, his face filled with disbelief.
Qi Wuxues face sank as he said sullenly, Go to ck Patterned Ind. The location of the final battle has changed. Victory or defeat will depend on this final battle.
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At Azure Monarch Ind, themander of the Corpse Race army, the Underworld Fire Sovereigns descendant, Wei Hua, who was doing his best to break through the third line of the defense, looked back. When he saw the ck wind pir, his expression suddenly changed drastically.
Wei Hua did not know what was going on. He could not get any news from Xia Feng at all. Although he held the advantage, the opposition was much stronger than he had expected.
When he saw the ck pir, his mind immediately plunged into chaos. He shouted, Retreat! Return to ck Patterned Ind. We will fight again another day!
Instantly, the massive army withdrew like the receding tide and quickly rushed towards ck Patterned Ind.
Seeing the Corpse Race army, which had held the upper hand, retreat, the human cultivators all felt relieved. However, they were confused, unable to understand what was going on.
Only Qin Wu understood. When he saw the persistent ck wind pir, he sighed, That fellow really managed to do it; he really destroyed the Corpse Refining Pool.
When Bai Wuxue, Ximen Bao, Feng Xingsheng, Hua Dao, and Niu Deng, who were standing next to Qin Wu, heard this, they were stunned and somewhat bemused.
However, the Supreme Sky Sect disciples all rejoiced, feeling very excited.
Chapter 885 - Metamorphosis
Chapter 885: Metamorphosis
Senior Brother Xiao Chen already destroyed the Corpse Refining Pool. The Corpse Race is finished! Lets give chase! Jin Linughed loudly as he led the Inferior Grade Martial Sages of the Supreme Sky Sect to charge towards ck Patterned Ind.
This suggestion immediately excited many people, prompting them to follow after the Supreme Sky Sect disciples. Now that Xia Feng and the other Vice Ind Lord were locked up, the highest authority for the third line of defense was Qin Wu. He smiled faintly as he waved his hand to allow the troops to charge out as well.
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Below what used to be the Corpse Refining Pool on ck Patterned Ind, Xiao Chen was in a somewhat sorry state. He had not at all expected such a shocking burst of energy toe from breaking the formation with such a method.
As he was at ground zero for the st, he was the first one struck by the shock wave. The explosion reduced the Heavenly Sea Cloak that he wore to tatters. From the looks of it, it might be unrepairable.
Xiao Chens internal organs churned endlessly. He tasted something sweet in his mouth as he vomited out a mouthful of ck blood; he was significantly injured.
His body tumbled twice in the air. As he took off the tattered cloak, he saw the four Corpse Race elders rushing over and thought bitterly to himself, I managed to destroy the Corpse Refining Pool. However, whether I can flee safely or not is still in question.
Still, without any pressure, his saber Dao would not be able to take form. If he could notprehend it here, he would end up dying for this worthy cause. This was a desperate fight in the face of mortal danger.
You are very courageous. Can you tell us why the death Qi in the Corpse Refining Pool did not turn you into a desated corpse? the green-robed old man, who was the leader, asked out of curiosity.
The four elders each controlled a high-quality Sage Grade Demonic Corpse to hem in Xiao Chen. They were very calm and did not rush to take action against him.
Starlight shone down. The brilliant sky looked extremely beautiful. Amid the motes of radiance, Xiao Chen revealed a smile. He sped his hands behind his back as his white robes fluttered and replied cidly, That is a secret of this Xiao. It is not convenient to tell others about it. Sorry.
The green-robed man smiled coldly and said, Humph! You are rather calm. Well, I have my ways of making you speak. Attack!
The three other Corpse Race elders charged in together with their Demonic Corpses. They each sent a Corpse Race Martial Technique with surging death Qi overhead. Soon, it covered up the brilliant night sky, blocking sight of everything.
Xiao Chens figure wavered, appearing like a treasured saber being unsheathed. A bright light came from his body and instantly scattered the ck death Qi, bringing back the clear night sky.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Xiao Chen threw six punches in rapid fire. His figure wavered again. Every time he punched, a saber light shed. Winds blew and howled nonstop. He countered all the moves of the Corpse Race cultivators and Demonic Corpses.
Space shook. The six attacks failed to push him back. He still gave off that unparalleled sharpness, not disying any weakness.
The green-robed old man frowned and shouted, Dont hold anything back. Beat him ruthlessly. I dont believe that we cannot deal with this sharpness.
When the other three elders heard the green-robed man shouting, they no longer held anything back. They sent out death Qi towards the heavens together with the Demonic Corpses. As they attacked, it looked like a ck storm brewed in the sky.
Xiao Chen instantly felt the pressure mount. He brought out his will of thunder and ny-percentprehended saber intent to their limits. Even so, he could not gain the initiative. He could only passively counter the torrent of ferocious attacks.
Blood leaked out of his mouth. However, a smile remained on his face. This grinding pressure served to further hone the sharpness in his heart.
Every technique and every move were like the tip of a saber stabbing into Xiao Chens opponents. Even if the shing attacks were equally matched, his counter still inflicted intense pain like the tip of the saber stabbing into every part of their flesh.
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Under enormous pressure, Xiao Chen smoothly executed everything he learned. The injuries on his body grew increasingly severe. However, his thoughts gained greater rity. His eyes were bright, eye-catching like gemstones and stars in the night sky.
At some point in time, Long Fei and Kui Dou arrived and stood quietly beside the green-robed old man. They were incredibly dazzled as they watched Xiao Chen and the three other elders fight.
The green-robed old man appeared somewhat embarrassed. The three Corpse Race Superior Grade Martial Sages and three Demonic Corpses were undoubtedly suppressing the injured Xiao Chen.
However, Xiao Chens sharpness did not seem to be weakening. Instead, the three Corpse Race cultivators seemed rather fearful and no longer dared to sh head-on with him. As they attacked, they clearly hesitated.
Trash! the green-robed old man scolded. His clothes fluttered as he prepared to leap out and personally make a move.
Long Fei extended his hand and ced his folding fan on the green-robed old mans shoulder. He said, Do you not see the starlight falling on him? He is obviously undergoing metamorphosis. Why are you going to help?
These words stunned the green-robed old man. He looked up and saw the glorious stars in the vast night sky sending down specks of light on Xiao Chen for some reason. It was as if at this moment, Xiao Chen had a boundless charm that attracted all the light to himself.
The Azure Emperors descendant truly lives up to his name. Unexpectedly, he dares to use this certain-death situation toprehend his Dao. I, Long Fei, want to see how you undergo your metamorphosis, how you are worthy of the starlight falling for you. Long Fei enunciated every word.
Strong fighting spirit flickered in the schrly, white-faced Long Feis eyes. It seemed like he released a light from his body that also drew the starlight falling in the night.
The night looked gorgeous as the glittering starlight fell to the ground.
As the starlight fell, the battle between Xiao Chen and the three Superior Grade Martial Sage Corpse Race cultivators intensified.
Xiao Chens white robes became dyed with blood and incredibly tattered. Death Qi spread around his wounds, leaving them mottled with ck shadows. He tottered like he was on the verge of copse.
However, his eyes were as bright as gemstones. Starlight limned his body as the sharpness in him got honed to a hundred timesa thousand timessharper than the sharpest saber.
Xiao Chen pointed, and a biting cold wind blew. One of the Corpse Race old men that he faced felt an electric energy surge in his body. The energy sliced into his body; the intense pain was difficult to endure.
That old man simply did not wish to suffer this for too long. So he quickly pulled himself out and left the others to deal with this.
Xiao Chen spat out some blood and immediately felt much morefortable. My body is the saber, my thoughts are the saber; I am the saber, and the saber is me. My sharpness will not die out. My keen spirit will sh with the heavens, breaking with the beaten paths and wiping out the side paths.
For my saber Dao, will does not matter, brilliance does not matter. In the end, it lies in sharpness and keenness.
What kind of saber could cause one to fear from the bottom of his heart, deterring one from shing head-on? Only a sharp and keen one. The sharpness to slice through iron like mud and through gold like water. Naturally, the keenness to be destructive and unblockable.
Xiao Chens thoughts became increasingly clearer. The starlight from the heavens seemed to solidify, turning into motes of light showering down from the sky. His eyes were as resplendent as stars, as bright as a saber. No one dared to underestimate him.
Xiao Chen had pushed back a Corpse Race old man with one point. Shortly after, the other two men also grew fearful of this sharpness, daunted from shing head-on with him. So they now sent only their Demonic Corpses forward.
Seeing Xiao Chen dripping with blood, a n sprouted in the hearts of the three old men. This Xiao Chen was already injured. He had relied on arge amount of death Qi to blow up the Corpse Refining Formation and had sustained severe injuries.
Now, Xiao Chen suffered from endless attacks that aggravated his injuries, although he remained spirited. Clearly, he was on the verge of death.
The three old men wanted to dispose of Xiao Chen quickly. However, whenever they shed, a sharp electric light pierced their body, inflicting intense pain that prated deep into their hearts, into the depths of their souls. How could they dare to continue shing head-on?
After all, this was a person who was about to die. These old men did not want to strain themselves and suffer so much. So they started to entertain thoughts of using only the Demonic Corpses to attack Xiao Chen and now limited themselves to superficial attacks.
When the green-robed old man saw this scene, he could not help but be even angrier. He roared furiously a few times. The other three old men pretended not to hear, continuing what they were doing. They did not seek to overwhelm their enemy or diminish his sharpness, slowly wearing Xiao Chen down.
When Xiao Chen saw this, heughed heartily, hisughter containing an inexhaustible insouciance. His direction was indeed correct; he was just a single inspiration short of something for his saber Dao to reachpletion.
At some point, many warships gathered in the skies above ck Patterned Ind. Wei Hua, who was the first to arrive, was stunned for a long time when he saw this scene of starlight falling.
Starlight rained down, looking like a deluge of heavenly flowers. Auspicious Signs filled the sky. Such a mysterious phenomenon normally urred only for major characters or someone who could be one.
The night sky was ink-ck spangled with stars. This would just be an ordinary scene. However, with the stars in the sky suddenlyvishing motes of light on one person, this became an extraordinary scene.
The ones that followed after were the troops led by Jin Lin. After that, the Martial God Pces main camps Huangpu Feng and his group, as well as the Muddy Sky Gates people, also arrived. All the major factions on Dragon Wood Star had gathered.
All attention focused on the wobbly Xiao Chen, whose sharpness was growing even sharper.
Its raining starlight! Why would there be starlight falling?!
Whats going on? Xiao Chen cannot hold on any longer. What is Lord Huangpu Feng doing? Why is he not giving orders to help?!
When the Supreme Sky Sect disciples on the Dragons Gates warship saw the bloodstained Xiao Chen, they could not help but panic.
However, based on what the seniors said, this was Xiao Chens opportunity. He had to endure this by himself. The Supreme Sky Sect disciples could only stop and continue watching worriedly after they found out. Xiao Chens current appearance made it hard for them to rx.
If Xiao Chens body could notst until he finished hisprehension and underwent metamorphosis, only death awaited him. If he fell here, the world would never hear of Xiao Chens name again.
The schrly, white-faced Long Fei gently fanned himself with his folding fan. He said expressionlessly, He cant waste this great opportunity. Comprehending a Dao through mortal peril is indeed grasping ones own death. Could it be that he has not figured out the final bit?
Kui Dou could tell the extraordinariness of this event. He said sullenly, This looks very mysterious. I think this fellow wants to walk a path that no one has ever walked beforeto use his body as a saber, to use his thoughts as a saber. However, he cannot find the point for the breakthrough, the point that can truly ignite the cultivation of the entire body.
That was right. These two people were talking about Xiao Chens current predicament. He had already figured out that the key to his saber Daoy in sharpness and keenness. However, the ultimate purpose of this saber Dao was very vague. He needed this point to bring everything together.
Simply put, Xiao Chen had to give his saber Dao a name. In moreplicated terms, this name had to contain its various meanings. Once established, it was immutable. It would be forever locked in the depths of his soul, merged with the entire Heavenly Dao.
Chapter 886 - Flawless
Chapter 886: wless
When the three Corpse Race Superior Grade Martial Sages attacking Xiao Chen saw him looking perplexed, they could not help but rejoice. They previously thought that he would die soon. However, despite a long wait, he was still alive. They began to fear in their hearts despite themselves.
How could these old men not tell that Xiao Chen was in the middle ofprehending? Once he seeded, his strength would soar, experiencing a qualitative improvement; he would undergo metamorphosis. At that time, only death awaited them.
Seeing such an opportunity, the three old men steeled themselves to stop giving Xiao Chen any more chances. They roared war cries as death Qi spread out and covered the sky once more, blocking out the starlight.
The green-robed old man smiled coldly and did not stop them. He also took advantage of this opportunity to charge over and kill Xiao Chen. A perilous situation cropped up right away.
Long Fei withdrew his hand. For some reason, at the critical moment, he let the green-robed old man go.
The ce turned silent, and everyone sucked in a deep breath of cold air as they took in the perplexed Xiao Chen and his perilous situation. If he still could not seed in hisprehension, he would not have another chance.
Death looming over him seemed to stimte Xiao Chens mind. There was a sh of inspiration, and he whispered a word, wless.
Thats right. It is wless. My saber Dao is called wless.
No one in the world dared to call their Martial Techniques or Cultivation Techniques perfect and wless. They would always append the word nearly before these.
The Heavenly Dao was benevolent. It would always leave a chance for survival. However, the Heavenly Dao was emotionless as well. It would not permit something truly perfect and wless to exist in this world.
The moon waxed and waned. Humans rejoiced and grieved. Even the smoothest thing in the world had marks when magnified thousands of times.
However, the word that Xiao Chen thought of today was wless. No other word since the dawn of time could describe his saber Dao.
With that sh of inspiration, the rain of starlight focused, illuminating the night sky and gathering on Xiao Chen. Since ancient times, only major characters could manifest such a mysterious phenomenon. All the injuries on his body instantly healed.
As Xiao Chen whispered the word, he suddenly broke through the bottleneck of Inferior Grade Martial Sage, charging into Medial Grade Martial Sage.
Fighting desperately when confronting mortal danger, Xiao Chen shaped his Dao and underwent metamorphosis. With all the cultivators on Dragon Wood Star looking on, he experienced a rebirth.
A strong wind blew and scattered the ck death Qi. Xiao Chens lips curled up as he tapped his forehead with two fingers. Then he said, If the bright moon is wless, would it permit the stars to shine?
Right after he spoke, a bright moon rose up behind hima perfectly wless full moon. Against its resplendent light, the starlight paled inparison.
Before the four Corpse Race Martial Sages charging over could feel any fear, they saw Xiao Chen stretch out his hand and point. In that instant, the light of the bright moon in the sky gathered at his fingertip.
A cold and unparalleled saber light shot out in a sh. The four Corpse Race Martial Sages and four Sage Grade Demonic Corpses could not resist at all, ending up split in half.
If the bright moon is wless, the starlight will vanish on its own. How could these grains of lightpete with the bright moon?
The entire ce fell silent; not a single sound broke the stillness. Earlier, they saw the perilous situation Xiao Chen was in. They felt it was unfortunate and could not bear to say anything.
However, Xiao Chen had now undergone rebirth. After heprehended his Dao, his shocking strength startled everyone into silence.
From could not bear to did not dare, the change happened in an instant.
wless Bright Moon, starlight vanishing!
Xiao Chen formallyprehended his wless saber Dao. As he did so, he remembered Moon Bright Like Fire, which had startled him many years ago.
After making some slight changes, he found that it was verypatible with his wless saber Dao. This could be considered a Martial Technique that he created based on the wless saber Dao. In this world, only he knew this.
Seeing eight bright purple skulls appear on the medallion hanging at his waist, Xiao Chen felt rather satisfied with the might of this move.
The moon faded away, and stars reappeared. The glorious night sky glittered above everyone once more.
Starlight raining down, undergoing metamorphosis, and experiencing a rebirth. Excellent. At the moment ofprehension, you instantly killed four Superior Grade Martial Sages. Xiao Chen, you have not disappointed me.
Long Fei stepped forward and closed his folding fan. As he walked in the air, he looked at Xiao Chen without fear.
Xiao Chen stood erect with his hands behind his back. As he looked at the schrly, white-faced Long Fei, who exuded an air of elegance, he asked, Do you regret giving me that opportunity earlier?
Long Feis hand moved and opened up the folding fan again. Then he smiled calmly and replied, You fought for the opportunity yourself; it has nothing to do with me. However, this starlight might not be falling only for you.
As he spoke, the stars above flickered. Starlight fell like snow. As it drifted down, there was the faint sound of a zither and a flute.
When Long Fei got closer, Xiao Chen realized that the white folding fan in Long Feis hand was actually a bone fan. These white bones would be from a Martial Emperor. After being polished numerous times, they became as smooth as white jade. This was a truly strong bone weapon.
As for the falling starlight, it was different from what appeared earlier. This snow-like gentle starlight had to be the mysterious phenomenon of some technique. It was not the mysterious phenomenon created when one broke through a bottleneck.
Falling Snow Drifting Song; Zither and Flute in Concert!
This is the mysterious phenomenon that would appear only after one cultivated the Nine Heavens Astral Arts to the eighthyer.
Unexpectedly, this Long Fei does not cultivate the White Bone Sovereigns Cultivation Techniquethe White Bones Dharmic Arts. Instead, he cultivates the famous ancient Nine Heavens Astral Arts.
That is impossible. Based on his appearance, he clearly has the distinctive characteristics of cultivating White Bones Dharmic Arts.
Could it be that he is cultivating two Cultivation Techniques at the same time? These two are both peak Heaven Ranked Cultivation Techniques. Can he manage that?
Seeing the mysterious phenomenon of Falling Snow Drifting Song; Zither and Flute in Concert, all the cultivators in the air were astonished.
Xiao Chen had not expected that there was more to this story. It looked like he should not take this Long Fei lightly. This was already clear from how Long Fei could calmly face his breakthrough.
Xiao Chen, now that you have destroyed the Corpse Refining Pool, you have made great contributions to the Martial God Pce. You will definitely be able to gain at least one hundred thousand military merits. Do you dare to bet with me to attempt to make another contribution?
The starlight fell like snowkes drifting. The zither and flute sounded pleasing, like celestial music. However, from all these hints, Xiao Chen sensed an aura of ruin.
This was a power that could attract starlight. How mighty would it be when used against an enemy?
While others might not be able to detect anything in the zither and flute sounds, Xiao Chens Spiritual Sense could clearly make out that this music had already traveled for five hundred kilometers without fading. If focused into a line, it would easily pierce through a mountain.
This Long Fei is not simple!
However, Xiao Chen had never feared this person. Now that heprehended his wless saber Dao, all the more he would not fear Long Fei. He asked calmly, What do you want to bet?
Smiling gently, Long Fei replied, Since you already broke the Corpse Refining Pool, my Corpse Race no longer has any hope of conquering this Dragon Wood Star. Even if we dont want to, we will have to retreat. My Corpse Race still upies two resource stars previously belonging to your Martial God Pce. These are what I will stake.
Let us fight. If I lose, I will retreat and return one resource star. If you lose, you will bring the Martial God Pce away from Dragon Wood Star, losing another resource star.
What a bold tone and remarkable bet! Long Fei actually proposed to stake a resource star. He was extraordinarily confident.
Whispers broke out everywhere. Everyone was somewhat incredulous. The strength that Xiao Chen disyed earlier was already frighteningly strong. However, based on Long Feis appearance, he was clearly confident.
Everyone could not help but wonder where this confidence came from.
Xiao Chen, I agree to this bet on your behalf. If you can win and gain back one resource star, I will give you five hundred thousand military merits.
Before Xiao Chen could say anything, Dragon Wood Stars Huangpu Feng already spoke, epting the bet on Xiao Chens behalf.
Although the risk was high, the Martial God Pce could get back one resource star. Such chances were hard toe by. The opponent was the descendant of a Sovereign Martial Emperor. Given his status, he would not casually break his promise.
Haha! Even if you agree, I dont!
Up in the air, the Underworld Fire Sovereigns antagonistic descendant, Wei Hua, stepped forward in extreme dissatisfaction. He jumped off the Corpse Dragon warship andnded beside Long Fei. He said, Brother Long Fei, you overestimate this Xiao Chen. Furthermore, it is not like we cannot continue fighting for this Dragon Wood Star. Isnt that right, Qi Wuxue, the Young Master of the Muddy Sky Gate?
The various factions in the air could be split roughly into three groups. While the Muddy Sky Gates strength here was significantly weaker than the other two groups, the sect still could change the bnce by joining either side.
Wei Huas words clearly sought to bring the Muddy Sky Gates faction here to his side.
Qi Wuxue stood on his warships bow and did not reply immediately to Wei Hua. He smiled and said, The name Xiao Chen became very famous two years ago. It is a name that everyone in the Primal Chaos Domain knows. Unexpectedly, I get to meet you in such a fashion today.
Brother Wei Hua shows much regard for me, Qi Wuxue. Earlier, I was indeed dissatisfied and wanted to try fighting it out. However, now
Qi Wuxue returned to the topic, speaking in a powerful and resonant voice. What I want even more is to see who is more powerful: the White Bone Sovereigns descendant who can manifest Falling Snow Drifting Song; Zither and Flute in Concert to such an extent or the reborn Azure Emperors descendant.
The people in the Primal Chaos Domain were not all evil loose cultivators. There were also some who were neither righteous nor evil. They never cared about rules and did as they pleased. Taking Qi Wuxue as an example, he rejected Wei Hua before so many people, causing Wei Hua extreme embarrassment.
Wei Hua could not help but curse angrily in his heart several times. Unexpectedly, he got rejected like this before so many people. How was he to continue holding his head up high?
Steeling himself, Wei Hua snorted coldly and said, Qi Wuxue, I finally have a clear view of your true self. In the future, we will stand on opposite sides.
Seeing Qi Wuxue appearing not to care, Wei Hua shifted his gaze back to Xiao Chen. He said, Xiao Chen, Long Fei is not the only one who dares to bet with you. I, Wei Hua, will bet with you as well.
Everyone knows about the grudges between us in the Sage Mark Monument. Today, we can resolve the old and new hatreds. Do you dare to fight me properly? I will also bet a resource star. However, if I win, you have to break your own arm.
Unexpectedly, Qi Wuxues words roused Wei Huas hot-bloodedness. The crowd cried out in excitement. Although the Underworld Fire Sovereign ranked thest among the Corpse Race Sovereign Martial Emperors and had even sustained injuries at the Iron Hand Sovereigns hands, Wei Hua was still the descendant of a Sovereign Martial Emperor. He would not be weak.
Chapter 887 - You Are Not Even within My Sights
Chapter 887: You Are Not Even within My Sights
If Xiao Chen could win back a resource star from each of the two bets, he would regain two resource stars without any effort. This feat would be worth one million military merits.
Xiao Chen thought for a while before he slowly opened his eyes. He said, Wei Hua, I wonder if you really look down on me or are just pretending to. In any case, you are nothing in my eyes. You will definitely lose this bet.
Since you mentioned the grudges from inside the Sage Mark Monument, that is just as well. We will settle everything in one go. Kui Dou, you attack as well. If the two of you can defeat me while working together, I will break my own arm. If you lose, at least you will be able to hand over a resource star, convinced of your loss.
With these words, the entire ce erupted in a furor. Unexpectedly, Xiao Chen wanted to challenge two Sovereign Martial Emperor descendants at the same time. In this age, there was nock of young demonic geniuses that performed miraculous feats.
However, the number of young demonic geniuses that would dare to say such worlds could be counted with one hand.
The previous Xiao Chen might be considered nothing much. Before, he had had to y many tricks in order to take advantage of the Corpse Race and the Ghost Race. He had used his words to trample on Di Wuque. But the Xiao Chen now was someone who lived up to his words.
In this flourishing age, Xiao Chen would definitely be one of the leaders.
However, no matter how anyone thought about it, what Xiao Chen said seemed impossible. He was more likely to suffer defeat and be the joke of the world, a lesson to others on hubris.
Xiao Chen, you are really courageous. Since you want to die so much, I will let you.
Kui Dous biggest goal in Dragon Wood Star was to deal with Xiao Chen. After he saw Xiao Chen undergo a rebirth, he thought that he would have difficulty finding a chance to do so. Unexpectedly, Xiao Chen presented this opportunity to him on a silver tter.
Fighting two against one to resolve all the grudges from the Sage Mark Monument suited Wei Huas intentions.
Although Wei Hua did not think much of Kui Dou, he still felt that with the two of them working together, their chance of victory would definitely increase significantly.
Long Fei gently closed his folding fan and slowly flew backwards. The starlight gradually vanished, and he retreated fifty kilometers in the blink of an eye.
As Kui Dou responded to the challenge, the cultivators in the sky all showed cautious expressions, flying higher.
These three people were not ordinary demonic geniuses. They were very strong, far stronger than regr Superior Grade Martial Sages. They also came from very illustrious backgrounds. If they did not change the location of this battle, the entire ck Patterned Ind would end up shattered to bits without a doubt. So it was better that the spectators distanced themselves.
Xiao Chen, Kui Dou, and Wei Hua all stood in midair, each to a corner. They did not do anything. Under the night sky, the entire ck Patterned Ind fell silent. None of the three took the initiative to attack. They did not even project their auras.
A refreshing cold Qi came from the Sea Monarch Headscarf on Xiao Chens forehead and flowed around in his body, keeping his heart as calm as still water.
On the surface, Kui Dou and Wei Hua looked calm. However, their hearts were wavering. Worry filled their minds as they tried to think of countermeasures. They felt rather conflicted.
The two of them wanted to work together to attack, but they could not find any opening in Xiao Chen. They did not dare to rush forward and could only continue waiting anxiously.
After figuring out what Kui Dou and Wei Hua were thinking, Xiao Chen smiled faintly and said, I already gave you the chance to make the first move, but you did not take it. In that case, you can forget about me giving you any more opportunities.
Xiao Chens figure shed and left behind an afterimage where he had been. He turned into a wlessly bright saber light. The melodious sound of a treasured saber being unsheathed rang out in the silent night. It sounded very distinct, drawing the curtains on this act, starting the battle.
It looked like Xiao Chens afterimage sent out a strand of saber light. His real body was already so fast that most of the onlookers could not see it at all.
Kui Dou felt a cool sensation on his forehead. Before the bright saber light formed, he already felt that Xiao Chen was charging at him.
In the time it took for a spark to fly, Kui Dou moved as well. The pure Vital Qi in his body surged like a river, gushing around with a rumble. When he moved, his Vital Qi made the surrounding air tremble.
The vibrations blended, sounding like explosions in the air. However, even though they were startlingly loud, they could not drown out the melodious saber hum.
A shining saber light appeared before Kui Dous eyes. He held his breath and paid attention, staring at that saber light. As long as Xiao Chen appeared, he would strike Xiao Chen with half a Dragon Force.
With two thousand five hundred tons of force, Kui Dou could smash a body made of iron into mush. What more one of flesh?
Roar!
However, entirely outside Kui Dous expectations, it was not Xiao Chen who emerged from the bright saber light but a dragona soaring Azure Dragon baring fangs and ws. As it exhaled, it spat out clouds. Azure scales covered its body. If this was not the legendary Azure Dragon, what else could it be?
How could this be?!
Kui Dous heart exploded with foulnguage as he goggled at the unbelievable scene before him. However, he had two years of experience in the Starry Heaven Silver Lake. At this critical moment, he did not fall into a daze. He shouted a war cry and threw a punch.
In the end, Kui Dou managed to strike out with half a Dragon Force. There was even a faint image of an ancient Heavenly Dragon behind him when he punched.
Bang!
Kui Dou struck the Azure Dragons w. Space trembled, and the explosion deafened everyone within five hundred kilometers. The buildings on ck Patterned Ind below shattered into rubble.
Kui Dous body shot back like a cannonball. He could feel that the force of his punch surpassed that of the Azure Dragons. However, he was the one who got sent flying.
Long Fei, who was fifty kilometers away, fiddled with his folding fan and said in a soft voice, Incredible. He managed to manifest the potential of Soaring Dragon to the point of wlessness. This potential is the momentum from the take-off. If Kui Dou wants to resist it, he has to produce a corresponding momentum, directly breaking technique with force. Unfortunately
You are thinking of breaking my Soaring Dragon with half a Dragon Force? You are too naive.
Xiao Chens calm voice resounded. Incredulous, Kui Dou looked at his bloodied right hand and then back to the front. Right before his very eyes, that Azure Dragon actually transformed into Xiao Chen.
Rumble! Just as Xiao Chen was prepared to attack with half a Dragon Force, together with his wless saber Dao, and take down Kui Dou in one move, he suddenly heard the sound of surging waves.
He nced over his shoulder and saw a surging ck wave rushing at him. Standing on top of it, Wei Hua looked down at him and said coldly, Today, I will show you that there will always be someone better. Underworld River Nine Waves.
Eight other simr towering waves appeared, surrounding Xiao Chen. A Wei Hua stood on the top of each wave. The nine waves looked like a cage boxing Xiao Chen in and slowly shrinking.
Xiao Chen, these waves are made from real water from the underworld river. Their death Qi is at least a thousand times denser than the Corpse Refining Pools. Once it surrounds you, you will never be able to get out and will turn into a desated corpse.
The nine Wei Huas spoke at the same time. Cruelughter resounded all over.
You think that I would take the initiative to challenge the reborn you without any trump cards? How naive! If you were not distracted by Kui Dou for that moment, perhaps you might have been able to escape at the start.
Now, my nine waves have formed a great power that can trap a Divine Dragon. Even if you are a True Dragon, you cannot escape it.
Surprisingly, Wei Hua used his trump card at the very beginning. He did not have any intention of probing Xiao Chen.
Everyone felt startled in their hearts. However, it was fortunate that Wei Hua had not tried to test him. If he had, he might have ended up like Kui Dou, defeated in one move.
Xiao Chens lips curled up, and his eyes revealed an expression of disdain. He said, I thought you had some powerful technique as your trump card for you to be confident enough to bet a resource star with me. It turns out all you have is a regret-filled, half-baked Martial Technique. I will break it by raising one hand.
The Kun Peng spreads its wings, covering the sky in a blink.
When an ancient divine Kun Peng pped its wings, it could fly four thousand kilometers in one breath. When it spread its wings, it could cover the sky.
Now, Xiao Chen used his wless saber Dao to execute Kun Peng Fist. Instantly, a perfect form materialized and rushed into the sky, shing wildly with Wei Huas move.
The expected stalemate did not ur. As Xiao Chen shouted, his punch shattered the ck wave he faced.
With one of the nine waves lost, Wei Huas move broke down naturally without Xiao Chen needing to do anything more.
Bang! Bang! Bang! The remaining eight towering waves shattered one after another. Wei Huas body wobbled in the air as blood leaked out of a corner of his mouth. He said, How can that be? The Underworld River Nine Waves is a Martial Technique that can save my life before a grandmaster-level Martial Sage.
Under the night sky, Xiao Chen retorted calmly, No matter how powerful a move is, if it is full of ws, how can it bring out its might? I already said, the current you is nothing in my eyes.
Xiao Chens gaze swept over the two morose peoplecking any fighting spirit.
He felt somewhat disappointed in his heart. Before heprehended the wless saber Dao, these two people could inspire some fear in him. However, they were now far from being his opponents.
The victory of this battle was already set.
Wei Hua, Kui Dou, is there a need to continue? Xiao Chen asked calmly as he stood erect, sping his hands behind his back, and looked at the two.
In just one exchange, he beat the two of them down so badly that they lost their confidence. Their earlier bravado seemed like a joke.
Wei Hua clenched his teeth and said, You win!
He added sullenly, Three days hence, I will fulfill my promise and take my Underworld Fire Halls people from the resource star we conquered.
Kui Dou endured the intense pain from his right hand as he said, Xiao Chen, the grudge between you and me will not end like this. When I attain a Rank 4 Sage Body, I wille and challenge you again.
None of the spectators had anticipated that this battle, which they had believed would be shocking, would end like this. It was hard to imagine how strong Xiao Chen had be.
In midair, Bai Wuxue, Feng Xingsheng, and the others had difficulty epting such an ending.
Chapter 888 - Outstanding Military Merits; Conferred a King
Chapter 888: Outstanding Military Merits; Conferred a King
This was too easy. With one exchange, Xiao Chen regained a resource star. With five hundred thousand military merits, he left everyone else far behind.
If Xiao Chen won another match, would that mean he would get a total of one million military merits?
When thinking of this, everyone started breathing faster. One million military merits were enough for Xiao Chen to be conferred a King. The Martial God Pce would give him territory in the Tianwu Domain as hisnd.
In the history of the Martial God Pce, there never had been such a young King. Nevertheless, Xiao Chen had such an opportunity.
Bai Wuxues expression appeared extremely despondent. Ever since Xiao Chen saved him at Heavenly Wind Ind, he had been in a bad mood. In the battles that followed, he looked rather frantic.
Now that he had seen Xiao Chen undergo rebirth and the strength that Xiao Chen disyed, he could not take this blow.
Everyone was shocked. Most of the cultivators of the threepeting factions in the sky had not expected Xiao Chens battle with Wei Hua and Kui Dou to go as he saidpletely not within his sights at all. The only exception was Long Fei.
Starlight drifted down like snow, and the sound of a zither and a flute rang out in concert. The White Bone Sovereigns descendant, the schrly, white-faced Long Fei, arrived within one kilometer of Xiao Chen from fifty kilometers away within the blink of an eye.
Xiao Chen raised his head, feeling cautious in his heart. This is not the first time he met Wei Hua, so he was familiar with Wei Huas strength. However, he had only heard of Long Fei and never met him in person before, so he could not afford to underestimate him.
This Long will congratte Brother Xiao first. You managed to obtain a resource star without having to waste the life of any troops. You are truly worthy of obtaining five hundred thousand military merits.
Long Fei waved the folding fan in his hand, and the snow-like starlight danced around him. It looked very beautiful in the night sky. Not many people could feel that aura of ruin within.
Xiao Chens heart was as calm as a mirror. The air and his clothes remained still. He asked indifferently, Young Master Long, are we still continuing with the bet?
Naturally, we are. I cant let the world keepughing at my Corpse Race for being incapable, relying only on Demonic Corpses. Long Fei smiled faintly before his tone turned frosty. Then he closed his folding fan and pointed it downward.
Brother Xiao, be careful. Im going to make a move.
Falling Snow Drifting Song; Zither and Flute in Concert. When Long Fei pointed with his folding fan, the sound of a zither and a flute spread for hundreds of kilometers. Then, it suddenly focused into a sonic beam. The sound of the zither and flute, amplified a thousand times, pressed towards Xiao Chen.
Indeed, Xiao Chen had guessed correctly. The sound of the zither and flute was focusable. It would be even easier to do so with the starlight in the sky.
This sound wave came without any warning. Furthermore, it was not a Quintessence or Heavenly Sage Law attack, so it could easily prate regr defenses.
Xiao Chen had long since made mental preparations and thought of a countermeasure. When he noticed this ruinous sound, he circted the Dragon Tone Art, using both his Magic Energy and Quintessence.
Intangible airflows gathered above Xiao Chens head and formed a ferocious dragon head. Dragons Might spread with the rest of its body hidden in clouds.
When Xiao Chen opened his mouth, the jaws of the dragon head with ferocious eyes gaped wide. Then a tornado created by the dragons roar surged out.
It crashed into the sound of the zither and flute. Only motes of light were visible. When the sound waves met, the resonant and piercing sound disappeared. The pleasing and moving tones of the zither and flute faded into a beautiful melody. Every mote of light represented a note.
Ding ding dong dong
After the two tested each other out, they stood in midair and charged towards each other at the same time. Everywhere they passed, a strong wind disced the drifting motes of light, turning them into a song of the mighty storm.
This impassioned tune tugged at the heartstrings as blood surged.
The instant the two brushed shoulders, they exchanged nces. Their hands did not stop moving. In a breath of time, they traded hundreds of moves.
Xiao Chen continuously alternated between the w and the fist. However, his sharpness never changed. He was like an unstoppable sharp saber. He sent saber winds dancing everywhere.
The schrly, white-faced Long Fei seemed to be directing the flower-like starlight with his white bone folding fan, making them bloom in the air. When the petals opened, ruinous energy surged out, shing violently with the sharp saber winds.
After one breath, the two brushed by each other. They were so fast that many people were unable to react. By the time they realized it, Xiao Chen and Long Fei had already swapped positions.
Qi Wuxue stood at the bow of his warship. The scene of the two brushing by each other lingered in his head. He sighed and said, These two people are truly demonic geniuses. A regr Superior Grade Martial Sage would have died a hundred times over in that instant.
However, Bai Wuxue and the other outstanding talents opened their eyes wide, not wanting to miss anything.
At this moment, their emotions were veryplicated. As humans, they naturally wished for Xiao Chen to win. However, as cultivators of the same generation, they felt that there were enough peak demonic geniuses already. If there was another one, they would have even more difficulty.
Only Jin Lin and the other Supreme Sky Sect disciples, who were on the Dragons Gates warship, were lively and excited.
These people found it difficult to keep up with the battle. They could not easily follow Xiao Chen and Long Feis exchange. However, they had no intention of looking away.
Amid the tune of storms, which sounded like the song Ambush from Ten Sides, Xiao Chen exhibited his wless saber Dao. He executed everything that he learned as he exchanged thousands of moves with the schrly, white-faced Long Fei.
The ruinous energy contained in the starlight flowers shed with the formless saber winds sharp enough to slice through Frost Iron. After a thousand moves, ck Patterned Ind, which was below, had already copsed and disintegrated, disappearing without a trace into the surging ocean.
However, victory was not decided yet. Neither side showed any signs of losing or being at a disadvantage.
Long Fei squinted and did not want to continue dragging things out. He closed the folding fan and pointed it at the sky. Two famous ominous starsKetu and Rahuin the distant starry heavens suddenly released dazzling red light.
[Note: Kehu and Rahu are stars from Vedic astronomy (ancient Indian astronomy written in Vedic Sanskrit) that depict disaster.]
Ketu Rahu Chop!
Instantly, two blood swords fell out of the sky. They followed Long Feis finger and chopped down at Xiao Chen.
Ketu Rahu Chop! Long Fei actually knows this move? Did I see wrong?!
Ketu and Rahu, these two are rumored to be demonic stars in the Ancient Era. They are ominous stars, an inauspicious sign. During the Ancient Era, someone strong created this Ketu Rahu Chop. These two blood swords will not disappear without seeing blood.
In the crowd, many of the older cultivators who saw this move were astonished. This was the Ketu Rahu Chop, an infamous evil move from the Ancient Era.
The blood swords would not return until they saw blood. However, once they saw blood, even if it was just a tiny wound, they would suck dry the cultivator they struck.
After Long Fei executed this move, his white face flushed somewhat. Clearly, hisplexion looked somewhat off. A crack appeared in the bone fan he held, which then shattered and turned into powder.
When Long Fei saw this, he felt heartache. Every time he executed Ketu Rahu Chop, it would not only exhaust his Qi and blood but also require the sacrifice of a King Grade Secret Treasure, a great price to pay.
However, the people within the same cultivation realm who had survived its execution could be counted with one hand.
When Xiao Chen looked at the two blood swords, he sensed extreme danger in his heart. Before he could think much, the blood swords had already arrived before him. His figure shed, and they brushed by him.
Before he could breathe, the blood swords turned around and charged towards him again.
Xiao Chen executed Thunder Dragon Steps to the limit. He stood on two thunder dragons and moved up and down in the air, moving so fast that he left no shadow. In one breath, he changed directions a hundred times. However, even after all that, he still could not evade the two blood swords entirely.
When Wei Hua saw this, he could not help but smile. He said softly, Long Fei is great. He hid himself so well. Even I didnt know about this. Using the Ketu Rahu Chop without any warning, he is surprisingly a hundred times more ruthless than me.
Cultivators from various ces could not help but frown heavily. The Ketu Rahu Chop was infamous. Unexpectedly, there was someone who sessfully practiced this evil move. This Xiao Chen was really in great peril now.
Ka ca! Ka ca!
Xiao Chen tossed out a few Secret Treasures and also used a few clones made from the Life Bestowal Spell to try and block them. However, even after the blood swords tore through the Secret Treasures and clones, they did not show any signs of stopping.
Without seeing blood, the blood swords would not return. However, death would follow after they saw blood.
Long Fei rubbed his temples, and his flushedplexion seemed to improve somewhat. As he watched Xiao Chen fail to achieve anything after trying various ns, a smile appeared on his face.
Metamorphosis and rebirth. This was Long Feis best chance to defeat Xiao Chen. If he waited until Xiao Chen perfected the wless saber Dao, his chances of victory would be increasingly smaller.
It was very unfortunate that Xiao Chen met him. If there was no Long Fei now, he might actually have be a Sovereign Martial Emperor that could rival the Azure Emperor, using a path no one had taken before.
Unfortunately, there were no ifs in this world. It was time for this fight to end.
Xiao Chen looked up and saw the two ominous stars in the sky. Then he turned his head around and considered at the blood swords flying over quickly. Finally, he seemed to understand something.
Heaven and earth might not be benevolent, but they were not cruel. Nothing was absolute; there would always be a chance.
With Ketu Rahu Chop, the blood swords would not return without seeing blood. Death would follow after they saw blood. This was a result that could not be changed.
All things had their own reasons for existing. There definitely would be a reason for the two blood swords relentless pursuit.
If Xiao Chens guess was right, the reason was in the sky, the Ketu Star and the Rahu Star. There was nothing that the blood swords could not follow under the starlight. He suspected that as long as the light of these two stars kept shining, he would never be able to escape.
Thinking of this, Xiao Chen found the countermeasure. If it was no longer night, the starlight would naturally vanish.
Seeing the two blood swords charging over again, Xiao Chen gently spun around. A sh of light came from his forehead, and a purple talisman soared into the sky.
Burn! Immortal will of thunder!
Then, Xiao Chen shot a strand of me from his fingertip. The fire struck the purple talisman, which ignited and illuminated the entire ce.
The higher the talisman soared, the brighter the light became. The vast Magic Energy in his sea of consciousness burned without pause, providing endless energy to the purple Lightning Talisman.
When the ming ball broke through the sky, the heavens suddenly lit up. It was a miraculous feeling. The night retreated at a rate visible to the naked eye, like the receding tide.
The vague human figures became clearer as the night fell back.
Chapter 889 - Flipping Night and Day
Chapter 889: Flipping Night and Day
A zing sun shone in the sky above as Xiao Chen stood below. When the light filled the entire Dragon Wood Star, that earlier ufortable feeling immediately vanished from the heart.
It is turning day?
This Xiao Chen is using his will to illuminate the sky. How vast and deep are his Heavenly Sage Laws?
I understand now. Xiao Chen wants to flip night and day around to suppress the power of the stars to its weakest. After all, the Ketu Rahu Chop has the Nine Heavens Astral Arts as its foundation. The weakening would definitely affect the move.
However, this light nearly lit up the entire Dragon Wood Star. This is too great an expenditure. Isnt Xiao Chen afraid of dying from exhaustion?
The zing sun was very ring. When the night suddenly turned into day, many people could not adjust to it. They squinted, shocked at Xiao Chens big move.
By raising a hand, Xiao Chen flipped night and day. How many could be so bold as to use their own will to illuminate an entire star?
Xiao Chen waved his arm and directly swept aside the two blood swords flying over. They started dancing around chaotically in the air. A blood sword struck an unlucky and careless Corpse Race cultivator.
Before that Corpse Race cultivator could even scream miserably, this Corpse Race cultivator became a dried husk. This fate looked very horrifying. This Ketu Rahu Chop was too vicious.
Under the bright light, the mysterious phenomenon of the Falling Snow Drifting Song; Zither and Flute in Concert weakened until it was blurry.
The starlight vanished, and the sound of the zither and flute became like a slow dirge.
The schrly, white-faced Long Feis expression changed slightly. He had not expected Xiao Chen to use such a tyrannical method to suppress his Nine Heavens Astral Arts and defuse his Ketu Rahu Chop.
How arrogant! You think you can really flip night and day with the flip of your hand? Nine glorious star lords with boundless divine power, heed my will and pierce through the heavens! Long Fei shouted ferociously.
He formed hand seals, and the starlight behind him turned into crystalline stars. These nine star lords represented the Ketu Star, Rahu Star, Evesting Star, ming Star, Azure Wood Star, Heavenly Water Star, Void Earth Star, Storm Star, and Drifting Snow Star.
These stars were all born at the same time as the Kunlun Realm. They were famous stars that were equal to the sun and the moon, not outdone by them. Quite a lot of Cultivation Techniques and Martial Techniques that used the power of the stars or moved stars ced these stars in a position of veneration.
This Nine Heavens Astral Arts was one of those Cultivation Techniques. It was a key secret of an ancient Sovereign Sectthe Myriad Star Gate. Using the mysterious powers of these nine star lords, Long Fei wanted to instantly break Xiao Chens illumination of the sky.
When night and day reversed again, the rebound would definitely inflict great injuries on Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen smiled coldly. Naturally, he would not let Long Fei run rampant. He formed hand seals, and a golden-yellow full moon rose behind him, lighting up the sky.
The sun is merciless, and the bright moon is wless. With both sun and moon up, Long Fei, how can your starlightpete with them?
Xiao Chen stepped forward in the air and shouted out this question at Long Fei. When he stepped forward, the ocean below surged without end, as if it could not endure his rage.
Sun and moon rising together. Unexpectedly, he can produce such a sight. This Xiao Chen is too terrifying.
Before the light of the sun and the moon, Long Feis Nine Heavens Astral Arts is indeed like specks of light. How unfortunate. This is an absolute Cultivation Technique, yet it ispletely suppressed with Xiao Chen flipping night and day and making both the sun and moon rise.
The sun is Yang and the moon is Yin. Xiao Chens ability to make both the sun and moon appear perfectly must have something to do with his newlyprehended wless saber Dao. wlesswlessperfect and wless Thebined light of the sun and the moon is truly perfect and wless.
Long Fei, you no longer stand any chance.
With the rise of one hand, day and night flipped. With a wave, the sun and moon appeared together. Xiao Chen was truly astonishing. No one had ever heard of anyone being able to manipte a Martial Technique like that.
When Long Fei heard Xiao Chens question, it instantly felt like the entirety of heaven and earth was pushing him aside, mocking him for overestimating himself. How could mere grains of lightpete with the sun and the moon?
This sensation was not an illusion but true suppression. Xiao Chen materialized the sun and the moon with a wave of his hand, able to control night and day. He thoroughly grasped the power of the Dragon Wood Stars Heavenly Dao.
Since Xiao Chen did not permit starlight to appear, heaven and earth would naturally push out Long Fei. When Xiao Chen questioned Long Fei about daring topete with the sun and the moon, heaven and earth would naturally mock Long Fei.
Long Fei vomited a mouthful of blood. Xiao Chen pushed him to the point where the Nine Heavens Astral Arts broke entirely, unable to continue circting. This was the first time someone had shattered the Nine Heavens Astral Arts in such a tyrannical manner.
Good, good, good! Xiao Chen, it looks like I have to reevaluate your strength. It turns out that I still underestimated you.
Long Fei wiped away the bloodstains at the corners of his lips. His ashen skin no longer showed any signs of blood. A white light suddenly shot out from his forehead, and a two-meter-long trident appeared in his hand.
The moment the white light appeared, an aura of ruin spread out. Ka ca! Ka ca! White bones manifested around Long Fei: sternum, ribs, tibia, femur, humerus
As the light shone, the bones quickly connected together, forming arge incarnation made of white bones protecting Long Fei. Pale white mes burned in the eye sockets of the bone incarnation.
This huge bone incarnation seemed to be alive. The jaws of the skull-like head looked extremely sinister.
White Bones Dharmic Arts, Xiao Chen whispered when he saw the bone incarnation take form.
He had heard of this before. ording to rumor, when the Cultivation Technique that the Corpse Races White Bone Sovereign used reached the tenthyer, it would form an incarnation.
However, this was not a simple incarnation but aplete lifeforce. If the main body died without the incarnation being destroyed, the person woulde back to life.
Furthermore, the incarnation had significantbat prowess and all sorts of uses. One example was how it encaged Long Feis body, boosting his defense, offense, speed, and aura by two or three times.
While the others marveled at the White Bones Dharmic Arts, Xiao Chen cast his gaze on the trident giving off a limitless aura of ruin in Long Feis hand. For some reason, this trident felt familiar.
Long Fei held the trident with one hand and casually swung it. The white bone incarnation mirrored the action. For every action he executed with the trident, the bone incarnation performed the same action with a small dragon-like ck aura in its hand.
Xiao Chen, if you think that you have nothing more to worry about after breaking my Nine Heavens Astral Arts, then you are wrong. After all, I, Long Fei, am the descendant of the White Bone Sovereign. This White Bones Dharmic Arts is my true trump card.
Xiao Chen formed hand seals with his hands and drew back the zing sun in the sky. It plunged down and turned into a purple talisman that floated quietly above his head.
Night fell once again. Only the bright moon remained in the sky, releasing light like it was a me.
That is fine by me. If that was all the ability you had, you would not be worthy of being a grindstone for my wless saber Dao. Come, this Xiao will take you on, any time.
Xiao Chens tattered robes and long hair fluttered in the cool breeze, disying the light blue Sea Monarch Headscarf, his delicate facial features, and a keen sharpness from every part of his body.
Long Fei took a step forward. This was just a small step, but the huge white bone incarnation could already reach Xiao Chen. He thrust his trident forward at Xiao Chens forehead.
Dang!
Xiao Chen did not move back at all but stabbed out with a finger of his right hand. A cold saber light shed. The fingertip was now covered with a saber light giving off sparks. When it shed with the trident, they produced a melodious ng.
The aura of ruin on the trident seemed to want to reduce everything to ruins. It wanted to destroy that electric light with brute force. The white bone incarnation opened its jaws and roared, increasing the pressure.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly. He had the immortal will of thunder. With the attribute of immortality, naturally, it would not fall into ruin so easily. Even if this was the will of ruin, that would not happen.
The purple talisman sent out a beam of light and enveloped Xiao Chen as he stepped forward instead of retreating. Then, he pushed. Long Fei, together with that huge white bone incarnation, actually staggered back under his fingers thrust.
I finally understand the origins of your trident. Unexpectedly, you refined the Ruin Throne into a bone weapon.
When Xiao Chens finger came in contact with the trident, the scarlet and ck thrones in his sea of consciousness immediately flew around in excitement, on the verge ofing out. How could he not figure it out?
At this moment, Long Feis expression changedpletely. He was somewhat astonished as he eximed, Throne?! You have a throne as well?!
I will be taking your bone weapon made from the Ruin Throne!
Xiao Chen smiled and revealed a serious expression in his eyes. Even if he had to use the Magic Skills that he kept as trump cards, he had to obtain this Ruin Throne.
Long Fei recovered his wits and smiled coldly. You are really arrogant. You have not even drawn your saber, yet you are thinking of taking my Ruin Trident? It is better that you give me your throne! Dark Underworld Bone me!
The white bone incarnation opened its jaws and spat a ck me at Xiao Chen.
This me was extremely cold. Everywhere it passed, even the dust in the air froze and formed ice flowers.
Xiao Chen could not dodge it, and his hand came in contact with it. The cold aura immediately prated his skin and poured into his arteries. Then, it surged around berserkly and sealed his entire right arm in ice.
What a tyrannical me!
By the time Xiao Chen reacted and used his Heavenly Sage Laws to block this me, his arm was already covered in frost, festooned with many ice flowers. The me was actually sucking out the lifeforce in his arm.
Long Feiughed loudly and said, This Dark Underworld Bone me is ranked sixth among the Yin-attributed mes. I put my life at great risk when I obtained it in the Nine Layers of Purgatory. Xiao Chen, your arm ispletely crippled now.
The moment Long Fei spoke, he swept the trident across in front of him. The huge white bone incarnation performed the same action with an image of the trident. Then, it hacked down at Xiao Chen.
The trident swung with great force, sending out a berserk wind containing the power of ruin in two directions to create a storm. Space seemed like it would tear at any moment. The aura of ruin surged out.
Xiao Chen set his right hand on his left shoulder. The Lunar True mes Origin me in his left eye came out and traveled along his fingertips. It gently touched the ice flowers and shattered them. In an instant, it consumed the Dark Underworld Bone me in his right arm and even gave the impression that it was not satisfied yet.
Chapter 890 - Upgraded Lunar True Flame
Chapter 890: Upgraded Lunar True me
Xiao Chen had cultivated his Lunar True me by using a Lunar True me without an Origin me to swallow up other Yin-attributed mes.
It was far fromparable to the true Lunar True me. However, after swallowing the Extreme Yin me and the Netherworld me, its Origin me was already the size of a babys fist. No matter what, its might would rank much higher than this Dark Underworld Bone me.
Thus, it was naturally not a problem for the Lunar True me to absorb a strand of the Dark Underworld Bone me.
You really have a lot of good things on you. Coincidentally, I need to upgrade my Lunar True me. Watch as I extract your Dark Underworld Bone mes Origin meter.
Smiling faintly, Xiao Chen moved his arm around as if nothing had happened to it. He clenched his right fist and punched towards the approaching trident. As he did so, he used Myriad Heaven Divine Fists Deities Descending. He quickly gathered his Quintessence, Magic Energy, and Vital Qi, exploding forth tenfold stronger.
There was a loud bang. Xiao Chen forced back the overwhelming, ferocious, fast, and mighty white bone incarnation, sending it tumbling in the air, falling toward the sea.
Dont you wish to see my saber? I will show you what my saber is!
Xiao Chen snorted and executed Thunder Dragon Steps. Then he chased after the falling Long Fei at an even faster speed. He gave off a bright light, and it was like a sharp, wless saber being unsheathed instantly.
With my palm as my saber, my legs as my saber, my wrist as my saber, my hair as my saber, my body as my saber, I am the saber and the saber is me.
This saber is called wless. This Dao is perfect and wless!
Xiao Chen closed the distance to Long Fei in a heartbeat and exhibited his wless saber Dao. The sharp fist lights were saber des, his matchless legs were saber des, his thousands of strands of hair were all saber des.
With all that Long Feis eyes saw, all that his ears heard, and all that his body felt, it seemed to Long Fei that thousands of sabers were attacking him continuously from all sorts of angles. It was hard to imagine and impossible to figure out the sabers trajectories.
This was a sea of sabers, a world of sabers.
Saber Domain!
Such a scene brought these words to mind for several of the old men in the sky. In the scene below, aside from the boundless saber des, only Long Feis white bone incarnation remained, doing its best to fight with the sabers.
Saber Domain, the domain of a desman. Once it is used, the area will be filled with saber des able to break everything. Once an enemy is trapped, no matter how powerful he is, after suffering from thousands upon thousands of saber strikes, he will definitely die, eximed Feng Xingsheng, a first-rate genius desman, despite himself.
Saber Domain was a domain ability that the legendary Ancient Era Saber Monarchs could execute. It required an absolute talent for the saber before one couldprehend it.
To date, there had been many famous Saber Emperors, but almost none of them could execute a Saber Domain, although some experts could execute a Sword Domain. Could this really be a Saber Domain?
After a while, Feng Xingsheng, who had a grave expression, heaved a sigh of relief. He said, Thats good. It is not a Saber Domain. He only used his body as a saber, turning everything of his, everything he touched into a saber. While it is very simr to the legendary Saber Domain, there is still a qualitative difference.
However, Bai Wuxue sighed instead. He countered, Feng Xingsheng, you are rxing too soon. While this is not a Saber Domain, it clearly has a vague form of a Saber Domain. With this fellows talent, he is bound to gain some traces ofprehension about it. Dont be too shocked if you see him truly executing a Saber Domain in the future.
Feng Xingsheng suddenly showed an expression of enlightenment. He could not help but smile bitterly. Haha, it looks like I am just lying to myself and others. However, Brother Bai managed to see through it. Even so, you will probably lose your bet with Xiao Chen.
Aplicated expression appeared on Bai Wuxues face. However, he rxed after a while and said, The grudges between us have to be resolved at some point in time. After losing this time, I will be able to put to rest the obsession in my heart. That might not be a bad thing for me.
There are many people who are stronger than me in this world. The three Holy Scions are stronger than me, An Junxi is stronger than me, the newly surfaced ancient race geniuses are stronger than me. Why is there a need to brood over Xiao Chen being stronger than me? It is just myself dwelling on it, the reluctance of mypetitive heart to admit defeat.
Brother Feng, please help me with something.
Feng Xingsheng felt it was strange as he said, Please, tell me what it is!
Whoosh!
A jade strip flew toward Feng Xingsheng. He stretched out his hand and caught it. Bai Wuxue said, This jade strip contains the Snow Races inheritance that Xiao Chen wanted. Please pass it to him for me.
As Feng Xingsheng held the jade strip, he said, The fight is not over yet. Brother Bai, why are you leaving before it is finished?
I am already thirty years old. I became famous at a young age. Along the way, with all my fights and everything I saw, it is not that I saw too little but that I saw too much. However, I have failed to digest them. I am entering closed-door cultivation. If I cannot break through this, I will note out. We will just take it as my not existing in this world. If so, this damned age of geniuses has nothing to do with me, Bai Wuxue!
Snowkes drifted down from the sky. When theynded on the surface of the ocean, they created a path of ice. Bai Wuxue walked on this path and left. Indeed, as he said, Feng Xingsheng would not hear any news of him at all for a very long time.
Currently, everyones attention was focused on Xiao Chen and Long Feis shocking battle. Not many noticed the snowkes drifting down or Bai Wuxue leaving.
Surrounded by saber lights, Long Fei did not appear. Neither did the scene of the white bone incarnation shattering, which was what the crowd expected. Instead, the incarnation materialized thousands of arms giving off an aura of ruin, unwilling to admit defeat.
This bet against Xiao Chen was a battle of attrition; whoever got exhausted first would be the loser.
My Thousand-Hand White Bones originates from a mysterious Buddhist secret technique. The white bone incarnation is like the incarnation of the Thousand-Arm Buddha. I have unlimited energy. You turned your body into a saber, materializing the wless saber Dao to wear me down. However, you will be disappointed.
The white bone incarnation looked very dignified at this moment. Long Fei no longer cared about the wounds on his body that the sabers had inflicted. He waved the thousands of arms around so fast that they were invisible. Now, he shed wildly against Xiao Chen, who had already turned himself into limitless saber des.
The scope of the twos battle became increasingly broader. The waters below parted, and a gap appeared in the vast ocean that would not fill.
When Long Fei used his thousand-arm white bone incarnation, he immediately reimed the advantage that Xiao Chen had gained, creating the current scene.
The battle continued. It seemed like time froze forever. With the bright moon illuminating the sky and its light not dimming, how could night pass?
Since the bright moon did not leave, the spectators sense of time blurred. They could not tell how long the two had fought already. A night? A day? Or perhaps more?
Xiao Chen already forgot the initial objective of this battle. He only felt extremely carefree. Plenty of information and inspiration for the wless saber Dao appeared in his mind.
As he gained furtherprehensions, he suddenly remembered the Four Season Saber Technique that he once practiced. The Four Season Saber Techniques Cycle of Seasonsif he could execute it with his wless saber Dao, he would definitely be able to wear down this thousand-arm white bone incarnation with endless energy.
The moment Xiao Chen thought of it, he immediately tried executing it.
He used the wless saber Dao to execute Spring, Summer, Autumn, and Winter simultaneously. Four different scenes appeared around the thousand-arm white bone incarnation at the same time.
On one side was a cool spring breeze with peach blossoms blooming; on another side was a zing sun burning thend; on a third was a deste autumn wind blowing leaves off the branches; and thest was filled with white snow, freezing the water for five hundred kilometers.
On every side was a saber. Compared to the countless saber des from earlier, there were now only four sabers. These sabers were called Spring, Summer, Autumn, and Winter. wless Four Seasons, cycling endlessly!
Good! Good! Good! Xiao Chen said good in his heart three times. This was the Four Season Saber Technique that he created himself, wless Four Seasons. This Saber Technique was unexpectedly verypatible with his wless saber Dao. He managed to execute it perfectly in an instant.
Long Feis expression slowly turned frustrated. He discovered that these four seasons cycled endlessly. The move seemed to resonate with the Great Dao of cycles vaguely. Unexpectedly, there were no signs of it stopping.
Damn it! Thousand-Hand White Bones, explode!
Seeing that he was slowly being suppressed, Long Fei shouted this order ferociously. The white-bone incarnation bloated up relentlessly. After that, it exploded before Xiao Chen could react. Unexpectedly, Long Fei choose to detonate his incarnation. This was a desperate move that would cause great damage to the enemy at the expense of injuring ones self.
Bang!
The white bones shattered and exploded; the aura of ruin immediately reached its peak. Peach blossoms fell, the zing sun extinguished, the autumn wind stilled, and the white snow melted. This aura immediately devastated this wless Four Seasons.
Long Feis body was riddled with wounds. He bled from all his facial orifices, looking very horrifying. He no longer had the appearance and elegance of a schr.
Xiao Chen was in an equally sorry state; his flesh was ripped apart. Long Feiughed loudly as he said, I just need to nourish my white bone incarnation for a month before a statue of the Thousand-Arm Buddha, and it will be able to recover. From the very start, I have been undefeatable. Even if I am low on energy, you are like amp at the end of your wick. You cannot do anything to me.
In the end, this is a draw!
Xiao Chen tried to wipe away the blood at the corners of his lips. However, he found that the blood kept flowing without pause. His heart and lungs had all torn. Without a period of rest, he would not be able to recover.
The explosion of the white bone incarnation was very horrifying. Furthermore, with the will of ruin from the trident, it achieved peak damage. Having been caught in the middle of the st, he was indeed severely injured. He had not expected Long Fei to use such a ruthless move.
However, this Long Fei was too naive if he thought that this would end in a draw. Xiao Chen smiled and said, Raise your head and look at this sky. Do you discover anything unusual about it?
Long Feis expression changed as he looked up. He only saw the bright moon in the sky, perfect and wless. It was even more beautiful than any full moon that he had ever seen before.
Thats not right. Even though I did not pay much attention, I definitely fought him for at least the whole night. Why is the sky not bright yet?
Do you find it strange that the sky is not bright yet? I will let this bright moon that I prepared for you show you. I can cause night to pass with the flip of my hand and prevent the sun from rising with a wave.
Xiao Chen pointed, and boundless moonlight gathered at his fingertip. It turned into a wless saber light and shot out. Long Fei wanted to dodge but found that there was nowhere he could hide.
wless Bright Moon, the entire world is filled with moonlight, where can you hide?
Ka ca! The saber light instantly chopped Long Fei in half. His lifeforce started diminishing rapidly. Xiao Chen extended his hand and grabbed Long Feis trident.
The moon had been up for too long already. As the cultivators around watched the bright moon wane, many could not get used to it. They thought that Xiao Chen had really drained the moon dry of moonlight and caused it to shatter. They even regretted it.
However, once the bright moon faded away and everyone looked up, they saw that there was actually another full moon. They all thought they were dreaming. However, after a while, they understood that this was the real moon. Xiao Chens battle with Long Fei hadsted from night to day and back to night again.
Chapter 891 - White Bone Sovereign’s Will Clone
Chapter 891: White Bone Sovereigns Will Clone
This battle was truly surreal. If not for the eye-catching halved body of the White Bone Sovereigns descendant, Long Fei, some would even really take it to be a dream.
Xiao Chen dragged his weak body over, taking advantage of the opportunity from Long Feis lifeforce dwindling to send in his Spiritual Sense into the trident, erase Long Feis Spiritual Mark, and set his own Spiritual Mark on it.
Xiao Chens mind felt quite fatigued. The bright moon hanging high in the sky had already umted a significant amount of energy. However, the Magic Energy in his sea of consciousness was almostpletely drained.
He endured the dizziness and quickly ced his own imprint on the trident. As Long Feis Spiritual Mark howled in dissatisfaction, Xiao Chens Spiritual Mark formed and overwrote it.
Without saying anything, Xiao Chen collected the trident into his sea of consciousness, moving as far away as he could.
Normally, the big sects behind the extraordinary geniuses would give their geniuses a will clone of a Martial Emperor. Although it was only a single-use item, Xiao Chen could not be sure whether Long Fei used his already or not.
Long Fei was cut in half. His lifeforce was already very weak. However, because he was a Martial Sage as well a practitioner of secret techniques, as long as his brain was intact, he would not die.
If a Sovereign Martial Emperor arrived to save him, he might still survive.
Ka ca!
Xiao Chen had just started retreating when a bone needle pierced the afterimage he left behind. His afterimage did not dissipate.
On careful inspection, this bone needle, which did not look very sharp, actually pinned Xiao Chens afterimage to space, truly piercing into the void.
You run really fast. I am too embarrassed to make a second move against a junior like you. But youd best behave yourself.
A figure of light came out from Long Feis forehead. Its appearance was indistinct. Only a powerful voice was audible. The moment this voice rang out, everyone, including Xiao Chen, bent their backs in a bow, unable to withstand the attendant pressure.
Ssh! Water sttered. Many cultivators, whose cultivation was too weak, could not endure this pressure and immediately fell into the sea.
The Corpse God Pces White Bone Sovereign!
This is just a will clone, but it is too strong, way too strong. This is a Sovereign Martial Emperor, someone whose strength is beyond our understanding. We will not be able to resist. If he wants to kill us, we would not even be able to lift a finger.
The White Bone Sovereigns will clone sent out a clump of scarlet light and slowly mended Long Feis body.
Sovereign Martial Emperors already cultivated an undying body. Their research into the secrets of the physical body attained incredible levels. It was not strange to see such a miraculous scene at the hands of a Sovereign Martial Emperor.
However, even though a Sovereign Martial Emperor saved his life, Long Fei needed half a years rest for a full recovery.
Of course, while Long Fei had not gained as manyprehensions as Xiao Chen had in this battle, he had still gained a lot. He would improve greatly after his convalescence.
The scarlet light turned into a cocoon encasing Long Fei, and the White Bone Sovereigns will clone carried him away. The will clone turned into a multicolored light and flew into the universe, not caring anymore about this matter.
Huangpu Feng heaved a sigh of relief and cried out loudly, Respectfully sending off the White Bone Sovereign!
[Note: Respectfully sending off: In ancient China, when emperors still ruled the country, this was often said when the emperor was leaving. It is a formal parting salutation.]
The Martial God Pces cultivators all sent off the White Bone Sovereign respectfully as well. No matter what, the White Bone Sovereign behaved like the senior he was. He did not take his rage out on others for Long Feis sorry state.
In that case, the bet between Xiao Chen and Long Fei, as well as the one with Wei Hua, would be honored. These major characters clearly had no intention of interfering in the squabbles of these juniors.
While the juniors of the Corpse Race and the human race were fighting to the death, the upper echelons of the two sides might even be chatting andughing at them. They would talk about what experiential training to go on in the starry heavens or share theirprehension on cultivation; they got along very well.
With the five major races of the Kunlun Realm added together, the number of people was full to the point of bursting. There were way more than ten billion people. Although Martial Emperors were rare, there would always be a few new Martial Emperors every two hundred years. Since Martial Emperors had lifespans of at least two thousand years, there were actually quite a few Martial Emperors in the Kunlun Realm.
The really rare ones were the Sovereign Martial Emperors. As of now, there were only twenty known Sovereign Martial Emperors at most. At this level, they normally would not have any significant hatred between each other. Most of the matters could be easily resolved.
Wei Hua had a sullen expression as he said with some hatred in his tone, The Corpse Race honors its promises. Three days hence, we will leave the resource stars that we conquered. Lets go!
Following the Corpse Race cultivators was arge group of Demonic Corpses. Wei Hua left in a somewhat sorry state. On this trip to Dragon Wood Star, they suffered a double loss after trying to trick the other side. Not only did they fail to achieve their target, but they even lost the two resource stars that they had conquered. Their losses were enormous.
The Muddy Sky Gate originally came here to try to take advantage of the hostilities. Given this situation, the sect could obtain nothing; there would be nothing to see.
Qi Wuxue looked at the Martial God Pces people who all had hostile gazes. Naturally, the Muddy Sky Gate would not be able to remain here.
Xiao Chen, I, Qi Wuxue, really admire you. You are truly deserving of your status as the Azure Emperors descendant. When you have time in the future, do drop by the Muddy Sky Gate in the Profound Domain. I, Qi Wuxue, will definitely hold a banquet in your honor.
After saying that, Qi Wuxue led his Muddy Sky Gate people onto a King Grade warship and quickly left. They feared that without an expeditious departure, the Martial God Pce cultivators would take their rage out on them. By then, they would not be able to leave even if they wanted to.
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Three dayster, the Martial God Pce sessfully took back the two resource stars. The news of Xiao Chen winning two consecutive battlesdefeating the Iron Hand Sovereigns, the Underworld Fire Sovereigns, and the White Bone Sovereigns descendantsalso reached the upper echelons of the Martial God Pce.
ording to the agreement, Xiao Chen gained one million military merits. Furthermore, he flushed out a mole and killed several Corpse Race Martial Sages as well as all sorts of Demonic Corpses. His total military merits exceeded one and a half million.
However, Xiao Chen did not go to the ceremony for awarding military merits in the main camp. Firstly, he was still recuperating from his injuries and could not attend. Secondly, Huangpu Feng only controlled a resource star and did not have the authority to award so many military merits.
Nheless, Huangpu Feng visited Xiao Chen in person after the ceremony and symbolically presented him with one million Astral Coins, some ck Patterned Gold, Heavenly Wind Grass, various other specialties of Dragon Wood Star, and a piece of news.
Three months from now, the Martial God Pce will hold a grand ceremony to confer you a King before everyone at the Supreme Sky Star. At that time, they will bestow a piece ofnd in the Tianwu Domain on you as your fief. Of course, there are other rewards, which are no lesser.
After Xiao Chen heard all that, a smile appeared on his pale face.
He did not really care about the other benefits. If he could truly gain his own fiefdom, he would have gained a lot. In the future, when he reestablished the Dragons Gate, he would not need to worry about havingnd to serve as his foundation.
However, Xiao Chen did not know where thend he would receive was. He hoped that it would not be in some overly deste location.
Within the Tianwu Domain, there were several deserted areas. Firstly, there were no resources. Secondly, there were no signs of human habitation. Everything would have to be built from scratch. Doing so would require a lot of energy and effort.
However, this did not really matter. His main concern was thend. Although the Kunlun Continent was vast and there were many plots of destend, finding a truly masterless territory was almost impossible. Many suchnds had owners in name.
These people were people who should be not offended. If things went wrong, there would be a lot of trouble.
This Xiao has a question for Lord Huangpu. Might I know who the current Pce Lord of the Martial God Pce is?
The Martial God Pceprised the major sects of the Tianwu Domain. Of which, the Three Holy Lands took the lead. However, Xiao Chen had heard that the Pce Lord position did not belong to any of the three current Holy Masters.
Huangpu Feng smiled and replied, The Pce Lord has not made a formal appearance for several thousand years. You juniors would not know about it, so that is normal. The current Pce Lord is a Sovereign Martial Emperor from the same period as the Azure Emperor, Senior Thunder Sovereign of the Thunder and Lightning Pce.
So it turns out to be him. That is reasonable. With such a person, the top expert of the current humans, he could keep the three Holy Masters in check. He was the best candidate to be the Pce Lord of the Martial God Pce.
The Thunder Sovereign was from the same period as the Azure Emperor and had lived for close to ten thousand years. His strength was unfathomable. He was the reason why the humans could manage to withstand the enormous pressure from the Deity Race.
Since the Thunder Sovereign was from the same period as the Azure Emperor, Xiao Chen wondered if he had been friends with the Azure Emperor.
If there was such a rtionship, when Xiao Chen was conferred a King, he should have nothing to worry about. He would not need to fear the three Holy Masters too much.
If he had time, he should try to make some quiet inquiries with the Supreme Sky Emperor and see if he could get some inside news.
After Huangpu Feng left, Xiao Chens forehead shed with a bright light, and a trident manifested in Xiao Chens hand. A twinkle appeared in his eyes along with a smile on his face. On this trip, his biggest gain was this Ruin Trident.
The unexpected refinement of the Ruin Throne into another form gave Xiao Chen several new ideas.
Could he refine the Massacre Throne and Death Throne into weapons? Clearly, if they were weapons, the thrones would be able to bring out greater might.
This was very simple to see. In a fight, if one person used a throne and the other a weapon, it was obvious which would be stronger.
Weapons were lethal items for killing; thrones were noble objects. In order to bring out a greater might from the will, indeed, weapons would be more practical.
Furthermore, the throne was just a form and did not affect the will it represented.
When Xiao Chen arrived at this train of thought, he had already gained an answer. It was better for him to refine the thrones into a weapon. However, he had sworn never to use another saber if he could not bring Ao Jiao back.
Furthermore, he was using his body as a saber now. He no longer needed to use an actual saber. He was the saber. So it would be better for him to refine the thrones into other weapons.
Xiao Chen stopped thinking about this and put away the Ruin Trident. Then, with the flip of his hand, a jade strip appeared on his palm.
The content of this jade strip was precisely the inheritance of the Snow Race that he was interested in. The Snow Race was one of the strong ancient races. They had exceptional control over the power of ice.
He had heard that several geniuses of the strong ancient races had surfaced recently and wondered if the Snow Race had one.
Xiao Chen sent his Spiritual Sense into the jade strip. Then he closed his eyes and carefully perused the information.
The information inside was as vast as the sea. It spoke about the origin of ice and snow, how to control ice and snow, how to grasp ice and snow.
Xiao Chen cultivated the will of thunder and could not waste any time on the will of ice and snow. He could only use the information in the jade strip as references and inspiration.
However, the Winter Saber of wless Four Seasons touched on the Dao of ice and snow. He could directly use this knowledge to supplement his Winter Saber.
Chapter 892 - My Body as the Saber, My Thoughts as the Saber
Chapter 892: My Body as the Saber, My Thoughts as the Saber
By the time Xiao Chen opened his eyes and checked the time, he had already spent two days on hisprehension.
With a thought, snowkes drifted around him. The temperature in the room dropped rapidly as if winter hade.
Xiao Chen extended his hand, and a light flickered. The snow turned into a saber, and a cold wind filled the room.
He took a deep breath, and a light appeared in his eyes. All the snowkes immediately surrounded him, spinning around like thousands of people practicing the saber in the snow. The ce filled with saber light shes, cold wind, and snow.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly, revealing a satisfied expression at seeding in supplementing the Winter Saber with the state of ice and snow. These drifting snowkes were all his saber.
He stood up and clutched a snowke. Holding it under his nose, he sniffed it gently and feltpletely refreshed. He gently pinched this snowke between two fingers. Then, he casually blew it off, and the snowkes in the room flew about and gathered into an ice flower.
When Xiao Chen stopped circting his Heavenly Sage Laws and using the Four Season Saber Technique, the cold wind in the room stilled. However, the ice flower lingered for a long time.
As he paced around in the room, he continued thinking about his wless saber Dao. With his body as the saber and his thoughts as the saber, he had a general direction. However, his actual moves were only wless Bright Moon and wless Four Seasonsboth of which he had based on past moves.
Xiao Chen had toprehend more Martial Techniques. However, this also required inspiration, something that was hard toe by.
There are still three more moves to the Myriad Heaven Divine Fist. I have to find some time toplete them. The Dragon Subduing sh still has ten more moves or so. I have to find some time toprehend thempletely and merge them into the wless saber Dao, Xiao Chen thought.
Suddenly, the door opened. Xiao Xian, Jin Lin, and Liu Ke all came in.
The instant the door opened, the crystalline snow flower drifted out. Coincidentally, it headed towards the three. Xiao Xians eyes lit up, and she reached out to catch the ice flower.
Hehe, Senior Brother, heres your flower. Xiao Xian walked over and proffered the flower.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly and waved it off. You can have it. This flower contains several of myprehensions on the Winter Saber. At a critical moment, it might be able to save your life.
When Xiao Xian heard that, she rejoiced in her heart. She quickly thanked Xiao Chen and carefully ced it into her spatial ring.
In the battles at Dragon Wood Star, under the guidance of Xiao Chen, the three had gained many military merits. This was especially so for Jin Lin. ording to what he said, he had killed ten Corpse Race Medial Grade Martial Sages, one hundred Inferior Grade Martial Sages, and thousands of Monarch Grade Demonic Corpses.
All in all, Jin Lin had umted one hundred thousand military meritsdoing no worse than Feng Xingsheng.
Senior Brother, are your injuries healed? Now that there are no more battles on Dragon Wood Star, we have to rush back to the Supreme Sky Sect, Jin Lin said.
This time, Xiao Chen had suffered severe injuries due to his proximity to the self-detonation of the white bone incarnation containing the will of ruin. If not for his Rank 3 Sage Body, his internal organs would have ruptured, and he would have died.
Lets return, then. I should be able to recover with half a month of rest. If we run into any Astral Beasts along the way, I will have to rely on you lot, Xiao Chen said with a rxed and joking expression.
Jin Lin thumped his chest and said, Rest assured, you can rely on me, Jin Lin. Senior Brother, you just focus on recovering from your injuries.
When he stepped out of his house, Xiao Chen saw that the Supreme Sky Sect disciples had already been waiting for some time. As he looked at this group of disciples, who had changed beyond recognition from their great harvests, he felt rather touched.
Greetings, Senior Brother!
When these disciples saw Xiao Chene out, they immediately stood up respectfully and greeted him. Now, these disciples were not just awed by his strength but also his demeanor, giving him their sincere reverence.
Xiao Chen opened his mouth and spat out the Dragons Gates warship. The group quickly leaped aboard.
As Xiao Chen stood on the bow, he waved his hand, and the eighteenrge sails rose up. Energy spewing out from the end of the warship propelled it forward, allowing the Dragons Gates warship to fly into the starry heavens with all its pride.
Some emotions stirred in Xiao Chens heart. He wondered if the Azure Emperor felt the way he did today before the Dragons Gates destruction ten thousand years ago.
He thought about the Azure Emperor leading the Dragons Gates disciples riding on the unparalleled warship. A group of people with their own glory wandering through the universe and going everywhere.
As the Dragons Gates warship went far away, two unharmonious golden figures appeared in the starry heavens. Based on their auras, they were quasi-Emperors, a cultivation far surpassing Xiao Chens.
Gaining one million military merits, conferred a King, and defeating the descendants of three Sovereign Martial Emperors. The Divine Son was indeed right to worry. This fellow is truly a strong enemy of the Divine Son.
In less than two years, he will surely stand out and be famous all over. This fellow is too high-profile. Now that the conflict at the Starry Heaven Silver Lake is already over, his fame from this battle will no doubt be no lesser than that of the Divine Son.
However, it will not be easy to kill him. In wanting us to make a move, the Divine Son probably intends to make us cannon fodder. How could the Azure Emperor not have left behind some protective measures back then? If he could truly be killed, we would not have to make a move. Someone else would have lost their patience and done it long ago.
This does not matter. Since the Divine Son erected Deity Statues for us, when he ascends to the position of Divine King, he will condense Divine Tablets for us. The both of us will definitely be one of the three thousand deities.
Lets make our move, then. If we are fast, we just might seed.
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The Dragons Gates warship traveled quickly in the starry heavens. As Xiao Chen stood on the bow, he admired the scenery of the universe. asionally, he controlled the hidden Ancient Demonic Energy Cannons on both sides to shatter the meteorites in the way.
Just at this moment, the eternal darkness of the starry heavens suddenly became bright white, a dazzling sight.
The light passed in an instant, and the starry heavens turned pitch-ck again. The younger-generation disciples on the warship were all startled. However, the universe was filled with countless startling sights in the first ce. Such an urrence was not strange.
After observing for a while with nothing happening, everyone rxed and did their own things.
Xiao Chen appeared calm as he looked out into space. However, he was startled in his heart. The thing that went past had an absolute electric light, which was clearly much stronger than the immortal will of thunder that the Thunder Emperor had left behind.
I wonder which senior just passed by? To think he could even easily illuminate the starry heavens!
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At the same time, at the pce where Di Wuque was in the Deity Domain in the Kunlun Continent, two Deity Statues suddenly shattered and crumbled into nothing. The lifeforce and will in the Deity Statues vanishedpletely.
Within the pce, the gorgeous Tian Youxi was writing on a golden book. She sighed, You should have guessed this ending long ago. Their bodies vanished, and their Dao died. With even their Deity Statues destroyed and no chance of revival at all, you better start thinking of how to exin this to the Divine Monarch.
A faint smile appeared on Di Wuques handsome face. He said, At least I still gained something. We finally know who the one protecting him is. I will just exin it to the Divine Monarch. Send out an invitation to the Heroes Convention to him as well.
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In the half month of travel, nothing dangerous happened; the Dragons Gates warship arrived safely at the Supreme Sky Star.
The Supreme Sky Sect disciples exploits on Dragon Wood Star had hogged the limelight. The news of Xiao Chen defeating the descendants of three Sovereign Martial Emperors had reached the Supreme Sky Sect long ago.
After the warshipnded on the ground, Xiao Chen led the twenty Supreme Sky Sect disciples off the craft and gave the First Elder a cupped-fist salute. He said, Xiao Chen, did not fail my mission and did not embarrass the Supreme Sky Sect and its disciples.
All the elders were smiling widely. The matters of Dragon Wood Star had long since spread far and wide. Xiao Chen managed to bring great honor to the Supreme Sky Sect.
Han Qinghe smiled and said, Jin Lin, lead your Junior Brothers and Sisters to get the rewards for your contribution with the Elders. The Pavilion Masters of the Refining Pill Pavilion and Equipment Forging Pavilion are all present. If you have any requests, just ask.
The twenty younger-generation disciples all showed joy on their faces. They could obtain anything they wanted. This was a first.
After saying a few words, Han Qinghe brought Xiao Chen away alone to the inner hall of the main sect. However, he did not enter.
The person sitting in the hall was actually the Supreme Sky Emperor. Beside him stood the Vice Sect Master, whom Xiao Chen had seen once before, an expert quasi-Emperor.
Xiao Chen was stunned. He had not expected Han Qinghe to bring him to meet these two major characters.
Xiao Chen greets the Sect Master and Vice Sect Master!
Xiao Chen bent his back to bow and performed a cupped-fist salute as he greeted the two true major characters of the Supreme Sky Sect.
The Supreme Sky Emperor sized Xiao Chen up and was satisfied. He smiled warmly and said, What an excellent grandmaster atmosphere. Two years of thinking, bitterly cultivating, andprehending. It looks like you are truly reborn.
Sect Master is exaggerating. Compared to you two Seniors, Xiao Chens tiny aplishment is nothing much.
When normal people praised Xiao Chen, he could remain calm and epting. However, ording to rumor, the Supreme Sky Emperor was a major character who was very close to bing a Sovereign Martial Emperor. How could Xiao Chen dare to receive the praises of such a person?
Ao Gu, the Vice Sect Master, said, This time, you enabled the reputation of the Supreme Sky Sect to soar greatly. Your aplishments are greater than your First Senior Sisters in the Starry Heaven Silver Lake. The Sect Master and I have to reciprocate. Do you have anything that you want in particr? You can tell us.
Xiao Chen felt excited. There were many things that he wanted. However, what he urgently needed to do now was cultivate thetteryers of the Firmament Body Tempering Art, so he needed several Spirit Herbs.
Right now, Xiao Chens physical body already surpassed the requirements set by the Firmament Body Tempering Art. Unfortunately, thetter fiveyers each corresponded to an internal organthe heart, liver, spleen, kidney, and stomach. Each of them required a different Spirit Herb.
These Spirit Herbs were not considered overly precious. However, they were very rare. Xiao Chen had tried searching but failed to find them, depressing him greatly.
Many thanks for Seniors kind intentions. Xiao Chen does indeed urgently require some things: Heart Nourishing Grass, Bright Yellow Sesame, Worry-Begone Grass, Heavenly Blood Vine, and Gold-ted Fruit.
Ao Gu, the Vice Sect Master, muttered to himself for a while before he said, These are the five organ Spirit Herbs. They are not that costly. However, it is not easy for most people to find them. Even so, it is not difficult for us at all. Just wait for our news. In less than five days, I will send someone to bring them to you.
Xiao Chen rejoiced in his heart. Given this, reaching Consummation in the Firmament Body Tempering Art was just a matter of time.
After sessfully cultivating the final fiveyers, his internal organs would be highly resistant to injury. If he encountered another self-detonation like the white bone incarnations, he would not fear it.
The Supreme Sky Emperor smiled and said, Lets talk about the matter of you being conferred a King. At that time, the Martial God Pce will bestow a fiefdom on you. If there is anything that you need the Supreme Sky Sect to help with, just say the word.
Chapter 893 - Air of a Grandmaster
Chapter 893: Air of a Grandmaster
This was a promise from the Supreme Sky Emperor. At least, in the future, if Xiao Chensnd encountered any problems, he could directly draw on the power of the Supreme Sky Sect.
Such a chance was rare. Since Xiao Chen was in the hall, he took this opportunity to seek advice on some of the problems he encountered in his martial studies. At the same time, he also tried to ask about the Thunder Sovereign.
However, the Supreme Sky Emperor kept his lips tightly sealed and did not reveal much to Xiao Chen.
Only after Xiao Chen left did the Supreme Sky Emperors expression change slightly. He asked, Ao Gu, what do you think of this Xiao Chen?
Ao Gu thought for a while before replying, At such a young age, he already gained the air of a grandmaster. Barring an ident, he might grow to the level of the Azure Emperor.
The Supreme Sky Emperor whispered, The Thunder Sovereign made a move on his behalf.
When Ao Gu heard that, his expression froze. He eximed, Is that true? The Thunder Sovereign really made a move?!
The Thunder Sovereign was an absolute Sovereign Martial Emperor from the same period as the Azure Emperor. However, because the Azure Emperor shone too brightly, this person was somewhat overshadowed.
Only after the Azure Emperor died and the Thunder Sovereign took action multiple times, easily killing a few Divine Kings of the Deity Race, did this incredible major character start getting noticed.
However, the Thunder Sovereign had not made a move in a long time. In fact, he rarely showed his face. He had not taken a hand in the Martial God Pces matters for many years already, passing them instead to the strongest Holy Master, the Vermilion Bird Holy Master.
The world was already close to forgetting his name. Unexpectedly, he actually made a move again.
The Supreme Sky Emperor nodded and said, The news already spread out at our level. A bolt of Heavenly Lightning destroyed two quasi-Emperors of the Deity Race. The Deity Races Deity Monarch did not even protest anything. He just sent people to offer apologies and admit his mistakes.
It looks like the Azure Emperor did really leave behind some backup n, asking his old friend for help.
Ao Gu said, However, the Thunder Sovereign does not have much of his lifespan left. The Azure Emperor died ten thousand years ago. For him to live until now is already miraculous. His ten-thousand-year tribtion is probablying up soon.
Sovereign Martial Emperors underwent a tribtion once every one thousand years. After one survived and lived to ten thousand years old, the millennial tribtion became the ten-thousand-year tribtion. Each one would be more difficult than the one before.
One of the main reasons for the Thunder Sovereigns legendary status was the fact that he was the Sovereign Martial Emperor who had undergone the most tribtions.
The tribtions were the Heavenly Daos way of reaping Sovereign Martial Emperors. For a person to be able to clear one was already very fortunate. A person who could survive tribtions one after another was truly heaven-defying. The Thunder Sovereign was one such heaven-defying person.
The Supreme Sky Emperor said, That is hard to say. The Thunder Sovereign is a living legend. From a certain perspective, he is even a level higher than the Azure Emperor. After all, he is still alive, and the Azure Emperor is already dead.
Ao Gu thought of something. He ventured, Sect Master, you mean?
The Supreme Sky Emperor nodded and said, Thats right. I mean to tie the fate of the Supreme Sky Sect to Xiao Chens. Back then, I stood out and supported him. In the future, I will continue doing so.
Ao Gu could not help but admire the Supreme Sky Emperors courage. Back then, the Azure Emperor had left behind many enemies. The Supreme Sky Emperor stood out and bet on Xiao Chen like this when the situation was unclear. Ordinary Martial Emperors would not have such courage.
If Xiao Chen really rose up, then the Supreme Sky Sect would gain boundless benefits. Conversely, if he failed, then the consequences would be dreadful to imagine.
Danger came hand in hand with opportunity. Only a truly bold individual would dare to participate in this game. The Thunder Sovereigns move gave the Supreme Sky Emperor the confidence to continue ying.
The Supreme Sky Emperor also had his own dreams. The humans needed amon leader, the Kunlun Realm needed amon leadertoplete the path that the Azure Emperor neverpleted, to reach the end of the path that all the predecessors never reached.
Even if the Supreme Sky Emperor could not walk that path to the end, Xiao Chen might be able to.
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Xiao Chen, who just left the inner hall, did not know that the Supreme Sky Emperor made up his mind to support him because of the Thunder Sovereigns actions.
At this moment, Xiao Chen was preparing to pass through a space-time tunnel to return to the Supreme Sky Province, back in the Kunlun Continent. In that ce, he had a mountain peak with a Peak Spirit Vein. He could use it to solidify his cultivation and also cultivate the Firmament Body Tempering Art to Great Perfection.
Haha! Junior Brother Xiao Chen, you really made this Senior Sister wait for you. Wait, thats not right. You should now be addressed as the White Robed King. With one million military merits, you are the youngest person in the Martial God Pce to be conferred a King.
As Xiao Chen took a corner, a familiar figure suddenly appeared before him.
When he saw who it was, his face could not help but light up in joy. He eximed, First Senior Sister, why are you here?
That was right. The person who came was Xiao Chens First Senior Sister, Shui Lingling.
After two years, she had be even more elegant, her gentle face even more exquisite. Her faint smile deterred others from looking at her carefully.
Near the space-time tunnel to the Supreme Sky Province, Xiao Chen and Shui Lingling sat casually below a Spirit Tree as they chatted about their experiences.
White Robed King? Who is the one spreading this title? My title has yet to be decided upon, right?
When Shui Lingling called him the White Robed King, he naturally found it funny, feeling helpless. Could it be that because he normally wore white, he received such a tacky title?
Trying to stifle herughter, Shui Lingling said, I think that it is pretty good. You can try asking for this title when the Martial God Pce confers you a King. It sounds pretty good.
Oh, thats right. Here is a greeting gift for you.
A crystalline, translucent silver flower petal with water droplets clinging to it appeared in Shui Linglings palm. She told Xiao Chen, This is the special product of the Starry Heaven Silver Lakethe petals of the Heavenly Silver Flower.
Xiao Chen received the silver petal and took a look. It appeared incredibly tender. Its veins were clearly visible as flowing silver energy quickly circted through them.
He probed the energy in it and was startled. This tiny silver petal actually contained vast and pure Law Energy.
That was rightLaw Energy, not Spiritual Energy. After a cultivator absorbed Spiritual Energy, they had to circte it to refine it into Law Energy for use by the Heavenly Sage Laws.
If Xiao Chen consumed this without doing anything else, it would raise his Law Energy by at least twenty percent.
Thisis too precious. This is a natural treasure that can allow a Martial Sage to increase his cultivation without doing anything. This is simply too precious.
Shui Lingling could make out Xiao Chens concerns. She said softly, Take it. The flower petals are effective only the first time. I already used one. Using another would just be a waste.
Xiao Chen carefully put the flower petal away. Then, he suddenly felt somewhat embarrassed. He actually did not have anything good on hand to give out as a greeting gift in return.
The most precious thing in the Universe Ring was naturally the twenty Longevity Fruits. However, Shui Lingling was young and in the prime of her life. She still had a lot of her lifespan, so it would not be an appropriate gift.
Aside from that, he had the Lunar Cassia Flowers in the Immortal Spirit Ring. That was a pretty good item. However, it was far inferior to the Heavenly Silver Flower.
Xiao Chen could only try and remember to reciprocate this gift when he had something good.
As a result of going to the Starry Heaven Silver Lake, Shui Linglings current cultivation already reached peak Medial Grade Martial Sage. She was just a step shy of advancing to Superior Grade Martial Sage.
Shui Linglings aura was now withdrawn and drawn out. Her cultivation was very firm, even stabler than Xiao Chens.
The three Holy Scions have not yet been conferred Kings, but you have. Based on the news I obtained, Xia Houjue and Feng Wuji are very dissatisfied about that. It will not be very peaceful at the ceremony, Shui Lingling said as she thought of something.
Xiao Chen leaned against the tree trunk and watched the dry leaves fall before him one after another. When he heard what Shui Lingling said, he replied, I already anticipated that. What shoulde will eventuallye. Im just waiting for them.
One more thing, Di Wuque has decided to hold a Heroes Convention in two years and erect a Hero Monument. Right now he is promoting it, wanting to gather all the outstanding talents of the younger generation.
Heroes Convention? What is Di Wuque trying to do?
Shui Lingling looked cautious as she said, Dont look down on Di Wuque. He is extremely ambitious. If he can truly organize a Heroes Convention, he will establish towering prestige and tremendous Luck.
Who in this world was a hero? Who would dare call themselves a hero?
It seemed like no one had conducted a Heroes Convention in a very long time. The reason was none other than the title of hero being too heavy.
If Di Wuxue could really erect the Hero Monument and carve all the names of the outstanding talents of this era, he would rue arge amount of Luck.
Xiao Chen frowned and said, He is too brazenly ambitious. What if the others donte?
Shui Lingling felt helpless as she said, This is precisely an overt plot. If you donte, you will worry about the others who go. If others manage to carve their names on the Hero Monument, you will lose big. Your name will not be on the Hero Monument, and you will naturally be excluded.
In the end, he is using his current prestige to gather Luck forcibly, pulling all the geniuses of this era over to his side. He wants to take the initiative to be the only main character of this era.
If one follows his wishes, one can be a first-ss side character. If one opposes him, if ones name is not on the Hero Monument, one wont even be worthy of bing a side character.
Xiao Chen looked into the distance, entering deep thought. By doing this, Di Wuque was pushing him into a corner.
Given Xiao Chens character, it would naturally be impossible for him to participate in the Heroes Convention that Di Wuque was organizing. However, if everyone else in the world participated, where would that leave him?
When one became influential, one would frequently find oneselfcking the freedom to act independently. The prestige of the Hero Monument would continue to exist, regardless of how one viewed it.
Everyone in the world believed in the word hero. If ones name was not on the Hero Monument, one would not be a hero!
Xiao Chen organized his thoughts before saying, By telling me all this, First Senior Sister probably has some other intentions, right?
Shui Lingling nodded and replied, In the conflict at the Starry Heaven Silver Lake, I got to know a good friend. He fought with Di Wuque thrice and was not at a disadvantage at all. He asked me to pass on a message. He wants to work with you and organize an Azure Dragons Convention.
Xiao Chen stretched his body somewhatzily and rapped the ground with his right hand. As he looked at the empty ground in front, he smiled and said, First Senior Sister, your friend is somewhat unconventional. He likes to eavesdrop on others. Unfortunately, he did not cover himself up properly.
Ka ca! Ka ca!
Xiao Chen had appeared to be casually knocking on the ground, but he hid strands of saber Qi in the motion. Suddenly, strands of purple electric saber Qi shot out of the ground five hundred meters in front.
The person hiding in the sky had not expected Xiao Chen to discover him. What surprised him even more was that Xiao Chen attacked without saying a word.
This person revealed his figure and gently drifted down, leaving behind a scarlet afterimage.
Chapter 894 - Asura Race
Chapter 894: Asura Race
When the afterimage merged back together, a tall and slender white-d man with nearly perfect, handsome looks appeared before Xiao Chen. There was a scarlet mark on his forehead, giving his somewhat perfect countenance a startling and charmingly sinister cast.
The white-d man smiled gently and said, The Azure Emperors descendant truly lives up to his reputation. The Concealment Arts of my Asura Race are ineffectual before your keen eyes.
When this white-d man appeared, Shui Lingling was surprised as well. After she got a clear look, her face turned cold as she demanded, Lan Shaobai, why are you here?
Lan Shaobainded on the ground. When he stepped on the leaves, he did not make any sound. He said softly, I just arrived not long ago. Dont worry. I already greeted Elder Han and did note uninvited.
The Asura Race was an extremely strong race in the Ancient Era. However, they were few in number and could not refine Demonic Corpses or Yin Soldiers like the Corpse Race and Ghost Race did.
They had relocated to another star many years ago,pletely withdrawing from thepetition to control the Kunlun Continent.
After Shui Lingling heard Lan Shaobais exnation, her expression rxed. However, she was still notfortable with the situation.
Lan Shaobai looked directly at Xiao Chen with a sincere expression on his perfect face. He said, Brother Xiao Chen, what do you think of the suggestion that Miss Shui raised? The people of our generation are all proud people. How could they let Di Wuque be the one to erect the Hero Monument? Furthermore, the Deity Race is an alien race.
The Deity Race has rapacious designs, always wanting to rule the Kunlun Realm.
Lan Shaobai sounded sincere, without any trace of pride. He humbled himself greatly and waited for Xiao Chens answer in anticipation.
Xiao Chen leaned back against the tree trunk, not showing any intent to stand up. His lips curled up into a smile as he said, Great speech. I look forward to the Heroes Convention that you organize. Do your best. At that time, I will send someone to give my congrattions.
What do you mean by this?! My Elder Brother Shaobai is speaking to you, and you are not even standing up?!
A man and a girl quickly walked over on the road behind the Spirit Tree. The one who spoke earlier was the girl on the right side.
This girl looked like she was just seventeen or eighteen years old. She had a head of ming-red hair and a fairplexion. Her pretty face exuded a lively and cute air.
There was also a small red mark on this girls forehead, which identified her as another one from the Asura Race.
Clearly, Shui Lingling was friends with this girl. She cried out in happiness, Xiao Yu, you are here as well!
The young girl called Xiao Yu from the Asura Race nodded her head before pointing at Xiao Chen somewhat angrily and speaking.
Yeah! We just came from visiting Elder Han to exin our purpose here. However, Elder Han said that he did not have the right to interfere. The decision lies with this person.
The Asura Race man beside Xiao Yu was dressed in ck. When he saw Xiao Chen leaningzily against the tree, he frowned slightly. However, he hid his disapproval very well, not saying a single word about it.
Xiao Chen pushed himself to his feet and said, Sorry, I still have some matters to deal with, so Ill go ahead.
After saying that, he went to the space-time tunnel without waiting for these people to respond. When Shui Lingling saw the situation, she hastily took her leave of the three, exining that she could not entertain them for now before quickly following him.
When the ck-d Asura Race man saw the two vanish into the space-time tunnel, he said, What is Miss Shuis rtionship with this person? Why is she so concerned with Xiao Chens attitude.
Lan Shaobai felt depressed as he replied, What is their rtionship? She casually gave this person the petal of the Heavenly Silver Flower that I gave her as a greeting gift.
Xiao Yu eximed in shock, That cant be! How could Elder Sister Shui do that? The Heavenly Silver Flower blooms once a century. However, there would only be three petals each time it blooms. Elder Brother Shaobai managed to take an extra petal from Di Wuque with much difficulty, yet Elder Sister Shui just passed it on to another person?
The ck-d man smiled bitterly and said, This is truly depressing for you. However, I think that the rtionship between those two does not seem like lovers. Shaobai, you still stand a chance. However, do we really need this person in order to conduct a Heroes Convention?
At the mention of the Heroes Convention, a grave expression appeared on Lan Shaobais perfect face. He replied, It is not that we must get his help. However, with his reputation and help, I will be more confident of suppressing Di Wuque.
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Xiao Chen, can you consider it seriously? Di Wuque is organizing the Heroes Convention to suppress you. Once he bes the main character, youll never be able to flip the situation around.
After exiting the space-time tunnel, the two arrived in the sky above Supreme Sky City in the Kunlun Continent.
Shui Lingling gave Xiao Chen a pressing look, her eyes full of concern.
Seeing Xiao Chen not say anything, Shui Lingling added with some urgency, Lan Shaobai is really as strong as Di Wuque. If you work with him, you can definitely suppress Di Wuque.
A bitter smile appeared in Xiao Chens heart. How could he not feel the concern in Shui Linglings words? However, he had seen what kind of person that Lan Shaobai was from his little test.
This person said that Di Wuque had rapacious designs. But what about himself? He clearly looked down on Xiao Chen, but he still humbled himself. This persons schemes went beyond those of an ordinary person.
The man and girl beside Lan Shaobai were not ordinary, either. This was especially so for that ck-d man. When Xiao Chenpared him with Long Fei, he concluded that this person could only be stronger than Long Fei.
Having someone like this on the team would dilute Xiao Chens influence. He would not be able to take any initiative. This situation would still be the same, only with Di Wuque swapped out for Lan Shaobai. There would still be someone standing above him; nothing would change.
Xiao Chens thoughts went even further. His First Senior Sister was a smart person. It was impossible that she did not realize this. So then, why was she so flustered over his refusal?
The answer to this was that in the conflicts of the Starry Heaven Silver Lake, Di Wuques strength had reached a terrifying level, and she no longer believed that she had any chance ofpeting with him.
If Di Wuque sessfully pulled off a Heroes Convention, she would no longer be able to advance. This was why she was so flustered and concerned.
Xiao Chen stopped walking. He smiled and asked softly, First Senior Sister, why do you think that I have to work with others in order to hold a Heroes Convention?
His question stunned Shui Lingling slightly. When she heard the tone he took, her eyes lit up. She countered, Junior Brother Xiao Chen, are you thinking of holding a Heroes Convention by yourself?
Xiao Chen shook his head and said, No.
Then, why?
The word hero is too heavy. Even I do not dare to call myself a hero. How could I host a Heroes Convention? However, First Senior Sister, there is no need to worry. Ive thought of a rough countermeasure for Di Wuques Heroes Convention.
Shui Lingling blinked. She said in disbelief, Really?
Xiao Chen smiled faintly and countered with a question. First Senior Sister does not believe Xiao Chen? I am not the kind of person who would just resign myself to fate, sitting and waiting for death. I also never boast.
When Shui Lingling heard this, she recalled some of Xiao Chens past exploits. She revealed a faint smile on her face as she said, It looks like I worried too much. I will not continue disturbing you, then. I still have to go and entertain Lan Shaobai and his group.
Hearing that Shui Lingling would still go and entertain Lan Shaobai, Xiao Chen could not help but feel some difort. However, he quickly got over it and performed a cupped-fist salute. Many thanks for First Senior Sisters kind intentions. I will take my leave first.
He returned to his peak and entered the familiar cultivation room. Without saying anything, he tapped the Peak Spirit Vein and started cultivating.
Now that the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation reached the seventhyer, his cultivation speed was now no slower than Di Wuques and those other outstanding talents. In fact, it was even slightly faster.
However, Xiao Chen had been in the Sky Dome Realm, where the Spiritual Energy was very thin. After he returned, he had devoted himself toprehending his saber Dao, so he had not had much time to cultivate. Now that he had some time for quiet cultivation, he naturally had to make use of it to consolidate his cultivation.
As of now, he was already an early-stage Medial Grade Martial Sage with six hundred Heavenly Sage Laws in that mysterious small world in his dantian.
This number did not count as many. However, each of these Heavenly Saber Laws was as thick as a babys arm. They would not lose out whenpared to a Superior Grade Martial Sages.
The most important thing was that Xiao Chen also had vast Magic Energy in his sea of consciousness. This was his greatest trump card.
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Five dayster, the Vice Sect Master sent someone over with the Heart Nourishing Grass, Bright Yellow Sesame, Worry-Begone Grass, Heavenly Blood Vine, and Gold-ted Fruit that Xiao Chen needed.
When Xiao Chen saw these five Spirit Herbs, he heaved a sigh of relief. His Firmament Body Tempering Art could finally reach Consummation. He had been waiting so long for this day.
The final fiveyers of the Firmament Body Tempering Art corresponded to the five internal organs of the human body. They did not follow any particr order.
After Xiao Chen finished cultivating the Firmament Body Tempering Art, his heart, liver, spleen, stomach, and kidneys would be extremely resilient and have a strong recovery ability. For example, if his heart was not instantly shattered, he would not die immediately even if it got pierced through.
The only unfortunate thing was that thetter fiveyers of this Body Tempering Cultivation Technique would not increase his Vital Qi at all, not raising his strength.
Xiao Chen took in a deep breath of air. Cooling Qi immediately came from the Sea Monarch Headscarf on his head.
The many distracting thoughts in his mind became like fallen leaves swept away by the wind. He now focused entirely on cultivating the Firmament Body Tempering Art.
The Sea Monarch Headscarf was indeed boundlessly useful. Just its special effect of calming the mind already made it a rare treasure.
Xiao Chen ced the Heart Nourishing Grass in his mouth. After the Medicinal Energy activated, he used the cirction method of the Firmament Body Tempering Art to start tempering his heart.
Since he already attained a Rank 3 Sage Body, he had long exceeded the basic requirements for cultivating the Firmament Body Tempering Art. He did not face any obstructions when tempering his heart; the process went extremely smoothly.
Thump! Thump! Thump!
As the Medicinal Energy permeated Xiao Chens heart in addition to his efforts of tempering it, his heart rate slowed down. However, it became increasingly stronger.
Every time his heart beat, a dull sound reverberated in the room. The time between each beat extended.
Finally, it reached a point where the heart did not beat for a long time. However, the force generated when it suddenly beat was like a loud boom of thunder. It contained a strong lifeforce, far surpassing that of the ancient Holy Beasts.
Xiao Chen opened his eyes, and his heartbeat resumed its normal pace. With a flip of his hand, a short sword appeared in his palm.
He pulled open his shirt and aimed the tip of the sword at his heart. Then, after mumbling to himself for a moment, he stabbed it in.
Blood poured out as the sword tip pricked his heart. However, it did not manage to pierce through it. The resilience of his heart prevented the sword from entering any deeper.
Sess! Xiao Chens face lit up in joy. Then, he let his heart rx, and the sword tip managed to pierce through, prating into his heart.
An intense pain immediately swamped him. When he clenched his teeth and pulled out the short sword, the edges of the wound in his heart immediately started mending together at a rapid pace. Soon, his heart was back to normal without him having to circte his energies to nourish it.
Chapter 895 - Troubles of the Merfolk Race
Chapter 895: Troubles of the Merfolk Race
When the wound in his heart had healedpletely, Xiao Chen no longer felt any pain. If not for the blood on the short sword, he would wonder if the earlier scene had happened.
Alright! Tempering the heart, sess!
He put away the short sword, and his face resumed its usual cidity. He did not dwell on this sess as he swallowed the Heavenly Blood Vine to temper his stomach.
By the time the sky was bright, he had used all five Spirit Herbs. His Firmament Body Tempering Art now reached Consummation.
Xiao Chen left the cultivation room and went to the drill ground halfway up the peak. When he took in a breath of the morning air, he could distinctly feel the changes in his internal organs after the tempering.
He casually swept his gaze across the drill ground, pausing for a while as he considered the empty space. After looking for a while, he calmly shifted his gaze away.
Shifting his feet, he started practicing the Myriad Heaven Divine Fist with a normal expression. There were still three more moves to this Martial Technique. It was time hepleted them.
In the following days, Xiao Chens life kept to a set routine.
He used the Peak Spirit Vein to cultivate at night and trained at the drill ground in the day. As he practiced his Fist Techniques, heprehended the final three moves of the Myriad Heaven Divine FistEternal Myth, Dusk of Deities, and Burial of Deities.
Xiao Chen had his own understanding of the Myriad Heaven Divine Fist and already carved out his own path. Naturally, he had to alter the final three moves to fit his own Dao.
With his experience, he could tell that there were thousands of different methods to do things, the method used differing from person to person. Instead of blindly copying what predecessors did, one might as well tailor things to suit ones special characteristics. Otherwise, one would never surpass the predecessors.
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White Robed King Xiao Chen, the Merfolk Races Yao Yan and Mu Lei request an audience!
On this particr day, while Xiao Chen was practicing his Fist Techniques at the drill ground, he heard the voice of someone asking to meet him,ing from the foot of the peak.
He could not help feeling embarrassed. His title was not even set yet. How did a title such as the White Robed King spread so far that even the Merfolk Races princess, who lived in the distant Chaotic Demonic Sea, knew about it?
Xiao Chen smiled bitterly and retracted his fist. Then, he casually nced over before getting up and flying to the foot of the peak.
At the foot of the mountain, the sky-blue-haired Princess Yao Yan, who was wearing leather armor, and Mu Lei, whom Xiao Chen had met before, were both waiting somewhat anxiously.
When they saw Xiao Chens figure, a look of joy appeared on their faces. This was especially so for Princess Yao Yan, who seemed to hold some anticipation.
Greetings, White Robed King!
The two stepped forward and immediately performed cupped-fist salutes.
Xiao Chen said helplessly, The both of you, there is no need to be so polite. My title has not been decided on yet.
Mu Lei rebutted politely, Brother Xiao Chen is being humble. Who in the entire Kunlun Realm does not know about you defeating the descendants of three Sovereign Martial Emperors, obtaining two resource stars without spending much effort? The title White Robed King has long since spread everywhere.
There were some things that one really had no way of refuting. It seemed like Xiao Chen was stuck with this title of White Robed King. He wondered who exactly poprized this title.
The Chaotic Demonic Sea is a long distance from the Supreme Sky Province. The two of you should not be here just to chat with this Xiao, right?
Xiao Chen did not bother with the pleasantries and asked point-nk why the two were here.
Princess Yao Yan hesitated for a moment before saying, Young Master Xiao, do you remember what I said in the Sage Mark Monument?
Xiao Chen was about to answer when he raised his eyebrow. Then, he quickly put on the repaired Heavenly Sea Cloak before saying, The two of you, please wait for a while. I have to settle something quick.
Young Master Xiao, do you require assistance?
There is no need. It is just a worm that is trying to hide but failing. I will be back soon.
Below the peak, an indistinct figure moved quickly in the air. He even seemed like he was hiding in the air, not creating any wind at all that might alert people. As he stepped on fallen leaves, his body was as light as the wind.
After making a few turns, the figure exited Supreme Sky City. Then he stopped at a grassy area fifty kilometers from the city and revealed himself.
This person had an eye-catching red mark on his forehead. He was an Asura Race cultivator.
Lan Shaobai, Xiao Yu, and the ck-d Asura Race cultivator were all resting on some rocks in front of that figure.
Lan Shaobai, who had a nearly perfect appearance, was holding a book, reading it as he sat on a rock. If one looked carefully, one would discover that this was not a secret manual for a Martial Technique but a reference book containing profiles of all the famous outstanding young talents of every race in the entire Kunlun Realm.
There were even some names from the vast sea outside the continent.
When the figure arrived, Lan Shaobai did not raise his head. Instead, he continued reading the book.
Young Master, as you instructed, for the past few days, I stayed within five hundred meters of that Xiao Chen. His every action did not escape my notice, the figure said respectfully to the ck-d man.
When the ck-d man heard that, he frowned. Then he lectured in a cold voice, Five hundred meters? When did I tell you to get within five hundred meters of him? The order I gave you was to observe his every move from a distance, not to spy on his daily life.
The figure felt unconvinced as he said, Young Master, you overestimate this person. In the past five days, I found out many of his secrets, but this fellow did not detect me at all.
Lan Shaobai felt excited as he closed the book. Then, he exchanged a nce with the ck-d man. They were both in disbelief.
However, the lively Xiao Yus eyes lit up. She smiled widely and said, Speak quickly. What secrets does this person have?
The figure felt encouraged and very happy. However, as he was about to speak, he suddenly discovered that he could not close the mouth that he just opened. A finger pressed the back of his head.
A bright light shed, and there was a metallic ng like a treasured saber with unparalleled sharpness being unsheathed. When the light vanished, this figures body split in half, dying without an intact corpse. He could no longer speak of the secrets he knew.
Lan Shaobai aside, Xiao Yus and the ck-d mans expressions filled with fear. A withdrawn killing Qi red in their eyes as they looked at the ck-cloaked man who appeared in front of them just then.
In the time it took for a spark to fly, a saber light had split the figure spying for information in half. Unexpectedly, the Asura Race experts, who were famous for their Concealment Arts, had failed to detect the arrival of this person.
Lan Shaobais expression remained as usual. He showed no emotion as he said indifferently, Brother Xiao Chen, great skill. Since youve already shown yourself, what is the point of continuing to wear that cloak?
Xiao Chen did not find Lan Shaobais words strange. He did not feel anything over the other party figuring out his identity through his cloak. He lowered his hood as he smiled coldly. This Xiao is really fortunate. I did not expect that the esteemed guests from the Asura Race would be so interested in me.
When Xiao Yu saw the figure dead in a sorry state and the indifferent look on Xiao Chens face, she clenched her teeth and snarled, How hateful! You! How could you be so vicious in your attack?! Who is interested in you?!
Xiao Yu stepped forward, and a white sword appeared in her hand. With a sh of light, she suddenly disappeared without a trace. This was the Instant Kill Technique that the Asura Race was famous for.
Dang!
Xiao Chen used two fingers as a saber and did not move from where he was. Then, he gently waved his fingers to the right and came in contact with the sword, producing a crisp sound.
Buzz! Buzz! Buzz!
A sharp saber intent and a sword intent shed intensely. They only came in contact for a mere instant, but the surrounding air vibrated several thousand times. A strong wind blew everywhere, and the grass on the ground was all uprooted.
When Xiao Chen saw this girls angry expression, he felt baffled. It was just a scout dying. Lan Shaobai and that ck-d man had not even batted an eyelid, not taking it to heart at all.
With one nce, it was clear that this girl was not the one in charge, yet she became so angry. This was truly baffling.
However, no matter how strange her reaction was, it had nothing to do with Xiao Chen. He felt no guilt whatsoever. This person had spied on his secrets. He could have killed him much earlier, but he had wanted to see who the person behind him was, so he had allowed this spy to live for a few more days.
When Xiao Chen made his move, he did not hold any tender sentiments at all.
As he watched Xiao Yu shing about, continuously executing her Instant Kill Technique, he frowned slightly. This girls Instant Kill Technique had one characteristic. It was fastinsanely fast.
How fast exactly it was? It was so fast that Xiao Chen no longer dared to act rashly. As long as he moved, this Instant Kill Technique would hit him.
Lan Shaobai and the ck-d man did not say anything, onlymunicating with their eyes.
Shaobai, what do you think? Xiao Yus Instant Kill Technique would rank within the top ten in our race.
There is nothing to see. Xiao Yu will not be able to force him to reveal his skills. However, she really has to do something about this temper of hers.
Haha! This is probably the result of spoiling her!
Arent you the one who did that?
Xiao Chen did not care about what these two were discussing. However, he was starting to get impatient. With a thought, the sky filled with snowkes drifting down to the ground.
A cold wind blew, and snow danced in the air, saber lights shing everywhere. All of a sudden, they interfered with the flickering Xiao Yus speed, making her visible.
That graceful figure in front shed around in the snow before Xiao Chens eyes. The trajectory of her movements was dazzling and confusing.
Squinting, he gently extended his hand to pinch a snowke. Then, he tossed it forward. The snowke became like a saber, cutting up the girls afterimages, one after another, and pursuing her real body.
All the snow in the air slowly flew towards that snowke.
Xiao Yu put her all into thousands of feints, trying to throw off this snowke containing boundless danger. However, it was to no avail.
In the end, all the snow gathered around that snowke and turned into a hovering sharp crystalline flower with a cold light. The flower bloomed. Tiny thorns were visible on the branch. The ice sculpture looked very lifelike.
Xiao Yu stumbled to the ground. The flower made of ice, and the tip of the branch it was on, slowly drifted down andnded on her forehead; it looked like a flower bloomed on her forehead.
However, the tip of the branch emitted a bone-chilling saber Qi that entered her forehead. The saber Qi surged around within her body, damaging all her vital points. This made her blush and deterred her from moving carelessly.
You bastard! Quickly, get this flower away from me! Xiao Yu demanded as she twisted her body around, feeling very ufortable.
When Lan Shaobai saw Xiao Chens move, his eyes lit up. He smiled and said, What an excellent snow as your saber! Even if we include the experts of the senior generation, perhaps no more than ten people could surpass yourprehension of winter.
His words surprised Xiao Chen. Lan Shaobai was actually able to tell with one nce that this was the Winter Saber and not an ordinary state of ice and snow. He had a great eye for detail.
Chapter 896 - Azure Dragon Bamboo Scroll
Chapter 896: Azure Dragon Bamboo Scroll
However, if you think you canpete with Di Wuque with just that, you are oversimplifying matters, Lan Shaobai said unhurriedly.
The ck-d man at the side added, Di Wuque is already a Superior Grade Martial Sage. He can materialize the nation of deities on his own. At such a young age, his Sword of Beginning is virtually unbreakable; it is much more powerful than your move.
wless Four Seasons did not contain just the Winter Saber. Spring, Summer, and Autumn could be supplemented as well. They might not be weaker than Di Wuques Sword of Beginning.
Xiao Chen did not rebut them or argue; he merely waited for the other party to continue.
Lan Shaobais voice sounded somewhat bewitching as he said, Xiao Chen, how long are you going to run? As the descendant of the Azure Emperor, you possess supreme Luck. Now, your might and reputation have spread everywhere; your life is destined to be tumultuous.
Even if you do not seek trouble, trouble will seek you. Why the need to follow the crowd blindly, taking things step by step? Di Wuque dares to take the initiative to gather Luck, forcefully making himself the main character. Why do you not dare to take the initiative to oppose him?
Work together with me. I will aid you in conducting the Heroes Convention. Since Di Wuque is erecting a Hero Monument, we will establish the Azure Dragon Bamboo Scroll and fight it out with him. We will show him who the main character of this age is, who the true hero is.
Azure Dragon Bamboo Scroll?
So that is his intention. He is after the name of the Azure Emperor.
No wonder Shui Lingling mentioned organizing an Azure Dragons Convention at the very start. At that time, Xiao Chen even thought he had heard wrong.
Xiao Chen, what do you think? Let us write the Azure Dragon Bamboo Scroll together and gather Luck, bing the absolute main characters of this age. We will replicate the Azure Emperors legend. Our names will be passed on for ten thousand years.
Lan Shaobai appeared extremely confident. He was not afraid that Xiao Chen would disagree. He believed that Xiao Chen was not strong enough to face Di Wuques pressure and would need to seek external help.
As long as Xiao Chen agreed, Lan Shaobais n would be perfect with no chance of failure.
Even now, the Azure Emperors name still held considerable influence, surpassing that of Di Wuques.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly and said, You are wrong about something. I have never feared Di Wuque. Neither have I ever thought of relying on other peoples power to suppress Di Wuque. Your ns have nothing to do with me.
His reply stunned Lan Shaobai somewhat. Clearly, he had not expected Xiao Chen to be so decisive and to have never thought of working with him at all.
Lan Shaobais expression chilled. He said, Xiao Chen, you are exceptionally arrogant. Very well, as you please. I will not look for you anymore concerning this matter. However, you have to stay farther away from Miss Shui in the future.
Xiao Chens face turned cial, and his killing Qi suddenly erupted. His aura underwent an earthshaking change. His long hair flew everywhere, and his clothes fluttered.
His killing Qi poured out like an overwhelming flood, surging like the waves.
However, with just one thought, that killing intent instantly vanished. Xiao Chen quickly regained his calm appearance.
The hearts of Lan Shaobai and the ck-d man sank like they were facing a great enemy. In the earlier instant, the killing Qi entered the depths of their hearts. Unexpectedly, the feeling that Xiao Chen gave them was simr to that of Di Wuque.
My First Senior Sister owes you for the Starry Heaven Silver Lake. This time I will not make a move against you. But the next time we meet, dont let me hear such words again. Otherwise, even if I have to make the entire Asura Race and its Martial Emperors my enemy, I will take your life. Dont doubt my words, Xiao Chen said coldly.
Then he turned around and ignored them. The ice flower hovering above Xiao Yus forehead floated up gently before exploding.
Snow fell and a frigid wind blew. Xiao Chens cold voice prated the snow to reach Lan Shaobai and the ck-d man.
I forgot to say something. The Asura Racesprehension of space is one of the best among the other races. However, dont bother to send some nobodies to spy on me. I will not always be thatpassionate, letting him live for a few more days.
Lan Shaobai and the ck-d man exchanged nces. The scene from earlier was still fresh in their minds, throwing their emotions into turmoil. Xiao Chens strength far exceeded their expectations.
Xiao Yu stretched her body and nimbly leaped up to her feet. When she looked around, she saw snow covering the nearby ground, forming hovering flowers stuck to it.
When the sunlight shone on them, they glittered with many colors. These flowers of ice actually bloomed for real.
When Xiao Yu looked up, she found that Xiao Chen had already disappeared. She could not help but mutter to herself, What exactly is the rtionship between this fellow and Elder Sister Shui? Why did he get so angry earlier?
When Xiao Yu felt the strength that burst out from Xiao Chen, she immediately realized that he had shown her a lot of mercy despite looking indifferent. He had not intended to do anything to her.
After a while, the ck-d man said, Even if we do not be friends with this person, it is best that we do not make him our enemy.
The expression on Lan Shaobais perfect face kept changing. He muttered, Lets not care about him for now. Lets head to the Fiend Domain. There is a genius girl who emerged from the Spirit Fox Race there. At a young age, she grasped a Sword Heart and condensed her sword soul. We should do our best to pull her in.
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By the time Xiao Chen returned to his peak, he had recovered hisposure.
My apologies, I had to settle some private matters earlier. Sorry for making the two of you wait so long, Xiao Chen said to Princess Yao Yan as he performed a cupped-fist salute.
Princess Yao Yan smiled and said, It is not a problem. Young Master Xiao, do you recall my mentioning two years ago in the Sage Mark Monument that my race is currently facing a disaster that threatens extinction?
The matters of two years ago were still recent. Naturally, Xiao Chen remembered. Back then, for the sake of repaying the Azure Emperors debt of gratitude, he even helped them obtain the Extreme Thunder Sword.
However, the other party gave him a precious headscarf as well. Its value was no lower than the Extreme Thunder Swords. Strictly speaking, this debt of gratitude was not cleared yet.
Whats wrong? Was the Extreme Thunder Sword not effective? Xiao Chen asked when he thought of a possibility.
Princess Yao Yan waved her hand and said, No, it is effective. If not for the Extreme Thunder Sword, the entire Merfolk Race would have been chased out of the Chaotic Demonic Sea long ago. If that had happened, many of my nsmen would have died.
Young Master Xiao, the Merfolk Race will always remember the kindness you showed us that year. It will never to be forgotten for generations.
Xiao Chen smiled to himself. He said, Princess Yao Yan is too polite. You can just speak your mind. I can see frowns lingering on your faces. You are probably in trouble again.
I have never really liked all these unnecessary pleasantries. The Sea Monarch Headscarf that you gave me is very useful to me. I have always felt guilty over it. If there is anything that I, Xiao Chen, can help you with, I would definitely do everything within my abilities.
When Princess Yao Yan saw the sincerity in his eyes, she rxed. She said, In that case, I will be direct. Although the Extreme Thunder Sword helped my Merfolk Race and resolved the immediate danger, the source of the problem still remains. This time I would like to borrow a me from Young Master Xiao!
Borrow a me?
Yes, I would like to borrow Young Master Xiaos Purple Thunder True Fire.
mes could be lent out. All it required was for the other party to ce a Spiritual Mark on the Origin me and for him to remove his own Spiritual Imprint temporarily. This way, the other party could control it freely.
However, the risk of lending mes was extremely high. If the other party did not return it, there were many ways for them to make the me their own.
The importance of the Purple Thunder True Fire to Xiao Chen went without saying. It was absolutely impossible for him to lend it out.
Of course, I will also take out a few of the important treasures of our race as coteral. Hopefully, this will reassure Young Master Xiao. We will definitely return what we borrowed.
With a flip of Princess Yao Yans hand, three items suddenly appeared in the air: a pearl glowing with a light as pure as moonlight, a ck medallion, and a circlet made of nts radiating a green light.
When the three items appeared, Xiao Chens expression changed drastically. No matter how ignorant and inexperienced he was, he recognized these three famous items from seeing them in several books.
Water God Pearl, Holy Beast Medallion, and Thorn Sovereign Circlet. Any single one of these items was much more valuable than Xiao Chens Purple Thunder True Fire. With the three of them taken together, there was simply noparison. Offering them as coteral clearly showed the other partys sincerity.
Xiao Chen smiled bitterly and said, Princess, please put them away. I cannot lend out my Purple Thunder True Fire.
Princess Yao Yan looked at Xiao Chen with a pained expression and asked, Young Master Xiao, do you really not trust this little girl? After I borrow the Purple Thunder True Fire, I will definitely return it.
Xiao Chen quickly replied, Princess, the situation is not as serious as you think. Although I cannot lend out the Purple Thunder True Fire, this Xiao is willing toe along with the two of you.
Really?
Such a pleasant surprise came too fast. Princess Yao Yan and Mu Lei were somewhat in disbelief. The name of the White Robed King had already spread everywhere. He was a proud son of heaven of this age. Coming and going like that would dy his cultivation for some time.
Xiao Chen nodded and said, Let me make a report to the sect Elders first as well as make some preparations. After that, we will depart.
Many thanks, White Robed King!
When Xiao Chen heard those threest words, he could not help but feel his head ache. Now, he really wanted to know who the person who poprized this name was.
After making his preparations, he followed Princess Yao Yan and set off on a journey to the Chaotic Demonic Sea.
Along the way, he got a rough idea of the troubles that the Merfolk Race was facing.
Normally, the Merfolk Race stayed at the bottom of the Chaotic Demonic Sea. They had established a dreamlike underwater kingdom, having lived there for many generations, for tens of thousands of years.
While the Merfolk Race appeared not to have any enemies, they actually had a sword hanging right above their heads that could fall at any moment, a constant shadow that never left the Merfolk Race.
The Chaotic Demonic Sea was called the Chaotic Demonic Sea because there really was a Demon there.
In the Ancient Era, the ancestors of the Merfolk Race had paid a great price and defeated an evil Demon there. Although they failed to kill the evil Demon, they had managed to seal it up, creating a peaceful Chaotic Demonic Sea for theter generations.
However, ten thousand years ago, the seal started to weaken. The sealed evil Demon sent out several clones. Fortunately, the Azure Emperor had undertaken the taskat a great costto destroy all those evil Demon clones and repair the seal back then. Otherwise, the Merfolk Race would have gone extinct.
Now that ten thousand years had passed, the seal had started to weaken once more. Many evil Demon clones had emerged.
These evil Demon clones were unlike any living creature of this world. Aside from lightning-attributed Yang mes, nothing was effective against them. Even the Merfolk Race Martial Emperors were helpless against them.
When Xiao Chen heard this, he finally understood why the other party wanted to borrow the Purple Thunder True Fire. Among the lightning-attributed Yang mes, the Purple Thunder True Fire was without a doubt the strongest.
Compared to the Extreme Thunder True Fire in the Extreme Thunder Sword, the Purple Thunder True Fire was much stronger.
Chapter 897 - Evil Demon
Chapter 897: Evil Demon
ording to Yao Yan, they had invited several people over, all of them possessing various sorts of lightning-attributed mes. Perhaps the matter was not as simple as she had said.
Princess Yao Yan, what exactly this evil Demon is like? Can you tell me in more detail?
What exactly was this evil Demon? To think that it feared only lightning-attributed mes such that even a Martial Emperor could do nothing to it, this piqued Xiao Chens interest.
After traveling through several transportation formations and traversing the Primal Chaos Domain, Xiao Chen casually asked about the evil Demon when they arrived at the Yellow Soil Demonic Garden.
Yao Yan was very fatigued, but because Xiao Chen apanied her, she was still in a very good mood. However, fear red in her eyes at his mention of the evil Demon.
She sighed as she answered, This evil Demon has the external appearance of a human, but it does not have a physical body. It can swallow up the flesh of a cultivator to strengthen itself. Unlike any of the races of the Kunlun Realm, it uses energy that is replete with evil. In fact, it is different even from the Deep Abyss Demonic Worlds Demon Races.
Regr Martial Techniques have almost no effect on this evil Demon. Many of my race who could not react to it in time got swallowed up by this evil Demon.
If not for lightning-attributed mes being able to threaten this evil Demon, it is hard to imagine what else in the world can suppress it.
However, it will be fine this time. Several experts of the Kunlun Realm with lightning-attributed mes epted our invitation. Furthermore, with the assistance of Young Master Xiao, we will definitely deal with this once and for all.
Xiao Chen nced at the empty Immortal Spirit Ring, regret filling his heart. If Ao Jiao were here, given her experience, she would have been a big help.
Young Master Xiao, whats wrong? We are about to arrive at the Yellow Soil Demonic Garden. We cannot fly anymore.
Seeing that Xiao Chen appeared somewhat distracted, Princess Yao Yan reminded him. The storms in the sky of the Yellow Soil Demonic Garden were quite famous.
Xiao Chen recovered his wits and smiled apologetically. Then, hended on the ground of the Yellow Soil Demonic Garden with the other two.
After crossing this Yellow Soil Demonic Garden, the group would arrive at the Chaotic Demonic Sea. However, this Yellow Soil Demonic Garden was rife with danger from all sorts of mutated nts and Demonic Beasts.
Among the flora were even some nts that gained spirituality and had some aplishment in cultivation. Even with Xiao Chens current cultivation, he would not dare to say that he could travel fearlessly through this ce as he pleased.
Princess Yao Yan ced the Thorn Sovereign Circlet on her head. The sharp thorns on the circlet pierced her forehead and drew blood. However, she did not seem to register any pain. Gentle energy flowed into her mind, filling her entire body with strength.
This dark forest with yellow ground had all sorts of strange and rare nts. As Xiao Chen followed behind the two, he kept his Spiritual Sense out at all times.
Princess Yao Yan dealt with the nts and Demonic Beasts that they ran into along the way. When she wore the Thorn Sovereign Circlet, she was even stronger than Xiao Chen in this Yellow Soil Demonic Garden.
The Thorn Sovereign Circlet was a mysterious Secret Treasure passed down from ancient times. It could control and absorb the energy of nts. In this demonic garden, even before many nts attacked, Princess Yao Yan would already be aware of the threat as long as they bore malicious intent.
The green circlet glowed faintly. When Princess Yao Yan wore it on her head, she emanated a sense of peace and tenderness that lent her an air of nobility.
Many of the nts would even take the initiative to make way, opening up a wide path, when they felt the energy of this circlet. This Thorn Sovereign Circlet was truly miraculous.
Just like this, the group traveled into the depths of the Yellow Soil Demonic Garden without encountering much danger. Then, Princess Yao Yan stopped before an ancient tree.
This ancient tree was not very tall nor did it have that many branches and leaves. However, it looked very lush and fresh.
Princess Yao Yan arrived before the tree, plucked a green leaf from the Thorn Sovereign Circlet, and gently held it out.
A tree branch moved like a hand and grabbed the leaf from the Thorn Sovereign Circlet.
A human face appeared on the tree trunk. The branch ced the green leaf into the mouth. Then, the tree said in a hoarse voice, Thats right. This is indeed the leaf of the Thorn Sovereign Circlet. I will transport you in ordance with the agreement.
Xiao Chens eyes lit up. This seemingly ordinary ancient tree was actually a spirit that cultivated.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Three tree branches flew over and wrapped themselves around the waists of Yao Yan and the two men. Vast and unstoppable energy came from the tree branches, causing the three to sink into the ground.
The scenery changed quickly; it felt like time passed rapidly. When the three of them finally stood on firm ground again, there was a vast sea in front of them; they had already left the Yellow Soil Demonic Garden far behind.
In one breaths time, the three of them traveled through most of the Yellow Soil Demonic Garden. The strength of this ancient tree was truly unfathomable.
When Yao Yan looked at the sea, she heaved a sigh of relief. She took off the circlet from her head, and her glowing face immediately grew pale and dispirited, her eyes full of fatigue, unspeakably exhausted.
It looked like the energy expenditure of this Thorn Sovereign Circlet was not something that Princess Yao Yan could support. Otherwise, she would not have sought that ancient trees help to transport them.
Princess, are you all right?! Xiao Chen asked worriedly when he saw the situation. Is she in too much of a rush?
It is not a problem. Now that I see the sea, everything is fine. Lets go. The elders and the rest must have been waiting for us for a long time already.
Yao Yan smiled faintly. Her long sky-blue hair fluttered in the sea breeze. She closed her eyes, enjoying the smell of the sea that came with the breeze. Then, she leaped gently andnded in the vast sea.
The instant Yao Yans legs touched the water, they turned into a fishtail. As she swam around in the sea, she looked like a whole new person. She waved her hands at Xiao Chen and said, Young Master Xiao, lets go!
Electric light shed under Xiao Chens feet. In the blink of an eye, he arrived beside Yao Yan. When he saw the mermaid before him, he was somewhat distracted.
Yao Yan flipped her fishtail and led Xiao Chen down into the water. She moved extremely fast like she was a spirit of the water. Xiao Chen, who was normally quite swift, actually had some difficulty keeping up with her.
After reaching a depth of five kilometers, the three could no longer see the sun; it was now pitch-ck. The darkness affected Xiao Chens Spiritual Sense, limiting his vision to one kilometer around him.
Boom!
Suddenly, a rainbow-colored bright light lit up the depths. Xiao Chen squinted and saw a huge surreal castle sprawling across the bottom of the sea. The barrier of light surrounded the castle.
The scene before him was very bright, sweeping away all the earlier darkness. There were corals swaying gently with the current, mermaids traveling back and forth. An underwater forest stood proud and tall, disying many magnificent views of the seabed; words were insufficient to describe all this.
Yao Yan revealed a sincere expression of joy as she said, This is the nation of our Merfolk Race. We still have some tribes in other ces. In the future, when we have time, I will bring the White Robed King to take a look around.
Xiao Chen was enchanted with this scenery, feeling many doubts. Although the Merfolk were famous for their ferocity on the continent, this aggressiveness was nowhere in sight here.
Seeing his doubts on his face, Yao Yan said gently, Young Master Xiao, there is no need to be so surprised. Our Merfolk Race is very hospitable with our friends. However, when facing our enemy, even our most beautiful girls will pick up their swords to fight. He was not the only outsider to harbor such doubts uponing to the Merfolk Nation.
Your Highness!
A group of Merfolk warriors swam over, swishing their tails. They greeted Yao Yan in an orderly manner. Xiao Chen had met the person leading them before. It was Mu Yun, who had been with Yao Yan and Mu Lei in the pagoda in the Sage Mark Monument.
In the two years since then, Mu Yuns strength had increased considerably. Xiao Chen took a cursory nce and found that his cultivation was already at peak Medial Grade Martial Sage.
Mu Yun saw Xiao Chen, and his face lit up with joy. He performed a cupped-fist salute and said, The White Robed King really honors us bying personally. We are truly honored.
Originally, the Merfolk Race had just prepared to borrow Xiao Chens me. They had not expected him toe himself, so they were actually really surprised.
When the Merfolk warriors heard Mu Yun call Xiao Chen the White Robed King, they all looked over and sized him up out of curiosity. They could not resist whispering among themselves, discussing Xiao Chen in soft voices.
This really cannot go on. Xiao Chen simply disliked the title White Robed King. He said, My King title has not been decided upon yet. I hope that you will not continue to use the title White Robed King.
Mu Yun smiled and said, The White Robed King is being too humble. Although your King title is not fixed yet, Young Master Xiao is definitely worthy of the title White Robed King.
When Yao Yan saw the unnatural expression on Xiao Chens face, she smiled faintly. Then, she changed the topic. Lets not mention this matter anymore. Mu Yun, are all the experts from the various ces ready?
Now that they were discussing official matters, Mu Yuns expression turned grave. He said, They have long been prepared. Now that Your Highness seeded in inviting the White Robed King, our chances are definitely much better.
Mu Yun led the three in passing through the barrier. Once they were out of the seawater, Yao Yan, Mu Lei, and Mu Yun naturally took human form again and flew in the air.
Yao Yan called someone to make arrangements for Xiao Chens amodations. Then, they hurriedly took their leave of Xiao Chen.
This is the ce.
A beautiful Merfolk Race girl led Xiao Chen to a magnificent courtyard. She said gently, Young Master Xiao, please rest here tonight. Tomorrow morning, I will lead the Young Master together with the rest. I will be in the side hall. If you have any orders, you can call me at any time.
Everything was pretty good in the courtyard. Xiao Chen nodded his head in satisfaction. He said, You may take your leave first. Juste and get me tomorrow morning.
How can this do? You are an honored guest that the Princess personally received. I have to take proper care of you and cannot leave without permission.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly. Since I am an honored guest, then naturally, what I say goes. It is just one night. What care would I need?
After dismissing the maidservant, he was preparing to enter the courtyard to cultivate when two people suddenlynded outside the door and walked straight towards him.
Xiao Chen turned his head to take a look and was stunned. How can these two people be here?
The new arrivals were none other than the Muddy Sky Gates Qi Wuxue and the White Bone Sovereigns descendant, Long Fei.
Xiao Chen was already surprised at seeing Qi Wuxue. But the sight of Long Fei shocked him. He had chopped Long Fei in half previously, yet in less than two months, Long Fei had actually recovered.
White Robed King, how have you been recently? Are you very surprised at seeing us?
Qi Wuxue walked over with a big smile. Long Fei held a folding fan in his hand, retaining his schrly, white-faced look. When he saw Xiao Chen, he did not evince any hatred on his face.
When Xiao Chen looked into Long Feis eyes, he detected an indistinct aura of ruin. After losing the Ruin Trident, Long Fei actually managed toprehend the will of ruin with his own strength, which probably soared greatly as a result.
Dont be so shocked. Since you cane to this ce, naturally, we cane as well. You are not the only one with a lightning-attributed me. We were invited here as well. Of course, we were not as honored as you were. Princess Yao Yan even went to invite you personally.
Chapter 898 - Sea Monarch Palace
Chapter 898: Sea Monarch Pce
Qi Wuque walked over in a carefree manner, without any misgivings at all.
Xiao Chen recovered his wits and saw that these two were not giving off any killing Qi. He said calmly, Since you are here,e in and have a seat.
The three casually sat at a small table in the courtyard. Xiao Chen took out a sk of wine and poured out a cup each for the two.
Qi Wuque downed his cup in one go and frowned. He said, This isnt tasty. Brother Xiao, it appears that you do not know much about wine. Brother Long, take out a sk of your precious monkey wine.
Monkey wine was a delicacy. Based on what Xiao Chen had heard, there was a kind of wild monkey in the world that lived on the difficult-to-climb Mount Wanren. It did not have many abilities. However, it had an innate talent for gathering wild fruits and spring water and brewing wine.
The wine that this monkey brewed was much more delectable than any wine made by the various races winemakers. Martial Emperor experts would frequently roam the mountains in search of this monkey wine but would return empty-handed.
Long Fei fanned himself with the folding fan, then took out a sk of wine. When he took off the stopper, a natural wine fragrance spread out, permeating the courtyard with an intoxicating aroma.
He poured out a cup for everyone before carefully capping off the sk of monkey wine like it was a treasure and quickly putting it back in his spatial ring.
Qi Wuque picked up the cup and sniffed it a long time before draining it in one go. After smacking his lips, he said, You are really stingy. Even after seeing the White Robed King, you are willing to take out only one cup.
Long Fei gently took a sip before putting down the wine cup. He said, Qi Wuque, lets talk about proper matters. Xiao Chen is probably getting impatient.
When Qi Wuque heard that, he withdrew the smile on his face. He asked, Brother Xiao, do you know about the trouble that the Merfolk Race is in and what they need us to help with?
Xiao Chen replied gently, Isnt it to kill the evil Demon clones and fix the seal? Could there be some other issues?
Qi Wuxue smiled and said, Brother Xiao, in that case, do you know the location of the sealed evil Demon?
Where?
The Sea Monarch Pce!
A cooling sensation came from the Sea Monarch Headscarf on his forehead, instantly settling Xiao Chens somewhat agitated heart. No emotion or expression appeared on his delicate face.
This was really surprising news. The evil Demon was actually sealed in the Sea Monarch Pce?
What was the Sea Monarch Pce? That pce was the Sea Monarchs residence. There would be countless treasures and wealth in there. How could it have anything to do with an evil Demon?
Qi Wuque continued, It is strange, right? In fact, this matter has something to do with you. It was the Azure Emperor who sealed the evil Demon in the Sea Monarch Pce ten thousand years ago. Originally, the Merfolk Race did not intend to publicize this secret. However, this time, they had no choice but to do so.
What do you mean?
Do you still not understand? Why do you think the seal weakened? How could a seal the Azure Emperor ced weaken so easily? The Merfolk Race became greedy for the treasures within the Sea Monarch Pce and disturbed the seal. In the end, matters went out control, and they could no longer resolve the issue with their own power.
The Sea Monarch Pce itself is an Emperor Grade Secret Treasure. The Azure Emperor specially integrated his seal with the Sea Monarch Pce,pletely resolving the hidden dangers of the evil Demon. Haha! But peoples hearts are hard to fathom. The Merfolk Race disturbed the originally perfect seal, Qi Wuque said somewhat mockingly, curling his lips in a slight sneer.
To think there was actually such a story behind this. Indeed, things were not as simple as Xiao Chen had thought. He looked at Qi Wuque and asked, How did you learn of this?
Smiling faintly, Qi Wuxue replied, There is no such thing as an imprable wall in this world. Experts all over have heard about this. Which of them does not know? Which of them is not here for the treasures of the Sea Monarch Pce? Who here really cares for the life and death of the Merfolk Race?
Long Fei added, Brother Xiao Chen, we are all people with nothing to hide. Brother Qi and I are here for the Sea Monarch Pces treasures as well.
Initially, we were not nning to ally with you. However, this time, we cannot handle this ourselves anymore. The seven great sects near the Chaotic Demonic Sea all sent their experts with lightning-attributed mes, some old loose cultivators came uninvited, and even the great sects in the Peni Sea made a move.
Qi Wuxue looked at the silent Xiao Chen and said, Others do not know, but Brother Long and I know that Brother Xiao Chen possesses the Purple Thunder True Fire. Furthermore, with your strength, you can hold your own even against a grandmaster-level Martial Sage. We will definitely benefit a lot if we work together.
Xiao Chen stood up and started to pace around the courtyard. Originally, he had just been prepared to repay a debt of gratitude before leaving immediately. He had not expected to get dragged into so many matters.
Long Fei exchanged a nce with Qi Wuxue and stood up. Brother Xiao, are you worried about the hard feelings between us? Although I, Long Fei, do not consider myself a righteous person, I still do things openly.
That day, if I had not noticed that you were making a breakthrough with starlight falling to the ground, I would not have waited for you to finish your breakthrough to fight you. This time, when the three of us work together, Brother Xiao will have priority in choosing from the profits we obtain. Furthermore, you can have forty percent of all our gains.
Seeing Xiao Chen remain silent, Long Fei continued, Brother Xiao, if you agree, I can share with you the refining method of the trident in advance to demonstrate my sincerity.
When Xiao Chen heard all this, he knew that the two misunderstood him, thinking that he was trying to make use of this opportunity to raise the price.
This is a major concern. I cannot make a decision based on one side of the story. Before this Xiao came here, I really knew nothing about the Sea Monarch Pce. I am merely here to repay an old debt of gratitude. If things are really as the two of you say, I do not have any problems with allying with you two to fight the enemy.
Qi Wuxues eyes lit up. He smiled and said, So, does that mean Brother Xiao agrees? Hehe! I did not spread your name everywhere in vain.
Finding thement strange, Xiao Chen frowned. He asked, What name?
The White Robed King! Brother Xiao, you probably dont know, but the Primal Chaos Domain has people from all trades gathered there. As long as there is any big news, it can spread from there to the entire Kunlun Realm immediately.
For the sake of making your title of White Robed King known, I sent out two thousand people of my sect to over a thousand cities of various sizes to spread your story. Haha! Now, the entire world knows about the White Robed King Xiao Chen.
Qi Wuque spoke very leisurely, appearing quite pleased with himself. He did not notice that Xiao Chens face had turned ck at some point in time.
In the end, the tacky title of the White Robed King originated from Qi Wuxue.
Bang!
There was an explosion, and Qi Wuxue flew out of the courtyard andnded on the road, his head crashing heavily into the ground.
When Long Fei walked out the courtyard doors and saw Qi Wuxue lying on the ground in a sorry state, his lips cannot help but curl up a faint smile.
Strange, is the title of White Robed King not good? Brother Xiao, why are you suddenly so angry?
Qi Wuxue stood up and rubbed his head. He could not understand, so he looked at Long Fei and said, White Robed King, that is a graceful and elegant title. Long Fei, dont you agree?
Somewhat appalled, Long Fei said, Serves you right. What do you think a King title is? How could one just casually give such a title? He is the descendant of the Azure Emperor. Naturally, he has to inherit the Azure Emperors title.
What is the Azure Emperors title?
Azure Dragon King!
Qi Wuxue mumbled to himself for a while. Then, he suddenly seemed to see the light, saying, Indeed! Azure Dragon King sounds more tyrannical. However, adding the words White Robed in front sounds pretty good too: White Robed Azure Dragon King!
Now, Long Fei waspletely appalled. The King title was something that would apany a cultivator for life. It concerned his glory and dignity. This Qi Wuxue was simply too casual about it, treating this as ark.
In the courtyard, Xiao Chen held a jade strip in his hand and closed his eyes. After he reviewed all the information inside, a look of enlightenment appeared on his face. He said, So that is how you refine the throne into a weapon. One requires a Mental me to directly refine it, and then one can change its form in an instant.
Before Long Fei left, he had handed over the refining method of the throne to Xiao Chen to show his sincerity.
Xiao Chen put the jade strip away. He could not help but feel somewhat restless. Now that he thought about this matter carefully, he discovered that this simple matter contained manyplications.
Why did Princess Yao Yan not exin the issues to me first?
Thinking of the Sea Monarch Pce, Xiao Chen took off the Sea Monarch Headscarf on his forehead and examined it. It looks like this Sea Monarch Headscarf must havee from the Sea Monarch Pce.
He set the headscarf aside, then took out a wine cup from the Universe Ring and ced it at the seat opposite him. He believed that someone woulde and give him an exnation.
Xiao Chen looked up. There were several manmade gems above, flickering like stars. Looking at them made one forget that they were more than ten kilometers underwater.
However, it still felt like something was missing. So after a few sips of wine, Xiao Chen raised his hand.
A pure and bright moon rose up behind him, giving off gentle moonlight and filling the entire courtyard with a faint radiance.
Xiao Chen revealed a satisfied smile as he continued drinking. When the moonlight fell on his white figure, it threw a lonely shadow on the ground.
Cup after cup, Xiao Chen drank alone.
At some point in time, an exquisite figure appeared in the cold courtyard. Yao Yannded across him. When she saw the prepared wine cup, a look of shock shed in her eyes.
Young Master Xiao knew that Yao Yan would being?
Xiao Chen put down his wine cup and revealed a faint smile on his delicate face. He said warmly, Naturally. My eye for people is good. Princess Yao Yan, there are some things that were inconvenient to say along the way. You probably feared that after you said them, I would not help you. However, now that Im here, I guess that Princess no longer has any fear.
Yao Yan was not sure if she was seeing wrong, but she felt that although Xiao Chen was clearly smiling, his eyes were cold and still like well water, with no ripples in them. It seemed like there was nothing in this world that could arouse his interest.
Hearing what Xiao Chen said, Yao Yan felt somewhat guilty. She drained the cup and smiled bitterly. She said, Im afraid that Young Master Xiaos eye for people was wrong this time. Yao Yan did indeed hide something from you. The tragedy of the Merfolk Race was our own fault.
The Merfolk Races Race Head along with the five Supreme Elders personally released the seal on the outeryer themselves to enter the Sea Monarch Pce. None of them came out; they all died inside. The three elders standing guard outside paid with their lives in the end, to patch up the seal on the outeryer. However, the seal on the inside ispletely broken.
Chapter 899 - Countermeasure
Chapter 899: Countermeasure
It is only a matter of time before the evil Demons true body emerges. As of now, the huge Merfolk Race no longer has any Martial Emperors left.
The price of greed was really high. Nine Martial Emperors had died, just like that.
Without needing Yao Yan to say anything, Xiao Chen could roughly guess how those Martial Emperors died. They must have ignored all advice and relied on their Martial Emperor cultivation, entering without preparing any lightning-attributed mes.
The Race Head probably thought that with nine Martial Emperors, they would have nothing to fear in the Sea Monarch Pce. He must have expected to be able to loot the pce of its treasures and leave easily.
However, Xiao Chen guessed wrong. Yao Yans following words truly astounded him.
Unexpectedly, the appetite of those Merfolk Martial Emperors was extraordinary. They actually wanted to swallow the entire Sea Monarch Pcerefining it together with the evil Demonto let the Race Head be the new Sea Monarch.
Two years ago, I went in alone, wielding the Extreme Thunder Sword. I thought that I could suppress the evil Demon for a hundred years, using the Extreme Thunder True Fire in the Extreme Thunder Sword. However, who knew? I failed to kill all the evil Demon clones that swallowed up the Martial Emperors. Now, they have all regenerated.
In the past two years, those evil Demon clones have eroded almost all the Extreme Thunder True Fire in the Extreme Thunder Sword. If we dont try something else, the main body of the evil Demon will definitely struggle free in the next half year. At that time, the entire Chaotic Demonic Sea will suffer an unprecedented disaster.
I wish to invite Young Master Xiao to use the Purple Thunder True Fire to sweep away these evil Demon clones, then, together with the Extreme Thunder Sword, to suppress the evil Demons main body.
Xiao Chen listened quietly as the moonlight shone down. He only drank wine without saying anything the whole time.
By coincidence or not, when Yao Yans words ended, the wine in the wine sk had run out as well. Xiao Chen shook the wine sk, and indeed there was none left. Yao Yan had also finished saying what she had to say.
He put away the wine sk and waved his hand. The bright moon in the air wavered and turned into a gentle beam of light, disappearing from the sky.
Yao Yan was slightly stunned at the disappearance of the bright moon. She actually had not noticed until now that Xiao Chen had created this moon. How could there be a moon at the bottom of the sea?
Xiao Chen noticed the change in Yao Yans expression and sighed in his heart. He stretched out his hand and pulled the Sea Monarch Headscarf on the table over, then donned it again.
Yao Yan was somewhat nervous. She could not tell what Xiao Chen was thinking. She wondered if he would continue to help her now that he knew the truth.
Thats odd. Princess, is there more?
After Xiao Chen finished wrapping the Sea Monarch Headscarf back around his head, he noticed that Yao Yan still had not left.
At first, Yao Yan was stunned. Then, she asked in pleasant surprise, Young Master Xiao is not leaving?
A warm smile appeared on Xiao Chens delicate face as he replied, When did I say that I am leaving? On the contrary, it is alreadyte at night, and Princess has finished speaking, but you dont seem to be leaving. Do you intend to spend the night here?
When Yao Yan understood his meaning, she blushed despite herself. She shot a nce at the smiling Xiao Chen and quickly left this ce.
White Robed King, Yao Yan will remember this favor forever. The Merfolk Race will remember it forever as well.
An exquisite voice drifted over on the air. When Xiao Chen heard it, he became slightly distracted.
Xiao Chen flipped his hand, and a scroll appeared. He slowly unfurled it, and the Azure Emperors portrait entered his eyes once again.
He said in a somewhat self-mocking tone, Ten thousand years ago, you thought you were very smart in integrating the seal with the Sea Monarch Pce to create the perfect seal. However, the hearts of men are unfathomable. You did not expect that the perfect seal you made would end up bringing the Merfolk Race to the brink of extinction.
If the Azure Emperor had not integrated the seal with the Sea Monarch Pce back then, such an event might not have happened, might not have left a difficult problem for Xiao Chen.
The cause was ten thousand years ago, and the effect came ten thousand yearster. It was time to break this cause-and-effect rtionship.
With a determined gaze, Xiao Chen put away the painting but did not enter the house to rest. Instead, he rushed to where Long Fei and Qi Wuque were staying. Then, he asked about the strength of the people who hade over to take advantage of the chaos.
After obtaining the news that he sought, Xiao Chen frowned heavily. This matter was moreplicated than he had expected.
The biggest problem now was not the evil Demon clones in the Sea Monarch Pce. Instead, it was the various experts who were going to the Sea Monarch Pce for its treasures.
Many among them hade uninvited. Not only would they not be of any help, but they would also make the situation more chaotic.
Xiao Chen did not hide his intentions and ns from Qi Wuxue and Long Fei, telling them everything in detail.
After the two of them heard his thoughts, they could not help feeling somewhat discouraged. Qi Wuxue said, Brother Xiao Chen, it is not that I am picking on you, but this is a problem that the Azure Emperor left behind ten thousand years ago; it has nothing to do with you. Furthermore, this is the result of the greed of the Merfolk Races seniors. Why the need to go in and deal with it?
This time, the ones that came uninvited are mostly the older generation of the Primal Chaos Domain. They are all old monsters who have lived a century or two already.
Long Fei was also surprised at Xiao Chens choice. He advised, Xiao Chen, have you thought it through properly? There are several items in the Sea Monarch Pce that the Azure Emperor did not take away forck of interest. However, to us, they are all supreme treasures.
You are very kindhearted, not allowing those people to send themselves to their deaths to increase the strength of the evil Demon. However, others do not think that way. Theyll only see your actions as your wanting to monopolize all the treasures in there.
Qi Wuxue nodded and added, Thats right. Furthermore, from what I heard, the Azure Emperor respected the remains of the Sea Monarch and did not touch them back then. The Divine Rain Robes he wore, the Sea Monarch Scepter in his hand, the Sea Monarch Crown on his head, and the Pursuing Wave Boots on his feet are all still there.
All these items are things that will make people go crazy. Coincidentally, the Merfolk Races Martial Emperors are all dead already. The few quasi-Emperors are all busy maintaining the outer seal without time to spare for anything else. These fellows will not let this opportunity pass.
Xiao Chens eyes were as clear as water, the expression on his face as calm as a stillke. He turned around and looked to the front.
The manmade gemstones high above gave off flickering lights in the pitch-dark night, making the dreamlike castle looked very peaceful and beautiful.
After looking for a long time, Xiao Chen retracted his gaze. Then, he said, Sometimes, after one acknowledges certain things, one will have to bear certain responsibilities. If I avoid these today, I might not hesitate to shirk simr matters in the future. In that case, what was the point of my acknowledging my identity before everyone back then?
Many thanks for your kind intentions and news. If there is a conflict in the Sea Monarch Pce, I will be sure to lend you two a hand once. Ill take my leave first.
As Qi Wuxue watched Xiao Chens figure slowly disappear, he said helplessly, This Xiao Chen is still as unfathomable as ever. It is like he is tired of living. There will be a good show to watch tomorrow.
Long Fei opened his folding fan and gently fanned himself. He said in disappointment and frustration, As of now, everyone in the world knows that he is the descendant of the Azure Emperor. After the King conferring ceremony, he will officially bear the title of Azure Dragon King. You see only the glory but not the hidden pressure of being the Azure Emperors descendant.
Thus, you are the rascally ruffian Qi Wuque, and he is the famous Azure Dragon King. You are the one that is unfathomable.
Unconvinced, Qi Wuxue said, Hey, Long Fei, since when did you turn to the other side? Dont forget that he beat you up into a sorry state on Dragon Wood Star. Why are you speaking up for him so quickly?
Long Fei closed his folding fan with a snap, revealing a proud look on his face. He said, I am not someone who cannot afford to lose. Back then, I dared to wait for him to make his breakthrough, to fight a proper battle with him. In the future, when I be the White Bone Sovereign, I will naturally have another honorable battle with him.
Qi Wuxue curled his lips up and said, Alright, alright, alright. I will not argue with you over this now. Hehe! I think that after you be the White Bone Sovereign in another ten years, you will get beaten up miserably by Xiao Chen. That will be very exciting to watch.
Bang!
Long Fei opened his folding fan again and whacked at Qi Wuxue. Chuckling, Qi Wuxue stretched his hand out to block this strike.
No ivory wille of a dogs mouth. I will first beat you up until you crawl and cant get up.
[Note: No ivory wille of a dogs mouth: This is a Chinese idiom for a mean person never speaks nice things.]
What can you do to me? My Muddy Sky Demonic Arts experienced a massive improvement recently.
As the two bickered, they started fighting. However, they did not use much strength. Otherwise, they would have blown away the roof long ago.
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In the morning, the light barrier above the castle shone with boundless radiance, mimicking the rising sun and waking the people who were fast asleep in this dreamlike castle.
Several old men exuding strong baleful auras arrived at thergest za in the city. They sat expressionlessly on the stone stools there.
As the sky turned bright, the cultivators in the za slowly increased. From the color of their hair, they were obviously not of the Merfolk Race. However, they were all frighteningly strong.
The weakest of these people was a Medial Grade Martial Sage. As for those old monsters with baleful auras, their cultivations were higher. They were at least Superior Grade Martial Sages. There was even an old man with short white hair who was already a peak Superior Grade Martial Sage.
This person was only one step shy of truly bing a grandmaster-level Martial Sage,cking the air of a grandmaster.
Those from the Primal Chaos Domain were familiar with this old man. They were all famous loose cultivators. Of course, this fame was notoriety.
This old man specialized in using poison. He originated from the famous Five Poison Sect of the Profound Domain. However, he had broken sectws by using live people in experiments, betraying the Five Poison Sect. Even now, the Five Poison Sect continued to issue wanted posters of him.
However, this person still lived a good life. In the Primal Chaos Domain, he was known as the Five Poison Devil. Most regr grandmaster-level Martial Sages would not willingly offend him.
When some of the invited cultivators saw this person, their eyes filled with fear, not daring to underestimate him.
Senior Five Poison Devil, I heard that that girl was very headstrong. She is not allowing those who are not invited to enter the Sea Monarch Pce.
While it was still early, someone in the group of old monsters spoke to the Five Poison Devil.
Sitting on a stone stool, the Five Poison Devil smiled coldly and countered, Is it up to her? As of now, the Merfolk Race is left with only two quasi-Emperors. They can barely maintain the outer seal of the Sea Monarch Pce. Even their grandmaster-level Martial Sages cant free themselves to pay attention to other things. How would she dare to say no?
However, based on what I heard, the evil Demon clones in there are very horrifying. We do not possess any lightning-attributed mes. We will be in danger after we enter. This is something that trapped even Martial Emperors in there.
The Five Poison Devils expression did not change. He said calmly, Do you not see that there are many people here? They all have lightning-attributed mes. By mingling with them, we will be able to protect ourselves. As long as we are not too greedy and leave after obtaining some treasures, we will be fine.
Chapter 900 - Fire Dragon God Mister Qin
Chapter 900: Fire Dragon God Mister Qin
How did those Martial Emperors die? They got too greedy and wanted to refine the entire Sea Monarch Pce. In the end, the evil Demons main body tricked them and wiped them all out.
The Five Poison Devil spoke in an indifferent tone, revealing information that several people were unaware of.
There is such a thing?! I was wondering how Martial Emperors could die so easily. It turns out that they were just too ambitious.
Wanting to refine the entire Sea Monarch Pce, they were really bold. Unfortunately, they overestimated themselves. Even a Sovereign Martial Emperor would not be confident of refining it, yet they actually dared to try? Dying in there serves them right.
When the uninvited loose cultivators heard this news, they all heaved sighs of relief. If this was the case, the evil Demon might not be as horrifying as they thought.
When the Five Poison Devil saw these peoples expressions, he smiled coldly to himself. However, he said, I am not a person who would risk everything for treasure. Without being confident enough, I will not mess around. Later, just follow Mister Qin and me.
The Mister Qin that the Five Poison Devil mentioned was a middle-aged-looking man in hemp robes.
After arriving, Mister Qin had closed his eyes and rested. Since hecked a baleful aura, the surrounding people ignored him.
Hearing the Five Poison Devil mention this person, a few people quickly looked over. Only then did they discover that this gray-robed old mans cultivation realm was actually no lower than the Five Poison Devils.
Mister Qin? Could he be the Fire Dragon God Mister Qin from the Medicine God Valley? someone asked uncertainly when he thought of something.
Nodding, the Five Poison Devil replied, Precisely. Mister Qin has a very high position in the Medicine God Valley. He is one of the three grandmaster Alchemists there. With Mister Qin and me here, no matter how headstrong that girl is, she will still obediently let us in.
Not far away, Qi Wuxue and Long Fei saw this, and their expressions turned unsightly.
Long Fei said, This Five Poison Devil kills people with his Poison Arts without any warning. Several grandmaster-level Martial Sages are unwilling to deal with him.
That Mister Qin is no kind soul, either. He has grasped nine different-attributed mes and created the Nine Dragon Arts. He is not just a simple Alchemist.
As Qi Wuxue looked at the silent Mister Qin, he betrayed intense dread in his eyes.
The people from the Peni Sea are here! someone eximed in the za right at this moment. Everyone looked over involuntarily.
The Peni Sea was a very distant ce. Not many outsiders knew how to enter it. The people there cultivated the legendary Immortal Arts and very rarely moved about in the outside world, which made people feel that they were very mysterious.
Two youths in Buddhist robes descended from above with proud expressions. They looked around, showing patent disdain for the people there.
These two fellows seem to be uninvited as well.
Yeah! I wonder if Xiao Chen will change his mind after he arrives. These people are not people that can be offended.
Suddenly, Long Fei said, Xiao Chen is here!
Qi Wuxue cast about but could not find that white figure. He asked anxiously, Where is he? Where is he? Howe I dont see him?
Long Fei pointed to a direction, and Qi Wuxue quickly looked over. Silently sitting cross-legged on a stone stool was someone wearing a ck cloak.
The shadows of the hood hid the face of this figure, preventing people from seeing this figures countenance clearly. Qi Wuxue had to size him up several times before he managed to verify that it was Xiao Chen. He said, What a fellow! Your eyes are really sharp. I did not notice. When did he arrive?
This question stumped Long Fei. He realized that he did not know when Xiao Chen arrived. Earlier, he just caught a glimpse of Xiao Chen and even then nearly missed him.
Long Fei had to look back and observe carefully before vaguely suspecting that the cloaked figure was Xiao Chen.
Im not sure. Perhaps he just arrived, perhaps he arrived long ago. However, that does not matter. He could see whatever we saw. I cant understand this, though. This fellow is always very surprising. Long Fei fiddled with the folding fan in his hand.
Qi Wuxue withdrew his gaze and revealed a contemtive expression. He said with certainty, I dont believe that there can be such a foolish person who would do something against his own interests just for the sake of his identity as the Azure Emperors descendant.
As they chatted, a sudden bustle stirred the crowd. Qi Wuxues and Long Feis eyes lit up. The host had arrived.
Princess Yao Yan mounted the tform in the za unhurriedly with Mu Yun, Mu Lei, and some Merfolk Race elders in tow.
Princess, the White Robed King does not seem to be here, Mu Yun said anxiously through a voice projection as he quickly swept a nce through the crowd.
Dont panic. He is here. Just directly convey my intent.
Mu Yun calmed himself and took a step forward. He said, Thank you, everyone, for epting our invitation and traveling such a long distance toe here. Later, we will issue the jade pendants for entering the Sea Monarch Pce ording to our invitation list.
The Five Poison Devil red at him and made a gesture. Someone immediately understood his signal. That person called out loudly, Isnt the Merfolk Race being too unreasonable? Although we did not receive an invitation, like the rest, we yearn to kill the evil Demon as well. Why wont you hand out jade pendants to us?
This is too much. They arepletely looking down on us. The Merfolk are bullies.
What a bunch of hotheaded people, directly disregarding others. Is the Merfolk Race really that heartless?
Damn, you Merfolk, it is best not to be too selfish. We came to help out of goodwill. Why the different treatment?
Hand over the jade pendants. If not, then everyone can forget about entering.
Instantly, arge group of people created an uproar. Furthermore, these people were loose cultivators. Under such circumstances, their baleful auras were quite scary.
It felt like they really would attack at any moment, preventing both sides from proceeding.
Even though Mu Yun had expected this group of people not to take the rule lying down, he had not expected these old monsters to be so shameless and make such threats.
Mu Yuns heart could not help but tremble at the baleful auras spreading out and all the ferocious old men; he had never seen such a scene before.
Yao Yan shook her head and personally stepped forward. She looked directly at the silent Five Poison Devil and Mister Qin. These two people were the real masterminds.
The matters of the Merfolk Race have worried everyone. However, today, it is not that Yao Yan does not need everyones help. Rather, if you do not have a lightning-attributed me or a Secret Treasure containing a lightning-attributed me, you will only die if you enter.
Not only will you be of no help, but you will even get consumed by the evil Demon clones, strengthening them, instead. If you can take out a King Grade Secret Treasure containing a lightning-attributed me or have a lightning-attributed me of equivalent rank, Yao Yan will definitely allow you in.
When dealing with these old monsters who had lived for a century or two, Princess Yao Yan politely exined the details.
However, these old men refused to listen. King Grade Secret Treasures were rare in the first ce, and those with lightning-attributed mes were even harder to find.
As for subduing a lightning-attributed me, that was even more impossible. Others would subdue the naturally urring mes of the world the moment one appeared; these mes were even harder to find than Secret Treasures.
If these old men had either of these two items, they would not be creating such amotion.
Hehe! Princess Yao Yan, there is no need for you to worry about our lives. You just have to tell us, will you or will you not allow us in?
The Five Poison Devil had wiggled his lips a few times, and then a short old man about one hundred and sixty centimeters tall stood up on a stone stool and questioned Yao Yan rudely.
Many of the cultivators who received an invitation fixed their gaze on Yao Yan, wanting to see how she would deal with this challenge.
If Yao Yan could not deal with this problem, then her failure would verify the rumor that the Merfolk Race was severely weakened. In that case, when they entered the Sea Monarch Pce, they would not be able to do anything to stop these rampant loose cultivators.
Yao Yan felt furious in her heart. These old men were too excessive. They actually threatened her. Her expression turned cold, and she said, In that case, I will tell you directly. Unless you received an invitation, I will not let you in.
A strong wind blew and baleful auras spread out.
The short old man unleashed his Superior Grade Martial Sage aura without holding back. A cold wind instantly blew, carrying a repulsive shrieking.
Howughable! Do you think that others do not know about the Merfolk Races situation?
The short old man smiled coldly as killing Qi red in his eyes. As he looked at Yao Yan, he said, Little girl, I gave you face, but you refused it. I respected you by addressing you as Princess. If I do not give you any face, what would you be? You are just a smelly fish. Today, even if you do not want to let us in, you will have to.
Otherwise, dont me me for being ruthless. We will have a few dead fishes in this za, and we can have barbequed fish tonight.
With the Five Poison Devil backing him, this short old man was eager to throw his weight around. He knew very clearly how strong he was. By helping the Five Poison Devil like this, he would, in turn, receive the Five Poison Devils care when they entered the Sea Monarch Pce, gaining a lot of benefits.
What a bully! You really think there is no one left in our Merfolk Race?
Seeing Yao Yan be so angry that she flushed red, Mu Yun could no longer endure it. He pushed off the ground and leaped up. Even Mu Lei, who was beside him, could not hold him back.
Yao Yan could not help but panic in her heart. Its over. Mu Yun is simply not the other partys opponent. Not only will he end up getting injured, but the reputation of the Merfolk Race will also be lost. He fell for their trick.
Just as expected, when the Medicine God Valleys Mister Qin, whose eyes were closed all the while, sensed this scene, even he could not help but open his eyes. Then, a cold smile appeared on his face.
Dont hold back. Teach him a heavy lesson. Otherwise, this group of Merfolk will not understand the situation here, the Five Poison Devil said through a voice projection.
When the short old man received that instruction, he revealed a cruel smile on his wrinkle-filled face. The Heavenly Sage Laws in his body surged, and his aura intensified. His baleful aura rushed out and unexpectedly formed a scarlet cloud in the air.
There was a loud bang, and Mu Yun, who was flying over, received a palm strike from the short old man, which knocked him to the ground. He could not get up as he vomited blood.
The short old manughed loudly and said, You are just some nobody, and yet you dare behave as you wish? Do you really think yourself to be some powerful person?
The expressions of Princess Yao Yan and her retinue all sank. Many of the invited cultivators shook their heads as well.
However, right after the short old man spoke, the crisp sound of a saber hum rang out behind him like an absolute saber being unsheathed. An unparalleled sharp saber intent flew over along with a frigid wind.
Oh no!
A sense of imminent danger bloomed in the short old mans heart. He immediately abandoned the momentum he built up and pushed off the stone stool, wanting to leave this ce without dy.
Chapter 901 - Price of Underestimating One’s Enemy
Chapter 901: Price of Underestimating Ones Enemy
However, it was already toote. While the short old man was blithely raising his aura and taking down Mu Yun in one move, he had already given Xiao Chen too much time and opportunity.
The price that he paid was his life.
A cold light flickered, and a brilliant saber light like the zing sun lit up the entire za; it was dazzling.
By the time all the cultivators in the za could see normally again and looked carefully, the saber light had already chopped the short old man in half. He died without an intact corpse, without even managing to say anyst words.
When everyone looked at the ck-cloaked cultivator sitting on a stone stool, everyone sucked in a breath of cold air. Where did this fellowe from? They had not noticed him at all. Werent the Five Poison Devil and the Medicine God Valleys Mister Qin backing the short old man?
Unexpectedly, this person instantly killed this short old man. Even the Merfolk Race would not push things to such an extreme. But this ck-cloaked cultivator actually did not show any mercy, killing the short old man without hesitation.
Qi Wuxue goggled in disbelief. He stammered in shock, This fellowthis fellow really attacked. Unfortunately, he offended the Five Poison Devil and Mister Qin by killing their representative.
Long Fei had guessed that Xiao Chen would make a move. However, he had not expected Xiao Chen to be so extreme, ying with his first move. He treated a Superior Grade Martial Sage like some nobody, cutting him down as he pleased.
Yao Yans face lit up in joy. Indeed, as per their agreement, Xiao Chen had made a move. He did as he said, not leaving, truly helping them to the end.
The entire za fell silent. All the invited cultivators who possessed lightning-attributed mes had shocked and doubtful faces.
The two youths from the Peni Sea also looked over, revealing somewhat curious expressions.
The Five Poison Devil and the silent Mister Qin could no longer sit idly and do nothing. The short old man had died in one move; this ouepletely suppressed their group.
Many of the ferocious Primal Chaos Domain loose cultivators withdrew their baleful auras. These loose cultivators always prioritized their lives first.
When these loose cultivators saw the danger, they naturally did not dare to mess around. Otherwise, they might end up like this short old man, dying without understanding how or why, suffering a great loss.
The Five Poison Devil stood up from his stone stool and looked at Xiao Chen. He demanded coldly, Sir, what do you mean by this? We are just trying to get justice from the Merfolk Race. Why the need to make such a strong move?
Xiao Chens expression was not visible under the hood. Only his cold voice came out. What justice? This is the Merfolk Races matter. How are you qualified to say anything about this?
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The Five Poison Devil could not help but feel stifled. He already humbled himself, but the other party showedplete disregard for him in front of everyone.
Everyone present sucked in an involuntary breath of cold air as well. This fellow was really arrogant. Unexpectedly, he dared to speak to the Five Poison Devil like that. Some grandmaster-level Martial Sages would be unwilling to casually offend the Five Poison Devil like this.
The middle-aged-looking Mister Qin squinted and discovered that this unfathomable person did not have a high cultivation. However, he was like a calm pool of water of unknown depth.
This person did not leak any aura, but he had a faintly discernible air about him, one that surpassed the indistinct demeanor that many grandmaster-level Martial Sages had.
Naturally, the Five Poison Devil noticed this as well. Otherwise, given his temper, he would not have bothered with speaking to Xiao Chen, directly killing him, instead.
The Five Poison Devil suppressed his anger and did not rush to make his move. He said in a deep voice, It is not up to you whether I am qualified or not. On the other hand, how dare you, a sneaky fellow who does not even dare to show his face, stick your nose into this? You dont even know who you are offending.
Xiao Chen casually pushed back his hood, revealing his face. Discussions immediately resounded.
The White Robed King Xiao Chen!
It is actually him! No wonder he dares to attack without any fear. I heard that the Martial God Pce will soon confer a Kingship on him.
The Azure Emperor was the one who set the seal on the Sea Monarch Pce in the past. Now that something happened to the seal, it is reasonable that Xiao Chen take a hand in this.
However, he is still very bold. Neither the Five Poison Devil nor Mister Qin is easy to deal with.
The moment Xiao Chen revealed his face, people immediately recognized him. The news of Xiao Chen being conferred a King had spread far and wide. He was the brightest outstanding youth of recent times.
Xiao Chen had disappeared for two years. However, when he reappeared, he immediately shook the world. He undeniably already had the bearing of the Azure Emperor back then.
Xiao Chen looked at the clearly startled Five Poison Devil and said indifferently, Five Poison Devil, you are very infamous in the Primal Chaos Domain. Even grandmaster-level Martial Sages are unwilling to fight with you. Let me see just how strong you are. Show me who exactly I offended.
A bright moon rose and night fell.
Xiao Chen caught everyone by surprise, charging towards the Five Poison Devil first. A cold wind gathered and snow swirled. His figure shed and arrived before the Five Poison Devil.
The Five Poison Devil did not see Xiao Chens figure at all. He only spotted a sh of saber light turning into a cold wind, assaulting him from within the snow. He moved very quickly and hurried to circte the power of his Heavenly Sage Laws, stretching out his hand to block this saber light.
The gale became a whirlwind like a blizzard spreading out everywhere. As it blew, the snowkes were like incredibly sharp sabers.
The people in the za quickly scattered, not wanting to get swept up in the fallout from the unexpected battle.
Pain, bone-piercing pain.
The Five Poison Devil, who was by the stone stools, relied on his deep cultivation and blocked Xiao Chens palm strike, not moving back a single step.
However, the energy from Xiao Chens palm was like a saber piercing through him. The Five Poison Devil clenched his teeth in pain as his arm trembled.
Was it a palm strike or a saber? This situation confused the Five Poison Devil.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Xiao Chen took a step back, then immediately charged over again. In an instant, he exchanged a hundred moves with the Five Poison Devil.
Snowkes shattered, firing out strong beams of lightthe glister of a bright saber light. Under the illumination of the shining moon, they looked very brilliant.
After a hundred moves, Xiao Chens right hand turnedpletely ck. Poison spread out like crawling ants, trying to enter his bloodstream.
The Five Poison Devil no longer dared to sh head-on with Xiao Chen in fear of the pain. He had already left the stone stools, retreating a kilometer. When he saw Xiao Chens pitch-ck hand, he smiled coldly and asked, Does your arm feel like needles are piercing it, like many venomous bugs biting it? So what if you are the Azure Emperors descendant? So what if people call you the White Robed King?
After you get struck by my Shadowless Poison, you are still at my mercy!
The Five Poison Devils arm was in so much pain that it was numb. However, he stillughed loudly, appearing very pleased.
This Shadowless Poison was why grandmaster-level Martial Sages were not willing to fight the Five Poison Devil. It was formless and shadowless. No matter what, one would not be able to avoid it. As long as they shed against him, he would inflict it on them.
Unless one could kill the Five Poison Devil in one move, even if one killed him, they would just end up dying together.
Xiao Chen looked at his pitch-ck right hand and the ant-like ck poison and entered deep thought.
As for the pain from his arm, he did not even react to it with a frown. Compared to when he was tempering his body and the Lightning Tribtion that he experienced, this bit of pain was nothing.
Boom! Suddenly, his right hand exploded, leaving half his arm horrifyingly mangled.
Xiao Chen acted as though nothing happened. He looked carefully at the ck poison that came out when his skin and flesh split apart. When the ck poison came into contact with the air, it immediately vanished into nothing.
However, in that fraction of a second, he still saw everything very clearly. The ck poison actually consisted of tiny venomous bugs of the same color as the air, thousands of them.
The flesh and skin on Xiao Chens right arm started regrowing at an extremely rapid rate. Soon, his arm had recovered perfectlysmooth and fair, with no signs of any ck poison.
Peak Rank 3 Sage Body!
On seeing this scene, the Five Poison Devil could not help but exim in surprise. Unexpectedly, Xiao Chen had attained a peak Rank 3 Sage Body. He used such a tyrannical method to wipe out all the Shadowless Poison.
With a thought, the purple Lightning Talisman turned into a me and started burning on Xiao Chens arm.
With a casual wave, sizzling sounds came from the air. At that moment, Xiao Chen burned away many of the tiny venomous bugs that even his Spiritual Sense could not detect.
It looks like the mes of the will can acquire these bugs.
Now that Xiao Chen had a countermeasure, he no longer hesitated. Electric light shed underfoot as heunched himself at the Five Poison Devil once again.
He used his body as a saber along with the snowkes that filled the air. Countless saber lights shed nonstop in the cold wind.
Every time Xiao Chen came in contact with the Five Poison Devil, no matter whether it was his shoulder or his palm, he covered the point of contact with his will me. This way, he neutralized all of the Five Poison Devils Shadowless Poison.
Damn it!
The Five Poison Devil retreated continuously. In the end, no square of his skin remained intact. Anywhere that Xiao Chen touched, a saber-like energy sliced his skin up and cut into his flesh.
This saber was extremely sharp. The slightest movement would rip open a long wound.
On the surface, the Five Poison Devil looked like he was fighting with Xiao Chen on equal terms. However, his body was riddled with internal injuries. The intense pain was difficult to bear.
Mister Qin, are you going to continue just watching?!
After Xiao Chen knocked back the Five Poison Devil with another saber-like palm strike, the Five Poison Devil could no longer resist asking Mister Qin for help.
Mister Qin frowned. It did not appear to him that the Five Poison Devil had actually been pushed to such a point.
However, when he wanted to lend a hand, two figures in the air descended and blocked him.
Long Fei opened his folding fan and slowly released his death Qi. He said, Mister Qin, as a senior, you arent going to do something that will humiliate yourself, right? In the first ce, it is already wrong to bully someone younger. If you want to gang up on him, that is even worse.
Qi Wuxue chuckled and said, Its hard to say. I can tell that Mister Qins stored-up killing Qi is about to burst out. He clearly wants to take part in bullying and ganging up on the young.
You two dogs! Mister Qin cursed in his heart. These two fellows were blocking his way, and they kept working together to humiliate him.
However, these two were not people whom he could offend. One of them was the descendant of the White Bone Sovereign. The other was the Young Master of the Muddy Sky Gate. With the two of them working together, they would have no problem obstructing him.
When the Five Poison Devil saw Mister Qin being blocked, the thought of retreating sprang to mind. He spat out a long trail of ck smoke to force Xiao Chen back as he said maliciously, Xiao Chen, I will settle this with you sooner orter.
However, right after the Five Poison Devil finished speaking, he suddenly discovered snowkes emerging from the ck smoke and gathering into a flower carrying the energy of the Winter Saber. Then, the flowernded gently on his chest.
Dealt a ruthless blow, the Five Poison Devil vomited a mouthful of blood and went flying back. Ayer of frost rimed his hair, his eyebrows, and lips.
When the Five Poison Devil felt the horrible state of his body, he was startled. Losing his earlier arrogance, he turned around to flee.
Chapter 902 - Winter Snow Drifting, Flawless Four Seasons
Chapter 902: Winter Snow Drifting, wless Four Seasons
Where can you flee to under this bright moon?
Xiao Chen casually waved his hand, and the bright moon scattered its splendor everywhere as a saber light streaked through the sky.
Night vanished, and light shone on the za once more. A body hacked in half fell from the air.
The two halves of the Five Poison Devils corpse smashed into the ground from a high ce and broke into pieces with a loud sound.
Mister Qin, who was fighting Long Fei and Qi Wuxue, frowned. He totally had not expected this turn of events. The infamous Five Poison Devil of the Primal Chaos Domain died just like that?!
However, a big reason for his death was the fact that Xiao Chen saw through the Shadowless Poison. As for me, I cultivated properly without taking any shortcuts or unconventional paths.
If this Xiao Chen fights me, he wont find me that easy to beat. But now that Im alone without any reinforcements, even if I can resist him, I wont be able to resist the Merfolk.
Furthermore, there are these two dogs here; they are not people to offend.
In that brief instant, Mister Qin thought of many things. He could not help bute to a dismal conclusion. The Five Poison Devil was already dead. It was practically impossible for him to enter the Sea Monarch Pce now.
Mister Qin felt extremely dissatisfied. He had traveled a long distance from the Profound Domain, all so that he could enter the Sea Monarch Pce. Now that he had no way in, he felt extremely frustrated.
He looked past Qi Wuxue and Long Fei to stare at Xiao Chen. It is this brat. If this brat had not suddenly appeared, this situation would not have urred.
Just go about your own business as the White Robed King. What are you doing sticking your nose into this?
Xiao Chen, you meddled in my affairs today. This old man will remember you. From now on, the Medicine God Valley will oppose your factions. Just wait for the Medicine God Valley toe chasing after you for your lives!
Knowing that he had no way to enter the Sea Monarch Pce, Mister Qin turned to leave after flinging out thesest words.
Whoosh!
However, just as Mister Qin stepped away, Xiao Chen blocked him. Mister Qins figure turned illusory, and five clumps of mes circled above his head. A heatwave surged, but Xiao Chen continued blocking him. No matter how Mister Qin moved, he could not shake Xiao Chen off.
What are you trying to do?! Mister Qin demanded angrily.
Indeed, what was Xiao Chen up to? It was not only Mister Qin who could not understand but also the invited cultivators below.
Xiao Chen already managed to force Mister Qin away, so why was he still blocking Mister Qins way? Could it be that he wanted to kill Mister Qin as well? At this thought, everyones hearts could not help but sink. This was too ruthless!
Peach blossoms of spring bloomed, the summer sun rose, the autumn wind blew, and the winter snow fell. wless Four Seasons!
Without saying a thing, Xiao Chen directly executed wless Four Seasons. The four seasons cycled endlessly in the surroundings. Relentless and unremitting saber intent hacked out heavily as he tilted his body and charged.
My body as the saber, my thoughts as the saber, the four seasons as my saber. I am the saber, and the saber is me. When this chopnds, it will reveal the essence of the wless saber Dao.
Mister Qin gathered the nine different mes above his head and attacked with both his palms.
Each me contained enormous energy. As Mister Qin already refined them for many years, it would not be wrong to call them his life mes.
Just one of these mes could shatter mountains and break rocks. When the nine mes merged, theirbined might was many times stronger. It even appeared to have a trace of spirituality.
The twos killing moves shed in the air in one breath. mes surged, and fire instantly showered the za. Every drop of fiery rain created a huge and deep pit there.
The rain sted the vast za into shambles, reducing it to rubble. The parched, hot smell of mes permeated the air.
The cultivators who had distanced themselves from the confrontation looked up and saw Mister Qin fleeing the mes in a miserable state, his face filled with extreme horror.
Mister Qin actually lost in this sh.
Pa!
Before Mister Qin could react, a figure leaped out of the mes. In the time it took for a spark to fly, this figure arrived before him andnded a p on his face.
This p immediately left behind five bloody streaks on Mister Qins face. The resounding p stunned everyone present.
As one of the Medicine God Valleys grandmaster Alchemists, Mister Qin held a high position. Normally, many people would be trying to suck up to him. Experts would seek him out to refine Medicinal Pills for them.
Even grandmaster-level Martial Sages stronger than Mister Qin would not dare to behave as they pleased when they met him. They had no other choice but to submit to him. This was one of the benefits of being an Alchemist.
However, Xiao Chen gave him a p in front of everyone todaya resounding p.
The p sent Mister Qin flying. As he touched the wounds on his face, he appeared somewhat distracted. He looked at Xiao Chen and stammered, Youyoudare to p me?!
Xiao Chen found the question funny. He red at Mister Qin coldly as he said indifferently, Why not? How much stronger than the Five Poison Devil do you think you are? This p is to tell you that not just anyone can be so arrogant before me, prattling about hunting me to kill me.
You dont feel convinced? Even if you dont, you have to endure it. This is not the Medicine God Valley or the Profound Domain. This is not a ce where you can throw your weight around. The world is veryrge and contains many people. In the future, when you leave your home, dont act as if you are a big shot.
Mister Qin found it hard to endure this grievance. He could not help but want to risk his old life and fight. Even if he could not win, he wanted to make Xiao Chen miserable, at the very least.
However, even though he wanted to fight, he thought about how hard it had been for him to reach where he was today. To lose it all here would not be worth it. However, this frustration was simply too difficult to endure.
Seeing Mister Qins conflicted expression, Xiao Chen immediately figured out what the old man was thinking. Xiao Chen could not help but feel even more disdain for Mister Qin. Hecks even this bit of sharpness, yet he wants to charge into the Sea Monarch Pce? If he went in, he would just end up as nourishment for the evil Demon clones.
Still not going to scram? Can it be that you want me to give you a hand? Xiao Chen shouted coldly to clear the old man out. Seeing the other party not moving, conflicted over whether to leave or not, he did not feel like continuing to watch.
Goodgoodgood
Xiao Chens raised voice startled Mister Qin. Now, he set his mind on retreating. He wanted to say something before he left, but when he thought about it, he remembered that he had tried to do that earlier and ended up getting pped. After saying good three times, he no longer dared to say anything else.
After thoroughly embarrassing himself, Mister Qin left in disarray without saying another word.
Xiao Chen swept his gaze across the za. Without him having to say anything, many of the surrounding figures quickly followed after Mister Qin.
Xiao Chen had chopped the Five Poison Devil in half and pped Mister Qin. How could these uninvited loose cultivators dare to remain?
Princess Yao Yan and the Merfolk Race elders on the tform all heaved a sigh of relief. They could put todays matter behind them due to Xiao Chen. Otherwise, if the group of loose cultivators with deep cultivations were to cause trouble, the Merfolk Race would lose a lot.
The most important thing was that, if the Merfolk Race got embarrassed like that, the invited cultivators would not even listen to them after entering the Sea Monarch Pce.
Qi Wuxueughed, That was a good p. Some of these old people really believe themselves to be some important character. Just leave quietly. Why bother speaking and acting arrogantly in front of so many people?
Long Fei nodded and said, That p truly showed the bearing of the Azure Dragon King. An important character should behave as an important character should. Otherwise, it would be very problematic if everyone says the same lines to Xiao Chen in the future.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
The people who distanced themselves from the za slowly descended. Now that the uninvited loose cultivators were gone, the numbers shrank significantly, leaving about a dozen people.
There were still people in the air who did not descend. These were the two youths from Peni Sea. These two were not invited, either. However, they did not show any intention of leaving after seeing that earlier scene.
Those two seem to be uninvited as well. Why are they still here?!
The one who spoke was the top true inheritor from the Profound Water Sect. His name was Lang Taotian. He was an outstanding youth with considerable fame in the region near the Chaotic Demonic Sea. However, that area was far from the continent; not many people from the maind knew of him.
Thats right. You are not invited. What are you doing here? Are the people from Peni Sea that special?
The Immortal Arts already declined long ago. Now is the Martial Epoch. Dont think that byprehending some Immortal Arts, you are one of those powerful Immortals who can chase the stars and pluck the moon.
Seeing Xiao Chens decisive moves, the invited cultivators all changed their attitudes. Now, they sided with the Merfolk Race.
Princess Yao Yan looked at these two youths and quietly waited for their answer.
The Peni Sea was famous in the vast sea. Everyone knew about them, and it was said that they had everything.
Haha! Everyone, there is no need to view us with such enmity. The two of us are different from that group of loose cultivators. We are from the Peni Seas One Dao Pce. This time, when we came out for experiential training, we heard about the Merfolk Races problems. We are sincerely here to help, the youth on the right side in green Buddhist robes said calmly and unhurriedly.
Do you have lightning-attributed mes? Yao Yan asked directly. If they did have lightning-attributed mes, she could allow them in.
No matter what the twos motive was, it was fine as long as they had lightning-attributed mes. They would be able to kill evil Demon clones after entering the Sea Monarch Pce, alleviating some of the pressure.
The lips of the youth on the left curled up, revealing a prideful expression. He said indifferently, Naturally, we do. However, dont be too frightened after seeing my lightning-attributed me.
Boom!
This youth opened his palm, and a clump of purple lightning-attributed fire burned there. Inside of this fire was a fist-sized Origin me flickering with crackling electric light.
The king of lightning-attributed mes, the Purple Thunder True Fire!
They even condensed a ratherrge Origin me. With the full power of this Purple Thunder True Fire, even a grandmaster-level Martial Sage would not be able to endure it.
These two people came prepared. We really underestimated them.
When the green-robed youth on the right saw the groups expressions, he appeared slightly pleased. He looked at Yao Yan and said, Princess, what do you think about my Junior Brothers Purple Thunder True Fire? This Purple Thunder True Fire will be sufficient to deal with the evil Demon clones.
However, if you want our help, it is not that simple. We require one of the important treasures of the Merfolk Race, the Thorn Sovereign Circlet. Furthermore, you will have to take directions from us. We also want a share of the Sea Monarch Pces treasures, and you have to let us control the core jade pendant that manages the entry to the Sea Monarch Pce.
The green-robed youth from the One Dao Pce listed a long string of conditions. This litany caused the expressions of the initially joyful Merfolk Race cultivators to sink. The appetite of these two was too big.
However, instead of being angry, Yao Yan smiled and said, This matter is not up to me.
In that case, who can decide? the green-robed youth asked.
Princess Yao Yan did not say anything. She only pointed to the air. Xiao Chen already removed his cloak, revealing his white robes as he stood quietly in midair.
Chapter 903 - King of Lightning-Attributed Flames? What a Joke!
Chapter 903: King of Lightning-Attributed mes? What a Joke!
The youth with the Purple Thunder True Fire sniggered and said proudly, What is he exactly? He is just a boorish fellow relying on the fame of the Azure Emperor. Does he have a lightning-attributed me? Can it be brighter than my king of lightning-attributed mes, the Purple Thunder True Fire? Does he dare to take out his own lightning-attributed me topare? Without even having to do anything, I can make him extremely embarrassed of his own inferiority.
Extremely embarrassed of my own inferiority? Great, we will see who will be extremely embarrassed of his own inferiority. Xiao Chen could not help but reveal a yful smile.
The Azure Emperors descendant was indeed awe-inspiring earlier. However, my junior brothers Purple Thunder True Fire is the king of lightning-attributed mes. What can he use topete with my junior brother?! the green-robed youth sneered, eyeing Xiao Chen with disdain.
Clearly, the green-robed youth was jealous of Xiao Chens earlier performance, feeling unhappy about it.
A pleased look shed in the eyes of the green-robed youths junior brother. He withdrew the purple mes, gathering all of them into the Origin me and pushing it forward.
The fist-sized Origin me released a dazzling and piercing purple light as it rushed upwards. Hanging in the air, it looked like a purple sun. Under its illumination, faint purple thunderclouds formed in the surroundings.
Like stars clustered around the moon, when the thunderclouds surrounded the Origin me, they made it even more dazzling.
The green-robed youths junior brother turned to look at Xiao Chen. Grinning, he said, Why are you not saying anything? Werent you very wild earlier? My Purple Thunder True Fire is like the sun in the day. It is the king of lightning-attributed mes. White Robed King, why dont you take out your lightning-attributed fire and show it to us?
This youth ced heavy emphasis on the words White Robed King on purpose, making it sound extremely awkward.
When the invited cultivators saw this youth being so arrogant, they all revealed expressions of dissatisfaction. However, when they looked at the Origin me, which was as bright as the sun, in the air, they sighed wordlessly.
The Purple Thunder True Fire was indeed the king of lightning-attributed mes. Furthermore, this youth managed to condense a fist-sized Origin me, which was hard to achieve. This person indeed had the right to be arrogant. The crowd had no choice but to ept the situation.
This bastard is a little too arrogant. Where did his Purple Thunder True Firee from? I remember that the Purple Thunder True Fire has not urred naturally in the world for many years already. The few me Seeds that were passed down from the Ancient Era are also all gone already, Qi Wuxue said indignantly.
Long Feis expression was grave as well. His lightning-attributed me, called the Earth Shadow Thunder Light me, was a lightning-attributed me born in the Nine Layers of Purgatory. He had found it by chance while searching for the Dark Underworld Bone me. This kind of me dealt especially high damage to spirits. However, he was not sure what its effects on the evil Demon would be.
The Earth Shadow Thunder Light me was of a low grade, iparable to the Purple Thunder True Fire.
He probably cultivated it using some kind of Cultivation Technique. I heard that the Peni Sea has a Lightning Amplifying Art. The people who use this Cultivation Technique can create all sorts of lightning-attributed mes with a chance of the king of lightning-attributed mes, the Purple Thunder True Fire, appearing.
Long Fei was very learned. He understood many things from the ancient books that he normally read. His schrly looks were not only for show.
Xiao Chen is in trouble this time, someone sighed. Once the king of lightning-attributed mes appeared, no other lightning-attributed me could defeat it.
Seeing that Xiao Chen did not move at all, the green-robed youthughed loudly, Princess Yao Yan, are you still going to ce your hopes on this person? My junior brother is the true savior of your Merfolk Race. You have no one else you can ce your hopes on. You can only agree to our demands.
Boom!
Right after the green-robed cultivator spoke, a splendorous and ring purple light suddenly bloomed.
The instant the light appeared, everyones eyes filled with so much purple that it felt like needles were poking their eyes. People all around closed their eyes involuntarily.
This response was the natural self-protection of the eyes. When ordinary people saw something dangerous heading for their eyes, their first reaction would be to squeeze their eyes shut.
Cultivators were stronger, their reactions were even faster, so their eyes were even more sensitive. They could shut their eyes at an even shorter time.
When people carefully cracked their eyelids open, they saw that the situation overhead had changed. There was still a fist-sized Origin me in the air, like before, looking like a sun. However, it was now brighter than before and looked even more crystalline and full of a strange spirituality. With one nce, one could tell that this Origin me was extraordinary.
Strange, why did that persons Purple Thunder True Fire be much brighter? It seems at least ten times brighter now.
Im finding it hard to open my eyes. I dont dare to look at it; it is like a needle piercing my eyes. The people from the Peni Sea are too incredible.
Its over. Xiao Chen is finished. How is he going topete with this?!
Suddenly, someone eximed, Wait, thats not right!
This person continued in a loud voice, Look, there is a clump of Purple Thunder True Fire behind it that is much dimmer. As a result, I didnt notice it sooner.
Everyone squinted and looked carefully. Unexpectedly, there was another Origin me in the air. Several people responded by thinking back to that earlier dazzling light. Then, their expressions turned serious despite themselves.
Could it be that this new Purple Thunder True Fire is Xiao Chens?!
Someone quickly reacted, turning to look at the two people from the Peni Sea. When he did, what he saw confirmed his guess.
These two peoples faces were turning green as they goggled at that crystalline and vivid Origin me giving off a spiritual light. They were thoroughly dumbfounded.
A light shed on Xiao Chens forehead, and his purple talisman entered the Origin me. Instantly, the brightness of the Origin me increased by a hundredfold. The image of the sky was no longer visible. The other purple me vanished entirely, its light overwhelmed.
This contrast was simply too embarrassing. How could the other person continue to disy his Purple Thunder True Fire with pride? He quickly and quietly retracted his Purple Thunder True Fire.
When that youth looked at the expressions of the cultivators around him, he felt even more ashamed.
While this youths Purple Thunder True Fires Origin me was the same size as Xiao Chens, the quality was of apletely different level, like the difference between night and day.
When this youth thought of his earlier boast, he found it veryughable.
A virtuous fighter did not rage. Xiao Chen had been waiting for this chance, a chance to hand his opponent a resounding defeat.
The greatest punishment for a person who humiliated others was not being hit by others but for him to p his own face. Furthermore, the self-abasement was so clear that he did not dare to say anything about it.
What was being extremely embarrassed of ones own inferiority? This was it!
Princess Yao Yan smiled faintly and spoke up with good timing. The two of you, do you still have anything to say?
The green-robed youth and his junior brother remained quiet. How could they dare to say anything now? How could they dare to disy any signs of arrogance?
Qi Wuxueughed loudly and said, This is great. Extremely embarrassed of ones own inferiority? This is truly being extremely embarrassed of ones own inferiority. I like this style. Brother Xiao is indeed Brother Xiao. He lets you jump about and crow all you want. When you reach your peak and are crowing at your happiest, he lets you p yourself back down.
Long Fei had a gloomy expression in his eyes. He considered Xiao Chen the target that he was chasing after, so this revtion was too tragic. Xiao Chen showed trump card after trump card, going farther and farther from hisprehension.
With a thought from Xiao Chen, the purple fire returned to his eye and the purple Lightning Talisman to his forehead. Then he gently drifted down to Princess Yao Yans side.
Once again, without saying anything, Xiao Chen clearly indicated his stance. He stood on the Merfolk Races side.
Princess Yao Yan nodded gently to Xiao Chen before saying, Since the two of you have nothing to say, I have. These words are for everyone else here as well.
It is true that there are supreme treasures in the Sea Monarch Pce. However, those that can be discovered have already been taken away by my Merfolk Race. This will probably end up disappointing everyone.
As expected, there were no changes to her listeners expressions. This situation did not require any effort to figure out. The Merfolk were not stupid. Since they had tampered with the seal, they would definitely take away the things that they discovered.
What everyone hoped was that there were treasures that remained undiscovered. Thews of space and time were woven into the Sea Monarch Pce, turning it into a small world; it was boundlesslyrge. The Merfolk Race cultivators had been in a rush; they would no doubt have missed things.
The Profound Water Sects Lang Taotian said, You did not touch the Sea Monarchs body, right?
This was also the thing that everyone anticipated. Most of the people here came from extraordinary backgrounds, so they did not care too much about ordinary treasures. The items on the Sea Monarch were the biggest attraction for them.
Yao Yan answered truthfully, The Sea Monarchs body is sealed in the Gilded Coffin. I do not know where it is nor did I go in search of it.
So long as the Merfolk Race had not taken it, everything was fine. As long as they entered, they could find it.
After clearing her throat, Yao Yan continued, Yao Yan is aware of everyones true purpose ining here. After entering the Sea Monarch Pce, if there are people who want to move about on their own, I will not interfere. However, if there is any danger, the Merfolk Race will not be responsible.
Of course, the Merfolk Race will not demand any of the treasures you find in the Sea Monarch Pce. If there are people who are willing to apany Young Master Xiao to seal the evil Demons main body, the Merfolk Race will grant them a separate reward, aside from all the spoils gained along the way.
Everyone saw the might of Young Master Xiaos Purple Thunder True Fire. It is up to you to decide what you want; just think about it for yourselves.
Xiao Chen nodded to himself. This Yao Yan handled things quite well. After all, as long as these people entered, they would take on a portion of the pressure from the evil Demon clones. As for what they wanted to do, they could decide for themselves.
Those who wanted to take risks would travel alone. Those who preferred safety would follow Xiao Chen and truly work to seal the evil Demon.
No one raised any objection, so Yao Yan started giving out jade pendants. With this token, one would be able to pass through the outer seal and enter the Sea Monarch Pce.
The jade pendant had two typesthe master and the ve. With the core jade pendant in Yao Yans hand acting as the master jade pendant, she could feel the location of all the ve jade pendants. If there was any danger, she could learn of it right away through the master jade pendant as well.
When it was the turn of the two people from Peni Sea, Yao Yan did not give them any jade pendants.
The green-robed youth hesitated for a while before saying, Your Highness, please issue me and my junior brother a jade pendant. With our strength, we will be able to kill several evil Demon clones and make a contribution to the Merfolk Race.
Toying with the jade pendant in his hand, Qi Wuxue showed a careless smile. He said, Did I hear wrong? Arent you two major characters from that so-called Peni Sea? Werent your words very arrogant earlier, looking down on this and that? Why do you humble yourselves now to beg for this jade pendant?
After Qi Wuxue finished speaking, his expression changed as he mimicked them in an exaggerated manner. My junior brother has the Purple Thunder True Fire, the king of lightning-attributed mes. Your Merfolk Race cannot depend on anyone else other than my junior brother.
Qi Wuxue imitated the youths manner so skillfully that the surrounding people burst out inughter.
The green-robed youths junior brother looked like he would spew fire from his eyes. However, when he was about to make a move, the green-robed youth stopped him.
Qi Wuxue chuckled and said, You better not do anything. These were your Senior Brothers words, not mine. I am very afraid of the Purple Thunder True Fire, the king of lightning-attributed mes. How powerful, how very powerful! As bright as the sun in the day, so dazzling that the eyes cant look at it.
The words so dazzling that the eyes cant look at it made everyone aroundugh out loud again.
The green-robed youth was extremely furious, but he still endured it without losing his temper. He said something to Yao Yan in a low voice, making some guarantees, and finally managed to obtain two jade pendants.
Chapter 904 - Entering the Sea Monarch Palace
Chapter 904: Entering the Sea Monarch Pce
Xiao Chen felt a malicious gaze. When he looked up, he discovered that the Immortal Cultivator with the Purple Thunder True Fire was sizing him up with ill intent in his eyes.
He nced at that person and then disregarded him. The others did not understand the Immortal Arts and might feel some fear of the two. However, he could guarantee that he could give this person an unforgettable lesson if they fought.
After distributing the jade pendants to everyone, Princess Yao Yan handed the core jade pendant to Xiao Chen and said, This time, we are relying on Young Master Xiao.
Princess, you are nning to enter as well? Xiao Chen epted the jade pendant immediately.
Yes. After all, I have gone in there before and am familiar with the terrain. Without me leading the way, you would need to spend even more time searching for the evil Demons main body.
Including Xiao Chen and Yao Yan, a total of twenty people would enter the Sea Monarch Pce.
These twenty people possessed either lightning-attributed mes or Secret Treasures containing lightning-attributed mes. After they entered, they would be able to protect themselves and would not end up as nourishment for the evil Demon clones.
After Yao Yan spoke about some things to take note of, she led the crowd away from this dreamlike castle city and traveled through the bottom of the deep sea.
Unable to breathe or speak in the water, they could only circte their energy and cycle the air in their bodies. To converse, they needed to project their voices. Although this took a lot of effort, it was not too difficult for this group of Martial Sage experts.
Even without receiving any nourishment, this group of people could live for a long time at the bottom of this sea.
Sages transcended the ordinary. They nurtured Heavenly Sage Laws. As they breathed, they could absorb arge amount of Spiritual Energy and refine them into the even purer Law Energy. There was a great difference between them and cultivators under Martial Sage.
All sorts of rare and strange things could be seen in the deep sea: sea creatures as tall as mountains, bizarre fishes moving around in schools, underwater forests, and many others.
However, the group was in no mood to marvel at the sights of the ocean floor. Under the lead of Princess Yao Yan, they proceeded quickly.
Half a dayter, the group arrived at an abandoned underwater castle city.
A strange sight in the middle of the broken city greeted these cultivators: a gargantuan barrier of light made of pitch-ck energy, looking like an iron pot flipped upside down on the ground.
In the vicinity of the light barrier, there were experts of the Merfolk Race stationed every hundred meters. They all had their eyes closed, floating in the seawater.
These people all had grave expressions, asionally sending surging Law Energy into the pitch-ck light barrier, strengthening the light barrier even further.
Clearly, this was the outer seal of the Sea Monarch Pce. For the sake of maintaining this seal, the Merfolk Race had sent over all their peak experts.
Even so, the situation did not look good.
Two quasi-Emperor experts floated on top of the light barrier. When they saw Yao Yan and the others arrive, these two quasi-Emperors raised their eyelids but did note down.
Although this gargantuan seal had already taken form, it needed a constant infusion ofrge amounts of energy for maintenance. Otherwise, it could shatter at any time.
These two people had to maintain the seal and could not free themselves. This was not a long-term solution. They could rx only after the main body of the evil Demon in the Sea Monarch Pce was sealed.
Otherwise, the outer seal would eventually shatter. At that time, the release of the evil Demon clones would plunge the Merfolk Race in the Chaotic Demonic Sea into disaster.
Originally, the Merfolk Race had not needed to put in this much effort. The Azure Emperor hadid a perfect seal back then. As long as they did not mess around with the seal, they would not have needed to put a seal on the periphery, closing off the entire Sea Monarch Pce.
However, the big shots of the Merfolk Race had all been too greedy. They wanted to refine the entire Sea Monarch Pce, to be a Sovereign Martial Emperorthe next Sea Monarch.
In the end, the evil Demons main body sabotaged them, inflicting a great loss. Nine Martial Emperors died in there, and the seal the Azure Emperor had set weakened. They had no choice but to create the gargantuan barrier on the outside to seal this ce.
Yao Yan, all these people possess lightning-attributed mes?
An old Merfolk Race grandmaster-level Martial Sage freed himself from the formation and swam in front of Yao Yans group.
There is a total of twenty people, all cultivators with lightning-attributed mes. The weakest is at least a Medial Grade Martial Sage. This time, we will definitely be able to fix the seal. At that time, the various elders will not have to spend any more time on this outer seal, Yao Yan said quietly with determination in her eyes.
I hope that is so. Otherwise, the entire Merfolk Race will have to uproot and move.
The old man did not seem to think highly of this group. He clearly knew how many hade sincerely to help. After encouraging them, he did not say anything more.
After the initial shock, everyone with Yao Yan revealed excited expressions, clearly feeling very impatient.
She put on her jade pendant, then led the group through the seal. After getting past the pitch-ck barrier, they were finally inside.
A sinister wind blew, and the ce was eerily silent. The sky was dark. The inside of this ce was separated from the seawater. The groupnded on the ground and rxed.
After all, most of these people were not of the Merfolk Race. Even after spending so long in the water, they could not get used to it.
Gagaga! There is another batch of fresh food. How great! I want to eat! I want to eat!
Before Xiao Chen and the others found their footing, strangeughter echoed. Sharp voices saying I want to eat resounded repeatedly.
A raft of ck clouds ahead streamed closer, as though a strong wind blew them over. The ck clouds were all of different sizes, at least a thousand of them densely packed together.
However, when the ck clouds drew near, the group discovered that each of the ck clouds was an evil Demon. Their silhouettes were simr to that of humans. However, their facial features were twisted, and their bodies were made of smoke; they looked very strange.
Be careful. These are the clones made of the evil Demons will. Martial Techniques do little to hurt them. Dont let them close. Otherwise, if they enter your mind, even the gods cannot save you.
Yao Yans expression turned cold as she ced the Thorn Sovereign Circlet on her head. Then, she took out a short sword containing a lightning-attributed me.
Only about one meter long and covered in ayer of lightning-attributed me, this short sword was a King Grade Secret Treasure. However, it was inferior to the Extreme Thunder Sword. The lightning-attributed me on it was clearly of a lower grade than the Extreme Thunder True Fire.
Seeing the evil Demon clones for the first time, the others did not dare to be careless. They all had lightning-attributed mes. All those who possessed a lightning-attributed me summoned it out and covered their bodies with it, leaving no openings.
However, those with only Secret Treasures containing lightning-attributed mes could not put up such a tight defense. The most they could do was get their Secret Treasures to hover above their heads, ready for battle at all times.
Xiao Chen could finally get a look at the others strength.
He swept his gaze around. Aside from the two youths from the Peni Sea, five others caught his attention.
One was Lang Taotian. This person was the top true inheritor of the Profound Water Sect and was indeed rather capable. The lightning-attributed me that he refined had a fresh scarlet color and was called the Blood Kill Lightning me. It was simr in rank to the Extreme Thunder True Fire.
There were two other youthsa man and a womanwho came from Spirit Returning Ind outside the Chaotic Demonic Sea. They had very simr Secret Treasures, both purple Fire Beacon Lightning Banners. However, the details on the two Fire Beacon Lightning Banners were somewhat different.
Of the five, the one who drew Xiao Chens attention the most was an old man with deep cultivation. A few people in the crowd treated this old man as their leader. After hearing Yao Yans introduction, he found out that this old man was called Yan Chihai. The people who deferred to this old man came from the same faction, the Northern Sea Alliance.
After crossing the Chaotic Demonic Sea, there was an even vaster ocean world, which was the true center of the oceanic realm. It was called the Heavenly Starry Ocean, implying that the boundless ocean world could contain all the stars in the sky.
The Northern Sea Alliance was arge faction of the north of the Heavenly Starry Ocean,posed of several allied peak sects.
The Profound Water Sect and Spirit Returning Ind were only big sects at the periphery of the Heavenly Starry Ocean. There was arge gap between them and a peak faction like the Northern Sea Alliance.
Yan Chihai wore ck embroidered clothes. The Secret Treasure that hovered above his head was a jeweled mirror containing a fierce lightning-attributed me and appearing very mysterious.
Thest of the five was a low-profile youth. He wore purple armor flickering with specks of lightning-attributed mes. Although he did not look very strong, Xiao Chen estimated that this purple armor on him had the highest grade in the group.
This person was from the Heavenly Starry Ocean as well. He was a Superior Grade Martial Sage called Leng Ao. However, he was not in the least bit arrogant at all. When standing in the crowd, he was easy to miss.
[Note: The name Leng Ao () means icily arrogant.]
Long Fei and Qi Wuxue aside, the other cultivators were notparable to these five.
Pu ci! Pu ci!
Just as Xiao Chen was thinking, the crowd and the evil Demon clones started fighting. The situation heavily favored the side of the cultivators. With the various lightning-attributed mes, the thousands of evil Demon clones could not fight back at all and were quickly nothing more than ashes.
Ha ha! Some evil Demons! They are just so-so.
The crowd easily dispatched this group of evil Demon clones. Aside from a few who suffered some superficial injuries, everyone was unscathed. They had killed the evil Demon clones like chopping vegetables, taking one down with each strike.
Xiao Chen had not needed to act at all. The group ughtered all the evil Demon clones.
Something is not right. Thest time I came here, I met with several evil Demon clones that were hard to deal with. Why are we running into all these weak soldiers? Princess Yao Yan frowned heavily, not daring to advance.
Maintaining his guard, Xiao Chen extended his Spiritual Sense and swept it through the ce. Aside from some hazy clouds in the sky in front, he did not discover anything strange. However, he felt a certain pressure on his body; he kept feeling that something was wrong.
The others felt that something was wrong as well. They all sent out their Mental Energies but did not discover anything. Only then did they slowly rx.
Due to therge number of evil Demon clones killed, the groups morale was high. Someoneughed and said, Princess is probably worrying too much. This is likely due to there being so many lightning-attributed mes scaring away these evil Demon clones. Before we enter the Sea Monarch Pce, we will probably not see them again.
Perhaps that is so. Yao Yan looked into the distance, at the vague silhouette of the pce and said, Lets go. No matter what, it is always good to be cautious.
After advancing for a certain distance, Xiao Chen suddenly stopped. He scrutinized the hazy clouds in the sky in front with a grave expression. The clouds were wispy like fog.
Nothing seemed to be wrong. However, when Xiao Chen recreated this scene in his mind, his expression changed drastically.
If these hazy clouds shrank a thousand times, they clearly formed a twisted face with its mouth opened wide. It looked evil and ferocious.
Given the direction that the cultivators were taking, they looked like they were voluntarily walking into this mouth.
Be careful. Everyone, back off. There is danger ahead! Xiao Chen shouted immediately, using some techniques from the Dragon Tone Art.
Xiao Chens thunderous voice entered the minds of the group. The people who trusted him reacted quickly without saying a word. They promptly used their Secret Treasures and flew back.
Chapter 905 - Evil Demon Appearing
Chapter 905: Evil Demon Appearing
However, some in the group were slightly slower or did not understand what was going on. They appeared puzzled.
The originally hazy clouds in the sky quickly churned, building up mass. In the blink of an eye, it became a solid and realistic evil Demon.
A malicious smile filled the twisted face, making everyone tremble in fear. Then, it turned into ten red beams of light shooting at the ground.
Three people failed to dodge those sudden red beams of light in time, letting the light enter their minds.
The expected scene of them screaming in agony did not happen. The three cultivators, whose minds the red light had prated, looked dazed. Their appearance did not seem to change in any way.
Crunch! Crunch! Soon, chewing sounds came from the threes brains.
No words could describe the anguished expressions on the threes faces. Their facial features contorted as they held their heads with their hands and writhed on the ground. They mouthed soundless screams of pain.
They hit their own heads with immense force. They wed their faces bloody, unable to stop, as if they were trying to pull something from their brains.
The faces of the three became even more terrifying than that of a monster. The three Martial Sages casually chatting earlier turned into something that looked neither human nor ghost.
The remaining cultivators all paled in fright, particrly those who managed to dodge the other seven beams of red light. All of them felt a shiver run down their spine, their legs trembling. If they had not heeded Xiao Chens warning, they would be the ones lying on the ground.
There was still seven beams of red light in the air. Together with their lightning-attributed mes, the cultivators fled far away.
The three beams of light came back out, having cleanly swallowed up the three fallen cultivators. Aside from the clothes they had worn, only pools of blood remained as proof that the three of them once existed.
Gagaga! This is great. Great! Really great! What wonderful vor!
The ten beams of red light merged and formed a scarlet human figure. This scarlet person was clearly different from the ck-smoke-like evil Demon clones from earlier.
Not only did its body looked more solid, but its facial features were also not twisted and vague. One could faintly make out its countenance. The most important thing was its intelligence.
It was clearly unlike the ck-smoke-like evil Demon clones, which only knew how to call out I want to eat! I want to eat! This scarlet figure had much more emotions and expressions.
After consuming the three cultivators, ck spots appeared on the scarlet figure as if it was in the process of metamorphosis and could evolve with another step.
Whoosh!
Unexpectedly, after this scarlet evil Demon clone appeared and nced at the people in the distance, it immediately rushed away, not remaining at all.
The crowd reacted. All sorts of lightning-attributed mes transformed into arrows, flood dragons, ferocious tigers, and many others, flying towards the distant scarlet evil Demon clone.
That scarlet evil Demon clone let out its strangeughter as the lightning-attributed mes struck it. It immediately split into many clones. Despite receiving multiple attacks, it still managed to flee far away.
Many of the people who just had their confidence boosted felt that such a scene was uneptable.
A purple light shed and caught up to that distant scarlet evil Demon at an even faster speed. It pierced through its head, and the entire scarlet evil Demon clonebusted with a whoosh.
Such pain! This is the Purple Thunder True Fire, the greatest nemesis of my race!
The scarlet evil Demon started shrieking and tried to split its body. However, its efforts were useless. The purple fire kept on burning, incinerating it to ashes while it was alive.
The one who attacked was Xiao Chen. The Purple Thunder True Fire was extraordinary, worthy of its reputation of being the king of lightning-attributed mes.
Yao Yan said softly, This is an evil Demon clone that already gained intelligence. It is different from those simple will bodies. It is hard to deal with. This one is only the lowest grade. The next level ispletely ck. After that, it will be jade-like andpletely white. That one will no longer fear ordinary lightning-attributed mes.
Unexpectedly, the scarlet evil Demon was only of the lowest grade. Her listeners could not help being bbergasted. This trip to the Sea Monarch Pce was much more dangerous than they expected.
Now, the evil Demon clones actually know how to n. They made us lower our guards first, much faster than when I wasst here. Princess Yao Yans grave expression showed she was clearly worried.
Then, she raised her head and looked into the distance. The vague silhouette of the Sea Monarch Pce appeared at the end of her vision.
Xiao Chen patted Yao Yans shoulder and said, Lets go. Dont be too worried. This time, we were able to gather many strong experts. The situation is much better than when you came alone.
Right, Im overthinking this. We definitely can do this. When Yao Yan heard the confidence in Xiao Chens voice, she smiled and continued leading the way.
Following that, the crowd perked up. No one dared to underestimate the evil Demon clones anymore. No one was willing to follow in the miserable footsteps of the three.
After this, the group ran into a few more scarlet evil Demon clones. However, with the earlier experience, they were no longer as flustered as they were at the start.
Aside from one unlucky fellow, no one else fell before they reached the Sea Monarch Pce.
So this the Sea Monarch Pce? It is really grand and imperious. I heard that the first Sea Monarch used ten stars to refine it.
Seeing the magnificent pce before them, several people could not help but sigh.
Xiao Chen looked around curiously as well,paring this Sea Monarch Pce to the Star Grave Pce he once saw.
He had heard that Sovereign Martial Monarchs had the ability to refine stars. They would use a star to make a moving pce.
The Sea Monarch Pce before him was entirely dark blue, as glossy as water. When one looked at it, ripples like the waves of the sea moved through it. When one listened carefully, one could even hear the sound of the waves.
The pce was no more than a hundred meters tall with one main pce and eight side pces, all seamlessly connected, forming a wavy line.
Viewed from afar, the Sea Monarch Pce looked like a tyrannical and ferocious sea creature. The entrance was a huge maw filled with fangs.
Compared to the Star Grave Pce, the exterior of this Sea Monarch Pce looked much more exquisite. Furthermore, it seemed to have a spirituality to it that gave the impression of an animate object.
However, this was normal as well. Although the Heavenly Roc King had also been a Sovereign Martial Emperor like the Sea Monarch, their strengths differed greatly.
Weve arrived at the Sea Monarch Pce. You all must have made a decision already on whether to follow us to the main pce to seal the main body of the evil Demon or to take the risk and explore the side pces alone. Yao Yan looked at the crowd and waited for their answers calmly.
Haha! My senior brother already said it long ago. We are here to aid the Merfolk Race in sealing the evil Demons main body. Naturally, we are willing to follow you.
This was rather unexpected. The ones to express their stance first were the two from the Peni Sea. Furthermore, they chose to travel together with Yao Yan and Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen could not help but give these two youths another nce. He wondered at their intentions. After all those arrogant words earlier, who would believe what they just said? Anyone who did would be a fool.
I n to go alone to try my luck. Everyone, I will take my leave first.
Lang Taotian covered his entire body with the Blood Kill Lightning me and leaped up. After a few bounds, he arrived at the entrance to a side pce.
Following this, a few other people expressed their stance, and each entered a side pce.
The pair from the Spirit Returning Ind, who seemed to be a couple, appeared to be arguing about something, probably about how to proceed from here. They each had their own opinion, and in the end, that man made his choice, said something, and headed into another one of the side pces.
The Northern Sea Alliances Yan Chihai performed a cupped-fist salute and said, My apologies, Princess Yao Yan. This old man cannot help the Merfolk Race much. I will not be following Young Master Xiao and you.
After Yan Chihai finished speaking, he led his group of five to a side pce that no one went to.
With this, most of the people were already gone, leaving only Qi Wuxue, Long Fei, and the low-profile Leng Ao, who had not made their decisions yet.
Qi Wuxue chuckled and said, Brother Xiao, Brother Long Fei and I have decided to follow you. Tagging along with someone powerful, I like this the best.
Yao Yan rejoiced in her heart. Among the group, Long Feis and Qi Wuxues strength stood out. The two of them would definitely be of great help.
They then looked at Leng Ao, the only one who had yet to express his decision. They did not know how he would choose.
Princess Yao Yan, please lead the way. I will follow you. I want to see what the evil Demons main body is like. When Leng Ao spoke, his tone was not cold at all.
Now that it was clear who would be following Xiao Chen and Yao Yan, the matter was settled.
The pair of disciples with unclear motives from the One Dao Pce, Long Fei and Qi Wuxuewho joined on ount of Xiao Chenas well as the unfathomable Leng Ao, including Xiao Chen and Yao Yan, there was a total of seven people.
Lets go. It is a small world inside. The environment isplicated and changeable. I have not entered for more than a year, either. I have no idea what it is like now. Everyone, please be careful.
Yao Yan took the lead and entered first with the others following behind. Xiao Chen turned his head and took a look over his shoulder, thinking for a moment before entering as well.
After the group entered, ninepletely jade-like and snow-white evil Demon clones with handsome appearances and blue eyes appeared in the air outside the Sea Monarch Pce.
The evil Demon clone in the middle was the most special, an indistinct silver lighting from its jade-like body. It licked its lips and smiled evilly. They all went in. We will follow the n, then. Each of you, take a path. However, dont mess up the others schemes.
Tsk tsk, these people are all extraordinarily strong. I feel that we can evolve again after swallowing them.
There is something off about that white-robed brat. I suspect that he discovered us with his final nce around.
Never mind, Ill deal with that brat. I feel that if I swallow him and the two fellows dabbling in Immortal Cultivation, I can definitely evolve into a Silver Sage Body. The evil Demon clone in the middle smiled faintly and flew into the main pce.
The figures of the other eight evil Demon clones all flickered, each of them heading to a side pce.
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Hundreds of flowers bloomed with butterflies flitting around. A spring fragrance spread out, filling the entire ce.
When the seven entered the main pce, they did not see the pce walls, passageways, or stone pirs that they expected. Unexpectedly, what met them was a garden, an enchanting garden with pavilions decorating the ce and flower paths winding through it.
On first sight, Xiao Chen thought it was an illusion. Only when the fragrance entered his nose and lingered for a long time did he reveal a shocked expression. The garden before his eyes was indeed real.
It looked like the story about the inside of the Sea Monarch Pce being a small world was true. The space inside was muchrger than how it looked on the outside.
Chapter 906 - Ninety-Nine Peak Spirit Veins
Chapter 906: Ny-Nine Peak Spirit Veins
This is the Ten Thousand Flowers Garden. Back then, the Sea Monarch specially built it to please his daughter. He collected thousands of beautiful flowers from all over the world. Spring, summer, autumn, and winter, hundreds of flowers would bloom for every season, never withering.
Princess Yao Yan exined to everyone as she looked at the beautiful scene before her.
Qi Wuxue felt the lingering Spiritual Energy in the air. He smacked his lips as he said, This Sea Monarch is really wasteful. I can feel a great formation under this Ten Thousand Flowers Garden. There are at least ny-nine Peak Spirit Veins. There might even be a Holy Spirit Vein at the center of the formation.
This was indeed wasteful. Aside from being beautiful for others to admire, the flowers in the garden had no other use.
Nevertheless, the Sea Monarch had used ny-nine Peak Spirit Veins and one Holy Spirit Vein, expending so much effort to erect such a huge formation to make this garden full of flowers that would never wither.
The Sea Monarch had been extraordinarily brutal, an out-and-out tyrant. However, as a father, he had done everything that he could.
Xiao Chen thought about the Sea Monarch Headscarf on his forehead, something that the Sea Monarchs daughter obtained for her father after racking her brains over it. This father and daughter probably had an excellent rtionship with each other.
Qi Wuxue felt very excited. He chuckled as he said, Wasting so many Spirit Veins is such a disgrace. How about we just dig up this Ten Thousand Flowers Garden and split the Spirit Veins evenly?
The moment Qi Wuque said that, the others could not help but show disdain for him. Leng Ao said mockingly, The Muddy Sky Gate is a peak sect that ranks among the top in the Primal Chaos Domain, yet you behave like you are a beggar. Have you never seen treasures before, or are you so poor that you dont even have a few Spirit Veins?
Xiao Chen was surprised. Along the way, this Leng Ao rarely spoke. He kept a very low profile. Howe his tongue became so sharp at this moment?
After being mocked as a beggar, Qi Wuxue was about to lose his temper. However, Long Fei stopped him and advised against it, so Qi Wuxue managed to contain himself.
With that, Qi Wuxues suggestion was left unsettled. As they walked around on the flowered paths, the group experienced the wonders of the Ten Thousand Flowers Garden once more. Some ces had spring and others winter.
Each area of a different season boasted different flowers. When one walked around, the changing scenery made them feel like time was passing quickly.
I smell blood, our food! How heavy! How thick!
Dense ck smoke gathered from everywhere in the sky of the Ten Thousand Flowers Garden. There was a significant number of red light mixed in with the ck smoke, spoiling the serene atmosphere of the garden.
When the evil Demon clones arrived, the battle naturally started immediately.
With a thought from Xiao Chen, the purple me in his right eye covered his entire body without leaving a single crack. Then, he extended his hand towards the thousands of evil Demon clones.
Clumps of mes shot out from Xiao Chens fingers, and miserable shrieks resounded. Be it the ck smoke or the scarlet evil Demon clones, none of them could resist Xiao Chens casual strike. The might of the Purple Thunder True Fire was unparalleled.
The Immortal Cultivator with the Purple Thunder True Fire was also finding this situation quite easy and rxed. He killed no fewer evil Demon clones than Xiao Chen did.
Leng Ao wore his purple armor, lightning-attributed mes spreading all over his body. With electric light crackling, the evil Demon clones did not dare to go near him.
The even more astonishing thing was that Leng Aos Martial Technique seemed to contain a lightning-attributed mea rare attribute. With every punch, a group of evil Demon clones died.
Qi Wuxue wore a pair of gloves. His hands danced around in the air as he sent many Muddy Sky Demonic Imprints flying all over and dazzling the eyes.
The strong Muddy Sky Demonic Imprintbined with that pair of gloves meant that no evil Demon clone could get near him, either.
Those present here were not ordinary people. The evil Demon clones filled the sky and covered thend. However, with just the few cultivators attacking, in mere moments, only threepletely ck evil Demon clones remained in the air.
These evil Demon clones had already evolved to a higher level. They were much more powerful than the scarlet evil Demon clones. Their facial features were already distinct, and they had a strong resistance to lightning-attributed mes.
A look of fear shed in Yao Yans eyes. She said, Be careful, these ck Demon clones are very difficult to deal with. The Merfolk Race suffered greatly in their hands.
Qi Wuxue chuckled with disapproval. He said, I have never seen these ck evil Demon clones before. Let me test them out.
After Qi Wuxue finished speaking, he took the lead and charged over, staring at one of them.
Xiao Chen frowned slightly. Since this was the first time they ran into the ck evil Demon clones, they did not know how strong these Demon clones were exactly. This Qi Wuxue was rather impetuous.
The air filled with palm imprints dazzling the eyes. Qi Wuxue moved his ten fingers and then made all sorts of hand seals. The many Muddy Sky Demonic Imprints in the airbined with the lightning-attributed mes of his gloves, looking very erratic.
Hmph! You overestimate yourself!
The ck evil Demon clone in the middle snorted coldly. Its figure shed, and the moment it raised its hand, it threw a punch.
As the ck evil Demon clone moved, it tyrannically sucked the Spiritual Energy in the world into its body. A ck light seethed on its fist, and dense and thick energy shot out.
Bang!
The erratic Muddy Sky Demonic Imprints crashed into a strong force and shattered, turning into nothing. Qi Wuxue groaned depressedly and retreated.
The ck evil Demon clone flung out its hand, smashing the lightning-attributed me. Then, a suction from its palm actually slowly swallowed up the me.
In this simple sh, Qi Wuxue, who had a lightning-attributed me, was surprisingly at a disadvantage.
The ck evil Demon clone in the middle had already gained high intelligence. It smiled coldly and said, Little girl, I did not expect that you would dare to return. You even brought a few helpers. Do you not know that our master is almost free and will descend upon the world like a ruler?
It is good that you are here as well. After swallowing up this group of people, we will be able to evolve to an early-stage Sage Body.
Hahaha! Thats right. I have not tasted blood for a very long time.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Three figures turned into ck beams of light,unching themselves at the seven very quickly.
Xiao Chen squinted. The ck evil Demon clone that forced Qi Wuxue to retreat charged at him with a sinister smile.
You are seeking death!
Xiao Chens expression turned cold, and the Purple Thunder True Fire in his eye gathered over his fist before he sent out a punch.
Bang!
Xiao Chen knocked back the evil Demon clone with one punch. The purple firended on it and burned on its body. However, that evil Demon clone did not burn to ashes. Its body only shrank a little, and its aura weakened slightly.
Hehe! The Purple Thunder True Fire, the nemesis of my race. It is indeed painful.
The evil Demon cloneughed its strangeugh again as it charged over once more. It opened its mouth and spat out a dark rainbow. This iridescent ck light looked like a ck dragon swimming and contained strong suction.
Chi! Chi!
The iridescent ck lightnded on the purple fire on Xiao Chens body, then burst into mes. In the end, it turned into ck smoke and scattered, unable to do anything to him.
Whats going on? Just what grade is your Purple Thunder True Fire?! This scene stunned the ck evil Demon clone.
Xiao Chen smiled coldly to himself. The purple fire on his body was actually all the Purple Thunder True Fires Origin me. It waspletely different from the mes gathered over his fist. However, there was no need to tell the other party.
It is better for you to remain bewildered!
Hu chi! Suddenly, the purple fire on Xiao Chen withdrew and turned into a saber flowing with purple light. He grabbed hold of the sabers hilt, and electric light shed under his feet as he executed Ghostly Image Chop.
Many purple saber lights, among which the real ones were hard to distinguish from the fakes, chopped up the evil Demon clone in front into hundreds of pieces in the time it took for a spark to fly.
The saber images transformed into a sea of fire. Then, the ce trembled as these shattered pieces got annihted.
Xiao Chen dispersed the ming saber flowing with purple light in his hand, changing it back into armor over his body. Then, he stretched out his hand and caught a falling round ck pearl.
The ck evil Demon clone left behind this round pearl after it died. Despite the attack of the ming sea, the pearl remained perfect and wless. Xiao Chen took a nce and could not make out anything special about it, so he ced it in his Universe Ring first.
As for the other two evil Demon clones, the two from the One Dao Pce worked together to deal with one, and the remaining four handled the other. The situation was worrying; neither side appeared to have gotten the upper hand in the interim.
Lets go. This persons Purple Thunder True Fire is not something we can cope with.
When the two ck evil Demon clones saw theirpanion instantly killed by Xiao Chen in the time it took for a spark to fly, the thought of withdrawing appeared in their heads. They turned into two beams of ck light and quickly retreated.
After them!
The two from the One Dao Pce nced at Xiao Chens Universe Ring, revealing faint expressions of greed. Then, they quickly flew in the direction of the ck evil Demon clones.
Qi Wuxue said, Brother Xiao, the two disciples of the One Dao Pce seem to be very interested in the round ck pearl that you just obtained.
Strange. I killed ck evil Demon clones before. Howe I did not see any ck pearls then? Yao Yan said, feeling doubtful.
Xiao Chen took out the ck pearl to examine it. Aside from detecting mysterious dense energy, he could not make out anything.
Lets not worry about this first. We should give chase and take a look.
The five executed their Movement Techniques and followed after. The evil Demon clones fled very fast. The few of them flew for some time, but they did not see the two from the One Dao Pce stopping.
Only a long timeter did the group see the two from the One Dao Pce alight on a flowerbed. However, the two simply stared ahead without moving, looking at something.
The groupnded and looked to the front.
Hundreds of flowers bloomed before them. A beautiful girly nestled among the flowers and grass with her eyes closed. Her sky-blue hair glowed, crowned with a ring of fresh flowers.
There was a tinge of red on the girls white skin, which seemed as tender as water as if it would bruise if wind blew on it. She looked like she was just sleeping and would wake up with a gentle call.
Entangled in a few flowers by the girls side, the two ck evil Demon clones could not get free. The glow on their bodies slowly dimmed. They had already turned back into scarlet evil Demonic clones, and their color was growing fainter. They would probably dissipate soon.
When Princess Yao Yan saw this girl, her expression changed. She looked around and said, How did we get here? This is the Sea Monarchs daughter. She was buried amid hundreds of flowers. Most people would not be able to find their way here.
Xiao Chen looked around, and all he saw were hundreds of flowers blooming. They allpeted with their beauty, filling the vast space. This was a sea of flowers with no paths leading into it.
If not for the two evil Demon clones fleeing frantically, they would not have been able to find this ce.
Lets go. There is a Hundred Flower Grand Formation here. If we get any closer, we will be in danger.
The two people from the One Dao Pce stared at the trapped evil Demon clones, their eyes clearly showing dissatisfaction.
However, no matter how dissatisfied they were, they could not do anything. This Hundred Flower Grand Formation could easily kill ck evil Demon clones. How could they dare to take another half-step closer?
Damn it! The Heavenly Soul Pearls that we could have obtained are gone, just like that. The Immortal Cultivator with the Purple Thunder True Fire whispered in a depressed tone, That is a treasure that can nourish the Yuanying. Just one could advance my cultivation by ten years.
The green-robed youth consoled his junior brother. Junior Brother Chen Lin, dont be too depressed. There will be more opportunitiester.
Before the group left, Princess Yao Yan bowed to the Sea Monarchs daughter. After that, she carefully led the group away. Xiao Chen noticed that Leng Aos gaze was thest to leave the Sea Monarchs daughter.
Chapter 907 - Running into Trouble
Chapter 907: Running into Trouble
Grabbing this opportunity, Qi Wuxue smiled and said, You look very prim and proper. Unexpectedly, your mind is rather dirty, not letting off even a dead person.
Xiao Chen could not help smiling to himself. This Sea Monarchs daughter was indeed very pretty. She did not look dead at all. It was normal for one to take a few more looks. Qi Wuxues words were somewhat overboard.
Long Feis instinct told him that this Leng Ao was not a person to offend. He did not want to enter into a conflict with him, so he hurried forward and helped Qi Wuxue by saying some pacifying words.
Leng Ao was extraordinarily calm. He did not say anything. Instead, he only nced at Xiao Chen before following Yao Yan.
Qi Wuxue muttered, This fellow is really boring. Earlier, his tongue was very sharp. Now, he does not even have a temper.
Xiao Chen entered deep thought. Something seemed to strike him, but he did not say anything. He simply trailed after Yao Yan and left this ce.
After the Ten Thousand Flowers Garden, the group experienced several battles. Once Xiao Chen heard about the effects of the ck pearl, he took the initiative to dispose of the ck evil Demon clones they encountered, one after another. Now, he already obtained ten Heavenly Soul Pearls.
The two from the One Dao Pce clenched their teeth in anger. The Immortal Cultivator called Chen Lin almost could not endure and wanted to make a move. However, the green-robed youth stopped him.
Xiao Chen smiled coldly to himself when he saw all this, not caring about it. These two people had better not make a move.
When the group was about to enter the great hall, Xiao Chen felt a cry for help from the core jade pendant. So he quickly took it out and checked.
The Northern Sea Alliances Yan Chihai is in trouble.
Lang Taotian is in trouble as well.
And so is the couple from Spirit Returning Ind.
In an instant, three distress signals came from the core jade pendant in rapid session. When Xiao Chen checked the other jade pendants, he found that they stopped moving long ago. Clearly, these people had died before they could even cry for help.
As for the people who managed to send out a distress signal, Xiao Chen could feel that they were closing in on his group at an extremely fast speed.
He could not help but picture a scene of Lang Taotian and the others fleeing miserably, pinning all their hopes of survival on him.
What exactly did these people encounter for them to send out distress signals all at the same time? Furthermore, the others actually died before they could do so.
Princess Yao Yans expression changed. She said, It is more important to save people. Who is the nearest to us?
Haha! Rescuing people? You better worry about yourselves first!
As Xiao Chen and Yao Yan spoke, coldughter resounded in the surroundings.
Astonishment appeared in everyones eyes as they quickly searched the vicinity. However, they could not find who was speaking or where the speaker was.
Whoosh! Whoosh!
A white figure shed before the groups eyes. It was as fast as a fleeting shadow, causing ripples to spread out.
Qi Wuxue and the others quickly turned their bodies to track the white figure, to prevent it from arriving behind them. At the same time, they tried to capture its position.
Xiao Chen closed his eyes and slowly floated up. His entire body entered into a rxed state like quiet hibernation.
Feeling dazzled, Qi Wuxue started cursing. You faker! Where did this white-skinned ghoste from? If you have the guts, stop moving around for this young master.
Whoosh!
Right after Qi Wuxue spoke, a jade-like evil Demon clone with handsome looks giving off a faint silvery light suddenly appeared before him. The two were now face-to-face, their noses almost touching each other.
This sudden development greatly startled Qi Wuxue, who jerked back. That jade-like evil Demon clone smiled, and its five fingers were like knives stabbing towards him at lightning speed.
The evil Demon clone was so fast that his hand did not leave a shadow. The startled Qi Wuxue could not react at all.
Just as the knife-like hand was about to stab Qi Wuxues heart and take his life, the crisp sound of a saber being drawn suddenly rang out. Then, a bolt of saber-like lightning streaked over.
Xiao Chen quickly made a move, grabbing that jade-like wrist. Then, he raised his hand and tossed the evil Demon clone away.
His Vital Qi surged. That casual toss contained one thousand five hundred tons of force.
Qi Wuxue, who managed to survive, only felt his heart thumping loudly. He stammered, BrotherBrotherXiao, many thanks.
Xiao Chen turned around and looked to the front. He said calmly, Be careful. Its not over yet.
A cool breeze blew, and the evil Demon clone rose out of the deep crater in front and flew over unhurriedly. It licked its lips, staring greedily at Xiao Chen. Good. I can sense strong Qi and blood in your body. In our terms, you would be considered peak grade food.
As for you two, you are pretty good supplements, the jade-white evil Demon clone said as he looked at the pair from the One Dao Pce. The othersthey can only be snacks.
Yao Yan whispered, Xiao Chen, this evil Demon clone swallowed up a Martial Emperor. Two years ago, before it became powerful, I killed it with the Extreme Thunder Sword. However, I did not do a thorough job and created this disaster.
Ill deal with this. You all step back.
The purple Origin me on Xiao Chens body regathered into a saber flowing with purple light. He grasped the handle, and an electric light shed under his feet as he quickly charged over.
Martial Techniques were useless on this evil Demon clone; he could rely only on his Movement Techniques and his skill with his saber together with this saber made of his Origin me. With it, he could injure the other party.
However, by doing this, Xiao Chen would be abandoning all defense. So the evil Demon clone would be able to harm his body easily.
The white evil Demon clone smiled coldly, and a jade-like sword of light appeared in its hand. It initiated an intense battle with Xiao Chen.
The sword skills of the evil Demon clone were surprisingly pretty good. It could hold its ground against Xiao Chen. Yao Yan gaped when she saw this scene. The sword skills that this evil Demon clone used were precisely those belonging to the Merfolk Race Martial Emperor it consumed. At this moment, when it waved its sword, it actually seeded in achieving seventy to eighty percent of that Martial Emperors grace.
After fighting for a while, the white evil Demon clone tried to look for opportunities to get close to Xiao Chen to strike his body. However, he would block the attacks with his saber.
Xiao Chen was very patient. Calm remained in his eyes. He could not find an opening just for now. His opponents sword skills only had the appearance of that Martial Emperors grace but not the essence. An opportunity woulde sooner orter.
The white evil Demons frustration gradually increased. It originally believed that by relying on the sword skills in the memories of the Martial Emperor, it could suppress Xiao Chen. Furthermore, it thought that with the advantage of its talent, it would be able to consume him before long.
However, the fight dragged out. Its opponent was as calm as the ice in winter. His mental state did not change at all nor was he impatient, not showing any opening at all.
At this thought, the evil Demon clones movements could not help going berserk. Its might became like a storm roiling.
Xiao Chens eyes lit up. His opportunity was here. His opponent finally revealed a gap in its defense. He thrust his saber, stabbing towards his opponents opening. The sharp counterattack flustered the evil Demon clone.
Xiao Chen pushed back his opponent in three moves. The saber in his hand turned back into the Origin me and appeared on his palm. His forehead flickered, and the purple Lightning Talisman infused into the me.
The Origin me instantly gave off a dazzling light even brighter than the sun. Then, it gently shot out and crashed into the evil Demon clones body.
With its might increased multiple times, the Origin me set the evil Demon clones body aze, causing it to scream miserably.
The jade-like body of the evil Demon clone steadily lost its paleness in the me, turning from white to ck, then ck to scarlet. Soon, it had be ck smoke.
Dont kill me! Dont kill me! I know where the Sea Monarchs body is.
You know where the Sea Monarchs body is? With a thought, Xiao Chen caused the purple fire to stop burning.
Thats right, thats right! I really do know! Back when I was just a will body, I wandered around this Sea Monarch Pce for more than ten years. Not only do I know where the Sea Monarchs body is, but I also know where some of the undiscovered hidden treasure rooms are, the evil Demon clone that had turned into ck smoke said quickly as its pain lessened.
Princess Yao Yan revealed a grave expression. She warned, The evil Demon clones are full of tricks. Young Master Xiao, it is better not to keep it alive. Back then, I was careless and allowed this evil Demon clone to grow to where it was today.
The evil Demon clone could not help but feel fear when it heard Yao Yans words. It said, This Young Master, there is a painting above the Gilded Coffin where the Sea Monarchs body is. The person in that painting looks very simr to you. You must be rted to that person.
A painting of the Azure Emperor!
The Evil Demon clone did not know who the person in the painting was. However, Long Fei and the others did. Qi Wuxueughed and said, Brother Xiao, it looks like this evil Demon clone is speaking the truth. The Sea Monarchs body is definitely there.
Long Fei waved his folding fan and said calmly, Since you know where the Sea Monarchs body is, then spill it! Now!
That evil Demon clone already turned back into ck smoke. However, a white-jade pearl remained in its body. Clearly, its strength was not gone yet, and it could rise up again.
Long Fei wanted to force out the location of the Sea Monarchs body and then kill this evil Demon clone, so that they would not leave behind any danger.
No way. I wont be able to describe the way there. I will have to lead the way personally. This evil Demon clone was very crafty and did not fall for this trick.
Qi Wuxue snarled, You cant describe the way there? I think you are just trying to trick us.
He formed hand seals andnded a Muddy Sky Demonic Imprint with traces of lightning-attributed mes on this evil Demon clone. Since the evil Demon clone was greatly weakened, this mprint made it scream miserably.
Xiao Chen waved his hand and stopped Qi Wuxue. Then, he opened his mouth and spat out the refined Dragon Phoenix Cauldron. He said coldly, It is fine if you dont say it. Just get in here now.
Qi Wuxue had tortured the evil Demon clone quite badly. However, it was not willing to reveal the location. So whether it wanted to or not, it had to get into the cauldron.
Aside from the zing hot Golden Crow Egg in the cauldron, there was nothing else inside. The evil Demon clone revealed a sinister smile despite itself. This was a good ce. If it had another half a day, it could recover most of its strength and free itself.
This evil Demon clone was only one step shy of achieving a Silver Sage Body. As long as the white-jade Heavenly Soul Pearl was whole, it could recover back to its peak.
When I recover my strength, I will take my time swallowing you up. I will torture you slowly and show you pain beyond endurance, the evil Demon clone cursed viciously in its heart.
Hu chi!
Before the evil Demon clone could finish the tirade in its heart, it saw a stream of Purple Thunder True Fire fill the entire cauldron.
Xiao Chen did not pour in the Origin me in fear of burning the evil Demon clone to death. He only slowly tormented it, making it wish it could die. He could not afford to be careless with this evil creature.
The miserable shrieks resounded from the cauldron without pause. The evil Demon clone rolled around in the fire, suffering endless torture. It simply had no chance of recovering its strength. It was already fortunate to survive.
No matter what, the evil Demon Clone was currently the lowest grade ck smoke body. It could not endure the roasting of this purple fire. However, the jade-white Heavenly Soul Pearl it had condensed in its body remained intact.
Chapter 908 - Greenwood Banner
Chapter 908: Greenwood Banner
As long as Xiao Chen did not stop, this evil Demon clone would suffer endless torture forever.
Seeing Xiao Chen subdue and put away the evil Demon clone, Yao Yan wanted to advise him. However, she knew what his character was like. Changing his mind would be difficult, so she could only leave it be.
A sharp sound suddenly resounded. A green light shed under Xiao Chens feet as many tree branches appeared.
Flickering with a green light, these tree branches were as thick as an arm. They possessed a strong lifeforce that allowed them to grow wildly.
The tree branchespletely covered Xiao Chen in an instant, but they did not stop growing, holding on to him firmly, obscuring even his clothes.
The person responsible was the green-robed youth from the One Dao Pce. In his hand was a green banner that had a resplendent star embroidered on it, giving off a boundless lifeforce. This was the Greenwood Star of the nine glorious star lords.
The instant the green-robed youth trapped Xiao Chen, that Chen Lin made a move as well. Evidently, the two previously discussed this at length and had great coordination with each other.
Rumble! Five different colors of lightningrepresenting metal, wood, water, fire, and earthstruck Xiao Chen, who was held immobile by the tree branches.
It did not end after the various lightning bolts struck. They turned into five balls of electricity and materialized the profoundness of the five elements interaction, promoting and countering each other in a bnce. A hum resounded from within the tree branches.
Chen Lin stood upright, sping his hands behind his back. Heughed loudly and said, Senior Brother, the might of your Greenwood Banner is indeed extraordinary. It managed to trap this insufferably arrogant Xiao Chen easily.
The expressions of Yao Yan, Long Fei, and Qi Wuxue all suddenly changed. They stood together, standing guard in front of Xiao Chen, and stared at the two angrily.
Quickly remove your Immortal Arts. Otherwise, dont me me for being nasty, Yao Yan said sullenly. The Thorn Sovereign Circlet on her head gave off green light, her aura soaring continuously.
When the green-robed youth heard the thunder still rumbling, he felt very confident. He put away the Greenwood Banner and said coldly, Princess Yao Yan, dont be in such a rush to be angry. After repeatedly killing so many evil Demon clones, he is the only one gaining the Heavenly Soul Pearls. Now that this white evil Demon clone has been dealt with, this Xiao Chen actually wants to monopolize this white-jade Heavenly Soul Pearl. This is too much. He has to die.
Very good! He has to die?! Brother Xiao killed the evil Demon clones by himself. It is natural that he got the spoils. Do you think that you are some big shot entitled to demand the Heavenly Soul Pearls that he worked so hard to get?
For the first time, Qi Wuxue released his baleful aura. His ck hair fluttered, and he became like a blood-soaked demon god.
Long Fei put away his folding fan, and the state of ruin gathered in his eyes. The mysterious phenomenon of zither and flute ying sounded from behind him once again. Clearly, he was truly angered.
Chen Lin smiled nonchntly and said, After suffering my Five Element Divine Lightning all this time, Xiao Chen should be sted to g by now.
Princess Yao Yan, you still need to suppress the main body of the evil Demon clone. Now that Xiao Chen is dead, aside from me, no one else has the Purple Thunder True Fire. You best think carefully before making your move. Your Merfolk Race can only count on me now.
The green-robed youth appeared to feel secure in their hold over Yao Yan. He added, This time, we have to extract the gold Heavenly Soul Pearl from the evil Demon clones main body. At that time, the evil Demon will be crippled, eliminating the danger to your Merfolk Race.
What a shameless boast! I have long been waiting for you two to make your move.
Suddenly, there was an explosion behind Yao Yan, Long Fei, and Qin Wuxue. An overwhelming shock wave surged out, sweeping before it wood fragments and filling the sky with them. A white figure flew out from within, shooting towards Chen Lin and the green-robed youth at lightning speed.
Peach blossoms bloomed, the summer sun rose, the autumn wind blew, and the winter snow fell. Everywhere Xiao Chen passed, the season changed between spring, summer, autumn, and winter. It was like the years were flying by.
wless saber Dao, wless Four Seasons!
Bang!
The Buddhist robes of the green-robed youth holding the Greenwood Banner, as well as Chen Lins, glowed with spiritual light. Defensive formations appeared as the two tried to block this wless Four Seasons.
However, how could they bring out more strength when caught unawares? Four different saber lights cycled endlessly with unparalleled sharpness, instantly shredding the Buddhist robes of the two to pieces.
Pu ci! The two vomited blood and fell to the ground, their eyes wide with shock.
My Five Element Divine Lightning is effective even against grandmaster-level Martial Sages. Why are you unscathed? Chen Lin looked at the white-robed Xiao Chen in disbelief.
Xiao Chen smiled coldly and said, After undergoing my Lightning Tribtion, what lightning have I not seen before? I even survived the even more horrifying nirvanic Divine Lightning and the void Divine Lightning. Do you think I would fear your Five Element Divine Lightning? The thing I fear the least is lightning.
Junior Brother, dont bother speaking nonsense with him. We should work together and execute our Minor Magic Skillthe Ten Thousand Swords Killing Evil Artto destroy him.
The green-robed youth and Chen Lin did not say anything more. They both retreated a kilometer and stood in the air, forming hand seals.
Instantly, the Magic Energy of the two drained. Vast and righteous energy surged out, their auras became extraordinary, and they gained a sage-like atmosphere.
Swords flowing with starlight came from their bodies and formed a vast Evil Killing Sword Formation overhead. Boundless killing Qi poured out from the formation. Swords flew around. Yao Yan, Long Fei, and Qi Wuxue had no choice but to retreat a little.
Minor Magic Skill! These two actually know a Magic Skill of the Immortal Arts! Yao Yan and the others had heard some things about the Immortal Arts Magic Skills before.
This was something that surpassed a Heaven Ranked Martial Technique. Even in the Peni Sea, not many people knew a Minor Magic Skill; Major Magic Skills were all the rarer.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly and quickly formed hand seals as well. The vast Magic Energy in his sea of consciousness burned as he executed his peak Minor Magic SkillStarry Heaven Storm.
One side needed to work together to execute a Minor Magic Skill while the other side could easily execute a Minor Magic Skill all by himself. It was clear who had more Magic Energy.
Stars appeared behind Xiao Chen, crossing each other and materializing the universe and the chessboard of fate. At the same time, he pushed two stars and shouted. Fate rippled and the Heavenly Dao turned chaotic as he controlled the Starry Heaven Storm to descend.
This is a peak Minor Magic
Before Chen Lin could finish speaking, the ck Starry Heaven Storm descended and instantly destroyed the vast Evil Killing Sword Formation. The shattering of countless swords resounded.
Then, the twos bodies crumbled into dust before the Starry Heaven Storm created a five-kilometer gorge.
Whoosh!
Two Yuanyins appeared and entered their life Magic Treasures, which fled in ignominy.
Xiao Chen was very familiar with Immortal Cultivation. Naturally, he would not let off these two Yuanyins. Electric light shed under his feet since he had anticipated their appearance.
Xiao Chen caught up with the life Magic Treasures and took them in hand. A purple fire burned in his eye. He incinerated the two Yuanyins, not allowing them to escape.
Two life Magic Treasuresthe green-robed youths Greenwood Banner, the other a Five Element Medallionnded in Xiao Chens hands.
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On the surface of the vast Chaotic Demonic Sea was a lotus leaf about seventy thousand square metersrge. There were rivers and a mountain on the lotus leaf.
A white-haired old man sat on the summit of the mountain. He had a ruddyplexion and a drawn-out aura. As he exhaled, he exuded pure Immortal Qi.
Towering waves surged up in time with this old mans breath. asionally, the waves tossed huge sea creatures into the air.
Such startling energy was the result of this person merely breathing, leaking it out unconsciously.
Suddenly, this old man opened his eyes, and a cold light appeared in them. He whispered, Chen Lin and his senior brother are actually dead? Whats going on? With the Purple Thunder True Fire protecting him, he should have nothing to fear from the evil Demon clones. Furthermore, I passed down a Minor Magic Skill to the two of them. How did both of them suddenly die? Their Yuanyins were not even able to escape.
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Back at the great hall of the Sea Monarch Pce, Xiao Chen inspected the Greenwood Banner and the Five Element Medallion and discovered them to be pretty good Magic Treasures.
The Greenwood Star in the Greenwood Banner contained strong wood-attributed energy, which was very suitable for trapping people. At first, Xiao Chen had been unable to struggle free when the tree branches caught him. If not for burning his Vital Qi and achieving half a Dragon Force, he would have failed.
He felt that the full might of this Greenwood Banner had not been brought out yet.
That person probably had not had the Greenwood Banner as his life Magic Treasure for very long. Otherwise, even bringing out half a Dragon Force might not have done the trick.
As for the Five Element Medallion, Xiao Chen liked it even more. Chen Lin had executed his Five Element Divine Lightning through this Five Element Medallion.
With this Five Element Medallion, he would finally be able to utilize his will of thunder to great advantage.
The Greenwood Banner and the Five Element Medallion together would be sufficient to heavily injure a grandmaster-level Martial Sage. They might even be enough to kill one who had not undergone a Lightning Tribtion and gained a strong resistance to lightning.
Yao Yan and the others revealed doubt on their faces. Earlier, they seemed to have heard Chen Lin say something about a Minor Magic Skill before he died. Could it be that Xiao Chen knew Immortal Arts as well?
This news shook everyone. No one had ever heard of anyone capable of both Martial Cultivation and Immortal Cultivation. Immortal Cultivation required an Immortal Destiny, a special kind of physique.
Furthermore, Immortal Cultivation was of a different system from Martial Cultivation. The Cultivation Techniques shed with each other and could not be cultivated simultaneously. Otherwise, one would explode and die.
I probably heard wrong. I definitely heard wrong, these people thought to themselves, trying tofort themselves.
Seeing Xiao Chen put away the two Magic Treasures, Yao Yan walked over and spoke to him about going to rescue Yan Chihai and the others once again.
Xiao Chen raised his head and looked around. He said, There is no need. They are already here.
The moment Xiao Chen spoke, loud rumbling sounds came from the distance. The group looked over and saw Lang Taotian, Yan Chihai, and the others fleeing miserably. They ran with all their might, not holding anything back, executing their Movement Techniques to their limits.
Their flight kicked up a violent wind so intense that it sounded like thunder to the groups ears. One could easily imagine how anxious those people were.
When Lang Taotian and the others saw Xiao Chen, they immediately cried out joyfully, Young Master Xiao! Save me!
Eight white figures could be seen behind the fleeing people. These white figures had jade-like glows and overwhelming evil auras.
Eight jade-white evil Demon clones areing all at once!
Everyones expression changed. Even Xiao Chen felt a headache over this. Just one jade-white evil Demon clone already needed him to put out a lot of effort. Asking him to deal with eight of them together was simply wanting to kill him.
Qi Wuxue immediately cursed, Damn. This group of bastards. Back then, they were not willing toe with us, yet now they all run over. This is pure sabotage.
Lets go. Dont care about them. We need to flee first.
Xiao Chen did not hesitate to turn around. He already expended a significant amount of his Origin me while trying to kill the white evil Demon clone. Now, there were another eight jade-white evil Demon clones.
Chapter 909 - Life-and-Death Crisis
Chapter 909: Life-and-Death Crisis
If Xiao Chen was still thinking of saving others, he would be a fool. Only if they hade one by one might he still have been able to do it.
Suddenly, he thought of something. He said, Head in the direction of the Ten Thousand Flowers Garden.
The eyes of the people with him lit up. They immediately understood Xiao Chens intent. Qi Wuxue smiled and said, Ten Thousand Flowers Garden Right, we should head to the Ten Thousand Flowers Garden!
When Lang Taotian saw that Xiao Chen and the others showed no intent to aid him in his life-and-death crisis, he could not help but start cursing, You have the Purple Thunder True Fire, but you are not using it, choosing to watch us die. This fellow is too vile. In that case, I will have you share my fate.
The other people with him had simr thoughts. They all quickly followed in the direction that Xiao Chen and the others had taken. Everyone moved rapidly and soon arrived at the Ten Thousand Flowers Garden.
Xiao Chen and the other four coordinated well. Without having to say much, they all headed in the same direction at the same time.
The Sea Monarchs daughter, Princess Qin, lying amid the hundreds of flowers, appeared in the groups sight again. Princess Yao Yan turned around and sent the trailing four a voice projection.
Xiao Chens group flew quickly, brushing past the wless Princess Qins body.
When Lang Taotian and the others heard Princess Yao Yans words, they rejoiced. So they followed after and also bypassed the area where the wless Princess Qins bodyy.
The four being chased flew with all haste. The eight jade-white evil Demons chasing after them did not think too much, seeing that their prey was about to fall in their hands. The expressions on their faces were excited and malevolent.
Pu ci! Pu ci!
The eight evil Demon clones flew above Princess Qins body and did not even consider changing directions. Before they could react, a force pulled them down. The flowers and grass shot up and tangled with the eight jade-white evil Demon clones.
A look of horror appeared on the faces of the eight evil Demon clones. No matter what they did, they could not struggle free of these nts. The most horrifying thing was that the nts were slowly sucking away the energy in their bodies. They could do nothing to stop the loss.
What in the world is this ce? What is going on?
Ive been in the Ten Thousand Flowers Garden many times. Howe I never discovered a restricted area here?
Its over. The grade of my Heavenly Soul Pearl is dropping.
The evil Demon clones cried out loudly, but nothing worked. The glow on their bodies gradually dimmed. They turned ck, then scarlet.
Lang Taotian and the others, whom the evil Demon clones had chased for a long time, trickled over and saw this scene; they were inplete disbelief.
Their various lightning-attributed mes had not had much of an effect. Unexpectedly, these nts could grind the jade-white evil Demon clones down to death. Who exactly was the girl lying amid the hundreds of flowers?
Xiao Chen used the core jade pendant to check. He confirmed that, aside from his group, the people before him were the only ones left alive.
The Profound Water Sects Lang Taotian, the couple from Spirit Returning Ind, and the Northern Sea Alliances Yan Chihai were the people left. The jade pendants of the others all stopped moving long ago.
Seeing the evil Demon clones fading away slowly, Xiao Chen regretted that he would not be able to obtain their Heavenly Soul Pearls.
Lang Taotian calmed down and looked at Xiao Chen in dissatisfaction. White Robed King, what do you mean by that earlier? We specially came to you for help, but you actually turned around and ran.
The couple from Spirit Returning Ind were feeling very dissatisfied as well. The man said, You have the Purple Thunder True Fire, but you are unwilling to help. Young Master Xiao, this is too much.
Yan Chihai did not say anything. However, his unhappiness was clearly written on his face.
The evil Demon clones only feared lightning-attributed mes. Although these four cultivators found it hard to fight the evil Demon clones, they had some confidence in dealing with Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen smiled coldly to himself. These people were so timid with the evil Demon clones, then put on such a show of bravado before him, not feeling ashamed at all.
You people nearly caused our deaths, yet you turn around and question us? What is your skin made out of? Let me pinch it to see.
Qi Wuxue walked over to the woman from Spirit Returning Ind.
The ck-robed man from Spirit Returning Ind snarled, Scram. You are a shameless rascal. Stay farther away. Our Spirit Returning Ind is not afraid of your Muddy Sky Gate.
Brother, what are you saying? Let me see what your skin made out of. Why is it so thick? Why such a strong reaction? Qi Wuxue chuckled.
Leng Ao withdrew his gaze from Princess Qin and said, Young Master Xiao, it is time to go to the Sea Monarchs body, right?
The Sea Monarchs body!
When Lang Taotian and the others heard the words Sea Monarchs Body, they all looked at Xiao Chen. This was their primary purpose foring herethe Sea Monarchs body. After a long search, they could not find a single clue, yet Xiao Chen managed to find it.
The few of them immediately shut up and stopped mentioning the earlier matter.
When Xiao Chen saw their reaction, he did not want to pay any further attention to them. He spat out the Dragon Phoenix Cauldron and released the evil Demon clone.
After being tortured badly, the evil Demon clone that had been put in the Dragon Phoenix Cauldron felt like it arrived in heaven. After looking at its surroundings, the evil Demon clone asked carefully, Are you all ready to go and search for the Sea Monarchs body?
Lead the way, and dont bother speaking any nonsense.
Xiao Chen already subdued the evil Demon clone. With some simple words from him, it no longer dared to say anything more, behaving and leading the way.
Young Master Xiao, we offended you earlier. Im sorry.
My apologies, I was rather rash earlier.
Lang Taotian and the handsome man from Spirit Returning Ind immediately found an opportunity to apologize to Xiao Chen.
These people who survived were all powerful characters without a doubt. When they got to the Sea Monarchs bodyter, there would no doubt be chaos.
Xiao Chen replied to them casually. However, his intentions were unclear.
The evil Demon clone led the group back to the great hall and stopped there.
Dont tell me that the Sea Monarchs Gilded Coffin is here? Qi Wuxue said as he curled his lips up into a smile.
The great hall was where the evil Demons main body was sealed. Yao Yan had been here before, and there had been no Sea Monarchs body.
The evil Demon clone smiled and said, It is here. However, it is not inside the great hall. Instead, it is above the great hall.
After the evil Demon clone finished speaking, it spat out a dense ck gas, which spread out to the empty area in the sky above the great hall. Under the influence of the ck smoke, the silhouette of a pce slowly appeared.
Everyones eyes lit up. No one had expected there to be another pce hidden above the great hall using light tricks.
The Sea Monarchs coffin is in there. When I entered, I could not open the coffin. There is a painting sealing the coffin, and it cannot be moved. The evil Demon clone continued, ording to the agreement, you have to let me go.
Xiao Chen opened his mouth again and let out the Dragon Phoenix Cauldron. Without any exnation, he sucked in this evil Demon clone, not letting it try to bargain.
Whoosh! Whoosh!
Lang Taotian, Yan Chihai, and the couple from Spirit Returning Ind raced to get into the pce above first. Long Fei, Qi Wuxue, and Leng Ao quickly followed after, leaving only Princess Yao Yan and Xiao Chen.
Young Master Xiao, shall we go in?
The pce in the air appeared indistinct in the spreading smoke. Xiao Chen stared at the pce and asked, Princess Yao Yan, have you really never been to this pce before?
Before entering the Sea Monarch Pce, Yao Yan once said that she did not know where the Sea Monarchs coffin was. However, Xiao Chen did not believe that now.
Since the evil Demon clone in the Dragon Phoenix Cauldron could tell Xiao Chen the coffins location to save its life, why would it not tell Yao Yan? She had once defeated this evil Demon clone, wielding the Extreme Thunder Sword.
All those who were still alive had very impressive backgrounds. Xiao Chen had a vague suspicion that he had fallen into a big trap.
Young Master Xiao Princess Yao Yan seemed like she wanted to say something but could not find the words.
Xiao Chen waved his hand, forestalling her. He said, There is no need to say any more. I still stand by the same words. I believe that Princess will not harm me. I will focus only on sealing the evil Demon; the other matters have nothing to do with me. As for what the others are here for or what the Merfolk Race want to do, all that is none of my concern.
After Xiao Chen finished speaking, electric light shed under his feet, and he entered the pce as well. Now, only the sad-faced Princess Yao Yan was left standing where she was.
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Inside the pce, Lang Taotian and the others stood around the Gilded Coffin, frowning to themselves. An unfurled painting floated above it. A few of them tried but could not move that coffin at all.
The person in the painting was precisely the one in the Azure Emperor Drawing the Saber painting. The only things different were his expression and posture.
In this painting, the Azure Emperors eyes were magnificent and proud, filled with sharpness. The painting emanated a sense of tyranny. He stood at the summit of a mountain, looking into the distance. There was a feeling of I am the best, and no one else can match me.
However, in the Drawing the Saber painting that Xiao Chen had, the Azure Emperor had withdrawn his sharpness. There was an aged and calm look in his eyes like he had seen past all the worries of mortal life. The sense of tyranny was gone. In its ce was a kind of appreciation of life and death.
Without this appreciation, the Azure Emperor Drawing the Saber painting would not have been able to let Xiao Chen experience the sense of death.
Without a doubt, the two paintings were separated by a long time. The Azure Emperor in the Drawing the Saber painting was much stronger than the Azure Emperor in this painting, having a much more perceptive gaze.
Xiao Chen, why are you arriving only now? Quickly, take this Standing Tall Seeing Far painting, so we can open this coffin.
When Lang Taotian saw Xiao Chen enter, his eyes lit up, and he spokemandingly. The others looked at Xiao Chen with fervent gazes, waiting for him to take action.
Footsteps resounded outside the door. Princess Yao Yan wasing in as well.
After walking for one hundred meters, Xiao Chen arrived before the coffin. He stretched out his hand and took the Standing Tall Seeing Far painting.
The others rejoiced and stepped forward, wanting to open the coffin lid and see what treasures were inside.
The coffin lid popped open, and the few of them looked in joyfully. In the end, their expressions all changed drastically. This Gilded Coffin was actually empty.
Why is it like that? Where is the Sea Monarchs body?
Damn, whats going on? There is not even a single hair in there.
Great disappointment. Everyone was greatly disappointed.
The Divine Rain Robes, Sea Monarch Scepter, Sea Monarch Crown, and Pursuing Wave Boots, all these were Emperor Grade Secret Treasures. Although these Martial Sages would not be able to bring out the full might of Emperor Grade Secret Treasures, just bringing out twenty percent of it would increase their strength significantly; they would be able to dominate wherever they went.
Having anticipated this oue, Xiao Chen was not overly surprised.
He carefully put away the Standing Tall Seeing Far painting in his Universe Ring. Then, the Azure Emperor Drawing the Saber painting suddenly merged with the Standing Tall Seeing Far painting with a whoosh, forming a zing clump of light.
Xiao Chen was greatly shocked. The two paintings could actuallybine? He did not know what would happen. There should be a secret in the Azure Emperor Drawing the Saber painting. He had been able to learn Drawing the Saber from the painting but had not managed to get to its secret.
Chapter 910 - Noisy
Chapter 910: Noisy
This time, Xiao Chens opportunity should arrive. With the mergerpleted, the secret of the Azure Emperor Drawing the Saber painting should reveal itself.
Xiao Chen, release the evil Demon clone that you subdued and grill it carefully. Lang Taotian kicked the Gilded Coffin angrily. The coffin did not budge at all, only producing loud banging sounds.
Xiao Chen ignored him, showing no intention of taking the evil Demon clone out. His figure shed as he headed towards the door.
Hu chi!
A figure suddenly blocked Xiao Chen. It was the Northern Sea Alliances Yan Chihai. He smiled coldly and said, Young Master Xiao, why the rush to leave? You must have obtained the treasures on the Sea Monarchs body in advance.
Noisy!
Xiao Chen frowned and red at the old man. Yan Chihai felt like thousands of sabers pierced him, poking him full of holes in an instant and killing him.
Am I dead? Thats not right. This is an illusion. I fell for this brats Dao.
Yan Chihai woke up in a sh, his eyes recovering their rity. However, Xiao Chens fist had alreadynded on his chest.
Horrifying energy moved around in Yan Chihais body; it felt like sabers were churning his insides. He vomited blood as Xiao Chens punch knocked him heavily into the wall.
Whoosh! Xiao Chens figure shed, and he easily evaded Lang Taotian, who was trying to sneak-attack him. He stretched out his right hand and grabbed Lang Taotians wrist.
Lang Taotian felt like a vise had mped on his wrist. He could not help but panic. No matter how he thought about it, he could not see how his silent sneak attack had failed. It was like Xiao Chen had eyes in the back of his head and had just been waiting for him to attack.
Bang!
Xiao Chen raised his hand and flung Lang Taotian to the floor like garbage.
Electric light shed under Xiao Chens feet. Before Lang Taotian could stand up, Xiao Chen had stomped on Lang Taotians chest heavily, pushing him back down. Vital Qi surged in Xiao Chens body. No matter how his opponent struggled, it was to no avail.
The couple from Spirit Returning Ind were nning to attack at the same time. However, when they saw this scene, how could they dare to take any action?
Xiao Chen, you bastard! Our Profound Water Sects Sect Master will definitely not let you off. You are an idiot,pletely ignorant. Do you really think that by showing off your might in this Sea Monarch Pce, you can
Before Lang Taotian finished speaking, Xiao Chen raised one leg and kicked him right out of the pce. Crunches resounded as several of Lang Taotians ribs broke.
Just as Yan Chihai stood up, a strong gust of wind blew beside him as Lang Taotian brushed past him. Yan Chihais heart thumped loudly, and he paled.
When Yan Chihai saw Xiao Chen heading for him, he said hastily, Young Master Xiao, this old man falsely used you. You are definitely not the one who looted the Sea Monarchs body.
Princess, lets go! Xiao Chen said as he walked past Yao Yan, smiling faintly.
Yao Yans heart sank. This smile had a striking simrity to the bright moon of the night. It was clearly a smile, but it did not have any warmth to it. How could there be such a cold and lonely smile?
After leaving this pce, Yao Yan led the group into the great hall.
At the great hall, Xiao Chen let out the evil Demon clone, which led the group to many undiscovered treasure rooms. Everyone managed to get some benefits.
However, the disappearance of the Emperor Grade Secret Treasures like the Divine Rain Robes and the Sea Monarch Scepter put a damper on the groups mood. They felt that these benefits were meaningless. Compared to the treasures on the Sea Monarchs body, these were all just trinkets.
There were many evil Demon clones in the great hall. The cultivators fought intense battles along the way before finally reaching the evil Demons main body.
A throne in front had the slightly dimmed Extreme Thunder Sword stabbed into it. A huge golden phantom tried several times to struggle free of the throne, but the Extreme Thunder Sword fixed it firmly in ce.
It was like the Extreme Thunder Sword had pierced this phantoms body. Every time the phantom struggled, the trembling Extreme Thunder Sword applied a shock to it.
Agonized shrieks resounded throughout the entire great hall, causing everyone to shiver.
When the golden phantom saw Yao Yan, it immediately calmed down. The phantom shrank to the size of a regr person, bing denser until it appeared to be sitting on the throne.
If not for the Extreme Thunder Sword stabbed into the golden evil Demon and the faint lightning-attributed mes still burning on the de, one might mistake the evil Demon for a powerful ruler.
Little girl, you finally appear after torturing me for two years, the golden evil Demon said through clenched teeth as a cold look shed in its eyes.
Is that the evil Demons main body? Its not very strong.
Such a thought appeared in everyones head. This evil Demons main body waspletely golden. Its facial features looked like they were carved to perfection by a knife, giving it a sinister beauty.
However, aside from this, they could not see the strength of this evil Demon. Furthermore, they could not see what exactly it could do with the Extreme Thunder Sword suppressing it.
Qi Wuxues lips curled up as he said, I really wonder, how did you kill those Martial Emperors when you are in such a state?
Martial Emperors? Those bastards from the Merfolk Race?
Hearing Qi Wuxue mentioned the words Martial Emperors, the golden evil Demon gritted its teeth, revealing an extremely furious expression. This fury was much more intense than its hate for Princess Yao Yan.
When Xiao Chen saw this, he entered deep thought.
Yao Yan interrupted the golden evil Demons words, saying, Young Master Xiao, there is not much of the Extreme Thunder True Fire left in the Extreme Thunder Sword. We should make full use of the time while the Demon refines it. Everyone, please make your moves together!
After Yao Yan finished speaking, she immediately turned the lightning-attributed me in her sword into a rainbow light, firing it at the golden evil Demon on the throne.
Long Fei made a move at the same time, sending over his Blood Kill Lightning me. A scarlet electric light zigzagged like a sinister venomous snake.
Qi Wuxue formed hand seals, moving his ten fingers. His Muddy Sky Demonic Imprint burned with a lightning-attributed me as it smashed towards the golden evil Demon.
The mirror above the Northern Sea Alliances Yan Chihai zed with a lightning-attributed me. As the mirror reflected light, it spewed mes out endlessly like a spouting fountain.
The couple from Spirit Returning Ind brandished their Fire Beacon Lightning Banners. Instantly, two streams of zing Sun Thunder Fire swept towards the golden evil Demon like the wind.
Everyone did what they could and sent lightning-attributed mes of all colors at the golden evil Demon in an overwhelming wave. As the mes flew over, they appeared very mighty. Thunder boomed within the great hall. A strong wind surged with the mes, roaring loudly.
Xiao Chen waited patiently, in no rush to make a move, studying the golden evil Demon seated on the throne.
The golden evil Demon on the throne appeared very calm. It revealed a mocking expression with its lips. As the overwhelming mes descended, it extended its right hand, and a whirlpool-like ck hole appeared on its palm and sucked in all the lightning-attributed mes.
Only the sound of wind remained in the great hall. All the lightning-attributed mes vanished.
That was pretty fun. Little girl, are these the helpers that you found? If you meet my clones, these lightning-attributed mes would still have a suppressive effect. However, you can forget about using them to deal with me. You are too naive.
The golden evil Demon smiled coldly. Since you like to use lightning-attributed mes to injure people, I will let you have a taste of lightning-attributed mes as well.
Whoosh!
The golden evil Demon opened its mouth, and all the various lightning-attributed mes that it absorbed earlier shot out at the group with even more ferocity.
Chaos suddenly descended on the great hall as surging lightning-attributed mes filled the air, and everyone hurried to evade.
The golden evil Demonughed loudly, and the Extreme Thunder Sword stuck in its chest trembled continuously like it would fall off at any moment.
Whoosh!
Xiao Chen had been storing up power and waiting to unleash it. Electric light shed below his feet, and he nimbly dodged the lightning-attributed mes. In three or four flickers, he arrived before the throne. Then, he stretched out his hand to grab the Extreme Thunder Sword.
You overestimate yourself.
When the golden evil Demon saw Xiao Chen daring to rush over to it, it clenched its fist and punched towards his head.
As the evil Demons right hand moved with tyrannical speed, it swallowed up the vast Spiritual Energy in the air at a visible rate.
The golden fist gave off a brilliant light, a golden radiance as dazzling and piercing as the sun.
This fist light moved extremely fast. Xiao Chen sensed danger, so he quickly retreated and crossed his arms to block.
Bang!
A colossal force struck Xiao Chens arms. He went flying back a kilometer like a cannonball, then crashed into the wall of the great hall.
The entire hall shook violently. If not for the restrictions on the walls, it might have copsed.
Xiao Chen coughed and vomited blood, hisplexion pale. The force that this golden evil Demon burst forth with was indeed extremely formidable.
The force of that suction was also incredible. Xiao Chen had never seen Spiritual Energy being used this way before.
Dy him. Create an opportunity for me.
Xiao Chen instructed Yao Yan before he pushed his feet off the wall. This time, he executed his Movement Technique to its limits. The lightning dragons under his feet seemed toe to life, carrying him forward at lightning speed.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Xiao Chen rapidly exchanged moves with this golden evil Demon. He almost managed to grab the sword handle a few times but got sted back each time.
Under the directions of Yao Yan, the others used their lightning-attributed mes to harass the golden evil Demon and create an opening for Xiao Chen.
The battle in the great hall intensified. The golden evil Demon was much harder to deal with than the group had expected. However, as Xiao Chen was relentless in pushing forward, the evil Demon could no longer deal with him as easily.
asionally, the evil Demon had to stand up to push Xiao Chen back. However, the Extreme Thunder Sword stabbed in its chest made standing up agonizing, causing it to shriek in pain.
Just as Xiao Chen was about to get knocked back again, he spun around in the time it took for a spark to fly and finally managed to grab the handle of the Extreme Thunder Sword.
The expression of the golden evil Demon changed, and it quickly stood up. The Extreme Thunder Sword stabbed even deeper. In the blink of an eye, the sword was almost hilt-deep in its chest. Its face almost touched Xiao Chens.
Xiao Chen calmly gripped the sword handle without letting go. Just as the other party was about to touch him, his Origin me raged down from his palm. As the fire zed, it forced the golden evil Demon to sit back down.
With the burning of the me and the stabbing of the Extreme Thunder Sworda twofold painthe golden evil Demon let out a sharp scream.
The others heaved a sigh of relief and stopped what they were doing. Then, they quickly moved to the side. The counterattack of the evil Demon right before its death would be its most powerful. They did not wish to get caught up in the fallout.
Lang Taotian, whom Xiao Chen had beaten up, had slunk into the great hall at some point in time.
As Lang Taotian looked at Xiao Chen, he smiled coldly to himself. This fool. When the evil Demon dies, that will be the moment of his death as well. Why is he putting in so much effort? What an idiot.
The light of the golden evil Demon started to dim slowly. First, it turned from golden to silver. Then, as it screamed in pain, it turned from silver to a translucent jade-white.
Chapter 911 - Assassinating the Evil Demon
Chapter 911: Assassinating the Evil Demon
Xiao Chen could see that when the Extreme Thunder Sword had stabbed into the evil Demons translucent chest, it happened to pierce through the evil Demons Heavenly Soul Pearl and into the throne, connecting with the seal in there and firmly trapping the evil Demon to the throne.
He could also see nine fine strands of green light around the Heavenly Soul Pearl.
Each strand of green light wrapped around the Heavenly Soul Pearl contained vast energy. When a light surged from the Heavenly Soul Pearl, the nine strands of light quickly suppressed it back inside.
When Xiao Chen saw all this clearly, he came to a realization. He now understood why this golden evil Demon hated the Merfolk Race Martial Emperors so much.
The thing trapping the golden evil Demon was not the Extreme Thunder Sword but the nine strands of light that the Merfolk Race Martial Emperors left behind.
Not only did these strands of light suppress the golden evil Demons strength, but they were also nine ticking bombs left behind in its body, able to take its life at any moment.
When Yao Yan saw that the evil Demon had regressed to its ck state, a jade pearl appeared in her hand. Then she called out loudly, Young Master Xiao, please withdraw. Leave the rest to me!
Xiao Chens Origin me was nearly spent. At Yao Yans request, he quickly let go to retreat.
You want to go? Die first!
Just as Xiao Chen let go, the angered evil Demon stabbed his heart with its five knife-like fingers, piercing through the organ. A huge force sted out and sent him flying back.
Of all the things, Xiao Chen coincidentallynded at Lang Taotians feet.
When Princess Yao Yan saw this scene, she felt very anxious. However, at this critical moment, she could not afford to split her attention. She quickly formed hand seals, and the nine strands of light in the evil Demons body zed, as resplendent as the stars.
After shepleted the hand seals, she thrust the jade pearl in her hands forward. When the jade pearl touched the evil Demons body, the nine strands of light exploded.
Instantly a red light red in the entire great hall. A shock wave spread out, propagating for a long time.
When the red light finally dissipated, the evil Demon sitting on the throne already disappeared, thoroughly dead.
Yao Yan, who was wearing the Thorn Sovereign Circlet, revealed an expression of joy. However, when she looked around, she suddenly discovered that Xiao Chen was missing, so her face could not help but fall.
When the Northern Sea Alliances Yan Chihai and the couple from Spirit Returning Ind verified the evil Demons death, they also revealed expressions of joy. Jade pendants appeared in their hands at the same time, and they shattered the pendants with a crunch.
Qi Wuxue and Long Fei exchanged nces as they shattered their jade pendants as well.
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In various areas of the void located in the skies above the Chaotic Demonic Sea, jade pendants floating beside the Northern Sea Alliances Alliance Leader, Spirit Returning Inds Ind Lord, the Profound Water Sects Sect Master, the Muddy Sky Gates Sect Master, and the White Bone Sovereigns junior brother all shattered at the same time.
These Martial Emperors all opened their eyes at the same time. With a casual swipe of their hands, they tore open space and appeared above the Chaotic Demonic Sea.
When they lifted their palms and sliced at the sea, the vast sea split into many pieces like a piece of tofu being cut.
The sea vanished, exposing the outer seal of the Sea Monarch Pce ten kilometers down to the eyes of the various Martial Emperors.
Working together, these Martial Emperors flipped the sea just by raising their hands.
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Outside the great hall, Lang Taotian casually flung Xiao Chen to the ground. Earlier, when Xiao Chennded by his feet, he had been overjoyed and immediately carried him out.
After Lang Taotian crushed the jade pendant in his hand, he looked at the bleeding Xiao Chen andughed carefreely. Then, he ruthlessly kicked him into the air.
Hahaha! Xiao Chen, you are really an idiot. You stupidly worked so hard, but you did not know that after killing the evil Demons main body, you would be the first to die!
Bang!
Lang Taotian trampled on Xiao Chens chest, pushing his weight down heavily on him.
He revealed a cruel smile as he said coldly, Your heart was pierced and your heart ruptured. Even if you have a King Grade Medicinal Pill, you will find it hard to escape death. However, I know that your physical body is very strong, and you will not die so quickly.
Lang Taotians smile would cause one to tremble in fear. As he stepped on Xiao Chens bleeding chest and ground his foot on it, heughed, Haha! Is this very painful? Before you die, you have to suffer from such torture? What White Robed King, Azure Emperors descendant? In the end, you still ended up under my feet.
Xiao Chen looked coldly at Lang Taotian without showing any expression. He silently circted the Firmament Body Tempering Art and repaired his damaged heart.
The final strike before the evil Demons death pierced through Xiao Chens heart, which nearly got cut in half. Most other people would have died on the spot.
If not for Xiao Chens Rank 3 Sage Body, his lifeforce being equal to that of a quasi-Emperor, even if he had a method to fix his heart, he would not have had an opportunity to execute it.
However, the situation now was not good, either. With Lang Taotian asionally kicking him, Xiao Chen could not fix his heart smoothly.
Earlier, Xiao Chen had kicked Lang Taotian into a sorry state. Now, while smiling, Lang Taotian did not use his hands, only his legs to kick Xiao Chen around. Then, he moved forward to stomp on Xiao Chens chest.
It was as if Lang Taotian could wash away his earlier shame by doing this. However, the dullest thing was that Xiao Chen only looked at him coldly, not saying anything from start to end.
The expected scene of Xiao Chen begging for mercy did not appear. After several repetitions, Lang Taotian even got the impression that Xiao Chen was showing disdain in his eyes.
Damn it. You are a dying man, and yet you are so stubborn.
Lang Taotian drew his sword and ced its tip on Xiao Chens chest. He smiled and said, White Robed King, do you have anyst words? I, Lang Taotian, do not mind conveying them for you.
No matter what, this was the famous descendant of the Azure Emperor. If Xiao Chen died at his hands, in the future, the name Lang Taotian would spread everywhere, leaving his mark in history.
You better keep thest words for yourself!
Xiao Chen, who had been silent all the while, suddenly erupted with an upward kick, creating a cool breeze. A saber light flickered, and the tips of his toes hit the unguarded Lang Taotians arm.
Ka ca!
The saber light was iparably sharp. Xiao Chens kick chopped off Lang Taotians hand, which was holding the sword, at the wrist.
My hand!
Earlier, Xiao Chen was barely breathing and unable to put up any resistance. Suddenly, he burst out with such strongbat prowess that stunned Lang Taotian silly.
Blood fountained out from Lang Taotians wrist as waves of pain inundated him.
The heart is the root of the physical body, the source of life. Your heart is in pieces. You dont have any medicine that can treat it. How can it recover so fast?
Xiao Chen ignored Lang Taotian. He stood up and caught the falling sword. Then, he swung it. A purple light flickered on the sword as it headed for Lang Taotians neck at the speed of lightning.
At the crucial moment, Lang Taotian exhibited outstanding strength, his figure shing and dodging this sword strike. He was so frightened that his soul almost scattered. He hated that he could not grow another leg to flee faster, wanting to leave the Sea Monarch Pce speedily.
Once Lang Taotian exited the Sea Monarch Pce, someone would save him.
Xiao Chen casually tossed the sword aside and closed his eyes to inspect his heart. With the Firmament Body Tempering Art, his shattered heart had already merged back together. Beating like the heart of some ferocious ancient beast, it gave off a strong lifeforce.
Fortunately, I cultivated the Firmament Body Tempering Art to Consummation beforeing here. My internal organs are as vibrant as those of an ancient ferocious beast. Otherwise, even if I activated the Supreme Sky Emperors will clone, things would still have ended in disaster.
Xiao Chen opened his eyes and looked at the fleeing Lang Taotian. He entered deep thought. He absolutely could not let this person leave the Sea Monarch Pce. If things were as he expected, the powerful major characters attracted by the Sea Monarch Pce should have arrived by now.
At this moment, given Xiao Chens intelligence, how could he not deduce the course of events?
The Merfolk Race did indeed have nine dead Martial Emperors. However, the evil Demons main body had not killed them. They had died willingly and deposited the essence of their strength in the evil Demons body.
What these Martial Emperors sought was not the sealing of the evil Demon but an opportunity to kill the evil Demon, so they could excise the danger within the Sea Monarch Pce and allow Yao Yan to refine the entire Sea Monarch Pce sessfully.
This opportunity came from Xiao Chens strong Purple Thunder True Fire, which could repeatedly lower the strength of the evil Demons main body.
When the nine green lights exploded, this sealed evil Demon that the Azure Emperor could not kill could be thoroughly eliminated.
Of course, this was not to say that the Azure Emperor could notpare to these nine people. Only, back then, the Azure Emperor did not have the Purple Thunder True Fire and did not have such an opportunity like Xiao Chen did.
Xiao Chen had only one question: where did Yao Yan get her confidence that let her ce these Martial Emperors in the Sea Monarch Pce like pieces on a chessboard? Even if she managed to obtain the Emperor Grade Secret Treasures that the Sea Monarch left behind, given her cultivation, she would not be able to unleash their full might.
The Sea Monarch Pce had been the traveling pce of a powerful Sovereign Martial Emperor.
The Sea Monarch had fought with the Azure Emperor thrice before the Azure Emperor managed to defeat this overlord in the final battle.
Naturally, the Merfolk were not the only ones with their eye on the traveling pce that the Sea Monarch left behind. Actually, Xiao Chen had long expected that the news of the Sea Monarch Pce would definitely attract some powerful people.
Chapter 912 - Major Characters Making a Move
Chapter 912: Major Characters Making a Move
This fleeing Lang Taotian shattered a jade pendant earlier. He probably did that to inform the big shots behind him. As long as he fled the Sea Monarch Pce, someone powerful would definitelye to fetch him.
Xiao Chen set out at lightning speed in pursuit. The fleeing Lang Taotian had already thrown caution to the wind, drawing on his cultivation and damaging to it for the sake of raising his speed. As a result, Xiao Chen, who was executing Thunder Dragon Steps at full power, failed to catch him.
Above Ten Thousand Flowers Garden, Lang Taotian saw that the exit was drawing near and lit up with an irrepressible expression of joy. However, when he heard the rumbling thundering from behind, he did not dare to rx in the slightest.
Lang Taotians figure shed, and he stepped across the exit of the Sea Monarch Pce, shouting, Im out!
Xiao Chen quickly followed after. When he looked up, an incredible scene appeared in his vision, shocking him to the depths of his heart.
The formerly dark sky scene above the Sea Monarch Pce had already vanished. What he saw was not dark seawater but the sky.
That was rightan extremely vast sky. From this ocean bottom ten kilometers below sea level, he actually saw open air.
This was extravagant. With the flip of a hand, the waters of the sea had disappeared. Aside from Martial Emperors, no one else could do this.
The big shots finally made their move!
Xiao Chen smiled bitterly. If not for his Purple Thunder True Fire helping the Merfolk Race get rid of the evil Demons main body from the Sea Monarch Pce, these big shots would never have made a move.
No one dared to refine a Sea Monarch Pce that still had the evil Demons main body in it.
In contrast to Xiao Chens shock, Lang Taotian became wildly excited, leaping towards the sky and flying up.
Xiao Chens eyes turned cold, and the Soul yer Bow appeared in his palm. He nocked a Star Breaker Arrow and drew back the bowstring. He burned his Vital Qi and unleashed half a Dragon Forcetwo thousand five hundred tons worth of force.
The Soul yer Bow creaked as he drew it. Then, dragon roars resounded in the surroundings as images of True Dragons appeared behind him.
The stronger the force, the greater the might. With two thousand and five hundred tons of forcefurthermore, there was the Star Breaker Arrow that could prate through all defensesthe might of this arrow reached a level that even Xiao Chen could not believe.
He had only three Star Breaker Arrows. Previously, he had not intended to use it on such a minor character as Lang Taotian. However, the situation did not leave him much choice.
Soon, a Martial Emperor would arrive to help. Even if Xiao Chen did not want to use it, he had to. Lang Taotian had to die today, regardless of his Martial Emperor protector.
Sand and stone flew around as a strong wind kicked up. The dragon roars resounded endlessly. Xiao Chens aura soared continuously, so much that Lang Taotian felt like escape was impossible, losing all hope of living.
Sect Master, save me! Lang Taotian cried out loudly.
Right after Lang Taotian spoke, the Star Breaker Arrow shed. It sounded like a star exploded, and the entire space shook violently. The seawater in the vicinity surged up in towering waves that rushed to the clouds.
A screen of water descended from the sky, shielding Lang Taotian, trying to help him block this arrow.
However, it was useless. The Star Breaker Arrow surpassed all the defensive Secret Treasures and Martial Techniques in the world. When fired from the Soul yer Bow, it unleashed its full might.
Pu ci! The Star Breaker Arrow pierced Lang Taotian right between the eyebrows, leaving a bloody hole and the instantly dead Lang Taotian.
You are seeking death. You actually dare to kill my Profound Water Sects man in front of me!
A furious voice resounded in the sky. Even from ten kilometers away, this voice shook Xiao Chens internal organs.
The person who spoke was the Profound Water Sects Sect Master, Luo Chuan. Lang Taotian was the top true inheritor of the Profound Water Sect. Within the Profound Water Sect, only a few of his personal disciples could defeat him.
When Luo Chuan saw Xiao Chen killing Lang Taotian in front of him, how could he not be angry? He was the Sect Master of the Profound Water Sect, an absolute expert, a Martial Emperor.
Killing someone from Luo Chuans sect in his presence was equal to pping his face. A Medial Grade Martial Sage dared to p his face like that, how could the Profound Water Sects Sect Master bear it?
Die!
The moment Luo Chuan said the word die, a boundless pressure spread out in the air and bore down heavily on Xiao Chens shoulders as if it was trying to force him to his knees.
A light shed on Xiao Chens forehead. The azure trident that represented the will of ruin appeared in his grip. Then, he stabbed the trident into the ground and held it with both hands, preventing himself from kneeling.
At the same time, an aura of ruin spread out from the azure trident, undermining the other partys aura. Only then did Xiao Chen feel better.
Just as Luo Chuan prepared to take action, a few figures flew out from the Sea Monarch Pce in sorry states. After that, the Sea Monarch Pce gave off a bright light and flew ten kilometers in the blink of an eye.
That girl is starting to refine it already. Take action now!
A few people cried out, and Luo Chuan snorted coldly before ignoring Xiao Chen and giving chase as well. He did not forget his purpose ining here, nor would he abandon it to deal with Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen heaved a sigh of relief to himself. If Luo Chuan really wanted to take action, then Xiao Chen could only use the Supreme Sky Emperors will clone.
The Supreme Sky Emperors will clone would not be a match for Luo Chuans true body. Nevertheless, it should be enough to block Luo Chuan and create an opportunity for Xiao Chen to escape.
However, it was Xiao Chens greatest insurance. After he used it, it would be gone. He was still far from advancing to Martial Emperor. He had best avoid using it if he could.
Brother Xiao! You are not dead!
A shocked voice came from behind Xiao Chen. He looked over his shoulder and saw Long Fei and Qi Wuxue slowly heading to him in tattered clothes, reduced to sorry states.
In the distance, the Northern Sea Alliances Yan Chihai and the couple from Spirit Returning Ind were also simrly injured but appeared to be worse off than the two.
Xiao Chen smiled and asked, Whats wrong, Brother Qi? Are you very disappointed at seeing me alive?
Disappointed my ass! You got us in trouble. That witch inside thought that you were dead and nearly beat us to death. If we had not run fast, Im not sure we would still be alive.
Qi Wuxue vomited a mouthful of congealed blood as he continued cursing.
Witch? Xiao Chen could not help feeling somewhat confused. Could he be referring to Princess Yao Yan?
Long Fei fanned himself with a tattered folding fan and sighed, Brother Xiao, you truly made a wrong judgment this time. The Sea Monarchs treasuresthe Divine Rain Robes, Sea Monarch Scepter, Sea Monarch Crown, and Pursuing Wave Bootsall fell into the hands of that Princess Yao Yan.
The story of how the nine Merfolk Race Martial Emperors died was false. They died on purpose so that this Yao Yan can be the new Sea Monarch.
Qi Wuxue still had lingering fears in his heart. He said, This witch really hid herself well. Even without those Emperor Grade Secret Treasures, the two of us working together could not handle her.
Indeed, everything was as Xiao Chen guessed.
However, as far as he was concerned, this was of no importance. He was here only to kill the evil Demon, to end what the Azure Emperor started.
At this moment, the remaining matter no longer had anything to do with him. This was something for these major characters to deal with.
Speaking of which, Xiao Chen, why are you not surprised at all? Seeing Xiao Chens calm appearance, Qi Wuxue felt very depressed.
Why shouldnt Xiao Chen be calm?
From the very start, he had not had any aspirations towards the Sea Monarch Pce. He had a very objective view of his strength.
Before Xiao Chen advanced to Martial Emperor, he would not be able to participate in games of this level, unless he also had nine Martial Emperors willing to die in order to pave the way for him.
Furthermore, he already gained a lot on this trip. He had ended what the Azure Emperor started ten thousand years ago, gotten closer to revealing the secrets of the Azure Emperor Drawing the Saber painting, and obtained enough Heavenly Soul Pearls to advance his Magic Energy to another level.
The two Magic Treasures, the Greenwood Banner and the Five Element Medallion, could directly increase hisbat prowess. What was there for him to dislike?
Should he overestimate his own strength and try to refine the Sea Monarch Pce before he could be considered to have had a harvest?
Xiao Chen steered away from this topic and asked, What do you two n to do after this? Where are you going for experiential training?
Long Fei smiled and said, Brother Xiaos attitude is really admirable. Wuxue and I are nning to head directly to the Heavenly Starry Ocean. That is a vast ce with many outstanding talents. There are all sorts of Remnants at the bottom of this ocean. We will definitely gain great profits there.
After crossing the Chaotic Demonic Sea, one would arrive at the Heavenly Starry Ocean, which was not inferior to the Kunlun Continent at all, equally interesting and exciting.
We will probably not be able to make it to Brother Xiaos King conferring ceremony. However, we will be sure to send a congrattory gift, Qi Wuxue said calmly. However, based on his expression, he was still angry at Princess Yao Yans final move and feeling very depressed.
Thank you. We will meet again in the future.
Brother Xiao, whats wrong? Dont you want to see who will end up possessing the Sea Monarch Pce?
As the few of them chatted, they flew upwards. All the water in the area was gone; a formless barrier around the ce prevented the water from returning.
Without the obstruction of the seawater, the three traveled extremely fast. Soon, they arrived at the surface.
The waves outside the barrier roared and rumbled loudly. Five hundred kilometers away, there was a girl wearing flowing blue Divine Rain Robes, holding the golden Sea Monarch Scepter carved with nine azure flood dragons. She wore the Pursuing Wave Boots that parted the wind and walked on water. Above the Thorn Sovereign Circlet on her head was the Sea Monarch Crown, which gave off a bright light.
Unexpectedly, Yao Yan brought out the full might of the Emperor Grade Secret Treasures. By relying on the four treasures of the Sea Monarch, she was not at a disadvantage when fighting against several Martial Emperors.
There was a sky-blue mark the same color as the Sea Monarch Pce on Yao Yans forehead. She was probably refining the Sea Monarch Pce as she fought.
However, that was not right. Yao Yan had already refined the Sea Monarch Pce, and it was providing her with endless energy. Otherwise, these Emperor Grade Secret Treasures would have torn her body apart long ago.
Xiao Chens expression changed. This was an excellent n. The Merfolk Race really spent a lot on this. Nine Martial Emperors used their lives to create a bright prospect for Yao Yans future.
Bang!
The nine azure flood dragons on the Sea Monarch Scepter roared ferociously and flew out of the wand, shattering the move of the Profound Water Sects Sect Master. Then, Yao Yan swung the scepter and knocked away the Emperor Grade Secret Treasure in Luo Chuans hand, sending it flying.
Drops of golden rain fell from the Divine Rain Robes, turning into a gentle screen of water blocking the attacks of the other Martial Emperors.
Chapter 913 - Ancient Mutated Beast—Thousand Feathered Snake
Chapter 913: Ancient Mutated BeastThousand Feathered Snake
With a flip of Yao Yans hand, one of the greatest treasures of the Merfolk Racethe Holy Beast Medallionappeared in her hand. A gargantuan snake the size of a mountain, with thousands of feathered wings, appeared in the sea.
Qi Wuxue eximed in shock, The ancient mutated beast Thousand Feathered Snake! I really did not expect this. This witch really has a lot of treasures on hand. The Thousand Feathered Snake will be able to help her withstand the pressure from one of the Martial Emperors.
After this battle, there would no longer be any Princess Yao Yan. Instead, there was be a new Queen Yao Yan, whose name would spread throughout the entire Kunlun Realm.
Long Feis and Qi Wuxues expressions were rather unsightly. After all, the major characters behind them were participating in the battle for this Sea Monarch Pce.
With the Sea Monarch Pce as the base and the Thorn Sovereign Circlet as support, Yao Yan managed to control the four treasures of the Sea Monarch. From the looks of things, the more she fought, the more powerful she became. She even suppressed the various Martial Emperors. How could Long Fei and Qi Wuxue be in a good mood?
Xiao Chen had nothing to worry about. He treated the battle five hundred kilometers away as a feast, observing carefully and studying it.
Among the people surrounding Yao Yan and attacking her, Xiao Chen saw an Immortal Cultivator, who was probably from the One Dao Pce. When he recalled that he had killed the two people from the One Dao Pce, he decided that it would be best for him not to remain here.
Im going. If I stay any longer, I might not be able to leave even if I want to. Actually, we all already know whom the Sea Monarch Pce will end up with.
After taking his leave of Qi Wuxue and Long Fei, Xiao Chen quickly departed, electric light shing underfoot.
Half a dayter, he had crossed the Chaotic Demonic Sea and arrived at the beach. When he saw the Yellow Soil Demonic Garden at the limits of his vision and thought about his experiences in the past half month, he sighed ruefully.
Within the Universe Ring, the Azure Emperor Drawing the Saber painting and the Standing Tall Seeing Far painting werepletelybined. With a wave of his hand, an entirely new scroll appeared in his grip.
Xiao Chen unfurled the scroll and did not see the Azure Emperor in the painting, only two secret manuals and one simple and ancient azure medallion. With a gentle shake, the three items fell out.
Then, the painting took fire and quickly burned down to ashes.
This is what was hidden in the painting? Xiao Chen said with anticipation and carefully put away the three items. The Azure Emperor definitely had his own reasons for cing these in the painting.
Boom!
Just as he was about to check these items out, a towering wave surged up, and arge Thousand Feathered Snake carried Princess Yao Yan out.
Wait, that isnt right. It should be Queen Yao Yan now.
I finally caught up. Young Master Xiao, you are still alive. This is wonderful news. Seeing that Xiao Chen was fine, Yao Yan smiled with a somewhatplicated expression.
Thank you for worrying, Your Majesty. Xiao Chen is indeed living very well. He smiled faintly, appearing as cold as before.
The Thousand Feathered Snake emitted a horrifying power that churned the seawater below. Its long, forked tongue flicked in and out repeatedly, revealing cold, sharp, venomous fangs.
However, with Yao Yan standing on this ferocious mutated beast, it obediently stayed still, not daring to move.
The sky-blue Sea Monarch Pce mark on Yao Yans forehead shed with a bright light as dazzling as the sun.
The current Yao Yan looked like the sun in the sky, projecting overwhelming might. With one look, she could evoke bone-deep fear in another.
She had refined the Sea Monarch Pce and subdued the Sea Monarchs four treasures. She had the Sea Monarch Scepter with unparalleled offensive power, the Divine Rain Robes with unrivaled defense, the Pursuing Wave Boots that could pierce through space and travel five hundred kilometers in an instant, and the Sea Monarch Crown that represented vast might.
Then, there were the three greatest treasures of the Merfolk Race: the Water God Pearl, the Holy Beast Medallion, and the Thorn Sovereign Circlet.
With so many powerful Secret Treasures, her strength was already beyond Xiao Chensprehension.
The overall strength of a cultivator consisted of five aspects: cultivation, Martial Techniques, Cultivation Techniques,bat experience, and finally, Secret Treasures.
Yao Yan managed to bring out the might of all these Secret Treasures to their peak. Even a Martial Emperor could perfectly bring out the might of an Emperor Grade Secret Treasure only one at a time. If they tried with more, they would fail due tock of energy. However, she seeded with four Emperor Grade Secret Treasures at the same time.
In the end, this was all thanks to Xiao Chen for helping Yao Yan eliminate the evil Demon in the Sea Monarch Pce. Otherwise, she would not have the Sea Monarch Pce to provide her with an endless supply of energy.
If she relied only on the Thorn Sovereign Circlet, bringing out the full might of the four Emperor Grade Secret Treasures belonging to the Sea Monarch would be impossible.
My apologies, Young Master Xiao. In the end, I misled you into making a misjudgment. Yao Yan, whose aura had changed remarkably, said this in the end while emanating supreme might.
However, Yao Yan truly feels gratified that Young Master survived. My original intent was to use the three treasures of the Merfolk Race to exchange for your Purple Thunder True Fire. I never intended to put Young Master Xiao in danger.
Xiao Chen appeared rather calm as he smiled faintly. Is Your Majesty ming herself? There is no need for that. You carry the hopes of nine Martial Emperors of your race. I also carry the identity of the Azure Emperors descendant. There are some things that one cannot help doing, some matters that the heart cannot help but want to do. I did not misjudge you. At least Your Majesty will remember Xiao Chen now.
There are some things that one cannot help doing, some matters that the heart cannot help but want to do, Yao Yan muttered to herself several times. Then she looked at Xiao Chen, feeling moved. It turned out that the carefree Young Master Xiao also had moments when he could not stop himself from doing certain things.
Whoosh!
Yao Yans eyes turned clear as she tossed out the Holy Beast Medallion. She said, This is a treasure of my race, the Holy Beast Medallion. It can seal even a Holy Beast as strong as a Martial Emperor, allowing one to control it freely. I no longer need the Holy Beast Medallion to control this Thousand Feathered Snake, so Im handing it over to Young Master.
In the future, when the Martial God Pce confers a Kingship on Young Master, Yao Yan will definitely send a big gift to thank Young Master for his mercy.
After saying that, Yao Yan disappeared into the depths of the sea, riding the mutated ancient beast with a thousand feathered wings, departing for parts unknown.
Xiao Chen caught the Holy Beast Medallion and looked across the vast sea. Then he smiled faintly as he turned around. He hoped that this girl could resolve the knot in her heart; otherwise, the efforts of the nine Martial Emperors would go to waste.
The Merfolk Race had been content to stay in a corner, trapped in the Chaotic Demonic Sea for ten thousand years, always excluded from the Heavenly Starry Ocean. For a long time, they continuously declined, unable to save themselves, digging their own grave and enved by others.
There are some things that one cannot help doing, some matters that the heart cannot help but want to do.
From the beginning up to now, Xiao Chen had always moved as his heart wanted. He had always had the freedom to act independently as he pleased.
With a flip of his hand, the two secret manuals and the medallion from the Azure Emperor painting floated in front of Xiao Chen.
He held the medallion in his hand. The azure medallion had an Azure Dragon carved on the front and a totem on the back. Its material was unfamiliar, feeling extremely heavy, at least five hundred kilograms.
The Azure Dragon on the obverse appeared alive as if it would leap out of the medallion at any moment.
When Xiao Chen looked carefully, the vast, majestic, endless Kunlun Mountain Range appeared in his mind. Then, an Azure Dragon leaped out from the mountain range.
The Azure Dragon swallowed up the seas in one breath. With one roar, the mountains and rivers turned into ashes; the clouds vanished.
This was a true Azure Dragon. A person appeared in the mountains, standing in the distance. He held a long saber as he stood upright in the air, looking down on this Azure Dragon, radiating overwhelming pride.
When this person roared at the Azure Dragon, his voice was like thunder. He actually managed to suppress the sound of the dragon as a bright light shot up into the sky.
The Azure Dragon was unconvinced of its loss, so one man and one dragon fought in the Kunlun Mountain Range.
Xiao Chen felt excited as he carefully observed and visualized it. This was his Xiao ns old ancestor subduing a dragon.
Dragon Subduing sh, Dragon Subduing sh. The words dragon subduing was the true essence of the move. The other things were just minor details.
However, the Azure Dragon was a Holy Beast, one with the bloodline of a True Dragon. How could it be so easy for an ordinary person to speak of subduing a dragon?
Xiao Chen sat down cross-legged and imitated every single action of that old ancestor in his mind, materializing thirteen moves of the Dragon Subduing sh, analyzing the essence of his old ancestors subduing of a dragon.
He sat there for half a month before he opened his eyes once more, suddenly gaining enlightenment regarding the Dragon Subduing sh. Clearly, its core was dragon subjugation.
A look of joy appeared on Xiao Chens face. Then, he stood up and carefully turned over this Azure Dragon Medallion to look at the Azure Dragon totem on the reverse. Needless to say, the old ancestor must have seeded with his dragon subjugation. Otherwise, this totem to benefit his descendants would not exist.
Xiao Chen pushed off the ground and soared into the air. Eighteen Azure Dragons appeared around him, all subservient to him, raising his aura sky-high.
The eighteen Azure Dragons roared at the same time. Mountains and rivers shattered, clouds scattered. My heart is wless. None can stop me from subduing dragons.
sh!
Xiao Chen shouted, and he felt the Law Energy in his body surge out like a gushing waterfall. Azure Dragons rushed out through his fingertip and formed strands of saber light, shooting out without pause.
The sea became like a piece of cut tofu. As the azure light faded, he stretched out his hand and raised it. The seawater instantly flipped over.
A one-kilometer-wide deep pit appeared on the calm surface of the sea as if someone had gouged it.
After a while, the seawater in the surroundings rushed back, hundred-meter-tall waves surging and howling as they assaulted the beach.
The ce rumbled like a massive army on the march, shaking the sky and rocking the earth.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly and retracted his hand in satisfaction. The power to subdue dragons and flip the sea and rivers. I can do it too.
Although he could notpare to Queen Yao Yan and the other Martial Emperors, he could really do it by relying on his own power.
Someday, I will truly flip the sea and rivers. I will flip this entire Chaotic Demonic Sea.
Xiao Chen solemnly put the Azure Dragon Medallion away. This medallion should have other uses. It should not be only for helping theter generations understand the mysteries of the Dragon Subduing sh.
Then, he looked at the two secret manuals. He flipped open one, which had the words Azure Dragon Body Nourishing Art on the cover. This was a Divine Art for tempering the body, something of a higher rank than the Firmament Body Tempering Art.
Xiao Chen could not help being overjoyed. Now, that he had half a Dragon Force, two thousand five hundred kilograms of force, he could not advance it further using the Firmament Body Tempering Art. This Azure Dragon Body Nourishing Art met his urgent need.
He carefully put away this secret manual and flipped open the other one, full of anticipation of what pleasant surprise it would bring him.
This secret manuals cover and pages were all ck, inspiring a heavy, stifling, and ufortable feeling. One nce at it immediately captured his attention.
As Xiao Chen flipped the pages, his expression slowly turned grave. He only flipped a few pages and already felt shaken like he was about to fall into a trap. He quickly shut the book with a pa sound and calmed himself.
This secret manual was actually for a Demonic Art. If one was not careful, it might consign them to eternal damnation. It was called the Good and Evil Beneficence Art.
It focused on cultivating Beneficence, which could be umted through both good and evil. The kinder and more benevolent one was, the more the Beneficence and the stronger one would be. However, this was the same for evil as well.
Good and evil were interchangeable. The theory of this Cultivation Technique was something he had never seen or heard of before. Unexpectedly, Beneficence could increase ones strength.
The most important thing was that one could umte Beneficence regardless of good or evil. Xiao Chen shivered just thinking about it. This Cultivation Technique must not be preserved. If those loose cultivators in the Primal Chaos Domain obtain it, the consequences would be extremely horrifying.
Did the Azure Emperor cultivate this Cultivation Technique?
Chapter 914 - Greatly Prestigious Heroes’ Convention
Chapter 914: Greatly Prestigious Heroes Convention
Xiao Chen instantly felt somewhat confused. If the Azure Emperor had not cultivated this, then why had he hidden it in the Azure Emperor Drawing the Saber painting?
Xiao Chen thought about the Azure Emperors life. He had advanced to Martial Emperor before the age of one hundred. Then, he had be unrivaled in his time; even the older-generation experts had not been his match.
Then, Xiao Chen thought about the stories about the Azure Emperor. When the Sovereign Noble ns or the ancient races were unsatisfied with him, he would just uproot them entirely.
This behavior was precisely the reason for his reputation as an absolute tyrant. Although he was called tyrannical, it was more urate to describe him as vicious.
Killing was evil. Destroying entire sects and ns was a great evil.
When considering everything together, Xiao Chen felt somewhat disappointed. It looked like the Azure Emperor really had cultivated this Good and Evil Beneficence Art.
Boom! Boom!
Suddenly, wind shrilled, resounding on the surface of the sea. The wind was like a knife slicing the seawater in half. Then a mixed-gender group appeared on the beach.
Someone is here.
Xiao Chen turned his head to take a look. These people did not appear to be people from the five Domains. They were dressed like cultivators of the sea. All of them had deep and heavy auras, all Superior Grade Martial Sages radiating strong pride.
Xiao Chen!
One of the men recognized Xiao Chen and shouted his name in shock.
Haha! Unexpectedly, you still have not left, even after killing the top true inheritor of the Profound Water Sect. This person was no more than thirty years old. He had a long spear slung behind his back. When he looked at Xiao Chen, he smiled. The Profound Water Sects Sect Master is offering a peak King Grade Secret Treasure and a Peak Spirit Vein for your head. How surprising that you are just a Medial Grade Martial Sage!
One of the girls at his side smiled tenderly and said, Senior Brother, you just received Di Wuques invitation to discuss the Heroes Convention. Coincidentally, we met with this fellow. If you can kill this fellow, not only will you obtain the reward from the Profound Water Sects Sect Master, but you can also be more confident when speaking with Di Wuque.
Xiao Chen felt astonished in his heart. The prestige of Di Wuques Heroes Convention actually extended to the Heavenly Starry Ocean.
He did not know where these five people came from, but their tone of voice was very overbearing as if he was already dead.
Xiao Chen looked carefully. The man leading the group had decent cultivation, apparently cultivating a fantastic Divine Art. Acupoints all over his body opened and closed, absorbing the Astral Energy of the universe.
This persons body gave off faint starlight, making him appear more charming.
The four people beside that man also cultivated Astral Energy. However, the amount of Astral Energy they released was far inferior to what their leader exuded.
The sect of this group should be one that focused on the stars.
Xiao Chen was no stranger to Astral Energy. Long Feis Nine Heavens Astral Arts was one such Cultivation Technique. However, Long Fei also cultivated the White Bones Dharmic Arts. His cultivation of Astral Energy was notparable to these peoples.
What sect are the few of you from?
We are from the Heavenly Starry Oceans Big Dipper Pce. This is our senior brother Ye Qing. Today, we will be borrowing your head. We will be able to benefit twice from you. You can consider your death worthwhile. The female disciple beside Ye Qing looked very gentle and demure. However, when she spoke, her words were incredibly vicious.
The rest of you, dont make a move. Let me test him out. Lets see how capable a fellow who dares to be unbridled before a Martial Emperor is.
Ye Qing smiled as he unslung the spear behind his back. Then, a banner floated out.
I saw wrong. This is not a spear but an Astral Banner with four stars embroidered on it. The starlight pouring out from it is resplendent.
This is my Big Dipper Banner. I still have three more stars to refine. Coincidentally, after I kill you, I can obtain the resources to continue refining it. Die!
Ye Qing swung the banner, and starlight flooded out. Four starsDubhe, Merak, Phecda, and Megrezflew out. They hung high in the air, forming the bowl of the Big Dipper. Adding another three stars to delineate the handle wouldplete the Big Dipper.
[Note: Dubhe, Merak, Phecda, and Megrez are stars of the Big Dipper constetion. They are also known as Alpha Ursae Majoris, Beta Ursae Majoris, Gamma Ursae Majoris, and Delta Ursae Majoris, respectively.]
Bathed in starlight, acupoints all over Ye Qings body opened up and shone, intensifying the radiance. His entire person glowed with health and vigor. As he walked, he looked like a Star Lord.
Kill!
Above the starlight, Ye Qings banner trembled, and the starlight converged. A red banner spread out, covering the sky and sun, wanting to wrap up Xiao Chen.
This simple move appeared very mighty, diving down from the starlight-filled sky.
Senior Brother Ye has actually condensed four stars of the Big Dipper, forming half of it. When did this happen?
Haha! Senior Brother seeded just half a month ago. Aside from First Senior Brother, who alreadypleted his Astral Banner, only Senior Brother Ye, among the younger generation in our sect, has condensed half the Big Dipper already, that gentle-looking girl said proudly with starlight flickering in her eyes.
Senior Brother Ye has the Ye n to support him. Indeed, he is rich and imposing. Wetter-generation disciples had to work hard for several years to condense just one star.
With half the Big Dipper, he can alreadyplete a minor cycle. This is a totally different levelpared to an Astral Banner with just one or two stars. Senior Brother Ye will need only ten moves to take down this Xiao Chen.
Of course, that is natural. I heard that Xiao Chen once humiliated Di Wuque. After Senior Brother kills him, he will definitely be able to gain many benefits from Di Wuque.
The spectating Big Dipper Pce disciples chattered excitedly when they saw the starlight-filled sky and theparatively insignificant Xiao Chen.
When the banner unfurled, its might was indeed horrifying. Xiao Chen looked up and saw only the red banner. He wondered what material this banner was made from.
He entered deep thought and moved the vague form of his saber soul. Using his fingers as a saber, he gently shed at the approaching banner.
Creak!
Applying fifty percent of his strength, he actually only managed to mark the banner and failed to tear it. He could not help feeling surprised.
However, this result startled Ye Qing. This Big Dipper Banner was the life Secret Treasure of the Big Dipper Pce. His spirit was connected to it. When Xiao Chen gently shed the banner, it was like a saber shed his mind, inflicting incredible pain.
Ye Qing quickly retreated, and when he inspected his banner, he felt heartache. The banner that he used more than a hundred materials to refine had almost broken at Xiao Chens casual attack.
He raised his head and stared at Xiao Chen in astonishment despite himself. What kind of monster is this fellow?
Ye Qing no longer dared to leave his banner unfurled. He shook his right hand, and the banner rolled up. Now, he used the Astral Banner as a spear and charged at Xiao Chen.
This was Xiao Chens first time meeting a cultivator who focused on cultivating Astral Energy, so he was not in a hurry to deal with this person, wanting to see what such a cultivator was capable of.
After fighting for a while, Xiao Chen was somewhat disappointed. He could deal with this Ye Qing easily using just half his strength. He did not feel any pressure at all. He had a hunch that this Big Dipper Pce was probably not a major sect in the Heavenly Starry Ocean.
In fact, Xiao Chens guess was correct. The Big Dipper Pce was only a branch of the Cyclic Astral Pce. In the Cyclic Astral Pce, there were the Rosette Star Pce, the Nine Luminaries Pce, the Seven Malefic Star Pce, the Sun Pce, the Moon Pce, and many others for a total of twenty-four branches.
The Big Dipper Pce was the bottom-ranking branch. When the seven stars were all condensed, they would be somewhat mighty. However, just half the Big Dipper was far from sufficient to deal with Xiao Chen.
Just when Xiao Chen decided to stop ying around, Ye Qing realized that he could not take down Xiao Chen. He roared furiously and pointed with his banner. The stars spiraling in the sky fell straight towards Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chens eyes lit up, and a bright moon rose in the sky behind him. wless Bright Moon! He thrust his hand forward, and the radiant full moon headed for these stars.
Bang!
When the bright moon rose, Dubhe shattered into countless beams of starlight and returned to the Big Dipper Banner.
Ye Qing vomited a mouthful of blood as the Big Dipper Banner fluttered wildly. The remaining Merak, Phecda, and Megrez continued falling.
The Magic Energy in Xiao Chens sea of consciousness drained as he executed Moon Bright Like Fire. The sky turned resplendent, and the three stars shattered.
The starlight dispersed, and only a bright full moon remained. The mysterious phenomenon created by Ye Qings Big Dipper Banner dissipatedpletely.
Electric light shed under Xiao Chens feet as he flew forward. He snatched away the other partys Big Dipper Banner and casually punched, knocking his opponent back.
Hu hu!
Therge banner unfurled, and Xiao Chens strong Spiritual Sense instantly destroyed the Spiritual Mark Ye Qing left on it. Now, this Big Dipper Banner was ownerless.
My Big Dipper Banner! Ye Qing eximed in extreme pain. For the sake of refining this Big Dipper Banner, he had spent a significant amount of his ns resources. If he lost it just like that, he would be utterly embarrassed.
This is not bad. I can barely use this, Xiao Chen evaluated. He raised his head and looked at the others. You all have Big Dipper Banners as well, right? Bring them all out, and I will not kill you all.
It had taken only a few breaths of time for Ye Qing to lose his banner, so the others had not reacted to the loss yet.
Whats wrong? You dont understand me?
Xiao Chens expression turned cold. He circted his wless saber Dao, and the bright moon in the sky turned into a bright saber light that streaked by like it appeared out of nowhere.
The others could not understand what was going on nor did they detect anything strange going on.
Only Ye Qing, who was at the side, trembled in fear. He had to point a shaky finger at them before the others realized that thin saber wounds had appeared on their necks at some point in time, so fine that the cuts were hard to see.
Instantly, the others all felt their hearts turn cold. Their hands and backs broke out in cold sweat.
The other four all had bitter expressions as they erased their Spiritual Marks and handed their Big Dipper Banners to Xiao Chen. They all had only one or two stars on their Big Dipper Banners, iparable to Ye Qings.
Xiao Chen put away the Big Dipper Banners with a smile. Then he consoled them, saying, When traveling the world, you will suffer many setbacks. The Kunlun Continent is very dangerous. Donte back here in the future. Forget about participating in whatever Heroes Convention. It is not something for you kids.
Dont get too pleased. Our First Senior Brother is already with the Deity Race as a guest. He has condensed all seven stars and formed theplete Big Dipper. He can kill you as easily as killing a dog, that gentle-looking female disciple said viciously.
When Ye Qing heard that, he was startled. He quickly pulled the girl back and stepped forward to say, Big Brother Xiao Chen, dont mind her. My junior sister is just a little unruly and headstrong. She does not mean what she says. Here is the refining method for the Big Dipper Banner. Big Brother Xiao Chen, if you do not have the refining method, you will not be able to upgrade it to seven stars.
Xiao Chen unceremoniously received the secret manual that Ye Qing proffered him. Then, he nced at that girl before turning and leaving.
Only when Xiao Chens figurepletely disappeared did Ye Qing heave a sigh of relief. With a dark expression, he faced the girl and said, Junior Sister Liu, be careful of what you say in the future. Its one thing if you cause your own death, but dont drag us into it.
Clearly, that girl was very dissatisfied. She argued, Senior Brother, you must have been beaten silly. After your Big Dipper Banner got taken away, you still handed over the refining method of the Big Dipper Banner. We should quickly go and report to First Senior Brother, have him avenge us and snatch back our Big Dipper Banners.
Ye Qing smiled coldly and retorted, I am not as foolish as you. Look at your own strength first before saying such vicious words. When this person fought me, he did not use even half his strength. Not to mention First Senior Brother, even the seniors of our Big Dipper Pce might not be a match for him.
The ones that can block him are probably only those ridiculously powerful disciples from the Sun Pce, the Moon Pce, and the Rosette Star Pce.
Chapter 915 - Big Dipper Banner
Chapter 915: Big Dipper Banner
The girl with the family name Liu still felt dissatisfied. She said, We are all disciples of the Cyclic Astral Pce. He definitely will not dare to do anything to us. Senior Brother, you are clearly just being timid and seeking excuses.
You fool! This fellow does not even give any face to a Martial Emperor. Would he be afraid of our Big Dipper Pce? Ignorant! If you want to go and find First Senior Brother, you can go by yourself.
Ye Qing could not be bothered to say more. He turned around and left the stunned girl, as well as the other disciples, behind.
The others did not leave immediately. They had lost their Astral Banners. It would take a long time for them to refine one from scratch again, so they still hoped that their First Senior Brother could help them snatch their banners back.
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Xiao Chen was rather interested in the Big Dipper Banner. Actually, the Greenwood Bannera Magic Treasurewas akin to an Astral Banner as well. It refined the Astral Energy of the Greenwood Star and exhibited the power of greenwood to trap the enemy.
He looked for a quiet ce, then carefully flipped through the secret manual containing the Big Dipper Pces refining method of the Big Dipper Banner. The procedure was notplicated, but the resources required were somewhat bbergasting.
Refining one star on the Big Dipper Banner required three hundred and sixty-five Astral Cores to be refined into an Astral Pearl. After that, one needed to supplement it with fifty kilograms of ck Patterned Gold before one could sessfully refine one star.
Even if Xiao Chen used only Inferior Grade Astral Cores, he estimated that it would still cost more than three hundred thousand ck Astral Coinswhich in Astral Coins would be over thirty million Astral Coins. Adding in fifty kilograms of ck Patterned Gold would bring the total to about six hundred thousand ck Astral Coins.
This figure still did not include the resources needed for the banner itself and the banners pole. Altogether, the price would be sky-high.
If Xiao Chen wanted to make a better Astral Pearl, the resources needed would increase severalfold. He would have to add in divine material.
In summary, the more ingredients used, the better the quality of the Astral Pearl.
All the Astral gs that Xiao Chen collected, including Ye Qings, were refined using Astral Pearls made from Inferior Grade Astral Cores.
A top-level Big Dipper Banner used several tons of Underworld ck Copper and ck Patterned Gold. The Astral Pearls would be made from Peak Grade Astral Cores. There would be ny-nine different divine materials, each one weighing at least half a ton.
With such a banner, the Big Dipper that the seven stars formed emitted a golden light. The starlight couldpete with the sun and the moon. With one wave of the banner, the seven stars could crush the moon, turn mountains and rivers into ashes, flip rivers and the sea, making one invincible.
However, even the Big Dipper Pces Pce Lord did not have such a Big Dipper Banner. The only one in existence had been refined into a formation diagram by the Cyclic Astral Pces Pce Lord.
From the secret manual that Ye Qing handed over, and some misceneous scribbles on it, Xiao Chen understood that the Big Dipper Pce was only a branch of the Cyclic Astral Pce, simr to the branch of a sect. Furthermore, it ranked thest among the branches.
Aside from the Big Dipper Pce, there were another twenty-three branches, each of which had their own Astral Banner. Among these, the Rosette Star Banner had the most stars needing refininga total of thirty-six.
Strong branches like the Sun Pce and the Moon Pce had banners that needed only one star refined. However, they were stronger than the other Astral Pces. The materials required for one Sun Banner would suffice for over one hundred ordinary Big Dipper Banners.
Due to the onerous resource requirements, the Sun Pce and the Moon Pce generally followed a system of a single line of session. Normally, they would take in only one disciple per generation.
That was not the most horrifying thingwhich was that the Cyclic Astral Pce had a Cyclic Astral Pce Diagram. This Cyclic Astral Pce Diagram contained the constetions of all twenty-four Astral Pces. All the Astral Pearls used were refined from Peak Grade Astral Cores and supplemented by ny-nine types of divine materials.
How many stars were twenty-four constetions? How much resources would be required? Just thinking about this gave Xiao Chen a headache.
When this formation diagram was opened, starlight would cover thend. It could turn day into night, manipting space-time. It could even refine a living Martial Emperor; it was a peak Emperor Grade Secret Treasure.
Xiao Chen was bbergasted. Fortunately, the ones he had run into were from the Big Dipper Pce. If they had been disciples of the other pces, he might not have won so easily.
Initially, he had not cared about the First Senior Brother of these Big Dipper Pce disciples. However, he had heard that female disciple say that her First Senior Brother had alreadypletely refined the Big Dipper Banner.
This was a person to pay attention to. There was an enormous difference between aplete Big Dipper and an iplete Big Dipper.
The thing that was even more problematic was the Heroes Convention. Xiao Chen had not expected Di Wuque to act so expeditiously. The news of the Heroes Convention had already reached the Heavenly Starry Ocean.
Recruiting the Big Dipper Pces top disciple was probably just a start. If the entire Cyclic Astral Pce supported Di Wuque, then he would have gained a foothold in the Heavenly Starry Ocean.
Xiao Chen stopped thinking about all these and looked at Ye Qings Big Dipper Banner. Then, something struck him.
He did notck ck Patterned Gold. Back when he was on Dragon Wood Star, Huangpu Feng had given him arge amount of ck Patterned Gold. He also had some Inferior Grade Astral Cores remaining.
If he melted down the other Astral Banners and used the resources he had on hand, he should be able toplete Ye Qings Big Dipper Banner.
Xiao Chen previously thought that no matter what, he was still considered wealthy. However, now that he looked at these Secret Treasures of the Astral Pces, he realized that he was actually broke.
Im too poor. I cant even refine a Medial Grade Big Dipper Banner.
After muttering to himself for a while, Xiao Chen spat out the Dragon Phoenix Cauldron and killed the half-dead evil Demon clone. Then, he took out the Golden Crow Egg. After that, he threw in all the Astral Banners, aside from Ye Qings, into it.
With a whoosh, the Lunar True me in Xiao Chens left eye flew out and entered the cauldron. Then, he started to melt down these Secret Treasures.
Melting them down was not difficult. All he needed to do was put in enough me to slowly roast them. After a long time, hepletely melted down the four Astral Banners. The Astral Cores, ck Patterned Gold, and other resources were all separated and arranged neatly.
After this, Xiao Chen read through the secret manual for refining the Big Dipper Banner once again. Now, he felt very confident. After it was dark, he started to ce Inferior Grade Astral Cores into the cauldron to refine an Astral Pearl.
It was almost impossible to fail in refining an Inferior Grade Astral Pearl. The first Astral Pearl that Xiao Chen refined was for Alioth, the fifth star of the Big Dipper.
He looked up at the sky and observed Alioth for a full hour before he finally began.
The refinement of the first Astral Pearl was time-consuming. Xiao Chen worked hard from dusk to dawn before he finished.
A palm-sized Astral Pearl floated above his palm. Heaving a sigh of relief, he took out the Big Dipper Banner and ced this Astral Pearl into it. Immediately, a resplendent star appeared on the floating banner.
However,pared to the other four stars, this star clearly appeared much dimmer, likely due to theck of umtion of Astral Energy.
With the experience from refining Alioth, the refinement of the final two starsMizar and Alkaidwent much more smoothly. Inferior Grade Astral Pearls did not have too high a requirement for the timing of adding materials or fire control.
Thus, Xiao Chen managed to refine the stars in a convenient fashion. The disciples of the Big Dipper Pce did not have a cauldron or a me of the same level as the Dragon Phoenix Cauldron and Lunar True me. When they wanted to refine Astral Pearls, they had to pay ck Astral Coins to the elders at their Equipment Forging Pavilion to get them to help with the refinement.
After Xiao Chen inserted thest two Astral Pearls, he instantly felt an earthshaking change in the Big Dipper Banner.
The seven stars officially constituted theplete Big Dipper. The Astral Energy formed a major cycle flowing with light.
When Xiao Chen unfurled the Big Dipper Banner, it fluttered, and starlight flickered. The seven resplendent stars absorbed the Astral Energy of the Big Dipper continuously.
The Big Dipper constetion in the night sky sent down seven pirs of starlight.
Xiao Chen tested out the might of the Big Dipper Banner. With a casual wave, the Astral Banner pped loudly. Powerful Astral Energy surged out. Everywhere it passed, glittering starlight crashed around, sounding just like unending, ear-splitting thunder.
Ka!
Xiao Chen spun the Astral Banner around and stabbed it into the ground. Surging Astral Energy flooded out, and a crack immediately formed, extending for a kilometer in the blink of an eye. The ground appeared to have split into two.
He gaped slightly at this sight, feeling somewhat incredulous. Afterpleting the constetion, the might of the Big Dipper Banner was actually so horrifying.
Furthermore, he had not cultivated the Big Dipper Art. If he used the hand seals of the Big Dipper Art inbination with thisplete Big Dipper Banner, it would be even more powerful.
Feeling very joyful, Xiao Chen happily yed with this Astral Banner in the sky. The seven stars came out and materialized the scene of a starry night sky.
As he held the Big Dipper Banner and walked in the sky, it looked like he was walking on the Milky Way. When he swung the banner lightly while using the power of the constetion, the entire space shook intensely.
Good! Good! Good! With this Big Dipper Banner and the two Magic Treasuresthe Five Element Medallion and the Greenwood BannerI do not need to fear anyone at the King conferring ceremony.
Xiao Chen put away the Big Dipper Banner with satisfaction and resumed his journey.
The King conferring ceremony would soon take ce. He would obtain the title of Azure Dragon King, officially taking on the status of the Azure Emperors descendant and the responsibility of rebuilding the Dragons Gate.
After traversing the Yellow Soil Demonic Garden, Xiao Chen traveled swiftly. Leaving only dust in his wake, he arrived at a small city in the Primal Chaos Domain.
After half a month of hurried travel, Xiao Chen felt tired. He sought thergest inn in the city and happily took a bath. Then, he ordered a table full of delicacies to satisfy himself.
There is fresh big news. The Martial God Pce is dying the White Robed King Xiao Chens King conferring ceremony!
Xiao Chen had just sat down and finished a cup of wine when he heard news about himself. Furthermore, it was such shocking news.
Damn! Is that true? Didnt they say that they would hold the King conferring ceremony soon?
It is definitely true. The three Holy Masters of the Martial God Pce personally passed the edict. How could it be false? The news has spread throughout the entire Tianwu Domain.
Theyre unlikely to cancel it, right? This is a very big matter.
It hasnt reached the extent of cancetion. However, the title is a little problematic. I heard that the three Holy Masters do not intend to give Xiao Chen the title of Azure Dragon King. This title is too sensitive.
Isnt it White Robed King?
White Robed King your head! That is something spread by that asshole Qi Wuxue. Anyone with a bit of age knows that the Azure Emperors title was Azure Dragon King. As the Azure Emperors descendant, he is sure to inherit this title.
When Xiao Chen heard this, he frowned slightly. The title Azure Dragon King held great significance to him. If not for this title, he would not bother with having a King title.
In the future, when he advanced to Sovereign Martial Emperor, he could confer a Kingship on himself and take the title Azure Dragon King. That was something that would definitely happen.
Xiao Chen had rushed back with great urgency, forgoing plenty of things forck of time, only to hear this news. He started drinking to drown his sorrows, feeling a little conflicted.
Haha! Our dear White Robed King, why are you drinking so sadly alone? Let the few of us old folks apany you in your final drink.
Xiao Chen looked up. A white-robed old man sat across him. This person had an elegant air about himself but was looking at him with heavy murderous intent. Two other old men sat on either side of that old man, both harboring malicious intents as well.
The Heaven and Earth Sect inner sect elders who left that strand of fate in Xiao Chens body had finallye to seek him.
Xiao Chen set down his wine cup and smiled coldly. Where did these dogs and catse from? How could such people be worthy of drinking with me?
Chapter 916 - All of You Deserve Death
Chapter 916: All of You Deserve Death
Xiao Chen was not surprised that these three people from the Heaven and Earth Sect had managed to find him.
Back then, the Supreme Sky Emperor had wanted to help Xiao Chen remove that strand of fate. However, Xiao Chen had refused his offer, all so that this could happen.
The white-robed old mans expression turned cold. He said, Cats and dogs? To think that the fellow that miserably fled from us two years ago dares to say something like this!
Wise up and hand over the peak grade Immortal Spirit Ring in your hand as well as the Lunar Cassia Tree. Otherwise, you will not be able to flee alive this time. We alreadyid countless traps for you in this city, the old man on the right side said in an icy voice.
Xiao Chen thought about it and figured out what happened. These three old men had probably leaked his movements.
Right now, he had plenty of enemies. Many people wanted to kill him, quite a number of them experts. Could it be that all of them were in this small city?
With a thought, Xiao Chens Spiritual Sense surged out in all directions like the iing tide. A panorama of the entire city appeared in his mind, but he did not see any powerful enemies.
It looked like these three did not want to split the treasures on Xiao Chen with others. So those people should still be en route.
However, did they know how strong Xiao Chen was now?
Apparently, these three felt confident. Otherwise, they would not dare to charge over with just the three of them.
The old man on the left smiled and said, Young Master Xiao sure is calm. Even until now, your expression remains the same. Do you actually think that the three of us came without any preparations?
I really hate people making noise when I am drinking. All of you deserve death!
Xiao Chens expression turned cold, and he held the Big Dipper Banner in his hand. In the time it took for a spark to fly, he stabbed the banner at the white-robed old man. Starlight lit up the tip of the banner pole. This attack was extremely fast, like a meteor.
Bang!
There was an explosion, and the Sage Grade inner vest that the white-robed old man wore shattered. He vomited a mouthful of blood as he went crashing through the walls of the inn.
Xiao Chen did not unfurl the banner, using it as a spear and sweeping it across. This move startled the two old men who had been beside the white-robed old man. They quickly evaded, leaping out.
A berserk aura spread out, shocking all the cultivators in the inn. A battle at the level of Superior Grade Martial Sages was about to begin, so all of them made haste to flee.
Xiao Chen quickly finished the wine on the table and left behind a ck Astral Coin. Smiling faintly, he gave chase.
He had been waiting for these three old men. They really thought that he was still at the same level he had been two years ago, not making any special preparations. This time, these three people had to die.
Xiao Chen, we gave you an easy way out, but you are choosing to take the hard way. Even if we dont kill you today, we will cripple you. We will break your limbs and let you taste the feeling of falling from the peak to rock bottom.
Having changed his clothes, the white-robed old man hovered in the air. A scarlet sword floated above his head. Strands of scarlet sword light circled the sword, spreading a killing Qi.
The other two old men bracketed Xiao Chen. Simr scarlet swords floated above their heads as well.
The three scarlet swords formed a triangle with Xiao Chen in the center. Sword lights were in constant motion between the three, giving off sword hums and generating thousands of sword images. They encased everything within one kilometer as the killing Qi burgeoned forth.
With such a very dense killing Qi, these three scarlet swords probably had incredible origins; they should be King Grade Secret Treasures.
Although a King Grade Secret Treasure was very powerful, Martial Sages below grandmaster level had difficulty bringing out its full might.
The three of them operated their King Grade Secret Treasures together, resulting in them seeding in bringing out more than eighty percent of their swords might. No wonder these three were confident of killing Xiao Chen.
Hehe! Xiao Chen, the name of these three scarlet swords are Killing Immortal, Beheading Immortal, and Murdering Immortal. They are replicas of three ancient Immortal Swords, personally refined by our Sect Master. Now that you are trapped, you will not be able to escape unless you are a grandmaster-level Martial Sage.
The skinny old man had iparably savage confidence in the Beheading Immortal sword above him.
The elegant white-robed old man smiled and said, Xiao Chen, on ount of your low cultivation and the fact that youths also have their pride, as long as you kowtow to us and apologize as well as hand over the peak grade Immortal Spirit Ring and Lunar Cassia Tree, this old man will let all this be bygones.
This city was a small city at the edge of the Primal Chaos Domain. Normally, no powerful characters woulde here. Today, three Superior Grade Martial Sages appeared with King Grade Secret Treasures, so they attracted the attention of the many cultivators in the area.
When the onlookers heard the white-robed old mans words, they realized that the youth the three old men were fighting was the famous descendant of the Azure Emperor, Xiao Chen. The entire city was galvanized; people flocked to the battlefield to watch.
So, this is Xiao Chen. He is indeed extraordinary. Even with three older-generation Superior Grade Martial Sages from the Heaven and Earth Sect wielding King Grade Secret Treasures, his expression did not even change.
Unexpectedly, he has a peak grade Immortal Spirit Ring. I heard that even Martial Emperors would get envious over something like that.
Martial Emperors already grasp Heavenly Laws. With some refinement, the space within a peak grade Immortal Spirit Ring can be a small world. How can they not be envious? Furthermore, only peak grade Immortal Spirit Rings can nourish and grow Spirit Trees above Sage Grade.
The Lunar Cassia Tree has a high value as well. The Medicine God Valley always buys this type of Sage Grade Spirit Tree at high prices. Unexpectedly, Xiao Chen has one.
An ordinary person is innocent, but one with a treasure will get into trouble. With just these two items, even I feel tempted.
Discussions broke out in the crowd as the cultivators looked at Xiao Chen, who was surrounded by scarlet sword lights. They were filled with anticipation of seeing how he would deal with this.
The names Killing Immortal, Beheading Immortal, and Murdering Immortal were rather scary. Xiao Chen sized up the three scarlet swords and concocted ns in his heart. Soon, an idea came to him.
These three swords were just copies. Furthermore, they were merely weak imitations. The amount of divine materials used was very low. What would be harder to deal with was the killing Qiing from the swords.
Clearly, the Sect Master of the Heaven and Earth Sect possessed excellent refining skills to be able to use ordinary materials to evoke the true essence of these three swords.
Xiao Chen estimated that thousands of beasts had to have perished to imbue the swords with so much killing Qi.
However, while others feared this killing Qi, Xiao Chen did not. A light flickered on his forehead, and the killing Qi in the scarlet throne poured endlessly into the Big Dipper Banner.
The few of you are thinking of writing off the matters of the past. However, this Xiao is not thinking of doing that. I will not lose twenty Superior Grade Astral Cores for nothing. Today, I will test out these three Immortal Swords.
Whoosh!
Xiao Chen shook his wrist, and the red banner unfurled. However, instead of spilling starlight, it overflowed with boundless killing Qi.
The red light that spread out seemed very dense. This killing Qi formed a baleful wind blowing everywhere. It instantly suppressed the killing Qi of the three Immortal Swords, putting Xiao Chen at an advantage.
Seven stars flickering, shattering the moon!
After gaining the upper hand, Xiao Chenughed loudly. He carefreely waved the banner, and the stars of the Big DipperDubhe, Merak, Phecda, Megrez, Alioth, Mizar, and Alkaidall lit up, radiating resplendent starlight.
The banner fluttered as starlight shot out. The seven stars emerged and formed a constetion, filling the sky with starlight. The tables had turned. Now, a starry sky surrounded the three Immortal Swords.
The three old men from the Heaven and Earth Sect did not want to see the situation remaining against them, so they quickly activated Killing Immortal, Beheading Immortal, and Murdering Immortal. Many scarlet sword images shot over, trying to kill Xiao Chen on the spot.
Dang! Dang! Dang!
The boundless starlight blocked all the scarlet sword images, neutralizing them.
Xiao Chen smiled coldly. As he held the Big Dipper Banner, starlight poured down from the skies. He looked very ethereal as if he was walking in the starry heavens.
Seven stars fall, mountains and rivers turn to ashes!
Xiao Chen pointed to the sky, and the seven stars fell towards the three old men. In this starry sky, the seven Astral Pearls looked like real stars. As they fell, space trembled, forming spreading ripples.
The entire city suffered from the shock wave. Many houses copsed, one after another.
This attack startled the three. They no longer cared about using the scarlet sword images to kill Xiao Chen. Now, they worked together to form an endless screen of scarlet sword images, trying to block the seven falling stars.
However, how could these three old men block them? The seven stars formed aplete constetion that worked together, and starlight flowed between them. They constituted a meticulous whole that even Xiao Chen would not dare to block head-on.
Ka ca! Ka ca!
The scarlet sword images shattered, and the three Heaven and Earth Sect old men vomited mouthfuls of blood and apparently lost some control over the three Immortal Swords floating above their heads.
Lets go. That is the Big Dipper Pces Big Dipper Banner. I dont know where this demon obtained it. It is actually aplete Big Dipper Banner. We are not its match.
Holding the Killing Immortal sword, the white-robed old man sent out a vicious killing Qi to fend off the falling starlight as he tried to escape.
Xiao Chenughed loudly and withdrew the banner. The seven stars returned to the banner, and it filled with boundless Astral Energy once more. He said, Dont the few of you want my peak grade Immortal Spirit Ring or to break my arms? Why the rush to leave? Come back!
A wind howled as the Big Dipper Banner fluttered and flew out from the pole, spreading out to cover the sky. The pping banner extended everywhere. Xiao Chen pulled his hand back, and the starlight immediately curled up, capturing the three fleeing old men.
Xiao Chen rotated his wrist, and the banner flew back towards the banner pole. The Big Dipper Banner continuously absorbed Astral Energy, allowing this banner to give off starlight like a divine spear.
He thrust his hand forward, and the banner pole gathered all the scattered killing Qi. Ka ka ka! The pole pierced through the three old mens hearts, lining them up on the Big Dipper Banner like they were dumplings on a skewer.
The three Heaven and Earth old men red furiously as they died with remaining grievances by impalement on the banner pole.
Such a scene was very shocking. All the cultivators in the city were horrified. The three older-generation Martial Sages came with King Grade Secret Treasures, yet they still died so miserably.
Xiao Chen shook the Big Dipper Banner slightly, and starlight exploded, sting the three corpses to bits and leaving nothing behind. With one move, he collected the threes spatial rings and the three Immortal SwordsKilling Immortal, Beheading Immortal, and Murdering Immortal.
The three Immortal Swords had extraordinary might. Unfortunately, the materials used were not of high quality. The main threatthe killing Qigot countered by Xiao Chens Massacre Throne, reduced to nothing before his Big Dipper Banner.
If they had been some other King Grade Secret Treasure, Xiao Chen would not have been as rxed. He would have had to put in some effort.
Xiao Chen looked below and saw the city in ruins. The cultivators hovering in midair all eyed at him withplicated expressions, some reverent, others greedy. However, most of them showed fear.
Chapter 917 - Disgusting Martial God Palace
Chapter 917: Disgusting Martial God Pce
Xiao Chen did not linger here. The three old men from the Heaven and Earth Sect had definitely leaked news of his presence in this city.
The Martial God Pces sudden postponement of his King conferring ceremony was not a good sign. Although Xiao Chen was a human race cultivator, the Martial God Pce would not protect him with all its might.
The enemies of the Azure Emperor from back then would probably make a move in the dark. As far as he knew, these would include three of the Sovereign Noble ns of the human race.
Furthermore, there was Mister Qin, whom he had pped in the Merfolk Races dreamlike castle. At that time, he had not been confident of forcing Mister Qin to stay, so he could only let him go.
Once Mister Qin learned of Xiao Chens location, he would no doubt mobilize the resources and manpower of his Medicine God Valley to go after him.
After that, there was still the bounty the Profound Water Sects Sect Master offereda King Grade Secret Treasure that a Martial Emperor personally refined. The experts of the Heavenly Starry Ocean might rush over for that.
Thinking carefully, Xiao Chen realized that he had a lot of enemies. He put away the three Immortal Swords and the Big Dipper Banner before stepping on a lightning dragon and quickly going far away. He did not have time to check on the wealth within the threes spatial rings.
The moment he exited the city gates, three people blocked his way, preventing him from leaving. These three young men looked extraordinary with an elegant air about them, exuding pride.
Xiao Chen recognized one of them. It was Yan Shisans brother, Yan Shisi. Back then, they had fought each other for the top rank of the Proud Son of Heaven Ranking.
If Xiao Chen did not guess wrong, the other two should be scions of two of the other Sovereign Noble nsthe Jiang n and the Lin n.
We are in luck. It looks like the Medicine God Valleys Mister Qin did not lie. Brother Xiao, you are indeed here, Yan Shisi said with a rxed expression, a smile appearing on his face.
The Medicine God Valleys Mister Qin? Xiao Chen felt confused. How did Mister Qin know about his movements?
As the other two people sized up Xiao Chen, they were somewhat shocked. They had not expected him to be only a Medial Grade Martial Sage.
However, Xiao Chens cultivation was very stable. His Heavenly Sage Laws were denser than normal. However, if that was all, it would not be possible for him to have such a horrifying reputation.
Yan Shisi had fought with Xiao Chen before and knew what Xiao Chen was like. He warned, Brother Lin, Brother Jiang, dont be fooled by this persons cultivation. He cultivates a special Cultivation Technique, so his cultivation is slow. However, if you look down on him for that, you will only die an unsightly death.
These three people were all outstanding talents with Sovereign Noble ns backing them. They were very confident and much stronger than ordinary Superior Grade Martial Sages.
Xiao Chen had just been wondering whether the Sovereign Noble ns woulde or not. Unexpectedly, he ended up meeting them at the city gates. His luck was terrible.
However, his expression remained cid. He smiled faintly and said, You three Sovereign Noble n scions are not training in the Profound Domain. Instead, you came to this Primal Chaos Domain to block my way. Whats wrong?
The Jiang n scion beside Yan Shisi smiled coldly. Nothings wrong. We just want your head. We cannot permit the appearance of a second Azure Emperor.
The Lin n scion, who wore blue robes, added, Xiao Chen, the Martial God Pce dyed your King conferring ceremony. Clearly, they do not support you. The Three Holy Masters probably hope that you will die in our hands, preventing the title Azure Dragon King froming back into use.
Today, you will not be able to flee from us. No matter how famous you were before this, it will all vanish like smoke.
Yan Shisi smiled calmly and said, Since the day you announced that you are the Azure Emperors descendant, you were destined to die. Dying at our hands would be much better than dying at the hands of those loose cultivators.
The few of you are really so devoted to righteousness that it inspires reverence. Unfortunately, although many people want this Xiaos head, no one has seeded yet. Today, you will be disappointed as well.
Xiao Chens eyes turned cold. Without further nonsense, his figure trembled, and a bright saber light shot out from his body. This saber light looked as brilliant as the moon, sporting an incredibly sharp edge as it flew towards Yan Shisi.
Yan Shisi did not disy any fear. Nine suns appeared above him and formed a ring. A heatwave surged out, turning the air scorching.
He circted his Heavenly Sage Laws. His strong and deep cultivation made his aura looked like it was greater than Xiao Chens. When he saw the saber light arriving, he did not hesitate to send out a punch.
The nine suns above Yan Shisis head red. This punch gave off an overwhelming heatwave, looking very mighty.
Bang!
Thunderous noises erupted in the air. Both of them moved back a hundred steps with shocked expressions on their faces.
What shocked Xiao Chen was that his opponents cultivation was truly incredibly deep. Even circting his wless saber Dao actually only allowed Xiao Chen to fight on an equal level. Against an ordinary Superior Grade Martial Sage, Xiao Chen would have had the advantage after this attack.
Yan Shisi was even more shocked than Xiao Chen. He was already a middle-stage Superior Grade Martial Sage. He was a cultivation grade higher than Xiao Chen, yet he failed to overwhelm him.
On the contrary, a saber-like purple energy was cutting into his flesh and bones, inflicting iparable pain.
Two figures shedthe scions of the Lin n and Jiang n. They did not give Xiao Chen any breathing space, immediately charging over. They both executed their best Martial Techniques, causing winds to blow and howl, making the sky change color.
Xiao Chen suppressed the zing Quintessence in his body. Then, a bright moon rose behind him. Snow fell around him, and he started to fight with the two.
Waves moved around the Lin n scion, a river gushing under his feet. Shadows flickered around the Jiang n scion, and thousands of shadows moved around, materializing a strange mysterious phenomenon.
Soon after, Yan Shisi flicked his wrist and drew his sword. Together with the light of the nine suns, he entered the fray.
Peach blossoms bloomed, the summer sun rose, the autumn wind blew, and the winter snow fell. Xiao Chen materialized the mysterious phenomenon of wless Four Seasons and moved about the three.
However, the four seasons were not very useful. Only the Winter Saber was perfected. The other three seasons were somewhat weaker. When Xiao Chen fought one-on-three, he appeared very passive. Danger surrounded him.
This time, Xiao Chen had run into strong enemies. Like him, his opponents were talented individuals. They had abundant resources and their ns as their backers. They had used many more Spirit Herbs than he had.
Fighting these three by himself would be quite difficult if he did not use his Magic Skill.
Xiao Chen, is this all you are capable of? We have not even used our King Grade Secret Treasures. When the Lin n scion saw that Xiao Chen still seemed to have reserved strength even when fighting the three of them, he mocked him, trying to force Xiao Chen to take out his trump card.
Yan Shisi sliced through the snowlike saber lights with his sword. Then, he smiled and said, Brother Xiao Chen, just take out whatever trump card you have. Otherwise, you might never get to use it.
Haha! He probably cannot. The Azure Emperor did not leave any treasures for this fellow.
This time, the three of themmitted themselves to killing Xiao Chen. Even after they gained the upper hand, they did not drop their guard. They even used their words to agitate Xiao Chen, trying to force him to expose his trump card before doing away with him.
Xiao Chen smiled coldly to himself. He said in a monotone, You best not force me to use my trump card. Otherwise, none of the three of you will be able to escape.
You speak in a shockingly arrogant tone. This Young Master wants to see your trump card today. Suddenly, arge three-legged cauldron appeared above the Lin n scions head. The cauldron had all sorts of ancient mutated beasts carved on it, and berserk roars came from within.
This is a replica of my Lin ns Ten Thousand Beast Cauldron. Today, I will show you the true power of a Sovereign Noble n, the Lin n scion shouted ferociously.
As he formed hand seals, the Ten Thousand Beast Cauldron started trembling. The roarsing from the cauldron became more berserk and agitated.
Suddenly, the atmosphere turned oppressive as if something dreadful was about to befall.
Boom!
A huge snake image with feathered wings leaped out of the cauldron. This was precisely the ancient mutated beast Thousand Feathered Snake. Then, a Profound Sun Bird image covered in mes screeched and flew out. After that, a malicious,pletely ck flood dragon emerged.
This was just the start. As the Lin n scion continued shing hand seals, a parade of fearsome ancient mutated beast images materialized from the cauldron. A hundred beasts had appeared before it came to a stop.
When the hundred beasts appeared, they covered the sky, circling the Lin n scion overhead and radiating a horrifying aura.
All the Spirit Beasts within five hundred kilometers felt this aura, the aura of ancient mutated beasts, which were all kings of beasts. The dread arising from their bloodlines panicked these Spirit Beasts, setting off a stampede.
Xiao Chens expression changed slightly. The original Ten Thousand Beast Cauldron should be an Emperor Grade Secret Treasure. This replica was refined using only divine materials, a true peak King Grade Secret Treasure. The earlier three Immortal Swords could notpare to this at all.
The umtions of a Sovereign Noble n were indeed immeasurable. Using only ten percent of the cauldrons might, this person could create such an atmosphere. How terrifying!
Brother Yan, Brother Jiang, make way. Watch as my hundred beasts directly crush this fellow. Trump card? I dont believe that you can take out any trump card.
The Lin n scion roared ferociously, and the hundred beasts above charged at Xiao Chen as a savage horde.
The wings of the Thousand Feathered Snake were like knives, fire lit up on the Profound Sun Birds ws, the ck flood dragon spat out pitch-ck mes. The hundred beasts charging looked very mighty. The Lin n scion seemed to want to use these hundred beasts to trample Xiao Chen to death.
With a hundred beasts roaring out, their might overwhelmed the heavens.
A dense cloud of ancient mutated beast images filled the sky. Each and every one of themThousand Feathered Snake, Deep Sea ck Flood Dragon, Heavenly Phoenix, and all the othershad terrifying origins.
The Jiang n scion and Yan Shisi watched, waiting to see how Xiao Chen would react. The Ten Thousand Beast Cauldron in the Lin n scions hands was no ordinary King Grade Secret Treasure. Even just ten percent of its might was still sufficient to force back a grandmaster-level Martial Sage.
If a Superior Grade Martial Sage faced this, they would perish instantly. This was the Lin n scions lifesaving measure, which could preserve his life at a crucial moment.
Now that the Lin n scion used this attack to deal with Xiao Chen, even if Xiao Chen had other trump cards, he would be extremely fatigued after suffering from this.
When Xiao Chen saw these hundred beasts charging over, he prepared to use the Dragon Subduing shs profoundness of dragon subjugation. However, he suddenly thought of something. Then, a medallion appeared in his hand.
This item was the treasure of the Merfolk Racethe Holy Beast Medallion. Yao Yan had said that this medallion could suppress ancient mutated beasts. It even managed to seal a real Thousand Feathered Snake inside it and allowed her to control the creature as she wished.
Against these mutated beast images, it should at least have some effect. The Magic Energy in Xiao Chens sea of consciousness surged, and he immediately activated the Holy Beast Medallion.
The in and simple-looking Holy Beast Medallion shot out a beam of golden light. Then, the light encased the ck flood dragon leading the horde. Xiao Chen felt his Magic Energy drain. Strong suction came from the Holy Beast Medallion in his right hand, pulling the ck flood dragon over.
Chapter 918 - Cleanly Swallowed Up
Chapter 918: Cleanly Swallowed Up
Its effective! Xiao Chen rejoiced in his heart. His boundless Magic Energy started burning, and with a whoosh, he pulled over the ck flood dragon spitting out mes.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
He raised the Holy Beast Medallion and quickly burned his Magic Energy. Beams of light shot out and sucked these mutated beast images into the medallion.
This is addicting. With a thought, the surging Magic Energy in Xiao Chens sea of consciousness immediately decreased by a third. A crystalline light spread out from his body, making him look extraordinary, like an immortal.
Powered by Xiao Chens Magic Energy, the Holy Beast Medallion burst forth with brilliance and shot out a beam of light. It encased all the remaining mutated beast images and sucked them in, collecting them inside the medallion.
My hundred ancient beasts!
This developmentpletely stunned the Lin n scion. Each mutated beast image had taken his n elders a long time to refine. He had only one thousand mutated beast images in his Ten Thousand Beast Cauldron. Now that he lost one hundred in one go, his heart bled.
Xiao Chen grasped the Holy Beast Medallion and smiled. Brother Lin, many thanks for your beast images. What else do you have? Take them all out!
You are seeking death. Ill fight it out with you. I dont believe you have much Law Energy left to operate that Secret Treasure.
The Lin n scion swallowed a Medicinal Pill that instantly replenished the Law Energy in his body. His strength returned to its peak. Then, he roared, and another hundred beast images leaped out of the cauldron.
The umtions of the Sovereign Noble ns were really shocking. They could take out a peak Sage Grade Medicinal Pill that could recover Law Energy back to full in an instant.
However, Xiao Chen did not feel any fear. The Lin n scion would definitely not have two of such a rare Sage Grade Medicinal Pill.
Xiao Chen used another third of his Magic Energy, and the light swept out again. The newly emerged hundred beasts were also sucked into the medallion.
Pu ci!
When the Lin n scion saw this scene, he was so angry that he vomited blood. With two hundred mutated beast images gone, this Ten Thousand Beast Cauldron would permanently lose twenty percent of its might. While this would not affect him now, as he could bring out only a portion of this King Grade Secret Treasures might, it would have a significant impact in the future when he advanced to grandmaster-level Martial Sage.
Brother Lin, let me give you a hand. Hundred Change Tortoise Spirit Shield!
The Jiang n scion extended his hand, and nine thousand nine hundred and ny-nine aged tortoise shells giving off a ck light flew out from the hollow of his palm to form a tightly pieced, pointed tower shield. ck light gleamed in between the cracks.
The momentum of this shield seemed very mighty. It was like a mountain pressing down,pressing the surrounding space and forming spatial wrinkles.
Even space was moving; there was nowhere to hide and no way to defend. The space in front of Xiao Chen rebounded, forced him back a kilometer with a bang. Then, he vomited a mouthful of blood.
After gaining the advantage with one move, the Jiang n scionughed loudly and said, Xiao Chen, the Holy Beast Medallion that the Merfolk Race gave you is probably your trump card. While it counters the Ten Thousand Beast Cauldron, it does not counter my Hundred Change Tortoise Spirit Shield.
This is an Immortal Cultivators Magic Treasure that my Jiang n ancestor found in an Immortal Remnant. After adding in eighty-one kinds of rare divine materials, it was re-refined into a King Grade Secret Treasure. Lets see how you are going to stay arrogant.
The Jiang n scion was delighted at seeding in his sneak attack and injuring Xiao Chen in one move. He raised the shield with both hands and descended from the sky, pressing towards Xiao Chen.
Spacepressed continuously. The trees and buildings became like reflections in water everywhere the shield passed, bing vague and hazy. After that, loud bangs resounded, and they turned into powder.
Die!
The Jiang n scion thrust his hands out, and the Hundred Change Tortoise Spirit Shield covered a certain area and fell towards Xiao Chen.
Space rippled like water, and Xiao Chen felt his body wobbling. His bones crackled. Before the Hundred Change Tortoise Spirit Shield arrived, it was already close to killing him.
The Lin n scion with the Ten Thousand Beast Cauldron floating above his head smiled maliciously. Brother Jiang, good move. Crush this fellow and end the line of the Azure Emperor. After that, our Sovereign Noble ns will have nothing to fear anymore.
Xiao Chen did not hesitate to execute the strongest move of his wless saber Dao, the Martial Technique that he created by observing the old ancestors subjugation of a dragon andpressing the thirteen moves of the Dragon Subduing sh into one.
wless, wless, eighteen Azure Dragons perfectly wless. Holy Might spread out as they roared as one, shaking the nine heavens.
Xiao Chen manipted the Holy Might and formed an intangible light barrier to squeeze the space around and send a ripple back. Space exploded when the two ripples collided, nearly opening spatial tears.
wless Azure Dragon, Subduing Dragon Profound sh!
With the eighteen Azure Dragons setting off, Xiao Chen was like an absolute ancient overlord. He roared a warcry, and the Azure Dragons turned into purple saber lights, striking that Hundred Change Tortoise Spirit Shield.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Intense shocks resounded. Cracks spread throughout the dense Hundred Change Tortoise Spirit Shield before the saber lights that could flip rivers and the sea. Finally, the shield exploded and shattered, turning back into nine thousand nine hundred and ny-nine turtle shells scattering into the surroundings.
Unexpectedly, Xiao Chen had used his own strength to break apart this King Grade Secret Treasure.
The Jiang n scion vomited blood. He was somewhat incredulous of the scene before him as he regathered the scattered tortoise shells and used them for defense. Damn it, if not for the fact that I can bring out only twenty percent of this Hundred Change Tortoise Spirit Shield, I would have crushed you into a paste directly.
The reassembled Hundred Change Tortoise Spirit Shield looked dim. It could not be used for offense for now and could only barely be used for defense.
Xiao Chen, you truly are the Azure Emperors descendant. It looks like it was no coincidence that you managed to defeat me to take the top rank of the Proud Son of Heaven Ranking back then and gained great fame for yourself today. However, as I said before, you will definitely die today!
Yan Shisi, who had been waiting at the side, took advantage of the moment Xiao Chen had just executed Subduing Dragon Profound sh and was rather weak, sending out his King Grade Secret Treasure.
Yan Shisis King Grade Secret Treasure, called the Profound Yin Umbre, was arge umbre covered with a Yin-attributed me. Both the canopy and the handle of the umbre were infused with dozens of divine materials equal to ck Patterned Gold and Underworld ck Copper.
The me in the umbre was the product of merging eighteen kinds of Yin-attributed me to form the Profound Yin True me. It was even stronger than the Netherworld me that Xiao Chen obtained in the past.
The umbre opened and suddenly expanded, covering Xiao Chen, who just finished executing his Martial Technique.
Yan Shisi formed hand seals, and that umbre shrank continuously, locking down the space in that area. The Profound Yin True me also became increasingly denser.
In the end, Brother Yan is the one who caught the timing well. Now that Xiao Chen is trapped in the Profound Yin Umbre, even if he has an unparalleled Movement Technique, he cant escape. He will be turned into ashes.
Yan Shisi smiled coldly and retorted, Turned into ashes? How can he have such a good end? His physical body is as resilient as a Secret Treasure, and he has the bloodline of the Azure Emperor. I want to use this Profound Yin True me to refine him into an Azure Dragon Bone Sword that will allow me to be unparalleled.
Excellent, this is a good idea. With such a powerful bone sword, Brother Yan will definitely be able to defeat your brother and be the next n Head of the Yan n. At that time, you will be able to use the resources of an entire Sovereign Noble n as you please.
Hehe! We are here on our ns orders to kill Xiao Chen. Now that weve seeded, we have saved the older-generation experts in our ns a lot of trouble. The n Head is sure to view me in a different light.
Sovereign Noble ns had many branches and many descendants. Although these people might be the heirs of their ns, thepetition among the younger generation meant that their positions were not secure.
With Xiao Chens death, these scions would have made a great contribution. Their prestige in their ns would rise considerably, and their positions would be much more secure. This was naturally something to be joyful over.
Oh no! Why does it feel like my Profound Yin True me is gradually diminishing?
Yan Shisi had been chatting contentedly with hispanions. However, when he focused on the Profound Yin Umbre, he suddenly discovered that the Profound Yin True me in the umbre was weakening. At first, the change was minimal. However, the decline slowly increased until it was as fast as a torrent.
All the Profound Yin True me poured into Xiao Chens left eye, swallowed up by his Lunar True me.
How unfortunate. Its still a little short. Otherwise, my Lunar True me would be able to reach a bnce with my Purple Thunder True Fire again and create an even-higher-level Taiji Yinyang me Diagram.
Xiao Chens lips curled up as he absorbed the Profound Yin True me. He even appeared unsatisfied.
After he spoke, an Astral Banner appeared in his hand. Then, he gathered killing Qi on the pole before thrusting it upwards.
Seven stars glittering, mountains and river shatter!
A beam of starlight containing boundless killing Qi shot out from the tip of the pole. Then, it sted a hole in the Profound Yin Umbre with a boom. The restriction on the space immediately shattered.
Xiao Chen freed himself, holding the Big Dipper Banner. As the banner fluttered, the seven stars formed a constetion and radiated bright starlight.
As the starlight spread out, the boundless energy it contained sent the three Sovereign Noble n scions flying the instant the banner unfurled.
These three Brothers, dont you want to see this Xiaos trump card? If at this point, this Xiao does not show my trump card, it would be really unbing. I hope you all will not be disappointed!
Xiao Chen smiled and stabbed the Big Dipper Banner into the ground. The seven Astral Pearls came out and formed a starlight-filled sky encasing the entire area within five kilometers.
What! He still has trump cards?! Even after breaking our King Grade Secret Treasures, he actually still has trump cards he has not used yet? How strong is this trump card?
Yan Shisi and hispanions were greatly startled. They did not say anything as they used their King Grade Secret Treasures to protect their bodies, blocking the attacks of the starlight, and quickly left this ce.
Starry Heaven Storm!
Xiao Chen materialized the chessboard of fate and moved the positions of the stars as he quickly executed this Minor Magic Skill. A ck storm swept forward. In the blink of an eye, it caught up with the three who had moved five kilometers away and were using their Secret Treasures to shield themselves.
Bang!
The three vomited blood, and their internal organs ruptured. If not for the King Grade Secret Treasures protecting them, this strike would have reduced them to ashes on the spot.
This move knocked away the Profound Yin Umbre, Hundred Change Tortoise Spirit Shield, and Ten Thousand Beast Cauldron. The three Sovereign Noble n scions turned around, wanting to reim their King Grade Secret Treasures.
A bright moon rose in the sky. Xiao Chen smiled coldly and said, How naive! After seeing my trump card, you still expect to withdraw unscathed? You have to leave behind all three King Grade Secret Treasures!
wless Bright Moon!
Xiao Chen stretched out his hand and pointed. A bright saber Qi descended, forcing back the three trying to take back their King Grade Secret Treasures.
After that, seven stars fell, crashing into the three and reducing them to pathetic states, no longer able to bother with the Secret Treasures.
Xiao Chen leaped up and tucked the three King Grade Secret Treasures into his Universe Ring.
The seven starsnded, the earth shook, and the sky trembled, rumbling endlessly for fifty kilometers around. The cultivators in the small city behind all heard that horrifying explosion, and the entire city shook.
Overwhelming shock waves and dust swept out in all directions.
Every cultivator in the city felt suspicious. Who stirred up the winds and clouds, causing the sky to change color? They quickly rushed out and looked into the distance. All they saw was a faintly discernible white figure amid the starlight.
Chapter 919 - Greatest Trump Card
Chapter 919: Greatest Trump Card
A name appeared in everyones headthe descendant of the Azure Emperor, the white-robed Xiao Chen, who was about to be conferred the Azure Dragon King.
Yan Shisi and the other two raced madly. asionally, they coughed out blood.
All three had sullen expressions on their faces. Their King Grade Secret Treasures were peak King Grade Secret Treasures. These were supposed to be their life Secret Treasures after they advanced to Martial Emperor, yet they lost them so easily.
However, the disappointment in their hearts was not limited to this. Xiao Chens final move had materialized the chessboard of fate, bringing out the entire universe and creating a Starry Heaven Storm.
The horrifying scene made one tremble just thinking about it. Short of a grandmaster-level Martial Sage, no one would be able to stop Xiao Chen.
That was not a Martial Technique. I did not feel any fluctuation of Heavenly Sage Laws at all. It was definitely not a Martial Technique!
It was an Immortal Art. An Immortal Cultivator once visited my n. The techniques that that person executed are very simr to what Xiao Chen performed earlier. Furthermore, what Xiao Chen executed might not be an ordinary Immortal Art. It may have already reached the level of a Magic Skill.
Immortal and Martial Dual Cultivation! Immortal and Martial Dual Cultivation! This is actually his greatest trump card. Damn it! Now that weve lost our King Grade Secret Treasures, we are sure to lose our positions as heirs.
The three appeared dismayed. When they thought of the consequences, they all wished that they could skin Xiao Chen alive.
Yan Shisi said coldly, We absolutely cannot let the news that we lost our Secret Treasures leak out. We should send letters to elders that we trust and have them rush over to the Primal Chaos Domain to help us snatch our Secret Treasures back.
This is too horrifying. Xiao Chen is able toe up with trump card after trump card. Aside from Di Wuque and a few geniuses of the ancient races, only the older-generation cultivators would be able to suppress him.
It is set, then. Lets go and look for a ce to treat our injuries.
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Xiao Chen did not chase after the three fleeing people. He waved the banner, and the seven Astral Pearls returned to the Astral Banner, which then went back into his body.
It looks like my trump card of Immortal Arts is out. Immortal and Martial Dual CultivationI wonder, what kind of trouble will it bring me?
Xiao Chen put on the Heavenly Sea Cloak before quickly leaving this ce.
Initially, he had not intended to expose his trump card of Immortal Arts. However, these three people had peak King Grade Secret Treasures. Although they failed to overwhelm him with their Secret Treasures and he did not have to use his Immortal Arts, it would have been impossible for him to severely injure the three. He also would not have had any chance to obtain these three King Grade Secret Treasures.
In any case, this trump card of Xiao Chens would be public sooner orter. Since he obtained three peak King Grade Secret Treasures, the trade was worth it.
The reason Xiao Chen did not chase after the three was something that Yan Shisi had said, which made Xiao Chen suspicious. The one who had leaked his movements was actually Mister Qin.
Xiao Chen searched the spatial rings of the old men from the Heaven and Earth Sect. He found ck Astral Coins, divine materials, and Spirit Cores inrge numbers. However, he did not see the Heavenly Secret Divination Disk.
After activating the ability of the Heavenly Sea Cloak to hide himself, he traveled quickly, putting the clues together in his head and making a rough guess of what happened.
The white-robed old man from the Heaven and Earth Sect must have handed the Heavenly Secret Divination Disk to Mister Qin.
However, Mister Qin had not taken action, only leaking out Xiao Chens movements. This fellow was very crafty. Furthermore, he had fought Xiao Chen before.
By not taking personal action, firstly, he wanted to find people to test Xiao Chens strength. Secondly, he wanted to work together with even more experts to guarantee a sure-kill situation.
Xiao Chen thought about the enemies that he had. The trouble probably just started.
However, there was someone pushing things along behind the scenes. If the three Holy Masters had not dyed his King conferring ceremony by half a year, sending out a clear signal, even if these people wanted to take action, they would not dare to be so obvious about it.
The Holy Masters of the White Emperor City, Phoenixs Passion Pce, and Divine Martial Gate are really crafty.
You dont want to see me, Xiao Chen, sessfully conferred a King. However, I will live well and will definitely appear at the King conferring ceremony for sure.
Xiao Chen had a determined expression as he made a vow in his heart. I will just consider these people a test for my conferral of Kingship. If I cannot even pass this test, then I do not deserve the title of Azure Dragon King.
He kept flying towards the west. As dusk approached, hended casually on the summit of a mountain. Then he removed the cloak. No matter how vast his Law Energy was, he could not sustain a continuous activation of this Secret Treasure.
Xiao Chen stretched out his hand and used it as a saber. Purple lightning-attributed energy flew out with a whoosh and chopped off the top of the mountain, leaving a t and smooth tform.
Using his finger as a saber, he carved a simple stone house out of the severed mountaintop before itnded. Then, he ced the house on the tform and added some stone stools and tables, creating a simple courtyard.
Night had already fallen, and stars released their light. This was the time when the starlight was at its brightest.
With a wave of Xiao Chens hand, the Big Dipper Banner soared into the sky, unfurling wide.
The seven stars in the bannerDubhe, Merak, Phecda, Megrez, Alioth, Mizar, and Alkaidformed a glorious constetion.
The seven stars linked up with each other as light flowed into them, greedily absorbing the starlight. Seven beams descended from the sky, forming beautiful pirs of starlight connecting the sky and ground.
The scattered starlight lingered in the surroundings. The shortened mountain looked very charming at that moment, flickering with a spiritual light that was easily visible fifty kilometers away.
Xiao Chen did not fear having a high profile. He had not removed that strand of fate in his body, so his location was not a secret; this was all for his current n. He would make use of every opportunity to increase his strength, in order to st the enemies who offended him into g, one by one, in the future.
He sat down cross-legged and circted the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation. Electric light flickered, and the seventhyer of the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation wildly absorbed the ambient Spiritual Energy, turning it into Law Energy and Magic Energy in his sea of consciousness at the same time.
Not enough, this is far from enough.
The speed of the Purple Thunder Divine Incantations seventhyer in absorbing Spiritual Energy far surpassed that of other Cultivation Techniques. However, his body also urgently needed Spiritual Energy to make up for the physical energy he had used.
Moreover, the quality of the ambient Spiritual Energy was too poor. Using the Purple Thunder Divine Incantations seventhyer to absorb this Spiritual Energy was overkill; a feeling of insatiable hunger was inevitable.
One hourter, Xiao Chen finished replenishing the Magic Energy and Law Energy he exhausted, so he stopped circting the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation.
Cultivating in this ce was not worth the effort. He did not want to waste this time.
If only I had a Peak Spirit Vein, no, a Holy Spirit Vein here. My cultivation would definitely soar. Only such Spirit Veins can keep up with the current Purple Thunder Divine Incantation.
Unfortunately, if-onlys did not exist. Xiao Chen did not continue fantasizing. With a thought, the Ten Thousand Beast Cauldron, Hundred Change Tortoise Spirit Shield, Profound Yin Umbre, and three scarlet Immortal Swords appeared before him.
He pondered for a while and then brought out the Holy Beast Medallion. He sent his Spiritual Sense into it to take a look at the situation inside.
There, he found that the mutated beast images seemed more solid than they were before they were captured. They had even gained a trace of spirituality. They looked very lively and lifelike. When that Deep Sea ck Flood Dragon moved about, it even yawned.
Could it be that this Holy Beast Medallion nourishes mutated beasts? In just half a day, these mutated beast images have clearly be slightly stronger.
Xiao Chen rejoiced in his heart. If that was the case, then this Ten Thousand Beast Cauldron was a perfect match for the Holy Beast Medallion.
He reached out and pulled the Ten Thousand Beast Cauldron over, having already removed the Lin n scions Spiritual Mark in the cauldron and reced it with his own before this.
Grabbing on to the cauldron, Xiao Chen connected his mind with it and tried to activate it. His Law Energy quickly drained at a visible pace.
Mutated beast images leaped out. By the time a hundred mutated beast images had emerged, they covered the entire mountain tform.
Xiao Chen discovered he had drained almost all the Law Energy in his body. He could not help being bbergasted. The expenditure of this peak King Grade Secret Treasure is really scary when activated.
Actually, aside from this, Xiao Chen also did not cultivate the Ten Thousand Beasts Art. So activating the Ten Thousand Beast Cauldron required more Law Energy from him than it did from the Lin n scion.
If he grasped the Ten Thousand Beasts Art, given the density of his Heavenly Sage Laws, he would need only one-third of his Law Energy to bring out one hundred mutated beast images.
The Holy Beast Medallion flickered with light and sucked in these hundred mutated beast images. Xiao Chen sat down cross-legged and recovered his Law Energy before continuing to activate the Ten Thousand Beast Cauldron.
After circting his energies for eight times in total, he finally had all one thousand mutated beast images in the Holy Beast Medallion for nourishing.
Xiao Chens eyes gleamed with extreme excitement. The effects of nourishing them for half a day were already very clear. If he nourished them for ten days to half a month, how strong would they be? The result would definitely shock the cultivators of the Lin n.
As for the remaining peak King Grade Secret Treasures, after some thought, he decided to keep the Hundred Change Tortoise Spirit Shield and melt down the Profound Yin Umbre.
Regarding the three Immortal Swords, there was not much to say about them. They were ordinary King Grade Secret Treasures that did not contain any divine material. They werepletely reliant on the essence of the original swords, so it was not at all a pity to melt them down.
The Profound Yin Umbre was made entirely of divine materials. However, it no longer had the Profound Yin True me and now had a hole in it. Xiao Chen could not be bothered to fix it, so he might as well melt it down.
He looked up at the sky, at the Big Dipper Banner above him. It was boundlessly resplendent, radiating starlight.
Xiao Chen had a n in his heart. He wanted to use the resources from melting down the King Grade Secret Treasures, as well as the wealth from the three old men of the Heaven and Earth Sect, together with his three thrones to reforge the Big Dipper Banner.
He would transform this Big Dipper Banner, turning it into something that would allow him to move about unhindered.
After making up his mind, Xiao Chen tossed the Profound Yin Umbre into the Dragon Phoenix Cauldron. Then he started to use the Lunar True me to melt it down.
The Sovereign Noble ns did notck resources. The production of this Profound Yin Umbre had used a total of eighty-one divine materials, each at least five hundred kilograms.
Xiao Chen looked at the floating Profound Yin Umbre. It would be impossible for an ordinary person who was not its master to pick it up.
The formations in the peak King Grade Secret Treasure were extremely stable. Melting the umbre down would be rather difficult if he did not use the Lunar True me, which had recently swallowed arge amount of Profound Yin True me.
Good! The first divine material is out. Lets see what it is.
The Profound Yin Umbre had already burned into a ck pile. A clump of green metal separated from the pile. Xiao Chen said joyfully, Gray Mountain Profound Copper. Based on this amount, there should be at least two hundred and fifty kilograms.
He was very satisfied to obtain at least two hundred and fifty kilograms of the Gray Mountain Profound Copper, half of what was initially used to make the Profound Yin Umbre.
Soon, Xiao Chen isted eighty-one clumps of divine material, all of them floating in the Lunar True me.
Each clump weighed no less than two hundred and fifty kilograms. The sale of this much divine material on auction would be sufficient to obtain two or three King Grade Secret Treasures. The umtions of a Sovereign Noble n were shocking.
Chapter 920 - Big Dipper Banner Upgrade
Chapter 920: Big Dipper Banner Upgrade
Compared to the pleasant surprise of the Profound Yin Umbre, the materials that the three Immortal Swords yielded were rather wretched. There was simply noparison, but they were better than nothing.
Xiao Chen stretched out his hand and pulled over the Big Dipper Banner in the sky. The spreading starlight shone on his face. He radiated a bright light in the night like he was a Star Lord.
He evaluated the banner pole, which turned out not to have any divine material in it. All it used was thousand-year-old Profound Iron mixed with some other rare materials.
The banner, iid with seven Astral Pearls, looked red like blood, fluttering in the wind. It used many materials, but none of it was divine material.
From this, Xiao Chen concluded that the n behind Ye Qing was not some major faction. The resources they had given him were only sufficient for him to refine the Astral Pearls but not the pole and banner.
However, even so, the might of the Big Dipper Bannery in its seven Astral Pearls. Only a fabulously wealthy person would bother to specially refine the pole and banner.
However, Xiao Chen had other ns that required him to infuse divine materials into both the banner and its pole.
He had at least two hundred and fifty kilograms of each of the eighty-one divine materials. He nned to use half of them on the banner and the pole. The remaining half would be used on the Astral Pearls. With this, he could raise the quality of the entire Big Dipper Banner by severalfold.
Although he had familiarized himself with the refining method long ago, he maintained a tight focus, remaining cautious, not daring to risk distraction. As he stood on the mountain summit, his concentration was at its maximum.
The new Big Dipper Banner was finally sessfully refined at the first light of dawn. The ck banner pole now had a dull luster; it no longer looked as light as a feather like it did before. Even at a nce, it gave an impression of density.
As Xiao Chen held it in his hand and swung it, it produced a heavy, muffled sound that echoed around the mountain summit. The sound spread for fifty kilometers, shaking the trees, startling birds and beasts.
p! p!
Birds could be seen pping their wings and beasts running from the lush forests below the mountain. They looked like a dense ck cloud. How very spectacr!
Xiao Chen revealed a satisfied expression as he casually waved the banner around. Just the pole alone could cause such a disturbance. He had not added the eighty-one kinds of divine material for nothing.
With a twist of his right hand, a red aura spread out; the banners color had deepened significantly. As the banner fluttered wildly in the strong wind at the mountaintop, it made loud noises.
The seven stars on the banner gave off a bright light, rivaling even the rising sun.
The umtions of the Sovereign Noble n are indeed astonishing. Just one Profound Yin Umbre allowed me to raise the Big Dipper Banner by two grades.
Xiao Chen felt extremely happy as an idea popped into his head.
If I can get a few more peak King Grade Secret Treasures, my Big Dipper Banner might be able to reach the peak grade, equal to the Big Dipper Banner in the Cyclic Astral Pces Pce Lords hand.
However, Xiao Chen soon gave up on the thought. After this lesson, the disciples of the three Sovereign Noble ns who had not reached the level of a grandmaster-level Martial Sage yet would note alone. If they came, they would ask older-generation experts for help.
How unfortunate to lose such an opportunity.
However, if I seed in the next step, my Big Dipper Banner will be able to ze a new trail, surpassing any before it and reaching a new peak.
Xiao Chens face turned serious, and the Magic Energy in his sea of consciousness started burning. It formed a mental me and started melting the Massacre Throne.
ording to the jade strip that Long Fei gave Xiao Chen, if one wanted to refine the throne into a weapon, one needed to circte a secret technique to create a mental me for refining purposes. Long Fei had spent a whole month before he managed to refine the Ruin Throne into a trident.
Xiao Chens Mental Energy had turned into the even stronger Magic Energy, something at least ten times stronger than Long Feis Mental Energy; it was equal to that of a quasi-Emperor. Hence, the refining went very smoothly. In less than half a day, he managed to melt the throne.
However, he did not refine the throne into a weapon. With a cold roar, he sent the already melted Massacre Throne directly into the Big Dipper Banner in the position of Dubhe, merging it with the first Astral Pearl of the Big Dipper.
After that, he repeated this procedure two more times, merging the Death Throne and Ruin Trident with Merak and Phecda, respectively.
Xiao Chen spat out a long breath of turbid Qi. When he looked at the banner, Dubhe, Merak, and Phecda had taken on different colors.
The energies of Massacre, Death, and Ruin intertwined with the Astral Energy, but they had yet to merge perfectly and still needed breaking in.
Xiao Chen thrust his hand forward, and the Big Dipper Banner soared up through the clouds. The banner fluttered as it absorbed the wandering starlight in the sky. As the starlight converged, it turned into a cocoon of light encasing the banner.
After collecting enough Astral Energy, the three thrones would merge perfectly with the three Astral Pearls. After that, they would break out of the cocoon, experiencing a rebirth.
Xiao Chen thought for a moment and then fumbled around in his Universe Ring. He took out all the Astral Cores from the three old men of the Heaven and Earth Sect and refined the Astral Cores into seven Inferior Grade Astral Pearls.
A small constetion appeared around the astral cocoon, rapidly increasing the speed it absorbed Astral Energy.
Now that Xiao Chen seeded, he had nothing left to do with regard to this. He just had to wait for the Big Dipper Banner to break out of its cocoon.
He revealed an expression of anticipation. It seemed like no one had ever done this before even in ancient times, and no one had ever been in his situation, to be able to do something like this, either. He wondered what the brand-new Big Dipper Banner would be like.
Would the Big Dipper Banner apany him to shake the world, carving out a bloody path among his many strong enemies, taking the road of a king?
Now, it was noon. The sun shone bright overhead. However, on this mountaintop, starlight spread throughout the ce. Stars appeared and turned this ordinary mountain into a glittering astral pce.
Xiao Chen remained calm as he sat on a stool stone and flipped through the Azure Dragon Body Nourishing Art.
His physical body had already attained a peak Rank 3 Sage Body. However, his Vital Qi remained at half a Dragon Forcetwo thousand five hundred tonsunable to advance further. To him, the Azure Dragon Body Nourishing Arts arrival now was like receiving coal in the middle of winter.
After Xiao Chen flipped through a few pages, his expression darkened. Sha! Sha! As he turned page after page, his brows knit, and his lips could not help but twitch.
Once he finished scanning the secret manual, he smiled bitterly and tossed the Azure Dragon Body Nourishing Art onto the stone table.
Xiao Chens reaction was not because the Azure Dragon Body Nourishing Art was not strong. After all, if he seeded in cultivating the firstyer, he would have one Dragon Force, able to explode out with five thousand tons of force.
Instead, it was because the method to cultivate the Azure Dragon Body Nourishing Art was simply too bbergasting, too incredible.
Body Nourishing. Using body nourishing to describe this was really apt. To cultivate the Azure Dragon Body Nourishing Art, one needed to consume divine materials inrge amounts to nourish the body, to nurture Dragon Energy.
The amount of divine material needed was extreme. Just the firstyer required nearly five hundred tons of divine materials.
The secondyer would condense a body of dragon armor. The amount of divine material required was even more astronomical.
Xiao Chen felt that aside from the Dragons Gate, a sect that had swept through thends in a tyrannical manner in the past, there was no sect that could provide such an amount of divine materialscertainly none at present.
He carefully stored the Azure Dragon Body Nourishing Art and put away thoughts of cultivating this Cultivation Technique for now. Then, he took out a Heavenly Soul Pearl and started to absorb the energy in the pearl, greatly increasing his Magic Energy.
The two youths from the One Dao Pce had spoken the truth. The Heavenly Soul Pearl of the evil Demon clone was an excellent supplement for Immortal Cultivators.
Over ten days, Xiao Chen consumed twenty Heavenly Soul Pearls, one after another. The sea of Magic Energy in his sea of consciousness tripled in size, upying nearly half of his sea of consciousness.
Now, if he activated the Ten Thousand Beast Cauldron, he would be able to control one hundred mutated beast images easily.
On this particr day, as Xiao Chen prepared to consume the Heavenly Soul Pearl of the jade-white evil Demon clone, arge group of people flew out of the forest below.
Their killing Qi soared into the sky and gathered, kicking up a strong wind that brushed the hair on Xiao Chens forehead aside.
He put down the jade-white Heavenly Soul Pearl and looked up at the astral cocoon overhead. What muste finally came. If only it hade a littleter. The Big Dipper Banner is about to break out of the cocoon.
Xiao Chen, you are really whimsical. Now that the entire Primal Chaos Domain knows that you have a peak grade Immortal Spirit Ring and have a Rank 9 Spirit Tree, the number of people who want to kill you can form a line from the bottom of the mountain to the top. Despite that, you are still seated here, focused on refining Secret Treasures.
A horde of people emerged from the forest. Soon after, three people flew up to the mountain summit and looked at Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen looked over and discovered that the three people were rather young. The two at the sides were early-stage Superior Grade Martial Sages. The one in the middle was even more powerful; he was a peak Superior Grade Martial Sage,cking only the air of a grandmaster to cross the threshold to grandmaster-level Martial Sage.
These three people wore uniforms that were almost identical to Lang Taotians. Xiao Chen deduced that they were disciples of the Profound Water Sect. Having heard that the Sect Master of the Profound Water Sect has several personal disciples, he wondered if the person who spoke was one of them.
Somethings wrong. This is a Secret Treasure of the Cyclic Astral Pce. It actually turned into an astral cocoon. Hahaha! We came at a good time. After I kill you, I can take this Secret Treasure and use your head to obtain a King Grade Secret Treasure from Master. The expression of the youth in the middle changed slightly as heughed maliciously.
Ji Zong, it is not your turn to collect the Secret Treasure of those Astral Pces. Do you think that there is no one left in the Primal Chaos Domain?
A strong wind blew, and a beam of light arrived. A young male in azure robes appeared, emitting a bloody sword Qi with his entire body.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
The number of people increased. Soon, hundreds of people surrounded the mountaintop sparkling with starlight. These people were all experts of the Primal Chaos Domain, either loose cultivators or the elite disciples of major sects.
Xiao Chen did not say anything. He only looked coldly at these people before shifting his focus to the distanceto three old men with extremely strong auras hiding in a cloud several dozen kilometers away.
Mister Qin!
Xiao Chen squinted. The person in the middle was precisely the Medicine God Valleys grandmaster Alchemist, Mister Qin. At this moment, these old men were keeping their distance, watching with cold smiles on their faces.
Of the two people standing beside Mister Qin, one was a middle-aged man and the other was an old man wearing hemp robes. They both had extraordinary auras, giving off the arrogance and air of a grandmaster.
They had surpassed the realm of Superior Grade Martial Sage and had unique understandings of the martial way. They were grandmaster-level Martial Sages who already touched the peak and were one step away from being associated with the word Emperorquasi-Emperors.
A grandmaster-level Alchemist was indeed very well connected. He could invite even grandmaster-level Martial Sages and not just one. Mister Qin had really put a lot of effort into this. He must hate me to the bone.
Aside from the youth called Ji Zong, Xiao Chen did not pay any attention to these people before him. He could not take them seriously no matter how many there were.
The ones that Xiao Chen was concerned about were Mister Qin and the two grandmaster-level Martial Sages several dozen kilometers away.
Chapter 921 - There Will Always Be Reckless People
Chapter 921: There Will Always Be Reckless People
Under normal circumstances, Xiao Chen could just leave. However, he could not do that now. The Big Dipper Banner was at a crucial point, so he could not leave it unless he was willing to lose this Secret Treasure in which he had invested so much effort and resources.
After putting in so much thought and effort, plus all his anticipation, how could he just give it up?
Xiao Chen looked around at these experts from various ces. All of them were already treating him like a dead person, discussing whom his Secret Treasures and Immortal Spirit Ring would belong to after he died.
Finding them funny, he asked calmly, Are you all done with arguing? Are you going to attack together or one by one?
White Robed desman Xiao Chen, you have a rather graceful bearing. Even in such a situation, you still can smile calmly. ording to rumor, your strength already rivals that of Di Wuque, the three Holy Scions, and the peak geniuses of the ancient races. I, Ye Xu of the Heavenly Music Sect, do not believe that.
An elegant youth stepped out of the crowd, strong fighting spirit zing in his eyes.
The Heavenly Music Sect, Muddy Sky Gate, and the Frost Moon Pce were the three peak sects in the Primal Chaos Domain, the overlords of their regions. The disciples in their sect were prideful within the Primal Chaos Domain. Clearly, this Ye Xu was not happy with Xiao Chens fame.
A thirty-six-string zither appeared in Ye Xus hand. A cool wind blew, and clear twanging resembling the sounds of nature rang out, the tones intoxicating.
Xiao Chen revealed interest in his eyes as he took a step forward as well. Based on the name Heavenly Music Sect, he could guess that this was a sect that used sound to kill.
Ye Xu held his zither with two hands. Together with his genteel appearance, he looked like an elegant noble of the secr world.
White Robed desman Xiao Chen, today, I will use you as a stepping stone to boost this fame of mine, Ye Xus, and get an invitation to the Heroes Convention.
Ting! Ting! Ting! Ting! Ye Xu yed the zither with one hand, plucking its strings. The natural-sounding twanging suddenly changed into a demonic tune for killing.
Weapons flew out from the zither, raining down like a storm. They sliced through the air as they charged over to Xiao Chen. The sound of the zither echoed without end.
Just a simple probe was already so mighty. This attack made the cultivators who initially underestimated Ye Xu view him in a different light.
The most famous disciple of the Heavenly Music Sect is Yue Qin. I heard that Yue Qin already received an invitation from Di Wuque long ago. Unexpectedly, this Ye Xu is pretty strong as well, despite not being famous.
With him dealing with Xiao Chen first, we should be able to test Xiao Chens true strength.
Seeing someone else step out to explore Xiao Chens bottom line, the others were happy. Theymented on the fight as they chatted with each other.
A few cracking sounds rang out in the air as Xiao Chen used his finger as a saber, and his fingertip flickered with light. With gentle pokes, he shattered all the iing weapons.
Twisting River!
Ye Xus expression changed slightly. He had not expected Xiao Chen to break his move so easily. He switched tunes, raising the stirring intensity of the music so that it sounded like a river in full flood.
Gushing water roared, and Ye Xu actually materialized a raging river rushing out from the thirty-six-string zither. It was like he stood at the peak of a tall mountain and casually had a river cascade down; he gave off a tyrannical air that even suppressed the heavens.
However, no matter how tyrannical Ye Xu was, Xiao Chen was even more tyrannical than him when he dealt with this cataract.
Xiao Chens body flickered with bright light, and the sound of a treasured saber being unsheathed rang out. Ka ca! Ka ca! Seven strings on the zither immediately snapped, and the music stopped.
Ye Xus heart sank. What a powerful saber intent! He is on the very cusp of condensing a saber soul.
A saber light flew past, and the gushing river instantly split into two.
With such little capability, you dare test me out? I only need one move to defeat you!
A saber light shed, moving so fast that Ye Xu could not counter it. He raised his zither to parry. Ka! Ka! Ka! The remaining strings all snapped under this attack. However, he managed to block this sharp attack in the end.
Ye Xu felt very confident. He smiled coldly and said, Although you are strong, you are dreaming if you want to defeat me with one move.
Ka ca!
Right after Ye Xu spoke, the zither he held shattered. A bright moon rose behind Xiao Chen, and a wless saber light shot out from his hand.
Before Ye Xu could even cry out, the saber light chopped him in half. Blood sprayed into the air.
Xiao Chens white robes fluttered under the moonlight. He appeared cold and aloof as he swept his gaze over the shocked crowd and said, It doesnt matter how many you are. Juste at me together, alright?
Arrogant!
Conceited!
These people could not help but rage when Xiao Chen looked down at them. They turned into beams of light and charged at him.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly, his hair and clothes fluttering. He used his body as a saber with unparalleled sharpness and charged into the crowd without hesitation.
With the entirety of Xiao Chens body a saber, he had nock of des. The four seasons circled him as he materialized the wless saber Dao. Aside from his Magic Skills, he did not hold back the slightest as he swept through the crowd on a killing rampage.
Blood dyed his white robes from head to toe, making him look like a blood-soaked demon god.
Miserable cries resounded. These people discovered that Xiao Chens strength was vastly different from what Mister Qin had said it was. The situation was a far cry from what they had expected.
Leading the disciples of the Profound Water Sect, Ji Zong tried to trap Xiao Chen several times. However, Xiao Chen managed to evade them, not lingering with them. Wherever Xiao Chens figure shed, scarlet blood sshed out.
Soon, the mountain peak bathed in starlight became much quieter. Aside from a few who fled, only Ji Zong and the other two disciples of the Profound Water Sect remained.
Ji Zong was shocked. Most likely, they would be able to defeat this Xiao Chen only if their First Senior Brother came personally to help.
Bang!
Just at this moment, a beam of meteor-like light streaked over and struck Xiao Chen. An earthshaking rumbling flooded the surroundings.
Xiao Chen vomited a mouthful of blood and crashed back towards the mountain summit. When hended,rge cracks spread out around his feet; the mountain looked like it was going to crumble.
The hidden middle-aged man beside Mister Qin had attacked. With his cultivation as a grandmaster-level Martial Sage, he had knocked Xiao Chen back with one move.
Then, a huge hand that covered the sky grabbed at the astral cocoon. The other grandmaster-level Martial Sage, the old man in the hemp robes, had made his move.
Mister Qinughed loudly as he looked Xiao Chen on the mountain summit. Xiao Chen, werent you so happily killing earlier? These fools! They really thought that they could kill you and gain fame just because you are only a Medial Grade Martial Sage and that I dismissed your strength.
These people that you killed are all from sects in the Primal Chaos Domain with at least quasi-Emperors. There were also disciples from the three peak sects. Even if the Supreme Sky Emperor were here, he would not dare to act rashly. This time, you are in great trouble. No one can save you!
Ji Zong looked at the three who suddenly attacked. When he saw Mister Qinugh, he could not help breaking out in goosebumps. This old fellow actually had such a deep plot.
A strong wind blew on the mountaintop. The starlight disappeared, leaving only the lone bright moon pouring down cold moonlight.
When the hemp-robed old mans Quintessence hand grabbed the astral cocoon, he revealed a smile on his old face. I can feel aplete constetion in here. The might of this Secret Treasure is definitely not small. If we let him sessfully refine it, we will face some difficulty killing him this time.
However, it benefits me now without me doing anything. A King Grade Secret Treasure of the Cyclic Astral Pce is enough to raise my strength by another level.
A King Grade Secret Treasure could disy its full might only in the hands of a grandmaster-level Martial Sage. Everyone knew this.
After obtaining a King Grade Secret Treasure by just raising his hand, the hemp-robed old man was clearly in a good mood. With a flip of his hand, he shifted this astral cocoon into his own spatial ring, intending to remove the Spiritual Mark in the Secret Treasureter.
On the mountain summit, Xiao Chen was exchanging punches with the middle-aged man. All the Law Energy he sent out got reflected.
The saber-like energy instantly moved around chaotically in Xiao Chens body, causing him to vomit blood. Now, he finally experienced what those Superior Grade Martial Sages whom he had fought had felt. The energy of the wless saber Dao was simply too torturous.
Mister Qin smiled coldly and said, Xiao Chen, just stand there obediently and let me p you ten times. After that, I can let you die with an intact corpse.
The middle-aged man and the hemp-robed old man stood silently beside Mister Qin, like two bodyguards protecting him. They looked coldly at Xiao Chen without any expression.
Grandmaster-level Martial Sage Xiao Chen felt somewhat sad. All the while, he had thought that he would at least be able to hold his own against grandmaster-level Martial Sages. Unexpectedly, the disparity was this much.
The cultivation of grandmaster-level Martial Sages experienced a qualitative change. Regardless of what technique it was, it would shatter before overwhelming energy, not evensting one strike.
Having attained a peak Rank 3 Sage Body, Xiao Chen was not badly injured. However, with the great gap in cultivation, he simply could not block the other party.
Unless he used Deities Descending, he could not block a grandmaster-level Martial Sages attack head-on.
Moreover, the trump card that he had spent so much time preparing ended up getting snatched away by the other party. He thought very quickly. Even if he used his two Magic Skills, he would only be able to flee. He would not be able to reim his Big Dipper Banner.
Xiao Chen felt extremely frustrated. After all that nning and resources, he would end up with nothing.
No way. Even if I escape, I have to kill this old thing.
Xiao Chens gaze was cold as he said to Mister Qin, I am standing right here. If you dare, thene over!
Mister Qin did not get angry. At this moment, everything was under his control. He smiled indifferently. You really want to get pped? This old man will grant you that. Brother Feng, Senior Liu, break this brats limbs. Lets see how he remains arrogant after that.
The middle-aged man with the family name Feng smiled. Old Qin, are you looking down on us? He is just a Medial Grade Martial Sage. Why would it take the two of us? Brother Liu, just keep an eye on this brat and dont let him escape. I will deal with him by myself.
The hemp-robed old man nodded andnded behind Xiao Chen, blocking his path of escape.
Brat, you have a pretty good physical body. Take another one of my Army Killing Fists.
The middle-aged manughed, and his body bulked up, giving off crackling sounds. Then he materialized a battlefield with massacre and blood raining down. As he charged forward, it was like he was themander of a massive army.
Kill! Kill! Kill!
A boundless tyrannical aura spread out from the middle-aged man. Before his fist arrived, thousands of shouting vigorous soldiers arrived before Xiao Chen.
Chapter 922 - When the Kun Peng Spreads Its Wings, It Hates the Heavens for Being Too Low
Chapter 922: When the Kun Peng Spreads Its Wings, It Hates the Heavens for Being Too Low
These soldiers did not seem like materialized images. When looking carefully, one would notice that these soldiers had different beards. Their armor was bloodstained, and they held their weapons up like they wanted to swallow up Xiao Chen.
When the Kun Peng spreads its wings, it hates the heavens for being too low!
Xiao Chens face sank, and he used his most tyrannical punch to shed with that move. He wanted to see just howrge the gap was between himself and a grandmaster-level Martial Sage.
A vast shadow appeared as Xiao Chen turned into the Kun Peng spreading its wings and taking flight.
Miserable cries resounded, and the soldiers charging forward exploded into mists of blood scattering everywhere.
The two shed in the air. The middle-aged man was like an absolute overlord sweeping through the ce. Xiao Chen was like a Kun Peng Holy Beast soaring into the sky. The moves of these two were extremely ferocious and did not use much technique.
Thunderous sounds echoed in the surroundings. The summit below could not endure the shock. With a rumble, it turned into crushed rock and rolled down the mountain.
Xiao Chen took a hundred steps back. With each step he took, space shook intensely.
The middle-aged mans body trembled slightly. He did his best to circte his Quintessence and negate the energy of the Kun Peng Fist. A strong wind blew around him, making his clothes and hair all flutter wildly.
The Profound Water Sects Ji Zong, who was watching the battle at the side, was mildly shocked. What is going on? Could it be that he can knock back even a grandmaster-level Martial Sage?
Amid the sound of the wind, the middle-aged man did his best. However, he still recoiled in the end. He revealed shock on his face. Unexpectedly, he failed to kill Xiao Chen with this move, and he even wound up taking a step back.
Xiao Chen vomited a mouthful of blood, and hisplexion turned pale. He used his right hand to wipe the blood away. Then, he stared straight at the middle-aged man and smiled. Haha! The gap is not as huge as I thought. It looks like I was put into a sorry state with the earlier punch only because you had the initiative.
How stubborn!
The middle-aged man became irritated. Scarlet light from the surroundings entered his body. In a burst, he arrived before Xiao Chen and threw another punch.
Xiao Chen materialized wless Four Seasons. In the end, his opponent crushed the Spring Saber, Summer Saber, and Autumn Saber. Only the Winter Saber managed tost for a moment.
The two exchanged moves with great intensity. Xiao Chens opponent kept knocking him back, causing hisplexion to drain entirely of blood. The brutal energy of the Army Killing Fist tore his internal organs.
If Xiao Chens Firmament Body Tempering Art had not reached Consummation, his internal organs would have all shattered, unable to hold out any longer.
The hemp-robed old man smiled and said, Brother Feng, since when did it be so difficult for you to deal with a Medial Grade Martial Sage? More than twenty moves have passed already.
Damn!
The middle-aged old man was utterly outraged. He no longer held back. When he used the Army Killing Fist, even the mountains and rivers trembled. Scarlet light shot into the sky, and the pressure on Xiao Chen increased severalfold. However, after ncing at Mister Qins position, Xiao Chen clenched his teeth and endured.
Endure!
Xiao Chen had only that one thought. No matter what, he had to kill this Mister Qin. Even if the Medicine God of the Medicine God Valley were to arrive personally, he would not be able to save him.
Xiao Chen, werent you very arrogant earlier? Why are you being beaten like a dog now? How about you show us the arrogance you showed at the Merfolk Race? When Mister Qin saw Xiao Chen barely holding on in the battlefield awash in scarlet light, he was exultant.
Bang!
The middle-aged man sent out another punch and knocked Xiao Chen back in a pathetic state. Xiao Chens blood-stained white robes together with his paleplexion gave the impression of extreme weakness.
The middle-aged manughed coldly as he followed up with three consecutive punches. Ka ca! Ka ca! The right hand that Xiao Chen used to sh with him gave off cracking sounds.
Beaming with joy, Mister Qin shouted, Brother Feng, leave him alive. I want to p him to death.
Mister Qins figure shed, and he rushed towards Xiao Chen at lightning speed. He feared that the middle-aged man would beat Xiao Chen to death.
The middle-aged man retracted his fist and stood up straight. Then he surreptitiously shook his right hand, which was suffering from piercing pain; he was happy to stop as well.
Mister Qin raised his right hand and looked at the almost dead Xiao Chen, who was within reach. He said, No one ever pped this old man before. Back then, you sent me flying with one p. Today, I will p you to death.
A beam of divine light descended from the sky and entered Xiao Chens body. His left hand gave off a golden glow. This long-awaited opportunity had finally arrived. Deities Descending, which he had kept in reserve until now, suddenly burst forth.
p me to death? I think it should be me pping you to death!
Smack!
A resounding p echoed in the surroundings. Xiao Chens golden glowing hand arrived first even though he movedter,nding on Mister Qins right cheek.
Mister Qin revealed an incredulous gaze, shocked to discover that he could see behind himself. Before he could understand what happened, his thoughts froze and cut off.
The sudden change in the situation stunned the middle-aged man and the hemp-robed old man. How could the feeble Xiao Chen explode forth with such strength?
You are seeking death!
The hemp-robed old man reacted, murderous intent appearing in his eyes. An enormous Quintessence hand instantly formed in the sky and plunged to the ground, trying to smash Xiao Chen to death.
Damn, this is serious now, the middle-aged man cursed as he charged over again.
Bang!
Just at this moment, the hemp-robed old mans spatial ring suddenly blew open. Boundless starlight spilled out together with the Big Dipper Banner radiating light in three different colors.
Like a fountain, the spatial ring spewed out all the other things it contained into the surroundings as well.
Xiao Chen vomited blood. When he saw the starlight and the Big Dipper Banner shining brightly, heughed loudly. Big Dipper Banner, you have not disappointed me. Indeed, this was worth all my effort and investment!
The tremendous force generated when the spatial ring exploded caught the hemp-robed old man off guard. It knocked him t, and the Quintessence hand shattered.
Xiao Chen stretched out his hand and snagged Mister Qins spatial ring. Then he grabbed the Big Dipper Banner.
Surging Astral Energy gushed out. The lights of Massacre, Death, and Ruin made the starlight appear unfathomable.
Using the banner pole as a spear, Xiao Chen thrust it forward, shing with the fist light that the middle-aged man sent out.
At the instant of contact, Xiao Chens wrist trembled, and the banner on the pole unfurled. Boundless starlight immediately burst out.
The seven Astral Pearls radiated resplendent starlight, forming aplete constetion. The energies of Ruin, Death, and Massacre moved together with the starlight.
Bang!
The middle-aged man took ten steps back, and blood leaked out of a corner of his lips. His eyes filled with shock. This constetion was a Big Dipper that contained three states. He had never heard of such a thing before.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly and raised the banner. He pulled over all the Astral Coins, Medicinal Pills, Astral Cores, and divine materials in the air, the umtions of a certain grandmaster-level Martial Sage.
Damn it! How dare you snatch my treasures!
Seeing Xiao Chen raise the banner and take away most of his treasures, the hemp-robed old man raged. He sent out a palm strike, and a huge burning hand smashed down.
Xiao Chen did not even bother looking at the treasures he obtained. He simply tossed them into his Universe Ring. Then, the Astral Banner fluttered, sending out a beam of starlight.
The beam pierced through the Quintessence hand the hemp-robed old man condensed, instantly shattering it.
At this moment, Xiao Chen felt his body overflow with energy. The abundant Astral Energy in the Big Dipper Banner was actually able to refill his exhausted Law Energy.
He swung his right hand, and with his powerful recovery ability, the broken bones there healed almost back to normal.
By wielding the reborn Big Dipper Banner, Xiao Chen gained somewhat of an advantage. As the banner fluttered, it blocked the attacks of the middle-aged man and the hemp-robed old man.
When Ji Zong saw this, he was stunned silly. He wondered how much divine material was infused into this Astral Banner for it to be so powerful.
Furthermore, it had the three states of Massacre, Death, and Ruin. Even the Big Dipper Banner in the hands of the Big Dipper Pces Pce Lord would not be as powerful as the one Xiao Chen held.
Kill!
With a thought from Xiao Chen, the killing Qi in Dubhe shot out together with the starlight. The surging starlight immediately turned scarlet.
The Astral Banner fluttered, and the sound of massacre spread for five kilometers in all directions. Only one sound remained, one wordkill!
The moment the word kill came out, it shattered both the middle-aged mans and the hemp-robed old mans Martial Techniques.
The Big Dipper Banner spun around, and the scarlet light withdrew. Then, the Death Qi in Merak surged, and the starlight became pitch-ck. All the sound in the world formed one worddie!
With this word, the Martial Techniques of the two got shattered again. This oue startled and infuriated them.
When the ck light scattered, Xiao Chen raised the Big Dipper Banner and charged over. The Ruin Qi in Phecda turned the starlight gray-white, forming the word ruin at them.
When the word ruin appeared, rumbling echoed as many mountains in the vicinity crumbled. Cracks appeared on the skin of the middle-aged man and the hemp-robed old man; blood leaked out of these cracks.
You are seeking death. You are just a mere Medial Grade Martial Sage, and you dare be so arrogant!
The hemp-robed old man became utterly enraged. His forehead opened up and spat out a ming palm-leaf fan. ming clouds filled the skies above for fifty kilometers around.
The middle-aged mans expression turned sullen. A scarlet military token appeared on his palm. When he pushed his palm out, an enormous mountain floated above his head.
At the appearance of the military token, squadrons of soldiers mounted on heavily armored warhorses manifested. The might of the vigorous soldiers scattered the clouds above.
When Ji Zong saw this, he quickly turned around to lead his fellow disciples away, not daring to linger any longer.
This time, Xiao Chen was really in trouble. A grandmaster-level Martial Sage could already bring out the full might of a King Grade Secret Treasure. Once they brought out their Secret Treasure, the fight would bepletely serious.
It would not be an exaggeration to describe such a battle as earthshaking and upending the world.
On further thought, this development meant that Xiao Chen was actually powerful enough to force two grandmaster-level Martial Sages to use their King Grade Secret Treasures.
The light of the Big Dipper Banner slowly dimmed. When it disappeared, Xiao Chens heart sank. He was in trouble now.
Earlier, he had been having a lot of fun and had not held back at all. Hence, he ended up exhausting the Astral Energy in the banner.
For you to be able to force us, the Demonic Brilliant Two Elders, to use our life King Grade Secret Treasures, you can be proud of your death!
The hemp-robed old man snorted coldly and grabbed the ming palm-leaf fan. He waved it gently, and a strong, fiery wind formed nine hundred and ny-nine ming tornadoes, each one a kilometer wide. Then, these ming tornadoes headed for Xiao Chen.
A sea of fire appeared before Xiao Chen as a zing light soared into the sky. The might of just one wave was already so much. The full power of a King Grade Secret Treasure was truly scary.
The middle-aged man formed hand seals and shouted amand. The scarlet military token above him shed with light. The massive army charged forward together with the ming tornadoes.
As the warhorses galloped in the air, they created rumbling sounds that traveled for fifty kilometers around. The ground trembled intensely, cracking in many ces.
Chapter 923 - Someday, You Will Pay Ten Times More
Chapter 923: Someday, You Will Pay Ten Times More
Xiao Chen withdrew the Big Dipper Banner into his sea of consciousness and said with a sullen voice, If that is all you are capable of, you cant kill me. Demonic Brilliant Two Elders, I, Xiao Chen, will remember you two. As sure as the green mountains do not change and the river continues to flow, I wille for your heads someday.
[Note: As sure as the green mountains do not change and the river continues to flow is a poetic way in Chinese to refer to something definite. In this case, Xiao Chen is saying I will definitelye and kill you.]
Great Sun Incantation, burning the vacuum!
The Magic Energy in Xiao Chens sea of consciousness, which had already tripled in size, suddenly burned,pletely draining in an instant. A zing sun appeared in the night sky without warning and turned into the ancient word for sun as it descended.
Boom!
The fire of the sun covered the sky, making the ming tornadoes filling the air and the massive army explode.
The surging heat wave sted out through the air. Tall mountains for fifty kilometers around instantly turned into tnd. All sorts of lights red up like fireworks,sting for a long time.
By the time everything calmed down, Xiao Chens figure was nowhere in sight.
This oue stunned the hemp-robed old man and the middle-aged man. They recalled their King Grade Secret Treasures only after a long time.
Mister Qin died right under our watch. It will be hard for us to give an ount to the Medicine God Valley.
The middle-aged man retorted in frustration, Give an ount? What for? If we go, we will end up beaten to death.
Im only feeling heartache over the Primal Essence Nature Pill. This brat snatched it away. That is a King Grade Medicinal Pill that can greatly increase our cultivation.
The hemp-robed old man sighed, This time, we made a great loss. Just ignore this brat. We should return quickly to the Heavenly Ruin Wastnd and see if we can make up for our losses.
How unlucky! If we had not made that promise to Mister Qin, we might already have had a great harvest in the Heavenly Ruin Wastnd.
That might not be so. The Heavenly Ruin Wastnd is rife with Immortal sect Remnants. It was the location of a Supreme Immortal Sect in the Immortal Epoch. Even quasi-Emperors enter it. We will just be minor characters in there.
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Xiao Chen ran frantically for hundreds of kilometers and finally stopped at a majestic city. The name Juge was inscribed above the city gates; this was one of the highly ranked cities of the Primal Chaos Domain.
Many cultivators wandered this city; Martial Sage experts could be found everywhere here.
Xiao Chen thought for a while. As of now, many people wanted to kill him. Rather than hiding outside, he might as well just rest up in this city for some time.
After that, he could rush to the Martial God Pce in the Central Province to participate in his King conferring ceremony.
By hiding in such arge crowd, he would be like a needle buried in a haystack. Even a powerful character who knew divination would not have an easy time finding him.
Xiao Chen put on the Heavenly Sea Cloak and headed for the city gates. He easily entered the city like he was air.
When he reached an inn that catered specially to cultivators in the city, he paid some Astral Coins and booked a suite.
Only now did Xiao Chen rx. He was safe for the moment. He sat cross-legged on the bed and started to recuperate from his injuries.
The middle-aged mans Army Killing Fist had been boundlessly tyrannical and filled with vigor. Xiao Chen could not fully negate the energy lingering in his internal organs back then, so his injuries had yet to healpletely.
Now that he had a moment to rest, it was time for him to get rid of this scarlet energy.
This energy turned out to be harder to deal with than Xiao Chen expected. The scarlet energy stabbed into his internal organs. It might look short, but it was stuck deep in his organs, making it hard to remove.
Only after three days did he feel better. A light shed in his eyes as he quickly checked Mister Qins spatial ring.
Indeed, it was as Xiao Chen expected. The Heavenly Secret Divination Disk floated quietly within the spatial ring.
After fiddling around with the Heavenly Secret Divination Disk, Xiao Chen thought to himself, After killing Mister Qin, I have thoroughly offended the Medicine God Valley. This will be a source of great trouble in the future.
The Medicine God Valley is a peak faction in the Profound Domain, much stronger than the Heaven and Earth Sect. Its overall power is no weaker than that of the Supreme Sky Sect.
Hey! What is this?!
A jade bottle within the spatial ring drew the attention of Xiao Chens Spiritual Sense, interrupting his thoughts.
That jade bottle gave off a spiritual light. The entire thing was translucent with light flowing around it. Unexpectedly, it could not shield the spiritual light of the Medicinal Pill within it.
What pill is it? Surprisingly, its spiritual light is so intense.
This spiritual light was too intenseso much that Xiao Chen did not dare to take it out. He got off the bed and entered the cultivation room of his suite before gingerly taking out the jade bottle.
As an inn specially catering to cultivators, the more expensive suites had cultivation rooms in them. These rooms could block out the Spiritual Energy fluctuations that resulted from cultivation.
The crystalline jade bottle was translucent with Spiritual Energy wafting out. This Spiritual Energy took on a dragon shape and swam around the room through clouds of Spiritual Energy.
Xiao Chen opened his mouth and sucked, directly ingesting several of these Spiritual Energy dragons.
His entire body suddenly felt extremelyfortable. Purple Heavenly Sage Laws around his dantian surged and churned as they absorbed this Spiritual Energy, appearing to be very satisfied.
Ceng! Ceng! Ceng!
Ten new Heavenly Sage Laws appeared, newly formed. They were as thick as a thumb but gave off a dense purple light, flickering with electricity.
Xiao Chen felt astonished in his heart. What Medicinal Pill is this? To think that it can make Spiritual Energy take the form of dragons! Just one breath increased my cultivation by a portion. Doesnt this mean that the result will be very incredible if I consume the actual pill?
Xiao Chens cultivation was different from ordinary peoples. Without any fortuitous encounters, he would normally need at least one month to increase his cultivation by that much.
He looked at the jade bottle with great excitement. He had not expected Mister Qin to have such a Medicinal Pill on hand.
If his guess was right, this was the reward for the Demonic Brilliant Two Elders. It should be a precious King Grade Medicinal Pill that could raise a persons cultivation.
Good! What Ick now is cultivation. Mister Qin, Mister Qin, you have given me something I am in dire need of.
Xiao Chen opened the jade bottle to consume the pill. A dim light shot out of the bottle the instant he uncapped it, trying to escape.
Bang! The dim light crashed into the restrictions of the wall and cried painfullyit was a Medicinal Pill the width of a thumb. There was a small face on it with eyes and a mouth but no nose.
The Medicinal Pill even had small arms and legs. As it rubbed its head in pain, it looked very cute.
A Pill Spirit?
Xiao Chen had heard stories of Medicinal Pills gaining a spirit. However, he never imagined he would see one himself.
Fortunately, the strength of this Medicinal Pill was not much, and he had had the wisdom to open the jade bottle in the cultivation room. Otherwise, it would really end up escaping.
Come back!
Xiao Chen stretched out his hand, and a strong suction pulled the Medicinal Pill to his palm.
The small Medicinal Pill stood pitifully on Xiao Chens palm, sobbing. Clearly, it felt very wronged and did not want to get eaten.
Unmoved by the Medicinal Pill, Xiao Chen said, Dont feel wronged over this. The purpose of refining Medicinal Pills is so that people can eat
Before Xiao Chen could finish speaking, this seemingly pitiful little Pill Spirit shook its head and opened its mouth wide, expanding to the size of a watermelon, and tried to bite Xiao Chens head.
Hehe! After I consume you, an idiot, I can truly be a Pill Spirit. This broken room will not be able to contain me, the Pill Spiritughed maliciously.
A Pill Spirit swallowing the master!
Xiao Chens expression remained cid as he smashed down his palm. Law Energy surged out, and electric light flickered. The Pill Spirit died with a miserable shriek.
A smooth, glossy Medicinal Pill appeared before Xiao Chen. He could even see some Primal Qi swimming around inside the Medicinal Pill.
Given that the Medicinal Pill had gained a spirit, Xiao Chen was certain that this was a King Grade Medicinal Pill.
However, because the Medicinal Pill had been refined only recently, the spirit was not very strong. Otherwise, he would not have been able to deal with it that easily.
Xiao Chen opened his mouth and did not hesitate to swallow the Primal Essence Nature Pill. He circted the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation and absorbed the energy ravenously, emitting purple rays from his body.
All of Xiao Chens ck hair turned a crystalline purple. The entire room became a sea of lightning with all sorts of mutated beasts swimming in the sea and roaring at the sky.
The Medicinal Energy of this pill made Xiao Chen feel incrediblyfortable. He had always felt like a child that could not eat enough; the ambient Spiritual Energy could not satisfy him.
However, once he swallowed the pill, his bones, flesh, blood, and his Heavenly Sage Laws all felt replete.
After refining the pill for whole three days, Xiao Chen opened his eyes, wishing he could continue doing so. His purple hair had not changed back to its original color yet, looking awe-inspiring and sinister.
In three days, Xiao Chens cultivation increased from early-stage Medial Grade Martial Sage to middle-stage. As he licked his lips, he thought, This pill is really great.
Unfortunately, there is only one. If there were another eight to ten of this, I might be able to advance directly to Superior Grade Martial Sage. By then, I could face grandmaster-level Martial Sages properly.
However, this is already pretty good. Given my cultivation now, I will not be so passive like before with the Demonic Brilliant Two Elders, unable to do anything.
Xiao Chen got up and went out. After muttering to himself for a while, he donned a scarlet cape. This was a Sage Grade Secret Treasure, which had the effect of raising ones speed, from the hemp-robed old mans collection.
A light like that of blood flowed around the cape. As the red cape swished around, it looked extremely shy.
Then, Xiao Chen changed the color of the blue Sea Monarch Headscarf into red as he tied it around his forehead. Together with his full head of purple hair, his persona immediately changed markedly; he now looked like he was an elite disciple of an evil sect.
Those who were not particrly close to Xiao Chen would have a very hard time connecting this appearance with him. Just the purple hair alone would subvert the notions of many others.
A folding fan appeared in his hand as he evaluated his current appearance. Then, he walked out with a smile.
Xiao Chen ordered food and wine at the bustling restaurant within the inn, listening to the conversations of the cultivators from various ces.
People from all walks of life patronized the restaurant. All thetest news of the Primal Chaos Domain got shared here.
Did you hear? The Profound Domains Demonic Brilliant Two Elders suffered at the hands of White Robed King Xiao Chen. Mister Qin invited these two to help him kill Xiao Chen. Who could have imagined that Xiao Chen would kill Mister Qin in front of them and leave?
The Demonic Brilliant Two Elders are not your ordinary grandmaster-level Martial Sages. They were already famous many years ago and have lived for four or five centuries. Their cultivation is uncharacteristically vast. They can explode an ordinary Superior Grade Martial Sage with one punch.
This Xiao Chen is really bold. I heard that he even killed disciples from nearly all the major sects of the Primal Chaos Domain. So now, many sects have put out bounties for him.
How unfortunate. The experts of my Primal Chaos Domain have all rushed to the Heavenly Ruin Wastnd. This Xiao Chen is going to get away scot-free.
When Xiao Chen heard this, he thought, No wonder the Demonic Brilliant Two Elders are so strong. They have lived for around five hundred years. It is only logical that their cultivation would far outstrip mine.
However, what is this Heavenly Ruin Wastnd that it attracted so many experts of the Primal Chaos Domain?
Xiao Chen felt curious. He looked at that glib, skinny man and waved to him. This Brother, will youe over for a drink?
The skinny man did not feel happy at the interruption. However, when he turned around, he saw Xiao Chen covered in Secret Treasures and exuding a sinister aura. His purple hair marked him as a maverick.
Chapter 924 - Northern Sea Alliance’s Young Master Ye?
Chapter 924: Northern Sea Alliances Young Master Ye?
The skinny man did not dare to underestimate Xiao Chen. So he walked over with a smile on his face, performed a cupped-fist salute, and said, How may I address this brother? This humble self is Xing Qingyun, a loose cultivator of the Primal Chaos Domain.
Ye Chen, from the Heavenly Starry Oceans Northern Sea Alliance. I was invited by Di Wuque to discuss the Heroes Convention. Since Im here, I want to test out this Xiao Chen as well and see how capable he is for him to dare to kill someone before a Martial Emperor.
Xiao Chen remained calm as he started weaving a story that no one could see a w in.
So, it is Young Master Ye of the Northern Sea Alliance. This humble self made an oversight.
Upon hearing that Xiao Chen was from the peak faction of the Heavenly Starry Oceanthe Northern Sea Allianceand had even received an invitation from Di Wuque, this Xing Qingyun quickly adopted a respectful tone.
I hear that Di Wuque has arrived in the Primal Chaos Domain and met with the top true inheritors of the Frost Moon Pce and Heavenly Music Sect. Now, they are heading to the Heavenly Ruin Wastnd together.
It seemed like Di Wuque hade to the Primal Chaos Domain for the sake of the Heroes Convention. He was really putting a lot of effort into this.
A dubious expression appeared on Xiao Chens face. He said, When I just arrived at the Primal Chaos Domain, I kept hearing about this Heavenly Ruin Wastnd. Brother Xing looks very knowledgeable. Can you exin more?
The ttery pleased Xing Qingyun greatly. He smiled and said, You asked the right person about this. The Heavenly Ruin Wastnd is and of fortuitous encounters in the Primal Chaos Domain.
asionally, all sorts of Remnants appear there. This time, someone actually found the Remnant of arge Immortal Sect. This attracted the attention of many experts from various ces. Even quasi-Emperors were interested and made a move.
Xiao Chen now understood. This Heavenly Ruin Wastnd was apparently simr to the Savage Battlefield.
UrmYoung Master Ye seems to have said that you want to kill Xiao Chen? Xing Qingyun said hesitantly.
Naturally, Xiao Chen could not kill himself. This was just a cover story. However, since he was pretending, he had to make it realistic. He asked in a cold voice, Whats wrong? Do you feel that Im not strong enough?
Xing Qingyun smiled and said, Ill be honest here. Young Master Ye is pretty strong. However, if you want to kill Xiao Chen, your strength is far from enough. You must know that even the Demonic Brilliant Two Elders could not stop him.
Seeing that Xing Qingyuns words seemed to hold some hidden meaning, Xiao Chen said bluntly, Just be candid.
In that case, Ill be direct. A few of the disciples from the Frost Moon Pce and Heavenly Music Sect have formed a King Killing Alliance. I feel that if Young Master Ye joins us, the chances of killing Xiao Chen will be higher.
King killing? What king?
Naturally, it is the White Robed King Xiao Chen. This fellow has not obtained the title Azure Dragon King yet. However, the title White Robed King already spread far and wide. So there is no problem with calling him the White Robed King.
King Killing Alliance?
Xiao Chen was surprised. He asked, Brother Xing, how do you know Xiao Chens location? By suddenly forming this King Killing Alliance, are you thinking of chasing him all the way to the Supreme Sky Sect?
Xing Qingyun smiled and replied, Naturally not. Now that an Immortal sect Remnant appeared in the Heavenly Ruin Wastnd, given Xiao Chens character, he will definitely go there. We have people from our alliance guarding the entrance, so we will get him sooner orter.
Xiao Chen sighed to himself, This is such a coincidence. He managed to avoid some trouble by chance. He wondered who were in the King Killing Alliance.
The real experts should not be forming an alliance. Suddenly, a n urred to Xiao Chen. Now that many people were trying to kill him, he might as well take this opportunity to create some confusion.
How about it, Brother Ye? Join our King Killing Alliance! Xing Qingyun said with anticipation.
Xiao Chen fanned himself with the folding fan in his hand and revealed a proud expression. He smiled and said, Brother Xing, are you looking down on me? With my strength, do I need to join a King Killing Alliance? To think that an alliance is needed to kill just one Xiao Chen? Some King Killing Alliance! In my opinion, you guys are not that strong.
Xing Qingyuns expression changed drastically. He forced out a smile and said, In that case, I still have some things to do. I wish Young Master Ye good luck!
Xiao Chen stretched out his hand and ced it on Xing Qingyuns shoulder. He narrowed his eyes as he smiled. Brother Xing, where are you nning to go? I was just thinking. Ive decided to form a Demon ying Alliance to y Xiao Chen and install you as the Alliance Chief.
Xing Qingyun felt energy enter his bodyenergy that could rupture his meridians and internal organs at the same time.
The hand that Xiao Chen ced on Xing Qingyuns shoulder was like the hand of a death god. As long as Xing Qingyun made any strange moves, he could die instantly.
IThisthis humble selfs strength is too low. IIhonestly and seriously am not capable of shouldering such heavy responsibilities, Xing Qingyun stammered.
The King Killing Alliance had many major characters, including several outstanding talents from the Heavenly Music Sect and the Frost Moon Pce, as well as some famous loose cultivators.
Joining this Demon ying Alliance would be an obvious p to the faces of these people. Nothing good woulde of it.
Brother Xing, whats wrong? Are you looking down on me?
Xiao Chens expression turned cold as he patted Xing Qingyuns shoulder twice. Xing Qingyuns heart thumped loudly, his expression darkening. How could he dare to say no?
What an unexpected cmity! An unexpected cmity! Xing Qingyun originally wanted to recruit an expert to raise his position in the alliance even slightly. By chance, he ended up calling over a master that feared nothing.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly. With his purple hair and red headscarf, he looked as sinister as possible. Thats the way. Lets go. Bring me to the Heavenly Ruin Wastnd. We are going to y a demon, to y the White Robed Demon Xiao Chen. Be famous together with me.
Dong! Dong! Dong!
Footsteps came from above the restaurant. A group of cultivators with extraordinary cultivations entered the restaurant. The leader addressed Xing Qingyun in a huff. Xing Qingyun, why are you still here? Thest group of people in the alliance is about to depart. All were missing is you.
Xing Qingyun was about the answer when Xiao Chen stopped him. Xiao Chen smiled and said, Please return. Xing Qingyun is now the Alliance Chief of my Demon ying Alliance and has nothing to do with your King Killing Alliance anymore.
You are seeking death. Where did this doge from? How dare he poach people from our King Killing Alliance? I think you must be one of Xiao Chenspanions.
When the leader saw that Xiao Chen was only a Medial Grade Martial Sage, he did not feel like speaking with him. The moment he stepped forward, he immediately attacked Xiao Chen with a palm strike.
When the leader sent out a palm strike, an icy pce rose up behind him with a cold moon hanging high in the sky in the distance. This person was actually a powerful disciple of the Frost Moon Pce.
The people around immediately recognized this person. Someone whispered, This is the Frost Moon Pces Xiang Shaoyu. He is one of the Frost Moon Pces elite disciples, someone very outstanding. This whats-his-name Young Master Ye of the Northern Sea Alliance will probably suffer.
Xiao Chen smiled and said, You came at a good time. I will take your head, and it will boost the fame of our Demon ying Alliance.
He did not use any Martial Technique, relying only on his cultivation as he leaped up and shed with the palm strike. His body burst forth with purple light, and clumps of electricity flickered. Berserk thunder resounded in the restaurant, shaking the entire floor.
Bang!
Crisp cracks echoedthe pce and the cold moon both shattered. Xiang Shaoyu vomited a mouthful of blood andnded on the ground in a sorry state, a look of horror in his eyes.
The other people in the restaurant were incredibly shocked. This Ye Chen actually defeated Xiang Shaoyu in one move; he was really powerful.
Xiang Shaoyu climbed back to his feet and said, Lets go. Now that you offended our King Killing Alliance, there will be no ce for you in this Primal Chaos Domain. And you, Xing Qingyun, you really have guts, you trash-eating dog.
Just as Xiang Shaoyu was about to lead his people away, Xiao Chen said, Lets go? Our Alliance Chief has not said anything yet. You think you can go as you wish?
He stepped forward and spread open the folding fan in his hand. With a sh, he arrived before Xiang Shaoyu. Electric light burst out from the folding fan, knocking Xiang Shaoyu back.
Xiao Chen did not let the others off, either, knocking them all to the ground. The scarlet cape behind him fluttered as he fanned himself with the folding fan. He smiled and said, Alliance Chief Xing, how should we deal with these people? Ill leave it to you to decide.
Xing Qingyun had a miserable expression on his face, feeling very bitter. He was finished. In the future, he would not be able to remain in the Primal Chaos Domain.
Young Master Ye, I think we should let these people off.
Xiao Chen closed his folding fan and smiled. Since Alliance Chief spoke up for you, I will let you all off. Leave your spatial rings behind, and you all can scram.
Xiang Shaoyu took the lead and tossed down his spatial ring. Then he said to Xing Qingyun, Xing Qingyun, you are dead for sure. How dare you work with others to go against our King Killing Alliance? From now on, there will be no ce in the Primal Chaos Domain for you.
As the others tossed down their spatial rings, they all red at Xing Qingyun in hatred before quickly leaving this ce.
Xiao Chen picked up the spatial rings on the ground and passed half to Xing Qingyun. Then he performed a cupped-fist salute to the people in the restaurant. The Demon ying Alliance is officially formed today. The Alliance Chief said that if anyone sees the King Killing Alliances people, they should beat them back like dogs.
Whoosh!
Xiao Chen grabbed Xing Qingyun with one hand and leaped out of the restaurant. Heughed, Brother Xing, how does it feel? From today on, your name will definitely spread throughout the entire Primal Chaos Domain.
Xing Qingyun revealed a bitter smile. Now, even if he jumped into the Yellow River, he would not be able to wash himself clean. However, he looked down at the few spatial rings in his hands. When he realized that he managed to earn arge fortune so easily, his heart started thumping.
[Note: If he jumped into the Yellow River, he would not be able to wash himself clean: This is an expression for saying that he would not be able to prove his innocence no matter what he does.]
Come, bring me to the Heavenly Ruin Wastnd.
Xing Qingyun helplessly led Xiao Chen towards the Heavenly Ruin Wastnd. Along the way, when Xiao Chen met with the King Killing Alliances people, he did not show any mercy, killing them all.
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Three dayster, the entrance to the Heavenly Ruin Wastnd appeared in the distance. A whirlpool of primal chaos floated in the air. If one looked carefully at the whirlpool, one would notice multicolored lightsing from it.
However, there was more. It continuously spewed out ck mes and howled, inspiring fear in people.
Xing Qingyun exined, Young Master Ye, the entrance is in front. However, more than fifty kilometers of Dark Demonic me float around in there. If you enter, you will be burned until not even g remains. Of course, if you have the strength of a quasi-Emperor, that is another story.
Xiao Chen had heard about the Dark Demonic me too. This was a kind of me found in the Deep Abyss Demonic World, a kind of Yin-attributed me that was iparable to other mes. Even grandmaster-level Martial Sages who get trapped in it would have a hard time getting out.
He frowned and said, There should be a way to enter, right?!
Xing Qingyuns mood improved. He smiled and said, Naturally, there is. Every day, at dusk, right at sunset, the might of the Dark Demonic me is at its weakest. As long as ones cultivation is sufficient, one can travel slowly through it.
Or, if you are fast enough, able to travel fifty kilometers in one breath, this Dark Demonic me will not be able to catch you.
Xiao Chen sank into deep thought. He carefully pondered which method to use. There were Immortal sect Remnants in the Heavenly Ruin Wastnd. Naturally, he wanted to enter as well.
When others obtained a Magic Treasure, they would need to reforge it into a Secret Treasure before they could use it. However, Xiao Chen could use it directly. Even if he could not use it, he could melt it down into divine materials for cultivating the Azure Dragon Body Nourishing Art.
Chapter 925 - King Killing Alliance
Chapter 925: King Killing Alliance
There were a few factions gathered in the air, above the entrance to the Heavenly Ruin Wastnd. Xing Qingyun pointed to a group, feeling somewhat depressed. He said, That is the King Killing Alliance. The one standing in the pce is the Frost Moon Pces Yun Tianhe, who is second only to the top true inheritor of the Frost Moon PceXiao Qinghan.
The one with many white-clothed girls around him and a set of bells in front of him is the Heavenly Music Sects Gao Baiyu. He is likewise the number two in the younger generation of his sect. These two are the core of the King Killing Alliance.
Xiao Chen took a look and discovered that there were indeed many experts. Behind Yun Tianhe and Gao Baiyu were two old men who felt like grandmaster-level Martial Sages.
Xing Qingyun, you are really bold. After we let you join the King Killing Alliance, you actually dare to work with others to attack us.
When Yun Tianhe in the cold pce above saw Xiao Chen and Xing Qingyun arrive, he led the King Killing Alliances people over and blocked the twos path.
Xing Qingyun wanted to cry but could not; he dearly wanted to exin.
However, Xiao Chen had already killed so many people of the other side, and there was no way for Xing Qingyun to clear himself. In the end, he would only end up dying. So he threw caution to the wind and shouted, What dog-fart King Killing Alliance? You have to gather so many people just to kill one Xiao Chen. You are nothing before our Demon ying Alliance.
Yun Tianhe felt stifled. He had not expected a nobody, whom he found unremarkable three days ago, to actually dare to raise his voice at him like that.
Senior Brother Yun, this brat is really reckless. Ill help you take his head.
A figure leaped out with a horrifying aura that soared into the clouds and stirred up strong winds in every direction. The person who came was an outstanding young talent, a Superior Grade Martial Sage who was much stronger than Xing Qingyun.
You are just a nobody. You are not worthy to speak to our Alliance Chief. Scram!
Xiao Chen remained expressionless as he blocked the front and threw a punch. Although he was only a middle-stage Medial Grade Martial Sage after consuming the Primal Essence Nature Pill, he did not fear going up against a grandmaster-level Martial Sage.
When his punch flew out, thunder roared and rumbled endlessly. He knocked back the person who approached, making that person vomit blood.
As Yun Tianhe stood in the pce, a cold moon rose, and the air suddenly turned cold. He frowned at the sinister-looking Xiao Chen with his head of purple hair and fluttering cloak. Who exactly are you? Why are you opposing us?
Xiao Chen fanned himself and stood upright in the air. He smiled and said, I will change neither my name nor my family name. I am Ye Chen of the Heavenly Starry Oceans Northern Sea Alliance.
Ye Chen! The Bloody Young Master Ye Chen!
The Frost Moon Pces Yun Tianhe and the Heavenly Music Sects Gao Baiyu both revealed slight expressions of shock on their faces before turning grave.
When Xiao Chen saw the twos expressions, he could not help asking himself, Bloody Young Mastercould there actually be a person in the Northern Sea Alliance called Ye Chen? This name was really something I made up.
When Xing Qingyun saw everyones expressions, he felt that this Ye Chen had a really powerful background. Heughed loudly and said, Yun Tianhe, Gao Baiyu, the King Killing Alliance already lost its prestige. Now, my Demon ying Alliance is the popr one. Xiao Chen will die only at our hands.
Yun Tianhe exchanged looks with Gao Baiyu. Then he turned around and looked down arrogantly. The four Young Masters of the Northern Sea Alliance are very famous. However, in our Primal Chaos Domain, you have not reached the level where you can travel around without showing any fear.
Ye Chen, for killing the people of our King Killing Alliance, you have to give us an ount. Otherwise, no matter how powerful your backers are, you can forget about entering this Heavenly Ruin Wastnd.
Xiao Chen found the situation funny. This was a name that he casually gave himself, yet there was actually someone famous with the same name. He was really extremely lucky. As for the real Ye Chen, he could only say sorry to him.
However, the real Ye Chen was far away and would not get involved no matter what. So his name was very useful in this situation.
If you want me to apologize, you have to ask our Alliance Chief for permission first. Alliance Chief Xing, do you agree? Xiao Chen asked after turning his head to look at Xing Qingyun.
Along the way, Xiao Chen had killed and snatched the treasures of others. When this happened, he would distribute some benefits to Xing Qingyun. At this moment, Xing Qingyun felt that Xiao Chen had a powerful background.
Xing Qingyun felt very confident as he said in a tyrannical fashion, Sorry, our Demon ying Alliance has to kill Xiao Chen and spread our name everywhere. How could we possibly apologize? For being disrespectful to our Demon ying Alliance, you guys should be the ones to apologize.
There were many people in the King Killing Alliance. A rough count woulde to at least two hundred, among which there were several experts.
Seeing Xing Qingyun, who previously had been just a wretched tramp that lived by begging or stealing, be so arrogant now, Yun Tianhe was enraged.
Young Master Yun, Young Master Gao, who is this Ye Chen? Weve never heard of him before. What is the point of speaking so much nonsense with him? Just kill him directly.
Right, just kill them. Otherwise, others will look down on our King Killing Alliance.
Yun Tianhe and Gao Baiyu remained silent. They could not make up their minds. Most people might not have heard the reputation of the Bloody Young Master. However, that did not mean that these two had never heard it before.
The Bloody Young Master, an outstanding young talent of the Heavenly Starry Ocean, had a strong enough reputation that the top true inheritors of the Frost Moon Pce and Heavenly Music Sect felt some worry.
ording to rumors, the Bloody Young Master was temperamental, dabbling in both righteousness and evil. The Xiao Chen before the group seemed to fit the reputation of the Bloody Young Master.
Xiao Chen swept his gaze across the group and then stared at the most ferocious person there. He smiled and said, Just a bunch of people who talk big but do nothing. How dare you be so audacious before our Demon ying Alliance?!
A light shed. As he held the folding fan, the scarlet cape behind him fluttered in the wind. He looked like a scarlet beam of light, moving around without a trace.
When Xiao Chen returned, he held a head in his hand. That head belonged to the person who shouted the loudest earlier.
When Xing Qingyun saw this, he became even bolder. He took the head from Xiao Chens hand and casually crushed it. He shouted, This is the result of working against us, the Demon ying Alliance.
Xiao Chens movements had been extremely swift. The number of people present who could even track his movements was no more than ten. And only the two old men behind Yun Tianhe and Gao Baiyu could have stopped him.
However, without any orders, these two old men would not do anything.
After Xiao Chen killed one of them with a wave of his hand, the King Killing Alliances cultivators could not help feeling horror.
When Yun Tianhe and Gao Baiyu saw this, they quickly gestured. The two grandmaster-level Martial Sage old men immediately leaped out with auras that could shake mountains and rivers.
The two of them threw palm strikes at the same time, wanting to send Xiao Chen and Xing Qingyun flying and kill their arrogance.
Pa!
Xing Qingyun could not withstand the attack and got smacked straight back. Xiao Chen dodged in advance and caught the falling Xing Qingyun. Xiao Chen smiled and said, Alliance Chief, are you alright?!
Wuwuwu Muh face is swelling from the p; it is vewy painfu, Xing Qingyun said pitifully. His right cheek had puffed up, so he could not speak coherently.
Carrying Xing Qingyun, Xiao Chen dodged the attacks of the two grandmaster-level Martial Sages. He smiled and said, You two are dead for sure. You even dare to attack our Alliance Chief Xing Qingyun. No one in the world can save you now.
The old man from the Frost Moon Pce said coldly, What a joke. You, a mere insignificant Medial Grade Martial Sage, what can you do to me? I will beat your dog-fart Alliance Chief to death in front of you today.
Xing Qingyun was so nervous, he was close to crying. Young Master Ye, please stop speaking.
Still carrying Xing Qingyun, Xiao Chen continued to evade the twos attacks easily. He smiled and said, Dont be afraid. With me, the Bloody Young Master, shielding you, no one can touch you.
Bloody Young Master Ye Chen, what great words! Since you want to defend him, all the more I want to attack him!
The Heavenly Music Sect old man held a jade flute in his hand, and his attacks somehow became much sharper. He now aimed all his strikes at Xing Qingyun.
Xing Qingyun was already desperate. With the pressure from two grandmaster-level Martial Sages, he felt like his heart would leap out at any moment.
Haha. Just a group of dancing clowns. To think you are not embarrassed to form this Whats it called again? King Killing Alliance? How funny!
Just at this moment, mockingughter came from a distance. A white figure holding a saber drew nearer as he quickly approached the Heavenly Ruin Wastnd.
Suddenly, someone eximed, White Robed King Xiao Chen!
The two old men attacking Xiao Chen and Xing Qingyun paused for a moment, and a light shed in their eyes. Then, they charged towards the white figure at lightning speed.
It really is the White Robed King Xiao Chen. What a strong saber Qi! His killing intent is really horrifying as well.
This sudden appearance startled all the people of the King Killing Alliance. Then, they reacted, charging towards the white figure.
These people used various means, strong Martial Techniques or strong Secret Treasures, causing the sky to change colors as the attacks covered the sky and rained down.
That was not all. A few experts hidden in the surroundings also leaped out at this moment. A corner of Xiao Chens lips twitched. He counted at least ten grandmaster-level Martial Sages.
If he had not concealed himself but boldly headed to the Heavenly Ruin Wastnd openly and directly, he would not even have known how he died.
Xing Qingyun face-palmed, bbergasted. Crap, this Xiao Chen is really incredible. Unexpectedly, there were so many grandmaster-level Martial Sages lurking here to ambush him.
Xiao Chen fanned himself and smiled. Haha! Alliance Chief Xing, you are not bad, either. Earlier, the two grandmaster-level Martial Sages could not do anything to you.
Xing Qingyun rubbed his face and forced a smile. Im just fine. After all, I am still the Alliance Chief of the Demon ying Alliance. In the future, you will be killing the White Robed King Xiao Chen with your own hands and spreading your fame everywhere. It is now sunset, and Xiao Chen already entered this Heavenly Ruin Wastnd. Young Master Ye, should we enter as well?
Xiao Chen nodded. He was rather interested in the white-robed person from earlier. He wanted to know if that person was still alive or not.
Xing Qingyun sent out a warship, which carried the two towards the whirlpool in the air, flying towards the Heavenly Ruin Wastnds entrance.
Many mutated beasts were carved into the two sides of the warship, which was the only Sage Grade Secret Treasure that Xing Qingyun could take out. An Ancient Demonic Energy Cannon rested on the ships bow.
The instant the warship entered the whirlpool, it immediately got immersed in a ck sea of demonic mes. The demonic mes howled without end. asionally, a horrifying ghostly visage would appear and disappear in a sh.
That was an evil spirit that mutated from the Dark Demonic me. It could even swallow up a grandmaster-level Martial Sage. However, it was very rare to run into it.
Brother Ye, we have to enter and leave these fifty kilometers of Dark Demonic me within fifteen minutes. When the sun has setpletely, the might of the Dark Demonic me will return to normal. My warship will not be able to block it.
Xing Qingyun raised the defensive barrier on the warship and did not seem too anxious. As long as they did not run into any unexpected situations, there would not be any problem with clearing the fifty kilometers of demonic mes.
Chapter 926 - Through the Dark Demonic Flame
Chapter 926: Through the Dark Demonic me
What a coincidence, running into you two here. It looks like heaven wants you dead!
Just as Xing Qingyun was thinking everything was fine, an old man walked out from the surging demonic mes. It was the grandmaster-level Martial Sage from the Frost Moon Pce.
The old man did not rely on any external objects in the demonic mes, only on his own cultivation, to move about as he pleased.
Xing Qingyuns face turned into the same color as pig liver. He felt very depressed as he smiled bitterly. Senior, why are you not chasing after that White Robed King Xiao Chen? What are you doinging after us?
That brat runs really fast. He killed many of our people and still managed to slip away. However, you are not as lucky. Alliance Chief Xing, this old man said that I would p you to death. I will honor my own words.
After parting the mes, the Frost Moon Pce old man headed for the warship with malicious intent, approaching step by step.
Xing Qingyunsplexion turned pale as he forced a smile. Senior, you are joking. You only need to make such jokes once.
The Frost Moon Pce old man walked over at a measured pace. The Dark Demonic me blocking him parted automatically. He smiled sinisterly and said, Look at me. Do I look like Im joking?
Xiao Chen smiled faintly and said, Alliance Chief Xing, you are going to hunt down the White Robed King Xiao Chen and spread our name everywhere. How can you let one grandmaster-level Martial Sage scare you like that? Go up and punch him!
My legs have gone soft. Big Brother Ye, how about you go? Ill cheer for you from behind.
What are you afraid of? Just charge forward bravely!
Xiao Chen pushed gently, and a considerable force poured out, propelling Xing Qingyun off the warship and sending him towards the old man dressed in the Frost Moon Pces uniform.
This development startled Xing Qingyun. Given his cultivation, if he left the warship, the Dark Demonic me would immediately swallow him up, even if the Dark Demonic me had weakened significantly.
He iled around and screamed. However, after crying out for a long time, he discovered a purple barrier flickering with electric light around him that blocked out the surrounding Dark Demonic me.
The Frost Moon Pces old man could not help butugh. You scared this old man. It turns out that you are not even worth a fart.
The Frost Moon Pces old man stepped forward and raised his right hand. He smiled coldly and said, Unexpectedly, Alliance Chief Xing is so courageous. You really dare toe and challenge this old man!
Damn!
Xing Qingyun saw the old man move around like a strong wind. It seemed like he would arrive in an instant. He was so fast that Xing Qingyun could not dodge, could not evade, could not react at all.
Just as Xing Qingyun closed his eyes in desperation, a resplendent saber light shed in the surging Dark Demonic me. The saber wind easily split the Dark Demonic me into two, streaking towards the old mans back.
The old man sensed extreme danger. In the time it took for a spark to fly, he spun around and threw a punch.
The aura of a grandmaster-level Martial Sage spread out, and a strong wind blew, scattering the Dark Demonic me and clearing the space around him.
Bang!
A folding fan struck the old mans fist. Surging Quintessence poured out. An electric light exploded as rumbling filled the surrounding space.
A look of shock shed in the old mans eyes as he got knocked back a hundred meters despite using half of his strength in his punch.
Even though the old man had been caught off guard, he should not have been pushed back by someone who was not a grandmaster-level Martial Sage, no matter what.
Saber-like energy tore through the flesh and bones of the old mans arm, inflicting heart-wrenching pain. He redoubled his efforts, using more Law Energy, and managed to neutralize this energy.
Old man, I already told you, after you offended our Alliance Chief, no one in this world can save you. This date will be your death anniversary.
As Xiao Chen held his folding fan, his purple hair flew everywhere, glimmering with a flickering crystalline light. Then, its color dimmed somewhat.
Thebination of the red Sea Monarch Headscarf on Xiao Chens forehead and his delicate face made him look very sinister.
Arrogant!
The Frost Moon Pces old man released Xing Qingyun and ran through the demonic mes, charging towards Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen did not show any fear. With that earlier punch, he already gauged the strength of this person. Compared to the Demonic Brilliant Two Elders, the Frost Moon Pces old man was much weaker.
Back then, Xiao Chens loss to the Demonic Brilliant Two Elders was not undeserved.
As for this old man, even if Xiao Chen had not consumed the Primal Essence Nature Pill, he would not have suffered too much of a disadvantage against him.
Now, Xiao Chens cultivation had increased significantly. Furthermore, this fight seemed to have ignited thetent Medicinal Energy of the Primal Essence Nature Pill remaining in his body, which made Xiao Chen feel veryfortable. His cultivation even increased further.
It looked like the full effect of that Primal Essence Nature Pill took time. When Xiao Chens purple hair turned back to pure ck, he would have thoroughly absorbed the Medicinal Energy of this Primal Essence Nature Pill.
Using the folding fan as a saber, Xiao Chen materialized the wless saber Dao. Then hemenced an intense battle with the Frost Moon Pce old man in the surging Dark Demonic me.
The immortal will of thunder covered his entire body, resulting in his aura being no inferior to the other partys. asionally, with Xiao Chens re, the vague form of his saber soul pierced the other party, rattling the old man.
Peerless Frost Moon, freezing everything!
Suddenly, a bright and cold moon rose behind the old man. The will of ice spread out together with the bright moon. Ka ca! Ka ca! Even the surrounding Dark Demonic me froze and shattered.
The old man roared ferociously and released dazzling moonlight from his right fist. With the illumination of the cold moon, he radiated icy, ruthless intent from his entire person.
Suddenly, the will of ice spread everywhere, appearing boundlessly vast. The old mans deep cultivation allowed this will of ice to surpass Xiao Chens immortal will of thunder, increasing the pressure.
Xiao Chen closed the folding fan with a snap and tossed it to one side. Then he formed hand seals and materialized the chessboard of fate. When the supreme mysterious phenomenon of the universe appeared, he pushed on three stars. A ck Starry Heaven Storm descended from the sky.
The Minor Magic Skill Starry Heaven Storm shed with the unique Martial Technique of the Frost Moon Pce. Light extinguished, and the cold moon overhead wobbled.
The ck storm surged out, and the Dark Demonic me zed, forming berserk, howling tornadoes of Dark Demonic me in every direction.
Xiao Chen reached out and caught the folding fan. A bright moon rose behind him as well, a wless full moon.
Bright moon in the sky! Only I am wless and inextinguishable in the world!
Xiao Chen pointed with the folding fan, and his bright moon crashed into the wobbling cold moon. The overwhelming horrifyingly cold Qi, which could freeze even the Dark Demonic me, instantly vanished like smoke in thin air.
The pressure on Xiao Chen promptly decreased, recovering back to normal. Then, he turned into a beam of purple light as he charged towards the Frost Moon Pces old man once again.
With the old mans mysterious phenomenon broken, blood leaked out from a corner of his lips. Seeing Xiao Chen charge over, he revealed an extremely shocked expression in his eyes. Who exactly are you? That was an Immortal Art Magic Skill. Only an Immortal Cultivator can use it. However, your saber intent and Martial Technique clearly show a strong Martial Cultivation.
Xiao Chen fanned himself with the folding fan and smiled. I will change neither my name nor my family name. I am the Northern Sea Alliances Bloody Young Master Ye Chen. After old sir goes to hell, do remember who it is whom you have to take revenge on.
Xiao Chens hair fluttered and gave off a crystalline light. He discovered that with this fight, his cultivation had risen again. Instead of his Law Energy depleting, it even increased, the more he fought.
If this went on, by the time hepletely absorbed the Primal Essence Nature Pills Medicinal Energy hidden in his body, he would have no problem reaching peakte-stage Medial Grade Martial Sage.
The more Xiao Chen fought, the stronger he got; his aura flourished. On the other hand, the old mans Law Energy drained continuously. The old man had to put in double the effort in order to resist every bit of energy piercing his body.
At this moment, it was very clear who held the advantage.
It is still too soon if you want to kill me. If you think that these are all the trump cards a grandmaster-level Martial Sage has, you are mistaken! Today, I will show you that you should never, ever offend a grandmaster-level Martial Sage.
A Frost Moon Pce flew out from the old mans forehead, shing with light. Then, dancing figures of both genders holding swords flew out from the pce.
The males were very handsome and graceful; the females were celestial and pretty. As the cold moon rose, these attractive figures turned into beams of light exuding killing Qi as they charged at Xiao Chen.
ording to rumor, the Frost Moon Pce itself was an Emperor Grade Secret Treasure. The Pce Master would bestow replicas of the Frost Moon Pce to the Supreme Elders of the sect.
These replicas were somewhat simr to the three Immortal Swords of the Heaven and Earth Sect. After all, King Grade Secret Treasures were hard to make. The sect could only take a step back and use such a method to create several inferior King Grade Secret Treasures.
Of course, there would be one or two high-quality items among them, ones that used hundreds of divine materials to refine a peak King Grade Secret Treasure. These items would be bestowed on the elite disciples in the sect who were the most worthy of nurturing.
Unfortunately for this old man, the Frost Moon Pce in his hands was not a peak King Grade Secret Treasure.
The Ten Thousand Beast Cauldron flew out from Xiao Chens forehead, and he formed hand seals. Then, his Magic Energy burned.
The Deep Sea ck Flood Dragon, the Heavenly Phoenix, the Thousand Feathered Snakemany ancient mutated beast images emerged from the cauldron. A total of five hundred beasts leaped out before the parade came to a stop.
Although Xiao Chen could bring out only fifty percent of the cauldrons might, the mutated beast images had all received the nourishment of the Holy Beast Medallion. The strength of each beast image was more than double that of before.
It would not be an exaggeration to say that the mutated beast images of the Ten Thousand Beast Cauldron in Xiao Chens hand were stronger than the ones with the Lin ns elders, even after their full might was brought out.
The sound of shattering echoed as the mutated beast images trampled all the light figures heading for Xiao Chen. Every time a light figure shattered, the expression on the old mans face turned even more unsightly.
Xiao Chen smiled gently. Once all the graceful figuresing from the Frost Moon Pce were gone, he pulled back the mutated beasts.
Electric light shed under Xiao Chens feet, and his figure moved like lightning. He raised the Ten Thousand Beast Cauldron and tyrannically crashed it into the Frost Moon Pce.
Bang! The Frost Moon Pce disintegrated and drifted apart. The old mans consciousness was linked with this Secret Treasure. He continuously vomited blood, and his eyes looked deste; he felt iparably weak.
Just an old man and you dare to be arrogant before our Demon ying Alliance? Brother Ye, hand this old man to me and just watch me perform. You can go and take a break.
Xing Qingyun, who was hiding somewhere earlier, jumped out when he saw an opportunity. He rained down punches and kicks on the old man. He pulled on the old mans hair and pped the old mans face resoundingly.
This is great! Hehe! Who could have imagined? A grandmaster-level Martial Sage being pped like a dog in my hands. I, Xing Qingyun, will definitely kill Xiao Chen, and have my name spread everywhere!
Xing Qingyun pped the old man very happily. His entire body felt very strong. Soon, the old mans nose and face swelled. His qi turned weak as he howled in grief endlessly.
This unfortunate old man was mighty and powerful previously, an overlord of his region. Now, he fell at Xing Qingyuns hand; he would feel sullen even after he died.
Chapter 927 - I Really Did Not Kill Him
Chapter 927: I Really Did Not Kill Him
When Xiao Chen saw the situation, he did bother with the old man after taking the old mans spatial ring. Instead, he started collecting the scattered pieces of the Frost Moon Pce.
He circted the Azure Dragon Body Nourishing Art and consumed the divine materials the pieces contained. These felt like a cup of water sshed on a burning cart of firewood; he barely gained a negligible amount of Dragon Energy.
Damn it! Brother Ye, the fifteen minutes are about up. The might of the Dark Demonic me will recover to its peak again, Xing Qingyun said worriedly as he carried the old man, who had been beaten almost to death, andnded back on the warship.
Xiao Chen checked and sensed the surrounding Dark Demonic me bing hotter. Even his Rank 3 Sage Body could not endure it; he needed to circte his Law Energy to deal with it.
Thats not a problem. It is just fifty kilometers. That cannot stop me!
Xiao Chennded before the warship and raised both his hands, lifting the entire warship straight up. He merged his Vital Qi, Quintessence, and Magic Energy, expending them without restraint. Then, he ran headlong through the Dark Demonic me.
The warship became like a beam of light, madly flying forward. Aboard it, Xing Qingyun staggered left and right, unable to gain a stable footing.
Right before the Dark Demonic me regained its full might, the warship finally broke out of the fifty kilometers of Dark Demonic me, officially arriving in the Heavenly Ruin Wastnd.
Xiao Chen held up the huge warship as hended, kicking up dust as the ground trembled.
Carrying the already dead Frost Moon Pce old man, Xing Qingyun stood up groggily. As he breathed in the fresh air, heughed loudly and eximed, We are finally safe!
However, he slowly discovered that something was wrong. Cold gazes heavy with dense killing Qi focused on him from high above.
Xing Qingyun carefully looked up. He saw Yun Tianhe, Gao Baiyu, and the King Killing Alliances people all looking at him expressionlessly.
Strange. Why are the people of the Frost Moon Pce looking at me like I killed their parents?
Suddenly, Xing Qingyun reacted, his expression changing greatly. He quickly tossed the old man on his shoulder down and off the warship before trying to exin. Brother Yun, I truly did not kill this person.
Yun Tianhe said coldly, Xing Qingyun, you are really capable now. For the past few hundred years, no one has dared to kill an inner elder of my Frost Moon Pce. After today, you will be added to the wanted list of my Frost Moon Pce to be killed on sight!
Wanted list and to be killed on sight?!
Its over. This time, this has gone too far. Thest time the Frost Moon Pce issued a kill order was probably a hundred years ago when a quasi-Emperor loose cultivator killed one of their grandmaster-level Martial Sages for no reason at all.
Ultimately, the Frost Moon Pces Pce Master had chased this loose cultivator to the ends of the world. Then, he refined the loose cultivator into a bone weapon and hung it on the walls of the Frost Moon Pce, on disy for a hundred years.
Xing Qingyuns heart sank, feeling so much regret that his intestines turned green. It was clearly that Ye Chen who injured the old man. Xing Qingyun himself only contributed a little. How did he end up attracting so much hatred?
It is just a grandmaster-level Martial Sage. Since my Alliance Chief already killed him, thats it. Some dog-fart kill order of your Frost Moon Pce, how could our Alliance Chief care at all?!
As Xiao Chen held up the warship with both hands, he smiled gently and put on an arrogant look. After that, he added on more words: If you want to do anything,e at me, the Bloody Young Master Ye Chen. Dont bother looking for our Alliance Chief. You lot are just a bunch of small shrimps, not worthy to fight with our Alliance Chief!
When Xing Qingyun heard these words, his heart felt warm. This Ye Chen is a good brother. At the crucial moment, Ye Chen stood up for me. He said with glee, Everyone, did you hear that? Donte to me. I am innocent. I truly did not kill the Frost Moon Pces elder. I only gave him a few ps.
You are going overboard. Xing Qingyun, you are really going overboard. You show no regard for our Frost Moon Pce at all.
He is still smiling so wretchedly and still trying to look innocent. Screw your sister!
Kill him! What dog-fart Alliance Chief?! Saying that I am not worthy of fighting with you?! In that case, all the more I want to take your head!
The people from the Frost Moon Pce could no longer hold back. They all descended from the sky and headed for the warship, charging towards Xing Qingyun.
Seeing a nobody like Xing Qingyun bouncing around so happily, Gao Baiyu felt extremely upset for no reason. He waved his hand, and the Heavenly Music Sects disciples also charged over.
The King Killing Alliance loose cultivators all went with the flow and charged over as well. Therge number of people scared Xing Qingyun to the point his legs went soft.
Damn it! Dont charge at me. Everyone, I truly did not kill him. I am innocent, Xing Qingyun rambled on. Clearly, Ye Chen already covered for him, so why did such arge number of people still charge at him?
Xiao Chen smiled faintly and flung the big warship hard. Half a Dragon Force erupted as he tossed it forward.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
The tremendous force made even the air tremble. A few unfortunate people at the front of the pack got smashed into a meat paste. A few slightly luckier ones still ended up severely injured.
Half a Dragon Forcetwo thousand five hundred tons of forcealong with the heft of the warship was not something to fool around with.
Xiao Chen had noticed that these people gathered here long ago as if they were guarding some kind of natural treasure.
He did not see the grandmaster-level old man from the Heavenly Music Sect. He guessed that that old man had fallen at the hands of the white figure. Otherwise, that old man would definitely be with Gao Baiyu.
In other words, no one in this group of people could block Xiao Chen.
King Killing Alliance?
Xiao Chen smiled and opened the folding fan. He could wipe out this group of people today. He had already disliked the sound of the groups name when he heard it a long time ago.
Furthermore, he could shift all the me to another person. Honestly speaking, this felt very good.
Xiao Chen nced at the miserable Xing Qingyun, who was on the warship he had tossed forward. With Xing Qingyun attracting the attention of these people, Xiao Chen could save a lot of effort.
At least, at this moment, he did not need to bother with the useless troops and could deal directly with Yun Tianhe and Gao Baiyu.
Ye Chen, we respect the people of your Northern Sea Alliance. As for this matter, just hand Xing Qingyun to us, and we will call it quits. There are no conflicts between us, after all.
A cold moon rose high above. Then, Yun Tianhe standing in the pce flew over to Xiao Chen.
Gao Baiyu gently swept through the set of bells floating in front of him, causing them to ring nonstop. Then, he looked at Xiao Chen and said, Brother Yun is right. We have no grudge with you. Just hand Xing Qingyun over to us, so we can save the face of our King Killing Alliance, and this matter will be over.
Yun Tianhe added, There is a saying, a strong dragon cannot repress a snake. With the two of us working together, we will not lose to you by much. Our respective senior brothers rushed to the Immortal sect Remnant together with Di Wuque. If a conflict starts between us, you will end up gaining a strong enemy for no reason at all, after you go to the Immortal sect Remnant.
The Bloody Young Master Ye Chens reputation was too remarkable. Furthermore, the grandmaster-level Martial Sage experts protecting Yun Tianhe and Gao Baiyu were gone without a trace. Right now, the two felt no confidence at all. It would be for the best if they could reduce this conflict to a minor matter.
Xiao Chen found the situation funny. If he were really Ye Chen, he might actually have agreed to their offer. Unfortunately, he was not. Given his true identity, he was already at the point where one side had to die; there was no room for reconciliation.
Scram. You think you are worthy to speak to me, the Bloody Young Master Ye Chen? You think too highly of yourselves. Toss over your spatial rings and the two King Grade Secret Treasures, and I will spare you from death.
Using Ye Chens identity, Xiao Chen could do whatever he wanted. No matter how big amotion he caused, there was the real person thousands of kilometers away to shoulder the me for all of this.
Id long heard that the Bloody Young Master is exceedingly arrogant and cares for no one. Today, I finally get to see it for myself. Standing in the pce, Yun Tianhe trembled with anger when he heard the word scram.
Xiao Chen said, Remember who killed your people! It is I, the Bloody Young Master Ye Chen!
Suddenly, an electric light shed, and Xiao Chens scarlet cape fluttered. Saber intent filled the air as he charged towards Yun Tianhe.
Yun Tianhe stomped, and the pce carried him high into the sky. Then, amid the moonlight, graceful figures leaped out of the pce.
Each of these figures carried a boundless killing intent, materializing various killing moves. One thousand figures meant one thousand killing moves.
A shy but useless move!
The thousand killing moves looked very overwhelming and mighty. However, in reality, every move was discrete. There was no strong leader to lead these one thousand figures. In the end, they did not cooperate with each other at all.
Xiao Chen had already gained a rough understanding of the inner workings of the Frost Moon Pce Secret Treasure. The core of this Secret Treasurey not in the Secret Treasure itself but in the person wielding the Secret Treasure.
This Secret Treasure required an exceedingly outstanding talent to make all these light figures truly submit. At that time, one could use the strength of three thousand experts and sweep through the cultivators of the same generation by oneself.
Right now, all Yun Tianhe could bring out had only the appearance. If he met with a regr genius, he could scare them. However, it was insufficient against Xiao Chen.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
One thousand figures, one thousand killing moves. However, they could not dy Xiao Chen for an instant. The killing moves broke, and the figures shattered.
After disposing of one thousand moves, Xiao Chen caught up with Yun Tianhe and started an intense battle above the pce. He used his body and thoughts as sabers, filling everywhere with cutting edges.
In just three moves, he sent the other party flying and vomiting blood.
Chimes rang continuously as Gao Baiyu hammered on the set of bells, sending out musical notes at Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen had no choice but to give up the opportunity to kill Yun Tianhe. He turned around and opened the folding fan, which he then gently waved. A strong wind blew, sending the musical notes back at Gao Baiyu.
Gao Baiyu had not expected Xiao Chens cultivation to be so deep; it was equivalent to that of a regr grandmaster-level Martial Sage. With just one wave, Xiao Chen could stir up such a strong wind.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Explosions resounded as a few small bells on the set of bells shattered upon impact with the returning music notes. The iplete melody immediately got disrupted, and Gao Baiyusplexion paled. Blood leaked out of the corners of his lips.
Lets go. We are not his match, Gao Baiyu cried out and prepared to retreat together with Yun Tianhe. Who would have imagined that when he looked back, Yun Tianhe, whom he saved, had already disappeared without a trace long ago?
Damn! Gao Baiyu cursed. As he looked at the approaching Xiao Chen, he steeled himself and raised the set of bells with both hands, infusing all his Law Energy into it.
Dang! Dang! Dang! The small bells infused with divine materials produced melodious sounds, ringing out an intense war song that resounded everywhere.
Ye Chen, our Heavenly Music Sect cannot coexist under the same sky as you. You best not go to the Immortal sect Remnant. Otherwise, you will not return.
Gao Baiyu, who held the set of bells overhead, threw it straight at Xiao Chen. A stormy war tune descended from the sky, sounding like a magnificent army charging at Xiao Chen.
For the sake of survival, Gao Baiyu decisively abandoned this set of bells, just to buy himself some time.
Chapter 928 - Alliance Chief, Do Not Panic
Chapter 928: Alliance Chief, Do Not Panic
Xiao Chen smiled faintly and punched the iing set of bells eight times. Every time he hit it, a loud ring resounded everywhere, shaking the sky and ground, scattering the clouds.
After eight punches, his purple hair dimmed somewhat. The set of bells shattered, but Gao Baiyus figure had already vanished from sight, so Xiao Chen did not give chase.
Xiao Chen circted the Azure Dragon Body Nourishing Art as he made hand seals. The shattered pieces of the bells turned into beams of light, which he swallowed up.
He closed his eyes to digest what he just consumed. Then, he opened his eyes and said, It somewhat feels like that weak trace of Dragon Energy is not that indistinct anymore.
In hindsight, he had consumed two King Grade Secret Treasures, yet this Azure Dragon Body Nourishing Art had so little effect. This is really frustrating.
Brother Ye, save me! Wuwuwu, Im about to be chased to death. This bunch of bastards! I already said that Im innocent!
Xiao Chen turned his head back and saw that the warship of Xing Qingyun had been dismantled to the point where only a nk remained.
Xing Qingyun hugged that nk of wood as he fled in the air in a sorry state. All his clothes were tattered. He looked remarkably like a refugee in a miserable situation.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly and said, Alliance Chief, do not panic. Ye Chen ising.
These cultivators were just a mob of useless troops. When Xiao Chen fought them, he naturally did not have to put in much effort. He killed most of the King Killing Alliance, other than those that he was toozy to chase.
As Xing Qingyun organized the spatial rings that Xiao Chen handed to him, he smiled until he felt pain and snot dripped out of his nose. He could not help it. The moment his lips moved, his wounds would hurtso badly that he wanted to die. However, he still could not help but smile constantly.
Haha! Im rich! After being a loose cultivator for ten-odd years, I have never felt this happy before! Ouch! This is really painful! That bunch of people did not hold back at all!
Xing Qingyunughed and cried as he tidied up the wealth. He suddenly gained lofty aspirations.
With the resources I have on hand now, it will be more than enough for me to cultivate to Medial Grade Martial Sage. After I kill Xiao Chen and spread my name everywhere, everyone under the sky will know my name, the Demon ying Alliances Alliance Chief Xing Qingyun.
If Xing Qingyun knew that Xiao Chen was actually beside him, what would he think?
Alliance Chief Xing, you are really able to look on the bright side. You seem not to care about the Frost Moon Pces kill order at all, Xiao Chen suddenly said as he fanned himself.
When Xing Qingyun heard that, his expression immediately changed. The kill orderwhy is my life so bitter? After I spent so much effort to establish myself, I will end up dying young. Right! Thats it!
When Xiao Chen saw Xing Qingyuns eyes light up, he smiled and asked, Thats it? What is it?
Xing Qingyun chuckled and said, Young Master Ye, I thought of an idea to make the Frost Moon Pce retract the kill order. After Young Master Ye kills Xiao Chen, just lend me his head. With his head, I can definitely make the Frost Moon Pce retract the kill order.
Sure, just a small matter! Xiao Chen smiled faintly, appearing incredibly kindhearted.
Xing Qingyun patted Xiao Chens shoulder and said, In that case, I will have to bother Brother Ye to kill Xiao Chen. Only Young Master Ye can aplish this. Hey, Young Master Ye, your hair color seems to have darkened.
Xing Qingyun raised his head and coincidentally nced at Xiao Chens hair, only to notice that the purple lighting from Xiao Chens hair seemed dimmerpared to its previous purple crystalline brilliance.
Of course, Xiao Chen still looked extremely sinister. Given this air, no one would ever connect this guise with the White Robed King Xiao Chens calm and easygoing appearance.
The reason why Xiao Chens ck hair turned purple was the umtion of Medicinal Energy in his body from the Primal Essence Nature Pill, which had yet to dispersepletely.
As he absorbed the Medicinal Energy, his hair would turn back to ck sooner orter. At that time, it would be rather difficult for him to impersonate Ye Chen.
In at most ten days and at least three, Xiao Chen would finish absorbing all the Medicinal Energy. By then, his cultivation should reach peak Medial Grade Martial Sage. He might even break through to Superior Grade Martial Sage.
By then, he would no longer have to worry about the Demonic Brilliant Two Elders or need to impersonate anyone.
However, at present, Xiao Chen still had to do so. He also needed Xing Qingyun to coordinate with him in order to maintain the identity of the Bloody Young Master Ye Chen in public.
Xiao Chen used the folding fan to rap Xing Qingyun and said, You are too nosy. Go quickly and find the treasure that Yun Tianhe, Gao Baiyu, and the others were guarding.
After searching for a while, the two found it.
Purple jade bamboos of various heights grew on a hill ahead, a luxuriant stand covering the top. A clump of thunderclouds floated in the sky.
In the stand of bamboo, one stalk stood out. It had a total of one thousand segments and was one hundred meters tall. Clearly, it was special.
Thunder Bamboo with one thousand segments, this is heaven-defying! Xing Qingyun eximed.
Thunder Bamboo was a naturally urring divine material. With a bit of carving, one could refine it into a Thunder Bamboo Sword, something equal to a high-quality Sage Grade Secret Treasure. If one used it for refinement, it could improve the quality of a Secret Treasure significantly. Since time immemorial, it had always been a treasure that had a price but was never in stock.
Every year, Thunder Bamboo would have to undergo a Lightning Tribtion. Once it failed, it would vanish.
Xiao Chen grabbed Xing Qingyun, who was set to rush forward. Dont send yourself to die. Dont you see that that thousand-year-old Thunder Bamboo is about to undergo another tribtion?
Xing Qingyun looked up and, indeed, thunderclouds gathered continuously overhead. The atmosphere was extremely heavy; the sky seemed like it would fall.
Given the thousand-year Thunder Bamboos Lightning Tribtion, if Xing Qingyun charged over recklessly, he would get sted to ashes immediately. Just thinking about it would give one the willies. No wonder Yun Tianhe and his group just wandered the ce and did not make a move. They probably feared the tribtion of the Thunder Bamboo.
These two little friends, are you having thoughts about this Thunder Bamboo? I advise you to stop.
Just at this moment, a gray-robed, shifty-eyed, short, old man arrived behind the two.
When Xing Qingyun saw this old man pop up from nowhere without any warning, he cursed, Where did this old thinge from?! Even after seeing our Demon ying Alliance here, you still dare to mess around in this ce? Scram!
Xiao Chen smiled and said, Alliance Chief Xing, your temper seems to be getting out of hand recently. You dont even seem to care about grandmaster-level Martial Sages.
This remark startled Xing Qingyun. Then, hisplexion slowly recovered back to normal as he said with a smile, Senior, Lord Senior, I was just joking earlier. Dont take it seriously, really.
The shifty-eyed old man stared at Xiao Chen and said, Brat, your eyes are pretty good. Even though this Lord Jiu hid so well, I still could not escape your eyes.
The old man before the two was not human. Xiao Chen could feel the aura of the Fiend Race.
Earlier, Xiao Chens Spiritual Sense detected the old maning out from the ground. Based on his aura, he should have transformed from a mouse-type Spirit Beast.
Revealing a yful expression in his eyes, Xiao Chen said softly, I am the Northern Sea Alliances Bloody Young Master, Ye Chen. How should I address you, old sir? Why didnt you take the Thunder Bamboo?
If you respect me, just address me as Lord Jiu. A natural treasure such as Thunder Bamboo can never survive more than a thousand years. This is thew of the Heavenly Dao. It is like how a fish cannot leave the water. After a thousand years pass, it has to die.
Not only that, the thousand-year Lightning Tribtion will involve the other Thunder Bamboo. This entire grove of Thunder Bamboo will be ruined. You will just be wasting your time here.
Xiao Chen showed an expression of understanding. He smiled and said, In that case, we will take our leave first. Thank you, Lord Jiu.
Just a small matter, there is no need to thank me, Lord Jiu said generously as he waved off Xiao Chens gratitude.
After the two went far away, it was indeed as Lord Jiu said. The thousand-year Thunder Bamboo failed its tribtion, and the entire bamboo grove perished.
These two fools, for this thousand-year Thunder Bamboo to stand out so muchmuch higher than the other Thunder Bamboosits roots must be connected to a pure Thunder Origin. Looks like this Lord Jiu is going to get to benefit.
The shifty-eyed old man kicked up a cloud of dust and arrived above the stumps of the Thunder Bamboo grove in the blink of an eye.
Whoosh!
Just as the old man was about to dig out the roots, two figures descended from the sky. Xiao Chen fanned himself with the folding fan as he smiled at the old man.
Their arrival startled the old man. He looked around frantically as he mumbled under his breath, Why are the two fools back?
When the old man said that, he felt that something was wrong. He immediately put on a smile and said, These two young heroes, why did you rush back? This ce is a destend with nothing to see.
Xiao Chen sized up the old man and smiled. This Young Master admired your righteousness and your extraordinary strength, as well as your heart filled with love. So I thought about returning to invite Senior to join our Demon ying Alliance. Unexpectedly, we heard something that we should not have heard.
Lord Jiu felt very depressed. Apparently, he had fallen for their trick. The other party had not believed him in the first ce.
Xing Qingyun smiled as he scolded, You think a birdbrain like you can cheat someone else, especially with your eyes moving around so frantically?
Lord Jius expression changed, and he unleashed the aura of a grandmaster-level Martial Sage. He said in a frosty voice, Just two juniors, get out of here, fast! Otherwise, this Lord Jiu will start killing!
Xiao Chen shook his head and smiled. Senior, stop pretending. Your legs are even shaking. Why try to pretend to be some expert? Your race should be extremely sensitive to danger. You should know very clearly how strong I am.
Xiao Chen gently moved his feet, taking three steps forward. The old man was frightened to the point of trembling. How could he dare to put on the air of an expert? He immediately turned around to dive into the ground.
Mice were always fearful of death. The saying as timid as a mouse had some truth to it.
The old man before the two was actually pretty strong. However, it was hard to change his nature. The timid nature revealed itself at the crucial moment.
The old man felt danger radiating from Xiao Chen for no reason. He was certain that he was no match for Xiao Chen. If they fought, he would be the one dying.
The old man wanted to pretend to be an expert to trick the two into leaving. Who knew that his acting skills were not up to par and would be seen through with one look?
Xiao Chen made a move at lightning speed, grabbing the old mans ankle and raising it into the air. His Law Energy turned into sharp energy that poured into the old mans body.
The old man hurt so badly that he immediately cried out. Then, Xiao Chen tossed him to the ground and smiled. Senior, dont run. Quickly dig up that Thunder Origin. Otherwise, there will be more pain toe.
The old mannded on the ground and looked at Xiao Chen with some fear.
The lightning-attributed energy had an unparalleled sharpness. The old man used nearly ten times the Law Energy before managing to neutralize it. Now, he knew for sure he had run into someone incredible.
The old man no longer dared to entertain thoughts of double-dealing. All he wanted to do now was dig up the Thunder Origin and leave this demon without further dy.
After finding the withered roots of the thousand-year-old Thunder Bamboo, he quickly moved his hands and scraped outyers of dirt.
A ten-meter-deep hole appeared in the blink of an eye. Soon, it was a hundred meters deep. Xing Qingyun felt shocked at the sight of this.
Damn, this old man really is a grandmaster-level Martial Sage. I could not tell at all.
Xiao Chen smiled and said, Its simple. Like you, he is timid. If you were a grandmaster-level Martial Sage too, you would be simr.
Chapter 929 - Thunder Origin
Chapter 929: Thunder Origin
Xing Qingyun smiled embarrassedly and shut his mouth, not saying anymore.
Soon, thunder boomed below, and the old man flew out, looking charred. He held a small purple dragon in his hand and said, I nearly let him run away. Young Master Ye, here is the Thunder Origin. Can this Lord Jiu leave now?
A Thunder Origin was something created after a Spirit Vein mutated and gained spirituality, simr to a Wind Origin, a Fire Origin, and an Ice Origin.
Compared to Spirit Veins origins, these mutated Origins were even more effective for cultivators of the same attribute. Thus, they were much more valuable than Spirit Veins origins.
As Xiao Chen sealed up the Thunder Origin, a strange look shed in his eyes. This old man was rather capable. Ordinary people would not be able to capture a Thunder Origin, which had already gained spirituality.
Just then, there was a loud rumbling. The ground underfoot started shaking violently. Multicolored lights shot up into the sky at the limits of their vision.
Ethereal celestial music came from the multicolored lights. An Immortal pce could even be seen indistinctly. Fairies made music and danced above it.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Instantly, countless figures from all over the Heavenly Ruin Wastnd headed towards the multicolored lights.
A fervent look appeared in the old mans eyes as he said, The Immortal sects Mountain Protection Formation is finally broken. Haha! This Lord Jiu is going to be rich! Ill take my leave first.
Old man, where are you going?! This Alliance Chief has not dismissed you yet!
When Xing Qingyun saw this old man trembling before Xiao Chen, he really took him to be as timid as a mouse. So he did not worry about him at all. His figure shed as he happily stepped in front of the old man.
Screw you! How dare you block this Lord Jiu?
When the old man saw Xing Qingyun nting himself in his path, he casually sent out a palm strike. Xing Qingyun flew back with a loud bang, unable to resist at all; his chest felt iparably painful.
Ow! You old thing! Im not finished with you! Xing Qingyun cried out as he rolled on the ground, clutching his chest. His face scrunched up with intense pain that made him want to die.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly. This Xing Qingyun was helpless. Then, Xiao Chen looked into the distance at the multicolored lights with a contemtive expression.
The Mountain Protection Formationsted so many days before it broke. Evidently, this Immortal sect Remnant was really that of arge Immortal sect. It would definitely attract many experts.
Xiao Chen had no idea how much divine material he needed to consume before the Azure Dragon Body Nourishing Art could be of any use. He had to go to this Immortal sect Remnant.
However, Di Wuque and the true inheritors of the Frost Moon Pce and Heavenly Music Sect were there. Furthermore, there was an unknown number of elders from their sects apanying them.
On top of that, countless loose cultivators were all eyeing his peak grade Immortal Spirit Ring.
Even if Di Wuque had only one eye left, he would be able to recognize Xiao Chen on sight. Xiao Chen would immediately face a deadly situation.
Brother Ye, the Immortal sect Remnant has opened. Should we go and join in? Who knows, Xiao Chen might be there. Dont forget the true purpose of our Demon ying Alliance.
Despite hisck of skills, Xing Qingyun still made a start on his task. He arrived before Xiao Chen, overflowing with obvious excitement.
Lets go. You lead the way.
Being indecisive was not in Xiao Chens character. He thought for a while and eventually decided to go. The Immortal sect Remnant was vast and boundless. There was no reason for him to end up meeting Di Wuque face-to-face there.
The identity of the Bloody Young Master Ye Chen would be able to help him for a bit of time. When he finally broke through to peak Medial Grade Martial Sage, he would not have anything to fear.
Xing Qingyun immediately and happily led the way, heading towards the multicolored lights.
The Heavenly Ruin Wastnd was sorge, it seemed endless. Aside from Immortal sect Remnants, one could asionally stumble over natural treasures like Thunder Bamboo.
Under Xiao Chens instigation, Xing Qingyun would use the name of the Demon ying Alliance to start disputes and gain benefits.
Along the way, although they moved at a slow pace, they reaped a good harvest.
As they approached the Immortal sect Remnant, the number of experts around increased. The area became increasingly chaotic. Xiao Chen could no longer get aplete grasp of the situation.
However, he had good eyes. If he saw that the situation was not right, he would immediately detour around it.
How miserable! I got robbed by Xiao Chen again. He took all the Secret Treasures on me and even my spatial ring.
Im even more miserable. After he robbed me of my spatial ring, he even scolded me for being poor, saying that I wasted his time.
This Xiao Chen is going overboard. He is also getting ridiculously strong. I heard that he even robbed several grandmaster-level Martial Sages.
The White Robed King Xiao Chen is truly bold!
The two walked past a group of Martial Sages with hangdog expressions. This was not the first time Xiao Chen and Xing Qingyun heard about people being robbed by Xiao Chen.
While Xing Qingyun did not react to this, Xiao Chen was concerned. Was the white figure that they saw at the entrance to the Heavenly Ruin Wastnd really using his name?
Whoosh!
Just as Xiao Chen was thinking, the ground in front of them burst open. A short figure fell over in a sorry state. After he climbed back to his feet, he headed for Xiao Chen and Xing Qingyun in a huff, kicking up a cloud of dust.
Xing Qingyun squinted and said, Old thing, you still dare toe?!
The short old man was the Lord Jiu who helped them retrieve the Thunder Origin two days ago. At this moment, he was fleeing for his life with all his might as if someone was hot on his tail.
Xing Qingyun stepped forward and blocked the old man again. This time, he went flying back in a sorrier state than thest time, tumbling over in the air.
The old man moved like the wind, shing by Xiao Chen. Then he returned at an even faster speed, looking at Xiao Chen with pleased surprise.
Just as Xing Qingyun, who was in the air, was about tond, the old man caught him. An embarrassed smile filled his face as he said, So it is Alliance Chief Xing and Young Master Ye. I was in a rush earlier and did not see clearly. I could not see clearly at all.
Xing Qingyuns internal organs surged. He was about to curse the old man when he saw a white figure in front holding a long, slender saber. Saber intent covered this figures body, stirring up winds and clouds everywhere.
Buzz! Buzz! Buzz!
The hum of sabers gathered together, and the sky and ground trembled.
Whoosh!
The old mans and Xing Qingyuns expressions changed. At the crucial moment, they both hid behind Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen! Xiao Chen is really here! This development startled Xing Qingyun greatly. Along the way, the Demon ying Alliance had gained some fame. Now, several people knew about this group that existed for the sake of hunting down Xiao Chen.
Even the mighty King Killing Alliance perished at the hands of the Demon ying Alliance.
However, when Xing Qingyun truly saw Xiao Chen, he was terrified on the spot.
Xiao Chen looked up with interest, checking out this white figure before him. Without a doubt, this was the person that he had seen at the entrance to the Heavenly Ruin Wastnd.
Once Xiao Chen saw someone, he would not forget them. He would not confuse a person he had seen before with someone else.
The white figure before Xiao Chen looked very handsome. He was dressed in white and emitted a sharp saber intent. Aside from the unconceble sinister atmosphere he exuded, he did seem to fit the description of Xiao Chen.
However, this person would not fool anyone who had met Xiao Chen before. If he met with someone who knew Xiao Chen, he would be discovered in an instant.
The white-d person nced at the old man behind Xiao Chen before sizing up Xiao Chen. The corners of his lips curled up as he said, Interesting. You even dare to protect the person that I, Xiao Chen, want to kill. Have you not heard of me before, the White Robed King Xiao Chen?
This person actually used Xiao Chens name to kill and snatch treasures. Xiao Chen really wanted to say If you are Xiao Chen, then who am I?
However, this moment was naturally not the time to reveal his identity. Xiao Chen opened the folding fan and smiled coldly. Xiao Chen? You came at the right time. I am the Northern Sea Alliances Bloody Young Master Ye Chen. I have long heard of your great name. The Demon ying Alliance exists for you. Today, we can take your head to spread my name, the Bloody Young Master.
When Xiao Chen said that, he sounded very natural. His expression was calm, and he did not stammer at all, appearing entirely confident.
In the past, there had always been people saying simr things to him. Today, he was the one saying it. He found it rather fun.
Ye Chen?!
When the white figure heard the name Ye Chen, he clearly appeared stunned. He gave Xiao Chen a strange nce before smiling in understanding. It turns out that the recently famous Demon ying Alliance is you two.
The two stared daggers at each other, not giving way. Strong auras shed intensely in the air.
Four strands of golden light flowed around the purple talisman in Xiao Chens sea of consciousness. His will of thunder and the vague form of his saber soul turned into a formless aura, pressing on the other party.
A scarlet light shed in the white figures eyes. Instantly, a sea of blood surged, and a strong will of massacre spread throughout his whole body. With a casual swing of his saber, he blocked Xiao Chens aura.
The ngor of weapons rang in the air, propagating ear-splitting noises into the distance. The clouds and winds stirred; thunder roared.
The collision between the will of massacre and the immortal will of thunder was even more startling. A scarlet light shed with a purple light, twisting space. Cracks appeared on the ground along with sounds of explosions.
Before the two officially fought, their auras already put strong pressure on Xing Qingyun and the old man, who both quickly moved to the side.
A trace of suspicion arose at the same time in the hearts of the two men in the air. As they looked at each other, an inexplicable smile appeared on both their faces.
The Bloody Young Master Ye Chen really lives up to his reputation. However, Ye Chens forte seems to be the way of killing. Are you still holding back?
The white figure raised his eyebrows as he held the saber in his hand. It seemed like he could shatter the sky at any time.
Smiling faintly, Xiao Chen closed the folding fan. The White Robed King Xiao Chens forte seems to be the will of thunder and the wless saber Dao. You are apparently hiding your skills as well, so I am just ying along.
Hahaha! Heaven is really helping me. I never expected that while chasing after Xiao Chen, I would manage to find the two bastards of the Demon ying Alliance as well.
Just as Xiao Chen and his opponent were about to initiate a big battle, an unknown voice came from high in the sky.
Gao Baiyu and Yun Tianhe appeared standing next to each other in a pce. An old man stood behind each of them.
Xiao Chen made a quick check and frowned. These two old men were unexpectedly grandmaster-level Martial Sages of the same level as the Demonic Brilliant Two Elders.
Gao Baiyu looked expressionlessly at the white figure and said in a cold voice, Xiao Chen, you killed an inner sect elder of my Heavenly Music Sect and dare to run about like that. You are really tired of living.
Yun Tianhe shouted coldly, Xing Qingyun, after killing an inner sect elder of my Frost Moon Pce, today will be the day you die.
When Xing Qingyun, who was hiding far away, heard this, he nearly fell to his knees. He was already keeping a very low profile. Why was it that Yun Tianhe persisted in harping on this?
Chapter 930 - This Lord Jiu Has an Ultimate Technique as Well
Chapter 930: This Lord Jiu Has an Ultimate Technique as Well
The lips of the white figure curled up as he looked at the two people in the sky. You have been chasing me for a few days. You are really persistent. Brother Ye Chen, how about we work together to kill these flies before fighting each other?
Xiao Chen gently fanned himself with the folding fan in his right hand. His already significantly dimmed purple hair fluttered in the strong wind. Giving off a sinister atmosphere, he smiled faintly and said, I am of the same thought!
The two old men above were grandmaster-level Martial Sages on the same level as the Demonic Brilliant Two Elders. Given the strength of both the real and fake Xiao Chens, they would not be able to defeat these two old men single-handedly. However, in a one-on-one battle, victory might be possible.
A scarlet light shot into the sky. The white-d man held his saber and charged with an overwhelming saber intent at the great grandmaster-level Martial Sage of the Frost Moon Pce.
Electric light shone everywhere, apanied by loud rumbling. Xiao Chen stood on the electric light and moved rapidly, charging towards the Heavenly Music Sects great grandmaster-level Martial Sage.
A tremendous battle was about to begina battle at the level of great grandmaster-level Martial Sages. Without having to guess, it was clear how intense this battle would be.
Borne by the pce, Yun Tianhe and Gao Baiyu already moved to a side. This was not a level of battle they could participate in.
Xing Qingyun and Lord Jiu stood far away, on a hill. They sneakily watched the fight, ready to flee at any moment.
Speaking of which, Lord Jiu, arent you a grandmaster-level Martial Sage? Why arent you going forward to help? Xing Qingyun asked in confusion as he nced at the shifty-eyed old man.
Feeling very awkward, Lord Jiu smiled embarrassedly. The level of this Lord Jius air of a grandmaster differs by too much. It is different from the air of a grandmasterprehended by proper methods. My cultivation is a result of time. Furthermore, this Lord Jiu specializes in searching for treasure and burrowing in the ground, not fighting.
When Lord Jiu saw Xing Qingyun smirk in sudden understanding, revealing an expression of despisal, he then smiled and added, Of course, it is still very easy for this Lord Jiu to destroy a cowardly fellow like you with one finger.
Xing Qingyun felt very upset. However, he would not be able to defeat the old man, so he could only endure. He felt very depressed. This wont do. I cant even beat an old rat. This is too sad.
The Heavenly Music Sect old man with deep resources whom Xiao Chen was fighting was called Xiao Jue. He wore azure embroidered robes and held a seven-stringed zither in his hands.
The old mans skin was smooth, glossy, exquisite, and reddishquite unlike the rough and wrinkled skin of a normal old man.
Ding! Ding! Dong! Dong!
Xiao Jues fingers rose and fell as he yed a dissolute song. Compared to the Heavenly Music Sect disciple that Xiao Chen met before, this person was already on a whole new level.
As the music entered his ears, an illusion appeared before Xiao Chen. He was now in a heavenly city with spiritual fog spreading. In front, about a dozen veiled women with voluptuous figures danced in the spiritual fog.
Including all the edges and corners, the material of the clothes on their bodies was no more than the size of one palm. Their dancing seemed to have a demonic charm, looking extremely seductive, igniting a fire in ones heart in an instant.
Xiao Jue looked at Xiao Chen, who was paused in midair, trapped in the illusion. He revealed a cold smile as his fingers moved even faster, and the sound of the zither rang out relentlessly.
When Yun Tianhe in the pce above saw this, joy bloomed on his face. Just as he was about to charge over and kill Xiao Chen, Gao Baiyu stopped him and said, Brother Yun, wait up. Any external force will break the illusion.
Just slowly enjoy the show. This demonic tune was something created when the elders of my sect captured Eros Demons of the Deep Abyss Demonic World and carefully researched them. The people trapped within it will have only one end: sucked dry with their energies sent to Elder Xiao.
When Yun Tianhe heard this, he could not help but feel startled. This illusion crossed the boundary of reality and illusion. Unexpectedly, it could use Charm Techniques to suck out the life essence of the other party.
Inside the illusion, eight beautiful girls already arrived at Xiao Chens side, moving and twisting their bodies around, asionally striking provocatively seductive poses.
One would only feel that this was heaven and would want to thoroughly enjoy oneself here.
After a quick look, Xiao Chen found this sight boring. The only Charm Technique that could cause him to immerse himself deeply into it would be the one executed by the Eros Demon Leng Yue.
With just this thought, Xiao Chen could not help but recall the time he spent with Leng Yue in the Deep Sea Battlefield of the Sky Dome Realm. Now, he did not know where this girl who was filled with secrets was.
When the Demonic Cmity arrived, would they be friends or enemies when they saw each other again?
Young Master, this servant is not pretty enough!
As Xiao Chen was thinking, a pretty girl removed her veil, revealing a pure and innocent face. He was somewhat stunned. This girls appearance was actually exactly the same as Leng Yues.
This girl smiled faintly and ced her arms around his neck. She took advantage of his distraction to bring her lips closer to his.
Just as those fiery-hot lips were only two centimeters away from Xiao Chens, a broken sword appeared in his hand, which pressed the cold de against the girls lips.
With a casual push of his left hand, he thrust this beautiful girl far into the distance.
Xiao Chen looked at the broken sword in his hand. For a moment, he forgot where he was, lost in thought.
Just as he had been about to sink deeply into the illusion, the Thunder Emperors broken sword in the Universe Ring had suddenly trembled and shocked him awake.
Ao Jiao, I will return alive, right?
You have to. You keep wanting to die, but I will not let you die. You are not allowed to die, nor will you die.
The words of the past echoed in Xiao Chens mind. Suddenly, he felt disappointed and frustrated as he clutched the broken sword tightly. The sword de cut into his palm, and blood flowed out.
This may just be a weak lingering thought, but you still remembered the promise we made back then, about not letting me die?
However, in the long river of fate, when can I bring you back?
This thought vanished, and Xiao Chens head of purple hair fluttered around everywhere.
The sinister air that Xiao Chen unted was gone. The Sea Monarch Headscarf that he had changed to red turned back into a pure sky-blue.
Over the past three days, Xiao Chen had already absorbed most of the Primal Essence Nature Pills Medicinal Energy. If not for maintaining the guise of the Bloody Young Master Ye Chen, his purple hair would have turned ck long ago.
When he thought about these old matters, his emotions fluctuated. He forgot to sustain his pretense, and the sinister air about him vanished. In its ce, his usual calm and collected mien appeared.
Boom!
The folding fan in Xiao Chens left hand shattered, and the illusion vanished in an instant. The scene before his eyes changed. Blood spilled from a corner of Xiao Jues mouth as he stared at his broken seven-string zither, his face full of shock.
Xiao Chen pulled off the scarlet cape behind him with his left hand, revealing his white robes. His ck hair fluttered in the wind. A delicate face appeared under the sky-blue Sea Monarch Headscarf.
His eyes looked like deep pools, unfathomable and calm.
Impossible, not even my peers have managed to ovee my Demonic Lust Tune.
Xiao Jues eyes brimmed with shock. A light shed in his hand, and the seven-string zither repaired itself. His fingertips streaked across the strings, producing obscene music just like a woman moaning. The long, drawn-out sounds reverberated.
My body as my saber, my thoughts as my saber. I am my saber, and my saber is I.
Xiao Chens white robes fluttered in the cool breeze. He took a step forward, and the sound of a treasured saber sang everywhere. With every step he took, a saber hum rang out. His approach looked slow, but the saber intent buzzed endlessly. The crisp sound echoed continuously.
Using music to push one into Berserking Qi Deviation, using something good to do such heaven-defying things, Elder Xiao, you should have ceased to exist long ago.
The crisp saber hum shattered all the musical notes. As Xiao Chen stepped forward, his saber intent intensified, bing even more ferocious and unrestrained.
In the end, all the sword hum gathered to form a divine sound, breaking through the barrier of the sky and rushing upwards.
That divine sound nourished the soul. Xiao Jues seven-string zither shattered into wood splinters.
In Xiao Chens sea of consciousness, the vague form of his saber soul in the purple talisman lost its previous indistinction. The four strands of golden light became clear, disying an unparalleled sharpness.
This transformation stunned Xiao Chen somewhat. The vague form of his saber soul unexpectedly made a breakthrough at this moment. His saber intent achieved one hundred percentprehension and formed a true soul.
Elder Xiao, the Demonic Lust Tune is just a trick in the end. You are someone who managed to be a great grandmaster-level Martial Sage. Lets have a proper fight to see who is stronger.
[Note: This is not exined properly until ater chapter. In any case, great grandmaster-level Martial Sage is a sort of sub-realm of grandmaster-level Martial Sage, rather like how peak is added to describe some cultivation realms.]
Xiao Jue could not be bothered with this. A strange light shed in his eyes as he turned around to leave. His Demonic Lust Tune was not just some small trick. He had easily yed several grandmaster-level Martial Sages to death with it, absorbing all their life essence.
So, it turns out that you are the true Xiao Chen. Dont get too pleased. When I refine a new zither, I will suck your life essence dry.
Xiao Chen shook his head slightly, a somewhat disappointed expression in his eyes.
At this moment, he hadpletely absorbed the remaining Medicinal Energy of the Primal Essence Nature Pill. His cultivation had already reached peak Medial Grade Martial Sage.
His saber soul had taken form, and he had grown significantly stronger. He wanted to fight to his hearts content. Unexpectedly, this person before him was beguiled with the power of an external object. His cultivation existed only in name, just for show.
Since that is so, I shall grant you death!
Xiao Chen materialized the wless saber Dao, and a bright moon rose behind him. With a flip of his hand, night fell. Then, he blocked Xiao Jues path.
Turning day to night with a flip of the hand, wless Bright Moon.
wless night, wless moon, wless saber.
The bright moon turned into a resplendent saber light descending from the sky, preventing Xiao Jue from leaving.
The saber light with the gathered saber soul had a certain spirituality. It looked almost solid. A full moon rose within the saber light. There was a person and a pce in the moon as though there was a small world within it.
This was a soul, something that gave the Martial Technique a soul. It was not just on the surface or for appearances; the Martial Technique truly gained a soul, raising this Saber Technique to a whole new level.
Since Xiao Jues zither had already shattered, he could rely only on his body and cultivation to sh with this wless Bright Moon.
He moved both hands, and music resounded. Each of the notes was filled with energy, causing the sky to tremble and creating a passionate tune.
Dang!
The shattering of the zither had injured Xiao Jue. Now that he shed head-on with Xiao Chens move, he vomited a mouthful of blood and had to fall back.
Snow fell. Xiao Chen danced amid the snowfall in his white robes. As he charged over to Xiao Jue, every move he made carried a boundless saber intent.
The persistent attacks panicked the already frantic Xiao Jue.
Back in the pce, Yun Tianhe and Gao Baiyu exchanged nces. They had not thought Xiao Chen and the white-d person would be this strong, far surpassing their expectations.
Lets go. We should not have any more thoughts about these two. Aside from our Senior Brothers and Di Wuque, most grandmaster-level Martial Sages cannot suppress them.
Damn it! If not for the main forces of our Heavenly Music Sect and Frost Moon Pce having already entered the Immortal sect Remnant, these two would not be able to be so arrogant!
Chapter 931 - The Fake Meets the Real
Chapter 931: The Fake Meets the Real
As Yun Tianyu stood in the pce, he gave Xiao Chen and the white-d person a profound look. Seeing that Xiao Jue and the Frost Moon Pces elder had both slowly sunk into passivity and could not beat them, he left without dy.
One hourter, Xiao Chen executed Subduing Dragon Profound sh and finally finished off Xiao Jue, whose state of mind had received severe damage from the destruction of his zither. Then, he retrieved the old mans spatial ring.
The passionate war tune stopped here.
Xiao Chen slowlynded on the ground. He had already cast aside his disguise, havingpletely absorbed the Medicinal Energy of the Primal Essence Nature Pill and grasped his saber soul. Now, even if he fought against the Demonic Brilliant Two Elders, he would be able to hold his own.
There was also a pure Thunder Origin in the Universe Ring. Xiao Chen hesitated over whether to use this opportunity to swallow it up and break through the bottleneck of Medial Grade Martial Sage and enter the ranks of Superior Grade Martial Sage.
On the other side, the battle of the white-d person approached its conclusion as well.
This expert of the Frost Moon Pce was much more capable than Xiao Jue, who knew only the Demonic Lust Tune and fell to Xiao Chen because his cultivation was just a facade.
When the Frost Moon Pce elder saw that he could not defeat the white-d person, he used a killing move to force the white-d person back and quickly retreated, not giving the white-d person any opportunity to drag things out.
Seeing the old man flee far away, the white-d person appeared somewhat disappointed. If he had exhausted some more of the old mans Law Energy, he would have been able to detain the old man.
Just thinking of the wealth of a great grandmaster-level Martial Sage excited him.
Unfortunately, getting one to yield was quite tricky, a problem he could not solve right away. Moreover, Xiao Chen unexpectedly managed to defeat Xiao Jue so quickly, inspiring timidity in the Frost Moon Pce elder and causing him to leave early.
The white-robed person sheathed his saber, and the scarlet light in his eyes faded away. He looked at Xiao Chen, who was walking over, and revealed a sinister smile. Youve finally bared your true face? It must have been very amusing to use my name over the past few days.
The person before Xiao Chen was precisely the Northern Sea Alliances Bloody Young Master himself!
Since the other party already said it out loud, Xiao Chen stopped hiding it. The identity of the Bloody Young Master was already useless to him at this point. He smiled faintly and said, Its the same thing for you. Using this Xiaos name, Brother Ye seems to have gained a great harvest in the past few days.
Brother Ye, that old man from the Heavenly Music Sect is telling the truth? You are the real Xiao Chen!
When Xing Qingyun and the old mannded on the ground, Xing Qingyun felt his legs go soft and could not stand stably.
Initially, when Xing Qingyun heard what the Heavenly Music Sects Xiao Jue said, he had nned to flee immediately. However, when he thought about Xiao Chens strength, he knew that he would not be able to outrun Xiao Chen. So he clung to his only hope and forced himself tond on the ground.
Who knew, the moment Xing Qingyunnded, he heard what the white-d person said, which extinguished the final hope in his heart. It turned out that the so-called Xiao Chen had always been beside him.
Xing Qingyun thought about how he kept shouting about killing Xiao Chen and spreading his fame. His whole body could not help but tremble. He smiled and stammered, ThaturmBrother Xiao, I
Xiao Chen patted Xing Qingyuns shoulder and smiled. Alliance Chief, dont panic. You are the Xing Qingyun who will kill Xiao Chen and spread your name everywhere.
Xing Qingyun smiled awkwardly and said, That was just a joke. Just a joke. Brother Xiao, dont take it for real.
Rumble!
Just at this moment, intense rumbling sounds came from the Immortal sect Remnant less than five kilometers away, followed by ethereal divine music.
A Deities Nation descended from the distant sky, giving off a bright golden light. Even the people five kilometers away found this light piercing.
Di Wuque!
When the white-robed Ye Chen saw this scene, he eximed this name, apetitive expression on his face.
Lord Jiu licked his lips and said, He probably broke a restriction somewhere in the Immortal sect Remnant. As long as it is a location with natural treasures, there will definitely be restrictions.
That is normal. If there is no restriction, after several tens of thousands of years, the natural treasures would have rotted away already, the white-d person said calmly.
A cold moon hung high above a frosty pce. Another icy pce appeared beside the Deities Nation. An azure-d man stood on this pce, looking down from above.
Three thousand figures charged out of the pce, materializing three thousand killing moves. All the killing moves were different. However, when the light of the cold moon shone on them, it created a resonance that united them.
Under the cold moon, the azure-d man on the pce looked emotionless. With one wave of his hand, three thousand killing moves charged through the air. A strong aura spread out.
Even though the four were five kilometers away, cracks extended to their feet, and the auras might remained undiminished.
That is the Frost Moon Pces proud son of heaven, Xiao Qinghan. His strength surpasses that of the older-generation experts. He is an outstanding talent of the Primal Chaos Domain, Xing Qingyun said with a trembling voice. Given that he was acknowledged as the person who had killed a Frost Moon Pce inner sect Elder, that man might very well be the one who would take his life.
Dong! Dong! Dong!
Suddenly, grand and imposing bell chimes rang out. Rings of blue music turned solid and propagated through the air like ripples.
Even five kilometers away, the four found their eardrums shaking and their hearts pounding.
Without needing anyone to say it, this person was the Heavenly Music Sects Xia Dongyang, someone who was Xiao Qinghans equal among the younger generation of the Primal Chaos Domain.
Xiao Chen could even make out seven beams of starlight pouring down, forming aplete constetion and charging at a restriction below.
Lord Jius eyes lit up with fervor as he said, The restriction that these people are trying to break through definitely has valuable treasures. Otherwise, there would not be such a bigmotion.
Ye Chen raised an eyebrow and smiled. Want to go and check it out together?
The old man quickly replied in a rush, Great, this Lord Jiu wanted to enter long ago. However, I keep getting chased out.
Xing Qingyun hesitated for quite a while before steeling himself and dering that he would go along to take a look. This time, he would really y out of his league by following Xiao Chen.
All Xing Qingyun could do now was look for a fortuitous encounter that would raise his strength substantially and secure more chances for him to protect his life.
Ye Chen looked at Xiao Chen. In the end, he still had to see what Xiao Chens opinion was. He was not very confident in going alone.
Xiao Chen thought for a while before saying, No, the older-generation experts of the Frost Moon Pce and the Heavenly Music Pce are there. Di Wuques thirteen Keepers of Light would be nearby as well. We would not stand much of a chance.
Ye Chen revealed a disappointed expression. He smiled and said, White Robed King Xiao Chen, it turns out that this is all the courage you have. Very well, then. In that case, I will go alone.
After seeing Ye Chen turn into a scarlet beam of light, Xiao Chen shook his head. He turned around and said to Xing Qingyun, After arriving at the Immortal sect Remnant, it would be hard for me to protect even myself. I also advise that you not enter. Here is the Hundred Change Tortoise Spirit Shield. Im giving it to you to protect yourself. It can guarantee your safe passage out of the Heavenly Ruin Wastnd.
After Xing Qingyun took the Hundred Change Tortoise Spirit Shield, his eyes immediately lit up. This was a bona fide King Grade Secret Treasure, and yet Xiao Chen just gave it away.
Go on. Stop dawdling. In the future, if you find that you are unable to continue on here, you cane to the Supreme Sky Sect to look for me.
Xing Qingyunughed dryly for a bit before putting away the Hundred Change Tortoise Spirit Shield. Then he said with heroic bravado, Im going off, then. Although I did not kill Xiao Chen, I ughtered a Frost Moon Pce inner sect Elder and was ced on their killing list. This itself should be able to spread my name throughout the Primal Chaos Domain.
When Lord Jiu saw Xiao Chen looking at him, he said quickly, Little Brother, dont worry. Ill follow you. I definitely can protect myself. I will not be a burden to you. If something seems wrong, I will leave immediately.
Xiao Chen felt speechless. What is this fellow thinking? If something seems wrong, I will leave immediately. In that case, why follow me?
You can follow me to gain some benefits, but you have to follow my orders. If you do what you did earlier, running faster than a mouse the moment I start fighting, I will be the first person to go after you.
The old man immediately showed a bitter expression and argued, But this Lord Jiu is really not good at fighting. Furthermore, this Lord Jiu is originally a mouse in the first ce.
Xiao Chen smiled as he scolded the old man, Dont worry, I wont send you to die. Given your nose for danger, the restrictions on the outside should not be a problem for you. We will take all the treasures on the outside first before making any further decision.
Broken pces covered the grayish wastnd. Corpses that no longer resembled humans littered the ground. The stink of blood permeated the turbid air. This was the Immortal sect Remnant that Xiao Chen saw.
The ground was littered with the corpses of cultivators killed by the restrictions. The heavy stench of their blood wafted through the ce together with the turbid air.
Restrictions littered the ce. Both the ground and air might contain hidden restrictions, which could take the lives of cultivators, anywhere.
Without King Grade Secret Treasures to protect them, most cultivators were walking carefully on the ground.
Of course, some bold experts did not care about the restrictions in the periphery, forcefully crushing and tearing through all the restrictions in their way.
Xiao Chen saw four or five such characters. Most of them were great grandmaster-level Martial Sages of the same level as the Supreme Sky Sects Han Qinghe, a level that was unrivaled among grandmaster-level Martial Sages.
Xiao Chen was still not a match for such characters. However, he would be able to break away easily.
The restrictions in the periphery simply could not stop these people. The treasures that could be found here did not dy them, either. They quickly headed for the inner area, where there were still several intact pces.
There were even nine floating pces at the very top of the mountain in the middle. The multicolored lights came from this ce, attracting people over.
Hehe! This Lord Jiu is right, right? There is definitely a Profound Copper mine below this ce, the old man said in a satisfied tone as he popped out of a hole in the ground.
Relying on the old mans nose for danger, the two came to no harm at all from the restrictions in the periphery. The old man also noticed the special environment around them right away.
Xiao Chen broke the restriction, and the old man dug into the ground. Without exception, there would always be some gains.
In merely half a day, Xiao Chen already collected three Earth Dragon Fruits, a damaged Peak Spirit Vein, and more than five tons of Heavenly Gold Rock and other divine materials.
Earlier, the old man had seen several unremarkable small ck flowers on a nearby crack and immediately dered that there was definitely a Profound Copper mine below.
Xiao Chen looked at the neat hole and praised the old man, This hole is really well made. It is wide, bright, firm, and sturdy.
The old man narrowed his eyes and smiled in satisfaction. This Lord Jiu has three great abilities. I have strong perception, I dig holes fast, and my eyes are sharp.
Indeed, the old man was a mouse.
The Profound Copper mine inside stretches out for one kilometer. Excluding the impurities, there is at least ten tons of pure Profound Copper. Lord Jiu excitedly described the situation inside.
Profound Copper was a divine material simr to ck Patterned Gold. All one needed to do was add some to a Secret Treasure when refining it, and its quality would be very much improved. There was a great difference between Secret Treasures that used divine materials and Secret Treasures that did not.
Such divine materials were hard to find. At any given moment, they could sell for a high price, even to the point where they could serve as currency.
Ten tons of Profound Copper was arge sum. However, it was a far cry from the five hundred tons of divine material that the firstyer of the Azure Dragon Body Nourishing Art needed. Xiao Chen was a long way from reaching this target.
With a thought, the trace of Dragon Energy, which the Azure Dragon Body Nourishing Art nurtured, quickly swam about in his body, producing thunderous sounds that rumbled without end.
Chapter 932 - Strangely Large Appetite
Chapter 932: Strangely Large Appetite
After Xiao Chen had swallowed several tens of tons of divine materials, the Azure Dragon Body Nourishing Art finally disyed some small effect. Right now, without burning his Vital Qi, he could achieve half a Dragon Force with a casual punchtwo thousand five hundred tons of force.
Bang!
Xiao Chen punched the ground, which immediately cracked apart. Countless clumps of dirt shot out, flying in the air and blocking out the sun in the sky.
When he retracted his fist, an enormous, deep pit appeared in front of him. This hole was one kilometer long and five hundred meters deep. Tough yellow copper ore glinted below; that was the Profound Copper vein.
Xiao Chen revealed joy on his face. He merged his Vital Qi, Quintessence, and Magic Energy before shouting and sending out another punch at this huge yellow copper ore.
A bright light lit up on his fist, which quickly descended like a treasured saber. As it fell from above, its unparalleled sharpness could split open mountains.
Ka ca! Ka ca! The yellow vein that extended for a kilometer cracked into pieces of varying sizes with this punch.
Lord Jiu was already numb to such a feat. He sighed and said, Perhaps only this fellow can be so savage. As for other Martial Sages, even if they found a Profound Copper vein, they would only feel disappointed at not knowing how to extract it.
Xiao Chen stood in the air with his eyes closed. The suction from the Azure Dragon Body Nourishing Art started working, and the thousands of pieces of cracked yellow copper ore floated into the air around him.
His body became like a spiraling ck hole as all three hundred and sixty-one of his acupoints opened. A strong suction pulled the pure Profound Copper in the yellow copper ore into his body.
Plop! Plop! Plop! Chunks of impurities fell like rain. The scene looked majestic and tyrannical.
After a while, Xiao Chen opened his eyes. However, what he had gotten felt like only a drop in a big cup. The swimming azure Dragon Energy merely strengthened slightly.
This was all ten tons of Profound Copper did after he absorbed it.
Lord Jiu blinked as a bitter expression twisted his face. Brother Xiao, didnt I tell you to leave some from this Lord Jiu?
Xiao Chennded beside the old man and said calmly, Oh, sorry, I forgot.
The insincere apology made Lord Jiu very unhappy. However, he could only quietlyin to himself. The greatest danger in entering the Remnant was not the restrictions but the other cultivators.
This was especially so in the Primal Chaos Domain. Most of these people were loose cultivators who killed others for their treasures like they were just having a meal. Even if Lord Jiu entered himself and found a treasure, he would get chased out before he could do anything.
By following Xiao Chen, Lord Jiu would be able to stay longer at least. Xiao Chen would also leave some Spirit-Herb-type natural treasures for him.
Never mind, this Lord Jiu will not bicker with a junior, the old man thought to himself.
Boom!
A beam of golden light suddenly pierced the sky over the inner area of the Immortal sect Remnant, illuminating the entire expanse. Thousands of beasts roared together. Xiao Chen and the old man could not help but look in that direction.
Birds and beasts emanating Immortal Qi flew out from the golden light. They traversed one kilometer in an instant, getting far away in a short while.
One of them was a dazzling, golden-bright Heavenly Phoenix that looked very eye-catching. As it pped its wings, a brilliant golden-bright me burned the sky ck.
The violent wind kicked up by the mutated beasts easily shattered several of the hidden restrictions in the air.
Thousands of cultivators soared into the air in immediate pursuit. Di Wuque, the Frost Moon Pces Xiao Qinghan, the Heavenly Music Sects Xia Dongyang, and many other experts all chased after the Heavenly Phoenix.
Xiao Chen thought he saw the Bloody Young Master Ye Chen in the group.
Lord Jius eyes gleamed. Indeed, there are valuable treasures. Di Wuque and the others already broke the restrictions. These are allplete Magic Treasures. After refining them slightly, they would be King Grade Secret Treasures.
Xiao Chen was speechless. At least a thousand Magic Treasures had flown out. Just one pce had so many Magic Treasures. What kind of glorious history did this Immortal sect below them have?
Chi!
An azure wolf flew by Xiao Chens head. He reacted at lightning speed, a strand of saber Qi from wless Bright Moon falling from the sky and knocking the azure wolf down.
Xiao Chen stretched out his hand, and the azure wolf fell onto his palm. It was a wolf-head sword infused with several divine materials. The de of the sword was as clear as water, flickering with dim multicolored lights.
He ced his Spiritual Mark on it and sent in his Magic Energy. The sword shrank and turned into a sword pill on his palm.
Brat, hand over the azure wolf Magic Treasure.
Three old men who had been pursuing the azure wolf in the sky called out immediately when they saw Xiao Chen subdue the treasure.
Xiao Chen nced at them. The cultivation of these three old men were peak Superior Grade Martial Sages. Disinclined to answer, he simply burned his Magic Energy on the spot. The sword pill immediately erged. Then, he pointed with his finger, and the sword turned into a beam of azure light flying out.
Pu chi!
Before the three old men could react, blood spurted out from their necks, and their heads fell over as they died withoutplete corpses.
Lord Jiu chuckled as he flew forward quickly. Then he took off the spatial rings on the three old mens fingers; he even patted down their bodies to search them.
Having followed Xiao Chen for a while already, he was very familiar with what to do. Soon, he returned, smiling so broadly that his eyes were no more than slits. He said somewhat craftily, Sorry, there are no divine materials on the three.
Xiao Chen held the wolf-head sword flickering with dim multicolored lights. He seemed to be in deep thought, not caring about what Lord Jiu said.
The speed of this wolf-head sword was rather extraordinary. However, it would not be sufficient to deal with grandmaster-level Martial Sages, who could easily dodge something of this speed.
Xiao Chen nced at the situation in the sky. Nearly all the grandmaster-level Martial Sages were drawn to the dazzling, golden-bright Heavenly Phoenix, chasing after it.
On the other hand, not many grandmaster-level Martial Sages were chasing the other mutated beasts. This was very normal too. Most grandmaster-level Martial Sages already had King Grade Secret Treasures. Regr treasures would not catch their attention.
Xiao Chen felt excited. He asked, Old Jiu, can your eyes remember all these Magic Treasures in the sky?
Birds and beasts flew around in the sky, spreading Immortal Qi. Figures flickered, and the sky above the periphery turned chaotic.
Lord Jiu took a nce and said in disdain, How is that difficult? This Lord Jiu has a pair of divine eyes. I might not be good at looking at other things. However, even if a treasure were as small as a mosquito, I will be able to see it with great detail.
Good. In that case, look very carefully. As long as someone snatches a Magic Treasure, immediately dig a hole and bring me over. Since those grandmaster-level Martial Sages do not care for these treasures, I will lower myself and ept them all.
When the old man heard this, the scene before him darkened; he nearly fainted. At least one thousand Magic Treasures meant at least one thousand holes.
Lord Xiao, Im calling you Lord already. Although this Lord Jiu is good at digging holes, you cant really treat me like a mouse. After digging a thousand holes, my hands will break.
Xiao Chen smiled calmly and retorted, Strange, didnt Lord Jiu say that you were a mouse in the first ce and that today is when you are going to disy your skills?
A burden! What a great burden! All this because of greed for some divine materials! The old man wept without tears.
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A sky-blue barrier of light flew by in the air. Yun Tianhe and Gao Baiyu stopped a ck tortoise. Gao Baiyu was slightly faster, snagging the ck tortoise with his hand. However, it was just an ancient shield.
The surface of the shield rippled like that of water. The sound of gushing water came from it without pause.
Gao Baiyu was overjoyed. He carefully examined it and said, Great! It is actually a defensive Magic Treasure. The defenses of our Heavenly Music Sect cultivators are weak. If I refine this into a Secret Treasure, I will be much stronger.
Yun Tianhe revealed an envious expression. Defensive Secret Treasures were the most valuable. Most cultivators hoped to have a good defensive Secret Treasure, which could be used to preserve their lives at crucial moments.
Even though Gao Baiyu was in good spirits, he noticed Yun Tianhes disappointment. He smiled and consoled him, Brother Yun, there is no need to be disappointed. There are many Magic Treasures. Later, when we find another one, I will yield it to you.
Haha! Many thanks, Brother Gao. Unfortunately, we do not know if it will be a defensive Magic Treasure.
Yun Tianhe looked to the sky. The distant golden-bright Heavenly Phoenix pped its wings, instigating a fight between the various experts. He said enviously, That Heavenly Phoenix is the real good stuff. It can definitely be made into a peak King Grade Secret Treasure. There are probably hundreds of divine materials mixed into it.
Yeah. However, that is not the best treasure of the Immortal sect Remnant. The nine heavenly pces are the core area of the entire Immortal sect Remnant. The treasures there would be even better. Immortal Equipment might even appear.
That is very possible. I heard that the three great sects sent their quasi-Emperors here. Even a few big shots from the Peni Sea came as well.
Lets not speak about this anymore. It is not something that we can take part in. We are better off collecting more Magic Treasures. That bastard, Xiao Chen, destroyed my bells. We have to go quickly and recoup our losses.
There is a huge snake breathing and spitting clouds over there. It should be something good! Lets go!
While the two chatted, they continuously searched for targets in the air. Just as they were about to get up, the ground suddenly rumbled, and a deep pit appeared.
Caught off guard, the two immediately fell into the hole. They panicked and tried to fly up. However, starlight descended, and a fluttering scarlet banner blocked the two.
The Astral Banner unfurled, and seven resplendent Astral Pearlspletely eclipsed the sky above.
Yun Tianhe and Gao Baiyu looked around and discovered Xiao Chen and Lord Jiu not far away. Their expressions immediately changed drastically.
Mountain and rivers always meet; the spring wind will always blow. The two of you, we meet again.
The starlight illuminating Xiao Chen gave him an extraordinary mien. His delicate face revealed an indifferent smile. He looked cold and deste, projecting no killing intent whatsoever.
Xiao Chen, you actually still dare to appear, Gao Baiyu eximed hatefully.
As Xiao Chen slowly walked forward on the starlight, he asked, Why not? Without any grandmaster-level Martial Sages by you, I can kill you as easily as killing dogs.
When Yun Tianhe recalled Xiao Chens dreadful power, he could not help making a somewhat horrified expression. We are elite disciples of the Frost Moon Pce and the Heavenly Music Sect. If you kill us, given the high positions of our fathers and seniors, you will thoroughly offend two Rank 9 Sects.
Dont overvalue yourselves. You are far from being as important as you think you are. I do not fear the Frost Moon Pce or the Heavenly Music Sect!
After Xiao Chen finished speaking, he did not bother saying anything more to the two. An azure light shed. At such a close distance, the two could not dodge at all. Their heads immediately fell off their necks.
Lord Jiu smiled happily and rushed forward. He retrieved the spatial rings of the two with familiar ease. When he returned, he respectfully handed the ck tortoise shield to Xiao Chen.
How many does this make again? Xiao Chen asked.
Chapter 933 - This Efficiency Is Extremely Good
Chapter 933: This Efficiency Is Extremely Good
Lord Jiu quickly answered, This is the two-hundredth. However, this Lord Jius hands are sore already.
Just two hundredthis is far from enough. Continue!
Xiao Chen collected the Astral Banner, and Lord Jiu immediately got started. His beady eyes looked around and captured the locations of all the treasures. In the next instant, he found another target.
Lord Jiu leaped down and started moving his hands. In the blink of an eye, he dug out several hundred meters of an underground tunnel. His incredibly fast speed would make anyone who saw it sigh.
Even Xiao Chen had to admire it. The strengths of some people were truly beyond reach. This was a natural talent. Even a Martial Emperor would be bbergasted.
The two worked impably with each other. In several of their exploits, Xiao Chen had not even had to make an appearance, moving secretly. They had collected two hundred of the Magic Treasures that had apanied the Heavenly Phoenix.
Anyone who learned of this matter would be so startled, they would not be able to shut their mouths.
Lord Jius natural ability was truly unique. As the two gained more, he became tired like a dog. However, he could not help but feel excited. Xiao Chen gave the spatial rings of all the people killed to him.
There was only one condition. All the divine materials in the spatial rings belonged to Xiao Chen; the rest did not matter.
Most of the grandmaster-level Martial Sages chased after the Heavenly Phoenix. Given that Xiao Chenprehended a saber soul and his cultivation reached peak Medial Grade Martial Sage, no one was a match for him.
When dusk approached, there were still one hundred Magic Treasures that the two had not collected yet. However, Lord Jiu was honestly tired beyond all measure. After thinking about it for a while, Xiao Chen decided to stop.
After some refinement, these nine hundred Magic Treasures could be King Grade Secret Treasures. Such a harvest was already startlingly high.
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On a deste hill in the Immortal sect Remnant, all sorts of Magic Treasures floated around Xiao Chen. Every one of them gave off bright, dazzling light. With just one look, it was clear that they had several divine materials.
Xiao Chen had no problem using Magic Treasures directly. He had Magic Energy and thus could use them without any further processing. However, aside from the wolf-head sword, the rest of the Magic Treasures did not catch his attention.
Xiao Chen was not alone in this; none of these Magic Treasures would catch the attention of any of the grandmaster-level Martial Sages.
However, the number of Magic Treasures he had was bbergasting. Nine hundred King Grade Secret Treasures were sufficient to fill the coffers of a sect.
On one side, Lord Jiu sat blissfully on a rock, taking out spatial ring after spatial ring and checking them. If there were any divine materials, he would toss those out.
A three-meter-tall pile of divine materials had already built up beside him, containing ck Patterned Gold, Profound Copper, Heavenly Gold Rock, and many others.
Strictly speaking, ck Astral Coins also had divine materials in them. However, these were just trace amounts, which Xiao Chen did not care about, so Lord Jiu benefited.
The old mans beady eyes asionally nced at Xiao Chen, who was currently swallowing up the Magic Treasures. When he discovered that Xiao Chen was not paying attention, he sneakily ignored the divine materials in some of the spatial rings, embezzling them.
Hehe! This is not considered embezzling. This Lord Jiu worked half to death. I deserve this and should take more.
Just at this moment, a sharp, miserable shriek suddenly rang out in the distance.
Xiao Chen looked up and saw a scarlet light like that of the setting sun in the west dyeing the sky for hundreds of kilometers around. Someone had finally subdued the Heavenly Phoenix. Blood leaked out of its neck, making the sky look like it was sunset.
Too many people were fighting over the Heavenly Phoenix; the scene was extremely chaotic. asionally, someone went flying out. Only a few people could remain there.
Among them, naturally, Di Wuque was the most dazzling one!
Lord Jiuughed loudly, A bunch of fools. Fighting each other like that with nothing to show for it in the end, only getting sted out.
Since there was only one Heavenly Phoenix, only one person would be able to obtain it. Most of them knew that this would not end well for them. They just asked for a chance. However, how many could be that lucky in the world?
Right after the old man spoke, a scarlet lightnded beside him, traveling extremely fast. Before Lord Jius smile could fade, he gave a blood-curdling shriek.
Lord Jius entire body got smashed into the ground. The pile of several tens of tons of divine materials copsed, burying two people.
tter!
Two arms stretched out and pushed the divine materials aside. The Bloody Young Master Ye Chen dug his way out of the heavy pile. Hisplexion was pale as he coughed out blood; his hair was nowpletely red.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly and said, Mountains and rivers always meet. Brother Ye, unexpectedly, we meet again so soon.
Ye Chen was stunned. When he saw the several hundreds of Magic Treasures floating around Xiao Chen, he could not shut his eyes. He could not even reply to Xiao Chen.
After rubbing his eyes hard for a while, Ye Chen determined that he was not hallucinating. He said with some disbelief, Youhow did you do it?! This is preposterous!
Preposterous my foot! Your ass is on Lord Jius head. Move, fast! This Lord Jiu is just greedy for some divine materials. There is no need to crush me to death!
Cursing came from below. Ye Chen stood up, appearing very embarrassed. Then, he pulled out the nearly prostrate Lord Jiu.
After taking in Lord Jius miserable appearance, the normally proud and arrogant Ye Chen could not help the corners of his lips twitching a few times. Then he apologized effusively.
After the two had taken a short rest, Xiao Chen asked out of curiosity, Who sent you flying? Based on your appearance, you are severely injured. Which great grandmaster-level Martial Sage attacked you?
When Ye Chen heard this question, he coughed embarrassedly and replied in a soft voice, A girl sent me flying. I was just one step shy of snatching the Heavenly Phoenix Fan. However, a girl appeared beside Di Wuque all of a sudden and sent me flying with a palm strike.
As Ye Chen spoke, he felt very dissatisfied. No one would be happy at getting sent flying by a sneak attack with a palm strike.
The one who attacked was Tian Youxi, the silent girl who always apanied Di Wuque and would make a move at the critical moment.
When Xiao Chen heard Ye Chens ount, he knew who had attacked him. If there were no surprises, the Heavenly Phoenix Fan would fall into Di Wuques hand.
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The blood of the Heavenly Phoenix dyed the sky red for hundreds of kilometers around, lingering for a long time like a sunset. It was very shocking to see in the clear sky.
The feathers of the dazzling, golden-bright Heavenly Phoenix were gathered into a magnificent fan with mes leaping around. The cry of the Heavenly Phoenix was distinctly audible.
This sound contained a Holy Might, putting a formless pressure on others.
As Di Wuque held the Heavenly Phoenix Fan, a smile appeared on his face. He casually fiddled with the fan as his hand moved about.
An indistinct Deities Nation appeared behind Di Wuque. Sounds of praise came from the Deities Nation, turning into the power of faith and pouring into his body.
A golden halo appeared behind Di Wuque, making him look like a deity descending with supreme might.
Congrattions, Divine Son. This fan definitely has at least a thousand types of divine materials in it. There is even the Holy Spirit of a Heavenly Phoenix refined into it. After further refining it in the future, it can definitely grow into an Emperor Grade Secret Treasure.
One of the thirteen Seekers stepped forward anduded the Secret Treasure.
Standing at the side, the Heavenly Music Sects Xia Dongyang and the Frost Moon Pces Xiao Qinghan stared at the golden-bright Heavenly Phoenix Fan with avid expressions.
Unfortunately, the two had been too slow. In the end, Di Wuque obtained this Heavenly Phoenix Fan.
Under the red sky, several grandmaster-level Martial Sages and loose cultivators eyed the Heavenly Phoenix Fan fervently. However, they were all very rational and did not make a move on Di Wuque.
If another person had snatched this Heavenly Phoenix Fan, the chaotic scene would not have settled down so quickly.
Xiao Qinghan and Xia Dongyang came to Di Wuques side and performed cupped-fist salutes. Congrattions, Divine Son, on obtaining the Heavenly Phoenix Fan.
Di Wuque looked extraordinary with his head of white hair. He gently closed the Heavenly Phoenix Fan and then tossed it to Xia Dongyang. Brother Xia, take this Heavenly Phoenix Fan as a greeting gift for agreeing to participate in my Heroes Convention.
Xia Dongyang was slightly stunned. He had not expected Di Wuque to be so generous. With a quick toss, Di Wuque simply gave away the Heavenly Phoenix Fan that he just obtained.
This was an Immortal sects peak Magic Treasure. After refining it slightly and using it as ones life Secret Treasure, it could be an Emperor Grade Secret Treasure in the future.
Xia Dongyang showed an expression of joy when he epted this fan. He said sincerely, Divine Son truly lives up to his name as a proud son of heaven in this age, the leader of our generation. In the Heroes Convention two years hence, Dongyang will definitely bring my Heavenly Music Sects disciples toe and show support.
Xiao Qinghan felt a somewhat sour feeling in his heart. Although Di Wuque had invited him, he did not agree on the spot. Now, he could not help but regret his hesitation.
Divine Son, although there are many pces in this inner area, it will not be easy to find something like the Heavenly Phoenix Fan. How can you just give it away? the leader of the Keepers of Light asked in a voice projection to Di Wuque.
It does not matter. These are all external items. As long as the Heroes Convention is sessful, I will gain the Luck of the entire Kunlun Realm. At that time, I will be able to aplish the ambition of our ancestors without having to put in much effort. Compared to this, the Heavenly Phoenix Fan is nothing, Di Wuque replied through a voice projection.
With a flip of his hand, Di Wuque took out a piece of ten-thousand-year-old Profound Copper. Then he proffered it politely to Xiao Qinghan, saying, Brother Xiao, this piece of ten-thousand-year-old Profound Copper is equal to fifty tons of ordinary Profound Copper. Whether you agree to my invitation or not, this is a greeting gift for you.
Xiao Qinghan thought to himself, Di Wuques move is truly excellent.
Xiao Qinghan felt verypetitive, wanting to take the lead alone in this great age. However, from the looks of today, most of the major factions seemed to be standing on Di Wuques side.
If Xiao Qinghan did not participate in the Heroes Convention and leave his name on the Hero Monument, he would not be able to stand against these major factions.
After thinking for a while, Xiao Qinghan epted the ten-thousand-year-old Profound Copper and smiled. Divine Son is too courteous. If Qingyan still does not agree, it would be too unbing. Two years from now, I will bring the Frost Moon Pce disciples to support the Heroes Convention.
With one Magic Treasure, Di Wuque easily subdued the two outstanding talents of the Primal Chaos Domain. His means were rather extraordinary.
This development caused the several older-generation grandmaster-level Martial Sages in the vicinity to raise their eyebrows in surprise. Such a person would have difficulty remaining low in this age.
Di Wuque nced at several people dressed in Buddhist robes to the north. Then he warned, Brother Dongyang, be carefulter. Those Immortal Cultivators from the Peni Sea might make a move against you.
Xia Dongyang smiled and replied, Many thanks for Divine Sons reminder. I am confident. These people are not easy to deal with. However, this is not the Peni Sea, and they will not be able to do anything.
In that case, I will not say anything more. Lets go to the heavenly pce. I wonder if any great grandmaster-level Martial Sages have managed to open the doors.
Di Wuque and his group stopped chatting. Each of them used a Secret Treasure to protect themself, easily breaking the restrictions in their way as they flew to the nine heavenly pces at the top of the mountain.
When the others saw this, they each picked a heavenly pce and flew over as well.
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On a certain hill, Ye Chen sat cross-legged and circted his energies to recover from his injuries. Lord Jiu continued to tidy the divine materials in the spatial rings. Xiao Chen resumed his consumption of Magic Treasures to cultivate the firstyer of the Azure Dragon Body Nourishing Art.
Chapter 934 - Frantically Consuming
Chapter 934: Frantically Consuming
Each of the nine hundred Magic Treasures contained ten divine materials, each of which woulde to at least five hundred kilograms. However, melting them down resulted in some loss.
After Xiao Chen consumed about eight hundred Magic Treasures, he finally managed to cultivate the firstyer of the Azure Dragon Body Nourishing Art.
Under the nourishment of the five hundred tons of divine materials, the weak strand of azure Dragon Energy was finally no longer vague and indistinct but now a strand of clear Dragon Energy swimming around in his body.
Xiao Chen felt excited. All the acupoints of his body opened. A dragon roar resounded within him, and his entire body felt full of explosive energy.
He stood up and punched the ground. One Dragon Forcefive thousand tons of forceimmediately sted out. A crack extended through the earth, traveling for five kilometers and splitting the t ground in half, an extremely terrifying sight.
Furthermore, this was just the power of one punch!
Ye Chen, who had already recovered from most of his injuries, immediately eximed, You directly consumed eight hundred Magic Treasures. Just what Cultivation Technique are you cultivating? The requirements are so horrifying!
Although Ye Chen acknowledged Xiao Chens strength, he did not feel much envy. Even if he were given such a Cultivation Technique, he would not cultivate it.
Eight hundred Magic Treasures, which were equal to King Grade Secret Treasures, rivaled the umtions of a Rank 8 sect. Cultivating such a Cultivation Technique to the end was impossible. No sect could support the expenditure.
Nourishing one Dragon Force required five hundred tons of divine materials. The secondyer required one to umte ten Dragon Force before the Azure Dragon Battle Armor would form. The amount of divine material needed was astronomical.
Xiao Chen withdrew his fist and looked at the remaining hundred Magic Treasures. Then, he stretched out his hand and ced them all inside his Universe Ring. For now, he did not have any intention of continuing to cultivate the Azure Dragon Body Nourishing Art.
He then walked over and asked, Brother Ye, what are your ns now?
A murderous intent shed in Ye Chens eyes. He replied, Naturally, chase after Di Wuque and repay the favor. I have never suffered such a disadvantage before.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly and said, In that case, I wish you sess. I wont be sending you off, then!
They are heading to the heavenly pces now. Dont tell me you dont want to go there? the Bloody Young Master Ye Chen said as he looked straight at Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen retorted calmly, What for? Should I go and end up getting sent back with one palm strike like you?
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Ye Chen felt stifled as he said in a sullen voice, Indeed, you are still as gutless as before. No wonder you are sticking with this mouse. I, Ye Chen, look down on you.
Lord Jiu felt very depressed; he was innocent, but he still got caught in the crossfire.
Xiao Chen did not bother arguing. You can say whatever you want. In any case, I will not be going to the heavenly pces at the moment.
Ye Chen flung his sleeves and snorted coldly. Then he picked up his saber and headed into the distance once more.
Xiao Chen watched as the other party disappeared from his vision. Then he shook his head slightly. What a pity that person is so temperamental.
He opened his mouth and spat out the Dragon Phoenix Cauldron. With a wave of his hand, the pile of divine materials all poured into the cauldron.
At the same time, the Lunar True me in Xiao Chens left eye shot out as well.
This was still not enough. So Xiao Chen tossed in half the remaining hundred Magic Treasures to be melted.
With a wave of his hand, the Big Dipper Banner flickering with tricolor lights appeared in his grasp. After he separated all the divine materials in the cauldron, he added the Big Dipper Banner into it.
He set out to transform this Big Dipper Banner yet again.
Naturally, Xiao Chen also wanted to enter the heavenly pces of the Immortal sect Remnant. However, there was no point if hecked strength.
If one could not even block one move from a true expert, one would just end up humiliating oneself, getting thrown out with a single palm strike.
Di Wuque had awork of outstanding talents. There were the thirteen Keepers behind him as well as Tian Youxi who never left him.
Xiao Qinghan and Xia Dongyang alone would already be difficult to deal with.
Only with such backing did Di Wuque dare to move around without fear. Even if a great grandmaster-level Martial Sage expert ran into them, they would not have to retreat.
On the other hand, Xiao Chen was alone. Many people wanted to kill him. If he did not prepare more trump cards, he would only end up dying.
The nine heavenly pces gave off multicolored lights. Rumor said that there was Immortal Equipment in there.
Immortal Equipment was something equal to an Emperor Grade Secret Treasure. A Rank 9 sect had three basic distinctions: a Martial Emperor, an Emperor Grade Secret Treasure, a Holy Spirit Vein. Only when a sect had all three could it be considered a Rank 9 sect.
The number of these three distinctions represented the strength and umtions of a Rank 9 sect. If there really was Immortal Equipment, all the Rank 9 sects would definitely send out their quasi-Emperors to fight for them.
In the past few days, explosions had rung out continuously in the sky above. Lightning shed and thunder roared. asionally, one could see even more horrifying scenes like the sky being torn apart.
These were temporary spatial tears created when the great grandmaster-level Martial Sage experts brought out the might of their King Grade Secret Treasures to one hundred and twenty percent.
The space of the Kunlun Realm was very stable. Before one reached quasi-Emperor, even if one could flip rivers and seas or shatter rocks and mountains, one would not be able to tear space with their own strength.
However, now, even before quasi-Emperors appeared, space was already getting torn. One could easily imagine how strong the restrictions of the nine heavenly pces were.
However, all these had nothing to do with Xiao Chen. He was currently infusing several hundred tons of divine materials into the Big Dipper Banner, allowing the seven Astral Pearls to reach an unprecedented quality.
As the divine materials infused in, starlight fell from the sky, The initial specks turned into strands, then into a rain of starlight, shrouding the area within one kilometer in night.
This scene drew several cultivators to check it out in excitement, thinking that a powerful treasure was being uncovered. Xiao Chen used very expeditious methods to kill all the cultivators who came near.
Three dayster, the Big Dipper Banner finallypleted its rebirth. Its grade increased once again, reaching the same standards as a peak King Grade Secret Treasure. Furthermore, its three different statesmassacre, death, and ruinallowed it to suppress Secret Treasures of the same level.
With such an Astral Banner, Xiao Chen was fully confident of killing the Demonic Brilliant Two Elders without giving them any chance to escape.
He would also be able to hold his own against great grandmaster-level Martial Sages and easily flee without any pressure.
Return!
The starlight filling the sky converged. Xiao Chen grabbed the Big Dipper Banner. The scarlet energy of Massacre, the gray energy of Ruin, and the ck energy of Death mixed with the starlight and flickered endlessly.
The banner unfurled, and the seven Astral Pearls radiated dazzling light. This was especially so for Dubhe, Merak, and Phecdathe Astral Pearls infused with the thronesmaking the light seem even stranger.
As Xiao Chen held the banner, he casually swung it. Starlight surged out like the wind, spreading out. Several hidden restrictions in the air instantly broke, exploding in a dazzling radiance.
The might of this banner was clear. However, Xiao Chen frowned slightly in apparent dissatisfaction.
After the previous fusion, the three thrones had undergone a metamorphosis. This time, there was only a quantitative difference, not a qualitative one.
In order to induce a new qualitative change, Xiao Chen would have to find the other four thrones or obtain the inheritance of the Big Dipper Pce and use the secret methods of the Astral Pce to activate the Big Dipper Banner.
Only then could the might of the Big Dipper Banner be truly unleashed.
Bang!
Dirt scattered all over the ground, and then Lord Jiu leaped out with a shifty look on his face. He eximed in excitement, Its broken! The restrictions on the nine heavenly pces are all broken. The strength of these great grandmaster-level Martial Sages is truly horrifying.
With a thought, Xiao Chen put away the Big Dipper Banner. Then he asked, How many great grandmaster-level Martial Sages did you see?
Lord Jiu mumbled to himself for a while and then replied, There were the four big shots of the Primal Chaos Domain; they are famous loose cultivators. Then, there were three inner sect First Elders from the Muddy Sky Gate, the Frost Moon Pce, and the Heavenly Music Sect. Finally, thest two should be from the Heavenly Starry Ocean. Aside from these people, there should be some other hidden great grandmaster-level Martial Sages that I did not notice.
There were already nine great grandmaster-level Martial Sages in the openmore than Xiao Chen had expected.
He stared at the nine heavenly pces in the distance. After a while, a bright light shed in his eyes. Then he said calmly, Lead the way, then.
The light of excitement shed in Lord Jius eyes. The restrictions of the nine heavenly pces had been broken one after another, causing him to yearn to enter long ago. However, he could not do so as Xiao Chen had been focused on refining the Big Dipper Banner.
Now, Xiao Chen was finally going to take action. Lord Jiu felt that thispletely unfathomable person was like a hidden True Dragon. Xiao Chen simply chose not to make a move. However, when he did move, he would shake the ce up, even tearing the sky.
Lord Jiu was already very familiar with the way. As he led Xiao Chen, he moved very quickly. They passed many broken pces en route. asionally, the light of treasures soared into the sky.
However, these lights did not draw much attention. The cultivators who came here were all attracted to the nine floating heavenly pces at the top of the mountain. They felt a strong urge to try and obtain an even stronger Magic Treasure.
The higher one went, the more eye-catching the multicolored lights became, even more resplendent and dazzling.
The nine heavenly pces were arranged in a circle with the summit as the center. Standing at the summit, Xiao Chen sensed his surroundings. The nine heavenly pces seemed to form a formation.
This formation was probably suppressing something under the summit. However, the t summit was like a jade tform; nothing could be made out.
Nevertheless, when Xiao Chen punched the summit, unleashing one Dragon Forcefive thousand tons of forcethe ground did not budge at all. Not a single rock on the entire mountain moved.
It seemed like this t tform absorbed all the force from his strike.
This oue further solidified Xiao Chens suspicion that the nine majestic heavenly pces were indeed a formation.
Since this was a formation, there should be a center to it. However, Xiao Chen did not know which heavenly pce contained the center of the formation. If he could control that heavenly pce, he would be able to break the seal and let the mysterious thing under the summit see the light of day again.
Apparently, there might be some truth to the rumor of Immortal Equipment. Xiao Chen would not be the only one to figure out the secret behind these nine heavenly pces.
However, which heavenly pce is the center of the formation in?
Old Brother Xiao, have you made your choice? This Lord Jiu cannot wait any longer, the old man prompted as he rubbed his hands together in glee.
Xiao Chen recovered his wits andughed self-mockingly. So what if I find the center of the formation? When the Immortal Equipment appears, the quasi-Emperors will definitely make a move.
Regr Magic Treasures equal to King Grade Secret Treasures would not attract the attention of quasi-Emperors. However, if Immortal Equipment were to appear, the quasi-Emperors would no doubt take action. Before a quasi-Emperor, even great grandmaster-level Martial Sages would be nothing.
Xiao Chen was just a peak Medial Grade Martial Sage. What was the point of thinking so much? The Immortal Equipment was not something that he couldpete for at this point.
He stood up and leaped, casually entering one of the heavenly pces. Immediately, the sound of intense battles reached his ears. A vast world appeared before his eyes.
The size of the heavenly pce was much vaster than what it appeared to be on the outside. Large numbers of Magic Treasures floated in the pces. Based on the auras of some of them, they were not inferior to the Heavenly Phoenix Fan.
These were peak Magic Treasures infused with thousands of divine materials, treasures that would interest even great grandmaster-level Martial Sages. However, the strong restrictions around each of these Magic Treasures would not be easy to break.
Chapter 935 - Killed in One Blow
Chapter 935: Killed in One Blow
There were sword formations, me formations, illusion formations, ice formations, and even devouring formations. The many horrifying restrictions were dazzling.
Miserable cries resounded. Xiao Chen turned his head to look and saw a peak Superior Grade Martial Sage dying in an instant, pierced by strands of sword Qi; he had tried to use his Secret Treasure to break through a restriction forcefully to obtain a Magic Treasure.
Xiao Chen looked even farther. The light of treasures was even more dazzling there. Despite extending his Spiritual Sense, he could not see clearly. That area was crowded with grandmaster-level Martial Sages fighting with each other.
Bang!
Just as the two were about to continue forward, a white figure with a full head of red hair suddenlynded at their feet.
When Xiao Chen saw this persons face, he could not help but smile faintly. Brother Ye, the mountains and rivers always meet. We see each other yet again.
This person was Ye Chen. However, based on his appearance, the situation was not good; he was severely injured and seemed to be fleeing pursuit.
Ye Chen, werent you very arrogant in the Heavenly Starry Ocean? Why are you lying down over here?!
The air filled with starlight. A few people arrived standing on the starlight. The person leading them held an Astral Banner. As he took long strides forward, he exuded iparable arrogance.
Xiao Chen raised his eyebrows. The Astral Banner in this persons hand had seven Astral Pearls. It was precisely a Big Dipper Banner, aplete and wless Astral Banner.
When the girl beside the new arrival saw Xiao Chen, she immediately cried out, Senior Brother Luo Ji, he is Xiao Chen. He is the one who snatched our life Big Dipper Banners.
Ye Chen coughed a few times and stood up. He smiled and said, Luo Ji, apparently, this is all you are capable of. If not for Di Wuque and his thirteen Keepers injuring me beforehand, it would be easy for me to squish you like an ant.
Even on your deathbed, you are still so stubborn!
Luo Ji brandished the Big Dipper Banner, swinging it. A strong wind formed of Astral Energy blew. Ye Chen raised his saber to block and could not help vomiting another mouthful of blood as he went flying back towards Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen stepped forward and ced his hand on Ye Chens shoulder. He used a bit of strength to eliminate the force acting on Ye Chens body, then pulled Ye Chen behind him.
Luo Ji stood erect in midair and frowned as he held the Big Dipper Banner. With a proud expression on his face, he said, Xiao Chen, I heard that all the experts in this pce want to kill you. Hand over my junior sisters life Big Dipper Banner, and I can pretend that I never saw you.
Smiling faintly, Xiao Chen retorted flippantly, But I saw you.
But I saw you?
When the Big Dipper Pces Luo Ji heard this response, heughed instead of getting angry. This fellow was crazy. All Luo Ji needed to do was shout, and arge number of people would charge over, aiming for Xiao Chens life, yet Xiao Chen dared to be so arrogant.
I gained ten types of divine materials from Di Wuque, five tons of each. Now, my Big Dipper Banner is no longer like before. Even the life Big Dipper Banners of the Big Dipper Pces elders cannotpare to mine.
With a wave of his hand, the Big Dipper Banner that Luo Ji held unfurled and radiated starlight. The seven Astral Pearls shone with a blinding brilliance.
Luo Ji pointed the tip of the banner at Xiao Chen. The starlight in the air immediately coalesced, pulsating with a dazzling cold light as if it would spew out at any moment and destroy everything before it.
Luo Jis gaze turned chill as he demanded, Where do you get all your confidence from to be so arrogant before me? Hand over my junior sisters life Big Dipper Banner now! Otherwise, I will shout, and you will die without a body to bury.
Xiao Chen smiled coldly and said, Go on and shout. By all means, give it a try. See if you can shout my name, Xiao Chen!
Luo Jiughed loudly and said, Your name is not some forbidden name. I will shout it now and let all the people in the heavenly pce know. The many experts here will crush you to pieces.
Luo Ji did not show any fear at all. He took a deep breath and circted his Quintessence, preparing to inform the people of the Heavenly Music Sect, the Frost Moon Sect, the sects of the disciples whom Xiao Chen had killed, and the various loose cultivators of Xiao Chens location.
Xiao
Luo Jis Law Energy gushed, and his Quintessence surged. The word Xiao sounded like thunder, echoing without end. However, he could not finish the final Chen word.
Resplendent starlight several times stronger than the light of Luo Jis Astral Banner suddenly shot out from Xiao Chens hand, instantly blinding Luo Ji temporarily.
Boundless killing Qi surged out. The tip of a banner served as a spearhead, stabbing into Luo Jis throat. Just as he was about to say the final word, he died.
Up to the moment he died, he did not get to see how Xiao Chen attacked.
Bang!
Starlight exploded, and the three lights of Massacre, Death, and Ruin flickered, sting apart Luo Jis head.
Xiao Chen twisted his wrist, and the Big Dipper Banner opened. A red light shed, and the fluttering banner swept through the entire ce, crushing all the juniors of Luo Ji beside him into bits.
The initial light of the reforged Big Dipper Banner instantly killed this group of people.
Lord Jiu, who was at the side, quickly flew out. Then, with long familiarity, he grabbed the spatial rings of these people.
Ye Chen was bbergasted. He had even felt some fear when Xiao Chen sent out that light. This Xiao Chen was totally different from the calm and collected image that he normally projected.
Is this the reason you were not willing to leave that day? What Secret Treasure is this? Ye Chen asked.
Cycle Banner. I refined it myself. Now is not the time for talking. Themotion that Luo Ji caused just now will definitely attract some attention. We should leave first before speaking. Xiao Chen carefully stored the Astral Banners and led the two away.
Clearly, it was no longer suitable to call this Astral Banner the Big Dipper Banner. After Xiao Chen infused in the Massacre Throne, Death Throne, and Ruin Throne, it already diverged from the Big Dipper Pces Big Dipper Banner.
The word cycle happened to reflect Xiao Chens ambition.
Not long after the three left, two figures arrived in a sh.
The new arrivals were one man and one woman, both with a full head of white hair, both very good looking. With one nce, it was clear they were of the Deity Race. One of them was the Divine Daughter, Tian Youxi, and the other was one of the Keepers.
When the two saw Luo Jis headless body, the Deity Race male frowned and said, Although this fellow is not very strong, the Divine Son intended to use him to establish a rtionship with the Cyclic Astral Pce. It is rather problematic that he died.
We can only get Wuque to go personally to the Heavenly Starry Ocean, Tian Youxi said after checking the surroundings.
Before he died, he said Xiao. Could the person who killed him be Xiao Chen?
It does not seem to be so. Only Astral Energy and three higher-level states linger in the air. It should be four people working together and instantly killing him.
Tian Youxi analyzed rationally. However, the Xiao is a clue. Xiao Chen could be one of them. Lets return.
Golden light shed. The two did not care about the Magic Treasures behind restrictions along the way. They also ignored the cultivators trying to break the restrictions. They flew directly to the center of the heavenly pce.
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The heavenly pce was very vast, filled with restrictions and lights from treasures. Xiao Chen led the two directly to a restriction with no one there.
After looking in the spatial ring of the Medicine God Valleys Mister Qin, Xiao Chen found a Sage Grade Medicinal Pill for treating injuries, which he handed to the Bloody Young Master.
Ye Chen was severely injured. After giving thanks, he epted it.
After Ye Chen swallowed the Medicinal Pill and felt the rate of his recovery, his expression contorted. In mere moments, his internal injuries had actually mostly healed.
Was that a Sage Grade Medicinal Pill that you gave me? Ye Chen asked as he stood up.
Xiao Chen nodded. Sage Grade Medicinal Pills were incredibly precious. However, as a grandmaster Alchemist of the Medicine God Valley, Mister Qin had had many in his possession.
There was one bottle of each type of Medicinal Pill for treatment, each bottle containing ten Medicinal Pills. To Xiao Chen, this was not a rarity.
Ye Chen mumbled to himself for a while before saying, In the future, if youe to the Heavenly Starry Ocean, I will return this favor. Ill take my leave, then!
Xiao Chen could not help but be stunned for a moment. What is this fellow thinking of doing? Could it be that he still wants to repay Tian Youxi for that palm strike?
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Soon after, Ye Chen returned in a sh. Xiao Chen assumed that the other man had finally thought things through. Who would have imagined Ye Chen would ask, Do you still have any more of those Sage Grade Medicinal Pills for treatment? Can I have one as a backup?
Xiao Chen smiled faintly. Then, he took out one pill from each of the bottles for himself and tossed all the bottles over to Ye Chen.
After Ye Chen caught the jade bottles, he gave Xiao Chen a deep look before turning away.
Lord Jiuughed thoughtlessly and said, Soon, we will see him copsing at our feet again.
Xiao Chen did not say anything. He could tell that Ye Chen was a proud person. If Ye Chen fell, he would definitely climb back up.
However, how could it be so easy to injure Tian Youxi? Perhaps in singlebat, he might have a fifty percent chance. However, to do this while she was in the midst of a group of experts, the possibility was nearly zero.
Boom!
With one punch, one Dragon Forcefive thousand tons of forceXiao Chen casually broke the restriction of this ce. Then, a pagoda-shaped Magic Treasure appeared in his hand.
He gave it two nces and found that it had only ten types of divine materials infused into it. Losing interest, he tossed it to Lord Jiu. Lord Jiu happily caught it and thought to himself, A Magic Treasure is equal to a King Grade Secret Treasure. No matter how bad it is, I still can sell it for a significant amount.
Along the way, Xiao Chen did not hide his strength, breaking all the restrictions they came across. He took a circr route as he slowly headed for the inner area of the pce, where the light of the treasures was strongest.
The treasures there would be Magic Treasures equal to peak King Grade Secret Treasures. Xiao Chen had Magic Energy, so he would not need to refine them. He could use them immediately as they were and bring out their might to the fullest.
Hence, his desire for these items was stronger than anyone elses.
By continuously breaking restrictions, he attracted the attention of the surrounding cultivators. However, he moved too fast. The other cultivators only saw a sh of white light before the restrictions broke and the Magic Treasures disappeared.
After passing the periphery, Xiao Chen came to a stop. Before him was a restriction at the boundary of the inner area.
This restriction was a sword formation set up using a profound positioning system. Nine ck swords stood in the surroundings, delineating an area.
When the ck swords moved, they gave off dense Death Qi like they were the sickle of the death god. No one would dare to touch this.
The indistinct sword Qi seemed to be constant. Even if one had a King Grade Secret Treasure for protection, it would be hard to cross the barrier.
Xiao Chen looked down and saw a few desated corpses lying on the floor of the restriction. These corpses were utterly devoid of life, appearing miserable even in death. Furthermore, these had all been grandmaster-level Martial Sages.
Xiao Chen could clearly feel that the restrictions here werepletely different from the restrictions that he casually broke in the periphery, a difference akin to that of heaven and earth.
Inside the restriction was a pair of white wings made from the bones of an unknown Holy Beast. As it flew around, it moved extremely fast.
Two people were in hot pursuit of the wings. However, they brushed by the sword Qi that contained Death Qi several times, nearly getting injured by it.
When Xiao Chen made out who they were, he revealed a smile on his face. As the saying went, Its a small world.
Chapter 936 - There Are Many Who Want Me Dead
Chapter 936: There Are Many Who Want Me Dead
Eight or nine out of ten in the heavenly pce wanted to kill Xiao Chen. He already made preparations for that, but he had not expected that the first ones he would meet would be the Demonic Brilliant Two Elders, who had beaten him into a sorry state previously.
Within the sword formation, ck sword Qi howled. A Secret Treasure floated above each of the Demonic Brilliant Two Elders, blocking the attacks of the Death sword Qi.
The hemp-robed old man had a ming red fan above his head. Xiao Chen had once tasted the might of this fan. With one wave, it could change the color of the sky, burning it for fifty kilometers around.
The strength of these two was just slightly weaker than great grandmaster-level Martial Sages. However, they could still bring out the full might of a peak King Grade Secret Treasure. Compared to ordinary grandmaster-level Martial Sages, who could bring out only the might of an ordinary King Grade Secret Treasure, the difference was like clouds and mud.
The Secret Treasure of the middle-aged man was a scarlet military token. It contained the souls of many soldiers, materializing a strong killing Qi. Together with his Army Killing Fist, he could disy puissant might.
The life King Grade Secret Treasures of the two were not defensive Secret Treasures; they could only match offense with offense. Faced with the attacks of the Death sword Qi, they could not put their all into the chase; they had to split some of their attention to blocking the sword Qi.
If the two had a strong defensive Secret Treasure, they could just rely on the might of the Secret Treasure and fully focus on subduing the pair of white wings; they would not have to put in as much effort as they did now.
Whoosh!
The pair of white wings behaved like it was alive. As it pped gently, countless pure and bright feathers fell, giving off a crystalline light. Soon, it left the Demonic Brilliant Two Elders far behind.
Damn it!
Rage shed on the middle-aged mans face. He sent out a punch with boundless killing Qi, shattering all the sword Qi approaching him.
However, the sword Qi was unending. The area that the pair of white wings led them to was the danger zone of the formation. When the two arrived there, endless streams of sword Qi headed for them.
The flood was like a sinister army of death. As the sword Qi surged around and covered the sky, illusions appeared before the twos eyes as if they were trapped in a battlefield at the ancient underworld river.
Hidden in a small restriction nearby, Xiao Chen felt excited. He was about to exit to snatch the Magic Treasure. However, just when he took a step out, he sensed four strong auras arriving, so he drew back.
Hahaha! The somewhat famous Demonic Brilliant Two Elders of the Profound Domain is just so-so. Our ck Mountain Four Bandits will be taking this Magic Treasure that is equal to a King Grade Secret Treasure!
Four old men leaped into the Death sword formation. The person leading them looked very spirited. His face was glowing pink with health, and his hair was ck. He wore baggy ck robes with wide sleeves.
This persons cultivation was deep and unfathomable, no less than the Demonic Brilliant Two Elders. As for the other three old men, they were slightly weaker.
Even so, these three old men were grandmaster-level Martial Sages. All of them held a King Grade Secret Treasure of decent quality and managed to destroy all the iing Death sword Qi.
Lord Jiu, who was hiding with Xiao Chen in the restriction, said with a grave expression, Unexpectedly, these four old fellows are here as well.
Xiao Chen asked softly, You know them?
Haha! I never met them before. However, most of the loose cultivators in the Primal Chaos Domain have heard of these four. Their boss, Meng Bai, ranks in the top twenty of the Evil Cultivator Ranking of the Primal Chaos Domain. His Demon Subduing Staff Technique has killed many aggrieved spirits.
The Primal Chaos Domain was their of all the loose cultivators in the world. For this Meng Bai to rank in the top twenty of the Evil Cultivator Ranking of such a ce, he had to be quite extraordinary.
Xiao Chen made some calctions in his mind. If it was just the Demonic Brilliant Two Elders, he was confident in killing them and snatching away the treasure. However, with the ck Mountain Four Bandits now here, he had to make changes to the n.
He decided to observe first. He withdrew his killing Qi and focused his Spiritual Sense in his eyes. Peering through the dense Death sword Qi, he watched the situation in the sword formation.
Bang!
Although the Demonic Brilliant Two Elders were trapped in a killing illusion, they were notpletely unaware of what was happening outside. They felt powerful enemies approaching, so they stopped hiding their strength and put in some effort. They activated their Secret Treasures and broke out of the illusion in one go.
Meng Bai, you old fogey, how dare you try to snatch a treasure from us, the Demonic Brilliant Two Elders? Are you tired of living?
The middle-aged mans temper was very fiery. The moment he leaped out, he threw a punch supported by the elite army in the scarlet military token. The Army Killing Fist was like a massive army charging over.
Meng Bai chuckled and did not stop. He merely continued what he was doing, trying to grab the white wings.
Meng Bais threepanions flew forward and used their various means. Combining the strength of the three, they blocked the middle-aged mans tyrannical punch.
The scarlet soldiers got scattered within the sword formation. They easily shattered the lingering Death sword Qi in the air.
The nine ck swords that made up the formation trembled slightlywhich showed how tyrannical and mighty this punch was.
When Xiao Chen saw this scene, his eyes suddenly lit up. He stared at one of the ck swords for a while before shifting his gaze away.
Just when Meng Bai was about to grab the white wings, a huge, realistic-looking, ming hand with distinct palm lines on it descended from the sky, smashing towards Meng Bai.
Bang!
Meng Bai cursed as a two-meter-long ck Demon Subduing Staff appeared in his hand. The air trembled as he smashed the huge ming hand into countless clumps of scattered mes.
As the hemp-robed old man held the ming fan, he smiled and blocked Meng Bai. Brother Meng Bai, it has been ten years since west met. You are rather infamous now, even daring to snatch our, the Demonic Brilliant Two Elders, things.
A ferocious glint shed in Meng Bais eyes. He smiled sinisterly. You old dog. Ten years ago, this old man beat you up like a dog in the Profound Domain. Now, I will beat you until you beg for mercy.
Meng Bais figure shed, and the staff descended from above. Then, a colossal, ancient, metal Buddha statue with an angry expression and ferocious gaze appeared behind him.
This Buddha statue roared ferociously at the hemp-robed old man, causing the Death sword Qi around to tremble and shatter.
The hemp-robed old man calmly waved his ming fan. Nine hundred and ny-nine me tornadoes surged out, blocking the Demon Subduing Staffs sky-shattering attack.
Both the images of the hemp-robed old mans burning clouds and Meng Bais Demon Subduing were already near Perfection, allowing their moves to contain supreme might.
When the two attacks shed, the nine ck swords buzzed and trembled.
The battle was extremely intense. However, the twos eyes, as well as everyone elses, were always focused on the pair of white wings.
Suddenly, an old man leaped out from a restriction at the side, wanting to benefit from the chaos and snatch the Magic Treasure away.
Taking advantage of the fight, this old man used a defensive Secret Treasure and easily caught up with the wings. A look of joy shed in his eyes as he reached out to grab them.
Boom!
Both sides of the battle stopped at the same time. All sorts of Heaven Ranked Martial Techniques or attacks with King Grade Secret Treasures poured down on that old man like a gushing waterfall.
Before that old man could say a word, the King Grade Secret Treasure protecting him shattered. His body turned into a stter of red. With one sweep of the strong wind from the Death sword formation, all his life essence drained away.
Both sides were old men who had lived for centuries. They had a lot of experience and knew that there would be people in this heavenly pce leaping out at any moment to take advantage of the situation.
Since both sides had already fought to this extent, they naturally did not wish for such an oue. If some opportunist made a move, it was predictable that both sides would tacitly work together to destroy the interloper.
When Lord Jiu saw this, his heart thumped wildly; he was bbergasted. A grandmaster-level Martial Sage, who can summon wind and call rain, died just like that! This is really cruel. Fortunately, this Lord Jiu did not rush in.
Xiao Chens expression turned grave as well. He felt that this situation was somewhat tricky to handle. Only a great grandmaster-level Martial Sage or someone of simr strength could find an opportunity to jump in and snatch the treasure.
Capitalizing on the chaos would not be easy, especially before a group of experienced old men. If one was not careful, one might end up dying without aplete corpse.
Brother Xiao, lets try our luck elsewhere. The death of that grandmaster-level Martial Sage spooked Lord Jiu.
However, Xiao Chen shook his head and did not say anything. If they could not clear this now, how could they gain any harvest by going farther in?
There was a total of ten strong restrictions in the inner region. Thepetition in each area was incredibly intense.
Just based on the ground littered with desated corpses in the sword formation in front, one could imagine what kind of a fight the Demonic Brilliant Two Elders had been through for them to survive until now.
The ones able to survive farther in would definitely be no weaker than the Demonic Brilliant Two Elders. In fact, they might even be stronger.
Buzz! Buzz! Buzz!
The two sides shed once more in the formation. The statue roared ferociously as the staff swept out into the surroundings, hacking apart the me tornadoes.
The nine ck swords again trembled intensely, sending out horrifying sword Qi as they buzzed.
Now!
Xiao Chen suddenly punched, shattering the restriction around himself. Then he charged upwards on an electric light.
Moving extremely fast, he appeared like flickering light and passing shadows. His target was not the white wings. Instead, it was the king-like existence within the sword formationthe ck Death sword that ruled the other eight ck swords.
He lunged straight for the sword, giving the white wings at one side only a nce beforepletely ignoring them.
By the time the others noticed him, his right hand already had a firm grip on the sword handle.
Xiao Chen!
A white figure with long hair and a blue Sea Monarch Headscarf on his headthe familiar getup and the delicate facial features allowed the Demonic Brilliant Two Elders to recognize Xiao Chen immediately. Overwhelming mes of rage and murderous intent immediately surged in their eyes.
When the middle-aged man saw that Xiao Chen grabbed the Death sword, heughed loudly, What an idiot! The Death Qi in that sword can instantly suck a person dry if theyre not a Ghost Race or Corpse Race cultivator.
When the hemp-robed old man saw Xiao Chen appear, a murderous intent burned in him. He abandoned Meng Bai to eliminate Xiao Chen. However, when he saw Xiao Chen recklessly grabbing the handle of the Death sword, he instantly smiled and stopped moving.
So, he is Xiao Chen.
The ck Mountain Four Bandits stopped at the same time. They also cast their gazes at this outstanding talent of the Kunlun Realm, the Azure Emperors descendant who would be conferred King half a year from now.
When the ck Mountain Four Bandits attentionnded on the Immortal Spirit Ring on Xiao Chens left hand, they all revealed greedy eyes as they sized up Xiao Chen, viewing him only as a human-shaped treasure trove.
The Three Holy Lands were not backing Xiao Chen; this was something that was known long ago. If the ck Mountain Four Bandits killed Xiao Chen, they could not only obtain his treasures but also use his head to im rewards from various sects.
Furthermore, the ck Mountain Four Bandits could use Xiao Chen to establish their fame and might. Once the news spread that they were the ones to kill the Azure Emperors descendant, their glory would be boundless.
We, the ck Mountain Four Bandits, will be taking his head! Meng Bai smiled, and the sinister and ugly Buddha statue behind him revealed a horrifying smile along with him.
Chapter 937 - Army Killing Fis
Chapter 937: Army Killing Fis
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The hemp-robed old man smiled coldly. Since when it is your turn to take it? This brat snatched our Primal Essence Nature Pill. We have an irreconcble grudge with him.
Youd best wise up. When I execute my Army Killing Fist to its limits, even if the four of you work together, you will all get sted to bits.
The middle-aged man clenched his fist, and crackling sounds echoed. Many elite soldiers disintegrated on the scarlet military token and turned into boundless killing Qi.
Meng Baiughed loudly and demanded, Do you take me for a fool? If you dare to use your Army Killing Fist to its limits, you will turn into an idiot from your own killing Qi even before your enemies die!
This Xiao Chen is really in great demand now. Everyone wants to kill me and trample on me to spread their fame around. However, do you think that you are worthy of taking my head?
Xiao Chen narrowed his eyes, looking coldly at the six men as ayer of ck Death Qi shrouded his entire body.
The Cycle Banner in his sea of consciousness opened, and Merak, which had fused with the Death Throne, sent out surging Death Qi like a gushing river, steady and unending.
This Death Qi instantly blocked the Death Qiing from the sword, and then it flowed into the sword without stopping.
Meng Bai and the others immediately sensed something wrong. They saw the other eight swords buzzing, and the ck sword Qi lingering in the air strengthened slowly, nearly solidifying.
Damn! This brat wants to boost the might of this sword formation, killing us all!
The hemp-robed old mans expression changed. Initially, he only needed to wave the me fan gently to shatter the sword Qi. Unexpectedly, it became incredibly hard to break now, requiring up to five attempts before he could eliminate the sword Qi.
Kill him. We cannot let him continue doing this!
After the others sensed the danger, they either sent out their Secret Treasures or used their killing moves. All sorts of multicolored attacks with horrifying might flew at Xiao Chen.
With so many grandmaster-level Martial Sages attacking together, Xiao Chen would be in an even worse state than the old man who had preceded him if he got struck, regardless of his current physical body.
However, they did not know that the sword that Xiao Chen held was the king of the swords in this sword formation; it ruled the other eight swords.
Anyone who wanted to kill Xiao Chen would have to face strands of sword Qi ten timesa hundred timesstronger.
Death Qi from the Cycle Banner poured in continuously. The sword in Xiao Chens hand released a ck light into the sky, suppressing the treasure light of the white wings inside the formation.
Chi! Chi! Chi!
Sword images spewed out like a sh flood, rumbling endlessly. The cries of countless aggrieved spirits merged together. Thousand of swords surged out, pushing back the killing moves of Meng Bai and the others, forcing them to retreat in sorry states.
Xiao Chen, if you have guts, fight fairly with this old man. This old man will st you apart with one punch! the middle-aged man roared furiously. As his Army Killing Fist was a closebat technique, he suffered the heaviest injuries from the Death Qi in the previous wave of attacks.
The hemp-robed old man and Meng Bai had unsightly expressions. As they faced the increasingly stronger Death sword Qi in the air, they stared at Xiao Chen with clenched teeth. They hated that they could not tear him into pieces and grind his bones into dust.
The other three of the ck Mountain Four Bandits were weaker in the first ce, so their situation was even more precarious.
Xiao Chen smiled coldly and retorted, A fair fight? Are you not embarrassed to say that? Who was it that fought against me in numbers, bing Mister Qins dogs? You Demonic Brilliant Two Elders deserve what you are going to get. Just wait for the Death sword Qi to suck you dry.
Facing the strengthening Death sword Qi, the six trapped people found the situation increasingly harder to deal with. All of them had some degree of sword injury on their bodies, their lifeforce significantly drained.
Xiao Chen frowned slightly. Just as he about to put in more effort, to send in all the remaining Death Qi of the Cycle Banner into the sword and kill the six in the formation, he sensed strong auras in the pce heading over quickly.
At this moment, ck light soared into the sky. Aggrieved spirits roared ferociously and even suppressed the radiance of the treasure. It would be impossible for this sight not to attract other cultivators.
Xiao Chen pulled back decisively, giving up on the chance to kill the six.
He turned into a strand of saber light and charged into the formation. Then he grabbed the white wings in the air at lightning speed, gripping them firmly in his hand.
After losing the Death Qi that Xiao Chen provided, the might of the sword formation immediately stalled. The six grabbed hold of this opportunity to attack together. A loud explosion broke all the sword Qi in the air as they charged out of the restriction.
The eyes of the six turned cold. Ignoring the injuries on their bodies, they chased after Xiao Chen.
Whoosh!
Just as the six took their first steps in the direction Xiao Chen had taken, tricolor starlight suddenly shot out, flickering with the light of Massacre, Ruin, and Death. The beam of starlight was as thick as a pir. With a loud bang, it caught the six off guard and knocked them to the ground.
Reckless! Do you think that I really dont dare to kill you!
A cold voice came from the front. Then, Xiao Chen held out his hand, and the Cycle Banner returned as he looked at the six people with their lifeforce damaged by the Death sword Qi.
The six were startled when they realized their situation. They were not even at half strength, nor had they eliminated the Death Qi in their bodies.
The six were probably not a match for Xiao Chen at this moment. They immediately turned tail, riding on their King Grade Secret Treasures.
Xiao Chen had purposely scared the six away. Then, Lord Jiu sneaked out and smiled. Brother Xiao, you are really awesome. You managed to scare away six grandmaster-level Martial Sages.
Xiao Chen put away his Cycle Banner and said, Go, quick! Someone ising!
His sudden pullback had not been an impulse. Instead, it was because experts that heard themotion wereing over.
Xiao Chen executed Thunder Dragon Steps and hastily left the ce together with Lord Jiu.
Soon after, arge group of people arrived. Without exception, they were all grandmaster-level Martial Sages, including experts on the same level as the Demonic Brilliant Two Elders.
When these people saw the empty sword formation, they revealed regretful expressions. They were one step toote. Someone had finally managed to subdue one of the ten Magic Treasures that were equal to peak King Grade Secret Treasures.
After Xiao Chen and Lord Jiu traveled for some time, they came to a small restriction. When they saw no one chasing them, they heaved sighs of relief.
With a flip on his hand, the pair of white wings appeared in Xiao Chens grasp.
The wings spread out, reaching a length of ten meters. Dense tufts of feathers covered the frame, at least ten thousand of them.
Xiao Chen scrutinized the wings. The crystalline white feathers glowed a faint white. A gentle wind blew, ruffling the feathers.
Each feather had small engravings on them with Immortal Qi flowed within. Xiao Chen could taste freedom from it, as if wearing these wings would let him go anywhere, no matter how vast the world was.
Suddenly, Xiao Chen cried out. After he sent his Spiritual Sense into the feathers, his expression changed. Every one of these feathers was actually a small Magic Treasure equal to a King Grade Secret Treasure.
Which was to say, this pair of wings was made up of ten thousand small Magic Treasures equal to King Grade Secret Treasures. When he examined the frame, he found that it was infused with at least a thousand types of divine materials, each weighing at least five tons.
White Robed King Xiao Chen, your fame is well deserved. You managed to snatch a treasure from the Demonic Brilliant Two Elders and ck Mountain Four Bandits, and even scared them into not chasing after you.
This is truly the overweening arrogance of someone who dared to kill in the presence of a Martial Emperor!
Xiao Chens expression turned cold as he quickly put away the white wings, going into high alert. He had taken a lot of care along the way and used his Spiritual Sense to monitor his surroundings. How could someone have followed him?
The restriction in front broke. A mirror appeared in its ce and split down the middle like water parting. Two youths and an old man stepped through the opening and into Xiao Chens line of sight.
Xiao Chen recognized one of the two youthsthe Profound Water Sects Ji Zong, who once tried to kill him but ran scared when grandmaster-level Martial Sages made their moves.
The other youth looked very handsome. After the group walked out of the parting, the two sides merged back into one and turned into a smooth mirror that fell into the unfamiliar youths hands.
People of the Profound Water Sect?
The Profound Water Sects Sect Master had issued a bounty on Xiao Chen in the Heavenly Starry Ocean, so it was not surprising that the disciples of the Profound Water Sect came for revenge.
The mirror in the hand of the youth beside Ji Zong was probably responsible for hiding their auras.
Ji Zong was not a cause for concern; Xiao Chen could deal with him in one move. The more problematic ones were the youth beside him and the blue-robed Profound Water Sect elder.
However, these people were just minor trouble.
While Xiao Chen sized the group up, the youth beside Ji Zong was sizing him up as well, showing a strongpetitive spirit and intent to fight in his eyes.
The youth shook his head slightly and said, A peak Rank 3 Sage Body and a cultivation equal to a grandmaster-level Martial Sage. You have many treasures and great Luck. Unfortunately, you will die at my hands, at the hands of Yao Chen.
Xiao Chen smiled coldly to himself. Of all the conceited people he had met, there had never been anyone on this level. Even Di Wuque would not dare to say something like this.
The people of the Profound Water Sect all seem to be very conceited. Lets see what you are worth.
Xiao Chens figure shed with a step forward. The sound of a rattling saber resounded in the surroundings. The radiance of a bright moon came from him. With the infusion of his saber soul, an absolute sharpness surged out.
He arrived like the wind. With the support of his saber soul, the surging light appeared solid, as though it would pierce through space.
When Yao Chen faced Xiao Chen, who suddenly erupted with speed, he frowned slightly, a somewhat shocked look appearing in his eyes. However, he did not move his feet. He simply looked coldly at Xiao Chen as if viewing a corpse.
The blue-robed old man at the back took a step forward. With only this step, a thunderous sound of gushing water surged into the area.
A formless wave turned into huge pressure. The air became like water, pressing on Xiao Chen wave after wave.
As the air became like water, Xiao Chen became like the reflection in water; his figure turned hazy and blurry. He found it very difficult to take a step forward; in fact, it felt like he was moving backward, getting farther away from Yao Chen.
Thats not right. The strength of this old man is at most equal to that of the Demonic Brilliant Two Elders. Why am I feeling such great pressure?
Xiao Chen calmly analyzed in his heart. Then he nced around and saw the calm Yao Chen as well as the mirror flowing with an aqueous light in Yao Chens palm.
The mirror reflected a holy river that was like a berserk dragon howling endlessly as it cut across the entire world.
The mirror!
The problem is in the mirror!
Bang!
The blue-robed old man easily raised his hand in the aqueous space. Then he shed with Xiao Chens move, which was suppressed, knocking Xiao Chen back with one punch.
Xiao Chens bones gave off cracking sounds like they would get crushed by the waves at any moment.
Chapter 938 - Profound River Mirror
Chapter 938: Profound River Mirror
Ji Zong smiled and said, This time, my senior brother brought the Profound River Mirror. It can summon over the Secret Treasure of my sectthe Profound River Image. Xiao Chen, do you still think that my senior brother is being too conceited?
After we kill you, our name will spread everywhere. We will take your Luck and your treasures. Then, we will subdue all the Magic Treasures in this heavenly pce, allowing my senior brother to establish a hegemony.
During the Immortal Epoch, there had been a river in the Heaven of the Immortals called the Profound River, which had been as famous as the underworld river of hell.
After the Immortal Epoch ended, the Profound River split into several segments at some mysterious location and descended to the Kunlun Realm. Several famous rivers were actually the former Profound River.
During the Ancient Era, the Sect Master of the Profound Water Sect had chanced on a not very powerful segment of the Profound River and refined it into an Emperor Grade Secret Treasure that contained some of the might of the Immortal Daos Profound River.
If the disciples of the Profound Water Sect wielded the Profound River Mirror, they could summon out the Profound River Image, tapping a portion of the Emperor Grade Secret Treasures might.
Under the pressure of the Profound River Image, Xiao Chen could not bring out even half his might. If not for his strong physical body, the blue-robed old man would have long since beaten him to death.
Yao Chen was astonished. His master once said that as long as this Profound River Mirror was activated, a grandmaster-level Martial Sage would not be able tost more than ten breaths of time.
Only a great grandmaster-level Martial Sage could free himself from this. Now, Xiao Chena peak Medial Grade Martial Sagemanaged tost this long.
Xiao Chen felt intense pain all over his body from the heavy waves of water. However, he was very calm. He was a desman who condensed a saber soul.
I survived Lightning Tribtions and a Heart Tribtion. With just a thought, I can get rid of all disturbing emotions one after another. Fear, fluster, panic, and horror will not appear in me.
If my saber soul can advance another step, reaching Small Perfection, I can easily break this Profound River Image.
If my physical body can advance another step, reaching Rank 4 Sage Body, this image would not be able to suppress me at all.
How unfortunate! Im just a little short, allowing these fellows to be proud of themselves.
Could it be that I have to use the Thunder Origin that I have been saving?
Right now, Xiao Chen was a peak Medial Grade Martial Sage. By relying on the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation, he could fight with grandmaster-level Martial Sages.
All he had to do was take another step: break through the bottleneck of Medial Grade Martial Sage. Then, he would be able to dispatch this image of an Emperor Grade Secret Treasure readily.
After dodging the blue-robed old mans attack with some difficulty, Xiao Chen peered askance through the aqueous space and saw Yao Chen tossing a Medicinal Pill into his mouth.
Xiao Chen raised his eyebrows and revealed a smile. It looked like keeping this Profound River Mirror activated for a long time was not that easy, given Yao Chens cultivation.
In that case, this will be a piece of cake!
Xiao Chen circted the Azure Dragon Body Nourishing Art in his body, and that strand of Dragon Energy likewise circted with a loud rumble.
Under the suppression of the Profound River Image, Xiao Chens cirction of Law Energy was restricted; however, his Vital Qi was not. That, he could move around easily.
The moment Yao Chen swallowed the Medicinal Pill and circted his energy to absorb the Medicinal Energy was when the Profound River Image would be at its weakest.
Seizing this fleeting chance, Xiao Chen shouted explosively. He burned his Dragon Energy and punched the space.
One Dragon Force was five thousand tons of force. When Xiao Chen burned his Dragon Energy, he attained one and a half Dragon Forceseven thousand five hundred tons of force. Even the mountains and rivers would explode under such an impact.
Bang!
The Profound River Image shattered, and the aqueous space shook violently, forming many tiny spatial tears.
Cracks appeared in the Profound River Mirror. With the bacsh from the Emperor Grade Secret Treasure, Yao Chen, who just swallowed a Sage Grade Medicinal Pill, vomited out blood. Hisplexion turned ashen.
All of a sudden, Xiao Chens body became as light as it was before. His aura recovered back to its peak. He itched to howl to the sky to vent his happiness.
Xiao Chen looked around and saw that blue-robed old man charging over with heavy waves again. He shouted coldly, You still dare to be so arrogant? Scram!
He raised the wless saber Dao to its peak, using his body and thoughts as a saber and infusing in his saber soul; a bright moon rose from behind him, climbing into the sky.
Boom! Having recovered his strength, Xiao Chen knocked the blue-robed old man back. He unleashed a boundless saber intent, which gave off a buzzing sound. The pce underfoot started to tremble.
Before this saber intent, some of the small restrictions in the surroundings broke like bubbles.
Lets go. This brat is too horrifying. Ill cover our backs, the blue-robed old man quickly said to Ji Zong and Yao Chen as he wiped blood from a corner of his lips.
Suffering from the bacsh of an Emperor Grade Secret Treasure, Yao Chen was incredibly weak now. He activated the Profound River Mirror, and a water screen formed; then he quickly jumped into it with Ji Zong.
You are a dying man. What do you have to cover their backs? Cycle Banner,e out!
Xiao Chen waved one hand, and the Cycle Banner unfurled. Scarlet killing Qi surged out from an Astral Pearl and formed a bloody kill word.
This word readily broke the old mans Martial Technique, causing him to vomit blood again and retreat two steps.
A gray ruin word and a ck death word quickly followed, together with dense starlight. They struck the old man in rapid session, grinding his spirit down entirely.
The death word contained dense Death Qi, sucking away a good portion of his lifeforce; the old man looked like he aged another ten years.
The banner tip shook as it pierced through the old mans chest, thoroughly killing him.
As the color of the water screen faded, Yao Chens vague figure said, Xiao Chen, just you wait. On the day you are conferred King, I will definitely bring the Profound River Mirror over and give you a big surprise!
Boring!
Xiao Chen stretched out his hand, and starlight gathered. The seven Astral Pearls flickered, and the Cycle Banner streaked towards Yao Chen like a meteor.
This attack startled Yao Chen in the water screen. He quickly pulled Ji Zong over and took cover behind him.
An agonized shriek resounded. The water screen disappeared with Yao Chen. However, the Cycle Banner pinned Ji Zong to the ground. His eyes were wide open as he held the banner pole with both hands, dying with remaining grievances.
Now that the battle was over, Xiao Chen rxed. He instantly felt very fatigued. Earlier, the injuries that he sustained as a result of the Profound River Images suppression had been like torrential rain. Now, they pained him.
After pocketing the twos spatial rings, Xiao Chen took out a Rank 9 Medicinal Pill for healing injuries from Mister Qins collection. After he swallowed it, he started to work on recuperating from his wounds.
Given the strength of his physical body, he would be able to recover back to his peak in less than an hour, as long as no one disturbed him.
If he had not given most of the Sage Grade Medicinal Pills to Ye Chen, his return to health would have been even faster.
Just when Xiao Chens injuries were almost healed, Lord Jiu, who had fled when the situation turned unfavorable, rushed over, shouting, Old Brother Xiao! Old Brother Xiao! That fellow Ye Chen is about to get yed to death by Di Wuque!
Xiao Chens eyes suddenly opened, and a bright light came from them. He noticed that Lord Jiu used the word yed rather than beaten.
This one word was the difference between two scenarios.
Ignoring the fact that he was not fully recovered yet, Xiao Chen stood up and took out the white wings. Then he sent in his Spiritual Sense andid his own Spiritual Mark.
Whoosh! The wings unfurled and turned into many pure-white feathersthousands of themand flew to Xiao Chens shoulder des.
In that instant, Xiao Chen felt as light as the wind. All his blood, bones, skin, and fleshevery single cell in his bodyturned light. With one p, he soared up.
A pair of ten-meter-long wings extended, and a cool breeze blew continuously around Xiao Chen as he radiated a crystalline white light.
Freedom!
Suddenly, this word appeared in Xiao Chens mind. The wind beckoned him; it was like there was nowhere in the world he could not go.
Lord Jiu, who was at the side, was stunned when he saw this. When he looked up at Xiao Chen, he felt like Xiao Chen was infinitely far away, moving with the wind, although Xiao Chen was clearly just nearby.
In this Freedom Wings, there was even a Magic Skill. Xiao Chen rejoiced. He took a look and discovered the Magic Skill So Close Yet Worlds Apart. No matter how far a ce was, it was just very near.
However, even if Xiao Chen burned all his Magic Energy, he could not make that happen.
The distance he could travel still depended on his own strength and how much Magic Energy he was willing to expend.
Xiao Chen felt the vast Magic Energy in his sea of consciousness and did not dy any longer. He grabbed Lord Jiu and said, Lead the way!
A cool breeze blew. Under Lord Jius directions, Xiao Chen used the Freedom Wings to travel through several small restrictions, heading forward unobstructed.
No, there are too many restrictions. Furthermore, I will have to travel through several big ones hiding Magic Treasures equal to peak King Grade Secret Treasures. Given my identity, I will definitely be discovered. When that happens, there will be a lot of trouble.
Xiao Chen thought carefully for a moment. Then he quickly burned his Magic Energy, activating the Magic Skill of the Freedom WingsSo Close Yet Worlds Apart.
The space in front of Xiao Chen folded. Scenes of grandmaster-level Martial Sages fighting over Magic Treasures and dying miserably in the restrictions appeared before his eyes.
These scenes shed by like they were photographs. Suddenly, one containing Ye Chens figure appeared. Di Wuque knocked him into the air. Just as Ye Chen was about tond, Di Wuque threw another palm strike, sending him flying again.
With a thought from Xiao Chen, the ever-changing scenes stopped, and he took a step forward. Using So Close Yet Worlds Apart, he traversed many restrictions of various sizes and leaped out.
Once Xiao Chennded, the folded space instantly opened out again. Lord Jiu felt curious and wanted to take a look.
Xiao Chen said straightforwardly, Dont turn your head back. Be careful not to let it pull you in. Otherwise, your blood will stter across a long distance.
This warning startled Lord Jiu, prompting him to right his head hastily.
After putting away the Freedom Wings, the two hid in a small restriction and peered through the mist, which allowed them to see the area five kilometers in front of them clearly. Di Wuque, Tian Youxi, Xiao Qinghan, Xia Dongyang, and the rest of their group floated in the air.
The others did not make a move. Only Di Wuque did, asionally sending out a golden sword light from his fingertip emotionlessly. In the next instant, another bloody hole would appear on Ye Chens chest.
There were already nine holes surrounding Ye Chens heart, pierced through all the way. Wind could enter from one side ande out the other.
Lord Jiu could not help but say, When I saw him earlier, he had only three holes in his chest. Now, he is like a beehive.
In the air, Ye Chen, who was being toyed with torturously, kept leaking blood from his mouth. However, he did not have a sad expression on his face. Instead, he looked very happy. Heughed loudly and said, Di Wuque, even if you kill me, you cannot change this fact.
You even dare to humiliate the Divine Daughter and act so arrogant after that? I will take your head for the Divine Son!
One of the Frost Moon Pces disciples leaped out from behind Xiao Qinghan, wanting to pander to Di Wuque. Xiao Qinghans expression immediately changed drastically, and he tried to pull that disciple back, but he was toote.
Chapter 939 - I Only Wanted to Touch Her
Chapter 939: I Only Wanted to Touch Her
The never-changing expression of the Divine Daughter, Tian Youxi, now had a slight change to ita sh of a very rare murderous intent came from her.
Di Wuque turned his head and red at that Frost Moon Pce disciple. His surging Mental Energy turned into two beams of golden light, reached this persons eyes, and pierced through his brain.
The Frost Moon Pce disciple cried out in anguish, and his corpse fell. Then, the corpse got reduced into powder in one of the restrictions.
A few of the old men from the Frost Moon Pce frowned slightly, but they did not say anything. Based on their expressions, it seemed like they even med this disciple for being insensible.
Xiao Chen could not help but wonder what exactly Ye Chen had done to anger Di Wuque like this.
Back then, when Xiao Chen kicked Di Wuque down from the Sage Mark Monument, he had not even seen such a terrifying expression on Di Wuques face.
Suddenly, the vast pce dimmed. If one stretched out ones hand, one would not be able to see their fingers. The various intense sounds of battle vanished together with the light, all ceasing suddenly.
The entire ce became frighteningly dark.
Oh no! Xiao Chens heart sank. Di Wuque is about to use his killing move. This is Split Second Beginning Conscience Sword.
Xiao Chen leaped through the restriction. He executed Thunder Dragon Steps and arrived before Ye Chen.
A spot of light bloomed on Di Wuques fingertip. In the first split second at the beginning of time, this was the first ray of light.
In the legend of the Deity Race, the world was originally lightless. When the Deity appeared, he said, Let there be light. And there was light.
Split Second Beginning Conscience Sword was a Martial Technique that reenacted this legend. When the light first came into being, it was present for all who wanted it. It materialized the unblockable might of creation.
With the initial burst of light, the brilliance of the Deities Nation appeared behind Di Wuque. Endless praise and prayers flew out into the golden halo behind him.
The sword light tore through space. The air filled with praises as a different world appeared in midair while the sword light flew forward.
After three years, Di Wuques Split Second Beginning Conscience Sword had be so strong, it made others tremble; that was an earth-shattering change.
Xiao Chen did not dare to be careless. He circted all the Law Energy in his body, and a bright moon rose. His saber soul infused into his body and turned his body into a saber, materializing the wless saber Dao.
The immortal will of thunder filled Xiao Chen, and the saber soul turned into a peerless saber intent emanating from every part of his body. His long hair and white robes fluttered.
Suddenly, saber hums filled the surroundings. Under the moonlight, Xiao Chen was like a perfect, wless treasured saber. Then, he made a simr move, pointing with his finger.
The bright moon vanished and appeared on Xiao Chens fingertip. It turned into a strand of wless saber light and shed with Di Wuques sword light.
When the two lights collided, all the darkness in the world vanished. The sword light and the saber light shed violently.
Shock waves spread out, shaking the entire pce wildly. Many cultivators suffered miserable deaths in the restrictions when this sudden convulsion happened.
The two forces were equal, neither triumphing over each other. In the end, both vanished, and the ce turned calm again.
However, the people behind Di Wuque and the other grandmaster-level Martial Sages attracted over were all incredibly shocked; the disturbance in their hearts surged endlessly.
Someone blocked Di Wuques Split Second Beginning Conscience Sword!
I heard that no more than five people in the younger generation can block Di Wuques Split Second Beginning Conscience Sword. Even the older-generation grandmaster-level Martial Sages do not dare to receive this attack.
This person is dead for sure. He protected the fellow that Di Wuque wanted to kill. No one can save him.
Discussions resounded. When the cool breeze blew Xiao Chens fringe aside and the crowd recognized his face, there was even greater shock and disbelief.
Its Xiao Chen, the Xiao Chen who is causing a hugemotion in the Primal Chaos Domain. Unexpectedly, he rushed over here to seek his own death.
Instead of hiding and waiting for half a year to be conferred King, he actually appeared before Di Wuque.
Xiao Qinghan and Xia Dongyang will not spare him. Furthermore, those powerful loose cultivators all have their eye on his head.
After recognizing Xiao Chen, the others were all incredibly shocked. However, Xia Dongyang and Xiao Qinghan reacted instantly.
Three thousand figures came from the pce behind Xiao Qinghan, each one materializing a different killing move. As a cold moon rose, he appeared like a ruler roaring.
The three thousand figures carried a destructive aura as they charged at Xiao Chen.
Xia Dongyang sent out arge ancient bell. The bong of the bell echoed in the air, sending a blue light pressing towards Xiao Chen.
Di Wuque, on the other hand, muttered to himself with an uncertain expression on his face like he was mulling over something, in no rush to make a move.
Smiling faintly, Xiao Chen tossed out the Ten Thousand Beast Cauldron and used his Law Energy to activate it. A stream of ancient mutated beast images that looked solid emerged from the cauldron. A total of one thousand mutated beast images blocked Xiao Qinghans three thousand killing moves.
Xiao Chen waved his hand, and the Cycle Banner flickered with a tricolor light. The light of Massacre, Death, and Ruin circled the banner pole as the banner unfurled. Vast Astral Energy poured out.
The tip of the banner pole thrust out and directly struck the iing ancient bell. The deep ringing fell into chaos as therge bell flew back at Xia Dongyang.
Go!
By raising his hand, Xiao Chen had blocked the killing moves of two outstanding talents of the Primal Chaos Domain. Now, he grabbed Ye Chen and prepared to leave.
You want to leave? To think that you intend to rescue someone that I, Di Wuque, want to kill! After disappearing for three years, you have actually gotten increasingly bolder. Die, now!
Di Wuque snorted coldly, and a golden Deities Nation appeared above Xiao Chens head, emitting a bright golden light. An even stronger pressure than what the Profound River Image gave off bore down on Xiao Chen.
As the Deities Nation descended, bright lights shone and unending praises resounded. This was a nation of legends with three thousand divine pces and countless devotees.
Creak! Creak! Space seemed like a ramshackle pavilion that could copse at any moment, wobbling dangerously.
This Deities Nation was simr to the Profound River that Yao Chen summoned outan image of an Emperor Grade Secret Treasure. However, even though they were both Emperor Grade Secret Treasures, the Deities Nation was stronger than the Profound River.
The Profound Water Sects Profound River was only a segment. Furthermore, it had already lost much of its profoundness. It was the result of the sects founding Sect Master adding in divine materials and refining it.
However, the Deities Nation was something that the Deity Race had brought from a world beyond the Kunlun Realm. It was an ancient relic with a long history behind it. It relied on the infusion of boundless faith, and its power had already reached an incredible level.
Di Wuque was much stronger than the Profound Water Sects Yao Chen as well, so he could bring out more of an Emperor Grade Secret Treasures might than Yao Chen could.
The moment the Deities Nation appeared, everyone looked at Xiao Chen like he was a dead man. The surrounding space was already restricted. No matter how excellent ones Movement Technique was, one would not be able to escape.
Xiao Chen, put this person down. As long as you are willing to participate in the Heroes Convention Im organizing two years from now, I, Di Wuque, will help you deal with all your grudges.
Everything seemed to be under Di Wuques control. As he watched the Deities Nation suppress Xiao Chen, he took advantage of this opportunity to extend his invitation. He continued in a sullen voice, There has never been anyone who could rescue a person I want to kill. Xiao Chen, you are no exception, so youd best not do anything foolish.
Under the heavy pressure, Ye Chens already injured body became even weaker. He revealed a smile on his pale face as he said, I keep saying that you are cowardly and mistermed an outstanding talent. It looks like I really made a huge mistake. We only met for a few times, and yet you helped me block this attack. This Ye is already very satisfied. Just agree to him.
Every time Ye Chen spoke, he spat out even more blood.
Xiao Chen signaled for Ye Chen to be quiet. He smiled and said softly, It seems that no one can stop me from saving the people I want to save. I dont want to go all the way to the Northern Sea to look for your elders to recoup that favor you owe me. Lets go!
Xiao Chens hair and robes fluttered endlessly as he ignored Di Wuques words. He simply did not bother to reply, directly reaching out and grabbing Ye Chen.
The pair of pure-white wings on Xiao Chens back opened up. Nothing could stop So Close Yet Worlds Apart.
Xiao Chens Magic Energy burned continuously as various scenes shed before his eyes. This process continued until the scene of a ce outside the pce gate appeared. Then, he took a step forward.
The space under his feet folded. By the time the Deities Nationnded, he had already left the heavenly pce.
One step of So Close Yet Worlds Apart, moving as freely as the wind. No one in the world can stop me.
Who said that your, Di Wuques, Split Second Beginning Conscience Sword cannot be blocked?
Who said that I cannot save the person you, Di Wuque, want to kill?
I blocked the sword, and I saved the person! What can you do to me?!
The pce was too silent. No one dared to say anything. Di Wuque had marked a person for death, yet someone managed to save that person from under his nose.
Furthermore, Xiao Chen managed to leave after Di Wuque brought out the Deities Nation image,pletely ignoring Di Wuques invitation.
Right now, Di Wuque was very famous. Everyone in the world knew about him organizing a Heroes Convention. There was a lot of pressure on him.
Be it the three Holy Scions of the human race, the two stars of the Fiend Race, Princess Qing Cheng of the Ghost Race, the Heavenly Corpse inheritor, or the newly emerged ancient race geniuses, before Di Wuque, they were all weaker. However, this person kicked him down three years ago. Three yearster, he made such a move, sending another p to his face.
The expressions of those who knew why Di Wuque wanted to kill this Ye Chen contorted even more.
Di Wuques normally calm expression darkened. He stepped forward and stood on the Deities Nation. The golden halos behind him became overwhelmingly dazzling.
Golden light shot out from Di Wuques eyes, suddenly flooding the entire area within fifty kilometers. He instantly spotted Xiao Chens figure. Then he shouted coldly, After him!
Di Wuque put away the Deities Nation, and his figure shed as he charged out. The small restrictions in his way shattered on contact. The thirteen Keepers who were always around quickly set out in pursuit.
Several unfortunate treasure-hunting cultivators who were in the way died without even know why.
The Divine Daughter, Tian Youxi, sighed and gracefully followed.
Xia Dongyangs gaze swept through the inner area. Then he asked Xiao Qinghan, Should we give chase?
There were still a few Magic Treasures equal to peak King Grade Secret Treasures that had not been subdued yet. What Xia Dongyang meant was, should they go and help or remain to subdue treasures?
Xiao Qinghan thought for a while before replying, We should follow. This heavenly pce should not be the heavenly pce that has the center of the formation. While the Magic Treasures here are equal to peak King Grade Secret Treasures, the pair of wings on Xiao Chens back should be the most valuable.
Xia Dongyang smiled gently and said, Great minds think alike. This Xiao Chen killed many of the disciples from our sects. How can we just let him leave?
There were many reasons to kill Xiao Chen. However, to these outstanding talents, there was only one real reason.
These outstanding talents wanted to stop Xiao Chen from being conferred King, to prevent the rise of a second Azure Emperor. When they thought about the Azure Emperors time and how miserable the outstanding talents of that generation were, they were unwilling to let such a thing happen. They were unwilling to see someone shine too brightly, overwhelming up their own brightness.
Chapter 940 - If I Can’t Vent My Frustration, I Will Feel Distressed
Chapter 940: If I Cant Vent My Frustration, I Will Feel Distressed
Under the lead of Xia Dongyang and Xiao Qinghan, the experts of the Heavenly Music Sect and the Frost Moon Pce quickly followed Di Wuque.
The other cultivators, who came after hearing the news, discussed for a while. A significant number of them could not contain their curiosity and followed as well.
A duel between the Azure Emperors descendant and Di Wuque was not something that could be chanced upon at any moment. Furthermore, they knew that gaining the real treasures of the Immortal sect Remnant was impossible for them.
Xiao Chen, who arrived outside the heavenly pce after just one step, did not stop moving. He controlled the Freedom Wings and used So Close Yet Worlds Apart three times in rapid session before stopping to catch his breath, having drained his Magic Energy.
Without saying anything, he swallowed a Medicinal Pill and sat down cross-legged. He circted the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation and quickly replenished his energy.
Ye Chens injuries were even more severe. The nine sword wounds in his chest were very eye-catching, like a series of air vents. How he offended Di Wuque remained unknown.
Fifteen minutester, Xiao Chen had recovered thirty percent of his Magic Energy. He opened his eyes and stopped wasting time. They were not truly safe yet.
Ye Chen had already changed his clothes, and hisplexion looked much better. However, full recovery would take a while.
Do you still have Sage Grade Medicinal Pills for treating injuries? Xiao Chen asked.
Ye Chen smiled faintly and said, Many thanks for Brother Xiaos concern. However, Sage Grade Medicinal Pills for treating injuries are no longer effective on me.
About thatyou are overthinking. My physical injuries were only eighty percent healed, and I fought again. When I asked, it was for my own use.
Ye Chen stared at him somewhat nkly. Then, he smiled. I dont have them anymore. I already used all nine Sage Grade Medicinal Pills. Thank you for those. If not for your Medicinal Pills giving me nine chances to make my move, I would not have been able to repay that palm strike.
When Xiao Chen heard that, he was aghast. You are really relentless. For the sake of one palm strike, you ended up like this?
Ye Chen recovered his usual expression, revealing his sharpness. This is natural. When I moved around the Northern Sea, it was always me sneak-attacking othersnever the other way around. Furthermore, it was a woman who did it. If I cant vent my frustration, I will feel distressed.
Bang!
Suddenly, a hole opened in the ground. Ye Chens right hand immediately gripped his sabers hilt. However, Xiao Chen calmly stopped him.
Lord Jius sneaky head popped up from the ground. He chuckled and said, Now, your heart should be feeling very clear; even the wind can enter and exit.
[Note: The Chinese word for distressed can also mean not clear or not smooth. Lord Jiu is using the other meaning of the word as a pun.]
Ye Chen found Lord Jius presence very strange. Unexpectedly, this unremarkable mouse managed to keep up with Xiao Chens incredible speed.
Xiao Chen was not surprised at all. Lord Jius ability to dig was positively extraordinary,parable to a Magic Skill for traveling through the ground.
As long as Lord Jiu had earth under him and he remembered Xiao Chens smell, it was not strange that he caught up.
Tell this Lord Jiu quickly how you offended Di Wuque, agitating him that much, Lord Jiu prompted hurriedly with a smile and a twinkle in his beady eyes after he came out of the ground.
Curiosity also gleamed in Xiao Chens eyes. He really wanted to know how Ye Chen offended Di Wuque as well. He knew that Di Wuques mental state was not weaker than his own.
Why would Di Wuque kill the Frost Moon Pce disciple who leaped out, with one re, because of Ye Chen? Di Wuque was truly angered.
Ye Chen appeared extremely innocent as he said, How would I know? His b*tch sent a palm strike at me. Naturally, I had to return it, so I smashed a heavy palm strike at his b*tchs chest.
Ye Chens exnation left Lord Jie and Xiao Chen speechless for a long time, particrly when they saw his innocent look. All the more they did not know what to say.
Whats wrong? She struck me with a palm strike to my chest, so I struck her with a palm strike to her chest. Isnt that very normal? As Ye Chen looked at the two, his expression became even more innocent.
Lord Jiuughed wretchedly a few times before he asked, How was it? What did the palm strike to the Divine Daughters chest feel like?
Ye Chen raised his head as he tried to recall. After thinking for some time, he answered honestly, Very big, very soft, felt very good.
Xiao Chen simply could not endure any longer. He guffawed, The world says that I, Xiao Chen, am very bold, daring to anger even Di Wuque. However, they do not know that you are the truly bold one. Very big, very soft, felt very good. Hahahaha! Im going tough myself to death!
You touched the Divine Daughters chest and still put on an innocent face. Only you can do it! I, Xiao Chen, very rarely admire others. Today, there is one more person, youYe Chen!
Lord Jiuughed until he copsed on the ground. He could not stop repeating the words, Very big, very soft, felt very good. This reaction left Ye Chen totally at sea, unable to understand at all what was going on with the two.
It is very funny?!
Just at this moment, the group heard the sound of gnashing teeth. The three turned their heads and saw Di Wuque standing right behind them with a dark and cold expression.
Was that funny?
From Lord Jiu and Xiao Chens perspective, someone with such a one-track mind like Ye Chen had touched the aloof Divine Daughters chest. Furthermore, he had done so right in front of Di Wuque.
Naturally, they found this funny. However, it was not that funny to Di Wuque.
The Divine Son and Divine Daughter of the Deity Race would definitely be the Divine Sovereign and Divine Queen in the future. It would not be an exaggeration to say that Di Wuque suffered extraordinary shame and humiliation from his fiances dishonor.
Compared to this, Xiao Chen kicking Di Wuque off the Sage Mark Monument was nothing.
Based on Di Wuques expression, he must have been here for some time already. He must have heard Ye Chens words of Very big, very soft, felt very good.
Xiao Chen could understand how angry and conflicted this famous outstanding talent must have felt.
When Lord Jiu saw Di Wuque with his dark expression, he was startled half to death. He quickly exined, Thats not funny! Thats not funny! It is not funny at all. What big, soft, and felt good? This Lord Jiu did not hear it. For every grievance, someone is responsible; for every debt, there is a debtor. Divine Son, please dont look for the wrong person in this.
[Note: For every grievance, someone is responsible; for every debt, there is a debtor: This means that when settling disputes, one should not involve third parties.]
Divine light zed in Di Wuques eyes like fire and spewed out towards Lord Jiu.
Damn, this Lord Jiu already said that it has nothing to do with me, although this Lord Jiu really wants to go and touch as well. Lord Jiu cursed and leaped up before diving into the ground. He dodged the beam of divine light, fleeing somewhere.
Go!
Xiao Chen unfurled the Freedom Wings, then picked up Ye Chen and quickly left.
Di Wuques strength was unfathomable. Furthermore, he had a group of outstanding talents at his side. At this moment, it was not a good time for Xiao Chen to fight him.
Right now, Xiao Chen had recovered only thirty percent of his Magic Energy. He dared not use So Close Yet Worlds Apart; he just relied on the speed bonus of the Freedom Wings and flew off like the wind.
Heaven Illuminating Divine Sovereign, World Eliminating Imprint!
Di Wuque moved his hands, and the golden halo behind him coalesced into the form of a Divine Sovereign. As he shed hand seals, the image of the Divine Sovereign mirrored his movements.
Di Wuques vast Mental Energy burned, and the Heaven Illuminating Divine Sovereign behind him emitted a bright light. Its figure quickly swelled. In the blink of an eye, it soared beyond the clouds, growing into a horrifying giant.
The First HeavenSecond HeavenThird HeavenFourth Heavenall the way to the Ninth Heaven appeared behind the Divine Sovereign.
Everyyer of heaven was a great realm, a true great realm, just like the Sky Dome Realm, which Xiao Chen came from. The only difference was that these were the great realms ruled by the Deity Race.
In the nine Heavens, the followers of the Deity Race all felt the call of the Divine Sovereign. They closed their eyes and prayed very sincerely, contributing their energies.
Boundless Divine Might spread out. Xiao Chen turned his head back and saw that the eyes of that Divine Sovereign were asrge as stars. Even though he already fled fifty kilometers, he was still within range of that Divine Sovereigns palm strike.
Eliminate! Di Wuque shouted expressionlessly.
The World Eliminating Imprint sent out by the Heaven Illuminating Divine Sovereign pressed towards Xiao Chen, traveling fifty kilometers quickly.
A vast aura of ruin spread out. The might of this palm imprint seemed like it could really destroy a world. Even before the palm imprintnded, the ground cracked in a spiderweb pattern.
Such a strong Deity Race Martial Technique stunned the many older-generation cultivators flying over from the heavenly pces.
Every single Divine Sovereign of the Deity Race had their own title and would pass down a Martial Technique to be inherited. All of those were Martial Techniques that surpassed Heaven Ranked.
Back then, the one to contend with the Azure Emperor for the Kunlun Realm seems to be this Heaven Illuminating Divine Sovereign.
That Divine Sovereign was also a powerful character, equal to the Sea Monarch. Unfortunately, he ran into the Azure Emperor. That was a great misfortune for him.
However, the difference between Di Wuque and the Heaven Illuminating Divine Sovereign is too big. The Deity Race ruled nine hundred lower realms. With one thought, the Heaven Illuminating Divine Sovereign could bring out nine hundred Heavens. He could shatter a star with one palm imprint.
Dont say that. Di Wuque is still young. Being able to bring out nine Heavens is sufficient to sweep through his generation.
Thats true. Given this, it looks like he held back with his earlier Split Second Beginning Conscience Sword. Xiao Chens umtions are insufficient. He is still far fromparable to Di Wuque. How unfortunate!
The cultivators who came were all at least peak Superior Grade Martial Sages. Many were grandmaster-level Martial Sages. Some of the older-generation Martial Sages were very experienced. With one look, they could make out the origins of Di Wuques Martial Technique.
Ye Chen sighed softly and said, My Dao of the killing saber also works to destroy the world. If I was at my peak, I would really love to give this move a try.
Even in a crisis, Ye Chen was remarkably epting of his situation, not showing any fear of death at all.
Xiao Chen withdrew his Freedom Wings and looked at the descending Heaven Illuminating Divine Sovereign, World Eliminating Imprint. Ye Chens words moved him, and pride stirred within him. Heughed and said, World Eliminating, lets see how youre going to eliminate the world!
Xiao Chens sea of consciousness churned as his Magic Energy burned. Then, he executed Dragon Tone Art, the Dragons Gates secret technique that countered the Deity Race.
The Azure Dragon image swam around in Xiao Chens chest. A surging dragon tone spread out irrepressibly through Xiao Chens body. As the Azure Dragon roared, a strong wind blew.
Under the prompting of the Dragon Tone Art, the formless Dragon Qi moved about above Xiao Chens head and formed a huge indistinct dragon head.
The body of the dragony concealed behind fifty kilometers of clouds. As Xiao Chens Magic Energy burned, the dragon head became clearer.
Seen from a distance, it looked like an ancient King Azure Dragon tearing space and peeking its head out.
Xiao Chen could no longer suppress the energy in his chest. He raised his head and roared ferociously with anger.
Chapter 941 - Get Eliminated
Chapter 941: Get Eliminated
The huge dragon head in the clouds opened its maw at the same time as Xiao Chen. A whirlpool-like sound wave came from the King Azure Dragon, forming a small ck hole that shed with the descending Heaven Illuminating Divine Sovereign, World Eliminating Imprint.
Boom!
A loud, overwhelming sound reverberated endlessly through the air. The sky shook, and the earth trembled. The nine Heavens shattered one by one behind the Divine Sovereign.
The golden light waned, and the Divine Might disappeared. Xiao Chens throat felt sore. This was the first time he used the full power of the Dragon Tone Art since he had achieved Great Perfection.
The Dragon Tone Art was unexpectedly effective against the Deity Race Martial Techniques.
Dragon Tone Art!
What a strong Mental Energy! He must have summoned out the ancient King Azure Dragon. Otherwise, he would not be able to match the Heaven Illuminating Divine Sovereign.
We keep calling him White Robed King Xiao Chen, but we forgot about his identity as the Azure Emperors descendant. Unexpectedly, the grudges of ten thousand years ago continue to this great age.
Everyone was shocked at Di Wuques failure to kill Xiao Chen despite using the Heaven Illuminating Divine Sovereign, World Eliminating Imprint.
Its just a mere Divine Sovereign, not very strong. It is already dead, and yet it still dares to re at me? Eliminate!
Di Wuque had said eliminate earlier. Now, Xiao Chen said the same thing. Arge banner filled with starlight, giving off the tricolor light of Massacre, Death, and Ruin, thrust toward the Divine Sovereign image.
The Heaven Illuminating Divine Sovereign, which had lost its Divine Might, simply could not stop the Cycle Banner flying toward it like a meteor.
Ka ca! The banner stabbed into the forehead of the Heaven Illuminating Divine Sovereign. Death Qi, Ruin Qi, killing Qi, and the power of the constetion instantly spread out.
Cracks appeared in the gigantic Divine Sovereign image. Then, it exploded. All this happened too fast for Di Wuque to react.
One hundred thousand strands of divine light flew out. This divine light touched several cultivators. When they felt their Mental Energy rapidly increasing, these people immediately revealed expressions of joy.
The other cultivators promptly rushed over to try and capture these strands of light. Only the older-generation grandmaster-level Martial Sages and the disciples of therge sects did not do anything.
Holding a divine halberd, the Divine Daughter, Tian Youxi, materialized thirty-three dark-yellow pagodas. The scattered strands of divine light all surged into the dark-yellow pagodas like a gust of wind.
The heads of the cultivators who absorbed the divine light immediately exploded. The divine light surged out and entered the pagoda.
A bunch of fools. They actually dared to recklessly absorb the energy of the Heaven Illuminating Divine Sovereign without being a quasi-Emperor.
The Heaven Illuminating Divine Sovereigns image is broken. The power of faith will decline significantly. The next time Di Wuque uses this move, its might will be considerably less.
The Dragon Tone Art lives up to its reputation as the Azure Emperors creation. It is really incredible against the Deity Race.
Di Wuque had a somewhat stunned expression. It was not that he had not known that Xiao Chen knew the Dragon Tone Art. It was just that the suppression of the Dragon Tone Art on the Deity Race Martial Techniques was like how water countered fire. Once the fire became a congration, sshing just a bucket of water on it would be like a praying mantis trying to stop a car.
You gave me a palm strike, so I will return a punch to you. As they say, It goes against etiquette to not respond in kind.
In the air, Xiao Chen had not stopped moving. Deities Descending, tenfoldbat prowess, ten Dragon Force, fifty thousand tons!
Bang! Bang! Bang!
The sleeve on Xiao Chens right arm instantly tore. His skin ripped apart and blood flowed out. However, he still threw the punch.
Di Wuque squinted, and he sensed danger in his heart. He had only felt such foreboding before when facing older-generation experts or extremely dangerous and ferocious beasts.
He could also faintly make out ten ancient heavenly dragons roaring behind Xiao Chen. The might of this one punch contained the might of ten dragons, ten Dragon Force.
When the Heaven Illuminating Divine Sovereign image broke, Di Wuque had nked out in shock for a while. Xiao Chen caught this period of nkness.
By the time Di Wuque returned to his senses, the fist light had already arrived before him. He had no way to dodge and no time to summon the image of the Deities Nation.
He quickly formed hand seals, and a third eye opened on his forehead. Then, twelve small shields flew out and materialized a miniature formation. They turned into twelve different mutated beasts encased in divine light.
These shields were a King Grade Secret Treasure that Di Wuque refined himself, the Heavenly Beast Shield. This Secret Treasure was different from others. He unterally worked towards the highest quality possible. However, this resulted in its strength being limited.
The Heavenly Beast Shield was a Secret Treasure tailor-made to Di Wuques strength. He could bring out a hundred and twenty percent of its might.
Once Di Wuque became stronger, he could immediately add in more divine materials to allow it to keep up with his improvement in strength.
Although the might and grade of this Secret Treasure were not as good as many peak King Grade Secret Treasures, it was more suitable for Di Wuque. It could improve ording to Di Wuques improvements, and he could always bring out a hundred and twenty percent of its might.
Di Wuque was confident that no matter how powerful Xiao Chens punch was, even if Xiao Chen had caught hold of that momentary opening, with the Heavenly Beast Shield, he would not suffer any harm. At most, he would only lose one Secret Treasure.
However, the force of this punch far surpassed Di Wuques expectations. With ten dragons howling, that was fifty thousand tons of force.
The twelve pieces of the Heavenly Beast Shield instantly shattered. The mutated beast images cried nonstop in misery.
Despite this collision, the fist lights might did not diminish. Before Di Wuques shocked eyes, the attack prated his protective divine light and shattered his armor, knocking him down.
With a loud bang, the ground cracked. A deep pit appeared in the earth, and a hills worth of dirt flew into the air. As a dust cloud filled the air, no one could see the situation inside.
After three years, Di Wuque got knocked back once again. Furthermore, the person who struck him was the samethe same person who kicked him down from the Sage Mark Monument three years ago.
The Divine Son, Di Wuque, got knocked down. Everyone was stunned, not daring to believe what happened before them.
Whoosh!
Just when everyones mind turned nk, a beam of divine light shed. Tian Youxi held the divine halberd in her hand as she charged towards Xiao Chen, who was weakened after executing Deities Descending.
Tian Youxis white hair flew wildly. Her divine and innocent face looked cold and expressionless. Instead of checking on Di Wuques injuries, the first thing she did was make a move on Xiao Chen when he showed the biggest opening. She was frighteningly calm.
A scarlet light filled the air, and bewitching saber lights appeared beside Xiao Chen. Every strand of saber light contained a boundless will of massacre. It confused people and kindled a bloodthirst that made them want to kill everything in sight.
Ye Chen held a long and slender saber as his figure shed. Hended right in front of Xiao Chen. The scarlet light gathered together as he swung his saber at the approaching Tian Youxi.
Ye Chens ck hair and eyes turned scarlet. His aura became extremely sinister as if he was a god of massacre that just walked out of hell as he sent out an eerie saber light.
Tian Youxi held up her divine halberd and circted her profound Deity Race Cultivation Technique as she blocked the saber. Divine light burst out, and her clothes fluttered. Her divinity looked like it could not be profaned.
Her appearance formed a stark contrast to Ye Chens aura.
In the end, Ye Chen was still injured. Despite putting in his all into this attack, he could not hold back Tian Youxi for long. Soon, she pushed him back.
Tian Youxis eyes turned cold as she brandished her divine halberd. The divine light behind her fell like rain.
However, Xiao Chen had already recovered his wits. His weakest moment had passed. He stretched out his hand and gripped the Cycle Banner in the air.
Starlight burst out, and he blocked Tian Youxi, who was preparing to attack Ye Chen, with one move. Xiao Chen smiled faintly. Is the Divine Daughter truly emotionless, thinking of killing Brother Ye? The attachment that this brother of mine has for you seems to be no weaker than the Divine Sons.
At this moment, Di Wuques status was unknown. The thirteen Keepers surrounded that area, not letting anyone near.
Xiao Chen had drained his Magic Energy and Vital Qi. His physical body also received a huge bacsh. Moreover, he had been injured previously. Now, he was further injured despite being already injured.
However, when Xiao Chen faced this aloof, pure, innocent Divine Daughter, Tian Youxi, with her unfathomable strength, he thought about Ye Chens one-track mind. Then, he looked at the other partys chest, and his mind could not help but rx.
No matter what, Xiao Chen had knocked down Di Wuque and mocked the Divine Daughter. Even encircled by the experts of the Primal Chaos Domain, surrounded by danger, he could be considered to have gotten his revenge.
Xiao Chen used his actions to tell the Three Holy Landsto tell the worldthat he would definitely rise up in this life, no matter who tried to stop him. Even Di Wuque would not be able to stop him.
Xiao Chen would not die in this half year. He would arrive for the King conferring ceremony on time and inherit the title of Azure Dragon King.
Bang!
The rocks around the deep crater Di Wuque had formed shattered, and a figure flew out. Blood leaked out of a corner of his lips as he revealed himself.
At this moment, Di Wuquesplexion was pale, and blood stained his skin. However, he had already changed his clothes.
The golden light behind his back no longer existed; he was like an ordinary person. As he walked in the air, he tied his fluttering white hair into a bundle. Then he revealed a faint smile on his face.
White Robed King Xiao Chen, descendant of the Azure Emperor, you are indeed a person with great Luck. Even Heaven Illuminating Divine Sovereign, World Eliminating Imprint could not kill you. You even grabbed the opportunity to injure me.
Di Wuques tone made Xiao Chens heart sink. At this moment, Di Wuques mental state had returned to being perfect and wless,cking the rage from earlier.
Even though the injuries on Di Wuques body were iparably severe, he still gave Xiao Chen a dangerous feeling.
Di Wuques eyes were calm, appearing peaceful. He said, Many thanks. Your punch scattered my arrogance and knocked me off the divine altar. My Thirty-Three Heavenly Divine Sovereign Holy Scriptures also made a breakthrough. Now, even if you have overwhelming Luck, I can kill you in an instant.
Xiao Chen crossed his arms over his chest and smiled faintly. Haha! So, Brother Dis Cultivation Technique is so special, needing someone to forcefully kick you down before you can make a breakthrough. In the future, if there is a need for it, this Xiao will not mind kicking you down a few more times.
He then raised an eyebrow abruptly and smiled in understanding. My mistake. For your Cultivation Technique, you still need to be angered first. Your Divine Daughter needs to be touched by others first, before someone kicks you down. Only then can you improve.
The Cultivation Technique of the Deity Race is indeed too wonderful for words. This time, Brother Di needed two people to help before you could make your breakthrough. In the future, you can just leave it all to me alone. I will trample on your face and touch your Divine Daughters chest as well!
Xiao Chen looked very proper as he nodded and exined. asionally, he even leered at the Tian Youxis chest.
Di Wuques perfect state of mind fractured right away. He vomited a mouthful of blood in fury. The rage in his eyes burned ferociously once more.
The Divine Daughter, Tian Youxi, became so angry that her chest rose up and down irregrly.
Chapter 942 - I Will Trample on You Again Another Day
Chapter 942: I Will Trample on You Again Another Day
Xiao Chenughed loudly and said, Brother Di, you are getting angry again. Looks like someone is going to trample on you again. Unfortunately, this Xiao is not free today. I will trample on you again another day.
He had already achieved his objective, sessfully disrupting Di Wuques mental state. Di Wuques Cultivation Technique probably reverted to its previous level. Not saying anything more, he turned around together with Ye Chen and ran.
Kill him! He has to die today! Di Wuque was utterly enraged. The thirteen Keepers behind him obediently gave chase.
The many experts of the Primal Chaos Domain, who had been watching all this time, saw that Xiao Chen was weak, and gave in to temptation. They went to encircle Xiao Chen.
Without Magic Energy, Xiao Chen could not use the Freedom Wings. His body was severely injured, and many experts surrounded him. Just as he was about to use the Supreme Sky Emperors will clone, the ground beneath the twos feet cracked open, and a bottomless pit appeared.
Something strange in the hole quickly pulled the two down, not allowing them to resist at all.
When the two were halfway down the hole, a hand extended from the wall, catching them off guard. It was Lord Jiu, who had fled much earlier.
Dont say anything. Come with me!
Lord Jiu chuckled and quickly started digging in the underground of the Heavenly Ruin Wastnd while bringing the two along.
The various cultivators saw that the hole was pitch-ck and bottomless. They looked at one another, hesitant to give chase.
Time had buried many Immortal sect Remnants in the Heavenly Ruin Wastnd.
There were many underground dangers that could not be anticipated. If they followed and identally touched a restriction, they would definitely end up dead.
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After a winding passage underground, Lord Jiu stopped moving and told the two, We are safe now.
Ye Chen turned his head to look and, indeed, there was no danger. He smiled and said, You are really capable for a mouse. I underestimated you in the past.
Lord Jiu said with a pleased expression, This Lord Jiu may not be able to do much above ground. However, when ites to the underground, especially that of the Heavenly Ruin Wastnd, this Lord Jiu can beat down even a great grandmaster-level Martial Sage. This Lord Jiu is the king of the underground!
Rumble!
Just as he spoke, the tunnel suddenly trembled nonstop. Rocks fell from above Lord Jiu, quickly burying him.
Xiao Chen and Ye Chen still had some strength. They casually swept aside the falling rocks.
This tremblor continued for a long time before it finally stopped. Both Xiao Chen and Ye Chen felt that something was not quite right.
Lord Jiu miserably pushed off the rocks on top of himself, his skinny body riddled with wounds. He coughed a few times as he cursed, Damn! Cant this Lord Jiu get some rest?!
With a grave expression, Xiao Chen closed his eyes and extended his Spiritual Sense in a straight line, ignoring Lord Jiusints.
After a while, he opened his eyes and said in a sullen voice, The heavenly pces are destroyed, and the formation is broken. The thing under the mountain ising out.
Lord Jius eyes immediately lit up. He said, Come, lets go out and take a look. The mountain might be suppressing Immortal Equipment. If this Lord Jiu can obtain it, the amount of resources I can get by selling it would be sufficient for me to cultivate until great grandmaster-level Martial Sageand there would still be leftovers.
Ye Chen interrupted, You? Stop dreaming. If you really manage to snatch it, not to mention a quasi-Emperor, just one great grandmaster-level Martial Sage can kill you. This Immortal Equipment is something that we cannot think about.
If it actually was Immortal Equipment, it would indeed be something the three could notpete for. The three peak sects of the Primal Chaos Domain would definitely have their great grandmaster-level Martial Sages or even quasi-Emperors make a move.
However, there were only the disciples of the Heavenly Music Sect and the Frost Moon Pce in the Heavenly Ruin Wastnd. The one peak sect of the Primal Chaos Domain that they had not seen was the Muddy Sky Gate.
Xiao Chen wondered why and what intentions the Muddy Sky Gate had.
After thinking for a while, he said, Lets go and take a look, then. However, there is no need for us to try andpete for it. Firstly, we are both severely injured. Secondly, even if we were at our peaks, we would not stand a chance anyway.
Lord Jiu chuckled and immediately started moving. He had a sharp innate sense for danger, so he managed to avoid the horrifying restrictions underground.
After moving through winding passages with many turns, the three emerged above ground and headed in the direction of the Immortal sect Remnant to take a look.
The multicolored lights in the sky had disappeared, and the heavenly pcesy in ruins. All the Magic Treasures inside had shattered along with the heavenly pces. Several cultivators who had not managed to escape in time suffered severe injuries.
Cracks appeared on the mountain below. Dazzling spiritual light could be seen escaping from them.
Bang!
The mountain slumped. The sky shook and the earth trembled once more; the entire Heavenly Ruin Wastnd shook together.
The three quickly leaped out of the ground. Lord Jiu said with some lingering fear, Fortunately, we came out to take a look. Otherwise, we might have ended up buried alive.
The instant the mountain copsed, rich Spiritual Energy rained down. A cold drizzle fell from the sky. The drops of water were a faint gold,posed of pure Spiritual Energy.
The three took a deep breath and could not help but exim, Peak Spirit Vein! This faint golden spiritual rain was the mark of a Peak Spirit Vein.
Given that this spiritual rain poured over five hundred kilometers from the origin, it was hard to imagine how many Peak Spirit Veins in all were in the mountain.
A Magic Treasure nourished by so many Spirit Veins had to be Immortal Equipment.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Many strong auras headed for the Immortal sect Remnant. Several hidden great grandmaster-level Martial Sages finally could no longer hold back, revealing themselves to see the Immortal Equipment emerge.
However, Xiao Chen led the other two to retreat further back, moving to an extremely deste hill to watch from afar.
Regardless of whether it was Immortal Equipment emerging or not, the shock waves would cover arge area.
The faint gold rain fell nonstop. Golden dragons flew out from the destroyed mountain. These were the forms of the Peak Spirit Veins origins.
Just the initial wave of Spiritual Energy already equaled the strength of a grandmaster-level Martial Sage. Regr Martial Sages would notst more than ten moves against these spiritual dragons.
One, two, threedamn! There are over fifty already, and more are stilling out! Lord Jiu was keeping track of the number of Spirit Veins origins, bbergasted.
Xiao Chens sect, the Supreme Sky Sect, did not even have a hundred Peak Spirit Veins after ten thousand years of umtions.
Aside from sects of the Three Holy Lands level, no sect had that many Peak Spirit Veins.
On the other hand, there were so many Peak Spirit Veins suppressed in this ce. This sect must have been very prosperous in its heyday, standing out from the crowd.
However, such arge sect disappeared together with the Immortal Epoch, silently sinking into the long river of history.
Xiao Chens thoughts wandered. He was curious as to how strong this sect in the Immortal Epoch had been and how it had gotten destroyed.
Did those legendary Martial Gods during the peak of the Martial Epoch figure something out and end up disappearing, not leaving behind any news?
After a total of one hundred Peak Spirit Veins, this Immortal Equipment finally reveals itself!
Lord Jius exmation interrupted Xiao Chens thoughts.
Xiao Chen looked up and saw the light of a treasure shooting into the sky. A painting unfurled. There were majestic mountains and rivers depicted in it, looking extremely vast.
From five kilometers away, he found that what he was looking at did not seem to be a painting but a world. There were mountains and rivers, ins and deserts. As the painting unfurled, all these entered his eyes.
He could clearly make out every de of grass, every tree, every flower, and every fruit.
When the paintingpletely unfurled, it had the words Beautiful Mountain and River. This was a Beautiful Mountain and River Painting.
The expected shock waves did not happen. Instead, it was very peaceful; the surroundings were utterly serene. The cultivators who were nearer remained motionless.
Somethings wrong!
Xiao Chens expression changed immediately. When the treasure was revealed, howe no one made a move? Instead, they became so quiet. This was extremely weird.
When he squinted and looked again, his expression changed drastically once more. It was not that these people were motionless. Rather, it was that these people could not move anymore.
The figures that Xiao Chen saw were not really standing in the air. Instead, at some point in time, they had be a part of the painting.
This strange Beautiful Mountain and River Painting vaguely seemed to have integrated with the surrounding space. This produced a misperception where the inside of the painting was indistinguishable from the outside.
Several of those drawn into the painting were grandmaster-level Martial Sages, yet they still fell into this trap without a word.
Xiao Chen asked himself whether he could defeat these people. He concluded that while he could win, he was not that much stronger than they were. If he had not resisted his curiosity, he would have been drawn into the painting as well.
Just thinking of this gave him goosebumps as well as a shiver running down his back.
This thing can already interfere with thews of space. This Beautiful Mountain and River Painting must be Immortal Equipment without a doubt, Ye Chen said.
Xiao Chen thought to himself for a while before saying, The great grandmaster-level Martial Sages can bring out the full power of a peak King Grade Secret Treasure. They should be able to contest for this ownerless item.
Right after he spoke, beams of light did indeed head for the Beautiful Mountain and River Painting in the air, streaking towards it. These were all great grandmaster-level Martial Sages.
The Primal Chaos Domain was the gathering ce of all the loose cultivators in the world. Sectless great grandmaster-level Martial Sages were rifer here than anywhere else.
Xiao Chen was not surprised to see so many great grandmaster-level Martial Sages appear. However, thest two people to show up gave him a considerable shock.
Di Wuque and Tian Youxi were standing on a vast and radiant Deities Nation flying towards the Beautiful Mountain and River Painting.
These two worked together to support the Deities Nation image, not appearing to be at a disadvantage in the fight with the mob of great grandmaster-level Martial Sages.
These great grandmaster-level Martial Sages were all at least five hundred years old. As part of the younger generation, Di Wuque and Tian Youxi stood out as they gave off a bright light.
At this moment, Di Wuque had already recovered his mental state. His strength seemed to be higher than before.
Xiao Chen could not help but frown slightly. Di Wuques strength was unfathomable in the first ce. Xiao Chen had only been confident of a seventy percent chance of defeating the other party, even with the use of all his trump cards.
Now that Di Wuque was stronger, if Xiao Chen fought with him, the odds for victory were no more than even.
Ye Chen sighed, Xiao Chen, your opponent is extraordinarily horrifying. When he fought with you, he probably still had many trumps cards held back.
Xiao Chen himself knew that when he used that ten Dragon Force punch by executing Deities Descending, he would not have knocked Di Wuque back if he had not caught hold of that opening.
Old Jiu, you see all hundred of the Peak Spirit Veins in the sky clearly, right? Help me to remember the auras of those who snatched these Spirit Veins away. We wille back for themter.
Xiao Chen was not tempted by the Beautiful Mountain and River Painting. On the other hand, he intended to grab as many of these one hundred Peak Spirit Veins as he could.
However, he was currently injured. He could only seek help from Lord Jiu and snatch them after he recovered.
Chapter 943 - You Are More Ruthless than Me
Chapter 943: You Are More Ruthless than Me
Ye Chen could not help being stunned. This Xiao Chens appetite was too big. From what Xiao Chen said, it sounded like he wanted to collect all one hundred Peak Spirit Veins.
Dont worry. Im already on it. I was just waiting for you to say the word.
Lord Jiu chuckled and dove into the ground, not appearing surprised at all.
I thought I was ruthless, but, Xiao Chen, you are more ruthless than me, Ye Chen sighed. He looked at Xiao Chen with a feeling of shame and inferiority.
Xiao Chen smiled and said, Of course. How do you think I got those nine hundred Magic Treasures? Come, lets go and recuperate. After that, we will return to make a killing.
The two descended back into the tunnel that Lord Jiu made. Then, Xiao Chen retrieved two Lunar Cassia Flowers from the Immortal Spirit Ring and handed them to Ye Chen.
When Ye Chen received the flowers, he felt shocked. Xiao Chen truly had many good things on hand. He wondered where Xiao Chen got all of these.
Taken alone, a Lunar Cassia Flower boasted effectsparable to a Rank 9 Medicinal Pill. However, it had the benefit of not conflicting with other Medicinal Pills.
Intensive consumption of Medicinal Pills would build up a resistance to Medicinal Pills of the same grade. Even Sage Grade Medicinal Pills were no exception.
However, using the Lunar Cassia Flower now could bring out the effects of a Rank 9 Medicinal Pill.
Xiao Chen looked over and saw that Ye Chen was about to ce both flowers into his mouth. He said quickly, Be more conservative. Just one is enough. The other is for you to keep as a backup. I do not have many of these Lunar Cassia Flowers left.
The two recuperated underground, recovering their strength, unaware that the outside had devolved into chaos.
Both the fight for the Beautiful Mountain and River Painting and the fight for the Peak Spirit Veins reached very intense levels.
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Two dayster, Xiao Chen hadpletely recovered from his injuries. The damage from the Profound River Mirror, the Deities Nation image, and the bacsh from the ten Dragon Force had all healed, leaving no hidden injuries whatsoever.
Ye Chens wounds were far more severe than Xiao Chens in the first ce. Before he managed to recover, he had blocked that attack for Xiao Chen. Even with the assistance of the Lunar Cassia Flower, he was only eighty percent healed.
Xiao Chen did not interrupt Ye Chens recuperation. He walked out of the tunnel and took many turns before arriving at another tunnel.
With a deep breath, he circted his Law Energy andid down an electric barrier.
He got the Thunder Origin from the Universe Ring. Berserk electricity filled the wide tunnel, throwing sparks everywhere.
However, not only did the strong force not break Xiao Chens electric barrier, but it also made the barrier even stronger and stabler, instead.
The Thunder Origin, a mutated Spirit Veins origin, contained pure lightning-attributed Spiritual Energy. For those who cultivated a lightning-attributed Cultivation Technique like Xiao Chen, this was simply a godsend, a great supplement.
As far as Xiao Chen was concerned, it was better on top of good. The Purple Thunder Divine Incantations seventhyer had an enormous appetite.
If not for this Thunder Origin, he did not know when he could break through to Superior Grade Martial Sage. Doing so just through regr cultivation, even with a Holy Spirit Vein, would take him at least one month.
With this Thunder Origin, Xiao Chen would not have to spend that much time since he cultivated the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation and had attained a peak Rank 3 Sage Body, as well as taken in arge amount of divine materials. Although these did not bring many changes to his physical body, he could feel a certain difference in his physical bodys potential. As for what exactly it was, he would only figure this out after he achieved ten Dragon Force and materialized the Azure Dragon Battle Armor.
With this as his trump card, he could swallow up this Thunder Origin in one go without having to worry about his body exploding. Other cultivators, who did not have such a physique, would have no choice but to consume it systematically bit by bit.
He opened his mouth and took a deep breath. The purple Thunder Origin turned into a stream of electric light and surged into his body. The electric light shed continuously. The process took a very long time.
In the mysterious space in his dantian, the purple lightning-attributed Law Energy grew quickly. The original string-like Law Energy slowly closed, forming a circle. Xiao Chen realized that as long as his Law Energy all turned into rings, he would be able to break through to Superior Grade Martial Sage.
His understanding of Heavenly Sage Laws reached a new level.
Once Xiao Chen finished absorbing the Thunder Origin, the tremendous and vast lightning-attributed energy allowed him to break through the constraints of Medial Grade Martial Sage and advance to Superior Grade Martial Sage.
The Law Energy connected and formed rings; they were no longer merely straight lines.
Law Energy surged out behind Xiao Chen as purple rings of lightone thousand in all. They served a simr purpose as Di Wuques golden rings of light but through different means. However, his rings of lights were much weaker.
These rings were a mysterious phenomenon specific to Superior Grade Martial Sages. Very few people could be like Di Wuque, radiating an intense, dazzling light at such a young age when the Law Energy surged out of the body.
In the past, Xiao Chens Law Energy had been as thick as an arm and a kilometer long, appearing very vast. The mysterious phenomenon materialized had been like a boundless sea of lightning, filled with a berserk and unblockable aura.
At this moment, after the lines turned into rings, theycked the berserkness and vastness. Instead, they gained a sense of smoothness andpletion. The berserk lightning-attributed energy turned gentle.
Xiao Chen carefully probed for the changes that came from advancing to Superior Grade Martial Sage. With a thought, arge amount of the Spiritual Energy underground gushed into the purple rings of light.
As the rings of light spun around, the Quintessence that the Law Energy fed back to him was much stronger, denser, and moreplete than before.
He opened his eyes and stopped circting his Cultivation Technique. However, the purple rings of light behind him did not fade away entirely; there were still vague traces of them.
This lingering mysterious phenomenon was because Xiao Chens cultivation was too vast. Furthermore, he just attained Superior Grade Martial Sage. He could not control these lightning-attributed rings of light as he pleased. Making them all disappear would take him some time.
Now that his cultivation had improved considerably, he was confident that he would not need the Cycle Banner to defeat grandmaster-level Martial Sages of the same level as the Demonic Brilliant Two Elders.
After he snatched the hundred Peak Spirit Veins, he would be even more confident of doing so.
Xiao Chen stood up. Walking rapidly, he soon arrived at the tunnel where Ye Chen was. Now, Ye Chen looked much better, almost back to his peak state.
Superior Grade Martial Sage! One thousand rings of light!
In one nce, Ye Chen made out the vague purple rings of light behind Xiao Chen. He could indistinctly hear the sound of thunder.
Xiao Chen nodded and said, Due to a fortuitous encounter in the Heavenly Ruin Wastnd, I have just broken through.
This is really astonishing. When I entered the Heavenly Ruin Wastnd, I felt like I had at least a sixty percent chance of defeating you. Now, I feel like I barely have a fifty percent chance.
With a flip of Xiao Chens hand, the Cycle Banner appeared in his grasp. The killing Qi in Dubhe poured out continuously.
Brother Ye, you cultivate the Dao of Massacre. Coincidentally, I have something here that contains boundless killing Qi. At the same time, it also has Death Qi and Ruin Qi, which are both rted to Massacre. I can lend it to you toprehend for a little while.
Ye Chen circted his Cultivation Technique and absorbed some of the killing Qi. Then, his eyes lit up as he said, This is good stuff. To think there is actually such a treasure in this world! If you lend it to me for a month, my Dao of Massacre will be able to overpower Yan Shisans the next time I meet him.
Youve met Yan Shisan before? Xiao Chen asked, feeling some doubt. He had not had news of this old friend for a very long time already. ording to his First Senior Sister, Yan Shisan had not appeared in the Starry Heaven Silver Lake.
Yan Shisan was a genius of the sword who immersed himself in the martial way. The first time Xiao Chen met him, he gave Xiao Chen enormous pressure. At the Heavenly Dew Divine Spring, he had not worried about Di Wuque at all.
Half a year ago, I met him once in the Heavenly Starry Ocean. Like me, he cultivates the Dao of Massacre. I wanted to swallow his will of massacre, and he wanted to swallow mine. Unfortunately, I lost rather miserably.
After I used the will clone my dad gave me, I managed to escape. Yan Shisan is the greatest enemy of my life.
As Ye Chen spoke, a murderous intent shed in his eyes. This murderous intent was not that of hate but profound rivalry.
So, he went to the Heavenly Starry Ocean. No wonder there is no news of him on the continent. I wonder, how much has he improved by now?
Oh, right. You already managed to condense your saber soul. Howe Ive never seen you use a saber?
Ye Chen set the Cycle Banner aside and asked a question that had been bugging him. At first, he thought that Xiao Chen was hiding it on purpose. However, when he saw that Xiao Chen did not use his saber when facing Di Wuque, he had his doubts.
A hurt expression appeared on Xiao Chens face at Ye Chens question. If Xiao Chen remained saberless, how could the wless saber Dao be truly wless?
Even if Xiao Chen used his thoughts as a saber, his body as a saber, if that saber in his heart was not there, he would have great difficulty raising his saber Dao to Consummation.
After a long time, Xiao Chen squeezed out a smile and exined softly, My saberI lost it.
Ye Chen was bbergasted. It looked like he had asked something that he should not have. There was probably a story behind that lost saber.
Just when Ye Chen was about to say some consoling words, he heard Xiao Chen say calmly, However, someday, I will get her back. No matter what price I have to pay.
There was indubitable confidence in Xiao Chens t tone. Ye Chen smiled faintly and held his tongue.
The tunnel fell silent. Ye Chen started absorbing the killing Qi in Dubhe as Xiao Chen continued to stabilize his current cultivation.
After some time passed, scraping sounds came from the passageway. The two of them opened their eyes at the same time, recognizing Lord Jius special method of travel.
Crack!
A hole appeared in the wall above the twos heads. Lord Jiu along with some dirt fell between them. His shifty-eyed look had not changed at all.
Hehe! Heroes, your injuries would have more or less healed, right? Almost all the hundred Peak Spirit Veins have been snatched. If you still donte out, you will not get even the leftovers, Lord Jiu said in a rush, his eyes filled with hope. He was going to earn a lot again.
Who got the Beautiful Mountain and River Painting? Ye Chen asked about what interested him.
Xiao Chen revealed a curious expression as he looked at Lord Jiu.
A quasi-Emperor of the Muddy Sky Gate got it. At first, Di Wuque had taken advantage of the moment when the Frost Moon Pces and Heavenly Music Sects quasi-Emperors were fighting each other to send out a Divine Sovereign clone and snatch the Beautiful Mountain and River Painting.
Unfortunately for him, the Muddy Sky Gates quasi-Emperor, who had remained hidden all the while, made a move at the critical moment. He smashed the Divine Sovereign clone and snatched the Beautiful Mountain and River Painting.
When Lord Jiu rted this fight, it sounded epic. He described a scene of several quasi-Emperors making moves and even shattering the skies above the Immortal sect Remnant.
This battle left several spatial tears that had yet to heal in the Heavenly Ruin Wastnd.
Chapter 944 - Mine, All Mine
?Chapter 944: Mine, All Mine
Lets go. I want to see who snatched my Peak Spirit Veins.
Xiao Chen revealed a smile and took the lead in leaving.
As long as it was not Di Wuque who obtained the Beautiful Mountain and River Painting, it would be fine. Now that the Muddy Sky Gate possessed it, Xiao Chen could study it, using his connections to Qi Wuxue.
He was very interested in the Space Dao contained in the Beautiful Mountain and River Painting. However, the most important thing now was the one hundred Peak Spirit Veins.
Most of the hundred dragons formed by the Peak Spirit Veins in the Heavenly Ruin Wastnd were already subdued. However, thepetition for them did not diminish. Not many people left.
Those cultivators who obtained Peak Spirit Veins were very confident and wanted to collect a few more. The hearts of men were never satisfied.
Those that did not obtain a Peak Spirit Vein were even more anxious, obsessed with thoughts of acquiring one.
The Immortal Equipment had nothing to do with these people; they did not have the ability to fight for it. However, quasi-Emperors did not care for Peak Spirit Veins. Furthermore, with so many Peak Spirit Veins, these people had to trypeting for them.
Bang! The ground burst open. Xiao Chen and hispanions appeared on a nd.
We finally came out. I wonder if Di Wuque and Tian Youxi have left yet. At this moment, not only was Ye Chenpletely recovered back to his peak state, but after relying on the energies of Massacre, Death, and Ruin in the Cycle Banner, his strength had also soared.
Now, Ye Chen felt very confident. He hated that he could not have a big battle with Di Wuque right at this moment to decide who was stronger once and for all.
An unconstrained feeling appeared in Xiao Chens heart. He said, Old Jiu, lead the way. This time, we will charge in openly.
Lord Jiu sniffed a couple of times and raised his head inughter. He said, Coincidentally, there are two targets about one hundred and fifty kilometers to the north. I recall that they subdued a Peak Spirit Vein earlier.
Lets go!
Without saying anything else, the three immediately headed for the north. Along the way, Lord Jiu was very excited. He had wanted to make a move long ago. Unfortunately, he was not strong enough. He could only watch.
With Lord Jiu leading the way, the targets did not have any chance of escaping. After one hour, the targets appeared before the three.
However, they only saw two corpses still wearing spatial rings. They did not find any Peak Spirit Vein.
Ye Chen frowned slightly and said, Who did this? He managed to kill two grandmaster-level Martial Sages so fast. He cant have taken much time; we were chasing them.
Xiao Chen bent down and checked for the cause of death. There were no marks on the surface except a palm imprint on both their chests. Their ribs were not shattered, but all their internal organs were; hence their instant death.
It was a great grandmaster-level Martial Sage, Xiao Chen said with a grave expression.
Among grandmaster-level Martial Sages, there were both strong and weak. Most grandmaster-level Martial Sages just had higher and deeper cultivations than Superior Grade Martial Sages, their air of a grandmaster just crossing the threshold.
As for the Demonic Brilliant Two Elders, over timeone or two centuriesthey had gained unique understandings of their own Daos as they umted experience in the martial way.
The cultivations of such people were horrifyingly deep and vast. A casual move from them could put enormous pressure on people. They would be able to merge the Martial Techniques they learned and alter them to suit themselves.
Another level up would be the level of the Supreme Sky Sects Han Qinghe. Not only was his cultivation deep and vast, but he also thoroughly grasped the air of a grandmaster.
Simply by raising his hand, such a grandmaster-level Martial Sage could bring out one hundred and twenty percent of any Martial Technique he learned. Cultivators at that stage were known as great grandmaster-level Martial Sages.
These people could establish their own sects and leave behind their own inheritances. They would not fall for a thousand years. If they ran into a fortuitous encounter, they would be able to ascend to heaven in one go, bing quasi-Emperors.
The person who killed the two before the group was at the great grandmaster level.
Ye Chen analyzed, Normally speaking, the great grandmaster-level Martial Sages of the various sects have things that they need to do. Peak Spirit Veins are useless to them. They could ess the sects Holy Spirit Vein at any time, so the one who did this is likely to be a loose cultivator.
Lord Jius lips twitched as he asked, Which old fellow is so shameless? For the sake of one or two Peak Spirit Veins, he made such a move. Is he not afraid of damaging his reputation?
Great grandmaster-level Martial Sages were people who were only one step away from ascending to heaven. Such deeds would be detrimental to ones reputation when spread.
Xiao Chen stood up and said, One or two Peak Spirit Veins would not be worth him making a move. Like us, he is probably targeting all one hundred Peak Spirit Veins.
That is impossible. Aside from this Lord Jiu, no one can remember who obtained the Spirit Veins and their auras, Lord Liu argued, unconvinced. Even a great grandmaster-level Martial Sage would not be able to do this.
Never mind, just continue leading the way. Lets not care about this first. However, we need to make preparations to sh with a great grandmaster-level Martial Sage.
As the group continued forward, Lord Jiu sniffed the air and revealed a smile; he found another target.
However, the group was again toote. All they saw was a corpse. They did not manage to obtain anything.
Damn! We are toote again.
Even after locking on to a third target, the result was the same. Someone had snatched the Peak Spirit Vein before they did.
The corpses on the ground had all been killed in one blow. At this moment, it was clear that the great grandmaster-level Martial Sage had the same target as them.
Xiao Chens expression turned cold. After thinking for a while, he unfurled his Freedom Wings. His body became as light as the wind. Crystalline pure-white feathers fell around him.
Old Jiu, point out the direction. Even if it is a great grandmaster-level Martial Sage, I will fight it out with him today.
Xiao Chen looked in the direction where Lord Jiu pointed in. Various scenes appeared before his eyes beforeing to a stop.
Then, he took a step, bringing Lord Jiu and Ye Chen fifty kilometers forward with him. The folded space behind the three formed an interesting scene.
This time, they were not toote. Five targets stood before them, only one of which had reached grandmaster-level Martial Sage.
Without needing Xiao Chen to make a move, the considerably strengthened Ye Chen used his killing saber Dao to dispatch the grandmaster-level Martial Sage and obtained the Peak Spirit Vein.
Lord Jiu smiled happily as he familiarly looted the spatial rings. Ye Chen handed the Peak Spirit Vein to Xiao Chen for safekeeping.
After that, Xiao Chen spread his wings again, and the three quickly left this ce.
After a while, an old man descended on the same location. He wore long azure robes. As he moved, he looked very graceful, exuding an imposing aura that resembled nature itself.
If Lord Jiu were here, he would recognize this person. This azure-robed old man was Zhuang Zhenghe, the tenth rank in the Primal Chaos Domains Evil Cultivator Ranking. He had practiced his Ancient Buddhist Palm Technique to the acme of perfection, reaching an incredible level.
As Zhuang Zhenghe looked at the corpses on the ground, he frowned slightly. However, he did not mind this. The Heavenly Ruin Wastnd was essentially a chaotic ce. People killing each other for treasure happened frequently.
The most important thing was that even if the Peak Spirit Vein were taken away, it would not matter. The Spirit Vein would end up in his hands sooner orter.
Zhuang Zhenghe possessed a damaged Secret Treasure called an Armiry Sphere. As long as a Spirit Vein left the ground, he could detect it from up to two hundred and fifty kilometers away.
Normally, this was a lousy Secret Treasure. However, it was now very useful in the Heavenly Ruin Wastnd.
The instant the one hundred Peak Spirit Veins flew out, he aspired to collect all one hundred of these Peak Spirit Veins.
This time, heaven is helping me. After collecting the one hundred Peak Spirit Veins, I will have the resources necessary to go to the Heavenly Starry Ocean and establish my own sect. I will gain great Luck and advance to Martial Emperor!
However, after this, the asions of his targets being snatched away happened more frequently. Zhuang Zhenghes face sank as he took out the Armiry Sphere and sent in his surging Law Energy.
Arge portion of the Heavenly Ruin Wastndy within the range of the Armiry Spheres detection. Spots of lights appeared on the Armiry Sphere, each one of them representing a Peak Spirit Vein.
Zhuang Zhenghe looked around and discovered ten-odd spots of light densely packed together in the Armiry Sphere. Soon, he understood what was happening.
Haha! So, someone else has the same idea as me. Well, with you helping, I can save a lot of time.
Heughed as he put the Armiry Sphere away.
The battle of the quasi-Emperors had opened spatial tears all over the entire Heavenly Ruin Wastnd, activating several hidden restrictions.
This development reduced Zhuang Zhenghes efficiency. Naturally, he was delighted at the appearance of a helper.
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On the other side, Xiao Chen spread his Freedom Wings and used So Close Yet Worlds Apart continuously. Now, his efficiency increased significantly, and he stopped encountering situations where he got preempted.
Two days passed while Xiao Chen collected twenty Peak Spirit Veins. Such a harvest made Ye Chen ashamed of himself. His own deeds in the Heavenly Starry Ocean were just small aplishments before this, nothing to boast about.
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On the fourth day, the three finally met with a strong enemy.
After Xiao Chen ambushed the Demonic Brilliant Two Elders and the ck Mountain Four Bandits in the heavenly pce, the two groups had surprisingly joined forces. During this period, they had also collected many Peak Spirit Veins.
Xiao Chen, you are getting bolder. To think you actually dare to appear before us! The hemp-robed old man stared at the Freedom Wings with fervor after Xiao Chen leaped through the folded space and appeared before them.
The leader of the ck Mountain Four Bandits, Meng Bai, held up his staff and said sinisterly, We are about to leave this Heavenly Ruin Wastnd. Unexpectedly, a fatmb came to us on its own ord. White Robed King Xiao Chen, do you know how valuable your head is now? It would tempt even great grandmaster-level Martial Sages.
Smiling faintly, Xiao Chen retorted, The few of you dont have to worry for this Xiao. Just think about how to keep your own head first!
A strong wind blew, carrying the sounds of killing.
Ye Chens ck hair and eyes turned scarlet. He smiled and said, Xiao Chen, lets take this as that battle we never finished. Lets see who can end theirs first. Taking a step forward, he charged towards the ck Mountain Four Bandits.
Compared to the Demonic Brilliant Two Elders, the ck Mountain Four Bandits were slightly weaker. Even so, they were not weaker by much. Setting up such apetition was rather fair.
Xiao Chen smiled and charged at the Demonic Brilliant Two Elders. When he thought about it, he realized this would be his third time fighting them.
In the first time, fighting just the middle-aged man had already been a struggle. In the end, Xiao Chen had to use one of his trump cards, an Immortal Art Magic Skill, to escape. He had had no chance of victory at all.
In the second time, he had fought them in the heavenly pces restriction. Using the Cycle Banner, he had a brief sh with the two.
In that battle, Xiao Chen used external aid to suppress the Demonic Brilliant Two Elders to the point they could not get up. That had not been a real fight.
The hemp-robed old man summoned out his ming red fan. Fiery clouds immediately spread unbroken overhead for five kilometers arounda dreadful sight to behold. Then he demanded coldly, Xiao Chen, hand over the Primal Essence Nature Pill, and the two of us can spare your life, letting you leave the Heavenly Ruin Wastnd.
The Primal Essence Nature Pill was a King Grade Medicinal Pill that Mister Qin had spent a lot of effort to refine, failing many times before he finally seeded.
Chapter 945 - Receive a Palm Strike from Me
Chapter 945: Receive a Palm Strike from Me
The Demonic Brilliant Two Elders had remained stuck at their current cultivation for a hundred years already. Having used up all their potential, they could only rely on external objects to raise their strength.
At first, the Demonic Brilliant Two Elders had thought that killing Xiao Chen would be an easy matter. Who would have imagined that not only would Xiao Chen kill Mister Qin right under their noses, but he would even snatch away the Primal Essence Nature Pill?
This fiasco resulted in the Demonic Brilliant Two Elders offending the Medicine God Valley and losing the Primal Essence Nature Pilla twofold problem. Their hatred for Xiao Chen was easy to imagine.
The Primal Essence Nature Pill? Sorry, I already consumed it, Xiao Chen said as he smiled faintly, entirely unapologetic.
The middle-aged man goggled as he eximed in shock, What?! You actually consumed it? How can it be? It is a King Grade Medicinal Pill. Given your cultivation, how could you have consumed it?
Whether I did consume it or not, you will know after you receive a palm strike from me!
Electric light shed, and purple rings of light appeared behind Xiao Chen,plete and silent. The vast and surging Law Energy remained hidden.
Only in the instant when Xiao Chen approached the middle-aged man did all the energy burst out. Thunderous booms echoed in the surroundings, spreading into the distance.
This outburst churned the fiery clouds in the sky continuously, threatening to scatter them at any moment.
Superior Grade Martial Sage! It looks like this fellow really consumed the Primal Essence Nature Pill. However, if that is all you have, challenging us like this is too naive.
Army Killing Fist, Thousand Soldier Burst!
The middle-aged old man smiled coldly. The scarlet military token above his head spewed out elite soldiers by the hundreds. An army of a thousand roared ferociously.
Although the middle-aged man spoke dismissively of Xiao Chen, when he punched, he did not dare to underestimate Xiao Chen, using the most tyrannical killing move of the Army Killing Fist.
As palm and fist collided, cracks bloomed on the ground beneath the two. Xiao Chen took a hundred steps back. With every step he took, thunder roared in the sky.
You dare to be so arrogant with this small amount of ability?
The hemp-robed old man in the air brandished his ming fan, sending out one hundred me tornadoes. They gave off overwhelming might, looking like they would swallow Xiao Chen up in an instant.
I dont seem to recall saying that Id use my full power.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly and unleashed the might of his will of thunder. In that instant, the somewhat dim, purple, lightning-attributed rings of light behind him became dazzling and eye-catching.
The rings of light ovepped one another. With a thought, lightning flood dragons roared as they emerged from the rings of lighta brilliant parade that continued until a hundred lightning flood dragons appeared.
Flood dragons to dragons! Xiao Chen shouted. The Law Energy in his body drained quickly as the purple Lightning Talisman in his sea of consciousness spun.
The hundred lightning flood dragons swelled up, and scales appeared on their bodies. Horns grew on their heads as Dragon Might flooded out. Roaring, the hundred lightning dragons shed wildly with the hundred me tornadoes.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
The two horrifying forces contended violently in the air. Shock waves rushed into the surroundings; electricity and fire rampaged everywhere.
For the Lightning Tribtion Saber Technique, Xiao Chen had long since turned the lightning pythons into flood dragons. Now that his will and cultivation had improved tremendously, turning the flood dragons into dragons was childs y.
Amid the chaotic light, Xiao Chen relied on his strong physical body to charge in and arrive beside the hemp-robed old man.
Using his body as a saber, Xiao Chen applied the wless saber Dao and chopped. He was like arge saber chopping down. Sparks flew in all directions, and the sound of a saber striking metal resounded everywhere.
The hemp-robed old man could not react in time. He had not expected Xiao Chen to move so fast. Hence, he somewhat hastily condensed a me shield in front of him.
With a bang, the me shield readily broke before Xiao Chen. Then, he hacked down heavily on the hemp-robed old man like he was a saber.
The hemp-robed old man was poor at closebat. Xiao Chen seized this weak point. Before the middle-aged man arrived, he executed wless Four Seasons, using the Spring Saber, Summer Saber, and Autumn Saber one after another.
When the perfected Winter Saber was about tond, the rumbling sounds of a thousand-soldier-strong army came from behind. Regretting having to let this opportunity to cripple the hemp-robed old man pass, Xiao Chen turned around to face the middle-aged man.
Immortal Art Magic Skill, Starry Heaven Storm!
The middle-aged man had stored up power before attacking. His move was very ferocious. The scarlet military token sent out all the elite soldiers. Disinclined to drag things out, Xiao Chen directly used his Magic Skill.
A ck Starry Heaven Storm swept across, eliminating the army. Then, Xiao Chen smiled coldly and executed wless Azure Dragon, Subduing Dragon Profound sh.
This move was Xiao Chens version of Dragon Subduing sh. After he assimted it and made it his own, the might of the profound Martial Technique that he created surpassed that of a Heaven Ranked Martial Technique.
It was no weaker than Di Wuques Heaven Illuminating Divine Sovereign, World Eliminating Imprint. Eighteen Azure Dragons appeared. Azure saber lights that could flip the rivers and seas moved in every direction, attacking continuously.
On the first chop, blood leaked out between the middle-aged mans lips. He retreated three steps, and cracks appeared in the scarlet military token. Space rippled like water, trembling without end.
Second chopthird chopfourth chopa total of eighteen chops. In the end, the middle-aged man did not even leave a corpse, only a clump of blood mist in the air.
When the hemp-robed old man saw this, he was horrified. He quickly put away his ming fan, scattering the killing move that he was preparing to unleash, and turned to run.
If you are thinking of leaving now, it is toote. Cycle Banner!
Xiao Chen extended his hand, and the Cycle Banner carrying boundless starlight shot out. The banner unfurled, and the seven Astral Pearls emerged. Starlight descended and encased the hemp-robed old man.
Within the starlight, the hemp-robed old man felt the air turn viscous; he found it hard to move.
Xiao Chen leaped in, and starlight encased him as well. However, instead of slowing down, he moved even faster. In the blink of an eye, he caught up with the hemp-robed old man, blocking him from the front.
Back then, when you two Demonic Brilliant Two Elders tried to kill me, you definitely did not think that this day woulde, right? I kept this Winter Saber for you. Die!
Snowkes drifted and gathered into a crystalline flower. The roots of the flowernded on the hemp-robed old mans forehead.
Strong energy pierced the hemp-robed old mans forehead, and the ice flower slowly melted.
By the time it had meltedpletely, the hemp-robed old man had turned into an ice sculpture. Then, countless strands of saber Qi shot out from the hemp-robed old mans body, bursting it and leaving him to die without a corpse.
Xiao Chen stretched out his hand and caught the hemp-robed old mans spatial ring. Then, he collected his Cycle Banner and slowly descended from the sky.
On the ground, Ye Chen was currently wiping down his saber, cleaning off the blood on it. Four headless corpses still bleedingy beside him. Clearly, they just died.
After sheathing his saber, Ye Chen smiled and said, I had the easier fight. Aside from Meng Bai, the rest of the ck Mountain Four Bandits did not live up to their reputation. They are all trash. How about we consider this battle a draw?
Thats not a problem. Sooner orter, I will go to the Heavenly Starry Ocean. When I get my saber back, I will settle the question of who is stronger with you.
When Xiao Chennded on the ground, he tossed the spatial rings over to Lord Jiu, who just popped out.
After fiddling around with the spatial rings for a while, Lord Jiu smiled and said, This group collected a significant number of Peak Spirit Veins. There are eight of them. Adding what we have already makes forty-eight. That is almost half of the hundred.
Ye Chen smiled and said, That is a pretty good harvest. However, I dont want the Peak Spirit Veins. I dontck that.
Even if Ye Chen did notck Peak Spirit Veins, there was still value to them. Since he said this, he clearly meant to leave them for Xiao Chen.
Lord Jiu likewise said, I dont want them, either. This Lord Jius talent is not very good. Even if you give me a Holy Spirit Vein, it would be a waste.
Xiao Chen thanked the two and unfurled the Freedom Wings. He said, Lets go. That mysterious great grandmaster-level Martial Sage must have subdued the remaining Peak Spirit Veins. We already have a pretty good harvest. There is no need to sh with him after this.
Indeed, even if Xiao Chen and Ye Chen worked together to deal with a great grandmaster-level Martial Sage, the odds would be stacked against them. If they could avoid him, that would be for the best.
Lord Jiu and Ye Chen agreed. They both felt that this was already a good time to stop and leave the Heavenly Ruin Wastnd.
The scene before them changed continuously. Soon, the fifty kilometers of Dark Demonic methe entrance and exit to the Heavenly Ruin Wastndappeared before Xiao Chens eyes. The scene fixed, and Xiao Chen took a step forward.
Haha! Little friends, after helping this old man collect so many Peak Spirit Veins, why the rush to leave?!
Just as Xiao Chens foot was about to touch the ground, bright golden light and arge Buddha suddenly appeared in front of him. Zhuang Zhenghe held his palms together as he blocked Xiao Chen with a smile. Then he casually sent out a palm strike.
The folded space spread slightly. Xiao Chen and hispanions had already moved over a hundred kilometers. However, this palm strike forced them back.
Great grandmaster-level Martial Sage!
Blood leaked out the mouths of the three. Their hearts all sank at the same time as they looked at Zhuang Zhenghe with grave expressions. Haloed in light, Zhuang Zhenghe looked very dignified as he slowly walked over.
Lord Jiu recognized this person. His voice trembled somewhat as he said, Zhuang Zhenghe! The tenth rank of the Primal Chaos Domains Evil Cultivator Ranking. Due to a fortuitous encounter in his early days, he cultivated a Buddhist Palm Technique. He is nicknamed the Bloody Monk.
The Evil Cultivator Ranking of the Primal Chaos Domain was very different from the one of the Tianwu Domain. The formerpiled all the loose cultivators of the entire world. Thetter included only the loose cultivators of the Tianwu Domain.
The top ten of the Tianwu Domains Evil Cultivator Ranking would not make it to the top hundred of the Primal Chaos Domainsa huge difference indeed.
For Zhuang Zhenghe to rank tenth in the Primal Chaos Domains Evil Cultivator Ranking, his strength went without saying. Those in the top ten would definitely live up to their reputation. Otherwise, they would have perished long ago.
Chapter 946 - Massacre Saber Dao, Extinguish All Life
Chapter 946: Massacre Saber Dao, Extinguish All Life
Xiao Chen had heard of and seen Buddhist Martial Techniques before. Back at Dragon Wood Star, when he fought against Long Fei, Long Fei had used Thousand-Hand White Bones, which was like the incarnation of the Thousand-Arm Buddha.
The Demon Subduing Staff Technique of the ck Mountain Four Bandits boss, Meng Bai, was also a Buddhist Martial Technique, one that was very strong.
The history of the ancient Buddhist sect could be traced back to the Immortal Epoch. However, when the Immortal Epoch ended, the Buddhist sects disappeared as well.
They left no Magic Skills behind. Only fragmented techniques remained extant in the Martial Epoch. There was noplete system with Cultivation Techniques, Martial Techniques, and Movement Techniques.
Thus, there were very few experts of Buddhist Martial Techniques. Most people just used them to widen their horizons and supplement their martial prowess.
However, this Zhuang Zhenghe in front of Xiao Chens group seemed different. The giant Buddha behind him looked very dignified and holy. As it stood upright, it had a smile on its face, like it had seen through all things mundane.
If not for that indistinct sinister cast to the Buddhas lips. Xiao Chen would not have figured this to be a Martial Technique. He might have taken it for a real Buddha descending to the world to speak of the Dao and grant enlightenment.
Zhuang Zhenghe smiled and said, Little friends, you all have hearts filled with benevolence, helping this old monk collect so many Peak Spirit Veins. Quickly, hand them over, and you will have earned great merit, enough to wash away the sins of the mundane world.
Acting all mysterious. I cultivate the Massacre Saber Dao, extinguishing all life. I do not believe in heaven or hell. I believe only in myself. Even if deities or Buddhas exist, I will exterminate them.
Ye Chens ck hair turned scarlet as he instantly drew his saber. Nine hundred strands of scarlet saber light shot out. These scarlet saber lights all contained extremely strong killing Qi and a saber intent that was close to one hundred percentprehended.
Just one saber light could kill many Martial Sages. With nine hundred strands of saber light, Ye Chen formed a huge killing formation.
Aggrieved spirits howled in the formation, death gods roared, and a scarlet light filled the sky, pressing towards Zhuang Zhenghe.
Zhuang Zhenghe smiled and said, This old monk tried to talk reason and give you merits, but you rejected it. In that case, this monk can only start a massacre to wash away all your sins. Buddhas Light Shining Gloriously!
He set his palms together again, and the giant Buddha behind him chanted. It formed a hand seal with its left hand and pointed forward with its right.
The golden light of the Buddha faded to scarlet. The Buddhas expression changed as well, bing utterly sinister as it exuded killing Qi.
Many scarlet bodhi flowers flew out from the scarlet Buddha light. When this Buddha light shone on Ye Chens killing formation, the formation started spinning continuously. The nine hundred strands of saber Qi whirled continuously, blocking the spreading Buddha light.
However, the bodhi flowers wilted and regrew in an endless cycle.
Ye Chens killing formation was very ferocious, replete with the cries of death gods. However, under this relentless Buddha light, it slowly dwindled. Eventually, it got assimted into the Buddha light.
Xiao Chens expression changed. He unfurled the Freedom Wings and carried Lord Jiu and Ye Chen up at the same time, flying away quickly.
Everywhere the scarlet Buddha light passed, bodhi trees sprouted. It seemed like a Buddhist sermon was going on under the bodhi trees. Heavenly music resounded as a bodhisattva stood with palms together.
This should have been a scene filled with benevolence and virtue. However, in this scarlet light, it looked peculiar.
Zhuang Zhenghe smiled faintly and took a step forward. He stepped across this strange scene andnded before the three once again, preventing them from leaving.
The scarlet bodhi trees behind Zhuang Zhenghe suddenly shattered. Not a single de of grass remained on the ground, which became entirely void of life, turning into a dead wastnd. The three were shocked at the sight.
If this Buddha light swept over them, they might not even know how they died.
Buddha is benevolent. This monk is benevolent. Hand over the Spirit Veins ande with me to the Heavenly Starry Ocean to start a sect. This monk can spare you from death.
Zhuang Zhenghe smiled, and the giant Buddha behind him looked extremely horrifying.
Xiao Chen, what should we do? The top ten of the Primal Chaos Domains Evil Cultivator Ranking are all very incredible. This Zhuang Zhenghe has even managed to escape quasi-Emperors several times before, Lord Jiu said with a quavering voice.
Ye Chen sent a voice projection. Xiao Chen, should we agree first? When we go to the Heavenly Starry Ocean, I guarantee that this fellow will die a miserable death.
No, you two should go first. I have a feeling about something. I will meet up with you two outside.
Before the two could object, Xiao Chen stepped forward and said with a smile, The things that enter my, Xiao Chens, hands will never be taken from me. It looks like you are an evil monk who has killed many people. To think you still want to establish a sect! I will destroy your Buddha image.
Xiao Chen unleashed his will of thunder from his forehead. The purple talisman gave off a bright light as it charged at the Buddha image behind Zhuang Zhenghe.
When Zhuang Zhenghe heard the name Xiao Chen, he said, So, you are Xiao Chen. You have been rather famous recently. However, with a mere forty-percentprehended will of thunder, you dare to try and break my Buddha incarnation? You look down on me too much.
He sent out a palm strike; then by multitasking, the giant Buddha behind him sent out two palm imprints, one at Xiao Chen and the other at the retreating Ye Chen and Lord Jiu.
The first palm imprint shed with the approaching purple Lightning Talisman. The palm closed, grabbing the purple talisman like it wanted to crush the talisman as it gave off a scarlet Buddha light.
However, contrary to Zhuang Zhenghes expectations, the talisman had an immortal light in it. No matter how much strength he used, some light would always remain, indestructible.
Break! Xiao Chen shouted, and the talisman tore through the palm imprint, streaking towards the giant Buddha behind. Flying like a meteor, it entered the Buddhas mouth.
Terrifying electricity burst in the Buddhas mouth, and its head promptly exploded.
Scarlet light spread through the air. Where it touched the ground, it grew a scarlet bodhi tree that sucked away all the life in the surrounding area. Thend five kilometers around instantly died.
Not a single de of grass remained, and all the trees withered.
Zhuang Zhenghe revealed a pained expression. The palm imprint heading for Lord Jiu and Ye Chen copsed on its own. The two took the opportunity to escape.
This old man will eat you alive!
A scarlet light spread from the headless Buddha image, and its head started to regenerate slowly. Now, Zhuang Zhenghe was livid. He stomped on the ground, setting the sky and thend atremble; even space shook.
Buddha Moving Mountains and Rivers!
Zhuang Zhenghe leaped and sent out a palm strike at Xiao Chen. This attack was boundlessly tyrannical. It was very ferocious, sweeping everything before it.
When the colossal palm descended, it covered the region with the power to move rivers and mountains, transforming nature.
This was the power of a great grandmaster-level Martial Sage, able to flip mountains and rivers with one palm strike.
The will of thunder returned to Xiao Chens body. Then, he thought, If this were theplete Buddha image, I would not be able to break this palm strike forcefully.
However, now that the Buddha image is broken, I should be able to do it with ten Dragon Force.
Myriad Heaven Divine Fist, Deities Descending! Tenfoldbat prowess!
Ten indistinct ancient heavenly dragons appeared behind Xiao Chen. Divine light entered his body. As the ten dragons roared, he punched with ten Dragon Force.
The instant the palm and the fist collided, all the ground for five kilometers around fissured. Countless rocks and enough dirt to form hills flew into the air and shrouded the sun in the sky.
Everyone in the Heavenly Ruin Wastnd felt this berserk force. No matter where they were, they all looked over.
Buddhist Incarnation? Its the Bloody Monk, Zhuang Zhenghe. Why is that old fellow still here? Didnt he leave after failing to snatch the Beautiful Mountain and River Painting?
Who is fighting with him? Is it another great grandmaster-level Martial Sage?
Thats strange. Ten dragons roaringthis seems to be the White Robed King Xiao Chens killing move. This was the move that knocked Di Wuque into the ground before everyone.
The cultivators remaining in the Heavenly Ruin Wastnd all could not help but feel excited. The people of the Frost Moon Pce and the Heavenly Music Sect were looking for Xiao Chen, yet he was fighting with a great grandmaster-level Martial Sage.
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Ten Dragon Force shing with Buddha Moving Mountains and Rivers shattered the ground entirely. The destructive force produced was even more than that from Xiao Chens battle with Di Wuque.
This disparity was because both moves were straightforward and powerful, filled with violence and ferocity.
Zhuang Zhenghe felt surprised at not being able to kill Xiao Chen with one palm strike. Instead, Xiao Chen managed to block it. The head of the Buddha was still slowly regenerating.
That Buddha was his incarnation, the incarnation formed by his will while cultivating the Buddhist Cultivation Technique. Injuring the incarnation was equal to damaging his fundamental cultivation.
A moment of carelessness resulted in Xiao Chen injuring the origin of his will. How could Zhuang Zhenghe not be enraged?
He yelled ferociously. His battle cry echoed endlessly in the scarlet Buddha light. It was like the Buddha roaring with Buddhist music supporting it.
Rings of scarlet Buddha light amplified this roar by ten times, one hundred times, one thousand times.
The ferocious roar propagated over half of the Heavenly Ruin Wastnd. It shocked the cultivators who were watching from afar, causing them to fall out of the sky and suffer severe injuries.
Only Buddhist enlightenment can allow one to shed the abyss of worldly suffering! Repent and be absolved of your crimes!
After the thousandfold amplification, this ferocious roar gathered into a Buddhist exhortation. It was both a direct attack and a sound wave attack. It also contained a mental enticement and trap.
This exhortation was an extremely exquisite Buddhist secret technique. Mentally weak opponents would immediately abandon all resistance, letting the sound assault them and crush them into powder.
Even after getting destroyed, these people would be thankful.
The Buddhist exhortation originally was wise and benevolent. However, this Zhuang Zhenghe roared in rage, full of murderous intent that transformed these words into a demonic sound.
Before the sound arrived, Xiao Chen saw all sorts of illusions in his mindall the suffering he endured on the path to where he was now. These illusions made him relive the bitterness and suffering he had undergone.
However, Xiao Chen had a tough mind. His mental state had already reached a wless and perfect level. He had tasted all sorts of suffering before. Experiencing them all over again was nothing.
I will never turn back before reaching the peak. Eviles endlessly; I will not stop killing it.
Xiao Chens eyes cleared, and he executed Dragon Tone Art. The area within five kilometers filled with auspicious clouds. The King Azure Dragon peeked its head out and roared together with Xiao Chen, shing with Zhuang Zhenghes scarlet Buddhas voice.
The two were separated by five kilometers; the battlefield was vast and broad. Sound shed with sound, shaking the sky and the ground. The rocks and dirt floating in the air were all crushed into powder.
Several of the cultivators who heard themotion stood on faraway hills to watch, not daring to get close. When they saw that it was really Xiao Chen fighting with Zhuang Zhenghe, they were bbergasted.
It actually is Xiao Chen. Based on the situation, he has exchanged at least two moves with Zhuang Zhenghe.
Two movesZhuang Zhenghe is a loose cultivator who became famous one hundred years ago, yet he is unable to kill Xiao Chen with one palm strike.
Xiao Chens Dragon Tone Art is bing increasingly formidable. Zhuang Zhenghes Buddhas voice once killed a hundred Martial Sages in one go,pletely crippling a Rank 8 sect.
However, Xiao Chen is definitely not Zhuang Zhenghes match. The Heavenly Music Sect and the Frost Moon Pce both issued kill orders for Xiao Chen. Previously, Di Wuque also offered benefits for the same. Xiao Chen will definitely flee the Heavenly Ruin Wastnd. If we stand guard outside the exit, we might be able to find an opportunity.
Chapter 947 - Valiant Battle Formation, Angered Crowd
Chapter 947: Valiant Battle Formation, Angered Crowd
Right after their initial shock, various onlookers immediately started making ns. Xiao Chen was extraordinary for managing to block two of Zhuang Zhenghes moves.
However, defeating Zhuang Zhenghe would no doubt be impossible for him.
By that point, Xiao Chen would be fleeing injured. He would definitely need to leave the Heavenly Ruin Wastnd. It would be a good time to wait in ambush at the exit. At this moment, many people sneaked away, preparing to call theirpanions over to kill Xiao Chen.
Several people from the Frost Moon Pce and the Heavenly Music Sect left quickly to report the news of Xiao Chens appearance.
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When Xiao Chen unexpectedly blocked the Buddhas voice, Zhuang Zhenghes expression turned utterly sullen. Then, he roared again, intending to use another of his killing moves.
However, who would have imagined that Xiao Chen would not use this opportunity to flee? Instead, he took the initiative to attack.
A zing sun illuminated the sky. The ancient character for sun plummeted from the sky, carrying a boundless Sr True me that was as dazzling as the sun. Then itnded straight on the giant Buddha behind Zhuang Zhenghe.
Instantly, a me zed up, raging relentlessly. The Buddha head that had just grown out howled in pain. In a moment, the dignified incarnation suffered deep cracks.
Xiao Chen immediately felt the suppression from Zhuang Zhenghes aura disappear. He felt excited. His guess was evidently correct.
Most of Zhuang Zhenghes strength came from this incarnation. As long as Xiao Chen attacked it, he would be able to injure him, distracting him from counterattacking.
Unfortunately, Xiao Chens Magic Energy was insufficient to use the Great Sun Incantation to refine this evil Buddha incarnation directly.
Right now, the Great Sun Incantation could only give his opponent some trouble.
Xiao Chen continued moving his hands. Not daring to waste time thinking, he quickly sent out a Starry Heaven Storm. He shifted nine stars in one breath, forming an extremely ferocious ck storm.
Not bothering to check on the results after that, he unfurled the Freedom Wings and activated So Close Yet Worlds Apart. He traversed hundreds of kilometers with one step, arriving at the exit of the Heavenly Ruin Wastnd.
When Xiao Chen saw the fifty kilometers of Dark Demonic me before him, he heaved a sigh of relief. It looked like Zhuang Zhenghe was truly in some trouble at this moment. Otherwise, Xiao Chen would not have been able to execute this Magic Skill.
Taking a big step, Xiao Chen entered the fifty kilometers of Dark Demonic me without any fear. The previous time he passed through it, he had had to think about Xing Qingyun. Now, he did not have such considerations.
Now, his strength had soared immensely, and he did not have any burdens to carry around. Naturally, he did not need to wait for the special time and could leave as he pleased.
While traveling through the fifty kilometers of Dark Demonic me, Xiao Chen worked on recovering his Magic Energy and mulled over his battle with Zhuang Zhenghe. The more he thought about it, the more fearful he became.
The conclusion that he reached was that if he had stayed and exchanged another ten moves or so, he would have died for sure. The gap between him and a great grandmaster-level Martial Sage was unbridgeable. In the short run, he would have difficulty facing off against such a person.
Thinking about this, Xiao Chen remembered how Di Wuque and Tian Youxi worked together to contest against great grandmaster-level Martial Sages. It looked like his knocking Di Wuque into the ground had been due to luck.
Di Wuque could summon out the Deities Nation image at any moment, putting him in an invincible position.
Yao Chens Profound River Mirror and Di Wuques Deities Nationtwo Emperor Grade Secret Treasure imageshad reduced Xiao Chen to a sorry state.
If Xiao Chen could summon out an Emperor Grade Secret Treasure image, he would not be so passive anymore. His thoughts raced wildly. He could not help but fantasize about the Azure Dragon Pce sealed in a space-time formation in the Savage Battlefield.
However, he soon dismissed this fancy. Back then, the Item Spirit old man of the Azure Dragon Pce said that he could forget about entering the second floor before he became a Martial Emperor.
Without Ao Jiaos help, he would not even be able to cross that space-time formation that could stop Martial Emperors.
By the time Xiao Chen recovered most of his Magic Energy, the exit to the stretch of Dark Demonic me was already before his eyes. Without hesitation, he strode quickly towards it.
Carrying close to fifty Peak Spirit Veins and marked by a great grandmaster-level Martial Sage, how could Xiao Chen dare to continue lingering in the Heavenly Ruin Wastnd?
He had just taken a step out and had not even had a breath of fresh air when he was shocked by the formation of people outside.
Cultivators in both the sky and on the ground were eyeing Xiao Chen liked tigers eyeing prey. They were all guarding the exit to the Heavenly Ruin Wastnd. A rough count gave at least one hundred people.
There were ordinary Martial Sages all the way to grandmaster-level Martial Sages. Furthermore, these were not all of them. When Xiao Chen extended his Spiritual Sense, he detected many Martial Sages heading this way.
However, the situation was still fine. There were no great grandmaster-level Martial Sages. Neither were there many experts from the Heavenly Music Sect or the Frost Moon Pce; they probably just received the news and had not had enough time to rush over.
The instant Xiao Chen appeared, he felt boundless murderous intent locking down on him. However, no one dared to make the first move.
He was injured by Zhuang Zhenghe and is currently severely weakened. He is just a fatmb waiting to be ughtered. Everyone, do not be afraid. Attack together, someone yelled.
Xiao Chen frowned slightly. He immediately figured out why this was happening. The news of him fighting with Zhuang Zhenghe must have leaked out. This group of people was here to try and exploit the situation after hearing the news.
However, these people had seen his strength before. First, he had knocked Di Wuque into the ground. Then, he had exchanged a few moves with Zhuang Zhenghe. They were all afraid and did not dare to take action.
However, Xiao Chen could not let them work together. Otherwise, with so many Martial Sages, he would be exhausted to death. He had to scare them off right away with one move.
After he made up his mind, his white robes fluttered, and electric light shed under his feet just as that person finished speaking.
Xiao Chen immediately used his strongest Martial Technique, the Subduing Dragon Profound sh.
Azure Dragons appeared and circled him, roaring without end. The sound of sabers rang out continuously. Eighteen azure saber lights soared in the air.
Each saber light was very long, replete with the power to y dragons. It was sharp and mighty. The moment the first saber light appeared, boundless saber hums resounded everywhere.
Chop! Chop! Chop! Three saber lights descended and instantly broke the Secret Treasure, protective Quintessence shield, and armor of this person. By the time all eighteen saber lightsnded, there was not even a sign of this persons blood.
The cultivators all around were shocked. No one dared to make a sound. Xiao Chen killed a grandmaster-level Martial Sage just like that, without even giving him a chance to resist.
The shock waves produced by the saber lights had opened a path in the densely packed crowd. No one dared to move to fill the gap.
Xiao Chen did not say a word. He only looked coldly at this mob and calmly walked away.
First, he knocked Di Wuque into the ground; then, he exchanged a few moves with Zhuang Zhenghe before easily leaving. The White Robed King Xiao Chen is really something now.
It looks like the Three Holy Lands will have difficulty using this to get him killed.
The King conferring ceremony half a year from now will be very lively. I wonder what the Three Holy Lands will think of this? What will the attitudes of those big factions, which Xiao Chen pped the faces of, be like?
After a long time, many soft sighs rang out in the crowd.
A roar came from the entrance to the Heavenly Ruin Wastnd, echoing without pause.
The Bloody Monk ising out!
A scarlet Buddhist light and a furious Buddha voice appeared. Everyone was familiar with this aura, so they quickly scattered.
A scarlet light shed, and they saw Zhuang Zhenghe walking out with a sullen expression. When he looked around and saw the crowded vicinity, he immediately became livid and shouted in anger, Scram! Bunch of trash! You are all waiting to make fun of this old man, right? If you still dont scram, this monk will eat you all alive.
Now that Zhuang Zhenghe was furious, how could the Primal Chaos Domain cultivators who were originally nning to ambush Xiao Chen dare to remain? They all promptly took to their heels.
Based on the Bloody Monks bad temper, spection on whether he suffered at Xiao Chens hands was inevitable. Otherwise, given his status, he would not be so angry.
Zhuang Zhenghe took out the Armiry Sphere, and disappointment shadowed his eyes. Bastard! He managed to run so far in such a short time. Unexpectedly, he went beyond the range of the Armiry Sphere, so it cant detect him. I lost fifty Peak Spirit Veins just like that. I will settle this with himter.
A pce slowly flew in the sky. The Frost Moon Pces Xiao Qinghan and the Heavenly Music Sects Xia Dongyang stood on it, side by side. As they watched Zhuang Zhenghe leave in discontent, their expressions turned grave.
Dongyang, how many moves could youst with Zhuang Zhenghe?
Xia Dongyang replied sullenly, After using all my trump cards, I might be able tost three moves. However, I would end up half-dead, unable to fight for half a month.
Xiao Qinghan sighed and said, The White Robed King Xiao Chen has really be quite extraordinary. Now that he has left, it will be very difficult for us to try and kill him. If he is sessfully conferred King, no one would be able to stop him from rising.
Dont worry. Di Wuque will not let Xiao Chen be conferred King.
Haha! That is true. This time, Di Wuque is really in a frenzy. The King conferring ceremony half a year from now will be one bigmotion.
Indeed, a bigmotion. The only thing is, who will the main character of thatmotion be?
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After Xiao Chen left the Heavenly Ruin Wastnd, he unfurled the Freedom Wings and activated So Close Yet Worlds Apart. Afternding in a forest, he waited patiently.
Half a dayter, he heard a loud sounding from the ground. Then, two figures leaped out. The people he had been waiting for finally arrived.
Naturally, these two people were Lord Jiu and Ye Chen. Lord Jiu smiled and said, You really managed to escape Zhuang Zhenghes grasp. When this news spreads, it will be even more shocking than the news of you knocking Di Wuque into the ground.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly and said, I just made a bet and got lucky. What are your ns after this?
Smiling faintly, Ye Chen replied casually, Ive already met the two people I wanted to meet in the Kunlun Continent. There is a big gap between them and me. I am too embarrassed to remain here, so I will return to the Heavenly Starry Ocean and train properly, see if I can find Yan Shisan.
The two people that he meant were clearly Di Wuque and Xiao Chen. Before he arrived, he believed that he had seen the world and that these two people were just paper tigers. Now he no longer dared to think that way.
As for Yan Shisan, that was Ye Chens eternal rival. Now that Ye Chen had gained much from the Cycle Banners killing Qi, Death Qi, and Ruin Qi, he was confident of fighting against him.
Lord Jiu chuckled and asked, What is there for you to be embarrassed about? When you return to the Heavenly Starry Ocean, I guarantee that your reputation will soar higher. Not just anyone would dare to touch the chest of the Divine Daughter. Hahaha!
When Lord Jiu mentioned that incident again, Xiao Chen could not helpughing as well.
Ye Chen coughed awkwardly and performed a cupped-fist salute. Ill take my leave now. We will meet again in the future. I congratte Brother Xiao on your King conferment in advance. I will send you some presentster.
We will meet again.
After sending off Ye Chen, Xiao Chen looked at the shifty-eyed Lord Jiu and said, Old Jiu, what are your ns?
Hehe! This Lord Jiu struck it rich this time. Naturally, I have to deal with the resources I have on hand first. I will take my leave too. In the future, lets work together again when there is an opportunity.
Chapter 948 - Trouble at the Supreme Sky Sec
Chapter 948: Trouble at the Supreme Sky Sec
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Xiao Chen watched Lord Jius departure with regret. After his conferral of Kingship, he would have his own territory. At that time, he would definitely need people.
Without a doubt, Lord Jiu was a talent.
He had knowledge of all sorts of treasures, and his skill at digging into the ground was divine. Furthermore, he had a keen nose for danger and a good perception for all sorts of restrictions.
How unfortunate. After parting, Xiao Chen might never see Lord Jiu again.
Whoosh! Whoosh!
A strong wind blew, and Lord Jiu came rushing back in a hurry. He smiled awkwardly and said, Speaking of which, Young Master Xiao, do you have any connections? The stuff I have on hand is not easy to get rid off.
All the spatial rings in Lord Jius hands were spoils. If there were just a few of them, there would be no problem. He could easily get rid of them at an auction.
However, many among them were the possessions of grandmaster-level Martial Sages. When added together, the total was horrifying.
These grandmaster-level Martial Sages would definitely have factions behind them. If the items were carefully checked, sessfully getting the goods out might be troublesome.
Of course, there was a specialized ck market that could deal with these spoils. However, the prices of these goods would get reduced drastically. Naturally, Lord Jiu would not agree to that.
Xiao Chen thought for a while. Then, he recalled his connection with Ying Qiong and the Flourishing Heaven Pavilion. He should use that. To her, this would be a small matter.
I do have some connections. I guarantee that you will not make a loss.
Lord Jiu smiled and said, Good, good. Lets travel together first, then. After all, I have nothing else to do, and I am in no rush.
The Supreme Sky Sect was very far from the Primal Chaos Domain. However, with transportation formations and Xiao Chens Freedom Wings, he would not spend much time if he made a beeline for the Supreme Sky Sect.
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Seven dayster, the majestic silhouette of Supreme Sky City appeared before Xiao Chen.
He took out a medallion and passed it to Lord Jiu, telling Lord Jiu to carry on ahead to the peak outside Supreme Sky City that the Supreme Sky Sect had given to him.
Xiao Chen had to see the First Elder, Han Qinghe, as soon as possible, to rify the matters of the King conferring ceremony and figure out exactly what was going on.
As he walked, gazes asionally fell on him. Then, hushed whispers followed.
Xiao Chen was no stranger to this. Now, his fame rivaled that of Di Wuque, and he would be conferred as the Azure Dragon King in half a year.
To these inner sect and outer sect disciples of the Supreme Sky Sect, the current Xiao Chen was like how his First Senior Sister, Shui Lingling, seemed to him when he first arrived in the Kunlun Realmsomeone apparently beyond reach.
After the disciples at the city gates checked Xiao Chens identity medallion, they showed respectful expressions, and he entered the city.
Suddenly, Xiao Chen saw a youth in only his underwear covering his face and running in the middle of the street. This youth brushed by Xiao Chen as he dashed away frantically, startling Xiao Chen.
Have the disciples of the Supreme Sky Sect be so bold and unconstrained during my long absence?
Haha! Someone suffered from this cmity again. This peak inner sect mission sure is tough.
How many does this make now?
Close to a hundred. I wonder why such a perverse person is causing trouble for our Supreme Sky Sect? I heard that the elder of the mission hall is considering raising the difficulty of this mission by another level, making it avable only to true inheritors.
That cant be! Do we really need a true inheritor to deal with someone who is barely a half-Sage?
That cant be helped. The one who ran by earlier was already someone ranked in the top ten of the inner sect.
The contents of the discussions entered Xiao Chens ears. Suddenly, he had a feeling. So he turned to the person beside him and said, This junior brother, can you tell me about the matter you were talking about earlier in more detail?
That person did not seem to recognize Xiao Chen. He smiled and said, From the looks of this, Senior Brother must have been away from the sect recently.
I went out of the sect two months ago.
That disciple said in understanding, No wonder. This matter happened one month ago. However, now, all the inner sect disciples know about themotion that this matter caused.
One month ago, a fatty arrived from outside the sect. He said that he was a friend of Xiao Chen from the lower realm. He said he was here to settle scores after being tricked by him. His tone was very excessive, demanding our Sect Mastere and meet him the moment he spoke.
The corners of Xiao Chens lips twitched. There was no escaping this. The person who came was indeed the fatty Jin Dabao.
Just think about it. Why would the Sect Master meet him? He had no proof or evidence. Even the elders could not be bothered to see him, so he hung around the city gates. Somehow, he ended up in an argument with some of the disciples in the sect. Then, he made a move
That disciple was too embarrassed to continue speaking of the matter. However, Xiao Chen pushed, asking, What happened after that?
Its not worth mentioning. That fatty is very treacherous. He lured some of the disciples to the mountains outside the sect. Unfortunately, our sects disciples were not skilled enough. They all ended up returning in their underwear. All their things were snatched away, leaving them with nothing. As for how it happened, it really is not worth mentioning.
Xiao Chen could also guess what happened after that. Jin Dabaos actions would definitely make him a target for arrest, cing him on the Supreme Sky Sects mission list.
However, based on the results, Jin Dabao seemed addicted to this, returning to his old ways in the Sky Dome Realm.
Xiao Chen had to go and find him before it escted into a big problem, while it could still be resolved. After a moments thought, he immediately turned around and flew off into the distance.
With Jin Dabaos appearance, Xiao Chen had to abandon thoughts of meeting Elder Han for now.
Back in the Sky Dome Realm, Xiao Chen had given Jin Dabao an Astral Coin, saying that it was a priceless treasure that could buy a Rank 8 sect.
The getting tricked by Xiao Chen matter should be referring to this.
Originally, Xiao Chen had thought that Jin Dabao would nevere to the Kunlun Realm and hence would remain oblivious of his trick. Unexpectedly, not only had Jin Dabaoe to the Kunlun Realm, but he even came to the Supreme Sky Sect and caused some trouble here.
One really could not lower ones guard. No matter where the fatty was, he was as outrageous as ever.
It was not difficult to find Jin Dabao. This fellow would asionally show himself to lure away some inner sect disciples.
Inevitably, some inner sect disciples believed that they would be able to take down the fatty when they saw his obese figure and rich-provincial demeanor, expecting to get the reward for the mission.
However, Xiao Chen felt it was rather strange. This was a flourishing age. The quality of the Supreme Sky Sects inner sect disciples was much higher than when he first arrived.
True inheritors were even more incredible. The requirements for bing a true inheritor were now extremely high. To qualify, one had to have a Martial Sage cultivation. Even so, the numbers of true inheritors kept increasing.
Given that Jin Dabao came from the Sky Dome Realm, Xiao Chen reckoned that the fatty was at best a half-Sage. He wondered why no one from the inner sect had seeded in apprehending him.
The half-Sages of the Kunlun Realm and the half-Sages of the Sky Dome Realm were of very different standards. It should be easy for the half-Sages of the Kunlun Realm to kill those of the Sky Dome Realm.
After asking around outside the city, Xiao Chen found some clues.
Jin Dabao recently appeared in a small town to the west of the city. Four of the top ten inner sect disciples had gone over as a group, swearing to capture this perverse maniac.
People already started making bets on whether these four would end uping back in their underwear.
Xiao Chen smiled helplessly. This fatty was really starting to go overboard. If Xiao Chen did not rush back, the situation would be unresolvable when a true inheritor or an elder made a move.
When he reached the small town about fifty kilometers west of the city, he extended his Spiritual Sense. The area within fifty kilometers instantly appeared in his minds eye, various faces shing by quickly.
He is certainly cautious. Xiao Chen did not find Jin Dabao within fifty kilometers. His figure shed, moving fifty kilometers away before he started searching again.
He continued this four times, traveling a total of an additional two hundred kilometers, but still failed to find the fattys figure.
Strange. I went as soon as I obtained news. Given Jin Dabaos strength, two hundred and fifty kilometers would be the limit of his range of movement.
Xiao Chen started thinking, feeling that he had forgotten something. After a while, a light bulb went off in his head.
The disciples who were left with only their underwear would always appear running in the city every time.
If the fatty were several hundred kilometers away, the first ce that these people would go to would be the nearby town and not Supreme Sky City.
This fatty is really bold.
After reaching this conclusion, Xiao Chen immediately doubled back. He extended his Spiritual Sense near the west gate of the Supreme Sky Cityand found Jin Dabaos figure in the mountain range five kilometers out.
Xiao Chen had to admire Jin Dabaos courage in going so far as to choose tomit his crime within an area this close to Supreme Sky City.
Probably not many people could conceive of this. The disciples who were left with only their underwear were extremely embarrassed. They definitely would not be willing to speak of their experiences.
Jin Dabao was rather incredible to have managed to stay so near Supreme Sky City for such a long time.
In the scene that Xiao Chens Spiritual Sense captured, Jin Dabao had already dealt with the four inner sect disciples, who were now lying on the ground in extreme embarrassment, left with only their underwear.
Hehe! Thank you. You four lords are wee toe back to challenge me again.
Bring more Spirit Stones and Astral Coins. As for these broken-down Secret Treasures, you dont need to bring them. They are unfitting of your status. This Fat Lord feels embarrassed for you, Jin Dabaoughed as he sat on the coffin lid and fanned himself with the gold folding fan.
He had bedecked himself with treasures. The rings on his fingers, the shoes on his feet, the jade pendant around his neck, and the clothes he wore were actually aplete set of peak Sage Grade Secret Treasures.
The four stood up and left in pathetic states. Seeing that the fatty let them go, how could they dare to remain?
How poor! These Supreme Sky Sect inner sect disciples are not very rich. This Fat Lord has not even seen a King Grade Secret Treasure.
As Jin Dabao tidied up the spatial rings of those people, he sighed. His fat face filled with mncholy.
Hu chi!
Just at this moment, the space in front of Jin Dabao turned hazy and folded together. A blurry figure moved from far to near, slowly bing clearer.
Are you seeking death, daring to sneak-attack this Fat Lord? I will smash you with my lid!
The fattys face turned grave as he moved his hands and feet nimbly, picking up the coffin lid by his side and swinging it ferociously.
When the fatty used the golden coffin lid, it gave off a dazzling and incredibly piercing radiance.
As the coffin lid moved, the skies rumbled. It did not look like a coffin lid at all but more like a mountain being wielded in his hand.
Pa!
The coffin lid, which had always worked, was actually blocked by someone. The fatty was shocked. He pulled back the coffin lid and tossed it to the ground, preparing to fly off on it.
Xiao Chen shook his somewhat sore arm. Now he knew why the inner sect disciples could not do anything to Jin Dabao.
Just now, if he had not used his Vital Qi freely, bringing out one Dragon Force, he would have been smashed fifty kilometers away by Jin Dabaowhich could still happen if he was careless.
Xiao Chen saw Jin Dabao standing on the coffin lid and the space before him starting to fold. He quickly called out, Brother Dabao, dont go.
Chapter 949 - Fatty Receiving a Visitor
Chapter 949: Fatty Receiving a Visitor
On hearing the familiar voice, Jin Dabao, who was about to fly away, immediately turned around. Then, he saw that the person who came was indeed Xiao Chen.
He ced the coffin lid on his shoulder and said gleefully, Brother Xiao, oh, Brother Xiaothis Fat Lord really got sabotaged by you. Now, I have to resort to banditry for a living. I live a life that is no better than death. My waist even slimmed down.
A life that is no better than death? If the people you robbed heard this, they might die of frustration.
As for that waist, Xiao Chen simply could not see any difference. However, he still felt guilty and could not get angry with the fatty. He smiled and said, I was wrong in this. Come, follow me to my peak. I will entertain you properly as the host.
Hurry! This Fat Lord has been staying in the mountain forest for the past month. I dont know how many mosquitoes have fed on me. Come,e, lets go. Jin Dabao was not polite at all, quickly urging Xiao Chen to leave.
Your name is not very useful. This Fat Lord said that I was your old friend, but no one cared for me. Only after many difficulties did I get a female disciple toe to meet me. But after a few words from this Fat Lord, she sted me out, Jin Dabao said begrudgingly, appearing very displeased as he carried the coffin lid.
Xiao Chen looked at Jin Dabaos getup. The fatty looked very gaudy, all covered in treasures. Furthermore, he was carrying a coffin lid. It would be strange if anyone believed what Jin Dabao said.
However, Xiao Chen was very curious. Who was it that received this fellow? Given this fattys looks, it was hard to imagine that there would be a female disciple willing to do so.
What did you say to get sted out?
Feeling very wronged, Jin Dabao replied, This Fat Lord is a righteous person with a heart as clear as the bright moon. What could I have said? That person introduced herself as Shui Lingling. I casually followed up with Your figure is indeed flowy like water. Your skin is fair, and your flesh so tender that it looks like water woulde out with just one squeeze.
[Note: Shui Linglings name means tinkling water.]
Tell me, is this Fat Lord wronged or not? Before I could finish, she sent me flying with a palm strike. The faces of those male disciples in the hall looked very frightening; just thinking about it terrifies me.
Xiao Chen was speechless. ck lines appeared on his face. Having established her reputation and might in the Supreme Sky Sect for more than ten years, Shui Lingling boasted an existence akin to a legendary character, like a fairy.
For the fatty toe out alive after saying that could be described as a miracle.
Why are you remaining silent? Isnt this Fat Lord not wronged enough?
What can I say? It is already very good that you walked out alive.
Xiao Chen replied helplessly, Wronged, very wronged.
On the way down, the fatty keptining bitterly. He strung many things together, ming them on Xiao Chen for tricking him. After he came to the Kunlun Realm, he lived a life worse than death, carrying all sort of burdens. Everyone he robbed was poor.
Xiao Chen suddenly said, How about I send you back now?
The fatty fanned himself and smiled embarrassedly. This We can speak about thatter. That Well, thinking about it, some hardship is nothing much. At least this Fat Lord managed to lose some weight.
As expected. Xiao Chen smiled to himself. He knew that this was how Jin Dabao was like.
The two chatted as they walked. When they arrived at the foot of the mountain, Xiao Chen frowned. He stopped as the atmosphere felt somewhat off.
Jin Dabao noticed it as well. He slowly put down the coffin lid on his shoulder, looking around cautiously.
You damn fatty! We finally found you. Lets see where you can run to this time.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Some people leaped out from the surroundings and encircled Xiao Chen and Jin Dabao, radiating strong auras. The golden identity medallions at their waists showed that they were true inheritors.
The weakest of them was an Inferior Grade Martial Sage. The leader was even more incredible, already a peak Medial Grade Martial Sage.
Xiao Chen raised his eyebrows and smiled faintly. The person speaking was actually an old acquaintance.
This was a lower-realm genius that had repeatedly mocked Xiao Chen when they had both just entered the Supreme Sky SectGui Wu.
He had be a true inheritor as well in the few years since Xiao Chen hadst seen him. Gui Wus cultivation had also reached Medial Grade Martial Sage. With this rate of advancement, he could barely be considered a third-rate genius in respect to the entire Kunlun Realm.
I have already captured this person. Junior Brothers, please return, Xiao Chen said casually. Now, given his strength and status, he did not have to care about Gui Wu at all.
Clearly, Gui Wu had not expected to run into Xiao Chen here. His body trembled imperceptibly for a moment.
However, he thought of something and drummed up some courage. He said, Senior Brother Xiao, we are just following orders. This is someone that the Elders Assembly ordered captured. Furthermore, they handed the mission to us directly. Please dont make things difficult for us.
Xiao Chens face sank. He already showed Gui Wu a lot of face, but Gui Wu still did not disy any tact.
Gui Wu was paying very close attention to Xiao Chens expression. When he saw Xiao Chens face sink, his heart thumped for no apparent reason, as if it would jump out of his chest at any moment.
The White Robed desman, whose cultivation had been weaker than his a few years ago, had actually grown to such a level.
Xiao Chen said in a cold voice, I stick to what I said. I will not repeat myself. Junior Brother Gui, please move aside.
When the fatty saw this, he felt a warmth in his heart. The anger he felt decreased significantly.
Xiao Chens words gave Gui Wu enormous pressure. However, when he thought of a certain persons promise, he steeled himself and said while stepping forward, Xiao Chen, dont think that you are so incredible, able to control everything in the Supreme Sky Sect.
Ill tell you the truth: this was an order from the ancient race genius Ren Kongjue. Ren Kongjue is a genius that equals Di Wuque. Today, even if you do not want to hand over this person, you have to. Otherwise, if you offend Young Master Ren, you can forget about holding your King conferring ceremony.
Ren Kongjue Xiao Chen had never heard this name before, but he guessed that Ren Kongjue was simr to Lan Shaobai, an ancient race genius that had juste into prominence in the Starry Heaven Silver Lake.
However, even if Di Wuque stood before Xiao Chen, Xiao Chen would not bother about him, not to mention someone who was only on par with Di Wuque.
Xiao Chen smiled and said, Junior Brother Gui, after not seeing me for several years, youve actually forgotten about this Xiaos temper. Back then, the peak inner sect disciples all worked together to try and suppress me, but did you see me lower my head?
Today, you dug out an ancient race genius to try and make me lower my head. You are really getting more and more naive.
Before waiting for Gui Wu to reply, Xiao Chen threw a palm strike. A thousand purple, electric light rings appeared behind Xiao Chen. With one casual palm strike, he brought out the boundless might of lightning.
The sky rumbled, filled with thunder. Without even moving his feet, Xiao Chen sent out a palm wind that easily knocked Gui Wu one kilometer away.
This palm strike is a lesson for you. If Ren Kongjue wants him, then get Ren Kongjue toe to me himself.
Xiao Chen led Jin Dabao away.
To avoid running into any other trouble along the way, Xiao Chen unfurled the Freedom Wings, expended Magic Energy to execute So Close Yet Worlds Apart, and carried Jin Dabao away with one step.
When the twonded, they were right outside Supreme Sky City, at the peak that the Supreme Sky Sect gave to him, which had a Peak Spirit Vein suppressed under it.
As a reward for getting the first slot to the Heavenly Dew Divine Spring on behalf of the Supreme Sky Sect, the sect had given Xiao Chen such an independent peak.
Naturally, the biggest benefit was the Peak Spirit Vein under the peak. However, now that Xiao Chen had close to fifty Peak Spirit Veins, he did not care about it.
When the fatty saw Xiao Chen being so tyrannical before a true inheritor, moving fifty kilometers in one step, he felt like sighing.
Upon hearing somemotion on the empty peak, Lord Jiu immediately rushed out.
Jin Dabao shook his head involuntarily and said, Xiao Chen, the servant you hired is no good. He has shifty eyes. This Fat Lords discerning eyes can tell that he is not a good person.
When Lord Jiu heard this, he immediately became angry. Where did this fattye from? How is this Lord Jiu not like a good person?
Jin Dabao plopped his butt down on a stool and picked up a teacup on the table. He took his time drinking before saying, Stop pretending in front of this Fat Lord. When this Fat Lord did notorious deeds, you were still in your mothers womb. With one look at your eyes, this Fat Lord can tell what you want to do. Hehe, arent you currently thinking of leaping over and kicking this Fat Lord?
This question stunned Lord Jiu. This fatty was actually right. He did want to kick him to teach him a lesson.
Fellows of the same trade recognizing each other?
Xiao Chen could not help smiling bitterly. Then, after he gave them some advice, they both calmed down.
He waited until the fatty had had a short rest, then asked, Dabao, you still have the huge business of the Jin n to run. Why did you think ofing to the Kunlun Realm? How did youe?
At this point, the fatty no longer had the urge to continue fooling around. He replied, The Jin ns development reached its peak in the Sky Dome Realm already. So Dabao can only try to expand to higher ces. Being unrivaled is truly lonely.
As for how I arrived here, money can work wonders. Back then, the Wan n could pay a huge price to send Wan Feng up. Naturally, I have my methods too.
However, I did not look for you because of the Astral Coin matter. This Fat Lord is not that petty. It is just a trifle. I will not harp on it.
Now, Xiao Chen felt curious. He looked at Jin Dabao and asked, What matter could there be?
Jin Dabao took out a long and slender treasured saber from his spatial ring. Then he gently ced it on the table.
Xiao Chens expression immediately changed. He stared at Jin Dabao and demanded, Where did you get this saber from?
Dont get too agitated. I know this is your Lunar Shadow Saber.
About three months ago, boundless thunderclouds appeared above Thunder Emperor Valley. It attracted all the experts of the Sky Dome Realm. They thought that a new immortal will of thunder was being born. Who would have imagined that this saber would fly out?
Back then, Ying Yue made a move and blocked the others, grabbing the saber. She handed it to me and told me to give it to you when I go to the Kunlun Realm. There seems to be something wrong with this saber.
After handing the saber to Xiao Chen, Jin Dabao continued, As for what is wrong, you will know immediately after seeing it.
Xiao Chen received the Lunar Shadow Saber and grabbed its hilt. He tried to draw it gently but failed.
Surprise appeared in his eyes as he increased his strength, continuing to try to draw it. Even after using five thousand tons of force, he still could not pull out the Lunar Shadow Saber.
This saber is really dead
After a long time, Xiao Chen gave up on the attempt. Outright pity appeared on his face.
Its not that serious. If it were really dead, why would I bring it here for you to take a look? I showed it to Su Xiaoxiao. This aspect is the forte of their n. This saber was originally already dead, but it gained some life.
Jin Dabaos words were astonishing, speaking of a result that Xiao Chen did not expect.
The Heavenly Craft Manor belonged to Su Xiaoxiaos n, which was responsible for creating all sorts of Spirit Weapons in the Sky Dome Realm. The Soul yer Bow belonging to Xiao Chen was also the work of a distinguished senior of the Heavenly Craft Manor.
If Su Xiaoxiao hade to such a conclusion, it was more than likely correct.
Chapter 950 - Embryonic Soul
Chapter 950: Embryonic Soul
Xiao Chen could not help his sudden excitement. He had originally thought that he would have to search for some vague Magic Skill in the Peni Sea.
This was a forlorn hope.
Furthermore, Xiao Chen would have to be a Martial Emperor first before he could be truly confident of going to the Peni Sea. Unexpectedly, Jin Dabao brought such good news to him.
Dont be so happy yet. ording to what Su Xiaoxiao said, this saber should have some fate with the Thunder Emperor Valley. This caused the previously dead Item Spirit to reform an Embryonic Soul in the Thunder Emperor Valley.
However, this Embryonic Soul is extremely weak. Once it is taken out, it will die. This is the reason why the saber cannot be drawnits a self-protective mechanism. If you want to nourish this Embryonic Soul into an Item Spirit, there are many conditions to fulfill.
Xiao Chen pressed him. What conditions are there?! No matter how many there are, I will definitely fulfill them all!
The fatty spread his hands and replied with a smile, As for what exactly the conditions are, Xiaoxiao does not know, either. She discovered this from a damaged ancient manual. However, she said that there would surely be sects in the Kunlun Realm that would know. You can ask around with this in mind.
Xiao Chens expression eased. However, as he held the Lunar Shadow Saber, his heart could not regain its serenity. After hoping for so long, he had finally found an explicit direction to follow.
The Thunder Emperor Valley formed a natural phenomenon after the Thunder Emperor found his Dao there. That was an inextinguishable mark that he left behind in the world.
The Lunar Shadow Sabers rebirth must have had something to do with the Thunder Emperor Valley.
Perhaps there were some details that Jin Dabao had not noticed. In the future, when Xiao Chen had time, he had to return to Thunder Emperor Valley to take a look.
Xiao Chen put away the Lunar Shadow Saber and nced at Lord Jiu. He said, Old Jiu, please take out a portion of a grandmaster-level Martial Sages belongings to give to Dabao. I owe him this.
Lord Jiu gaped but reluctantly took out a spatial ring before handing it to Jin Dabao.
Jin Dabaos eyes lit up as he epted the spatial ring. He checked it carefully before smiling so broadly that his eyes narrowed to slits. He said, You are really a good friend. This is worth my moving my ns forward and rushing over to the Kunlun Realm to hand you the saber.
Xiao Chen smiled. Then he consoled Lord Jiu. If the old does not go, the new will note. Tomorrow, I will go and help you handle all the things in your hand.
White Robed King Xiao Chen, the ancient races Ren Kongjue requests an audience. Pleasee down and meet with me!
Just at this moment, a resonant voice echoed in the peak, bearing arrogance and a heavy murderous intent in its tone. With just these words, Xiao Chen could figure out the temperament of the speaker.
He had not expected this person toe this fast. He looked at Jin Dabao and asked, How exactly did you offend this person?
Jin Dabao smiled embarrassedly and exined, Back then, when Shui Lingling received me, this fellow was present. Apparently, he was there to propose marriage. When Shui Lingling sent me flying, his expression looked extremely terrifying.
It seems I messed up his proposal. However, you cannot me me for that. This Fat Lord was sincerely praising her at that time.
Xiao Chens First Senior Sister was really charming. First, there was Lan Shaobai; then, there was this Ren Kongjue. They were both geniuses of the ancient races. He wondered if there was something strange about this that he was not aware of.
Eh, Young Master Xiao, you have not replied to that person yet. Seeing that Xiao Chen still had not said anything, Lord Jiu prompted him.
Xiao Chen seemed to recall himself after that. He smiled and said, Go and invite him up here. If he is willing toe, then so be it. If not, then just ignore him.
Old Jiu, remember: use the method that you are best at.
What was the method that Lord Jiu was the best at? Naturally, that was digging holes.
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Bang! Suddenly, a hole opened in the ground in front of Ren Kongjue at the foot of the peak. Then, Lord Jiu leaped out of the hole.
When Lord Jiu looked at Ren Kongjue, he could not help but turn his chin up.
Ren Kongjue had a burly figure, two meters tall with broad shoulders. His sharp features made the resolute expression on his face look like it was carved by a knife.
He exuded pride and arrogance, his eyes filled with an unsuppressible disdain. He appeared to have an extremely berserk nature. As he stood erect on the ground, he gave off pressure as heavy as that of a mountain.
The twopanions beside Ren Kongjue gave off a simr atmosphere. Standing together, they were like a mountain range, emitting even heavier pressure.
Ren Kongjue is actually a genius from the Mountain Giant Race. Young Master Xiao must have known; which is why he purposely said that to me.
Should I say it or not? The Mountain Giant Race has a reputation for irascibility. If he punches me, this Lord Jiu will end up half-dead.
[Note: Mountain Giant Race here in Chinese is the Kuafu Race (丸һ). There is no English trantion for this phrase. There are a variety of legends about Kuafu. In one version, Kuafu is a giant who chased after the sun. He ended up so thirsty, he drank up the Yellow River and a few other major rivers in China before continuing. He died when he finally caught up with the sun and turned into a mountain. In another version, the sun was responsible for drying the rivers up, so Kuafu got angry and chased after the sun.]
Lord Jiu felt conflicted and was somewhat at a loss for words.
You are the White Robed King Xiao Chen? Why are you so frighteningly old? the person to the left of Ren Kongjue asked, feeling Lord Jius appearance was strange.
To think this person might make such a mistake! Lord Jiu quickly denied this with a smile. Naturally, Im not
If you are not, then why did youe down? The person we are looking for is Xiao Chen. Are you messing around with us?! this person snorted coldly.
Lord Jiu got the impression of a volcano that could erupt at any moment. Feeling very unlucky, he smiled and said, The Young Master sent me here to invite you all up.
Does he not understand Big Brothers words? We called him toe down, not for us to go to him.
Their tempers are really extraordinarily arrogant. The ancient races are the ancient races, indeed. No wonder Young Master Xiao does not want to pay much attention to them.
Lord Jiu scolded these people in his heart. Then he directly repeated what Xiao Chen said. Young Master Xiao said that if you are willing toe up, thene up. If you are not willing, that is your problem.
Ren Kongjue raised his eyebrows. He smiled coldly and said, He sure is confident. Never mind. Ill go up and take a look. Lets see what games he is ying. How dare he protect the person that I, Ren Kongjue, want to kill?
Ren Kongjue had brought many valuable gifts to propose marriage. However, before he could say anything, Jin Dabaos words spoiled the atmosphere. Hence, he had long considered Jin Dabao a dead man, someone that he had to kill no matter what.
When Lord Jiu saw the situation, he quickly ran over to stop them. He pointed to the hole in front and smiled. Sires, the way up is not there. Young Master Xiao wants you to go up from here.
Ren Kongjues face could not help but sink. He looked up at the middle of the mountain. This Xiao Chen knew what he was here for and used the most direct method to reject him.
What if we do not go up using that?!
The Mountain Giant youth to the right of Ren Kongjue clearly became enraged. Not only did Xiao Chen note down, but he also wanted them to climb up using a hole.
This treatment disyed a tant disregard for their Mountain Giant Race. This Mountain Giant Race youths tone already carried murderous intent.
Lord Jiu smiled happily and said, Naturally, you will not be able to go up. I already passed on the message. I will take my leave first.
Seeing that the situation was going bad, Lord Jiu moved quickly, jumping into the hole he dug. His movement was astonishingly fast.
The Mountain Giant Race youth, who was preparing to make a move, had only just raised his fist. He could not help punching the air in frustration.
When the fist light exploded out, a loud sound echoed in the sky. A strong wind blew, making all the trees and nts bend over. Such a force was terrifying.
Big Brother, what should we do? ording to the rules of the Supreme Sky Sect, we cannot simply barge into this kind of independent peak.
Ren Kongjue replied sullenly, Lets go. I think that Shui Lingling is purposely using this as an excuse not to meet me again. If we are not getting married, then so be it. We of the Mountain Giant Race are dignified and noble. She will regret this in the future.
What about that fatty and Xiao Chen? Are we just going to let them off like this?
That fatty is just a dancing clown. I can kill him any time. This Xiao Chen is going to take part in a King conferring ceremony in half a year. Ill teach him a profound lesson then. I will show him just how severe the consequences of todays matter are.
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Halfway up the mountain, Xiao Chens group of three watched as Ren Kongjue left.
Jin Dabao looked at the strong wind that had yet to disperse. The shock wave of that Mountain Giant Race cultivator still had not faded.
These three fellows are really horrifying. Xiao Chen, I got you in trouble this time.
Sensing the strength of the remnant energy in the air, Xiao Chen said softly, It has nothing to do with you. Since he does not show me any face, there is no need for me to show him any face. If he dares to show up half a year from now, I will show him who exactly will be giving the lesson.
Lord Jiu raised his head and said, Hey, someone ising.
Why does that person seem somewhat familiar? Suddenly, Jin Dabaos expression changed. He said, Isnt that the girl who sted me away? Xiao Chen, do you know each other?
Xiao Chen smiled faintly and said, Lets go. Ill help you resolve this misunderstanding. Since you were truly just praising her, there is no need to feel guilty.
Jin Dabao smiled embarrassedly and said, This Never mind that. This Fat Lord will go and hide first.
Lord Jiu chuckled. Being very tactful, he followed the fatty and left as well.
Xiao Chen walked down alone to wee his First Senior Sister, Shui Lingling. No matter when he met her, her soft and gentle face always stirred him, preventing him from looking at her directly.
Shui Lingling smiled faintly and said, Fatty! Are you up there?
Senior Sister, are you here to find and punish him?
Your guess is half correct. I am here to find him, but there is no need to punish him. I verified it with Junior Sister Chenxi. He is indeed your friend. I was in the wrong for expelling him. However, hister actions canceled that out, so there is no need for me to apologize to him.
Xiao Chen smiled embarrassedly. Jin Dabaos habit was a carryover from the Sky Dome Realm. There was no way for him to change that.
As the two walked, they chatted. They had not met for a long time. Hence, they had many things to tell each other. They soon forgot the topic of Jin Dabao. Xiao Chen smiled and said, Sorry, I drove away a group of people earlier. I probably caused Senior Sisters marriage prospect to fall through.
How can that be? I was even racking my brain for how to send this Ren Kongjue away. You did me a great favor. I should be the one thanking you. Shui Lingling sighed, Ever since Master dered me as his personal disciple, the number of peopleing to propose has been endless.
Xiao Chen could not understand. He asked, Why?
Master is preparing to focus on breaking through to Sovereign Martial Emperor. In less than ten years, I will take on the position of the Supreme Sky Sects Sect Master. Thus, the bridal dowry is the entire Supreme Sky Sect. So, what do you think the reason is?
The Supreme Sky Sect was a Rank 9 sect that was currently in its heyday, and Shui Lingling was young and pretty. She was very charming and would inherit the position of Sect Master.
Furthermore, Shui Lingling was single and unmarried. This was very hard not to get excited about.
Xiao Chen smiled and said, This dowry is indeed veryvish.
Junior Brother, are you tempted? This is a transaction with guaranteed profits. You get a beauty and a free Rank 9 sect. Shui Lingling smiled craftily as she looked at Xiao Chen with an enticing gleam in her charming eyes.
Xiao Chen smiled back and retorted, However, I only want the beauty and not the dowry. Is that possible?
Shui Linglings bubblingughter resounded. Hehe! You are really straightforward. Alright, I will not mess with you anymore. Lets speak about business. Master already knows about your exploits in the Primal Chaos Domain.
The only aid that Master can provide you is a guarantee that no quasi-Emperor expert or above will make a move against you. Otherwise, they will suffer the undying wrath of the Supreme Sky Emperor, no matter who it is.
Chapter 951 - Sword Casting Grandmaster Situ Leihong
Chapter 951: Sword Casting Grandmaster Situ Leihong
Xiao Chen said with a serious expression, It is my fortune to have the Sect Master take care of me like that.
Most outstanding talents have someone behind their backs protecting them. The Sect Master has long since been your protector. However, that is all that he can do. Whether you can snatch back your King title in the conferral ceremony half a year from now will still depend on yourself.
Xiao Chen nodded to indicate that he understood. Then, he asked about another matter. Senior Sister, do you know of any peak forging sects or forging masters that are on good terms with our Supreme Sky Sect?
What are you thinking of doing, forging a Secret Treasure?
No, I have some questions that I would like to ask and wonder if our sect can give me a rmendation letter.
Shui Lingling smiled and said, This is easy. The most famous Sword Casting Grandmaster, Situ Leihong of the Profound Domain, has a deep friendship with Master. Ill write you an introduction letter. Youll only need to show your identity medallion to see him.
He is someone who has forged many Sub-Divine Weapons, a legendary master at forging swords. He will definitely be able to answer your questions.
When Xiao Chen heard that, he rejoiced. Someone who could forge a Sub-Divine Weapon would no doubt know all the prerequisites for nourishing an Embryonic Soul into an Item Spirit.
After saying goodbye to Shui Lingling, Xiao Chen received Yue Chenxi, Gong Yangyu, Jin Lin, Liu Ke, and Xiao Xian at his peak. Everyone including Jin Dabao chatted freely for a long time.
Everyone spoke about the past and discussed the martial way. It felt like the entire night passed in the blink of an eye.
When the sky turned bright, Xiao Chen went out alone and met with the First Elder, Han Qinghe. There, he found out some of the details of the King conferral ceremony.
The Thunder Sovereign had been in closed-door cultivation all along. Currently, the Holy Masters of the Three Holy Lands were in charge of the Martial God Pce. This was the reason given for the postponement of the King conferral ceremony by half a year.
There was another very big reason. This postponement allowed the Holy Masters to give the top Holy Scion, Xia Houjue, time to umte military merits to hit the requirements of being conferred King.
Then, the Holy Masters would confer a Kingship on Xia Houjue as well as on Xiao Chen. They would use the resources of the Holy Lands to overwhelm Xiao Chens fame, telling everyone who the outstanding talent that the Martial God Pce truly supported was.
The Three Holy Lands really put in a lot of effort. In order to suppress him, they even used this.
There was only one piece of good news. The Supreme Sky Emperor personally fought for Xiao Chen to get the title Azure Dragon King and seeded.
After Xiao Chen found out about all this, he did not say anything. As long as he could get the title Azure Dragon King, everything would be fine.
The Supreme Sky Emperor managed to help him this far. Xiao Chen would have to deal with the rest himself. As for those people who were nning to kick up a storm at his King conferral ceremony, he would beat them all back with force.
By the time Xiao Chen returned to his peak, Gong Yangyu had already left while Lord Jiu and Jin Dabao were still fast asleep.
When Yue Chenxi saw Xiao Chen return, she hesitated for a moment before saying, Senior Brother Xiao Chen, after you are conferred a King, you will have your own territory. I wish toe along with you when that happens.
Senior Brother, we wish toe with you as well, Jin Lin and the other two chimed in quickly.
Xiao Chenughed, You are thinking too far into the future. Furthermore, you are all elite disciples of the Supreme Sky Sect. Whether I can take you or not would depend on Elder Han.
Smiling, Yue Chenxi said, Senior Brother can rest assured on this point. It was First Senior Sister who spoke to us about this to begin with. Since she agreed, there should not be any problems with Elder Han and the Sect Master.
Jin Lin, Xiao Xian, and Liu Ke added, Now, it all depends on Senior Brother.
If Xiao Chen could sessfully be conferred King, the territory he obtained would fall under the Supreme Sky Sect. However, in reality, it would be equal to him forming his own sect. At that time, he would definitely need people to help him.
Xiao Chen originally intended to use that territory as his foundation for the reestablishment of the Dragons Gate in the future.
Restoring the Dragons Gate to its peak would be impossible with just Xiao Chen alone. Yue Chenxi, Jin Lin, and the others would all eventually grow to be grandmaster-level Martial Sages. If they really wanted to join, he would benefit tremendously.
However, all this would have to wait while he repaid the Supreme Sky Sects kindness to him first. It was still too early to speak of this now.
Xiao Chen temporarily rejected the groups suggestion. Thank you all very much. However, we should wait until after the King conferral ceremony. If I cannot provide a better future for you, even if the Sect Master agrees, I will not.
Seeing that Xiao Chen did not reject them right off the bat, Jin Lin and the rest did not press him. At least there was some hope.
In that case, I will take my leave first. Senior Brother Xiao Chen, you will definitely be sessfully conferred King.
Will I definitely seed?
Xiao Chen pondered the strength that Di Wuque and the Divine Daughter disyed in the Heavenly Ruin Wastnd, the suppression that the Three Holy Lands put so much thought into, and the covetous gazes of the ancient race geniuses.
He knew that his King conferral ceremony was fated to be turbulent. If he made the wrong move, everything would crumble like dust. Those people would not pass up on a chance to knock him down.
Collecting his thoughts, Xiao Chen woke Jin Dabao and Lord Jiu. Get up. Stop sleeping. It is time to depart.
The fatty rubbed his eyes as he asked in a daze, Depart? To where?
To the Profound Domains Ying n to help Old Jiu dispose of some spoils. The biggest merchant association in the Kunlun Realmthe Flourishing Heaven Pavilionis there. You would be very interested in that.
When Jin Dabao heard that, he immediately perked up. Lord Jiu had already awakened, wishing he could clear his stock now.
Xiao Chen opened his mouth and spat out the Dragons Gates warship. He raised its eighteen sails and set off with Jin Dabao and Lord Jiu for the Profound Domain.
As a cool breeze blew, the warship pierced through the clouds.
At the warships bow, Xiao Chen fiddled with the Lunar Shadow Saber. The expression on his face was peaceful and serene as his ck hair and white robes fluttered in the wind.
The wless saber Dao has my body as a saber and my thoughts as a saber.
However, without a saber in hand, something was stillcking. In the end, Xiao Chen could not truly achieve wlessness.
Only when he became one with the saber, merging the saber that was his physical body with the saber in his hand, could he bring the wless saber Dao to Great Perfection.
As Xiao Chen held the Lunar Shadow Saber in his hand, he entered into a wondrous state ofprehension. The character of the wless saber Dao slowly became clearer in his mind.
The wless saber Dao was not simply a Martial Technique. Instead, it was a path that he had to takea saber Dao that no one before him had trodden.
Right now, the wless saber Dao was like a newborn baby. There was only a vague concept of it.
Once Xiao Chenprehended it and brought this saber Dao to its peak, it would allow his strength to increase immensely. Furthermore, it would be a blessing to desmen of the future, giving them one more option. Its aplishments wouldst forever.
Suddenly, Xiao Chen felt a murderous intent. He narrowed his eyes and sent out a saber light. The clouds five kilometers ahead scattered. A masked man d entirely in ck appeared before the three.
This ck-d man did not say anything. He stretched out his hand, and white rings of light appeared behind him. Each ring contained surging energy and felt very solid. He had a total of one thousand and five hundred rings.
In the center of the rings was a vague White Tiger roaring.
The five kilometers of clouds that Xiao Chen scattered with his move suddenly regathered as the tiger roared.
When that ck-d person pointed, translucent ripples appeared in the sky. A colossal finger emerged from the ripples and descended towards the Dragons Gates warship.
At the same time, many cryptic talisman scripts appeared in a ring of light with the Dragons Gates warship as the center. They formed a massive formation in the air, locking down space.
As this mysterious ck-d person moved his hands, he drew forth such horrifying might. On the warship, Jin Dabao and Lord Jiu paled as they watched the giant finger descending towards them.
With a thought, a bright moon rose behind Xiao Chen. The surroundings turned dark like night as the moon hung high in the sky. Ka ca! Ka ca! The instant the full moon rose, the massive formation restricting the Dragons Gates warship shattered.
Facing the horrifying giant finger, Xiao Chen pointed as well. The resplendent bright moon in the night sky vanished, turning into a saber light that shot out from his fingertip.
When the saber light shed with the giant finger, a loud explosion resounded in the air. Shock waves surged out and lightning shed. Saber lights, sword images, and all sorts of mysterious phenomena flickered continuously in the sky.
When the ck-d man pointed, he had revealed a somewhat contemtive look in his eyes. Then, he leaped back and prepared to leave.
Whoosh!
However, the moment the ck-d person turned around, he found the white-d Xiao Chen with the Freedom Wings unfurled on his back looking at him coldly.
Brother Xia, why are you not working on umting one million military merits for your King conferral buting to Supreme Sky Province from the White Emperor City to point at me? This Xiao is honored.
The moment this person made his move, Xiao Chen recognized him. This was the White Emperor Citys Holy Scion, Xia Houjue. In the three years that Xiao Chen had not seen him, he had grown to an astonishing level, thanks to the resources of his Holy Land.
When Xia Houjue pointed, he had appeared very casual. However, the might manifested could kill an ordinary grandmaster-level Martial Sage.
Having been seen through by Xiao Chen, Xia Houjue removed the mask on his face and smiled. There is no need for you to worry for me. I will definitely be conferred King. Just worry about yourself. It is not that easy to get the title of Azure Dragon King.
Xiao Chen said calmly, I will return the same words to you. Just worry about yourself. Since you gifted me a finger, I will return one to you as well.
Snow drifted behind Xiao Chen. The perfected Winter Saber of the wless Four Seasons came out as he pointed.
The snow that filled the air gathered and formed a crystalline flower behind Xiao Chen. A vast snowfield nketed thend for five thousand kilometers.
Xia Houjues expression turned grave. He extended his hand, and a stone finger condensing vast and ancient strength at a single point appeared and struck the ice flower, instantly shattering it.
However, the cold Qi spread out and permeated the ancient stone finger. Crackling resounded, and the stone finger likewise shattered and turned into countless shards of ice.
Xia Houjue felt depressed. He had not expected the cold Qi to be so strange, putting him at a disadvantage. He said in a frosty voice, Xiao Chen, lets see if you can still be this arrogant half a year from now.
Xiao Chen let Xia Houjue leave and entered deep thought. He swept his hand across, and the ice in the air turned into spots of cial light that returned to his hand and reformed the ice flower.
Snow of the four seasons, eternal and evesting. If you think that this move will be only this powerful half a year hence, you will definitely suffer a lot.
For the White Emperor Citys Xia Houjue to appear now was within Xiao Chens expectations and was perfectly logical.
The three Holy Scions had been the leaders of the Tianwu Domains younger generation for a long time. Of the three, Xia Houjue had the greatest ambitions and desires.
Xiao Chen was now famous throughout the entire Kunlun Realm. Even though the Dragons Gate was no more, his reputation surpassed that of the Three Holy Scions among the Tianwu Domains younger generation.
However, the three Holy Scions had more than ten years to build up their reputation, in addition to their Holy Lands long and storied history. Their reputation was much more solid than that of someone like Xiao Chen, who suddenly came into prominence in four to five years.
Chapter 952 - White Emperor City’s Holy Scion
Chapter 952: White Emperor Citys Holy Scion
So far, the younger generation of the Tianwu Domain did not think that Xiao Chen surpassed the three Holy Scions by much. However, once Xiao Chen was conferred King and took the title Azure Dragon King, the situation would be different.
To thepetitive Xia Houjue, who wanted to rule the Tianwu Domains younger generation, Xiao Chen was a major threat.
Thus, it was normal for him to make a move himself to test Xiao Chens strength.
However, Xia Houjue was currently in a crucial period for umting military merits. If half a year passed and he still did not have a million military merits, he would be in an unfavorable situation where he could not be conferred King.
This was also why Xia Houjues appearance had also been something of a surprise to Xiao Chen.
On the Dragons Gate warship, Jin Dabao and Lord Jiu heaved a sigh of relief when they saw Xiao Chen rush back.
Jin Dabao fanned himself as he said, Old Brother Xiao Chen, exactly how many people have you offended? You just stepped out of your ce, and you already met with such a horrifying person.
Xiao Chen smiled. Even he himself could not count the number of people bearing grudges against him.
Who was that? Lord Jiu asked curiously.
The White Emperor Citys Holy Scion, Xia Houjue.
Lord Jiu sighed and said, Young Master Xiao, the people that you offended and showed up are bing increasingly incredible. The White Emperor Citys Holy Master is part of the peak batch of the entire Kunlun Realm.
A thought urred to Xiao Chen, so he said, Old Jiu, you have lived for more than two hundred years. Do you know how many people in the entire Kunlun Continent truly reached the peak?
Although it had been about six years already since Xiao Chen had firste to the Kunlun Realm, he immersed himself in cultivation, so he did not know much about such matters.
Jin Dabao looked at Lord Jiu with interest as well. Clearly, everyone would be curious about such legendary characters.
With a pleased smile, Lord Jiu said, It is impossible for you youths to know much about such matters in the first ce. This Lord Jiu is not too familiar with the situation in the Heavenly Starry Ocean, so I will not speak much about that. Ill talk about the five strongest people of the Kunlun Continents five Domains belonging to the major races: the Tianwu Domains Thunder Sovereign, the Fiend Races Spirit Fox King, the Ghost Races East Mountain Ghost Monarch, the Corpse Races Heaven Punishing Corpse God, and the Deity Races Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign.
These five people are the strongest of the Kunlun Continent today. As for the other Domains, there are the Profound Domains Saber Sword Two Sovereigns and the top loose cultivator of the Primal Chaos Domain, the Heavenly Evil Sovereign. However, they are slightly weaker.
Lord Jiu spoke at length, happily rting the legends of these people to the two. Xiao Chen listened very carefully, boundless anticipation blooming in his heart.
After Lord Jiu finished his storytelling, he added, There are also some people who can rival these five people in the distant Heavenly Starry Ocean. This Lord Jiu only knows of a Myriad-Law Fiend Master from the Myriad Fiend Pce. Im not too clear on the others, so I cant tell you about them.
The Heavenly Starry Ocean did indeed have people who could rival the five strongest experts of the Tianwu Continent. As far as Xiao Chen knew, the Cyclic Astral Pces Pce Master should not be weaker than these five people.
The Thunder Sovereign, the Spirit Fox King, the East Mountain Ghost Monarch, the Heaven Punishing Corpse God, and the Heaven Abandoning Deity SovereignI wonder how strong these five are. As I am now, Im probably not even qualified to meet them.
Suddenly, Xiao Chen recalled that thest time he met Xiao Bai, he had heard that the Spirit Fox King had adopted her.
At that time, he had not known how strong the Spirit Fox King was. Now that he learned from Lord Jiu that the Spirit Fox King was equal to the Thunder Sovereign and the others, he appreciated what a stroke of fortune Xiao Bai had obtained.
Cultivate! Cultivate!
Otherwise, the next time I meet Xiao Bai, I might not even be able topare with her. That would be a great failure.
The Dragons Gates warship continued to travel forward. Forgoing idle chatter, Xiao Chen sat at the bow of the warship, prepared to use this time to perfect the Spring Saber of the wless Four Seasons.
Xiao Chen had already experienced the increased might of the perfected Winter Saber. If he could perfect the wless Four Seasons, it might not be weaker than the Subduing Dragon Profound sh.
For some reason, Jin Dabao fixated on the spoils on Lord Jiu and was pestering him to let Jin Dabao handle the resources obtained after Lord Jiu converted the spoils, guaranteeing him that he could provide a tenfold return.
Jin Dabao kept bragging about all his glorious deeds in the Sky Dome Realm and unexpectedly managed to excite Lord Jiu.
Half a monthter, a crack of spring thunder resounded in the sky above the Dragons Gates warship, shaking the vessel and preventing it from advancing.
Jin Dabao and Lord Jiu were discussing their grand business n within the ships hold, speaking about important matters and appearing very pleased. When they heard the spring thunder, they quickly rushed out.
When the two got on deck, they smelled the fragrance of flowers. The two were bewildered to find that the surroundings had turned into a forest of peach trees. Peach blossoms filled their vision.
When the spring wind blew, the countless peach blossoms transformed the area into a wondend.
Xiao Chen sat cross-legged in the depths of the peach forest. Suddenly, he opened his eyes, and the crisp sound of a saber rang out. The peach forest disappeared, leaving only a bare branch with peach blossoms in his palm.
Using spring thunder as the primer, he had made peach trees flower for five kilometers around. After half a month, he finally figured out the final hurdle, perfecting the Spring Saber.
He stood up and looked at the branch in his hand. Then, he smiled faintly and tossed it toward the sky.
Keng Qiang!
The peach branch half the length of Xiao Chens arm suddenly shattered. Countless peach blossoms carrying boundless saber intent flew about in the air, every petal a lethal weapon.
With a thought, Xiao Chen withdrew his Martial Technique with satisfaction. Even after the peach blossoms faded away, their fragrance still lingered in the air. Compared to the biting cold of the Winter Saber, the Spring Saber was much warmer.
However, the might and scope of this movewith five kilometers of peach trees all aroundmaterialized a power no weaker than the Winter Sabers.
Xiao Chen turned around and asked the two, Have we arrived at the Profound Domain? Given the speed of the Dragons Gates warship, they should have arrived already.
We arrived three days ago, Lord Jiu replied.
Xiao Chen took out a letter and handed it to Lord Jiu. This is a letter I wrote. Bring it to the Ying n and look for Ying Qiong. You should not have any problems dealing with that batch of spoils.
To Ying Qiong, this would be a small matter. She did not even need to make a personal appearance to settle it.
Xiao Chen had more important things to do and did not want to waste any time on this.
Young Master Xiao, you are not going toe with us? Lord Jiu asked, finding his instructions strange.
Xiao Chen prodded Jin Dabaos forehead and left a mark on it. He said, I still have some things to do. Ill lend this warship to you first. After Ive finished with my matters, I will rejoin you.
After Xiao Chen finished speaking, he jumped off the warship.
Jin Dabao found that he could control this Dragons Gates warship. Since he could more or less guess what Xiao Chen was going to do, he could understand Xiao Chens urgency.
He chuckled, and while Lord Jiu was not paying attention, he grabbed the letter from Xiao Chen. He said, Remember to follow my instructions when we go to the Ying n. This Fat Lord is an expert in this aspect. You will pretend to be this Fat Lords manservant to avoid giving the game away and getting the price pushed down.
Lord Jiu was somewhat confused. Who was the one selling the goods, him or the fatty? How did he end up bing a manservant?
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Situ Leihong was the most famous master forger for swords in the Profound Domain. He was a great grandmaster-level Martial Sage that could forge a Sub-Divine Weapon.
Following the address that his First Senior Sister gave him, Xiao Chen unfurled the Freedom Wings and passed over mountains, rivers, and cities. When he arrived before a mountain manor built on the summit of a tall mountain, hended and put away the Freedom Wings.
The mountain manor was notrge, nor was the signboard clear. However, there was a long queue at the entrance, appearing endless and snaking to the bottom of the mountain, consisting of cultivators here to ask the forger to make them a sword.
Xiao Chennded at the side and held the Lunar Shadow Saber in his hand. He was bbergasted to find many extraordinary grandmaster-level Martial Sages in the mix.
There were even great grandmaster-level Martial Sages. He saw two or three of them behaving themselves and joining the queue at the back without anyints.
Such a crowdpletely exceeded Xiao Chens expectations. He could not help but wonder to himself, Is what First Senior Sister said reliable or not? Can I really enter just by relying on my identity token?
The main gates were tightly shut; only a wicket door at the side was open. The cultivators who were queueing started from this small door and extended all the way down to the foot of the mountain.
These cultivators maintained a certain distance from each other as they waited anxiously.
This is strange. There is the main gate right here, so why is no one knocking on it?
Where did this fellowe from? He is carrying a saber anding to a ce that forges swords. Is he here to cause trouble?
Xiao Chen, who was holding the Lunar Shadow Saber and standing out of the line, attracted a lot of attention from therge group of swordsmen. Not long after hended, someone yelled out.
Since ancient times, the conflict between swords and sabers had never ended.
These two weapons were different from the others. The saber came from the sword. However, there were both swords and sabers in the worlda very direct rtionship. Avoidingparisons between the two was hard.
Out of respect for the forging master, Xiao Chen did not want to cause anymotion here. Reviving Ao Jiao was his highest priority.
He looked at that person who spoke. That person carried a two-meter-long sword and wore purple robes. He also had two strips of purple cloth tied to his hair, fluttering in the wind and appearing free and unfettered.
This person was no more than forty, an outstanding talent of the younger generation. His sharp eyebrows and sparkling eyes gave an impression of strong determination.
Xiao Chen said calmly, I may be a desman, but I do not have any intention topete against swords. Im just here to ask Master Situ about some matters with no disrespect meant.
However, the purple-robed swordsman smiled coldly. He said, Look at all the swordsmen here. They all arrived here on foot to seek the Master to forge a sword. No one said anything or made any noise; no one dared to fly down from the sky.
Even the great grandmaster-level Martial Sage experts are respectfully queueing at the bottom of the mountain. You, a desman, descended from the sky,ing in might. If this is not disrespect, then what is it?
The other swordsmen were all ring at Xiao Chen. They were already very upset that he had flown over. Finding out that he was a desman only added fuel to the mes.
Xiao Chen held his Lunar Shadow Saber as he performed a cupped-fist salute. Then he said, Im sorry. I was not aware of such a rule. I will go to the bottom of the mountain and join the queue. After I enter, I will personally apologize to Master Situ.
The Master only meets with five people a day and forges one sword a month. Why are you, a desman, here to join the excitement? Are you trying to take our spots? Scram! The purple-robed swordsman ignored Xiao Chens concession, tyrannically trying to chase him away.
Please dont misunderstand. I am not here to forge a sword.
The hand that Xiao Chen held the Lunar Shadow Saber with trembled slightly. However, he did not lose his temper in the end. After replying softly, he turned around and headed down the mountain.
He did not want to lose the hope that he hade by after so much difficulty.
How stubborn! I told you to scram, not to walk down! the purple-robed swordsman shouted coldly. Light flickered under his feet, and a majestic sword formation appeared. Hundreds of purple sword Qi flew out of the formation, flying all around him. The crisp sound of swords buzzed.
A sharp sword intent instantly spread throughout the mountain. The grass bent over, not daring to rise.
Chapter 953 - Purple Night Sword Sect, Ouyang Feng
Chapter 953: Purple Night Sword Sect, Ouyang Feng
This swordsman flicked his finger, and a strand of resplendent sword Qi turned into a multicolored light before flying forward. It possessed an overwhelming sharpness, able to pierce through mountains and shatter rocks.
Xiao Chens expression sank slightly as he turned around quickly. Holding the sheathed Lunar Shadow Saber across his chest to block, he used his body as a saber and raised his hand. It was like a treasured saber being unsheathed, willfully revealing its cutting edge.
Bang!
The unyielding sword Qi crashed into the sabers scabbard, giving off a crisp sound like a treasured sword shattering. The sword Qi splintered into sword lights and faded away, not hurting Xiao Chen at all.
Xiao Chen easily blocked the purple-robed swordsmans overbearing sword Qi. This scene immediately caught many peoples attention.
Hey, he actually is an expert. It really looks like he is here to cause amotion. However, he chose the wrong person by picking the Purple Night Sword Sects Ouyang Feng.
Among the younger generation of the Profound Domain, Ouyang Feng is one of the youths on the Sword School Ranking with the most potential. Aside from the few disciples that the Sword Sovereign personally taught, there are not many who can defeat him.
Young Master Feng indeed has sharp eyes. He managed to see in one nce that this white-robed desman harbors malicious intent, here to cause trouble at Sword Forging Peak. So he tested him to force him to reveal his true nature.
Young Master Ouyangs sword intent already reached peak ny percentprehension. He is close to condensing a sword soul. Who knows, he might even get to see Master Situ and have a sword forged.
Master Situs rules are really strange. He forges a sword depending on the person. He says things like no affinity with swords, not even giving any face to Martial Emperors.
However, Master Situ is someone who can forge even a Divine Weapon. He has the right not to give any face to Martial Emperors. It would take a Sovereign Martial Emperor for him to give any face.
The various discussions entered Xiao Chens ears. He could not help but smile bitterly. The swordsmen on this Sword Forging Peak had a very deep bias against desmen.
Xiao Chen said calmly, There is no need to treat me with so much hostility. I am not here to get a sword forged or cause amotion. I only have something to ask the Master.
Ouyang Feng said sullenly, My move already forced you to reveal yourself, yet you still dare to quibble? Do you think that all the swordsmen on this Sword Forging Peak are blind? If you dont scram today, I will force you to scram.
He stepped forward and left the queue, charging towards Xiao Chen.
Ouyang Fengs purple robes fluttered, and the sword formation under his feet erged,yering formations one on top of another. When one looked carefully, one would discover that thisrge sword formationprised eighty-one small sword formations.
The sword formations interlinked, and eighty-one sword lights flew about within, materializing a strong sword intent that was infinitely close to a sword soul.
As for Ouyang Feng, who was in the center of the formation, overwhelming sword Qi covered his body. He directed the countless sword Qi in the formation with every step he took, like he was the king of swords.
This was the Purple Night Sword Art that the Purple Night Sword Sect was famous for, a Martial Technique created by a sword master of the Purple Night Sword Sect based on Sword Domains. It even vaguely looked like a Sword Domain.
Ouyang Feng walked over step by step, holding his sword. As he moved towards Xiao Chen, a sword wind howled, giving off an overwhelming aura.
The rear of the summit was a tall, precipitous, rocky cliff. By pushing Xiao Chen back like that, he evidently wanted to chase Xiao Chen off decisively.
Xiao Chen felt helpless. Sometimes, the more one did not want to cause trouble, the more trouble woulde to one.
He retreated again and again. However, not only did the other party not recognize his concession, but he even went more overboard. Clearly, Ouyang Feng was forcing him to counterattack, ndering him with malicious intent even though Xiao Chen was hiding his strength.
If not for reviving Ao Jiao, Xiao Chen would not bother being polite with a person like Ouyang Feng.
Murderous intent shed in Xiao Chens eyes, but he still endured. The purple Lightning Talisman in his sea of consciousness spun, and spring thunder materialized in the sky.
wless saber Dao, wless Four Seasons, Spring Saber!
With a thought, peach blossoms drifted down. The sky instantly turned pink. Seen from below, the flower petals formed a river flowing for five kilometers.
A fragrance assaulted the nose, spreading everywhere. Every single pink flower petal contained Xiao Chens Small Perfection saber soul.
The signs of spring spilled forth, replete with life. The flowers and grass that the sword intent bent over on the peak bloomed and flourished.
In the depths of the peach flowers, Xiao Chen stretched out his hand and made a grabbing motion. The thousands of peach blossoms gathered into a tree branch with seven or eight flower buds waiting to bloom.
He thrust his arm out, and the peach branch pierced through that sword intent with overwhelming killing Qi. With a loud bang, it entered Ouyang Fengs Purple Night Sword Formation.
The spring thunder resounded again, and then the flower buds on the tree branch blossomed together with the crack of thunder, proudly blooming amid the sharp sword Qi.
The eighty-one interlinked small sword formations thatposed therge formation stopped revolving one after another. It was like some stronger power was suppressing them, preventing them from moving.
Ouyang Fengs expression paled. The Purple Night Sword Art circted wildly in his body. However, the sword formation below his feet refused to revolve, suppressed by the peach flowers to the point where it could not move.
In the center of the sword formation, Ouyang Feng could not help turning sullen. He raised his leg and the arm holding his sword, nning to charge out.
I advise you not to move. These eighty-one sword formations are already all broken. However, the bacsh from them is being suppressed. Take a step, and this bnce will immediately break.
Naturally, since you are the one in the center of the formation, not only will you have to face your own Purple Night Sword Formation, but you will also have to face my Spring Saber. You will die without aplete corpse in an instant.
As the mountain wind blew, Xiao Chen held his Lunar Shadow Saber without showing any emotion on his face. As he spoke, he appeared incredibly calm.
You bastard! Where are you even from? I am an elite disciple of the Purple Night Sword Sect. How dare you offend me on Sword Forging Peak? You must be really tired of living. Do you think that I will be frightened by your dog-fart words?!
After Ouyang Feng found himself easily suppressed by Xiao Chen, his elegant demeanor changed altogether as he cursed roundly.
Nephew Ouyang, dont move!
A shout came from the middle of the peak. An old man with a sword on his back arrived in one step along with the crisp sound of a sword. His body was like a sword, and he stood erect. While the sound was still ringing, he had already arrived at the summit.
This neer turned out to be a great grandmaster-level Martial Sage swordsman. His re at Xiao Chen felt like a solid sword light putting enormous pressure on Xiao Chen, trying to force him back.
However, Xiao Chen had a saber soul. His immortal will of thunder had also reached forty-percentprehension. Although his aura was not as strong as the other partys, he would not be pushed back so easily, either.
Xiao Chen stood up straight and nted his feet firmly. He held his ground and did not move back in the slightest, ring back at this person without any fear.
After the old man shouted, Ouyang Feng checked his surroundings. His back immediately became drenched in cold sweat; he was clearly terrified.
Xiao Chens words were not false at all. Ouyang Feng knew full well how strong his Purple Night Sword Formation was. The peach branch that could suppress the Purple Night Sword Formation could only be even more horrifying.
With these two stacked together, the shock waves that should have sted out formed a somewhat delicate bnce due to the point where the peach branchnded.
Just thinking about the consequences when the bnce broke made him tremble in fear, especially since he was in the center of the formation.
Seeing the old man rush over, Ouyang Feng viewed him as his savior. He said quickly, Uncle Diao, kill this fellow and save me!
Right after Ouyang Feng said that, the expressions of all the swordsmen on the peak changed drastically despite themselves. What Xiao Chen had said was unexpectedly true. With one peach branch, he had instantly broken this Purple Night Sword Formation, suppressing Ouyang Feng to the point where Ouyang Feng did not dare to move.
The attention of the cultivators who just exited from the wicket door beside the tightly shut main gates was drawn to this scene as well.
My nephew offended you earlier. Would this little friend please remove the restriction? the old man with the family name Diao asked as he looked at Xiao Chen, ignoring Ouyang Feng altogether.
As a great grandmaster-level Martial Sage swordsman, he had a keener perception than Ouyang Feng. With one nce, he could tell that Xiao Chen already showed mercy.
Ouyang Fengs life and deathy in Xiao Chens grasp. Ouyang Feng could die with just a thought, yet he still called for Xiao Chens death. He was simply seeking death for himself. How could the old man with the family name Diao listen to him?
When facing the old man with a surging sword intent like that of the ocean, Xiao Chen behaved neither obsequiously nor superciliously. He said calmly, This Xiaos intent is not to prevail over others here. Since Senior already said something, Ill let it go.
Right after Xiao Chen spoke, the peach branch in the sword formation exploded together with the boundless sword Qi in the Purple Night Sword Formation, turning into scads of peach flowers dancing the air.
The sound of sabers and swords shing resounded among the flower petals. The thousands of flower petals fell like rain, making Sword Forging Peak very charming.
Die!
With nothing binding him, Ouyang Feng instantly swung the sword in his hand. He moved along with the sword, turning into an iridescent purple light charging at Xiao Chen.
Since Xiao Chen expected this attack long ago, he did not panic. Electric rings of light appeared behind him. Thunder suddenly roared as he moved the Lunar Shadow Saber.
He knocked the insidious sword light that sneak-attacked him to the side and smoothly took a step forward. In the time it took for a spark to fly, he poked at Ouyang Fengs back with the saber scabbard.
Dang!
The sword formation beneath Ouyang Fengs feet shot up as he quickly turned around to block Xiao Chens saber.
Without even drawing the saber, Xiao Chen materialized the wless saber Dao. He used his body as a saber, bing one with the undrawn Lunar Shadow Saber as he gently swung it.
The Lunar Shadow Saber moved towards Ouyang Fengs face. The angle of the attack was extremely strange, forcing him to back up in a hurry.
Xiao Chen moved very casually, unconstrained in style, inside the Purple Night Sword Formation, relying on his aplishments in the saber to suppress Ouyang Feng.
The old man with the family name Diao could no longer keep watching. He stepped forward and used his finger as a sword. A surging sword intent erupted out like endless waves, immediately knocking Xiao Chen back.
Little friend, please stop there. There is no need to be too overbearing.
Xiao Chen stepped back, muttering to himself. The old man was rather unfair with his words, making him feel very ufortable. However, if the situation could be downyed, that was fine as well.
Bastard! After hitting me, you still want to leave? Scram back to where you came from!
Another resounding sword hum appeared. Xiao Chen had just turned around when Ouyang Feng charged out from behind the old man, soaring into the air. Eighty-one sword formations appeared in midair around him, creating an extremely powerful and vast sword formation.
When Xiao Chen looked up, purple sword lights covered the sky, radiating puissance.
Ouyang Feng seemed very dazzling in the sword formation. The sword intent in his body soared endlessly as he hacked down at Xiao Chen with his sword.
Xiao Chen kept his Spiritual Sense extended into his surroundings at every moment. He could even sense the minute movements of grass when the wind blew the moment it happened. Thus, when Ouyang Feng made another move, Xiao Chen reacted extremely quickly.
Peach blossoms bloomed, the summer sun rose, the autumn wind blew, and the winter snow fell. With the wless Four Seasons, all sorts of scenes shed around Xiao Chen, cycling without end.
Xiao Chen stood in the midst of these scenes, unmoving like a mountain. Without even drawing the saber, he swung his saber to meet the sword strike.
Chapter 954 - Just Do Your Bes
Chapter 954: Just Do Your Bes
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The might of the perfected Spring and Winter Sabers of the wless Four Seasons was over twenty percent greater than before.
The wless Four Seasons was iparably stronger than Ouyang Fengs Purple Night Sword Formation. This time, Xiao Chen did not intend to let him off easy; he used eighty percent of his strength.
The moment he chopped with the sheathed saber, a boundless saber intent surged out and moved about continuously, directly knocking down Ouyang Feng, who was hacking down with his sword from overhead.
The eighty-one small Purple Night Sword Formations all shattered into countless sword Qi flying about in the air.
The old man with the family name Diao caught Ouyang Fengs body. After checking him, he could not help but be angry.
Four different kinds of energy were swimming about in Ouyang Fengs body, damaging his meridians and internal organs. He would not be able to recover without half a year of rest and miraculous Medicinal Pills.
Xiao Chen looked like he did not have much of a temper, retreating over and over again. However, when he was truly angered, he was actually so ruthless. Without any warning, he nearly crippled Ouyang Feng.
Little friend, dont you think that you were too ruthless with your move? the old man with the family name Diao asked coldly as he looked at Xiao Chen. Murderous intent shed in his eyes.
This fellow is finished. Diao Jintao and Ouyang Fengs father are sworn brothers. Now that this white-robed desman injured Ouyang Feng, there is no way for him to reconcile this anymore.
I wonder, how badly injured is Ouyang Feng for Diao Jintao to be so upset?
No one can save him now. Diao Jintao is a great grandmaster-level Martial Sage swordsman. He will be able to kill him in ten moves.
What a desman! What is he doing, running over to Sword Forging Peak? Does he really think that the Master will see him? He truly deserves such a conclusion.
Seeing Diao Jintao be so angry, everyone started discussing it. The group of swordsmen did not look kindly on Xiao Chen in the first ce. This was how deep the conflict between desmen and swordsmen was.
Xiao Chen did not feel that he had done anything wrong. There was always a limit to a persons patience. It was impossible for him to remain amicable when the other party kept attacking him.
However, this was unfortunate. Xiao Chen would no longer be able to remain on this Sword Forging Peak and would have to search for another forger.
I was too ruthless? Senior, are you blind? If you want to make a move, just go ahead and do your best. However, it will be impossible for you to keep me here.
The Freedom Wings on Xiao Chens back unfurled. He looked calmly at the other party, confronting him without backing down.
Wrong was wrong, and right was right. How could Xiao Chen not distinguish right from wrong? There was no need to show the old man any face, even if he was a great grandmaster-level Martial Sage.
Diao Jintao was so angry that he ended up smiling. I have not seen such an arrogant junior for such a long time. Today, if I do not keep you here, then there is no need for me to continue staying in the Profound Domain.
Sword intent surged out from every corner of Diao Jintaos body. Dense blue rings of light appeared behind himabout three thousandplete Heavenly Sage Laws.
Diao Jintaos cultivation made everyone feel enormous pressure. Endless sword hums came from every ring.
Creak!
Just as Diao Jintaos aura reached its peak, the tightly shut main gates of the mountain manor suddenly opened. A bellboy walked out and cried out in a clear and loud voice, Who is Xiao Chen? The Manor Lord invites you in!
Instantly, everyones attention shifted to the open main gates. The sight caused an uproar as word spread down the queue of swordsmen, all the way to the bottom of the mountain.
The Sword Forging Peak Manors main gates are open!
This main gate has not opened for more than a hundred years already, right? Thest time it was opened seems to be when the Sword Sovereign of the Profound Domain was arriving personally. Only then did Master Situ open the gates to wee him.
Who is this Xiao Chen? Why does he sound so familiar?
Even Diao Jintao, who was preparing to make a move, and the heavily injured Ouyang Feng were extremely astonished, casting their gazes over.
Is Xiao Chen here or not? Is the Supreme Sky Sects White Robed King Xiao Chen here or not? The Manor Lord invites you in! the bellboy called out once again.
The somewhat confused Xiao Chen quickly stepped forward and showed his identity medallion to the bellboy, saying, I am Xiao Chen. This is my identity medallion.
The bellboy received the identity medallion and checked it. He nodded and said, Hehe! It is indeed you. The Manor Lord has not opened the gates for a hundred years. I didnt expect that when the gates are opened a hundred yearster, the guest would be a desman. Come in.
These words stunned all the swordsmen on the mountain. The one that Situ Leihong opened the gates to receive was actually this desman. This was too shocking.
Diao Jintao looked at the main gates, which had closed once again. Then he muttered, Thest few times I came, I wanted Situ Leihong to customize a sword for me. However, he refused even to see me. He kept leaving the message that I have no fate with swords and sending me on my way.
The White Robed King Xiao Chen. So, it is him. It is the person who kicked down Di Wuque at the Sage Mark Monument three years ago.
No wonder. It is someone who even dares to kick down Di Wuque. How could he show any face to a great grandmaster-level Martial Sage? Ouyang Feng really failed to recognize whom he was dealing with.
I heard that he even killed the Medicine God Valleys Mister Qin in the Primal Chaos Domain.
However, why did the Master open the gates for him? Isnt he a desman? There have been Martial Emperors who came to ask for swords, but the Master rejected them at the gates. The Master keeps talking about a fate with swords. Without this fate, regardless of the backing or reward, he will not forge a sword for them.
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The interior of the mountain manor had special scenery. The first thing that met the eye was a courtyard packed with a thousand ancient swords stuck into the ground.
The swordsmen that came in through the wicket gate frowned as they walked into the courtyard studded with ancient swords. asionally, someone would try to pull up an ancient sword.
The ancient swords buzzed as these cultivators held the sword hilts. It felt like all the ancient swords in the courtyard were connected to one another. A flying sword Qi moved about in the air, forming a huge and surging sword intent as vast as a sea of smoke.
What the swordsmen grasped was not just a single ancient sword. Instead, it was all the one thousand ancient swords in the courtyard. In the end, even after exhausting their Vital Qi or Law Energy, they could not pull out even a single sword.
The swordsmen who walked among the swords all had unsightly expressions. They all frowned, their eyes nk and perplexed.
Xiao Chen walked together with the bellboy to the corridor. As he looked at these swordsmen, he entered deep thought.
This is the Manor Lords test. A swordsman who can pull out an ancient sword is one that has a fate with swords. Only then will the Manor Lord forge a sword for him. When the bellboy saw Xiao Chens gaze, he exined everything.
However, since the Manor Lord is interested enough to invite you in, you dont need to take this test.
Xiao Chen smiled. His First Senior Sisters words were right. As long as he showed his identity medallion, he could gain entry.
After passing therge courtyard with ancient swords stuck into the ground, Xiao Chen never saw another sword in the manor. Instead, it wasvish with flowers, grass, and trees. As they walked along the path, they saw fake mountains and pavilions. The scenery was beautiful, the vistas so many, they were uncountable.
When Xiao Chen and the bellboy arrived before arge hall, they stopped. Wait for a while. There was a girl from the Fiend Race who proved to have a fate with swords. The Manor Lord is currently entertaining her.
Holding the Lunar Shadow Saber, Xiao Chen nodded, making no objection.
While waiting outside the hall, he chatted softly with the bellboy and got to know many of Situ Leihongs stories.
Only then did Xiao Chen learn that this particr Masters status in the eyes of the swordsmen of the Profound Domain had reached an incredible level.
Without exception, all the famous swordsmen in the Profound Domain had their swords forged by the Master.
What the two discussed with the most enthusiasm was Situ Leihongs masterpiece, the Divine Weapon Scarlet Heaven, which was in the possession of the Profound Domains Sword Sovereign. The creation of the famous Divine Weapon had made Situ Leihong a household name throughout the entire Kunlun Realm.
Spirit Weapons and Secret Treasures were two different kinds of items. Thetter had many formssabers, swords, pagodas, mirrors, fans, bronze bangles, pces, and many more could all be Secret Treasures.
On the other hand, Spirit Weapons could only be weapons. The best ones were the Divine Weapons. They were distinctly different from Secret Treasures. Secret Treasures were derivatives of Magic Treasures. However, Spirit Weapons were unique to the Martial Epoch.
The creators of Secret Treasures and of Spirit Weapons had different identities as well. Those who made the former were called refiners, while those who made thetter were known as forgers.
This chat ensured that Xiao Chen did not feel bored. In fact, it even broadened his horizons.
He suddenly recalled something and said, Ie from the Sky Dome Realm. I once heard that the heavens only permit the existence of ten Divine Weapons. However, my Heavenly Saber Pavilion held on to a Divine Weapon all the while, the Heavenly Universe Saber.
The bellboy smiled and exined, That is not exactly correct. It is not that there can be only ten Divine Weapons. Instead, there are only ten Divine Weapons on the Divine Weapon Ranking. The Heavenly Universe Saber was once on the Divine Weapon Ranking. However, it was pushed off long ago.
Spirit Weapons that are not on the Divine Weapon Ranking will not contain Divine Might. At best, their might will just be equal to that of regr Emperor Grade Secret Treasures. However, when facing the powerful Emperor Grade Secret Treasures, they will not be sufficient.
Just when Xiao Chen was about to ask about the Divine Weapon Ranking, the bellboy stopped speaking and revealed an expression of attention. Someone was probably projecting his voice to the bellboy.
After a while, the bellboy said, That Fiend Race girl already left. Please,e in.
Xiao Chen tidied his clothes and looked at the Lunar Shadow Saber, which he could not draw, in his hand. He calmed himself and pushed open the door before entering.
Sit!
Upon entering, Xiao Chen heard a strong voice inviting him to sit.
A middle-aged man in a blue buttoned jacket, long gown, and a schrly aura sat in the middle of the hall. He radiated power like an intense fire zing in his body, stored up and waiting to be released.
However, his eyes looked as calm as autumn water, which easily suppressed that intense berserk fire. Thisbination gave off an elegant feeling.
Concluding that this person was Situ Leihong, Xiao Chen felt astonished. He could not see through this persons cultivation. Was he a great grandmaster-level Martial Sage? A quasi-Emperor? Or something even more powerful?
However, this person did not leak any of this aura that would give Xiao Chen great pressure. He just had an air that surpassed a grandmasters on him, looking very natural.
The most important thing was that this demeanor was a stark difference from the burly and bold temperament of the sword casting grandmaster that Xiao Chen imagined.
After Xiao Chen sat down, a maidservant served him tea to enjoy slowly.
Situ Leihong sized up Xiao Chen with a few nces. Then he said, Ying Zongtian took in a really good student. At such a young age, you already possess some air of a grandmaster. Your saber soul has also reached Small Perfection,parable to the disciples of the Profound Domains Wu Xiaotian.
[Note: The Ying (Ӧ) in Ying Zongtian is different from the Ying (Ӯ) in Ying Qiong.]
Lord Jiu once mentioned two peak experts of the Profound Domain, the Saber Sword Two Sovereigns. They were Sovereign Martial Emperors only weaker than the Thunder Sovereign, the Spirit Fox King, the East Mountain Ghost Monarch, the Heaven Punishing Corpse God, and the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereignthe five Sovereign Martial Emperors at the peak of the Kunlun Realm.
The Ying Tianzong that Situ Leihong mentioned was the Supreme Sky Emperor. As for Wu Xiaotian, that was the Saber Sovereign of the Saber Sword Two Sovereigns.
Only someone of his status could call these two people by name.
However, Xiao Chen was good at observing people, at watching the minute details. Although the Masters words sounded like praise, his tone was very calm. In other words, what he meant was that Xiao Chen could be considered a genius, barely enough to catch his attention.
Xiao Chen took a sip of tea and did not reply immediately. He could make out some clues from this persons broad worldview and the rules this person set.
Chapter 955 - Situ Leihong’s Method
Chapter 955: Situ Leihongs Method
The saber was born from the sword. For the sake of understanding the special characteristics of sabers, I learned some Saber Techniques. Little Friend Xiao Chen, if you do not mind, how about exchanging some pointers?
Situ Leihong was not in a rush to start speaking of business. Instead, he wanted to exchange pointers with Xiao Chen. He pped his hands, and a servant stepped forward to bring out two unsharpened treasured sabers, not giving Xiao Chen any opportunity to refuse.
Situ Leihong made an inviting gesture, allowing Xiao Chen to choose a saber first.
Xiao Chen stood up and said, Since Senior is willing to give me some pointers, I am naturally willing to ept them. However, I am already used to the saber in my hand. I hope that you dont mind.
As you please.
Situ Leihong did not feel upset over this. Instead, he revealed an attitude of appreciation. Then, he waved his hand.
Suddenly, the hall started spinning very quickly. Before Xiao Chen understood what was going on, the scene before him changed, turning into a vast drill ground.
Now, Situ Leihong held a distinctly cold saber in his hand. The shing light that it radiated seemed to be the same as the sky, giving the impression that it was one with the sky.
Situ Leihong took one step and charged towards Xiao Chen. A crisp and melodious saber hum resounded. When he swung the saber, it left an inextinguishable, resplendent, and dazzling saber light in the air.
Xiao Chen felt mildly surprised. Although Situ Leihong did notprehend saber intent, his dense saber light wasparable to that of desmen with ny-percentprehended saber intent.
Those who did not know what was going on would mistake Situ Leihong for an expert desman.
Xiao Chen did not have much time to think. The saber light already arrived before him. As he held the Lunar Shadow Saber, he materialized the wless saber Dao. His saber became like an extension of his body. As he raised his hand, it was like a treasured saber being unsheathed.
Dang! The scabbard blocked Situ Leihongs saber light. A shocked look shed in his eyes as he quickly switched moves.
A volcanic eruption resounded. Situ Leihongs figure shed, and he sent out a tyrannical and powerful saber light from the right side.
Xiao Chens long hair fluttered without any wind blowing. He twisted his body as he shuffled his feet. The saber soul that he used as saber intent flowed out from every pore of his body, not limiting his saber to just the one he held.
The sound of a hundred sabers blended together. With one twist, Xiao Chen shifted from defense to offense, forcing Situ Leihong to retreat.
Neither had any intention of using Martial Techniques. The two fought an intense battle in the drill ground with just their skill with the saber.
In Xiao Chens opinion, Situ Leihongs skill with the saber was exquisite. Even a proper desman would admire him.
However, Situ Leihongs heart did not lie with sabers. His affection for the saber was fundamentally different from Xiao Chens love for it.
With neither using Martial Techniques and Xiao Chen employing all hisprehensions in the saber and his wless saber Dao, Situ Leihong simply could not fight back at all.
Xiao Chen tilted his body and attacked. Boundless saber light flickered. Using his body as a saber and his shoulder as the tip, he used his incredible skill in sabers to knock Situ Leihong back.
Then, Xiao Chens ck hair swung forward. Each strand of hair was like a treasured saber. Situ Leihong had no other choice than to retreat further.
Ding!
Amid the thousands of saber light, a multicolored light shed. It was Xiao Chen using the Lunar Shadow Sabers scabbard to tap Situ Leihongs chest in the time it took for a spark to fly, taking advantage of Situ Leihongs continuous retreat.
Withdraw!
Xiao Chen did not actually stab Situ Leihong; he only gently touched Situ Leihongs jacket before quickly backing off.
Senior, there is no need to continue this exchange, Xiao Chen said calmly as hended on the ground.
Situ Leihong was in high spirits. Xiao Chens new saber Dao had piqued his interest. Haha! Im fine. Im a half-baked desman in the first ce. However, you will not be able to injure me. Just do your best and show no mercy. Lets continue.
Xiao Chen shook his head and asked, Senior, since you do not understand the saber, why the need to persist?
Situ Leihongs face sank, and the smile on his face faded away. He said coldly, I do not understand the saber? Even the Martial Emperors in the Profound Domain do not dare to say that.
Senior possesses a powerful saber and has great skills with the saber,parable to that of a first-rate desman. However, if you do not understand, then you do not understand. If you truly understood, then how is it that you could not evenprehend saber intent?
After a long time, a faint smile returned to Situ Leihongs face. You have the same horrible character as Ying Zongtian. Back then, he said that my skills with the saber were not worth anything at all.
That precious disciple of his waxed lyrical over your skills with the saber in the letter. It is rather unique. You created it yourself, right? What is it called?
Xiao Chen answered honestly, wless.
When Situ Leihong heard the word wless, his face went nk in startlement. He smiled disappointedly and said, wlesshow can there be something truly wless in the world? I once thought that swords were the most perfect and wless weapon in the world. However, if it was truly wless, why would it birth a weapon like the saber?
Xiao Chen suddenly thought of something. He asked, Is Senior thinking of addressing the deficiencies of the sword by researching sabers? So that you can forge a truly wless sword?
Thats right. The apex of Spirit Weapons is Divine Weapons. I want to forge a wless sword that surpasses that of Divine Weapons. Unfortunately, after a hundred years, I still have made no progress in that regard.
Lets not talk about this matter. Lets talk about yours.
Situ Leihong waved his hand, and the world spun around. The scene before Xiao Chen changed back into the hall.
Since Situ Leihongs cultivation was unfathomable, Xiao Chen did not feel surprised at his means. He handed the Lunar Shadow Saber to him and said, I would like Senior to help me take a look at this saber.
Situ Leihong received the Lunar Shadow Saber and casually drew it. However, saber light suddenly shone. The resplendent and dazzling saber light illuminated the entire hall.
Xiao Chens expression instantly changed. Situ Leihong had drawn the Lunar Shadow Saber by only one centimeter, but he reacted very quickly, sheathing the saber back right away.
Xiao Chen had tried many times, but he could not draw the Lunar Shadow Saber at all.
Furthermore, Su Xiaoxiao said that the Embryonic Soul in the saber was extremely weak; it could not stand the light of day. So Xiao Chen did not try to draw it anymore after that.
Xiao Chen had not expected Situ Leihong to be able to draw it so easily. He rushed forward and asked, Senior, is the Embryonic Soul in there alright?
Situ Leihong put down the Lunar Shadow Saber and said, It is fine. It is not that weak. I suppose you came to me for help in nourishing the Embryonic Soul in there into an Item Spirit?
Xiao Chen heaved a sigh of relief and asked, Senior, there is a way?
Although I specialize in swords, it is still easy for me to nourish an Item Spirit for an ordinary saber; not much effort would be needed. However, yours is a little problematic.
Xiao Chen said calmly, Senior, just say it straight. I only need to know the conditions. I do not expect this to happen immediately.
Situ Leihong held the Lunar Shadow Saber once again. He said sullenly, You will need many rare divine materials. However, that is nothing; I have them. On ount of Ying Zongtian, I can provide most of them to you. However, there are three things that you need to find on your own.
What three?
Soul Returning Grass, Paramita Flower, and Three Life Stone.
Xiao Chen stood up and said, Many thanks, Senior. As long as I can find these three items, I can bring back my previous Item Spirit?
Why? You doubt my abilities? Without an Embryonic Soul, I would not dare to say this. Since I say it, I am fully confident, Situ Leihong retorted with an unhappy expression on his face.
Xiao Chen was overjoyed. He performed a cupped-fist salute and said, Many thanks, Senior. I will never forget this kindness. Xiao Chen will repay this many times over in the future.
Dont be in a rush to leave, Situ Leihong called out to stop Xiao Chen. He smiled and added, I can provide the divine materials on ount of Ying Zongtian. However, my help in bringing back your Item Spirit is not free. Earlier, the Spirit Fox Kings adopted daughter was here. However, I did not help her for free, either.
Senior, please go ahead and speak franky.
Situ Leihong said, In the Profound Domain, there is a Sword School Ranking and a Saber School Ranking. They have been held since the Ancient Era. Now, they are maintained by the Sword Sovereign Liu Xiaoyun and the Saber Sovereign Wu Xiaotian. The rankings are held once a decade. Each time, they attract all the swordsmen and desmen in the Profound Domain.
The two rankings will start in four months. The top ten of the Saber School Ranking will be able to gain a piece of ten-thousand-year-old me Crystal. I want you to win it and bring it to me.
Xiao Chen thought for a while and replied, The ten-thousand-year-old me Crystal? I will bring it to Senior four months hence.
Situ Leihong smiled and said, You are rather bold in your tone. Do you think there is no one in my Profound Domain? This Saber School Ranking does not prohibit the older-generation cultivators from taking part. As long as one is not a quasi-Emperor or above, anyone can take part.
Senior, just wait for my good news. Ill take my leave!
After Xiao Chen walked out, he kept feeling that he forgot something. Suddenly, he recalled that Situ Leihong said that the Fiend Race girl from earlier was the Spirit Fox Kings adopted daughter.
The Spirit Fox Kings adopted daughter? Isnt that Xiao Bai?
Xiao Chen turned around and prepared to walk back into the hall to ask Situ Leihong about it. However, the doors were tightly shut; no matter how he pushed, they would not open.
The bellboy appeared before Xiao Chen and said, Haha! Young Master, the Manor Lord already has a new guest. Ill show you out.
Xiao Chen sighed. Xiao Bai had been here, and yet he missed her. What a pity.
However, he had things to do now. He had to ask Ying Qiong about the Soul Returning Grass, Paramita Flower, and Three Life Stone and figure out the details of the Saber School Ranking as well.
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Right after Xiao Chen left, the Supreme Sky Emperor appeared silently in the hall.
Zongtian, your disciple is really very bold, not showing any regard for the Saber School Ranking. He also agreed immediately without even asking where the Soul Returning Grass, Paramita Flower, and Three Life Stone were.
Situ Leihong smiled faintly. He was not surprised at Ying Zongtian making an appearance. Or perhaps it should be said that Ying Zongtian had arrived long ago.
Ying Zongtianughed, Little Lei, I havent seen you for many years, but you are still as wicked as before. You made my disciple go and fetch the ten-thousand-year-old me Crystal and the Spirit Fox Kings adopted daughter get the ten-thousand-year-old Essence Iron from the Sword School Ranking. In one go, you obtained both these items.
Situ Leihong rolled his eyes andined, How many times have I told you? Dont call me Little Lei. I am already over two hundred years old.
Smiling, Ying Zongtian retorted, Whats wrong? You cant ept that? If you cant, then go and reincarnate earlier. I am an old monster who is more than two thousand years old. You are only a couple of hundred years old, so you are still Little Lei.
Alright, alright, alright. I cant beat you. Lets speak about serious matters. How confident are you of breaking through to Sovereign Martial Emperor? Situ Leihong did not pursue hisint but moved on to another topic.
Originally, I was fully confident. However, there have been problems connected to the Three Holy Lands. They might even try to sabotage me in secret.
Situ Leihong raised his eyebrows and asked, Whats wrong? Because of that fellow from earlier? That sounds about right. The Three Holy Lands definitely do not wish to see the Azure Emperors descendant rise up. Despite that, you stood out and supported him. Arent you seeking trouble for yourself?
Ying Zongtian did not seem to care. He sidestepped the question somewhat, saying, It is not hard to be a Sovereign Martial Emperor. It is also not that difficult to be a powerful Sovereign Martial Emperor like the Thunder Sovereign or the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign. However, further than that is only a dead end. No one can reach that.
Chapter 956 - Ying Zongtian’s Aspiration
Chapter 956: Ying Zongtians Aspiration
What else was there above a peak Sovereign Martial Emperor? Naturally, it would be the legendary Martial God.
However, everyone knew that there were no Martial Gods in the world. Even someone as strong as the Azure Emperor, unrivaled in his age, had not been a Martial God.
Even someone like the Thunder Sovereign, who lived for ten thousand years and was publicly recognized at the strongest in the world, was not a Martial God.
Situ Leihong understood what Ying Zongtian meant. The Supreme Sky Emperor was wildly ambitious, not even considering the likes of the Thunder Sovereign and the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign his ultimate objective.
Could it be that you want to be a Martial God? Your goal is too much of a pie in the sky.
Ying Zongtians smile disappeared, and his tone turned grave. A Martial God? I really never thought of that. Even after cultivating for more than a thousand years to my peak and using all my potential, I would only reach the same level as that of the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign. I only want to know just what kind of realm Martial God is.
The ancient Sages were too ruthless, disappearing at the drop of a hat. In the end, they did not leave behind any exnation at all. They even removed all signs of their existence in the Kunlun Realm, depriving us of any information and abandoning the Kunlun Realm entirely.
I do not ask for anything else in this life. I only want to know what kind of existence that cultivation realm is. I only want one person to reach that level, someone with a kind heart who is willing to tell me what kind of cultivation realm it is.
Situ Leihong could make out the grief in Ying Zongtians words. After cultivating for so long, once the Supreme Sky Emperor advanced to a Sovereign, he would immediately reach the same level as that of the Sword Sovereign and Saber Sovereign, even stronger than the three Holy Masters.
However, such a shockingly talented persons heart was filled with doubts. Even he did not dare to be certain if the Martial God realm truly existed or not.
Such a person did not dare to confirm whether there was more above the peak. Was the peak of Martial Cultivation a dead end?
This was the grief in Ying Zongtians heart as well as the grief in every cultivators heart.
What is a dead end? It was putting in so much effort, oveing all sorts of obstacles, climbing the whole way, experiencing hundreds of battles, undergoing tribtions, and despite standing at the peak, not being able to escape death.
Even for someone as strong as the Thunder Sovereign, it did not matter if he lived for ten thousand years. In the end, he was still stuck in closed-door cultivation, awaiting death.
Why was it that when one finished walking the path, there was nothing after? Why was there no immortality after the peak?
Situ Leihong waved his hand and said, Lets change topics. This one is too depressing.
Ying Zongtian smiled and said, You want the ten-thousand-year-old me Crystal and ten-thousand-year-old Essence Iron for the sake of forging the wless sword, right? How is it going? Let me see.
An item resembling a burning stick came to Situ Leihongs mind. Then he smiled embarrassedly and said, Lets not talk about this, either, and move on to something else. This is a rather depressing topic.
Very well, Ill start talking about proper matters. Liu Xiaoyun still owes you a favor for your help in forging a Divine Weapon, right? Can you let me have that favor? Get him to be my protector so that I can sessfully advance to Sovereign Martial Emperor.
Situ Leihong cursed, Damn, you really have a hard heart! That is something to protect my life. If you want to speak of that, you might as well speak of my wless sword.
Situ Leihongs skill at forging swords was unparalleled. If any faction could obtain him, they would gain boundless benefits. Many experts had designs on him.
He had managed to survive independently until now by helping others forge swords and collecting many favors. The one he could rely on the most was the Sword Sovereign, Liu Xiaoyun.
Everyone knew that Situ Leihong forged the Divine Weapon in the Sword Sovereigns hands. If anyone dared to touch him, they were guaranteed to suffer retribution from the Sword Sovereign, Liu Xiaoyun.
Ying Zongtian smiled and said, Little Lei, you are being silly again. After I be a Sovereign Martial Emperor, would you still need Liu Xiaoyun to protect you?
Oh, right. After making preparations for a thousand years, when you advance to Sovereign Martial Emperor, you will not be inferior to Liu Xiaoyun, Situ Leihong said in understanding.
Its a deal. Ill be leaving, then.
Space fluctuated, and Ying Zongtian vanished from the hall. Everything appeared as it normally was, as if he had never been there.
Situ Leihong said somewhat in a daze, Why do I keep feeling that I was tricked?
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He is out! Xiao Chen is out!
The manor gates opened under the bellboys respectful gaze, and a white figure appeared before everyones eyes.
A desman actually entered Sword Forging Peak Manor. Furthermore, he was invited in by Master Situ from the main gates. Everyones gazes were green with envy.
Diao Jintao stepped forward and blocked the way of Xiao Chen, who had just exited.
ring at Xiao Chen, Diao Jintao said, Brat, it is time to settle the grudge between us.
After gaining a method to save Ao Jiao, Xiao Chen was in a good mood. So he tried to think of another way to settle this Diao Jintao, who was making trouble without reason.
Xiao Chen had to go and search for the Soul Returning Grass, Paramita Flower, and Three Life Stone as soon as possible. He had already offended the Medicine God Valley in the Profound Domain. If he offended another great grandmaster-level Martial Sage, it would be somewhat problematic.
Even if Xiao Chen could leave now, if Diao Jintao could get news of him, he would juste over and try to kill him. So simply leaving was not a solution.
Suddenly, Xiao Chen thought of a countermeasure. He said, Old Sir, there is no need to make things difficult for this little one. As the saying goes, if enmity is not settled amicably, there is no end to it. Between you and me, there are no deep grudges. I just gently nudged your nephew, thats all.
Ouyang Feng felt like vomiting blood in his heart. What do you mean gentle nudge? I will not be able to get out of bed for half a year.
Diao Jintao demanded coldly, Are you joking? Do you think that you will be able to settle this matter with just two or three sentences?
Xiao Chen held his Lunar Shadow Saber and smiled calmly. Of course not. Looking at Old Sirs cultivation, it is deep and surging. Your sword Qi is like a vast river. Your peak sword intent is sharp and boundless. I wonder, how old are you?
Diao Jintao smiled, feeling pleased. This old man cultivated for four hundred years. It is not something you can deal with. It will be easy for me to keep you here.
Xiao Chen said in a tone of pity, In that case, you only have a hundred years left to live.
Martial Sages could live for five hundred years. Barring idents like problems with their cultivation, heavy injury from their enemies, or use of forbidden Martial Techniques, they would definitely survive to an age of five hundred.
For regr people, five hundred was very long. However, to cultivators, especially strong cultivators, only the phrase the end will eventuallye woulde to mind.
If one could not break through to quasi-Emperor and extend their lifespan to one thousand years, no matter how strong or how respected one was, they would eventually be buried in the dirt.
This was especially so for people like Diao Jintao, who had reached great grandmaster-level Martial Sage but was still a distance away from quasi-Emperor. Their desire for life far surpassed that of cultivators in other cultivation realms.
Xiao Chens words prodded Diao Jintaos sore spot, enraging him immediately.
Old Sir, there is no need to get angry. This Xiao is willing to use a Longevity Fruit to settle this grudge. Xiao Chen tossed out a shocking piece of information.
The words Longevity Fruit instantly stirred Diao Jintao. You are saying you have a Longevity Fruit?!
Several old grandmaster-level Martial Sage swordsmen in the queue became excited. Now, they no longer looked at Xiao Chen with envy; now, their eyes were filled with undisguised murderous intent.
Xiao Chen extended his hand and tossed a Longevity Fruit from his Universe Ring to Diao Jintao.
When Diao Jintao caught the fruit, his gaze appeared extremely excited. Ouyang Feng dragged his heavily injured body to Diao Jintaos side and called out a few times. However, he did not get a reply.
It really is the Longevity Fruit. It can extend my lifespan by one hundred years. Haha! Now, I might have hope for breaking through to quasi-Emperor.
Diao Jintao involuntarilyughed out loud in excitement as he quickly put away the Longevity Fruit.
Uncle, you arent going to ignore Nephews revenge because of a Longevity Fruit, right? Ouyang Feng could not help feeling anxious when he saw Diao Jintaos overjoyed expression at the windfall.
Diao Jintao turned to him with a stern expression. How can you say that? You made things difficult for Young Master Xiao over and over again. You both humiliated and attacked him. Xiao Chen only gently nudged you. Even with such broad-mindedness, you still speak of revenge. I feel ashamed on behalf of your father.
Diao Jintao turned around and performed a cupped-fist salute. He said, Young Master Xiao, today, my nephew was in the wrong. As his senior, I apologize on his behalf.
Now, Ouyang Feng was so frustrated that he wanted to vomit blood. Without any miraculous medicine, I will not heal within half a year. What do you mean gentle nudge?
Enraged, he demanded furiously, Uncle, can you be less shameless?! He called you old thing earlier!
Pa!
Right after Ouyang Feng finished speaking, Diao Jintao pped him right on the face, sending him flying back and rolling down the mountain like a rock.
Earlier, Ouyang Feng just suppressed his internal injuries. Now, he suffered so much pain that he wanted to die. The entire mountain resounded with his miserable cries, a tragic sight to behold.
An outstanding youth filled with confidence came here to seek a sword, only to end up in such a state, sent flying by his own uncle. This was a shocking sight.
Diao Jintao felt depressed. This Ouyang Feng was really foolish, unable to read the situation. He already gave him a way out; instead, Ouyang Feng started ming him.
One Longevity Fruit meant one hundred years of lifespan. Now, he had two hundred years left. So what if Xiao Chen had called him an old blind man? No matter how horribly he was cursed, he would not care.
Furthermore, Xiao Chen was right. There was no deep hatred. If enmity was not settled amicably, there would be no end to it.
Diao Jintao turned around and revealed a refreshing smile, saying, Young Master Xiao, Ill take my leave first. Half a yearter, this old man will prepare a congrattory gift for your King conferral ceremony. If I can sessfully break through to quasi-Emperor, I will send you another gift.
Damn! Shameless!
Shameless! Really shameless!
He is a great grandmaster-level Martial Sage of the sword, yet he changes his words just like that, bing hostile or amicable at the drop of a hat.
The group of young swordsmen instantly started cursing, feeling indignant for Ouyang Feng.
However, the group of old grandmaster-level Martial Sages had already rushed over to Xiao Chen with smiles stered on their faces as they started praising Xiao Chen.
Young Master Xiao is really an excellent talent with extraordinary broad-mindedness. I already felt very upset with that Ouyang Feng attacking Young Master Xiao without distinguishing between right and wrong. He is the dregs of society. He should have been taught a lesson long ago. Do you have any more Longevity Fruits? Can you give this old man one?
The White Robed King is truly broad-minded. The younger generation should learn from you. If only the youths of today could be more like the White Robed King!
The Azure Dragon King truly lives up to his reputation. No wonder Master Situ personally invited him in.
All sorts of praises poured down on Xiao Chen like a barrage of cannon fire.
These old men had seen Xiao Chen casually give a Longevity Fruit to Diao Jintao. Their eyes were green with envy. As they spoke, they besieged Xiao Chen for a Longevity Fruit.
Xiao Chen found it all funny. The words that these people said earlier still lingered in his ears, but now they behaved like this. What a great irony!
Chapter 957 - Granting a Favor
Chapter 957: Granting a Favor
Everything happened as Xiao Chen had expected. This mor was the effect that he wanted. He smiled faintly and overwhelmed everyones voices, saying, Old Sirs, please do not be excited. This Xiao no longer has any Longevity Fruits on hand. Even if you kill me, I would not be able to produce another one.
Right after he said that, all the old men immediately revealed clear expressions of extreme disappointment.
After a short pause, Xiao Chen continued, Just because I do not have any on hand does not mean that I do not have any more. Honestly speaking, in a fortuitous encounter at an Immortal sect Remnant in the Primal Chaos Domains Heavenly Ruin Wastnd, I managed to obtain ten Longevity Fruits.
Aside from the one I gave to Mister Diao, I passed the other nine to the Flourishing Heaven Pavilion. Half a month from now, the Flourishing Heaven Pavilion will hold a small auction for grandmaster-level Martial Sages to sell these Longevity Fruits.
There are still nine!
Hope instantly reignited in the hearts of the old men surrounding Xiao Chen. Several of them also revealed gazes of malicious intent when they looked at him. They did not believe what he said and wanted to kill him for his treasures.
When Xiao Chen saw all this, his heart remained calm. He smiled faintly. The auction of the Flourishing Heaven Pavilion will take ce half a month hence. I hope everyone will show up.
I once said before, great grandmaster-level Martial Sages cannot stop me. That was not something I said casually. For those friends who are nning to keep this Xiao here, dont bother trying.
The Freedom Wings behind his back unfurled. Having already prepared the Magic Skill So Close Yet Worlds Apart, he instantly executed it. Xiao Chen took a step forward and in the blink of an eye moved several hundred kilometers away.
He really disappeared. I cannot feel his aura anymore.
Xiao Chen was indeed not bragging. A great grandmaster-level Martial Sage would not be able to block him.
Longevity Fruit It had not urred to this old man that I could stille across such a natural treasure before I die. This time, I definitely have to get it.
It looks like I can only sell the divine materials I have for forging a weapon. Otherwise, I will not be able to buy the Longevity Fruit.
Several of the old men on Sword Forging Peak left one by one. All of them went to start preparing for the auction for the Longevity Fruit that would take ce half a monthter.
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Several hundred kilometers away, Xiao Chennded on a small mountain. His face revealed a satisfied smile.
He had managed to use one of the twenty Longevity Fruits in his possession to resolve a grudge and advertise his goods. This trade-off was something that he could afford. After all, it was a business transaction that involved no cost.
Given the location of Sword Forging Peak in the Profound Domain, word of the Longevity Fruits would definitely spread throughout the entire Profound Domain in less than three days.
At that time, many older-generation Martial Sages would make a move when they heard the news. Every older-generation great grandmaster-level Martial Sage obsessed over their lifespans.
Nine Longevity Fruits would surely fetch a good price.
Xiao Chen might not even need to find the Soul Returning Grass, Paramita Flower, and Three Life Stone himself. Perhaps he could use the ck Astral Coins that he would gain to buy them.
With one small action, he could kill three birds with one stone.
Soul Returning Grass, Paramita Flower, and Three Life Stone.
[Note: The names of the three items are all rted to life and rebirth. In Buddhism, the Paramita refers to the perfection or culmination of certain virtues, which purify karma and help the aspirant to live an unobstructed life on the path to Enlightenment.]
Xiao Chen had never even heard of any of those three items. However, based on their names, he suspected that they might be found in the Ghost Domain, or perhaps he might have to make a trip to the Nine Layers of Purgatory.
As for the exact details, he still had to ask Ying Qiong. He would also ask about the Saber School Ranking as well.
Based on the time, Jin Dabao and Lord Jiu should have already arrived at the Ying ns headquarters in the Profound DomainQin City.
Xiao Chen thought for a while and gave up on his n to go to Qin City. Right now, his identity was rather sensitive. It was best that he get someone to send word to inform Ying Qiong.
The Profound Domain was muchrger than the Primal Chaos Domain. On the surface, it looked much calmer than the Primal Chaos Domain. At the very least, there would not be any loose cultivators acting so boldly on the streets.
However, the internal struggles between factions were muchrger and moreplicated than in the Primal Chaos Domain.
The Profound Domain was independent of the domains of the five major races. There were many Noble ns and sects from the Ghost Race, Corpse Race, and Fiend Race here.
They were all like the Sovereign Noble ns of the human race. They would not submit to the major factions of their domains. Thus, they broke away and took root in this Profound Domain.
After developing for several tens of thousands of years, they had gained their own unique backing, bing the center of the entire Kunlun Realm. Not only there were more factions here than in other ces, but the Martial God Pce, the Corpse God Pce, the Deity Domain, and the Fiend Race also had footholds in this ce,plicating the internal conflicts here even further.
The Profound Domain had countless experts and several Sovereign Martial Emperors. However, there are only two publicly recognized as the strongestSaber Sovereign Wu Xiaotian and Sword King Liu Xiaoyun.
There were many Saber Sovereigns in this world, such as the Northern Sea Saber Sovereign, the Frost Saber Sovereign, the Primal Chaos Saber Sovereign. However, only Wu Xiaotian dared to call himself the Saber Sovereign without any prefixes.
This was the same for Liu Xiaoyun. The two of them were now recognized as the top desman and swordsman of the Kunlun Realm.
This Liu Xiaoyun was not the Liu Xiaoyun that Xiao Chen knew in the Sky Dome Realm. They shared the same name, but they were different people. Their strengths were also as different as heaven and earth.
Xiao Chen had been to the Profound Domain only a few times. His knowledge of the Profound Domain also went no further than the superficial level.
He looked around the small mountain, not knowing where exactly he was and which faction controlled it.
Xiao Chen chose the nearest city to him before he put away the Freedom Wings and started traveling towards it. Four hourster, he arrived atrge, majestic city gates.
The threerge words written in a bold cursive above the city gates looked very mighty. Xiao Chen muttered these words, Heavenly Cauldron City!
The size of Heavenly Cauldron City was simr to the Qin City that Xiao Chen visited before. It was only inferior to Leisure Feather City, which was in the sky at the center of the Profound Domain.
When Xiao Chen entered the city gates, he discovered an extremelyrge number of desmen in the streets. It felt like the Sky Dome Realms Saber City at the bottom of the Heavenly Saber Pavilion.
As a desman himself, he did not feel ufortable in this ce. Instead, he felt quite at home.
When Xiao Chen entered thergest inn in the city, he found that all the special rooms were taken, even the suites. As for the independent courtyards, they all had long since been imed. Only a few inferior rooms remained avable.
Hehe. Dear guest, sorry about this. The Young Master of the City Lord is organizing a tea party discourse. Making friends through tea and discussing the saber Dao. He invited all the famous desmen in the world, so the entire ce is filled, leaving only the inferior rooms.
As Xiao Chen sat at a table, he casually took a sip of wine before putting down the wine cup and saying, That is fine; the inferior room it is. Does the City Lord have an illustrious background? Howe his son dares to invite all the famous desmen in the world?
The waiter smiled and said, Of course. The City Lord of this city was a famous desman in the Tianwu Domain. He already cultivated to quasi-Emperor. The Heavenly Cauldron City is one of the holynds for desmen in the Profound Domain. Do you think he has an illustrious background or not?
However, this is nothing. At the very least, even Martial Emperors do not dare to say that they can move about unhindered and without fear in the Profound Domain. One of the few who truly can is the Young City Lord, Bai Lang. He has excellent talent and was epted by the Saber Sovereign as his personal disciple. Given this, do you think that he is qualified to invite all the desmen in the world?
This tea party is also something of a tradition. It is as famous as the sword Dao tea party that the Sword Sovereigns inheritor organizes and is very popr.
The waiter sounded very smug. Clearly, as a local here, he somewhat resented Xiao Chens question.
Xiao Chen smiled and did not say anything. However, he felt somewhat depressed. Since all the famous desmen in the world were invited, why had he not received an invitation?
However, this thought passed in a sh. After drinking some wine, Xiao Chen cast this thought to the back of his mind.
Help me prepare the inferior room. When you are done, I still have some errands for you to run. You should be familiar with the factions in the city that deals with delivery, right?
The waiterughed and said, Tidying the room is part of my duties. As for the ces for deliveries, I definitely know about them. However, as these things are not
Xiao Chen tossed out a ck Astral Coin and asked, Is that enough?
While in the Primal Chaos Domain, Xiao Chen had killed many Martial Sages. Although he left all the spatial rings to Lord Jiu, he had taken the Astral Coins and divine materials for himself.
The things that Lord Jiu had gone to the Ying n to dispose of were the spoils inside these spatial rings. Their total value was considerably more than the Astral Coins that Xiao Chen had imed.
Xiao Chen currently had more than two million ck Astral Coinsan immense sum. He could afford to casually toss out a ck Astral Coin.
The waiter happily epted the ck Astral Coin and quickly went to prepare Xiao Chens room, saying good repeatedly.
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After Ying Qiong received the letter, she arrived three dayster as arranged. When Xiao Chen casually probed his surroundings, he discovered two grandmaster-level Martial Sages hidden in the vicinity.
After the lesson from the previous time, Ying Qiong was now much more cautious than before.
Her bringing out grandmaster-level Martial Sages showed that the battle for power among the Ying ns younger generation was close to reaching its peak.
Young Master Xiao, if not for seeking this littledys help, you would not evene and see me. Ying Qiong sat down and looked at Xiao Chen sadly.
Xiao Chen smiled and said, You dont have to pretend with me. If you are a littledy, then there are no girls in this world.
Ying Qiongs face changed as she cursed, You chap! Your mouth is still as vicious as ever. That auction! That is something you came up with on your own, right? Arent you afraid that I will get angry and prevent your auction from taking ce?
Xiao Chen set down the wine cup and put on an expression of pity. Then he said, In that case, never mind. I was prepared to give you three Longevity Fruits as thanks after the auction finished. It looks like you dont particrly care for them.
Ying Qiongs mouth hung wide open, and then she asked in a low voice, Just how many Longevity Fruits do you have? Dont tell me that you even took the Longevity Tree.
You give me too much credit. With my strength, how could I capture a Longevity Tree? However, I do have quite a few Longevity Fruits. If you promise to hold the auction, I will give you the three Longevity Fruits I mentioned.
Ying Qiong eyed him with suspicion. Are you that kind? Why do I feel that something is not quite right?
Xiao Chen said softly, Dont make me out to be a bad person. I dont want someone Im not familiar with ending up in charge of the Ying n. With you controlling the Ying n, it will be much more convenient for me to deal with certain things. Three Longevity Fruits will allow you to recruit three experts. That should help you.
Ying Qiong asked craftily, Why is it that I heard that someone took away the King Grade Secret Treasures of scions from the Yan n, Jiang n, and Lin n? You must be afraid of offending the Ying n nowgetting on the bad side of all four Sovereign Noble ns of the human race.
Xiao Chen smiled embarrassedly. You can think what you want. If youre willing to do the auction, then it is set. I can pass the Longevity Fruits to you now.
Why would I reject benefits that are delivered to me? As for your two friends, I already helped you settle that matter. However, I did not earn even a single cent. It would be such a waste if that fatty does not go into business.
Xiao Chen smiled as he casually handed a box filled with Longevity Fruits to Ying Qiong.
She checked it, and her eyes narrowed to crescent slits as a smile bloomed. Is there anything more? Tell me everything in one go. I dont believe that you will give me something without expecting anything in return.
Chapter 958 - Heavenly Mystery Pavilion, Saber School Ranking
Chapter 958: Heavenly Mystery Pavilion, Saber School Ranking
Help me ask around for Soul Returning Grass, Paramita Flower, and Three Life Stone. If you can buy them directly, I will take them no matter the price. If you cant, then tell me where I can get them.
Ying Qiong frowned and asked, What are they? I have been at the Flourishing Heaven Pavilion for a long time, but I never heard of them before.
Xiao Chens heart sank. He had not expected Ying Qiong to be incognizant of them. It looked like these three items would not be easy to find.
But you can rest assured. The Heavenly Mystery Pavilion, the Flourishing Heaven Pavilions information gathering division, should be able to make some inquiries. After I find out, I will let you know, Ying Qiong consoled Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen rxed slightly. He said, Onest question. How much do you know about the Saber School Ranking? Tell me more in detail.
Ying Qiong gave Xiao Chen a peculiar look and countered, Since you are here at Heavenly Cauldron City, arent you here to take part in the tea party? Howe you dont even know about this?
The flurry of questions made Xiao Chen feel slightly awkward. This I got lost; then I casually selected Heavenly Cauldron City. As for the tea party, I did not even receive an invitation.
Ying Qiong burst out inughter and could not stopughing at Xiao Chens exnation. To think that Xiao Chens reason for choosing Heavenly Cauldron City was because he was lost!
After Ying Qiong exined, Xiao Chen finally understood the Saber School Ranking better.
It was generally what Situ Leihong had said but more detailed. The Saber School Ranking and the Sword School Ranking were famous in the Profound Domain.
The ranking only recorded fifty names. Those who managed to get on the ranking were, on the whole, extremely strong grandmaster-level Martial Sage experts.
Because the ranking did not bar the older generations from participating, it was not an overstatement to say that its standard was very high. Since ancient times, the young desmen who could get on the ranking all ended up very famous, their names spread everywhere.
In other words, it was no exaggeration that this ranking represented the strongest desmen under quasi-Emperor.
The Saber School Ranking and the Sword School Ranking refreshed every decade. Now, it happened to be ten years since the previous one.
As for the tea party, both sides held one, organized by the inheritors of the Saber Sovereign and the Sword Sovereign. Firstly, it would boost their fame as they drank tea and discussed the Dao. Secondly, it would allow them to take a look to see who among the younger generation had the potential to make it into the top ten of the respective rankings.
Throughout history, there had been many youths who managed to get into the Saber School Ranking, standing out from the group of older-generation desmen, bing known to thousands.
However, very rarely would a youth enter the top ten. It was practically impossible unless there were less than ten great grandmaster-level Martial Sages.
The people who dominated the top ten were great grandmaster-level Martial Sages. However, the more difficult it was, the more impossible it was, the more a youths strength would stand out when one made it into the top ten.
The fame that youth would obtain would be unprecedented, bing the true leader of the younger-generation desmen of the Kunlun Realm.
After Xiao Chen heard that, his expression could not help but turn grave. It turned out that it was so difficult to get into the top ten. One had to be able to challenge great grandmaster-level Martial Sages.
No wonder Situ Lei revealed a mocking smile when he heard Xiao Chen immediately agree. Someone at the level of great grandmaster-level Martial Sage was not an easy opponent.
At the very least, the current Xiao Chens chances of victory were slim.
Whats wrong? From your face, it looks like you intend to get into the top ten.
Ying Qiong smiled and said, Hehe! That is not easy. For most of the Saber School Rankings, no youth has made it into the top ten. However, it might be possible this time. There is hope for Wen Ziran, that mysterious disciple of the Saber Sovereign.
Wen Ziran?
Thats right. The main reason this tea party is so well received is that Bai Lang invited this mysterious desman over. Of course, this is just a rumor. Whether this person wille or not is still in question.
Xiao Chen poured himself another cup of wine. He smiled and said, Whether hees or not has nothing to do with me. Since I did not receive an invitation, I wont be going, either.
Actually, if you want an invitation, I can help you get one. However, you must promise me something.
He raised his eyebrows. He felt excited and was about to agree. However, when he remembered the shrewdness of this girl, he swallowed his words, not knowing what she would ask.
Save it. Just help me with what I asked. Ill wait for your news.
Xiao Chen put down his wine cup and turned to leave.
Ying Qiong said through clenched teeth, Ass, would it kill you to seriously beg someone?
It would be a pity if Xiao Chen could not participate in the tea party. However, this event had not reached the level of being a must-attend.
After he returned to his room and found some free time, he took out the final Heavenly Soul Pearlthe highest grade that he had.
Shortly after he got this Heavenly Soul Pearl, Xiao Chen had been preparing to consume it. However, he never found the time to do so. Then, when he had time, he had already forgotten about it.
Coincidentally, receiving news from Ying Qiong would take some time. This was a good opportunity to consume the Heavenly Soul Pearl to strengthen himself.
Xiao Chen sat cross-legged and ced his palms on top of each other. The Heavenly Soul Pearl floated above his hands, and he quietly circted the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation, slowly consuming the energy in there.
The light of the jade-white Heavenly Soul Pearl slowly dimmed. However, the Magic Energy in his sea of consciousness was like a raging volcano. The Magic Energy was spreading at a visible rate throughout his sea of consciousness.
Xiao Chen felt somewhat excited. The growth of the Magic Energy in his sea of consciousness surpassed his expectations. If this continued, Magic Energy would soon fill his entire sea of consciousness.
With the limitation of his cultivation realm, his Magic Energy would not be able to continue growing.
Xiao Chen was not a proper Immortal Cultivator. However, he already formed a Nascent Dragon Soul. He estimated that he was equivalent to a Yuanying Stage cultivator.
After that, there were still Nascent Transformation, Soul Transformation, Great Multiplication, Void Training, and then tribtions to advance to the three great cultivation realms.
In reality, there were only four more cultivation realmsNascent Transformation, Soul Transformation, Great Multiplication, and Void Training. Since it was no longer the Immortal Epoch, Immortal Cultivators could not undergo tribtions. So it was impossible to produce an Immortal Lord.
Immortal Lords were the legendary Immortals, beings that lived as long as the heavens. Any Immortal Lord would be as strong as the Thunder Sovereign. The most important thing was that they were truly immortal, escaping the cycle of reincarnation and never dying.
There had been three thousand Immortal Lords during the Immortal Epoch. Such a glorious legendary period was unimaginable.
Above Immortal Lord were Immortal Ancestor and Immortal King. With such strength, no one in the Martial Epoch could rival them. Perhaps only the legendary Martial Gods could match them.
However, there was no point speaking about it. Thews of the Heavenly Dao changed. This was now the Martial Epoch.
Even if one had the right fate and a lot of Luck, it was very difficult to walk the path of Immortals, what more truly bing an Immortal? Reaching Void Training was the end; there were no exceptions.
After Xiao Chen finished absorbing the jade-white Heavenly Soul Pearl, his sea of consciousness was saturated. His Magic Energy reached the limits, hitting the bottleneck of the Yuanying Stage.
He opened his eyes and felt the abundant Magic Energy. On one hand, he was iparably overjoyed. On the other hand, he felt somewhat frustrated. How to enter Nascent Transformation was a conundrum for him.
With a thought, the well-fed little Azure Dragon in his dantian flew out. When the little Azure Dragonnded on his palm, it was like a clone. Xiao Chen could control its every move.
The Azure Dragon Yuanying had its own senses. Xiao Chen could see everything it saw, feel everything it felt.
This matched the characteristics of a Yuanying. However, if Xiao Chen called this Azure Dragon his Yuanying, the Immortal Cultivators of the Peni Sea wouldugh themselves to death.
He had no idea how to make this little fellow transform, allowing himself to reach the Nascent Transformation realm.
Xiao Chen recalled the Yuanying into his body and stopped pondering about this problem. After all, there was more than enough Magic Energy in his sea of consciousness for him to use.
When it was needed, it would supplement his insufficiency of Law Energy. Naturally, he would have one more trump cardpared to others. Even against a cultivator with higher cultivation, he would not have to fear a battle of attrition.
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Three dayster, the waiter brought a letter to Xiao Chen in his room. The letter contained news from Ying Qiong.
After Xiao Chen read it, his expression turned extremely grave. It was as he had guessed: the Soul Returning Grass, Paramita Flower, and Three Life Stone were indeed in the Ghost Domains Nine Layers of Purgatory.
Even though the market did not have these three items on sale, the letter did note down where they could be found. However, Ying Qiong strongly suggested he not go.
Xiao Chen carefully put away the letter and looked at the Lunar Shadow Saber in his hand. He appeared to be lost in thought. Even the Ghost Race did not dare to stroll into the Nine Layers of Purgatory. However, could he afford not to go?
There was also an invitation included with the letter. After he opened it, he discovered it was an invitation to the saber Dao tea party.
Xiao Chen could not help butugh hoarsely. At least this woman remembered how nice I was to her.
Getting into the top ten of the Saber School Ranking was Situ Leihongs condition for helping.
Naturally, if it was possible, Xiao Chen would want to attend the saber Dao tea party. This way, he could understand the strength of his opponents from the same generation, gaining more information. This would be of great help to him making it into the top ten.
The location of the tea party was the spacious Heavenly Cauldron za in Heavenly Cauldron City. Normally, many desmen gathered there; it was an extraordinarily bustling ce.
Only someone like the Young City Lord, Bai Lang, could make such a grand move, booking the entire Heavenly Cauldron za just to host the tea party.
Xiao Chen held the invitation as he walked out of the inn. Then, someone called out to him. He looked back and saw that the person who hailed him was someone familiar from the Tianwu Domain.
It was Feng Xingsheng, who was once the top desman of the younger generation in the eighteen southern provinces of the Tianwu Domain. Of course, Xiao Chen had since deprived him of this title.
Afterwards, Feng Xingsheng had built up quite a lot of prestige as a desman in the Tianwu Domain, so it was not strange to meet him here.
Feng Xingfeng quickly walked over and said with a big smile, I just knew that Brother Xiao woulde. Others said that you are not a desman. I knew that you would definitelye to prove yourself.
Xiao Chen could not make head or tail of these words, finding them strange. He asked with a dubious expression, Brother Feng, can you exin? Why must I prove myself?
This question startled Feng Xingsheng. Could it be that Brother Xiao Chen did not hear about what the Heavenly Cauldron Citys Young Master said?
What did he say?
Someone asked him whether he would be inviting Brother Xiao Chen. He directly answered with no. He said that you are now famous, but you dont seem to be using the saber anymore, that the White Robed desman is just an empty title. Without a saber, how can one call oneself a desman? Since you are not a desman, naturally, you would not be invited.
Xiao Chen felt stunned. It turned out that there was such a reason behind him not receiving an invitation. From the looks of things, Ying Qiong must have spent a lot of effort to get him this invitation.
Bai LangI should check this person out. He might be somewhat interesting.
When Xiao Chen heard this exnation, he was not angry. Instead, he was filled with some anticipation for this tea party.
Chapter 959 - Truth of the Saber Dao
Chapter 959: Truth of the Saber Dao
Brother Xiao, are you alright? Bai Ling is a straightforward and outspoken man. It is not strange for someone under the Saber Sovereign to be somewhat arrogant, Feng Xingsheng exined somewhat nervously.
Since Xiao Chen remained quiet, it appeared that this was indeed his first time hearing of this. Feng Xingsheng feared that Xiao Chen would get angry and cause a bigmotion at the tea party.
Xiao Chen brandished the invitation and smiled. This is indeed my first time hearing of this. However, I already have an invitation. Brother Feng, if you dont mind, lets go together.
When Feng Xingsheng saw the invitation, he heaved a sigh of relief. Naturally, I dont mind. It is a good thing to participate in this tea party together with Brother Xiao.
The street was filled with people, all of them cultivators dressed in the attire of desmen as they headed to the Heavenly Cauldron za in the city center. At this moment, everyone in the entire Heavenly Cauldron City had the same destination.
The influence of the tea party was clear to see with one nce.
Masses of beautiful flowers decorated the vast Heavenly Cauldron za. The ce was filled with people whom the cultivators of the City Lords Residence personally ushered in. The entire process was highly organized, without any chaos at all.
Pavilions dotted the za. There were fake mountains and fountains. asionally, two or three people could be seen together, either just sitting on the ground or enjoying tea in the pavilions, chatting happily with their prized sabers beside them.
Merchants had also set up stalls in the za. They sold things rted to the sabersaber-type Spirit Weapons, Saber Techniques, ores, and many others.
The entire ce was extraordinarily bustling, filled with joy andughter.
Xiao Chens heart could not help but respect this Bai Lang, who had managed to put together such arge event in a very organized manner. This was not simple to achieve.
Brother Xiao, this is the outer area of the Heavenly Cauldron za. It may look very lively, but there are not many experts. The true tea party is supposed to be at the center of the za. Those without an invitation may not enter, Feng Xingsheng said as he waved over a maidservant and handed over his invitation.
Xiao Chen imitated Feng Xingsheng, handing over his own invitation to the maidservant as well.
After checking the invitations, the pretty maidservant smiled and said, Honored guests, please follow me.
The group took many turns in the outer area, passing through several heavily guarded checkpoints. After the twos invitations were scrutinized a few times, they sessfully entered the center of the za.
This section was a vast and open area. Eighteen stone pirs with ancient desmen carved on them stood on a tall tform. They towered high into the clouds, arranged in a crescent formation and separated from the adjacent pirs by a hundred meters.
Rumor had it that these eighteen stone pirs were not manmade. Instead, when each of the eighteen Saber Sovereigns advanced to Martial Emperor, their advancement produced a resonance that created this natural phenomenon, simr to the Thunder Emperor Valley of the Sky Dome Realm.
Many elegant wooden tables stood on the tall tform. The guests that arrived earlier sat around them.
There were not many present, merely thirty to forty people. However, without exception, all of them were outstanding desmen of the younger generation. Their saber intents had all reached very high levels.
When their gazes shed, they unleashed very solid saber intents. The crisp ngor of sabers could be heard in the air.
At the foot of the middle stone pir of the eighteen stone pirs was a long wooden table with only one person seated at it. This person wore embroidered clothes and a jade belt, adorned with pearls, jade, and many precious gems. His handsome face exuded an air of nobility.
This person had to be the Young City Lord of the Heavenly Cauldron City, Bai Lang. The stools beside Bai Lang were empty. Clearly, that mysterious desman had yet to make an appearance.
After climbing a hundred steps, Xiao Chen and Feng Xingsheng arrived at the tall tform at the same time.
Respectfully weing the Full Moon Pavilions Feng Xingsheng and the Supreme Sky Sects Xiao Chen to the tea party.
A servant below the tall tform announced Xiao Chen and Feng Xingshengs arrival ording to the invitations.
This announcement caused amotion everywhere. Bai Lang raised his eyebrows as he sized up Xiao Chen. However, he immediately shifted his gaze away.
A pretty maidservant stepped forward and ushered Xiao Chen and Feng Xingsheng to a wooden table. Then, she served Spirit Fruits of certain ages, exquisite snacks, and high-quality tea to them.
Xiao Chen picked up the teacup and gently took a sip, then revealed a satisfied expression on his face.
Although he did not know much about appreciating tea, he could tell that the tea leaves used were high quality based on the lingering fragrance in his mouth and the cooling energy spreading through his body.
Then, Xiao Chen looked at the Spirit Fruits on the table. These were something that he was more familiar with. With one nce, he could tell that they were at least three thousand years old and quite valuable.
Strange, how strange. Young City Lord, didnt you say that a certain person may be called a desman but does not use a saber? Howe that person is so openly participating in this once-a-decade event for desmen?
Xiao Chen had just sat down, and someone very bold promptly started questioning his presence.
This personsplexion was pallid like he was severely ill. There was also coldness in his tone, dull and dead. With one look, it was clear that he was a Ghost Race cultivator.
Feng Xingsheng frowned and exined, This person is called Jiang Chengzi. He is a rare desman of the Ghost Race. He specializes in the Death saber Dao. He is extraordinary and has already condensed a vague form of a saber soul. His saber intent is very exquisite.
Xiao Chen quickly swept his gaze across the tform. The saber intents of the desmen seated here had reached Great Perfection, at the very least. Many even boasted a ny-percentprehended saber intent. However, only a few had attained a vague form of a saber soul.
Feng Xingsheng, who was beside Xiao Chen, was one. This Jiang Chengzi was another. Bai Lang was probably the same as Xiao Chen, hiding himself so deeply that others simply could not detect their saber intent.
Bai Lang replied indifferently, I gave him an invitation merely as a favor to a friend. My view has not changed. No matter how famous a desman without a saber is, it is just the appearance, and he is not a true desman.
Xiao Chens lips curled up in a yful smile. These words were quite direct, replete with grandeur and aloofness.
He held back Feng Xingsheng, who wanted to say something on his behalf. Then, he merely smiled and did not dispute anything. He was here just to see what kind of opponents he would have four months from now at the Saber School Ranking. Since his opponent looked down on him and ignored him, there was no need for him to waste his efforts in argument.
When Jiang Chengzi heard that, he understood and did not say anything more. However, his gaze towards Xiao Chen remained hostile, although Xiao Chen could not tell what about himself was offensive to this Ghost Race desman.
Bai Lang raised his cup to Feng Xingsheng and said, Brother Feng became very famous at such a young age. Previously, you even held the title of the top desman in the Tianwu Domains southern provinces. In ce of wine, I toast you with tea for giving me face anding today.
Brother Bai, you are too polite, Feng Xingsheng replied quickly.
Bai Lang continued, Earlier, Brother Jiang told us about some of hisprehensions in the Death saber Dao he practices. Since Brother Feng is here and all here are desmen, tell us more about the saber Dao you practice.
The first part of the tea party was to discuss the Dao over tea, exchanging experiences and improving together. Naturally, Feng Xingsheng would not reject. He ced down his teacup and started to speak about Wind saber Dao he cultivated.
Wind can be categorized into berserk wind, gentle wind, warm wind, cold wind, and many others. Each different kind of wind has several aspects. If one can practice just one aspect to the peak, one can be proud everywhere, standing out from the crowd with strong talent. One can also fuse the ever-changing wind into ones own Saber Technique.
Feng Xingsheng spoke freely of the Wind saber Dao that he practiced, sharing some of his experiences. He even rted his doubts and questions, seeking an answer from everyone.
During the discussion about the saber, the atmosphere was very good. asionally, someone would ask a question. Sometimes, there might be a stroke of inspiration, and one would offer up a new understanding. Bai Lang listened extremely seriously. He also expressed some of his opinions about the doubts that Feng Xingsheng raised.
With such an atmosphere, Xiao Chen could not help but sink deep into the discussion, listening very carefully with a thoughtful expression.
Great!
After Feng Xingsheng finished, Bai Lang, who was seated in the middle, took the lead in pping, and the crowd erupted into apuse.
Feng Xingshengs Wind saber Dao was very exquisite. It enlightened many people and provided them with many newprehensions.
Following that, a few more people spoke about the Saber Techniques they practiced as they drank their tea. While not as excellent as Feng Xingshengs discourse, they were enlightening as well.
No mockery came from the desmen seated here. Instead, they offered up their own understandings to help supplement the other partys saber Dao.
As the group chatted, the melodious hum of sabers resounded everywhere. Saber wind flew in all directions, brushing by each other. Sharp saber intent spread throughout the entire tall tform.
These people were all outstanding young talents. As they spoke, they could not hold back their pride, letting their saber intent spread outwhich created the wonderful scene here.
The ngor of sabers resounded endlessly as if people were exchanging moves in the air, materializing the saber Dao that the desmen spoke of.
The ancient desmen in the eighteen towering stone pirs seemed to be listening carefully as well. There were glints in their eyes as if the carvings hade to life.
Later on, several other desmen arrived, including two incredible people who already managed to condense a vague form of a saber soul.
These two were Lin Yan and Dugu Jue, the disciples of the Inferno Saber Sovereign and the Lightning Saber Sovereign, respectively, both very famous desmen.
The Inferno Saber Sovereign and the Lightning Saber Sovereign were both Sovereign Martial Emperors. Their titles also contained the words Saber Sovereign. However, because of Wu Xiaotian, they did not style themselves as Saber Sovereign.
The only person in the world who dared to call himself as such was Wu Xiaotian and no otherthe strongest expert of the saber Dao.
At Bai Langs invitation, these two spoke of their sabers, chatting about the Saber Techniques they practiced.
It was clear that these twosprehension of their respective saber Dao was even higher than Feng Xingshengs. When they spoke of their sabers, there was even the apaniment of mes and lightning. A vast saber intent spread out, suppressing the saber intents of all the other outstanding youths.
This bred a sense of respect in everyones hearts.
After the two finished speaking, their audience apuded. The apuse caused the scattered saber intent in the air to form a moving melody, reverberating continuously and lingering for a long time.
This sound drifted to the outer area of Heavenly Cauldron za. The desmen there, who came from various ces, could not help but look up in anticipation.
Young City Lord, most of the people present already spoke. How about you go next? You study under the Saber Sovereign and have a great reputation. Widen our horizons, someone suggested with a smile.
Bai Lang smiled faintly and put down his teacup. His movements were elegant as he said softly, I dont dare to say that what I speak of will widen your horizons. Like everyone, this Bai will speak of some of myprehensions.
Hearing that Bai Lang was about to speak, everyone immediately focused, prepared to listen carefully. The Saber Sovereign was extremely famous. For Bai Lang to study under the Saber Sovereign, he was definitely extraordinary.
Chapter 960 - Things Happening as They Were Spoken
Chapter 960: Things Happening as They Were Spoken
Xiao Chen put down his teacup and pricked his ears up. After some observation, he already understood that Bai Lang was an extremely proud person but not a shy one with no substance. His speech would definitely contain many principles within it.
This Bai cultivates a Saber Technique called the Profound River Wave Chop. The essence of this move is the word wave. As the saying goes, when the wave surges to the sky, it can tear the heavens open. This is a representation of the might of waves at its peak, able even to tear through the sky. When one practices this Saber Technique, one uses this image as their target.
I once went to the northern parts of the Chaotic Demonic Sea and observed the tide for three years without moving away. Thergest wave that I saw felt very shocking, unforgettable in this lifetime. It was like a world rose before me and nothing could stop this power.
Observing the tide for three years without moving awaywhen the crowd heard this, they could not help their astonishment. Bai Langs patience was truly admirable.
Bai Lang did not stop there. When he continued, the rumbling of waves resounded behind him. The sight of the waves and tides he saw in those three years materialized as he spoke, appearing very real. This gave a surging sense of vastness.
Things happened as they were spoken, which excited everyone. After a horrifying wave passed, Bai Lang said softly, However, after being there for three years, I finally understood that no matter how big the wave was, that was just on the surface and not really what existed.
When discussing the might of the wave, one drop of Profound Water from the Immortal Epochs Profound River weighed five tons. Just one wave would be able to shatter tall, majestic mountains. However, all this was not the essence of the wave.
Bai Lang paused here, and the various scenes of tall and powerful waves all suddenly vanished without a trace.
Everyone was fascinated by Bai Lings speech, which stirred their imagination. No one spoke, waiting for him to continue.
The essence of the wave truly lies in freedom andck of constraint, freedom to do as it pleases without restraint. The thing that is the most inseparably close to heaven and earth is water. As long as water exists, they will reform together. As for why waves appeared, it is because of freedom. These waters are unwilling to be restrained. Only when you understand them
As Bai Lang continued, the scenes that disappeared previously came back with even greater intensity. Rumbling spread for five kilometers around in all directions. Everyone in the entire Heavenly Cauldron za heard it extremely clearly like the waves were just beside ones ears.
However, when one tried to look for it carefully, it was like the wind, untraceable and invisible. It was free and unconstrained like the wind.
There were principles underlying the principles. So that was it. Several people revealed expressions of understanding.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Three of the eighteen stone pirs with ancient Saber Sovereigns carved on them glowed with resplendent white lights as Bai Lang spoke. Images of the ancient Saber Sovereigns sat down cross-legged atop these pirs, appearing to be listening carefully. Three vast saber intents surged into the sky, scattering the clouds for fifty kilometers around.
Bai Langs saber Dao could actually stir the resonance of the ancient Saber Sovereigns preserved in the pirs. Everyone revealed shocked expressions.
Only when Bai Lang finished did the images of the ancient Saber Sovereigns at the top of the stone pirs slowly fade away, leaving behind no traces.
p! p! p!
The apuse resounded without end. Many people stood up in awe of Bai Langs excellent speech.
Bai Lang smiled faintly and picked up his teacup in a toast. These are just some of my independent thoughts. Please excuse my poor exnations.
Brother Bai is being humble. Even the ancient Saber Sovereigns were moved, listening closely. How can your exnations be poor?
Thats right. When Brother Bai spoke, I did not even dare to interrupt. After I heard your speech, it was like floodgates opened; the world before me became broad and vast. This must be the so-called principle underlying principles.
This time, when the Saber School Ranking is refreshed, Brother Bai might be able to make it into the top ten, leaving your name in history.
Everyone was effusive with praise for Bai Langs speech.
Bai Lang sat down and smiled. You all show me too much regard. These great grandmaster-level Martial Sages will not be a match for me in ten years. However, there is little hope if I want to defeat them as I am now. The one that truly has a chance is my Senior Brother Wen Ziran. Unfortunately, he has something on and could note.
This is indeed unfortunate. Wen Ziran is without a doubt the top desman of the younger generation in the Profound Domain. However, he is hard to track down and too difficult to meet.
At this moment, Jiang Chengzi nced at Xiao Chen, who had been silent all the while. He smiled mockingly and said, Although Wen Ziran did note, everyone, dont forget that we have an even more famous person here, someone who even dares to fight with Di Wuque.
Only now did people react to the fact that Xiao Chen was still here. If not for Jiang Chengzis reminder, they would have forgotten about him.
Brother Xiao, you should say a few words too. Your nickname, the White Robed desman, already spread everywhere, and I have long heard of it, someone encouraged.
Jiang Chengzi said in a lukewarm tone, He does not even have a saber anymore. What is the point of asking him to speak? Haha! To talk about closebat techniques?
Xiao Chen looked at Jiang Chengzi. He wondered what this fellows problem was, why this fellow was always targeting him.
He gently put down his teacup and said calmly, I would indeed like to speak about my recentprehensions in my saber Dao. I also met with some bottlenecks. I hope that everyone will help me with them; perhaps you might be able to help. If you all dont mind, then this Xiao will give it a go.
Everyone immediately looked at Bai Lang. If he did not say anything, Xiao Chen would not be able to speak.
Bai Lang picked up his teacup and said to Xiao Chen, Since you are here already, you might as well speak. After all, you were once a desman.
Bai Langs attitude towards Xiao Chen was as cold and aloof as before. Clearly, he was opinionated against someone like Xiao Chen, who was only a desman in appearance.
Xiao Chen smiled and did not mind. The atmosphere of this tea party had already infected him.
A group of desmen discussing their Dao over tea without differentiating between sects and sharing theirprehensions without holding back, probing each other deeply and improving together.
Xiao Chen would not be able to find such an ideal environment anywhere else. If one remained isted, they would never be able to improve. Now, he somewhat understood why the younger generation was so excited about this tea party.
Following the proprieties, Xiao Chen first took a sip of tea, refreshing himself; then he started preparing to speak about his wless saber Dao.
Xiao Chen had be rather famous in recent days. However, no one had seen him use his saber. Doubts over his identity as a desman already spread everywhere.
Hence, when the other guests saw that Xiao Chen was about to speak, they did not show much of a serious expression on their faces. They did not believe that someone who abandoned their identity as a desman would be able to speak of any profound principles.
Jiang Chengzi even showed disdain on his face. The Young City Lord made things happen as he spoke, speaking of exquisite things and prompting three ancient Saber Sovereigns to manifest. You dont even have a saber. It really is best that you dont embarrass yourself any further here.
Feng Xingsheng could no longer just keep watching. He said sullenly, Jiang Chengzi, dont break the rules of the tea party. This is not the time for you to interrupt.
Jiang Chengzi nced at Bai Lang, who was sitting in the middle. When he saw that Bai Lang showed an unhappy expression, he merely smiled and did not say anything more.
Xiao Chen casually sat down. When he saw that no one else spoke, he opened his mouth to begin. I have a Dao that I would like to discuss with everyone. It is called the wless saber Dao and uses the body as a saber, the thoughts as a saber. With a thought, even hair can be a saber, clothes can be a saber, fist light can be a saber, the wind from a kick can be a saber.
When Jiang Chengzi heard this, he could not help but scoff in a soft voice, Bragging!
However, after Jiang Chengzi spoke, he saw a stern and solemn expression appear on Xiao Chens face. Xiao Chens hair and clothes fluttered without any wind. A boundless saber intent buzzed and spread out from Xiao Chens body.
As Xiao Chens ck hair fluttered, it felt like every strand of hair became a treasured saber, bright and resplendent. The exceptional saber intent made his fluttering clothes appear like countless treasured sabers moving endlessly.
In an instant, everyone, including Bai Lang, put away their scorn and hauteur, revealing serious expressions.
Extravagant things happened as Xiao Chen spoke, shocking everyone present.
Raising the hand is just like unsheathing a treasured saberan unparalleled glittering radiance. It is as if I am the most perfect treasured saber in the world.
Keng Qiang!
Xiao Chen continued speaking. Crisp saber sounds rang out behind him, reverberating endlessly.
He released a bright saber light from his body, and it turned into a full moon hanging high in the sky and pouring down a dazzling radiance.
Using my thoughts as a saber, I can shape whatever I want. Everything I see is a saber. Everything I look at has a saber pointed at it.
Why wless? No one ever took this path before I did and no one ever will. It is wless and perfect. No one can match it. Like the bright moon in the sky above, perfectly round and wless, cold and beautiful. With the flip of the hand, day can turn into night.
The full moon in the sky became increasingly resplendent. Everyone looked up to view it. At some point in time, night had ousted day. This bright moonlight eclipsed all the lights.
Bai Langs heart sank. What no one ever took this path before I did and no one ever will? He really dares to say anything.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
One by one, the eighteen stone pirs with the ancient Saber Sovereigns carved on them shed with resplendent light. Images of the ancient Saber Sovereigns listening carefully to the Dao appeared once again.
However, this time was different from Bai Langs. Xiao Chen had not evenpleted half his speech, yet nine stone pirs had lit up, and the images of Saber Sovereigns appeared already. As for Bai Lang, only three stone pirs had lit up by the time he finished. Xiao Chen had nine, far surpassing Bai Lang.
Images of ancient Saber Sovereigns reappeared, their saber intents soaring into the sky. Everyone in the entire Heavenly Cauldron za who saw this shocking scene once again gaped bbergasted. They wondered what kind of outstanding talent appeared at the tea party.
wless Four Seasons, peach blossoms bloom, the summer sun rises, the autumn wind blows, the winter snow drifts
Spring thunder roared, and peach blossoms bloomed for five kilometers around. A fragrance filled thend like the harbinger of spring. The zing sun rose high, rendering thend arid and cracked, turning the air within a fifty-kilometer radius scarlet. This was the hottest day of summer.
The autumn wind blew mercilessly, sweeping through thend under the sky with strength. The world turned colorless for fifty kilometers around. All everyone saw was and of snow.
Xiao Chen continued speaking about the wless saber Dao. Using the body as a saber was the foundation. As for how to fuse the wless saber Dao with the Martial Techniques that he had learned in order to truly materialize this saber Dao, that required more profound understanding andprehension.
As Xiao Chen continued speaking, all sorts of mysterious phenomena shed continuously. The rising bright moon, springs peach blossoms, summers zing sun, the cold wind of autumn, and the great snow of winter, all moving in a cycle.
The eighteen stone pirs with the ancient Saber Sovereign carvings continuously shed. The air filled with the sounds of sabers. As Xiao Chen spoke on, all eighteen stone pirs lit up, and their respective Saber Sovereigns materialized and listened.
All the outstanding desmen present gaped, their faces nk with shock. They had not expected Xiao Chens aplishments with the saber to have reached such a deep and unfathomable level. He could prompt all eighteen Saber Sovereigns to materialize.
Chapter 961 - Ancient Saber Sovereigns Appearing, Speaking of Their Dao
Chapter 961: Ancient Saber Sovereigns Appearing, Speaking of Their Dao
Now, Jiang Chengzi, who mocked Xiao Chen earlier, paled. His expression became extremely unsightly. He had not expected such a scene to happen before him.
wless, wless. I set my sights higher than the heavens, wanting to create this perfect and wless saber Dao. However, I have doubts as well. Can the world permit something truly wless to exist? The moon is wless, but it waxes and wanes. We have wless four seasons, but in the extreme north and south, it is half day and half night, alwayscking in two seasons.
I have other doubts as well. If I use my body as my saber, my thoughts as my saber, then what should I do with the saber in my hand? Where should I ce the saber in my heart
Xiao Chen spoke very sincerely. The first half consisted of hisprehensions, and thetter half delved into his insufficiencies and doubts.
His words flowed endlessly, never pausing even once. He said everything in one go. After finishing, he felt strangely happy and carefree. In the past, he could make no headway with his doubts; now, he could see a faint strand of hope.
After Xiao Chen finished speaking of his Dao, the mysterious phenomena manifested all vanished.
However, the ancient Saber Sovereigns sitting atop the stone pirs did not slowly vanish like before. Instead, just as the audience felt intoxicated with Xiao Chens speech, carefully digesting the information, they started speaking, to the astonishment of everyone.
I have a Dao that I wish to discuss. It is called the Massacre saber Dao. The saber is a weapon created to kill. It was born amid killing. It takes the lives ofmon people, murdering everything
I have a Dao that I wish to discuss. It is called the Heaven Supplementing saber Dao. The Heavenly Dao is hard to seek, the heavenly saber is hard to seek
I have a Dao that I wish to discuss. It is called the Death saber Dao. All things are born to die. As a desman, I defy the heavens, seeking life amid death
I have a Dao that I wish to discuss. It is called the Lightning saber Dao. Lightning is the means of the Heavenly Dao, the tribtion of the heavens
The vast and boundless sagely voices merged,yered over each other, and echoed in the sky. These voices that transcended space and time covered the entire Heavenly Cauldron City.
The ancient Saber Sovereigns revealed themselves, speaking of their Dao. Heavenly flowers of seven colors fell from the sky for fifty kilometers around.
All the desmen in Heavenly Cauldron City were stunned. Then the sagely voices enfolded them; spiritual music resounded in their minds. In reaction, they all sat cross-legged and started toprehend the saber Dao in their hearts carefully.
No one at the tform had expected a scene of the ancient Saber Sovereigns speaking of their Dao. However, in mere moments, these outstanding young talents all immediately changed their expressions and quickly sat cross-legged. They remained silent as they carefullyprehended.
These were images of ancient Saber Sovereigns speaking of their Dao; they were not the ancient Saber Sovereignsing to life. Due to Xiao Chen and the string of fate, these ancient Saber Sovereigns transcended time and space, appearing before them all.
This was a rare opportunity. If one lost it, it would be impossible toe upon it again.
The experiences of the ancient Saber Sovereigns were very precious. The sight of eighteen ancient Saber Sovereigns speaking of their Dao together was very majesticand unprecedented.
However, how much one could hear depended on ones talent andprehension ability. The eighteen ancient Saber Sovereigns voicesyered over each other; it was difficult to differentiate one from another.
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In Heavenly Cauldron Citys City Lords Residence, Bai Langs father, a quasi-Emperor expert, saw the seven-colored heavenly flowers and heard the endless reverberating sagely voices. He was a powerful person who was only one step away from advancing to Martial Emperor, yet his face evinced excitement despite himself.
The vast voicesyering over each other covered the entire Heavenly Cauldron City for a total of four hours. Only then did the miraculous image of the ancient Saber Sovereigns speaking of their Dao slowly fade away. Peace returned to the ce once more.
However, the hearts of the cultivators in the Heavenly Cauldron City remained unsettled for a long time.
From this day forth, the position of Heavenly Cauldron City in the hearts of the Profound Domains desmen would rise drastically. It would be akin to the number one holynd for desmen,parable to Heavenly Saber City, which Saber Sovereign Wu Xiaotian managed.
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At the center of the za, under the eighteen stone pirs, Bai Lang and his guests slowly opened their eyes.
As the outstanding talents of the younger generation and with their proximity to the ancient Saber Sovereigns speaking of their Dao, they definitely gained much moreprehensions than the others. Their faces were flushed with satisfaction at their attainments.
Xiao Chen was thest to open his eyes. Due to his having absorbed much of the Heavenly Dew Divine Springs essence, hisprehension ability now was astonishing.
He seeded in memorizing the saber Dao of all eighteen ancient Saber Sovereigns, not missing a single word. Afterwards, he could immediately write them down; that would be a valuable resource.
No one else present had such talent andprehension ability here. Even Bai Lang only managed to memorize five different saber Dao, and that was already extraordinary.
Bai Lang opened his eyes and personally poured a cup of tea, which he sent over to Xiao Chen.
Whoosh!
I offer this toast of tea to Brother Xiao and formally apologize. This Bai failed to recognize your great talent and exposed you to public ridicule. I hope Brother Xiao will forgive me.
Bai Lang could be considered to be someone that could take things in stride. After seeing Xiao Chens aplishments in the saber Dao, he immediately served tea and apologized, not putting on airs at all.
When Xiao Chen spoke of his Dao, he provoked eighteen Saber Sovereign images to show themselves and the sagely voices that transcended space and time to descend on the entire Heavenly Cauldron City. If he was not considered a desman, then there was no desman in the world.
No one disyed any disdain or mockery for Bai Langs apology.
Xiao Chen stretched out his hand and caught the teacup. He took a sip before putting it down on the table and replying, That does not matter. Brother Bai is a true desman. I can understand your thoughts.
Bai Lang nodded slightly, then said, The wless saber Dao is indeed unique, truly an eye-opener. Dering that there is none before and after is no exaggeration at all. I have some insights about the doubts you voiced in yourtter half. I would like to discuss them with Brother Xiao.
Smiling with excitement, Xiao Chen said, Please speak your mind. We all seek the same Dao. I hope that you will share all your thoughts with everyone here.
Thetter half of your discourse focused on several questions. I shall touch briefly on the first one: if I use my body as my saber, my thoughts as my saber, what then should I do with the saber in my hand?
Bai Lang paused for a moment like he was considering what to say. Then he continued, I feel that I have a solution to this problem. For us desmen, the saber is an extension of our body. There is an ancient saying I exist where my saber exists. When my saber dies, I die. This should be the rough principle.
Xiao Chens eyes lit up, and he entered deep thought. By using my body as the saber, my hair can be the saber, my clothes can be the saber. Why then cant I just treat the saber as a saber? In the first ce, the saber is a saber; because of this, I trapped myself.
By seeing the saber in the same light as my hair and clothes, the question of what to do with the saber in my hand resolves itself.
The Inferno Saber Sovereigns disciple, Lin Yan, smiled and said, I also have some insights into the wless saber Dao. In the so-called wless and perfect, something might not necessarily be wless for it to be perfect. There are no wless things in the world, but there might be perfect things. Perfection does not refer to wlessness.
For example, Brother Xiao, that earlier bright moon. I feel that it is a perfect moon. Since it is perfect, it is naturally wless.
The wless saber Dao. Never before had there been such a saber Dao in the world. Even the saber Dao of the eighteen ancient Saber Sovereigns, which contained thousands of phenomena, did not touch on the wless saber Dao at all.
Being able to participate in the discussion of such a saber Dao inspired a sense of creating historythe anticipation that when the wless saber Dao reached its peak, it would definitely surpass the old, leaving an indelible mark on the Martial Epoch.
All the desmen present were clearly excited, speaking with enthusiasm. It did not matter whether they were right or wrong; they at least opened up new lines of thought and possibilities. When looking from the viewpoint of a bystander, one would always be able to see something that the involved parties could not.
After this topic came to an end, concluding this segment, Bai Lang put down his teacup and gently p the table. The treasured saber ced beside him stuck itself two centimeters into the tall tform together with its sheath.
Dang! Dang! Dang!
The others all imitated Bai Lang, sticking their treasured sabers into the stone tform. Immediately, saber Qi flew about and buzzed. Strong saber intent hummed and echoed endlessly.
Xiao Chen understood that this was the second part of the tea party: making friends through the saber. It was also the highlight of the tea party.
After all, no matter how well they spoke, they had to fight in order to see the results.
With a slight movement, the Lunar Shadow Saber stuck into the stone tform like the other sabers.
Feng Xingsheng, I have long heard of your name. Will you be willing to give me some pointers?
After everyones sabers all stuck into the tall tform, a tall and slim male in long robes challenged Feng Xingsheng.
Feng Xingsheng smiled faintly and replied, I cant say that Im able to give you pointers. How about we call it an exchange?
Whoosh!
The two soared into the air at the same time and sent out their moves. Two strands of saber light shed, and the ngor of sabers resounded. Their sabers emerged from their scabbards, and they quickly exchanged moves in the air.
The people below looked up slightly and saw everything very clearly. asionally, they would evaluate the fight with their friends beside them.
The fight between these two was remarkable. However, Feng Xingsheng was obviously better. He was very clear about his talents, the Wind saber Dao. With some small breakthroughs andprehension, he could move like the wind.
Amid the fleeting gentle wind, the saber intent was everywhere. Amid the gentleness, danger filled the ce.
After two hundred moves, Feng Xingshengs opponent took the initiative to admit defeat. The two returned their sabers to their scabbards and bowed to each other beforending back at their stools.
After this, the tea party started to enter the high point. The desmen of the various ces stepped up brilliantly. The ones that left the deepest impression on Xiao Chen were the disciples of the Inferno Saber Sovereign and the Lightning Saber SovereignLin Yan and Dugu Jue.
In thetter part, a few people challenged these two. However, they all lost within a hundred moves.
The Lightning saber Dao and the Inferno saber Dao were disyed to their limits in the twos sabers. A surging ck volcano erupted as a saber chopped down. ming red clouds filled the sky for five kilometers around, looking very mighty.
The one Xiao Chen paid more attention to was, of course, the Lightning Saber Sovereigns disciple, Dugu Jue. His Quintessence was lightning-attributed in the first ce. The will that heprehended was also the will of lightning. Naturally, Xiao Chen wouldpare himself with this person.
Dugu Jues Saber Techniques made Xiao Chens eyes lit up. The lightning-attributed Saber Techniques that heprehended could be described with two words: fast and explosive.
This was how people normally described lightning as well. Dugu Jue was extremely fast; his saber was also extremely fast. However, if one were to think that all he had was speed, that would be a great mistake. Actually, his explosive power was equally terrifying, causing the entire Heavenly Cauldron za to tremble intensely.
The power of lightning was not limited to speed and explosiveness, as Xiao Chen knew, having been through a Lightning Tribtion and the baptism of a thousand kinds of Divine Lightning.
However, Dugu Jue probably understood this too. After all, he had a Martial Emperor guiding him. He likely subscribed to the principle of not biting off more than he could chew, and decided to develop only these two to the peak.
In Xiao Chens heart, he could not helpparing this person to An Junxi. How fantastic it would be if they were to fight with each other.
Xiao Chen, your speech was very exquisite, I have nothing to say about that. However, I wonder how many real moves and how many trump cards you have. I, Jiang Chengzi, want to seek some advice from you.
Chapter 962 - Gatecrash
Chapter 962: Gatecrash
The Ghost Races Jiang Chengzi red at Xiao Chen and issued him a challenge.
The crowd instantly stirred with interest. No matter how good the wless saber Dao was in theory, in the end, everything still boiled down tobat prowess. Only then would people be convinced of it.
Xiao Chen happily epted. He extended his hand and said, Please!
Qiang!
Jiang Chengzis body moved in a sh, like a phantom, and he arrived in the air, already holding the ck saber that he had stuck into the ground. Without waiting for Xiao Chen to get up, he charged at Xiao Chen from behind.
Dense Death Qi surrounded Jiang Chengzi. As his figure shed, horrible scenes from hell materialized behind him. A ck saber light lit up and arrived before Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen extended his hand and blocked the tip of his opponents saber. The Lightning Talisman in his sea of consciousness spun. Thousands of peach blossoms formed in the sky and drifted down. Xiao Chens body exuded a boundless lifeforce.
Everything awakened in spring; this was the time when life was the most abundant. When the peach trees formed a forest, its fragrance spread for five kilometers. Xiao Chen thrust his hand out and knocked back Jiang Chengzis saber strike that was in vition of the rules.
Then, Xiao Chen stretched out his hand and made a pinching motion. The thousands of peach blossoms formed a branch thatnded in his grasp. He gently flicked it and sent it flying at Jiang Chengzi.
Dang!
Jiang Chengzi held his saber across his chest and condensed a pitch-ck screen of sabers, wanting to block this small peach branch. Who would have imagined that the peach buds would bloom? The perfected Spring Saber contained far more power than he expected.
This force knocked Jiang Chengzi straight back. The scenes of hell behind him looked like they would shatter at any moment.
Xiao Chen did not give Jiang Chengzi a chance to recover from his mistake. His figure shed, and he released bright saber light from his body. The saber intent he radiated turned into saber winds flying in all directions, making their audience not know where to look.
Xiao Chen executed Summer Saber, Autumn Saber, and Winter Saber in quick session, linking them together. Blood leaked from between Jiang Chengzis lips amid the drifting snowkes. Frost covered his body, and an ice flower sat on his chest.
Jiang Chengzi said with some dissatisfaction, I admit defeat!
The concession came after merely four moves. Jiang Chengzi initially had the advantage due to him breaking the rules. However, Xiao Chens wless saber Dao ended up suppressing him all the way, not giving him a chance to counterattack.
The entire ce fell silent. Jiang Chengzi suffered defeat so quickly. This oue was very unexpected.
After this fight, no one dared to underestimate thebat prowess of the wless saber Dao anymore.
Xiao Chen stretched out his hand, and the ice flower on Jiang Chengzi came off andnded in his palm. Then he said, You went easy on me.
Although Xiao Chens clothes fluttered in the wind, he did not make things difficult for his opponent. He pushed off the ground andnded back at his seat.
Sparkles shed in the eyes of Bai Lang, who had not fought yet. He stood up and said, Brother Xiao, how about we exchange two moves?
Aside from Xiao Chen, Bai Lang was the strongest in this ce. It was very possible that Bai Lang had condensed a saber soul as well.
The interest of all the desmen present was immediately piqued.
Xiao Chen felt excited at Bai Langs suggestion. Despite the many people present, the only one that could allow him to fight to his hearts content was Bai Lang.
However, just as Xiao Chen was about to answer the challenge, a disharmonious voice suddenly came from a distance.
How bustling! Brother Bai Lang, unexpectedly, despite your average saber skills, you are rather good at organizing this tea party. The sword school tea party will take ce three days hence; I now think I should invite Brother Bai over to help out.
The disharmonious voice that continued to approach made Xiao Chen and Bai Lang frown.
Everyone present looked up and saw a few strands of sword lighting from afar. Even from a distance, an overwhelming aura from an incredibly sharp and strong sword intent pressured everyone.
The person who ising is hostile!
It is the disciples of the Sword Sovereign.
I knew it. These fellows would definitelye and cause trouble at the tea party.
The Sword Sovereigns First Disciple, Qin Shaoqing, is actually here as well. He is someoneparable to Wen Ziran. However, this is going to be problematic as Wen Ziran is not here.
The desmen local to the Profound Domain did not seem surprised at the arrival of the few swordsmen, like they expected the intrusion.
Apparently, the friction between saber and sword had been ongoing for a very long time in the Profound Domain. Furthermore, the conflict between the two factions was extraordinarily intense.
Xiao Chen thought about his encounter at Sword Forging Peak. No matter if it was a desman or a swordsman, they did not look kindly at each other.
The purpose of these swordsmen was obvious.
The sword school tea party was about to begin. These three had probablye here intending to disrupt the saber school tea party and boost the repute of the sword school tea party.
In the Profound Domain, the saber and the sword stood on equal terms. This resulted in the rivalry between the two factions being more intense than in other ces.
Bai Lang raised his head and looked. He did not show much shock or rage on his face. However, he smiled with some regret. They came little sooner than anticipated. Brother Xiao, it looks like we will not be able to exchange moves this time.
Xiao Chen sized up the person with the strongest aura in the distance. He asked, Is this Qin Shaoqing very strong?
Very strong. Among the younger-generation desmen in the Profound Domain, only my senior brother can defeat him. Among the swordsmen, aside from that Yan Shisan, who is even more mysterious than my senior brother, no one can stop him.
The two beside him are Gu Jianheng and Liu Kun. Like Qin Shaoqing, they are disciples of the Sword Sovereign. I am also not very confident of defeating them.
In the time that conversation happened, Qin Shaoqing led his two junior brothers, Gu Jianheng and Liu Kun, over. They already arrived within five hundred meters of the ground. All their auras were shockingly strong. Their eyes were as sharp as swords, their expressions cold.
Xiao Chen raised his gaze slightly, looking past these three people to a farther ce where there were three ck dots with even stronger auras.
These auras felt familiar to Xiao Chen. However, as they were too far away, he could not see them with his Spiritual Sense. So he could only keep an eye on them.
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Fifty kilometers away, two men and one girl stopped in midair. The man on her left looked handsome. He gave off an extraordinary aura. His cultivation was even more unfathomable.
However, that appearance was still considered normal. The man on her right had a stunningly gorgeous face. His charming aura held a fatal attraction for girls.
It was hard to imagine that there could be such a beautiful man in this world.
Compared to this person, the girl in the middle was in no way inferior. Her beauty could bring disaster unto a nation. When she smiled, she looked enchanting, captivating others.
This girl was the Spirit Fox Kings adopted daughter, Xiao Bai. The beautiful man was the genius of the Spirit Fox Race, Yuan Xu. The handsome one was the Peacock Kings descendant, Kong Yuan.
The younger generation of the Fiend Domain was weaker than the younger generation of the other four major races. If not for the rise of these three people, the Fiend Race would be in an even worse state in this great age.
Big Brother Yuan, why are we not following them over? The tea party will be very interesting. Who knows, Elder Brother Xiao Chen might be there too, Xiao Bai asked, feeling confused.
Yuan Xu exined, When Qin Shaoqing goes over, it will incite the conflict between sabers and swords in the Profound Domain. If we went with him, it would cause misunderstanding. They will think that we are part of his group.
It is better for us to wait for him here. We are only using his connections for you to enter the Heavenly Sword Pavilion to view their ancient text, not to go and offend the Saber Sovereigns faction in the Profound Domain.
As for Xiao Chen, I once heard that Heavenly Cauldron Citys Young City Lord expressed his attitude towards Xiao Chen and will not issue an invitation to him. So Xiao Chen will not make an appearance.
Xiao Bai revealed an expression of disappointment. She sighed and said, I have not seen Elder Brother Xiao Chen for many years already. I wonder if Elder Brother Xiao Chen still remembers Xiao Bai.
Kong Yuan smiled and said, There is no need to worry. You are so lovable. If he dares to forget you, I will definitely make him pay. Furthermore, he recently appeared at Sword Forging Peak. He will not be leaving the Profound Domain for a while. You will surely have an opportunity to meet him.
Xiao Bai nodded and said, Right. This time I will be sure not to miss Elder Brother Xiao Chen again.
Yuan Xu and Kong Yuan looked at Xiao Bais expression. Then they revealed gentle and doting expressions. Their hearts were filled with envy when they thought of Xiao Chen. After so many years, Xiao Bai still pined for him.
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When the Sword Sovereigns three disciples arrived, the atmosphere became extremely tense.
The azure-robed swordsman, Qin Shaoqing, casually looked around. All the desmen below revealed grave expressions. He smiled and said, There is no need to be this tense. Given your cultivations, I would not even bother looking at most of you, not to mention attacking you.
Arrogant!
The desmen here were all outstanding young talents, all unyielding people. So when Qin Shaoqing said this, he immediately upset many people.
The Inferno Saber Sovereigns disciple, Lin Yan, was not from the Profound Domain; he had never heard of Qin Shaoqings name before. So he snorted coldly and brought out his saber, then soared into the sky and chopped down at Qin Shaoqing.
The clouds within five kilometers in all directions burned with a raging me. With the power of one saber strike, Lin Yan filled the sky with red clouds, his attack looking boundlessly powerful.
Qin Shaoqing stood upright with his hands behind his back. He did not make a move. Gu Jianheng, who was standing at Qin Shaoqings right, drew his sword.
A strong sword intent spread out and promptly suppressed Lin Yans aura. The five kilometers of ming clouds shrank significantly; even his flight slowed down.
Sword soul! everyone below eximed. This Gu Jianhengs sword intent already advanced to the even stronger sword soul, quashing Lin Yan.
Dang!
The might of this sword was rampant and overwhelming. It forced Lin Yan, who had charged forward with a horrifying aura, to retreat one kilometer, his Qi and blood roiling.
After the exchange of a probing move, it was clear who was superior. If the two truly fought, barring any surprises, Lin Yan would lose within five hundred moves.
When Bai Lang saw this scene, he frowned slightly and asked, Qin Shaoqing, what do you want? The purpose of the tea party is to discuss the Dao and exchange pointers. It is not for you to establish your might.
Gu Jianheng smiled coldly and said, If you are not capable, then why try to imitate the seniors and hold a tea party? Today, we are here to embarrass you, to make sure that your desmen will be more low-profile in the Profound Domain in the future. Dont think that just because you have one Wen Ziran, you can ride over our heads.
The saber will always be inferior to the sword!
Qin Shaoqing nced at the sabers stuck in the ground and said, You are now making friends through the saber, right? I would like to use my sword and try you out.
Zeng! Zeng!
Qin Shaoqing flung his hand out and stabbed his sword into the tall tform. Sword Qi spread out and sent the sabers flying.
If someone can defeat me, I will personally apologize and leave immediately. If there is no one who can defeat me, then I think that there is no point in continuing this saber school tea party.
Qin Shaoqing was clearly insufferably arrogant. His tone was astonishingly aggressive, not showing any regard for everyone.
Bai Langs heart sank. This Qin Shaoqing must have nned this. He must have received news from somewhere that Wen Ziran was busy and could note, so he flew over to cause trouble.
Not only that. Qin Shaoqing was extremely ambitious, wanting to end the tradition of the tea party.
Chapter 963 - Conflict between Saber and Sword
Chapter 963: Conflict between Saber and Sword
The Saber Sovereign and the Sword Sovereign did not get along. Even after fighting for more than a thousand years, they could not do anything to each other. If Qin Shaoqing truly managed to wreck todays tea party and the Saber Sovereign heard of it, Bai Lang would definitely receive heavy punishment.
Just Gu Jianheng alone was enough to quash the Inferno Saber Sovereigns disciple, Lin Yan. Although many desmen were present, how could there be someone who would dare to challenge Qin Shaoqing?
Whats wrong? You dont even have the courage to try? Qin Shaoqing mocked, Bai Lang, are all the people you invited trash? You cant even gather people with courage. I think there is really no need for you to continue this tea party.
Bai Lang raged in his heart. He simply could not tolerate this frustration. Just when he raised his leg, intending to leap over and ept Qin Shaoqings challenge, someone else moved even faster.
Right after Qin Shaoqing spoke, Xiao Chens figure shed into the air.
Brother Xiao, this is my Profound Domains internal conflict between saber and sword. It is better that I deal with this!
Upon seeing Xiao Chene forward, Bai Lang could not help feeling grateful. However, he still advised Xiao Chen through a voice projection not to make a move.
Xiao Chen calmly countered, Brother Bai, how confident are you of winning?
Forty percent.
Can the saber school tea party afford such embarrassment?
We cant.
Since I already stood up, I am fully confident. Brother Bai, just watch the good show.
The two quickly spoke to each other using voice projection. Bai Lang remained silent after that. Xiao Chens questions already clearly identified the crux of the problem.
Qin Shaoqing sized up Xiao Chen, who hade out. He smiled and said, Bai Lang, is this all you are capable of, letting an outsider step up? It turns out that the Saber Sovereigns disciples are all so cowardly.
Xiao Chen said indifferently, The Young City Lord is not necessary to deal with you.
What shameless boasting! Do you get a turn to speak with our Young Master here?
Gu Jianheng snorted coldly and held up his sword. Then, he turned into a sh of sword light, charging at Xiao Chen.
Nine balls of light appeared behind Gu Jianheng and released bright rays. They looked like nine zing suns, dazzling and eye-piercing. No one dared to look directly at them.
The might of Gu Jianhengs Small Perfection sword soul spread out. His aura surged vigorously.
On the tall tform, some wooden tables behind Xiao Chen immediately shattered into powder. A few desmen stood up and retreated. They circted their energies to block, theirplexions turning somewhat unsightly.
Sword intent was essentially the same as the sword soul. The difference between the two was like water and ice. Thetter was much mightier than the former.
A swordsman whoprehended a sword soul held a suppressive advantage over a desman who had notprehended a saber soul.
Unless the desman held an overwhelming advantage in cultivation, his chances of victory were slim.
Gu Jianheng used the might of the sword soul, preparing to scare Xiao Chen and force him back.
Xiao Chens feet did not move at all. No matter how much might the other party brought out from the sword soul, his body remained like an ancient tree, as motionless as the mountains. If one looked carefully, one would notice that his hair and clothes did not even flutter.
The reason was none other than the Small Perfection saber soul Xiao Chen hid in the Lightning Talisman having already spread throughout his body. With the saber soul having the assistance of the immortal will of thunder, how could the other party move him?
Xiao Chens Small Perfection saber soul already gained the immortal attribute. It was now an immortal saber soul.
Absent theprehension of a will with an attribute that could rival the immortal attribute, Xiao Chens opponent could not overwhelm him.
How can this be?!
Gu Jianhengsplexion paled slightly. He stared at the scene before him with some disbelief. He already unleashed the might of his Small Perfection sword soul without holding anything back. However, not to mention Xiao Chen being sent flying back in a sorry state, Xiao Chens hair and clothes did not even stir.
Qin Shaoqins expression changed slightly. He took a nce and immediately understood what was happening. He called out, Junior Brother Jianheng, you have notprehended a will. Quickly move back!
However, it was already toote. With a loud bang, Xiao Chen unleashed the immortal saber soul in him.
ng! ng! ng! ng! ng!
The shing of sword and saber resounded endlessly in the air. Intense gusts sted out. Saber wind and sword wind collided, and the resulting tornadoes surged out.
Aside from the eighteen stone pirs with the Saber Sovereign carvings, every sculpture and building that the boundless tornadoes passed by in the za shattered.
The tornadoes seethed with terrifying saber Qi and sword Qi. asionally, lightning and fire flickered in there as well. They were extremely horrifying.
In the instant Xiao Chen unleashed the immortal saber soul, it immediately sted back Gu Jianheng and Liu Kun, sending them flying into the distance.
Currently, the one shing with Xiao Chen was Qin Shaoqing. All sorts of mysterious phenomena manifested around the twos intense fight.
Although this was described as an intense fight, the two people on the tall tform did not even move a step. They only stared coldly at each other, relentlessly unleashing their saber soul and sword soul.
Eventually, towards the end, lightning and thunder surrounded Xiao Chen. Purple saber Qi flew everywhere.
A hot me appeared around Qin Shaoqings body. Snow-white sword Qi flew around wildly, emitting an earthshaking will of destruction.
The twos auras were raised to their peaks, the saber light and the sword light on their bodies already as resplendent as the sun, soaring to the clouds and spreading for five kilometers around.
The crowd in the Heavenly Cauldron za had moved to the sides long ago, watching the battle from afar.
Only Bai Lang, Feng Xingsheng, Lin Yan, Dugu Jue, and a few others dared to watch from close range.
Be it a swordsman or a desman, the path that they walked was much harder than that of ordinary cultivators.
A strong saber intent or sword intent already gave desmen and swordsmen the capability to challenge those above their level. If they alsoprehended a will, especially a will containing another attribute, such people could only be described as demonic geniuses.
However, at this moment, two such demonic geniuses fought each other on the tall tform.
Bai Langs expression turned grave. He muttered to himself, This Qin Shaoqing really hid himself well. His will of fire actually contains the destruction attribute.
No wonder he dares toe barging in despite there being only the three of them. With such power, within the same generation, he does not need to fear being surrounded.
However, the even more surprising one was Xiao Chen. This was a person whom he initially despised and had not intended to invite to the tea party.
Not only did Xiao Chen speak of his Dao during the tea party and provoke all eighteen ancient Saber Sovereigns to manifest, but he even got them to speak of their Dao at the same time. Such a miraculous sight actually appeared during the tea party.
Now, Xiao Chen blocked the Sword Sovereigns First Disciple, who deliberately came to cause trouble. The shock that all this brought Bai Lang surpassed the imagination.
The two attacked at the same time. Qin Shaoqing drew his sword, which looked like frost, giving off a sharp cold light. Then, he thrust it towards Xiao Chens throat.
A surging me howled behind Qin Shaoqing. He had stored up his energy for a while before unleashing this attack. A volcano dormant for hundreds of years erupted. Heaven and earth shook. Cracks appeared in the ground.
Xiao Chen took one step, and a bright moon rose behind him. With one movement, spring thunder roared. Peach blossoms bloomed for five kilometers around. With his fingertip, he blocked the tip of his opponents sword.
A horrifying explosion resounded suddenly, forcing both of them back ten steps.
An intense ming sword Qi containing the will of destruction surged into Xiao Chens body.
The moment this sword Qi entered Xiao Chens body, it tore at his meridians, blood, flesh, bones, and skin, disying a startling destructive power.
This sword Qi was intense and ferocious. Xiao Chen did not dare to be careless. He used fifty percent of his Law Energy, turning it into purple lightning before he neutralized this sword Qi.
If Xiao Chen had actedter or indecisively, using only thirty percent of his Law Energy, his right hand might have ended up crippled.
Immortal energy flowed down the sword and into Qin Shaoqings body. Like needles, it pierced his meridians and bones, inflicting intense heart-wrenching pain on his right hand, which was holding the sword.
That energy was exuberant, filled with a strong lifeforce. Qin Shaoqing tried to eliminate this energy, but a strand of electricity always sparked up, growing again like a seed.
The tall tform below them had long since turned into rubble. Only the eighteen stone pirs remained standing.
The two now viewed each other with a trace of caution.
This ce insufficient for us. If you want to fight,e with me outside the city.
Xiao Chen spoke indifferently. Then, electric light shed under his feet. His figure headed towards the outskirts of Heavenly Cauldron City.
At the Martial Sage level, the scope of battle already exceeded belief.
Earlier, in the session of making friends through the saber, the various desmen all purposely suppressed their cultivation. Furthermore, they had not intended to make too heavy a move. They had only been exchanging pointers and stopped their attacks on contact, not bringing out much destructive power.
However, now, when Xiao Chen fought with Qin Shaoqing, they clearly had to have a winner. If they did not bring out their full strength, they would fail.
A strange light shed in Qin Shaoqings eyes. Beforeing, he had obtained news of Wen Zirans absence, so he felt fully confident of sess in turning the saber school tea party into a joke.
At the same time, Qin Shaoqing would be able to boost the reputation of the sword school tea party. He had not expected a white-robed desman to appear out of nowhere and spoil his ns halfway through.
I want to see who exactly you are to dare to block me from making my move.
Within the Profound Domain, Qin Shaoqing could be said to not fear anything. As a result of being a disciple of the Sword Sovereign, he had seen much of the world and felt disdain for most of the cultivators of his generation.
A beam of fiery light shed by like a meteor, streaking across the sky. A long, ming tail lingered for a long time. Qin Shaoqing did not hesitate to chase Xiao Chen and leave Heavenly Cauldron City.
Xiao Bai and herpanions, who were waiting for Qin Shaoqing far outside the city, suddenly discovered two strong beams of light flying rapidly towards them.
Something is wrong. Qin Shaoqing probably met with Wen Ziran. We should stand aside and not interfere.
Yuan Xus expression changed slightly as he quickly transformed into his true form, a jade-white Nine-Tailed Spirit Fox with an overwhelming aura. Then, he brought Xiao Bai and Kong Yuan five kilometers away.
Xiao Chen and Qin Shaoqing had exchanged only one move. However, the aftermath made a deep impression on the many desmen present.
Seeing the two leave the city, hundreds of desmen immediately gave chase. They did not want to miss the twos battle.
By the time these desmen caught up, Xiao Chen and Qin Shaoqing already exchanged a hundred moves fifty kilometers outside the city.
A bright moon hung high in the sky at all times. Night reigned in a radius of twenty-five kilometers.
However, this night scene was not dark. Both Xiao Chens will of thunder and the apanying lightning that red out asionally lit the sky.
There was also Qin Shaoqing. Resplendent mes never stopped flickering around him. This night was not dark at all. Instead, it was strangely bright, forming a peculiar scene.
Chapter 964 - Subduing a Group of Ten with One
Chapter 964: Subduing a Group of Ten with One
The scope of Xiao Chen and Qin Shaoqings battle covered a mountain range spanning fifty kilometers. The startled birds and beasts in the forest already fled. The fight had crushed flowers, grass, and trees inrge numbers.
Qin Shaoqings sword Qi contained a powerful destructive force. When his sword Qi swept out,rge swathes of trees turned into powder, reducing thend into a wastnd. Not a single de of grass could be seen, and cracks extended everywhere.
In mere moments, the shock waves from the twos fight transformed a fifty-kilometer-long mountain range into bald craggy peaks.
Such a horrifying scene prompted the desmen from Heavenly Cauldron City, who came to watch the fight, to move farther back in fear of getting into trouble should the shock waves strike them.
Xiao Chen already used wless Four Seasons once through. However, he could not do anything to Qin Shaoqing. Qin Shaoqings skill with the sword was extraordinary, possessing many killing moves.
Furthermore, before the strong destruction attribute, the might of these killing moves increased significantly. Qin Shaoqing used brute force to break the wless Four Seasons.
Xiao Chen could not bring out the Cycle of Seasons since he had to deal with killing moves continuously. This put him in a somewhat passive situation.
Forced into a corner, he could onlypletely unleash the immortal will of thunder. Using the wless saber Dao, he materialized the Lighting Tribtion Saber Technique, countering brute force with brute force.
One hundred lightning dragons with golden scales and a pair of horns howled ferociously as they circled around. They shook their heads and waved their tails, appearing very nimble and realistic. They even gave off a lightning dragons aura, interfering with Qin Shaoqing.
Naturally, this dragon aura was not the true dragon aura. Instead, it was made of purple lightning-attributed saber Qi. However, its might was not inferior.
asionally, the lightning dragon auranded on the mountains below. One-kilometer-tall peaks instantly vanished like a strange beast bit them off.
The Lightning Tribtion Saber Technique was extremely tyrannical. With every punch that Xiao Chen sent out, every sh he made with his palm, saber light shed, and a lightning dragon appeared in the next instant to block the overbearing Qin Shaoqing.
mes zed on Qin Shaoqings sword. Every time he swung his sword, mes poured out, triggering in another intense explosion.
It was not an exaggeration to call that horrifying destructive power earth-shaking. Fifty kilometers of mountain range below shook, and countless boulders tumbled down.
When Qin Shaoqing saw that the lightning dragons seemed to be unending and capable of stably blocking his Sword Techniques, he frowned, unwilling to let this fight drag on.
Nine Suns Appearing Together, the Golden Crow Destroys the World! Qin Shaoqing shouted. Twenty-five kilometers of resplendent mes manifested behind him and condensed to form nine three-legged Golden Crows. Each Golden Crow was as bright as the sun, dazzling and splendorous.
Qin Shaoqing pointed, and a sword light shed. Nine huge ming golden birds turned into nine beams of light, charging at the hundred lightning dragons.
Ka ca! Ka ca!
The Golden Crows were iparably cruel. When they swiped with their three legs, they tore the lightning dragons into half one by one, making the lightning dragons cry out miserably.
Xiao Chens heart sank. In terms of divinity, the Golden Crows made out of Qin Shaoqings life mes far surpassed his lightning dragons, bing the nemesis of the lightning dragons.
Divine Lightning Tribtion! Chop!
With a thought, Xiao Chen quickly gathered the remaining lightning dragons. The power of the purple Lightning Talisman continuously supported them.
A golden bolt of Divine Lightning appeared out of nowhere, turning into a strand of saber Qi and chopping at the nine Golden Crows.
The might of the Divine Lightning Tribtion immediately showed itself. The Divine Lightning knocked away the nine Golden Crows, which were as bright as the sun. The light of their mes dimmed significantly.
There was no time to lose. Xiao Chen took a step back, and his pupils constricted. The Soul yer Bow appeared in his right hand. He nocked a Star Breaker Arrow and drew the bowstring.
Xiao Chen circted his energy, bringing out one Dragon Force. The bones in his body gave off thunderous rumbling.
With five thousand tons of force, the Soul yer Bows attack gained an overwhelming cold Qi, which immediately canceled out the heat that the ming Golden Crows emitted into the air.
Qin Shaoqings expression changed. The bow in Xiao Chens hand gave him a bad feeling. He withdrew his sword, and the Law Energy in his body surged as he directed the nine Golden Crows to merge into one.
Whoosh!
Unfortunately for Qin Shaoqing, he was still toote. Xiao Chen released the bowstring. The Star Breaker Arrow shed and pierced through the nine Golden Crows, immediately neutralizing the killing move that Qin Shaoqing spent so much effort to execute.
Xiao Chens lightning dragons were destroyed. However, Qin Shaoqings nine Golden Crows were destroyed as well, gaining him no advantage.
The two people in the sky rmenced their intense fight. Having exchanged several moves, they knew how hard the other was to deal with. So they both became considerably more cautious.
As Bai Lang, Lin Yan, and the others watched, they sighed and said, Brother Xiao iscking only a good saber. Otherwise, he would not be so passive.
This Qin Shaoqing is really incredible. The First Disciple of the Sword Sovereign indeed cannot be underestimated, Feng Xingsheng said as he shook his head. Xiao Chen was clearly on the defensive and was at a disadvantage when facing Qin Shaoqings raging inferno.
The Inferno Saber Sovereigns Lin Yan smiled and said, As the saying goes, something overly hard can be easily broken. Although Qin Shaoqings attacks are ferocious, if he does not gain a suppressive advantage in another hundred moves, he will definitely lose.
Bai Lang nodded and said, Thats right. The most crucial thing now is whether Xiao Chen canst another hundred moves or not. With no weapon in his hand, hes just using his fleshly body to receive Qin Shaoqings sword moves, which contain the destructive attribute. No matter how strong his body is, it has its limits.
Dugu Jue, who rarely spoke, was not optimistic about the situation. He said sullenly, It is hard. I think Xiao Chen is already in trouble. He will definitely crumble within another hundred moves.
By using your physical body to receive three hundred moves from me, even if you have a body of steel, you should already be suffering. Qin Shaoqing smiled coldly as he looked at Xiao Chen, revealing an easygoing expression.
Xiao Chens expression remained calm. He did not bother to exin anything. His physical body was already a peak Rank 3 Sage Body. Furthermore, he nourished it with plenty of divine materials. His body was already no weaker than that of a quasi-Emperor.
Although the attacks of Xiao Chens opponent were tyrannical, inflicting significant injury, they could not break his body down without another two hundred moves at least.
Seeing that his taunt did not work, Qin Shaoqing snorted coldly, and his attacks be even more ferocious and intense.
In the blink of an eye, fifty moves passed. The shock waves swept away more of the fifty kilometers of mountains and forest below. Anyone who saw this scene would tremble in fear.
When Qin Shaoqing saw Xiao Chen still lively and unflustered, he could not help feeling anxious. He was very clear about his own situation.
Qin Shaoqings sword strikes were iparably tyrannical. Every move was a killing move. With each move, he could bring out ferocious might akin to that of a volcano eruption. However, the energy demand was tremendous.
If he still could not take down Xiao Chen, he would end up exhausting his Law Energy.
At that time, no matter how capable Qin Shaoqing was, he would not be able to do much, bing a sitting duck.
I cannot afford to lose. Otherwise, this will be too embarrassing. I can only settle this with one final move.
However, just at this moment, something strange happened. Xiao Chen, who had been defending passively, suddenly make a move. He seized the moment Qin Shaoqing was flustered and took the initiative to charge over.
Qin Shaoqing only saw eighteen Azure Dragons circting around Xiao Chen, exuding horrifying Dragon Might. Strands of azure saber light shed everywhere and chopped down.
This was Xiao Chens strongest move: wless Azure Dragon, Subduing Dragon Profound sh!
The might that this move erupted out with was actually no weaker than Qin Shaoqings strong volcanic-eruption-like sword intent.
Saber lights chopped down. A total of eighteen saber lights chopped down in turn, not giving Qin Shaoqing any time to think or opportunity to use his killing techniques.
By the time the final saber lightnded, Qin Shaoqings stance waspletely messed up. He vomited a mouthful of blood as his body went flying back.
Myriad Heaven Divine Fist, Deities Descending, tenfoldbat prowess!
It was difficult to seize an opening in his opponents mental state and throw him off guard to injure him. How could Xiao Chen miss the chance tond a fatal blow?
ng! ng!
Just at this moment, two sword lights shed in the sky, infused with sword intent and flying at Xiao Chen without any warning.
The timing of these two moves appearance was extremely opportune. It happened to be the moment divine light covered Xiao Chen. Furthermore, they were fatal strikes from the other two that held nothing back.
Xiao Chens physical body was already significantly injured, and he was drained. He had no way topletely dodge them.
The one who wins is king. Xiao Chen, you may be able to endure and scheme, possessing sharp eyes and great insight. Even so, so what? I never said that I would fight you alone.
Qin Shaoqingughed coldly and suppressed the injuries in his body. Disdain shed on his face as he charged at Xiao Chen together with the other two. The three of them surrounded Xiao Chen.
The situation instantly turned around. Xiao Chen, who held the upper hand earlier, was now in danger.
The expressions of Bai Lang and the others immediately changed drastically. Clearly, they had not expected these two other swordsmen to be so despicable. Even if the desmen made a move now to try and help Xiao Chen, they would be toote.
Elder Brother Xiao Chen, just focus and make your move. Xiao Bai will help you block these bad people.
A fragrance blew in the intense battlefield. A pretty figure arrived at lightning-speed. In the time it took for a spark to fly, she drew the sword hanging at her waist.
Instantly, snow feathers drifted everywhere. A shocking sword light hummed gently. As it flew casually, it blocked Gu Jianhengs and Liu Kuns moves.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly and looked Qin Shaoqing, whose expression was rapidly changing. He said coldly, To think that there is such trash like you among the disciples of the Sword Sovereign! Today, you have embarrassed not only yourself but all the swordsmen of the Profound Domain as well.
Bang!
Xiao Chen no longer had anything to fear. This punch contained ten Dragon Force. With a loud bang, he instantly knocked back the approaching Qin Shaoqing, sending him crashing into a mountain.
That peak crumbled. Loud rumbling resounded. Tons of rubble buried Qin Shaoqing, his survival unknown.
Gu Jianheng, Liu Kun, you two bastards, bring Qin Shaoqing away and scram from Heavenly Cauldron City!
Bai Lang led Feng Xingshen and several dozens of other desmen over quickly. Without saying anything else, they surrounded Gu Jianheng and Liu Kun, whom Xiao Bai blocked.
Since the other party broke the rules first, Bai Lang did not need to worry. No matter how powerful the two were, with so many people surrounding them, they would only end up beaten up.
Gu Jianheng and Liu Kun got thrashed until their noses were bloody and their faces swollen. As they were disciples of the Sword Sovereign, Bai Lang and the others did not dare to kill them. However, the two still received a full serving of pain and suffering. The swordsmen were also already thoroughly embarrassed.
The original n of the two was to take down Xiao Chen while he was off guard. Then, using the strength of their First Senior Brother, they would sweep through the others.
At that time, as the victors, they would be in the right. The world would only know that Qin Shaoqing disrupted the saber school tea party. No one would remember that two of them mounted a sneak attack.
These two had not expected Xiao Bai to charge out. The Spirit Fox Kings adoptive daughter, who was originally with them, blocked them at the crucial moment.
Yuan Shichen, you can forget about entering the Heavenly Sword Pavilion, Gu Jianheng said hatefully as he brought Liu Kun to the copsed mountain to dig Qin Shaoqing out before running away in sorry states.
Xiao Bai did not care. She smiled gently and stood cutely behind Xiao Chen.
[Note: The title is a Chinese idiom meaning that a strongyman is capable of defeating ten trained martial artists. It means that before overwhelming strength, all ns and techniques are useless.]
Chapter 965 - Xiao Bai Will Forever Be That Xiao Bai
Chapter 965: Xiao Bai Will Forever Be That Xiao Bai
Brother Xiao, this tea party is saved, thanks to you. Bai Lang gave Xiao Chen a cupped-fist salute.
Xiao Chen said rather calmly, Brother Bai is being too polite. I really like the atmosphere of the tea party and benefited a lot from it. Since someone came to cause trouble, naturally, I will do my best to help.
A thought urred to Bai Lang. He said, How about I leave the next tea party to Xiao Chen to organize? I will speak to my master; there should not be any problems.
Thats right, Brother Xiao. Ten yearster, if we are all still around, we will leave the next tea party to you to organize.
The others all started to voice their opinions as well. They did not have any objection to Xiao Chen organizing the tea party. On the contrary, they already looked forward to it.
When Xiao Chen heard their response, he could not help but feel excited. However, after thinking for a while, he rejected the suggestion. Organizing the tea party might look very simple, but he would have to spend a lot of effort and resources, a huge amount of them. It would be overly problematic.
Bai Lang smiled faintly and said, Dont be in such a rush to refuse. If you are willing, you cane to me any time. I still have some matters to deal with. I need to settle them right away, so Ill take my leave first.
At this point, the tea party could be considered to have ended perfectly. After the others came to say a few words to Xiao Chen, they left one after another.
Once everyone had left, Xiao Chen turned around and looked at Xiao Bai.
In the many years since hest met Xiao Bai, she had grown a lot. Not a whit of the young and naive look she had remained on her lovely face, which could now trigger a national disaster.
Her charming air had gained a touch of nobility and sacredness. As the Spirit Fox Kings adoptive daughter, she had a status simr to that of the Divine Daughter or a Holy Scion in the Fiend Domain, whether she liked it or not.
Xiao Chen looked somewhat distracted. Was this still the gentle and pure Xiao Bai from back then?
He nced casually at Xiao Bais waist and found an exquisite gourd hanging there. His lips could not help but curl up. No matter the change, Xiao Bai would forever be that Xiao Bai.
Hehe! Elder Brother Xiao Chen, dont look at Xiao Bai like this. Xiao Bai blushed and lowered her head. Clearly, after a few years of growth, she had gained a better understanding of the rtionship between men and women.
Xiao Chen smiled gently. When he recovered his wits, he said, I seem to recall hearing that Gu Jianheng call you Yuan Shichen.
Raising her head, Xiao Bai revealed a serious expression and said, Yup, that is the name that my adoptive father gave me. In the future, only Elder Brother Xiao Chen can call me Xiao Bai.
Xiao Chen thought about it and agreed. When they were in the Sky Dome Realm, it was not a problem for others to call her Xiao Bai. Now, given her identity, it was unbing if others were to do so.
Elder Brother Xiao Chen, go and treat your injuries first. There is no need to keep talking, Xiao Bai said worriedly as she recalled something.
Indeed, every sword strike of Qin Shaoqings destruction sword intent had been like a volcano erupting, the destructiveness astonishing. After receiving a few hundred moves, his physical body had umted significant injury.
Five kilometers away in the sky, Kong Yuan and Yuan Xu stood on a white cloud smiling. Indeed, we have not seen Brother Xiao Chen for a long time. Lets go down now and say hi to him.
Yuan Xu held Kong Yuan back, asking, Wood for brains, do you think that this is a suitable time to go and say hi?
Whats wrong? Xiao Chen saved my life in the Sage Mark Monument. Although I envy him, there is no need to make it so obvious, not even going to greet him, Kong Yuan replied with some dissatisfaction in his tone.
A look of helplessness shed across Yuan Xus gorgeous face. He could only scold Kong Yuan for idiocy in his heart. Then, he said impatiently, Its up to you. If you really go down, Shichen will probably not speak to you, you block of wood, for at least half a year.
Yuan Kong looked carefully. He saw Xiao Chen sitting cross-legged on a distant peak and circting his energies to treat his injuries. Xiao Bai had her head propped up on her hands, watching Xiao Chen with a warm smile.
The ce was silent as warmth and tranquility slowly spread out.
Kong Yuan suddenly came to his senses, and he smiled embarrassedly. We can greet him at any time. Just let it go for now. However, now that we offended Qin Shaoqing, getting into the Heavenly Sword Pavilion will be somewhat problematic.
If we cant get in, so be it. For the sake of Xiao Chen, that girl probably would even be willing to give up a Divine Weapon, what more the Heavenly Sword Pavilion? Yuan Xu said with a smile.
Kong Yuan chuckled and smiled. Speaking of which, why do I feel that your words contain an extraordinarily sour tone? Thats not like you, the prettiest man of our Fiend Race.
Yuan Xus face turned stiff. After being jabbed at his sore spot, he shot a re at Kong Yuan and ignored him.
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When Xiao Chen finished circting his energies and exchanged a few words with Xiao Bai, he understood Xiao Bais purpose ining to the Profound Domain.
The Snow Feather Sword that Yan Shisan gave Xiao Bai suited her very well. Unfortunately, it stillcked an Item Spirit, which it needed to be a Sub-Divine Weapon and especially a Divine Weapon.
As Xiao Bai slowly grew stronger, the need for her to nourish an Item Spirit for the Snow Feather Sword became more pressing.
Her purpose in going to Sword Forging Peak was to ask Situ Leihong to nourish an Item Spirit for the Snow Feather Sword. Situ Leihong had agreed to help on the condition of her making it into the top ten of the sword school ranking and getting him the ten-thousand-year-old Essence Iron.
This was really coincidental. Xiao Chens and Xiao Bais purposes in going to Sword Forging Peak were strangely simr.
Xiao Bai leaned on Xiao Chens shoulder. Elder Brother Xiao Chen, it has been close to three years. Why did you not go to the Fiend Domain to find Xiao Bai? she asked with a tone of hidden bitterness, her eyes somewhat red.
It had been three years. Xiao Chen clearly promised to go and visit when they were in the Heavenly Roc Kings Star Grave Pce. However, it seemed like her expectations were unrealistic; Xiao Chen never came.
At first, Xiao Bai could asionally hear news of Xiao Chen. Then, after he returned to the lower realm, there was no news of him at all. Rumors said that he had been trapped and died in the Sage Mark Monument.
She had sneaked out and gone to the Sage Mark Monument. However, she could not gain entry and cried many times.
If not for the Spirit Fox King obtaining news from the Supreme Sky Emperor that Xiao Chen only went to a lower realm, Xiao Bai would have stood vigil in front of the Sage Mark Monument until it next opened.
Xiao Bai did not tell Xiao Chen about any of this, keeping her hopes and concerns silently in her heart.
However, now that Xiao Chen was before her, she could no longer hold the question back and still asked it in the end.
Xiao Chens heart turned sour; he did not know what to say. While three years might have been long, he had not had any time to take it easy or rest at all.
This was especially so after Ao Jiaos passing. That loss made him feel even more guilty and cultivate tirelessly, forgoing sleep and food, not caring about anything else.
Xiao Chen knew that Xiao Bai was doing well by the Spirit Fox Kings side. So he did not worry about her.
The little Spirit Fox from the Seven Horn Mountain near Mohe City back then had actually changed so much. Her strength even rivaled Xiao Chens, making her something like the holy daughter of the Fiend Domain.
Sorry, I
Xiao Bai sniffled and smiled. Elder Brother Xiao Chen, dont apologize. It is Xiao Bais fault. Xiao Bai is too selfish. As long as Elder Brother Xiao Chen is happy and I can asionally hear news of Elder Brother Xiao Chen, Xiao Bai is satisfied.
As a traceless cool breeze wafted by, Xiao Chens heart filled withplex emotions, leaving a lingering bitter aftertaste.
It had been several years. Xiao Chen originally thought that as Xiao Bai grew up, she would slowly recognize her reliance for him and separate it from her feelings.
He shook his head and suddenly thought of something. Oh, by the way, where are Yuan Xu and Kong Yuan? Didnt theye with you?
A crafty look shed in Xiao Bais eyes as she smiled mischievously. Thats right. Those two are too overboard. Even after seeing Elder Brother Xiao Chen, they did not evene and greet you. I will go back and teach them a lesson.
Elder Brother Xiao Chen, tell me about Qingyun Peak, Elder Sister Ruyue, and that Elder Brother Suifeng. How are they now? Xiao Bai really wants to know.
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Three dayster, in the restaurants of Heavenly Cauldron City, all the cultivators, without exception, discussed the various strange scenes of the tea party.
They spoke about the eighteen ancient Saber Sovereigns transcending space and time to lecture about their Dao, inciting a deluge of heavenly flowers for fifty kilometers around.
After that, there was the astonishing battle between Xiao Chen and the Sword Sovereigns First Disciple, which leveled fifty kilometers of a mountain range to rubble. This topic set everyone abuzz for a month.
This particr tea party would be spoken of through the ages, leaving a clear mark in the long river of history.
Haha! Did you guys see when Qin Shaoqing and the other two came so overbearingly, and Gu Jianheng forced back the Inferno Saber Sovereigns disciple with one sword strike, dering that they were here to p faces?
Who would have imagined that the three of them would get thrashed into sorry states in the end? Now, the news already spread to the Heavenly Sword Pavilion. That group of swordsmen will not be able to raise their heads for at least half a year.
I heard that the person who incited the eighteen ancient Saber Sovereigns into speaking of the Dao and the person who defeated Qin Shaoqing were both the Tianwu Domains White Robed King Xiao Chen. Is that true?
Can it be false? Several desmen at the tea party witnessed it personally. How could it be false?
It was no surprise that thergest restaurant in Heavenly Cauldron City was packed with desmen chatting about the tea party that took ce three days ago.
There were rtively few cultivators on the third floor. Xiao Chens head was buried in books at a table by a window as he recorded the saber Dao that the eighteen ancient Saber Sovereigns spoke about at the tea party.
Xiao Chensprehension ability far surpassed that of all the other desmen who had been there. He had received the most benefit from the ancient Saber Sovereigns discourses. Despite the heavilyyered sagely voices, he remembered all the eighteen saber Dao without missing a word.
Of course, he had justmitted them to memory and notprehended them on the spot. Furthermore, he had his own wless saber Dao. Even if these saber Dao were from the ancients, he could only use them as references.
However, even if he did not need these saber Dao, it did not mean that others did not.
For example, the Bloody Young Master Ye Chen cultivated the Massacre saber Dao. If Xiao Chen gave the ancient Saber Sovereigns understanding about the Massacre saber Dao to him, Ye Chen would be overjoyed and owe Xiao Chen an even more enormous favor.
Across the table, Xiao Bai was drinking wine. Her pretty face was slightly flushed as she peacefully watched Xiao Chen focusing on writing.
After he finished recording the final Heavenly Saber saber Dao, he took a deep breath and nced at Xiao Bai, who was facing him. It has been three days. Why have Yuan Xu and Kong Yuan not shown themselves yet? he asked, feeling their absence strange.
Xiao Bai giggled and replied, Who knows where they are? These two are so bad, causing Elder Brother Xiao Chen to apany me for three days and not have time to go to the Nine Layers of Purgatory.
For the past three days, Xiao Chen had remained with Xiao Bai, worried about her safety. He could only temporarily put down the things he had pending and wait for Yuan Xu and Kong Yuan to appear.
However, this wait ended up dragging on for three days, which made Xiao Chen somewhat anxious.
How about Elder Brother Xiao Chen bring me to the Nine Layers of Purgatory?
Xiao Bai put down the wine gourd and acted very cutely. Her eyes sparkled with anticipation as she said, The Nine Layers of Purgatorylegend says that it is the underworld of the Immortal Epoch, the ce where the six paths of reincarnation are managed. Now that the Immortal Epoch has ended and the cycle is broken, the ce has devolved into chaos. It is a ce that even Ghost Race cultivators do no dare to go too deep into. Xiao Bai will definitely be able to help Elder Brother Xiao Chen.
[Note: Many Chinese and Buddhists believe that after one dies, they reincarnate. The souls of the dead enter hell and are judged based on their deeds, good and bad. Using the bnce, these souls would be sentenced to be reincarnated into one of the six paths. A positive of karma leads to one either staying in their current reincarnation cycle or going to a better one; a negative would have the reverse effect. The six paths arefrom worst to bestHell, Hungry Ghost, Animals, Humans, Asuras, Gods. The first three are negative, and thetter three are positive. ording to Buddhists, one can break out of the cycle of reincarnation by achieving nirvana, but this can only be done as a human.]
Chapter 966 - Xiao Bai’s Problematic Matter
Chapter 966: Xiao Bais Problematic Matter
Xiao Chen could not help but regret telling Xiao Bai about the Nine Layers of Purgatory. He frowned and said, Dont mention this matter. If the two of them still dont show up today, I will get Bai Lang to help me search for them.
Hahaha! Brother Xiao, there is no need to send someone to search for us. The two of us have been here for the past three days.
Carefreeughter resounded. At a table in Xiao Chens dead angle, two cultivators wearing ck cloaks revealed themselves and came to Xiao Chens table. They were Yuan Xu and Kong Yuan.
Xiao Chen raised his eyebrows. He immediately took note of the ck cloaks and tried to sense them with his Spiritual Sense. Unexpectedly, he could not pick up any traces of them with his mind.
Strange, I wonder what kind of cloak these are. These two must have been relying on these cloaks to avoid my Spiritual Sense for the past three days.
Brother Xiao still seems to be treating Shichen as a kid. Dont be in a rush to reject her yet, Yuan Xu said with some dissatisfaction after greeting Xiao Chen, picking up a wine cup, and draining it in one go.
Xiao Chen felt somewhat confused; he could not quite understand what Yuan Xu meant.
Kong Yuan revealed a bitter smile and said, Perhaps you do not know of this. In the past few years, Shichen has suffered many things, enduring much bitterness and going through many life-and-death situations, no less than what Yuan Xu and I have gone through, all for your sake.
Dont speak about it. Elder Brother Xiao Chen, they are just messing around. There is no need to take them seriously! Xiao Bai said as she revealed an anxious expression and quickly tried to wave their words away.
Yuan Xu asked coldly, Why not speak about it? Do you think that it is so easy to be the Spirit Fox Kings adoptive daughter? Thepetition in the Spirit Fox Race numbers in the thousands. To stand out, one would face a lot of killing and fighting. A mistake could mean the difference between life and death.
Even after she became the Spirit Fox Kings adoptive daughter, her position is not stable. She will have to fight for the Spirit Fox Race and work to be the next Fiend King. The amount of sweat and blood put in is a hundreda thousandtimes more than before.
All this is for the sake for chasing after a certain someones shadow. She put in so much effort time after time, just to keep up with a certain person. Every time she heard news of a certain person, she would dance with joy for a while. Every time she heard that this certain person offended someone, she would clench her teeth and redouble her efforts in cultivating.
Perhaps that certain someone still thinks that being the Spirit Fox Kings adoptive daughter is like being a princess, receiving the respect of everyone and enjoying boundless fortune.
However, how could there be such a thing as a free lunch? This is especially so when our Fiend Race grows weaker every year.
Kong Yuans face sank. He could tell that Yuan Xus emotions were somewhat unstable at the moment. He said sullenly, Yuan Xu, Shichen already told you not to speak of it. Did you not hear her?
Yuan Xu realized that he misspoke. He drank some wine and held his tongue.
Xiao Bai revealed a smile and said, Hehe! Elder Brother Xiao Chen, it is not as exaggerated and scary as Big Brother Yuan Xu says. My adoptive father is very nice to Xiao Bai. Xiao Bai did everything willingly.
Xiao Chens heart surged with emotions. He could not speak for a long time.
Unexpectedly, through the many years after this girls parents took her away in the lower realm, she had been working so hard.
Xiao Bai said seriously and sincerely, I still have the Spirit Fox Kings will clone; I have not used it yet. This time, I really can help Elder Brother Xiao Chen. I dearly want to meet Elder Sister Ao Jiao as well. I want to see the day the Lunar Shadow Saber is unsheathed again.
Xiao Chen looked at Xiao Bais expression. A certain perspective that he had held for a long time started to change slowly. He said, Lets not talk about that first. Xiao Bai,e with me for a while. I have some things to speak to you about alone.
Soon after, only Yuan Xu and Kong Yuan were left at the table. The atmosphere was somewhat dour.
Kong Yuan took a sip of wine and asked, Yuan Xu, others may not know, but do you really not know about the pressure thates with the words Azure Emperors descendant? Do you know what kind of dangeres with acknowledging those three words?
By not meeting with Shichen, Xiao Chen probably wants to use time to wear down her reliance on him. He does not want the danger that befalls him to implicate his friends and family.
How is it that when you speak of it, everything sounds different? You are not normally like that!
Yuan Xu revealed a warm smile on his gorgeous and charming face. The earlier dissatisfaction and resentment were nowhere in sight. You blockhead, do you think that with Shichens dedication, time can wear off her reliance on Xiao Chen?
That is definitely impossible!
That is enough already, then. Given this, we might as well make Xiao Chen truly ept Shichen, granting her a status.
After Kong Yuan heard that suggestion, heughed out loud despite himself. However, he did not know whether he wasughing at himself or Yuan Xu. How pitiful! The prettiest man in the Fiend Race has a day where he bes the matchmaker.
After a while, Xiao Chen returned with Xiao Bai. The smile on her face hinted at happiness as well as some disappointment.
Kong Yuan muttered to himself, wondering whether Yuan Xus incitement was effective or not.
After some discussion, the four decided to make their way to the Nine Layers of Purgatory. Then, they all separated to make their own preparations.
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The next day, when the four regathered, they set out on their journey to the Nine Layers of Purgatory.
The Nine Layers of Purgatory was a forbiddennd that everyone in the Kunlun Continent knew about. Its fame was even greater than that of the Primal Chaos Domains Heavenly Ruin Wastnd, at least equal to that of the Savage Battlefield.
Before the six paths of reincarnation broke, this was the underworld during the Immortal Epoch. It mainly managed the cycle of reincarnation in the world.
Rumor said that during that time, if one did not be immortal, they would end up in the cycle of reincarnation forever. They would be judged based on their deedsgood and eviland be reincarnated ordingly.
Those who were evil became animals. Those who were extremely vicious and evil ended up in hell, sinking into that ce forever and enduring all sorts of cruel torture, not even getting the chance to be animals.
Those who were good would reincarnate as humans, possibly bing wealthy or nobles. Those who were very virtuous could even end up in heaven, reborn as spiritual beings and nourished by nature; they would be heavenly soldiers.
However, the Immortal Epoch ended and the Martial Epoch began. The cycle no longer continued; hell no longer existed. Only the Nine Layers of Purgatory remained.
The facts of the past became legends. Then, theyter became myths.
In the current epoch, the cycle no longer continued. There was no one immortal in the world. Everyone would only be able to live one lifetime. No one believed in ruing virtue.
Seven dayster, Xiao Chen used the Freedom Wings and brought the group to the foot of a tall mountain in the Ghost Domain.
This mountain was known as Mount Tai. Just the middle of the mountain was already shrouded in clouds. There was no way of telling how tall it was. It had a radius of more than fifty kilometers, very vast and majestic.
The surroundings of the mountain were gloomy and sinister. Wandering spirits and feral ghosts roamed the ce, making asional appearances.
The four did not find these strange. The Ghost Domain mightck many things but not wandering spirits and feral ghosts. The four were already used to these by now.
Although the cycle no longer existed, after one died, the soul still existed.
A physical body that lost its soul would notst long naturally. This was so even for someone as strong as a Martial Emperor, who was bright and resplendent, able to grab stars and seize the moon.
Likewise, a soul would notst long. It would dissipate and vanish.
However, the Ghost Race had secret techniques to nab souls. They could refine the souls of the dead into all sorts of spirits, using them as ves.
As a result, one would not be at peace after they died; hence the other races hatred and fear of the Ghost Race. It was just like the Corpse Race stealing corpses. If not for their strength, these races would have been exterminated long ago.
Arge turbid river gushed down from the top of the mountain to its foot and surged to thend. This river was the famous Underworld River. It was also known as the River of Death, Yellow Springs, or the River of Helplessness.
However, it had not been entire for millennia. When the cycle broke, the same naturally happened to the Underworld River, just like the Profound River, which had fragmented into many segments.
All sorts of strange powers were lost. If one continued to walk downstream, one would reach the Nine Layers of Purgatory.
Many cultivators gathered at the riverside. Aside from Ghost Race cultivators, there were cultivators of the other races inrge numbers. There were also several ck boats floating on the turbid water.
Kong Yuan looked at the tall mountain and said, So this is the legendary Mount Tai? I heard that if we follow the river upstream, we can reach the summit. Above that is the Southern Heavenly Gate, which opens to the Immortal Realm.
Xiao Bai nodded and said, I once heard Adoptive Father speak of it. There is indeed a gate at the summit. The world behind that gate is indeed the Immortal Realm. However, it is already a broken world. Even Sovereign Martial Emperors would not be able to survive there for long.
Yuan Xu nced at Xiao Chen and said rather meaningfully, This is only a guess. As for what it is like, exactly, only those who have gone in would know. Unfortunately, it seems like only the Azure Emperor entered and came out since ancient times.
Xiao Chen did not show too much concern over this. He smiled and said, Dont look at me. My Xiao n does not have any ancient records of what the Azure Emperor saw in there.
Kong Yuan said, Lets not speak about this for now. We should go to the ferry crossing. After it is dark, those Ghost Race boatmen will stop receiving people.
Although the Nine Layers of Purgatory was a forbiddennd, it gave rise to most of the Yin-attributed mes in the world, aside from the Death Qi and the evil spirits that the Ghost Race enjoyed here.
The experts of the various races would frequently go to the Nine Layers of Purgatory to seek Yin-attributed mes.
Aside from Yin-attributed mes, there were also several ice-attributed natural treasures that could exist only in the Nine Layers of Purgatory.
The forbiddennd might be dangerous. However, there would always be powerful and courageous people who dared to seek wealth amid the danger.
There were also some cultivators who woulde here for experiential training, to see if they could gain anyprehension from dancing on the border of life and death. If they were lucky and found somethingperhaps a treasure from the Immortal Epochthey would strike it big.
The four quickly advanced. After a while, they arrived at the ferry crossing.
Cultivators thronged the ferry crossing. Originally, Xiao Chen did not care much for these people. However, when he casually nced around, he discovered a group sporting a familiar uniform.
Xiao Chen tried to recall and finally ce it. This group was probably people of the Medicine God Valley.
Mister Qin, who had died at his hands, and the two Medicine God Valley cultivators who sought trouble for him in Leisure Feather City had worn simr robes.
Xiao Chen frowned slightly. He had not expected to meet the Medicine God Valleys people here. Since he killed their grandmaster Alchemist, there would be no reconciliation with them.
The Alchemists of the Medicine God Valley were not strong themselves, but they had multifarious connections. From what Xiao Chen could see, the strongest people in the group there were not from the Medicine God Valley. With one nce, he could tell that they were invited helpers.
Of which, one of them seemed to have already reached great grandmaster-level Martial Sage.
That person was probably here to help the Medicine God Valleys people subdue a Yin-attributed me. ording to the Alchemy of the Martial Epoch, several Medicinal Pills required different mes for their refinement.
Fortunately, this group of people already boarded. They were currently traveling on the turbid yellow waters and moving towards the Nine Layers of Purgatory.
Kong Yuan stepped forward and called over a ferry. After he paid arge number of Astral Coins, the boatman wearing a conical bamboo hat happily started the boat up.
Chapter 967 - Underworld Kingdom
Chapter 967: Underworld Kingdom
The turbid yellow water had a pungent stench. asionally, illusory and ghostly faces would appear in the river, looking horrifying and frightening.
Beyond Xiao Chens expectations, Xiao Bai, who was sitting beside him, did not show any fear at all; she looked calm and normal.
Feeling a pang in his heart, he could not help but tightly grasp Xiao Bais hand.
He wondered what this girl had experienced in the past few years.
Xiao Bai giggled and let Xiao Chen hold her small hand and gently leaned on his shoulder.
Although the Underworld River already lost its various strange powers, its nature remained. If one fell in, one would start corroding and rotting immediately. No Secret Treasure in the world could protect against that.
The river water also contained a demonic attribute. One could not fly over it. Otherwise, one might fall into it for no reason at all; it was extremely eerie.
Only the Specter Boat made by the Ghost Race could travel on it. As a result, the Ghost Race controlled the entrance to the Nine Layers of Purgatory. No matter who went across the river, they had to payrge amounts of Astral Coins.
The Specter Boat moved very quickly. The area in front of the boat turnedpletely dark. However, specks of lights appeared in the air. They were all wandering spirits.
When one looked around, they could see skulls piled up to form all sorts of pirs.
As the boat traversed the water, it moved through the bodies of these wandering spirits. The strong lifeforce of the group caused these spirits to dissipate on contact.
During the Immortal Epoch, this ce was split into Yin and Yang. One would arrive at the Underworld Kingdom after passing this area.
However, if one could not cross this ce, they would be stuck here, unable to return to the world of the living or the cycle of reincarnation, drifting in this ce forever.
Suddenly, Xiao Chen felt something was wrong. The Specter Boat stopped moving,ing to a halt in the middle of the river.
Kong Yuans expression changed. He gestured to Yuan Xu. Then, he looked at the cloaked boatman at the helm. He asked, Why are you not continuing? We have not reached the Nine Layers of Purgatory yet.
You will not be able to get there. Just retire here. Then, be wandering spirits, drifting here forever.
A hoarse voice came from the boatman at the bow without that person turning his head back.
With this, the expressions of Xiao Bai, Kong Yuan, and Yuan Xu all changed. They all circted their Law Energy, preparing to attack at any moment.
Xiao Chen remained calm. He said, You must be thinking of extortion. I heard of some ck-hearted boatmen that would bring their passengers to the middle of the Underworld River, to a ce where both advancing and retreating is difficult before using the opportunity to extort their passengers.
Haha! Extortion? Young Master Xiao, Young Master Xiao, you should be the expert in that area!
Strangeughter resounded as the boatmans cloak exploded apart to reveal a pretty figure in a white dress. That girl turned around. It was the Ghost Races Qing Cheng.
Xiao Chens expression did not change. However, he had a sinking feeling in his heart. Why did he meet this girl here?
Qing Chengs shockingly beautiful face revealed a pleased smile. Jiang Chengzi told me that the few of you wereing to the Ghost Domain. I originally thought that was false news. Unexpectedly, you really dared toe. Arent you very capable? Lets see how you are going to deal with this today, how you are going to y me in the palm of your hand.
Pa!
Qing Cheng hit the boat, and countless small holes immediately appeared at the bottom of the craft. Then, the Specter Boat began to sink slowly.
Yuan Xu and Kong Yuan instantly attacked at the same time, charging towards the girl. However, Qing Cheng merelyughed and gently drifted away.
Eight spirits carrying a pnquin appeared. Qing Cheng flew through the window and sat inside. Then, she peered through the window at the slowly sinking Specter Boat.
Yuan Xu and Kong Yuan quickly rushed back. Qing Cheng had the Eight Ghost Pnquin and dared to fly above the Underworld River. However, they did not; they would end up dying even faster.
Gurgle! Gurgle!
The river water bubbled as the Specter Boat continued to sink. When the boat was sunk, that would be the end of the group.
Aside from Martial Emperors, no one could survive in the waters of this river, no matter how strong their body was. Even Xiao Chen was no exception.
The expressions of Yuan Xu and Kong Yuan turned grave.
What should we do?! At the crucial moment, everyone turned to Xiao Chen without any prior arrangement.
Xiao Bai said calmly, Let me use my adoptive fathers will clone. With Adoptive Fathers strength, it should be able to send us to the Nine Layers of Purgatory.
Naturally, this ce would not be able to hold back the Spirit Fox Kings will clone. However, once they crossed over, how would they return?
Furthermore, the will clone was something that the Spirit Fox King gave to Xiao Bai to protect herself. How could Xiao Chen use it at this moment? So he rejected the suggestion without debate.
The true solutiony with Qing Cheng, who was in the Eight Ghost Pnquin.
Xiao Chen thought very quickly. If this Qing Cheng really wanted to kill him, she could have made the Specter Boat capsize without any warning, not giving them the chance to use a will clone.
Qing Cheng had to be plotting something. Before she got what she wanted, they were all safe.
Hehe! Young Master Xiao, youre fond of ying people in the palm of your hand. You must not have expected that today woulde, right?! I will not bother speaking nonsense with you. If you want to enter the Nine Layers of Purgatory alive and return alive, then hand over all the Spirit Veins that you extorted from me thest time and all the Astral Coins plus interest!
Indeed, Qing Cheng, who was in the Eight Ghost Pnquin, believed that she held the advantage. She looked at the group for a moment and made her demands. She did not think that Xiao Chen had any room for negotiation.
I wonder if this Peak Spirit Vein is enough?
With the flip on a hand, a Peak Spirit Vein in the Universe Ring turned into a dragon and flew towards Qing Cheng.
Peak Spirit Vein!
Yuan Xu and Kong Yuan were stunned. Xiao Chen actually let go of a Peak Spirit Vein just like that. However, at this moment, protecting their lives was more important. Because Xiao Chen understood that, he could bear to give up a Peak Spirit Vein.
A definite change appeared on Qing Chengs face. The value of a Peak Spirit Vein was even higher than some King Grade Secret Treasures. Only a Sovereign Sect or a Holy Land would be able to take out a Peak Spirit Vein in such a casual manner.
Unexpectedly, Xiao Chen did not even flinch at doing this, nonchntly bringing out a Peak Spirit Vein. That was quite bold of him.
However, Qing Cheng was after all a Ghost Race cultivator. Although a Spirit Vein was good, it was useless to her.
A light shed in the surroundings of the pnquin. A crack opened in the Eight Ghost Spirit Locking Defense Formation, allowing the Spirit Vein in before quickly mending.
A bright light shed in Xiao Chens eyes when he saw all this. However, his expression did not change at all.
A Peak Spirit Vein has immeasurable value. However, Xiao Chen, you should know what I really want. Hand it over. Not only will I guarantee you smooth passage on this trip, but I can also send people to help you.
Qing Cheng did not rush to subdue the Spirit Vein. The thing she referred to was naturally the Death Throne.
The rumbling grew louder. Xiao Chen and the others were already floating in the air, doing their best to decrease the weight of the Specter Boat. Even so, they could not stop it from sinking.
The situation was dire; they had to make a decision quickly.
Xiao Chen waved his hand to stop Xiao Bai from activating the will clone of the Spirit Fox King. The Cycle Banner appeared, and dense Death Qi merged with starlight spread throughout the entire banner.
I have refined the Death Throne, Massacre Throne, and Ruin Throne into the Astral Banner. If you want it, take it.
Even someone as calm as Qing Cheng could not help but feel excited as the Astral Banner slowly flew over. Three thrones! Xiao Chen actually collected three thrones!
Very good. Once Ive verified it, I will bring you and your friends away from this ce.
Qing Cheng stretched out her hand, and the Eight Ghost Spirit Locking Defense Formation that protected the Eight Ghost Pnquin opened a crack and allowed the Cycle Banner in.
However, just at this moment, something strange happened. A pair of pure-white wings unfurled behind Xiao Chens back, and he took a step forward. His body turned into spiritual light, and in the next moment, he arrived before Qing Cheng in the pnquin.
Everything happened in an instant, within the time it took for a spark to fly. She had no chance to react at all.
You
Qing Chengs expression changed as she quickly retreated. However, how could Xiao Chens well-nned strike be so easy to dodge?
He extended his finger and poked Qing Chengs forehead.
A strong saber Qi immediately flowed into Qing Chengs meridians. Cold Qi assaulted her, damaging her body. A sharp saber Qi circted continuously.
Qing Cheng could die immediately at Xiao Chens whim.
After Xiao Chen put away the Freedom Wings, he stretched out his other hand and caught the Cycle Banner, which just arrived.
He slowly retracted his hand, and a crystalline flower appeared on Qing Chengs forehead. She rolled her eyes but did not dare to move a single inch.
As Xiao Chen looked around, he sighed to himself. The area inside this pnquin was muchrge than he imagined. This spaciousness was brought home to him when he noticed the soft white bed at the back.
He casually took back the Spirit Vein flying around inside and sat down on the soft bed. He smiled faintly and said, Miss Qing Cheng, you sure know how to enjoy life. This pnquin is reallyfortable.
Qing Cheng turned her back on Xiao Chen, feeling furious and frustrated. She med herself for being too greedy, wanting to take the Death Throne and kill this fellow.
If she had just drowned them right away, this situation would not have happened. Now, she was under the thumb of that fellow again.
When Qing Cheng heard what Xiao Chen said, she immediately cursed, You bastard, if you have the guts, then kill me. The Specter Boat is about to sink. None of your friends will survive.
That pair of wings behind your back must have some restriction on them in this ce. Otherwise, you would have taken your friends and fled long ago.
One should not fly above the Underworld River. Naturally, Xiao Chen did not dare to risk it.
The Freedom Wings used the powers of space. However, it was as Qing Cheng said: they were under great restriction here.
This ce waspletely dark. Even Xiao Chens Spiritual Sense could not see beyond one kilometer.
When he executed the Magic Skill of the Freedom Wings, the scenes farther than one kilometer were justplete darkness. Hence, Xiao Chen did not dare to use them.
When Xiao Chen remain silent, Qing Cheng felt assured. Given his character, he would definitely not leave his friends behind. She still had leeway for bargaining.
Whats wrong? Did I hit the nail on the head? The Specter Boat canst only fifteen more minutes at most. Xiao Chen, you are very scheming. However, you still fell short in the end. If you have the guts, just kill me immediately. Your friends fate depends on your decision.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly without a care. He flicked his finger, and Qing Cheng immediately felt her body go cold.
Her white dress slid off, revealing her fair back and red bra and panties.
[Note: As mentioned before, the bra here is the ancient Chinese bra, know as a dudou. It covered more of the body than the modern one does. Think the top of a two-piece swimsuit rather than bikinis.]
Qing Cheng had just regained her confident expression when her face flushed red with extreme embarrassment. She cursed, Xiao Chen! You shameless pervert! You despicable, obscene person!
Xiao Chen smiled. Then, hey down on the bed without a care as he said, This bed is really big. It is too much of a waste for just one person to sleep on it. I feel that there should be one more person on it.
Qing Cheng felt enraged. She wished that she could immediately tear Xiao Chen in half. However, the ice flower on her forehead deterred her from moving.
Her heart was as regretful as it could be. She should not have provoked this fellow.
Chapter 968 - Threatening a Beauty
Chapter 968: Threatening a Beauty
Despicable! Obscene! Shameless! Qing Chengs voice quivered as she growled through clenched teeth.
Xiao Chen flicked his finger again. The bra on Qing Chengs chest instantly slid off, scaring her into silence.
Xiao Chen did not know what the scenery in front was like, and he was not inclined to find out. He said coldly, Not speaking anymore? Good, then it is my turn. I will only ask you one question: are you going to use my friends to threaten me again?
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Most of the Specter Boat was already underwater. When Xiao Bai and the other two saw Xiao Chen charging into the Eight Ghost Pnquin, joy filled their faces.
However, the Eight Ghost Pnquin remained still for a long time while the Specter Boat sank deeper and deeper. When it looked like it wouldpletely sink in, their expressions could not help but turn grave again.
Xiao Bai said sullenly, Something must have happened to Elder Brother Xiao Chen. There is no more time to wait. I am going to activate the will clone.
Yuan Xu quickly stopped Xiao Bai, saying, Wait a little longer. Xiao Chen is not someone who would make a move if he is not confident.
However, if we keep waiting, we will end up sinking
Before Xiao Bai finished speaking, she saw a white sh of light in front. With a whoosh, the Eight Ghost Pnquin sucked in the three right as the Specter Boat submerged.
The three felt something under their feet; they had arrived in the pnquin, standing next to Xiao Chen and Qing Cheng.
Qing Cheng had her clothes back on already, frustration written across her astonishingly beautiful face. An ice flower imprint looked very eye-catching on her forehead.
Xiao Chen smiled as he stood upright. His expression was calm with no ripples in it.
Kong Yuans face filled with doubt. He could not understand what was going on. How could Qing Cheng, who hated Xiao Chen to the bone just a while ago, stand next to Xiao Chen like that?
Whats going on? This is?
Smiling, Xiao Chen said, Everything is fine. Miss Qing Cheng was just joking with everyone earlier. She temporarily gave us this pnquin and will be traveling with us.
Is that true?!
Naturally, the three did not believe him. Even Xiao Bai looked at Qing Cheng with a suspicious expression, feeling that something was wrong.
Xiao Chen remained calm and collected as he nced at Qing Cheng.
Qing Cheng said with an embarrassed smile, Yes, thisdy never robbed from others before. When I saw my old friend Xiao Chen, I could not resist ying a joke. Haha! I hope the few of you do not mind.
Regardless of the threes skepticism, the Eight Ghost Pnquin moved as Xiao Chen wished under his control, heading to the opposite side of the Underworld River.
Along the way, the group passed through thousands of wandering spirits as they traveled in this ce where no one resided.
Inside the pnquin, Kong Yuan watched the scenes shing by outside the window. He marveled, The Eight Ghost Pnquin lives up to its reputation. It can even fly above the Underworld River. It is worthy of being the Secret Treasure that the Ghost Empress Xi Xun refined.
Something urred to Yuan Xu, so he asked, I heard that the Ghost Empress Xi Xun has grown much stronger recently and is thinking of fighting the Mountain Monarch for mastery of the Ghost Domain. I wonder if they have fought yet.
The Mountain Monarch was the Master of the Ghost Domain. He was the East Mountain Ghost Monarch. However, others liked to call him the Mountain Monarch. Only the Ghost Race preferred to use his full title.
Qing Cheng nced at Yuan Xu and eximed in surprise, Even though you are a pretty boy, you know quite a lot. However, what does it have to do with you whether they fight or not? Why ask so many questions?
The other party was Xiao Chens friend, so Yuan Xu could not afford to lose his temper. He could only hold back the rage on his charming and fair face. This situation made Kong Yuanugh uncontrobly.
Suddenly, Qing Cheng noticed that Xiao Chen was frowning slightly. With a quick thought, she smiled apologetically and said, Sorry, sorry, thisdy normally speaks like this. Young Master Yuan, please dont take offense. Masters strength indeed soared greatly. However, there is still a distance to the Mountain Monarch. Why would she cause trouble for herself by going to fight?
Suddenly, the thoughts of Xiao Chen, who was controlling the Eight Ghost Pnquin, paused. Earlier, they seemed to have overtaken the group from the Medicine God Valley.
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In the Specter Boat that the Medicine God Valleys people hired on the Underworld River, there were six people from the Medicine God Valley. These people stood at the bow. Of the six, one was an Alchemist while the rest were cultivators groomed by the Medicine God Valley, all of them grandmaster-level Martial Sages.
The three other people in the group were not from the Medicine God Valley. Their cultivations were even more incredible; two of them were only a bit shy of great grandmaster-level Martial Sage. After cultivating for several hundred years, they might advance at any moment.
As for the person leading this trio, he was a bona fide great grandmaster-level Martial Sage called Gongsun Hualong.
Clearly, the Alchemist was the person who tied the group of nine together. This person was called Wei Mingtao, moremonly known as Mister Wei. He was one of the Medicine God Valleys three grandmaster Alchemists. His Alchemy abilities and strength were even higher than Mister Qins.
When Mister Wei saw the Eight Ghost Pnquin fly overhead, greed shed in his eyes. The Eight Ghost Pnquin. If we can use this pnquin, our chances of getting the Icy Snow me would increase by fifty percent. Unfortunately
As for what was unfortunate, everyone understood without it needing to be said.
The Eight Ghost Pnquin was the creation of the Ghost Empress Xi Xun. In the Ghost Domain, who would dare to offend the Ghost Empress Xi Xun by having designs on this Eight Ghost Pnquin? Even when outside the Ghost Domain, most would give her some face when seeing the Eight Ghost Pnquin.
Someone immediately said, Mister Wei, there is no need to worry. On this trip, we have Senior Gongsun Hualong. We will definitely obtain the Icy Snow me.
Gongsun Hualong, whose eyes were closed in rest, suddenly opened his eyes. He countered, How could it be that easy? Among the Yin-attributed mes, the Icy Snow me ranks among the top five. It is born at the shores of Last Breath Lake and might have some strong Phantom guarding it.
Mister Wei smiled and said, Mister Gongsun, there is no need to be so pessimistic. Before this old man came here, I already found a Soul ying Mirror. It can kill spirits and Phantoms.
Soul ying Mirror? Gongsun Hualongs face froze for a while. Then he said, It should be a replica. If it were the original, then this trip would really be in the bag.
Mister Wei nodded and said, Although it is a replica, its grade is not low. If we are careful, it should not be of a big problem.
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The Eight Ghost Pnquin flew for an hour. After passing through an area filled with dense mist, the scene before the group changed. They could no longer see the Underworld River.
After flying for another hour, Xiao Chen noticed that he had expended too much of his Magic Energy. He put away the Eight Ghost Pnquin and officially stepped into the Nine Layers of Purgatory.
The sky was boundlessly dark. A broken ck sun hung at the horizon, but it did not give off any warmth.
Spatial cracks littered the ce, revealing what seemed like small worlds and showing all sorts of terrifying scenes.
The ground waspletely covered in soft, fine, ck sand, forming ck desert dunes stretching into the distance. There were some ancient pces at the limits of the groups vision, looking indistinct like mirages.
This ce was quiet, so silent that it felt scary.
As one of the Ghost Race, Qing Cheng was no stranger to the Nine Layers of Purgatory. She pointed to the desert below and said, This is the Mute Desert. During the Immortal Epoch, this was the firstyer of purgatorythe Tongue Pulling Hell. It specialized in punishing those who were glib, those who ndered, those who sowed dissension, and those who lied.
It had Immortal Scissors, called the Flood Dragon Scissors, that pulled the tongues of the talkative people out for fifty kilometers. Based on the severity of the sin, it would cut off a certain number of pieces. Every cut was so painful, it felt worse than death. For those with serious offenses, their tongues would be cut into millions of pieces, which would take hundreds of years. Only after that could they undergo rebirth.
Thus, while we are here, dont speak too much. What the mute ghosts underground hate the most is hearing people speak.
Qing Cheng looked serious as she spoke of the peculiarities of this Mute Desert in detail. After the rest heard the description, their hairs stood on end, and their expressions changed.
Xiao Chen showed a poker face, not feeling anything. This was now the Martial Epoch; the six paths of reincarnation had broken long ago. The supernatural beings of hell no longer existed. The horrors of hell had nothing to do with them.
Do you know how to get to the Yellow Spring Road?
Based on the information that Ying Qiong provided Xiao Chen, the Paramita Flower and Three Life Stone could be found at the Yellow Spring Road.
The red Paramita Flower grew everywhere on both sides of the Yellow Spring Road and was very easy to find. The Three Life Stone could be found at the Bridge of Helplessness at the end of the Yellow Spring Road. Xiao Chen could just pick up a small piece.
As for the Soul Returning Grass, Xiao Chen did not know where it was. Originally, he had nned to ask the Ghost Race cultivators. Now that Qing Cheng was here and had agreed to help, that would not be a problem.
When Qing Cheng heard the words Yellow Spring Road, her expression changed. She pulled Xiao Chen aside and said sullenly, Yellow Spring Road! You actually want to go to the Yellow Spring Road?! Didnt you say that you are searching for Soul Returning Grass?
Xiao Chen replied calmly, I did not say that I was looking for only Soul Returning Grass. I just asked you where to find it.
Qing Cheng dered hatefully, If the eighteenyers of hell still existed, you would definitely be thrown into the Tongue Pulling Hell for at least a hundred years. Your tongue would be cut so many times that you would not even dare to speak anymore. Theres no way I will go to the Yellow Spring Road. If you want to go, you can go by yourself!
Xiao Chen smiled faintly and said, The one who lies and should go to the Tongue Pulling Hell should be you. You agreed to travel with me and help me find what Im looking for. That was why I decided to let you go and lend the Cycle Banner to you for three months.
Even if you dont want to go to Yellow Spring Road, you have to.
Without waiting for Qing Cheng to answer, Xiao Chen turned around and walked away. She clenched her teeth. However, when she touched the ice-cold flower mark on her forehead, she could not do anything.
Elder Brother Xiao Chen, whats wrong with your friend? Is she not willing to help us? Xiao Bai asked somewhat worriedly as she looked into the distance at Qing Cheng, who kept kicking the sand.
Kong Yuan also looked over curiously. If they had Qing Chengs help, the danger would no doubt be much lower.
Yuan Xu frowned and said, This woman is behaving very strangely. Furthermore, she is the Ghost Empresss disciple. I dont think she is reliable. I think wed best go alone.
Pretty boy, you look very pure and proper, but you have a bad habit of badmouthing others behind their backs. When did I say that Im not going?
A cold wind blew, and Qing Cheng silently arrived beside Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen turned to face Qing Cheng, who had rejoined the group. He did not feel surprised at this development. After assuring Yuan Xu, he asked, How do we get to Yellow Spring Road? Tell us all.
Originally, after leaving the Underworld River and passing the Gates of Hell, we would arrive at Yellow Spring Road. Unfortunately, after the six paths of reincarnation broke, the entire underworld turned chaotic. Many spaces shattered. The Gates of Hell also relocated to the center of the eighthyers Last Breath Lake.
Last Breath Lake. There was a phrase breathed onesst or st breath. The meaning of thiskes name was that one would definitely die. Since this was one of the few dangerous ces of the Nine Layers of Purgatory, Qing Cheng was naturally unwilling to go there.
Boom!
Just at this moment, a pitch-ck flood dragon spirit suddenly flew out from the desert in the distance. ck sand rained down as it raised its head to the sky and roared like it was fighting someone.
The calm of the Mute Desert instantly disappeared. The entire desert suddenly trembled. Countless beings that already became spirits emerged from the sand.
Chapter 969 - Flood Dragon Scissors
Chapter 969: Flood Dragon Scissors
Qing Chengs expression did not change. With the flip of one hand, she summoned out the ck and White Soul Reapers. The moment they appeared, all the spirits around Xiao Chens group backed off, frightened into running away.
You are really lucky. You just arrived at the firstyer, and you ran into someone wanting to subdue the Flood Dragon Scissors. We will probably be dyed for some time. Qing Cheng spoke casually, not finding this strange.
However, Xiao Chen started thinking. Those people from the Medicine God Valley should have already left the Underworld River. If he dyed for too long and met with them, there would be trouble.
The Medicine God Valleys helpers looked strong. Furthermore, they had a great grandmaster-level Martial Sage watching over them. Not to mention the inadvisability of starting a pointless fight now on the way to the Yellow Springs Road, even during normal times, Xiao Chen would just avoid them if he could.
Ao! Ao! Ao!
The ck desert was like clouds hanging upside-down in the sky. The pitch-ck flood dragon spirit spat out demonic mes and bared ws and fangs, fighting a huge battle with that person. The sound caused the area around to tremble.
An unending dragons roar entered Xiao Chens ears, prompting him to look over.
Why is the sound of a dragonyered in it? Xiao Chen did not find it strange that the flood dragon spirit could produce the sound of a dragon. However, it seemed like the person fighting with the flood dragon spirit also did. This was what Xiao Chen found weird.
Furthermore, the dragon tone that person gave off sounded familiar to Xiao Chen. However, the fight was too far away, and his Spiritual Sense only extended a kilometer in this ce. He could not investigate the matter.
At the disdainful roar of that flood dragon spirit, all the spirits that emerged in obedience to itsmands flew over.
Kong Yuan felt dubious and asked, Is that flood dragon really formed by that Immortal Scissors?
At first, when Kong Yuan heard Qing Cheng say that this was the Tongue Pulling Hell and it had Flood Dragon Scissors, he had taken it for a joke. Now, based on this flood dragons might, it was apparently true.
Seeing Kong Yuans disbelief, Qing Cheng casually exined, Of course, it is. However, it is no longer a treasure. After the Immortal Epoch passed, it lost its spirituality and Immortal Might. It is now only an ordinary treasure. Once, a Martial Emperor subdued a flood dragon out of curiosity and then casually gave it to his disciple. These days, only some great grandmaster-level Martial Sages are interested in this flood dragon. Quasi-Emperors do not care about them at all.
Xiao Chen thought for a moment and said, Lets go. We cannot keep waiting here. If it is only a great grandmaster-level Martial Sage, we will just charge across.
After Xiao Chen finished speaking, the rest of his group quickly followed. Qing Cheng stomped her feet and tailed after them because she had no choice.
The group moved lightning-fast. That ce looked far away, but in about fifteen minutes, the scene of the ck flood dragon spirit and that person fighting entered Xiao Chens vision.
The one fighting with the ck flood dragon was a sturdy middle-aged Ghost Race cultivator. As he moved his arms and legs, ten heavenly dragons appeared behind him. When he punched, there was a thunderous sound. The desert tossed up like waves soaring into the sky.
The ck flood dragon spirit was even more savage. As it bared its ws and fangs, it roared ferociously.
Xiao Chen finally understood why that Ghost Race cultivator sounded familiar.
Like Xiao Chen, this persons strength had crossed the threshold of five thousand tons of force and formed Dragon Energy. However, he was on a much higher level than Xiao Chen, reaching ten Dragon Force.
Each casual punch from this person could produce fifty thousand tons of force. He was a great grandmaster-level Martial Sage of the physical body, a horrifying existence.
Hundreds of figures patrolled the periphery of the battlefield, blocking the spirits that flew over, preventing them from interrupting the Ghost Race great grandmaster-level Martial Sage.
Although these spirits were not very strong, barely equal to early-stage Inferior Grade Martial Sages, there was a multitude of them, too many to count. If they all flew over at the same time, the great grandmaster-level Martial Sage would be in some trouble.
Whoosh!
Several figures descended together on a strong wind, blocking Xiao Chen.
Halt!
The two people leading the group looked pale, exuding Death Qi. The other five were all solid-looking spirits.
Xiao Chen raised an eyebrow in surprise. The grades of these spirits were not low, and there were five of them. These people had to have some strong backing from the nobility.
The battle between our master and the evil flood dragon has reached a crucial point. We cannot permit any idents to happen. Would the few of you please wait for a while? the yellow-d person on the right asked.
Xiao Chen took a nce. The battle was indeed at a critical juncture. The flood dragon spirit would not be able to hold on for much longer. If they rushed out, they would naturally arouse the suspicions of the other party.
Fine, we can only wait for a while.
Xiao Chen did not care about the two in front of him. However, offending a Ghost Race great grandmaster-level Martial Sage who had a strength of ten Dragon Force would not be good.
Suddenly, the ck-d cultivator on the left noticed Qing Cheng. A murderous intent immediately appeared in his eyes. Attack! These people were sent by the Ghost Empresss disciple to cause trouble!
Ka ca!
Right after this person spoke, the sound of a saber rang out. Xiao Chen had reacted even faster. The instant that persons expression changed slightly, Xiao Chen moved at lightning speed. His finger sent out a radiance reminiscent of a bright moon. This was the wless Bright Moon of his wless saber Dao.
The saber light shed, and the ck-d cultivator immediately turned into a headless corpse. Xiao Bai and the others attacked quickly. Under theirbined efforts, they dealt with the yellow-robed cultivator in an instant.
Since their masters were dead, the five strong spirits at the back naturally could not survive for long. They turned into spots of light and vanished.
Qing Cheng muttered with an innocent face, These are the Ghost Monarchs people. I already said that we should wait for a while. However, you choose not to listen. You cant me me for this.
Xiao Chen looked around, and his gaze met with that of the Ghost Race great grandmaster-level Martial Sage in the air. He sensed an extremely heavy murderous intent.
Without a change to his expression, he said calmly, Attack! Get rid of all these people in the vicinity.
Xiao Chen had never been an indecisive and irresolute person. Since all civility had already broken down, there was no need to try and exin.
If one wanted to live, it was better to rely on oneself rather then begging for help from others.
Along the way, Xiao Chen had be the core of his group. Without asking anything, Xiao Bai, Yuan Xu, and Kong Yuan split up and eliminated the Ghost Race cultivators who were blocking the spirits.
Qing Cheng was slightly stunned. She had not expected Xiao Chen to be so decisive. He had not hesitated at all, even at the prospect of facing the rage of a great grandmaster-level Martial Sage.
A chill suddenly shook Qing Chengs heart. It was rather scary to make someone like this her enemy.
She nced at the Ghost Race great grandmaster-level Martial Sage fighting that evil flood dragon. Then, a smile appeared on her face as she thought, Sorry, Martial Uncle Mo. Qing Cheng really did not do this on purpose.
Yuan Xu and Kong Yuan were disciples that Sovereign Martial Emperors were proud of. Xiao Bai was someone the Spirit Fox King had great expectations of. Together, they represented the geniuses groomed to be the next Fiend King. Plus, there was Xiao Chen.
For such a group, no one short of a great grandmaster-level Martial Sage could block them.
As openings in the barricade appeared, the flood dragon spirit roared ferociously. An overwhelming number of spiritsunched themselves at the Ghost Race great grandmaster-level Martial Sage, significantly easing the pressure on the flood dragon spirit.
The Ghost Race great grandmaster-level Martial Sage revealed a malevolent expression. His skin tore and blood seeped out. Every time he punched, fifteen heavenly dragons roared ferociously, reaching an incredible fifteen Dragon Force.
Junior, stop right there! Otherwise, this Nine Layers of Purgatory will be your burial ground!
The thunderous voice carrying boundless killing intent reverberated everywhere.
Xiao Chen did not bother at all. He was no fool. If he really stopped, there would be no chance of survival whatsoever.
Only when the spirits overwhelmed this person, holding him back, would everyone get a chance to live.
No one here would be able to receive more than ten moves from a great grandmaster-level Martial Sage who could erupt out with fifteen Dragon Force.
After about seven minutes, the remaining Ghost Race cultivators had all either fled or died, allowing the barricade to copse.
The flood of oing spirits was like an ocean drowning the Ghost Race great grandmaster-level Martial Sage.
The evil flood dragon spirit gave a carefree roar. Then, with a swing of its tail, it quickly left, circling around in the air and diving into the ground.
When the five regrouped, they all had some injuries on their bodies. Xiao Chen felt fortunate to have brought Xiao Bai and the others. He could not have resolved such a situation so readily by himself.
After Xiao Bai put away the Snow Feather Sword, she asked, Elder Brother Xiao Chen, can we go yet?!
The others looked over, waiting for Xiao Chen to answer.
Xiao Chens expression changed as he nced at the ck flood dragon spirit diving to the ground. He said, Qing Cheng, bring them away first. I will followter.
The others expressions changed slightly. Qing Cheng eximed in astonishment, You cant be thinking of obtaining the ck flood dragon spirit, right? No matter how weak the ck flood dragon spirit is, it is still equal to a great grandmaster-level Martial Sage.
Xiao Chen replied calmly, Dont worry. I am confident. This ck flood dragon spirit is severely injured. This is my best opportunity.
Although Xiao Chen said this, who knew how powerful the death throes of the ck flood dragon spirit would be? Would the Ghost Race cultivator besieged by the ocean of spirits be able to turn things around? Might there be some ident that would consign him to eternal damnation?
Qing Cheng, just do as I say. I have the Freedom Wings. It will be easy for me to catch up!
A pair of wings unfurled behind Xiao Chen. Then he shouted a war cry and released his aura. His long hair fluttered around wildly. His body became like a saber light resembling bright moonlight. With one step, he arrived where the ck flood dragon spirit hadnded.
Go!
Qing Cheng did not say anything more. She led Yuan Xu and the others to the nextyer of purgatory.
When the evil flood dragon spirit, which was in the ground, saw that someone dared to block it, it howled berserkly. The sound waves shook Xiao Chens eardrums.
Strong and frightening Dragon Might came down from above. If there was a person with low cultivation here, the Dragon Might alone would be enough to crush that person into powder.
Naturally, Xiao Chen did not fear Dragon Might. By observing the Xiao ns ancestor using the Dragon Subduing sh to subdue dragons, he had gained a deepprehension of the words Dragon Subduing.
After that, he even managed to merge the thirteen moves of the Xiao ns Dragon Subduing sh, forming the powerful wless Azure Dragon, Subduing Dragon Profound sh.
At just Small Perfection, the wless Azure Dragon, Subduing Dragon Profound sh could easily kill a grandmaster-level Martial Sage. Once it reached Great Perfection, it would be even more incredible.
With Xiao Chen having a mind to subdue dragons and an immunity to Dragon Might, the fearful one should be this flood dragon spirit.
He pushed off with both feet, and Azure Dragons appeared around him, eighteen in all.
Every Azure Dragon had auspicious clouds around it that caused a strong wind to blow. Dragon Might spread for five kilometers around.
Roar!
The Azure Dragons roared together. Theyered Dragon Might instantly overwhelmed the flood dragon spirits Dragon Might.
Chop! Xiao Chen squinted and waved his hand at the sky. The eighteen Azure Dragon images turned into powerful saber Qi and chopped at the evil flood dragon spirit.
The saber Qi that flew out seemed to tear the sky in half. The eighteen saber Qi struck in rapid session. The first one had just chopped down and the second one already followed up.
Chapter 970 - Death Throes
Chapter 970: Death Throes
Bang! Bang! bang!
All the saber Qi struck the flood dragon spirit in close sequence. A ck baleful aura spread out from the flood dragon spirit.
Just one Subduing Dragon Profound sh nearly dissipated this spirit, causing it to howl in the air.
Xiao Chen panted slightly. Using the Subduing Dragon Profound sh so rapidly like that drained him significantly.
However, he was ted. It looked like his guess was right. The fight with that Ghost Race great grandmaster-level Martial Sage had left this flood dragon spirit severely injured; it was already very weak.
Otherwise, given that the flood dragon spirits strength rivaled that of a great grandmaster-level Martial Sage, Xiao Chens Subduing Dragon Profound sh would not have damaged it so much.
The eyes of the evil flood dragon spirit glowed red. It nced at Xiao Chen with some desperation. Then, it let out an aggrieved howl and turned into a beam of ck light, charging at Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chens heart sank as he quickly dodged. This was the other partys death throes.
This flood dragon spirit was a match for a great grandmaster-level Martial Sage. Xiao Chen did not even dare to imagine the consequences of receiving its death throes.
Pa!
However, Xiao Chen was still one step toote. That ck light moved extremely fastfaster than the speed of his thoughts. Even as he considered fleeing, the ck light stabbed into his chest.
Blood fountained out of Xiao Chens wound. ck lines spread out from the stab to the rest of his body.
When Xiao Chen looked carefully, he discovered that the ck light was actually a ck scissor de. It was half a meter long and had patterns of ck dragons carved on it, giving off a faint spirituality.
A vast smokelike sea of baleful aura instantly spread through Xiao Chens body, quickly rushing to his mind.
The sound of aggrieved howls was interminable, reverberating in his mind.
Xiao Chen bit his tongue and vomited a mouthful of blood. Then, his mind cleared considerably. Enduring the pain, he grabbed the handle and pulled the scissor de out.
Boundless ck Qi lingered in the wound on his chest. The death throes of the flood dragon spirit pierced right through him. If it had been at its peak, the death throes might have torn his body apartpletely.
Fortunately, my Firmament Body Tempering Art already reached Consummation. As long as my heart is not shattered, I can recover quickly.
After vomiting another mouthful of blood, Xiao Chen started to inspect the ck scissor de in his hand. ording to Qing Cheng, this had been half of Immortal Scissors from the Immortal Epoch.
Unfortunately, when the Immortal Epoch ended, hell broke and the cycle of reincarnation no longer existed. The Immortal Scissors lost most of its Divine Might and became an ordinary item.
The scissors were something that even quasi-Emperors did not care about. However, no matter how ordinary it was, even after it lost its Divine Might, the Immortal Scissors were definitely made with top-grade divine materials.
These divine materials would no doubt be no inferior to the ten-thousand-year-old me Crystal and ten-thousand-year-old Essence Iron that Situ Leihong needed. They would help Xiao Chens Azure Dragon Body Nourishing Art immensely.
Xiao Chen had to heal the wound on his chest fast, so he could not be bothered with anything else. He quickly circted the Azure Dragon Body Nourishing Art and directly swallowed up this half of the Flood Dragon Scissors into his body.
Roar!
Just as Xiao Chen swallowed this half of the Flood Dragon Scissors, a dragon roar came from his body. An additional azure-colored dragon image swam about his bones in his body.
One Dragon Force!
Unexpectedly, Xiao Chen gained an additional Dragon Force. He was greatly startled. What is going on? No matter how excellent the materials of the Immortal Scissors were, ording to his estimation, he should gain half a Dragon Force at best, even if he consumed the entire thing.
Back then, after Xiao Chen consumed more than five hundred tons of divine materials, he barely attained one Dragon Force.
Absorbing this half of the Immortal Scissors already raised his strength by one Dragon Force. Once he digested it entirely, the increase would be two Dragon Force. This was too extraordinary.
Xiao Chen could not understand what was going on. However, the doubling of his Vital Qi was certain. It was not an illusion or false.
With a thought, he could easily feel the explosive Vital Qi in his body, a bona fide two Dragon Force.
Once hepletely digested the half of the Immortal Scissors, his Vital Qi would increase by another Dragon Force, reaching a total of three Dragon Force.
Could it be because of that flood dragon spirit? Xiao Chen considered that possibility.
That seemed very likely. The Azure Dragon Body Nourishing Art cultivated Dragon Energy. The Immortal Scissors contained the evil spirit of a flood dragon from the Immortal Epoch. Swallowing it allowed him to boost his Dragon Energy rapidly.
This discovery opened up a new path for Xiao Chen. If in the future, he consumed Secret Treasures containing dragon souls, the target of ten Dragon Force would not be far off.
Indeed, riches can be found amid danger. This half of the Immortal Scissors might not be incredible, but it opened a new path for me, a path for me to cultivate the Azure Dragon Body Nourishing Art.
Xiao Chen revealed joy on his face. Then, he nced at the Ghost Race great grandmaster-level Martial Sage who was drowning in many spirits.
He silently gave thanks. Then, he unfurled the Freedom Wings to fly forward quickly.
Qing Cheng carried Xiao Chens Cycle Banner, allowing him to sense their location. So he did not fear getting separated from the four in the Nine Layers of Purgatory.
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After one hour, the Ghost Race great grandmaster-level Martial Sage charged out of the encirclement in a sorry state. ck spots of light filled the air.
It had been just one hour. However, it felt like a year and a half to this person. His face was gray with heavy fatigue.
This great grandmaster-level Martial Sage had exterminated wave after wave of spirits with his fists. If he were in his peak state, he would have been able to charge out with one loud shout.
However, the great grandmaster-level Martial Sage had fought the flood dragon spirit for a long time, and his body was no longer at peak state. He even exceeded his limits a few times, sustaining significant damage to his body.
The great grandmaster-level Martial Sages face sank as he looked around. The hundred-odd people he brought with him were all dead, including a few of his prized disciples.
A white-robed person? When did the Kunlun Realm gain such a decisive youth? Why did I not know about this?
This persons expression turned terrifying as he recalled Xiao Chens appearance. He clenched his fists tightly and said in a rage, No matter what your backing is, after offending me, Mo Lian, in this Nine Layers of Purgatory, there is no way you can continue living.
Just at this moment, sonic booms resounded. Mo Lian felt a few strong auras flying closer. One of them was no weaker than his at his peak state.
Mo Lian looked up and squinted. Then he muttered, So, it is the Medicine God Valleys people.
This was not the first time the Medicine God Valley came to the Nine Layers of Purgatory to obtain Yin-attributed mes. Right now, Mo Lians body had yet to recover, so he did not want to sh with this group of people.
The face of the Medicine God Valleys Mister Wei lit up in joy when he saw Mo Lian. He quickly called out to him, Haha! Old Mo, please wait up. I did not expect to meet you here.
Mister Wei noticed Mo Lians injuries. Puzzled, he could not help but ask, Hey, why is Old Mo injured in the firstyer of purgatory?
Mo Lian originally did not want to say anything. However, he recalled that the other party was a grandmaster Alchemist and thus should have some Sage Grade Medicinal Pills on him. Those should be able to help Mo Lian quickly recover his Vital Qi and heal his injuries.
If Mo Lian was lucky and fast, he might be able to catch up with that white-robed person.
A white-robed youth plotted against me. Mister Wei, you came at a good time. How many Sage Grade Medicinal Pills for healing do you have? Ill buy them all.
What kind of junior was this? To think that he even managed to plot against the Ghost Races Mo Lian!
White-robed person?
Suddenly, a thought urred to Mister Wei. He took out a scroll and asked, Brother Mo, is the white-robed person you are talking about him?
After the painting unfurled, a boundless murderous intent immediately appeared in Mo Lians eyes. He demanded coldly, How are you rted to this person? Why do you have a portrait of him with you?
Mister Wei put away the painting and said, Brother Mo, please dont misunderstand. My Medicine God Valley has no rtionship with this White Robed King Xiao Chen.
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The secondyer of purgatory was called Sin Mirroring Hell. It specialized in punishing people who killed their own family, their parents and siblings.
There was a mirror in there known as the Mirror of Sin. When the one being punished looked at it, they would see the scene of them killing their rtive, making them relive it over and over again in an illusion.
However, the pain that the victim experienced would be felt by the perpetrator a hundredfold or even a thousandfold. If that person stabbed the victim, they would suffer a hundred times that pain.
The heart felt even more pain. The desperation and fear of the victim would be amplified a hundred times for the perpetrator to feel for themself.
One had to endure both mental and physical pain. Each cycle brought boundless torture. This was even more horrifying than the firstyer of purgatorythe Tongue Pulling Hell.
However, that was a legend from the Immortal Epoch. The current Sin Mirroring Hell was a smooth, mirrorlike cier, which was said to have been made from the Mirror of Sin.
There were many Phantoms made frombining spirits and ice in the cier. They already could no longer be defined as spirits and are known as Ice Phantoms.
When an Ice Phantom died, it sometimes left an Ice Soul Pearl. This item was of great help to ice-attributed cultivators.
Thus, there were more people in thisyer of purgatory than in the firstyer. asionally, one would see cultivators fighting with Ice Phantoms.
As Xiao Chen flew in the air, he casually killed a few weak Ice Phantoms. After that, he lost interest.
So, he unleashed the might of his immortal will of thunder. Phantoms feared the power of lightning the most. Furthermore, his Small Perfection saber soul was contained within it.
With the twoyered on each other, the fear that thebination induced in the Ice Phantoms deterred them from approaching and provoking Xiao Chen.
Using his connection to the Cycle Banner, he quickly flew towards Xiao Bai and the others location. Based on what he picked up using his Spiritual Sense, Xiao Bais group had not decreased their speed. They probably realized that with the Freedom Wings, he would catch up sooner orter.
Suddenly, Xiao Chen, who was traveling quickly, stopped in the air.
Five kilometers in front were a man and a woman fighting an intense battle with a handful of Ice Phantoms.
Each Ice Phantom was at least a hundred meters tall. The tallest was close to two hundred meters in height. Its huge body looked like a small hill.
Ice Phantoms could swallow up their own kind to increase their strength. Therger they were, the stronger they would be. Those taller than a hundred meters were as strong as Martial Sages.
A two-hundred-meter-tall Ice Phantom already equaled a Medial Grade Martial Sage.
The man and woman found it rtively difficult to deal with the Ice Phantoms. The woman was only an Inferior Grade Martial Sage. The man was slightly stronger, a peak Inferior Grade Martial Sage.
The man had excellent skills with the saber. Xiao Chen could feel the sharpness of the mans strong saber intent from a kilometer awaythis was a peak Great Perfection saber intent.
Naturally, what prompted Xiao Chen to stop was not this saber intent but the mans use of the Four Season Saber Technique.
Spring, Summer, Autumn, and Winterthe four mysterious phenomena shed in the mans surroundings. This person was Bai Qi of the Sky Dome Realms Bai n.
Bai Qi seemed to have made some alterations to his Four Season Saber Technique. While the result was not like Xiao Chens, which had taken an entirely different path, it was still quite remarkable.
Chapter 971 - Ghost God Descended?
Chapter 971: Ghost God Descended?
Bai Qi fought the huge two-hundred-meter-tall Ice Phantom alone. asionally, he took some time out to assist the woman.
Xiao Chen had not expected to meet Bai Qi here in the Nine Layers of Purgatory. Then, he observed the situation of that woman. That woman cultivated an ice-attributed state.
Xiao Chen guessed that Bai Qi came here risking himself for the sake of this woman.
Senior Brother, dont bother with me. Just go on your own. The womans delicate face revealed an aggrieved expression.
When the two of them entered this Sin Mirroring Hell, they moved very carefully to avoid provoking any strong beings. However, they had not expected a two-hundred-meter-tall Ice Phantom to climb out from the ground suddenly, resulting in this situation.
Dang! Bai Qi used his Cycle of Seasons to knock back the two-hundred-meter-tall Ice Phantom once again. Then he said sullenly, Dont speak nonsense. Wait for me to find an opportunity to upy all these Ice Phantoms. Then you make use of that time to flee. I will follow after.
However, based on Bai Qis current appearance, it was clear the situation was more than he could handle. If he dealt with all four Ice Phantoms at the same time, how could he have any chance to survive?
Bang!
Just at this moment, a figure descended from the sky. This figure threw a punch and shattered the small-hill-sized Ice Phantom into countless ice shards flying everywhere.
Three dragon images formed by the shock waves slowly dissipated in the air, turning into strong winds and blowing away.
Xiao Chen squinted and extended his hand into the mist of the ice shards and made a grab. Then, a fist-sized ice pearl appeared in his hand.
He could faintly make out an aggrieved spirit giving off a heart-wrenching scream in the ice pearl. This was the Ice Soul Pearl.
When thergest Ice Phantom died, the other Ice Phantoms screamed and fled frantically.
With the pressure eased, Bai Qi and the woman immediately heaved a sigh of relief. However, their expressions remained grave.
The person before the two was far stronger than them. If that person wanted, he could kill the two of them easily. Of those who came to the Nine Layers of Purgatory, many were not kind and virtuous people; thus, their situation might not be any better than before.
Brother Bai, I have not seen you since Hunluo City.
Xiao Chen turned around and handed the Ice Soul Pearl to Bai Qi.
This development stunned Bai Qi slightly. Then he smiled in joy. I did not expect to meet with Brother Xiao here. This is my junior sister, Nie Ran. Junior Sister, this is Xiao Chen, who came with me from the Sky Dome Realm. He is the White Robed King Xiao Chen that will be conferred King half a year from now.
Nie Rans eyes lit up. Clearly, she had heard of Xiao Chens name as well. However, she had not expected that the senior brother whom she admired knew him.
After chatting for a while, Xiao Chen found out the twos purpose ining here. Nie Rans state of ice already reached the peak. She wanted to use the Ice Soul Pearl to help her increase her chances of breaking through this bottleneck and improve, so they came to this Nine Layers of Purgatory to try their luck.
Many thanks for helping us out. If you did not chance across us, my junior sister and I would really have been in trouble.
To Xiao Chen, this matter was not worth mentioning. Since a friendly face was in trouble, how could he ignore it? Furthermore, he only punched once; to him, that was nothing.
Wheres Xuanyuan Zhantian? If I recall, hes in the same sect as you. Why is he not with you? Xiao Chen remembered another old friend and asked after him.
Smiling helplessly, Bai Qi replied, His talent and potential are much better than mine. The sect could no longer satisfy him. He left the sect three years ago. I also have not heard news of him for a long time.
Xuanyuan Zhantian cultivated the state of kingship. If he could truly rise up after sufficient umtions, his strength could not be underestimated.
It was rare for Xiao Chen to meet with a friend from the Sky Dome Realm, so he was prepared to chat some more. However, his expression suddenly changed.
In that instant, he felt a strong fluctuation from the Cycle Banner. Qing Cheng must have entered into a difficult battle and used the Cycle Banner to deal with the enemy.
Given the strength of Xiao Bai and the others, Qing Cheng would definitely not use the Cycle Banner unless she met with strong enemies.
Sorry, my friends are in some trouble. I have to rush over.
Bai Qi nodded and said, We already obtained the Ice Soul Pearl, so my junior sister and I will be returning.
Before Xiao Chen left, he thought of something. He took out a Dragon Pearl and handed it over. This was the life essence of that old frost flood dragon who had lived for thousands of years by the Tianwu Emperors grave.
This Dragon Pearl can save your lives at a critical moment. Take care. Ill take my leave first.
Xiao Chens Four Season Saber Technique originated from the Bai n. If not for the Bai ns senior imparting it to him, he could not have created the wless Four Seasons he had now.
Since Xiao Chen met with Bai Qi today, this Dragon Pearl could be considered his payment for that favor.
Senior Brother, it turns out that you are friends with the White Robed King Xiao Chen. Howe you never mentioned it before? Nie Ran fiddled with the Ice Soul Pearl in her hand, clearly excited.
Bai Qi watched the ice shards fall to the ground, in no rush to answer his beloved junior sisters question. Then heughed in disappointment.
With one casual punch, Xiao Chen instantly killed the Ice Phantom that Bai Qi could not handle even after using all his might.
Compared to when the two met in Hunluo City, Xiao Chens strength already reached an inconceivable level for Bai Qi.
He thought back to the Five Nation Youth Competition at Dragon Sealing City. Back then, he had been an outstanding talent together with Xiao Chen. However, the difference between them now was like cloud and mud.
Then, Bai Qi thought about the day Xuanyuan Zhantian parted with him. They had both made a bold promise to each other that they would catch up to Xiao Chen in ten years. Now, he suddenly felt that such a day was infinitely far away.
There was a type of person who would only increase the gap over time once they surpassed you until you could not even see their backs.
Xiao Chen was one such person.
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Given the strength of Qing Cheng and the others, they would not use the Cycle Banner unless they met with a strong enemy.
Xiao Chen felt suspicious. Could they have run into a great grandmaster-level Martial Sage? Since when were great grandmaster-level Martial Sages somon? Even in a huge Rank 9 sect, there would be at most two great grandmaster-level Martial Sages.
How could they keep running into great grandmaster-level Martial Sages in the Nine Layers of Purgatory? Furthermore, they ended up in conflict with Xiao Bai and the others.
With a thought, Xiao Chen immediately summoned out the Eight Ghost Pnquin. Since he could not use So Close Yet Worlds Apart, the Eight Ghost Pnquin was faster than using the Freedom Wings.
The only problem was that it drained Xiao Chens energy faster. If Xiao Chen did not have Magic Energy to use Secret Treasures with, he would not dare to use this Eight Ghost Pnquin at full power.
The Eight Ghost Pnquin moved rapidly above the Sin Mirroring Hell, shing by like a beam of light. It was so fast that others only felt a breeze blowing.
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At the border between the secondyer of purgatory, the Sin Mirroring Hell, and the thirdyer of purgatory, the Boiling Oil Hell, Qing Cheng fought an intense battle with a Ghost Race man in ck Battle Armor.
That ck-d Ghost Race man did not look old, but he was a grandmaster-level Martial Sage.
The ck Battle Armor had eight different sabers at the back. He gave off a strong aura. As Qing Cheng fought him, she struggled to keep up.
Xiao Bai and the others were each upied by an enormous five-hundred-meter-tall Ice Phantom, so they could not free themselves to help.
Whoosh!
The ck-d man stretched out his hand and drew a ck saber from behind. This saber looked very peculiar. It was one meter long, slim at the bottom, and wide at the top, which waspletely t.
When the ck-d man swung the saber, a ck saber Qi hacked apart the boundless starlight surging from the Cycle Banner.
Using his advantage in cultivation, the ck-d man knocked Qing Cheng back a hundred meters with one swing of the saber. Qing Cheng could not stand stably, and her Qi and blood surged.
The ck-d man said expressionlessly with a cold voice, It looks like your Eight Ghost Pnquin is indeed not with you now. In that case, you can die today.
Qing Cheng pulled back the banner and thought to herself how unlucky she was. She said softly, Xie Zixuan, I advise that you leave immediately. Otherwise, you will not be able to leaveter.
Xie Zixuan smiled and asked, Or what? Do you have reinforcements? Good. Let me see which great grandmaster-level Martial Sage from the Ghost Empresss faction ising to save you. I happen to have just advanced to grandmaster-level Martial Sage. Lets see if Im able to take down a great grandmaster-level Martial Sage.
Xie Zixuans figure shed, and he charged over to Qing Cheng. As he hacked down with his saber, a sinister evil spirit appeared on the de, adding boundless might to this attack.
Qing Cheng sighed and shook the Cycle Banner in her hand. The banner unfurled, and seven Astral Pearls came out, forming a Big Dipper constetion.
Starlight filled the ce, and the viscid tricolor starlight of Massacre, Death, and Ruin made Xie Zixuan move sluggishly.
Using this opportunity, Qing Cheng dodged the saber and summoned out the ck and White Soul Reapers, surrounding the other party instead.
Her hands moved continuously, forming hand seals. Strong spirits appeared in the air, surrounding Xie Zixuan.
You people of the Ghost Empresss faction are good at refining spirits. However, dont you know that these are external objects? Before true experts, they are not worth mentioning.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
The other seven sabers behind Xie Zixuan all flew out. With one step, he split into eight figures, each holding a saber. Each saber contained a different sinister evil spirit.
Each figure used a different Saber Technique. However, they were all connected. It was like a new world was born. A Ghost God descended, surging with ck Qi and emitting a faint Divine Might.
Phantoms howled and radiated ck light, looking very frightening.
Qing Chengs expression changed slightly. You actually managed to practice the Avici Saber Technique.
Haha! Now, you know to fear. I am my Masters sessor, the second person of the Ghost Race to sessfully practice the Avici Saber Technique. The Ghost Domain will be mine!
However, this is not theplete Avici Hell. When I seed in summoning out the Avici Hell, I will be able to fight with quasi-Emperors.
[Note: Avici Hell is the lowest level of Buddhist Hell. The Nine Layers of Purgatory is based on Taoist Hell. Avici means unceasing pain in Sanskrit, thenguage that Buddhist scriptures are mostly based on.]
The ck saber Qi shattered the spirits one by one as it swept across them. Soon, the ck and White Soul Reapers were the only ones left struggling.
Qing Cheng could not help but feel bitter. Xie Zixuan truly deserved his position as the East Mountain Ghost Monarchs top disciple.
She wondered why was she so unlucky, running into Xie Zixuan, who just broke through to grandmaster-level Martial Sage in Sin Mirroring Hell.
If she had the Eight Ghost Pnquin, she would be able to move even faster than Xiao Chen could. That would be more than enough to bring the group away to safety.
Or, if she had another month, she would be able to use the Cycle Banner to raise her cultivation and summon out ten spirit clones of the same level as the Ten Kings of Hell.
The eight figures merged into one, and the ck and White Soul Reapers got chopped into a hundred pieces. The eight ghostly sabers returned to the back of Xie Zixuans ck Battle Armor, and he appeared in front of Qing Cheng once again.
Qing Cheng guarded herself tightly. The Cycle Banner hovered above her head. The starlight mixed with Massacre, Death, and Ruin encased her, forming a radiant barrier.
Xie Zixuan frowned slightly. He did not know what Secret Treasure this was that it could actually ward off so many of his attacks.
If not for his breakthrough, he would not be able to deal with Qing Cheng when she wielded the Cycle Banner.
Chapter 972 - Avici Hell? Begone in One Strike
Chapter 972: Avici Hell? Begone in One Strike
Xie Zixuan did not mind the difficulty. This Astral Banner would be his soon. No matter how powerful the Secret Treasure was, his opponents energy would eventually run out.
Receive my saber strike! Avici Hell, Eight Division Heavenly Ghost! Xie Zixuan shouted and took eight steps in the air. With every step he took, he left behind a lingering ghostly figure. His aura rose continuously.
After eight steps, the saber light in Xie Zixuans hand attacked supernaturally, shaking the sky and ground.
Qing Chengs expression turned grave. The might of this saber strike was enough to tear through the barrier of the starlight and injure her.
Even though Qing Cheng wanted to leave, she could not. So she could only clench her teeth and hold on. She circted the Law Energy in her body, preparing to use all of it block this saber.
Whoosh!
Just at this moment, Qing Cheng suddenly felt that the Cycle Banner stopped obeying her orders. She looked and saw a white figure sh by, grasping the Cycle Banner.
With one casual move, the seven Astral Pearls returned. Xiao Chen used his Law Energy and brought out the full power of Massacre, Death, and Ruin in Dubhe, Merak, and Phecda.
Three ancient words for Massacre, Death, and Ruin formed and came out from the Astral Banners pole. A tricolor light mixed with the starlight and manifested a vast sea with huge waves.
A killing intent, the sound of ruin, and silent death reverberated everywhere, howling without end, bringing out the full might of the Cycle Banner.
A loud explosion resounded in the air and blocked Xie Zixuans Eight Division Heavenly Ghost.
Joy appeared on Qing Chengs face. Xiao Chen finally arrived. If he hade anyter, the consequences would be hard to imagine.
Xie Zixuan turned around, and the afterimages left by Eight Division Heavenly Ghost merged into his body. Slight shock appeared on his face. He had not expected the Cycle Banner to be able to erupt with such might.
However, after Xie Zixuan found his footing and saw Xiao Chens cultivation, he calmed down. Then, he looked at the Eight Ghost Pnquin behind Xiao Chen. Now, he understood what was going on. These two swapped Secret Treasures.
Xie Zixuans lips could not help but curl up. The disciple that the Ghost Empress Xi Xun was proud of actually chose a human, a human that was only a Superior Grade Martial Sage.
If they did not have a close rtionship, why would they exchange Secret Treasures?
[Note: In ssic Wuxia stories written by Jinyong, exchanging swords is a sign of love andmitment.]
Qing Cheng, this is the reinforcement you spoke of? There are so many outstanding talents in our Ghost Race, yet you actually chose a human?
Xiao Chen was slightly stunned. He did not understand what this person was talking about. Then, he passed the Cycle Banner back to Qing Cheng and said, Go save Xiao Bai and the others. Leave this ce to me.
Thinking of leaving? Have I even agreed to that?!
Xie Zixuans figure split into eight again, each one holding a weapon. A vague image of Avici Hell descended from the sky. Surging Death Qi poured out, looking very horrifying.
Xiao Chen could not help but turn grave. This Saber Technique was really strange. He wondered how it was practiced to actually materialize such a realistic mysterious phenomenon.
However, he did not have time to think about how to break this. He could only resort to brute force.
A divine light descended from the sky. Xiao Chen executed the Myriad Heaven Divine Fists Deities Descending.
Now that Xiao Chen was capable of three Dragon Force, his physical body limited him; he did not dare to raise hisbat prowess by tenfold. So he held back some and unleashed only twenty Dragon Force with his punch.
Twenty heavenly dragon images appeared behind Xiao Chen, roaring nonstop. Dragon Might spread, surging endlessly.
Bang!
Before Xie Zixuans incredulous gaze, the might of this punch shattered the vague image of the Avici Hell, causing it to copsepletely.
The eight figures fell to the ground at the same time and vomited blood before merging back into him. His pale face turned ashen as he coughed incessantly. He felt that all his internal organs had ruptured.
Xie Zixuan looked at Xiao Chen with some horror before getting up and fleeing in a sorry state.
Xiao Chen did not bother to give chase. He looked at the cracked skin on his hand, feeling some paining from the bones under the flesh. Frowning slightly, he muttered, It looks like ten Dragon Force is all my body can bear for now. If I add another ten Dragon Force, my body will not be able to bear it for long. I can only use it twice at best.
Qing Chen, who went to help the rest and had not gone very far yet, saw Xie Zixuan running away in a panic. Her mind froze for an instant. Howe the moment I turned around, the situation changed so greatly?
The five gigantic Ice phantoms had been summoned out through abination of Xie Zixuans secret techniques and some one-time-use Secret Treasures. Now that he was defeated and fleeing, the summoned Ice Phantoms naturally left as well.
Even Xiao Chen felt wary about the five-hundred-meter-tall Ice Phantoms. He did not know how Xie Zixuan summoned them.
Xie Zixuans final move was also very strange. If not for a fortuitous encounter resulting in Xiao Chens Vital Qi increasing tremendously, even if he used Subduing Dragon Profound sh, he would not have managed to break it so straightforwardly. At best, he would have been slightly strongernot enough to make the other party retreat right away.
When Xiao Chen rejoined Xiao Bai and the others, he heard about what happened. Then, he stared at Qing Chengs beautiful face.
The two problems they encountered in the Nine Layers of Purgatory were both due to her.
Qing Cheng felt guilty when stared at. She said, Dont look at thisdy like that. Who could have known that Xie Zixuan would just so happen to make a breakthrough and run into us in the Nine Layers of Purgatory?
However, Xiao Chen did not say anything. He stretched out his hand and quickly poked Qing Chengs forehead.
Before she could react, she felt the cold saber Qi restriction he had left in her being pulled away.
After Xiao Chen removed all the cold Qi, he retracted his hand, which now held a crystalline ice flower.
Qing Cheng exhaled in relief. Then, she gave him a strange look and asked, What are you thinking of doing?
Xiao Chen smiled faintly and countered, What do you want me to do?
Seeing a smile on Xiao Chens face that did not appear to be a smile, Qing Cheng blushed. After a while, her expression recovered to normal. She asked, Why did you remove the restriction? Are you not afraid that I will run away?
Go, then. We do not need you to go to the Yellow Springs Road.
Right after Xiao Chen said that, the rest could not help but feel that this was strange, not knowing why he made such a decision. Qing Cheng herself was surprised. Even so, she was overjoyed. She said, You said it yourself. You cant take that back now. Thisdy did not renege on her promise.
Xiao Chen said calmly, If you still dont go, I might change my mind. Ill still lend you the Cycle Banner, and Ill hold on to the Eight Ghost Pnquin. After Ie out, we will exchange them back.
Qing Cheng smiled happily. She took the ice flower from Xiao Chens hand and said, That matches my intent. Ill hold on to this flower. Treat it as my reward. Here is some advice: dont look back on the Yellow Springs Road.
Melodiousughter resounded in everyones ears as Qing Chengs figure drifted far away. She disappeared from Xiao Chens and the others sight in a few breaths.
Xiao Chen, why did you let her go? We definitely could use her on this journey, Kong Yuan said, unable to understand.
The others had suspected that it was not friendship that bound Xiao Chen and Qing Cheng. Now that he had shown his hand, they did not feel surprised. However, they found it strange that he let Qing Cheng off.
Xiao Chen exined softly, The previous two problems that we encountered were due to her. I dont know if they were coincidences or tricks that she yed. In any case, she is not willing to go. So, Ill just let her be. This matter is of great importance. I am not willing to gamble on it.
Everyone thought about what he said; the problems were indeed too coincidental. If such coincidences kept urring on this journey, it would be very troublesome.
If they were really coincidences, that would be fine. If they were not, then the situation would be very frightening.
We will rest here for tonight, then. We can continue on our journey tomorrow.
Having gone through a great battle, the three would definitely be somewhat fatigued. Xiao Chen had also surpassed what his body could endure, using twenty Dragon Force. His body also needed time to recover.
The Sin Mirroring Hell was a mirrorlike cier; it did not distinguish between day or night. When Xiao Chen said to rest for the night, that was just their habit of using the time differentiation of the continent.
The group remained silent, starting to circte their energies.
Xiao Chen looked at the cracks on his skin; his wounds had not healed yet. There were also many small cracks on the bones under his flesh. asionally, pain pricked him.
After his absorption of the Flood Dragon Scissors, his strength had increased by a gratuitous two Dragon Force. However, his body had not taken in that much divine materials, so it could not keep up with his Vital Qi.
Otherwise, if Xiao Chen raised hisbat prowess by tenfold, sending out thirty Dragon Force, he would have every confidence that he could hold his own against that Ghost Race great grandmaster-level Martial Sage. He could even severely injure the other party.
On the surface, the divine materials that Xiao Chen absorbed in the Heavenly Ruin Wastnd only increased his strength by one Dragon Force. However, as he fought, they somehow strengthened his physical body.
If not, Xiao Chen would not have dared to use ten Dragon Force with his Rank 3 Sage Body.
That Ghost Race great grandmaster-level Martial Sage was a simr case. His physical body clearly already reached peak Rank 4 Sage Body. He could casually send out ten Dragon Force. However, he still found it tiring to use fifteen Dragon Force.
If the Ghost Race great grandmaster-level Martial Sages physical body could keep up, given his hundreds of years of umtions, he should be able to amplify hisbat prowess threefold and send out thirty Dragon Force.
Unfortunately, the other party did not have a heaven-defying Cultivation Technique like the Azure Dragon Body Nourishing Art. His body had reached a bottleneck. Without a fortuitous encounter, he would not be able to improve further.
Xiao Chen thought to himself, The auction for the Longevity Fruits that Ying Qiong is helping me hold should already be over. After I go out, I should use that huge sum of Astral Coins to buy Secret Treasures containing dragon souls to raise my Dragon Energy.
Then, I will be able to achieve ten Dragon Force sooner and break into the secondyer of the Azure Dragon Body Nourishing Art. Once I enter the secondyer, my body should be able to advance to Rank 4 Sage Body.
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After Qing Cheng traveled fifty kilometers away, she stopped by an ice mountain. She looked around expressionlessly and silently moved her lips.
Cryptic information quickly spread out in the air in all directions.
Soon, two figures flew to her. One of them was Jiang Chengzi, whom Xiao Chen defeated. The other was an old man, who was a bona fide great grandmaster-level Martial Sage.
Congrattions, Young Miss on getting free, the two said happily when theynded on the ground.
Qing Cheng nodded slightly. How did Xiao Chens strength suddenly improve so much? He managed to shatter Xie Zixuans Avici Hell in one punch. Did you do discover anything when you followed him?
Jiang Chengzi answered honestly, He seems to be cultivating a strange Cultivation Technique. He can consume Secret Treasures to increase his strength. After he consumed the Flood Dragon Scissors, his strength increased explosively.
So, that is what happened. Qing Cheng fiddled with the ice flower in her hand. Her thoughts were inscrutable.
Jiang Chengzi asked, Young Miss, since you are free already, should we attack Xiao Chen? Elder Han is still observing them from afar.
Death Qi was rife in the Nine Layers of Purgatory, which restricted a cultivators range of detection significantly. However, Ghost Race cultivators were not affected, enjoying a great advantage.
When Qing Cheng entered the Mute Desert, she had used the secretnguage of the Ghost Race to inform the experts of the Ghost Empresss faction in the Nine Layers of Purgatory to follow them.
Given the limitations on Xiao Chens Spiritual Sense and her covert actions, he had not discovered what she had done.
Chapter 973 - Gates of Hell
Chapter 973: Gates of Hell
Qing Cheng put away the ice flower and said with a serious expression, You are too troublesome. Since when you are in charge of making decisions? Get Elder Han toe back. Tell him to help me find Soul Returning Grass within one month.
After getting scolded, Jiang Chengzi could not help being stunned. However, he still followed orders.
Qing Cheng hesitated for a while before saying, Martial Uncle Feng, continue to follow them. When they reach the Gates of Hell, let me know. I should make a trip to Yellow Springs Road and the Bridge of Helplessness as well.
After the old man left, Qing Cheng summoned out the Cycle Banner. As she looked at the flickering ck Death Qi, she muttered, With the assistance of this Death Qi, I can break through my bottleneck in one month. Xie Zixuan, when that happens, tell me again whether my spirits are worth using or not.
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After a night passed, Xiao Chen and the others had recovered back to their peak states. Then, they followed the directions on their map and rushed towards the eighthyer of purgatory.
The group needed to travel through severalyers of purgatory in the process. Although eachyer of purgatory was now different from how it had been during the Immortal Epoch, the danger had not decreased at all.
Without Qing Cheng leading the way, Xiao Chens group slowed down significantly, asionally ending up taking detours, even stumbling into a few forbiddennds.
Hence, the four used more than twice the time they would have. However, there were benefits too. The coincidences stopped happening, and they did not need to fight with any other Ghost Race experts.
After wasting close to a month, they finally arrived at the eighthyerthe Skin ying Hell, a dense forest filled with ck Iron Trees.
Skin hung all over the trees, looking very gloomy and sinister. The group carefully walked through the forest, heading towards the ce where legend said that death would definitely follow, thend where one would breathe theirst.
Nearly no other cultivator could be seen in the eighthyer of purgatory. Neither could other sounds be heard in the forest. The destion made one feel an extreme pressure.
Furthermore, when the wind blew, the numerousplete skins swayed, looking like they were alive. This sight made everyones hair stand on end.
However, even though the group had been on edge the whole way walking over, nothing happened. They arrived right at the shore of Last Breath Lake.
Xiao Chen vaguely felt that something was wrong, so he became even more cautious. Last Breath Lake definitely would live up to its reputation. Otherwise, the term st dying breath would not have spread so widely in the world.
The group went through a daunting experience without any mishaps. As they stood at thekeside, they did not move forward.
Along the way, everyyer of purgatory contained a different kind of danger. This Skin ying Hell would definitely be no exception.
The water of Last Breath Lake was clear and t like a mirror. The surface emanated visible traces of cold Qi. When standing at thekeside, one needed to circte their energies to resist it. Otherwise, when the cold Qi entered their body and turned into a cold poison, it would be quite problematic.
What a dense cold Qi! Elder Brother Xiao Chen, where are the Gates of Hell? How do we get there? Xiao Bai asked Xiao Chen as she gazed at the vastke.
Qing Cheng had said that the Gates of Hell were in the center of theke, yet the tke surface was all they saw; they could not see any sign of the Gates of Hell.
However, there was an ind in the center of theke. As it was too far, they could only see a vague outline.
Xiao Chen muttered to himself for a while. Then, he made a grabbing motion with his right hand, catching the wind. After that, he formed hand seals with his left, executing the Life Bestowal Spell.
After a while, a figure that closely resembled Xiao Chennded on the ground.
With the tremendous growth of Xiao Chens Magic Energy, he could now execute the Life Bestowal Spell with a casual grab. However, as the raw material was not a spiritual item, it would not have muchbat prowess.
Under Xiao Chens instruction, this puppet leaped into the air and moved over Last Breath Lake. However, before itnded on the surface, it froze into an ice sculpture.
Then, the ice sculpturended in the water. At that point, Xiao Chens Spiritual Sense lost connection with it. His expression turned grave despite himself.
Kong Yuan frowned and said, This cold Qi is extraordinarily horrifying. I believe that if we walk on it, we would only be able to bring out sixty or seventy percent of our strength. If only Qing Cheng were here! She would know what to do.
With such strong cold Qi, when one stood within it, one would have to constantly expend Law Energy to protect themself. Naturally, they could not bring out their fullbat prowess.
Xiao Chen contemted the situation. A fierce purple fire gathered in his right eye. With a thought, the Purple Thunder True Fire shot out of his right eye, spewing at Last Breath Lake.
Sizzling sounds came continuously from the surface of the water; steam rose endlessly.
The clearke rapidly evaporated. Soon, a huge pit appeared where the firended.
However, the expected whirlpool did not form. Strangely, thekewater simply silently filled in, and theke settled down again.
Never mind, we will not be able to figure out anything this way. Ill go over and take a look first. You all cane over when Ive determined that there is no danger.
With nothing to show for his efforts, Xiao Chen put away the Purple Thunder True Fire and prepared to head over personally.
Yuan Xu said, Lets go together. At least we can keep an eye out for each other. I believe that the Gates of Hell are on that ind.
Xiao Chen thought about it and agreed. Given their strength, when they worked together, they would be able to contend with a great grandmaster-level Martial Sage. There was also a possibility that the Gates of Hell were located at the bottom of the center of theke.
Just at this moment, he casually nced around and noticed some faint footprints on the ground. Without close scrutiny, these would be very easy to miss.
The others noticed Xiao Chens gaze and quickly looked as well, discovering the existence of the footprints.
Someone was here and not just one person.
Xiao Chen made aparison. The footprints of this group were very simr to those of his group of four. Two of these people left even fainter footprints than his own.
Sometimes, the things left behind by ident spoke the most truthful words.
If this was not done on purpose, the depth of the footprints could give a gauge of a persons strength and control of their body. Using this, one could determine how powerful the owner of the footprint was.
Xiao Bai said somewhat worriedly, These people are quite strong. Two of them seem to be great grandmaster-level Martial Sages.
I wonder, what are they here to do? Could they be here for the Gates of Hell as well?
Yuan Xu shook his head and replied, That should not be the case. The Nine Layers of Purgatory births many Yin-attributed mes. This group of people should be here to obtain Yin-attributed mes.
There were no treasures along the Yellow Springs Road. Normally, no one would head there for no reason at all.
Xiao Chen immediately thought of the Medicine God Valleys group of people. This is going to be troublesome. I hope that the Yin-attributed me they are seeking is not at the center of thiske.
Lets go!
Taking the lead, Xiao Chen leaped forward. There was a formless pressure in the air, preventing him from flying. So, he could only walk on theke surface.
Cold Qi spread throughout theke surface, immediately freezing his feet.
This is really problematic.
Xiao Chen circted his energies and shattered the ice. Then, he continued heading forward. Xiao Bai and the others followed after him quickly.
As the four traveled on theke surface, they needed to constantly draw on their Law Energy. Otherwise, the cold Qi would turn them into ice sculptures in mere moments.
Suddenly, Xiao Chen felt like something grabbed his foot. At first, he thought that the cold Qi became denser.
However, a strong pull tugged at him. Only then did Xiao Chen discover that he was wrong. It was actually a skeletons hand.
However, how strong was Xiao Chen? A casual move from him could bring out three Dragon Force. How could he be pulled down? He forcefully kicked with his right leg.
There was a ssh, and Xiao Chen flung out a Skeleton Phantom made entirely of bones.
Gagaga! My skinMy skin
The skeleton kept crying out, its words unclear. Then, it spun around in the air and headed for Xiao Chen.
Crack! Crack!
Before Xiao Chen could make a move, Xiao Bai, who was at his side, drew her Snow Feather Sword. Then, she sent out a few strands of sword Qi and chopped the Skeleton Phantom into pieces.
Elder Brother Xiao Chen, are you alright?! Xiao Bai asked out of concern.
Xiao Chen waved his hand and said, Im fine. Hey, be careful!
He saw the shattered skeleton reform itself the moment itnded on the water. Then, it charged at Xiao Bais back.
Xiao Chen moved forward quickly and shot a beam of light from his fingertip to shatter the skeleton into powder again.
Go, fast. These things cant seem to die!
Right after Xiao Chen spoke, Skeleton Phantoms rose one after another from theke surface. They blocked the group from leaving, eerily repeating my skinmy skin
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Xiao Chen worked on opening a path in front. He had to deal with the overwhelming cold Qi from theke as well as the skeletons flying in frontwhich made advancing very arduous.
The Skeleton Phantoms did not seem to die; more continuously appeared. The more they killed, the more appeared. After four hours, they had managed to travel no more than five kilometers. There was still a long distance to go to the ind at the center.
If they exhausted their energy before they reached the ind, they would really be taking theirst breath.
The Skeleton Phantoms were not very strong. At best, they equaled peak Martial Monarchs. However, they would not die and came inrge numbers. An Inferior Grade Martial Sage who came here would get worn down very quickly.
Kong Yuan said with a somewhat tremorous voice, Could it be that the skeletons of the people whose skins were yed in the Skin ying Hell were all thrown into thiske?
The group thought about the densely packed skins in the forest. There was a horrifying number of them, at least a million.
The formless pressure in the air remained constant. The Last Breath Lake below Xiao Chen felt like a prison with the sky as the roof and the water as the floor.
Before these undying creatures, it felt like all Martial Techniques, no matter how strong, were useless.
Earlier, Yuan Xu and the others executed Heaven Ranked Martial Techniques that had arge area of effect. However, the Phantoms came back to life in the blink of an eye. On the other hand, their Law Energy drained significantly.
The group frowned after that and no longer dared to use Law Energy unnecessarily.
Just as the group thought about retreating, Xiao Chen suddenly recalled that he still had in his Universe Ring a Reincarnation Lamp, which was specially used to kill spirits and Phantoms.
Protect me. I will knock back these Phantoms!
The eyes of Xiao Bai and the other two lit up. Then, they stood guard at different sides, surrounding Xiao Chen and not letting the Skeleton Phantoms interrupt him.
The Reincarnation Lamp appeared in Xiao Chens palm. Then, he gently flicked his finger, sending a drop of essence blood onto themp wick.
A swayingntern me lit up. Rings of light appeared behind the ancientmp. As Xiao Chen used his Magic Energy, the illusory figure in the light slowly became distinct.
The immortal Dao brings life, cleansing the sins of countless people; when reading the scriptures once, the sages of the world praise it for being benevolent; when reading the scriptures twice, withered bonese to life; when reading the scriptures thrice, sin is cleansed, and one undergoes reincarnation
The illusory figure exuded an immortal atmosphere. He opened his mouth and read the mysterious scripture, which contained the Dao of reincarnating ghosts and the power to cleanse the masses of sin.
The thousands of Skeleton Phantoms suddenly stopped moving and shattered. Clumps of gentle spiritual light soared into the sky.
These spiritual lights took human form. Some looked like schrs, some merchants, some chivalrous people, and many others, showing the mortal world under heaven.
Chapter 974 - Deliver All Living Creatures from Suffering
Chapter 974: Deliver All Living Creatures from Suffering
The skins on the trees all started burning up as well. A great fire zed throughout the entire forest. It seemed like the Skin ying Hell was vanishing.
If the paths of reincarnation still existed, these spirits would leave this bitterness and be reincarnated. However, now that the paths were broken, these spirits would only dissipate.
When Xiao Bai and the others saw this, they were all incredibly astonished. They had not expected the unyielding Phantoms to disappear just like that.
Xiao Chen expended nearly all his Magic Energy to cleanse all the Skeleton Phantoms in the entire Last Breath Lake.
He stood up and recalled the Reincarnation Lamp back into his hand. Then he said, Lets go. We probably already startled those people on the ind. We need to move fast, so we dont end up shing with them.
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On the ind in the center of theke, the Medicine God Valleys Mister Wei, Gongsun Hualong, and Mo Lian, a great grandmaster-level Martial Sage of the physical body, looked at the distant ze. Their faces all revealed astonishment.
The group of cultivators behind the three of them was stunned at this sight as well.
Whats going on? The skins on the trees are all burning.
Could it be that someone cleansed the Phantoms in Last Breath Lake?
Mister Wei nodded and said, That should be the case. Either that person received the inheritance of a Buddhist Sect Martial Technique, or he has a Secret Treasure even more powerful than the Soul ying Mirror in my hand.
Gongsun Hualong looked around, his old face showing a sinister expression. He guessed, It should be a Secret Treasure that targets spirit-type beings. In this world, there are only a few powerful Buddhist Martial Techniques. It is unlikely that someone that knows one woulde to the Nine Layers of Purgatory.
After he voiced this guess, the three startedughing together. Mister Wei said, As the saying goes, Arriving at the most opportune moment is better than arriving early. With that Secret Treasure, we will have a much better chance of dealing with that Golden Bone Demonic Soul.
Mister Wei looked at Gongsun Hualong and Mo Lian, who were beside him. My two old friends, who shall go over?
Before Gongsun Hualong could answer, Mo Lian jumped in, saying, Haha, leave this person to me to deal with. Donte and snatch this from me!
Whoosh!
Right after Mo Lian spoke, he pushed off with one leg and shot up like an arrow. With this leap, he traveled several kilometers, disappearing from the twos sight.
Gongsun Hualong and Mister Wei did not find Mo Lians behavior strange at all. In the Ghost Domain, the Ghost Monarchs and Ghost Empresss factions were like water and fire.
In recent years, the Ghost Empresss faction relied on refining spirits, gaining increasing influence in the Ghost Domain. The friction between the two factions also moved from covert to open conflict, steadily intensifying.
If the cultivators from opposing factions met outside alone, they would definitely kill each other.
As a core member of the Ghost Monarchs faction, when Mo Lian heard there was a Secret Treasure that could kill spirits, he naturally became very excited.
Gongsun Hualong asked, Mister Wei, can you really bear to do this? You actually agreed to give the Soul ying Mirror to Mo Lian as his reward for helping. Secret Treasures that work against spirits are extremely precious and rare.
Mister Wei replied happily, That is not a problem. It is just a replica. From the looks of things so far, it is worth it. Without Mo Lians help, we would not have arrived at the eighthyer of purgatory so quickly and crossed Last Breath Lake smoothly.
What should we do now? Should we wait for him toe back before attacking, or should we start first? This Golden Bone Demonic Soul is not easy to deal with.
Lets start first and test it out first. When Mo Lianes, it will be easier for us to kill it.
After Gongsun Hualong heard this, he turned his head and looked at a pitch-ck mound five kilometers away, not saying anything else.
A pure-white flower on that pitch-ck mound was blooming beautifully. There was a me that looked like fluid ice in the center of the flower, flickering amid the petals.
Not far from the moundy apletely golden skeleton holding a huge sickle. It appeared to be in deep sleep.
The jaws of the skeleton moved up and down, asionally exhaling a clump of ck mes that burned away the air, formingrge patches of ck clouds.
The clouds hovered above the mound, ever-present.
Gongsun Hualongs gaze turned serious. Then, he took out a set of blue Battle Armor, which he carefully ced on various parts of his body, before taking out a heavy ck spear.
Finally, he pushed off the ground and flew over to the mound silently.
Holding the Soul ying Mirror, Mister Wei followed behind quickly. The cultivators from the Medicine God Valley fanned out into a semicircr formation of two wings for support.
Everyone showed an extremely cautious expression, not daring to be careless at all.
Suddenly, ck mes lit up in the hollow eye sockets of the Golden Bone Demonic Soul like it just woke up from deep sleep.
Bang!
The Golden Bone Demonic Soul stood up in a sh. A crescent-shaped golden light appeared on the sickle in its hand. Then, it repelled Gongsun Hualongs sneak attack.
Gongsun Hualong lost in thispetition of physical strength. The Golden Bone Demonic Soul knocked him back one kilometer, and his right hand, which held the spear, felt somewhat numb.
Without saying anything, Mister Wei attacked in a sh. The grandmaster-level Martial Sages at the rear sprang into action at the same time. The intensity of the battle instantly shifted up another gear.
However, neither side would be able to achieve a definite victory within a short period.
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At another part of Last Breath Lake, Xiao Chen and his group sped towards the ind in the center after theke became safe. Without the Skeleton Phantoms blocking them, their speed recovered back to normal.
The group arrived at the ind in fifteen minutes. However, before they could catch their breath, their expressions changed.
Mo Lian, who rushed over, was stunned at first. Then he said joyfully, Little friend, it looks like our fates are tied together. The earliermotion must have been your doing!
Xiao Chen felt very unlucky. However, he did not get overly flustered. He smiled calmly and said, We are no doubt fated. In less than a month, we meet again. Indeed, the earliermotion was due to this junior.
This old man is in a good mood today. Hand over the Secret Treasure that deals with spirits and the half of the Flood Dragon Scissors. Then, you may leave.
The old man was actually in a good mood. Themotion that the Secret Treasure caused earlier rivaled that of the original Soul ying Mirror.
If Mo Lian could obtain it and present it to the East Mountain Ghost Monarch, he would definitely receive the Ghost Monarchs favorperhaps enough that the Ghost Monarch might personally help him raise his cultivation level to the quasi-Emperor realm that he had lost hope of reaching.
There were precedents of such rewards. Given the East Mountain Ghost Monarchs unfathomable strength, he could raise a person to quasi-Emperor after paying a certain price.
Of course, the prerequisite was that the treasure presented was worth the price that the Ghost Monarch would have to pay.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly and said, You may be in a good mood, but I am not. If you disappear from my sight now, I can pretend that I did not see you.
Mo Lian could not help butugh loudly. White Robed King Xiao Chen, I heard of your name from the Medicine God Valleys Mister Wei. Hearing about you is not as good as seeing you in person. You are truly extraordinarily arrogant. However, before me, you have no qualifications to be arrogant!
After Mo Liansughter ended, he unleashed his killing Qi. His voice sounded bone-chilling, without a shred of emotion.
Ten dragon-shaped clumps of energy swam around behind Mo Lian, kicking up a strong wind that blew everywhere, a storm front preceding him as he unleashed a horrifying aura from his body.
Ten Dragon Force and this was only Mo Lians most basic strength. He could strike out with ten Dragon Force, fifty thousand tons of force.
Today, I will show you the horrifying strength of a person who became a Martial Sage through the physical body. If you can withstand an ordinary blow of mine, I will not make things difficult for you anymore!
Xiao Bai looked at Xiao Chen worriedly. Then she sent a voice projection, Elder Brother Xiao Chen, dont listen to him. His punch can unleash ten Dragon Force, something that even a great grandmaster-level Martial Sage cant withstand.
Xiao Chen smiled warmly and sent back a voice projection, Xiao Bai, dont worry. You, Brother Yuan, and Brother Kong should step back some. Just watch.
Die!
Seeing Xiao Chen take a stance and the other three retreat, Mo Lian could not help but smile coldly. He shouted a war cry and charged over at lightning speed.
The dragon-shaped energy charged upwards in all directions.
A surging Dragon Might spread throughout a five-kilometer radius. As he punched, it was like mountain ranges for fifty kilometers around got uprooted and fell from the sky.
Xiao Chen did not feel flustered. When he was sure that the other party used only ten Dragon Force, his lips curled up in a simrly cold smile. Then, he executed Myriad Heaven Divine Fist, Deities Descending.
A divine light descended from the distant heavens and entered Xiao Chens body. His aura soared. However, before it reached its peak, he restrained it from climbing further.
Of the tenfold increase inbat prowess possible, Xiao Chen used only seventy percent, intentionally suppressing thirty percent.
Dragons roared as twenty dragon-shaped clumps of energy formed behind him. The surging Dragon Might instantly suppressed the Dragon Might from Mo Lians ten dragon images.
Mo Lians heart palpitated heavily as he cursed silently, Damn, twenty Dragon Force. This brat tricked me. His figure shed as he tried to retreat.
However, Mo Lian had rushed over at lightning speed earlier, arriving before Xiao Chen in an instant. Now that he changed his mind, how could he still have time to retreat?
Xiao Chen stepped forward and easily caught up. Then, he punched with his right fist. Twenty dragons roared together. They merged into one and erupted out.
Mo Lian vomited blood, and the vast might behind him shattered. Then, he crashed into the ground heavily like a sandbag.
Cracks bloomed around him, spreading into the distance. The sky and the earth shook as Dragon Might flooded out.
Wounds erupted on Xiao Chens face, trickling blood. His delicate face looked extremely horrifying. Tiny cracks appeared all over his bones as pain spread silently.
However, Xiao Chens eyes were as calm as clear water. He stood upright, as straight as a pine, his hair fluttering. He had not moved a step.
As Xiao Chen looked at the disbelieving Mo Lian, he said calmly, As the saying goes, A word spoken is past recalling. As you say, you may scram now.
Rage shed in Mo Lians eyes as he vomited blood again and got to his feet in a sorry state.
Mo Lian suppressed the injuries in his body as he said coldly, Good, I underestimated you. You are also a physical body cultivator. However, you clearly used a secret technique with this punch. This old man doesnt believe that you would dare to throw a simr punch again.
Xiao Chen smiled mockingly. Whats wrong? Do you intend to go back on your word?
Haha! Ill kill you. Then, who will know that I went back on my promise? Are you not convinced? Today, I will bully you! What can you do to me? You are not the only one who can explode out with twenty Dragon Force.
Mo Lian no longer dared to underestimate Xiao Chen, so he prepared to use a secret technique to double hisbat prowess. Even if he aggravated his physical injuries, he had to end Xiao Chen.
Otherwise, if he allowed Xiao Chen to mature, then it would really be toote for regrets.
Chapter 975 - I Am Bullying You
Chapter 975: I Am Bullying You
Mo Lian had noticed that Xiao Chen would not dare to use Deities Descending to explode forth with twenty Dragon Force again within a short time.
However, Xiao Chen had not intended to sh head-on with the other party in the first ce. He was here to bully others.
Xiao Chen pointed at his own forehead and quickly awakened the will clone that the Supreme Sky Emperor gave him. A heavy aura slowly spread out from him.
Mo Lians expression changed drastically. He muttered, This is Emperors Might. You have a Martial Emperors will clone!
Xiao Chen smiled gently and said, Your guess is correct. Today, you are not the one bullying me. Instead, I am the one bullying you. If youre not convinced, Ill make you understand that you really cannot do anything to me!
Right after Xiao Chen spoke, the Supreme Sky Emperors will clone shot out from his forehead. Then, the will clone narrowed its eyes, and Emperors Might gathered.
Just the aura alone managed to knock Mo Lian into the air. His aura fell apart, and he fled in a sorry state, not daring to stop at all.
Martial Emperors could be divided into three stages: Minor Heavenly, Greater Heavenly, and Sovereign.
The strength of a Greater Heavenly Martial Emperor would improve by another level with every tribtion they went through. After they cleared eight tribtions, they would undergo one Sovereign tribtion to be a Sovereign Martial Emperor.
No matter what kind of Martial Emperor created the will clone, it would be able to kill a great grandmaster-level Martial Sage like Mo Lian easily.
The Supreme Sky Emperor, Ying Zongtian, was a Greater Heavenly Martial Emperor who had cleared eight tribtions. The will clone that he left with Xiao Chen would have no problem killing Mo Lian.
Mo Lian was so frightened that his soul nearly dissipated, his fighting spirit fizzling out entirely. The moment he sensed the Emperors Might, he even forgot to block, resulting in him getting sent flying.
He vomited blood and came to his senses. He paled and quickly fled without saying anything else. Every time he pushed off the ground, countless cracks appeared, spreading out in a spiderweb fashion.
However, it was already toote for him to flee. The four saw arge spatter of blood five kilometers away.
Barringplications, the Supreme Sky Emperors will clone had smashed Mo Lian to death, not even leaving any bones.
Yuan Xu felt some regret. He asked, Xiao Chen, isnt it somewhat of a waste to use the Supreme Sky Emperors will clone?
Xiao Chen aside, Yuan Xu, Xiao Bai, and Kong Yuan were all outstanding talents who stood at the top of the Fiend Races younger generation.
While no one in their group had much of a chance against a great grandmaster-level Martial Sage in a one-on-one, if they worked together, including Xiao Chen, they would be able to put up a fight. In fact, their chances of victory were pretty good, at least sixty percent.
Xiao Chens countenance looked normal. He was currently recovered from the damage from using twenty Dragon Force. The surface wounds had already all healed.
Now, only some small cracks in Xiao Chens bones remained, slowly healing. However, as long as he did not bring out twenty Dragon Force anytime soon, he would recoverpletely before long.
Xiao Chen looked in the direction where Mo Lian came from. Then, he replied, Whether it was worth it or not would depend. If we can snatch the Yin-attributed me that those people have their eyes on, it would be worth it to me!
He had guessed that those footprints at the side of Last Breath Lake earlier belonged to the Medicine God Valleys people here to look for a Yin-attributed me.
However, the Medicine God Valleys group only had one great grandmaster-level Martial Sage while the footprints suggested that there were two of them.
Only after Xiao Chen saw Mo Lian did he figure it out. Now, he was sure that those who had preceded his group were the Medicine God Valleys people. On the other hand, he still could not figure out why Mo Lian had joined up with them.
The Yin-attributed me that the Medicine God Valleys people sent a great grandmaster-level Martial Sage to retrieve would definitely be of a high grade. Xiao Chens Lunar True me had not improved for quite some time.
As a result, the bnce of the Taiji Yinyang me Diagram between Yin and Yang was lost. Xiao Chen had not been able to bring out the greatest might of the Taiji Yinyang me Diagram for a long time already.
Now, an opportunity presented itself before him.
Naturally, Xiao Chen was not willing to let Mo Lian get away and risk the two great grandmaster-level Martial Sages joining forces. Obtaining the Yin-attributed me would be much more problematic that way.
After listening to Xiao Chens exnation, the rest understood. So, that was why.
Xiao Bai thought for a while and then said, I once read in Adoptive Fathers study that the highest grade of Yin-attributed me in the Nine Layers of Purgatory was the Icy Snow me. However, no one has managed to find it for a long time. It is possible that this group of people is here for the Icy Snow me.
Yuan Xu nodded and said, This Icy Snow me ranks in the top ten among Yin-attributed mes. It is indeed worth making a move for.
Kong Yuan was an impetuous person. He said quickly, In that case, what are we waiting for? Lets rush over. If we are too slow, the Yin-attributed me might get snatched away.
Yuan Xu smiled and said, You blockhead! If the Yin-attributed me was so easy to subdue, it would have been subdued long ago. I believe they are now waiting for this Ghost Race great grandmaster-level Martial Sage to snatch Xiao Chens Secret Treasure and go back to help.
There is no need for us to rush. The fiercer the fight between them and the Phantom guarding the Yin-attributed me, the better. We can just benefit from their battle.
Xiao Chen smiled, agreeing with Yuan Xus opinion. He said, Lets go. We can take our time and walk over. If we are too fast and startle them, it would not be good.
The four traveled leisurely, walking in the direction that Mo Lian hade from. After an hour, they finally heard the sounds of an intense battle.
Another hourter, the scene of a battle five kilometers away appeared before them. They quickly hid themselves.
The group saw apletely golden skeleton holding a huge sickle fighting at a quick pace with an old man wearing Battle Armor and brandishing a long spear.
It was clear that the old man in Battle Armor was at a disadvantage.
If not for a person at the side asionally sending out bright light at the Golden Bone Demonic Soul from an ancient mirror in his hand, the great grandmaster-level Martial Sage would not have been able to hold on and would have fled long ago.
Several tragic-looking corpsesy on the ground, all of them chopped in half.
Xiao Chens gaze immediately went to the mound. When he saw the magnificent Icy Snow me, he revealed joy on his face.
It was indeed the Icy Snow me, one of the top ten Yin-attributed mes. After the Lunar True me consumed it, the Lunar True me would be able to match the current Purple Thunder True Fire.
When that happened, the might of the Taiji Yinyang me Diagram would strengthen further. In the future, he would be able to ensure his own safety when facing a great grandmaster-level Martial Sage.
Xiao Chen scanned the entire battlefield in the sky. After that, he figured out a method to deal with this. He said, Later, I will block the Golden Bone Demonic Soul. Xiao Bai, help me retrieve the Icy Snow me.
What about those two in the air?
A bow appeared in Xiao Chens hand. Then he took out thest Star Breaker Arrow and said softly, They will be dead men soon. If you do as I sayter, we will be able to retrieve the Icy Snow me without suffering any injuries.
He drew the bowstring, using three Dragon Force. As he slowly pulled the bowstring back, the limbs of the bow creaked. Now, he could vaguely feel the limits of the Soul yer Bow.
The might of the Soul yer Bow increased with the amount of Vital Qi. However, it was, after all, an ordinary item; there would be a limit eventually.
However, with fifteen thousand tons of force and the Star Breaker Arrow, Xiao Chen would definitely be able to take down the Medicine God Valleys Mister Wei in one shot if he caught him off guard.
Seeing Xiao Chens stance and intention to kill those two people in one go, Xiao Bai and the other two could not help but hold their breath in rapt attention.
If this shot seeded, the bnce of the battle in the air would copse.
Mister Wei and Gongsun Hualong were still persisting bitterly in the air, anxiously waiting for Mo Lians return.
As the intense battle continued, Gongsun Hualong did his best to knock back the Golden Bone Demonic Soul. However, he vomited a mouthful of blood involuntarily; hisplexion paled after that.
Mister Wei quickly activated the Soul ying Mirror. A bright light shot out, and mes burned on the Golden Bone Demonic Souls body, causing it incredible pain.
Although the mes deterred the Golden Bone Demonic Soul from chasing after Gongsun Hualong, it did not inflict any significant injuries to it. When the mes burned out, it charged over again.
Mister Wei, I will hold on for another fifteen minutes. If Mo Lian still does not arrive, this old man can only retreat, Gongsun Hualong said anxiously.
Using the time Mister Wei bought him, he swallowed another Sage Grade Medicinal Pill for healing injuries.
Although Gongsun Hualong used a Sage Grade Medicinal Pill, he had consumed many already, so the effects were significantly weaker.
Mister Wei sweated heavily. The Golden Bone Demonic Soul was much harder to deal with than he had expected. The other people he brought with him had all died within moments.
Now, only Gongsun Hualong and himself remained. If not for the Soul ying Mirror in his hand, he would have died several times already.
Hearing that Gongsun Hualong intended to retreat, Mister Wei said quickly, Dont be in such a rush. We already injured this Golden Bone Demonic Soul. Hold on just a little longer. This will be over when Mo Lian arrives.
Seeing the mes on the Golden Bone Demonic Soul slowly fade away, Gongsun Hualong snorted coldly and said, You can continue ying with the Golden Bone Demonic Soul yourself. This old man does not have enough lives to continue this. After fifteen more minutes, this old man will leave.
Mister Wei felt conflicted. Should he raise the reward again? Suddenly, his heart thumped loudly, and he turned his head to look.
Boom!
Before Mister Wei could clearly see what it was, blood leaked out from between his lips. He discovered a bloody bowl-sized hole in his chest, and his lifeforce slowly faded away.
The protective inner vest that Mister Wei spent arge sum of money to buy had been no help at all.
The situation changed so suddenly, bbergasting Gongsun Hualong, that his eyelids twitched and his mind nked out for a moment.
By the time he recovered his wits, the mes on the Golden Bone Demonic Soul had vanished. It brandished its sickle and struck with lightning speed, illuminating the sky as it did so.
Gongsun Hualongs expression changed drastically. He blocked hastily, and the spear in his hand snapped. A golden light descended, and the Battle Armor on his chest split in two and fell away from his body.
He felt Death Qi moving about his body. His body was nearly chopped in half. He vomited blood and immediately tried to flee.
However, just as Gongsun Hualong was turning around, he heard the roars of ten heavenly dragonsing from behind. Rain poured and the sky changed colors. It was like Xiao Chen nned everything.
Right after the Golden Bone Demonic Soul injured Gongsun Hualong, Xiao Chen used ten Dragon Force and struck Gongsun Hualongs chest mercilessly.
Crunch! Crunch! The sound of Gongsun Hualongs ribs breaking filled the air. He did not even get to see who attacked him before a bloody hole appeared in his chest. Then, he fell towards the ground like a cannonball.
It is our turn.
Kong Yuan smiled gently. Then, twelve holy peacock feathers opened up in the light behind his back. Together with Yuan Xu, he headed for the already severely injured Gongsun Hualong.
On the other hand, Xiao Bai pushed off with her feet andnded on the mound beside the Icy Snow me.
After sending Gongsun Hualong flying with one punch, Xiao Chen would have to face the horrifying Golden Bone Demonic Soul alone.
This Golden Bone Demonic Soul was something that Gongsun Hualong and Mister Wei could do nothing to even after working together and had forced them to retreat several times.
Chapter 976 - Death God Sickle
Chapter 976: Death God Sickle
Although Xiao Chen had the Reincarnation Lamp, he did not dare to be careless.
However, there was good news. Gongsun Hualong and Mister Wei had managed to injure this Golden Bone Demonic Soul. So it was no longer in its peak condition.
Whoosh!
Xiao Chens figure shed and blocked the Golden Bone Demonic Soul, which was preparing to charge at Xiao Bai. With one wave of its hand, the huge sickle in the grim Golden Bone Demonic Souls hand turned into a dim light flying at him.
Fast! Only the word fast appeared in Xiao Chens mind. He quickly circted his energy and materialized the wless saber Dao, using his body as a saber, his palm as a saber.
Xiao Chen hacked with his palm, blocking the Golden Bone Demonic Souls huge sickle in the time it took for a spark to fly.
Dense, extremely pure Death Qi surged out.
At this instant, the saber intent that Xiao Chen gathered on his body shattered upon contact with the energy from the sickle.
A strange light shed in Xiao Chens eyes. He quickly switched moves, using his palm as a saber and his shoulder as the saber tip. When strength was insufficient, technique made up for it.
Xiao Chen struck the sickle with his palm, and his shoulder became like the tip of a saber, shining wlessly bright as he crashed towards the Golden Bone Demonic Souls chest.
Bang! Golden Bone Demonic Soul went flying back a kilometer with several broken ribs.
As expected, the broken ribs on the Golden Bone Demonic Soul reconnected in the time it took for one to blink.
This ridiculous ability put even Xiao Chens healing ability to shame.
Seeing the Golden Bone Demonic Soul about to charge over again, Xiao Chen suppressed the Death Qi in his body. Then, he red and tossed out the Reincarnation Lamp.
He flicked out a drop of essence blood from his fingertip and ignited themp wick. An illusory sagely figure in the light started reading the Sin Cleansing Scripture.
The ancient scripture contained the power to cleanse sins and hence the impure soul of the Golden Bone Demonic Soul.
The body of the Golden Bone Demonic Soul instantly created two illusory figures of different colorsone ck and one white. Clearly, they represented good and evil. An intense battle between the two sides began.
One sought to free itself from worldly concerns; the other sought to sink into depravity.
Xiao Chen paled slightly. This was his first time meeting a Phantom that struggled so strongly. The Sin Cleansing Scripture that the figure in the Reincarnation Lamp read seemed incapable of suppressing this demon.
His heart sank. He could not help but increase the speed of his Law Energys cirction. Rings of purple light slowly appeared behind him. The swaying me in the Reincarnation Lamps wick red.
Xiao Chen lowered his head and looked down. Xiao Bai was waving at him, having already obtained the Icy Snow me.
Yuan Xu and Kong Yuan were waving as well. They already dealt with the severely injured and weakened Gongsun Hualong.
Given my strength, I will not be able to settle it any time soon. I should not care about it for now, Xiao Chen muttered to himself.
His gaze wandered all over the Golden Bone Demonic Soul. The battle between the ck and white figures already reached an incandescent level.
Sometimes, the good side would be ahead. The Golden Bone Demonic Soul gave off a gentle aura when that happened. Sometimes, the evil side woulde out ahead, a vast baleful aura soaring into the sky.
Good and evil swapped positions multiple times. Xiao Chen seized the opportunity when the good side of the Golden Bone Demonic Soul held the advantage. He opened his hand and pulled back the Reincarnation Lamp before turning around and flying off.
Lets go!
Xiao Chen summoned out the Eight Ghost Pnquin. Xiao Bai and the others had already been waiting for very long. Their figures shed as they quickly entered. He controlled the Eight Ghost Pnquin to speed towards the center of the ind.
After losing the Reincarnation Lamps power to cleanse sins, the benevolence that came from the Golden Bone Demonic Soulsted for a few moments before vanishing, never to appear again.
When the Golden Bone Demonic Soul saw the empty mound nearby, it roared furiously and ran amuck, destroying its surroundings.
One kilometer away, two figures descended. Qing Cheng and an azure-robed old man, who had been silently following Xiao Chens group, appeared in the air. When they saw the berserk Golden Bone Demonic Soul, they were astonished.
No wonder Young Miss is looking at this person in a new light. If that Secret Treasure of hisnds in the hands of the Ghost Monarch, it would be a disaster, the old man said, bbergasted.
Qing Cheng frowned and did not say anything. She just emerged from a month of closed-door cultivation. The moment she entered the eighthyer of purgatory, she saw the entire forest burning.
She also felt the undying Phantoms in Last Breath Lake disappear. It was like a miracle. All the Phantoms in Last Breath Lake were cleansed.
Qing Cheng was astounded. She had forgotten that Xiao Chen had that Secret Treasure. Moreover, she had not expected it to be able to burst forth with such horrifying power.
Smiling, the azure-robed old man continued, He used a will clone to kill Mo Lian and offended Xie Zixuan. He has alreadypletely offended the Ghost Monarchs faction. This gives us the chance to pull him over to our side.
Qing Cheng nodded slightly and asked, Have you obtained the Soul Returning Grass yet?
Yes, Jiang Chengzi handed it to me while Young Miss was in closed-door cultivation.
The azure-robed old man took out a brocade box and opened it, revealing a jade-green stalk of Soul Returning Grass.
Qing Cheng received it and revealed a satisfied smile on her face. She said, You may go back. I n to go to the Yellow Springs Road alone together with them.
Young Miss, no one has gone to the Yellow Springs Road for many years already. We do not know what danger is there. Let this old man apany you there, the azure-robed old man said worriedly.
However, Qing Cheng did not seem to care. I already came over to Last Breath Lake. What danger can there be at Yellow Springs Road? If there is any, Ill just return. I have long wanted to see whether reincarnation still exists on the other side of the Bridge of Helplessness.
Seeing her so insistent, the azure-robed old man did not say anything more. He took his leave.
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Inside the Eight Ghost Pnquin, Xiao Bai felt very excited. They managed to kill a great grandmaster-level Martial Sage without even a scratch. This was something that they had never dared to imagine at all.
Xiao Chens emotions were fluctuating slightly as well. Things were moving along more smoothly than he anticipated. The only drawback was that he used the Supreme Sky Emperors will clone.
However, he did not regret doing so.
When facing a great grandmaster-level Martial Sage, a will clone had the absolute strength to kill one. However, there was no guarantee when facing a quasi-Emperor. Furthermore, it could only be used once.
If the Taiji Yinyang me Diagram could be improved on and executed, Xiao Chen would still be able to defend himself against great grandmaster-level Martial Sages as well.
Although the Taiji Yinyang me Diagram was not as tyrannical as the will clone, which could burst a great grandmaster-level Martial Sage with one strike, it had no limit in usage.
Xiao Chen felt that using a will clone in exchange for the Icy Snow me was totally worth it. Furthermore, they earned a lot. At the very least, Mister Wei had several good Medicinal Pills, benefiting the group.
Elder Brother Xiao Chen, the Icy Snow me.
Xiao Bai giggled as she held out a clump of liquid-ice-like Icy Snow me on her jade-white palm, looking extremely beautiful.
Be careful. This me has dense cold Qi. Elder Brother Xiao Chen, dont get injured by it.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly. His left eye contained a me that was even colder than this.
With a thought, the Lunar True me in Xiao Chens left eye started spinning, forming a whirlpool. Then, it sucked the Icy Snow me into his eye.
Xiao Chen removed his shoes and sat cross-legged on the big bed in the pnquin. Then, he closed his eyes and started to let the Lunar True me slowly consume this Icy Snow me.
Kong Yuan and Yuan Xu, who were currently sorting out and counting the wealth in Mister Weis, Mo Lians, and Gongsun Hualongs spatial rings, revealed shock on their faces when they saw that.
He actually dares to consume the Icy Snow me in such a rough manner? What is that white me in his left eye? Kong Yuan asked, feeling confused.
Yuan Xu had a grave expression as he replied, If I saw right, it is surely the Lunar True me. Furthermore, it even condensed an Origin me.
Lunar True me!
Xiao Bai and Kong Yuan were both startled. Sr and Lunar, these were the two kinds of mes that were the strongest under heaven. If one could obtain just a clump of either of these two mes, one would be extremely lucky.
It was truly unbelievable that Xiao Chen hid so much Lunar True me in his left eye, even condensing an Origin me.
Kong Yuan sighed and said, I have been astonished too many times these days. Im already starting to be numb to this.
In the past, if someone told me that it was possible to snatch treasures so easily from a great grandmaster-level Martial Sage, I would not have believed it even if you beat me to death. However, this truly happened today. I have no choice but to believe.
Yuan Xu smiled faintly, his charming face showing a nomittal expression. He understood Kong Yuans frustration. They were all outstanding talents, but the gap between them and Xiao Chen was too big.
On the other hand, Xiao Bai smiled warmly. She thought to herself, I still have to put in more effort. The distance between Elder Brother Xiao Chen and me increased again.
Half a dayter, Xiao Chen opened his eyes. He already finished consuming the Icy Snow me. Now, he really wanted to find a ce to test this strength out, to see if he could achieve a bnce between Yin and Yang to execute the Taiji Yinyang me Diagram.
However, he still had even more important things to do. He could only give up on this thought for now since they already arrived at the Gates of Hell.
Xiao Chen put away the Eight Ghost Pnquin, and the group slowly descended, sizing up the Gates of Hell before them as they did so.
There was a ck signboard made from ten-thousand-year-old ancient wood. Above an inscribed tablet in the middle were three scarlet wordsGates of Hellwritten in cursive that radiated Death Qi with every stroke.
A barrier of ck light covered the entryway, blocking out the world behind the gates. ording to rumor, after stepping through these gates, one would leave the world of the living and enter the Yellow Springs Road, never to return.
There was no one near the Gates of Hell. A mysterious oppressive aura made everyone feel ufortable.
Lets go in!
Xiao Chen took the lead, ready to enter the Gates of Hell. As a desman, he feared nothing. There was no need for him to overthink the situation, not daring to advance or retreat.
Since the group had to enter sooner orter, and they could not figure out anything about the Gates of Hell, there was nothing wrong with openly walking in.
However, just as he was about to step in, he stopped right before the Gates of Hell.
Xiao Bai felt confused. She asked, Elder Brother Xiao Chen, whats wrong?
Xiao Chen looked back and replied calmly, Someone is rushing over.
Hehe! Young Master Xiao is really bold. Do you need a partner for the Yellow Springs Road?
A peal of silveryughter rang out. Qing Cheng suddenly floated down, wearing a red dress.
Everyones eyes lit up. They had not expected her to make another appearance, especially near the Yellow Springs Road that she was unwilling to visit.
Whoosh!
After Qing Chengnded, she tossed out a brocade box. Xiao Chen caught it. When he opened it, he found that it contained one of the three items he soughtthe Soul Returning Grass.
What do you mean by this?
Xiao Chen looked suspiciously at the other party. He could not tell what Qing Cheng was thinking.
Qing Cheng giggled and said, Whats wrong? You dont need it? Given your brains, you probably already figured out that meeting Mo Lian and Xie Zixuan was my setup.
You have alreadypletely offended the Ghost Monarchs faction. There will definitely be a battle between Ghost Empress Xi Xun and the Ghost Monarch. When that happens, I believe you know which side to stand on.
Xiao Chen thought very quickly. Now he knew what Qing Cheng was nning. She was forcing him to choose her side.
The expressions of Xiao Bai, Kong Yuan, and Yuan Xu all changed slightly. Now, their gazes towards Qing Cheng turned somewhat hostile.
Chapter 977 - Yellow Springs Road, Do Not Turn Your Head Back
Chapter 977: Yellow Springs Road, Do Not Turn Your Head Back
I love befriending smart people. Miss Qing Cheng, it looks like you understand how I deal with things. One day, if I grow strong enough to influence the battle between the Ghost Monarch and Ghost Empress, I will definitely pay a visit to the Ghost Domain.
Xiao Chen carefully put away the Soul Returning Grass. He did not mind Qing Chengs candidness. In fact, it did not repulse him.
There was no benefit in straddling the fence. Ghost Empress Xi Xun was considered one of the worlds peak experts, equal to the Holy Masters of the Three Holy Lands.
Furthermore, Xiao Chen really needed the Soul Returning Grass in his hand. The most important thing was that he did not regret what he had done.
Whether was it forcing Xie Zixuan to retreat or using the will clone to kill Mo Lian, these were both decisions he made himself.
Even if Xiao Chen could do things all over again, he would not hesitate to make the same decisions. A desman never hesitated.
After hearing Xiao Chens answer, Qing Cheng also heaved a small sigh of relief in her heart.
Qing Chengs experience with Xiao Chen above the Underworld River in her Eight Ghost Pnquin allowed her to understand what Xiao Chens temper was like. She should never try to threaten him. On the other hand, by using unexpected methods, she might be able to achieve what she wanted.
Yuan Xu asked calmly, Since Miss Qing Cheng is here, can you now tell us what you know about the Yellow Springs Road?
Qing Cheng nced at Yuan Xu. Then she smiled and said, To your group, the Yellow Springs Road is actually not really dangerous. As long as you do not turn your head back, you will definitely be able to walk to the Bridge of Helplessness.
This was not the first time Xiao Chen heard Qing Cheng advise not to turn ones head back on the Yellow Springs Road. However, why?
Dont ask me why. Those who dared to turn their heads back are all dead. Qing Cheng shrugged her shoulders to show that she did not understand, either. This matter is very strange actually. This saying did not exist ten thousand years ago. The Yellow Springs Road was a famous and popr experiential training ground in the Nine Layers of Purgatory. Ghost Race disciples woulde here to hunt for Yin Soldiers.
This saying only appeared in recent times. Too many strange things happened in there. Over time, people stoppeding to the Yellow Springs Road.
Xiao Chen kept this phrase in mind. Then, he turned around and did not hesitate to step through the Gates of Hell.
Going through the Nine Layers of Purgatory, entering the Gates of Hell, traveling on the Yellow Springs Road, no matter what danger it was, no matter how great the peril, as long as Ao Jiao could be revived, it was all worth it.
When the others saw Xiao Chen enter, they muttered for a while and then entered as well. They were all very curious about the Yellow Springs Road.
The scene before everyones eyes changed jarringly. Aside from the red Paramita Flowers blooming at the sides of the Yellow Springs Road, there were only two colorsck and white. Everything was either ck or white, including themselves; they were assimted into this world.
Everyones body only had two colors, ck and white. When Xiao Chen checked his own bodys condition, he did not discover anything wrong. It was just that the other colors all disappeared.
Xiao Chens Vital Qi was still there, as was his Law Energy.
He calmed down and bent over to pick a few red Paramita Flowers at the roadside.
Xiao Chen needed three things to bring back Ao Jiao: the Paramita Flower, Soul Returning Grass, and Three Life Stone. Now, he onlycked onethe Three Life Stone.
The Three Life Stone was located at the end of Yellow Springs Road, at the Bridge of Helplessness. He only needed to break off a small piece.
Lets go. Be careful. This ce has Yin Soldiers. Before the Yellow Springs Road changed, the experts of my race liked to hunt for Yin Soldiers here and refine them, turning them into powerful assistants, Qing Cheng said as she looked around carefully.
The Yin Soldiers made up the army of the underworld. When they were alive, they were all warriors who had been through fierce battles. After they died, the Kings of Hell trained them further to strengthen them.
The Yin Soldiers were extremely strong existences used to defend against intruders or open up new territory.
Xiao Chen stood up and put away the Paramita Flowers. The sky was gray, and the end of his sight appeared hazy. It was like there was no end to this road.
Remembering Qing Chengs warning, Xiao Chen always kept his Law Energy circting. Rings of lightning-attributed light appeared behind him as he quickly walked forward.
After walking for a while, a headless corpse that had fallen over on the ground appeared before the group.
Xiao Chen flipped the corpse over and found that the rest of the corpses body was perfectly fine. The five exchanged nces with each other, wondering how this person died.
From here on, every now and then, they would see headless corpses lying on the ground, their cause of death unknown.
The interminable Yellow Springs Road, the ck-and-white world, and the countless headless corpsesall these gave the Yellow Springs Road an eerie atmosphere.
Qiang! Qiang!
Suddenly, metallic ngor sounded in front. A group of Yin Soldiers wearing heavy armor and holding weapons roared by on war chariots flying quickly in the air.
Yin Soldiers passing! Minor ghosts of the various ces, quickly make way! a Yin Soldier standing on a war chariot cried out loudly.
These Yin Soldiers had lost their spirituality long ago. Their memories stopped at the time before the underworld shattered and reincarnation stopped existing.
Every day, at every moment, these Yin Soldiers repeated the same action, protecting the endless Yellow Springs Road.
The Reincarnation Lamp is useless against these Yin Soldiers. Just kill them. There are no high-ranking Yin Soldiers among them, so they wont give you any trouble, Qing Cheng suggested directly when she saw Xiao Chen take out the Reincarnation Lamp.
With a flip of his hand, Xiao Chen put back the Reincarnation Lamp. Then, he executed the Kun Peng Fist. An enormous Kun Peng appeared, flickering with electricity. Using the force of this punch, he overturned the war chariot.
The others sprang into action. Although this group of Yin Soldiers was difficult to deal with, as Qing Cheng said, there was no real danger.
After about seven minutes, all the Yin Soldiers on the war chariots had died. Until they died, they kept repeating, Yin Soldiers passing! Minor ghosts of the various ces, quickly make way!
Xiao Chen
Xiao Chen, who pulled back his fists and stood upright, preparing to continue down the road, heard Xiao Bai calling for him. Out of habit, he turned his head back to ask what was the matter.
He had only turned his head halfway when his expression changed drastically, reacting quickly.
This indeed sounded like Xiao Bai. However, Xiao Bai always called him Elder Brother Xiao Chen and never just Xiao Chen alone.
However, it was already toote. The moment Xiao Chen started turning his head, he saw a hair-raising scene.
A headless Buddha descended from above, filling the sky with scarlet light. This Buddha stretched out its hand, which expanded infinitely, and pressed two fingers towards Xiao Chens head like they were scissors.
Ka ca!
The two fingers gently snipped together, and Xiao Chens head fell off. Then, he turned into a headless corpse, falling to the ground.
Now, Xiao Chens body was no different from the other corpses that the group had seen.
Not my head, its not my head. Who took my head
The headless Buddha gently ced Xiao Chens head on as it should be and repositioned it a few times. The Buddhas belly wobbled about, giving off a depressed demonic sound before he flung the head away in a rage.
However, the Buddha did not realize that before the headnded on the ground, it dissipated in midair and disappeared.
Xiao Bai and the others were extremely horrified. They could not help but want to turn their heads around to see what was happening.
Quick, go. Dont turn your heads back!
A figure appeared in frontit was Xiao Chen, who supposedly died. Rejoicing in her heart, Xiao Bai quickly ran over.
The headless Xiao Chen on the ground slowly turned into air and disappeared with a bang.
Only after the group had gotten far away did Xiao Chen stop. The rest immediately stopped to ask what had happened.
Xiao Chen had not calmed down yet; his heart still pounded loudly and heavily. It had been a long time since he had run into such a situation. His mental state was currently a mess.
Earlier, he had felt like he could not dodge at all and would die in the next instant. Even a great grandmaster-level Martial Sage or a quasi-Emperor would not have been able to block that snip from the Buddha.
At the critical moment, Xiao Chen had executed the Life Bestowal Spell and made a replica of his body out of thin air. Then, his true self quickly fled, barely managing to escape that danger.
Had that headless Buddha continued to pursue him, Xiao Chen would have died for sure.
After fleeing for a long time, Xiao Chen did not see that huge headless Buddha making a move again. Perhaps it had something to do with his notpletely turning his head.
What exactly did you see? Qing Cheng asked anxiously.
Everyone knew that one should not turn their heads back on Yellow Springs Road. However, the curiosity of men was forever the strongest. Everyone wanted to know what one would see after doing so.
Xiao Chen calmed himself down as he breathed and replied, I saw a huge headless Buddha. However, I only saw its side and did not see it in its full glory.
Yuan Xu had the broadest knowledge in the group. He immediately said, In hell, there is only K?itigarbha Bodhisattva that is rted to Buddhas. His ability equals that of the Lord Buddha, but he is not a Buddha but only a bodhisattva.
As the peak of Buddhism was long ago, most people could no longer differentiate between Buddhas and bodhisattvas. Yuan Xu could not exin it clearly, either; he could only provide a simple analogy. A Buddha was like an Immortal Lord during the Immortal Epoch while a bodhisattva was like a Great Multiplication Immortal Cultivator that had not undergone tribtions yet.
This K?itigarbha Bodhisattva was rather special. He was very powerful and much stronger than ordinary Buddhas.
However, the K?itigarbha Bodhisattva made a great vow: If hell is not empty, I will not be a Buddha. Because of this, he never became a Buddha and remained a bodhisattva.
[Note: There is a K?itigarbha Bodhisattva in Buddhism, and this vow is something that he did make. This is one of the famous Buddhist sayings, along with If I dont go to hell, who will?]
Qing Cheng muttered, I have heard about this K?itigarbha Bodhisattva before. However, since he was so powerful, why was his head chopped off?
The expressions of the others changed slightly as well. ording to what Qing Cheng said, the Yellow Springs Road changed only around ten thousand years ago.
Which was to say, ten thousand years ago, this bodhisattva that was stronger than an Immortal Lord existed in Hell with his head still intact.
ording to the timeline of the Kunlun Realm, ten thousand years ago was when the Azure Emperor was in power and sweeping his way everywhere, the time when he was unrivaled.
If K?itigarbha Bodhisattva really lost his head ten thousand years ago, it was very possible that the Azure Emperor did it.
Who else could chop off the head of the K?itigarbha Bodhisattva, who was stronger than an Immortal Lord, after the Ancient Era of the Martial Epoch? The group could not think of anyone else but the Azure Emperor.
However, had the Azure Emperor actually been that strong?
Xiao Chen shook his head, not wanting to think about this problem. He said, We should walk side by side for the rest of the way. No matter what we hear, we cannot turn our heads back.
With Xiao Chens close brush with death as precedent, the group did not dare doubt the saying of never turn ones head back on the Yellow Springs Road.
In this ck-and-white world, the only color came from the red Paramita Flowers at the sides of Yellow Springs Road, zing like a me and looking beautiful.
During the journey after Xiao Chens brush with death, the group met with several strong Yin Soldiers, some even equal to great grandmaster-level Martial Sages.
The five used their full power and fought with all their might before barely managing to kill them.
This seemingly endless Yellow Springs Road was an excellent ce for experiential training, especially with the headless K?itigarbha Bodhisattva asionally testing the groups mental state from behind.
Chapter 978 - Bridge of Helplessness
Chapter 978: Bridge of Helplessness
The endless Yin Soldiers and walking in thend between life and death tempered everyones Martial Techniques. Only by bringing out their strength to its peak could they continue forward.
The Yellow Springs Road was not easy to travel.
The group walked for three months and still could not see the end. However, their personal strength increased enormously.
Just Xiao Chen himself perfected the Summer Saber and Autumn Saber in the past three months. Now, he could execute theplete wless Four Seasons.
The most important thing was that with the headless K?itigarbha Bodhisattva behind Xiao Chen, his saber soul sessfully advanced to Great Perfection.
For some strange reason, the voice of the K?itigarbha Bodhisattva resounded mostly in Xiao Chens ears.
All sorts of auditory hallucinations of various people Xiao Chen knew called out his name. The voices could be aggrieved, joyful, pained, or desperate.
Several times, he nearly turned his head around. However, that immovable heart of a desman allowed him to endure all the way.
The four strands of saber soul in the will of thunder brightened further and became seven strandsthe mark of a Great Perfection saber soul.
As Xiao Chen fought with the Yin Soldiers, he merged the two and formed his own unique thunder saber soul.
In the end, even when facing great grandmaster-level Yin Soldiers, Xiao Chen could block them by himself.
Helplessnesshelplessness
After another five days, cries of despair resounded in the ears of the group together with the gurgle of endlessly gushing water. The five revealed joy on their faces as they looked ahead.
At the limits of their vision, they finally saw a river blocking the way and the vague silhouette of a bridge.
If there were no surprises, that should be the Bridge of Helplessness.
The Bridge of Helplessness was where the Three Life Stone was. All Xiao Chen had to do was knock off one piece. After that, he would have collected all the things that he needed to bring Ao Jiao back.
Lets go!
All the fatigue built up over the past few months immediately dissipated. Xiao Chen revealed an expression of joy as he increased his pace, heading forward quickly in this ck-and-white world.
Four hourster, the group that moved at lightning-speed arrived before the Bridge of Helplessness. The headless K?itigarbha Bodhisattva that had been shadowing them also stopped appearing.
Sharp ck winds blew across the Bridge of Helplessness. Water gushed endlessly under the bridge, giving off cries of despair.
Looking stunned, Qing Cheng muttered, Its broken
It was indeed broken. Only half of the Bridge of Helplessness remained, hanging alone above the river. The other half, which led to paramita and reincarnation, had already drifted off somewhere when hell broke.
However, whether it was broken or not had nothing to do with Xiao Chen. He walked up to a massive rock beside the bridge and hit it hard.
This was the Three Life Stone. Unfortunately, it did not have any spirituality. If hell were still intact, and the six paths of reincarnation remained, this Three Life Stone could show a persons past and future.
When Xiao Chen seeded in breaking off a piece of Three Life Stone, he smiled. After spending four months in this Nine Layers of Purgatory, he finally had all three items he needed.
However, a thought surfaced in his heart, tainting it with gloom. He had traveled for four months; thepetition for the saber school ranking started long ago.
By the time Xiao Chen rushed back, the once-a-decade saber school ranking would have already ended.
If Xiao Chen did not obtain the ten-thousand-year-old me Crystal, would Situ Leihong still help him bring back Ao Jiao?
Hehe, Elder Brother Xiao Chen, you dont have to worry more. Elder Sister Ao Jiao will being back soon. Xiao Bai revealed a sincere look of bliss.
The thing that had been troubling Xiao Bais Elder Brother Xiao Chen was finally resolved.
Xiao Bai wondered, if she ran into any major trouble in the future, would her Elder Brother Xiao Chen charge through the Nine Layers of Purgatory, pass the Gates of Hell, and travel the Yellow Springs Road for her?
Congrattions!
Both Kong Yuan and Yuan Xu performed cupped-fist salutes in congrattions.
Xiao Chen did not want to depress their spirits, so he did not let the mncholy in his heart show on his face. He said sincerely, Many thanks to the two of you. Without your help along the way, this Xiao would not have been able to arrive here.
Kong Yuan smiled and said, Brother Xiao is too humble. Even without the two of us, with Brother Xiaos strength, you would only have had to spend more time.
Suddenly, Yuan Xus expression changed. He pointed in the direction of the Bridge of Helplessness and eximed, What is that Ghost Race woman trying to do? Why did she walk to the Bridge of Helplessness? She is about to fall in.
Xiao Chen swept his gaze across and saw Qing Cheng standing on the Bridge of Helplessness with a somewhat dazed look. If she took another step, she would fell in.
Whoosh!
The situation was urgent; there was no time to think. Xiao Chen stepped down hard, shot forward, andnded on the Bridge of Helplessness in time to pull Qing Cheng back.
Qing Cheng recovered her wits; it was like she just woke up from a dream. Sorry, II just wanted to see if reincarnation still exists at paramita.
The Immortal Dao no longer existed, and the six paths were shattered. Naturally, reincarnation no longer existed.
Xiao Chen noticed that there was something Qing Cheng was not saying. However, he did not wish to delve too much into other peoples personal life. He said, Lets go. The Bridge of Helplessness is broken; we cannot cross it. We should go back.
To return, one only needed to head in the direction of the rivers source to exit the eighthyer of purgatory.
Qing Cheng smiled bitterly. Just as the two were about to step off the Bridge of Helplessness, the sound of countless paeans of praise and prayers for blessings suddenly poured out from Xiao Chens body. The dry stones of the ck Bridge of Helplessness underfoot lit up with a golden light.
The Bridge of Helplessness turned into a gold and jade bridge that extended past the broken off part and continued all the way to paramita on its own.
This sudden change confused everyone. Even Xiao Chen did not know what was going on.
The gold and jade Bridge of Helplessness now extended all the way to a world shrouded in fog on the other side.
Yuan Xu was stunned. Then, he reacted. The gold and jade Bridge of Helplessness! ording to legend, when people with great merits died and headed to the God Path for rebirth, the Bridge of Helplessness would turn into one made of gold and jade. It would give off great light and sweep away all Death Qi.
Xiao Bai blinked and said with a smile, Elder Brother Xiao Chen is a good person, causing the gold and jade Bridge of Helplessness to appear. Unfortunately, reincarnation is already broken. Otherwise, you could head directly to the God Path.
The three walked as they spoke. Soon, they arrived on the Bridge of Helplessness and stood shoulder to shoulder with Xiao Chen. As they looked at the foggy world on the other side, they all felt somewhat curious.
Legend said that once one crossed the Bridge of Helplessness, one would arrive at thend of reincarnation, where one would go to one of the six paths of reincarnation based on their merits.
Qing Cheng eximed in suddenprehension, I know why the gold and jade Bridge of Helplessness appeared! When you were in the Skin ying Hell, you cleansed several tens of thousands of Skeleton Phantoms. These were the evil spirits left behind after their skins were yed. They remained in Last Breath Lake for tens of thousands of years. By cleansing them, you umted great merits.
Xiao Chen did not really care. Whether it was true or not, that was not important anymore. Now that reincarnation was broken, no matter how much merit one had, one would not be able to enter the God Path.
Suddenly, he thought of that Good and Evil Beneficence Art in the Azure Emperors Drawing the Saber painting. Then, he revealed a look of contemtion.
I want to go over and take a look. I will not give up until I see the broken reincarnation.
Qing Chengs gaze turned resolute. She stepped out and dashed toward the opposite side. In the blink of an eye, she disappeared into the fog-shrouded world.
Stay here. Ill go check on her.
Xiao Chen frowned and stopped Xiao Bai and the others. Then, after a few leaps, he left the Bridge of Helplessness, arriving at the opposite side.
The fog before him scattered. A vast ck ocean appeared before his eyes. There were tens of thousands of aggrieved spirits and withered bones in the ocean, all of them moving as quickly as they could.
These evil spirits were from the various hells and were trying to leave the sea of bitterness and reach reincarnation. However, they did not know that reincarnation already broke. Even if they made their way across, it would still be a sea of bitterness.
A huge headless monk sat cross-legged in the center of the sea.
The monk formed the seal of the world with his left hand and the seal of the merciful Buddha on with the right. Boundless might spread out from his body, the pressure like a tall mountain or an ocean covering thend.
Xiao Chen felt terrified. This was the K?itigarbha Bodhisattvas physical body. While on the Yellow Springs Road, he had seen the K?itigarbha Bodhisattvas headless spirit.
The Buddhist halo behind the K?itigarbha Bodhisattva should be golden. However, in this ck-and-white world, it became in and simple, flickering between ck and white.
Although the physical body was dead, it still possessed Magic Might.
The many withered skeletons in the ck ocean did their best to swim towards the K?itigarbha Bodhisattva, trying to reach the world behind him and achieve reincarnation.
However, every time the skeletons took a step forward amid the formless Magic Might, their bodies shrank. The farther they walked, the smaller they became until they were all norger than a grain of rice.
While it seemed like the withered skeletons were advancing with every step, in reality, they were getting farther away from the K?itigarbha Bodhisattva. They would never be able to go across.
Xiao Chen swept his gaze around and found Qing Cheng on a Specter Boat, doing her best to row forward. As she moved forward, her body and the Specter Boat slowly shrank without her realizing it.
What is with this girls obsession? Reincarnation is already broken. Even if she crossed this boundless ck ocean, what use would it be? Furthermore, with the K?itigarbha Bodhisattvas body here, there is no way to pass.
Fortunately, she has not gone very far yet. If Im careful, I can pull her back.
Qing Chengs Specter Boat had just entered the water. If she went a little farther, Xiao Chen would have been powerless to save her.
He tapped his forehead with his finger and unleashed the will of thunder, making it hover overhead.
Unexpectedly, this purple Lightning Talisman did not turn ck and white in this world. It remained purple, flickering with a dazzling electric light.
When he looked at the talisman carefully, he noticed that the characters he could not understand were glowing with a certain divine light, emitting a faint Immortal Might.
Xiao Chen felt excited. This Immortal Might had to be rted to the Divine Lightning in Misleading Fog Lake. He wondered who the master of that Divine Lightning Talisman was.
He had only managed to copy that persons talisman. Even so, the replication was enough to prevent his Lightning Talisman from getting assimted into this ck-and-white world.
This was a good thing. Leaving the Lightning Talisman above his head, Xiao Chen leaped out andnded on the ck ocean.
He instantly felt a formless pressure bearing down on him, making progress difficult. As for that headless K?itigarbha Bodhisattva, who was no more than five kilometers away, he suddenly became ten times farther.
Xiao Chen thought to himself that this was bad. His body must have shrunk as well.
He quickly brought out the greatest might of the will of thunder, which contained his Great Perfection saber soul. His body shook and suddenly expanded many timesrger.
The withered skeletons swimming in the ck ocean became like ants in his eyes.
In reality, Xiao Chen knew that it was not that he becamerger but that the withered skeletons in the water could not block the might and hence shrank considerably.
He took a step forward with much difficulty. Then he extended his hand and grabbed the Specter Boat together with Qing Cheng.
Qing Cheng, who was in the Specter Boat, did not understand what was happening. When the boat trembled, she sent out powerful and mighty Martial Techniques.
However, in Xiao Chens hand, these Martial Techniques became very small as well. As long as they were in the ck ocean, nothing could fly out of his palm.
There was not enough time to exin anything. Xiao Chen turned around, wanting to leave. Just then, something strange happened.
Chapter 979 - Buddhist Words in the Ear
Chapter 979: Buddhist Words in the Ear
Only Buddhist enlightenment can allow one to shed the abyss of worldly suffering! Repent and be absolved of your crimes! Lord Buddha said everyone has the potential to be Buddha. Everyone struggles between good and evil, all changing with a thought. If ones heart is for Buddhist, one can be a Buddha with a thought!
Suddenly, an endless Buddhist exhortation resounded over the ocean. It spoke of benevolence and sorrow,manding others to convert, to repent and be Buddhas.
When the Buddhist exhortation entered Xiao Chens ears, a seed appeared in Xiao Chens heart.
All the evil things that Xiao Chen had done in his life turned into obsessive thoughts in his mind, inflicting extreme pain.
This seed became an old amiable-looking monk, who sat in the middle of a lotus flower and materialized a world where everyone was happy. Joy filled the ce and Buddhist lights shone. There was no pain or suffering.
Suddenly, Xiao Chens heart was startled. This Buddhist extortion was trying to cleanse him, to convert him into a mindless disciple. If he really listened to it, everything from his past would disappear; he would lose his sense of self. This was even more horrifying than death.
The purple Lightning Talisman above his head quickly reentered his sea of consciousness and crushed all those evil thoughts and that nted seed.
Huang dang!
After losing the protection of the will of thunder, Xiao Chen felt the world spinning like he was falling from a tall mountain. When his footing stabilized, he found himself standing on Qing Chengs Specter Boat.
Xiao Chen, why are you here?! Qing Cheng asked with some shock. There was an unexpected trace of pleasant surprise in her voice.
Xiao Chen smiled helplessly. Now, he was probably the same as Qing Cheng, his body shrunken multiple times smaller.
At this moment, the Buddhist exhortation was still ringing. Even if he brought out the will of thunder again, he would not be able to leave. So, he could only exin the situation to Qing Cheng while waiting for an opportunity to leave.
When Qing Cheng heard what Xiao Chen said, her face drained of color despite herself. It turned out that all she had done earlier was to move in ce. There was no way to cross this sea of bitterness.
Qing Cheng said in a cold voice, This K?itigarbha Bodhisattva is ying a good trick. He stayed in thisnd of reincarnation and blocked off the road to hope. He is really no different from those opportunistic bandits.
Xiao Chen thought about it and agreed. Since hell already broke, all the evil spirits in hell naturally hoped to reincarnate and be human again.
However, this fellow chose to stopper up this ce, making it impossible to cross this sea of bitterness. At the same time, he took the opportunity to give Buddhist exhortations to cleanse the masses and gain a following.
This fellow glorified this by swearing not to be a Buddha until hell was empty.
Its not a problem. When the Buddhist exhortation ends, Ill bring you out, Xiao Chen said calmly.
Qing Cheng shook her head resolutely. You go. Im not returning. I must see the broken paths of reincarnation for myself. Otherwise, I will not give up hope.
Something urred to Xiao Chen, and his expression changed. Youre thinking of using reincarnation to revive someone, right? The six paths are already broken. Reincarnation no longer exists. This is impossible.
Qing Cheng countered with a question, Have you seen it personally? Since you have not, that means that there is hope. As long as there is a strand of hope, I will not give up.
Xiao Chen said calmly, I only believe in my current life, not the next life. Even if I saw it for myself, I would not believe.
Bang!
Suddenly, a resplendent saber light appeared, illuminating this ck-and-white world with color. That saber light froze for an instant as if it transcended time and space, leaving them behind.
The Buddhist exhortation instantly vanished. The evil spirits and withered bones struggling in the sea of bitterness turned quiet immediately; their howling stopped.
The saber light streaked by, passing the headless K?itigarbha Bodhisattvas blockade in an instant. The world turned back to ck and white.
What is this saber light? Howe the K?itigarbha Bodhisattvas might cannot block it? It easily pierced through, Xiao Chen muttered to himself. He felt excited, but he could not understand what was happening.
Qing Cheng said, That was probably a saber light left behind by the Azure Emperor ten thousand years ago. It was the Azure Emperor who chopped the K?itigarbha Bodhisattvas head off! This here is hope. If the six paths no longer existed, why would the Azure Emperor have spent so much effort to fight this K?itigarbha Bodhisattva?
A saber strike from ten thousand years ago can light up the entire ce?
Now that the Buddhist exhortation had ended, Xiao Chen wanted to leave. After he sent out the will of thunder that contained his Great Perfection saber soul, he could leave the sea of bitterness. There was no need to continue struggling here.
However, the sight of that breathtaking saber light shing by had convinced him that the Azure Emperor chopped off the K?itigarbha Bodhisattvas head.
Xiao Chens heart wavered. Although there were some things he did not want to think about, it did not mean that he did not want to know the answer.
Whats wrong? The Buddhist exhortation is already gone. Are you not leaving? Qing Cheng asked with a smile.
Xiao Chen replied calmly, Im not leaving now; you wont go, either. Wait for a while. I will bring you past this headless monk.
Qing Chengs eyes lit up. You have a way?
Just wait. Xiao Chen did not give her an answer. He sat cross-legged at the boats bow. Then, he quietly cultivated, waiting for that strand of saber light toe again.
Earlier when that strand of saber light shed by, the Azure Dragon Medallion in the Universe Ring became agitated. If the situation was as he guessed, he might find his answer when the saber light came again.
When Qing Cheng saw what Xiao Chen was doing, she could only sit helplessly beside him. Then, she took out a green pearl and stared at it distractedly.
Inside this clear pearl was a soul that maintained its ability to move.
Although Ghost Race cultivators could collect the souls of the dead, they did not have the ability to revive someone. They could only refine these souls into variousbat-type spirits. Furthermore, after these souls became spirits, they would not be the original soul; they would not have any intelligence or memories.
Suddenly, Xiao Chen opened his eyes and asked Qing Cheng as he looked at her, Who is this person? The person you want to revive?
Qing Cheng revealed a reminiscent expression on her beautiful face. This is my mother. She died when I was only six. My master kept her soul after she died. However, Master could not save her.
I have long since wanted toe to the Yellow Springs Road. However, I could never resolve myself to do it. I kept finding excuses for myself, saying that the Last Breath Lake was too dangerous and I should go when Im stronger.
Haha! Actually, I knew. I was just afraid of having my final hopes dashed. I did not dare to face the truth. If you had not gone to the Yellow Springs Road, who knows when I would be able to take this step? There are some things that I have to see for myself before I can set my heart at ease.
Xiao Chen could hear some sorrow in Qing Chengs tone. The other party also knew that after they crossed this sea of bitterness, an even more sorrowful end awaited.
However, as she said, there were some things that one had to see for themself before one could be at ease.
Three Life Stone, Paramita Flower, and Soul Returning Grass. By collecting all these, are you trying to recover an Item Spirit? Qing Cheng changed the topic, asking Xiao Chen another question.
At Xiao Chens slightly surprised expression, Qing Cheng smiled and said, It is not strange. This secret technique came from my Ghost Race. Too bad it is not useful for living beings.
However, based on your expression, you arent very happy. Didnt you already collect all three items?
Xiao Chen had not expected Qing Cheng to be so observant. He answered honestly, I missed the timing. Unfortunately, the Yellow Springs Road took three months.
Originally, he had nned to collect the three items and return within three months. That way, he would make it to thepetition for the saber school ranking with time to spare. After that, he would obtain the ten-thousand-year-old me Crystal and revive Ao Jiao.
Then in another two months, it would be the King conferral ceremony. Xiao Chen had everything nned out.
However, who would have imagined that just the Yellow Springs Road would take three months. Furthermore, he took one month to get there. The saber school rankingpetition would definitely have started by now.
Xiao Chen would have no way to obtain the ten-thousand-year-old me Crystal. He did not know what to say to Situ Leihong when they next met.
Qing Cheng said, It looks like you are indeed in some trouble. Situ Leihong is not an easy person to negotiate with. He does not show any face even to Sovereign Martial Emperors.
Xiao Chen did not feel confident of convincing Situ Leihong. He could only ask the Sect Master to intervene personally.
Only Buddhist enlightenment can allow one to shed the abyss of worldly suffering
The Buddhist exhortation resounded once again. The many Skeleton Phantoms in the sea of bitterness struggled and howled in pain.
However, Xiao Chen, who was on the Specter Boat, had waited a long time for this to happen. As he resisted the torture of the Buddhist exhortation, he waited quietly in anticipation.
He was not disappointed. The saber light that lit up the entire ce appeared again and shattered the Buddhist exhortation, turning this ck-and-white world colorful once more.
Again, the Azure Dragon Medallion trembled intensely in the Universe Ring. Without saying a word, Xiao Chen summoned out the Azure Dragon Medallion with a flip of his hand.
Whoosh!
Xiao Chen and Qing Cheng saw an intense light moving towards them and closed their eyes at the same time. When they opened their eyes, they were shocked to discover that the saber light was no longer there. Furthermore, the Azure Dragon Medallion had turned into a dazzling multicolored light.
This radiance sshed color on their surroundings for one hundred meters. This vivid area looked inharmonious with the ck-and-white world above the ck ocean.
Unexpectedly, the Azure Dragon Medallion had absorbed the saber light that had existed for ten thousand years.
At the same time, Qing Cheng was somewhat shocked to discover that the Skeleton Phantoms beside the Specter Boat that had previously been the same size as them were now as small as ants.
Now, the twos distance to the K?itigarbha Bodhisattva was no longer infinitely faronly five kilometers separated them. They would not take much time to cross this gap.
Lets go. Ill bring you over.
The Specter Boat carried the two into the air. This distance of five kilometers did not even require five minutes to traverse.
When the two got closer, they discovered blood continuously flowing out of the wound on the K?itigarbha Bodhisattvas neck. This sea of bitterness before them was actually made of his blood.
When the two saw this, they could not help their shock; the sight made their hair stand on end.
Once they were past the K?itigarbha Bodhisattvas headless corpse, its Magic Mightpletely vanished. Xiao Chen stretched out his hand and grasped the Azure Dragon Medallion above his head. Then, he revealed a faint smile on his face.
No matter what, this saber light that he had collected unexpectedly was a significant pleasant surprise.
If Xiao Chen met with an opponent that he could not deal with, he could just unleash this saber light. It could even take down a quasi-Emperor.
The ce beyond the K?itigarbha Bodhisattva was thend with the six paths of reincarnation. The two found six huge broken whirlpools, each representing one path of reincarnation.
From right to left, they were the God Path, Asura Path, Human Path, Animal Path, Hungry Ghost Path, and Hell Path.
Xiao Chen released his bated breath. The six paths were very broken; there was no way for reincarnation to happen. The worry in his heart also disappeared.
Just as he was about to speak, he saw Qing Cheng walking forward to the whirlpool for the God Path. Then, she tossed in the pearl containing her mothers soul.
You This Xiao Chen felt confused.
Seeing the six broken paths of reincarnation did not seem to affect Qing Cheng. She smiled and said, Consider it a dream. ording to legend, if one enters the God Path, they will be reincarnated in the Immortal World and no longer be mortal; they will no longer have to undergo the pain of the six paths of reincarnation.
Chapter 980 - There Is Only This Life, No Next Life
Chapter 980: There Is Only This Life, No Next Life
Now that reincarnation no longer existed, there was nothing to see here. Xiao Chen apanied Qing Cheng to look around for a while before turning to leave.
However, the two did not realize that the moment they turned around, the fragments of the broken Human Path whirlpool suddenly merged and formed aplete reincarnation whirlpool.
The light of a treasure condensed, and a mysterious tunnel leading somewhere appeared.
Xiao Chen sensed something change. So he turned his head to look. However, theplete reincarnation whirlpool onlysted for an instant and had already broken once again. Hence, he did not see anything.
Qing Cheng looked back as well, finding his behavior strange. She asked, Whats wrong?
Nothing! Xiao Chen smiled and thought to himself, The six paths of reincarnation are really broken. Now, there is only this life, no next life.
The two sessfully traversed the sea of bitterness and rejoined Xiao Bai and the others at the Bridge of Helplessness. Then, they gave the three a simple description of what they encountered before the group set out on the journey back.
For the trip back, the group followed Qing Chengs directions, cing the Specter Boat in the river and going upstream.
After half a day, the river ended, and they passed through a foggy area. Unexpectedly, the Specter Boat miraculously appeared on the Underworld River, the ce that was isted from the living and the dead.
Smiling, Qing Cheng exined, This is not strange. When hell broke, it formed several spatial cracks. Some of them are not too dangerous. Instead, they are passageways for traveling through the Nine Layers of Purgatory. However, only our Ghost Race knows about them.
When the group finally returned tond, everyone took deep breaths. They had walked out of the Nine Layers of Purgatory alive.
Qing Cheng returned the Cycle Banner to Xiao Chen and said with a smile, Ill be taking my leave, then. There are less than two months to your King conferral ceremony. At that time, if nothing unexpected happens, I wille and join in the excitement.
After putting down the burden in her heart, Qing Cheng had be much more rxed. When she said her goodbyes, she left with a light heart.
The Sword School Rankingpetition waster than the Saber School Ranking by half a month. Judging from the time, they should still be able to make it if they rushed.
Xiao Chen used the Freedom Wings and activated So Close Yet Worlds Apart continually. He managed to bring Xiao Bai to the venue before thepetition started.
As for himself, Xiao Chen was not that lucky. The Saber School Rankingpetition already ended seven days ago.
The Saber Sovereign Wu Xiaotians first disciple, Wen Ziran, sessfully made it into the top ten. This news already spread throughout the entire Profound Domain.
Xiao Chen felt very nervous as he arrived at Sword Forging Peak. He did not know if Situ Leihong would be flexible.
Sword Forging Peak looked exactly the same as before. The swordsmen who came to seek Situ Leihong to forge swords formed a line extending all the way to the bottom of the peak in an orderly manner.
Xiao Chen did not join this queue. Under the gazes of this group, he headed directly for the Sword Forging Peak Manor at the summit.
Its him! He is here again!
The White Robed King Xiao Chen defeated the Sword Sovereign Liu Xiaoyuns first disciple in Heavenly Cauldron City four months ago.
The auction for Longevity Fruits took ce three months ago. He must have earned a lot. I remember that several quasi-Emperors even rushed over and pushed the price sky-high. Many great grandmaster-level Martial Sages did not even manage to buy one.
However, this matter is rather strange. The Saber School Ranking happens once every ten years. Given his strength, he should be able to make it into the top ten. Why did he not go?
In the past, Xiao Chens name might not be very familiar to the people in the Profound Domain.
However, he had trounced the Purple Night Sword Sects Ouyang Feng on Sword Forging Peak and advertised the auction for the Longevity Fruits in a high-profile manner. Then, he defeated the Sword Sovereigns first disciple at Heavenly Cauldron City.
The person that was the most famous in the Profound Domain in recent times was, without a doubt, Xiao Chen.
As Xiao Chen walked, he heard the discussions in the surroundings. Even so, he remained expressionless. As his business weighted heavily on his heart, he wanted to see Situ Leihong as soon as possible. However, he did not know what to say after meeting him.
Suddenly, Xiao Chen felt two gazes filled with hatred and murderous intent. This murderous intent was not covered up at all, staring at him directly.
Xiao Chen turned his head and looked in the direction of the gazes. The corners of his lips could not help but curl up, revealing a faint smile.
The owner of one of those gazes belonged to Ouyang Feng, who wanted to teach Xiao Chen a lesson when Xiao Chen first arrived at Sword Forging Peak. In the end, he got his face pped by Xiao Chen and then pped by his own senior off the peak.
An old man stood beside Ouyang Feng. He also wore the robes of the Purple Night Sword Sect and resembled Ouyang Feng.
Based on their looks, it was easy to guess that they were father and son.
The old man was a great grandmaster-level Martial Sage. He was full of energy and had a radiant look in his eyes. He did not appear old at all. His eyebrows looked sharp, and wherever he gazed, it felt like a sharp sword piercing through space.
Xiao Chen nced around, disinterested. They had best not provoke him. Otherwise, he would not mind using a great grandmaster-level Martial Sage to test his current strength, to see how strong he was now.
After taking a few steps, Xiao Chen passed the two.
Ouyang Feng said a few words into the old mans ears. Then, that old mans face became very unsightly before he shouted coldly to stop Xiao Chen.
Hold there!
Xiao Chen could not be bothered. He continued to walk forward.
Whoosh!
The purple-d old man became angry and shot forward, rushing in front of Xiao Chen. He said, Little friend, did you not hear this old mans words? I told you to stop.
Xiao Chen did not care. He smiled and said, My feet are on my legs. Whether I stop or not, what does it have to do with you?
What a sharp tongue! This old man here wants to know. Four months ago, did you use your strength to bully the weak, sowing dissension and hurting my son? the purple-d old man asked with a threatening aura.
Indeed, they are father and son. It looks like I will not be able to enter the mountain manor directly.
However, Xiao Chen did not show any fear. He smiled gently and said, That is right. However, did I injure your son? I dont remember that. It seems like it was just a gentle bump. There were many people around at that time; they can testify. Your old friend Diao Jintao can testify as well.
When the purple-d old man heard this, rage appeared in his eyes. For a moment, it looked like he would not able to control himself and would let his fury pour out. He only managed to calm himself after much effort.
Xiao Chen had heavily injured this old mans son. If this old man had not run around, seeking a miraculous Medicinal Pill and going through a lot of trouble, he would not have been able to help his son recover.
To think that Xiao Chen was not embarrassed to say it was just a gentle bump! As for that Diao Jintao, that was the most unpleasant name for the purple-d old man to hear.
For the sake of one Longevity Fruit, Diao Jintao actually forwent their many years of friendship, sending Ouyang Feng rolling down the peak with one p. This was truly a great humiliation.
Good! Very good! In that case, this old man shall gently bump into you as well, the purple-d old man said through clenched teeth. Now, he no longer suppressed his rage. He stepped forward and sent a palm strike at Xiao Chen.
In consideration of his status, this purple-d old man felt that it was too much to draw his sword for a junior, especially when he was a great grandmaster-level Martial Sage.
So, the purple-d old man used his great advantage in cultivation and sent out a ruthless palm strike.
As the purple-d old man threw the palm strike, a strong wind howled. At the level of a great grandmaster-level Martial Sage, just a casual palm strike could split mountains. Furthermore, this was a palm strike unleashed in rage.
The surging palm windbined with the purple-d old mans heavy mountain-like aura. Before the palm wind arrived, an enormous pressure bore down.
Several people behind Xiao Chen could not endure it and moved away.
However, Xiao Chen did not move a single step. He had experienced the horrifying aura of the K?itigarbha Bodhisattva. To him, the might of this purple-d old man was like a kids whenpared to the K?itigarbha Bodhisattva.
Since the other party was going big without even drawing his sword, then he did need to draw his sword!
Myriad Heaven Divine Fist, Deities Descending, twenty Dragon Force!
The sound of dragons howling resounded. The twenty huge dragon-shaped clumps of energy appeared behind Xiao Chen. They moved up and down, causing the sky to change colors.
The dragons roared together, and Dragon Might covered the sky. Xiao Chen did not even give the purple-d old man any chance for regret. Facing this heavy storm-like palm strike, he stepped forward and met it head-on.
Bang!
Palm and fist connected. Horrifying sounds rang out. Xiao Chen knocked back the purple-d old man that attacked him with great momentum with one punch.
The purple-d old mans eyes widened in shock. Then, he opened his mouth and vomited blood. When hended on the ground, he felt incredible pain from his right hand. Small cracks spread out on his bones. His entire right arm was temporarily crippled.
Xiao Chen stood upright with his hands behind his back. He smiled and said, Sorry, old sir. I have really brittle bones and cannot suffer much impact, unlike your Young Master, who has coarse skin and thick flesh.
Xiao Chen smiled gently and left with his hair swaying in the wind.
The purple-d old man trembled with anger. However, he had lost out by toorge a margin. His right arm was temporarily crippled and could not hold a sword. Even if he wanted to try and regain his pride, he could not battle.
The other swordsmen queueing up on the peak all showed extremely grave expressions. This purple-d old man was Ouyang Long, a bona fide great grandmaster-level Martial Sage.
However, when such a great grandmaster-level Martial Sage wanted to use his strength to bully Xiao Chen, Xiao Chen beat him into submission with one punch.
When Ouyang Long saw that the other party left, he did not dare to give chase, or even say anything.
It is really unfortunate that Xiao Chen did not participate in the Saber School Rankingpetition, really unfortunate.
With such strength, hes definitely a match for Wen Ziran!
In the past few years, the repute of our sword school has beenpletely suppressed by the saber school. Wen Ziran alone already suppressed the younger-generation swordsmen in the Profound Domain to the point where they can no longer raise their heads. Now, there is one more, this Xiao Chen. Oh dear!
If only Yan Shisan were here! Given Yan Shisans strength and talent, he would be able topete with these two people.
Yan Shisan is intoxicated with the sword Dao. He does not have any interest in the Sword School Ranking. He did not even show up. Even the Yan n does not know where he is.
All the swordsmen present showed some face to the purple-d old man. Even though Xiao Chen sent him flying, not many people ridiculed him.
Ouyang Feng walked over to the purple-d old man and asked grudgingly, Father, whats wrong with you? Why speak so much nonsense? Just attack directly and chop him down with your sword.
Pa!
After being embarrassed like this, Ouyang Long already felt extremely upset, so when he heard Ouyang Fengs grudging words, he pped him as well.
Shut up!
Ouyang Longs eyes turned extremely cold. No longer bothering with Ouyang Feng, he immediately sat down and circted his energy to treat his injuries, quickly healing his crippled right arm.
Now, Ouyang Long waited for when Xiao Chen came out. When that happened, he would not give Xiao Chen any opportunity. He would immediately draw his sword and face Xiao Chen. If he could not defeat Xiao Chen today, he would no longer have the guts to remain in the Profound Domain.
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Inside Sword Forging Manor:
When Xiao Chen saw Situ Leihongs calm appearance, he did not know what to say.
After all, Xiao Chen had promised to obtain the ten-thousand-year-old me Crystal for him. Now, he had broken his promise but had to ask a favor of him.
After a while, Situ Leihong still did not say anything. Xiao Chen could only probe, saying, Senior, about the matter of the ten-thousand-year-old me Crystal, Im sorry. I was a step toote.
Chapter 981 - Bet
Chapter 981: Be
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Situ Leihongughed and said, Thats fine. I knew about it long ago and made arrangements.
What arrangements?!
Wen Ziran has agreed to duel with you. The duel will take ce seven days from now, and the bet is the ten-thousand-year-old me Crystal, Situ Leihong replied unhurriedly.
Xiao Chen eximed in astonishment, Duel? When did that happen? I dont seem to recall challenging him.
Smiling in a way that did not reflect his identity as a senior, Situ Leihong said, I helped you arrange it. Why? You dont agree? If you dont agree, I can cancel it.
Xiao Chen was thunderstruck. He smiled embarrassedly and said, Senior really put in a lot of effort.
Its fine, its fine. There is no need to thank me for this. Just help me to obtain the ten-thousand-year-old me Crystal. Situ Leihong waved the matter off, showing that he did not care.
To think that Xiao Chen worried about this for a long time. Situ Leihong already made arrangements for him on his own initiative long ago.
I will bring the ten-thousand-year-old me Crystal to Senior seven dayster. I will leave the Lunar Shadow Saber to Senior, then.
After saying that, Xiao Chen took out the Lunar Shadow Saber, the Soul Returning Grass, the Paramita Flower, and Three Life Stone.
Situ Leihong nodded and said with a wave, Just wait for my good news. There is no need for you to worry about my side. Go on, then. I will not see you off.
Since the other party was telling him to leave already, naturally, Xiao Chen did not intend to remain.
Now, Xiao Chen thought about the results of the Longevity Fruits auction, wondering how much wealth it had brought him and whether he had sufficient funds to buy Secret Treasures containing dragon souls.
For Wen Ziran to be able to make it into the top ten, he had to be strong enough to fight great grandmaster-level Martial Sages. Xiao Chen just did not know just how strong he was.
These were things that Xiao Chen needed to ask Ying Qiong. So he had to meet up with her right away.
The moment Xiao Chen stepped out of the mountain manor, before he could even think of anything, a resplendent sword light shed towards him. It was like a meteor tearing through the sky and heading for him.
Xiao Chen squinted and immediately materialized the wless saber Dao. Using his body as a saber, his hand as the saber tip, he quickly moved, showing many changes with the saber that was his body.
Xiao Chens hair, his clothes, his shoulders, his arms, they were all sabers.
A boundless saber hum resounded in the sky. As Xiao Chens hair fluttered, he pointed and shed with this sword light.
Bang!
Xiao Chen shot out purple energy from his fingertip. Startling thunder roared in the sky, and the hundred-meter-long sword light suddenly shattered.
With one finger, Xiao Chen broke the sword strike that the purple-d old man, Ouyang Long, stored up energy for so long to unleash.
Xiao Chens figure shed, and he arrived in the air, facing Ouyang Long. Extremely infuriated, he said coldly, Sire, your skin is extraordinarily thick. A bona fide great grandmaster-level Martial Sage like you actually mounted a sneak attack.
Ouyang Long already healed his right arm and was holding a hundred and thirty-three-centimeter-long sword glinting with a sharp cold light.
A boundless sword intent came from the swords edge. Sword winds howled for five kilometers around, stirring up the clouds.
Ouyang Long said in a frosty voice, Less nonsense from you. If you cant deal with me today, you can forget about leaving this Sword Forging Peak.
The swordsmen below all exchanged nces. They had not expected Ouyang Long to be so angry.
This time, Xiao Chen is in some trouble. Earlier, Ouyang Long did not use his sword and was injured out of his carelessness. Now, he is truly angered.
Youths should not show off too much. If he had just allowed Ouyang Long to strike him earlier, letting him gain back some pride, this matter might have passed just like that.
Ouyang Long cultivated for four hundred years, bing a great grandmaster-level Martial Sage of the sword Dao. If he uses all his strength to deal with a junior, there will not be any suspense about the result.
The swordsmen around all started discussing this and shaking their heads. They did not think much of Xiao Chens chances. When a great grandmaster-level Martial Sage truly got angry, the amount of power that he could unleash would be horrifying.
Ouyang Feng below was very excited. His father would finally use his full power. Now, this matter would definitely be resolved.
Once Xiao Chen was injured, Ouyang Feng would personally go forward and trample on Xiao Chens face,pletely humiliating him. Otherwise, Ouyang Feng would not be able to get rid of the frustration in his heart.
Dont me this old man for using my strength to bully the weak. I will make just three moves. If you can receive three moves from me, I will write off the grudge, Ouyang Long said expressionlessly.
Xiao Chens expression became extremely dark. He found it very funny. Write off the grudge and speaking in such an overbearing manner? This old man spoke as if Xiao Chen was the one in the wrong.
Back then, on Sword Forging Peak, Ouyang Feng had kept mocking Xiao Chen, forcing him to make a move. Xiao Chen had already given way many times before he finally made a move. Even so, he did not take Ouyang Fengs life.
Now, a simr scene happened on this Sword Forging Peak again. Because of the other partys carelessness, Xiao Chen managed to injure him to the point where he could not even hold his sword.
If Xiao Chen had pushed it further, he could have defeated him, beaten him into a sorry state. However, he did not do that.
In the end, not only did Ouyang Long not appreciate that, but after he healed himself, he even immediately sneak-attacked Xiao Chen, showing no regard for his own status. Then, he actually pretended to be righteous, saying things like writing off the grudge with three moves.
Laughable, this is really extremelyughable.
A white figure stood in the air. As his long hair fluttered in the wind, it revealed that delicate face along with the Sea Monarch Headscarf. His distinct facial features hid a sharpness.
Whoosh!
Xiao Chen took off the blue headscarf on his forehead, and his aura suddenly changed. His delicate face immediately turned sharp, disying the state of kingship and appearing iparably tyrannical.
A smile appeared on Xiao Chens lips. He said, Great! Three moves to write off this grudge. Ouyang Long, you really think the world of yourself. What are you going to use to write off this grudge in three moves? Today, I will defeat you in three moves. Even if this grudge is not resolved, so be it.
Right after Xiao Chen spoke, he sent the will of thunder containing his Great Perfection saber soul surging out with boundless might.
His forehead flickered, and the purple Lightning Talisman hovered over his head. Instantly, thunderclouds churned in the sky for five kilometers around. Lightning shed and thunder roared.
There was a boundless sharpness in the berserk thunderclouds as if they were an inextinguishable treasured saber bursting forth with a strong aura.
In an instant, Xiao Chen unleashed his aura without holding anything back, stirring up the clouds and pressing on Ouyang Long.
Great Perfection saber soul!
The people below all felt the swords in their hands tremble, trying to struggle out of their hands and lie prostrate on the ground. Their faces filled with extreme shock.
It really is a Great Perfection saber soul. Just a Small Perfection saber soul is sufficient to face a Great Perfection sword soul. A Great Perfection saber soul would be able topletely suppress Ouyang Longs Small Perfection sword soul. Given this, Xiao Chen can make up for the difference in cultivation.
wless night, perfectly wless moon!
Xiao Chen swiped his fingertip and suddenly released resplendent moonlight. The sky immediately turned dark. When he previously used his wless Bright Moon at full power, it blocked Di Wuques Split Second Beginning Conscience Sword.
Now, Xiao Chens strength had increased tremendously. More importantly, his saber soul reached Great Perfection. Even he himself did not know how strong this wless Bright Moon would be.
The moonlight that came from Xiao Chens fingertip was bright and dazzling, its might overwhelming, forcing Ouyang Long to squint.
Ouyang Longs expression changed drastically. When he saw this full moon, he brandished his sword, and nine hundred Purple Night Sword Formations appeared. The formations linked up. As they spun, they formed a huge Purple Night Sword Formation.
With a loud boom, the bright moon at Xiao Chens fingertip turned into a saber light and crashed into this huge sword formation.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
The sword formationsted for only a moment before shattering in the air, turning into falling strands of sword light that scattered in all directions. When they crashed into the mountain peaks fifty kilometers from here, they demolished the peaks.
Only the stands of sword light that fell on Sword Forging Peak seemed to be easily erased by a mysterious power.
Life of spring, summer sun, autumn wind, and winter snow. wless Four Seasons, Cycle of Seasons!
Xiao Chens wless Bright Moon broke Ouyang Longs huge Purple Night Sword Formation. Then, Xiao Chen stood on a lightning dragon and moved in a sh, charging over to Ouyang Long, who had retreated one kilometer.
Red peach blossoms fill the sky. As the peach blossoms bloom, a fragrance permeates the air. There is no spring wind or saber.
A fiery-red zing sun rises into the sky, burning everything in the world, bright like a sabera sharp zing sun.
The emotionless autumn wind sweeps through everywhere under the heavens, not letting anything exist.
The winter snow drifts, turning the ce colorless for fifty kilometers around. When it appears, the saber light disappears.
Cycle of Seasons, Endless Growth!
For the first time, Xiao Chen executed the perfected wless Four Seasons in its entirety. The various mysterious phenomena of wless Four Seasons cycled endlessly.
Spring Saber, Summer Saber, Autumn Saber, and Winter Saber. All four sabers chopped down continuously in a cycle. Xiao Chen forced Ouyang Long back fifty kilometers in the sky.
As Xiao Chen pushed back Ouyang Long, the thunderclouds five kilometers around continued to spread. The endless thunderclouds rumbled with loud thunder.
wless Azure Dragon, Subduing Dragon Profound sh!
Eighteen azure-colored saber lights ranged through the sky andnd, all of them containing the profoundness of dragon subjugation. As they shed, they struck Ouyang Longs body at the same time.
Pu ci! Ouyang Long vomited a mouthful of blood as this saber strike knocked him back to the ground, sending him back to Sword Forging Peak.
The entire ce turned silent. Xiao Chen had said he would defeat Ouyang Long in three moves, and he did exactly that. Furthermore, he did it so quickly, not in the least bit sloppily at all.
When Ouyang Feng saw Ouyang Long crash to the ground, his eyes widened in shock. Even though his mouth was open, he was speechless.
The scene that Ouyang Feng expected did not happen. His father did not beat Xiao Chen into a helpless state. Instead, Xiao Chen defeated his father in three moves.
Father! How are you?! Ouyang Feng asked worriedly as he helped Ouyang Long, who was on the ground, to his feet.
Whoosh!
Strong winds blew everywhere. Xiao Chennded calmly without any expression on his face. The many swordsmen that surrounded them to watch opened up a path for him right away.
Ill kill you, you bastard!
When Ouyang Feng saw Xiao Chen alight, his eyes immediately turned red. He charged recklessly at Xiao Chen, showing openings all over, moving with no skill at all.
Xiao Chens figure shed, easily dodging Ouyang Feng. As his clothes and hair fluttered, the ngor of weapons resounded.
When their shoulders brushed by each other, Xiao Chen grabbed the charging Ouyang Feng, pulled him back, and tossed him away.
The peak trembled as Ouyang Fengnded heavily on the ground. Then, he bounced and vomited arge mouthful of blood. Hisplexion instantly turned pale.
When Ouyang Feng thought of the strength that Xiao Chen disyed, he calmed down. Now, he was so frightened that his body started trembling.
Xiao Chen, I admit defeat! I swear that from now on, I will not seek trouble for you!
When Ouyang Long saw Xiao Chen approaching step by step, fear woke in his heart. He immediately put down his pride and started begging.
Xiao Chen did not say anything. He simply stopped walking. His expression was unfathomable.
Ouyang Long clenched his teeth as he removed the spatial ring on his finger. He said, This is all the resources that I carry on hand. There are three million ck Astral Coins and all sorts of divine materials in the tens of tons each. I beg you, let us, father and son, go today. I promise never to seek trouble for you.
Chapter 982 - If You Knew This Would Happen, Then Why Did You Do It?
Chapter 982: If You Knew This Would Happen, Then Why Did You Do It?
Xiao Chen stretched out his hand, and a suction came from it, pulling the spatial ring into his hand. Then, with a sh, he quickly left this ce.
This father-and-son pair was not good, reasonable people. Even though that was what they said, they would definitely not keep their word.
Xiao Chen wanted to kill the two. However, he did not want to spill blood on this Sword Forging Peak. After all, whether Ao Jiao coulde back or not depended on Situ Leihong.
Furthermore, there was a Rank 9 sect, the Purple Night Sword Sect, behind them. Although the Purple Night Sword Sect was not as strong as the Supreme Sky Sect, which was a peak Rank 9 sect, or had as much resources, this was the Profound Domain. It would be problematic to offend the Purple Night Sword Sect in their territory.
Xiao Chen stood on the lightning dragon and in a few shes vanished from the view of the many swordsmen on Sword Forging Peak.
If you knew this would happen, then why did you do it?
Seeing the Ouyang father-and-son pair lying on the ground in sorry states, the other swordsmen sighed. As swordsmen, they had watched Xiao Chen, a desman, defeat Ouyang Long.
These people all felt some ill-feeling in their hearts to varying extents.
If it had been an ordinary battle, these swordsmen might have gone to help, even to the extent of blocking that desman.
However, when these swordsmen saw Xiao Chens strength, they sighed at his rapid growth. These people felt fear in their hearts and could only watch Xiao Chen leave.
Furthermore, the sorry states of the Ouyang father-and-son pair were their own doing. There was a saying The evil that one brought to ones self was the hardest to bear. They would not be able to get much sympathy.
After flying two hundred and fifty kilometers in one breath, Xiao Chen casually stopped on top of a tree. Then, he closed his eyes to analyze the earlier battle.
Those three moves earlier could be considered Martial Techniques that surpassed Heaven Ranked. With the support of the Great Perfection saber soul, their might had more than doubled.
Even though these were Xiao Chens three greatest killing moves, in this battle, the most important thing was the Great Perfection saber soul.
If not for the Great Perfection saber soul, wless Bright Moon would not have been able to burst forth with such strong might, suppressing Ouyang Longs aura in one go.
If Ouyang Longprehended a Great Perfection sword soul like that, then this battle would have dragged out.
Despite being able to defeat his opponent in three moves, Xiao Chen still maintained his rationality. Now, he gained a clearer understanding of his own strength.
After a while, he opened his eyes, revealing an expression of awareness. Then, he pushed off with his feet and left with satisfaction.
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Two dayster, Xiao Chen received a message from Ying Qiong to meet at thergest restaurant of Heavenly Cauldron City.
Jin Dabao and Lord Jiu were there as well. The two of them had happy expressions, clearly very satisfied with how the ck market deals had gone.
Not long after Ying Qiong took a seat, she got straight to the point. The auction for the Longevity Fruits is over already. After deducting the middleman fees of my Flourishing Heaven Pavilion, you have thirty million ck Astral Coins.
The fatty said enviously, It is really frustrating topare oneself to others. After speaking so much and spending so much effort, this Fat Lord only managed to sell those goods for five million ck Astral Coins, while you did nothing but still gained thirty million ck Astral Coins.
Thirty million ck Astral Coins. This sum somewhat startled Xiao Chen as well. With such arge sum, he was as rich as some quasi-Emperors.
However, he was not too surprised. He had heard those swordsmen at Sword Forging Peak say that a few old quasi-Emperors whose lifespans were about to end came to the auction for the Longevity Fruits.
Naturally, a quasi-Emperor was very rich. However, after one died, they would lose everything. For the sake of a longer lifespan, they would be willing to spend all their money.
Xiao Chen drank a cup of wine and said, I will give you another Longevity Fruit. I dont have too big a request. Just help me spend all thirty million ck Astral Coins in three days.
Jin Dabao and Lord Jiu both gaped at him. What do you want to do? You have to finish spending the thirty million ck Astral Coins in three days?
Ying Qiong could not understand, either. Confusion filled her pretty face.
Help me collect Secret Treasures containing dragon souls. They need to be at least Sage Grade. If there are King Grade ones, dont let them go at any cost.
Ying Qiong frowned like he had put her in a spot. Secret Treasures containing dragon souls are not easy to find. It is not going to be easy to spend this thirty million ck Astral Coins.
Xiao Chen nodded and said, I know. Damaged Secret Treasures will do as well.
Ying Qiongs face lit up as she said, Damaged ones are fine as well? That would be easy, then. The various branches of the Flourishing Heaven Pavilion scattered throughout the entire Kunlun Realm would have piles of damaged Secret Treasures every year.
After chatting for a while, the topic shifted to Xiao Chen and Wen Zirans duel.
In just two days, the news of Xiao Chen dueling Wen Ziran spread throughout the entire Profound Domain.
If asked whose fame matched that of Xiao Chen in the Profound Domain, it would naturally be Wen Zirans.
The Saber School Ranking refreshed every decade since ancient times, passed down for tens of thousands of years.
However, no one in the younger generation had made it into the top ten in the recent millennium. Despite arge number of great grandmaster-level Martial Sagespeting, Wen Ziran had forced his way into the top ten and obtained the sixth rank this time.
When word of this duel spread, it caused a great sensation.
Speaking of which, why did you suddenly think of challenging Wen Ziran? Given your character, you are not that arrogant, Ying Qiong asked with a smile. Clearly, she already guessed the answer.
Jin Dabao looked around, then smiled mischievously, saying, Brother Xiao, how confident are you of victory? This Fat Lord can open a betting pool. If I dont take advantage of this to earn some, it would be too much of a pity.
Xiao Chen entered deep thought. Then, he replied, I do not have much information on Wen Ziran. So I cant say for sure my odds of winning. However, I must win this duel.
Suddenly, footsteps came from downstairs. The Young City Lord of Heavenly Cauldron City appeared on the floor together with a guard escort.
When he saw Xiao Chen, Bai Lang tossed a heavy wooden box over. Xiao Chen extended his hand and caught it before opening it. Suddenly, a surging heatwave sted out, scorching those around.
If Xiao Chen had been weaker, opening the box would have injured him.
Xiao Chen had always been a calm person. However, when he saw the item in the box, he could not help bing very excited. He quickly closed the box, and the expression on his face was dazed.
Brother Xiao, there is no need to overthink this. My senior brother told me to bring this over. Five dayster, he will fight a fair battle with you in Heavenly Saber City. All he wants is a simple duel and hopes that you will not be distracted by other things.
The thing in the box was none other than the item that Xiao Chen wanted to obtain, the ten-thousand-year-old me Crystal. Wen Zirans generosity far exceeded Xiao Chens expectations.
Xiao Chens impression of this desman, whom he had never met, improved significantly. Now that he had obtained the ten-thousand-year-old me Crystal, he no longer had any worries.
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Late at night, in Xiao Chens room at an inn, he entered deep thought as he looked at the wooden box containing the ten-thousand-year-old me Crystal.
There were still five days to the duel with Wen Ziran. Now that he already obtained the ten-thousand-year-old me Crystal, this duel could be purely a duel between desmen. He did not have to think about the consequences of losing; he would not have any burdens. He could fight happily to his hearts content.
Xiao Chen wondered what kind of person Wen Ziran was. However, at the very least, this generosity made him a lot more interested in this duel.
He put away the wooden box and silently flew out of the window, arriving in a remote location outside the city.
Xiao Chen wanted to test his moves. Naturally, he had to find a ce that wasrge, quiet, and deserted. He definitely could not do it in the inn, so he could only go out of the city. Three dayster, he would go and meet with Ying Qiong.
The night was cold and deste. A frosty wind asionally blew in the forest, shaking the tree leaves and making them rustle.
There were still three more moves to the Myriad Heaven Divine FistEternal Myth, Dusk of Deities, and Burial of Deities. Xiao Chen had never executed these three moves before.
Even among the Deity Race, few could sessfully practice these three moves. Without a certain age, cultivation realm, orprehension ability, one would fail.
These final three moves of the Myriad Heaven Divine Fist were also known as forbidden moves in the Deity Race. Their might was extremely horrifying. They were not much weaker than the Divine Sovereign secret techniques left behind by the various generations of Divine Sovereigns.
Xiao Chen closed his eyes, and the Magic Energy saturating his sea of consciousness started to surge.
As he circted his energies for the Myriad Heaven Divine Fist, his body gave off motes of golden light, illuminating the forest.
The golden light gathered behind Xiao Chen and formed a divine image that was his spitting image. However, it looked stern, dignified, and mighty.
Eternal Myth!
This was Xiao Chens own myth. The Myriad Heaven Divine Fist sang of the ancient Divine Sovereigns of the Deity Race. He was not of the Deity Race and did not worship the Divine Sovereigns.
Without this faith, logically speaking, it would be impossible for Xiao Chen to practice this Myriad Heaven Divine Fist. However, he took it in another direction, creating his own legend and myth, having faith in himself.
Not faith in Deities but only myself. Who is the myth? I am it.
Xiao Chen constantly repeated this sort of thought like he was applying self-hypnosis. The Magic Energy in his sea of consciousness drained like water through a hole in a pool.
As the Magic Energy drained, the divine image behind Xiao Chen radiated increasingly denser light. Its figure became more realistic, and it started to contain a faint Divine Might.
Bang!
The divine image behind Xiao Chen erupted and erged tremendously. It was now a hundred meters tall like a small hill. A tiny strand of Divine Might finally formed.
Thousands of trees in the forest no longer existed. As the Divine Might swept out, they all turned into nothing in less than a breath of time.
Xiao Chens expression was solemn and respectful, sharp like it was carved, looking dignified and sagely. Paeans of praise shook the air.
The divine image behind Xiao Chen stretched out its hand, and a gigantic hand took form. A palm strike moved twenty-five kilometers, and a bright golden light illuminated the entire night sky.
When this palm strike smashed down on the distant sky, it was like the sky dropped by half a meter. The t ground sank deeply.
Xiao Chen circted his energy and retracted the move. The divine image slowly faded away, and he closed his eyes to think.
He had relied on his Magic Energy to condense the Divine Might and light. However, it was still not enough.
If he could have a Deity Statue like those of the Deity Race in the Deity Domain or the lower realms, forging a statue and cing it in a temple to be worshiped by the mortals, it would provide him with the power of faith.
This move, Eternal Myth, could still be mightier.
Following that, Xiao Chen started to materialize Dusk of Deities.
The might of this move was even greater. The state that it contained was even vaster and more majestic. Deity Race cultivators without strong Mental Energy would not be able to cultivate it.
Normally, only when one advanced to quasi-Emperor would one meet the prerequisites for practicing these two moves. Of course, this was just the qualification. Whether one seeded in practicing it or not still required extremely highprehension ability and a strong physical body.
There was a monumental difference between Eternal Myth and Dusk of Deities. Dusk of Deities did not need to gather Divine Might.
The state that he needed to materialize was the destruction of the ancient Deity Nation, the arrival of Armageddon, the end of the myths, the fall of the Deities, and the extreme grief of that instant when everything flourishing copsed.
Chapter 983 - Dusk of Deities
Chapter 983: Dusk of Deities
From a certain point of view, Dusk of Deities was very much rted to Di Wuques Split Second Beginning Conscience Sword. Split Second Beginning Conscience Sword represented the start of glory, the first sh of light illuminating the darkness.
Dusk of Deities represented the end of glory, the copse of the myth, the instant the setting sun looked like blood, thest sorrowful light before the darkness at nightfall.
Xiao Chen was not in a rush to test this move. He sat cross-legged on the ground. Then, the scene of Di Wuque using Split Second Beginning Conscience Sword appeared in his mind.
After that, the scene of Di Wuque summoning out the Deities Nation image appeared, followed by the thirteen Keepers working together to summon a Deities Nation image.
All sorts of scenes shed in Xiao Chens mind. If there were any deficiencies, he patched them.
After sitting there for six hours, Xiao Chen opened his eyes. Light gleamed in his eyes. Without standing up, he stretched out his hand and pointed to the front.
The pitch-ck night scene instantly turned scarlet. A setting sun hung in the distant sky as many beautiful strands of ming scarlet light streaked towards the ground like a meteor shower. Every one of these meteors was actually a fallen Deity Statue.
Sorrowful music resounded in the heavy sky. A heavy, solemn, and tragic atmosphere spread throughout the world.
Bang!
A strand of scarlet light shot out of Xiao Chens fingertip. It tore through the sky, crossing five kilometers in an instant, looking like a scarlet river lingering for a long time.
With a casual wave, the various mysterious phenomena disappeared. The sky turned dark again, and the setting sun and scarlet light faded away. Night returned. Only the scarlet river that Xiao Chen sent out remained, not scattering.
The remnant might lingered, emanating the aura of an Armageddon. Everywhere the river passed, all five kilometers of it, the birds and beasts fled in fear.
Xiao Chen slowly stood up and dusted himself off. He muttered, That is still not enough. If I can personally witness a Deity Statue of the Deity Domain falling, I would be able to materialize the state of sorrow better.
Or perhaps, I need to find the Despair Throne of the seven thrones. That would strengthen the might of this move.
After a while, Xiao Chens lips curled up. He said, Deficiencies mean that there is room for improvement. At this moment, the might of this move is sufficient.
There was still the final move of the Myriad Heaven Divine FistBurial of Deities. Compared to dusk, burial was an even colder state. It marked the end to a glorious myth.
However, Xiao Chen did not dare to casually test this move at the moment. He had a hunch that this move had something much deeper hidden within it.
At present, the Myriad Heaven Divine Fist that Xiao Chenprehended already surpassed the brief introduction of the secret manual. Now, he gained a morepleteprehension of it.
There were several details that many of the Deity Race experts could not see. Nevertheless, Xiao Chen made up for them and even added a few embellishments of his own.
Xiao Chen originally already had a very strongprehension ability. After he absorbed arge amount of the Heavenly Dew Divine Springs essence, hisprehension ability reached an incredible level.
He remained in this ce for three days, repeatedly practicing the two moves. Although there were no major breakthroughs, he became much more familiar with executing the moves.
At the very least, he could casually unleash them with a thought.
By exerting some control, Xiao Chen could bring out and retract the move as he moved his hands.
The arranged time with Ying Qiong finally arrived. He unfurled the Freedom Wings, executed So Close Yet Worlds Apart a few times, and returned the city in about seven minutes.
Xiao Chen sat in the restaurant and drank tea leisurely as he quietly waited for Ying Qiong.
He felt assured about Ying Qiongs capability. Since she said she could obtain arge number of Secret Treasures containing dragon souls, she would definitely be able to do it.
Young Master, there was a letter delivered for you at this establishment three days ago. When the waiter in the restaurant saw Xiao Chen, he immediately walked over joyfully.
Letter? From whom?
Xiao Chen put down his teacup and tossed a ck Astral Coin to the waiter. Then, he looked at the letter. He was not in a rush to read the contents. Instead, he looked at the superscription on it.
It is from Senior Sister Shui Lingling, Xiao Chen muttered as he opened the envelope and carefully read the letter.
After a while, he put down the letter. His expression looked somewhat unsightly. He picked up the teacup and took a sip. Bitterness was all he tasted on his tongue.
Haha! This is a rare expression for Young Master Xiao. What happened?
Ying Qiong arrived as arranged with a smile.
Xiao Chen did not say anything. He only pushed the letter over to Ying Qiong. After she read it, her smiling face turned extremely angry. How could they do this? This is too much. They!
The letter that Shui Lingling sent was a deration by the Martial God Pce to the world.
Two monthster, the White Emperor Citys Xia Houjue would be holding a King conferral ceremony and be conferred the White Tiger King. However, it did not mention Xiao Chen at all.
Ying Qiong could not help being angry. This was originally Xiao Chens King conferral ceremony. However, the Three Holy Lands postponed it for half a year, dying until Xia Houjue could be conferred King. Xiao Chen became merely an apaniment.
At the end of the letter, Shui Lingling expressed some worry. The Three Holy Lands seemed to have some connection with three of the human Sovereign Noble ns, the Jiang n, Yan n, and Lin n.
During thisst period, they would make their moves to attack Xiao Chen, preventing him from appearing at the King conferral ceremony.
Ill send people to escort you back! Ying Qiong expressed her worries as well. If Xiao Chen missed the King conferral ceremony, it would be equal to Xiao Chen giving it up.
It would be extremely difficult for him to obtain the title Azure Dragon King in the future.
Xiao Chen waved it off and said, There is no need. Pass over the Secret Treasures containing dragon souls to me first.
The Supreme Sky Emperor had said before that there would not be any quasi-Emperors making a move on him for three years. This was the rule between the upper echelons.
This was Ying Zongtians promise, which indicated that he stood behind Xiao Chen. It held very heavy weight.
Without these words, without Ying Zongtian, who expressed his stance long ago, the road that Xiao Chen had to walk would be even more arduous.
If quasi-Emperors were not allowed to make a move, then Xiao Chen had nothing to fear. If he could not clear such a test, he would be too embarrassed to participate in the King conferral ceremony.
Ying Qiong looked somewhat critically at Xiao Chen. Then, she did as he said, taking out the Secret Treasures containing dragon souls one by one.
Aside from a fewplete Sage Grade Secret Treasures, they were all damaged, including the King Grade Secret Treasures.
Most of them were so damaged, they were unrecognizable for what they were. They were far from the half of the Flood Dragon Scissors that he obtained.
Seeing Xiao Chen carefully poke around every Secret Treasure containing dragon souls, Ying Qiong asked somewhat nervously, How is it? Will these do?
To her, these were basically a pile of garbage. At best, the materials of these items were valuable. To others, they were not even worth mentioning. Aside from some forgers who would be interested in their materials, no cultivator would buy them.
Xiao Chen raised his head and said, Not bad. Many thanks. This should not be all, right?
Hearing what Xiao Chen said, Ying Qiongs expression turned nk before she smiled embarrassedly. There is still more but not a lot. Even so, I have not finished spending your thirty million ck Astral Coins yet.
There was still some more. In that case, he should not have any problems gaining another two Dragon Force.
After all, the materials of these Secret Treasures were far fromparable to that of the Flood Dragon Scissors, which was once Immortal Equipment. The dragon souls in these were also not as strong as that flood dragon spirit.
As for the thirty million ck Astral Coins not being depleted, that was within Xiao Chens expectations. Secret Treasures containing dragon souls, even damaged ones, were not easy to find.
Moreover, three days was a rather short time. Ying Qiongs obtaining this many was already very impressive. If Xiao Chen had to search for them himself, he would not even find half as many.
Ying Qiong extended her hand, proffering a spatial ring. I dont want your thirty million ck Astral Coins. These are just rubbish taking up space in the Flourishing Heaven Pavilions warehouses. There is basically no expenditure.
Xiao Chen epted the spatial ring. However, he did not show any joy on his face. Even the Flourishing Heaven Pavilion could only obtain this small number of damaged Secret Treasures with dragon souls.
How was Xiao Chen to umte ten Dragon Force and cultivate the remaining parts of the Azure Dragon Body Nourishing Art? Where should he go to look for Secret Treasures containing dragon souls?
Apparently having made out Xiao Chens concerns, Ying Qiong said, As the saying goes, the dragons hide in the depths, in the deep abyss. There are more of these Secret Treasures containing dragon souls in the Heavenly Starry Ocean than here.
The Heavenly Starry Ocean was a very vast ce filled with many inds, sects, and experts.
For many of the cultivators in the Kunlun Realm, it was a mysterious ce.
It looks like I really have to make a trip to the Heavenly Starry Ocean, Xiao Chen thought to himself. The dragons hide in the depths; this saying is definitely not wrong.
After taking his leave of Ying Qiong, Xiao Chen took the Secret Treasures containing dragon souls to his room at the inn.
Not wasting any time, he immediately started circting the Azure Dragon Body Nourishing Art to consume these damaged Secret Treasures.
There were so many of these Secret Treasures that Xiao Chen spent an entire day consuming them all. As he expected, from being able to bring out three Dragon Force with a casual move, he gained another two Dragon Force.
Collecting Secret Treasures containing dragon souls was indeed a shortcut for cultivating the Azure Dragon Body Nourishing Art.
Xiao Chen stood up and gauged his strength. Then, he revealed a satisfied expression. Now, he could bring out five Dragon Force with one casual move. He would not need Martial Techniques to hold his own while exchanging moves with great grandmaster-level Martial Sages.
When executing Deities Descending, he would not need tenfoldbat prowess but just a small portion of it to fight with great grandmaster-level Martial Sages; he would be able to save a lot of his energy.
He took out the wooden box containing the ten-thousand-year-old me Crystal once again. Then, he revealed a somewhat serious expression. He muttered to himself, Ao Jiao should be back already, right?
Given Situ Leihongs ability, four days should be more than enough to revive Ao Jiao.
Lets go!
Xiao Chen could no longer hold back the anticipation in his heart. He leaped out of the window and executed the So Close Yet Worlds Apart Magic Skill, quickly flying to Sword Forging Peak.
With each step, he moved fifty kilometers. After traveling about a thousand kilometers, taking about twenty steps, Sword Forging Peak was already within sight.
He quickly rushed up Sword Forging Peak, his urgent strides stunning the many swordsmen on the peak.
Xiao Chen hade to Sword Forging Peak a few times already. Each time these swordsmen saw him, he was calm and collected.
He did not even get agitated when people mocked him. At least, he did not show it on the surface. His steps were also never hasty like this.
With just a brief look at Xiao Chens expression, one could easily tell he was anxious.
What exactly happened? Why is the White Robed King Xiao Chen in such a rush?
Could it be because the duel is about to start and he is under a lot of pressure?
I heard that Wen Ziran became very famous this time. He even managed to defeat several older-generation great grandmaster-level Martial Sages.
The younger-generation desmen these days are indeed sharp and flourishing. How unfortunate! Our sword school may have many outstanding talents. However, when ites to peak experts, aside from Yan Shisan whose location is unknown, there is no one to rival them.
The rare look of anxiety and urgency on Xiao Chens face confused the swordsmen, so they all started specting.
Chapter 984 - Aiming for the Divine Weapon Ranking?
Chapter 984: Aiming for the Divine Weapon Ranking?
When Xiao Chen entered the mountain manor, the bellboy led him to the hall, where he saw a calm Situ Leihong carrying the Lunar Shadow Saber and sipping tea.
Haha! Little Friend Xiao Chen is here? Whats wrong? You think you cannot defeat Wen Ziran and want to take the saber in advance? I will have to disappoint you, then. Without the ten-thousand-year-old me Crystal, I will not hand the saber over to you.
Situ Leihong smiled, but his tone did not sound rxed at all.
Before he finished speaking, the Lunar Shadow Saber in his embrace trembled intensely. The force was much stronger than what he expected, and it flew out with a whoosh.
Xiao Chen reached out and caught the Lunar Shadow Saber that flew over. Then, he closed his eyes and carefully probed it. He saw a familiar figure inside the Lunar Shadow Saber with her eyes shut hovering above ake.
At first, he rejoiced and called out a few times. However, Ao Jiao did not open her eyes. He could not help but ask anxiously, Senior, whats going on?
Situ Leihong stretched out his hand and made a grabbing motion. There was a strong suction, and the Lunar Shadow Saber returned to his embrace. Now, he revealed a satisfied expression.
Bang!
However, before a second passed, the Lunar Shadow Saber struggled free again and flew to Xiao Chen.
Damn it! Situ Leihong cursed in a manner unbing of a grandmaster. Is this fellow really that good? This old man spent so much effort to save you, you know!
After cursing for a while, Situ Leihong noticed Xiao Chens worried expression. Then, he smiled and said, You brat, this is good fortune, but you do not recognize it. This is her fortuitous encounter. When she wakes up, your saber has the possibility of entering the Divine Weapon Ranking.
When Xiao Chen heard this, he immediately revealed insuppressible joy on his face. He did not care about the Divine Weapon Ranking. He only wanted Ao Jiao. As long as she came back to life, everything would be fine.
Senior Situ, I will never forget this great favor!
Xiao Chen got down on one knee, performing a cupped-fist salute to Situ Leihong.
The knees of man were made of gold; they should not kneel so easily.
One could kneel to heaven, kneel to the earth, kneel to ones parents. Aside from this, even if Xiao Chen were beaten to death, he would kneel to no other.
However, Xiao Chen knelt before this Situ Leihong in respect for everything he had done for Ao Jiao.
Situ Leihongs smiling face turned embarrassed by Xiao Chens genuflection. He raised his hand and helped Xiao Chen up.
Then, he said helplessly, You bratyou are really
Situ Leihong could not finish what he wanted to say. He sighed and continued, In my entire life, you are the only person who would struggle so much for the sake of one saber. Take the saber. You can use it without any worries. With the saber helping you, you have an additional twenty percent chance of defeating Wen Ziran.
Suddenly, Xiao Chen remembered something. Then, he handed the wooden box with the ten-thousand-year-old me Crystal to Situ Leihong.
When Situ Leihong opened the wooden box, his expression changed slightly. He smiled and said, This Wu Xiaotians disciple is quite wonderful. Now, this duel is more interesting. Go on, go on. There is no need to be so pretentious about it.
Without any warning, Situ Leihong saw Xiao Chen preparing to draw the saber in the hall. Startled, he quickly put down the ten-thousand-year-old me Crystal, shouting, Dont move
Boom!
Before Situ Leihong could finish speaking, he saw a single ray sh. In an instant, a saber light reduced the entire hall to splinters.
The saber light soared into the sky from the mountain manor, scattering the clouds for fifty kilometers around and stabbing into the heavens.
The long line of swordsmen queueing at Sword Forging Peak looked up in shock, not understanding what happened.
The swords of many of these swordsmen shook and nged. Several even broke loudly, throwing the entire Sword Forging Peak into confusion.
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Outside the famous Heavenly Saber City of the Profound Domain was ake called Nine Dragons Lake.
Its water was clear. Theke was vast and boundless. Under its shroud of fog, one could not see the other side.
Nine peaks surrounded theke. They were very tall, soaring into the clouds, and looked like huge dragons.
While these peaks looked like dragons, they were all different, each with their own special characteristics.
ording to legend, these nine peaks were formed by Divine Dragons during the Immortal Epoch. In the distant past, people once heard roaringing from the peaks, sounding like deep, sorrowful dragon roars.
This tale made the legend of the peaks being Divine Dragons even more mysterious.
These peaks were very resilient, able to withstand a quasi-Emperors attack. Each of these peaks suppressed a Peak Spirit Vein under them.
In the past, due to the conflict between saber and sword, the Saber Sovereign Wu Xiaotian and the Sword Sovereign Liu Xiaoyun had fought nine times above this Nine Dragons Lake before they became quasi-Emperors. This resulted in nine draws and their bing lifelong enemies.
During the twos final battle above Nine Dragons Lake, they had already advanced to quasi-Emperor. They both represented the peak of the younger generation of the Profound Domains saber and sword factions.
That battle had been startling and moving, tugging at everyones heartstrings. Even now, after several thousand years, people still spoke of it with excitement.
The result of that battle was a draw. However, at the end of it, both used theprehension gained during the battle to break through to Martial Emperor at the same time.
In the sky, the two ran together on the Emperors Road that descended, climbed to the peak at the same time, pushed open the Emperors Gate, and entered the great Dao.
It was that battle that made this unknownke a famous holynd for dueling in the Profound Domain.
Its extreme poprity made it extremely crowded; hence, Heavenly Saber City only permitted quasi-Emperor-level battles to take ce here.
Perhaps there really was a strange Spiritual Energy at theke. Many yearster, a few people became Martial Emperors after their battles here, making Nine Dragons Lake even more famous.
However, the situation of participants advancing to Martial Emperor together, like the Sword Sovereign Liu Xiaoyun and Saber Sovereign Wu Xiaotian had, never recurred.
Today, there would be another duel at Nine Dragons Lake. A battle to pave the way for two younger-generation desmen.
Although neither side was a quasi-Emperor, they were still permitted to have their duel over Nine Dragons Lake.
The reason was none other than the names of the two: White Robed King Xiao Chen and the Saber Sovereigns disciple Wen Ziran.
Currently, manyrge warships and flying Spirit Beasts hovered above the clouds. Many more cultivators stood on them.
They all focused their gazes towards the center of Nine Dragons Lake.
There, a blue-robed youth sat cross-legged, looking spotless and untainted. His facial features were eye-catching, and he gave off an ethereal atmosphere.
A long saber floated gently on the water by this youths left side.
The scabbard of the saber had simple floral patterns carved on it. The densely packed patterns gave off an ancient aura. An ancient character was carved on each side of the sabers handle, forming the words River Water.
People made of water the same size as regr humans surrounded the blue-robed youth. The water people fought each other, practicing all sorts of wondrous Saber Techniques.
While it looked like the blue-robed youth was resting, in reality, he was not rxing at all. He made use of every moment of free time to practice and cultivate.
asionally, some of the people above the clouds would turn their heads and look into the distance, their expressions filled with anticipation, excitement, and anxiety.
However, every time these people turned their heads around, they were disappointed. As time passed, they could not help getting antsier.
Strange. Wen Ziran already arrived long ago. Why have we not seen any signs of Xiao Chen yet?
It is almost noon already. This is too worrying.
The cultivators who came when they heard the news were naturally here to observe Xiao Chen and Wen Zirans duel. However, when one party was not here yet after so long, they could not help but feel apprehensive.
Could it be that the recent rumors are true, that the saber in Xiao Chens hand is just a decoration and ispletely crippled?
The recent rumors are quite wild. They say that Xiao Chen was severely injured in the Nine Layers of Purgatory and had been suppressing it. He has no way to fight for a long time.
I even heard that after Xiao Chen defeated Ouyang Long on Sword Forging Peak, he immediately vomited three liters of blood.
I wonder who opened up the bets on this duel? The payout on Xiao Chen is one-to-three. In the end, everyone ced their bets on Wen Ziran.
Haha! It looks like something is indeed wrong. Fortunately, I resisted the temptation and ced five hundred thousand ck Astral Coins on Wen Ziran.
Hahaha! Me too! I ce one million ck Astral Coins, half my wealth, on Wen Ziran.
No matter what, Wen Zirans strength has always been stable. All of us have seen his performance in thest Saber School Rankingpetition. His chances of victory are at least fifty percent. It is hard to say for Xiao Chen.
Before a duel started, especially between those who were famous, it was normal to ce bets on the oue. This was nothing strange in the Kunlun Realm.
At this moment, the sun was high in the sky. Noon was about to pass. However, no one saw Xiao Chen yet. Everyone could not help but feel doubts.
On the warship of the Profound Domains Ying n above the clouds, Jin Dabao kept counting the bets that he collected.
Lord Jiu, who was at the side, was clearly excited. The bets were muchrger than he had expected. If the result was like what the fatty said, then they would earn a lot.
However, if they lost, not only they would lose all the Astral Coins they earned from the ck market, but they would also have to work for the Ying n for the rest of their lives to repay the debt.
These two people possessed no fame. In order for them to start a betting pool, naturally, they had to have a guarantor. Jin Dabaos glib tongue had convinced Ying Qiong to be that guarantor.
Lord Jiu said anxiously, Why does this Lord Jiu feel that there is something wrong? Fatty, arent the rumors that you spread too ridiculous? What if Xiao Chen really loses?
Jin Dabao said loudly, How can that be possible? Three days ago, a strand of saber Qi destroyed most of the mountain manor on Sword Forging Peak. Others may not know much about it, but this Fat Lord can guarantee that the Lunar Shadow Saber made a full recovery.
Ying Qiong, who stood at the side, smiled gently and argued, That might not be so. Even if Xiao Chen draws the Lunar Shadow Saber, boosting his strength, Wen Zirans River Water Saber is not a weak item, either.
The Saber Sovereign Wu Xiaotian put in a lot of effort into this River Water Saber for the sake of getting it into the Divine Weapon Ranking.
Jin Dabao said embarrassedly, Sister, dont scare this Fat Lord. If this Fat Lord loses, you would be the biggest loser.
A crafty look shed in Ying Qiongs eyes as she sized up Jin Dabao. She nodded and smiled. Dont worry. Thisdy has her means of collecting the debt from you. You better start praying for protection.
What are you thinking of doing? This Fat Lord will not sell his body, Jin Dabao said quickly as he retreated a few steps. The way Ying Qiong looked at him flustered him.
Unable to resist, Ying Qiong burst out inughter. In your dreams. How much exactly do you think your fat meat is worth?
Ka ka ka!
The people made of water fighting each other around Wen Ziran suddenly shattered, turning into rain that fell back into theke.
Such a change instantly drew everyones attention.
Wen Ziran opened his eyes and grasped the River Water Saber by his side. As he stood up, he stared at the emptyke surface in front of him.
Chapter 985 - Saber, Fight
Chapter 985: Saber, Figh
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Wen Ziran was as gentle as water as he stood on theke surface. He withdrew his sharpness as if he became one with Nine Dragons Lake.
His movements looked natural like a treasured saber drifting with the waves and going with the flow.
Bang!
The space in front folded. Vague, hazy images of mountains and rivers appeared.
A white figure extremely far away took a step forward and stood on theke surface just one kilometer away from Wen Ziran in the next moment.
Ying Qiong immediately looked over with glittering eyes.
Xiao Chen is here!
He is finally here. If he still did note, the sun would set already.
Haha! Now, our Profound Domains desmen are firmly suppressing the swordsmen. The battle between these two peak rising desmen will definitely be a feast for our eyes.
Xiao Chens appearance made everyone sigh in relief. Otherwise, the battle they were anticipating would not take ce, which everyone felt would be a pity.
Sorry. Something dyed me, so I arrivedte, Xiao Chen said apologetically with a cupped-fist salute as he sized up Wen Ziran.
You arrived before sunset; that is not consideredte. Letspete with the saber first?
Wen Zirans aura was like water. However, he possessed a decisive character, not dragging his feet. When Xiao Chen arrived, Wen Ziran immediately prepared for battle.
From a certain point of view, Wen Ziran was very simr to Xiao Chen. They were both people who did not like dealing with nonsense and pleasantries.
Xiao Chen nodded to indicate that he had no objections.
The right hands of the two quickly grasped their respective saber hilts at the same time.
At this instant, their auras suddenly changed. They both unleashed their own sharpness.
A myriad sabers shed, resounding over the surface of the immenseke surface, nging without end.
This collision raised thousands of water pirs containing boundless saber intent that surged up, soaring into the clouds and above.
Lights as resplendent as the sun appeared. Lunar Shadow and River Water both left the twos right hands at the same time, shooting forward like meteors.
The atmosphere of a great battle suddenly descended upon the spectators just like that.
No one expected the two of them to be so decisive, starting the duel without saying anything more than necessary.
Compete with the saber. What waspeting with the saber?
desmen were no strangers to this concept. Simply put, it was tossing out ones saber at each other. In the instant the two sabers shed, the one that was knocked flying was the loser.
Competing with the saber looked like a simple action, but it actually involved many thingsaura, cultivation, will, saber soul, the angle the saber was drawn, the grasp of the environment, and onesprehension of Saber Technique.
Any differences between the two would result in a disadvantage during thepetition between sabers.
Aside from the above factors, there was still a very important factorthe saber itself.
In a sh between an ordinary saber and a famous peak saber, it was clear which would have an advantage.
When the talents and strength of both sides were on a par with each other, very frequently, it was the saber that decided the victory.
Seeing that Xiao Chen did not hesitate to agree to Wen Zirans request topete with the saber, the spectators above the clouds were all astonished.
Within the Profound Domain, everyone knew that the Saber Sovereign Wu Xiaotian had personally forged Wen Zirans River Water Saber. The materials used for it, the effort put into it were all for it to break into the Divine Weapon Ranking.
Although the River Water Saber was currently a Sub-Divine Weapon, when it advanced to a Divine Weapon, it would definitely break into the Divine Weapon Ranking, bing one of the ten great Divine Weapons. The Divine Might that it contained would rival that of an Emperor Grade Secret Treasure.
The name of this saber was River Water. Its fame had spread everywhere, having already chopped down countless older-generation cultivators and Secret Treasures in the past few years.
During the Saber School Rankingpetition, Wen Ziran used this saber to fell eight great grandmaster-level Martial Sages, making it into the top ten of the Saber School Ranking and raising the reputation of this saber even higher.
This Xiao Chen is too arrogant. Unexpectedly, he dares topete with sabers with Wen Ziran.
How unfortunate! I originally still held some anticipation for this duel. Now, there will probably be nothing to watch.
If his own saber cannot make it, he should just be honest about it. Why the need to be stubborn? Given Wen Zirans character, he would definitely give up onpeting with sabers. They would both fight using sabers of simr quality.
He still wants to participate in the King conferral ceremony? I think it is best that he not go, lest he embarrass himself.
Haha! Why care about him? In any case, I ced my bet on Wen Ziran.
Thats true.
The many desmen in the crowd erupted in discussion, all expressing their pity.
However, these desmen could not be med for their partisanship, which was simply because the fame of the River Water Saber was too great in the Profound Domain.
Lord Jius ears were very sensitive. When he heard the discussions around, he could not help but lose confidence. Fatty, are you sure of what you said?!
At this moment, Jin Dabao was not feeling very confident, either. He could not help but nce at Ying Qiong.
Ying Qiongs expression turned grave. She muttered to herself, This is somewhat strange. Given Wen Zirans character, he would not ask topete with the saber when he knows that his saber is better. Whats going on?
When Jin Dabao heard that, his face instantly turned bitter. Its over. This Fat Lord is done for this time.
Back at theke, the two did not care about what the others were saying.
The Lunar Shadow Saber lit up with fulgurous purple light. As electricity gathered around it, it spun in the air, leaving a trail of dazzling lightning that caused the sky to darken for no apparent reason.
When everyone looked, they saw thunderclouds massing in the sky, moving together with the Lunar Shadow Saber.
The surging thunderclouds seemed to contain a True Dragon apanying the saber, breathing and spitting clouds. The wind, clouds, and lightning all around roiled.
As the saber flew, it caused heaven and earth to move with it. Xiao Chenpletely grasped the essence ofpeting with sabers; his toss was simply wless and perfect.
However, the more it was so, the more the observing cultivators felt it was a pity. Such exquisite skills with the saber proved that Xiao Chen lived up to his reputation. However, the saber in his hand was just not powerful enough. Bypeting with sabers, he would definitely lose.
Several people even sighed softly. The reason was none other than disappointment at having one less superb fight between desmen. Perhaps this fight might be the one that they would regret not being able to see for the rest of their lives.
On the other side, Wen Zirans saber was as gentle as water. Its gentle aura was like a trickle of flowing water.
However, after Wen Ziran drew the saber, the aura of his saber changed with every breath. The sound of mountains erupting echoed everywhere,peting with the thunder.
The saber spun endlessly. Rain clouds gathered in the sky above, and heavy rain poured down.
The raindrops were like sabers; tinkling sounds rang out as theynded on the water. They hummed, trembling like treasured sabers.
The rain that fell became thousands of sabers hidden at the bottom of theke.
The sound of sabers sang through the water, moving with the undercurrent, roaring endlessly like a mighty dragon. The rain clouds in the sky resonated with it, resisting the fifty kilometers of thunderclouds baring ws and fangs.
The name of this saber was River Water, making the falling water like sabers.
Amid the cool breeze and rain, the blue-robed Wen Ziran looked extraordinary. As he stood on theke surface, dragons roared.
It seemed like time stopped at this Nine Dragons Lake. Xiao Chen and Wen Ziran stood calmly on the water surface, the horrifying mysterious phenomena not affecting them at all.
The hearts of desmen were absolutely calm, absolutely rational. Nothing external could interrupt them.
When the cultivators watched the two spinning sabers narrowing the distance to each other, several of them could not help but close their eyes, unwilling to see the result.
This end was set from the very start. Without the appearance of a Divine Weapon, how could there be a saber that could beat the famous River Water Saber?
Ying Qiongs heart could not help but thump loudly. Anxiety filled her face as she muttered to herself.
This idiot. That is the famous River Water Saber, the treasured saber that the Saber Sovereign Wu Xiaotian made to break into the Divine Weapon Ranking.
Wasnt this fellow very smart? Why did he brainlessly agree topete with the saber?
Of course, time did not really stop. However, thebined power of the two sabers made everyone feel as if time slowed down. What would happen would happen. When the two sabers were about toe into contact, they suddenly elerated.
Both sabers moved in a sh, surpassing what the eyes of many cultivators could capture as they shed with each other.
Before the spectators could understand what was happening, they heard a crisp sounding from the center of theke. Light encased the two sabers, electricity flickered, and two dragons fought.
A waterspout soared into the clouds, instantly sweeping up the two sabers and making the chaotic scene even more confusing. For a while, no one could see the situation inside.
High in the sky, thunderclouds and rain clouds warred, giving off loud sounds that reverberated everywhere. Patches of clouds scattered, like the sky broke, scaring everyone.
The dragon roarsing from the undercurrents in theke under Wen Zirans feet slowly turned into groans of defeat. Ripples spread on the water, and waves soared up. While Wen Ziran was moving up and down on the water, blood had started trickling out of a corner of his lips at some point in time.
Whats going on?!
When the spectators saw the blood from Wen Zirans mouth and the calm Xiao Chen, they all felt that something was off. However, at the ce where the light shone, dragon roars resounded endlessly. The ce was chaotic; no one could clearly see the result.
Someone said softly, At the moment of contact, I seemed to have heard the sound of a saber breaking. Could it be that one of the sabers broke?
That should be Xiao Chens saber. No one can break the famed River Water without a Divine Weapon.
It looks like when Wen Ziran broke Xiao Chens saber, he was also significantly injured. That would exin it.
How unfortunate! This is truly unfortunate. Although I dont want to say it, Xiao Chens loss was truly undeserved.
No one believed that the River Water Saber would break. Since a saber broke, it had to be Xiao Chens.
Jin Dabao looked around andughed rambunctiously. He fanned himself with his gold fan and said, ThisSister Ying QiongThis Fat Lord is going to go relieve himself. My stomach is not too strong.
When the fatty saw that something was not right, he wanted to take the opportunity to slip out. However, when he took a step, several Ying n cultivators blocked his way with murderous intent written on their faces.
A bang came from the deck. Someone caught Lord Jiu, who had tried to sneak out in advance, and tossed him back heavily. Now, he returned with an awkward smile.
When the fatty saw the situation, he immediately kept quiet. He knelt on the deck, frowning as he fanned himself. If one were not aware of the circumstances, one would really think that he was having stomach problems.
Ying Qiong did not care about the two. Her pretty face was clouded with doubt, some disappointment, and some worry.
Bang!
The chaos at the center of theke slowly settled down. The waterspout shrank and copsed into theke. The shing thunderclouds and rain clouds also gradually dispersed.
Sunlight poured over thend again. Then, it intensified. Under the zing sun, the surface of theke gleamed and dazzled, appearing clear and crystalline.
After everything calmed down, only one saber remained floating above theke. As it weed the fierce sun, it stood proudly, flickering with light and dazzling peoples eyes.
Chapter 986 - Broken Saber
Chapter 986: Broken Saber
Suddenly, someones expression changed drastically, and he shouted, Thats not right. Thats not River Water. That is the Lunar Shadow Saber! His face was replete with shock like he was seeing the most incredible thing in the world.
Thismotion spread through all the spectating cultivators.
Whats going on? Where is Wen Zirans saber?
That is impossible, absolutely impossible. This must be an illusion.
However, after Wen Ziran stretched his hand towards the bottom of theke, the two pieces of the River Water Saber came flying out into his grasp. This was something that no one could ept, yet it truly happened.
Brokenthe famed River Water that carried the Saber Sovereign Wu Xiaotians greatest hope broke
No one expected the result to be like that. The one that broke was actually the famed River Water Saber.
As for the saber belonging to Xiao Chen, it still hovered proudly in the air, flickering with a dazzling light.
The entire ce turned silent for a long time.
On the Ying ns warship, Jin Dabao gaped at this sight. Then, he wiped his sweat off and smiled. This Fat Lord was nearly frightened to death. I really cant simply start a betting pool in the future.
Ying Qiongs grave expression slowly eased, revealing a knowing smile.
Above Nine Dragons Lake, Wen Ziran held his broken saber. He evinced some shock, but he was not overly surprised.
He smiled and put away the broken saber. Then, he wiped the blood off his lips as he looked at Xiao Chen and said, Three days ago, I heard Master say that you obtained a good saber at Sword Forging Peak. However, I did not expect it to be this strong. What is the name of your saber?
Lunar Shadow, Xiao Chen answered honestly as he stretched out his hand to sheathe the saber.
Wen Ziran muttered to himself for a while before raising his head with a smile. Lunar Shadowthat is a good name. I will remember it. Lets continue with our duel!
Upon hearing what Wen Ziran said, the cultivators in the surroundings frowned slightly. His saber is broken already. Why does he want to continue the duel?
With a flip of his hand, Xiao Chen put away the Lunar Shadow Saber. Then, he nodded and said, I will not use my saber in this fight. You can choose another saber.
Xiao Chen cultivated the wless saber Dao. Having a saber in his hand was like gilding the lily. Not having a saber in his hand would not make a qualitative difference in hisbat prowess. However, his opponent was different.
Wen Ziran smiled and said, There is no need for me to choose a saber. How about this? I cultivate the River Water Arts. In the first ce, I have a great advantage at this Nine Dragons Lake. I have long heard about your wless saber Dao. Show me how extraordinary the saber Dao that can cause all the ancient Saber Sovereigns to appear and lecture about their Dao.
Xiao Chen was not an inflexible and stubborn person. He could tell that Wen Ziran had already taken the oue of this duel in his stride.
All Wen Ziran sought was an opponent that equaled him so he could make breakthroughs in the battle.
Since that was so, there was no need to care about anything else. The two could fight this duel to their hearts content.
The two exchanged nces, seeing an eagerness to fight in each others eyes.
The calmke water started moving underneath as if a huge dragon hidden in its depths opened its eyes and caused its aura to soar into the sky.
When everyone felt this aura, the many cultivators on the warships and flying Spirit Beasts all kept quiet, silently anticipating a wonderful battle.
Unexpectedly, the one to make the first move was Wen Ziran, whose saber was broken.
Wen Ziran smashed the surface of the water with his palm. A loud p resounded everywhere, kicking up nine gargantuan waves three kilometers tall.
The waves moved like a huge dragon. Nine dragons roared, and a strong, overwhelming aura instantly swallowed up Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chens gaze sank. The huge draconic waves that came pressing over contained at least one ton of force each. Whenbined, they could even crush a mountain into powder.
The most important thing was that each of the three-kilometer-tall waves contained a strong sharpnessWen Zirans Great Perfection saber soul that perfectly merged with the will of water.
With one casual palm strike, Wen Ziran brought out his peak strength. Even without a saber, he could not be underestimated.
Many of the spectating cultivators were desmen. When they saw Wen Zirans palm strike, they all sucked in a cold breath of air. If they were the one facing this palm strike, there was a good chance that they would be crushed into a meat paste, dying without aplete corpse.
After Wen Ziran sent out that palm strike, he muttered to himself, Xiao Chen, this is only the start. Dont disappoint me.
The waves formed thebined might of nine dragons. When they merged, Xiao Chen made his move.
A saber light came from Xiao Chens body. He used his body as a saber, his shoulder as a saber. When he moved his body, it was like nine sabers striking out.
Xiao Chens shoulders, hair, palms, a total of nine parts, shed with the nine waves; nine explosions resounded.
Outside Nine Dragons Lake, the nine peaks trembled and let out draconic sounds that echoed for fifty kilometers around. As the sound waves spread out, it seemed like colossal hands pushed the surrounding warships and Spirit Beasts in the air, flipping many of them over.
Such a strange change inspired fear in all the remaining cultivators. So they had their warships and Spirit Beasts withdraw farther.
Right after these nine waves broke, Wen Zirans figure leaped over the tall walls of water and charged towards Xiao Chen.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Endless waves soared up on Nine Dragons Lake as the two quickly exchanged moves, flying rapidly around the immenseke.
Wen Ziran used the water as his saber. With a casual gesture, the fallingke water became boundless saber lights. With a thought, a wave containing strong force became the most ferocious saber strike.
The sound of water surged endlessly. With the aid of the environment, Wen Zirans aura actually surpassed Xiao Chens. Although there was clearly no saber in his hand, his aura flourished inbat, each wave stronger than thest.
The River Water ArtsI heard that the Saber Sovereign Wu Xiaotian found this Cultivation Technique in an ancient Remnant. Wen Ziran is truly a genius. He managed to cultivate this ancient Cultivation Technique to Great Perfection so fast, only a step away from Consummation.
I really did not expect that after losing the River Water Saber, Wen Ziran could still gain the upper hand.
Wen Zirans strength was a great eye-opener, eliciting praise from everyone.
Xiao Chen remained calm in his heart. His opponent was of a higher cultivation realm, whoseprehension of the Water saber Dao had also reached a very profound level.
With a single thought, the other desman could turn water into sabers, gaining a huge advantage in this Nine Dragons Lake.
Without using the Lunar Shadow Saber, Xiao Chen would have some trouble dealing with such a person.
Actually, the main reason was that Xiao Chen was limiting himself to Saber Techniques in this fight out of respect.
If he used the Myriad Heaven Divine Fist, his Immortal Arts, Magic Skills, and his strong physical body, he would be able to deal with the saberless Wen Ziran within a hundred moves.
However, since his opponents saber already broke, Xiao Chen no longer pursued victory for this duel.
As dragon roars resounded endlessly, the two fought intensely above theke. Xiao Chen brought out the wless saber Dao to its peak.
Xiao Chens line of thought broadened considerably as he observed his opponents wondrous Water saber Dao. For example, his opponents killing move, Moon in Water, enlightened him greatly.
After he saw this Moon in Water, wless Bright Moon gained a qualitative improvement.
wless Bright Moon, wless Four Seasons, and Subduing Dragon Profound sh. Xiao Chen continuously used these three moves, the strongest Saber Techniques he knew.
By relying on the immense Nine Dragons Lake, Wen Ziran received them all, although with difficulty, and did not get defeated immediately.
After a thousand moves, both sides gained a lot. Before victory or defeat was decided, they both tacitly sat cross-legged on the surface of theke, sinking into deep thought with their eyes closed.
A drizzle fell continuously on one side while lightning asionally shed on the other side.
The spectating cultivators could not understand such a scene. This was clearly a duel, and they were anxious to see who would win.
After a long time, Xiao Chen opened his eyes. The light in his eyes became withdrawn. In this duel, he had not held back at all with his Saber Techniques. It could be said that in this exchange, he fought carefreely to his hearts content.
This was like a big test, something that gave him a well-rounded understanding of his own Saber Techniques.
At this moment, all it would take was a thought, and Xiao Chen could easily cross the line between Superior Grade Martial Sage and grandmaster-level Martial Sage and directly be a grandmaster-level Martial Sage.
Soon after, Wen Ziran opened his eyes as well. He said calmly, I lost this duel. Lets have another duel here at Nine Dragons Lake three yearster.
The victor has yet to be decided. Lets consider this a draw.
Wen Ziran smiled faintly and said, Victory means nothing to me. You still have moves that you have not used. How can I not figure that out? In the King conferral ceremony two months hence, I believe you will give everyone a surprise.
Xiao Chen was rtively rxed as he spoke with Wen Ziran. The two chatted as they sat on theke, sharing their opinions about the other partys Saber Techniques.
Amid happyughter, the two performed cupped-fist salutes and said their goodbyes.
How about youe to Heavenly Saber City to rest for a while? There are many people with ulterior motives among the spectators, Wen Ziran suggested as he shot a casual nce into the distance.
If the Three Holy Lands had reallye to an agreement with the three human Sovereign Noble ns, then this duel with Wen Ziran would be an excellent opportunity for them to strike.
How could Xiao Chen not guess that? He had long since anticipated that these people would attempt something and did not fear them.
After entering Heavenly Saber City, Xiao Chen would have toe out sooner orter, so he rejected Wen Zirans invitation.
After Wen Ziran took the initiative to admit defeat, ending the duel, the spectators slowly left. This duel could not be considered world-shaking.
Aside from the astonishingpeting with sabers at the start, the twos battle that came after might be vast with shocking auras, but neither side had intended to struggle for the upper hand.
Although this was a duel, it was more like an exchange between desmen. As they fought, they tested their moves out against each other. Neither of them sought victory or hoped for this to end.
The desmen present were all extremely excited. When Xiao Chen and Wen Ziran fought, they had infused their saber Dao into all the Saber Techniques they learned. The desmen in the audience more or less gained something from watching the duel.
Xiao Chen gently flew over to the Ying ns warship.
Jin Dabao and Lord Jiu, who were on the warship, could not stopughing. When they saw Xiao Chen board, they promptly greeted him.
Can you lend this Fat Lord your Dragons Gates warship for some time? Jin Dabao asked in anticipation, rubbing his hands together.
Lord Jiu, who was at the side, said, The fatty opened a betting pool and won a lot. He is now nning to start a merchant association. Without a warship, there is no status.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly. Take it, then. I will take some time out and write Shui Lingling a letter, to get the Supreme Sky Sect to support your business. If you encounter any difficulty in the future, you cane and look for me directly.
Ying Qiong walked over slowly and said softly, Hehe! This Elder Sister will invest the money that you came to borrow from me. Ill be a major shareholder; will that be fine?
When Jin Dabao heard this, his face lit up in joy as he nodded continuously.
With the Supreme Sky Sect and the Ying n supporting him from behind, given his means, it would be hard for this merchant association to fail.
Thank you all for thinking highly of me. This Fat Lord will definitely show results in less than three years.
After chatting for a while, the fatty stood up and took his leave. Xiao Chenter found out that the fatty hired Lord Jiu to be his bodyguard.
When Xiao Chen heard this, he could not help but find it strange,ughing in his heart despite himself.
In seeking Lord Jiu as a bodyguard, Jin Dabao showed that he really knew how to pick people. Lord Jiu might not be good at much, but he excelled at escaping. Even Xiao Chen epted that he could not keep up with Lord Jius ability to escape.
Chapter 987 - The Final Test
Chapter 987: The Final Tes
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Ying Qiong waved her hand and got all the people on the warship to withdraw. Then, she asked seriously, Xiao Chen, do you really not need me to send people to escort you to the Central Province of the Tianwu Domain?
It was a long way to the Martial God Pce in the Central Province. There was a lot of space and time for idents to happen. Ying Qiong could not help but worry.
Xiao Chen shook his head and replied in a deep voice, There is no need. This should be the Supreme Sky Emperors final test for me. If he wanted to, he could easily tear space apart and bring me there in an instant.
Id better take this path on my own.
Seeing Xiao Chen so determined, Ying Qiong sighed. She knew that he would not change his mind. She whispered, Since that is so, then I will not try to dissuade you.
Remember, you must seed in your King conferral ceremony. Several of the old folks of my n are watching you. If you fail, after such a long time, some promises might not be able to withstand the test of time.
With a quick thought, Xiao Chen vaguely understood what Ying Qiong meant. The Sky Dome Realms Ying n must have been sent down by the Kunlun Realms Ying n to protect the descendants of the Xiao n.
From the looks of it, perhaps the Ying n was also one of the protective measures left by the Azure Emperor before he fell ten thousand years ago.
However, whether the Ying n would help Xiao Chen or not would depend on his performance.
I definitely will. From the moment I made my identity clear, the title of Azure Dragon King was destined to be mine.
The Martial God Pce was not made up of one or a few people. It represented the alliance of all the factions of the entire human race, which ruled the vast territory of the Tianwu Domain as well as countless stars in the Starry Heavens. This rulested from the Ancient Era all the way until now.
The concept that the Martial God Pce was the rightful ruler of the human race was deeply rooted in every human cultivators heart.
The title that the Martial God Pce bestowed was extremely important. It was not an empty title; it represented a kind of Luck, something that every human cultivator acknowledged.
The title of Azure Dragon King did not start with the Azure Emperor. Instead, it was left by the founder of the fallen Holy Landthe Dragons Gate.
The existence of the Dragons Gate could likewise be traced back to the Ancient Era, long before the Azure Emperor.
However, it was only under the Azure Emperors hand that the Dragons Gate developed to its peak. Since then, when people thought of the Dragons Gate, they thought of it as the Azure Emperors Dragons Gate.
Every Dragons Gates leader had been the Azure Dragon King of their generation. Thus, this title was crucial to Xiao Chen.
Without this title, he would lose its status when he rebuilt the Dragons Gate in the future, unable to obtain the acknowledgment of the billions of human cultivators. Without that Luck, he would not be able to revive the Dragons Gate.
With a gentle leap, Xiao Chen jumped off the warship andnded on the ground. Then, he looked up into the distance before starting on this journey that he could only take alone, moving towards the end.
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Xiao Chen was traveling on a small road on a mountain in no rush as he continued digesting his gains from the duel with Wen Ziran.
wless Bright Moon. Firstes night, then the moon. Does night have to be wless before the moon can be wless? Or does the wless bright moon make the night perfect and wless?
Without the setting of night, the bright moon will not have its radiance.
After thinking for three days, Xiao Chen finally figured out the rtionship between the two. Only the darkest night could bring out the perfect radiance of the moon.
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Such peaceful days continued for a month. However, just as Xiao Chen was about to leave the Profound Domain, he was blocked by a group of purple-d people.
These people were not the people of the Yan n, Jiang n, or Lin n. They were all cultivators of the Purple Night Sword Sect.
Not many people hade, only about twenty. However, all of them were at least Martial Sages.
For the current Xiao Chen, these peoples cultivations were not high. However, all of them gave off a sharp brightness.
Without exception, these people were swordsmen whoprehended sword intent. As for the leader, it was the great grandmaster-level Martial Sage Ouyang Long.
It was the same Ouyang Long whom Xiao Chen let off at Sword Forging Peak.
Beside Ouyang Long was another person, an even older man with an aura that suggested that he was past his prime, an old monster that had lived for several hundred years.
However, instead of allowing him to enter closed-door cultivation to try and break through to quasi-Emperor, Ouyang Long actually dragged him out here.
The formation of swordsmen before Xiao Chen seemed to be half the strength of the Purple Night Sword Sect. Even as a great grandmaster-level Martial Sage, Ouyang Long could not mobilize such a force. Someone probably convinced the Purple Night Sword Sect to do this.
Xiao Chen remained silent. He only took note of the Purple Night Sword Sects name.
Ouyang Longughed with an air of grandeur, Haha! Xiao Chen, you seem to be very well regarded in the Profound Domain these days. How unfortunate! You will not be able to return alive.
Give this old man a Longevity Fruit, and this old man will not interfere with your passage to the Central Province, the white-haired man beside Ouyang Long said with a somewhat hoarse voice.
Xiao Chens gaze did not linger on this group of people for long. As he looked down at them from the sky, he smiled and said, Even if you have another five hundred years of lifespan, it would be a waste. You are fated to be just a great grandmaster-level Martial Sage for life. It would be better to feed the Longevity Fruit to a dog than to waste it on you.
The white-haired old man said in a rage, What a sharp-tongued brat! Today, this old man will personally use your corpse to feed the dogs. Lay the formations!
Right after the old man spoke, the twenty Martial Sages, whoprehended sword intent, drew their swords. Then, they leaped up, producing a boom as they broke the air.
Strong sword intents quickly merged in the air. When theynded, a huge Purple Night Sword Formation took shape.
With such a formation supporting Ouyang Long and the white-haired man, anyone under quasi-Emperor would have difficulty surviving.
Qiang!
However, just as the sword intents merged, a saber light came from Xiao Chens body. This saber lightbined with the will of thunder and his Great Perfection saber soul as it shot out.
A resonant saber hum resounded as a saber intent as vast as the sea spread from Xiao Chen.
He instantly shattered the sword intents of these twenty people at the most opportune moment, not allowing them to build the formations momentum to its peak.
Xiao Chens figure shed, and countless saber lights shot out from his body. Miserable cries echoed. The twenty people had just leaped up when they vomited blood andnded heavily on the ground, significantly injured.
Xiao Chen regretted the result. There were too many people. If there were no more than ten, with their sword intents shattered, he could have killed them all in an instant.
Thest thing he feared with the wless saber Dao was being surrounded.
With one move, Xiao Chen injured twenty Martial Sages whoprehended sword intent. Ouyang Long and the white-haired old man were greatly astonished at the disruption of their n.
Whoosh!
The white-haired old mans figure shed, decisively retreating, leaving Ouyang Long to fend for himself.
That old bastard! Ouyang Long cursed in his heart. He quickly turned around and prepared to flee. However, a bolt of lightning shed, and a white figure blocked him.
I wonder, where did you get your courage from, to try and kill me? In my eyes, swordsmen who have notprehended a sword soul are already nothing.
Xiao Chen looked coldly at Ouyang Long with no expression on his face.
How hateful!
A fierce look shed in Ouyang Longs eyes. When he drew his sword, the sharp brilliance turned into a sword light flying forward at lightning speed.
Ouyang Long tried to create a chance for himself to flee Xiao Chen.
This sword strike contained all the strength that Ouyang Long possessed. Its brilliance could not be underestimated. Its sharpness could pierce through a huge mountain.
However, without a sword soul, it only possessed the appearance of strong might.
Xiao Chen did not move at all. In the instant he came in contact with the sword light, he extended his right hand and used two fingers to mp down on the sword.
Weng!
A strong force came from the sword, making Xiao Chens clothes and hair flutter wildly. Spiderweb-like cracks spread out under his feet.
In the next moment, countless boulders soared into the air behind Xiao Chen. They were densely packed together, covering the sun.
However, Xiao Chens feet did not even move a step. He only used two fingers to catch the sword of a great grandmaster-level Martial Sage.
Xiao Chens body was like a saber, stable as a mountain. An acute sharpness spread in all directions.
Ouyang Longs old face flushed red. He was a bona fide great grandmaster-level Martial Sage who had cultivated for more than three hundred years, yet a junior caught his sword with his fingers.
Ding!
As Ouyang Long struggled to try and retract the sword, a sword light flew at Xiao Chens back.
It was the white-haired old man who had left and returned. He showed a sinister smile on his face as he said, Old ginger is spicier. Die, brat!
[Note: Old ginger is spicier is a Chinese saying that means older people are more experienced and wiser.]
The white-haired old mans timing was excellent. He struck right at the moment when Xiao Chen caught Ouyang Longs sword.
If Xiao Chen let go now, Ouyang Long would have a chance to attack, a chance that the other party needed. This attack contained all of Ouyang Longs strength and would at least pierce through Xiao Chen.
If Xiao Chen did not let go, he would have difficulty advancing or retreating. There would not be any way to dodge the white-haired old mans sword. Thus, the white-haired old man was delighted, smiling coldly. The old man believed that even if Xiao Chen did not die, he would be heavily injured.
ng! ng!
Xiao Chen smiled faintly. He was not shocked at the white-haired old mans attack. He exerted some force, and the Dragon Energy in his body circted in his body, moving very quickly. Thunderous sounds rang out from his body.
Ouyang Long revealed an expression of disbelief as Xiao Chen twisted his two fingers and shattered the de of the sword. Then, Ouyang Long vomited blood and went flying back.
After that, Xiao Chen turned around and stretched out his hand, using it as a treasured saber, concentrating his sharpness on his fingertip.
The air sang with a melodious sound, the hum of a saber. The sky immediately turned pitch-ck. If one extended their hand, one would see nothing.
The instant night fellpletely, Xiao Chens fingertip connected with the tip of the white-haired old mans sword.
The scene before the white-haired old man turned dark. Before he could adjust to the new environment, he saw a light sh, and the sound of a sword shattering rang out again.
As the light brightened, a crescent moon shot out of Xiao Chens fingertip.
A light shed and chopped the white-haired old man in half before soaring into the sky. Then, it moved around and turned into a bright full moon hanging high in the air.
Xiao Chen looked at the round moon above and revealed a satisfied expression. He muttered to himself, Not bad. This is the true wless Bright Moon. Firstes night, then the moon. When the night is perfect, the moon will naturally be pure.
However, for Xiao Chen to be able to kill the other partya great grandmaster-level Martial Sagein one move, there were other factors at y.
First, the other party was careless. Second, this was probably the other partys first time facing such a skillful Saber Technique.
The most important was that, while the other party called himself a swordsman, he might as well called himself a thick-skinned rascal. All he had was his cultivation.
The white-haired old man was hardly a powerful great grandmaster-level Martial Sage. Furthermore, before he died, he had already lost all his sharpness. Killing him was like cutting through a piece of rotten wood.
The white-haired old man was unworthy and overly proud.
Chapter 988 - Grandmaster-Level Martial Sage?
Chapter 988: Grandmaster-Level Martial Sage?
The quick death of the white-haired old man frightened Ouyang Long, who was on the ground. As he looked at the white-d Xiao Chen under the moonlight, he noticed the high-level air of a grandmastering from him.
The air of a grandmaster! When did he advance to grandmaster-level Martial Sage? Wait, thats not right. His cultivation is far from it; he is not a grandmaster-level Martial Sage yet.
Ouyang Long did not dare to continue thinking. Disregarding the other Purple Night Sword Sect disciples, he turned to flee.
With a thought, the bright moon in the sky slowly faded. Xiao Chen looked at the fleeing Ouyang Long, a murderous intent shing across his face.
Xiao Chen stood on two lightning dragons and gave pursuit in a sh.
The purple Lightning Talisman in his sea of consciousness spun continuously. The might of his will supported the lightning dragons underfoot.
Xiao Chen looked like he was standing on a lightning river, merging with the electricity. He was startlingly fast; after elerating for a moment, he caught up with the injured Ouyang Long.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Ouyang Long no longer had a sword in his hand. Furthermore, he was injured. How could he possibly block Xiao Chen? In less than ten moves, Xiao Chen knocked him to the ground, reducing him to a feeble state.
Cough! Cough! Xiao Chen, dont be so happy too soon. This time, not only will you not be able to get to the King conferral ceremony, but you can also forget about living.
Ouyang Long knew that he would die for sure. So he roared in desperation, You will definitely die on the way
Not waiting for Ouyang Long to finish, Xiao Chen stretched out his hand, and a saber light shed. A bloody hole appeared in Ouyang Longs forehead, leaving him with no chance of survival.
Xiao Chen retrieved the spatial ring in the air and weighed it in his hand for a moment before cing it into the Universe Ring.
Ouyang Longs dying worlds resounded in Xiao Chens head. You walk a path of death. A path of death.
Xiao Chen looked into the distance in the direction of the Martial God Pce in the Central Province. There was no hesitation in his footsteps, not instance of shrinking back. He simply continued to walk forward without a care.
The heart of a desman, never rmed, never hesitating, never bending.
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High in the sky, on a massive warship, people of three of the human Sovereign Noble ns had gathered.
Yan Shisi and the scions of the Jiang n and Lin n sat together in the control room. An old man stood behind each of the threethe First Elders of their ns.
A mirror that looked like a screen of water hung before this group. The scene of two great grandmaster-level Martial Sages dying miserably at Xiao Chens hands appeared on the mirror.
This scene caused these six to all suck in a deep, cold breath of air. None of them had expected Xiao Chen to have actually grown to such a level.
The Lin n scion said with a dark gaze, We really cannot let this fellow continue living. Otherwise, he will no doubt be the next Azure Emperor. At that time, if he controls the Martial God Pce, our Sovereign Noble ns will not be able to survive.
Yan Shisi smiled and said, Dont worry. He will not be able to run this time. Who knows, maybe we might not even have to take action ourselves.
Although they had seen Xiao Chens strength, they were still very confident of killing Xiao Chen. Clearly, they were well prepared and possessed means that could definitely kill Xiao Chen.
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Seven dayster, Xiao Chen arrived before a city.
This city was vast and majestic. Located on the border between the Profound Domain and Tianwu Domain, it was called Strange Fire City.
Aside from practicing his Martial Techniques, Xiao Chen never stopped his basic cultivating.
He possessed forty-nine Peak Spirit Veins and the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation, which surpassed a Heaven Ranked Cultivation Technique, so his cultivation speed was rapid.
If not for the Purple Thunder Divine Incantations seventhyer making Xiao Chens foundations extremely firm, he would have advanced to grandmaster-level Martial Sage long ago without waiting.
At this moment, he was just one step away from grandmaster-level Martial Sage. With just a little effort, he could advance.
However, Xiao Chen was even more ambitious. Grandmaster-level Martial Sage was not what he needed.
He wanted to use this opportunity to arrive at great grandmaster-level Martial Sage in one go when breaking through peak Superior Grade Martial Sage.
Xiao Chen intended to use absolute power to suppress the White Emperor Citys Xia Houjue and chop down all the people who were nning to cause problems and destruction.
Doing so was not impossible. He did notck resources, and he still had forty-nine Peak Spirit Veins on him. Even the inheritors of the Holy Lands would not be able topete with him.
What Xiao Chen wascking in was hisprehension and his perception.
Those older-generation great grandmaster-level Martial Sages had all developed theirprehension in the way of Martial Cultivation and perception over hundreds of years.
The thing that Xiao Chen needed to do was to use this test as his opportunity, to finish walking a path that others would take at least a hundred years to walk.
This was why Xiao Chen rejected Ying Qiongs offer to escort him. He could only walk this road by himself.
Otherwise, even if he made it to the Central Province and appeared at the King conferral ceremony, he would just be an embarrassment.
Collecting his thoughts, Xiao Chen started to size up the city before him. It was too quiet, which seemed very strange.
He checked using his Spiritual Sense and discovered no one at all in the streets, both big and small.
Xiao Chen raised his feet and stepped into the city. There was only some dust on the broad streets, the stalls, the shops, and restaurants. This city had not been empty for long.
Boom!
When he arrived in the center of the city, sharp and cold killing Qi surged out from the quiet city and soared into the clouds.
Elite soldiers holding powerful crossbows leaped out onto the roofs of the buildings. They all had cold expressions and emanated killing Qi into their surroundings. There were many of them densely packed together, at least fifty thousand.
A careful look found hints of some secret behind their positioning as if theyposed some kind of formation.
All these soldiers pointed their weapons at Xiao Chen, a huge number of them.
Even Xiao Chen felt ufortable with this. His muscles tensed as he quickly circted his Law Energy.
He frowned slightly, finding this development somewhat incredible. Earlier, he had checked the city with his Spiritual Sense but found it empty, devoid of people.
Clip-clop! Clip-clop! Clip-clop! Clip-clop!
The sound of horses galloping rang out in the distance. Many tall horses kicked up dust as they raced down the street.
Rushing the horses forward quickly with whips, one hundred riders arrived before Xiao Chen in a few breaths.
The ck armor that these hundred horseback riders wore was even more solid and heavier than that of those elite troops.
asionally, light shed in the chinks between the iys and the armor, which were clearly high-quality Sage Grade Secret Treasures.
Aplete set of high-quality Sage Grade Secret Treasures was much stronger than a single ordinary King Grade Secret Treasure.
Outfitting one hundred horseback riders with one set each would be difficult without at least twenty million ck Astral Coinsa massive expenditure. Furthermore, even with sufficient funds, it might not be easy to achieve.
Even this cavalrys mounts were not ordinary beasts. Given their distinctive features, they were clearly peak warhorses known as Qilin Horses. Just one of these ck horses alone already rivaled a Martial Sage.
The group stopped in an orderly fashion one kilometer from Xiao Chen. The riders did not say anything, only looked at Xiao Chen with cold expressions.
Xiao Chen racked his mind for information about Strange Fire City.
Strange Fire City was a big border city managed by the Martial God Pce. Originally, it was responsible for defending the Tianwu Domain. The warriors on the roofs were all battle-hardened elite troops, even stronger than the disciples of many Rank Nine sects.
The City Lord, Wang Feng, was a quasi-Emperor. It was quite possible that this cavalry before Xiao Chen was his own personal troop.
[Note: This Wang Feng () is different from the Wang Feng () of the Rising Sky Pavilion, found in ch. 657. Their personal names use different Chinese characters.]
Just as Xiao Chen was thinking, a ck-d man stood on top of the tallest tower of the city and said, White Robed King Xiao Chen, I am Strange Fire Citys City Lord, Wang Feng. I have long heard of your name.
The tall tower was ten kilometers away from Xiao Chen. Using just his eyes, Xiao Chen could only see a ck figure and not the mans appearance.
Xiao Chen extended his Spiritual Sense. However, a certain aura interfered with it, so all he could make out was still just a vague silhouette.
Wang Feng only stood on that tall tower. He did not do anything, but wind and clouds surged behind him, creating a grand atmosphere akin to that of vast and majestic mountains and rivers.
This was a quasi-Emperor, who would stand at the top anywhere in the Kunlun Realm. With another step forward, he would be able to enter the great Dao and be a Martial Emperor.
Xiao Chen wondered what the other party was up to,ying down such a vast formation but not rushing to attack.
He responded to the shifting events by sticking to his fundamental principles. He said, Supreme Sky Sects Xiao Chen greets City Lord Wang.
Ten kilometers away on the tall tower, Wang Feng smiled and said, Despite meeting with such a situation, you can still be so calm. White Robed King Xiao Chen, you are quite courageous.
This Wang will not bother speaking nonsense. I was asked by the White Emperor Citys Holy Master to keep you here in this small city for one month. One monthter, you may roam free and go anywhere you please.
Although these words sounded nice, the King conferral ceremony would end after one month. By then, everything would be over.
Xiao Chen asked calmly, What if I refuse?
Wang Feng already anticipated Xiao Chens response long ago. He smiled faintly and replied, In that case, my fifty-thousand-strong army that guards the border will crush you to the point where not even your corpse is left.
Wang Fengs tone was calm and carefree.
However, once Wang Feng spoke, the originally chilly killing Qi in the city became cial.
Fifty thousand pairs of eyes on the roofs stared at Xiao Chen, the elite troops oozing cold killing Qi from their pores.
Ordinary people would not be able to endure such a formation for long. Fear would spread to every part of their body. It would already be incredible if they could bring out half theirbat prowess.
Strange Fire City guarded the border. As long as Xiao Chen entered the Tianwu Domain from this direction, Wang Fengs forces would have immediately discovered him.
Entering the city or not would have had the same result.
Sorry for the offense, then!
Now that things reached this point, there was nothing much more to say. Even if Xiao Chen had to charge through armies of thousands, he had to do it. He had to get to the King conferral ceremony.
Whoosh!
Xiao Chen pushed off the ground. However, even before his feet left the ground, countless sounds of air being torn rang out. Many ck arrows flickering with light produced a piercing whistle as they flew at Xiao Chen.
Without even needing to look, Xiao Chen could guess that these were not ordinary arrows. They would definitely be able to injure grandmaster-level Martial Sages. Strange Fire Citys fifty thousand elite troops, which guarded the border, were not just for show.
Arrows covered the sky like rain; there was no dead angle. The piercing sounds of air being torn blended together. The stored-up killing Qi from earlier exploded forth, shaking heaven and earth.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
A boundless saber intent surged out from every part of Xiao Chens body, shattering all the arrows in the air into powder. The arrows could not get anywhere near him.
As he stood on a lightning dragon, he moved as fast as lightning, flickering in the air without stopping and sending out saber winds everywhere.
The ck-armored soldiers on the roofs leaped around, moving nimbly.
Arrows flew like meteors, flying out continuously and chasing after Xiao Chen tightly. If he dropped his guard, ten thousand arrows would pierce through his heart.
The hundred-strong ck-armored cavalry stared at Xiao Chens figure, not saying anything. No expressions could be made out on their faces.
Farther away in the tall tower, Wang Feng smiled faintly as he stood upright with his hands sped behind his back.
Chapter 989 - I Desire to Be King, No One Can Stop Me
Chapter 989: I Desire to Be King, No One Can Stop Me
Wang Feng would not make a move on Xiao Chen himself. Although he was not among the higher circles, he was somewhat well-known at his level.
If these fifty thousand elite troops plus his hundred-strong personal troops could not stop Xiao Chen, even the White Emperor Citys Holy Master could notin.
Before this, his fifty thousand elite troops had even eradicated groups of Rank 9 Demonic Beasts.
If such a force could not stop Xiao Chen, then it could only be said that he had overwhelming Luck, and it was not his time to die yet.
Xiao Chen, who was in the air, was not in such a good situation. These fifty thousand elite troops had firmly locked in on every movement of his body.
This lock made it hard for him to move about. While it looked like his figure was flickering, moving around without a trace, in reality, his position was fixed within a particr area. He could not charge out.
If this continued, Xiao Chen would be worn down to death here.
When Wang Feng, who was on the tall tower, saw all this, he said softly, White Robed King Xiao Chen, this is only the beginning. Without being a quasi-Emperor, you cannot break out of my fifty thousand elite troops encirclement.
He continued after a pause, As long as you assent, I will stop immediately. I will guarantee your safety for one month.
Im not afraid to tell you honestly, the Three Holy Masters methods are considered quite gentle already. After all, you can be considered their formerrade. If you keep going down this path, then the people after this would not be as amicable.
Wang Fengs words were not false. At the very least, those three Sovereign Noble ns would not show any mercy.
However, no matter how one listened, he sounded hypocritical. All civility had already been torn apart. What was the point of putting on a pretense of righteousness?
If not for the Supreme Sky Emperor standing behind Xiao Chen, if not for fear of the protective measures that the Azure Emperor might have left behind, how could the Three Holy Lands be so careful?
This was originally Xiao Chens King conferral ceremony, yet they dyed it for half a year, until Xia Houjue had also umted one million military merits, before making an official announcement to the world.
Xiao Chen had umted one million military merits with the Martial God Pce by gaining three resource stars without wasting the life of a single person on Dragon Wood Star.
He had battled three descendants of Sovereign Martial Emperors continuously and destroyed a Corpse Refining Pool. Despite all that, this was the result.
These people yed tricks behind his back, dying the King conferral ceremony and causing him to be hunted down endlessly in the Primal Chaos Domain, and used Xia Houjue to suppress him.
Now, these people went even more overboard. They not only let the three Sovereign Noble ns people attack him but also sent people, using the elite troops guarding the border to personally block him.
Even so, Xiao Chen simply treated all these as his test on his path to be conferred King.
However, he could not stand such people and the way they acted. They clearly pped you but still said self-righteously that the p was for your own good.
If I did not p you, you would be killed by others.
My pping you is giving you face. Not only you cannot appreciate it, but you are even so stubborn. You are simply unreasonable and deserve to be pped.
Wang Feng felt very confident. As a quasi-Emperor, he believed that such a stance already gave Xiao Chen sufficient face.
He continued speaking, Have you thought it through? Dont say that I did not give you any face. This Wangs patience has a limit as well.
Xiao Chens lips curled up. His figure paused in the air as heughed.
City Lord Wang, I really dont need you to give me any face. You can give it to anyone you want. If you think you can stop me like that, trapping me before killing me, then I can only tell you that you are making a big mistake.
Right after Xiao Chen spoke, he circted his wless saber Dao.
As a cool breeze blew, Xiao Chens clothes and hair fluttered. A melodious tinkling rang out everywhere as if the most wondrous treasured saber in the world was trembling gently.
The originally formless saber Qi in the air turned into saber lights. Not only did they shatter the arrows, but they also targeted the source, breaking every crossbow.
The shattering of the crossbows and the wondrous saber hum blended into an exquisite song.
Without being a quasi-Emperor, one cannot pass these fifty thousand elite troops? In that case, I will show you today!
When using the body as a saber, even clothes and hair can be sharp!
On the rooftops, the crossbows in the hands of the fifty thousand elite troops shattered. The arrows that trapped Xiao Chen finally stop firing out.
Atop the tall tower, Wang Fengs face sank as he ordered coldly, My personal guards! Stop him!
Clip-clop! Clip-clop! Clip-clop!
The pounding of horse hooves resounded. Wang Fengs hundred Secret Treasure-covered personal guards soared into the air on their Qilin Horses.
ck mes lit up on the hooves of the horses.
As these horses stepped into the air, they disyed boundless might. Their blood contained the bloodline of the ancient Holy Beast, the Qilin, and as they roared, they gave off an indistinct Holy Might.
The hundred personal guards were all peak Superior Grade Martial Sages and had yet to reach grandmaster-level Martial Sage.
However, these guards had experienced thousands of battles, treading the line between life and death as they guarded the borders. Together with their full set of Secret Treasure armor, thebat prowess they demonstrated was even greater than ordinary grandmaster-level Martial Sages.
With these hundred people working together, they could even rival a great grandmaster-level Martial Sage.
The guard troop shot forward, moving like a huge army. Their auras merged into a vast unity that gave off strong pressure.
Qiang!
The hundred personal guards all drew their weapons at the same time. Then, they all executed various Martial Techniques,unching them out. They moved as one, not appearing dispersed at all.
Of all the people Xiao Chen had seen, only Di Wuques thirteen Keepers could surpass this tacit cooperation.
When dealing with such abination of Martial Techniques, one had to either find an opening or sh head-on. Aside from those, there was no other alternative.
Xiao Chen gave this massed attack a cursory nce. Then, he immediately eliminated the first option. These hundred people probably had been together for over a century already.
The cooperative attack moved as one, linked with each other. There were no weak points or openings.
Thus, the only option was to use force to destroy technique. Xiao Chens physical body had already reached Rank 4 Sage Body by now. Adding in all the divine materials that he had consumed, his damage-absorption and recovery abilities matched those of a quasi-Emperor.
Of course, this referred to an ordinary quasi-Emperor. The Kunlun Realm was vast and boundless. It had some quasi-Emperors who had attained the Golden Emperor Body before advancing to Martial Emperor.
The Golden Emperor Body was difficult to injure with ordinary weapons. Fire and water could not do anything to it. At higher levels, it could even regenerate broken limbs, regrowing bone and flesh.
But that was a very horrifying level. Xiao Chen was still rtively far from it.
A gigantic shadow soared up from behind Xiao Chen. The owner of the figure was not clear; all everyone could see was just the vague silhouette of a divine bird.
Before this bird even spread its wings, it was already gargantuan, as tall as mountains. When it cast a shadow, it covered all one hundred of the personal guards.
Kun Peng Fist! When the Kun Peng spreads its wings, it hates the sky for being too low!
Bang!
The moment the hundred personal guards approached Xiao Chen, he threw a punch. The Kun Peng spread its wings in that instant, causing his aura to soar and surpass these hundred peoples in front.
Xiao Chen brought out five Dragon Force with this punch, forming the momentum for the Kun Peng spreading its wings. A fist wind swept out, knocking back all hundred of the personal guards.
Although he knocked back the personal guards, they did not devolve into chaos. They pulled on their reins, and the horses neighed. Their auras climbed back up. On the other hand, Xiao Chen had finished executing the Kun Peng Fist, so they suppressed Xiao Chens declining aura with theirs.
Interesting. The Qilin Horses are indeed peak warhorses.
The ones that Xiao Chen praised were the horses and not the people. If not for the Qilin Horses, even if his punch could not heavily injure the hundred people, he would have at least been able to scatter them.
However, that was all these horses were capable of. If these people wanted to block him, trapping him here, then their thinking was too simplistic.
Today, he had to get out of this Strange Fire City no matter what. He did not need this group of hypocritical people to give him any face, making a pretense of righteousness.
Xiao Chen definitely had to show up at the King conferral ceremony.
With a sh of electricity, Xiao Chen took the initiative to charge over first. He did not show any aftereffects from the head-on sh. On the tall tower, Wang Feng frowned, feeling that something was wrong.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Before Wang Feng realized it, Xiao Chen sent out a hundred punches. Five dragon-shaped clumps of energy moved up and down behind him, stirring up the wind and clouds. They roared endlessly, and their might lingered.
Xiao Chen did not hold back at all with these hundred punches. Even he felt somewhat overdrawn. A trace of blood trickled out a corner of his mouth.
On the other hand, the hundred personal guards were all in sorry states. Cracks appeared in the skin under the armor of these hundred cultivators. Blood spilled out, dying the armor red.
These hundred guards leaked blood out of all seven orifices of their heads. Their initial sharpness no longer existed. Their linked auras scattered.
Wang Fengs expression changed. He shouted, Personal Guards! Retreat!
Xiao Chen sneered. How could he let these hundred people withdraw so easily? A beam of divine light descended from the sky.
Myriad Heaven Divine Fist, Deities Descending. Under Xiao Chens control, he multiplied his strength by three times, using fifteen Dragon Force. Dragon Might flowed out as his hair fluttered. He fully intended to end these personal guards with this punch.
When this punch flew out, a strong wind blew and space trembled. A scarlet light shed.
There was only a rustling sound. The already significantly injured armored personal guards turned into a blood mist, their bones crumbling into dust; not a single corpse remained of these people.
The Qilin Horses that served as their mounts moaned miserably as theyy on the ground.
Xiao Chen stretched out his hand and gathered the hundred sets of empty armor into his Universe Ring.
Good! Xiao Chen! You have truly angered me! Today, this Strange Fire City will be your burial ground!
Wang Fengs expression turned dark. When he was advancing to quasi-Emperor, these hundred personal guards had helped him through many difficulties. He felt very grateful to these people. In all these years of guarding the border, they had gained him great merit. They were akin to his left and right hands.
Now, Xiao Chen killed all of them and in such a miserable fashion. In the fight, they got beaten so badly that not even their corpses remained.
Wang Feng hated that he could not personally make a move and kill Xiao Chen now. However, he still resisted the impulse in the end.
Form the Thousand Dragon Arrow Formation. Wear him down to death!
The fifty thousand elite troops whose crossbows were broken earlier already switched to longbows. They nocked their arrows and pulled back on the drawstrings. Beams of scarlet light shot into the sky from where the ck-armored troops stood.
As the arrows shot out, a huge formation suddenly took shape over Strange Fire City. The arrows turned into many arrow dragons gliding around in the scarlet sky.
The number of arrows built up, and the number of arrow dragons reached a thousand in the blink of an eye.
Scarlet clouds covered the sky, and the air seemed to turn solid.
One of the arrow dragons flew at Xiao Chen. The dragon made of arrows looked sinister as it bared fangs and ws like a living being. Scarlet light red on the dragons body.
Xiao Chen tilted his body, and a bright saber light soared out of him. Then, the saber light crashed into the dragon like a saber chopping down on it.
Bang!
The arrow dragon dissipated in an instant. However, unlike before, these arrows did not shatter. With the support of the scarlet light, they had be extremely tough.
Chapter 990 - Comprehension amid Life and Death
Chapter 990: Comprehension amid Life and Death
Xiao Chen vomited a mouthful of blood. He felt the blood in his body surge. His internal organs were intensely shaken. The force from the arrow dragon was much stronger than that of the full-power strike of a grandmaster-level Martial Sage.
With at least a thousand arrow dragons, they looked endless. Some charged straight at Xiao Chen, some swiped with their ws, some swept their tails across. They covered the entire sky; there was no ce to hide.
In a few breaths, Xiao Chen scattered at least a hundred arrow dragons. However, he was not in good shape, either. If not for attaining a Rank 4 Sage Body, the bacsh could have crushed his bones into a powder.
Atop the tall tower, Wang Fengs expression turned very dark. He had not activated this Thousand Dragon Arrow Formation for many years already as it required a lot of energy.
Unless Wang Feng had to use it, he would not. However, he did not have a choice today. Otherwise, Xiao Chen would really be able to run. When that happened, he would be utterly embarrassed.
Since ancient times, many outstanding talents and demonic geniuses have fallen while they tried to climb to power. Xiao Chen, you must be regretting it already, right? However, there is no medicine for regret in this world. I gave you kind advice, but you were stubborn. Now, even if you agree, I will not withdraw.
Xiao Chen, who was in the Thousand Dragon Arrow Formation, was extremely calm, not panicking at all.
He materialized the wless saber Dao, weaving through the arrow dragons. Danger surrounded him as he trod the line between life and death. His heart was calm,pletely immersed in battle, ignoring Wang Fengs words.
After a while, his figure paused in the air. Standing in midair, he faced the approaching arrow dragons as if he did not see them at all.
Xiao Chen wiped off the blood at a corner of his lips and muttered to himself, Indeed, theprehensions gained while treading the line between life and death can further fuse the wless saber Dao together. It is time to break this Thousand Dragon Arrow Formation.
With a flip of his hand, the Lunar Shadow Saber appeared in Xiao Chens grasp. Then, he gently gripped the hilt with his right hand.
Wang Feng maintained a cold look on his face. When he saw a saber appear in Xiao Chens hand, he did not care. He smiled coldly and said, You are a spent force. Lets see how are you going to flip this around. You are already in my hands. You can forget about escaping from this city.
Just as Wang Feng spoke, that in and simple saber emerged from its sheath by two centimeters.
The saber light that appeared was as dazzling as the sun. The killing-Qi-filled scarlet light in the air melted like snow under the illumination of this saber light. Strange Fire City returned to normal, and the sky was clear again.
As the light was too dazzling, the fifty thousand elite troops on the rooftops were caught off guard, shutting their eyes in reflex.
Wang Feng squinted, and he raised his eyebrows. He revealed an expression of shockeven more shock than when he saw Xiao Chen burst forth with fifteen Dragon Force.
Peak Sub-Divine Weapon! What fortuitous encounter did this fellow have? This is a weapon that can break into the Divine Weapon Ranking.
Earlier, when Xiao Chen used fifteen Dragon Force and showed his Rank 4 Sage Body, Wang Feng had not been overly shocked. In his opinion, those were not much of a threat to him.
However, now that Xiao Chen had a Sub-Divine Weapon that could make it into the Divine Weapon Ranking, everything was different.
There were many Divine Weapons in the world. Their might equaled that of an Emperor Grade Secret Treasure. To him, those were not overly rare and precious. However, the ten Divine Weapons on the Divine Weapon Ranking were very different. There were only ten at any given moment, and they were equal to a Primordial Emperor Treasure.
The Primordial Emperor Treasures were peak Emperor Grade Secret Treasures. There were only three in the entire Tianwu Domain and were in the hands of the Three Holy Lands.
If this saber really broke into the Divine Weapon Ranking, then the Three Holy Lands would not be able to do anything to this person. At that time, when Xiao Chen became a Martial Emperor and sought trouble for Wang Feng, even the White Emperor Citys Holy Master would not be able to protect him.
With this thought, Wang Feng could not help but feel some regret. He should not have agreed to the White Emperor Citys Holy Masters request.
However, it was as he said earlier: there was no medicine for regret in the world. Now that he knew regret, it was toote.
Bang!
Xiao Chen drew the Lunar Shadow Saber from its scabbard. Then, illusory figures came out from him, materializing thousands of saber trajectories that looked very dazzling.
This move was the Azure Emperors Drawing the Saber that he had not used for a long time. Earlier, he merged it with the wless saber Dao and contested with the thousand arrow dragons.
Although Xiao Chen was surrounded by danger, he managed to find the weak point of the Thousand Dragon Arrow Formation: the scarlet light in the sky. If he could force that back, the arrow dragons would be separated from therge formation in the city.
After that, he found the weak points of each of the dragons, sending out one thousand saber strikes in one breath and breaking all the arrow dragonsand thus the formation.
While this was simple to describe, it was extremely difficult to aplish.
First, one had to force back the scarlet light and separate the arrow dragons from the formation. Without a peak Sub-Divine Weapon like the Lunar Shadow Saber, even a great grandmaster-level Martial Sage would not be able to pull it off that easily.
Even after executing this step, one would fail if they could not send out a thousand strikes in one breath.
What Wang Feng said about one being unable to break this without being a quasi-Emperor was not false.
Unfortunately, Wang Feng was up against Xiao Chen. This Thousand Dragon Arrow Formation could not trap him.
Ka!
The sound of countless pieces of wood smashing simultaneously split the air. The thousand arrow dragons all broke and fell.
When the scarlet light came back, it was already useless.
Xiao Chens figures merged back together. Then, he sheathed his saber and took a step. As his white robe fluttered, he left behind only the image of his back for the fifty thousand elite troops as he broke out of their encirclement.
Wang Feng watched as Xiao Chen left and slowly disappeared from his vision. Wind and clouds stirred behind him, and an indistinct golden light appeared on his forehead. Surging energy rushed about in his body.
His control wavered somewhat. Ripples appeared in the space in front of him. All he needed to do was take a step forward, and he could instantly catch up with Xiao Chen.
Wang Feng could defeat Xiao Chen within ten moves.
However, he did not take this step in the end. He scattered the Heavenly Laws in his body and closed his eyes.
The agitated wind and clouds slowly calmed. Wang Feng looked like he had aged ten years in an instant.
City Lord, should we give chase? themander of the fifty thousand elite troops asked after he flew forward and performed a cupped-fist salute.
Wang Feng did not reply. He only raised his head and looked up.
There was a ck warship overhead, sticking close to the barrier of the sky as it flew swiftly, so fast that it was nearly at the speed limits of the Kunlun Realm.
Never mind. He already broke the Thousand Dragon Arrow Formation. There is no point in chasing him. Since those people have the confidence to kill him, we shall not bother about this matter, Wang Feng said a long time after he withdrew his gaze.
You will take over the position of Strange Fire Citys City Lord. I will not being back for a hundred years.
Wang Feng had suddenly said something strange. His figure shed, and before the confused eyes of thatmander, he flew towards the Starry Heavens.
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Pu ci!
Five hundred kilometers away from Strange Fire City, Xiao Chen vomited a mouthful of blood. He still felt some lingering fear in his heart.
After breaking the Thousand Dragon Arrow Formation, as he was about to leave, he had felt a sharp gaze on his back and sensed extreme danger.
This attention kept Xiao Chens nerves tense. The Purple Thunder True Fire and Lunar True me gathered in his eyes, ready to form the Taiji Yinyang me Diagram at any moment.
He already summoned out the Azure Dragon Medallion, which contained the Azure Emperors saber light that hadsted for ten thousand years, to his hand long ago.
If Xiao Chen guessed correctly, that pointed gaze belonged to Wang Feng. Fortunately, the other party did not make a move in the end. Otherwise, Xiao Chen would have had some trouble.
Quasi-Emperors are indeed terrifying.
The purple and white lights faded from Xiao Chens eyes. He sighed as he put away the Azure Dragon Medallion.
There was an enormous difference between quasi-Emperors and great grandmaster-level Martial Sages, a huge chasm that separated them. Almost all of the Heavenly Sage Laws in quasi-Emperors bodies were already refined into the higher-level Heavenly Laws.
The terms Heavenly Laws and Heavenly Sage Laws might differ by just one word, but they were very different in reality. Just like Essence and Quintessence, there was simply noparison.
These quasi-Emperors was only missing an opportunity to condense a Heavenly World in their sea of consciousness to be able to push open the Emperors Door, climb onto the great Dao, and step onto the road of Emperors, bing one of the people who stood at the top.
Xiao Chen thought to himself, If I run into a quasi-Emperor, I have no chance of defeating the other party with my own abilities.
The improved Taiji Yinyang me Diagram might barely be able to buy him a chance to flee.
The saber light that the Azure Emperor left behind should be able to kill a quasi-Emperor. However, that was his final trump card since it was something that could protect him from a Martial Emperor. It would be a huge waste to use it on a quasi-Emperor.
I have to advance to great grandmaster-level Martial Sage. There is no use in dwelling on this, Xiao Chen muttered to himself.
Earlier, when he was walking the line between life and death in the Thousand Dragon Arrow Formation, he attained severalprehensions, and his understanding of the wless saber Dao reached the next level.
He was already seventy percent sure that when he advanced to grandmaster-level Martial Sage, he could reach great grandmaster-level Martial Sage in one go.
With a flip of his hand, a Sage Grade treatment pill and a Sage Grade energy recovery pill appeared on his palm. Then, he swallowed them both at the same time.
When Xiao Chen killed the Medicine God Valleys Mister Wei in the Nine Layers of Purgatory, he gained two bottles of Sage Grade treatment-type Medicinal Pills. These were sufficient for him to use for a long time.
He quickly recovered from his injuries and his energy expenditure. In less than an hour, he was back to his peak state.
Just at this moment, he frowned as a ck warship appeared. Six people leaped off it and blocked his way.
Xiao Chen was no stranger to three of these people; they were the scions of the Yan n, Jiang n, and Lin n. The people of the Sovereign Noble ns were finally all here. His First Senior Sisters words had unfortunatelye to pass.
The strength of these three had improved significantly. However, they were not strong enough for Xiao Chen to worry about. Instead, his gaze was drawn to three old men behind them with extremely high and somewhat unfathomable cultivations.
Still and all, if the Sovereign Noble ns thought that just three peak great grandmaster-level Martial Sages could stop him, they were not very realistic.
When Xiao Chen saw the confident expressions on the other party, the situation did not seem quite right, so he raised his guard.
Make your moves. Elders, there is no need to speak any nonsense to him. However, please leave the final strike to the three of us.
Yan Shisi was expressionless. He looked at Xiao Chen like Xiao Chen was a dead man. Then, he moved to the side along with the scions of the Jiang n and Lin n.
The three of them had once suffered at Xiao Chens hands, which left a shadow in their hearts.
If the three of them could not get rid of this shadow, it would be an obstruction to their cultivation in the future. They would never be able to climb onto the great Dao. Only by killing Xiao Chen personally could they eliminate this shadow.
The three old men attacked without saying a word. With a casual wave, Secret Treasures appeared in their hands.
Boom! Boundless auras surged out and knocked back Xiao Chen.
The Hundred Change Tortoise Spirit Shield, Ten Thousand Beast Cauldron, and Profound Yin Umbre. The three old men actually brought the Emperor Grade Secret Treasures of the three Sovereign Noble ns along.
Xiao Chens expression turned grave. He circted the immortal will of thunder and stomped on the ground heavily to stabilize himself, making it tremble.
Three bona fide Emperor Grade Secret Treasures. All of them are here. No wonder they are so confident.
Emperor Grade Secret Treasures were extremely horrifying. Now, there were three of them at the same time.
Chapter 991 - Who Will Pay the Price? That Is Not Certain Yet
Chapter 991: Who Will Pay the Price? That Is Not Certain Ye
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Xiao Chen smiled bitterly. The Yan n, Jiang n, and Lin n really put in a lot of effort for the sake of killing him. The situation before him was extremely dangerous. Compared to what happened in Strange Fire City, this was even more horrifying.
His only constion was that even though these were Emperor Grade Secret Treasures, only a Martial Emperor could bring out their full power.
When a great grandmaster-level Martial Sage controlled an Emperor Grade Secret Treasure, he would only be able to bring out ten percent of its power at best. The burden on the body would be correspondingly enormous. Every time it was activated, the user would have to pay a huge price.
Even so, Xiao Chen would have difficulty finding a chance at survival.
He quickly analyzed his situation, sorting all the information. Then, he drafted a countermeasure.
Ten percent of an Emperor Grade Secret Treasures power was equal to the strike of a quasi-Emperor. Facing three Emperor Grade Secret Treasures meant that Xiao Chen would have to endure three moves equalling that of a quasi-Emperor if he wanted a chance at survival.
Xiao Chen, back then, after you snatched our three Secret Treasures, you still dared to behave so arrogantly. Today, we will bury you here, making you pay the true price.
The First Elders of the three ns took a corner each. They used the three Emperor Grade Secret Treasures to lock down space, countering Xiao Chens Freedom Wings.
With the Emperor Grade Secret Treasures locking this ce down, leaving would be very hard.
Yan Shisiughed coldly. He wanted to see Xiao Chens look of desperation after Xiao Chen was forced into a dead end.
Unfortunately, he was disappointed. Aside from the shock at being knocked away at the start, Xiao Chen did not evince any fear or desperation.
Brother Yan, there is no need to care about him. Later, he will be begging for mercy. I do not believe that after exhausting his energy in the Thousand Dragon Arrow Formation, he still stands a chance, the Lin n scionughed when he saw the situation.
The Jiang n scion who stood on the right said in an even more sinister tone, As long as the First Elders create an opening, we can attack at lightning speed. Within three moves, he will be crippled. At that time, we can torture him any way we want.
These three scions had been extremely confident when they were in the Primal Chaos Domain. They had held replicas of Emperor Grade Secret Treasures and wanted to kill Xiao Chen. In the end, they had gotten beaten up into a sorry state and forced into pathetic flight. They even lost their Secret Treasureswhich was a horrible shame.
Now, when these three believed that they had Xiao Chen cornered, they naturally could not help feeling pleased and cocky.
The purple talisman that contained the Great Perfection saber soul hovered over Xiao Chens head. He did his best to resist the pressure from the Emperor Grade Secret Treasures, not letting himself expose any opening.
The three old men revealed shock in their eyes. They had the Profound Yin Umbre, Hundred Change Tortoise Spirit Shield, and Ten Thousand Beast Cauldron, three Emperor Grade Secret Treasures.
Although they each could bring out only ten percent of the might of the Emperor Grade Secret Treasures, when working together, the pressure from the Emperor Grade Secret Treasures should be strong enough to crush several grandmaster-level Martial Sages.
However, even after this long, Xiao Chen could still maintain his calm under such heavy might and pressure, not showing any opening.
The three old men could even see a sharpness and an intense fighting spirit in him.
Dont hold back. We have to cripple this brat in one strike. Otherwise, something unexpected might happen.
The Yan n Elder snorted coldly. The Heavenly Sage Laws in his body surged up into the Profound Yin Umbre above him.
The Profound Yin Umbre instantly opened up, and a scarlet Profound Yin True me started burning intensely. Strands of cold Qi charged towards Xiao Chen, trying to infiltrate his body.
All it would take was one strand to enter his body, and it would turn into a cold poison, inflicting great harm on him.
The First Elders of the Jiang n and the Lin n followed closely.
The in-looking tortoiseshell turned into a shield densely packed with flickering talisman scripts. The pressure that came from it made space feel like water squeezed into all sorts of shapes.
The Lin ns Ten Thousand Beast Cauldron was even mightier. The roars of all sorts of ancient mutated beasts came from the cauldron, rising and falling like waves. The sound rumbled, shaking the eardrums.
Xiao Chen clearly could not match such pressure from the three old men by relying on just the immortal will of thunder and his Great Perfection saber soul.
His hair and clothes fluttered. Drops of sweat dripped off his forehead.
Small cracks appeared on his skin, and blood leaked out.
The earth under his feet instantly cracked. The ground shook, and the sky spun like the universe was falling.
Seeing that Xiao Chen was slowly losing ground and his aura was declining, showing small openings, the three old men revealed a trace of joy on their fatigued faces.
Soon, after a little while more, Xiao Chens aura willpletely shatter. At that time, we wont need to use much of the Emperor Grade Secret Treasures might to defeat him.
After all, these three old men could only use a tenth of the Emperor Grade Secret Treasures might. Furthermore, doing so was already taking a significant toll on their bodies.
If the three could pay a smaller price, they would definitely do their best to achieve it.
The expressions of Yan Shisi and the other two Sovereign Noble n scions slowly turned excited. Now, all they wanted was to make a lightning-quick strike and erased the name Xiao Chen from the world.
Suddenly, Xiao Chen vomited a mouthful of blood as his aura shattered. The purple Lightning Talisman above his head turned into sparks and scattered everywhere.
Attack!
The Yan ns First Elders eyes lit up. He stretched his hand out and grasped the umbre. Then, his figure shed as he thrust the Profound Yin Umbre forcefully at Xiao Chen.
A cold wind blew, and an overwhelming cold filled the area. In front of the Profound Yin Umbre, Xiao Chens body was already covered in frost. His ck hair turned white, and his lips drained of color.
When the First Elders of the Jiang n and Lin n saw this, they hesitated and stopped attacking.
Based on Xiao Chens situation, suffering from cold poison with his aura shattered, he already had no way to fight back. There was no longer any need for the other two old men to attack.
They did not have to activate the Emperor Grade Secret Treasures and harm their own physical bodies for nothing.
However, the two did not notice that a trace of mockery shed across Xiao Chens pale face. He smiled in his heart. My gamble paid off. I knew that this bunch of people would not fearlessly go all in and would pull back if they could.
Bang!
With a flip of Xiao Chens hand, the Lunar Shadow Saber appeared. When the Profound Yin Umbre was less than ten meters away, he drew the Lunar Shadow Saber with lightning speed.
In that instant, the dazzling light firmed up Xiao Chens figure. The white frost on his body melted instantly. The scattered sparks regathered.
The immortal will of thunder that contained his Great Perfection saber soul turned back into the purple Lightning Talisman and hovered above his head again.
The moment Xiao Chen drew the Lunar Shadow Saber, his shattered aura coalesced once again and increased further.
A sharpness surged out, contesting with the Emperor Grade Secret Treasure. By relying on the Lunar Shadow Sabers might, he surpassed that of the other party. After all, the other party could bring out only a portion of the Emperor Grade Secret Treasures potential.
In the time it took for a spark to fly, the scene seemed to freeze. There was a crisp sound as Xiao Chen knocked away the Profound Yin Umbre in the Yan n First Elders hand with his saber.
Then, another saber light red. It was actually Xiao Chens left foot kicking out almost at the same time. This kicknded on the Yan n First Elders chest.
Blood spurted as the Yan n First Elder went flying back, the ribs of his chest shattered.
Five Dragon Force, twenty-five thousand tons of force, struck out with the wless saber Dao. This blow was not easy to take.
This change happened in an instant. Xiao Chen, who clearly appeared like he was about to die, suddenly attacked and knocked back the Yan n First Elder, instead.
This brat fooled us. He scattered his aura himself!
The First Elders of the Jiang n and the Lin n were taken aback. They had not expected Xiao Chen to do this.
Scattering his own aura meant that he endured the full pressure of the three Emperor Grade Secret Treasures. The resulting internal injuries were no joke.
Even if one could temporarily suppress the injuries, when they finally erupted out, they would present a big problem.
Furthermore, if the two old men had attacked as well, with both old and new wounds, even a deity would not be able to save Xiao Chen.
When the two old men looked at Xiao Chen, they trembled in fear. This kind of person was too ruthlessruthless to his enemy and even more ruthless to himself.
Whoosh!
Now that Xiao Chen broke through the threes encirclement, his figure shed as he charged over to the three scions. A cruel smile appeared on his face.
This development terrified the three young men. One moment earlier, they were still thinking of how to torture Xiao Chen before he died.
In the next instant, Xiao Chen kicked away the Yan n First Elder and charged towards them.
You three are just trash, yet youre thinking of killing me? I will kill you first today.
A cold light shed on the saber. Xiao Chen executed his strongest killing move, the Subduing Dragon Profound sh, without an expression on his face.
Out of sight, out of mind. Since Xiao Chen saw this opportunity, he would not give these three people a chance to flee.
Hold there!
This attack startled the First Elders of the Jiang n and the Lin n into shouting. How could they dare to hold back at this moment? They quickly charged over, activating their two Emperor Grade Secret Treasures without holding back anything.
These old men had to stop Xiao Chen. They had brought Emperor Grade Secret Treasures to this ambush, yet not only did they fail to kill Xiao Chen, but Xiao Chen even killed their wards, instead. If word of this got back to their ns, their respective n Heads would be furious.
As of now, Xiao Chens strength rivaled that of a great grandmaster-level Martial Sage. When he used his full power, how could the three scions be a match for him? Furthermore, this was his strongest killing move, the Subduing Dragon Profound sh.
The moment Xiao Chen attacked, he had not intended to give the three any chance to survive. Eighteen huge azure-colored saber lights swept out and reduced the three scions to a sh of scarlet light.
Xiao Chen killed these three scions right before the eyes of their First Elders.
Probably no one ever expected such an oue. These three did not die in peace.
Before these three scions arrived, they had viewed Xiao Chen as a dead man, taking him lightly. They felt that Xiao Chen had already fallen into their trap and they could take out their anger on him, erasing the shadows in their hearts.
For the sake of killing Xiao Chen, the three ns even took out their Emperor Grade Secret Treasures. They came with great boldness and ruthless hearts.
However, Xiao Chen was even more ruthless than them. He used a strong force to break this dead end with a flip of his hand.
You bastard!
Now that the scions died in such a miserable fashion, the First Elders of the Jiang n and the Lin npletely lost it. The Hundred Change Tortoise Spirit Shield and Ten Thousand Beast Cauldron charged over at the same time.
Thousands of ancient tortoiseshells arranged to form the Tortoise Spirit Shield. It used the shock wave created to send out an attack.
Space became like water pressed intoyers of waves. These were spatial waves. With just one gentle touch, these could reduce a fifty-kilometer-wide mountain range to powder.
The Jiang n First Elder continuously infused his Heavenly Sage Laws into the Tortoise Spirit Shield. Blood leaked out the corners of his eyes, his face aging by ten years. He looked like he was berserk.
The Jiang n First Elder erupted with such shocking might. This horrifying energy already equaled a strike of a quasi-Emperor. However, this was just ten percent of an Emperor Grade Secret Treasures power.
This showed how horrifying the true explosive might of an Emperor Grade Secret Treasure was. In the hands of a Martial Emperor, all it would take was one shake to crush Xiao Chen into a meat paste.
A Rank 4 Sage Body would not be sufficient then.
Fortunately, this was only ten percent of the Emperor Grade Secret Treasures might. It was just a quasi-Emperors strike. Xiao Chen was confident of blocking one move.
He sheathed the saber before stabbing it into the ground. Then, he quickly formed hand seals and materialized the fifth move of the Myriad Heaven Divine Fist, Eternal Myth.
The Magic Energy in Xiao Chens sea of consciousness burned. A Deity Statue appeared behind Xiao Chen, looking exactly like him.
Chapter 992 - Emperor Grade Secret Treasures
Chapter 992: Emperor Grade Secret Treasures
Suddenly, paeans of praise resounded. Xiao Chens expression turned solemn and dignified. As he continuously burned his Magic Energy, he stored up power and built up Divine Might.
As the spatial wave reached Xiao Chen, he finally seeded in condensing Divine Might. The Deity Statue erged by a thousand times, radiating a bright light and Divine Might.
The Deity Statue smashed down with its palm. Bang! It stopped theyered spatial waves. As the waves churned, spatial storms spread out into the surroundings.
The Deity Statue behind Xiao Chen slowly cracked and shattered, eventually turning into nothing. His body swayed all of a sudden, due to a dizzy spell.
Xiao Chens counter knocked back the Jiang n First Elder, who spat out a mouthful of blood and seemed to have visibly aged in an instant.
Roar!
Right after the wave passed, the Lin n First Elder used the Ten Thousand Beast Cauldron to summon out one hundred ancient mutated beast images. They instantly charged over to Xiao Chen and buried him among their numbers.
A look of disdain shed on the Lin n First Elders face. He raised the Ten Thousand Beast Cauldron, intending to control the hundred ancient mutated beasts to bite Xiao Chen to bits alive.
These hundred ancient mutated beast images were unlike what the Lin n scion summoned out with the replica; they were on a different level, utterly iparable.
These beast images already had simple spirituality and were extremely ferocious. Their bodies were infinitely close to that of the original ancient mutated beasts.
With one hundred ancient mutated beasts, there was a high probability of injuring a quasi-Emperor.
However, this was coincidentally not something Xiao Chen feared.
With a flip of his hand, the Holy Beast Medallion appeared in Xiao Chens palm. It shot out an azure light and instantly shocked the hundred ancient mutated beast images stiff.
Xiao Chen continued to burn his Magic Energy, wanting to suck in these hundred beast images into the Holy Beast Medallion.
However, his expression suddenly changed, and he immediately stopped. There was an even stronger aura from the Ten Thousand Beast Cauldron acting like a formless chain, locking down these hundred beast images.
The suction of the Holy Beast Medallion could not tear these chains apart. Despite the distraction from it, the hundred ancient mutated beast images started to struggle.
These beast images wanted to struggle free of the Holy Beast Medallions might.
Xiao Chen withdrew decisively. As a wind howled, he took the opportunity to escape the encirclement of the hundred ancient mutated beast images.
The Lin n First Elders eyes widened in shock, staring incredulously at Xiao Chen stunning the beast images into stillness before easily breaking out of the encirclement.
Damn it!
The Lin n First Elder wanted to control these mutated beast images into attacking. However, he could not do anything. Just summoning these hundred mutated beasts had already taken quite a toll on his body. If he wanted to continue controlling them, he had to rest for a while first. Otherwise, his body would not be able to cope with the cauldrons demands.
Xiao Chens figure paused in the air. Then he nced at the three significantly injured people. This was a great chance.
He could kill the three and take this opportunity to snatch away three Emperor Grade Secret Treasures.
In an instant, Xiao Chen rejected this thought. His body was not in that good a condition right now. When he took the risk earlier, letting the might of three Emperor Grade Secret Treasures press on him directly, he had suffered significant injuries. However, he just temporarily suppressed them.
The three First Elders of the Sovereign Noble ns sat cross-legged on the ground, quickly recovering from the injuries they received from activating the Emperor Grade Secret Treasures.
The expressions of the three were extremely unsightly. This time, they had made a great joke of themselves.
The three brought three Emperor Grade Secret Treasures to kill Xiao Chen. However, not only had they failed to do so, but all three scions that came with them had also died at Xiao Chens hands, instead.
Having the scions die was not a big problem. The Sovereign Noble ns had many branches with countless outstanding talents. Under the intensepetition, there was never ack of inheritors.
While it was rare for their disciples to die when they went out on experiential training, it still happened.
The most important thing here was face, the face of the Sovereign Noble ns. This time, they lost their faces before the entire world.
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In the distant heavens, Ying Zongtian stood beside the Sword Sovereign, Liu Xiaoyun. He peered through space and saw everything that happened.
Liu Xiaoyun hugged a sword as he smiled. This fellow is ruthless enough. I wonder if the old fogeys of the Yan n, Jiang n, and Lin n can hold themselves back?
Smiling, Ying Zongtianmented, It looks like a few more troubles await me during my Sovereign Tribtion.
Why do you not look worried at all? The old fogeys of those three ns are not weak, Liu Xiaoyun asked, still smiling.
With me, Wu Xiaotian here, is there a need to be afraid?
Space tore opened, and the Saber Sovereign, Wu Xiaotian, came out wearing tight robes and holding a treasured saber.
Weng!
The moment Wu Xiaotian appeared, Liu Xiaoyuns sword started trembling uncontrobly. Its overwhelming sword intent built up, waiting to be unleashed.
The Space Swords temper is still the same as before? Wu Xiaotian smiled gently.
Forged by Situ Leihong, the Space Sword ranked fifth in the Divine Weapon Ranking.
Liu Xiaoyun suppressed the sword intent of the Space Sword and smiled coldly. Your Time Saber has not changed, either. It is still the same as before, like it is dead.
The Time Saber was also in the Divine Weapon Ranking and ranked fifth as well.
For the sake of his Sovereign Tribtion, Ying Zongtian actually sought the Profound Domains Saber Sword Two Sovereigns. No wonder he was so confident that he would clear the tribtion.
Lets go. If you want a fight, wait until it is time for my tribtion. You will have a chance to fight then.
Clearly, Ying Zongtian already anticipated such a situation. He was smiling, not surprised at all.
Although the two did not like each other, they could put aside their personal feelings. They both snorted coldly and ignored each other.
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At a deste mountain range, Xiao Chen sat cross-legged with his eyes closed, circting his energy.
By this point, his fight with the three Sovereign Noble ns had alreadysted half a month.
During this time, the other party continuously chased after Xiao Chen. He fought as he traveled, getting closer to the Central Province.
In the meantime, several other factions had joined in the fight.
As Xiao Chen trod the line between life and death in the past half month, fighting different enemies, hisprehension in the martial way continued to deepen.
After shaking off some of his pursuers, he had less than ten days to the King conferral ceremony. He finally made his decision.
He would tear the paper on the window, step across, and break through the bottleneck of peak Superior Grade Martial Sage, bing a great grandmaster-level Martial Sage.
[Note: Windows in ancient China were made with a wooden frame, normally with ornate patterns, and the nk parts were covered with paper.]
Opening his eyes, Xiao Chen extended his hand and took out ten Peak Spirit Veins.
Xiao Chen intended to break through his bottleneck and then consume the ten Peak Spirit Veins in one go, stepping directly into the great grandmaster-level Martial Sage realm.
What kind of n was this? Xiao Chen exhausted one Peak Spirit Vein only after cultivating for one year to bring himself to peak Superior Grade Martial Sage.
Such a horrifying speed was already astonishing.
However, Xiao Chen wanted to consume ten Peak Spirit Veins in one go today, so that he could step directly into the realm of a great grandmaster-level Martial Sage.
There were two kinds of King conferrals. One was when one became a Sovereign Martial Emperor; they could then confer themselves a King and get their own King title.
If the King title one wanted already had an owner, one would have to challenge and defeat the owner before one could obtain it.
Just like the Thunder Emperor. When he became a Sovereign Martial Monarch, for the sake of obtaining the Thunder Sovereign title, he immediately challenged the holder of the Thunder Sovereign title, the Pce Master of the Thunder and Lightning Pce.
However, the results were rather tragic. The Thunder Sovereign was of the same generation as the Azure Emperor and was puissant. As for the Thunder Emperor Sang Mu, he died under mysterious circumstances.
The other method was the King conferral ceremony that the Martial God Pce was about to hold. The titles were given based on the military merits with the Martial God Pce.
Below King, there were still Marquis, Count, and Duke.
Compared to the former, thetter ranks held less weight. However, their augustness and dignity were not one bit lower; some even surpassed that of the former.
When one gained one million military merits, one could be conferred King. However, umting one million military merits was not easy to achieve.
Military merits could be used in the Martial God Pce to exchange for all sorts of rare and precious Spirit Cores, Medicinal Pills, Martial Techniques, or Cultivation Techniques. Regr cultivators had difficulty umting them without using any.
Furthermore, military merits were not easy to obtain. For the past millennium, no more than twenty people had received a Kingship from the Martial God Pce.
Of these, no more than ten became King before the age of one hundred and none under the age of fifty.
Now, the White Emperor Citys Young City Lord, Xia Houjue, was only thirty-five years old and already umted one million military merits. He would be inheriting his ancestors King title, bing the White Tiger King.
One could easily imagine what a glorious achievement this was.
The three Vice Pce Masters of the Martial God Pce worked together to send out invitations to the entire world, holding the King conferral ceremony in the Central Provinces Tianwu City.
The three Vice Pce Masters were all Sovereign Martial Emperors, the Holy Masters of the Three Holy Lands: the Phoenixs Passion Pce, the White Emperor City, and the Divine Martial Gate.
It had been many years since the three Holy Masters worked together to disseminate news.
This time, they cooperated to send out invitationswhich showed how much importance they ced on this matter.
Given the three Holy Masters might in the Tianwu Domain, all the sect masters or cultivators of repute who received the invitation would show up.
Invitations might even be traded.
Outside of the Tianwu Domain, the name of the Three Holy Lands was not as influential. In the eyes of people from other domains, the strongest among the humans was definitely the Thunder Sovereign.
The cultivators of the other domains took time to attend this King conferral ceremony mostly because of an extremely short and simple sentence at the bottom of the invitation.
With one nce, ny-nine percent of the people would not notice this sentence.
Xiao Chen, one million military merits, conferring King on the same day.
With only ten days to the King conferral ceremony, the cultivators from the various ces that received an invitation had to start moving no matter how close they were.
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Tianwu Domain, Supreme Sky Sect:
When Shui Lingling looked at the invitation, she revealed a yful smile.
The invitation introduced Xia Houjues aplishments in detail, speaking of all the glorious things he achieved since his debut. There were several hundred words about it.
Furthermore, Xia Houjues name was clearly written in gold, making it stand out.
The back of the invitation was equally exquisite, featuring a painting of Xia Houjue riding the White Tiger Holy Beast standing at the summit of a tall mountain. He looked into the distance, and the cape he wore fluttered in the wind.
As for the information of Xiao Chen being conferred King, it was at the bottom.
There were only a few simple words written in the same color as the invitation letter in a corner where they would be easily missed.
If one did not look carefully, one would not discover that there was such a line.
In actual fact, this was the case. Due to the Martial God Pces aggressive advertising, the many ordinary cultivators of the Tianwu Domain forgot about Xiao Chen being conferred King. They only knew that Xia Houjue was being conferred King.
Shui Lingling closed the invitation letter and asked First Elder Han Qinghe who was at the side, Martial Uncle Han, how is Junior Brother Xiao Chen recently?
Han Qinghe muttered, Its been bad news recently. After he barged through Strange Fire City, three of the Sovereign Noble ns brought their Emperor Grade Secret Treasures to block him. Originally, it was already a dead end for Xiao Chen. However, I dont know how, but he managed to charge past them and even killed the scions of these three Sovereign Noble ns.
All the same, Xiao Chen was significantly injured as well. The three Sovereign Noble ns have been pursuing him over the past few days, but he is lying low now, and there have been no traces of his movements.
Shui Lingling revealed worry on her gentle face. She wondered how Xiao Chen had managed to go so far on this path.
There were still ten days to the King conferral ceremony. If Xiao Chen fell on this path, then all his efforts would go to waste.
Chapter 993 - Deity Race Making a Move
Chapter 993: Deity Race Making a Move
Shui Lingling could only hope that Xiao Chen could appear at the King conferral ceremony safely. Even if he was not sessfully conferred King, at least no one would dare to make a move on him openly there.
There is more bad news. Im not sure if I should say it or not, Han Qinghe said, beating about the bush after hesitating for a while.
Shui Linglings heart sank as a bad premonition woke in her heart. She said, Just tell me.
The Deity Race has moved as well. Ten great grandmaster-level Martial Sages, who all just erected a Deity Statue, already departed. They intend to block Xiao Chen at the veryst moment. No matter what, they will not allow him to make it to the King conferral ceremony on time.
Erecting a Deity Statue meant that these people had a statue of themselves in the Deity Races Divine Hall. They would be able to gain the power of faith from the masses worship and praise.
The Deity Race imed to have three thousand Deity Statues. In reality, most of them were quasi-Emperors. However, the strength that they could burst out with far surpassed that of ordinary quasi-Emperors.
These Deity Race cultivators relied on the power of faith. If these ten Deity Race great grandmaster-level Martial Sages found Xiao Chen, the consequences would be dire.
Shui Linglings expression changed slightly. No way, we cannot let Junior Brother Xiao Chen continue on this path alone. We have to help him.
Han Qinghe sighed softly, The Sect Master already said, we are not to make a move. Xiao Chen has to finish walking this path on his own.
Shui Linglings expression changed many times before she calmed down. She was now clear that Xiao Chen chose this path himself.
Back when the two had been on Supreme Sky Star, when Xiao Chen kept his sharpness withdrawn and was unknown, Shui Lingling had seen the hidden True Dragon in his eyes.
He became famous at the final battle of the Proud Son of Heaven Ranking, dering his identity as the Azure Emperors descendant. At that point, he had already been prepared to shoulder everything.
Xiao Chen had to travel this path to Kingship alone. When he finally appeared at the King conferral ceremony, he would inherit the title of Azure Dragon King.
Lets go, then. We will go and participate in Junior Brother Xiao Chens King conferral ceremony. It is in Tianwu City. He will definitely show up.
Shui Linglings worried expression had vanished. Recing it was determination and confidence. In that King conferral ceremony, that white figure that never disappointed her would surely show up proudly.
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In the residence of the Mountain Giant Race in the Kunlun Realm, the Mountain Giant Races Young Master, Ren Kongjue, looked at the small rows of words at the bottom right corner of the red invitation letter. Murderous intent shed in his eyes as he smiled coldly. I hope that you do appear. No one ever dared to humiliate me like that before.
When Ren Kongjue went to the Supreme Sky Sect to propose marriage, Xiao Chen used Lord Jiu to y around with him. Ren Kongjue never forgot this great humiliation.
He had been waiting precisely for this King conferral ceremony to deal the final fatal blow.
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Among the simrly strong ancient race, the Asura Race, Lan Shaobai, Xiao Yu, and another person discussed an invitation letter.
Xiao Yus face filled with doubt as she asked, Elder Brother Shaobai, why do I not see Xiao Chens name on this invitation letter?
Smiling helplessly, Lan Shaobai pointed to the bottom right corner, at some words written in a simr color to the invitation letter, and said, Here.
A look of joy shed on Xiao Yus face before she asked dejectedly, Why is it so small? I cant see it clearly.
The other person beside Xiao Yu turned to Lan Shaobai. Shaobai, what are your ns?
Lan Shaobai sighed. In the past year, he had traveled around everywhere. In the end, he found that his own reputation could not move anyone at all.
It was nearly impossible for Lan Shaobai to hold a Heroes Convention topete with Di Wuques.
I will make a move against him. If he can survive that and seed in his King conferral, I will be willing to stand on his side.
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At this moment, in the Corpse Domain, the descendants of three Sovereign Martial Emperors already set off for the Central Provinces Tianwu City under the lead of the Heaven Punishing Corpse Gods personal disciple.
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In the Chaotic Demonic Sea, when the Merfolk Races Empress Yao Yan received the invitation, a light shed in her eyes. When she saw the unremarkable row of words at the bottom right corner, she said, It is about to begin? We must send people to bring a gift.
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After passing the Chaotic Demonic Sea, in the headquarters of the Heavenly Starry Oceans Northern Sea Alliance:
First Young Master, the King conferral ceremony that you asked me to keep an eye out for will be held in ten days.
Ye Chen looked disappointed as he said, I probably do not have time to go. However, there should be no problem with getting Father to prepare a gift.
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In the Fiend Domain, Xiao Bai was currently pestering the Spirit Fox King. Her face was filled with smiles as she encouraged one of the five strongest experts of the Kunlun Continent to personally attend the King conferral ceremony.
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Outside the Tianwu Domain, there were several other ces where people who received the invitation all paid attention to those few unremarkable words at the bottom.
Their expressions either turned to one of rage or filled with smiles, showing many different emotions.
Most likely, even the Three Holy Lands could not guess what kind of storm this King conferral ceremony would stir up.
Ten dayster, the grand ceremony to confer Kingship wouldmence.
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Bustle filled every corner of the Central Provinces Tianwu City. Several renowned cultivators appeared in the streets.
The city grew more crowded with each day. All the topics in the restaurants and inns focused on the uing King conferral ceremony.
However, the content of these discussions focused not on Xia Houjue but on the person whose name was barely discernible or noticeable on the invitation.
There were some things that the more one tried to hide it, the more impossible hiding it would be.
Perhaps ordinary cultivators would not notice Xiao Chens name. However, those cultivators with at least a certain level of strength would not ignore this subtle variation.
The Three Holy Lands intentionally suppressed Xiao Chen, preventing the world from paying any attention to him. However, the more they did so, the more curious people got and the more this interest spread.
Did you hear? Xiao Chen is noting to the King conferral ceremony.
In a certain bustling teahouse of the Tianwu Domain, someone raised the most popr topic of discussion.
Someone immediately followed up, I heard about that long ago. There are rumors everywhere. Since the time Xiao Chen left the Profound Domain, he has been under constant attack. First, he stopped the attacks of the Purple Night Sword Sect. Then, he barged across Strange Fire City. Finally, he got blocked by three of the Sovereign Noble ns.
Haha! Those three Sovereign Noble ns really made a huge joke of themselves this time. They even used their Emperor Grade Secret Treasures, but Xiao Chen still killed their scions and rushed away.
However, Xiao Chen is not in such a good situation now. The people of those three Sovereign Noble ns are looking for him. Some strong loose cultivators seeking easy money also went over.
Not good does not even begin to cover this. Xiao Chen has just a small sliver of a chance of survival. Great grandmaster-level Martial Sages who erected Deity Statues already went over. They are trying to drive him to death!
There has been no news of Xiao Chen recently. We dont even know if he is dead or alive, or how he is at the moment.
I think this is too difficult. Even if he could barely stay alive, he would not be able to rush over to the King conferral ceremony in time.
At the end of the discussion, everyone regretted the situation.
White Robed King Xiao Chen. Since the battle for the top rank of the Proud Son of Heaven Ranking, this name quickly spread throughout the Tianwu Domain.
People dug up all of Xiao Chens history after that, which served to burnish his fame even more.
Slowly, people started to ept Xiao Chens identity as the Azure Emperors descendant.
Originally, people thought that this King conferral ceremony would give Xiao Chen his rightful status with him formally receiving the title of Azure Dragon King.
Who would have imagined that problems would keep cropping up? First, the King conferral ceremony was dyed by half a year. Then, the three Holy Masters secretly yed dirty tricks.
Now, the situation grew even more appalling. The three Holy Masters openly hindered Xiao Chen. They were currently at the final step, and they shed all pretense of cordiality to make moves against Xiao Chen.
Anyone with a brain would be able to figure out the reason.
Ten thousand years ago, when the Dragons Gate was flourishing, the Azure Emperor had been very dazzling, suppressing the other Holy Lands to the point where they could not raise their heads. While they were Holy Lands as well, their titles were empty, ignored entirely.
Naturally, the Three Holy Lands did not want to experience this again.
As the discussions carried on, the King conferral ceremony drew nearer day by day. However, news about Xiao Chen dried up.
It was like Xiao Chenpletely vanished. There was no news about the ten Deity Race great grandmaster-level Martial Sages, either.
As for whether the Deity Race great grandmaster-level Martial Sages found Xiao Chen or not, or the results of the battle, these were all uncertain like a rock sinking without a trace in the deep sea, deste and silent.
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He will not be able to make it. The King conferral ceremony is beginning!
On the day of the King conferral ceremony, there was still no news of Xiao Chen. All the cultivators in the city who held hope for him sighed.
How unfortunate! If he does not get conferred King this time, he would have to advance to Sovereign Martial Emperor if he still wants the title in the future.
That is difficult. First, not to mention whether he is still alive or not, even if he managed to survive, such a blow would leave a shadow in his heart. Whether he can advance to Martial Emperor or not would be a problem.
I wonder what the King conferral ceremony is like? Unfortunately, I do not have an invitation!
Someone looked towards the Tianwu za in the city, revealing a look of curiosity.
The Tianwu za was where the King conferral ceremony would be held this time. However, one needed an invitation in order to enter. To be able to watch the King conferral ceremony, one had to either have the support of a Rank 9 sect or be a famous expert.
Those who met the requirements were not many, mostly the outstanding young talents of the Kunlun Realm.
Some factions that were on good terms with the White Emperor City had sent quasi-Emperors over, showing the White Emperor City a lot of face.
As for Martial Emperors attending, that was a rather remote possibility. Without some great benefit for them, this event would not attract them.
At this moment, fresh flowers filled the Tianwu za. The White Emperor Citys Xia Houjue stood on the tall tform in the center with a smile stered across his face, appearing very pleased.
Behind the tform stood many golden sculptures, each of which depicted a cultivator whom the Martial God Pce had once conferred King. These represented the greatest honor.
However, Xia Houjues smile hid anxiety. He surveyed the crowd. All those who came were famous people in the Kunlun Realm.
All the outstanding young talents with some amount of fame had rushed over.
Xia Houjue felt somewhat fearful of a certain someone suddenly appearing. He feared the total eclipse of his brightness on this day when he was supposed to be in the limelight.
However, at the same time, he was also somewhat hopeful that that person woulde. Now that his strength had grown tremendously, he really wanted to defeat Xiao Chen before everyone.
Xia Houjues emotions were conflicted andplicated.
Standing beside Xia Houjue, the ck-d old man who was hosting the event gave him a reassuring smile. Young City Master, there is no need to worry. Based on the news I received, the Deity Races ten great grandmaster-level Martial Sages already found Xiao Chen five days ago.
Xia Houjue rejoiced in his heart. He suppressed his excitement and whispered, Xiao Chen is dead?
The ck-d old man replied, I dont know about that. As of now, there is no news from either side. However, Young City Master, you can rest assured. Even if he managed to flee alive, he would be severely injured. If he still dares toe to the King conferral ceremony Hehe!
He ended with a sinisterugh.
Xia Houjue revealed a simr smile. If Xiao Chen came to the King conferral ceremony in such a state, he would just be asking for humiliation; he would end up ying a supporting role to Xia Houjue.
Chapter 994 - The Hidden Trump Card
Chapter 994: The Hidden Trump Card
The Asura Races Young Chief, Lan Shaobai,es to offer congrattions!
The Mountain Giant Races Ren Kongjuees to offer congrattions!
The two ancient-race genius experts handed over their invitations, and someone announced their arrival in a loud voice.
This annunciation immediately attracted many gazes, as these two were considered peak outstanding talents of the younger generation.
Unexpectedly, these two showed up at the Martial God Pces King conferral ceremony.
After them, more famous outstanding young talents appeared one by one. There was the Young Sect Master of the Heavenly Starry Oceans Profound Water Sect and even a mysterious person from the Cyclic Astral Pce.
Then, the Peacock Kings descendant and the Spirit Fox Kings adoptive daughter and disciple made a personal trip here, attracting everyones attention.
Greetings and congrattions rang out steadily. There were also major characters from the Ghost Domain, Corpse Domain, and Profound Domain. Descendants of Sovereign Martial Emperors came one after another, giving rise to waves of surprised exmations.
Xia Houjue, who was standing on the tall tform, frowned slightly. He was very much aware that his reputation could not attract so many people over.
That fellows reputation really spread far and wide. However, this is fine as well. I will use your reputation to boost my King conferral ceremony.
At the VIP seats of the Supreme Sky Sect, Yue Chenxi and Gong Yangyu looked everywhere, trying to find that familiar white figure. However, they always withdrew their gazes with disappointment every time.
Shui Lingling, who sat between them, bit her lip, frowning. Why is this fellow so worrying? If he still does note, it will be toote.
In a few other ces, some of the people who were on friendly terms with Xiao Chen revealed disappointment and worry in their eyes when they did not see Xiao Chen on the tall tform.
Suddenly, there was a thunderous explosion. It was the Deity Races Di Wuque and Tian Youxiing to offer their congrattions.
Before the eyes of therge crowd, Di Wuque revealed a confident smile on his face as he went to the VIP seats for the Deity Race together with Tian Youxi.
Unexpectedly, Di Wuque came as well. His attendance was outside of several peoples expectations.
After looking around the tall tform and not seeing Xiao Chen, Di Wuque calmed down somewhat and took his seat with Tian Youxi beside him.
After about fifteen minutes, the ck-d old man hosting the ceremony noticed that all the important guests already arrived. He said in a rush, Thank you all, honored guests, foring from afar to witness our Martial God Pces Young Master Xia Houjue being conferred the White Tiger King in this ceremony today.
As the auspicious hour has alreadye, I dere that the King conferral ceremony will now officially begin!
Right after the ck-d old man said that, a giant salvo of loud rumbling booms burst forth from the middle of the za.
Fireworks exploded into a glorious disy of rainbow-colored sparks falling from the sky.
These were artificial mysterious phenomena. They required a lot of resources to make and were normally just five-colored fireworks. This time, for the sake of the King conferral ceremony, the White Emperor City did not stint on the resources, producing the majestic and beautiful seven-colored fireworks.
When the sparks fell, they looked gorgeous.
However, several people in the za looked very anxious, unable to appreciate this beauty.
Who is it?! How dare you barge into the Tianwu za?!
Just when Xiao Bai, Shui Lingling, and some others could no longer sit still, something strange happened. Three loud shouts came from outside the za.
Three puissant Martial God Pce great grandmaster-level Martial Sages unleashed their killing Qi and soared into the air. They wanted to immediately kill this person who was trying to barge into the za.
A vague white figure hovered in the midst of the spark-filled air.
As the sparks showered down, the variety of colors looked rich and diverse.
Who was barging into the Tianwu za?
Which person did not know that the Martial God Pce, which had many experts, was in charge of this ce? How bold was that person to dare to cause trouble here?
The resounding shouts attracted everyones attention. All the outstanding talents and sect experts looked over.
The three Martial God Pce great grandmaster-level Martial Sages were very vicious with their moves, not holding back at all.
These three great grandmaster-level Martial Sages used their best Martial Techniques, causing the sky to tremble and light to appear everywhere. They locked down on the space, sending the sparks flying all around and strong winds blowing.
An indistinct White Tiger image appeared behind their backsthe Holy Beast Martial Spirit. These three people were great grandmaster-level Martial Sages of the White Emperor City.
This person is going to die.
The boundless sparks and winds, the storm in the air veiled the new arrival. Only a vague silhouette was visible.
Although no one knew who hade, these three great grandmaster-level Martial Sages of the Martial God Pce were from a Holy Land, the White Emperor City.
These three great grandmaster-level Martial Sages attacked with all their strength at lightning speed. The aura and might they held were sufficient to kill an ordinary great grandmaster-level Martial Sage.
Based on the arrivals age and appearance, as well as aura, he did not seem to be a great grandmaster-level Martial Sage. How could he survive?
Qiang!
However, just as the threes Martial Techniques neared that person, a saber hum resounded. A bright saber light eclipsed the zing sun in the sky.
Night suddenly fell. There was only a saber light that looked as bright and resplendent as the moon.
wless night, a perfect and wless moon.
An explosion rang out in the air, and the moonlight disappeared. The three great grandmaster-level Martial Sages went flying back one kilometer.
Everyone in the entire za was shocked. One person faced three great grandmaster-level Martial Sages and survived. Moreover, this person knocked back the three. Who exactly was this person?
The white figure slowly flew over. His clothes and hair fluttered as he crossed the sparks filling the air and slowly headed towards the tall tform.
Stop him!
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Figures shot up from the ground, the weakest of which were grandmaster-level Martial Sages. Many were great grandmaster-level Martial Sages.
If an outsider managed to barge into the King conferral ceremony, that would be a great joke.
Ding ding dang dang! As the figures hair fluttered, saber hums rang out like the twangs of a zither. A wondrous melody resounded in the air as boundless saber intent reverberated in the sky.
That white figure gently shed past the Martial Sages that shot up.
As that figure came nearer, his countenance became clear. Several peoples expressions changed as they cried out in shock, Xiao Chen!
After passing thest great grandmaster-level Martial Sage in the way, Xiao Chennded on the tall tform. Then, he flung his arm out and tossed his identity medallion to the old man beside Xia Houjue.
Neither haughty nor humble, Xiao Chen said in a calm tone, The Supreme Sky Sects Xiao Chen is here to be conferred King. I am slightlyte. I apologize for that.
When the ck-d old man saw the name on the identity medallion, his expression turned dark. Within the Martial God Pce, he was the trusted subordinate of the White Emperor Citys Holy Master. Otherwise, he would not have been given the responsibility of hosting this King conferral ceremony.
Xiao Chens calm words verified his identity, kicking off a hugemotion in the za.
It really is Xiao Chen. He is really here!
It is not just a rumor. Did the Deity Races ten great grandmaster-level Martial Sages injure him? Why does he not look injured at all?
At the VIP seats for the Supreme Sky Sect, Shui Lingling revealed a gentle smile and heaved a sigh of relief.
It is good that Xiao Chen came. As long as he lives, there is always hope.
Xiao Bai, who was beside Kong Yuan and Yuan Xu, smiled so broadly that her eyes were reduced to crescent slits.
The Ghost Races Qing Cheng smiled faintly. This fellow did not disappoint her in the end; he finally managed to arrive.
The Full Moon Pavilions Feng Xingsheng, the Ximen ns Ximen Bao, and the battle-realm genius Niu Deng and many others were all shocked, not expecting this development.
After all the danger and obstructions, Xiao Chen still made it to the King conferral ceremony on schedule.
Some were in shock, some were disappointed, some rejoiced, and some raged.
The Deity Races Di Wuques face sank. Xiao Chen was alive, and there was no news of the Deity Races great grandmaster-level Martial Sages. There could only be one conclusion.
Those great grandmaster-level Martial Sages who erected Deity Statues had all died at Xiao Chens hands.
At the Corpse Races VIP seats, Xing Jue, the personal disciple of the Corpse God Pces Heaven Punishing Corpse God, asked the Underworld Fire Sovereigns descendant Wei Hua, This person is Xiao Chen? He is the one who defeated you and Long Fei as well as the Iron Hand Sovereigns descendant, Kui Dou?
In the Corpse God Pce, aside from the Corpse God, there were four other Sovereign Martial Emperors, who each also controlled one faction: the Underworld Fire Sovereign, the White Bone Sovereign, the Death me Sovereign, and the Ghost Fire Sovereign.
In the past, there had also been the Iron Hand Sovereign, who focused on cultivating the physical body. However, he had long since left the Corpse God Pce and was not counted among them.
Murderous intent shed in Wei Huas eyes as he replied through clenched teeth, It is him!
Xing Jue raised an eyebrow, and his lips curled up. He did not say anything; no one could tell what he was thinking.
Xiao Chens appearance was unexpected, catching the ck-d old man off guard. He did not know what to say.
Senior, is my identity fake?
The ck-d old man recovered his wits and handed the identity medallion back to Xiao Chen. Your identity is real.
Xiao Chen asked indifferently, In that case, can we start the King conferral ceremony?
Xia Houjue, who was at the side, smiled coldly and said, You speak so certainly about it. However, whether you can be conferred King or not remains to be seen. In the King conferral ceremony, experts of the same generation can challenge you. If you get beaten up by another, there would not be any need to continue conferring Kingship on you.
Narrowing his eyes, Xiao Chen turned his head to look at Xia Houjue and smiled. Brother Xia, you are really confident. How about we exchange pointers first before being conferred Kings?
At the provocation, Xia Houjue was about to agree. The ck-d old man advised quickly, Young Master, dont be rash. Get conferred King first.
At the same time, the old man sent a voice projection, Dont make a move on him first. Later, someone else will deal with him. Wait for everyone to offer their congrattions. The Holy Master already made arrangements. We will make him look like a clown first.
Xia Houjue snorted coldly and ignored Xiao Chen. The offering of congrattions was actually apetition of connections.
He was confident that with the status of the White Tiger Holy Master, everyone in the Tianwu Domain would give him face.
Under the pressure of the Holy Master, no one in the Tianwu Domain, aside from the Supreme Sky Sect, woulde and offer Xiao Chen congrattions.
At that time, the unending stream of people congratting him would form a stark contrast to the other sides lonely situation.
The King conferral ceremony officially began. The ck-d old man started reading out all of Xia Houjues aplishments, speaking eloquently and grandly.
Xia Houjue, one million military merits, making great contributions. The Martial God Pce awards the title White Tiger King. The Martial God Pce also bestows one hundred bottles of Sage Grade Medicinal Pills, one Heaven Ranked Cultivation Technique, one King Grade Secret Treasure, and one set of White Tiger King Armor.
After speaking about Xia Houjues military merits, the ck-d old man went on to list the many rewards that the Martial God Pce was going to give him, all of them worth cities.
Music rang out, and beautiful girls on both sides of the tall tform came in and helped Xia Houjue put on the White Tiger King Armor that was gleaming with light.
On the orders of Sect Master Qian Yunfeng, the Flowing Cloud Sect congrattes Young Master Xia Houjue on being conferred King and hereby presents a Peak Spirit Vein.
Chapter 995 - Ice Immortal Pearl
Chapter 995: Ice Immortal Pearl
After Xia Houjue put on the White Tiger King Armor, he looked very mighty. A sect immediately came forward to present a gift.
This sect offered a Peak Spirit Vein. The wealth of a Rank 9 sect was indeed extraordinary.
As Xia Houjue received the gifts, he smiled faintly and looked yfully at Xiao Chen.
The Thousand Mystery Sect congrattes Young Master Xia Houjue on being conferred King. We hereby offer up fifty tons of ck Patterned Gold.
The Clear Water Sect congrattes Young Master Xia Houjue on being conferred King. We hereby offer up fifty tons of one-thousand-year-old Profound Iron.
The Blood Saber Pavilion congrattes Young Master Xia Houjue on being conferred King. We hereby offer up a peak King Grade Secret Treasure.
Given the connections of the White Emperor Citys Holy Master, all the Rank 9 sects of the Tianwu Domain, aside from the Supreme Sky Sect, offered gifts. The scene looked very majestic.
This procession continued for an hour before the number of people from the Tianwu Domain offering gifts dwindled down.
Delighted, Xia Houjue smiled. He purposely waved at Xiao Chen and said, Brother Xiao, there are too many gifts, my hands are rather tired from epting them. If Brother Xiao does not receive any gifts, you cane overter and pick a few.
The ck-d old man smiled and said, This is the difference between a Holy Land and an ordinary sect. Some people are so bold, even daring to be conferred King together with Young Master Xia.
Xiao Chen frowned, not understanding what there was to be pleased about. He only cared about the title of Azure Dragon King. Aside from this, the rest was pointless.
As for congrattions and gifts, he really did not care about them. All he cared about now was his title.
Xia Houjue was the White Tiger King. Would Xiao Chen be the White Robed King or the Azure Dragon King?
If it was the former, then there was no need for Xiao Chen to remain at this King conferral ceremony. He would beat up Xia Houjue and vent out all his frustrations before leaving.
If it was the Azure Dragon King, he could endure his frustration for now and vent itter.
The announcement of Xia Houjues title was already finished. Next up was receiving his insignia and pledging loyalty to the Martial God Pce. After these, he would truly be the Martial God Pces White Tiger King.
Xia Houjue would be able to dere his own King title outside. Within the Martial God Pces territory, he would receive special treatment.
However, Xiao Chens King title had to be announced, and he needed to receive congrattions and gifts first before Xia Houjue could receive his insignia.
The ck-d old man took out the Martial God Pces announcement reluctantly. Xiao Chen, one million military merits, conferred the Azure Dragon King by the Thunder Sovereign himself.
Compared to Xia Houjues lengthy announcement, the ck-d old mans announcement of Xiao Chens King title was much simpler, his tone clearly unwilling and half-hearted.
However, these meager words, especially thest few by the Thunder Sovereign himself caused everyone present to suck in a deep breath of air.
Xiao Chens title was actually personally conferred by the Thunder Sovereign, the strongest expert of the human race, a legend from the same period as the Azure Emperor. To everyone, this was not a minor matter.
When Xia Houjue saw everyones reactions, he felt displeased. He thought to himself, Just wait. Lets see how many gifts you receive.
Lets see how pleased you will be when you receive a pile of rubbish.
The Supreme Sky Sects Shui Lingling congrattes Xiao Chen on being conferred King!
When the ck-d old man finished reading the announcement, Shui Lingling flew over holding a wooden box. She walked over to Xiao Chen after shended and smiled. Junior Brother, congrattions on being conferred King. This is my gift.
Xiao Chen received the wooden box and was not in a rush to open it. He raised his head and said, Thank you, Senior Sister.
Are you not going to open it to take a look? Shui Lingling blinked.
Standing at the side, Xia Houjue mocked, It is just trash. How could he have the nerve to open it?
Xiao Chen frowned. He was already extremely frustrated with the Three Holy Lands, especially the City Master of the White Emperor City.
It was not an exaggeration to say that his path to being conferred Kingship was filled with death.
Fortunately, the Thunder Sovereign stood up for him and helped him obtain the Azure Dragon King title, so Xiao Chen did not want to cause trouble now.
When Xiao Chen gently opened the wooden box, cold Qi surged out. The sky instantly filled with dancing snowkes.
A pure and transparent cold pearl in the box slowly flew out, and snow immediately started drifting through the entire Tianwu za.
Someone stretched out his hand and caught a snowke. Then, his expression changed drastically as he eximed, That is the long-lost Ice Immortal Pearl. Legend says that it is a treasure of the Immortal Epoch. After refining it, one can immediatelyprehend a Great Perfection will of ice.
That thing actually exists. It is a treasure that can allow one toprehend one more will.
Exmations resounded everywhere. Everyone revealed an envious gaze as they stared at the wooden box in Xiao Chens hand.
Just this one Ice Immortal Pearl already surpassed all the gifts that Xia Houjue received.
Xia Houjues face darkened slightly. He had not expected Shui Lingling to give such a precious gift.
Furthermore, he called it trash earlier. This was pping his own face; he dearly wanted to find a hole in the ground to hide in.
Xiao Chen put away the Ice Immortal Pearl and smiled at Xia Houjue. Brother Xia, you are really worldly-wise. I wonder, how many of such trash do you have?
Xiao Chens purposeful emphasis on the word trash caused Xia Houjues expression to turn even darker, but Xia Houjue could not find any words to rebut.
Dont be too pleased yet. I will stand here and watch. See if anyone else from the Tianwu Domain wille to offer you congrattions and gifts.
Xia Houjue was about to expire from frustration. After quite a while, he finally managed to squeeze out these words. He really could not think of any other retort.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly and did not argue. He performed a cupped-fist salute and gave thanks to Shui Lingling. This was a gift that even he found hard to reject.
Hehe! Xiao Baies to congratte Elder Brother Xiao Chen on being conferred the Azure Dragon King.
While Xia Houjue waited to see Xiao Chen be a joke, a youngdy ran over and proffered a wooden box as well.
This youngdy looked very beautiful, so pretty she could cause the downfall of a kingdom, yet she possessed a lively and youthful aura, which made that extremely pretty face looked quite extraordinary.
However, Xia Houjue had never heard the name Xiao Bai before.
Right after Xia Houjue spoke, someone immediately came forward to offer congrattions, pping his face. Furthermore, it was a name that he never heard before, infuriating him.
Earlier, Shui Lingling already embarrassed Xia Houjue. Now, he could no longer hold back. He said, Where did this wild girle from? Xiao Chen, only such an unremarkable person woulde and offer congrattions to you!
Totally ignoring Xia Houjue, Xiao Bai looked at Xiao Chen with a smile. Elder Brother Xiao Chen, open it and take a look. This is something that I pestered Adoptive Father for a long time for before he agreed. He said that you will need to use it soon.
Seeing that Xiao Bai did not even bother with him, Xia Houjue became even angrier. Who was he? He was a Holy Scion of the Tianwu Domain, the White Tiger King, an outstanding talent of the younger generation.
Despite all this, this girl dared to ignore him entirely, treating him as air.
Xia Houjue could not help the anger in his heart from rising. He secretly circted his energy and tapped the ground with his foot. Formless energy immediately struck the box, causing cracks to appear on it.
Seeing this, Xia Houjueughed loudly and said, She is indeed an unremarkable person. The box that contains the treasure cannot even withstand the wind. With such a box, the item inside must be rubbish as well.
Bang!
The wooden box shattered, and a golden light shed. A golden Roaming Dragon circled in the air.
Drizzle! Drizzle! Drizzle! Golden spiritual rain spattered down. The ambient Spiritual Energy in the entire Tianwu za instantly became more than a hundred times thicker.
Someone opened their mouth and swallowed the golden Spiritual Rain.
This person immediately felt refreshed, and his Law Energy improved significantly. His expression changed radically, his eyes nearly popping out. He quavered, This is a Holy Spirit Vein! This is really a Holy Spirit Vein! Something only weaker than a King Spirit Vein.
Most Rank 9 sects possessed only one Holy Spirit Vein. It was something used to hold down Luck in the sect.
There were even unwritten rules about Holy Spirit Veins. Only sects with a Holy Spirit Vein were worthy of being a Rank 9 sect.
To put it in a slightly more exaggerated way, with a Holy Spirit Vein, it would not be difficult to establish a Rank 9 sect.
The entire za stirred. Several people immediately circted their energy and opened their mouths to gulp down the golden spiritual rain in the air, inplete disregard of their own statuses.
In a Rank 9 sect, only a few inner sect Elders could use a Holy Spirit Vein, and that for a very limited time.
Once the time was over, these Elders had to stop.
At this moment, a Holy Spirit Vein revealed itself. The cultivators who had never seen a Holy Spirit Vein before naturally could not contain their excitement.
Xia Houjues face turned ashen. Then, as his mouth hung open, his face flushed red. He was inplete shock, unable to speak a word.
Whoosh!
Two figures quickly flew out, each holding a seal. They quickly suppressed the Holy Spirit Vein. Then, they said angrily to Xia Houjue, Xia Houjue, what guts you have, to be so unbridled before the Spirit Fox Kings adoptive daughter!
Where did your couragee from? In the eyes of the Spirit Fox King, you are just a minor character!
The moment these words came out, themotion in the crowd stopped. When the guests looked at Xia Houjue, they now revealed expressions of sympathy.
Who could have imagined that aside from being very pretty, this girl with the very ordinary name was actually the Spirit Fox Kings adoptive daughter?
Who was the Spirit Fox King? That was one of the five strongest experts of the Kunlun Realm, together with the Thunder Sovereign, the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign, Heaven Punishing Corpse God, and East Mountain Ghost Monarch.
In terms of might and strength, these people were all much stronger than the White Emperor Citys City Master, the White Tiger Holy Master.
Even if the top person of the Tianwu Domain, the Thunder Sovereign, were here, he would not dare to call such a person a minor character. Nevertheless, Xia Houjue had actually done so.
This was truly a great joke before these people from all over the world.
When pping himself, Xia Houjue really put in too much strength.
Xiao Bai carefully put away the Holy Spirit Vein and said with a smile, I will not argue with baddies. Today is Elder Brother Xiao Chens big day, the day he is conferred King. I will not be angry.
The already frightened ck-d old man heaved a sigh of relief. If the other party harped on this, this matter would blow up into a major incident.
Hehe! Elder Brother Xiao Chen, do you like it? If you do, Ill ask Adoptive Father to give you a few more. Xiao Bai looked at Xiao Chen in anticipation.
When the others heard this, they could not help but want to vomit blood. The Spirit Fox Kings adoptive daughter was indeed extraordinary. She treated Holy Spirit Veins like buns, giving out more when another liked it.
Xiao Chen epted the Holy Spirit Vein. He felt helpless in his heart, not knowing how to reply.
If he said he liked it, the Spirit Fox King would probably feel like chopping him down. How could these Holy Spirit Veins be treated like buns? For the Spirit Fox King to give him one was already a gargantuan favor.
However, if he said he did not like it, Xiao Bai would be extremely disappointed.
Fortunately, Yuan Xu and Kong Yuan were here. They quickly came to Xiao Chens rescue and pulled Xiao Bai off. Shichen, we should go down first. There are still others here to offer their congrattions. Lets not dy this.
Chapter 996 - True Wealth
Chapter 996: True Wealth
Xiao Bai looked below the tall tform. There was indeed a group of people there who had arrived a while back and waited for a long time.
She stuck her tongue out and smiled with embarrassment before quickly going down with Yuan Xu and Kong Yuan.
Following that, a group of people came up. The one leading them was an old man whose cultivation was not very high, barely a peak Martial Monarch. He looked very ordinary.
The group of people apanying the old man carried a two-hundred-meter-long metal box. They seemed to be struggling as they walked behind him.
The old man performed a cupped-fist salute as he said, Under the orders of our Young Master Ye Chen, wee forth to congratte you on being conferred King and present a meager gift. I hope we are not disrespectful.
Ye Chen?
This was a name that Xia Houjue had never heard of before. He already learned his lesson earlier, so he looked at the ck-d old man. The old man shook his head to indicate that he never heard of such a person in the Kunlun Continent, either.
Of all the famous factions, none was lead by someone with the family name Ye.
Xia Houjue was very confident that this person spent money to purchase his invitation to provide support for Xiao Chen.
He smiled coldly to himself. I dont believe that all your friends are major characters who stand at the top. The servant is only a peak Martial Monarch. How strong can the master be?
Originally, Xia Houjue nned on using this portion of the ceremony to embarrass Xiao Chen deeply before he was formally conferred King.
However, who would have imagined that while the Supreme Sky Sect was indeed the only one to present a gift from the Tianwu Domain, the gift was so precious that it eclipsed all the gifts that he receivedbined?
After that, when the Spirit Fox Kings adoptive daughter presented her gift, Xia Houjue was further embarrassed.
Since when had Xia Houjue ever been so embarrassed, especially before all the outstanding talents of the world? How could he endure this frustration?!
Xia Houjue circted his Law Energy and held his hand up, sending out a st of energy consisting of Holy Might.
This blow caught the old man off guard. How could he have anticipated that Xia Houjue would attack him? He vomited a mouthful of blood and went flying back.
Men! Carefully check this persons invitation and check his identity. Do you think any random person can juste to my King conferral ceremony? What a scandal!
Although Xia Houjue had a dark expression, he secretly felt very pleased. Xiao Chen, lets see how you are going to deal with this. Just a person who came in by buying his ticket, yet he is not ashamed toe and offer his congrattions.
Today, I will beat him up in front of everyone. What can you do to me?
Pa!
A resounding p rang out. Xiao Chen revealed murderous intent in his eyes. He had thrown a p in the time it took for a spark to fly.
Since I can no longer endure it, there is no need for me to endure it!
The White Emperor Citys Holy Master secretly made moves on me on my path to Kingship, contriving dangers around me and nearly preventing me from making it to the King conferral ceremony.
I managed to get all the way here after so much difficulty, yet this fellow picks on everything, mocking them with his words.
Keeping the big picture in mind, I endured over and over again. However, this fellow persists in pushing things. He actually even attacked the person that my friend sent to congratte me.
So, Xiao Chen did something that no one expected. Before the eyes of everyone, he pped the Holy Scion and sent him flying.
Not only Xia Houjue was stunned by this p. Everyone was stunned as well.
Before the eyes of the world, right under the nose of the Martial God Pce, Xiao Chen sent Xia Houjue flying with a p.
The p was loud since Xiao Chen used a lot of force. Everyone in the Tianwu za heard that resounding p.
Even Di Wuque sitting next to Tian Youxi fell into a slight daze. He murmured, He is too sharp. I have to stop him this time. Otherwise, he will be a problem.
Many others thought the same as Di Wuque. Xia Houjue was clearly trying to make things difficult for Xiao Chen, purposely injuring the person who came to present him with a gift, embarrassing him.
Who could have known that Xiao Chen would be so decisive, that he would react immediately in the fiercest manner?
Since you dare to hit my people, I dare to hit your face. If you want to see who can be more ruthless, lets see who can y to the end.
Murderous intent shed on the previously calm face of the Corpse God Pces personal disciple, Xing Jue. No one knew what he was thinking.
A few of the people who had a beef with Xiao Chen and were preparing to seek trouble with him during the King conferral ceremony all showed unsightly expressions.
You dare to p me!
Xia Houjue revealed an expression of extreme rage. He stretched out his hand, and a figure roared. The clouds came from the dragon, but the wind came from the tiger. As the tiger roared, violent winds blew.
Violent wind? What was a violent wind? What did a wind need before it could be called violent?
It had to have power, boundless power. Higher than the sky, wider than the ground, vaster than the sea, and more ferocious than the river.
The wind that Xia Houjue gathered could truly be called violent. By just pointing, he summoned wind from all directions and created a ck tornado that sucked Xiao Chen in.
Rumble!
A gale blew, and bolts of lightning tore across the sky. The clouds pressed low, and heavy rain poured down.
Wind, rain, and lightning. First came the wind, followed by the rain and lightning shing and rumbling.
By pointing and using wind as the foundation, Xia Houjue materialized aplete mysterious phenomenon that instantly allowed the might of his finger to increase tenfold.
In his rage, when Xia Houjue attacked, he materialized the mysterious phenomenon of wind, rain, and lightning as he struck at Xiao Chen. A violent aura spread out from his body.
When everyone in the Tianwu za felt Xia Houjues sharpness and will, they only had one word in mind: violent!
I really underestimated Xia Houjue. I did not expect that just one finger of his was so mighty.
Holy Scion. After all, he is a Holy Scion. I wonder how Xiao Chen is doing in there.
He is probably not in a good state. Xia Houjue gathered momentum too fast with this move. Wind blew and rain fell; lightning soon followed. If one were within a hundred meters, they would simply have no way to dodge.
The suddenly berserk Xia Houjue changed the situation in the za. It seemed like a battle between a tiger and a dragon was about to take ce.
The strength that Xia Houjue disyed when he attacked without any warning astonished everyone. Unexpectedly, he managed to pull in Xiao Chen. Everyone wondered how Xiao Chen was doing inside the tornado.
Pure moonlight poured out of the ck tornado. A full moon hung high in the air, and the sky turned darka perfect night and a perfect moon, lonely, cold, and quiet.
A gentle breeze blew. The saber sounded like music, like zither and flute, never-ending, echoing like a cool breeze on a mountain peak.
Calm and at ease, not panicking in the face of danger.
One can be as violent as one wants, but the bright moon will still shine on the river; one can be as harsh and unreasonable as one wants, but the cool breeze will still blow in the mountain valley.
The energy will eventually be exhausted. No matter how violent he is, I remain unmoving. What will follow is the wind scattering, the rain stopping, and the lightning breaking.
Xia Houjues expression changed slightly. The might of this move could shake the nine heavens. However, it seemed to have struck cotton, hitting nothing.
The might of one move was, after all, just one move. If he wanted to continue, he would have to change moves.
With a thought, Xia Houjue formed a hand seal with one hand, intending to shift to another move.
Boom!
However, when the energy of Xia Houjues move was running down, a saber light shot out of the ck tornado.
The gale thus dissipated, and the thunderstorm it drove naturally copsed.
It seemed like that berserk strike shattered with the appearance of that saber light.
Just when Xia Houjue was about tounch his second move, Xiao Chen stretched out his hand and took the initiative to counterattack.
The bright moon in the sky turned into a saber Qi and arrived as a surprise attack. Xia Houjue could only scatter his energy and defend. This saber Qi knocked him into the air once again. Blood leaked out of a corner of his lips; he apparently suffered a significant injury.
Young Master Xia, the invitation is not fake. These are the men that the Heavenly Starry Oceans Northern Sea Alliances Alliance Chiefs Young Master sent personally.
Just when the furious Xia Houjue leaped back to his feet, preparing to fight Xiao Chen, the Martial God Pces people finally finished checking this old mans invitation and announced the result.
How can this be?! This group of people is from the Northern Sea Alliance!
Xia Houjue felt somewhat dizzy, losing all his fighting spirit, a chill running down his spine in its stead.
He had actually attacked the Northern Sea Alliances people. The Northern Sea Alliance was far from the Kunlun Continent. It was no wonder he had never heard of Ye Chens name.
However, he had heard of the Northern Sea Alliance before. That was a superpower of the Heavenly Starry Ocean. While they were weaker and not as wealthy as the Martial God Pce, they were much stronger than his White Emperor City. Disasters really do note alone.
First, he offended the Spirit Fox Kings adoptive daughter. Then, he offended the Northern Sea Alliances people. Why were all of Xiao Chens friends demonic geniuses?
When everyone gazed at Xia Houjue, their expressions turned from sympathy to pity.
The White Emperor City had made a lot of preparations for the offering of congrattions and gifts. Most of the major factions of the Tianwu Domain arrived one after another, making Xia Houjue look good.
However, when it came to Xiao Chen, Shui Lingling alone outdid what Xia Houjue received.
Not only did Xia Houjue end up embarrassing himself, but he even offended the Spirit Fox King and the Northern Sea Alliance, two titans of the Kunlun Continent, one after another.
Old sir, are you alright?!
By pping Xia Houjue, Xiao Chen managed to vent some of his frustration, so he lost interest in tangling with him. He quickly went over to the old man that Xia Houjue attacked.
The old man smiled and replied, I am not heavily injured. I will be fine after resting for a while. Young Master said that Young Master Xiao values friendship. And, indeed, you do. You are truly worthy of this gift.
Open the box. Let Young Master Xiao appreciate this gift. The gift that our Young Master sent will not embarrass the Northern Sea Alliance.
Despite having ten peak Martial Monarchs carry this two-hundred-meter-long box, they still struggled.
Everyone had long since felt curious about the boxs contents. Xiao Chens friends seemed to be increasingly incredible.
The Spirit Fox Kings adoptive daughter already gave a Holy Spirit Vein. Could the thing in the box rival a Holy Spirit Vein?
When the cultivators carrying the metal box heard the order to raise its lid, they all heaved sighs of relief. With flips of their hands, they released thetches on the box.
The huge metal lid immediately sprang open.
Roar!
The instant the metal box opened, a long-suppressed dragon roar boomed from it, shaking the surroundings. Surging Dragon Might spread everywhere.
This was different from the Dragon Might that ordinary cultivators imitated. This was the most primeval Dragon Might containing an ancient aura thatsted several tens of thousands of years.
The voice of a True Dragon!
What is contained in there? Such a horrifying Dragon Might! Could it be aplete True Dragons spine?
A two-hundred-meter-long True Dragons spine? That is too extreme. Just how big was this True Dragon when it was alive?
True Dragon bones were worth cities. Their rarity was self-evident. Among the bones, the countless vertebrae of the True Dragons spine were the most precious.
Chapter 997 - Hidden Dragon in the Depths, Soaring to the Sky in One Go
Chapter 997: Hidden Dragon in the Depths, Soaring to the Sky in One Go
Back in the Savage Battlefield, An Junxi had obtained a rare set of True Dragons spine and forged it into the True Dragon Lightning Whip, a Sub-Divine Weapon.
That spine was only ten meters long. Even so, it was already very rare and was sufficient to be made into a Sub-Divine Weapon.
The True Dragons spine before them was two hundred meters long. How horrifying was its value?
There was amon saying, The dragon hides in the depths. This saying appeared to be true. Probably only the Northern Sea Alliance was capable of finding such an enormous True Dragons spine.
The huge metal box was shut quickly. Xiao Chen felt shocked. This gift was of somewhat too great an import, so much import that he did not dare to ept it.
Young Master Xiao, there is no need to think about this. While in the Heavenly Ruin Wastnd, you saved the life of our Young Master. This is an appropriate gift. Furthermore, our Young Master values friendship a lot. Since Young Master Xiao is conferred the Azure Dragon King, you are definitely worthy of the spine of this king among dragons, the old man said casually, his tone indicating that he had a good impression of Xiao Chen. Clearly, that p earlier really helped this old man vent his frustrations as well.
Not far away, Xia Houjue goggled until his eyes nearly popped out. He thought to himself, Trash! A pile of trash!
This trash did not refer to what Xiao Chen received. Instead, it was the gifts that he himself received. Compared to Xiao Chens, they were really all trash.
What was a friend? Xia Houjue seemed to understand a little better now.
The White Emperor Citys Holy Master was very mighty. He relied on his reputation to get the many sects in the Tianwu Domain to offer their congrattions and gifts. These people were not rted to Xia Houjue at all. They came for the sake of giving face to the Holy Master. How could they really present gifts on the level of treasures?
As for Xiao Chens friends, however, although they were few in number, they were friendships obtained with effort and sincerity.
In the future, when these friends were in trouble, Xiao Chen would definitely help them. He would not care even if he had to go through fire and water for them.
In this offering of congrattions, one had nodding acquaintances and was congratted out of face. The other had friends who had been through life and death; what they offered was substance, something that was not just for appearances.
Even if these friends of Xiao Chen were to present only a pile of rubbish, it would be much better than Xia Houjues pile of magnificent but impractical things.
After the Northern Sea Alliances people withdrew, Qi Wuxue, the Young Sect Master of one of the Primal Chaos Domains three peak sects, the Muddy Sky Gate, sent someone to present his congrattions and gifts.
Xia Houjue was familiar with the Muddy Sky Gate. Its strength was currently simr to the White Emperor Citys, although it was not as wealthy.
Even so, the Muddy Sky Gate was one of the three overlords of the Primal Chaos Domain. Xia Houjue did not dare to underestimate the people the Muddy Sky Gate sent.
Moreover, even if an ordinary person came, Xia Houjue would not dare to do anything overboard.
Right now, Xia Houjue was trembling. He no longer dared to keep watching at all. The more he saw people offer up their gifts to Xiao Chen, the more hurt he felt, the more what he received looked like a pile of rubbish. Watching was simply suffocating him.
What Qi Wuxue sent with his people was the Beautiful Mountain and River Paintingthe same one that several major factions had fought over in the Heavenly Ruin Wastnd, and the Muddy Sky Gate had conveniently collected.
This was yet another valuable treasure. It really made everyones eyes turn red with fervor and green with envy.
Following this, the descendant of the Corpse Races White Bone Sovereign, Long Fei, personally delivered his congrattions and gift. However, his gift was rather special. It was a note.
This note had one piece of information on it: the location of the Despair Throne, which was in the Heavenly Starry Ocean. This was a piece of very practical and useful news for Xiao Chen.
Alright, congrattions. Thisdy did not have anything good to give. I can only give you this Soul Gathering Pearl. The Ghost Races Qing Cheng stepped forward and presented her congrattions and gift.
Although Qing Cheng spoke in such a casual manner, her gift still caused quite a stir.
What was the Soul Gathering Pearl used for? When one died, their three spiritual souls and seven physical souls would immediately scatter. If one had the Soul Gathering Pearl, their three spiritual souls and seven physical souls would not scatter.
[Note: Three spiritual souls and seven physical souls is a Taoism concept. After death, the three spiritual souls separated, one to heaven, one to hell, and one lingering at the grave. The seven physical souls are the human aspects, the carnal side of man: joy, anger, grief, fear, love, hate, and desire. The physical souls scattered after death.]
If the physical body was not damaged, the Soul Gathering Pearl could create the miracle of revival within seven days.
Right now, everyones eyes were gleaming when they looked at Xiao Chen like they were looking at a human-shaped treasure trove. If anyone robbed Xiao Chen, they would go from rags to riches.
Young Master Xiao, a stranger asked me to pass this painting to you during your King conferral ceremony. Congrattions on being conferred King.
A Fiend Race cultivator that Xiao Chen did not recognize stepped forward and handed him a painting.
Xiao Chen unfurled the painting, feeling suspicious. Then, he was stunned. There were only two colors in the paintingck and white. The scene that it depicted was the ce beyond the Bridge of Helplessness in the Nine Layers of Purgatory.
Behind the headless K?itigarbha Bodhisattva was an azure-robed man looking at the shattered pieces of the six paths of reincarnation. There was only a back view, and his identity could not be made out clearly.
Aside from this, there was nothing else special. It was just a simple painting.
Everyone was confused. Xiao Chen found it strange. However, his face remained calm. He put away the painting and said to the Fiend Race cultivator, Many thanks. This painting is important to me. An old friend sent it.
That person smiled and said, Young Master Xiao is too polite. It was just a matter of convenience.
There were not many people presenting congrattions and gifts to Xiao Chen. Compared to the grand scene of hundreds of sectsing to present their congrattions and gifts to Xia Houjue, it was much lonelier.
However, by this point in time, everyone knew that the main character of this King conferral ceremony was no longer Xia Houjue but Xiao Chen.
Or perhaps it was better to say that the main character never changed; it had been Xiao Chens King conferral ceremony from the start.
Just when everyone thought all these shocking things were finally over, a gift from the Chaotic Demonic Sea shocked everyone again, leaving them thunderstruck.
The new Empress of the Chaotic Demonic Seas Merfolk Race came to offer her congrattions and giftthe Sea Monarch Crown, an Emperor Grade Secret Treasure. This was a bona fide Emperor Grade Secret Treasure that the Sea Monarch had once used.
Xiao Chen epted the Sea Monarch Crown. Although he knew that Yao Yan possessed the Thorn Sovereign Circlet and did not need this Sea Monarch Crown, it was still an Emperor Grade Secret Treasure, one that the Sea Monarch had used. Nevertheless, Yao Yan gave it away just like that.
It looked like Yao Yan had been feeling guilty over the matters at the Sea Monarch Pce all the while.
Finally, the segment of presenting congrattions and gifts was over with Xia Houjue just a joke inparison to Xiao Chen, his pride no longer intact.
In some VIP seats in the distance, the Phoenixs Passion Pces Nuan Muyun and the Divine Martial Gates Feng Wuji both revealed expressions of lingering fear.
Back then, when the Three Holy Lands were nning to use one of them to suppress Xiao Chen, because of theirck of ambition, these two had declined and given the chance to Xia Houjue.
If back then, these two had not rejected that role, the ones standing on the tform might have been them. When they thought of Xia Houjues experience, they trembled in fear.
Nuan Muyun sighed softly, Xia Houjue is a little too entranced with these externalities. He sets too much store by them. If he were more broad-minded, given his talent, he could still grow stronger.
Feng Wuji shook his head and argued, Xia Houjue was previously the strongest of the younger human generation. When Xiao Chen appeared out of nowhere, his mental state was thrown off-kilter. I can understand that. Todays matter might not necessarily bring him only trouble.
Nuan Muyun looked around and said calmly, This Xiao Chen is indeed strong enough. However, he has too many enemies, and his edge is too sharp. There might still be some variables in this King conferral ceremony.
What variables?
Nuan Muyun pointed in a direction and said, Look there, at that white-faced youth in ck. That is the East Mountain Ghost Monarchs personal disciple, Xie Zixuan. The murderous intent in his eyes has not faded since Xiao Chen arrived.
Look at the other side. That is the disciple of the Corpse God Pces Heaven Punishing Corpse God, Xing Jue. He is the strongest of the Corpse Race younger generation. Earlier, when Xiao Chen made a move, I noticed the murderous intent in his eyes as well.
There is also Di Wuque. Until now, I still find this person inscrutable. I cannot figure out what he is thinking.
The backers of these three people are the strongest experts of the Kunlun Realm. They also have the greatest ambition. How can they stand by idly and watch Xiao Chen get conferred King?
Not to mention the other Sovereign Martial Emperors descendants. It is hard to say whether he can sessfully obtain the Azure Dragon Kings insignia.
Feng Wuji looked in the directions that Nuan Muyun pointed at. When she finished speaking, he revealed surprise on his face. Clearly, he had not expected Xiao Chen to have so many strong enemies.
The East Mountain Ghost Monarch, the Heaven Punishing Corpse God, and the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign were experts on the same level as the Thunder Sovereign. Before Xie Zixuan, Xing Jue, and Di Wuque came, they might have even received instructions from those three experts.
Following this was the bestowing of the King insignia. With these insignia, they would gain theplete acknowledgment of the Martial God Pce.
Xiao Chens title of Azure Dragon King would bepletely acknowledged.
Xia Houjue should be able to obtain this insignia very easily. However, it would be rather difficult for Xiao Chen to do so.
Before granting the insignia, the Martial God Pce permitted the younger-generation cultivators toe and challenge the King candidates. Under normal circumstances, these challengers would restrict themselves to a simple exchange of pointers, on ount of the Martial God Pce.
However, right now, the three Holy Masters currently managing the Martial God Pce clearly did not support Xiao Chen. They were even now on the verge of an acrimonious falling-out.
Xiao Chen would not be able to rely on the Martial God Pce, only on himself.
A pretty maidservant carried a tter with the White Tiger Kings insignia gleaming with a silver light. This was a high-quality Secret Treasure.
After the announcement was finished, the pretty maidservant picked up the White Tiger Kings insignia and prepared to pin it to the chest of Xia Houjues robes.
Once the insignia was pinned on, from henceforth, Xia Houjue could openly call himself the White Tiger King.
Chi!
When the insigniapletely pressed onto an upper corner of Xia Houjues chest, it turned into a White Tiger and merged with his clothes. His White Tiger King Armor seemed to change somewhat as well, appearing to be filled with more spirituality.
Indeed, Xia Houjue was sessfully conferred King. No one came to challenge him.
Xia Houjue stood to the side and red at Xiao Chen. He said, Please, go ahead. ording to the Martial God Pces rules, once you fail in being conferred King, you will have to return all the gifts. I look forward to your wondrous expression then.
This kind of person was forever just waiting to see one make a joke of themself. Once one tripped up, they could cast stones at you and mock you.
A maidservant carried over the Azure Dragon Kings insignia. The azure insignia had a dragons image carved on it. It gave off a faint azure light and looked misty like it was an illusion.
Under the ck-d old mans direction, Xiao Chen finished dering his loyalties. Then, the ck-d old man read out some convoluted and overborate words before saying, After a long time, the Azure Dragon Kings insignia, which has been collecting dust for ten thousand years, is now bestowed on you. I hope you will treasure it and take good care of it.
Humph! The Azure Dragon Kings title is very precious. How can the Martial God Pce just casually hand it out to a random person? I, Ren Kongjue, am not convinced of this.
With a cold shout, a tall and burly figurended heavily on the tform. It was the Mountain Giant Races Ren Kongjue.
Bang!
When Ren Kongjues feet alighted on the tform, it was like a mountain crashing to the ground. There was a loud sound, and dust flew all over. A shock wave that could split mountains pressed on space, causing it to ripple like water as it spread out.
Its here, Xiao Chen said to himself. He was as calm as still water.
What shoulde finally came. Xiao Chen intended to put an end to all the past grudges at this King conferral ceremony.
I will defeat anyone who obstructs me from being conferred King. No one can avoid defeat at my hands if I desire it.
Who was Ren Kongjue? He was an outstanding talent of an ancient race, the Mountain Giant Race. In recent times, he appeared at the Starry Heaven Silver Lake, showing off his brightness and daring topete with Di Wuque.
Ren Kongjuesnding had kicked up dust and sand and caused an earthquake that could split mountains. This showed how strong he was.
Chapter 998 - The Most Crucial Hurdle
Chapter 998: The Most Crucial Hurdle
Bang!
Xiao Chen pointed his finger. A saber light like that of the moon easily sliced the shock wave, sand, and dust surging over.
Ren Kongjue was tall and burly. His shoulders were broad, and his legs were thick. Just by standing there, he gave off strong pressure.
When the ck-d old man saw this, he rejoiced andughed, My Martial God Pce has always been fair. We never fear challenges from others. Xiao Chen, if you embarrass the Martial God Pce, then there is no need for you to keep this Azure Dragon Kings insignia.
Shui Lingling bit her lip, and her expression turned grave. The most crucial hurdle finally came.
The other party tried to use the righteousness of the Martial God Pce to apply pressure. He was clearly being petty, but he twisted the words to make himself sound righteous. What he said was grandiloquent and prevented one from finding excuses to reject.
In past King conferral ceremonies, there were challenges as well. However, the Martial God Pce would use their strong influence to speak with the challengers in advance, getting them to stop when appropriate, so there would not be any problems.
Now that Xiao Chen was being conferred King, the Martial God Pce would naturally not intervene on his behalf. If he was not careful, this King conferral ceremony would not be able to continue.
The Three Holy Lands could not openly stop Xiao Chen from being conferred King. They could only y some dirty tricks in secret.
It had to be said that this move was very useful.
First, the Three Holy Lands sent people to block Xiao Chen, trying to prevent him from arriving on time. Then, even if he managed to make it, he would face the challenges of his enemies. When he was already drained, they would wear him down with numbers, trying to force him to give up on being conferred King.
I, Wei Hua, am not convinced!
Seeing the ck-d old mans attitude, the Underworld Fire Sovereigns descendant Wei Hua made up his mind and leaped onto the tform.
I, Kui Dou, am not convinced, either. Xiao Chen, you are not qualified to be conferred King! The figure of the Iron Hand Sovereigns descendant shed, and he arrived on the tform.
Three outstanding talents instantly appeared on the tform, each of them with frightening backgroundsall backed by Sovereign Martial Emperors. The cultivators watching all felt a chill in their hearts.
Xiao Chens friends were all extraordinary demonic geniuses. However, his opponents were all terrifyingly strong as well. A regr person who offended just one of them would not have any more good days in the future.
On the other hand, Xiao Chen had offended three in one go, which meant that he might face some problems on his path to Kingship.
Whoosh! Whoosh!
It was not over yet. Two people flew over in the sky: Xia Dongyang and Xiao Qinghan of the Primal Chaos Domains Heavenly Music Sect and Frost Moon Pce. The two stood side by side and also said they were not convinced, expressing their stance.
The Frost Moon Pce and Heavenly Music Sect were peak factions of the Primal Chaos Domain. They were sects with Sovereign Martial Emperors leading them. Even against the backdrop of the entire Kunlun Realm, they were extremely strong factions.
Damn! This is too excessive. Five peak outstanding talents all came out together. With such a lineup, who in the same generation can survive this?
This is too much. It looks like the Martial God Pce never intended to let Xiao Chen seed in being conferred King. Otherwise, they would not have sent invitations to these people.
It looks like the Azure Dragon Kings insignia is going to continue collecting dust.
In all of the Martial God Pces history, this is probably the hardest King conferral ceremony to seed in.
In the next moment, Xiao Chen, who seemed to have a boundless future, fell into desperate straits in the eyes of the audience. Several people sighed, indignant at his mistreatment.
Far in the distance, the few true experts, the descendants and disciples of the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign, Heaven Punishing Corpse God, and East Mountain Ghost Monarch, all remained still, watching coldly.
These people possessed good eyes; they could tell that Xiao Chen seemed different today. Hence, they were not rash. However, if they saw an opportunity, they would definitely not hesitate to strike a killing blow.
If the crowd knew that these three people were not happy about Xiao Chen being conferred King, they would be extremely shocked.
When Xia Houjue saw this scene, he could not help but feel ted. The heavens are helping me. Today, I, Xia Houjue, am still the main character of this King conferral ceremony.
Xiao Chen, even if you have more friends and gained so much glory when they offered their congrattions and gifts, you will have to return everything after you fail to be conferred King. Your failure will probably be a shadow in your heart for life; you will forever be unable to be a Martial Emperor.
The ck-d old man was slightly stunned, not having expected so many people with powerful backings to be unconvinced of Xiao Chens being conferred King.
The ck-d old man could not help but mutter to himself, Although the Thunder Sovereign does not care about most matters and is frequently in closed-door cultivation, if Xiao Chen really gets beaten to death here, even the three Holy Masters would not be able to ount for this to the Thunder Sovereign.
He picked up the Azure Dragon Kings insignia, saying, Xiao Chen, it looks like your reputation is insufficient. There are so many people not convinced that you should be conferred King. It is better that you leave the Azure Dragon Kings insignia with the Martial God Pce for safekeeping.
Xiao Chen retorted impolitely without any expression on his face, It is just some nobodies shouting, and that means my reputation is insufficient? Old Sir, I think you are either senile or blind.
Xia Houjue berated, Xiao Chen, what great courage you have! Even before you are conferred King, you dare to be so rude to a senior of the Martial God Pce. The Old Sir was not willing to see you beaten to death by others; thats why he advised you out of the kindness of his heart, yet you are unable toprehend that. Instead, you scolded him and humiliated him. How arrogant of you!
Xiao Chen could not help butugh loudly. Haha! I dontprehend kindness? That is simply twisting the facts. You know it clearly. You think that I am arrogant? In that case, I will boldly reply to that. Trash like you is not worthy of being conferred the White Tiger King.
Bang!
Ignoring the other five people, Xiao Chen turned around and charged at Xia Houjue.
Xiao Chens body became like a saber, sharp and ever-changing. The simple palm strike actually felt like it was saber-filled. Wind came from everywhere. The sabers sharpness was unparalleled.
Xia Houjue felt that Xiao Chens palm strike flooded the entire area with danger; there was no ce to run and no ce to hide.
However, Xia Houjue possessed a deep cultivation, having already advanced to grandmaster-level Martial Sage. He did not panic at this, believing that he could easily exchange a hundred moves with Xiao Chen.
Before ten moves were over, the five people at the side would not be able to resist attacking. At that time, when they worked together, they would be able topletely cripple Xiao Chen.
Xia Houjue pointed, and a strong wind blew. A bright light shot out, trying to block Xiao Chen.
However, something strange happened. Xiao Chens palm strike seemed ordinary. However, it shattered Xia Houjues attack easily like the autumn wind sweeping away fallen leaves.
By the time Xia Houjue reacted, Xiao Chen had already grabbed hold of his wrist. Instantly, thousands of des struck. A light shed, leaving Xia Houjues White Tiger King Armor riddled with holes.
The White Tiger Kings insignia, which had just been pinned on it, fell off and hit the ground with a bang. Then, Xiao Chen flung out his hand with twenty-five thousand tons of force, sending Xia Houjue flying like a meteor. Before Xia Houjue could even react, he was hurled far away without a trace.
From everyones broad perspective, Xia Houjue seemed to fly out of Tianwu City. He continued hurtling, not stopping for a long time.
Then, he crashed into a mountain about fifty kilometers outside the city, shattering the peak at the middle.
Xia Houjue vomitedrge mouthfuls of blood. Then, he pushed off the heavy rocks on top of him with much difficulty and looked around in confusion. He was the wilderness with peaks all around. Grass and trees were everywhere with no one in sight.
After coughing twice and vomiting some more blood, Xia Houjue cursed, Damn! Where is this?!
One second earlier, he had been in the bustling, flower-filled Tianwu za. How was it that in the next second, he had arrived in the deste mountains? These were two entirely different ces. He simply could not figure it out.
Back at the Tianwu za, only Xiao Chen had made a move in this short time. When he used his full strength, he had revealed his cultivation.
Great grandmaster-level Martial Sage!
Xiao Chen actually advanced to great grandmaster-level Martial Sage. No wonder he could defeat Xia Houjue in one move when catching him off guard.
Everyone was shocked. Great grandmaster-level Martial Sage. Xiao Chen actually advanced to great grandmaster-level Martial Sage without anyone knowing. Even the most excellent of the younger generation was only a grandmaster-level Martial Sage. How exactly did he cultivate?
When the ck-d old man looked around for Xia Houjue and could not find him anywhere, he shook with anger. You! You are really bold! You even dare to attack the White Tiger King that the Martial God Pce just conferred King.
Holding the White Tiger Kings insignia, Xiao Chen replied calmly, The Martial God Pce has always been fair, never fearing challenges from anyone. This was what Old Sir said yourself. Is that just nonsense?
The ck-d old man felt suffocated. He had indeed said those words earlier. Who would have imagined that Xiao Chen would immediately issue a challenge to Xia Houjue so casually and even throw him out in one move?
Xiao Chen could not be bothered with the ck-d old man. With a flip of his hand, the Lunar Shadow Saber appeared in his grasp, and he stabbed it into the ground.
Bang! When the tip of the scabbard mmed into the ground, cracks spread out.
As Xiao Chens white robes fluttered, he grasped the sabers hilt with his hand, and a boundless aura surged out with a heavy sound. Ren Kongjue and the others involuntarily retreated a step.
Anyone else who dares to say that they are not convinced? Xiao Chen asked indifferently as he looked calmly at the five before him.
Anyone else who dares to say that they are not convinced?!
Xiao Chens words sounded casual, and his gaze was as calm as still water. He eyed the five before him apathetically, not showing any sharpness.
However, that sh of a great grandmaster-level aura and the easy way he broke Xia Houjues move, as well as the subsequent developments, imposed enormous pressure on everyone.
Ren Kongjue and the others felt an oppressive weight as if something was stuffed up their throats, blocking the words not convinced.
Silence filled the entire ce; not a single person spoke. It was like Xiao Chens words shocked and shut everyone up.
One person, one saber, and one sentence suppressed five powerful, outstanding talents into a cold sweat and losing their sharpness.
The Mountain Giant Race had always being hot-tempered. Ren Kongjue simply could not endure this suppressive atmosphere, so he roared, You are just a great grandmaster-level Martial Sage. It is not as if that I have never killed great grandmaster-level Martial Sages before. I am not convinced that you should be conferred the Azure Dragon King. What do you dare do about it?!
These powerful, outstanding talents possessed the ability to fight above their cultivation realm. When Xiao Chen was a peak Superior Grade Martial Sage, he could already fight grandmaster-level Martial Sages.
As a grandmaster-level Martial Sage himself and with the horrifying physical body of the Mountain Giant Race, Ren Kongjue naturally was capable of killing great grandmaster-level Martial Sages as well.
Ren Kongjues words were not false. However, he forgotor maybe he purposely forgotthat Xiao Chen was a demonic genius like him. Xiao Chensprehension ability and Luck were higher than his. How could he equate Xiao Chen with an ordinary great grandmaster-level Martial Sage?
Even if Xiao Chen had not advanced to great grandmaster-level Martial Sage, he would have been able to hold his own against Ren Kongjue. Now that Xiao Chen was a great grandmaster-level Martial Sage, Ren Kongjue stood no chance at all.
After finishing what he had to say, Ren Kongjue charged at Xiao Chen. His body was like a mountain. When he moved, it was like a mountain uprooted. Loud rumbling shook the air continuously.
Chapter 999 - Battle of Talents
Chapter 999: Battle of Talents
As Ren Kongjue ran forward, he made space tremble, creating ripples like those in ake. A regr opponent would already be vomiting blood and defeated just from this, without him even getting close.
If the powerful ancient races did not have any innate talent, how could they be known as a powerful ancient race?
Xiao Chen did not feel surprised at the ripples. He was just waiting for Ren Kongjue to make his move. These people before him were only appetizers. The true major yers were waiting behind, watching coldly.
If he could use less effort here, he would increase his chances of sess.
If these five people attacked together, even though he was at great grandmaster level, when facing these prepared outstanding talents, he would have to exert a lot of effort.
Just facing a single Ren Kongjue alone, an enraged Ren Kongjue at that, was much simpler.
The rippling space squeezed together. However, Xiao Chen already attained a Rank 4 Sage Body, so this did not affect him much. He stood there without moving. His eyes saw all the possible trajectories that Ren Kongjue could take.
With a flip of Xiao Chens hand, the Lunar Shadow Saber in his palm started spinning rapidly. A strong wind blew, sweeping off the sand and stones on the tform.
Xiao Chen, who was as calm as still water, suddenly erupted forth with a strong aura. The spinning Lunar Shadow Saber spread this aura out, pushing back thepressed space.
Ren Kongjue, who was charging over like a mountain, paused. Clearly, the wind that blew back at him caught him off guard.
Bang!
In the instant that Ren Kongjue paused, in less than a tenth of a breath of time, Xiao Chens spinning Lunar Shadow Saber stopped as well. A saber light that was as resplendent as the sun red, encasing the entire tform in white light.
When the light vanished and the ce turned calm again, everyone saw that the sheathed Lunar Shadow Saber was still in Xiao Chens handbut with the tip of the scabbard pressed on Ren Kongjues forehead. Blood spilled from that point, covering his entire face.
All this happened in the time it took for a spark to fly. Aside from a few people, no one had seen clearly how Xiao Chens saber stopped spinning and when he made a move.
Everyone only saw the saber light extinguished and the earlier insufferably arrogant Ren Kongjue, who had been roaring as loudly as thunder before, not daring to move. He was panting, and hisplexion paled.
You are not even qualified to make me draw my saber. Are you still not convinced? Xiao Chens voice was cial like that of a death god. Scram!
Xiao Chen shifted the Lunar Shadow Saber down to Ren Kongjues chest. Then, a huge force burst out. Ren Kongjue vomited a mouthful of blood as he got knocked into the air. After hended, he tumbled over a few times and fell off the tform.
The other four people still on the tform, Kui Dou, Wei Hua, and the others, all felt extremely ufortable, like they had a knife pressed to their backsespecially when Xiao Chen looked at them. They found it hard to advance or retreat.
Who could have imagined that Xiao Chen had advanced to great grandmaster-level Martial Sage? Who could have thought that he would defeat Ren Kongjue in one move, beating him to the point where Ren Kongjue did not dare to say anything and sending him rolling off?
Anyone else who dares to say that they are not convinced?! These words resounded in the fours heads. With the example of Xia Houjue and Ren Kongjue, how could these four dare to say they were not convinced?
Nevertheless, there were so many eyes on these four. They could not bear to embarrass themselves by backing out.
These four remembered how they had stepped forward, disying their sharpness and saying Im not convinced in such a grand tone. They stepped up with grandeur, and yet they had to withdraw in such a dejected manner. They would probably suffer a lot of pain.
What anyone else who dares to say that they are not convinced? White Robed King Xiao Chen, with such arrogance, its no wonder you dare to kill even the people of the Astral Pces!
A cold voice resounded, and starlight fell from the sky. A pretty figure walked over to the tform. She was wearing ck clothes that made it appear like night shrouded her entire body, revealing her charms and provoking wild and fanciful thoughts.
This persons dress had a pale-white Astral Diagram embroidered on it, which gave off a cold light, shining like a star. It seemed like her attire was rather extraordinary.
As this figure slowly made her way over, a resplendent light descended from the sky. An overwhelming cold Qi spread, causing everyones breath to mist.
Soon, this figure arrived at the tform. When she stopped walking, the starlight ended. Then, she introduced herself. I am the Cyclic Astral Pces Fu Hongyao. Whether you are conferred King or not has nothing to do with me. However, you killed my Astral Pces people. Today, you have to give an ount for that.
Who is this person? Howe I never heard of her before?
Most people did not know of Fu Hongyao. However, they could sense that she was extraordinary, especially given the Astral Robes she wore, which were definitely not ordinary.
Wei Hua and the others quickly sneaked away now that someone else attracted everyones attention, not daring to stay any longer.
Unexpectedly, Fu Hongyao is here as well. She is the inheritor of the Cyclic Astral Pces Moon Pce.
The Cyclic Astral Pce was a huge faction in the Heavenly Starry Ocean, holding territory in the southern waters. The strength of this sect couldpete with a leviathan like the Northern Sea Alliance.
There were many Astral Pces of varying strengths under the Cyclic Astral Pce. The Sun Pce and the Moon Pce were the two strongest factions within this sect.
Many people of the Primal Chaos Domain had heard of Fu Hongyaos name before. Within the Tianwu za, some people recognized her name. This was a major character of the Heavenly Starry Oceans younger generation.
Fu Hongyao went straight to the point. Did my senior brothers of the Big Dipper Pce die at your hands?!
Xiao Chen had no need to deny it. Those people had wanted to kill him, so he killed them in retaliation. He did not feel guilty at all, so he answered honestly.
Fu Hongyaos gaze turned cold as she said in a frosty voice. You are rather straightforward, not showing any fear. However, you still have to die!
Right after Fu Hongyao spoke, she grasped the air with her right hand and extended her left. The night-like Astral Robes she wore turned into a Lunar Astral Banner appearing in her hands.
In the distant Starry Heavens, the mysterious Lunar Star sent down a beam of starlight.
[Note: So, Lunar StarI swear this is exactly what is in the raws. Perhaps the Chinese consider all heavenly bodies to be stars, so the sun and moon are stars, along withs like Supreme Sky Star and Dragon Wood Star. Though I suppose the sun is actually a star.]
After losing her outer clothes, Fu Hongyao revealed a lot of her fair skin. She twisted her Astral Banner around, and the night-like banner immediately encased Xiao Chen and sucked him into it.
Quite a lot of people could not react to this sudden change. They all eximed in shock. This Fu Hongyaos move was too unexpected. How could it be dodged?
However, while Fu Hongyao was fast, Xiao Chen was even faster. The instant she moved the banner, he drew the Lunar Shadow Saber with his right hand.
Instantly, a boundless saber intent surged out. A saber light like that of the sun scattered the night and knocked the banner pole right out of Fu Hongyaos hands.
After sheathing his saber, Xiao Chen waved his right hand, sucking the Astral Banner over. If I felt any fear in my heart, I would not havee to the King conferral ceremony. You want to take revenge for those people. However, you alone are only enough to make me draw my saber. Ill help you call a few more people over.
Xie Zixuan, Xing Jue, and Di Wuque, how long are you three going to keep watching? Are you not evenparable to a girl?
Xiao Chen looked past Fu Hongyao, at the inheritors of the East Mountain Ghost Monarch, the Heaven Punishing Corpse God, and the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign, openly challenging them.
The moment Xiao Chen spoke, everyone was shocked. Unexpectedly, he did not even care for Fu Hongyao, directly challenging the three most powerful, outstanding talents of his generation.
What was Xiao Chen trying to do? Was he thinking of fighting these three outstanding talents alone?
When Fu Hongyao saw Xiao Chen holding her Lunar Astral Banner with his outstretched arm but not even looking at her,pletely ignoring her, she could not help but feel angry.
Lunar Astral Banner,e back! Fu Hongyao shouted. The Lunar Astral Banner turned back into ck robes, jerked free of Xiao Chens hand like a ck fog, and flew back to her.
A strange look shed in Xiao Chens eyes. However, he did not stop this, letting the other party reim it. He now stabbed the Lunar Shadow Saber, which was back in its scabbard, into the ground again. He rested one hand on it as he looked at Xie Zixuan, Xing Jue, and Di Wuque.
In challenging these three people, Xiao Chen had his own ns and considerations as well.
If he battled one after another, he would only end up exposing his trump cards, giving opportunities for thest person.
Hence, he might as well fight these three together. Given his great grandmaster-level Martial Sage cultivation, Rank 4 Sage Body, five Dragon Force of physical strength, and the Magic Energy saturating his sea of consciousness, he had at least an even chance of winning.
To Xiao Chen, this King conferral ceremony was a great opportunity.
If he seeded, his King Grade True Dragon Luck might turn into an Emperor Grade True Dragon. He would reap great Luck, and no one in his generation would be able topete with him.
However, if he was defeated, he would have difficulty escaping tribtions. His Luck would fall to rock bottom. If he wanted to climb up again, it would be extremely tough.
Xiao Chen had to defeat all those who tried to stop his conferral. The title of Azure Dragon King belongs to me. It was kept only for me!
Since you want to die so much, then I, Xie Zixuan, will grant you your wish! shouted Xie Zixuan, who could no longer hold back his killing Qi. A ghostly mist bloomed where he previously stood. Then, the ghostly mist shed, and he appeared on the tform with his eight sabers hovering behind him.
This Movement Technique was strange and unfathomable.
That is Ghost Shadow Step, a famed Movement Technique of the East Mountain Ghost Monarch. It requires an extremely high talent to train in it. Unexpectedly, Xie Zixuan has managed to perfect it at the age of thirty.
I heard that this Movement Technique creates a ghostly image with each step. Each ghostly image is a clone. After it reaches Great Perfection, one can take ny-nine thousand steps, bing unpredictable. Hell surely kill his opponent.
The moment Xie Zixuan appeared on the tform, his strange Movement Technique attracted everyones attention.
Xie Zixuans gaze was sinister as he looked at Xiao Chen, not concealing his killing Qi at all.
Previously, in the Nine Layers of Purgatory, Xie Zixuan had just advanced to grandmaster-level Martial Sage, and his cultivation had not yet been that firm. Due to his carelessness, he had suffered severe injuries from Xiao Chens twenty Dragon Force. Since then, that incident was never far from his thoughts.
Furthermore, this person in front of Xie Zixuan was close to the Ghost Empresss faction. No matter how he looked at it, he could not let the other party seed in being conferred King under his nose.
Haha! The descendant of the Azure Dragon King, White Robed King Xiao Chen, I have long heard of your name. I, Xing Jue, wille and test you out as well.
The First Disciple of the Heaven Punishing Corpse God, Xing Jue smiled gently. He took a step forward andnded on the King conferral tform.
Now, only Di Wuque had yet to make his move. Immediately, everyone focused their gazes on him. They wanted to see how this strongest person of the younger generation would react to Xiao Chens looking down on him.
Di Wuques emotions were currently very conflicted. Xiao Chen was once an ant-like existence to him, yet he now dared to openly challenge him before everyone in the world.
Furthermore, it was not a one-on-one challenge but as a group, together with Xing Jue and Xie Zixuan.
Ill go with you, Tian Youxi said softly beside him.
When Di Wuque heard this, he was stunned. He waved his hand and said, There is no need. If he had challenged us one by one, he would still have had a chance to live today. Now that he challenged all of us together, he does not stand a chance at all.
Boom!
Di Wuque stood up. The Deities Nation image appeared behind him, and paeans of praise resounded. He did notnd on the ground. Instead, he stood on the Deities Nation, flying it over to the tform and looking down at Xiao Chen from above.
Di Wuque is making a move too!
Three powerful, outstanding talents plus the Cyclic Astral Pces Fu Hongyao, this is going to be interesting.
It could be said that there had been many twists and turns since the start of the King conferral ceremony. Things kept happening, wave after wave. Xiao Chen, who originally came over in a rush, had been guaranteed to embarrass himself when people offered their congrattions and gifts. Who would have imagined that he would end up snatching the limelight away from Xia Houjue?
After that, a few outstanding talents had not wanted Xiao Chen to be conferred King. So these Sovereign Martial Emperors descendants stepped up to the tform, trying to force him to give up on being conferred the Azure Dragon King.
However, when Xiao Chen attacked in his anger, he revealed his great grandmaster-level Martial Sage aura. With one strike, he sent Xia Houjue flying far away.
This story should have ended here. However, Xiao Chen challenged three powerful, outstanding talents directly. The atmosphere here instantly climbed to the peak.
Chapter 1000 - Completely Revealing Trump Cards
Chapter 1000: Completely Revealing Trump Cards
Ordinarily, it would be rare for Xie Zixuan, Xing Jue, and Di Wuque to be together. For them to cooperate to deal with someone of the same generation would be even more impossible.
However, on this very day, on this tform, this impossible scene appeared before everyones eyes.
Xiao Chens chances at victory were pitifully low. Even so, no one dared to say that he would definitely lose. If this person who had created so many miracles on this path here really won, then he would be even more excellent than the Azure Emperor when the Azure Emperor was young.
Dont snatch this from me. I can handle this fellow alone. He is just a great grandmaster-level Martial Sage, not someone I would respect. To think he was so arrogant, daring me to say that Im not convinced. Well, I shall say it now: Im not convinced!
Xie Zixuan smiled coldly and took the initiative to charge over. He was a very proud person. When he saw Xiao Chen reveal his cultivation, he thought that Xiao Chen had already exposed all his trump cards.
Xie Zixuan felt that this was nothing and believed that he could handle this alone.
The others were happy to let Xie Zixuan go first, to probe Xiao Chen. However, if they saw a chance, they would definitely deal Xiao Chen a killing blow when they could.
Zeng! Zeng! Zeng!
The eight sabers behind Xie Zixuan moved around. He took eight steps, each step leaving behind a ghostly image, creating a clone. When he was done, it was hard to differentiate the real one from the fakes.
The eight ghostly image clones used different Saber Techniques. However, they were linked together as ghostly sounds howled endlessly.
The tform seemed to transform into a new world where a Ghost God was descending. ck Qi surged as the might of a Ghost God spread out.
As ghostly sounds howled, ck light spread out, shaking everyones hearts.
Up in the sky, Di Wuque, who was standing on the Deities Nation image, frowned slightly. His Avici Saber Technique has reached Small Perfection. No wonder he is so confident.
When Xie Zixuan used this Saber Technique, Di Wuque was not the only one whose expression changed; the other invited cultivators were all shocked as well.
The Avici Saber Technique was aprehensive set of Martial Techniques passed down in the Ghost Race. Even the famous Ghost Shadow Step was just a part of it.
Xiao Chen already knew that Xie Zixuan practiced the Avici Saber Technique, so he was not shocked. He held his sabers hilt with his right hand and carefully stared at the eight clones. However, he did not pay much attention to the Avici Hell that Xie Zixuan was summoning out.
As the ck Qi covered the entire tform, Death Qi surged out endlessly from the center. Xie Zixuans eight ghostly image clones already looked very solid. They appeared to be on the verge of holding Xiao Chen down and killing him immediately.
In the time it took for a spark to fly, Xiao Chen squinted and fixed his gaze on one of the clones. Then, he drew his Lunar Shadow Saber with his right hand at lightning speed. His entire being turned into a purple saber light as he shed out.
Thunder roared, and the might of the saber gathered.
A dang sounded. With one saber strike, Xiao Chen knocked away the weapon of that particr clone.
The saber light continued shing. Purple electricity crackled endlessly as it gave off light. Within three breaths, the shesyered over one another in the air, leaving behind thousands of saber light afterimages.
Xiao Chen simply moved too fast. That clone could not deal with him in time. He stabbed that clone, and that clone vomited blood as it went flying back.
The seven other clones that rushed over to help shattered one after another, turning into ck light and merging back into Xie Zixuans body.
The Avici Hell that almost finished forming likewise shattered. The Death Qi dissipated into countless clumps of light.
That is impossible! How did you find my true body!
Xie Zixuan vomited another mouthful of blood, his eyes filled with disbelief.
The disparity between the twos Mental Energies was too much. As long as there was even a tiny difference, Xiao Chen would be able to differentiate the real from the fake using his Spiritual Sense; doing so was not difficult for him. Unfortunately for Xie Zixuan, he had been so confident earlier, thinking that he would not lose.
Naturally, Xiao Chen would not enlighten him about this.
Spring Thunder roared, and everything woke up from hibernation.
Xiao Chen turned around and hacked out with his saber. Peach blossoms bloomed for fifty kilometers around. A fragrance filled the air as the petals flew about everywhere. This saber manifested a boundless lifeforce as it swept away all the Death Qi around and chopped towards Xie Zixuan.
However, just as the saber light was about to strike Xie Zixuan, there was a sh of starlight. Fu Hongyao quickly charged over, holding the Lunar Astral Banner in her hand.
Xing Jue stretched out his hand, and a huge ax appeared in it. This huge ax twirled around his fingers, spinning like the wind and looking incredibly berserk.
When the light on the huge ax reached its peak, Xing Jue leaped up and chopped down towards Xiao Chens head.
A sound came from the Deities Nation image above. Di Wuque looked dignified and solemn as he formed hand seals, executing Heaven Illuminating Divine Sovereign, World Eliminating Imprint. The First HeavenSecond HeavenThird Heavenall the way until the Ny-ninth Heaven appeared.
The Heaven Illuminating Divine Sovereign stood tall like a mountain. As it shouted, it sent out the World Eliminating Imprint at Xiao Chen.
Although Xie Zixuan said that he wanted to fight alone and did not want anyone to interfere, Xiao Chen remained wary. How could he really not put some effort into monitoring these three people?
The moment these threeunched their onught, Xiao Chen noticed them. He withdrew his strike and moved back. First, he dodged Fu Hongyaos Lunar Astral Banner, which contained a boundless cold light as it attacked.
The moment Xiao Chens leg shifted a step back, a one-kilometer-tall ice pir emanating overwhelming cold Qi soared up where he previously stood.
If Xiao Chen had been one step slower, the extreme cold Astral Energy from the moon would have been able to freeze even his soul and crush it into ice fragments.
The moment Xiao Chen moved back, Xing Jues huge ax descended towards his head. There was already no time or room to dodge.
Since Xiao Chen could not dodge it or deflect it, then he would break it with force.
Xiao Chen became one with his saber. His long hair spread out as he circted all the Law Energy in his body. Bright purple rings of lights appeared behind him, reaching a horrifying number of ten thousand.
As he swung his saber, it left behind a long trail of purple electric light that looked like a dragon, deeply imprinting itself in space. At this moment, it was like time froze.
Even after a hundred yearsa thousand yearsthis scene at this moment would probably still be engraved in everyones memories, never to be forgotten.
As Xing Jue descended from high above, chopping down with his huge ax and stored-up energy, it seemed like his blow could nearly tear space, splitting the sky.
The one above naturally held the advantage. Instead of trying to defend, Xiao Chen wanted to sh head-on, breaking the attack with force. This was simply suicide.
When saber and ax collided, there was a loud ng. Even though Xiao Chen movedter, he knocked back Xing Jue, who was charging over ferociously.
A loud sound echoed as the stone tform shattered. Countless huge rocks soared into the air behind Xiao Chen.
Even after knocking away Xing Jue with one attack, Xiao Chen did not rx at all. He opened his mouth and burned his Magic Energy, executing Dragon Tone Art.
A gigantic dragon hidden in the clouds peeked out a ginormous head. Then, it roared together with Xiao Chen.
This was the voice of a True Dragon, containing the might of a True Dragon.
The World Eliminating Imprint that Di Wuque formed immediately shattered. Theyers of heaven shattered as well. Xiao Chen broke the Heaven Illuminating Divine Sovereigns image once again.
While Di Wuque had improved, Xiao Chen had not stagnated, either. He was at the peak of the Yuanying Stage, and his Magic Energy saturated his sea of consciousness. It was much vaster and mightier than before.
Quickly dodging Fu Hongyaos attack, forcefully knocking away Xing Jue, and breaking Di Wuques Heaven Illuminating Divine Sovereign, World Eliminating Imprint with a roar, all this happened in the time it took for a spark to fly, so fast that most failed to clearly see what he did.
Xiao Chen broke all the attacks that the three suddenlyunched while working together.
Huge rocks soared up and Dragon Might spread. Divine light and starlight filled the ce. Xiao Chen dashed forward, charging at Xie Zixuan, who was getting to his feet.
The white figure holding the Lunar Shadow Saber that gave off a sharp cold light revealed a stern expression. Then, he nimbly weaved through the huge rocks.
Ding! Ding! Dang! Dang!
The wind blew Xiao Chens hair everywhere. In that instant, the sound of countless sabers along with a boundless saber intent reverberated everywhere, lingering for a long time.
This sight startled Xie Zixuan, who had just gotten up. At first, he thought he was seeing things; it looked a True Dragon was charging at him. By the time he reacted, Xiao Chen was already before him. When Xiao Chen chopped out, fifty kilometers of peach blossoms appeared. The flowers were like sabers as they flew around, moving endlessly.
With one chop, ten thousand flowers bloomed. Spring thunder roared incessantly, bringing out a boundless lifeforce that firmly countered Xie Zixuans Death Qi.
In an instant, the two exchanged a thousand attacks. The battle was so fast, it dazzled everyones eyes. The twos figures moved rapidly in the midst of flower petals; saber Qi shot everywhere.
After another hundred moves, ten saber wounds had appeared on Xiao Chens body, so deep that bones were visible. ck Qi lingered on them, and blood flowed out continuously.
However, Xie Zixuan was thoroughly riddled with saber wounds that would not stop bleeding, and hisplexion turned ashen. He looked at Xiao Chen with some horror and said in a quivering voice, Youyouyou are really ruthless!
The people watching all felt fear in their hearts; cold sweat dripped down their backs. This was an exchange where Xiao Chen risked getting cut, yet even if he got cut, he would not stop. If you cut me once, Ill cut you ten times in return.
Thus, Xiao Chen ended up with ten saber wounds while Xie Zixuan had a hundred saber wounds.
Seeing the fallen Xie Zixuan, Xiao Chen ignored him. If I was not ruthless, how could I deprive you of yourbat prowess in such a short time?
One down! Xiao Chen counted in his heart. He turned around, and his figure shed, dodging yet another of Fu Hongyaos attacks. Hundreds of one-kilometer-tall ice pirs filled the shattered tform by now.
Fu Hongyao had created all of these ice pirs while Xiao Chen fought with Xie Zixuan. She hadunched many attacks at Xiao Chen then, but he dodged them all.
If not for Fu Hongyaos harassment, Xiao Chen would have been able to get away with just half the wounds he currently had.
When Xiao Chen was fighting Xie Zixuan, Di Wuque and Xing Jue had not taken that opportunity tounch sneak attacks.
Xing Jues five fingers moved quickly, making his one-meter-long ax dance around nimbly on his fingers. As the huge ax spun, strong winds blew towards him from all directions.
At first, the winds were formless and without color. Slowly, they gained something strange, turning into a ck gale of death filled with the howling of ghosts.
Di Wuque closed his eyes and sat on the Deities Nation image. Songs of praises transformed into divine light that soared into the sky, turning his hair crystalline. His handsome face looked perfect and divine.
Bang!
A cold light shed and a cold wind blew. With the dazzling starlight, Xiao Chen did not even have to guess to know that this was Fu Hongyaos killing move.
Xiao Chen saw the Astral Banner unfurl, appearing pitch-dark like night, like the vast night sky flying towards him.
In the night scene, there was one star flickering coldly. This was the ancient Lunar Star.
Xiao Chens gaze sank. There was really no end to this woman. He casually stuck the Lunar Shadow Saber down and formed hand seals. The chessboard of fate appeared above his head as time and space interwove with each other. Starlight shed among them.
The trajectory of each star was determined by the Heavenly Dao. If the chessboard of fate was used to move them, it would create chaos in fatea Starry Heaven Storm!
Xiao Chen moved ten stars and formed an intense ck storm to sh with the night scene of this Astral Banner in the air.
Chapter 1001 - Ao Jiao Awakens
Chapter 1001: Ao Jiao Awakens
The night scene parted, and the star shattered. The Lunar Astral Star in the Astral Banner suddenly burst into pieces.
Bang!
After Fu Hongyaos life Secret Treasure broke, she vomited a mouthful of blood. Herplexion turned pallid; she appeared very pitiful.
Darkness covered the sky, and a figure of light appeared. Xiao Chen struck Fu Hongyaos face with his fist, sending her flying off the tform. After she hit the ground, she could not get up again.
Fu Hongyao held her face with one hand, extremely embarrassed. She had never met such a ruthless man before even after living for this long. She said through clenched teeth, The mountains and rivers will eventually meet. Xiao Chen, you better not run into me again.
Two down! Xiao Chen thought to himself. Then, he swung his hand back, and the Lunar Shadow Saber appeared in his grip once again. He showed no intent to pursue Fu Hongyao. Instead, he charged over to the nearest person, Xing Jue. At that ce, a ck wind blew, filled with ghostly howls.
The huge ax continued to dance around on Xing Jues fingers. When he saw Xiao Chen charging over, heughed boldly and said, Youvee at a good time. Lets see who will be sending whom flying this time!
The huge twirling ax suddenly stopped. Then Xing Jue grasped it firmly with one hand. The storm that was brewing covered his entire body like battle armor of violent winds.
Peach blossoms bloomed, the summer sun rose, the autumn wind blew, and the winter snow drifted. wless Four Seasons, Cycle of Seasons.
As Xiao Chen charged over, mysterious phenomena appeared around him. By the time he reached Xing Jue, he already materialized all four seasons and attacked with the Cycle of Seasons.
Bang!
A loud sound filled the vast tform, shattering it entirely at this moment. Xing Jues ck storm armor dispersed in an instant. Then, the momentum of Xiao Chens charge knocked Xing Jue high into the air.
Xiao Chen continued soaring into the air without losing any momentum. Then, he started attacking furiously.
The two in the air seemed to move in slow motion. Everyone clearly saw every move the two made. They fought in a thoroughly berserk and violent way, just using absolute strength to match blow for blow.
In only ten moves, space was rippling like waves spreading on water, forming a spatial storm howling back and forth.
Everyone was astonished when then saw this. If this spatial storm swept up an ordinary Martial Sage, that Martial Sage would surely die.
Bang!
In another move, Xiao Chen knocked away the huge ax in Xing Jues hand. Then, he used the back of his saber to send Xing Jues stout body hurtling back like a sandbag.
Three down!
The moment Xiao Chen thought that, Di Wuque, who was on the Deities Nation image above, suddenly opened his eyes.
The Deities Nation below his feet suddenly turned solid. It carried a boundless divine light as it pressed down, preparing to crush Xiao Chen to death in one move.
A loud rumbling sound came from the solid Deities Nation image as it encased the entire area of the tform. It plunged down in an instant, moving at lightning speed.
As the Deities Nation descended, Xiao Chen appeared very small. The entire Tianwu za shook intensely.
However, it was clear that Di Wuque paid an enormous price for this attack. After the Deities Nation imagended, itpletely disappeared; he would not be able to summon it out again.
Di Wuque hovered in the air, radiating a dazzling light. His white hair fluttered wildly in the wind.
As he looked at the tform, which had been reduced to rubble, he smiled coldly to himself. Due to this carefully prepared strike, he could not summon out the Deities Nation for at least three years.
This Primordial Emperor Treasure could even severely injure a quasi-Emperor, what more a great grandmaster-level Martial Sage. Even if Xiao Chen did not die, he would at least be crippled.
My apologies, my attack was too heavy, and I identally ruined this Martial God Pces tform, Di Wuque said to the elders seated in the distance in an indifferent voice, performing a cupped-fist salute. This King conferral ceremony should be ended here.
It was going to end like that?
All the cultivators present felt dissatisfied. They had seen Xiao Chen defeat three people in session and thought that he stood a chance at victory. However, Di Wuques lightning-quick attack extinguished the newly lit hope in everyones hearts.
The Deities Nation was a Primordial Emperor Treasure. It was a very powerful supreme treasure that had been passed down through countless generations. Few in the world could match it.
Di Wuque drained all his Mental Energy, paying the price of not being able to summon out the image of the Emperor Grade Secret Treasure for three years. When the Deities Nation image was solidified, its peak strike could even severely injure a quasi-Emperor.
However, that was just in theory. In a true battle, a quasi-Emperor would not give Di Wuque so much time to prepare.
In other words, Di Wuque only had such an opportunity because Xie Zixuan, Fu Hongyao, and Xing Jue dyed Xiao Chen. Otherwise, in one-on-onebat, it would be hard to say who would win.
It ended? The ck-d old man hosting the ceremony looked at the Azure Dragon King insignia in his hand and muttered, The price is really huge.
The tform had turned into rubble, and Xiao Chen had stripped the insignia off Xia Houjue, whom the three Holy Masters had high hopes for. Now, the ck-d old man did not know where the insignia hadnded.
The price paid for the sake of preventing a certain name from appearing again was too high.
Di Wuques final strike was too exaggerated. Xiao Chens loss was not undeserved.
Undeserved or not, this is too unfortunate. Xiao Chen fought very hard along the way, fighting until now. Many outstanding talents all fell to his saber. However, he lost at the very final one. This is disappointing.
In the end, a miracle could not appear.
Even though Xiao Chen bore the brunt of the attack, I believe that with his strong physical body, he is not dead. However, he probably already lost all hisbat prowess.
Discussions were conducted in low voices. At the very final step, Xiao Chen fell at Di Wuques feet. The crowd felt that this was both unexpected and within reason.
At the VIP seats, Shui Lingling silently wiped away a tear at a corner of her eyes. On this path to be conferred King, Xiao Chen had met with so much difficulty. In the end, this was the result. Even if he survived by some fluke, he would be extremely disheartened.
The Asura Races Lan Shaobai opened his mouth in a somewhat awkward manner, wanting to say something. In the end, he did not say anything.
The people who were on good terms with Xiao Chen all showed upset expressions, all of them sighing endlessly.
Hahaha! Unexpectedly, after I made my way back with much difficulty, I see such a scene. In the end, I, Xia Houjue, have thestugh in this King conferral ceremony!
Everyone saw a miserable figure covered in wounds quickly descending from the air. It was Xia Houjue, whom Xiao Chen tossed far away.
Xia Houjue had rushed all the way back in spite of his injuries. He did not even take the time to change his clothes.
However, the moment he returned, he saw the scene of Xiao Chen being crushed by the Deities Nation. He instantly felt extremely happy. Sometimes, happiness came so simply.
The ck-d old man was simrly happy as well. He quickly headed for the rubble to search for the White Tiger Kings insignia.
Just at this moment, a small beam of golden light came from the boundless rubble of the tform.
In the next instant, more beams of golden light shot out like spring bamboo after the rain. In the blink of an eye, ten thousand beams of golden light soared into the sky. They were so dazzling that no one could look at them directly.
Shock appeared on Xia Houjues face. Whats going on?
The expression of Di Wuque, who was preparing to leave, changed slightly. Doubt flickered in his eyes as he paused in the air, hovering there.
Boom!
A multitude of golden figures emerged from the rubble, radiating bright light.
These golden figures all looked different, holding different weapons in their hands. The only simrity was the Kings Might on them. When the might of these hundreds of figures merged, it inspired fear in everyones hearts.
That startled me. It turned out that it is only the group of King sculptures.
Seeing the situation, Xia Houjue heaved a sigh of relief. He had thought that Xiao Chen returned.
Thats not right!
Di Wuques expression changed drastically. He saw Xiao Chen standing amid the hundreds of sculptures with his eyes closed. His body gave off a bright light, the wounds on his body recovering at a visible pace.
Xiao Chen had already taken off the Sea Monarch Headscarf on his head. The Kings Might flooding out of his body was even richer and more puissant than that from the hundreds of King sculptures around.
Azure Dragon King, the king of all kings!
The tiny Azure Dragon in Xiao Chens dantian roared. Dragon Might and Holy Might converged to form a supreme Kings Might.
Under the pressure of this Kings Might, all the golden sculptures prostrated themselves, forming a golden road in the air, forming the road of a King.
Xia Houjues face turned crazy, his eyes wide with iparable shock as he quickly thought, Xiao Chen is currently an empty shell. That scene of Di Wuque injuring him was definitely not an illusion. Even if Xiao Chen were a quasi-Emperor, he would not have anybat prowess left.
Although I am severely injured and did not take time to recover as I rushed back, I should still be more than enough to deal with this fellows bluff.
With this thought, a look of disdain shed in Xia Houjues eyes. Heughed loudly and said, Xiao Chen, you are great. At the crucial moment, you actuallypletely awakened the Dragon Might of the Azure Dragon Martial Spirit. Unfortunately, the one being conferred King is me, Xia Houjue!
Xia Houjues figure shed, carrying a boundless might. A strong wind higher than the sky, wider than the earth, more ferocious than the river, vaster than the sea gathered behind him.
He arrived before Xiao Chen in the blink of an eye. Then, he ferociously jabbed his finger towards Xiao Chens forehead.
In the time it took for a spark to fly, Xiao Chen raised his right hand and grabbed Xia Houjues wrist.
Boom!
A bolt of Divine Lightning roared in the sky. What kind of lightning was this? Just the thunder from it alone shook the entire Tianwu City violently.
Buildings copsed, and the eardrums of low-level cultivators shattered, causing many there to faint.
A lightning bolt tore through the clouds. A gigantic Roc made of lightning appeared together with the Divine Lightning in the sky.
When the Roc spread its wings, strong winds blew, seeming to push even the Martial God Pce hidden in the clouds.
This is the Thunder Emperor Sang Mus will of thunder. Howe Xiao Chen is using it?!
Everyone in the entire za was shocked as theirplexions paled. Their voices trembled before this lightning Roc, their eyes filled with confusion.
Why was it that Xiao Chen could bring out the form of the Thunder Emperors will?
Hey, Ao Jiao, you dont need to cause such amotion, right?!
Hehe, I just woke up and am not very familiar with my own strength yet. On the other hand, after not seeing for you a long time, your body now contains many strange things.
Please, I was left with no other choice but to let you upy my body. Can you not simply peek at it?
Alright, alright. Just focus on recovering. Leave the rest to me. Hey! Because I was focused on our conversation, I nearly forgot that Im still holding a person. Ill toss him away first.
Whoosh!
On the Kings road made of prostrate golden sculptures, Xiao Chen made a casual tossing motion. Xia Houjue, who had long charred from electrocution, turned into a meteor as he flew far away and crashed who knew where.
As if he never noticed that person at all, Xiao Chen looked around and fixed his gaze on Di Wuque, whose Mental Energy was drained. His mouth curled up in a mischievous smile that only Ao Jiao had.
Chills ran down Di Wuques spine. He felt that there was something wrong with Xiao Chen, like a change had taken ce in him. However, he could not put his finger on what exactly it was.
However, when Di Wuque saw the strange smile on the face of Xiao Chen, he knew he had to leave. He was currently in an extremely weak state and not a match for him.
Chapter 1002 - The Strong Gather
Chapter 1002: The Strong Gather
A light shed. It was Di Wuque quickly flying towards Tian Youxi.
When Tian Youxi saw Xiao Chen ce his hand on his saber, her expression changed slightly. She shouted, Keepers of Light! Protect the prince!
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Beams of light quickly shot out from behind Tian Youxi as the thirteen Keepers quickly rushed to Di Wuques back with their weapons drawn.
The Keepers all radiated divine light. Then, they merged the light, trying to summon out a Deities Nation image to block the space behind Di Wuque.
Just as the Deities Nation image formed, Xiao Chen, who was on the Kings road, drew the saber in his hand.
The lightning bird in the sky quickly entered the saber. Then, a saber light made of electricity swept through the ce.
The Deities Nation image instantly faded. The merged light of the thirteen Keepers promptly ruptured and broke down. The saber light made them all vomit blood and sent them flying.
The saber light continued on to Di Wuque, its power undiminished. When it struck Di Wuques back, it chopped him in half at the waist.
However, Tian Youxi sent out a gentle divine white light and fused Di Wuques split body, then carried him as she flew away.
Agonized moans continuously escaped Di Wuques mouth. The sounds were heart-wrenching and contained boundless hatred and pain.
Xiao Chen! Dont think that this ends when you are conferred King. Just you wait! Wait for me to forge my Deity Statue and take in the faith from nine hundred divine realms. I will return this pain from today to you a hundredfold!
Before Xiao Chen sheathed his saber, the entire ce fell quiet. He walked forward on the Kings road step by step.
Bang! The sculptures behind Xiao Chen shattered one by one as he stepped forward, turning into ashes and scattering in the space.
It was like the fallen statues represented all the people Xiao Chen killed or defeated on his path here.
Those who want to defeat me will get defeated by me. Those that I desire to defeat, none of them can escape!
When Xiao Chen took the final step, all the sculptures shattered. Golden dust spread behind him, filling the air with many colors and looking extremely beautiful.
The dust surged up as if a new sculpture was about to form.
The Azure Dragon Kings insignia in the box the ck-d old man was holding trembled endlessly. He did his best to press down on the box but to no avail. The insignia leaped out and flew towards Xiao Chens chest. An azure light shed and merged with his white robes.
Xiao Chens white robes turned illusionary. Soon, it transformed into a magnificent azure Battle Armor. The dragon-shaped insignia on the chest looked very prominent.
I desire to be conferred King. Is there anyone else not convinced?!
Who would dare to object? Xiao Chen even chopped Di Wuque in half. Stepping forward now would be the same as courting death.
Even after a long time, no one answered. The golden dust that filled the air condensed suddenly into a golden sculpture of Xiao Chen, and it stood on the shattered tform.
Xiao Chens statue showed an indomitable spirit, spreading its might in all directions.
The statue forged from hundreds of golden sculptures was one kilometer tall. It emanated a supreme Kings Might into every direction.
It showed a solemn and stern expression with the Lunar Shadow Saber hanging at its waist. As it stared at the sky, a golden dragon image swam around the sculpture, burnishing it with wonder.
Azure Dragon King. He really seeded in being conferred King!
The master of this surreal King sculpture had chopped in half Di Wuque, who fled miserably.
Xiao Chen had flung Xia Houjue far away again, punched the face of the Cyclic Astral Pces Fu Hongyao, exchanged a thousand moves with Xie Zixuan, stabbing hundreds of holes in him, and defeated Xing Jue in a head-on sh of strength. I will be conferred King. No one dares to remain unconvinced!
This person cannot be conferred King!
Suddenly, a faintly audible voice sounded. A colossal hand transcended time and space, grabbing towards Tianwu City from the distant Deity Domain.
The colossal golden hand contained countless divine patterns of light. Everywhere it passed, a deluge of heavenly flowers appeared; bright, seven-colored divine flowers fell from the sky like rain.
This hand traveled several billions of kilometers, from the distant Deity Domain and all the way to Tianwu City in the Tianwu Domains Central Province, to grab Xiao Chen.
The words of this person were like they were the truth of the world, reverberating everywhere and echoed by divine sounds.
The Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign!
The expressions of everyone present all changed radically. Among the Deity Race, aside from the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign, there was no one who could exhibit such strength and create such a scene.
The attack of this person was very sudden, so fast that it did not even give anyone time to think.
As this colossal hand stretched over, a boundless Emperors Might descended. Everyone at the za became extremely minuscule and tiny. This scene was very simr to the one in the sea of bitterness behind the Bridge of Helplessness.
At this moment, Xiao Chen looked like an ant that would get squashed by this colossal hand.
A bolt of Divine Lightning roared, lighting up the sky, like a wild saber chopping down and hacking off this hand.
However, this colossal hand did not scatter. It paused for a moment before continuing to move towards Xiao Chen.
Take out the Azure Dragon Medallion! Xiao Chen said urgently to Ao Jiao.
Without a word, she controlled Xiao Chens body and brought out the Azure Dragon Medallion.
The Azure Dragon Medallion hovered over Xiao Chens head, and his body returned to normal. Then, he leaped into the air and dodged the attack of this colossal divine hand plummeting from the sky.
If not for the Azure Dragon Medallion helping Xiao Chen block the might of the hand, no matter how high he jumped or how far, he still would have been squashed like an ant.
Di Qitian, are you trying to incite a great war between our two races? A furious roar came from the Martial God Pce. The broken hand left by the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereignpletely shattered and dispersed.
[Note: The meaning of Di Qitian is emperor abandoning heaven. Emperor is the family name, so when considering just his given name, Qitian, it is actually the same as his title, Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign.]
In a split second, the setting sun became blood red. The motes of light that the broken hand turned into looked like a shattered Deities Nation. Many angels fell, and countless lifeforms as well, as Deity Race cultivators all died at this moment.
Everyone in the za recovered back to normal, panting endlessly, their eyes filled with horror.
The Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign was one of the Kunlun Continents five strongest experts. Even from billions of kilometers away, he could kill people like squashing ants.
Xiao Chen looked at the scattering motes of light in the air and entered deep thought. This was the scene that he yearned to see.
He watched it attentively. In the future, his Dusk of Deities would definitely improve further.
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In the distant Deity Domain, the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign sitting on the divine throne sighed. He had burned the lives of three million believers in the Deity Races lower realms for his earlier strike.
This strike was very different from an ordinary attack.
Originally, the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign thought he could fool the Thunder Sovereign and kill Xiao Chen. Unexpectedly, Xiao Chen had a treasure that could block the Emperors Might of a Sovereign Martial Emperor.
However, even if you have overwhelming Luck, you cannot be conferred King today!
The Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign wore his divine robes draped open, looking like he had toiled for long hours. His gaze sank and a will clone formed. This will clone descended on Tianwu City on a Deities Nation image.
The reason why the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign sent a will clone was, firstly, time. If he rushed over with his true body, even if he used a space-time tunnel, he would still need half a day to traverse such a vast distance unless he continued to burn the lives of lower-realm believers.
Secondly, he was cautious. It would be bad for the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereigns true body to descend under the eyes of the Martial God Pce.
In the skies of Tianwu City, a hazy white light covered the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereigns will clone, not allowing anyone to see his appearance clearly.
Thunder Sovereign, you are the one that is inciting war, not me. This person absolutely cannot be conferred King!
The Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign looked towards the clouds, like he was speaking to that Martial God Pce in the middle of reality and illusion.
If you say he cannot be conferred, then he cannot be conferred? Do you really treat me as dying already? A deep thunderous roar came from the Martial God Pce. This voice was like thunder, scattering the divine light all around.
What if you add me?
A ghostly fog appeared in the sky. Then a gentle-looking, middle-aged-looking man with pale skin and d in white slowly descended from the sky.
And me as well!
A burly man wearing ck Battle Armor and holding a huge ax walked over from the horizon.
East Mountain Ghost Monarch!
Heaven Punishing Corpse God!
Another two will clones of major characters appeared. This situation was no longer something with which Xiao Chen could interfere. His life and death depended on the will of heaven. Such a feeling was hard to swallow.
Ao Jiao, you do think that I can reach the same level as these people someday?
There is nothing impossible in this world. Your road of being conferred King has only just begun. Someday, you will not only reach these peoples level but even surpass them and treat them like ants.
The few major characters descended on Tianwu City to discuss Xiao Chens fate.
However, Xiao Chen, dressed in azure, stood on the rubble of the tform, looking at the sky with a calm expression.
Ao Jiao was right. His road to being conferred King was not over yet. Instead, this was the beginning.
Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign, Heaven Punishing Corpse God, and East Mountain Ghost Monarch, today, as you speak, you can decide my life or death in a matter of two or three sentences.
Some other day, the day wille when I will be able to decide the life or death of you three with one word. Even if you three are the strongest experts in this realm, you will be no exception!
These three strongest experts worked together to prevent Xiao Chen from being conferred King. They brought the hidden conflicts and their fear of a certain name to the surface.
Although the Thunder Sovereign was strong, a person who lived at the same time as the Azure Emperor ten thousand years ago, his cultivation had already reached the limits of a Sovereign Martial Emperor. He was a Prime, a level that no ordinary cultivator could imagine.
However, the Thunder Sovereign now faced three absolute experts who were also Primes. Furthermore, one of them was the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign, a person who tapped the power of faith. It would be hard for there to not be any pressure.
Haha! Three mighty people fear the Azure Emperor to the point where they make things difficult for a child. Are you really not afraid of the world sneering at you?
Clearughter resounded. A pretty and graceful man came from behind the Martial God Pce. Immediately, all the Fiend Race cultivators recognized who he was.
It was the Spirit Fox King, the strongest expert of the Fiend Domain, one of the Kunlun Continents five strongest experts. Likewise, he was a powerful Sovereign Martial Emperor.
This matter was really momentous now. The five strongest experts of the Kunlun Continent all appeared, all for the sake of a single persons King conferral ceremony.
Without a doubt, the Spirit Fox Kings appearance eased the pressure on the Thunder Sovereign. Now that the two sides were slightly more bnced, neither could do anything to the other.
The Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign frowned. Clearly, he had not expected the Spirit Fox King to appear in the end and turn things around.
Spirit Fox King, even if you are here, it is useless. No matter what, he cannot be conferred King. I will not permit the appearance of another Azure Emperor.
The moment the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign spoke, the East Mountain Ghost Monarch and Heaven Punishing Corpse God took a step forward. Based on their attitudes, they clearly wanted to force their way through.
Humph! In that case, you can give it a try. I do not mind ying to the end before the Demonic Cmity arrives!
That thunderous, rumbling voice resounded once again. The voice of the Thunder Sovereign shook the sky. Lightning descended and tore space, creating many extremely terrifying pitch-ck tears.
Chapter 1003 - Azure Dragon King
Chapter 1003: Azure Dragon King
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The adamant stance of the Thunder Sovereign was beyond expectations, making the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign feel suffocated.
What are the three of us afraid of? I dont believe that his true body is here. I also dont believe that the three Holy Masters will choose to act against us. It is just one rotten old man. Look at you all, so frightened of him!
The Heaven Punishing Corpse God felt extremely disdainful. He said in a cold voice, Just attack. We have an eighty percent chance of victory!
Although the Heaven Punishing Corpse God said to attack, he did not show any signs of doing so. After all, in the end, this was just a negotiating tactic. He was still feeling somewhat cautious.
Even if they did not kill Xiao Chen, they would at least force the Thunder Sovereign to cancel the title of Azure Dragon King.
In that case, give it a try. Attack!
Right after the Thunder Sovereign spoke, the atmosphere in the Tianwu za immediately turned radically different.
Some people already started to slip away, fearing there would be a great battle. If they got swept up in the fallout, that would be it.
Just when the atmosphere became extremely tense, when those Sovereign Martial Emperors started to tire of talking, a huge sun descended from the sky above, apanied by Emperors Might that made one think of the words Grand Supreme Sky. A will clone no weaker than that of the five strongest Sovereign Martial Emperors appeared. This will clone showed a grave and stern smile as it slowly flew down with the sun.
Whats going on? Howe there is another expert no weaker than the five strongest Sovereign Martial Emperors in the Kunlun Continent?!
The moment this person appeared, he caused a greatmotion. This person broke not only the bnce here but also the bnce between the factions of the Kunlun Continent.
The will clone that suddenly manifested emanated a Prime Emperors Might that was no weaker than the five strongest experts. Xiao Chen also found this somewhat strange.
This person gave Xiao Chen a sense of familiarity. This was especially so for the Supreme Sky Might under the sun.
Could it be the Sect Master? Xiao Chen wondered, not daring to be certain.
There was another word in front of Supreme Sky, Grand. Grand Supreme Sky, this meant extreme and supreme with none above it.
Many years ago, the Supreme Sky Sect also had its glory days. The founding Sect Master left behind a Grand Supreme Sky Scripture. This Cultivation Technique allowed a cultivator to manifest themself as the Heavenly Dao, to exercise the Dao on behalf of heaven.
However, this Cultivation Technique was too faintly discernible. Since the founding Sect Master, no one else had managed to practice it. Fortunately, the founder was also considered unrivaled in his time, and he managed to leave behind many Cultivation Techniques and Martial Techniques, all of them extremely precious.
Hence, even though no one managed to cultivate the Grand Supreme Sky Scripture, the sect did not decline. It remained a peak Rank 9 sect, passed down for tens of thousands of years without being destroyed.
Now, the Supreme Sky Sect gained even vaster Luck, which produced elites for the sect inrge numbers, enough for it to overtake a Holy Land. It was now on the starting line for bing a Sovereign Sect.
All the Supreme Sky Sectcked was a Sovereign Martial Emperor and a King Spirit Vein.
If the person in the sky was really a Ying Zongtian who sessfully cultivated the Grand Supreme Sky Scripture and became a Sovereign Martial Emperor, there would be a profound change in the Tianwu Domain, which would transform the entire Kunlun Continent as a result.
With two Prime Sovereign Martial Emperors, the Tianwu Domain might be able to fight against the Deity Race, which had three thousand Deity Statues. The result of such a fight was uncertain.
As the approaching person descended, his appearance was obscured by an imprable white fog. However, Xiao Chen recognized that silhouette and figure as belonging to the Supreme Sky Emperor, whom he was familiar with.
Hey, that Sect Master of yours has truly been conferred a King already. He actually gained the strength of a Prime when he just advanced to Sovereign Martial Emperor. He really hid himself well!
Ao Jiaos voice appeared in Xiao Chens mind, verifying his guess.
Xiao Chen asked silently, Youve met him before?
Of course, Ive met him before. Otherwise, why do you think that I told you to ept the Supreme Sky Sects offer? He is no weaker than Sang Mu was in the past. Back then, when Sang Mu advanced to Sovereign Martial Emperor, he also immediately possessed the strength of a Prime. Unfortunately, the one he challenged was the Thunder Sovereign, and he lost.
Xiao Chen could not help but feel some envy in his heart. That sort of advancement was truly being conferred King. He was still far from that.
However, as long as he could preserve the title of Azure Dragon King and gather supreme Luck and advance it to an Emperor True Dragon, he would definitely take this step sooner orter.
Ying Zongtian!
The Heaven Punishing Corpse God felt it was strange.
The Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign and East Mountain Ghost Monarch both felt incredulous as well. Ying Zongtian had not seeded in advancing to Sovereign Martial Emperor for a thousand years; however, when he did, he immediately advanced to a Prime. What kind of talent was Ying Zongtian?
While such a Prime could notpete with these oldtimer Primes within such a short time, he would still have the power to hold his own.
With one more Ying Zongtian in addition to the Thunder Sovereign and Spirit Fox King, it would be impossible for the other side to touch Xiao Chen. They did not hold any advantage at all.
Divine Sovereign, just forget about this matter this time. Both you and I know that this uing Demonic Cmity is going to be extraordinary. It is not worth having any internal conflict!
Just at this moment, two figures appeared behind Ying Zongtian.
The Saber Sovereign, Wu Xiaotian, stood erect, holding his Divine Weapon, the Coiling Monarch Time Saber.
The Sword Sovereign, Liu Xiaoyun, arrived holding his Divine Weapon, the Scarlet Firmament Space Sword.
These two people stood behind Ying Zongtian, one on the left and the other on the right, clearly indicating their stance.
While the Saber Sword Two Sovereigns were stronger than regr Sovereign Martial Emperors, they were still far from being Primes. However, when the two of them worked together, even a Prime had to be wary.
Now, it seemed like the tables had turned. The Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign not only lost the advantage, but he was even ced in a disadvantageous position.
If both sides were really to fight, the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereigns faction would have no chance of winning.
Winds blew and clouds gathered above Tianwu City. Nearly all the strongest experts of the Kunlun Continent had gathered.
Who could have expected that a human King conferral ceremony would move the entire Kunlun Realm, nearly changing it?
Of all the people conferred King, only Xiao Chen could cause such a situation.
Are you still not going to scram? Do you think you are not continuing to embarrass yourselves standing here? In the entire history of Primes, only you three have dared to pressure a junior!
The thunderous voice shook the sky again. The Thunder Sovereigns rude voice resounded once more, filled with disdain this time.
Humph! Thunder Sovereign, lets see how long you can live. Lets see how long you can shield this fellow!
The Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereigns voice shook with rage. With the rise of a second Azure Emperor, his grand ns of the Deity Race ruling the Kunlun Realm would be dyed significantly.
Hahaha! Little Qitian, when I was conferred King, your grandfather was not even born yet. Since you dare to speak to me like that, there is no need for you to return today!
Coming from the Martial God Pce, theughter of the Thunder Sovereign was like thousands of thunderbolts crashing together. The sky immediately became like a waterfall, a cascade of cracks in space.
A scarlet-colored lightning hammer flickering with countless Heavenly Phoenix Talisman Scripts flew towards the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereigns will clone.
Phoenix Blood Thunder Divine Hammer!
The Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereigns expression changed slightly. He quickly moved the Deities Nation image below him. However, he suddenly discovered that the Deities Nation image had stopped obeying him.
With one look, the boundless, ethereal, and extremely vast Martial God Pce suddenly awakened. In the first ce, the Martial God Pce before everyones eyes was a Primordial Emperor Treasure.
Perhaps the actual Deities Nation might be able to defeat it. However, this was just an image; there was no way for it to win.
It is just a will clone. So what if you kill it? No matter what you do, it will not change the fact that you do not have much of your lifespan left. Hahaha!
The Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereignughed loudly with his head tilted up to the heavens. Then, the Phoenix Blood Thunder Divine Hammer smashed apart his will clone.
Instantly, the Deities Nation image copsed. Miserable shrieks resounded as scarlet beams of light turned into huge fireballs falling to the ground like meteors.
The Spirit Fox King and Ying Zongtian both acted to prevent these scarlet fireballs fromnding. Otherwise, the entire Tianwu City would turn into rubble.
Xiao Chen watched without looking away, his understanding of the Myriad Heaven Divine Fists Dusk of Deities increasing to another level as he gained moreprehensions.
The East Mountain Ghost Monarch and Heaven Punishing Corpse God both left quietly. Losing a will clone was not as simple as the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign made it out to be. No matter what, the main body would still be somewhat affected.
Xiao Chen, today, I formally confer you the Azure Dragon King. Do you ept?!
After the Thunder Sovereign retrieved the Phoenix Blood Thunder Divine Hammer, his voice resounded again. This time, he directed a question to Xiao Chen.
A beam of light came from the dark sky andnded on Xiao Chen. This drew everyones attention to this scene.
The Thunder Sovereign personally appeared to confer Xiao Chen the Azure Dragon King. This was earth-shaking news. Everyone held their breath as they paid attention to the youth in the light revealing his sharpness and magnificence.
Many thanks for Thunder Sovereign conferring me King. Xiao Chen is extremely grateful and is willing to ept the title Azure Dragon King!
Hahaha! Great! The Azure Dragon King title has reappeared after ten thousand years. This is a joyful matter. From today on, Xiao Chen is the next generations Azure Dragon King, my Martial God Pces Azure Dragon King, my Tianwu Domains, all of the human races Azure Dragon King.
Right after the Thunder Sovereign spoke, the thunderclouds in the sky scattered, and sunlight shone down once more. A blizzard of seven-colored heavenly flowers drifted down continuously.
These heavenly flowers were the purest energy essence in the world, reaching the level of seven colors. They were scattered by the Thunder Sovereign using his own cultivation, markedly different from the fireworks images.
Based on how vibrant and persistent the seven-colored heavenly flowers were, lingering for a long time, the depth of the Thunder Sovereigns cultivation was clear to see.
Instantly, countless cultivators cheered and soared into the air. Then, they started to fight over the multitude of seven-colored heavenly flowers. The entire za turned bustling.
Hehe! Elder Brother finally seeded in being conferred King. Big Brother Kong Yuan, Big Brother Yuan Xu, quick, go and help Shichen snatch some flowers.
Xiao Baiughed happily. Then, she pulled Kong Yuan and Yuan Xu along to help her collect heavenly flowers.
Kong Yuan and Yuan Xu obeyed helplessly.
The Thunder Sovereign himself had endorsed the reappearance of the Azure Dragon King. As the bright sun shone, heavenly flowers fell, flooding the ce with many colors.
This path had been extremely difficult. Xiao Chen had encountered countless perils that wore him down and filled him with bitterness. Now, it finally came to a perfect end.
Xiao Chen looked at the familiar figures in the air, remembering everyones smiles. Then, he smiled as well.
He still had a long way to go. The end of being conferred King was just the start of the road to Prime.
However, Xiao Chen harbored hope. He was willing to work hard and endure all sorts of loneliness. One day, he would climb to the peak. He smiled jubntly like a flower, like this very day when heavenly flowers showered down and the bright sun zed.
Even the most wondrous song had its end. These endless heavenly flowers were not truly endless.
When the song ended, when the flowers stopped falling, the bustling King conferral ceremony started to draw to an end.
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Outside the Tianwu za, in a tall building, Xia Houjue had already washed off the dirt on himself and changed his clothes. As he looked at the scattering heavenly flowers and saw Xiao Chen performing cupped-fist salutes while sending off the various cultivators, he felt all sorts of bitterness.
Did anyone even remember that the three Holy Masters had prepared this King conferral ceremony for Xia Houjue?
Inside the room was another personhis father, Xia Houzun. He sat at the table alone, drinking wine. His expression was inscrutable.
Father, didnt the Holy Master say that the Thunder Sovereign would not make an appearance? Why did he stille out in the end? Xia Houjue asked through gritted teeth, clenching his fists.
Chapter 1004 - After Prime, There Might Be Martial God
Chapter 1004: After Prime, There Might Be Martial God
Xia Houzun said indifferently, Yes, if Xiao Chen failed in being conferred King, naturally, the Thunder Sovereign would not appear. Never mind. Dont brood over this. As for the White Tiger King title, the Holy Master will still give it to you.
However, what I want is not just a title! Xia Houjue said through clenched teeth.
Xia Houzun muttered indecisively with a somewhat sad expression, Recover from your injuries first. The three Holy Masters will personally see you. Remember the humiliation from today. For what you want, you have to put in the corresponding level of effort.
Xia Houjue was startled, showing it on his face. The three Holy Masters were going to see him personally.
The Holy Master was a supreme existence in the Holy Land. Even as a Holy Scion, he rarely had a chance to see him.
Now, the three Holy Masters were going to meet him together. Could there still be a chance to turn the situation around?
Dont overthink. The matter of Xiao Chen being conferred King is already set in stone. Nothing can change it. The only one that can change is yourself. This is a chance for you; grasp it properly, Xia Houzun said before leaving.
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In the Tianwu za, Ao Jiao was no longer controlling Xiao Chens body. She had returned to the Immortal Spirit Ring and stayed there. Only when he regained control over his own body did he understand how severely injured he was.
That final attack of Di Wuque had really been desperate and ruthless. Even with Xiao Chens Rank 4 Sage Body, he had suffered severe injuries and was on the verge of death,pletely weakened.
If not for Ao Jiao suddenly awakening, Xiao Chens path to being conferred King would have ended there.
Xiao Chen stretched his arms and legs. He felt that without at least half a month to recuperate, his body would not to recover back to peak state.
This is your conferrednd and your King medallion.
The ck-d old man stepped forward and handed Xiao Chen a map as well as a medallion. Then, he quickly disappeared, afraid that Xiao Chen would make things difficult for him.
Xiao Chen smiled without minding it. He was not in a rush to see where his conferrednd was. Then, he boarded the Supreme Sky Sects warship together with Shui Lingling.
I will spend some time recuperating first. Senior Sister, please help me to reject any visits for now. Prevent them from interrupting me, Xiao Chen said soon after he boarded.
Shui Lingling nodded and called a person over to bring Xiao Chen to the recuperation room of the warship.
After taking half a day, Xiao Chen managed to suppress all his injuries without any impediment to his mobility. Once hisplexion had recovered, he took out the map of where his conferrednd was.
When he saw the location depicted in the map, he could not help but frown slightly.
Whats wrong? Is the conferrednd too small? Or are there no resources? What is it? Ao Jiao asked from the Immortal Spirit Ring.
No, take a look for yourself.
Ao Jiao flew out from the Immortal Spirit Ring and looked at the map.
The map was made of precious divine materials. The formation carved on it showed the topography of the ce. With a thought, the viewer could move the map and change the orientation; it was even more convenient than the electronic maps of Xiao Chens previous life.
Ao Jiaos gaze stopped at the red dot indicating the conferrednd. Smiling, she said, It looks like the three Holy Masters still yed some tricks and tossed you far away.
The ce that the map showed was actually not in the Tianwu Domain. Instead, it was past the Primal Chaos Domain and even the Chaotic Demonic Sea. It was on one of the inds of the Heavenly Starry Ocean called Heavenly Star Ind.
The ind was quite vast, no smaller than an entire province of the Tianwu Domain. There were also a few other auxiliary inds, which expanded the boundaries of the territory.
There was nock of Spirit Veins on the ind. Some could even generate Spirit Stones. This was not too shabby.
Such arge faction like the Martial God Pce had their own territories in the Starry Heavens. They naturally had territories in the Heavenly Starry Ocean as well.
However, Xiao Chen had not expected the three Holy Masters to toss him so far away.
Nevertheless, this was fine as well. This meant that Xiao Chen would not have to meet with them and could develop in peace. With the resources he gained from the King conferral ceremony, he could even develop destend. He could use this ce as the foundation for the Dragons Gate.
Coincidentally, ording to Long Feis news, there was a throne in the Heavenly Starry Ocean as well. Furthermore, as the saying went, dragons hid in the depths. This was the ce with the most Secret Treasures containing dragon souls.
Thats odd. This piece ofnd is a treasure. Even if it is far from the Tianwu Domain, the three Holy Masters will not let you have it for nothing, Ao Jiao said in confusion after staring at the map for a long time.
Xiao Chen took back the map and sank into deep thought. He agreed with her logic. After he caused the Three Holy Lands such a great embarrassment, how could they let him benefit like that?
Since the King title was already settled, the Thunder Sovereign would not readilye out of closed-door cultivation. He would surely not delve too deeply into a small matter like Xiao Chens conferrednd.
This gave the three Holy Masters a chance to y some tricks. Perhaps I should go and ask First Senior Sister. Maybe she has some information about it.
Xiao Chen, may Ie in?
Just as Xiao Chen thought about Shui Lingling, her knocking came from outside the door. He smiled involuntarily. Then, he got Ao Jiao to open the door.
This was Shui Linglings first time seeing Ao Jiao, so she could not help but be shocked. She looked at Xiao Chen with aplicated expression. Clearly, she had not expected him to be hiding a girl by his side.
Furthermore, this girl was beautiful with a fiery figure. One man and one woman alone together in a room, this situation was hard for Shui Lingling not to misunderstand.
Only after Xiao Chen exined did Shui Lingling understand what was going on. Then, he asked her about his doubts.
Shui Lingling took the map and perused this. After thinking a while, she said, This ce is in the west of the Heavenly Starry Ocean, its most chaotic region. It does not have an overlord unlike the other regions, which have the Northern Sea Alliance or the Cyclic Astral Pce.
However, if that was it, then it should not be a big problem. I feel that there is still some other hidden danger. As for the specifics, you will have to go there to find out.
Shui Lingling is not sure, either. In that case, Ill not think about it for now.
Anyway, Im here to inform you of something. Master just came back from speaking to the Thunder Sovereign and wants to see you now, Shui Lingling said with a smile as she returned the map.
Ying Zongtian, the Kunlun Continents newly advanced Prime, had brought the Saber Sword Two Sovereigns to Tianwu City and helped up chase away the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign. For both gratitude and logic, Xiao Chen should meet him.
Xiao Chen saw Ying Zongtian, who had already been waiting for him for a while, at the warships bow. The Sect Master wore blue and appeared to be one with the Dao. He seemed free and at ease, not letting any Emperors Might leak out.
Ying Zongtian turned around andughed. Haha! Congrattions on being conferred King. I saw all the difficulties you faced on your way to where you are now.
Xiao Chen could not help feeling embarrassed. Sect Master, your being conferred King is the true conferral of King. The moment you advanced to Sovereign Martial Emperor, you already became a Prime. Sect Master, you are probably the only one to do so in thetter part of this Martial Epoch.
Upon hearing what Xiao Chen said, instead of showing a proud expression, Ying Zongtian looked deste. He smiled bitterly and said, What joy is there? In my lifetime, this is as far as Ill go. After working hard for a thousand years, I still end up submitting to the Heavenly Dao.
Your King title is much more important than mine. The words Azure Dragon King represent a certain kind of Luck. What kind exactly? Just look at how the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign and the others reacted, and you will get an idea.
Xiao Chen simply smiled, not daring to reply.
After a few moments of silence, Ying Zongtian suddenly said, After you recover, leave the Supreme Sky Sect!
Xiao Chens expression changed slightly. Sect Master, what do you mean?
Naturally, to release you, a big dragon, into the wild. My Supreme Sky Sect cannot contain you. You have your own conferrednd. You can do whatever you want, and you can go to Lingling at any time if you need help.
Xiao Chen revealed suspicion on his face, extremely confused.
The expression on Ying Zongtians schrly face suggested that he could tell what Xiao Chen was thinking. He smiled and said, I know you have questions. You are wondering what I want from you.
He was right. This was what Xiao Chen thought. Everything in the world ran on interest. Why would Ying Zongtian help him for no reason?
The Supreme Sky Emperor had helped Xiao Chen so much already, both openly and in secret. If not for this Martial Emperor, Xiao Chen would have died very miserably several times over.
Since ancient times, behind every rising outstanding talent has been a protector. I am your protector. My desire is different from that of the others.
Because the Fiend Domain is in decline, the Spirit Fox King wants to use his adoptive daughter to gain a connection to you. The Saber Sword Two Sovereigns do not want any internal conflict, given the uing Demonic Cmity. The Thunder Sovereign did it for a promise.
As for me, I have only one wish. If one day you surpass my current cultivation, tell me if there is Martial God after Prime!
Was there really a Martial God realm after Prime?
Even someone as strong as Ying Zongtian did not know if there were Martial Gods or not. Xiao Chen smiled despite himself.
Is there really no Martial God?
Smiling, Ying Zongtian said, They should exist. However, no one in this world has seen a Martial God before. There are no clear records. What we have are only some groundless legends. They are not very persuasive, or at least, I dont believe them.
Sect Master, you are an outstanding talent, but you are unable to break through the Martial Emperor realm. Why do you believe that I will? Xiao Chen asked, feeling confused.
Ying Zongtian thought for a while before smiling and suggesting, Because you are the Azure Emperors descendant? Because of the name Azure Emperor?
No matter how strong the Azure Emperor was, he still died in the end, Xiao Chen retorted somewhat helplessly.
Ying Zongtian smiled without replying. After a while, he handed Xiao Chen a bottle of Medicinal Pills. Here are ten Heavenly Essence Pills. These are King Grade Medicinal Pills. Given the strength of your body, if you eat this pill, your injuries should recover faster. Consider it a small congrattory gift from me.
Xiao Chen opened the bottle and sniffed the fragrance. Then, he swallowed a pill on the spot. His internal organs immediately felt a cooling sensation.
His damaged cells and torn meridians all healed at an extremely rapid rate. Ying Zongtians description was a massive understatement.
Where is thend that the Martial God Pce conferred to you?
Heavenly Star Ind.
When Ying Zongtian heard the words Heavenly Star Ind, he thought for a while before smiling. Heavenly Star Ind, that is really far. That ce is very chaotic. How about I send a Supreme Elder with you?
All the Supreme Elders of the Supreme Sky Sect were at least quasi-Emperors. Some ancient ones were even Martial Emperors. Unless the sect was in great trouble, they would be cultivating bitterly.
Many thanks, Sect Master!
Xiao Chen rejoiced. He still did not know if there was anything strange going on in Heavenly Star Ind. If he had a quasi-Emperor helping him, no doubt he would have a much easier time.
Ying Zongtian shook his head with a smile and said, You are already no longer of my Supreme Sky Sect. If you do not disdain it, call me Big Brother Ying!
Then, many thanks, Big Brother Ying. If I, Xiao Chen, am fortunate enough in the future to break through Prime, I will be sure to repay this kindness.
Xiao Chen was initially startled. If he recognized Ying Zongtian as his big brother, that connection would be a considerable advantage. However, he was an easygoing person.
As for Ying Zongtian, he was clearly not one of those experts with a fixation on seniority, so there was nothing to worry about.
Good, Ill be waiting for you!
A light shed in Ying Zongtians eyes. Then, he extended his hand, palm out, towards Xiao Chen. Xiao Chen reciprocated in a simr fashion.
Striking palms as an oath, this was a promise between men. Someday, they would find out whether there really were Martial Gods in the world.
Chapter 1005 - Taking Inventory of Congratulatory Gifts
Chapter 1005: Taking Inventory of Congrattory Gifts
I really never thought that Ying Zongtian was such a pure and single-minded person. From the start, he obstinately clung to his stance, standing behind you, all just for this one reason.
After Xiao Chen returned to the recuperation room, Ao Jiao could not help but sigh.
Indeed,pared to others, Ying Zongtians dedication to his thoughts was rather pure, making others respect him sincerely.
After consuming the Heavenly Essence Pill, Xiao Chen discovered that his injuries healed even faster than he expected. In less than three days, his recuperation would beplete.
He was not sure whether this was due to the King Grade Medicinal Pill or his strong physical body.
Since he no longer had to focus on recovering anymore, it was time for him to do something else. Now that the King conferral ceremony was over, naturally, the most important thing was to take inventory of his congrattory gifts.
The first gift was from Xiao Chens First Senior Sistera Heavenly Ice Pearl, a precious treasure that allowed one toprehend the will of ice directly after consuming it.
Xiao Chen mainly cultivated the will of thunder. However, for something like wills, clearly, the more, the better. The additional will of ice would make hisbat prowess moreprehensive.
In the future, if he encountered any ice-type Saber Techniques or Cultivation Techniques, he would not need to sell them. He could just practice them.
After this was the great gift from Xiao Bai. It was a Holy Spirit Vein. Clearly, with Xiao Chens current cultivation, he had not reached the level where he could consume it.
However, he could use the Holy Spirit Vein on his conferrednd. It and the remaining thirty-odd Peak Spirit Veins would equal the umtion of some weaker Rank 9 sects.
This way, anyone willing to go to Heavenly Star Ind would not lose out from the transfer.
Next up was the gift from Ye Chena two-hundred-meter-long True Dragon spine. This giftpletely stunned Xiao Chen back then.
If this was not a King of True Dragons, it was not far from it. Xiao Chen knocked on it and found that the dragon marrow was still intact. He immediately rejoiced.
An old problem guing Xiao Chen might be solved as a result of this dragon marrow.
Xiao Chens strength already reached five Dragon Force long ago. By using Deities Descending to increase his strength tenfold, in theory, he could achieve fifty Dragon Force.
How strong exactly was fifty Dragon Force? It was something that would hurt even a quasi-Emperor.
Even a strong great grandmaster-level Martial Sage of the same generation would explode with one punch.
Unfortunately, Xiao Chens physical body could not support it. At best, he could only explode forth with twenty Dragon Force. Any more and the only result would be his body bursting and him dying.
Before Xiao Chen could even punch, he would explode as a result of his own actions.
However, now that he had so much dragon marrow, things were different. How effective was dragon marrow? He already experienced this before. When he refined the dragon marrow in the spine, his physical body would grow even stronger.
It might be possible for him to burst forth with fifty Dragon Force.
Xiao Chens gaze shifted around and found the Beautiful Mountain and River Painting. This was legendary Immortal Equipment.
After checking the Beautiful Mountain and River Painting carefully, he was slightly disappointed to find it iplete. A corner was missing from the painting, so its might was much lower.
However, this would not impact the value of this painting. It was still an extremely rare treasure. If he sold it, he could obtain tens of millions of ck Astral Coins.
Next up were Qing Chengs, Yao Yans, Ying Qiongs, and the others congrattory gifts. After taking inventory of them, it had to be said that the value of all the gifts Xiao Chen received reached an extremely horrifying level.
All these would tempt any quasi-Emperor.
Anyone who robs you would instantly be rich. All of these are precious objects, Ao Jiao said with a sigh.
Xiao Chen smiled and did not deny it. How wealthy was he exactly? The wealth in his hands equaled that of a Rank 8 sect.
What is this? Ao Jiao asked when she found an ordinary painting among Xiao Chens many congrattory gifts. She felt it was somewhat strange.
Even the gifts that Xiao Chens old friends gave, people like Feng Xingsheng, Yue Chenxi, and Gong Yangyu, were not as ordinary as this.
The painting was mostly done in two colorsck and white. At the end of the sea of bitterness beyond the Bridge of Helplessness was an azure-d man looking at the broken paths of reincarnation, presenting a distinctly mncholic view of his back.
Ao Jiao said, This is strange. This scene is off. At the Yellow Springs, there is only ck and white. Why are this persons clothes azure?
Because this person is the Azure Emperor, Xiao Chen replied calmly.
He had seen the Azure Emperors Drawing the Saber painting and the Azure Emperors Standing Tall Seeing Far Painting before, so he immediately recognized this back view of the azure-d person with one look.
Who gave this painting?
I dont know.
Xiao Chen shook his head. He had been to the broken paths of reincarnation before. When he went there, he resolved a preupation in Qing Chengs heart, as well as one of his own.
He did not know who gave this painting or what the givers intent was.
Actually, Xiao Chen had a vague answer in his heart. He guessed the givers identity, but he did not dare to be sure.
It seems like there is a note inside the painting, Ao Jiao said suddenly.
There is a note in the painting?
Back then, there had been many eyes on Xiao Chen, so he did not have much time to examine this painting carefully, only giving it a few nces. When he heard what Ao Jiao said, he could not help but feel excited.
He extended his Spiritual Sense. Indeed, there was an extremely thin piece of paper wedged into the painting. When he carefully pulled it out, he saw a note that read:
Congrattions, Brother Xiao, on being conferred King. If you have time, if you want to know the origin of this painting, I will be waiting for you at thergest inn of Supreme Sky City.
Ao Jiao was confused. Who is this person? How could he did not even sign it off?
Xiao Chen carefully put away the note. Now, he was sure who sent the painting.
Whether Xiao Chens guess was correct or not, he would know when he arrived at Supreme Sky City.
The Central Province was several other provinces distant from Supreme Sky Province. Even with the Supreme Sky Sects warship, they had to fly continuously for seven days rushing back.
Even a great grandmaster-level Martial Sage would not traverse this distance in a single flight. The energy consumption would be too high and would take at least ten days.
A Superior Grade Martial Sage would take one month to rush over; an Inferior Grade Martial Sage, three months; and a Martial Monarch, at least half a year to a year.
Xiao Chen thought about the past. When he first left the Supreme Sky Sect, it had taken him most of a year to travel through Hunluo Province.
Now, this world was still the same; it had not changed. However, in his eyes, it had be very small.
This was the worldview that came with an increase in strength. The higher he went, the more different the world would look to him.
Xiao Chen wondered, What is the difference between the view I have now and the view a Martial Emperor has? How is it different from that of a Prime?
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Seven days passed. Xiao Chens injuries were alreadypletely healed, and he had regained his peak state.
The light flickering in his eyes lent him a particrly intimidating atmosphere. Even though he did not do anything after that great battle, his aura had undergone a nebulous change.
Every move Xiao Chen made gave off a natural air of a grandmaster. If not for his young face, most people would mistake him for an eighty- or ny-year-old old man.
Currently, he showed a cultivation at the peak of great grandmaster-level Martial Sage. If this aura became any more natural, he would reach the threshold for a quasi-Emperor.
Quasi-Emperors were already very close to being a Martial Emperor. Anywhere they went, they were influential. Every move they made had major implications.
One would return to their natural state. The air of a grandmaster would begin transforming into an even higher-leveled aura, the heart of an emperor, which others would no longer be able to perceive.
Junior Brother Xiao Chen, weve arrived at Supreme Sky City. You should focus on all theprehensions you gained on this trip. I will help you manage the many trifling matters, Shui Lingling said to Xiao Chen as the warship hovered in the sky of Supreme Sky City.
Many trifling matters?
Xiao Chens thoughts raced as fast as lightning. He soon guessed what Shui Lingling referred to. He could not remain at the Supreme Sky Sect for too long and would have to set off on his journey to Heavenly Star Ind in the near future.
Several disciples were also willing to leave with him. This should be the matter that Shui Lingling referred to.
In that case, I shall impose on First Senior Sister. Thank you in advance.
Shui Lingling said, Yue Chenxi and the others spoke to me about it long ago. However, the procedures areplicated, and there are many rules involved. Im afraid it will take some time.
Xiao Chen still felt worried. When these people leave with me, Im afraid the sect will take a huge loss.
Shui Lingling said gently, It is not really a loss. Even until today, we have not finished using the Medicinal Pills refined from your blood. You created many elite disciples for the sect. Compared to that, it is truly nothing.
When Xiao Chen was in the Heavenly Dew Divine Spring, he had absorbed more of its essence than the geniuses of the other racesseveral times more than even what the others had,bined.
The flourishing of the Supreme Sky Sect was mainly due to him.
Without the Medicinal Pills refined from Xiao Chens blood, the sect would not have so many elite disciples advancing quickly to Martial Sage.
Shui Linglings exnation put Xiao Chen at ease. After the two parted, he immediately headed for thergest inn in the city.
Supreme Sky City was the capital of Supreme Sky Province. However, only the sect disciples could enter it. As for outside the city, aside from the Supreme Sky Sect disciples, most of the people were cultivators from other ces.
The city had many streets and alleys, which were extremely lively.
The inn bustled with guests; all the seats were filled. It was very noisy and loud with chatter. If one listened carefully, one would discover that all the discussions focused on the recent King conferral ceremony.
News traveled very fast. Now, the entire Tianwu Domain knew that Xiao Chen was conferred the Azure Dragon King.
The gathering of six Primes made the news of Xiao Chens King conferral ceremony spread even further. The entire Kunlun Continent discussed this matter.
After ten thousand years, there was an Azure Dragon King once again. The various twists and turns of the King conferral ceremony that followed one after another fanned the mes of interest far and wide.
Xiao Chen stood outside the inn. His azure robes fluttered in the wind. After muttering to himself for a while, he raised his leg and stepped in.
Soon, he would know for sure who sent the painting of the Yellow Springs.
He passed the first floor and the second floor. When he reached the third floor, he stopped climbing up. There, he found an empty table and took a seat before ordering wine and food. While eating, he betrayed no anxiety.
Since the other party said to look for him in thergest inn in the city, the other party would have noticed Xiao Chen the moment he entered.
If it really was the person that Xiao Chen suspected, that person possessed many ways to avoid detection. All Xiao Chen could do was wait patiently.
Haha! Brother Xiao, congrattions on sessfully being conferred King.
At some point in time, all the other customers on the third floor had left.
The moment Xiao Chen raised his head, he saw a person already sitting across him. This person was dressed in blue and bore a long sword on his back. That unchanging carefree smile remained on his face.
Chu Chaoyun. The Yellow Springs painting had indeede from this person!
After an absence of so many years, Chu Chaoyun was still the same as before. No matter how he changed, he had an aura of calm confrontation.
Even now, Xiao Chen still could not plumb the mysteries of this person.
During the many years they had not met, Chu Chaoyun had advanced to grandmaster-level Martial Sage.
However, even though Xiao Chens cultivation had soared greatly, bing much stronger, when he looked at the nearby Chu Chaoyun, he did not feel confident of winning.
Chapter 1006 - Dragon Marrow
Chapter 1006: Dragon Marrow
Chu Chaoyun was just across the table. However, he gave off a sense of primal chaos as if he was a gxy away. Light and dark intertwined, nourishing a powerful treasured sword.
Where did you get the painting from? Xiao Chen went straight to the point and immediately asked his question.
Chu Chaoyun also seemed disinclined to speak any useless words. He took a sip of wine and said, While you were in the Sky Dome Realm, you should have met a certain person who has a very close resemnce to you. This person also knew the exclusive Azure Dragon Martial Spirit Martial Techniques.
Xiao Chen frowned in his heart, but his expression did not change. He only nodded to indicate that he had seen that person.
I snatched the painting from him.
You snatched the painting from him? You must be joking. This person is definitely stronger than you. How could he let you snatch away this painting as you wish? Do you think he is dead already?
Haha! He is indeed dead already
Xiao Chen raised his eyebrows. This time, he was significantly shocked. This person was one of the knots in his heart. Originally, he thought that he could meet this person again in the future. Unexpectedly, that person had died.
Chu Chaoyun remained as calm as before. He said indifferently, He is an evil doppelganger created by the Azure Emperors Good and Evil Beneficence Art. Ten thousand years ago, when the Azure Emperor chopped him down, he did not diepletely. After ten thousand years, he recovered most of his strength. He wanted to fight for the Chief Church Master position of the Deep Abysss Dark Church. However, he got defeated in three moves and died.
No wonder that person looked so simr. He turned out to be an evil doppelganger of the Azure Emperor. However, he lost to the Chief Church Master of the Dark Church. Xiao Chen was still in some disbelief.
The Dark Church had branches in many of the lower realms. Xiao Chen also knew that their headquarters was in the Deep Abyss Demonic World. However, the strength of this Chief Church Master was beyond his expectations.
Howe you know so much? Xiao Chen red at Chu Chaoyun.
Chu Chaoyun smiled faintly and yed with the wine cup in his hand. Thest Tianwu Emperor was initially good friends with the Azure Emperor. As a descendant of the Royal n, such trifling information is nothing.
In any case, these are things that you will know sooner orter. However, you will have to be a Martial Emperor first. So, dont die. Dont follow in the footsteps of the Thunder Emperor. Ill wait for you to advance to Martial Emperor.
Suddenly, Xiao Chen said, You probably want the Heavenly mes Origin me, which is suppressed under the Azure Dragon Pce, right?!
Chu Chaoyuns face betrayed his surprise. Clearly, he had not expected Xiao Chen to speak of his motive so directly. For the first time, his expression changed. Youve gone to the Azure Dragon Pce before?
However, Chu Chaoyun immediately realized his words were pointless. Without going there, how could Xiao Chen know about the Heavenly mes Origin me in the Azure Dragon Pce?
Xiao Chen smiled faintly and changed the topic. Your painting is useless to me. Ive been to the Yellow Springs and passed the sea of bitterness. I saw the saber light left by the Azure Emperor. The six paths of reincarnation are alreadypletely shattered. There is no meaning to them.
Upon hearing that reincarnation was broken, Chu Chaoyun failed to control his expression yet again. If reincarnation was already broken, then where had the Azure Emperor gone in the end?
Xiao Chen observed Chu Chaoyuns expression. For the first time, he grasped the initiative in a conversation with this person. The other party was not as all-knowing as he appeared to be.
Like Xiao Chen, this person was seeking answers and waiting for opportunities.
Ill be taking my leave. If there is an opportunity, we will meet again! Chu Chaoyun felt confused by the two pieces of information that Xiao Chen revealed. Not willing to remain, he stood up, intending to leave.
Did I say that Im letting you leave?
Xiao Chen put down the wine cup in his hand. Then, his hair started moving despite the absence of any wind. The melodious ringing of a saber resounded. Countless saber winds instantly locked on to the rising Chu Chaoyun.
The atmosphere in the third floor immediately turned very tense like a storm was brewing, waiting to be unleashed.
As Xiao Chen watched the rising Chu Chaoyun, he did not say anything more. The other party possessed many secrets and had many connections to him. He had long wanted to figure out what was going on.
How did the Azure Emperor end up turning hostile with thest Tianwu Emperor? Why was the Heavenly mes Origin me in the Azure Dragon Pce?
How did the Azure Emperor fall after the battle, or was there more to it? It seemed like Chu Chaoyun had the answers.
This time, while Chu Chaoyun looked like he was giving him a painting, his ulterior motive was no doubt to see how far Xiao Chen had improved, to see how much longer it would take Xiao Chen to advance to Martial Emperor.
All this was so that Chu Chaoyun could enter the Azure Dragon Pce and snatch the Heavenly mes Origin me.
Xiao Chen was speechless. Chu Chaoyun still treated him as the person whom he could push back with half a move from many years ago, wanting toe and go as he wished.
How could it be that simple? If Chu Chaoyun wanted to leave, he needed to have the capabilities first.
Chu Chaoyuns gaze turned cold. Killing Qi came from everywhere without warning and locked down on Xiao Chen.
Do you expect me to send my true body to the Supreme Sky Sect, where there are many experts? There will definitely be a fight between you and me, but it will not be now.
Chu Chaoyun smiled faintly. Suddenly, his body burst into a clump of mes and quickly burned to ashes, leaving only a wooden puppet.
Xiao Chen frowned slightly. He had no choice but to scatter the killing Qi he emanated. The saber winds that filled the ce instantly disappeared.
Ao Jiao said from the Immortal Spirit Ring, Xiao Chen, these persons words are half-truths. You cannotpletely believe in them.
Xiao Chen picked up the wine cup again and took a sip. Then, he nodded. The so-called evil doppelganger of the Azure Emperor might very possibly have died at his hands after getting defeated by the Chief Church Master.
However, his words make sense as well. He is probably not the only one waiting for me to open the Azure Dragon Pce. There are probably many Martial Emperors hiding, all of them eyeing the Azure Dragon Pce.
I have to strengthen myself quickly, build up more umtions. Otherwise, the Azure Dragon Pce that the Azure Emperor left for me will get snatched away.
Based on Chu Chaoyuns aura, even though they had not fought, Xiao Chen was sure that the other man had already perfected his will of primal chaos.
Xiao Chen needed to work on his will of cycles. Since he already had news of the Despair Throne, he had to make haste on his trip to the Heavenly Starry Ocean.
Upon returning to his peak, he immediately entered closed-door cultivation, in preparation for digesting all the treasures from the congrattory gifts that he could use.
First, Xiao Chen was naturally going to use the Heavenly Ice Pearl that his senior sister gave him. With one more kind of will, his strength would improve by another level.
At the summit of his peak, he took out the Heavenly Ice Pearl. Instantly, the sky filled with snow, and a cold wind howled together with snowkes moving about like knives.
This is really heavy snowfall. I wonder, where did First Senior Sister obtain the Heavenly Ice Pearl?
Xiao Chen opened his mouth and directly swallowed the Heavenly Ice Pearl. A cooling sensation immediately spread throughout his blood, meridians, and bones.
Si! Si! Soon, his body turned into an ice sculpture before turning into an ice pir. His figure was no longer visible.
The sun rose and set; clouds gathered and scattered. Immense amounts of snow fell on the peak as three days passed.
Xiao Chen remained inside the ice pir, unmoving, as if he hibernated, utterly devoid of any signs of life.
After another three days, the ice pir started cracking. The snow immediately vanished. When Xiao Chen opened his eyes, there was a sh of cold light.
Compared to six days ago, his aura was much calmer, with a hint of cold.
A light shed on his forehead, and a small knife of ice shot out and tore through the air.
Everywhere the small knife passed, fog became ice. As it flickered with cold light, it turned around and returned to Xiao Chens sea of consciousness.
However, the ice frozen in the air did not vanish.
This small knife was the form of Xiao Chens will of ice. Naturally, whenpared to his immortal will of thunder, it was much weaker.
However, he was only using it as an adjunct, gilding the lily. He did not expect much from it. He was already very satisfied with this result.
After Xiao Chen finished consuming the Heavenly Ice Pearl, he did not rest but immediately took out the two-hundred-meter-long True Dragon spine.
Roar!
The voice of a True Dragon reverberated in the mountains as Dragon Might spread. A vague image of a dragon appeared at the summit, stirring up winds and clouds and forming rain and lightning.
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When the nearby Supreme Sky Sect elders heard themotion, they all flew out of their peaks. The sight of this mysterious phenomenon startled them all greatly, and their eyes filled with envy.
I heard that during the presentation of congrattions, Xiao Chen received a two-hundred-meter-long True Dragon spine. It looks like this rumor is true.
You cant call him Xiao Chen anymore. Now, he is the Azure Dragon King. Furthermore, he is going to establish his own sect on Heavenly Star Ind. The Sect Master already permitted it.
How unfortunate! If only he would remain in our Supreme Sky Sect. The Sect Master is already a Prime. If we have another Emperor Grade True Dragon demonic genius as part of our younger generation, then the Supreme Sky Sect would surpass the Three Holy Lands. They would have to listen to us.
Dont overthink this. Such a person is truly a great dragon. He will advance to Martial Emperor sooner orter and be a major character of the Kunlun Realm. How can he remain in the Supreme Sky Sect?
All the elders of the Supreme Sky Sect discussed with each other, their expressionsplicated.
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Atop the summit of Xiao Chens peak, he was considering how to tap the dragon marrow. After extracting the dragon marrow, the remaining True Dragon spine would still be something good.
When he arrived at Heavenly Star Ind, he could bury this True Dragon spine under a mountain of the ind, nourishing Luck for the Dragons Gate.
The items that sects used to gather Luck were known as Sect Totems. When the Sect Totems were destroyed, the sects Luck would plummet. Destruction would not be far away.
A Sect Totem was extremely important. Using this True Dragon spine as a Sect Totem for the Dragons Gates establishment was extremely suitable.
Xiao Chen estimated that an ordinary Rank 9 sects Sect Totem was not as imposing and respectable as this two-hundred-meter-long True Dragon spine.
Xiao Chen carefully cut a small hole in the joint of the spine. Then, a suction came from his palm, drawing out the dragon marrow inside drop by drop.
One droptwo dropsthree dropsa total of one hundred drops came out before the True Dragon spine was empty.
Xiao Chen showed joy on his face. Ye Chens gift was extraordinarily precious. One hundred drops of dragon marrow. What a horrifying amount!
Dragon marrow, strong bones. Bones were the foundation and framework for the physical body. If the bones were not damaged, the physical body would never shatter.
Many years ago, half a drop of dragon marrow allowed Xiao Chens bones to undergo a rebirth, enabling him to surpass his peers.
Now, where would one hundred drops of dragon marrow bring him? He did not dare to imagine how his body would improve.
Xiao Chen stopped thinking and put away the True Dragon spine. Then, he opened his mouth and sucked, taking in the hundred drops of dragon marrow in the air in one go.
The many elders watching the peak from outside seemed to be drooling. One hundred drops of dragon marrow, and Xiao Chen swallowed them all right there and then.
How luxurious this was. If these elders had ten drops, their physical bodies would immediately make a breakthrough, increasing their defense by at least fifty percent.
He is indeed worthy of being the Azure Dragon King. If I possessed a hundred drops of dragon marrow, I would definitely not bear to use them all up in one go.
Indeed. Dragon marrow is extremely precious. Just one drop can fetch a sky-high price. Despite that, the Azure Dragon King swallowed one hundred drops all at once. This is equal to a mountain of treasure disappearing.
Chapter 1007 - Fifty Dragon Force
Chapter 1007: Fifty Dragon Force
After consuming a hundred drops of dragon marrow, Xiao Chen sat cross-legged on the summit. asionally, his body gave off the vast and immortal voice of a True Dragon.
Refining the dragon marrow required some time. The elders that came to watch the excitement knew this, so they shook their heads and sighed as they left.
The voice of a True Dragon echoed around the peak for ten days before it slowly died down.
Xiao Chens bones had now transformed into something very close to dragon bones, extraordinarily strong.
His external appearance did not seem to have changed. However, it felt like if he had to endure that powerful strike from Di Wuque from that day, he would not end up in a state where he lost hisbat prowess.
Even without Ao Jiao around, he was confident of fighting him again.
Myriad Heaven Divine Fist, Deities Descending!
Divine light encased Xiao Chens body as he circted his Vital Qi. Dragons roared, and ten heavenly dragon images appeared behind him. This was him with twofoldbat prowess.
He continued to circte the Martial Technique and increased its potency. From ten Dragon Force, it rose to twenty Dragon Forcefourfoldbat prowess. Nothing was wrong with his body; he had plenty of resilience to spare.
Boom!
Feeling confident, Xiao Chen steeled himself and directly raised hisbat prowess to tenfold. Fifty heavenly dragon images appeared, roaring in unison.
He had yet to punch. This was only the aura, but it already roiled space into waves that looked like they would rip at any moment.
Tiny cracks appeared on Xiao Chens bones, and he felt some pain. Then, he withdrew his fist, and the heavenly dragon images disappeared. His face glowed with tion.
From his earlier test, his body should be able to endure fifty Dragon Force. As long as he did not use it continuously, he would suffer only minor injuries, which would be no problem for his physical body.
A look of ferocity shed in Xiao Chens eyes as he muttered, Fifty Dragon Force. If I meet a quasi-Emperor, I can be confident of receiving their killing move. I will not face any pressure when trying to protect myself.
Just how powerful was fifty Dragon Force? One Dragon Force was five thousand tons of force. Ten Dragon Force meant fifty thousand tons of force. In that case, fifty Dragon Force would be two hundred and fifty thousand tons of force.
Xiao Chen was confident of killing even a peak great grandmaster-level Martial Sage like Han Qinghe, who had already started to refine his Heavenly Sage Laws into Heavenly Laws, with one punch and exploding him. At this point of Xiao Chens cultivation as a great grandmaster-level Martial Sage, he was already infinitely close to being unrivaled among great grandmaster-level Martial Sages.
No matter what kind of great grandmaster-level Martial Sage it was or what Cultivation Technique they cultivated, as long as they were not quasi-Emperors, Xiao Chen felt confident of defeating them.
After refining all one hundred drops of dragon marrow, Xiao Chen took out the Beautiful Mountain and River Painting, which was damaged Immortal Equipment.
A regr cultivator would need to spend a lot of time and effort to refine it into a Secret Treasure. Only then could they allow their Mental Energy to improve and use it as they pleased.
Xiao Chen, however, did not have to go through all that hassle.
Magic Energy saturated his sea of consciousness. He could directly send in his Spiritual Sense and leave a Spiritual Mark, and then he could immediately use it.
When Xiao Chen unfurled the Beautiful Mountain and River Painting, he saw mountains and rivers. White clouds drifted in the sky. There were rivers, creeks, and many mountains all within the painting.
He extended his Spiritual Sense, entered the inner world of the painting, and found the Spiritual Mark that the previous owner left there.
It had already been more than one hundred thousand years since the end of the Immortal Epoch. However, while the Spiritual Mark in the painting flickered and looked like it would be extinguished at any moment, it had not dissipated yet.
Its existence clearly showed how strong the previous owner of the painting was.
After an Immortal Cultivator reached the Yuanying Stage, there was still Nascent Transformation, Soul Transformation, Great Multiplication, Void Training, and Tribtion Tiding. After those, they would be an Immortal Lord and ascend to the Immortal Realm.
Even though this Spiritual Mark before Xiao Chen already survived one hundred thousand years, it still had a spiritual light. Immortal souls did not perish. The previous master of this painting was probably an Immortal Lord.
Even the weakest Immortal Lord had been as strong as a Sovereign Martial Emperor. Such a person surpassed reincarnation, existing as long as heaven and earth. Immortal, undying, and inextinguishable.
Of course, with the end of the Immortal Epoch and the destruction of the Immortal Dao, the paths of reincarnation broke. These Immortals lost the ability to live forever without dying.
With the arrival of the Martial Epoch, there were no longer any Immortals in the world; the martial way reigned. Even if an Immortal Lord were revived, he would not be able to deal with the peak strike of a Prime Martial Emperor.
This Spiritual Mark looked like an old man giving off an immortal air. Its light was weak, and its spirituality was long gone. With a casual move, Xiao Chen would be able to wipe it out and ce his own Spiritual Mark.
Zeng!
Just as he was about to make his move, the old man before him suddenly opened his eyes. A strand of tyrannical Spiritual Sense came out from the old mans eyes; then, following the trail left by Xiao Chens Spiritual Sense, it entered Xiao Chens sea of consciousness.
Hahaha! Its been one hundred thousand years. This old man did not expect that a random move I made ended up being a backup n, allowing me to survive another Epoch.
This Spiritual Sense was extremely tyrannical. Fear and horror stirred in Xiao Chens heart as the other party consumed his Spiritual Sense bit by bit. He felt like he could not do anything to retaliate.
Why did this happen? Ive never heard that the Spiritual Mark left in Immortal Equipment could gain spirituality.
With the destruction of the Immortal Dao, all the Immortals already died. The Spiritual Marks those Immortals left lost their spirituality as their masters died.
Even if these Spiritual Marks did not get destroyed, one hundred millennia should be enough to wear down the spirituality of any Spiritual Mark.
This sudden development was simply incredible and bbergasting.
Even if you are an Immortal Lord, you can forget about trying to swallow me up. Scram!
Immortal lightning, eternal will, inextinguishable saber soul, unparalleled sharpness!
In this crisis, Xiao Chen remained calm. The Lightning Talisman hidden in his sea of consciousness charged out.
The immortal will of thunder and the peak Great Perfection saber soul instantly surged with electric light, illuminating the entire sea of consciousness.
The Thunder Immortal Ancestors Ruin Lightning Talisman! Wait, thats not right. It is a copy. However, it is still sufficient to destroy my remnant spirit. Damn it!
Sharp miserable shrieks resounded. The electric light containing a boundless saber intent slowly dispersed the old mans strong invading Spiritual Sense.
Just as the old man was about to dissipatepletely, Xiao Chen suddenly stopped. This was an antique from the Immortal Epoch; he contained a lot of secrets on him.
This was a rare opportunity. Despite the risk, Xiao Chen wanted to gain some information from this old man.
The agonized shrieking stopped. The old mans Spiritual Sense turned into a human figure trembling weakly in a corner of Xiao Chens sea of consciousness.
Xiao Chen said coldly, Tell me what I want to know, and I will spare you, allowing you to live for another lifetime.
Hahaha! Live another lifetime? You are overthinking. It is hard to oppose fate. No one can live for another Epoch. That is impossible, so there is no need for you to threaten me. After all, I will vanish like smoke soon.
The old man had lost his strong desire for life entirely when he saw Xiao Chens Lightning Talisman, as if he submitted to fate.
He muttered, It is hard to oppose fate, it is hard to oppose fate!
Xiao Chen said in confusion, Since your spirituality is still present, I can just help you find an ordinary person without Mental Energy for you to enter. That should still be possible.
It is hard to oppose fate. Do you think that this is a coincidence? After waiting for one hundred thousand years, I finally got a person with Magic Energy to enter this Beautiful Mountain and River Painting.
Despite that, the person happens to be someone who grasped the Ruin Lightning Talisman. Even if it were another person, there would be all sort of surprises leading to failure. This is fate. It is too difficult to oppose.
What a joke. I thought that the Immortal Blood that I coincidentally left here would allow me to live for another lifetime. So, I waited bitterly for one hundred thousand years. This is extremelyughable.
This old mans voice was feeble, which made him sound even more aggrieved.
Take this Beautiful Mountain and River Painting. Lots of King Grade Immortal Equipment back then were destroyed in the Great Tribtion. Unexpectedly, this trinket that I did not care much for ended up being preserved for so long.
Xiao Chen noticed that the light of the old man continued to fade. He could not help but ask in a hurry, Senior, being able to meet is fate. Will you let this junior know something? The Immortal Epoch was so strong, Immortal Lords could live forever, Immortal Ancestors could pick the stars and the moon, Immortal Kings could oppose the heavens and change fate. Why did the Immortal Epoch end?
Being able to meet is fate? Haha! You are just a Yuanying Cultivator. What is the point of asking this?
There is a saying, At the extreme of flourishing is decline. Life and death move in an endless cycle. There is nothing in the world that can flourish without declining. This is the Dao of heaven, the fate for all. No one can change it.
The Kunlun Immortal Realm was once so vast and mighty, ruling the universe, the origin of the three thousand great realms. So what? In the end, it could not escape the Tribtion, the Immortal Realm destroyed. Kunlun also became an abandonednd
[Note: There is a concept in Taoism, which is also reflected in Traditional Chinese Medicine, that when something reaches its extreme, it turns into the opposite. So when Yang reaches an extreme, it bes Yin, and vice versa.]
The old mans voice kept weakening. Eventually, it died out.
The old man had not said much. However, the information that he revealed was startling, kicking up gigantic waves in Xiao Chens heart that lingered for a long time.
The three thousand great realms that the old man referred to were definitely not the same ones that Xiao Chen knew. The Sky Dome Realm that he came from was merely an Immortals dwelling. Beyond the Kunlun Realm was an even vaster world.
The Kunlun Realm was originally the center of the universe, the origin of it, yet it became an abandonednd.
The old mans figure slowly turned illusionary, leaving only faint green light.
Xiao Chen extended his hand, and a suction pulled the green light over. Then, he swallowed it up. There was no other information in the green light aside from that rted to the Beautiful Mountain and River Painting.
The experts of the Immortal Epoch had already all disappeared. There was no record of them remaining in the Martial Epoch.
After setting his Spiritual Mark, Xiao Chen retracted his Spiritual Sense from the Beautiful Mountain and River Painting. Then, following the old mans method, he left a blood imprint of his palm.
The Beautiful Mountain and River Painting quickly shrank and entered his left palm, which immediately had mountains, rivers, and creeks, automatically forming a vast small world.
With a thought, the mountains and rivers disappeared, and his palm returned to normal.
When Xiao Chen burned his Magic Energy, the Beautiful Mountain and River Painting appeared. With a thought, he could move the mountains and rivers in it and cause lightning to sh and thunder inside.
He could not help but reveal joy on his face. If he trapped someone in this Beautiful Mountain and River Painting, then that person would not be able to escape his palm.
Xiao Chens Magic Energy drained with dizzying rapidity. Not daring to use the Beautiful Mountain and River Painting recklessly, he put it away carefully.
He could only treat the words left by the expert in the Beautiful Mountain and River Painting as an incident in the process of subduing the Immortal Equipment. He still had to do what he had to do.
Regardless of whether the Kunlun Realm was an abandonednd or the so-called Great Tribtion, these were all too remote for Xiao Chen. They were like myths, entirely too abstract.
He still needed to fix his feet firmly to the ground and slowly raise his cultivation.
One day, when he had climbed to the peak, all these mysteries would naturally resolve themselves.
Following that, Xiao Chen took out the Sea Monarch Crown that Yao Yan gave him. His expression turnedplicated.
This was aplete Emperor Grade Secret Treasureeven more precious than the Beautiful Mountain and River Painting. After all, thetter was just damaged Immortal Equipment. Its attraction for Martial Cultivators was not as strong as that for an Emperor Grade Secret Treasure.
Yao Yan gave this Emperor Grade Secret Treasure to him out of goodwill. However, it also brought considerable trouble as well. Perhaps a Martial Emperor might not care for it, but every quasi-Emperor would feel tempted.
Chapter 1008 - Creditors Visiting
Chapter 1008: Creditors Visiting
Whoosh!
A figure in the distance flew over hastily. With a flip of his hand, Xiao Chen ced the Sea Monarch Crown in the Universe Ring. The approaching person was Han Qinghe, who was preparing to retire and make his breakthrough to quasi-Emperor.
Xiao Chens heart sank. What kind of major incident could rattle Elder Han Qinghe, a great grandmaster-level Martial Sage who was preparing to retire, so badly?
Han Qinghe looked anxious. As he flew over, a strong wind blew. When he arrived before Xiao Chen, all the wind suddenly stopped blowing.
Based on these tiny details, one could tell that this peak great grandmaster-level Martial Sage was indeed on the verge of breaking through to quasi-Emperor.
Xiao Chen smiled and said, Elder Han, your strength increased again. You will probably be able to break through to quasi-Emperor in a year or so.
Han Qinghes expression warmed slightly in a smile. He did not avoid this topic, saying, I only managed to refine a small portion of my Heavenly Sage Laws into Heavenly Laws. I am still quite a distance from quasi-Emperor. However, now that Sect Master has advanced to a Prime, Im confident of advancing to quasi-Emperor.
With a Prime Martial Emperor giving pointers to a peak great grandmaster-level Martial Sage, advancing to quasi-Emperor was indeed almost a sure thing.
In fact, as long as the Prime Martial Emperor paid an enormous price, the Martial Sage could advance to Martial Emperor as well. However, the resulting Martial Emperors were much weaker. There was not much difference between such Martial Emperors and the Deity Race cultivators who advanced to Martial Emperor by relying on faith.
Such Martial Emperors were a far cry from Martial Emperors who broke through themselves. Ten of such false Martial Emperors would be no match for one true Martial Emperor.
However, no matter how much I improve, quasi-Emperor is my limit. Im far fromparable to the Azure Dragon King. Your future is great.
Han Qinghe paused here for a moment. As he looked at Xiao Chen, he sighed in his heart. He had watched Xiao Chen grow as Xiao Chen walked his path.
Xiao Chens growth speed was fantastic. From a nobody when he had just entered the Kunlun Realm, he had suddenly emerged, taking giant steps, as someone whom all the true inheritors of the Supreme Sky Sect had to look up to.
After he rose at the Supreme Sky Sect, he made a name for himself at the Savage Battlefield, his fight with Bai Wuxue garnering him fame throughout the Tianwu Domain.
After that, Xiao Chen acknowledged his identity at the Proud Son of Heaven Ranking. He dominated the various outstanding talents with his own power and climbed to the top rank. Even until today, no one could surpass him.
Then, Xiao Chen kicked down Di Wuque at the Sage Mark Monument, cementing his fame before disappearing for two years. However, when he returned, he immediately reestablished himself in this age of flourishing geniuses.
Finally, he swept through all the younger generation of the Kunlun Continent and forced his way into being conferred King. His call of whether anyone dared to say they were not convinced had been powerful and resonant, stirring everyones blood.
Xiao Chen gained the Azure Dragon King title, and fame followed his merits. Even the three Primes pressuring him to give up on the title had failed.
Xiao Chen contained his smile as he said, I might be thick-skinned enough to ept others calling me the Azure Dragon King. However, I do not deserve First Elder calling me that.
His words were sincere. The First Elder before him was a senior worth respecting. Even if he became a Prime in the future, he would still treat him with respect.
Xiao Chen did not care what others said about him, whether it was true or false, polite or humiliating. As long as he was true to his heart, that was all that mattered.
Elder Han was very satisfied with Xiao Chens attitude. Xiao Chens current aplishments were extraordinary. He was upright, lofty, and unyielding. However, he did not show any arrogance, nor did he act high and mighty.
Haha! In that case, this old man will address you the same as before, Little Brother Xiao Chen, Han Qingheughed.
Xiao Chen nodded and said, I wonder, why is First Elder here personally? You must have something to discuss with me.
When Han Qinghe heard this, he slowly withdrew the smile on his face. He said, Your trouble came. A group of people from the Heavenly Starry Ocean, iming to be the Sea Monarchs descendants, want you to hand over the Sea Monarch Crown.
Xiao Chen could not help but smile bitterly. During the King conferral ceremony, he had already guessed that the Sea Monarch Crown would attract a lot of trouble. However, he had not expected it toe so soon.
The Sea Monarch had been the monarch of the entire oceanic worldsomeone who could hold his own against the Azure Emperor. Even the unrivaled Azure Emperor had to fight him three times before managing to kill him.
Only after that did the influence of the Dragons Gate spread into the Heavenly Starry Ocean. Before this, it had never seeded.
After the Sea Monarch died, the territory he ruled naturally fell apart. Many old Marquises started dering themselves the direct descendant of the Sea Monarch. They were still active in the Heavenly Starry Ocean even today.
However, the true line of descent, the Sea Monarchs daughter, Princess Qin, sealed herself for some reason, sleeping for ten thousand years without waking up.
Hence, although these factions wereplex, there was no true leader. No one was convinced of anyone. The situation was aplete mess.
As a result, these factions were much weakerpared to factions that rose upter, like the Northern Sea Alliance and the Cyclic Astral Pce.
However, if these factions banded together for some reason, they could not be underestimated since they were capable of applying a lot of pressure.
If the Supreme Sky Sect were not arge sect, forcing them to wait outside, they would have directly attacked him.
The Sea Monarchs old guards split into many factions, of which there are elevenrger ones. The four strongest had been conferred King in the north, south, east, and west, each of them ruling a section of the ocean, when the Sea Monarch was still around. They were the Northern Sea King, the Southern Sea King, the Eastern Sea King, and the Western Sea King.
Fortunately, the four strongest factions did not send people over. However, the remaining seven all did.
Aside from the four Sea Kings, there were seven great Marquises under him. They were assigned by colors: ck, white, yellow, green, azure, blue, and purple. Hence, they were the ck-d Marquis, the White-d Marquis, the Yellow-d Marquis, the Green-d Marquis, the Azure-d Marquis, the Blue-d Marquis, and the Purple-d Marquis. The ones that came are the subordinates of the seven Marquises.
Han Qinghe gave a quick description of the Sea Monarchs old guardsthe four Sea Kings and the seven colored Marquiseswhich showed how prosperous the Sea Monarchs time had been.
Xiao Chen asked, How strong are the four Sea Kings and the seven colored Marquises today?
As the First Elder of the Supreme Sky Sect, Han Qingheswork of information was much more extensive than Xiao Chens. He quickly answered, While the Sea Monarch was alive, the four Sea Kings were Prime Martial Emperors. The seven colored Marquises were Sovereign Martial Emperors.
Hearing this, Xiao Chen could not help but be bbergasted at such a horrifying faction. He wondered how the Azure Emperor managed to beat down the Sea Monarch Pce to the point of them scattering.
Han Qinghe continued at a deliberate pace, Of course, they cannot bepared to how they were then. The four Sea Kings now are only Sovereign Martial Emperors, and the seven colored Marquises are only Greater Heavenly Martial Emperors.
Xiao Chens head ached when he heard this. Such strength was not weak at all. If they were to band together, the glory of the Sea Monarch Pce might reappear.
However, based on what Han Qinghe said, each faction believed themself the strongest and would not yield to another. With a history of all sorts of fights and grudges, there was no possibility of reconciliation.
How many people did they send? I will never hand my Sea Monarch Crown over to them.
Xiao Chen sounded calm, but he disyed an unequivocal attitude.
The Sea Monarch Crown was a bona fide Emperor Grade Secret Treasure; furthermore, it was one that the Sea Monarch had used. It could greatly strengthen Xiao Chen.
Besides, the establishment of a sect required an Emperor Grade Secret Treasure to provide suppression, so that the territorys talents could develop.
Even if quasi-Emperors came, he would not hand it over.
If a Martial Emperor, which was one level higher, came to pressure Xiao Chen, the saber light that the Azure Emperor left behind could extract a miserable price from the other party.
Han Qinghe said, The seven colored Marquises each sent a person, all of them peak great grandmaster-level Martial Sages, people who are only a step shy of quasi-Emperor. They came in a great rush, and Shui Lingling is currently entertaining them.
Lets go. Let me see what kind of people came. To think they want me to hand over the Sea Monarch Crown the moment they speak!
The two moved very quickly, heading for the main pce of the Supreme Sky Sects inner city. Soon, they arrived outside the pce.
Xiao Chen extended his Spiritual Sense and clearly saw the sevens appearances and cultivations.
These seven people wore robes of various colors that had multiple True Dragons embroidered on them. What they wore were dragon robes, and they looked mighty.
[Note: Dragon robes are another way of saying imperial robes, which are the emperors court dress.]
Even before the two entered the pce, Xiao Chen picked up a strong tension. All sorts of shouting came from inside.
Miss Shui, the Supreme Sky Sect better be able to differentiate between right and wrong. The Sea Monarch Crown is the Sea Monarchs Emperor Grade Secret Treasure. For both logical and sentimental reasons, we, the Sea Monarchs descendants, should be the ones to manage it. Do not stop us!
Thats right. We only have one purpose ining here today. That is to make Xiao Chen hand over the Sea Monarch Crown. Otherwise, the four Sea Kings and the seven colored Marquises will attack together. Even if Ying Zongtian is a Prime, he can forget about stopping us.
Why is Xiao Chen not here yet? Does he really think that he can put on airs with us just because he is the Azure Dragon King?!
Xiao Chens conferrednd was in the Heavenly Starry Ocean, so Shui Lingling did not dare to offend these old factions of the Heavenly Starry Ocean. She dealt with them with a smiling face and gently spoke reason, hoping to get them to back off.
She even suggested that as long as the seven colored Marquises did not pursue this matter, the Supreme Sky Sect was willing topensate them.
However, the more Shui Lingling gave way, the more outrageous these people got. They even said that if Xiao Chen did not hand over the Sea Monarch Crown, he would definitely not be able to establish himself if he went to the Heavenly Starry Ocean.
While he is in the Kunlun Continent, he can still use his Azure Dragon King title. However, once hees to the Heavenly Starry Ocean, I guarantee that he will turn from a dragon into a worm. Even a wave can smash him to death, an old man dressed in ck dragon robes said with extreme disdain. Of the seven, this persons criticism and tone were the sharpest.
[Note: Chinese dragons look more like snakes unlike western dragons, which look more like winged lizards or winged dinosaurs.]
You talk really big. This Xiao dearly wants to know how you, a wave, can smash me to death. Do you dare to have an exchange with me and see who is a dragon and who is a worm?!
As Xiao Chen stood outside the pce, he felt that something was wrong. These people were here simply to pick a quarrel; there was no room for negotiation.
However, enough was enough.
Sometimes, even if one knew that something was inappropriate, one could not help getting confused and arguing unnecessarily. If someone deserved a p in the face, one should just hit them resolutely.
Upon seeing Xiao Chen enter the hall, Shui Lingling, who was sitting in the middle, revealed a surprised expression. She already guessed what Xiao Chen managed to hear from outside the pce.
Xiao Chen, hold back and dont kill these people. The seven colored Marquises have great influence in the Western Sea of the Heavenly Starry Ocean. You are about to go to Heavenly Star Ind. You cannot rashly offend them.
Shui Lingling moved her lips slightly, projecting her voice to Xiao Chen.
After speaking for so long and not seeing these seven people step back, Shui Lingling felt very frustrated; hence, she did not stop Xiao Chen.
As long as he just taught them a lesson and did not kill them, it would be fine.
Getting the other party to back off was impossible with just words. He needed to disy his strength.
Xiao Chen nodded slightly and gave the ck-d old man a once-over, sizing him up.
Chapter 1009 - One with Heaven
Chapter 1009: One with Heaven
As a peak great grandmaster-level Martial Sage, one could already start converting their Heavenly Sage Laws to Heavenly Laws.
However, whenpared to First Elder Han Qinghe, these people were clearly much weaker. They had just started refining their Heavenly Sage Laws and had yet to convert any of these into Heavenly Laws.
The seven people who sat on both sides all stood up suddenly. Their gazes were as sharp as knives as they tried to pierce through Xiao Chen andpletely see through him.
The ck-d old man stroked his sparse beard. His face was red with vigor; his spiritedness did not seem old at all. He was not surprised at Xiao Chens abrupt appearance as if he had expected it.
The ck-d old man said, Naturally, I have no problem with exchanging moves with you. However, if you lose, you have to hand over the Sea Monarch Crown.
The other six smiled coldly as they waited for Xiao Chens reply.
Something seems off with the situation. It is like these old things are purposely agitating you into fighting, Ao Jiao warned from the Immortal Spirit Ring.
Xiao Chen thought about it for a bit and agreed that something felt off.
Whats wrong? The so-called Azure Dragon King does not have that courage? the green-d old man mocked with a cold expression on his face.
Ao Jiao softly reminded, You better be more careful.
Its not a problem!
When strength reached a certain level, one could use force to break through technique. No tricks or plots would help.
As of now, Xiao Chen was already confident of sweeping through anyone within the great grandmaster-level Martial Sage realm with force. He wanted to see what tricks these people had.
He raised his head and directly agreed. If you lose, please leave the Supreme Sky Sect and never appear in front of me again.
Dont worry. You definitely have no chance of victory. Just remember what you said. Prepare to hand over the Sea Monarch Crown!
The ck-d old manughed and walked out the pce doors. After climbing some steps, he arrived at an open-air tform in front of the pce.
The other six looked at Xiao Chen as they walked past him as if they were waiting to see a good show.
The old man walked to the center of the tform and finished his preparations, waiting to unleash his stored energy. He became like a great hidden dragon, biding his time for the moment to leap up and defeat Xiao Chen in one move.
Xiao Chen stood still one hundred meters away. The moment he stepped down, hepletely calmed himself down. There was no joy or grief; he was calm and steady as still water.
Lets see what sinister traps and tricks you have for you to behave so unbridledly.
The ck-d old mans lips curled up, revealing a cold smile. A berserk dragon roar came from his body, and his eyes turned red.
The old mans aura suddenly soared, all the way until it broke through to quasi-Emperor.
Hehe! Our seven colored Marquises have the Berserk Dragon Art, a secret technique left by the Sea Monarch. It can raise our cultivation realm by one grade temporarily. Now, I am a quasi-Emperor. I will decide this match in one move, defeating you like the worm you are!
The winds and clouds stirred, shaking up the tforms surroundings. The aura of a quasi-Emperor surged out in all directions, instantly nketing the entire inner city.
All the Supreme Sky Sect disciples in the inner city revealed shocked expressions. Why was a quasi-Emperor projecting his aura across the inner city?
Furthermore, the killing Qi was so heavy. Could an enemy have infiltrated the inner city? Figures shot up, heading for the source of the aura, quickly rushing over.
A quasi-Emperor was a person with influence wherever he went. Normally, one could not encounter a quasi-Emperor.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Soon, more than a hundred disciples stopped about the walls around the pce. When they saw the ck-d old man facing Xiao Chen, surprise appeared on their faces.
Unexpectedly, the newly conferred Azure Dragon King, their Senior Brother Xiao Chen, was going to fight a quasi-Emperor.
A strange look appeared on Shui Linglings face. When she was about to step in to put a halt to this, Han Qinghe stopped her. Dont panic. Such a false quasi-Emperor will not be able to block Xiao Chens path.
But based on this aura and strength, he is no different from a quasi-Emperor. He will surely be able to fight with the strength of a quasi-Emperor.
Shui Lingling still felt very worried. Who could have expected the Sea Monarch to have left behind such a secret technique that even a great grandmaster-level Martial Sage could raise his cultivation by one grade?
Han Qinghe smiled faintly and said, Rest assured. He is not a true quasi-Emperor; he just looks it. The Berserk Dragon Art is such a heaven-defying secret technique. What he has is definitely only an iplete copy. He will not be able to pose much of a problem.
The ck-d old man felt slightly shocked. Even after he unted the aura of a quasi-Emperor, Xiao Chens expression did not change at all. Xiao Chen did not panic in the least bit, exposing no openings.
If this continued and the ck-d old man could not find any openings or weaknesses, he would have difficulty suppressing Xiao Chen in one move. However, he could not maintain the Berserk Dragon Art for long.
The ck-d old mans Berserk Dragon Art was only an iplete copy. If he used it rashly, he would suffer a significant bacsh. The less strength he brought out, the weaker the bacsh. However, the more strength he brought out, the more damage he would inflict on himself.
Naturally, the best result would be to find an opening and easily gain victory, taking back the Sea Monarch Crown. However, it looked like such expectations were unrealistic.
Damn it! I can only sh head-on.
However, just as the ck-d old man decided to stop searching for openings and use force to defeat Xiao Chen in one move, the silent Xiao Chen suddenly took one step forward.
Roar!
When Xiao Chen took that step forward, fifty heavenly dragon images appeared behind him, roaring together.
One Dragon Force was five thousand tons of force. With fifty Dragon Force, themotion caused would be tremendous. This step made the ground quake. Suddenly, the sky and earth shook violently; space rippled like water.
Thus, the ck-d old man got distracted for an instant. Seizing the opportunity, Xiao Chen dashed forward and threw a punch.
Xiao Chens azure robes fluttered as he charged. He was like a hidden True Dragon leaping out of the sea and soaring into the nine heavens.
Having just recovered his wits, the ck-d old man was horrified. He unleashed his stored-up state and mysterious phenomenon, a simr one to that of Xiao Chen.
Likewise, it was that of a dragon hiding, biding its time. A ck dragon image revealed scarlet eyes behind the old man and roared towards the sky.
However, the ck-d old man was one step toote. Xiao Chen had gained the initiative. In this battle between two dragons, how could the ck-d old man be a match?
Furthermore, Xiao Chen had now been conferred the Azure Dragon King. He possessed great Luck; his dragon was now an Emperor Grade True Dragon.
Unparalleled king with boundless sharpness, the king of dragons.
In sharpness, in aura, he surpassed his opponent by leaps and bounds. With such exceptional power, the oue was obvious.
The soaring ck dragon leaped up about three meters before roaring in misery and scattering.
The dragon robes of the ck-d old man tore, and wounds riddled his body. His skin cracked and bled as he went flying back. With a loud bang, Xiao Chens punch had shattered the ck-d old mans body and broken all his bones. He almost died without aplete corpse.
With one punch, Xiao Chen emerged victorious. He looked up at the sky as he stood erect on the tform, radiating pride. His aura soared to the heavens.
The other fell to the ground, unable to move. He groaned in pain, his aurapletely scattered.
Who was the dragon? Who was the worm? This was clear with one nce.
The other six old men had not expected such a result. Xiao Chen actually also knew a secret technique that could raise his strength temporarily. Based on his aura, it was even more exquisite than the ck-d old mans Berserk Dragon Art.
Attack together. This fellow just used a secret technique. He is definitely weakened. This is the best time!
Murderous intent red in the purple-d old man. Working tacitly, the six had already prepared a strike. They unleashed their moves at the same time.
With such tacit cooperation, unleashing their strongest strike in an instant, no one would believe it if they were told that this attack was not premeditated.
The smiles on the faces of Han Qinghe and Shui Lingling froze. Clearly, they had not expected these six to dare to make such a move at the Supreme Sky Sect. How bold of them!
Whoosh!
The figures of Han Qinghe and Shui Lingling shed. They charged over without pausing to think. However, the other side already anticipated this. While the two were fast, they were still too slow.
The two could not help but feel anxious. With six peak great grandmaster-level Martial Sages working together, how could Xiao Chen dodge their attacks?
Six dragon images howled in the air. Amid this grave peril, Xiao Chens gaze sank. He did not panic in the face of the approaching danger. His feet turned as he retreated to the back of the tform.
Turn by turn, he moved continuously. His azure robes fluttered, his long sleeves spreading like flowers blooming. His fine ck hair flew and whirled like a raging waterfall.
At this moment, Xiao Chen materialized the wless saber Dao at its peak.
A bright moon came out of his body. Petals of peach blossoms flew for fifty kilometers around. The summer sun zed high in the sky. The autumn wind blew, bringing over fallen leaves. Snowkes drifted everywhere. Azure Dragon images shot out.
There were many mysterious phenomena. With his every turn came a new scene.
By the time Xiao Chen had retreated until he could no longer move back, dodging until he could not, the attacks of the six had gotten very close.
Suddenly, Xiao Chen stopped moving. His eyes looked as clear as mountain spring waters. He held his Lunar Shadow Saber horizontal in front of him, his left hand grasping its scabbard, and ced his right hand on the hilt of the saber. This was the stance of the Azure Emperors Drawing the Saber.
In these few steps, he had fused all of the wless saber Dao into one, materializing a wondrous scene. Then, in the end, he would use the Azure Emperors Drawing the Saber and unleash all the explosive power of the wless saber Dao in the instant he drew the saber.
At some point in time, Shui Linglings figure stopped in the air. She squinted and looked at Xiao Chen with stunned eyes. What kind of Saber Technique is this?
Not only Shui Lingling but also Han Qinghe and the other Supreme Sky Sect disciples were all stunned by this wondrous Saber Technique. They all felt very curious.
How amazing will the saber light be when it is drawn?!
The six dragon images merged in the air. The killing moves of the six arrived in force, irrevocable. At this moment, Xiao Chen also drew his saber.
The zing sun is lonely; the fallen leaves follow the wind; the moon bright like fire; snow drifting everywhere; peach blossoms scatter; endless dragon images
Saber lights linked up. All sorts of mysterious phenomena appeared with this one saber. When Xiao Chenpletely drew the Lunar Shadow Saber, the brilliance of it shook everyones hearts.
Boom!
With the Azure Emperors Drawing the Saber, the wless saber Dao turned into a saber light and charged out. It instantly broke the killing move that the six cooperated to execute.
The saber light did not weaken, remaining as brilliant as before. It chopped through the six at the waist; however, they were not as fortunate as Di Wuque. It killed them on the spot.
Xiao Chen, was this the move you used to defeat the ten great grandmaster-level Martial Sages from the Deity Race back then? Ao Jiao asked in shock from within the Immortal Spirit Ring.
With this saber strike, Xiao Chen could be considered to have created his own Dao, leaving his name for thousands of generations.
Xiao Chen nodded gently. When he broke through the bottleneck of grandmaster-level Martial Sage and stepped into the realm of great grandmaster-level Martial Sage, at that instant, he entered an extraordinary statea state of being one with heaven.
His thoughts had turned ingenious, hisprehension exceeding everyone elses. All sorts of wondrous ideas and inspiration had consolidated all his special characteristics in that instant, creating this powerful unparalleled killing move.
Xiao Chen had previously entered such a state of being one with heaven very long ago. When cultivators broke through major bottlenecks, they all had the chance of entering such a state.
That was a state that could only be stumbled into but not sought. Even a Prime Martial Emperor could not enter it at will.
Being able to enter such a state resulted in many benefits, which had a lot to do with ones umtions andprehension ability.
Rather than calling hisprehension of this move, which gave off a brilliant saber light, while in the one-with-heaven state a coincidence, it was more urate to call it a natural progression under the right conditions.
Chapter 1010 - Instant of Glory
Chapter 1010: Instant of Glory
If Xiao Chen had notprehended such a move, he would not have survived against ten Deity Race great grandmaster-level Martial Sages who had established their Deity Statues.
Originally, he had nned on using this move to deal with Di Wuque at the King conferral ceremony. However, Di Wuque had been overly ruthless, materializing the Deities Nation into a solid state. His attack had heavily injured Xiao Chen and prevented him from executing it.
Otherwise, without needing Ao Jiao to make a move, Xiao Chen would have been able to defeat Di Wuque as well.
What is this move called? Ao Jiao asked excitedly.
Instant of Glory.
An instant of saber light materializing all sorts of scenes, its name was glory; fame followed its merit.
When the ck-d old man lying half-dead on the ground saw this scene, he was so frightened that his soul nearly scattered. He put in his full effort to take out a peak grade Divine me Talisman and quickly left this ce.
When the disciples on the walls around the pce saw the ck-d old man burning into mes and disappearing, they recovered their wits from being awed by Xiao Chens move.
Xiao Chen entered deep thought, and his brows knit tightly. It was clear that the other party had provoked him on purpose.
Then, these people used the ck-d old man as bait. Even after the ck-d old man lost, they took the opportunity to kill him.
This n came inyers. Their purpose was probably not as simple as just retrieving the Sea Monarch Crown.
First Senior Sister, Ill go and chase after this person. There is no need to worry for me.
The Freedom Wings unfurled on Xiao Chens back. Then, he instantly executed the Freedom Wings Magic SkillSo Close Yet Worlds Apart. With one step, he appeared fifty kilometers away.
Shui Lingling could not help but sigh. She said helplessly, That is a peak grade Divine me Talisman, which is extremely rare and precious. How can Xiao Chen catch up?
Up in the air, Xiao Chen looked around. He extended his Spiritual Sense but did not sense anything.
Without any change of expression, he adjusted his orientation and activated So Close Yet Worlds Apart again, chasing in another direction.
Even with a peak grade Divine me Talisman, the ck-d old man would only travel five hundred kilometers. As long as the other party stopped moving for a while, Xiao Chen could find him after spending some time using the Freedom Wings.
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At a mountain five hundred kilometers away in the northwest direction, seven youths in dragon robes of various colors had gathered at the summit and were casually chatting.
Seven warships of different colors hovered high in the sky. They gave off a vast might and looked extraordinary.
Based on the warships appearance and the Ancient Demonic Energy Cannons on them, they were definitely peak King Grade warships.
The seven youths looked handsome and extraordinary, emanating noble auras, their faces disying a natural arrogance. Although they were young, they were all grandmaster-level Martial Sages.
They were more or less equal to the talented youths of the Kunlun Continent.
The leader of the group, a youth wearing ck dragon robes, appeared even more extraordinary. He was about equal to the Iron Hand Sovereigns descendant Wang Can, or the Underworld Fire Sovereigns descendant Wei Hua, or simr outstanding talents.
These seven people were the Young Marquises of the seven colored Marquises. They were famous in the Heavenly Starry Ocean as the Seven Distinguished Dragon Marquises.
The youth in the ck dragon robes was Huan Qiuyu. As the leader of these seven, he was the strongest.
Qiuyu, why are the elders not back yet? Whether they seeded or not, they have peak grade Divine me Talismans on them. They should have returned already.
Huan Quiyu smiled and replied, There is no need to worry. I gathered information about Xiao Chen from many ces. Based on his performance at the King conferral ceremony, facing six peak great grandmaster-level Martial Sages at the same time should be his limit. He will definitely die this time. Not only the Sea Monarch Crown but also all the treasures on him will belong to us.
The youth in white dragon robes smiled and said, I wonder why the descendant of the Eastern Sea Kings faction was willing to give us six peak grade Divine me Talismans.
That is indeed strange. If not for those six peak Divine me Talismans, we would not dare to take such risk.
He wants to pick out one thing from the spoils, and it will not be the Sea Monarch Crown or any of the gifts that Xiao Chen received. That is certainly strange.
That person has always been mysterious. Even the current Marquises of our various ns all hold him in high regard. I heard that the other three Sea Kings also have some sort of friendship with him.
He is just a junior, and yet he manages to mingle with so many older-generation experts. He is really extraordinary.
As the seven youths discussed, the topic shifted to the descendant from the Eastern Sea Kings faction. When Huan Qiuyu spoke about this person, he even showed a pondering expression.
Boom!
A clump of me appeared at the summit and became the old man that Xiao Chen severely injured. He was very weak and continuously coughed out blood from his mouth.
The seven stopped speaking, their expressions changing drastically. Huan Qiuyu supported the old man and quickly asked, First Uncle, why are you back alone? Where are the other six uncles?
The old man panted as he replied breathlessly, Leave, quickly. When the other six worked together, Xiao Chen chopped them all in half with one saber strike.
First Uncle, youre joking, right? Those are six peak great grandmaster-level Martial Sages. How could Xiao Chen chop them all down with one saber strike? Huan Qiuyu did not believe it at all. This was simply too ridiculous.
The other youths also showed expressions of disbelief. Could it be that at the age of twenty-eight, Xiao Chen had already reached a level unparalleled among great grandmaster-level Martial Sages?
How could it be? Such a level normally required one to have had many fortuitous encounters and at least three hundred years of age. Only a great grandmaster-level Martial Sage that refined half their Heavenly Sage Laws into Heavenly Laws could achieve it.
The old man still wanted to continue speaking. However, his expression turned horror-struck.
He took a deep breath, then quickly soared into the air as if he saw something extremely terrifying and was fleeing in a hurry.
However, as the old man was halfway to the sky, a saber light flew by, looking like a bright moon. A bloody hole appeared in his forehead, and blood spurted out like a fountain; he died on the spot.
The Seven Distinguished Dragon Marquises turned around and saw Xiao Chen hovering in the air, standing upright with his hands sped behind his back. He was dressed in azure and wore the Sea Monarch Headscarf.
The few of you are really easy for this Xiao to find. You sent out seven great grandmaster-level Martial Sages into the Supreme Sky Sect to try to forcefully kill me. If not for my strength soaring recently, I would have fallen for it, Xiao Chen said expressionlessly as he red at the seven before him.
As Xiao Chen looked at the seven, they felt an uncanny horror, and their bodies trembled.
This was truly strange. His gaze clearly did not contain any killing Qi.
Huan Qiuyus face sank. He secretly projected his voice, First Uncle might have been telling the truth. We should split up. Every one of us that can escape is one more of us.
Whoosh!
ck, white, yellow, green, azure, blue, and purple, seven different lights shed. The seven all moved in different directions, scattering everywhere.
Xiao Chen snorted coldly. After putting in so much effort, he managed to chase the old man to this ce. How could he let these seven off so easily?
The Magic Energy in Xiao Chens sea of consciousness burned, and the Beautiful Mountain and River Painting in his left hand appeared. Mountains, rivers, and clouds manifested in the air.
In that instant, a strong suction came from the small world, sucking in the seven beams of light that were the seven youths.
It looked like the lights flowed in reverse as the painting took them in.
Suddenly, a vast, boundless ocean appeared at the horizon with waves surging up. At the end of the distant ocean, a red sun started to rise.
Together with the red sun was a boundless sword light. It was like the zing rising sun, vast and unblockable.
The moment the sword light appeared, the mountains, rivers, clouds, and sky were all forced back. The Beautiful Mountain and River Painting seemed empty. It returned to being a painting andnded in Xiao Chens palm.
The seven beams of light took the opportunity to escape pell-mell as if they had been granted amnesty.
After the master of that sword light sent out that attack, he quickly left, disappearing with the ocean and leaving behind no traces.
Xiao Chen paused in the air, not giving chase. He had already used most of his Vital Qi, drained most of his Magic Energy, and not much of his Heavenly Sage Laws remained.
Even if he pursued them, he would not gain much benefit.
Looking in the direction that person had taken, Xiao Chen muttered, What a pity! If this Immortal Equipment wereplete, he would not have been able to save those seven even with ten sword lights.
At the same time, he felt very dubious. Who was this person who attacked?
When the wind scattered and Xiao Chen looked up, he saw seven dragon-shaped warships of various colors turning about in the sky, preparing to leave quickly.
The Seven Distinguished Dragon Marquises had been in such a rush to flee that they had not taken their warships. Now, the masters of these seven warships were absent. Furthermore, there were no experts aboard. How could they possibly escape under Xiao Chens nose?
He opened his left hand, and the Beautiful Mountain and River Painting reappeared. Mountains, rivers, andkes materialized in the air. The small world suddenly took form. Soon, he had collected the seven King Grade warships into his palm.
With a flip of his hand, Xiao Chen saw the seven peak King Grade warships moving around like headless flies in the world within the painting inside his palm.
With a thought, the small world suddenly flipped over with the ground above and the sky below. The change caught all the cultivators in the warships off guard, and they fell out, pping in the air in a panic.
These cultivators were mostly Martial Monarchs or Inferior Grade Martial Sages. They were somewhat strong, but in Xiao Chens eyes, they were not worth mentioning.
Xiao Chens nature was not bloodthirsty. He raised his hand, and a repulsive force came from the painting, casting these people out.
The cultivators of the seven colored Marquises that he released fled quickly, not daring to remain for long.
Although Xiao Chen did not discover the mastermind behind this or the other partys ns, he did not leave empty-handed. Seven peak King Grade warships. He believed that even with the all seven colored Marquises added together, they did not have many of these.
It looks like even more variables in my trip to Heavenly Star Ind have appeared.
As Xiao Chen watched the scattering cultivators, he revealed a contemtive expression.
After erasing the original Spiritual Marks in the King Grade warships, he unfurled the Freedom Wings and left this ce.
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In a not too distant ce, the Seven Distinguished Dragon Marquises stood on the ground as they watched Xiao Chen take their King Grade warships, then erase their Spiritual Marks.
They were so anxious that their eyes turned red. A few could not endure and wanted to charge back there.
Aside from an Emperor Grade warship, which served as their gship, each of the Marquises only possessed two or three peak King Grade warships. As heirs, they would face severe punishment for losing such a King Grade warship when they returned.
However, Huan Qiuyu remained rather calm. He stopped the others and looked at the ck-d person at a corner. Leng Shaofan, you anticipated this long ago, didnt you? Otherwise, why would you suddenly appear when we were about to be captured?
Right! You did not have any good intentions from the start. You gave us peak grade Divine me Talismans and encouraged us to kill Xiao Chen, yet you hid in a corner and just watched.
Chapter 1011 - Eternal Glory with Outstanding Talents
Chapter 1011: Eternal Glory with Outstanding Talents
This time, the Seven Distinguished Dragon Marquises had taken heavy losses. So, they all focused their anger at Leng Shaofan andined to him.
If Xiao Chen were here, he would be surprised at this Leng Shaofans appearance.
This ck-d person was none other than the Leng Ao that Xiao Chen had paid attention to in the Sea Monarch Pcethe Leng Ao who had hidden himself well and was very mysterious.
Leng Shaofan raised his gaze. For some reason, the Seven Distinguished Dragon Marquises did not dare to say anything more.
When Leng Shaofan saw that they had fallen silent, he said indifferently, I will make up for everyones losses this time, including those seven King Grade warships. As for now, we should leave quickly. The experts of the Supreme Sky Sect should be making their moves already.
After he finished speaking, he turned around and rushed off, leaving the Seven Distinguished Dragon Marquises looking at each other in dismay.
After a long time, Huan Qiuyu said, Lets go. When Xiao Chen arrives at the Heavenly Starry Ocean, we must make him spit out everything with interest added. We will show him that the great sea is not a ce where the Azure Dragon of the continent can y around.
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Supreme Sky Sect:
When Xiao Chen rushed back, the ce had returned to its usual calm already. Shui Lingling took out six peak Divine me Talismans and handed them to Xiao Chen, along with the spatial rings of the six old men.
[Note: The group of old men might already have had one peak grade Divine me Talisman of their own before receiving the six from Leng Shaofan.]
I got these from the six old men. These people had indeed nned that out. You will probably encounter some more trouble after you go to Heavenly Star Ind. These six peak Divine me Talismans should be able to save your life at a crucial moment.
Xiao Chen was the one who killed these people. Naturally, the most valuable things on them would be handed over to him.
Peak grade Divine me Talismans were definitely lifesavers. However, these things were very difficult to refine. Ordinary Divine me Talismans could send one fifty kilometers away at most. For great grandmaster-level Martial Sages, these would not be sufficient.
Only peak grade Divine me Talismans, which could instantly send a person five hundred kilometers away, would be good enough. Xiao Chen was happy to ept these. After a moments thought, he took one out and handed it to Shui Lingling.
Shui Lingling smiled and did not reject it. When do you n to leave?
Three days from now!
Why the rush? Shui Lingling asked, finding it strange. Leaving in three days was truly a little too hasty.
Xiao Chen nodded, confirming his intent to leave three days hence. He had originally nned to cultivate quietly and spend timeprehending while making ample preparations before his departure.
However, the sudden turn of events gave him a strong sense of danger, which changed his mind.
He had already been worried that the Three Holy Lands had prepared some tricks at Heavenly Star Ind. Now, there were the Sea Monarchs old guards. He did not know what they were nning.
So, it was best that he start on his journey earlier, in case the situation changed for the worseter.
There were simply too many things to do in three days. Xiao Chen temporarily set aside cultivating and counted the ck Astral Coins on hand once again. He discovered that when hebined his thirty million ck Astral Coins from the Longevity Fruits and what he obtained by killing all the enemies in his way, he already possessed a horrifying amountforty million ck Astral Coins. Furthermore, that was not all; there were a lot of misceneous secret manuals, Medicinal Pills, and Secret Treasures.
There was a saying, he who has wealth speaks louder than others. Xiao Chen took out twenty million ck Astral Coins and wantonly procured Astral Cores. For three days, his figure could be seen in the various major transaction points and markets of the Supreme Sky Sect, buying up all the Astral Cores.
Astral Cores had many applications. They could be used forrge-scale formations or to power warships.
Since Xiao Chen nned to make Heavenly Star Ind the base for rebuilding the Dragons Gate, Astral Cores were something that he could not do without.
Within three days, he spent all twenty million ck Astral Coins. Even a regr Rank 9 sect did not have the boldness to spend such a sum in three days like that.
However, the harvest was considerable. Xiao Chen managed to purchase ten thousand Inferior Grade Astral Cores, three thousand Medial Grade Astral Cores, and even one thousand of the rare Superior Grade Astral Cores.
Previously, he would not have been able to purchase so many Astral Cores with just twenty million Astral Coins. After all, an Inferior Grade Astral Core could sell for one thousand ck Astral Coins.
However, his title of Azure Dragon King allowed him to enjoy a twenty percent discount when purchasing things within the Martial God Pces territory. Furthermore, because some merchant associations wanted to establish a good rtionship with him, they gave him an additional discount. Hence, he managed to obtain so many Astral Cores with his twenty million ck Astral Coins.
Yue Chenxi, Jin Lin, Liu Ke, and Xiao Xian gathered at Xiao Chens peak with smiles on their faces. For the sake of this day, they had prepared for a long time.
A purple dragon-shaped warship hovering above the summit of the peak emanated extraordinary might as it hid in the clouds, waiting to depart.
This was precisely one of the seven warships that Xiao Chen snatched. An old man with unfathomable cultivation rested inside the recuperation room of the warshipthe Supreme Elder that Ying Zongtian sent, a bona fide quasi-Emperor.
Shui Lingling came to send Xiao Chen off. She did not know when she would see him again after he left today. Thinking this, she could not help but feel mncholic.
First Senior Sister, we are leaving. We will meet again in the future, Xiao Chen said with a cupped-fist salute.
Dont be in a rush to leave. You should wait for a few more people.
There are still moreing? Who? Jin Lin asked, feeling confused.
Xiao Chen felt equally confused. This trip was not like children ying house. He could not bring just anyone who wanted to go.
Shui Lingling smiled mysteriously and said, Just wait for a while longer, and you will know the answer. Of course, if you do not agree, these people will not press the matter. Im only introducing them.
Someone who could get Shui Lingling to make the introductions personally had to have strong influence. This piqued Xiao Chens interest. Who was it that was willing to travel a long way to Heavenly Star Ind?
Whoosh! Whoosh!
Soon, three figures flew over from far away. Xiao Chen raised his head and looked. When the three figures were one kilometer away, he made out their appearances. He frowned. Why is it these three?
Three figures descended, two males and one female. The ones who came were actually the Asura Races outstanding talents, Lan Shaobai, Xiao Yu, and the youth that followed them.
Lan Shaobai performed a cupped-fist salute and said, Brother Xiao Chen, would you be willing to bring three more people on this trip?
Xiao Yu blinked and waited for Xiao Chens answer in anticipation.
During the past year, Lan Shaobai suffered many setbacks. He no longer has the will topete with Di Wuque. Junior Brother Xiao Chen, I can guarantee that he does not have any ill intent.
Shui Lingling sent a voice projection to Xiao Chen. Clearly, she did not want him to lose a strong helper.
The strength of these three went without saying; Xiao Chen was well aware of it. This was especially so for Lan Shaobai, who had been about as strong as him before. However, why were such people willing toe with him?
Never mind. First Senior Sister introduced them. I should ept her kind intentions. Even if I bring them and they have other agendas, as long as we do not sh, it should be fine.
Xiao Chen set off, the Azure Dragon King stepping into a vaster sky and world with glory. From here on, the vague form of the new Dragons Gate would emerge.
The purple warship broke through the clouds, heading for the vast oceanic world, bringing the Azure Dragon Kings dreams and his friends and disappearing from Shui Linglings sight.
Whats wrong, girl? Your heart flew off with them?
At some point in time, Ying Zongtian had appeared beside Shui Lingling, standing there with a smile.
Master, why are you here?! Shui Lingling eximed, startled.
Ying Zongtian smiled and asked, Whats wrong? Only you can send this fellow off, and your master cannot?
When Shui Lingling saw her masters strange smile, she blushed slightly. Youre even smiling. Why are you still smiling? Be careful. Or else I will use the Supreme Sky Sect as a dowry and toss you out.
Ying Zongtianughed loudly and said, Are you talking about that brat, Xiao Chen? Go on. Give it to him. If you truly want him, Master will help you grab that boy back.
Shui Lingling smiled in response. Good. Master, go ahead and bring him back. Lingling will wait here.
You brat, you still dare to continue with this? Lets go. Ill ask around my old friends, see if I can help you find a better bow. Your master is a Prime already, and his disciple is still wielding trash. That is utterly inappropriate.
Shui Lingling giggled and said, Master is really considerate. I have been eyeing the third-ranked Emperor Yi Shooting Sun Bow of the Divine Weapon Ranking for a long time already.
Ying Zongtians foot paused, and he nearly fell over. He smiled helplessly. You still dare to mention it? That bow has been lost for a long time already. How am I going to find it?
Never mind, lets speak about proper things. Hurry and cultivate. Ive allocated the best resources of the Supreme Sky Sect to you. Dont let that fellow leave you too far behind. By then, even if you offer yourself, you wont be able to marry him.
Ying Zongtians figure wavered, and he turned into a sh of light, disappearing from the summit.
Shui Lingling muttered, Speak about proper things? In the end, it is still not proper. However, I really should hurry. Master already shared with me all hisprehensions in cultivation. It would be too unfortunate to waste this opportunity.
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On this day when Xiao Chen left the Supreme Sky Sect, the three Holy Scions and many others all moved in another directiontowards the toughest experiential training ground of the Starry Heavens, the Astral Battlefield, where the Kunlun Realms starry world and the Deep Abyss Demonic World intersected.
Ten thousand years ago, in the Deep Abyss Demonic Cmity, the eighteen Demon Monarchs led the army of the Demonic Worlds and charged into the Kunlun Realm. However, they did not enter from the difficult-to-pass-through spatial tears. Instead, they opened a tunnel into the Kunlun Realm right outside the Starry Heavens.
Then, the Demons broke through the barrier of the sky, catching the Kunlun Continents five major races unprepared. The casualty rate was disastrous.
If not for the Azure Emperor arriving at that time, leading the Martial God Pce to struggle to turn the tide of this desperate crisis, killing his way through the Deep Abyss Demon Races, and ultimately forcing them to the edge of the Kunlun Realms domain in the Starry Heavens, the consequences would have been too horrible to contemte.
At that area by the edge, the fortress that the Deep Abyss Demon Races had left was not destroyedpletely.
After the fall of the Azure Emperor, the Deep Abyss Demon Races had returned. They came through the transportation formation in the Starry Heavens and reestablished a stronghold at the border.
For the sake of preventing that miserable experience from recurring, the humans, the Deity Race, the Ghost Race, the Fiend Race, and the Corpse Race also had set up fortresses of their own at the edge of their domain in the Starry Heavens.
Both sides had been deadlocked for ten thousand years; neither could drive the other out. This situation resulted in the famous Astral Battlefield of the Kunlun Realm and the Deep Abyss Demonic World.
That was the toughest battlefield in the Starry Heavens. No one below Martial Sage was qualified to enter. Even someone as strong as a Martial Emperor could fall.
For ten thousand years, many experts from both sides killed each other on this battlefield. They became famous for their aplishments or left a trail of blood across the sky and fell.
However, Xia Houjue had to go to this ce. If he wanted to regain his dignity and get back what belonged to him, he needed to brave certain dangers.
Feng Wuji and Nuan Muyun, who were on good terms with Xia Houjue, did not want him to go alone, so they apanied him.
Xia Houzun, who was sending off the three, sighed softly, Originally, I was nning to wait until you all were great grandmaster-level Martial Sages before sending you there. However, time waits for no man. Xiao Chens sudden rise resulted in the three of you being left far behind. Without this gamble, you can only keep chasing his shadow forever.
Xia Houjue squeezed out a smile and said, Father, dont worry. The three of us will return alive. The fame of the three Holy Scions will resound once more. Even if he bes the second Azure Emperor, the situation where the Dragons Gate overshadows the Three Holy Lands will never happen again. The three of us will make sure the Holy Lands glorysts forever.
Chapter 1012 - Heading to Heavenly Star Island
Chapter 1012: Heading to Heavenly Star Ind
A lofty sentiment awoke in Feng Wujis heart. The three of us are Holy Scions. However, the reputation of the Holy Lands fell continuously. We have to go on this trip. I have long wanted to test out these high-ranked Demon Races.
Nuan Muyun smiled but did not say anything. She was not as ambitious as these two and was just going with the flow. If she could help the two, she would do her best.
The warship flew on, bringing Xia Houjue and the other two through the barrier of the sky, heading to the toughest battlefield of the Starry Heavens.
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At the same time, with the Heaven Punishing Corpse Gods personal disciple at the lead, Wei Hua, Wang Can, and some others packed their belongings and departed on the same journey to the Starry Heavens.
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The Ghost Races Xie Zixuan wiped his eight treasured sabers clean. Under the gaze of the Mountain Monarch, his figure vanished into the Starry Heavens.
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No one had expected Xiao Chen to disy such splendid and frightening ability at the King conferral ceremony. He had emerged suddenly like aet, putting intense pressure on the other outstanding talents.
[Note: We are not entirely sure about this, but we believe that theet description is not a simple simile but an allusion to the Chinese belief thatets are omens of disaster, which presage events on Earth.]
Many of them actually headed for the Astral Battlefield earlier than they initially nned, all for the sake of chasing after Xiao Chen, who had been conferred the Azure Dragon King, topete with him again after they advanced to Martial Emperor.
The impact of this matter was not limited to this. After the news of these people going to the Astral Battlefield in advance spread, a trend formed in the Kunlun Continent: anyone who reached grandmaster-level Martial Sage would head to the Astral Battlefield.
In this age of geniuses, the flourishing sharpness appeared everywhere.
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In the Deity Domain, the Deities Nation sat on a vast sea of golden power made of faith. Pces filled the ce; stars decorated the skies.
Di Wuque was meeting with the supreme being of the Deity Race, the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign. He knelt on the floor, asking the Deity Sovereign to erect a Deity Statue for him.
You are not even a Martial Emperor, and you want to use the power of faith to raise your strength. If you do that, you will be just like those false Martial Emperors that advanced using the Deity Statues for the rest of your life.
Think about it for yourself. If you really want revenge even to the point of giving up your identity as the Divine Son, then I will waste a thousand years of my cultivation and use the power of faith to raise you to a Martial Emperor, able to defeat the current Xiao Chen with one move.
The Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign remained expressionless, his true body encased in golden light. A multitude of heavens appeared behind him. Billions of ordinary beings lived in these heavens, praying every day, providing him with an endless stream of faith.
Di Wuque clenched his right fist tightly, his fingernails digging into his flesh. Blood flowed out. Only after a long time did his heart calm down.
Wuque knows his mistake. I will pay back the humiliation that I received with my own hands.
The Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign revealed a look of gratification. It is good that you know your mistake. Giving you the cultivation of a Martial Emperor is pointless. Draining your potential for the sake of one person is the stupidest thing you can do.
Take this.
With a fling of the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereigns hand, a secret manual shing with golden light flew towards Di Wuque.
Myriad Heaven Divine Fist, Forbidden.
Di Wuque received the secret manual. The cover of the secret manual had the words Myriad Heaven Divine Fist. It looked just like the Myriad Heaven Divine Fist that was circting outside, except there were eye-catching forbidden words written at the end, giving off a sense of difference.
This is theplete Myriad Heaven Divine Fist, a forbidden technique of our Deity Race. The ones circting outside are just the iplete version.
After the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign said that, he gave Di Wuque another two secret manuals. Like the first manual, these secret manuals all had forbidden words written in blood. One was a Cultivation Technique, Undying Deity Sovereign Body, and the other was a Sword Technique, Heaven Extinguishing Sword Art.
Go to the Astral Battlefield tomorrow. Aside from that ce, no other experiential training ground can allow you to cultivate these three forbidden techniques faster than here.
Di Wuque carefully put away the three forbidden techniques and left silently. The Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign heaved a sigh of relief. The Divine Son was still the Divine Son; he never changed.
Early in the morning, when Di Wuque was about to depart alone, he turned a corner and ran into the Divine Daughter, Tian Youxi, and the thirteen Keepers.
I will go with you to the Astral Battlefield.
We are willing to apany the Divine Son to the Astral Battlefield as well, the thirteen Keepers said in unison.
After a moments hesitation, Di Wuques confused face finally revealed a smile.
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In thergest inn of Supreme Sky City, a youth in blue robes and a sword on his back drained the wine in his cup. Then, he left behind some money for the wine.
In a half-drunk and half-sober state, he muttered, It is time to go to the Astral Battlefield.
Everyone had their own story; everyone had their own desires.
In this age of geniuses, the troubled times created many heroes.
These so-called outstanding talents, if they did not have a tempered heart and gave up chasing after their desires after failing once, they would only possess an undeserved reputation.
After tempering themselves for hundreds or thousands of times, even if they lost a hundred battles, their hearts would not change. The title of outstanding genius would always be theirs.
The curtains of this great age had already opened. The story on the stage had its highs and lows. As it rose and fell, it would bring about a grand and majestic scene in this great age.
The outstanding talents were still around. The Azure Dragon King on the stage was actually never alone before.
After reaching great grandmaster-level Martial Sage, Xiao Chen should have been the most qualified outstanding youth to enter the Astral Battlefield. However, with the three Holy Masters pulling strings, they tossed him far from the Kunlun Continent, to the deste Heavenly Star Ind.
Nevertheless, the outstanding talents of the various races who were grandmaster-level Martial Sages went to the Astral Battlefield in advance. They went off in a different direction from Xiao Chen, without any way to meet again.
However, if one were a supreme being that could view the chessboard of fate, one would discover that the two lines heading away from each other started from a point on a sphere. After traveling halfway around, they would form aplete circle and meet again.
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On the purple dragon-shaped warship, Xiao Chen did not know that because of his performance at his King conferral ceremony, he had triggered a change in the younger generation of the Kunlun Continent.
Currently, he and Lan Shaobai stood at the bow of the warship. As they watched the clouds move past them, they chatted.
Speaking of which, why are you not using a transportation formation? There are transportation formations that connect directly to the Primal Chaos Domain in the Central Province.
To get to Heavenly Star Ind, one had to leave the Tianwu Domain, cross the Primal Chaos Domain and the Yellow Soil Demonic Garden, and then navigate the Chaotic Demonic Sea. From there, one continued going west, traversing the great boundless ocean and passing many inds and seas before arriving at Heavenly Star Ind.
Even with the peak King Grade warship flying at full speed nonstop, Xiao Chen and his group would still require three to four months of travel time.
A Sage Grade warship would take double the time. Even after half a year, they would not arrive.
If the group used the transportation formation and departed from the Primal Chaos Domain, they could save two months.
In the past, there had actually been a transportation formation that linked directly to the Martial God Pce on Heavenly Star Ind. Unfortunately, for some reason, the transportation formation had been severely damaged.
Furthermore, that ce was practically abandoned by the Martial God Pce. So the transportation formation was as good as having none; it was alreadypletely useless.
Lan Shaobai was very curious about what Xiao Chen was thinking by using the purple dragon-shaped warship to fly over.
The wind blew from the front, ruffling Xiao Chens hair. As he looked into the distance, the sky was as white as snow. However, plenty of darkness and filth hid behind this pure white.
Naturally, he had his ns by purchasing so many Astral Cores and using the warship to head straight for Heavenly Star Ind.
Xiao Chen did not know what ns the Sea Monarchs old guards had in store for him. But based on their n to openly kill him in the Supreme Sky Sect, he was sure they had a backup n.
If his group followed the original n and used the transportation formation, he believed that they would suffer attacks from the other party.
If that was the case, then they might as well change their route. It was just wasting some time.
Fortunately, Xiao Chen could use this time topletely digest the energy from the ten Spirit Veins he consumed, stabilizing his cultivation.
Of course, he could not tell Lan Shaobai this for now. He changed the topic and said, Lets talk about you. Werent you busy gathering people to resist Di Wuques Heroes Convention? Why did youe over and follow me?
Lan Shaobai smiled helplessly. After you chopped Di Wuque in half at the King conferral ceremony, his reputation fell to rock bottom. Naturally, after losing his prestige, his Heroes Convention fell through. No one will participate.
When Xiao Chen thought about it, it made sense. Back then, Di Wuques reputation was flourishing. Finding his equal among the younger generation would have been hard.
The cultivators of the Kunlun Continent would use Di Wuque as a standard forparison when they spoke about how powerful a person was, even discussing how many moves that person wouldst against Di Wuque.
However, within a mere year, Xiao Chen had first humiliated Di Wuque at the Heavenly Ruin Wastnd, then chopped him in half at the King conferral ceremony. With these, Di Wuques reputation bottomed out.
With such a reputation, organizing a Heroes Convention would just make a joke of himself.
Lan Shaobai revealed a disappointed expression. Then, he said, Im following you because I want to write an Azure Dragon Bamboo Scroll.
For the past year, I traveled everywherethe Ghost Domain, the Fiend Domain, the Corpse Domain, and even the vast Heavenly Starry Ocean. I was given the cold shoulder, even mockery and ridicule.
I was too proud in the past. After seeing the experts of the world, I found out how insignificant I was. With my own strength, I will not be able to write a book on heroes. However, after the King conferral ceremony, I discovered that although the world is vast, I can just use you to write an Azure Dragon Bamboo Scroll.
Xiao Chen had not expected the other partys frankness. He smiled and said, You sure are direct. However, I will have to disappoint you. I dont really care about the Azure Dragon Bamboo Scroll and do not have a huge ambition like Di Wuque.
Lan Shaobai was not surprised. He revealed a faint smile on his fair and handsome face. The Azure Dragon Bamboo Scroll is not only a register of a Heroes Convention. What I want to record is the entire Martial Epoch from the very start to now: all the ancient glory, the fall of the Ancient Era, and this flourishing age.
If speaking about ambition, my ambition is much greater than Di Wuques. Whether you agree or not is not a problem. I just want to be by your side, to witness this great age, to finish writing about this age.
Xiao Chen saw that Lan Shaobais tone was sincere, his expression serious. He could not help but feel some respect.
What Lan Shaobai wanted to do was something no one before or after would aplish, a monumental task on which he would have to devote much effort and timea challenge.
Chapter 1013 - Quasi-Emperor Qin Yu
Chapter 1013: Quasi-Emperor Qin Yu
Xiao Chen thought about what that powerful expert from the Immortal Epoch in the Beautiful Mountain and River Painting had said. When something flourished to the extreme, it declined. It was hard to escape the Tribtion.
Since that happened to the Immortal Epoch, will it happen to the Martial Epoch?
If someone does write an Azure Dragon Bamboo Scroll, recording all the history of the entire Martial Epoch, people may be able to discover something from it, how to escape the Tribtion. It seems spective, but a great tribtion will definitelye. There is boundless merit in this.
Good. If that is really so, then I agree to help you finish writing the Azure Dragon Bamboo Scroll. If there is an opportunity in the future, I will organize a Martial Way tea party and gather all the outstanding talents of this great age so that you can write about them.
Lan Shaobai was surprised to hear this. He had not expected Xiao Chen to change his mind so fast, so he quickly thanked him.
Just as Lan Shaobai was about to say more, his gaze suddenly sank. He looked to the front and said, There seems to be a warship with an even stronger aura than the one we are on. It is currently flying towards us at high speed.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly and said, Its fine. Its our own people.
Soon, all the people in the warship, aside from the Supreme Sky Sects Supreme Elder, gathered on the deck and looked up at thatrge warship.
This is the Dragons Gates warship?
When the warship drew near and the eighteen great sails became clear, someone immediately recognized the Azure Dragons carved around the vessel and the banner unique to the Dragons Gate.
Hehe! I did not expect so many people toe out and wee this Fat Lord. You are all too polite, too polite.
On the Dragons Gates warship, Jin Dabao and Lord Jiu stood side by side.
Why is that fellow here? Yue Chenxi asked. She recognized Jin Dabao and found his presence strange.
Jin Dabaoughed and said, Why? This Fat Lord cannot be here? This Fat Lords Azure Dragon Merchant Association is already famous. We are preparing to go to Heavenly Star Ind to open a branch for the glory of Heavenly Star Ind, to contribute my efforts. Brother Xiao Chen, there is no need to thank me.
This speech stunned everyone. Jin Dabao appeared to be taking this venture very seriously. Even Lan Shaobai could not help but say, Heavenly Star Ind is far and deste with many resources around it. However, no trade routes include it. If such arge merchant association came, it would be of great help.
Xiao Yu could not help but smile. It looks like appearances can be deceiving. This fat uncle is indeed quite capable.
After the rest left, the fatty cautiously told Xiao Chen the truth. I cant carry on there. After your King conferral ceremony, someone smashed all the headquarters and branches I have in the Profound Domain.
These people even said that we are not allowed to hang up the Azure Dragon Merchant Associations signboard. Otherwise, every time they see it, they will smash it. This Fat Lord is an obstinate person. Since they said that I was not allowed to hang it, all the more I would hang it. In the end, it was as they said, every time I hung it up, someone smashed it.
Xiao Chens face turned cold. Who did it?
It was people from three of the Sovereign Noble ns. Miss Ying Qiong could not do anything. She gave me money again, a hefty sum. Then, she told me to go with you to Heavenly Star Ind.
The people of those three Sovereign Noble ns kept chasing after Xiao Chen on his way to the King conferral ceremony. Since they could not do anything to him, they vented all their frustration on his friend. They were really going overboard.
Xiao Chen consoled Jin Dabao and said, Thene with me to Heavenly Star Ind. Lets see who dares to smash the signboard on the Azure Dragon Merchant Association on my conferrednd. As for those people who smashed up the Azure Dragon Merchant Associations signboard, someday we will smash them, including theirir.
Jin Dabao smiled and said, Your word is enough. However, Miss Ying Qiong is really thoughtful. That sum she gave me is remarkably huge. Furthermore, there were all sorts of resources. I could not contain all of them in my spatial ring. So we ced them in the storeroom of the Dragons Gates warship.
How much? The fatty was someone in frequent contact with money. If he said it was huge, then there was definitely something to it.
The fatty looked around before whispering, A total of one hundred million ck Astral Coins. She said that this sum is the Ying ns support for you. If you want to use it, you can do so at any time.
One hundred million ck Astral Coins. Xiao Chen could not help licking his lips in secret. It was not as simple as Ying Qiong made it out to be.
Such an astronomical sum was probably a tenth of the Ying ns savings for the past ten thousand years.
Even though Xiao Chen seeded in his King conferral ceremony, the Ying n would not provide such massive support. This was an amount that seriously undermined the ns foundations.
The only exnationy with Ying Qiong herself.
Why was this girl so good to him?
So, do you want to use any of it? If you need to, I can allocate half to you first.
Xiao Chen recovered his wits and replied, You can use it first. With such resources and your abilities, the Azure Dragon Merchant Association will definitely rise again.
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In the Primal Chaos Domain, Leng Shaofan received a message: The ambush failed. Xiao Chen did not leave by the transportation formation. Instead, he rode his warship straight to Heavenly Star Ind.
Leng Shaofan muttered for a while before responding with an order: Cancel the n. Quietly observe for any changes.
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The Dragons Gate warship was even faster than the purple dragon-shaped warship. Since Jin Dabao brought back the Dragons Gates warship, everyone transferred to it.
The group traveled at an unhurried pace for one month, crossing over the Primal Chaos Domain and arriving at the Yellow Soil Demonic Garden. Against Xiao Chens expectations, the journey was peaceful.
As the group crossed the Yellow Soil Demonic Garden, they did not encounter any attacks, either. They arrived at the Chaotic Demonic Sea without any problems.
Xiao Chen had many memories of the Chaotic Demonic Sea. He wondered how Yao Yan was doing. Previously, she had relied on the sacrifice of nine Martial Emperors topletely grasp a Primordial Emperor Treasure, the Sea Monarch Pce.
These nine seniors used their lives to fasten chainschains that would revitalize the Merfolk Race.
Now, Yao Yan was titled the Merfolk Empress. She wielded a Primordial Emperor Treasure, the Sea Monarch Pce, a treasure of the Merfolk Race, the Thorn Sovereign Circlet, as well as other Emperor Grade Secret Treasures that the Sea Monarch had used: the Sea Monarch Scepter, Pursuing Wave Boots, and others.
Yao Yans cultivation was sure to advance rapidly. Xiao Chen wondered how strong she was now.
Up in front, Jin Dabao already excitedly set the Dragons Gates warship down in the water and had it anchor. Then, he waved both his hands and called everyone aboard.
When at sea, warships normally traveled on the water. Firstly, this could conserve some energy. Secondly, there were oceanic currents. With proper use of these currents, they could move several times faster than flyingeven ten times faster.
I heard that the mysterious Empress of the Merfolk Race has a close friendship with Brother Xiao. Since we are already in the Chaotic Demonic Sea, will Brother Xiao go and visit her, as it is on the way?
A total of three people came from the Asura Race. Aside from Lan Shaobai and Xiao Yu, there was a rather silent man, Ye Feng, who now spoke. This person usually said very little. Now that he started to talk, it seemed like he could tell why Xiao Chen hesitated to proceed.
Xiao Yu muttered to herself, What do you mean close friendship? She can even give away an Emperor Grade Secret Treasure as a congrattory gift. Without a certain level of rtionship, that would definitely not happen.
Xiao Chen looked away and evaded the question, saying directly, Lets go. We still have a long way ahead.
Yao Yan was probably still cultivating bitterly. She possessed so many Emperor Grade Secret Treasures, even a Primordial Emperor Treasure. If she did not raise her strength, these items would just end up being taken away sooner orter.
Xiao Chen felt that it was best to pass up on a visit, to avoid interrupting her.
Wind and waves surged on the surface of the sea. Using its strong body, the Dragons Gates warship sliced through the waves and traveled forward. It moved very stably, not rocking at all.
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Xiao Chen sat down cross-legged in another cultivation room, circting the seventhyer of the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation to continue assimting the Spiritual Energy in his body that he had not digested yet.
Ten Peak Spirit Veins contained an extremely vast amount of Spiritual Energy, sufficient for a regr cultivator to cultivate all the way to quasi-Emperor.
However, it was only barely enough for Xiao Chen to make it to great grandmaster-level Martial Sage. With the Purple Thunder Divine Incantations seventhyer refining the Spiritual Energy, he had already digested most of the Spiritual Energy, leaving nothing behind.
After the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation made a great cycle, he opened his eyes and spat out a mouthful of turbid Qi. This Qi was like a long arrow and appeared very solid, lingering for a long time.
Xiao Chen was a distance from peak great grandmaster-level Martial Sage. He needed to break through to the Purple Thunder Divine Incantations eighthyer. That way, he could rapidly attain peak great grandmaster-level Martial Sage, paving the way to quasi-Emperor, reach the border of Emperor, and be someone of tremendous influence in the world.
With one thought, a quasi-Emperor could stir up the wind and clouds, regaining the natural state, withdrawing the air of a grandmaster, which permeated their every movement, into their hearts.
Only when Xiao Chen reached quasi-Emperor would he truly have the strength to protect himself on Heavenly Star Ind.
Xiao Chen stood up and started thinking. He considered his current situation and how to resolve it.
In the end, he concluded that all the solutions pointed to quasi-Emperor!
There happens to be a Supreme Sky Sect Supreme Elder on the warship. Maybe I should go and seek some advice. I wonder if I will be interrupting him? Xiao Chen said with some hesitation.
This Elders family name was Qin, and his given name was Yu. He was an antique of the Supreme Sky Sect, having lived for a thousand years. He had already stopped at quasi-Emperor for several hundred years.
Qin Yu was a quasi-Emperor with extremely deep cultivation, even stronger than the Supreme Sky Sects Vice Sect Master. However, he lost out in terms of potential.
I might as well try asking. Life Bestowal Spell!
Xiao Chen moved his ten fingers and used air to create a clone outside the recuperation room where Elder Qin was.
Creating a clone out of air was simple for Xiao Chen. However, such clones did not have anybat prowess. It would not even be able to defeat an insignificant Martial Disciple.
Of course, if he was willing to spend some time and use some essence blood, he could still create a clone that possessed somebat prowess, after nourishing it with some Spiritual Energy.
However, Xiao Chen was just using this clone to knock on the door and ask some questions. There was no need to go to all that trouble.
Knock! Knock! Knock!
Xiao Chens clone gently knocked on the door three times. Then, he said, Elder Qin, Junior Xiao Chen would like to seek some advice from Senior. Do you have to time for that?
Haha! This old man has been waiting for you for a long time already. If you came anyter, I would have put down my dignity ande down to find you.
Carefreeughter came from the room. Xiao Chen rejoiced and quickly leaped up. Without touching the floor, he flew over to the recuperation room. He dispersed his clone and pushed the door open to enter.
The recuperation room was quite spacious, divided into front and back. The front was a fully equipped tea room, and the back was a cultivation room.
Elder Qin had already brewed some good tea and sat at the tea table. When he saw Xiao Chen arrive, he stood up and weed him.
After Xiao Chen took a seat, he exined his purpose in visiting Elder Qin in detail.
After Elder Qin sampled the tea, he said leisurely, When the Sect Master told me toe, aside from helping you to hold down the fort at Heavenly Star Ind, I have another purpose: to teach you some of the tricks to breaking through to quasi-Emperor.
Many thanks, Senior. In that case, Xiao Chen will not stand on ceremony. Might I ask Elder Qin, what is a quasi-Emperor? What is the difference between it and great grandmaster-level Martial Sage and Martial Emperor?
Elder Qin put down his teacup and thought for a while, pondering how to exin this to allow Xiao Chen to understand objectively what a quasi-Emperor was.
After a while, Elder Qin opened his mouth and said, Quasi-Emperoryou can treat it as a bridge, a bridge connecting great grandmaster-level Martial Sage to Martial Emperor. When you finish constructing this bridge, you can sessfully advance to Martial Emperor. If you cannotplete it, you will forever be a quasi-Emperor.
The cultivation of a quasi-Emperor is a process of bridging bridges. There are different qualities of bridges. The better the material, naturally, the better the quality.
This is why when people advance to Martial Emperor, their strengths differ from each other. The reason is precisely this.
Chapter 1014 - Path of a Quasi-Emperor, Building a Bridge
Chapter 1014: Path of a Quasi-Emperor, Building a Bridge
Bridge?
Upon hearing such a wonderful description, Xiao Chen could not help but feel amazed. This old mans words exined many things. By using a bridge as aparison, he answered many of Xiao Chens questions.
There was a vast chasm between great grandmaster-level Martial Sage and Martial Emperor. The ones that could sense the existence of this chasm and walk to the point where they could no longer proceed forward were the ones qualified to build this bridge, a quasi-Emperor.
Otherwise, one would just be a great grandmaster-level Martial Sage and not a quasi-Emperor.
After one finished constructing this bridge and crossed this chasm, one could remove the quasi and be called an Emperor.
Xiao Chen used this criterion to evaluate himself and discovered that he could not sense the existence of this chasm at all. He was entirely unqualified to start constructing that bridge.
Given your current cultivation, you should be able to see that huge chasm, even if just barely, right? Elder Qin said, a smile on his face reducing his eyes to slits.
Xiao Chen shook his head and replied, I cant see it. I cannot even sense it at all.
When Elder Qin heard this, his expression changed involuntarily. As he sized up Xiao Chen, he muttered, How can that be? Although you just advanced to great grandmaster-level Martial Sage, your Heavenly Sage Laws are prodigious and dense. The number of them has long since reached the limits of a grandmaster-level Martial Sage, more than five thousand rings. Why is it that you still cannot sense the chasm at all?
Indeed, Xiao Chen could not sense this chasm at all, not even a little bit. He did not even know how far was he was from this vast chasm.
After muttering to himself for a while, Elder Qin smiled and said, This must have something to do with your Cultivation Technique. This is a good thing. The better the umtions of a great grandmaster-level Martial Sage, the better the bridge that can be built. Your bridge is bound to be extraordinary.
Xiao Chen temporarily set aside this topic and asked, What are the materials of the bridge? How do we differentiate good from bad?
Elder Qin said, Cultivation is the foundation. Heavenly Sage Laws are definitely the main material. The stronger the Heavenly Sage Laws, the denser they are, the more likely they are to undergo a transformation, maybe even into dragons and phoenixeswhich would be like using divine materials to build the bridge.
The Heavenly Sage Laws can transform?
This was the first time Xiao Chen heard of this. None of the great grandmaster-level Martial Sages he met had managed to achieve this.
Naturally, they can. However, since ancient times, people who can trigger this transformation have been extremely rare. Without exceptionally high talent, it would be impossible.
While speaking of this, Elder Qin suddenly felt enlightened. He said, I know why your cultivation is so deep now and why you have not sensed the huge chasm yet!
Transformation, the answer is transformation. This is now the great age of geniuses. Your batch of outstanding talents is no doubt capable of transforming your Heavenly Sage Laws. Once the transformation seeds, you will be able to sense the existence of the chasm.
Transformation? Elder Qin, do you know how to induce the transformation?
Upon hearing Elder Qins exnation, Xiao Chen rejoiced. He asked his question, full of anticipation.
Elder Qin smiled and said, I do not know how to induce transformation. However, I do have some information about it. Transformation is the spontaneous result of the right conditionsing together. It happens without needing guidance.
If you want to avoid making mistakes, you can try to search in the ancient Prime Remnants. During the Ancient Era, countless experts were able to transform their Heavenly Sage Laws.
Right conditionsing together, happening without needing guidance. This was too nebulous. It was best to search for records left by predecessors to point out the right direction. That way would be faster.
Once things settled down at Heavenly Star Ind, Xiao Chen would send people to seek information about this, to see if he could find any secret manuals speaking of transformation from the auctions, markets, and information brokers.
Boom!
Just as the two were chatting happily, the warship suddenly trembled intensely. Xiao Chen and Elder Qin remained unmoving. However, some items in the room scattered about and even shattered.
Given the weight of the Dragons Gates warship and the formations on it, regr waves and winds would not be able to shake the warship.
Xiao Chens expression remained even. He stood up and said, Ill go and check out what happened. If it is a problem that I cannot settle, I hope that Elder Qin will be able to help out.
Lets go, then. This old man will do all that he can. Elder Qins expression turned grave, and he did not dy at all.
Old Brother Xiao Chen, something happened. We are surrounded by the people of the Profound Water Sect.
The two had juste out of the recuperation room when Jin Dabao rushed over in a nervous state, shouting in a fluster.
The Profound Water Sect was at the border of the Heavenly Starry Ocean, which meant that the Dragons Gates warship already left the Chaotic Demonic Sea. If they continued west for another month or so, they would reach Heavenly Star Ind.
Xiao Chen had once killed a disciple of the Profound Water Sects Sect Master right before the Sect Masters eyes. The sect would definitely obstruct him when he passed this area.
However, Xiao Chen took the development in stride. Although the Profound Water Sect was a Rank 9 sect, it was one of the weakest ones. There was no way it couldpare with a huge sect like the Supreme Sky Sect.
This ce was not too far from the Kunlun Continent. The Thunder Sovereigns name still held some influence here. The Profound Water Sect was unlikely to send out quasi-Emperor experts.
As long as quasi-Emperors did not appear, Xiao Chen had a way to handle the situation.
Even if the other side was daring enough to send out quasi-Emperors, Xiao Chen was still unafraid since Elder Qin was on board.
Given the Profound Water Sects strength, they would be able to send out one quasi-Emperor at best.
At Xiao Chens calm demeanor, Jin Dabao calmed down as well.
Xiao Chen quickly went on deck and looked around. A King Grade warship led ten Sage Grade warships surrounding the Dragons Gates vessel.
Endless waves surged on the surface of the sea. Energy ripples lingered in the air without scattering.
When Xiao Chen saw the situation, he became even surer in his heart. The other party had to have used Ancient Demonic Energy Cannons to st the Dragons Gates warship. However, they did not achieve the intended effect.
Aside from some intense shaking, the Dragons Gates warship waspletely undamaged.
Call out the Azure Dragon King, Xiao Chen, and tell him to hand over all the congrattory gifts he received at the King conferral ceremony, and our Profound Water Sect will not make things difficult for you, Yao Chen shouted, standing on the other King Grade warship with an ancient mirror hovering above his head.
Jin Lin and the others had all gathered on the deck long ago. They stood in formation and waited. Lan Shaobai stood at the very front and said with a smile, You truly talk big. The warship under our feet is the Dragons Gates warship. Absent an Emperor Grade warship, no King Grade warship can suppress it.
You think you can block us if we want to leave? Just an insignificant Profound Water Sect dares to try and rob the Azure Dragon King that the Martial God Pces Thunder Sovereign favors? Yao Chen, where do you get your courage from?
Xiao Chen stopped walking. He had not expected Lan Shaobai to be so bold. So he decided to observe quietly first.
What a sharp tongue! st this warship! Lets see how he is going to get to Heavenly Star Ind!
When Yao Chen saw Lan Shaobais hard stance, he could not help feeling ashamed, and that emotion turned into anger. Once again, he ordered the various warships to shoot the Dragons Gates vessel.
Explosions resounded, and blue beams of energy fired out from the surrounding warships. They were very mighty, stirring up the waves and sting pirs of water into the sky.
The resplendent light was incredibly piercing. If it struck a cultivator, even a grandmaster-level Martial Sage would be severely injured.
Bang!
However, an azure protective barrier appeared around the Dragons Gates warship. The decorative dragons moved about and blocked the beams of the ferocious Ancient Demonic Energy Cannons. Ripples spread out, leaving the warship undamaged.
Yao Chen could not ept it. He kept giving orders to fire at the Dragons Gates warship. Water surged continuously. As the beams of light struck the protective shield, its radiance weakened.
Xiao Chen took out a hundred Astral Cores and handed them to Jin Dabao to go to the controls and swap out the drained Astral Cores.
The opponents Ancient Demonic Energy Cannons simply had no way to break the protective shield of the Dragons Gates warship. As long as Xiao Chen had enough Astral Cores, it would not go down.
And at this point, Xiao Chen did notck Astral Cores.
Senior Brother Yao Chen, we have depleted almost all the Astral Cores of our warships. The Dragons Gates warship is the king of King Grade warships, the king of kings. Its impossible for us to damage it, a person at the side said to Yao Chen with an unsightly expression.
Yao Chen raised his hand to stop the barrage. He barked, I will personally break this defensive barrier!
Together with the Profound Water Mirror, Yao Chen soared into the air and summoned out the Profound Water image. Then, he quickly flew towards the Dragons Gates warship.
Lan Shaobai smiled coldly and said, You overestimate yourself!
He pushed off the deck and flew out as well, charging forward with his sword in hand.
This was Xiao Chens first time seeing Lan Shaobai make a move. He noticed that Lan Shaobais Movement Technique was extremely strange; the Asura Race cultivator appeared to teleport. He flickered in the air unpredictably and used some kind of instant-kill Sword Technique.
Although Yao Chen summoned out the Emperor Grade Secret Treasure image in the air, he could not defeat Lan Shaobai. The moment the Profound River image appeared, Lan Shaobai chopped it into several pieces, which caused this powerful Emperor Grade Secret Treasure image to lose its might.
Lan Shaobais sword strikes were so fast that they did not leave a shadow behind. Xiao Chens eyes lit up. This move seemed to be a Sword Technique that utilized space.
Lan Shaobais figure followed the sword, shuttling through the borders of the void. He was so fast that he was nowhere to be found, not leaving any traces at all.
After the Profound River Mirror lost its effects, Yao Chen was even less of a match for Lan Shaobai. In less than ten moves, Lan Shaobai cut him down.
He left a horrifying wound on Yao Chens chest, nearly chopping him in half.
Lan Shaobai is only one step away from reaching great grandmaster-level Martial Sage. Furthermore, with the innate talent of the Asura Race, he can fight those above his cultivation as well, able to kill an ordinary great grandmaster-level Martial Sage of the older generation.
After watching the two fight, Xiao Chen quickly came to a conclusion, more or less figuring out Lan Shaobais strength.
Lan Shaobai stook erect, holding his sword. With a stern expression on his face, he said without any hint of politeness, Yao Chen, with this little bit of strength, you dare to block the Azure Dragon Kings warship? You really must be tired of living.
The several great grandmaster-level Martial Sages on the surrounding warships all did not dare to step forward to help.
When Yao Chennded on the warship, he shouted, First Martial Uncle, are you not making a move yet?
Humph! Useless thing! You cant evenst ten moves. If the Profound Water Sect ends up in your hands, it will really be finished.
A cold snort came from the Profound Water Sects King Grade warship, followed by an extremely vast aura surging out.
Winds and clouds stirred up everywhere. The sea surged, one-kilometer-tall pirs of water erupting from its surface.
It seemed like a great storm was approaching. The sky suddenly changed color. The Dragons Gates warship shook violently in the water.
Xiao Chen raised an eyebrow. Quasi-Emperor expert!
The Profound Water Sect was really bold, sending out a quasi-Emperor to openly snatch Xiao Chens congrattory gifts.
Whoosh!
Amid the churning winds and clouds, a figure appeared at lightning speed on the surging sea. Then, this figure gently sent a palm strike at Lan Shaobai.
When Lan Shaobai saw danger approaching, his figure moved swiftly as if he vanished into thin air, disappearing into the void.
Chi!
In the next moment, a dim, cold light shed. Lan Shaobai suddenly appeared on the left side of that Profound Water Sect quasi-Emperor, holding his sword.
Even Xiao Chen failed to clearly see how Lan Shaobai had appeared.
That quasi-Emperor wearing the blue robes of the Profound Water Sect turned around the moment Lan Shaobai appeared. A strong aura surged out, the advantage in cultivation and might forcing back Lan Shaobais sword, which came at a strange angle.
Chapter 1015 - Azure Dragon Medallion, Immortal Legend
Chapter 1015: Azure Dragon Medallion, Immortal Legend
The blue-robed quasi-Emperors forehead lit up as he threw a palm strike. A bright light exploded out behind him as his Heavenly Laws surged, preparing to enter the void to force out Lan Shaobai.
When this energy struck Lan Shaobai, he vomited arge mouthful of blood.
The spatial talent of the Asura Race is really difficult to deal with. If I allow you to grow some more, I wont be able to do anything to you. However, you can die now!
The blue-robed quasi-Emperor locked down space with his Heavenly Laws. Lan Shaobai could no longer flee. It looked like this quasi-Emperors palm strike wouldnd on Lan Shaobai, and the consequences would be dire.
Just as the blue-robed quasi-Emperors palm wind hit Lan Shaobai, an incredibly enormous shadow shrouded the world.
A great wind blew. It was a legendary Holy Beast, the Kun Peng, with its wings spread out and covering the sky.
Xiao Chen transformed into a Kun Peng and flung out his arms, spreading his wings. Then, he threw a punch, charging over to the front.
The intent that he materialized consisted of only one wordhatred. Hating the sky for being too low, hating the low sky, only hating the sky for being too low and not allowing me to fly high enough!
Xiao Chen executed the Kun Peng Fist. He soared up, spreading wings. Although he attackedter, by using the might of hatred, he intercepted the blue-robed quasi-Emperors attack on Lan Shaobai.
How strong was a quasi-Emperors attack? It stirred up winds and clouds, moving the world.
Arge amount of water billowed up, giving rise to a storm. A strong force barreled out, the subsequent waves tossing the surrounding warships into the air and sending them tumbling over.
Even the Dragons Gates warship became airborne, but it did not roll over.
After punching, Xiao Chen retreated a hundred steps on the water. With each step, he dissipated some of the force from the sh. Waves rose and fell. The fluctuating energy could easily annihte a city.
The Heavenly Laws merged with the world. By lifting his hand, this quasi-Emperor could stir up winds and clouds. The person before Xiao Chen should be what Elder Qin spoke about: a quasi-Emperor that had already begun building the bridge.
However, it was clear that this quasi-Emperor had not reached Small Perfection yet. He had only built the foundations of the bridge. The bridge did not even span a small part of the vast chasm.
Otherwise, when Xiao Chens Kun Peng Fist collided with his palm strike, Xiao Chen would not have suffered only minor injuries.
Even so, this was not someone whom Xiao Chen could defeat. The other party had not used much of his strength.
After Lan Shaobai survived this attack, he looked at Xiao Chen in gratitude. Then, he stood next to Xiao Chen and sent him a voice transmission, Xiao Chen, this person is a bona fide quasi-Emperor. We probably need to get Elder Qin to make a move.
There is no rush. Lets test out the real situation behind this person first. I suspect that they did not send just one quasi-Emperor.
The quasi-Emperor saw Xiao Chen move back a hundred steps and dissipate the impact. However, Xiao Chen did not appear significantly injured.
Azure Dragon King Xiao Chen!
The blue-robed quasi-Emperor squinted and quickly guessed Xiao Chens identity.
Xiao Chen looked straight at the quasi-Emperor, but he sent his Spiritual Sense out into the surroundings, capturing every single detail of the enemy warships.
Suddenly, his thoughts stirred. He saw the injured Yao Chen speaking to four great grandmaster-level Martial Sages in low voices on the King Grade warship.
Without his expression changing, Xiao Chen asked, Since you know who I am, then why do you dare to block my way? Does the Profound Water Sect really not care about the Martial God Pce at all?
The blue-robed quasi-Emperor said, Dont worry. I know my limits. As long as I do not actually kill you, it will be fine. This ce is far from them. What can the Martial God Pce do to my Profound Water Sect?
Of your congrattory gifts, we only want the Holy Spirit Vein. Furthermore, we willpensate you with ten million ck Astral Coins.
When Lan Shaobai heard this, he mocked, Ten million ck Astral Coins to buy a Holy Spirit Vein? Are the brains of the Profound Water Sects people all short-circuited?
A Holy Spirit Vein was one of the foundations of a Rank 9 sect. Without a Holy Spirit Vein, a sect could not be a Rank 9 sect.
A Holy Spirit Vein was worth cities. If taken to the Starry Heavens for sale, the starting bid for it in an auction would be at least twenty million ck Astral Coins.
Now, the Profound Water Sect had declined to the point where they possessed only one Holy Spirit Vein. Furthermore, that Holy Spirit Vein had been around for a long time. If the sect did not obtain a new Holy Spirit Vein, its ranking would fall to Rank 8.
Once the Profound Water Sects Sect Master passed away and its quasi-Emperors no longer existed, it would fall further in rank to Rank 7.
Hence, the Profound Water Sect was extremely interested in the Holy Spirit Vein that Xiao Chen had, and risked offending the Martial God Pce by trying to snatch it.
As for the ten million ck Astral Coins, it was just a joke, like they were giving alms. That was all.
The blue-robed quasi-Emperor did not get agitated. Winds and clouds churned up behind him for thousands of kilometers. As he looked at Xiao Chen, he said, Azure Dragon King, have you considered it? I believe you are a smart person and know what to choose.
Xiao Chen said without any hint of politeness, Are you joking? The Holy Spirit Vein is a congrattory gift from a Prime Martial Emperor of the Kunlun Continent, the Spirit Fox King. You are just a mere insignificant quasi-Emperor, and yet you dare to try and snatch the treasure of a Prime? I think you are tired of living.
In that case, that means you are not willing?
The blue-robed quasi-Emperors face sank. Killing intent brewed in his body as he unleashed a strong aura at Xiao Chen and Lan Shaobai.
Do your best. If an insignificant quasi-Emperor like you can push us around, then there is no need for us to go to Heavenly Star Ind.
Xiao Chen took out the Azure Dragon Medallion. In an instant, it forced back the blue-robed quasi-Emperors auraand even the winds and clouds behind him.
With one nce, it looked like half the sky fled miserably at the sight of this medallion.
Lan Shaobai immediately felt the immense pressure on him ease. He could not help but send a voice projection, Xiao Chen, I did not expect you to have such a treasure. If we can suppress his aura and add in Ye Feng and Xiao Yu, the four of us working together wont need to fear him at all.
There is no need. Let the two of them wait on the warship. This fellow is dragging this out. Lets see what tricks his side has.
The moment the Azure Dragon Medallion containing the Azure Emperors saber light appeared, it was like the Azure Emperor had arrived, filling the ce with vast might.
The Azure Emperor was a distant legend, a solid piece of an epic recounted through the ages, as well as someone who retained immortal fame through ten thousand years. He was the strongest person since the Ancient Era; no one could defeat him.
Time would not wipe away the legend of the Azure Emperor. As word of him spread, it would be even more solid, bing an epic, a myth.
Under pressure from the Azure Dragon Medallion, the blue-robed quasi-Emperor actually took three small steps back before he stabilized himself. Then, the winds and clouds behind him turned chaotic, unable to settle down, ready to scatter like smoke at any time.
Azure Dragon Medallion!
The blue-robed quasi-Emperor was rmed. He had not expected Xiao Chen to have such a treasure. His expression sank as he thought, I have to deal with him quickly. Otherwise, if this aura lingers, I will not be able to do anything to this brat.
Humph! No matter how many treasures you have, they are all insufficient before absolute strength. Mountain Copsing Imprint!
The blue-robed quasi-Emperor moved both his hands, a clump of light weaving between his ten fingers and forming a golden Mountain Copsing Imprint. At close inspection, it looked like it was dragging a mountain.
The quasi-Emperor roared, and the Mountain Copsing Imprint surged violently towards Xiao Chen.
Boom!
Before the imprint arrived, the water below Xiao Chens and Lan Shaobais feet sank, forming a huge hemispheric pit in the vast sea.
What a strong force! Furthermore, this was while the blue-robed quasi-Emperors aura was being suppressed. If not for the Azure Dragon Medallions suppression, the sea would have soared into the air.
Xiao Chen was startled in his heart. A quasi-Emperor was strong indeed. Even a quasi-Emperor that had not yet reached Small Perfection held an absolute advantage in strength.
Ill take this on. You find an opportunity to attack!
Shock was shock. However, Xiao Chen did not have any fear at all. On the contrary, he evinced excitement on his face.
Long ago, a quasi-Emperor could squish Xiao Chen to death with one finger. To him then, they were distant existences.
Now, when Xiao Chen faced a quasi-Emperor, although he sighed at the strength of his opponent, he no longer felt like victory was impossible.
With a flip of his wrist, the Lunar Shadow Saber appeared in Xiao Chens left hand. He gripped the hilt with his right hand, and with the aid of the Azure Dragon Medallion, his aura soared, surging through the clouds in the air.
Lan Shaobais figure flickered, disappearing into the void and leaving no traces behind as he wandered there.
The Mountain Copsing Imprint moved with lightning speed, appearing like a mountain containing Heavenly Law Energy. It red and pressed down towards Xiao Chen.
Bang!
In the time it took for a spark to fly, a saber light quickly shed. As Xiao Chen drew the saber, a bright moon appeared. Night suddenly fell.
The saber light shattered, and Xiao Chen moved back once again. However, the bright moon remained, hanging in the sky and merging with the night, perfectly wless.
The blue-robed quasi-Emperors face sank. He had not held back with his Mountain Copsing Imprint. However, based on the night sky and the bright moon, his opponent could still fight.
Azure Dragon Medallion!
The blue-robed quasi-Emperor squinted and noticed the azure-colored medallion hovering in the air. If not for that medallion, given his aura, how could Xiao Chens mysterious phenomenon remain?
Amid the surging sea, Xiao Chen leaped out of the water, moving like a dragon. Saber hums filled the ce, forming countless saber winds, as he flew over the water.
The blue-robed quasi-Emperor stepped forward and sent out a palm wind. Endless mountains formed in the air, manifesting the might of a ring of mountains.
The quasi-Emperor threw a palm strike, and the mountains howled, sending Xiao Chen, who shot out an attack, flying again.
Xiao Chens body flipped twice in midair. After wiping the blood from a corner of his lips, he revealed a smile.
Xiao Chen clearly understood his own physical body. After refining the dragon marrow, his peak Rank 4 Sage Body already surpassed the physical bodies of many quasi-Emperors.
This gave him the capital to face a quasi-Emperor.
After attacking several times, the quasi-Emperor still failed tond a solid blow on Xiao Chen. All the Profound Water Sect disciples and great grandmaster-level Martial Sages watched in shock.
Just how strong was Xiao Chen? Even a quasi-Emperor could not take him down quickly.
Mountain Copsing Imprint!
Mountain Flipping Imprint!
Mountain Coiling Imprint!
The blue-robed quasi-Emperor attacked several more times but could not beat Xiao Chen. His expression turning gloomier, he moved his hands continuously and sent out three imprints in rapid session.
Each imprint could make the sea surge, containing horrifyingly boundless force. Therge pit in the sea became three incredibly immense waterspouts soaring into the sky.
For these three consecutive strikes, Xiao Chen did not contend head-on, nor did he use any techniques to break them.
The gap in strength was too vast. He only sent out a screen of sabers to defend with all his might, then let his physical body endure the rest.
Xiao Chen did not use his powerful moveswless Four Seasons, wless Bright Moon, and Subduing Dragon Profound sh. He did not even intend to use his trump card, Instant of Glory.
Within cultivators of the same cultivation and even those once or twice stronger, these moves were sure to kill.
However, before a prepared quasi-Emperor, even if Xiao Chen could injure him, it would just be a light injury with no significance whatsoever.
So, either he would not use them at all, or when he used them, he had to injure the other party severely, inflicting significant damage.
Chapter 1016 - Seventy-Two Spirit Universe Formation
Chapter 1016: Seventy-Two Spirit Universe Formation
When the blue-robed quasi-Emperor saw Xiao Chen leap out of the water and wipe his blood off again, he could not help but feel frustrated. Xiao Chen was clearly significantly injured, but hisbat prowess remained undiminished.
Damn it! If not for the Azure Dragon Medallion, if this brats physical body were just slightly weaker, I would be able to severely injure him in one move!
Whoosh!
Just as the blue-robed quasi-Emperor felt frustrated, a sword light suddenly appeared to his right. This sword light was resplendent and dazzling, lighting up the void.
This gave the blue-robed quasi-Emperor a feeling of danger. So, without even looking, he hastily made to move away.
However, the quasi-Emperor did not realize there was a silent, cold light behind him. In the instant he tried to move, it pierced through his protections and stabbed into his back.
Blood flowed out, and the energy in the sword erupted ferociously. However, the sword only stabbed in by about two or three centimeters; it could not enter any further.
Lan Shaobai felt slightly stunned. He quickly let go and retreated in a sh, trying to return to the void.
How dare you injure me? You are seeking death!
The blue-robed quasi-Emperor had not expected that a junior would actually manage to harm him. He turned around and attacked in rage, striking Lan Shaobai right before Lan Shaobai could return to the void.
Pu ci! Lan Shaobai vomited arge mouthful of blood. This palm strike shattered the bones in half of his body, severely injuring him.
Yue Chenxi, Xiao Yu, and Ye Feng quickly flew over from the warship and caught Lan Shaobai. Then, they infused Quintessence into him and tried to stabilize his injuries.
Instant of Glory!
The moment the blue-robed quasi-Emperor turned around to attack Lan Shaobai, Xiao Chen, who was previously defending passively, finally made his move.
His long hair and azure robes fluttered. As he moved about in circles, various scenes appeared: a splendid bright moon, fifty kilometers of peach blossoms, the zing summer sun, flying dry leaves, drifting winter snow, and flickering dragon images.
As Xiao Chen moved, each circle he made created a mysterious phenomenon. All sorts of wonderful scenes suddenly manifested,yered over each other. Finally, he attacked with his saber.
The many bright lights gathered into the saber, forming an extremely bright saber light known as glory. He unleashed it in that one instant, but itsted for eternity.
The blue-robed quasi-Emperor was preparing to take another step forward and throw another palm strike to kill Lan Shaobai. But his heart sank suddenly as he sensed an extremely dangerous aura.
The blue-robed quasi-Emperor wanted to flee, but he discovered that space seemed to be locked down in this instant. The many scenes froze space.
Even as a quasi-Emperor, he required at least one second to struggle free.
However, this one second allowed this Instant of Glory to injure him severely while he was unprepared.
Bang!
The saber light heavily struck the blue-robed quasi-Emperor, and all sorts of light exploded out, materializing a vast scene of majestic glory. The bright moon red, the spring thunder roared, the zing sun fell, various scenes followed after.
Before Yao Chens and the others eyes, Xiao Chens saber strike sent the blue-robed quasi-Emperor, who had suppressed Xiao Chen from the very start, flying one kilometer away. They all gaped in disbelief.
When the quasi-Emperornded on the water, a pir of water shot up into the air, looking very majestic and magnificent.
How can this be? That saber of his actually knocked away a quasi-Emperor, Yao Chen said in shock, his mouth hanging wide open.
The great grandmaster-level Martial Sages preparing to rush over and help the quasi-Emperor were all stunned by this scene and forgot what they were about to do.
One saber strike, Instant of Glory, knocked away a quasi-Emperor.
Damn it. I will definitely kill you today. No matter whoes from the Martial God Pce, no one can save you. Azure Dragon King, die!
The blue-robed quasi-Emperor went berserk. He unleashed his full strength, not holding anything back. He even used a secret technique to raise his strength temporarily.
The wind and clouds suppressed to a corner by the Azure Dragon Medallion started to gather behind the blue-robed quasi-Emperor once more.
You are just a quasi-Emperor that has not even reached Small Perfection, yet you dare to speak such arrogant words? Get down!
A cold snort rumbled in the sky. Elder Qin, who had been watching quietly, finally made a move. His figure shed and blocked the blue-robed quasi-Emperor, who had leaped up.
Great Perfection quasi-Emperor!
A look of horror shed on the blue-robed old mans face. Before he could turn around, Elder Qin knocked him down in one move. Now, he suffered more injuries on top of his already severe injuries. Unable to endure, he vomitedrge mouthfuls of blood.
Elder Qin turned around and stretched his hand to the water. Formless energy transformed into a hand and entered the depths of the sea. After a while, he pulled his hand back.
Bang!
Seawater shot everywhere as Elder Qin pulled out a ferocious, mountain-sized sea creature with the upper body of a bull and many tentacles like those of an octopus.
The tentacles of this beastshed the surface of the water repeatedly. Each time it struck, it did so with tremendous force. The impacts echoed loudly, and the sea shook, kicking uprge waves.
After seeing this, Xiao Chen felt somewhat afraid. This was probably the backup n that the Profound Water Sect had prepared. This Spirit Beasts aura was equal to that of a quasi-Emperor.
The four great grandmaster-level Martial Sages behind Yao Chen vomited blood at the same time. They eximed in horror, The Guardian Spirit Beast is no longer under control.
Lets go! Yao Chen said helplessly after they lost the advantage. Then, they controlled their King Grade warship and left quickly.
The ten-odd Profound Water Sect warships that came with a ferocious momentum all fled in different directions.
The blue-robed quasi-Emperor, who had fallen into the water, did not appear again, escaping somewhere.
Elder Qin was still fighting that sea creature in the air. Bloody wounds appeared on the Spirit Beast as he beat it up to the point where it could not fight back.
When the winds died down and the water had calmed once more, a gigantic corpse floated on the sea surface. Everyone on the Dragons Gates warship all heaved a sigh of relief.
Jin Dabao happily descended together with Lord Jiu, and they started to dismantle the sea creatures corpse. This was a bona fide Rank 10 Spirit Beast. The materials that could be harvested from its body were all incredibly valuable.
Xiao Chen felt excited and helped Jin Dabao collect the Spirit Beasts blood. After getting it all, he returned to the warship to check on Lan Shaobais injuries.
Haha! I wont die. Xiao Yu, dont cry. Even though half of Lan Shaobais body was wrapped in bandages soaked in medicinal liquid, the smile on his face did not fade.
Xiao Chen took a look. Lan Shaobai was indeed severely injured, but he was in no danger of dying. After recuperating for a while, he would make a full recovery.
Hey! Are you alright? Xiao Yu asked quickly when she saw Xiao Chen arrive.
The others also expressed their concern. They had seen Xiao Chen take on several of the blue-robed quasi-Emperors attacks head-on earlier.
Xiao Chen smiled to indicate that he was fine, which everyone found strange.
Before he could exin, he noticed that Elder Qinsplexion was off. He went over to the side and asked, Elder Qin, are you injured?
When Elder Qin heard this, he smiled and replied, He is just a quasi-Emperor that has not reached Small Perfection. How could he injure me? However, your troubles are not over yet. Take a look there.
Elder Qins eyes were much better than Xiao Chens. When Xiao Chen looked ahead, he saw only fog covering the area ten kilometers in front and could not make out anything.
He shaped his Spiritual Sense into a straight line and continuously extended it for about fifty kilometers. Finally, he saw a figure on the surface of the sea heading towards the Dragons Gates warship, walking over at a measured pace.
That is the Profound Water Sects Sect Master!
Xiao Chen recognized this person with one nce. He had met the Profound Water Sects Sect Master before. Unexpectedly, for the sake of this Holy Spirit Vein, this Martial Emperor made a personal trip here.
With a flip of his hand, the Azure Dragon Medallion appeared once more. Xiao Chens expression turned cold.
If the other party came over to pressure Xiao Chen without care for his status, then Xiao Chen could only let the saber light in the Azure Dragon Medallion see the light of day again to guarantee that the Profound Water Sects Sect Master would never return.
Hey, he stopped and is starting to flee, Elder Qin said with surprise, his expression changing.
The distance was too far. Xiao Chens Spiritual Sense was also rather weak, so he could only see a vague image.
The Profound Water Sects Sect Master ran in panic as if an extremely horrifying existence were attacking him.
Xiao Chen,e with me and take a look.
Xiao Chen had the very same intention as well. He pushed off the deck and followed Elder Qin into the clouds.
Elder Qin, who was leading the way, said in a soft voice, In a battle between Martial Emperors, the shock waves will be very vast. We will just watch from afar and not get drawn into it.
Xiao Chen understood this clearly. A newly advanced quasi-Emperor of the Profound Water Sect could already pressure him to the point of suffocation.
No matter what sort of Saber Technique he had, before absolute might, it was all futile.
Before his strength reached a certain level, trying to break might with technique was just nonsense. Doing so was no different from speaking gibberish.
Xiao Chen already felt that way against an insignificant quasi-Emperor. How much more horrifying would a battle between Martial Emperors be?
However, the situation before the twos eyes was remarkably different from what they expected. The Profound Water Sects Sect Master kept fleeing, flying with all haste.
The Martial Emperor tried to tear open space several times, but a puissant force blocked him.
It seemed like an extremely horrifying existence under the sea was pursuing the Sect Master, chasing him all the way to Profound Water Ind.
Xiao Chen watched from a distance. The moment the Sect Master entered the Profound Water Sect, he immediately activated a grand formation for protecting the ind. Spiritual light burst out from the surrounding inds, andyers of formations appeared, illuminating the ce.
These formations constituted aplex formation, which even included twelve peak Spirit Beast images seated at certain points.
Space folded inyers; formations existed within formations. Each fold of space was a small world.
There was a saying, Boundlessly vast, infinite, and endless. This formation incorporated thews of space. It was a grand formation that would only be activated at a crucial moment for the Profound Water Sects survival.
Once activated, this formation would consume an inestimable number of Astral Cores. A single Inferior Grade Astral Core was worth one thousand ck Astral Coins. That should give an idea of how expensive activating this formation was.
With this, the Profound Water Sect wasted millions of ck Astral Coins, and the number increased with every passing second.
This is the Seventy-Two Spirit Universe Formation. It originates from the Cyclic Astral Pce and is very popr in the Heavenly Starry Ocean. Once used, it will form countless small worlds in space. It can even block a Sovereign Martial Emperor.
Elder Qin was very well-informed, disying his knowledge as he exined to Xiao Chen. However, the formation of the Profound Water Sect has only twelve Spirit Beasts. While it would have no problem blocking a peak Minor Heavenly Martial Emperor, it would have difficulty repelling a Greater Heavenly Martial Emperor. A Sovereign Martial Emperor goes without saying.
Xiao Chen had seen grand formations before. The grand formation outside the Azure Dragon Pce not only locked down space but even controlled time. It felt very incredible and was much stronger than this.
Boom!
The two observed from a distance and chatted in soft voices. Suddenly, a pce appeared above Profound Water Ind. This pce looked like a fish. As it soared into the air, it projected the Emperors Might of a Prime into the surroundings.
The pce was azure blue and had the horrifying might of a supreme Prime. As it descended, the formationsyers of space shattered readily like withered branches.
Chapter 1017 - Parting to Meet Again
Chapter 1017: Parting to Meet Again
The twelve peak Spirit Beast images already looked very solid, each guarding a direction. However, that did not help. They all cried miserably. After all twelve Spirit Beast images died, the azure blue pce descended.
In that instant, the mountains of the huge Profound Water Ind crumbled, the city copsed, and countless tall buildings toppled over.
The Primordial Emperor Treasure Sea Monarch Pce!
Xiao Chen revealed a mildly startled expression. Now, he knew who was attacking. He saw the entire thing clearly. The Sea Monarch Pce did not actuallynd. Instead, it just hovered above Profound Water Ind.
If the Sea Monarch Pce reallynded, the entire Profound Water Ind would sink into the ocean.
An ancient mutated beast, the Thousand Feathered Snake, leaped out of the water with Yao Yan standing on it. Then, she looked at Xiao Chen and smiled at him. After she put away the Sea Monarch Pce, she sank back into the sea.
When everything regained its calm, the Profound Water Sects Sect Master looked at the ruined Profound Water Ind, his face drained of blood and his eyes filled with horror.
This was the result even after the other party held back. If the other party had not held back, the consequences would have been too horrible to imagine.
Such a startlingmotion attracted all the factions and cultivators within five hundred kilometers. When they saw this scene, they were all startled.
This was the result of the Merfolk Races Empress making a move. How tragic! The entire Profound Water Ind got reduced to rubble.
A Primordial Emperor Treasure is really strong. It is unblockable.
I heard that nine Martial Emperors of the Merfolk Race sacrificed themselves to suppress and assimte the Item Spirit of the Sea Monarch Pce. This allowed their Empress topletely control the power of the Primordial Emperor Treasure. Using it inbination with other Emperor Grade Secret Treasures, she can fight against Sovereign Martial Emperors.
The Profound Water Sect set its sights on the Azure Dragon King and wanted to snatch away the Holy Spirit Vein. Empress Yao Yan must have attacked because of that.
I believe she did it to scare others. The Azure Dragon King currently holds many treasures. There are many people eyeing them. If others want to make a move, they will look at the fate of the Profound Water Sect and reconsider.
However, the effects might not be that good. This might hold some deterrence near the Chaotic Demonic Sea, but once Xiao Chen truly enters the Heavenly Starry Ocean, it would be hard to say.
The overwhelming might of a Primordial Emperor Treasure nearly exterminated the Profound Water Sect. Everyone immediately discussed it, chatting endlessly.
Up in the sky, Xiao Chen felt very touched. He was carrying a lot of treasure and was indeed a tempting target.
Yao Yan might be able to help this once, but the road was still long. Just a few powerful quasi-Emperors, and the situation would not look good for the Dragons Gates warship.
Even though this group of people had extraordinary backgroundsvery frightening onesthere was never anyck of people willing to risk danger for treasures.
Furthermore, Xiao Chen did not know what the ns of the Sea Monarchs old guards were. The danger of this journey was much greater than he expected.
Xiao Chen, now that this Empress made a move on your behalf, the next part of your journey should be much smoother, Elder Qin said softly.
Xiao Chen smiled and did not reply to that. After muttering for a while, he said, Senior, I made a decision.
After hearing Xiao Chens decision, Elder Qins expression fluctuated. In the end, he said, That is fine as well. It is a rather good choice.
Since Elder Qin agreed with a nod, Xiao Chen felt more assured and released his bated breath.
When the two returned, they did not mention anything about what they saw.
Xiao Chen stopped cultivating and started on something that he thought of doing previously. He took out the Rank 10 Spirit Beast blood that he and Jin Dabao obtained earlier; then he took out an extremely precious Superior Grade Astral Core, crushed it into fine crystalline powder, and infused the powder into the Spirit Beast blood like it was starlight.
With an unflinching gaze, he crushed Superior Grade Astral Cores, which were worth cities, one by one, turning them into powder and infusing them into the Spirit Beast blood.
When the Spirit Beast blood turnedpletely golden, Xiao Chen stopped. Then, he took out sheets of paper and a brush. The paper was made of beast skin filled with Spiritual Energy and refined by a special method.
The deep-blue brush was even more precious. He had purchased these at the Supreme Sky Sect during his shopping spree.
That was right. Xiao Chen was preparing to use these to make talismans forying formations.
One of the main reasons he had bought arge number of Astral Cores wasying formations. Having a conferrednd was like starting a sect; he needed formations to protect it.
The Compendium of Cultivation contained many formations, but Xiao Chen had not mastered many of them. He had only set up an illusion formation and the Ninth Heavens Thunder Formation, which he had used to start a great ughter at the Xiao n.
This was because Xiao Chen could not find any extra time to learn them. At this moment, the situation was dire, so he did not intend to use other formations.
The Ninth Heavens Thunder Formation was very powerful. As long as he could raise the quality of the materials for the talismans and use his memories of the talisman left by the Thunder Immortal Ancestor, he could make this formation strongerlikely into one that exceeded his expectations. He wouldyer nine Ninth Heavens Thunder Formations, and that would be sufficient to block quasi-Emperors from barging in.
As for stopping a Martial Emperor, given that Xiao Chen was a half-baked formation master, that would be asking too much.
After taking out paper and brush, he burned his Magic Energy and started making talismans.
Although Xiao Chen had not made talismans in a long time, the one he was making was the purple Lightning Talisman in his sea of consciousness. He couldplete it in one breath without much thought.
The tip of the brush gave off a bright light shing with electricity. A dazzling radiance appeared on his forehead. Even through the Sea Monarch Headscarf, the mark on his forehead was clearly visible.
For seven days straight, Xiao Chen locked himself up in the room and made a total of three thousand talismans. This was sufficient forying eighty-one Ninth Heavens Thunder Formations.
Initially, he had intended to refine just nine sets of talismans. However, after further consideration, he felt that it was better to y safe. With eighty-one formations linked to each other, even if a peak quasi-Emperor wanted to barge in, they would have to reconsider.
Ignoring the fatigue that showed on his face, Xiao Chen took out some paper and another brush. Then, he wrote down the key points ofying down the Ninth Heavens Thunder Formation.
He had finished making the talismans, all of them containing Magic Energy. Now, it only required someone to grasp the key points of these talismans and formation and leave their essence blood on it. After that, they just needed toy down the formations as written, and they could easily set up a grand formation.
Xiao Chen called in Lan Shaobai and Jin Dabao. Then, he passed the talismans for the formations to them and exined to them the key points. Given their talent, he only needed to say it once for them to understand most of it.
Doubt appeared on Lan Shaobais and Jin Dabaos faces. They felt that Xiao Chen had more to say.
Since the day Xiao Chen dealt with the Profound Water Sects people, he had locked himself up in the room. Clearly, something was up.
Before the two of them could say anything, Xiao Chen informed them of his decision.
I intend to separate from the group temporarily. You will bring my official documents and medallion to Heavenly Star Ind. In at most two years, but at least half a year, I will rejoin you, after I advance to quasi-Emperor.
After Xiao Chen said this, Lan Shaobai and Jin Dabao revealed stunned expressions. Evidently, these words hade as too much of a shock.
Lan Shaobai was very meticulous in his thinking. After some consideration, he guessed Xiao Chens concerns. He nodded and said, You worry that you are too big of a target and will bring danger to us?
Mostly that. However, partly because I want to as well.
The danger of this trip far exceeded Xiao Chens expectations. He only just crossed the Chaotic Demonic Sea, and he already suffered an attack from a quasi-Emperor. Even the Profound Water Sects Martial Emperor wanted to take action.
Of course, the situation with the Profound Water Sects Martial Emperor was an exception. Regr Martial Emperors would not ignore their status and make a move for just a Holy Spirit Vein.
The Holy Spirit Vein of the Profound Water Sect was about to be exhausted. The sect needed a recement, which was why its Sect Master had resorted to this.
However, this was just the beginning. Xiao Chen did not know what kind of danger there would be after they entered the Heavenly Starry Ocean. There might even be traps around Heavenly Star Ind.
As long as he left, the people who wanted his treasures would naturally not make a move against Lan Shaobai and the others.
Lan Shaobai and the others had extraordinary backgrounds. They had high statuses in the Asura Race. Without sufficient benefits, even a quasi-Emperor would not be foolish enough to offend this group of people.
So, the group split up. Jin Dabao and the rest would go to Heavenly Star Ind first and develop the ce.
As for Xiao Chen, he would conceal his cultivation and identity. He would go in another direction and search for the Despair Throne. At the same time, he would immerse himself in cultivation and return after he advanced to quasi-Emperor.
He carried valuable treasures and did not have the ability to protect them for now, so he would handle things in a low-profile manner. Such was the norm in the cultivating world.
When the two heard what Xiao Chen had to say, they did not express any objection. This was currently the best solution to the problem.
After the two agreed, Xiao Chen called over Yue Chenxi and the others. He looked around in his Universe Ring, then took out several good Secret Treasures that others would kill for and gave these items to them.
Then, of the thirty-eight Peak Spirit Veins, Xiao Chen kept ten for himself and gave the rest out.
He also handed the King medallion to Lan Shaobai.
Senior Brother Xiao Chen, you can leave assured. We will definitely help you develop Heavenly Star Ind, Jin Lin, who worshiped Xiao Chen to an exceptional level, said in support.
I will wait for you to return. Ill be sure not to return it to you in shambles, Lan Shaobai added seriously.
The others came forward and offered their blessings to Xiao Chen, not giving him any pressure. When they put themselves in his shoes, they knew that he would feel bad about it.
Before reaching his conferrednd, Xiao Chen already had to leave. He had just been conferred the Azure Dragon King and surely did not feel satisfied at all.
With this group of people around, Heavenly Star Ind was bound to develop. There was no need to say any pretentious words. Performing a cupped-fist salute, Xiao Chen said, I will take my leave, then. I will return another day. By then, I will be a quasi-Emperor.
That night Xiao Chen left immediately, leaping into the sea and sinking into the water.
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Half a monthter, the Seven Distinguished Dragon Marquises regathered, having already found out that Xiao Chen was not on the Dragons Gates warship. Now, without any clue to where he was, they were furious.
The seven of them had worked together to amass a huge force. Not only had they made use of all the people they could muster from their own ns, but they even spent a lot of money to rope in many pirates, inviting over many quasi-Emperor experts.
Wanting to show Xiao Chen the consequences of offending the Seven Distinguished Dragon Marquises, they had shamelessly nned to teach him an unforgettable lesson at a location where he would definitely pass on the way to Heavenly Star Ind.
However, who could have imagined that after putting in all that effort, they would not be able to find the person they sought?
It was like holding in so much enthusiasm at the approach of the enemy, and just as they were about to be able to vent their energy, this sudden news arrived. They had no choice but to endure their frustration.
Damn it! This Xiao Chen is really crafty. He is even giving up on his conferrednd, the youth in purple dragon robes growled.
Qiuyu, what should we do now? Xiao Chen is not there. There is no value in attacking the people on the Dragons Gates warship, one of the Seven Distinguished Dragon Marquises asked Huan Qiuyu. The others all instantly cast their gazes at Huan Qiuyu as well, who was wearing ck dragon robes.
Chapter 1018 - Falling to Martial Monarch
Chapter 1018: Falling to Martial Monarch
Huan Qiuyu muttered, This Xiao Chen is indeed difficult to deal with. Even though he seeded with his King conferral, he does not show any arrogance. Instead, he behaves very cautiously.
However, rest assured, he will definitely return to Heavenly Star Ind. He is someone who wants to start a sect and revive the Dragons Gate. He will definitely not give up on Heavenly Star Ind.
We should station people near Heavenly Star Ind. At the same time, we need to bribe the surrounding factions and not give Heavenly Star Ind a chance to rise. We will deal with him when he returns.
The other six did not have a better solution; they could only listen to Huan Qiuyus n. As for therge amounts of resources they used to bring in the loose cultivators, those were all wasted.
The Seven Distinguished Dragon Marquises were not the only ones disappointed. Several quasi-Emperors of the Western Sea all sighed.
While most Martial Emperors did not care for the congrattory gifts that Xiao Chen received when he was conferred King, those were very tempting for quasi-Emperors.
However, Xiao Chen vanished without a trace. The fatmb that they thought would fall in their hands disappeared.
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Leng Shaofan, who received the news immediately, felt extremely frustrated. After all his ns, he had not calcted that Xiao Chen would let go of the conferrednd and leave just like that.
However, he hid his emotions in his heart, not showing them on his face. As he walked slowly, he thought about countermeasures.
Nheless, the Heavenly Starry Ocean was incredibly vast, no smaller than the Kunlun Continent. Aside from the clearly defined seas in the four cardinal directions, there were many other marine domains of various sizes.
Furthermore, past the Heavenly Starry Ocean was an even vaster oceanic domain. Since ancient times, no one had managed to figure out all the secrets of the ocean.
If one wanted to find a person in this ce, the expression finding a needle in the ocean was no exaggeration at all.
[Note: Finding a needle in the ocean is the Chinese version of a needle in a haystack.]
Behind Leng Shaofan was a beautiful girl in a deep sleep. Her skin was as white as snow and her lips rosy red. Shey among flowers, making them look dull and colorless.
If Xiao Chen were here, he would definitely recognize this girl. She was the Princess Qin who hadin in a deep sleep in the Sea Monarch Pce for ten thousand years.
Find him. I have to find him!
A bright light shed in Leng Shaofans eyes. He showed a resolute gaze, a determination that no one could shake.
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Back to Jin Dabao and Lan Shaobais group, after they wandered the seas for a month, they finally arrived at Heavenly Star Ind.
The conditions of the ind were worse than what the group expected. The surrounding inds had already been divided among the nearby factions.
The Spiritual Energy was very sparse on the main ind. It looked like the Spirit Veins that existed on it had all been taken away by others, leaving only a wastnd.
Malicious gazes came from a nearby auxiliary ind, locked on the warship with the Dragons Gates mark.
The few people on the warship did not care. Before they came, they had already prepared themselves for the challenge. They did not fear these onlookers.
Jin Dabao stood on the bow and looked around. Then, he checked the map in his hands. He smiled and said, Not bad. This location is pretty good. We can start trade routes in every direction without fear of people sealing them.
Lan Shaobai took out the King medallion and toyed with it. He muttered, I wonder where that fellow went. Wanting to advance to quasi-Emperor within two years, that is too universally shocking.
The fatty smiled and said, Dont dwell on it too much. That fellow always exceeds expectations. He might be very happy where he is now. Quickly, go deal with the handover procedures. This Fat Lord can no longer wait. It is time to spread my wings.
Lan Shaobai smiled, and the group of people flew off the Dragons Gates warship, formally stepping onto this Heavenly Star Ind filled with secrets.
Heavenly Star Ind, Heavenly Starry Ocean. Were the names just a coincidence?
Why was Xiao Chen so sure that the three Holy Masters had chosen this ce and that it was not bestowed by the Thunder Sovereign?
The results of several things far exceeded peoples expectations.
When Xiao Chen returned two yearster, he would discover how much wealth this deste ind had for him.
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However, at this moment, Xiao Chen was not as happy as the fatty pictured him to be. He was even in a miserable state. He sat on a piece of wood in a weak state, drifting through an unknown sea domain, not knowing where he was.
Ao Jiao came out to stand guard by his side and prevent sea creatures from attacking him. She smiled at Xiao Chen and said, Lets see whether you still dare to speak such bold words, wanting to reach quasi-Emperor within two years. Now, you would not be a match even for a Martial Monarch.
Xiao Chen revealed a bitter smile on his pale face. How would I know that the Item Spirit of the Sea Monarch Crown was still around and looked at the Azure Dragon Martial Spirit with such enmity?
Xiao Chen was now in a miserable state, too pathetic a sight for words.
After he parted from Jin Dabao and the others, he followed the clues left by Long Fei, preparing to go to a forbiddennd in the Southern Sea to seek the Despair Throne.
Initially, the journey had gone smoothly with him cultivating as he traveled. Soon, he approached the borders of the Southern Sea. There were thousands of incredibly bustling inds; they seemed like they were within reach.
However, of all times, Xiao Chen recalled that the Sea Monarch Crown was still in his Universe Ring. Since that day when First Elder Han Qinghe interrupted him, he had not set his Spiritual Mark on it yet.
A crown-type Secret Treasure represented the might and aura of a monarch, bringing with it Luck and the mandate of heaven. A person without the fate of a ruler could not wear such a Secret Treasure.
Such Secret Treasures had always been rare. The benefits of them were very clear, and there were not many requirements on the users cultivation.
Xiao Chen thought that aside from increasing the might of a monarch and Luck, the Sea Monarch Crown, an Emperor Grade Secret Treasure, should have some other special effects.
After he ced his Spiritual Mark and wore it, it was as he thought.
When he wore the Sea Monarch Crown, he vaguely felt a strange, powerful might spread throughout his body. The ocean below him felt like his domain.
As he breathed, he could flip the sea. Every smile or frown could kick up thousands of waves.
A domain, the special effect of the Sea Monarch Crown was actually a domainan oceanic domain with a five-hundred-kilometer radius.
As long as the sea was below Xiao Chen, the area within five hundred kilometers was his domain; he was the king of this area. As long as anyone entered, they would suffer from great restriction.
These people would be able to bring out only seventy to eighty percent of their strength. Of course, cultivators who had a domain and Martial Emperor experts would not be affected.
Aside from this, Xiao Chen could direct the water for five hundred kilometers around him as he pleased, forcefully taming strong Spirit Beasts.
How strong was a domain? It was an iprehensible existence. Until now, Xiao Chen had yet to make any headway with the saber domain.
After wearing the Sea Monarch Crown and exhausting some Law Energy, he could immediately form a strong domain, nearly doubling his strength.
This domain even gave Xiao Chen the confidence that he could truly fight the blue-robed quasi-Emperor and defeat him with force.
However, just as he was rejoicing, the Item Spirit in the Sea Monarch Crown awoke and sensed the Azure Dragon Martial Spirit in his body. Then, it immediately became a malicious spirit.
The malicious spirit infiltrated his sea of consciousness and came in contact with the will of thunder. The flow of the domain reversed, clogging up all of Xiao Chens meridians, and before he could react, it exploded.
Luck was an extremely ethereal thing, unpredictable.
The Sea Monarch Crown contained the great Luck of the Sea Monarch. It shed with the Azure Dragon Kings Luck, causing a conflictan unfortunate event.
This explosion injured Xiao Chens Lifeforce Origin. The resplendent purple Lightning Talisman dimmed, bing indistinct. It even scattered, together with his Great Perfection saber soul, in his sea of consciousness.
The power of the domain spread throughout his body, severely injuring his meridians. The origin of the Law Energy in the dantian got damaged.
Before Xiao Chen recovered from his injury, he would not be able to circte Law Energy. His cultivation immediately plummeted out of Martial Sage.
Fortunately, his will contained the immortal attribute. Otherwise, his sea of consciousness would have been destroyed, and his head would have immediately exploded.
The only benefit was that the Item Spirit of the Sea Monarch Crown was no longer present. The misfortune no longer existed. The next time Xiao Chen used the Sea Monarch Crown, such a thing would not happen again.
However, at the moment, his cultivation was back to Martial Monarch. There was no use thinking about it.
After the Item Spirit exploded, Xiao Chen fell unconscious. By the time he woke up, he had already drifted to parts unknown.
If one met with an ocean current, one could even travel five thousand kilometers in one day.
The unfortunate thing was that, ording to Ao Jiao, Xiao Chen had encountered precisely such a current and drifted that way for three days.
So now, Xiao Chen was thoroughly lost at sea. However, he was not in a rush. Although his cultivation had fallen, his physical strength remained. With five Dragon Force, he was powerful enough to fight a grandmaster-level Martial Sage.
Although he was in a rather weak state, he would recover after resting for a few days. There was no need for him to worry too much about his physical safety.
Xiao Chens injuries were ratherplicated with his Great Perfection saber soul scattered, his will weakened, his meridians damaged, and the origin of his Law Energy shattered.
To any other cultivator, this would be rather like thunder from a clear sky. All these added together totaled a disaster of disasters, enough to destroy the future of any cultivator.
However, these were nothing to Xiao Chen.
After all, his saber soul existed in the immortal will and was already close to immortal. The saber intent in his heart was inextinguishable; it would never truly scatter.
Moreover, since Xiao Chens immortal will was immortal, as long as he was alive, it would not vanish. As for his injured meridians, such damage was just a small matter for his physical body.
All he needed was time. He could recover from all these. Furthermore, he would be stronger than before.
The only problem was that the origin of Xiao Chens Law Energy broke. This was troublesome. ording to Ao Jiao, he needed an extremely rare Medicinal Pill to recover from it.
Chapter 1019 - Ethereal Luck Fluctuating Irregularly
Chapter 1019: Ethereal Luck Fluctuating Irregrly
It looks like another warship ising from the front! Ao Jiao said.
Xiao Chen acknowledged her without ncing at it. In the past few days, several warships had passed by. However, after taking a few looks at him, these warships just ignored him and continued on.
He was in no hurry. Since there were warships passing by, as long as he drifted in the direction of these warships, he would eventuallye to somewhere popted.
This warship seems to be heading for you. I will enter the Immortal Spirit Ring first. Ao Jiaos figure shed, turning into a beam of light entering the Immortal Spirit Ring.
Xiao Chen sighed as he raised his head. This warship was entirely purple, made out of Purple Cloud Rock. It was huge but looked strangely streamlined and beautiful.
As a peak Sage Grade warship, the workmanship was pretty good for such arge vessel. However, the craft was notparable to the warships Xiao Chen obtained from the Seven Distinguished Dragon Marquises.
Ifpared to the Dragons Gates warship, it was like mud to clouds.
A banner raised on the bow of this warship had an ancient Mo character embroidered on it.
Mo? This is a rather rare family name, Xiao Chen muttered to himself.
When the purple warship approached, Xiao Chen heard some soundsing from the deck.
Miss, it is just an unremarkable Martial Monarch. Furthermore, he is significantly injured. He probably was overconfident and failed in his exploration at the Forbidden Sea.
Ask him where he is going. If it is on our way, we can give him a ride.
Miss, there is no need to care about this stranger. Furthermore, we are on an important mission and cannot allow any idents.
Its fine. Uncle Wang, go on and ask him. A Martial Monarch would not be of much threat to us.
Based on the voices, there was one elderly and one youth. The girls voice sounded very elegant, like flowing mountain springs, and very pleasing to the ears. She had to be a beauty.
After the two spoke, an old man who appeared to be a steward, said rudely, Little friend, we are going to Starry Cloud Ind. If it is on the way, we can give you a ride.
Xiao Chen could not be bothered with this old man, ignoring him all the while. The other party was very rude. If he had to bend to every whim of this person when he boarded, he might as well drift longer.
Seeing Xiao Chen ignore him, the old man got angry. He scolded Xiao Chen for not knowing how to appreciate kindness and withdrew.
After that, the old man said a few words to the girl in a low voice.
Soon, a pretty figure appeared at the bow and casually nced at Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen took a graceful look at her. This girl wore a veil, so her countenance could not be clearly seen. However, his gaze lingered on this girls chest, not shifting away.
The girls expression turned cold, and she promptly withdrew. The warship quickly veered away and ignored Xiao Chen.
Hehe! Idiot Master, since when did you be so lecherous, scaring a girl away? Ao Jiao giggled in the Immortal Spirit Ring. However, her figure is pretty good, just slightly worse than mine.
Xiao Chenughed helplessly. It looked like there was a misunderstanding. However, no matter what, he could not miss out on this warship.
He pushed off the piece of driftwood and spread his arms out, advancing rapidly like a flood dragon. Then, he descended towards the deck of the warship.
How dare you barge in? Kill him!
The old man who looked like a steward snorted coldly. Two Inferior Grade Martial Sages immediately leaped out and blocked Xiao Chen in the air. They revealed their killing Qi, and each executed a move at him.
These two people were cold and merciless, radiating murderous intent. One used a saber and the other a sword. Heavenly Sage Laws as thick as an arm waved behind them, wildly sucking in the Spiritual Energy in the air.
If Xiao Chen were an ordinary Martial Monarch, these twos lightning-fast strikes would have instantly killed him.
Naturally, that did not happen to Xiao Chen, who had richbat experience and a vast worldview. Even if he was currently only a Martial Monarch, he did not have to use his physical strength.
He could quickly find an opening and easily slip through it.
Everyone on the deck revealed astonished gazes. Xiao Chen seemed to have predicted the trajectories of the twos attacks. As he swung his arms, he moved like a dragon without deviating from his path,nding directly on the deck.
This performance gave the feeling that the two Inferior Grade Martial Sages were like air, allowing Xiao Chen to pass right through them.
Plop!
When Xiao Chennded, before he could get his footing, he felt dizzy, and pain came from his damaged meridians.
His expression changed as he lost control of his body and fell to the deck.
Damn, I forgot that Im in a weakened state. I should not use my energy so casually. I need to wait at least until my meridians recover, before circting any Quintessence.
Those earlier two moves looked very simple and ordinary. However, they involved strong explosive power released in short bursts calcted to precision.
Those moves required not only high concentration but also rapid bursts of Quintessence. The Mental Energy and Quintessence he expended were enormous.
Xiao Chens old injuries instantly red up. Previously, he was already very weak and needed to nourish his body, so problems immediately appeared.
Uncle Wang initially felt some fear over Xiao Chens miraculous arrival. When he suddenly saw Xiao Chen fall over in such a miserable fashion, he could not help butugh. I thought it was some powerful genius.
Even as a Superior Grade Martial Sage, Uncle Wang could not understand the performance that Xiao Chen disyed, that very fine control.
He had thought that this Xiao Chens Movement Technique was quite exquisite. However, what happened after that took him aback, nearly scaring him.
Ka ca! Ka ca!
Xiao Chen just turned over, and weapons shing with cold light appeared at his neck. The cultivators on the warship surrounded him.
The weapons pressed close to Xiao Chens neck, almost cutting into his skin. If he made any strange moves, they could immediately chop his head off, leaving him without an intact corpse.
When Xiao Chen looked at this formation, he could not help but smile bitterly.
Since his debut, it had been many years since he had been in such a situation, having so many weapons ced against his neck.
Furthermore, this was done by a group of Martial Monarchs that Xiao Chen did not consider important. However, the current situation was extremely dangerous for him.
With more than a dozen weapons against his neck, if the other party wanted to kill him, even Ao Jiao would not have enough time to possess his body to save him.
However, given Xiao Chens physical body, if these people did not use their full power, they would not be able to kill him in one strike. Nevertheless, they could inflict further injuries on him.
Tell me honestly, are you from the Liu n? What is your purpose here?
Uncle Wang did not like Xiao Chen in the first ce. After he suppressed Xiao Chen, he immediately interrogated him.
Xiao Chen looked around and casually sized up the cultivators on the warship. Aside from four Martial Sages, they were all Martial Monarchs. He guessed that this n was about Rank 6.
In the Kunlun Continent, they would only be considered a third-rate faction, of no influence there. He could assume that it was also merely a tiny n in the Heavenly Starry Ocean.
To the old mans question, Xiao Chen replied calmly, Old sir, why do you think that I, a Martial Monarch, have a purpose in waiting here? All I seek is to hitch a ride. How about you give me one?
This old man already offered you that earlier. Are you deaf?
Xiao Chen smiled and said, I used my actions to reply to old sir, yet old sir weed me with swords and sabers. What do you mean by that?
There was nothing wrong with Xiao Chens words, no holes in them. However, Uncle Wang kept feeling that Xiao Chen had other motives. Seeing that Xiao Chen was indeed just a Martial Monarch, Uncle Wang waved his hand and said, Toss him off the warship. There is no need to care about him.
The people around immediately put away their weapons and tied up Xiao Chen. Then, they prepared to toss him off without any hint of politeness.
Wait up. Since we are going the same way, we can just give him a ride. We can let him go after we arrive at Starry Cloud Ind.
The pleasant-sounding voice came from the warships hold once again. The cultivators stopped and looked at Uncle Wang.
Uncle Wang muttered under his breath for a moment. However, his Young Miss had always been kindhearted. He waved his hand and said, Clear out a room in the store for him. Let me warn you: youd best stay in the room, and dont mess around. Otherwise, Ill just toss you back into the sea.
Xiao Chen performed a cupped-fist salute in thanks. He did indeed need a quiet environment to recuperate properly.
Go in, then. This is your room now. If there is no reason, youd best note out. The two Mo n cultivators ushered Xiao Chen into a room and gave him a warning before quickly leaving.
Naturally, a room cleared out in the storeroom was not very good. Aside from a simple bed, it was filled with misceneous items that had not been moved away.
A light flickered on Xiao Chens forehead. He activated the will of ice in his sea of consciousness, and a cold wind blew, tidying up and cleaning the room. After that, he withdrew it.
Right now, the immortal will of thunder was indistinct and difficult to use. The only thing he could use freely was the will of ice that he had not looked highly upon before.
How are you? Everything alright?!
Ao Jiao came out from the Immortal Spirit Ring. Then, she held Xiao Chens wrist with one hand.
The earlier scene had frightened Ao Jiao.
Xiao Chen smiled and let Ao Jiao check his injuries.
Thats good. You should not rashly rush into a fight. Otherwise, if you did, with the injuries of your meridians, it would be problematic.
Ao Jiao withdrew her hand and heaved a sigh of relief.
Oh, by the way, why must we board this warship? Could it be that you really Ao Jiao started joking, returning to her old self when she saw Xiao Chen was fine.
How can that be? There should be a pendant under her clothes at her chest. It feels like it was refined from one of the seven thrones.
Ao Jiao eximed in shock, That cant be! Its too much of a coincidence.
Xiao Chen said seriously, That is most likely the case. The three thrones in the Cycle Banner all had intense reactions. As long as I can get a look at it, I will know for sure.
There were seven thrones: Massacre, Destruction, Ruin, Pain, Grief, Despair, and Death. Xiao Chen had already collected three: Massacre, Death, and Ruin.
He also knew the whereabouts of the Despair Throne, which was in a forbiddennd in the Southern Sea.
If the pendant was actually refined from one of the thrones, it would be either Grief, Pain, or Destruction.
Ao Jiao smiled and said, In that case, your luck has really turned. The misfortune from the Sea Monarch Crown ispletely gone; there is no need to worry anymore.
Xiao Chen nodded. After a bit of thought, he said, I will treat my injuries first. Go and find out which part of the Heavenly Starry Ocean this is. Dont reveal yourself.
Ao Jiao smiled faintly, and her figure shed, turning into a beam of light, and left through a crack in the door.
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At this moment, in the key control room of the warship, the veiled Miss Mo and Uncle Wang discussed the warships newest passenger.
Uncle Wang, in your opinion, was that persons dodging the two killing moves a coincidence or was there more to it?
Uncle Wang smiled and said, It is definitely a coincidence. That kind of precise dodging is so exact in terms of technique and judgment that even I cant do it. How could an insignificant Martial Monarch be able to?
Chapter 1020 - Thousand Year Flame
Chapter 1020: Thousand Year me
Is that so? A look of doubt shed in Miss Mos eyes. However, she did not linger on this problem. She moved on, saying, The Liu ns people have not appeared yet. Tell the men not to drop their guard. We cannot rx at all until we arrive at Starry Cloud Ind.
This old man has his ns. There is no need for Young Miss to worry.
I cant not worry. It was hard for us to find sufficient Cyclic Meteor Iron on this journey. If anything happens, we might not be able toplete the City Lords mission. The consequences would be dire.
I will tell the men to be more alert. Please excuse me. Uncle Wang exited the control room, leaving only Miss Mo inside.
Miss Mo frowned heavily as she recalled the scene of Xiao Chen easily dodging as if everything had happened as he expected.
She muttered to herself, That person radiates self-confidence and a withdrawn sharpness. It did not look like a coincidence at all.
Then, her eyes turned cold when she remembered Xiao Chens frivolous gaze. She simply could not take this person seriously. Even if he was strong, he was just a lecher.
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After seven days aboard the warship, Xiao Chens injured meridians had mostly recovered. He no longer had problems with circting Quintessence and fighting.
From Ao Jiaos covert investigation, he finally found out which sea region he was in and what was it called, gaining a rough understanding of what kind of faction the Mo n was.
In order not to expose herself, when Ao Jiao looked for information, she could only eavesdrop on the conversations of the cultivators on the warship.
The information that she had obtained was iplete. However, through it and the map that Xiao Chen had, they still managed to figure out their current location.
They were in the Shattered Cloud Sea, a small independent sea region between the Southern Sea and Northern Sea. There were another seven simr regions in this area: the Broken Cloud Sea, Disordered Cloud Sea, Separated Cloud Sea, Sky Cloud Sea, Connected Cloud Sea, Frost Cloud Sea, and Fog Cloud Sea. Collectively, these eight sea regions were known as the Cloud Sea Domain.
Compared to the other marine domains, the Cloud Sea Domain was much smaller. However, it was not much smaller than the Tianwu Domain, which Xiao Chen came from.
The reason for this was the vastness of the deste sea, which the continent could hardlypare to.
Just the Shattered Cloud Sea that Xiao Chen was in had an area that was equal to at least a dozen provinces. It had thousands of inds.
The Mo n was as Xiao Chen guessed. It was a Rank 6 n and was famous for refining equipment. Within the Shattered Cloud Sea, it was a sizable faction.
Hehe, this Mo n is really famous. Furthermore, the First Young Miss of the Mo n, Mo Chen, is the top beauty of the Cloud Sea Domain. She is even rather famous in the Southern Sea and Northern Sea. Talented youths frequentlye to visit her.
Ao Jiao looked at Xiao Chen mischievously. The meaning behind her words was clear.
Beauty? How beautiful can she be? Have I not seen enough beautiful girls?
Xiao Chen truly did not care. What he was concerned about was the Mo ns strength and the strength of the peak experts in this sea domain.
However, such information was difficult to find out just from eavesdropping on Mo n cultivators.
It was still best to go out and personally chat with them. Only then would he gain more information.
The purple warship was veryrge, and its interior was extremely spacious. Furthermore, aside from guest rooms and storerooms, it had recreation rooms, the most popr of which was a tavern.
Inside the tavern, aside from the Mo n cultivators, there were many other loose cultivators that the Mo n had hired as well as cultivators who were hitching a ride like Xiao Chen.
The warships on the Heavenly Starry Ocean were indeed very different from those of the continent.
For example, the warships of the continent would rarely have such a bustling ce like the tavern that Xiao Chen entered.
The decorations in the tavern were very exquisite, and the environment was elegant, unlike the noisy environment of other ces. After all, this was a tavern of the Mo n. The cultivators who drank here controlled themselves, to avoid interference with their duties.
The moment Xiao Chen stepped inside, many gazes shifted to him. After that, low whispers broke out in the tavern.
He is the one. Seven days ago, when two of the Elders attacked, he charged through them like a ghost.
That cant be. No matter how I look, he is only a Martial Monarch. How could he easily dodge the attacks of two Martial Sages?
That is indeed so. However, Steward Wang said it was a coincidence. The two elders were careless and let him slip through.
I think it is a coincidence as well. Otherwise, that is too extreme.
Xiao Chen ignored these discussions and found an empty table before taking a seat. He called over a waiter and asked, What good wine do you have? Bring me a sk.
The waiter was from the Mo n as well. He smiled and said, Speaking of good wine on board, naturally, it has to be the Thousand Year me that our ns Young Miss personally brewed herself.
Thousand Year me? What a strange name. Bring me a sk, then.
Xiao Chen sighed. The name Thousand Year me piqued his interest.
The meaning of Thousand Year me was easily understooda me that would not get extinguished for a thousand years. However, what kind of wine would be called the Thousand Year me?
Hehe, my friend, I was just speaking about it. I doubt that you can afford it. Furthermore, this wine is charged by the cup and not the sk.
The waiter looked at Xiao Chen with some disdain. The Thousand Year me was normally served to Martial Sages. Someone who was not a Martial Sage would generally not be able to afford it.
The other Mo n cultivators in the tavern allughed loudly, mocking Xiao Chen for being a country bumpkin who had not seen the world.
However, when the waiter said that, Xiao Chen became even more interested. How much for one cup?
One thousand Astral Coins!
Hmm, thats not very expensive. Bring me ten cups.
Huang dang. Xiao Chen stretched out his hand and tossed one hundred ck Astral Coins onto the table.
Before everyonesughter faded away, they suddenly saw this scene that made their eyes open wide and their smiles freeze.
ck Astral Coins. What Xiao Chen took out was actually ck Astral Coins. Furthermore, he did so without flinching, throwing down one hundred ck Astral Coins without a care. This was ten thousand Astral Coins.
Ten thousand Astral Coins. To a Martial Monarch, that was an enormous sum.
Ordinary Inferior Grade Martial Monarchs would have to work hard for a month before they could earn such an amount.
The waiter checked the ck Astral Coins and immediately carefully put them away, his heart filled with joy.
The quality of the Astral Iron in ck Astral Coins was much better than ordinary Astral Coins. For the sake of refining Secret Treasures, the Mo n would exchangerge amounts of Astral Coins for ck Astral Coins at high prices every year.
If the waiter handed in one hundred ck Astral Coins, he would make a significant contribution to the n.
Ten cups of Thousand Year me? Ill bring them immediately. Please wait for a moment!
The waiter moved very fast. He soon brought out a serving te and set ten translucent purple crystalline cups on the table. The wine in the cup was a bright red.
There was not much wine, which looked like a clump of burning blood. Together with the brilliant purple crystalline cup, it gave off an illusory feel.
The purple crystalline cups resembled the goblets of Xiao Chens previous life. However, they looked more elegant and arrogant.
Did the Young Miss of your n design these cups as well? Xiao Chen asked.
Since he was speaking about his ns Young Miss, the waiter answered proudly, That is natural. You are rather lucky. Our ns Young Miss is very talented. Be it brewing wine, refining Secret Treasures, ying the zither, drawing,ying formations, or divination, there is nothing she cannot do.
Actually, you are very fortunate that you are buying the Thousand Year me in this tavern. If you went somewhere else, this wine would be ten times more expensive. Even if you had the money, you might not be able to drink it.
Ten times more expensive? Doesnt that mean that one cup would be worth one thousand Astral Coins? Xiao Chen was rather shocked at the price.
If he bought ten cups every day for a year, that woulde to almost four million Astral Coins.
However, thinking about it, Xiao Chen smiled to himself. This was not very realistic since brewing wine was not a simple thing. There had to be some limitations to it.
He carefully examined the wine. It was scarlet like blood. However, it was very different from real blood and did not elicit any disgust.
The feeling he got from it was like an intoxicating red. It looked entrancingly beautiful.
Delicate like clear water, bright and fresh like blood.
However, there seemed to be something else in the wine; it could not be drunk right away.
Xiao Chen picked up the wine cup and swished the wine around. Tiny motes of golden light floated up from the wine together with bubbles. Soon, they filled the entire cup.
Boom!
A golden me soared up from the wine cup and turned into a legendary Holy Beast, the Golden Crow. It cried out in the tavern, flying around.
Interesting!
Xiao Chens eyes lit up, and he started tapping the table with his fingers in a rhythmic pattern. Soon, the Thousand Year me in the other nine cups began swishing around slowly as well.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Nine clumps of mes soared out of the wine cups, looking like zing suns. In an instant, dazzling golden light red in the somewhat dim tavern, illuminating it.
Ten Golden Crows chased each other in the tavern, forming a strange sight of ten connected suns. The brilliant scene stunned everyone.
These people were originally prepared to see Xiao Chen make a joke of himself. The Thousand Year me could not be drunk directly and needed to be swished around for a while first.
Otherwise, if one drank it in one breath, the internal fire would be hard to extinguish. While it would not cause many problems, ones body would immediately ignite. All of ones clothes and hair would be burned off, creating a spectacle.
In the end, not only did Xiao Chen not make a fool of himself, he even produced a magnificent scene of ten connected suns so dazzling that the surrounding cultivators could not open their eyes.
The Golden Crows turned into sparks and slowly scattered, returning the tavern to its previous state.
Xiao Chen, who was preparing to drink, looked at the air and frowned casually.
He pulled his left hand back and spread it out under the table. A weak suction appeared and gathered all the scattering sparks in the air without anyone noticing.
Friend, you can drink this wine already. The waiter smiled embarrassedly. Clearly, he worried that Xiao Chen would me him for not giving a warning.
When Xiao Chen had collected all the sparks, a resplendent golden me appeared in his left hand. In that instant, he clenched his five fingers, not letting any of the light leak out.
Ao Jiao, it seems like this Mo ns Young Miss is not simply a pretty woman.
Why care so much? Quickly, drink it. Even I feel like drinking this Thousand Year me already. Quickly, drink it! Drink it and tell me what it tastes like! Ao Jiao kept urging Xiao Chen, staring at the wine cup.
Xiao Chen helplessly smiled bitterly. Thats fine too. Ill drink first.
He really wanted to know what a wine called the Thousand Year me tasted like as well.
Chapter 1021 - Solar True Flame
Chapter 1021: Sr True me
Xiao Chen picked up one cup and drained it in one go. Contrary to its fiery name, this wine was cooling and refreshing. A cold sensation spread throughout his body.
This cold feeling started from the inside to the outside as if Xiao Chen had fallen into an ice cave in that instant. Such an extreme change stimted his entire body, making him shiver.
The cold sensation was too strong, overpowering the initial fragrance of the wine. Just as one forgot the taste of the wine, it slowly crept back and pervaded the entire body.
The intoxicating fragrance was like a clump of gentle fire, slowly advancing through his body and gradually eradicating that bone-chilling sensation within.
The fire was neither hurried nor slow. As it eradicated the cold in Xiao Chens body, the intoxicating fragrance slowly conquered the heart.
This was enjoyment at the very peak. Xiao Chen could not help but lean back in satisfaction. As his right hand gripped the illusory purple crystalline wine cup, he slowly closed his eyes.
The battle between cold and fire seemed to take an extremely long time. By the time all the cold sensation waspletely eradicated, it felt like his body was on fire, reaching peak satisfaction.
Thousand Year me. This clump of me seemed like it burned for a thousand years, never extinguishing. In the instant the cold sensationpletely disappeared, the me reached its peak, a great height.
The me burned ferociously, the effects of the fine wine eruptingpletely. Xiao Chen felt extreme satisfaction as sweat permeated his clothes, thoroughly drenching him. This was like a perfect cup of wine.
In his half-drunken-half-sober state, Xiao Chen discovered that the will of ice in his sea of consciousness silently became stronger.
It was as if the will of ice had undergone some kind of tempering, improving vastly. A chill spread through his sea of consciousness, allowing him to stay sober and preventing the wine from knocking him out.
Great wine. It truly deserves its name of Thousand Year me, Xiao Chen said, unable to restrain himself.
When he opened his eyes, his face flushed red, like he was drunk.
The waiterughed, Haha! That is natural. After all, our ns Young Miss personally brewed this Thousand Year me. Even if outsiders knew the brewing method, they would not be able to do it.
Indeed, no one else has the same circumstances she does. Even the best brewer would not be able to do it, Xiao Chen thought to himself.
He raised his head and looked at the waiter. Then, he looked at the remaining nine cups of Thousand Year me and could not help but smile. The waiter had clearly tricked him.
When most people drank the Thousand Year me, they would fall over drunk with one cup. Those that could drink three were considered heroes. Even a great grandmaster-level Martial Sage would keel over after ten cups.
Ordinary people would not buy ten cups of Thousand Year me in one go. The waiter took advantage of the fact that Xiao Chen was an outsider, not informing him of this.
However, it was because of this that Xiao Chen discovered some secretssecrets that he was very interested in.
Moreover, even if he drank a hundred cups, he would be fine.
Before the waiters horrified gaze, Xiao Chen downed the remaining nine cups of Thousand Year me one after another, finishing them all in one go.
Then, he sank his consciousness into his body and carefully observed. He discovered that what he felt earlier had not been an illusion. His will of ice was indeed growing stronger.
Under the stimtion of nine cups of Thousand Year me, the changes were even more obvious.
Xiao Chen could not help bing overjoyed. This effect was truly unexpected. He immediately asked, Do you still have more Thousand Year me? Bring me another ten cups.
The waiter was somewhat stunned. He only reacted after a long time, smiling embarrassedly. Sirs capacity for alcohol is really startling. I have worked in this tavern for many years, and I have not seen anyone who could down more than three cups before keeling over.
However, it is very unfortunate. We ran out already. What you bought was thest ten cups. We will only sell it again when our Young Miss is in the mood to brew more.
That was truly unfortunate. Xiao Chen discovered that with the aid of ten cups of Thousand Year me, his will of ice almost approached Small Perfection.
[Note: In chapter 995, it said, That is the long-lost Ice Immortal Pearl. Legend says that it is a treasure of the Immortal Epoch. After refining it, one can immediatelyprehend a Great Perfection will of ice. We specte that the Great Perfection part was just part of the legend, which was not entirely true. There was no previous indication that Xiao Chen didprehend a Great Perfection will of ice.]
With another cup, he would be able to advance his will of ice to Small Perfection, saving him many years.
The other cultivators in the tavern were all shocked by Xiao Chen drinking ten cups of Thousand Year me in one go.
Incredible. If not for his Martial Monarch cultivation, I would have taken him for some big shot.
I heard that the first condition of those talented youths who want to meet with the Young Miss alone is to drink three cups of Thousand Year me. Many outstanding talents of the Cloud Sea Domain that advanced to Inferior Grade Martial Sage already did not even dare to drink three cups, which made all of them very depressed.
This fellow can drink ten cups in one go. That is unheard-of. I wonder, what will Miss Mo do?
So what if he can do that? He is just an Inferior Grade Martial Monarch. He cant evenpare to us. Can it be that he wants topete with the talented youths of the Cloud Sea Domain?
After a while, all sorts of jealous and disdainful words rang out in the tavern.
Xiao Chen smiled and ignored them. Even if he wished to, he could not do anything. After ten cups of Thousand Year me, his legs had gone soft. If not for the will of ice, he would have fallen over already.
Young Master Xing is here!
Two old men with extraordinary auras, wearing embroidered clothes, who had been standing outside the door, slowly walked into the tavern. The Mo n cultivators noticed them immediately.
The Mo n cultivators all stood up and greeted them respectfully. Some of them were even Mo n elders who were Martial Sages and held extraordinary statuses in the Mo n.
This Young Master Xing was already an Inferior Grade Martial Sage at such a young age. With one look, it was clear he was a talented youth of the Cloud Sea Domain.
Even the two servants by this Young Master Xings side were peak Martial Monarchs, which showed that his n was extraordinary.
Xiao Chen sized up this Young Master Xing with one nce before looking away.
Then while everyone else was distracted, looking away from Xiao Chen, he slowly rxed his tightly clenched left hand.
Before Xiao Chens eyes appeared a cuboid piece of ice sealing that golden light within and covering up its radiance.
Even so, at such a close distance, he could still feel the extreme heat of the sun. Just a small bit of mes could actually give off such a feeling.
If there was arge clump of this me, how powerful would it be?
Ao Jiao, you can make out what it is, right?
Ao Jiao, who was in the Immortal Spirit Ring, eximed in joy, This is the Sr True me!
Xiao Chen nodded and said, This contains even more Yang Energy than my Purple Thunder True Fire. This Mo n Young Miss is not simple. She probably has the Sr True mes Origin me.
Given the Mo ns strength, they clearly could not have obtained a me Seed for the Sr True me. Xiao Chen felt that even if he were a quasi-Emperor, he would not dare to barge into the zing sun.
Such a feat would be even more impossible for a Rank 6 n. So the Sr True me on Mo Chen could only have been inherited from her ancestors.
This Miss Mo really hid herself well. If not for the Golden Crows soaring and forming the scene of ten connected suns, which elicited a reaction with the Golden Crow egg in Xiao Chens Dragon Phoenix Cauldron, given his abilities, he would not have discovered it.
In the brewing of this Thousand Year me, this Miss Mo fused in the Sr True me.
However, this wine was indeed a rare delectable wine. The experts since ancient times probably never thought of using the Sr True me for such a small thing like brewing wine.
The Thousand Year me could also raise Xiao Chens will of ice. The reason was unclear, but he was certain that it had something to do with the Thousand Year me containing the Sr True me.
Ao Jiao giggled and said, This Young Miss is your lucky star. Your Golden Crow egg now has a chance to hatch.
That is going to be difficult. With my current strength, even with the strength of my physical body, it will be hard to deal with an entire Rank 6 n. Furthermore, this n might have some hidden means.
Forceful snatching will definitely not work. I do not like this method, either.
Xiao Chen shook his head. He felt that this matter was very tricky. He continued, If we tried to use something to exchange, dont even mention whether the other party is willing or not, without enough strength, once a treasure is revealed, they might end up developing malicious intents.
If a Martial Monarch carrying the treasures of a great grandmaster-level Martial Sage tried to carry out a transaction with others, the consequences would be easy to imagine.
What should we do, then?
We will take this step by step. The more urgent matter at hand is recovering my strength. We should inquire into the Cloud Sea Domains situation from that waiter first.
Xiao Chen called the waiter over again. After giving him some benefits, he managed to gain the information that he sought.
The ruler of the Shattered Cloud Sea was the City Lord of Shattered Cloud City, a quasi-Emperor. The thousands of inds in the area paid a huge tribute to him at Shattered Cloud City every year.
The situations of the other sea regions in the Cloud Sea Domain were more or less simr, ruled by a quasi-Emperor.
Although the Shattered Cloud Seas Mo n was only a Rank 6 n, they excelled at refining. In terms of status and influence, they were much stronger than many Rank 7 sects.
This time, the Mo n promised the Shattered Cloud Citys City Lord to refine a Sage Grade Secret Treasure for his son. So it specially set out to sea to search for materials.
Xiao Chen also learned of some other misceneous information. After hearing everything, he intended to leave.
However, when he turned, he happened to catch that Young Master Xings attention.
Young Master Xings gaze was hostile as if he had been waiting for Xiao Chen to turn around.
Xiao Chen did not wish to stir up any trouble, so he started to leave. When he walked past that Young Master Xing, Young Master Xing said, I heard that you drank ten cups of Thousand Year me in one go. Your capacity for alcohol is startling. Tell me the secret to it.
It is just drinking; everyones capacity varies. There is no secret to it, Xiao Chen said hurriedly and resumed his departure.
However, Young Master Xings two servants blocked the path ahead.
Young Master Xing put down the wine cup in his hand and said cidly, Did I say that you can go? Ill give you three thousand ck Astral Coins. Tell me the secret.
After Young Master Xing spoke, the originally calm atmosphere in the entire tavern became agitated.
I heard that Young Master Xing always wanted to meet with the Young Miss alone. However, he could not clear the condition of drinking three cups of Thousand Year me.
This stranger is really unfortunate. Young Master Xing is one of the strongest younger-generation experts of our Shattered Cloud Sea. Even within the Cloud Sea Domain, he ranks within the top twenty.
It is best to be more low-profile. He is clearly only a Martial Monarch, yet he showed off like that. It is impossible for him not to have bad luck.
The Mo n cultivators all looked at Xiao Chen with sympathy. A Martial Monarch against the Inferior Grade Martial Sage Young Master Xing, the result was obvious.
The two peak Martial Monarch servants blocking the front stared at Xiao Chen coldly like they were superior to him.
Brat, our Young Master told you to hand over the secret, so just hand it over. We gave you face, but you refused.
Looks like you are not going to feel regret until you see your grave. Beat him up!
The servant on the right with therger figure saw the look Young Master Xing gave him. Hence, he raised his hand and sent a p at Xiao Chen.
This servants Quintessence surged, and a me lit up on his right hand. If this pnded, it would not be as simple as leaving a handprint.
Chapter 1022 - Beat Up a Kid
Chapter 1022: Beat Up a Kid
The Mo n cultivators sucked in a breath of cold air. This attack was too much now. Even if Xiao Chen did not give Young Master Xing the secret, there was no need to be so ruthless.
Without his cultivation, it seemed like everyone thought that they could bully Xiao Chen. Even a peak Martial Monarch dared to attack him.
Xiao Chen kicked. No one saw how he kicked, but a crunch came from the right knee cap of the servant that attacked him, and that servant let out an extremely tragic shriek of pain.
The Quintessence in that servants body turned chaotic, his mental state unstable. Then, he knelt on the deck on one knee.
A look of horror appeared in the eyes of the other servant. He was about to make a move but discovered that Xiao Chens palm had already pressed against his chest at some point in time.
Before that servant could react, Xiao Chen gently pushed, and the ribs of that servant cracked. Then, that servant flew back like a sandbag.
All this happened in the time it took for a spark to fly, so fast that no one could react. When the others fixed their gazes on Xiao Chen again, they realized that he was already at the entrance of the tavern, about to go out.
Damn it. How dare you hurt the people of my Xing n? Are you tired of living?
Thud!
Young Master Xing reacted, kicking a table into the air. Then, he instantly drew a sword shing with cold light from his waist.
Strands of Heavenly Sage Laws appeared behind Young Master Xing, wildly absorbing the Spiritual Energy of the world. These made the move that he unleashed in anger appear very mighty.
From the looks for it, the attack was boundless and powerful, replete with killing intent.
This lightning-quick sword strike seemed like it would pierce through Xiao Chens back. Even if Xiao Chen did not die, he would be severely injured.
Suddenly, the walking Xiao Chen stopped. Then, he turned around. In that instant, all the possible trajectories of Young Master Xings attack appeared in his eyes.
In one instant, Xiao Chen simted all the possible trajectories of this attack in his mind, considering thousands of possibilities. No matter how his opponent changed the move, everything was under his control.
Whoosh!
When the sword light was only seven or eight centimeters away from Xiao Chen, two fingers suddenly appeared and mped Young Master Xings sword.
Just like that, Xiao Chen easily stopped the sword strike of an Inferior Grade Martial Sage as if Young Master Xing was a kid causing amotion.
The cultivators in the tavern were so shocked that their jaws almost fell off. Was this still the strength of a Martial Monarch?
Was this still the same fellow that fell over on the deck in a miserable state like he was a joke seven days ago?
This sightpletely surpassed the crowds imagination; it was something totally uneptable to them.
You!
Young Master Xing, who was in the air, revealed an rmed expression. He did his best to pull his sword out of Xiao Chens grip, but no matter what he did, he failed.
Just over a small matter, you start attacking. It looks like you, a young master, are unaware of how high the skies are outside!
Xiao Chen snorted coldly, and five Dragon Force roared from within his body, creating thunderous noises. A horrifying aura surged out from his body.
Xiao Chens clothes and hair fluttered wildly. Before he even unleashed his strength, the overwhelming aura of five Dragon Force shook Young Master Xings sword until it shattered. Then, Young Master Xing went flying back, vomiting blood.
After copsing to the floor, Young Master Xing looked at Xiao Chen with a face filled with horror. He muttered, A physical body Sage. You are an outstanding talent who became a Martial Sage through the physical body.
There were still about five centimeters of the sword tip in Xiao Chens hand. Then, he nced at Young Master Xing before he slowly withdrew his killing Qi.
In the end, Xiao Chen was not a bloodthirsty person. Such a minor character could not cause him much of a problem.
With a flick of Xiao Chens fingers, the sword tip flew out and stabbed into the deck beside Young Master Xing.
This startled Young Master Xing into trembling, his face drained of color.
He remained silent, unable to say anything. The entire tavern fell quiet.
The waiter who served wine to Xiao Chen earlier gaped, not knowing what to do. He had actually underestimated such a person, nning to watch the other party make a fool of himself.
This was someone who could casually toss Young Master Xing aside. If he had gotten angry earlier, he might have
When the waiter thought this, cold sweat ran down his back.
Damn, that startled me. This world is truly unpredictable. Just a Martial Monarch, and he is actually an outstanding talent that advanced to Sage through the physical body.
I already said, how could someone who could drink ten cups of Thousand Year me in one go be a minor character? The condition that the Young Miss set must have something more behind it.
What do you guys think? How would this personpare to the younger-generation demonic geniuses of the Shattered Cloud Sea? Do you think he is equal to the Shattered Cloud Citys Young City Lord?
Are you joking? Young Master Xing could stillst three moves at the hands of the Young City Lord. However, he could not even block half a move of this person. Even taking the entire Cloud Sea Domain into consideration, there are no more than five people who can equal this person in the younger generation.
The Mo n cultivators broke out in a lively discussion with everybody talking at once, unable to stop. They thought about how such a person suddenly appeared on their warship. If this person had malicious intentions, what kind of danger would they be in?
Quickly, inform Steward Wang!
Someone in the tavern immediately rushed over to Steward Wangs location in a fluster.
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Inside the purple warships control room, there were four Martial Sages of the Mo n, in addition to the peak Superior Grade Martial Sage Uncle Wang and Mo Chen. They all gathered as though a great enemy had appeared.
Young Miss, this old man was blind. I did not expect that person to be an expert Sage of the physical body, Uncle Wang said sullenly.
Young Miss, please give the order. I am willing to chase this person away personally.
An exquisite figure wore a veil over her face. This was Mo Chen, who was so beautiful that just one nce could intoxicate people. She did not seem surprised over this matter.
Mo Chen waved a smooth, exquisite, jade-white hand and said, There is no need. This person should not have any malicious intent. Tell me what he did at the tavern first.
Uncle Wang answered honestly, He ordered ten cups of Thousand Year me and created the scene of ten suns chasing each other. Then, he drank all ten cups in one go.
When Mo Chen heard this, a strange look shed in her eyes. However, this look disappeared immediately after, as she regained her calm.
After that, he inquired about the distribution of the Cloud Sea Domains factions from the waiter. He also asked about the strength of the rulers of our Shattered Cloud Sea as well as of our Mo n.
What is this person doing inquiring about our Mo n? With this persons strength, would he care about a Rank 6 n? Mo Chen muttered to herself, feeling it was strange. Could it be that he figured something out?
As for thetter matters, Young Miss should be aware of them already. That Young Master Xing was almost drunk after just one cup of Thousand Year me. When he saw a person drinking ten cups in one go without getting drunk, he wanted to force him to spill the secret. In the end, he only forced this person to take action.
Mo Chen thought very carefully. Then, she went to the heart of the matter. Are you sure that he took action against Young Master Xing only after he inquired of the waiter?
I am sure. However, is that rted? Uncle Wang asked in confusion.
Mo Chen entered deep thought, her expression hidden behind the white veil. After a while, she said, It is fine, then. I will meet him alone. You all do not need to follow.
The others were all confused, feeling it was strange. They said in worry, Old Wang, are we going to let the Young Miss go alone? With that persons strength, I think that if we attacked together, our chances of victory would be about even.
Indeed. Although Young Master Xing only just advanced to Martial Sage, he was defeated with merely half a move. That is rather extreme.
Uncle Wang sighed and said, It depends on the Young Miss. This time, we identally picked up a big dragon. However, we still do not know if this is fortune or disaster.
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Is there a need to reveal your strength for such a minor character like that Young Master Xing? Ao Jiao asked after they returned to the room, unable to understand.
As of now, the origin of Xiao Chens Heavenly Sage Laws was shattered, and the Magic Energy in his sea of consciousness was deficient. However, he still had his physical body. He could bring out five Dragon Force, twenty-five thousand tons of force.
If a grandmaster-level Martial Sage were to appear, Xiao Chen would only be able to hold his own. The chances of him being able topletely overwhelm a grandmaster-level Martial Sage were slim.
Before recovering his Magic Energy, given Xiao Chens broken origin of Law Energy, he could not execute Deities Descending. A grandmaster-level Martial Sage could kill him with one punch.
Young Master Xing was only a greenhorn who had just advanced to Martial Sage. By using just one Dragon Force, Xiao Chen could have made him retreat with the knowledge that Xiao Chen was difficult to deal with.
However, Xiao Chen had used the aura of five Dragon Force and overwhelmed the other party in the tavern. Ao Jiao could not understand why he had done so.
After all, Xiao Chen currently had a lot of enemies. The Sea Monarchs old guards were probably looking for him everywhere. The people of the Cyclic Astral Pce were definitely searching for him as well.
There were also those loose cultivators who were interested in Xiao Chens treasures. He should be more low-profile.
For the sake of concealing his identity, Xiao Chen used the Azure Dragon Kings insignia to make his azure Clear Wind Robes look like ordinary clothes.
He also removed the characteristic Sea Monarch Headscarf. All these actions served to reduce the chances of his identity being discovered at sea.
However, his actions now would result in the opposite, which made them hard to understand.
Xiao Chen took out that blue crystal once again. As he looked at the Sr True me sealed within the ice, he said, You will understand in a while. Oh, by the way, show me the Alchemic Recipe for recovering my origin of Law Energy.
This Medicinal Pill, known as the Heavenly Origin Pill, was something Ao Jiao came across during her travels with the Thunder Emperor. She already wrote down the Alchemic Recipe for it.
The Heavenly Origin Pill was a King Grade Medicinal Pill. Its ingredients were all very precious and required an enormous sum of money to purchase.
However, problems that could be solved with money were no problem for Xiao Chen at the moment.
The difficulty was finding an Alchemist to refine the Heavenly Origin Pill. Xiao Chen knew only the refining methods of the Immortal Epoch but not the proper methods of the Martial Epochs Alchemy.
Even if he spent a lot of money and found the ingredients, it would all be moot if there was no one to refine them.
Xiao Chen entered deep thought. A grandmaster Alchemist was not easy to find.
Someone ising, Ao Jiao whispered from the Immortal Spirit Ring.
Xiao Chen checked with his Spiritual Sense. This was earlier than he expected. This Mo ns Young Miss was indeed a smart person.
That was right. He had made his move in the tavern to draw this girl out.
Regardless of the Sr True me or the pendant on the girls chest, Xiao Chen had a great need for them.
From the waiters briefing, Xiao Chen roughly understood that the Mo ns situation in the Shattered Cloud Sea was not very good.
Because she was pretty, the Mo ns Young Miss was in even more trouble. Although she had managed to resolve these issues one by one through exquisite means, this respite would notst for very long.
Given this, there was some room for negotiation. Xiao Chen could help Mo Chen resolve these problems in exchange for the pendant around her chest and the loan of the Sr True me.
If that was not enough, Xiao Chen could still add in a few more incentives.
Negotiations naturally required him to show off some of his strength first. It was best if the other party initiated the discussion.
After all, Xiao Chen had no other good method to borrow the Sr True me and obtain Mo Chens pendant. He might as well give this a try first.
It would be good if it seeded. If not, he would think of another method.
Xiao Chen put away the Alchemic Recipe and waved his hand. The door opened with a creak. The veiled Mo Chen was right outside the door about to knock.
Chapter 1023 - The Liu Clan
Chapter 1023: The Liu n
Miss Mo, please enter.
Mo Chen moved gracefully. Her starlike eyes looked at Xiao Chen and saw a man dressed in ordinary clothes with unkempt long hair casually scattered about.
She could not see any precious Secret Treasures or items that could reveal Xiao Chens identity.
Xiao Chens cultivation was real; he was indeed only a Martial Monarch. However, it was such a person who had reduced Young Master Xing to helplessness.
She quicklypared Xiao Chen to all the outstanding talents she met in therge sea domain as well as several of the Southern Sea.
Many of these people had be Superior Grade Martial Sages at a young age. There were even some geniuses of the Cyclic Astral Pce who had advanced to grandmaster-level Martial Sage.
When Mo Chenpared Xiao Chen to those people, the difference in aura was clear, and she did not see any of the pride that a genius would have.
The only thing was that Xiao Chens eyes looked boundlessly unfathomable. She could not clearly see through him.
Young Master does not seem surprised at Mo Chen showing up, Mo Chen said softly.
Xiao Chen smiled and said, I drew you over in the first ce. Why would I be surprised? Have a seat!
He moved his hand, and a chair flew over in the air andnded firmly beside Mo Chen.
The two sat down. Then, Mo Chen took out the pendant around her neck. It looked like a ne of green leaves strung together with a red multiflora rose ornament dangling from it.
The color of this ornament was very vibrant, glowing brightly. However, the feeling it gave off was insuppressible grief.
In thenguage of flowers, a red multiflora rose meant passionate love.
However, the red multiflora rose in front of Xiao Chen was withered.
At its most beautiful moment, it withered. The passion was no more; the lover was death. Only grief lingered, pestering the mind.
When Xiao Chen looked at the red multiflora rose, it gave off a flowing light. A strong wind blew, and crystalline flower petals drifted out.
The strong wind was emotionless. The multiflora rose was like blood. It pierced the heart, filling it with grief.
That was right. This ornament was definitely refined from the Grief Throne. Horrifyingly, it actually managed to influence Xiao Chens own emotions.
If he were in battle and his emotions got affected, he could be careless, and something bad might happen.
Xiao Chen stabilized his emotions and raised his guard.
You boarded this warship because of this Multiflora Rose Pendant?
Given Mo Chens intelligence, if she still had not figured out by now why Xiao Chen had been staring at her chest, then she did not deserve her reputation.
Multiflora Rose Pendant?
Could it be that she does not know that the original form of this Multiflora Rose Pendant was the Grief Throne and that it was once refined by the Evil King, an ancient Prime?
This is a pendant passed down by my Mo ns ancestors. In terms of its usage and value, it is much more precious than some strong King Grade Secret Treasures. Mo Chen continued, Young Master, if you want this pendant, it is possible to have it. Just be my bodyguard for one year. After one year, I will pass it to you.
Being Mo Chens bodyguard for one year would mean that Xiao Chen would have to guarantee her safety for one entire year.
Xiao Chen replied calmly, If you want me to be your bodyguard for one year, that is possible. However, if you want to use just one pendant, that is not worth my remaining in the Mo n for one year.
Mo Chen frowned and said, What bold words! As a Sage of the physical body, you can bring out five Dragon Force. However, that is barely equal to a grandmaster-level Martial Sage. Although grandmaster-level Martial Sages are strong, they do not stand at the peak in the Shattered Cloud Sea. My Mo n is not afraid of grandmaster-level Martial Sages, either.
If not for force of circumstance, I would not resort to this. No matter what, this Multiflora Rose Pendant is an heirloom of my Mo n.
Mo Chens tone was very forceful. It even contained some anger. She felt that Xiao Chen overvalued himself.
She believed that she was already making a loss by purchasing Xiao Chens services for one year with the Multiflora Rose Pendant. Clearly, she was rather unsatisfied with his stance.
Xiao Chen acutely sensed the other partys tone. So he just smiled and did not try to bargain further. Alright, then. You are right. I am only equal to a Martial Sage. How about this: I will agree to your request first, but how about we make a bet?
What bet?
If one day, you feel that hiring me for one year with the Multiflora Rose Pendant resulted in a gain, then agree to another one of my requests. Of course, my request will not be overboard, and it will not overstep basic etiquette.
Under the veil, Mo Chens lips curled up slightly. She smiled confidently and said, You are really extraordinarily arrogant. Even those geniuses from the Cyclic Astral Pce do not dare to speak to me like this. Alright, I will bet with you, then!
This girl was indeed someone who had seen the world. No wonder she disdained that so-and-so Young Master Xing.
Compared to the Cyclic Astral Pces disciples, the outstanding talents of the Cloud Sea Domain were indeed not worth mentioning at all.
However, Xiao Chen considered the Cyclic Astral Pces disciples nothing. He had even knocked the top disciple of the Moon Pce to the ground and sent her fleeing.
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Hehe! Xiao Chen, you really lost out this time. Your strength will definitely recover in half a year. At that time, it would be like breaking through a cocoon. Your Heavenly Sage Laws will reform immediately. Together with the Sea Monarch Crown, even a regr quasi-Emperor would not be a match for you, Ao Jiao said after Mo Chen left.
I must obtain the Multiflora Rose Pendant. However, while it is in her hands, she can immediately destroy it with one thought. I might as well agree to her request first. After all, this is a bet that she is sure to lose. I wont lose out when I get to borrow the Sr True me then, Xiao Chen said indifferently as he smiled faintly.
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News of Xiao Chen bing Mo Chens bodyguard spread like wildfire throughout the entire warship.
That is impossible!
This was the reaction of every Mo n cultivator the first time they heard this news.
Miss Mo Chen set her sights very high. As for a bodyguard, she refused many young outstanding talents of the Cloud Sea Domain. Even some of the Southern Seas outstanding talents had been rejected out of hand.
However, facts remained facts. Xiao Chen had indeed be Mo Chens bodyguard.
Young Miss, this person is of unknown origins. Isnt making him a bodyguard too chancy? Uncle Wang asked Mo Chen anxiously in the control room.
Is that so? Does Uncle Wang have a better candidate? Uncle Wang, you should be clear on the intentions of those people trying to get close to me in the Cloud Sea Domain. Mo Chen countered with a question.
Steward Wang had no words to refute her. Those people were all after either Mo Chens beauty or the Mo ns unique refining methods.
The origins of those people were clear. However, their motives were not pure, either.
Arent there still those talented young masters of the Southern Sea? A few of the Cyclic Astral Pces disciples or the Southern Sea Kings sons are pretty good as well.
Mo Chen replied sullenly, Those people are indeed pretty good. They have powerful backgrounds and do not care about the current Mo n. However, they are too strong. If they see some benefits and decide to take action, the consequences would be worse.
This person is the most suitable. His motive is clear; I know what he wants. Furthermore, he is quite strong but not by too much. Its just that he is somewhat arrogant and wants to make a bet with me
Bet? What bet? Uncle Wang asked out of curiosity.
Mo Chen changed the topic. Its nothing much. It is a bet that he is sure to lose. Uncle Wang, how many more days is it to Starry Cloud Ind?
Seven daysit looks like the Liu n people will not be appearing. We will be able to aplish the City Lords request smoothly this time.
We cannot carry on like this. We have to look for a more permanent solution.
There was no joy on Mo Chens face.
Uncle Wang felt the same way. He sighed, That is difficult. While the Liu n is not as adept as we are at refining, their n Head is a great grandmaster-level Martial Sage. Furthermore, thergest merchant association in the Cloud Sea Domain, the Heavenly Treasure Pavilion, is backing them.
Rumble!
Suddenly, the entire warship started to shake intensely. Mo Chens expression changed, and she waved her hand.
The many formations in the control room flickered. Formation lines immediately spread on the walls and floor. The entire ce turned resplendent.
Screens of water appeared on the walls around Mo Chen, disying the warships situation.
Four ck warships moved like spirits, descending from the sky and surrounding the Mo ns vessel. Beams of light from Ancient Demonic Energy Cannons sted the purple warship relentlessly.
They really picked their timing well!
In one more day, the purple warship would enter the territory of Starry Cloud Ind. Just as everyone was about to rx, the Liu ns people attacked.
Ill go and take a look!
The moment Steward Wang spoke, he quickly left the control room and went to the deck.
The normally empty deck was currently crowded with Mo n cultivators. All of them had grave expressions and had already drawn their weapons, radiating killing Qi.
Hehe! Old Wang, we meet again. Call your ns Young Miss out.
Across the purple warship was a tall warship with a ram. Two cultivators in ck stood on the ram, one old and one young. The youth on the right smiled maliciously.
The old man on the left projected his aura slightly. He was actually a grandmaster-level Martial Sage.
The other three warships, which also had rams, each had an old mane out, and strong winds blew. All of three were Superior Grade Martial Sages.
Adding the old man with the youth, the Liu n had sent a total of three Superior Grade Martial Sages and one grandmaster-level Martial Sage. Their strength definitely surpassed that of the Mo ns cultivators.
Uncle Wang could not be bothered with this youth. Instead, he considered countermeasures. The people from the Liu n somewhat exceeded his expectations.
Aside from the great grandmaster-level Martial Sage n Head, these people represented nearly their entire peak forces.
Compared to the small squabbles in the past, this waspletely different. Were they going to start a war between the two ns?
With both the Mo n and the Liu n focused on refining, thepetition within the Shattered Cloud Sea was very intense. Normally, there were small conflicts but not to the point of shedding all cordiality.
The Mo n was not as strong as the Liu n. However, if they were to erupt in all-out hostilities, the Liu n would not be able to take the damage, either. They would only end up letting the other watching factions benefit.
Seeing Uncle Wang ignore him, that ck-d youth smiled and said, Was I too soft? In that case, I wille nearer.
This youth was Liu Feng, the First Young Master of the Liu n. His cultivation was pretty good, stronger than Young Master Xings.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Wind whistled as Liu Feng and the old man beside him soared into the air. Then, theynded on the purple warship at the same time. The other three Liu n elders quickly followed behind.
All the Mo n cultivators on the purple warship instantly took an involuntary step back when they felt the opponents strong auras as if they met with a great enemy.
The four elders of the Mo n stepped forward, standing with Uncle Wang and facing the Liu n experts.
While these four Mo n elders were Martial Sages, the strongest of them was only a Medial Grade Martial Sage. Their auras were no match for the Liu ns.
Liu Feng said in a deep voice, I cant be bothered to speak nonsense with you. Hand over the Cyclic Meteor Iron.
Chapter 1024 - Remember to Honor Your Bet
Chapter 1024: Remember to Honor Your Bet
In your dreams, Uncle Wang retorted discourteously. You are courageous. Just kill everyone on our warship. Worst case, well just destroy each other indiscriminately. After all, if we mess up the City Lords ns, the Mo n will not have a good ending.
You are rather stubborn, old fool. Since we came here today, we are not afraid of perishing with your Mo n!
Liu Feng smiled maliciously. Liu ns First Elder, the grandmaster-level Martial Sage beside him, stepped forward and clenched his hand tightly into a fist.
Lightning flickered on the fist, crackling endlessly. A huge goshawk image enveloped the old man. As he punched, the goshawk spread its wings.
Electric light flowed on the old mans body as it spread out through his arm. As the goshawk spread its wings, his fist erupted with horrible electrical power.
Uncle Wang crossed his arms and blocked this lightning-quick punch in the time it took for a spark to fly. Bang! He flew back like a fired cannonball.
Blood spurted out of Uncle Wangs mouth. After hended on the deck, his legs buckled, and he stumbled back a few more steps.
At this moment, the difference between a grandmaster-level Martial Sage and a Superior Grade Martial Sage was clear.
Horror spread in the hearts of all the Mo n cultivators without exception.
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At some point in time, Xiao Chen had arrived at the control room. Together with Mo Chen, he watched the situation through the water screens.
Mo Chen said softly, Grandmaster-level Martial Sage, this is really problematic. The Liu n is shedding all cordiality, even to the extent of ruining the mission that the City Lord gave us.
Are the consequences of failing the mission harsh? Xiao Chen asked.
The City Lords Residence is the strongest in the Shattered Cloud Sea. The City Lord himself is a quasi-Emperor, a major character who can stir up the winds and clouds with a wave of his hand. You can easily imagine the dire consequences of angering the City Lord.
Strange. It is clearly the Liu n sabotaging the mission, causing your failure. The City Lord should find trouble for the Liu n, instead.
That wont happen. The City Lord only wants results and does not care about the process. He never cares about the struggles between the various factions as long as we pay him tribute on time.
Mo Chen took out a spatial ring and handed it to Xiao Chen. Help me to pass this Cyclic Meteor Iron to them. We will return and think of some method to deal with the City Lords reproach.
Xiao Chen had not expected this girl to be so decisive, immediately giving up when she should.
Instead of taking the ring, he smiled faintly and said, Actually, as your bodyguard, I can help you solve the problem before you. Of course, the caveat is that you admit defeat in the bet first.
Behind the veil, Mo Chen said calmly, With your strength, you might manage to deal with that grandmaster-level Martial Sage. However, there are still three Superior Grade Martial Sages. Even if Steward Wang blocks one, the remaining two can still sweep through the entire Purple Cloud Warship.
When she saw that Xiao Chen was unwilling to take the ring, she added anxiously in a rush, Dont do anything rash. All you have to do is guard me. You dont have to concern yourself with other matters.
Remember to admit to your loss after your defeat. I will help you to deal with this problem.
Xiao Chen pushed off the ground, and his figure shed, immediately vanishing from the control room.
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After knocking Uncle Wang back with one punch, the Liu n First Elder did not stop moving. He turned into a goshawk and spread his wings. As he attacked, electric light shed.
The Liu n First Elder kept attacking Uncle Wang. In less than ten moves, Uncle Wang was severely injured and weakened.
Lets go to the control room. I will personally find the Mo ns Young Miss!
Seeing that Uncle Wang kept his mouth shut even after being beaten into a sorry state, Liu Feng headed for the warships hold without any hesitation.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
On hearing these words, the originally fearful Mo n cultivators gathered and blocked the entrance to the warships hold. They pointed their weapons at Liu Feng, showing resolute looks on their faces.
With such subordinates, no wonder Mo Chen was willing to give up the Cyclic Meteor Iron and did not think of escaping by herself.
Scram. Otherwise, dont me me for being merciless, Liu Feng said in a cold voice with a frown.
This development was somewhat surprising. He had not expected the Mo n cultivators to be so brave and unyielding.
The Liu ns people are too overbearing. Lets fight it out with them! someone shouted, and the group of Mo n cultivators all charged.
What a joke. Having more people is useless.
Liu Feng snorted coldly. The four people by him all attacked at the same time. With the four working together and a grandmaster-level Martial Sage leading them, nearly no one could block them.
No matter how tenacious a will, before absolute strength, there would not be any miracles.
Liu Feng and his group pushed forward easily. Miserable shrieks rang out nonstop. They severely injured all the Mo n cultivators, driving them to the deck, unable to rise again.
In mere moments, no Mo n cultivator remained standing on the deck.
Liu Feng smiled coldly and said, Just a bunch of rubbish, and you want to block this Young Masters way? Scram!
If you want to seek trouble for the Young Miss, you have to ask this old man first if he agrees.
Uncle Wang, who was already severely injured and lying on the deck, burst forth with a final surge of strength and roared angrily. Then, he charged over to Liu Feng with blood-shot eyes.
A berserk aura and startling killing Qi erupted with Uncle Wangs full-power strike. He pushed his Heavenly Sage Laws to their limits. Liu Feng looked back and was startled to see this.
If Uncle Wang managed to strike him with this furious punch, given Liu Fengs cultivation, Liu Feng would be severely injured.
You overestimate yourself!
The lips of the Liu n First Elder at Liu Fengs side curled up. A pair of electric wings appeared behind his back, storing up power and forming a pir of electric light, which soared into the sky from his body.
Just as Uncle Wang attacked, the wings behind the Liu n First Elders back suddenly spread out. In that instant, they red with resplendent electric light. Then, he punched Uncle Wang, who was charging over with a ferocious aura, and sent him flying back.
After Uncle Wang crashed on the deck, he fainted. Blood flowed from his mouth continuously.
Old Wang!
Several Mo n cultivators picked up Uncle Wang, then red at the Liu n First Elder in rage.
Liu Feng guffawed. You startled me. However, in the end, you are trash. Scram!
Stillughing, he took the lead in entering the warships hold. A malicious smile hung on his lips. Since they already shed all cordiality, then there was no need for him to hold back against this Mo Chen.
Liu Feng needed to obtain not only the Cyclic Meteor Iron but also the person. Werent you very aloof and proud, not even caring about the top ten experts of the Cloud Sea Domain? Lets see how you are going to remain aloof today.
Whoosh!
The moment Liu Feng stepped into the hold, a hand suddenly stretched out from inside with lightning speed. Then, the hand mped on his neck and raised him up into the air.
Before Liu Feng could understand what was going on, he began hyperventting. Blood rushed to his head as he felt his entire body suffering from ack of oxygen.
He wed at that iron-like grip with both hands, his legs iling in the air, but to no avail. That hand did not move at all, mping down on his lifeline.
With one gentle squeeze, this hand could end Liu Fengs life. Horror filled his entire body. He could not say a single word and could only helplessly il his feet.
One breath earlier, he was still thinking of making use of this opportunity to kill two birds with one stone. He was considering how to humiliate the famous top beauty of the Cloud Sea Domain one moment; then in the next, he was dangling in the air.
The sudden change in the situation did not give the four elders of the Liu n any time to react at all.
They simply had not expected that the Mo n would suddenly have an expert who could suppress Liu Feng in an instant.
With such strength, why did this person not make an appearance earlier? Could it be that he was waiting for this moment?
Chi! Chi!
Electric light red on the Liu n grandmaster-level Martial Sage. Just as he was about to make a move to save Liu Feng
Go ahead, if you dare.
Xiao Chen walked out slowly, holding Liu Feng suspended. Earlier, the shadows shrouded his face; now, he appeared before the four elders of the Liu n.
His dark words had not contained any emotion, assuring everyone that as long as the Liu n First Elder made any strange moves, Xiao Chen would mercilessly break Liu Fengs neck.
Upon seeing Xiao Chen put in some more strength into the hand gripping Liu Fengs neck, causing Liu Feng to grimace with more pain, the Liu n First Elder quickly scattered the electric light on his body. Then he said softly, Keep your cool.
Xiao Chen walked forward, casually holding up Liu Feng, and soon arrived at the warships bow. When he saw the Mo n cultivators lying on the deck, his expression turned sullen.
These people are heavy-handed.
Liu n cultivators leaped out from the four warships surrounding the Purple Cloud Warship. They held bows with the drawstrings pulled back, and the arrows all pointed at Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chens cold gaze swept through them as he said indifferently, I will only say this once: send all your warships away.
Damn it!
The Liu n First Elder trembled with anger. He felt that Xiao Chen was only a Martial Monarch. Yet, Xiao Chen acted like he was the king here as he spoke.
However, the Liu n First Elder did not dare to disobey. Liu Fengs fate was in the grasp of the other person. If Liu Feng died here, the n Head would no doubt be irate.
Originally, this was a sure-fire n. However, no matter how the Liu n elders nned this, they could not have foreseen that such a demonic genius would appear on the Mo ns Purple Cloud Warship.
Move the warships, the Liu n First Elder said through clenched teeth, his face filled with dissatisfaction.
The warships immediately turned around at full speed. After Xiao Chen appeared, the insufferably arrogant Liu n became obedient and capitted promptly.
The Mo n cultivators on the deck were somewhat at a loss on how to react to this.
First Elder! the few Liu n elders said anxiously as they watched the warships draw away.
The Liu n First Elder waved his hand to stop them. Then, he looked at Xiao Chen and said sullenly, Friend, are you satisfied now? Can you put down my ns Young Master first? We can discuss properly after that.
As long as you let go of my ns Young Master, we will leave immediately. We wille to Starry Cloud Ind personally to apologize.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly like he believed the Liu n First Elder. Then, he casually flung Liu Feng aside tond heavily on the deck.
Bang! From the sound of it, Liu Feng probably fell very heavily.
Die!
The killing Qi that had umted in the Liu n First Elders eyes erupted at this moment. A pir of electric light soared into the clouds as a pair of electric wings red wide.
A strong wind blew and lightning tore across the sky. The instant Xiao Chen dropped Liu Feng, the old man charged over at lightning speed with a punch.
Xiao Chen seemed to have long anticipated this attack. In the time it took for a spark to fly, his right foot stomped heavily on Liu Fengs chest.
Ka ca! Ka ca! Crunching resounded. Liu Feng let out a miserable shriek of pain.
Hu!
When the Liu n First Elder heard Liu Fengs anguished shriek, he stopped his punch with its startling aura one meter away, not daring to make another move.
When the Liu n First Elder saw the obvious indent in Liu Fengs chest, his face could not help but twitch slightly. This person was too ruthless.
If the Liu n First Elder had not stopped himself and Xiao Chen had used more force, Xiao Chen could have trampled Liu Feng to death.
Do you really think that Im an idiot? Cut the crap. I will naturally let this trash go when we get near Starry Cloud Ind. The four of you, leave immediately. Scram!
Chapter 1025 - Forcing Back the Enemy with Words
Chapter 1025: Forcing Back the Enemy with Words
Xiao Chen did not give the Liu n First Elder any time to think. He said coldly, I will count to three. Disappear by then. If you do not believe me, you can try betting. See whether I really dare to trample this trash to death or not.
One, two
Lets go!
The Liu n Elders looked at Liu Feng, whose face twisted in pain, and Xiao Chen, who overwhelmed him from the very start. They did not dare to continue betting on this.
It had not been even ten minutes since Xiao Chen appeared. With just a few words, the experts of the Liu n, even the grandmaster-level Martial Sage, all retreated.
Such a scene dumbfounded not only all the Mo n cultivators on the deck but even Mo Chen in the control room.
Xiao Chen nced at the unconscious Uncle Wang and tossed out a Sage Grade Medicinal Pill for treating injuries. He said, Have him consume that. Otherwise, if he remains injured too long, it will leave a perennial problem.
As the Purple Cloud Warship proceeded forward, the four Liu n Elders followed anxiously, walking on water. They had fearful expressions, but they could not do anything.
After half a day, threerge warships flying the Mo ns banner appeared on the horizon. The Mo ns reinforcements had arrived.
Xiao Chen raised his leg and kicked Liu Feng, who was in so much pain that he was half-dead, off the warship.
The Liu n Elders following the Purple Cloud Warship quickly stretched out their hands and caught him. When they saw the Mo n warships approaching from the distance, they knew their operation had failed and could not wait any longer.
Dare I ask for this friends great name?! the Liu n First Elder asked in a quivering voice while murderous intent surged in his eyes.
Xiao Chen smiled and replied, My name is Wen Ziran. My name will never change, nor will my family name. If you have any grudges, pile it all on me, Wen Ziran!
This was the only name that he could think of on the spot since he could not use the pseudonym Ye Chen in the Heavenly Starry Ocean.
Very good. Wen Ziran, we will wait and see. The Liu n First Elder snorted coldly and led the group away.
Brother Ziran, Im sorry, Xiao Chen thought to himself with a smile.
Xiao Chen had forced one grandmaster-level Martial Sage and three Superior Grade Martial Sages to retreat single-handedly, and they did not even dare to lose their temper.
The Mo n cultivators all felt liberated, especially after Xiao Chen trampled on Liu Feng and made him scream like a dying pig, delighting them.
Seeing the three Mo n warships approaching quickly, Xiao Chen turned around and headed back into the warships hold, not wanting to interact with people.
Young Master Wen, many thanks. This old man misunderstood you in the past few days.
With the help of the Sage Grade Medicinal Pill, Uncle Wang woke up. When he heard what the others said, he immediately apologized to Xiao Chen.
Its just a small matter. Old Wang, there is no need to be so polite. You are currently injured, so you should speak less.
Xiao Chen stopped walking and gave a reply before continuing on his way.
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When night fell, Xiao Chen opened his eyes, waking from his cultivation. The Magic Energy in his sea of consciousness had recovered a little bit.
The immortal will of thunder had also recovered somewhat, unlike before when it was indistinct and stagnant.
He continued to regain his strength overall. The only problem was that the origin of his Heavenly Sage Law was broken, which kept his cultivation stuck at Martial Monarch.
Now, it was urgent that he refine the Heavenly Origin Pill. As long as he could reform his origin of Law Energy, his strength would immediately recover.
Xiao Chens cultivation was still present. He did not truly regress. It was just that his origin of Law Energy broke; hence, he could not use the power of Heavenly Sage Laws.
Once the origin of Law Energy reformed after being broken, he might be able toprehend the secrets behind the transformation of Heavenly Sage Laws.
Xiao Chen stretched and spat out a mouthful of turbid Qi. Then, he went out for a stroll.
The Purple Cloud Warship had already recovered from the unforeseen events of the day. As Xiao Chen walked, he arrived at the bow. The deck was cold and empty; there was no one in the sky.
A crescent moon hung high in the sky. Glittering stars filled the heavens. This night was beautiful, the stars were even more beautiful. The lone moon gave off only a wan light. Outshone by the starlight and just faintly discernible, it looked cold and lonely.
Xiao Chen looked at the distant moon, moved. He felt that he was like this moon, away from the many stars and walking the martial way alone.
It vaguely seemed that this was heavens will. At this moment, he was like this pale moon, dim and lightless. He did not even dare to go to his own conferrednd.
Xiao Chen was the Azure Dragon King, the descendant of the Azure Emperor, the hero that swept through all the younger generation of the Kunlun Continent.
However, during the day, in order to deal with one grandmaster-level Martial Sage, he had needed to take a hostage to threaten them. If it were in the past, such a person would not even dare to speak loudly in front of him.
Young Master Wen, admiring the moon?
A clear and melodious voice rang out. The Mo n Young Miss had appeared at some point in time.
Xiao Chen turned around and said, Strange. There are so many bright and resplendent stars. Why do you think that Im admiring the moon?
Mo Chenughed softly and said, In that case, it looks like Mo Chen guessed wrong. Given the matter of the day, I am willing to admit to losing the bet. Young Master Wen, what is your request? You can tell me.
I need to borrow Miss Mos Sr True me for half a year. I will return it to you after that.
A look of shock shed in Mo Chens eyes, but she soon regained her calm. I do indeed have the Sr True me. There is no problem with lending it to Young Master Wen for half a year. However, can I ask for Young Master Wens true identity?
Xiao Chen replied indifferently, My identity is Young Misss bodyguard. For one year, I will be Young Misss bodyguard. With me around, no one can hurt you.
You are bragging. The Shattered Cloud Citys City Lord squeezes the Mo n every year. He would use all sorts of excuses to obtain a peak Sage Grade Secret Treasure every year. If I do not agree, my life would be in danger. Do you think you can protect me from that?
The seven sea regions in the Cloud Sea Domain were like seven Rank 8 sects. The City Lord of each sea region was a quasi-Emperor.
Xiao Chen smiled and did not say anything more; he only took these words to heart.
Mo Chen smiled behind her veil. Haha! You are still as arrogant as before. However, dont worry, I will not offend such a strong enemy. Two months from now, an underwater treasure mountain in the Cloud Sea Domain will rise out of the water. At that time, I would like you to apany me there as my bodyguard.
Underwater treasure mountain?
Mo Chen nodded and said, It is a mountain of an ancient sect, the Fire Li Sect. Legend has it that the Fire Li Sect invented Secret Treasures. The current methods of refining originated from this sect.
This ce is normally in a deep abyss at the bottom of the sea, where no one can reach it. Aside from the Fire Li Sect Remnant on the mountain, there are natural treasures everywhere, King Grade Spirit Herbs more than ten thousand years old and rare divine materials; hence the people of the Cloud Sea Domain called it a treasure mountain.
By entering this time, I want to find the Fire Li Sects supreme divine canon, the Book of Heavenly Works, so that the Mo n will no longer be controlled by others.
The Fire Li Sect. Xiao Chen was stunned when he heard this. When Xiao Chen was in the Sky Dome Realm, he hade across a branch of the Fire Li Sect.
He obtained the Dragon Phoenix Cauldron there at that time.
Several memories appeared in Xiao Chens mind, featuring Duanmu Qing, Hua Yunfei, Ji Changkong, as well as many other incredible people.
Now, ten years had already passed. Aside from Chu Chaoyun, all these names were like smoke, vanishing and never to reappear.
Like the many stars in the sky, countless and endless. As they flickered, many stars broke and disappeared with every passing minute.
Only Xiao Chen hung high like the moon, looking at the resplendent stars, watching as they dwindled. Only the moon exists alone, only I exist alone.
Over the next ten years, how many more stars will cease to exist? How many more new stars will rise up?
Will I continue to be like the moon, always existing?
Mo Chen suddenly discovered a rare hint of nkness on Xiao Chens face and asked, Whats wrong?
Xiao Chen recovered his wits and changed the topic. Why did you choose me? With your charm, none of those outstanding talents of the Southern Sea would reject your invitation.
Because I have this.
Mo Chen smiled faintly. The scarlet pendant filled with grief appeared in her jade-white hands. Flickering with a faint light, the multiflora rose looked scarlet like blood.
Before an absolute benefit, what use is a pretty face? If I cannot take out something that can equal the Book of Heavenly Works, I will only bring death to myself.
The Book of Heavenly Works was a divine canon that every refiner dreamed of. It not only recorded the refining methods for all sorts of powerful Secret Treasures but even contained many brilliant refining techniques.
With this canon, Mo Chen might be able to be a divine refiner like what had existed only in the Ancient Era.
At such a time, the insignificant Cloud Sea Domain would not be able to contain a talent like her.
I will also give you a copy of the Book of Heavenly Works, Mo Chen said softly.
There is no need. I do not have any talent in refining. I also do not have much time to research it. Since it is a divine canon, I believe that most people would not be able to understand it. It would be useless to me. I want only your Multiflora Rose Pendant and the Sr True me.
After saying that, Xiao Chen opened his mouth, and the Dragon Phoenix Cauldron, which contained the Golden Crow egg, appeared slowly.
Xiao Chens right eye flickered, and the Purple Thunder True Fire in the Dragon Phoenix Cauldron returned to his eye. Some very fine cracks had already formed on the surface of the Golden Crow egg.
Going by this efficiency, it would take at least ten years to hatch the Golden Crow.
Only the Sr True me could speed up the process.
Dragon Phoenix Cauldron!
When Mo Chen saw this cauldron, she was extremely shocked. There was also a look of excitement in her eyes.
Xiao Chen was not surprised. Any refiner would reveal such an expression when they saw the Dragon Phoenix Cauldron.
The Fire Li Sect had only three original Dragon Phoenix Cauldrons. This was the legendary divine cauldron for refining, which could greatly increase the sess rate and efficiency of refining.
Unfortunately, it was gathering dust in Xiao Chens hands. He was already learning too many things. Saber Techniques, Immortal Arts, Cultivation Techniques, physical temperingeverything added together took up a lot of time.
He simply did not have any spare time to research refining.
What egg is this? You need the Sr True me to hatch this?
The jade-white Golden Crow Egg was as hard as a rock. Even though Mo Chen was very knowledgeable, she could not figure out what it was.
Xiao Chen nodded and said, ce the Sr True me inside. You will know what egg it is after half a year.
The Golden Crow is a legendary Holy Beast. Dont disappoint me after half a year.
Mo Chen opened her right hand. A spot of golden light appeared on her palm, looking very small initially. Then, this spot of golden light suddenly erged.
A radiant and resplendent light turned the night into day.
A clump of fierce mes appeared on Mo Chens fair palm like she was holding a miniature sun.
Xiao Chen carefully sized the me up. The Origin me was about fifteen centimeters in diameter, which was actuallyrger than his Lunar True me.
Mo Chen pressed her hand down, and the Sr True me entered the Dragon Phoenix Cauldron. Then, the fierce mes spread throughout the vessel.
Chapter 1026 - Small Perfection Will of Ice
Chapter 1026: Small Perfection Will of Ice
Night fell once again, and the light disappeared.
Xiao Chen revealed an expression of joy. As he put away the Dragon Phoenix Cauldron, he said, Many thanks.
Its fine. I admit my defeat. One Multiflora Rose Pendant is indeed insufficient to hire you for one year. Mo Chen smiled gently.
Xiao Chen thought about another matter. He asked, Are there any grandmaster Alchemists in the Shattered Cloud Sea?
Mo Chen answered, Grandmaster Alchemists are not easy to find. This is probably the same even in the entire Cloud Sea Domain. Even if there is, they would be the honored guest of the various sea regions City Lords. They would not readily refine Medicinal Pills for others.
Indeed, it was as Xiao Chen suspected.
Even the Medicine God Valley had only three grandmaster Alchemists. To be urate, there was only one now. Both Mister Wei and Mister Qin had died at Xiao Chens hands.
However, the Medicine God Valley still had a divine Alchemist. Even if two grandmaster Alchemists had died, it was not a disaster that would cause the sects extermination.
With the nurturing of the Medicine God, it would have a continuous stream of grandmaster Alchemists.
In a sea domain like the Cloud Sea Domain, where the peak fighting force was a quasi-Emperor, finding a grandmaster Alchemist was rather difficult.
What Medicinal Pill do you need to refine? Perhaps I can help. Mo Chen smiled faintly.
You know Alchemy?
Right after Xiao Chen said that, he suddenly recalled that when that waiter spoke about Mo Chen, the waiter had imed that she was talented in all aspects: the zither, chess, calligraphy, and painting. She was good at medicine and could make weapons and armor. There was nothing she could not do.
Mo Chen was also good at refining Secret Treasures, Medicinal Pills, brewing wine, and various other things.
Xiao Chen was willing to try anything. So, he handed the Medicinal Pill recipe to Mo Chen.
Heavenly Origin Pill, this is a King Grade Medicinal Pill for reforming an origin for Law Energy. No wonder when I first saw Young Master Wen, I felt that yourplexion seemed poor, and you looked very weak. It turns out that you were that severely injured.
Mo Chen was not overly surprised. In her heart, she probably guessed that Xiao Chen fell from Inferior Grade Martial Sage to Martial Monarch. She would not expect that Xiao Chen had been a horrifying great grandmaster-level Martial Sage.
Five Dragon Force, Rank 4 Sage Body, great grandmaster-level Martial Sage cultivation, Immortal Arts Magic Skills, the will of ice, and the will of thundersuch strength was enough to sweep through the Cloud Sea Domain.
Even the quasi-Emperors of the Cloud Sea Domain could not stop Xiao Chen if he wanted to leave.
Furthermore, this was in the past. If Xiao Chen recovered his strength, then after he had broken and risen again, if he was not willing, the other party would not be able to leave.
How is it? Are you confident?
A King Grade Medicinal Pill is rather difficult. I am still a distance away from being a grandmaster Alchemist. I can only barely achieve a sess rate of thirty percent.
Mo Chen revealed an apologetic expression. She said with a practical and realistic outlook, Even if I perform extraordinarily, there is just a forty percent chance of sess. Young Master Wen, youd better find someone else.
When Xiao Chen heard that, his face lit up with joy. Smiling, he said, You can do it, then. Ill prepare ten sets of ingredients. Unless you are extremely unlucky, you will definitely seed at least once.
Prepare ten sets of ingredients for a King Grade Medicinal Pill? Mo Chen felt shocked in her heart. Even in the Southern Sea, not many youths could afford such an amount.
Mo Chen could not help feeling curious about Xiao Chens identity.
Three dayster, the Purple Cloud Warship arrived safely at the harbor of Starry Cloud Ind.
Starry Cloud Ind was the Mo ns territory, the ce where they established themselves. This Starry Cloud Ind was rather famous in the Shattered Cloud Sea.
Even in the other sea regions like the neighboring Broken Cloud Sea or Sky Cloud Sea, Starry Cloud Ind was extremely famous.
Many cultivators and merchant associations came to this ind frequently all year round to buy Secret Treasures, turning this ce bustling.
As of now, Mo Chen herself was in control of the Mo n. She had many things to manage.
Naturally, Xiao Chen did not have that much time to follow her around, so he left his Spiritual Sense on her and started cultivating quietly.
As time went by, most of the Magic Energy in Xiao Chens sea of consciousness recovered.
The immortal will of thunder already reached back to Small Perfection. However, his saber soul remained scattered in his sea of consciousness. Gathering it was somewhat problematic. However, its recovery was just a matter of time.
The only thing that excited Xiao Chen was the will of ice. By relying on Mo Chens Thousand Year me, the speed at which the will of ice advanced was very fast. It already broke into Small Perfection and was steadily heading to Great Perfection.
In retrospect, Xiao Chen had taken more than two years and relied on all sorts of fortuitous encounters to cultivate his will of thunder to Great Perfection.
The expression one thousand kilometers a day was no exaggeration to describe the cultivation speed of the will of ice.
[Note: While traveling one thousand kilometers a day with a car is now possible, consider that this expression came from the past where people traveled on foot or horses.]
One monthter, Xiao Chen finished all of the Thousand Year me that Mo Chen had stockpiled.
His will of ice reached Great Perfection and was now even stronger than the recovering will of thunder.
The crystalline, translucent small saber in his sea of consciousness gave off a chill light. Strands of cold Qi shrouded the saber pulsating with boundless icy radiance.
With a thought, Xiao Chens forehead flickered. A small, seven-centimeter-long saber of ice appeared between his fingers, looking no different from something solid.
As he moved his fingers, the small saber danced around them. A bone-chilling saber Qi turned into saber wind and howled ferociously.
Snow fell in the courtyard, flying everywhere. The small saber moved around nimbly as if Xiao Chen had miraculously gained another finger.
Shing!
The instant the small saber stopped moving, the snow and wind paused. It seemed like space and time froze at this moment. The small saber in between his fingers had vanished at some point in time.
Arge tree one hundred meters in front turned into an ice sculpture. It seemed like it had transformed from the inside out.
Bang!
Therge tree shattered, and ice shards flew everywhere. Pieces of ice covered the courtyard grounds. A cold light shed, and the small saber of ice reappeared between Xiao Chens fingers.
He did not dare to try this move at its full power and could only test it out on a small scale. However, the effects were startling.
If he used all his mightthe small saber made of the will of ice together with his current strengthhe would not have difficulty killing a grandmaster-level Martial Sage.
This is a waste. I do not have any ice-attributed Saber Techniques. I can only use the Great Perfection will of ice to directly injure the enemy, Xiao Chen said as he withdrew the small saber, feeling it was a pity.
However, if he could infuse the will of ice into the Winter Saber of the Four Season Saber Technique, the Winter Saber should be mightier.
Of the Martial Techniques in general cirction in the world, Heaven Ranked was the peak. However, with Xiao Chens current cultivation, it was natural that he knew that there were Martial Techniques more powerful than Heaven Ranked ones.
Most cultivators called the Martial Techniques that surpassed Heaven Ranked Profound Martial Techniques.
Xiao Chens Subduing Dragon Profound sh was a Martial Technique that surpassed Heaven Ranked. The Four Season Saber Techniques Cycle of Seasons, Endless Growth could also be considered a Profound Martial Technique.
If he could infuse the will of ice into the Winter Saber, this lone move might be able to reach the standards of a Profound Martial Technique.
In the one month I have not seen Young Master Wen, your strength has improved again.
The veiled Mo Chen walked in leisurely from outside the courtyard. There was a look of fatigue on her face, and her spirit seemed somewhat dejected.
It looked like in this one month, she had exhausted herself making that Sage Grade Secret Treasure for the City Lord.
Although the Mo n wasrge, Mo Chen was the only one that could refine Secret Treasures. At most, the others could provide assistance, but they were not much.
However, since Mo Chen came out, that meant that she already finished refining the Secret Treasure and was about to send it over.
Xiao Chen thought for a bit and figured out her intent ining here. You want me to apany you to Shattered Cloud City, right?
Also, the crucial ingredients for refining the Heavenly Origin Pill can be purchased only in Shattered Cloud City. Mo Chen continued softly, Previously, the Liu n suffered greatly. They are sure to cause trouble this time, so to prevent any leakage of our movements, you and I will travel alone.
Traveling alone was fine as well. That would allow the two to arrive at Shattered Cloud City faster. Hence, Xiao Chen did not have any objections.
Lets go. We are departing now.
Mo Chen led Xiao Chen out of Starry Cloud Ind via an underground passage. Their movements were secret. Aside from very few of the upper echelon of the Mo n, no one else knew that the two left.
The two walked on the surface of the sea, their figures disappearing into the vast sea.
They moved with great caution. As they crossed the vast sea, they relied on their cultivations to fly. Indeed, they did not run into any trouble.
That is Shattered Cloud City in front!
Mo Chen pointed to a vague silhouette of a city at the horizon of the vast sea.
It was a city established on the sea. Xiao Chen extended his Spiritual Sense and carefully observed it.
Shattered Cloud City was a vast ind that had been transformed into a city. From a distance, it appeared to be a city on the sea.
Aside from Shattered Cloud City, there were seven other simr cities on the sea in the Cloud Sea Domain.
The eight City Lords of these cities all ruled their own regions and were quasi-Emperors. The position of Shattered Cloud Citys City Lord in the Shattered Cloud Sea was equal to a noble in the ordinary world, the absolute ruler of this sea region.
All other factions needed to obey his orders. Only then could they exist in the Shattered Cloud Sea. If they rebelled, the consequences would be severe.
However, in the past few thousand years, the City Lord of Shattered Cloud City had changed many times.
As long as one was a quasi-Emperor and was confident of killing the City Lord, one could climb to the position of City Lord and be the ruler of Shattered Cloud City.
The current City Lord of Shattered Cloud City became the City Lord by killing the previous City Lord one hundred years ago.
For the past hundred years, no faction in Shattered Cloud City dared to oppose him. This was the principle of the strong ruled.
Many cultivators were walking on the sea, just like these two.
As the center of the Shattered Cloud Sea, Shattered Cloud City naturally was popr. It was far busier than Starry Cloud Ind.
Come, lets directly enter the city and go to the City Lords Residence first. After that, we will buy the ingredients for refining the Heavenly Origin Pill.
Even though the two arrived safely at Shattered Cloud City, Mo Chen did not have much joy on her face.
Xiao Chen could understand this. After spending so much effort to refine this Secret Treasure, Mo Chen had to give it to someone else to keep them happy.
With her talent, having to offer this tribute really restricted the growth of Starry Cloud Inds Mo n.
Such demands from Shattered Cloud City every year left Mo Chen with not much resources besides what was needed to maintain the n.
If Mo Chen were in arge sect, with her talent and beauty, she would definitely receiverge amounts of resources. She would be much more aplished and probably several times stronger than she was now.
Unfortunately, the Mo n seemed to bepletely reliant on her. If she left, the Mo n would no doubt get swallowed up in this predatory world.
Is that Miss Mo Chen in front?
A huge ck warship with a pping banner that had a calligraphic Gu word floated down behind the two.
A person with a treasured sword stood under the banner. His clothes fluttered in the wind, making him appear graceful and elegant as he called out to Mo Chen.
When Mo Chen saw this person, she frowned slightly. Then, she whispered this persons identity, The Young City Lord of Broken Cloud City, Gu Jiange.
Xiao Chen looked carefully and discovered that this persons cultivation was eptable, a Superior Grade Martial Sage at about thirty years old. In the Kunlun Continent, he could barely be considered a first-rate talent.
Chapter 1027 - Acting Separately
Chapter 1027: Acting Separately
Haha! It really is Miss Mo Chen. I did not expect to meet you here. Since we bumped into each other,e up here and have a seat.
Another person appeared beside Gu Jiange, seeming to be about the same age and wearing magnificent clothes. This person revealed a faint smile.
However, as this persons gaze lingered on Mo Chens exquisite figure, his eyes hid a depraved and evil look. With one nce, it was clear he was not a good person.
The Young City Lord of Separated Cloud City, Shi Feng!
Unexpectedly, the Young City Lords of the Broken Cloud Sea and Separated Cloud Sea were at Shattered Cloud City.
These two men were both outstanding talents of Cloud Sea Domain. Their fathers were quasi-Emperors, people of great strength and influence in Cloud Sea Domain.
Mo Chen felt upset in her heart. She rejected, Mo Chen has some important matters to deal with. I can only apologize for refusing your invitation.
After saying that, she spun around to leave.
Shi Fengs face turned wooden. His escort immediately understood what he wanted, and jumped off the warship to block Xiao Chen and Mo Chen.
Miss Mo Chen, my Young City Lord is only inviting you to have a drink and chat. There is no need to reject him so decisively.
The person blocking Xiao Chen and Mo Chen with his arms outstretched in front of them was a Medial Grade Martial Sage about fifty years old.
Did you not hear that my Young Miss has something important to deal with?
Xiao Chen felt unhappy in his heart. He was in a rush to purchase the crucial ingredients for the Heavenly Origin Pill and did not have any time to waste here.
Is it your ce to speak?
When that escort saw that Xiao Chen was just a mere Martial Monarch but dared to point at him, he got angry and took three steps forward.
With each step, huge waves surged on the sea surface, shaking up the surroundings as he executed an extremely cunning Movement Technique.
Although they were only three steps, they were extremely cunning. The escorts figure turned illusory like a ghostly figure. Then, he smashed down with his palm, like an eagle hunting prey, trying to grab Xiao Chens head.
Roaming Dragons Nine Transformations!
Xiao Chens figure trembled and turned equally illusory. Nine figures appeared, all moving differently and having different expressions.
Compared to that ghostly Movement Technique, Xiao Chens made it hard to differentiate the real from the fake.
That escort could not help but lose his bearings in that instant, feeling unable to attack.
While the escort could not see through Xiao Chens Movement Technique, that did not mean that Xiao Chen could not see through his. The nine figures merged back into one and punched with surging Vital Qi.
An azure-colored dragon head formed on the fist. This was the Dragon w Fist that Xiao Chen had not used for a long time.
The dragon roared and struck the escorts chest, knocking him far away and not giving him a chance to get up again.
Xiao Chens left hand opened into a w, connecting the head to a tail. An Azure Dragon formed of pure Vital Qi flew out in a berserk manner and smacked this escort into the air once more.
Young Master Shi, pardon this offense. Mo Chen does indeed have an urgent matter at hand. I will take my leave first!
After coldly saying that, Mo Chen continued on her way. This ce was the Shattered Cloud Sea, so she was not afraid of these two people.
As Shi Feng watched Mo Chens disappearing figure, he endured his anger. If this were the Separated Cloud Sea, lets see if shed dare to cast me aside like that.
Gu Jiange smiled and said, It is just a girl. Brother Shi, there is no need to get so angry.
How can I not be angry? Who do you think I am? I am the Young City Lord of Separated Cloud City. Despite my repeated invitations, she keeps rejecting me. This time, she even attacked my servant, Shi Feng scolded with murderous intent on his face.
Gu Jiange did not reply to that. Instead, he said, Who is that person beside her? He does not have a high cultivation, but his physical body is startlingly strong. He does not look like a Mo n cultivator.
Shi Feng said coldly, This person is very bold, even daring to attack my Shi ns people.
Gu Jiange said sullenly, Let this matter rest first. This time, we eight Young City Lords are gathering at Shattered Cloud City to discuss our going to the treasure mountain. We should not bete.
After the reminder about the trip to the treasure mountain, the angry Shi Feng calmed down. He only stared at Xiao Chens figure, but the murderous intent in his eyes never faded.
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As Xiao Chen watched Mo Chen walking ahead of him in silence, he felt some sorrow in his heart.
Sometimes, being too beautiful was problematic. As for what exactly Mo Chen looked like, he could not see clearly, as she wore a veil.
However, when he considered the silhouette of her exquisite figure, her star-like eyes, her fair skin, and how the various outstanding talents of the Cloud Sea Domain were pursuing her, he was convinced that she was a beauty.
However, in this Cloud Sea Domain where the strong ate the weak, without the protection of a n, beauty only brought disaster.
It had to be difficult for Mo Chen to endure all these years.
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Shi Feng and Gu Jiange rode the warship into the city, entering unhindered. They even managed to arrive at the City Lords Residence before Mo Chen.
There were already six people waiting in the great hall of the City Lords Residence. The weapons of these six were extraordinary. They all had proud attitudes, radiating arrogance from their entire being.
These people were Superior Grade Martial Sages. To have achieved such a cultivation at a young age, they did indeed have the right to be proud within the Cloud Sea Domain.
The one seated in the middle was the Young City Lord of Shattered Cloud City, whose father, a quasi-Emperor, ruled the Shattered Cloud Sea.
The other people were of extraordinary backgrounds as well, in no way inferior to the one in the middle. They were the Young City Lords of the Cloud Sea Domain.
With the arrival of Shi Feng and Gu Jiange, the Young City Lords of the eight great cities of the Cloud Sea Domain had all gathered.
The Young City Lord of Shattered Cloud City, Wang Jue, stood up to wee the new arrivals with a smile. Brother Shi, Brother Gu, why were you two sote?
Shi Feng said unhappily, We met with some trouble on the way. If not for giving Brother Wang face, I would have flipped out on the spot.
Wang Jues expression changed slightly. The others all revealed interested expressions as they quickly asked what happened.
As Shi Feng spoke about meeting Mo Chen, he embellished the story.
This Mo Chen really thinks herself as a golden phoenix. She just controls one insignificant Rank 6 n, yet she dares to show me her temper and even have my subordinate beaten up.
At this point, Shi Feng paused for a moment. He shot a nce at Wang Jue and said, Brother Wang, I know you are interested in this girl, so I gave you some face and did not lose my temper then. However, this time, we are working together to seek fortuitous encounters at the treasure mountain. No matter what, you have to give me somepensation.
The Frost Cloud Citys Young City Lord, Meng Xingwen, smiled in agreement. What kind of status do we have? With the flip of a hand, we can destroy a Rank 6 n. This Mo Chen is rather unbing; she even dares to attack Brother Shis subordinate. That is indeed too unbing.
We really should show our tempers to this Mo Chen. Brother Wang, you cannot protect her anymore.
The others seemed to have thought of something and took the opportunity to pile on the pressure.
These people had drooled over Mo Chens beauty and unique refining skills for a long time already. However, she was in the Shattered Cloud Sea, and they did not dare to force their way over. On the other hand, they had failed to win her heart with their charms.
In the end, the one who would benefit would definitely be Wang Jue. Naturally, the other seven did not feel happy at this.
In the Cloud Sea Domain, these people were like nobles, possessing great influence. They were the local tyrants, ustomed to being arrogant, willful, and domineering.
These Young City Lords had long since lost their patience with Mo Chen. If not for Wang Jue, they would have already used malicious means.
Wang Jues expression changed. Soon, he smiled and said, I know that you all are thinking. I will not let a girl affect our friendship.
Truthfully, my patience is wearing off as well.
All along, Wang Jue had nned on obtaining both the girl and the wealth. He wanted to rely on his charms to subdue Mo Chen. Then, he would get not only her heart but the Mo ns refining methods as well.
However, despite working hard for so many years, he still had no results. Now that the others were making things difficult for him, he took advantage of the situation to stop wasting time.
Shi Fengs eyes lit up. He had not expected his casual words to have such an effect. He said, Then, Brother Wang, what is your n?
What is my n? Wang Jue smiled coldly and said, Soon, she will be bringing a Secret Treasure to the City Lords Residence.
At that time, I will give her one final chance. If she still does not agree, hehe! I will just do it by force. As for how you brothers want to do it, I will not care.
Hahaha! Shi Fengughed loudly. Brother Wang, you are really sincere. This serves Mo Chen right. Brother Wang has the highest position here. You showed so much passion and even gave her so much face, but she rejected it. Whatever befalls her is on her.
Wang Jue sat down and took a sip of tea. Lets continue our previous topic. The treasure mountain is full of danger. It has not only a lot of beasts but also thebat puppets that the Fire Li Sect refined, many traps, formations, and restrictions. Only with our eight ns working together can we get the greatest benefit.
The two great merchant associations of the Cloud Sea Domain will definitely send people. There are also some old fellows of the Cloud Sea Domain who will not be able to resist.
These people are not the most worrying ones. I only fear that there will be people from the Southern Sea and Northern Sea.
Thats not a problem. Such a small ce like the Cloud Sea Domain will not attract the attention of these people. Even if theye, so what? The mighty dragon is no match for the snake on the ground. With our eight ns working together, they will have to consider carefully.
[Note: A strong dragon cannot repress a snake: This means that a strong person cannot defeat someone with a home-ground advantage.]
As the eight discussed, they considered all sorts of variables for the trip to the treasure mountain.
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Outside the City Lords Residence, Xiao Chen tried to enter with Mo Chen. However, the guards stopped him.
The Young City Lord ordered that only Miss Mo Chen alone may enter. The servants may not enter, one of the proud guards at the gates said coldly to Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen frowned slightly, not liking the other partys tone.
Never mind. Young Master Wen, go to the herb store in the city first. I will meet up with youter, Mo Chen said with a soft voice.
Xiao Chen nodded and said, In that case, be careful.
Mo Chen smiled faintly. Haha! It is fine. I havee to this City Lords Residence several times already. It is not a den of tigers. Just wait for me; there is no need to worry.
Seeing Mo Chen enter the City Lords Residence gave rise to an ominous premonition in Xiao Chens heart.
Shaking his head, he turned to leave, attaching a strand of his Spiritual Sense to Mo Chen. If she was in danger, he coulde over immediately.
Although the two worked together, they did not have much of a friendship.
However, Xiao Chen was someone true to his words. He had promised to be Mo Chens bodyguard for one year, so he would ensure her safety for that period.
Hopefully, nothing would happen. The City Lords Residence was rife with experts. With his current strength, barging in would be difficult.
Nevertheless, if something really happened, even if a quasi-Emperor appeared, Xiao Chen would bring Mo Chen out without any second thoughts.
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Thergest herb store in Shattered Cloud City was called Medicinal Cauldron Pavilion.
Cultivators needed medicine for injuries, for cultivating, and for assistance in breaking through bottlenecks.
No matter where it was, an herb store would enjoy good business. Such arge city like Shattered Cloud City would be no exception.
Rivers crisscrossed the city, formingkes that allowed people to travel unhindered. Xiao Chen gged down a small boat and paid some Astral Coins. Then, the boatman set off, bringing him to Medicinal Cauldron Pavilion.
Chapter 1028 - Mo Chen in Trouble
Chapter 1028: Mo Chen in Trouble
The boat moved around, and after numerous turns, the old boatman called out to Xiao Chen, Young hero, we have arrived at Medicinal Cauldron Pavilion.
Xiao Chen came out of the boat and looked around. The area was crowded with parked boats. An ancient-looking pavilion at the side of the river had a signboard with the words Medicinal Cauldron Pavilion.
He pushed off the boat and leaped over the river tond in front of Medicinal Cauldron Pavilion and walked in with great strides.
Hehe! Customer, are you here to buy ready-made Medicinal Pills, Medicinal Pill ingredients, or medicine cauldrons? Or perhaps you want to sell some herbs?
A solicitous staff immediately came over to Xiao Chen and attended to him with smiles.
However, seeing that Xiao Chen was only a Martial Monarch, this staff did not show too much respect, just the basic politeness for customers.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly as he observed this staff very carefully. How could he not notice the faint look of disdain in that staffs eyes?
Very good. Since even the staffs sights are so high, then this Medicinal Cauldron Pavilion will not disappoint me.
The herbs that I want to buy exceed one hundred million Astral Coins in value. If I can buy them all at this Medicinal Cauldron Pavilion, I will not go to any other ce.
One hundred million Astral Coins was one million ck Astral Coins. Ordinary Superior Grade Martial Sages would not possess so much.
The staff looked at Xiao Chen with some doubt about his ability to take out so many ck Astral Coins and smiled embarrassedly. Friend, are you joking?
Xiao Chen did not bother with exnations. He casually tipped this person one hundred ck Astral Coins and handed him a list of herbs. These are the herbs I want to buy. If you have them, I want ten sets of each.
With the ck Astral Coins in hand, the staffs expression immediately changed. After he looked at the list, he was so excited that his hands trembled.
An expression that betrayed the staffs intent to tter Xiao Chen appeared on his face. He smiled and said, Honored guest, pleasee with me and have a rest inside first. I will go immediately and invite the manager out.
The many cultivators in therge hall saw the staffs shocked appearance, which made them wonder what kind ofrge order could cause the Medicinal Cauldron Pavilions staff to lose their calm.
These cultivators all looked at Xiao Chen with doubt on their faces, wondering about his origins.
In the inner area, the Medicinal Cauldron Pavilions staff arranged for two pretty maidservants to wait on Xiao Chen. They brought out herbal tea, incense pots, and a tter of Spirit Fruits, paying very meticulous attention to his needs.
Xiao Chen had experienced even grander receptions before. Naturally, he did not feel reserved. He sampled the tea, ate the superior-quality Spirit Fruits, and chatted with the two maidservants.
At the same time, he got information about Shattered Cloud City and the Fire Li Sect treasure mountain.
The manager of the Medicinal Cauldron Pavilion soon rushed over anxiously. The moment he entered, he smiled and said, Pardon us for the inadequate reception. Please pardon us for that. Honored guest, do forgive us for that.
Faced with arge order of one million ck Astral Coins, the manager could not help but lose hisposure. Thisrge order was equivalent to half a years earnings.
Xiao Chen put down the teacup and waved his hand. As long as you have what I want, I dont care about the reception.
The managers smile reduced his eyes to slits. Honored guest, fortunately, you came to my Medicinal Cauldron Pavilion. If you went to another herb store, you would not be able to buy a few items. Even if you could get everything, you would not be able to obtain ten sets.
Eight-thousand-year-old Yellow Herbal Fruit, five-thousand-year-old Heavenly Snow Lingzhi, seven-thousand-year-old Ginseng Fruit, Five-Colored Gilded Flowerany one of them is extremely precious. Some of them are even found only in auctions.
The manager was very familiar with the various herbs.
When Xiao Chen heard that the manager had stock, he rejoiced in his heart. Even the long-winded introductions sounded very pleasing to his ears.
Fortunately, my Medicinal Cauldron Pavilion has considerable umtions, and we frequent all sorts of auctions. All the herbs that the honored guest asked for, as well as the requirements, are avable. However, the price
Xiao Chens lips curled up into a faint smile. He was now rich. Just the ck Astral Coins alone still came to more than twenty million.
If he sold all the treasures he had on hand, except for the Holy Spirit Vein, he would be able to obtain one hundred million ck Astral Coins.
One million ck Astral Coins was like a drop in the ocean for him. He could bring out this amount at any time.
Xiao Chen flicked his finger, and a spatial ring flew out. The manager used his Mental Energy to scan it and saw piles and piles of ck Astral Coins, a startlingly enormous sum.
The managers face lit up in irrepressible joy. However, when he tried to grab the ring, he only caught air. Xiao Chen pulled the spatial ring back.
The manager felt the loss in his heart. No longer harboring doubt, he opened his hand, and an embroidered box containing the herbs appeared on his palm.
Xiao Chen stood up and carefully inspected them. Recovering his strength depended on the Heavenly Origin Pill. With such an important matter, he could not be careless with the ingredients.
Not bad, they are all real, and the ages are right. The Medicinal Cauldron Pavilion is indeed a reputable brand, Xiao Chenplimented after inspecting everything.
He handed over the money with one hand and received the goods with the other,pleting this transaction smoothly and sessfully.
The manager carefully put away the ck Astral Coins and smiled. When doing business, trust is essential. You pay for every bit of quality. In the future, if the honored guest needs anything, the honored guest can directlye to me.
Our major shareholder, the Nine Cauldron Merchant Association does have some presence in the entire Cloud Sea Domain. Aside from Alchemic Recipes, we also deal in all other aspects.
The manager seized this opportunity, clearly wanting to befriend Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chens thoughts raced. Then, he smiled and said, I am Wen Ziran. Manager, there is no need to keep calling me honored guest. I heard from the staff that there are medicine cauldrons in the shop as well?
A good medicine cauldron could not only raise the quality of Medicinal Pills but also improve the sess rate considerably.
If Mo Chen had a peak grade medicine cauldron, her sess rate might increase when refining the Heavenly Origin Pill.
The managers eyes lit up. He quickly said, Young Master Wen is interested? In that case, I will show you the treasure of our shop, the Heavenly Phoenix Medicine Cauldron.
Just as Xiao Chen was about to answer, something startled him: Mo Chen was in trouble!
Manager, please hold the Heavenly Phoenix Medicine Cauldron for me for a while. I have something urgent that I need to handle now.
Xiao Chens figure shed with a sullen expression before the manager could answer. He left behind only a strong wind replete with killing intent, which lingered in the room for a long time.
In an instant, Xiao Chenpletely vanished from in front of the manager.
The managers expression changed. Where did this major charactere from? Unexpectedly, he came to a small ce like the Shattered Cloud Sea. Could it be because the treasure mountain is appearing? I have to inform the Young Master about this person.
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Shattered Cloud City, City Lords Residence:
Mo Chen followed the guards forward and arrived at the great hall. When she saw the Young City Lords of the various cities seated there, a bad feeling immediately awoke in her heart.
This feeling only strengthened when Separated Cloud Citys Shi Feng did not even bother concealing his evil and depraved expression, staring straight at Mo Chen.
Under the veil, Mo Chens expression did not change. She only started nning as she calmly came forward and raised one hand. Secret Treasures flew out one by one.
Pauldrons, breastte, greaves, chainmail, helmetnothing wascking. This was aplete set of peak Sage Grade Secret Treasures.
The set of armor gleamed with many colors, setting everyones eyes glittering with praise.
Whenbined, all these Secret Treasures would be stronger than a normal King Grade Secret Treasure. Each Secret Treasure had formations that connected to the others. When activated, they would constitute a great formation.
A very pleased expression appeared in Wang Jues eyes. He leaped up, and the Secret Treasures all automatically attached to his body, quickly forming a magnificent set of Battle Armor that did not seem to have any defects.
The Mo ns unique refining methods are indeed extraordinary. This is really an eye-opener. Miss Mo Chen is exceptionally talented and very beautiful.
This set of Secret Treasures is not only much more pleasing to the eyes than traditional Secret Treasures, but it is also equally mighty. All of the formation lines in each piece constitute an independent formation. However, whenbined, it is anotherplete formation.
As Wang Jue checked the armor, his smile remained. He did not stint on his praise.
After a while, he took off the Secret Treasures and handed them to his subordinate to store properly. Most people did not have the strong Mental Energy Xiao Chen had and could not put their Spiritual Mark at once.
Aplete set of Secret Treasures had many parts.
At this moment, there were still other important matters to handle. Naturally, Wang Jue would not waste time in setting his Spiritual Mark now.
Mo Chens expression did not change. She said calmly, Young City Lord is too polite. The Mo ns refining skills are not as divine as rumored.
Is that so? You think that I am being too polite? Actually, I think so as well.
This politeness, naturally, was not true politeness. A faint smile appeared on Wang Jues face as he said, Miss Mo Chen, you know how I feel towards you.
In these years, I have been very polite and courteous to you, following all the proper etiquette. This Young Master asks you now, are you willing or not?
The atmosphere in the great hall suddenly turned cold as eight pairs of eyes stared at Mo Chen.
Urgent footsteps reverberatedthese were the warriors that the City Lords Residence nurtured. The relentless sounds applied huge pressure on everyones hearts.
As long as Mo Chen said no, a barrage of attacks would immediately rain upon her. Once she was captured, the top beauty of the Cloud Sea Domain would be their prisoner.
Mo Chens expression remained calm. She had long since anticipated the scene before her.
If a girl, an extremely beautiful girl bearing great fame, did not have strong backing or incredible strength in this predatory world, it would just be a matter of time before she became the ything of others.
Life did not have roots; it drifted about like dust.
[Note: Life did not have roots; it drifted about like dust. This is part of a poem. This means that life is unpredictable, and change can ur at any moment.]
However, this day came too soon. If it was a littleter, if Mo Chen had obtained the Book of Heavenly Works and made aplete set of King Grade Secret Treasures, she could fight a quasi-Emperor.
Mo Chen, you do not have a choice. I will ask once more: are you willing or not?!
Wang Jue suddenly stood up and took three steps forward. With each step, he projected a strong aura. His pace was rushed, and his gaze was like a sword as he looked at Mo Chen.
Undisguised desire burned like mes in Wang Jues eyes as if he wanted to eat Mo Chen alive.
Shi Fengs eyes flickered. Girl, dont disappoint me and really agree.
The others thought the same as Shi Feng. If Mo Chen agreed and became Wang Jues exclusive property, they could forget aboutying their hands on her.
Mo Chen smiled faintly and ferociously tore off the veil covering her face. You ask me if I am willing. Let me ask you the same: are you willing?!
The instant the veil came off, Wang Jue, who had been rushing over with a strong aura, grimaced as if he saw something extremely horrifying. Then, he stepped backwards.
After that, he tripped and fell to the ground. His right hand pointed at Mo Chen, trembling, as he quavered, Youyouno wonder you never removed this veil in three years.
Ka ca!
Of the other seven, those that were drinking tea dropped their cups, causing them to shatter. Horror filled all their eyes.
Chapter 1029 - Life Did Not Have Roots; It Drifted about like Dust
Chapter 1029: Life Did Not Have Roots; It Drifted about like Dust
The gorgeous face in everyones memories now had two eye-catching scars, one on each cheek.
The long scars made that fairy-like appearance looked grotesque. They were like centipedes twisting on Mo Chens fair skin.
Mo Chen put on the veil once more and looked at Wang Jue, who had fallen to the ground and had not recovered his wits yet. Then, she revealed a look of mockery and despisal.
You can go now. Wang Jue got up. Unwilling to look at Mo Chen even a moment longer, he pointed to the door and said, I will take it as if todays matter never happened.
Mo Chen turned and headed outside the great hall step by step.
The great hall was silent. No one had expected such a result.
The top beauty of the Cloud Sea Domain actually ruined her own looks and turned into the ugliest woman of the Cloud Sea Domain.
Wait!
Just as Mo Chen was about to exit the great hall, Shi Feng, who kept staring at her figure, suddenly shouted, Everyone, please help me stop this girl. I will split my earnings from the trip to the treasure mountain with everyone.
Hehe! Even though her looks are ruined, her figure is still pretty good. After covering up her face and dimming the lights, it will not matter.
Haha! Brother Shi, you are really ruthless!
Thats right. After covering her face and dimming the light, we cannot see anything.
The others originally did not care. However, when they heard Shi Feng say that he would split his share with the rest, they were tempted. All of them leaped up andunched themselves at Mo Chen.
Anger shed on Mo Chens face. She pushed off the floor and quickly flew out.
The feet of the eight Young City Lords kept moving as they pursued Mo Chen relentlessly. Then, they surrounded her in the front yard before the great hall.
The warriors around had also given chase and joined the encirclement.
Blood-like multiflora rose spread grief.
The blood-colored pendant hanging around Mo Chens chest gave off a bright-red light. Red multiflora flower petals flew out in an endless stream. Soon, they covered the huge front yard, flying everywhere.
A wave of grief surged out, spreading in all directions. Bewilderment appeared in everyones eyes.
Grief bloomed in their hearts, extremely painful past mattersing to mind.
Mo Chen took this opportunity and pushed off the ground, flying away.
However, the City Lords Residence was heavily guarded, making it very difficult to fight ones way out. She could not use the Multiflora Rose Pendant frequently. Soon, the eight Young City Lords blocked her again.
The strangemotion startled the hidden experts of the City Lords Residence. A few grandmaster-level Martial Sages appeared on the rooftops, coldly watching everything.
Mo Chens cultivation was not low; she was a Medial Grade Martial Sage. Furthermore, she possessed nine different mes in her body. In a one-on-one fight, she would not be weaker than these Young City Lords. In fact, she might be even stronger.
However, in this City Lords Residence, many experts surrounded her. Her strength was of little avail here.
After she put in so much effort, the gates seemed so close. However, she could not charge through them.
In mere moments, wounds covered Mo Chens body. Eye-catching blood stained her clothes.
Among the eight Young City Lords, Shi Fengs attacks were the most vicious. Several times, he used killing moves and knocked Mo Chen one hundred meters back, causing her to vomit blood.
Ugly b*tch, given your appearance, it is your fortune that this Young Master wants you, yet you dare to disobey. You are really seeking a beating.
Finding an opportunity, Shi Feng stepped forward and punched, sending Mo Chen, who was blocking with her arms crossed, flying again.
Mo Chennded on the ground and rolled for a hundred meters. Her veil fell off, exposing her ugly face once more. Instantly, the warriors participating in the attack all revealed startled expressions and stepped back.
How ugly!
That startled me. This is the top beauty of the Cloud Sea Domain?!
To think that I dreamed about her all the time! It turns out that she is so ugly.
Indeed. If I had known earlier, I would have attacked with more strength.
The surrounding people cast looks of disgust at Mo Chen, who was on the ground. Curses rang out endlessly.
Mo Chen did not show any grief or misery. She only showed mockery and an expression that said that she had seen through the ugliness of the world.
She looked coldly at these people who once praised her beauty. Now, they flipped their attitudes because of the change in her appearance. They immediately spoke words of disgust, even expressing regret that they had not attacked heavily.
A malicious smile hung on Shi Fengs lips. Thank you, everyone, for helping. Hehe! I will teach this woman a lesson first.
Boom!
Just at this moment, something strange happened. A dragon roar resounded, and the gates of the City Lords Residence suddenly shattered.
Rocks flew everywhere, and the corpses of the guards burst in the air. Blood rained down, and a figure dashed in at lightning speed.
The one that came was naturally Xiao Chen. He had rushed over from the Medicinal Cauldron Pavilion to the City Lords Residence at the fastest speed possible. The guards had deliberately made things difficult for him, dying him for a while. So he lost his patience and knocked down the gates of the City Lords Residence with one punch.
As mere Martial Monarchs, how could the guards survive a punch that contained so much force?
Amid the blood, everyone watched as Xiao Chen, who was dressed in ordinary clothes of alternating white and blue, descended to the ground very quickly.
Hended firmly, and a strong wind swept out into the surroundings.
The strong howling wind contained the anger of the Azure Dragon King, Xiao Chen. It swept the cultivators with weaker cultivations into the sky and tossed them far away as they cried out in fear.
When Xiao Chennded, the first thing he saw was the condition of Mo Chen, who was sprawled on the ground, and the two long, centipede-like scars on her face. With one nce, it was clear that they were not new.
The scars looked deeply embedded in the flesh, incorporated into her. They made the formerly beautiful face looked very ugly.
Aside from these, Mo Chens body was riddled with new injuries: saber wounds, sword wounds, and bruises of all sorts. That frail body had suffered a lot of damage.
Xiao Chen stepped forward and arrived before Mo Chen. He held her right hand and whispered, Sorry, I should havee in with you.
Mo Chen wanted to pull her hand away. However, she discovered that Xiao Chens hands were very strong; she could not pull away.
When she held Xiao Chens hands, it was not warmth that she felt but cold. Her hands were already icy, but Xiao Chens hands were colder.
This was a bone-chilling coldfrighteningly cold.
However, Mo Chen did not feel fear. She revealed a smile on her face as she said, There is no need to apologize. With my looks, everyone under the heavens abandoned me, yet you still held my hands. How can I begrudge you?
Chi!
Mo Chens smooth and fair fingers gave off some light. Then she poked Xiao Chens forehead, and a Spiritual Mark entered quickly between his eyebrows.
Xiao Chen was stunned. This was the Sr True mes Spiritual Mark. She just gave the Sr True me to himpletely.
I cancel the agreement. You should leave. Mo Chen smiled at Xiao Chen with a distressed expression.
Haha! You want to leave?! Neither of you can leave! Shi Feng looked at Xiao Chen and smiled coldly. Brat, you came at the right time. I was preparing to go look for you after I dealt with this b*tch. Good, you delivered yourself to me.
There is a path to heaven, but you did not take it. Instead, you barged into the gated hell.
Shi Feng roared and unleashed his aura. Heavenly Sage Laws danced wildly behind him.
He quickly formed hand seals, and a light formed rapidly between his palms, scintiting with boundless splendor. This was his best technique, Brilliant Ring of Heavenly Light.
He had used this move previously to kill several Superior Grade Martial Sages of the older generation and thought that it would be more than enough to deal with a Martial Monarch with a stronger body.
When Shi Feng saw Xiao Chen doing nothing, just continuing to hold Mo Chens hand quietly, he revealed a cruel smile and shouted, Die!
Just as Shi Feng spoke, his head suddenly exploded into countless ice shards flying everywhere.
Sorry, you are still unable to kill me.
Xiao Chen waved, and a small ice saber appeared between his fingers. The Great Perfection will of ice could kill even a grandmaster-level Martial Sage, what more a Superior Grade Martial Sage like Shi Feng?
Unfortunately, having been used once, the Great Perfection will of ice would not be as effective the second time.
Whats going on?!
When everyone saw Shi Fengs head disappear suddenly, they were all stunned. They could not understand what happened. They had not even seen how it happened.
Only the few grandmaster-level Martial Sages on the roof, who had been about to leave, opened their eyes wide. They said in disbelief, Great Perfection will of ice!
When Xiao Chen saw the scars on Mo Chens face and her body covered in wounds, he became irate, which had not happened for a very long time.
He was not a bloodthirsty person. He always left a way out for others. As long as they proved to be of no danger to him, he would spare their lives.
However, today, Xiao Chen was extremely murderous. Everyone who humiliated Mo Chen had to die, anyone who attacked her had to die, anyone who participated had to die. Not one of the eight Young City Lords could remain!
Kill him!
Wang Jue reacted, hisplexion suddenly paling. The son of a quasi-Emperor, the Young City Lord of Separated Cloud City, had died in the City Lords Residence of Shattered Cloud City.
If he did not handle such a grave matter like this properly, it might even trigger a war between the two sea regions. At that time, the consequences would be dire.
Wang Jue needed to kill Xiao Chen. His expression turned dark as he looked coldly at Xiao Chen. Then, he ordered all the elite soldiers of the City Lords Residence to attack.
Footsteps resounded as many figures charged at Xiao Chen in an endless wave. They were all guards of the City Lords Residence, the weakest of whom was a Martial Monarch. Within the Shattered Cloud Sea, they were all considered experts.
The area became densely packed with the Martial Monarchs that came from all directions, numbering at least five hundred. Xiao Chen started burning his Vital Qi and roared coldly, Burning the Heavens!
He executed the Dragon w Fists Burning the Heavens. Before his Vital Qi reached five thousand tons of force, he could already kill Superior Grade Martial Monarchs in one move. Now that his Vital Qi had reached twenty-five thousand tons of force, just how horrible would the w Burning the Heavens be after burning all that Vital Qi?
Azure smoke rushed to the sky. The clouds started burning, and the sky suddenly turned azure, zing like it was on fire.
A colossal and very solid-looking dragon w covered in dragon scales shot down from the heavens. Pa! Immediately, one-third of the Martial Monarchs were crushed into a meat paste.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Three wsnded in rapid session. Xiao Chen swept through the ce, turning all the approaching Martial Monarchs into paste.
Chapter 1030 - Inextinguishable Anger
Chapter 1030: Inextinguishable Anger
The image of five Heavenly Dragons appeared behind Xiao Chen. They reared their heads and roared, stirring up the winds and clouds, changing the color of the sky.
Wang Jue, Gu Jiange, and the other Young City Lords were dumbfounded. The City Lords Residences guards that had been charging with a ferocious momentum and aura all died with three attacks.
When the three grandmaster-level Martial Sages on the rooftops saw the situation blow up, they quickly charged over, shouting, Young City Lords, retreat, fast. This person is a Sage of the physical body. His strength isparable to that of a grandmaster-level Martial Sage!
You think you can retreat?
Xiao Chen snorted coldly and rushed forward. With every step he took, he unleashed five thousand tons of force. The power that burst out as he ran was like a volcano erupting; mountains quaked.
The huge City Lords Residence shook intensely as the ground trembled and the sky swayed. The Young City Lords were all extremely frightened, theirplexions paling as they ran for their lives.
These Young City Lords had not expected such a demonic genius to appear, one who dared to kill the people of the City Lords Residence. This person was simply tired of living.
Bang!
Xiao Chen moved extremely fast. With every step, he left behind very solid-looking afterimages. He caught up with Broken Cloud Citys Young City Lord, Gu Jiange, in three steps.
Without saying a word, he unleashed five Dragon Force and punched. Thunderous noises resounded as five dragons roared.
Gu Jiange did his best to block. However, this was a strike that equaled that of a grandmaster-level Martial Sage. How could he block?
Ka ca! Ka ca!
Cracks appeared on the bones in Gu Jianges arms, then continued to spread out. In just a moment, all of his bones shattered, and he died.
Xiao Chen pped the corpse aside and continued his pursuit.
Such a strangemotion startled all the cultivators in Shattered Cloud City. Since someone actually dared to make a move in the City Lords Residence, arge number of cultivators rushed over to watch themotion.
Damn! Another Young City Lord died in this persons hands.
He instantly killed two Young City Lords. Where did this fellowe from?
The people watching all showed fear on their faces. Behind each of the Young City Lords was a quasi-Emperor.
If you offended a quasi-Emperor within the Shattered Cloud Sea, no one could save you, no matter where you went. Now, Xiao Chen offended two in one go. He was simply tired of living.
Mo Chen, who was on the ground, put her veil back on. She had not expected Xiao Chen to start killing because of a simple promise to her.
His Vital Qi will eventually run out. When the City Lords Residences grandmaster-level and great grandmaster-level Martial Sagese out, he will definitely die.
Thinking of this, Mo Chen teared up. Was it worth it to kill in rage for her?
Xiao Chen took another ten steps in an instant. With every three steps, he threw a punch, killing one person. The momentum behind his punch was unblockable. With this, he killed another three people.
By the time the grandmaster-level Martial Sages of the City Lords Residence rushed over, only Wang Jue remained of the eight Young City Lords.
All these happened in the time it took for a spark to fly. Xiao Chen had run only ten-odd steps, and seven Young City Lords fleeing for their lives died, leaving only Wang Jue.
The watching cultivators were frightened speechless. Several people stared at Xiao Chen with fear in their eyes.
How angry did Xiao Chen have to be to make a move in the City Lords Residence? How confident did he have to be to kill the Young City Lords, people who were venerated in the Cloud Sea Domain, people who were pretty much crown princes?
Dragons roared and a kings aura spread out. Xiao Chen remained expressionless as his figure shed, continuing to chase after Wang Jue.
However, at this moment, the three grandmaster-level Martial Sages arrived. With his exertions, Xiao Chen did not have much Vital Qi left.
Once his Vital Qi ran out, he would be like a child before the grandmaster-level Martial Sages with his Martial Monarch Quintessence. No matter how strong his physical body was, he would be beaten to death.
However, Xiao Chens gaze turned dark. He continued to re at Wang Jue, showing no intent to stop.
You still dare to attack?!
The three grandmaster-level Martial Sages snorted coldly and attacked together. Rings of Heavenly Sage Laws appeared behind their backs. As they breathed, they could absorb a vast amount of Spiritual Energy.
As expected, the three grandmaster-level Martial Sages all executed killing moves, showing no intent to hold back.
With these three people working together, even a grandmaster-level Martial Sage would suffer severe injuries.
When the grandmaster-level Martial Sages arrived, Wang Jue released his bated breath. He turned around and stood behind the three grandmaster-level Martial Sages. Then, he looked coldly at Xiao Chen and said, Beat him up until he is severely injured. Dont kill him. I want to torture him for a hundred yearsone thousand years. I will show him how dire the consequences of his offense today are.
Xiao Chen was currently just a Martial Monarch. If he wanted to break out, he could only use his remaining Vital Qi for defense and see if he could retreat unharmed, letting Wang Jue go.
However, unless Wang Jue died, the rage in Xiao Chens heart would not be extinguished. Even if he had to risk himself, he had to kill Wang Jue today.
He vowed not to rest before assuaging the rage in his heart!
Xiao Chen waved his right hand, and the Cycle Banner quickly came out from the Universe Ring. As the killing moves of the three grandmaster-level Martial Sages approached, he shook his hand and unfurled the Cycle Banner.
The lights of Massacre, Death, and Ruin intertwined with each other, filling the ce with starlight.
Three words, Massacre, Death, and Ruin, came out from the Astral Banner. Although Xiao Chens Magic Energy had yet to regain its peak state, it was sufficient to activate the banner and block the killing moves of these three.
Starlight red, and the three in and simple words shed with the three grandmaster-level Martial Sages killing moves, producing an uproar.
Blood trickled out of a corner of Xiao Chens lips. After he knocked away the three grandmaster-level Martial Sages, he looked coldly at the stunned Wang Jue.
Wang Jue could not help but despair. His quasi-Emperor father and the great grandmaster-level Martial Sage Vice City Lord were both at a forbidden sea, searching for treasure. At this moment, there was actually no one in the City Lords Residence who could stop this person.
He clenched his teeth as he watched Xiao Chen charge over with five Dragon Force. He circted all the Quintessence in his body, thinking of doing his best to block Xiao Chens attack.
However, Wang Jue was not very confident. Twenty-five tons of force was equal to the full-power strike of an ordinary grandmaster-level Martial Sage. He was only a Superior Grade Martial Sage. The difference was too great.
With one punch, Wang Jues protection shattered. He suffered severe injuries, but he rejoiced in his heart as the three grandmaster-level Martial Sages charged over once more.
That earlier punch was clearly thest bits of Xiao Chens Vital Qi. As long as he retreated, Wang Jue would survive.
Pu ci!
However, Xiao Chen did not retreat. Instead, he swung the Cycle Banner and thrust the tip forward, piercing through Wang Jues chest and shattering his heart. Wang Jue died on the spot.
It was now toote for Xiao Chen to retreat. The attacks of the three grandmaster-level Martial Sages all struck his chest at the same time and sent him flying. He vomited blood, and hisplexion instantly turned much paler.
The Young City Lord is dead!
When the three grandmaster-level Martial Sages saw the dead Wang Jue on the ground, the murderous intent on their faces intensified. Then, they gave chase to Xiao Chen, who was flying backwards.
Xiao Chen turned around in the air and unfurled his Freedom Wings. His speed suddenly increased. When he was about to reach Mo Chen, he shouted, Stretch out your hand!
Mo Chen extended her right hand in somewhat of a daze. As Xiao Chen flew by quickly, he pulled her into his embrace and left the City Lords Residence.
At this moment, his Vital Qi was already spent. He needed to use his Magic Energy to maintain the Freedom Wings. He could not fight the three grandmaster-level Martial Sages behind by relying on the Quintessence of a Martial Monarch.
However, Xiao Chen was in no rush. He still had not used the Azure Emperors saber light. If necessary, Ao Jiao could possess his body as well.
Nheless, he was not at his wits end yet. If he could, he should not use these trump cards.
As the cultivators around watched Xiao Chen unfurl his Freedom Wings, leaving after he killed, their hearts swelled like the waves of the sea.
In thepletely chaotic City Lords Residence, the eight Young City Lords of the Cloud Sea Domain died, just like that.
In the following days, terrifying waves would surge through the entire Cloud Sea Domain, spreading word of this mysterious man by Mo Chen.
For so many years, the City Lords had been a sublime existence in the Cloud Sea Domain. No one dared to rebel against them. Today, a Martial Monarch youth killed all eight Young City Lords, leaving none alive.
Furthermore, this youth aplished it in the heavily guarded City Lords Residence, which was rife with experts.
The Young City Lords had all died under the watch of three grandmaster-level Martial Sages. So, these three chased tightly after Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen carried one person, and his Magic Energy had notpletely recovered yet. asionally, some other cultivators would block him. In the end, he failed to shake off these three grandmaster-level Martial Sages.
Young Master Wen, put me down. You already helped me to take revenge. Mo Chen no longer has any regrets, Mo Chen said sullenly in Xiao Chens embrace.
Xiao Chen smiled and said, Since I am your bodyguard, for this one year, I will definitely guarantee your safety. Think about the Mo n. If you die, what will they do?
It will be fine. Once they find out about this, they will leave. I knew that such a day woulde and already made preparations.
However, Xiao Chen did not listen to Mo Chen. He only hugged her even tighter, afraid that she would struggle free.
There were people behind chasing him. He felt the Magic Energy in his sea of consciousness thinning. He nced at the three grandmaster-level Martial Sages and sighed helplessly, then prepared to call out Ao Jiao.
When Ao Jiao possessed him and used the techniques of the Thunder Emperor like what happened in the King conferral ceremony, his identity and location would be exposed.
Just at this moment, a group of ck-d people charged out from the city. The leader of this group possessed a substantial cultivation, a grandmaster-level Martial Sage. The others were Martial Sages.
Before Xiao Chens shocked gaze, this group of people blocked the three grandmaster-level Martial Sages.
One of the ck-d people who did not go forward quickly said, Young Master Wen,e with me.
Xiao Chen recognized the voice of the manager at the Medicinal Cauldron Pavilion. After hesitating for a moment, he followed.
Although the group of ck-d people could not defeat those three grandmaster-level Martial Sages, it was more than enough to hold them back.
Xiao Chen put away the Freedom Wings and trailed the Medicinal Cauldron Pavilions manager through many turns. Soon, they dodged all the spies and troops of the City Lords Residence, entering into an unremarkable alley before taking an underground passage and arriving at the back hall of the Medicinal Cauldron Pavilion.
The ck-d man leading the way removed his mask. Indeed, it was the Medicinal Cauldron Pavilions manager.
The managerughed softly and said, Young Master Wen, were finally here. Even if the Shattered Cloud Citys City Lord returns, this will be a safe ce.
Xiao Chen put down Mo Chen and casually took in his surroundings. He looked at the manager and said, Manager, many thanks for your help this time.
Chapter 1031 - Saved
Chapter 1031: Saved
The manager smiled mysteriously and shook his head. Dont thank me. The one that decided to save Young Master Wen was not me but the Young Master of our Nine Cauldron Merchant Association, who made the decision.
Nine Cauldron Merchant Association?
Upon hearing these words, Mo Chen sent a voice projection to Xiao Chen, The Nine Cauldron Merchant Association is one of the two great merchant associations of our Cloud Sea Domain. They have forces throughout the entire Cloud Sea Domain and also have a quasi-Emperor inmand of the merchant association.
I heard that the Nine Cauldron Merchant Association is a branch of the Heavenly Starry Oceans Nine Cauldron Pavilion, which is one of thergest merchant associations in the entire Heavenly Starry Ocean. Whether is this true or not, I do not know.
After receiving Mo Chens voice projection, Xiao Chen raised his guard. If the Nine Cauldron Merchant Association is really a branch of the Nine Cauldron Pavilion, these people already know that the Sea Monarchs old guards are searching the world for news about the Azure Dragon King.
Could the Nine Cauldron Merchant Associations suddenly taking risks to rescue me have something to do with this?
However, Xiao Chens expression did not show any changes on the surface. He performed a cupped-fist salute and said, No matter what, the Nine Cauldron Merchant Association helped out this Wen with my pursuers. I definitely owe you my gratitude.
Haha! Young Master Wen really knows how to joke. Even if we did not help, fleeing should not be difficult for you. After all, the Shattered Cloud Citys City Lord is not present. This is just a small favor at little cost.
Carefreeughter came from outside. An extraordinarily handsome youth who gave off the air of a mundane merchant strolled into the back hall.
The manager quickly performed introductions. Young Master Wen, this is the Young Master of our Nine Cauldron Merchant Association, Mu Qinghan. Young Master, this is the Young Master Wen that I mentioned to you.
Mu Qinghan took a step forward and smiled gently. I have not heard of the name Wen Ziran in my Cloud Sea Domain before nor in the Southern Sea and Northern Sea. Where does Brother Wene from? Would you be willing to tell me? I am very curious.
Xiao Chen considered the question. Normally speaking, when strangers met and they did not speak of their n or sect, they would understand not to ask. They would not ask about the other partys origins out of curiosity.
This was one of the rules of society. Otherwise, it might make the other party unhappy.
Even if one asked, one would just do some light probing and not ask directly.
Based on this Mu Qinghans appearance, he was not someone inexperienced. He should be well aware of this rule.
Perhaps he had other intentions. He probably saw some benefit to saving Xiao Chen. Or maybe he could use Xiao Chen.
Otherwise, only a fool would offend a quasi-Emperor to save someone.
With this thought, Xiao Chen smiled faintly and said, Brother Mu, have you ever heard of the Kunlun Continents Saber Sword Two Sovereigns?
Saber Sword Two Sovereigns? An indiscernible look of shock shed in Mu Qinghans eyes. He said softly, The Saber Sovereign, Wu Xiaotian, wields the Coiling Monarch Time Saber, and the Sword Sovereign, Liu Xiaoyun, wields the Scarlet Firmament Space Sword. These two are experts second only to the five Primes of the Kunlun Continent.
Naturally, Ive heard of them. Could Brother Wen be rted to these peak characters?
Xiao Chen calmly replied, Not just. I am the Saber Sovereigns personal disciple. After I was injured, I drifted to this ce.
His words stunned everyone in the room.
Primes were the peak experts of the Kunlun Realm, standing at the very top and looking down at everyone. Even in the distant Heavenly Starry Ocean, the cultivators had all heard of the five Primes of the Kunlun Continent.
The Saber Sovereign, Wu Xiaotian, was a Sovereign Martial Emperor only one step away from Prime. Wen Ziran actually having a connection with such a character was extremely shocking.
Mo Chens eyes filled with disbelief. From the very start, she knew that Wen Ziran was just an alias; he was not likely to have such a high status.
The expression on Mu Qinghans face changed as this news shocked him, although there was also a shadow of doubt.
The manager smiled and said, Since you are the Saber Sovereigns personal disciple, your skill with the saber must be excellent. Coincidentally, my Young Master has passable skills in the saber. Would Young Master Wen give him some pointers?
When Mu Qinghan heard this suggestion, he immediately smiled and said, Its set, then. However, Young Master Wen is currently injured. Lets just exchange one move. I will not use my Heavenly Sage Laws.
Xiao Chen happily agreed. His use of the Saber Sovereigns name was, naturally, because he could easily deal with the other partys probing.
Besides, the more anxious the other party was, the more confident Xiao Chen was of his guesses.
Behind the Medicinal Cauldron Pavilion was arge private yard that was quite suitable for exchanging pointers.
There was a simple drill ground in the yard with various weapons on the racksabers, spears, swords, and staffs, everything was there, gleaming with a cold light. With one nce, it was clear that they were extraordinary items.
Young Master Wen, please!
Xiao Chen looked around and casually pulled out a saber of average length. After brandishing it a couple of times, he shook his head slightly, not feeling anything for it.
After trying out a few more sabers, he did not feel anything for them, either, unable ustom himself to them.
As expected, he was already used to the Lunar Shadow Saber. It would be very difficult for him to find the same familiar feeling with another saber.
The Lunar Shadow Saber was already Xiao Chens trademark weapon.
Once people saw it, all they had to do was to ask around outside, and they would figure out his identity. Clearly, Xiao Chen could not use it.
Xiao Chen had intended not to use a saber. However,pared to the Lunar Shadow Saber, the wless saber Dao was even more closely associated with the Azure Dragon King.
That way, Xiao Chens identity would be exposed even faster. After poking around, he settled for casually grabbing one.
After that, Mu Qinghan also drew a saber. The two of them stood on the drill ground and faced each other.
The manager and Mo Chen, who were watching at the side, were extremely curious. They wanted to see how genuine this self-proimed disciple of the Saber Sovereign was.
This was especially so for Mo Chen. Ever since she met Xiao Chen, she had never seen him use a saber. Her eyes filled with suspicion.
After bowing to each other, Xiao Chen and Mu Qinghan got ready and began storing up power and might.
Mu Qinghans cultivation was not low; he was close to attaining grandmaster-level Martial Sage. His saber intent also approached Great Perfection.
When holding the saber, Xiao Chen did not feel any pressure at all. He showed a rxed expression and quietly waited for Mu Qinghan to make his move.
After facing each other for a long time, Mu Qinghan felt that, although Xiao Chen did not take up a stance, the way he stood looked very natural and in line with the Dao.
A phrase appeared in Mu Qinghans mind, the air of a grandmaster. Only a person with that could exhibit his saber Dao with the raising of his hand, with every casual move.
It would have been fine if Mu Qinghan had not thought it, but now that he had, he was startled.
If that was true, then a grandmaster-level Martial Sage with five Dragon Force of strength, how strong was Wen Ziran?
Ceng!
Suddenly, a cold light red. A saber light appeared in Mu Qinghans vision. It seemed both near and far; he could not get a fix on it.
Mu Qinghan quickly retreated. He squinted to see the saber lights trajectory, so that he could block it with his saber.
However, the trajectory that Mu Qinghan saw instantly changed, materializing hundreds of different trajectories, all of them looking real.
Qiang! Qiang!
Xiao Chen did not give Mu Qinghan any time to think nor did he hold back. He stepped forward, and all the trajectories merged. Then, his saber appeared on Mu Qinghans neck.
Young Master Mu, you were distracted. Xiao Chen smiled faintly and calmly sheathed the saber.
Admiration shed in the eyes of the watching Mo Chen and the manager in approbation of the exquisite Saber Technique.
The instant Xiao Chen drew the saber, it actually materialized hundreds of different trajectories. The real and the fake were indistinguishable. That one move proved Xiao Chens skill.
If the rest found out that all those hundreds of trajectories were real, they would be even more shocked.
Mu Qinghan smiled embarrassedly and said, Young Master Wen is being humble. Even if I was not distracted, in terms of skill in the saber, I could not defeat you.
The two of you should stay here first. I will arrange for a doctor toe. Dont worry. This ce is absolutely safe.
After Mu Qinghan said that, he quickly left with the manager.
The moment Mu Qinghan turned around, the smile on his face vanished. His expression immediately became extremely grave. Go and check right away whether the Saber Sovereign, Wu Xiaotian, has a disciple called Wen Ziran or not.
It should not be false. Having the Saber Sovereign supporting him would exin why he dared to make a move in the City Lords Residence. His skill with the saber is sufficient proof.
The manager continued, Furthermore, given how strong the Saber Sovereign is, who would be daring enough to impersonate his disciple?
Mu Qinghan nodded and said, That should be more or less correct. The Saber Sovereign, Wu Xiaotian, can sweep through the entire Cloud Sea Domain by raising his hand. In our Heavenly Starry Ocean, we have the Northern Sea Saber Sovereign, the Broken Wave Saber Sovereign, Ice Saber Sovereign, and many others. They are all Sovereign Martial Emperors but ultimately could not remove the prefixbecause there can be only one Saber Sovereign.
This matter is very important. It is better to be cautious. Only after finding out can I be at ease enough to work with him.
The manager nodded and said, I understand. Within three days, I will bring a definite answer to Young Master.
As Mo Chen watched Mu Qinghan and the manager leave, she could not help but ask, Wen Ziran, are you really the personal disciple of the Saber Sovereign, Wu Xiaotian?
Xiao Chen smiled faintly. Wen Ziran is; I am not.
Then who are you? You even dare to impersonate the Saber Sovereigns disciple.
I am your bodyguard. Aside from that, for one year, I am no one.
Flippant!
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Two dayster, the manager quickly arrived at Mu Qinghans room with a faint smile.
Mu Qinghan, whose eyes were closed in cultivation, opened his eyes. How about it? Have you verified it?
The manager smiled and said, I verified it. The Saber Sovereign, Wu Xiaotian, does indeed have a disciple called Wen Ziran. Furthermore, his River Water Saber was broken in a battle with the Azure Dragon King. This matches that expression he had when he was choosing a saber the other day.
Furthermore, his age and figure both fit the profile. The only thing is that we do not have a portrait. This Wen Zirans whereabouts are frequently unknown, and he is extremely mysterious. If we want his portrait, we can only obtain it after half a month.
Mu Qinghan revealed an expression of joy. Good, its totally confirmed, then.
The managerughed softly, Haha! Young Master is really cautious. Actually, with the Saber Sovereigns identity and strength, there is practically no one who would dare to impersonate his disciple.
Mu Qinghan stood up and paced a few steps. Im not sure about that. However, it cant be wrong to be more careful. His saber got broken by the Azure Dragon King? This Azure Dragon King is the Xiao Chen that the Sea Monarchs old guards, the Cyclic Astral Pce, and a whole bunch of loose cultivators are searching the world for?
That is the one, the Azure Dragon King that the Thunder Sovereign favors. He carries a lot of treasures on him, and he is already a peak great grandmaster-level Martial Sage. In the Heavenly Starry Ocean, he managed to fight a quasi-Emperor to a draw. His strength is quite terrifying.
However, for some reason, he disappeared on the way to Heavenly Star Ind. He holds the Sea Monarch Crown, so the Sea Monarchs old guards will not let him off for sure. There is also the Cyclic Astral Pces Fu Hongyao; he almost ruined her face. The people he offended are all people of great influence in the Heavenly Starry Ocean.
Chapter 1032 - Innate Beauty Nourishing Pill
?Chapter 1032: Innate Beauty Nourishing Pill
The manager spoke actively, his words full of respect and admiration for this mysterious Azure Dragon King.
In this flourishing age of geniuses, Xiao Chens exploits were like a legend, a myth ying out in reality. Even in the Cloud Sea Domain, the upper echelons like these people had all heard of the Azure Dragon Kings story.
Mu Qinghan revealed a look of anticipation, but after that, he said with some disappointment, Such a character is not someone we cane in contact with. However, after this matter is done, if we can step out of this Cloud Sea Domain, I might be able to step into the center stage of the Heavenly Starry Ocean.
The Cloud Sea Domain was unremarkable in the Heavenly Starry Ocean. There were more than ten such sea domains just between the Southern Sea and the Northern Sea.
This was indeed a small ce, extremely ordinary. Mu Qinghan was right; very few people would pay attention to it.
In the end, Mu Qinghan revealed an extremely resolute expression. He asked sullenly, How are things on the Heavenly Treasure Pavilions side? Have we found out which Cyclic Astral Pce elite disciples have called on them?
The manager shook his head and replied, Im not sure. They kept their secrets well. It looks like they do indeed know how to enter the Fire Li Sects Ten Thousand Treasure Pavilion in the treasure mountain.
The Ten Thousand Treasure Pavilion was the treasury that the Fire Li Sect used to store Secret Treasures.
The many Secret Treasures the Fire Li Sect refined included elite King Grade Secret Treasures. There was a horrifying number of them, and several of them were powerful Secret Treasures that could not be produced with the current refining methods.
However, although the treasure mountain had attracted many experts for so many years, no one had managed to find the Ten Thousand Treasure Pavilion.
Its existence was even a mystery. Without the Ten Thousand Treasure Pavilion, the treasure mountains attraction for Martial Emperors was much lower.
Nevertheless, for experts under Martial Emperor, the treasure mountain still held a strong attraction. Aside from the various treasures that could be found in the Fire Li Sect RemnantsSecret Treasures and ancient Cultivation Techniquesthere were all sorts of natural treasures growing on the treasure mountain. These rare and priceless treasures were already sufficient to draw many cultivators into taking the risk of exploring the ce.
The treasure mountain was not essible most of the time, normally staying at the heart of the ocean, in the deep abyss. That was a ce that even Martial Emperors did not dare to enter.
The heart of the ocean was the most mysterious ce of the oceanic world. Even Martial Emperors could remain just on its edges.
However, that ce was saturated with enough Spiritual Energy to alter even time. Rumor said that spending ten thousand years in there was a hundred years outside.
Although this was just a rumor, the ten-thousand-year-old Spirit Herbs in there would be picked clean every time, yet the next time the treasure mountain appeared, there would be all sorts of ten-thousand-year-old Spirit Herbs again.
This gave the rumor more credibility. One hundred years was ten thousand years; one year meant one hundred years; one month would be ten years.
Mu Qinghan revealed a contemtive expression. After a while, he said, Never mind. It looks like they are aware of the importance of the Ten Thousand Treasure Pavilion and know that the news cannot be leaked. Otherwise, if the City Lords hear of it, we would not even have leftovers to take.
Then should I go and inform Wen Ziran now? After all, we still do not know if he will apany us and cooperate with us, the manager asked.
Mu Qinghan waved his hand and replied, There is no need for now. He will definitely agree. He wont be able to resist the temptation of the Ten Thousand Treasure Pavilion. If not for trying to fool others and the Cyclic Astral Pce experts that the Heavenly Treasure Pavilion invited, I really would not be willing to share.
One more person helping meant that Mu Qinghan would receive a smaller share. Fortunately, there were many treasures in the Ten Thousand Treasure Pavilion. Even after adding one more person, the profits would still be significant.
In two days time, Xiao Chens and Mo Chens injuries were mostly healed.
When Mo Chens injuries had healed, Xiao Chen naturally thought of refining the Heavenly Origin Pill. He looked for the manager to borrow the Heavenly Phoenix Medicine Cauldron and started to make preparations.
I will leave the ingredients here. The rest depends on you. Dont put too much pressure on yourself.
Xiao Chen ced the ten sets of ingredients that cost him one million ck Astral Coins on the table.
Mo Chen smiled and said, With a nouveau riche like you around, why would there be any pressure? You can go first. It will take at least two days before there is any result. You waiting here will not help.
Oh, right, is there truly no need to worry about the Mo n at Starry Cloud Ind?
Many thanks for the concern. It is fine. I already anticipated todays situation long ago and made preparations in advance. The Mo n will scatter in all directions. If the City Lord wants to take revenge on the Mo n, he will be disappointed.
Mo Chen controlled the me, familiarizing herself with the Heavenly Phoenix Medicine Cauldron as she answered Xiao Chens question. In the future, if I gain the ability to resist the eight City Lords, I have my means to gather them back.
Xiao Chen nodded to himself. This girl was really meticulous. Unfortunately, she was too unyielding.
It was hard to expect that she would even disfigure herself to preclude the temptation of others.
Actually, with her talent, Mo Chen could easily join arge sect. She would not need to shoulder everything herself.
The Nine Cauldron Merchant Associations saving you this time is likely because of the uing trip to the treasure mountain. Mo Chen brought up another matter and spoke of her guesses.
I know. There must be some other matters we do not know as well. The Nine Cauldron Merchant Association should notck experts. Xiao Chen nodded, agreeing with Mo Chens assessment.
It is good to work with them. Compared to the Heavenly Treasure Pavilion, the Nine Cauldron Merchant Association is much more reliable and reputable.
The Heavenly Treasure Pavilion was the merchant association behind the Liu n. Xiao Chen had heard Mo Chen mention them before.
The Heavenly Treasure Pavilion was rather tyrannical, having attempted to swallow up the Mo n several times. Since Mo Chen paid no heed to them, they supported the Liu n in order to suppress the Mo n. Mo Chen did not have a good impression of them at all.
Xiao Chen raised an eyebrow. In the Cloud Sea Domain, the Nine Cauldron Merchant Association and the Heavenly Treasure Pavilion were about equal.
Mu Qinghans decision to help him this time was likely due to the Heavenly Treasure Pavilion.
Seeing that Mo Chen already started on refining the Heavenly Origin Pill, Xiao Chen took his leave and said goodbye.
Refining Medicinal Pills required absolute silence. Even when Xiao Chen refined Medicinal Pills, he did not like having people around.
Just as Xiao Chen was about to close the door, he thought of something and stopped. Your Sr True me Spiritual Mark is still with me. Ill return it to you now.
Theres no need. You can keep it. Mo Chen was focused on refining the Medicinal Pill, so she said without turning her head, Are you leaving or not? If you are not, I will chase you out.
Xiao Chen smiled helplessly and gently closed the door. I cannot take your Sr True me for nothing. The Innate Beauty Nourishing Pill from the Compendium of Cultivation should be able to help you.
Mo Chen already had her scars for too long. Furthermore, the scars were deliberate and had already merged with the flesh; ordinary Beauty Nourishing Pills would be ineffective.
Only the Innate Beauty Nourishing Pill could help Mo Chen.
There was another method that could help her, which was for her to be a Martial Emperor. In the process of forming the Golden Emperor Body, she could remove any kind of scar.
Aside from needing some time, refining the Innate Beauty Nourishing Pill required quite a bit of rare ingredients. The difficulty was not very high.
The only thing that Xiao Chen worried about was whether Mo Chen would be willing to use it or not.
As these two people started refining Medicinal Pills, the undercurrents of Shattered Cloud City surged.
The news of the eight Young City Lords perishing seemed to grow wings, spreading throughout the entire Cloud Sea Domain and stirring up a hugemotion.
Amid the winds of change, the seven City Lords of the Broken Cloud City, Separated Cloud City, Sky Cloud City, Fog Cloud City, Disordered Cloud City, Connected Cloud City, and Frost Cloud City, seven quasi-Emperors who held great influence in the Cloud Sea Domain, all arrived at Shattered Cloud City with sullen expressions and withdrawn murderous intent in their eyes.
These City Lords looked coldly at Shattered Cloud Citys City Lord, demanding an exnation.
These City Lords wanted to know why the Young City Lords had all gotten murdered like dogs in Shattered Cloud Citys City Lords Residence, yet the murderer remained atrge.
Just as the treasure mountain was about to resurface, the Young City Lords of the eight cities had all died in Shattered Cloud City.
Such news inevitably gave rise to suspicions that this was an assassination ordered by another faction.
While the eight City Lords ruled the Cloud Sea Domain, they could not control everything in the region.
Not only were there major factions like the Nine Cauldron Merchant Association and the Heavenly Treasure Pavilion, which were not much weaker than the City Lords Residence, but there were also several peak great grandmaster-level Martial Sage loose cultivators who did not fear the City Lords Residence. If they worked together, even quasi-Emperors would find them problematic.
As for the main character of this story, Wen Ziran, his name spread throughout the entire Cloud Sea Domain.
What sort of person dared to kill the eight Young City Lords in the City Lords Residence, offending eight quasi-Emperors in one go?
Who gave this person such great confidence to show no fear and kill everyone?
However, after investigations, there was almost no news.
Everyone only knew that this person had never appeared in the Cloud Sea Domain before. The Southern Sea and Northern Sea had not heard of this name, either.
Wen Ziran was like a meteor that appeared suddenly. As he descended from the sky, he gave off a resplendent light and arrived in this Cloud Sea Domain.
The moment he appeared, he immediately stirred up the winds and clouds, causing undercurrents to flow.
[TL Note: Stirred up winds and clouds here means to cause a change in the situation.]
In just two days, the City Lords of the other seven cities put aside the matters they had on hand and traveled a great distance to Shattered Cloud Citys City Lords Residence.
At this moment, in an even grander hall behind the great hall of Shattered Cloud Citys City Lords Residence, seven people stared coldly at Shattered Cloud Citys City Lord, Wang Zhan, who was seated in the center.
Old Brother Wang, this time, our heirs all died in your residence. You have to give an ount to us. If you keep dragging this out, we will lose our patience. Separated Cloud Citys City Lord, Shi Yong spoke first in a cold manner.
Xiao Chen had used a tiny saber to explode Shi Yongs son, Shi Feng, not even leaving aplete corpse.
Frost Cloud Citys City Lord said, You have not even captured the murderer. Old Brother Wang, you are not doing a proper job as a City Lord.
The Young City Lord of Frost Cloud City, Meng Xingwen, was in an even worse state. Xiao Chen had punched him with five Dragon Force, twenty-five thousand tons of force. Not even a corpse was left.
The other City Lords all spoke up, piling pressure on Wang Zhan.
Of the eight, Wang Zhan had held his position for the shortest time. He was the most junior among them. When they all lectured him, they were not polite at all.
Seeing Wang Zhan remain silent, Shi Yong snarled, Humph! Wang Zhan, I cant be bothered to speak nonsense with you. You have three days to hand over the murderer andpensate each of us with five million ck Astral Coins and three inds. Otherwise, we will throw you out of the Cloud Sea Domain!
Clearly, the seven already discussed this. With Shi Yong taking the lead, they got up and started walking out.
Just as the other City Lords were leaving, the previously quiet Wang Zhan picked up his teacup and said unhurriedly, Haha! It is just a dead son. How many concubines do you all have? Do you think I do not know? This is a lousy excuse to try and use this to threaten me and split up my territory.
Chapter 1033 - Quasi-Emperors Working Together
Chapter 1033: Quasi-Emperors Working Together
Shi Yong turned his head and barked, I may have many descendants, but not every one of them is qualified to be the Young City Lord. Wang Zhan, do your words mean you intend to fall out with us?
Fall out? Wang Zhan put down his teacup and smiled. Fall out with me? Do you all have the courage to do so? In the worst case, I will fight to the end and pull one of you down with me; that is easily aplished.
When the other City Lords, who hade charging over fiercely, heard this, they felt stifled. Indeed, if Wang Zhan steeled himself and fought to the death, intending to drag one of them down with him, no one could stop him.
I can go and try to capture the murderer, and we can discusspensation as well. My side is at fault; I admit to that. However, if you want to threaten and rip me off, you can forget about it. I, Wang Zhan, do not scare easily.
Wang Zhan withdrew his smile, not showing any fear. He disyed a ruthless and ambitious personality. For him to reach his position today, he was indeed not someone who scared easily.
The murderer? Humph! It has already been two days. You probably still do not even have any clues! Shi Yong mocked.
He is hiding in the backyard of the Medicinal Cauldron Pavilion. If the few of you dare to, you are wee to charge in, Wang Zhan said unhurriedly.
Medicinal Cauldron Pavilion?! The Nine Cauldron Merchant Associations Medicinal Cauldron Pavilion?!
When the other City Lords heard that, their expressions changed as they nced at each other and saw fear in their fellows eyes.
At Wang Zhans mention of the Medicinal Cauldron Pavilion, the atmosphere suddenly turned strange.
Whats going on? Is the Medicinal Cauldron Pavilion preparing to invade the Cloud Sea Domain? The Cloud Sea Domain is such a small ce. Surely, it did not catch their attention? Sky Cloud Citys City Lord said uncertainly.
Others might not know, but these City Lords knew that the two great merchant associations in the Cloud Sea Domain, the Nine Cauldron Merchant Association and the Heavenly Treasure Pavilion, both had huge factions in the Heavenly Starry Ocean as backers.
If these merchant associations really wanted to interfere in the Cloud Sea Domain, these City Lords would be helpless to do anything about it.
If Xiao Chen was really hiding in the Medicinal Cauldron Pavilion and these City Lords wanted to make a move, they had to reconsider.
The moment Sky Cloud Citys City Lord said that, the other City Lords all could not help but revealed expressions of worry.
Wang Zhan sneered, How can that be? The Cloud Sea Domain is such a small ce. What do we have that is worth moving a Martial Emperor? The Heavenly Starry Ocean is a vast ce.
What is going on, then? Why did the Nine Cauldron Merchant Association make a move to save this person?
Wang Zhan shrugged his shoulders and said, Dont ask me. I dont know. However, if it is not a trick, the Medicinal Cauldron Pavilion would not do something that will not bring any profit.
I have some other news as well. Recently, the Young Master of the Heavenly Treasure Pavilion mysteriously invited a group of outstanding youths from the Southern Sea over.
The treasure mountain has been calm for so many years already. These people probably obtained some news about it; there will be a huge opportunitying. Wang Zhan finally spoke of his own guesses. Such strange movements definitely had something to do with the treasure mountain that would appear soon.
However, the few of us have been to the treasure mountain before. Aside from finding a few ten-thousand-year-old Spirit Herbs and the Secret Treasures in the Remnants, there is nothing of much use to people of simr cultivations to ours.
Could it be that they obtained news about the legendary Book of Heavenly Works?
Or perhaps they found the entrance to the Ten Thousand Treasure Pavilion?
Maybe they found the burial site of the Fire Li Sects Sect Masters.
Who knows, it might have something to do with the heart of the ocean.
On hearing the final news that Wang Zhan mentioned, the City Lords forgot the pain of losing their sons. They all started to discuss the possible discoveries about the treasure mountain that could cause the two merchant association to make a move.
When Wang Zhan saw this, he smiled coldly to himself. He knew that these people were not here purely because of their heirs deaths.
Now that they obtained news about the treasure mountain, their expressions immediately changed.
No matter what the news is, without sufficient benefits, the Nine Cauldron Merchant Association would not have saved Wen Ziran. If the few of you still want to kill him, you can go over now. However, if you end up alerting them, you can forget about splitting the benefits from the treasure mountain. Seeing that the seven were almost done, Wang Zhan unhurriedly added a few more words.
Shi Yong said sullenly, We can let him live a few more days; that does not matter.
Wang Zhan stood up. Murderous intent shed in his eyes as he said, Good. Now we can talk. We definitely have to kill him. Otherwise, the eight of us will lose all face. We have to avenge our sons.
However, there is no need to rush this. Whether there are any discoveries in the treasure mountain or not, we will just send people to follow them. If there is none, we will not take any losses. After this, I will give out somepensation. There is no need to spoil the harmony between our ns.
Old Brother Wang, your words are like music to my ears. We will do just that.
We will each send out a great grandmaster-level Martial Sage to lead the troops and follow the Young Masters of those merchant associations from a distance. That way, we will know what they discovered.
Very quickly, the very tense and hostile situation turned into a harmonious and peaceful one. This was truly ironic.
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At the same time, in the headquarters of the Heavenly Treasure Pavilion, the Heavenly Treasure Pavilions Young Master was talking with two people from the Cyclic Astral Pce.
The Young Master of the Heavenly Treasure Pavilion in the Cloud Sea Domain was called Chen Wenjun. He had a simr aura as Mu Qinghan. However, his eyes had an additional tyrannical and sinister cast. Anyone who saw it would immediately raise their guard.
However, at this moment, when Chen Wenjun spoke, there was no tyranny in his words at all.
The reason for this was none other than the much higher status of the two people he spoke to. Their reputations were well-known throughout the entire Southern Sea.
At such a young age, they were already peak grandmaster-level Martial Sages. They were just one step shy of reaching great grandmaster-level Martial Sage.
In this age of geniuses, the two were no doubt outstanding talents. Everywhere they went, they would be called geniuses.
Brother Chen, dont you dare cheat us. We came from so far for the sake of the Ten Thousand Treasure Pavilion that you mentioned. If we obtain only a pile of Spirit Herbs and trashy Sage Grade Secret Treasures
Chen Wenjun quickly assured, Dont worry. The information about the Ten Thousand Treasure Pavilion is very reliable. I also have a rough drawing to the entrance. Unfortunately, the Nine Cauldron Merchant Associations Mu Qinghan also has a rough drawing. Furthermore, he found a demonic-genius-level youth to help.
Wen Ziran? We heard already. He only killed eight Superior Grade Martial Sages, yet he dares to call himself a demonic genius? Any elite disciple of our Sun Pce can easily aplish this, the Cyclic Astral Pce disciple on the right said with disdain.
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Naturally, at this moment, Xiao Chen did not know what kind of waves he had stirred up with his cooperation with Mu Qinghan or that eight quasi-Emperors were targeting him.
No matter, in the end, it all seemed to lead to disaster.
I finally did it.
Xiao Chen had been nervously refining the Innate Beauty Nourishing Pill. He had not refined Medicinal Pills for a very long time now and was rusty.
After he bought the ingredients from the manager, he failed seven to eight times before he sessfully refined this one incredibly precious Medicinal Pill, which could regenerate the body to the state it looked like in its twenties.
Actually, these failures were not just because Xiao Chen was rusty. The greater part of his low sess rate was because the Innate Beauty Nourishing Pill was very hard to refine in the first ce.
It was already very difficult to make ones skin stay young and not age. Now, it had to regenerate, changing the skin and muscle from the inside out. Heaven-defying would not be an exaggeration to describe this Medicinal Pill.
Simply put, it could allow an old woman to regain her appearance as a youth. There was a qualitative difference with the effects of the Beauty Nourishing Pill.
Fortunately, Xiao Chen was using the refining methods of the Immortal Epoch. If he used the Martial Epochs refining methods, the sess rates would be several times lower.
Its already been two days. I wonder how Mo Chen is doing with the refining, Xiao Chen muttered to himself as he ced the Innate Beauty Nourishing Pill into a jade bottle.
One Heavenly Origin Pill from ten sets of ingredients would mean that Xiao Chen offset half of the one million ck Astral Coins he had spent. With two, he would be able to recoup all his expenditure.
If Mo Chen seeded in making three, Xiao Chen could use one for himself and auction off the other two. That way, he would be able to gain back his one million ck Astral Coins.
Of course, that was the best result. The reverse was also possibleall ten attempts failed. Not only would Xiao Chen not get anything for his investment, but he would also have to dy the recovery of his strength.
Refining Medicinal Pills was like that. Even a powerful and excellent Alchemist could not guarantee sess in refining a Medicinal Pill.
Once the refinement failed, an Alchemist would not be responsible. The one whomissioned it would have to take responsibility themselves.
Xiao Chen prayed for a while before anxiously making his way to Mo Chens room.
He could not help being nervous. He already reached a bottleneck. If he did not recover his Law Energy, it would be hard for his strength to advance any further, and he would end up wasting a lot of time.
If he could recover his Law Energy, his strength would advance significantly, undergoing a rebirth.
Xiao Chen knocked on the door and identified himself.
Come in. Young Master Wen, I have been waiting for half a day already.
Mo Chens tone sounded heavy. She already waited for half a day. This means that she finished very early. Could it be that they were all failures?
Xiao Chen pushed the door open and entered. The Heavenly Phoenix Medicine Cauldron was no longer there. The manager must havee by and taken it away already.
Ten small tightly stoppered jade bottles waited on the table. The insides were not visible at all.
How was it? Did you seed? Xiao Chen asked anxiously.
Mo Chen looked at Xiao Chen and revealed a guilty expression. His heart froze for half an instant.
Ten sets of ingredients, ten sets, yet she still failed. It looks like I have to find a grandmaster Alchemist.
However, Xiao Chen had already cultivated his mental state to a certain level. A setback like this would not dismay him too much. Furthermore, he had the Alchemic Recipe. There was no need to fear that he would not recover his strength.
He smiled bitterly as he consoled Mo Chen, Its fine. One million ck Astral Coins is nothing much. If its a failure, then its a failure.
Mo Chen lowered her head and said in a soft voice, Sorry, I overestimated my abilities Of the ten sets, I only seeded with five.
Its fine, its fine What?! You managed to refine five Heavenly Origin Pills!
This startled Xiao Chen, but Mo Chen had already raised her head. A crafty smile shed in her eyes.
Im speechless. Thisss fooled me.
Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!
Mo Chen giggled and flicked her fingers repeatedly, breaking five of the ten jade bottles. Take them, five Heavenly Origin Pills. That will be more than enough to recoup one million ck Astral Coins. You will even make a profit.
Xiao Chen smiled. Unexpectedly, Mo Chens luck was quite heaven-defying.
He had estimated that she would only seed three times at most. Who could have imagined that she would seed five times?
This time, Xiao Chen did not just earn; he earned a lot. It was no exaggeration to say that he could auction off the four Heavenly Origin Pills for two million ck Astral Coins.
Chapter 1034 - Promising Ten Years
Chapter 1034: Promising Ten Years
I also have a Medicinal Pill that I just refined. Wait for a moment.
Xiao Chen put away the Heavenly Origin Pills. Then, he took out a jade bottle right before Mo Chens suspicious gaze. He said, This is the Innate Beauty Nourishing Pill. It allows one to regenerate their youth and prevent their appearance from aging. It will be able to remove the scars on your face.
A look of shock appeared on Mo Chens face. After being stunned for a while, she looked at Xiao Chen and said with a smile, Many thanks!
However, Xiao Chen saw other intentions in her eyes. He said, You are not going to use this Medicinal Pill, right?
Mo Chen nodded. I personally disfigured myself. Naturally, I will regain my appearance by myself. When I advance to Martial Emperor and form the Golden Emperor Body, I canpletely recover my appearance.
Xiao Chen felt moved. He could see a shred of himself in this girl. However, for girls, being too hard resulted in being brittle. Only when one was gentle would one not break.
Xiao Chen did not know how to advise her. After thinking about it, he decided not to. He smiled and said, Do your best, then. Ill wait for you to be a Martial Emperor. Then, I will personally watch you remove your veil yourself.
Mo Chen smiled. You say that as though you will advance to Martial Emperor before me. You are now only a Martial Monarch. If you want to be a Martial Emperor through your physical body, you will not be able to do so within a hundred years.
The Book of Heavenly Works contains not only refining methods but also the Fire Li Sects unique fire controlling arts and the associated Cultivation Techniques. As long as I can obtain it, I will definitely advance to quasi-Emperor within ten years with my talent. Martial Emperor would be within my reach.
A strong look of confidence shed in Mo Chens eyes, making her look very charming.
Xiao Chen did not argue. He smiled faintly and said, Thats right. At that time, perhaps I will need you to be my bodyguard. Hmmone year is too short. You will have to do it for ten years.
Mo Chens eyes lit up, and she replied gravely, Good. Its settled, then. When I be a quasi-Emperor, I will be your bodyguard for ten years.
Xiao Chen smiled and did not take this seriously. After making some small talk, he left.
Once he recovered his strength, he would be able to rival a quasi-Emperor. Why would he need Mo Chens protection?
After that, the seas were so vast. He might never return to the Cloud Sea Domain.
He was not likely to interact further with Mo Chen. The two were just brushing shoulders, leaving only memories.
Xiao Chen was the Azure Dragon King. He still had a long path to walk. The Cloud Sea Domain was destined to be just a small detour.
However, he did not know that for some people, just like him, the moment they said something, they would treat their words like gold, honoring them to the end.
Even if Mo Chen had to travel to the ends of the world, she woulde chasing after him. Even when her hair grew to her waist, she woulde to protect Xiao Chen for ten years.
[Note: When hair grows to the waist: This is a Chinese meme, which basically means to wait a long time.]
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Xiao Chen returned to his room and took out a Heavenly Origin Pill. After listening to Ao Jiao exin the things to pay note to, he did not hesitate to swallow it.
As the Medicinal Energy permeated his body, the origin of his Law Energy, which had shattered into countless pieces, slowly merged; the process went extremely smoothly.
Xiao Chen revealed an expression of joy. Then, taking his time, he silently circted the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation, directing the shattered bits of the Law Energys origin.
In the dark and chaotic area outside the dantian, a spot of light appeared. Then, the light gradually brightened. Soon, his entire body, from the inside out, started to release a brilliance.
Xiao Chens fine ck hair and even his clothes turned crystalline.
His delicate face seemed like that of an ancient deity walking out of a painting amid the brilliant light, looking extraordinarily handsome.
After about fifteen minutes, the moment Xiao Chen digested all the Medicinal Energy, his Law Energys originpletely reformed. Now, he was recovered from his fall, returning to Martial Sage.
Rings of purple Heavenly Sage Laws appeared behind him. However, there were only one hundred of them. His cultivation was only at Inferior Grade Martial Sage.
Nevertheless, his Heavenly Sage Laws were the circr ones that only grandmaster-level Martial Sages could have. As long as he swallowed ten Peak Spirit Veins, he couldpletely recover his cultivation, returning to the peak and even going higher.
After hesitating for a while, Xiao Chen decided not to recover his peak strength yet.
Peak great grandmaster-level Martial Sage, peak Rank 4 Sage Body, and five Dragon Forcesuch strength would definitely frighten Mu Qinghan, deterring Mu Qinghan from working with him. Xiao Chen might as well wait for a while. There was no need to rush this. After all, as long as he wanted, he could return to his peak in one step.
Just as he was about to stop cultivating, the hundred rings of purple Heavenly Sage Laws suddenly started to change gradually.
The Azure Dragon Yuanying in Xiao Chens dantian quickly swam around. The Heavenly Sage Laws behind Xiao Chen seemed to obey it, moving together with it.
A transformation started. Under entirely unexpected circumstances, his Heavenly Sage Laws began to change.
These Heavenly Sage Laws transformed into huge, fierce dragons,plete with a kings aura spreading strong might in all directions, born amid sparks of electricity.
Sess follows the right conditions. Is this what Elder Qin was referring to?
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At a certain area of the Shattered Cloud Sea, a small ship quietly floated on the water.
A white-haired old man wearing a conical bamboo hat sat on the bow of this ship, a ck cloak draped over him. He held a metal fishing pole, quietly fishing in the sea.
There was no wind or waves. The ship just bobbed up and down on the water, remaining in ce.
If the cultivators of the Cloud Sea Domain passed by, they would definitely recognize this old man. He was a famous loose cultivator in the Cloud Sea Domain, known as the Old Fish Devil, a peak great grandmaster-level Martial Sage.
Whoosh!
A piercing sonic boom resounded, and a pretty middle-ageddy walked over on the water from the distance. She wore a long red dress, looking like a blooming peony and exuding a floral fragrance.
Old Fish Devil, you did not even put any bait. Can you even catch a fish with your fishing pole? the pretty middle-ageddy asked as she approached. She looked very charming.
Thisdy did not show any fear when facing this infamous loose cultivator who killed without feeling anything.
This pretty middle-ageddy was also a loose cultivator. Her cultivation and infamy were no less than the Old Fish Devils.
In fact, this pretty middle-ageddy might even surpass the Old Fish Devil. Bizarrely, all the people she killed turned into red bones.
Madame Flower, I am not fishing. I am waiting for the fish to leap out on its own, the Old Fish Devil replied indifferently with a strangeugh.
Haha! This fish of yours is indeed big. Can you finish it on your own if it leaps out?
The pretty middle-ageddy addressed as Madame Flowerughed gently. The sound of it possessed an enticing charm.
The Old Fish Devil smiled and said, Arent our old friends all here already?
A mild wind blew, and the seawater rose and fell. Clouds moved in all directions. Three great grandmaster-level Martial Sages of different ages and auras quickly came over from the distance despite appearing to move slowly.
One of these three people was two meters tall with a wide waist and broad shoulders. The muscles on his body were like many small mounds, all looking very solid.
This person carried on his back a broadsword that looked like a nk and weighed several tons.
Known as the Iron Sword Maniac, this person practiced a ferocious and firm Sword Technique. When he burst forth with his full power, even ordinary quasi-Emperors would not dare to go head-on with him.
There was one youth with a head of silver hair. He exuded ferocious killing Qi but looked upright and graceful. However, his eyes were blood-red.
This person looked like a Fiend Beast walking upright.
In actual fact, that was kind of so. This silver-haired youth was from the Fiend Race of the sea. He was from the Silver Shark Race, a Silver Shark that had gained spirituality and taken human form.
In the Cloud Sea Domain, his infamy was worse than the Old Fish Devils. His killing methods were the cruelest.
The remaining one was an old man with a face full of wrinkles. He wore a hemp shirt and looked very calm. However, of the five, his cultivation was the highest.
This old man was a great grandmaster-level Martial Sage who had alreadye in contact with the huge chasm that a quasi-Emperor would see, only a step shy of starting to construct the bridge.
This old mans name was Gao Yangyu. Of the five great loose cultivators here, he was the leader.
[Note: This Gao Yangyu is different from the previous one, the City Lord of Wrestling City in the Sky Dome Realm; Xiao Chen already killed that Gao Yangyu.]
The five great loose cultivators of the Cloud Sea Domain normally remained in their respective territories. Unusually, they all gathered together today. If they did not have any ns, no one would believe it.
Gao Yangyu said, Old Fish Devil, in total, you have been to the treasure mountain five times already. Are you really confident that the treasure mountain will appear here this time?
Without even pulling back his fishing pole, the Old Fish Devil replied calmly, Not everyone is here yet. When everyone has gathered, I will tell you.
Right after the Old Fish Devil spoke, a horrifying wave suddenly appeared on the sea. The small ship bobbed up and down, tossed by the wavea very startling sight.
A young-looking man walked through the sshes of water amid the strong wind and huge wave.
This person even had a wound on this shoulder. Clearly, he had just been through a fierce battle. Although blood flowed, his expression did not change as if he did not feel anything.
In the instant the youth stepped through the wave, everything regained its calm.
It was like this youth was the king of the sea. Everywhere he went, no one dared to not submit. This was the will of kingship; by raising his hand, he could subdue those around him.
Xuanyuan Zhantian!
The gazes of the five all focused on this person. They had grave expressions on their faces as if they were confronting a strong rival.
The youth before the group was merely a grandmaster-level Martial Sage. However, he put strong pressure on these great grandmaster-level Martial Sages.
Even Gao Yangyu frowned slightly, revealing a cautious expression.
This youth had arrived in the Cloud Sea Domain four years ago. He had had some unknown fortuitous encounters and killed his way through the loose cultivators of the Cloud Sea Domain in a mere two years to where he was nowthe sixth great cultivator after the five before him.
Everyone is here. I can talk about it now. If there are no surprises, in another fifteen minutes, the treasure mountain will appear in the sea in front.
The group looked in the direction that the Old Fish Devil indicated. It seemed to be an extremely ordinary ce; nothing strange could be seen from it at the surface.
Xuanyuan Zhantian frowned and said, That ce does not look special at all. How do you know that the treasure mountain will appear there?
Smiling, the Old Fish Devil replied, The fish at the bottom of the sea told me. Whether you believe me or not is up to you, but after fifteen minutes, you will see the results.
The others were dubious. If they had not believed the Old Fish Devil at all, they would not havee to the Shattered Cloud Sea from so far away. Ultimately, this person was someone who had been to the treasure mountain five times.
The time slowly approached. Fifteen minutes was very fast; it could be counted in seconds. Everyones gaze focused on the area that the Old Fish Devil had pointed to.
Boom!
After everyone finished the countdown in their hearts, a sharp tip suddenly protruded from the sea. In the next instant, the sharp tip soared up into the clouds, bing a tall mountain shrouded by clouds.
Mist covered the tall mountain, appearing indistinct. The group could see a broken-down pce and sense the ancient aura of a Remnant. asionally, the light of treasures and seven-colored Spirit Herbs shed.
The six great loose cultivators of the Cloud Sea Domain all revealed joy in their eyes. The treasure mountain, it was indeed the treasure mountain. The Old Fish Devil was right.
Chapter 1035 - Chaos Begins
Chapter 1035: Chaos Begins
Damn! Im not seeing things, right? That seems like the treasure mountain.
Five kilometers away, arge ship was passing by the area. When the cultivators on the deck saw the rising mountain, they all eximed in shock.
The Old Fish Devil squinted. Suddenly, he jerked on his fishing pole. The fishing hook, attached to a line the same color as air, spun around and shot out.
Before the first person who spoke could understand what happened, the fishing line silently wrapped around his neck.
The Old Fish Devil revealed a cruel smile. Then, he flicked his wrist. Five kilometers away, that mans head flew off, and blood spurted out of his neck.
Quick, run! Its the Old Fish Devil, one of the great loose cultivators!
The cultivators on the ship all shouted in horror, their faces filled with terror.
The silver-haired youths lips curled up. He moved his hands and threw a palm strike. A huge, nimble Silver Shark leaped out of the water and swallowed up half the ship in one gulp.
The Silver Shark even swallowed up the cultivators who had not managed to flee in time. When the Silver Shark sank into the water, blood poured out, dyeing the sea red.
Bang!
The Iron Sword Maniac pulled out his broadsword and chopped down. A pure scarlet sword Qi surged out and crushed the remaining half of the ship into powder. Naturally, the people on that half were crushed into powder as well, all dying without a corpse.
Madame Flower smiled sweetly and blew out a pink gas. It looked like flower pollen as it flew on the wind.
The bodies of the cultivators that came in contact with the gas started rotting. Soon, no sign of life remained, leaving only red skeletons sinking into the sea.
Gao Yangyu pointed at the air. The cultivators who had taken flight felt a vast Law Energy spreading out. Space was restricted. Several corpses turned into dust and scattered with the wind.
Xuanyuan Zhantian did not make a move. He even gave a few cultivators a chance to live, letting them flee into the distance.
The silver-haired youth demanded coldly, Xuanyuan Zhantian, why did you not attack? If you did, those people would not have been able to flee. Then, the news of the treasure mountain would not spread out.
Xuanyuan Zhantian looked at the treasure mountain and replied calmly, There is no need. This sea route is not remote; at least ten ships pass by every day. Even if you kill them all, the news of the treasure mountain appearing will spread very quickly.
Seeing the atmosphere between the two turning sour, the Old Fish Devil smiled and said, Never mind, its fine. At least we hold the initiative. No one will be faster than us. We will definitely be able to collect all the ten-thousand-year-old Spirit Herbs.
Although there were many Secret Treasures in the treasure mountain, the only things that could attract these loose cultivators were the ten-thousand-year-old Spirit Herbs.
Of course, if these loose cultivators found out about the Ten Thousand Treasure Pavilion, they would not just set their sights on the Spirit Herbs.
A fervent look shed in Gao Yangyus eyes as he took the lead in flying towards the mist-covered treasure mountain. The others quickly followed behind, vanishing into the mist.
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Mu Qinghan told Xiao Chen the news of the treasure mountains early appearance after Xiao Chen had consumed the Heavenly Origin Pill and his Heavenly Sage Laws transformed.
Mu Qinghan looked straight at Xiao Chen and candidly expressed his intent. Young Master Wen, I do not like to beat about the bush. There are some matters that you probably guessed already. No one would do something for no reason.
I guess that you already have some spections about why I saved you. I will tell you the reason now. I, as well as the Heavenly Treasure Pavilions Chen Wenjun, know the location of the Fire Li Sects Ten Thousand Treasure Pavilion. If you are willing, we can travel together and share the treasures.
After that, Mu Qinghan exined the Ten Thousand Treasure Pavilions history in detail. Simply put, the Ten Thousand Treasure Pavilion was where the Fire Li Sect ced everything valuable.
Not only were there refined Secret Treasures, but there were also spoils of war, Cultivation Techniques, Martial Techniques, natural treasures, and all sorts of other treasures. As long as they reached a certain value, they would be ced in the Ten Thousand Treasure Pavilion.
Mu Qinghan observed Xiao Chens expression, but he did not find much surprise on it.
Indeed, Xiao Chen was not surprised. After all, two days ago, Mo Chen already mentioned that Mu Qinghan might have saved him because of the treasure mountain.
After thinking for a while, Xiao Chen smiled and said, For now, I cannot make this decision. You should ask Miss Mo. Currently, I am her bodyguard. I will go wherever she goes.
A depressed look shed in Mu Qinghans eyes. One more person would mean an extra person to split the treasures with. Consequently, he would obtain even less.
However, the rtionship that Xiao Chen imed to have with Mo Chen did not seem false. If he was not Mo Chens bodyguard, why would he kill people in a rage at the City Lords Residence?
However, Mo Chen was pretty strong as well. In a one-on-one battle, by relying on the power of her nine mes, she could defeat a Superior Grade Martial Sage.
Mu Qinghan quickly revised his n. He smiled and said, In that case, many thanks in advance, Brother Wen. I will go and discuss this with Miss Mo Chen. If Miss Mo Chen agrees, I hope that Brother Wen will not refuse.
Mu Qinghan had seen Xiao Chens strength for himself. Xiao Chen had fought eight Superior Grade Martial Sages alone, killing them effortlessly. This feat was something that several grandmaster-level Martial Sages could not have aplished with equal ease.
Wait up!
Just as Mu Qinghan was about to turn away, his expression changed. He looked at Xiao Chen and said, Brother Wens strength has recovered?
Earlier, he hade in a rush and had not discovered it. However, after paying some attention, he realized that Xiao Chens cultivation already reached Martial Sage.
Such a scene proved once again that Xiao Chen had not been lying. He had indeed gotten injured, resulting in his cultivation falling.
Now that Xiao Chens cultivation was restored to Martial Sage, his strength no doubt improved further. Moreover, Mu Qinghan felt that this was not Xiao Chens limit.
As Xiao Chens cultivation recovered, he might be able to reach grandmaster-level Martial Sage.
This thought further reinforced Mu Qinghans determination to bring Xiao Chen along. Even if Mo Chen was not willing to enter the treasure mountain, he had to think of a way to get Xiao Chen to do so.
Yes, I can be considered to have made a slight recovery, Xiao Chen confirmed with a faint smile.
Mu Qinghan smiled and said, In that case, congrattions, Brother Wen. I will take my leave first.
After Mu Qinghan said that, he left in a rush. Indeed, time waited for no man. His heart was currently focused entirely on the treasure mountain.
Xiao Chen entered deep thought. He indeed wanted to go to the Ten Thousand Treasure Pavilion, since fortuitous encounters were hard toe by. With this great opportunity before him, passing up on it would be such a pity.
However, he had to follow Mo Chens ns first. If the trip to the Ten Thousand Treasure Pavilion shed with her obtaining the Book of Heavenly Works, he could only give up on the former.
Mo Chen had given Xiao Chen the Sr True me and helped him refine the Heavenly Origin Pill. Furthermore, she would definitely give him the Multiflora Rose Pendant.
For both logical and sentimental reasons, she had to be his priority.
After a while, Mo Chen came to Xiao Chens room. Her expression appeared rather calm. I agreed to Mu Qinghans suggestion.
Xiao Chen raised his head and said, It seems like you knew this long ago.
Mo Chen smiled mysteriously. The Ten Thousand Treasure Pavilion existed in the treasure mountain for several thousand years, yet no one had found it. Have you ever wondered why information about it suddenly surfaced and, furthermore, with two opposing merchant associations?
You mean to say that someone leaked this on purpose? Xiao Chen arched an eyebrow. Then, he looked at her and asked, Could you be the one who leaked the news?
Smiling gently, she replied, Naturally, it was me. The Ten Thousand Treasure Pavilion has the ancientbat puppets refined by the Fire Li Sect. If no one sweeps away some of the obstacles in front, how can I enter to obtain the Book of Heavenly Works?
However, I really did not expect this lucky stroke, that the Nine Cauldron Merchant Association would find you. You have unknowingly helped us.
This matter was notplicated. It was just that before Mo Chen met Xiao Chen, she hadid some preparations of her own in advance. Xiao Chen immediately understood after thinking for a short while.
He smiled and said, Thats good. I am quite interested in the Ten Thousand Treasure Pavilion as well.
Mo Chen nodded and said, We do not have any conflict with Mu Qinghan, either. He does not know that the Book of Heavenly Works is among the treasures in there.
Someone ising. Lets go. Xiao Chens Spiritual Sense was sharp. He immediately stopped speaking about this topic and went out with Mo Chen.
The one who came was the manager. He led Xiao Chen and Mo Chen into the inner yard.
Another team was there, a pretty strong teamposed of five Superior Grade Martial Sages, two grandmaster-level Martial Sages, and one great grandmaster-level Martial Sage.
By having this team enter the treasure mountain, they could fool people about their true objective.
As for the other team, it would have very few people, only the manager, Mu Qinghan, Xiao Chen, and Mo Chen.
One team in the open and one team hidden. The team in the open would provide cover and support. The team that would enter the Ten Thousand Treasure Pavilion was Mu Qinghans. The fewer people, the better. This guaranteed that information would not leak out; that was the main objective.
The Ten Thousand Treasure Pavilion would probably do the same. As long as there was any leak in information, chaos andpetition would obviously ensue.
When the other team left, Mu Qinghan said, We will leave by a secret tunnel.
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In the Heavenly Treasure Pavilion, Chen Wenjun made simr arrangements, doing almost the same thing. After one team left openly, he led the two Cyclic Astral Pce disciples out of Shattered Cloud City through a secret tunnel.
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In the City Lords Residence of Shattered Cloud City, the other seven City Lords all looked at Wang Zhan anxiously.
Wang Zhan, who sat in the center, retrieved a note from a messenger birds leg. After he unrolled the note and read it, a sinister smile slowly appeared on his face.
Whats the situation, Brother Wang? Are there any strange movements on the Nine Cauldron Merchant Associations or Heavenly Treasure Pavilions sides?
Wang Zhan put away the note, still smiling. Like before, they sent out their strongest cultivators. However, Wen Ziran was not seen in the group from the Nine Cauldron Merchant Association.
That cant be. Does that mean we were wrong?
Its over. This means that Wen Ziran probably already fled far away and is no longer in the Cloud Sea Domain.
Wang Zhan slowly said, I still have not finished. There is no need to be in such a rush. While there were no strange movements in the open, both merchant associations sent out another team in secret. Wen Ziran was seen in the Nine Cauldron Merchant Associations group.
As for the Heavenly Treasure Pavilions group, there are two elite disciples of the strongest Astral Pce of the Cyclic Astral Pce, the Sun Pce.
After Wang Zhan said that, the other City Lords all immediately revealed expressions of joy. They had not waited in vain. There was indeed some significant movement.
Wang Zhan said coldly, If not for me paying special attention to the business of the city for many years, they might have tricked me this time.
Send out our people as well and just follow them from afar. We will let them fight as the vanguard first. After that, we will personally make a move and take everything, benefiting from all their efforts.
The treasure mountain appeared only once every hundred years. It could draw all the cultivatorsfrom ns, sects, and loose cultivatorsof the Cloud Sea Domain to make a move.
Chapter 1036 - Six Great Loose Cultivators
Chapter 1036: Six Great Loose Cultivators
When Xiao Chens group arrived at the treasure mountain, thousands of cultivators crowded the surrounding area. Even more had entered the treasure mountain already.
Xiao Chen looked at the treasure mountain. Close to ten kilometers of it stuck out of the water.
However, this was just the tip of the iceberg for the treasure mountain. The part of the treasure mountain underwater was evenrger and vaster, its main body stretching all the way to the legendary heart of the ocean. That ce was even more mysterious and tempting.
However, even Martial Emperors did not dare to enter that ce casually, as it reached the heart of the sea at its deepest. Even Sovereign Martial Emperors needed to be careful.
Most cultivators would explore only the area of the treasure mountain above the water.
Even though everyone knew that no one normally went to the depths of the ocean, where the Remnants were perfect andplete and would yield a much greater harvest, no one took the risk.
This was because those people who had risked going were all dead.
The crowd surged with all sorts of lights shing. The manager said, There really is an extraordinary number of people. If we were to try our luck and searched for Spirit Herbs outside, we would not be able to get much.
Needless to say, aside from the six great loose cultivators of the Cloud Sea Domain that had rushed over first, simply too many people hade right after. All the good things would have been taken already.
For example, an herb field. If one person monopolized it, that person would receive a startling amount of benefits. However, if ten thousand peoplepeted for it and ended up splitting it equally, its value would be significantly diminished.
Mu Qinghan smiled and said, That is why I was never interested in the treasure mountain. If not for the coincidental opportunity, gaining news of the Ten Thousand Treasure Pavilion, I would not havee and joined in the liveliness.
Coincidental opportunity?
Xiao Chen silentlyughed in his heart. What would Mu Qinghan feel if he knew that this so-called coincidental opportunity was merely something Mo Chen arranged?
However, even if Mu Qinghan knew, it was not a problem. The two had different targets and would not sh. At most, there would just be some unhappiness.
Mu Qinghan turned to say to Xiao Chen, Brother Wen, this time, our opponent, the people from the Heavenly Treasure Pavilion, invited two people from the Cyclic Astral Pce.
If my guess is not wrong, they should be elite disciples from the Cyclic Astral Pces top pce, the Sun Pce. At that time, we will rely on you. If we should show ourselves to be too weak, the other party would definitely not mind chasing us out.
Xiao Chen said, What if they show themselves to be too weak?
Mu Qinghan shook his head and said, The possibility of that was not high. If it was just one Sun Pce disciple, I might be tempted. However, there are two. I hope that they will be able to consider the big picture. If both sides end up in a life-and-death struggle, it would not be good for anyone.
Clearly, Mu Qinghan still has some doubts about Xiao Chens strength. After all, Xiao Chens cultivation just reached Inferior Grade Martial Sage.
As for the elite disciples of the Cyclic Astral Pce, they were all talented individuals capable of fighting above their cultivation level. As grandmaster-level Martial Sages, they could take on great grandmaster-level Martial Sages.
In Mu Qinghans eyes, as the personal disciple of the Saber Sovereign Wu Xiaotian, Xiao Chen would have a sixty percent chance of defeating two Sun Pce elite disciples if he was not injured.
However, Xiao Chen was currently injured and had not recovered his strength. His chances of victory should only be even.
This level would be more than enough to be a threat to the other party, deterring them from entertaining any malicious thoughts. However, it would still be far from suppressing the other side.
In reality, Mu Qinghans guess was fairly urate. However, Xiao Chen was not Wen Ziran; his background was even greater than Wen Zirans.
Xiao Chen smiled and did not argue.
Lets go!
Mu Qinghan led the way through the thick fog. Then, they gently floated over andnded on the treasure mountain.
They kept away from the crowd, taking a small deste path.
Holes dotted the narrow mountain path where Spirit Herbs had been pulled up by the roots with nothing left behind.
All sorts of Fire Li Sect Remnants and pces were visible on both sides, sprawling over the mountain. As the group walked, they could distinctly feel the heavy sense of history that time brought.
Clearly, Mu Qinghan intentionally avoided the crowd, not going to the popr herb fields or the rtivelyplete pces.
However, things did not always go the way one wanted. Along the way, the four met a silver-haired youth with a fiendish aura.
The silver-haired youth looked extremely rxed. He seemed to have arrived before everyone and had indeed gained a great harvest.
Now, this silver-haired youth was currently casually wandering around, seeing if he would get lucky and find some Spirit Herbs or hidden passageways.
Hey, isnt this the Nine Cauldron Merchant Associations Young Master? The silver-haired youths eyes immediately lit up when he saw Mu Qinghan.
He swept his gaze through the four. Seeing no one strong, he revealed a malicious expression.
Mu Qinghan frowned slightly. He had not expected to meet with this silver-haired youth, the Silver Shark Swordsman, who was one of the Cloud Sea Domains six great loose cultivators.
Go farther away. Ill pretend that I did not see you, Mu Qinghan said coldly.
Mu Qinghan did not speak politely to loose cultivators. The more polite he was, the more it said that he did not have any trump cards. That would only incite the loose cultivators to be even more fearless.
The Silver Shark Swordsmans gaze swept through the four, and what he saw gave him confidence. Mu Qinghan and the manager were just grandmaster-level Martial Sages.
The veiled girl was only a Medial Grade Martial Sage, and the remaining youth was even more ordinary, an Inferior Grade Martial Sage.
The two grandmaster-level Martial Sages are somewhat problematic. However, if I finish off these two shrimps first and no one interferes, I will be able to deal with the two grandmaster-level Martial Sages quietly within one hundred moves without causing any problems.
As the silver-hair youth thought to himself, he showed a smile and said, Well said. Since Young Master Mu asked, I will leave.
Mu Qinghan released his bated breath. This kind of loose cultivator did not fear anything, even daring to challenge the City Lords Residence. If not for them having more people on their side, preventing this loose cultivator from being able to finish them off quickly, the loose cultivator would not have stepped back readily.
Hu chi!
However, in the time it took for a spark to fly, without any warning, a wind blew and clouds surged. The silver-haired youth spun around and attacked at lightning speed. As he flew over, he transformed into arge Silver Shark and opened his jaws wide, charging at Xiao Chen, who had the lowest cultivation.
The silver-haired youth was incredibly fast. It would be hard to anticipate that he would attack in the next moment, before his smile even faded.
Xiao Chens lips curled up. This method might be effective on inexperienced cultivators who had just left their sects. However, it was useless on him.
Since the silver-haired youths arrival, Xiao Chen had not let down his guard at all.
Do you think that I am a pushover that you can bully any time?
Kun Peng Fist, hating the sky when it spreads its wings!
A colossal shadow suddenly appeared, covering the sky. Xiao Chen gave off a kings aura from his body and a sense of hating the sky for being too low.
In the instant the Kun Peng spread its wings, Xiao Chen soared into the air with his arms wide. A strong wind blew everywhere, scattering the clouds.
Instead of retreating, Xiao Chen stepped forward. Despite attackingter, his attack arrived first. He suppressed his opponent with his aura and punched.
Bang!
Fist and palm met. Cracks bloomed on the ground. Rocks flew everywhere. The entire mountain trembled.
The silver-haired youthnded unstably and took ten steps back. Blood leaked out of a corner of his lipsthe result of underestimating his enemy.
Xiao Chen somersaulted three times andnded firmly. The instant his feet touched the ground, the shaking mountain steadied.
Haha! That was just a joke. Little friend, you are pretty strong; your Vital Qi is startling. Ill take my leave first. The silver-haired youth had suffered a disadvantage. He had not expected Xiao Chen to be a hidden expert, so he backed off, thinking of leaving.
However, this silver-haired youth was crafty and meticulous in thought. Despite suffering from this disadvantage, he immediately calmed himself and stopped attacking, trying to make other ns.
Xiao Chen watched coldly as this person left, not saying much.
Young Master Wen, unexpectedly, your Fist Technique is close to being a Profound Martial Technique. It even managed to repulse the Silver Shark Swordsman.
Upon seeing Xiao Chen force back the silver-haired youth with one punch, Mu Qinghan was both startled and happy. That silver-haired youth was one of the infamous six great loose cultivators of the Cloud Sea Domain. Mu Qinghan felt like he had found a treasure.
Xiao Chens gaze remained calm, and he shook his head. That person only underestimated me and was not severely injured.
Haha! No matter what, I am now even more confident about the trip to the Ten Thousand Treasure Pavilion, Mu Qinghanughed, his face filled with joy.
As the group continued forward, Xiao Chen kept an eye out, extending his Spiritual Sense.
Indeed, that silver-haired youth had not left. Amunication talisman appeared on his hand like he was summoning people.
Xiao Chen withdrew his Spiritual Sense. It looked like the Nine Cauldron Merchant Association and the Heavenly Treasure Pavilion would not be able to split the Ten Thousand Treasure Pavilion among themselves.
After some thought, he told Mu Qinghan everything he saw.
After all, Xiao Chen was grateful to Mu Qinghan. If they continued with their original ns, then when the Silver Shark Swordsman summoned people, not only would they not obtain the treasures, but they might also end up losing their lives.
When Mu Qinghan heard this, his expression changed drastically, bing rmed. He asked, Brother Wen, are you sure about that?
Knowing that the other party would be suspicious, Xiao Chen replied calmly, I guarantee that it is true. There is no benefit in lying to you about it. Im sure you know that.
Damn it! That Silver Shark Swordsman must be summoning the other five great loose cultivators. He must think that we still have the experts of my Nine Cauldron Merchant Association, so he would not be a match for us by himself, Mu Qinghan said hatefully, looking extremely depressed.
Mu Qinghan could only me himself for being too unlucky. Of all the people to meet, he met the Silver Shark Swordsman, one of the Cloud Sea Domains six great loose cultivators. If it was someone else, he could kill them in order to prevent any leakage of information; it would not be as problematic as this.
What should we do? If we continue onwards, we will expose the location of the Ten Thousand Treasure Pavilion. Then, the six great loose cultivators will get everything, and we will end up with nothing.
For a moment, Mu Qinghan could not think of any ideas. The expression on his face turned anxious.
Mo Chen suggested softly, How about this: spread out information about the Ten Thousand Treasure Pavilion. That will cause all the thousands of cultivators on the treasure mountain to rush over there. Young Master Mu can then call the other team over. With a great grandmaster-level Martial Sage around, you should be able to gain some benefits.
Amid the chaos, the threat of the six great loose cultivators will be much lower. Furthermore, these loose cultivators are unruly and fear nothing; they wont submit to anyone. When they see a treasure that interests them, they will surely fight each other, crumbling apart. You will definitely stand a chance.
How can we do that? For the sake of obtaining the information about the Ten Thousand Treasure Pavilions entrance, we put in a lot of effort. How can we just give it away to others for nothing?
The moment Mo Chen made her suggestion, the manager immediately rejected it.
Chapter 1037 - Strong Sun Palace Disciples
Chapter 1037: Strong Sun Pce Disciples
Mo Chen smiled and said, That is just my suggestion. Whether you agree or not, naturally, the decision is Young Master Mus.
Mu Qinghan muttered to himself for a while. Then, determination shed in his eyes. We will do that. Manager, go and summon Elder Lius team over. After that, spread the news of the Ten Thousand Treasure Pavilion. No matter what, we cannot let these loose cultivators, these bastards, benefit like that.
Indeed, Mo Chen was right. If they followed the original n, the ones to benefit in the end would be the loose cultivators.
However, the four did not know that the eight quasi-Emperors in Shattered Cloud City had already quietly made a move, a situation that no one expected at all. Quasi-Emperors were actually interested in an insignificant treasure mountain. Furthermore, there were eight of them.
After fifteen minutes, a piece of shocking news spread throughout the treasure mountain.
Did you know? The Ten Thousand Treasure Pavilions location has been discovered. It is by the Sage Cliff. The Nine Cauldron Merchant Association said so.
Is that true?
No doubt about it. I heard that the six great loose cultivators are all headed there. It is definitely true.
Whether it is true or not, you will know when you take a look. The Sage Cliff is not very far away. If it is true, there will be a lot of benefits.
Word of the Ten Thousand Treasure Pavilion being near the Sage Wall spread like it grew wings. With someone deliberately disseminating the news, one passed it to ten, and ten to a hundred. Pretty soon, the entire treasure mountain heard of it. Cultivators of different realms all rushed to the Sage Cliff.
The Sage Cliff was a cliff at the huge treasure mountain that had images of the Fire Li Sects Sect Masters and divine refiners carved on it.
Grass did not grow at this ce, nor were there any pces whatsoever. Normally, very few cultivators came here because there were no Spirit Herbs or Secret Treasures.
However, no one had expected that the entrance to the Ten Thousand Treasure Pavilion was behind the Sage Cliff that everyone ignored.
When the countless cultivators arrived, they found that a dark hole had already appeared in the cliff. Hence, they all rushed in with excited expressions.
Not far away, Chen Wenjuns group revealed extremely sullen expressions. They had not expected the Nine Cauldron Merchant Associations people to leak the location of the Ten Thousand Treasure Pavilions entrance.
Senior Brother Lu, Senior Brother Feng, Im sorry. I did not anticipate such a result, Chen Wenjun said to the two elite Sun Pce disciples in a low voice.
The two Sun Pce elite disciples, named Lu Shaoyou and Feng Ziying, ranked among the top ten of the Sun Pces younger-generation disciples.
Lu Shaoyou wore the goldenbat robes of the Sun Pce, which had the grand scene of the golden crow pulling the sun embroidered on them. He waved his hand and smiled. Thats not a problem as long as the location of the Ten Thousand Treasure Pavilion is true. As for these trash before us, I will kill however many thates.
Chen Wenjun said carefully, However, I heard that the six great loose cultivators are preparing to enter as well. At that time
Feng Ziying asked unhappily, Junior Brother Chen, do you not believe in our strength? You are wee to go with the cultivators from your merchant association. You dont have toe with us.
Chen Wenjun smiled and replied, How can that be? Senior Brothers are both outstanding talents who can fight above their cultivation. How can I be looking down on you?
Lu Shaoyou was in a good mood. He waved his hand and smiled. Never mind. Junior Brother Feng, Junior Brother Chen is an outer sect disciple of the Cyclic Astral Pce. By finding the entrance to the Ten Thousand Treasure Pavilion, he made a great contribution. If we can get a few pieces of true treasures, we will be able to shine in the Four Seas Hero Gathering.
At the mention of the Four Seas Hero Gathering, Feng Ziying revealed a hopeful expression and said with heroic fervor, Lets go. In this lousy Cloud Sea Domain, as long as a quasi-Emperor does not appear, no one can block the two of us.
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On another side, this change in the situation caught the instigator of this matter, the Silver Shark Swordsman, off guard.
The Old Fish Devil looked at the crowding from all directions and smiled. Silver Shark Swordsman, your secret information does not seem very secret at all. Now, the entire treasure mountain knows.
The Iron Sword Maniac said, I will head in first.
He took a big step forward and turned into a ming meteor, flying towards the Sage Cliff.
Madame Flowerughed charmingly, Haha! Thisdy will make a move first too. Silver Shark Swordsman, it looks like we really have to thank you for this.
Xuanyuan Zhantian did not say anything, only ncing at the Silver Shark Swordsman. Then, he withdrew his aura and silently headed for the Sage Cliff.
The Old Fish Devil chuckled and said, This old man will be taking my leave as well. Silver Shark Swordsman, it looks like the people of the Nine Cauldron Merchant Association would not have leaked the location of the Ten Thousand Treasure Pavilion if not for you. You did a great thing.
Soon, only Gao Yangyu and the silver-haired youth remained. Gao Yangyuughed softly and suggested, Silver Shark Swordsman, how about we travel together?
A corner of the Silver Shark Swordmans lips twitched. He smiled and replied, I think Id better go alone.
What a joke! This Gao Yangyu is essentially just a step away from quasi-Emperor. When we charged into the treasure mountain, half of the ten-thousand-year-old Spirit Herbs ended up in his hands.
If he consumes the ten-thousand-year-old Spirit Herbs that nourish Law Energy, he will probably break through to quasi-Emperor.
The silver-haired youth was willing to travel with anyone but this Gao Yangyu. Otherwise, he might not get anything.
Gao Yangyu looked at the distant Sage Cliff, and his expression changed. He muttered, Ordinary King Grade Secret Treasures are not of much use to me. In the Ten Thousand Treasure Pavilion, only Profound Cultivation Techniques are suitable for me.
As for the Book of Heavenly Works and the legendary Divine Weapon Emperor Yi Shooting Sun Bow, getting those is a little unrealistic. Right, in that case, I will set my sights on Profound Martial Techniques. I will kill anyone who tries topete with me!
Gao Yangyus tone was very cold, but it contained an unparalleled tyranny and confidence in killing whoever got in his wayas if all the Profound Martial Techniques in the Ten Thousand Treasure Pavilion already belonged to him.
He raised his leg and casually stepped forward, vanishing from where he had stood.
No one noticed that in the instant Gao Yangyu raised his foot, the clouds and wind had stirred for no apparent reason, causing a drastic change in the weather. As he raised his hand and leg, he could stir up wind and clouds.
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Young Master Wen, we shall part here for now. If it is fated, lets meet again in the future.
With the other team that Mu Qinghan summoned back, he now had a great grandmaster-level Martial Sage, a grandmaster-level Martial Sage, and several additional Superior Grade Martial Sagesa significant boost in strength.
The change in n diminished Xiao Chens value considerably. Naturally, Mu Qinghan would not be willing to continue traveling with him and offend eight quasi-Emperors.
After weighing the potential gains and losses, Mu Qinghan made his decision.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly and performed a cupped-fist salute. Lets meet again if it is fated.
Given Xiao Chens meticulous mind, he naturally guessed what Mu Qinghan was thinking. However, this was good as well. This decision suited his purposes. After all, he already knew where the entrance to the Ten Thousand Treasure Pavilion was. If not for his gratitude to Mu Qinghan, he would not have traveled with him.
Mo Chenmented softly, This Young Master Mu is really decisive. Once the n changed, he instantly made the situation even more chaotic. When he felt that he would be at a disadvantage, he immediately abandoned the initial cooperation without hesitating at all.
Xiao Chen said indifferently, He did the right thing. After all, he is a businessman; he needs to consider profit and loss. However, some things cannot be measured in terms of business value. When evaluating sess and failure, sometimes, one will gain the most only after suffering some disadvantage.
Mo Chen entered deep thought, thinking about what Xiao Chen said. After a while, she said, Come, lets go in as well.
With her leading the way, the two entered the Sage Cliff.
The cave in the Sage Cliff was a straight tunnel. Stones embedded in the ceiling gave off only a weak light, which made the entire tunnel rather dark.
By the time Xiao Chen and Mo Chen entered, most of the cultivators had already rushed in. Only a few stragglersin groups of two or threewere still walking ahead excitedly.
Mo Chens attire had changed somewhat; Xiao Chens clothes were even more ordinary. At this moment, no one would pay any particr attention to the two.
Soon, they reached the end of the tunnel, and big bronze doors appeared before them.
Dragons and phoenixes chasing each other were carved on the doors, indicating the Dao of Yinyang. The art seemed to contain the line of thought for some of the Fire Li Sects refining methods.
Xiao Chen revealed a reminiscent expression. These doors looked very familiar, simr to the Fire Li Sect branch Remnant in the underground forest of the Sky Dome Realm.
All sorts of scenes came to mind, like they just happened yesterday. The memories were still fresh, but those outstanding talents were no longer around. Only he remained walking alone.
How is Elder Sister Ruyue doing at the Heavenly Saber Pavilions Qingyun Peak in the Sky Dome Realm?
Xiao Chen once considered himself a cold-blooded person, able to suppress his emotions into the depths of his heart, leaving them ignored in a corner and forgetting them after some time. However, in reality, when he saw familiar items, several memories resurfaced in his mind without his volition.
Seeing Xiao Chen recalling the past and appearing distracted, Ao Jiao, who was in the Immortal Spirit Ring, reminded him, Trashy Master, dont think too much.
Ao Jiao will always be around.
Xiao Chen smiled to himself and thought, Little Ao Jiao, thank you. Then, he turned his head to look at Mo Chen beside him, wondering if he would get to see this girl again in the future.
Mo Chen was quite alert. She noticed that something seemed wrong with Xiao Chen. She asked out of concern, Whats with you? Youve been to a Fire Li Sect branch before, so this stirred up old memories?
Xiao Chen was startled. Were his expressions that obvious?
Haha! I guessed correctly. The Fire Li Sects branches are found throughout the world. This is said to have been the main one. However, I do not know if that is true or not.
There is such a thing? Xiao Chen asked. Then, what about the news of the Book of Heavenly Works?
Dont worry, that one is definitely real. The ancestors of my Mo n were once the masters of the many small sea domains between the Southern Sea and the Northern Sea. The Cloud Sea Domain was just one of them. This information came from my ancestors, so it is guaranteed to be correct, Mo Chen assured him with extreme confidence.
Suddenly, Xiao Chen recalled that when he was at the Sky Dome Realms Fire Li Sect branch, he had obtained a mysterious sword handle.
With how tense and urgent the situation was back then, he had not checked it out after getting it. Now that he came to a Fire Li Sect Remnant, he remembered it.
After spending some effort rummaging through his somewhat messy Universe Ring, he found the sword handle. He squeezed it with some strength, and the handle broke, revealing a dazzling phoenix-shaped jade pendant that looked like a me was burning it.
However, when Xiao Chen held the jade pendant in his hand, it felt cold, which was extremely strange.
Hey, that is a secret key. Why do you have one? Mo Chen recognized this item with one nce. At the same time, she also took out a phoenix-shaped jade pendant.
Although the jade pendants were both phoenix shaped, they had very different positions and designs, a marked difference.
Chapter 1038 - Followed by Vile People
Chapter 1038: Followed by Vile People
Xiao Chen asked out of curiosity, What is this?
Mo Chen exined, My ancestor passed down this jade pendant. Whether we can obtain the Book of Heavenly Works or not will depend on it. Yours should also be a key to a secret chamber. However, if you cannot find the location of the corresponding chamber, your key would be useless.
Upon hearing this, Xiao Chen lost interest. He carefully put his phoenix-shaped jade pendant away and said, Lets go. We should quickly find the Book of Heavenly Works before something happens.
Mo Chen nodded and pushed. The big closed doors opened once again, and the two formally stepped into the Ten Thousand Treasure Pavilion.
The instant the doors opened, an odious bloody stench assaulted their noses. Boxes on the shelves and stone pedestals ally open.
Fresh corpses cluttered the ground; the blood had not even dried yet.
Aside from those killed by cultivators, these were mostly the results of the restrictions on the treasures. Every box in here, every treasure, all had restrictions and ancient traps. They should not be touched casually.
The architecture of the Ten Thousand Treasure Pavilion was extremelyplicated. Passages wound everywhere. How to ess the second floor was not even clear.
Mo Chen took out a rough sketch and nced at it. Then, she advanced unhurriedly. Along the way, she walked past stone rooms and treasures on shelves. However, she did not even peep at those items.
Soon, the two arrived at the tunnel to the second floor. There was a thin barrier there, blocking several cultivators and frustrating them.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Two Inferior Grade Martial Sages attacked the barrier, but it did not budge at all. Instead, the attacks rebounded on the two, causing them to vomit blood. The final strike actually even killed them.
The other cultivators, who were preparing to try breaking the barrier, were so frightened that theirplexions turned pale, no longer daring to make a move. All of them just hoped that when an expert broke the barrier, they would be able to cross as well.
Xiao Chen was startled. The force of the rebound was not half that of the original attack but double or even triple.
Of course, there had to be an upper limit. An infinite increase would be impossible. Once a strike crossed that point, the barrier would break easily.
This ce was filled with cultivators. Not wanting to attract any attention, Xiao Chen took Mo Chen into his arms and did not let her struggle. Then, he pushed off the floor and soared into the air, turning his body into a saber.
Buzz!
A resplendent saber light shed on Xiao Chens body, making him as bright as the sun and dazzling the eyes on the ground. The cultivators only heard the hum of a saber. When they opened their eyes again, the crack in the barrier was already slowly healing.
Damn! Where did that experte from?!
In the time it took for a spark to fly, someone instantly prated the barrier. All the cultivators waiting here eximed in surprise.
Several people cursed in their hearts as well. Since those people were going in, they should have brought in a few more people.
Scram!
Just at this moment, a rough shout resounded. Two overbearing auras shot over. Cultivators got flung into the walls. Many of these peoples bodies became mangled, and they died on the spot.
The crowd turned their heads and saw two lights as resplendent as the sun illuminating the passageway as bright as day.
Theyre the disciples of the Cyclic Astral Pces Sun Pce! Run!
The survivors were greatly startled. The Cyclic Astral Pce was considered a big shot within the entire Heavenly Starry Ocean. Furthermore, faced with elite Sun Pce disciples, how could they dare to remain?
Indeed, they are all trash. We did not even make a move, and the might of our Sr Astral Banners already smashed them to death, Lu Shaoyou and Feng Ziying said indifferently as they looked at the mangled corpses and each retrieved a Sr Astral Banner overhead into their palms.
Chen Wunjun and a great grandmaster-level Martial Sage of the Heavenly Treasure Pavilion could not help but twitch a corner of their lips. The cultivators that were stopped on this floor were mostly Martial Monarchs.
How could these cultivators block that? The Sr Astral Banners of these two probably used at least several dozen tons of divine materials.
Lu Shaoyou toyed with a piece of mysterious ck metal in his hand. A faint smile appeared on his face.
Feng Ziying smiled and said, Senior Brother, your luck is pretty good. You managed to find an ancient Steel Heart. Even if you melt it down, you should be able to obtain ten tons of divine materials.
Lu Shaoyou said without a care, This Steel Heart is a coreponent of the Fire Li Sectsbat puppets. If we can peer into its mysteries and learn the Martial Techniques of thesebat puppets, it would be much more valuable than ten tons of divine materials.
His expression suddenly turned depressed as he added, Unfortunately, even the few divine refiners cannotprehend its mysteries. Without the Book of Heavenly Works, it would be impossible.
Chen Wenjun whispered, Senior Brothers, that saber light from earlier looked like it was from Wen Ziran. The person with him should be Mo Chen.
Feng Ziying sighed. Whats wrong? You have a grudge against him?
This Wen Ziran humiliated a subordinate n of mine. That Mo Chen also grasps a unique refining method, so Ive been wanting to annex her n.
Lu Shaoyous eyes lit up. Then, he said sullenly, This Mo Chen is pretty famous. Unfortunately, she is disfigured.
Feng Ziying suggested casually, Lets give chase and take a look. After all, with how big this ce is, we will not be able to finish exploring it quickly. We might as well find something to do.
When Chen Wenjun heard that, he rejoiced. He said with a smile, Many thanks, Senior Brothers. I will go and tear the barrier open.
Feng Ziyings lips curled up as he said, It is just a small barrier. There is no need to go over there. Watch this.
With a flip of his hand, a Sr Astral Banner appeared in Feng Ziyings grasp. Then, he unfurled the banner, and a me shot out. After that, the entire barrier burned up.
Disdain shed in the twos eyes as they directly flew across the barrier.
Chen Wenjun recovered his wits and quickly followed, incredibly shocked at the strength of the Sun Pces disciples.
The Ten Thousand Treasure Pavilion had a total of five floors. With each floor, the might of the barrier doubled. Even with Xiao Chens strength, crossing the barrier eventually took him some effort.
Towards thetter floors, Chen Wenjuns group also required Lu Shaoyou and Feng Ziying to work together to break the barrier, in contrast to how easily they managed to break the first barrier.
The Ten Thousand Treasure Pavilions fifth floor had many peak experts searching for treasures. Xiao Chen and Mo Chen traveled very carefully with Mo Chen picking the direction very confidently.
In this ce, even though Xiao Chen extended his Spiritual Sense to the limit, he did not discover the people of the Heavenly Treasure Pavilion tailing him.
In the fifth floor, every stone room contained a high-quality King Grade Secret Treasure, an Ancient Era Divine Weapon, natural treasures, or ancient divine materials.
Of course, obtaining these items was not easy. The stone rooms had powerful restrictions and traps. Without due caution when seeking treasures, one might end up dying.
Miserable shrieks had rung out incessantly in the fifth floor of the Ten Thousand Treasure Pavilion ever since Xiao Chen and Mo Chen arrived.
The initially indifferent Lu Shaoyou and Feng Ziying, who were following behind, now turned grave.
The Heavenly Treasure Pavilions group noticed that from the start until now, Xiao Chen and Mo Chen did not even nce at the various stone rooms and Secret Treasures around them. Even a fool would realize that something was up.
Excitement shed in Feng Ziyings eyes. He muttered, Interesting. A casual thing to kill time resulted in us hooking a big fish.
Chen Wenjunughed softly and said, Five thousand years ago, the Mo n was the master of this region. The treasure those two are seeking is definitely not simple. It is either the legendary Emperor Yi Shooting Sun Bow or the even more mysterious Book of Heavenly Works!
The Emperor Yi Shooting Sun Bow is still the fifth-ranked Divine Weapon. Is it really in the Fire Li Sect headquarters? Shock shed across Lu Shaoyous face.
He did not consider the Book of Heavenly Works being in the Fire Li Sect headquarters strange. In fact, its presence was inevitable since this divine canon was the sects foundation.
However, he had never heard that the Emperor Yi Shooting Sun Bow was on this treasure mountain. That was a Divine Weapon that was lost several tens of thousands of years ago.
If not for the Emperor Yi Shooting Sun Bows name remaining on the Divine Weapon Ranking, most people would have thought that this Divine Weapon had already broken and disappeared.
Chen Wenjun smiled somewhat embarrassedly. It is just a rumor that came about because someone once saw an arrow shoot out, directly killing a Golden Crows descendant that was flying over, when the treasure mountain appeared in the past.
That Golden Crows descendant was a Crow Dragon Eagle, a Spirit Beast equal to a quasi-Emperor. However, this arrow shot it dead. Thus, the rumor spread within the entire Cloud Sea Domain. As for whether it is true or not, no one can verify it.
Feng Ziying said in disbelief, The rumor sounds somewhat fake. However, this Mo Chen has moved very cautiously along the way. Shes already rounded back for the third time. Even if their objective is not the Emperor Yi Shooting Sun Bow or the Book of Heavenly Works, it is surely a valuable treasure!
Lu Shaoyou nodded, a fervent look shing in his eyes. It looks like it was worthing here. With such a valuable treasure, the two of us will definitely shine at the Four Seas Hero Gathering. By then, we will crush the other outstanding talents of the Sun Pce.
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On the fifth floor of the Ten Thousand Treasure Pavilion, there were joyful cries and miserable shrieks. There were also people who were extremely depressed despite finding treasures.
The Silver Shark Swordsman carefully broke a restriction in a stone room and obtained King Grade Battle Armor containing eighty-nine formations. He was extremely joyful.
With this Secret Treasure, my defense will double. The silver-haired youth then muttered to himself, The restrictions of this ce are rather strange. There are several that I could not break and a few that grew stronger ording to the strength of the person trying to break it. Id better spend some time refining this Secret Treasure first.
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Xuanyuan Zhantian vomited a mouthful of blood and looked at the shattered bits of abat puppet on the floor with some lingering fear. He said, Thisbat puppet is quite ridiculous. It is clearly only equal to a grandmaster-level Martial Sage, but it even knew Profound Martial Techniques. I nearly died here.
He looked at the treasure chest on a stone tform in front. Then, he took a step back and punched the air, shattering the treasure chest.
A poisonous gas quickly spread out. Xuanyuan Zhantian was already prepared for this. He sent out a palm wind and immediately dispersed the poisonous gas, entirely unaffected.
The poisonous gas scattered and revealed a pale-yellow secret manual as well as a pair of gloves. He waved a hand and pulled the secret manual over with a suction. It had a bloody Forbidden word on the cover.
Xuanyuan Zhantian carefully flipped through it and revealed an expression of joy. Although it is not a Profound Martial Technique or Profound Cultivation Technique, this forbidden art can instantly raise mybat prowess by ten times. It would be great if only it does not exhaust my lifespan.
This forbidden art was called the Life-and-Death Rotation. Once executed, it sought life among death, decreasing the lifespan of the cultivator by one year.
Even after advancing to quasi-Emperor and getting a lifespan of a thousand years, Xuanyuan Zhantian would not dare to execute it casually. He could only rx slightly after reaching Martial Emperor and extending his lifespan to two thousand years.
Compared to Xiao Chens Deities Descending, its shoring was significant.
However, the advantages of this were evident as well. Xiao Chens tenfoldbat prowess could only explode in an instant. The Life-and-Death Rotation wouldst for several breaths of time.
Chapter 1039 - Disappointment
Chapter 1039: Disappointment
Of the six great loose cultivators, the strongest, Gan Yangyu, was feeling extremely upset right now. He had barged into three stone rooms with Martial Techniques one after another. In the end, they had only Heaven Ranked Martial Techniques. He had not found a single Profound Martial Technique or Profound Cultivation Technique.
I know only one Profound Martial Technique at the moment. I must find another one. Otherwise, I will not be confident of dealing with any one of the eight City Lords.
Gao Yangyu revealed strong ambition in his eyes. From the sound of his words, it seemed like his chances in a fight with a quasi-Emperor City Lord were even.
Mu Qinghans group was rather lucky, having seeded in breaking three restrictions on the fifth floor and gaining three King Grade Secret Treasures.
However, the tragic thing was that most of his group died. Only he, the manager, and the great grandmaster-level Martial Sage remained.
The value of the three King Grade Secret Treasures was definitely not worth the lives of so many people. Mu Qinghan currently showed a sullen expression. He clenched his teeth as he prepared to continue breaking restrictions.
Otherwise, he would not make any profit on this trip to the treasure mountain. On the contrary, he would suffer losses. Given his character, he would not agree to that.
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After rounding back eight times, Xiao Chen and Mo Chen continued to make several more turns. They did not fear that this was problematic; this was to prevent people from following them.
These maneuvers forced Chen Wenjuns group to be extremely careful. If not for Lu Shaoyou reacting quickly, they would have exposed themselves a few times already.
Young Master Wen, is there a need to go to all this trouble? Mo Chen asked, feeling it was strange. Along the way, Xiao Chen seemed overly cautious.
Since the second floor, I felt that something seemed off. Xiao Chen looked around and said, Never mind, maybe I am being too paranoid. After rounding back a few times, I do not see anyone following. Come, lets go to the sixth floor of the Ten Thousand Treasure Pavilion you mentioned.
If Xiao Chen could still use his Spiritual Sense, he would not have had to go to all that trouble. Unfortunately, the walls of this Ten Thousand Treasure Pavilion contained special formations and restrictions.
The walls not only absorbed the energy of the aftershocks from battles but also restricted Spiritual Sense and Mental Energy.
The two traveled through the passageways, making several turns before they stopped at a dead end.
Xiao Chen stepped forward and knocked. The wall was solid; there was no hollow passageway behind it.
Mo Chen moved her fingers, and a red light flickered on them. Formation lines appeared at their sides.
This was a wondrous secret technique based on the Supreme Magic Skills for prediction of the Immortal Epoch. Of course, at this point, it was very much weakened and could not be called a Magic Skill.
Xiao Chen thought to himself, This Mo Chen is really talented, able to do many things.
Refining Medicinal Pills, refining Secret Treasures, brewing wine, designing wine cups, and now, an almost lost secret techniquethere was probably more too. Based on the talisman scripts of the formation, herprehension of this wondrous secret technique was clearly quite good and not just superficial.
As Mo Chen moved her hands, a clump of white light moved around all over the walls on both sides.
After a while, the light stopped moving. She pulled her hands back before sending out a palm wind that struck a certain brick.
Huang dang!
Suddenly, the wall in front opened, and a long passage appeared before the two. Mo Chen took the lead and entered first.
So that was how it was. The wall in front was indeed solid. However, finding the mechanism to open it required some kind of predictive skill.
Without this predictive skill, no matter how powerful a person or their technique was, they would not be able to find the secret passageway.
After the two traveled through the passageway, stairs appeared in front. By climbing the stairs, one would arrive at the mysterious sixth floor.
On that floor, a one-kilometer-wide stone room appeared before them. in and simple, life-sized, metallicbat puppets that radiated immense strength floated above the floor.
A quick count came to one hundredbat puppets grouped into ten separate teams in the stone room. A jade strip emitting a bright light floated above each team.
These jade strips all contain Profound Martial Techniques or Profound Cultivation Techniques. For each jade strip you touch, you will face the attacks of tenbat puppets. Mo Chen exined softly, Thebat puppets will set theirbat prowess to the challengers cultivation. The highest level is all the way to Martial Emperor.
Xiao Chen felt startled. The ancient Fire Li Sect was actually so strong, able to refine even Martial-Emperor-levelbat puppets.
Thesebat puppets could regte their strength. This ability should be for the sake of testing disciples, not letting those genius disciples obtain Profound Martial Techniques and Profound Cultivation Techniques so easily.
It would also prevent disciples with weaker talents from obtaining Profound Martial Techniques due to the great difficulties, creating a fairpetitive environment.
Xiao Chen felt excited. He was currently only an Inferior Grade Martial Sage. However, with hisbat prowess, he possessed more than enough strength to defeat great grandmaster-level Martial Sages.
In other words, if he took all ten jade strips, he would have to face one hundredbat puppets with the strength of only Inferior Grade Martial Sages.
Xiao Chen revealed an expression of joy, thinking to himself, I wonder if this is considered cheating?
That should not be. After all, it requires a bunch of coincidences for special circumstances like mine to ur. I am probably the only one since ancient times.
Young Master Wen, I shall go and retrieve the Book of Heavenly Works first. Your strength should be more than enough to obtain one or two jade strips. Mo Chen took out her ming phoenix pendant and headed for a stone tform in the middle of the stone room.
Xiao Chen nodded and spread his hand, pulling over all ten jade strips containing Profound Martial Techniques and Profound Cultivation Techniques.
Hua!
The statuelikebat puppets that showed no signs of life earlier all suddenly moved in an orderly manner. The dust on their bodies instantly exploded off with loud sounds.
This development stunned Mo Chen, who was at the side. Unexpectedly, Xiao Chen took the risk of collecting all ten jade strips in one go.
However, the shocking thing was yet toe. Xiao Chen immediately burst one of thesebat puppets, which had thebat prowess of a Martial Emperor at the maximum, with one punch.
Five dragon-shaped clumps of energy behind Xiao Chen surged, roaring together.
This punch contained twenty-five thousand tons of force,bined with the Dragon w Fist that burned his Vital Qi. When fighting, he was like the autumn wind scudding through the fallen leaves, cold and emotionless.
Xiao Chen asionally executed the Kun Peng Fist and hurtled through arge number of thebat puppets. A strong wind blew as Heavenly Dragons roared. The Kun Peng spread its wings, hating the sky for being too low, shaking up the heavens and sweeping through in all directions.
Mo Chen gaped slightly, her face filled with disbelief, forgetting what she was supposed to be doing.
When Xiao Chen had subdued all one hundredbat puppets, he waved his hand, and a suction pulled all the Steel Hearts into the Universe Ring. With this, Mo Chen recovered her wits.
She smiled bitterly. This person was truly iparable.
The tform in the middle had a stone pir with an indent. This indent happened to match the ming phoenix pendant in her hand.
Without giving it too much thought, Mo Chen set the jade pendant in the indent. In that instant, the stone pir lit up in fire. An ancient book that seemed to be made of bamboo leaves soared out of the mes.
The frontmost piece of bamboo leaf had ck words that looked very eye-catching against the me; they read Book of Heavenly Works.
Mo Chen looked joyfully at Xiao Chen and said somewhat excitedly, Young Master Wen, it really is the Book of Heavenly Works. I obtained it!
Xiao Chen smiled faintly, feeling happy for her. He could understand her current emotions. He said softly, Congrattions, Miss Mo. You got your wish.
She smiled warmly and said, Many thanks, Young Master Wen. If not for you, I would not have been able to clear several of thebat puppets and barriers. Mo Chen would not have been able to obtain the Book of Heavenly Works so easily.
While Mo Chen was feeling very happy, she also felt somewhat disappointed. Now that she had what she wanted, there was no more need for Xiao Chen to remain by her side.
Although she did not know Xiao Chens true identity, she knew that the insignificant Cloud Sea Domain could not contain this person.
A chance meeting at sea had resulted in Xiao Chens sudden appearance. Then, he killed people in a rage at the City Lords Residence. Even after seeing her appearance, he was willing to extend his cold hands and bring her a trace of warmth.
However However, he did not belong in the Cloud Sea Domain after all. He was not a part of this insignificant sky.
Xiao Chen felt a little emotional. In the end, he had to leave. There were not many people in this world he could call friends. This girl who could make him look at her in a new light was even rarer.
This Mo Chen was unusually good at the zither, chess, calligraphy, drawing, medicine, and many other skills, yet she had an extraordinarily stubborn personality.
The emotions of the two were somewhat strange; neither spoke at all. Then, Mo Chen showed a clearly bitter smile and said, After obtaining this Book of Heavenly Works, I will be able to be a quasi-Emperor in less than ten years. At that time, I will be your bodyguard and protect you for ten years.
Quasi-Emperor
As long as Xiao Chen was willing, he could immediately absorb ten Peak Spirit Veins and restore his cultivation to its peak. Together with the Sea Monarch Crown, he could rival a quasi-Emperor and would not need Mo Chens protection.
However, he would just take this as his white lie.
Xiao Chen smiled and said, Good, I will wait for you, wait for you to be a quasi-Emperor. When you knock on the doors to Martial Emperor, I will personally watch you take off the veil from your face.
Dong! Dong! Dong!
Urgent footsteps resounded. Chen Wenjun led the Sun Pces Lu Shaoyou and Feng Ziying, as well as the great grandmaster-level Martial Sage of the Heavenly Treasure Pavilion, and appeared in the Ten Thousand Treasure Pavilions sixth floor.
The Book of Heavenly Works!
The group of people saw the eye-catching words in the fierce mes and immediately became excited.
Lu Shaoyou smiled and said, Good. This is worth us running around and hiding, following Miss Mo Chen for such a long time. Many thanks, Miss Mo Chen. Without you, even a Martial Emperor would not find this Book of Heavenly Works.
You really put in a lot of effort. Clear out right now. I am in a good mood and can leave you a path to life.
Xiao Chen frowned slightly before smiling. So, you are disciples of the Astral Pces Sun Pce. No wonder after rounding back so many times, we did not discover you.
Feng Ziying smiled coldly and said, Its good that you know where wee from. Get out on the double. Dont think that after killing eight trash, you are some powerful demonic genius. You do not know how high the heavens are and how vast the earth is.
Xiao Chens smile lingered as he retorted, Is that so? I shall return the same words to you two. Dont think that because you are considered elite disciples of the Sun Pce, the sky is only that high and the earth is only that vast.
Youre asking to die!
Feng Ziyings killing Qi immediately erupted at this moment.
Chapter 1040 - Disaster with a Thought
Chapter 1040: Disaster with a Thought
A baleful wind swept out with the aura. Combined with a strong aura of kingship, it was like a raging aristocrat howling in the midst of thousands of kilometers of dry bones in the cold wind.
Among the thousands of stars, the Sr Star was the most tyrannical and the king of stars. The Sun Pces disciples were like the Sr Star, tyrannical and filled with the aura of kingship.
For the sake of nurturing the tyrannical aura of the Sun Pces disciples, to cultivate the Sun Sutra, the Cyclic Astral Pce gave every Sun Pce disciple great authority, so they could establish their might and stand out.
This intangible internal influence colored these disciples frame of mind, allowing the state of kingship to remain within them, eternal like the sun with overweening pride.
When the Sun Pces disciples fought with regr cultivators, this aura of kingship, together with the might of the Sr Star, could frighten their opponents into trembling with just a shout.
However, these Sun Pces disciples found the wrong person. Trying to show off before an Emperor True Dragonbefore the tyrannical Azure Dragon Kingwas simply a naive joke.
Xiao Chen took two steps to the left and stretched his arm out to shield Mo Chen. Then, he red back. Suddenly, it felt like a pair of invisible eyes opened.
Faced with Xiao Chens re, that horrifying and tyrannical aura of kingship vanished without a trace.
Feng Ziying and Lu Shaoyou exchanged nces, seeing a trace of astonishment in each others eyes.
Why had that overwhelming aura vanished without a trace with one re?
Chen Wenjun observed Lu Shaoyou and Feng Ziyings bodynguage and suggested, Senior Brothers, there is no need to kill a chicken with a knife meant for an ox. How about we let the First Elder of my n take this?
Lu Shaoyou thought for a moment. While this great grandmaster-level Martial Sage of the Heavenly Treasure Pavilion was someone he could defeat within a hundred moves, and hence not worth mentioning to him, he found Xiao Chens re strange. It would be good to let a great grandmaster-level Martial Sage test Xiao Chen out first.
Lu Shaoyou slowly nodded in agreement.
Sorry for the offense!
Not needing to say anything more, the old man behind Chen Wenjun narrowed his eyes and leaped up. He unleashed all his aura and quickly formed hand seals.
Towering mountain ranges appeared and connected together, looking like a giant dragon raising its head. The long mountain ranges took only a small amount of time to form.
Not bad. Even I would not dare to be careless when blocking this Dragon Head Imprint. Lu Shaoyou nodded to Feng Ziying.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly and spread his arms out in the stance of a Kun Peng spreading its wings. Then, he pushed off the ground, like a Kun Peng taking flight, instantly traveling a long distance, and hating the sky for being too low, restricting him from moving as he pleased.
That was not all. A divine light descended as Xiao Chen suddenly executed Myriad Heaven Divine Fist, Deities Descending to bring out tenfold of hisbat prowess.
Ka ca!
There was a crunchas if the sky broke. In the instant the divine light entered Xiao Chens body, he punched.
An insignificant dragon like you dares to rear your head before the Azure Dragon King? Kneel!
Xiao Chen roared ferociously, and cracking rang out continuously. The mountain ranges of the old man started shattering, peak by peak.
When all the mountains crumbled, the old man vomited blood and shattered bits of his internal organs. Plop! His lifeless body fell over. Xiao Chens might forced him into a kneeling position, never to get up again.
Lu Shaoyou and Feng Ziying were greatly startled. With a flip of their wrists, the Sr Astral Banners in their hands slowly emerged, instantly releasing a dazzling golden light. All the light gathered in these Astral Banners as if zing suns were rising from their palms.
As the suns rose, a vast overwhelming Kings Might gushed out like a rushing waterfall, moving vigorously.
Just a small grain of light, and you dare topete with the bright moon?!
Xiao Chen red, and a bright moon rose up behind him. The moon was like fire, zing with a great fire that would not extinguish for a thousand years and fueled by hot-bloodedness.
Drinking the Thousand Year me that Mo Chen brewed had triggered Xiao Chensprehension, and he seemed to have figured something out. However, it had been vague and unclear.
Now, when he saw the sun rising from the twos palms, he finally consolidated everything heprehended into this moon.
This move shall be named Thousand Year me!
With the suppression of the bright moon, the Sr Astral Banners rising from the twos palms got forced back down. Eventually, they returned into the twos palms, no longer giving off any light.
The zing me still burned.
Thousand Year me, the wine was something that turned people red with drunkenness. However, the me was a foundation for hot-bloodedness, the instant of lofty aspirations, an unbridled and uninhibited passion.
As the bright moon rose high into the air, Xiao Chenughed and threw a palm strike into the air.
All the hot-bloodedness and passion of the Azure Dragon King, all the unbridledness and uninhibition, all the loneliness and solitariness.
All these disyed themselves to the extreme in the instant the palm strike shot out. Joys and sorrows,ughter, jeers, anger, curses, and lofty aspirations were all contained in this one palm strike.
Boom!
The two insufferably arrogant elite disciples of the Sun Pce instantly shattered into powder. Chen Wenjun, who was at the side, vomited blood before crashing into the wall and fainting.
wless Bright Moon, red like wine, zing like mes, Thousand Year me.
With one palm strike, the hot-bloodedness exploded, copying written heroic passion and bringing forth lofty aspirations.
Mo Chen was somewhat absorbed in the figure under the bright moon. It seemed like she saw Xiao Chens grief, loneliness, passion, hot-bloodedness, as well as many other things she was familiar with.
Thousand Year me, red with drunkenness, a hot-blooded me. This palm strike infusedprehensions from the wine cup as well as all sorts of emotions from Xiao Chen.
Mo Chen had never heard of or seen such a Palm Technique before. It was unimaginable.
When the bright moon vanished, Xiao Chen slowlynded. Mo Chen stepped forward and asked softly, Is this Palm Technique Thousand Year me?
Xiao Chen turned and smiled faintly. Indeed, you are the only one who can understand this Palm Technique. However, it is not perfected yet. There are many ces that still need to be improved and altered. It should be able to be more powerful.
Mo Chen shook her head and said with certainty, I feel that this Palm Technique need not pursue the greatest strength. Why must a Martial Technique pursue killing?
Your Palm Technique is carefree and uninhibited. There are joy and sorrow, all sorts of emotions, passion and hot-bloodedness, lofty aspirations, all contained in one palm strike. If you focus on only its might and killing power, that is too unfortunate. Perhaps, in the future, you might not be able to bring out the aura and emotions of today.
Xiao Chen entered deep thought. Mo Chens words perplexed him briefly, and he got caught up in contemtion.
Haha! Of course, this is only my opinion as a female, a small thought as I stood at the side and watched. Perhaps it is wrong. There is no need to care about it. Mo Chen smiled faintly.
Xiao Chen returned her smile warmly. How can it be? You are right. Perhaps the Thousand Year me is really as you said. Quickly, go and get the Book of Heavenly Works before the undue dy causes more trouble.
Mo Chen nodded and reached into the zing me, then grasped the bound bamboo leavesthe Book of Heavenly Worksin her hand.
When the mes extinguished, she looked down and made a strange face. Hey, my jade pendant is missing.
Is there something about this?
Xiao Chen looked over curiously. Indeed, that was the case. Mo Chens jade pendant had disappeared from the indent in the stone pir that was carved with all sorts of formation lines.
That jade pendant must have been some kind of energy that can activate the formation. After the formation is activated, the energy is spent. Hence, the jade pendant disappears.
Ao Jiao analyzed rationally from the Immortal Spirit Ring.
Xiao Chen thought for a while and agreed that it was likely the case. He looked up and said, Lets go. Its not our concern.
Mo Chen suddenly squinted, not moving away. Wait a moment. The shape of the indent changed. Take out your jade pendant andpare them.
Xiao Chen took out his ming phoenix jade pendant and did so. To his pleasant surprise, they matchedpletely with no differences at all.
Mo Chen said excited, Quickly, put it in. My phoenix jade pendant got me the Book of Heavenly Works. Logically speaking, your jade pendant should get you something of simr value.
Xiao Chen could not help but be tempted. Unexpectedly, the sword handle, which he had kept for ten years, from the Sky Dome Realms Fire Li Sect branch found its counterpart in the Fire Li Sect headquarters.
Wait a moment. Dont act rashly, Ao Jiao warned from the Immortal Spirit Ring.
Ao Jiao had seen more of the world than Mo Chen had. She felt that something was wrong with the formation lines of the stone pirthey looked like a sealing formation that resulted in great destruction.
Decide for yourself. There will definitely be something to gain. However, it will cause a rtivelyrgemotion.
Xiao Chen gave Ao Jiaos words some thought. Naturally, she was likely to be correct. However, giving up like this on an opportunity before him would be such a pity.
The opportunity was right before him. If he did not grasp it and then regretted his decision, he would have to wait for one hundred years.
To bet or not to bet?
Bet!
Xiao Chen steeled his heart and waved to Mo Chen. Mo Chen, stand behind me!
Mo Chen also felt that the formation lines on the stone pir might be hiding something very destructive. After she heard Xiao Chens call, she moved behind him.
After taking time to calm himself, Xiao Chen carefully and cautiously ced the phoenix jade pendant he held in the indent.
The moment he seated the pendant, the formation lines on the stone pir started to glow. A liquid simr tova flowed, and eventually, a me red up, burning fiercely.
However, the results were rather surprising. Nothing came out of the mes, to the disappointment of the anxiously waiting Xiao Chen and Mo Chen.
One minutetwo minutesthree minutesthere were no changes. As the me burned, no treasure appeared. It was not like before, where the Book of Heavenly Works emerged the moment the pendant was inserted.
Xiao Chenughed bitterly. It looks like we overthought this. Maybe the treasure was taken away already. Or perhaps its been too long, and the formation lost its effects.
There were only these two possibilities. However, that was fine as well. This was initially an unexpected development. If there was something, it would be a pleasant surprise. If there was nothing, he did not need to be overly disappointed.
Ka! Ka! Ka!
Just then, cracks appeared on the surface of the entire stone pir. As the cracks spread out, the entire Ten Thousand Treasure Pavilion began to shake violently.
The shaking intensified. Rocks started falling from the ceiling of every floor, injuring some unlucky cultivators.
Cracks appeared in all the walls as they shook continuously.
All these signs pointed towards one conclusionthe Ten Thousand Treasure Pavilion was copsing.
Run! Quick, run! The Ten Thousand Treasure Pavilion is copsing!
Immediately, panicked footsteps resounded. Cultivators on every single floor started to run out for their lives.
Chapter 1041 - The Emergence of the Divine Bow
Chapter 1041: The Emergence of the Divine Bow
However, the area that was breaking up was not limited to just the Ten Thousand Treasure Pavilion. The cultivators who exited were horrified to discover that the treasure mountain that had risen out of the water had started to tremble insanely as well.
Chasm-like cracks spread throughout the ce. Seawater surged up intensely all around, waves soaring to the sky, then falling.
At some point in time, even the sky turned dark. Dense clouds covered it.
Whats going on? What in the world is going on? It looks like the treasure mountain is going to explode!
Why is the treasure mountain behaving so strangely? It has appeared so many times before, but this never happened.
Some valuable treasure must be appearing. Otherwise, there would not be such argemotion.
Thousands upon thousands of cultivators fled the treasure mountain in horror and made wild guesses at the same time. They all stood in the distance and watched with apprehensive hearts as they looked at the crumbling and exploding treasure mountain.
Some bold experts just remained still in the Ten Thousand Treasure Pavilion.
Great grandmaster-level Martial Sages could protect their body from harm, even if the treasure mountain exploded.
The six great loose cultivators all remained on the fifth floor; none of them left. Gao Yangyu even revealed an excited expression.
I wonder which unfortunate soul activated the restriction. Based on the situation, a valuable treasure must be appearing. Haha, this is going to benefit me!
A sinister and ruthless look shed in Gao Yangyus eyes. His Law Energy flowed continuously, forming a firm protective barrier around him.
A careful look would reveal that the Law Energy already surpassed that of Heavenly Sage Law and transformed into the higher-level Heavenly Law containing Heavenly Energy. It seemed to be one with the world, containing a very profound Dao.
However, this profound Dao seemed unstable. It was indistinct and sometimes disappeared. Whether this was deliberate or what was going on was unclear.
In the stone room, Xiao Chens and Mo Chens expressions were extremely grave. They had not expected themotion to be thisrge.
The stone pir before the two was currently crumbling bit by bit. Soon, the thing sealed underneath would be freed.
Boom!
The moment the stone pir shattered, the treasure mountain sticking out of the water also exploded, giving off a thunderous noise.
Countless giant waves soared up about three kilometers high in session, creating a magnificent spectacle of seawater invasion.
A chaotic shock wave sted out, striking some of the cultivators who stood too close and crushing them into powder.
The light of a treasure shot into the clouds. Strong might radiated in all directions. Caught off guard, thousands of cultivators fell into the water, their Quintessence or Law Energy roiling.
Everyone raised their heads gingerly only to see a simple and imposing divine bow floating quietly in the air amid the treasure light.
This was the king of bows, profoundness incarnate. It could shoot through the sky and fell the sun, break through the sea to strike the bright moon.
Emperor Yi Shooting Sun Bow! someone eximed in a low voice.
The rumor was true. The Emperor Yi Shooting Sun Bow was really in this treasure mountain.
The Emperor Yi Shooting Sun Bow was the fifth-ranked Divine Weapon on the Divine Weapon Ranking. It was something that equaled a Primordial Emperor Treasure, the highest level of Spirit Weapons.
This bow was lost for more than ten thousand years, and now, it resurfaced in the world.
All along, the rumors of the Primordial Emperor Treasure being on the treasure mountain had never stopped circting. Now, this proved the rumors true.
This divine bow was indeed in the treasure mountain. The way it appeared was extremely tyrannical. The entire peak that had emerged above the water exploded.
The cultivators all around were extremely excited, their blood surging. However, no one dared to make a move. Not a single person soared to the treasure light in the air.
If this were a King Grade Secret Treasure, everyone would definitely charge towards it like a hive of bees.
However, this was a treasure that far surpassed these cultivators strength. The disparity forced them to rein in their excitement. Everyone knew that if they were not strong enough, then even if they managed to snatch a treasure of this level, they would not be able to get out of this sea domain alive.
Quick, look. There are people around the treasure light!
Everyone squinted. In the area where the treasure light shone were six people standing around it.
The treasure light illuminated the countenances of these six people. Even from several kilometers away, their identities were clear. These six people were the six great loose cultivators, who had remained in the Ten Thousand Treasure Pavilion.
Damn! Its the six great loose cultivators. Its over this time. The Emperor Yi Shooting Sun Bow will definitely fall into their hands.
Those City Lords already lost their faith in the treasure mountain long ago. Without a quasi-Emperor appearing, no one can stop these six great loose cultivators.
How unfortunate! The divine bow is actually going to end up in the hands of those evil loose cultivators.
No matter which of these six great loose cultivators, their infamy spread far and wide in the Cloud Sea Domain. When they killed, they did not care about the reason. Everything depended on their moods.
Seeing that the Divine Bow was going to fall into the hands of these people, everyone naturally felt angry and furious. They were all upset about it but, nevertheless, no one dared to step forward.
I shall make my move first. This bow will be subdued by thisdy!
Madame Flowerughed coquettishly, and her graceful figure looked very charming under the bright light. Smiling gently, she blocked the might of the treasure light and charged towards the pir of light soaring into the clouds.
Move aside!
Someone else was even faster. The aura of an unparalleled king spread out as its owner swung the Heavenly War Halberd in his hand.
Xuanyuan Zhantian was like a raging king, with blood sshed for five hundred kilometers around him. With a gentle chop, all the citizens and officials bowed. Together with a boundless might, he forced Madame Flower back.
On the other side, the Old Fish Devil, the Silver Shark Swordsman, and the Iron Sword Maniac all fought each other, radiating boundless killing Qi. No one was willing to submit to another.
Only Gao Yangyu stood in the distance with a cold smile on his face. He stood erect with his hands sped behind his back and looked at the divine bow floating in the air. He did not take a single step, as if he did not have any intention of making a move.
With the five other loose cultivators busy fighting, his posture took the crowd aback like it was unexpected yet reasonable.
Still, no one dared to take a look. This was because Gao Yangyu kept sweeping his gaze in every direction, intentionally or otherwise, like he was a king standing tall. This deterred everyone from taking even half a step forward.
Old friends, stop fighting. I want the bow. In the future, when I rule the Cloud Sea Domain, I will definitely thank all of you!
After muttering to himself for a while, Gao Yangyu, who had not made a move, suddenly acted. A strong suction came from his palm and pulled the Emperor Yi Shooting Sun Bow towards him with a whoosh.
I just knew that you, you old devil, would not be able to resist!
In your dreams. Like this olddy will agree.
Once you rule the Cloud Sea Domain, we will have no way to live.
Stop dreaming, Gao Yangyu!
Instantly, the five people fighting each other stopped at the same time, and a suction came from all of them, trying to pull the Emperor Yi Shooting Sun Bow over to themselves.
This bow was a masterless item. After sleeping for ten thousand years, the Item Spirit was already dead. Most of its spirituality was already gone, and only its strong might remained. Now, a few minor characters who were not even Martial Emperors pulled at it in a tug-of-war. This was really tragic for a Divine Weapon.
[Note: Im not sure what is going on here, but the author previously wrote that an Item Spirit was a requirement for a Spirit Weapon to be a Divine Weapon. Hopefully, there is an exnation in the future.]
The peoplepeting for Divine Weapons, even one that was not on the Divine Weapon Ranking, would at least be quasi-Emperors.
Gao Yangyu frowned slightly. Just when his patience reached its limits, a figure suddenly shot out from the sea. In front of everyone, this figure grasped the Emperor Yi Shooting Sun Bow firmly in his hands.
The treasure light filling the air scattered instantly. The dark clouds covering the sky dispersed, slowly going far away.
The zing sun stood alone in the sky, pouring down sunlight and sweeping the darkness away.
The person holding the Emperor Yi Shooting Sun Bow was naturally the one who had been the closest to the divine bow when the treasure mountain exploded. It was Xiao Chen, who had been hiding in the water.
Wen Ziran!
When the sunlight fell on the face of the person holding the bow, several people eximed this name, which had recently spread through the Cloud Sea Domain, someone in the focus of attention.
While Xiao Chen was in Shattered Cloud City, he had killed people in his rage, ughtering the eight Young City Lords. Despite eight quasi-Emperors searching the world for him, he actually appeared in the treasure mountain.
Furthermore, he made a forceful move, grabbing the Emperor Yi Shooting Sun Bow under the noses of the six great loose cultivators.
Xiao Chen held the bow in his hand, toying with it as if there was no one around. He praised it continuously, saying, Not bad. Even without an Item Spirit and having lost more than half its Divine Might, this bow should still be considered the top bow in the world.
Hmm. This is good. I can give this to First Senior Sister. Shui Lingling had helped him countless times, all the way since he arrived in the Kunlun Realm.
However, all the while, Xiao Chen had not had anything that he could take out to repay this kindness. Now, while fumbling around, he coincidentally obtained this divine bow. It seemed like this was heavens will.
Suddenly, he looked around, and his gaze met Xuanyuan Zhantians. The two felt this was strange. They had not expected to see each other here.
In this insignificant Cloud Sea Domain, Xiao Chen actually met an old friend from the Sky Dome Realm.
Xuanyuan Zhantian smiled helplessly. Then, he sent a voice projection, It looks like I do not stand a chance anymore, so I wont be making a move. Be careful of this Gao Yangyu.
After Xuanyuan Zhantian sent the voice projection, he silently withdrew while everyone was focused on Xiao Chen.
Brat! It is you again!
The Silver Shark Swordsman immediately recognized Xiao Chen. He promptly drew his sword, and killing Qi surged from his body with nothing held back. He pushed off the air and charged towards Xiao Chen.
The Silver Shark Swordsman soared up, standing on a Silver Shark surrounded by sshes. Wave after wave surged behind him. By the time the cold lighting from him reached its brightest, there were already nine hundred and ny waves.
With each wave, the might of the sword increased significantly. With all the wavesyered over each other, the sword was now more than five times stronger.
This was the Silver Shark Swordsmans killing move, Sshes Overflowing the Sky. When his aura was at its peak, he thrust his sword. His actions flowed like water and clouds, appearing perfect.
Drawing, soaring, storing energy, materializing the waves, and thrustingall these werepleted in the time it took for a spark to fly.
Those with weaker vision could not see the many tricks behind this sword strike, only the attack and the waves.
You came just in time!
Xiao Chen narrowed his eyes and put away the Emperor Yi Shooting Sun Bow. Then, he stretched out his hand and pointed.
In his dantian, one hundred True Dragons roared ferociously. These were the transformed Heavenly Sage Laws. His Law Energy had already risen to another level,parable to that of Heavenly Laws.
He executed wless Bright Moon for the first time with the transformed Heavenly Sage Laws. The light became extremely resplendent. His finger glowed with a jade-like light; it became simply the most perfect and wless finger in the world.
There were no other words that could describe a finger this beautiful.
Dang!
Xiao Chens fingertip blocked the Silver Shark Swordsmans sword tip. Two powerful forces collided in the air, producing crisp and ear-splitting sounds. The entire space trembled, flowing like water and turning into an intense spatial storm.
Chapter 1042 - Ten Thousand Dragons Soaring; Returning to the Peak
Chapter 1042: Ten Thousand Dragons Soaring; Returning to the Peak
A horrifying force surged out. Xiao Chens body was like a mountain, not moving at all. He used only one finger to force back his enemy.
The cultivators in the distance all sighed.
The Silver Shark Swordsmans sword strike already looked frighteningly strong. However, Xiao Chen calmly stretched out a finger and repulsed his opponent.
The Silver Shark Swordsman took ten steps back in the air. He was somewhat shocked to discover that even amplified five times, his Law Energy was still inferior to his opponents. How pure is this Wen Zirans Law Energy?
In reality, such an effect was due to the assistance of Xiao Chens Great Perfection saber soul, aside from his transformed Heavenly Sage Laws. The Silver Shark Swordsmans Small Perfection sword soul was inadequate before Xiao Chen.
Otherwise, with Xiao Chens current cultivation, he would definitely not be able to injure his opponent.
In the eyes of the Cloud Sea Domains cultivators, these loose cultivators were extremely strong, far stronger than a regr great grandmaster-level Martial Sage.
However, along the way, Xiao Chen had seen all sorts of great grandmaster-level Martial Sages and killed many; he even fought with quasi-Emperors. Among the group before him, only the old man that had not made a move yet inspired some apprehension. The rest were not a concern.
This scene shocked not only the Silver Shark Swordsman but also three of the other loose cultivators. Consternation shed in their eyes. They had been nning to charge over ferociously and work together. However, they now hesitated.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly. These loose cultivators actually dared to hesitate before a huge battle. No wonder they could only remain in this small ce and show off their might, gaining some infamy.
If you are noting, I will go ahead!
Xiao Chens figure shed. Instead of retreating from these four loose cultivators, the Old Fish Devil, Iron Sword Maniac, Silver Shark Swordsman, and Madame Flower, he turned into a saber light and charged towards the weakest oneMadame Flower.
Madame Flower revealed an expression of shock. She hurriedly spat out a poisonous red mist. Xiao Chen smiled faintly and opened his mouth. Then, he sucked in all the poisonous mist and swallowed it.
After consuming the one hundred drops of Dragon Marrow, Xiao Chens physical body was already at peak Rank 4 Sage Body. A corrosive, poisonous mist of this level would not harm him.
Madame Flower stared at him in disbelief, somewhat stunned. Her poisonous mist that could reduce people to red bones was actually not effective at all.
While she was distracted by his mysterious skill, Xiao Chen punched her mercilessly with utter disregard for her gender. She vomited blood, sustaining severe injuries.
Attack together!
The Iron Sword Maniac was the first to react. He chopped down with the broadsword in his hand. The strong, explosive power made the sword look very horrifying.
Xiao Chen frowned slightly and did not sh head-on. A light shed in his eyes, and he instantly found the weak point in this move. He turned around and materialized his wless saber Dao to its limits. Saber images manifested as far as the eye could see, ringing out with a melodious sound as he chopped with his saber.
The Iron Sword Maniacs sword trembled, and its berserk force instantly dissipated.
The Old Fishing Devil charged forward while holding his fishing pole. The Silver Shark Swordsman charged forward once again with his teeth clenched.
Madame Flower moved gracefully, flying up and down as sheunched attacks at Xiao Chen one after another.
The four worked together to besiege Xiao Chen. However, they did not feel rxed at all. Saber hums filled the air, ringing out continuously like the most beautiful zither sound in the world.
The surrounded Xiao Chen used his body as a saber, breaking the moves as they approached, suppressing the four instead.
He did not feel like tangling with these people any further. His eyes turned cold, and a bright full moon rose from behind him. The moon was like fire, burning endlessly.
Joy and sorrow, passion and hot-bloodedness. All these are contained within my palm. Thousand Year me, never going out and inextinguishable. Only I remain undefeated!
Suddenly, the aura of Xiao Chen, who currently held the advantage, surged and flourished greatly. The bright full moon hung high in the sky, giving off a fiery light.
The bright moon in the horizon seemed to contain the long river of time. Various Xiao Chens leaped out from it, one after another, looking sad, dissolute, or indifferent.
As for the Xiao Chen below the moon, he threw a palm strike.
The four loose cultivators all felt an unparalleled palm strike, and their internal organs instantly ruptured. They vomited mouthfuls of blood and went flying back for five kilometers before crashing into the water and fainting.
What kind of palm strike was this, with joy and sorrow together, containing passion and hot-bloodedness? It was as spirited as strong wine, like a me with inextinguishable hot-bloodedness.
With this one palm strike, four of the Cloud Sea Domains great loose cultivators got knocked far away, their fate unknown. What person of the younger generation was this excellent?
Who exactly was Wen Ziran? With his shocking strength, his name should have already spread throughout the Heavenly Starry Ocean. Why had no one ever heard of his name before?
Such a mysterious person. An unresolvable enigma appeared in the hearts of every cultivator who saw this scene: WhoExactlyIsThisPerson?
Some of the cultivators who were more knowledgeable had heard of the wless saber Dao before. They made some guesses, but that person they thought of had already reached great grandmaster-level Martial Sage, which did not match this Wen Ziran before them.
Xuanyuan Zhantian, who already had retreated far away, felt depressed and revealed a bitter smile. There are indeed some people that cannot be used as goals to catch up to. Otherwise, one would forever be in their shadows.
Of the six great loose cultivators, Xuanyuan Zhantian had left, and four fainted. Now, only Gao Yangyu, who had not made a move yet, remained.
After seeing Xiao Chens enormous strength, everyone around expected that the divine bow would fall in his hands if nothing unexpected happened.
You are already so ridiculously strong at such a young age. If not for this treasure mountain, I would not have this opportunity to meet you. You really do still stand a small chance against me.
Contrary to everyones expectations, Gao Yangyu did not feel any worry over the strong Xiao Chen. He looked confident as if everything was already in the bag.
Why, you do not believe me?
Gao Yangyu smiled faintly and stopped hiding his strength. Then, he gently stepped forward in the air.
With this one step, the situation changed. Winds blew, and clouds shifted for five kilometers around. Grand scenes appeared. By raising his foot, he stirred up winds and cloudsthe mark of a quasi-Emperor.
Instantly, a horrifying aura that seemed capable of toppling mountains and flipping seas spread out from his body, putting suffocating pressure on everyone.
Quasi-Emperor!
Gao Yangyu suddenly broke through to quasi-Emperor! Wen Ziran is finished this time. Gao Yangyu actually found a ten-thousand-year-old Spirit Herb in the treasure mountain and broke through the bottleneck of a great grandmaster-level Martial Sage, bing a major character of great influence.
No wonder he is so confident. He actually already advanced to quasi-Emperor. Even as a new quasi-Emperor, such strength will be more than enough to suppress Wen Ziran.
The gap in cultivation is too great. If Wen Ziran were a great grandmaster-level Martial Sage, perhaps he might stand some chance. Now, he has no chance at all.
The situation suddenly changed. Gao Yangyu, who had not made a move, was surprisingly a quasi-Emperor. From now on, there would be one more major character in the Cloud Sea Domain.
If Gao Yangyu obtained the divine bow, in a few years, he might truly be able to rule the entire Cloud Sea Domain.
It was somewhat unfortunate that this fellow could take advantage of this. The eight City Lords definitely had not expected that the treasure mountain really contained the Emperor Yi Shooting Sun Bow.
On the surface of the sea, Mo Chen, who had been entirely confident in Xiao Chen, could not help but reveal a heavy expression of worry.
Why am I not stronger? If I was stronger, I would be able to help him.
Xiao Chen felt enlightened. He finally realized why Xuanyuan Zhantian warned him to be careful of this person. Gao Yangyu was a newly advanced quasi-Emperor, an expert who could stir up the winds and clouds.
Gao Yangyu could tell that Xiao Chen possessed an extraordinary background. He said calmly, You dont belong to the Cloud Sea Domain. Hand over the Emperor Yi Shooting Sun Bow, and I will not make things difficult for you.
A newly advanced quasi-Emperor actually dared to say such bold words before Xiao Chen; he was really being too presumptuous.
After this matter, Xiao Chens identity would bepletely exposed. He would no longer be able to remain in the Cloud Sea Domain.
Xiao Chen nced at the distant Mo Chen and sighed to himself, Lets meet again if it is fated.
Then, he looked back, his expression already cold. He said in a frosty voice, I really want to know, how are you going to make things difficult for me? What are you going to rely on? On your smattering quasi-Emperor cultivation?
Xiao Chen shouted, and with a flip of his hand, the many Peak Spirit Veins in his Universe Ring turned into dragons and flew out. As they circled him in the sky, crystalline spiritual rain fell.
Plunk! Plunk! Plunk! As the spiritual rain struck the water, they gave off tinkling sounds.
Those are Peak Spirit Veins! someone eximed. They felt it was strange. How could Wen Ziran have so many Peak Spirit Veins?
Xiao Chen took out a total of ten Peak Spirit Veins, then opened his mouth and consumed them all.
Suddenly, the spiritual rain vanished, and Xiao Chen gave off a dazzling and piercing light akin to that of the zing sun. The light and heat that came from his body directly vaporized the seawater below.
Steam rose up from the water, rendering the scene misty. The spectators could not see what was happening inside. They only felt a horrifying energy fluctuation.
Gao Yangyus face sank. His eyelids suddenly started twitching for no reasona bad portent.
Feeling very anxious, he wanted to make a move. However, he could not see clearly through the steam, so he did not dare to act rashly.
This situation did not continue for long. As endless undting dragon roars resounded, the steam suddenly disappeared.
Everyone saw ten thousand fierce-looking dragons flying behind Xiao Chen. The ferocious dragon roars sent huge waves surging continuously.
Standing among the dragons, Xiao Chen had changed his attire. Now, the blue Sea Monarch Headscarf appeared on his head, and he was obviously wearing the Clear Wind Robes, which had merged with the Azure Dragon Kings insignia and now equaled a peak King Grade Secret Treasure.
At this moment, the Azure Dragon King returned to the peak. After getting broken and recovering, he improved further!
Ten thousand dragons soaring, what kind of a grand scene was this? The cultivators of the Cloud Sea Domain all gaped. When they saw this scene that they had never seen before, their minds froze temporarily.
Shock. A shock that came from the depths of their hearts reverberated in their minds, lingering for a long time.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Dragon-shaped Heavenly Sage Laws entered Xiao Chens body. With each Heavenly Sage Law that entered, he felt the energy in his body increase significantly.
When all ten thousand Heavenly Sage Laws had entered his body, he experienced a strength that he never felt before. By raising his hand, he could split mountains and boulders.
Xiao Chens Law Energy surged endlessly. Several killing moves that he could only execute once or twice in the past were now freely at his disposal without him needing to worry about his Law Energy getting drained.
A vague image appeared in his mind. He saw a chasm, a huge chasm. Once he crossed over to the other side, he could climb onto the Great Dao and knock on the Emperors Door.
Xiao Chen finally saw this huge chasm for himself, the chasm between a great grandmaster-level Martial Sage and a Martial Emperor that Elder Qin had spoken about. It turned out that the scene across the other side was this glorious.
Now that he returned to the peak, quasi-Emperor was within reach. He could start constructing the bridge at any moment.
Chapter 1043 - Quasi-Emperors Working Together Again
Chapter 1043: Quasi-Emperors Working Together Again
A look of horror shed in Gao Yangyus eyes. When he looked at Xiao Chens attire, he turned somewhat pale, saying, You are not Wen Ziran. You are the Azure Dragon King, Xiao Chen, whom the Thunder Sovereign favors!
At this moment, the confusion that was bothering everyonewho exactly Wen Ziran wasfinally unraveled.
Earlier, when Xiao Chen used the wless saber Dao, some people already guessed that Wen Ziran was just an alias and his true identity was the Azure Dragon King.
However, at that time, Xiao Chen was just an Inferior Grade Martial Sage. There was no way to reconcile the person they saw with the Azure Dragon King.
Now, with Xiao Chens cultivation returned to the peak and him wearing the Clear Wind Robes with the Azure Dragon Kings insignia as well as the characteristic Sea Monarch Headscarf, who could not recognize him?
During his King conferral ceremony, he had defeated outstanding talents from various ces, even beating back the famous Cyclic Astral Pces Fu Hongyao and making her flee.
Xiao Chen became famous for this. Who in the world did not know of the Azure Dragon King? Even in the distant Heavenly Starry Ocean, even if they had not seen a portrait of him, they had at least heard of his name.
He was the Azure Emperors descendant, the new generation of Azure Dragon Kinga title that hadin unused for ten thousand yearsthe person at the peak of the Kunlun Continents younger generation, the White Robed King Xiao Chen.
This realization stunned Mo Chen slightly. A bitter smile hung on the corners of her lips. She already guessed that Xiao Chen was someone with a great background. However, she had not expected it to be this great. Thispletely surpassed what she expected and imagined.
The Nine Cauldron Merchant Associations Mu Qinghan was struck dumb. He had actually personally chased away the Azure Dragon King, a legendary figure.
No wonder he dared to kill people in a rage at the City Lords Residence. He even dared to cut the Divine Son, Di Wuque, in half. How could he care about a few descendants of quasi-Emperors?
Now, the Sea Monarchs old guards are searching the world for him, wanting him to hand over the Sea Monarch Crown. They probably would not expect Xiao Chen to be in our insignificant Cloud Sea Domain.
There is going to be a good show. Gao Yangyu may be a quasi-Emperor, but he is merely a newly advanced quasi-Emperor. Against a powerful genius like Xiao Chen, the odds are not even.
There is still some chance. After all, he is a quasi-Emperor. It will be rather hard for Xiao Chen to defeat Gao Yangyu.
After recovering his strength, Xiao Chen exposed his identity. The cultivators around all rushed over. No one had expected the answer to be so shocking. Wen Ziran was the Azure Dragon King Xiao Chen, a legendary character.
Gao Yangyus face turned sullen. The Emperor Yi Shooting Sun Bow would determine whether he could rule the Cloud Sea Domain or not. Even if the opponent was the Azure Dragon King, he had to win.
There is a huge gap between a quasi-Emperor and great grandmaster-level Martial Sage. Before bing a quasi-Emperor, you will never understand the strength of a quasi-Emperor. Xiao Chen, hand over the divine bow. I am willing to trade all my gains from this trip to the treasure mountain for it.
Although Gao Yangyus tone was forceful, his words meant that he already made a significant concession.
Xiao Chen said coldly, There are varying strengths among quasi-Emperors. You are a quasi-Emperor who just started building the bridge and have not even reached Small Perfection yet. Why would I care about you?
Such arrogance! Even if you are the Azure Dragon King, I will bury you here today.
Falling Star Fist!
Without saying anything more, Gao Yangyu snorted coldly and took a step forward. The winds and clouds roiled wildly as he sent a punch with a strong aura at Xiao Chen.
This punch used the power of a falling meteorite. Gao Yangyus body zed with mes. With this step, it seemed like he could even punch through the barrier of the sky.
The explosive force contained in the mes made even cultivators ten kilometers away fearful of the consequences.
Is this the full-power strike of a quasi-Emperor? How horrifying! I probably would not even be able to block half of this.
When the many people saw Gao Yangyus full-power strike stirring up the winds and clouds, as if it could punch through the barrier of the sky, they all felt some dread in their hearts.
Xiao Chens expression remained calm. The strike of a quasi-Emperor was indeed horrifying. However, his Heavenly Sage Laws had already transformed. He could bring out tremendous force with every move. How could he feel any fear?
Your punch uses the power to punch through the sky, piercing through the barrier of the sky.
I also have a punch, one that hates the sky for being too low, too low for me to spread my wings properly.
Xiao Chen spread his arms out. Facing Gao Yangyus powerful punch, he did not hesitate to wee it with one of his own. A gigantic shadow fell across the sea. A Kun Peng spread its wings, soaring five thousand kilometers in an instant, hating the sky for being too low!
The two fists shed, and startling energy spread out in all directions like the tide surging out.
The wind and clouds turned strange; the sky changed color.
Xiao Chen, who was in the air, did not move back a single step. On the contrary, he knocked back Gao Yangyu.
Having knocked back a quasi-Emperor with one punch, he could not help but feel ted. He smiled and said, This is the great difference you were talking about? That is not much of a difference. Take another punch from me!
Myriad Heaven Divine Fist, Eternal Myth!
A golden light encased Xiao Chen, and a towering Deity Statue appeared behind him. The appearance of the Deity Statue was identical to his own. It looked stern and solemn, giving off a supreme might.
Sagely songs resounded everywhere, singing about the myth that belonged to Xiao Chen. It sang of his legendary experiences, showing scenes of the poetic saga everywhere.
Who was the myth? Not the distant deities, not the ancient sages, but the one who was just nearby, Xiao Chen, who was soaring with ten thousand dragons, eternal and immortal. Immortality for ten thousand years!
Bang!
When the Divine Might gathered, the illusionary Deity Statue behind Xiao Chen suddenly turned solid at the moment he punched, like it existed in reality, and punched together with him.
The Deity Statue attacked. Its huge fist arrived in an instant. The momentum and aura that Gao Yangyu gathered for his big move scattered as he went flying, vomiting blood.
There was none of the might of a quasi-Emperor, no sign that Gao Yangyu was a quasi-Emperor expert at all or the air that one showed. Instead, a great grandmaster-level Martial Sage beat him into a sorry state.
Dusk of Deities!
Xiao Chens expression remained calm; he did not show anycency. For such a quasi-Emperor, he needed to put in all his effort in one go and beat him up. Otherwise, if his opponent caught a breather, he would drag Xiao Chen into a fierce battle.
The setting sun looked like blood as dusk descended. As the myth ended, wails of grief resounded. Scarlet meteors tore through the sky like a rain of blood. The aura of the Armageddon spread everywhere.
Everyone felt a sense of grief like civilization was falling before their eyes.
Xiao Chen improved this Dusk of Deities several times, and he had also personally seen the mysterious phenomenon of the fallen Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign clone. Hence, he alreadyprehended most of it.
Using the scene of Armageddon to bring out the state of the explosive end was the essence of this move.
Punch followed punch, the Armageddon after the myth. Xiao Chen beat Gao Yangyu to the point where the old man could not say anything. The aura and momentum that Gao Yangyu had gathered scattered once again. He paled, and blood flowed continuously from his lips.
Then, Gao Yangyu moved his hands. A horrifying aura poured out as a fierce me lit up on his body.
Thinking of using a Profound Martial Technique to fight back? Like I would give you a chance. Die!
Xiao Chen went all in, leaving his opponent no chance to turn things around. A beam of divine light entered his body as he executed the Myriad Heaven Divine Fists Deities Descending, punching with tenfoldbat prowess.
A bloody mist spread in the air. After Xiao Chen punched Gao Yangyu, the blow did not even leave him with a corpse.
Four punches. In merely four punches, Xiao Chen beat a person who just advanced to quasi-Emperor to death.
The entire ce turned silent. Everyone sucked in a breath of cold air. They looked at the calm Xiao Chen in the air, and an expression of fear shed across their faces.
There was no falsehood to his fame at all; the reputation of the Azure Dragon King was well deserved.
No one in the surroundings stepped forward. The six great loose cultivators were dead, injured, or had fled. Without a quasi-Emperoring out, no one could contest against Xiao Chen.
Azure Dragon King, we, the eight City Lords of the Cloud Sea Domain, present many thanks for the great gift. As the saying goes, It is impolite not to reciprocate a gift. We, the eight City Lords of the Cloud Sea Domain, have a gift for you too. Here it is!
Just when everyone thought that no one could contest against Xiao Chen for the Emperor Yi Shooting Sun Bow, eight figures suddenly leaped out from the crowd.
These figures belonged to people whom the crowd thought could never show up. The eight quasi-Emperors all turned up at the same time. The moment they appeared, they did not bother speaking any nonsense and did not hesitate to send out a killing move each at Xiao Chen, who was in the air.
Resplendent light appeared in the sky. The attacks consisted of eight different-colored lights, dyeing the sky like a painting and making it look beautiful, pleasing to the eye.
However, such a beautiful scene came with boundless danger.
Everyone gaped. How could anyone survive this? Was the Cloud Sea Domain going to be burial ground of the Azure Dragon King?
The eight attacks contained the eight different Daos of eight quasi-Emperors. When sent out together, cracks appeared in the stable space of the Kunlun Realm.
Fortunately, Xiao Chen had been through all sorts of dangerous situations. Such a formation of attacks would scare a regr person silly. They would not even be able to retaliate and would just get sted into mush.
At the critical moment, Xiao Chen quickly reacted. Two lights appeared in his eyes. Two mesYin and Yangspewed out and chased each other, forming a Taiji Yinyang me Diagram.
Yinyang, four divisions, the eight trigrams, and other scenes appeared around the Taiji Yinyang me Diagram, materializing a scene of primal chaos. It froze space and instantly formed a small world.
When the eight killing moves struck the Taiji Yinyang me Diagram, Xiao Chens mind shook, and blood leaked out of a corner of his lips as he took eight steps back.
With each step, space trembled and shuddered. The calm sea below became like a mirror with cracks spreading out in it.
Boom!
The Taiji Yinyang me Diagramsted for but a moment before shattering with a loud bang. However, the short period it managed to impede these eight killing moves diminished their might significantly.
Xiao Chen held his ground and swung his fists. The ten thousand dragons in his body rushed around. With every move he made, he stirred up winds and clouds, breaking the killing moves as they came. After two or three breaths, he had neutralized these shockingly powerful attacks.
A cool breeze blew and the sea surged. In the air, Xiao Chens long hair came loose, trailing over his shoulders. Even though these eight quasi-Emperors appeared at the same time, no one could find any wavering on his face.
He blocked them!
Far in the distance, the cultivators of the Cloud Sea Domain, who had already fled ten kilometers away, saw Xiao Chen standing high up in the sky. They all revealed incredulous expressions.
These eight quasi-Emperors had ruled the Cloud Sea Domain for many years already; all of them were very strong. They were not some half-baked quasi-Emperor like Gao Yangyu; all of them had already reached Small Perfection.
However, even though eight of such Small Perfection quasi-Emperors attacked together, shattering space and covering the sky with their might, Xiao Chen blocked their assault.
Your gifts are reallyrge!
Xiao Chen snorted coldly and looked at the eight City Lords standing next to each other, their faces filled with horror.
You killed the descendants of us eight. Our gifts are not asrge as yours!
Wang Zhans expression turned sullen. He had not expected that they would not manage to kill Xiao Chen after all this. Suddenly, his gaze swept across, and he noticed Mo Chen standing in the distance.
Chapter 1044 - I Have a Saber Higher than Emperors
Chapter 1044: I Have a Saber Higher than Emperors
An insuppressible killing intent red in Wang Zhans eyes. He said coldly, B*tch, if not for you, my son would not have died!
Wang Zhans figure shed, and the clouds and winds stirred up. He charged over to Mo Chen and sent out a palm strike. With his aura encasing her, she could not even move at all. It looked like he would smash her to death.
Bang!
An azure figure descended from the sky and glided over, shielding Mo Chen. Then, this figure threw a punch, helping her block this palm strike.
The sons of quasi-Emperors worked together to bully a girl. That was what your son deserved; their deaths were a result of their own actions!
Wang Zhan failed to smash Mo Chen to death with one palm strike. He could not help but be angered. No one in the Cloud Sea Domain can stop me from killing whom I want!
Dang! Dang! Dang!
Xiao Chen pulled Mo Chen behind himself. Not saying anything more, he held his ground like an ancient tree. As he swung his fists, he blocked all of Wang Zhans attacks.
In the time it took for a spark to fly, the two exchanged hundreds of moves. Wang Zhan was surprised to find that Xiao Chen was just slightly weaker than him, a Small Perfection quasi-Emperor.
Xiao Chens physical body was even stronger than Wang Zhans. When they shed, he did not lose out. His strong physical bodypletelypensated for the small difference in their strengths.
The seawater rose up in horrifying waves, surging in all directions. Space shuddered without end. However, the area behind Xiao Chen remained calm and peaceful. No matter how big the shock waves were in the other directions, the area where Mo Chen stood was tranquil.
Blood Killing Art, Heaven Breaking Fist!
After another hundred moves, Wang Zhan lost all his patience and now executed his Profound Martial Technique.
Instantly, the sky behind him turned scarlet. The aura of massacre spread in the air. A thick blood mist on the verge of liquefying formed an extremely horrifying scene.
This is the Heaven Breaking Fist. Now, Xiao Chen can probably only defend.
This is the Martial Technique that Wang Zhan is famous for. Back then, he used this Fist Technique to defeat the old City Lord of Shattered Cloud City in one punch, bing the new City Lord.
However, Xiao Chen is very horrifying. He is still shy of being a quasi-Emperor. Nevertheless, he can protect not only himself from the Small Perfection quasi-Emperor Wang Zhan but also someone else for such a long time.
When Wang Zhan executed this Fist Technique, the horrifying mysterious phenomenon immediately attracted everyones attention.
When Wang Zhan punched, the blood mist that filled the air infused into the fist. Before his fist arrived, it pushed space back, slowly increasing the distance between Xiao Chen and him.
This startled Xiao Chen. When a quasi-Emperor executed a Profound Martial Technique, its might was indeed too horrifying.
At this moment, Xiao Chen could no longer hold back. With a flip of his hand, he grasped the Lunar Shadow Saber. A bright moon, peach blossoms, the summer sun, falling leaves, white snow, lightning, azure dragons, and all sorts of other mysterious phenomena flew out from his body the moment he held the hilt.
The bright moon could be perfect and wless, the peach blossoms filled everywhere within fifty kilometers, the zing sun of summer scorched thend in a five-hundred-kilometer radius, the merciless autumn wind swept through the world, the winter snow sealed everything for five thousand kilometers around in ice, the Azure Dragons soared into the sky, and many other mysterious phenomena looked very glorious.
Each kind of glory is sufficient for a lifetime. I have thousands of kinds of glory merged into my saber. That instant is eternal.
A saber light shed as Xiao Chen chopped, executing Instant of Glory.
Both were Profound Martial Techniques. However, Xiao Chens Profound Martial Technique was the strongest killing move that heprehended himself. Wang Zhans Profound Martial Technique was just a copy of a predecessors move.
Even though Wang Zhans cultivation was higher, it naturally went without saying which was stronger. When shing head-on, Wang Zhans famed Martial Techniquested for a moment before crumbling. As for Xiao Chens glory, it was eternal.
A horrifying wound appeared on Wang Zhans chest. Several of his ribs broke. This saber strike knocked him back in a sorry state.
The other City Lords shock showed on their faces as they quickly flew over and caught him.
Bang!
Xiao Chen sheathed his saber. The area behind him remained calm like before.
Ao Jiao, there are seven more quasi-Emperors. If I use the Sea Monarch Crown, what are my odds of victory?
The Sea Monarch Crownsprehensions are not your own after all. With seven quasi-Emperors attacking at the same time, they will be able to break the domain. It would not be very useful.
That is to say, I do not have any chance of victory?
More or less. However, no one can stop you from leaving.
Understood.
Xiao Chen held a quick conversation with Ao Jiao in his mind. As he looked at the various City Lords, he felt it was a pity. Initially, he had nned on dealing with them one at a time after he recovered his strength. He had not expected them to team up ande at him at the same time.
Thats fine as well. Since they are all here, Ill kill them all.
If we do not get rid of this fellow today, he will definitely kill us in the future.
The eight quasi-Emperors snorted coldly and attacked together. This time, they did not simply send out one killing move each. Instead, they surrounded Xiao Chen and attacked simultaneously, nning to wear him down.
The cultivators in the distance all revealed expressions of pity. They felt that it was unfortunate for a powerful, outstanding talent like Xiao Chen, a hero of his generation, blessed with astonishing talent. However, a few of the older generations ignored their status and worked together to kill him.
Even if Xiao Chen still had more skills, he would probably be finished here today. Such an ending was entirely unexpected.
Mo Chen, who was behind him, was so anxious, she started crying and pushing him away. Go, dont care about me. I know that you are capable of leaving!
You think you can leave? No one can save the two of you today. There is no path to life for you anywhere, the eight quasi-Emperors roared together and shook the sky.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly and said, Is that so?
I have a saber, higher than Emperors. It can tear through the sky and chop down the moon!
An azure medallion appeared at Xiao Chens fingertips. This medallion contained a strand of saber light that the Azure Emperor left behind ten thousand years ago.
With a thought, Xiao Chen gave the saber light in the Azure Dragon Medallion an order and unleashed it.
The entire ce instantly turned ck and white as a strand of saber light flew out of the Azure Dragon Medallion, transcending time and space.
The Azure Emperor had swept through everywhere unhindered ten thousand years ago. Now, his saber light appeared in the world once again.
With this saber light, the eight quasi-Emperors together with space got sliced in half. This saber split the sky.
Sha! Sha!
A long timeter, color returned to the world. The bodies of the eight quasi-Emperors scattered with the wind, disappearing into thin air.
Dead. Eight quasi-Emperors died, scattered like smoke, no longer existing at all.
There was no evidence left in the air to prove that the eight quasi-Emperors had existed, not even dust.
If the crowd had not seen them personally, no one would believe that eight quasi-Emperors had been here.
What kind of saber light was that? It robbed the world of color, leaving only ck and white, transcending time and space. A saber of ten thousand years.
The Azure Dragon Medallion at Xiao Chens fingertips returned to its previous state. Without the saber light, he could not use it to block the aura of a Martial Emperor anymore.
However, that did not matter. Xiao Chen did not consider it unfortunate or feel any regret. Whether it was really worth it or not, he felt that it was worth itand that was enough.
Given Xiao Chens strength, he could have left if he wanted to. No one could have stopped him. He did not have to use the Azure Dragon Medallion.
However, for the sake of clearing the way for Mo Chen, to avoid leaving her in a terrible mess as well as to keep his conscience clear, it was worth it.
There was no need to be calctive about losses and gains. In life, there were some matters that could not be measured purely by loss and gain.
Im going. Lets meet again if we are fated. In the future, if you have any troubles, Miss Mo Chen, you can go to Heavenly Star Ind and look for my friends there. I hope we meet again.
Parting was the most difficult. However, what should be said should still be said. There was no such thing as a banquet thatsted forever. Xiao Chen was also not a wishy-washy person.
Mo Chen squeezed out a smile and said, We will meet again. You already said you were leaving, so go on and leave. Stop dragging things out.
Okay!
Xiao Chen pushed off the ground and soared into the air and turned away, about to fly into the distance before everyones eyes.
Wait a moment! This is for you!
Xiao Chen turned back in the air and saw Mo Chen calling out to him. Then, he opened his hand, and the Multiflora Rose Pendant quickly flew towards him.
Withered multiflora roses were like blood, spreading grief. Phantom white withered flowers turned scarlet,yering over each other, looking vibrant and beautiful butden with grief.
The two had met because of this item and parted with this item. This parting seemed to match the state of grief.
Xiao Chen looked at the Multiflora Rose Pendant distractedly. In his rush to leave, he actually forgot about this very important item. Had he chosen to flee out of fear of disappointment and loneliness?
When the Multiflora Rose Pendant arrived before him, Xiao Chen grabbed hold of it firmly. Then, he looked back, and his gaze locked with Mo Chens.
Dont forget our promise. When I advance to quasi-Emperor, I wille and find you.
Xiao Chen smiled, a true smile this time. This time, it was not a white lie. I will wait for you and watch you knock on the Emperors Door and witness with my own eyes as you remove your veil.
Mo Chen heaved a sigh of relief. Whether he was the Azure Dragon King or Wen Ziran, it did not matter. He was still the person who extended his cold hands to her when everyone in the world abandoned her.
As such, everything else did not matter.
Xiao Chens figure slowly disappeared from her vision. The thousands of cultivators in the Cloud Sea Domain all felt that what they were seeing was not his figure disappearing but a scene from the saga of a living legend.
In the one hundred thousand years of the Martial Epoch, there were many who could be called geniuses. Not to mention the ancient Sages, the Azure Emperor was a glorious poetic saga.
However, there was only one publicly acknowledged living legend: the Thunder Sovereign who was from the same period as the Azure Emperor. Now, there would be one more: the Azure Dragon King Xiao Chen. Perhaps he was worthy of being called a legend.
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Xiao Chen flew quickly. On his way, he passed an ind. He slowly drifted down and alighted firmly on the ground.
His azure clothes slowly changed color, turning white once again.
Due to the Azure Dragon Kings insignia, the Clear Wind Robes had transformed from a weak Secret Treasure to a peak King Grade Secret Treasure.
However, the azure energy in the insignia could not be used indefinitely. Earlier, when he fought with Shattered Cloud Citys City Lord, Wang Zhan, the Clear Wind Robes helped him to cope with a lot of the pressure, blocking the opponents strong force. Now, the energy was quite depleted, and the insignia reverted to the state where it replenished its energy.
Xiao Chen checked the Clear Wind Robes before ignoring them. The color of his clothes would not affect him.
He stopped here so he could wait for a person, an old friend from the Sky Dome Realm.
Using this free time, Xiao Chen toyed with the biggest gain of the tripthe Emperor Yi Shooting Sun Bowwith a smile on his face.
The construction of the bow was extremely exquisite. It was a bright fiery red. The two ends of the bow were like wings. He gently drew the drawstring back, and the wings moved gently as if the entire bow hade to life.
Xiao Chen sighed with some regret. The Item Spirit was no longer around. Even if this bow came back to life, it stillcked the most crucial spirituality.
Chapter 1045 - Rich Harvest
Chapter 1045: Rich Harvest
The Emperor Yi Shooting Sun Bow was lifeless and required a finishing touch toplete it. Only by bringing back the Item Spirit could this divine bow regain its glory days.
Oh, by the way, Ao Jiao, I keep hearing people talk about the Divine Weapon Ranking. What exactly is the Divine Weapon Ranking? Why is it that Divine Weapons that make it into the Divine Weapon Ranking would have Divine Might and rival Primordial Emperor Treasures? Xiao Chen asked, recalling something as he put away the Primordial Emperor Treasure.
Ao Jiao exined, The exact reason is not clear. This ranking already existed at the birth of the Martial Epoch. As long as the Divine Weapon in your hand reached a certain standard, it would push off another Divine Weapon and automatically appear in the ranking.
That mystical?
It really is that mystical. ording to what Sang Mu said in the past, that ranking is carved on a Divine Stone. In the past, his greatest wish was for the Thunder Wood Sword to be directly ranked on the Divine Weapon Ranking when it became a Divine Weapon. Unfortunately
Xiao Chen smiled and said, Its fine. When the Lunar Shadow Saber bes a Divine Weapon, Im sure it will make it onto the Divine Weapon Ranking.
Haha! I look forward to that day too. At that time, I will know the answer and can answer your question. Then, Ao Jiao said after a pause, Your friend is here.
Xiao Chen looked up. Xuanyuan Zhantians figure slowly appeared in his vision and approached closer and closer beforending on the ind.
It was a hard-toe-by coincidence that Xiao Chen met Xuanyuan Zhantian in the Cloud Sea Domain. Naturally, he had to touch base with him and reminisce about the old days. So, he sent Xuanyuan Zhantian a voice projection before he left.
It seems that in the three years I havent seen Brother Xuanyuan, you met with many fortuitous encounters, Xiao Chen said calmly.
Right now, Xuanyuan Zhantian was much weaker than Xiao Chen. However, he was more or less on par with the other outstanding talents of the Kunlun Continent.
Xuanyuan Zhantians will of kingship still had many ces that could be improved, but its potential seemed to have been raised.
Xuanyuan Zhantian did not refute him. Smiling, he said, Its been pretty good. The sea is where I truly belong. I managed to raise my state of kingship to the will of kingship in this ce. Through a fortuitous encounter, I cultivated a Cultivation Technique that fused the will into my physical body, the Battle King Art.
I just reached Small Perfection, and it is already easy for me to defeat a regr great grandmaster-level Martial Sage.
Merging the will with the physical body, this was the first time Xiao Chen heard of this. How could a will be merged with the physical body?
The next level after will was domain. As long as one raised the will of water to the peak, it could evolve into theprehension of water. The will of thunder, will of ice, the will of fire, and the others mostly followed the same principle.
The domain that represented the will of kingship was the kings domain, a powerful kind of domain. Once it was sessfullyprehended, Xuanyuan Zhantian would be able to surpass many of hispetitors right away.
Xuanyuan Zhantian could make out Xiao Chens doubts. He smiled and said, The Heavenly Starry Ocean is a very vast world. The inheritance of the Martial Way was not broken or destroyed before the death of thest Sea Monarch. Several things are even moreplete than what is preserved in the Kunlun Continent.
Based on what I know, the will of thunder can merge with the body as well; the same goes for fire and ice. It can even merge two different wills into the body, like thunder fire and ice wind. There is nock of geniuses in this world.
Xuanyuan Zhantian spoke of some of his experiences in the Heavenly Starry Ocean, widening Xiao Chens horizon.
Given your strength, there is no need for you to remain in the Cloud Sea Domain, right? Xiao Chen asked.
Xuanyuan Zhantian nodded and said, Originally, I was preparing to leave the Cloud Sea Domain after the trip to the treasure mountain, to continue seeking fortuitous encounters. Then, I will show off my skills at the Four Seas Hero Gathering.
Whats the Four Seas Hero Gathering? Xiao Chen looked at Xuanyuan Zhantian with interest, waiting for him to give a detailed introduction.
Xuanyuan Zhantian smiled and said, The Four Seas Hero Gathering is also known as the Heroes Pageant. It urs every twenty years, and it is a major event hosted by an Immortal Holy Land, the Lunar Pce, that shakes up the entire Heavenly Starry Ocean.
Immortal Holy Land? This was the first time Xiao Chen heard of this term, so he was curious.
Xuanyuan Zhantian exined, This is just a term I coined. You should be familiar with the term Holy Land. There are about five or six Holy Lands extant on the Kunlun Continent.
[Note: The Three Holy Lands in the novel, plus the Dragons Gate for a total of four Holy Lands, are the ones in the Tianwu Domain. Based on this, there should be more Holy Lands in the domains of the other races.]
However, in my opinion, these cannot be considered Immortal Holy Lands. After going through the Hundred Race War, and the even more horrifying War of the Emperors in the Savage Battlefield, all the Holy Lands of the Kunlun Continent from the Ancient Era, existences like the Fire Li Sect, suffered devastating blows, and their inheritances got broken.
Only when their inheritance is unextinguished and intact for ten thousand years, fifty thousand years, a hundred thousand years can they be called an Immortal Holy Land. Because the Sea Monarch ruled the Heavenly Starry Ocean, and the position was passed down for many generations, arge-scale battle among Emperors never happened.
Hence, the Holy Lands attached to the Sea Monarch Pce never had their line of inheritance broken. Of course, there were Holy Lands that vanished into the long river of history due tocking Luck.
Currently, there are a total of six Immortal Holy Lands in the Heavenly Starry Ocean: the Cyclic Astral Pce, the Five Poison Sect, the Yinyang Paradise, Myriad Fiend Ind, the Heavenly Province Academy, and the Lunar Pce.
In the past, there was a formidable Buddhist Holy Land, the Minor Leiyin Temple. Unfortunately, ten thousand years ago, when the Azure Emperor led the Dragons Gates troops into the Heavenly Starry Ocean, they started their attacks with the Minor Leiyin Temple andpletely eradicated it.
[Note: I tranted Minor Leiyin Temple partly with the pinyin phics because the Leiyin Temple is a part of famous Chinese legend, Journey to the West. The Leiyin Temple is the final destination of the journey of that group, where they retrieved the scriptures. Otherwise, tranting Minor Leiyin Temple would give Minor Thunder Sound Temple.]
Immortal Holy Land. So that is what he meant by an Immortal Holy Land. It looks like the factions of the Heavenly Starry Ocean arerger than I originally thought.
Furthermore, there was the mysterious Buddhist Holy Land in the Heavenly Starry Ocean that the Azure Emperor destroyed.
Xiao Chen thought for a while before asking, You dont consider the Northern Sea Alliance an Immortal Holy Land?
Even before Xiao Chen entered the Heavenly Starry Ocean, he had heard of the might of the Northern Sea Alliance.
Xuanyuan Zhantian shook his head and replied, Naturally, they do not count. They are just an alliance of many factions. Of course, they are no weaker than the Holy Lands. There are also some ancient Noble ns that are as strong as the Holy Lands. However, they are too closed-off and cannot be considered Holy Lands in my opinion.
After Xuanyuan Zhantian said that, he sighed. Nowadays, this very vast Heavenly Starry Ocean has millions of sects and billions of inds. They fight each other for resources and territory, with the Holy Lands taking the lead. It is very chaotic, and no one is willing to submit to another.
Xiao Chen smiled and said, It is indeed quite chaotic. There are Immortal Holy Lands, ancient Noble ns,rge factions like the Northern Sea Alliance, as well as other factions that rose upter.
Xuanyuan Zhantian nced at Xiao Chen and smiled. Speaking of chaos, this matter is rted to you. When the Azure Emperor destroyed the Sea Monarch Pce, with the Dragons Gates original strength, they could have suppressed all the Holy Lands. However, the Azure Emperor mysteriously fell, and the Dragons Gate was destroyed. Hence, the Heavenly Starry Ocean turned chaotic.
If you can rebuild the Dragons Gate and reach the same heights as the Azure Emperor, you might be able to bring peace back to the Heavenly Starry Ocean.
Unexpectedly, there was such a matter. Xiao Chen was unwilling to delve into this, so he changed the topic. Lets talk more about that Heroes Pageant. Why is the Lunar Pce organizing this?
Xuanyuan Zhantian did not find this tiresome, so he carefully exined everything in detail. Xiao Chen finally understood the ins and outs of the Heroes Pageant.
The Lunar Pces position was extraordinary. Even though they were not ambitious, they were extremely strong and well-respected.
Initially, when the Lunar Pce organized the Heroes Pageant, it was for the sake of selecting outstanding talents from the entire Heavenly Starry Ocean topete with the Immortal Cultivators of the Peni Sea.
The battles between the youths were used to resolve conflicts and disputes between the Heavenly Starry Ocean and the Peni Sea.
However, now, the Peni Sea took the stance of hiding themselves and shunning the world, so they rarely entered into any disputes with the Heavenly Starry Ocean. Hence, the initial rationale behind the Heroes Pageant no longer existed.
The current Heroes Pageant was just an opportunity for the outstanding talents of various ces to stand out from the rest, for the various Holy Lands to bare their teeth and fight for prestige.
Furthermore, in every Heroes Pageant, the Lunar Pce would take out extremely valuable prizes for the aggrandizement of the Heroes Pageant, deeply imprinting this event in everyones hearts. Thus, its poprity spread to the four major sea domains, the Eastern Sea, Southern Sea, Western Sea, and Northern Sea. Hence, it was now named the Four Seas Hero Gathering.
Xuanyuan Zhantian said, There is still one year before the Heroes Pageant starts. You cane and partake in the festivities then.
Xiao Chen shook his head and said, I am not too interested in this. There are still many dangers waiting for me at Heavenly Star Ind. I have to think of ways to quickly raise my strength.
Xuanyuan Zhantian knew that Xiao Chens words were true. After chatting for a long time, they performed cupped-fist salutes and took their leave of each other.
On this trip to the treasure mountain, the two gained many benefits. They needed to find a ce to organize these benefits and could not spend too much time chatting.
Actually, you can go and take a look at the Heroes Pageant. The Lunar Pce had lots of female disciples! Ao Jiao teased from the Immortal Spirit Ring.
Under Ao Jiaos management, the most precious Spirit Tree in the Immortal Spirit Ring, the Lunar Cassia Tree, looked like it was going to bloom again.
Of course, this wasrgely due to Xiao Chen infusing a Peak Spirit Vein into the Immortal Spirit Ring.
Ill think about itter.
Xiao Chen was currently very busy. He already took out the ten jade strips from the Ten Thousand Treasure Pavilion. Now, he sent in his Spiritual Sense and anxiously checked them, hoping to find Profound Martial Techniques suitable for himself.
Profound Spear TechniqueHeaven Burning Spear Technique! Xiao Chen shook his head and set this jade strip aside. Clearly, he could not cultivate this.
Sword Technique, Staff Technique, Spear Technique In the blink of an eye, Xiao Chen tossed five or six jade strips to the side. He could not use them at all. He could not help showing a somewhat disappointed expression.
Profound Saber Technique, Thousand Frost Battle Snow.
Xiao Chens face lit up in joy. There finally was a Profound Saber Technique. He was starting to think that the ten jade strips did not contain a single Saber Technique. If that was so, he would be very unlucky.
Furthermore, this was an ice-attributed Saber Technique, something that hecked. This Thousand Frost Battle Snow came at a good time.
Xiao Chen carefully ced this jade strip away and checked the remaining three, only to find them not useful to him.
However, that was fine as well. Finding a Profound Martial Technique that matched him was already a good result.
As for the remaining nine, after making copies, he would be able to sell them for sky-high prices no matter where he auctioned them.
One Profound Martial Technique would definitely fetch at least one million ck Astral Coins and possibly much higher.
Then, Xiao Chen flipped his palm. A spatial ring appeared. This was the spatial ring of the loose cultivator Gao Yangyu. Xiao Chen was already extremely proficient in killing people and taking their treasures.
The instant he killed Gao Yangyu, he had silently taken Gao Yangyus spatial ring.
After all, Gao Yangyu was a quasi-Emperor. He should be able to bring Xiao Chen quite a pleasant surprise.
The only unfortunate thing was that the Azure Emperors saber light was too horrifying. It had not even left any dust from the eight quasi-Emperors; naturally, there was no hope for their spatial rings.
Otherwise, if Xiao Chen could have collected the spatial rings of all eight quasi-Emperors, then the already wealthy Xiao Chen would have be even richer.
Chapter 1046 - Ao Jiao Fighting Quasi-Emperors
Chapter 1046: Ao Jiao Fighting Quasi-Emperors
After thinking for a while, Xiao Chen handed the spatial ring over to Ao Jiao to get her help with organizing it.
He followed that with the spatial rings of the two elite Sun Pce disciples and the Heavenly Treasure Pavilions Young Master.
As there were many things in the spatial rings, tidying them up would take a long time. Ao Jiaos help would, naturally, make things easier for him.
Xiao Chen still had many things to do. He needed to merge the Sr True me with the Purple Thunder True Fire as well as practice the Thousand Frost Battle Snow.
He also needed to stabilize his newly transformed Heavenly Sage Laws and make the final preparations to break into quasi-Emperor. When the time was right, he could immediately start constructing the bridge.
Completing everything would require at least two months of closed-door cultivation.
Quasi-Emperor was a bridge, one crossing a chasm to reach the other side. A heavenly bridge that would lead to knocking on the Emperors Door.
A huge chasm was an extremely apt description. After stepping across it, there would be a worlds difference. One would undergo a rebirth, climbing to the heavens with one step and reaching the top-level existence of the pyramid in this world.
Many powerful cultivators existed in this world, but many could not walk to the rim of this chasm and see the Emperors Door on the other side for themselves.
Martial Disciple, Martial Master, Martial Grand Master, Martial Saint, Martial King, Martial Monarch, and Martial Sage. Xiao Chen had experienced many setbacks along the way, spending twelve years.
Now, he finally reached a level that countless people would not be able to achieve in their lifetime, arriving before this huge chasm.
Others would not understand how much danger Xiao Chen had been through and the bitterness he had experienced.
Probably, no one would be able to imagine that he could not cultivate properly until the age of sixteen, slower than regr cultivators by several years and at least ten years behind those outstanding talents.
However, by relying on tenacious willpower, he had endured unimaginable loneliness and solitude before finally overtaking others and charging ahead of the Kunlun Realms outstanding talents.
Xiao Chen was among the first of his generation to stand before this huge chasm.
It was as Xiao Chen always believed: a persons talent only decides how fast they go; determination and tenacity determine how far they go.
Xiao Chen sat cross-legged on a deste ind in the calm sea. As long as he quietened himself, he could enter a wondrous state.
He saw a scene thaty between reality and illusion like a natural stronghold with a manmade divide. In the distance, at the end of his vision, was a fog.
Far away, indistinct golden doors peeked through the fog, looking very blurry.
That was the Emperors Door. When Xiao Chen finished building the bridge, the Emperors Door would appear in reality, and a path to the heavens would descend. Gorgeous heavenly flowers would fall, weing his approach.
With a thought, this mysterious phenomenon in his mind disappeared. Then, he sank his consciousness down to where his dantian was. The ten thousand dragon-shaped Heavenly Sage Laws gave off a bright light, looking crystalline and translucent.
These Heavenly Sage Laws were already extremely pure. Xiao Chen had exhausted the potential of Martial Sage in collecting them all. There was no more room for further improvement.
Even if he took out the Holy Spirit Veinor even a King Spirit Veinhe would not be able to absorb them.
Only when he turned his Heavenly Sage Laws into the higher-leveled Heavenly Laws, bing one with the world and returning to nature, could he improve further.
For three days, Xiao Chen familiarized himself with the strength he obtained after his Heavenly Sage Laws transformation. More importantly, he also used the time to verify whether he really had exhausted all his potential for this cultivation realm.
This was extremely important. If Xiao Chen had not reached the bottom yet, he needed to find out. Otherwise, if there was any more potential that he could use and he started to convert his Heavenly Sage Laws into Heavenly Laws, he would make a great loss. By then, when everyone advanced to quasi-Emperor, he would be much weaker than the other outstanding talents.
For example, before Xiao Chens Heavenly Sage Laws transformed, they numbered only five thousand. He could not increase them any further.
If he had chosen to convert his Heavenly Sage Laws then, he would have lost out on half his potential Heavenly Laws. When he became a quasi-Emperor, it would be toote for regrets.
As Ao Jiao helped Xiao Chen organize the items in the various spatial rings, she received a shock when she saw his Heavenly Sage Laws. Back then, the Thunder Emperors Heavenly Sage Laws had transformed as well. However, the Thunder Emperor reached his limit at seven thousand.
Now, when Xiao Chen reached the same step, he actually had three thousand Heavenly Sage Laws more than the Thunder Emperor.
Ao Jiao guessed that even in the most glorious era of the Martial Epoch, the Ancient Era, such a level would still allow Xiao Chen to surpass most of the ancient Sages.
Furthermore, he attained a peak Rank 4 Sage Body. He could cultivate Laws for his physical body as well. It was hard to imagine how far he could go.
How far did one have to go before reaching the legendary Martial God? Sovereign Martial Emperor? Prime Martial Emperor? Or perhaps there were even higher levels?
Seeing that Xiao Chen had no intention of opening his eyes startled Ao Jiao. Could he be intending to start advancing to quasi-Emperor now?
However, after she thought about it, this was normal.
Xiao Chens cultivation fell for three months before he recovered it. After he recovered, he advanced further. With the confluence of the right conditions at the right time, he would not have any risk of his cultivation being unstable orcking a firm foundation.
Since time immemorial, there had never been any stories of a great grandmaster-level Martial Emperor purposely injuring themselves severely just as they tried to cross the threshold of quasi-Emperor, resulting in their cultivation falling and having to cultivate bitterly once again.
Their cultivation was something that they obtained with much effort and bitterness. No one dared to take such a risk.
Due to the Sea Monarch Crown and a coincidental fortuitous encounter, Xiao Chen managed to reach this step. Now, he knew that he became stronger after getting broken and reestablishing himself. The benefits that this brought him gave him the courage to charge into quasi-Emperor at this moment.
Otherwise, even if he were beaten to death, he would not injure himself on purpose and have his cultivation to fall back to Martial Monarch.
He thought back to the start of his predicament on the Purple Cloud Warship and how several Martial Monarchs had held des to his neck. He had nearly died at the hands of such minor characters.
If word spread of the Azure Dragon King falling for such a reason, it would have be a joke; he would have been the butt of mockery for at least a thousand years.
The days went by one by one. At some point in time, an increasing number of motes of electric light fell on Xiao Chens body and formed arge electric cocoon around him.
Ao Jiao did not find this strange. Many years ago, the Thunder Emperor had undergone this step as well.
Joy together with a hint of worry appeared on Ao Jiaos face. Normally, there would not be any danger when one converted their Heavenly Sage Laws into Heavenly Laws.
However, there were cases of people being overly hasty and ending up in a state of Berserking Qi Deviation.
Youdont ever be in too much of a rush due to the pressure of reestablishing the Dragons Gate.
Ao Jiao felt very frustrated as she watched Xiao Chen attempt to charge into quasi-Emperor, even more anxious than when the Thunder Emperor had.
The Thunder Emperor had been alone with nothing to worry about. However, along the way, Xiao Chen had taken up the identity of the Azure Emperors descendant, carrying the burden of reestablishing the Dragons Gate on his shoulders.
The pressures these two faced werepletely different.
Pa!
After finishing sorting the various treasures with much effort, Ao Jiao sent out a palm strike and messed up everything again, scattering them everywhere.
As she looked at the electric cocoon, her eyes slowly filled with worry, bing increasingly afraid.
If Xiao Chen knew, he would definitely be caught betweenughter and tears.
After a long time, some semnce of calm returned to Ao Jiaos eyes. She turned around and started tidying up the scattered treasures once again, blowing off the dust on them and sorting them out.
There was not a single thing out of ce; everything was neat and tidy. No more expressions of frustration appeared on her face, as she buried her worry deep in her heart.
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In the Eastern Sea, in a secret room of a pce in one of the territories of the Eastern Sea Divine Dragon Pce, part of the Sea Monarchs old guards, Leng Shaofan looked at the news he just received, the expression on his face turning uncertain.
[Note: The Eastern Sea Divine Dragon Pce was a sect of the Sky Dome Realm. Perhaps that is actually a branch of this.]
The Sea Monarchs daughter, Princess Qin,y in a deep, quiet sleep among flowers at Leng Shaofans side.
Three punches to explode a newly advanced quasi-Emperor. One saber strike to send a Small Perfection quasi-Emperor flying, and then, a trump card to kill eight quasi-Emperors with one chop.
Leng Shaofan did not feel surprised at Xiao Chens sudden increase in strength. He merely calcted and plotted with a calm heart.
He carefully read every word on the note once again. Two crucial scenes appeared in his mind: Xiao Chen swallowing ten Peak Spirit Veins, and his strength suddenly rising explosively; and him using the Azure Dragon Medallion to kill eight quasi-Emperors.
The first part meant that after an explosive rise in strength, Xiao Chen needed some time to cultivate quietly to stabilize his cultivation. Hence, he would definitely still be in the Cloud Sea Domain; he would not have gone too far away.
Thetter part meant that Xiao Chen already used the protective talisman provided by the Thunder Sovereign.
[Note: This sentence is likely to be speaking of Leng Shaofans assumptions.]
These two conclusions added together meant that this was the best time to kill him since Xiao Chen was quietly cultivating now without a protective talisman! If this period passed and Xiao Chen stabilized his cultivation, killing him would be even harder.
Barring some exceptions, most of Leng Shaofans guesses were very close to the truth.
After a while, Leng Shaofan ordered his subordinates, Send a message to the Southern Sea Divine Dragon Pce. Tell them that they only need to have three quasi-Emperors search the deste inds within two hundred and fifty kilometers of where the treasure mountain appeared, and they will be able to find Xiao Chen cultivating while hiding.
After they kill the target, I do not need the Sea Monarch Crown or the other treasures on Xiao Chen. However, they need to hand over the Sea Monarch Headscarf to me. If they want something in exchange for it, they can just ask.
There were many conflicts between the four Sea Kings. All of them wanted to be the head and rule all the Sea Monarchs old guards.
As the Eastern Sea Kings descendant, Leng Shaofan held great authority in the Eastern Sea Divine Dragon Pce. However, he did not have any means tomand the Divine Dragon Pce of the Southern Sea.
Even so, all Leng Shaofan needed to do was tell them this news. The Sea Monarch Crown on Xiao Chen would automatically spur the Southern Sea Divine Dragon Pce into doing what he wanted.
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Motes of electric light fell like rain on the deste ind, never stopping for a moment.
From the initial bright, vibrant purple, the electric cocoons color settled into a deep purple.
Ao Jiao had finished tidying up the various treasures in the spatial rings long ago. As she rested her chin on her hands, her gaze never left the electric cocoon.
Its been two months. Xiao Chen has had sufficient umtions for some time already, and all the conditions are right. Normally speaking, the conversion of Heavenly Sage Laws should have reachedpletion by now, Ao Jiao muttered to herself softly. However, she also rxed. Two months was enough to show that there was no rush, frustration, or panic in Xiao Chens heart.
He only sought speed in stability. As long as there were no surprises, he was almost certain to advance to quasi-Emperor.
If there are no other surprises, Xiao Chen will be able toe out of this cocoon soon.
Just as Ao Jiao thought this, she suddenly frowned. Using her palms, she pushed against the ground and stood up. Then, she looked into the distance.
Three strong auras in front were currently headed towards this ce at a rapid clip. The strength of each of the figures was no weaker than any one of the eight City Lords.
Three Small Perfection quasi-Emperor experts working together charged over.
They really know how to pick their timing, choosing this moment to strike!
Ao Jiaos face turned frosty, and killing Qi brewed in her eyes. With a wave of her hand, the Lunar Shadow Saber stuck in the ground beside Xiao Chen silently flew to her.
Chapter 1047 - Finally Close to Emperor
Chapter 1047: Finally Close to Emperor
Ao Jiao turned her head back and looked at the electric cocoon. She sighed, I just knew that this fellow would not advance to quasi-Emperor peacefully.
Her figure shed as shended beside the electric cocoon while hugging the Lunar Shadow Saber. Then, her body slowly turned darker and eventually vanished from the air as if she did not exist.
Buzz!
The three quasi-Emperors of the Southern Sea Divine Dragon Pce wore ck dragon robes. They withdrew their auras andnded firmly on the deste ind. A look of excitement appeared in their eyes when they saw the nearby electric cocoon.
What a fellow! The news that Leng Shaofan sent is indeed urate. This Xiao Chen is really on one of the deserted inds within two hundred and fifty kilometers. Furthermore, he even picked this time to make a breakthrough to quasi-Emperor, the young quasi-Emperor on the right carrying a saber on his back said softly.
The electric light cocoon was the mark of a lightning-attributed cultivator breaking into quasi-Emperor. This matched Leng Shaofans news. There was no need to guess further; it was definitely Xiao Chen inside.
Haha, if we can obtain the Sea Monarch Crown and offer it to the Dragon King, it will definitely be a great contribution. The tall and skinny, ck-haired youth on the left showed a simr irrepressible joy in his eyes.
Only the white-haired old man in the middle maintained a calm expression. He remained silent and looked around, appearing very careful and cautious.
The old man held up a finger, and a cold sword Qi shot out from his fingertip. The moment the sword Qi shot out, frost immediately covered the ground. Clearly, his will of ice already reached an extremely high level.
The crystalline sword Qi looked very solid. When the sunlightnded on it, it lit up with a boundless glow that made the shing sword Qi look like a beam of light flying out of the old mans fingertip.
ng!
When the sword Qi struck the electric cocoon, it gave off a crisp nging sound. The electric light flickered, and the cold sword Qi turned into mist and disappeared.
The huge electric cocoon did not budge at all, not even showing the slightest crack.
This result stunned all three of them at the same time; clearly, they found it extremely incredible.
The quasi-Emperor with a saber on his back was thunderstruck. What a strong electric cocoon! Just how much umtion did this fellow have before making his breakthrough to quasi-Emperor?
Ill go and shatter it!
The tall and skinny quasi-Emperor had a fiery temper. He immediately stepped forward, preparing to charge over himself.
The white-haired old man said gravely, Ping Jun, be careful.
Haha, Old Cheng, dont worry. He is now at a crucial moment. Even if he is aware that we are trying to kill him, he cant do anything. He will definitely die today, the quasi-Emperor named Ping Jun said nonchntly between howls ofughter.
Indeed, that was so. If Xiao Chen gave up on breaking through to quasi-Emperor now, wasting his effort was a minor thing. The bigger problem was the rebound of his Heavenly Sage Laws, which would cause him significant internal injuries.
With a weakened body, surviving against three Small Perfection quasi-Emperors would be impossible.
However, if Xiao Chen did not give up, he would be a sitting duck, passively getting attacked. Likewise, this would result in death.
Both advancing and retreating seemed to lead to death; there was no clear route for survival.
Just by passing one word, Leng Shaofan managed to push Xiao Chen into dire straits from several tens of thousands of kilometers away. This persons schemes could be said to be unparalleled.
Unfortunately for him, there would always be a chance for survival, no matter how small. This chance for Xiao Cheny with Ao Jiao.
Ping Juns figure shed as he moved, a red light flickering on his body. The clouds in the sky churned, and a gust blew. The Heavenly Laws in his body sent out a horrifying amount of energy that converged on his entire body.
As Ping Juns figure moved quickly, it became one with the world. Then, he suddenly attacked, sending out a punch.
The force of the attack seemed to carry the weight of the world.
This was the strength of quasi-Emperors. Having returned to nature and be one with the world to form Heavenly Laws, they could use the power of the world with every move.
It looked like that horrifying punch would strike the electric cocoon. If that berserk energy really hit the electric cocoon, it would surely shatter.
Xiao Chen, who was within the electric cocoon, would not have any means to continue. He would only be able to stop his breakthrough and suffer the bacsh of Law Energy.
However, in the time it took for a spark to fly, a resplendent saber light shed in the air, flickering for an instant.
A bolt of Divine Lightning appeared in the sky. Dark clouds filled the sky, and darkness covered thend for kilometers around.
Before Ping Jun could react, this saber light chopped down on his body. He could not dodge or defend.
Damn it! Ping Jun roared ferociously. At thest moment before the saber light chopped him in half, hended the punch on Ao Jiao.
Ka ca!
The Divine Lightning turned into a Thunder Roc. As the saber light chopped down, Ping Juns body separated into two halves. Then, when the electric light exploded, it instantly sted both halves into powder.
With Ao Jiaos sudden attack, the Small Perfection quasi-Emperor Ping Jun was not even left with a corpse after the saber strike.
The sudden change caught the white-haired old man and the other ck-haired youth off-guard. They did not even have the opportunity to try and rescue Ping Jun.
The punch that Ping Jun threw before he died caused Ao Jiao significant injuries. Her body seemed to turn somewhat illusory, unlike initially, when she appeared no different from a normal person.
However, Ao Jiao continued to grasp the Lunar Shadow Saber tightly as she red coldly at the two in front. She stood guard by the lightning cocoon, not even moving half a step away from it.
Item Spirit?
A quasi-Emperor-level Item Spirit!
When the two saw the situation and looked at the Lunar Shadow Saber in Ao Jiaos hand, their eyes gained a fervent light.
A quasi-Emperor-level Item Spirit. With such a Sub-Divine Weapon, if it advanced into a Divine Weapon in the future, it would most likely rank in the Divine Weapon Ranking.
Even if such a weapon did not rank in the Divine Weapon Ranking, it would still be a precious Divine Weapon that surpassed other Divine Weapons.
Haha! Not bad, I want this saber, the ck-haired youth said with a faint smile. The Azure Dragon King is really a human-shaped treasure trove. He has an extraordinary amount of good stuff on him.
You want it? Are you qualified?
Just at this moment, cracks appeared in the deep-purple lightning cocoon, and a voice came from within.
Ka ca! Ka ca!
The lightning cocoon shattered, and a bright electric light surged out, forming a huge pir of purple light soaring into the sky.
Xiao Chen stood in the light, dressed in white. A wind blew everywhere and clouds gathered. He was one with the heavens; with a thought, he could stir up winds and clouds.
His gaze was like lightning as he stared at the two before him with the aura of a king looking down on everything under the heavens. Lightning seemed to shoot out of his eyes.
A huge pressure drew expressions of horror from the white-haired old man and the youth. They could not help retreating two steps.
Ao Jiao revealed an expression of joy. Xiao Chen seeded. After twelve years on the road of life-or-death fighting, he is finally close to the title Emperor.
Attack together!
The white-haired old man and the ck-haired youth saw that Xiao Chen had sessfully broken through to quasi-Emperor and could pressure them with just a gaze.
These two knew that if they did not team up, they would not have any chance of victory. Hence, they steeled themselves and charged over together with cold war cries.
Within the pir of electric light, Xiao Chen quietly watched the two fly over. He remained motionless like a mountain, standing tall like an aged tree. Then, he moved his hands and weed his enemies.
These three quasi-Emperors were all one with heaven. Their every action carried the power of the world.
As the three released their moves, their surroundings turned illusory. The earth and sky spun. The distant sea and the nearby mountain seemed like apparitions, appearing and floating around them.
The fighting methods of quasi-Emperors were very different from those of regr cultivators. By raising their hand or foot, they could stir up the winds and clouds. With every move they made, they could bring out the power of the world.
Such a scene was not a mysterious phenomenon nor an illusion. It was a natural marvel that resulted from driving the power of the world.
Figures flickered as the three quickly traded movesexchanging a hundred moves in moments. Xiao Chen dealt with the attacks as they came. His hands shed like lightning, appearing illusory, as he blocked the many strikes sent by the ck-haired youth and the white-haired old man.
After a hundred moves, an explosion suddenly resounded. The deste ind below the three could not endure their use of Heavenly Laws and the power of the world.
Boom! The ind vanished from the vast sea. An enormous spinning ck vortex appeared on the water, swallowing up the surrounding seawater.
The threended in the vortex, and seawater rushed around its sides, giving off rumbling sounds nonstop. However, the expressions of these people did not change. They were not concerned at all as they continued to fight at lightning speed.
The aftershocks generated by the exchange, the power of the world driven by the Heavenly Laws prevented the ck vortex from filling up. Hence, the vortex expanded, reaching a diameter of ten kilometers.
How many Heavenly Sage Laws did he umte for his breakthrough to quasi-Emperor?!
The ck-haired youth and white-haired old man were increasingly fearful. They had been quasi-Emperors for dozens of years already. The power of the world that their Heavenly Laws could drive should far surpass that of the newly advanced Xiao Chen.
[Note: In the Kunlun Realm, youth seems to be defined as under forty. However, Im guessing that this youth is not truly a youth but just someone who maintained youthful looks as a result of cultivation.]
However, even though Xiao Chen fought one against two, the power of the world that he drove was even greater than that of the two added together.
From the very start, Xiao Chen suppressed them.
The vortex could not be filled. With the three descending, it continuously deepened. Then, it reached the bottom of the sea with a bang before widening into the surroundings.
If seen from the sky, it looked like a bottomless hole had appeared on the calm sea and was closing up rapidly.
Boom!
The seawater crashed in explosively. At the instant the hole closed, a pir of water shot up and scattered the clouds. It looked like it pierced the sky.
Three figures leaped out of the pir of water. They were the three who had been fighting and just stopped.
In this short period, both sides had exchanged thousands of moves. They fought from the ground to the bottom of the sea, then from the bottom of the sea to the clouds. This was a truly remarkable battle between quasi-Emperors.
The ck-haired youth and the white-haired old man appeared to be in sorry states. Earlier, when the seawater merged back, the three all exposed some openings.
However, the one who grasped the openings was Xiao Chen. Even though he attackedter, his blowsnded first. He punched the two in the chest, severely injuring them. Even now, they were in pain.
Lets go. He gained the advantage. We cannot stop him! the white-haired old man said sullenly.
The two turned to leave. Earlier, when exchanging thousands of moves, they had exhausted themselves. Now, they were injured. If they did not go now, they would definitely not be able toter.
Xiao Chen said calmly, Wanting toe and go as you please? How can it be that easy? Ao Jiao, saber!
Ao Jiao smiled faintly and sheathed the saber. Then she turned into a beam of light, entering the saber before the saber flew towards Xiao Chen.
Ao Jiao was the Item Spirit of the Lunar Shadow Saber. However, she did not like staying in the saber most of the time. Hence, the true might of the Lunar Shadow Saber, the sharpness of a Sub-Divine Weapon, rarely showed itself.
Xiao Chen stretched out his hands. The instant he grasped the Lunar Shadow Saber, he drew it. An unparalleled sharpness surged out, raging through the surrounding space.
nging resounded everywhere, filling the ce with boundless saber intent.
Chapter 1048 - Foundation Returning Art
Chapter 1048: Foundation Returning Art
Xiao Chen pushed off the air, and his body started whirling, executing Instant of Glory. Each turn he made, a world appeared.
As he moved, many brilliant and varied mysterious phenomena appeared, grand and majestic. As that saber light shed in that instant, they turned into eternal glory.
The expression of the fleeing ck-haired youth turned grave. He sent out three ancient shields, wanting to block this saber.
However, with Ao Jiao currently in the Lunar Shadow Saber, its might rivaled that of a Divine Weapon. How could a few peak King Grade shields block it?
Instant of Glory, an instantsting for eternity, chopped the ck-haired youth, along with the shields, in half.
Xiao Chen stretched out his hand and pulled over the spatial ring that remained behind. Then, he looked at the white-haired old man, who had already fled far away, not bothering to chase him.
Now, having already crossed the threshold of quasi-Emperor, he could hold his own against Small Perfection quasi-Emperors as long as a Great Perfection quasi-Emperor did not show up.
Xiao Chen swept his gaze around and found another deste ind. Then, it seemed like his body vanished from space as hended on the ind.
He infused in some of the Heavenly Laws, using the power of the world, into his Movement Technique, which allowed him to raise the limit on his speed by ten percent. This was something that heprehended in the earlier battle.
Ao Jiao leaped out of the saber with a smile on her face. She spread her hands to reveal the spatial ring of the tall and skinny quasi-Emperor.
I heard their conversation. They are from the Southern Sea Divine Dragon Pce. That is to say, they are from the Southern Sea Kings faction, one of the Sea Monarchs old guards, Ao Jiao said softly.
Xiao Chen frowned slightly. These people should havee for the Sea Monarch Crown.
Sinceing in contact with the Seven Distinguished Dragon Marquises, he had felt that someone was hiding in the darkness like a venomous snake, plotting against him.
However, Xiao Chen knew nothing about this person. He did not even know his opponents true motive.
Never mind. As long as the other partys ns did not seed, there will always be an opportunity to capture him. Before this, I just have to continue increasing my strength.
Xiao Chen collected his thoughts and smiled faintly. Then, he handed the spatial ring in his hand to Ao Jiao. This time, it is fortunate that you made a move.
If she had not made a move, shielding Xiao Chen at the most crucial moment, he would have been in great danger.
Ao Jiao took the spatial ring and curled her lips up. Hehe! And yet this is the reward you give me, not even letting me rx for a moment.
This retort stunned Xiao Chen slightly. Then, he smiled and asked, What do you want? I will help you to look for it.
Ao Jiao was instantly rendered speechless. This fellow sure is as stupid as ever. As long as he lives, would I really need anything else? It was just a joke, and he treated it as real.
However, there was indeed something that Ao Jiao wanted. She wanted to ask Xiao Chen to help her look for it but hesitated.
In the end, she silently shook her head in her heart. Smiling, she replied, Just messing with you. These are the treasures from Gao Yangyu, Chen Wenjun, and the two Sun Pce elite disciples. I already organized them.
I ced all the ck Astral Coins in one spatial ring. There is not a lot of them. Added together, they came to just five million ck Astral Coins.
Five million ck Astral Coins was already a hefty sum. After all, not everyone was like Xiao Chen, meeting with all sorts of fortuitous encounters.
Gao Yangyu was just a loose cultivator of the Cloud Sea Domain. If not for the two Sun Pce elite disciples, there would be even fewer ck Astral Coins.
Xiao Chen lowered his head and looked through the treasures, which Ao Jiao had organized. The categories were clear with one look: secret manuals, Medicinal Pills, Spirit Weapons, Secret Treasures, and several others.
After a quick look through, Xiao Chen shook his head slightly. Most of them did not catch his interest. After he left the Cloud Sea Domain, he would quickly sell them.
Hey, this fan is rather exquisite.
Xiao Chen discovered a white fan. The frame of the fan was made of many types of divine materials. It was firm and solid, having a substantial weight in his hands.
He opened the fan. The front of the fan had a night scene with a bright moon, a river, a bridge, and a person admiring the moon. It possessed a gentle beauty. The back had a poem.
Ao Jiao said, This fan is pretty good. However, the fan is not amon weapon. Not many people use it. It is mostly purchased by pretentious or cultured people and cannot fetch a good price.
Xiao Chen entered deep thought. Then, he put the fan away, saying, I will hold on to this first. I might have some use for it.
Acting mysterious, Ao Jiao muttered when she saw Xiao Chen keeping her in suspense. Then, she took out a secret manual that he overlooked. You should be able to use this. Back then, Gao Yangyu used this to hide his strength.
Foundation Returning Art, Xiao Chen softly read out the words on the cover of the secret manual. After he flipped through a few pages, his eyes lit up.
This Cultivation Technique was notplicated. After a quick look through, he understood most of it. It was not of high rank, but it would be very useful to him.
As long as Xiao Chen learned this Cultivation Technique, he would be able to hide his true strength at any time. Unless it was someone who far surpassed his strength, no one would discover him.
Back then, Gao Yangyu used this Cultivation Technique to hide his strength from everyone.
Xiao Chen carefully put away the Foundation Returning Art. Then, he ced the rest of the treasures into a spatial ring. After he left the Cloud Sea Domain, he would sell them.
Hey, its empty. This is empty too.
Ao Jiaos expression changed slightly. The spaces within the two quasi-Emperors rings were chaotic; there was nothing inside.
When Xiao Chen heard this, he could not help but be startled. He was looking forward to the treasures of two quasi-Emperors. How could there be nothing in the spatial rings?
What is going on? Xiao Chen took a look for himself. There was indeed nothing in the spatial rings; they werepletely empty.
Ao Jiao lowered her head in thought. Since these were the spatial rings of quasi-Emperors, it did not make sense for them not to have anything.
After a while, she said in understanding, I recall now. It should be a certain Secret Treasure in the spatial ring. When its master died, the imprint in the Secret Treasure would disappear. Then, it would explode and destroy the space in the spatial ring.
There is such a Secret Treasure? Xiao Chen was quite surprised, feeling disappointed.
Therge amount of treasure that he anticipated all disappeared. Anyone would be upset with this and feel depressed.
Ao Jiao smiled and said, Secret Treasures that can destroy space are extremely rare, but they exist. An ancient faction like the Divine Dragon Pce should have many of them. They should be able to give one to every expert at the quasi-Emperor realm and above.
This is really ruthless. Even if they die, they do not let others benefit.
Xiao Chen thought to himself, In the future, when defeating quasi-Emperors, I cannot kill them on the spot. I have to knock them out first.
He put this thought aside for now. He received many benefits from this trip to the treasure mountain. The ten jade strips were already sufficient.
So what if the belongings of two quasi-Emperors were gone? He still had things he needed to do.
Xiao Chen took out the Multiflora Rose Pendant and revealed a reminiscent look. Then, he took out the Cycle Banner.
He held them in his hand, preparing to infuse the Grief Throne into the Cycle Banner.
Oh, right, Ao Jiao, help me out. Go to Starry Cloud Ind and check on the Mo ns situation.
Two months had passed. Mo Chen should have already gathered back the Mo n. Now that the eight City Lords were dead, the Cloud Sea Domain would be in chaos for a long time.
This situation would give Mo Chen a great opportunity. Her talent and gifts had been suppressed all the while.
Now that Mo Chen had the Book of Heavenly Works, and since Xiao Chen had killed Shattered Cloud Citys City Lord, who had suppressed her, her future path would be much smoother.
Ao Jiao nodded, and her figure shed, flying towards Starry Cloud Ind.
She was now as strong as a quasi-Emperor. No one in the Cloud Sea Domain could pose a threat to her.
Xiao Chen was going to leave the Cloud Sea Domain soon. If Ao Jiao went to check up on the Mo n, he would feel much assured.
He took out the Dragon Phoenix Cauldron, then the Sr True me. The surface of the Golden Crow egg was already covered in cracks. In another two or three months, it should hatch sessfully.
What kind of existence would it be? The thought filled him with anticipation.
Xiao Chen took out the Golden Crow Egg and ced it to one side. Then, he put the Multiflora Rose Pendant in the cauldron and started to use the Lunar True me to melt it.
Having experienced infusing thrones a few times before, he was very familiar with the process. By the time the sky turned dark, he had already sessfully infused the Grief Throne into the Cycle Banner.
Massacre, Death, Ruin, and Griefof the seven thrones, Xiao Chen already had four with three remaining undiscovered. However, he had information about the Despair Throne.
As for the Pain Throne and Destruction Throne, he did not know when he would be able to find word of them.
Hu chi!
Xiao Chen held up the Cycle Banner and gently waved it, unfurling the banner. Starlight of four colors mixed, raising the might of the Cycle Banner by another level.
The characters for Massacre, Death, Ruin, and Grief all came out together. Confronted with this, even a quasi-Emperor would have to make a strategic retreat.
Unfortunately, before Xiao Chen gathered all seven thrones, the Cycle in the banners name would remain empty.
The will of thunder was weaker than the will of primal chaos in the end. Even with the immortal attribute, he would have difficulty shing with Chu Chaoyun.
Xiao Chen also did not know how the outstanding talents were doing in the Astral Battlefield. How strong were the same-generation experts of the Deep Abyss Demon Races?
Would Chu Chaoyun be at the Astral Battlefield?
Xiao Chen stopped thinking about all this for now. Then, he put away the Cycle Banner and started on the next task: having the Sr True me swallow up the Purple Thunder True Fire to strengthen further.
The Sr True me that Mo Chen gave him was much weaker than his Lunar True me. Only by swallowing the Purple Thunder True Fire could it bnce the Lunar True me and create a true Taiji Yinyang me Diagram.
The Purple Thunder True Fire was an extreme Yang me. However, it was not the strongest one. Its quality was much lesser than the Lunar True mes.
Xiao Chen stretched his hands open, and the Origin mes of the Sr True me and Purple Thunder True Fire appeared in his palms at the same time.
Then, he gently pushed them together. The two clumps of lightonerge and one smallquickly mingled and tried to swallow each other up.
The Origin me of the Purple Thunder True Fire was deeply rooted, connected with the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation. It stubbornly resisted the Sr True me and even tried to swallow the Sr True me, instead.
This time, Xiao Chen needed to suppress the Purple Thunder True Fire. The process of swallowing did not go smoothly; there were even many hups.
After spending the entire night, Xiao Chen released his bated breath. The Sr True me finally swallowed up the Purple Thunder True Fire.
The results differed from his expectations. The Purple Thunder True Fires Origin me did not seem to have disappeared entirely. When he circted the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation, he could feel a connection to the Sr True me.
From the looks of this, when Xiao Chen advanced the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation to the eighthyer in the future, the Sr True me would improve further due to its fusion with the Purple Thunder True Fire.
So it seemed like some of his initial worries were unnecessary.
Xiao Chen calmed himself down and dealt with the many things he needed to do.
Then, he started practicing the saber on the deste ind, studying the Profound Saber Technique Thousand Frost Battle Snow.
If Xiao Chen learned this Saber Technique, his repertoire would include four different Profound Martial TechniquesInstant of Glory, Subduing Dragon Profound sh, the Palm Technique Thousand Year me, and the Thousand Frost Battle Snow.
Every one of these moves was a powerful killing move. If executed with his quasi-Emperor strength, their might would be even more horrifying.
Chapter 1049 - Thousand Frost Battle Snow
Chapter 1049: Thousand Frost Battle Snow
Thest three moves of the Myriad Heaven Divine Fist were not Profound Martial Techniques. However, with Xiao Chens alteration and expansion, their power was not much weaker than the Profound Martial Techniques of other cultivators.
Seven days shed by. Xiao Chen learned most of the Thousand Frost Battle Snow. In the end, it was a Profound Martial Technique left by someone else. He could not use it as he pleased, and hisprehension of it was not very smooth.
Whoosh!
A petite figure flew over quickly from the distance. With a thought, the frost on the ground and the snow drifting down from the sky disappeared instantly.
Ao Jiaonded and patted her chest. Then, she smiled. That girl is much smarter than you. She moved the Mo n to Broken Cloud Sea and is hiding there for now. It took some effort to find her.
When Xiao Chen heard this, he smiled. With this, he could rest assured. Mo Chen was indeed a smart person. She knew to hide when it was time.
I seem to have seen you practicing the Thousand Frost Battle Snow just now. How is it? With yourprehension, you should be almost done, right? Ao Jiao asked cheerfully.
Xiao Chen nodded and replied, Yes, the proud snow bullying the frost, the thousand des of frost do not submit. The focus of this Saber Technique is pride. The snow is arrogant, and the frost is proud and unyielding. The saber needs to bring out the pride in the bones and wield it.
Ao Jiao entered deep thought. Then, she looked at Xiao Chen and sized him up as she said, I suddenly discovered that you are very simr to the frost of this Saber Technique. The snow is born of nobility, descending from heaven. The moment it appears, it catches everyones attention. It radiates arrogance and shows its cold light.
The frost is of humble origins. It is born on the grounds of the valleys. Since it was born, people have trampled on it. However, no matter how lowly it was, the pride in its bones is unyielding. Eventually, it can defeat the white snow filling the sky.
Ao Jiaos words woke in Xiao Chen a lofty aspiration, causing him to look into the distance.
The frost battles the snow. Now, this frost is going to leave the Cloud Sea Domain, to see if the snow of the Heavenly Starry Ocean is really as incredible as Xuanyuan Zhantian says.
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Purple Cloud Ind was thergest ind at the borders of the Southern Sea. After passing this ind, one would formally enter the Southern Sea.
Thergest city of this ind was called Purple Cloud City. At a certain inn in the city
Did you hear? Two of the Divine Dragon Pce Supreme Elders died at the Azure Dragon King Xiao Chens hands?
Haha, this matter recently set the Southern Sea abuzz. How can I not know about it? I heard that it nearly rmed the Old Dragon King, who is in closed-door cultivation.
Speaking of this Azure Dragon King, he is really incredible. He used a Secret Treasure and killed eight quasi-Emperors in the Cloud Sea Domain. The Divine Dragon Pce believed that he no longer had a trump card and wanted to take advantage. In the end, they paid dearly for that,pletely losing face.
Tell me, within the same generation, can we find someone who can match Xiao Chen in our Southern Sea Domain?
Inns and restaurants were always the ces where the most cultivators gathered. It was also the ce where news spread the fastest.
Two quasi-Emperor Supreme Elders of the Divine Dragon Pce had died. Such a huge matter could not be hidden. In less than one month, it set the Southern Sea gossiping.
Who could rival the Azure Dragon King, Xiao Chen? When someone raised this question, the bustling inn immediately fell silent.
Even quasi-Emperors of the older generation died at Xiao Chens hands. Who in the same generation could stop him?
Perhaps a few of the Immortal Holy Lands Holy Scions can?
Yes, there is no need to overinte his strength. The outstanding talents of our Heavenly Starry Ocean are not weak. The strange poison techniques of the Five Poison Sect, the ancient inheritance of Myriad Fiend Ind, the Righteous Qi of the Heavenly Province Academy, these are all things that have been passed down for at least one hundred thousand years.
I heard that the Lunar Pces Holy Daughter ising to our Purple Cloud City today, to treat illnesses for free. The Sun Pces Holy Son and the scions of the ancient Noble ns are here because of that news.
Is that true? The Lunar Pces Holy Daughter very rarely leaves Bright Moon City. Why is she out this time?
Perhaps because the topic of who could rival Xiao Chen was too heavy, the conversation in the inn quickly shifted to the Lunar Pces Holy Daughter. The atmosphere in the ce turned lively once again.
At a table near a window on the second floor, there was a youth in white with an extraordinary air. He held a white fan, and his countenance looked delicate.
This youths cultivation looked to be grandmaster-level Martial Sage. However, a vague air about him made him seem unfathomable like the ice water in a cold, deep pool covered in fog.
When this youth heard the news, he paused while raising a wine cup to his lips. Revealing a somewhat interested expression, he put down the cup, muttering, The Lunar Pces Holy Daughter?
The Lunar Pce, that Holy Land with a special status, which steers clear of the mundane world? Should I go and take a look?
Since the outstanding talents of the Southern Sea came here because of this news, this might also be a chance to see how strong the cultivators of the Heavenly Starry Ocean from the same generation are.
This youth was none other than Xiao Chen, who had changed his appearance and used the Foundation Returning Art to hide his cultivation. He was currently on his way to thergest market of the Southern Sea, the Ten Thousand Treasure Sea Market.
That was a market on the sea, a sea market that catered specially to cultivators. It was very bustling and lively.
Both contraband of unknown origins and treasures obtained legitimately could be sold quickly here. Furthermore, the presence of many merchant associations averted worries about being ripped off.
The Ten Thousand Treasure Sea Market was about to hold the biennial Ten Thousand Treasure Festival. Auctions of various sizes would be held; no matter what level one was, one would be able to find something suitable.
Xiao Chen could get rid of the goods on hand, find a treasure that he wanted in the auction, and experience a grand asion like the Ten Thousand Treasure Festival.
For killing three birds with one stone, there was no better ce than this.
The Lunar Pces Holy Daughter is so famous. Since she is also here by chance, there is no problem with going to see her. It will not take much time.
Xiao Chen waved his hand and called the waiter over.
The waiter walked over with joy written on his face. This morning, this Young Master had been very generous. For asking about some news, he gave a reward of one hundred Astral Coinsequivalent to several years of the waiters sry.
Now, when the waiter saw Xiao Chen waving once again, he rushed over quickly, fearing that he would be too slow.
Is the Lunar Pces Holy Daughter reallying to Purple Cloud Ind? Do you know about this matter?
The waiter smiled and replied, Yes, she ising. I heard that this Holy Daughter left Bright Moon City half a year ago in search of famed doctors. Everywhere she went, she would also treat the illness of others.
This time, she is just passing Purple Cloud Ind and staying for a couple of days. Her destination is the Ten Thousand Treasure Sea Market, where several famous grandmaster Alchemists, which therge merchant associations invited, are.
Xiao Chen sighed. He felt it was strange, so he said, This Lunar Pce Holy Daughter can treat others. Her own medical skills should be rtively good. Why is she looking for famed doctors?
The waiter smiled. I feel that it is strange as well. The Lunar Pce Holy Daughter is skilled in medicine; her Alchemy is excellent as well. She previously even managed to save people on the verge of death.
However, people like her are simply akin to the fairies of heaven. How could I, a lowly waiter, guess the thoughts of a fairy?
In retrospect, it would really be strange if the waiter before him could answer this difficult question. Xiao Chen smiled and asked, When is sheing? Do you know?
Haha, Im not sure about that, either. Perhaps today, maybe tomorrow, or even the day after. Who knows? She might not even stop at Purple Cloud Ind but head directly to the Ten Thousand Treasure Sea Market. That is possible as well.
There were so many possibilities. In that case, there was no need to keep waiting.
Xiao Chen picked up his wine cup and drained it in one go. Then, he ced down an Astral Coin, preparing to depart immediately for the Ten Thousand Treasure Sea Market.
Suddenly, a cultivator rushed into the hall of the inn, shouting excitedly, Everyone, quickly go to the west of the city. The Lunar Pces Holy Daughter is here, and she opened her pavilion already. Brothers, if you have any hidden injuries or internal injuries, you better go early. Otherwise, if you are toote, it would be too unfortunate.
The hall fell silent for a moment before devolving into chaos. Everyone tossed money on the table for their bill and charged towards the doors.
Bang!
The wide door instantly broke with the number of people trying to squeeze through it. Soon, the bustling inn emptied.
Xiao Chen was dumbstruck. This was too exaggerated.
Actually, after he gave it some thought, this was not exaggerated at all.
The life of cultivators came with pain and injuries. Many would end up with internal injuries, some not even aware of them.
Xiao Chen had already been injured several times, so many times that he had lost track. However, he possessed a strong physical body and attained a peak Rank 4 Sage Body. He felt confident that he did not have any hidden injuries.
However, it would be hard to say for other cultivators. If they did not get rid of their hidden injuries, when these erupted, the injuries would be deep-seated problems. Even a miracle pill might not be able to heal them.
Aside from internal injuries and hidden injuries, there were problems arising from cultivation. Disordered meridians were moremon.
Now, there was a person who was willing to treat injuries for free. Furthermore, this persons skill in medicine was excellent. It would strange if cultivators did not fight over this chance.
Xiao Chen pushed off the floor and leaped out the window. Then, he performed a beautiful somersault andnded on the roof of the inn.
West of the city, he mumbled to himself. Then, he unfurled his Freedom Wings and looked in that direction.
Various images shed before Xiao Chens eyes, like a movie ying. There were scenes ofrge streets and small alleys. Both sky andnd were filled with cultivators rushing to the west.
Then, the picture fixed on many youngdies in front of a pavilion by ake in the west of the city. They all possessed excellent figures and looked very pretty. They were lined up into two rows, maintaining order.
The youngdies all had smiles on their faces, projecting an ethereal temperament. They looked as gentle and as beautiful as a moon, immediately giving one a good impression.
However, all of them were incredibly strong. As Xiao Chen saw it, these ten-odddies were all Martial Sages.
There was even a prideful man with an extraordinary aura in front of the pavilion, helping to maintain order.
These should be outstanding talents from various regions who admired the Lunar Pce Holy Daughter and served as her entourage.
There was still not many cultivators in front of the pavilion. However, in moments, this path in front of theke would be crowded with cultivators that had heard the news, who would take up all the space.
So Close Yet Worlds Apart!
Stepping forward, Xiao Chen silently traversed five kilometers and descended from the air. He got ahead of most of the cultivators and joined the end of the queue, which was not that long yet.
Currently, the order was well maintained. There was no noise ormotion.
Every time a person stepped forward, a red thread would descend from the elegant pavilion. After it wrapped around the cultivators wrist, the red thread would withdraw.
The young girls at the two sides would receive instructions and tell the cultivator the results. If they had ready-made Medicinal Pills, they would give it out. If not, they would give the Alchemic Recipe.
This system was extremely efficient. Xiao Chen could not help but feel disappointed. He originally thought that by joining the queue, he would be able to take a personal look at this famous Holy Daughter.
However, now that he was here, it turned out that this Holy Daughter would not reveal her face at all.
Chapter 1050 - Beyond Cure, Only Ten Years Left?
Chapter 1050: Beyond Cure, Only Ten Years Left?
Xiao Chens interest plummeted, and he considered leaving. He was still very confident in his body. There would not be any internal injuries or hidden injuries.
Since he could not see this girls face, there was no point in continuing to queue here.
It is your turn. What are you doing, standing over there in a daze? A melodious voice rang out.
Just as Xiao Chen was thinking, he suddenly discovered that the queue in front was already gone. The various outstanding talents all looked at the distracted him with unhappy expressions, believing he was someone who hade to cause trouble.
Some of these gazes carried a faint baleful aura. If Xiao Chen was really here to cause trouble, they would not mind teaching him a lesson.
Xiao Chen smiled bitterly to himself and could only walk forward. Otherwise, there would be some small trouble.
He stepped forward and held out his wrist. A red thread that carried some fragrance flew out of the pavilion with a whoosh. Then, it wrapped itself around his wrist.
Xiao Chens gaze followed the red thread. A screen blocked his line of sight. Even his Spiritual Sense could only see a fog, unable to make out the appearance of the Holy Daughter through it.
He felt a cooling energy circte in his body before the red thread returned. The diagnosis wasplete.
However, outside of everyones expectations, the youngdies at the sides did note out even after a long time. No one came out to tell Xiao Chen the diagnosis or give him a Medicinal Pill or Alchemic Recipe.
The others whispered, not knowing what was going on. However, Xiao Chen remained very calm. He simply did not have any internal or hidden injuries. How could she give him a Medicinal Pill or Alchemic Recipe?
Sorry to interrupt. It looks like there is no problem with my body. There are no hidden injuries or deep-seated problems.
Xiao Chen gave the pavilion a deep look. Then, he performed a cupped-fist salute and prepared to leave. He was just here to join the festivities, and there was nothing much to see. Naturally, he did not need to remain any longer.
Haha! You are really interesting. The Holy Daughter says that you are beyond cure; even a divine doctor cannot save you. We were just hesitating on whether to tell you or not, one of the youngdies said with a tender voice and a smile, speaking words that Xiao Chen absolutely did not expect.
Beyond cure? How can that be?!
Xiao Chen already tempered and ground his physical body many times, suffering much torment and pain. He had consumed over a hundred drops of Dragon Marrow and attained a peak Rank 4 Sage Body.
How could he be beyond cure, even to the point where a divine doctor could not save him?
Young Master, you still have ten years to live. If you have any wishes or aspirations, you shouldplete them quickly. The pretty maidservant who spoke earlier continued speaking softly, her face filled with pity.
Xiao Chen found it somewhat funny. This was getting increasingly ridiculous. They even gave a conclusion of having only ten years left.
It looked like the Lunar Pces Holy Daughter was only so skilled. The so-called outstanding talents before the pavilion were just empty vessels, not worth mentioning.
Perhaps there were no true experts in the entire Heavenly Starry Ocean. At least in the same generation, there was no one shining as brightly.
How unfortunate! This white-d person is so young and is already a grandmaster-level Martial Sage. He is clearly an outstanding talent of a Noble n, a top-rate hero. Unexpectedly, he has only ten years to live.
Haha! A top-rate hero? Who knows, he might have tried to help the shoots grow by pulling them upward, applying this in his cultivation and not following the principle of gradual progress. This must have resulted in a deep-rooted problem. He did not even know it and ran over to the Lunar Pces Holy Daughter to join the festivities.
[Note: Try to help the shoots grow by pulling them upward: This is a Chinese idiom for ruining sess by being too impatient for sess. This idiom originates from a story about a farmer who nted rice. In a rush to make the rice grow faster, he pulled the nt out of the field slightly, making it taller. However, this resulted in the roots not being deep, and the entire field died out.]
Thats true. Based on his appearance, he does not seem to be here to treat his illness. He probably thinks that his cultivation is pretty good and expects to gain the interest of the Holy Daughter. Who would have imagined that the Lunar Pces Holy Daughter would see his hidden injury with one nce.
That serves him right!
The cultivators in the queue mostly disyed schadenfreude. When seeing a cultivator that was far more excellent than themselves having less than ten years to live, they definitely felt somewhat happy.
I wonder, where did this white-robed persone from? He looks like a schr. He could be from the schrly Noble ns near the Heavenly Province Academy.
I never heard of such a personing from the Heavenly Province Academy or the more prestigious schrly Noble ns. He is probably just from a small n.
That should be so. I cant make out any Righteous Qi from him. His n probably treated him as an abandoned experiment, and he still does not know it himself, thinking that he could be a dragon in one leap.
Now, the crowd thered all sorts of things, apparently believing the Lunar Pces Holy Daughters diagnosis. Since the Holy Daughter said there were only ten years left, Xiao Chen would live for only ten years.
Four youths in front of the pavilion were all taking joy in Xiao Chens misfortune. They could tell with one nce that he was not really here to seek treatment.
These youths felt that Xiao Chens true motive was like theirs, wanting to get close to the Lunar Pces Holy Daughter.
Xiao Chen closed the folding fan in his hand and smiled faintly. Then, he prepared to turn around to leave.
Young Master, please wait up. The Holy Daughter still has things to tell you. If you are willing to cripple your cultivation and be an ordinary person, we can lend the Lunar Pces Longevity Art to Young Master to read, guaranteeing you will live to a hundred years old.
Xiao Chen originally still had a smile on his face. Now, his expressionpletely sank. They were really incessant.
These people really can say anything. Now, they actually want me to cripple my own cultivation.
What nonsense! Would you restrain yourself a little?
Xiao Chen stopped walking and turned around, opening his white fan again.
Young Master, have you made your decision? If you are willing to cripple your cultivation, we can let Young Master view three chapters of the Lunar Pces Longevity Art. The girl who spoke earlier thought that Xiao Chen had changed his mind when she saw him turn around.
The girl repeated what she said earlier. She had a gentle tone, but there was a sense of superiority and pride in her attitude.
She acted as if it was a great grace and benevolence to let Xiao Chen view three chapters of the Longevity Art.
Xiao Chen smiled and said, Actually, I am quite well versed in medicine as well. The Holy Daughter felt my pulse and concluded that I have only ten years left to live. It would be rude not to reciprocate. Let me help the Holy Daughter feel your pulse, to check if your mind has been addled. At such a young age, you are already spouting nonsense.
With these words, everyones expression immediately changed greatly. The Lunar Pces Holy Daughter was of such a noble state, possessing a high repute, yet Xiao Chen actually doubted her and spoke rudely to her.
You were shown grace to save your life. Its one thing if you dont reciprocate, yet you turn around and nder the Holy Daughter!
What great boldness! Where did this rude fellowe from? He should look at where he is first beforeing and behaving atrociously.
Of the four outstanding talents standing in front of the pavilion, the youth with a darkerplexion and dressed in blue drew his sword in anger. Then, he charged at Xiao Chen while emitting a strong killing Qi.
The other outstanding talents were slower to react. They could not help but curse this fellow in their hearts for being too crafty. Such a great opportunity to show off, and this fellow actually snatched it.
Without hesitating further, these other three charged at Xiao Chen simultaneously.
Haha! These are the four strongest youths of our Purple Cloud Ind. With them attacking together, this fellow is dead for sure.
It will be good if he dies. He even dares to be rude to the Holy Daughter. It serves him right!
After all, he cannot live for more than ten years. He will be dying sooner orter; there is no difference.
Those from small ns are indeed country bumpkins. They have not seen the world before and think that being a grandmaster-level Martial Sage is incredible. They do not know that the strength of grandmaster-level Martial Sages varies. There are plenty of such young grandmaster-level Martial Sages like him in our Southern Sea.
The young girl who advised Xiao Chen frowned at first when she saw the four outstanding talents of Purple Cloud Ind projecting strong killing Qi. However, she did not say anything in the end; Xiao Chens words were simply overboard.
It turned out that these were local cultivators of Purple Cloud Ind. No wonder even though they were grandmaster-level Martial Sages, they were not evenparable to the elite disciples of the Sun Pce to Xiao Chen.
Indeed, the strength of grandmaster-level Martial Sages varied. However, the four before Xiao Chen clearly belonged to the weakest group. No matter where they went, any grandmaster-level Martial Sage would be able to beat them to the ground and force them to beg for mercy.
The ones that did not know the heights of the sky and the depths of the sea were actually these four.
As Xiao Chen opened his fan, he did not use his strength as a quasi-Emperor but only that of a grandmaster-level Martial Sage.
The instant he opened the fan, frost spread out from his feet. White snowkes drifted down from the sky, looking crystalline and transparent.
The proud snow bullies the frost. The thousand des of frost do not submit, showing their pride and revealing their sharpness!
Xiao Chen swung the folding fan, and a thousand frost saber Qi soared from the ground, sweeping out with a pride that was obstinate and unbending.
The four Purple Cloud Ind outstanding talents charging over were the first to bear the brunt of the saber Qi, sustaining cuts all over. Their auras scattered, and they fell miserably to the ground. When they touched their injuries, they screamed in anguish, feeling a pain that made them want to die.
The youngdies on the sides also received a simr impact. The saber Qi knocked them back, and they retreated in a fluster.
If Xiao Chen had not held himself back, this wave of Thousand Frost Battle Snow would have eliminated everyone before him.
However, he held no great grudge. It was just some nonsensical words, and yet the other side expected him to be deeply grateful for it. So, he just wanted to vent his frustration; he did not think of killing them at all.
While everyone was busy trying to block, Xiao Chen closed his folding fan and transferred it to his left hand. Then, he casually plucked a strand of long hair with his right.
He flicked his finger, and the hair infused with a boundless saber Qi flickering with a crystalline light shot out. Then with an unparalleled aura, it extended to the screen in the pavilion.
An elegant girl with a fairy-like appearance, looking as ethereal as the moon, sat behind the screen at a beautiful, red wood table. She was dressed in pure-white clothes that resembled the color of pristine snow.
The Lunar Pces Holy Daughter did not panic. The red thread in her hands shot out in a thousandth of a second, pierced through the screen, and shed with Xiao Chens strand of hair.
Bang!
The two collided. To the surprise of the white-d girl, the hair pierced through her red thread like it was splitting bamboo and splintered the thread.
A strong saber intent spread out in all directions. In that instant, all the vases and small trees in the pavilion, as well as all sorts of exquisite decorations, shattered into powder.
However, the white-d girl could tell that Xiao Chen had held back. Otherwise, it would not be just these vases shattering but the entire pavilion.
When the shock of the white-d girl passed, she discovered that this strand of hair had already wound itself around her wrist.
When the beautiful middle-ageddy with a strong aura hidden in the shadows behind saw that, she wanted to make a move and break this strand of hair.
However, the white-d girl smiled and waved her hand to forestall the middle-ageddy.
After a while, an icy cold Qi flowed into the girls body through the hair and swam about her body to the various acupoints to investigate, focusing on several acupoints of the brain.
The girl was secretly astonished. She observed the path that the cold Qi took and the positions. This was clearly a highly advanced pulse-taking method. Furthermore, she found that it was quite different from her current skills.
Chapter 1051 - Holy Daughter Falling in Love
Chapter 1051: Holy Daughter Falling in Love
Outside the pavilion, Xiao Chens four fingers followed a certain rhythm as he tapped the strand of hair.
Time passed slowly. His expression turned distinctly graver as a strange look shed in his eyes. His face sank in the end.
Upon seeing that the Lunar Pce disciples in front had also finished dealing with the frost saber Qi, he let go of the hair in his hand, having lost interest. He did not wish to stay any longer; clearly, something was weighing on his heart.
Damn! This fellow really took the pulse of the Lunar Pces Holy Daughter!
He profaned the Holy Daughter. We cant let him get away!
No one had expected Xiao Chen to actually take the pulse of the fairy-like character. Instantly, all of them became enraged and tried to surround Xiao Chen, who just turned to leave.
Xiao Chens initial anger was already gone; he just wanted to leave. The folding fan flew out of his hand and danced around him.
It was as if the bright moon, the small bridge, and the river in the folding fan appeared in reality.
There were the gentle moon and clear water. As the folding fan flew about, Xiao Chen stood on the bridge, slowly getting farther away. No one could block him for even an instant.
Inside the pavilion, there was a strand of hair around the wrist of the white-d girl.
This girl walked to the window and looked at Xiao Chen, who was walking on the bridge and heading to the moon. Her eyes filled with a contemtive light.
The bright moon hung high in the sky. Xiao Chens white clothes fluttered as he walked on the bridge, stepping on moonlight.
Therge road in front of theke turned chaotic. The people who had tried to stop Xiao Chen all suffered from significant injuries.
Xiao Chen, who had left in a hurry with a heavy heart, had not controlled his strength well, even severely injuring several people.
The Lunar Pce female disciples moved through the crowd, checking on their injuries, healing them, and dealing with the chaos.
The white-d girl in the pavilion frowned slightly. The beautiful olderdy with the extraordinary aura behind her stepped forward and whispered, Bingyun, this person is an expert. He might have hidden his cultivation.
Yue Bingyun found thement slightly strange. She asked, In Aunt Bais eyes, he is an expert as well?
The beautiful, noble, and graceful Aunt Bai smiled and replied, It is only a feeling. This person is definitely a person with a story. However, it is unfortunate that he will expire in ten years. The heavens are really jealous of geniuses.
Yue Bingyun lowered her head and took a look at the strand of ck hair on her wrist. She muttered, Perhaps he is the person we are looking for?
Really? The person addressed as Aunt Bai by Yue Bingyun paled visibly.
Is that true? We have to ask him personally. However, he did not even leave his name. I have also never heard of a person like this in the Heavenly Starry Ocean. Based on his get-up, I wonder if he is Young Master Qingshu? Well, we will know after asking.
As Yue Bingyun looked at the ck strand of hair, she felt it was a pity. Then, she looked up at the window and saw a figure rushing over from the distance.
This figure moved like a soaring True Dragon, stepping on auspicious clouds. Strong winds vanished as he roared, sounding like a True Dragons roar echoing everywhere.
The many injured cultivators below immediately recognized this person. They all could not help but reveal shock in their eyes.
It is the Southern Sea Divine Dragon Pces Young Pce Master, Hai Tian. The outstanding talents of the Southern Sea have definitely heard of the Lunar Pces Holy Daughters arrival in Purple Cloud City.
The Southern Sea Divine Dragon Pce was a humongous existence in the Southern Sea. When the Sea Monarch was still around, it was even stronger than the Cyclic Astral Pce, an Immortal Holy Land.
As for the purpose of the Young Pce Lord, Hai Tian, ining, it naturally went without saying that he was here for the Lunar Pces Holy Daughter, Yue Bingyun.
Suddenly, dazzling thunder fire red in the west. This thunder fire tore through the sky, flying towards the pavilion as well.
The ancient Gongsun Noble ns Young Master, Gongsun Yan!
A gust blew in from the north. A berserk aura spread together with the wind. Everyone felt a proud aura that seemed to be looking down on everything under the heavens.
Another ancient Noble n. Its the scion of the Shangguan Noble n, Shangguan Yun!
Silently, a person flew over from the east. As he moved, there was no majormotion, but the sky advanced with him bit by bit, creating the oppressive feeling of the sky falling.
The scion of the Xia Noble n is here as well!
The many cultivators on the ground were in an uproar. In such a short while, nearly all the factions that could rival the Immortal Holy Lands in the Southern Sea had turned up.
These were the true outstanding talents. The four from the Purple Cloud Ind were much weakerpared to them.
The Lunar Pces Holy Daughters repute really spread far and wide, boundlessly attractive.
Just when the crowd thought that it wasing to an end, a dazzling golden sun appeared high in the sky, overwhelming the light of the real zing sun as it slowly descended.
Right beside this sun was a full moon. The sun and moon descended together, both radiating light in all directions.
With such obvious mysterious phenomena, everyone in the Southern Sea knew that these were the Holy Son and Holy Daughter of the Southern Seas Immortal Holy Land, the Cyclic Astral Pce, Chu Yang and Fu Hongyao.
One person was the true inheritor of the Sun Pce and the other, the true inheritor of the Moon Pce. They were the most excellent of the Southern Sea in this generation.
This was especially so of the Holy Son Chu Yang. He had been in closed-door cultivation for the past few years, and his strength was unfathomable. Rumor said that the location of his closed-door cultivation had been in the center of the zing sun, and the Pce Master of the Cyclic Astral Pce, the Prime Martial Emperor Jin Xuanyi, had personally served as his protector.
The moment the sun and the moon appeared, they immediately stole the limelight, casting the others in the shade.
When these people approached the pavilion, they all tacitly scattered their auras and withdrew their sharpness.
This showed their respect for the Lunar Pces Holy Daughter. They did not dare to behave rudely as theynded firmly on the ground. Then, they reported their identities and quietly waited.
The first tond was the Southern Sea Divine Dragon Pces Hai Tian. He looked at Gongsun Yan and smiled faintly. Brother Gongsun seems to have made another breakthrough in your Thunderme War Body. If you have time, let exchange pointers.
Gongsun Yan smiled calmly and replied, It is tolerable. However, if Brother Hai Tian wants to exchange pointers, Im willing to oblige at any time.
The two sounded very calm. However, as they spoke, they emanated a faint atmosphere of hostility.
A gust blew, and Shangguan Yun, the scion of the ancient Shangguan Noble n, quietly descended. Then he beamed at Hai Tian and said, Haha! Brother Hai Tian, I heard that the Azure Dragon King killed two quasi-Emperors of your Southern Sea Divine Dragon Pce. I wonder if that is true?
The Xia Noble n scion, Xia Hanfeng, the one that brought down Heavenly Might, also justnded. When he heard that, he looked at Hai Tian with interest.
Word of the Azure Dragon King, Xiao Chen, killing two Southern Sea Divine Dragon Pce quasi-Emperors had spread far and wide, setting many ces abuzz. These outstanding talents were very curious as to its veracity.
Hai Tian felt suffocated. Rage flickered across his face. Just as he was at a loss for words, he saw the Cyclic Astral Pces Holy Scionsnding together.
He raised his eyebrows, his lips curling up in a smile. Shangguan Yun, I think youd better ask Chu Yang. During the Azure Dragon Kings King conferral ceremony, Xiao Chen punched Fu Hongyao in the face, nearly ruining her looks. Was there really such a thing?
Shangguan Yun red at Hai Tian. Only a fool would raise this matter in front of Chu Yang.
Chu Yang and Fu Hongyaonded before the pavilion, acting as if they had not heard what was just said. Then, they walked straight for its entrance.
Friends, the Holy Daughter is currently in shock. The pavilion is messed up at the moment too. It is not convenient for her to meet with the Young Masters, aside from Miss Hongyao, the Lunar Pce female disciples standing guard at the entrance said to everyone with apologetic expressions.
The Lunar Pces Holy Daughter knew Fu Hongyao in the first ce. Naturally, she would not leave Fu Hongyao waiting outside. As the others watched, the Moon Pces true inheritor walked into the pavilion
The Holy Daughter is in shock? Could it be that someone dared to cause trouble in the pavilion of the Lunar Pces Holy Daughter?
The outstanding talents all looked around and saw the Lunar Pce disciples treating everyone. Their expressions turned grave. Perhaps that was so.
After Hai Tian and the others asked around, their expressions changed greatly.
How daring! Where did this fellowe from? How could he have such an exaggerated opinion of his abilities, daring to take the pulse of the Holy Daughter?! Hai Tian immediately eximed in a huff.
Shangguan Yun and the others showed unsightly expressions as well. Profaning Yue Bingyuns name in their Southern Sea was pping the faces of all the outstanding talents in the entire Southern Sea.
In the future, at the Four Seas Hero Gathering, the outstanding talents of the other sea regions would mock them over this matter.
We have to find this person. Otherwise, we will all lose our faces, theconic Shangguan Yun, who had shed with Hai Tian, said.
Naturally, the rest did not mind. Even though this was a bad thing, it was also a good thing.
In this age, it had been a long time since someone who could truly profane the Lunar Pces Holy Daughter had appeared, even from righteous and evil factions. How could they miss out on this chance to show off in front of the Holy Daughter?
While all of them agreed, they secretly considered how to gain the most benefits from this matter.
Only the Cyclic Astral Pces Chu Yang remained silent. He simply could not figure out who in the Heavenly Starry Ocean would dare to openly disrespect Yue Bingyun.
Could it be the people from the ck Sea? Thats not right. There is no such person in the ck Sea. If there was, I would know about it.
Perhaps things are not as simple as they appear on the surface.
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At the top floor of an inn several kilometers away, at a table by the window, some wanton and unrestrained cultivators with evil auras were looking at the distant pavilion with smiles on their faces.
In the entire history of the Lunar Pce, including the Sea Monarchs time, only one Holy Daughter has fallen in love. These people are such wishful thinkers.
Humph! Some outstanding talent. They looked radiant and mighty, but they became constrained and polite before a woman. They are not worthy of the word outstanding.
That white-d elder brother is so awesome. I like him. He dared to forcibly take the Holy Daughters pulse. He is probably the only one since ancient times.
Haha! Youre right. I wonder, with Second Brother chasing after this person, will he catch up? I really want to make friends with him.
He definitely can. Second Brothers Movement Technique is the best.
To different people, the same incident appeared differently.
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At this moment, Xiao Chen did not know what waves his impulsive actions caused.
However, even if he knew, given his current heavy heart, he would not mind.
Xiao Chen moved very quickly, flying away from Purple Cloud Ind. After covering a long distance, he stopped at a deste ind.
He stretched out his hand and took the flying folding fan into his grasp. The bright moon, the bridge, and the river disappeared. His figure drifted andnded on the highest peak of the ind.
Standing at the summit, he looked at the distant, vast sea, frowning heavily, his thoughts a mystery.
Xiao Chen, whats wrong? Ao Jiao could not help asking. She had long since noticed that Xiao Chens expression was off.
Xiao Chen gently fanned himself and replied, That Lunar Pces Holy Daughter was not speaking nonsense; at least, she did not need to do so. The Longevity Art is indeed a body nourishing divine canon worthy of arge sect like that.
Chapter 1052 - Kidnap the Holy Daughter with Me
Chapter 1052: Kidnap the Holy Daughter with Me
That is to say, you misunderstood her? Ao Jiao smiled. Then she took in that one sentence and suddenly reacted, eximing, Thats impossible! How could you have only ten years left to live? By breaking through to quasi-Emperor, your lifespan would extend to a thousand years.
Xiao Chen thought for a while before replying, Lifespan can be split into two types. One is natural lifespan, and the other is physiological lifespan.
Natural lifespan is easy to understand. An ordinary persons natural lifespan is about seventy to eighty years. For cultivators, by making continuous breakthroughs, natural lifespan would continuously increase.
Physiological lifespan is the lifespan of the physical body. Normally speaking, the two are synchronized. However, there are exceptions that can cause natural lifespan to far surpass physiological lifespan, which results in a twenty-year-old person having a body like that of a seventy- or eighty-year-old person.
The Lunar Pces Holy Daughter should be referring to my physiological lifespan.
Ao Jiao found this unbelievable. She asked doubtfully, What exactly did you see when you took the Holy Daughters pulse that made you change your mind like that?
When Xiao Chen recalled that scene, his mind filled with shock once more.
After a long time, he replied, Her physiological age is like that of a baby. If nothing unexpected happens, she should remain the same for the next ten years.
How can that be? She looks like she is at least twenty.
Xiao Chen found it hard to believe too. However, that aura could not be wrong.
The chapter on Alchemy in the Compendium of Cultivation touched slightly on medical skills. The diagnostic skills recorded in it could not be wrong.
That was also why Xiao Chen no longer took the Lunar Pces Holy Daughters words as nonsense.
After he calmed down and gave the matter further thought, he concluded that since the other party did not know him, speaking such nonsense would not benefit her.
Then, he used this diagnostic method to check his physiological lifespan. While he looked strong, the physiological lifespan of his peak Rank 4 Sage Body indeed only had less than ten years left.
Xiao Chen had never considered this problem in the past. In the chapter on Alchemy in the Compendium of Cultivation, there was only a brief introduction. All along, he never paid any attention to it.
Ao Jiao said in understanding, I think I roughly see where the problem is. It is in your physical body cultivation. You endured all sorts of pain, tempering the body over and over again. However, while your physical body advanced rapidly, you did not pay any attention to nourishing it.
Indeed, Xiao Chens physical body cultivation was somewhat horrifying. At such a young age, he already attained a peak Rank 4 Sage Body.
He started tempering his body in the Heavenly Saber Pavilion, using the Dragon and Tiger Body Sculpting Art. If he calcted from there, it was not even ten years.
However, within these ten years, he had not nourished his body with natural treasures and Spirit Cores to supplement it.
This was the result of Xiao Chen not having a true master on his path of cultivation.
Ao Jiao possessed rich experience. However, the Thunder Emperor had not tempered his physical body, so she did not know much of this aspect and could not provide Xiao Chen with much help.
When Xiao Chen first advanced to Martial Monarch, he had refined his Quintessence twice for every grade, resulting in his body suffering from endless pain.
That path established the purity of his Quintessence. After turning it into Heavenly Sage Laws, the density far surpassed that of his contemporaries.
However, doing so definitely inflicted a lot of harm on his body, although he had thought at that time that he just needed to endure it and he would be fine.
Going back further, Xiao Chen once recklessly used the Strength Character Form in the lower realm. Thirty-threefoldbat prowess was heaven-defying. As an Inferior Grade Martial Monarch, he had forced back a Martial Sage.
Perhaps it was at that time the hidden damage was sowed.
Furthermore, when considering the present, the Myriad Heaven Divine Fists Deities Descending multiplied his strength by ten times. Xiao Chen kept using this without fear. This probably took its toll on his physiological lifespan.
Tenfoldbat prowess and thirty-threefoldbat prowess, such heaven-defying things should have a corresponding price.
Suddenly, Xiao Chen recalled a simrly heaven-defying martial arts expert in the Earth of his previous life who became unparalleled at a young age, gaining fame.
However, this person also died mysteriously at a young age. There had been rumors that his death was due to excessive, cruel training and practice.
The two were silent. After a while, Xiao Chens emotions recovered. He smiled and said, Thats fine. It is not toote to realize it now. I know at least two methods to resolve this.
Which two methods?
Naturally, the first is the Lunar Pces Longevity Art. Unfortunately, that is the Lunar Pces divine canon. Outsiders can view only three chapters at most and would not be able to see the entire thing.
Hence, there was no need to consider the first method. How could the sects divine canon be lent to others? Snatching it was even more improbable. The Lunar Pce was rife with experts; one might as well try to marry the Holy Daughter.
As for the second method, I do not need to rely on others. It is my own Azure Dragon Body Nourishing Art. Now that I think about it, I understand why this body tempering Cultivation Technique is called body nourishing art rather than body tempering art. Tempering the body is simply part of nourishing the body!
When Ao Jiao heard this, she smiled. Darn you! It turns out that you already thought of a method to resolve this. You scared me.
Xiao Chen smiled helplessly in his heart. Although he said that, the exhaustion of his physiological lifespan had already reached a practically irreversible level.
Even if the Azure Dragon Body Nourishing Art could help, realizing now might be toote. He was not feeling very confident.
However, he did not want to worry Ao Jiao too much, so he purposely said it in such a way. The most reliable method was still the Lunar Pces Longevity Art.
At this moment, a sonic boom came from behind. Xiao Chen frowned and turned to look.
He saw a stout and rather swarthy man giving off a stifling air, quickly flying over.
This person did not release any killing Qi or have any killing intent in his eyes. Instead, he had a strange expression.
What kind of expression was it? It was one of worship and adoration.
Xiao Chen felt suspicious. However, he only raised his guard and let the other party approach.
The swarthy figure boldly came to a standstill, chortling, Haha! Brother, you are extraordinarily fast. If you had not stopped at this ind, I would not be able to catch up.
Xiao Chenughed to himself, This person is really direct. I just dont know why he followed me all the way here.
Just as Xiao Chen thought that, this person said extremely seriously, Brother, I think really highly of you. Come with me and kidnap the Lunar Pces Holy Daughter!
Xiao Chen really could not help but want tough. This person was already no longer in the realm of straightforward.
If not for this person being much stronger than those Sun Pce elite disciples, Xiao Chen would have thought that he had run into a lunatic.
Was the Lunar Pces Holy Daughter someone that could be casually kidnapped? Not to mention that Xiao Chen sensed a Great Perfection quasi-Emperor expert by the Holy Daughters side.
Even if one seeded with the kidnapping, given the Lunar Pces reputation, if they issued a call for action, one would no longer be able to remain anywhere in the Heavenly Starry Ocean.
Furthermore, Lunar Pce disciples all possessed secret arts for protecting themselves. Kidnapping such a person had no benefits whatsoever.
After thinking about it, Xiao Chen still replied with a smile, Brother, thank you for thinking so highly of me. However, I do not have such ambition. Furthermore, I still have important things to do. You can only look for others for such a big matter.
The stout, swarthy man revealed an expression of great regret. He said, That is too unfortunate. Brother easily aplished something that many people of both righteous and evil factions wanted to do. It is too unfortunate that you wont join us.
The stout man did not give up. He continued to try and persuade Xiao Chen to aplish this great matter with him.
Seeing Xiao Chen remain firm, he smiled helplessly and said, Since Brother has things to do, I will not push any further. However, I can tell with one nce that we are people with simr interests. Tell me your name. In the future, when you have time,e to the ck Sea. I, Ba Tu, will definitely y a good host.
The ck SeaXiao Chen felt interested. That was the ce with the richest resources in the entire oceanic world. It was precisely because of the ck Sea that the many factions of the Heavenly Starry Ocean did not care for the resources of the Starry Heavens.
To them, the resources of the ck Sea were like inexhaustible treasures. There was simply no need to waste time in the Starry Heavens.
However, the ck Sea was also filled with bandits and powerful loose cultivators.
This Ba Tu before Xiao Chen did not look like a loose cultivator; he did not give off the baleful aura of loose cultivators. He should be the descendant of some famous bandit.
Xiao Chen was willing to befriend such a person. He smiled and said, I am Mo Yun. I hope to meet you again in the future.
For a long time, Mo Yun would be the alias Xiao Chen used as he traveled the Heavenly Starry Ocean.
Ba Tu kept watching as Xiao Chen flew towards the Ten Thousand Treasure Sea Market until his figure disappeared. Only then did he turn his head back. Like before, a look of regret remained on his face.
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A sea market, a market built on the sea, referred to a kind of cultivators market that existed only in an oceanic world.
There were all sorts of sea markets in the Southern Sea. However, the most famous one was none other than the Ten Thousand Treasure Sea Market.
Xiao Chen walked on the water, following the map. In the vast sea, his white robes and folding fan did not look remarkable at all.
As he neared the Ten Thousand Treasure Sea Market, he started to see more cultivators.
These cultivators traveled in groups of twos or threes. The main topic of discussion was the approaching Ten Thousand Treasure Festival.
There would be not only auctions of every level but also specialized auctions like Secret Treasure auctions, Medicinal Pill auctions, Spirit Weapon auctions, and many others.
Aside from these, there would be various appraisal events as well. If one had good eyes, one might be able to gain an unexpectedly pleasant surprise.
Held every two years, the Ten Thousand Treasure Festival was a major event in the Southern Sea. Many cultivators would make a special trip there to attend.
Xiao Chen did not travel very fast. He only caught sight of the characteristic buildings of the Ten Thousand Treasure Sea Market after half a month.
A monumental sculpture stood tall in the vast sea. Half of its body stuck out of the water, tens of kilometers tall.
The attire of the statue was that of an Immortal Cultivator during the Immortal Epoch. It wore Buddhist robes, and four free and unfettered scarfs drifted above its head.
This figure had its left hand extended to the sky and shaped two fingers of its right hand into a sword. It stared into the distance, piercing through space and the barrier of the sky, looking at the distant Starry Heavens. The impression it gave was of a live person performing some kind of Buddhist art who had been erged multiple times and suddenly petrified, frozen in the long river of time and trapped for life.
A vague silhouette of such a scene was apparent only from a distance. When one was too close, it would not be clear because of the sculptures vastness.
The entire Ten Thousand Treasure Sea Market surrounded the statue, made up of more than a thousand inds of various sizes.
The core ind was the palm held upraised to the sky, which had a city. The highest-level auctions would all be held there.
Many merchant ships filled the ce. The banners of thousands of merchant associations pped in the wind. Bustling, vast, noisy, and excitingthis was the Ten Thousand Treasure Sea Market.
Chapter 1053 - Rainbow Lights
Chapter 1053: Rainbow Lights
Xiao Chens destination was clear. He flew directly to Ten Thousand Treasure City. The instant he took to the air, he felt a formless might and pressure.
This might and pressure came from the sculpture. Without the strength of a Martial Sage, one would not be qualified to enter this Ten Thousand Treasure City.
The higher one flew, the greater the pressure. If one wanted to fly to the very top of the sculpture, one would have to be a quasi-Emperor.
However, flying to Ten Thousand Treasure City on the palm naturally posed no difficulty at all for Xiao Chen. To him, the pressure was no different from air.
In just an instant, he arrived above the palm. When he lowered his head, he could see the entire exquisite and bustling city.
On top of the sculptures five fingers were pces, one for each of the five City Lords of Ten Thousand Treasure City.
The pce on the thumb was thergest and most majestic. This was the dwelling of the first City Lord, the residence of the one known as the Treasure Master.
The identity of the Treasure Master was very mysterious. He held a highly respected position and wandered the world. He rarely showed himself. Currently, his grandson handled all mattersboth major and minor.
The pce on the pinky belonged to the Fifth City Lord; the one on the ring finger, the Fourth City Lord; the index finger, the Third City Lord; the middle finger, the Second City Lord.
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This person broke through the Ten Thousand Treasure Citys pressure in one breath of time. At such a young age, he already holds immense wealth. This is a valuable customer. Zi Ying, go and receive him personally. Do not slight him or neglect him. Do your best to pull all his business to the merchant association that we control.
An old man in the pce on the pinky suddenly opened his eyes and peered through fifty kilometers, clearly seeing the white-d Xiao Chen.
This person seems to be only a grandmaster-level Martial Sage. Is there a need for your own daughter to go personally?
This girl called Zi Ying looked dubious. When great grandmaster-level Martial Sages or even quasi-Emperors appeared, her father never opened his eyes.
Haha! Quick, go. If you arete and the other City Lords react, we will lose this chance.
The old man smiled gently. His tone was gentle, but it contained a strong might. It was not an order, but it caused one to obey.
Zi Yings heart lit up in joy. Since her father put it like this, it was definitely correct.
Aside from the mysterious Treasure Master, the other four City Lords were merchant associations from outside. They were evaluated once every ten years. If the benefits that the merchant association brought to Ten Thousand Treasure City were too low, they would lose their right to be City Lords.
This was the rule set by the Treasure Master. No matter how powerful a merchant association one was from, once they came to this Ten Thousand Treasure City, they had to obey the rules.
The Nine Cauldron Pavilions branch in Ten Thousand Treasure City was not as profitable as it had been ten years ago. Her father had since fallen from Second City Lord to Fifth City Lord.
If profits kept declining, he would even lose the right to be the Fifth City Lord. Onerge order would ease a lot of Zi Yings pressure.
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Without any warning, a seven-colored bridge stretched out from the distance and arrived at Xiao Chens feet just as he was about tond.
The rainbow light flickered, and a magnificent rainbow bridge hung in the air, looking extremely beautiful. Vibrant and brilliant five-colored heavenly flowers drifted down.
Many eyes in Ten Thousand Treasure City immediately looked up into the air.
Five-colored heavenly flowers and a seven-colored rainbow bridge. Everyone wondered which valued guest this was, for one of the five City Lords to send out a weing reception of the highest honor in advance.
The cultivators in the city were Martial Sages at the very least. Focusing their Mental Energies into their eyes, they could make out the distant Xiao Chen very clearly.
Everyone saw a white-d grandmaster-level Martial Sage with a delicate appearance holding a white fan. This person looked to be no more than thirty. When everyone studied his face, they did not recognize it.
Several people instantly felt suspicious. How could an unknown outstanding talent receive such a grand reception from the Nine Cauldron Pavilion?
The Nine Cauldron Pavilion probably made another wrong decision. These days, their business is going downhill. After this Ten Thousand Treasure Festival, they will probably get ousted from the City Lord position.
Mockery rang out continuously in the city.
In providing such a grand wee to a grandmaster-level Martial Sage, the Nine Cauldron Pavilion undoubtedly made the wrong decision, supplying material for ridicule and bing the joke of this Ten Thousand Treasure Festival.
Ao Jiao exined the seven-colored bridge that came all the way to Xiao Chen, so he roughly understood what was going on.
This is really strange. I appear to be a grandmaster-level Martial Sage and have no fame at all, yet I can cause such amotion.
This is good as well. With someone guiding me, I can save myself a lot of trouble.
Xiao Chen was quite confident in the Foundation Returning Arts ability to hide his cultivation; only a few special Secret Treasures could expose it. Discovering his identity would be hard.
Even if he were discovered, it did not matter. With his peak Thunder Dragon Steps and the Freedom Wings, he was confident of fleeing even a Martial Emperor.
A pretty girl stood on the bridge, looking very elegant. This was Zi Ying, the one in charge of the Nine Cauldron Pavilion in the Ten Thousand Treasure City.
This humbledy is the one in charge of Ten Thousand Treasure Citys Nine Cauldron Pavilion. Might I ask for Young Masters noble family name and great given name?
The girl called Zi Ying gave the impression of capability with one nce. Her aura resembled Ying Qiongs in many aspects.
As the two spoke, she was natural and rxed, radiating great charm, and showing respect. However, she did not give him the repulsive impression of obsequiousness and ttery.
Perhaps because this girl had a simr disposition to Ying Qiongs, Xiao Chen had a very good first impression of her. Holding the folding fan in his hand, he performed a cupped-fist salute. Then, he said, I dont dare to say that my family name is noble or my given name is great. This humble self is Mo Yun. You can address me as you wish.
As the two stood on the seven-colored bridge, it felt like t ground. The seven-colored bridge slowly retracted, carrying them to the faraway pce. The journey went smoothly, and they descended towards the pce at the pinky.
After chatting for a while, Zi Ying found Xiao Chens style of conversation extraordinary. This firmed up her belief that her father had not misjudged him.
Young Master Mo must havee because of the fame of the Ten Thousand Treasure Festival. I wonder if you have any special needs? The Nine Cauldron Pavilion is considered a front-runner in Ten Thousand Treasure City, ranked fifth. As for the backer of the Nine Cauldron Pavilion, it is considered a peak merchant association in the entire Heavenly Starry Ocean.
After making some small talk, Zi Ying started to seamlessly transit the conversation to business. She paused for a while before continuing, If Young Master has any requests, the Nine Cauldron Pavilion will definitely be able to meet them.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly and opened his folding fan. I do indeed have some special requests. I need arge number of Secret Treasures containing dragon souls.
Zi Ying felt somewhat disappointed. Even peak King Grade Secret Treasures with dragon souls were worth only about ten million Astral Coins unless they were special.
Even if Xiao Chen needed arge number, the total was still far from therge order that she hoped for.
As for his mention of arge number, she did not give it too much credence. Secret Treasures were meant to be used. Most cultivators would use only one or two, so it could not be many.
Even so, Zi Yings expression did not change. She had trained her mind well. This disappointment would not cause her to turn petty and nasty.
However, this time, she felt like she really embarrassed herself. The merchant associations of the other four City Lords would definitely mock her for a long time.
Zi Ying sighed in her heart, but she still smiled and asked, What kind of Secret Treasure containing a dragon soul does Young Master Mo need?
Ill give you ten million ck Astral Coins first, and you can help me get them. If you can handle this well, I still have goods worth ten million ck Astral Coins for disposal.
At this moment, Xiao Chen did not know what Zi Ying was thinking. His tone had been calm when he spoke.
When Zi Ying heard that, even though she had seen variousrge transactions before, she was still somewhat stunned.
Ten million ck Astral Coins meant one billion Astral Coins. Furthermore, there was another billion Astral Coins worth of goods to move. On top of that, Xiao Chens tone made it sound like one billion Astral Coins of Secret Treasures containing dragon souls was not sufficient.
Thisrge transaction was on a totally different level. If shepleted this transaction, the profits from it might even be sufficient to elevate the Nine Cauldron Pavilion to the position of Second City Lord.
Whats wrong? Is that difficult? Xiao Chen frowned. The dragon hid in the depths; the ocean contained dragons. It should not be too difficult to collect Secret Treasures containing dragon souls in the Heavenly Starry Ocean.
Zi Ying smiled and said excitedly, No problem, none at all. Come, lets go down and discuss the details.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Just at this moment, three seven-colored bridges streaked out from the horizon at the same time. Heavenly flowers fell above Ten Thousand Treasure City, drifting like snowkes and giving off flowing rainbow light. Brilliant colors filled the sky.
Xiao Chen and Zi Ying, who were about to arrive at the pce at the pinky, turned their heads to look. They saw a group of outstanding talents as well as the Lunar Pces Holy Daughter appearing outside Ten Thousand Treasure City.
In that group, every one of their names was famous and glorious. The factions behind them could stir up the Southern Sea, even the entire Heavenly Starry Ocean.
Whoosh!
An even more resplendent and dazzling nine-colored rainbow bridge streaked across the sky, looking very brilliant. The Treasure Master at the pce on the thumb sent out an extremely rare invitation.
Instantly, the entire Ten Thousand Treasure City broke out in a tumult,pletely forgetting about the seven-colored rainbow bridge that the Nine Cauldron Pavilion just sent out.
Clearly, the Treasure Masters nine-colored rainbow bridge was for the Lunar Pces Holy Daughter.
Eight spirited treasure horses giving off mes pulled an ancient war chariot on the rainbow bridge, moving forward at a measured pace.
When the people of the other three City Lords saw the Treasure Masters peopleing out personally, they smiled faintly and tacitly took a step back. They went behind the golden war chariot and weed the Holy Daughter together.
Everyone casually nced at Zi Ying with a faint trace of mockery on all their faces,ughing at her for making a misjudgment.
Zi Yings treatment of a grandmaster-level Martial Sage as a wealthy person made her aughingstock.
However, now, the main character changed. It would be impossible for the various City Lords to bring the Holy Daughters group to their own merchant association; they could only try to entice one or two people.
There was a cold-faced youth with an extraordinary aura on the golden war chariot. He spurred on the eight horses and moved along the nine-colored rainbow until he arrived before the Lunar Pces Holy Daughter.
The cold-faced youth was precisely the Treasure Masters grandson, Yi Ling. This youth, who was currently the administrator of Ten Thousand Treasure City, chatted with the Lunar Pces Holy Daughter.
Zi Ying smiled faintly. Now that she had such a huge client like Xiao Chen, there was no need to care about the gazes of others. It was better for her to gain great wealth silently.
When Xiao Chen saw Fu Hongyao beside the Lunar Pces Holy Daughter, he was slightly startled. If he did not guess wrong, the man beside her should be the strongest youth of the Sun Pce.
Young Master Mo, we should discuss the details of the Secret Treasures containing dragon souls, Zi Ying reminded in a soft voice, still smiling faintly.
Xiao Chen turned his head and smiled back. Lets go, then.
In the VIP lounge of the Fifth City Lord, Xiao Chen asked about the market for Secret Treasures containing dragon souls, whether if it was as legends imed.
The answer he received gave him a pleasant surprise. The saying the dragons hide in the depths, the sea hides dragons was not wrong at all.
Secret Treasures containing dragon souls were much easier to find in the Heavenly Starry Ocean than in the Kunlun Continent. Given this, the focus of the purchase would be ced on King Grade Secret Treasures.
Chapter 1054 - Only the Heart Is Not Cold
Chapter 1054: Only the Heart Is Not Cold
I wonder if there will be any Secret Treasures containing the soul of a True Dragon in this Ten Thousand Treasure Festival, Xiao Chen asked with some anticipation.
Zi Ying smiled apologetically. Thats unlikely. True Dragons are hard to find since they are pretty much extinct. Naturally, True Dragon souls are even harder to find. However, I will ask around.
Its fine. Xiao Chen waved his hand. It was just a casual question. If there was, it would be a pleasant surprise. If there was none, there would be no need to feel dispirited about it.
The two then started discussing the contract. Xiao Chen looked through the contract that Zi Ying wrote, and signed it immediately once he had checked for any loopholes that could be used to cheat him. After that, he handed the ten million ck Astral Coins to her.
Zi Ying felt iparably joyful. With an order of ten million ck Astral Coins, the Nine Cauldron Pavilion would not have to worry about its business for half a year.
Young Master Mo said that you still have a batch of treasures to deal with. How about we handle them together? Zi Ying suggested, riding on the momentum as she carefully put away the contract and ck Astral Coins.
Dont worry. As long as the Nine Cauldron Pavilion canplete this within one day, I will definitely hand the treasures that I want to sell off to your merchant association to manage.
Xiao Chen was not stupid. He had to dangle some incentive in front of the other party. Otherwise, if she could not aplish what he wanted in one day, he would be helpless.
Zi Ying smiled and took her leave. Before going, she called over two pretty girls with voluptuous figures to wait on Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen waved his hand to have the two maidservants wait outside. It was fine for them to just stand by for instructions.
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Late at night, Xiao Chen drew his Lunar Shadow Saber in the cultivation room of the courtyard for honored guests. He calmly materialized the wless saber Dao, trying to fuse the will of ice into the Winter Saber of the Four Season Saber Technique.
Logically speaking, he should not be this calm. On the way to the Ten Thousand Treasure Sea Market, he had consumed a Longevity Fruit that he had on hand and refined it.
As he had expected, the Longevity Fruit only extended the natural lifespan and not physiological lifespan. It had been of no help with his situation at all.
Now, if the Azure Dragon Body Nourishing Art showed no effects, the diagnosis of having only ten years left to live would be no joke at all.
That diagnosis would be a reality before Xiao Chen climbed to the peak, before he rebuilt the Dragons Gate, before he saw everything in the world. He also had many things undone. How could ten years be sufficient?
It seems possible.
Xiao Chen looked at the will of ice and the Winter Saber in the vast underground cultivation room. After merging them for the first time, the resultant destructive power brought a joyful smile to his face.
This was how he had always been. No matter how many regrets he had, even if he really had only ten years left, he would face his fate calmly.
Life still had to continue. There was no need to be all depressed and hate the heavens for being unfair, wallowing in regrets and grief.
In these twelve years, Xiao Chen had taken many paths, met many people, made countless choices. He did not regret any of those choices.
The reason was no other than his contentment with knowing what he wanted; he did not need to feel conflicted over it.
The falling snow drifted as his white robes fluttered. He was even colder than the snow. The saber was cold, the human was cold, only the heart was not cold. There was also the sharpness and hot-bloodedness.
As his mental state improved, the Great Perfection saber soul in the will of thunder in his sea of consciousness densified. It faintly seemed that it was about to make another breakthrough.
Xiao Chen casually stuck his saber into the ground. Amid the heavy snowfall, he practiced the Thousand Year me Palm Technique.
This was a move that he had created himself. When he unleashed the palm strike, there was joy and grief, separation and reunion, lofty sentiments and hot-bloodedness.
He could send out hisprehension, all the lofty aspirations of his life, all the joy, rage, grief, and happiness.
This palm strike still had a lot of potential for development. Joy, rage, grief, and happiness, partings and reunionsthere should still be many possible changes.
At this moment, Xiao Chen thought about parting. He thought about his impending death in ten years. Grief spread through his palm. This Palm Technique clearly deviated from the initial hot-bloodedness, tyranny, berserkness, and ruin of the Thousand Year me.
In its ce was the interminable mncholy of parting, a faint sense of grief pestering the heart. Every move, every swish of the hair or clothes seemed to speak of mncholy.
The Cyclic Banner that was connected to Xiao Chens consciousness unfurled suddenly in the Universe Ring. The Astral Pearl refined from the Grief Throne glowed with a brilliant light.
The snowkes were no longer present. Now, thousands of flowers, scarlet multiflora roses, drifted in the air.
The multiflora roses were red like blood, spreading grief everywhere.
A scarlet moon rose up behind Xiao Chen. Red light filled his vision, everything within his line of sight replete with grief.
Time was like a river gushing endlessly with a moon at its side. A small boat floated on the river, moving in the moonlight. Time flowed and ten thousand years passed. The people in the boat lived and died, changing many times. Only the moon reigned alone, only the moon existed alone.
Who saw the moon for the first time at the side of the river? When did the moon at the side of the river first cast its light on people? Life was endless, generation upon generation. The moon at the river looked simr year after year.
The moonlight shone down on the white robes amid all the red. The one withered white flower in the middle of thousands upon thousands of scarlet multiflora roses looked very eye-catching, inspiring heavy grief.
Thousand Year Death. I have a palm strike that only speaks of the sorrow of parting and none of joy!
When Xiao Chen sent out the palm strike, all his grief and mncholy surged out, leaving him feeling free and unfettered, as if it had swept away all the concerns of his heart.
All his grief no longer existed. It was like there was boundless hope for all living things in the faint, flowing light.
Silently, even the microscopic dust of the underground cultivation roompletely vanished with this palm strike.
The scarlet moonlight disappeared along with the withered scarlet multiflora roses. The underground cultivation room was silent andpletely empty, the air unprecedentedly clean.
This move shall be called Thousand Year Death.
Xiao Chen retracted his hand and sheathed the saber that he had stabbed into the ground. Then, he walked out of the cultivation room with a peaceful expression.
No matter how dejected or how mncholic he felt, these emotions should not remain in his heart for long. Otherwise, one would end up taking things to an extreme, ming others for everything and going down the wrong path. After grieving, a bright day still waited.
The instant Xiao Chen turned to leave the cultivation room, without him discovering it, thousands of flowers silently bloomed. The scarlet multiflora rose regained its original white. ntslifefilled the ce.
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At the crack of dawn, after Xiao Chen had closed his eyes and rested for a while, Zi Ying appeared before him with a smile.
Young Master Mo, we have already used up all ten million ck Astral Coins. In total, there are one hundred King Grade Secret Treasures and one thousand Sage Grade Secret Treasures, all containing dragon souls. I also received news that an Emperor Grade Secret Treasure with a dragon soul will be sold during the Ten Thousand Treasure Festival. However, it is damaged. What a pity.
Xiao Chen epted the spatial ring that Zi Ying proffered. Then, he swept through the spatial ring with his Spiritual Sense. He found that it was as she said. He smiled faintly and said, Damaged? That suits my purpose. What is the price? I would like to buy it at its buy-out price.
Zi Ying was somewhat surprised, not knowing why Xiao Chen was so concerned about Secret Treasures containing dragon souls that he would not even pass on the damaged ones.
The price is two million ck Astral Coinsmuch too high. Ive seen that that Emperor Grade Secret Treasure before. Aside from the dragon soul, it is already damaged beyond all recognition.
Since the dragon soul was still present, that was fine. Two million ck Astral Coins was not high for Xiao Chen.
Having made up his mind, he smiled and said, The Nine Cauldron Pavilion is really efficient. You managed toplete everything in one night. It looks like I definitely must have Miss Zi Ying handle the goods I have on hand.
Anticipation filled Zi Ying. She had activated the full power of the Nine Cauldron Pavilion so she could see what sort of goods Xiao Chen would take out.
Clink! Clink! Clink!
Nine jade stripsnded on the table before Xiao Chen. Then, he smiled at Zi Ying and performed a gesture of invitation.
Zi Ying picked up a jade strip doubtfully, then sent in her Mental Energy. However, after just a moment, she received an enormous shock.
She quickly put down the jade strip and picked up the other eight in rapid session, checking all of them.
Now, she waspletely stunned. Far beyond her expectations, all nine jade strips actually contained Profound Martial Techniques.
Of the ten jade strips containing Profound Martial Techniques in Xiao Chens possession, he had taken out all but the one for the Thousand Frost Battle Snow that he practiced.
Profound Martial Techniques were existences that surpassed Heaven Ranked Martial Techniques. Regr cultivators would not have even heard of them before. They appeared only in the highest level of auctions.
With the limited number of Profound Martial Techniques, they were often pivotal for attracting talented geniuses.
Of course, Xiao Chen had made copies of the Profound Martial Techniques in the nine jade strips. He could leave them with the people at Heavenly Star Ind in due time.
Buyers appeared to be at a great disadvantage. However, even if one did not buy, many others were willing to suffer this disadvantage. These were rare resources forbat. No big sect would mind having more Profound Martial Techniques.
The moment these Profound Martial Techniques appeared at the auction, they would immediately fetch sky-high pricesthe kind of goods that always had a market but no stock.
Zi Ying quavered with uncertainty, Young Master Mo, these nine Inferior Grade Profound Martial Techniques are all to be sold?
Haha! If Im not selling them, why would I take them out? Xiao Chenughed. This was a stupid question.
Zi Ying looked conflicted as if she was struggling over some decision. After a while, she said, These goods are very rare and precious. However, for such things, when there are many of them, they will not fetch too high a price.
If you want to sell all these Inferior Grade Profound Martial Techniques in one go, you will not be able to get the best price. I have a suggestion that I hope Young Master Mo would be willing to consider.
Zi Ying was right. If nine Profound Martial Techniques appeared at the auction at the same time, the prices would be lower.
If there was only one Profound Martial Technique, it might even sell for three to five times the market rate, earning at least three million ck Astral Coins.
Wondering what Zi Yings suggestion was, Xiao Chen remained silent, gesturing for her to continue.
I would like our Nine Cauldron Merchant Association to buy them directly. We will not sell them all at the auction of the Ten Thousand Treasure Festival. There arerger sea markets and auctions operated by our own Nine Cauldron Merchant Association in Bright Moon City.
Not going through an auction meant that Xiao Chen would not have to wait long to receive the ck Astral Coins from the Nine Cauldron Merchant Association. This was a pretty good method as well.
What is the Nine Cauldron Merchant Association willing to offer?
The market rate for Inferior Grade Profound Martial Techniques is one million ck Astral Coins. However, everyone knows that buying one at that price is impossible. The Nine Cauldron Merchant Association is willing to buy them all at three times the market rate.
Zi Ying smiled gently as she offered Xiao Chen a price that was hard to reject.
Just one Profound Martial Technique could sell for four million ck Astral Coins at auction. However, if nine Profound Martial Techniques appeared one after another, their value would not be that high.
Given this, Xiao Chen would not suffer any loss. Furthermore, he would not need to wait to get the ck Astral Coins.
Deal!
Rejoicing in her heart, Zi Ying said, Good. Young Master Mo, please wait one day. For such arge sum, I will have to seek permission from my father first. Of course, rest assured, there will not be a problem. I will even include that damaged Emperor Grade Secret Treasure containing a dragon soul as a gift to Young Master Mo.
Watching Zi Yings figure vanish, Ao Jiao, who was in the Immortal Spirit Ring said, The Nine Cauldron Pavilion is rather bold. They will surely take a loss by buying the Profound Martial Techniques at such a price in Ten Thousand Treasure City. However, when they bring the jade strips to Bright Moon City, they will earn a huge profit.
Xiao Chen smiled. The prices of the nine jade strips far exceeded his expectations. Including the gift, that was almost thirty million ck Astral Coins.
Chapter 1055 - Feast
Chapter 1055: Feast
Including the ten million ck Astral Coins Xiao Chen still had on hand, he now possessed a total of forty million ck Astral Coins.
Even an ordinary Martial Emperor did not possess such wealth.
Without thinking too much, Xiao Chen took out the Secret Treasures containing a dragon soul one by one and started to consume them, cultivating the Azure Dragon Body Nourishing Art.
Whether he could ovee the problem of dying in ten years depended on this. Otherwise, everything would be meaningless.
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On the other side, after Zi Ying left, an urgent expression appeared on her face as she rushed to her father, who was in closed-door cultivation.
After Zi Ying exined what she was there for, the true person in charge of Ten Thousand Treasure Citys Nine Cauldron Pavilion also revealed a trace of excitement on his face.
You did well.
Zi Ying smiled and said, However, paying out thirty million ck Astral Coins will drain all the umtions of Ten Thousand Treasure Citys Nine Cauldron Pavilion. We will not be able to conduct business for a year.
Haha! Thats not a problem. The profits generated from the nine jade strips will be sufficient to push us to the position of Second City Lord. Our reputation will soar, and Luck will descend upon us. Furthermore, headquarters will definitely have benefits for you. You might even have a chance topete to be the next Association Chief.
Clearly, Zi Yings father was extremely excited, speaking so much in one go.
Zi Ying found his words strange. This is an internal deal. Do we have to pay the Treasure Master the usual tax?
The old mans expression turned stunned. Then he said gravely, The Treasure Masters identity is mysterious. He does not control only the Ten Thousand Treasure Sea Market. Dont ever have such thoughts.
Otherwise, if we break the rules and get the Nine Cauldron Pavilion ousted from Ten Thousand Treasure City, forcing the Association Chief to make an appearance to resolve the issue, your future will be ruined.
Alright, I understand.
Good. I will not say anything more. Take mymand medallion and draw the ck Astral Coins from the Treasure Pavilion. Be appropriate with giving him gifts as well. This person is someone with great Luck. He is definitely not a simple character.
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As Xiao Chen consumed arge number of Secret Treasures containing dragon souls, his cultivation of the Azure Dragon Body Nourishing Art progressed at a heaven-defying speed.
Six Dragon Forceseven Dragon Forceeight Dragon Forcenine Dragon Forceten Dragon Force. From the initial five Dragon Force, he advanced rapidly to ten Dragon Force.
After spending ten million ck Astral Coins, Xiao Chen finally reached the bottleneck of the firstyer of the Azure Dragon Body Nourishing Art.
After breaking through this bottleneck, he would enter the secondyer and condense the Azure Dragon Battle Armor, significantly improving his defense.
Xiao Chen opened his eyes; there was peace in them. With a casual attack, he could bring out a horrifying ten Dragon Force. He finally formally reached this level.
Back in the Nine Layers of Purgatory, there had been a Ghost Race expert who became a great grandmaster-level Martial Sage through body tempering. Xiao Chen had been in awe of him. Now, Xiao Chen could match that experts strength easily.
However, right now, the Ten Dragon Force was not what was important but the ten remaining years of physiological lifespan. Was there any change to his physiological lifespan?
Xiao Chen calmed himself and used the diagnostic method from the Compendium of Cultivation to check his physiological lifespan.
A cold energy flowed everywhere in Xiao Chens body, and his body suddenly turned illusory. All the acupoints glowed with a brilliant light.
To others, Xiao Chen looked like a set of white bones sitting cross-legged and radiating a crystalline light.
It was not that he had really turned into white bones but a mysterious phenomenon caused by his employing the diagnostic skill at a deeper level. The light from his bones prated his muscles, blood, and skin.
Boom!
After a while, the light faded, and the mysterious phenomenon disappeared. Xiao Chen opened his eyes. There was no pleasant surprise or grief.
The results of the diagnosis brought both good and bad news. The Azure Dragon Body Nourishing Art was indeed useful, but it was limited. It had extended his physiological lifespan by only ten years. The problem was not eliminated at the roots.
It looks like I do need the Longevity Art. I have to find a chance to speak with that Holy Daughter alone. Regardless of my chances, I have to do my best to try and see if I can obtain it.
However, there is a Great Perfection quasi-Emperor by the Holy Daughters side. That person will not give me an opportunity to speak to her alone. I have to think of a way.
Xiao Chen mentally analyzed the situation before making up his mind. If that does not work, then I will try to force my way through. No matter what, I have to fight for a chance to speak to that Holy Daughter alone.
Thud! Thud! Thud!
Footsteps resounded. The Nine Cauldron Pavilions Zi Ying entered with a smile after pushing the door open. Young Master Mo, sorry for the wait. Everything is already prepared.
Xiao Chen received the spatial ring that Zi Ying handed over. Then, he carefully counted. There were twenty-seven million ck Astral Coins, no more and no less. Furthermore, the damaged Emperor Grade Secret Treasure containing a dragon soul was inside as well.
He handed over all nine jade strips to her. Once both sides verified that there was no error, they both signed the contract, confirming itspletion.
Zi Ying was somewhat surprised to discover that even though Xiao Chen received such a huge amount of ck Astral Coins, his expression did not change at all as if they meant nothing to him whatsoever.
She could not figure out how it was that Xiao Chens mental state at such a young age was even higher than her fathers.
Zi Ying thought of another matter. Thats right, Young Master Mo, tonight, the Young Treasure Master of Ten Thousand Treasure City, Young Master Yi, is hosting a feast in honor of the Holy Daughter at his residence. I received an invitation, and Young Master Yi invited you as well, specifically requesting you toe.
Young Master Yi, that would be cold-faced youth who rode the golden war chariot. Xiao Chen had never met him before, so why would this Young Treasure Master especially invite Xiao Chen to go?
Xiao Chen thought for a while but could not figure out the reason, so he asked Zi Ying if she knew.
I heard that it was the idea of the Lunar Pces Holy Daughter. I did not expect Young Master Mo to have interacted with the Holy Daughter. This really makes me envious, Zi Ying said with a smile.
The idea of the Lunar Pces Holy Daughter?
Xiao Chen originally came to Ten Thousand Treasure City in a low-profile manner. However, because of the Nine Cauldron Pavilion, the entire city knew. Now, everyone believed that the Nine Cauldron Pavilion had misjudged him, which made the merchant association the butt of ridicule.
For no reason at all, the Nine Cauldron Pavilion had received a grandmaster-level Martial Sage with the highest honors.
If Yue Bingyun really wanted to, hearing a couple of gossips would let her connect the description of Xiao Chens appearance to himself.
However, Zi Ying clearly got the wrong idea. Xiao Chen indeed had a significant interaction with the Lunar Pces Holy Daughter. However, this interaction was not what Zi Ying thought.
Xiao Chen did not know why the Lunar Pces Holy Daughter sought him out specifically. Perhaps she wanted to know his identity and take revengeter?
He felt conflicted about whether to go or not. The misunderstanding of that day was rather huge.
Not only had Xiao Chen lightly injured some of the Lunar Pce female disciples, but he even scolded the Holy Daughter in front of everyone and sowed chaos where the other party was diagnosing and treating people.
Good, I will go with youter tonight!
This misunderstanding needed to be dealt with eventually. Xiao Chen also wanted to speak to the Lunar Pces Holy Daughter alone about the Longevity Art. So he quickly came to a decision.
Zi Ying revealed an expression of joy. Initially, she had been worried that Xiao Chen would not go, which would upset the Young Treasure Master. It looked like her concerns had been for nothing.
In that case, you should make your preparations. I will look for you when the timees.
After Zi Ying left, Xiao Chen took out that damaged Emperor Grade Secret Treasure containing a dragon soul with a flip of his palm. It was an ancient sword with an unchecked aura lingering.
The de of the sword was extremely damaged, both edges riddled with chips, and a crack extending down the center. Its appearance gave the impression that it would crumble with just a touch.
Xiao Chen was not concerned about whether he could use the Secret Treasure or not. He merely sent in his Spiritual Sense.
A heavily lethargic dragon souly in a dark corner of the broken space.
The dragon soul did not move at all, showing no signs of life or fighting spirit. Its eyes were closed as it waited to die. It did not react to the entry of Xiao Chens Spiritual Sense.
Waiting for death?
This was a dragon waiting to die. No, there was no such thing as a dragon waiting to die. Even if a dragon died, its fighting spirit and hot-bloodedness would remain.
This was no longer a dragon soul. It was a worm, not worthy of being called a dragon.
Xiao Chen would rather not use this worm to attempt his breakthrough of the Azure Dragon Body Nourishing Arts firstyer.
He slowly withdrew his Spiritual Sense. Then, he walked to the window and hurled the ancient sword to the sky, turning it into a beam of light flying far away.
The damaged Emperor Grade Secret Treasure containing a dragon soul was worth one million ck Astral Coins, yet Xiao Chen just casually tossed it away.
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Night arrived quietly, the moon hanging high in the sky.
Xiao Chen and Zi Ying flew in the air, heading for that magnificent pce on the thumb of the sculpture.
This Young Treasure Master, Yi Ling, is an extremely mighty person. However, no matter how mighty he is, he still has to be polite to the Lunar Pces Holy Daughter.
The two did not fly very quickly. As they walked in the air, they chatted idly.
Zi Yings tone sounded like she was envious of the Lunar Pces Holy Daughters position.
The Lunar Pce held extremely high status, standing above many Holy Lands, and had deep umtions as well as its ancient inheritance.
After the Dragons Gates brief rule over the Heavenly Starry Ocean, the Lunar Pces reputation soared. Now, disciples of the Immortal Holy Land were practically worshiped like gods.
Bright Moon City became the center of the entire Heavenly Starry Ocean. Even though the various Immortal Holy Lands all held considerable statuses, none of them could rece the Lunar Pce.
However, this Treasure Master is rather mysterious. Even my father is not willing to tell me about him, Zi Ying said softly.
The Treasure Master was indeed mysterious. He managed to upy ten of such ancient sculptures in the Heavenly Starry Ocean and altered them into sea markets.
Even without setting up a merchant association, the Treasure Masters ie from the fewrge sea markets was higher than that of several peak merchant associations.
The two soonnded before the Treasure Masters residence, where they met an endless line of traffic. Probably all the prominent merchants or cultivators in Ten Thousand Treasure City had received an invitation.
Miss Zi Ying, it has been a long time. How have you been?
A man wearing magnificent clothes and giving off an aura of wealth walked over to the two, apanied by a youth with purple eyes.
The wide smile on this persons face conveyed a certain artificiality. When Zi Ying saw this person, she frowned slightly. This is the Young Manager of Ten Thousand Treasure Citys ming Wind Merchant Association, Bai Ze. The person behind him is Gongsun Yan, a scion of the ancient Gongsun Noble n.
Gongsun Yan possesses an innate Thunder Spirit Body. He has grasped two wills, fire and thunder, and formed the Thunderme War Body. He is very famous in the Southern Sea.
ming Wind Merchant Associations Bai Ze looked at Xiao Chen, and a hint of derision shed in his eyes. Haha! This is the valued guest of the Nine Cauldron Pavilion? Seeing him in person is better than hearing about it. Miss Zi Ying really has good judgment, great judgment indeed. I will go on ahead first.
You When faced such mockery, Zi Ying could not help but feel angry, and her face flushed.
The leaders of the various merchant associations nearby allughed loudly when they heard that. Indeed, good judgment. Zi Ying missed the Southern Seas outstanding talents for the sake of an unknown person.
After this Ten Thousand Treasure Festival, the Nine Cauldron Pavilion would probably suffer for it and lose the position of the Fifth City Lord.
Gongsun Yan nced at Xiao Chen, and his eyes suddenly lit up with the suspicion that Xiao Chen was the white-d person who had profaned the Holy Daughter.
Looking at Xiao Chens attire, physique, and the white fan in his hand, Gongsun Yan felt rather sure.
Chapter 1056 - The Feast Begins
Chapter 1056: The Feast Begins
Gongsun Yan, who had been about to follow Bai Ze, stepped forward. Then, he looked at Xiao Chen and asked in a deep voice, Might I ask for your great name? And did you go to Purple Cloud Ind half a month ago?
Xiao Chen smiled and replied, I am Mo Yun. I suppose Young Master Gongsun wants to ask if I was the one who took the Holy Daughters pulse half a month ago.
It is indeed you. You are really reckless, profaning the Holy Daughter and still daring to appear in our Southern Sea!
Boom!
Thunderme flickered in the sky. Gongsun Yan did not bother saying anything more, directly attacking Xiao Chen instead.
He took one step forward. Electricity flickered on his body, and a me burned. Electricity and fireyered on each other as he suddenly threw a palm strike.
That clump of thunderme in the air surged forward together with Gongsun Yans palm strike, illuminating half the sky and looking like the sky, appearing boundlessly powerful.
From the time Gongsun Yan spoke to umting momentum and attacking took only one breath. With such strength, it was no wonder he showed no care for a regr grandmaster-level Martial Sage at all.
Even against a regr great grandmaster-level Martial Sage, the result would still be an instant kill. Gongsun Yan truly deserved his reputation as an outstanding talent.
Shock appeared in everyones eyes. Seeing the boundless thunderme, they could already foresee the white-robed Xiao Chen burning to ashes.
Xiao Chen smiled coldly. He did not bother storing up any momentum or moving back. In the time it took for a spark to fly, he stepped forward as well.
He closed the folding fan in his hand and thrust it forward, striking the center of Gongsun Yans palm that was driving towards him with ferocious momentum.
Bang!
The instant the folding fan and thunderme palm came in contact, Xiao Chen did not budge at all. Instead, Gongsun Yan, who charged forward with boundless momentum, went flying back.
The rebound was for no other reason than Gongsun Yan overestimating himself, fighting with his bare hands and not using a weapon. He thought that with his speed and aura, he could instantly suppress Xiao Chen, cornering him.
However, Gongsun Yan did not know that this tiny bit of aura was nothing to Xiao Chen. Not only did Xiao Chen not panic, but he also caught hold of the opening in this move in an instant.
Xiao Chen did not give Gongsun Yan any opportunities. He pushed off the ground and immediately rushed forward, taking advantage of the few seconds before Gongsun Yannded, to attack continuously.
Xiao Chens folding fan, shoulders, hands, feet, and hair, they all could be sharp weapons. In closebat, Gongsun Yan was like a kid in the hands of Xiao Chen, whoprehended the wless saber Dao and had an enormous amount of experience in closebat.
Within these few seconds, Xiao Chen beat Gongsun Yan into a sorry state. Many strikes fell on Gongsun Yan and inflicted incredible pain. When he finallynded, his knees buckled, and he staggered back a further ten steps.
On the other hand, to the eyes of the others, Xiao Chen appeared dazzling with many afterimages. After performing those incredibly graceful movements, he withdrew his folding fan andnded firmly on the ground, appearing unruffled.
From the start to the end, Xiao Chen disyed only the strength of an ordinary grandmaster-level Martial Sage. However, in the short exchange, he beat Gongsun Yan up as if he was beating a child.
Gongsun Yan looked clumsy and in a sorry state like he could not withstand a single blow. There were no signs of the aura or appearance of an outstanding talent.
Who dares to be so unbridled in front of the Treasure Masters residence?!
Just as Gongsun Yan was about to bring out his Thunderme War Body in his rage and unleash his full power, a stern and mighty voice came from the Treasure Masters residence.
Whoosh!
Four guards of the Treasure Masters residence descended from the sky. The old man leading them swept his gaze through the ce, putting intense pressure on everyones hearts.
This was a quasi-Emperor expert. The one who spoke earlier was him. The moment he appeared, the enraged Gongsun Yan forced himself to calm down.
Xiao Chen opened up the folding fan and said with a faint smile, Brother Gongsun and I were just feeling itchy and exchanged pointers. Senior, please do not misunderstand.
The old man snorted coldly and said, I do not care where youe from or what faction is backing you. Absolutely no one is allowed to attack anyone in this Ten Thousand Treasure City.
After saying that, the old man waved, and the guards all turned and left with him. Before he went, he gave Xiao Chen a somewhat suspicious nce.
Xiao Chen did not mind that at all. Since the old man was just a Small Perfection quasi-Emperor, it was impossible for him to make out anything.
Gongsun Yan scattered his aura and red coldly at Xiao Chen. Dont be too pleased. Just you wait.
Xiao Chen found the words funny. He truly did not feel pleased about this. This victory came so easily that he derived no sense of aplishment from it.
Young Master Mo, were you really the person who profaned the Holy Daughter? Zi Ying asked with some disbelief.
Xiao Chen smiled and said, Its fine, just some misunderstanding. I will make things clear in this feast and not bring the Nine Cauldron Pavilion any problems.
Zi Yingughed and said, Young Master Mo is overthinking. Our Nine Cauldron Pavilion is considered a peak merchant association in the Heavenly Starry Ocean. How could we be afraid of such small problems? However, I really did not imagine that someone could be so reckless in this world to dare to profane the Holy Daughter.
Profane. Why does everyone keep using this word? I did not even touch her hand.
Xiao Chen smiled helplessly and did not try to exin further. Then, he followed Zi Ying into the Treasure Masters residence.
Thus, this brief interlude came to an end. However, the impact of this was far from over.
Xiao Chen had defeated the outstanding talent Gongsun Yan in a few seconds, beating Gongsun Yan up into a sorry state as if he were a defenseless child. In the exchange, Gongsun Yan had not disyed the air of an expert at all; instead, he had been more like a buffoon.
The cultivators with good judgment naturally would not think that Gongsun Yan was really clumsy and weak. Instead, that appearance was because Xiao Chenpletely suppressed him.
A decisive counter, quick judgment, and richbat experience, Xiao Chen showed all these in this closebat fight.
Although Gongsun Yan lost the initiative due to underestimating Xiao Chen, based on the result, even if he had not underestimated Xiao Chen, he would not have had the advantage, either.
The even more unexpected thing was that the white-d person before everyone was actually the person who profaned the Holy Daughter, the topic of much discussion.
There will be a good show to watch at the feast. The Cyclic Astral Pces Holy Scions, the Divine Dragon Pces Hai Tian, the Xia Noble ns Xia Hanfeng, and the Shangguan Noble ns Shangguan Yun were all invited.
I really wonder where he got all his confidence. After pping the faces of all the outstanding young talents of our Southern Sea, he still dares toe and attend the feast.
The Nine Cauldron Pavilion will probably be implicated.
Haha! It will be great if there is somemotion. This years Ten Thousand Treasure Festival does seem rather dull.
The many cultivators carried out excited discussions as they handed over their invitations, entering the Treasure Masters residence in groups of twos and threes.
Under the nights full moon, they walked past the quiet garden to arrive at the brightly lit main hall, where the feast had already started.
Famed singers and dancers of the Ten Thousand Treasure City had all been invited. Wondrous zither music echoed through the ce.
The Young Treasure Master Yi Lings long table stood in the center. He sat on a gold-and-jade throne behind the table, appearing very domineering.
Yue Bingyun sat at the first table to the center tables right. Beside her was the mysterious expert Aunt Bai, who never left her side.
When Xiao Chen entered together with Zi Ying, he felt Yue Bingyuns gaze shift to him.
Unconcerned about this, he smiled faintly and looked back.
Previously, the two were separated by a screen with a white fog clouding his Spiritual Sense. Hence, Xiao Chen did not get to see this girls appearance then.
Now, when he looked seriously, Yue Bingyuns face still seemed clouded by a fog, remaining indistinct.
Even after infusing his Spiritual Sense into his eyes, Xiao Chen could not see her face well. However, there was no feeling of difort at all.
It seemed like Yue Bingyuns appearance still easily appeared in ones mind. However, when one tried to consider the specifics, one was left clueless. This was really strange.
Aside from the Holy Daughter Yue Bingyuns gaze, Xiao Chen also felt several gazes after he took his seat.
Clearly, word of themotion outside already reached this ce. Among the owners of these gazes, three caught Xiao Chens attention.
Zi Ying whispered an introduction to Xiao Chen, so he now had a rough idea of backgrounds of these three. They were the Southern Sea Divine Dragon Pces Young Master, Hai Tian, Shangguan Yun, who was of an ancient Noble n, and the Xia Noble ns Xia Hanfeng, all peak outstanding young talents of the Southern Sea.
These people all had something extraordinary about them, either cultivating two wills, a special physique, or practicing a strange cultivation.
If it had been before the King conferral ceremony, the Xiao Chen of that time might have had some reservations about these people. Now, he did not need to mind them.
Xiao Chen was now a quasi-Emperor. He had already returned to nature, bing one with the world. He could bring out and withdraw his air of a grandmaster as he pleased, controlling it freely.
Aside from the Lunar Pces Holy Daughter, the only one he found unfathomable was the Young Treasure Master, Yi Ling, sitting in the center without covering up his domineering air at all.
The feast had not formally started. If it had, the dancers and singers would have withdrawn.
Are they still waiting for someone?
Just as Xiao Chen thought that, he saw the Young Treasure Master stand up from his throne. Then, Yi Ling smiled and said, Brother Chu Yang, congrattions on your smooth cultivation. Aftering out of closed-door cultivation, your name will definitely resound throughout the Heavenly Starry Ocean, bringing respect and honor to our Southern Sea.
The Sun Pces Chu Yang and the Moon Pces Fu Hongyao entered together. Instantly, everyones gazes focused on the two at the doors.
There were numerous guests in this ce. When the other outstanding talents arrived, the Young Treasure Master had only smiled faintly and raised his cup in acknowledgment.
Now, Yi Ling stood up for the sake of the Cyclic Astral Pces Holy Son, Chu Yang, which showed how much he valued him.
Xiao Chen squinted and observed carefully, infusing his Spiritual Sense into his eyes. He discovered that Chu Yang gave off rings of invisible, hot light.
It was like the zing sun spreading its radiance, ready and waiting. If Chu Yang wanted, he could light up the night as bright as day in an instant.
Chu Yangs cultivation had already broken through the bottleneck of grandmaster-level Martial Sage, having entered great grandmaster-level Martial Sage. He was only one step away from quasi-Emperor.
Xiao Chen thought to himself, Counting the time, that group of outstanding talents from the Kunlun Continent generally should have reached Chu Yangs level already.
Furthermore, the Astral Battlefield was the strongest battlefield. Improvements there would be even more obvious.
However, Xiao Chen analyzed to himself, among that group, only the descendants of the Prime Martial Emperors would be able to suppress this person before him; the others would have difficulty defeating him.
Haha! Brother Yi Ling is too kind. Chu Yang smiled faintly as he stepped forward with Fu Hongyao to the table to the left of the center one, which had been left for them.
Yi Ling sat down once again and waved his hands, dismissing the dancers. Then, he raised his cup and said, This time, the Lunar Pces Holy Daughter is here at my Ten Thousand Treasure City, honoring our Ten Thousand Treasure Festival. The first toast definitely must go to Miss Bingyun.
The others all raised their cups in toast as well.
Yue Bingyun smiled faintly and did not do anything but pick up her cup and drain it in one go.
This second toast naturally goes to the brightest outstanding young talent of our Southern Sea, the top true inheritor of the Sun Pce, Brother Chu Yang. Congrattions on a sessful closed-door cultivation.
Chu Yang smiled faintly and showed his respects to the Young Treasure Master. Then, he raised his cup and drained it in one go as well.
Chapter 1057 - Heaven Subduing Rock, Dragon’s Gate’s Mountain Tablet
Chapter 1057: Heaven Subduing Rock, Dragons Gates Mountain Tablet
So far, no one had any doubts or problems with the order of the Young Treasure Masters toasts. It was normal that the Holy Daughter ranked first.
Bybeling Chu Yang the top outstanding youth of the Southern Sea, the other outstanding talents might feel dissatisfied, but they would not disy it.
Everyone was filled with greater anticipation of whom the Young Treasure Master, Yi Ling, would offer the third toast to.
When a feast began, the host would make only three toasts. These three toasts were a form of respect, representing status and reputation.
Given the Young Treasure Master Yi Lings status, these three toasts of his were naturally extremely important. Everyone wanted to be one of those recognized.
The few outstanding talents, Hai Tian, Gongsun Yan, Shangguan Yun, and Xia Hanfeng, all waited silently. Their expressions did not change, but they were already feeling impatient.
After drinking the second toast and cing down their cups, everyone looked at Yi Ling, waiting to see whom he would offer the third toast to.
If there were no surprises, the Southern Sea Divine Dragon Pces Hai Tian stood the highest chance. After all, he was the sessor of one of the Sea Monarchs old guards.
Swish!
A maidservant standing at the side moved gracefully and refilled Yi Lings empty cup. Then, he picked up the wine cup again and smiled faintly, looking through all the faces of the various outstanding talents.
However, Yi Lings gaze stopped at someone whom no one expected at all.
For this third toast, I offer it to Young Master Mo Yun, who came from afar. I sincerely hope that Young Master Mo will give me some face ande to the next Ten Thousand Treasure Festival.
To everyones surprise, Yi Lings third toast was not to any of the outstanding talents. Instead, he chose the unknown Xiao Chen.
Hai Tian, Gongsun Yan, and the others who had been filled with anticipation all revealed expressions of incredulity, not daring to believe it.
The faces of these people sank. The other three City Lords, who had pulled in these outstanding talents, intuitively understood right away what to do, knowing that it was time for them step forward.
These outstanding talents were valuable clients who spentrge amounts of money. They were of noble status and high positions, their reputations spread far and wide.
Unexpectedly, none of these outstanding talents received the third toast; a nameless fellow had snatched it. Why would these outstanding talents continue to patronize their business?
We are all not convinced. Young Master Yi can offer this toast, but some people cannot receive it!
The Young Managers in charge of the other three merchant associations all stood up at the same time andined in front of all the honored guests.
The ming Wind Merchant Association is not convinced. We feel that Young Master Mo is not qualified to ept this toast.
The Heavenly Treasure Pavilion is not convinced. Not just anyone is qualified to ept Young Master Yis toast.
The Heavenly Cloud Merchant Association is not convinced, either. Young Master Yi may offer this toast, but some people cannot ept it.
Something strange suddenly happened. The Young Managers of the three merchant associations verbally attacked Xiao Chen in front of all the honored guests.
Xiao Chen found this development strange. Firstly, he had not expected the Young Treasure Master, Yi Ling, to offer this toast to him.
Secondly, Xiao Chen did not understand why the Young Managers of the three associations reacted so intensely.
It was just a cup of wine; there was nothing much to it. It did not matter to Xiao Chen whether he drank it or not.
However, while Xiao Chen did not mind, Zi Ying did. Xiao Chen was a major client of hers. If she did not stand up for him at this moment, who knew if he would still patronize her business?
Zi Ying put down her wine cup and said, This is the Treasure Masters residence. The few of you are really domineering, even daring to stop the Young Treasure Masters toast.
The ming Wind Merchant Associations Bai Ze said coldly, He is of unknown origins and is not famous. If this toast is offered to him, then what would all the outstanding talents of our Southern Sea in the same generation think?
Thats right. We do business in Ten Thousand Treasure City and pay arge amount of taxes every year. Offering this toast to an outsider is tantamount to slighting us.
The words of the Heavenly Treasure Pavilions Chen Tian meant that the three merchant associations stood together on this, intending to cooperate to suppress this matter.
Otherwise, if it was just a lone merchant association against the Treasure Masters residence, they would not have any right to object.
The few outstanding talents remained silent. Clearly, they felt extremely dissatisfied in their hearts and waited for the Young Treasure Master to say something.
These outstanding talents came to Ten Thousand Treasure City and spent a lot of money without seeking fame or benefits. How could the Young Treasure Master offer this third toast to an outsider at this feast?
He was simply pping the faces of these outstanding talents.
At the start of the feast, such a matter already happened. The various guests all felt excited. Such a situation very rarely urred.
However, the Young Treasure Master, Yi Ling, smiled faintly, as if he had anticipated this beforehand. He said calmly, Young Master Mopleted deals worth close to forty million ck Astral Coins with the Nine Cauldron Merchant Association. Anyone capable of transactions of even half this amount will receive the highest level of reception and be an honored and valued guest of my Ten Thousand Treasure City forever.
Furthermore, he will be able to enjoy a twenty percent discount in the ten great sea markets of the Heavenly Starry Ocean!
At these words, all the guests in the great hall goggled, unable to take in what they just heard.
Transactions worth forty million ck Astral Coinsthis was an incredible sum. Under Martial Emperor, aside from a few rare and special quasi-Emperors, no one would be able to do this.
Everyone stared at Xiao Chen in shock. A grandmaster-level Martial Sage actuallypleted such stupendous deals.
Such a hefty sum was thergest ever recorded in all of the Ten Thousand Treasure Pavilions history.
At first, the Young Managers of the three protesting merchant associations were filled with shock. Then, they felt embarrassed, not knowing how to back down before so many gazes; they were in a bad position where they could neither advance nor retreat.
With suchrge transactions, Xiao Chen waspletely worthy of the Young Treasure Masters third toast.
Compared to Xiao Chens, the transactions of these outstanding talents were like childs y; there was noparison at all.
This time, these Young Managers stuck their heads out to get their faces pped,pletely embarrassing themselves.
Zi Ying was delighted, a smile filling her face. Laugh at me all you want. Now you know who the true joke is.
The ming Wind Merchant Associations Bai Ze was the first to react. He smiled and said, Congrattions, Young Treasure Master. This toast does indeed need to go to Young Master Mo.
The people of the other merchant associations that had been protesting both voiced their agreement and stood up together with their wine cups, offering a toast to Xiao Chen.
Merchants pursued benefits. They could ignore their own faces for anyone who could bring them excellent benefits, even hidden ones; there was no need to care about face.
What was integrity? How much was it worth? Could it be worth ten million ck Astral Coins?
Hai Tian and the others paled. They had not expected such an ending. As they watched people smile and offer a toast to Xiao Chen, rage slowly built up in their hearts.
Fu Hongyao whispered something into Chu Yangs ear, and a murderous intent shed in his eyes. Then, he nced at Xiao Chen, feeling suspicious.
Xiao Chen calmly epted everyones toasts, picking up his cup and draining it in one go.
Then, he nced at the Lunar Pces Holy Daughter. He could not clearly see her expression, but he did not pick up any fluctuations, as if she did not care about that days matter.
However, that quasi-Emperor expert beside the Holy Daughter kept staring at Xiao Chen, like she was trying to see through him.
Xiao Chens heart sank. With this person around, meeting Yue Bingyun alone would be very difficult.
Various thoughts shed in everyones mind as the feast continued. Eventually, the main focus of the feast returned to Yue Bingyun.
Under someones purposeful direction, the topic of conversation shifted to Xiao Chen profaning the Holy Daughter on Purple Cloud Ind.
Yue Bingyun smiled and directly said that it was a misunderstanding and that there was no need for anyone to mind it. This exnation saved Xiao Chen much trouble.
Miss Bingyun, there is still one year to the Four Seas Hero Gathering. I wonder, what will the Lunar Pce take out as a prize this time?
Thats right. The Lunar Pce has kept it a secret until now. There is no need for that!
The topic quickly shifted to something that all the outstanding talents were concerned about: the prize offered at the Four Seas Hero Gathering.
Yue Bingyun smiled faintly and replied, The Lunar Pce has put a lot of thought into thetest prize. At this point, there is indeed no more need to keep it a secret.
Seeing that Yue Bingyun seemed to be willing to divulge the secret, everyone automatically pricked up their ears.
In each Four Seas Hero Gathering, the prize that the Lunar Pce offered had the crowd scrambling wildly for it, hence everyones interest. Everyone wondered what kind of fabulous prize it would be this time.
This time, the prize that the Lunar Pce prepared is a piece of Divine Stone from outside the heavens. This Divine Stone possesses spirituality and can be used to anchor Luck and change geographical fortune. It has two words written by a Prime Martial Emperor: Dragons Gate!
The bustling hall instantly fell silent. The Divine Stone from outside the heavens, which Yue Bingyun mentioned, was precisely the Heaven Subduing Rock from the Wondrous Stone Ranking.
This was a mountain tablet of the Dragons Gate with the words Dragons Gate personally written by the Azure Emperor.
After the Dragons Gate was eradicated, this mountain tablet remained missing for ten thousand years without a trace. Unexpectedly, it was in the hands of the Lunar Pce.
However, when one thought about it, this was logical.
This mountain tablet was newly made after the Dragons Gate gained control of the entire Heavenly Starry Ocean. After the Dragons Gate died off, the Lunar Pce rose up. It was logical for the mountain tablet in the Heavenly Starry Ocean to have ended up in the Lunar Pces hands.
As for the mountain tablet at the Dragons Gates headquarters in the Kunlun Continent, the Dragons Gates enemies immediately rushed over and shattered it after the Azure Emperor fell. It no longer existed.
The lost Dragons Gate had only one mountain tablet left outside.
Xiao Chens emotions fluctuated. However, after the initial shock, he quickly recovered.
He had to because a particr pair of eyes had immediately paid attention to him. The owner of this gaze was the Sun Pces Chu Yang, whom Xiao Chen still felt somewhat apprehensive about.
Hongyao, although this persons origins are unknown, he uses a strange weapon and is only a grandmaster-level Martial Sage. You probably mistook him.
I am not wholly confident, either; it is just a feeling. I have to test him out to know for sure.
Alright. If it is really him, I will definitely make him pay a painful price in this Treasure Masters residence.
Fu Hongyao and Chu Yang exchanged voice projections in secret, rting their opinions of Mo Yun and her suspicion that he was a certain person.
However, this Mo Yun used a folding fan while Xiao Chen used a sabera great difference.
Although Fu Hongyao had a strong hunch, she could not be sure.
The twos secret conversation aside, everyone in the hall was extremely shocked at the prize that the Lunar Pce was offering this time.
A Heaven Subduing Rock, the Dragons Gates mountain tablet. No one could have imagined such a prize even if they thought until their brain fried.
After this night, the news of the Dragons Gates mountain tablet being the prize would spread like wildfire throughout the Heavenly Starry Ocean.
This prize would make everyone pay even more attention to the Four Seas Hero Gathering taking ce one yearter, pushing it to an unprecedented peak.
Xiao Chen thought very quickly. Originally, he had not been interested in the Four Seas Hero Gathering. But now, he could not help but contemte it.
I wonder, who does Miss Bingyun feel will be able to suppress all the outstanding heroes in the uing Four Seas Hero Gathering ande out on top to win the prize?
Yue Bingyun smiled faintly and said, This is now a flourishing age of geniuses. There are many outstanding talents of the Heavenly Starry Ocean and hidden talents everywhere. Bingyun does not dare to make a presumptuous guess and judge prematurely.
Chapter 1058: Flabbergasted
Chapter 1058: bbergasted
I feel that our Southern Seas Young Master Chu has high hopes. It was rumored that Young Master Chu cultivated in the Sun. I wonder if that is true, someone asked Chu Yang.
Instantly, everyone looked over at Chu Yang.
Thats right. The Cyclic Astral Pce lords over the Southern Sea. The Sun Pce has always taken in only elites. Furthermore, Young Master Chu is an elite of elites. He must have made significant improvements in his closed-door cultivation.
Chu Yangs expression did not change. He smiled calmly and said, It is true that I cultivated in the Sun. However, the outstanding talents of the Heavenly Province Academy, the Five Poison Sect, the Yinyang Paradise, Myriad Fiend Ind, and the other Holy Lands would have cultivation grounds that are no inferior to mine. That is not really an advantage.
Suddenly, Chu Yang changed the topic. He intentionally or otherwise nced at Xiao Chen. After a pause, he said, It is rare for the various outstanding talents of the Southern Sea to gather in one ce. How about we have an exchange before the Four Seas Hero Gathering? That will allow all of us to improve.
Young Master Chu, that is a great suggestion. This way, we can get to see the strength of the various outstanding talents as well.
The Four Seas Hero Gathering is about to start. I believe that the various outstanding talents are all prepared.
Right after Chu Yang said that, people immediately picked up on his line of thought and borated on it, calling out support for the suggestion.
The ce instantly became very lively. In the world of cultivators,bat would forever be something that would set everyones blood on fireespecially with all the outstanding talents around. The fights would be fantastic.
Brother Yi Ling, what do you think?! Chu Yang looked at the Young Treasure Master. After all, this was the Treasure Masters residence. They needed to get the Young Treasure Masters approval first before they could do anything.
Yi Ling smiled and replied, I dont have any opinion on this as long as the Holy Daughter does not mind.
Yue Bingyun frowned slightly. She faintly sensed that Chu Yangs words were targeting Mo Yun, pressuring him.
After hesitating for a moment, she said, It is fine if we stop when appropriate, as long as it does not devolve into a grudge match.
Actually, Yue Bingyun also knew that her words did not matter, that the Young Treasure Master and Chu Yang wanted to test out Mo Yun.
Even if she said something to stop them, these two would naturally find ways around her.
Aunt Bai,ter, please keep watch and help out if anything unexpected happens. Yue Bingyun quietly sent a voice projection to Aunt Bai.
Dont worry. Ive had my eye on him all the while.
It was not yet clear whether if this Mo Yun was the person Yue Bingyun sought, so she did not wish for any idents to happen.
However, Yue Bingyun did not realize that these actions caused Xiao Chen to misunderstand further. He thought that Aunt Bai was keeping an eye on him in light of the matters of Purple Cloud Ind, giving him the impression that he could only do things by force.
The Young Treasure Master Yi Ling smiled faintly and said, In that case, we will be sure to hold back and keep things cordial. I also want to see how strong Brother Chu Yang is now, aftering out of closed-door cultivation.
Chu Yang did not express any opinion on that, not answering that question. Instead, he said, There will be an opportunity. Lets see how the others perform first. Brother Gongsun seemed to be very restless and impatient already.
Gongsun Yan looked at Xiao Chen as he walked forward. He said coldly, Thats right. Earlier, outside the Treasure Masters residence, I had a brief exchange with Young Master Mo. However, I am far from satisfied with it.
Mo Yun, since Young Master Chu has spoken already, do you dare to have another exchange with me?
Just as Xiao Chen was trying to think up a n, he heard these words, which gave him an idea.
Xiao Chen stood up and opened his folding fan. Then he stepped forward, using his actions to answer Gongsun Yan.
Seeing Xiao Chen step forward, a strong fighting spirit zed like fire in Gongsun Yans eyes. Gongsun Yan had been suppressing the feeling of humiliation from the scene outside the Treasure Masters residence for a long time already.
Without saying anything more, Gongsun Yan put on a pair of dark-gold gloves. Then, there was a sh of electricity as he charged at Xiao Chen.
This time, Gongsun Yan did not hold back any of his strength at all. He left behind a clump of thunderme, and his body seemed to move instantly, vanishing from where he was.
This simple move contained both the explosive speed of lightning and the destructive power of fire.
It could be described in two words: fast and ruthless. In this not-too-vast hall, it held a great advantage.
In such a situation, a regr great grandmaster-level Martial Sage would be caught off guard and defeated in one move.
Xiao Chens expression remained calm. To others, Gongsun Yan seemed to have disappeared. However, to him, Gongsun Yan appeared to be moving in slow motion. Xiao Chen could clearly see the trajectory of Gongsun Yans movements and all the openings.
In the time it took for a spark to fly, Xiao Chen made his move. To those people with weaker eyesight, he seemed to disappear as well.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
The sounds of an intense fight came from the air. Suddenly, Gongsun Yans figure appeared as he went flying back while vomiting blood. Xiao Chen moved like an apparition, charging forward and striking with the folding fan. Gongsun Yan flew back once again and crashed into the steps right before Yi Lings table.
To ordinary people, this scene looked extremely simple: just two people vanishing one after another, then the imposing Gongsun Yan reappearing in the air, strangely defeated, retreating as he vomited blood, and after that, Xiao Chen ferociously striking him again and severely injuring him.
However, this was not what happened in the eyes of the experts. The two fought extremely fast. In an instant, they exchanged ten moves.
Each move was shockingly powerful, decisive and lethal. The intensity of the exchange was no less than a great battle of more than a thousand moves.
In those ten moves, Gongsun Yan only managed to attack once before getting driven into the defensive. After doing his best and blocking three from Xiao Chen, he could no longer keep up.
A flying folding fan and bone-chilling cold wind, each strike was very horrifying. After getting hit seven times, how could he not end up in such a sorry state?
Chu Yang could not understand. The strength that this Xiao Chen disyed was indeed only that of a grandmaster-level Martial Sage. However, Xiao Chensbat experience and techniques were far superior to Gongsun Yansso much so that Gongsun Yan was clearly defeated, giving the impression that he could not evenst one round.
Could it be that he is really not that person? Chu Yang wondered.
Hua!
Xiao Chen opened the folding fan and smiled faintly. With such standards, you dare to call yourself an outstanding talent? It is best that you not go to the Four Seas Hero Gathering. Even if you went, you would just embarrass yourself. It seems like the Southern Sea is merely this strong.
Arrogance! I, Xia Hanfeng, will test you out!
As part of the Xia Noble n, one of the ancient Noble ns, when Xia Hanfeng saw Xiao Chen being so arrogant, he leaped into the air and pressed down towards Xiao Chen.
Learning a lesson from Gongsun Yans battle, Xia Hanfeng fought in a stable manner. Using the Xia ns strange cultivation, he imitated the might of the Heavenly Dao. As he descended, he sent out a heavy palm strike, which gave the impression that it was the palm of heaven.
Xiao Chens eyes lit up. This was his first time seeing such a Martial Technique.
Unexpectedly, this move could simte the might of the Heavenly Dao. Unfortunately, itcked maturity. Xia Hanfengs cultivation had not reached great grandmaster-level Martial Sage, either. So this palm strike was not of much threat to Xiao Chen.
Thousand Frost Battle Snow! Upright and unyielding!
Xiao Chen opened the folding fan and used a Profound Martial Technique as well. Pride soared up, not fearing the sky nor the heavens.
The state of this Martial Technique happened to counter Xia Hanfengs move.
Xia Hanfeng, who was preparing to thrust the pressure down, got forced back. The surging pride suppressed his might, instead.
Having lost its might, this move naturally broke on its own. Xiao Chen flew up and shed with Xia Hanfeng in the air. With one move, he pulled his opponent into his own rhythm.
It looked like Xia Hanfeng would be pushed into a sorry state, following in Gongsun Yans footsteps.
The Divine Dragon Pces Hai Tian, who was still thinking, and the Shangguan Noble ns Shangguan Yun both shouted and attacked at the same time, helping out Xia Hanfeng.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly. This was good timing. With them willing to take the initiative to attack, it would prevent any disputes about the results.
A chaotic battle ensured, suddenly bing an intense melee involving four people. Three outstanding talents of the Southern Sea actually wanted to team up to suppress Xiao Chen.
Yi Ling, who was seated in the center, revealed a thoughtful expression. Xiao Chens strength somewhat surpassed his expectations.
Chu Yang felt anxious. Even at this point, he still had not seen Mo Yun use any Martial Techniques that could be associated with Xiao Chen.
Did Hongyao really mistake him?
Just at this moment, something strange happened. The aura of Xiao Chen, who was being suppressed by the three, suddenly soared up, reaching great grandmaster-level Martial Sage.
It was not that realistic to defeat these three people with just the cultivation of a grandmaster-level Martial Sage. At that rate, Xiao Chen would not be able to aplish his n.
The n would stand a chance only if Xiao Chen increased his strength.
The sudden soaring of Xiao Chens strength caught Hai Tian and the others off guard. The first to fall was Xia Hanfeng.
Xiao Chen smashed Xia Hanfeng aside, sending him crashing into three tables. Xia Hanfeng bounced around as his figure flew, turning the ce chaotic.
Bang!
With another palm strike, Xiao Chen knocked back Shangguan Yun. A gust burst out from his body, blowing everywhere and creating an even greater mess.
With thest strike, Xiao Chen knocked back the Divine Dragon Pces Hai Tian like a meteor. The friction between Hai Tians body and the air produced a piercing screech.
The direction that Hai Tian flew in was where the Lunar Pces Holy Daughter sat. Aunt Bais expression changed. Given the speed at which Hai Tian flew at, if he crashed into the Holy Daughter, she would be injured, so Aunt Bai quickly made a move to block him.
The hall turned riotous. A gust exploded forth, and a powerful might surged out and reached all the guests. They all made their moves, and the situation became even more chaotic.
Everything happened in just two breaths. Xiao Chen used the opening of Aunt Bai moving to protect Yue Bingyun to rush forward and suppress the Lunar Pces Holy Daughter.
Xiao Chen used his Heavenly Laws and used the suppressive advantage of the power of the world to instantly seal Yue Bingyuns strength, not allowing her to use any of it.
Dont struggle. I just want to speak to you about something and will not harm you!
Xiao Chen heaved Yue Bingyun over his shoulder and leaped out of the hall. After a few shes, he unfurled the Freedom Wings and vanished from the Treasure Masters residence.
The great hall was still in chaos, loud sounds ringing out continuously. Aunt Bai had just caught the flying Hai Tian.
The other party was the Southern Sea Divine Dragon Pces Young Pce Master. In addition, Aunt Bai did not have a decisive character. She did not wish to hurt Hai Tian. Who would have imagined that the moment shended, Yue Bingyun would vanish from her side?
Upon seeing Xiao Chen carry off Yue Bingyun, Chu Yang and Yi Ling were bbergasted, their eyes bulging out.
What was going on? The Lunar Pces Holy Daughter was carried off just like that!
Bang!
With the Holy Daughter captured, Aunt Bai could not be bothered anymore. She casually tossed Hai Tian aside and unleashed her strong aura. Bing one with the heavens, she charged out with one step, the world moving along with her.
Aunt Bai knocked over all the cultivators in her way like bowling pins, scattering them everywhere.
Yi Ling and Chu Yang reacted. Their faces both sank at the same time as they soared into the air and quickly gave chase.
While feeling anxious, both of these people burst out with the auras that were not much inferior to a Small Perfection quasi-Emperors.
The two exchanged nces. They could tell that the other had held back some of their true strength previously; it was not limited to what was apparent on the surface.
However, things were urgent at this moment. There was no time to think; it was more important to give chase.
If the Holy Daughter was abducted and anything happened to her, the Lunar Pce would not sit by idly and watch. Both of them would definitely receive some of the me.
Chapter 1059: The Heart Is Not Dead
Chapter 1059: The Heart Is Not Dead
Boom!
Intense fighting sounds came from in front. It seemed that Aunt Bai, who rushed out first, had met with obstruction.
Haha! My Brother Mo is indeed someone to do great things. No wonder he did not wait to kidnap the Holy Daughter together with me. It turned out that he wanted to do it alone.
Yi Ling and Chu Yang squinted and looked. They saw four unruly and domineering men giving off evil auras, attacking together and actually managing to block Aunt Bai.
Although Aunt Bai was suppressing the four with her strong aura, she could not struggle free from the fours pestering immediately.
When Chu Yang saw the person who had spoken, he revealed a grave expression. Ba Tu!
Yi Lings face sank as he said in a frosty voice, How courageous! The descendants of the thirteen great bandits of the ck Sea are trulywless and fearless. They actually dare to behave atrociously at the Treasure Masters residence.
Brothers, lets go!
Seeing the experts of the Treasure Masters residence approaching, Ba Tuughed heartily and led the rest away.
Working together, the four each tossed out a Peak Grade Astral Core. The Astral Cores exploded in the air, and horrifying energy surged out, lighting up the entire Treasure Masters residence and forcing all the experts, including Aunt Bai, to retreat.
When the light dispersed, the people from the ck Sea were no longer there. The few of them gathered, exchanging looks with each other.
People ran out of the hall one after another. After figuring out the situation, their minds all went nk.
These people were unable to ept the fact that the Lunar Pces Holy Daughter had been abducted before everyones eyes.
There was nothing more absurd than this. Where exactly did this Mo Yune from? Why did he kidnap the Holy Daughter for no apparent reason at all?
Senior Bai, as this matter urred in the Treasure Masters residence, Yi Ling is willing to shoulder all the responsibility. I will bring the Holy Daughter back unharmed within three days.
Yi Ling was rather impressive, his words radiating strong self-confidence.
Aunt Bai thought of a possibility. She said indifferently, I am very clear on who your grandfather is. I also canpletely trust the power of the Treasure Masters residence in Ten Thousand Treasure City.
However, for this matter, I ask that you do nothing. The Lunar Pce will not randomly take their anger out on others.
After Aunt Bai said that, her figure shed and disappeared from where she was.
Yi Ling sank into deep thought. The Lunar Pces Holy Daughter had been searching for doctors for the past few years. This time, she visited several grandmaster Alchemists when she came to the Ten Thousand Treasure Sea Market.
Even though the Lunar Pces Holy Daughters medical skills were already excellent, she still sought out doctors for some mysterious reason.
Now, the Lunar Pces Holy Daughter had been mysteriously kidnapped, yet Aunt Bais attitude was unexpectedly vague. This response was really curious.
However, since the other party already said something, it naturally would not be good for Yi Ling to interfere. Still, he could not figure out the identity of this Mo Yun.
When did such a powerful character appear in the Heavenly Starry Ocean, and howe I did not know about it?
With these thoughts, Yi Ling made up his mind to discover Mo Yuns identity.
Chu Yang was at a loss, unable to figure out this Mo Yun. Aside from the white clothes, there was nothing to connect this person to Xiao Chen. Nevertheless, his instincts were fairly certain that he was the Azure Dragon King Xiao Chen, the fellow who nearly ruined Fu Hongyaos looks and sent her fleeing while covering her face.
At this point, Chu Yang needed to leave no stone unturned, to use all the powers at the disposal of an Immortal Holy Land to determine the identity of this person.
The others left quietly with fear swamping their hearts. Tonight, they would not be able to fall asleep.
The Dragons Gates mountain tablet resurfaced, and the Holy Daughter got kidnapped. Furthermore, not long ago, the Azure Dragon King Xiao Chen had killed eight quasi-Emperors in an instant.
Before the start of this Four Seas Hero Gathering, the Heavenly Starry Ocean, which been peaceful for so long, seemed replete with the smell of an impending storm.
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On the other side, Xiao Chen carried the restricted Yue Bingyun, rushing away. After leaving Ten Thousand Treasure City, he immediately unfurled the Freedom Wings and continuously shed into the distance.
Fifty kilometers with each step. After ten breaths, he was already over five hundred kilometers away.
He put away the Freedom Wings andnded calmly on the surface of the sea. After looking around and making sure no one was within range, he put Yue Bingyun down.
Sorry. I do not have any malicious intentions. It was just that the expert beside you seemed to be biased against me. So I had no choice but to resort to this.
Xiao Chen came straight to the point, expressing that he had no improper motives, to get Yue Bingyun to rx.
Yue Bingyun was already feeling angry. When she heard this, she became even angrier. Naturally, she could guess why Xiao Chen carried her away. Without a doubt, it was the matter of having only ten years left to live.
Something is wrong with this fellows mind. All he needed to do was talk properly. However, he actually went through so much trouble, not hesitating to wreak havoc at the Treasure Masters residence and forcefully carrying me away.
What in the world was he thinking? I asked Aunt Bai to pay more attention to him, fearing that an ident would happen. Yet, he misunderstood it as Aunt Bai having a bias against him.
Thinking about this, Yue Bingyun became so angry that she smiled, feeling helpless.
Regardless of his methods, she had aplished one of her aims. She had something that she wished to discuss with this person in private as well.
Yue Bingyun rested for a moment and said calmly, I know what you want to say, but Im helpless. Your cultivation of the physical body went wrong. You were too ruthless to your body. Now, even if a divine doctor appears, he would not be able to save you.
Of course, it would not be a problem if you can reach Martial Emperor within five years and construct the Golden Emperor Body.
Thetter part of Yue Bingyuns words was just nonsense, in her own opinion. She could tell that this Mo Yun before her had an extraordinary background and had already be a quasi-Emperor.
However, it would be nearly impossible to bridge the gap between quasi-Emperor and Martial Emperor.
Only in the Ancient Erathe peak age of the Martial Epochhad there been a smattering of excellent cultivators that managed such a feat.
Since then, even the unparalleled Azure Emperor spent eight years to clear this stage.
Xiao Chen entered deep thought before asking, What happens after five years?
After five years, your lifespan would be drained, and you will lose the opportunity to advance to Martial Emperor. With an old and decrepit body, you will have no chance of forming the Golden Emperor Body.
Do I really have only five years?
Xiao Chens heart sank. Then, he fell back on his final hope. What about the Longevity Art of your honored sect?
Its useless. Earlier, when you carried me, I secretly conducted a diagnosis on you. I found that your physiological lifespan increased by ten years. You should have a divine body nourishing art.
Yue Bingyun directly extinguished hisst hope. The effects of the Longevity Art is simr to the body nourishing art that you know. It is already very heaven-defying. After you extended your physiological lifespan by ten years, using the Longevity Art would not have any effect.
Aside from bing a Martial Emperor within five years, Xiao Chen had no other choice or stood any chance.
Xiao Chen could not help but smile in disappointment. For all his hot-bloodedness and lofty aspirations, just when it looked like he would reach the peak and im a grand position, he unexpectedly ran into a catastrophe.
He had struggled hard along the way, fighting many strong enemies for thirteen years. The difficulties really made one defiant.
In the past ten thousand years, nowhere in the Kunlun Realm had there been anyone who used only five years to cross that huge chasm.
Even the Azure Emperor had taken eight years.
Azure Dragon King, you spent half your life unrivaled, gaining glory. Your fame has spread everywhere, and you are a legend everywhere you go. What else are you dissatisfied with?
If you can look past all this and scatter your cultivation, stop cultivating from here on, you would have no problem living for more than a hundred years in peace.
Yue Bingyun spoke in a soft, peaceful, and calm tone, sounding very natural.
You guessed my identity? Xiao Chen squinted, looking that this mysterious Holy Daughter whose appearance he could not clearly make out.
When you used the cultivation of a quasi-Emperor to restrict me, I already guessed it.
Xiao Chen smiled and said, The Holy Daughters judgment is pretty good. Unfortunately, while you were able to guess my identity, you are unable to guess my thoughts.
In this life, I have ovee countless opponents. No one whom I desire to defeat can avoid that fate. How can I lose to my own self? I will see you one yearter in Bright Moon City. I wille and retrieve the Dragons Gate mountain tablet personally.
Yue Bingyun gaped slightly. How could he leave immediately at his whim when she had not asked what she wanted yet?
Whoosh! Whoosh!
She looked around and saw a few figures approaching. Now, she understood why Xiao Chen left.
Miss Bingyun, are you alright?!
Chu Yang and Yi Ling arrived at nearly the same time, slowlynding on the sea. An expert with a powerful aura stood behind each of the two.
Yue Bingyun took one nce and realized that those two were Great Perfection quasi-Emperors.
In the shortest time possible, these two had brought out their most puissant force and rushed over at their fastest speed.
The two sized up Yue Bingyun for a moment before looking into the distance, the direction which Xiao Chen had taken.
Under the cover of night, no figures could be seen on the vast sea.
How unfortunate! We came toote and let that crook get away, Chu Yang sighed. His eyes filled with heavy doubt.
Yi Ling looked away and said in a soft voice, Holy Daughter, wed better return. This fellow still haspanions. I dont know if that group of descendants of the thirteen great bandits of the ck Sea has left already.
Yue Bingyun found his words strange, so she asked, Descendants of the thirteen great bandits of the ck Sea? Why is that group of people here?
If not for that group of people suddenly appearing, Mo Yun would not have left Ten Thousand Treasure City so easily.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
A few more figures arrived. They were Hai Tian, Gongsun Yan, and the other outstanding talents, apanied by their respective hidden quasi-Emperor guards.
After hearing the situation, Hai Tian said through clenched teeth, Miss Bingyun, after you return, you should immediately draw up an announcement calling for all the Holy Lands of the entire Heavenly Starry Ocean to capture this person.
Shangguan Yun and the others all agreed, saying that this person had to be killed.
During the feast, Xiao Chen reduced all of them to sorry states, turning them into a joke. They hated that they could not kill him now.
Yue Bingyun thought for a moment, then said, There is no need. There is a problem with his cultivation, and he has only ten years left to live. He was just asking me some things and had no intention of hurting me.
Furthermore, he has an important rtionship with my Lunar Pce and is not considered an enemy. There was just some misunderstanding.
Yi Lings eyes lit up. He said, Based on the Holy Daughters words, you seem to know this Mo Yuns background.
Yue Bingyun smiled and said, Not only do I know his background, but the few of you should also be familiar with him. He is the Azure Dragon King, the White Robed King Xiao Chen, who swept through all the younger generation of the Kunlun Continent.
The few of them immediately gaped, unable to say a word.
This news caught them somewhat off guard. However, if the Lunar Pces Holy Daughter said it, she was definitely correct.
Whoosh!
A piercing light shed, illuminating the night sky. Without saying anything, Chu Yang gave chase with the Great Perfection quasi-Emperor behind him.
Chapter 1060: Huge Chasm
Chapter 1060: Huge Chasm
So, he is Xiao Chen, the one who killed the quasi-Emperors of my Divine Dragon Pce? I actually did not recognize him!
A murderous intent shed in Hai Tians eyes. Then, he and his bodyguard quickly followed after Chu Yang, charging over.
The other outstanding talents reacted as well. Unleashing a strong killing Qi, they set out in pursuit without saying anything more.
Only the Young Treasure Master, Yi Ling, and the Great Perfection quasi-Emperor beside him did not hurriedly give chase. Instead, Yi Ling showed a contemtive expression.
Yue Bingyun smiled faintly and asked, Young Treasure Master, are you not going to partake in the excitement?
Yi Ling smiled and replied nonchntly, Miss Bingyun, by choosing this time to expose Mo Yuns identity, you probably figured that Chu Yang and his group cannot catch up.
The Young Treasure Master is as smart as you were many years before. In terms of intelligence, probably only the Eastern Sea Divine Dragon Pces Young Pce Master, Leng Shaofan, can surpass you. Yue Bingyun seemed to reveal a trace of a rather cute expression on her face, which could not be seen clearly.
Yi Lingughed self-mockingly, Haha! Unfortunately, even if the two of us werebined, we cannot match up to even ten percent of Miss Bingyun.
Miss Bingyun, you seem to have something to ask this Azure Dragon King. Whats the matter? How about you tell me? Although I am not as dazzling as the Azure Dragon King, I would venture that I am still quite capable.
Yue Bingyun smiled and replied, Young Master Yi is being too humble. For you to be the Young Treasure Master out of the Treasure Masters over one hundred grandchildren, how could you be just quite capable? You might even be able topete with the Azure Dragon King.
Furthermore, if this Azure Dragon King continues to temper his physical body, he will certainly have only ten years left to live. However, my matter has nothing to do with strength. Does Young Master Yi know anyone in the Heavenly Starry Ocean today who knows the Alchemy of the Immortal Epoch?
Yi Ling was slightly stunned. He frowned and echoed, The Immortal Epochs Alchemy? I hear that even the Peni Sea does not have that preserved. No one knows it at all, and it is already long lost. Could it be that this Azure Dragon King knows it?
I am almost certain. Hence, Young Master Yi will not be able to help me with this.
Haha! Indeed, I am unable to help. However, I do have a request that I hope the Holy Daughter can help with.
What do you need? Yue Bingyun revealed an expression of curiosity in her eyes.
Yi Ling replied unhurriedly, I received news that a few major characters intend to work together and go to the heart of the ocean half a month from now.
If the Holy Daughteres with us, I believe we have an eighty percent chance of returning unscathed.
Yue Bingyun found the idea strange. She asked, What major characters are so fearless, not afraid of death and even daring to barge into the heart of the ocean?
A few Martial Emperors whose lifespans areing to an end, or are facing an impending bottleneck. Of course, they are preparing to risk their lives and go into the deep areas. We will just stay in the periphery.
It turned out they were Martial Emperors facing impending death or preparing to break through. These people were desperate, so their nning such a venture was not hard to understand.
Yue Bingyun thought for a while before saying, If we are only taking risks in the periphery, we should be able to leave easily. However, there are many entrances to the heart of the sea in the various sea domains. Which entrance are they nning to use?
The one in Despair City of the Southern Sea. Otherwise, I would not be able to get hold of this news.
Yi Ling smiled faintly and added, I will send Miss Bingyun back to Ten Thousand Treasure City first!
Yi Ling stretched out his hand, and a resplendent light descended from the sky. Eight treasure horses with manes like mes pulled a magnificent, ancient, golden war chariot. It looked like a flying fireball lighting up the night sky.
The Treasure Master really loves you. With this war chariot, even if I dont go with you, your life will not be in danger, Yue Bingyun said with a sigh. Clearly, she knew many of the secrets behind this golden war chariot before her.
Yi Ling did notment on those words. Despair City frequently has quasi-Emperors adventuring there. Furthermore, there would definitely be others who obtained this news. It would be safer with an additional person.
The two rode the war chariot back to the Treasure Masters residence. As for the others, despite giving chase for thousands of kilometers in the night sky, over the sea, they failed to find any clues and could only return feeling vexed.
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On a deste ind in the vast sea, Xiao Chen sat cross-legged with his eyes closed, having already escaped from everyone.
He stood in a ce that seemed to be halfway between illusion and reality, at the rim of a huge chasm.
Bridge foundations had already formed at his two sides. The dragon heads carved on them were a dazzling sight.
With a thought, Xiao Chens Spiritual Sense sank to his dantian. Specks of Heavenly Laws became like liquid electricity, forming an extremely indistinct Azure Dragon Seal.
As he breathed, he absorbed the energy of the world.
This Heavenly Seal was the preliminary form of the heart of an emperor.
Because everyone possessed different physiques and cultivated different Cultivation Techniques, the Heavenly Seal varied a lot. Few Heavenly Seals were exactly the same as another.
A quasi-Emperor cultivated by condensing the Heavenly Seal and solidifying it with the Heavenly Laws to form the heart of an emperor and truly cross the chasm.
At that time, the dragon bridge at the huge chasm would reach the other side, and the Emperors Door would descend from the sky, appearing in reality.
This was easy to say, but the difficulty of it could not be clearly described within just two or three sentences.
Solidifying the liquified Heavenly Laws would take a tremendous amount of energy.
In any case, Xiao Chen had the impression that the Holy Spirit Vein in his Universe Ring would barely be enough to fill the gap between his teeth.
[Note: Fill the gap between his teeth is the Chinese equivalent of a drop in the ocean.]
He would need at least one hundred Holy Spirit Veins before he could solidify all ten thousand Heavenly Laws.
Since the Ancient Era ended, Holy Spirit Veins had be scarce. No one would use them to cultivate in such a luxurious manner. Most people would use time to slowly gather the energy needed.
Furthermore, solidifying all the Heavenly Laws was just to be a Small Perfection quasi-Emperor. One still needed to gather the resulting Heavenly Laws and form the Heavenly Seal before one could be a Great Perfection quasi-Emperor.
After Great Perfection, one needed to cultivate a soul for the Heavenly Seal to be a peak Consummate quasi-Emperor.
After that was the most crucial and dangerous step: undergoing a Great Tribtion and evolving the Heavenly Seal into the heart of an emperor. Then, one would be able to be a Martial Emperor and form the Golden Emperor Body, climbing onto the great Dao.
Each stage required a considerable amount of time. Many people remained alone and drained their lifespan but still failed to clear all three.
There were a few who managed to clear the three stages after much difficulty. However, the Great Tribtion of wind and fire burned them to death.
What was a huge chasm? This was it. One step across meant a worlds difference.
Furthermore, Xiao Chen only had five years!
Five years. If he did not be a Martial Emperor in five years, he would live for only twenty more years from now.
If he damaged his body again within these twenty years, his physiological lifespan would decrease even further.
Ao Jiao remained silent in the Immortal Spirit Ring. Since learning that neither the Azure Dragon Body Nourishing Art nor the Longevity Art could help Xiao Chen, she had not said anything more.
Xiao Chen tried teasing Ao Jiao a few times, but she did not respond.
Little Ao Jiao, do you not have any confidence in me at all? Do you not believe that I can advance to Martial Emperor in five years? Xiao Chen opened his eyes and smiled faintly.
Are you confident? the silent Ao Jiao suddenly asked.
Naturally, Xiao Chen was not. The Azure Emperor used a total of eight years. Even if Xiao Chen were at the level of the Azure Emperor, he would not escape death.
He had only five years of hope remaining. If he did not advance within that time, even if he cleared the wind and fire tribtion, his Heavenly Seal would not be able to evolve into the heart of an emperor.
However, confidence was not the most important thing. The most important thing was to never give up.
It was impossible to appear extremely confident when hope was slim. That was no different from cheating ones self.
There is a saying, Worry about it when it happens. This saying is right. If we break down even before we arrive at the problem, we wont be able to proceed. Ao Jiao, you know what I mean, right? Xiao Chen thought about the words that one used to console oneself when one entered desperate straits.
That was right: there was no such thing as a dead end. There was always be a way for those who were prepared.
Even if Xiao Chen did not have any confidence, he could not give up, could not stop working hard. Once he gave up, that would be a true dead end.
Ao Jiao pondered for a long time before understanding what he meant. Then, she smiled and said, What do you intend to do now? Is the n going to change?
The original n was that after selling all the misceneous goods and Profound Martial Techniques on hand, he would purchase Secret Treasures containing dragon souls and finish cultivating the firstyer of the Azure Dragon Body Nourishing Art.
Then, he would go to the forbiddennd and retrieve the Despair Throne before going to the Northern Sea to see Long Fei, to find a backer for Heavenly Star Ind.
Finally, he would return to Heavenly Star Ind and meet up with Jin Dabao, Lan Shaobai, and the rest. He would focus his efforts on developing Heavenly Star Ind, which was the first step in reviving the Dragons Gate.
However, too many surprises had urred along Xiao Chens path. Now that he had found news of the Dragons Gate mountain tablet, he would definitely not return so early.
This was thest mountain tablet of the Dragons Gate extant in the world. No matter what, Xiao Chen needed to take it back.
We will go to Despair City first and retrieve the Despair Throne before doing anything else.
Xiao Chen stood up and took out the sea map to look for his position.
During the previous night, he had left in a rush without checking which way he was going. After consulting the sea map, he discovered that his continuous use of the Freedom Wings had brought him to the far reaches of the Southern Sea.
If Xiao Chen kept going forward, he would enter the Deserted Sea, a boundless sea where signs of human habitation were rare.
Just as Xiao Chen put away the sea map, a cracking sound came from his body. With a thought, he opened his mouth and spat out the Dragon Phoenix Cauldron.
He stepped forward and looked. Within the Sr True me, cracks spread at a visible rate on the Golden Crow Egg, which was as smooth as jade; the egg was breaking quickly.
What a surprise! The Golden Crow was hatching one month before Xiao Chen expected it. This was the legendary divine bird that could turn into the sun. Now, he would finally see what it was like. He revealed an expression of joy on his face.
Ao Jiao reacted immediately, calling out in an urgent tone, Quick, send in your essence blood. Otherwise, it will fly away!
Xiao Chens expression changed, and he flicked out a drop of blood from the tip of his finger. The blood turned into a beam of red light and flew towards the Golden Crow Egg.
Crack!
However, it was toote. Just as the blood was about toe in contact with the Golden Crow Egg, the shell crackedpletely, and dazzling golden light spilled out of it.
This brilliance caught Xiao Chen off guard, blinding him temporarily and trapping him in darkness.
Xiao Chen circted his Law Energy to recover his sight quickly. Then, he looked into the sky and saw a clump of light no less bright than the sun, flying hastily to the east.
He seemed to have a faint and indistinct connection to the Golden Crow in the sky, picking up the fear, panic, and rm in the Golden Crows heart.
It looked like that drop of essence blood had entered the Golden Crows body in the end.
Xiao Chens mes had nourished the Golden Crow Egg for a long time, establishing an unbreakable bond between them.
Once the Golden Crow got tired and calmed down, the essence blood wouldpletely merge with the Golden Crows blood, making it see Xiao Chen as family. Such a situation would not happen again.
Suddenly, Xiao Chens expression changed when he noticed the direction the Golden Crow was taking.
The Golden Crow was flying towards the suna ce that Xiao Chen would not be able to enter without the strength of a Sovereign Martial Emperor.
However, the Golden Crow would be like a fish in water when it was in the sun. Xiao Chens essence blood would evaporate in the sun before it could merge with the Golden Crow.
Chapter 1061: Azure Dragon Chasing the Sun
Chapter 1061: Azure Dragon Chasing the Sun
How could Xiao Chen just watch the Golden Crow, which he had anticipated for so many years, fly away at the critical moment?
Xiao Chens face sank as he quickly gave chase.
The two sunspeted in splendor, showing a brilliant and varied mysterious phenomenon. Fortunately, this was the Deserted Sea. If this were somewhere else, the sight might attract trouble.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
With every step Xiao Chen took above the vast sea, he kicked up countless towering waves. He moved like a dragon, weaving through the waves.
Gusts blew and huge waves billowed continuously. Xiao Chen looked at the Golden Crow spreading its wings in the air, his heart filled with shock and joy.
The joyful thing was that the Golden Crow had just hatched, and it already possessed such speed. Even when Xiao Chen executed his Movement Technique to its limits, nearly tearing space apart, he could only keep up and make sure he did not lose it.
The shocking thing was that, if the Golden Crow kept flying this way, it would really be able to escape.
The fortunate thing was that the Golden Crows intelligence had not developed yet. It only flew on instinct. If it knew how to tear through the barrier of the sky, it would have flown out to the Starry Heavens long ago.
If that happened, the number of variables would increase. At least, for now, there would not be any others in the Deserted Sea, no one topete with him.
As Xiao Chen ran, the zing sun rose and set. Seven days passed in such a manner, but night never fell.
This was for no other reason than the Golden Crows presence, which meant the light of the sun never disappeared.
Even after running so intensely for seven days, Xiao Chen did not tire. However, if he kept running like that, he would exit the Deserted Sea soon.
As for what was outside the Deserted Sea, the sea map did not say, so Xiao Chen did not know, either.
If Xiao Chen met with an expert, he would be in trouble.
Just at this moment, he suddenly picked up extreme horror from the Golden Crow.
Xiao Chen looked up and saw an arrow carrying a strong force heading rapidly towards the Golden Crow in the sky.
If this arrow struck the newly hatched Golden Crow, it would die for sure.
Oh no! Xiao Chen thought to himself.
It looked like he was going to have to use tenfoldbat prowess once more.
Even though Xiao Chen clearly knew that given his bodys situation, he should not use such a heaven-defying thing like tenfoldbat prowess, he had no choice but to use it at this moment.
Clenching his teeth, he executed Myriad Heaven Divine Fist, Deities Descending as he ran.
A divine light tore through the sky and entered his body. Then, he shouted and leaped up from the sea.
The emotions that Xiao Chen had kept suppressed for seven days erupted at this moment.
One hundred Heavenly Dragon images appeared behind him. All of them roared together, bursting out with a shocking aura. The shock wave that surged out sted the seawater for fifty kilometers around into the air, creating a fantastic scene.
Amid the rampaging seawater, Xiao Chen soared up. Small spatial cracks appeared as he flew higher.
He moved like a beam of light, breaking through the speed limit. Then, he appeared behind the Golden Crow and snagged it, catching hold of the palm-sized chick with his hand.
Before Xiao Chen could check out the Golden Crow, that arrow tearing through the sky already arrived.
He squinted and forcefully grabbed it with his left hand, firmly mping on the arrow shaft.
Ayer of skin immediately tore on his hand, apanied by burning pain and a jarring impact.
Xiao Chen roared and pushed off the air with his feet. The strength of a quasi-Emperor erupted out, driving the power of the world.
No matter how strong the force behind this arrow was, Xiao Chens body remained fixed in the air.
Then, he looked in the direction that the arrow came from. At the highest point of an ind ten kilometers away, a boorish and bold man drew back on his bow and prepared a second shot.
Xiao Chens eyes turned cold as he swung his hand. The arrow in his left hand shot back at an even faster speed.
This counter clearly startled the boorish man. However, his reaction was extremely fast as well. He pushed off with his feet and flew back.
Boom!
When the arrow that Xiao Chen threw struck the mountain below that man, it shattered and turned into rubble.
Whoosh!
When the mountain shattered, dust filled the air. A beam of light tore through the dust cloud, heading rapidly for Xiao Chen.
It was that boorish man. As he retreated, he did not stop drawing back on his bow.
Xiao Chen frowned. This persons archery skills were extremely frightening, forcing Xiao Chen to use the strength of a quasi-Emperor to block it.
The Heavenly Laws around his dantian quickly drained as he stepped forward. Space seemed to blur, showing all sorts of scenes.
Using the power of the world, Xiao Chen kicked, escaping danger by a hairs breadth as he kicked the arrow.
Pu! Pu! Pu!
Sonic booms resounded. Nine arrows appeared in the distance, alling from different directions and different angles.
He did not know what kind of secret technique this was. The arrows actually contained the power of the world as well.
This engendered a faint impression that the arrows carried the world and space along with them.
This was not all there was to the arrows tricks. The angles at which the nine arrows flew upied an area, forming an enclosure.
No matter how Xiao Chen retreated, the world would move with him. The nine arrows would always remain locked on to him.
His expression turned slightly grave. The Golden Crow in his hand trembled. After flying for seven days straight, the chick fainted when it rxed.
Xiao Chen cradled the Golden Crow and pushed off the air with his feet. Then, his body started spinning backward.
A bright moon like fire, drifting red peach blossoms, a zing hot sun, and withered falling leaves, all sorts of mysterious phenomena came out from Xiao Chens body.
Using his Heavenly Laws, Xiao Chen executed Instant of Glory, merging with the world.
The various mysterious phenomena and grand scenes all seemed to turn real. They lost some beauty but gained a natural andplete feeling.
The moment Xiao Chen drew the saber, a light redeternal glory in that instant as the saber light swept through the ce.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Rapid-fire explosions rang out. The nine arrows chasing after Xiao Chen shattered in the air. The boundless might disappeared.
Quick, go. After you pass the Deserted Sea, you will arrive at the sea domain ruled by Myriad Fiend Ind, an Immortal Holy Land, Ao Jiao warned from the Immortal Spirit Ring.
Xiao Chen sheathed his saber and performed a backward somersault in the air, flying back by ten kilometers. As his body spun, it gave off drifting electric light. Howling lightning dragons moved into the distance.
On the small ind, that boorish man drew the bowstring back again and aimed into the distance. Xiao Chen was only a tiny ck dot to him, but he still did not give up on his target.
As the boorish man slowly drew back the bowstring, thunder roared in the sky, echoing everywhere.
A vertical eye opened up on the boorish mans forehead. Xiao Chen, who was originally only a small ck dot to him, expanded in his vision. It was like space foreshortened, pulling Xiao Chens figure closer.
When this man saw Xiao Chen clearly, he released the arrow, which turned into a bolt of lightning chasing after Xiao Chen.
After the boorish man released this arrow, he copsed from exhaustion. His vertical eye slowly closed, and sweat dotted his forehead. Now, he was so pale that he looked bloodless.
Xiao Chen, who was already over fifty kilometers away, suddenly felt his heart sink. Reacting very quickly, he turned around and braced his saber across his chest without stopping to think at all.
Pu ci!
The scabbard of the saber blocked the arrow. Xiao Chen went flying back one kilometer over the water, kicking up huge waves.
He paled slightly. Cracks appeared in his internal organs, and intense pain swept through his body. After he spat out some blood, he felt much better.
Youre not done yet?
When the force behind the arrow dispersed, Xiao Chen swung the scabbard, flinging the arrow aside. Then, he spun around and threw a palm strike from fifty kilometers away.
A bright moon rose up behind him. This moon was like fire, burning with hot-bloodedness, never extinguishing.
It spoke of joy and grief, the pain of separation, the lofty aspirations, and hot-bloodedness.
The wine was a red that caused intoxication; the blood was a beautiful fire. Thousand Year me always had lofty aspirations. At the end of it were joy and grief.
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Aside from that boorish man, two other people were on that ind: one man and onedy.
Thedy aside, Xiao Chen was familiar with the man. It was the top talent pursuing the way of the killing sword, Yan Shisan.
This person is very powerful. He looks very young, yet he could break Second Brothers Nine Stars Shattering Sun. Even after Second Brother opened his Heavenly Eye and used his strongest move, he still could not keep that person here, said thedy, who gave off a mature charm, after gasping in surprise when she looked into the distance and noticed that Xiao Chen had intercepted the arrow.
The archer was called Mu Qingyun. He appeared very fatigued as he smiled bitterly. After being in closed-door cultivation for so many years at Myriad Fiend Ind, I thought that no one in the same generation, except for First Brother, could defeat me. Unexpectedly, even before leaving Myriad Fiend Ind, I received such a blow.
Brother Shisan, you have been wandering the Heavenly Starry Ocean for the past few years. Are the experts of the same generation from the Heavenly Starry Ocean really that incredible?
Even after Mu Qingyun used all his power and his best move, exposing his trump card, the arrow that he was the most confident in still got blocked by his opponent.
Mu Qingyun could not help but feel depressed. He even started to have huge doubts about his strength.
Yan Shisan did not show any expression on his grave and stern face. He replied calmly, How can that be? It is just that you hit someone you should not have. The one your arrow injured is the Azure Dragon King, Xiao Chen. As far as I know, within the same generation, this is the first time he suffered so much. You can be proud of yourself already.
He is the Azure Dragon King Xiao Chen?! The girl appeared clearly startled.
When Mu Qingyun heard that, he did not know whether tough or cry. With Yan Shisans character, he absolutely would not fawn on people. By saying this, Yan Shisan was praising him. It was true that he could be proud of this.
However, given Mu Qingyuns proud character, he simply could not be happy about this praise when his trump card could only injure the other party.
Suddenly, Yan Shisans expression changed slightly as he shouted, Get back!
However, the instant he spoke, it was already toote. Night suddenly fell, and a bright moon soared into the sky. The fiery moon lit up the night sky, illuminating the ind under them.
Countless people leaped out from the full moon. Each figure showed an unrestrained and uninhibited smile, disying lofty ambition with a pride higher than the sky.
A resonant song rang in the air, the people singing to the moon and making merry with wine. Laughter, grief, and joy lingered on the breeze along with feelings of separation and reunion.
The world may be drunk; I alone am sober. Others find me unfathomable,ughing at me for being too insane. Im filled with madness and an unyielding character.
Thousand Year me, ten thousand people chopping. The moon exists alone, I run wild alone!
The thousands of figures all threw a palm strike at the same time. The small ind fifty kilometers away shattered in that instant as the blow hit the man holding the bow.
Mu Qingyuns internal organs ruptured, and he leaked blood from all the orifices of his head. If not for the armor he wore, he would have vanished together with the ind, disappearing like smoke, dying without a corpse.
Yan Shisan and thatdy suffered from less pressure. Furthermore, they were still in their peak states. Thus, they only drifted far away on the shock wave of the inds shattering.
Chapter 1062: Golden Crow Holy Beast
Chapter 1062: Golden Crow Holy Beast
The pretty and charmingdy was in a sorrier state than Yan Shisan, who appeared much more rxed. He had not even drawn the Heavenly Ice Sword in his hand.
Thedy stabilized herself and anxiously looked around for Mu Qingyun. When she found him heavily injured and copsed in the seawater, she heaved a sigh of relief and quickly flew towards him.
However, it was not over yet. The palm strike had just finished, but an azure-colored saber Qi, stretching from the sky to the sea, split the sea as a dragon roar resounded everywhere, quickly slicing towards Mu Qingyun.
When the prettydy saw this shocking saber Qi, she could not help but reveal despair in her eyes. She simply could not match the speed of this saber Qi.
By the time she reached Mu Qingyun, all she would see would be his bisected corpse.
At the critical moment, the grave and stern Yan Shisan instantly drew his sword.
A sword intent of massacre spread in the air, contesting with the Dragon Might and not giving way.
Dang!
The sword struck that saber Qi in the time it took for a spark to fly. The saber Qi carried eighteen waves of force, each stronger than the one before. Then, theyyered together and entered Yan Shisans body through the sword.
Blood leaked out of Yan Shisans lips as he spun around in the air ten times, kicking up countless towering waves before he managed to firmly stop himself in the air.
Yan Shisan looked into the distance and thought to himself, I was still too careless.
After not meeting for so long, this old friends strength already far surpassed my expectations. Even separated by fifty kilometers, his saber strike still contained so much power.
The prettydy descended beside the heavily injured youth and asked anxiously, Second Brother, are you alright?!
Mu Qingyun smiled and said, I wont die. Its nothing much. We should wait for First Brother toe out of closed-door cultivation and go to Despair City. This time, I reallypletely embarrassed myself on my home ground.
When the prettydy saw that Mu Qingyun could still joke, she rxed. She smiled and said, Its fine, alls fine. Young Master Shisan already said it: you can be proud of yourself.
Mu Qingyun looked at Yan Shisan, who broke that vast saber Qi, and could not help feeling bitter. Not only could he not defeat the Azure Dragon King, but it also looked like this Yan Shisan was hiding his strength. He would likely not be an opponent for Yan Shisan, either.
Originally, Mu Qingyun harbored lofty aspirations, prepared to leave the Myriad Fiend Sea to show off his fighting skills. Now, he knew that there were many heroes in the world.
Someone blocked the Subduing Dragon Profound sh. Xiao Chen extended his Spiritual Sense and found that the person who had done so was familiar.
It was the Profound Domains top swordsman who wandered the Heavenly Starry OceanYan Shisan. Unexpectedly, he appeared in the sea domain ruled by the Myriad Fiend Ind.
Since Yan Shisan was there, he should be able to recognize Xiao Chen from the moment Xiao Chen attacked based on his Martial Techniques.
Xiao Chen continued to probe his surroundings. Several strong, startled auras were approaching from the sea domain behind.
The great Fiends of Myriad Fiend Ind wereing. Xiao Chen had no interest in remaining, so he just turned and left.
It was not like he had to kill the archer at all costs. He just wanted to teach that person a lesson.
Are you alright, Xiao Chen?! Ao Jiao asked worriedly after seeing Xiao Chens paleplexion.
Xiao Chen shook his head. When he thought of that final arrow, he still felt some lingering fear. If not for his peak Rank 4 Sage Body, that arrow would have severely injured him.
It looked like there were many hidden talents in the Heavenly Starry Ocean.
Xiao Chens cultivation was quite contradictory at times. A strong physical body allowed him to be unparalleled within the same generation, not fearing any experts.
Just like earlier, his physical body saved his life. Without it, he might have died many times over already.
Yet, it was the same physical body that presented the greatest danger on his path of cultivation.
Hence, there was no need to regret tempering the physical body like crazy for the past few years or using the tenfoldbat prowess and inflicting hidden injuries on the physical body.
For every loss, there was a gain.
After Xiao Chen reached a safe distance, he descended to the sea and casually tossed out a piece of wood from his Universe Ring. He sat on it, bobbing on the water.
He took out the little fellow in his embrace. The palm-sized Golden Crow was in a deep sleep.
Its pale-yellow feathers looked sleek, soft, and glossy. It was very small and looked very cute.
Xiao Chen could not feel any of the domineering air from when the Golden Crowpeted with the sun. There was none of a Holy Beasts might.
He felt slightly dubious. This long-awaited Golden Crow, which chased the sun, is not a fake, right?
After looking around, Xiao Chen stroked the Golden Crows head with his right hand, trying to figure out what kind of existence it was.
Ptooey!
Xiao Chens touch on the Golden Crows forehead, while the Golden Crow was sleeping, startled it awake. It opened its mouth and spat out a stream of golden mes.
This was an extremely dense Sr True me that seemed to surpass the limit of fire. It was more like a beam of light, a resplendent beam of light.
This me gushed towards Xiao Chens face. If it struck, he would be disfigured.
Mildly startled, Xiao Chen tilted his head to the side. The golden mes brushed past his face.
After shooting out a kilometer, the mes burst and ignited the air. Xiao Chen felt greatly startled when he turned his head to look.
The area where the mes burned was pitch-ck as if the mes had burned through space.
The mes that the newly-hatched Golden Crow spat out already possessed such might, enough to burn up even a regr Martial Sage.
This me would also be a threat to grandmaster-level Martial Sages.
Nheless, it would have some difficulty injuring a quasi-Emperor. However, this Golden Crow just hatched and still had a lot of room for growth.
Xiao Chen felt joyful. After the little fellow on his palm spat out the mes, it gazed at Xiao Chen with intelligent eyes, looking very proud.
That drop of essence blood should havepletely merged with the little Golden Crows body already. Xiao Chen should now appear to be its closest family member.
Otherwise, the Golden Crow would have flown away immediately after it woke up.
However, based on the expression of this little fellow, it seemed to be looking down on Xiao Chen, making him feel depressed.
Little Golden Crow, spit out some mes and let me see.
Xiao Chen wanted to see how great the potential of the Golden Crow was. However, it turned its head away, ignoring himpletely.
It looks like this will not work if I dont flex my muscles.
Hehe! What a cute little bird. Is this really a Holy Beast?
Just at this moment, Ao Jiao came out of the Immortal Spirit Ring and snatched the little Golden Crow to y with it gently with her fingers.
Xiao Chen was just about to warn Ao Jiao of the danger. However, who would have imagined that the Golden Crow would notunch any fire while in her hands? Instead, it turned extremely tame.
The Golden Crow closed its eyes and appeared to be enjoying the attention, delighting Ao Jiao.
This response was clearly different from when Xiao Chen tried to y with it.
Little fellow, show elder sister how capable you are, Ao Jiao said while giggling.
The Golden Crow cried out and spread its wings to take flight. Then, it circled in the air, and suddenly, all its feathers gave off a dazzling light as bright as the sun.
Boom!
The Golden Crow opened its beak and spat out mes. This me was evidently much stronger than the one before.
The surface of the mes flowed with a golden spiritual light. When the mes touched the seawater, a pitch-ck hole of a hundred meters in diameter appeared silently.
The temperature of this me was simply too high; the hole did not even give off any steam. The seawaterpletely vaporized and burned to nothing.
The little Golden Crow flew around and withdrew the light on its body beforending back on Ao Jiaos hand.
Awesome! Ao Jiao praised sincerely. This quality of Sr True me was truly horrifying.
Chirp! Chirp!
The little fellow seemed to understand Ao Jiaos praise and cried out happily. Then, it pped its small wings against her palm, leaping around. It appeared extremely pleased.
Xiao Chen smiled helplessly. Whose pet was the Golden Crow exactly? He was the one who put in a lot of effort and hatched it with his mes. Furthermore, he even infused in his essence blood. Why was it so close to Ao Jiao now?
Ao Jiao stroked the Golden Crow as she said happily, Hehe! Dont be jealous. Little Yellow Feather is a boy. It is normal for it to be closer to me.
How do you know it is a boy? Xiao Chen asked in shock. Then, he reacted, What, what did you just call it?
Little Yellow Feather. Dont you think that this name is very fitting? Ao Jiao smiled. Little Yellow Feather. Little Yellow Feather. See, it likes this name.
The Golden Crow, a bona fide Holy Beast like the Azure Dragon, an existence that was like a legend in the Immortal Epoch, was called by such a name.
Xiao Chen was simply speechless. However, when he thought of how Ao Jiao gave Xiao Bai her name, he somewhat understood.
[Note: Small reminder to readers, Xiao Bai means Little White, in reference to her white fur if I remember correctly.]
Nevertheless, no matter how Xiao Chen tried to hear the name Little Yellow Feather, it sounded like a name given to a dog or a cat.
Why, you dont like the name I gave? Ao Jiao asked with a stiff expression.
When the Golden Crow in Ao Jiaos palm saw her stiff expression, it red at Xiao Chen with seething eyes.
Xiao Chen smiled helplessly in bitterness. Despite how he felt, he said, It does not matter. Little Yellow Feather, we will call it Little Yellow Feather.
Ao Jiao said, Oh right, it says that it is hungry already. Give it something to eat, then.
What does it eat? Xiao Chen asked.
Astral Cores. Regr Spirit Cores can only be used to feed Spirit Beasts. Holy Beasts definitely will need the Astral Cores from Astral Beasts. Ao Jiao seemed to know a lot about this.
Xiao Chen had many Astral Cores on him, so he did not hesitate to toss out an Inferior Grade Astral Core.
Gulp!
Little Yellow Feather swallowed the Inferior Grade Astral Core. It looked like it did not even need to chew to digest the Astral Core.
Xiao Chen tossed out ten Inferior Grade Astral Cores one after another. When he saw that Little Yellow Feather did not seem satisfied at all, he tossed out more than one hundred.
Only after that did Little Yellow Feather fly to Ao Jiaos shoulder in satisfaction. Then, it closed its eyes and yawned like a human, falling asleep.
Xiao Chens face twitched slightly. One Inferior Grade Astral Core was worth one thousand ck Astral Coins, so one hundred Inferior Grade Astral Cores were one hundred thousand ck Astral Coins.
Furthermore, this was just the cost of one meal for Little Yellow Feather.
With such an appetite, how could Xiao Chen afford to raise Little Yellow Feather? He would go bankrupt.
Ao Jiao could tell what Xiao Chen worried about. She smiled and said, Its fine. As long as it does not fight, it normally will not eat so much. ce it in the Holy Beast Medallion.
That Holy Beast Medallion is a precious Secret Treasure made especially for Holy Beasts during the Ancient Era. The space inside will allow the Holy Beast to mature faster.
When Xiao Chen heard that, he rxed slightly. If he needed to spend one hundred thousand ck Astral Coins for each meal with three meals every day, he might as well die.
The beast images that Xiao Chen originally ced in the Holy Beast Medallion were no longer there. After all, the Ten Thousand Beast Cauldron was only an imitation of an Emperor Grade Secret Treasure. At his current level, he already no longer cared for it. Furthermore, he did not have the Jiang ns secret techniques, so he already released the beast images long ago.
Now, he could dedicate the Holy Beast Medallion to raising Little Yellow Feather. This was a bona fide Holy Beast, something with much more potential than those images.
Chapter 1063: Despair Throne
Chapter 1063: Despair Throne
Xiao Chen ced Little Yellow Feather in the Holy Beast Medallion. After thinking for a moment, he handed the Holy Beast Medallion to Ao Jiao.
Ao Jiao usually stayed in the Immortal Spirit Ring, taking care of the nts. With this little fellow apanying her, it would be a little livelier.
She smiled gently and epted the Holy Beast Medallion before entering the Immortal Spirit Ring, her face filled with joy.
After looking around, Xiao Chen sat down cross-legged and started to circte his energies to treat his injuries.
That final arrow from the mysterious Fiend Race cultivator had torn open space and ruptured his internal organs. The injuries felt ufortable.
Xiao Chen sat on the piece of wood, drifting on the vast sea.
His injuries were not heavy; he wouldpletely recover after half a day.
However, he had used the Myriad Heaven Divine Fists Deities Descending previously. Now, he did not dare to be careless. He took a King Grade Body Nourishing Essence Nurturing Pill and opened his eyes only after spending two days recuperating.
It is time to go to Despair City! Xiao Chen muttered as a light shed in his eyes.
During the King conferral ceremony, the note that Long Fei passed to Xiao Chen contained news of the Despair Throne.
Despair City was a famous underwater forbiddennd in the Southern Sea. The citys architecture dated back to the Immortal Epoch.
The entire city was ancient. It had experienced great upheavals and the wear and tear of time. It was already decrepit, far from the bustling glory of its heydays.
People had even forgotten its original name already. Because an aura of despair lingered in the city all year through, it was known as Despair City.
The intense aura of despair in the city would cause cultivators with weak wills to feel pessimistic, driving them to incredible lengths likemitting suicide.
However, for experts who wanted to temper their mental state, this ce was ideal.
When Long Fei first heard news of Despair City, he was sure that its aura was due to the presence of the Despair Throne.
However, he did not know there the Despair Throne was exactly, so he passed on this clue to Xiao Chen.
Aside from the aura of despair, the city had deep-sea Profound Beasts due to its submarine location.
Profound Beasts were rumored to be Immortal Beasts of the Immortal Epoch that had undergone a transformation. The lowest grade of them, the Inferior Grade Profound Beast, was already equivalent to a grandmaster-level Martial Sage.
A Medial Grade Profound Beast was as strong as a great grandmaster-level Martial Sage. A Superior Grade Profound Beast might even be a threat to a quasi-Emperor.
As for the even higher-level Sage Grade Profound Beasts, they were existences that rivaled Martial Emperorscreatures that were of the overlord ss.
All Profound Beasts would definitely have a Profound Core, which had different attributes that could increase the cultivation of a correspondingly attributed cultivator.
A Superior Grade Profound Core was extremely mysterious and unpredictable. It might even increase the cultivation of a quasi-Emperor.
As for a Sage Grade Profound Core, there was no need to even think about it. Such an existence as a Sage Grade Profound Beast already possessed a high level of intelligence and stood at the top of the food chain. If one met with it, one should just flee as far as possible.
The uses of Profound Beasts did not stop there. The bodies of some Profound Beasts had scars containing the great Dao. Their bones might have powerful Martial Techniques or strong Magic Skills carved on them.
Hence, it was not surprising to find Immortal Cultivators from the Peni Sea in Despair City.
They would be Immortal Cultivators there to try their luck, searching for Magic Skills.
Furthermore, Despair City had an extensive history with many Remnants in it. A casual look at an ancient painting might even help one break through a bottleneck and advance to the next level.
Despair Citys fame as a holynd for adventurers was not just in name but in fact, with no exaggeration at all.
This was publicly avable information that Xiao Chen found by asking around himself. As for what Despair City was like, he needed to see it in person.
Ao Jiao, have you been to Despair City? Xiao Chen asked. The Thunder Emperor should havee to the Heavenly Starry Ocean in the past.
Ao Jiao emerged from the Immortal Spirit Ring with an expression of reminiscence. After a while, she replied, Despair City, what an old name. Back then, Sang Mu went there in a hurry and did not tarry for long. He directly entered the heart of the ocean. It has been several thousand years since then, so I dont know what it is like now.
The heart of the ocean. When Xiao Chen heard these words again, he could not help feeling curious.
Ao Jiao noticed that Xiao Chen had questions. She smiled and said, The heart of the ocean, Mirage Immortal Pce, ck Sea Immortal Burial Ground, and Distant Sea Dragon Gravethese are the four great forbiddennds of the oceanic world, ces where even Martial Emperors tread carefully.
There are four simr forbiddennds in the Kunlun Continent as well.
These eight forbiddennds all contain countless mysteries. They have many divine medicines and forbidden treasures. Some even hold the secrets of the Immortal Epochs destruction.
The heart of the ocean is one of the eight forbiddennds and is the most mysterious one. Even the ces where it connects to the sea became holynds of adventuring.
Xiao Chen asked doubtfully, What do you mean?
Ao Jiao smiled and said, Lets not mention the other entrances to the heart of the ocean in the other sea domains, but the treasure mountain you went to and your destination, Despair City, are both rted to the heart of the ocean, which is why they became adventuring holynds.
Have you never wondered why the Profound Beasts of Despair City never went extinct? Given the potential of Profound Beasts, how could they not be strong? Most of them came from the heart of the ocean.
Xiao Chen felt enlightened, finally understanding. He quickly followed up with a question, What did the Thunder Emperor do at the heart of the ocean?
Ao Jiaos thoughts journeyed back to thousands of years ago. Then, she slowly replied, Seeking answers, not asking the heavens or believing in gods, only asking himself if there really was a peak. Was there Martial God after Prime?
Martial God. Martial God again. The question that Ying Zongtian asked was the same one that the Thunder Emperor had asked back then.
The ancient Evil King, the master of the seven thrones, had also asked the same question: was there truly a peak in the world?
Ao Jiaoughed, Hehe! Dont overthink this. What you need to do now is just seek the Despair Throne.
p!
Suddenly, Little Yellow Feather flew out of the Holy Beast Medallion hanging at Ao Jiaos waist. In the three days Xiao Chen had not seen it, the color of its feathers had deepened slightly. Its head also seemed to be somewhat bigger.
The clearest change was in Little Yellow Feathers eyes, which now glowed with spiritual light.
It looks like digesting more than one hundred Astral Cores had some effects, Xiao Chen thought to himself.
Little Yellow Feather says that it is hungry again and wants you to prepare food for it.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly. This fellow really puts on airs. After feeding Little Yellow Feather ten Inferior Grade Astral Cores, the little fellow cried out in satisfaction and happily circled the two.
No one looking at the current Little Yellow Feather would expect it to be the Golden Crow, a legendary Holy Beast.
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Ten dayster, Xiao Chen arrived in the sea domain near Despair City. Along the way, he heard some news.
The Lunar Pces Holy Daughter, Yue Bingyun, had revealed Xiao Chens identity and the fact that if he did not advance to Martial Emperor in five years, he would only be able to live for twenty years. This news caused a huge uproar in the entire Heavenly Starry Ocean.
At first, Xiao Chen could not understand why she had done so. However, he did after asking around some more.
Back then, the few outstanding talents had tried to force Yue Bingyun to issue a notice to get all the Immortal Holy Lands and major factions of the Heavenly Starry Oceans to order the arrest of Mo Yun.
Only then did Yue Bingyun reveal Xiao Chens identity, saving him a lot of trouble. Otherwise, he would have gotten chased no matter where he went.
After finding out the details, Xiao Chen smiled bitterly. Probably, some people would beughing, grinning from ear to ear at this news.
That did not matter. The saying still held: for every loss, there is a gain.
Whoosh!
Xiao Chens figure shed, and he calmly entered the seawater. After descending for ten kilometers, he sensed a faint aura of despair.
Given his mental state, he naturally was unaffected. Heading in the direction of the aura of despair, he continued going deeper.
Soon, the seawater disappeared. When Xiao Chen opened his mouth, he could breathe in fresh air.
When he looked down, a vast ancient city appeared in his eyes. A formless barrier spread out from the center of the city, isting it from the seawater.
Compared to the cold and quiet seawater above, the outskirts of Despair City were quite lively.
A bustling marketce stood outside the city gates. Merchants pushed their way through among stalls set up by cultivators to sell goods. There was a gamut of shopsrestaurants, inns, herb stores, and others offering everything else that was needed.
There were also many cultivators like Xiao Chen who came to here to seek adventure and treasures. After thinking for a while, he descended to this market town.
After hended, countless hardworking cultivators immediately walked over with smiles on their faces.
Haha! Young Master, with one look, I can tell that this is your first time in Despair City. I have been around Despair City for more than ten years and am very well-informed. You will need to purchase the necessary map, Medicinal Pills, and information on the various types of Profound Beasts. Everything you need can be found here.
If you are not confident about traveling alone, I can make some introductions forpanions to adventure with you.
When Xiao Chennded and found his footing, a Martial Monarch immediately came over and started pestering him.
Arge crowd trailed that Martial Monarch, iming the same things.
As the saying went, Those who live by the mountain, live through the mountain; those who live by the sea, live through the sea. To grandmaster-level Martial Sages, these people were like ants.
Normally, cultivators of such disparate realms lived in separate worlds with no way to befriend each other.
However, by relying on their familiarity with Despair City, these people before Xiao Chen could easily start chatting with him.
Xiao Chen sized up the person before him. This person dressed in gray robes looked to be about forty in age. His potential was already exhausted, and he would remain in the Martial Monarch realm for the rest of his life.
The astute light of a merchant gleamed in this persons eyes. The ttering smile on his face had already be a habit.
This person was definitely for real. Xiao Chen said, You are only a Martial Monarch and cannot enter Despair City. How do you know the news from inside it?
The gray-robed cultivator smiled and replied, I obtain my news from the inns and restaurants. Furthermore, Ive been here for a long time and have some tricks of my own.
For example, not just anyone can obtain the map I have of Despair City.
Based on this persons ims, it seemed that the organization behind him should have significant influence around this Despair City.
Where ever there were people, there would be societies. Xiao Chen did not want to spend too much time investigating or bargaining. He said calmly, Give me the most detailed map of Despair City you have, and you may leave.
You are alone here. Do you not need to find other grandmaster-level Martial Sages to apany you? the gray-robed cultivator asked.
Xiao Chens gaze sank, and he demanded coldly, Did you not understand my words?
What a joke. This was not Xiao Chens first time adventuring. How could he casually team up with strangers in such a ce?
Furthermore, he did not need a partner in the first ce.
The gray-robed cultivator trembled in his heart. He dismissed any other thoughts and became a yes-man. Yes, yes, yes. Here is the map. It is one thousand ck Astral Coins.
Young Master, do not think that it is too expensive. This map contains the entire Despair City and all the Remnants in there. It clearly indicates where the Profound Beasts are and what grade they are. Furthermore, the price is standard, set by my superiors.
Chapter 1064: Despair City
Chapter 1064: Despair City
You pay for every bit of quality you get. If you want a slightly more inferior one, I have those too.
Xiao Chen took the map and looked at it. It was as that man said, so he straightforwardly handed over one thousand ck Astral Coins.
Just at this moment, there were exmations as eight spirited horses with fiery hair appeared above Despair City, pulling a golden war chariot, which descended and flew directly into the city.
That is the Young Treasure Master Yi Lings war chariot. Whats been going on recently? Outstanding talents keeping to this Despair City.
I heard that the Five Poison Sects Holy Son is also preparing to head here from the Eastern Sea.
There are the Four Gentlemen of the Heavenly Province Academy and the Yinyang Paradises Holy Daughter, Tong Susu, rushing over as well.
Could some valuable treasure be about to appear in Despair City?
Loud exmations came from the town.
A thought urred to Xiao Chen. Then, he turned to the gray-robed cultivator beside him and asked, Have there been any changes to Despair City recently? Do you have any news?
The gray-robed cultivator revealed the smile of an unscrupulous businessman. Then, he replied, I know some, but not much.
After Xiao Chen handed over some Astral Coins, the gray-robed cultivator smiled in satisfaction. ording to rumor, a few great Fiends, who have lived for several thousand years and are approaching the end of their lifespans, are going to work together with some major characters to barge into the heart of the ocean. They want to see if they can find an opportunity to change their fate.
The lifespan mentioned here should be the natural lifespan. They were probably seeking divine medicine to extend theirs.
Xiao Chen thought for a while. He still had plenty of natural lifespan; the problem was with his physiological lifespan. Such divine medicine would be useless to him.
He still possessed Longevity Fruits. Even consuming one had not affected his physical body at all.
Hehe! These outstanding talents are all probably thinking of tagging along behind these major characters and trying their luck. Without these major characters leading the way to the heart of the ocean, they would not even dare to go to the edges.
The gray-robed cultivator continued, However, those major characters are not here yet, so these outstanding talents can only casually search around Despair City, to see if they can gain anything. After all, there are also many good things in Despair City.
After obtaining the news that he sought, Xiao Chen thought for a moment before heading into the city.
After he turned around, the gray-robed cultivators ttering smile vanished, turning into an expression of regret.
This person before the gray-robed Martial Monarch was very liberal with money. He had toe from an extraordinary background. Unfortunately, he was too cautious and not like those people who came out for experiential training for the first time. Hence, the gray-robed cultivator had no opportunities.
If Xiao Chen had agreed to adventure with others, there would be many opportunities. How unfortunate that such a fatmb escaped his grasp!
As Xiao Chen walked, he looked at the map. Suddenly, the aura of despair turned into miserable shrieks calling out beside his ears. They resounded wildly and generated illusions.
Despair, what was despair? It was being unable to advance or retreat, surrounded by enemies on all sides with all hopes shattered.
This was like Xiao Chens current situation. If he did not be a Martial Emperor within five years, he would face a dead end. There did not seem to be hope, his pathpletely cut off.
In the illusion, an anxious figure appeared before Xiao Chens eyes, standing before a huge chasm.
This figure wore fluttering white robes and had delicate features. A treasure saber hung at his waist, and he gave off a strong aura, stirring up winds and clouds.
However, this figures eyes were dead, dejected, with no sign of vitality whatsoever, full of despair, pain, and dissatisfaction.
The figure radiated all sorts of despair. Xiao Chen felt it for himself too, like it was real.
Five years already passed, and the chasm is still here. I can see the opposite side, but I cannot form a bridge to cross it. The heavens want to end me, to exterminate me!!
Thousands of saber Qi shot out from the white-robed youth, then pierced many holes in his body, as they turned and stabbed him. Afterughing loudly, he jumped down the huge chasm, ending himself.
I hate the heavens for being unfair, for cutting off my path to life and ending my hope. Before the white-robed youth died, his hate and despair peaked, lingering on without scattering.
Despair. It was really painful.
Xiao Chen calmly watched the illusion unfold. Then, he narrowed his eyes and strolled out of the illusion. When he looked up, he realized that he had already reached the city gates unawares.
At the city gates, a strong wind carried the shrieks of despair, blowing continuously. This was what created the earlier situation.
How scary! Im nevering to Despair City again.
Not far away, a few Superior Grade Martial Sages, who were preparing to work together to kill Profound Beasts, struggled free of the illusions. Their faces paled, and their bodies trembled repeatedly as they recoiled.
Several more people had not thrown off the illusions. They held their heads, unable to bear the pain, rolling on the ground as if their lives depended on doing so.
Thepanions of these people quickly dragged them away. When they looked at the pitch-ck city gates, their eyes brimmed with horror.
Bunch of trash! If you are not capable, dont ape others and enter Despair City. Make way for this young master!
Clip-clop! Clip-clop! Clip-clop!
The sound of horses galloping rang out. Xiao Chen tilted his head and looked. A group of cultivators riding tall horses was shouting as they charged towards the city gates.
Aside from the youth leading the group, the other cultivators on the horses were older. They were actually all great grandmaster-level Martial Sages.
Its the people from the Five Poison Sect. Quick, go! Go now!
The people hanging around the city gates all moved to the side immediately, not daring to block the way.
Of the Immortal Holy Lands, the Five Poison Sect was the one with the worst reputation. They were domineering in the way they did things and frequently used poison. Ordinary people simply did not dare to offend them.
Only an Immortal Holy Land would be able to mobilize so many great grandmaster-level Martial Sages all at once.
Unwilling to incur more problems, Xiao Chen quickly moved aside. However, he was somewhat slow as he was checking out that group of people.
Pa!
An angry expression shed on the face of the youth leading the group. He raised his horsewhip andshed at Xiao Chen.
Too slow. You are seeking death!
The force behind the whip was extremely great. The horsewhip tearing through the air sounded like thunder, buzzing and setting the air atremble.
The youth who attacked was a grandmaster-level Martial Sage, not much weaker than Hai Tian, Gongsun Yan, and the other outstanding talents of the Southern Sea. This person had to have a high status in the Five Poison Sect.
Xiao Chen tilted his body and grabbed the horsewhip. Then, he pulled casually. That youth flew off the horse. Before that youth could react, Xiao Chen smashed him into the wall.
Not even looking at the group of horsemen, Xiao Chen simply moved in a sh, preparing to enter Despair City.
The youth that crashed into the wall groaned painfully before giving instructions in a huff. Thinking of leaving? Stop him!
Whoosh!
There was a sonic boom. It was Xiao Chen turning back and weaving between two great grandmaster-level Martial Sages in his way. He had returned to deliver a kick in midair to the youth, dealing him a body blow.
Ka ca! Ka ca! The youths ribs shattered, and he howled in anguish. Then, he went flying back. Before Xiao Chen, he could not block at all.
When the great grandmaster-level Martial Sages saw this, they quickly rushed towards the airborne youth.
When Xiao Chennded, he turned around and looked at the city gates. Then, he sank into deep thought. Despair. This word really suited him at this moment.
There was no such thing as an absolute dead end. He wondered if he would be able to find a chance to resolve his situation in Despair City.
By disying merely two moves, Xiao Chen daunted the group of great grandmaster-level Martial Sages from an Immortal Holy Land. They simply looked at him, not daring to take rash action.
These people possessed very good judgment. Naturally, they would not deem Xiao Chen an ordinary great grandmaster-level Martial Sage.
Do you dare to leave your name? My Five Poison Sect will definitelye to your sect another day to have another exchange, one of the great grandmaster-level Martial Sages demanded with rage boiling in his eyes.
Xiao Chen.
After saying those two words, Xiao Chen walked calmly into Despair City.
Xiao Chen, the Azure Dragon King Xiao Chen!
At these two simple words, the Five Poison Sect inner sect elder that had spoken immediately became much less arrogant.
Everyone knew that Xiao Chen was already a quasi-Emperor. Even if they attacked together, they would not be a match for him.
As for umtions, the Martial God Pces umtions were much more than the Five Poison Sects. Furthermore, the Thunder Sovereign, a Prime Martial Sovereign, backed Xiao Chen.
Without sufficient gain or profits, even if the Five Poison Sects Martial Emperors came, they would not really dare to do anything to Xiao Chen.
Furthermore, how could the Martial Emperors of the Five Poison Sect care about such a small matter like this?
You bunch of trash, didnt my Elder Brother say to protect me? The youth lying on the ground started scolding when he saw Xiao Chen leaving.
The few old men looked like they were ced in a difficult position. One of them whispered, Second Young Master, that person is the Azure Dragon King Xiao Chen. Even added together, we are not a match for him. Why seek trouble for ourselves?
Right, right, right. Furthermore, he now has only twenty more years to live. If he is unlucky, he might die even faster. Second Young Master, there is no need to be angry with him.
After a long time, that youth slowly calmed down.
When the crowd outside the city gates saw the youth miserably humiliated, many showed happy expressions.
Five Poison Sect disciples normally behaved in an extremely domineering fashion. Only the Azure Dragon King could handle them.
If it were another person, even a Holy Scion of the other Immortal Holy Lands, they would feel fear in their hearts. They would not dare to act without restraint in such a casual fashion the way the Azure Dragon King had.
The Azure Dragon King kicked the Five Poison Sects Second Young Master into submission. After he gave his name, the Five Poison Sects group did not even dare to say anything more.
This was true dominance. Unfortunately, such a character was destined to die early. It was simply impossible to advance to Martial Emperor in five years.
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After Xiao Chen entered the city, he kept his guard over his consciousness up. The aura of despair that spread in the air did not affect him at all.
In reality, if he had not wanted to see it at the city gates, that illusion of despair would not have appeared.
He looked around. Most of the buildings in the city were broken down. Intact structures were rare. With one nce, he found many tall pavilions with broken walls. The surroundings looked extremelyplex.
The aura of despair spread everywhere in the air. It was like every brick and tile naturally emanated despair.
This ambiance made it very difficult for Xiao Chen to start searching for the Despair Throne. He needed to find the source of the citys despair.
However, the aura of despair seemed constant in every part of the city; there was no clear difference.
Xiao Chen was definitely not the only person to search for the source of the citys despair in the past few millennia. However, the name despair still remained with the city, which showed that all of them failed.
It was really not a simple thing to find the throne in such arge city.
Xiao Chen took out the map of Despair City and studied it. Although the city was mostly in ruin, there were still a few well-preserved Remnants.
Sword Mound, drill ground, City Lords Residence, Sage za
Xiao Chen ran his finger over the marks on the map. There were really many famous Remnants.
After thinking for a while, he waved, and the Cycle Banner flew out of the Universe Ring. The Astral Pearls for Massacre, Death, Ruin, and Grief flew out.
Life Bestowal Spell! Xiao Chen shouted, forming hand seals.
With the Life Bestowal Spell, the four Astral Pearls turned into four small different-colored birds that took flight.
The seven thrones should have some resonance between them. These four small birds flew out. They did not need a destination, so it was fine for them to flutter around at random. If Xiao Chen was lucky, he woulde across the Despair Throne quickly.
Roar!
The little birds had just flown off when a Profound Beast that looked like a lion with wings and a snake for a tail appeared in Xiao Chens vision.
Chapter 1065: Black Profound Wolf
Chapter 1065: ck Profound Wolf
Inferior Grade Profound Beast, Snake Lion!
Xiao Chen looked at the information on the map and made out which Profound Beast this was. However, he felt somewhat suspicious. The area he was in was a safe region. Profound Beasts like the Snake Lion that moved in prides should not appear in this ce alone.
Not giving him much time to think, a ferocious glint appeared in the Snake Lions eyes. It spread its wings out and charged at him, flying like a beam of light.
Pu ci!
However fast the Snake Lion arrived was how fast it died. Xiao Chen casually kicked, and the Inferior Grade Profound Beast turned into a spatter of blood and globs of mangled flesh.
If the other cultivators saw this scene, they would be so shocked that their eyeballs would pop out. Normally, an Inferior Grade Profound Beast required two grandmaster-level Martial Sages to handle.
However, Xiao Chen exploded it with a casual kicka very horrifying scene.
A suction came from Xiao Chens palm. A dark-colored pearl flew out of the scarlet stter to his hand.
This is a Profound Core? Xiao Chen examined it and found that the energy it contained was indeed very pure. If a grandmaster-level Martial Sage swallowed it directly and refined it, it would be extremely useful.
However, as a quasi-Emperor, Xiao Chen did not care for this Inferior Grade Profound Core. Even the Superior Grade Profound Core that an ordinary quasi-Emperor could refine would not be of much use to him.
This kind of Profound Core was reasonably pure, but it still had quite a bit of impurities. It would be rather problematic to eliminate these impurities from his body.
Xiao Chen wondered if Little Yellow Feather would like this Profound Core. Given the Golden Crows ability, it could ignore the impurities entirely.
If Little Yellow Feather liked it, Xiao Chen could go hunting for snacks for it. That would ease some of the pressure on him.
Just a casual meal cost a hundred thousand ck Astral Coins. No one would be able to bear it.
The moment Little Yellow Feather sensed that there was food to eat, it happily came out of the Immortal Spirit Ring, pping its wings. It gave Xiao Chen a pitiful look, behaving itself.
Little Yellow Feather swallowed the Profound Core in one bite. Its human-looking eyes looked extremely happy at first. Then, its expression became like it was eating feces, something extremely disgusting.
Pu ci!
Little Yellow Feather spat out a clump of ck substance. Xiao Chen took a look and immediately revealed a smile. The thing it spat out was all the impurities. The essence was perfectly absorbed.
Not bad, not bad. Ill go and look for snacks for you.
Boom! The moment the little fellow opened its beak, it spat mes at Xiao Chen, appearing extremely dissatisfied.
Xiao Chen smiled happily and dodged easily. Lets see if you dare to put on airs before me again. In the future, I will let you eat feces every day.
Wait, thats not right. I mean Profound Cores.
Little Yellow Feather kept spitting mes at Xiao Chen, but he easily dodged them. The chick was frustrated, but there was nothing else it could do but fly into the Immortal Spirit Ring.
Xiao Chen, Little Yellow Feather said that you bullied it. Whats wrong? Ao Jiao asked from inside the Immortal Spirit Ring as she consoled the small Golden Crow.
Thats not true. Dont listen to that little fellows nonsense. I was working hard to find snacks for it.
It said that you fed it feces.
Xiao Chen smiled embarrassedly. How can that be? Do you think that the Azure Dragon King would be such a petty person?
Then Little Yellow Feather was lying?
Definitely. You should teach it a lesson. I will continue to search for feces Wait, thats not right. I mean Profound Cores. These Profound Cores contain Immortal Qi.
Xiao Chens tongue slipped, so he quickly dropped the conversation and just headed in the direction that the Snake Lion came from.
The overgrown ancient city was chock full of crumbling and dpidated buildings. Wind and sand blew nonstop as the aura of despair hovered everywhere.
The white figure leaped around the rubble, slowly going farther away. The Azure Dragon King bickered with Ao Jiao cheerfully with a smile on his face, not showing any expression of despair at all.
Xiao Chennded firmly and silently on a broken wall. When he saw the scene before him, he revealed an expression of understanding.
Now, he knew why the Snake Lion had fled its territory.
A wolf-shaped Profound Beast emitting a ck light from its entire body was currently gnawing on the corpses of a few Snake Lions on the tnd.
The ck Profound Wolf was a king among Inferior Grade Profound Beasts. Many of the Medial Grade Profound Beasts were also not a match for it.
Before it, the ferocious Snake Lion was like amb, unable to resist at all.
Since the ck Profound Wolf was a king among the Inferior Grade Profound Beasts, the purity of its Immortal Beast bloodline would be much higher. The value of its Profound Core would be ten times more than usual.
I am quite lucky. Not long after arriving, I ran into a king among Inferior Grade Profound Beasts.
Xiao Chen smiled as he sat down on the broken wall. Then, he took out the bright moon folding fan and casually watched the ck Profound Wolf eat.
After waiting for a while, he also realized that the Astral Pearls, which had turned into small birds and were flying around, had not found anything. So, he withdrew his Spiritual Sense.
The happily eating ck Profound Wolf did not detect the pair of eyes watching it eat not far away.
Have you finished eating? Youve got to eat your fill before dying, so you should be satisfied.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly and stood up, pronouncing the death sentence of the ck Profound Wolf.
Who knew, at this moment, something strange happened. A flying sword descended from the air, quickly charging towards the ck Profound Wolf like a falling star, kicking up a strong wind.
Sand, dust, and pebbles flew everywhere as a strong aura spread out, preventing others from opening their eyes.
Xiao Chen squinted. This was a flying sword, a bona fide flying sword, a Magic Treasure of an Immortal Cultivator.
Flying swords were the mostmon Magic Treasures of Immortal Cultivators. These Magic Treasures varied in strength, and the one that just descended clearly was not weak. Otherwise, it would not have such a strong aura, and its owner would not dare toe and adventure in Despair City, either.
Immortal Cultivators searching for Magic Skills in Despair City was frequently heard of. Xiao Chen unexpectedly ran into one.
Could it be that this ck Profound Wolf was extraordinary because its bones contained the great Dao or a Magic Skill?
Thinking of this, Xiao Chen moved back and hid.
He had previously kept his aura withdrawn; otherwise, the ck Profound Wolf would have discovered him, given his proximity. With him hiding deliberately, the arriving Immortal Cultivator would have difficulty detecting him.
The ck Profound Wolf itself was a king among Inferior Grade Profound Beasts, about as strong as a great grandmaster-level Martial Sage. The personing should not be able to kill it so easily. Xiao Chen would observe the situation first before taking action.
Dang!
The moment the ck Profound Wolf detected some strange movements, a savage light red in its eyes. It roared ferociously and stood up on its hind legs like a human. Then, it stretched a foreleg out and swatted the flying sword away with a metallic sound.
By now, the hidden Xiao Chen could clearly see the person who arrived. It was a youthful Immortal Cultivator about the age of thirty, wearing blue Buddhist robes.
When Xiao Chen saw this persons face, he found it familiar. After thinking for a while, he was surprised. It was actually him.
After the ck Profound Wolf smashed back the flying sword, the blue-robed cultivator clearly suffered a slight injury.
However, the thing that Immortal Cultivators were good at was controlling Magic Treasures. With Magic Skills hard toe by, thebat strength of Immortal Cultivators wasrgely dependent on Magic Treasures. This person should not be limited to just this flying sword.
Indeed, that was so. When the blue-robed cultivator saw the flying sword smacked away, he formed hand seals and tossed a burning metal at the ck Profound Wolf.
The burning metal erged and covered arge area.
Seeing that it would not be able to leave easily, the ck Profound Wolf brandished its ws flickering with a sharp cold light. Just as the burning metal was about tond, the ck Profound Wolf moved both paws quickly, trying to tear the apart.
Who knew, the instant the burning metalnded, it quickly shrank, firmly trapping the ck Profound Wolf.
The continued burning, causing the ck Profound Wolf to howl miserably and struggle for its life. The burning metal looked to be in danger of tearing at any moment.
The blue-robed cultivator did not dare to be careless. He moved his fingers continuously, and a few more flying swords came zooming out. With the ck Profound Wolf unable to dodge, the flying swords pierced it, pinning it to the ground.
Despite controlling several Magic Treasures at the same time, the blue-robed cultivator seemed like he still had energy to spare; he did not appear nervous at all.
The blue-robed cultivator was in no hurry. Even after all the ck Profound Wolfs blood had drained out and he removed the burning metal, he still left seven flying swords in the air, clearly remaining very cautious.
After the blue-robed cultivatornded on the ground, he kicked the ck Profound Wolf and cursed at it. This beast is really strong. It even managed to smash back my life flying sword. Fortunately, I recently refined this Gold me Net. Otherwise, I really would not have been able to subdue this beast.
After saying that, the blue-robed cultivator formed hand seals. Then, a light flickered as he tapped on the ck Profound Wolfs back.
Instantly, a strange scene appeared on the ck Profound Wolfs back. Its fur and flesh turned transparent. Flowing white lines could be seen on its bones.
At first, the blue-robed cultivator rejoiced. However, after he saw that there were just the white lines, he immediately felt disappointed. Damn. It is an ordinary Immortal Art. Magic Skills are still too hard to find.
No Minor Magic Skills have turned up, much less Major Magic Skills.
I do have two Minor Magic Skills on hand that can be evolved into Major Magic Skills. I wonder if fellow Daoist is interested?
At some point, Xiao Chen silently made his appearance, standing right outside the detection range of the seven flying swords.
The voice startled the blue-robed cultivator. He quickly retreated. When his gazended on Xiao Chens face, his pupils constricted.
The blue-robed cultivator pointed, and the seven swords shot towards Xiao Chen like dragons soaring towards the sun. Then, he turned around to flee.
The seven flying swords moved in one line with extraordinary might. Xiao Chen did not dare to be careless. So, he summoned out the Beautiful Mountain and River Painting from his right hand.
First, Xiao Chen stopped the blue-robed cultivator from fleeing. Then, he opened his folding fan and blocked the seven flying swords with his full power.
Thousand Frost Battle Snow! Proud and upright to the bone.
Snow flew everywhere and the wind was cold. The five hundred kilometers of frost was even colder than the wind and snow. As the folding fan flew, Xiao Chen struck down the seven flying swords.
With his full power, the seven flying swords were like toys in his eyes.
Of course, if it were a great grandmaster-level Martial Sage, even an outstanding talent, they would not be as rxed as Xiao Chen.
The life flying swords of a Yuanying Cultivator were no joke.
On the other side, the small world of mountains and rivers materialized by the Beautiful Mountain and River Painting utterly suppressed the blue-robed cultivator, who did not have any of his life Magic Treasures on him.
Despite using all sorts of Magic Treasures, the blue-robed cultivator struggled to resist this Immortal Equipment that was missing one corner.
If the blue-robed cultivator still held a life flying sword, he might have been able to pierce the painting. However, now, he was totally helpless.
Seeing that he was about to be drawn into the painting, the blue-robed cultivator revealed an expression of terror. He was clearer than anyone else about the horrors of entering the world in the painting.
I surrender. What do you want to know? Ill tell you everything, the blue-robed cultivator shouted.
Xiao Chen stretched out his hand, and the Beautiful Mountain and River Painting returned to his palm.
This blue-robed cultivator was none other than that Immortal Cultivator whom Xiao Chen met in Hunluo Province while dealing with the Eternal Heavenly Sword Schools matter. Of course, at that time, this cultivator had not formed his Yuanying yet.
Chapter 1066: Seething
Chapter 1066: Seething
After not seeing this Immortal Cultivator for so many years, Xiao Chen met him in Despair City as a Yuanying Stage cultivator.
Using the might of a Magic Treasure, this Immortal Cultivator could even kill a Profound Beast equal to a great grandmaster-level Martial Sage.
If not for Xiao Chen improving even faster than this Immortal Cultivator, the situation might not have turned out so well.
It looks like you still remember me and know that I have questions for you, Xiao Chen said indifferently.
The blue-robed cultivator smiled bitterly and said, How can I not remember? In these years, I have always been in the Eternal Heavenly Sword School. The name Azure Dragon King is like thunder piercing the ear.
First, tell me your name.
Feng Wuqing!
The blue-robed cultivator answered as he carefully watched his seven life flying swords, whichy to the ground.
I do know a thing or two about Immortal Cultivation. I am well aware of the importance of a life flying sword to you. If you want your flying swords back, just answer my questions honestly.
Feng Wuqing knew that Xiao Chen was not lying. Otherwise, Xiao Chen could not have used that Beautiful Mountain and River Painting. He said helplessly, Whatever you wish. In any case, it would be impossible for me to flee from you.
Good. Tell me, what have you been doing at the Eternal Heavenly Sword School?
Hesitation appeared in Feng Wuqings eyes. Then, he looked up and saw Xiao Chens cold expression, and his heart trembled. He replied, I did not do much, just helped to prepare to refine the True Dragon Life Replenishing Pill.
Why are you back here? You have finished refining the True Dragon Life Replenishing Pill?
Feng Wuqing smiled and countered, How can that be? With my Alchemy skills, I can only do some preparatory work. The True Dragon Life Replenishing Pill is a Medicinal Pill that surpasses King Grade. Only my Master can refine it. Now, I have nothing more to do. Naturally, there was no need for me to remain there.
Alright. Next question: who is the True Dragon Life Replenishing Pill for?
Feng Wuqing shook his heard and replied, I do not know that. I was only responsible for screening, refining, and collecting True Dragon bones, more like an odd-job worker.
Xiao Chen smiled and said, Odd-job worker? Your master is really incredible. Just an odd-job worker managed to reach the Yuanying Stage and use the might of Magic Treasures to kill even a ck Profound Wolf.
My master really is incredible. At the very least, if you go to the Eternal Heavenly Sword School now, you would not even know how you died. If you think that I am exaggerating, some of his prized disciples are in Despair City. You will know the truth of my words if you run into them, Feng Wuqing said indifferently, smiling faintly, apparently trying to provoke Xiao Chen into fighting a few of his senior brothers.
I will find out for myself whether it is true or not. You should be clear about your current situation first. Another question, how much longer will it take to finish refining the True Dragon Life Replenishing Pill? Xiao Chen asked coldly.
At least two years. For such a heaven-defying Medicinal Pill that can change fate, just collecting the True Dragon bones took one hundred years. Refining it is even more problematic. Furthermore, whether it will seed or not is another story.
Can the True Dragon Life Replenishing Pill extend physiological lifespan?
Naturally, it cannot. If we consider increasing natural lifespan as heaven-defying and changing fate, extending physiological lifespan is like chopping down the heavens and snatching fate. They seem simr but are entirely different. Dont overthink it.
This Feng Wuqing apparently also knew that Xiao Chen only had twenty years left to live. His tone sounded like he was happy with Xiao Chens misfortune.
Xiao Chen lost his interest in Feng Wuqing. He waved his hand and said, Take your flying swords and go!
You are letting me go just like that? Feng Wuqing found this unbelievable.
Xiao Chen smiled coldly and retorted, Why, you dont want to go? Or do you want to force me to make you use your trump cards to protect yourself before you are satisfied?
Feng Wuqing was somewhat stunned. Then, he smiled and said, It is better to deal with intelligent people. Actually, the Eternal Heavenly Sword School does not have any secrets. It is just that my master owes the founding ancestor of the Eternal Heavenly Sword School a favor. By helping him refine the True Dragon Life Replenishing Pill, he is repaying this favor.
However, it is best that you not go and cause trouble. I did not exaggerate my masters strength. It is easy for him to kill you as you are now.
After saying that, Feng Wuqing picked up his life flying swords and left right away.
Whether he had spoken the truth or not was hard to say.
Feng Wuqing did have some life-saving measures that he could not bear to use. Hence, Xiao Chen was not in a very good position to pressure him too much.
If Xiao Chen overdid it and Feng Wuqing used his life-saving measures, everything would be for naught.
At least Xiao Chen now had some useful information. The founding ancestor of the Eternal Heavenly Sword School was indeed still alive and was struggling on at deaths door, needing the True Dragon Life Replenishing Pill to replenish his lifespan.
As long as the Eternal Heavenly Sword Schools founding ancestor was not dead, it would be fine. This meant that the clues to the Thunder Emperors mysterious death would not get cut off.
Xiao Chen, this matter is already several thousand years past. Just leave it, Ao Jiao advised from the Immortal Spirit Ring.
Clearly, she was very worried about the master that Feng Wuqing mentioned. She feared that Xiao Chen would just send himself off to die.
Xiao Chen smiled and said, Dont worry. I know my limits. Feng Wuqings master might not be easy to deal with. However, I might still stand a chance two yearster against a Martial Emperor that is relying on a True Dragon Life Replenishing Pill to survive.
Ao Jiao tried to continue her advice. Xiao Chen
Xiao Chen interrupted her, There is no need to say anything more. You know my character. I will not change my mind on things that I have decided.
Without the broken sword that the Thunder Emperor left on Seven Horn Mountain, I would have already died. Along the way, youve been helping me. I know that there is no way for me to repay this in full. However, I have to do what I can, no matter what.
The Thunder Emperors death is very suspicious. I will not stand by and do nothing.
Ao Jiao knew what Xiao Chens temper was like, so she sighed to herself and held her tongue.
Seeing Ao Jiao remain silent, Xiao Chen consoled her, You know that I am not an impulsive person and will not be careless. Right now, I am just going to keep looking for snacks for Little Yellow Feather.
After Ao Jiao heard that, she giggled. Now that she knew the details of this snack, sheughed for a long time.
Feng Wuqings appearance was just an intermission; it did not change what Xiao Chen needed to do.
The four small birds formed by the four Astral Pearls looked like they were flying at random. However, there was actually a pattern to their flight. They did not return to areas that they had already visited.
If this went on, Xiao Chen would find the source of despair sooner orter. It was just a matter of time.
If he was lucky, he could find it in one day. If he was extremely unlucky, he might spend even a year and a half.
Xiao Chen was in no rush, casually walking around the city like he was strolling at home. The marks of history in this ancient city were sufficient to upy one for a long time.
asionally, he killed some Profound Beasts that he ran into. His mood was extremely rxed.
Despite Xiao Chens contented attitude, the other cultivators in Despair City clearly felt an undercurrent intensifying with each passing day.
Disciples of the six Immortal Holy Lands, the heir of the Treasure Master, and genius Immortal Cultivators of the Peni Sea, as well as some famous quasi-Emperor loose cultivators, arrived in Despair City one after another.
Even a fool could guess that something big was going to happen in Despair City.
Intense battles happened at any moment. The various Holy Scions refused to submit to each other or had existing grudges, so when they met, a fight was practically unavoidable.
However, these fights remained within bounds, not extending to the death.
Those quasi-Emperor loose cultivators all held themselves back, silently waiting.
Not many treasures could catch the eye of these loose cultivators. Superior Grade Profound Beasts were not easy to deal with. It was better to wait peacefully for those major characters to make an appearance.
The heart of the ocean, only the treasures found there could attract the attention of these quasi-Emperor loose cultivators.
It was rare for several major characters that were running out of lifespan to work together to explore the heart of the ocean. No one wanted to lose out on this opportunity. Even though they knew that the heart of the ocean was extremely dangerous, they had to take the risk.
Eight spirited horses pulled a golden war chariot, slowly flying in the sky of Despair City.
The driver was an old man, an expert of the Treasure Masters residence who was a Great Perfection quasi-Emperor.
Aunt Bai sat quietly in the back. However, she kept her perception out at all times, not rxing for a moment.
An ancient, stern, golden statue emitting a strong killing Qi stood in each of the chariots four corners.
The Young Treasure Master, Yi Ling, and Yue Bingyun stood on the war chariot, chatting as they sized up the environment of Despair City.
This is really unexpected. I did not expect Despair City to attract all the demonic geniuses of the Heavenly Starry Ocean, Yi Ling murmured.
Yue Bingyuns tone remained calm as she said, There is still one more year to the Four Seas Hero Gathering. This is a rare fortuitous encounter, which would definitely attract them unless they were in closed-door cultivation.
Haha! Thats true. Aside from a few Remnants, the greatest mystery of Despair City is the location of the source of despair. Miss Bingyun, what do you think?
Yue Bingyun smiled and replied, What opinion can I have? This is something that several seniors have spent thousands of years searching for but to no avail.
For this treasure to be able to spread the aura of despair throughout the entire city, it is definitely very valuable. If I can obtain it, perhaps I might be able to grasp the state of despair. After researching it for a few years, I could easilyprehend the will of despair, Yi Ling said with a trace of anticipation.
Despair, massacre, and ruin, these were high-level wills that were very difficult toprehend. With some assistance from an external force, anyone would be able to be stronger in a short time.
Yue Bingyun did not pursue the topic, only saying that as long as the source of despair could not be found, anything said was pointless.
There seems to be someone fighting ahead! Yi Ling suddenly said.
The remains of huge sculptures littered the abandoned za in front. A red-d man and a schrly man fought intensely.
Behind each of the two was a group of people. All of them were very strong, and some were quasi-Emperors.
However, the group behind the schrly person all looked righteous, cultured and refined.
As for the group of people behind the red-d man, they were all people that others would not want to approach. They appeared domineering and vicious, not even attempting a pretense of civility. All sorts of venomous things moved around their feet.
The youth that Xiao Chen had taught a lesson at the city gates was standing in the middle of this group, appearing very excited. He shouted, Elder Brother, teach this fellow a lesson, show these nerds the might of our Five Poison Sect!
On the golden war chariot, Yi Ling smiled and said softly, The schrs of Heavenly Province Academy are not nerds. Tang Xuns younger brother is still the fool that he was.
Of the Holy Lands, the Five Poison Sect and Heavenly Province Academy were on opposing sidesevil and righteous, respectivelywhich never got along well. Now that they met, they would not be able to avoid fighting.
Roar!
A dragon roar resounded, and a dragon-shaped war chariot pulled by four flood dragons slowly appeared in the air.
The Young Pce Masters of the Divine Dragon Pces of the four seas were riding it. The Eastern Sea Divine Dragon Pces Young Pce Master, Leng Shaofan, stood out among them, attracting the attention of others.
Yi Lings expression changed slightly. That fellow is actually here as well.
Chapter 1067: Source of Despair
Chapter 1067: Source of Despair
A bright light bloomed, and the ce suddenly turned dazzling. It was a flock of Sun Birds carrying the Cyclic Astral Pces Chu Yang, Fu Hongyao, and theirpanions to this ce.
A ship of flowers ringing withughter and cheers carried a group of scantily d girls in the prime of their youth over from the distance.
A gorgeousdy stood at the bow of the ship. She was so good-looking and charming that she could be the most beautiful woman in the world.
Although thisdys clothes covered up all the important ces, they showed off her exquisite and curvy figure. Together with her lovely face, she looked much more enticing than any of the other girls on the flower ship.
This was the Yinyang Paradises Holy Daughter, Tong Susu. The moment she appeared, most of the men around turned to look at her involuntarily.
Tong Susu smiled, and all the cultivators with weak willpower instantly felt like their souls had been spirited away.
However, the next group of arrivals immediately caught the attention of everyone, snatching the limelight.
A group of demonic geniuses from Myriad Fiend Ind stood on a sculpture not far away, watching with interest as the two fought.
Mu Qingyun and Yan Shisan were among that number. However, the one that drew the most attention was a handsome man dressed in beast skin.
Di Xinhan, the person from the Myriad Fiend Ind with the Heavenly Spiritual Body, is out from his closed-door cultivation!
The Heavenly Spiritual Body was a legendary physique that was far superior to those like the Thunderme War Body.
When the two in the za saw the number of peopleing to watch increasing, they stopped after exchanging one move.
The red-d man stood proudly. Then, he looked at Di Xinhan and said, Unexpectedly, you came out of closed-door cultivation as well. When are the great Fiends of Myriad Fiend Ind going to arrive? Di Xinhan, you should know, right?!
The Holy Scion of the Five Poison Sect asked the question that everyone wanted an answer to.
Di Xinhan curled his lips up in a smile and replied, Dont ask me. That group of seniors left Myriad Fiend Ind half a year ago. Myriad Fiend Ind does not have the right to restrict them, either.
Even the Myriad-Law Fiend Masters descendant Di Xinhan actually did not have news about the arrival time of the great Fiends. This was rather unexpected.
Whoosh!
Just at this moment, everyones expression changed. The aura of despair everywhere howled like a strong wind and surged towards a certain direction.
This is Someone found the source of despair!
The endless streams of despair turned into hurricanes and surged towards the western sector of the city.
Everyone in the za clearly felt the aura of despair slowly ebb until it vanished.
Up in the golden war chariot, Yi Lings eyes lit up. He said, The source of despair, someone apparently managed to find it. Based on the direction, it is in the Sword Mound. I wonder who found it.
The Sword Mound, a famous Remnant in Despair City, was an ancient treasurend with more than ten thousand swords stabbed into the ground in no particr order.
There were famous swords, broken swords, treasure swords, even powerful swords.
No matter what, one could pull up only one sword from the Sword Mound. Furthermore, one had to face thebined Qi of the other swords.
When the ten thousand swords vibrated together, the resulting sword Qi could kill even a quasi-Emperor. The Sword Mound was a ce filled with danger.
Furthermore, after one had been there, the Sword Mound would remember that persons aura. If one returned, before one could get near a sword, the Sword Mound would immediatelyunch its attacks.
Quite a few famous swordsmen in Despair City had tried their luck there.
If one was lucky, one could pull out a treasure sword. If so, it would be worth enduring an attack on the quasi-Emperor level.
However, the Sword Mound contained swords of all sorts of quality. Many were very unlucky. Even after enduring the attack that could kill a quasi-Emperor, all they got was a broken sword.
Hence, while the Sword Mound was very famous, not many people visited it.
It was really unexpected that the source of despair was hidden in a ce that everyone knew.
Yue Bingyun entered deep thought. She had heard the news of Xiao Chen being in Despair City.
He immediately came to mind when she considered who would search for the source of despair. Then, she exchanged a nce with Yi Ling. Clearly, their guesses were the same.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Figures shed. The people of the various Immortal Holy Lands and the other outstanding talents all left together without saying a word, rushing towards the Sword Mound.
Before the great Fiends and the major characters arrived, what could attract the attention of everyone in Despair City? Naturally, it would be the source of despair.
This was a treasure that countless people had tried to find but could not for several thousand years. Now that such a treasure was about to resurface, how could anyone not feel excited?
Come, lets go and take a look as well! Yi Lings golden war chariot set outter. However, it was not slow at all, managing to keep up with everyone.
As for the guess that Xiao Chen had found the source of despair, it was actually wrong.
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At a broken pce, Xiao Chen was currently wandering around and looking at the walls with interest. The murals on the walls were very beautiful, showing scenes of an Immortal banquet.
The location of this banquet should be within Despair City. There were many people in the murals.
Xiao Chen observed carefully. Aside from cultivators wearing Daoist robes, he also saw many bald Buddhist monks and Confucian schrs.
Buddhists, Daoists, and Confucian schrs all chatted merrily with each other, discussing the Dao over tea. They looked very rxed as they spoke, but they actually fought a covert battle.
[Note: Buddhism, Daoism, and Confucianism were major religions of ancient China.]
On the fewplete walls, golden lotus flowers grew beneath the feet of the Buddhist monks. As they spoke, holy sounds of Buddhism turned into rainbow-colored heavenly flowers, and golden flowers bloomed everywhere.
A man who looked like a Confucian schr waved his folding fan, his eyes sparkling with spirituality as if filled with light. As his eyes moved, that was how they looked.
As that schrly man fanned himself, he spoke of Confucianism, reasoning right and wrong in an orderly manner. The words of right and wrong contested against the golden flowers of the Buddhist sounds.
The words of right and wrong moved up and down with the golden flowers in a wondrous scene.
The cultivator in Daoist robes stood in the center with a smile on his face while he remained silent. He did not speak of the Dao or reason anything.
However, the cultivator in Daoist robes gave off a faint sense of the great Dao without saying a word. The Dao was him, and he was the boldness of the Dao.
That was right. If Xiao Chen had to describe this cultivator in Daoist robes with one word, it would be bold.
It looked like the Immortal Epoch had been a very interesting time. Buddhism, Daoism, and Confucianism coexisted, contesting with one another. That must have been a very lively and extraordinary time.
Now, the Immortal Dao had copsed, and reincarnation no longer existed. The Immortals were gone and the Martial Dao flourished.
The Buddhists still had people passing down their inheritance in the Martial Epoch. It was only ended by the Azure Emperor ten thousand years ago.
The Confucian sects always existed. The Heavenly Province Academy of today was an orthodox Confucian sect, having adopted all its Cultivation Techniques and Martial Techniques from Confucian Immortal Arts.
However, Confucianism was not as mighty as it had been in the past, marginalized in the world. Furthermore, the inheritances in the sect had been found byter generations and were iplete.
If one day, after I be free, I can go to the various ancient Remnants to pursue the secrets of the Immortal Epoch, that might be interesting.
After Xiao Chen finished viewing the murals, he sighed. The Immortal Epoch had definitely been a great age that unfolded on a magnificent scale.
The world then had not been limited to just the Kunlun Realm.
No one then had dismal doubts over the question of whether there was Martial God after Prime.
All the realms and all the Magic Skill inheritances wereplete.
Xiao Chen frowned, picking up the fluctuations of the aura of despair in the air. He looked towards the western sector of the city and muttered to himself, Someone actually found the source of despair first!
He took out the map and traced his finger over it, stopping at where the Sword Mound was in the west.
Unexpectedly, it was in the Sword Mound. However, after he thought about it, it was very possible.
There were many swords in the Sword Mound. The Despair Throne might have been refined into a sword and hidden among them. With the great formationid below the swords and a bunch of swords of varying quality around the Despair Throne, finding it would indeed be very difficult for others.
Was this destiny that someone managed to find this sword?
If Xiao Chen guessed correctly, it was likely to be just a coincidence. Someone must have identally touched the treasure sword hiding this profound mystery.
A one-in-ten-thousand chance. This was a pitifully small chance. No wonder no one had managed to find the source of despair even after so many years.
With a thought, the four small birds formed by the Astral Pearls turned into beams of light and quickly returned.
The Cycle Banner unfurled, and the lights shed, reverting into the Astral Pearls.
Someone already found the source of despair. Naturally, Xiao Chen did not need to use the Astral Pearls for Massacre, Death, Ruin, and Grief anymore.
Although it was rather surprising that someone managed to get ahead, it did not matter. The great Fiends were not here yet, and so there were no big shots.
Barring the appearance of a Martial Emperor, Xiao Chen was confident of snatching away the source of despair.
Once he was outside Despair City and on the sea, when he wore the Sea Monarch Crown and used its domain, every Small Perfection quasi-Emperor that came would die; they would not even have a chance to flee.
Xiao Chen was not even afraid of Great Perfection quasi-Emperors trying to fight with him, for these people would have to weigh the consequences of doing so.
With the domain of the Sea Monarch Crown, the distance between Xiao Chen and Great Perfection quasi-Emperor would shorten significantly.
In a fight with Great Perfection quasi-Emperors, even if he could not defeat them, he would be able to injure them severely, extracting a painful price.
Only peak Consummation quasi-Emperors would be tricky to deal with. However, as long as four or five did not appear at the same time, Xiao Chen could leave easily.
The Despair Throne was Xiao Chens for sure; no one could stop him.
The imperiousness of a king shed in his eyes. Xiao Chen put on the Sea Monarch Headscarf and pushed off the ground, rushing towards the Sword Mound.
As he ran, he moved like a dragon, scattering winds and clouds.
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At this moment, the aura of despair gathered at the Sword Mound had already be very dense, turning into ck hurricanes howling in the air.
When all the outstanding talents arrived and saw the ck hurricanes, they all sucked in a deep breath.
If they were swept up into these hurricanes, they would be in for a hard time. It might even trap them in a deep illusion that they could not escape.
In the destend filled with swords stabbed into the ground, three cultivators wearing schrly robes revealed bitter smiles when they saw the outstanding talents that arrived.
Not much time had passed since they coincidentally found the treasure sword containing the source of despair. After they blocked a few waves of attacks from the swords, such arge group of people surrounded them.
Furthermore, the people that came were all famous and powerful, people who were not easy to deal with.
I was wondering who could have found the source of despair. It turns out that it is the people of the Peni Sea. Still not leaving yet? Do you think that you can take away treasures of such a level? the red-d Holy Son of the Five Poison Sect asked rudely.
The two cultivators at the sides revealed rage on their faces. Only the white-robed cultivator in the middle seemed unflustered. He said calmly, Five Poison Sect? If I remember correctly, the Five Poison Sects Sect Master got poisoned before he became a Sovereign Martial Emperor, from his poison cultivation infusing into his marrows. If not for our master helping out, he would have died already.
The red-d Holy Sons expression turned apprehensive. He eximed in shock, Your master is Immortal Venerate Yun Chen?!
The white-robed cultivator smiled and said, That is our master. I am his third disciple, Gongshan Yu.
Chapter 1068: Accepting Reluctantly
Chapter 1068: epting Reluctantly
Immortal Venerate Yun Chen was very famous in the entire Heavenly Starry Ocean. He was good friends with all the various Holy Masters.
Aside from Immortal Venerate Yun Chens Magic Skills and Magic Treasures, his Alchemy skills had reached the peak, which daunted anyone who wanted to be enemies with him.
Immortal Venerate was not actually an Immortal Cultivation Realm. It was just a form of address for an Immortal Cultivator who had cultivated to the limits of the Martial Epoch.
As such, an Immortal Venerate was very powerful and possessed many Magic Skills. If this were still the Immortal Epoch, they could trigger their tribtion and easily clear it at any time, advancing to immortality and reaching the Dao.
In the entire Peni Sea, there were only three Immortal Venerates.
Even though the Immortal Dao no longer existed and there was no tribtion, by relying on their Magic Skills and many Magic Treasures, an Immortal Venerate could go head-to-head with a Sovereign Martial Emperor.
Since these were people from Immortal Venerate Yun Chens sect, this situation was rather difficult to deal with.
Do you think you can scare us by using Immortal Venerate Yun Chens name?
A cold voice resounded. The one who spoke was Chu Yang. Compared to the Pce Master of the Cyclic Astral Pce, one of the Heavenly Starry Oceans three Primes, Immortal Venerate Yun Chen was much inferior in strength and status.
Gongshan Yu smiled and replied, Naturally, I do not dare to. I, Gongshan Yu, am not someone obdurate to reason. By bringing out my masters name, I just wanted toe to an agreement with all the outstanding talents here.
The treasure sword that the source of despair was refined into is at my feet. If anyone can pull out the sword, the sword is theirs. If they cannot, then my junior brothers and I will work together to obtain it. Hows that?
Of course, to maintain fairness, all the seniors of your sects cannot make a move.
The many outstanding talents whispered among themselves, discussing with their elders. Gongshan Yus suggestion was beneficial for everyone.
There was only one treasure sword. Even if Gongshan Yu did notpete for it, the other outstanding talents would not submit to each other, either. They would start a huge chaotic battle together with the experts of their sects.
Although the source of despair was precious, there was no need to pay such a huge price.
The harvestter from the heart of the ocean was the main priority of this trip.
Although Gongshan Yus suggestion clearly favored him, it would not be easy for him to pull out the despair sword, either.
However, all the outstanding talents were proud people, all of them believing themselves better than the others. They all felt that they could pull out the sword.
Senior Brother, will they agree to your idea? Gongshan Yus two junior brothers whispered to him on the Sword Mound.
Gongshan Yu revealed a smile, feeling very confident. He said indifferently, Dont agree? Haha! If they do not agree, they will lose face. It would mean that they fear me, an Immortal Cultivator.
My Five Poison Sect agrees to your suggestion! The Five Poison Sects red-d young master decided after consulting the two old men of his sect.
Unwilling to fall behind, that elegant schr of the Heavenly Province Academy shouted, The Heavenly Province Academy does not object!
Once some people had agreed, even if the others did not want to agree, they had no choice. This result really demonstrated Gongshan Yus ability to scheme.
As for the loose cultivators that had rushed over, they all could only look on with green eyes of envy. In such a stage, they did not dare risk expressing their dissatisfaction.
If these loose cultivators actually stepped forward, the few Holy Lands might just work together to suppress them. They could not afford such a loss, so they could only re and watch the liveliness unfold.
Who wants to go first?
Standing in the middle of the Sword Mound with the ck hurricanes swirling overhead, Gongshan Yu smiled faintly and voiced his invitation.
For a while after Gongshan Yu spoke, no one moved. Everyone knew that the sword containing the source of despair would definitely not be simple.
No one here was a fool. Gongshan Yu could not make such a suggestion and let someone else get the despair sword first.
Everyone wanted to be the first, so they could snatch the sword. However, they feared the negative consequences. All the outstanding talents felt very conflicted.
Ill go!
After a period of silence, the red-d young master from the Sword Mound soared into the air with a cruel and unrestrained look in his eyes.
The ck hurricanes howled, and the horrifying state of despair inflicted unbearable pain on the people around.
The red-d young master narrowed his eyes as he resisted the despair trying to enter him. His figure shed as he went through the dense aura of despair and appeared before Gongshan Yu and the other two.
Now, the red-d young master was in the eye of the storm. This ce was calm, without any sound of wind at all.
Please!
Gongshan Yu and his two junior brothers backed off, stopping only when they were no longer on the Sword Mound.
The red-d young master looked down and fixed his gaze on a ck sword glowing with a faint light. He walked on the air and slowly came before this sword.
Everyone watched anxiously, hoping that this fellow would not be able to take the sword. Otherwise, they would all take a huge loss.
Risk came hand in had with fortuitous encounters. The first person up definitely took the most risk. However, the fortuitous encounter would be the greatest as well.
The red-d young master held his breath as he descended. As he walked among the swords, he advanced with measured steps.
This young master wants this sword!
After shouting, the red-d young master stretched out his hand and grasped the sword handle. Then, he circted all his Law Energy, intending to pull upwards with all his might.
With this action, all ten thousand swords in the Sword Mound buzzed at the same time and emitted a ck sword Qi.
The ck sword Qi spewed out and gathered into one like countless tributaries converging into an immense river. In that instant, that aura became a hundred timesa thousand timesstronger.
The sword Qi tore through the air, moving like a meteor, as fast as lightningincredibly fast.
That was not all. The ck hurricanes above the Sword Mound seemed to be intelligent, attacking at the same time.
Even if the red-d young master could deal with the ferocious and unparalleled sword Qi, he still had to contend with the ten-odd despair hurricanes that seemed almost solid. With such a pincer attack, even if he did not die, he would be severely injured.
Aplicated expression appeared in his face. He had not expected such a thing to happen just by touching the sword handle; he had not even applied any strength yet.
In the time it took for a spark to fly, the red-d young master decided to let go and dodge the sword Qi. His figure shed as he found an opening and escaped the encirclement of the ck hurricanes.
Bang!
Who could have anticipated that the ten-odd hurricanes would merge into one, generating a horrifying ck shock wave? The red-d young master failed to avoid it and got swept up in the shock wave.
He vomited blood and went flying back. Then, he fell into an illusion of despair, his face filling with horror.
The experts of the Five Poison Sect quickly stood up and roused the red-d young master from the illusion.
Challenge failed!
Gongshan Yus lips curled up into a faint smile, his expression suggesting that he expected this oue.
He was currently in the Soul Transformation Stage. When even he could not pull out the sword by himself, he did not believe that this group of outstanding talents would seed.
Even if a Small Perfection quasi-Emperor wanted to pull out the sword, they would have to think twice, faced with such continuous attacks.
The difficulty of pulling out this sword was exceptionally high. The outstanding talents all remained silent, reconsidering.
These outstanding talents weighed the cost of getting severely injured while attempting to pull out the sword against obtaining one source of despair.
An injury would mean a lot of trouble in the heart of the oceanter.
An elegant schr of the Heavenly Province Academy stepped forward and said, Ill give it a try!
The Five Poison Sect was famous for their poisons. Its disciplesbat prowess might be high, allowing them to fight even above their cultivation. However, the current situation still relied on basic cultivation and strength. Tricks like poison would be ineffective.
In terms of basic cultivation, the elegant schr was stronger than the red-d young master. He should stand a chance.
By paying a small price, the elegant schr might be able to pull out the sword.
As long as the elegant schr could scatter that despair sword Qi while retaining some strength, his Movement Technique should be sufficient for him to pull out the sword and quickly flee.
The elegant schrs Movement Technique was very graceful. He easily dodged the surrounding hurricanes andnded beside the despair sword.
Then, he reached out and grasped the sword. The sword Qi appeared, and the hurricanes merged, reenacting the earlier scene.
The elegant schr pulled his folding fan back. The Righteous Qi in his body was like a broad river, vast and boundless. It flowed along his folding fan and turned into a beam of light opposing that despair sword Qi.
Bang!
The two attacks shed, producing an intense report. To the elegant schrs surprise, even after using fifty percent of his strength, he only scattered most of the despair sword Qi. The remainder continued to shoot towards him.
The elegant schr frowned slightly and released the sword handle decisively.
Then, the elegant schr soared up like an eagle and circled three times, flying several kilometers up. Then, he swooped down andnded outside the Sword Mound.
The elegant schr managed to dodge the shock wave generated when the hurricanes merged. Although he failed the challenge, he was unhurt.
After waiting for the despair hurricane to return to its original state, a few more people attempted the challenge one after another.
However, when facing the despair sword Qi and the hurricanes at the same time, they had difficulty matching the moves. shing head-on would only result in severe injuries, which were not worth the risk.
First Brother, you should go and try. Given your strength, you definitely can obtain it easily, the Myriad Fiend Inds Mu Qingyun encouraged.
Di Xinhan shook his head and said, I cannot expose my trump card yet. It is not worth it.
The Lunar Pces Holy Daughter looked around while standing on the golden war chariot, as if she was searching for someone.
However, after checking several times, Yue Bingyun did not see the person she expected to find, so she could not help but reveal a suspicious expression that nobody could notice.
The Young Treasure Master, Yi Ling, knew whom Yue Bingyun was searching for. He looked around as well, feeling it was strange.
This is such an important event. Why do I not see that persons figure? Does he not care about this sword?
There is no need to care about this for now, though. Yi Ling collected his thoughts and shook his head. More importantly, he also chose to give up.
As for the remaining experts who had not made a move yet, Chu Yang, Leng Shaofan, and Tong Susu, they all thought for a while and chose to give up as well.
Their reason was the same as Di Xinhans: they did not want to expose their own trump cards here.
Gongshan Yu smiled faintly and said casually, Everyone here is extraordinary, the cream of the crop. If there is no one else willing to try, then I can only attempt to pull the sword together with my two junior brothers.
Seeing Gongshan Yus pleased expression, all the outstanding talents present were very upset, feeling extremely depressed.
No one would feel good about being made a fool of by others.
However, no one said a word or stepped forward to try.
Gongshan Yu smiled and said, Since there is no one else, then I thank the various Holy Scions for their maturity and grace. I shall ept this sword reluctantly.
Just as Gongshan Yu and his two junior brothers were about to make a move, a hostile voice resounded in the air.
Since you are reluctant to ept, I think you had better not ept, then.
The sudden objection gave everyone a strange feeling. Who was so bold to not show any face to Immortal Venerate Yun Chen?
Everyone who had the confidence to say such words in the Heavenly Starry Ocean were all here already. Who could it be?
Looking in the direction of the voice, everyone saw only one person. This person was dressed in white robes, and his face was still dripping with blood as if he had just been through a fight before rushing over without rest.
There was a blue headscarf around this persons forehead, above his delicate countenance. He walked over step by step, appearing cold and emotionless. Aside from the deep calm in his eyes, he did not disy much of an expression.
Chapter 1069: Chaos Everywhere with One Glance
Chapter 1069: Chaos Everywhere with One nce
Xiao Chen, the Azure Dragon King Xiao Chen!
By now, all the cultivators with any degree of strength in the Heavenly Starry Ocean would have seen this getup and this face in portraits.
This was a person who had killed eight quasi-Emperors in the Cloud Sea Domain before killing two powerful quasi-Emperors of the Southern Sea Divine Dragon Pce.
This was the person who dared to take the pulse of the Lunar Pces Holy Daughter and abduct her in public. Within the Kunlun Realm, there was only one such person, the Azure Dragon King Xiao Chen.
Who here did not know the name of the Azure Dragon King?
Unfortunately, such a person only had twenty years left to live. He was destined to die young. It would be difficult for him to climb onto the great Dao. He was only like a meteor, a quick sh before falling.
However, at this moment, no one dared to underestimate him. No one was willing to go and seek trouble for themselves.
Xiao Chen! Azure Dragon King Xiao Chen, I have heard of you before. You may be famous, but you need to obey the basic rules. ording to the rules, as of now, this sword is already mine, Gongshan Yus.
Gongshan Yu frowned. Someone showed up unexpectedly and disrupted his n. How unlucky!
After Gongshan Yu spent so much thought and effort, he had managed to reach thest step to snatching the despair sword from the many outstanding talents hands. No matter what, he would not give it up.
Xiao Chen ignored Gongshan Yu. When he arrived, he swept his gaze over the Sword Mound. Fortunately, the despair sword was still there and had not been taken away yet.
Along the way, while rushing over, he happened to run into a Superior Grade Profound Beast, something with the strength of a Small Perfection quasi-Emperor. In addition, it possessed a crafty nature, forcing him to waste time.
He had thought that the despair sword would have been snatched away already by the time he arrived. Unexpectedly, it was still there.
Xiao Chen, are you not going to adhere to even the most basic rules?
Seeing that Xiao Chen ignored him, Gongshan Yu showed an unhappy expression.
Rules? What you said can be considered rules?
Xiao Chen smiled faintly. Nothing could be aplished without rules. However, not everyone could set rules, and not every rule needed to be followed.
At the very least, he did not need to follow the rules that this Gongshan Yu set.
Whoosh!
Xiao Chen soared into the air and flew directly towards the Sword Mound. Gongshan Yu shouted, Stop him!
Gongshan Yus two junior brothers immediately took action. They flung out their long and wide sleeves, sending out arge stream of Magic Treasures. Each of these Magic Treasures surging towards Xiao Chen could break mountains and split seas.
There were flying swords flickering with cold light,rge seals with mountains and rivers carved on them, metals covered in mes, and many others, all looking very mighty.
Xiao Chen did not even bother looking. The Beautiful Mountain and River Painting flew out of his palm. Mountains and rivers gathered into a picture scroll that blocked all the Magic Treasures at once.
Xiao Chens figure shed as heunched himself directly towards the despair sword in the Sword Mound.
Seeing Xiao Chen being so impulsive, boldly heading to the Sword Mound, several people could not help but feel tempted. This despair sword was not that easy to obtain.
If Xiao Chen forcibly obtained the sword and got injured, they had a good chance of detaining him here.
The ck despair hurricanes howled over the Sword Mound, swirling everywhere.
Bang!
Xiao Chen threw a punch and struck an iing hurricane. With a loud sound, this solidified despair hurricane shattered at his blow.
This scene immediately shocked many people. Earlier, those outstanding talents had not even dared to touch these hurricanes, using exquisite Movement Techniques to avoid them.
However, Xiao Chen was extremely domineering. Not having any intention of dodging, he simply punched the despair hurricane into pieces.
After he shed head-on with the strong shock wave brought on by the state of despair when the hurricane shattered, he acted like nothing had happened, casually walking on the Sword Mound, throwing more punches, and shattering all the iing ck hurricanes.
How strong is his mental state?!
The expressions of not only the outstanding talents of the same generation but even the older-generation cultivators changed.
All of these people possessed the ability to shatter the despair hurricane. However, the problem was the state of despair generated when the hurricane shattered.
If one was careless, one might end up in an illusion that they could not extract themselves from.
Earlier, when the shock wave struck the red-d young master from the Five Poison Sect, he had gotten trapped in an illusion. If not for some external help, he would not have been able to escape it.
However, Xiao Chen endured all these head-on. Ten-odd hurricanes shattered, and the shock waves struck him. Even so, he behaved like they were nothing.
Then, hended, stretched out his hand, and grasped the sword.
Ten thousand swords buzzed together and formed one sword Qi that was like a meteor chasing the moon as it pierced towards Xiao Chens back.
The ck hurricanes that Xiao Chen shattered earlier reformed the instant he grasped the sword handle. They turned into a ferocious beast thatunched itself at him with jaws wide open.
As though pre-arranged, the Cyclic Astral Pces Chu Yangs chest suddenly gave off a bright light right at this moment, like he was half of a sun radiating bright, golden light.
Each beam of light was zing hot. The dark space of Despair City instantly turned into day.
Leng Shaofans face sank. He pped his war chariot with his palm, and the four deep-sea flood dragons pulling it roared ferociously. Then, they charged towards Xiao Chen, giving off a boundless Dragons Might.
The Five Poison Sects red-d young master smiled coldly and attacked at the same time. Arge snake made of ck poison fog moved about and slithered towards Xiao Chen.
Many loose cultivators wanting to try and take advantage of the situation made a move as well.
The instant Xiao Chen grasped the sword handle, attacks filled the air and fell like a torrent, driving towards him like a downpour of hail.
As long as Xiao Chen dared to continue pulling the sword, under the pressure of so many attacks, even the Azure Dragon King would suffer severe injuries.
On the golden war chariot, Yue Bingyun suddenly stood up. Her usually calm face now showed unsteadiness. A crescent moon mark on her forehead glowed as she slowly stored up strong energy.
Yi Ling, who was standing beside her, said, Miss Bingyun, there is no need to worry. I believe he will retreat in the face of the difficulty. He knows what to choose.
In such a dangerous situation, just when everyone thought that Xiao Chen would give up on pulling out the sword, the white-d man grasping the despair sword red. Two beams of lightone white and one goldenflew out of his eyes.
The Origin mes of the Sr True me and Lunar True me chased each other, forming a truly perfect Taiji Yinyang me Diagram. This was the first time Xiao Chen used it in actual battle.
Boom!
Two attributes of extreme oppositesYin and Yang. Mixing in the Taiji Yinyang me Diagram, they merged perfectly, forming an extremely fascinating golden diagram.
It seemed like the space in the area froze, bing like a world and isting these two ces as two separate worlds.
When all the attacks struck the Taiji Yinyang me Diagram, it reflected the attacks with several times the original strength.
Whoever attacked the heaviest was the most unfortunate now. They got struck by their own attacks, suffering grievous injuries. Many fainted; some even died.
The entire ce turned chaotic. All sorts of horrifying shock waves spread out in all directions. Miserable shrieks pierced the air one after another.
The instant the Taiji Yinyang me Diagram vanished, Xiao Chen shouted a war cry and pulled out the despair sword.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Instantly, the shattering of thousands upon thousands of swords resounded. All the swords splintered into shards.
A puissant force surged out into the surroundings. The energy contained within each shard actually equaled that of a great grandmaster-level Martial Sages full-power strike.
The most horrifying thing was that these shards contained a remnant aura of despair.
Scatter!
The outstanding talents surrounding the Sword Mound, as well as the hundreds of loose cultivators, all had horrified expressions as they fled every which way, trying to dodge in a panic.
The already very chaotic scene immediately turned even more so. Disciples of the same sect got separated.
The eye of a storm was always the calmest area. In this extremely tumultuous scene, its propagator simrly remained calm.
When Xiao Chen looked around, there was not a single person within five kilometers.
His gaze fell on the despair sword. He sized up the sword he held, engrossed as he touched the de with his right hand.
When Xiao Chen felt the aura of despair lingering on his fingertips, he praised it, not evincing any fear of this aura of despair that so many people feared.
After everything calmed down, all the surviving outstanding talents and loose cultivators were in sorry states. It seemed that no one managed to escape the earlier chaos.
Even Yi Ling and Yue Bingyun, who were on the golden war chariot, had their hands full for a long time. Their clothes were ripped in many ces, cut by sword shards.
The cultivators who sneak-attacked Xiao Chen earlier were even more unfortunate. Initially, the rebound from the Taiji Yinyang me Diagram already inflicted severe injuries on them.
However, the subsequent wave of attacks from the shattered swords caught several Small Perfection quasi-Emperors off-guard, and they lost their lives.
Xiao Chen!
When Chu Yang and the others saw that Xiao Chen was uninjured and was even just standing there and admiring the sword, rage zed in them.
Feeling so many hostile gazes, Xiao Chen smiled and carefully put away the despair sword. Then, he said indifferently, Many thanks to you all for your maturity. This Xiao will go first!
He had noticed many Great Perfection quasi-Emperors present. Each of the six Immortal Holy Lands had a Great Perfection quasi-Emperor protecting their group.
Most of the loose cultivators were Small Perfection quasi-Emperors. However, there were one or two Great Perfection quasi-Emperors.
Great Perfection quasi-Emperors had not only formed their Heavenly Seal already but had also refined a unique soul. Their Heavenly Seal was no longer just a shape.
These people were a full two grades above Xiao Chen. His dragon-shaped Heavenly Seal was still a silhouette, just spots of light.
If not for rebuilding the origin of his Law Energy after it was broken, bringing the count of his Heavenly Sage Laws to a total of ten thousand, Xiao Chen would not even be able to handle Small Perfection quasi-Emperors.
With the current situation, he was confident of dealing with one Great Perfection quasi-Emperor; however, two would be somewhat problematic.
Xiao Chen could not use the Sea Monarch Crown in Despair City. He needed to go back to the surface of the sea.
This ce was rife with Great Perfection quasi-Emperors. Now that Xiao Chen had obtained what he wanted, his trip to Despair City coulde to a perfect end.
Fortunately, he did not see any peak Consummation quasi-Emperors. Such people were probably preparing for their tribtions and rarely appeared.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly and turned to leave.
Damn it! After you took my possession, how can I just let you leave?!
The one that was the most depressed was naturally the third disciple of Immortal Venerate Yun Chen, Gongshan Yu. Right at the critical moment, someone snatched away the treasure that he thought was already his.
How could Gongshan Yu swallow such frustration?
Magic Skill, Falling Star!
Gongshan Yu paled as he shed hand seals. Suddenly, a mysterious energy turned into a beam of light shooting up to the sky as the hand seals formed.
He had spent a long time preparing this Magic Skill and quickly executed it the instant Xiao Chen turned.
Due to this pull, a star in the distant sky actually fell for real. Starlight poured down and prated the seawater, falling into Despair City andnding on Xiao Chens body.
When Xiao Chen looked up, the ten kilometers of seawater seemed to turn transparent. He could see the Starry Heavens outside the sky, a wondrous sight.
Chapter 1070: Meteor Shining Again, Passing in a Flash
Chapter 1070: Meteor Shining Again, Passing in a sh
In the universe, this star would not even beparable to a speck of dust in the world. However, it was significantlyrge as well, about the size of a small mountain.
Meteor was frequently used to describe a cultivator moving extremely fast. Now, with a real falling star, everyone realized that it was even faster than they imagined.
This is an Immortal Arts Magic Skill? This is incredible, truly unbelievably powerful!
Such a scene left several quasi-Emperors bbergasted, unable to understand.
Quick, scatter. This star is not big, but given the height it is falling from, even though it is not targeting us, the shock wave can harm us.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
The others reacted, their figures shing once again, not willing to risk the shock waves.
Xiao Chen frowned slightly. Gongshan Yu truly lived up to his cultivation realm, the Soul Transformation Stage. Even he felt awed at this Magic Skill.
Xiao Chen knew Magic Skills as well. Starry Heaven Storm could move real stars. However, with the Magic Energy of a Yuanying Stage cultivator, he would have difficulty achieving such a level.
If Xiao Chen was not wrong, the senior brother that Feng Wuqing mentioned was this person.
A rock that fell from the Starry Heavens could squish a person to death. This meteor heading for him was the size of a small mountain. Its might could easily be imagined.
After the various outstanding talents retreated far away, they all looked at Xiao Chen to see how he would deal with this.
There were few Immortal Cultivators, and their peak fighting force was notparable to Martial Cultivators.
However, in battles among the same generation, especially those of simr cultivations, few Martial Cultivators could defeat Immortal Cultivators, who relied on Magic Treasures and Magic Skills.
Before it changed, the original purpose of the Four Seas Hero Gathering was for Martial Cultivators topete with Immortal Cultivators. However, Martial Cultivators lost most of the time.
Gongshan Yus suggestion earlier clearly favored himself. However, the various outstanding talents had still agreed.
However, not only did everyone have to give Immortal Venerate Yun Chen some face, but as a Soul Transformation Stage Immortal Cultivator, Gongshan Yu also could not be underestimated.
This is strange. The star has notnded yet. Why is Xiao Chen not taking the opportunity to dodge?
He cant dodge it. Did you not see that the starlight alreadynded on his body? Even if he ran to the ends of the world, it would be useless. The instant the star breaks through the barrier of the sky, it will plunge through the seawater and crash into him in the blink of an eye.
Just thinking about it is horrifying. A meteor the size of a small mountain falling from the Starry Heavens to the ground will definitely produce a great impact.
I have not seen such a strong Immortal Arts Magic Skill for many years already.
Most of the cultivators did not believe that Xiao Chen stood a chance unless he could again execute that defensive secret technique that shocked everyone earlier.
However, everyone could tell that such a heaven-defying secret technique could not be easily repeated. How could Xiao Chen use it again in such a short time?
On the golden war chariot, the Young Treasure Master Yi Ling said softly, Xiao Chen was still too careless in the end. He should not have given Gongshan Yu a chance to execute his Magic Skill. In the hands of a Soul Transformation Stage cultivator, a Magic Skill can disy its full might. Even a Great Perfection quasi-Emperor would not dare to underestimate it.
Yue Bingyun looked at the old man driving the chariot. Then, she said, Young Treasure Master,ter, after the Azure Dragon King is injured, I would like this senior to protect him and bring him away together with Aunt Bai.
Yi Lings thoughts were very meticulous. Even though he had some doubts, he did not ask for a reason. He smiled and said, Since Miss Bingyun asked, naturally, this Young Master will do it.
Even Yue Bingyun did not think much of Xiao Chens chances. The Soul Transformation Stage cultivator hadpleted the Magic Skill. Given Xiao Chens current cultivation, blocking it would be too difficult.
Chu Yang and the others were even storing up power already, preparing to deal a fatal blow after the Magic Skill injured Xiao Chen and prevent him from turning things around.
Only the group of people from Myriad Fiend Ind entered deep thought and did not dare to make assumptions. Mu Qingyun and Yan Shisan recalled the palm strike from fifty kilometers away from that day.
As everyone expected, after tearing through the barrier of the sky, the star plunged through the seawater in a heartbeat, crashing towards Xiao Chen.
The instant the seawater parted, a dazzling ze gave off an even more resplendent light than the sun, illuminating the sky.
The normally dark Despair City became as bright as day at this moment. All the streetsboth big and smallshowed clearly.
This sight stunned all the cultivators adventuring in Despair City; they could not understand what happened.
However, this light appeared for only an instant. Just an instant. Even shorter than the blink of an eye.
It was so short that several cultivators wondered if the light they saw was an illusion.
Boom!
A sound even louder than thunder reverberated. The sky shook, and the entire Despair City trembled intensely.
This sound was very startling, waking up everyone from their daydreams. They opened their eyes and looked at reality, trying to see how the Azure Dragon King blocked this move.
The white-d Xiao Chen had not moved a step on the trembling ground.
A bright moon faded slowly behind him. However, lofty aspirations and hot-bloodedness lingered in the air like wind and lightning, never extinguishing, never disappearing, always there.
When the Magic Skill broke, it exploded in the air. Gongshan Yu vomited blood and fell to one knee.
His two junior brothers quickly rushed over and helped him up. They only rxed after they checked himit was merely the Magic Skills rebound weakening him.
Not many people had managed to clearly see how Xiao Chen dealt with the star, exploding it during that most critical moment.
The few that had managed to see clearly were all extremely shocked. What kind of Palm Technique was this? How could it have such a berserk explosive power?
This Palm Technique was even stronger than the falling star. It turned the tables on Gongshan Yu and suppressed him.
Chu Yang and the others did not know whether to release the Martial Techniques they were storing up, feeling very conflicted.
Xiao Chen looked up and swept his gaze through the crowd. Aside from those loose cultivators, the ones purposefully attacking him were people from the Cyclic Astral Pce, the Sea Monarchs old guards, and the Five Poison Sect.
As Xiao Chen looked over, the quasi-Emperors preparing a sneak attack felt goosebumps and immediately scattered the Martial Techniques they prepared.
With just one nce, Xiao Chen scared these people, stopping them cold.
Now that he had aplished his purpose, he did not remain.
Right now, Xiao Chen was not in a very good situation, unable to execute the Taiji Yinyang me Diagram anytime soon. If these quasi-Emperorsunched their attacks, he would definitely sustain injuries.
As everyone watched Xiao Chen depart, the same thought appeared in all their minds.
Fortunately, such a person can live for only another twenty years. In this cutthroat world, the survivor is king. No matter how bright a meteor is, it disappears in a sh.
After Xiao Chen shattered the falling star with one palm strike, no one dared to attack anymore when he turned around again.
After the matter was over, Xiao Chen had brushed his clothes and withdrawn, not leaving any traces of himself behind for five hundred kilometers, only his departing figure and the lofty aspirations that filled the air, lingering for a long time.
A whileter, Myriad Fiend Inds Di Xinhan said, He lives up to his reputation. I am not his equal.
Not every outstanding talent was as straightforward as Di Xinhan, directly admitting their inferiority to Xiao Chen.
However, whether these outstanding talents of the Heavenly Starry Ocean acknowledged it or not, without even drawing his saber, Xiao Chen had made them all submit with just one palm strike.
Yan Shisan said rationally, Quasi-Emperor is indeed a great separator. It would be very difficult topete with him short of quasi-Emperor. This time, this trip to the heart of the ocean is a chance for everybody.
Mu Qingyun nodded and said, Thats right. We are all only one step shy of quasi-Emperor. All weck is an opportunity. Once we reach quasi-Emperor, who can say who would be stronger?
Di Xinhan added indifferently, It is also possible that we will die here. As one of the eight great forbiddennds, the heart of the ocean is no joking matter.
Yan Shisan suddenly looked up and said, They areing!
The major characters approaching the ends of their lifespan were indeeding. Everyone present felt a strong might pressing down.
Although this might and pressure were strong, they contained a vague intimation of imminent endings, like the setting of the sun.
With such a special might and pressure, there was no need to guess. The long-awaited great Fiends were here!
Since these major characters were approaching the end of their lifespan, they could not be bothered with withdrawing their auras. Wanting to avoid harassment from some Profound Beasts, they purposely radiated such a strong might.
Three old Fiend Race cultivators and one middle-aged-looking man stood at the entrance to Despair City, looking at the walls withplicated expressions.
The immense might spreading all over Despair City came from the three old men.
These four were all Greater Heavenly Martial Emperors. However, in strength, the middle-aged man in the middle possessed an even stronger aura than the three old men.
This middle-aged man possessed an illustrious background. His name was Zong Boxiong, the founder of the Heavenly Evil Gate in the ck Sea, who was known as the Heavenly Evil Emperor.
In the ck Sea, Zong Boxiong ranked together with the thirteen great bandits. He still had long to live. However, for the sake of finding an opportunity to advance to Sovereign Martial Emperor, he came to adventure in the heart of the ocean.
The three old men came from Myriad Fiend Ind. They were already at the end of their lifespans, their days numbered.
The heart of the ocean was one of the eight great forbiddennds. Given their cultivation as Greater Heavenly Martial Emperors, entering the heart of the ocean to seek a divine medicine to defy heaven and change their fate was simply an act of suicide.
In reality, the forbiddennds had always been where expiring Martial Emperors died.
Martial Emperors approaching the end of their lifespan would handle all their matters and let go. Then, they would try their luck in the forbiddennds. However, since ancient times, those that could defy heaven and change their fate, sessfully walking out, were rare and few.
The three old men were very clear that their path led to death. They would most likely not return, adding a few more Martial Emperor bones to the heart of the ocean.
The aura of despair in the city is gone. Someone actually snatched away the source of despair! Zong Boxiong said, revealing doubt on his face.
The three old men had long sensed the absence of the aura of despair. However, their expressions did not change; they already saw past all the mundanities.
Just from this small matter, one could see the difference in attitude between Zong Boxiong and the three old men.
The source of despair can be considered a treasure. If it were one thousand years ago, I would definitely kill this person who snatched the source of despair. The gray-robed old man in the middle smiled faintly.
The words filled with murderous intent actually sounded as light as water in the old mans mouth, altogether calm.
Just at this moment, a white figure walked out the city gates. When facing the strong might of these Martial Emperors, he was neither servile nor overbearing. He merely continued forward with a calm expression.
The gazes of the four immediately fell on this person, and they revealed expressions of approbation. This youth was very impressive!
Naturally, this youth was Xiao Chen. After taking the source of despair, he did not wish to wait there for trouble to strike, so he immediately prepared to leave Despair City.
As for the heart of the ocean, Xiao Chen had considered it and decided to give up on it for now.
Ao Jiao approved of this decision. Those outstanding talents went to seek their opportunities to be quasi-Emperors. This was a trip that they needed to make.
Xiao Chen already advanced to quasi-Emperor. His promotion did not depend on going to the periphery of the heart of the ocean.
Furthermore, the people of the Cyclic Astral Pce and the Divine Dragon Pces of the four seas were all hostile to him. If he went to the heart of the ocean, there would be a lot of danger. Given all these, he decided not to go.
Chapter 1071: Chased
Chapter 1071: Chased
After Xiao Chen left the city gates, he bowed slightly to the four people not far away. After this simple greeting, he walked by them.
Etiquette was important when facing experts at the peak. This was a form of respect and was the same be it in the Sky Dome Realm or the Kunlun Realm.
After Xiao Chen was far away, one of the old men said in amazement, This youth is really strange. All the outstanding talents in the city are waiting for us to pave the way, yet he directly walked away.
Given his cultivation, he should have no problems protecting himself in the periphery of the heart of the ocean.
He already advanced to quasi-Emperor at such a young age. Howe I never heard of such a person in the Heavenly Starry Ocean before? Have I remained in seclusion for too long already?
The middle-aged man, Zong Boxiong, withdrew his gaze from Xiao Chen and said indifferently, He is Xiao Chen, the Azure Emperors descendant. He has already been conferred King by the Martial God Pce and inherited the Azure Dragon Kings insignia, sweeping through the younger generation of the Kunlun Continent.
The Azure Emperors descendant!
The three old mens expressions suddenly changed. They quickly turned back to look, appearing distracted as they gazed at that white figure.
The Dragons Gates Azure Emperor destroyed the Sea Monarch Pce ten thousand years ago. If not for the sudden fall of the Azure Emperor, the Dragons Gate would not have ruled the Heavenly Starry Ocean for only such a short time.
Now that the Azure Emperors descendant appeared, the three old men immediately recalled how the Dragons Gate had ruled the Heavenly Starry Ocean, and wondered if it would happen again.
Zong Boxiong, why are you so familiar with this persons information?
Zong Boxiong replied calmly, I have a godson that got into some disputes with him. If not for this Xiao Chen, he would not have be the top youth of the ck Sea.
Howe your godson has disputes with him?
Zong Boxiong smiled mysteriously and answered, They both came from the Sky Dome Realm. He bears a grudge against Xiao Chen for killing his father!
Hang on, it looks like someone is following this fellow.
It is the people from the Divine Dragon Pces. They really think highly of this fellow, sending four Great Perfection quasi-Emperors.
It is not our problem. Wed best not bother; it is more important to go to the heart of the ocean.
The four chatted idly as they directly entered Despair City. Only Zong Boxiong turned to a certain direction with a contemtive look. His lips moved slightly; then, he made to catch up.
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Outside Despair City, Xiao Chen had already gotten far away. Suddenly, a message appeared in his mind, and his expression immediately changed drastically. Then, he warily looked around his surroundings.
Whats wrong? Ao Jiao asked from the Immortal Spirit Ring.
Xiao Chen cautiously replied, Someone is keeping an eye on me. Four Great Perfection quasi-Emperors from the Divine Dragon Pces have been secretly following me for a while now.
The strange message just now told Xiao Chen that four Great Perfection quasi-Emperors had been following him since his departure from the city.
Perhaps the people following him had treasures that could hide their aura. Xiao Chen checked with his Spiritual Sense many times but could not find anything.
Go!
Whether was it real or not, Xiao Chen spread out his Freedom Wings and prepared to fly to the surface of the sea in one breath.
Two Great Perfection quasi-Emperors would already be difficult for Xiao Chen to handle. With four of them, unless he used the Sea Monarch Crown at the surface of the sea, retreating safely would be tough.
Various scenes before shed before Xiao Chens eyes like fleeting shadows. Then, the scene fixed on the surface of the sea. He took a step forward, nning to step across.
However, a formless energy suddenly obstructed him. The power of the world surged, and the space above him became restricted.
When Xiao Chen stepped forward, he bounced back from the folded space.
He looked around, and four old men wearing dragon robes in various colors suddenly appeared, gazing at him expressionlessly.
The old man wearing blue-colored dragon robes standing to Xiao Chens east demanded coldly, Xiao Chen, hand over the Sea Monarch Headscarf on your forehead. Our Eastern Sea Divine Dragon Pce will cut off all grudges with you.
Hand over your Sea Monarch Crown. Our Northern Sea, Southern Sea, and Western Sea Divine Dragon Pces will write off all grudges between us! the other three old men shouted coldly in unison.
The force from the space rebounding was great. Xiao Chennded and took ten steps back before he stabilized his footing. Then he looked at the four men surrounding him and frowned slightly.
The four Great Perfection quasi-Emperors circted their Heavenly Laws and drove the power of the world, working together to lock down the space above.
Without a word, Xiao Chens figure shed. He continuously used the Roaming Dragons Nine Transformations, materializing thousands of clones and scattering in all directions.
How stubborn!
The blue-robed old man leading the group snorted coldly before drawing a sword. Boundless sword Qi together with the power of the world swept through the ce.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Like sweeping through brittle branches, the sword Qi instantly eliminated all of Xiao Chens clones, leaving only the distant main body.
Chase!
The four old mens figures shed, heading in the direction Xiao Chen had taken, chasing with all their might.
A Small Perfection quasi-Emperor was someone who had solidified their Heavenly Laws, increasing the power of the world they could drive tenfold.
A Great Perfection quasi-Emperor was someone who had formed their Heavenly Seal and was working on condensing a soul in the Heavenly Seal and cing their own Spiritual Mark into it. They became one with the heavens and could use the power of the world as they pleased.
The four old men chasing Xiao Chen were all Great Perfection quasi-Emperors. They could use the power of the world as they pleased, controlling it freely.
As these old men flew, it seemed like their bodies did not move. Instead, it looked like the world was moving backward. When it came to movement, they were much better than Xiao Chen.
If not for the exquisiteness of the Thunder Dragon Steps and the speed increase of the Freedom Wings, Xiao Chen would not even have the chance to flee.
Sticking close to the seabed, Xiao Chen opened his Freedom Wings and flew swiftly.
The four old men from the Divine Dragon Pces followed after him, moving like phantoms. He could not shake them off.
This was especially so for the blue-robed old man from the Eastern Sea Divine Dragon Pce. When Xiao Chen tried to increase his speed further, that old man would swing his sword and block him.
Do you think that we do not know about the uses of the Sea Monarch Crown? That is not something that belongs to you, and it never will. If you do not hand over the relics of the Sea Monarch, we will make sure you suffer an unforgettable humiliation!
The blue-robed old man swung his sword again. The sword Qi appeared like a dragon carrying the power of the world. The might of this sword locked down the entire space.
If Xiao Chen tried to break through forcibly, the people chasing him would catch up and surround him again.
Xiao Chen could not be bothered with it. He simply swooped down and gently pped the Freedom Wings, increasing his speed by another twenty percent.
What should I do? Ao Jiao, should I just fight it out with them?! Xiao Chen asked. Half a day had passed, but he still had not managed to outrun these four people. A decisive light shed in his eyes.
Given Ao Jiaos strength in addition to Xiao Chens, if they fought with all their might, the four behind would definitely not have the upper hand.
However, doing so would make it hard for Xiao Chen to avoid taking severe injuries.
There is no rush. Go to Despair City and enter the heart of the ocean. The environment there isplicated, and you can easily hide from these people.
Ao Jiao quickly deterred Xiao Chen from the Immortal Spirit Ring. Given his current situation, he could not afford to get severely injured again.
With the pressure from the four, Xiao Chen had no other choice but to enter Despair City. At this moment, the city was empty. All the waiting outstanding talents and loose cultivators had already gone into the heart of the ocean.
He is trying to enter the heart of the ocean. Stop him!
The blue-robed old man noticed that Xiao Chen was heading to Despair City, which startled him.
Left with no choice, the four worked together and executed their Profound Martial Techniques.
In the hands of a Great Perfection quasi-Emperor, Profound Martial Techniques were much more powerful than when a Small Perfection quasi-Emperor executed themthey were shockingly powerful.
The damaged sculptures, copsed walls, and old buildings in the dpidated city turned into dust when these Martial Techniques struck them.
Now that half a day had passed, the mes in Xiao Chens eyes were already replenished.
He turned his head and quickly formed the Taiji Yinyang me Diagram. Space froze, and the world seemed to split into two.
Bang!
With a loud sound, the four strong Profound Martial Techniques struck the Taiji Yinyang me Diagram. It held on for a while before shattering explosively, reducing the four Profound Martial Techniques into shock waves and dispersing them.
Using this time, Xiao Chen kept advancing, moving like a roaming dragon. In two breaths, he arrived at the entrance to the heart of the ocean.
That was a deep well glowing with white light. Normally, arge number of Superior Grade Profound Beasts gathered there, making it hard for ordinary people to approach.
However, before Greater Heavenly Martial Emperors, the Superior Grade Profound Beasts could not do anything. The moment these beasts sensed theming, they fled, leaving the ce empty.
A strong aura surged again. Xiao Chen frowned at the obstinate persistence of these four people. If they were Small Perfection quasi-Emperors who were just solidifying their Heavenly Seal, he would not be in such a miserable state.
Pu tong! Xiao Chen jumped decisively into the deep well.
The four Great Perfection quasi-Emperors of the Divine Dragon Pces were toote. When theynded on the ground, Xiao Chen was no longer in sight.
This is rather problematic. He has entered the heart of the ocean. Should we stand guard here, or should we follow him? the old man from the Western Sea Divine Dragon Pce asked with some frustration.
The blue-robed old man replied sullenly, We continue to give chase. Since there is more than one entrance to the heart of the ocean, there is no point standing out here.
With this, the blue-robed old man immediately jumped down. After hesitating for a while, the other three followed him.
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There was a whirlpool in the deep well. After Xiao Chen jumped in, he discovered that he could not resist its pull. He felt the world spinning around him as he continued to sink into the whirlpool.
After some time, he felt his body turn light; the suction of the whirlpool had disappeared.
Taking in his surroundings, Xiao Chen discovered himself in a pitch-ck space. Currently, he was falling at a very rapid speed.
This space was extraordinary, more than a thousand timesten thousand timesrger than Despair City, forming a world of its own.
As Xiao Chen fell, he could see numerous remains of strong Profound Beasts floating beside him.
Needless to say, these were due to those major characters. Without those people taking action, the ones who came after would not have even been able tond.
In the center of the space, there was a faint blue clump of water that was iparably extraordinary. It seemed to contain an incredible amount of water-attributed energy.
The moment Xiao Chen saw it, it brought to mind the extremely horrifying Divine Lightning Talisman in Misleading Fog Lake.
However, while the Divine Lightning Talisman was filled with berserk offensive energy, the blue clump of water appeared gentle and calm, radiating greatfort.
Is this the heart of the ocean?
From where Xiao Chen was, he could only see a silhouette. He could not even judge its distance.
Revolving around the heart of the ocean were seven floating annrndmasses, one ring fitting snugly inside another, like seven gigantic gears slowly rotating.
Chapter 1072: The Road that Buried Emperors
Chapter 1072: The Road that Buried Emperors
Xiao Chen could vaguely make out arge mountain with rivers in the seventh ring; it looked like the Fire Li Sect treasure mountain that he had seen in the Cloud Sea Domain.
He felt something underfoot; he hadnded on a floating ind in the seventh ring. Although his rate of descent was extremely fast, there was not much impact when he alighted.
When Xiao Chen looked around, he saw a scarlet road beneath the ind, which led to somewhere unknown.
The ground was hot and dry from the many volcanoes in thisva-fillednd continuously spewing mes towards the sky.
The fiery clouds resulting from the mes covered the sky. The horizon was not visible at a nce.
Ao Jiao softly introduced to Xiao Chen, This is the volcano ring, the very edge of the seven worlds of the heart of the sea. This ce cannot even be considered the periphery. However, it generates all sorts of fire-attributed gems. Each of the volcanoes contains a pce you can search for treasure.
How can I leave this ce? Rather than treasure hunting, Xiao Chen was more concerned about leaving this ce.
Earlier, Xiao Chen had taken a rough survey of the structure of this ce. Based on the silhouette he saw from the sky, this ce was an iparablyrge disk with the heart of the ocean at the center.
The seven annrndmasses nested one inside another, forming most of the disk.
The remaining area was pitch-dark space; there was simply no way out.
This is the first ringthe me Ring. If you keep walking on the big road under your feet, it will connect to the second ringthe Iceberg Ring. When you reach the gateway, you can keep going, or you can use the transportation formation there to leave.
In this Seven Ring Continent, each ring is even more dangerous than the one before it. However, the further you go, the better the things you will find. Since ancient times, this road leading to the heart of the ocean has killed many powerful Martial Emperors.
Ao Jiao exined, Those outstanding talents and quasi-Emperor loose cultivators will probably stop at the third ring. If they continue advancing, they will definitely die.
They are chasing over already!
Xiao Chen looked up and saw four ck dots quickly descending. He did not remain here but promptly jumped down to the road in front of him and followed itthe road that buried Emperors.
The four people behind Xiao Chen chased very persistently, deterring him from searching for treasures. He only wanted to leave as soon as possible.
Otherwise, Xiao Chen would go off thisrge road under him and search around in this me Ring. Missing such an opportunity was truly unfortunate.
Xiao Chen quickly ran on the road. At first, he did not notice anything. However, after about five kilometers, he felt that something was wrong.
There was something wrong with the gravity of this ce; it was at least a hundred times that of the outside world. Xiao Chen dashed wildly down this road. If this were the outside world, he would have already traveled over fifty kilometers. Even so, he would not have felt any pressure, remaining extremely rxed.
However, even before traveling five kilometers in this ce, Xiao Chen already felt somewhat tired, his forehead covered with sweat.
After trying a few times, Xiao Chen finally verified it. The gravity here was two hundred times the outside worlds. If he wanted to fly here, the amount of Law Energy he would exhaust would be a thousand times more, verging on impossible.
No wonder when he first fell, there was no impact. It was all negated by the gravity.
[Note: There are two possibilities here: the author does not understand how gravity works, or in this alternate universe, gravity works differently.]
This was good as well. This meant that the four old men behind him would exhaust most of their energy. Xiao Chen held the advantage of his physical body. The four old men would have to work harder if they wanted to overtake him.
Many hurried footprints, as well as recently killed Profound Beasts, dotted the road. These Profound Beasts had been in with one move shattering their bodies and bones.
There was no need to even guess; this was definitely the handiwork of those major characters.
This darn ce is extraordinarily hot!
Xiao Chen stopped to wipe his sweat. Then, he pulled out a water pouch from his Universe Ring and took a huge gulp of water.
This was only the first ring, and yet the environment was already so harsh. It was difficult to imagine passing through the seven rings and reaching the most dangerous heart of the ocean.
Since ancient times, many powerful Emperors had ended up buried on this road.
p! p!
Little Yellow Feather suddenly flew out from the Immortal Spirit Ring, chirping nonstop. It appeared very happy like it hade home.
Whats wrong with it? Xiao Chen asked, filled with doubts.
Ao Jiao appeared confused as well. She said, Little Yellow Feather says that it wants to look for food on its own. The Profound Cores that you gave it tasted too horrible.
Xiao Chen smiled helplessly. How picky. Those Profound Cores were of good quality; they would cost no less than Astral Cores.
Call it back. It should not be flying around this ce. Hey, where are you going!
Before Xiao Chen could finish speaking, Little Yellow Feather became like a faint beam of fiery light. pping its wings, it left the road, heading towards the distant volcanoes.
Little Yellow Feathers tiny body did not seem to be affected by the gravity; it flew extremely fast.
So far, the ce appeared very calm.
However, that was because the major characters had killed all the Profound Beasts on the road. If one left the road, it would be dangerous.
Xiao Chens expression changed as he quickly chased after Little Yellow Feather, keeping his eyes on it. It hatched only a month ago; just a few Inferior Grade Profound Beasts would be able to kill it.
However, Little Yellow Feather was no slower than Xiao Chen in the first ce. With the effects of this ce, he had no way to catch up with the chick. Soon, he lost sight of Little Yellow Feather.
Xiao Chen, Im going ahead to take a look first!
Ao Jiao felt anxious and flew after Little Yellow Feather. The gravity affected her less since she was a spiritual being, so she was much faster than Xiao Chen.
With her setting out in pursuit, Xiao Chen rxed somewhat. She was equal to a quasi-Emperor, enough to deal with most of the Profound Beasts here.
Cracks appeared on the scarlet ground, asionally spewing out boiling-hotva.
Although Xiao Chen slowed somewhat, he had his Movement Technique, so he still moved quite quickly. As his figure flickered, he did not run into any of theva.
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On therge road, the four old men from the Divine Dragon Pces persistently giving chase stopped running. As they looked at the distant figure of Xiao Chen, they revealed contemtive expressions.
This fellow is no longer traveling on the road. There are volcanoes everywhere; it will not be easy to find him.
A fierce look shed in the eyes of the old man from the Eastern Sea Divine Dragon Pce. He said, We will stand guard at the transportation formation at the first gateway. I do not believe that he will hide here forever.
Good, thats what well do.
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From what Xiao Chens senses picked up, Ao Jiao and Little Yellow Feather had stopped at a volcano. After climbing up with much difficulty, he was greeted by a bbergasting sight.
Heat waves surged, and Profound Beasts littered the ground by the mouth of the volcano. Little Yellow Feather excitedly picked up the Profound Cores of the Profound Beasts with its beak.
Standing at the side and smiling faintly, Ao Jiao told Xiao Chen that Little Yellow Feather had killed these Profound Beasts on its own.
After a quick look, Xiao Chen saw that the bodies on the ground were all Inferior Grade Profound Beasts. These were existences that could rival a grandmaster-level Martial Sage, yet they all died under the mes of Little Yellow Feather.
Hehe! Dont listen to what it said before, that these Profound Cores tasted horrible. They are actually great supplements for it. These Profound Cores contain some Immortal Qi, which is what makes them very good supplements. Look at its size; it even doubled in size without us noticing, Ao Jiao said with a softugh.
Indeed, that was so. Initially, Xiao Chen could capture the Golden Crow with one hand. Now, it was alreadyrger than his palm.
The most important thing was that, from the initial faint yellow, Little Yellow Feathers feathers had slowly brightened, and its eyes also looked more intelligent.
Xiao Chen shook his head and smiled helplessly. This fellow really startled me. It turns out that the fire-attributed Profound Beasts were what drew it over. It is even eating so happily now. With this detour, the four old men behind us will definitely reach the gateway of the first ring before us.
Ao Jiao said with some vexation, That is rather problematic. With those four old men guarding the transportation formation, you cant do anything.
It had been a long time since Xiao Chen had been in such a miserable situation, surrounded and trapped by others.
In the end, the reason was hisck of any true trump cards. If he still had the Azure Emperors saber light, they would not be able to be so unruly before him.
Counting a further step back, if he had managed to reach the surface of the sea, he could have used the Sea Monarch Crown and would not need to fear these four at all.
Letting this drag on is not a solution. You only have five years to advance to Martial Emperor and need to find as many resources as you can.
After saying this, Ao Jiao paused as if she was trying to make up her mind about something.
Damn! What are you trying to do?!
Little Yellow Feather, who had just finished eating the fire-attributed Profound Cores, patted its belly with its wing before flying to the mouth of the volcano and entering it.
Xiao Chen and Ao Jiao both changed their expressions as they quickly went over to look into the volcano.
Boom!
Horrifyingva apanied by terrifying heat waves spewed out of the volcano. Its interior rumbled as it erupted without enda very startling sight.
The two moved hastily, dodging in advance. The earlier scene was quite perilous.
Little Yellow Feather!
Ao Jiao revealed an extremely worried expression as she cried out, about to rush over.
Xiao Chen hurriedly grabbed her. Calm down. It is a fire-attributed Holy Beast. Such an environment would not hurt it. If you go over, you will only hurt yourself.
At this reminder, Ao Jiao seemed to wake up from a dream. She said, Little Yellow Feather is normally very obedient. There must be something exceedingly appetizing at the bottom of the volcano. Otherwise, it would not be this disobedient.
That should more or less be the case. Xiao Chen frowned and said, However, there are Medial Grade Profound Beasts in the volcano, possibly even Superior Grade Profound Beasts. Such rashness is really worrying.
What should we do? What if the little guy gets eaten by something? Ao Jiao looked very anxious but helpless at the same time.
The mes surging up into the sky died down slowly. The mouth of the volcano now looked rtively calm. However, the explosions inside never stopped, rumbling without end. Something must have happened inside.
Ill go in and take a look! Xiao Chen said.
It was rare for Ao Jiao to care so much for something, so Xiao Chen did not want to disappoint her.
However, the temperature at the mouth of the volcano is no less than ten thousand degrees Celsius. It is too dangerous for you to go down. Ao Jiao still retained her rationality, not wanting Xiao Chen to risk himself.
It is fine. I have the Sea Monarch Headscarf, a Rank 4 Sage Body, the Great Perfection will of ice, and these Azure Dragon Robes Im wearing. All these should be enough.
After saying that, Xiao Chen controlled the azure energy of the Azure Dragon Kings insignia on his chest with a thought. It quickly shot out and dyed the white robes azure, protecting him.
Come in, then!
Ao Jiao nodded and turned into a beam of light, entering the Immortal Spirit Ring.
Xiao Chen took a deep breath, and his forehead flickered. The energy of the will of ice spread throughout his body. A faint radiance flowed on the light-blue Sea Monarch Headscarf.
He stood at the mouth of the volcano, then jumped down to see what in the world the little Golden Crow had found.
Lava flowed like fiery water at the mouth of the volcano. When Xiao Chen entered, he instantly became covered inva.
Even with all his preparations, he still found the temperature of more than ten thousand degrees Celsius hard to bear. The further he sank, the more unbearable it became.
Xiao Chens body glowed red, iparably hot. Even his internal organs felt like they were burning.
Chapter 1073: Solar Plume Feathers
Chapter 1073: Sr Plume Feathers
Down below, the temperature doubled at least. If not for the Great Perfection will of ice, while Xiao Chens bones might not melt, his skin and flesh would definitely have liquefied into blood.
Fortunately, there was also the Sea Monarch Headscarf. At the most crucial moments, it always sent out cooling energy through his entire body.
Not only did this alleviate the heat in his body, but it also allowed Xiao Chens mind to stay calm at all times, keeping his thoughts sharp.
Although the Sea Monarch Headscarf did not have any quantifiable offensive power, in Xiao Chens eyes, it was much better than most Secret Treasures.
The old man from the Eastern Sea Divine Dragon Pce had demanded that Xiao Chen hand over the Sea Monarch Headscarf the moment he spoke. Why was that?
Xiao Chen wondered what the intentions of the Eastern Sea Divine Dragon Pce were. The Divine Dragon Pces of the other three seas only wanted the Sea Monarch Crown; only the Eastern Sea was different.
Whoosh!
Xiao Chen encountered air. As he sank in theva, moving towards the source, he fell out of it and into air, ending up in a ming karst cave.
Piercing, glittering, golden light entered and hurt Xiao Chens eyes everywhere he looked.
He adjusted his position and looked up into the air. The golden light came from Little Yellow Feather. It was currently in its battle mode, the same state it had been in when it made that mad dash across the Deserted Sea.
Currently, Little Yellow Feather was fighting an intense battle with a three-headed ming Profound Beast. Most of the explosions earlier came from this battle.
That ming Profound Beast was not famous; at least it was not something that Xiao Chen could identify or was in the map that he bought. Of its three heads, one was like a wolf, one was a lion, and one was a tiger. It exuded an extremely horrifying aura; it was at the very least a Superior Grade Profound Beast, something equal to a quasi-Emperor.
Even in its berserk state, Little Yellow Feather was at a disadvantage. The three-headed Profound Beast seemed to have a strong immunity to mes.
This immunity rendered Little Yellow Feathers killing move somewhat ineffective. When the chick spewed the dense Sr True me on the Profound Beast, the attack did not do much damage.
If not for its advantages in size and speed, Little Yellow Feather would have fallen long ago.
Thousand Frost Battle Snow! Proud and upright to the bone.
Xiao Chens figure shed as he entered the fight. Without hesitating, he executed a Profound Martial Technique, chopping down with it.
Frost spread out under Xiao Chens feet. The temperature in the entire ming cave plummeted. Large snowkes started drifting down. The three-headed Profound Beast bore the brunt of the attack. The mes on its body immediately extinguished under a white coating of frost.
Xiao Chen chopped down with the saber light. The pride in the bones appeared indomitable as it pressed forward, disying the strong characteristic of defiance.
This attack directly struck the three-headed Profound Beast, whose defense was greatly lowered, chopping it in half and killing it on the spot.
The Profound Beast could just barely rival a quasi-Emperor. A sudden attack and a Martial Technique that used an opposing attribute were enough to kill it; there was no need to waste time.
Then, Xiao Chen sheathed his saber. Little Yellow Feather stopped radiating light and charged towards him with an excited glow in its eyes.
Little fellow, this must have shocked you this time. Seeing Little Yellow Feather fly towards him without showing off its power, Xiao Chen smiled to himself.
However, given the Golden Crows pride, it would never submit.
Whoosh!
Little Yellow Feather brushed by Xiao Chen and opened its tiny beak. After pecking around, it picked out the Profound Core in the three-headed Profound Beast and ate it with gusto.
Xiao Chen could not help looking depressed. This fellow ignored him once again.
Ao Jiao flew out of the Immortal Spirit Ring andnded beside Little Yellow Feather. After teasing it for a while, she asked why it was so rash.
p! p! After Little Yellow Feather ate the Profound Core, its feathers became much brighter. Then, it flew to Xiao Chen and proudly pointed its butt at him.
This is too much! What is it trying to do?!
Just as Xiao Chen prepared to dodge, three golden plume feathers suddenly gave off light. mes circled them, flickering with a flowing radiance.
Then, one of the three plume feathers fell off. Little Yellow Feather turned around, picked up the plume feather with its beak, and brought it to Xiao Chen.
Ao Jiao gently drifted over and exined with a smile, This is the Sr Plume Feather of the Golden Crow Holy Beast. Every Golden Crow has only three. Each one that drops is one less. This is the trump card that the Golden Crows use to protect themselves. You can use it to save your life at a critical moment. The little fellow wants to give it to you.
Xiao Chen now understood. This little fellow had a conscience at least. So he stretched out his hand and epted the small feather.
Then, he sent in his Spiritual Sense. Originally, he did not really care much for the feather, but his expression soon turned grave.
The energy contained within the plume feather actually inspired some fear in him. He sensed several ancient auras.
It was like the Golden Crows of every generation passed down their energy before they died. Xiao Chen wondered how strong this energy was since it contained the umtions of all the generations.
He estimated that this energy could form a golden domain and easily kill a Martial Emperor.
There were only three such lifesaving opportunities, yet this little fellow was willing to give him one, which was really unexpected.
When Little Yellow Feather saw Xiao Chen grasp the Sr Plume Feather, it pped its wings, radiating obvious joy in its eyes. It seemed to be extremely happy that Xiao Chen epted its plume feather.
I asked it already. There is a pool of Earth Heart me under theke of fire. After Little Yellow Feather swallows this me, its strength will definitely soar, Ao Jiao continued.
Earth Heart me. No wonder Little Yellow Feather became so rash. Thats one of the peak Yang-attributed mes.
Xiao Chen carefully put away the Sr Plume Feather and said, There should be more Profound Beasts in there. I will go down alone and help him extract the Earth Heart me.
Ao Jiao nodded and watched as Xiao Chen entered theke ofva. Then, she sat down on a rock while cradling Little Yellow Feather. The expression in her eyes wasplicated.
Little Yellow Feather felt excited all the while, chirping nonstop.
Ao Jiao showed a faint smile at all times. While her eyes remained fixed on the calm mingke, her mind readily wandered.
Naturally, she was not worried about Xiao Chens current safety. The Profound Beasts in there should be Superior Grade Profound Beasts. No matter how many of them there were, he should be able to deal with them.
What Ao Jiao worried about was Xiao Chens having to be a Martial Emperor in five years; it was like a demonic curse guing her.
The Thunder Emperor became a Martial Sage at the age of thirty and a quasi-Emperor at the age of thirty-five. He became a Martial Emperor after another ten years.
Ao Jiao knew better than anyone else the arduous journey of bing a Martial Emperor.
Just advancing to Small Perfection quasi-Emperor would take an ordinary person at least ten years as they slowly cultivated.
Xiao Chens situation was even worse since his umtions were much deeper. The resources that he required to reach Small Perfection quasi-Emperor would be exceptionally vast.
Should I tell him where Sang Mus inheritance is? Ao Jiao wondered, feeling conflicted.
If she told Xiao Chen about the Thunder Emperors inheritance, he would have to shoulder the burden of the Thunder Emperors death.
However, the person who killed the Thunder Emperor was definitely not the Eternal Heavenly Sword Emperor or a regr Prime. Given how strong the Thunder Emperor was, even though he was injured, someone like the Eternal Heavenly Sword Emperor, a second-rate expert, could not have killed him.
A faction that dared to kill even a Prime, what kind of backing did such a person have? This was someone that could not be underestimated.
Boom!
Rocks flew out of the center of theke. Xiao Chen leaped out of it while waving a clump of hot mes. The Golden Crow cried out happily and quickly flew over to swallow the mes.
Ao Jiao smiled faintly and collected her thoughts. Then, she flew over and asked, Did you get injured?
Its fine. They were mostly Medial Grade Profound Beasts. Aside from a king-type Profound Beast, there was no threat.
Xiao Chen circted his energy and shook off all theva on his body. He did not discover anything wrong with Ao Jiaos expression. Little Yellow Feather will need some time to refine the Earth Heart me. Coincidentally, I can use this time to break through to the Azure Dragon Body Nourishing Arts secondyer.
After reaching the secondyer, I can condense the Azure Dragon Battle Armor. At that time, if Little Yellow Feather has improved, even if those four old men dare to stop us, we can fight it out with them.
Xiao Chen already achieved ten Dragon Force, reaching the peak of the Azure Dragon Body Nourishing Arts firstyer. He could have already broken through.
It was just that he had not wanted to use that damaged Emperor Grade Secret Treasure to do so. That was why he had put off breaking through until now.
Now that Xiao Chen was being pursued by the four old men from the Divine Dragon Pces and could not shake them off, he had no other choice but to fight them head-on.
Even if he could not defeat those four old men, he had to, at least, put some fear of him in their hearts, to make them think twice the next time. He had to show them that the Azure Dragon King was not someone they could chase after as and when they wanted.
Back then, Xiao Chens riddance of the Emperor Grade Secret Treasure containing a dragon soul had dyed his breakthrough of the Azure Dragon Body Nourishing Art.
However, even after thinking about it, he did not feel any regrets. That dragon soul had lost all its pride. He simply disdained to use it.
Xiao Chen sighed as he took out the True Dragon Kings backbone from the Universe Ring with a thought.
The soul remained in the long True Dragon spine, its Dragon Might intact. When he brought out the bones, a vast Dragon Might spread throughout the entire ming cave.
The cave reverberated and shook. Rumbling resounded, and rocks fell continuously.
Previously, Xiao Chen had intended to use this set of dragon bones to anchor the Luck of Heavenly Star Ind. Now, under force of circumstance, he could only use it for himself.
Actually, there was an even better choice for the anchorthe Dragons Gates mountain tablet. If Xiao Chen could suppress all the outstanding talents in Bright Moon City one year hence, he could bring the mountain tablet back to Heavenly Star Ind.
Xiao Chens gaze sank as he circted the Azure Dragon Body Nourishing Art. A strong suction came from his palm.
The True Dragon spine soared into the air, obeying the suction, and got absorbed slowly into Xiao Chens body.
Chapter 1074: Dare to Fight?
Chapter 1074: Dare to Fight?
Ka ca! Ka ca!
Xiao Chens bones gave off crunching sounds. As they absorbed the True Dragon spine, they underwent a metamorphosis and rebirth.
When the entire set of True Dragon bones was absorbed, Xiao Chens body gave off a loud dragon roar. Dragon-shaped energy circled overhead, roaring ferociously.
Xiao Chen sat down cross-legged and closed his eyes as well as calmed his heart. Then, he started to break through to the Azure Dragon Body Nourishing Arts secondyer.
He already met the ten-Dragon-Force requirement long ago. Entering the secondyer was just a matter of meeting the right conditions. With the assistance of the True Dragon bones, there would not be any surprises.
As he circted the Azure Dragon Body Nourishing Art, ten azure-colored, dragon-shaped clumps of energy quickly flowed between his bones and the membrane covering them.
Various acupoints and connection points broke open. A cool breeze blew around Xiao Chen, setting his long hair and clothes fluttering gently.
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Three dayster, every acupoint of Xiao Chens body emitted an azure light.
The azure dots connected to each other, covering Xiao Chens entire body. From its initial illusionary and transparent appearance, it slowly solidified and condensed.
The process was extremely slow. Only after another seven days did aplete set of battle armor covering Xiao Chens entire body form.
Pauldrons, greaves, bracers, breastte, and everything else necessary appeared. Draconic patterns were engraved on the battle armor. With ten dragons gathered, it boasted extraordinary might, making him look very outstanding and powerful.
Xiao Chen opened his eyes and the draconic patterns etched on the armor immediately released a great light as if they hade to life.
When he walked, heavy footfalls were audible with every step. They sounded like dragons roaring. Cracks appeared on the ground underfoot, spewing out countless spurts of surging, hotva.
Xiao Chen did nothing to resist. He simply let this horrifyingva spray onto the Azure Dragon Battle Armor.
When theva fell on the armor, the armor shed bright flecks that disappeared into nothing. Xiao Chen did not feel anything at all.
This set of Azure Dragon Battle Armor had doubled Xiao Chens defense at the very least. The Law Energy that he sent out underwent a multiplier effect from the Dragon Energy, making its might much more terrifying.
Just the Small Perfection Azure Dragon Battle Armor was already so powerful. Xiao Chen rejoiced. After it reached Great Perfection, he could form the Azure Dragon Battle Shield that could surround his entire body.
At Consummation, Xiao Chen could even form the Azure Dragon Wings, which wouldplete the Azure Dragon Battle Armor.
ording to legend, this Azure Dragon Battle Armor was an actual item. The Azure Dragon Body Nourishing Arts secondyer merely imitated this item.
Compared to the original items might, the Azure Dragon Battle Armor that Xiao Chen wore now was much inferior.
However, he did not know where the original was. Perhaps the mysterious, old Item Spirit of the Azure Dragon Pce would know.
Crack! Crackling resounded. Xiao Chen looked to the front. Little Yellow Feather, who had consumed the Earth Heart me, broke out of its cocoon.
Little Yellow Feather had not grownrger. However, the feathers on its body were nowpletely golden yellow from the former faint yellow. They gave off a bright light, glowing with health and vigor.
The light flowed around the feathers like water. Little Yellow Feather now looked like an exquisite golden sculpture. However, no one would mistake it for an inanimate object due to the intelligent look in its eyes.
Only at this moment did Little Yellow Feather gain the noble and spiritual aura it should have as a Golden Crow Holy Beast.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Little Yellow Feather looked extremely excited. It opened its beak and shot out streams of golden holy fire, which were even more powerful than Xiao Chens Sr True me, burning space pitch-ck.
That golden holy fire even managed to vaporize the surgingva in theke of fire.
This created a strange scene of fire burning fire, forcing one to suck in a deep breath of air.
Little Yellow Feather spread its wings. When it looked at Xiao Chen, it raised its head proudly. Then it opened its beak and shot out a stream of fire.
Without the Azure Dragon Battle Armor, Xiao Chen would not dare to sh head-on with this. This was a golden holy fire made of condensed Sr True me.
Xiao Chen crossed his arms and took the stance for Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon. A tiger howled and a dragon roared.
The golden holy fire struck the bracers on his two arms. Bang! The golden stream scattered, and Xiao Chen took three steps back. This holy fire had burned off most of the Azure Dragon Bracers.
After thinking to himself that this fire was ridiculously strong, Xiao Chen circted his Vital Qi and slowly regenerated the destroyed Azure Dragon Bracers. Soon, a new pair of bracers appeared.
Seeing that Little Yellow Feather still wanted to test its strength, Xiao Chen said in a calm and serious voice, Wait for when you have to struggle for your life. Right now, you should save your energy. Let me ask you this: do you dare to fight alongside me?!
Little Yellow Feather seemed to understand Xiao Chens words. It spread its wings and raised its head. There was no cowardice in its eyes but a zing methe mes of a desire forbat.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly and pushed off the ground, soaring into the air.
Relying on the Azure Dragon Battle Armor, Xiao Chen did not feel any difort this time as he forcibly emerged from the mouth of the volcano. There was a loud explosion asva spewed out with him.
He looked at the road, which had buried many Martial Emperors, disdain shing in his eyes. Those four old fellows had persistently chased after him previously. Now, it was time to face them in battle.
As of now, Xiao Chen was not even a Small Perfection quasi-Emperor. The disparity between him and Great Perfection quasi-Emperors was immense even if he materialized the Azure Dragon Battle Armor.
His odds of victory remained slim, like before, when facing four Great Perfection quasi-Emperors. However, continuously running away would not truly solve the problem.
Only suffering the consequences and experiencing pain would daunt this group of old fellows from their fearless pursuit. They would note that Xiao Chen was not someone to offend.
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On this road that buried Emperors, the gateway between the first and second rings showed a clear divideone side had mes while the other side was a cier.
Between the two rings was a faint light screen functioning as a barrier. Only an opening at the road led to the second ring.
Beside the gateway was an ancient transportation formation that led back to the outside world. Simr transportation formations could be found at the gateways of every ring.
However, once one had passed through the seven rings and entered the heart of the ocean, there would be no more retreat.
The four old men of the Divine Dragon Pces stood guard at the transportation formation, idly chatting with each other.
Speaking of which, why is your Eastern Sea Divine Dragon Pce so fixated on Xiao Chens Sea Monarch Headscarf? Compared to the Sea Monarch Crown, the value of this Sea Monarch Headscarf is much lower, right? asked the ck-d old man from the Western Sea Divine Dragon Pce.
The old men of the Northern Sea and Southern Sea Divine Dragon Pces appeared curious as well. The matter of the Eastern Sea Divine Dragon Pce wanting just the Sea Monarch Headscarf was indeed too puzzling.
The blue-robed old man smiled and retorted, Isnt that good? It means the three of you will have one lesspetitor for the Sea Monarch Crown.
Seeing that the blue-robed old man was not willing to say more, the other three old menughed it off and changed the topic.
I wonder how long that fellow can hold himself back? If he does note out for an entire year, doesnt that mean well have to stand guard here for an entire year? one of the old men grumbled.
These old men were all Great Perfection quasi-Emperors; wasting time like that would cause anyone heartache.
Dont worry. He has to be a Martial Emperor in five years. He will be in even more of a rush than we are; he will not stay for long.
Bing a Martial Emperor in five years is simply too ridiculous. The Azure Dragon King is fated to be only like a meteor.
As Great Perfection quasi-Emperors, these people had already formed the Heavenly Seal. They were only short of condensing a soul before reaching Consummation and waiting for the Great Tribtion to descend.
A quasi-Emperor needed to solidify all the liquefied Heavenly Laws to attain Small Perfection, and to make the Heavenly Seal take form to reach Great Perfection.
These two steps sounded simple but required a lot of resources. Without sufficient resources, one could only spend time cultivating slowly and eventually umte the necessary amount of energy.
However, condensing a soul for the Heavenly Seal was rather ethereal. It required extremely highprehension ability. Without it, one would not seed even after spending a hundred years.
These four old men were stuck at this step. Their Heavenly Seals did not contain any soul, so they could not reach Consummation.
However, even if one had extraordinaryprehension ability and managed to reach Consummation quasi-Emperor, there was still the extremely dangerous Great Tribtion of wind and fire waiting for one.
Difficult, the road to bing an Emperor was simply too difficult. In the opinions of these four old men,pleting this within five years was impossible.
The blue-robed old man smiled coldly and said, Right now, he is just like a cripple. Even if we kill him, the Martial God Pce will not kick up a big fuss over it!
The other three nodded in agreement. Thats right. He is just a genius that lost his value. There is no need to fear too much.
Hu Chi!
Right at this moment, a piercing sonic boom resounded. The fours expressions changed as they looked at the white figure in the air.
Xiao Chen, who was in the air, clearly heard the final bits of discussion between the four. His lips curled up into an icy smile as he said indifferently, Trying to kill me? That would depend on whether you four geezers have the capabilities.
Hended firmly on the ground. Then, he looked coldly at the four, not showing any fear.
The four old men were somewhat surprised. Based on Xiao Chens expression, it was like he already guessed why they were there, yet he took the initiative toe.
The blue-robed old man said coldly, I will repeat the same words: hand over the relics of the Sea Monarch, and we will not make things difficult for you. Otherwise
Xiao Chen interrupted, Otherwise, what?
The blue-robed old mans gaze turned cial as he red at Xiao Chen. He said in a frosty voice, Otherwise, dont me us for not giving face to the Thunder Sovereign. Right now, you are just a cripple. Even if we kill you, that will be it.
These old men really thought that Xiao Chen feared them. However, even if Xiao Chen had not advanced the Azure Dragon Body Nourishing Art to the secondyer, he was confident of bringing the fight to the point where both sides were severely injured; no one would benefit from that.
Now that he had condensed the Azure Dragon Battle Armor, he definitely did not fear fighting it out with them.
However, the other side acted like this was already a done deal, like they could squeeze him to death at any moment, dering his life or death at their will.
Xiao Chen met the blue-robed old mans gaze fearlessly. He said calmly, Dont think that Im afraid of you all. If youre not worried about the consequences, thene on and fight!
How arrogant! This old man will defeat you in one move!
The blue-robed old manughed coldly and charged over right away. He drew his sword out of its sheath and shot out a sword light that flew quickly at Xiao Chen.
As the blue-robed old man moved, a vast sea materialized behind him. Many flood dragons leaped out of it, manifesting a vast scene of a thousand dragons bursting out of the sea.
Iparably grand, majestic and imposing. This sword used the momentum of a thousand dragons soaring to stab, along with the bravery to face a huge armyan extremely straightforward and berserk eruption of power.
The other three standing guard at the side, quickly scattered to block off Xiao Chens path, trying to seal off all routes of retreat. At the same time, they could seek opportunities to attack.
The moment the other party attacked, he used his best Profound Martial Technique. Xiao Chen did not dare to underestimate it. The Azure Dragon Battle Armor instantly appeared, the draconic patterns engraved on it radiating a brilliant light, illuminating Xiao Chen and making him look powerful.
Xiao Chen drew his saber out of the sheath for the wless saber Dao, Subduing Dragon Profound sh!
In the time it took for a spark to fly, he did not hesitate to use his Profound Martial Technique with the strongest explosive power, Subduing Dragon Profound sh.
Azure dragons appeared. Eighteen strands of azure-colored saber lightsyered over each other. Dragons roared, each sound wave louder than the one before.
The instant the eighteen dragons roared together, the aura that exploded out surpassed the aura from the blue-robed old mans thousand dragons leaping out of the sea. This gave the blue-robed old man a bad feeling for some reason.
However, the sword was already drawn, and the momentum formed. It was already toote to change moves.
Chapter 1075: Don’t Cry
Chapter 1075: Dont Cry
Dang!
The twos weapons shed like the collision of two different worlds, producing a loud report. Tiny cracks appeared in space.
After the violent impact, the two each took ten steps back. Xiao Chen leaked some blood out of a corner of his lips, hisplexion paling somewhat.
The blue-robed old man appeared unharmed, but his arm was numb. His hand was empty; Xiao Chens saber knocked off his sword.
The other three old men evinced horror on their faces. That move had been the blue-robed old mans strongest attack. Unexpectedly, not only did he fail to defeat Xiao Chen, but he even got disarmed.
How could a person who just advanced to quasi-Emperor be so strong?
Even if Xiao Chen had much more umtion, the amount of the power of the world that a Great Perfection quasi-Emperor could drive should be more than double his.
Unless
There was only one possibility: this fellows Profound Martial Technique already reached Medial Grade, one entire grade higher than the blue-robed old mans move.
Furthermore, that set of Azure Dragon Battle Armor looked very strange as if it had absorbed a significant portion of the damage.
I did tell you not to regret this. I, Xiao Chen, never feared you. If you want to see who can be more ruthless, then lets see who can y this out till the end!
After snorting coldly, Xiao Chen pulled off the Sea Monarch Headscarf on his forehead. Then he quickly charged towards the unarmed blue-robed old man.
While you are weakened, I will take your life!
Stop him!
The other three seemed to wake up from a dream and realized the severity of the situation. They all leaped over and tried to stop Xiao Chen, preparing to use their fastest speed to finish him off.
Ao Jiao, Little Yellow Feather, just help me block two of them for a while.
Consider it done.
Little Yellow Feather spread its wings and flew out amid a piercing golden light. It entered its berserk state, zing like the sun, and lit up the surrounding space as bright as day.
It opened his beak and spewed out a stream of golden holy fire at one of the other three old men.
What in the world is this? Sr True me?! How can there be such pure Sr True me?!
These were mes that could melt even Xiao Chens Azure Dragon Battle Armor. How could it be so easy to block?
Caught off-guard, most of that particr persons protective Law Energy burned away, leaving his hair and eyebrows to scorch, causing him to cry out in a panic.
Ao Jiao did not bother saying anything when she appeared, simply materializing a short saber. When she chopped down with the saber, divine thunder resounded in the sky as she blocked another old man.
This left only one old man flying towards Xiao Chen, trying to stop him from harming the weaponless blue-robed old man.
Who would have imagined that Xiao Chen would not even bother to look at this person but merely let the attacknd on him, persisting in attacking the blue-robed old man?
Pu ci!
When the attacknded on Xiao Chen, he vomited out some blood, and hisplexion paled further.
However, the blue-robed old man was in an even sorrier state. The saber at his chest broke his ribs and cut through his flesh. Blood spurted out like a fountain.
Xiao Chen forcibly executed another move,nding another saber strike on the blue-robed old mans body.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Xiao Chen endured another three attacks on himself as he likewise sent out another three attacks on the blue-robed old man, hacking the unarmed and defenseless blue-robed old man, whose aura fell to rock bottom, until the old man was half dead.
Xiao Chen did not give the blue-robed old man any chance to rest, extracting a heavy price.
As for the other old man, hended three moves on Xiao Chen without holding back at all. Xiao Chens Azure Dragon Battle Armor was already fading and starting to disappear. Wounds covered his body, staining his robes scarlet.
However, when this person saw Xiao Chen turn around, he lost all his fighting spirit and was startled into retreating three steps.
This person was truly rmed. In his three hundred years of life, he had never seen such a ruthless youth before.
Ruthless to the enemy, even more ruthless to himself.
This person was extremely clear on how strong his three moves were. However, Xiao Chen had not even groaned but merely focused on attacking the blue-robed old man half dead, not bothering to turn his head at all.
This person looked at the blue-robed old man with some shock. The blue-robed old man was the strongest among them. However, Xiao Chen attacked him until the blue-robed old man was bloodied and lying helpless on the ground, moaning in pain.
Now, this particr person finally understood what Xiao Chen meant by not regretting the consequences.
Then, this person saw Xiao Chen reveal a cruel smile, raise his saber, and charge over. This old mans legs trembled as he performed an action that he never thought that he would ever doturning around and fleeing.
Xiao Chen frightened him away. This person simply could not face that pair of eyes, which suppressed all fighting spirit.
Whats going on?!
The two old men currently fighting Ao Jiao and Little Yellow Feather had already seized the advantage after that initial shock. However, when they saw the half-dead blue-robed old man and how the other old man turned and fled, they showed puzzled expressions.
Ao Jiao, step back!
Xiao Chen did not care about the old man who left. He shouted a cold war cry and turned around to charge over, swapping out with Ao Jiao and Little Yellow Feather, taking on the pressure from the two Great Perfection quasi-Emperors.
After a hundred moves, the two old men became flustered. Now, they knew why the other old man ran without fighting.
When facing this Xiao Chen who fought without care for his life, anyone would fluster. They would not have a choice but to give way to such a ruthless person.
No part of Xiao Chens body remained intact. The wounds left by the two old men were eye-catching and frightening.
Go! Go! I cannot hold on any longer. This fellow is too crazy!
The wounds on Xiao Chens body increased. Several times, it looked like he would buckle. However, the two old men were disappointed each time, resulting only in their own injuries increasing.
The two old mens minds were about to copse. They no longer dared to continue gambling on seeding. They quickly abandoned the battle, picking up the blue-robed old mans body and turning to flee.
Four Great Perfection quasi-Emperors were frightened away by a newly advanced quasi-Emperor like Xiao Chen, unwilling to remain another moment longer.
If such a matter spread, no one would believe it. Aside from the term heaven-defying, no other word could describe this.
Xiao Chen extended his Spiritual Sense, making sure that the four old men were far away, dragging their heavily injured bodies.
He revealed a smile before toppling backward.
Earlier, after being forced out the fight, Ao Jiao had tried to reenter it several times without any sess. Now, she quickly rushed forward and held the fallen Xiao Chen in her embrace.
Little Yellow Feather, which had many of its feathers fall off in the battle and was mentally fatigued, pped its wings and flew over.
Xiao Chen stretched out his hand, trying tomend Little Yellow Feather. However, he saw his bloody hand; it was just too dirty. He smiled bitterly as he put his upraised arm back down.
Ao Jiao, Ill be fine after taking a nap. Dont cry. If you cry, I wont wake up.
After squeezing those words out, Xiao Chen closed his eyes and entered into a deep sleep.
Ao Jiao held him tightly in her embrace, her eyes watering. However, she thought about what he said and forced the tears back. She muttered, You idiot, why do you always have to put in so much effort? What is so good about being the Azure Dragon King?
In the fierynd with the dark sky, one person, one Item Spirit, and one bird appeared mournful and lonesome in this vast world.
Xiao Chen remained covered in blood, still lying against Ao Jiao in a deep sleep. Wounds riddled his body; there was not a single intact spot.
Little Yellow Feather shook its head and body, casting off all the dust and broken feathers, and looked invigorated again.
Chirp! Chirp!
The small Golden Crow cried out when it saw Ao Jiaos grief. It tried to console her, but as it was so young and immature, its methods were ratherughable.
Ao Jiao caressed Little Yellow Feathers head, squeezing out a faint smile on her face. She said, Little Yellow Feather, help me. Go bring some water back.
Little Yellow Feather looked at the blood-stained and dust-covered Xiao Chen. It pped its wings and adopted a posture conveying that this was a trivial matter. Then, it flew towards the second ringthe Iceberg Ring.
Soon, Little Yellow Feather flew back with a small-mountain-sized chunk of ice dangling from its sharp ws. It ced the ice beside Ao Jiao.
She not know whether tough or cry at this. Then, she searched Xiao Chen for a piece of cloth. As the ice melted, she wiped him down, appearing very serious and solemn as she did so.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Little Yellow Feather continuously flew back and forth, presenting her with several small-mountain-sized chunks of ice.
Ao Jiao smiled. Little Yellow Feather really had a one-track mind. Since she had not asked it to stop, it did not.
This was good as well. The me Ring was hot all year round; even the ground was scorching. With all this ice to lower the temperature, the sleeping Xiao Chen should be morefortable.
After Ao Jiao wiped his entire body clean, his clothes were now as white as snow once more. She brushed his hair side, revealing his delicate features, then gently tied the Sea Monarch Headscarf around his forehead.
In less than half a day, most of the wounds on his body recovered.
However, Xiao Chen was too severely injured this time. He did not show any signs of waking up soon. He probably would not wake up before he had recuperated from his internal injuries.
Getting to her feet, Ao Jiao picked up the Lunar Shadow Saber that had fallen out of Xiao Chens hand and carved out a bed of ice. Then, she gently ced his body on it.
In this scarlet space, she did not say a single word as she held the Lunar Shadow Saber and started practicing with it.
Rumbling thunder resounded. Golden Divine Lightning tore through the sky, flickering endlessly as Ao Jiao moved.
The little Golden Crow felt yful, so it flew over and started exchanging moves with her.
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Seven dayster, Xiao Chen opened his eyes to a cooling sensationing from his numb limbs, which made him feel extremelyfortable in this me Ring.
After moving his hands to explore his body, he realized that he was lying on a bed of ice. The bloodstains on his body had all been wiped clean long ago. He sat up and looked around, but he did not see Ao Jiao.
Feeling doubtful, Xiao Chen slowly got off the ice bed and looked around once more, but he still did not see her.
Chirp!
There was a crisp bird call. Then, Xiao Chen looked behind and discovered Ao Jiao asleep, leaning against the ice.
Ao Jiao had her eyes closed, her usual fiery and bizarre temper hidden. She looked very calm as she leaned against the ice bed.
Her well-filled-out figure gained a certain additional attractive charm, appearing very enticing; she looked like a sleeping goddessnoble and gorgeous, charming and cold.
Little Yellow Feather looked very spirited as it perched on Ao Jiaos arm. Its intelligent eyes monitored the surroundings warily like a warrior standing guard.
Seeing that Xiao Chen had recovered, Little Yellow Feather appeared extremely excited.
It looked like the chick was going to cry out loudly, so Xiao Chen quickly made a hushing motion and pointed at Ao Jiao.
Little Yellow Feather immediately understood. A lively expression shed in its eyes, but it remained quiet. Then, it used a wing to make a hushing motion as well.
Just at this moment, Ao Jiaos eyelids twitched. When she saw Xiao Chen, all her sleepiness immediately vanished.
Joy shed in her eyes as she quickly stood up and hugged Xiao Chen.
A zing me immediately lit up in Little Yellow Feathers eyes; jealous rage burned in them as it red its wings at Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen patted Ao Jiaos shoulders and smiled. If you still dont let me go, Little Yellow Feather is going to burn me up.
Chapter 1076: One Sword
Chapter 1076: One Sword
Ao Jiao blushed red before turning her head to nce at Little Yellow Feather, feeling it was strange. However, she saw Little Yellow Feather looking very docile. Not at all like earlier, where it seemed like it wanted to eat up Xiao Chen.
This little fellow is really behaving like a god, Xiao Chenughed to himself.
Are we going now? Ao Jiao asked.
Xiao Chen nced at the transportation formation not far away. Then he muttered, There is no rush. Those four old fellows will not be able to recover without at least half a year of rest. Since it is rare toe here to this first ring, we should go and look for snacks for Little Yellow Feather. At the same time, we can try to find more Earth Heart mes.
When Little Yellow Feather heard that, it cried out happily and flew over to Xiao Chen, indicating its approval.
Ao Jiao hesitated, but when she saw that Little Yellow Feather was indeed happy, she did not say anything.
To Little Yellow Feather, fire-attributed Profound Cores did not contain any impurities. They were even better than Astral Cores.
As for the Earth Heart mes, they were great natural treasures for supplements. Little Yellow Feather wished that it could search through the entire me Ring.
Little Yellow Feather could easily handle Inferior Grade Profound Beasts on its own. Ao Jiao and Xiao Chen wanted to nurture it to fight on its own, so they just stood at the side and did not help.
However, Xiao Chen did not remain idle. He took out the copies of the nine Profound Martial Techniques and started studying them.
These nine Profound Martial Techniques consisted of Spear Techniques, Sword Techniques, Staff Techniques, even Twin Sword Techniques, and more.
He had not intended to practice them since he practiced Saber Techniques. If he were to practice Martial Techniques for other weapons, he would never be able to master them.
However, after the battle with the four old men, Xiao Chen found himselfcking.
Xiao Chen had absorbed most of the Heavenly Dew Divine Springs essence. Originally, hisprehension ability was already very high. After that, it improved even further. It would not be an exaggeration to say that he possessed the bestprehension ability in the entire Kunlun Realm.
Those Martial Emperors, Sovereign Martial Emperors, even Prime Martial Emperors were only stronger than Xiao Chen in terms of cultivation. With regard toprehension ability, no one couldpare to him.
Given suchprehension ability, it was quite a waste to practice only four or five Profound Martial Techniques.
In the battle with the four old men, if Xiao Chen had grasped a few more Profound Martial Techniques, he would not have ended up in a sorry state.
However, before this, Xiao Chen needed to solve a problem first: the problem of not knowing every weapon.
Ao Jiao, remember when we were in the Sky Dome Realm, you once mentioned thetter parts of the Battle Sage Origins Changing Character Form? Can you tell me more? Xiao Chen asked.
If he couldpletelyprehend the Changing Character Form, which would allow him to master a subject via theprehensive study of rted areas, not knowing every weapon would not pose a problem for him.
As for the Battle Sage Origins Strength Character Form, Xiao Chen did not have any intention of practicing it.
Now that he had reached his current cultivation level, how could he not know that such a Martial Technique was too heaven-defying, going against the Heavenly Dao? This was something that dealt great damage to himself while dealing even more to the enemy. No miraculous pills or wondrous herbs would help after that.
He even suspected that the problem with his physiological lifespan was hidden damage left by his rash use of the Strength Character Form when he fought Sima Lingxuan and his father.
Ao Jiao found his question strange, so she asked, Why did you suddenly think of this? As of now, youve already found your own Dao. The path of the Thunder Emperor is no longer suitable for you. You should know this very clearly.
Xiao Chen smiled and replied, I do. I am not giving up on my own Dao. It is just that at my current cultivation, my cultivation is already advancing very slowly. If I dont try to think of another method, it will be very difficult to raise mybat prowess by a significant degree.
Dont worry. Given myprehension ability, I will not get lost between the two Daos. If it is possible, I can also merge the Transformative Dao into the wless saber Dao.
Ao Jiao sighed and said softly, I knew I couldnt outargue you. I will tell you about the essence of thetter parts of the Changing Character Form. However, remember not to get lost in them.
After saying that, she tapped Xiao Chens forehead with her finger. Then, they both closed their eyes. Information traveled through her fingertip and quickly entered into his mind.
Endless shes of sword images appeared in Xiao Chens mind. He saw a tall and upright man whose appearance was indistinct.
Xiao Chen knew that this person was the Thunder Emperor, Sang Mu, who passed on the inheritance of the Thunder Wood Sword to him back then.
The Thunder Emperors figure changed continuously. There was only one sword in his hand, but he could materialize thousands upon thousands of Martial Techniques, even Spear Techniques and Saber Techniques.
As the fleeting figures shed, they turned unpredictable and illusory. The number of figures increased, bing increasingly confusing. Each figure held a weapon in their hand, all appearing different from each other.
However, the Martial Techniques that each figure used all appeared to be the same, only the weapons were different and the style changed.
Eventually, the thousands of figures merged, and the Thunder Emperors vague figure suddenly turned distinct in that instant.
Then, the Thunder Emperor thrust his sword at Xiao Chen. The thousands of techniques turned into one. One sword clearly could only execute one kind of Martial Technique. However, the feeling it gave Xiao Chen was that there were ten thousand Thunder Emperors all executing ten thousand different kinds of Profound Martial Techniques at the same time.
Horrifying. Extremely horrifying. If the Thunder Emperor were alive and even if he were the same cultivation realm as Xiao Chen, Xiao Chen would definitely not be able to block this sword.
Xiao Chen could not help his great shock. Ten thousand techniques in one, moving the mountains and rivers in one breath, piercing through the sky with one sword. Was this the highest realm of the Changing Character Form?
He now somewhat understood why the Thunder Emperor could rely solely on this Changing Character Form to sweep through the world, bing known as the greatest and most powerful genius since the Azure Emperor.
Ao Jiao pulled her finger back. The clear figure in Xiao Chens consciousness suddenly shattered, turning into ten thousand clumps of light and flying in every direction.
The information entered Xiao Chens mind, vast like smoke and extremelyplicated, far surpassing his expectations.
Xiao Chens mind nked out, filled with the vast amount of information. His mind hurt something awful, only recovering after a long time.
Then, he revealed a bitter smile, appearing somewhat dispirited. Earlier, he had underestimated the Changing Character Form, as well as the Thunder Emperor.
Ao Jiao was not surprised at Xiao Chens expression. She said calmly, Dont feel so down. Sang Mu umted the information I gave you over one thousand years.
The Changing Character Form turned the simple toplex and then theplex to simple again. It expanded and contracted over and over again, refined multiple times. Sang Mu spent close to a thousand yearsprehending before he arrived at the one word.
Xiao Chen thought, So, that was how it was. No wonder that sword was so horrifying. Even if he cultivated the wless saber Dao for a thousand years, he might still be unable to block it.
However, he felt very curious as to which word Ao Jiao referred to. So he continued asking, What word?
One! As in the one from one, two, three, four, five, six, seven!
One. What a strange word.
Xiao Chen thought for a while and felt like something was tugging a string in his mind. As long as he couldprehend this, he could gain a humongous benefit.
Everything started with one. One plus one bes two; one plus two bes three; one plus three bes four, and so on until one plus nine bes ten, and ten turns back into one. After umting to the end, it can cycle infinitely. Sang Mu cultivated to the point where he turned ten thousand into one.
Ao Jiao smiled and said, This thing is overlyplicated. Sang Mu spent a thousand years before he understood it. Even now, Ive only scratched the surface. There is no need for you to understand immediately. Just take things as theye.
Xiao Chen collected his thoughts, recovering his wits. Then, he smiled back to indicate his agreement.
Right now, he only wanted to solve the problem of not knowing every weapon so he could learn the nine Profound Martial Techniques. He was not afterprehending the Thunder Emperors Dao. That was too far away.
With the essence of thetter part of the Changing Character Form, he would solve the problem of not knowing every weapon with a little more effort.
Soon after, Little Yellow Feather killed all the Profound Beasts around the mouth of this volcano. After showing off its might by spewing out a few streams of mes, it pointed its wing at Xiao Chen, and then at the Profound Beast corpses on the ground.
Ao Jiao said, It said to help it extract all these Profound Cores and store them for it to eatter. Dont listen to it. Ill do it. You just focus on cultivating.
After Little Yellow Feather finished giving instructions, it leaped into the mouth of the volcano to search for an Earth Heart me.
Xiao Chen smiled helplessly. He knew that Ao Jiao loved Little Yellow Feather dearly and liked to pamper it, so he did not feel like correcting it.
Little Yellow Feather was normally very proud. However, it did not disy any cowardice in a fight.
It had even given one of its lifesaving plume feathers to Xiao Chen. This showed that the little Golden Crow was just disying the temper of a child; it did not possess a bad nature.
Time slowly passed like this. Xiao Chen focused on practicing the Changing Character Form andprehending its mysteries.
The words that the Thunder Emperor left behind allowed Xiao Chen to avoid the wrong path. After half a month, he could already turn ten into one.
Entry was simple. The next step was turning one hundred into one, which gave Xiao Chen something of a headache.
Fortunately, by this point, the problem of not knowing every weapon was already solved. Xiao Chen could now smoothly execute the Profound Martial Techniques of the other weapons.
In terms of aura, his execution was no weaker than what other cultivators could bring out.
All that remained was slowly familiarizing himself with them andprehending something that belonged to him in order to turn these Profound Martial Techniques from predecessors into his own.
This was a slow process and would require a lot of time; it could not be rushed.
After another month, the group of three had searched practically the entire me Ring, gaining a rich harvest.
The group had collected more than ten thousand fire-attributed Profound Cores and found ten-odd Earth Heart mes.
After Little Yellow Feather swallowed each Earth Heart me, it grewrger, and its aura became increasingly overwhelming, inspiring a little fear even in Xiao Chen.
The golden holy fire that Little Yellow Feather spat out was even more horrifying. A few of the Golden Crows ancient inherited memories had awakened, allowing it to grasp some of its innate abilities.
These were simr to the cultivators Martial Techniques, allowing its mes to bloom a second time and increasing its might.
The strongest move was the Ten Sun Splendor, where it spat out ten balls of golden mes in a ring, creating a scene of ten suns disying their splendor at the same time.
Xiao Chen had tested this move. When the Ten Sun Splendor wasunched at him and he defended with all his might, it still managed to burn away the Azure Dragon Battle Armorpletely.
This result made the little fellow very proud for a while.
Xiao Chen, Little Yellow Feather says that it is tired of eating the fire-attributed Profound Cores already. Now, seeing the Profound Cores is like seeing feces. It says that even the Earth Heart me no longer tastes good, Ao Jiao said as she petted Little Yellow Feather.
It is really picky. Xiao Chen felt envious and jealous. The growth of this Holy Beast truly put him to shame.
As long as the Golden Crow had food to eat, it would grow,pletely contrary to naturalw.
Lets go, then. It is about time to go too. I wonder what that group of outstanding talents managed to obtain on this road.
Ao Jiao sighed and said, We already gained so much in the first ring. Their harvest would definitely be no less.
That does not matter. Lets go!
Xiao Chen arrived at the transportation formation and activated it. In a sh, their figures moved from the transportation formation to the surface of the sea.
After looking around, he found that they were right above Despair City, not too far from it.
Rumble!
Before Xiao Chen found his footing, a loud sound came from a distance. He looked over and saw a group of people miserably fleeing five kilometers away.
These people were currently headed in Xiao Chens direction.
Chapter 1077: Cause and Effect
Chapter 1077: Cause and Effect
When Xiao Chen clearly saw the appearance of that group of people, his expression changed slightly. The leader was someone he met once, Ba Tu.
The ones miserably fleeing were the descendants of the ck Seas great bandits. The ones chasing them were two or three Small Perfection quasi-Emperor loose cultivators.
After thinking for a moment, Xiao Chen decided to help out.
Little Yellow Feather, Ill leave this to you!
Little Yellow Feather stretched its wings in front of the Immortal Spirit Ring. After getting a good look at the group of people Xiao Chen pointed to, it flew out at lightning speed and immediately executed Ten Sun Splendor.
Ten clumps of mes as bright as the sun appeared in the sky, producing a surging heat wave.
The seawater instantly evaporated, and boundless steam billowed up, obscuring the vision.
Before the few Small Perfection quasi-Emperors in pursuit could react, the ten suns descended, encasing the area and preventing everyone from escaping.
This was the Ten Sun Splendor that could melt even Xiao Chens Azure Dragon Battle Armor. What could this group of Small Perfection quasi-Emperors do against it? Before they could even let out a miserable shriek, they burned to ashes.
This scene bbergasted Ba Tu and his group. As they looked at Little Yellow Feather in the sky, they were horrified.
Big Brother, this divine bird seems to have a master.
Could it be that its master has his eyes on our treasure?
Quickly, run!
Ba Tu, who was carrying an ancient corpse, showed an uncertain expression. He said, Just his pet is already so powerful. We will definitely be unable to run away. We should just go over and take a look.
Feeling very nervous, the group followed Little Yellow Feather, traveling over the surface of the sea.
After executing Ten Sun Splendor, Little Yellow Feather appeared significantly weakened. When it flew down to Xiao Chen, he took out Astral Cores and fed them to the little fellow.
Ba Tu and his group moved cautiously. When they saw this scene, it shocked them senseless.
The master of this divine bird was actually the famous Azure Dragon King, Xiao Chen.
Ba Tuughed loudly and hurried forward. Then he performed a cupped-fist salute and said, Brother Xiao Chen, many thanks for helping out. It looks like Brother still remembers our first meeting.
Giving the corpse slung over Ba Tus shoulder a curious look, Xiao Chen said softly, Its just a trivial matter. Brother Ba Tu is too polite.
Your trivial matter managed to save the lives of us brothers. How can I not be polite?
Xiao Chen smiled. The few of you came out from the road that buries Emperors?
Ba Tu nodded and said with a regretful expression, Yes. We managed to find a corpse in the fourth ring but did not dare to continue further in, so we came out. Who knew, a few loose cultivators targeted us, reducing us to such a sorry state. This is truly a case of a tiger being insulted by dogs when ites down to the ins. If we were in the ck Sea, they would not even dare to make a move against us.
[Note: A tiger being insulted by dogs when ites down to the ins: This means that one gets bullied when not holding the home-ground advantage.]
After saying that, Ba Tu introduced his group of brothers behind him to Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen greeted all of them, not appearing proud or arrogant at all. This improved the impression that Ba Tus brothers had of him.
What is the situation at the heart of the ocean? Based on Brother Ba Tus words, it seems like the group of outstanding talents were not satisfied even in the fourth ring and still wanted to go further in.
A look of horror shed in Ba Tus eyes. Right now, the rumors are that of the four major characters who entered, only Zong Boxiong made it to the heart of the ocean. The three great Fiends of the Fiend Race all died on the road that buries Emperors.
Those outstanding talents are still going forward and have gained a shocking harvest. As long as they cane back alive, I estimate that there will be many young quasi-Emperors at the Four Seas Hero Gathering one year hence.
One of the brothers interrupted, saying, The one with the greatest harvest is definitely Zong Boxiong. As long as he cane out, he will undoubtedly be conferred a King. The situation within the ck Sea is bound to change. We need to return quickly and inform the elders of this news.
[Note: Just a reminder, there are two ways to be conferred King. The first is through a ceremony like Xiao Chens. The other is to advance to Sovereign Martial Emperor. Xiao Chen referred to the second method as being truly conferred King.
Ba Tu nodded his head and said, Zong Boxiong is extremely ambitious. We have to rush back. I cant continue chatting with you, Brother Xiao Chen, but in the future, when you go to the ck Sea, we will definitely y the good host.
Pausing for a while, he took off a jade strip pendant from the neck of the corpse. Then he said, I really dont have anything good to repay you with. Take this jade strip as a small present. This corpse belonged to a Sovereign Martial Emperor of the Ancient Era. Unfortunately, after he was conferred King, he did not manage to make it back alive, falling along the way. This jade strip should be something good.
Xiao Chen epted the jade strip and performed a cupped-fist salute.
Lets go. Brother Xiao Chen, do remember to visit the ck Sea!
This group ofwless great bandits descendants was very carefree, not pretentious at all, leaving when they wanted.
Xiao Chen chewed on Ba Tus words. The three great Fiends had died on the road, and only Zong Boxiong reached the heart of the ocean.
The road that buried Emperors lived up to its name indeed.
Zong Boxiong must be the major character that warned Xiao Chen previously. Could the deaths of the other three have something to do with him?
At this moment, Xiao Chen could not have guessed that Zong Boxiong only wanted to leave an opponent for his godson, to prevent that opponent from dying at another persons hand.
Cause-and-effect was extremely mysterious. When Xiao Chen met Zong Boxiongs godson in the ck Sea more than a yearter, his expression would turn extremelyplicated.
Xiao Chen, where should we go now? Are we still going to the Northern Sea Alliance? Ao Jiao asked.
Naturally, its important to go. However
Xiao Chens original n of looking for a backer could wait for a while. Previously, his fame had spread far and wide, filled with unlimited potential.
Now, however, he needed to be a Martial Emperor in five years. His life or death was unpredictable. The words of those old men from the Divine Dragon Pces might not have been pleasant to hear, but that was what most people thought.
Since there was no value in such an alliance, why would the other party make such arge group of strong enemies for the sake of Xiao Chen?
Perhaps Ye Chen might not think that way. However, Xiao Chen had seen too much of the world; he had long understood this thinking.
In such arge faction like the Northern Sea Alliance, Ye Chen still could not call the shots.
Now, when going to the Northern Sea Alliance, Xiao Chen just wanted to see this friend of his, to thank Ye Chen for the congrattory gifts he received at the King conferral ceremony.
Where to, after that? Ao Jiao asked.
This question stunned Xiao Chen. Indeed, where should he go after that? Where could he go to find a way for him to be a Martial Emperor in five years?
Should he go to look for the Supreme Sky Emperor? Or perhaps the Prime Thunder Sovereign?
However, he was simply too ashamed to meet these two Primes. They held so many expectations for him, gave him plenty of help, yet he ended up in such a situation. How could he not be embarrassed to seek them out again?
The vast sea looked boundless. The sky was high; the sea was broad. However, Xiao Chen felt like he had nowhere to go despite the world being sorge.
When Ao Jiao saw this, she suddenly felt a pang in her heart. Azure Dragon King, three glorious and dazzling words. However, this title brought with it great pressure and fetters.
Those who could see only the dazzling side of the Azure Dragon King would never understand.
If not for the status of being the Azure Emperors descendant, Xiao Chen would definitely be able to live a much more rxed life than now. He would not have to work so hard and bear everything on his own.
Xiao Chen collected his thoughts, shifting them to the jade strip that Ba Tu handed him. He wondered what kind of treasure this was.
This came from an ancient cultivator who had reached the heart of the ocean. It was surely not something simple.
Ba Tu had not even bothered looking at it before making it a gift. He had not feared suffering a disadvantage, showing extremely great sincerity.
After toying with the jade strip, Xiao Chen sent in his Spiritual Sense. After a while, he revealed an astounded expression.
How is it? Ao Jiao asked in curiosity when she saw Xiao Chens face.
Take a look for yourself.
Ao Jiao flew out and took the jade strip. After looking for a while, she smiled in pleasant surprise. Dragon Seeking Art, this is an ancient secret technique that has only a single line of inheritance. Unexpectedly, you managed to find it.
The Dragon Seeking Art was naturally not for hunting real dragons. It was a secret technique for finding Spirit Veins based on geography, astrological signs, and geomancy.
In ancient times, Spirit Veins were also known as ground dragons. The Spirit Veins often took the shape of a dragon, so there was nothing wrong with the name Dragon Seeking Art.
During the Ancient Era, there had been people who specialized in seeking Spirit Veins. Known as Geomasters, they had held high status, much higher than that of refiners or Alchemists.
The dragons hide in the depths; the sea hides the dragons. There should be many more Spirit Veins in the vast oceanspared to the Kunlun Continent. This Dragon Seeking Art is sure to be much more effective in the Heavenly Starry Ocean. Right now, what youck is Spirit Veins. Its like this jade strip was made for you. Ao Jiao appeared extremely excited.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly and tightly grasped the jade strip without saying anything.
If everything followed the norms, it would take him at least four years to cultivate to Small Perfection quasi-Emperor, then at least another four years to reach Great Perfection quasi-Emperor.
Given Xiao Chensprehension ability, condensing a soul for the Heavenly Seal would take rtively little time.
The biggest barriers for Xiao Chens advance to Martial Emperor were the bottlenecks to Small Perfection quasi-Emperor and Great Perfection quasi-Emperor. If he really had to spend eight years on them, he would be dead for sure.
However, now that he had the Dragon Seeking Art, as long as he acquired sufficient resources, those bottlenecks would no longer be a problem.
The only thing that he needed to worry about was the Great Tribtion of wind and fire after reaching peak Consummation.
Xiao Chens face suddenly froze and revealed a grave expression. Then, with the wave of his hand, he sent out a silver warship. That was a Secret Treasure that he had obtained in the Sky Dome Realm.
Now that Xiao Chen reached this level, such a Secret Treasure would no longer catch his interest.
However, humans tended to be nostalgic. Aftering to the Kunlun Realm, Xiao Chen had set aside some time to fix this warship.
Now, this Secret Treasure came in handy for the sake of avoiding attention.
Ao Jiao, you control the warship. Bring us to the Northern Sea. I will enter closed-door cultivation and focus all my efforts on this Dragon Seeking Art.
Ao Jiao rejoiced in her heart; she finally saw a trace of hope. She smiled and said, Roger that! You can enter closed-door cultivation with assurance. Just leave the other matters to Little Yellow Feather and me.
Xiao Chen nodded and did not say anything more. He entered the recuperation room to study the Dragon Seeking Art.
The Dragon Seeking Art was actually just the generic term for such secret techniques, rather like Alchemy or refining. It epassed many techniques.
Refining, for example, had the Book of Heavenly Works in Mo Chens hands. It was a divine canon of refining, a supreme existence.
The Dragon Seeking Art hidden in his jade strip was called Paradise Secret Canon. Paradise referred to a thorough understanding of the heavenly mysteries.
Just based on this name, one could guess that the Paradise Secret Canon had to be of a very high level among Dragon Seeking Arts.
The Paradise Secret Canon was divided into three parts. The first part was the mostplicated. It functioned somewhat like a summary and introduced the situation of the n of the jade strips original owner, speaking of their glory during the Ancient Era.
This part recorded in detail the origins of the Dragon Seeking Art as well as the various sects and branches of Geomasters.
Xiao Chen read until he developed a headache. This could not be considered cultivation, so he only looked at the front part and skimmed through thetter parts, just getting a rough understanding.
The owner of this jade strip was called Yuwen Chen, the sole inheritor of the Yuwen n. With his death, the line of session ended.
This n was very illustrious during the Ancient Era, holding a high status among Geomasters. The inheritors of this n were all known as Great Heavenly Masters.
However, this n did not care for fame or fortune, not epting the invitations of the various ns, and functioned independently. This low profile consigned the n to obscurityter on.
Chapter 1078: Emperor in Five Years
Chapter 1078: Emperor in Five Years
There was still arge chunk of introduction in thetter bits of the first part, so Xiao Chen just skimmed through and went straight to the second part of the jade strip: the cultivation part of the Paradise Secret Canon.
The second part was divided into five segments. The first segment was about the Heavenly Eye.
Open the Heavenly Eye, seek the dragons, and determine the veins. Completely understand the heavenly mysteries
The Yuwen ns Dragon Seeking Art had the Heavenly Eye as its foundation. Without cultivating a Heavenly Eye, seeking the dragons and determining the veins would be difficult.
Profound Hands, forged to snatch the heavenly works
The second segment was snatching the heavenly works. After cultivating the Heavenly Eye, one could not truly seek the dragons and determine the veins yet. Doing so required the Yuwen ns special Secret Treasures for searching for the dragons.
The Yuwen n had a total of three dragon-seeking Secret Treasures: the Dragon Subduing tform, the Dragon Revealing Mirror, and the Dragon Fixing Needle.
This segment introduced these three dragon-seeking Secret Treasures in detail, including how to refine them, the materials required, and the important points to note.
The boundless Dao undergoes many changes. The heavens are unpredictable. However, they are measurable, imaginable, thinkable
The third segment was about the many changes of the heavenly mysteries. This segment was the most confusing and the most important. It introduced various geography, geomancy, astrology, and many other concepts in great detail, at least ten thousand of them.
This segment discussedplicated geographies and how to deal with them. Ordinary people would not be able to understand this. Even if one understood, one might not be able to immerse themselves in it.
With the strategy in ones heart, capturing a dragon by raising the hand
The fourth segment was about confinement. It mainly spoke about how to trap a Spirit Vein, using the Dragon Locating Compass to set up all sorts of formations to trap various types of Spirit Veins. It included a total of three thousand formations of various sizes.
Fighting with men, fighting with heaven, taking boundless joy
The fifth segment was about trapping the dragon and rising to heaven. The contents startled Xiao Chen. A Great Heavenly Master that reached a certain level could surpass the confines of the world.
One would be able to fight with the heavens, and with the strength of humans, create dragons and nourish Spirit Veins.
Spirit Veins were nourished by nature, urring in cycles. However, the Yuwen n actually thought of creating Spirit Veins, contending against heaven.
No wonder the Yuwen ns line of inheritance ended. How could fighting against heaven have any good ending?
The third part of the jade strip was nk. There was nothing at all, which was really suspicious.
Xiao Chen guessed that it was some kind of smokescreen. Without cultivating the Paradise Secret Canon to a certain level, he would not be able to view its contents.
He withdrew his Spiritual Sense from the jade strip and revealed aplicated expression. The Dragon Seeking Art was not something that could be learned in one day.
His previous thoughts had been too simple. He had celebrated too soon.
No matter what, I have to learn this Paradise Secret Canon!
His voice quivered as he gripped the jade strip tightly with his right hand. The look in his eyes was incredibly determined.
Xiao Chen did not like begging others or owing favors.
It was rare that the heavens gave him a chance forestalling the need to go and trouble the Supreme Sky Emperor or the Thunder Sovereign. No matter what, he would not give up.
No matter how difficult it was, Xiao Chen would not give up.
The secret technique of the Paradise Secret Canon actually consisted of the four segments. The fifth segment was just a supplement, equal to a forbidden art, which gave one goosebumps when they read it.
What kind of existence could dare to say that he took boundless joy in contesting against the heavens?
Although the path of a cultivator was heaven-defying, equal to fighting against the heavens, cultivators still feared and respected the heavens, taking careful steps and moving cautiously. No one would dare to say such disgraceful words.
Xiao Chen felt curious about the Paradise Secret Canon. He really wanted to know what sort of person the Yuwen ns ancestor was.
He definitely needed to go to the ck Sea when he had a chance. He had to go and find Ba Tu and see that body again.
After Xiao Chen calmed himself down, he started to pore over how to cultivate the Heavenly Eye.
He needed to take things step by step. Even if he was in a rush, he could not skip any steps. He still clearly understood this principle.
The Heavenly Eye was extremely mysterious. The moment it opened, it could see a brand-new world. When cultivated to a high level, it could actually see through and thoroughly understand the heavenly mysteries.
There were many levels to the Heavenly Eye. The Geomasters of the Yuwen n had been known as Great Heavenly Masters mostly due to the existence of the Heavenly Eye.
Generally speaking, the level of the Heavenly Eye determined the capability of a Great Heavenly Master to find and capture Spirit Veins.
Otherwise, no matter how many strategies one possessed, one would not be able to do anything when facing a high-ranked Spirit Vein.
Xiao Chen studied the method for cultivating the Heavenly Eye until he was very familiar with it. After he mastered it via aprehensive study of rted areas, he decided to start opening his Heavenly Eye.
The process of opening the Heavenly Eye was notplicated, but it was tedious. It required the application of a special eyedrop to the eyes every day during sunrise. Then, he needed to look into the distance and absorb the purple clouds.
[Notes: The Chinese for purple clouds () could be tranted as purple Qi as well. But rather than energy, this is actually an auspicious portent in astrology, so I went with clouds instead of Qi.]
After persisting for half a month, he would circte his energy and open more than a thousand tiny meridians in the eyes. Then, he could formally open the Heavenly Eye, creating a vertical eye on the forehead.
Naturally, Xiao Chen did not have the eyedrops. However, there were ingredients and refining methods listed in the jade strip. After studying them for a while, he did not find them overly problematic. It was just that the ingredients were rather special.
He visited the nearby inds listed in the sea chart and sessfully obtained the ingredients he needed. After familiarizing himself with the method a few times, he seeded in refining the eyedrops.
However, when applying the eyedrops to both eyes every day, there was an indescribable, piercing pain and soreness. It felt like countless tiny worms digging into the eyes, causing great suffering.
This reaction was exactly as described in the jade strip, so it was not unexpected. Despite the pain, Xiao Chen did not stop, relying on sheer determination to endure this inhumane torture.
Ao Jiao felt pangs in her heart as she watched this. At first, Little Yellow Feather felt curious, wanting to give it a try. In the end, after trying once, it cried painfully for an entire day.
Since then, a respectful look appeared in Little Yellow Feathers eyes when it looked at Xiao Chen. The mischievous attitude it had became much more withdrawn.
At the same time, Little Yellow Feather would apany Xiao Chen when he sat at the bow of the warship to wait for the sun to rise.
Initially, Xiao Chen did not see any purple clouds. After persisting for many days with the specially made eyedrops, he finally saw the so-called purple clouds.
That was a vast and surging scene, hazy with purple clouds filling the sky. This sight truly allowed one to feel the uplifting and ascending Luck of this world.
After persisting for half a month, Xiao Chen reached the final steps of opening the Heavenly Eye, opening the thousands of tiny meridians that connected the eyes to the forehead.
He carefully took this final step. Then, a slit appeared on his forehead. A vertical eye opened, giving off a strange purple light. Suddenly, the world before him changed.
The vast sea actually turned transparent to Xiao Chen. The geography of the sea bottom, the swimming fishes and prawns, the Spirit Beasts, he saw them all very clearly.
The air was no longer empty. Instead, it was a colorfulbination of various gases. Aside from the Spiritual Energy, there were still many gaseous substances.
Xiao Chen could clearly see the flow of the wind, the movement of the clouds, and the rapid pulsation of the entire world.
He felt intense pain, so he quickly closed his eyes, and the vertical eye closed as well, leaving only a faint bloody mark.
Xiao Chen wiped away the blood with joy on his face. When opening the Heavenly Eye, there would definitely be blood. He knew he had really seeded.
Following this, he just needed to keep cultivating ording to the Paradise Secret Canon. The level of the Heavenly Eye would continuously improve. This was just the beginning.
How is it? Did you seed? Ao Jiao asked after she rushed forward with Little Yellow Feather.
Xiao Chen nodded, and Ao Jiao immediately beamed with extreme joy, delighted for him.
However, this is just the first step. I still have to refine the dragon-seeking Secret Treasures, master the changing heavenly mysteries, and familiarize myself with a thousand types of geography.
Ao Jiao smiled and said, There is no rush.
As long as there was hope, it was fine. As long as Xiao Chen learned this Paradise Secret Canon, there was a great possibility of him advancing to Martial Emperor in five years.
The Dragon Seeking Arts were always n secret techniques that were passed down only to the males and not the females. Furthermore, they were passed down only within the Geomaster families. No matter how strong a faction was, even an Immortal Holy Land, they would not be able to find any Dragon Seeking Arts.
Furthermore, Xiao Chens Paradise Secret Canon was much better than most of the current Dragon Seeking Arts.
Great Heavenly Master. This was a title that existed only in the Ancient Era.
Following this, Xiao Chen got Ao Jiao to dock the warship at an ind so he could buy some materials and start refining the one of the dragon-seeking Secret Treasures, the Dragon Fixing Needle.
The Dragon Fixing Needle was a consumable item, the Secret Treasure that Great Heavenly Masters used the most. So, Xiao Chen needed to prepare arge number of them.
As for the Dragon Subduing tform and the Dragon Revealing Mirror, they were more problematic to refine.
Furthermore, one could not skimp on the materials. Xiao Chen would not be able to find good materials at an ind he just happened to stop at. He would have to wait until he reached arge-scale auction.
Hence, he did not intend to refine those two items. In any case, with the Dragon Fixing Needle, he could deal with most Spirit Veins.
Only Holy Spirit Veins and above required the Dragon Revealing Mirror. As for the Dragon Subduing tform, it was used to deal with certain ancient mutated Spirit Veins.
Three dayster, the first Dragon Fixing Needle came out of the Dragon Phoenix Cauldron. It was a palm-length ck needle with an extremely sharp point, flickering with a cold light.
The Dragon Fixing Needle did not require much divine material. However, there were many types-more than a hundred. Furthermore, each type had a very specific form for the materials.
With just a little more or a little less, the Dragon Fixing Needle would fail at fixing down a Spirit Vein. This was a Secret Treasure unique to the Yuwen n.
The introduction to snatching heavenly works mentioned that one could obtain a higher-grade Dragon Fixing Needle. It required a moreplicated refinement that produced a golden needle with better effects.
However, this was only for situations that one could not handle with ck Dragon Fixing Needles; one would normally require just ck Dragon Fixing Needles.
Xiao Chen tried a few times, but the sess rate of refining golden Dragon Fixing Needles was simply too low. After producing a hundred needles, he stopped.
Then, he frantically refined ck Dragon Fixing Needles, stopping only after producing ten thousand, enough tost him a long time.
He devoted the remaining days to the mostplicated part of the Paradise Secret Canon, the changing heavenly mysteries.
With regard to studying geography, astrology, and geomancy, he was starting from zero, so he needed to spend copious amounts of time on learning.
On this particr day, the warship arrived at the Northern Sea. Xiao Chen came out of the ships hold for a rare breather. He looked at the calm sea, and a thought struck him. Then, he opened his Heavenly Eye and observed his surroundings.
He wanted to test himself in a practical setting, to see if his recent bitter cultivation was effective or not.
The seawater turned transparent, and the geography of the sea bottom became clear.
Just learning was useless. If Xiao Chen could not apply what he learned, then even if he had the contents of the third segment memorized like the back of his hand, it would be useless.
As he looked at the underwater terrain and geography, he thought back to what he memorized over the past few days, the information about the various changes of heavenly mysteries. Then, he quickly made a judgment.
That is not right. That is an impoverishednd. The dragons mouth is not locked, and energy does not gather. It flows formlessly with the water.
That is not right, either. The surroundings are not correct. The mountains do not trap, and the water does not circle, leaking it all to the sky. That cannot be a Spirit Vein.
As Xiao Chen traveled on the warship, he crossed off many locations. Suddenly, he got Ao Jiao to stop before squinting at a certain piece of terrain at the sea bottom.
That was a heavily guarded underwater leyline. There were endless mountain ranges in the south, three small mounds in the north corrting well with one another, and two protective mountain rings to the east and west.
Chapter 1079: Meeting Zi Ying Again
Chapter 1079: Meeting Zi Ying Again
The structure in the center was clear, broad, and wide. A winding underwater forest also surrounded it.
The terrain rose and fell, right beside a mountain, curving like it was alive. The dragon mouth in the center was locked down by trees. There were mountains and rivers around, guarding it. This was definitely a treasurednd that hid a Spirit Vein.
There were many Spirit Veins in the Heavenly Starry Ocean. However, they were mostly hidden at the bottom of the sea. Unless something strange happened with thend, exposing the Spirit Veins, one could only rely on a Geomaster to use the Dragon Seeking Art to find them.
Most cultivators do not understand geomancy. Even if they passed a ce with a hidden Spirit Vein, they would not discover anything.
Xiao Chen grasped five Dragon Fixing Needles in his right hand. He felt nervous; this was his first attempt.
A misjudgment would be a big blow to him.
Do I have any talent in this Dragon Seeking Art? This unexplored treasurend will give me the answer.
Am I right or wrong?
Holding the Dragon Fixing Needles, Xiao Chen leaped out and dove into the sea. Then, he went to the dragon cave that was surrounded by many trees.
Only when Xiao Chen approached did he discover that the so-called trees locking down the dragon was just a scene that was visible from afar.
Now that he was truly at the bottom of the sea, the hundreds of underwater trees were rtively distant from each other and were very sparse. Ordinary people would find it very difficult to associate them with the dragon cave or dragon mouth.
When Xiao Chen got near, he carefully touched the bark of one of the trees. These were not Spirit Trees but just ordinary underwater trees.
The Heavenly Eye was already closed. Xiao Chen peered into the distance in the seawater. The mountain range in the south looked like a ferocious beast circling around in the sea.
To the north, he saw countless mounds around positioned like guards.
Once he stood in the dragon cave in the middle, he closed his eyes and carefully felt for the flow of the sea, something that ordinary people would find hard to detect.
In the deep sea, the water flow would mostly be calm.
However, if this was truly a dragon cave with a Spirit Vein in it, the direction of the water flow would definitely have something strange to it.
Xiao Chen vaguely felt that the water flow one kilometer away moved extremely slowly, from left to right, in a barely perceptible manner.
This was indeed correct: trees locked down the dragon, flowing water surrounded it, small mounds in the north served as its guard,yered over each other.
There was a ferocious mountain beast baring fangs and ws in the south, staring at it like a tiger.
There was definitely a dragon cave hiding a Spirit Vein under Xiao Chens feet!
He stomped ferociously on the ground, and it cracked open with a rumble. Countless air bubbles surged out.
Ka ca! Ka ca!
The crack extended deeper. Xiao Chens stomp seemed to have disrupted some sort of bnce. The speed of the cracks growth downward was startlingly fast. Soon, it reached a depth of one kilometer.
Bang! The ground shattered in that instant. The initially barely perceptible, weak and slow water flow suddenly elerated, spinning around rapidly.
Xiao Chens tense face eased into a smile. He was right, seeding in this battle. However, this was no time to rx yet.
Seeking dragons and fixing veins were not that simple.
Hu chi! Hu Chi!
The crust trembled, and a strong force of nature uprooted the small mounds in the north. Many small mounds carrying enormous force smashed towards Xiao Chen.
These were the guards of the dragon. Those who touched the dragon cave needed to pass this round. Otherwise, not to even mention obtaining the Spirit Vein, the Spirit Vein might swallow one up instead, and one would lose ones life.
The fourth segment of the Paradise Secret Canon on confinement included many secret techniques that could borrow the power of mountains and rivers, allowing one to deal with this situation with a wave of the hand.
Xiao Chen had not reached that level yet. He could only use his martial prowess to forcibly suppress this.
As he looked at the small mounds rushing towards him in the water, he opened his palm and directly blocked a small mound.
He moved around, deflecting the mounds, smashing some of the other small mounds. Rocks shattered and went flying. Even with the resistance of the seawater, they still gouged out many huge craters in the bottom of the sea.
Roar!
Suddenly, a ferocious beast broke out of the ground from the mountains in the south. It was actually a three-hundred-meter-long snake that was as thick as a cow.
The snake red, and a strong aura surged out. However, after it saw Xiao Chen, it trembled in fright and turned quickly to flee.
This snake was merely as strong as a grandmaster-level Martial Sage. When Xiao Chen saw its strength, he was now confident that the Spirit Vein hidden under his feet was not a very-high-ranked Spirit Vein.
However, that did not matter. This was just a test. His only fear wasing up empty, not that the Spirit Vein was of a low rank.
He only needed to prove whether he did indeed have the talent to seek dragons and fix veins.
Buzz! Buzz! Buzz! Cracks appeared in the ground, spreading to the north like something was moving underground.
Xiao Chens expression turned cold. Hiding the head but showing the tail? How long are you going to hide?!
The five Dragon Fixing Needles in Xiao Chens hand shot out, moving in a sh.
A miserable shriek resounded at the bottom of the sea. The seawater surged, and the surface ten kilometers above rose inrge waves.
The small silver warship moved with the waves. Ao Jiao, who was on the warship, revealed an expression of joy. She did not fear the wind and waves. What she feared was nothing happening, gaining nothing.
The cracks stopped spreading out. Xiao Chen walked calmly in the water, moving to the end of the crack. Then, he stomped a few more times.
In the end, he was still not skilled enough. If he could master just a small part of the fourth segment on confinement, he would not have to do this in such an unsightly manner.
He would be able to use the power of the surrounding geography and make the ground rise on its own.
Right now, Xiao Chen had not reached that level yet. He could only expose the Spirit Vein by brute force.
When the bottom of the sea erupted open, there was a green Roaming Dragon pinned down by the five Dragon Fixing Needles, unable to move.
My luck is pretty good. A Rank 3 Spirit Vein. The surrounding Spirit Stone Mines can produce Medial Grade Spirit Stones, and there are chances of Superior Grade Spirit Stones appearing.
Xiao Chen sized up the Spirit Vein below and smiled faintly. In the Sky Dome Realm, this would be worth cities, but it was nothing in the Kunlun Realm.
At the very least, at Xiao Chens level, it was not worth mentioning.
The five Dragon Fixing Needles slowly melted, and the green Roaming Dragon turned into a ball of Spirit Veins origin. A suction came from Xiao Chen, and he directly absorbed it.
The surging Spiritual Energy flooded through his body like a mighty river, looking very vast and powerful.
However, when this Spiritual Energy reached the dantian, where the vague silhouette of the dragon-shaped Heavenly Seal filled with specks of light was, it was like a river crashing into the sea, silently disappearing into the flow.
The surrounding geography looked utterly wrecked. Xiao Chen finished absorbing the Spirit Vein and looked around. Then, he shot up like an arrow and burst out of the sea.
Soon after, Ao Jiao asked, How was it?
One Rank 3 Spirit Vein, Xiao Chen replied when hended on the warship.
Ao Jiao said excitedly, Not bad! Not bad! This is really not bad! In the entire Kunlun Continent, all the Spirit Veins that could be discovered with one look are all already upied by the major factions. Not a single one is left.
In order to get the resources you need, you originally could only rob those Holy Lands. That would be tantamount to suicide. Now, with the Dragon Seeking Art, you no longer need to rely on others. In fact, people wille to you in droves to seek your help.
The importance of Spirit Veins to sects went without saying. Any capable Geomaster would be an honored guest in the Holy Lands, treated with the highest respect.
Ao Jiao waspletely right. However, Xiao Chen was still far from that.
After all, he was still new to this. Compared to some of the experienced Geomaster ns, there was still a great difference.
Oh, right. We are already in the Northern Sea. Should we head directly for the Northern Sea Alliances headquarters?
The Northern Sea Alliance was an organization made up of many factions seeking mutual benefits; it was simr to the Martial God Pce.
However, in regard to strength and umtions, they were much inferior to the Martial God Pce.
The current Alliance Chief of the Northern Sea Alliance was Ye Chens father. Barring the unexpected, Ye Chen should be at the alliance headquarters.
Xiao Chen took out the sea chart and checked it. Then, he said, Lets go to the Cloud Treasure Sea Market first. That is thergest sea market of the Northern Sea. Lets see if I can buy the materials for refining the Dragon Subduing tform and Dragon Revealing Mirror.
These two dragon-seeking Secret Treasures required many divine materials, no less than a hundred typesin quantities of at least five tons for each type.
Just the divine materials alone woulde up to an astronomical sum. If not for having more than forty million ck Astral Coins, making him a fabulously wealthy person, he would not bear to refine something like that.
Ao Jiao nodded and took over the sea chart. Then, she nudged Xiao Chen into the warships hold with a smile, telling him to focus on cultivating the Paradise Secret Canon.
As for navigation and the ferocious beasts that the warship encountered at sea, Xiao Chen could just leave those to Ao Jiao and Little Yellow Feather.
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After traveling for ten days on the sea, the vague silhouette of the Cloud Treasure Sea Market appeared in the distance.
Like the Ten Thousand Treasure Sea Market, it was built around a tall sculpture standing in the sea. When seen from afar, the appearance of this sculpture was that of a different person.
However, its posture was almost the same. It looked into the sky, showing a helpless expression of grief and rage.
After Xiao Chens first experience, he knew that the finest market was naturally in Cloud Treasure City on the palm of the sculpture.
Not wanting to attract any attention, Xiao Chen mindfully withdrew his aura. Then, he flew into the city together with the crowd.
After asking around, Xiao Chen found that the Nine Cauldron Merchant Association also had a branch in Cloud Treasure City. Furthermore, it was ranked third, holding the position of the Third City Lord.
As thergest sea market of the Northern Sea, the liveliness of Cloud Treasure City went without saying.
For one to be able to enter Cloud Treasure City, one needed to be at least a Superior Grade Martial Sage, a high requirement.
Even so, there was an endless stream of people on the streets. This was the best testimonial for this bustling merchant city.
ording to rumor, all the Immortal sculptures in the Heavenly Starry Ocean belonged to the mysterious Treasure Master.
As Xiao Chen walked around the city, he entered deep thought.
Regardless of the veracity of the rumor, for this Treasure Master to continue standing despitepetition from the many Immortal Holy Lands, he was definitely an incredible person.
Before Xiao Chen knew it, he had arrived at the gates of the Nine Cauldron Merchant Association. When he walked in withrge strides, a pretty maidservant immediately came over to attend to him.
This Young Master, what instructions do you have?
Without saying anything, Xiao Chen took out a prepared list and handed it over.
The maidservant took one look and was stunned. The densely filled list included all sorts of divine materials. However, what was even more overwhelming was that the list specified fifty tons of each.
Young Master, pleasee with me to the honored guests pavilion to rest for a while, the maidservant said with an embarrassed smile as she quickly suppressed her flustered heart.
Xiao Chen did not wait long in the honored guests pavilion. Soon after, the manager of the Nine Cauldron Merchant Association, the big shot who held the position of the Third City Lord here, came personally.
The moment this person appeared, she was startled at the sight of Xiao Chen. Then, she waved her hands, gesturing for her guards and attendants to withdraw.
Xiao Chens expression changed slightly with some surprise. Then, he said with a smile, Miss Zi Ying, we meet again.
Both were very surprised. They had not expected to meet each other again in Cloud Treasure City after parting at the Treasure Masters residence in Ten Thousand Treasure City.
Zi Ying walked over with a smile and said, Its a small world after all. Azure Dragon King, should I address you as Mo Yun or Xiao Chen?
Chapter 1080: Auction
Chapter 1080: Auction
Although Zi Ying spoke with a smile, her tone clearly contained some me.
Xiao Chen smiled and said, A name is but a symbol. Miss Zi Ying can address me however you want. Speaking of which, why is Miss Zi Ying in Cloud Treasure City?
It is all thanks to you. I can now strike out on my own. The manager of the Nine Cauldron Merchant Association in Ten Thousand Treasure City is my father. Now, I alone manage the Nine Cauldron Merchant Association in Cloud Treasure City. At the same time, I am responsible for all the businesses in the entire Northern Sea.
Xiao Chen took a sip of tea and said, It looks like I can count on Miss Zi Ying to give me a discount for this transaction.
Dealing with you is really a headache. The discount is no problem. I just hope that you dont do something likest time, causing problems like kidnapping the Lunar Pces Holy Daughter. I really cant deal with that again.
Zi Ying smiled helplessly. If not for the problems that Xiao Chen caused, she might have advanced even further on the contribution of the nine Profound Martial Techniques, directly entering the headquarters and influencing the core operations of the Nine Cauldron Merchant Association.
However, she did not hold any hatred for Xiao Chen. If not for him, she would still be in Ten Thousand Treasure City, unable to act independently.
However, it could not be said that Zi Ying was fond of him, either. She somewhat could not stand Xiao Chen. His uninhibited character was a headache for her.
I took a look at your list. There are so many types of divine materials, and you need fifty tons of each. This is not a small number.
Xiao Chen said calmly, Money is not a problem. You know how wealthy I am. As long as you have the goods, I can pay for them.
Haha! Talking business with Young Master Xiao is really straightforward. Divine materials are one of the most traded natural treasures. The Nine Cauldron Merchant Association can bring out most of the items on the list. We will require three days to gather all of them. However, there is one item that my Nine Cauldron Merchant Association does not have. I believe that the other merchant associations do not have fifty tons of it, either.
Xiao Chen was not surprised. He knew his list very clearly. The divine material that wascking was the ck Patterned Gold.
ck Patterned Gold was an all-purpose divine material. Regardless of the Secret Treasure, as long as one added ck Patterned Gold, its quality would increase significantly.
Xiao Chen once saw the production site of ck Patterned Gold in one of the Martial God Pces resource stars. So he was very clear on the preciousness of such divine material.
Five hundred tons of ore could produce only five hundred kilograms of ck Patterned Gold.
The scarce supply and strong demand were aplete mismatch. Hence, ck Patterned Gold was always short in stock.
Regr Secret Treasures only needed some ck Patterned Gold powder added for their quality to increase greatly.
Despite that, Xiao Chen wanted fifty tons. No merchant association would be able to obtain so much in one go.
How much can your Nine Cauldron Merchant Association sell me?
We have our own stock of ck Patterned Gold, in addition to some special channels. Twenty-five tons is our limit already.
Xiao Chen thought for a moment. Twenty-five tons barely met his needs. That would be enough.
Deal!
Zi Ying smiled and said, I will hand the goods to you in three days. May I be a little nosy and ask what kind of Secret Treasure you are refining with so much ck Patterned Gold?
An Emperor Grade Secret Treasure? Clearly, that was impossible. Zi Ying did not believe that Xiao Chen was capable of such.
However, aside from that, what Secret Treasure required so much ck Patterned Gold?
Secret Treasures of different grades would be able to take in different amounts of ck Patterned Gold.
If it was not an Emperor Grade Secret Treasure, once the amount reached the limit, no matter much much ck Patterned Gold was added, it would just be a waste.
Xiao Chen smiled and said, I cant tell you.
I knew that you would say that. I was originally going to share with you some news. It looks like there is no need to tell it to you, then?
Xiao Chens expression changed slightly. After thinking for a while, he said, I am nning to refine two ancient dragon-seeking Secret Treasures. I hope that Miss Zi Ying will keep this a secret.
Shock shed in Zi Yings eyes. She eximed with great surprise, You are a Geomaster?
Xiao Chen did not reply to that.
Zi Ying responded to this; she knew that she had said too much already. She quickly apologized, Im sorry. I guarantee that I will not speak of it. Tonight, the Cloud Treasure Citys Treasure Masters residence is holding an internal auction.
The treasures that will be sold in the auction are from the Treasure Masters personal collection. It is not open to the public and invitations are sent to only a few honored guests of the Northern Seas Treasure Masters residence.
After pausing for a while, Zi Ying continued, The items for auction include fifty kilograms of Divine Grade ck Patterned Gold. That more than equals fifty tons of ck Patterned Gold.
Can you get me an invitation?
The Dragon Revealing Mirror and Dragon Subduing tform held great significance in the Paradise Secret Canon. Since Xiao Chen had an opportunity to raise the quality of these two items to the peak, he naturally would not miss it.
Zi Ying smiled and said, Since I mentioned it, of course I am confident of obtaining an invitation for you.
Many thanks.
Theres no need to thank me. After giving me so much business, this is what I should do.
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Night soon arrived. The sky filled with flickering stars.
Xiao Chen went to the Treasure Masters residence with Zi Ying. After they handed over the invitation, they sessfully entered the residence.
There was someone to lead the way. After making many turns, passing through many small corridors and gardens, they arrived at arge, exquisite pavilion.
The signboard had three wordsCloud Treasure Pavilion. After the guards at the doors verified the identities of the two, they entered.
Please have a rest here first. There is another hour before the auction formally begins.
The attendant led the two into a booth before taking his leave.
Formations wereid in the booth. There was a screen of light before the window, allowing the two to see the situation of the auction tform clearly.
On both sides of the seats were specially manufactured Bidding Stones. When one called out a bid through a Bidding Stone, all the booths could hear it.
Without activating a Bidding Stone, the conversations in the booth would not leak out, guaranteeing the privacy of the customers.
While the two waited, Xiao Chen took a look at the simple auction manifestthere were only twenty auction items.
In regard to numbers, it could notpare with other auctions. However, the quality left Xiao Chenpletely speechless.
Every one of these items was a treasure worth cities. The Divine Grade ck Patterned Gold that Xiao Chen was interested in did not stand out among them at all.
There were at least five auction items more valuable than the ck Patterned Gold. This showed how grand the scale of this auction was.
The Treasure Master is really mysterious. To think that all these treasures are from his personal collection, yet he can casually pick some out to conduct an auction!
Xiao Chen believed that the Treasure Master did not actually care about the ck Astral Coins. He probably did this for only one reason: to maintain his reputation.
Zi Ying nodded and said, In the outside world, there is a saying that the Treasure Master is the hidden seventh Holy Master of the Heavenly Starry Ocean. The power and wealth that he holds are no weaker than those of any one of the Holy Lands.
When ites to wealth, the Treasure Master should rank first in the Heavenly Starry Ocean. No one canpare to him. This small amount of treasures is a mere trifle to him.
That incredible? This surpassed Xiao Chens expectations. It looked like this Treasure Master was much more mysterious than he imagined.
Zi Ying said, That was what my father told me. So it should be correct. However, we are not at the level where we can enter the Treasure Masters circle, so there is no point in dwelling on it.
Xiao Chen, can you help me buy the Azure Underworld Fruit that is used for nourishing the mind?
Just at this moment, Ao Jiao suddenly spoke up from the Immortal Spirit Ring.
Xiao Chen stopped chatting idly with Zi Ying and quickly replied mentally, You want to use it?
Yes, it is very useful to me. I did not expect to see such a rare natural treasure here today.
In that case, I will buy it for you, no matter the cost!
You did not even ask me what I will use it for.
As long as you like it, even if you just want it as a snack, I will get it for you.
Haha! In that case, I really will eat it as a snack, Ao Jiao said mischievously from the Immortal Spirit Ring.
This snack was rather expensive. Just the starting price was one million ck Astral Coins. Nevertheless, it was still as he said: as long as Ao Jiao liked it, the cost did not matter. He did not need a reason.
Natural treasures for nourishing the mind were notmonly used, so it was not that valuable.
Only the rare people who cultivated special Cultivation Techniques or those who had injured their mind would require it.
Regr cultivators would rarely spend a lot of money to buy such a thing. Hence, there should not be muchpetition for it.
It is starting, Zi Ying said.
Xiao Chen looked up and saw an old man appear on the auction tform through the screen of light before their window. The auction was about to begin.
When the yellow-d old man got onto the tform, he first bowed to indicate his respect.
Everyone here is an old customer of our treasure city. This old man will not say any more. I believe everyone here knows the rules. We will begin auctioning the first item.
After a pause, the old man pulled off a red cloth. He smiled and said, This is a treasure sword of the Sub-Divine Weapon grade. It is fire-attributed, and the starting bid is one million ck Astral Coins. Each raise has to be more than ten thousand ck Astral Coins.
Friends, if you have a need for it, you can start calling out your bids!
The old man did not show much expression on his face; it was like he was unconcerned about this matter, appearing very indifferent.
It seemed like this old man did not care about how high the final price would go.
Xiao Chen rather liked such an atmosphere. In public auctions, the auctioneers were very experienced and skilled.
When those auctioneers introduced the treasures, they would end up speaking a lot. When calling out bids, they dragged things out, repeating the same thing several times before letting it go.
Just by looking at the condition of the item, one could tell that this fire-attributed Sub-Divine Weapon was no ordinary Sub-Divine Weapon. Its quality reached the very highest standard.
Even though Xiao Chen did not use the sword, he still paid close attention to the bidding for this item, to gauge the wealth of the other honored guests.
This was so that when hepeted for the Divine Grade ck Patterned Gold, he could bid a reasonable price but still crush hispetitors.
The bids climbed quickly, soon reaching more than double the starting bid, and closed at two million and three hundred thousand ck Astral Coins.
The winner of the bid was the guest in booth seventy-five. The booth had formations that blocked Spiritual Sense and Mental Energy. No one knew who the winner was, guaranteeing their privacy.
There was only a total of twenty auction items. The yellow-robed old man proceeded quickly, decisive in banging down the auction mallet. Soon after, it was time for the Azure Underworld Fruits auction.
This is a rare mutated fruit that can be used to nourish the mind and treat mental injuries. Most of the time, it is not useful. However, when one truly needs it, it cant be found anywhere. The starting bid is one million ck Astral Coins.
The yellow-d old man was very familiar with the items on auction. When he introduced them, he spoke precisely without dragging things out at all.
The bidding started. The pavilion fell quiet. Clearly, most people did not feel the need to spend one million ck Astral Coins to buy a treasure that was nonessential, just to prepare for a peril that might or might not happen.
Chapter 1081: Sole Hegemon Mountain Manor
Chapter 1081: Sole Hegemon Mountain Manor
One million and ten thousand ck Astral Coins.
Just when Xiao Chen thought that no one would bepeting with him, someone from booth sixty-five increased the bid by ten thousand ck Astral Coins.
Hence, Xiao Chen followed up on the bid, adding another hundred thousand ck Astral Coins.
Booth seventeen increases the bid by one hundred thousand. The current bid is one million one hundred and ten thousand ck Astral Coins.
One million and five hundred thousand ck Astral Coins! The person in booth sixty-five had paused for a while. Clearly, he had not expected anyone topete with him over this item.
After seeing this price, that person shouted out a bid for one million and five hundred thousand ck Astral Coins in a rich and imposing manner, trying to scare off Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen activated the Bidding Stone and calmly shouted out, Two million ck Astral Coins.
The doubling in price caught even the yellow-d old man somewhat off-guard. He had not expected the Azure Underworld Fruit that no one really cared about to trigger such an intense bidding war over it.
Two million five hundred thousand ck Astral Coins!
The person in booth sixty-five angrily raised his bid. Then, after a pause, he continued, I am the Sole Hegemon Mountain Manors Young Manor Lord, Shi Feng. Friend from the booth across, would you be willing to give me some face? The Sole Hegemon Mountain Manor will definitely remember this favor.
[Note: The name Shi Feng must sound very familiar by now. So far, the name Shi Feng has already appeared five times in the novel. However, do note that all five have different Feng characters. This particr one is .]
Three million ck Astral Coins!
Ao Jiao very rarely asked Xiao Chen for something for herself. As far as he recalled, it had never happened before.
Since it was rare for Ao Jiao to express interest in something, Xiao Chen would not let it go, no matter what.
Rage shed across the face of the yellow-d old man on the auction tform. He said, Young Master Shi, after this auction, you do not need toe to Cloud Treasure City anymore. Cloud Treasure City does not wee you any longer.
If you still wish to use your identity to ruin this auction, dont me the Treasure Masters residence for not being sensitive and inviting you out.
The people of the Treasure Masters residence were extraordinarily emphatic. The yellow-d old mans reaction was beyond Xiao Chens expectations.
Haha! Senior is joking. This Shi just wants to make a friend and not try to ruin this auction. I will give up this Azure Underworld Fruit in favor of this friend.
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Bang!
Right after Shi Feng finished speaking in booth sixty-five, his face sank. Then, he smashed his fist on the table and shattered the exquisite redwood table into powder.
Senior Jiang, Im really sorry. It looks like I will have to disappoint you.
Haha! Little Friend Shi is too serious. This old mans main target is still the Divine Grade ck Patterned Gold. The Azure Underworld Fruit is only something that caught my eye in passing.
Shi Feng said sullenly, That wont do. I already said that I would help Senior Jiang, so I will definitely obtain this Azure Underworld Fruit for you.
Old Yang, help me keep an eye on booth seventeen. I want to see who is so bold, not giving any face to our Sole Hegemon Mountain Manor.
A heavy murderous intent shed in Shi Fengs eyes as he spoke to an old man.
Old Yang obeyed the order and silently left the booth.
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Inside booth seventeen, Xiao Chen sessfully obtained the Azure Underworld Fruit that Ao Jiao wanted after paying the bill. Then, he revealed a faint smile on his face.
Zi Ying remained silent at his side. She seemed like she wanted to say something but did not know what to say.
After putting away the Azure Underworld Fruit, he nced at her and smiled. Miss Zi Ying, just speak what is on your mind.
You are in trouble.
Xiao Chen asked, What trouble? The Sole Hegemon Mountain Manor?
Naturally. Among the many factions of the Northern Sea Alliance, the Sole Hegemon Mountain Manor ranks within the top ten. In recent years, they rose up strangely quickly. Many are saying that they will squeeze the Ye n out of the Alliance Chief position in the next round.
Although the rules here state that one cannot fight here, the other party has his eye on you. Once you leave the Treasure Masters residence, there will be some trouble.
Xiao Chen nodded in agreement. Then, he said seriously, Yes, there will indeed be some trouble.
Seeing Xiao Chens indifferent appearance, Zi Ying felt somewhat powerless. She suddenly burst out, Are you messing with me? You already know about the Sole Hegemon Mountain Manor.
Zi Ying hit the nail on the head. Xiao Chen did indeed know.
Xiao Chen had once considered getting help from the Northern Sea Alliance, using Ye Chen as a connection. So, he had done his homework first.
Hence, he was rather clear on the inside information of the Northern Sea Alliance.
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Seeing Xiao Chens tacit confirmation, Zi Ying clenched her teeth. At this moment, she really hated this fellow. However, she could not do anything to him, nor could she bear to lose his big business.
Xiao Chen smiled and said, My purpose ining to the Northern Sea this time is to look for the Ye n. If the two ns are fighting, I will definitely help the Ye n. Sooner orter, I will run into this group of people.
Zi Ying felt wronged as she said, You sure are carefree. However, the one that will suffer is thisdy.
When doing business, one must be smooth and slick in establishing rtionships. One should go everywhere and try to maintain good rtions with everyone. However, this requires extremely high skill. Given your current experience, mental state, and age, that is impossible. You will end up hitting snags everywhere, unable to gain any benefits.
Now that you know your shorings, you should quickly make a choice as soon as you can. Pick either the Ye n or the Sole Hegemon Mountain Manor, then fully support your choice with all your might.
These words stunned Zi Ying. It was like Xiao Chen figured out everything from her seemingly calm expression.
These words were like a heavy blow that brought about enlightenment, shocking her awake. She was speechless for a long time.
Wait a minute, Zi Ying reacted. I clearly wanted to teach him a lesson. How is it that the situation turned around, and he taught me a lesson instead?
Xiao Chen nearly managed to influence Zi Yings decision with just a few words.
Zi Ying wanted to say something but discovered that Xiao Chen was already staring at the light screen.
The auction for the Divine Grade ck Patterned Gold had already begun; the bids kept rising rapidly. Soon, from the starting bid of one million, it reached three million.
Xiao Chen sighed, There are really many nouveaux riches around.
Zi Ying calmed herself down and analyzed, Five million is the dividing line; it is already twice the market rate. Any more spent will result in a great disadvantage.
As Zi Ying expected, once the bids passed five million ck Astral Coins, the zealouspetition slowed down.
Only two or three people remained in this bidding war. Of which, Shi Feng, who was in booth sixty-five was the most stubborn.
Shi Feng did not hesitate to raise the price every time, increasing the bid by five hundred thousand ck Astral Coins each time. He gave off a rich and imposing attitude, wanting to suppress the rest with money.
Booth sixty-five bids seven million ck Astral Coins. Is there anyone willing to ce a higher bid? the yellow-d old man slowly asked as he looked around.
Seven million ck Astral Coins, that was already almost three times the market rate. Any higher would not be worth it.
The bustling scene finally showed some calm and quiet. The astronomical price of seven million forced out several potential buyers.
Ten million ck Astral Coins! Xiao Chen called out a bid calmly after activating the Bidding Stone, shocking the entire ce.
Inside booth sixty-five, Shi Feng was chatting happily with that mysterious Senior Jiang as he waited to receive the goods. This heavy blow caused him to spit out the tea in his mouth.
Damn. He hasnt finished yet?!
The astronomical price of ten million ck Astral Coins shocked everyone in this ce. The imposing Shi Feng who unted his wealth to suppress others no longer said anything.
Xiao Chen won the bid for the Divine Grade ck Patterned Gold. When the maidservant brought the goods up, he paid happily.
Zi Ying was bbergasted. Xiao Chen bid five times the market rate, paying a sky-high price to obtain the Divine Grade ck Patterned Gold. His boldness was truly something to behold.
And he still needed to pay twenty million ck Astral Coins for the other divine materials.
Which was to say, for the sake of refining two dragon-seeking Secret Treasures, Xiao Chen would spend a total of thirty million ck Astral Coins. Not including the valuable treasures that one carried, this amount of ck Astral Coins equaled the wealth of an ordinary Martial Emperor.
Was it worth it, using such a high price to obtain the Divine Grade ck Patterned Gold? That is half the price of the other ny-nine types of divine materials.
The Divine Grade ck Patterned Gold flickered with an illusionary flowing nine-colored light. Xiao Chen felt entranced looking at it. He replied softly, If you knew what these two Secret Treasures mean to me, you would not ask such a question.
You really are a Geomaster?
You should not ask what you should not ask.
Xiao Chen did not answer. He put away the ck Patterned Gold and headed towards the door.
Dont be so petty.
Zi Ying smiled faintly and gave chase quickly. Just tell me whether you are a Geomaster who can seek dragons and fix veins.
Xiao Chen ignored Zi Ying and left the booth. There was no one in this dazzling corridor.
He casually looked around before leaving directly by the same route he hade.
After Xiao Chen was far away, a figure slowly appeared in a corner. This was Old Yang, who was currently obeying Shi Fengs order.
As Old Yang looked in the direction that Xiao Chen had taken, he muttered to himself, So, it is him, the Azure Dragon King Xiao Chen. No wonder he was so overbearing, not even giving the Young Manor Lord any face. This is going to be difficult to handle.
Shaking his head, Old Yang did not think anymore. He returned to booth sixty-five with a few shes to report everything he had seen.
The Azure Dragon King? As if thats incredible?
After hearing Old Yangs report, Shi Feng felt strangely angry for no reason at all. Then, he snorted coldly.
Right now, everyone knows that he is fated to die early, like a meteor in the sky. He is just a cripple, and yet he dares topete with me. How reckless! If I dont teach him a lesson, he will think too highly of himself.
The mysterious, ck-robed old man with the family name Jiang put down his teacup and said in a soft voice, I think we should just let this matter go. He is just a genius with no future. No matter how dazzling he is, it will be useless. However, I do not want to offend the Thunder Sovereign, who supports him.
Seeing Shi Feng opening his mouth to say something, the old man with the family name Jiang interrupted, Young Master Shi, rest assured. I will still do what I promised you. Given the Manor Lords sincerity, I will not reject it.
Shi Feng had be famous at a young age, sweeping through the Northern Sea. Since when had he ever been so aggrieved? After getting his face badly pped at the auction, he would be a big joke if word of this spread.
Senior Jiang, I will shoulder all the consequences of this. I dont believe that the Thunder Sovereign will do anything to me over a genius that does not have a future.
Disdain shed in Shi Fengs eyes. His voice was bone-chilling.
His tone was full of confidence. He felt that Xiao Chen was already past his prime and believed that he would not suffer any major consequences if he attacked Xiao Chen.
However, while Shi Feng considered the possible revenge of the Martial God Pces Thunder Sovereign, he did not think about whether he was capable of getting Xiao Chen to pay any attention to him.
In Shi Fengs opinion, Xiao Chen was merely someone who was not even a Small Perfection quasi-Emperor. Indeed, Shi Feng did not care about morality, nning to beat Xiao Chen down as much as he wanted, to show him a small chance of turning things around, to toy with him as he pleased.
Shi Feng believed that as long as he did not kill Xiao Chen, the Thunder Sovereign and the Martial God Pce would not do anything to him.
Lets go. Let me see what kind of person this Azure Dragon King is.
The moment Shi Feng spoke, he led the Sole Hegemon Mountain Manors group out of this booth, quickly giving chase.
Soon, only the mysterious old man with the family name Jiang remained inside, sampling tea on his own.
Then, the old man with the family name Jiang slowly set down the teacup. Doubt shed in his eyes. Why would this Azure Dragon King spend such an astronomical sum to bid for the Divine Grade ck Patterned Gold for no reason?
ording to rumor, Xiao Chen was not some spendthrift with more money than sense. Could there be someplication beneath his fame?
Whether this old mans thoughts were correct or not, or whether there was more to Xiao Chen than met the eye, he would know by observing the fate of Shi Fengs group.
Chapter 1082: Dragon Revealing Mirror and Dragon Subduing Platform in Hand
Chapter 1082: Dragon Revealing Mirror and Dragon Subduing tform in Hand
Xiao Chen sessfully left the Treasure Masters residence without encountering any danger ormotion. Hence, Zi Ying, who was behind him, heaved a great sigh of relief.
After all, no matter how arrogant the Sole Hegemon Mountain Manors people were, they would not openly make a move in Cloud Treasure City.
However, before Zi Ying could smile, she saw a group of unwee people not far away the moment they left the boundaries of the Treasure Masters residence.
The surrounding area turned quiet. Clearly, the Sole Hegemon Mountain Manor alerted the bystanders beforehand and cleared them out.
Shi Feng showed a pleased expression as he led three Small Perfection quasi-Emperor old men forward. Then, he said arrogantly to Xiao Chen, Azure Dragon King Xiao Chen, is this in any way surprising? I already said the Azure Underworld Fruit is only temporarily entrusted to you.
You think you can get away by leaving the auction location in advance?
Dong! Dong! Dong!
Urgent footsteps resounded in the surroundings. Several cultivators wearing the Sole Hegemon Mountain Manors uniform appeared on the roofs and walls.
All of these people were Martial Sages, and they held bows, crossbows, and all sorts of Ancient Demonic Energy Cannons. They surrounded Xiao Chen, exuding surging murderous intent.
Zi Yings expression changed slightly in surprise. She had not at all expected that the hidden force of the Sole Hegemon Mountain Manor in this Cloud Treasure City was unusuallyrge.
Her voice quivered somewhat as she eximed, Shi Feng, are you crazy? To think that you dare to attack in Cloud Treasure City! Are you really not afraid of offending the Treasure Master?
Shi Feng smiled and said, Everyone has their value. I believe that the Treasure Master can make the correct decision between the secondrgest faction of the Northern Sea Alliance and a genius past his prime.
The same goes for you. If the Nine Cauldron Merchant Association wants to continue doing business in the Northern Sea, then shut up right now.
Zi Ying felt frustrated. Now she finally understood what Xiao Chen said. At the moment, she waspletely incapable of remaining neutral and pleasing everyone.
Beat him up; use a lot of force. Show him what pain is. Show him that he cannot go everywhere unhindered, just because he was conferred the Azure Dragon King.
Shi Fengs rage from the scene in the auction zed. Despite him dering his identity, the other party still had not given him any face, making him lose face before so many honored guests.
This had made Shi Feng look like a fool. No matter what, he could not swallow this frustration.
At this moment, Shi Feng could no longer endure. He could not be bothered to speak any nonsense; he just wanted to vent his frustration. Otherwise, he would be unable to calm himself down.
Whoosh!
Without saying anything, the three quasi-Emperors behind him attacked at the same time. Not daring to be careless, they immediately led with their killing moves.
Clearly, these quasi-Emperors wanted to severely injure Xiao Chen at lightning-quick speed to forestall possible idents.
The quasi-Emperor in the middle executed a Sword Technique. He thrust his sword out as he became one with heaven, piercing through space and creating a powerful and mighty mysterious phenomenon.
Of the two old men at the left and the right, one used a staff and the other, a spear. Their moves were very powerful as well, not inferior to the attack of the old man in the middle.
With the three of them working together, the sky changed color instantly. The night scene trembled, appearing extremely horrifying.
Xiao Chen nudged Zi Ying, sending out an irresistible force and moving her one kilometer away in that instant.
Now, with nothing hampering him, he could make his move at his leisure. First, a sword appeared in his hand.
When Xiao Chen took one step forward, he shed nine times, making nine swords appear. As plum blossoms fell, he took a total of nine steps and thrust out with eighty-one swords.
When Zi Ying in the distance saw this scene, she instantly felt shocked. This Profound Martial Technique was clearly the Changing Plum Blossom Sword.
The Sword Technique from the nine jade strips that Xiao Chen sold to Zi Ying was precisely the Changing Plum Blossom Sword.
She guessed that Xiao Chen had made copies of the Profound Martial Techniques that he sold her for himself.
However, Zi Ying would never have guessed that as a desman, Xiao Chen could already use this Sword Technique with all the proper forms and even the spirit of it. There was nothing wrong with his execution.
The eighty-one swords all contained some kind of changing profoundness to them. This counter dismantled the mighty Sword Technique of the old man in the middle. Then, Xiao Chen kicked him back.
It was not over yet. The sword in Xiao Chens hand disappeared, reced by a staff. He grasped the staff with his right hand and spun it around three times.
The howling wind gave off a rumble that resembled thunder in the air. When Xiao Chen stopped, the wind and thunder ceased abruptly. Then, theirtent power shed with the staff-wielding old man.
Bang! The old mans staff shattered. Wind and thunder erupted, sting the old man back and causing him to vomit blood.
Thunder Wind Staff, another one of the nine Profound Martial Techniques. Zi Ying gaped, rendered speechless.
After knocking away an old man with the staff strike, the weapon in Xiao Chens hand changed again. In the time it took for a spark to fly, he spun around andunched another attack.
A purple thunderme flowed along the spear. The spear strike that Xiao Chen sent out contained a strong might, which seemed like it could pierce through even space.
The final old mans spear shed head-on with Xiao Chens attack. Then, it burst apart from the top down.
The mes spread and surged out, filling the sky and not extinguishing. It was like the heavens were on fire at this moment.
A fierce me burned continuously in the sky, lighting up the night sky and turning it bright.
This was another one of the nine Profound Martial Techniques, the Heaven Burning Spear Technique!
Zi Ying was already stunned into silence. The Xiao Chen before herpletely surpassed her imagination.
In an instant, he had defeated three Small Perfection quasi-Emperors. Furthermore, he had done so using the weapons that his opponents excelled at.
Aside from the Azure Dragon King Xiao Chen, Zi Ying simply could not think of any other person capable of this.
After Xiao Chennded, he ferociously tossed the spear flickering with thunderme forward.
The spear was like a bolt of lightning tearing through the night. It startled Shi Feng as he dodged hastily.
The tip of the spear stabbed into the ground, and the shaft vibrated and buzzed. Shock waves surged into the surroundings, and the retreating Shi Feng could not avoid them. When the shock waves struck him, he vomited blood.
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In the distant Treasure Masters residence, the First City Lord of Cloud Treasure City stood in a tall pavilion and saw everything. Feeling some regret, he muttered to himself, If you really could be a Martial Emperor in five years, I would definitely choose you.
Based on the situation outside, the First City Lords current choice was the Sole Hegemon Mountain Manors Young Manor Lord.
Otherwise, without the First City Lords permission, no matter how powerful or capable the Sole Hegemon Mountain Manor was, it would not be able to mobilize so many people on his watch.
The First City Lord waved his hand, and the people hidden in the shadows of the room withdrew after receiving orders.
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Back where Xiao Chen was fighting with the Sole Hegemon Mountain Manor, numerous ck-d men descended from the sky and quickly surrounded the people from the Sole Hegemon Mountain Manor.
Orders from the First City Lord: no personal fights are permitted within Cloud Treasure City. If anyone dares to make another move, we will kill them without further discussion, someone announced coldly in the air.
This is really a timely appearance, Xiao Chen mocked in his heart. Since the First City Lord holds such power, then why did these people surround Shi Feng and his group only after I gained the advantage? While overtly, he remains neutral, not helping either side; in reality, he is still favoring the Sole Hegemon Mountain Manors side.
Lets go.
Shi Feng wiped off the blood from his lips and red hatefully at Xiao Chen before quickly leading the Sole Hegemon Mountain Manors people away.
Now, Shi Fengs eyes no longer had the arrogance and ego of before. Now, there was only heavy fear when he looked at Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen had defeated three Small Perfection quasi-Emperors in an instantusing the weapons that his opponents specialized in.
In regard to strength, Shi Feng knew that even one hundred of himself would not be a match for Xiao Chen.
After the Sole Hegemon Mountain Manors people left, the guards of the Treasure Masters residence also retreated like the receding tide, as if they had never appeared at all.
The merchants and cultivators sent away by the Sole Hegemon Mountain Manor earlier came out from somewhere, crowding the small streets and turning it bustling again.
Zi Ying flew over and thanked Xiao Chen, Many thanks for your move earlier.
Xiao Chen said calmly, Lets go. That was just a small matter.
I have a question. Did you already learn all the nine Profound Martial Techniques that you sold to me?
Strictly speaking, I cant be considered to have learned them. I can only barely execute them; Im still a long way from reaching Great Perfection or mastering them, what more the states and profoundness contained within.
Naturally, Zi Ying was not very satisfied with this answer. Her lips twitched as she said, You are really humble. Those three have used the spear, staff, and sword all their life, yet they are still no match for ayman like you. What more do you want?
Xiao Chenughed but did not borate.
He was not being humble. He could defeat the three Small Perfection quasi-Emperors mainly because his Heavenly Laws far surpassed theirs.
His moves were mediocre at best. His main purpose was to use these three to test these moves. So far, it looked like their effects were pretty good.
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Senior, Im really sorry, but I failed. I will not be able to help Senior obtain the Divine Grade ck Patterned Gold and Azure Underworld Fruit.
Shi Feng performed a cupped-fist salute in apology after he led the Sole Hegemon Mountain Manors group back and rejoined the mysterious old man with the family name Jiang.
The old man with the family name Jiang did not change his expression; nothing could be seen on his face as he said indifferently, Its fine. I have my own ways. Also, I did not decide to help the Sole Hegemon Mountain Manor because of these two items.
Shi Feng might be arrogant and obstinate. However, from start to end, he was extremely polite to this old man.
He was very much more respectful to this old man than to the few Small Perfection quasi-Emperors of his own n.
I understand. It is our great fortune that Senior rejected the Ye ns invitation and is willing toe to my Sole Hegemon Mountain Manor. However, I did not expect such problems to happen with the gift that I was nning on giving Senior.
Shi Feng took out a spatial ring and proffered it apologetically. Here is five million ck Astral Coins. I hope Senior will ept this.
The old man with the family name Jiang nced at the ring and said, I am old friends with your father. Little Friend, there is no need to be so polite. Lets go. It is time to see your father. I wonder what kind of hidden dragon cave it is. He has not told me yet.
There is no need to care about the Azure Dragon King? I was still nning to send people to ambush him after he leaves the city, Shi Feng said.
The old man with the family name Jiang waved his hand and said, There is no need. If there are no surprises, his purpose ining to the Northern Sea is the Ye n. You will have more chances to meet him.
The old man still had something in mind, which he did not say. At that time, he should be able to figure out what Xiao Chen was going to use that Divine Grade ck Patterned Gold to refine.
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Three dayster, as arranged, Zi Ying had gathered all of the other divine materials that Xiao Chen needed.
He asked Zi Ying to prepare a quiet room, where he would refine the Dragon Subduing tform and Dragon Revealing Mirror.
Hoping that he could seed on the first try, Xiao Chen took out the Paradise Secret Canon and carefully read the third segment on snatching heavenly works several more times.
After that, he used some ordinary materials for some tests to gain experience.
In a practical setting, Xiao Chen realized that the refinement of the Dragon Subduing tform was much moreplicated than he had imagined. The amount of work needed far exceeded his expectations.
First, there was the tform, which was the most basic part. The tform still needed a Dragon Head Guillotine, a Dragon Calling Bell, a Heavenly me Snatching Dragon Hand, and many other parts.
The Dragon Subduing tform was not just one Secret Treasure but an entire set of Secret Treasures assembled together. Each of the parts was extremely problematic to refine.
This gave the feeling that refining it impossible.
Chapter 1083: Continuity of the Ye Clan
Chapter 1083: Continuity of the Ye n
Feeling doubts in his heart, Xiao Chen looked through the first part of the jade strip again, the part on the introduction of the Yuwen n.
Only then was Xiao Chen horrified to discover that the Dragon Subduing tform was the Yuwen ns final move for suppressing strong Spirit Veins. It was the killing move of killing moves.
Every generation of sessors would refine their own Dragon Subduing tform. Every one of them spent at least ten years before they sessfully refined it.
As for the Dragon Subduing tform that the Yuwen n used to anchor down the n, the founding ancestor spent a thousand years before he refined it, pushing it to Emperor Grade.
Without reaching a certain level, it would be impossible to operate that Emperor Grade Dragon Subduing tform. Hence, the Great Heavenly Masters of every generation would refine their own Dragon Subduing tform before they reached such a level.
Xiao Chens eyes turned green with envy. If he could find the ancestral grounds of the Yuwen n, he would be rich.
In the future, if he could gain ess to that corpse from Ba Tu, he might be able to get some clues.
Hence, Xiao Chen set aside the refinement of the Dragon Subduing tform for now, focusing on the Dragon Revealing Mirror first.
The Dragon Revealing Mirror was an ancient mirror that required a hundred different types of divine materials. Forty-nine profound formations needed to be carved on the inside as well.
Compared to the difficulty of refining the Dragon Subduing tform, there was a worlds difference. After half a month, he finished the Dragon Revealing Mirror.
Ancient patterns covered the sides of the dish-sized mirror. Many profound formations were engraved on its back.
The front of the mirror was smooth like calm water. Xiao Chen had spent most of the past half month on this mirror.
The Dragon Revealing Mirror did not have any use in battle. However, it had a strong restraining effect on the great dragons and evil dragons that the Spirit Veins turned into.
Many Holy Spirit Veins possessed a strong might before they were subdued, driving the power of the world. Even Martial Emperors would not dare to be careless against them.
As for King Spirit Veins, their might went without saying. Regr Martial Emperors would not be able to subdue it.
With the Dragon Revealing Mirrorbined with the various secret techniques in the Paradise Secret Canon as well as Xiao Chens strength, subduing Peak Spirit Veins would be simple.
Subduing a Holy Spirit Vein by himself would take some effort, but it would not be much of a problem.
Of course, all this came with the prerequisite of finding a Spirit Vein. Otherwise, no matter how capable Xiao Chen was, he would not be able to disy his skills.
Xiao Chen put away the Dragon Revealing Mirror and went to look for Zi Ying to take his leave.
Young Master Xiao, do you mind if another person joined you on this trip? Zi Ying asked with a smile.
Xiao Chen raised his head and said, You want to go?
Yes, I feel you what you said was right. Given my age, experience, and mental state, it is too much for me to be able to establish rtionships with everyone. I might as well pick a side and do something big in the Northern Sea.
When Xiao Chen saw Zi Yings serious mien, he could not helpughing. He said softly, Those were just some casual words. Never mind,e along. However, I will make it clear first. I am just meeting my friend and will leave after that. I will not remain for long.
Zi Ying felt frustration in her heart. She always felt like a small kid before Xiao Chen; no matter what she did, she appeared childish.
However, Xiao Chen did not even give her a chance to vent her temper. He had already turned around and gotten far away. So she quickly followed after him.
With Zi Ying tagging along, Xiao Chen could only put aside his original ns of testing the might of the Dragon Revealing Mirror during the trip.
However, he did not stop studying and practicing the Paradise Secret Canon along the way.
After about half a month, the two arrived at the ind where the Northern Sea Alliance had its headquarters, Lingyun Ind.
Xiao Chen stood at the bow, looking at the silhouette of Lingyun Ind. He wondered if he would be able to see Ye Chen.
Cultivators frequently moved around with no fixed abode, often adventuring. This was especially so for a cultivation fanatic like Ye Chen. So it was hard to say.
Whats wrong? What are you thinking? Zi Ying asked with a smile after she came out from the warships hold.
Xiao Chen answered honestly.
After Zi Ying heard that, she could not helpughing and then said, He will definitely be there.
Why are you so confident of that?
Zi Ying replied softly, The Bloody Young Master Ye Chen is very famous in the Northern Sea. He returned from the Kunlun Continent half a year ago with a considerable increase in strength. Then, he immediately went to challenge the Killing Swordsman Yan Shisan.
Something like that happened? What was the result?
He lost in half a move. I heard that he remained in his n in closed-door cultivation since then, noting out much.
There was no injustice in losing to Yan Shisan. Ye Chen was in too much of a rush. With Yan Shisan the top swordsman of the killing sword in the Kunlun Continent, fighting him was no joke.
Yeah, in that case, I can use this as a return gift.
Xiao Chen thought of something. When he was at the tea party in the Profound Domains Heavenly Cauldron City, he had spoken of his Dao, prompting many ancient Saber Sovereigns to appear and discourse on their Dao. Back then, he recorded down all of these Dao.
Among which, there was a discourse on the Massacre saber Dao. Ye Chen would probably like that.
There was only one huge and majestic city on Lingyun Ind. It was called Lingyun City and was the center of the Northern Sea, connecting all the hundreds of various-sized factions in the Northern Sea Alliance.
This city was currently managed by the Ye n. In order to find Ye Chen, Xiao Chen needed to go to the City Lords Residence.
When Xiao Chen reported his identity, the expression of the guard at the City Lords Residence changed. The guard became much more respectful and polite and ran in quickly to make a report.
Soon, a person who closely resembled Ye Chen, dressed in embroidered clothes, came out leading two old men and arrived before Xiao Chen. However, this person looked more mature than Ye Chen.
Young Master Xiao, you finally arrived. My younger brother missed you a lot. The youth smiled faintly and performed a cupped-fist salute. I forgot to introduce myself. I am Ye Feng, Ye Chens eldest brother.
As Ye Feng spoke, he invited Xiao Chen and Zi Ying in. He was very polite, not showing the arrogance that a disciple of arge n normally had. This demeanor gave Xiao Chen a very good impression.
Haha! I already sent people to inform my younger brother. That little brat is almost going crazy from cultivating. Recently, the inheritors of the various Holy Lands all went to the road that buries Emperors in the heart of the ocean and gained a great harvest. This made him feel very anxious.
Zi Ying, who was at the side, said, I heard that these Holy Land inheritors all found their opportunity to advance to quasi-Emperor. Now that theyve be quasi-Emperors, with the resources of the Holy Lands, they will be able to progress immediately to Small Perfection quasi-Emperor. After that, they will be able to progress smoothly to Great Perfection quasi-Emperor. By then, the gap between them and others will be considerable.
Ye Feng nodded and said, Thats right. The Four Seas Hero Gathering will take ce in one year. If Second Brother does not do his best, he will not be able to make it. The resources of our Northern Sea Alliance are not inferior to that of the Holy Lands. However, if he cannot find his opportunity to advance to quasi-Emperor, all will be for naught.
To advance to quasi-Emperor, one required an opportunity. One needed to rely on their ownprehensions. No matter how much resources one possessed, these would not help.
However, once one was a quasi-Emperor, the situation changed. The race to Small Perfection quasi-Emperor and Great Perfection quasi-Emperor was apetition of resources.
Xiao Chen was very clear on this principle. However, the reason why he did not go to the Supreme Sky Emperor or the Thunder Sovereign to ask for resources was the sheer immensity of the resources required.
No Holy Land would be able to nurture two geniuses. The price to pay was too much.
The Supreme Sky Sect had Xiao Chens First Senior Sister, Shui Lingling, to nurture as the next Sect Master, while the Thunder and Lightning Pce had An Junxi to nurture as the sessor.
At this moment, Ye Feng seemed to have just noticed Zi Ying, who was at the side. His eyes lit up as he said, This youngdy here seems not to have introduced herself yet.
Zi Ying smiled and said, Zi Ying, the head manager of the Nine Cauldron Merchant Association in the Northern Sea.
So, it is the new, pretty manager of the Nine Cauldron Merchant Association. Haha, I heard of this recently and was nning to take some time out to pay a visit. Unexpectedly, the ns ended up shifting forward, Ye Feng said with a faint smile, his words careful and appropriate.
These two ended up engrossed in conversation. Xiao Chen could tell that this Ye Feng was different from Ye Chen. Ye Feng was the person who managed the internal affairs of the Northern Sea Alliance, holding great authority.
As for Ye Chen, he was just a cultivation fanatic, ignoring all these matters.
Boom!
Just at this moment, an extremely horrifying massacre saber Qi appeared in the air. It swept through the sky, looking like it would eliminate all life, killing everything.
Before the move arrived, its aura was already so overwhelming. Xiao Chen frowned slightly. It was already toote to draw his saber. He simply threw a palm strike, and his surging Heavenly Laws drove the power of the world as heunched a counterattack.
Bang! The strong power wiped out the massacre Qi, forcing the person who attacked to reveal himself. It was Ye Chen, whom Xiao Chen had not seen for close to a year.
How embarrassing! After not seeing Brother Xiao for a long time, I can only desperately try to chase after your shadow. I cant even take a palm strike.
Ye Chen arrived amid carefreeughter. Then, he patted Xiao Chens shoulders heavily. I heard that you came to the Heavenly Starry Ocean long ago. Why are you here only now?
Big Brother, organize a banquet. I have to attend to this brother here properly.
Ye Feng smiled and said, Do I even need you to tell me to do such a small thing? I already sent people to make arrangements. There will be arge banquet tonight.
Xiao Chen quickly rejected this, saying, There is no need to be so polite. I prefer peace and quiet. Just a ce to drink and chat will do.
Clearly, Ye Chen was also someone who did not care about the details. He waved his hand and said, In that case, we will follow what this brother of mine said. Come, lets go find a ce and have a few drinks.
Ye Feng felt that this was not right. The Azure Dragon King was here. No matter what, he needed to, at least, put on avish show. However, his own brother had already agreed. Persisting would not be appropriate.
After that, the group went to the back garden. Ye Feng ordered for some simple preparations to be made. Then, the four sat down and chatted casually.
As the conversation continued, Ye Feng discovered that Xiao Chen did not possess any of that rumored arrogance. So he let himself loose as well,ughing endlessly and chatting about anything under the sky.
In the meantime, Xiao Chen took out the ancient Saber Sovereigns Massacre saber Dao, which he had copied down, and gave it to Ye Chen.
Ye Chen perused the Massacre saber Dao and could not help rejoicing. He carefully put it away and performed a cupped-fist salute. Brother Xiao, youve helped me greatly once again. With the saber Dao of this ancient Saber Sovereign, I will not have any problems with advancing to quasi-Emperor in one year.
Ye Chen already had sufficient umtions. Now, all hecked was the opportunity. The ancient Saber Sovereigns Massacre saber Dao was such an opportunity.
However, this little brother is unable to do anything about Brother Xiaos problem. I ampletely helpless.
When this topic was raised, the atmosphere at the table immediately turned heavy and depressed.
Ye Feng said, After Second Brother heard the news, he immediately went to ask Father about physiological lifespans.
Our father said there are opportunities. However, increasing physiological lifespan is like killing the heavens and snatching fate; it is extremely difficult.
Ye Chens father was the current Alliance Chief of the Northern Sea Alliance. He was a Greater Heavenly Martial Emperor, a major character through and through.
Xiao Chen picked up his wine cup and gently took a sip. Then, he said calmly, There is no road that the heavens seals offpletely. Out of fifty possible paths, the great Dao upies forty-nine, and there will always be at least one path that leads to life.
The Azure Dragon Kings understanding of this great Dao is really enlightening. Will you exin further?
Unflusteredughter resounded. This startled Xiao Chen. When did this person arrive? Why did I not feel it at all?
Chapter 1084: Seeking Dragons and Fixing Veins
Chapter 1084: Seeking Dragons and Fixing Veins
Ye Chen and Ye Feng immediately rejoiced. They quickly stood up and said, Father, why are you here?
Haha! How can I note when the Azure Dragon King personally came to visit? You two did not even bother telling me, the new arrival scolded in a joking manner. This person appeared to be someone easy to get along with.
No wonder Xiao Chen did not detect him. The one who came was a Greater Heavenly Martial Emperor, a peak expert of the world known as an Emperor, the Northern Sea Alliances Alliance Chief, Ye Qing.
Xiao Chen was simply not used to being addressed as the Azure Dragon King. He quickly stood up, performed a cupped-fist salute, and said, Senior is joking. Before Senior, how can I dare to be addressed as King?
Ye Qing countered seriously, Why not? This is the King title personally bestowed by the Martial God Pces Prime, the Thunder Sovereign. Which Martial Emperor would dare not to acknowledge that?
Senior can just address this little one by my name. I really dont deserve this.
Xiao Chen smiled bitterly. With the other party appearing so serious about it, he felt somewhat at a loss.
Ye Qing smiled and said, Haha! I will not mess around with Little Friend anymore. Sit, sit. Have a seat.
Ye Qing possessed a certain natural charm. His bearing and speech made him feel trustworthy.
After everyone sat down, Ye Qing continued, The many possibilities was something frequently mentioned by the orthodox Daoist Immortal Cultivators during the Immortal Epoch. This adage remains in use even until now. However, no one knows the original exnation. Even that group of people from the Peni Sea have their own understanding of it.
Speaking of which, why does Little Friend think that forty-nine possibilities out of fifty, leaving only one refers to there always being a way out?
Xiao Chen felt embarrassed. He really could not cite any great reasoning behind this.
It was just that he frequently saw this saying in all sorts of secret manuals and ancient books. Combining it with his wless saber Dao, this was the understanding he obtained, so he did not dare to show it off before this senior.
After Xiao Chen confessed the truth, Ye Qing smiled without minding it. There are many controversies about and interpretations of this adage. What are the many possibilities? Why forty-nine out of fifty? There are many opinions. Little Friend, just share your opinions, and that will do.
Ye Feng and the others all looked at Xiao Chen in curiosity, giving Xiao Chen a lot of pressure. So, Xiao Chen smiled and said, In that case, I will just casually speak my thoughts. Hopefully, Senior will notugh at them.
In my opinion, the many possibilities refer to the variations of the Heavenly Dao. There are forty-nine out of fifty possible. This is how I understand it.
As for the variations of the Heavenly Dao, it requires fifty to be perfect and wless. However, the Heavenly Dao leaves out one variation. Hence, nothing can possibly be perfect. Nothing in the world is wless.
This leaves one variation, which is the path to life left by the Heavenly Dao. At any time, this one possibility will always exist. In life, we pursue this one. Once we obtain this one, there will be a new one.
While the others were still feeling confused, Ye Qings eyes lit up. He smiled and said, You mean that the great Dao is constant. Even if you catch hold of this one, the Heavenly Dao changes, and you wille to find that there are still forty-nine possibilities, and you need to search for a new one.
After a while, Ye Qing thought of something and said with a sudden understanding, I have long heard that youprehended the wless saber Dao. I originally took exception to it. However, now that Ive heard what you said, I am certain that you have managed to walk a Dao that belongs only to you.
Xiao Chen got the feeling of meeting an intimate friend. He served Ye Qing a cup of wine and continued, The great Dao is wless, and yet there are ws. wlessness only refers to a kind of pursuit, a kind of struggle. In life, there will always be a path to life. One should not give up until the very end.
Ye Qing was deeply moved. Xiao Chens words happened to touch on his recent vexation. He drank his wine in one go and said, Not bad. There is always a path to life. Who knows what the future holds?
No matter what, I, Ye Qing, am definitely making friends with you, the Azure Dragon King. Five years hence, when you be a Martial Emperor, this Ye will send you a big present!
Xiao Chen raised his wine cup and clinked it against Ye Qings. Then, he drained his wine in one go as well. This trip to the Northern Sea wasted a lot of time. It was not worth it in view of his time constraints.
However, it was all worth it to be able to meet his good friend Ye Chen and personally hand over the profoundness of the Massacre saber Dao to him, as well as make friends with a senior like Ye Qing.
This cup of wine was very pleasant, and he drank to his hearts content.
Ye Qing smiled and said, It is rare that we are in such a refined state of mind. Let me speak about my opinions about the many possibilities, the forty-nine out of fifty.
After Ye Feng, Zi Ying, and Ye Chen carefully listened to Xiao Chens understanding, they were entranced and gained manyprehensions.
Hearing that Ye Qing was going to share his opinion as well, they could not help bing even more excited. Ye Chen smiled until his eyes were reduced to slits as he stood up. Old Dad, let me pour some more wine for you. Normally, when I ask you, you always deny all knowledge of it. Today, you have to tell us more.
Ye Qing scolded, You blockhead, even if I told you more, you would not understand. On the contrary, it would even harm you.
On the topic of the many possibilities, my opinion is simr to Little Friend Xiao Chens. It is the variations of the Heavenly Dao. However, the missing one, in my opinion, is the Heavenly Daos original form. It cannot be pursued and cannot be found.
One, two, three
Ye Qing started counting. At first, the four did not feel anything. However, they soon slowly discovered something odd.
As Ye Qing counted, the surrounding scenery started to change quickly. A small world suddenly formed.
With each count, the small world changed; it was like the world was returning to its original state. As the numbers increased, the small world slowly became perfect.
There were tall mountains, flowing rivers, the blue sky and white clouds, flowers, grass, and trees, and peopleing and going.
Xiao Chen and the others unknowingly started counting together with Ye Qing in their hearts.
When the count reached forty-nine, the small world waspletely formed. Ye Qing stopped counting and Xiao Chen felt stifled. When he tried to count to fifty in his heart, he could not do so, no matter what.
After that, the number fifty even disappeared from his mind. No matter how he tried, Xiao Chen could not recall it.
Ye Qing drank the wine that Ye Chen poured. Then, he smiled faintly and said, Where is fifty? This is my world. I am the Heavenly Dao. The final variation is my own body. It is unthinkable and unseekable.
When Ye Qing waved his hand and scattered his small world, the rest of the group, including Xiao Chen, all revealed expressions of iprehension. They felt like a new door had opened up, boundlessly mysterious and unfathomable.
Xiao Chen thought about how he boldly spoke his opinion before Ye Qing and felt greatly embarrassed despite himself. This is the right understanding, the way of the great Dao.
Just at this moment, one of the four people who looked like guards that hade with Ye Qing ran over. He said quickly, Big Brother, it is almost time. The Sole Hegemon Mountain Manor and the other eight big factions should have moved out already.
Ye Qing stood up and looked at Ye Feng as he said, Feng`er, go and get Mister Yuan over to leave with me. Chen`er, just stay here and entertain Little Brother Xiao Chen as well as this youngdy from the Nine Cauldron Merchant Association. Take good care of them.
A barely perceptible hint of depression shed in Ye Fengs eyes as he stood up to follow the order.
Little Friend, dont let your own Dao get influenced. There have always been hundreds of opinions on what the many possibilities are. There is no correct great Dao. My Dao might not be the only one, Ye Qing said to Xiao Chen.
Then, he patted Xiao Chens shoulder and smiled. Its time for me to go. Now, I am going to the one that you talked aboutthe one chance at life. Until the very end, I cannot give up.
With that, the current Alliance Chief of the Northern Sea Alliance left as quickly as he came, along with the four that apanied him.
Xiao Chen entered deep thought. He felt very moved. After a while, he reacted and asked, Ye Chen, what is your father going to do? Why does it felt like his heart was heavy?
Ye Chen sighed and replied, Recently, a dragon cave was found in the Northern Sea. It seems like there are many Holy Spirit Veins in there, even possibly a King Spirit Vein.
My Big Brother set out to invite people over. Originally, he wanted to invite the publicly acknowledged strongest Geomaster, Jiang Tian. However, who knew, the Sole Hegemon Mountain Manor managed to invite him over instead. After he gave up on Jiang Tian to invite other Geomasters, all the rtively famous ones had already been invited by other factions. So, he only managed to invite a Geomaster of low ranking.
Xiao Chen now understood. Although losing a Holy Spirit Vein was painful for arge faction like the Ye n, it was still eptable.
However, if it was a King Spirit Vein snatched away by the Sole Hegemon Mountain Manor or another faction, the Ye ns position as the top faction would eventually be shaky.
In such a fight over hidden Spirit Veins, the importance of a Geomaster went without saying.
Exposed Spirit Veins could be detected with one nce. The surging Spiritual Energy and the mysterious phenomenon it caused made it very easy to locate.
However, anyone could discover such Spirit Veins, and all of them had already been taken by the various Holy Lands. The moment a new Spirit Vein was found, many factions would fight over it.
Now, in this age, if one wanted to discover a new Spirit Vein, they could only go through Geomasters to seek dragons and fix veins.
Since the Sole Hegemon Mountain Manor managed to invite Jiang Tian, most of the hidden Spirit Veins in this dragon cave could be said to have been snatched by the Sole Hegemon Mountain Manor already.
The Ye n had lost the initiative. With a weak Geomaster fighting against the Sole Hegemon Mountain Manor, who had the strongest Geomaster, there was almost no chance of winning.
When Zi Ying heard this, her gaze immediately shifted to Xiao Chen. She smiled and said, In that case, how about Brother Xiao go and try? He understands a bit about seeking dragons and fixing veins. I believe he will not cause problems for anyone.
Ye Chens eyes lit up. He asked with anticipation, Xiao Chen, you also know how to seek dragons and fix veins?
Xiao Chen smiled bitterly to himself. He knew that this was Zi Yings revenge on him. After a sip of wine, he smiled and replied, Dont listen to her nonsense. I only have a very superficial knowledge of this field. Before a Geomaster, Im not worth mentioning.
Ye Chen could not care about it too much. He stood up and pulled Xiao Chen with him. Its fine. Come, you should follow me and take a look. You dont need to do anything. Just watch.
Zi Ying gave Xiao Chen a provocative look, then smiled faintly. Her meaning was clear: Since you dont want to tell me anything, you now have no choice but to expose it.
Xiao Chen could not deal with Ye Chens enthusiasm. He said helplessly, Very well, Ill go and take a look. However, you really should not expect too much.
Ye Chen smiled and said, Thats fine. We are just taking a look. Just treat it as widening our horizons, to witness how these Geomasters subdue the dragons.
He led the way, running quickly with Xiao Chen and Zi Ying in tow. Finally, they managed to catch up with Ye Qing and his group, who were about to leave, at the City Lords Residences entrance.
Xiao Chen casually sized the group up. Besides Ye Qing, there were at least three other Martial Emperors. The rest were quasi-Emperors. Of which, there were many peak Consummation quasi-Emperors, who already condensed a soul for their Heavenly Seal.
Aside from these people, the war chariots waiting in the air were filled with strong grandmaster-level Martial Sages. With them operating the war chariots in a formation, they would pose a threat to Martial Emperors.
Chapter 1085: You Go If You Are Capable
Chapter 1085: You Go If You Are Capable
Such arge formation showed that the Ye n cared a lot for this operation.
Old Dad, wait a moment! Seeing Ye Qing about to board one of the war chariots, Ye Chen pushed Xiao Chen forward and said, Bring us along as well. Xiao Chen might have some proficiency at seeking dragons and fixing veins.
Shock shed in Ye Qings eyes. Then, he turned to Xiao Chen. Little Friend, you understand how to seek dragons and fix veins?
Humph! Now, just anyone can dere themselves to be a Geomaster? Merely a youngling, and he dares to be so unbridled. Why have I not heard of a Geomaster n with the family name Xiao?
Just as Xiao Chen was about to deny what Ye Chen said, a rude voice resounded. He narrowed his eyes and took a look. The one spoke was an old man whose style of clothes possessed an ancient charm.
This person should be the Geomaster that the Ye n invited.
Ye Feng performed introductions with an apologetic tone. This is Senior Yuan Qinghuan. He has practiced the arts of Geomasters for a hundred years already. Senior Yuan, this is Xiao Chen, an honored guest of the Ye n.
When Yuan Qinghuan heard Ye Fengs introductions, that Xiao Chen was an honored guest of the Ye n, his tone softened. Even so, he still said with a cold expression, Since he is the honored guest of the Ye n, I will not say anything more. However, dont just casually say that you know how to seek dragons and fix veins, embarrassing our profession.
Ye Chen lost his temper on the spot. You are just a second-rate Geomaster, why all the nonsense
Xiao Chen held Ye Chen back and said apologetically to Ye Qing, This junior is only interested in seeking dragons and fixing veins. I cannot be considered to understand it, much less skilled. I am only going to watch the fun.
Ye Qing smiled and said, Its fine. Come along and take a look. Feng`er, prepare a private war chariot for them. Come, let us depart.
The group boarded the war chariots and left to great fanfare. They appeared like a mighty army with strong momentum.
Ye Feng, Ye Chen, Xiao Chen, and Zi Ying were all on the same war chariot. Still brooding, Ye Chen continued scolding, That old fellow! Despite being so incapable, he remains so arrogant. If not for Father, I would have beaten him up already.
Frowning, Ye Feng said, Dont be rash. He is already the strongest Geomaster we can invite. He has the experience of subduing ten Rank 3 Spirit Veins.
Zi Yings lips curled up as she said, However, I heard that Jiang Tian once helped an Immortal Holy Land subdue a King Spirit Vein.
Ye Fengs expression turned somewhat unsightly. He said helplessly, Father already does not hold much hope for us subduing this unknown Spirit Vein. The Sole Hegemon Mountain Manor is sure to improve greatly from this. We can only think of another countermeasure.
Ye Chen asked out of curiosity, What countermeasure?
Ye Feng remained silent for a moment before replying, If there really is a King Spirit Vein hidden in this dragon cave, he can only try to break through to Sovereign Martial Emperor earlier than nned.
That is too risky! Ye Chen eximed.
There is nothing else we can do. Once the Sole Hegemon Mountain Manor obtains the King Spirit Vein, they will immediately surpass our Ye n and be selected as the new Alliance Chief.
The war chariot fell silent. Ye Chen pulled Xiao Chen aside and whispered, Xiao Chen, can you tell me the secret? Do you know how to seek dragons and fix veins? The tribtion to Sovereign Martial Emperor is very dangerous, and most end up dying. By advancing ahead of schedule, Father would face even more danger.
Xiao Chen understood how Ye Chen felt. After a while, he said, I can only promise you this: if there really is a King Spirit Vein, I can make it such that no one here can obtain it. As for seeking dragons and fixing veins, I am too inexperiencedpared to those old timers.
Ye Chen smiled and said, Those words are more than enough!
Xiao Chen did not know if there was any danger in revealing the Yuwen ns Dragon Seeking Art. However, if this friend before him was in danger, he would not even consider that.
The formation of war chariots quickly left Lingyun Ind. After flying over the sea for half a day, they stopped above a clearly extraordinary region of the sea filled with deste mountains.
Many people from the various factions had already gathered in the air.
The formations of each faction were only slightly inferior to the Ye ns. This was Xiao Chens first time seeing so many Martial Emperors gathered together.
The aura in the air was suffocatingly oppressive.
Paying close attention, Xiao Chen looked at the situation below. The entire region consisted of the area within five hundred kilometers.
There were many mountains towards the south rising from the bottom of the sea and peeking out of the water, showing just their peaks in an unending chain.
Xiao Chen counted these mountains and found eighteen underwater mountains. He felt astonished.
The peaks exposed above the water were not all there was to them. Even though those were just a kilometer tall, the part hidden in the water was extraordinarilyrge.
When seeking dragons and fixing veins, the first thing to do was check out the situation of mountains and rivers, to locate the ferocious beast in the south.
With such massive mountains, furthermore eighteen of them, Xiao Chen did not dare imagine how many horrifying ferocious beasts were hidden, if this was where the dragon cave was.
He looked to the north and saw numerous small inds, hundreds of them, appearing on the surface of the sea.
The south and north corresponded with each other. The ferocious beasty in the south, watching with the eyes of a tiger and bearing ill intent. The north was the guards of the dragon, defending that area and blocking out evil.
Finding more than a hundred guards protecting the dragon, Xiao Chen felt shocked again. No wonder every faction sent out suchrge formations.
It was really possible that this Dragon Cave might hide a King Spirit Vein.
Of course, Xiao Chen could not be too sure of this. The third segment of the Paradise Secret Canon, covering the hundred changes of the heavenly mysteries, spoke about the existence of many fake dragon caves.
Unfortunately, it was not convenient to open the Heavenly Eye here. Otherwise, Xiao Chen would be able to obtain much more information. Making a proper judgment was difficult just relying on what was visible on the surface of the sea.
He looked up and frowned slightly. The sky was not dark yet, and the stars were not visible. This was a real headache.
Are you able to make out something? Ye Chen asked anxiously.
Xiao Chen shook his head and kept his own counsel.
Ye Feng turned his head and said, The Northern Sea Alliances warship is over at that side. Father told us to head over together.
Xiao Chen turned to look and saw the leaders of the various factions flying over to an enormous warship in a continuous stream with the Geomasters they brought.
Lets go!
The four quickly flew to the deck, which was incrediblyrge. In one nce, it looked t and boundless. Xiao Chen felt like he had stepped onto an alien mothership like those he had only seen on television in his previous world.
However, this warship under Xiao Chens feet was even more powerful than those alien motherships; they were on entirely different levels.
On a tall tform on the deck, Ye Qing sat on a treasured throne. The few Martial Emperors with him stood at his sides, and at his right was Geomaster Yuan Qinghuan.
The leaders of the various factions lined the two sides of the deck together with their Geomasters. The many major characters looked at the newly arrived Xiao Chen, all feeling very curious.
Although this junior was not a Martial Emperor and was rather far from being qualified to join their circle, these Martial Emperors had all heard of his name long ago.
Ye Qing simply pointed to his back with a smile, indicating for Xiao Chens group to stand at the side and not say anything.
Alliance Chief Ye, can we begin the first step yet? The Geomasters of our ns have all prepared long ago, an old man asked with a trace of excitement.
The others nodded. Although none of them said anything, they clearly were feeling impatient already.
Ye Qing said, Just wait first. Brother Shi of the Sole Hegemon Mountain Manor is not here yet. There is no need to rush the checking of the earth vein.
Haha! Brother Ye is really kind. Everyone, Shi Tianyu has arrivedte. Im sorry.
A middle-aged man with an aura no weaker than Ye Qings appeared amidughter. Leading the strongest Geomaster of the Heavenly Starry Sea, his son Shi Feng, and a few Martial Emperors, this personnded on the deck.
Xiao Chen, who was standing behind Ye Qing, felt a gaze on him. He raised his head and saw Shi Feng looking provocatively at him.
Ye Qing said, Since Brother Shi is here already, lets begin.
Wait up!
Shi Tianyu waved his hand domineeringly and said with a smile, Checking the earth vein is just a small matter. There is no need for so many Geomasters to work together. Old Mister Jiang alone is sufficient.
The others could not help feeling rage in their hearts. From the very start, this Shi Tianyu was already pushing everyone out, nning to monopolize this Spirit Vein.
Ye Qing felt upset in his heart as well. This Shi Tianyu did not give any face to this Alliance Chief at all, treating him as nothing.
However, no matter how upset Ye Qing was, this Shi Tianyu managed to invite Jiang Tian over, the strongest Geomaster of the Heavenly Starry Ocean.
Shi Tianyu did not care at all. He said calmly, Old Brother Jiang, sorry to trouble you.
Jiang Tian nodded and slowly walked to the railing at the side. The people of the other factions quickly moved over to get a good view of what would happen next.
Everyone saw the old man with the family name Jiang point to the sky. The clouds in the sky parted like curtains of a stage, exposing a glorious slice of the vast, boundless Starry Heavens.
Jiang Tian waved his right hand, and a ck banner appeared. Then, he casually tossed it into the sky. It split into eighty-one banners that stabbed into the water.
The seawater instantly turned transparent, allowing everyone to see the situation underwater very clearly.
The Jiang ns Worldly Wind Water Banner is indeed extraordinary!
When several of the Geomasters saw this scene, they were in awe. Although they were upset at Jiang Tian suppressing all of them by himself, his strength really and truly left them in awe.
Xiao Chen quickly walked over to the railing. Then, he looked at the situation at the bottom of the sea. After a while, his expression changed slightly. Then, he raised his head and looked at the boundless Starry Heavens.
His expression fluctuated entirely. This was a chain of dragon caves where it was very difficult to tell the real ones from the fake. It might even hide an evil dragonan ominous situation that could kill Martial Emperors.
Nine stars sealing dragonTang Star, Jumen Star, Lucun Star, Wenqu Star, Lianzhen Star, Wuqu Star, Pojun Star, Zuofu Star, and Youbi Star, all nine stars gathered together. I think this is my first time seeing such a situation. There is really a possibility of a King Spirit Vein. Even if there is no King Spirit Vein, it is at least a peak Holy Spirit Vein.
The Geomaster that the Ye n invited, Yuan Qinghuan, looked at the situation under the sea and immediately eximed in excitement. Clearly, he was extremely shocked.
Ye Chen smiled and asked, Sir, are you able to subdue it?
Yuan Qinghuan immediately felt stifled. How could he be capable of subduing this? Even if the other Geomasters were not here and he could deal with this alone, he would have difficulty.
Furthermore, there were so many Geomasters present, especially Jiang Tian. It would not even reach Yuan Qinghuans turn.
Yuan Qinghuan turned around and said in a huff, You go if you are capable!
Ye Qing frowned slightly and said, Sir, please speak the truth. How confident are you of subduing this dragon cave? And, if you have topete with the other Geomasters, how confident are you?
Before such a major character like Ye Qing, Yuan Qinghuan did not dare to be rude. He faltered and said, This, actually, umm, Im not afraid of speaking the truth. The Geomasters that canpete with Jiang Tian in the Heavenly Starry Ocean are all either dead or hidden in Immortal Holy Lands as consecrates. There is simply no Geomaster here that can stop him.
Chapter 1086: Blood Rain Pouring
Chapter 1086: Blood Rain Pouring
Not only are this old mans chances distant and indistinct, but the same also holds true for the other Geomasters. We can only see if there is an opportunity to take advantage of the situation to gain some small benefits.
Seeing an unimpressed expression on Ye Qings face, Yuan Qinghuan continued, Well, since this old man came already, I will not do so for nothing. When I roamed around as usual, I discovered several dragon caves with Peak Spirit Veins hidden in them. As long as Alliance Chief sends a few quasi-Emperors with me, I will help Alliance Chief find a few Peak Spirit Veins after this matter is over.
Although Peak Spirit Veins were precious, how could theypare to a King Spirit Vein? Ye Qing was not really interested. As he looked at the clear seawater below, he waved his hand and said, We will speak about thatter.
Following Jiang Tians motions, Worldly Wind Water Banner made the situation underwater evident. A few of the mountains that were masked by cloudy water became distinct.
The various Geomasters observed the earth vein and could not help sighing. Ye Chen asionally heard things like nine stars locking the dragon and great auspiciousnd, and concluded that there would definitely be a great dragon.
However, he could not make out anything. All he saw were scattered mountains, no stars or dragon.
Ye Chen could not help but ask anxiously, Xiao Chen, what is the nine stars locking the dragon?
Xiao Chen was currently observing the heavenly phenomenon. He retracted his gaze and answered, The nine stars refer to nine stars of the sky. In thenguage of Dragon Seeking Art, these are the mountains representing these stars, which normally ur around the dragon cave.
Of the nine stars, there are three major auspicious starsTang Star, Jumen Star, and Wuqu Star. When regr dragon caves have only one great auspicious star, the quality of the Spirit Vein would already be excellent. With three appearing together, that is incredible.
The Zuofu Star and Youbi Star are minor auspicious stars. They are the signs that appear the most. Dragon caves with these stars normally have good-quality Spirit Veins. If one did not have even a minor auspicious star, then even if it were a Holy Spirit Vein, it would not be of good quality.
Zi Ying listened, entranced. Then, she interjected, If there are auspicious stars, then there must be ominous stars. So based on what you said, the Pojun Star, Lianzhen Star, Lucun Star, and Wenqu Star are all ominous stars.
Xiao Chen raised his head and looked at Zi Ying. He said with a smile, You are rather intelligent. That is right.
Ye Chen asked out of curiosity, Nine stars gathered. There are auspicious stars and ominous stars. Why are so many of the Geomasters saying that it is a great auspicious sign and ignoring those ominous stars?
Xiao Chen raised his head further and looked at the sky. Then, he spoke some words that contained some double meaning: These are the wonders of geomancy. Look at the four ominous star mountains; they are all lower than the three major auspicious star mountains. They are even shorter than the two minor auspicious star mountains. The aura of such ominous stars would bepletely suppressed, unable to unleash any might. On the contrary, it will lend power to the auspicious stars, bolstering them. These form the rarely seen nine stars locking the dragon.
Not far away, Ye Qing heard what Xiao Chen said. Then, he turned to Yuan Qinghuan who was beside him and asked, Mister Yuan, is this Little Friend Xiao Chen right?
Yuan Qinghuan felt somewhat embarrassed. He only replied after a while, More or less, more or less. However
Yuan Qinghuan still wanted to say something, but he discovered that Ye Qing had already left, walking towards Xiao Chen with great strides with a smile.
Unexpectedly, Little Friend is quite knowledgeable about seeking dragons and fixing veins, Ye Qing said after he came over.
Xiao Chen demurred in a soft voice, Just the tip of the iceberg. Im still far fromparable to the Geomasters present here.
Ye Qing did not think that. He said, There is no need to be so humble. If you really do understand seeking dragons and fixing veins, there will be many chances of cooperation between you and my Ye n.
Alliance Chief, Shi Tianyu is calling everyone over. He said that it is about time to prepare for washing the sea.
Ye Qing was about to say a few more things. However, when he heard the report, he smiled apologetically and led the Martial Emperors with him over to where Jiang Tian was.
Washing the sea meant clearing out all the seawater, leaving an empty space.
Although there were internal conflicts between the various factions, no matter who obtained the Spirit Vein below, it would bolster the strength of the Northern Sea Alliance.
In order to wash the sea, everyone needed to work together.
The leaders of the ten major factions of the Northern Alliance gathered where Jiang Tian was, prepared to act to eliminate all the seawater and make it convenient to fix the vein.
After seeing that Jiang Tian had already finished checking the situation at the bottom of the sea, Shi Tianyu asked somewhat impatiently, Old Brother Jiang, can we begin?
Jiang Tian shook his head and replied, There is no rush. I want to check on the heavenly signs first.
When the other Geomasters heard this, they all could not help revealing envious gazes. Not all the Geomasters knew the lost ancient skill of astrology.
Xiao Chen, who was standing on the deck not far away, quietly moved to a corner that no one paid any attention to when he heard these words, taking advantage of the timing while the many Geomasters and cultivators gathered around Jiang Tian.
He closed his eyes and formed hand seals. The Magic Energy in his sea of consciousness burned as he executed one of his Magic Skills, Starry Heaven Storm.
Xiao Chen did not really intend to unleash the Starry Heaven Storm.
However, he wanted to use this Magic Skill to make the original astrological signs vaguer and blurrier. He covered up some of the stars light to disrupt Jiang Tians observation and judgment.
Sweat dotted Xiao Chens forehead and rolled off like rain. The Magic Energy that filled his sea of consciousness surged out like a mountain flood. Soon, most of it drained.
Jiang Tian did not notice. After seeing the sign of the nine stars locking the dragon below, he was already sure that this was a greatly auspicious dragon cave. The Spirit Vein would definitely be of high quality.
Observing the stars was only a habit. After taking a cursory look at them, Jiang Tian did not notice anything strange. He said, We can proceed now. You saw my Worldly Wind Water Banner, right? Drain away all the seawater where there is a Worldly Wind Water Banner.
At that time, fellow Geomasters, subduing this dragon will depend on our own abilities. That will prevent the harmony between us from being spoiled.
At thest sentence, the other Geomasters smiled embarrassedly. Rely on their own abilities? Who here could beat Jiang Tian? That was as good as not saying anything.
Ye Qing, Shi Tianyu, and the other leaders, about ten people, looked like they moved instantly. An afterimage faded as they all arrived at the surface of the sea.
With a shout, these ten people made their moves at the same time and held their right palms up to the sky.
Loud rumbling resounded like thunder. A shocking scene appeared. With the might of ten Greater Heavenly Martial Emperors, the seawater split apart likend would in ten ces.
Each Martial Emperor controlled a portion of their own and lifted an incredibly huge amount of seawater like it was a mountain.
Then, these Martial Emperors casually tossed the water aside into the distance. When the seawaternded more than thousands of kilometers away, it created a thunderous sound that made everyones hearts race and deafened their ears.
Xiao Chen paled somewhat. He walked to the side of the deck and looked at the vast sea below. It looked like arge piece of it was gouged out, leaving a space more or less the size of Lingyun Ind.
He could not help but feel very shocked. The strength of a Greater Heavenly Martial Emperor was truly incredible. If he had not seen it for himself, he would never have imagined how strong these people were.
After Shi Tianyu and the other Greater Heavenly Martial Emperors emptied the water, the Geomasters did not remain idle. They each took out their own dragon-seeking Secret Treasures. They maintained the current geography, isting away the seawater.
Jiang Tian descended and headed for the core of the nine stars locking the dragon. The other Geomasters quickly followed behind with grave expressions.
The Minor Heavenly Martial Emperors and the quasi-Emperors on the deck stored up power and shot downwards like sharp arrows.
Nine Geomastersnded on the nine star mountains one after another, preparing to open the dragon cave.
The mystery that boggled everyone for a long timeexactly what rank of Spirit Vein was hidden in the dragon cavewould be rified.
At this moment, everyones eyes were focused on the dragon cave locked down by the nine stars.
Only Xiao Chen looked up at the Starry Heavens. The Pojun Star, Lianzhen Star, Lucun Star, Wenqu Starthe four ominous starsthat had been glowing faintly now became very bright.
As for the five auspicious starsTang Star, Jumen Star, Wuqu Star, Zuofu Star, and Youbi Starall became dim and dark.
The number of people who recognized the nine stars was not many. Furthermore, the Starry Heavens was incredibly vast with countless stars. The other one who could make out anything amid the dazzling starlight was only Jiang Tian, whose attention was no longer on the sky.
Auspicious and ominous were hard to differentiate. Situations in geomancy were never set in stone.
Aside from Jiang Tian, who was above the dragon cave, the other Geomasters held their dragon-seeking Secret Treasures and stood above the nine star mountains.
An anxious and tense atmosphere spread out to every corner of the grand scene. Everyone showed grave expressions.
Jiang Tian made the first move. He raised his hand, and cracks appeared on the seabed. Lights of various colors shone out from cracks.
The other Geomasters executed their various means, preparing to force out the Spirit Vein in the dragon cave below.
The lights shed and showed nine different colors before they stopped changing colors.
Dense Spiritual Energy surged into the surroundings, causing multicolored spiritual rain to fall.
Rain fell continuously, and the gigantic pit in the sea emanated a strong sense of vitality after the spiritual rain permeated every patch of mud.
When everyone felt the pure Spiritual Energy in the rain, they were overjoyed.
Nine-colored lights. This is a King Spirit Vein!
Everyone was shocked, even though they already expected this. However, when they saw the nine-colored lights and the nine-colored spiritual rain, the shock in everyones hearts was indescribable.
Just how rare were King Spirit Veins? They were so rare that they were an indicator of the strength of a Holy Land.
Without a King Spirit Vein, no matter how strong a sect was, it would not be considered a Holy Land. It was just like how a Rank 9 sect required a Holy Spirit Vein.
The leaders of the ten factions gathered at the eighteen tall mountains in the south.
Upon seeing the nine-colored lights, everyone showed somewhatplicated expressions.
The Sole Hegemon Mountain Manors Shi Tianyu smiled and said, Brother Ye, with this King Spirit Vein, the Northern Sea Alliance will definitely be stronger. In the future, you wont have to work so hard anymore and can take a rest.
These words revealed Shi Tianyus ambition and desire.
How could Ye Qing not hear them? He retorted coldly, Brother Shi, you are really kind. However, it is still early to say such words.
Shi Tianyu smiled like a maniac and said, Early? With Mister Jiang here, I dont believe that anyone has a chance to snatch this King Spirit Vein.
The two of you should not fight first. It is very important to subdue this King Spirit Vein. Even with Jiang Tian here, we still cannot be careless. Otherwise, if we fail, it would be the loss of the entire Northern Sea Alliance.
A rather old man among the ten saw that the atmosphere between the two was quite tense, so he spoke up to remind them.
When the two heard this, they snorted coldly and stopped speaking.
Suddenly, Ye Qing frowned. He extended his hand and wiped off some of the spiritual rain. His pupils contracted, and shock shed in his eyes.
The spiritual rain on his finger was actually scarlet.
Ye Qing looked up, and his expression changed. The nine-colored spiritual rain had vanished. In its ce in the sky was torrential scarlet rain. It appeared ice-cold and ruthless, eerie and entirely sinister.
Chapter 1087: Blood-Locked Berserk Dragon
Chapter 1087: Blood-Locked Berserk Dragon
Blood rain! Why is there blood rain?!
Horror shed in the eyes of the many cultivators on the deck. In their entire life, they had never seen so much blood rain before.
Theplexions of the various Geomasters above the nine star mountains drained of all color. They now looked pale, and their bodies trembled.
Blood rain falling from the sky, no light for five hundred kilometers. Why is there such an ominous scene?!
How can this be? With the three major auspicious stars suppressing the four ominous stars and borrowing their power to form the nine stars locking the dragon, this is clearly a great auspiciousnd. How can such an ominous sign appear?!
Jiang Tians expression turned grave. Only now did he see the Tang Star and the other stars forming a line in the dark sky. It was like a scarlet light shot through them, connecting the nine stars.
Connected by blood, nine-star alignment!
Jiang Tian felt greatly shocked in his heart. Damn it! Why did I notice such an astrological sign only now? If I discovered this earlier, I would not have been this reckless. I would have thought of other ways to subdue this Spirit Vein.
Now, he had to open the dragon cave blindly. The scarlet light had appeared, and the nine-star alignment had formed. It was all already toote.
Without saying anything, Jiang Tian turned quickly to flee, his face openly anxious. Since even he started running already, how could the other Geomasters continue to open the dragon cave? So they immediately followed after him, dashing through the air.
A loud sound rumbled. The eighteen tall mountains spanning five hundred kilometers shattered one after another; nothing remained.
A surging shock wave swept out. The alien-mothership-like warship that Xiao Chen was on was tens of kilometers away. Even so, it shook violently.
A roar like a sound from hell shook the space. The enormous warship could no longer endure, and it shattered.
Xiao Chen quickly took out his own small silver warship. Then, he dragged Zi Ying, Ye Chen, and Ye Feng onto his warship and sped away.
What is that thing?! Ye Feng eximed with some disbelief.
Just the roar alone shattered the tough King Grade warship earlier.
The blood rain fell nonstop like before.
Xiao Chen stood on the warship, unable to answer Ye Fengs question. Therge mountains to the south of the dragon cave would definitely hide a ferocious beast.
This was the reason why regr Geomasters could not subdue Spirit Veins alone: they could not deal with the ferocious beast.
This was a great example. Even though the ten Greater Heavenly Martial Emperors of the Northern Sea Alliance had settled themselves on the ferocious mountains in advance, the situation still did not look very hopeful.
When Xiao Chen subdued a Rank 3 Spirit Vein, a ferocious beast equal to a grandmaster-level Martial Sage had appeared.
There were eighteen incredibly huge mountains. No one could guess what ferocious beast hid there. Furthermore, how strong would itsbat prowess be in this scarlet rain?
There were only ten Greater Heavenly Martial Emperors. Even when they worked together, they could not deal with this group of ferocious beasts quickly, which clearly showed the strength of these ferocious beasts.
The gigantic pit in the sea turned utterly chaotic. The geography of the seabed changed entirely.
The hundreds of inds to the north uprooted and flew towards the fleeing Geomasters.
These inds were muchrger than the mounds that Xiao Chen faced in the past. Even quasi-Emperors did not dare to underestimate the force they carried. If he shed head-on with just one, he would sustain significant injury.
Fortunately, the Northern Sea Alliance had made plenty of preparations, bringing a lot of quasi-Emperors to help the ten Geomasters block the inds.
Quickly, leave. This is a great ominousnd hiding a ferocious dragon!
The many Geomasters shouted as they ran. The vast number of troops did not even bother to wipe off the blood rain covering their bodies; all of them fled as fast as they could.
As the Geomasters left, the seawater that was blocked out from returning surged back in a colossal wave as if the heavens broke; the scene looked incredible.
The gigantic pit refilled with returning seawater. The Northern Sea Alliance cultivators fleeing out of the water all felt fear.
The earlier period was no more than ten breaths. However, it felt like an eternity to them.
The seawater roiled endlessly with waves, turning scarlet. None of the Martial Emperors hade out yet; they were still fighting the mysterious ferocious beasts.
The cultivators felt wary, not knowing what this horde of ferocious beasts was like. There were ten Greater Heavenly Martial Emperors and many Minor Heavenly Martial Emperors, yet even when working together, they could not deal with the problem.
Ssh!
Ye Qing flew out of the water, kicking up a wave. Four Minor Heavenly Martial Emperors followed close behind him, their bodies covered with wounds.
Ye Qing swept his gaze across. When he saw Xiao Chen and the others, he made a grabbing motion. There was a strong suction, and the small silver warship flew straight over.
Without saying anything, Ye Qing sent out a palm strike and tore space apart, then carried the group into it. All the quasi-Emperor experts of the Ye n also entered quickly.
The leaders of the other factions all arrived one after another with the Martial Emperors of their factions. They all appeared fatigued, not saying anything. After they tore through space, they took their own factions people and directly went far away.
Everyones hearts filled with doubt. What exactly did they run into for Greater Heavenly Martial Emperors to be this anxious and unwilling to stay any longer?
The instant before the crack in space closed, Xiao Chen vaguely saw a scarlet dragon w peep through the water and tear space apart, shattering many war chariots and warships.
Fortunately, the quasi-Emperor cultivators had all managed to retreat. Otherwise, with this w attack, no one would be left alive.
When the Ye ns group reappeared, they were already in the skies above Lingyun Ind.
Ye Qing heaved a sigh of relief. He said, Unexpectedly, the dragon cave hid a King Spirit Vein that had mutated into an evil dragon. That Jiang Tian surprisingly did not discover that and make necessary preparations before rashly opening the dragon cave. It looks like his reputation was just empty fame.
Ye Feng said in shock, Father, what do you mean by this?
Ye Qing smiled and replied, That is to say, no one can obtain this King Spirit Vein. If that group of people from the Sole Hegemon Mountain Manor wants to make a move on our Ye n, they will have to reconsider seriously.
After he said that, a spatial tear opened. Shi Tianyu led the Sole Hegemon Mountain Manors people out from it with a wretched expression.
Shi Tianyu happened to see Ye Qings smile and could not help raging in his heart. He was extremely vexed, so he snorted coldly and led his people away.
Ye Chen smiled and said, Looks like we have to hold a celebration. Sole Hegemon Mountain Manors people thought that by inviting over Jiang Tian, they would gain a great harvest no matter what. This matter is going to make them feel very depressed.
Ye Qing nodded but said, We cany off the celebration. Now that this matter is over, it is time for me to enter closed-door cultivation. We will not get this lucky every time. Only by advancing to Sovereign Martial Emperor can I secure the Ye ns position.
Xiao Chen stood at the side, smiling. Disrupting the Sole Hegemon Mountain Manors n had bought Ye Qing a lot of time. Ye Qing could calmly make his breakthrough to Sovereign Martial Emperor.
Now that Xiao Chen had fulfilled his promise to Ye Chen, it was time for him to do his own thing.
Xiao Chen took his leave from the group. Ye Qing and the others tried to get him to stay. However, after seeing that he was determined to leave, they did not say anything more.
As Ye Qing watched Xiao Chen leave, he sank into deep thought. He felt that Xiao Chen appeared too calm about this; something was not quite right.
Xiao Chen did not truly leave. After one night, when the sun rose, he appeared at the great ominousnd, the ce where even Martial Emperors did not dare to linger for long.
Looking at the scarlet sea below him, he took out the Paradise Secret Canon and carefully read the third segment on the changes of the heavenly mysteries.
Xiao Chen had discovered long ago that this dragon cave was not as simple as it looked. However, too many people had been looking previously, so he could not expose his skill.
The underground had always been the ce with the most sinister Qi. The things buried underground always had sinister Qi surrounding them. Sometimes, such items would mutate into something evil.
If there was an exceedingly ominous situation, the mutated evil item would be even more incredible.
However, no matter how well the contaminated Spirit Vein hid, it would always leave signs behind.
The dragon cave before Xiao Chen hid itself very well, nearly tricking all the Geomasters. Just based on the geography, it was hard to tell that this was an ominousnd.
Only by consulting the stars would one be able to figure it out. If not for the Paradise Secret Canon, a Dragon Seeking Art that was far superior to the current existing Dragon Seeking Arts of the other Geomasters, Xiao Chen would not have figured this out, either, given his standard.
I found it. Connected by blood, nine-star alignment. The situation of nine stars locking the dragon will turn into that of a blood-locked berserk dragon. If one rashly opens the dragon cave, blood rain will fall, and the strength of the ferocious beasts will increase many times over. The evil dragon will be born and will flee to the ends of the world, difficult to find again.
Xiao Chen rejoiced in his heart. It was indeed so. He had guessed that the Paradise Secret Canon would have some special records on this.
He calmed himself and continued reading. The main problem he was concerned with was whether the evil dragon could be found or not.
Xiao Chen pore over the text, not missing out a single word. Finally, he found a clue. If the evil dragon was revealed ahead of time, it had only one choice: swallowing up other Spirit Veins and finding another dragon cave.
Otherwise, after this King Spirit Vein lost its resting ce, it would slowly wither, and its rank would decline continuously until it disappeared.
Considering this, Xiao Chen looked pensive. If that was the case, he had a chance.
When the evil dragon found a new dragon cave, it would definitely fight with a new dragon. With two dragons fighting, no matter who won, both sides would suffer much.
He recalled the Northern Sea Alliances magnificent formations of manpower. Even they failed to subdue this evil dragon and were beaten back in sorry states.
If Xiao Chen ran into the evil dragon, his only option would be to retreat.
When he remembered the earlier scenea scarlet w breaking out of the sea and tearing space, sweeping through the ceit made him tremble with fear.
Xiao Chen wanted to seek out that evil dragon only so that he could leave a mark on it. In the future, when he grew stronger, he woulde back to subdue this King Spirit Vein.
King Spirit Veins were not things that could be found just because one wanted to.
Xiao Chen continued to look downwards, and an even more ring clue drew his attention. Dragon caves that hid King Spirit Veins would definitely form small source veins. As the source vein continued to develop, there would be a series of Spirit Veins arranged from the highest grade to the lowest, all the way from Holy Spirit Vein to the lowest Rank 1 Spirit Vein.
Low-ranked Spirit Veins did not warrant consideration. However, Holy Spirit Veins were already enough to attract his interest.
As for how to extract this series of Spirit Veins from the source vein, that would depend on his own ability.
Xiao Chen put away the jade pendant and opened the Heavenly Eye. The strange purple vertical eye appeared, and he saw the situation underwater clearly.
The geography of the dragon cave was devastated. The nine star mountains were already shattered, and scarlet water bubbled out continuously from the cracks in the seabed.
I cant make out the path of the source vein like this. I have to go down.
Xiao Chen closed his Heavenly Eye and prepared to sink into the water.
Chapter 1088: Entering the Blood Sea; Powerful Enemy Appears
Chapter 1088: Entering the Blood Sea; Powerful Enemy Appears
Ao Jiao flew out of the Immortal Spirit Ring and said with a frown, Xiao Chen, I think its best that you do not go down. This ce keeps giving me the willies.
Xiao Chen turned around and looked at Ao Jiao. Then, he raised his eyebrows and asked doubtfully, Little Ao Jiao, why do you seem somewhat different?
This was the first time he saw Ao Jiao after she consumed the Azure Underworld Fruit. Her appearance, figure, and attitude had not changed at all. However, he had a feeling that there was something he had not noticed.
Did I sense wrongly?
Smiling faintly, Ao Jiao extended her hand and gestured for Xiao Chen to take it.
Xiao Chen grabbed Ao Jiaos hand. Her skin felt smooth and soft, and gave off a faint warmth. He was shocked. Warmth! Whats going on?! Theres body temperature.
As an Item Spirit, how could Ao Jiao have body temperature? That was inexplicable.
Hehe! I did not ask you to use so much force. Ao Jiao giggled.
Xiao Chen quickly let go and apologized. Then, he asked, Whats going on? The Azure Underworld Fruit has such an effect?
Ao Jiao said, Remember when we were in the Azure Dragon Pce, that old manthe Azure Dragon Pces Item Spiritsent me off with a prod to my forehead? After I woke up, my body has been undergoing a slow change.
Xiao Chen recalled that there had indeed been such an event. Back then, the old Item Spirit seemed to have said that Xiao Chen would end up thanking him when Ao Jiao woke up.
What kind of change exactly?
There was both a spark and confusion in Ao Jiaos eyes. She shook her head and said, I dont exactly know what change it is, but what I can clearly feel is that I can now cultivate. Furthermore, this became even clearer after I revived.
The mind-nourishing Azure Underworld Fruit allowed my strength to increase greatly. You have seen the results for yourself. As for what I will end up changing into, I do not know, either.
Xiao Chen thought for a while before saying, Since it was the doing of the old man from the Azure Dragon Pce, it should not be a bad thing. After I be a Martial Emperor, we will understand after I personally ask him.
Alright, I will apany you down, then. Right now, Im strong enough to face a Great Perfection quasi-Emperor. Ao Jiao nodded.
Whoosh!
There was a sh of golden light. Little Yellow Feather appeared, showing off its might. It chirped noisily, indicating that it wanted to go as well.
Xiao Chen felt touched. However, he smiled and said, The two of you are not allowed out. Ill go alone. If there is any danger, I can use the Freedom Wings to leave quickly.
But
No buts. Just listen to me, alright?
It was hard to figure out just how dangerous this was. Xiao Chen did not want Ao Jiao to take the risk, especially at this moment.
Ao Jiao felt helpless. Cradling Little Yellow Feather, she said, Very well. I will listen to you. If there is any danger, remember to leave immediately.
Dont worry. It should be fine. The ferocious beast already went far away, together with the evil dragon, or perhaps to go and find a new Spirit Vein. Furthermore, I still have the life-protecting plume feather that Little Yellow Feather gave me.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly. After Ao Jiao and Little Yellow Feather entered the Immortal Spirit Ring, he took a deep breath and dove into the vast scarlet sea.
He sank rapidly and arrived at the original location of the dragon cave. As he took in the chaotic scene, he carefully observed and looked around.
If Xiao Chen searched in the direction of the source vein, he would definitely find the Holy Spirit Vein associated with it.
After subduing the Holy Spirit Vein, he intended to go and search for the evil dragon. As long as the n seeded, he would gain a lot. He would be able to break through to Small Perfection quasi-Emperor at the very least.
The tall mountains and the seabed were all wrecked. Even after spending a long time searching for the source vein, he could not find it. In the end, he only discovered several signs that the evil dragon had left.
Half a dayter, Xiao Chen opened his Heavenly Eye once again.
Then, he observed the hills about fifty kilometers to the east. That was the ce where the geography was the best preserved, so he should have an easier time finding something there.
Xiao Chen pushed off the seabed and flew in the water. His velocity nearly tore the sea in half, leaving behind a vacuum.
He came to a stop on the hill and looked forward. To others, the geography might appear chaotic and disorderly, utterly iprehensible. However, scenes shed in his mind as hepared what he saw to the Paradise Secret Canon.
As he swept his gaze around, the scene cleared up and slowly becameplete.
It should be there! Xiao Chen said softly as his Heavenly Eye saw a certain piece of geography more than tens of thousands of kilometers away.
The returning dragon entering headfirst; thousand of mountains surrounding, bearing witness in all directions. This is definitely correct.
It was really not easy to find this branch of the source vein when the geographyy in ruins.
Xiao Chen closed his Heavenly Eye, intending to go over to make one final verification. Then he could simply follow the source vein and find the Holy Spirit Vein that this source vein was nurturing.
As for the Spirit Veins of the other ranks, he did not care about them, hence would not waste any effort on them.
Rumble!
Just at this moment, something strange happened. Countless scarlet bubbles surged up. Xiao Chens chest tightened with a strong feeling that something was wrong.
A strange roar came from the distance.
Xiao Chens body started trembling uncontrobly as if he had met with a strong enemy. A bone-deep fear froze him; he could not move at all.
Why did this happen? What is going on? What exactly ising? Xiao Chen felt panic in his heart. It became incredibly hard for him to do anything.
He could not even raise his eyelids, much less activate the Freedom Wings.
Xiao Chen copsed to his knees on the seabed. As the mysterious beast approached, he felt that if he still did not move, he would really be buried here.
Ao Jiao quickly flew out and pulled on Xiao Chen, intending to retreat and bring him out of the water.
If you dont want him to die, youd best not move.
Just as Ao Jiao was about to use her own energy and take Xiao Chen away, an old man suddenly appeared. The old man formed hand seals, and banners flew out of his body.
This person hid behind the heavenly mysteries and protected this area.
Blurp! Blurp!
The scarlet bubbles streaming up intensified. The entire scarlet sea surged, looking extremely horrifying.
When that mysterious beast approached, Xiao Chen felt that the little Azure Dragon hidden in his dantian seemed like it was carrying a mountain, pressed down and suffering. As for Xiao Chen himself, he suffered even more.
This was his first time encountering such a situation. After the shock and panic in his heart passed, he did his best to calm himself down.
What exactly is this beast for my body to feel such fear? It even made the Azure Dragon Martial Spirit, which has turned into a Yuanying, tremble in fear.
I have to figure this out. Otherwise, this will be a significant hidden danger to me in the future.
Xiao Chen sensed the mysterious beast circling in the scarlet sea over and over like it was searching for something. It left only a long timeter.
Once everything was tranquil again, Xiao Chen blinked. His body recovered back to normal. He spun around and looked guardedly at the person who rescued him.
When Xiao Chen saw this persons appearance, he was slightly surprised. It was actually the Geomaster that the Sole Hegemon Mountain Manor invited, the one that Yuan Qinghuan called the strongest GeomasterJiang Tian.
Ao Jiao stood by Xiao Chen, watching Jiang Tian warily as well. This person had appeared suddenly, his intent unfathomable.
Jiang Tian did not show any concern over the twos vignce. He carefully put away all the Worldly Wind Water Banners and gestured that they would speak after they left the water.
The water sshed up, and Xiao Chen and Ao Jiao broke out of the sea. Ao Jiao asked anxiously, Xiao Chen, are you alright?
Xiao Chen had not received any actual physical damage. So he shook his head to indicate that there was nothing to worry about.
Ao Jiao personally checked him and rxed when she verified that he was fine.
Ssh! Jiang Tian burst out of the water and eyed Xiao Chen coldly. Then, he asked indifferently, You cultivated the Heavenly Eye? It looks like you obtained the Yuwen ns Dragon Seeking Art. Were you the one who used a technique to interfere with my astrological reading?
This person radiated a certain might and aura. However, his cultivation was much lower than Xiao Chens; he was only a grandmaster-level Martial Sage.
Nevertheless, the way Jiang Tian spoke was condescending, without any consideration whatsoever for a quasi-Emperor like Xiao Chen.
Moreover, it seemed to naturally put strong pressure on Xiao Chen. This was the innate aura of a major character; the weak would not be able to imitate it.
Xiao Chen nodded calmly. There was no point in denying it.
Jiang Tian snorted coldly. You are really arrogant, daring to do anything. Perhaps I actually should not have saved you earlier but let that Hou ghost swallow you up.
[Note: The Hou is a legendary Chinese beast. There are many legends about it. One says that it is like a dog and eats humans. Another says that it is the nemesis of dragons and snacks on their brains. A popr legend is that they are guardians of good and evil.]
Xiao Chen raised his eyebrows and said, You know what that thing is?
There are very few things in this world that I do not know. That was a Hou, an ancient ferocious beast. It eats dragons, snacking on their brains and swallowing their marrow. To it, killing a dragon is like squishing an earthworm. They are the nemesis of all dragonkind.
If the Azure Emperor had not killed it ten thousand years ago, leaving a disembodied soul, you would not have survived even if you had eight lives, Jiang Tian exined unhurriedly with a cold smile.
Dragons unexpectedly had a nemesis. Furthermore, it was such a tyrannical nemesis. This was news to Xiao Chen, causing him a significant shock.
He finally understood why his body had trembled in fear, feeling powerless.
Xiao Chen was the Azure Dragon King and possessed the Azure Dragon Martial Spirit. Furthermore, he cultivated the Azure Dragon Body Nourishing Art. Whether he was willing or not, the mark of the dragon was already deeply imprinted into his bones. No matter what he did, he would not be able to wash it off.
Fortunately, the Azure Dragon King killed the Hou, leaving only a soul.
Why did ite here? Xiao Chen asked, meeting Jiang Tians eyes. He kept getting a mysterious feeling from this person, as if things were indeed as Jiang Tian said: there were few things Jiang Tian did not know.
Naturally, it is because it smelled a dragon. It wants to eat up that nine-star evil dragon to recover its strength, Jiang Tian replied indifferently.
Then, he said coldly, Enough idle chit chat. Hand over the Divine Grade ck Patterned Gold you obtained at the Cloud Treasure Citys auction previously.
What for?
This old man saved your life. Do you think that it is for free?!
Xiao Chen was speechless. This was the first time he met someone this domineering. It was not like he had asked for rescue.
However, even if Xiao Chen wanted to, he would not be able to hand over the Divine Grade ck Patterned Gold. He already infused all of it into the Dragon Revealing Mirror.
Ao Jiao, who was at the side, could no longer continue watching. She scolded angrily, You shameless old fellow! How can someone just forcefully save someone and extort things?!
Xiao Chen raised his hand to stop Ao Jiao. Then, he took out the Dragon Revealing Mirror, which was filled with spirituality and a withdrawn treasure light. Then, he handed it to the other party and said, I already used the Divine Grade ck Patterned Gold. If you want it, you can melt down this Dragon Revealing Mirror.
Ao Jiao watched with anxious red eyes. The Dragon Revealing Mirror was critical for determining whether Xiao Chen could subdue Holy Spirit Veins or not. How could he just hand it over?
Jiang Tian received the Dragon Revealing Mirror, but his expression seemed dissatisfied. He said appraisingly, Your handiwork is pretty good. Of the present dragon-seeking Secret Treasures, it definitely can rank within the top ten. Unfortunately, I do not know the Paradise Secret Canon and cannot activate it. I can only melt it down like trash and even after that, I can obtain only about half of the Divine Grade ck Patterned Gold.
Chapter 1089: Geomaster Beiming Feng
Chapter 1089: Geomaster Beiming Feng
This is tolerable. I consider it a pass. Also the Azure Underworld Fruit. Your mind is not damaged; dont tell me that you used it already. Take it out as well.
Xiao Chens expression changed as he held back Ao Jiao, who was about to explode in rage. He said calmly, I will have to apologize, then. I have indeed used it already. Old Sir, if there is anything else you want, just say it all together. I have ten million ck Astral Coins, one Holy Spirit Vein, the Sea Monarch Crownan Emperor Grade Secret Treasurethe Beautiful Mountain and River Painting, which is damaged Immortal Equipment
Xiao Chen did not like owing favors, especially to people he did not like. If he could pay it off, he would do so as soon as possible, not letting such a favor linger.
He listed the many precious treasures that he possessed, but Jiang Tian was not interested. He interrupted impatiently, Dont take out such broken treasures. This is reallyughable. I only want the Azure Underworld Fruit.
Xiao Chens expression changed. All of the items in his hands were things that could prompt quasi-Emperors to fight to the death for them, yet this fellow actually said such things.
Then, Jiang Tian nced at Ao Jiao and said in understanding, So, it turned out that your Item Spirit refined it. No wonder you are unable to take it out. Based on your expression, it seems like you dont feel that the things on you are all broken items. Country bumpkin child, you have yet to see the world. I cant be bothered to speak any further with you. I will return your Dragon Revealing Mirror. Now, you need to help me with something to repay this favor.
Xiao Chen did not know what was going on. What exactly was this Jiang Tian nning? He could not figure it out at all.
Xiao Chen did not take the Dragon Revealing Mirror. He frowned and said, I do indeed have to return this favor. However, I still have something important to do, and time is limited. If Mister Jiang is just going to annoy me endlessly, I can only put this favor aside. Ill take my leave first.
Jiang Tian smiled coldly and said, Important things? You think that you learned a small part of the Paradise Secret Canon, and you can use it to subdue the Spirit Veins hidden in the world, to gather the resources for your cultivation?
Indeed, you do have some advantage. You are as strong as a Great Perfection quasi-Emperor, so you do not need to work with a cultivator and can subdue a Spirit Vein by yourself. However, if that is what you are thinking, you are too naive.
Xiao Chen turned around and looked at the other party with a grave expression. What do you mean?
Jiang Tian smiled and said, I am very sure that you skipped over the first part of the Paradise Secret Canon, the part that does not have any practical rtion to Dragon Seeking Arts. Otherwise, you would not ask that.
Xiao Chens heart sank. The contents in the first part were all meaningless records and had nothing to do with Dragon Seeking Arts. He indeed just read the introduction and skipped over the rest of it.
It was not that he could not focus, but he did not have much time to spend on those noncrucial parts.
Senior, if you have anything to say, just get to the point.
Jiang Tian did not reply to that. Instead, he continued speaking with a cold expression, Pick up your Dragon Revealing Mirror and obedientlye do something with me. Otherwise, not to mention bing a Martial Emperor in five years, if you are going to go about the way you are, you might not even survive a year.
Ao Jiao muttered, Acting all mysterious.
Jiang Tian simply ignored Ao Jiao. He looked at the silent Xiao Chen and demanded, Do you really wish to die so much and are still in a hurry to subdue the Holy Spirit Vein fifty thousand kilometers away? It is just a Holy Spirit Vein. Ill just give you one. Hows that?!
Whoosh!
Heavenly golden rain fell from the sky. A Roaming Dragon flew out from Jiang Tian, soaring into the air and calling wind and rain. This was a bona fide Holy Spirit Vein.
Xiao Chen made his decision and directly swallowed this Holy Spirit Vein into his stomach before closing his eyes to refine it.
As he refined the Holy Spirit Vein, the thousands of spots of light that formed his Heavenly Seal slowly densified, starting to appear more solid.
The spots of light no longer looked weak like they did before. The silhouette of the dragon-shaped Heavenly Seal looked more distinct, significantly raising Xiao Chens cultivation.
After a while, Xiao Chen opened his eyes and picked up his Dragon Revealing Mirror from the surface of the sea. Then, he looked at the strange Jiang Tian and said, Ille with you.
You are rather bold. Well, otherwise, it would be useless to bring you. Come with me to meet a few people first.
Jiang Tian turned around expressionlessly and left. Xiao Chen quickly caught up and asked, Meet whom?
Real Geomasters.
Real Geomasters?
Xiao Chen felt somewhat confused. The many Geomasters around earlier considered Jiang Tian to be the strongest Geomaster. When the Sole Hegemon Mountain Manor invited Jiang Tian over, all the Geomasters lost their will topete.
Such a person definitely lived up to his reputation. However, now this person was saying he was going to bring Xiao Chen to meet with real Geomasters. Could there be even stronger Geomasters?
Xiao Chen could not suppress the questions in his heart. He found this development very strange. He could not help feeling curious about this unpredictable Jiang Tian.
Senior, arent you known by others as the strongest Geomaster? Could it be that you are still not considered a true Geomaster, and there is someone stronger than you at seeking dragons and fixing veins?
Jiang Tian mocked, That group of Geomasters merely calls themselves Geomasters. They are not true Geomasters, not evenparable to someone half-baked like you. To think they have the gall to call themselves Geomasters!
I never said that I was the strongest Geomaster. Later, after we arrive, restrain yourself and do not speak. You do not have the right to speak there.
Jiang Tians words always contained an air of arrogance. Xiao Chen did not want to submit in his heart, but when he thought about how polite the Sole Hegemon Mountain Manors Manor Lord was to Jiang Tian, he had no other choice but to submit.
The circle that the other party came in contact with was much higher than Xiao Chens, so he could only learn a lesson from this.
Xiao Chen possessed pride in his bones. However, it was not something he unted rashly with arrogance. He always showed respect and understood enduring and learning, carefully treading the path of cultivation.
For now, he would just watch to see what Jiang Tian wanted to do.
Furthermore, Jiang Tian had said that Xiao Chen was too naive earlier. Xiao Chen needed to figure out exactly why.
Xiao Chen asked, Very well, I will not ask about that. However, I already agreed to your terms. Now, you can tell me what we are going to do, right?
If you can give me the Divine Grade ck Patterned Gold and the Azure Underworld Fruit, I wont care where you go. Since you cant produce them, then dont ask. When we arrive, someone will naturally tell you.
Jiang Tian continued to walk with great strides as he replied without even looking back.
Never mind. Since he does not want me to ask, I shall not. Xiao Chen just blindly followed behind Jiang Tian. While he was at it, he took some time to examine the fourth segment of the Paradise Secret Canon on confinement.
The main thing about confinement was using all sorts of practical secret techniques of the Paradise Secret Canon with the wave of ones hand. When practiced to a high level, the techniques allowed one to change the sky andnd with a single gesture.
In order to practice this series of secret techniques, one first had to cultivate the Paradise Divine Art. This Cultivation Technique was split into sevenyers.
The cultivation of the Paradise Divine Art required the activation of the Heavenly Eye and needed it to reach a certain level.
Xiao Chen asked himself, Have I reached a level of the Heavenly Eye yet where it is readily at my disposal?
I can open and close the Heavenly Eye as I please and focus its sight into a line to see something even farther away. I can also use the Heavenly Eye to differentiate real from fake.
I should have already met the cultivation requirement of the Paradise Divine Art. It is time to make my preparations to cultivate it.
Jiang Tian, who was in front, turned his head to take a look behind. He saw that Xiao Chen did not rx even when traveling. It seemed like Xiao Chen was actually making full use of his time by cultivating.
No matter how much Jiang Tian looked down on Xiao Chen, it was really rare to see such patience and determination in the younger generation.
After traveling for half a day, a lone ind appeared before their eyes. Jiang Tian immediately went over, and Xiao Chen quickly followed after.
Xiao Chen now paid attention and carefully looked around. There was already an old man seated cross-legged on the ind.
Upon hearing footsteps, that old man opened his eyes. Then, he sized up Xiao Chen, who was behind Jiang Tian. He smiled and asked, Jiang Tian, since when did you start taking in disciples?
Jiang Tian replied indifferently, I already swore that I would not take in any disciples in this lifetime. I will not break the rules of Geomasters.
Haha! That is such a pity. You have no sons or daughters. Now, you dont want to take in any disciples. Your lineage is going to be broken, the old man said with a smile.
Cut the crap! Jiang Tian clearly did not wish to discuss this topic. Then, he directly said, Let me make introductions. This is Xiao Chen, the Azure Dragon King that the Thunder Sovereign favors. He is the culprit behind the nine-star evil dragon being born this time.
Xiao Chen felt that there was no ce for him to speak here. Hence, he did not argue against that statement and just silently admitted it.
After that, Jiang Tian introduced this old manBeiming Feng, a hidden Geomaster. Most people would not know this name.
After introductions were over, the two started chatting with each other, ignoring Xiao Chen at the side.
Xiao Chen did not say anything but just listened quietly. From the twos conversation, he got a rough idea of what Jiang Tian wanted him to do.
After the nine-star evil dragon was born, it needed to find another dragon cave with a King Spirit Vein hidden in it to survive. Then, it needed to swallow up the original King Spirit Vein.
If that was all there was to it, it would not be a problem. What the two Geomasters were worried about were the nine-star alignment and the scarlet rain falling from the sky when the evil dragon was born.
The nine-star evil dragon had mutated and undergone a rebirth. Now, it was the legendary ten-star evil dragon. It would continue eating until it swallowed up all the King Spirit Veins of the entire Heavenly Starry Ocean.
Such a development would lead to a cmity. The evil dragon would be a threat to the three great source veins of the Heavenly Starry Ocean, possibly eliminating all the Spiritual Energy of the Heavenly Starry Ocean and turning it into a wastnd.
It is that serious? As Xiao Chen listened at the side, he could not help interjecting here.
Jiang Tian smiled coldly. How do you think the Deserted Sea was formed? That is the precedent for this.
In the end, you are the perpetrator of this disaster. Since you cannot take out the Divine Grade ck Patterned Gold and the Azure Underworld Fruit, just obediently help me seal away this evil dragon.
Beiming Feng frowned and asked, What can he help us with?
We can leave that Hou ghost to him to handle. Then we can deal with the rest, Jiang Tian replied without much of an expression.
What the heck?! Xiao Chen had thought that Jiang Tian was interested in him because of the Paradise Secret Canon. He had not expected that Jiang Tian actually wanted him to deal with the Hou ghost.
Beiming Feng responded with a smile, Right! He is indeed the only one who can handle that damned thing.
Xiao Chen said embarrassedly, Senior, you are kidding, right?
When the Hou ghost passed, Xiao Chen could not even move. How could he deal with it?
Jiang Tian replied bluntly, Back then, the Azure Emperor could kill the Hou when it was at the peak of its strength. Dont tell me that as the Azure Emperors descendant, you cannot handle a Hou ghost that is only a soul?
Dont worry. Your body already endured the pressure from the fear and might once; the second time will be better.
When Xiao Chen remained hesitant, Jiang Tian added coldly, You have to block that Hou ghost at all costs. That fellow is an even bigger threat than the evil dragon.
After this matter is done, I will help you obtain the Holy Spirit Veins you want. If notI will tell you this clearlyyou will definitely die trying to subdue the Holy Spirit Veins hidden at the bottom of the sea.
Xiao Chen smiled bitterly. He was being ckmailed. Even if he wanted to disagree, he could not.
Chapter 1090: Traces of Holy Spirit Veins
Chapter 1090: Traces of Holy Spirit Veins
Footsteps resounded. Two more old men had arrived at the lonely ind. The neers nced at Xiao Chen before ignoring him. Then, they calmly said, We found the traces of that evil dragon. We have to be fast. Otherwise, in less than three days, it will find the first King Spirit Vein.
Lets go!
Beiming Feng and Jiang Tian reacted quickly. They immediately stood up and left, together with the two other old men.
The four old men moved like the wind, appearing to be one with the heavens. Their speed seemed even faster than Xiao Chens.
Xiao Chen, these people are all hidden Geomasters. The matter of the ten-star evil dragon mentioned earlier should be true, Ao Jiao said from the Immortal Spirit Ring.
Xiao Chen nodded, agreeing with Ao Jiaos conclusion. These four Geomasters were all incredible and inscrutable; they were much superior to him.
How trustworthy do you think Jiang Tian is? Xiao Chen asked.
Ao Jiao thought for a while and then replied with some dismay, This old fellow is really incorrigible. I find him totally unfathomable and unreadable. However, I feel that his words still have some credibility.
It was best to believe in something than nothing at all. After this matter was over, perhaps Xiao Chen might be able to figure out some principles from this.
Weve arrived, the two old men in front said after stopping.
Xiao Chen looked around and saw nothing. It was all t sea. The horizon was a line, the ends of the sea beyond view. There was not a single ind in sight.
You, stand to the side. When that Hou ghost smells you, it will definitely give chase. Remember, just prevent that thing from obstructing us.
Jiang Tian gestured for Xiao Chen to stand far away. Then, he and Beiming Feng exined the n to the other two old men, dispelling any misgivings that they might have.
Open!
The four old men all formed hand seals and shouted. The seawater parted like curtains, starting from the middle and soon exposed the seabed for the group to see.
A huge scarlet Roaming Dragony quietly at the bottom of the sea, coldly eyeing the four Geomasters in the air.
The great battle immediately began!
Far away, Xiao Chen sighed at the means of these Geomasters. When they worked together, they actually easily drew the sea like curtains and nned to subdue this dragon by themselves.
The four Geomasters all chanted an incantation in the sky above the boundless vast seabed. With a wave of their hands, the appearance of the seabed changed rapidly.
It looked very mysterious. Tall mountains of various shapes soared into the air, forming different geographies that suppressed the blood dragon.
After Xiao Chen figured out what these old men were doing, he could not help admiring them. These four old Geomasters actually intended to build an artificial dragon cave to bury this dragon.
Blurp! Blurp! Blurp!
The sound of bubbles appeared. Xiao Chen looked down, and his expression changed slightly. Herees trouble.
Its here!
The sea frothed, and a thick fog rose up from it.
Xiao Chen looked into the distance and thought to himself, The natural enemy of dragons, the ancient mutated beast, the Hou. A creature that eats dragon brains and dragon marrows, killing dragons like killing earthworms. Let me see what exactly you look like.
A green figure stalked out of the fog. Before Xiao Chen could clearly see what it looked like, that green figure brushed by him and pounced at the blood dragon at the bottom of the huge pit in the water behind him.
It was like the Hou ghost saw something extremely delectable, prompting it to pounce out without a care for anything else.
The four great Geomasters were currently using their Dragon Seeking Arts to construct a dragon cave, forging tall mountains and creating long rivers. The chains of mountains in the space crisscrossed and suppressed this ten-star evil dragon.
The two sides exchanged moves continuously in an intense fight. After the Hou ghost appeared, the evil dragon trembled and revealed an expression of horror in its eyes.
However, the four Geomasters ignored the approaching Hou ghost entirely. They just continued to proceed anxiously with what they were doing as if they did not see it at all.
The Geomasters even used the opening that the evil dragons fear exposed to send towering mountains over, piling them up on the blood dragon like pieces of building blocks and suppressing it.
Tens of kilometers away, Xiao Chen, who was above the sea, was currently mulling over what was going on.
Suddenly, the Hou ghost that was flying towards the evil dragon paused in midair and turned around. Then, it stared at Xiao Chen, and its eyes glowed jade-green.
The Hou ghosts gaze was filled with boundless hatred. Due to this surging hatred, it even ignored its favorite food, not caring about it at all.
Xiao Chen finally got to see the appearance of the Hou ghost. Its body was like a horse, and it waspletely jade-green, but instead of hooves, it had four slender beast paws with incredibly sharp, knifelike ws on them.
The Hou ghosts head was like a lions, revealing sharp and vicious fangs. Although it was a soul, the might and pressure that it exuded did not give the impression of an ethereal soul.
Xiao Chen felt that something was offespecially when the four Geomasters disregarded the Hou ghost entirely as if they were sure that the Hou ghost would not cause any trouble for them.
Damn, Ive been cheated!
After Xiao Chen reacted, he could not help cursing as he turned and ran.
How could these Geomasters be relying on Xiao Chen to deal with this Hou ghost? They were just using him as bait to distract it.
The Azure Emperor was the one who destroyed the physical body of the Hou ghost. Xiao Chen was the Azure Emperors descendant and had even awakened the Azure Dragon Martial Spirit. For this Hou ghost, seeing Xiao Chen was like seeing an enemy who killed ones father.
[Note: The ancient Chinese were big on family and ancestors. Killing ones father is like the greatest level of hatred for one.]
No wonder Beiming Feng wasughing so strangely, saying things like only Xiao Chen could handle the Hou ghost. This was what he was thinking.
Fortunately, it was like Jiang Tian had said. After experiencing the initial fear once, Xiao Chen was already limatized to facing this natural enemy of dragons, the Hou ghost.
Otherwise, he really would have been tricked to death by this bunch of geezers.
A strange roar came from the rear, and a shock wave surged over. The seawater below him split apart, and loud rumblings echoed everywhere.
Xiao Chen did not dare to look back. The shock wave chased closely behind as he raced away. The sea continued parting at his back, maintaining its pursuit.
Bang!
The shock wave finally caught up with him, sting him into the air and making him vomit arge mouthful of blood.
Xiao Chen did not have any time to begrudge this. He unfurled the Freedom Wings and soared into the air, fleeing frantically and not daring to fight this Hou ghost at all.
This Hou ghost could already injure him with just one roar. If he continued to believe in Jiang Tians words, he would really be a fool.
Something like the Azure Emperor could kill the Hou at its peak strength, so how could Xiao Chen not be able to handle its soul as the Azure Emperors descendantthat was simply a joke. This was not at all anything Xiao Chen could handle. It was simply on an entirely different level.
This Hou ghost possessed more than ten thousand years of experience and had swallowed many Roaming Dragons transformed from Spirit Veins. Even if it was not at its peak strength, it would be at least one percent of that. Dealing with it was beyond Xiao Chens capabilities.
When faced with the Hou ghost chasing after him, Xiao Chen had no other choice but to escape as far as he could.
As Xiao Chen ran, he noticed a strange thing. Several times, the Hou ghost was clearly about to catch up. He could already feel its heavy breath on him.
However, the Hou ghost would suddenly stop. Struggle and confusion appeared in its eyes as if it was trying to resist somemand.
As Xiao Chen was fleeing for his life, he did not have the leisure to think so much. When he heard the roar, it felt like his heart would leap out of his body at any moment.
The roar shook his internal organs, rupturing them. The sound waves directly inflicted internal injuries. If this continued, even if the Hou ghost could not catch him, it could use its roars to shake him to death.
Use the Reincarnation Lamp! Ao Jiao quickly reminded from the Immortal Spirit Ring.
This advice startled Xiao Chen to his senses. No matter how strong the Hou ghost was, it was ultimately a soul without a physical body. The Reincarnation Lamp should have a suppressive effect on it.
Xiao Chen flipped his palm, and the Reincarnation Lamp soared into the air. Then, he spat out some essence blood and lit themp wick.
The image of an Immortal appeared in the indistinct me and started to chant some scriptures, shing against the horrifying sound waves of the Hou ghost.
The Reincarnation Lamp was somewhat effective. The ear-splitting roars disappeared. Xiao Chen heaved a sigh of relief and swallowed a Medicinal Pill for treating internal injuries. Then, he kept the Reincarnation Lamp hovering in the air as he continued to flee.
Xiao Chen covered a long distance as he ran for his life. After he became too tired to continue, he stopped above a patch of sea, panting endlessly.
Before he could heave a sigh of relief, he vomited blood, having sustained great damage to his spirit. The Reincarnation Lamp that was helping him block the Hou ghosts attacks actually shattered.
Just at this moment, the four Geomasters appeared at the same time, all of them significantly injured. Jiang Tian pulled Xiao Chen to his feet and said, Lets go!
The four Geomasters executed their techniques simultaneously, and the seawater opened like a huge mouth and swallowed the five. Then, it was once again as smooth as an intact mirror.
When the Hou ghost rushed over and saw that Xiao Chen had vanished without a trace, it flew into a rage and roared wildly. Like a mirror, the seawater shattered.
Boom!
When the five reappeared, they were already five hundred kilometers away on an uninhabited ind that no one could find; they werepletely safe.
Jiang Tian put Xiao Chen down and revealed a rare smile. He said, That was pretty good. You sessfully allowed us to suppress that evil dragon. You are truly deserving of being the Azure Emperors descendant, the Azure Dragon King that the Thunder Sovereign favors.
However, Jiang Tians extremely paleplexion made this smile very unsightly.
The other three looked debilitated as well. Beiming Feng said, Jiang Tian, we already helped you resolve the problem you caused. As for the rest, you exin to this little fellow yourself.
After Beiming Feng said that, he immediately left. The other two exchanged a few simple words before departing as well.
Jiang Tian tossed a sheet of vellum to Xiao Chen and said indifferently, You should go as well. The answer that you are seeking is on that.
Xiao Chen received the vellum but did not look at it. Instead, he stared coldly at Jiang Tian, and murderous intent shed in his eyes.
Why, you want to attack me? Haha! I advise that you give up on such thoughts. Otherwise, you will die a miserable death. Oh, wait, thats wrong. You wont die. On ount of the Thunder Sovereign, no major character would really dare to kill you.
In the face of Xiao Chens gaze, Jiang Tian did not show any fear. He said calmly, Youd best look at the parchment first.
Xiao Chen unfurled the vellum with an uncertain gaze. It was aplete sea chart. When he looked at it carefully, he found that it indicated dragon caves that contained Holy Spirit Veins.
However, these were all marked in a ghastly red, looking very eye-catching and shocking.
Jiang Tian asked unhurriedly, Now do you understand what I said to you? Do you now know why you wont survive more than a year if you go around the world searching for Holy Spirit Veins?
Chapter 1091: Chance at Life
Chapter 1091: Chance at Life
This is a sea chart of the Heavenly Starry Ocean and all the great ominousnds that contain Holy Spirit Veins. With your current insight, you cannot make out the real from the fake. If you meet just one of these, you will find yourself in an extremely dangerous situation.
Xiao Chen did not say anything. As he continued looking, he felt some goosebumps. Given his time pressure, he would definitely end up making misjudgments. All it took was one, and he might really lose his life.
We four great Geomasters draw up Spirit Vein distribution charts when we travel the world. How many you can subdue will depend on your own ability.
Then, Jiang Tian handed Xiao Chen another sheet of vellum. Like the one before, it indicated the locations of many Holy Spirit Veins in detail. The information was all clear with one nce.
Within an instant, Xiao Chen understood the value of the second sea chart. It was simply a priceless treasure.
Xiao Chen felt suspicious. Why are you helping me?
Jiang Tian replied calmly, Its the same as I said before. Only you can handle that Hou ghost. Ten thousand years ago, the Azure Emperor killed its physical body. Now, ten thousand yearster, you have to be the one to eliminate its soul.
We are true Geomasters, masters of thend. We guard the bnce of the world. That is forever our most basic responsibility. The Hou ghost is an uncertain variable that threatens to destroy this bnce.
It was really hard to imagine that this repulsive old man before Xiao Chen could say such words.
Xiao Chen thought for a while and said, Senior, since you mentioned the Hou ghost, I have something to say about it. I feel that there is someone controlling the Hou ghost from behind.
This statement stunned Jiang Tian when he heard it. Then, heughed and said, What is the Hou? That is an ancient mutated beast. It kills dragons like killing earthworms. Even if it is dead and has only a soul, it cannot possibly be controlled.
Jiang Tians words sounded extremely certain. When Xiao Chen thought things over, they made sense. The Hou ghost was already so strong. If someone could control it, then how terrifying was the master behind it?
However, even so, Xiao Chen remained dubious in his heart. Earlier, when the Hou ghost was chasing him, he saw what looked like an internal struggle in the eyes of the Hou ghost several times. He was very sure of it.
If it was not someone controlling the Hou ghost and ordering it to consume that evil dragon, shing with its decision to kill Xiao Chen, what other exnation could there be?
Jiang Tian said indifferently, Dont overthink this. It is better for you to focus on how to be a Martial Emperor in five years.
Before I leave, let me give you some advice: fortune and disaster are hard to differentiate from each other. The matters of the world are like geomancy, where there is no such thing as a fixed oue. Auspicious and ominous are unpredictable and change frequently.
I will not beat about the bush but will tell you directly. You look like you have been pushed into a dead end. If you do not advance to Martial Emperor in five years, you will be like a meteor, disappearing after a sh, turning into dust and vanishing.
In reality, even if there were no issues with your physiological lifespan, you still have to advance to Martial Emperor within five years. Otherwise, you will still end up dead.
Xiao Chens expression changed slightly. He gave the old man a strange look and asked, Can you exin further?
Jiang Tian said slowly, How long do you think the Thunder Sovereign can live? There is no Martial God in the world; no one can achieve immortality. The Thunder Sovereign has already lived for over ten thousand years. Every day he continues living is already in defiance of the heavens and snatching fate.
If the Thunder Sovereign is no longer around, how can the Supreme Sky Emperor shield you by himself? Before a true major character, killing you would take only a finger.
Now that such a situation has cropped up, you have a sense of urgency. Now, the odds of you advancing to Martial Emperor within five years have improved slightly. Whether this issue is fortune or disaster, no one can say.
Xiao Chens heart sank. He said with a smile, I never thought about it this way before. Thinking about it now, it is indeed as Senior says. Fortune and disaster are hard to differentiate from each other.
Goodbye!
Jiang Tian left at the drop of a hat, not hesitating or dragging things out; he instantly vanished from Xiao Chens sight.
Xiao Chen unfurled the two sheets of vellum. One represented life, recording all the Holy Spirit Veins that the four great Geomasters had discovered on their travels.
The other represented death, mapping all the great ominousnds that could kill Martial Emperors, filled with all sorts of unpredictable situations guaranteeing demise.
After a while, Xiao Chen tightly grasped the two sheets.
Regr Geomasters were restricted by their own cultivation. They would find it difficult to subdue the dragon and would not be able to deal with the various hidden ferocious beasts.
Xiao Chen possessed thebat prowess of a Great Perfection quasi-Emperor. Furthermore, he had the Dragon Fixing Needles and Dragon Revealing Mirror. With these two dragon-seeking Secret Treasures, he could subdue Spirit Veins single-handedly.
In the many possibilities, forty-nine out of fifty led to a dead end. However, there was no such thing as aplete dead end; there would definitely be a path to life. This was Xiao Chens chance at life!
Xiao Chens figure wavered, and he vanished from the vast sea. With this, he disappeared for a very long time.
There was no news of Xiao Chen in the Heavenly Starry Ocean. No one knew where the Azure Dragon King went. The Cyclic Astral Pce and the Divine Dragon Pces of the four seas sent out many scouts. However, they failed to find any clues to his location.
Many different rumors spread all over the ce.
Some people said that Xiao Chen had gone to the Peni Sea, which no one knew the way to, to find medicine to solve his problem.
Some people imed that Xiao Chen went back to the Kunlun Continent to seek the Thunder Sovereign for help.
Some people insisted that Xiao Chen had already scattered his cultivation and be an ordinary person, for the sake of living past a hundred years. He alreadypletely vanished and would never appear again.
However, as time moved on, everyone stopped talking about Xiao Chen. After all, he was just a genius past his prime. There was no point in continuously discussing him.
This was especially so after news came from the Cyclic Astral Pce: the Sun Pces Holy Son and the Moon Pces Holy Daughter both broke through to quasi-Emperor at the same time. This made everyone forget about Xiao Chens existence.
The gossip about this went wild, and shocking news and rumors about Chu Yang and Fu Hongyao spread out from the Cyclic Astral Pce.
When these two teamed upbining the sun and moonthey could already defeat Great Perfection quasi-Emperors of the older generation. They could easily defeat a Small Perfection quasi-Emperor when fighting alone.
News about these two appeared incessantly. The Cyclic Astral Emperor, a Prime Martial Emperor, had taken out tens of thousands of years of umtions of the Cyclic Astral Pcean Immortal Holy Land.
These umtions were spent on the Holy Son and Holy Daughter, who also received personal instruction from the Cyclic Astral Emperor. The intent was to let these two advance to Small Perfection quasi-Emperor before the Four Seas Hero Gathering andpletely suppress the other Immortal Holy Lands.
However, things were not that simple. These two were not the only ones who had found their great opportunity on the road that buried Martial Emperors.
The Holy Scions of the other Holy Lands did not fall behind. The Myriad Fiend Inds Di Xinhan, the Heavenly Province Academys Young Master Qingshu, the Five Poison Sects Tang Xun, and the Yinyang Paradises Tong Susu all broke through to quasi-Emperor within a distinct period.
For that period, the entire Heavenly Starry Ocean grew by leaps and bounds. Everyone felt anticipation for the Four Seas Hero Gathering, which would start in another ten months.
With so many outstanding young talents all breaking through to quasi-Emperor together, the Four Seas Hero Gathering that happened once every twenty years would be livelier than any of the previous ones.
There were even some opportunists who started a betting pool about who would dominate and suppress the other talents, obtaining the prize of the Lunar Pce, the Dragons Gates mountain tablet.
Aside from the Holy Scions of the various Immortal Holy Lands, the heavy favorites were the experts of the previous Four Seas Hero Gathering.
As long as one was not over fifty years old, one could continue to join the Four Seas Hero Gathering. To cultivators who could live for more than three centuries, a fifty-year-old was not old and could, in fact, be considered a youth.
Several of the experts from the previous Four Seas Hero Gathering had only been twenty-odd years old when they participated in the previous one. After the passage of twenty years, they were still a few years away from fifty and remained qualified to participate.
In reality, the main highlight of every Four Seas Hero Gathering was thepetition between the old and new outstanding talents.
In every Four Seas Hero Gathering, there would be neers rising to the asion and spreading their names everywhere. There would also be oldtimers who maintained their glory and reputations.
However, this was a great age of geniuses. The new outstanding talents of this generation all came with surging momentum. Some people guessed that the experts of the previous generation would be overwhelmed without a doubt, barring surprises.
Now, everyone was just watching to see if there would be a miracle.
Or perhaps, a strong dark horse would appear out of nowhere. Anything was possible.
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In the Western Sea where the Azure Dragon Kings conferrednd was, Heavenly Star Ind:
Under Lan Shaobai and Jin Dabaos management, the territory that the Three Holy Lands nearly ruined into destion was already changed beyond recognition.
Lan Shaobai had taken the Peak Spirit Veins that Xiao Chen passed to him and rebuilt the city. He organized troops and maintained order.
Jin Dabao worked on another angle. Since the Seven Distinguished Dragon Marquises of the Sea Monarchs old guards had locked down the sea routes in front, he opened a trade route to the ck Sea,pletely revitalizing the economy of the ind and allowing ordinary people to enjoy an extremely good life.
In the world of cultivation, ordinary people seemed unimportant. Just a single Martial Monarch could kill arge number of them. However, the foundation of the world was made up of ordinary people. Geniuses emerged from ordinary people. They did not bring just prosperity but also hope.
As long as one established a sect and properly nurtured it, after systematic training, these ordinary people would be able to gain umtions bit by bit.
At this moment, Lan Shaobai, Jin Dabao, Yue Chenxi, Lord Jiu, and the others gathered in a pce on the tallest mountain of Heavenly Star Ind.
Aside from Lan Shaobai, all of the rest were frowning, showing expressions of worry.
Yue Chenxi asked, Dabao, is there still no news of Xiao Chen?
Jin Dabao shook his head and replied, None. Hisst appearance was in the Northern Sea Alliance. After that, there was no news about him anymore. I spent a lot of money in the ck Sea, but I havent been able to get any news about him.
When the others heard that, many sighed softly. They all helped Xiao Chen manage Heavenly Star Ind in a very orderly fashion. However, the master of Heavenly Star Ind was missing. They did not even know if he was alive or not. How could they feel at ease?
This was especially so when these people had good rtionships with Xiao Chen. They were worthy of the word friend. They were more concerned about his life or death than anyone.
Lan Shaobai, who now possessed the temperament of a leader, smiled faintly and said, This is actually a good thing. If we cannot find him, then those people who want to deal with him will not be able to find him, either. This means that Xiao Chen is, at the very least, safe.
However, there is talk spreading everywhere that Xiao Chen will be just like a meteor if he does not advance to Martial Emperor in five years. This is really worrying! Lord Jiu raised the matter that everyone was worried about and unwilling to say; he was not very good at reading the mood.
The others all immediately looked at Lord Jiu. He seemed to be at a loss as he said, Am I wrong? This Lord Jiu is not wrong. He has only twenty more years to his lifespan
Jin Dabao closed his gold folding fan and used it to rap Lord Jiu on the head. He scolded, Do you know how to speak? Are you trying to force this Fat Lord to attack you?
Worry shed in Lan Shaobais eyes. He waved his hand and said, Lets not talk about this for now. Without seeing Xiao Chen, we cannot take any of this as real.
Dong! Dong! Dong!
Just at this moment, footsteps came from outside the door. A disciple entered and reported, Young Master Lan, there is a quasi-Emperor leading many cultivators and requesting entry outside Azure Dragon City.
Lan Shaobais expression turned frosty as he stood up. That group of Seven Distinguished Dragon Marquises is here to cause trouble again? This is never-ending. Xiao Yu, please invite Elder Qin out. I will go and take a look.
Chapter 1092: Cyclic Astral Palace’s Chu Yang Out of Closed-Door Cultivation
Chapter 1092: Cyclic Astral Pces Chu Yang Out of Closed-Door Cultivation
Despite being on Heavenly Star Ind, Lan Shaobai had not fallen behind on his cultivation. He had long since reached great grandmaster-level Martial Sage and was only a step away from quasi-Emperor.
That,bined with the Asura Races strong spatial ability, made him more than a match for ordinary quasi-Emperors.
It is not. Its ady wearing a veil. She said that she is called Mo Chen!
Mo Chen?!
Lan Shaobai repeated this name a couple of times. It seemed like he had never heard this name before. He said, Dabao, go and find out more about this person. Can you give me a report within half a day?
Jin Dabao smiled and said, I can tell you right now. That is the top beauty of the Cloud Sea Domain. Xiao Chen once appeared there for a period. It seems like he even built some kind of rtionship with this girl. You can go without any worry. She is definitely not an enemy.
The Fat Lord was the person maintaining the information about Xiao Chens movements. Hence, when he heard the name Mo Chen, he immediately recalled these details.
Lan Shaobai revealed a slightly interested expression. He smiled and said, It looks like it is a good thing, then. Xiao Yu, there is no need to invite Elder Qin over anymore. Come with me to meet this Miss Mo Chen.
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Outside the vast Azure Dragon City, Mo Chen led the Mo ns top ten refiners and admired the majestic city walls.
First Young Miss, is this ce our new home? an old refiner asked with a trace of joy as he looked at Azure Dragon City.
After the eight quasi-Emperors died in the Cloud Sea Domain, the region fell into chaos. Every faction sent their experts over, intending to make it theirs.
Amid the mayhem, human life was like grass. The mes of war red high. If Mo Chen had not led the Mo n away from the center of the chaos in advance, many of her n would have died.
However, the Mo n no longer wish to spend their days running and hiding.
Although this Heavenly Star Ind was surrounded and blockaded by severalrge factions, after the Mo n arrived at the ind, these few old men were all greatly astonished. The prosperity of the ind far surpassed their expectations.
Even the Shattered Cloud Sea of before could notpare to this. How was this a city that was under heavy embargo? It was very prosperous and bing even more so with each passing day. This situation piqued their curiosity.
Mo Chen thought back to what Xiao Chen had said. If they wanted to find him, they could go to Heavenly Star Ind. If they needed help, they could go to Heavenly Star Ind.
It will be fine. Xiao Chen is true to his word, Mo Chen said with a nod.
As Mo Chen spoke, one man and onedy flew past the city gates. They were the Heavenly Star Inds incumbent ruler, Lan Shaobai, and Xiao Yu.
Lan Shaobai appeared elegant as he descended. Then, he walked over to Mo Chen with a smile. He performed a cupped-fist salute and said, Miss Mo Chen, please excuse me for noting out to meet you when you arrived. Xiao Yu, bring them to the city to rest. Ill personally bring Miss Mo Chen around.
Xiao Yu nodded with a smile, then led the ten old folks behind Mo Chen into the city. Mo Chen walked alone with Lan Shaobai.
There were some things that were better to discuss with fewer people around. Clearly, Lan Shaobai understood this.
Miss Mo Chen, why are you here? Lan Shaobai asked directly.
The two strolled into the city. Mo Chen looked around at the people there with interest. When she discovered the many ck Sea cultivators, she now somewhat understood why it was so prosperous.
Upon hearing Lan Shaobais question, Mo Chen looked at him and replied, Im here to look for someone. However, since he did note out, he is probably not on the ind.
Lan Shaobai smiled bitterly. I understand. Our group of old friends is trying to find him as well. However, no one knows where he is now.
Mo Chen was not in a rush. Instead, she smiled at Lan Shaobai and consoled him. Dont worry. He will definitelye to Heavenly Star Ind. He never breaks his promises.
Lan Shaobai smiled to himself. At these words, his vignce towards thisdypletely vanished. He asked pensively, In that case, Miss Mo Chen, what are your ns now?
Mo Chen replied calmly, I wish to bring all my nsmen to Heavenly Star Ind.
Lan Shaobais heart could not help leaping with joy. He had learned from Jin Dabao that the Mo n, which this Mo Chen was from, was the top refining n of the Cloud Sea Domain.
Furthermore, Mo Chen herself was a quasi-Emperor. She would be a great help to Heavenly Star Ind.
The most important thing was that, ording to Jin Dabaos information, Mo Chen obtained the refiners divine canon, the Book of Heavenly Works. She had an excellent chance of bing a divine-grade refiner.
Even the various Holy Lands would queue up for a long time with great gifts in hand to meet such a person. If she wanted toe to Heavenly Star Ind, it was a very good thing.
However, Lan Shaobai thought of a matter and said somewhat embarrassedly, No one on Heavenly Star Ind will object to Miss Mo Chening here. However, the front of Heavenly Star Ind is under blockade by the Seven Distinguished Dragon Marquises. If you want to uproot and bring your n here, it would be rather difficult.
Mo Chen nodded. Then, she smiled and said softly, I learned about this on my way here. It is fine. I believe that this situation will not continue for long.
Lan Shaobai envied Xiao Chen somewhat in his heart. He wondered how exactly Xiao Chen had achieved all this.
First, the descendants of the ck Seas thirteen great bandits appeared at Heavenly Star Ind and helped Jin Dabao clear off the final obstructions to their entry to the ck Sea.
Now, a group of grandmaster refiners was moving their n here.
As the topic changed, Mo Chen recalled something. She said, Young Master Lan, have you heard that the Four Seas Hero Gathering that happens every twenty years will begin soon?
Naturally, Ive heard of it. However, Heavenly Star Ind is quite distant from Bright Moon City. Furthermore, the transportation formation on the ind is ruined. Since the Seven Distinguished Dragon Marquises are blockading us, it is hard for us to go out. So, I am not very clear on the news of this.
Lan Shaobai looked doubtfully at Mo Chen, wondering why she asked this.
Mo Chen said with sudden understanding, Then it looks like Young Master Lan does not know that the prize of this Four Seas Hero Gathering is thest mountain tablet of the Dragons Gate left outside. It is made of Heaven Subduing Rock, and the Azure Emperor personally wrote the words Dragons Gate on it.
When Lan Shaobai heard this, his expression changed. He eximed in shock, Do you mean to say that Xiao Chen will likely appear at the gathering in Bright Moon City?
Not likely to appear but will appear for sure. No matter the rumors outside, I strongly believe that he will make an appearance. Furthermore, he will definitely bring the Dragons Gates mountain tablet back to Heavenly Star Ind, Mo Chen said with a certain tone and a firm and persistent gaze.
Four Seas Hero GatheringLan Shaobai muttered in his heart as he looked into the distance. Will he really appear?
Honestly speaking, Lan Shaobai was still somewhat doubtful and was not as certain as Mo Chen. The Lunar Pces Holy Daughters words were sufficient to give credit to some of those rumors, making the whole thing confusing.
However, he was willing to believe that Xiao Chen would definitely appear and bring the Dragons Gates mountain tablet to Heavenly Star Ind, thend that belonged to the Azure Dragon King.
Xiao Chen would not forget what he promised Lan Shaobai, that he would organize the worlds first martial gathering some day and help him write the definitive record of this age.
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In the Cyclic Astral Pce of the Southern Sea, stars were reflected in the seawater like pieces on a chess board. There were many of them intersecting each other.
When one looked carefully, one would discover that these reflected stars were actually all exquisite pces.
Thousands of pces radiated starlight. The lights of the Sun Pce and the Moon Pce were the most dazzling and eye-catching, showing two different styles.
One was an extremely tyrannical Yang. Its light spread far and wide, a dazzling sight that one could not look at directly.
The other was a gentle and soft Yin. Its light was bright and as cold as snow, bone-chilling like frost.
A person flew out from each of the two Astral Pces. Instantly, the stars dimmed, their light seemingly eclipsed, which only served to emphasize the twos outstanding charm.
All the disciples of the various Astral Pces looked at the two in the air. Their eyes shed with thick envy.
The Moon Pces Fu Hongyao and the Sun Pces Chu Yang. Now, these two were shining brightly, bing quasi-Emperors at the same time. The Cyclic Astral Emperora Primepersonally nurtured them. After this closed-door cultivation, they had probably already broken through to Small Perfection quasi-Emperor.
The two met in the air and checked each others cultivation. Joy shed in their eyes. Fu Hongyao smiled and said, Senior Brother, you came out of closed-door cultivation as well?
Chu Yang nodded and said calmly, One year ago, when I saw Xiao Chen, I could not clear your shame. This time, as long as he dares to appear at the Four Seas Hero Gathering, I will personally help you eradicate this malignant tumor.
Fu Hongyao thought back to her humiliation at Xiao Chens King conferral ceremony. That matter had be her heart demon.
After some consideration, Fu Hongyao said calmly, Senior Brother, there is no need to care about a genius that is past his prime. I dont believe that he will have the courage to appear. What Senior Brother should care about are the Myriad Fiend Inds Di Xinhan and Yan Shisan. These two people should be your most formidable opponents.
Murderous intent shed in Chu Yangs eyes as he said indifferently, Hed best not show up. Otherwise, I would not mind leaving him with a humiliation that can never be eradicated before his final moments.
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The Heavenly Starry Ocean was very vast. Even if one were a Martial Emperor, one would not be able to go to every single corner of it.
It had too many remote sea domains and many unmarked seas. If one really wanted to hide in this vast ocean, no one could find them unless they had a Secret Treasure that could divine the heavenly mysteries.
However, Xiao Chen was not hiding or purposely doing so. Despite that, no one could find any traces of him.
This was because, for the past nine-odd months, close to three hundred days, he remained at the bottom of the sea, nevering up at all.
With his strength as a quasi-Emperor, Xiao Chen did not have any problems breathing in the water. If time permitted, he could easily do so for even longer durations.
Why did he not resurface? No one liked hiding in the darkness. There was no sunlight or air, just the seafloor devoid of any sign of human habitation.
Naturally, Xiao Chen was no exception. However, he did not have enough time. He needed to make every minuteevery secondcount; he could not waste any of it.
If Xiao Chen resurfaced, it was hard to guarantee that he would not develop a fondness for fresh air or miss the sunlight. It would only wear down his determination and waste time.
Hence, there was no need to surface. He would just focus on seeking dragons and fixing veins.
At a certain seabed in the Eastern Sea, Xiao Chen opened his Heavenly Eye in the dark, sunless world as he walked around with a calm expression.
The surrounding area turned into scenes that appeared in Xiao Chens mind, shing by like fleeting images. It looked like a movie, strange and wondrous.
This was the ability of the Heavenly Eye that came with cultivating the Paradise Divine Art to the thirdyer. He could clearly see the surroundings within a split second.
Xiao Chen took out one of the sheets of vellum from Jiang Tian and nced at it. Then, he stored the vellum and fixed his gaze on the hidden dragon cave in front.
That was a ce surrounded by many mountains. Xiao Chen carefully examined them and found the ones representing the Tang Star, Jumen Star, and Wuqu Star.
Chapter 1093: Heroes Gathering at Bright Moon City
Chapter 1093: Heroes Gathering at Bright Moon City
With three major auspicious stars present, the Holy Spirit Vein in this dragon cave could be of good quality. However, it would only count as above average among the many Holy Spirit Veins.
The reason was that while the three major auspicious stars were all present, they were not too excellent.
The mountain representing the Tang Star needed to be straight, narrow, rounded, and tlike a bamboo shoot sticking out of the ground, rounded on all sides, and t at the top.
The mountain representing the Tang Star was not t at the top and rounded on its sides. Its only saving grace was that it was rather straight and not crooked, like a sword stabbed into the water.
The mountains representing the other two auspicious stars both manifested various merits and drawbacks, which did not need to be described in too much detail.
With Xiao Chens current skills at his Dragon Seeking Art, he could figure out the various mountains representing the stars with one nce and instantly assess their quality.
With continuous practical experience for over nine months, Xiao Chens skill at his Dragon Seeking Art had improved at a rapid pace. He was now much better than when he was at the Northern Sea Alliance.
If Jiang Tian saw him now, he would definitely be greatly astonished and restrain some of his arrogance.
No matter what, Jiang Tian would not expect Xiao Chen to embrace such inhumane practice, staying at the bottom of the ocean for nine consecutive months withouting out.
Not to mention the vile environment, Jiang Tian himself might not be able to endure just the loneliness and solitude.
Aside from the three major auspicious stars, Xiao Chen also discovered the Pojun Staran ominous star.
The mountain representing the Pojun Star here was tall andrge, its aura much stronger than that of the mountains representing the three major auspicious stars.
However, a lone man could not be an army. No matter how powerful it was, it would lose to thebined power of the three major auspicious stars when fighting alone. It would not create a mutated evil dragon.
This just resulted in this dragon cave being more dangerous, adding an element of uncertainty.
Xiao Chen closed his Heavenly Eye and did not worry. For the past nearly three hundred days, he had faced situations that were more dangerous than this could be.
He drifted over and stopped above the mountain representing the Tang Star. Now that he had verified that this was a dragon cave, the Dragon Revealing Mirror flew out of his body.
Hundreds of patterns were carved on the sides of the ancient-looking mirror. Xiao Chen formed hand seals with both hands, and the patterns on the edges spun like the teeth of a gear.
The formations carved on the inside of the Dragon Revealing Mirror started a precise andplicated operation, and after a moment, it shot out a beam of purple light.
Xiao Chen opened the dragon cave in one step. The geography changed rapidly as the mountains around crumbled amid rumbling.
Soon, the mountain under his feet also crumbled in a few breaths.
This development did not startle Xiao Chen. He simply sank with the mountain, maintaining a calm demeanor.
Rumble!
The hundreds of protective mountains to the north shot over like cannonballs in the roiling seawater. They hurtled towards Xiao Chen with a power equal to that of a Great Perfection quasi-Emperors attack.
Xiao Chen stretched his right arm back slightly, and a spear appeared. He grasped it tight, and a purple thunderme burned on the spear.
The me burned in the water. This was a miraculous sight, looking extremely strange.
Heaven Burning Spear Technique!
Xiao Chen shouted in his heart. Then, he pushed off the ground and stepped forward, thrusting the spear.
He released the might of a Profound Martial Technique without holding back. Suddenly, time seemed to stand still at that moment.
In the next moment, the seawater everywhere flowed in reverse. More than fifty kilometers of seawater surged in the direction that Xiao Chen thrust his spear.
Arge patch of seawater curled and moved forward like a humongous piece of cloth. The hundreds of mountains flying towards him could not advance before such might.
If seen from the sky, the sea surged three kilometers high without any winds or waves; it looked like the Armageddon.
As the seawater swelled, Xiao Chen encountered air starting with his feet, then his torso, and finally his head. When he looked around, the seabed was empty with the water above.
This was a rare opportunity, so Xiao Chen took in a deep breath. After a while, he closed his eyes and quietly waited for the seawater to return.
Boom!
The seawater suddenly crashed down with immense force, shattering all the huge rocks and mountains into powder within an instant.
Xiao Chen turned around to check. Eight ferocious beasts from the mountains in the south had all leaped out already.
A smile hung on Xiao Chens face. He put away the spear and tossed the many Dragon Fixing Needles in his hand behind him without even looking, forming an enormous dragon-sealing formation and trapping the Spirit Vein underground trying to flee.
At the same time, an intense battle began for Xiao Chen. The weapon in his hand changed so fast, it looked like an illusionsaber, spear, sword, halberd, staffhe even fought with bare hands and legs. He quickly executed various Profound Martial Techniques in rapid session.
He weaved around the ferocious beasts that were as strong as Small Perfection quasi-Emperors. As he fought fiercely, he practiced the various Profound Martial Techniques that he learned using the Changing Character Form.
After nine months of practice, Xiao Chen showed clear signs of improvement. Not only could he familiarly execute all the Profound Martial Techniques, but he had also gainedprehensions that he could call his own.
Infused with his ownprehension, the Profound Martial Techniques that he executed looked very natural. If one did not take Xiao Chens appearance into ount, one could not be able to figure out that he was essentially a desman.
After four hours, he had killed all the ferocious beasts. He spat out some turbid Qi in a long, drawn-out exhtion. This Qi was sharp like a sword, piercing forward for five kilometers.
This was the advantage that Xiao Chen possessed. Another Geomaster might be capable of seeking dragons and fixing veins to discover the Spirit Veins of various grades, but they did not have hisbat prowess. They would not be able to deal with the ferocious beasts alone. Hence, monopolizing the Spirit Veins would be impossible for them.
With a thought, the Dragon Revealing Mirror activated again and sent out a red light filled with surging killing Qi, which smashed straight down on the Roaming Dragon sealed by the Dragon Fixing Needles.
Miserable shrieks came from underground. When the sounds stopped, Xiao Chen returned the Dragon Revealing Mirror to his body. After he formed some hand seals and raised his hand, the t ground opened up, and a golden Spirit Veins origin floated out.
In an instant, the seawater became dyed golden. Before the golden clump of spiritual light spread too far, Xiao Chen quickly ced the Spirit Veins origin into the Universe Ring.
Ao Jiao, how many does this make?
This would be the twentieth.
That was right. Xiao Chen already had twenty Holy Spirit Veins in store. Two months ago, his cultivation had reached peak Small Perfection quasi-Emperor, only one step away from Great Perfection quasi-Emperor.
Consuming Holy Spirit Veins was no longer of much help to him. He needed even stronger Spirit Veins in order to break through the bottleneck of Small Perfection quasi-Emperor and be a Great Perfection quasi-Emperor,pletely forming his dragon-shaped Heavenly Seal.
These Holy Spirit Veins were not for himself but for that group of brothers and friends who remained on Heavenly Star Ind.
Ao Jiao smiled as she put away the Holy Spirit Vein. She said, Dont you dare act dumb. Half of these Holy Spirit Veins should be mine. Ill help you to make all the Spirit Trees in the Immortal Spirit Ring reach maturity.
Lunar Cassia Tree, Dragon Mark Fruit, thousand-year-old Snow Ginseng, and Netherworld Flower, these are all things that will take a long time to grow.
Xiao Chen smiled helplessly and said, Whatever you want. Its time to go.
We are going out already? Are you going to retrieve the Dragons Gates mountain tablet now? I have been counting the days for you. Ao Jiao nodded in satisfaction.
Ssh!
Xiao Chen pushed off with his feet, moved like a roaming dragon, and broke out of the sea. As the zing sun shone down, he rinsed off all the mud from himself and circted his energy to dry himself off, causing steam to rise from his body. Now, he gave off a glow, appearing newborn.
The sharpness that Xiao Chen exuded seemed even more dazzling than the brightness of the sun.
As he floated above the water, he took in a deep breath. This was his first time to feel that being able to breathe so deeply that way was veryfortable.
For the first time, Xiao Chen found the sunlight quite enchanting. He looked up at the sky and squinted, appearing to be in a daze.
Stop looking around. Bright Moon City is still far from here. If you still dont make a move, you might bete, Ao Jiao reminded.
Xiao Chen withdrew his gaze and smiled faintly. Right, I do have to go now. I cannot let any idents prevent me from taking back the Dragons Gates mountain tablet.
He did not care about the other purposes of the Four Seas Hero Gathering. He had only one objective in mind: the Dragons Gates mountain tablet.
That was the Dragons Gates mountain tablet that the Azure Emperor personally made. Xiao Chen needed to obtain it at all costs. No ident could happen.
Xiao Chen unfurled the Freedom Wings, and his figure shed. His Magic Energy burned as he took a step forward, traveling fifty kilometers.
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Bright Moon City, the most bustling, prosperous, majestic, and imposing city of the entire Heavenly Starry Ocean:
This was the most crowded Bright Moon City had been in the past twenty years. Every single ce was densely packed with people moving about endlessly.
Fortunately, Bright Moon City was normally extraordinarily bustling. In addition, they had plenty of experience from organizing many Four Seas Hero Gatherings. So the Lunar Pce had already anticipated the throngs.
One month ago, Bright Moon City started to raise the requirements for entering the city. Without being at least a Martial Monarch, one could not enter without an invitation.
This requirement would remain until the Four Seas Hero Gathering was over. Only then would the city be opened up again.
Aside from this, many eye-catching measures were taken. Pces floated above the vast majestic city, providing amodations and easing the pressure from therge volume of traffic.
The location of the Four Seas Hero Gathering would be at the Bright Moon za in the city.
Before the gathering formally began, there would be cultivators exchanging moves with each other in the numerous arenas at Bright Moon za every day.
The gathering of the outstanding young talents of the four seas was a rare opportunity.
Naturally, avoidingpetition between them after they met was hard. Excellent battles were forever the thing that cultivators enjoyed watching the most.
Sometimes, when famous cultivators exchanged moves, the fight fired up the crowd.
Aside from these dueling arenas, the Lunar Pces people also designed special challenges to boost the excitement.
For example, some of the special arenas in the air tested how long one could remain in there. After that, a corresponding prize would be given.
In other cases, the Lunar Pce sent out their own young cultivators to function as guardians of the arena. As long as one defeated them, they would receive a prize. Even if one failed the challenge, there would not be any loss.
The entire city fell into a martial fever. However, with the strict management of the Lunar Pce, everything was well organized. There were no signs of chaos at all.
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Seven dayster, after traveling quickly by relying on the Freedom Wings Magic SkillSo Close Yet Worlds ApartXiao Chen managed to appear outside Bright Moon City before the Four Seas Hero Gathering started.
Initially, he had been somewhat worried about being recognized and inviting trouble.
However, he discovered that in the bustling, crowded ce, no one noticed who he was. There were plenty of people dressed in white like him, so he looked rather ordinary.
Furthermore, the focus of discussion was the Holy Scions of the various Immortal Holy Lands. After walking around for a long time, Xiao Chen found that no one spoke about him at all.
Chapter 1094: Fang Qingxuan
Chapter 1094: Fang Qingxuan
Xiao Chen was happy to be able to rx. He did not have to wear a conical bamboo hat to hide his identity; that would have been rather problematic.
Upon hearing that the various Holy Scions had managed to break through to quasi-Emperor, Xiao Chen was not surprised, having already expected this.
He arrived at the city gates and revealed a little of his aura. With that, he smoothly entered the city.
Xiao Chen had anticipated that Bright Moon City would be very bustling when the Four Seas Hero Gathering approached. However, he was still startled when he walked into the city.
The scene that greeted him reminded him of the Five Nation Youth Competition in the Sky Dome Realm many years ago. Back then, the situation in Dragon Sealing City had been simr to this.
Dragon Sealing City had been extraordinarily lively as well. However, in terms of scale and atmosphere, there was noparison.
Xiao Chen revealed an expression of reminiscence. Back then, during the Five Nation Youth Competition, he had been reserved and alone, not fearing any experts.
However, he had not had been confident of victory. He had faced every match along the way seriously. After putting in a lot of effort, he had managed to seed and climb to the peak.
Even to this day, Xiao Chen remembered the Little Dragon King Xuanyuan Zhantian, Yue Chenxis Morning Sun Fist, Gong Yangyus Evesting Heaven and Earth, and the conflicts with Bai Qi and Sima Lingxuan.
What was even more unforgettable was the final fight with Chu Chaoyun.
Since then, Xiao Chen could finally proudly say those who defeated me will be defeated by me; no one can stop me from defeating those whom I want to defeat.
Right now, what Xiao Chen radiated was not reservation and loneliness but calm and self-confidence.
All along, he had felt that his mental state and strength were much higher than those of the outstanding talents of the Heavenly Starry Oceans younger generation.
Even though these outstanding talents had advanced to quasi-Emperor and relied on the resources of their sects to progress to Small Perfection quasi-Emperor, they were still not strong enough before him.
The reason was none other than Xiao Chens mental state, cultivation, and personal umtion, all of which far surpassed these peoples.
Ao Jiao, what is the format of the Four Seas Hero Gathering? What are the rules?
As Xiao Chen moved around in the crowd, he looked interestedly at the duels in the arenas while asking Ao Jiao about the details of the Four Seas Hero Gathering.
Right now, Ao Jiao and Little Yellow Feather were currently focused on caring for the various Spirit Trees in the Immortal Spirit Ring, so she quickly answered, I dont seem to recall there being any rules. It is simply whoever appears more elegant and suppresses everyone else would be able to im the prize.
Xiao Chen stopped moving and said in shock, That casual?
Thats right. Aside from the first few times when they needed to deal with the Immortal Cultivators of the Peni Sea, thetter Four Seas Hero Gatherings were always done in such a casual manner. There were no fixed rules and no need to undergoplicated qualifiers orpetitions.
Ao Jiao spoke frankly with assurance as she continued, There are nopetitors, either. All the spectators are heroes. As long as one is confident, one can just jump in and challenge any of the Holy Scions.
If you win, your fame will spread everywhere. If you lose, you will not be able to avoid pain and may even suffer severe injuries that result in hidden damagesting for life.
Xiao Chen said doubtfully, At that time, there will be more than a million people here. If everyone fights once, wouldnt the gathering end upsting for more than half a month,pletely messing it up?
Ao Jiao smiled and replied, That will not happen. The Lunar Pce has experts overseeing the event. Everyone who wants to make a move will have to clear a test before they can enter. That will be the threshold for entry.
The threshold each time is different. I believe that the threshold for this year will be especially high.
Xiao Chen mused to himself, To think that it is not an elimination-style match in arenas! The so-called gathering is actually such a casual scene.
What this gatheringpares is ones elegance. This is truly unexpected.
Ao Jiao giggled and said, What are you worried about? Although it is apetition of elegance, without sufficient strength, one would just get beaten up until one resembles a pigs head. How would one be elegant then?
In the end, it is apetition of whose fist is harder. As long as you are always the one punching others and not the one being punched, you will naturally appear elegant.
Xiao Chen came to a sudden understanding. That was right. Although it was called elegance, in the end, at its roots, it was still strength.
Suddenly, he frowned. His right hand moved towards his shoulder and grabbed a wrist tight.
Xiao Chen looked behind expressionlessly. When he saw the owner of that hand, his pupils contracted, and surprise appeared in his eyes.
Brother Qi, it has been a long time.
This person was the Qi Wuxue whom Xiao Chen had not seen since they parted at the Sea Monarch Pce.
Qi Wuxue smiled embarrassedly and said, Let go first. No personal battles are allowed in the city. If you dont let go soon, the guards of the Lunar Pce will rush over.
When Xiao Chen heard this, he sent out his Spiritual Sense. Indeed, he saw several sharp gazes looking over. If he disyed any murderous intent, these people would immediately take action.
He quickly let go and asked, Why do I not see Long Fei? Isnt he with you?
When Qi Wuxue heard these questions, he smiled with envy. Competing with others is really frustrating. That fellow found his opportunity and broke through to quasi-Emperor. He is preparing to show off his strength during the Four Seas Hero Gathering. Brother, I am only barely a great grandmaster-level Martial Sage.
He is now challenging the Twenty-Four Bridges. Hehe! That is a very interesting arena. Brother Xiao, lets go. Ill bring you to take a look.
Qi Wuxue being all mysterious piqued Xiao Chens curiosity somewhat. During this period, there were many interesting arenas in Bright Moon City.
In the couplet of Under the bright-moon-lit night, there are twenty-four bridges, the apanying line was where is a beautiful person teaching the flute. What was so wondrous about this particr arena?
Hehe! This Bright Moon City is rather fun. That fellow Long Fei is really reckless. I so look forward to seeing how he is going to fail, Qi Wuxue said heartlessly with a smile as he quickly led Xiao Chen to a very popr area.
Make way! Make way!
Qi Wuxue pushed his way forward, not minding the looks that others gave him. Then, they arrived at a quiet and remote viewing spot.
Xiao Chen looked in front and saw a small river of clear, flowing water with an arched bridge carved from white jade spanning it.
The antiquated jade bridge looked exquisite. However, the beauties on the jade bridge were even more beautiful. There were many pretty white-ddies with excellent figures.
A total of twenty-four stood at the end of the jade bridge. One of thedies wore a veil and stood on the railing while blowing a flute. The resulting melody was pleasing to the ears, spreading out a mournful tune.
The other twenty-threedies held swords shing with cold light. They moved around elegantly on the jade bridge. However, they disyed a strong bloodthirst as well.
Together with the ghostly flute sounds, they portrayed a dance of murder.
Xiao Chen raised his hand and looked into the distance. Although it was clearly daytime, there was a full moon hanging high in the sky. The moonlight was bright like the light from a fire. The cold lightpeted with the sun,pletely overwhelming thetters radiance.
Those familiar with Bright Moon City would know that was the mysterious and ethereal Lunar Pce. It remained high in the sky all year round, and its light always outshone the sun.
Bright moon, jade bridge, flute music, flowing water, and sword dancethe scene was lovely and pleasing to the eye, making one stop what they were doing and watch.
Back on the jade bridge, the one bitterly enduring the sword dance of the twenty-threedies was naturally the Corpse Races Long Fei, the descendant of the White Bone Sovereign.
Qi Wuxue was really an inattentive friend. He stood at the side and exchanged opinions with Xiao Chen with nods, discussing the appearance of the variousdies on the bridge.
There is truly one of every vor. It is hard to make a choice. Brother Xiao, help me pick one. Since I came to Bright Moon City this time, I must bring a Lunar Pce disciple back.
Aside from the Lunar Pces Holy Daughter, all the other female disciples could marry.
Furthermore, it was an honor for the outstanding talents of the Heavenly Starry Ocean and the disciples of the Noble ns to be able to marry a Lunar Pce disciple. Many of the wives of the Holy Land Sect Masters or Noble ns n Heads were once Lunar Pce disciples.
From a certain perspective, this could be a big part of why the Lunar Pce had attained such a special position today.
However, for Qi Wuxue, wanting to marry a Lunar Pce disciple might be rather difficult, as it would be hard for him to cover his evil aura. A little checking would expose his background. Even if the girl agreed, the Lunar Pce might not.
Xiao Chen had never heard of a Lunar Pce female disciple marrying into the Primal Chaos Domain.
Without Xiao Chen needing to make a rebuttal, a person at the side interrupted, no longer able to endure Qi Wuxues prattle. That person rolled his eyes and said, Aside from the Holy Daughter, there is also the title of Jade Lady. In each generation, there are twenty-four of them. These twenty-four in front are the twenty-four Jade Ladies of the Lunar Pce.
These are the ones that many Immortal Holy Lands and Noble ns have already decided on for their daughters-inw. A hoodlum like you wants to marry a Lunar Pce Jade Lady? Dream on.
When Qi Wuxue heard that, he smiled faintly without losing his temper. Then, he sized up this person with a nce. This person wore white clothes and a white hat, looking very schrly, and held a white folding fan. He was handsome and elegant. With one nce, it was clear he was a disciple of a Confucian sect.
Qi Wuxue pushed his way over and said with a smile, You carry yourself with extraordinary grace. Based on your Righteous Qi, you must be of a Confucian sect, right? Might I ask for your great name?
Pride shed on the schrly face. Then, he replied in a rather calm voice. Im not that capable. I am Lu Hao, an inner academy disciple of the Heavenly Province Academy.
Qi Wuxue immediately showed an expression of shock and eximed in an exaggerated manner, Heavenly Province Academy! You are actually a disciple of an Immortal Holy Land. I could not tell earlier. Im sorry, pardon me for earlier.
Lu Hao clearly felt very satisfied at the shock on Qi Wuxues face, heavy shock at that.
He put on some airs, waving his hand as he said, It is just an Immortal Holy Land; just treat us as normal. As for these Lunar Pces Jade Ladies, just dont show any intent to profane them. One can admire and praise them from afar but should not have any dirty thoughts about them. That is the way of the gentleman.
Qi Wuxue nodded and said, Brother Lu makes sense. This little brother did have some dirty thoughts earlier. Fortunately, Brother Lu reminded me in time.
Xiao Chen, who was standing at the side, found this exchange funny. With one nce, he could tell that Qi Wuxue intended to cheat this person.
However, Xiao Chen did not feel like saying anything to Lu Hao. He did not have a good impression of this gentlemanly nerd who spouted things like righteousness and ethics.
It would be fine as long as Qi Wuxue did not go overboard and cause trouble.
Qi Wuxue acted the yes-man, continuously ttering Lu Hao. That Heavenly Province Academy disciple already got carried away, and the two started a conversation as they walked.
Speaking of which, Brother Lu, which of the Lunar Pces Jade Ladies do you admire the most?
Lu Hao showed a righteous expression on his face as a fervent light shed in his eyes. He looked at thedy blowing the flute and said, Naturally, it is the leader of the twenty-four Jade Ladies. It would the Miss Fang Qingxuan, who excels at both the sword and the flute.
Qi Wuxue nodded meaningfully and said, Miss Fang Qingxuan is indeed like a fairying to the mortal world. She possesses an exceptional temperament. I just wonder, what does she look like under her veil?
Chapter 1095: Young Master Qingshu
Chapter 1095: Young Master Qingshu
The fervor in Lu Haos eyes did not disappear. However, he said with some unreconciled feelings, Unfortunately, one must cross this Twenty-Four Bridges before one can have Miss Qingxuan remove her veil and gain a chance to meet with her alone.
Looking at the bridge, even if Long Feis strength was at quasi-Emperor, he had difficulty proceeding. It looked like he would be defeated at any moment. It was clear that Lu Hao stood no chance whatsoever.
Qi Wuxue whispered, Actually, this little brother has an item that can make Fang Qingxuan not only remove her veil for Brother Lu but also y the flute for Brother Lu alone.
Lu Hao looked suspiciously at Qi Wuxue and asked, What item?
It is the holy medicine of the Yinyang ParadiseWondrous Joy Aphrodisiac. With this item, as long as you find an opportunity to meet with Fang Qingxuan, Brother Lu can definitely smoothly obtain this girl.
Shock shed in Lu Haos eyes. Clearly, he had heard of the famous Wondrous Joy Aphrodisiac before.
However, after the shock passed, Lu Hao started scolding loudly, You dirty fellow, despicable, obscene. Scram!
When Qi Wuxue saw Lu Hao rage, his expression turned flustered as if he was frightened. He quickly said, Little Brother knows his mistakes! Little Brother knows his mistakes! This little brother will take his leave.
Hold it! Lu Hao shouted in a deep, cold voice, stopping Qi Wuxue.
Then, he demanded with a righteous expression, Hand over those dirty goods. If it stays in your hands, you will definitely end up causing harm to a girl. Hand it over to this young master.
Qi Wuxue appeared depressed and clearly reluctant. Lu Hao said coldly, From the first look, I could tell that youe from an unrighteous faction. You are indeed not a good thing. Quickly hand it over; I have to destroy such dirty things.
Qi Wuxue took out a jade bottle with an extremely unwilling expression. Lu Hao immediately grabbed at it and asked suspiciously, This thing is really the Wondrous Joy Aphrodisiac?
Smiling and appearing like a harmless beast, Qi Wuxue stretched out his hand and shot out some hidden energy from it to dislodge the cap on the bottle. Then, he said, Whether it is real or not, Young Master Lu just needs to smell it to know.
When the bottle cap opened, a fragrance immediately wafted out. On hearing Qi Wuxues words, Lu Hao involuntarily took a heavy sniff.
It was like Lu Hao became addicted. After the first sniff, he could not stop. Soon, his face turned red, and his entire body heated up. His mouth was dry, and it felt like his body was on fire.
This startled Lu Hao back to his senses, and he tossed away the jade bottle. He looked at Qi Wuxue and eximed, You cheated me!
Qi Wuxueughed loudly and walked over. Then, he easily suppressed Lu Hao, whose rationality was on the verge of copse. He asked, How can I be cheating you? I am just fulfilling Young Master Lus wishes. Dont you want to see this Miss Fang Qingxuan? I am helping you here.
After that, Qi Wuxue lifted Lu Hao and flung him towards Fang Qingxuan, who was on the bridge. The medicine had already taken effect on Lu Hao, making him lose all his rationality. Now, his desirespletely dominated him.
After seeing Fang Qingxuan, Lu Hao became like a ravenous tiger seeing prey. He increased his speed in the air, the wretched smile on his face showing his desires as he flew towards Fang Qingxuan.
This scene immediately shocked everyone on and around the jade bridge to the extreme. Someone actually dared to try to take advantage of the leader of the Lunar Pces Jade Ladies in public.
Fang Qingxuan, who was busy ying the flute, had not expected such a move. When she saw the lewd smile on Lu Haos face as he flew in the air, the flute music stopped.
A cold light shed in Fang Qingxuans eyes as she set down the flute. Then, she drew her sword with her right hand and used the t of the de to smash Lu Haos face, sending him into the river.
Without the flute music, the other twenty-three white-ddies killing dance immediately lost a certain charm, and its might decreased significantly.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, Long Fei swung his folding fan. Starlight filled the sky, and a white bone incarnation manifested behind him. It appeared stern and cold.
Therge white bone incarnations hands moved quickly, flustering the twenty-three white-ddies. Their formation disrupted as they hastily tried to deal with this attack.
Long Fei narrowed his eyes, and his figure pierced through the chaos, knocking the white-ddies off the jade bridge one after another.
Qi Wuxue picked up the jade bottle and said with a broad smile that reduced his eyes to slits, My treasure, you seeded once again.
Xiao Chen walked over and said indifferently, Hand me the jade bottle.
When Qi Wuxue heard this, it stunned him. He chuckled and said, Why, Brother Xiao, I did not know you had such interests as well.
Xiao Chen smiled and said, Im different from you. Im just nning to research this in the spirit of critiquing it.
Qi Wuxue tossed the jade bottle over and said with a smile, Brother Xiao is Brother Xiao indeed. The moment, you speak, you set yourself apart from that crappy Heavenly Province Academy disciple.
After that, he stepped closer and said, In the future, if you have good stuff, remember to pass some to this Brother Qi to research as well, so I can also research it with the spirit of critiquing it.
Xiao Chen removed the bottle cap and took in a huge whiff. Then, he looked at Qi Wuxue and said, This is just an intense aphrodisiac, not the Wondrous Joy Aphrodisiac.
Qi Wuxue was dumbfounded as he watched from the side. He was stunned for quite a while, not having expected Xiao Chen to dare to breathe it directly. He could not help but acknowledge Xiao Chens superiority. You are awesome. Naturally, this is not the Wondrous Joy Aphrodisiac.
The Wondrous Joy Aphrodisiac is the holy medicine of the Yinyang Paradise. Being an aphrodisiac is only one of its effects. Most importantly, it can regte Yin and Yang, making up for deficiencies. Combined with the dual-cultivation Cultivation Techniques of the Yinyang Paradise, it shows wondrous effects.
As Qi Wuxue spoke, Xiao Chen took another whiff.
Now, Qi Wuxue fell aghast, stunned once more. He did not know what Xiao Chen was trying to do.
Brother Xiao, dont do anything foolish. Although this is not the Wondrous Joy Aphrodisiac, it possesses a pure aphrodisiac effect that is even stronger and more tyrannical than that of the Wondrous Joy Aphrodisiac. I do not have an antidote for it, Qi Wuxue warned anxiously.
Who could have imagined that Xiao Chen would only turn slightly red? He did not manifest any strange changes.
Xiao Chen closed his eyes and circted his energy. Then, azure smoke appeared above his head. After a while, he opened his eyes, recovered back to normal.
He looked at Qi Wuxue seriously. Brother Qi, although these unorthodox methods are effective at times, they dont always work on everything. Before absolute strength, everything is empty.
You can use this asionally but do not get entranced with this Dao. Otherwise, one day, you will die on ount of these unorthodox Dao. After one has reached Small Perfection quasi-Emperor, these aphrodisiacs and poisons will not be able to pose any danger.
With the power of Heavenly Laws, one can dissipate these medicinal fluids as one pleases with a thought. One can decide whether to let these things take effect or not, and they can easily incapacitate their opponents after that.
This advice startled Qi Wuxue awake. He understood what Xiao Chen meant. Treating him as a friend, Xiao Chen had used the most practical example to tell him not to use these unorthodox methods anymore.
It was also a reminder for Qi Wuxue to never use such methods on experts of Small Perfection quasi-Emperor and above. Otherwise, the other party would retaliate, and he would suffer badly for it.
Seeing Qi Wuxue enter deep thought, Xiao Chen knew that he had achieved his purpose.
During the time in the Sea Monarch Pce, Qi Wuxues cultivation had been on par with Long Feis. However, now, Long Fei already advanced to quasi-Emperor, but Qi Wuxue was still a great grandmaster-level Martial Sage.
The two had been hanging out with each other since then. Why was there a difference? It was definitely not because Qi Wuxues opportunity had not arrived yet. Instead, it was because he had lost himself a little in these unorthodox Dao.
Hence, Xiao Chen said something to remind Qi Wuxue and did not beat about the bush when doing so. At the very least, he had done something and did not just watch Qi Wuxue sink further into this.
Qi Wuxue recovered his wits and said, Brother Xiao, thank you for your earlier kindness. Long Fei had been advising me about this all along, but I never took it to heart. Just now, I had a feeling like waking up from a dream.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly. Its good that you understand. However, I do like what you did earlier. You said something but meant something else, ying a prank on that false gentleman. He deserves to be ruthlessly beaten up.
Qi Wuxue chuckled and said, This kind of sanctimonious people are all like that.
However, it seems like you allowed Long Fei to benefit from this. He is going to clear this special arena and possibly get a date with a beauty. Xiao Chen changed the topic as he eyed the jade bridge.
Qi Wuxueughed and said, Its not that easy. Fang Qingxuan, who is guarding the end, is the biggest obstacle. Her reputation of excellence at both sword and flute is not just for show.
After defeating the twenty-threedies and knocking them off, Long Fei finally arrived at the end of the jade bridge. Now, he faced the leader of the Lunar Pces Jade Ladies, Fang Qingxuan, who excelled at both sword and flute.
Fang Qingxuan held her sword up, raising her guard against Long Fei. She appeared cold, her true expression veiled.
Long Fei seemed somewhat infatuated as he looked at her. He smiled and asked, Miss Qingxuan, would you be willing to go easy? When I was still in the Kunlun Continent, I had already heard of Misss name and have admired you for a long time.
Fang Qingxuan replied in a melodious voice, Im grateful for Young Masters favor. However, the rules are still rules. If Young Master can cross this bridge, Qingxuan will definitely keep her promises.
Long Fei withdrew his smile and said, In that case, sorry for this offense!
Just at this moment, sshes appeared in the river below the bridge. Lu Hao, whom Fang Qingxuan had smashed into the river earlier, leaped out once more.
Lu Hao was drenched, and he appeared crazy as heunched himself at Fang Qingxuan. This left her with no choice but to take action again and knock him back into the water.
When Fang Qingxuan recovered her wits, she discovered that Long Fei had already taken advantage of this opening and crossed the bridge.
Qi Wuxue shouted, Damn! It still ended up benefiting him.
Long Fei turned around and said calmly, Miss Qingxuan, I already crossed the bridge.
Fang Qingxuan smiled faintly and asked, Arent you embarrassed to say that? Dont you feel that you took advantage of the situation?
Long Fei was rather thick-skinned. He tossed out an engraved medallion and said without a change of expression, I can only say that the heavens are helping me. Who could have expected that a normally prim and proper Confucian disciple would be such a beast? I hope that Miss Qingxuan will not stand me up tonight.
Fang Qingxuan caught the engraved medallion and saw Long Feis ce of residence on it. After ncing at it, she carefully put it away. Just as she was about to say something, Lu Hao jumped out of the river again. He was like an immortal cockroach.
Fang Qingxuan frowned slightly. As she prepared to throw a heavy blow, a figure suddenly flew over at an incredibly fast speed.
Then, this figurended three palm strikes on Lu Haos chest. Lu Hao vomited a mouthful of ck blood, and the redness on his face faded away. When Lu Hao looked at the new arrival, he said excitedly, First Senior Brother, I was tricked.
The one who came was the top expert among the Heavenly Province Academys disciples, the famous Young Master Qingshu.
Young Master Qingshu kept silent, bending over to inspect Lu Haos body. Only after that did he say indifferently, Our Confucian sect has a righteous nature. We have an extremely strong resistance to such vile things. If not for your own hearts impurity, you would not have fallen and lost your rationality so fast. This is your own fault.
After saying that, he turned around and faced Fang Qingxuan. Miss Fang, this time, the disciple of my academy offended you. If the Lunar Pce has any punishment for us, the Heavenly Province Academy will not object.
As Young Master Qingshu spoke in a manner befitting the asion, no one could find any problems with it.
Chapter 1096: Fighting in the Gathering
Chapter 1096: Fighting in the Gathering
Fang Qingxuan said indifferently, I dont mind. Just properly manage the disciples of your sect, and that will do.
Young Master Qingshu performed a cupped-fist salute before looking around. Then, he faced the direction Lu Hao pointed. When he saw Qi Wuxue, his expression turned utterly sullen.
This time, Young Master Qingshu had been at a small gathering with the Holy Scions of the other Holy Lands. However, they suddenly heard news of one of the Heavenly Province Academys disciples causing amotion at the Twenty-Four Bridges, so they immediately rushed over.
After figuring out the details, Young Master Qingshu became thoroughly enraged. To think that someone dared to plot against the Heavenly Province Academy! This is truly outrageous.
Just when Young Master Qingshu was about to make a move, he suddenly noticed the white figure beside Qi Wuxue, which somewhat surprised him. He said coldly, I was wondering who was so courageous to plot against my Heavenly Province Academys people. It turns out that it was upon instructions from the Azure Dragon King.
Unexpectedly, the dignified Azure Dragon King would do something so despicable.
Hearing what Young Master Qingshu said, everyone immediately looked at Xiao Chen. They found this thought incredible. The Azure Dragon King actually appeared so ordinary, like he was just a passerby. Despite being there for so long, they had not discovered him.
Fang Qingxuans eyes lit up, and she immediately looked towards Xiao Chen, revealing an expression of shock.
Damn, dont just randomly speak your opinion and assume it to be true. That disciple of your Heavenly Province Academy snatched that medicine from me, wanting to harm the Lunar Pces Jade Ladies. It has nothing to do with us, Qi Wuxue immediately scolded back.
Lu Hao turned flustered and could not think properly. He quickly tried to gloss over his mistake. First Senior Brother, listen to my exnation. It is that fellow who said that the medicine was the Wondrous Joy Aphrodisiac. Thats why I was fooled. You cant really me me
When Fang Qingxuan heard that, she flushed as she denounced him angrily, You are truly ascivious person.
Qi Wuxueughed loudly and said, Did everyone hear that? He admitted it himself. Some Young Master Qingshu! You cant even differentiate truth from falsehood. You should just be a guard or a janitor.
Young Master Qingshu said coldly, bbering endlessly. Do you really think that a has-been Azure Dragon King can protect you? Die!
Young Master Qingshu understood that he could not continue arguing with someone like Qi Wuxue. The more they spoke, the worse it became. So, without another word, his figure shed, and he used the folding fan in his hand as a weapon as he charged at Qi Wuxue.
Qi Wuxue was rather surprised at Young Master Qingshus sudden attack, as Bright Moon City strictly forbade personal fights. Any grudges needed to be resolved in the arena.
Both sides needed to be willing. Otherwise, if one attacked, he would receive the punishment of Bright Moon City.
Clearly, this Young Master Qingshu wanted to use his identity to deal with this. He intended to kill Qi Wuxue with one attack. At that time, after the person was dead, even if Bright Moon City punished him, he would have nothing to fear.
It was highly unlikely that Bright Moon City would expel the Holy Scion of an Immortal Holy Land.
Young Master Qingshu moved very fast. Qi Wuxue could not even see his shadow. It was also toote for Long Fei, who was on the jade bridge, toe over and help.
Dang!
In the time it took for a spark to fly, an intense sh echoed into the surroundings. The startled Qi Wuxue discovered Xiao Chen blocking in front of him.
Xiao Chen held a folding fan as well, pressed against the tip of Young Master Qingshus closed fan.
Young Master Qingshu did not feel surprised. He smiled and said, In the past, I somewhat feared you, as you were a quasi-Emperor. Now, I am a Small Perfection quasi-Emperor as well. Do you think I would still fear you?
He seemed to want to test Xiao Chens strength. After not being able to kill Qi Wuxue with one strike, he shifted targets to Xiao Chen.
Pu chi! Young Master Qingshus folding fan suddenly opened. His fingers moved, and the spread folding fan danced around like flower petals, circling upwards.
As the folding fan rose, the Righteous Qi pouring out from his body strengthened; his aura soared continuously.
A mysterious phenomenon manifested behind Young Master Qingshu. The bamboo and bridge in his folding fan appeared. The rising Righteous Qi was like the bamboo, standing tall and never falling.
Xiao Chen nced at this and opened his folding fan as well. Then, he thrust his hand forward, and his folding fan likewise spiraled upwards. A simr mysterious phenomenon of a bridge, river, and bright moon appeared.
There was now a bridge under each of the two men. However, the mysterious phenomena behind them were different. One was the bright moon while the other was the lush bamboo.
The two folding fans soaring in the air shed with each other,peting with their strong auras and mysterious phenomena.
The two on the bridges did not remain idle, quickly sending out attacks at each other and dealing with the attacks that came.
Xiao Chen felt somewhat surprised. This Young Master Qingshus Palm Technique was rather exquisite. Furthermore, it contained a Righteous Qi resonating with the bamboo behind him, whichpensated for any gaps.
If Xiao Chen did not bring out some of his true ability, he would not be able to make short work of this Young Master Qingshu.
However, this was not the time for Xiao Chen to expose his strength yet. There were many eyes here. He already noticed that the experts of Bright Moon City had arrived quietly.
For some reason, these experts did not make a move to stop the two from fighting.
Aside from this, several other strong auras were rushing over. These auras contained horrifying Righteous Qi, and their cultivations were very deep.
With one nce, it was clear that these were the experts of the Heavenly Province Academy.
Hence, Xiao Chen was not in a rush. He just treated the exchange as ying with the other party. As for Young Master Qingshus bragging, he let it pass with a smile.
Would a mature adult feel any rage over a young kid throwing a childish tantrum?
Clearly not. Right now, this was the kind of mental state that Xiao Chen possessed. Hence, he did not feel any anger at all.
Compared to Xiao Chens surprise, Young Master Qingshu was aghast. He was already using sixty percent of his strength and had even brought out his will of wood.
However, Xiao Chen seemed to treat his efforts as nothing, dealing with him casually. He did not even disy the saber Dao that was his forte.
After exchanging a hundred moves, Xiao Chen lost interest in ying. He suddenly changed moves, executing three different kinds of attacks at the same timefist, w, and palm. He did not increase his strength, but the moves turned illusory and strange.
The fist was from the Kun Peng Fist, the w was a dragon-w-type move, and the palm was Moon Bright Like Fire. Xiao Chen took the essence of these and fused them in a wondrous fashion.
This was Young Master Qingshus first time seeing such an attack. His reactiongged, and he exposed openings.
If Young Master Qingshu was wise, he would immediately retreat at this moment and stop fighting.
However, he was not convinced in his heart and wanted to continue fighting with Xiao Chen, to show his superiority.
Seeing that his opponent wanted to make a big move and disy his true strength, Xiao Chen sought an opening and punched Young Master Qingshus chest.
The fist turned into a w, then into a palm. There was only one contact but three different kinds of force.
Young Master Qingshu groaned as he fell. Then, the ancient wooden bridge under him shattered. The bamboo exploded like firecrackers as the mysterious phenomenon copsed.
Xiao Chen reached out, and his folding fan returned to his hand. The mysterious phenomenon of the bright moon, river, and bridge turned into an illusionary scene and withdrew into the fan.
As Xiao Chen fanned himself, he slowly descended with his white clothes fluttering. The casual movement caused everyone to feel a pleasant unconstrained feeling.
Clearly, Young Master Qingshu, who had fallen to the ground, had not expected that he would still suffer greatly under Xiao Chens hand, despite advancing to quasi-Emperor with much difficulty and using so many of his sects resources.
With a wave of his hand, Young Master Qingshus fan returned to his grasp. His aura suddenly changed and soared again in preparation for a full-on battle.
Thats enough! Young Master Qingshu, dont forget where you are, Fang Qingxuan reminded with a cold voice from the jade bridge.
Young Master Qingshus expression fluctuated, but he eventually calmed down. He looked at Xiao Chen and said, I know why you are here. You want to take the Dragons Gates mountain tablet away in the Four Seas Hero Gathering three days from now. I will not let you do as you wish.
Xiao Chen smiled indifferently. Im afraid you are not capable of that.
Azure Dragon King, I see that you are still as arrogant as before!
A cold snort came from the distance. Arge group of outstanding young talents flew over from the northeast. The Holy Scions of the Cyclic Astral Pce, the Five Poison Sect, the Yinyang Paradise, and the Myriad Fiend Ind, as well as the Young Pce Lords of the Divine Dragon Pces of the four seas, all appeared at the same time.
There were also the Young Treasure Master Yi Ling, the Lunar Pces Holy Daughter Yue Bingyun, and some of the outstanding talents of the previous Four Seas Hero Gathering.
Clearly, someone had gathered all the outstanding talents of the Heavenly Starry Ocean before this.
Chu Yang stepped forward and looked at Xiao Chen, who was below. Then, he said indifferently, I say, Brother Qingshu. I was wondering why you were gone for so long. It turns out that this fellow is still around.
The Five Poison Sects Holy Scion said coldly, He is just a has-been genius of the Kunlun Continent, yet he dares toe and misbehave in our Heavenly Starry Ocean. He really treats us outstanding talents as nothing.
The crowd below grew excited. Unexpectedly, themotion at the Twenty-Four Bridges attracted so many outstanding talents over.
Furthermore, it seemed like these Holy Scions had something against Xiao Chen, not acknowledging his strength.
Xiao Chen looked around. The expressions of this group of people were different from before. They were now proud and spirited, radiating confidence.
He understood. When these people were in Despair City and fighting over the source of despair, they had been shocked by the strength he revealed.
At that time, several of them wanted to challenge him but were not confident. Now that they were quasi-Emperors as well, they were raring to go, eager to trample him.
Xiao Chen, it seems like matters have blown up, whispered Qi Wuxue, who was at the side. He felt some fear at the formation before him.
Xiao Chen said calmly, We are in Bright Moon City. They will not dare to mess around. Lets go!
After Xiao Chen said that, he simply ignored the group of Holy Scions mockery and went to greet Long Fei, preparing to leave immediately.
Such an attitude immediately angered several people, tempting them to attack.
When Yue Bingyun saw that, she said indifferently, Bright Moon City prohibits personal battles. If anyone has any grudges, settle them in the Four Seas Hero Gathering three days from now.
Chu Yang snorted as he coldly watched Xiao Chens departing figure. Then, he flung his sleeves and turned to leave.
Some Azure Dragon King. Hes nothing more than a coward, the Five Poison Sects Holy Scion mocked and left as well.
The many outstanding talents derided Xiao Chens actions, believing that he was afraid to face the group.
Soon, the news that the Azure Dragon King Xiao Chen, who had been missing for nine months, had appeared in Bright Moon City spread like wildfire.
Previously, several people had guessed that Xiao Chen, who had only twenty years left, would definitely note.
Normally, when one learned of grievous news, under the heavy mental pressure, not to mention improving, it was already good if one did not regress.
Right now, Xiao Chen was like the sun setting in the west, his light fading quickly, nearing his end.
As for the outstanding talents of the Heavenly Starry Ocean, they were like the rising sun. They were zing like fire and continuing to grow brighter. What was there topare with?
Coming to this Bright Moon City merely permitted these outstanding talents who had newly advanced to quasi-Emperor to trample Xiao Chen, to use his reputation as a stepping stone and spread their own.
Chapter 1097: Night Visit by Qingxuan
Chapter 1097: Night Visit by Qingxuan
Long Fei and Qi Wuxue had arrived at Bright Moon City earlier. They were more fortunate than the rest, having managed to rent a quiet and graceful courtyard.
The three chatted together, speaking of events that transpired after they parted and of their fortuitous encounters.
By rights, Long Fei and Qi Wuxue should possess pretty good Luck. After they visited some of the forbiddennds of the Eastern Sea, they received a reasonably good harvest.
Long Fei, whose talent was quite good in the first ce, had a more determined personality than Qi Wuxue and seeded in breaking through to quasi-Emperor three months ago.
Xiao Chen also shared his encounters in the Heavenly Starry Ocean briefly. Then, he expressed his gratitude to Long Fei for the clue to the Despair Throne.
It was just a small matter. I was truly unable to take out anything appropriate, so I used that to bluff my way through.
When speaking of this matter, Long Fei actually smiled embarrassedly and told Xiao Chen not to be so courteous over it.
Qi Wuxue interjected, Oh, right, Xiao Chen, didnt you obtain your conferrednd? When are you going to bring us over to take a look?
Xiao Chen smiled and said, After this Four Seas Hero Gathering, the two of you cane with me to Heavenly Star Ind.
After thinking for a while, Long Fei said, Im afraid that I cant go.
Xiao Chen understood. Long Fei just broke through to quasi-Emperor and required arge amount of resources to reach Small Perfection quasi-Emperor. He needed to rush back to the Corpse Race and get the support of his n.
At such a young age, Long Fei was already a quasi-Emperor. His future in the Corpse Race would definitely be bright. The Corpse God Pce would no doubt devote arge amount of resources to nurture him.
Qi Wuxue smiled and said, You finally achieved sess. Who knows, maybe the First Disciple of the Heaven Punishing Corpse God will be no match for you now.
Long Fei remained silent for some time. Then, he shook his head and said, Its not that simple. Aside from me, the younger generations of the Corpse God Pce all went to the Astral Battlefield, which allowed them to grow very fast. The Heaven Punishing Corpse Gods disciple advanced to quasi-Emperor half a year ago.
Xiao Chen had known about the younger generation of the Kunlun Continent going to the Astral Battlefield. However, his knowledge was limited.
He did not know any of the specifics at all.
After listening to what Long Fei said, it seemed like the Corpse God Pce also had territories in the Heavenly Starry Ocean, allowing him to obtain news easily.
Xiao Chen asked, Did the younger generation of the Kunlun Continents five domains all go to the Astral Battlefield?
Long Fei sighed, They all went. However, that is not exactly a good ce. The news that I obtained said that more than half the outstanding talents that went to the Astral Battlefield died there, never toe back.
The high-ranked Demons have innate talents, and their talent forbat far surpasses ours. Perhaps only the Deity Race and some of the ancient races can face them head-to-head.
Thats right. There is one thing that you need to pay note to.
Xiao Chen asked out of curiosity, What thing?
Long Fei said seriously, Your old enemy, Di Wuque, is the one growing the fastest in the Astral Battlefield. Since his debut, he had never been defeated. However, after you defeated him, he truly matured.
Xiao Chen raised his wine cup and took a sip. He said, That is fine with me. I hope that one day, I will be able to fight fairly with him.
During the King conferral ceremony, Di Wuque had taken advantage of the situation to attack while Xiao Chen was upied with the descendants of the other Prime Martial Emperors.
At that time, Xiao Chen relied on Ao Jiaos sudden appearance to turn things around. In the end, the two still had not fought to their satisfaction.
Qi Wuxue ranted, Some Holy Scions of the Heavenly Starry Ocean! They are truly frogs in wells. They think that they are so incredible and better than the outstanding talents of our Kunlun Continent. In the end, they amount to nothing much.
Clearly, he still bore a grudge against the Heavenly Province Academys Young Master Qingshu for having threatened him.
Long Fei smiled and said, You cant say that. In terms of the average, the outstanding talents of the Heavenly Starry Ocean are indeed slightly weaker than the peak outstanding talents of the five major races of the Kunlun Continent.
However, there will always be someone exceptional anywhere. Dont ever look down at them. I can tell that the Holy Scions of certain Immortal Holy Lands, as well as the disciples of some big ns, are not weak at all. You cant underestimate them.
Qi Wuxue knew that Long Fei was right. However, he still felt upset. He said in an aggrieved manner, Brother Xiao, you have to help me teach these outstanding talents a lesson in the Four Seas Hero Gathering in three daysespecially that Young Master Qingshu. If hees to the Primal Chaos Domain, lets see if he dares to be that arrogant.
Xiao Chen simply smiled without speaking. Suddenly, he raised his eyebrows and put down his wine cup. Someone ising.
Long Fei found this strange. Who woulde to this ce? Are they looking for Brother Xiao? Should Wuxue and I take our leave first?
Xiao Chen shook his head. He looked at Long Fei and said, There is no need. The ones to take our leave are Wuxue and I. Your Miss Qingxuan is here.
What! Fang Qingxuan is here?! Ill go and receive her! Im going now! Hehe!
Upon hearing Xiao Chens words, Qi Wuxue reacted even faster than Long Fei, showing no intent to leave at all.
On the other hand, Long Fei seemed rather calm. Baffled, he said, That cant be!
Long Fei understood himself well. He had used a trick to cross the Twenty-Four Bridges.
Furthermore, when he gave out his engraved medallion, Fang Qingxuan had not said that she woulde.
Soon, Fang Qingxuan arrived at the yard together with Qi Wuxue.
Long Fei quickly stood up and walked over. Then, he performed a cupped-fist salute before saying, Unexpectedly, Miss Fang arrived as arranged.
Fang Qingxuan smiled faintly and said, No matter what, the rules are rules. Young Master Long broke the Jade Bridge Bright Moon Formation, so Qingxuan is just following the rules.
After finishing, Fang Qingxuan removed her veil, revealing a nearly perfect face that one could not find any ws in. Under the moonlight, she looked tranquil and serene.
This sight instantly stunned Qi Wuxue and Long Fei; they could not look away.
As Xiao Chen sipped his wine, he looked up to take a look. Then, he praised Fang Qingxuan in his heart. She was indeed a rare beauty who had her own unique charm.
The leader of the Lunar Pces Jade Ladies truly lived up to her reputation.
Long Fei regained his wits with a start. To cover up his fluster, he said with a smile, Have a seat. Unfortunately, this courtyard is simple and crude; there is nothing good to entertain Miss Fang with.
You two continue chatting. Wuxue and I still have something to do, so we will be leaving first.
Xiao Chen put down the wine cup with a smile and pulled away Qi Wuxue, who was reluctant to leave, giving Long Fei and Fang Qingxuan a chance to be alone.
After they left the two alone, Qi Wuxue sighed over and over again, We gave away a great beauty to Long Fei for nothing. We sure lost out this time.
Xiao Chen argued, Actually, you should be more optimistic. If Long Fei can really get together with Fang Qingxuan, it would be easier for you to meet up with a Lunar Pce disciple.
Qi Wuxue smiled and said, The Lunar Pce has thousands of female disciples. However, none of them canpare to Fang Qingxuan. Wait, thats not right; the Holy Daughter can. Unfortunately, the Holy Daughter cannot marry.
They chatted andughed as they returned to their respective rooms.
Xiao Chen still maintained his good habits. The moment he got to his room, he continued cultivating.
Now that he had reached peak Small Perfection quasi-Emperor, Holy Spirit Veins could no longer help him improve further.
After breaking through, Xiao Chen had ten thousand Heavenly Laws, which provided a solid foundation as a quasi-Emperor,parable to that of an Ancient Era Emperor. However, this foundation was extremely massive, resulting in every breakthrough being much more difficult.
Xiao Chen required far more resources than ordinary cultivators.
This was a good example. Lacking a King Spirit Vein, if Xiao Chen wanted to break through to Great Perfection quasi-Emperor and form his Heavenly Seal, he could only rely on time to build up his umtions slowly, making his breakthrough bit by bit.
However, what hecked the most was time. As for a King Spirit Vein, not to mention whether he could find one or not, he knew that with his current ability, even if he found one, he would not be able to subdue it.
Hence, he could only ce his hopes on the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation. Perhaps by relying on the momentum of breaking through to the eighthyer of the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation, he could break through the bottleneck of Small Perfection quasi-Emperor.
However, the Lightning Tribtion that Xiao Chen would encounter when trying to break through the seventhyer to the eighthyer of the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation would be extraordinary.
Dong! Dong! Dong!
In the middle of the night, knocks came from the door to Xiao Chens room. He stopped cultivating and opened his eyes. Then, he opened the door. The one who knocked was surprisingly the Lunar Pces Jade Lady Fang Qingxuan.
Xiao Chen smiled and said, It iste in the night, but Miss Qingxuan came to my room instead of returning to the Lunar Pce. I wonder why?
Fang Qingxuan smiled and said, It looks like Young Master Xiao is not as cold and emotionless as rumored, still able to make such a joke. I am here to invite Young Master Xiao to apany me back to the Lunar Pce.
The Lunar Pce would be the bright moon in the sky. It seemed exceedingly distant for ordinary people; even honored guests from the Immortal Holy Lands rarely got to go there.
Xiao Chen felt curious, wondering if he heard wrong.
In that case, I am truly honored!
Xiao Chen agreed without hesitating. He always felt curious about the Lunar Pce as they could take out the Dragons Gates mountain tablet as a prize.
Since there was a chance to make a trip to the Lunar Pce, going was naturally the best choice.
As for danger, there was no need to consider that. If the Lunar Pce meant him harm, they would not need to resort to something like this in this Bright Moon City, where they had plenty of opportunities to kill him.
Fang Qingxuan asked out of curiosity, Although the Lunar Pce has not invited any males in for a long time, you should not be someone who cares about that, so why do you feel honored?
Xiao Chen smiled helplessly. This was an earnestdy, and he found it hard to converse with her. So he pointed forward, silently indicating that she should lead the way.
There is no need. I have a jade talisman that can send us over immediately. Without this jade talisman, even if you were a Martial Emperor, you would not be able to enter the Lunar Pce.
Fang Qingxuans words contained some pride. Then, she took out a Bright Moon Jade Talisman and looked at Xiao Chen, Give me your hand.
Xiao Chen eyed her doubtfully. Then, he extended his hand.
Fang Qingxuan grasped the jade talisman with her left hand and held Xiao Chens hand with her right.
After she activated the jade talisman, her body glowed. Then, their figures shed, disappearing from their original spots.
This was not the first time Xiao Chen saw a talisman like this. Before he could feel curious, he felt a cool sensation. When he opened his eyes, he discovered that he and Fang Qingxuan were on a tall tform. Right below them was aplex transportation formation.
A female disciple stood guard at each of the four corners of the tform. When they saw Fang Qingxuan, they gracefully bowed, saying, Greetings, Senior Sister Fang.
Fang Qingxuan released Xiao Chens hand and waved off the few junior sisters. Then, she said calmly, Follow me and dont move around on your own.
Chapter 1098: Visiting the Lunar Palace; Death in Kunlun
Chapter 1098: Visiting the Lunar Pce; Death in Kunlun
Xiao Chen looked around curiously. When he heard what Fang Qingxuan said, he quickly caught up with her.
The ground of the Lunar Pce emanated a faint cold Qi that looked like mist, making the surroundings look like a slice of heaven. However, it was frigid.
Even with Xiao Chens current cultivation, he unexpectedly felt a slight chill. This went to show how cold this ce was.
Fortunately, nts filled the ce, lending it color. Many girls moved around, asionally giving voice to melodiousughter, which made the Lunar Pce appear less cold.
Indeed, it was as Fang Qingxuan said; there was not a single male here. Xiao Chens appearance attracted a lot of attention. Along the way, many of the youngdies pointed and whispered to each other.
Xiao Chens senses were very sharp, and he could clearly hear all of the hushedments. Many of the remarks left him betweenughter and tears, so he stopped paying attention.
Soon, Fang Qingxuan, who was leading the way, stopped. Xiao Chen stopped as well and looked in front, where he saw a beautiful and exquisite jade-white pce.
There were many guards at the gates and the thousand jade-white steps leading to the entrance. Someone was stationed every ten steps in two long rows. All of them were pretty girls carrying swords on their backs.
Senior Sister Fang, you finally arrived.
Ady on the steps walked down quickly but still in an elegant manner. Then, she looked curiously at Xiao Chen and asked, Are you the Azure Dragon King, Xiao Chen?
Before Xiao Chen could answer, Fang Qingxuan, who was at the side, replied with a smile, Junior Sister Lan, there is no need to verify it; he is the one. Bring him up.
Hehe! I was just asking casually. Come with me, then.
At this point, Fang Qingxuan stopped leading, letting Xiao Chen enter alone. After climbing the thousand steps, Xiao Chen looked up and saw the words Meditation Moon Pce above the doors.
He stopped before the pce doors at the sight of the three words. These words felt familiarintimately familiar.
Thedy leading the way held a door open and invited Xiao Chen to enter. Go in, then.
Xiao Chen withdrew his gaze and walked in with big strides. Then, the door closed behind him. However, he did not see a single person at all.
Just when he was feeling suspicious, he heard a familiar voice. Young Master Xiao, we meet again.
Yue Bingyun appeared from an inner door, supporting an aged old woman with a head of white hair.
This old womans strength was unfathomable. Her frail body hid a force that could destroy everything in sight, inspiring some fear in Xiao Chen.
However, there was a sense of decaying from this old womans body, a heavy lethargy that Xiao Chen had seen once before on the three great Fiends at Despair City.
This was the sign of a person that did not have much lifespan left and was at deaths door. Unless one possessed a miraculous medicine, it would be very difficult to continue living.
Furthermore, this old woman before Xiao Chen looked even older than the three great Fiends. The mark that time and age left on her was far deeper.
It was likely that ordinary divine medicine for extending lifespan would be useless on this old woman.
Yue Bingyun said in a soft voice, Master, he is the Azure Emperors descendant, the Azure Dragon King Xiao Chen.
The old woman walked over with an unstable gait. When she looked at Xiao Chen, she revealed a gentle smile, her eyes filled with reminiscence. Then, she said with a hoarse voice, Bingyun, you can withdraw first. I wish to speak to him alone.
Yue Bingyun smiled faintly at Xiao Chen before withdrawing. Now, only Xiao Chen and the old woman before him remained in the vast and empty jade-white pce.
Young man, will you apany this olddy and chat with me?
Xiao Chen did not dare to tarry, quickly nodding in agreement. Then, he walked over to help the old woman to a stone table in the corner.
The old womans voice quivered somewhat as she asked about the Xiao n in the lower realm. Xiao Chen could not understand what was going on, but he still spoke about them in detail.
As the old woman listened, tears flowed out of her eyes. She said with a bitter smile, What distant memories. Back then, the ancestors of the Ying n and I escorted your Xiao n down together. In the blink of an eye, ten thousand years have already passed.
Previously, they were very well regarded. Unexpectedly, after he left, the Xiao ns line is now in such dire straits.
Xiao Chen was shocked in his heart. Is the he that this old woman spoke of the Azure Emperor?
Could it be that she had met the Azure Emperor? Or perhaps the two of them had some kind of rtionship?
Thats impossible. There is only one person who came from the same time as the Azure Emperorthe Thunder Sovereign. After the Azure Emperor died, the Thunder Sovereign continued to live for ten thousand years, showing his might everywhere.
The Thunder Sovereign was already a miracle, a living legend, and an immortal myth. It was almost impossible for there to be a second person from the Azure Emperors time still alive in this world.
Even a Sovereign Martial Emperor could live for only five thousand years. Only a Prime would have a lifespan of over ten thousand years.
However, after one thousand years, Primes would undergo a Great Tribtion known as the Thousand-Year Tribtion. With every Thousand-Year Tribtion, the next tribtion that came every thousand years would be increasingly horrifying.
Having to clear tribtion after tribtion, no one could endure that continuously.
A regr Prime would only be able to endure nine times. The Thunder Sovereign was the only exception. No one knew how the Thunder Sovereign managed it, surviving for more than ten thousand years.
Wait, it might not be impossible. Xiao Chen suddenly thought of the Lunar Pces Longevity Art. His memories of that wondrous Cultivation Technique was still fresh in his mind.
The old woman continued her inquiry, this time about Xiao Chens experiences. He suppressed his questions and answered her in detail, speaking of all his encounters.
You are rather simr to him. Both of you have the world against you. However, when he was younger, his life was even bitterer than yours. At that time, the strength of the Deity Race was far beyond what it is now.
The Three Holy Lands were also more glorious than they are now. The Fiend Race had the Fiend God then, and the Corpse God Pce and the Ghost Race were more powerful than they are now.
However, he killed them all. Anyone who was not convinced, he killed them. He even slew many Primes, and the number of Sovereign Martial Emperors that fell under his saber was even greatera great glorious age personally ughtered by him.
Xiao Chen had heard of some of the Azure Emperors exploits before. Back then, the Azure Emperor had made too many enemies. Hence, the Dragons Gate fell nearly overnight after his mysterious death.
However, the words of others were not as startling as this old womans description. It was like a bloody scene appearing right before him.
At this point, Xiao Chen no longer doubted this old womans identity.
The grief and sadness in her voice could not be faked easily.
Do you regret disclosing your identity as the Azure Emperors descendant at the Proud Son of Heaven Ranking? If you had another chance, would you do it differently? The old woman changed the topic, asking Xiao Chen a question.
That was a pivotal moment for Xiao Chen in the Kunlun Realm. Since then, he had faced heavy pressure.
It could even be said that everything Xiao Chen experienced now stemmed from his acknowledgment of his identity as the Azure Emperors descendant.
However, Xiao Chen did not regret anything. He calmly replied, I do not regret anything.
The old woman did not ask why. She stood up, trembling slightly, and sighed. You do not regretindeed, since the moment you awakened the Azure Dragon Martial Spirit, you were fated to be unable to regret this.
Seeing that the old woman was leaving and did not intend to continue chatting, Xiao Chen quickly stood up. He still had many unanswered questions that he had not asked yet. However, the moment he rose, he was at a loss as to which to ask.
Seeing that the old woman was slowly getting farther away, about to disappear around a corner to the back of the pce, he quickly asked, Senior, will you tell me how the Azure Emperor died?
The old woman did not turn around. She only let out a long, drawn-out sigh before saying, Do you think that such a powerful, tyrannical person would have a good ending? Given that, it is best that you do not know.
Senior!
Xiao Chen felt very anxious, so he ran forward and called out again.
Young Master Xiao, Master is tired already. Please let her rest.
Yue Bingyun appeared and stopped Xiao Chen with some advice, blocking his advance.
It was rare for Xiao Chen to meet with such a person. In the end, the other party was the one questioning him the whole time. When he wanted to ask his questions, the other party left.
He felt it was unfortunate. However, he did not like forcing people, so he shook his head and left it at that.
I can answer Young Master Xiaos question.
Xiao Chens eyes lit up, but he looked at Yue Bingyun with some disbelief.
Yue Bingyun said calmly, Actually, you can guess how the Azure Emperor died already. Just look at how so many Holy Lands and major characters are trying to kill you, and you can figure it out.
Xiao Chen asked after some thought, Do you mean to say that the Azure Emperor was surrounded and killed?
Yue Bingyun nodded and said, As for why there is no record at all of how the Azure Emperor died, this is because the various Holy Lands were ashamed of their actions.
In every age, there will always be a powerful Martial Emperor who can sweep through the world. This person would gather the great Luck of the Heavenly Dao, bing unparalleled. Ten thousand years ago, that was the Azure Emperor. The one before the Azure Emperor was the founder of the Tianwu Dynasty, the Tianwu Emperor.
Back then, for some unknown reason, the Azure Emperor fell out with the descendants of the Tianwu Emperor and started a huge war. This great conflict not only shocked everyone, but he even managed to destroy the Tianwu Dynasty, which so many factions of the Kunlun Realm feared. However, this drew the curtains of his legend to a close.
Xiao Chen nodded. He knew about this already. During thisst battle, the Azure Emperor emerged victorious. When he was at the Azure Dragon Pce, he even saw the Heavenly mes Origin me, which the Azure Emperor had sealed using the golden Deity blood of Deity Race Martial Emperors.
After that, a terrible Demonic Cmity arrived for the Tianwu Dynasty, making it vanish like smoke and consigning it to the history and legends of the Sky Dome Realm.
As for what happened after that, Xiao Chen did not know. All known records ended there. After that, they skipped to the Azure Emperors mysterious death and the destruction of the Dragons Gate.
I know all these. I want to know what happenedter.
Yue Bingyun did not rush to answer. She said, Come with me.
Xiao Chen followed her. Soon, they arrived at a stairway, and they climbed it to the top of the Meditation Moon Pce.
Standing there, he could see Bright Moon City outlined by the manynterns still lit. It looked like an extremely bustling ce.
Yue Bingyun looked down and said slowly, The descendants of the Tianwu Emperor were not as strong as the first generation. Even so, they were not people to offend, especially when they possessed the horrifying Heavenly me.
Although the Azure Emperor killed thest Tianwu Emperor of the Tianwu Dynasty, he was significantly injured. After that, he was beset by the Eighteen Demon Monarchs. Even so, he bravely defeated them. Even when the Dark Churchs Church Master made a move, he still managed to survive and returned to the Kunlun Realm.
However, when he returned to the Kunlun Realm, he did not receive a warm wee. Instead, he was surrounded and attacked. He was not killed by the Heavenly me or the Demon Monarchs. Instead, he died at the hands of the Kunlun Realms people, his own people.
When Xiao Chen heard that, he entered deep thought. He felt that Yue Bingyuns words had many areas worth exploring.
Chapter 1099: The Past; Competition Begins
Chapter 1099: The Past; Competition Begins
Why did the Azure Emperor and the descendants of the Tianwu Emperore into conflict? Why did the Demon Monarchs of the Deep Abyss Demon Race show up so coincidentally? There were too many suspicious points about this.
However, asking Yue Bingyun would be useless. All she had seen were the records of the various Holy Lands.
Yue Bingyun looked at Xiao Chen, finding his demeanor strange. She said, Arent you rather calm?
Xiao Chen did not reply to her question. He frowned and said, You mentioned the Dark Church. How much do you know about them?
I dont really know much. The elders and the founder of this Dark Church are all very mysterious. This is especially so for the Church Master. His position is no lower than the Demon Monarchs, and they were the ones who created the Demon God. They have branches in the three thousand lower realms.
That was indeed not much information. So, Xiao Chen did not linger on this problem. He asked, How is that old woman rted to the Azure Emperor?
When Yue Bingyun heard that question, she revealed some distress on her face. Then, she said, You should have heard that in the history of the Lunar Pce, there has only been one Holy Daughter who fell in love with an outsider. That person is my Master.
This more or less matched Xiao Chens guess. Otherwise, there would not be any reason for that old woman to ask Xiao Chen so many seemingly mundane questions.
She was the most talented Holy Daughter in all of the Lunar Pces history. At a young age of twenty, she cultivated the Longevity Art to the tenthyer; then she patched up the final two ipleteyers, making a significant contribution to the Lunar Pce.
Unfortunately, she fell in love with someone she should not have. Now, her hair has already turned white, and she has aged greatly. Even after secluding herself in this Meditation Moon Pce for more than ten thousand years, she obtained nothing.
Yue Bingyun continued, I am rather curious. What did my master ask you? In order to lure you to Bright Moon City to meet you once, she ignored the Pce Masters objections and insisted on changing the top prize of this Four Seas Hero Gathering to the Dragons Gates mountain tablet.
Xiao Chen felt somewhatden with grief for some reason. After thinking for a while, he honestly rted the conversation he had with the old woman.
This surprised Yue Bingyun when she heard it. She had not expected that this old woman had spent so much effort to draw Xiao Chen to Bright Moon City all so she could ask about the mundane matters of his n.
After a long time, she said pensively, Even after ten thousand years in the Meditation Moon Pce, her feelings still have not faded. I really want to see for myself just how charming that Azure Emperor from ten thousand years ago was.
How charming exactly had the Azure Emperor been for a Holy Daughter of the Lunar Pce to fall in love with him? What sort of person had the Azure Emperor been to have been able to personally end an age?
In all honesty, Xiao Chen wondered as well.
Speaking of which, although Master took out the Dragons Gates mountain tablet, it will only end up benefiting others. Yue Bingyun changed the topic and moved on to the Dragons Gates mountain tablet.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly and said, You seem not to have confidence in me.
Yue Bingyun smiled and looked seriously at Xiao Chen, You have not formed your Heavenly Seal yet. That means that you are still a Small Perfection quasi-Emperor. Thus, if you want to stand out and appear excellent, making yourself more elegant than the others, it is still too difficult.
The crucial point is that you are an outsider. If you do not show an absolute advantage when defeating all the various outstanding talents, the few judges of the Lunar Pce might not award the prize to you.
Xiao Chens expression changed as he eximed in surprise, There is such a thing? Isnt the Lunar Pce supposed to be neutral?
Thats right. The Lunar Pce is indeed neutral. We will not get involved with the conflict between you and the Holy Scions. However, the Lunar Pce does not have much of a good impression of the Azure Emperor. If you are unable to create a scene that is beyond dispute
Yue Bingyun continued unhurriedly after a pause, Even if you are the most elegant of all the outstanding talents, the one that stands out the most, you might not be able to obtain the top prize.
Xiao Chen did not feel angry at this revtion, just somewhat surprised. After all, the Dragons Gates mountain tablet was in the Lunar Pces hands, and the Lunar Pce had not invited him to join the Four Seas Hero Gathering; he came of his own ord.
However, he was quite surprised at Yue Bingyun sharing these things that she should not have.
This was especially so for thatst part. As a disciple of the Lunar Pce, logically speaking, she should not have told him this information.
Xiao Chen did not think that he was like the Azure Emperor, making this Holy Daughter submit with his charm. He was not that naive.
This Yue Bingyun before Xiao Chen was still unfathomable. He could not figure out what she wanted or what her bottom line was.
Im leaving. Thank you for letting me know. However, I have to obtain the Dragons Gates mountain tablet at all costs. In three days, you will see a scene that no one can dispute. I will use my own strength to make the Lunar Pce judge me the winner and hand me the Dragons Gates mountain tablet.
Xiao Chens words sounded calm. However, the expression on his face was one of extreme determination. His gaze seemed as sharp as a knife, piercing through the sky.
Yue Bingyun was mildly startled. She had not expected that Xiao Chen would not show any anger or frustration at all after hearing this news. His mental state showed no openings whatsoever.
After Xiao Chen jumped off the Meditation Moon Pce and left, Yue Bingyun murmured, I really look forward to seeing whether you are confident or arrogant three days from now.
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Three dayster, Xiao Chen, Qi Wuxue, and Long Fei all woke up early and gathered in the yard.
Qi Wuxue just intended to partake in the liveliness of the Four Seas Hero Gathering. Of course, he did not entertain any notions ofpeting.
Long Fei was all eager to sh with those Holy Scions of the Immortal Holy Lands, to gauge the distance between himself and these people.
Xiao Chens target was clearthe Dragons Gates mountain tablet. That was all he was here for.
Wait, dont go yet. Let me pray to the gods first!
Qi Wuxue held Long Fei and Xiao Chen back. Then, he ced his palms together and prayed towards the east.
Hehe! I hope that I, Qi Wuxue, will have a lot of fun today. I pray for Long Fei to appear elegant and obtain the attention of the various beauties. I also pray that Old Brother Xiao Chen will be able to teach those Holy Scions a lesson on my behalf.
Long Fei smiled helplessly and said, There are no gods in the world. Those Deity Race ones are just cheating people in order to gain the power of faith.
After Qi Wuxue prayed, he said mysteriously, In this Heavenly Starry Ocean, naturally, one would pray to the Sea God. Rumor says that the Sea God truly exists, and he lives at the end of the ocean. There were many believers in this vast oceanic world. Of course, the believers are all ordinary people. Cultivators rarely believe in this kind of thing. I heard that at the end of the ocean
Xiao Chen had already walked to the door. He said over his shoulder, Lets go. Its time to go to Bright Moon za.
Long Fei caught up to him immediately. Qi Wuxue said, Wait for me. I have not finished my story yet!
Many people were entering Bright Moon za. By the time the three arrived, the good spots were all gone. They could only choose a higher vantage point in the periphery.
With their eyesight, they could see very clearly in the distance a huge arena in the za.
That huge arena had underneath it a formation that a Sovereign Martial Emperor hadid. The formation changed the spatialws of that ce. Inside, one would feel like they were in a much vaster space.
Even if a peak Consummation quasi-Emperor expert waged war in there, they would not need to worry about the shock waves injuring the spectators.
Many exquisite pavilions floated in the air above the za. Those were the viewing pavilions that the Lunar Pce prepared for the various Holy Lands andrge ns.
At this moment, the gathering had not formally started yet. A thousand female disciples were demonstrating the Bright Moon Sword Dance that the Lunar Pce was famous for. This dance was much vaster than the scene that Long Fei participated in the other day.
A bright moon rose, and sword images shed as the beauties danced. The performance put on before the event started was very tasteful.
The moment Qi Wuxue saw it, his gaze fixed on it; he could not tear his attention away. He was filled with praise as he said excitedly, Later, when the bright moon soars and a thousand swords fly up together, the Four Seas Hero Gathering will formally begin.
Xiao Chen looked over interestedly. The light of the bright moon above the arena pulsated. The thousand white-ddies all looked like fairies, dancing as they chased the bright moon.
There were still disciples behind ying the flute, providing music. The head of this group was Fang Qingxuan. As the flute music spread out, her group merged with the sword dance. One could not make out which was leading which, entrancing everyone into a dream.
This left everyone uncertain whether they were entranced with the music or the hundreds of variations of the Bright Moon Sword Dance.
Everyone seemed to slide into a dream state. Suddenly, the flute music turned intense and hot-blooded. This was a piece of murderous music, inciting the hot-bloodedness hidden in every cultivators body.
The flute music aroused everyones heart, lighting a raging me in their chest.
The thousand white-ddies formed a ring of swords, and they each executed their own dance, different from each other. Then, they all recited a determined hot-blooded poem.
When the flute music reached its climax, it suddenly ceased. A huge, bright moon that couldpete with the sun soared into the air through the ring of swords.
The swords left the hands of the white-ddies. In that instant, everyone regained their senses with a start, shocked by the scene before them.
A loud rumble reverberated. As the bright moon soared, the vast arena rose with it, leaving the ground.
Then, the arena split into many smaller arenas hovering in the air, setting a backdrop for thergest and highest arena, like stars around the moon.
Xiao Chen counted. Excluding thergest arena, there was a total of one hundred small arenas. They all hung in the air at different heights, surrounding the highest one.
Ten white-ddies remained on each of the small arenas, not budging from their ce.
As for thergest and highest arena, Fang Qingxuan led a team of ten elite female disciples to guard it.
Qi Wuxue exined, Haha, it looks like the first stage to clear is those ten Lunar Pce disciples.
Xiao Chen asked, Everyone has the right to get on the arena? Is there no need for any exnation or registration?
Long Fei had arrived in Bright Moon City rather early, so he was quite familiar with this. He smiled and said, Just do as you please. The Four Seas Hero Gatherings style is ever-changing. However, it always maintains its casualness, allowing everyone a chance to disy their skills.
Qi Wuxue nodded and smiled interestedly. In every Four Seas Hero Gathering, there would be people excitedly rushing over, wanting to be the first to upy the arena. In the end, they would get knocked down by the tendies, making themselves look bad. I wonder who will end up bing a joke this year.
As the three spoke, the za had long since turned restless. Countless people soared into the air, excitedly heading for the arenas in the middle.
The Lunar Pce experts standing guard at the side of the arenas all attacked at the same time. With a palm strike each, they eliminated most of the people. Then, they stopped bothering.
This was Xiao Chens first time seeing such an extremely vast scene like this. He could not help but sigh in amazement.
Chapter 1100: Suppressing the Outstanding Talents in the Arena
Chapter 1100: Suppressing the Outstanding Talents in the Arena
Aside from the Four Seas Hero Gatherings enormous influence allowing cultivators to gain fame here, there was still another reason for this scenes aggrandizement.
Anyone who got onto the arena and defeated an opponent would obtain a prize that the Lunar Pce provided.
This was especially so for the first stage. The reward for defeating ten Lunar Pce female disciples yielded the highest reward. It was an umon opportunity to obtain all sorts of rare treasures.
In terms of wealth, as thergest city in the Heavenly Starry Ocean, the taxes that Bright Moon City received from the manyrge local businesses could easily overwhelm that of the other Holy Lands.
If another Holy Land hosted such arge event like this, they would not be able to be so generous.
The extraordinarily bustling scenested for a long time. After the many cultivators were knocked off by the sets of ten female disciples, the venue slowly calmed down.
It was obvious to Xiao Chen that anyone who was not a grandmaster-level Martial Sage would find defeating the ten female disciples exceedingly difficult. However, this stage would not hinder a real expert.
This was probably the threshold that the Lunar Pce set.
Im going. Wish me luck!
Qi Wuxueughed loudly as he soared into the air, heading towards a small arena.
In the wake of his departure, a few grandmaster-level Martial Sage youths could no longer hold themselves back. The true elites of the four seas started to appear.
asionally, someone would be recognized, and their poprity stirred up the crowd.
Xiao Chen and Long Fei did not have any intention of making a move at the moment. This was just the appetizer. The Holy Scions in the exquisite jade pavilions in the air also did not n to take action just yet.
Long Fei smiled and said, Qi Wuxue is about to seed!
Xiao Chen looked over. Only one Lunar Pce disciple remained on the arena that Qi Wuxue was on.
However, it seemed like Qi Wuxue was not in a rush for victory. As he exchanged moves with his opponent, he seemed to be saying something, causing the other party to be enraged out of embarrassment.
Xiao Chen smiled in amazement. That fellow It is really hard to change ones true nature.
Long Fei shook his head as well and said, His talent is actually slightly better than mine. This is really a pity.
As the Lunar Pce disciples fell off, Qi Wuxues arena attracted a lot of attention from others, angering many people.
When Qi Wuxue saw the situation, he stopped being so yful. He smiled and said, Pretty girl, Ill stop ying with you already. You go down first. Ille back for youter!
After that, Qi Wuxue threw a palm strike and knocked that Lunar Pce disciple off the stage.
There is no need to wait anymore!
Xiao Chen had now gained a rough understanding of the Four Seas Hero Gatherings rules, so he stood up and prepared to enter the fray.
The arena that Xiao Chen targeted was the highest andrgest one where the ten elite Lunar Pce disciples led by Fang Qingxuan were. That was the arena that most people paid attention to, as well as the hardest.
From the very start, no one had gone to that arena. Even the most arrogant person would know that they could not handle it.
Several people waited in anticipation to see which Holy Scion would appear first. However, they also knew that it was not time yet; the Holy Scions would not make a move so soon.
Hence, most people did not keep their eyes on the arena that stood out the most.
Everyone knew that this arena was prepared for the Holy Scions. They were not qualified to enter it. Going there would just result in their humiliation.
Long Fei said quickly, It is not good to go too early. If you expose too much of your strength, the subsequent battles will be increasingly harder.
Xiao Chen smiled and said, Brother Long, dont worry. I know what Im doing!
If not for what Yue Bingyun said three days ago, Xiao Chen might not have behaved so rashly in such a high-profile manner. He would have waited and observed the situation first.
However, right now, he had to win the Dragons Gates mountain tablet; hence, he needed to be high-profile and rash. He needed to establish undeniable superiority!
Before Long Feis surprised eyes, Xiao Chens figure shed. Then, Xiao Chen somersaulted three times in the air beforending on the highest andrgest arena in Bright Moon za.
Xiao Chen moved too fast. Furthermore, not many people were paying attention as they did not expect anyone to go to the highest arena so soon. Thus, only a small number of people realized that someone had turned up there.
The instant Xiao Chennded, his field of view suddenly broadened. The surface of the arena was farrger than what was visible from a distance.
Fang Qingxuan held a flute in her hand. When she saw Xiao Chen arrive, she smiled faintly and said, Azure Dragon King, you should not appear at this moment.
Indeed, Xiao Chen should not appear at this moment. No matter how one considered the situation, someone who wanted to snatch the top prize should note so soon.
However, to attract all the attention, Xiao Chen had to expose his strength umonly early.
He did not reply. He looked to the front and observed the groups strength. He knew about Fang Qingxuans strength already; she was still a distance from Small Perfection quasi-Emperor.
As for the ten elite female disciples behind her, they were rather strong. All of them were grandmaster-level Martial Sages.
Upon close inspection, one would discover that the umtions of the Lunar Pce were much, much more extensive than the Rank 9 Supreme Sky Sects.
At the very least, the Supreme Sky Sect would not have this many disciples that reached grandmaster-level Martial Sage.
Now that Xiao Chen had a rough understanding of the strength of this group of people, he performed a cupped-fist salute and said calmly, There is no need to say anything more. Miss Fang, please make your move!
Sorry for the offense, then.
The flute spun elegantly in Fang Qingxuans fingers as she drifted to the back. The ten white-d female disciples held out their swords and split into two rows.
Then, the two rows ofdies moved out on either side of Fang Qingxuan. They raised their swords and soared into the air, charging at Xiao Chen in ordance with the rhythm of the flute music.
The moment the flute music sounded, it seemed to startle all the cultivators in Bright Moon za awake. They discovered that someone had entered the highest arena at some point in time.
Countless eyes immediately shifted their focus over. Everyone felt this to be very incredible.
Why had someone chosen to go up at this point? Was that person extremely confident in their strength, or was it simply just a ploy to gain attention?
Was this person not afraid of exposing his strength too early bying out now?
After thinking about it, everyone looked at the pavilions in the sky and saw that there was no activity among the many Holy Scions. They immediately concluded that this cultivator would make a joke of himself.
However, when everyone clearly saw the white figure on the arena, they were all shocked.
It is the Azure Dragon King, Xiao Chen!
What is he thinking of doing? He is a little too arrogant like there is no one left in our Heavenly Starry Ocean to face him.
He is simply ruthlessly pping the faces of our Heavenly Starry Oceans outstanding talents. The first to ascend the most eye-catching arena is actually the Azure Dragon King, an outsider.
Haha, so what if he is incredible? It is just a mere moment of glory. He will end up cryingter!
Various discussions arose. The entire venue nearly turned into a mess. Several people could not help standing up from their seats.
It even got to the point where the many people fighting in the small arenas all stopped to look over.
Everyone thought the same thing: What is he relying on? Even the outstanding talents of our Heavenly Starry Ocean do not think of ascending the highest arena.
Why is Xiao Chen, an outsider, riding roughshod over our heads? Does he really think hes still the Azure Dragon King with unlimited potential?
Many of the Holy Scions had their eyes closed, resting in the many jade pavilions in the air. When their sects elders said something, they all opened their eyes.
The Five Poison Sects Holy Scion could not help cursing, Damn, that is too arrogant!
The Sun Pces Chu Yang narrowed his eyes, projecting boundless murderous intent. He snorted coldly and said, He really does not fear death!
In the jade pavilion of the Yinyang Paradise, many sweet voices rang out. A group of female disciples looked at Xiao Chen, who was in the arena, with eyes with barely discernible romantic interest.
Elder Sister Susu, this Azure Dragon King sure puts on quite a show. This is a gathering of our Heavenly Starry Ocean. Yet, he, an outsider, got ahead of the many Holy Scions and stood on the highest arena.
The Yinyang Paradise had always been rather open in their thinking. The sect did not treat rtions between man and woman as taboo. When the disciples spoke, their tone contained much less murderous intent than the voices of those from the other Holy Lands.
Tong Susu revealed an expression of pity on her very pretty face. She said, How unfortunate! If he does not advance to Martial Emperor in five years, he will be able to live for only twenty years. In the end, he is just a short-lived person. Otherwise, I might actually fall in love with him.
Even until now, Tong Susu could not forget the scene of Xiao Chen forcefully drawing the sword before so many outstanding talents in Despair City.
However, her mncholic expression turned into a lovely and charming look as she smiled alluringly. Later, this Elder Sister will make a move and personally defeat you. I will be gentler. Those smelly men never restrain themselves to an appropriate level when they act.
In the Myriad Fiend Inds jade pavilion, Yan Shisan, Di Xinhan, and Mu Qingyun all found this incredible.
Mu Qingyun asked, First Brother, what do you think he is doing? Right now, our cultivation is no weaker than his. Is he really not afraid of exposing his trump cards?
Di Xinhan was the strongest of the younger generation of the Myriad Fiend Indsomeone that Chu Yang considered one of his two rivals. He pondered the situation but could not understand, either. So, he looked at Yan Shisan.
Yan Shisan shrugged his shoulders and said with a helpless smile, Dont look at me. I do not know, either. Based on what I understand of him from the Kunlun Continent, he is not someone who likes to stand in the limelight on purpose. He must have his reasons for doing this.
I dont think so. I think he is going to suffer a setback here. He probably underestimated the strength of the Heavenly Starry Oceans outstanding talents somewhat. The others aside, now that First Brother is a Small Perfection quasi-Emperor, no one can block him with his Heavenly Spiritual Body.
Speaking of which, Brother Shisan, your way of the killing sword already reached the peak; even the senior swordsmen of my Myriad Fiend Ind have acknowledged that they cannotpare to you.
Mu Qingyun, whom Xiao Chen once nearly killed with a chop, analyzed indignantly.
Yan Shisan and Di Xinhan did not deny what Mu Qingyun said. Although the two acknowledged that Xiao Chen was strong, they did not think that they were much weaker than Xiao Chen now that they were also quasi-Emperors.
The judges of the Lunar Pce remained at the most exquisite pce in the air at all times, paying attention to everything happening below. None of the details in Bright Moon za escaped their eyes.
In the pce, Yue Bingyun watched as Xiao Chen entered the fray. She shook her head slightly. If this was the method that Xiao Chen thought of, entering the stage early to gain attention so that the judges would have nothing to say, then this was too disappointing. This move was just arrogant. There was no way he would be able to take away the Dragons Gates mountain tablet.
Killing Qi soared amid the flute music. In the highest arena, the ten white-ddies who leaped in the air danced with their swords, all moving abouta dazzling sight, too much for the eyes to take in.
As the tendies approached, Xiao Chen looked carefully and did not find any openings.
Chapter 1101: Defeated in One Move
Chapter 1101: Defeated in One Move
Since thesedies were elite disciples, the murderous sword dance was much stronger than what Long Fei faced on the jade bridge and harder to deal with.
Due to the direction of the murderous music, this set of the Lunar Pces ancient Bright Moon Sword Dance underwent a change worth more than ten thousand years of revision. It truly lived up to its fame.
With the ten grandmaster-level Martial Sages cooperating with Fang Qingxuans flute music, it did not just merge these peoples strength. Instead, there was a multiplier effect.
Even a Holy Scion would get entangled in a bitter battle if they got trapped in the sword dance.
Most of the outstanding talents did not go in early mainly because they were not very confident of breaking through this sword dance in a short time. Even if they won, they would expend a lot of effort.
Unexpectedly, Xiao Chen made the first move; hence, these outstanding talents scolded him in their hearts for his arrogance.
Several people smiled coldly, wanting to see how the arrogant Xiao Chen would fall in this murderous sword dance, losing his chance to obtain the Dragons Gates mountain tablet in his attempt to snatch the initiative and limelight.
However, would Xiao Chen reveal his trump card in fear of wasting too much time after getting trapped by this murderous sword dance?
Clearly, he would not. Since he could not find an opening, he would forcibly make one.
Just as the murderous sword dance surrounded Xiao Chen, he smiled faintly before opening his mouth to roar.
The Magic Energy in Xiao Chens sea of consciousness burned as he executed the Dragon Tone Art at full power. The resulting dragon roar instantly shook the sky, even more horrifying than the thunder of heaven.
A beam of light pierced the clouds, scattering them. Then, itnded on Xiao Chen, causing the white-d Azure Dragon King to radiate a golden light that dazzled onlookers everywhere.
In short order, the clouds for five thousand kilometers fled like leaves swept away by the autumn wind. The lighting from Xiao Chens body spread to the entire area.
In that instant, it was like the entire region became several times brighter because of Xiao Chen-piercingly brighter.
Only he, the Azure Dragon King, could tear the skies with one roar echoing everywhere and scattering the clouds for five thousand kilometers!
The Bright Moon Sword Dance did indeed not have any weakness. However, if one grasped the opportunity properly, one could create an opening in a simple manner.
Naturally, the opening came from Fang Qingxuans murderous flute music.
The Dragon Tone Art had mainly been used to counter the Deity Races Mental Energy Martial Techniques. However, Martial Techniques were dead while people were alive.
As long as it could be used to disrupt the opponents rhythm, any Martial Technique was appropriate. This was the principle of creativelybining learning with usage.
The moment the clouds scattered and the sunlight hit the ground, Xiao Chen made his move. He charged over in a straight line and knocked back the white-d disciples in his way, sending them flying like sandbags.
The rhythm of the Bright Moon Sword Dance was already broken. Before Xiao Chen, these Lunar Pce disciples were just ordinary grandmaster-level Martial Sages now. Naturally, they could notst a single round against him.
He continued onwards, charging at Fang Qingxuan in an instant. As the person ying the flute, Fang Qingxuan suffered the most from his Dragon Tone Art.
At this moment, she was pale, and blood trickled out from a corner of her lips. She had just grasped her sword when Xiao Chen struck her wrist, disarming her.
Xiao Chen did not stop moving, pressing on. He threw another heavy palm strike. Just as the palm strike was about tond, he reined it in somewhat on second thought.
When Xiao Chens handnded on Fang Qingxuans right shoulder, some force came from it but only enough to knock her back, not injuring her at all.
A dragon roar echoed endlessly in the ce. Xiao Chen had easily broken the famous Bright Moon Sword Dance.
The situation of Xiao Chen getting stuck in a protracted fight, which many people expected, did not happen. On the contrary, he quickly dealt with the Bright Moon Sword Dance, cutting through it at lightning speed.
As a strong wind blew, Xiao Chen did not let things drag out at all, quickly finishing the battle cleanly.
His white robes fluttered as he stood on the most eye-catching arena. If not for the clouds for five thousand kilometers that were slowly regathering in the sky, most people would suspect that they just saw an illusion.
Thank you for going easy!
Xiao Chen turned around and performed a cupped-fist salute to the white-d female disciples in the arena.
The Moon Pce disciples elegantly bowed in response and flew away, looking like fairies dancing in the air. They always appeared very pleasing to the eye.
The various Holy Scions in the jade pavilions were all shocked. They had not expected that Xiao Chen could break the Bright Moon Sword Dance so easily.
All of the Holy Scions remained silent as if they could not ept this reality.
In the jade pavilion where the Cyclic Astral Pces group was, Chu Yang had a sullen expression as he stood up, prepared to charge down. Fu Hongyao and a group of elders quickly stopped him.
Holy Son, dont rush. This is just the beginning. He will not be able to stand strong for long, a Cyclic Astral Pce elder with a goatee advised.
Fu Hongyao said softly, Senior Brother, there is indeed no need to rush. There are many experts in the hundred small arenas below. Several of the outstanding talents from the previous Four Seas Hero Gathering are there too. These people are forty-odd years old, and their cultivations are not low at all.
They will definitely be able to force Xiao Chen to draw his saber. At that time, we will be able to see all his trump cards.
Chu Yangs expression changed as he slowly sat down. Ill let him remain cocky first. When he climbs too high, I will ruthlessly trample him.
In the jade pavilion where the Five Poison Sect was, the Five Poison Sects Holy Son showed an uncertain expression. Soon, he decided to continue watching a bit more.
In the Myriad Fiend Inds group, Yan Shisan said with some shock, I forgot that he knows the Dragon Tone Art. We should wait longer, until he draws his saber. Only then can we see his true strength.
Bang!
Just as the white-d female disciples left the arena, someone flew over in a rush. This person stood across Xiao Chen while holding a heavy staff.
Its Wang Meng!
[Note: This Wang Meng is a different one from the Wang Meng of the seven giants. The Chinese characters for the Meng are different as well.]
In the previous Four Seas Hero Gathering, he ranked fourth. Now that twenty years have passed, he already reached quasi-Emperor long ago. He is no doubt Xiao Chens match!
The moment this person appeared, a greatmotion immediately broke out after several people recognized him.
Xiao Chen took a look and saw that this persons cultivation was indeed vast,parable to some of the Holy Scions. It was just a pity that this person was older and had already exhausted most of his potential.
Without any fortuitous encounters, Wang Meng would have extreme difficulty advancing to Martial Emperor.
Wang Meng mmed his staff on the arena. Countless cracks immediately bloomed on the floor. As a strong wind surged, his aura soared continuously.
Then, he twirled his staff with one hand, strengthening the gust even further. This simple movement boosted his aura to the peak.
Under the pressure of Wang Mengs aura, the air turned solid and pressed down on Xiao Chen like it was a mountain.
I am Wang Meng. I have not heard of the Azure Dragon King. Today, Ie forward to have a battle with you. Sorry for the offense!
Right after Wang Meng spoke, he shouted a war cry and soared into the air. Then, he thrust his staff towards Xiao Chen.
Wang Mengs body was like a mountain. The moment he pushed off the floor and soared up, the arena tremble intensely, unable to tolerate the force.
When the staff smashed over, a mysterious phenomenon instantly appeared: three huge mountains gathered in the air. These mountains were so huge that everyone was bbergasted at them.
Indistinct cracks appeared in the air, which went to show how mighty this staff strike was.
Just when everyone thought that Xiao Chen would take out his saber to face this strong Profound Martial Technique, to everyones surprise, he took out a staff as well.
The staff in Xiao Chens hand whirled like the wind. A gale howled, and an aura that could topple mountains and flip seas surged out. The sky instantly turned dark. Thunderclouds filled the sky, making it looked like the Armageddon.
Bolt after bolt of lightning tore through the sky. Just as Wang Mengs staff was about to smash down, the staff in Xiao Chens hand suddenly stopped, no longer spinning around.
The gale led more than ten thousand lightning bolts forward from behind Xiao Chen. It looked like he was pulling ten thousand ancient ferocious beasts as he dashed through the air-a vast and shocking scene.
Xiao Chens feet did not stop moving as the staff in his hand collided with Wang Mengs. The power of wind and lightning suddenly erupted at this moment.
Xiao Chen was like a kingmanding an army ten thousand strong. His white robes fluttered in the blood-dyed battlefield, looking very elegant and outstanding.
With Xiao Chens staff strike, the three mountains pressing down immediately shattered and dissipated.
Wang Meng, who arrived with a strong and ferocious aura, vomited blood in midair and fell to the floor on one knee.
Whoosh!
Xiao Chen used the staff like it was a spear and leaped into the air. The instant Wang Mengnded, Xiao Chen charged over.
Wang Meng retreated continuously. However, the tip of Xiao Chens staff remained a constant two centimeters away from his throat. The terrifying aura forced him to keep backing away quickly in a fluster.
Wang Meng gave ground until he reached the edge of the arena. Just as he was about to fall off, Xiao Chen stomped on the ground and suddenly pulled the staff back.
Wang Mengs heart thumped loudly as he thought to himself, How close! If I really fell off, I wouldpletely embarrass myself.
Thank you for going easy!
Xiao Chen performed a cupped-fist salute. He did not disy any arrogance at defeating his opponent or any hypocritical posing. He was as calm as still water, as polite as he should be.
Wang Meng felt a burning sensation on his face. Without saying a word, he turned around to leave; he was simply left speechless.
Before Wang Meng ascended to the arena, his thoughts had been very simple. He wanted to trample this has-been Azure Dragon King and be even more famous in this Four Seas Hero Gathering.
If he really pulled that off, then in the future, when others discussed his life, there would be a part where people talked about how he became the Northern Sea outstanding talent that dealt the final blow to the Azure Dragon King.
However, the reality was rather cruel. He could not handle even one move from Xiao Chen. Furthermore, he would have lost in a much more unsightly manner if Xiao Chen had not held back at thest moment.
Not only Wang Meng but also all of the many cultivators of the Heavenly Starry Ocean could not ept such an ending.
How could a seasoned outstanding talent of the Heavenly Starry Ocean not be able to withstand even one move of this outsider? Furthermore, he lost to a Staff Technique, the thing he was best at.
The entire za immediately fell silent. No one said a word like they were all struck dumb. They had been hoping to see the arrogant Xiao Chen trampled.
However, the reality was like a p to them. How could they ept this?! How could they?!
The extraordinarily bustling Four Seas Hero Gathering never had such a scene happen in the past ten thousand years. Everyone remained silent, leaving the ce very peaceful and quiet.
After a long while, three more outstanding talents of the previous Four Seas Hero Gathering entered the arena. However, Xiao Chen defeated them all in one move.
Whatever weapon his opponent used, Xiao Chen would use. With the imitation of the Changing Character Form, his skill at every weapon was no weaker than his opponents.
The Four Seas Hero Gathering slowly proceeded in silence. No one shouted or cried out anything. No one had anything to say or to discuss.
Chapter 1102: Inherited Holy Land, Immortal for Ten Thousand Years
Chapter 1102: Inherited Holy Land, Immortal for Ten Thousand Years
When the Lunar Pces judges saw this scene, they did not know what to say.
Could it be that these people could not even make the Azure Dragon King draw his saber?
Rage burned in the hearts of the Heavenly Starry Oceans cultivators, all of them feeling as sullen as they could be.
Xiao Chens performance embarrassed the many Heavenly Starry Ocean cultivators considerably. Rage zed in their hearts, but they were powerless.
There were millions of people here, but no one dared to utter a single word. This was a very dismal scene.
In the arena, the top outstanding talent of the previous Four Seas Hero Gathering had just lost to Xiao Chen in a battle with spears, defeated in one move.
After losing in a battle with the weapon that was his forte, this particr outstanding talent could no longer contain his emotions. He shouted angrily, You so-called Holy Scions, how long are you all going to hide like turtles?!
This outstanding talents voice resounded throughout the vast and quiet Bright Moon za, echoing many times and appearing very sorrowful.
Right then, all the rage and sullenness in everyones heart burst out after a moment of silence.
Everyone stood up at the same time and looked to the exquisite jade pavilions in the air. All of them could not hold back on shouting.
Inherited Holy Lands, immortal for ten thousand years, if you do not go up now, when will you?!
Inherited Holy Lands, immortal for ten thousand years, if you do not go up now, when will you?!
The ear-splitting outcry echoed throughout the za. This scene of several million people shouting at the same time had never happened before in any Four Seas Hero Gathering.
In the various jade pavilions, the Holy Scions of the Heavenly Province Academy, the Five Poison Sect, the Cyclic Astral Pce, and the Yinyang Paradise, as well as the Young Pce Lords of the Divine Dragon Pces of the four seas all showed extremely unsightly expressions.
The words Inherited Holy Lands, immortal for ten thousand years, in particr, chagrined them.
Today, an outsiderthe Azure Dragon King who was past his prime in their eyesactually forced the millions of cultivators in Bright Moon za to turn on them and pressure them.
As Xiao Chen stood on the arena, he entered deep thought. He had not expected such a scene before him, either.
However, this was fine. Since everyone had nothing to say, then he would remain high-profile to the end. He did not mind adding oil to the mes.
Xiao Chen said leisurely, Inherited Holy Lands, immortal for ten thousand years, you are all Immortal Holy Lands. Today, this untalented Xiao is here to fight for thest mountain tablet of the Dragons Gate. Various Holy Scions, do you dare toe down and fight?!
His voice was not loud. However, it carried to every corner, suppressing the cries of the millions.
Instantly, everyone in Bright Moon za fell silent, leaving only Xiao Chens clear voice echoing everywhere.
Everyone was stunned at Xiao Chens words to the Holy Scions. Unexpectedly, he wanted to challenge all the Holy Scions alone. This was simply too arrogant.
With Xiao Chen mocking them directly, the various Holy Scions could no longer sit still. Anyone who had any courage at all would not be able to endure this, what more these extremely proud outstanding talents?
Damn it, do you really think that there is no one in my Heavenly Starry Ocean that can challenge you? I, Young Master Qingshu, will challenge you!
Young Master Qingshu flew out of the Heavenly Province Academys jade pavilion andnded gracefully on the arena. Then, he looked coldly at Xiao Chen.
Young Master Qingshu smiled coldly and said, Azure Dragon King, you sure are arrogant. Do you dare to be even bolder? When you bullied the outstanding talents of the previous Four Seas Hero Gathering, you did not use your saber. Do you dare to continue doing that when you fight with me?
After seeing Xiao Chens strength, Young Master Qingshu knew that he was not Xiao Chens match. So, he quickly came up with a clever idea and said this to agitate Xiao Chen.
Everyone immediately looked at Xiao Chen to see how he would reply. If Xiao Chen did not agree, then by Young Master Qingshus logic, he would be a person who only dared to bully the old outstanding talents.
As you wish!
Xiao Chen remained calm. With a flip of his hand, a white folding fan appeared in his palm.
In the pce where the Lunar Pces judges were, Yue Bingyun appeared somewhat distracted. Was this what Xiao Chen meant by making everyone unable to say a thing?
The world was rife with heroes. An endless stream of outstanding talents filled the four corners of the seas. There was never ack.
However, the Azure Dragon King Xiao Chen only used one move and the weapon that his opponent excelled at to defeat them. With such style and elegance, if he could endure to the end, then indeed, no one could say anything; dispute would be impossible.
Even if the Lunar Pces judges wanted to make things difficult for Xiao Chen on purpose, they would have no choice but to let Xiao Chen take away the Dragons Gates mountain tablet without any protest.
However, could Xiao Chen really do it?
Earlier, he defeated the various old outstanding talents in one move. Now, he challenged all the Holy Scions alone; that was truly arrogant.
The cultivators in Bright Moon za were all shocked. Unexpectedly, Xiao Chen dared to not draw his saber when fighting the Holy Scions of the Immortal Holy Lands despite it being the weapon that he was best at.
With such style and elegance, even if no one said it, they all had to submit in their hearts. At the very least, in the younger generation, no one else would dare to do what Xiao Chen did. In all the Four Seas Hero Gatherings of the past ten thousand years, no one else had been daring enough to do that.
Unprecedented and unrepeatable!
Young Master Qingshu smiled and said, You are really boundlessly arrogant. To think that you dare to dabble with the folding fan before me, Young Master Qingshu! In that case, lets decide this with one move. Do you dare to ept?!
Previously, Xiao Chen defeated Young Master Qingshu with the unpredictable fist, w, and palm. So, Young Master Qingshu did not dare to drag things out. As long as Xiao Chen dared to agree to decide the victory in one move and not use his saber, he believed that he could make Xiao Chen suffer an unsightly defeat.
Before Xiao Chen could say anything, Qi Wuxue, who was on a small arena below mocked, A bona fide Holy Scion, and yet you have so many requests. Do you think that you are a small kid ying house? Why dont you just ask Xiao Chen to stand still and not attack, let you just attack him?!
The moment Qi Wuxue said that, no one could rebut. Young Master Qingshus requests were indeed somewhat shameless. Even the people who wanted to speak up for him were too embarrassed to say anything.
Young Master Qingshus expression did not change. He continued smiling coldly. The winner wrote history. As long as he defeated Xiao Chen, all this would vanish like smoke.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly and said, Determining victory in one move, that suits me. Make your move.
Upon Xiao Chens agreement, Young Master Qingshu rejoiced in his heart. Heughed loudly and said, You are the Azure Dragon King indeed. Such boldness is admirable. However, there is no such thing as medicine for regret. I, Young Master Qingshu, will end your short-lived legend.
Today, I will show you that not just anyone can use the folding fan!
Whoosh!
Young Master Qingshu pushed off the floor and turned into an azure beam of light, charging straight at Xiao Chen.
Everywhere Young Master Qingshu passed, lush green bamboo sprouted, standing strong and tall while firmly nted in the ground.
Soon, the entire arena was filled with bamboo, so many that bamboo was all one saw. A strong and surging wood-attributed Spiritual Energy surfaced; it was so dense that it felt viscous.
Together with the Righteous Qi that Young Master Qingshu cultivated, his aura soared without restraint until it reached an incredible level, rivaling that of a Great Perfection quasi-Emperor.
Soaring in the white clouds above the mountains, the holy one rides the wind while lushness follows below!
A poem came from the lips of Young Master Qingshu. As a Confucian schr, he was filled with Righteous Qi. The moment he uttered the verse, his aura changed entirely, merging with the noble bamboo.
Xiao Chens eyes lit up. This was different. Using a poem to temporarily change ones aura, to allow ones aura to fusepletely with a Martial Technique and mysterious phenomenon, amplified the might of the move so that it reached perfection.
However, no matter what, this aura was a sham. After all, there was no truth behind it; it was just a facade.
If Young Master Qingshu were truly noble like the lush green bamboo, it would be hard to say if Xiao Chen could defeat him with the folding fan.
As for now, Xiao Chen intended to watch Young Master Qingshu put on this show before dealing a critical strike. Amid the stands of green bamboo, he appeared at ease as he fanned himself with the folding fan in his hand.
In ones life, one must be confident when going through difficult tribtions.
One must be open-minded and have strong integrity, so when one goes through wind and rain, one will not feel the cold.
The profound and mighty poem echoed through the ce, spreading out. Every cultivator in Bright Moon za clearly felt a vast Righteous Qi.
Young Master Qingshus body flickered endlessly in the air. With each sh, there would be a line of the poem.
While in the air, Young Master Qingshu used the world as his ink and the folding fan in his hand as a brush. He wrote these verses in the air, forming a vast, eternal will.
With the bamboo-filled ground and the poem in the air, the entire arena seemed to turn into an ink painting filled with spirituality.
As for the person holding the brush, Young Master Qingshu looked ethereal. He became one with the world, making it difficult to distinguish where he would appear next.
One could only watch as he wrote the poem in the air, letting his Martial Technique slowly strengthen and be perfect.
Peach blossoms fall outside the bamboo grove; when will the water of spring turn warm?!
Peach blossoms fell outside where the bamboo was, adding some color to this elegant painting.
All the spectators were astounded. Although Young Master Qingshus methods were somewhat despicable, his Martial Technique was shocking, nearly unbreakable.
Indeed, when it came to the folding fan, no one could surpass him. No wonder Young Master Qingshu was so confident, dering that Xiao Chen would lose before even fighting.
Another red sun rises again; my heart will always remain with heaven!
A dazzling morning sun soared out of Young Master Qingshus chest, allowing his aura to rival that of a peak Great Perfection quasi-Emperor. This aura was already sufficient to squash people to death. Then, he used this red sun to smash down on Xiao Chen.
From every direction, the eye-catching arena looked like a painting filled with bamboo, a poem, a river, and peach flowers. As for Xiao Chen, he looked like a caged beast trapped in the painting.
Many felt very happy. This is the result of being arrogant. We let you be arrogant first. Now that you are trapped, you cant even cry.
Inherited Holy Lands, immortal for ten thousand years, the Holy Son appears, and the Azure Dragon is defeated!
Perhaps because the crowd felt repressed for too long, when they saw that Young Master Qingshu held such a great advantage, someone took the lead in shouting, inciting the entire za to follow. This cheer sent Young Master Qingshus reputation soaring at this moment.
In a small arena below, Qi Wuxue scolded, This group of people is too shameless. Xiao Chen is also too stupid. Why did he agree? He should just beat that fellow up!
The ten judges of the Lunar Pce exchanged nces. They had their answer.
Yue Bingyun understood. If Xiao Chen lost this, no matter how strong, outstanding, or elegant he was, the judges would not award the Dragons Gates mountain tablet to him.
A bright full moon lights up the realm, the bridge crosses the river, and snow fills the sky. Who knows my heart like the moon? Whoever is the oneughing is the one trapped in the painting!
Chapter 1103: Contend in Beauty and Fascination
Chapter 1103: Contend in Beauty and Fascination
Just when everyone saw that the arena had turned into a painting with Young Master Qingshu trapping Xiao Chen securely in the painting, Xiao Chen recited a cold and proud poem.
The scene on Xiao Chens folding fan expanded out. The small bridge, the flowing water, and the bright moon all appeared. With the Thousand Frost Battle Snow as a supplement, snow filled the air, falling to the ground and stopping the flowing water, making the moon appear even colder.
Everyone was shocked to discover that many more details were suddenly added to the painting of the arena, making the originally elegant painting very diverse as the various scenes contended in beauty and fascination.
However, something even more horrifying happened. Xiao Chen, who was clearly trapped in the painting, leaped out of the painting the instant he finished reciting the poem. Now, he became someone outside the painting. As for Young Master Qingshu, the one using the folding fan as a brush and the world as his ink, he became the person trapped within the painting.
What is going on? What in the world is going on?!
The crowd shouting Inherited Holy Lands, immortal for ten thousand years stopped. Shock flooded their hearts as their faces filled with incredulity. They could not understand the scene before them.
Why was it that Xiao Chen had been the person in the painting in one instant, and then he became the person outside in the next, making Young Master Qingshu the one trapped instead?
How could the crowd yelling Holy Son appears, and the Azure Dragon is defeated endure this development?
The many Confucian experts in the Heavenly Province Academys jade pavilion revealed expressions of disbelief when they saw this scene.
Others might not understand, but how could they, as peak experts of a Confucian sect, not?
The Martial Technique that Young Master Qingshu practiced was one of the Heavenly Province Academys ten great Profound Martial Techniques, Picturesque Landscape. There were a total of four levels: raising the brush to draw; one with the painting; breaking out of the painting; and the most profound, painting outside of the painting.
Young Master Qingshu was a rare outstanding talent that only appeared once every few hundred years. He had learned this Martial Technique at a young age and already reached the level of raising the brush to draw, using the world as his ink and his folding fan as the brush.
He could even forcibly reach the second level of being one with the painting to increase the might of this Picturesque Landscape.
However, who could have imagined that Xiao Chen would figure out Young Master Qingshus trick with one nce? Young Master Qingshus original aura was not as noble as that of the green bamboo, resulting in a big opening in this painting.
As for Xiao Chen, he was simply like a god of copying. With just one nce, heprehended the essence of this move and used a poem that was simr to his own characterWhoever is the oneughing is the one trapped in the paintinginstantly disying his superiority.
This person must have a Cultivation Technique that can duplicate others Martial Techniques. Otherwise, even if he can make out the essence of this move, he would not be able to break out of the painting and use it to trap Qingshu instead, one of the old men in the jade pavilion calmly analyzed.
Another person added, That should be right. Otherwise, it would be impossible to exin why he, a desman, can use so many different weapons and even do so quite proficiently.
How high is hisprehension ability for him to cultivate such a Cultivation Technique? an old man sighed softly.
Indeed, even if such a Cultivation Technique were ced before these Consummation quasi-Emperors, they would not dare to cultivate it.
The reason was none other than insufficientprehension ability. Not only would they fail to increase their strength, but they would also end up lost in the Cultivation Technique, unable to proceed further, and even suffer a regression in their strength.
In the pce where the Lunar Pces judges were, Yue Bingyun muttered to herself repeatedly, Who knows my heart like the moon?
The moon was self-loving; no one could understand it. It remained alone for eons, cold and proud but alone. What kind of person coulde up with a poemparing himself with the bright moon?
What kind of person could use this to turn things around, to trap the confident Young Master Qingshu securely in the painting?
Young Master Qingshu looked lost in the arena; he did not understand what had happened. One moment, he was suppressing Xiao Chen, when suddenly it was like there was a barrier that he could never cross. He could only continuously fly forward, but Xiao Chen just got farther and farther away from him.
Young Master Qingshu clearly already brought out the greatest might of this Picturesque Landscape. However, he could only watch as the distance to Xiao Chen kept widening, unable to do anything.
Xiao Chen did not say anything. He closed the folding fan in his hand and gently tapped the painting before him right on Young Master Qingshus chest.
To Young Master Qingshu, it looked like Xiao Chen, who was a worlds distance away, stretched out his hand and closed the gap. This caught himpletely off-guard, forcing him to endure this heavy strike.
However, to others, it looked like Xiao Chen was just standing outside the painting and had gently tapped the painting.
Bang!
Young Master Qingshu vomited blood. His organs ruptured, and he suffered from the bacsh of his Martial Technique. The various mysterious phenomena scattered, and the painting shattered. Then, he tumbled in the air and fell out of the arena. When he hit the ground, arge patch of dirt and dust flew up as the za rumbled endlessly.
After getting shocked to his senses, Young Master Qingshu looked at the highest arena, staring at the white-d Xiao Chen, who still appeared spotlessly clean. Goggling in horror, he pointed at Xiao Chen. Youyou actually trapped me in the painting. How can that be
Pu chi! Young Master Qingshu vomited another mouthful of blood. Unable to endure this blow, he fainted from frustration.
Young Master Qingshus words still lingered in everyones mind. Despite all his efforts and schemes, even to the point of shamelessness, he still could not end Xiao Chens legend. Instead, his own reputation ended up buried here.
You want me to not draw my saber, so I will not draw my saber. You want to decide victory with one move; I will do as you wish.
Despite all your ns and schemes, I will defeat you in one move!
The strange silence descended on Bright Moon za again. The scene of millions of speechless cultivators appeared in this Four Seas Hero Gathering once more.
The one that everyone thought would be their savior failed to make Xiao Chen draw his saber. Instead, even when using his best weapon, he still fell to Xiao Chen in one move.
Given this, the Holy Scions of the various Immortal Holy Lands and the scions of the hidden Noble ns all no longer dared to behave rashly. Even if a billion people spurred them on with taunts or encouragement, they would not step forward.
These people needed Xiao Chen to expose some weakness first before they would risk facing him. Otherwise, instead of trampling him, they would end up losing their reputation.
The activities in the silent Bright Moon za came to a brief halt. No one showed any interest in the other outstanding talents in the small arenas any longer.
One person had snatched the limelight and all the attention. No matter how excellent these fights were, it would be pointless if no one paid them any mind.
However, these people did not have the courage to ascend to the most eye-catching arena. Even when a Holy Scion went up, he lost in one move. How could they dare to do so?
In the Yinyang Paradises jade pavilion, a female disciple produced a lovable smile. First Senior Sister, these men all do not dare to take the challenge. How about you go? That way, you will be able to raise the reputation of our Yinyang Paradise.
Thats right, thats right! Elder Sister said so earlier. To prevent those smelly men from injuring the Azure Dragon King, you will personally defeat him in a gentle manner.
Tong Susu rolled her eyes at these two girls. She scolded them with a smile, This Elder Sister of yours has never been beaten up by a man before. If I really am defeated in one move, even if he does not be a Martial Emperor in five years and has twenty years left to live, Elder Sisters heart will never be able to leave this person.
In the Cyclic Astral Pces jade pavilion, Chu Yang and Fu Hongyao remained silent, showingplicated expressions. Chu Yangs earlier bravado had disappeared long ago. He hated that he was incapable of beating up Xiao Chen ruthlessly.
However, Chu Yangs rationality told him that this was definitely not the time to step forward. It was simply not worth suffering defeat and the loss of his reputation at the hands of someone who did not have long to live.
The expressions of Lunar Pces judges indicated that they had everything under control. However, they were also somewhat at a loss. One single person managed to bring the Four Seas Hero Gathering to a halt. This was a rather big joke.
In the Myriad Fiend Inds jade pavilion, Yan Shisan stood up, prepared to fight. However, Di Xinhan held out a hand and stopped him, saying, Brother Shisan, never mind, let me go. After all, this is the Four Seas Hero Gathering of my Heavenly Starry Ocean.
Yan Shisan replied, Think about it. You are just asking to be defeated. If I go, I can make him draw his saber. That will give you a better chance at victory. I have already left the Yan n long ago and do not care about my reputation. You are different; you have the Myriad Fiend Ind, an Immortal Holy Land, behind you.
Di Xinhan smiled and said, Victories and losses are part and parcel of a cultivators life. It seems like I have not suffered defeat at the hands of someone from the same generation in the Heavenly Starry Ocean ever since I made my debut. So what if I lose once?
Finally, he added sullenly, Furthermore, this is the Four Seas Hero Gathering of my Heavenly Starry Ocean, after all. Someone has to take up the challenge. If everyone just remains silent and watches, trying to take advantage only when it is favorable, then our generation is finished.
After thinking for a while, Yan Shisan stopped insisting and stepped back. He said, Take care.
Just as everyone remained silent, the Myriad Fiend Inds Di Xinhan silentlynded on the most eye-catching arena.
Di Xinhan!
Di Xinhans appearance instantly made everyones eyes light up, nting a small seed of hope in their heart.
Di Xinhan was born with the Heavenly Spiritual Body, a special physique. He was the top genius of the Myriad Fiend Ind. Since his debut, he had never been defeated.
The reason was none other than his strong Heavenly Spiritual Body. It always served to bnce things at the crucial moment even if he could not defeat his opponent.
In regard to physical strength, Di Xinhan was publicly acknowledged as the strongest in the same generation within the Heavenly Starry Ocean; no one couldpare to him.
Furthermore, he also had his cultivation andbat techniques. Hisprehension ability was also pretty good. No matter where he was, he became the center of attention.
Di Xinhan always belonged to that small batch of people who stood at the top of the pyramid among the younger generation. His ce there remained firm and unshaken.
Despite so many Holy Scions waiting and watching, not daring to fight, Di Xinhan dared to step forward. He was indeed a true man.
However, no one present spoke; they only thought the words good luck in their hearts.
Azure Dragon King, I have long heard of your great name. Back in Despair City, I wished to battle with you. Unfortunately, at that time, our cultivations did not match up, and I did not dare to challenge you. Today, Ie to seek your advice.
Di Xinhan performed a cupped-fist salute and spoke politely as he looked at Xiao Chen calmly. There was none of Young Master Qingshus schemes or the rage of those outstanding talents of the previous Four Seas Hero Gathering.
Xiao Chen politely returned the cupped-fist salute. In his opinion, if Di Xinhan had challenged him at that time, Di Xinhan would have had a thirty percent chance of victory; however, now, he did not have anywhere close to a thirty percent chance of victory.
On the surface, it looked like the two were of simr cultivations, both Small Perfection quasi-Emperor. However, in reality, the disparity was great. Xiao Chen was a peak Small Perfection quasi-Emperor. Furthermore, his foundation was the ten thousand Heavenly Laws he had when he advanced to quasi-Emperor. Di Xinhan could notpare to Xiao Chen on this point.
The most important thing was that Xiao Chen had been fighting with all sorts of ferocious beasts while he sought dragons and fixed veins. By now, he had already gained a deepprehension of the Changing Character Form.
Chapter 1104: Might of the Heavenly Spiritual Body
Chapter 1104: Might of the Heavenly Spiritual Body
While in the dark and cold ocean depths, Xiao Chen had honed his mental state further to a horrifying level. It was now much stronger than even that of older-generation cultivators.
He collected his thoughts as he said calmly, This Xiao also heard of your name long ago. The Heavenly Spiritual Body was the peak physique during the Ancient Era. As ones cultivation grows, the Heavenly Spiritual Body improves as well, allowing one to fight people above ones cultivation level.
Now that Brother Di is a quasi-Emperor, your Heavenly Spiritual Body must have improved further.
Di Xinhan revealed a proud expression. He neither confirmed nor denied Xiao Chens evaluation, merely saying, All other aspects aside, when ites to the physical body, I believe that no one in the same generation is better than me, that includes Brother Xiao.
However, I do not like to y those kinds of petty tricks, using the thing that I am best at topete with others shorings, then feeling immeasurably self-satisfied after winning like that.
Clearly, Di Xinhans words were aimed at Young Master Qingshu. He evidently disdained those kinds of petty tricks.
Today, I know that I am unable to match up to Brother Xiao. I do not ask for much. It would be worth it if I can just force you to draw your saber.
Di Xinhan seemed rather magnanimous, not arrogant at all. In the earlier battles, Xiao Chen had already proven his strength through his actions.
There was no need to deny it. If one was notparable to the other, then so be it. Admitting it was nothing embarrassing.
Xiao Chen really liked the way Di Xinhan was. Among the many Holy Scions, Di Xinhan was a true man.
Actually, in the Kunlun Continent, before my King conferral ceremony, I also relied on the advancement of my physical body. It was that which allowed me to gain some fame among those of the same generation. Now that I see Brother Di today, I have no other wish than to experience the might of the Heavenly Spiritual Body.
Di Xinhan quickly understood after thinking about Xiao Chens words for a bit. You want to fight a purely physical battle with me?!
Xiao Chen nodded. Thats right. Only the physical body and nothing else.
After saying that, Xiao Chen did not hesitate to circte the Azure Dragon Body Nourishing Art. He used the pure Dragon Energy to form the Azure Dragon Battle Armor to cover his body.
Azure draconic patterns were carved on the Azure Dragon Battle Armor. It gleamed with light and looked very impressive.
At first, Di Xinhan thought that Xiao Chen was joking. He was the clearest on how horrifying his Heavenly Spiritual Body was.
However, when Di Xinhan saw the azure armor appearing on Xiao Chens body, his expression slowly turned grave.
When the Azure Dragon Battle Armor waspletely formed, Di Xinhan no longer showed any traces of rxation. He smiled bitterly and said, I take back what I said earlier. However, I am still confident. If we are justpeting with the physical body, I still have an even chance of victory.
Xiao Chen smiled and said, Honestly speaking, if we use Martial Techniques, I am confident in defeating Brother Di in one move. However, I have neverpeted with anyone in the same generation using just the physical body. The reason is none other than having no opponents. I believe that Brother Di understands my feelings.
Di Xinhan could not help roaring withughter. He had truly found a kindred spirit. He also had neverpeted with anyone else in the same generation using only the physical body. The reason was the same: he could not find an opponent within the Heavenly Starry Ocean.
Very well. Today, this Di willpete with Brother Xiao with the physical body. Lets see which is more powerful, your Azure Dragon War Body or my Heavenly Spiritual Body.
Right after Di Xinhan spoke, he activated his Heavenly Spiritual Body. Sky-blue armor appeared around his body as well, made from the pure Spiritual Energy gathered. It looked very solid and sturdy.
Xiao Chen and Di Xinhan were going to fight with their physical bodies. This stirred up the crowd that had been silent all this time.
Di Xinhans physical body was famous in the Heavenly Starry Ocean. He was the top of his generation without a doubt.
Xiao Chen was really stubborn. In an instant, he made his chances of victory unclear, piquing the interest of countless people.
Although they did not say it, many peoples impressions of Xiao Chen changed significantly.
The words that Xiao Chen said upset some people. However, there had never been any arrogance in his words. Instead, he fought hard, showing true strength.
In each victory, Xiao Chen had defeated his opponent with overwhelming strength. Nevertheless, he never became proud or arrogant despite emerging victorious in battle after battle.
On the other hand, several of the Heavenly Starry Oceans outstanding talents arrived so arrogantly but ended up making jokes of themselves.
Honestly speaking, such an expert was very easy to eptespecially now, when Xiao Chen was very polite in his conversation with Di Xinhan. From his words, one could tell that he genuinely desired a challenge.
When dealing with a person with the Heavenly Spiritual Body, even a Consummation quasi-Emperor would not dare to say such words aboutpeting with the physical body.
However, Xiao Chen had. He stepped up in the face of difficulty and challenged it head-on.
Brother Xiao, are you ready? Di Xinhan asked. His Heavenly Spiritual Body was an innate special physique. Xiao Chens Azure Dragon War Body was something cultivatedter.
At this moment, the difference between the two was not much. However, in regard to the speed of cirction, Xiao Chen, who cultivated his physique after birth, would be slower than Di Xinhan.
Di Xinhans question was to give Xiao Chen a chance, so that the fight would start on an equal footing.
After a while, Xiao Chen finished circting the Azure Dragon Body Nourishing Art for a cycle. Then, he nodded and said, Im ready.
The two bowed to each other and moved back a kilometer each. The moment theynded, their auras burst forth.
Azure-colored Heavenly Dragons came out of Xiao Chens body. This was the mysterious phenomenon created from pure Vital Qi.
A total of ten huge Heavenly Dragons danced behind Xiao Chen, stirring up the winds and clouds, causing lightning to sh and thunder to roar.
Di Xinhans aura was no weaker than Xiao Chens. Ten light-blue Heavenly Dragons flew out from him, and many hurricanes formed in his surroundings. As the hurricanes moved around and howled, several horrifying bolts of lightning shed.
The two showed serious expressions as they each shouted a war cry. Then, they dashed quickly towards each other.
Their bodies were like tall mountains. With each step they took, they left a perfect footprint on the floor, shaking the entire arena violently.
The mysterious phenomena were even more horrifying. Before the two got close, the two different auras already shed and were now hard to differentiate from each other in the air.
The heavy footsteps sounded like thunder, making the hearts of all the cultivators watching pound in tandem.
This was the hardest battle to predict ever since the Azure Dragon King Xiao Chen ascended to the highest arena. Everyone was anxious over who would snatch the final victory.
If one was watching from above, one would discover that the footprints left by the two were of nearly equal depth. However, at the edges, the imprints Xiao Chen left were perfectly round and distinct, while Di Xinhans had fine cracks.
As the crowd watched in anticipation, the two in the arena approached each other. The answer to who would gain victory would soon be known.
Boom!
The heavy sh happened in an instant.
These two were of the same generation, peak experts of the physical body. One could not find an opponent in the Heavenly Starry Ocean, and one could not find an opponent in the Kunlun Continent.
Who was stronger? Everyone was excited to find out.
The situation turned blurry as a loud sound rang out from the arena. Tiny rifts appeared in space, which looked like it would be torn apart.
Berserk dragons flew about, dancing wildly. In just a mere breath of time, the victory was decided.
Di Xinhans figure rebounded rapidly. Cracks appeared in his armor before it shattered and fell to the floor. Then, he skidded back on one knee, reaching the edge of the arena and nearly falling off.
Xiao Chen took ten steps back, blood leaking from a corner of his lips. He coughed and then vomited three mouthfuls of blood. Clearly, he was significantly injured.
A situation where the two shed head-on with the physical body was akin to dealing a thousand damage to the opponent but eight hundred to ones self. It was nearly impossible to escape unscathed.
Xiao Chen was well aware that fighting in such a manner would put him at a distinct disadvantage, but he still chose this honorable contest without second thoughts.
Aside from the desire in his heart, he also needed to prove to the Lunar Pces judges that he, Xiao Chen, could defeat anyone in the Heavenly Starry Ocean using the thing that they excelled at no matter who they were.
He wanted to leave the Lunar Pces judges speechless, to take away thest mountain tablet of the Dragons Gate remaining in the world.
Even if Xiao Chen ended up injured, he would not regret it. So what if he was proud and violent this once, challenging all the various Holy Lands?!
Di Xinhan appeared pale, clearly in a much sorrier state than Xiao Chen. He smiled bitterly and said, My Heavenly Spiritual Body is no weaker than your Azure Dragon War Body. Unfortunately, my control of the strength is quite inferior.
As Di Xinhan spoke, he vomited a few mouthfuls of blood. However, he did not show much sorrow on his face. Instead, he appeared rather carefree.
Xiao Chen said calmly, My Azure Dragon War Body is something cultivated while your Heavenly Spiritual Body is something innate. In regard to control, Ill naturally be stronger.
The exnation was simple. To cultivate the Azure Dragon War Body, he needed to consistently examine himself, testing many things and tempering himself several times.
As for the innate Heavenly Spiritual Body, it did not take much effort to cultivate. It was already there since birth. All one needed to do was consolidate and raise ones cultivation continuously.
Xiao Chen did not stop there; he continued, However, in reality, the innate physique is clearly much more convenient. If you did not give me time to prepare at the start, it would be hard to determine who would win.
Di Xinhan smiled and said, The Azure Dragon King is being too humble. Even if I did not give you any time to prepare, my chances of defeating you would still be slim. Your fine control of strength is much better than mine.
In this battle, I, Di Xinhan, ept my loss wholeheartedly. I have seen the weakness of my Heavenly Spiritual Body. In the future, after I redress it, I will definitely seek you out for a rematch.
After saying that, Di Xinhan blithely turned and left, flying away.
Defeated. Di Xinhan was defeated as well. Furthermore, he lost in the aspect that he was the strongest at, beaten in one move.
This ending was truly sorrowful. No one could make Xiao Chen draw his saber after all.
Such a scene where the Four Seas Hero Gathering became the stage for an outsider had never happened in the past ten thousand years. The cultivators in Bright Moon za had a sour feeling in their hearts. The bitterness was easy to imagine.
However, although these cultivators were all bitter about the situation, most of them no longer held hatred and envy for Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen observed proper conduct, not ying any tricks. Although his words were arrogant, he fought each battle with true strength, forcing everyone to ept his superiority.
Whoosh!
This time, everyone did not have to wait for long. Someone quickly flew out of one of the jade pavilionsthe Five Poison Sects Tang Xun.
Why was it that after the previous time when Xiao Chen defeated his opponent in one move, there was a long pause before Di Xinhan arrived, and this time, the moment the match ended, Tang Xun charged over?
The reason was simple. Xiao Chen was injured. To be more specific, he was even significantly injured.
Chapter 1105: Phantom Poison Palm
Chapter 1105: Phantom Poison Palm
While it looked like Xiao Chen defeated Di Xinhan in one move, it was truly a miserable victory. His robes were dyed with blood, and his internal organs all suffered significant injuries. Completely recovering in a short period was practically impossible.
Tang Xun smiled so sinisterly that his eyes were reduced to slits as he said, I know the state you are in now. You no doubt want to defeat me in one move as well in order to avoid aggravating your injuries. Unfortunately, I will not give you this opportunity. My Five Poison Sect is the best at long, drawn-out fights, torturing the opponent to death.
Right after Tang Xun spoke, he did not bow politely or give Xiao Chen any chance to reply. He simply threw a palm strike.
An inexhaustible, poisonous ck fog spewed out of Tang Xuns palm. In the blink of an eye, it covered the entire arena.
The thick poison fog seemed to both have and not have a form.
The poison fog was clearly thick and was sticky. However, it was rather illusory as well. When one tried to grab it, they would end up with nothing. It seemed extremely strange.
This is the Five Poison Sects Phantom Poison Palm!
All the spectators immediately recognized this poison fog. They all revealed expressions of horror.
This kind of Martial Technique was extremely insidious. It could not be executed with just ones Cultivation Technique or Martial Technique. It also needed the King Grade poison that the Five Poison Sect specially refined for one to sessfully execute it.
But once sessfully executed, it would not be easy to eliminate; it was extremely challenging to deal with. Even the older-generation Great Perfection quasi-Emperors could only flee at the sight of this poison fog.
This is not easy to handle; the people of the Five Poison Sect are originally hard to counter in the first ce. Furthermore, Xiao Chen was just injured. His body is at its weakest. Now that the poison fog appeared, he will be further injured.
Even before the fight started, Tang Xun already imed the advantage.
Given Tang Xuns craftiness, he will not face Xiao Chen head-on. He will keep using poison to wear Xiao Chen down. When Xiao Chen ispletely weakened, Tang Xun will go and humiliate the Azure Dragon King.
However, even if he wins in this manner, it is not too glorious.
Several people sighed softly. It looked like even though Tang Xun held the advantage, he did not gain much favor.
If Tang Xun behaved like a proper manlike Di Xinhaneven if he lost, the crowd would still consider him a hero.
Using a poison fog to deal with a weakened person who was just injured was simply too unsightly.
Haha! Azure Dragon King, if you want to beg for mercy now, I can keep this short. Otherwise, this Phantom Poison Fog will continue to umte in your body, further injuring you over time. By then, it will be hard for you to bear.
Tang Xuns pleased, maniacalughter came from the poison fog.
Dont think for too long. Otherwise, even if you beg me like a dog, I will not show you any mercy at all.
Tang Xun came and went like the wind, seeming to have merged with the Phantom Poison Fog and impossible to find.
Xiao Chen tried several times to use a strong wind to blow away the poison fog but was unsessful. So he gave up on the attempt; instead, he opened his mouth wide and sucked.
He sucked in all the poison fog and tossed it into his dragon-shaped Heavenly Seal.
Although the poison fog covered the entire arena, when Xiao Chen tossed it all into his iplete Heavenly Seal, it was like a poison dragon thrown into a boundless sea.
Aside from kicking up some waves, the poison dragon could not stir up a storm at all.
Even after using hundreds of Holy Spirit Veins, Xiao Chens Heavenly Seal was still not full, and he had not seeded in forming it yet. What did this little bit of poison fog count for?
Xiao Chen did not even intend to refine this poison fog. He simply let it run its course and perish on its own in the vast Heavenly Seal.
When the poison fog disappeared, Tang Xun reappeared with horror sshed across his face. He found this feat extremely incredible. How can this be? You actually swallowed up the Phantom Poison Fog!
Xiao Chen did not feel like bothering with him. He raised his hand and mercilessly sent out a palm strike.
A bright moon rose behind him, burning like a me with hot-bloodedness as fuel.
As Xiao Chen threw the palm strike, countless figures leaped down from the moon. This was a palm of lofty aspiration and hot-bloodedness.
This palm strike seemed to light a me in everyones heartone that was inextinguishable and indomitable for thousands of years. Everyone felt the Azure Dragon Kings lofty aspirations, which were higher than the sky.
With the suppression of cultivation and the Martial Techniques rank, Tang Xun could not resist Xiao Chens Thousand Year me and got knocked directly out of the arena.
When Tang Xunnded, injuries covered his entire body with nowhere left intact. If Xiao Chen had not retained his calm and held back, this palm strike could have shattered all of Tang Xuns bones into powder.
The moon set as Xiao Chen withdrew the move. Then, he stood upright with his hands sped behind his back before calmly looking around. He said, Anyone else willing to fight me? If you can block two moves from me, then I, Xiao Chen, will admit defeat, admit myself to be unworthy of iming the Dragons Gatesst mountain tablet!
The moment Xiao Chen said that, the crowd burst into an uproar over the Azure Dragon Kings clear and indisputable tyranny.
Some people wanted to make a rebuttal. However, when they thought of how Xiao Chen defeated all his opponents with one move, from the moment he ascended to the arena and broke the Bright Moon Sword Dance, they had nothing to say.
No matter whether you are an outstanding talent of the previous Four Seas Hero Gathering or the Holy Scion of an Immortal Holy Land, I will defeat you with just one move.
This performance proved that at this moment on this day, the Azure Dragon King was indeed qualified to issue such a statement. Within the same generation, only he had the right to say something like this.
Aside from Xiao Chen, no one else could say this.
The ten judges of the Lunar Pce could no longer remain unmoved as they discussed this. After fighting to this point, Xiao Chens strength went without a doubt.
Even if he stepped down now, these judges would consider giving the Dragons Gates mountain tablet to him.
There was nothing much to say about this. Even if these judges did not like the Azure Emperors descendant, they had to acknowledge Xiao Chens current strength and elegance. The Lunar Pce still possessed that magnanimity and confidence.
However, Xiao Chen chose to continue fighting. This made thingsplicated. If someone really could block his moves as he said, then the Dragons Gates mountain tablet might not go to him.
The Cyclic Astral Pces Holy Son has yet to appear. Lets continue watching!
The head judge of the Lunar Pce made a decision. Whether to give the Dragons Gates mountain tablet to Xiao Chen or not would depend on this final battle.
The other judges nodded gently, indicating they had no objections.
Yue Bingyun, who had been listening to the judges words, shook her head slightly. She could not help looking at Xiao Chen, who was in the arena.
Can he still defeat Chu Yang with one move in his current state?
Senior Brother!
In the Cyclic Astral Pces jade pavilion, Fu Hongyao called out to Chu Yang, who was preparing to go down. Worry showed on her face.
Chu Yang stopped walking, but he did not look back. Then, he sighed and said, Hongyao, I promised you that I would repay the humiliation that Xiao Chen caused you. I will definitely keep my word.
After saying that, Chu Yang leaped towards the highest arena.
The instant Chu Yang emerged, the many cultivators in Bright Moon za suddenly discovered that the sky had turned dark. When they raised their heads, they saw stars twinkling.
Next came a piercing feeling in their eyes like needles stabbing; the sensation was extremely hard to bear.
After circting their energy for a while, the situation improved. When the spectators squinted and looked, they gaped, revealing horror on their faces.
At some point in time, a huge sun had appeared in the sky. Its light was too dazzling. From the very instant it manifested, it eclipsed the zing suneven to the point of exposing many scenes of the Starry Heavens for everyone to see.
However, after an instant, the dazzling light blinded everyone.
Its the Sun Pces Chu Yang. He is finallying out!
If he also loses to Xiao Chen, then no one will dare to fight Xiao Chen anymore.
Given Xiao Chens current state, defeating Chu Yang in one move seems rather difficult.
While everyone watched, that huge sun, the bearer of all the Heavenly Starry Ocean cultivators final hope, slowly descended to the arena. However, it did notnd.
Chu Yang remained hovering in midair as he looked at Xiao Chen coldly like a king. Then, he said indifferently, Azure Dragon King, you are really arrogant now. However, dont forget, no matter how arrogant you are now, if you dont be a Martial Emperor in time, you will just be a short-lived person.
As Xiao Chen stood upright with his hands behind his back, he retorted calmly, Who can say for sure what will happen in the future? You must be Chu Yang. I do have a lot of grudges with the Cyclic Astral Pce. In todays battle, no matter the result, lets write off all these grudges.
Chu Yang smiled and said, That suits my intentions. However, dont me me for not reminding you, youd best take out your Lunar Shadow Saber. Otherwise, I fear that after this battle, you will no longer have the courage to draw your saber in your short life.
Xiao Chen shook his head; he felt that there was no need for him to draw his saber.
When Xiao Chen did not move, showed no intention to draw his saber, rage shed on Chu Yangs face. Chu Yang said, You short-lived fellow, you have only twenty years left. Dont think youre really a major character.
Today, I want to see how you are going to defeat me in one move. You might want to take away the Dragons Gates mountain tablet in the final moments of your life, settling all your final wishes. However, I, Chu Yang, will not let you do as you please.
Right after Chu Yang spoke, the zing light on his body burned fiercely like a me.
The piercing light appeared once more. The experienced crowd quickly closed their eyes, afraid of suffering injury.
Only after a while did the crowd circte some energy to their eyes and carefully squinted.
The spectators saw that Chu Yangs aura had risen by another level. His body appeared within a red-hot sun, and there was a scarlet sun mark on his forehead.
A huge, indistinct image of a Sun Bird appeared behind him. He was like a sun descending on the world.
The air in Bright Moon za became parched and hot, inflicting a stuffy sensation on everyone and making them break out in a heavy sweat.
It looks like the rumors were true. Chu Yang did do his closed-door cultivation in the sun. Otherwise, this mysterious phenomenon would not be this horrifying.
Do you see the sun mark on his forehead? That is the sign of sessfully cultivating the Sun Sutra.
Xiao Chen is really in trouble now. Even if he were at full power, he probably would not be able to defeat Chu Yang.
So what if he wins? In the end, he has only twenty years to live. Could it be that he really thinks he can advance to Martial Emperor in time? He might as well just give up and exchange it for a favor.
Chu Yang is right. No matter how powerful he is, he can only live for twenty years.
Twenty yearshe cannot live past fifty. That is rather tragic. As for me, no matter what, I should have no problem living to three hundred.
Seeing Chu Yangs horrifying aura, the many cultivators all started discussing.
A short-lived person with not much time left. A has-been genius that was merely a meteor.
This was not the first time Xiao Chen heard such words since the start of the Four Seas Hero Gathering.
Chapter 1106: Grief
Chapter 1106: Grief
In everyones eyes, as they looked at Xiao Chen, aside from marveling at his strength, there was also pity. For those with malicious hearts, there was also a merciless mockery as they took joy in his misfortune.
If Xiao Chen did not be a Martial Emperor in time, he would have only twenty years to live. He would not be able to live to fifty and would die early, bing a has-been meteor.
This was the premature death of the Azure Dragon. No matter how strong ones mental state was, this thought would grieve anyones heart.
In these twenty-odd years of life, I have fought many battles along the way. It was difficult, but I made it to the peak of my generation. However, I perish in an undeserved catastrophe.
I can defeat the many outstanding talents, sweeping through the younger generation of the Kunlun Continent, beating the Heavenly Starry Oceans outstanding talents in one move.
So what of it? If I dont advance to Martial Emperor in five years, I will be like a meteor. The light that I have now, no matter how dazzling, just made everyone feel pity.
All anyone shows is just sympathy.
Suddenly, thousands upon thousands of flowers appeared in the parched air; all of them were blood-red multiflora roses.
The scarlet multiflora roses were replete with grief. Every single petal contained the grief of the Azure Dragon King, spreading the Azure Dragon Kings dissatisfaction.
A scarlet waning moon slowly rose from behind Xiao Chen as everyone watched. Red light met their eyes, filling them with grief.
No matter who it was, the heat and frustration in their body were all swept away. Now, a strange mncholy surged up in their heart.
In the end, everyone felt Xiao Chens grief, sensed his dissatisfaction. Under his cold and unparalleled mask, the Azure Dragon King also had a heart that could be hurt.
The sound of gushing water appeared beside Xiao Chen. That was the river of time that his mind simted. He was on a small boat flowing along the river with the scarlet moonlight.
As times passed and ten thousand years psed, Xiao Chens face changed right before everyone. It seemed like he had been through many cycles of changes. Only the scarlet moonlight on him never changed. The river could not wash this grief off his body.
When did man first see the moon at the riverside? When did the moon by the river first shine its light on man? Many generations of men passed, but the moon by the river remained the same.
A figure of white apanied by millions of scarlet multiflora roses. Under the illumination of the scarlet moonlight, Xiao Chen appeared especially sorrowful.
Thousand Year Death. I have a palm strike that speaks only of sorrow and not joy!
Following the grief in his heart, Xiao Chen used it to throw a palm strike at the bright, dazzling Chu Yang in midair mocking him with cold eyes.
My heart may be filled with sorrow, but I do not begrudge anyone. I do not draw my saber not to belittle you, but because there is really no need to.
The grief from this palm strike was endless and came in cycles. Even after thousands of years, the river could not wash away this grief.
Chu Yangs mental state crumbled in an instant. Before he could regain his senses, the light of the sun and the Sun Bird behind him immediately shattered from the power of this one palm strike.
The force of the palm strike was not spent yet; it sent Chu Yang hurtling through the air. He crashed heavily into one of the jade pavilions in the sky, rming all the people inside and making them scatter in all directions.
Then, the jade pavilion immediately exploded. Something that was like a small mountain just a short while ago crumbled, burying the heavily injured and fainted Chu Yang.
This copse preserved Chu Yangs final bit of pride, preventing people from seeing his tattered clothes and messy hair, a sorry state like a beggar.
A heavy cloud of grief spread and lingered in the air, reverberating in everyones hearts.
The Azure Dragon King Xiao Chens dissatisfaction, grief, and painthis palm strike disyed all of these. Everyone could clearly sense his feelings as though their own.
Xiao Chen withdrew his move and resumed his upright posture with his hands behind his back. The blood moon disappeared, and the aura of grief slowly followed.
Pu tong! Chu Yang arduously climbed out of the rubble on the ground. As he looked at Xiao Chen, who was still standing in the highest arena, his eyes filled with shock.
The might of that earlier palm strike was indeed very horrifying. However, even with that, it should not have been able to injure Chu Yang severely.
The most important thing was that the palm strike contained the state of grief, which made Chu Yangs mental state crumble in an instant; hence the loss of all his fighting spirit. The moment Xiao Chen attacked, Chu Yangs defenses weakened significantly.
At this moment, Chu Yang could not say anything about this. He was convinced of this loss. However, he would definitely not leave this lying.
He, Chu Yang, was the strongest of the Cyclic Astral Pces younger generation. Since his debut, he had never been defeated in the Heavenly Starry Ocean. If not for Di Xinhans Heavenly Spiritual Body giving Di Xinhan a shockingly strong physical body, it would be hard for Chu Yang to find a true opponent.
However, Chu Yang lost so clearly today; this was truly uneptable.
The many old men of the Cyclic Astral Pce flew down together with Fu Hongyao,ing to check on his wounds.
There is no need. Im fine. Lets go. Chu Yang raised his hand and wiped the blood off his lips as he walked out of the rubble. He nced at Xiao Chen, who was in the arena, and said coldly, Xiao Chen, todays matter is definitely not over yet. I, Chu Yang, will not admit defeat so easily.
After Chu Yang spoke, he mounted one of the Cyclic Astral Pces Sun Birds and quickly left Bright Moon City, loath to remain any longer.
Defeated. Furthermore with just one move. The final hope of all the Heavenly Starry Ocean cultivators shattered. Until now, Xiao Chen did not even draw his saber. Such a result was truly uneptable.
Originally, the Four Seas Hero Gathering should have been a venue for the various outstanding talents to disy their skills, presenting their strength in excellent and exciting battles to spread their name throughout the Heavenly Starry Ocean.
The Holy Scions should have gone on only afterwards and put on even more exciting battles, showing the elegance of the various Holy Lands.
However, today, the Four Seas Hero Gathering with its tens of thousands of years of history became Xiao Chens stage alone.
This Four Seas Hero Gathering should have been rife with exciting battles filled with dreams. However, Xiao Chen defeated all his challengers in one move, beating the many Holy Scions and ruining their reputation.
Ye Chen, are you not going up?
In the Northern Sea Alliances jade pavilion, Ye Chen remained silent all the while as he watched thepetition.
When someone asked Ye Chen about fighting, he simply smiled and shook his head. Never mind. Without Brother Xiao, I would not even be a quasi-Emperor now. Furthermore, given my skills, I am definitely not Xiao Chens match.
This gathering can be considered ruined due to Xiao Chen. Those judges of the Lunar Pce are probably not happy.
Ye Chen sighed and said, Who would have thought that he alone can suppress all the outstanding talents of the entire Heavenly Starry Ocean? Furthermore, he did so in such a wretched manner.
Just as everyone discussed in low voices, a clear voice came from the pce where the Lunar Pces judges sat. This persons voice contained a great might.
Azure Dragon King Xiao Chen, we ten judges have unanimously decided that no one else in this Four Seas Hero Gathering can surpass your elegance. Even if we look back to all the Four Seas Hero Gatherings of the past ten thousand years, only the Azure Emperor canpare to you. Hence, the Dragons Gates mountain tablet belongs to none other than you.
A rectangr embroidered box floated down from the sky.
Xiao Chen stretched out his hand to catch it. After he opened the exquisitely embroidered box, he saw a palm-sized stone tablet lying inside. The words Dragons Gate written in cursive exuded a grand aura.
With only two nces, Xiao Chen felt like he had plunged into a deep, boundless abyss. The stone tablet overflowed with vast and endless overwhelming power that made anyone who felt it feel extremely insignificant.
Strong pressure emerged in the depths of Xiao Chens heart. Endless dragon roars resonated beside his ears as a savage battlefield filled with blood and fire appeared before his eyes.
An imposing figure stood tall, holding a saber. This person led many Dragons Gate disciples and swept through everywhere. Together with another thirteen azure-d experts, the imposing figure fought with many horrifying enemies.
Among the enemies were strong Deity Race Martial Emperors, the Four Dragon Kings under the Sea Monarch, and the many Holy Lands of the Heavenly Starry Ocean, as well as the even more horrifying Deep Abyss Demon Monarchs.
Kill! Kill! Kill!
Shouts to kill resounded. Xiao Chens eyes turned scarlet as he thought to himself, Oh no!
Xiao Chen hastily withdrew his consciousness and closed the embroidered box. Then, he performed a cupped-fist salute and said, Many thanks to the seniors of the Lunar Pce for granting this little ones wish.
He knew that this stone tablet was definitely the right one. This was the Dragons Gates mountain tablet that the Azure Emperor personally forged. Although it was currently only palm-sized, once ced on the ground, it would show its true size.
You are here for the Dragons Gates mountain tablet. Since you obtained it already, please leave. The Four Seas Hero Gathering still needs to continue.
A stern but calm voice rang out, inviting Xiao Chen out. This voice also contained a trace of unhappiness.
Xiao Chen heaved the embroidered box on his back and performed another cupped-fist salute. Then he nced at the Lunar Pce in the sky where it felt like someone was looking at him. Now, he somewhat understood why that old woman would remain in the Meditation Moon Pce for ten thousand years.
The cursive on the Meditation Moon Pces signboard was the same as the one on the Dragons Gates mountain tablet.
Why did the Azure Emperor make the Meditation Moon Pces signboard? What kind of history did they have? Perhaps only that old woman would know.
Xiao Chen shook his head, not wanting to think about this anymore. Before everyones watching eyes, he left.
Long Fei and Qi Wuxue, who were on small arenas, found this boring, so they followed Xiao Chen and left.
Most of the eyes on the departing Xiao Chen showed respect. He had defeated all the outstanding talents with one move each. The name Azure Dragon King now gained respect, a respect for the strong; he had earned this respect with a clear conscience.
However, there were several gazes that appearedplicated as well; others could not figure out what they were thinking.
After the judges spoke, Yue Bingyun nced once at Xiao Chens figure before turning to leave.
The Young Treasure Master, Yi Ling, showed a faint smile on his lips. He thought for a while before saying indifferently, The past and the present resemble each other shockingly. Unfortunately, you have to advance to Martial Emperor in a limited amount of time. To you, that is a barrier that you can never cross. You are fated not to be the next Azure Emperor. The future of the Heavenly Starry Ocean is still in my grasp. Ill let you hang on to the Heaven Subduing Rock first.
The Young Pce Master of the Eastern Sea Divine Dragon Pce showed a sullen expression and did not say much. He only whispered something into the ears of the old man beside him, and the old man left to follow his orders.
If Xiao Chen were here, he would find this old man familiar. This was the leader of the four old men who had chased him in Despair City that day.
Back then, Xiao Chen heavily injured this old man. Now, his injuries were already all healed. His strength even seemed to have improved further.
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Outside Bright Moon City, Xiao Chennded on the surface of the sea and met with Long Fei and Qi Wuxue.
Congrattions, Brother Xiao, for gaining what you wished. The two proffered congrattions with cupped-fist salutes.
Chapter 1107: Miss Bingyun Arrives
Chapter 1107: Miss Bingyun Arrives
Brother Xiao is probably the first to seed in defeating all the outstanding talents of the Four Seas Hero Gathering in one move that way since time immemorial.
Xiao Chen smiled bitterly. Im probably also the first to receive the top prize but still get chased out by them, right?
After thatment, the three burst intoughter. Long Fei nced at Xiao Chen and said, Your wounds are fine, right? I believe after you go a little farther, there will definitely be someone with malicious intenting for you.
Xiao Chen nodded. I n to heal up outside the city first before leaving. Brother Qi Wuxue, are youing to Heavenly Star Ind with me?
Qi Wuxue smiled and replied, Not anymore. I cant continue ying around. In this Four Seas Hero Gathering, I finally got to see what a true expert is. I n to go around exploring to raise my strength. I cannot continue to be muddleheaded anymore.
Xiao Chen felt doubtful as he asked, Where are you nning to go? Have you thought of it yet?
I have not decided yet. However, the oceanic world is very vast. The Heavenly Starry Ocean is just one region. I will head in the direction where the sun rises and keep going. Qi Wuxue did not seem very anxious.
Long Fei performed a cupped-fist salute and said, We will first bid you farewell here. Brother Xiao, if you need help in the future, just call on me at any time.
Naturally, I, Qi Wuxue, will not escape from this duty, either!
Xiao Chen needed to remain here to recuperate from his wounds. After that, he wanted to head to the Western Sea to go to Heavenly Star Ind. Qi Wuxue intended to go out and explore alone. Long Fei needed to return to the Corpse Domain in the Kunlun Continent. They were all headed in different directions. When would they meet again? No one knew.
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Outside Bright Moon City, Xiao Chen sat cross-legged on the surface of the sea, carrying the heavy, red wooden box. He closed his eyes and circted his energy to treat his wounds.
Despite his caution, he did not worry too much. This ce was not far from Bright Moon City. Even if someone had malicious intents towards him, they would not act so openly here.
Aside from the match with Di Xinhan, Xiao Chen had not incurred any injury in most of the battles. The main thing was that he had expended too much Law Energy.
As for the poison attack of the Five Poison Sects Tang Xun, it was already more or less neutralized in Xiao Chens Heavenly Seal.
Tang Xun probably would not have expected that the Heavenly Seal that Xiao Chen was forming was so vast with Law Energy more than five times denser than Tang Xuns.
While Xiao Chen treated his injuries, Yue Bingyun had arrived at some point, quietly waiting not far away for him to finish attending to his wounds.
Four hourster, Xiao Chen opened his eyes, and a light shed in them. Then, he turned around and looked at Yue Bingyun. He smiled in a teasing fashion and said, Miss Bingyun, why are you here looking for me? I was chased out by the Lunar Pce and am no longer wee.
Yue Bingyun detected a trace of grievance in Xiao Chens words. She smiled faintly and said, Originally, the Lunar Pce did not like you because of the Azure Emperor. Now, you nearly disrupted the Four Seas Hero Gathering. Even so, the Lunar Pce still gave Young Master Xiao the Dragons Gates mountain tablet. They even invited Young Master Xiao out politely. Young Master Xiao, dont you darein about that.
Xiao Chen smiled to himself. Prettily spoken, but what Yue Bingyun meant was that he should be grateful to the Lunar Pce. However, he hade and followed all the rules. The Lunar Pce did not have any rules about outsiders joining the Four Seas Hero Gathering.
Nevertheless, he did not hold any grudges towards the Lunar Pce over this matter. He was rather thankful to them for giving him the Dragons Gates mountain tablet and did not feel any resentment.
Just speak your mind. Actually, I guessed that you would being. The first time I met you, I already felt that you had something to ask of me.
Xiao Chen did not find Yue Bingyuns arrival strange.
Young Master Xiao is rather sharp! I want to ask you to help me refine a Medicinal Pill. As for the details, take a look for yourself.
Yue Bingyun flung out her hand and tossed an Alchemic Recipe to Xiao Chen.
The Medicinal Pills name was Heavenly Source Pill. The Alchemic Recipe recorded all the ingredients in detail as well as the various ratios required. Just based on the ingredients, this Heavenly Source Pill was not a King Grade Medicinal Pill; it was at most a Sage Grade Medicinal Pill.
However, even if it was a Sage Grade Medicinal Pill, Xiao Chen could not refine it. The reason was none other than the fact that the Alchemy that Xiao Chen knew was from the Immortal Epoch, not the Martial Epochs Alchemy.
Wait a minute! Xiao Chen realized something, but his expression did not change. He proffered the Alchemic Recipe back and said, I do know a little about Alchemy. However, it is impossible for me to refine Sage Grade Medicinal Pills. The sess rate is too low. You should look for someone else.
Yue Bingyun smiled and said, Young Master Xiao, why the need to act dumb? You know it. If this were really just a Sage Grade Medicinal Pill, why would I need to bother you? This is a Medicinal Pill that requires the Alchemy of the Immortal Epoch. Aside from you, no one else alive can refine it.
Xiao Chens face sank. How did you know?
Ive suspected since the day you took my pulse. After that, I asked around for information about you. I learned that when you were just a Martial Monarch, you bought the Alchemic Recipe for the Breaking Sage Pill in Hunluo City. That is also a Medicinal Pill that can be refined only with the Immortal Epochs Alchemy.
Yue Bingyun was clearly amply prepared. She said, Dont deny it. All three information brokers I have been to in the Heavenly Starry Ocean mentioned that you did indeed purchase the Alchemic Recipe for the Breaking Sage Pill.
Young Master Xiao, why are you so guarded against me? Bingyun never saw you as an enemy.
Xiao Chen always found this girl before him unfathomable. Whether it was her true cultivation or appearance, it gave a feeling of trying to see flowers through fog.
Given his cautious character, not being wary at all would be impossible.
After thinking for a while, Xiao Chen felt that it should not be a problem to help her refine the Medicinal Pill. He would take it as just doing her a favor. He said, I can help you refine it. However, you have to keep the matter of the Immortal Epochs Alchemy a secret.
Yue Bingyun smiled faintly and tossed a spatial ring to him. She said, All the ingredients are there. I prepared a total of one hundred sets. No matter how low the sess rate is, Young Master Xiao should be able to seed at least once. There is no time limit. When you have done it, just send someone to deliver it to the Lunar Pce.
This was pretty good; the conditions were rather rxed. There was no pressure on Xiao Chen at all. So, without saying anything more, he agreed.
Young Master Xiao is really straightforward. Why dont you ask me why I want this Medicinal Pill? Without waiting for Xiao Chens reply, Yue Bingyun continued, The answer is rather interesting. There are twelveyers to the Longevity Art. In the tens of thousands of years of inheritance, only my master managed to cultivate to thestyer in the Lunar Pce.
Aside from talent, the most important reason for her sess was that the Azure Emperor refined a Heavenly Source Pill for her ten thousand years ago. This is a supplementary Medicinal Pill that is required for cultivating the twelfthyer of the Longevity Art.
I am rather curious too. Did your Immortal Epoch Alchemye from the Azure Emperor? However, given your strength, you should not be able to enter the Azure Dragon Pce. In that case, where did your Alchemye from?
Haha! Young Master Xiao, there is no need to answer this question. Thank you for your help this time. I will help you out a little as well and tell you a little secret. An expert of the Eastern Sea Divine Dragon Pce has been following you since you left Bright Moon za. Be careful.
Xiao Chen was not really too interested in the news that Yue Bingyun revealed. He was more interested in Yue Bingyun herself.
This girl was not simple. She was far harder to deal with than the other Holy Scions. No matter how powerful those other Holy Scions were, they came at Xiao Chen openly. However, this girl was unfathomable. It felt like she knew a lot of the Azure Emperors secrets.
Whats wrong with this woman? You are helping her refine such an important Medicinal Pill, but she does not show any appreciation. She even chose to give you some bad news to worry you. Even if she is not helping, she should do something practical at least, Ao Jiao ranted from the Immortal Spirit Ring. Clearly, she was not happy with Yue Bingyuns attitude.
Xiao Chen toyed with the Alchemic Recipe in his hand. He replied mentally, There is no need to mind. I have a feeling that matters between her and me will not end so simply. This is a difficult-to-handle woman.
As for the people from the Eastern Sea Divine Dragon Pce, he did not expect Yue Bingyun to interfere unless he was truly in danger. Since she did not make a move, that meant that she believed that he could cope with them.
After putting away the Alchemic Recipe and verifying the direction, Xiao Chen set out for the Western Sea.
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The Four Seas Hero Gathering continued in Bright Moon City. However, for some reason, most of the audience found the originally exciting battles rather nd, no longer interesting.
However, when Ye Chen and Yan Shisana desman of the Massacre Dao and a swordsman of the Massacre Dao, respectivelystarted fighting, the crowds eyes were opened. This contest gave spectators a pleasant surprise.
Unexpectedly, with just the Massacre Dao, there were so many varied uses. This was a great eye-opener for many people.
Xiao Chen would have enjoyed watching the Four Seas Hero Gathering topletion. However, the Lunar Pce no longer weed him, so it was not convenient for him to remain. Furthermore, he already obtained the Dragons Gates mountain tablet. Thus, he did not feel any regrets.
After flying for a long time, Xiao Chen slowly started to feel that the wooden box on his back was very heavy like a mountain.
At first, he did not really mind it, only feeling that it was just a little heavy. However, after a while, it started to strain his endurance.
It was not that Xiao Chen did not think of putting the box in the Universe Ring. However, when he firstid eyes on it, he knew that this item would not be able to fit inside. It might not look big, but the space within made him feel as insignificant as dust.
If he tried to stuff the Dragons Gates mountain tablet into the Universe Ring, it would definitely break the space within. It might even explode and injure him as well as expose the many Holy Spirit Veins in the Universe Ring.
Hu chi!
Xiao Chens ears twitched. He heard an irregr wind sound. So, he frowned and calmly turned around while standing on the water.
Soon, the soft, untraceable wind sounds intensified. Four figures appeared before Xiao Chen. When he saw the leader of the group, his pupils contracted, and murderous intent shed in his eyes.
This person was the ck-robed old man who pursued Xiao Chen in Despair City, along with the experts from the other Divine Dragon Pces, reducing him to a miserable state.
Azure Dragon King, we meet again, the ck-d old man said indifferently, hiding his murderous intent.
Xiao Chen smiled coldly and said, How unexpected! Even after being so severely injured, you were still saved.
Azure Dragon King, we are not here to seek trouble with you. We just want to negotiate a deal! one of the old men beside the ck-d old man said quickly. He had noticed Xiao Chens murderous intent, so he immediately stated their purpose.
Xiao Chen smiled and nced at that person, which sent a chill running down that old mans spine for some reason, prompting that old man to take two steps back involuntarily.
We can negotiate a deal, but wait for me to kill someone first.
Ka ca! A saber light shed. Xiao Chen had not drawn his Lunar Shadow Saber at all during the Four Seas Hero Gathering. Now that he did, he drew it in the time it took for a spark to fly. His target was the leader, the ck-d old man.
Chapter 1108: I Am Not a Pushover
Chapter 1108: I Am Not a Pushover
Xiao Chen used the clearly horrifying Great Perfection saber soul and the Great Perfection will of thunder. However, when he drew his saber, the surface of the sea, as well as the winds, remained dead calm, not fluctuating in the slightest.
Control towards all sorts of energy. A very fine control. This was the result of his practice of Saber Techniques over the past year.
Although Xiao Chens cultivation had not risen significantly, he already gained control. There were no slip-ups at all; he could move quickly without making a sound. When he used the Azure Emperors Drawing the Saber, he could create eighty-one different saber trajectories in the time it took for a spark to fly.
The saber light shed. As Xiao Chen sheathed his saber, the ck-d old mans body suddenly burst forth with a resplendent saber light, then split in half and fell from the sky to dye the water red.
Xiao Chen did not retreat, although the remaining three people were only ten meters away. He raised his head and said, Now we can talk.
One second ago, the ck-d old man was alive. One secondter, he had died without an intact corpse, leaving only the sea that was dyed red.
When the three old men heard what Xiao Chen said, they all felt horror. No one had expected that after drawing his saber, Xiao Chen would be so dreadfully strong.
The anger in their hearts could not possibly surge any higher. Without warning, Xiao Chen killed at the drop of a hat. After killing, he calmly said that they could now negotiate.
Damn the negotiation. You are seeking death!
One of the old men had a good rtionship with the dead person. He could no longer contain his rage and roared. Then, he stepped forward and cocked his arm to send a punch at Xiao Chen.
The old man drove the surging power of the world, and the water for five kilometers around them soared into the sky, stirring up countless towering waves.
Even though this old man was fast, Xiao Chen was even faster. Just as the old man took one step forward and his footnded, Xiao Chen thrust his sheathed Lunar Shadow Saber forward. For some reason, the scabbard stopped right at the old mans throat.
The motion was silent and fluid like water. It flowed very naturally and did not leak out any strength. It looked far fromparable to themotion from the old mans unfired punch.
However, this simple move pressed on the old mans death acupoint. The other two old men did not even have an opportunity to help.
Before Xiao Chens calm gaze, the surging seawater for five kilometers around descended slowly. Rtive superiority was determined in an instant.
As the waves settled and the water fell back down, it drizzled back to the sea, creating a lot of noise.
Do you think that Im still the same pushover from one year ago? Do you think that by simply sending a few Great Perfection quasi-Emperors, you will be able to drive me into a corner? Dont be so naive.
An intangible grandeur in Xiao Chens level tone deterred the three from taking any action whatsoever.
The three were shocked. This was not an aura but a kind of atmospherethe atmosphere that was intrinsic to an expert. There was no way to imitate it or purposely reveal it.
Despite Xiao Chens extreme youth, no more than twenty-nine years old now, the atmosphere he gave off was stronger than that of these old men who had lived for several centuries. Such a thought was simply incredible.
I said it very clearly earlier. If we are to negotiate, that person has to die first. If you wish to attack, I do not mind killing a few more people. Lets see how many Great Perfection quasi-Emperors the Eastern Sea Divine Dragon Pce can afford to sacrifice.
The old man whom Xiao Chens scabbard pressed against said coldly, If you dare, then do it. The Divine Dragon Pce might still be able to forgive you for killing one Great Perfection quasi-Emperor. However, if you go overboard, then dont me our Eastern Sea Divine Dragon Pce for being merciless when we send out a Martial Emperor to suppress you.
Of the Sea Monarchs old guards, the Eastern Sea Divine Dragon Pce was the strongest. However, even the strongest Divine Dragon Pce was still much inferior to an Immortal Holy Land.
The Eastern Sea Divine Dragon Pce definitely would not have many Great Perfection quasi-Emperors. If Xiao Chen killed off four, the faction would not be able to ept it.
The old mans words contained a heavy threat. He wanted to take the initiative to scare Xiao Chen and shock him.
Xiao Chen smiled coldly in his heart. These Immortal Holy Lands did not dare to touch him because the Thunder Sovereign was still alive.
Even if he killed the three before him, the Eastern Sea Divine Dragon Pce would not dare to do anything to him.
Bang!
Xiao Chen could not be bothered to speak further with this person. He pressed down with his scabbard, striking this persons chest. A huge force surged out, which caused that old man to vomit blood and sent him flying back one kilometer.
The other two old men quickly moved back to help this old man to his feet. They no longer dared to be careless, showing wary expressions on their faces.
Xiao Chen put down his saber and said indifferently, Just say whats on your mind. My time is limited.
At this moment, the three old men had no choice but to ept the fact that Xiao Chen had killed one of them. One of the old men at the sides said, Our Young Pce Master wants your Sea Monarch Headscarf. If you are willing to exchange it, you can make your demands.
Sea Monarch Headscarf!
What do they want with the Sea Monarch Headscarf? Xiao Chen felt suspicious in his heart. However, he did not think too much about it. The Sea Monarch Headscarf was something that he would not sell. No matter what, he could not exchange it. So he did not hesitate to reject them, then turned to leave.
Azure Dragon King, it is better to make a friend rather than an enemy in the Heavenly Starry Ocean. This is your only chance to resolve things between you and our Eastern Sea Divine Dragon Pce. As long as you agree, this Young Pce Master can help you deal with the Western Seas Seven Distinguished Dragon Marquises, get them to stop causing trouble for Heavenly Star Ind.
The voice from behind stunned Xiao Chen. Heavy murderous intent shed in his eyes again as an impulse to kill reappeared.
Xiao Chen had not expected that even after he left, the Seven Distinguished Dragon Marquises would not let Lan Shaobai and the others off.
How about it? Have you reconsidered?
Upon seeing Xiao Chen halt, that person thought that he was tempted, so he quickly asked.
Xiao Chen did not bother turning around as he said indifferently, Did I not make myself clear enough? Fine, if you want to make an exchange, bring me a King Spirit Vein. Then, I will hand over the Sea Monarch Headscarf.
You!
That person who had spoken could not help feeling frustrated. Only a fool would use a King Spirit Vein to exchange for the Sea Monarch Headscarf. Even if one wanted to take advantage of the situation, one should not do it this way.
Furthermore, the entire Eastern Sea Divine Dragon Pce had only one King Spirit Vein. Aside from the Immortal Holy Lands, no faction would have an extra King Spirit Vein stored away.
Xiao Chen no longer bothered with the three. Now, he felt very anxious and wanted to rush back to Heavenly Star Ind.
Pu chi!
Just as he was about to head away, the seawater before him split open. Four deep-sea flood dragons, each exuding the might of a quasi-Emperor, roared and put pressure on Xiao Chen.
An ancient war chariot followed the flood dragons. An old man pulled the reins, controlling the four quasi-Emperor-level flood dragons.
Xiao Chen felt a chill streak down his spine. This old man was an expert who was already a Consummation quasi-Emperor, able to suppress him.
This person gave Xiao Chen strong, ufortable pressure.
However, Xiao Chen did not feel any fear in his heart. He knew that this was a quasi-Emperor who had condensed a soul for the Heavenly Seal. This person was very horrifying, much stronger than himself.
Even so, Xiao Chen still had the Sea Monarch Crown. By using it on the surface of this sea, he could easily leave, fleeing from this old man without any injuries.
Most importantly, Xiao Chen still had the Sr Plume Feather that Little Yellow Feather gave him. That was the protective measure of the Golden Crow, an ancient Holy Beast. It was more than enough to kill this person.
A handsome youth sat in this war chariot. He showed a cold and proud aura. A deep glow in his eyes said that he was the kind of person that was skilled at scheming.
Xiao Chen had met this person before in Despair City. He knew who this person was: the Eastern Sea Divine Dragon Pces Young Pce Master.
However, at that time, Xiao Chen had only given him a casual nce. Since he was much more powerful than this person, he had not paid too much attention to Leng Shaofan.
Now that Xiao Chen gave this person a longer look, he found him very familiar. A person came to mind, the thought startling him. This was the Leng Ao whom he had gone to the Sea Monarch Pce with back then.
Its you! Xiao Chen could not help saying.
Leng Shaofan smiled and said, The Azure Dragon King finally recalls me.
Young Master, he killed Elder Feng!
The three old men flew over from behind Xiao Chen. Then, they quickly reported Elder Fengs death to Leng Shaofan.
Leng Shaofans expression did not change. He nodded and said, It looks like it was the right decision to abandon the Four Seas Hero Gathering and rush over here. The Azure Dragon Kings strength is truly incredible. Can you tell me how you cultivated for the past year?
Secret.
Leng Shaofan did not show any anger on hearing that reply. His expression did not waver, either. He said indifferently, Thats fine. Everyone has their own secrets. This is not strange. As the Azure Emperors descendant, you were able to sweep through the outstanding talents at your King conferral ceremony. You must have your own fortuitous encounters.
However, what do you think your chances are against the five of us?
Xiao Chen pointed to the old man driving the chariot and answered honestly, This Xiao is not an opponent for this senior alone.
Leng Shaofan smiled. This is rather surprising. The Azure Dragon King that can defeat the various outstanding talents in one move each can still be so calm. On further consideration, you must be a smart person as well. Hand over the Sea Monarch Headscarf and state a reasonable price. Even though we are enemies, we can be friends.
Xiao Chen retorted indifferently, I have many friends. However, the name Leng Shaofan will never be on that list.
Attack!
Leng Shaofans face sank. Since they could note to an agreement, he directly said, Just suppress him and dont kill him. It is not worth offending the Thunder Sovereign over this short-lived person.
The old man driving the chariot put down the reins. Then he slowly stood up. Instantly, an overwhelming aura that could topple mountains and flip seas pressed over. The seawater behind Xiao Chen suddenly soared up into a gigantic three-kilometer-tall wall of water.
Now that the four deep-sea flood dragons were not restrained, they appeared ferocious and bared their fangs and ws at Xiao Chen while roaring, strengthening their auras.
Before these strong auras, Xiao Chen felt like two mountains were pressing down on his shoulders. He moved back slightly and held his saber across his chest. Then, he looked calmly at Leng Shaofan and said, I advise you to think things through carefully before acting. Do not regret this.
Leng Shaofanughed and said, The Azure Dragon King can also feel fear? Unfortunately, it is now not you giving me the chance to regret, but me not giving you the chance to regret. Attack!
The moment Leng Shaofan spoke, the old man previously driving the chariot snorted coldly. Then, the four ferocious deep-sea flood dragons charged at Xiao Chen.
Chapter 1109: Absolute Strength
Chapter 1109: Absolute Strength
In the Immortal Spirit Ring, Ao Jiao urged on Little Yellow Feather, who had been bitterly cultivating there for the past year. It chirped happily and flew out quickly.
Little Yellow Feather spread its wings and radiated a dazzling golden light. A strong st of might swept over the four deep-sea flood dragons as it red at them. This scared the four deep-sea flood dragons into shivering.
In regard to the bloodline, the deep-sea flood dragons were not of a pure True Dragons bloodline. However, if they cultivated to the peak and sessfully cleared their tribtion, they could transform into dragons.
On the other hand, Little Yellow Feather was a bona fide Holy Beast, an existence on the same level as a True Dragon. After the four deep-sea flood dragons saw it, they immediately felt an innate fear.
Leng Shaofans eyes lit up. He smiled and said, It is actually a juvenile Golden Crow. Elder Cheng, quickly go and suppress Xiao Chen. After that, subdue this Golden Crow, so that we can use it as a guardian beast for my Eastern Sea Divine Dragon Pce.
Obeying the order, the old man leaped up, sending a palm strike at Xiao Chen.
This palm strike seemed ordinary. However, it carried the puissant power of the world, using that power to suppress. This old man was using his cultivation to try and defeat Xiao Chen.
Under the pressure of this palm strike, Xiao Chen sank one kilometer together with the seawater around him.
Xiao Chen felt shocked. Although he had expected a Consummation quasi-Emperors strength to be extremely horrifying, he only realized that it was far beyond his expectations when he truly faced one.
With his current strength, he was no match for someone two cultivation grades above him. He could only cope by using the Sea Monarch Crown.
With a thought, the Sea Monarch Crown flew out of the Universe Ring and sat firmly on Xiao Chens head.
In that instant, a plethora of emotions surged up. These emotions were all from the Sea Monarch. Xiao Chen did not find this strange. He calmed himself, and all the various negative emotions vanished.
The old man on the surface who pressured Xiao Chen with one palm strikeughed maniacally. Just as he prepared to throw another palm strike and severely injure Xiao Chen, he was shocked to discover Xiao Chen suddenly flying up.
Along with Xiao Chen came the seawater that had been pressed down with him. Now, the situation reversed, and his aura surpassed the old mans.
The old man saw the crown on Xiao Chens head, and a greedy look shed in his eyes. Do you think that you can fight against this old man while wearing the crown? Azure Dragon King, you are too naive. Before absolute strength, everything is but an illusion.
Xiao Chen replied indifferently, Those words are right. However, you are not qualified to say them. I will show you the mystery of the Sea Monarch Crown, the water domain.
A huge image appeared behind Xiao Chen. That was the Sea Monarch, who ruled the oceanic world and couldpete with the Azure Emperor ten thousand years ago.
A blue ring of light came from the Sea Monarchs figure. The sky-blue water domain encased the area within fifty kilometers.
The air was filled with a blue barrier, like it was solid water, permeating every area of space. The old man felt that something was wrong. Be it his speed or the amount of the power of the world he could drive, it decreased significantly within the solid-looking barrier.
After testing for a bit, the old man rxed slightly. His strength was only lowered by twenty percent. That was more than enough to deal with Xiao Chen.
The old man immediatelyughed coldly, In the end, you are just a Small Perfection quasi-Emperor. Even in this water domain, my strength is only weakened by twenty percent. It is still impossible for you to injure me.
Idiot! When did I say that you were the target?!
Xiao Chen was not interested in the old man. While wearing the Sea Monarch Crown, he was like a fish in water in this water domain. He moved even faster than usual. His figure shed, disappearing from the old mans sight.
This startled the old man. He soon understood and looked in the direction of Leng Shaofan and the others. He only saw Leng Shaofan and the other three old men arduously walking on the surface of the sea, trying to escape the water domain.
Compared to the Consummation quasi-Emperor, the other three old men were even more suppressed, their strength decreasing by forty percent.
Leng Shaofan, whose cultivation was the lowest, was in an even sorrier state. His strength decreased by sixty percentto the level of a Superior Grade Martial Sage.
With such strength, Leng Shaofan would be just like a child to Xiao Chen. Xiao Chen caught up in an instant and grabbed him.
Young Master!
The other three old men quicklyunched themselves at Xiao Chen. However, he did not even bother looking. Carrying Leng Shaofan with one hand, he threw a palm strike at each of the three old men with the other, sending them flying.
Panicking, Leng Shaofan tried to activate the pendant at his chest, a lifesaving measure from his father. Once he activated it, even a Martial Emperor could not do anything to him.
However, how could Xiao Chen give Leng Shaofan the chance to do so? He clenched his right hand and heavily rapped Leng Shaofan on the head, interrupting his actions.
Hitting Leng Shaofan felt great. Since Xiao Chen returned to the Supreme Sky Sect after the King conferral ceremony, Leng Shaofan had been plotting against him.
Xiao Chen had long since wanted to vent his frustration. Now that he found this opportunity, how could he let Leng Shaofan off easy? After a few punches, Leng Shaofans head started to resemble a pigs head. His face swelled up, no longer looking like before.
Now, do you know who is the one that is not giving the other a chance to regret? Xiao Chen asked indifferently as he carried Leng Shaofan.
Intense pain red in Leng Shaofans face. He felt very aggrieved. He had not expected that after Xiao Chen wore the Sea Monarch Crown, the old man who was two cultivation grades higher would not be able to do anything to Xiao Chen.
Leng Shaofan clenched his teeth and said, You win this time. However, after todays matter, there will be no more chance of reconciliation between you and the Eastern Sea Divine Dragon Pce. I, Leng Shaofan, will not be able to share the same skies as
Bang!
Xiao Chen hated such stubborn people. This punch knocked out several of Leng Shaofans teeth. Then, Leng Shaofan vomited some blood, preventing him from finishing what he wanted to say.
Wind howled. It was the Consummation quasi-Emperor charging over in rage.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly and dodged gently, going far away and not shing head-on.
Even with the water domain, he was not a match for that old man.
However, in regard to speed, Xiao Chen could easily outstrip him. The Consummation quasi-Emperor continuously charged at Xiao Chen, his eyes spewing mes of rage. Every time Xiao Chen dodged, he ruthlessly punched Leng Shaofans face in front of the old man.
This situation frustrated Elder Cheng, causing him to gnash his teeth. However, he could not catch Xiao Chen no matter what.
Xiao Chen had an excellent grasp of the situation as well. He knew that he could not kill this Leng Shaofan. Otherwise, the Eastern Sea Divine Dragon Pces Pce Master would destroy him indiscriminately, despite the pressure from the Thunder Sovereign.
Nevertheless, Xiao Chen could not just swallow his frustration. Thus, he kept punching Leng Shaofan in the face, although he used only an ordinary level of force.
Leng Shaofan cursed continuously. However, Xiao Chen did not get angry. For every curse, Xiao Chen punched him one more time.
Only when the Magic Energy in his sea of consciousness was about to run out did Xiao Chen send Leng Shaofan flying with a punch towards the Consummation quasi-Emperor.
With a backflip, Xiao Chennded on the chariot that Leng Shaofan abandoned. While in the water domain, Little Yellow Feather had alreadypletely subdued the four deep-sea flood dragons.
Xiao Chen felt extremelyfortable as he sat in the chariot. At a wave of his hand, Little Yellow Feather immediately got the four deep-sea flood dragons to take to the sky.
Little Yellow Feather swung the reins restraining the four deep-sea flood dragons. Then, it spread its wings and shot out four streams of mes at them. Feeling pain, the flood dragons immediately broke into a dash.
Brother Shaofan, the journey to Heavenly Star Ind is long and far. This Xiao will be borrowing your dragon chariot. Xiao Chens carefreeughter came from the distance.
Elder Cheng was currently checking on Leng Shaofans injuries. He did not have time to bother with Xiao Chen, letting him ride off on Leng Shaofans favorite dragon war chariot.
Young Master, are you alright?! the old man carefully asked Leng Shaofan, whose head resembled a pigs head, almost unrecognizable.
Leng Shaofans injuries were not heavy. However, Xiao Chen hit his head many times, rendering him dizzy and disoriented.
After a while, Leng Shaofan recovered and looked around. He asked in a slurred voice, Where is my flood dragon war chariot?
Elder Cheng thought for a while before telling the truth. Xiao Chen snatched it away. He said he was borrowing it.
After Leng Shaofan heard that, he could not help trembling with frustration.
In this trip, he truly made a fool of himself. A Great Perfection quasi-Emperor died, and he lost the flood dragons. However, what was even more uneptable was that Xiao Chen had beaten his face up very badly.
However, there was no such thing as a chance after regret. No matter how much one regretted, it was toote. Xiao Chen had already taken the dragon chariot far away.
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Xiao Chen had to admit that this flood dragon war chariot of the Eastern Sea Divine Dragon Pce was reallyfortable.
These four flood dragons equal to a quasi-Emperor were like horses, obediently pulling the war chariot and running on the sea. Just the thought of it would already shock people.
When Xiao Chen tested its speed, the flood dragon war chariot was even faster than his Dragons Gates warship.
The reason was not difficult to understand. Before the Dragons Gate was destroyed, that warship was a mass-produced item. Although it was more powerful than most King Grade warships, it was ultimately a mass-produced item. It could notpare to an exquisitely crafted war chariot that arge sect put in their full efforts to build.
Most importantly, when this flood dragon war chariot moved, it did not need to use Astral Cores.
For the Dragons Gates warship to match this speed, one needed to power it with Medial Grade Astral Coreswhich would cost a lot of money.
Xiao Chen did not feel any fear when using this chariot to travel around the Western Sea. This chariot was a symbol of the Eastern Sea Divine Dragon Pce. No faction would dare to offend them. Hence, his passage would be unhindered.
Upon close inspection, he noticed that this dragon chariot possessed many advantages.
There was no need to think to figure out what kind of expression Leng Shaofan was showing at this moment. Xiao Chen could guess that Leng Shaofan felt very depressed right now. He already told him not to regret his actions. However, Leng Shaofan had not believed him and still behaved so rashly. Ending up like that served him right.
As Xiao Chen sat in the war chariot, he examined its construction.
The war chariot was ck in color with the insignia of the Eastern Sea Divine Dragon Pce carved on the protective railings on both sides. Xiao Chen had already erased Leng Shaofans mental imprint and reced it with his own.
Now that Xiao Chen understood the war chariot much better, he snapped his fingers. The chariot gave off creaking sounds, and a roof appeared, firmly closing it up.
The formerly open war chariot was now enclosed. Those outside could not see who was sitting inside.
As for Xiao Chen, he only needed to part the curtains to look out.
With the chariot closed up, the area at the back folded, creating ample space. The long, soft bench that was originally there turned into arge,fortable bed.
Chapter 1110: Overjoyed at Unexpected Good News
Chapter 1110: Overjoyed at Unexpected Good News
Xiao Chen gently patted the center of the bed, and it protruded out. Removing the expensive and soft Spirit Beast fur on top revealed a small, exquisite table.
He took off his shoes and socks before sitting cross-legged on the bed. There was a small ring handle under the table. When he pulled on it gently, cold air came from inside.
He discovered several wines hidden in an icy drawer, kept there for some time already.
The drawer looked very small without a lot of space in it. However, in reality, it was quitemodious. Leng Shaofan had specially invited a Martial Emperor expert to carve a small spatial formation there as well as an ice formation. This drawer was a cold wine cer.
A careful look turned up countless rare wines of all sorts, several of which Xiao Chen did not even know the names of. However, just based on their packaging, they were clearly extraordinary.
Leng Shaofan was a fellow who truly knew how to enjoy himself. However, these were all Xiao Chens now.
Hey, this fellow unexpectedly stockpiled quite a lot of Thousand Year me.
Xiao Chens eyes lit up. Unexpectedly, he found ten bottles of Thousand Year me in the wine cer. He could not help but be overjoyed.
He already consumed all the Thousand Year me he obtained from Mo Chen long ago. Now that he suddenly saw the wine that he liked so much, he could not help revealing a smile.
Xiao Chen reached back and gently tapped a few times. A small, copsible wall cab appeared with many delicate wine cups arranged inside. Below them were several tea sets made of thousand-year-old precious jade.
He took out a Thousand Year me and searched around. He discovered that none of the wine cups in the cab were suitable for drinking the Thousand Year me. So, he got his own purple crystal cup from the Universe Ring.
After that, he slowly poured himself a cup. The wine looked extremely beautiful in the purple crystal cup, very pleasing to the eye.
Ao Jiao flew out of the Immortal Spirit Ring and looked around the chariots interior curiously. She smiled and said, This chariot is pretty good. Its speed and defenses are excellent. Most importantly, its essories are very exquisite too, allowing one to stay in itfortably.
Xiao Chen felt very pleased with his spoils of war. As he swirled the purple crystal cup, he had a faint smile.
Ao Jiao eyed the cup with interest. Under Xiao Chens somewhat astonished gaze, she poured herself a cup. Then, she copied Xiao Chen and slowly swirled it.
Faint sparks emerged from their wine cups. Soon, mes flew out and formed two golden-bright and dazzling Golden Crows. Then, the two Golden Crows started chasing each other in the rather vast interior of the chariot.
Once the Golden Crows disappeared, Xiao Chen picked up his wine cup and drained the Thousand Year me in one go. He felt an incredibly pleasant sensation, and the aftertaste lingered for a long time.
Sitting across him, Ao Jiao took a sip, and a flush instantly bloomed on her cheeks. Her very lovely and young-looking face appeared very charming.
It turns out that this is what wine tastes like!
Xiao Chen put down the wine cup and sank into deep thought. With several Holy Spirit Veins in the Immortal Spirit Ring, Ao Jiaos strength improved as the days passed, and her changes were bing increasingly obvious.
Ao Jiao had body temperature and could drink wine as well as many other things. However, such things were unprecedented for an Item Spirit since ancient times.
All the same, she seemed to enjoy these changes. Naturally, Xiao Chen felt happy for her, as long as there was no other price to pay. In the future, when he advanced to Martial Emperor, he would personally go and ask that old Item Spirit in the Azure Dragon Pce.
p! p!
Little Yellow Feather, who had enough fun outside, flew inside excitedly. When it saw that Ao Jiaos wine cup was still filled with a lot of wine, it quicklynded in front of the wine cup and started drinking with its small beak.
This startled Xiao Chen, and he quickly tried to stop Little Yellow Feather. Ao Jiao smiled and forestalled Xiao Chen, saying, Let it be. This wine is quite delicious.
The aftereffects of this wine is rather strong. Most people cant drink even one cup. It is best not to drink this if you are new to drinking.
The flushed Ao Jiao wobbled. She said somewhat drunkenly, Is that so? Hehe! I was wondering, why is my head so dizzy? So dizzy
Before she finished speaking, she copsed onto the bed and fell into a deep sleep.
After drinking the Thousand Year me, Little Yellow Feather became extremely excited, chirping continuously.
As it flew in the air, it spread its wings out to their maximum extent. Then, all its golden-yellow feathers turnedpletely red. It opened its beak, and a me quickly umted there.
This sight frightened Xiao Chen. If Little Yellow Feather went crazy, it would burn up this entire war chariot for sure.
Plop! The excited Little Yellow Feather suddenly ceased moving, falling onto the bed. It was like a dead fish as ity belly up, not reacting to anything at all.
Xiao Chen smiled helplessly and checked on Ao Jiao. Asleep, she looked especially beautiful. The words big-boobed loli from his previous life truly applied to her.
If he continued looking at Ao Jiao, he might even start to entertain evil thoughts. After verifying that she was just asleep and there was nothing wrong with her, he poured himself another cup of Thousand Year me. Then, he closed the bed curtains and stepped out.
Whoosh! Whoosh!
The chariot cabin was very stable like it was traveling on t ground. After Xiao Chen came out, he immediately felt the speed and the howling winds.
The four deep-sea flood dragons moved very fast, splitting wind and waves as they pulled the war chariot, advancing rapidly.
The might equivalent to quasi-Emperors deterred ferocious beasts of the sea from appearing rashly.
When a few of the passing loose cultivators saw the mark of the Eastern Sea Divine Dragon Pce, they distanced themselves far away, not daring to block the flood dragon war chariot. Hence, Xiao Chen traveled very fast without anything to hinder his way.
Its been half a month already. We should arrive at Heavenly Star Ind in another three days!
At this moment, Xiao Chen felt very anxious. He wished he could immediately appear on Heavenly Star Ind.
Looking at the time, Xiao Chen had been away from Lan Shaobai, Jin Dabao, and the others for a year and a half already. When he left, he had not expected to take such a long time. To think he was so optimistic that he believed he would return in half a year!
Who could have imagined that after Xiao Chen left, he would end up staying away for such a long time and even run into several difficulties?
The affairs of the world were truly unpredictable.
Life was unpredictable. No one knew what the future held. Fortune and disaster were hard to differentiate. Good and bad became increasingly difficult to distinguish.
Xiao Chen wondered how Lan Shaobai and the others were doing in Heavenly Star Ind. Originally, he thought that after he left, no one would make things difficult for them.
However, the news that the Eastern Sea Divine Dragon Pce gave him made him worry and pessimistic.
Those Seven Distinguished Dragon Marquises had best not go overboard. Otherwise, I will return the favor to them a hundred times over, make them pay with their lives!
Xiao Chen swirled the wine in the cup he held. When the me soared into the air, murderous intent appeared on his face. He ferociously flung his right hand to the side. The purple crystal cup shattered, the wine sttering everywhere and turning into sparks.
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In the Azure Dragon Kings conferrednd in the Western Sea, Heavenly Star Ind:
Workers were currently constructing a winery in a vast, empty region. After it waspleted, Mo Chen would be able to concoct all sorts of wines using the recipes she had. Then, Jin Dabaos merchants could bring them to the ck Sea.
Not only would this provide good jobs for the ordinary people of Heavenly Star Ind, but the wine sales would also bring the merchant association plenty of profits.
Not far from the construction site, Mo Chen directed the workers. Her eyes, which were visible through her veil, sparkled with excitement despite her obvious fatigue.
Haha! The progress is pretty good; it is rather fast. Lan Shaobai walked over with a smile.
Mo Chen smiled faintly and handed the matters she was dealing with to a rather aged man. After adding some instructions, she walked over, asking, You have good news for me?
Lan Shaobai nodded and replied, Yes. I just received word that Xiao Chen defeated all the various outstanding talents with one move each at the Four Seas Hero Gathering half a month ago. Then, he managed to obtain the Dragons Gates mountain tablet. He should be arriving soon.
The news came ratherte. However, this was inevitable. The Seven Distinguished Dragon Marquises sent people to block off all routes in front. Thus, any information they obtained came from the ck Sea through Jin Dabao.
Joy shed in Mo Chens eyes. However, she did not seem overly excited, appearing extremely calm as she nodded gently.
Why dont you seem surprised at all, nary a hint of shock? Lan Shaobai asked, feeling curious.
Mo Chen replied gently, This is something expected. What is there to be shocked about? However, I did not imagine that Xiao Chen would defeat everyone with just one move each.
Mo Chen always had faith in Xiao Chen, never doubting that he would bring back the Dragons Gates mountain tablet.
Lan Shaobai thought it over carefully. From the moment he first met Mo Chen, she had dered her firm belief that Xiao Chen would definitely bring back the Dragons Gates mountain tablet. No wonder she seemed so calm now.
When Lan Shaobai received the news, he had been excited for the longest time, so excited that he recorded this matter in that Azure Dragon Bamboo Scroll of his.
I thought that you found a suitable ce for me to construct a refining pavilion. It looks like I was happy for nothing. However, this news is pretty good as well. At least now, I know how much longer until Xiao Chen rushes back. Mo Chen followed up with a smile.
Her mentioning this matter gave Lan Shaobai a pang.
Mo Chen was much more capable than he had expected. She was much more experienced in managing the various matters of the ind than he was.
Furthermore, she was very capable in so many other fields. Just thinking about it made him feel defeated. Refining Secret Treasures was her main trade. The Book of Heavenly Works only improved her excellent skills; it was like giving a tiger wings.
However, without even having to mention refining Secret Treasures, her other skills would already make others sigh in admiration. Alchemy, brewing, formations, astrology, medicine, management, and many more, she was well versed in all of them.
Mo Chen was also no stranger to Lan Shaobais specialtyhistory. She could discourse with him on various matters of the Martial Epoch and even showed a good understanding of them.
After she arrived at Heavenly Star Ind, she helped him with the matters he was originally supposed to do, giving everything a once-over. Furthermore, she even did them better than him, allowing him to rx a lot more.
Lan Shaobai had never managed such arge territory before. He had been holding on bitterly all the while. With Mo Chens help, he finally got everything on track.
However, some moments were problematic for him as well, like now. Mo Chen wanted to build a refining pavilion. Naturally, he was overjoyed. However, after selecting several good spots and being rejected, he felt a headache whenever she raised this matter.
Lan Shaobai smiled embarrassedly and said, The refining pavilion needs to be constructed somewhere with Earth me. There were several such ces on Heavenly Star Ind. However, none of them caught your interest. Im really helpless here.
Mo Chen said seriously, If it were ordinary power, then just choosing a random location would be fine. However, I am now practicing the Book of Heavenly Works and can refine King Grade Secret Treasures inrge volumes. If the grade of Earth me cannot keep up, I wont be able to do that, so it would be pointless.
Chapter 1111: Huge Battle Begins
Chapter 1111: Huge Battle Begins
Either we build it right, or not at all. If we build it, we need to make sure that it is up to par; that will save us from having to rebuild it when the timees.
Lan Shaobai nodded. Naturally, he understood this principle. With some regret, he said, If the surrounding inds around Heavenly Star Ind were not upied by other factions, I would know of a suitable ce that definitely has a peak Earth me.
Thend that the Martial God Pce conferred on Xiao Chen did not just consist of Heavenly Star Ind. The inds within five hundred kilometers should all belong to Heavenly Star Ind.
However, the reality was rather problematic. Before the Three Holy Lands left, they secretly spread the word that they were giving up on these satellite inds. Anyone with the strength to could upy these inds; the Martial God Pce would not go to the trouble of interfering.
This was all so they could cause more trouble for Xiao Chen at Heavenly Star Ind, making his stay here very ufortable.
Hence, as of now, the surrounding satellite inds were upied by other factions that had taken the initiative to do so. This was especially so for the Seven Distinguished Dragon Marquises. They held the frontmost satellite inds and firmly locked down Heavenly Star Ind.
When Mo Chen heard this, she felt some interest. Take out the sea chart and let me see.
Lan Shaobai took out a sea chart and pointed to an ind at the very edge of Heavenly Star Inds territory. He said, It is here. This ind is ck me Ind, which is long famous for producing ck me Rock. It has a ratherrge region with ck me in the ground. After theva that is spewed out cools down, it bes ck me Rock.
Mo Chen nodded in deep thought. I know about ck me Rock. It is a supplementary material in refining Secret Treasures. A high-grade ck me Rock is equal to a divine material. The ck me is also a famous Earth me that ranks in the top ten.
Lan Shaobai put away the sea chart and said, However, we should not think about it for now. Not to mention the Seven Distinguished Dragon Marquises blocking us in, even if we manage to break out, we may not be able to do anything to the faction upying that ind.
This ind was the satellite ind with the greatest value among those in Heavenly Star Inds periphery. Without sufficient strength, no faction would try to monopolize this ind despite the many factions around. This was what Lan Shaobai meant.
Mo Chen shook her head and said, Unless we chase the Seven Distinguished Dragon Marquises away, Heavenly Star Ind will never be able to truly develop.
That is difficult! Lan Shaobai said helplessly. The seven colored Marquises are part of the Sea Monarchs old guards. Each of these Marquises is a Martial Emperor. These seven factions are all considered major factions and cannot be underestimated. Furthermore, there is a peak faction like the Western Sea Divine Dragon Pce behind them.
The Western Sea was still a rather chaotic sea domain with many major factions but not a single Immortal Holy Land. There was also no organization like the Northern Sea Alliance.
This anarchy resulted in many conflicts and battles happening all year round. The Western Sea Divine Dragon Pce was just one of the overlords of this ce.
Mo Chen smiled and set this matter aside for now. She said, Do you want to take a look at the herb field that I set up? Come.
When Lan Shaobai heard this, he eximed happily, You finished setting up the herb field so fast?!
Mo Chen said humbly, I was the one who nned the Mo ns herb fields in the past. Naturally, doing this a second time is just repeating something familiar. After the Spirit Vein sinks inpletely half a month from now, we can start nting the various Spirit Herb seeds that Dabao brought us. However, it is rather unfortunate that we do not have a single Sage Grade Spirit Tree or Spirit Herbs.
Lan Shaobai smiled and said, Take it slow. Everything will be fine. Come. Bring me there to take a look. I am getting somewhat impatient already.
Boom!
Just at this moment, an ear-splitting sound suddenly rang out. The twos expressions changed at the same time.
Lan Shaobai shifted his gaze towards Heavenly Star City. He frowned and said, I wonder which of the Seven Distinguished Dragon Marquises is here this time. It looks like I cannot go to the herb field now. I have to go over quickly and take a look.
asionally, one of the Seven Distinguished Dragon Marquises woulde and cause trouble. Sometimes, there was one, and sometimes, there were two. Every time they came, they wreaked havoc in the city before leaving.
Mo Chen said, Ill go with you.
Lan Shaobai did not reject her offer. With Mo Chens quasi-Emperor strength, she could protect herself.
However, this time, something felt off.
The two flew quickly and soon met with people who came when they heard the news.
Lan Shaobai gave out instructions, ordering Jin Lin, Liu Ke, and Xiao Xian to take some disciples to disperse the people and lead them into the tunnels that Lord Jiu dug, to prevent them from getting caught up in the aftershocks of the battle.
The tunnels that Lord Jiu dug were extremely safe. This was not the first time that these three did this. Without needing further instructions, they left to carry out their orders.
Yue Chenxi frowned and said, This time feels different. The auraing from outside the city gates and the pressure that it brings are especially strong.
Clouds churned outside the city gates, filling the sky for five kilometers around. The sky turned dark, looking like it would fall at any moment. The tumult of intense battle rang out continuously.
Mo Chen said, We will know when we go and take a look.
The three moved quickly. Soon, they had crossed most of Heavenly Star City and descended at the city gates.
After seeing the situation, all three frowned heavily. The Seven Distinguished Dragon Marquises were unexpectedly all present. A quasi-Emperor stood beside each of them, and there was arge number of troops behind them, all Martial Sages.
The person that Elder Qin fought in the air was surprisingly a Great Perfection quasi-Emperor. The three all felt their hearts sink.
For the longest time, the people by the Seven Distinguished Dragon Marquises had all been Small Perfection quasi-Emperors. When they came, there usually would be only two or three at most. Before Elder Qins strength, they were always repulsed.
However, for some reason, all seven Seven Distinguished Dragon Marquises arrived today, and they even brought over a Great Perfection quasi-Emperor from somewhere.
The Seven Distinguished Dragon Marquises did not have many Great Perfection quasi-Emperors in their own factions. They would definitely not send a Great Perfection quasi-Emperor over for just a small issue like besieging Heavenly Star Ind when there were more important matters to handle.
For each faction to send a Small Perfection quasi-Emperor to surround Heavenly Star Ind was already the most they could do.
Elder Brother Shaobai, you finally arrived. After the threended, Xiao Yu rushed over. A trace of joy shed on her worried face.
Lan Shaobai asked sullenly, Whats going on?
Xiao Yu pointed at the leader of the Seven Distinguished Dragon Marquises, Huan Qiuyu, and scolded, Its the same as always. They are just looking for an excuse to try and make us hand over the Sea Monarch Crown.
Lan Shaobai clenched his right fist tightly, and his expression appeared unusually sullen. For this past year, these people had been using this excuse to harass Heavenly Star Ind. Every time this happened, several people died.
This was especially so for the innocent ordinary people. When the aftershocks of the battle swept out, many people died.
If not for the tunnels that Lord Jiu dug, who knew how many more people would have died?
Today, these people came again. They were indeed arrogant and despotic,pletely ignoring all Lan Shaobais exnations.
Lan Shaobai, we have no time to waste on you. If you dont hand over the Sea Monarch Crown today, none of you will be leaving. You wille with us to give an ount.
Of the Seven Distinguished Dragon Marquises, a purple-d youth stood on empty ground and called out arrogantly. This was the descendant of the Purple-d Marquis and the person who loved to harass Heavenly Star Ind the most.
Mo Chens expression changed. She said, This time, they are probably throwing caution to the wind. They want to capture all of us before Xiao Chenes back. Then, they will go look for Xiao Chen to exchange for the Sea Monarch Crown.
Lan Shaobai said coldly, Their timing is really good. Given Xiao Chens character, he will definitely hand over the Sea Monarch Crown. Who knows, maybe they will demand other things from him as well as ransom.
Xiao Yu asked anxiously, What should we do? They have many people on their side now. Furthermore, they are keeping Elder Qin upied.
Mo Chen said calmly, Dont panic. I can block them first. If I really cannot do that, we can retreat to the mountain pass. The Ninth Heavens Thunder Formation that Xiao Chen left us is there. That would be enough to buy us time. As for the rest, we can wait for Xiao Chen to return first.
We have given you a chance already. Dont me us for bullying you with numbers, Huan Qiuyu said calmly. Then, he waved his hand, and the quasi-Emperors by the Seven Distinguished Dragon Marquises allughed in understanding. Finally, seven figures charged at Lan Shaobai, Yue Chenxi, and the others at the same time.
Clearly, despite holding a huge advantage, this leader of the Seven Distinguished Dragon Marquises was still very cautious. He was not careless at all and wanted to finish this battle in one blow, getting the seven Small Perfection quasi-Emperors to attack at the same time.
With Elder Qin upied, Lan Shaobai and the others did not have much means to resist.
Go first. Ill cover you.
Mo Chen did not say anything more. She quickly formed hand seals and gave off a fiery light. When she finished the hand seals, arge screen of mes appeared in front of her, protecting everyone behind her.
Bang!
The attacks of the seven Small Perfection quasi-Emperors all struck the me screen simultaneouslyyet it did not shatter immediately. It persisted for a while before turning into scattered mes and disappearing.
This sight stunned Huan Qiuyu. Finding it strange, he said, Since when has there been another quasi-Emperor on Heavenly Star Ind?
Haha! What can one quasi-Emperor change? As long as that old fellow is being held up, we can settle this motley crowd in minutes.
However, Huan Qiuyu did not dare to be careless. He said sullenly, It is better to finish this quickly. This time, we havepletely shed all forms of cordiality with Xiao Chen. Given Xiao Chens character, he will definitely not take this lying down. If we still do not seed and obtain the Sea Monarch Crown as well as the Sea Monarch Headscarf, we will be in trouble.
Why are you afraid of him? He wont dare toe to our main base and cause trouble. My father will p him to death with one p, the purple-d youth said unyieldingly.
Huan Qiuyu remained silent. Indeed, Xiao Chen would not dare to go to their main base. However, he could find opportunities when they were alone.
This time, if not for Leng Shaofans message and aid in inviting over a Great Perfection quasi-Emperor from the Western Sea Divine Dragon Pce, Huan Qiuyu would not have done this.
Dont let them retreat. Two of you, hold back this girl. The rest should focus on capturing Lan Shaobai and the others.
The cautious Huan Qiuyu did not choose to waste time with Mo Chen.
The seven Small Perfection quasi-Emperors immediately split into two teams. Only two remained behind to deal with Mo Chen; the other five left to capture Lan Shaobai and the rest.
Despite facing two Small Perfection quasi-Emperors, Mo Chen did not appear to be at a disadvantage. She even suppressed them a little, her body zing like a me.
However, she was helpless to stop the five quasi-Emperors from leaving to capture the rest. She waspletely tied up with these two quasi-Emperors and could not go to help.
Damn it!
Murderous intent shed in Mo Chens eyes. She extended her hand and waved. The Book of Heavenly Works flew out from her spatial ring. Then, shended a palm strike on it. Instantly, Divine Might surged out from the Book of Heavenly Works, catching the two Small Perfection quasi-Emperors off guard and knocking them back a distance.
However, it was somewhat toote to rescue Xiao Yu and Yue Chenxi at this point. Their cultivations were too weak, and they were captured instantly. With their cultivations suppressed, they had already been tossed to the Seven Distinguished Dragon Marquises side.
Someone behind immediately took out chains and bound Xiao Yu and Yue Chenxi, preventing them from moving at all.
Chapter 1112: Overwhelming Rage
Chapter 1112: Overwhelming Rage
Lan Shaobai, who was only a step away from quasi-Emperor, weaved through his opponents. However, there were too many of them.
With five quasi-Emperors surrounding Lan Shaobai, he immediately suffered a heavy attack when he got careless, causing him to vomit arge mouthful of blood.
After a few more attacks, Lan Shaobai could no longer move. The five quasi-Emperors captured him and tossed him to the back.
Bang!
The purple-d youth immediately went over and ruthlessly kicked Lan Shaobai, forcing him to his knees.
Arent you really powerful? In the past, you and that old fellow did not show me any respect. Lets see if you dare to talk back this time.
The purple-d youth ruthlessly kicked him again.
Xiao Yu cried worriedly, Stop hitting him! Stop hitting him!
The purple-d youth turned around andughed as he looked at Xiao Yu. He said, This is the result of you working for Xiao Chen. You dont know whats good for you. I told you several times already, but you refused to scram. Now, you dont even have that opportunity anymore.
Lan Shaobais face swelled up, and blood leaked from a corner of his lips. Earlier, when the five quasi-Emperors surrounded him, he already sustained severe injuries. Now, he was being humiliated like this, aggravating his injuries further.
However, Lan Shaobai did not show any intention of begging for mercy. When he saw that this person wanted to make a move on Xiao Yu, he shouted coldly, If you dare to try touching her, I guarantee that even the Western Sea Divine Dragon Pce will not be able to protect you.
Since you are threatening me, then I will make a move on her. What are you going
Huan Qiuyu showed an uncertain expression. These two people were of unknown origin, and their Martial Techniques were very strange as well. He said coldly, Enough. Stop messing around.
The purple-d youth seemed to harbor some fear of Huan Qiuyu. He did not dare to rebut and stopped trying to do something to Xiao Yu. However, he turned around and kicked Lan Shaobai again.
You are stupid for working for Xiao Chen. Every time Ie to Heavenly Star Ind, you always stopped me. Today, I will return all of it to you.
Huan Qiuyu nced at the purple-d youth. He knew that whenever the purple-d youth went to Heavenly Star Ind to cause trouble, Lan Shaobai and Elder Qin would teach him a lesson.
If the purple-d youth did not vent his frustration, he would not feel at peace in his heart. Hence, Huan Qiuyu just let him be.
Now, the situation was in Huan Qiuyus control. He sent two of the seven Small Perfection quasi-Emperors to help with Elder Qin while the remaining five dealt with Mo Chen.
Both Mo Chen and Elder Qin were in great danger, at risk of being captured at any time. It would be difficult for them to try and leave now.
As long as the Seven Distinguished Dragon Marquises captured these two, the n would seed. Then, they would be able to leave easily. When Xiao Chen returned to Heavenly Star Ind, he woulde and beg them.
Just at this critical moment, a rectangr wooden box flew over from a distance. It moved at an extreme velocity in the sky.
This box crashed heavily into the quasi-Emperor fighting with Elder Qin. This quasi-Emperors protective Law Energy shattered on impact.
With a loud bang, this unremarkable wooden box instantly crushed this Great Perfection quasi-Emperor, breaking his bones and turning his body into powder.
After that, the wooden box fell straight down from the sky. The clouds churned continuously. It felt as if the wooden box brought the sky along with it as it fell.
The momentum of the falling wooden box was unblockable. The five quasi-Emperors fighting with Mo Chen sensed something wrong and hastily retreated. Now, Mo Chen was no longer surrounded.
Bang! The wooden boxnded firmly on the ground. Then, a voice containing overwhelming rage reverberated everywhere. None of you can even think of leaving today!
The cold voice spread in all directions. The Seven Distinguished Dragon Marquises could not understand what had happened, who wasing, or what stature that person held; they knew nothing at all.
Huan Qiuyus face sank, but he maintained his calm. He waved his hand to get the seven quasi-Emperors to withdraw. Then, they formed a defensive circle, protecting everyone within.
This greatly startled the purple-d youth, who had been teaching Lan Shaobai a lesson. He quickly stopped and dragged Lan Shaobai into the circle.
Qiuyu, what should we do? Who is this person?
What should we do? The Western Sea Divine Dragon Pces Great Perfection quasi-Emperor actually died in an instant.
The rest of the Seven Distinguished Dragon Marquises were all scared silly. Panicking, they all asked Huan Qiuyu for directions.
Huan Qiuyu felt a headacheing. He hoped that it was not that person returning. Otherwise, there would be no more chances. He shouted, Friend, where are you from? You even dare to kill the elder of the Western Sea Divine Dragon Pce. Do you not want to remain in the Western Sea anymore?
Huan Qiuyu, where do you think Ie from?
A white figure descended at lightning speed. He stood on the wooden box and red at Huan Qiuyus group coldly.
Big Brother Xiao Chen!
Its really Xiao Chen! Xiao Chen is back!
Xiao Yu and Yue Chenxi, who were captured by the Seven Distinguished Dragon Marquises, revealed expressions of joy as they shouted excitedly.
Xiao Yu even started tearing up. She said, Big Brother Xiao Chen, quickly chase away this group of people. They bullied Elder Brother Shaobai and beat him up until he is unrecognizable.
Xiao Chen nced at Lan Shaobai. Lan Shaobai was riddled with wounds, palm prints and footprints covered his body, and p marks dotted his face. Murderous intent filled Xiao Chens heart like a zing scarlet me.
Xiao Yu was rather kind. Even at this point, she only said to chase them away. However, how could it be so simple?!
The person who attacked Lan Shaobai had to die. There was no other choice.
Huan Qiuyus expression instantly turned extremely unsightly. He could not understand how Xiao Chen hade back so soon. Speak of the devil!
Suddenly, the roars of four dragons boomed behind the Seven Distinguished Dragon Marquises. Huan Qiuyu turned his head to look, and his face lit up with joy. That was the Eastern Sea Divine Dragon Pces flood dragon war chariot. Leng Shaofan came personally; they were saved!
However, before Huan Qiuyus smile could fully form, he saw the four flood dragons charging through with ferocity and biting many of his people to death, driving them forward.
Huan Qiuyu turned pallid. He finally realized why Xiao Chen managed to rush back so fast. This fellow snatched Leng Shaofans flood dragon war chariot.
Even Leng Shaofan lost to Xiao Chen. When this thought appeared in Huan Qiuyus mind, he broke out in a cold sweat.
Back when Leng Shaofan sent Huan Qiuyu the message, he emphasized several times to take action quickly without dy. In the end, because Huan Qiuyu had to entertain the Great Perfection quasi-Emperor of the Western Sea Divine Dragon Pce, he wasted one day.
It was this one day that brought disaster upon Huan Qiuyu.
The Seven Distinguished Dragon Marquises had already heard of Xiao Chens fame and deeds. They knew that Xiao Chen defeated the various outstanding talents with one move each during the Four Seas Hero Gathering.
Without a peak Consummation quasi-Emperor here, even if everyone in the Seven Distinguished Dragon Marquises group worked together, they would not be a match for Xiao Chen.
Now, the flood dragons blocked off the Seven Distinguished Dragon Marquises line of retreat while Xiao Chen stood in front. Earlier, they were still very cocky and arrogant. Now, they found themselves in a situation where they could neither advance nor retreat. Their faces all turned ashen.
Xiao Chen, you better wise up, hand over the Sea Monarch Crown, and let us go. Otherwise, your three friends will die!
Under stress, the purple-d youth grabbed Lan Shaobai and shouted threats.
Whoosh!
Xiao Chen did not bother speaking nonsense. He pushed off the ground and shot forward like an arrow, moving at lightning speed. Before the purple-d youth could see him clearly, he alreadynded in front of the purple-d youth. Then, he ced a finger on the purple-d youths forehead.
Xiao Chen moved exceedingly fast. To the purple-d youth, this speed was no different from teleportation.
ng! The purple-d youths hand lost strength, his weapon instantly dropping to the ground. After that, he toppled backwards with a finger-sized hole in his forehead bleeding continuously. However, he showed no signs of life anymore.
After Xiao Chen killed this waste with one finger, he continued to weave through the crowd at lightning speed, simply untouchable, and quickly rescued Xiao Yu and Yue Chenxi.
After gathering the three, Xiao Chen released his aura at full strength. This strong aura immediately knocked back the group of people that finally reacted and were preparing to attack.
Several of the weaker cultivators even vomited blood and went flying back when this aura sted out.
Get on!
Xiao Chen gently tossed the three onto the flood dragon war chariot that happened to fly over.
Having rescued his people, Xiao Chen no longer needed to hold back, so he quickly attacked. As he said, those who attacked would definitely die.
He already killed the purple-d youth with one finger. The Western Sea Divine Dragon Pces Great Perfection quasi-Emperor was also dead. The seven Small Perfection quasi-Emperors had to die as well.
Xiao Chen moved lightning-fast, not restraining himself at all. The seven Small Perfection quasi-Emperors with surging auras were no match for him whatsoever, notsting a single move. They could not even run before he killed them.
The city walls were crowded with Heavenly Star Inds citizens, who had heard themotion and came.
When these people saw the seven quasi-Emperors who frequently harassed Heavenly Star Ind die one by one at Xiao Chens hands, this spectacle shocked them all.
Then, some people started talking, saying that this person who attacked was the Azure Dragon King Xiao Chen, the true master of this conferrednd. When the citizens heard that, all of them felt excited.
Soon, only Huan Qiuyu and the other surviving Seven Distinguished Dragon Marquises remained alive. Aside from Huan Qiuyu, who was considerably calm, the rest shivered in fear, nearly kneeling on the ground and begging for mercy.
These people were already terrified early on. After Xiao Chennded, he had not even said a word. He only killed, nothing else.
Not only did Xiao Chen kill all the quasi-Emperors, but he also did not show any mercy to the Purple-d Marquiss descendant, ying him directly.
Originally, the Seven Distinguished Dragon Marquises thought that Xiao Chen would factor their fathers being Martial Emperors into his decision and not dare to kill.
However, this line of thought was wrong. Xiao Chen did kill and without even saying a word, showing nary a hint of fear.
Sweat ran down Huan Qiuyus forehead. Under the tremendous mental pressure from Xiao Chens gaze, he broke down and begged, Xiao Chen, please let us off. I guarantee that we will not cause any more trouble for Heavenly Star Ind.
Right, right, right! I guarantee that the line of the Blue-d Marquis will not appear.
My line of the Red-d Marquis will not appear, either.
Xiao Chen did not bother looking at the others. He only stared at Huan Qiuyu and said indifferently, Huan Qiuyu, remember what you promised today. I will say this only once. If you have any grudges,e straight at me. Do not make a move on my friends. Otherwise, no matter who you are, I, Xiao Chen, will make you pay with your lives!
When the others heard this, they could not help shivering. Seeing the corpse of the purple-d youth, they did not dare to doubt Xiao Chens words at the risk of their lives.
Many thanks for not killing us. We will leave now.
After receiving Xiao Chens pardon, the remaining Seven Distinguished Dragon Marquises felt relieved of a heavy burden. They quickly stood up and prepared to leave as far as they possibly could. They no longer dared to remain near Heavenly Star Ind. Unless they fled home, they would not feel safe at all.
Chapter 1113: Strange Little Monk
Chapter 1113: Strange Little Monk
Hold up! Xiao Chen shouted coldly at the group. You have been harassing Heavenly Star Ind for the past one year or so. How can you just leave like that?
Huan Qiuyu reacted first. Without saying a thing, he tossed out two million ck Astral Coins from his spatial ring before turning to leave.
The others understood as well. Feeling heartache, they surrendered all their ck Astral Coins before leaving.
The dragon chariot descended, and Lan Shaobai and the others came out. When Lan Shaobai saw the purple-d youths corpse, he said to Xiao Chen, There will probably be trouble for killing this person.
Xiao Chen patted Lan Shaobais shoulder and said calmly, You know that Im not afraid of this kind of trouble.
Then, he looked around and noticed a familiar face. So he walked over to give his greetings, feeling guilty and apologetic in his heart.
When Xiao Chen first saw Mo Chen, he did not know what to say. He had not expected her to do as she had promised, immediately rushing to Heavenly Star Ind the moment she advanced to quasi-Emperor to help him guard Heavenly Star Ind.
You are here, Xiao Chen said after a while.
Mo Chen smiled and said, I arrived as appointed. If you are not going to chase me away, I will remain here.
Lan Shaobai immediately said anxiously, Xiao Chen, if you want to chase Mo Chen away, I will be the first to disagree.
Right, right, right! Xiao Yu also does not agree.
The atmosphere instantly turned much warmer. Xiao Chen smiled and was about to say something when he suddenly frowned. Then, he quickly sent out his Spiritual Sense.
Mo Chen asked quickly, Whats wrong?
Xiao Chen withdrew his Spiritual Sense and smiled. Its fine. Help me to deal with the aftermath. Ill go for a bit and will return shortly. A small fly has been watching for a long time, and unexpectedly, I only just discovered this.
He did not have much time to exin. That little fly already noticed something and was fleeing. If he wasted any more time, the other party would seed in running away.
Xiao Chen pushed off the ground and headed off Heavenly Star Ind, moving as fast as lightning. Six indistinct electric dragons appeared beside him as he vanished from everyone''s sight.
Xiao Yu ran over and asked out of curiosity, Elder Brother Shaobai, what is Big Brother Xiao Chen going to do?
The others were very curious as well, so they turned to Lan Shaobai.
Lan Shaobai thought for a while before stating his analysis. Someone was probably spying on us earlier, waiting to take advantage of the situation after the Seven Distinguished Dragon Marquises dealt with us.
The situation around Heavenly Star Ind was incrediblyplicated. The factions that upied the surrounding satellite inds had all been eyeing Heavenly Star Ind for a long time already.
Then, Xiao Yu looked at Lan Shaobais injuries, and her eyes turned red, about to cry again. Lan Shaobai quickly consoled her with a smile, My little princess, dont cry. Your Elder Brother Shaobai is fine now.
Xiao Yu sniffled and said, But that person was really ruthless. Elder Brother Shaobai must be in a lot of pain. If only Elder Brother Tianji were back!
When Lan Shaobai heard that, he merely smiled and did not say anything.
Aside from Xiao Yu, there was another person of the Asura Race that hade with him to Heavenly Star Ind, Lan Tianji. One year ago, Lan Tianji headed to the Kunlun Continent to try and invite a Martial Emperor expert of their race toe over and help deal with the problems guing Heavenly Star Ind.
However, there was still no news of Lan Tianji until now. Something must have happened, and the expert of their race could note.
Mo Chen said, Lets tidy up the area first. Later, we still need to send people to im the satellite inds that the Seven Distinguished Dragon Marquises upied.
Lan Shaobai reacted to that reminder with a nod. Then, he revealed a rare expression of joy on his face.
Taking back the satellite inds that the Seven Distinguished Dragon Marquises upied would enhance Heavenly Star Ind''s defense significantly. They would also have an easier time going out.
If they could repair the defensive formations on the main ind and satellite inds, they would not have to fear even if a Martial Emperor came for them.
However, before the Three Holy Lands left, they must have wrecked these formations. Fixing the formations would be extremely difficult.
Even so, being able to reim these inds was a good thing. Lan Shaobai sorted out his emotions and started on his work, sending people to tidy up the ce.
After that, he left with Mo Chen and Elder Qin to take over those inds.
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Outside Heavenly Star Ind, Xiao Chen moved rapidly. After ten breaths of time, he saw the little fly that had been spying on Heavenly Star Ind from the clouds.
The getup of this person was somewhat surprising. The most eye-catching part was the round, bald head and the monk robes he wore. He was dressed exactly like the Buddhist sect disciples of ancient times; there was no difference at all.
This person dressed in a very simr fashion to the Bloody Monk, Zhuang Zhenghe, whom Xiao Chen met at the Heavenly Ruin Wastnd in the past.
This semnce intrigued Xiao Chen. Originally, he thought that it was just a little fly and intended to casually squish it to death. Now, he changed his mind and prepared to follow him to see where this person came from.
Ten thousand years ago, the Azure Emperor destroyed the Minor Leiyin Temple, the Buddhist Holy Land in the Heavenly Starry Ocean. It no longer existed, and Buddhist sect disciples were rtively rare.
This little monk before Xiao Chen was not weak, a grandmaster-level Martial Sage. His skill at hiding was quite excellent as well.
If not for the sharpness of Xiao Chens Spiritual Sense, he would not have discovered this fellow.
The little monk moved very anxiously on the surface of the water like he discovered that something was wrong. asionally, he turned his head back to take a look. However, given the disparity in cultivations, if Xiao Chen wanted to hide, how could the little monk discover him?
As Xiao Chen gave chase, he took special care. After following the little monk for more than five hundred kilometers, it looked like they would be leaving the boundaries of Heavenly Star Ind.
Xiao Chen started to feel doubtful. Could it be that he overthought this, and this was just a passing loose cultivator?
As Xiao Chen questioned himself, the little monk suddenly darted left andnded before an ind. Immediately, several experts dressed in simr garb flew out of the ind and received the little monk.
Xiao Chen took out the sea chart and nced at it before entering deep thought. This ind was ck me Ind. Before the Three Holy Lands left, it was thergest satellite ind of Heavenly Star Ind.
After the Three Holy Lands left, the nearby major factions immediately upied any satellite inds with resources on it. This ind before him was no exception.
Based on the situation, the faction upying ck me Ind seemed to be these people in Buddhist sect disciples attire, which seemed somewhat strange.
Could it be that someone has obtained the inheritance of the Minor Leiyin Temple and is preparing to reestablish it? Xiao Chen whispered to himself. He had not expected that by following a little fly, he would identally discover such a secret.
The other monks had already led the little monk away, so Xiao Chen could not continue following. However, he felt rather interested in this satellite ind.
ck me Ind was not a closed-off ind. It had its own harbor, and merchant associations even came to buy ck me Rocks. There were also ordinary people and fishermen, who went out to sea. Sneaking in would not be difficult.
Xiao Chen avoided detection, not causing anymotion as hended on the satellite ind. The instant hended, he felt that the atmosphere on the ind was somewhat weird.
This ind was above average in size. Aside from thergest ck me City, there were several small towns and viges. He vaguely sensed at least a million people on this satellite ind if he included the ordinary people.
Xiao Chen casually looked around and discovered the presence of temples at the various viges and towns. Then, there were majestic temples build on several of the tall mountains. These temples had many worshippersing endlessly, lighting up incense, all ordinary people who came praying and seeking peace.
He also vaguely sensed a formless shrouding the entire ck me Ind. That feeling was indescribable. The was very well concealed, making it hard for anyone to notice.
If not for Xiao Chens Mental Energy having turned entirely into the purer Magic Energy, he would not have detected it.
As his Spiritual Sense scanned the ce, he muttered to himself, The problem should be in these ubiquitous temples.
Xiao Chen focused his gaze on a temple at the peak of a tall mountain. The numerous people on the rugged mountain looked like ants as they headed to the temple.
He activated his Foundation Returning Art and infinitely lowered his cultivation. Now, he looked like an ordinary person. A Martial Emperor would not be able to discover him even if one came.
Then, he floated to the foot of the mountain and casually joined the crowd heading to the temple to pray for blessings.
The mountain road was very rugged. All the peopleing to pray for blessings huffed and puffed. An old man who looked like a woodcutter walked beside Xiao Chen. This old man was very aged and appeared to have difficulty walking.
This old man got careless and almost fell. Xiao Chen quickly stretched out his hand and helped him.
The woodcutter paused to catch his breath before saying to Xiao Chen, Thank you, little fellow. Are you here to worship Buddha as well?
No, Im an outsider. Ive heard that ck me Inds temples are very effective, and am here to join the liveliness.
Xiao Chens expression did not change as he helped the old man to the side. Then, he took out a pouch of water and got the old man to rest for a while.
The woodcutter took a sip of water and smiled. Based on your appearance, you do not look like a Buddhist. You are indeed an outsider.
Xiao Chen looked at the many people here to worship Buddha. Then, he casually asked, What temple is this? I wonder which Buddha is being worshipped here?
The woodcutter answered honestly, Naturally, it is the Amitayus Buddha and the bodhisattvas, wisdom kings, and arhats under him. Up ahead is the Heavenly Essence Temple, and the statue of Manjushri Bodhisattva is there. That is a great bodhisattva with boundless power, the bodhisattva that almost everyone on our ck me Ind worships.
[Note: Buddhas, bodhisattvas, wisdom kings, and arhats are various levels of ascending to Buddhahood in certain Buddhist factions. Buddhas clearly are those who attained it already. Bodhisattva is something like pre-Buddha; depending on the Buddhist faction, it could mean a person on the path to bing a Buddha or someone almost there with something still obstructing him from bing a Buddha. There are possibly some other versions as well. Wisdom kings are normally represented as wrathful deities that serve as guardians. Arhats are people who gain insight into the true nature of existence and achieved nirvana, the start of Buddhahood, but with imperfections in their attainments. Again, interpretation of these four levels vary with the faction or sect.]
[Note: Amitayus Buddha is the Buddha of measureless life.]
[Note: Manjushri Bodhisattva is the bodhisattva of keen awareness.]
The Amitayus Buddha was also the Amitabha Buddha. When the Minor Leiyin Temple was still around, its disciples were followers of this Buddha. Before the Azure Emperor destroyed the Minor Leiyin Temple, there were many believers of this particr Buddha. Even until today, a strong foundation for worshiping this Buddha still existed in the Heavenly Starry Ocean.
[Note: The Amitabha Buddha is Buddha of the Western paradise, or the merciful Buddha.]
Xiao Chen thought to himself, It looks like my guesses are right. Someone has obtained the inheritance of the Minor Leiyin Temple and intends to rebuild the Buddhist sect Holy Land. However, the name was changed because they dont want to attract too much attention.
Young man, if you do not have a sincere heart, you had best note to present your wishes to the Manjushri Bodhisattva. The Manjushri Bodhisattva will not listen to your wishes if that is the case.
The old man returned the water pouch to Xiao Chen and resumed his trek.
Xiao Chen took back the water pouch, feeling curious. What in the world happened? Why did the people of ck me Ind all ept the presence of the Buddhist sect in such a short time and be such pious believers?
He immediately headed to the Heavenly Essence Temple at the top of the mountain with great strides. The monks standing guard at the front of the temple were all skilled in martial arts. However, they did not stop him.
Xiao Chen leaped up lightly and cleared therge crowd. Soon, he arrived within the hall in the inner courtyard. When he saw the statue of the bodhisattva in the hall, he was startled and significantly agitated.
How is this the Manjushri Bodhisattva? How shameless!
Incense fumes wafted throughout the hall. The pious believers all knelt on prayer mats and kowtowed in worship.
However, Xiao Chen, who was hidden in a corner, showed a dark expression as he stared at the gold Manjushri Bodhisattva statue in front.
Chapter 1114: The Black Sea of Bitterness
Chapter 1114: The ck Sea of Bitterness
The person the statue depicted had a dignified expression with a smile on his face. Each hand showed a different hand seal, one for the lotus flower hand seal and the other for a mudra hand seal. These were both famous Buddhist hand seals.
One hand seal represented expounding on Buddhist teachings, filling the mouth with words like water in the river and making flowers blossom everywhere.
One hand seal looked like it was holding a flower, smiling at the mundaneness of life and seeing through the bustling world to look at its void nature.
Nothing seemed wrong about this Manjushri Bodhisattva except for its face. When Xiao Chen saw it, he only smiled coldly. This face was not that of the Manjushri Bodhisattva but Zhuang Zhenghes.
Xiao Chen had a good memory. This loose cultivator that hounded him in the Heavenly Ruin Wastnd and reduced him to a sorry state left a deep impression on him.
What a good scheme, using the foundation that the Minor Leiyin Temple hadid to directly absorb the power of faith!
Xiao Chen pushed off the ground and flew to the roof beam. Then, he looked down while slowly opening the Heavenly Eye. He saw that after the many believers kowtowed in worship, their bodies gave off a formless green energy.
Then, like moths to a me, this energy all gathered around the gold statue.
The smile on the statue became increasingly sinister in Xiao Chens eyes, like the smile of a monster that ate human brains and marrows.
After entering deep thought, Xiao Chen stretched out his hand, and a suction appeared. Strands of green energy flew into his grasp; they were all the power of faith.
When he sucked them into his mouth, he immediately felt refreshed, and his entire body rxed as if his bones had turned soft.
Several voices appeared in Xiao Chens head at the same time. Some of these voices asked for peace, some for health. These were all the prayers of the believers.
Xiao Chen closed his eyes and digested this power of faith. Then, he thought to himself, This power of faith cannot be converted directly into cultivation. It requires a Secret Technique first.
Just as Xiao Chen was about to close his Heavenly Eye, he suddenly noticed something strange-a ck sea of bitterness behind the gold statue.
Every time the gold statue absorbed a drop of the power of faith, a ck drop of bitterness fell into the ck sea.
Xiao Chen was stunned for a moment. Then, he suddenly understood. Rage appeared on his face. What was happening was that the gold statue filtered out the information of the prayer from the power of faith, eliminating it and leaving only the purest power of faith.
Faith was bidirectional. One had faith and worshiped, offering incense and prayers; the other party had to listen to the prayers. Even if the other party did not satisfy every prayer, they had to answer the urgent ones at least.
However, this group of people treated the prayers of these ordinary people like trash, tossing the prayers out, keeping only the power of faith for themselves.
This was like banditry, snatching only for oneself and brainwashing others. However, they behaved like they were very righteous beings.
When Xiao Chen looked at those pious believers still streaming in behind, he felt somewhat grieved and mocked.
Then, he closed the Heavenly Eye, and the strange scene disappeared, reced with the original scene. Incense wafted around, and therge hall that was packed with people looked solemn and dignified.
Now, Xiao Chen was sure that the person behind the matters of ck me Ind was Zhuang Zhenghe. Otherwise, the temples would not have a statue of him.
Now, he needed to solve another problem: why was the Bloody Monk targeting Heavenly Star Ind?
Xiao Chen sorted out his own emotions, then flew out silently, heading towards ck me City. Enlightened Sense Temple, thergest temple in the entire ck me Ind, was there. The incense flourished even more there, and it had over than a hundred times more worshippers present.
Soon, the sight of the majestic city walls entered Xiao Chens eyes. The city was heavily guarded by bald cultivators wearing monk robes. He also sensed two grandmaster-level Martial Sages on the city walls.
Hiding his cultivation with the Foundation Returning Art, Xiao Chen sessfully entered the city. After asking around, he found the location of the Enlightened Sense Temple.
The Enlightened Sense Temple looked majestic and beautiful, rather bbergasting. After climbing more than a thousand steps, Xiao Chen entered the temple. This time, the gold statue in the center of the hall was not the Manjushri Bodhisattva but the Amitabha Buddha.
The sides had statues of eight bodhisattvas. Thirty-two wisdom kings and one hundred and eight arhats were ced in various locations of the temple for people to worship, their expressions exaggeratedly ferocious.
Of course, these were not true Buddhist statues; they were just fakes with the faces changed.
Xiao Chen did not need to open the Heavenly Eye to imagine how thick the power of faith was here.
With just his physical eyes, he could already see an indistinct halo around the Amitabha Buddha statue in the center of the hall, which made it look even more dignified and inspired others to worship it.
When Xiao Chen saw this scene, his heart sank. The Bloody Monk, Zhuang Zhenghe, was not the head of this mysterious Buddhist sect.
The actual leader should be the person depicted by the Amitabha Buddha in the center of the hall. Zhuang Zhenghe was just one of the eight bodhisattvas.
Benefactor, since you are already in Enlightened Sense Temple, why are you just standing outside and not entering?
[Note: Benefactor is how Buddhist monks address ordinary people.]
A stately old monk with a benevolent appearance walked over from therge hall, heading towards Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen sized up this person and was instantly startled. This old monks strength was impressive.
This old monk was already a Small Perfection quasi-Emperor with thousands of halo rings on him. There was also a golden sea of bitterness behind him. As he stood in the hall, he gave Xiao Chen a feeling of unfathomableness.
Sinceing here, Xiao Chen had realized that this faction was not simple. He did not want to rm his enemies, so he said calmly, Theres no real reason for that. I heard from my friend that Buddhists sprang up on ck me Ind, and Im here to join in the liveliness. I was just shocked by the Buddha statue in the hall and have not recovered my wits yet.
The old monk smiled and said, I dont think so. This old monk feels that Benefactor is giving off a strong aura of death. Sin hasden you down, and you do not dare to visit the Buddha directly. As long as you take another step forward, you will be able to turn back and return to shore, washing away your sins.
Xiao Chen raised his eyebrows and said meaningfully, Im afraid that if I take this step, I will not be able to turn back anymore.
Some mysterious principles were at work in thisrge hall. Xiao Chen was not socking in awareness that he would just enter.
The old monk pointed to the hall, at the many ordinary people kneeling before the Buddha statue. He asked, Benefactor, why do you say this? Do you not see the peaceful expressions of all these believers?
Xiao Chen replied indifferently, What does that have to do with me? I am drenched in blood and never thought of washing it off.
The old monks smile did not fade away. He said, It looks like benefactors heart is filled with many burdens. How about youe in and talk to this old monk about them? Perhaps I can help you out with your predicament.
Xiao Chens expression did not change as he calmly replied, How about another day? Im rather tired already.
After that, Xiao Chen took his leave. The old monk did not try to get him to remain; he ended with a may the Lord Buddha preserve us greeting and sent him off.
[Note: May the Lord Buddha preserve us or merciful Buddha is a greeting that Buddhist monks frequently use.]
Only when Xiao Chen was far away did the old mans smile vanish. Then, he summoned a young novice monk and said, Send someone to keep an eye on him. Then, inform the Manjushri Bodhisattva that the Azure Dragon King Xiao Chen is here.
After leaving the hall, Xiao Chen broke into a rush. He knew that his identity was exposed, discerned by that old man.
The matters of this ck me Ind were moreplicated than Xiao Chen had thought. He had been rather impulsive in entering this ind so recklessly.
After exiting the city gates, Xiao Chen flew into the air and quickly tried to leave the ind. He kept feeling that something was eerie about this ck me Ind, which gave him a sense of unease.
Just as he was about to leave the ind, arge halo suddenly appeared in front of him and covered the entire sky. A boundless Buddhist exhortation echoed through the ce, expounding scripture.
The clouds churned, and a gigantic Buddha image blocked Xiao Chens way. It was the Golden Dharmic Body of the Manjushri Bodhisattva.
As this Golden Dharmic Body blocked the front like a mountain, Xiao Chen seemed as small as an ant.
Benefactor Xiao, we meet again, the gigantic Golden Dharmic Body spoke, its voice loud and rumbling. Every syble shook the heart to its very core.
Xiao Chen smiled and said, Zhuang Zhenghe, to think that after not seeing you for two or three years, you stopped being the Bloody Monk and became a bodhisattva. This is really a great difference, a very startling one.
Zhuang Zhengheughed and said, No matter what, it is still iparable to Benefactor Xiao. At such a young age, you have spread the Azure Dragon Kings name throughout the entire Kunlun Realm. Now, your fame has even reached the entire oceanic world.
Xiao Chen did not wish to continue with any nonsense. He said directly, The grudges between you and me are rtively small. Tell me honestly, why did you send people to my Heavenly Star Ind?
The Golden Dharmic Body replied in a stern voice, Naturally, it is to spread the teachings of my Buddhist sect, to save the masses from this purgatory of food and lust and return them to Buddha.
Xiao Chen said coldly, It looks like this grudge really cannot be resolved.
The Golden Dharmic Body said, Thats not necessarily true. As long as you have a heart for Buddha, this bodhisattva can personally purify you. You can be my Buddhas protector.
Xiao Chen did not wish to fight with this person above ck me Ind. He did not say anything more, and his figure shed as he prepared to run the blockade.
Zhuang Zhenghe smiled coldly, his Golden Dharmic Body producing a sinister smile. Without my having to go look for you, you delivered yourself to me. Now that you are thinking of leaving, its toote!
The mountain-like Golden Dharmic Body threw a palm strike. All the statues of the Manjushri Bodhisattva scattered around the entire ck me Ind sent out strands of the pure power of faith towards the Golden Dharmic Body in the air.
The halos behind the Golden Dharmic Body became vivider. Its might immediately rose to that of a Consummation quasi-Emperor.
As the enormous palm moved out, Xiao Chen could not dodge or hide. This palm strike struck him, knocking him back with a bang and causing him to crash into a mountain.
Bang!
While in the rubble of the mountain, Xiao Chen condensed the Azure Dragon Battle Armor and flew out. As he looked at the Golden Dharmic Body in the air, he entered deep thought.
The Heavenly Laws behind this palm strike were incredibly vast. When hepared them to those of the Consummation quasi-Emperor he met before, they were simr in terms of density and vastness.
However, in regard to purity, they were far fromparable to those of the Eastern Sea Divine Dragon Pces expert by Leng Shaofans side.
If that Eastern Sea Divine Dragon Pce expert had hit Xiao Chen with a palm strike, Xiao Chen would have lost most of hisbat prowess, unable to avoid a second attack.
The Golden Dharmic Body was merely a hollow shell. It possessed sufficient quantity, but its quality was far from adequate.
In hindsight, this made sense. Using the power of faith to cultivate was a corrupt practice. Otherwise, such a rate of improvement would simply be heaven-defying.
Right now, Zhuang Zhenghe disyed a ridiculously strong cultivation. However, his truebat prowess might not be higher than Xiao Chens.
After Xiao Chen stretched himself, his body crackled. The patterns on the Azure Dragon Battle Armor gave off a dazzling light. Then, he said indifferently, Zhuang Zhenghe, do you think you can block me like that? That thought is too naive.
Chapter 1115: Absolute Difference in Strength
Chapter 1115: Absolute Difference in Strength
This old monk let you off back in the Heavenly Ruin Wastnd. Today, you will not be that lucky.
A bald monk exuding an evil aura walked out of the Golden Dharmic Body. This was the Bloody Monk, Zhuang Zhenghe. Seeing that his palm strike failed to inflict any significant damage on Xiao Chen, he could no longer stand still and revealed his true body.
A scarlet halo appeared behind Zhuang Zhenghe. Under this halo, the towering Golden Dharmic Body slowly started to turn illusory.
However, Zhuang Zhenghe himself remained very solid. All the might of the Manjushri Bodhisattva Golden Dharmic Body poured into his body.
Two years ago, Zhuang Zhenghe was already a peak great grandmaster-level Martial Sage. In the two years since then, his cultivation had soared rapidly by relying on the forcibly obtained power of faith. Now, he was already a Great Perfection quasi-Emperor.
Given that Zhuang Zhenghe fought above ck me Ind, together with the worship of more than a million believers, he could raise his cultivation to Consummation quasi-Emperor.
As Xiao Chen stood in the air, eight indistinct electric dragons appeared around him. He did not intend to sh head-on. He still sought an opportunity to leave this ind.
Fighting with Zhuang Zhenghe at ck me Ind would be like fighting a cheater. The many temples continuously provided him with the power of faith. Even though his Heavenly Laws were not dense enough, he did not need to worry about exhausting them. The longer the fight drew on, the more disadvantageous it would be to Xiao Chen.
Zhuang Zhenghe formed the lotus flower hand seal and revealed a sinister smile. Many scarlet bodhi flowers drifted in the air, looking extremely strange.
Then, he formed the same mudra hand seal as the Manjushri Bodhisattva statue with his right hand. A bodhi tree that seemed to epass the profundities and wisdom of the universe appeared behind him. Suddenly, he narrowed his eyes and shouted, Xiao Chen, you are covered in blood, stained by it. Countless aggrieved souls died in your hands. Do you know how heavy your sins are?!
As Zhuang Zhenghe said this, the number of scarlet halo rings increased continuously. Three thousand halosyered over each other, causing these sudden words to smash towards Xiao Chen like a stick hitting his head in rebuke.
The air buzzed as all the scarlet bodhi flowers drifting in the air blossomed with a thought.
When the Buddhist exhortation reached Xiao Chens ears, blood leaked out of a corner of his lips despite himself. However, his mind remained clear and his eyes spirited. This Buddhist exhortation that could purify demons did not affect him at all. Only the sound waves injured him. Even so, the damage was minor.
Zhuang Zhenghe did not expect Xiao Chen to retaliate with a palm strike.
A bright moon soared up from behind Xiao Chen, bright like fire. When Xiao Chen threw the palm strike, it contained hot-bloodedness and lofty aspirations, announcing that he would not be defeated.
This palm strike shattered all the scarlet bodhi drifting in the sky into countless pieces, making them look like scarlet rain falling.
Zhuang Zhenghe said with a cold smile, You want to sh head-on? Fine by me. I will show you the absolute difference in strength. Buddha Striking Mountains and Rivers!
Facing Xiao Chens extremely tyrannical palm strike, Zhuang Zhenghe leaped up and charged over, countering with a palm strike of his own.
When Zhuang Zhenghe sent out his palm strike, it encased an area and stirred up mountains and rivers, causing mountains to move and seas to flip, driving the power of the world.
Zhuang Zhenghe brought out the full might of a peak Consummation quasi-Emperor, disying an incredibly horrifying force. The boundless power of faith poured endlessly into his body, making this palm strike even mightier.
The two palms shed in the air, trying to overwhelm each other with force.
Xiao Chen did not fear shing head-on with someone like this, a person whose cultivation was just a facade. Furthermore, he also had the advantage of his physical body, and he had not even drawn his Lunar Shadow Saber yet.
Likewise, Zhuang Zhenghe felt extremely confident. On this ck me Ind, his cultivation could temporarily reach Consummation quasi-Emperor. He believed that this would be enough to squash Xiao Chen to death.
There was a loud boom. Zhuang Zhenghe felt like he struck an extremely hard iron board. His arm turned numb and actually lost all sensation. Then, cracks appeared in the Golden Dharmic Body behind him.
Xiao Chen vomited arge mouthful of blood. Then, heughed loudly. It was as he had expected: it was meaningless. Using such inhumane methods to raise ones cultivation resulted in a cultivation that had no substance.
Move back!
Zhuang Zhenghe had a bad feeling in his heart, so he withdrew quickly. Xiao Chens Law Energy was too pure. Defeating Xiao Chen in one move was impossible; he could only slowly wear him down.
However, how could Xiao Chen give the other party such an opportunity? In the time it took for a spark to fly, he quickly drew the Lunar Shadow Saber. A saber light surged out like an Azure Dragon breaking out of the sea and struck the middle of the cracks in the Golden Dharmic Body.
Ka ca! Ka ca!
The Golden Dharmic Body shattered in an instant, scattering in every direction. This exquisite saber strike was urate, quick, and skillful. Zhuang Zhenghe, who was frantically backing away, could not block it at all.
Zhuang Zhenghes cultivation regressed. Without the Golden Dharmic Body to provide him with the endless power of faith, he was like a balloon leaking air.
Zhuang Zhenghe rapidly reverted to Great Perfection quasi-Emperor. However, Xiao Chen did not stop moving. Right after his saber strike, he followed up with a palm strike from his left hand.
Scarlet multiflora roses spreading grief. Thousand Year Death, only speaking of sorrow and not joy!
Without therge amount of the power of faith protecting Zhuang Zhenghe, this palm strike inflicted severe injuries all over his whole body. Then, he crashed into a mountain like a ball.
Xiao Chen sheathed his saber. He appeared strangely calm, not following to press his attack. Normally, he would continue to beat down on his opponent while they were down.
The reason for his restraint was none other than the bizarreness of this ind. He had notpletely destroyed the Golden Dharmic Body; thus, it could be reformed.
Xiao Chen pushed off the ground and left quickly. As long as he could reach the surface of the water, he could use the Sea Monarch Crown. With that, he would not fear an even bigger threat.
Evil being, you can forget about leaving!
Suddenly, there was another loud shout. A Buddha image evenrger than Zhuang Zhenghes appeared, revealing only half its body amid an unfathomable Buddha light and covering the entire ind. Then, it looked down and stretched out a hand to grab Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen got goosebumps, and all his hair stood on end. He unfurled the Freedom Wings and flew forward hastily. When that gigantic hand was about to catch him, he managed to cross the boundary of ck me Ind.
The weird feeling vanished. When Xiao Chennded on the surface of the water and looked back, he could not help being startled. That was the Buddha image of the Amitabha Buddha. With just half its body, it already radiated supreme Buddhist Might.
No wonder he kept feeling something was off the moment he stepped onto ck me Ind. This Buddha image kept the entire ind under watch.
This was something like a sects great formation. It used the power of faith to generate this Amitabha Buddha image to protect the ind.
Fortunately, it seemed like this Buddha image was confined to ck me Ind. Furthermore, each activation probably consumed arge amount of resources; otherwise, it was doubtful whether Xiao Chen could leave or not.
I have to think of a way to drive this faction from this ind. It poses too much danger to Heavenly Star Ind, Xiao Chen said to himself as he turned around and flew to Heavenly Star Ind.
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On ck me Ind, Zhuang Zhenghe climbed out from the rubble. He formed a hand seal, and the colossal Buddha image in the air sent down a dignified Buddha light.
After that, lotus flowers appeared below Zhuang Zhenghes feet, and his injuries healed at a visible rate.
Whoosh!
A figure quickly descended from the air. It was the old monk that Xiao Chen had met. As he walked over, he showed a disappointed expression. He still managed to escape.
Zhuang Zhenghe replied after some thought, This Heavenly Star Ind is a really hard bone to swallow. Originally, there were the Seven Distinguished Dragon Marquises watching, so making a move was difficult. Now, Xiao Chen has returned. He is going to be problematic.
What should we do? We are exposed already. Should we leave? the old monk asked.
Zhuang Zhenghe waved his hand and replied with disdain, It is just a small matter. Why the need to be so afraid?! Just continue to develop here. The Heavenly Starry Oceans Western Sea is the best ce for us to spread Buddhism. Furthermore, we must obtain Heavenly Star Ind. Whether it takes five years, ten years, or even twenty years, we must obtain it.
Then, Xiao Chen?
There is no need to fear him. Will he even dare toe back to ck me Ind? The next time hees, just directly activate the Amitabha Buddha. He will be able toe but never leave. Furthermore, as it is, he cant even guarantee his own survival. If he does not be a Martial Emperor in a few years, he will die early. Where will he find time to bother about us? Zhuang Zhenghe said expressionlessly as murderous intent shed in his eyes.
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Xiao Chen rushed away as he treated his wounds. After spending some time, he found Mo Chen and Lan Shaobai taking over one of the satellite inds that the Seven Distinguished Dragon Marquises had upied.
How was it? Did you catch that person, Lan Shaobai asked after greeting Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen shook his head. I lost him, but I made other discoveries.
After the two heard Xiao Chens experience, it shocked them. They totally had not expected such a horrifying faction to be hidden in the periphery of Heavenly Star Ind, one that was harder to deal with than the Seven Distinguished Dragon Marquises.
After all, the Sea Monarchs old guards, the seven colored Marquises, had their headquarters very far away from Heavenly Star Ind. If there was nothing major, the seven colored Marquises would not make a personal appearance.
Lan Shaobai said with some disappointment, Ive had my eye on ck me Ind for quite some time now. I was thinking of when we would be able to reim it. When we do, Mo Chen will have a ce to build a refining pavilion. Now, it looks like that is something far away.
Mo Chen carefully thought over Xiao Chens words. The two men were filled with anticipation of what she had to say, to see if they could obtain any information about the Buddhist sect and find a way to strike them down.
After a while, Mo Chen looked at Xiao Chen and said, Your guess should be correct. Someone in this faction has definitely obtained the Minor Leiyin Temples inheritance.
Back then, the Minor Leiyin Temple took the evil path. They forcefully purified ordinary people and only collected the power of faith, behaving like bandits. That was why the Azure Emperor led the Dragons Gate to destroy them.
Their means of spreading their religion is the same as what you saw on ck me Ind. They used the images of the various major Buddhist figures but swapped in their own appearances when making statues. Several of the Holy Lands have records about this.
Xiao Chen felt very curious about the Buddhist sect. When he was in the Nine Layers of Purgatory, he personally saw the K?itigarbha Bodhisattva, a bona fide ancient bodhisattva. Even after bleeding for ten thousand years, that Buddhist figure was not done yet.
Despite being headless, the K?itigarbha Bodhisattva still possessed strong might. Xiao Chen personally experienced it for himself and could easily imagine how powerful the K?itigarbha Bodhisattva had been when he was still alive.
Seeing that Mo Chen had some knowledge about this, he aired his doubts.
After Mo Chen heard Xiao Chens doubts, she could not help smiling bitterly. Big Brother Xiao Chen, Im afraid you are going to be disappointed. What I know only scratches the surface. During the Immortal Epoch, these Buddhist figures were as powerful as the Immortal Cultivators. There was even a Buddhist Realm. However, when the Immortal Epoch was destroyed, the Buddhist figures vanished, along with the Buddhist Realm. All these remain a mystery.
As for the K?itigarbha Bodhisattva, he definitely existed without a doubt. However, that is not so mysterious. The Buddhist figures are simr to the Deity Statues that the Deity Race erect; however, they are even stronger.
Chapter 1116: A Pleasant Surprise
Chapter 1116: A Pleasant Surprise
Actually, the Minor Leiyin Temple did not have much rtion to the Buddhist sects of the Immortal Epoch. They just used the methods of the Buddhist sects for absorbing the power of faith, continuing the Buddhist means of cultivation.
After Xiao Chen heard that, he understood a little. So, he asked a more practical question. Are there any weaknesses to this method of absorbing faith?
For now, there isnt. Later, when I go back, I will examine the ancient texts we have on this, Mo Chen replied somewhat apologetically.
Xiao Chen smiled and said, Its fine. There is no rush. Ill apany you two for a while.
So, the three continued to work on iming the satellite inds. They chatted as they traveled. Lan Shaobai exined the situation of Heavenly Star Ind for the past one year or so in detail to Xiao Chen.
After Xiao Chen heard that, he could not help feeling guilty. Given Lan Shaobais talent, if Lan Shaobai did not follow him, given the Asura Races resources and his own innate talent, he should have advanced to quasi-Emperor already.
As for Mo Chen, Xiao Chen had not expected her to rush over to Heavenly Star Ind in fulfillment of her promise the moment she advanced to quasi-Emperor.
Over the past one and a half years, these people had turned this ruined wastnd into something good, managing it in an orderly manner. asionally, they even had to face the harassment of the Seven Distinguished Dragon Marquises. Life had been difficult for them.
Thanks, both of you, Xiao Chen said sincerely.
Mo Chen smiled gently in wordless response. There were some words that went without saying. Without Xiao Chen, there would not be the current her. No matter what she had to do for him, she was willing.
Lan Shaobai said, There is no need to say that. If I did not guess wrong, you are nning to use Heavenly Star Ind as a foundation to reestablish the Dragons Gate. Actually, I am rather filled with anticipation over this. I want to see for myself the rise of the Dragons Gate in this flourishing age.
Mo Chen interjected, However, reestablishing the Dragons Gate is not something that will happen quickly. You have to be patient.
Xiao Chen nodded his understanding. The umtions of a sect could not be amassed that quickly. Since he was starting from zero, establishing a sect would be extremely difficult. He was mentally prepared for this.
The three continued chatting for a while. Then, after Lan Shaobai concluded the matters and handed them to his subordinates, he led Xiao Chen back to Heavenly Star Ind.
The three bypassed Heavenly Star City and arrived at the foot of a mountain range. Lan Shaobai pointed to several towering peaks in the mountain range and said, That is the future Dragons Gate. I buried all the Peak Spirit Veins you gave me there.
Right now, there are only a few youths with reasonable talent. I assigned the job of teaching the children to Xiao Yu. The main reasons for there being so few disciples are her heavy workload and theck of other suitable masters.
As for Jin Lin, Liu Ke, Xiao Xian, and Yue Chenxi, I got them to focus all their attention on cultivating. It would be too unfortunate if they waste their talents. However, our resources are still too limited. Right now, the aid that Peak Spirit Veins can provide them is slowly diminishing.
As ones cultivation increased, the cultivation speed that resulted from Peak Spirit Veins would inevitably gradually slow down. Unless one could obtain resources of a higher grade, one could only build their umtions over time.
To a genius cultivator, this dy was a major blow.
As the two brought Xiao Chen to the highest peak, Lan Shaobai caught him up with what his other friends were doing.
When Xiao Chen heard all this, he was delighted. Unexpectedly, the potential of his old friends was stupendous. In just slightly over a year, Peak Spirit Veins could no longer satisfy them. They were probably already grandmaster-level Martial Sages.
This was good. Of all the things that Xiao Chencked, resources were not one of them.
Xiao Chen smiled and said, There is no rush for this matter. Later, gather all of them. I will give them a pleasant surprise. Oh, right, whats that?
Suddenly, Xiao Chens eyes caught sight of arge tform at the waist of the mountain. This tform was ruined beyond recognition, yet it had not been dealt with even now.
Lan Shaobai nced over and exined, That is a transportation formation. Before the Three Holy Lands left, they destroyed it. If it wasplete, we could use it to send us directly to the Martial God Pce.
Mo Chen smiled mysteriously. That transportation formation is extraordinary. It is hardly as simple as it looks.
Hearing that, not only Xiao Chen felt curious, but Lan Shaobai was puzzled as well. It was just a transportation formation; what other mysteries could there be?
Mo Chen added, I noticed quite some time ago that it was very unusual. This kind of transportation formation is not easy to set up and is even more difficult to destroy. No matter how badly the Three Holy Lands want to make things difficult for you, they would not go to such expense.
Xiao Chen asked, You mean to say they had some other purpose in destroying the transportation formation?
Thats right. They do not want you to discover certain things. Have you ever wondered why this ind is called Heavenly Star Ind and why the Martial God Pces territory in the oceanic world is here?
Xiao Chen shook his head. I did not think about this much. Back then, I only thought that the Three Holy Lands held a grudge against me and banished me to this distant ce.
The Three Holy Lands definitely hold a grudge against you, and it is possible that they chose this ce on purpose. However, was it really the decision of the Three Holy Lands?
This question thoroughly whetted Xiao Chens interest. He asked, What do you mean?
I checked its information. Ten thousand years ago, when the Azure Emperor ruled the Heavenly Starry Ocean, this was the base of the Dragons Gate, which means that the name of this ind we are standing on was given by the Azure Emperor.
Why was it called Heavenly Star Ind? The reason is simple. The ind that the Dragons Gate was on was the center of the entire Heavenly Starry Ocean, the center of the entire oceanic world, Mo Chen said with a smile. Clearly, she had prepared this information long ago, and it was all very organized and appeared very trustworthy.
Xiao Chen felt somewhat dazzled. The ind under his feet was actually the Dragons Gates base in the Heavenly Starry Ocean ten thousand years ago.
Which was to say, the Dragons Gates mountain tablet that Xiao Chen managed to reim was erected on this ind ten thousand years ago in the first ce.
However, ten thousand years was a long time. Xiao Chen did not even know how the geography had changed over time. Everything from the past had already vanished like smoke.
If the Three Holy Lands did not choose this conferrednd for me, then who did?
The Thunder Sovereign!
Thats right. It could only be the Thunder Sovereign. The others would not be able to make such a decision. Could the Thunder Sovereign have some other purpose in allocating this ind as my conferrednd?
Furthermore, could this purpose lie in this transportation formation? Perhaps the Three Holy Lands knew about it, hence the amount of effort they spent to destroy this transportation formation before they left?
Of course, all this was possible. However, it could also be that Xiao Chen overthought this. Perhaps the Thunder Sovereign allocated this as his conferrednd with the intention of him being able to cultivate in peace.
Lan Shaobai seemed to recall something. Speaking of which, I do remember seeing some Remnants on this ind. However, I did not pay much attention to them at that time. Furthermore, they seemed ruined beyond recognition, so I never cared about them.
Brother Xiao, Ill bring you over when we have some time.
Xiao Chen nodded in thanks. Then, he looked at Mo Chen and said, Mo Chen, after speaking so much, you still have not told us what you discovered at that ruined transportation formation.
Mo Chen smiled and said, There is no rush. Im about to get to it. That transportation formation can provide a one-way entry to a secret realm, a secret realm that can be essed only from there.
Secret realm?
Xiao Chen and Lan Shaobai exchanged nces. They both saw doubt in each others eyes.
Thats righta secret realm. Aside from being able to send one to any of the Martial God Pces transportation formations, that transportation formation can also provide a one-way entry into a secret realm.
For the past half a month, I have been going there whenever I have free time. If my guess isnt wrong, this secret realm contains all the war trophies that the Azure Emperor obtained when he conquered the Heavenly Starry Ocean.
Once again, Mo Chen doled out shocking information with a remarkably calm tone.
Xiao Chens eyes lit up. Then, he entered into deep thought, consolidating all his previous analysis. Mo Chens words were quite reliable.
Lan Shaobai asked somewhat excitedly, Mo Chen, are you sure?
Mo Chen nodded and replied, I am a hundred percent sure about the secret realm. It definitely exists. However, as for whether the Azure Emperor did store all the war trophies he obtained in the Heavenly Starry Ocean in there, that is only based on some clues and the information recorded in some ancient records, which led me to that conclusion.
Xiao Chen said, Lets go over and take a look.
After saying that, he pushed off the ground and took the lead in heading to the ruined tform. He bent over a pile of shattered rocks, investigating how badly damaged the transportation formation was.
After a while, he frowned and said, The degree of damage is really severe. The tens of thousands of formation lines buried underneath are all intentionally damaged.
Mo Chen said, I can try to repair the formation lines. However, we do not have the Holy Spirit Veins to put in the nodes. Even if I repair it, there is still no way to activate it to enter the secret realm.
Xiao Chen straightened and asked calmly, How many Spirit Veins are needed?
Mo Chen answered with a smile, For the other nodes, we can substitute Spirit Veins of lower ranks. After all, it is not like we need transport to very distant locations. However, the nine main nodes all require Holy Spirit Veins. Otherwise, the basic framework of the transportation formation will not take shape.
Lan Shaobai was bbergasted. After a while, he said, Nine Holy Spirit Veinsaside from Immortal Holy Lands and Rank 9 sects with deep umtions, no other faction can casually take out such things.
Mo Chen sighed and nodded. This is also why I never thought of repairing the formation lines. Nine Holy Spirit Veins are far too much for us to consider.
Xiao Chen walked around this damaged transportation formation for a long time. After he verified that he was not capable of repairing it, he decided to assign this task to Mo Chen.
Mo Chen, Ill leave this to you. There is no need to worry about Spirit Veins. Just work on repairing this transportation formation as quickly as you can.
This decision stunned Mo Chen and Lan Shaobai. That was nine Holy Spirit Veins. If they recalled correctly, Xiao Chen should have only one.
Furthermore, this Holy Spirit Vein was a gift from the Spirit Fox Kings adoptive daughter, so they could not use it like that. It should be buried under Heavenly Star Inds main peak to function as the main Spirit Vein.
Lan Shaobai said embarrassedly, Brother Xiao, there is no need to force yourself.
Mo Chen asked, Big Brother Xiao Chen, do you really have nine Holy Spirit Veins?
Wordlessly, Xiao Chen waved his right hand. Nine suppressed golden clumps of Spirit Veins origins floated in the air.
The density of ambient Spiritual Energy instantly soared, increasing by more than a hundredfold. Torrential golden rain fell from the sky.
This spectacle shocked Mo Chen and Lan Shaobai so much that they could not close their gaping mouths.
Xiao Chen took out nine Holy Spirit Veins in such a casual manner, without a trace of gravity whatsoever, like he was just taking out something ordinary.
He did not have the slightest inkling that his action was incredibly shocking.
Chapter 1117: As Many Spirit Veins as There Were Dogs
Chapter 1117: As Many Spirit Veins as There Were Dogs
They really are Holy Spirit Veins. Xiao Chen, how did you get them? Could it be that you raided a Rank 9 sect? Wait, that cant be right. A Rank 9 sect would have a Martial Emperor guarding it. Whats going on?
Lan Shaobai was clearly agitated. Even his voice quavered slightly.
Xiao Chen did not give any exnation. That experience was something he did not want to revisit. He had spent arge part of the year in the sunless seabed, which was not something easy to bear.
Mo Chen, on the other hand, was rather calm. After the initial shock, she recovered quickly.
Xiao Chen had shocked her excessively when he was in the Cloud Sea Domain. Now, she was already fairly inured to what he could do.
Handing the nine Holy Spirit Veins to Mo Chen, Xiao Chen said, Mo Chen, these are for your personal use. As for the Spirit Veins required to repair the transportation formation, just let me know the totalter.
Personal use?
Mo Chen and Lan Shaobai both thought they heard wrong. Could it be that Xiao Chen still possessed many Holy Spirit Veins?
After Mo Chens quick breakthrough to quasi-Emperor using the Book of Heavenly Works, the progress of her cultivation slowed significantly as a result of insufficient resources.
She could not raise her cultivation as fast as before, unlike those Holy Scions or Noble n scions, who enjoyedrge amounts of resources invested in them.
With these nine Holy Spirit Veins, Mo Chen could be confident of reaching Small Perfection quasi-Emperor within three months. They would save her at least three years of cultivation.
However, she still felt somewhat uncertain. Big Brother Xiao, can I really do that?
Xiao Chen smiled faintly. He knew what Mo Chen meant. She feared that after she used the Holy Spirit Veins, she would not be able to repair the transportation formation.
If that was the case, even if they could save Mo Chen ten years, she would not ept them.
Xiao Chen waved again, and another nine Spirit Veins origins flew out. He looked at Lan Shaobai and said, Brother Shaobai, you are about to break through to quasi-Emperor. These are for you to use.
Pleasant surprise shed in Lan Shaobais eyes. He did not try to reject the gift pretentiously; instead, he carefully put away the nine Spirit Veins origins. It would be impolite to refuse, but I feel guilty for epting. In the future, Shaobai will definitely repay this favor.
How could Mo Chen not understand by now that Xiao Chen did notck Holy Spirit Veins?
She revealed a joyful smile. After thanking Xiao Chen, she put her nine Holy Spirit Veins in her spatial ring.
In the blink of an eye, Xiao Chen had tossed out eighteen Holy Spirit Veins without flinching at all.
However, Ao Jiao said anxiously from the Immortal Spirit Ring, Dont you dare have ideas about the Spirit Veins you gave me! I will not take them back out.
Ao Jiao knew just how many Holy Spirit Veins Xiao Chen possessed. Before he went to Bright Moon City, he had only twenty. After giving her ten, he had only ten left.
After that, when Xiao Chen had some free time, he had subdued a few more Holy Spirit Veins. However, the total number definitely did not exceed thirty.
At a rough count, if the Holy Spirit Veins needed for repairing the transportation formation were included, Xiao Chen absolutely did not have enough Holy Spirit Veins.
In reality, that was indeed so. After giving Mo Chen and Lan Shaobai nine Holy Spirit Veins each, Xiao Chen only had five more Holy Spirit Veins left.
Furthermore, he still needed to give one each to Xiao Yu, Yue Chenxi, Jin Lin, and the others.
It was not that Xiao Chen was biased. This was actually due to his nning. Given Yue Chenxi and the others current cultivations, they would need only one Holy Spirit Vein, which would be sufficient for them to cultivate to quasi-Emperor.
Even a Holy Scion of a Holy Land would receive only this level of resources before they became quasi-Emperor.
Even if more was given, it would be pointless. Without reaching quasi-Emperor, they would not be able to exhaust much of the Holy Spirit Vein.
I definitely wont. How can I ask for something that I already gave to Little Ao Jiao? Xiao Chen replied with a smile.
Ao Jiao asked, But what are you going to do about the Holy Spirit Veins that you need for repairing the transportation formation?
So, that was what she was worried about. Although she said that she would not give any Holy Spirit Veins away, in reality, she was still concerned about him.
Theres no need to worry. I already made a n long before.
After Xiao Chen finished speaking with Ao Jiao, he asked Lan Shaobai, Have you informed Jin Lin and the rest?
Lan Shaobai smiled and replied, I informed them some time ago. They are already at the great hall at the top of the mountain, waiting for us.
Lets go!
The trio left the ruined transportation formation and quickened their pace as they headed to the summit. Along the way, Lan Shaobai asked with some doubt, Xiao Chen, is it worth it to pay such a huge price to enter the secret realm? Who knows, there might be nothing in there. Or perhaps, the Three Holy Lands already took away all the good things.
Mo Chen argued, That should not be the case. If the Three Holy Lands already obtained the treasures in the secret realm, they would not have spent so much effort to destroy this transportation formation. My guess is that they entered the secret realm, but the secret realm is sealed, which blocked them from entering the true treasure trove.
Isnt that the same thing? If it is sealed and Xiao Chen enters the secret realm, he still cannot get the treasures.
Mo Chen replied, That is hard to say. Xiao Chen might be able to open the seal that the Three Holy Lands could not. Dont forget that he is the Azure Emperors descendant. The things left in there might have been prepared for him.
There were many variables. Both Mo Chen and Lan Shaobai made sense. Perhaps there was nothing in there, or perhaps he might not be able to open the seal.
However, as long as there was a fifty percent chance of being able to open it, Xiao Chen would bet on it. He absolutely would not let it go.
After all, the Azure Emperor destroyed the Minor Leiyin Temple in the past.
The Minor Leiyin Temple had been an Immortal Holy Land with a long history. They definitely had King Spirit Veins.
In other words, it was very likely that there were King Spirit Veins among the Heavenly Starry Ocean war trophies the Azure Emperor took back, which might have been ced in the secret realm.
If that was so, it would solve Xiao Chens desperate situation. The means to break through to Great Perfection quasi-Emperor was so close.
His cultivation had already reached a bottleneck. Only a King Spirit Vein or the Purple Thunder Divine Incantations eighthyer could help him break through.
Neither path was easy to take. Subduing a King Spirit Vein did not even need to be discussed; Xiao Chen was not capable of doing so.
The breakthrough to the Purple Thunder Divine Incantations eighthyer was still rather far away. Furthermore, Xiao Chen never focused on quickly cultivating the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation.
The reason for not giving it priority was that beginning with the seventhyer, Xiao Chen would have to undergo a Lightning Tribtion for every breakthrough. Furthermore, each tribtion would be stronger than thest. He was not prepared for it yet.
Now that he needed to break through to Great Perfection quasi-Emperor, he was forced to take this path in the end.
However, if there was a ready King Spirit Vein in this secret realm, then all the problems would be solved.
Hence, whether Xiao Chen seeded or not, he needed to take this gamble and enter the Dragons Gates secret realm.
When Xiao Chen entered the hall at the top of the peak, he saw his old friends, whom he had not seen for a long time. Aside from Jin Dabao and Lord Jiu, they were all present.
He definitely would not be able to escape chatting with them. Lan Shaobai had ordered people toy out banquet tables long ago. The group of them ate and drank at the top of the mountain into the middle of the night before dispersing.
All of them were somewhat drunk. So many things happened in a short span of one and a half years, making them sigh endlessly.
After everyone dispersed, Lan Shaobai went to his study and picked up the brush. After mulling over his thoughts for a while, he started writing quickly, working on the Azure Dragon Bamboo Scroll.
On this day, the young Azure Dragon King arrived as arranged, bringing a supreme glory from the Four Seas Hero Gatheringthest mountain tablet of the Dragons Gateback to Heavenly Star Ind, his own conferrednd.
He even prepared a big gift for everyone. The smiles on everyones faces were all sincere. The Azure Dragon Kings unique charm was indescribable. Although he spoke little during the banquet, everyone was focused on his face at all times
While slightly intoxicated, Lan Shaobai flowed with words. After one hour, he had written over three thousand words in cursive, finishing it all in one go.
He soaked up the final bits of ink with his brush and noted the time and date, writing: Martial Epoch, Azure Dragon Calendar Year Twenty-Nine, Third Month, Eighth Day, Zi period.
[Note: The ancient Chinese divided the day into twelve two-hour periods, rather than twenty-four hours as we do now. The Zi period refers to 11 PM to 1 AM. The periods were represented by the twelve animals in the zodiac. For the Zi period, it was the rat.]
Azure Dragon Calendar Yearothers would definitely not understand what was going on with that term. Only Lan Shaobai understood. Ten thousand years hence, when thetter generations spoke about this age, they would no doubt use Xiao Chens title, the Azure Dragon, to represent it.
On the other side, Mo Chen flipped through ancient records, helping Xiao Chen look for weaknesses in the faith-rted cultivation practices of the Buddhist sects.
Yue Chenxi and the others took this rare opportunity to ask Xiao Chen the questions they had about cultivation.
Given Xiao Chens cultivation and experience, he naturally had no problem giving pointers to them. He was not stingy with his advice.
Xiao Chen only finished when day broke. Since he did not selfishly hold anything back, everyone gained something.
With the Holy Spirit Veins that Xiao Chen gave them, Yue Chenxi and the others were bound to be much stronger within a short period.
Only after everyone left did Xiao Chen release his bated breath. Then, he took out the vellum that recorded all the Holy Spirit Veins.
Red crosses were marked on several ces. These were the locations where Xiao Chen already took the Holy Spirit Veins.
Then, he shifted his gaze to Heavenly Star Inds environs.
Xiao Chen vaguely recalled that there were several Holy Spirit Veins hidden in the area around Heavenly Star Ind as recorded on the vellum sea chart.
After a while, he revealed a smile. His memory was right. There were ten Holy Spirit Veins scattered in the sea region around Heavenly Star Ind.
These would be sufficient for repairing the transportation formation.
Xiao Chen, you just came back. Are you not even going to rest for a while before going to subdue these Holy Spirit Veins?! Ao Jiao asked anxiously.
Subduing Holy Spirit Veins was not easy, especially if some ratherplicated geography cropped up. That would cause a lot of trouble.
Xiao Chen nodded seriously. I have to be quick. I keep feeling that something is wrong with that fake Buddhist sect on ck me Ind. Without advancing to Great Perfection quasi-Emperor, Im not confident of dealing with that Amitabha Buddha.
As the morning sun rose, it tore through the final bits of darkness before daybreak. Xiao Chen looked at this beautiful sunrise, then jumped off the mountain and headed out to sea, not showing any reluctance.
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The morale of the group on Heavenly Star Ind was high because of Xiao Chens return.
On the other hand, there were also some who felt restless due to the same. They gathered together and discussed countermeasures. However, there were no solutions even when daybreak arrived.
Thistter group of people was no other than the leaders of the various factions upying several of Heavenly Star Inds satellite inds.
Aside from ck me Ind, there were eight other satellite inds with rich resources that remained in the hands of other factions.
These eight major factions were each headed by a quasi-Emperor. Among them, the Sect Master of the Metal Blood Sect, which upied Red Stone Ind, was the strongest, a Great Perfection quasi-Emperor.
Chapter 1118: The Only Method
Chapter 1118: The Only Method
Now, the leaders of the eight factions gathered in the hall of the Metal Blood Sect on Red Stone Ind. The group discussed for the entire night but could note to a conclusion.
Everyone looked somewhat frustrated except for the Metal Blood Sects Sect Master, who sat in the center; his expression appeared rather calm.
We cannot continue like this. Now that Xiao Chen is back, given his character, he will chase us away sooner orter, since we are upying the satellite inds of Heavenly Star Ind with the most abundant resources.
Even the Seven Distinguished Dragon Marquises groups were all chased away from Heavenly Star Ind. If we do not work together, we will not be a match for him.
It is not a problem to ally with each other. What Im afraid of is that even when working together, we might not be a match for Heavenly Star Ind. I heard that during the Four Seas Hero Gathering, the Azure Dragon King Xiao Chen defeated all the outstanding talents with one move each. It is likely that if an ordinary Great Perfection quasi-Emperor fights with him, only death awaits.
The Metal Blood Sects Sect Master, Chen Ming, did not say anything as he listened to the discussion of the others.
Should we go to ck me Ind and search for that old monk? someone carefully suggested. Instantly, the hall fell silent; no one said a thing.
Several people immediately looked towards the Metal Blood Sects Sect Master, wanting to see his expression.
Everyone here knew that Chen Ming had been the one with the greatest ambition at first. He had not been satisfied with just Red Stone Ind, wanting to upy all the satellite inds. However, after shing with ck me Ind, he lowered his sights, no longer showing any sharpness.
No one would have imagined that Chen Ming would put down his teacup and say indifferently, That is the only way. If we do not seek out Zhuang Zhenghe, all of us will have to lead our people away.
That serious? an old man asked somewhat worriedly.
The rest also revealed contemtive expressions. For them, abandoning these resource inds was absolutely impossible.
The satellite inds of Heavenly Star Ind were all top-grade resource inds. Even in the ck Sea, they were still considered top grade.
Compared to where these people were originally at, these were much better.
Chen Ming continued, You all know that what Im saying is true. Even if all of us work together, we will not be a match for Heavenly Star Ind. That is for no other reason than me not having any confidence in defeating Xiao Chen.
Actually, before you all came to look for me, I already sought out Zhuang Zhenghe once.
This admission shocked the others when they heard it. They all revealed surprise in their eyes. Chen Ming had unexpectedly taken the initiative to seek out the Bloody Monk, Zhuang Zhenghe.
What did he say?!
Right, right, right! What did he say? Are there any solutions?
Hope zed in the other leaders eyes as they asked anxiously.
A strange light gleamed in Chen Mings eyes. Then, he replied calmly, He was indifferent. His ck me Ind does not fear the Azure Dragon King. If Xiao Chen dares to go there, he will definitely not be able to return.
When the rest heard this, they could not help feeling helpless. Now, they no longer held any hope.
Im not finished yet. He gave us a condition. If everyone agrees to it, he can help eliminate the Azure Dragon King forever!
What is the condition?
Since these factions were already forced into a corner, these leaders did not have any other choice. As long as the condition was not too excessive, they could tolerate giving away some of the resources.
Chen Mings expression fluctuated. After thinking for a moment, he said, He wants to evangelize. He wants to build temples in the inds everyone controls and also wants the ordinary people to all be believers, providing the power of faith.
Damn! Isnt that as good as swallowing us up?!
After we eliminate Xiao Chen, those temples on our inds will just be like ticking time bombs, increasing their strength for free.
Those present here were not fools. They understood what exactly was going on behind Zhuang Zhenghe''s so-called evangelism, so they all started cursing.
Chen Ming said, I know that. Thats why I raised a counter condition. It is fine to build temples on our inds, but they have to be destroyed after Xiao Chen is killed.
The moment Chen Ming said that, everyone quietened down and started to think carefully.
After a while, someone said, If that is really the case, that is still eptable. As long as they do not insist on sticking around and not leaving.
Yes, with Sect Master Chen around, we have nothing to fear. Worst case, we just fight it out with that baldy and go down with him.
The leaders agreed one after another. This was already theirst resort; there was no other way.
Chen Ming said in a clear voice, Everyone, rest assured. With this Chen around, that Zhuang Zhenghe will not dare to y any tricks.
After discussing for the entire night, they finally got results. Once they had hammered out the details, the leaders of the other factions all took their leave.
When these people left the ind, a stout figure walked out from the back doors of the hall. This person has a shiny, bald head that attracted a lot of attention.
Old Brother Chen, your acting skills are pretty good!
Those people who just left would never have guessed who this new arrival was. Surprisingly, it was Zhuang Zhenghe, whom Chen Ming had a history with.
Chen Ming smiled casually and then asked uncertainly, Brother Zhuang, will your n work?
Zhuang Zhenghe replied indifferently, You should be very clear on how powerful the Amitabha Buddha Dharmic Body on my ind is. If we can allow this Amitabha Buddha Dharmic Body to go forth, we will have no problem overwhelming Heavenly Star Ind.
At that time, after we end the Azure Dragon King, we will eliminate those clowns from the other factions. All the sea domains near Heavenly Star Ind will be in my grasp.
As long as I control Heavenly Star Ind, I will be able to dominate the entire Western Sea without any problems in less than a hundred years.
A fervent light shed in Chen Mings eyes. He prompted, Then, about the matters we discussed
Rest assured. Right now, I am in need of people. As long as you are willing to work for me, I will naturally tell you the secret method of absorbing the power of faith. If you be stronger, you will be even more useful to me.
Chen Ming rejoiced. He already reached the limits of his potential. If he did not explore alternate methods, he would remain stuck at Great Perfection quasi-Emperor. With the Buddhist sect Secret Technique, he might be able to advance to Martial Emperor.
However, this Heavenly Star Ind is under the Martial God Pces name after all. Although the Three Holy Lands abandoned it, wont there be any trouble if we openly upied it? Chen Ming asked worriedly as he thought of something.
Zhuang Zhengheughed disdainfully. He said, Strictly speaking, the Red Stone Ind you are upying now is also under the Martial God Pces name. Have you encountered any trouble?
Seems like there was none.
In that case, there will not be any problems. Do you think that I do not know how to behave appropriately when doing things? Even if the Martial God Pces peoplee, I naturally have my own ways of dealing with them. My backer is quite reliable as well, Zhuang Zhenghe said mysteriously.
The Metal Blood Sects Sect Master felt suspicious. He wondered what Zhuang Zhenghe was relying on for him to be so confident.
Just do as I say. Do your best to finish constructing those temples within one month. I will send people over to purify the believers. Just y it by ear when the timees.
After Zhuang Zhenghe finished speaking, he stood up and left.
As Chen Ming watched the Bloody Monk go, his expression turnedplicated. He knew that working with the Bloody Monk was contrary to his own interests. However, this was his only chance at advancing; he had no other choice.
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Half a monthter, Xiao Chen sessfully subdued ten Holy Spirit Veins. He sat on the flood dragon war chariot feeling fatigued as he rushed in the sky towards Heavenly Star Ind.
For the sake of expedition, he had tired himself out in the past half month. He had also taken extreme risks and sustained severe injuries several times.
Xiao Chen drank a cup of Thousand Year me and added another ten red crosses to the vellum. Now, only a few Holy Spirit Veins from the vellum sea chart remained uncollected.
After he collected all the Holy Spirit Veins, it would no longer be as easy as before to find new Holy Spirit Veins.
Even now, Xiao Chen was still incredulous. This is such a valuable vellum sea chart. Why did Jiang Tian give it to me?
Could it really be only for the sake of eliminating the Hou ghost? This reason seemed somewhat nonsensical, too incoherent.
All along, Xiao Chen believed that someone was secretly controlling the Hou ghost. Eliminating it was virtually impossible.
Sometimes, he suspected that Jiang Tian let him have the vellum in order to give him more hope of advancing to Martial Emperor in five years.
Could it be that Jiang Tian had done it because someone had entrusted him with doing so?
What kind of person could make a Geomaster of Jiang Tians stature give Xiao Chen the vellum without any conditions? Furthermore, this person had to have a strong connection with Xiao Chen, not wanting to see him die early.
There was only one person that fulfilled these two conditions at the same time; the answer was clear.
However, Xiao Chen was not willing to consider it. He found this thought too incredible. He still had not truly met with that person even once.
Just thinking about this gave him a headache. Perhaps he was just overthinking this. He put away the vellum and opened the curtains of the war chariot, casually looking at the sea domain below.
As Xiao Chen admired the scenery, he suddenly saw a huge ship traveling on the sea. The fatigue on his face suddenly vanished, his expression instantly turning grave.
This huge ship heading to one of the satellite inds of Heavenly Star Ind had a majestic Buddha statue on its deck.
This Buddha statue was that of the Amitabha Buddha that Xiao Chen saw in ck me Inds Enlightened Sense Temple.
This unexpected discovery put him on his guard. Ignoring his fatigued state, he stepped out of thefortable flood dragon war chariot and floated down alone.
Xiao Chen vaguely felt the aura of a quasi-Emperor on the huge ship in front.
Not wanting to alert his enemies, hended far away. Then, he casually pointed and instantly executed the Life Bestowal Spell. A handful of lively seabirds flew out from the waves.
Under Xiao Chens control, the seabirds flew for five kilometers while squawking loudly. They circled the huge ship a few times before flying far away.
Xiao Chen, who was in the distance, waved his hand, and the seabirds fell back into the water, no longer flying.
The seabirds had managed to see the scene in detail. It was indeed the Amitabha Buddha on the huge ship, the same one that he had seen on ck me Ind.
The things that he heard from the ship made him frown.
Based on the chatter of the ships crew, simr situations had happened on several of Heavenly Star Inds satellite inds. They had moved various Buddhist statues from ck me Ind over.
There was no other valuable information; the crew did not know much. So, the seabirds did not linger that long.
As for those satellite inds, Xiao Chens thoughts on them were very clear. He would not take the initiative to snatch the territory of others. However, he needed to chase out those people forcefully upying his territory.
Chapter 1119: Great Defensive Formation
Chapter 1119: Great Defensive Formation
Originally, Xiao Chen had expected that after news of him returning spread, these people would be self-aware and leave.
Now, it looked like his thinking had been too simple. These factions upying the satellite inds of Heavenly Star Ind not only showed no intention of leaving but even allied with ck me Ind.
As Xiao Chen watched the huge ship slowly sail further away, a shadow flickered in his heart. He said to himself, It looks like we will have to rush the repair of the transportation formation. There will be a huge battle soon.
When he returned to Heavenly Star Ind, he first went to find Lan Shaobai and spoke of what he just saw.
Lan Shaobai thought for a while after he heard this. Then, he said, There are eight big factions, the strongest of which is the Metal Blood Sect. The Metal Blood Sects Sect Master, Chen Ming, is a Great Perfection quasi-Emperor equal to Elder Qin.
Xiao Chen was startled. He was quite clear on Elder Qins strength.
Elder Qin had long reached peak Great Perfection quasi-Emperor. Although he was limited by his age and potential, which made it difficult for him to break through to Consummation quasi-Emperor, he was at the peak among Great Perfection quasi-Emperors. If a Consummation quasi-Emperor did not make a move, it would be very hard to find a quasi-Emperor who could match him.
If Xiao Chen wanted to defeat Elder Qin, he would need more than a hundred moves to do so. If he got careless, he might even suffer severe injuries.
Elder Qin cultivated honestly without taking any shortcuts.
After being stuck at a bottleneck without being able to advance, Elder Qin could only continuously temper the Law Energy that he already possessed.
Now, hispleted Heavenly Seal was very tough. When he wanted to drive the power of the world, it was as simple as raising his hand.
It was not good news that Chen Ming was as strong as Elder Qin. Furthermore, there was still Zhuang Zhenghe hiding behind him. Just thinking about it gave Xiao Chen a headache.
Lan Shaobai said, There is no need to worry. Mo Chen already restored a portion of the defensive formations connecting Heavenly Star Ind and seven of the satellite inds. As long as no Consummation quasi-Emperor appears, it will be fine. Heavenly Star Ind is not going to be easy to take down.
When Xiao Chen heard that, he rejoiced. He finally received some good news. ck me Inds Amitabha Buddha Dharmic Body could not leave its ind; hence, Heavenly Star Ind was now significantly safer.
Wait, thats not right! Xiao Chen reacted and asked, Isnt Mo Chen restoring the transportation formation?
Lan Shaobai smiled bitterly and replied, Shes been very busy during this time, running around, finding time to do both. Shes been at it nonstop. No matter what I say, she does not listen.
Originally, Iughed at her for being a worrywart. Now that you are back, how could those factions dare to do anything? Unexpectedly, she hit it right on the nail. She believed that these factions would be driven to desperate actions, since their greed will not change, and they would end up gambling with their lives.
Where is she? Xiao Chen asked.
She is at the mountain, repairing the transportation formation.
Right after Lan Shaobai spoke, a strong wind blew, and there was sh. Xiao Chen vanished from his sight, rushing to the mountain where the transportation formation was.
Lan Shaobai smiled and sighed softly after that, I originally thought that after the Purple-d Marquis descendant died, the first person toe and seek trouble would be the Purple-d Marquis. Unexpectedly, these small factions took action first.
I have to call them out of closed-door cultivation in advance. He prepared to call Yue Chenxi and the others from seclusion. Otherwise, there would not be enough people.
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At the tform where the transportation formation was, Xiao Chen saw Mo Chen hard at work restoring the transportation formation. Her eyes showed unconceble fatigue. However, her actions still looked very organized and unhurried, belying her weariness.
Youre here.
Mo Chen raised her head and shot Xiao Chen a nce before returning to what she was doing.
She pressed her hands against the ground, nervously using her Law Energy to mend the various broken formation lines.
There were still a lot of cluttered formation lines. The job was not over with just the repair. She needed to adjust them ording to theyout of the entire formation.
One small misstep would require her to start over again. This really tested a persons patience.
After some thought, Xiao Chen did not tell her about what he told Lan Shaobai. He asked in a rxed tone, Hows the progress?
ording to the current rate of progress, I will need about another half month.
Xiao Chen was somewhat surprised. This rate of progress was unexpectedly fast. After all, he also had a rough understanding of formations. He was very clear on how much work needed to be done, after checking the transportation formation himself.
Suddenly, something urred to him. He asked, Have you slept at all in the past half month?
This question stunned Mo Chen, and her actions turned unnatural. She forced out a smile and countered, You know that a quasi-Emperor has no problem with not sleeping for half a month.
Yes, but that is under the condition that you are resting by meditating. Clearly, you have not even done that. Go and sleep; rest for one day. Xiao Chens eyes were likemps in the darkness, seeing everything very clearly.
That wont do! Mo Chen rejected Xiao Chen with a somewhat loud voice. She continued in a determined tone, This secret realm is very important to you. If you can enter it earlier, then it should be so. Of your five years, one year has already passed. Now, you have only four years left. Every day I can gain for you is one more day you have.
Mo Chen spilled the emotions that she could no longer suppress. This was a topic that Xiao Chens many old friends avoided.
Both of them appeared rather surprised for a while as the ce fell silent.
Xiao Chen was surprised that Mo Chen still took him so meticulously into her considerations. She was surprised that in her anxiety, she spoke of the things hidden in her heart.
After a while, Mo Chen broke the silence. She whispered, Big Brother Xiao, you should go first. I can deal with this alone; there is no need to worry about me.
After thinking for a while, Xiao Chen said, Indeed, this kind of work would just be messier when ayman tries to help. However, I cannot go. Just go on and do your own thing. Ill stay here and keep an eye on you. I can even help with menial chores.
Mo Chen smiled and said, How can I dare make the Azure Dragon King do menial tasks for me? Its fine if you want to watch. If Im bored, at least Ill have someone to chat with.
What Mo Chen did not know was that for the sake of collecting ten Holy Spirit Veins in the shortest time possible, Xiao Chen likewise had not slept or even meditated for the past half month.
If she knew, she would definitely not let him remain here.
Just like this, the two remained on this tform without leaving, fighting for every second they could gain.
The sun rose and set. Although the work was dull, it was not particrly boring. After all, there were two people. When they were bored, they could chat with each other.
The time it took to restore the transportation formation was shorter than Mo Chen expected, taking only ten more days.
Now that the work was done, both of them released their bated breaths. Mo Chen smiled faintly as she looked somewhat grudgingly at Xiao Chen and said, You did not even do anything in the past ten days; you might as well have gone to rest.
Fatigue shadowed Xiao Chens eyes as he said, Lets not talk about this for now. Lets begin. I hope that this Dragons Gates secret realm will not disappoint us.
Mo Chen nodded and stepped into the transportation formation with him.
Xiao Chen did not hesitate to activate the transportation formation under their feet. Instantly, the scene of an extensivework appeared before his eyes, filled with many connected lights of different colors.
The green lights represented the transportation formations of the Martial God Pce. One could use them immediately to cross over.
The blue lights represented the transportation formations of external factions. One required approval from the other side first before they could cross over.
The red lights represented factions hostile to the Martial God Pce. One could not travel to those.
The white lights represented transportation formations abandoned by the Martial God Pce. There might be considerable danger if one went to those ces.
There were many of these lights but only one azure light. It was specialunique. That was where the Dragons Gates secret realm was.
One could reach it only through the transportation formation under his feet. No other transportation formation could send one over.
Feeling some anticipation, Xiao Chen selected the azure light in his mind. Then, the two transportation formations started to connect with each other.
With a sh of light, the two vanished from the transportation formation in an instant.
Mo Chen finally finished restoring theplex ancient transportation formation after almost a month. Now, the two sessfully entered the Dragons Gates secret realm.
However, lets not look at the difficulties and war trophies that await the two in the Dragons Gates secret realm.
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On the other side, the preparations of the eight factions neared their conclusion as well on ck me Ind.
Under the lead of the Metal Blood Sects Sect Master, Chen Ming, the eight factions gathered and led out their troops, charging towards Heavenly Star Ind. With over two hundred warships, the armada looked very grand.
However, even though there were many warships, only the Metal Blood Sects Metal Blood Warship was a King Grade warship; the others were just Sage Grade.
There was no other choice. The factions could use only this particr warship as the gship.
The leaders of the eight factions, as well as the peak grandmaster-level and great grandmaster-level Martial Sages, gathered here. All of them showed grave expressions and appeared very careful.
The quasi-Emperors on the deck were very clear about what they were doing. They could only seed in this operation. If they failed, only death awaited them. All their many years of hard work would crumble.
Brother Chen, we dont seem to see Zhuang Zhenghe around.
The one who spoke was the leader of one of the eight factions, Fu Lianyun of the Lianyun Gang. He was already past three hundred years old and had reached Small Perfection quasi-Emperor long ago.
In the past three hundred years, he had led the Lianyun Gang everywhere in the chaotic Western Sea through many ups and downs. His faction could be said to have experienced all sorts of difficulties.
However, at this moment, Fu Lianyun felt extremely nervous with no confidence at all.
The reason was none other than the great fame of their opponent. After the Four Seas Hero Gathering, the name of the Azure Dragon King Xiao Chen spread everywhere in the vast Heavenly Starry Ocean. Everyone knew about him.
Xiao Chen managed to defeat all the outstanding talents with one move each, turning the entire Four Seas Hero Gathering, which was meant to showcase the skills of the various talents, into his personal stage.
Since ancient times, such a thing had never happened before. It had truly been an incredible sight, extremely bbergasting.
When the leaders of the other factions heard what Fu Lianyun said, they could not help looking at the Metal Blood Sects Chen Ming. Like Fu Lianyun, none of them were confident.
Before the battle began, their morale was already low, which was not good.
Chen Ming smiled and said, Everyone, dont worry. You are all even clearer than I am on the situation of Heavenly Star Ind. Zhuang Zhenghe will deal with the Azure Dragon King. As for the remaining people, I will deal with that Supreme Sky Sect elder.
The rest is just a group of juniors. No matter how powerful they are, you all are surely a match for them. Furthermore, our eight factions are working together. We outnumber them by at least double or triple. We will definitely win.
This is going to sound somewhat unsightly, but are you all still thinking of turning tail even now? Have you all lived so long for nothing?
Chapter 1120: No Time to Lose
Chapter 1120: No Time to Lose
Fu Lianyun said quickly, Brother Chen, that is not what I meant. I am very confident in this battle. However, even though it was agreed that this Zhuang Zhenghe would deal with the Azure Dragon King Xiao Chen, we still have not seen him. This is rather strange.
Chen Ming patted Fu Lianyuns shoulder and smiled. Dont worry. We are now on the same boat as Zhuang Zhenghe. Our benefits align with his. No matter what he does, he will not dare to y tricks. That would not benefit him at all.
Hearing Chen Mings exnation, the rest rxed slightly.
In that case, we overthought this. Indeed, we should not have such nonsensical thoughts before a big battle.
Sect Master Chen, please do not take it to heart.
Chen Ming smiled faintly and chatted casually with the group. However, he was smiling coldly in his heart.
At this moment, after they gathered and set off, the inds of the other factions did not have many cultivators defending them.
Zhuang Zhenghe led the Buddhist disciples of ck me Ind to the ind the Lianyun Gang held. Then, he instructed indifferently, Collect all the resources of the ind first. After that, gather all the people on the ind at the temple and hold a ceremony. Purify them forcefully.
Although temples had been built on the various satellite inds, one month was too short. Furthermore, the people of these inds had things to do. So the various Buddhist statues had not collected much power of faith.
The power of faith collected was far from sufficient for letting the Amitabha Buddha Dharmic Body leave ck me Ind.
Hence, Zhuang Zhenghe had no choice but to scheme with Chen Ming to lure the people of the seven other factions away before holding a Buddhist ceremony and forcibly purifying the masses.
This kind of ceremony was extremely inhuman. After it was over, all the ordinary people who were purified would die immediately.
If not for the time constraints, Zhuang Zhenghe would not do this. By killing millions of ordinary people inrge batches, he would be able to collect arge amount of power of faith in a short time. However, the consequences of this brief moment of delight would be immense.
Subsequently, even if he managed to conquer Heavenly Star Ind, nurturing new believers would be much harder.
However, now that things hade to this, he did not have any other choice. He had to conquer Heavenly Star Ind. There were things there that he needed to obtain. After this, it would be much harder to get the other factions to cooperate with him obediently, so he had no time to lose.
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Back on Heavenly Star Ind, after hearing what Xiao Chen said, Lan Shaobai immediately sent out scouts to spy on the actions of the various factions.
Shortly after the eight factions gathered their troops and departed, Lan Shaobai received a detailed report in the City Lords Residence.
After Lan Shaobai read the detailed report, his face immediately sank. Pa! He mmed the report on the study table before him.
They really think that our Heavenly Star Ind is easy to bully!
Lan Shaobai waved his hand and called the guards standing outside over. Invite all the outer sect elders of the City Lords Residence over. Tell them to meet me within one minute. Also, send people to the inner sect elders and get them toe and meet me as soon as they can.
Over the past two years, Lan Shaobai had used the money earned from Jin Dabaos merchant association to invite many experts from the ck Sea to be their outer sect elders.
As for the inner sect elders, they were Yue Chenxi, Jin Lin, Xiao Yu, Liu Ke, and the others, people whom Heavenly Star Ind could trust absolutely.
This was aplete set of hierarchy. After Mo Chen came, she had organized things thoroughly, drawing up all sorts of detailed arrangements and assigning everyone their duties.
The Dragons Gate was not officially established yet, but the basic hierarchy of the ind needed to be there. Otherwise, if everyone just did what they wanted, it would forever be a chaotic mess.
Byying a proper foundation in advance, when the Dragons Gate officially made its debut, everything would naturally fall into ce and proceed smoothly.
When it came to establishing a sect, Mo Chens thoughts on this were far ahead of those of the rest, including Xiao Chens.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Strong winds blew in the hall. The first to arrive was not the outer sect elders but the inner elders, who were cultivating in the mountains far awayYue Chenxi and the others.
Firstly, it was because these people were stronger. Hence, they moved much faster. Secondly, they had received advance notice from Lan Shaobai that something major would happen soon. So they were much more easily mobilized, as they were ready.
Lan Shaobai looked at the five in the hall and sized them up. He smiled and said, You all made significant improvements over the past one month; all of you are great grandmaster-level Martial Sages already.
Xiao Yu smiled and said, Hehe, Big Brother Xiao Chen not only gave me a Holy Spirit Vein, but he also imparted a Profound Martial Technique as well as a detailed exnation. I immediately understood it after he exined it. If I still dont improve, I would really be very stupid.
This revtion somewhat surprised Lan Shaobai. Unexpectedly, Xiao Chen had a Profound Martial Technique as well. Many quasi-Emperors could not even obtain one in their entire life.
Right now, Elder Brother Shaobai might not even be a match for me.
Lan Shaobai smiled and did not say anything to contest that.
Ten days ago, he sessfully broke through to quasi-Emperor from just being a step away from advancing. Of the nine Holy Spirit Veins, he already refined three of them, and his cultivation stabilized at Small Perfection quasi-Emperor.
Before breaking through to quasi-Emperor, Lan Shaobai already had a thirty to forty percent chance of victory against a regr Small Perfection quasi-Emperor. Now that he reached quasi-Emperor, he was fully confident of defeating a regr Small Perfection quasi-Emperor.
However, there was no need to expose his strength now. He turned to Yue Chenxi and waited for her to speak.
Of the five, Lan Shaobai held Yue Chenxi, the girl who came to the Kunlun Realm from the Sky Dome Realm together with Xiao Chen, in the highest esteem.
Her pretty face appeared rather calm. She said, I did not ept the Profound Martial Technique that Xiao Chen offered. I only asked him some questions, which allowed me to transform my own Morning Sun Fist. After one month ofprehending, my Morning Sun Fist is now as mighty as a Profound Martial Technique and perhaps even stronger.
Hearing this stunned Lan Shaobai. He did not doubt Yue Chenxis final words of perhaps even stronger. If one boosted a Martial Technique that one was familiar with to the level of a Profound Martial Technique, it would be even more powerful than a regr Profound Martial Technique.
The things that belonged to one would always be the easiest to useand the mostpatible with oneself.
The others all spoke in turn about what they gained in their past month of cultivation, disying an eagerness to fight on their faces, seemingly filled with anticipation of the imminent onught.
Eight of the major factions upying the satellite inds of Heavenly Star Inds allied together. If Im not wrong, they will arrive at the seventh defensive ind in half a day.
Lan Shaobai spoke honestly of the impending situation.
After he finished, everyone withdrew their smiles and now showed serious expressions.
They had not expected that the situation would be so dire. They just experienced an improvement in their strengths, and they already had to face quasi-Emperors.
Elder Brother Shaobai, is this true? Xiao Yu asked while blinking.
Lan Shaobai silently nodded, confirming it once again. The atmosphere in the hall turned somewhat dour.
However, dour did not represent weakness, cowardice, or fear. Instead, it was an eagerness to fight.
Although this feeling brewed in silence, it did not die off in silence.
Big Brother Shaobai, you did not call us here to get us to escape, right?!
Jin Lin, who carried arge saber on his back, had an expression of determination on his tough-looking face. He faced Lan Shaobai straight on, disying his resolution.
Lan Shaobai smiled and said, Escape? How can that be? It is just a group of geezers who lost their sharpness. To think they consider us juniors to be people they can easily bully! I, Lan Shaobai, have long since had enough already. I will only ask one question: who is willing toe to the front lines with me?
Even Liu Ke, who did not like speaking much, said with a brilliant gleam in his eyes, Quasi-Emperors do not scare me, while grasping his sword tightly.
The pretty and gentle-looking Xiao Xian said, Xiao Xian does not scare that easily, either.
From the very start, Yue Chenxi showed calm in her eyes. She stated her decision with an even tone: Since the moment I stepped onto Heavenly Star Ind, I never thought of giving up this ind to others.
Lan Shaobai was very pleased with their replies. He said, Everyone says that there is an insurmountable gap between great grandmaster-level Martial Sages and quasi-Emperors. Actually, that is not true. Inbat, cultivation, Martial Techniques, Cultivation Techniques, mental states, aura, Secret Treasures, and many other things can influence the battle; there are simply too many factors.
I have fought many quasi-Emperors in the past one year or so. I now deeply understand that this is just a mindset that took root in everyones hearts. It is possible for great grandmasters-level Martial Sages to defeat quasi-Emperors.
With your current condition, I can confidently say that you all are much stronger than I was half a year ago. At that time, I did not have any Holy Spirit Veins to cultivate with or pointers from experts like Xiao Chen. So, we cannot fear battle, absolutely not. If we fear death, then we will really die.
For the past year or so, the Seven Distinguished Dragon Marquises kept sending people to cause trouble. Lan Shaobai had always worked together with Elder Qin to deal with them, so he had a lot of experience in fighting quasi-Emperors.
Nobody doubted what Lan Shaobai said; they had all seen it for themselves, etched it deep in their memories.
Ta! Ta! Ta!
Footsteps resounded. The outer sect elders brought in to Heavenly Star Ind were slightly slower but were all still on time. Everyone came; no one was missing.
The outer sect elders were all grandmaster-level Martial Sages hired with money. For them to have such efficiency was passable.
Lan Shaobai did not bother speaking any nonsense. He promptly described the situation of Heavenly Star Ind before giving out instructions. There is no need for any of you to fight with the quasi-Emperors. Your main task is to use the King Grade warships to fight the other sides subordinates. Dont allow them to harass us.
These outer sect elders could notpare to Yue Chenxi and others in loyalty. Thus, Lan Shaobai had his own ideas on how to allocate the duties.
City Lord, rest assured. Just leave those misceneous soldiers to us, the outer sect elders all replied in an orderly fashion when they heard that.
Lan Shaobai added, For every warship destroyed, I will give a reward of one hundred thousand ck Astral Coins. If you do not want ck Astral Coins, you can ask for Secret Treasures, Medicinal Pills, or Cultivation Techniques of equivalent value. The first to destroy one hundred Sage Grade warships will receive a reward of a Profound Martial Technique, but there is only one.
Such a generous reward instantly lit a gleam of excitement in these outer sect elders eyes.
A Profound Martial Techniquethat was something that even an Immortal Holy Land would find difficult to take out casually. They would only reward such things to the most excellent true inheritor. In auctions, situations where one could not buy one despite having sufficient money were frequent urrences.
This reward was extremely tempting; few would not feel excited. Furthermore, Lan Shaobai was very tactful with his words; there was only one Profound Martial Technique to give out. Such stimtion roused all these outer sect elders fighting spirits.
Why would Lan Shaobai give out such a big reward? Naturally, he had his own ns. Aside from the main fighting force, one should never underestimate the second string on the battlefield.
For example, in a fight between two equal quasi-Emperors, a great grandmaster-level Martial Sages appearance at a critical juncture of the battle would immediately tilt the battle in favor of one side. Naturally, which side would get favored went without saying.
Such situations held true on a real battlefield as well. Sometimes, the crucial factor that could decide the battle might be an insignificant cultivator. This was all possible in theory.
Chapter 1121: Dangerous Situation
Chapter 1121: Dangerous Situation
City Lord, howe we do not see the Ind Master, Lord Azure Dragon King?
For the sake of differentiating Xiao Chens and Lan Shaobais titles, in the system that Mo Chen set up, Lan Shaobai was the City Lord, managing all the major and minor matters, while Xiao Chen was the Ind Master, maintaining mystery and deterrence.
Naturally, Lan Shaobai could not tell this group of outer sect elders the truth, that Xiao Chen and Mo Chen both went to the Dragons Gates secret realm. Even he did not know when they woulde out or whether they would be in any danger.
If these outer sect elders knew, it would definitely affect their morale and fighting spirit.
Right now, the main reason these outer sect elders had the courage to fight the allied troops of the eight factions was Xiao Chens existence.
Azure Dragon King Xiao Chen! Just these five words were enough to instill a strong fighting spirit.
Lan Shaobai said, The Azure Dragon King is in closed-door cultivation. If he is fortunate, after hees out, he will be a Great Perfection quasi-Emperor. Without even needing us to make a move, he will be able to deal with this group of people by himself. Even if he is not that fortunate and cannot break through, he can rush over at any time.
Due to force of circumstance, Lan Shaobai had no choice but to make up a reason.
Xiao Chen was in closed-door cultivation and was very likely to break through to Great Perfection quasi-Emperor. With these words, the outer sect elders immediately became excited.
Just as a Small Perfection quasi-Emperor, the Azure Dragon King was already boundlessly powerful. If he managed to advance to Great Perfection quasi-Emperor, that would be extremely incredible.
Lan Shaobai smiled and led the group of people to the yard of the City Lords Residence, where seven different-colored, dragon-shaped King Grade warships waited, the warships that Xiao Chen snatched from the Seven Distinguished Dragon Marquises.
There was also a warship with Azure Dragons carved on it that was even more eye-catching. That was the king of all the King Grade warships, the Dragons Gates warship.
As far as I know, the eight factions have only one King Grade warship. We can deal with that. Although there are many other warships, they are all Sage Grade warships. The ones you have to deal with are those two-hundred-odd Sage Grade warships.
Lan Shaobai honestly shared the news he obtained with the group of outer sect elders.
Seven King Grade warships against two-hundred-odd Sage Grade warships. The odds of victory were even. However, Lan Shaobai offered a high enough reward to make these outer sect elders eagerly risk their lives. With such a mindset, the odds of victory would naturally be higher.
Looking at the seven warships rising to the sky, Lan Shaobai said to Xiao Yu, Ill leave Heavenly Star Ind to you. After you receive my signal, activate the Dragons Gates Heaven Locking Formation. Our lives and deaths are all in your hands.
Xiao Yu nodded and said, Elder Brother Shaobai, rest assured. Xiao Yu will not disappoint you.
Lan Shaobai patted Xiao Yus head. This little princess had matured while on Heavenly Star Ind. If the n Head saw this, he should be delighted.
Lets go, then. We cant let Elder Qin wait at the satellite ind for too long.
From the moment he received the information to making the various arrangements, drumming up morale, and devising the battle n, Lan Shaobai handled everything superbly. While Xiao Chen was not around, he managed Heavenly Star Ind properly. He made it such that no one got rattled as a result of a strong enemy charging at them.
Come, lets go and test out these eight factions. Not even to mention snatching our territory, these bastards actually intend to snatch the main ind and chase us out. I, Lan Shaobai, want to see what they look like!
With their bellies filled with rage, the group of inner sect elders, who knew that Xiao Chen had entered the Dragons Gates secret realm, had a do-or-die mentality as they boarded the Dragons Gates warship.
Raise the sails and set off. Fight for the Dragons Gate. Even if I die, I will have no regrets.
The Dragons Gates warship led the seven dragon-shaped King Grade warships through the clouds.
After about seven or eight minutes, they reached the front of the seventh satellite ind and met up with Elder Qin. The eight warships brought all the elite cultivators of Heavenly Star Ind out and formed a tight formation.
They are here!
Not long after, an armada radiating strong murderous intent appeared at the horizon, traveling on the waves.
There were three hundred warships gatheredarge numberpared to Heavenly Star Inds eight warships. While there was a striking difference in the visual effect, the eight warships of Heavenly Star Ind overwhelmed the other side with their aura.
The reason was that the eight warships were all bona fide King Grade warships. Any one of them was stronger than the other sides gship. Furthermore, there was the unrivaled King Grade warship, the Dragons Gates warship. It was impossible for them to not have a stronger aura.
With seven outer sect elders on the seven warships, none of the Heavenly Star Ind cultivators felt any fear at all. Instead, they disyed strong morale.
Clearly, the eight factions had not expected the insignificant Heavenly Star Ind to bring out eight King Grade warships. An uproar broke out in all the warships of the eight factions.
How could the eight factions fight this? The disparity was an entire grade. They could only try to overwhelm the enemy with numbers. However, many would end up dying.
This was starkly different from the easy massacre the eight factions expected.
The upper echelons of the eight factions had to send representatives to pacify the people before they managed to slowly calm down this uproar.
Clouds and winds stirred; waves surged up. The seawater rose and fell endlessly. A vast and empty seay between the two armadas.
The other sides Metal Blood Warship left the group and headed forward.
Lan Shaobai wondered what the other side was nning. As he stood on the Dragons Gates warship, he waved his hand to get the Dragon Gates warship to proceed forward to block the other party. At the same time, he shouted, Halt! This is Heavenly Star Ind, the conferrednd of the Azure Dragon King Xiao Chen, whom the Martial God Pces Thunder Sovereign favors!
Mockery came from the Metal Blood Warship. Chen Mingughed coldly and said, Who are you to speak? Get the Azure Dragon King Xiao Chen to speak to me directly. Dont try to use the Martial God Pce to pressure me. This only shows your cowardice; it wont induce any fear in us.
Scram now, and our eight factions can leave a path of life for you subordinates of the Azure Dragon King.
Thats right. Be wise and go away quickly. Otherwise, Heavenly Star Ind will be washed in blood for sure. None of you will be able to get away.
The two gships confronted each other on the surface of the sea. The leaders of the eight factions behaved very arrogantly, trying to gain back the momentum. However, their efforts did not seem effective.
The people on the Dragons Gates warship all smiled coldly, not evincing any fear of this group of quasi-Emperors at all.
While Lan Shaobai spoke, he carefully sized up the enemy and was a little surprised not to see the people of ck me Ind. He wondered what Zhuang Zhenghe was up to.
At the same time, the various faction leaders quicklymunicated with each other, discussing in whispers on the Metal Blood Warship.
The other sides morale is very high. That cant do. Later when we engage each other, we will end up paying a huge price.
We need to think of something to suppress them. It is really unexpected that this insignificant Heavenly Star Ind has eight King Grade warships.
Sect Master Chen, you make the decision!
Naturally, Chen Ming knew how important morale was when two armies shed. He looked around and thought of an idea. He looked at the people on the Dragons Gates warship and said, You must be Lan Shaobai, right? If you want us to leave, that is possible. We will send out three people from each of our sides and have three matches. The side with two victories will win. Whoever loses will go away!
You bunch of young upstarts, arent you all very arrogant? Do you dare to agree?! one of the old men from the eight factions side purposely used his energy to amplify his voice, making it echo for five kilometers around and allowing everyone to hear him clearly.
Thats right. Its not like our Western Sea has no rules. Whoever is stronger is right. If you are not capable, then dont upy a goodnd like Heavenly Star Ind. Go back to the Kunlun Continent!
The final shout incited a reaction in everyone in the eight factions side. Everyone on the three hundred warships shouted, Go back! Go back!
Instantly, the other side actually managed to turn the situation around, boosting their morale. Given this, although the Heavenly Star Inds side knew that even if the other side lost, they would not leave, they found it hard to reject the challenge.
Two victories out of three and the opponents were all quasi-Emperors. This was clearly just bullying, wanting to put this group of younger-generation cultivators at a disadvantage.
Chen Ming walked forward to the bow of the ship and looked at Lan Shaobai. Then, he smiled coldly and said, Whats wrong? Do you not dare to? If you are not capable, then what are you doing at Heavenly Star Ind? Scram!
Yue Chenxi and the others on the Dragons Gates warship could not help casting their gazes at Lan Shaobai.
Lan Shaobai smiled faintly and said calmly, Ive finally seen what it means to be shameless. A group of people who have lived a few hundred years can actually still say something like that.
Just when the crowd thought that Lan Shaobai would reject, he turned things around. He added coldly, However, Ill still agree to that. Even though I know this is a trick, I will still agree to it. You people will never understand what conviction is.
If Heavenly Star Ind is incapable, why do you eight factions still need to band together before you dare toe and attack? A huge battle is at hand, and you still want to y these little tricks to win back morale? This is truly an eye-opener for me, Lan Shaobai.
Lan Shaobais vehement words bbergasted Chen Mings group, who had not expected him to be so spirited.
Lan Shaobai was not done yet. He took the initiative to say, Chenxi, you will represent our Heavenly Star Ind and be the first to battle. Even if we are defeated, we must show them the bravery of our Heavenly Star Ind, where even the females are far superior to this group of geezers!
Lan Shaobais eyes filled with disdain. His words made the hearts of the many Heavenly Star Ind cultivators all swell with hot-bloodedness.
Thats right. Our cultivation may not be high, no match for that of you old folks who have lived for hundreds of years. However, we are filled with passion and fervor, acting openly and righteously.
The instant Yue Chenxi heard what Lan Shaobai said, she jumped fearlessly to the surface of the sea. Her face remained calm as she looked at the other side. Then, she said in a cold voice, Heavenly Star Inds Yue Chenxi seeks your advice. Please do not be stingy with it.
Originally, Chen Ming was nning to use this suggestion of having three matchesa clearly unfair matchupto force Heavenly Star Inds rejection and crush their morale. Then, they would seize the advantage and attack.
Who would have imagined that Lan Shaobai would immediately agree and even take the initiative to send out his representative first?
All of a sudden, Chen Ming was at a loss for what to do. He took two steps back and asked in a whisper, Who is going up first?
After waiting for a while, no one was willing to step up and be the first.
These old men were all very shrewd. They could tell that Yue Chenxi was a peak great grandmaster-level Martial Sage. Furthermore, her aura was very sharp.
Chapter 1122: The Scheming Fu Lianyun
Chapter 1122: The Scheming Fu Lianyun
The leaders of the eight factions were confident of defeating Yue Chenxi. However, they would no doubt incur significant injuries in the process. Hence, no one was willing to be first.
After the buck got pushed around for a while, the Lianyun Gangs Fu Lianyun whispered, Sect Master Chen, how about you go first? Given Brother Chens strength, you can definitely deal with her in two or three moves.
When Chen Ming heard that, he could not help shouting in anger, Screw you! That Lan Shaobai really hit it on the nail. Even after living for a few hundred years, you all still cant match up to a little girls courage. If I go now, then who will deal with the Supreme Sky Sects elder? Are you going to do it? Stop wasting time. You go!
Now that things had reached such a point, Fu Lianyun had no other choice but to go.
Fu Lianyuns figure shed, and hended on the surface of the sea. Then, murderous intent red in his eyes as he looked at Yue Chenxi. He could only end this battle right away. The longer this dragged on, the more variables there would be.
I have to think of a way to end this quickly. Fu Lianyun hurriedly came up with a n. He said, Dont say that Im bullying the weak. This old man will let you have three moves first, to give you a chance to defeat me.
Is that so? In that case, I will really have to thank Senior. However, do not regret it!
Fu Lianyun smiled and said, I will regret? Little girl, it will already be pretty good if you dont regret it. After the three moves, I will defeat you with one move.
Yue Chenxi did not reply to this. Her expression turned serious as she started circting her energy for the Morning Sun Fist.
The red clouds of sunrise surrounded Yue Chenxi, lingering without scattering. In an instant, her figure became vague and blurry, difficult to see. The dense red clouds made it all look impossible to unravel.
Fu Lianyun stopped smiling, and his expression turned grave. He sent out his Mental Energy and could not find Yue Chenxis figure despite the very bright sky.
Whats going on? With my cultivation, I actually cannot see through this mysterious phenomenon?
This girl is very impressive. Fortunately, this old man retained some cleverness. Otherwise, I might really end up making a joke of myself in this first match.
Fu Lianyun collected himself and calmed down. He circted his Heavenly Laws at full power and drove the power of the world.
Clouds and winds surged; waves roared on the sea. Sshes of water asionally shot up to the sky as if mines had exploded.
Fu Lianyun fully unleashed the aura of a quasi-Emperor. He did not appear careless at all, slowly suppressing Yue Chenxi with his aura, waiting to take the upper handpletely when she charged over.
He raised his aura without any haste, carefully preparing for the moment Yue Chenxi appeared and attacked.
The sound of the sshing waves resounded everywhere. In the next instant, the red dawn clouds that filled the ce scattered as a bright light exploded forth.
This bright light was very piercing, catching the people watching the battle off guard. Their eyes felt like needles were piercing them, inflicting incredible pain.
What is appearing?
When everyones eyes recovered, they finally saw that the one that leaped out was Yue Chenxi herself. She was like the rising sun radiating a bright light as it broke free of the sea, sweeping away the final bits of darkness before dawn.
The zing sun was unblockable. As Yue Chenxi punched, everyone clearly saw her suppressing Fu Lianyuns aura slowly. As the rising sun broke out of the sea, the degree its aura flourished seemed outrageous.
This caught Fu Lianyun somewhat off guard. Yue Chenxi actually managed to suppress his aura. In his rush, he could only use his palm to block.
However, Fu Lianyun felt confident that with his cultivation, despite the suppression of his aura, he could still block the blow.
Fist and palm collided. An immense screen of water soared up around the two, concealing the sun and blocking everyones view.
When the water fell back down like rain falling from the sky, everyone saw an incredible scene: Yue Chenxi actually pushed back the strong quasi-Emperor Fu Lianyun by one kilometer with her punch.
Because of the might of this punch, Yue Chenxis aura grew even more ferocious. The light shining from her body became even more dazzling like she was really the great sun; one could not look at her directly.
Back when Yue Chenxi sought advice from Xiao Chen, he pointed out the strength and weaknesses of the Morning Sun Fist.
How majestic was it when the morning sun gave off the first light of the day? How strong was the energy from the morning sun when it first broke through the darkness?
The strength of the move was clear with one nce, but its weaknesses were equally clear as well. Its follow-up was insufficiently strong.
If the user did not defeat or severely injured the opponent with one punch, then the aura would be immediately drained.
The idea that Xiao Chen gave Yue Chenxi was the addition of the state of gentle water into this punch to provide continuity. The aura would not be exhausted at the very start; instead, it would proceed to rise.
This allowed the initial rising sun to transform to the zing sun of noon when its aura was at its most ferocious. When the might of the zing sun started to decrease, it would slowly settle down like when water slowly filled up a container.
When the sun started to set, the aura that had been setting for a long time would undergo one final eruption.
Sunrise, noon, and sunset: three phases. At the highest level, one could cycle through them continuously, no longer needing to worry about being too forceful and draining all the aura.
Of course, Xiao Chen only pointed out the direction. How to alter the cirction and add in the state of gentle water was entirely Yue Chenxis aplishment. After all, no one in this world was more familiar with this Fist Technique than her.
Based on the situation, it was clear that the vague form of the brand-new Morning Sun Fist, which Yue Chenxi created in the past month, was already good.
This scene shocked the many quasi-Emperors watching from the Metal Blood Warship.
Profound Martial Technique!
Old Fu is going to lose. He should not have gotten careless, giving the opponent three moves. Now hes going to be in great trouble.
The might of a Profound Martial Technique is truly incredible. No wonder it ismon for one not to be able to buy one at an auction even with sufficient money.
Most of the quasi-Emperors frowned. The situation before them did not look good. Only Chen Ming smiled coldly and said, Dont look down on Fu Lianyun. This fellow is very shrewd.
Whats going on? Brother Chen, are you able to make out something? The other leaders looked at Chen Ming in confusion. The situation in front was clear; Yue Chenxi had knocked Fu Lianyun back by one kilometer. If Fu Lianyun had to endure two more punches, he would definitely be significantly injured.
Chen Ming did not exin. He simply said indifferently, Just keep watching, and you will understand. Prepare to initiate the attack when you see my signal.
Yue Chenxi, who stood in the air, was now like the zing sun, giving off a shocking amount of light and heat. A rainbow bridge appeared under her feet. As she walked on the rainbow bridge, sheunched the second punch with an even more ferocious aura.
Fu Lianyun appeared grave. He concentrated all the Law Energy in his body on his right palm. Before they even shed, the surrounding seawater could no longer hold up. Huge waves soared endlessly as a result of his energy.
Boom!
Fist and palm shed once more. This time, the aftermath was even bigger. A surging shock wave sted the seawater out in all directions.
The surface of the sea became like mud with a hugeyer shaved off it. A vast one-kilometer-deep whirlpool appeared in the seawater.
Fu Lianyun retreated continuously. Blood leaked out of a corner of his lips; he appeared significantly injured.
In the hands of Yue Chenxi, the Profound Martial Technique disyed extreme might. Even when the quasi-Emperor put in a lot of effort, he was still injured.
Good!
Jin Lin could not help shouting on the Dragons Gates warship. He said whileughing, You can be pretentious all you want. There is still one more punch. Lets see if you can continue tough.
This greatly encouraged the group from Heavenly Star Ind. Yue Chenxi significantly injured Fu Lianyun with two punches, showing everyone hope for victory.
When Fu Lianyunnded, he vomited a mouthful of blood. Then he said with a smile, The might of a Profound Martial Technique is indeed extraordinary. Continue, there is still one more punch. I want to see what other tricks you can bring out. Remember, there is only one more punch.
Yue Chenxi did not dare be careless. She knew that whether she could defeat her opponent or not would depend on this one punch. Afterwards, her opponent would not give her much time to store up power anymore.
She acted prudently, no longer holding back anything with this third punch. The light that she gave off slowly dimmed until it eventually turned scarlet like the setting sun.
For the sake of letting this punch reach its greatest might, Yue Chenxi did not rush to attack. Instead, she continued storing up her strength. This punch representing sunset was the Morning Sun Fists greatest move.
As long as she couldpletely unleash it, she was confident of defeating Fu Lianyun in one punch.
There was only one problem: she was not that well-practiced with thisst move yet and could not use it as she pleased.
However, that was fine. Yue Chenxis opponent was generous and let her have three moves at the very start. Soon, he would know the consequences of being arrogant and understand what regret was.
Hu chi!
However, just as Yue Chenxi was about to execute this punch, Fu Lianyun, who had been on the defensive, suddenly erupted with strong killing intent, bursting forth with the full aura of a quasi-Emperor.
His dash made him look like a fleeting shadow. Within two or three breaths, he had nearly reached Yue Chenxi, who was about to execute her move.
Fu Lianyun actually broke the promise that he made, catching Yue Chenxi off guard at this critical moment. Before three moves passed, he suddenly made a move.
He did not give Yue Chenxi a chance to pull back before he attacked. Laughing sinisterly, he said, Little girl, you are still too raw. In your next life, dont just believe what anyone says.
Fu Lianyun struck Yue Chenxi, who could not pull back in time. Her own Martial Technique rebounded on her, wreaking havoc with her meridians and causing her to vomit three mouthfuls of blood.
After that, she fell like a broken kite.
The scarlet sunset lost all its light.
This strange development instantly turned the situation around.
No one expected that an older-generation cultivator like Fu Lianyun would y such tricks. He had said he would give Yue Chenxi three moves but only allowed her two to catch her off guard and deal a fatal blow at thest move.
It would have been more or less understandable if he used such a trick to deal with a cultivator who was his contemporary.
However, he actually used it on a junior that was younger by more than two hundred years. This was absolutely despicable and bbergasting.
As everyone looked at the weakened Yue Chenxi, rage burned in hearts of everyone on the Dragons Gates warship.
Lan Shaobais heart sank as he clenched his right fist tightly. Grinding sounds rang out as his teeth gnashed against each other. He had never been so angry before. Unexpectedly, an older-generation cultivator could be this despicable.
Whoosh!
Chapter 1123: Heaven Is Watching
Chapter 1123: Heaven Is Watching
Lan Shaobais figure shed as he jumped off the Dragons Gates warship and appeared in midair in the next instant, catching Yue Chenxi. As he looked at Yue Chenxi, who was unconscious but still obviously in a lot of pain, his face sank and filled with rage.
My apologies, Young Master Lan. I was a little heavy-handed. This little girl is probably crippled, Fu Lianyun said sinisterly as he revealed a smile on his crafty face.
Lan Shaobai growled coldly, Heaven is watching. You will receive retribution for this sooner orter.
After Lan Shaobai said that, he carried Yue Chenxi back to the Dragons Gates warship. The Metal Blood Sects gship was already charging forward, leading the three hundred Sage Grade warships.
Clearly, the so-called three matches to determine who would leave was just a sham.
No matter who won or lost, the eight factions would not be leaving. They just wanted to strike at Heavenly Star Inds morale.
Brother Lianyun, that was good. The moment you appeared, you crippled one of them. This is going to rattle Heavenly Star Inds group and undermine their morale. We will surely seed in conquering Heavenly Star Ind this time!
When Fu Lianyun returned to the warship, Chen Ming showered him with praise.
Fu Lianyun said, This time, we have thrown all caution to the wind by attacking Heavenly Star Ind. One side must die.
Chen Ming patted Fu Lianyuns shoulder, saying, Rest assured, as long as Xiao Chen appears, Zhuang Zhenghe will definitely show up to help us block him. Now, just focus on killing these greenhorns. Don''t leave even a single one of them alive.
On the Dragons Gates warship, Lan Shaobai showed a calm expression as he did his best to suppress the rage in his heart. Once he regained his cool, he made a decision: retreat, activate the Dragons Gates Heaven Locking Formation, and then defend the ind to the death.
Mo Chen had repaired a portion of the Dragons Gates Heaven Locking Formation, which would be impossible to break without a Consummation quasi-Emperor. It would be sufficient for blocking the eight factions.
However, since only a portion of this formation was repaired, they could not keep it activated for that longa mere three days for certain. Unless they were forced into a bad situation, they would not activate it.
Originally, Lan Shaobai nned on using the advantages of their King Grade warships to fight it out with the eight factions and buy as much time as possible for Xiao Chen.
However, due to the injuries Yue Chenxi sustained, the people on his side were all enraged, unable to calm themselves. Fighting a war in that state would be extremely dangerous. All it would take was a moment of carelessness or rashness, and they could die.
Lan Shaobai had no other choice but to abandon his initial n. Now, he could only hope that Xiao Chen woulde out of the Dragons Gates secret realm within three days.
His only constion was that the faction from ck me Ind was nowhere to be found.
The two most crucial peopleXiao Chen and Zhuang Zhenghewere both absent.
From a certain perspective, whichever one of the two appeared first would be able to tilt the battle in their favor.
However, who would appear first?
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Zhuang Zhenghe was moving from ind to ind to conduct purification ceremonies, forcefully purifying all the people on the ind without exceptionwhich included the families of the faction leaders. His means were cruel and bloody; these inds became like hell on earth.
How could these ordinary people be a match for cultivators? No matter how many of them there were, they were just like ants. This was an incredibly wretched sight.
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As for Xiao Chen and Mo Chen, they walked for a long time after entering the secret realm before they finally reached where they suspected the treasures were stored.
Along the way, the two discovered many broken restrictions and remains of various traps andbat puppetsproof that someone hade here before.
However, when Xiao Chen and Mo Chen reached the foot of the mountain where they believed the treasurey, they heaved a sigh of relief.
There was an ancient stone door at the side of the mountain, and it looked to be tightly sealed without any cracks in it; it should not have been opened before.
Of course, the exact situation could be determined only after entering.
Xiao Chen looked at the tightly sealed stone door before him and calmed himself. He decided to try attacking.
His figure shed and arrived before the stone door. Then, he threw a heavy punch at the stone door. Mo Chen did not even have time to try to stop him.
Bang! The stone door did not budge at all. Instead, it reflected the huge force and knocked Xiao Chen back. Tears appeared in his internal organs, which showed how puissant the rebound was.
In terms of physical body strength, Xiao Chen would be hard-pressed to find an opponent within quasi-Emperor.
If another person were this rash, that person would have died already.
Are you alright? Why are you so impetuous? Mo Chen quickly went over and asked out of concern.
Xiao Chen circted his energy for the Azure Dragon Body Nourishing Art. After a few breaths, the tears in his internal organs had all healed, without any injuries left behind.
He spat out some turbid Qi and frowned. I was somewhat rash. I feel that it is impossible to open the stone door with force. Even if a Martial Emperor came, it would be useless. I am sure that no one has touched the things inside.
Mo Chen nodded and said, It looks like this stone door blocked the Three Holy Lands. However, you are the Azure Emperors descendant. Despite that, it still blocked you. Perhaps you need some kind of token to open this door.
As the two spoke, they slowly arrived before the stone door. Then, they carefully examined it for clues.
Azure Dragon motifs were carved on the ancient stone door; they looked very tyrannical and extraordinary.
The two looked around the stone door for a long time but found no clues whatsoever. Xiao Chen could not help feeling somewhat discouraged.
After putting in one month of effort without sleep or rest, he ended up getting blocked outside the treasure trove, unable to enter. His depression was easy to imagine.
Back then, the Azure Emperor led the Dragons Gate around the Heavenly Starry Ocean and fought many battles. He destroyed an unknown number of sects and killed plenty of experts.
One could easily picture how vast the war trophies were. However, Xiao Chen could not enter.
Big Brother Xiao,e and take a look at this. Suddenly, Mo Chen called out. It seemed that she discovered something on the mountainside not far from the stone door.
Xiao Chen quickly went over and saw that she had cleared out an area to reveal a rhombus-shaped indentation. The mountainside had all sorts of protrusions. If one did not pay proper attention, one would not discover the recess.
Revealing an expression of joy, he asked, How did you find it?
Mo Chen smiled and replied, You forget. Im an expert at finding hidden mechanisms. You saw my capabilities during the trip to the treasure mountain. The stone door before us is not veryplicated. You just need the token to open it. If you do not have the token, then even if you were extremely powerful, you wont be able to open it.
It looks very simple, but it is actually very tyrannical. Big Brother Xiao, think very carefully. See if you have any token of the Dragons Gate that could fit this recess.
Xiao Chen thought for a moment and immediately recalled an item. He took out the Azure Dragon Medallion and said, Mo Chen, see if this is the item.
Mo Chen received the Azure Dragon Medallion andpared it to the indentation. Then, she eximed joyfully, It should be right! It is it!
Right after saying that, she ced the Azure Dragon Medallion into the recess. Indeed, it fitted perfectly.
When the Azure Dragon Medallion was seated, the Azure Dragon motifs carved on the tightly shut, ancient stone door slowly glowed. Rocks fell off, exposing the stone doors true form.
The stone door now revealed its original appearance: two great bronze doors and a signboard with Dragons Gate Treasure Trove written on it.
The light on the doors did not fade away. Xiao Chen and Mo Chen exchanged nces and saw joy in each others eyes. The doors were about to open.
However, for some reason, one hour passed, and the bronze doors still did not move, despite revealing their true form.
The twos expressions slowly turned somewhat unsightly. Unexpectedly, the doors did not open yet.
Whats the problem? Why are these doors not opening?
They both found the situation strange. Given that the doors revealed their true form, the Azure Dragon Medallion should be the right token. However, why are the doors not open yet?
Mo Chen took out the Azure Dragon Medallion and started to think quickly. The design of the stone doors was basic. It did not contain much mystery to it.
As long as one had the token, one should be able to open the doors.
Xiao Chen frowned, not knowing what to do or what was going on. The treasure trove was right before them. Even with the key, they still could not enter. This kind of depressing feeling was suffocating.
It was one thing if one could not enter. What was the point of giving someone hope, then taking it away?
Suddenly, Mo Chen thought of something. She said, Big Brother Xiao, how about cing a drop of your essence blood on the Azure Dragon Medallion and trying again?
Although Xiao Chen found the suggestion strange, he still did as she said and dripped his essence blood on the Azure Dragon Medallion before cing it back in the recess.
Ka ca!
This time, there was nearly no dy. Therge bronze doors instantly opened, and a cold wind blew out, carrying a lot of dust.
The doors opened so fast that Xiao Chen did not manage to react. After a moment, he asked in pleasant surprise, Mo Chen, how did you think of it?
A smile appeared on her face as she replied, This is a contingency n that the Azure Emperor set up, a method prepared as insurance. If the Azure Dragon Medallion ended up in the hands of someone else and not his descendants, they would not be able to open this Dragons Gate Treasure Trove.
It is a very simple method, but it guaranteed that this Dragons Gate Treasure Trove would not end up in the hands of others in case something happened.
Xiao Chen understood. So that was what was going on. Now that he grasped the reason, he discovered the answer was actually very simple.
Come, lets go and take a look at the war trophies that the Azure Emperor collected, see what good things there are.
The two showed expressions of anticipation. Then, they calmed themselves and strode into the Dragons Gate Treasure Trove.
The first thing that entered their eyes was arge mound of Spirit Stones. There were piles upon piles of them, each one looking like a small mountain.
Xiao Chen nced around casually. Unexpectedly, they were all Superior Grade Spirit Stones.
Spirit Stones were the foundation for cultivation. Superior Grade Spirit Stones held a great attraction for weaker cultivators.
A regr sect normally gave out Superior Grade Spirit Stones as a stipend.
Before Xiao Chen advanced to grandmaster-level Martial Sage, the primary resource he used had also been Superior Grade Spirit Stones.
However, as his cultivation rose over time, the aid Superior Grade Spirit Stones could provide him declined. Eventually, he gave up on them.
Mo Chen said in shock, There is a total of a hundred piles here. Each pile probably has five million Superior Grade Spirit Stones. Which is to say, there are at least five hundred million Superior Grade Spirit Stones before us here.
Such arge sum is more than enough to start up a Rank 9 sect.
Chapter 1124: Dragon’s Gate’s War Venerate
Chapter 1124: Dragons Gates War Venerate
Xiao Chen made some mental calctions. With thisrge number of Spirit Stones, as long as there were people with talent in Heavenly Star City, he could nurture them to prepare for the future establishment of the Dragons Gate, bringing in new blood continuously.
The two weaved their way between the piles of Spirit Stones and eventually found themselves before another stone door.
The path to the next hall was not smooth going. There was also abat puppet with its bowed head covered in dust at both sides of the stone door.
After ten thousand years, thesebat puppets of unknown strength in the past now appeared lifeless, showing no sign of any activity.
Mo Chen nced at them and said, Those are Emperor Gradebat puppets. If they were perfect and wless, their strength would rival a Martial Emperor.
Xiao Chen was astonished in his heart. How strong exactly was the Dragons Gate in the past? They even managed to create Emperor Gradebat puppets.
Creak! Creak! Creak!
Just as Xiao Chen was thinking of how to open the stone door in front, one of thebat puppets gave off creaking sounds from every joint as it started to move.
This startled both Xiao Chen and Mo Chen. They pushed off the ground and moved back immediately, raising their guard.
After a while, thisbat puppet suddenly raised its head. Two faint mes burned in its eye sockets. The dim mes gave off a feeling of weakness as if they might die out at any moment.
However, the aura that thebat puppet exuded deterred them from underestimating it. The instant it raised its head, it forced the two to move back again.
When thebat puppet saw the Azure Dragon Kings insignia on Xiao Chens chest, it lost all hostile intentions.
The current Azure Dragon King is actually this weak! How far has the Dragons Gate sunk? Even for a small reserve treasure trove, the Azure Dragon King himself is here to collect it? Is there no one else in the Xiao ns line?
A somewhat mechanical and hoarse voice came from thebat puppet.
This startled Xiao Chen and Mo Chen anew. Thisbat puppet could actually think. Its thoughts were clear, and its reasoning ability was good like it was a normal human being.
However, it seemed like thebat puppet did not notice the passing of time or know what went on outside.
Xiao Chen calmed himself and said, Senior, the Azure Emperor is already dead, and the Dragons Gate was destroyed ten thousand years ago. The Xiao n was forced to a lower realm, the Sky Dome Realm, and left the Kunlun Realm long ago.
Ten thousand years? The Dragons Gate is destroyed already?
Thebat puppet seemed like it could not take in that news, unable to ept the truth before it. How did the Azure Emperor die? He was unparalleled, sweeping through everywhere he went. The Immortal Deity Sovereign, the Reincarnated Corpse King, the Fiend God Ju Yi, the Master of the Seven Seas, the Deep Abyss Demon Monarchs, the Dark Church Master, none of them are a match for him. How did he die?!
Xiao Chen said, Before reaching Martial God, death is inevitable on the path of cultivation. Senior, please calm down. Although the Azure Emperors death was very mysterious, it already happened and is indisputable. Furthermore, the Dragons Gate no longer exists.
The truth was cruel. However, Xiao Chen still needed to say it. After he exined a few times, the mysteriousbat puppet finally epted this truth. However, the mes in the eye sockets turned even more illusory.
After chatting for a while, Xiao Chen also came to know who thisbat puppet was. While alive, it had been a War Venerate of the Dragons Gate. After death, the soul used a secret technique of the Ghost Race to seal itself in thebat puppet. Then, it continued to serve the Dragons Gate by guarding the treasure trove.
ording to thebat puppet, a Dragons Gate War Venerate was someone who had made great military contributions and survived ten thousand battles. One would be honored with such a title only after many rigorous and difficult tests.
Only these people could continue to serve the Dragons Gate loyally after death. Every War Venerate had been a Greater Heavenly Martial Emperor, at the very least, when they were still alive. At the Dragons Gate peak, there had been over a hundred War Venerates, an extremely strong force.
The matters of the world are really hard to predict. After sleeping for so long, I find that ten thousand years have passed. Since you opened this Dragons Gate Treasure Trove, then we will do things by the rules the Dragons Gate left behind. How much you can obtain depends on how strong you are. The Dragons Gate Treasure Trove cannot be taken just because you are the Azure Emperors descendant.
The mysteriousbat puppet stretched out its hand, and a suction pulled over a spear on the ground.
Xiao Chen and Mo Chen exchanged nces. They were surprised at the way events were unfolding.
Mo Chen sent a voice projection, He is currently not in a good state. His soul has reached a point where it can dissipate at any moment. As long as the battle starts, he will die immediately.
If you want to open these stone doors, you have to defeat me first. Only then will you be qualified to enter. If you do not have the courage, then just take the Spirit Stones outside and leave. Thebat puppet looked at Xiao Chen and brandished the spear while standing in front of the stone doors.
Xiao Chen hesitated for a while and then said, In that case, I choose to leave. In the future, when I have time, Ille down frequently to spend time with Senior.
Coward! thebat puppet roared with rage burning deep in its heart.
It pointed the spear at Xiao Chen and said in a quivering voice, Who gave you a choice, letting you be so soft? Dont make me, a Dragons Gate War Venerate, look down on you. Draw your saber and make the decision that you should really make.
The quivering voice echoed in the vast hall, sounding very mournful.
This was simply seeking death. Using its death, thebat puppet forced Xiao Chen down the path to the next hall.
The Azure Emperor was no longer around; the Dragons Gate was already destroyed. Its past glory had all turned to ashes.
However, these previous Dragons Gate War Venerates still carried themselves proudly, proud of the glory. They served the Dragons Gate loyally even to the point of being unable to rest after their death.
No matter how long this dream is, when I open my eyes, even if the sky has flipped over and the ground is destroyed, I am still me. However, the world is no longer the world of before.
Xiao Chen, draw your saber and dont be a coward. Dont forget your identity!
The weak mes in thebat puppets eyes suddenly zed, radiating boundless light. The thickyer of dust on its armor fell off, and an azure-colored Battle Armor with the words War Venerate on it appeared.
Xiao Chens expression turned serious, and he nudged Mo Chen away. With a wave of his hand, he held up the Lunar Shadow Saber. The feeling in his heart was indescribable.
He bowed, conveying all the things unsaid in his heart.
Ta! Ta! Ta! The previous War Venerate, nowbat puppet, broke into a dash.
During the past ten thousand years, no one had maintained thebat puppet. Time was a cruel weapon. This puppet was once an Emperor Gradebat puppet. Now, it was no longer as ferocious and agile as before. It even had many broken parts inside.
However, as thebat puppet ran over, the entire space started trembling. It moved nimbly and projected a horrifying aura, presenting an invulnerable stance.
Everything it did made this move even more horrifying, surging with an indomitable aura.
Xiao Chen knew that this was just a sudden spurt of strength prior to copse. Soon, the other partys already weak soul would drain all its energy and dissipate, vanishing from this world.
Thebat puppet leaped into the air!
This previous Dragons Gate War Venerate linked hundreds of spear images together, creating a very shocking scene. This spear strike looked extremely beautiful, the most moving spear strike Xiao Chen had ever seen.
Rattle! Rattle! As thebat puppet charged forward, parts of its armor fell off and burned in the air. By the time theynded, only piles of ashes remained.
It looked like thebat puppet would just reach Xiao Chen, but most of its body had already vanished and burned as the pieces fell to the ground, turning into ash. Before it reached Xiao Chen, it would probably all burn away.
Ha!
Thebat puppet shouted a war cry with just half its head left. It clearly felt deeply dissatisfied, but it still ced its hopes on Xiao Chen. With its final ergs of strength, the Dragons Gate War Venerate hurled the spear in its hand at Xiao Chen.
The instant the spear left thebat puppets hand, the rest of its body immediately burned up. At the very end, Xiao Chen thought he saw it smile.
This was not a smile of satisfaction at receiving release but a smile at Xiao Chen for making a choice, so that all its painstaking efforts had not been in vain. Even after death, the Dragons Gate War Venerate was a person of the Dragons Gate.
In the end, Xiao Chen did not draw his saber. The instant the spear flew towards him, he tilted his hand to the side, reached out, and grabbed, catching this spear.
The sight of the ashes on the ground rendered him speechless for a long time. He could still feel the warmth from the spear as if it was the loyalty and hot-bloodedness of this Dragons Gate War Venerate.
Xiao Chen put away the spear and walked over to the pile of ash. Now, everything had turned into ash except for a badge. Even after getting burned by the mes, this badge still shone brightly, its light undiminished.
Xiao Chen picked it up and blew off the ash on it. The words Dragons Gate War Venerate were carved on it.
As he sped the badge, his heart felt heavy.
Big Brother Xiao Chen, are you alright? Mo Chen asked out of concern as she walked over. She noticed something off with his emotions.
He stood up and forced out a smile. Then, he opened his hand, letting the War Venerate badge sit on his palm. He replied, Im fine.
Mo Chen said with a serious expression, Big Brother Xiao, dont overthink this. That senior departed happily. I saw him smiling at the end. He hopes that you will continue going forward. Mo Chen will apany Big Brother Xiao all the way as well.
Xiao Chen entered deep thought. Then, he handed the badge he held to Mo Chen. This badge is for you.
Mo Chen revealed a smile of joy as she received the badge. Then, she nced at it and said, Dragons Gate War Venerate. Are you bestowing this title on me? However, Mo Chen is still far from being worthy of this title.
Xiao Chen smiled and said, Its fine. I believe that Mo Chen will be worthy one day.
Mo Chen felt happy as she properly put away the badge. Then, she headed down to the next hall with Xiao Chen. The stone doors in the way had already opened silently, allowing for smooth passage.
The second hall of the treasure trove held piles upon piles of ck Astral Coins. The amount was shocking like beforeover ten billion.
When Mo Chen saw this, her eyes gleamed. The most basic material for refining Secret Treasures was the metal contained within ck Astral Coins. With so many ck Astral Coins, she was now more likely to be able to mass-produce King Grade Secret Treasures.
This hall also contained abat puppet guarding the stone doors. Its reaction was exactly the same as the one before it.
After Xiao Chen found the Dragons Gate War Venerate badge in the ashes, he and Mo Chen continued to the next hall.
In such a manner, Xiao Chen went through halls containing Superior Grade Spirit Stones and ck Astral Coins, then reached halls containing Secret Treasures, secret manuals, Medicinal Pills, and divine materials.
The Secret Treasures were all at least Sage Grade Secret Treasures; some of them reached King Grade. However, there was no Emperor Grade Secret Treasure at all.
Chapter 1125: Where’s the Treasure?
Chapter 1125: Wheres the Treasure?
As for the secret manuals, these were even messier. Most of them were Earth Grade Martial Techniques and Earth Grade Cultivation Techniques. However, there were none of the Profound Martial Techniques that Xiao Chen needed.
There were many types of Medicinal Pills. Xiao Chen quickly nced through them and found that these Medicinal Pills would not have much of an effect on quasi-Emperors and above.
These would hold a great attraction for cultivators below quasi-Emperors, as they would provide great help in cultivating.
The war trophies that that Dragons Gate had collected as they swept through the Heavenly Starry Ocean were all systematically ced in the halls.
However, Xiao Chen saw no hint of what he wanted the most. He could not help feeling disappointed.
Could it be that after the Dragons Gate destroyed the Minor Leiyin Temple, it used the collected King Spirit Veins, so these were already gone ten thousand years ago?
If that was so, it would be somewhat unfortunate. No matter how many divine materials, Spirit Stones, or Secret Treasures there were, none of them had any direct benefit for Xiao Chen himself.
All these things were arge amount of basic resources required for establishing a sect. By relying on the various treasures in this treasure trove, one could support a huge sect for one hundred years.
Although there were many treasuresa shocking number of themwhat was useful at Xiao Chens level were too few, practically none.
Could it be that the peak items are all hidden in the Azure Dragon Pce in the Savage Battlefield?
However, Xiao Chen felt that this thought was wrong. The Azure Dragon Pce should be hiding treasures rted to the Dragons Gates line of inheritance. Those would definitely be much better than the things here. However, they should not have much of a rtionship with the peak war trophies from the Heavenly Starry Ocean. The war trophies of the Heavenly Starry Ocean would logically be ced in Heavenly Star Inds treasure trove.
In the hall with the divine materials, there were no more stone doors leading forwardwhich meant this should be the end of the road.
Mo Chen, what do you think? Xiao Chen asked.
Something is wrong. Along the way, I looked carefully. I did not discover anything that truly stood at the peak. This is definitely not normal. I think there should be an independent secret room where the peak items are hidden.
Mo Chen continued analyzing with a serious expression, However, we will have to search for this ce ourselves.
Xiao Chen frowned and said, If there is truly such a ce, then those seniors from before should have told me.
Since those Dragons Gate War Venerates recognized Xiao Chens identity, they had no reason to hide such information.
Mo Chens eyes gleamed as she looked at Xiao Chen. Perhaps they already gave us the answer.
Xiao Chen felt excited. She must have thought of something. Otherwise, she would not have said that.
Indeed, Mo Chen continued, Along the way, how many War Venerate badges have you collected?
Xiao Chen thought back. Aside from the hall with the divine materials they were in now, he collected a War Venerate badge from all the other halls. Including the one with Mo Chen, they had a total of five.
Mo Chen exined softly, The answer could lie with these five War Venerate badges. The divination skills of ancient times saw five as a supreme number. Metal, wood, water, fire, and earth form the five elements and materialize everything in the world, containing all the mysteries of the universe.
That profound? Xiao Chen said, surprised that the concept of five even brought out the mysteries of the universe.
Mo Chen giggled and said, Actually, I dont believe in it, either. These are the ancient legends from the Immortal Epoch. What is moremonly seen are the various types of five-element formations. Actually, this hall containing divine materials is organized ording to the five elements. Look there. Those are all metal-attributed divine materials; there is nothing of other elements at all. That represents metal. Look to the north. If you look carefully, you will discover that those divine materials are petrified ancient divine woods. That represents wood
As Mo Chen exined and pointed things out, Xiao Chen realized that the divine materials, which looked no different from others, all fell into categories of the five elements.
The two walked over and searched around the piles of divine materials. At each pile was an indentationa perfect fit for the War Venerate badges.
When the final War Venerate badge was seated in thest recess, the entire hall started shaking intensely. Xiao Chen felt like the world was spinning. The five connected halls before them parted and moved around the one they were in, materializing some kind of profound five-element formation.
After a while, a hole cracked open in the middle of the hall, revealing stairs to a lower level.
Xiao Chen took the lead and went down. Mo Chen followed slowly with a smile.
An average-sized stone roomy at the foot of the stairs. The ce shone with a nine-colored spiritual light. When Xiao Chen saw this, he could not hold back an expression of joy.
Two simple shelves lined the walls. All sorts of rare and precious items sat on the shelves.
At the very end was an altar. Paintings of the various generations of the Dragons Gates Sect Masters hung on the far wall. The Azure Emperors portrait was ced in the very middle.
Three embroidered boxes sat on the altar under the Azure Emperors painting; each one was extremely ancient and emanated an extraordinary aura. Before the wooden table was a brown prayer mat that looked very ordinary.
Based on the decorations here, one could confirm that this was where the Dragons Gate kept the peak war trophies.
There was a formation drawn with golden blood on the ground of the stone room. Xiao Chen gently prodded it. He suspected that this was the blood of a Deity Race Martial Emperor expert and could be termed divine blood.
However,pared to the divine blood used to seal the Heavenly mes Origin me, this was of much lower grade. The master of this blood should be only an ordinary Deity Race Martial Emperor and not a peak expert of the Deity Sovereign level.
However, the other items in the room were not what Xiao Chen was concerned about. What drew his attention was the item sealed by the formation. That was a King Spirit Veins origin giving off a nine-colored spiritual light.
This was Mo Chens first time seeing such a formation drawn with divine blood. Her eyes widened with extreme shock.
After advancing to Martial Emperor, even an ordinary humans blood would turn extraordinary, what more a Deity Races Martial Emperors.
ording to ancient legends, the Deity Race came from a faraway ce across the Starry Heavens. In their world, they would be gods the moment they were born, enjoying great reverence.
After the war of a hundred races in the Kunlun Realm, the Deity Race stood above the rest. If not for the Azure Emperors appearance ten thousand years ago, it might have ruled the entire Kunlun Realm.
However, after ten thousand years, the Luck of the Deity Race had recovered, and the race was now regaining its previous might and glory. Even in the distant Heavenly Starry Ocean, the reputations of Deity Race cultivators were great, deterring one from underestimating them.
Now that Mo Chen suddenly saw the blood of a Deity Race Martial Emperor being used for a formation, extracted as though from amon beast, how could she not be shocked?
When Xiao Chen saw the thing that the Deity Race blood formation was sealing, he could not help feeling happy. King Grade Spirit Vein! There really is a King Grade Spirit Vein here.
Xiao Chen asked excitedly, Mo Chen, can you break this formation?
Mo Chen knelt there and investigated for a moment. Smiling, she replied, Its not too difficult. However, this formation is not used to keep people out. It prevents the Spirit Vein from leaking energy. This is really extravagant, using so much Deity Race Martial Emperors blood for such a simple formation.
Xiao Chen controlled his excited expression and said, Lets break it, then!
Its best not to.
Xiao Chen looked at Mo Chen strangely and waited for her exnation.
Mo Chen added slowly, This formation is too crude. Once it is broken, the aura of the King Spirit Vein will leak out immediately. At that time, the resultingmotion will alert the entire Western Sea. You know what the consequences of that will be.
Xiao Chen had not thought that far. He calmed down and considered for a moment, since he was not in a rush now.
He already saw the King Spirit Vein. It was right before his eyes and would not fly away. By thinking about it carefully, a solution would be found.
Lets put this aside first and look at the other things.
Xiao Chen recalled that there were many other treasures here. These were all things that could excite him. He should take ount of them first.
The wooden shelves all had very simple restrictions for locking down Spiritual Energy, which meant that the treasures here had not corroded and deteriorated with the passage of time.
This is a Profound Cultivation Technique! How impressive!
Mo Chen opened one of the restrictions and cried out in pleasant surprise. The difference in value between a Profound Martial Technique and Profound Cultivation Technique was like the difference between heaven and earth.
Profound Martial Techniques could still be found in auctions, although most people could not buy them. However, very rarely could Profound Cultivation Techniques even be seen or heard of.
This is a King Grade Medicinal Pill, the Divine Essence Pill, which can directly raise the cultivation of a quasi-Emperor. It actually really is a Medicinal Pill that can boost a quasi-Emperors cultivation! I had only read of such Medicinal Pills in ancient records. The Alchemic Recipes for such things were lost long ago.
This is an Emperor Grade Secret Treasure. If I recall, this is likely to be the signature Secret Treasure of a Rank 9 sect in the Heavenly Starry Ocean from ten thousand years ago. Unfortunately, it is damaged.
There was simply noparison between what was ced outside in the halls and the items on the shelves. While there were much fewer of these things, they were several times more valuable. The duos eyes sparkled in pleasant surprise.
After ounting for everything, they had six Profound Cultivation Techniques and eleven Profound Martial Techniques. These had all been collected by the Dragons Gate after destroying sects in the Heavenly Starry Ocean.
There were also one hundred King Grade Medicinal Pills, ten peak King Grade Secret Treasures, and one damaged Emperor Grade Secret Treasure, as well as a few other misceneous items.
Xiao Chen could use every item here. However, he was not in urgent need of them. The one thing that could excite him was that King Spirit Vein.
Since he had already reached the peak of Small Perfection quasi-Emperor, no matter how much resources he had, they were useless. He did notck Profound Martial Techniques or Profound Cultivation Techniques, even if they were Medial Grade or Superior Grade.
After thinking for a while, Xiao Chen got Mo Chen to store everything. He intended to leave these items to Yue Chenxi, Mo Chen, Lan Shaobai, and the others.
The precious treasures on the shelves could help them advance quickly after they reached quasi-Emperor; these were resources rivaling those of the Immortal Holy Lands.
After passing the divine blood formation, Xiao Chen arrived at the side of the prayer mat. Then, he focused on the three embroidered boxes on the altar.
First, Xiao Chen bowed slightly to his ancestors. Then, he opened up one of the embroidered boxes and saw a jade strip inside.
Xiao Chen sent in his Spiritual Sense and discovered that the jade strip held the refining skills of the Dragons Gate. It contained aplete set of blueprints for the Dragons Gates Secret Treasures.
Dragons Gate Battle Armor, Dragons Gates warship, Dragons Gates War Banner, Dragons Gates weapons, Dragons Gates Totem, and even the method for refining Heavenly Dragon Cityaplete set of blueprints for all these were within.
Xiao Chen picked up the jade strip and toyed with it. This was an excellent item, unlike the other various treasures, which had been snatched from other sects.
This was the foundation of the Dragons Gate. If Xiao Chen relied on things from other sects to reestablish the Dragons Gate, it would just be the Dragons Gate in name. It would not have anything to do with the Dragons Gate of the past.
Xiao Chen had always thought that such items would be in the Azure Dragon Pce. After all, thergest treasure trove of the Dragons Gate was there.
Unexpectedly, there was a jade strip containing the Dragons Gates refining skills. This was truly a pleasant surprise.
Chapter 1126: Buddhist Amule
Chapter 1126: Buddhist Amulet
Among the Secret Treasures, Xiao Chen was more interested in the Dragons Gate Totem and the Heavenly Dragon City, because he had heard of the others before and was no stranger to them.
However, this was the first time he heard of the Dragons Gates Totem and the Heavenly Dragon City.
After thinking about it, he handed the jade strip to Mo Chen. While he knew a little about refining Secret Treasures,pared to Mo Chen, who had the Book of Heavenly Works, he was definitely much inferior to her. It was more appropriate to hand this over to her.
As the saying went, employ ones talents to the fullest. There was no need for Xiao Chen to monopolize everything.
After Mo Chen received the jade strip and took a look, she became extremely excited. This was probably the treasure in the entire Dragons Gate Treasure Trove that made her the happiest.
After opening the second embroidered box, Xiao Chen saw a mysterious ck amulet made of an unknown material.
The Buddha image carved on the front of the amulet was quite unusual, different from the various Buddha images that Xiao Chen was familiar with. This Buddha image possessed eight hands, which covered its eyes, nose, ears, mouth, belly button, and heart; it looked bizarre.
Mo Chen, what is this? Xiao Chen asked Mo Chen, who was beside him.
Not too long ago, she had spent some time reading through the ancient records of Buddhism. She should have some ideas of what this was.
This is a Buddhist amulet, an ancient Buddhist sect decorative item simr to Buddhist prayer beads and bracelets. However, this kind of Buddhist amulet is even more ancient. There were many kinds of Buddhist decorative items. Mo Chen paused here for a moment, then continued, In the orthodox Buddhist teachings, unless one was a highly ranked monk or the abbot, one was strictly barred from wearing decorative items.
However, only Buddhist amulets were not truly considered just a decorative item. They were controlled by the high-ranked monks and given to the disciples of theter generations. They were also given to believers and could be used to attract luck and avert cmity, as well as all sorts of other uses.
The Pitda Buddha is the one depicted in this Buddhist amulet. That is a Buddha known for attracting luck and averting cmity, protecting against disasters. Furthermore, the one you have is an eight-armed one, which is a very high standard. The two-armed variety is the mostmon. Not only can this protect the wearer from harm, but it also guards their mind, to prevent one from being tempted by lust.
[Note: The Pitda Buddha originates from Thand and is indeed known for attracting luck and averting cmity.]
For this item to be ced individually in an embroidered box, this Buddhist amulet had to be really effective. It should be a war trophy from destroying the Minor Leiyin Temple.
So far the two embroidered boxes did not disappoint Xiao Chen, so he could not help feeling anticipation for the third one.
He opened the third embroidered box and found an ancient book yellowed with age and looking very antiquated. He flipped it open and gave it a cursory read. Its contents took him aback.
This was a detailed record of how the Buddhist sect absorbed the power of faith and how to forge the Buddhist statues to receive the prayers of the believers. It also included the various ceremonies of many ancient Buddhist sects.
This ancient manual probably came from the Minor Leiyin Temple, the Immortal Holy Land destroyed ten thousand years ago.
The manual was very detailed, containing all the necessary information except how to convert the power of faith into cultivation.
However, that did not matter. Xiao Chen did not need this to cultivate. In his opinion, such cultivation did not belong to oneself and was something external. No matter how high this cultivation reached, it was of no substance.
What made Xiao Chen happy was that the mysteries of the Buddhist sect were no longer a mystery to him. This information would make it easy to find the weaknesses of the other party.
What is that? You look very happy while reading it, Mo Chen asked curiously when she saw Xiao Chens expression.
Xiao Chen handed the manual over with a smile. Look at this.
Mo Chen received the book and gave it two nces. Then, she eximed in pleasant surprise, This is great! The information I obtained in the ancient records all contained only some vague details. With this, we dont need to worry about ck me Inds secrets.
Indeed, when we get out, I will destroy this fake Buddhist sect. Lying and cheating, doing things akin to robberyfurthermore, doing so with the mask of benevolencethey are a great threat to Heavenly Star Ind.
Mo Chen looked at the divine blood formation and asked, However, what do you intend to do with this King Spirit Vein? Unless you ask for help from the Thunder Sovereign, the Supreme Sky Emperor, or an expert of that level, subduing this King Spirit Vein quietly would be too difficult.
Xiao Chen entered deep thought with a frown. For now, he was at a loss.
He did not intend to refine the entire King Spirit Vein. With his current cultivation, swallowing a King Spirit Vein himself was way beyond his capabilities. He would only end up dying from taking in too much.
Xiao Chen needed to be at least a Martial Emperor before he could consume this King Spirit Vein.
What he wanted was the purity of the Spiritual Energying from the King Spirit Vein and the vast quantity of it to help him break through the bottleneck of Small Perfection quasi-Emperor. As for future cultivation, he could still use Holy Spirit Veins as long as they were of higher quality.
However, this King Spirit Vein waspletely sealed right now. Once Xiao Chen broke open the formation, the mysterious phenomenon created with the appearance of the King Spirit Vein would trigger a lot of trouble.
Getting the Thunder Sovereign or the Supreme Sky Emperor toe and go would take a lot out of them, so that was not worth it.
Xiao Chen had no means to use this Spirit Vein. He could see it but could not obtain it.
Hehe! You really are an idiot. Do you not see the prayer mat in this secret room? Everything this secret room contains is a treasure. Dont you find it strange for a prayer mat to be here?
Just as Xiao Chen was preparing to leave, to organize his thoughts ande up with an idea, Ao Jiaos voice suddenly came from the Immortal Spirit Ring, mentioning something that both Xiao Chen and Mo Chen overlooked.
Thats right! Why would there be a prayer mat here for no reason? Xiao Chens eyes lit up.
Now, he recalled that when he was in the Heavenly Saber Pavilion, he had stumbled over a secret realm with a prayer mat connected to a Spirit Vein.
Thank you, Little Ao Jiao.
Xiao Chen could not helpughing out loud. It turned out that the solution to the problem guing him was so simple. At this critical moment, Ao Jiao made a significant contribution.
He stepped over to the prayer mat and said to Mo Chen, There is no need to rush our departure. This prayer mat might be connected to the King Spirit Vein. I should be able to use it to break through the bottleneck of Small Perfection quasi-Emperor.
Mo Chen eximed with some surprise, Your bottleneck requires a King Grade Spirit Vein to break through?
Yes. The purity of Holy Spirit Veins is insufficient. If I use those to break through the bottleneck and try to form the Heavenly Seal, the chances of sess are low. Xiao Chen sat down cross-legged on the prayer mat. After replying, he immediately closed his eyes.
He calmed himself and slowly started to circte the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation. The instant he did so, the sound of endless gushing water immediately rang out in his ears.
This auditory hallucination was an indication of the vast amount of Spiritual Energy involved. Under the direction of the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation, the Spiritual Energy was like a dragon roaring as it poured into his meridians. This appeared extremely horrifying.
If Xiao Chen was not careful, his meridians might break.
The golden divine blood formation started to glow faintly, flickering with a nine-colored light. However, it did not leak out any Spiritual Energy.
Standing at the side, Mo Chen heaved a sigh of relief as she clutched the secret manual from the third embroidered box.
However, there was still a look of worry on her face. Xiao Chen needed a King Spirit Vein in order to break through to Great Perfection quasi-Emperor. How difficult would it be for him to break through to Martial Emperor? There were only four years left. The time was too short, simply way too short.
Mo Chen sighed to herself. After giving Xiao Chen another nce, she shifted quietly to the side and started reading in silence.
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When Xiao Chen was just about to break through his bottleneck, he was not aware that Heavenly Star Ind already reached its most dangerous moment.
Originally, the Dragons Gates Heaven Locking Formation couldst for three days. However, after Zhuang Zhenghe arrived and the Amitabha Buddhanded a palm strike on it, the situation rapidly deteriorated.
The defensive perimeter of the seven satellite inds all shattered, causing the range of the great formation to shrink significantly, forcing the defenders to retreat to Heavenly Star Ind for theirst stand.
Layer uponyer of Buddhist halo lights spread in the skies of the vast Heavenly Star Ind. All the temples in the nearby satellite inds within five hundred kilometers resonated endlessly with the sound of scriptures.
The peaceful and benevolent sound of scripture echoed in the ears of all the cultivators who had retreated to Heavenly Star City. It sounded like a demonic tune, making them despair.
Previously, when fighting with the eight factions, after Heavenly Star Inds group of people activated the Dragons Gates Heaven Locking Formation, they reached a point where their opponents could not do anything.
The partially restored Dragons Gates Heaven Locking Formation was not something that the eight factions could break.
Furthermore, Lan Shaobais group used the eight King Grade warships to charge out and fight the many people of the eight factions.
This harassment prevented the eight factions from focusing on breaking the formation. The defensive formations on the seven satellite inds were integrated, manifesting seven ancient azure-colored dragon images, each one guarding a direction and providing solid defense.
This defense rendered the eight factions impotent. They could only rage in shame as they watched Lan Shaobais group pop in and out, destroying their Sage Grade warships one by one.
However, at a critical moment, a loud and clear Buddhist sound rang out. Before the Heavenly Star Inds side could understand what was going on, a golden Buddha hand descended from the sky. As it flickered with a dazzling light, it smashed heavily into the defensive barrier.
The Amitabha Buddha image appeared with ten thousand rings of halo lights. With the power of one palm strike, it opened cracks all over the defensive barrier.
A horrifying force leaked through the ruptures and surged in like a gale, knocking over many buildings on the satellite inds like they were sand castles.
Like the saying when the wind passes, there is no trace, but the ruins of the aftermath fill the eyes, the cities were demolished, reduced to ruins.
Although the barrier healed rapidly, Lan Shaobais expression changed drastically, and he decisively chose to retreat, shrinking the barrier and withdrawing to Heavenly Star City.
On the other side, the exceedingly frustrated eight factions instantly experienced a boost in morale. They charged forward ferociously, cooperating with the gigantic Buddha image in the air.
With the eight factions maintaining pursuit and expending a lot of effort to attack, they crossed the barrier and killed many people of Heavenly Star Inds group.
After the barrier shrank by a hundred times, its strength increased significantly. Finally, the group from Heavenly Star Ind managed to stabilize the situation.
However, this did notst long. Resonant sounds of scripture rang out from the nearby inds. The Amitabha Buddha image soaked in the Buddhist light experienced an increase in strength. It threw a palm strike every few moments.
When the gigantic hand descended, it blocked the boundless light of the sun, shrouding the entire Heavenly Star City in darkness and inspiring fear in everyone.
The seven azure-colored dragon images circling above Heavenly Star City shed with the Buddha image in the air. Their figures turned increasingly illusionary; clearly, they would not be able to hold out for long.
A strong wind blew on the city walls. As Lan Shaobai looked at the seven Azure Dragon images failing, he frowned.
With only seven azure-colored dragons, the Heaven Locking Formation was too weak. If the great formation could bepletely restored, there would be a thousand dragons. Even a Martial Emperor would give way in the face of superior strength. Heavenly Star Inds people could advance or retreat as they pleased, not be trapped like they are now.
Chapter 1127: Torrential Hatred
Chapter 1127: Torrential Hatred
City Lord, why is the Azure Dragon King not out yet?
Cracks appeared on the city walls; pavilions and buildings on streets of various sizes broke. The enemy attacked with increasing ferocity, announcing a cold factthe city was going to be destroyed.
Some outer sect elders could no longer resist asking for news of Xiao Chen.
Lan Shaobai smiled bitterly as he looked at the group of people before him. He remembered that the one who asked was the first grandmaster-level Martial Sage that Jin Dabao managed to invite back from the ck Sea. This person had already been on Heavenly Star Ind for more than a year and could be considered rather senior.
After this person spoke, the other outer sect elders all looked towards Lan Shaobai.
Never mind, you guys may go. I left ck Astral Coins in the City Lords Residence and two copies of Profound Martial Techniques. After you get them, you can use the underground passage to slip away.
For these outer sect elders tost until now, they had put in a lot of effort already. After all, these people were only in a consecrate kind of rtionship with Heavenly Star Ind.
It was already pretty good for them not to have changed sides after seeing that the city was going to be destroyed.
Easye, easy go. Now that Heavenly Star Ind lost the momentum, there was no need for this group of people to die with them.
The old man who spoke earlier realized that something was wrong when he heard this. Something must have happened to the Azure Dragon King Xiao Chen. He probably would not be able toe back at short notice.
City Lord, thank you for worrying about us. This old man can be considered to have watched Heavenly Star Ind develop step by step. Although my feelings for Heavenly Star Ind are not as strong as the willingness of the City Lord and the various inner sect elders to die together, I am still willing to defend it to thest moment. As long as this city stands, this old man will not take a step away from Heavenly Star Ind.
Thats right. Before this city breaks, we will never leave.
This response surprised Lan Shaobai. The group of outer sect elders did not choose to leave immediately, choosing instead to defend until thest moment.
At which point, it would be difficult for these people to flee.
Lan Shaobai felt somewhat moved in his heart. He smiled and said, Thank you, everyone. I hope everyone will continue with their assigned responsibilities. If any cultivators from the other sidee through the cracks in the barrier, Ill leave them to you.
Although the seven azure-colored dragon images blocked most of the Buddha images attacks, some of the attacks made it to the barrier.
The many cultivators of the eight factions would make use of the cracks in the barrier to charge in before it recovered. They wanted to go straight to the source and destroy the core of the Dragons Gates Heaven Locking Formation.
That way, Heavenly Star City would fall easily into the eight factions hands. Liu Ke, Jin Lin, and the others all stood guard at the core of the great formation, not leaving it for even a second.
The city walls required arge number of people for defense. For these outer sect elders to say such words, even Lan Shaobai could not help feeling moved.
Whoosh!
Lan Shaobais figure shed, and he arrived at a quieter ce on the city walls. Elder Qin was currently using his energy to treat Yue Chenxis injuries there, not pausing for even a moment since he started.
How is Chenxi? Lan Shaobai asked in a rush as hatred shed in his eyes.
Elder Qin sighed, but he did not stop what he was doing. The situation is more or less stabilized. There is no more threat to her life. However, the rebound of her Martial Technique injured her heart vessels and broke her meridians. If there is no medicine for repairing meridians, she can only be an ordinary person.
On hearing this, Lan Shaobai clenched his fist tightly. Veins popped on the back of his hand as torrential hatred surged in his eyes.
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However, no matter how much Lan Shaobai hated the shameless Fu Lianyun, who injured Yue Chenxi, Fu Lianyuns face was currently filled with smiles, appearing very cocky as ttery poured over him.
Back on the Metal Blood Warship, when Zhuang Zhenghe heard of Fu Lianyuns magnificent feat, he could not help smiling and said, Old Brother Fu is a good example. After we take Heavenly Star City, I will let you have priority in choosing a treasure.
Overwhelmed by Zhuang Zhenghes favor, Fu Lianyun demurred quickly, I dont deserve such honor. Brother Zhuang is the one who made the biggest contribution. If not for Brother Zhuang rushing over and using the Amitabha Buddha image, the situation would not be what it is now.
The other people of the eight factions acted pragmatically. Now that they had seen the Amitabha Buddha images might, they felt a deep fear of Zhuang Zhenghe.
Everyone ttered Zhuang Zhenghe, speaking respectfully to him.
However, it seems like the Azure Dragon King, Xiao Chen, never appeared at all from the very beginning. I wonder where he went?
He probably has something holding him up. Otherwise, he would have appeared by now.
Fortunately, he is not around. Otherwise, the conquest of Heavenly Star Ind would not be so easy.
Seeing that Heavenly Star City was about to fall, the leaders of the eight factions all appeared rather rxed. As they chatted, they started to be fearless.
Humph!
Just at this moment, the group heard a cold snort. Zhuang Zhenghe said unhappily, Even if Xiao Chenes, this old man can easily kill him.
Seeing Zhuang Zhenghes expression change, the others immediately stopped speaking, not daring to say another word.
That Amitabha Buddha image aside, Zhuang Zhenghes current aura reached an incredible level.
This aura inspired a sense of fear in the other Small Perfection quasi-Emperors before him.
It was not like they had never met Zhuang Zhenghe before. However, the feeling that he gave off now was very different, his current aura appearing quite frightening for some reason. When these quasi-Emperors saw him bing angered, they all trembled in fear.
The Metal Blood Sects Sect Master changed the topic. The city looks like its going to fall. Everyone should make your preparations.
The group of people looked over quickly. They saw the seven azure-colored dragon images circling outside Heavenly Star City turn into azure lights that fell like rain.
When everyone in the city saw these azure motes of light, they revealed expressions of despair.
They knew that without the seven azure-colored dragons protecting them, Heavenly Star Citys barrier would notst even one blow from the Amitabha Buddha image.
Lan Shaobai bowed slightly and said to the many outer sect elders still fighting, This time, Lan Shaobai thanks all of you greatly. Please leave!
Suddenly, an outer sect elder shouted in joy as he pointed to the rear, City Lord! Look!
Lan Shaobai turned his head back and saw a familiar white figure rushing over at lightning speed.
Boom!
The Amitabha Buddha imagesrge figure suddenly descended, encasing the entire Heavenly Star City in darkness. The pitch-ck world plunged everyone into horror and despair, leaving them feeling breathless and helpless.
Before Lan Shaobai managed to see the face of that white figure, the Amitabha Buddha images palm strike shattered their final defensive barrier, the Dragons Gates Heaven Locking Formation.
A strong Buddha Might surge over. An entire stretch of the city wall instantly crumbled and copsed.
Under this horrifying might, buildings of various sizes fell over. In one moment, close to two years of effortthe Heavenly Star Citywas destroyed.
Just as it looked like this descending palm would kill everyone, a disdainful dragon roar rang out.
The voice of a dragon shook the air, roaring ferociously and spreading out quickly. It squelched the sound of scriptures that had never stopped all the while.
The sound wave propagated in all directions, kicking up sshes and waves on the sea,pping and ovepping, surging without end. With this roar, the Buddhist statues on the various satellite inds of Heavenly Star Ind all shattered.
A saber light shed in the pitch-ck space, chopping the Buddha images hand in half, right down the middle.
A ray of sunshine descended from the split, looking holy and dignified. A white figure stood beneath the light, standing upright while holding a saber in the air.
One man and one saber broke through the humongous palm that filled the air with Buddha Might. It was like this ray of sunshine froze the scene, making it look unforgettable.
After that, the gigantic palm disappeared, and sunlight filled thend once more. Heavenly Star City regained its light. All the cultivators fighting hard in the city saw that figure clearly.
If this was not the Azure Dragon King, Xiao Chen, who else could it be?!
Its over. The Azure Dragon King is back!
The Metal Blood Warship had already flown close to Heavenly Star Ind. When someone of the eight factions saw this scene, they could not help crying out.
Who could have expected that Xiao Chen, who had been absent all the while, would show up at this critical moment?
Furthermore, the moment Xiao Chen showed up, he chopped apart a palm strike that rivaled the full-power strike of a peak Consummation quasi-Emperor. How could the people of the eight factions not feel fear?
Zhuang Zhenghe shouted coldly in anger, Why are you all panicking? Im not afraid, so why are you all afraid?
Chen Ming knew that the leaders of these other factions still had value to them. He picked an opportune time to calm them down. Dont exaggerate his strength in your hearts. It was just a trick, using a sound wave to break the Buddhist sounds, suppressing the might of the palm strike. Then, he barely dealt with it.
Brother Zhuangs strength is more than enough to deal with him. Furthermore, there is the Amitabha Buddha image. That will not be broken so easily.
Zhuang Zhenghe said, Thats right. Later, just help me to hold back that group of weaklings. There is no need for you to worry about the rest.
Fu Lianyun and the other faction leaders calmed down. Now, there was already no turning back for them; they could only bet their lives.
After the Amitabha Buddha images hand broke with one chop, it retreated into the clouds. However, Xiao Chen did not press his advantage and chase after it. He nced at the ruined Heavenly Star City and quickly headed towards Lan Shaobai.
Lan Shaobai looked at the descending Xiao Chen, and guilt shed on his face. He said, Sorry, in the end, I still could not defend this city.
Xiao Chen patted Lan Shaobais shoulder and replied, Dont say that. I should be the one apologizing. You already did your bestand you did it well. How is Chenxi?
Xiao Chen looked to the side and saw Yue Chenxi, whom Elder Qin was protecting. Xiao Chens face sank, and he immediately asked about her.
Lan Shaobai quickly described everything that had happened. After that, he discovered that the air around suddenly turned cial. He sensed murderous intent that ran bone-deep and could not help trembling slightly.
When Xiao Chen came out of the Dragons Gate Treasure Trove, he had picked up on the extraordinarily strange atmosphere of Heavenly Star Ind. So, he left Mo Chen behind and rushed over first.
What a shameless and despicable old man!
Even when Xiao Chen saw the ruined Heavenly Star City, his murderous intent still remained within control. However, when he heard Lan Shaobais report, he could no longer control his murderous intent, and it leaked out.
Lan Shaobai was still doing fine. After all, he was a quasi-Emperor and an outstanding talent. This amount of killing intent would not injure him. However, those outer sect elders found it hard to endure.
Whoosh!
Mo Chen, who was slower than Xiao Chen, noticed Xiao Chens state when she arrived. Immediately, she said nervously, Big Brother Xiao, you are hurting them.
Chapter 1128: Method to Repair Meridians
Chapter 1128: Method to Repair Meridians
Mo Chens words shocked Xiao Chen to his senses. Lan Shaobai and the many outer sect elders standing on the walls all released their bated breaths in relief.
I startled everyone. Xiao Chen reproached himself. His mental state was not perfect yet.
It was not that one could not get angry or have any murderous intent. However, this had to be controlled. Otherwise, as one grew stronger and stood in a higher position, it would be easier to fall to a demonic path.
When the many outer sect elders saw Xiao Chens sincere apology, they all said that they did not mind it and that they understood.
At the same time, these outer sect elders were all somewhat surprised. The famous Azure Dragon King did not put on airs.
However, after they thought about it, the Xiao Chen in that ray of light had exuded an atmosphere no weaker than that of those major characters who had been famous for a long time already.
This was a very contradictory person who gave these outer sect elders the feeling he was unfathomable.
Xiao Chen thought of something. He asked, Mo Chen, are there any Medicinal Pills for repairing meridians among the King Grade Medicinal Pills in the Dragons Gate Treasure Trove?
There are three, all of them of peak quality for their type. After making the repairs, they can even raise the toughness of the meridians by another level.
Mo Chen had collected all the treasures in the secret room, so she was more familiar with what they had.
Xiao Chens anxious heart settled down somewhat. When he looked at the sky, he noticed that the Amitabha Buddha, which he had knocked back temporarily, had vanished from the manyyers of Buddhist halo light.
However, he knew that the Amitabha Buddha possessed a vast power of faith and that the injuries it incurred would recover in no time.
Xiao Chen shifted his gaze back to Mo Chen. Just as he was about to say something, Mo Chen smiled faintly and said, I know what you want to do. You want to make use of this opportunity topletely uproot the faction on ck me Ind and put an end to this danger.
After experiencing life-threatening situations together in the Cloud Sea Domain and cooperating with each other in the Dragons Gate Treasure Trove, the two had gotten to know each other much better.
Mo Chen saying what he wanted to say saved Xiao Chen some effort. He looked at her and said, Be careful.
Still smiling faintly, she left calmly. Her target was Zhuang Zhenghes headquarters, ck me Ind.
Just as Xiao Chen made his breakthrough to Great Perfection quasi-Emperor, Mo Chen had found in the secret canon of the Minor Leiyin Temple the weakness of collecting the power of faith through such false teachings.
The weakness was at the source of the power of faith at the Enlightened Sense Temple, which Xiao Chen once visited. All she had to do was destroy it, then use the method in the secret canon to return the power of faith; then, this incredibly puissant Amitabha Buddha image before them would lose its power source.
Given Mo Chens strength, as long as she was careful and did not enter the temple hall, she should be able to deal with the enemies on ck me Ind, since Zhuang Zhenghe and the Amitabha Buddha image were both absent.
Not long after she left, the Metal Blood Warship led numerous warships to the city wall. Zhuang Zhenghe and his group appeared fearless, directly jumping off the warship and arriving before Xiao Chen and the others.
Benefactor Xiao, we meet again. Zhuang Zhenghe looked at Xiao Chen with a smile. He did not show any murderous intent at all.
If not for Xiao Chen understanding his opponent well, he would have been fooled by this smiling countenance.
The set expressions of all the outer sect elders on the city wall were like they were facing a great enemy. They gathered behind Xiao Chen without dy and looked anxiously at the eight quasi-Emperors advancing with Zhuang Zhenghe.
You should be clearer than anyone else how strong the Amitabha Buddha image is. If you are wise, you will run away quickly. Go back to your Kunlun Continent. Otherwise, this ruined city before you will be your grave.
A smile remained on Zhuang Zhenghes face. However, even a fool would be able to make out the murderous intent in his words.
Xiao Chen could not be bothered with Zhuang Zhenghe. He looked at the many quasi-Emperors and asked indifferently, Who is Fu Lianyun?
The indifferent question made the hearts of the eight factions leaders sink. When Xiao Chens gaze swept over them, they felt his killing intent, which chilled them.
Based on the changing expressions of the few, Xiao Chen instantly deduced which was Fu Lianyun.
Very good. You can die now!
This statement stunned Zhuang Zhenghe. He quickly moved to the side, trying to block Xiao Chen.
Who would have imagined that Xiao Chen would not choose to charge through? Instead, he leaped up, and his figure seemed to disappear.
When hended, the Lunar Shadow Saber, in its scabbard, had already stabbed into Fu Lianyuns chest. No matter how Fu Lianyun struggled, it was useless.
This move startled everyone. They had not expected Xiao Chen to be so bold, daring to jump into their midst all alone.
You are seeking death!
The Metal Blood Sects Sect Master, Chen Ming, was the first to react, leading the group to surround Xiao Chen, moving as fast as lightning.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
The eight figures tore through the air with very piercing screeches. At such a close distance, they only required half a second to strike Xiao Chen.
Even a Consummation quasi-Emperor would be severely injured after taking on attacks from so many quasi-Emperors.
Xiao Chen had no intention of dodging whatsoever. In the time it took for a spark to fly, he shoved the sheathed Lunar Shadow Saber down further, pinning Fu Lianyun to the ground, cutting off all hope of rescue.
After that, Fu Lianyun screamed miserably. Blood spurted out of his wound like a fountain. At this moment, Xiao Chen unleashed his Great Perfection quasi-Emperor aura without holding anything back.
The eight people charging over all revealed expressions of shock. They felt a vast aura that was so very dense that it was almost solid. This aura surged out in all directions, blowing them back.
Caught off guard, even Zhuang Zhenghe could not block it. He retreated a hundred steps before he stabilized himself.
Xiao Chen nced back at the group of people in miserable states, then stood up and pulled out his saber, still in its scabbard. He turned around and gently floated into the air beforending back on the ground. Finally, he said indifferently, Sorry, when I kill, I do not like having people interrupting me.
The dying Fu Lianyun on the ground used his hands to press down hard on his wound. His face filled with horror.
Fu Lianyun did his best to raise his head and fixed his gaze on Zhuang Zhenghe with some hope. Then, he arduously called out, Saveme
However, who would care about Fu Lianyun at this moment? The group of quasi-Emperors gathered behind Zhuang Zhenghe, all of them looking cautiously at Xiao Chen and not paying any attention to Fu Lianyun at all.
No one had expected Xiao Chen to break through to Great Perfection quasi-Emperor. His aura was like a mountain, far surpassing theirs.
Even Zhuang Zhenghe and the Metal Blood Sects Chen Ming, who were both Great Perfection quasi-Emperors, could not beat Xiao Chen in aura.
Zhuang Zhenghe did not say a word. He squinted at Xiao Chen, trying to see through his strength. However, he could not fathom it at all, failing to see what Xiao Chens limit was.
So, Zhuang Zhenghe sent out a voice projection. Chen Ming drew his saber and pushed off the ground, charging at Xiao Chen.
The other six Small Perfection quasi-Emperors all drew their weapons and also charged at Xiao Chen while projecting strong killing intent.
At this point, these quasi-Emperors all knew that they no longer had a path of retreat. Even if they begged for mercy, no good ending awaited them. Only by fighting and defeating Xiao Chen could they live.
Xiao Chen waved his hand, forestalling Lan Shaobai and his group from making a move. He stepped forward without drawing his saber, blocking Chen Mings saber strike.
At the level of quasi-Emperor, every move stirred up winds and clouds. Such people could change their moves several dozens of times within two or three breaths.
Dang! Dang! Dang!
The seven worked together as one, blocking Xiao Chens horrifying aura and surrounding him, bombarding him with attacks. Saber lights and sword images flew out, throwing sparks everywhere. A gale blew, churning the clouds.
Because of the shing of the power of the world, various scenes shed in the surroundings like fleeting lights.
Xiao Chen moved around nimbly, fighting alone against seven. Even without drawing his saber, he maintained an imprable defense, blocking all their attacks.
Aside from Chen Ming, who was harder to handle, Xiao Chen could instantly take down the other six, as long as he drew his saber.
However, there was still Zhuang Zhenghe watching, storing up power and waiting for the right moment to unleash it. He nned to attack at lightning speed, once he fathomed Xiao Chens strength.
When meeting Zhuang Zhenghe this time, Xiao Chen distinctly felt that the Bloody Monks strength had improved furtherpared to one month ago.
Logically, this improvement was abnormal. Improving this fast was still impossible even by converting the power of faith into cultivation.
There was only one possibility. Xiao Chen recalled a certain ceremony in the Minor Leiyin Temples secret canon and had a rough idea. However, he did not think about it right now. He simply yed along with this group of people. Either he would not make a move at all or he took down Zhuang Zhenghe as well when he did.
Chen Ming sent out another strike, forcing Xiao Chen back. Then, he frantically charged over, mocking, Azure Dragon King, you are really boundlessly arrogant. Do you really think that you can take down the seven of us without even drawing your saber?
As Chen Ming spoke, the other six Small Perfection quasi-Emperors kept attacking, sending out different strikes. Lights of all sorts of colors, along with various mysterious phenomena, surged out at Xiao Chen with horrifying auras.
Xiao Chen did not reply. He took a careful nce and made out the trajectories of the sixs attacks.
The Lunar Shadow Saber in Xiao Chens hand looked like it came to life, like it was his third arm. It nimbly spun around his arm, moving up and down.
ngor rang out like thunder. Xiao Chen still did not draw his saber. As he glided back, he blocked all the attacks.
It was like there was an unbreakable barrier in front of Xiao Chen. If he wanted, not even wind could prate it.
The spurt of energy ebbed after a while before rising and ebbing again in such a cycle.
The principles of the Art of War from Xiao Chens previous life also applied in the cultivators world.
Before Xiao Chens exquisite defense, Chen Ming and his group tired out after maintaining their assault for a long time. From their initial ferocity, they now exposed many openings in their moves.
Zhuang Zhenghe felt frustrated. Even until now, he still could not figure out Xiao Chens limit. He cursed this group of people in his heart, calling them trash.
Xiao Chen, you are called the Azure Dragon King in vain! You cant even retaliate! Chen Ming knew what Zhuang Zhenghes intentions were. Seeing that he still could not force Xiao Chen to draw his saber, he tried mocking him again.
Very good, the other sides mental states are in a mess already, and their auras are weakening. It is time to end this farce.
As you wish!
Xiao Chen narrowed his eyes, and a cold light shed in them. His gaze became as sharp as a saber. Just one re sent a chill down the sevens spines.
His hair wafted everywhere. His body gave off boundless saber hums. At this moment, his body was a saber, his hair strands were all sabers, his clothes were sabers, even his gaze was a saber.
Xiao Chen, who had been passively defending, suddenly rushed over in great strides. His white clothes looked like snow, and his figure was like the wind. In the midst of wind and snow, he quickly charged at the seven people.
Chapter 1129: No Mercy
Chapter 1129: No Mercy
Dang! Dang! Dang!
The saber hums that echoed in the air sounded like the most wonderous zither music. Xiao Chen knocked away Chen Mings saber and closed in on him. Without giving Chen Ming a chance to react, he smashed his shoulder into Chen Mings body.
A horrifying saber wound appeared on Chen Mings chest, and he vomited a mouthful of blood. Severely injured, he fell to the ground, no longer able to fight.
It was just that Xiao Chen had not made a move. Once he made a move, he would not give this group of people any chances.
Someone charged at Xiao Chen from the left. With a swing of Xiao Chens arm, a saber light immediately chopped off the arm this person was using to wield his weapon. However, Xiao Chen clearly had not drawn the saber in his right hand.
Xiao Chen continued moving, dashing forward. With every step he took, a boundless saber light shed. Everywhere he went, saber lights appeared endlessly. The scene looked brilliant and varied, with snow dancing in the wind.
No one could block Xiao Chens progress. With every step, he knocked someone back, inflicting severe injuries and causing them to vomit and lose all theirbat prowess.
By the time Xiao Chen took seven steps, the seven quasi-Emperors had all fallen to the ground, unable to get up again. Theyy there, moaning in agony. Those with lighter injuries got away with a broken arm or leg. The ones with graver injuries fainted from the pain.
When Xiao Chen attacked, he did not hold back at all.
Without pause, his figure shed and arrived before a stunned Zhuang Zhenghe.
At this moment, Xiao Chen had defeated seven people in one go, and his momentum was at its peak. With just one movement, it seemed like he brought along the entire world.
Zhuang Zhenghe had been waiting for Xiao Chen to draw his saber and looking for an opening to deal a quick fatal blow. This charge caught him off guard and knocked him into the air.
However, Zhuang Zhenghes cultivation was now extremely horrifying, much stronger than that of the newly advanced Great Perfection quasi-Emperor Xiao Chen.
Zhuang Zhenghes face sank as hended heavily on his feet. The ground beneath him moved, and a scarlet bodhi tree grew and rooted there, supporting him. Rings of scarlet Buddha halo lights appeared behind him.
The sound of Buddhist scriptures boomed out, and the bodhi tree swayed amid the still air.
Zhuang Zhenghe stretched out his hand, wanting to throw a palm strike to suppress Xiao Chens aura.
However, how could Xiao Chen, who was in his peak state, give him such an opportunity? The instant Zhuang Zhenghended, Xiao Chen immediately drew the Lunar Shadow Saber, which he had kept sheathed all the while.
The hum of a saber sang in the air; a resplendent saber light made the world look dull inparison.
Spring flowers and winter snow, summer sun and autumn wind; the Azure Dragon broke out of the sea, and the bright moon soared into the sky. Boundless mysterious phenomena materialized in that instant, creating a grand scene of glory as the saber light shot out.
The scarlet bodhi tree instantly crumbled. This saber strike knocked Zhuang Zhenghe back one kilometer. The Buddha halo lights vanished, and he looked to be in a sorry state. From the wound on his chest, the blow had almost cut him in half.
Seven steps and one saber strike. With just this, Xiao Chen quickly inflicted grievous damage on this group of people.
Despite seeing Zhuang Zhenghe fly back pathetically, Xiao Chen did not rx his guard.
The Amitabha Buddha image hidden in the clouds was the greatest threat to the entire Heavenly Star Ind. Given that such a long time had passed, it should have already recovered from Xiao Chens attack.
After all, Xiao Chen only sliced the palm, which was not a severe injury. If its wielder was willing to exhaust of power of faith, it could even recover in moments.
However, Xiao Chen wondered why Zhuang Zhenghe did not make the Buddha image reveal itself. Even after he neutralized the leaders of the eight factions, Zhuang Zhenghe still did not use it.
Perhaps to Zhuang Zhenghe, these factions were just pawns for him to move. Their lives or deaths had nothing to do with him.
However, Xiao Chen severely injured Zhuang Zhenghe. If Zhuang Zhenghe still did not bring out the Amitabha Buddha image, Xiao Chen would end up killing him. Even if he did not want to bring it out, he had no other choice.
Xiao Chen held up his saber and stood upright. He did not give chase and just waited quietly.
Xiao Chen now had apleted Heavenly Seal, shaped like an Azure Dragon, in his dantian. As it pulsated, strands of formless Heavenly Laws appeared behind him, a total of ten thousand of them. They looked like a vast river sweeping through the ce.
Before reaching Martial Emperor, there was no way to close the Heavenly Laws in a loop to form a circle. One also could not use the power of the world as one pleased, unable to control it freely.
Now that Xiao Chen had advanced to Great Perfection quasi-Emperor, a bit of the foundation that heid before advancing to quasi-Emperor revealed itself today in a sudden disy.
With ten thousand Heavenly Laws, how horrifying was the power of the world that Xiao Chen could move with a thought? It could break mountains and rivers and shatter the sky.
With Xiao Chens every action, the formless aura pressured cultivators of the same cultivation realm. With one nce, he could make his opponent tremble in fear.
Zhuang Zhenghe might have long been a quasi-Emperor and had even used a ceremony to strengthen himself further, his cultivation clearly significantly higher than Xiao Chens, but his Heavenly Laws were far from Xiao Chens in terms of quality, quantity, and aura.
This difference was due to the disparity in their respective foundations and umtions. Such a difference would only be increasingly obvious the further one went. When one reached Martial Emperor, this difference would be even greater.
Hu chi!
As Xiao Chen watched, a light suddenly shot down from the sky, encasing Zhuang Zhenghe. Then, this light started healing Zhuang Zhenghes injuries.
The horrifying saber wound on Zhuang Zhenghes chest recovered at a visible rate in the light.
After suffering from one saber strike, Zhuang Zhenghe did not show any rage on his face. Now that he had seen Xiao Chens strength clearly, he startedughing maniacally.
Zhuang Zhenghe slowly walked over in the air. Then, he said coldly, Xiao Chen, is this all your strength? If so, then you will not be able to escape death today. The Buddha is benevolent. However, when the Buddha is angered, no one can block him!
The sound of Buddhist scriptures rang out again, causing the incredibly horrifying Amitabha Buddha above Heavenly Star Ind to break through the clouds and reappear.
A bright golden light descended, shining on every corner of the already ruined Heavenly Star City.
Right after Zhuang Zhenghe spoke, the Amitabha Buddha threw another palm strike that covered the sky. If this palm strike reallynded, everyone in the ruins of Heavenly Star City would probably be injured.
The palm absolutely could not be allowed tond. Xiao Chen could not let the many people of Heavenly Star Ind suffer further injury.
Xiao Chen roared angrily and executed the Dragon Tone Art. Then, he materialized the Azure Dragon Battle Armor and soared into the sky with the Lunar Shadow Saber in hand, shing head-on.
Boom!
A resplendent saber light surged out and split the gigantic palm in half again. This time, the Buddha did not retreat. Instead, it shot out its left palm, looking like it was bringing the sky down along with its palm. With this attack, it seemed like the height of the entire sky lowered.
Die!
Zhuang Zhenghe already had a good understanding of Xiao Chens strength. Xiao Chen was unrivaled among Great Perfection quasi-Emperors. However, he was still no match for Consummation quasi-Emperors.
The Dragon Tone Art could not be used constantly. However, the Amitabha Buddha could press its attack, grinding down Xiao Chen, as long as it had that inexhaustible power of faith. This palm strike would eventually seed in dealing severe injuries to Xiao Chen.
However, just as this overwhelming palm was about to hit Xiao Chen, an ancient Buddha image appeared behind him. This image had eight arms and protected all the vital points.
This Buddha image was not gigantic like the Amitabha Buddha. However, it had an ancient aura that was subdued and peaceful, filled with benevolence.
The hand protecting Xiao Chens chest smacked the Amitabha Buddhas gigantic hand, sending it back.
When the two Buddha hands shed, the entire sky shook violently, looking like the sea with waves stirred up. Boundless clouds scattered.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
The Amitabha Buddha had used its power of faith and soaked in the light to restore its right hand. Thus, it sent down another palm strike. Nevertheless, the hand protecting Xiao Chen smacked it back.
This happened eight times, exhausting arge amount of power of faith. However, none of the Amitabha Buddha images eight attacks seeded.
On the other hand, as the Amitabha Buddha image expended the power of faith, the Buddhist halo lights dimmed significantly. The originally loud and resonant Buddhist scriptures became like the buzzing of mosquitoes, not conveying any might at all.
Zhuang Zhenghe appeared extremely shocked, even distracted. This is a Buddhist holy item, the Eight-Armed Buddha Amulet. Why is it in your hands?
Xiao Chen did not reply to Zhuang Zhenghe. He knew that this was his best chance to strike. Whether the Amitabha Buddha image could be destroyed or not would depend on this attack.
If the other side managed to recover, he would be in trouble, as the eight chances from the Buddhist amulet were already used up.
Xiao Chen pushed off the air and sent out a saber strike. Eighteen Azure Dragons circled him, roaring together, scattering the lingering sound of Buddhist scripture.
This was his strongest saber strike, Subduing Dragon Profound sh!
As Xiao Chen chopped, a saber light that connected the sky to the ground chopped at the Amitabha Buddha image, seeking to destroy it in one move.
You want to destroy it with one blow? You have to go through me first!
Seeing the situation, Zhuang Zhenghe roared furiously. He leaped up, wanting to help the Amitabha Buddha image block this saber light.
As long as the Amitabha Buddha image remained, no matter how severely injured Zhuang Zhenghe was, he could recover.
When Lan Shaobai, Jin Lin, and the others saw this scene, their expressions changed. They all knew that at this critical moment, they could not let Zhuang Zhenghe do what he wanted. Otherwise, when the Buddha image recovered, things would end badly for them.
They all soared up andunched their strongest moves at Zhuang Zhenghe. As long as he dared to continue, many Profound Martial Techniques would strike him, killing him on the spot.
Damn it!
Zhuang Zhenghe cursed and stopped, letting the attacks of Lan Shaobai and the others pass by overhead.
Two loud explosions resounded at the same time. Using his full power, Zhuang Zhenghe knocked back Lan Shaobais group.
However, on the other side, Xiao Chen chopped the Amitabha Buddha image in the air in half. All the Buddha halo lights instantly vanished, along with the irritating sound of Buddhist scripture.
Bang!
Xiao Chen descended and hacked down on Zhuang Zhenghe amid the boundless saber light. After a hundred moves, he sent Zhuang Zhenghe flying with a kick.
Without waiting for Zhuang Zhenghe to get up, Xiao Chen went over and set the Lunar Shadow Saber on Zhuang Zhenghes neck.
Zhuang Zhenghe coughed once and vomited arge amount of blood. A smile appeared on his somewhat sinister face as he said, You cant kill me. My Dharmic Body is on ck me Ind. As long as my Dharmic Body is not destroyed, this is just a husk.
When Lan Shaobai and the others came over and heard this, it shocked them greatly. They finally managed to suppress him after so much effort, but in the end, they could not do anything to him. That was too unreasonable.
Xiao Chen, is that so? the group asked anxiously.
Xiao Chen nodded. That is right. However, soon, he will not be able to keepughing.
Zhuang Zhenghe cackled maniacally, Why wont I be able tough? I will self-detonate now, and you will all die with me. When I rise again, Heavenly Star Ind will be mine.
After Zhuang Zhenghe said that, his body swelled up like a balloon. The veins on his skin were starkly visible. Horrifying and overwhelming energy brewed in his body.
Chapter 1130: Kill without Pardon
Chapter 1130: Kill without Pardon
When the others saw the situation, they moved away in due haste. The self-detonation of a Great Perfection quasi-Emperor was not something that they could withstand.
Xiao Chen did not move back. ording to his calctions, Mo Chen should be almost done at ck me Ind. Zhuang Zhenghes Dharmic Body would notst for much longer.
Even if she was not done yet, he could not retreat. He needed to block most of the energy from Zhuang Zhenghes self-detonation.
Xiao Chen could not allow the people of Heavenly Star Ind to be swept up in the st.
Xiao Chens physical body already reached the peak of the Sage Body. Furthermore, he had the Azure Dragon Battle Armor formed by the Azure Dragon Body Nourishing Art. Hence, he would not suffer much damage from Zhuang Zhenghes self-detonation.
Suddenly, the berserk Zhuang Zhenghe revealed an expression of horror. He quickly discontinued his self-detonation, and his body deted like a leaking balloon.
Not only did Zhuang Zhenghe stop his self-detonation, but his cultivation also fell from Great Perfection quasi-Emperor to Small Perfection quasi-Emperor. Then, it declined further until it stabilized at peak great grandmaster-level Martial Sage.
You broke my source of faith. How can that be? How did you know the weakness of the power of faith?! Zhuang Zhenghe stared at Xiao Chen in extreme disbelief. How could Xiao Chen learn about this secret?
Xiao Chen ced his saber against Zhuang Zhenghes neck. His eyes were calm as he retorted indifferently, How did I know? There is no need for you to care. Just tell me how you obtained the methods of spreading Buddhism for cultivation. Spit it out, and Ill let you die painlessly.
Just as Zhuang Zhenghe was about to say something, he suddenly stopped breathing. His eyes lost their animation, and his heart stopped beating. He died.
Xiao Chens expression changed. He bent over and took a look. Zhuang Zhenghes body was still warm, and there was no obvious sign of damage.
Zhuang Zhenghes heart, lungs, and other internal organs were all intact and functional. There were no signs of himmitting suicide. It looked like his soul was destroyed. Someone forcibly eliminated the soul in this physical body.
Xiao Chen straightened and stared in the direction of ck me Ind. Something probably happened there.
Xiao Chen, what should we do with these people?
Lan Shaobai had people restrain the leaders of the eight factions before he went to Xiao Chen.
Of these faction leaders, aside from Fu Lianyun being gravely injured, on the verge of death, the others sustained rtively lighter injuries. They only lost their capability to fight.
To a quasi-Emperor, as long as it was not a fatal wound, they could recover from it.
When the injured quasi-Emperors heard Lan Shaobais words, they all looked at Xiao Chen. Aside from the Metal Blood Sects Chen Ming, they all started pleading for mercy.
Azure Dragon King, we were too rash this time. We are willing topensate for all of Heavenly Star Citys losses.
Thats right. We are even willing to give you everything we possess. All we ask is that you let us live.
At this moment, some hope appeared in Fu Lianyuns eyes. He said weakly, Azure Dragon King, please let us go. I, Fu Lianyun, can vow that I will bring my family far away and live an ordinary life.
Family? Xiao Chen scoffed lightly. Then, he said indifferently, You all probably do not have families anymore.
When the quasi-Emperors heard this, their expressions all changed. They all became agitated and shouted.
What do you mean?! Xiao Chen, you cant be that ruthless, right? There are rules and morals in the world. We do not harm each others families. Do you not even know that? Be careful of upsetting someone of the older generation who decides toe for your life!
That was right. In this world where strength ruled, there were no saints andws. Whoever was stronger was the voice of reason. This was especially so in the chaotic Western Sea. Nevertheless, everyone still had a bottom line.
Not bringing trouble to ones family was an unwritten rule. As long as one was not an evil cultivator or a Demon, they could not do such an immoral thing.
Although Xiao Chen already sentenced these people to death in his heart, he did not have any intention of touching their families. He looked around, and his gaze stopped on Chen Ming. Then, he calmly said, Dont overthink this. It is not I who did it. Sect Master Chen should be very clear on what happened.
The others all looked at Chen Ming. Anxiety filled their eyes as they asked, Chen Ming, whats going on? Are our families all dead?
Chen Ming looked at the rest andughed loudly, Thats right. Your families are all dead; that goes for all the ordinary people on the inds as well. Every one of them died in Zhuang Zhenghes ceremony. Dont me anyone but yourselves for being greedy. The winner takes all, and the loser loses everything. This is something that you guys should have learned the moment you became cultivators.
I, Chen Ming, am greedy too. I believed that Zhuang Zhenghe had some path to bing a Martial Emperor. How naive of me! How could the path to Emperor be so easy to take? Azure Dragon King, I will go first. Ill meet you four yearster. Hahahaha!
As the Metal Blood Sects Sect Master Chen Mingughed maniacally, he vomited mouthfuls of blood. He broke his own heart veins and died of a shattered heart.
The other leaders of the eight factions all turned ashen, somewhat unable to ept this fact. They kept muttering to themselves.
This was especially so for Fu Lianyun. He thought about his earlier actions and found them extremely funny. He had tossed away his pride and fought hard while Zhuang Zhenghe remained behind and killed his family. What could be sadder than this?
The more Fu Lianyun thought about this, the more stifled he felt. Originally, he had already been on the verge of death. Now, he could no longer breathe and copsed entirely, showing no signs of life.
Xiao Chen looked at the other faction leaders but did not have muchpassion for them. He said, Kill them!
The cultivators restraining the group of Small Perfection quasi-Emperors raised their weapons and chopped down; blood spurted everywhere. Having invaded Heavenly Star Ind and reduced Heavenly Star City to rubble, these Small Perfection quasi-Emperors who had killed so many cultivators all died.
The path to Martial Emperor is built on bones and blood. If I do not kill today, someday, someone else will kill me, hurt my friends, and destroy my family.
The heart of an Emperor could not hesitate; it could not waver. It had to be decisive when killing.
As Xiao Chen stood beside Lan Shaobai, they chatted softly, looking with regret at the ruined Heavenly Star City.
This Heavenly Star City had been built well. It was just constructed, and it already underwent such a disaster. Fortunately, this happened before they set out the Dragons Gates mountain tablet. If they had already done so and announced it to the world, this disaster would have stirred up a huge wave.
Amid the howling cold wind, Xiao Chen seemed to see a scene of the future.
There were endless killing and blood. A city of metal and blood stood tall in mes. In the end, no one dared to attack it anymore.
As Xiao Chen looked at Lan Shaobai beside him, he felt very moved as well.
Back then, when Xiao Chen was in the Supreme Sky Sect, Shui Lingling told him that Lan Shaobai and his twopanions wanted toe along. At that time, he did not believe it. He thought that they were only out to have some fun.
As an outstanding talent of the ancient Asura Race, Lan Shaobai held a status simr to that of the Holy Scions.
How could he be willing to follow someone whose future was uncertain?
There was a proverb from Xiao Chens previous world, just as distance determines the stamina of a horse, so does time reveal a persons true heart. This was a perfect description for Lan Shaobai. At this point, there was no need to try and test Lan Shaobais sincerity.
Shaobai, get the people below toe out. It is time to settle the matters on ck me Ind, Xiao Chen said when he sensed Mo Chen flying back swiftly.
Theplicated underground tunnels beneath Heavenly Star City had been built by Lord Jiu and already contributed immensely many times.
If not for these underground passageways, many ordinary people would have died under the Amitabha Buddha palm strike.
Lan Shaobai nodded and quickly made arrangements. Then, he took his leave.
Whoosh!
Mo Chennded beside Xiao Chen. She looked rather fatigued, but Xiao Chen heaved a sigh of relief; her body showed no significant injuries.
I dealt with the matters on ck me Ind. Enlightened Sense Temple is already destroyed, and I killed all of Zhuang Zhenghes subordinates that remained in the city. The rest ran away already.
Mo Chen gave a brief exnation of what happened on ck me Ind.
Xiao Chen nodded and said, However, something unexpected happened with Zhuang Zhenghes Dharmic Body, right?
A trace of surprise flickered in Mo Chens eyes. She asked, How did you know? There was actually a Buddha head hidden in the Enlightened Sense Temple. At the veryst moment, it swallowed up Zhuang Zhenghes Dharmic Body. However, Im not sure if it is alive or not.
Buddha head? A strange look shed across Xiao Chens face. He recalled something that made his heart suddenly skip a beat.
Thats right, a Buddha head, a lone, independent Buddha head without a body. It looked quite bizarre. Since it seemed extremely weak, I did not block it when it made to escape.
Xiao Chen cared a lot about this Buddha head. The moment he heard Buddha head, he immediately remembered the headless K?itigarbha Bodhisattva in the Nine Layers of Purgatory.
There was also that horrifying soul of the K?itigarbha Bodhisattva that frequented the Yellow Springs Road, searching for its head. It made anyone who entered the Yellow Springs Road not dare to look back.
If Xiao Chen guessed right, this head should be the head that the K?itigarbha Bodhisattva had been searching for. That would be rather horrifying.
The K?itigarbha Bodhisattva that the Azure Emperor beheaded ten thousand years ago was not dead yet. Now, it even found an inheritor and was stirring things up. Just thinking about it gave Xiao Chen a headache.
This was especially so because Xiao Chen was closely connected to the Azure Emperor. The mainspring in the past led to the consequences today, cycling over and over, never breaking.
Now that Xiao Chen thought about it, it was likely not a coincidence that Zhuang Zhenghe chose to spread the Buddhist teachings on Heavenly Star Ind.
However, it was fortunate that this Buddha head was still very weak. Mo Chen alone could deal with it, and there was no need to worry about it for now. However, the future was hard to predict.
Furthermore, all this was just Xiao Chens guess. It might not necessarily be the K?itigarbha Bodhisattvas head.
Whats wrong? Big Brother Xiao, you seem to know a little about this Buddha head, Mo Chen asked curiously.
Xiao Chen collected his thoughts before nodding. I know a little. However, as for the exact answers, I will have to make a trip personally to confirm it. For now, lets not care about it. The things here are troublesome enough already.
Mo Chen looked and saw the citizens of Heavenly Star Citying out of the citys tunnels. She agreed with Xiao Chen.
The great battle demolished these peoples homes, leaving them with nothing to return to. Many of them even had family or children who were cultivators that lost their lives in the battle, making the situation even more tragic.
With over two million people in Heavenly Star City, settling so many in one go would not be easy.
They would be busy for a long time toe.
After what seemed like ages, Mo Chen made a bold proposal: Big Brother Xiao, I think we should build a Heavenly Dragon City on this rubble.
Xiao Chen felt excited. With the city destroyed, they needed to build a new one. This was a good chance to take advantage of the situation to build a Heavenly Dragon City.
Chapter 1131: Close Friend
Chapter 1131: Close Friend
Once the Heavenly Dragon City was built, Heavenly Star City would not be that vulnerable anymore. Even without a protective formation, a Martial Emperor would not be able to destroy a Heavenly Dragon City so easily.
However, building a Heavenly Dragon City was a monumental job. Xiao Chen had gained a rough understanding of it when he took a cursory nce at its blueprints.
Not to mention the resources required to build a Heavenly Dragon City, its construction involved formations, restrictions, astrology, geomancy, city nning, and many other skills. This was not something that an ordinary person could aplish.
Such an undertaking required someone proficient in every field to direct the project. Xiao Chen asked himself whether if he was capable of this or not.
Then, he realized that there was such a person right before him, skilled in the four artszither, chess, calligraphy, and paintingas well as astronomy, a miraculous woman proficient in many areas.
Mo Chen smiled faintly. If Big Brother Xiao is willing tomit to it, let me use the resources in the Dragons Gate Treasure Trove. I can give Big Brother Xiao a sketch of the Heavenly Dragon City in half a month.
Just a sketch of it requires half a month?
Yes, that is still the conservative estimate. Of all the cities I have seen before, theplexity of a Heavenly Dragon City is at the very top. Once it is built, it will be just slightly inferior to Bright Moon City.
Xiao Chen was somewhat surprised. How could Heavenly Dragon City still be inferior to Bright Moon City after it was built? Back then, the Dragons Gates reputation far surpassed that of the Lunar Pce. Thisparison was uneptable to him.
Mo Chen exined, That is very normal. After Bright Moon City was built, it umted resources for ten thousand years. As for the Heavenly Dragon City, it will be the only city that isparable with these ten-thousand-year-old ancient cities the moment it is built.
Very well, in that case, Ill trouble you with this. However, these people now do not have homes. How should we deal with this?
Seeing how much Xiao Chen trusted her, asking only a few questions before handing over the resources of the Dragons Gate Treasure Trove for her to administer, Mo Chen was over the moon. She exined, Various professions have their own specialties. Big Brother Xiao, there is no need to worry. Lan Shaobai and I will deal with the rest.
You just broke into Great Perfection quasi-Emperor. Time is precious for you, and you should spend more timeprehending. In the end, your strength is the foundation for how far Heavenly Star Ind can go!
Xiao Chen felt moved. The hardest thing to find in the world was a close friend. What was a close friend? It was a friend that understood oneself well. Mo Chen was without a doubt such a person for Xiao Chen.
Many thanks. Xiao Chen had many things to say but did not know how to say them. So, everything was contained in these two words.
Under the veil, Mo Chen smiled embarrassedly. There is no need for thanks between you and me. Back then, in the Cloud Sea Domain, if you did not help me out, the bitter experience I would have gone through went without saying. If there is any need for saying thank you, it should be from me to you.
Xiao Chen was not the kind of person to mind the small details. He smiled and said, Lets go. Come with me to ck me Ind. I want to take a look at where that hidden head was as soon as possible.
Alright. Mo Chen nodded gently.
Xiao Chen brought out the flood dragon war chariot, and the two rode it through the clouds, heading quickly for ck me Ind.
While in the clouds, Xiao Chen opened the curtains of the war chariot. He peered around with a sharp gaze and noted several warships hiding in the surroundings, behaving very carefully.
These warships did not disy any evil intention. When they saw the flood dragon war chariot, they all made a point of moving far away.
Mo Chen also noticed these warships. She said, These are the major factions around Heavenly Star Ind. They are all Rank 9 sects with Martial Emperors in them. It seems like they are very concerned about the results of this battle.
Xiao Chen retracted his gaze, not feeling surprised. Heavenly Star Ind was like a fat piece of meat. How could those factions not be tempted?
Even though these factions did not dare to make a move on ount of the Martial God Pce and the Thunder Sovereign, they still needed to pay some attention to a new faction.
After this battle, the Azure Dragon Kings fame for fighting prowess would spread, striking awe in people everywhere.
This battle let those big factions know that even if the Three Holy Lands did not support Xiao Chen, Heavenly Star Ind was not that easy to bully. If anyone wanted to act on any malicious intents, they could have to consider whether they could handle the wrath of the Azure Dragon King.
After fifteen minutes, the chariot arrived in the seas near ck me Ind. Xiao Chen came out of the carriage and was instantly shocked by the scene before him.
He saw nine-colored lights shooting up into the air from where the Enlightened Sense Temple was. Colorful clouds packed the sky, and a golden rain fell endlessly over the entire ind.
ck me Ind, which had a reputation for being hot and deste, appeared peaceful at that moment. Grass and trees flourished, blooming with hundreds of flowers. The ce abounded with life.
All the ordinary people soaking in the rain revealed excited expressions. They all knelt on the ground, crying out, Lord Buddha is upon us!
As the rain infused into their bones, blood, and marrows, they all clearly felt afortable feeling in their bodies like they were renewed. The diseases that gued them vanished entirely. All sorts of miracles happened, making them feel invigorated.
Xiao Chen thought, This is just a repayment. All the power of faith that Zhuang Zhenghe collected in the past year is being returned.
In the future, he intended to get rid of this Buddhist foundation.
Mo Chen had already seen this scene. As she stood beside Xiao Chen, she appeared rather calm, saying, Actually, the ancient Buddhist teachings have good intentions. The doctrine speaks of the cycle of karmacause and effectto do good and umte virtue. Good is repaid with good and evil is repaid with evil. It is an excellent doctrine.
Even though the ancient Buddhist sects also used the power of faith, they spread their teachings with a sincere heart and did not speak of purification or have those evil ceremonies. The believers worshiped and made offerings, the Buddhas and bodhisattva listened to the prayers and sent out blessings. It was a good cycle of exchange, a boon to the ordinary people.
Xiao Chen nodded to indicate his agreement. There were ounts of this in the Minor Leiyin Temples records as well.
However, the human heart was unfathomable. There was too much temptation. Even Buddha would find it hard to maintain his calm before such vast power.
Xiao Chen reflected on this. If an ordinary person faced such a temptation, it would be extremely difficult for that person to control himself. That person would surely use the power of faith to strengthen himself. Over time, this person would start to purify others forcibly, and his ambition would grow, sinking step by further step into an abyss.
He believed that there were benevolent Buddhas and bodhisattvas. However, that headless Buddha behind Zhuang Zhenghe was definitely not among their number.
Come, lets go to the Enlightened Sense Temple and take a look.
Xiao Chens figure shed, heading for the Enlightened Sense Temple. Whether it was indeed the head of the K?itigarbha Bodhisattva or not, he had to take a look for himself.
While flying, he noticed that the statues of the Buddhist figures in the temples were all cracked and shattered.
The temples were also empty. Not only were the people in charge of the temples gone, but the novice monks were gone too.
While all the believers on the ind were enjoying the spiritual bounty, the people who relied on the power of faith were all suffering.
The source of faith was no more, and the vast, stored-up power of faith was being all returned. Furthermore, the backbone of the sect had been killed. This seeminglyrge, false Buddhist sect had fallen in mere moments.
When Xiao Chen arrived at the Enlightened Sense Temple, theplex looked gloomy. All the Buddhist figures in the originally vast and glorious temple were broken. A scene of defeat filled his eyes.
Everywhere else on the ind flourished with life. However, the origin of the Buddhist light was filled with deathly stillness. Flowers and grass withered, void of trees.
There was a great differencepared to when Xiao Chen came previously.
Back then, the Enlightened Sense Temple had been filled with mysteries, deterring him from entering. Now, that feeling was gone.
The entire roof of the temple had been knocked off. Mo Chen must have done that while fighting with the person in charge of the temple.
The nine-colored Buddhist light came from the cracks between the shattered rocks on the ground, shooting up into the clouds.
Xiao Chen threw a palm strike to clear the shattered rocks. The strong palm wind blew all the rubble away.
A huge hole appeared in the empty ground ahead. The source of the Buddhist lighty within the hole.
Mo Chen, have you been down there? Xiao Chen asked as he looked at the hole where the light wasing from.
Mo Chen shook her head and replied, I did not have time to do so. Back then, when the Buddha head flew out from there, its Mental Energy injured me. I was also busy chasing after the remaining people. By the time I was done, I was afraid that you would get worried, so I returned first.
After Xiao Chen heard that, he jumped into the hole. Then, Mo Chen leaped down after him.
The hole was very deep, much deeper than the two expected. They descended amid the Buddhist light for about seven minutes before arriving at a pool of ck water in a rather vast cave.
Xiao Chen looked in front. There was a headless Buddhist body at the end of the cave. This body was the one giving off the Buddhist light.
This sight startled Xiao Chen. This headless body looked exactly the same as the headless K?itigarbha Bodhisattva that he had seen in the Nine Layers of Purgatory.
Suddenly, Xiao Chen understood. That Buddha head was indeed the lost head of the K?itigarbha Bodhisattva. It wanted to use the power of faith to rebuild its body and merge with it to undergo a true revival.
However, it looked like the process was not that easy. Although the headless body matched the one in the Nine Layers of Purgatory, the might that it radiated was entirely differentpletely absent.
However, that body in the Nine Layers of Purgatory was simply horrifying. Xiao Chen had felt extremely small before it, powerless to resist.
What is this? Mo Chen asked with a somewhat unsightly expression as she stared at the ck water covering the cave floor.
Xiao Chen recovered his wits and replied, This is the sea of bitterness. It is also the bitterness contained in the prayers of the many believers. The Buddhist sect did not care about them at all. They just filtered out the power of faith from the prayers, resulting in the formation of this vast sea of bitterness.
When Mo Chen saw Xiao Chens expression, she said, Big Brother Xiao seems to recognize this headless body.
Yes, I once saw the original headless body in the Nine Layers of Purgatory.
Xiao Chen did not hide anything from Mo Chen, telling her of all he had seen and heard.
When Mo Chen heard his ount, she found it strange. Since it has its own body, why did it not go to the Nine Layers of Purgatory to reconnect with it?
Xiao Chen recalled that horrifying saber light. Even after ten thousand years, it could give that ce color. He said, That is impossible. I believe that even after ten thousand years, the wound left by the Azure Emperor on the neck still has a saber intent lingering in it. If the head tried to reconnect with its own body, it would be likemitting suicide.
Was the Azure Emperor truly that strong? Even after ten thousand years, the saber intent still lingers? The saber intent was actually still so mighty despite the passage of ten thousand years. Clearly, this concept shocked Mo Chen.
Chapter 1132: A Strange Sudden Occurrence
Chapter 1132: A Strange Sudden urrence
Xiao Chen nodded. If you saw the Azure Emperors saber light, you would not be this surprised.
Mo Chen entered deep thought. She watched this headless body wither as the nine-colored Buddhist light slowly faded. She asked, What should we do with this headless body?
Xiao Chen thought for a moment before replying, Just leave it. When the power of faith has been all returned, it will naturally vanish.
After saying that, he stood up, preparing to leave.
Just at this moment, something strange suddenly urred. A figure quickly descended from the hole above. Xiao Chens eyes were sharp, and he saw everything clearly. It was a Buddha head.
Xiao Chens expression changed slightly, but he did not panic. He ced his right hand on the saber hilt and instantly stepped in front of Mo Chen.
The Buddha head hovered in the air, exuding an aura of antiquity. It stared at Xiao Chen like it was trying to see through all of his secrets.
It said in a hoarse voice, Indeed, it is you, the fellow with the bloodline of the Azure Emperor.
Xiao Chen did not answer the Buddha head. He instantly drew the Lunar Shadow Saber and sent a resplendent saber light at the Buddha head with lightning speed, lighting up the dark cave.
He was already certain that this evil Buddha was not some benevolent thing. It was clearly antagonistic to him. In that case, there was no need to leave it alive.
Dang!
Just as the saber light was about to strike the Buddha head, the headless body suddenly moved and blocked Xiao Chens saber light.
Whoosh! Whoosh!
Saber lights shot out relentlessly. Moving continuously, Xiao Chen attacked with all his might, sending nine attacks and chopping the body shielding the head into pieces.
The Buddhist light shooting into the clouds stopped, along with the spiritual rain that covered the entire ind.
How unfortunate that this is not the Immortal Epoch! Otherwise, I would be able to deal with someone like you by just opening my mouth. Keep on living well. When you undergo your Great Tribtion of wind and fire, I will definitelye to return the saber strike that the Azure Emperor gave me.
The head of the K?itigarbha Bodhisattva turned into a beam of light and flew away after that cold deration.
Naturally, Xiao Chen was not willing to let it go so easily.
The other party was like a ticking time bomb. The moment it regained its true body, it would pose a significant danger to Xiao Chen.
That aside, the other party also knew many secrets of the ancient Buddhist Realm and even some inside information about the Azure Emperor. For just this alone, Xiao Chen would not let it go no matter what.
However, the Buddha head evidently came prepared. After it verified Xiao Chens identity, it used a Secret Technique to escape, not leaving a trail for him to follow.
When Xiao Chen emerged from the cave, he did not discover any traces of the Buddha head, only some spatial fluctuations.
You did not manage to catch it? Mo Chen asked when she flew out of the cave.
Xiao Chen sighed and replied, It used a Secret Technique to tear space open. Short of being a Martial Emperor, there is no way for me to give chase.
Mo Chen consoled, There is no need to rush. Clearly, the Azure Emperor greatly injured him ten thousand years ago. Now, he is just like a stray dog. Even if he is an ancient bodhisattva, he will not be a great threat to you.
Xiao Chen was indeed in no rush. He only felt that the other party knew some of what really happened behind the scenes regarding the Azure Emperor back them. If he could capture the Buddha head and interrogate it, he might gain a lot.
Why did the Azure Emperor go to the six paths of reincarnation back then? Even the old Item Spirit in the Azure Dragon Pce probably did not know, but that fellow might know something.
This was Xiao Chens main concern.
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The mysterious Buddha head suddenly appeared above a deste ind. Then, it made a spitting motion, sending out a weak beam of light from its mouth.
If one looked carefully, one would discover that this weak light was a tiny person giving off Buddhist halo light. If ones eyes were sharp enough, one would immediately realize that this tiny person was the Bloody Monk, Zhuang Zhenghe.
Master, you saw it already. When will I be able to recover my physical body? Zhuang Zhenghe asked quickly with a hint of anxiety in his tone.
The Buddha head coldly replied, It is just an ordinary physical body that you can regain at any moment. This is just a small matter; there is no need to be overly anxious. It wont be a big problem.
Zhuang Zhenghe clearly feared this mysterious Buddha head. Pandering to it, he nodded immediately. Master is right. Where should we go now? The foundation that weid with much difficulty on ck me Ind ispletely wiped out. Thats too unfortunate.
The head of the K?itigarbha Bodhisattva said indifferently, It is just a small ind. You did not see the time when Buddhism was at its peak. There were billions of believers, all of them worshiping together. That small ind cannotpare to it at all.
However, a strange light shed in the heads eyes as it thought of something. I forgot. This ce is an abandonednd. How could it be restored to its previous heights? It is better to kill the Azure Dragon King and take his Luck before leaving this ce. That way, I can return to the Buddhist sect and ascend to Buddhahood.
Master, where are you going? Zhuang Zhenghe asked curiously. Those words confused him.
Dont ask about what you should not.
The Buddha head snorted coldly. Suddenly, a handful of cultivators arrived at the ind. The Buddha head immediately shifted its attention, its eyes turning scarlet. Scarlet bodhi flowers manifested, and the scene of the ancient Buddhist sect appeared in the depths of its eyes. Then, it opened its mouth and sucked.
Green clumps of light came from the heads of those cultivators, who were Inferior Grade Martial Sages, and entered into the Buddha heads mouth. Then, the bodies of these cultivators fell to the ground.
Go and pick one. Dharmic Reincarnation. There is only one chance. This is also your final chance.
When Zhuang Zhenghe heard this, he rejoiced as he quickly flew over. Then, the Buddhist head started reciting some scriptures, making ancient Buddhist texts appear from its mouth. Amid beams of Buddhist light, one of the corpses on the ground stood up.
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As Zhuang Zhenghe underwent the Dharmic Reincarnation ritual, Xiao Chen and Mo Chen strolled around ck me Ind, although, strictly speaking, their activity could not really be considered strolling.
With Zhuang Zhenghe and his group gone, Heavenly Star Ind definitely needed to take over control of ck me Ind. It was a good thing to check up on the inds condition first.
Big Brother Xiao, this ck me Ind has a peak Earth me, the ck me. This is the best ce to build a refining pavilion. I would like for my nsmen to move here to create a peak refining pavilion.
Xiao Chen had heard about the situation earlier. Before this, due to the Seven Distinguished Dragon Marquises, the Mo n mostly stayed at a deste ind outside Heavenly Star Inds territory. Few of them came to Heavenly Star Ind.
Now that all the opposing factions near Heavenly Star Ind were all cleared out, there was no reason for the Mo n not toe in.
Furthermore, the Mo n was a refining n in the first ce. Previously, their fame spread throughout the Heavenly Starry Ocean. The Mo n had many refiners and the secret refining techniques passed down from their ancestors. As long as the n had enough resources and an ideal location, it would not have difficulty establishing a refining pavilion on the same level as a Holy Land.
Suddenly, Xiao Chen became somewhat distracted. He thought about something even further away: his nsmen in the distant Sky Dome Realm.
Never mind, it is still too early for me to think about this. Relocating the Azure Emperors descendants back to the Kunlun Realm is much moreplicated than moving the Mo n. There are also many other unpredictable variables.
It is better to wait until the Heavenly Dragon City is built before going to the lower realm and relocating the Xiao n, bringing it back to where it belongs.
Unless Xiao Chen could guarantee his ns safety, it would be hard for him to rx.
No matter how worried Xiao Chen was, Martial Emperors could not go to the Sky Dome Realm. With the Supreme Sky Sect branch and the mysterious Great Qin Nations Royal Court there, it would be safer for his n to remain where it was.
Big Brother Xiao, whats wrong? Mo Chen asked out of concern when she noticed Xiao Chens distraction; it was like he was thinking about something else.
Xiao Chen recovered his wits and replied, Everythings fine. Is the transportation formation on our Heavenly Star Ind capable of connecting to the lower realm?
Mo Chen said, It can. The Martial God Pce has transportation formations in the lower realm as well. However, that kind of transportation requires tremendous resources.
I see. Resources were not a problem. Now, it was much more convenient for Xiao Chen if he wanted to go to the Sky Dome Realm.
After chatting for a while, the two returned on the chariot. After parting, Xiao Chen headed back to the summit of the highest peak and started onprehending the many benefits that came with advancing to Great Perfection quasi-Emperor.
He understood the principle of not doubting the people one used. That way, he would be able to rx and not put pressure on others.
Mo Chen assisted Lan Shaobai with taking care of the people of the ruined Heavenly Star City. She also needed to manage the many resources obtained from the Dragons Gate Treasure Trove. Moreover, the two of them needed to evaluate the merits and mete out rewards for those who fought in the battle.
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Seven dayster, Xiao Chen and Elder Qin sat at the summit of the mountain and discussed the Dao over tea, sharing their experiences in Martial Cultivation.
Elder Qin had already remained stuck at Great Perfection quasi-Emperor for several decades. Xiao Chen could learn many things from him.
Great Perfection quasi-Emperor is the cultivation grade that can truly be considered the start of forging the bridge to Emperor. With a Heavenly Seal, it is much easier to use the Heavenly Laws. There is a great differencepared to Small Perfection quasi-Emperor. Of course, you are the exception. Elder Qinughed somewhat helplessly as he took a sip of tea.
Restored after being broken. Before advancing to quasi-Emperor, you umted ten thousand Heavenly Sage Laws. I cant think of anyone else as horrifying at all, even stretching back into the past.
Elder Qin took in a deep breath and continued, Ive stagnated at quasi-Emperor for hundreds of years, and even so, Ive umted only three thousand Heavenly Laws, not even one-third of yours.
Xiao Chen put down his teacup and smiled. Elder Qin is being too humble. Elder Qins Heavenly Laws are much denser than mine. The amount of the power of the world that you can drive is no less than mine.
Xiao Chen was not really being humble. Elder Qins cultivation was much more profound than his. In density of Heavenly Laws, Xiao Chen, a newly advanced Great Perfection quasi-Emperor, was far fromparable.
Xiao Chens only advantage was the quantity of his Heavenly Laws and their purity, due to the Purple Thunder Divine Incantations constant refinement.
Elder Qin, how exactly does one condense a soul for the Heavenly Seal? Can you tell Junior a little more? Xiao Chen sought advice humbly.
Elder Qin took a sip of tea and smiled. There are many mysteries with the cultivation of Small Perfection quasi-Emperor and Great Perfection quasi-Emperor. However, in the end, resources are what matters. Without sufficient resources, one can only use time. It is not too difficult and can be considered rather stable.
However, in reality, ny percent of quasi-Emperors will remain stuck at peak Great Perfection quasi-Emperor, unable to improve further. This is because they are unable to condense a soul for their Heavenly Seal. Barring the unexpected, this old man will probably remain stuck at this stage too.
Xiao Chen frowned and asked, Is it that difficult?
Elder Qin nodded heavily and replied, This hurdle has nothing to do with resources. Even with all the resources in the world, you can only rely on your ownprehension to condense a soul for your Heavenly Seal. Simply put, you have to infuse your own soul into the Heavenly Seal, to turn it into the vague form of the Heart of an Emperor.
Chapter 1133: Core of a Martial Emperor
Chapter 1133: Core of a Martial Emperor
You should know that after advancing to Martial Emperor, one forms the Golden Emperor Body. At that time, physical damage will no longer be able to kill a cultivator. As long as the Heart of an Emperor still exists, it will be very difficult to kill them. Do you understand why this step is so difficult now?
Xiao Chen possessed a shockingly highprehension ability. Naturally, he immediately saw the crux of the problem: condensing a soul for the Heavenly Seal meanting in touch with the core of a Martial Emperor, which was directly connected with the Heart of an Emperor.
Elder Qin said slowly, The path to Martial Emperor is not simple. Just this hurdle blocks ny percent of quasi-Emperors. After that, the Great Tribtion of wind and fire stops ny percent of the quasi-Emperors who make it past that hurdle. I believe it would not be exaggerated to say there are tens of billions of cultivators in the Kunlun Realm. The thing we do notck is geniuses. However, the number of people who can sessfully break through to Martial Emperor every five hundred years can be counted on two hands.
Every Martial Emperor, no matter how strong or weak, is someone with extraordinary Luck in the Kunlun Realm. Since ancient times, many people have died while climbing to Martial Emperor. However, people continue to throw themselves on the Martial Path without end.
Of tens of billions of cultivators, less than ten advanced to Martial Emperor every five hundred years. Xiao Chen sighed. The sess of one meant the deaths of many others. It would not be an exaggeration to say that the odds of sess was one in one hundred billion.
Furthermore, Xiao Chen had no more than four years left.
Xiao Chen chatted with Elder Qin at the summit for a long time. They even exchanged some moves.
After the exchanges, Elder Qin sighed. This age of geniuses was filled with many demonic geniuses. As for Xiao Chen, he was a demonic genius among demonic geniuses.
The number of people advancing to Martial Emperor in these hundred years would probably be more than the total number of people who had done so in the past few thousand years. Elder Qin could not help revealing an expression of pity when he thought of Xiao Chens situation.
Xiao Chen, I am not considered to have lived very long, but I have already lived for several hundred years and seen countless geniuses. I have seen many young outstanding talents die prematurely due to various reasons, perhaps standing out too much, rejoicing in grandiose deeds, showing off in ruthless battles, or sinking into their desires. Only you are different. This is too unfortunate, Elder Qin could not help saying.
Xiao Chen smiled calmly. If I did not temper my physical body without care for the consequences and refine my Quintessence twice at every cultivation grade of Martial Monarch, I might not have run into my current physiological lifespan problem.
However, in that case, I would have nothing. I simply would not be able topete with the outstanding talents of the Kunlun Continent or be able to sweep through all who opposed me at my King conferral ceremony and obtain overwhelming Luck. Everything in the world is subject to cause and effect. Nothing is predictable. There is no need to overthink this. It is best to just continue looking forward.
Elder Qin was awed at Xiao Chens attitude. Smiling, he said, Unexpectedly, you are able to understand this so well. Actually, as Prime Martial Emperors, the Thunder Sovereign and Supreme Sky Emperor can use a secret technique to make you advance to Martial Emperor if they pay a certain price.
Xiao Chen nodded and said, I know that. However, advancing to Martial Emperor through such a method would drain my potential dry. From there on, I would not be able to advance further. Even if I could unt my might before quasi-Emperors, I would be worth nothing before true Martial Emperors. I will not choose such a route.
Elder Qin was not surprised at Xiao Chens answer. Heughed softly and said, This is all the experience I have on cultivating as a Great Perfection quasi-Emperor. I will not hold you up from your cultivation, then. If you have anything else, you cane and look for me at any time.
Xiao Chen performed a cupped-fist salute as he sent off Elder Qin. Then, he sank into deep thought as he stood on the summit.
Ultimately, cultivating as a Great Perfection quasi-Emperor was still reliant on resources. Only after reaching peak Great Perfection quasi-Emperor would one start condensing a soul for the Heavenly Seal, merging ones soul with the Heavenly Seal. That was the true divider between Consummation quasi-Emperor and Great Perfection quasi-Emperor.
However, Xiao Chen just advanced to Great Perfection quasi-Emperor and was still a distance from the peak. He still needed an enormous amount of resources to cultivate.
To break through his bottleneck, Xiao Chen had used only about one percent of the King Spirit Vein in the treasure trove. Arge portion remained untapped.
Logically speaking, with this King Spirit Vein, Xiao Chen did notck resources. However, he felt that cultivating with this King Spirit Vein was simply too wasteful and was not worth doing so.
Those Holy Lands thatsted for tens of thousands of years, even those Immortal Holy Lands, did not have many King Spirit Veins. Even including the ones they kept as backups, there would be no more than five.
Using this King Spirit Vein for Xiao Chens cultivation as a quasi-Emperor would be extravagant.
Now that he had already broken through the bottleneck of Small Perfection quasi-Emperor, Holy Spirit Veins were more than enough.
Xiao Chen wished to leave this King Spirit Vein to the future Dragons Gate, qualifying it to be a Holy Land. If he wanted to find another King Spirit Vein, he would need to be as strong as a Sovereign Martial Emperor first.
He still remembered the scene of the Northern Sea Alliance trying to subdue a suspected King Spirit Vein.
If a King Spirit Vein had really appeared then, the hidden Sovereign Martial Emperors of the Northern Sea Alliance would definitely have made an appearance to stop other factions from snatching it.
I have to find new Holy Spirit Veins. Ive gotten nearly all of the ones recorded on the vellum sea chart already. Now, I will have to rely on my own Dragon Seeking Art.
A light shed in Xiao Chens eyes. Now, thoughts of going to the ck Sea to find Ba Tu bubbled up. He wanted to see if he could learn any more of the Yuwen ns secrets from that corpse.
Perhaps his Dragon Seeking Art might be able to improve further. At that time, he would be more confident when searching for Holy Spirit Veins.
Xiao Chen collected his thoughts, not wanting to dwell on that problem for now. Then, he sat cross-legged on the summit and started cultivating quietly, solidifying his cultivation as a Great Perfection quasi-Emperor.
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Time flew by. In a sh, half a month passed.
Xiao Chens cultivationpletely stabilized. Now, his Heavenly Seal was at his disposal, like it was a part of his body.
With a thought, he could bring out all ten thousand Heavenly Laws from his dragon-shaped Heavenly Seal, instantly driving all the power of the world that he could.
With the formation of this Heavenly Seal, hisprehension of the world naturally deepened.
To Xiao Chen now, the world was no longer how it had appeared before. Instead, he could distinctly feel the entire world in motion. It was as if he could see the corews of this universethe lines of space and time, the chessboard of fate.
However, he could see only a vague image of them. As of now, he still could not make any changes to these twows, especially time. Time was even more mysterious and ever-changing whenpared to space, extremely unfathomable.
In the meantime, Mo Chen came by once; she already finished a rough draft of Heavenly Dragon City.
In Mo Chens n, she needed one million people to construct the various buildings of the city. With her leadership and expertise, she estimated apletion date within two years.
This was already very fast. If it were another person, they would need to coordinate with refiners, formation masters, geomancers, and many other professions. They would end up taking a lot of time, unable toplete this project within ten years.
The refugees of Heavenly Star City had been relocated to the other smaller cities and towns of Heavenly Star Ind and the other satellite inds. There was no doubt about Lan Shaobais and Mo Chens capabilities in this aspect.
Mo Chen and Lan Shaobai also took back the satellite inds upied by the other factions and managed them in an organized manner.
The development of Heavenly Star Ind was now set on a new trajectory, taking off rapidly. Everything proceeded in an orderly fashion.
When Xiao Chen found some free time, he started refining Medicinal Pills, working on the Heavenly Source Pill that he promised the Lunar Pces Holy Daughter, Yue Bingyun.
Since returning to Heavenly Star Ind, he had been very busy, unable to free up time. Now that things had settled down, it was time to start on the refining. After all, he had made a promise, and he did not intend to break it.
The process of refining the Medicinal Pill did not go smoothly. However, Xiao Chen was in no rush. After all, Yue Bingyun had prepared a hundred sets of ingredients. He was not afraid of failure; he was bound to seed once.
After failing for seventy-eight times straight, Xiao Chen finally seeded in refining the Heavenly Source Pill.
A youth nimbly climbed up the mountain and said to Xiao Chen respectfully with an expression of reverence. Lord Azure Dragon King, the City Lord said there are honored guests here, and is inviting you to make a trip to the main hall.
This youth was one of the young disciples that Xiao Yu taught. Xiao Chen managed to figure this out from the youths attire.
These youths came from ordinary families in the cityseedlings with decent talents who had been found and might be given heavy responsibilities in the future.
Xiao Chen put away the Medicinal Pill in his hand. Then, he rewarded the youth with some things, and the youth left joyfully.
Lan Shaobai would not disturb Xiao Chen if the guests were ordinary people. These guests were probably people of some status.
Who could it be? Xiao Chen felt curious as he pushed off the ground and flew towards the main hall at the waist of the mountain.
After a few breaths of time, he arrived outside the hall. When the disciples standing guard there saw him, they immediately bowed in greeting.
Xiao Chen sorted out his emotions and calmly walked in. He discovered many people in the hall, all in different attires.
However, these people were all peak Great Perfection quasi-Emperors. Furthermore, they were the kind that was aware that they had no way to merge their souls with their Heavenly Seals, so they focused on tempering their Law Energy, raising theirbat prowess.
These people had all been at peak Great Perfection quasi-Emperor for at least a hundred years. Their Law Energy was incredibly vast, and the purity was higher than normal. Their strength was all unfathomable.
The instant Xiao Chen stepped into the hall, he immediately felt several people focus on him, trying to figure out his limits. When they saw that Xiao Chen was a newly advanced Great Perfection quasi-Emperor, doubt shed in their eyes.
When Xiao Chen came over, Lan Shaobai, who was entertaining this group of people, immediately said in a voice projection, Xiao Chen, these are the Vice Sect Masters of the nearby Rank 9 sects. On the surface, they are here on a courtesy call to make contacts. In reality, they are not here with friendly intentions but to gauge our bottom line.
There was a saying Those who havee are not friendly, those who are friendly have note.
Xiao Chen could more or less guess the purpose of these people ining here. After he heard Lan Shaobais voice projection, he performed a cupped-fist salute and said with a smile, Sorry for beingte, my apologies.
The Azure Dragon King is being too polite.
Since these people were here on Heavenly Star Ind under the guise of a visit, they still needed to show basic respect. Hence, the Vice Sect Masters of the various Rank 9 sects all stood up and reciprocated with a bow.
Many Rank 9 sects existed in the Heavenly Starry Ocean. As long as there was a Martial Emperor, a Holy Spirit Vein, and more than two thousand disciples, a sect was considered a Rank 9 sect.
However, these nearby Rank 9 sects did not have much umtions and were probably less than one thousand years old. There was a huge disparity between them and a peak Rank 9 sect like the Supreme Sky Sect.
Seeing that all the Vice Sect Masters here were merely peak Great Perfection quasi-Emperors, Xiao Chen could guess that the Sect Masters were mostly Minor Heavenly Martial Emperors. Furthermore, it was likely that there was only one Martial Emperor in each of these sects.
As far as Xiao Chen was aware, the Vice Sect Master of the Supreme Sky Sect had already reached Consummation quasi-Emperor many years ago. The previous Sect Master retired after advancing to Greater Heavenly Martial Emperor, and there were also many strong Supreme Elders. The Supreme Sky Sect possessed deep umtions built up over ten thousand years.
Chapter 1134: He Has Such a Qualification
Chapter 1134: He Has Such a Qualification
Xiao Chen walked over with great strides and sat in the middle. Then, he picked up the teacup with both hands and said indifferently, Sorry, Heavenly Star Ind has just been through a time of difficulty and does not have anything good to entertain everyone with. Lets be direct. State your purpose ining here.
This gesture stunned the many old men sitting in chairs on the two sides. Typically, when the host picked up the teacup with both hands, it meant that they were sending off the guests.
Furthermore, based on Xiao Chens words, it was clear he did not have any patience for this game of cordiality and did not intend to y along.
The vast empty hall immediately fell silent.
Lan Shaobaiughed to himself. This was Xiao Chen, indeed. Knowing that these people did note with good intentions, he did not put on any pretense and went straight to the point, acting in a surprising way.
Haha! Unexpectedly, at such a young age, the Azure Dragon King already has such a temper. What do you mean by this? Sending off the guest by presenting tea? a gray-robed old man on the right side, farthest from Xiao Chen, asked unsmilingly.
Lan Shaobai sent a voice projection. This is the Fire Beacon Sects Vice Sect Master, Qian Zongchao. He is a rather incredible person. His palm strikes are very powerful and are very famous in our sea region.
Xiao Chen understood that, but he still did not bother himself with this person. He continued indifferently, Heavenly Star Ind has just weathered some difficult times, but we managed to resolve the conflict and took back all our satellite inds. Im very clear about what you are here for. Since you are not willing to say it, I will say it for you.
No doubt you are here to test us, to see whether I, Xiao Chen, am capable of holding on to so muchnd, to see if you have any opportunities to gain any benefits for yourselves.
Everyones expressions froze. Now that Xiao Chen stated their intentions, they felt somewhat ufortable.
Only the Fire Beacon Sects Vice Sect Master, Qian Zongchao,ughed loudly and said, Azure Dragon King is joking. We, the Fire Beacon Sect, are here to talk about cooperating.
Xiao Chen asked with a cold smile, What cooperation?
Naturally, a cooperation that both sides can benefit from. I believe you will need arge amount of resources to rebuild the destroyed Heavenly Star City. I am here on behalf of the Fire Beacon Sect to send money to the Azure Dragon King.
Right after Qian Zongchao spoke, he flung out his hand, and a pile of ck Astral Coins flew out from his spatial ring. Thebined glow of the coins looked dazzling. There should be about five million ck Astral Coins in that pile.
There are five million ck Astral Coins here. Our Fire Beacon Sect would like to buy ck me Ind from the Azure Dragon King, Qian Zongchao said casually.
Trying to buy ck me Ind for five million ck Astral Coins was simply daylight robbery.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Seeing Qian Zongchao express his intentions, the other eight old men all made their moves as well. Piles of ck Astral Coins appeared in the hall, a total of forty-five million ck Astral Coins.
These people really had an extraordinary appetite. Aside from the main ind, they intended to take over most of Xiao Chens conferrednd.
Forty-five million ck Astral Coins was a considerable sum. A peak Consummation quasi-Emperor would have only that much. It was even likely that a weak Rank 8 sect would not have such wealth.
It would be difficult for an ordinary outstanding talent to remain calm in the face of such wealth. This would be sufficient to overwhelm them.
However, who was Xiao Chen? He had even seen one billion ck Astral Coins in the Dragons Gate Treasure Trove. This small amount was like a drizzlepared to a storm.
These people wanted to bully Xiao Chen with money, to bbergast him in order to take over the satellite inds of his conferrednd. This was an excellent tactic. Even if the Martial God Pce investigated, they could deny any fault, saying that they bought it with money. At that time, the Martial God Pce could only me Xiao Chen for ipetence.
However, trying to throw wealth about in front of Xiao Chen was like children ying housea hrious sight.
Derision shed in Qian Zongchaos eyes. This is just a young brat, and he wants to challenge our group of experienced people. How naive!
Qian Zongchao put down his teacup and said in an unhurried manner, I believe the Azure Dragon King has not seen so much money before? With this much money, it is more than sufficient for you to rebuild Heavenly Star City three times.
When Xiao Chen heard this, he could not helpughing. Trying topete with money, what else could be funnier than this?
Money flowed in like a river and trickled out. Even before obtaining the resources in the Dragons Gate Treasure Trove, Xiao Chen already possessed even more ck Astral Coins than what was before him now.
Furthermore, he already obtained all the resources of the Dragons Gate Treasure Trove. The wealth and umtions of Heavenly Star Ind now equaled that of a peak Rank 9 sect.
If that King Spirit Vein were included, Heavenly Star Ind could even rival a Holy Land.
What are youughing at?! Qian Zongchao felt rage for some reason at Xiao Chens mockingugh.
Xiao Chen replied indifferently, I wasughing at you for not being embarrassed to speak such bold words. With just five million ck Astral Coins, you dare to dere arrogantly that you want to buy ck me Ind? You say that I have not seen such an amount before, but you probably do not know what it really means to be rich!
How arrogant! How much ck Astral Coins can you possibly take out, you
Before Qian Zongchao could finish speaking, he gaped, rendered speechless, horror showing in his eyes.
This was because Xiao Chen had waved his hand, and piles of ck Astral Coins appeared. There was a total of nine piles, each pile at least double what each of the nine Rank 9 sect Vice Sect Masters had taken out.
Xiao Chen alone took out over ny million ck Astral Coins.
If money can settle everything, then I want to use this ny million ck Astral Coins to buy your entire Fire Beacon Sect. Do you agree?! Xiao Chen shouted as he stood up. Then, an overwhelming aura pressed down on Qian Zongchao.
The nine old men felt stifled, unable to think clearly for a while, somewhat losing control of themselves.
Originally, these Vice Sect Masters nned to use this considerable sum of ck Astral Coins to overwhelm Xiao Chens will. Who could have imagined that he would turn things around and shock them instead? The hall fell quiet. Xiao Chen now held the advantage in momentum.
Qian Zongchaosplexion alternated between red and green as he sat there feeling very sullen and stifled. He did not know how to reply to Xiao Chens words.
Damn it! No matter what you say, you have to sell ck me Ind to my Fire Beacon Sect, whether you are willing or not.
Unable to think of anything else to say, Qian Zongchao abandoned all pretense of cordiality.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly, turning even calmer. Then, he slowly walked down and asked calmly, Whats wrong? You want to buy it forcibly?
Qian Zongchao caught himself, as he remembered his sect masters instruction: do not shed the pretense of cordiality, at least not so openly. They could not leave behind any pretext for gossip.
After calming down, he replied coldly, I do not dare. Our Fire Beacon Sect still has some honor. We will not do things like forcibly buying things. Ive long heard of the Azure Dragon Kings strength and elegance, that you managed to defeat all the outstanding talents in the Four Seas Hero Gathering with one move each. Do you dare to make a bet with this Qian?
Xiao Chen asked indifferently, What do you want to make a bet on?
Qian Zongchao replied coldly, During the Hero Gathering, you defeated all the outstanding talents with one move each. I will make a bet with one move as well. We will onlypete with one move, and whoever ends up at a disadvantage is the loser. If you lose, you have to sell ck me Ind to me and not say that it is our Fire Beacon Sect forcibly buying it. If I lose, I will admit my mistakes and make amends. The Fire Beacon Sect will promise to not seek any trouble for Heavenly Star Ind.
The moment these words were said, they set the ce abuzz. Xiao Chen recently advanced to Great Perfection quasi-Emperor. However, Qian Zongchao had been at the peak of Great Perfection quasi-Emperor for more than a hundred years already.
Furthermore, Qian Zongchao was famous for his palm strikes in the nearby sea regions.
Qian Zongchaos palm strike brought out a boundless sea of fire, producing an incredibly horrifying, explosive power. He once even smashed a Small Perfection quasi-Emperor to death with one palm strike.
Azure Dragon King, do you dare to agree or not?!
Seeing that Xiao Chen was only a newly advanced Great Perfection quasi-Emperor, Qian Zongchao was very confident. So he took a step forward and acted smugly.
Lan Shaobai quickly warned Xiao Chen, Xiao Chen, dont fall for his trick. The Cultivation Techniques he cultivates and Martial Techniques he practices, as well as his killing moves, are all explosive types. Normally, he quickly flees if he cannot heavily injure his opponent with just one palm strike.
He had a clear understanding of Qian Zongchaos information, so he advised Xiao Chen not to be rash.
Xiao Chen understood what Lan Shaobai meant. Some people who were stuck at a certain stage, unable to improve further, would resort to using other means to try and strengthen theirbat prowess.
This Qian Zongchao before Xiao Chen was one such person. He focused all his attention on improving his explosive strength.
This dare was the idea that Qian Zongchao came up with after failing to pressure Xiao Chen with money and humiliating himself, hoping to redeem himself with this.
If Xiao Chen did not agree, he would be a coward. Then, Qian Zongchao could spread this everywhere and even keeping back to make trouble for him.
If Xiao Chen agreed, that he would have fallen for Qian Zongchaos trick. No matter what, Qian Zongchao would not lose out.
Xiao Chen raised his hand and stopped Lan Shaobai from saying anything more. With so many Vice Sect Masters present, it would be best to settle things here. If he could disy enough strength to shock the surrounding factions into not acting rashly, epting the challenge would be extremely beneficial to Heavenly Star Ind.
Even though he knew that the other party was trying to spur him into action with negative remarks, he still needed to go along.
The most important thing was that Xiao Chen did not fear topete in explosive power. A fair fight would end up getting dragged out.
Given the vastness of Qian Zongchaos cultivation, such a fight would be disadvantageous to Xiao Chen, making it even more difficult for him to defeat the other party. Xiao Chen would also end up paying a higher price.
Competing with just one move suited Xiao Chens intentions.
Qian Zongchao did not know that he just sealed his own fate. He mocked, Whats wrong? Dont tell me that you, the Azure Dragon King, are afraid of an old man like me?
I agree, Xiao Chen said calmly while smiling faintly and staring at Qian Zongchao. Since Qian Zongchao wanted to humiliate himself, then Xiao Chen would grant his wish.
Discussions instantly broke out in the hall. The other eight old men were all stunned. Despite knowing about Qian Zongchao and his cultivation, Xiao Chen still chose to agree.
The others withdrew to the sides and cleared out the ck Astral Coins to open up some space. There were restrictions in the hall that allowed it to endure a battle between Martial Emperors, as long as the fight did notst too long. They could handle one exchange of moves.
Lan Shaobai knew that no advice would stop Xiao Chen at this point. So he sighed and moved to the back as well.
Hehe! You are truly worthy of the name Azure Dragon King. Unfortunately, you are too young. Let me tell you today that ginger is spicier when it is old!
The moment Qian Zongchao spoke, he raised his leg and stepped forward. Without making any other movements, he arrived before Xiao Chen in a heartbeat and threw a palm strike.
The instant Qian Zongchao attacked, an aura of a boundless sea of fire erupted.
Chapter 1135: Showing No Fear in Fights Everywhere
Chapter 1135: Showing No Fear in Fights Everywhere
Qian Zongchao did not appear to have stored up any power for this. However, the mysterious phenomenon that erupted was very horrifying.
The power of the world turned into a sea of fire behind him, looking like it was a real sea domain. Waves sshed up and stretched out into the horizon. The seas depth was unfathomable, and the horizon seemed boundless.
Furthermore, if one looked carefully, as Qian Zongchao extended his palm, for every bit it advanced, a zing wave appeared in the sea of fire. The many wavesyered over each other, looking very horrifying.
In the time that Qian Zongchao thrust out his hand, several thousands of fire wavesyered over each other. When his palm strike connected with Xiao Chens palm, all this energy would erupt in an instant.
Qian Zongchao truly lived up to his name as a peak expert with explosive power, an eye-opener for Xiao Chen. This disy showed Xiao Chen that these peak Great Perfection quasi-Emperors who had lived very several hundred years were all very impressive.
Even so, this move would still not defeat Xiao Chen.
With a thought, the dragon-shaped Heavenly Seal pulsated, and the ten thousand Heavenly Laws in Xiao Chens body all activated instantly, without the slightest dy at all.
The mysterious phenomenon that resulted from the ten thousand Heavenly Laws driving the power of the world was like ten thousand True Dragons surging out of Xiao Chens body, causing cracks to appear in the walls behind him.
With just the mysterious phenomenon from Xiao Chens move, cracks appeared in a building that should be able to withstand the attacks of a quasi-Emperor.
Amid white multiflora roses, the aura of grief spread in the hall as a scarlet moon soared into the air. Xiao Chen countered Qian Zongchaos move with Thousand Year Death.
Boom!
The instant the two palms shed, the roof of the hall got blown off and crushed into powder. The destructive power from the aftershock of the two palm strikes far surpassed everybodys expectations.
The force of the one sh destroyed a good part of a building that should be able to withstand the force from a quasi-Emperor-level battle.
The twopeted with explosive power. The contest was very clean from start to end, with no fanciness. The oue was clear in one breath.
Xiao Chen stood in ce and leisurely retracted his palm. The wind set his hair and clothes aflutter for a while before they settled down slowly.
Qian Zongchao vomited blood and staggered back a hundred steps before falling on the floor. Then, he red at Xiao Chen before coughing and vomiting blood again. He pointed at Xiao Chen and said, You tricked me!
Strictly speaking, Xiao Chen had indeed tricked Qian Zongchao. However, this was a consequence of Qian Zongchaos own actions.
Xiao Chens daring to challenge the various outstanding talents to a battle of one move during the Four Seas Hero Gathering was mostly because his greatest strength was his explosive power.
Despite just advancing to Great Perfection quasi-Emperor, Xiao Chen had reached the point of being able to activate all ten thousand Heavenly Laws with a thought, using them freely, in a mere half month.
By daring topete against Xiao Chen in explosive power, even wanting to decide victory in one move, Qian Zongchao was simply asking to be humiliated.
Lan Shaobai heaved a sigh of relief and stepped forward. Then he said, Vice Sect Master Qian Zongchao, I hope you will keep your promise. I do not want to see the people of the Fire Beacon Sect appearing in the seas of Heavenly Star Ind. Your peers heard your words themselves.
Qian Zongchao found it difficult to retort. Unexpectedly, after living for several hundred years, he fell at the hands of a young upstart. Xiao Chen clearly held the absolute advantage, but he showed no changes in his expression before the battle started, acting like he was going to lose.
Qian Zongchao got up and walked towards the ck Astral Coins he tossed out, preparing to put them away and leave at once. This time, hepletely embarrassed himself.
Wait up! Xiao Chen shouted coldly, stopping Qian Zongchao from making any further moves.
Qian Zongchao snarled, What do you want?
Nothing much. It is just that the restrictions of this hall are wrecked. This is very costly to repair. You caused the roof to fly off, and yet you want to just walk away? Xiao Chen said unhurriedly, You will have to leave behind the five million ck Astral Coins.
You are being unreasonable!
Xiao Chen retorted indifferently, Indeed, I am being unreasonable!
Anyone who tries to be reasonable with me, Xiao Chen, I will use reason with them. Everything will be done in an upright manner, all in the open. However, if anyone wants to be unreasonable with me, trying to bully me with their strength to force me to sell, I, Xiao Chen, can be even more unreasonable!
Right after Xiao Chen spoke, he threw another palm strike without waiting for Qian Zongchao to reply. This directly expelled him from the hall, not giving him any face at all.
The other eight old men exchanged nces. Xiao Chens firm stance and words were clearly targeted at them.
These old men were all extremely nervous, wondering if Xiao Chen would snatch all their ck Astral Coins.
Xiao Chen asked with augh, Is everyone not preparing to take back their ck Astral Coins? Could it be that you still want to buy the satellite resource inds of my Heavenly Star Ind?
When everyone heard that, they instantly let out sighs of relief. Then, they hastily collected back the five million ck Astral Coins they each tossed out.
After these old men took back their ck Astral Coins, Xiao Chen sent out a palm strike. Bang! He crushed the pile of ck Astral Coins left by Qian Zongchao into powder.
Five million ck Astral Coins turned into powder right before the eyes of those old men, causing them to goggle in shock.
To any quasi-Emperor, five million ck Astral Coins was a significant sum.
However, Xiao Chen just crushed the Coins into powder without even blinking. What does this mean? everyone wondered.
These old men were all experienced people who had lived for hundreds of years. They quickly understood Xiao Chens intention. This was him showing his stance.
Xiao Chen simply did not care about the five million ck Astral Coins. He made Qian Zongchao leave behind these ck Astral Coins only to make him pay a price, to show that whoever who wanted to target Heavenly Star Ind needed to be mentally prepared to pay the price. Otherwise, they would end up like this pile of ck Astral Coins.
After recovering their wits, the other Vice Sect Masters of the nearby Rank 9 sects all immediately started chatting happily with Xiao Chen, guaranteeing that they would never seek trouble for Heavenly Star Ind and that this was just a misunderstanding.
After seeing Xiao Chens strength, they realized that it would not be wise for them to target Heavenly Star Ind anymore.
Although there were Martial Emperors in a Rank 9 sect, people whom Xiao Chen was definitely not a match for, a Martial Emperor could not always remain in their own sect at all times.
If someone like Xiao Chen were offended, he could wait for a time when the Martial Emperor was absent toe and seek trouble. This uncertainty would put everyone on edge. One individual killing off an entire sect and leaving only a few top people was something that had happened before.
Bare feet were not afraid of those with slippers. One side would fight to the end, inflicting immense damage to both sides with neither benefiting.
[Note: Bare feet were not afraid of those with slippers: This saying means that the person with the bare feet already has nothing else to lose, hence his willingness to stake his all.]
The most important thing was also that Xiao Chen acted very circumspectly. He only taught Qian Zongchao a lesson. As for the other old men who took out ck Astral Coins, he did not make things difficult for them and turn hostile. This way made it a lot easier for them to back down.
We will take our leave for now. In the future, if the Azure Dragon King has time, doe to our sects and chat with us, deepening our friendship.
Since the roof of the hall was already torn out, it was clearly not appropriate to remain here for long. After expressing their stances, the various old men all stood up and prepared to leave.
Lan Shaobai heaved a sigh of relief. Xiao Chen somehow managed to resolve this matter superbly. Towards such people, one could not be too polite. If one appeared too soft, others would think that one was easy to bully.
Xiao Chen handled this situation perfectly, disying his strength without offending everybody.
Just at this moment, strong mental might swept through the ce. Everyone on Heavenly Star Ind felt like there was someone staring at them.
Suddenly, no one dared move. Faced with such a strong enemy, they felt a strange dread in their heart.
After this gaze seemed to sweep through the entire ind, it focused on Xiao Chen, which allowed everyone else to release their bated breaths.
This is the might of a Martial Emperor! The group of old men in the hall were very knowledgeable and quickly determined the strength of the neer.
Could it be that Qian Zongchao was not reconciled to the loss and got his sect master toe personally?
It does not seem like it. Furthermore, it is impossible. The Fire Beacon Sects Sect Master would not dare to offend the Martial God Pce. Also, it could be said that it was Qian Zongchao who messed things up this time, behaving unreasonably. Given the personality of the Fire Beacon Sects Sect Master, if he came, he would be here to repair the rtionship.
The most important thing is that this might is not the might of a Minor Heavenly Martial Emperor; it is much stronger than that of the Fire Beacon Sects Sect Master.
The expressions of those old men changed as they whispered to each other, the crowd guessing at which Martial Emperor this was. Who was so bold,ing here without showing any fear? While this person was a Martial Emperor, Xiao Chen was the Azure Dragon King favored by the Thunder Sovereign. Also, this was the Martial God Pces conferrednd.
Even if one was greedy for the resources of this ce, one would still send a group of subordinates. By then, if the Martial God Pce came to investigate, they could say that Xiao Chen was not capable enough, losing to people of the same cultivation realm, hence not fit to im this sea region. Given that, the Martial God Pce would not have a leg to stand on.
However, a personal appearance by a Martial Emperor would vite the unspoken rule. Would that not be equivalent to mocking the Martial God Pce for ipetence?
The Martial God Pce would definitely not sit by idly and watch. Otherwise, the entire Martial God Pce would be embarrassed.
Lan Shaobais heart sank. He more or less guessed who came, so he frowned. This time, this matter would not be easy to settle. Great trouble wasing.
Back then, Xiao Chen had killed the descendant of the Purple-d Marquis. The Purple-d Marquis was now here to take revenge.
Xiao Chen found the strangely strong might somewhat hard to bear. His legs turned soft, nearly kneeling. The difference in cultivation was too much. Just the formless might alone was already unblockable.
Chi!
At the crucial moment, Little Yellow Feather flew out from the Immortal Spirit Ring andnded on Xiao Chens shoulder. It used its Holy Beast bloodline to help Xiao Chen bear the pressure.
Xiao Chen tried moving his wrist and found that he could do so already. With a thought, a yellow plume feather appeared in his hand before he hid it in his sleeve.
This was thest resort of the Golden Crows for protecting their lives. It could severely injure a Martial Emperor at a critical time, gaining a chance of survival. This was currently Xiao Chens biggest trump card.
A Golden Crow Holy Beast! someone with sharp eyes cried out in shock, recognizing Little Yellow Feathers species.
This was a legendary Holy Beast of the Immortal Epoch. Its bloodline was noble and was only recorded in ancient texts-something that was rarely seen. Despite that, Xiao Chen had one as a pet.
Hu chi! The space in the hall tore easily, and an imposing middle-aged man in purple dragon robes and Battle Armor walked out withrge strides. His aura was extraordinary and exerted shocking pressure.
The Purple-d Marquis!
Surprises really came one after another. The Martial Emperor that showed up was actually the current-generation Purple-d Marquis of the Sea Monarchs old guards. This was a Greater Heavenly Martial Emperor, someone truly at the peak in the Western Sea.
Chapter 1136: The Pride of the Purple-Clad Marquis
Chapter 1136: The Pride of the Purple-d Marquis
The faction of the Purple-d Marquiss line was also a Rank 9 sect. However, its umtions were much more than these Rank 9 sects.
If these Rank 9 sects banded together, they could only barely deal with the Purple-d Marquiss faction. Furthermore, the Purple-d Marquis still had the Western Sea Divine Dragon Pce supporting him.
Seeing this scene, these old men could not help entertaining bad intentions again. The Purple-d Marquis came personally with a hostile expression. Something big must have happened. Xiao Chen was probably in trouble, and another variable would be added to the mix for Heavenly Star Ind.
The ancient Golden Crow. Brat, you really have overwhelming Luck to be able to subdue such a mythical Holy Beast. Ill cut to the chase. You should know why Im here. You should be prepared for this already, the Purple-d Marquis said unhurriedly as he nced at the ferocious-looking golden Little Yellow Feather on Xiao Chens shoulder before looking at Xiao Chen.
Having already calmed down from his initial panic, Xiao Chen asked indifferently, What kind of conflict could such a major character as Senior have with me? It is best for Senior to just speak your mind. This junior will listen.
The Purple-d Marquis did not say anything to that. However, those old men were all startled. To think Xiao Chen dared to speak to a Greater Heavenly Martial Emperor that way!
If the Purple-d Marquis wanted to, he could kill Xiao Chen in an instant.
The twos strength differed greatly like cloud and mud. Before the Purple-d Marquis, all tricks, Martial Techniques, or wills were just like fleeting clouds.
Indeed, you caught on to the fact that I dare not kill you.
Who could have imagined that the Purple-d Marquis would end upughing after he heard Xiao Chens words, looking incredibly at peace? However, his expression turned cold after a while. He said frostily, However, if you dont let go of your pride before a Greater Heavenly Martial Emperor, you will just be seeking suffering for yourself.
As the Purple-d Marquis spoke, his expression turned colder. The entire Heavenly Star Ind started trembling along with his words. The clouds seemed to lower and press down as if the sky descended.
By the time the Purple-d Marquis finished speaking, immense pressure had surged towards Xiao Chen, making the air feel nearly solid. Everyone could feel the Purple-d Marquiss overwhelming rage. Out of fear, they did not even dare to breathe heavily.
Indeed, the Purple-d Marquis could not kill Xiao Chen. However, he could make a move to teach him a lesson, beating him up. As long as Xiao Chen did not die, the Purple-d Marquis would not get into too much trouble.
By showing such an attitude, Xiao Chen was indeed just seeking trouble for himself. The group of old men thought, He is simply seeking death.
When seeing a Greater Heavenly Martial Emperor, one should show humility. How could one be so casual? That was simply too disrespectful. Any consequences would be a result of his own actions.
Despite the horrifying atmosphere, Xiao Chen still gave no indication of backing down. He said in a neither-servile-nor-overbearing manner, If you have something in mind, just speak it straight. This junior will listen and give a reply to the best of my ability. However, if you wish to use your status and strength to try unreasonably to teach me a lesson, I, Xiao Chen, am not that easy to bully.
Hahaha! The Purple-d Marquis burst out inughter as if he had heard something hrious. He said, If not for the Thunder Sovereign supporting you, I could squish you to death with one finger like killing an ant. How am I not able to bully you?
Ill be straight. You killed mythe Purple-d Marquissson. Although I cannot kill you now, if I dont beat you half-dead, it will be hard for me to swallow this.
With a flip of Xiao Chens hand, a golden plume feather appeared between his fingers. Then, he disyed the zing aura within it.
A golden Sr True me formed a dense pir of fire soaring into the sky from Xiao Chens body and piercing through the clouds. The dazzling light was exceedingly bright, throwing the surroundings into darkness in contrast. It looked like this zing pir was the only source of light in this world.
This is
The expression of the Purple-d Marquis, who was preparing to make a move, slowly turned grave as he stared at the golden plume feather between Xiao Chens fingers.
Thismotion also shocked the onlookers. Unexpectedly, Xiao Chen was nning to fight a Martial Emperor. Was he crazy?
The Purple-d Marquis was a Greater Heavenly Martial Emperor. He was capable of leveling the entire Heavenly Star Ind with one thought. However, he felt an inordinate threat from that small feather.
His gaze shifted to the Golden Crow, and he noticed it had two simr golden plume feathers. Then, he suddenly understood.
The Purple-d Marquis now understood what was in Xiao Chens hand. His heart sank as he said softly, Sr Plume Feather, the protective measure passed down in the Golden Crow Race. Xiao Chen, you really surprise me. To think that the Golden Crow Holy Beast would actually give you something so precious!
However, if you think that that thing can scare me, you are too naive. I guarantee that if you dare to make a move, you will be the one suffering in the end.
Bathed in the golden fire, Xiao Chen said indifferently as he held up the golden plume feather, Thats right, I may end up suffering. Even if I use this Sr Plume Feather, I will just barely be able to injure you. As for myself, I will lose a life-protecting trump card and still get beaten half-dead. No matter what, I will lose.
However, there are some things in this world that I cannot give up just because I will suffer. Right is right and wrong is wrong. Your son came to my Heavenly Star Ind to cause trouble, killing the citizens of my Heavenly Star Ind, injuring my brothers, and humiliating my friends. I do not regret his death!
The moment Xiao Chen said that, it caused an uproar. The eight old men felt their legs go soft. Now they understood why the Purple-d Marquis was so angry.
It turned out that Xiao Chen had killed the Purple-d Marquiss son; the son of a Martial Emperor had died in his hands.
Despite killing the son of a Martial Emperor, Xiao Chen not only showed no intentions of begging for mercy, but he even defied the Purple-d Marquis. No wonder the Purple-d Marquis wanted to teach Xiao Chen a lesson, dering he would beat Xiao Chen half-dead despite his status.
I am not in the wrong. The one in the wrong was your son. Even though you came personally, it is impossible to extract an apology from me, Xiao Chen. Wrong is wrong and right is right. If you make a move on me, I am willing to y along till the end. I believe your enemies would be very happy to see a heavily injured Purple-d Marquis.
Xiao Chen did not show any fear in the face of danger. He stared straight at the Purple-d Marquis and spoke with reason, neither servile nor overbearing.
Xiao Chen did not consider himself a hero or behave arrogantly. However, there were some things that he needed to be firm on. Some beliefs could not waver.
He could not lose his principles and bow his head in apology just because the other side was a doting father. His lofty and unyielding character did not permit him to do so.
Xiao Chens saying those words created a misperception for some reason.
Despite being a Martial Emperor with a surging aura, the Purple-d Marquis seemed to somehow lose out to Xiao Chen in momentum.
Lan Shaobai, who was at the side, felt his blood rush. A me zed in his heart as he faced the Purple-d Marquiss strong aura. He put in full effort to step forward and say, Xiao Chen, it is really worth having a brother like you in this age.
Then, Lan Shaobai turned to the Purple-d Marquis and said loudly, Purple-d Marquis, your son died because of me. If you want to humiliate Xiao Chen, you will have to step over my dead body first. You are very clear about what happened, whether it was right or not. In the future, a senior of my Asura Race will definitelye and seek justice as you have!
Lan Shaobai had to struggle to say all this. Speaking even one word before the might of a Martial Emperor required an all-out effort through clenched teeth.
However, Lan Shaobai needed to say it, to pour out what was on his mind.
Xiao Chen killed the Purple-d Marquiss son because of Lan Shaobai. Now, when a Martial Emperor arrived, Xiao Chen took all the me, but he did not lower his head or bow, defying the Martial Emperor instead. He, Lan Shaobai, was definitely not a coward, either.
Me too. Purple-d Marquis, if you want to humiliate Elder Brother Xiao Chen, you will have to step over myXiao Yusdead body first.
I, Jin Lin, am willing to fight to the death!
I, Yue Chenxi, will not stand by idly while you try to humiliate Senior Brother Xiao
There is me as well
The pir of fire soaring into the sky from Xiao Chens body was like amp lighting the way in the darkness. It gathered all the people of Heavenly Star Ind. All of them showed rage on their faces, looking at the Purple-d Marquis without fear.
The number of people gathering increased. Aside from the cultivators of Heavenly Star Ind, the ordinary people came out as well.
The people gathered in dense packs, staring coldly at the Purple-d Marquis in the darkness. Everyone was of one heart, willing to help Xiao Chen out in this cmity. When their voices rang out together, the sound fueled a hot-bloodedness surging in their bodies.
To the Purple-d Marquis, these people were just like ants. As long as he wanted, he could easily kill all of them, leaving none alive.
However, the Purple-d Marquis had never experienced such a lineup before. Since the moment he started on his path of cultivation, he had never seen such a scene. It shook him to the bone.
What kind of person could cause millions of people to step out into the darkness, willing to die without care for themselves?
The eight old men were dumbfounded. They had not expected that after a Martial Emperor appeared, so many people of Heavenly Star Ind would step out.
The expected scene of the Purple-d Marquis beating Xiao Chen half-dead did not happen. Instead, the atmosphere was suppressed by Heavenly Star Ind, rendering these old men speechless for a long time.
Of course, the Purple-d Marquis could not possibly kill all these people. He was not an evil cultivator. He was not bereaved to that extent.
However, such a situationpletely surpassed the Purple-d Marquiss expectations. When he came back from the Starry Heavens and received news of his sons death, he only wanted to go to Heavenly Star Ind to do something for his son, to ruthlessly teach Xiao Chen a lesson and beat him half-dead, to force Xiao Chen to apologize andpensate for it.
Unexpectedly, such a scene urred.
Xiao Chen, you are really excellent. This Marquis has to admit that you are truly deserving of your rise and fame. However, you should know that even if you have ten times the number of people, it is just like fleeting clouds before a Martial Emperor.
The Purple-d Marquis continued after a pause, If I want to hurt you, no matter how many people are in the way, they will not be able to stop me. If you apologize and providepensation today, I, the Purple-d Marquis, will keep my word. I will not seek trouble for you again in the future and just take it as my son being incapable.
This statement greatly startled the eight old men when they heard this. Xiao Chen actually managed to force this Purple-d Marquis, who swept through the Western Sea, topromise. If word of this spread, no one would believe it.
Xiao Chens white robes appeared golden and dazzling in the fire. He countered calmly, Since Im not in the wrong, why should I apologize? Any senior who has managed to advance to Martial Emperor is worthy of myXiao Chensrespect. This includes Senior Purple-d Marquis.
However, Ill still say the same thing. Right is right and wrong is wrong. Xiao Chen has always upheld this principle in my life and will never change this. Even if I die, I will not regret it. If you want to attack, Xiao Chen is willing to y along.
Chapter 1137: No Hesitation to Fall Together
Chapter 1137: No Hesitation to Fall Together
Xiao Chen continued to hold up the golden feather. He did not change his principles just because the Purple-d Marquis promised. Instead, he prepared to use the golden feather, not hesitating to fall together if needed.
How hateful!
The Purple-d Marquis roared furiously in his heart as rage built endlessly. Never had he ever felt so conflicted and sullen. It was not just because of fear of that golden feather in Xiao Chens hand; Xiao Chens persistence made him very fearful as well.
Since ancient times, there had been countless outstanding talents. Perhaps they might have been more outstanding than Xiao Chen. However, his pride and persistence were unprecedentedunique.
Good! Good! Good!
The Purple-d Marquis said good three times in a row after making a decision. He was no longer willing to waste time here with Xiao Chen. He said coldly, Hand over my sons body, and today, this Marquis will let you off for now!
The golden yellow feather spun around Xiao Chen and absorbed the pir of fire soaring into the sky back into itself. The darkness disappeared, and sunlight shone once more.
Everyone on Heavenly Star Ind showed a smile. They won!
Shaobai, hand the corpse over to the Purple-d Marquis, Xiao Chen said as he put away the golden plume feather.
Wait up! Purple-d Marquis, since you know that you are in the wrong, you cant just take this corpse away for nothing.
Just as Lan Shaobai was about to take out the corpse, two people suddenly appeared from nowhere in the damaged hallone old man and one youth. Even the Purple-d Marquis had not noticed the existence of these two beforehand.
Everyone immediately focused on the old man who spoke and got startled. He was actually another Greater Heavenly Martial Emperor.
Among the onlookers, Lan Shaobai and Xiao Yu revealed expressions of extreme surprise when they saw the faces of this old man and youth.
The youth was none other than Lan Tianji, who had gone to the Asura Race. He finally returned after a long time.
Furthermore, Lan Tianji also brought back a Greater Heavenly Martial Emperor of the Asura Race. On further contemtion, the situation made sense. Within the same cultivation, who else, aside from the Asura Race with their spatial talents, could silently appear before the Purple-d Marquis?
When the Purple-d Marquis saw the old mans appearance, his expression changed; he recognized this person. You are the Flying Snow Manors Lan Chaofeng, the Lan Chaofeng who was once the top rank of the Heaven Series Assassin Ranking!
The Flying Snow Manor was a mysterious assassin organization in the Kunlun Realm. Any cultivator could register to be an assassin there. One could choose to let their identity be public or hide it. Most people feared getting into trouble, so they used pseudonyms.
Only the few people who either did not share that fear or were already famous in the first ce directly used their true identity. Such people were normally loose cultivators.
Bypleting difficult assassination missions, one would earn points and raise ones grade.
The Heaven Series was the highest grade of the Flying Snow Manor. If one became a Heaven Series assassin, every time onepleted a job, they would receive a sky-high reward.
However, the most basic requirement to be a Heaven Series assassin was to be a Martial Emperor. After that, one would have to undergo rigorous testing before one could be conferred a Heaven Series assassin.
One of the tests was to kill five Martial Emperors. Just the thought of it seemed extremely difficult.
After one cultivated the Heart of an Emperor and advanced to Martial Emperor, one would be extremely difficult to kill. It was not rare for Martial Emperors to be defeated, but it would be incredibly difficult to kill a Martial Emperor.
As of now, the number of Heaven Series assassins in the entire Flying Snow Manor could be counted on two hands. All of them possessed unfathomable strength, making people tremble in fear at the sound of their names.
Ordinary people would not understand the status of these Heaven Series assassins, never having heard of them before. However, once a Martial Emperors strength reached a certain level, these assassins status would no longer be a secret.
Due to the innate spatial talents of the Asura Race, they held an advantage in assassinations. In reality, many of the famous experts of the Flying Snow Manor were Asura Race cultivators.
This unprepossessing old man had actually been the top rank of the Heaven Series Assassin Ranking. This status inspired a certain automatic fear.
This seemingly unprepossessing Lan Chaofeng smiled faintly and said, I have not made a move for many years already. Unexpectedly, the Purple-d Marquis from the distant Heavenly Starry Ocean has heard of me before. How surprising!
The Purple-d Marquis smiled coldly to himself. This old man had killed at least ten Martial Emperors. In the circle of Martial Emperors, this fellows name was even more terrifying than that of many Sovereign Martial Emperors.
This person was known as the Life Requisitor Asura. He had not taken on any missions for the past several hundred years already, and his name slowly faded away in their circle.
Unexpectedly, this person whom Martial Emperors were the most unwilling to run into appeared in this run-down ce. Despite there being no news of this person for several hundred years, this fellow was actually still alive and had even advanced to Greater Heavenly Martial Emperor. Furthermore, his cultivation was even deeper than the Purple-d Marquiss.
When the Life Requisitor Asura was still a Minor Heavenly Martial Emperor, he already posed a threat to Greater Heavenly Martial Emperors. Now that he had advanced to Greater Heavenly Martial Emperor, the Purple-d Marquis would, all the more, not be his match, especially when his cultivation was higher than the Purple-d Marquiss.
The Purple-d Marquis felt very depressed. He had initially been very confident of sess. However, first, there had been Xiao Chens unyielding pride, which kept forcing him to back down.
Now, there was Lan Chaofeng, making it uncertain whether he could get his sons corpse back.
The Purple-d Marquis raged in his heart. He looked at Lan Chaofeng and asked, What exactly do you want? This has nothing to do with you, right?!
Lan Chaofeng replied indifferently, It is very simple. Since you already admit that you were in the wrong, apologize to my disciple in ce of your son and then apologize to this young brother. If you do not want to apologize, thats fine as well. Just leave behind ten million ck Astral Coins, or you can forget about getting your sons corpse back.
All the cultivators on Heavenly Star Ind, as well as those old men outside, could not help thinking, Tyrannical!
The Purple-d Marquis came to seek trouble in retaliation for his sons death. However, not only did he fail to do that, but he also had to give Heavenly Star Ind an apology. This mysterious old man that suddenly appeared was truly tyrannical.
Lan Chaofeng, dont go overboard!
The Purple-d Marquis immediately became angry. He did not care for the ten million ck Astral Coins. However, he did not want to lose face like that.
Haha! Indeed, after one thousand years of idleness, the nickname Life Requisitor Asura has be merely a nickname to some people.
Lan Chaofeng smiled faintly, and an ancient ck coin appeared in his hand. This ancient coin looked like it was alive, dancing around his five fingers. This was just a simple movement, but it was so dazzling that it made everyone dizzy.
Only then did everyone notice that this unprepossessing old man had a perfect pair of hands.
This was because as the ancient coin danced around, no one could feel any energy fluctuation. This incredible movement was purely due to the old mans nimble fingers.
As the Purple-d Marquis watched the mysterious ancient coin dance around, his heart sank. Rumor said that when that coin stopped moving, that would be when Lan Chaofeng made his move.
Even more exaggerated rumors said that when one saw Lan Chaofengs ancient coin, one could forget about fleeing because it would be impossible. When the ck Astral Coin stopped moving, one could forget about making a counterattack, as there would no longer be any opportunity. One should just quietly wait for death.
In Lan Chaofengs long, bloodthirsty career, countless famous people had used their lives to verify the authenticity of this rumor. It was the origin of the nickname Life Requisitor Asura.
The Purple-d Marquiss thoughts raced as he considered thousands of measures in mere moments. However, none of them gave him the confidence to escape Lan Chaofeng unscathed.
Bang!
With a wave of the Purple-d Marquiss hand, a pile of ck Astral Coins appeared in the ruined hall. He said sullenly, Give me my sons corpse.
Lan Shaobai, who had long since been prepared to do so, waved his hand, and a coffin came out of his spatial ring.
The Purple-d Marquis put the coffin away without even looking at it. Then, he turned, tore space apart, and quickly left the ce.
Lan Chaofeng, who used only one coin to drive off the Purple-d Marquis, smiled faintly. No one saw him do anything, but that mysterious ancient coin vanished.
When everyone saw the Purple-d Marquis leave, cries of joy resounded all over Heavenly Star Ind. Someone as strong as the Purple-d Marquis suffered such a disadvantage on Heavenly Star Ind and did not dare to have any other thoughts.
This made all the cultivators who stood out for Xiao Chen incredibly proud. A glorious feeling spread in their hearts.
Azure Dragon King, I forgot to mention something earlier. I said that I was here to visit Heavenly Star Ind, but I came empty-handed. That is simply inappropriate. Please do ept these five million ck Astral Coins.
My memory has really grown poor at my old age. Azure Dragon King, please do not mind. My five million ck Astral Coins can barely be used as a gift. In the future, this old man will make up for it when Ie for a formal visit.
The eight old men, who had initially been prepared to leave, quickly ran forward. Smiles filled their faces as they dumped piles of five million ck Astral Coins and insisted that Xiao Chen keep the money.
These old men did not even give Xiao Chen a chance to refuse. They simply tossed out the ck Astral Coins and left hastily.
Time after time, Xiao Chen only inspired fear in them, deterring them from offending Heavenly Star Ind in the future.
When these old men saw the scene of the many cultivators on Heavenly Star Ind united in heart against a Martial Emperor threatening Xiao Chen, all daring to step forward and oppose a Martial Emperor, and saw the mysterious Martial Emperor of the Asura Race, they were convinced that Heavenly Star Inds rise woulde soon. It would be a good idea to establish good rtionships early.
Xiao Chens expression remained calm; he did not really care about those ck Astral Coins. Together with Lan Shaobai, he swiftly approached that tyrannical Asura Race Martial Emperor.
If this old man had not appeared this time, even if the Purple-d Marquis was forced away, the Purple-d Marquis would not feel satisfied and would have returned sooner orter.
However, now that the Purple-d Marquis was frightened away, even if invited, he would not dare to return.
Howe I never heard you mention your master? Xiao Chen asked Lan Shaobai, who was beside him.
Lan Shaobais smile slowly faded. It seemed like he had recalled some bad news. Then, he replied, Five years ago, my master said he was going to break through to Sovereign Martial Emperor. Since then, there had been no news of him. Based on today, it seems like he failed in his breakthrough.
Breaking through to Sovereign Martial Emperor not only came with extreme danger, but there would also be only one chance. If one missed this chance, there would not be a second chance to advance to Sovereign Martial Emperor. There were no precedents of a second chance since ancient times.
Xiao Chen consoled Lan Shaobai, Its alright. At least, he is fine.
Chapter 1138: Horrifying Sovereign’s Tribulation
Chapter 1138: Horrifying Sovereigns Tribtion
Lan Shaobai recovered his smile. He nodded and said, Yes, most people end up losing their lives when failing to break through to Sovereign Martial Emperor. Master being alive is already the best news.
After this exchange of words, the two arrived before Lan Tianji and Lan Chaofeng. Xiao Chen performed a cupped-fist salute and said, Many thanks to Senior for helping out this time. Just thanks cannot cover the gratitude I feel.
The unprepossessing Lan Chaofeng smiled and said, You are too humble. Even if I did not appear, you already more or less dealt with the situation. This is the first time this old man saw a youth managing to hold fast to his own principles before a Greater Heavenly Martial Emperor.
Furthermore, this matter happened because you were standing up for Shaobai, inviting trouble, yet you took on all the me. I should be the one saying thank you. Tianji was right; Shaobai followed the right person.
Lan Tianji smiled and said, All the while, Master never believed that Shaobai would be willing to follow another person at such a young age, given his character. Now that he has seen it for himself, he has no choice but to believe it.
Lan Shaobai was more concerned with the matter of his master breaking through to Sovereign Martial Emperor. He asked, Master, how did breaking through to Sovereign Martial Emperor go?
The moment Lan Shaobai said this, the smiles on Lan Tianjis and Lan Chaofengs faces faded away. Xiao Chen and Lan Shaobai immediately sensed that something was wrong; there had probably been some kind of ident.
s, it is truly difficult for an Emperor to be conferred King. Tianji, tell them about it, Lan Chaofeng sighed, reluctant to say it himself.
Lan Tianji mulled over the topic for a while before saying sullenly, Failed. The tribtion to advance to Sovereign Martial Emperor is boundlessly horrifying. Master now has only twenty to thirty more years to live.
What!
When Lan Shaobai and Xiao Chen heard this, their expressions changed drastically. Lan Chaofeng was fortunate to survive failing to be conferred King. Unexpectedly, there was still such a severe consequence.
Lan Chaofeng smiled gently and said, Everyone will eventually die. Even someone as strong as the Azure Emperor and the current strongest, the Thunder Sovereign, cannot avoid it. Without advancing to Martial God, no one can avoid death. There is no need to mind it too much. This old man has lived enough already.
Master Lan Shaobai sounded choked with emotions. In hindsight, Lan Tianji probably did not return for so long because he was taking care of Lan Chaofeng after Lan Chaofeng failed in his tribtion.
Unexpectedly, after meeting up with Lan Tianji, there was such news.
Feeling touched, Lan Chaofeng half-scolded-half-joked, Its fine. Just continue to work hard. Who knows, maybe one day, I will be able to see both you and Tianji get conferred King together.
Xiao Chen, who had been listening to the conversation, suddenly thought of something. He asked, Senior, have you ever used natural treasures for increasing lifespan?
Lan Chaofeng smiled bitterly. Such natural treasures for increasing lifespan are hard to find. They are things that can only be found and not sought. I managed to find a few when I was young, but I did not pay them any notice then, just gave them to some old friends. However, now that I need it, I cant find any.
There were some things that one did not need to use most of the time and thus did not value. However, when one really needed them, one would discover them to be things that one could obtain only by luck and not effort. No matter what one did, one could not find them.
Xiao Chen still had two Longevity Fruits in his hands. He quickly took one out and said, This is the Longevity Fruit. It can extend lifespan by one hundred years. If Senior is unable to find any better natural treasures, you can use this one first.
Everyones faces lit up in joy. Unexpectedly, Xiao Chen possessed such a treasure that could only be found and not sought.
Shaobai, help your master receive it. I have no need for such an item. Xiao Chen handed the Longevity Fruit to Lan Shaobai to pass to his master.
This matter was reallyughable. Xiao Chen had a Longevity Fruit that could give others one hundred years of lifespan. However, he could not shake off his nightmare of the four-year deadline.
Lan Chaofeng received the Longevity Fruit from Lan Shaobai. Then, he entered deep thought like he was trying toe to a decision. After a while, he said, Originally, I was nning toe to Heavenly Star Ind just to visit Shaobai before leaving to search for natural treasures for extending lifespan.
Since you gave me a Longevity Fruit, this old man shall remain here for a period of time. I cant keep watching others bully my two disciples.
Xiao Chen rejoiced in his heart. Lan Chaofengs words meant that he intended to remain in Heavenly Star Ind. With an Asura Race Martial Emperor that could force the Purple-d Marquis to retreat, there was no need to worry about Heavenly Star Inds safety.
Both Lan Shaobai and Lan Tianji were likewise delighted with Lan Chaofengs decision to stay in Heavenly Star Ind.
Master, have you heard about Xiao Chens matter? Since there was a rarely seen Martial Emperor here, a rtive at that, Lan Shaobai could not help asking about Xiao Chens problem.
Lan Chaofeng nodded. If the Azure Dragon King did not be a Martial Emperor in another four years, he would have only about twenty years to live. For some reason, this news had set the Kunlun Continent abuzz already, spreading throughout the entire Kunlun Continent in less than a month.
Lan Tianji entered deep thought. It might be possible to advance to Martial Emperor in another four years. So far only a year has passed, and Xiao Chen already advanced to Great Perfection quasi-Emperor. In this age of geniuses, miracles can happen.
As someone who had walked the path to Emperor, Lan Chaofeng shook his head and said, That is hard to say. For a Small Perfection quasi-Emperor to advance to Great Perfection quasi-Emperor, all one needs is sufficient resources, and they can proceed quickly. Historically, Xiao Chens current cultivation speed is not really that fast.
Xiao Chen nodded and said, In regard to resources, there are no issues. Senior, will you give some advice on how to fuse the soul into the Heavenly Seal and form the vague form of the Heart of an Emperor?
The Great Tribtion of wind and fire that came after was still far away. What Xiao Chen was most concerned about was how to fuse the soul with the Heavenly Seal.
Lan Chaofeng said, Given theprehension ability of you outstanding talents, this step is actually not difficult. Sooner orter, you will seed. This just requires time to test slowly. After that, when all the conditions are right, it will happen in one step. This is something that others are unable to provide guidance on. However, the very thing youck right now is time.
Lan Chaofeng struck the crucial point. The step could stop ny percent of quasi-Emperors. However, this ny percent definitely would not include the outstanding talents with greatprehension ability.
Naturally, Xiao Chen was not an exception. The only thing hecked was time.
Is there any way that can make me quickly pass this step? Xiao Chen continued, Or perhaps in history, was there anyone who once used a very short amount of time to fuse the soul and Heavenly Seal?
Lan Chaofeng thought carefully. Then, he shook his head and replied, As far as I know, there is none. However, all I know is the history of the Kunlun Continent. Its possible there was one in this oceanic world.
Xiao Chen felt slightly disappointed. It looked like he could not rely on others for this step. As Elder Qin said, he could rely only on himself.
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Ten dayster, the story of the Purple-d Marquis running into a wall at Heavenly Star Ind spread quickly throughout the entire Western Sea. Cultivators gossiped about the scene of Xiao Chen opposing a Greater Heavenly Martial Emperor in great detail.
Unexpectedly, Xiao Chen dared to sh with a Greater Heavenly Martial Emperor like the Purple-d Marquis. Furthermore, he even managed toe out on top. No one would believe an incredible story like that if not for the other side confirming its veracity.
For three days, aside from the nearby sects, all the sects in the entire Western Sea came to pay a visit in an unending stream. Even Qian Zongchao, whom Xiao Chen expelled with a palm strike, came back offering big gifts and an apology.
During this period, Heavenly Star Ind basked in glory. It had finally established a foothold in this chaotic Heavenly Starry Ocean.
Heavenly Star Ind would no longer be seen as an outsider. No longer would people eye those satellite indsden with resources.
Xiao Chen declined to entertain anyone in person, focusing himself on cultivation. He did not let any of these matters interrupt him. However, this particr day, a certain piece of news got him toe out of seclusion without any hesitation at all.
Jin Dabao had returned from the ck Sea with the Azure Dragon Merchant Associationsrge merchant ship.
Upon receiving news of Jin Dabaos return, Xiao Chen immediately roused from his state of silent cultivation. He had already long thought about going to the ck Sea and wished to go as soon as possible.
The moment Xiao Chen entered the pavilion, he saw Jin Dabao, who still looked the same as before, very gaudily dressed and covered in pearls and gold. The fatty appeared to be in excellent health as he fanned himself with his gold fan, the very image of a merchant.
However, Xiao Chen noticed faint ck lines on Jin Dabaos forehead, indicative of some kind of negative emotion in his heart.
Hehe! Brother Xiao Chen, you finally came back. When Jin Dabao saw Xiao Chen, he immediatelyughed loudly.
The two exchanged greetings before Xiao Chen started asking about the ck Sea and the Azure Dragon Merchant Associations situation. Finally, he asked about Ba Tu.
From Jin Dabaos description, the ck Sea was no smaller than the Heavenly Starry Ocean. It was very vast, and the inds were more closely clustered together.
ording to legend, the inds of the ck Sea was originally one whole continent with many ancient factions and legendary characters. At some point in time, it split apart for some unknown reason, resulting in the current situation: as many inds as there were stars in the sky.
After so many years of changes, the ck Sea of today primarily had five great sea domains: the ck Water Sea, the ck Wind Sea, the ck Cloud Sea, the ck Fire Sea, and the Dark Sea, which was the core of the ck Sea.
The ck Sea was the ce that was the richest in resources in the entire oceanic world, the region with the mostnds of fortuitous encounters. However, it also had the worst natural environment in the entire oceanic world. It was not only the ck Sea in name but also in reality.
Boundless dark clouds covered the entire ck Sea all year round. The sky was always dark. No matter how piercing the sunlight was, it could not reach the sea.
There was also a mysterious substance in the air that could not be eliminated. This substance would affect the minds of the cultivators, making them violent, easily angered, and unable to restrain their bloodlust.
All the cultivators in the ck Sea were very hot-tempered, disying antisocial behavior, and were very unreasonable. The entire ce was in chaos.
However, it was very easy to train experts in such a ce. Furthermore, such experts would fight to the death at the drop of a hat.
Any cultivator who could remain unaffected and maintain their mental state in such an environment for an extended period of time would possess a state of mind far surpassing that of cultivators from other ces.
When Jin Dabao spoke of the Azure Dragon Merchant Associations development, he became very animated, his words pouring out in an unceasing torrent.
The fatty already earned back the initial one hundred million ck Astral Coins and flipped a profit of fifty million ck Astral Coinssuperb progress. However, when he heard that Xiao Chen had discovered one billion ck Astral Coins in the Dragons Gate Treasure Trove, he was shocked.
Jin Dabao said, Damn it. This Fat Lord worked so hard for more than a year, and I still lost out to what you and that girl did in two or three days.
However, after a while, the fattys smile returned, and he asked, About that, can you give me more capital? There are many goods in the ck Sea, simply too much. Our merchant ship is clearly insufficient.
Chapter 1139: Uncontrollable Bloodlus
Chapter 1139: Uncontroble Bloodlus
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Xiao Chen said half-jokingly-half-sternly, You can forget about it. Not only can I not give you more ck Astral Coins, but the resources that your merchant association earned also has to funnel into the construction of Heavenly Dragon City.
Jin Dabao opened his fan and interjected, Hehe! I was just joking. To this Fat Lord, money is just a number. What this Fat Lord enjoys is the process.
There was no falsehood with Jin Dabaos words. If he were really just greedy for riches, his wealth in the Sky Dome Realm was already sufficient tost him several lifetimes.
Xiao Chen continued, The amount of support I will give you will not be little. You can choose one of Heavenly Star Inds satellite inds and build up a merchant ind for the exclusive use of the Azure Dragon Merchant Association. As for merchant ships, once Mo Chen has settled the matters at ck me Ind, I will send the first batch of King Grade warships that she refines over to your merchant association.
When Jin Dabao heard that, his eyes immediately lit up, and a wide smile appeared on his face. That is very generous. I will make a solemn vow as well. Within three years, I will make the Azure Dragon Merchant Association the top merchant association of the Western Sea.
Xiao Chen waved his hand and said, There is no need for such a vow. I believe in your capabilities. However, our target is not just the Western Sea but the entire oceanic world. After that, we still have to charge back to the Kunlun Continent and trample those who dared to smash your signboards, make them break their own signboards.
After Jin Dabao heard that, he recalled the times when his signboards were all smashed. Then, he could not help showing an evil look.
When Xiao Chen saw that expression, he frowned slightly. Something seems wrong with you. You look like you cant control your own bloodlust.
Jin Dabao nodded and said, After making a trip to the ck Sea and back, I need to rest for a month. Otherwise, it would be hard to guarantee that my character will not change. Aside from the local cultivators, no one dares to stay in the ck Sea for long. Of course, this does not include those cultivators who are there to temper their minds.
Xiao Chen thought for a while, then removed the Sea Monarch Headscarf from his forehead. He handed it to Jin Dabao and said, This is the Sea Monarch Headscarf. In the future, when you go to the ck Sea, you can wear this. I guarantee that you will not experience any change in character.
Jin Dabao did not take the headscarf. He said, From your tone, you make it sound like I will be heading back to the ck Sea immediately. It is better for you to keep it.
Xiao Chen said seriously, My state of mind has long reached a level where it wont be influenced so easily. That mysterious substance in the ck Sea will not be able to affect me. Your cultivation of the mind is much weaker than mine; there is no need to force yourself.
The Sea Monarch Headscarf had many uses. Xiao Chen quite liked it.
However, Jin Dabao clearly needed it more than Xiao Chen did, so there was no need for Xiao Chen to keep it for himself. The main impetus behind the rapid development of the Azure Dragon Merchant Association was Jin Dabaos enormous effort to open a trading route to the ck Sea.
In the end, Xiao Chen asked where Ba Tu was, and he let Jin Dabao go to rest.
After Jin Dabao left, Xiao Chen slowly walked out of the pavilion and returned to the summit.
He looked down at the million people setting the foundations of the future Heavenly Dragon City. It was buzzing with activity but not at all noisy. With Mo Chen and Lan Shaobais administration, it was not very chaotic despite the number of people.
At an even more distant ce, the Mo n was currently preparing the foundations of the Dragons Gates refining pavilion on ck me Ind.
Yue Chenxi and the others personally went out to manage the various resource inds. The development of the entire Heavenly Star Ind was proceeding in a very organized manner.
With an Asura Race Martial Emperor staying in the main ind, Heavenly Star Inds prospects looked quite promising.
I really cant bear to leave, Xiao Chen muttered as he revealed an expression of affection.
However, no matter what, he needed to leave for now. He needed to find his own fortuitous encounters and seek a quick yet stable way to merge his soul with the Heavenly Seal.
Xiao Chen was fighting a battle with heaven. Most people believed that he would not be able to advance to Martial Emperor. They waited to see him make a joke of himself, to see how he would fall from the peak four yearster.
The opponents that Xiao Chen once defeated all watched coldly, waiting for that day to arrive.
It was impossible for fortuitous encounters to just fall from the sky while Xiao Chen was at home. He needed to go and seek them out, to adventure in the most dangerous ces.
Indecision invariably led to trouble. Xiao Chen closed his eyes and breathed deeply three times. When he opened his eyes again, he was no longer hesitant or felt anxious.
Xiao Chen pushed off the ground and headed down the mountain to say goodbye to his old friends.
After visiting most of his friends, he went to Mo Chenst. She was currently in her room, which was replete with piles of rough drafts and all sorts of books and information.
In this somewhat messy room, Mo Chen worked busily on drawing more rough drafts. Even when Xiao Chen arrived, she did not notice him.
When Mo Chen casually raised her head and saw Xiao Chen outside, surprise shed in her eyes. She stopped what she was doing and asked with a smile, Whats wrong? Howe you have time toe and visit me?
Xiao Chen replied, Try guessing. You have three chances.
Mo Chen pped her own forehead and smiled bitterly. I really hope I guess wrong this time, but you have to leave eventually. Now that Heavenly Star Ind is on the right track, you can leave feeling assured.
Xiao Chen smiled. Indeed, he could not hide anything from this girl.
There was no need for words between these two. After a short silence, Xiao Chen told her to take care before turning to leave.
Dont forget what you promised, that you will personally watch me remove my veil. As Mo Chen said that, tears welled in her eyes.
Xiao Chen paused for a moment, but he did not turn his head back. Heughed, Dont worry. I, Xiao Chen, never go back on a promise. If I said I would do it, I will. I will definitely keep living and will personally watch you remove your veil. You are the top beauty of the Cloud Sea Domain. I will not feel satisfied if I die without seeing what you really look like.
After saying that, Xiao Chen left, taking big strides, his departing figure slowly vanishing from Mo Chens misty sight.
What awaited Xiao Chen in the mysterious ck Sea? Would he be able to find the means to break through to Consummation quasi-Emperor? Everything was all unknown.
With this step, a new journey awaited Xiao Chen. The path to Emperor, a fight against the heavens!
When going to the ck Sea from Heavenly Star Ind, the first stop would be one of its five great sea domains, the ck Water Sea. This sea domain wasparable to the entire Western Sea Domain.
Xiao Chen rode on the flood dragon war chariot and got Ao Jiao to drive it, soaring above the clouds.
He continued to cultivate inside the war chariot, not wasting any time.
A cold, jade prayer mat floated on the soft bed in the carriage. Xiao Chen sat cross-legged on it. Lights of five different colors slowly circled him.
Each of these lights gave off a different feeling: massacre, death, ruin, despair, and grief. All of them different from each other.
That was right. These lights were the five thrones that Xiao Chen had collected. He had gathered five different kinds of higher-level states. For most people, if they couldprehend one of these states and advance it into a will, they would be called geniuses. With two such wills, one could move around unhindered. With three, one could be called an absolute genius.
However, Xiao Chen possessed five such states. If he managed to collect the Destruction Throne and Pain Throne in the future, he would have seven.
There were too many. Xiao Chen did not intend to turn these into wills. Doing so would waste too much time. He intended to wait until he collected all seven states and then merge them into the state of cycles.
After that, he would advance the state of cycles into the will of cycleswhich he intended to do after reaching Martial Emperor.
As for now, Xiao Chen could notpletely give up on these various states, either. He pointed, and the roof of the carriage opened up. As he sat cross-legged on the prayer mat, a vista unfolded before him, allowing him to look into the distance.
With a thought, the Lightning Talisman that represented the will of thunder flew out and shone with a bright light. Then, it took the shape of a sharp, small saber. This was the form of Xiao Chens Great Perfection saber soul.
The electricity on the saber soul did not fade, crackling as it sparked.
Xiao Chen extended his hand and shot out a strand of saber Qi with electricity surrounding it from his fingertip. It looked like a bolt of lightning as it tore through the sky and struck a Rank 8 Spirit Beast five kilometers away.
The saber Qi containing the power of lightning first split the Spirit Beast in half. Then, the electricity in it exploded, sting the two pieces of the Spirit Beasts body into ashes. When the wind blew, the ashes all scattered.
This extra might came from the addition of the power of lightning to the saber soul. In the end, for a desman, the standard of measure of ones strength was still the saber soul.
Pu ci!
Little Yellow Feather, who was with Ao Jiao, loathed to appear weaker, so it spat out a golden me and directly burned another Rank 8 Spirit Beast to ashes. Then, it shot a cocky look at Xiao Chen.
Little Yellow Feather, behave. Xiao Chen is testing his move. Dont interrupt him, Ao Jiao said as she patted Little Yellow Feathers head while driving the deep-sea flood dragons.
Xiao Chenughed and tossed an Astral Core to Little Yellow Feather before formally starting his test.
These lights were all higher-level states. Although he had not advanced them to wills, they were of a higher level and were stronger than elemental states like fire or ice.
Xiao Chen intended to separately fuse these different states with his saber soul, creating a massacre saber soul, ruin saber soul, despair saber soul, death saber soul, and grief saber soul. That way, he would have different options when facing different enemies, allowing him to choose a more appropriate weapon, depending on the enemy.
Sometimes, some opponents possessed a strong defense. Even Xiao Chens strong lightning saber soul would not be effective. In such a situation, the other kinds of saber souls might bring out unexpected results.
Xiao Chen absorbed the state of death into his sea of consciousness. Instantly, his mind filled with all sorts of emotions associated with death. It took him a while to adjust to them.
Xiao Chens eyes turned a deathly gray. Then, he flicked out a strand of saber Qi from his fingertip. This time, its speed was significantly slower. The trajectory of the saber Qi tearing through the sky was noticeable.
Then, the saber Qi struck a Rank 8 Spirit Beast five kilometers away. This saber Qi did not split the Spirit Beast in half. However, the saber Qi infused into the Spirit Beast, and the power of death slowly spread.
Life gradually faded from the Spirit Beasts body. After a while, its withered body fell from the sky.
Xiao Chen entered deep thought. Then, he muttered, Its might is much lower than the lightning saber soul. However, this is due to its lowpatibility. After some practice, it might be able to achieve some unexpected results against certain types of opponents.
Following this, he tested the might of the various saber souls. Then, he worked on improving theirpatibility.
Continuously practicing these saber souls was also another form of training with his saber soul. For a quasi-Emperor, a seventy-percentprehended saber soul was already very scary. Most desmen could not even condense a form for their saber soul after they advanced their saber intent into a saber soul.
However, there was still a lot of room for improvement. Practicing more did not have a negative impact on strength. After all, Xiao Chen was a desman at his core. The saber soul was very important.
Chapter 1140: Never-Changing Character
Chapter 1140: Never-Changing Character
Seven dayster, the clouds below the flood dragon war chariot slowly darkened until they eventually were ck.
Xiao Chen knew that this meant he had reached the border of the ck Sea. The ck Water Sea should not be far off.
With that thought, he put away the flood dragon war chariot. He nned to travel alone from here on.
After all, there were many experts in the ck Sea. This sea region, which was chaotic and rich in resources, held a great attraction to experts. Xiao Chens strength was far from sufficient for moving around unhindered in a tyrannical manner. It was best for him to be more low-profile.
ording to Jin Dabao, Ba Tu was not in the ck Water Sea but the Dark Sea, the core of the entire ck Sea.
Hence, Xiao Chen did not intend to stay in this ck Water Sea for long. If nothing unexpected happened, this would just be a transit point for him to familiarize himself with the ck Seas environment.
After breaking through the clouds, Xiao Chen immediately came under the assault of all sorts of negative emotions as he breathed: irritation, fury, bloodlust, and many others.
Xiao Chen kept his mind clear. His saber soul shed as he used his strong will to eliminate all these negative emotions, leaving none in his body.
Dang! Dang!
As Xiao Chen headed for the surface of the sea, the sounds of fighting reached his ears. He looked over and discovered a merchant fleet surrounded and under attack.
This fleet was ratherrge. The merchant ships were all Sage Grade, and there were ten of them. The gship was a King Grade warship. However, the situation did not seem favorable to them.
A dense cluster of small pirate ships surrounded the entire merchant group. Figures projecting baleful auras leaped out and charged towards the merchant ships.
A ferocious pirate on the merchant groups gship led some others in surrounding a middle-aged man, clearly holding the upper hand.
Xiao Chen had long heard of the chaos in the ck Sea. However, he had not expected to run into a group of merchants being robbed shortly after his arrival at the border.
After observing for a while, Xiao Chen saw that this group of pirates was not very strong. The ferocious pirate fighting on the gship appeared to be the pirate leader, but he was only a Great Perfection quasi-Emperor.
After a while, Xiao Chen made a decision. Although Xiao Chen was not a fool that let his emotions lead him around, charging in to save a stranger without a care for the situation when seeing something like this, if there was anything he could do to help, he would. After all, this group of pirates was clearly not good people.
Xiao Chens figure vanished from his original position. Then, he appeared above the gship. Now, he was dressed in clean white robes, holding his Lunar Shadow Saber.
When the two sides saw this person that suddenly appeared, their expressions changed at the same time. They both stopped and moved back.
The difference was that the middle-aged man showed an expression of surprise while the pirate leader showed murderous intent and rage.
The pirate leader held a heavy, scarlet, serrated saber as he looked at Xiao Chen and said, Where did this brate from? Dont you know the rules of the ck Sea? Anyone who sees that pirates attacked yet dares to help will be wanted by all the pirates in the entire ck Sea.
This statement stunned Xiao Chen somewhat. Then, heughed in his heart. This is interesting!
In other ces, it is the pirates who are wanted. However, the rules of this ce are reversed. The pirates have the upper hand and can actually list others as wanted.
Little Brother, the ck Sea does indeed have such a rule. The pirate faction is powerful. Once wanted, you will find it very difficult to travel around the five sea domains of the ck Sea. I appreciate your kindness, but there is no need for you to get in trouble.
The middle-aged man could tell that Xiao Chens cultivation was pretty high, and Xiao Chen was still quite young. He should be an outstanding talent of a Holy Land or Noble n that did not know the rules of the ck Sea. Hence, the middle-aged man sighed and advised Xiao Chen to leave.
The pirate leaderughed coldly and said rudely. Now that you know the rule, quickly scram!
Xiao Chen said indifferently, This is the first Ive heard of this rule. However, if you die, then you cant list me as wanted, right?
The pirate leader guffawed and said, You are already a Great Perfection quasi-Emperor at such a young age. You must be from some big faction or the sessor of a Holy Land. Given that it was hard for you to cultivate to this extent, I was a little more polite to you. To think you would actually throw your weight around instead!
The ck Sea is different from the other ces. I will only give you this advice: all the quasi-Emperors should not be offended!
The pirate leader shouted a war cry and charged at Xiao Chen.
The pirate leaders eyes turned scarlet. Everywhere he passed, wolf howls resounded, and a huge scarlet wolf image appeared behind him.
Unexpectedly, this pirate leader was from the Fiend Race. Furthermore, it seemed like his bloodline mutated and was not of a pure Heavenly Wolf Race pedigree. Otherwise, he would be even more powerful.
This saber strike gave off an overwhelming aura. The wolf howls were even more horrifying. The attack was extremely ferocious; just the baleful aura that flowed out made people tremble in fear.
Dang!
Nobody saw how Xiao Chen moved. However, a clear dragon roar resounded, and he instantly drew the Lunar Shadow Saber, blocking the approaching serrated saber.
The dragon roar shed with the wolf howl. However, the two were about equal. Xiao Chens Dragon Might did not manage to intimidate the scarlet wolf.
Xiao Chens eyes lit up. It was said that in the oceanic world, the ck Sea was the best ce for quasi-Emperors to train. For the sake of raising their strength, quasi-Emperors from various ces woulde here for experiential training.
There were also many desperate criminals staying in the region. Their presence made the situation in the ck Sea even more horrifying.
The quasi-Emperors rarely seen in the outside world could be said to be verymon here, so many that they were uncountable.
Given today, it looked like this rumor was true. This Great Perfection quasi-Emperor before Xiao Chen give off a very different feeling. He was much more powerful than the Great Perfection quasi-Emperors brought up in the sects.
However, the more powerful, the better. This way, he would have a challenge.
Xiao Chen turned around. As he pulled back the Lunar Shadow Saber, he executed wless Bright Moon. Gentle moonlight appeared on the slender saber.
You do possess some strength. No wonder you dare to be so arrogant!
The pirate leaderughed strangely and somersaulted in the air. With every spin, he hacked once. When the saber light shed, a wolf image appeared. In the blink of an eye, hepleted a hundred spins.
With one hundred saber strikes, one hundred wolves moved out,pletely suppressing Xiao Chens wless Bright Moon and forcing Xiao Chen to retreat a hundred steps.
Brat, now do you understand that there are some troubles that you should not stick your nose into? Haha! However, there is no such thing as medicine for regret in this world. I will defeat you, and you will be hunted down!
The pirate leaderughed maniacally and suddenly revealed his true body. He turned into a scarlet wolf standing upright. Then, he howled as he hacked down with great force. The hundred wolf-shaped saber lights immediately flew at Xiao Chen.
The sharp aura was like a pack of wolves hunting, dashing on a boundless in, with Xiao Chen as a helplessmb.
Xiao Chen focused his gaze and found something extraordinary about this move. Every scarlet wolf was solid.
That was not all. It seemed like the scarlet wolves had blood and life in them, surging with energy. All the wolves continuously absorbed the berserk massacre Qi unique to the ck Sea. With every passing second, their bodies grewrger.
By the time these wolves arrived before Xiao Chen, they were already asrge as mountains. Their bodies also mutated to something extremely horrifying. Their fur turned into sharp, scarlet knives, and their eyes were bloodshot.
Its over!
Seeing the wolf pack swallow up Xiao Chen, the middle-aged quasi-Emperor of the merchant fleet showed a look of bitterness. Surprisingly, the mission this time was quite difficult. Not only would he die here, but he also involved an outstanding young talent.
This was just the periphery of the ck Water Sea, and this middle-aged quasi-Emperor ran into the infamous Scarlet Wolf Pirates. He cursed his bad luck this time.
Boom!
Just when the middle-aged man thought that Xiao Chen would be left without a corpse after being swallowed up by the pack of wolves, numerous arcs of intense electric light burst out from the pack of wolves. Each arc radiated horrifying saber intent.
This is a saber soul. The saber Qi contains a soul within itself. Furthermore, it carries the might of a will. Otherwise, the saber intent that burst out would not be this horrifying, the middle-aged man muttered to himself. His eyes widened with incredulous shock. Just where is this desman from? This saber soul is not much weaker than those of the famous desmen of the older generation.
Miserable cries resounded. The pack of wolves yowled in agony. Xiao Chen broke its momentum, but he did not stop moving, continuing to attack and preparing to settle this with one blow.
Many azure dragon-shaped saber Qi surged out from Xiao Chens body. In the end, eighteen Azure Dragons circled him and roared ferociously, causing the sky to change color. Lightning shed and thunder boomed. All sorts of mysterious phenomena appeared.
Subduing Dragon Profound sh!
Xiao Chen hacked down with the saber, and the eighteen Azure Dragons entered the saber, forming an azure saber light that connected the sky to the sea. The lightning saber Qi swept away the injured scarlet wolves like it was sweeping away fallen leaves, tearing them into pieces.
When the bodies of the scarlet wolves split apart, blood could even be seen spurting out. Only after the electricity exploded did they vanish.
This scene already surpassed the boundaries of a mysterious phenomenon. This pirate leader had to have infused his own Qi and blood into this move.
If an ordinary person executed this move, they would probably die from blood loss before they could finish it. Most likely, this pirate leader could execute the move only after turning into his Fiend form.
The saber light did not lose any power at all as it continued towards the pirate leaders head.
The pirate leader tried to parry with his saber, but the might of Xiao Chens move was too great. It contained all the profoundness of the Dragon Subduing sh, so how could he block it after losing so much Qi and blood?
Ka ca! The serrated saber instantly snapped. The saber light continued chopping down and bisected the pirate leader lengthwise.
However, the pirate leader was not dead yet. Blood still connect the two halves, which were trying to merge back together. Given time, the two halves could reconnect.
You really have a strong lifeforce. However, since you made a move already, I cant let you live.
Using the Thunder Dragon Steps, Xiao Chen arrived before the pirate leader while standing on a dragon amid thunder and lightning. The might of the lightning saber soul filled the saber as he chopped down on the pirate leaders body nine times.
After nine attacks, an electric light burst out and reduced the pirate leaders body to ashes, ensuring he could note back to life.
With their leader killed, the remaining pirates all started to flee in a panic. The danger guing the merchant fleet was resolved for now.
Xiao Chen sheathed his saber and suddenly frowned. He felt a murderous gaze from fifty kilometers away. Even at that distance, it made his hair stand on end.
The owner of this gaze was at the very least a Consummation quasi-Emperor.
Chapter 1141: Invitation Letter
Chapter 1141: Invitation Letter
Xiao Chens heart sank, and his thoughts raced as fast as lightning, spurred on by a bad premonition. It seemed like he had attracted trouble by making a move this time. Perhaps this merchant ship was carrying something extraordinary.
In fact, Xiao Chen should have guessed this long ago. Even if there were many quasi-Emperors in the ck Sea, it was not to the point where one would run into a Great Perfection quasi-Emperor pirate the moment one entered. In the end, the problemy with the merchant ship.
Young Hero, thank you for helping out. I am eternally grateful for your help, the middle-aged man said with a smile on his face after he flew over to Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chens expression did not change. He replied calmly, Just doing what I can. Since I can help, I will. There is no need to be so polite about it.
I have an unreasonable request. Young Hero should be heading to ck Water City, right? How about we travel together? the middle-aged quasi-Emperor suggested in anticipation.
ck Water City was on ck Water Ind. It was thergest city in the entire ck Water Sea with a poption of over one hundred million. ck Water Ind was also astonishinglyrge, about the same size as one of the great nations of the Sky Dome Realm.
After arriving at ck Water Sea, one naturally had to make a trip to this city to broaden ones horizons. However, Xiao Chen did not want to be associated with this merchant group.
Xiao Chen fixed his gaze on the ship, in no rush to answer. Instead, he asked, I wonder, what is this ship of yours carrying?
This question stunned the middle-aged quasi-Emperor, whose expression changed unnaturally as he replied, Nothing much. It is just some goods that the ck Sea desperatelycksSunlight Stone, Secret Silver, ck Gold, and other simr things.
Noticing the other partys expression, Xiao Chen countered with a smile, Is that so?
The middle-aged quasi-Emperor sighed and said, Very well. Ill tell you the truth. My merchant group took on arge consignment. As for what exactly it is, I do not know, but it came inrge numbers. I only barely managed to fit it in after using severalrge ships. Unexpectedly, I encountered trouble the moment I entered the ck Sea. I would like to hire you as an escort for our merchant group.
Xiao Chen decisively refused. He then said, Dont worry. Nothing will happen to the goods on your ship. There should be a hidden expert on your ship who is even stronger than me!
The middle-aged quasi-Emperor found that exnation strange, so he asked, An expert? Howe I dont know about it?
Clearly, the middle-aged quasi-Emperor felt it was odd that Xiao Chen was so certain there was an expert on his own ship, one that he was not aware of himself.
Young Hero, you must be joking! the middle-aged quasi-Emperor eximed in some disbelief.
Xiao Chen thought for a while. He was very sure about his guess. It would be inexplicable if there was no expert aboard the ship.
Why did that mysterious person fifty kilometers away not make a move to snatch the goods that he wanted?
There had to be someone on the ship who daunted that mysterious person, deterring him from making a move casually. That was the only way to exin this.
Xiao Chen did not reply to the middle-aged quasi-Emperor. He nced at the merchant ship and called out, Senior, since you are on the merchant ship, how about you make an appearance and give this uncle some peace of mind?
[Note: Anyone older is addressed as uncle or auntie. They are not necessarily family.]
Hahaha! Young man, your eyes are very good. If I still do note out, it would be unbing. A vigorous, white-haired old man in good health emerged from the ships hold whileughing loudly.
The middle-aged quasi-Emperor said in shock, Old Ma?
The middle-aged man knew this person. This was an old man that the consigner left to watch the goods. This person was merely a Superior Grade Martial Sage, not evenparable to himself. How could this person be an expert?
The middle-aged man sent out Mental Energy from his sea of consciousness, and Old Ma was indeed only a Superior Grade Martial Sage.
However, just when the middle-aged man was about to retract his Mental Energy, an aura akin to that of the deep sea came from Old Ma. Unexpectedly, Old Ma was a Consummation quasi-Emperor.
Furthermore, this was not a quasi-Emperor who reached where he was by cultivating an Earth Ranked Cultivation Technique. Instead, what Old Ma practiced was a peak Heaven Ranked Cultivation Technique. Otherwise, his aura would not be this frightening.
The moment this happened, the middle-aged quasi-Emperor nearly fell from the sky.
Old Ma did not look at the middle-aged quasi-Emperor at all. He came directly to Xiao Chen and asked doubtfully, Young man, which Holy Land did youe from? Thats not right. You use the saber. There is no Holy Scion who uses a saber. Could it be that you are the disciple of the Northern Sea Saber Sovereign? Or perhaps the disciple of the Inferno Saber Sovereign or the Ice Saber Sovereign?
With one nce, Old Ma eliminated the possibility of Xiao Chen being of the ck Seas factions. This was because Old Ma had lived in the ck Sea for several hundred years and was already very familiar with the information of the various peak experts and outstanding young talents of the ck Sea. Xiao Chen did not fit the profile of any of those people.
In that case, Xiao Chen could only be a cultivator from outside the ck Sea. However, Old Ma was not very familiar with the cultivators of the Heavenly Starry Ocean and could only guess.
Xiao Chen smiled and said, Old sir, there is no need to keep guessing. Im from the Kunlun Continent.
Oh, the Kunlun Continent. In that case, you must be a disciple of that powerful Saber Sovereign Wu Xiaotian. The ancestor of my n was once friends with him.
Old Ma suddenly jumped to a conclusion regarding Xiao Chens identity. He believed that Xiao Chen had to be the disciple of the Saber Sovereign, Wu Xiaotian.
How else could Xiao Chen possess a seventy-percentprehended saber soul no weaker than some of the older-generation desmens?
How about it? Since you are going to ck Water City as well, we can go together, Old Ma invited.
Xiao Chen did not deny Old Mas guess. He shook his head and said, Sorry, Im used to traveling alone. Im afraid I cant agree to Seniors request.
Clearly, the goods on this ship were extraordinary. He would get dragged into this matter if he joined them. How could he continue to mix with these people?
That is somewhat unfortunate. I have an invitation letter here. If Young Master has nothing to do, you cane to our Jadeite Mountain Manor on the fifteenth of next month to attend a ritual we are holding.
Old Ma did not continue insisting. Instead, he took out an invitation letter and handed it to Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen received the letter and took a look. The invitation letter did not mention what ritual this was, appearing somewhat mysterious.
He knew a little about the Jadeite Mountain Manor, which was rather famous in the ck Sea. However, this fame was not due to the strength of the current Manor Lord. Instead, it was because of the current Manor Lords grandfather, who was a Sovereign Martial Emperor known as the Jadeite Sovereign.
Hence, even though the Jadeite Mountain Manor was only a Rank 8 sect, it held a lot of influence in the ck Sea. Even the peak Rank 9 sects had to give the Jadeite Mountain Manor some face.
However, as far as Xiao Chen knew, this Jadeite Sovereign was not ambitious and had a rather gentle character. The Jadeite Sovereign was not concerned with developing his faction and spent much of his time wandering the Starry Heavens, rarely returning to the Jadeite Mountain Manor.
However, no matter how gentle this Jadeite Sovereign was, he was still a Sovereign Martial Emperor. His name was sufficient to intimidate the other factions.
As Xiao Chen watched the merchant fleet slowly sail away, he entered deep thought. He put away the invitation letter and muttered to himself, Simply making a move to help resulted in encountering trouble of such a level. The faction that dares to offend the Jadeite Mountain Manor is not going to be a simple one.
As for that middle-aged quasi-Emperor on the merchant ship, he was now so full of regret that his intestines turned green. Because of a moments greed, he got caught up in a conflict between major factions.
Even if the middle-aged quasi-Emperor got to ck Water City safely, he might not be able to leave the ck Sea alive.
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Before night fell, Xiao Chen arrived at a small ind, prepared to rest for the night before continuing on his journey. Everything he had seen so far gave him a deep impression of the chaos within the ck Sea.
Along the way, he had run into several more fights. In each one, people would die. Life was like grass here. This was a ce where the strongest fist spoke, a tant disy of survival of the fittest.
The triggers were mostly very minor matters. With just the slightest disagreement, people started fighting each other.
Those who had lived in the ck Sea for a long time and absorbed the mysterious substance in the sky were irritable, facing extreme difficulty in maintaining their calm.
Xiao Chen also ran into some trouble along the way. However, after he decisively killed a Superior Grade Martial Sage, the number of people who came to pick a fight with him lessened.
After he arrived at the city, he found an inn to spend the night. He took a hot bath, then sat down cross-legged and prepared to cultivate.
A moment after Xiao Chen closed his eyes, all sorts of noise entered his ears.
There were noises from people having coitus, the tumult from fights, miserable shrieks from the streets, people arguing, and many other kinds of sounds. These made it hard to settle his mind.
Xiao Chen inhaled deeply and took this as a test to temper his mental state. Then, he continued cultivating.
He was almost done cultivating the Purple Thunder Divine Incantations seventhyer. He only needed to open five meridians and clear a tribtion before he could advance to the eighthyer.
For the whole night, Xiao Chen carefully tested whether he could open one of these meridians.
When it was day, he paid and immediately left, continuing on his way in an unhurried manner. His destination was naturally thergest city of the ck Water Sea, ck Water City.
After leaving this ind, Xiao Chen flew above the sea for about forty kilometers, cautiously using his Spiritual Sense to monitor his surroundings. Then, hended on a reef jutting out of the sea.
After that, he shaped his Spiritual Sense into a line and peered carefully in a particr direction. After a while, he withdrew his Spiritual Sense, and his expression turned strange.
Xiao Chen actually discovered someone familiar in this ce. Furthermore, it was someone he did not expect at all.
Fifty kilometers away, Yue Bingyun traveled with a man, walking on the surface of the sea.
This man was Xia Luo, the descendant of a powerful Martial Emperor of the ck Sea, the Thunder Fire Sovereign. He possessed an astonishing cultivation, clearly an outstanding young talent.
This Thunder Fire Sovereign had left his mark in history by aplishing the magnificent feat of ruling the entire ck Sea. Unfortunately, his reign did not evenst for a hundred years, ending with his death.
Hence, the Xia ns strength fell significantly. Now, it could only be considered a reasonably strong Rank 9 sect, far from a Holy Land.
Xiao Chens Spiritual Sense picked up on Xia Luo pandering to Yue Bingyun as they traveled, finding opportunities to chat with her.
It was a pity that Yue Bingyun maintained her distance from Xia Luo, leaving him at a loss.
Bingyun, where are you going?
After identally meeting Yue Bingyun at sea, the talented Xia Luo immediately went over and stuck to her. He intended to use his charm to subdue this Holy Daughter, who came from the Heavenly Starry Ocean.
Unfortunately, his efforts did not seem to be effective at all. Yue Bingyun said politely, Young Master Xia, Ive said it before: please address me by my full name. My current destination is ck Water City.
[Note: Addressing someone with just the given name is a sign of familiarity and closeness.]
What a coincidence! My destination is ck Water City too. It looks like we can travel together, Xia Luo immediately said. Actually, that was not his destination, which was an underwater Remnant.
Yue Bingyun smiled helplessly. Naturally, she was perfectly aware of how this coincidence happened. However, that did not matter. If the other party wanted to follow her, she had her ways to shake him off.
Chapter 1142: Legendary Bandi
Chapter 1142: Legendary Bandi
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Just at this moment, a group of pirates riding mutated beasts galloping on the water arrived from the distance. As they moved, they kicked up huge waves, appearing as fast as lightning and blocking the twos passage.
Pirate attacks happened every day in the ck Sea; there was nothing unusual about them.
While standing on the reef, Xiao Chen thought, This group of pirates is pretty strong. They should be able to make Yue Bingyun reveal some of her true strength.
However, the situation did not unfold as he expected.
When the Thunder Fire Sovereigns descendant, Xia Luo, saw the group of mutated-beast-riding pirates, he rejoiced. He was just thinking he had no opportunity to show off. These pirates really came at the right time.
Hiding the joy in his heart, Xia Luo put on an expression of rage and said, Bunch of trash. Scram. Otherwise, dont me me for being ruthless.
Haha! Where did this gigoloe from? Even you want to learn from others and act the hero to save the beauty? Kneel down and beg for mercy, and we wont kill you. However, this girl will have to remain.
Thats right. We are not interested in men. If you want to live, scram.
The group of pirates guffawed,pletely ignoring what Xia Luo said. Then they all looked at Yue Bingyun.
In the eyes of these pirates, Yue Bingyun looked like a fairy. Furthermore, she possessed an exquisite figure, curvy where she needed to be. She appeared extraordinary, and her skin looked like snow. Her lovely eyes were very beautiful, filled with boundless charm.
After we kill this gigolo, snatch the girl away. The pirate leader sounded very mighty, bing more impassioned as he stared at Yue Bingyun.
Xia Luo stepped forward and shielded Yue Bingyun. He said, Bingyun, leave these trivial matters to me, lest they dirty your hands.
Right after Xia Luo said that, he formed hand seals. Then, he quickly threw a palm strike. Clumps of mysterious mes flew out and entered the pirates bodies.
It seemed like this mysterious me was not a real entity. It had no trouble entering the pirates bodies. No matter what they did, they could not block it.
The pirates found it strange. However, after they circted their energies and checked their bodies, they did not discover anything wrong, so theyughed sinisterly andmenced their assault.
Acting all mysterious. Watch how I tear you apart!
The many pirates leaped into the air and charged at Xia Luo. If they managed to surround him, he would really be in big trouble.
Xia Luo smiled coldly and said, How reckless! Do you not even know about the ultimate skill of my Xia n, the Thunder Fire Imprint? Die!
Xia Luo shouted and pointed to the clouds. A bolt of lightning tore through the sky, and thunder quickly followed.
The instant the thunder roared, the cultivators whom the fire entered earlier turned red. Then, they exploded like dynamite, not even leaving a corpse, a sorry sight to behold.
That loud thunder was like a fuse for explosives. Most of the pirates that surrounded Xia Luo died.
The ones that did not die were all frightened into trembling. Xia Luo beat them ragged, forcing them back step by step, all battered and shaken.
The pirate leader riding on a mutated beast thought, Oh no! Then, he hurriedly ordered, Retreat!
The many pirates, who had already lost their fighting spirit, immediately withdrew like the receding tide, vanishing from the twos sight.
Xia Luo felt very pleased. He was beaming, flushed with sess, as he turned his head back and asked, Bingyun, are you alright?!
Yue Bingyuns expression did not change at all. She replied politely, Young Master Xia, it is better for you to address me as Yue Bingyun. Many thanks for making a move earlier.
Xia Luos countenance turned somewhat awkward. Then, he said, Its good that you are alright. This journey is dangerous. There are many pirates. However, with me around, I can guarantee Miss Yues safety.
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Back on the reef, Xiao Chen felt somewhat disappointed. If Xia Luo had not made a move, Yue Bingyun definitely would have had to save herself.
That way, Xiao Chen would have been able to uncover a little of the mysteries surrounding Yue Bingyun, to figure out exactly how strong she was.
However, this Xia Luos Martial Technique incited Xiao Chens curiosity. Sending clumps of mes into the opponents body and then igniting them with thunderthis was extremely mysterious.
After thinking for a while, Xiao Chen roughly understood how this Thunder Fire Imprint worked. Now that he figured it out, it was not as mysterious as it was before.
This seemingly mysterious fire imprint broke up into very tiny portions the moment it came in contact with a cultivators protective Quintessence, giving off a minuscule amount of might. Hence, it passed through the protective Quintessence like it was air.
After that, the me entered through the pores and stuck to the cultivators skin. Even when one looked within oneself, they would naturally fail to notice anything strange within their body.
As for how to use the thunder and lightning to get these scattered mes to gather together and explode, Xiao Chen would have to read the secret manual for the Thunder me Imprint to find out. He could figure out only the general details by observation.
However, just by working out this step, Xiao Chen already found a way to deal with this Thunder Fire Imprint.
This trip to the ck Sea already gave Xiao Chen a lot of pleasant surprises. It was all worth it.
Be it the Martial Technique of that first pirate leader or this Xia Luos Thunder Fire Imprint, they were both very unique Martial Techniques, such eye-openers.
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So, Miss Yue, shall we go now?
Yue Bingyun, however, was not in a rush to leave after the pirates were dealt with. It was like she had made a discovery, which made Xia Luo curious.
She smiled, seeming confident of something, and replied, Theres no rush. I just saw a friend. Lets wait for him here.
Friend? Where is he? Howe I dont see him?
A nervous look shed in Xia Luos eyes as he observed his surroundings. However, he did not discover Xiao Chen, who was fifty kilometers away. He did not know whom Yue Bingyun meant.
Yue Bingyun smiled and turned her head away. Then, she mouthed something.
Young Master Xiao, how long are you going to keep watching?
This question stunned Xiao Chen, who had been watching from the reef. Even from fifty kilometers away, Yue Bingyun had actually discovered his existence.
Your senses are very sharp, much stronger than this Xia Luos, Xiao Chen said softly. He guessed that Yue Bingyun probably noticed when he used his Spiritual Sense to check the area.
Since he had already been discovered, there was no need to keep hiding. He pushed off the reef and traveled over the water, executing Thunder Dragon Steps.
Three electric dragons traveled in the water beneath Xiao Chens feet, while four electric dragons flew beside him with another three overhead.
This Thunder Dragon Steps, altered from the Azure Dragon Cloud Soaring Art, was very mighty and suited Xiao Chen better. This allowed him to use it freely, to fuse it even more perfectly with his Martial Techniques inbat.
Xiao Chen leisurely crossed the distance of fifty kilometers in about seven minutes. When hended on the water, the ten electric dragons returned to his body.
The vast and powerful might instantly disappeared, demonstrating Xiao Chens firm control over the Thunder Dragon Steps, which he could bring out or retract with just a thought.
When Xiao Chennded beside Yue Bingyun, he did not kick up any sshes at all. He calmly said, How unexpected! I did not think that I would run into Miss Yue here.
Haha! Why is it that you maye to the ck Sea for experiential training and I may not? I am a quasi-Emperor as well, Yue Bingyunughed gently.
Young Master Xia, let me make the introductions. This is my friend, Mo Yun. Hees from the Kunlun Continent.
Mo Yun?
Xiao Chen wondered why Yue Bingyun was helping him conceal his identity. However, this was fine as well. Although there were not many who knew of the Azure Dragon King in the ck Sea, he could save himself some trouble by using an alias.
He gave tacit agreement by not denying it.
Xia Luo smiled carefreely. After he greeted Xiao Chen, he asked, I wonder, where is Brother Mo going?
ck Water City, Xiao Chen answered honestly.
Xia Luos expression changed, and murderous intent shed in his eyes. He gave Xiao Chen a peculiar and cold smile and prompted, Is that so, Brother Mo? Are you sure you did not remember wrong?
This was already clearly a threat, a threat to intimidate Xiao Chen into changing his destination and prevent him from interrupting Xia Luos time alone with Yue Bingyun.
Crazy! Xiao Chen scolded in his heart. Then, he looked indifferently at the other party. Whether I remember wrong or not, I am clearer than you are. There is no need for Brother Xia to worry.
When Xia Luo heard this, his expression automatically became even more sullen. This fellow actually did not understand my obvious hint.
Yue Bingyun chose an opportune time to say, In that case, it looks like I can travel with Young Master Mo to ck Water City.
When she spoke, she seemed to directly ignore Xia Luo, upsetting him considerably.
ck Water Ind was the center of the ck Water Sea. It was extremelyrge. Given its vast area, it simply could not be called an ind anymore.
If a quasi-Emperor wanted to explore every part of ck Water Ind, he would have to spend a lot of time.
Of course, this was just exploration. If one wanted to examine and study the ce, even one hundred years would not be enough.
The geography of the ind was veryplicated, boasting mountains, rivers, ins, deserts, snowfields, and many other ces, at least one of every kind. Ancient Era Remnants were ubiquitous, attracting many experts to adventure.
ording to history, the many inds of the ck Sea were once a single continent. It had its own glorious people, producing many overlords, powerful Sovereigns, and legendary Martial Emperors, as many as the stars in the sky, all of them shining brightly.
However, it had been a long time since the continent sundered. Now, very few people thought about this history.
The group of three headed for ck Water City. However, they were not moving at a hectic pace. The main reason they took their time was that Xiao Chen and Yue Bingyue were here for experiential training and wanted to see the difference between themselves and ck Sea cultivators.
After half a month, the trio finally saw the silhouette of ck Water Ind. In this past half month, Xiao Chen had gotten fed up with Xia Luo, the descendant of the legendary Thunder Fire Sovereign.
Xia Luo was under the impression that he would have his heyday and that he would definitely bring back the glory of the Thunder Fire Sovereign; hence, he looked down on Xiao Chen at all times.
Furthermore, Xiao Chen was not amenable to reason, spoiling Xia Luos chance to be alone with Yue Bingyunwhich upset and depressed Xia Luo even more.
If Yue Bingyun were not around, he would have fought Xiao Chen long ago and taught him a lesson.
There is a small city up ahead. We can go there to rest for the night first. Tomorrow, we can make our way to ck Water City. My Xia n is in ck Water City and holds some prestige. After we arrive, I can bring Miss Yue to the famous quasi-Emperor experts of ck Water City.
When Xia Luo said this, he purposely nced at Xiao Chen, disying superiority.
Xiao Chen was speechless. Beauty invited disaster. This Xia Luo looked like he had some strength and was not stupid. However, his entrancement with this Yue Bingyun was like water clogging up his brain.
Everything Xia Luo had done was juvenile. For example, bragging about his n and his future. Xiao Chen found these actionsughable.
Chapter 1143: Huge Favor
Chapter 1143: Huge Favor
Since we are already at ck Water Ind, lets part for now. I still have some things to do, so I wont impose on the two of you.
Unwilling to stay any longer, Xiao Chen announced his intent to leave.
Who would have imagined that Xia Luo, who had been very upset with Xiao Chen throughout the entire journey, would rush to speak before Yue Bingyun could? Young Master Mo, since you are already here at ck Water Ind, why the rush to leave? Wont you give me some face? No matter what, I have to y a good host.
Brat, I already put up with you for such a long time. Now that weve reached my territory after much difficulty, it will not be so easy to leave.
Xia Luo steeled his heart. Regardless of what method he used, he would make Xiao Chen stay, to show him the consequences of spoiling his matters.
Xiao Chen noticed Xia Luos expression. When Xia Luo raised his eyebrow, Xiao Chen knew what Xia Luo was thinking already.
Xiao Chen initially did not want to cause any trouble. However, Xia Luos scheming infuriated him. Since you want to y, Ill y with you. Lets see wholl be the one crying in the end.
Xiao Chen immediately smiled and said, Is that so? I was already very curious about ck Water City, a major city of the ck Sea. Since Young Master Xia is willing to entertain me, I shall not leave, then.
Xia Luo smiled coldly to himself. You may be smiling now. However, you will not even be able to cry when you want to. Even so, he still put on a warm expression.
At the side, Yue Bingyun, who was very smart and detailed in her thinking, naturally knew what Xia Luo intended. However, she was not worried for Xiao Chen.
Given Xia Luos standards, he was too naive for wanting to y such tricks on Xiao Chen.
In the Heavenly Starry Ocean, Xiao Chen already left shadows in the hearts of the various Holy Scions of the Immortal Holy Lands. The Xia n was on the decline with only an ancestor with some glory. This was far from sufficient to give Xiao Chen trouble.
Actually, Yue Bingyun was filled with anticipation about the matter of the Heavenly Origin Pill that she left to Xiao Chen. However, due to Xia Luos presence, it was not convenient for her to follow up on it.
Now that the group was staying at an inn tonight, she should have an opportunity to ask Xiao Chen about it.
Night in the ck Sea arrived earlier than in any other ce. When it waste at night, aside from the hazy image of a bright moon peering through the dark clouds, there was no light from the sky.
Dong! Dong! Dong!
Knocking came from Xiao Chens door. Xiao Chen, who was sitting cross-legged and cultivating, opened his eyes. Then, he sent out his Spiritual Sense and discovered that his visitor was Yue Bingyun.
He waved his hand and made the door open from a distance. Then, he said indifferently, I thought you already forgot about the Heavenly Origin Pill. Looks like you still remember.
Yue Bingyun walked over with a smile and asked softly, How did it go? Have you seeded?
Whoosh!
An exquisite jade bottle flew over to her. She stretched out her snow-white and jade-smooth slender hands and elegantly grabbed the jade bottle.
Yue Bingyun opened the jade bottle and gently sniffed it. Her normally calm face could not help turning joyous. Then, she carefully capped the bottle and said, Many thanks, Xiao Chen. I owe you a huge favor.
There is no need to be so polite. To me, refining this Heavenly Origin Pill was not a difficult matter. After all, you prepared one hundred sets of ingredients. No matter what, I would definitely seed at least once.
Despite Yue Bingyuns excitement, Xiao Chen was rather calm about this. He could not take much advantage of this girl. It would be best if he could draw a boundary and have all debts paid off.
She carefully put away the jade bottle and did not dwell on this topic. Instead, she eyed Xiao Chen and asked, I wonder, why is Young Master Xiao in the ck Sea? Do you have some n?
Naturally, Xiao Chen would not share his ns with Yue Bingyun. He smiled and countered, It is easy to exin why I appeared in the ck Sea. On the other hand, why have you, the Lunar Pces Holy Daughter,e to this ce alone? Are you not afraid of an ident happening?
Yue Bingyun smiled and said, As the Lunar Pces Holy Daughter, if nothing unexpected happens, I will be the Lunar Pces next Pce Master. Naturally, as the next person in charge of the Lunar Pce, I cannot be a flower vase in a greenhouse. The ck Sea is the best ce for a quasi-Emperor to train. It is not strange for me to be here.
[Note: A flower vase in a greenhouse refers to a person brought up in a controlled environment. Such a person looks good but is actually useless, pretty much a figurehead.]
Xiao Chen felt that Yue Bingyun had to have some other motive for appearing in the ck Sea. However, since she did not want to speak about it, naturally, he would not pursue the matter.
Then, the two casually chatted for a while before Yue Bingyun got up and took her leave. Before she went, she stopped and suddenly said, It is best if you dont leave ck Water City before the fifteenth of the next month. Otherwise, you might miss out on somethingand regret it all your life.
Before the fifteenth of the next month Xiao Chen thought about the invitation letter he received. With a spurt of excitement, he went over quickly and asked, Are you talking about the Jadeite Mountain Manors ritual?
Now, it was Yue Bingyuns turn to be surprised. How did you get this information? Not many people are aware of this yet.
Xiao Chen brought out his invitation letter. Yue Bingyun received it and took a look. Then, she said with a smile, They are really confident. The Manor Lord of this Jadeite Mountain Manor actually prepared the invitation letters in advance. To think they are so certain of sess! Are they not afraid of looking bad if it fails?
What exactly is it about? Can you tell me a little more?
Yue Bingyun shook her head and said, I really cannot tell you. Otherwise, if something were to happen, it will not be good for either of us. You just need to remember not to leave ck Water City before the fifteenth of the next month. If you are lucky enough, your chances of advancing to Martial Emperor in time will increase greatly.
When Xiao Chen heard that, the weight of this invitation letter suddenly felt especially heavy.
The way Yue Bingyun acted so mysteriously piqued his curiosity, especially the few words she finally reluctantly revealed.
Hehe! It iste already. You shouldnt cultivate anymore. Have a good nights sleep and sweet dreams. Yue Bingyun smiled adorably, unintentionally revealing a stunning beauty capable of bringing down a nation.
However, Xiao Chen was not in the mood to appreciate this beauty. Do you think I can peacefully fall asleep with my current curiosity?
Yue Bingyun bit her lips and entered deep thought. After hesitating for a while, she looked at Xiao Chen and said, Very well. I can tell you only this. This time, the Jadeite Mountain Manors ritual has something to do with a Divine Weapon. Furthermore, this Divine Weapon has a great connection to the Heart of an Emperor.
Xiao Chen watched as Yue Bingyun left. He still could not figure out the connection; he had far too little information.
Ao Jiao, what do you think it is?
If my guess is right, the ritual should be about a Divine Weapon of the Jadeite Mountain Manor breaking into the Divine Weapon Ranking, bing one of the top ten Divine Weapons in the world. There are many such rituals in history.
Xiao Chen suddenly understood. Aside from this, there was indeed no other ritual that could be connected with a Divine Weapon.
A Divine Weapon could rival an Emperor Grade Secret Treasure, and there were many of them. However, only ten could make it to the Divine Weapon Ranking and were known as Transcendent Divine Weapons.
Rivaling Primordial Emperor Treasures, Transcendent Divine Weapons were capable of intimidating Sovereign Martial Emperors.
As far as Xiao Chen knew, the Saber Sovereign, Wu Xiaotian, and the Sword Sovereign, Liu Xiaoyun, dared to fight with Primes became they wielded the Coiling Monarch Time Saber and the Scarlet Firmament Space Sword, respectively.
Just from this, it was clear how strong the Transcendent Divine Weapons on the Divine Weapon Ranking were.
After Xiao Chen recalled this, all the other clues made sense. The merchant fleet that he saw when he first entered the ck Sea must have been carrying the supplementary divine materials for breaking into the Divine Weapon Ranking.
In light of this situation, it was now easy to understand why Yue Bingyun appeared here. As far as he knew, the tenth-ranked Transcendent Divine Weapon, the Startling Wind Zither, was in the hands of the Lunar Pce.
If another Divine Weapon sessfully broke through to the Divine Weapon Ranking, the tenth-ranked Startling Wind Zither would be kicked off, because only ten Divine Weapons appeared on the Divine Weapon Ranking. As long as a new Divine Weapon made it to the ranking, thest ranked Divine Weapon would drop out of the Divine Weapon Ranking and be an ordinary Divine Weapon.
Yue Bingyuns purpose here was to stop the Manor Lord of the Jadeite Mountain Manor from making his Divine Weapon break through to be a Transcendent Divine Weapon, to keep the Startling Wind Zither in the Divine Weapon Ranking.
On further thought, Xiao Chen concluded that those pirates who went to rob the merchant fleet must have been sent by the Lunar Pce.
Having figured out all the clues and connected them together, he nowpletely understood what was happening.
All that was left was the connection of the Divine Weapon to the Heart of an Emperor. This was simple. He just had to look into the origins of the Divine Weapon that the Jadeite Mountain Manor possessed.
Ao Jiao, thank you, Xiao Chen said with a smile, revealing joy on his face.
Ao Jiao smiled faintly. She said from the Immortal Spirit Ring, You are directly involved in the matter. Naturally, it would be hard for you to see clearly. Given your intelligence, if you were an observer, you would see it even clearer than me.
Bang!
However, just at this moment, as Xiao Chen was about to reply, his door suddenly burst open. Then, a strong wind blew in a berserk manner like it was a knife.
Chapter 1144: The Great Roc Hates the Sky for Being Too Low When It Spreads Its Wings
Chapter 1144: The Great Roc Hates the Sky for Being Too Low When It Spreads Its Wings
Several decorative items in the room shattered into powder, making a lot of noise. The formerly quiet room turned chaotic in an instant.
Xia Luo stood outside the room with an angry face. Holding himself upright with his hands sped behind his back, he said coldly, Brat, I gave you face, but you did not ept it. What did Bingyune to your room to do? Tell this young master everything.
A murderous intent red in Xiao Chens heart. He suppressed his rage as he stood up and retorted indifferently, Is there a need to tell you?
Haha! Good! Very good!
Xia Luo stared straight at Xiao Chen and said, You are truly an ignorant fool. I was originally nning to spare your life and only deal with you when we get to ck Water City. It looks like there is no need for this now. Killing Qi surged out from his entire body as he smiled coldly.
Die for me! Xia Luo shouted angrily. A fierce thunder fire burned on his body. Then, a sh of berserk lightning burst out from his body and wrecked the entire inn in that instant.
This startled all the cultivators staying in the inn. Like rmed animals, they dashed out, not daring to remain a moment longer, afraid of getting caught in the crossfire in a battle between experts.
Xia Luo, who was within the electric light, looked like the thunder god, appearing incredibly mighty. He threw a punch, shooting out a thousand strands of mes containing electricity.
When he punched, his rage was shooting through the roof; he used almost all his power in this blow without holding back at all.
The berserk thunder rumbled, never pausing even for a moment. Xia Luos punch disyed strong and horrifying explosive power. He clearly wanted to kill Xiao Chen with this punch.
It was pretty good. The umtions of the legendary Thunder Fire Sovereigns line could not be underestimated even though the n was in decline.
Xia Luos strength was rather remarkable. He was qualified to be arrogant.
Of course, this was just the absorption of a little knowledge. This still appeared insufficient in Xiao Chens eyes.
The seated Xiao Chen suddenly stood up as he activated his Heavenly Seal with a thought. His ten thousand Heavenly Laws drove a surging power of the world just like that.
The great Roc hates the sky for being too low when it spreads its wings!
Xiao Chen also threw a punch. A huge Kun Peng that covered half the sky appeared behind him. The ruined inn immediately turned into powder, vanishing entirely.
It is simply that I chose not to make a move. However, when I do, I will use all my might. With just his aura, Xiao Chen instantly suppressed Xia Luo.
Xiao Chen did not give Xia Luo any time to be shocked. The instant the two punches shed, he sent Xia Luo flying back and vomiting blood.
Yue Bingyun hovered high in the sky. A Consummation quasi-Emperor old man with horrifying cultivation stood behind her.
Is that your friend? the old man asked, pointing to Xia Luo.
Yue Bingyun shook her head and replied, Naturally not.
In that case, good. That person is very rash, and his reputation in the ck Sea is not very good. The old man nodded. Then, he pointed to Xiao Chen and asked, How is that person rted to Young Miss? He is the one who killed the leader of the first batch of people we sent, the Scarlet Wolf Pirates.
Yue Bingyun sighed. After she asked about the details, she quickly understood what happened. She said, He is my friend. This should just be a misunderstanding. He is not rted to the Jadeite Mountain Manor. Is the n ready?
Everything is ready. The old man whispered, I can guarantee that the Jadeite Mountain Manor will definitely suffer heavy losses on the fifteenth of the next month.
As the two spoke, the battle below approached its conclusion. After being sent flying by Xiao Chen, Xia Luo ended up suffering a relentless beating.
Many of the cultivators staying in this small city recognized Xia Luo. They were all surprised at the sight of Xia Luo being battered into such a sorry state.
Who is this white-robed youth? Howe he dares to raise his hand against even the Xia ns people?
He is really strong. Among the younger generation of ck Water City, this Xia Luo can be considered a major figure. Unexpectedly, he is getting beaten up right at his doorstep.
Xia Luo, who had been pummeled into submission, groaned painfully. Now, he no longer behaved as tyrannically as he did before. He red hatefully at Xiao Chen before dashing towards ck Water City.
Xiao Chen stood upright with his hands behind his back. He did not give chase, letting Xia Luo flee miserably.
There is going to be some trouble. The Xia n is a big faction in ck Water City. You were somewhat rash there, Yue Bingyun said slowly as she drifted down.
Unconcerned, Xiao Chen said, There are one hundred million people in the city,parable to arge nation. No matter how big the Xia n is, it would not be so easy to find me.
There is going to be an auction at the level of quasi-Emperors in ck Water City. Are you interested in taking a look?
Clearly, Yue Bingyun did not really care about Xia Luos matter. She immediately changed the topic and invited Xiao Chen along.
Sure.
Xiao Chen currently had hundreds of millions of ck Astral Coins on hand. He was rather looking forward to this quasi-Emperor-level auction. Perhaps he could find some equipment that he liked.
When day broke, Xiao Chen and Yue Bingyun arrived at ck Water City together. The ck city walls were like a dragon forged of metal, coiling around on the ground.
No sunlight shone in the dim space. However, subdued glow flickered on the walls. It clearly looked very mysterious.
There were probably some other mysteries with this coiling city wall constructed with many divine materials. Even if a Martial Emperor attacked, he might not be able to destroy the city instantly.
Yue Bingyun looked at the city walls and felt somewhat impressed. This city is a pretty good grade. It can be considered a Grade 8 city, able to block most ordinary Martial Emperors.
Cities have grades as well? Xiao Chen asked curiously.
Yue Bingyun smiled gently and replied, Naturally. They are graded from one to nine. The higher the grade, the better it is. After Grade 9 is the strongest, Holy City.
Xiao Chen pondered her words. Then, he thought about the Heavenly Dragon City that was under construction. He recalled Mo Chen saying it would be no worse than Bright Moon City, so he asked, What grade is Bright Moon City?
A look of pride shed across Yue Bingyuns face. She replied, Naturally, Bright Moon City is a Holy City that surpasses Grade 9. Furthermore, it has been passed down for tens of thousands of years. With its continuous umtions, it is worthy of being called an Immortal Holy City, the strongest Holy City in the oceanic world.
It looked like Heavenly Dragon City would be of a good grade, able to reach the standards of a Holy City. However, that was still a far cry from being an Immortal Holy City.
Xiao Chen thought about finding some way to catch up to the umtions of an Immortal Holy City.
Speaking of which, there are a few Immortal Holy Cities in the oceanic world that are worthy of being called the strongest Holy City.
After paying the city toll, the two entered the city, casually chatting.
Yue Bingyun understood a lot about this topic. She exined, There are seven. Each of the vast sea regions has one Immortal Holy City.
For the Heavenly Starry Ocean, there is Bright Moon City; for the Peni Sea, it would be Peni City; as for the ck Sea, it would be Dark City at the Dark Sea, the core sea domain.
This was the first time Xiao Chen heard any of this information, so it surprised him. He asked, What about the other four cities? Could it be that there are other sea regions aside from these three great sea regions?
Of course there are. However, it would be pointless to tell you about them at this point. The oceanic world is vast and boundless. Even the transcendent overlord, the Sea Monarch, did not dare to arrogantly state that he understood every sea region.
As the two spoke, they entered an inn. After ordering some food and eating, they headed to their respective rooms.
Then, Xiao Chen called over a manservant. Giving him one hundred ck Astral Coins, he instructed him to find out the details of the Jadeite Mountain Manors Divine Weapon within four hours.
All of this was public information. The Jadeite Mountain Manor enjoyed considerable fame in ck Water City. Hence, the locals here only needed to spend some time and could readily gather this information.
The manservant looked at the one hundred ck Astral Coins. This was simply like getting money for free. He quickly agreed, unable to stop smiling from ear to ear.
Then, Xiao Chen sat down cross-legged and continued to practice infusing the five different states into his saber soul.
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At the same time, Xia Luo spoke with a crestfallen expression with an old man in arge courtyard belonging to the Xia n in ck Water City.
This old man was Wang Zhen. Three years ago, he managed to break through the bottleneck of Great Perfection quasi-Emperor, bing a Consummation quasi-Emperor, having condensed a soul for his Heavenly Seal. After that, he became the administrator of the Xia n in ck Water City, managing all the local factions under the Xia n.
Wang Zhen was only waiting until he built up enough umtions to take on his Great Tribtion of wind and fire and break through to Martial Emperor.
However, if Wang Zhen failed his tribtion, there was a good chance he would die. Even if he had sufficient umtions, he might not have the courage and confidence to undergo his tribtion.
How courageous to dare to openly bully the people of our Xia n! Second Young Master, rest assured. Leave this matter to this old man. As long as I find this person, I will immediately cripple him.
A murderous intent shed in Wang Zhens eyes. Given his cultivation as a Consummation quasi-Emperor, it should be easy for him to kill a Great Perfection quasi-Emperor.
After infusing ones soul into the Heavenly Seal, not only could one drive a much purer power of the world than Greater Perfection quasi-Emperors, but one could also drive it much more naturally. There was a qualitative difference between a Consummation quasi-Emperor and a Great Perfection quasi-Emperor.
The most important thing was that after one infused their soul into the Heavenly Seal, the Heavenly Seal would already be the vague form of the Heart of an Emperor.
At this point, it would be very difficult to cause fatal physical damage to a Consummation quasi-Emperor, unless it was something like chopping off the head or shattering the heart.
The damage would be significantly decreased, and the Sage Body of a quasi-Emperor would be strengthened, bing infinitely closer to a Golden Emperor Body.
Xia Luos expression turned sinister. He said, There is no rush for now. Three days from now, ck Water City will organize a quasi-Emperor-level auction. At that time, after I buy a few treasures there, my strength will naturally soar.
Wang Zhen was very intelligent and quickly understood what Xia Luo meant. The Second Young Master wanted to defeat that white-robed person personally, to erase the humiliation he had suffered.
No problem. Everything shall go ording to Second Young Masters wishes.
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Back in the inn, Xiao Chen came out of his cultivation. Of the five higher-level states, he already perfectly merged death and massacre into his saber soul.
Now, thepatibility of the massacre saber soul and death saber soul reached one hundred percent. Their might was now just slightly weaker than the lightning saber soul.
If Xiao Chen could advance these two states into wills, the respective saber souls would not be weaker than the lightning saber soul.
At that time, Xiao Chensbat prowess might equal a regr Consummation quasi-Emperor.
Dong! Dong! Dong!
Knocking rang out. The manservant peeked his head into the room with a smile. Then, he handed aplete report to Xiao Chen.
The manservant had worked faster than expected. After rewarding him with more ck Astral Coins, Xiao Chen sent him away.
Now, it was time to take a look at what kind of Divine Weapon the Jadeite Mountain Manor possessed.
Xiao Chen read through the report carefully, flipping through page after page. As he did so, his expression turned increasingly grave. He could not help showing a trace of excitement on his face.
Chapter 1145: Divine Weapon, Heavenly Cloud Jadeite Sword
Chapter 1145: Divine Weapon, Heavenly Cloud Jadeite Sword
The Jadeite Mountain Manors Divine Weapon was called the Heavenly Cloud Jadeite Sword. It was left behind by the Jadeite Sovereign, who no longer managed the Jadeite Mountain Manor.
The Heavenly Cloud Jadeite Sword was not forged by the Jadeite Sovereign, nor was that its original name. Instead, it was previously called the Heavenly Blood Sword.
It had actually been the sword of another legendary Martial Emperor of the ck Sea, the Blood Sword Sovereign. The glory of the Blood Sword Sovereign was even more splendorous than that of the Thunder Fire Sovereign, the ancestor of the waning Xia n.
Aside from having the bloodline of humans, the Blood Sword Sovereign also had the bloodline of Blood Demons from the Deep Abyss Demonic World, a mixed blood of humans and Demons.
However, that was a piece of antiquated history. The Blood Sword Sovereign died before the ck Sea Continent broke apart. The legend he left behind could be found only in ancient books.
There was just one bit of knowledge that was widely spread. That was the Blood Sword Sovereigns forming the Heart of an Emperor before he became a Martial Emperor.
The Blood Sword Sovereign had made history, shaking the entire Kunlun Realm. Until him, there had never been a person in the Martial Epoch who already possessed aplete Heart of an Emperor before advancing to Martial Emperor.
The Heavenly Seal with a soul infused in it was merely the vague form of the Heart of an Emperor. It was far fromparable to an actual Heart of an Emperor. Only after one cleared their Great Tribtion of wind and fire, forged the Golden Emperor Body, and sessfully pushed open the Emperors Door could one possess the Heart of an Emperor.
However, this Blood Sword Sovereign broke this pattern, bing the only person to possess a Heart of an Emperor before advancing to Martial Emperor.
Xiao Chens hand, which was holding the report, nearly trembled. If he could grasp this Secret Technique and condense the Heart of an Emperor, the problem of merging the soul into the Heavenly Seal in order to advance from Great Perfection quasi-Emperor to Consummation quasi-Emperor would solve itself.
The reasoning was simple. When one merged the soul into the Heavenly Seal, it only formed the vague form of the Heart of an Emperor. If theplete Heart of an Emperor was condensed in advance, why would he need the vague form?
This should be the opportunity Yue Bingyun meant.
Xiao Chen put down the information and calmed himself. If this Secret Technique was so easy to find, there would have already been a second person to condense the Heart of an Emperor in advance in the past tens of thousands of years.
Could it be that the Secret Technique for condensing the Heart of an Emperor in advance was rted to the Jadeite Mountain Manors Divine Weapon, the Heavenly Cloud Jadeite Sword?
With limited information, this was all that Xiao Chen could conclude. The Secret Technique to condense aplete Heart of an Emperor in advance had to have something to do with the Heavenly Cloud Jadeite Sword.
However, what kind of connection was it? What did it have to do with the Heavenly Cloud Jadeite Sword breaking into the Divine Weapon Ranking?
What role did Yue Bingyun y in all this? It was all unknown.
Xiao Chen put down the report and rubbed his temples. There was no point in thinking so much. He just needed to wait quietly until the fifteenth of the next month, and everything would be answered.
Right now, what he needed to do was focus on cultivation, then go to that quasi-Emperor-level auction that would be held in three days, to take a look. Hopefully, he would gain something. Otherwise, it would be depressing to have so many ck Astral Coins and have nowhere to spend them.
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Three days passed in the blink of an eye. Yue Bingyun knocked on the door at the appointed time and invited Xiao Chen to apany her.
As the name implied, the quasi-Emperor-level auction permitted only quasi-Emperors and above to enter. A regr city would not be able to host such an auction.
The reason was none other than the inability to gather so many quasi-Emperors. With just four or five people, there would be practically nopetition. How could they host an auction?
However, ck Water City was definitely capable of hosting a quasi-Emperor-level auction. Furthermore, the auction would be extremely lively.
The ck Sea lived up to its reputation as the best experiential training ground for quasi-Emperors. Quasi-Emperor experts were rife in ck Water City. One could spot one or two with every few steps.
The auction house was known as the Heavenly Cauldron Pavilion and was backed by the Heavenly Cauldron Sect, a faction no weaker than a Holy Land, having tight-knit rtionships with several Sovereign Martial Emperors.
The Heavenly Cauldron Pavilion, which had a terrifying backer, had been organizing quasi-Emperor-level auctions for several hundred years already. No one ever dared to cause trouble there.
Over time, this quasi-Emperor-level auction had be a rather significant event of ck Water City, able to attract at least eighty percent of the quasi-Emperors in the ck Water Sea.
Even quasi-Emperors from the neighboring seasthe ck Wind Sea and the ck Fire Seacame because of its fame, hoping to buy a treasure that they needed.
When Xiao Chen and Yue Bingyun reached the street where the Heavenly Cauldron Pavilion was, they discovered that many cultivators already crowded the ce.
Many people had also gone to nearby restaurants and inns, sitting there and drinking wine. It was like they were watching a spectacle. asionally, they whispered to each other or cried out in surprise.
Whats with this? Xiao Chen asked out of curiosity.
This was Yue Bingyuns first time toe here as well, so she did not know what was going on, either. After the two asked the passersby, they understood what was happening.
It turned out that the entry ticket for the quasi-Emperor-level auction could not be purchased with ck Astral Coins. Instead, the Heavenly Cauldron Pavilion required a cultivator to prove their strength.
The stronger one was, the better the ticket they got. Those with ordinary strength could only obtain ordinary tickets, sitting together with others in the hall and unable to enjoy a private room.
This was rather interesting. Auction houses elsewhere all treated quasi-Emperors as honored guests. However, here, one even needed to prove ones strength to obtain an entry ticket. If ones strength was insufficient, one would receive only a regr ticket.
It would be very embarrassing to obtain a ticket to sit in the hall with so many people watching.
Lets go over and take a look.
The two released their quasi-Emperor auras and parted the crowd, heading in. When they reached the front, they finally saw what exactly went on.
On a tform made of thousands of metal and stone tiles, there was a hundred-meter-tall stele. This was a testing monument specially used to test the strength of quasi-Emperors.
The top of the stele was iid with seven rows made up of ten precious gems, each row separated by a certain height.
Not far away, there was an exquisite and profound metal dummy connected to the stele through a formation.
The two could see quasi-Emperors stepping forward and striking the metal dummy. Then, the gems iid in the stele would glow.
When the two stepped forward, there happened to be a Small Perfection quasi-Emperor enthusiastically driving the power of the world with all his might beforending a punch on the metal dummy.
The loud sound that followed was earsplitting. A strong wind blew and clouds surged. Based on the aura and pressure, the punch seemed very strong.
The first row of ten white gems on the stone testing monument instantly lit up, the entire stele radiating a bright white light.
Lighting up the ten gems of the first row meant obtaining the qualification to enter. However, whether one received treatment as an honored guestseating in a private roomwould depend on the remaining rows of gems.
The rate at which the second row of ten blue gems lit up was clearly slower.
By the third row of green gems, the rate at which the gems lit up slowed even more.
The cultivator standing in front of the metal dummy revealed an expression of anxiety and anticipation. However, in the end, only five of the ten gems in the third row lit up.
The third row is notpletely lit up. Sorry, I can only give you the most ordinary entry ticket. The Heavenly Cauldron Pavilion staff standing guard by the side took out an entry ticket and handed it to that middle-aged man.
As the middle-aged man received the entry ticket, he appeared depressed. I already reached peak Small Perfection quasi-Emperor, and yet Im unable to qualify for treatment as an honored guest.
Whats wrong? Unable to ept this? the Heavenly Cauldron Pavilion staff asked expressionlessly.
Just saying, thats all. Just saying. The middle-aged man smiled in embarrassment and quickly walked across the tform and entered the Heavenly Cauldron Pavilion.
How could this cultivator dare to reject the result? The Heavenly Cauldron Pavilion was not a ce where he, a quasi-Emperor, could throw his weight about. Even if a Minor Heavenly Martial Emperor came, they would have to think twice about kicking up a fuss.
After watching a few more people, Xiao Chen finally understood the system.
One needed to light up at least three rows of gems to qualify for a private room. After that, for every additional row of gems lit up, one would be able to obtain a higher-level room, enjoying better service and more privileges.
Bang!
There was another loud sound. The stele started to change colors quicklywhite, blue, green, red, and so oncontinuing through six colors before stopping.
The strength of one punch lit up gems on the sixth row. This instantly caused amotion, attracting many peoples attention.
It is another Consummation quasi-Emperor.
That is Jin Liangqi. He was already a Consummation quasi-Emperor expert ten years ago. However, he had not been seen in recent years. Rumor said he was preparing for his Great Tribtion of wind and fire.
Haha! He probably does not have the courage to undergo his Great Tribtion of wind and fire. Otherwise, he would not appear here.
Jin Liangqi disyed no reaction. Amid envious gazes, he received the ticket for a private room on the sixth floor and walked inside expressionlessly.
Xiao Chen thought to himself, So, it takes the strength of a Consummation quasi-Emperor to light up the sixth row of gems.
After observing for a long time, he concluded that this stone testing monument provided an urate gauge of strength.
All this time, Xiao Chen remained unsure of how strong he was.
This stone testing monument was an excellent opportunity for him to see how his peak explosive powerpared to those Consummation quasi-Emperors.
Just as Xiao Chen was about to step forward and make his move, a familiar figure walked over. This was Xia Luo, the descendant of the legendary Thunder Fire Sovereign.
An old man with an extremely strong aura apanied Xia Luo. This person was a Consummation quasi-Emperor expert.
However, Xiao Chen observed that the old mans aura was still slightly weaker than that of Jin Liangqi; the difference was clear.
As Xiao Chen expected, when Wang Zhen struck the metal dummy and the lights changed, he only managed to make three gems on the sixth row light up, a big difference from Jin Liangqis nine gems lit on the sixth row.
After the old man sessfully obtained a private room on the sixth floor, Xia Luo cockily followed after him.
There were many hidden talents in ck Water City. This quasi-Emperor auction managed to get all these Consummation quasi-Emperors to show up, an eye-opener for many.
Xiao Chen stepped out of the crowd, filled with anticipation. He was prepared to see how many rows of gems he could light up.
Whoosh!
Just as Xiao Chen was about to arrive before the metal dummy, a person with a strong aura flew over without even looking at Xiao Chen.
This person continued to swoop down, bringing along a strong wind that cut like knives. He said coldly, Scram. Step aside. Let this young master take the test first.
The strong wind felt like knives, and the aura, like a mountain. This figure arrived in a ferocious manner, unting his sharpness without fear and forcing back several cultivators who came to watch the liveliness.
Xiao Chen frowned. Having not much time to think, he turned around and threw a palm strike. This was because the other party was too fast, and if he hesitated, he would end up injured.
Chapter 1146: Comparison of Great Strength
Chapter 1146: Comparison of Great Strength
Reason never existed in the ck Sea. The weak would not gain sympathy.
Bang!
The new arrival was somewhat surprised. Despite his strong aura and pressure, the other party, who was a newly advanced Great Perfection quasi-Emperor, did not choose to retreat.
This new arrivals lips curled up in a cruel smile. He said coldly, Just a mantis trying to stop a chariot. Scram!
This person sent out a palm strike as well. mes surged, and zing mountains formed behind him. A total of eighteen ming mountains appeared instantly.
Aplete ming desert manifested. The acrid air burned everyones skin, forcing the cultivators who came to watch to back off by a kilometer.
The hair and eyebrows of some of the weaker cultivators even started to singe.
This showed how horrifying the might of this one palm strike was, and how startling the energy erupting from the eighteen mountains was.
After getting a clear look at the new arrival, several cultivators eximed in surprise. Evidently, they recognized this person, and his appearance was very unexpected.
On the other hand, Xiao Chens palm strike seemed very ordinary. There was no wind or waves, no horrifying mysterious phenomenon at all.
When seeing this scene, several cultivators shook their heads. This white-robed youth was going to be in for it.
Only Yue Bingyun knew that Xiao Chen did not use his full power. If he truly did, he would be able to suppress this person with his aura in an instant.
Boom!
A loud sound rang out the moment the two palms shed. The surrounding space twisted, and the eighteen ming mountains erupted at the same time, rumbling endlessly.
A surging heat wave spread everywhere. The mes curled into all sorts of shapes in the twisted space, preventing the cultivators around from seeing the situation inside.
However, not being able to see did not mean much to these people. Not many people thought that the white-robed youth could block under such a situation.
With such a horrifying palm strike, even if the white-robed youth did not die, he would be severely injured. This was the consequence of being rash and arrogant. Sometimes, one needed to admit they were inferior.
Sometimes, youths should not appear too sharp. If one could not restrain their temper when they suffered some grievances, the situation in front would be the best example of what would happen.
Buzz! Buzz! Buzz!
Suddenly, the clear, melodious hum of a saber rang out in the space twisted by the fire. It sounded like a pleasing zither, echoing everywhere.
This zither-like saber hum swept away the endlessly surging heat wave bit by bit.
The twisted space returned to normal, and the mes vanished, allowing everyone to see the situation clearly.
Everyone saw that the two exchanging palm strikes were roughlyparable. Xiao Chen, who had not used a Martial Technique, did not even move back half a step despite his opponents palm strike.
The two still held the posture of when their palms shed. Despite the strong pressure, Xiao Chens body was as perfectly straight as before.
Xiao Chens spotless white robes and his hair swayed with the wind, like they were zither strings slowly vibrating and radiating killing intent.
Everyone was shocked; no one said anything, stunned. Even the Heavenly Cauldron Pavilion staff could not help feeling surprised.
However, this surprise was not because Xiao Chen disyed incrediblebat prowess. Instead, it was his Martial Technique. The person from the Heavenly Cauldron Pavilion had never seen or heard of such a Martial Technique at all.
A person could actually turn his clothes and his hairevery part of himselfinto a saber.
Where is this white-robed person from? Unexpectedly, a descendant of Jiang Heng, one of the great bandits of the ck Sea, could not knock him back with one palm strike.
And this Martial Technique! Ive never seen anyone use this before. How did he do it, turning every part of himself into a saber? That is too incredible.
Ive never heard of it before. It seems like no one has ever used anything like this even in ancient times. This is apletely new direction.
This is truly incredible. There are thousands of saber Dao, but I have never seen such a saber Dao before.
Cries of surprise resounded. Everyone found this incredible, surpassing what they knew.
Yue Bingyun took this in stride. However, the identity of the other youth gave her a bit of surprise.
This arrogant and despotic youth was actually Jiang Feng, a descendant of one of the thirteen great bandits of the ck Sea, Jiang Heng. Of the thirteen great bandits, Jiang Heng ranked third, an extremely strong Sovereign Martial Emperor.
Jiang Heng was known as the Inferno Sovereign, a major character who swept his way through the five sea domains of the ck Sea. His strength was overwhelming and unfathomable.
Shock shed on Jiang Fengs face. He had not expected to run into an incredible character when he casually made a move in ck Water City.
Even in Dark City, where outstanding talents were as ubiquitous as the clouds, the number of quasi-Emperors who would dare to receive his me Palm without using a Martial Technique would be no more than ten.
Unexpectedly, one such person appeared in ck Water City. Furthermore, this was an outstanding young talent about the same age as Jiang Feng.
You are somewhat capable. However, if that is all you have, it will be insufficient before me. Go back! Jiang Feng roared furiously, and a ck me billowed out, his aura rising infinitely high.
The power of the world swelled, turning into endless fiery energy. Then, as Jiang Feng threw a palm strike, the fiery energy surged towards Xiao Chen like waves.
Several people across Xiao Chen all felt the surging heat, which strengthened with each wave. With the heat wave assaulting them, they had no choice but to move farther back.
Xiao Chen did not move, letting the heat wave rush over and showing no intention to retreat.
His saber soul and will of thunder merged in his sea of consciousness. Then, they erupted with a thought. Purple lightning leaped out of his body, each bolt of lightning containing an unparalleled, sharp saber intent.
The perfectly merged lightning and saber intent held back the fiery energy that kept getting stronger with each wave.
Xiao Chen used his lightning saber soul together with his wless saber Dao to block this surging fiery energy, not even bringing out a trump card.
As the seconds passed, reaching a minute, everyone discovered that something was wrong with the atmosphere. This was just a simple exchange of palm strikes, but the two actually pushed it to this level.
The Heavenly Cauldron Pavilion staff frowned slightly. If the two kept fighting like this, it would end up with both sides severely injured. That would not be good for the auction.
At the same time, that person heard a soft voice in his ears from the manager of the Heavenly Cauldron Pavilion, who was behind the scenes. The manager wanted him to make a move and end this face-off.
Without hesitation, the Heavenly Cauldron Pavilion staff sent out a palm strike. A palm wind appeared and split into two, rushing at Xiao Chen and Jiang Feng.
Given this persons cultivation as a Consummation quasi-Emperor, the two who were fighting would have no choice but to retreat.
Jiang Feng cursed but was helpless to do anything. Currently, he could not divide his attention to deal with this palm strike.
Right as the palm wind approached, Jiang Fengs figure shed, retreating. He somersaulted in the air a few times beforending firmly.
The Heavenly Cauldron Pavilion staff smiled with satisfaction. However, before hepleted his smile, he saw that Xiao Chen did not evade his palm strike.
Instead, Xiao Chens left hand, which he had kept down, suddenly shot up. A vigorous and sprightly bright moon soared up from behind him, burning like a me.
Lofty aspirations and hot-bloodedness.
This palm strike made everyones hearts surge with emotion. Their blood rushed like they had imbibed strong wine, making them feel very uninhibited and carefree.
Unexpectedly, Xiao Chen broke the half of the palm wind from the Heavenly Cauldron Pavilions Consummation quasi-Emperor.
Xiao Chen just finished a deathly sh with Jiang Feng and did not have any time to rest or recover. However, he managed to break the Consummation quasi-Emperors attack by raising his hand.
Such a scene shocked many onlookers, their eyes widening in surprise.
One fled wildly while the other did not take even half a step away. It was clear who came out on top in this sh.
The strong wind stopped blowing, and Xiao Chens hair and clothes settled down. The saber hum echoing in the air also stopped immediately.
Xiao Chen stood upright with his hands behind his back, his delicate face exuding an indescribable pride.
You are lucky. That palm strike was originally meant for you, Xiao Chen said coldly to Jiang Feng. Then, he turned around, ignoring Jiang Feng, and headed for the metal dummy.
Bang!
A loud sound rang out when Xiao Chen punched the metal dummy. The report was like thunder roaring angrily, shocking awake all the cultivators around.
Everyone looked at the stele curiously, waiting to see the results of this mysterious white-d youth.
The colors on the stele changed quickly as the rows of gems lit up.
The first row lit up instantly, likewise the second row. Then, the ten gems on the third row took three seconds to light up.
The lighting of the gems proceeded at a rapid pace, only slowing down when it finally reached the fifth row.
Barring the unexpected, Xiao Chen would light up the tenth gem of the fifth rowthat should be the limit of a peak Great Perfection quasi-Emperor.
As for the sixth row of gems, only a Consummation quasi-Emperor, a cultivator who had merged their soul with the Heavenly Seal, could sessfully light them up.
So far, all the cultivators who managed to light up the gems of the sixth rows were Consummation quasi-Emperors.
The gems of the fifth row slowly lit up one by one. To no ones surprise, all ten gems lit up.
As expected. Even though he is a newly advanced Great Perfection quasi-Emperor, he already possesses thebat prowess of a peak Great Perfection quasi-Emperor. No wonder he came out on top of Jiang Feng!
This is an expert, but Ive never heard of him in the ck Water Sea before, nor in the nearby ck Wind Sea and ck Fire Sea. He should be from another sea region.
As the onlookers discussed Xiao Chen, one of the eye-catching purple gems of the sixth row suddenly and silently lit up.
A hush descended on the ce. The cultivators who had been chatting with each other all gaped wide, bbergasted. They all goggled at the scene with disbelief.
After a while, once the crowd was sure of what they were seeing, a hugemotion broke out.
A Great Perfection quasi-Emperor actually disyed the strength that only a Consummation quasi-Emperor should have. This was extremely shocking.
However, Xiao Chen, who was standing in front of the metal dummy, was not satisfied and frowned slightly.
He had used his full power in that earlier punch. Aside from not using his saber or a Secret Technique to increase his strength, he had not held anything back.
However, unexpectedly, only one purple gem of the sixth row lit up. There was a clear difference in strengthpared to a Consummation quasi-Emperor.
Even if Xiao Chen used a Secret Technique, he would probably be able to light up only three or four gems at most. If he ran into an even more powerful Consummation quasi-Emperor, he would still pale inparison.
Young man, you are pretty strong. Here, this is the ticket for a private room on the sixth floor.
Chapter 1147: Wolf Smoke Ar
Chapter 1147: Wolf Smoke Ar
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The Heavenly Cauldron Pavilion staff smiled faintly and handed a golden entry ticket to Xiao Chen. Then, he said, I have been standing here the entire day, and you are the first youth to light up a gem on the sixth row. Furthermore, you are just a newly advanced Great Perfection quasi-Emperor. Your potential is boundless.
You will definitely be able to find a treasure that interests you at the auction and dig out your potential.
Xiao Chen received the golden ticket and nced at it. Then, he smiled casually and replied, Thank you for Seniors auspicious words.
Seeing that Xiao Chen did not show any signs of arrogance, this person from the Heavenly Cauldron Pavilion nodded to himself, his evaluation of Xiao Chen rising.
Xiao Chen looked over his shoulder and waved to Yue Bingyun to indicate that he would be going in first. Yue Bingyun smiled faintly and sent him a voice projection saying to meet up after the auction.
Jiang Feng saw the envious gazes of the many cultivators watching Xiao Chen enter the Heavenly Cauldron Pavilions doors. This angered him to the point of trembling.
As a descendant of a great pirate of the ck Sea who frequented the Dark Sea, thergest sea domain of the ck Sea, he expected to be the center of attention wherever he went.
Aside from a few outstanding young talents, who were so strong that Jiang Feng did not dare to do anything to them, no one in the same generation dared to behave so arrogantly before him.
After winning by only half a move, Xiao Chen chose to ignore Jiang Feng. Furthermore, he did so in such a small ce like ck Water City.
Jiang Feng cursed and went over to the metal puppet. He released smoke-like energy, which soared up. Then, he kicked the metal puppet.
The stele flickered with light, and the gems lit up continuously. Unexpectedly, Jiang Feng also managed to reach the sixth row. Furthermore, he made two purple gems light up, one more than Xiao Chen.
A cocky look shed in Jiang Fengs eyes. In the end, you are still weaker than me. I have the Secret Technique passed down in my Jiang n.
The strength that I can erupt with is already equal to that of a Consummation quasi-Emperor. Dont ever give me the chance to catch you alone.
After flinging out his long sleeves and receiving a golden entry ticket, Jiang Feng quickly walked over to the door.
Incredible! He truly lives up to being a descendant of a Sovereign Martial Emperor. This Jiang Fengs explosive strength is really startling.
He activated a Secret Technique. The Inferno Sovereign has a Secret Technique known as the Wolf Smoke Art. Once he executes it, it ignites the bloodline of his body, and his vital essence spews out like smoke, which is visible five kilometers away. His explosive power then bes astounding.
I heard that if this Wolf Smoke Art is cultivated to the highest level, it can even burn ones bloodline and raise explosive power by multiple times when apanied by the Jiang ns fire-attributed Cultivation Technique.
Speaking of which, this Jiang Feng normally hangs out in Dark City. Why is he here at our ck Water City?
He is probably just passing through. Haha! However, he definitely did not imagine that he would lose to a Great Perfection quasi-Emperor in ck Water City.
When Jiang Feng, who had already walked across the tform, heard these discussions, the murderous intent in his eyes deepened. He clenched his right hand, and his bones cracked.
Whoosh!
Jiang Feng had just left when another person arrived. This person was about forty or fifty years old. He looked extraordinary, dressed in elegant clothes. He also wore a jadeite ring on his thumb that was worth cities.
Several servants followed behind this person as he walked with his chest puffed out. The procession looked very grand and mighty.
When Yue Bingyun saw this person, a strange light immediately shed in her eyes. This middle-aged man was none other than Fei Lengyi, the current Manor Lord of the Jadeite Mountain Manor.
Fei Lengyis cultivation was rtively horrifying. Just by walking openly like that without releasing any aura, he still put out formless pressure.
Everyone found it difficult to breathe, and heavy pressure weighed on their hearts. They did not dare to look directly at Fei Lengyi.
The Heavenly Cauldron Pavilion staff was apparently familiar with Fei Lengyi since he took the initiative to go forward to greet Fei Lengyi and hand him a purple-gold entry ticket.
That was the highest ss of entry ticket for the auction hall. One had to light up all ten purple gems of the sixth row to qualify for it.
Fei Lengyi received the purple-gold entry ticket and said with a smile, Old Ma, you are too polite. However, we cant break the Heavenly Cauldron Pavilions rules.
After speaking, he shifted his gaze to the metal dummy at the side.
An astonishing aura suddenly burst out of Fei Lengyi. Some people did not manage to retreat from the ferocious aura in time and went flying.
There was a loud sound, and the stele burst out with a bright light. Fei Lengyi managed to light up the sixty gems in the six rows in one breathan astonishing sight.
Fei Lengyi retracted his aura and shook his head. I still cant do it. Indeed, only a Martial Emperor can light up the golden gems in the seventh row. Even though my strength rivals that of an ordinary Minor Heavenly Martial Emperor, there is still a difference from one who has condensed the Heart of an Emperor.
Such an aura was much more ferocious than that of the many Consummation quasi-Emperors who preceded him.
The sixty gems all lit up at the same time without any pause in between. This made everyone marvel at his strength.
In reality, this Fei Lengyi was indeed much stronger than most Consummation quasi-Emperors. This was because other Consummation quasi-Emperors had not gone through the Great Tribtion of wind and fire, but he had once. Although he failed, he managed to survive. After that, he experienced a considerable boost in strength.
The Great Tribtion of wind and fire was extremely dangerous. Once one seeded, one could advance to Martial Emperor and look down on everyone else, reaching the true peak of this pyramid.
However, for those people who failed the tribtion but managed to survive, it allowed their strength to grow significantly.
Such people could be called half-step Martial Emperors or false Martial Emperors. The power of the world that they could drive already rivaled that of a Minor Heavenly Martial Emperor. However, they would always be half a step shy due tocking the Heart of an Emperor.
Furthermore, after undergoing the tribtion once, there would be no second chance. Which was to say that while this Fei Lengyi appeared strong now, he would never be able to advance any further, taking that half step to Martial Emperor.
When Yue Bingyun looked at Fei Lengyi, who entered the Heavenly Cauldron Pavilion, she slowly revealed a smile on her face. This person finally arrived.
If this person had not shown up, there would still have been a thirty percent chance of the Heavenly Cloud Jadeite Sword making it onto the Divine Weapon Ranking. However, now that he was here, the n could proceed, and he would not stand a chance at all, doomed to fail.
The Divine Weapon Heavenly Cloud Jadeite Sword would be only a pile of scrap metal. The Lunar Pces Startling Wind Zither would be able to remain on the Divine Weapon Ranking, meaning Yue Bingyun would seed in her mission.
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Inside the Heavenly Cauldron Pavilion was an exquisitely decorated hall shaped like a ring with seven floors to it.
After Xiao Chen handed over his golden entry ticket, an attendant led him to a magnificent private room on the sixth floor.
The design of the private room was very interesting. The Heavenly Cauldron Pavilion had no intention of protecting the customers privacy. The windows were open, exposing the room to all.
The people sitting in the various private rooms and the guests in the hall could see each other.
The hall was already crowded with cultivators. These were all Small Perfection quasi-Emperors who did not manage to get a private room, about one thousand of them.
When seen all together, one thousand Small Perfection quasi-Emperors looked like arge number.
However, if one thought about it carefully, just ck Water City alone had more than one hundred million local cultivators. Furthermore, many quasi-Emperors came from other sea domains for experiential training.
Having one thousand Small Perfection quasi-Emperors assembled in one ce was not exaggerated at all. If those quasi-Emperors still adventuring in the various Remnants who did not manage to arrive in time were included, there would be even more.
This was the first time Xiao Chen saw so many quasi-Emperors gathered. He could not help but feel impressed.
Sometimes, only when one reached a certain level of strength would one be able to join the circles of a certain level.
This auction today was a good example. If it were in the past, Xiao Chen would not even have heard of it. To him, it would be something like a legend.
When he first entered the Kunlun Realm, he was just a minor character. Now, he could already sit in a private room at a quasi-Emperor-level auction, looking down on many older-generation quasi-Emperors and enjoying the prestige.
Things that Xiao Chen did not dare to imagine in the past now happened to him. Even so, his heart remained strangely calm. There was no excessive pride or satisfaction.
I wonder what kind of scene a Martial-Emperor-level auction or gathering would be like.
There was fine wine served on a sidetable. After swishing the wine for a moment, Xiao Chen downed it in one go, feeling intense anticipation in his heart.
The auction would formally begin only after sunset. There was still quite some time before then.
Feeling bored, Xiao Chen picked up the auction manifest on the table and carefully looked through it.
This is indeed a quasi-Emperor-level auction. The things for auction are all very tempting. They even sell Divine Weapons. Xiao Chen was poring over the manifest, searching for something that he wanted, when he noticed a Divine Weapon in the list.
It was a treasured sword. The starting bid was twenty million ck Astral Coins. Aside from Consummation quasi-Emperors, regr quasi-Emperors would not be able to buy it.
Xiao Chen used the saber and was naturally not interested in the sword. As he continued looking, a Medicinal Pill attracted his attention.
A Source Returning Pill can instantly recover Heavenly Laws. This is akin to doubling ones Law Energy.
This Medicinal Pill held a great attraction to people like Xiao Chen, who did not possess as much Law Energy as Consummation quasi-Emperors did.
After one exhausted their Law Energy, one could swallow a Source Returning Pill and immediately recover theirbat prowess, which could save ones life at a critical moment.
Xiao Chen had heard of this Medicinal Pill before. Its ingredients were hard to gather, and the refining sess rate was low as wellmaking it a rarity among King Grade Medicinal Pills.
The minimum bid for this bottle of Medicinal Pills was one million ck Astral Coins. Xiao Chen estimated that the price for this Medicinal Pill would at least triple or quadruple.
After looking through the manifest, Xiao Chen discovered that many of the auction items did not have a detailed introduction; some did not even have a name.
This was probably to create a sense of mystery, only introducing the item when it formally went up on auction.
Aside from the Source Returning Pill, several other treasures caught Xiao Chens interest, so he marked them as well. As long as the price was not ridiculous, he would bid for them.
He was also filled with anticipation for the several mysterious auction items, hoping that they would give him a pleasant surprise.
Just as Xiao Chen about to put down the manifest, Ao Jiao suddenly cried out from the Immortal Spirit Ring, Strange, howe such a natural treasure is being auctioned as well?
Xiao Chen took another look at the manifest, feeling like he had not missed out on anything. He did not know which item Ao Jiao was talking about.
Which auction item? Howe I did not notice it?
That Heptagold Origin. It goes without saying that Heptagold is a peak divine material. Heptagold Origin is even rarer. If Heptagold Origin is added to a Divine Weapon, it will double the Divine Weapons chances of breaking into the Divine Weapon Ranking.
Xiao Chen quickly found the entry in the manifest. After he saw the starting bid, he finally understood why he had not paid it any attention. Unexpectedly, this Heptagold Origin had a starting bid of only ten thousand ck Astral Coins.
Chapter 1148: Jadeite Mountain Manor’s Manor Lord
Chapter 1148: Jadeite Mountain Manors Manor Lord
Why is the starting bid this low? I nearly did not notice it.
That does not matter. For such items, even if the starting bid were zero, it would soon climb to more than ten million ck Astral Coins. I was just curious howe such an item would appear at this auction. How could someone with the ability to obtain this sell it?
Then, a thought struck Xiao Chen. He asked, Little Ao Jiao, should we bid for this Heptagold Origin? If I seed in breaking through to Martial Emperor, the Lunar Shadow Saber will need to be advanced to a Divine Weapon.
Ao Jiao thought for a while in the Immortal Spirit Ring. Then, she shook her head. Theres no need. I know where to find Heptagold Origin. When you advance to Consummation quasi-Emperor, I will bring you over. There is no need to rush the Lunar Shadow Saber. It is not just bing a Divine Weapon. Once it does, it must make it onto the Divine Weapon Ranking.
Xiao Chen rejoiced in his heart. He smiled and said, There is really such a ce? Howe you never told me?
Ao Jiao smiled and did not reply. It looks like I am going to have to tell Xiao Chen where Sang Mus inheritance is.
As for Sang Mus dying wish, she would leave it to Xiao Chen to decide. The most important thing now is to help Xiao Chen advance to Martial Emperor. Otherwise, everything will be for naught.
Sang Mu probably would not want to see Xiao Chen be like a meteor at his young age, disappearing in a sh.
Suddenly, Xiao Chen thought of something. Given the Heptagold Origin here, Fei Lengyi, the Jadeite Mountain Manors Manor Lord, would definitely show up. If he could win this Heptagold Origin, then there would be a seventy or eighty percent chance of the Heavenly Cloud Jadeite Sword bing a Transcendent Divine Weapon.
Xiao Chen frowned and felt an extremely strong aura. He raised his head and looked around, then saw an impressive-looking, middle-aged man radiating pride walk out with a retinue.
This arrival instantly set the hall abuzz. Several Small Perfection quasi-Emperors stood up and went over to greet him.
When Xiao Chen heard how the others addressed this middle-aged man, he put down the manifest in his hand and revealed a faint smile. What a coincidence! I was just thinking about this Fei Lengyi, and he immediately appears.
With this person around, Xiao Chen had a feeling that the Heptagold Origin would reach a sky-high price. Fortunately, Ao Jiao knew a ce where he could find Heptagold Origin. Otherwise, if he had topete with this person, he would end up spending a lot of ck Astral Coins.
As more quasi-Emperors entered, the atmosphere in the hall became increasingly lively.
Then, Xiao Chen saw a familiar figure at the doors. An attendant led Yue Bingyun over to a private room on the fifth floor.
Xiao Chen entered deep thought at this. He wondered what expression Yue Bingyun would show at the sight of the Heptagold Origin on the manifest.
If Fei Lengyi managed to obtain this item and make the Heavenly Cloud Jadeite Sword break through to Transcendent Divine Weapon, Yue Bingyuns mission would fail.
Wait a minute. Why does this feel somewhat off?
If Ao Jiao did not know that there was Heptagold Origin somewhere else, he would definitely end up in a bidding war for this Heptagold Origin, trying to obtain it at all costs. In that case, he would end up helping Yue Bingyun.
Furthermore, it was Yue Bingyun who rmended that hee to this auction. Could this be a coincidence?
That should not be right. Yue Bingyun did not know that Xiao Chen obtained the treasures in the Dragons Gate Treasure Trove. Hence, she would not expect his wealth to surpass Fei Lengyis. Given her cautious nature, she would not ce all her hopes on him.
At this moment, Yue Bingyun sat in her private room and looked at the manifest, smiling faintly when she saw the Heptagold Origin.
No matter what Xiao Chen thought, he would never guess what Yue Bingyuns n was.
Since Yue Bingyun personally made a move, how could she let Fei Lengyi have any chance of prevailing?
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When the full moon hung high in the sky, the Heavenly Cauldron Pavilions quasi-Emperor-level auction started.
The Heavenly Cauldron Pavilion staff who had been standing outside earlier walked onto the stage. After performing a cupped-fist salute to everyone in greeting, he went straight to the topic of the night.
This old mans name is Yang Yunfan. I will not bother to introduce myself any further. In the future, if everyone has anything they want to put up for auction, you maye and look for me. Without further ado, I will begin the auction. The first treasure is a pair of King Grade gloves known as Fleeting Shadow.
Yang Yunfan spoke frankly with assurance, going straight to the key points without bboring them. He continued, Friends familiar with Emperor Grade Secret Treasures would know that even the most ordinary Emperor Grade Secret Treasure requires a Minor Heavenly Martial Emperor to bring out its full power.
The Secret Treasures most suitable for quasi-Emperors are still the peak King Grade Secret Treasures, also known as peak-quality King Grade Secret Treasures.
Aside from the basic function of raising attack speed, the Fleeting Shadow Gloves can also neutralize a portion of the opponents attack. The starting bid is one million ck Astral Coins with increments of at least one hundred thousand ck Astral Coins.
After Xiao Chen heard the introduction, his eyes lit up. This pair of gloves was simply made for him.
By increasing his attack speed, Xiao Chen could swing his saber even faster. The function to dissipate force would also boost hisbat prowess when countering Fist Techniques and Palm Techniques.
There was probably no one present who was like Xiao Chen, equally proficient at closebat techniques despite being a desman.
One million five hundred thousand ck Astral Coins!
One million six hundred thousand ck Astral Coins!
One million seven hundred thousand ck Astral Coins!
Two million ck Astral Coins!
There was no need to fear no one bidding on something good. The moment the bidding for this pair of Fleeting Shadow Glovesmenced, everyone fought hard in a bidding war, quickly raising the bid to two million ck Astral Coinstwice the starting bid.
This development bbergasted Xiao Chen. There were really a lot of rich people. In just mere moments, the starting bid doubled.
In fact, what Xiao Chen did not know was that such an auction rarely took ce. Before this auction was even announced, many quasi-Emperors had started saving up for it already. Some also borrowed ck Astral Coins from their friends in advance.
This was because raising ones cultivation became increasingly harder once one reached quasi-Emperor. With everyone unable to improve, external items had a greater impact onbat prowess.
If one managed to find apatible treasure, onesbat prowess could increase by ten or twenty percentequivalent to decades of cultivation. Hence, it would be strange if the bidding war was not intense.
Xiao Chen did not rush to call out a bid. He had attended auctions of various sizes before and already grasped some technique.
When one saw an item of interest, there was no need to rush to bid. One should carefully observe who all were bidding, to figure out what price they were prepared to pay.
Of course, this was in a situation where no one was messing around. If someone was rigging the bid, all techniques would be useless. In the end, one would have to rely on wealth.
After he observed for some time, the price of the Fleeting Shadow Gloves reached three million ck Astral Coins. Only then did he call out a bid for four million ck Astral Coins.
By raising the bid by one million ck Astral Coins in one go, he immediately deterred several people. The mentality of keeping up with the bid shattered, causing the ce to fall temporarily silent.
If Xiao Chen observed correctly, the people truly interested in the Fleeting Shadow Gloves would not increase the bid further. He would sessfully buy this pair of gloves for four million ck Astral Coins.
Five million ck Astral Coins!
After everyone turned silent, a cold voice called out a bid. Xiao Chen sensed a murderous intent and looked over. Then, he saw Jiang Feng in the private room right across.
Who is that rich? This is not worth it. The value of this pair of gloves is three million at most. Quadrupling the starting bid is already buying it at a loss. Five million ck Astral Coins, he really has no other better ce to spend his money.
Its Jiang Feng. He ispeting with that white-robed desman!
No wonder. After losing face to that white-robed desman outside, he intends to gain it back here.
This is not going to be easy to deal with. The white-robed desman probably will not be able to buy anything good. The wealth of Jiang Heng, a great bandit of the ck Sea, is astonishing. As Jiang Hengs grandson, Jiang Feng would have at least twenty to thirty million ck Astral Coins, a wealthparable to that of a Consummation quasi-Emperor.
Noisy discussions broke out. Gazes filled with pity focused on Xiao Chen.
Dang!
Jiang Feng heavily mmed the wine cup in his hand on the table. Then, he wiped off the wine on his lips with a handkerchief. Looking challengingly at Xiao Chen, he said coldly, Lets see what you have topete with me!
Ten million ck Astral Coins.
Xiao Chen simply ignored Jiang Fengs gaze and slowly called out a price that no one dared to believe.
Pu ci!
Before Jiang Feng could swallow the wine in his mouth, he spat it back out in shock. Horror showed on his face, disbelief in his eyes, as the words ten million ck Astral Coins echoed in his ears.
Damn! Is he crazy? Heavens! Ten million ck Astral Coins. Do you know how much that is? That could buy an ordinary Emperor Grade Secret Treasure. However, even if a quasi-Emperor bought one, he would not be able to bring out its full power.
Im speechless. It sure isnt good to try andpare with others.
Does he really have that much money?
He should have. He should be clear that there would be repercussions to raising the bid to cause trouble in the Heavenly Cauldron Pavilion.
I guess that Jiang Feng is going to cry because of this. He wanted to use his money to p the other person but ended up getting pped instead. Furthermore, this p is rather heavy.
Haha! This is rather interesting. The outstanding young talent of the Dark Sea gets his face repeatedly pped in our ck Water Sea. He is going to feel very aggrieved.
Bang!
Jiang Feng mmed his hand on the solid wood table and crushed it into powder. He clenched his teeth tightly, aching to call out a bid of twenty million ck Astral Coins in his rashness.
However, the twenty million ck Astral Coins on Jiang Feng were meant for buying a treasure that had long interested him. He truly did not dare to call out this bid.
Ten million ck Astral Coins, going once! Going twice! Going thrice! Good! There are no more bids! Deal! Yang Yunfan called out in a rhythmic patter. Then, he smashed the mallet down to close the bidding. A sky-high price, a good beginning.
Yang Yunfan smiled happily. He thought to himself, After this auction is over, I must make sure to go and befriend that white-robed youth. He definitely does not have a simple background.
Inside his private room, Xiao Chen slowly put down his wine cup, continuing to ignore Jiang Fengs murderous gaze, entirely uninterested in him.
There was no need to speak much with such people. The more one tried to talk reason with them, the more unreasonable they became. Jiang Feng wanted to overwhelm people with force; this was clear from how he shouted for people to scram at the stone testing monument.
Then, during the auction, this Jiang Feng unreasonably tried to use his wealth to humiliate Xiao Chen.
In that case, Xiao Chen did not need to take Ba Tus face into consideration anymore. Since you want to fight, Ill give you a fight. Lets see who will have thestugh. I have hundreds of millions of ck Astral Coins on me.
Aside from the Jadeite Mountain Manors Manor Lord and a few of the older generation, there were not many people in the entire auction hall who couldpete with Xiao Chen in wealth.
In the private room on the seventh floor, Fei Lengyi looked at themotion below. Doubt shed on his extremely proud face. Then, he waved his hand and instructed a subordinate, Investigate this person, see where he came from, and evaluate whether he will be a threat to my purchase of the Heptagold Origin.
After a pause, he continued, Go and greet him in advance. Get him to wise up and not mess around. This Heptagold Origin is extremely important. Nothing can go wrong.
Two old men in the private room immediately went to obey the orders, disappearing quickly.
Chapter 1149: Villain Tricking Another Villain?
Chapter 1149: Viin Tricking Another Viin?
Fei Lengyi picked up the manifest and looked at the Heptagold Origin entry. His eyes lit up. The appearance of this Heptagold Origin was truly heaven helping him. With the Heptagold Origin, it would be difficult for the Heavenly Cloud Jadeite Sword to not be a Transcendent Divine Weapon.
Manor Lord, what if that person does not listen? After all, he did not give even Jiang Feng any face and dared to retaliate, someone at the side asked uncertainly.
Fei Lengyi put down the manifest and rubbed the jadeite ring on his thumb with his right hand. A murderous intent shed in his eyes as he replied with a smile, That would be perfect. It will allow me to save some money.
Inside his private room, Xiao Chen did not know that Fei Lengyi targeted him.
However, even if Xiao Chen knew, he would not care. The Sr Plume Feather that he possessed could force a Greater Heavenly Martial Emperor back. Why would he fear Fei Lengyi?
At this moment, Xiao Chen happily paid up and looked at the Fleeting Shadow Gloves excitedly. After setting his Spiritual Mark, he immediately wore them.
The Fleeting Shadow Gloves were made of extremely soft materials. A peak refining grandmaster had used excellent skills to mix many divine materials into a soft alloy.
The surface of the gloves looked as smooth as water. After Xiao Chen put them on, they left half the length of his fingers exposed, making it more convenient for him to handle things.
The backs of the gloves each had a mark. The formations for dispersing force were iid into the gloves there.
Within the private room, Xiao Chen tried out the gloves. When he attacked, there was not even the sound of wind; just like their name, his motions were like fleeting shadows. His hands seemed to have merged with the air, experiencing no resistance at all.
Xiao Chens attacking speed increased by about twenty percent. As for the effect of dissipating force, he could only test it in actualbat.
With this pair of gloves, Xiao Chensbat prowess rose significantly.
As long as his opponent was not someone who had been stuck at Consummation quasi-Emperor for more than ten years or one who cultivated a Profound Cultivation Technique, Xiao Chen would be able to hold his own against a Consummation quasi-Emperor. Even if he could not defeat them, he was fully confident of not getting beaten by them.
A newly advanced Great Perfection quasi-Emperor facing a Consummation quasi-Emperor on equal termsno one would believe such a thing.
At the same time, Wang Zhen and Xia Luo, who were also in a private room of the sixth floor, clearly saw Xiao Chen wearing the Fleeting Shadow Gloves. They involuntarily revealed their murderous intent in their eyes.
Second Young Master, is he the one? Wang Zhen asked.
Xia Luo nodded sullenly and replied, He is the one. To think he is this wealthy! That is somewhat unexpected.
Smiling, Wang Zhen said, Second Young Master, rest assured. After the auction ends, Ill send someone to follow him. At that time, not only will we help Second Young Master teach him a lesson, but we will also help Second Young Master snatch that pair of gloves.
A faint smile appeared on Xia Luos face. Then, he said, Good. However, I do not need that pair of gloves. Even so, it would be good to give them to First Brother.
Amid the strong undercurrents, the auction continued at a rapid pacethe many treasures sold for high prices one after another.
Now, Yang Yunfan started to introduce the Source Returning Pills that interested Xiao Chen.
He took out a bottle of Medicinal Pills and said, This is a bottle of Source Returning Pills. I believe everyone knows their effect and how effective they are, so I will not give a detailed introduction.
There is a total of five Medicinal Pills. The starting bid is one million ck Astral Coins. Subsequent bids should be in increments of at least one hundred thousand ck Astral Coins.
Once the bidding began, the price soared. Such a Medicinal Pill would be used to protect ones life and turn the situation around at the crucial moment.
It was simply like a divine medicine, allowing instant recovery of Law Energy. It was impossible for people to not be interested.
Four million ck Astral Coins.
Four million five hundred thousand ck Astral Coins.
Five million ck Astral Coins.
Six million ck Astral Coins.
Eventually, every time someone raised the bid, they did so by one million, far surpassing Xiao Chens expectations.
However, when Xiao Chen paid careful attention, he realized that most of the people bidding were Great Perfection quasi-Emperors. Very few Consummation quasi-Emperors put up a bid.
After thinking about this further, he deduced that this Source Returning Pill probably would not have an instantaneous effect for Consummation quasi-Emperors.
Ten million ck Astral Coins!
Suddenly, someone directly raised the bid by four million ck Astral Coins, disying an attitude of wanting these Medicinal Pills at all costs. This suppressed the voices of the many people wanted to ce a bid.
Although the Source Returning Pill was good, it was not worth ten million ck Astral Coins.
Xiao Chen looked in the direction of the voice. The bidder was that Jiang Feng, the descendant of Jiang Heng, a great bandit of the ck Sea.
Jiang Feng needed to get these Source Returning Pills no matter what. The moment he called out a bid, he showed an imposing attitude, extinguishing several peoples hopes.
Damn it! It is really unfair to have topete with these heirs using wealth.
He sure is fortunate to have a good grandfather. Ten million ck Astral Coins is probably nothing to a Sovereign Martial Emperor.
A group of envious quasi-Emperors could not helpining when they heard the bid of ten million ck Astral Coins.
It was not that these quasi-Emperors did not have ten million ck Astral Coins. However, they just could not ept using ten million ck Astral Coins to buy five Source Returning Pills. That was not cost-effective.
As Jiang Feng listened to the discussions below, he revealed a cocky smile. Earlier, these people were allughing at him.
A bunch of country bumpkins scared silly by ten million ck Astral Coins, Jiang Feng scoffed indifferently with a smile. He forgot that he had been shocked by Xiao Chens bid of ten million ck Astral Coins earlier, daunted from raising the bid.
Inside his private room, Xiao Chen entered deep thought. He wondered if he should continue to raise the bid.
The number of things that interested him was not many. However, two of the things that he liked were targeted by Jiang Feng, hence the soaring prices.
With the Fleeting Shadow Gloves, that was probably Jiang Feng purposely causing trouble. However, he should be sincere in wanting to buy these Source Returning Pills.
Are there any more bids for the Source Returning Pills? Ten million ck Astral Coins, going once Ten million ck Astral Coins, going twice
Just as Yang Yunfan was about to m down the mallet, Xiao Chen made up his mind. Since this item interested him, he would fight for it. No matter how much it cost, he would buy it.
Otherwise, he might end up regretting it, possibly even lose his life. In that case, there was no need to save this pile of ck Astral Coins.
Xiao Chen did not wish to waste any time with this Jiang Feng. He directly said, Twenty million ck Astral Coins!
The horrifying bid instantly reduced the huge auction hall to dead silence.
It stunned not only the Small Perfection quasi-Emperors in the hall but also Jiang Feng. Twenty million ck Astral Coins were all he had. However, he never thought about spending all of them on these Source Returning Pills.
Earlier, Jiang Feng was just mocking the others for being country bumpkins. However, right after he said that, he got his face pped. This was somewhat uneptable to him.
Damn it! If I was in Dark City, I would be able to bring out fifty million ck Astral Coins at any time. I would not need to feel this frustrated.
Jiang Feng was so frustrated, he almost lost his temper. If not for fear of the Heavenly Cauldron Pavilion, he would have charged over immediately.
Xiao Chen once again felt the joys of being wealthy and overwhelming others with his riches. As he wanted, he managed to win the bid for the Source Returning Pills with a shocking twenty million ck Astral Coins.
Just as Xiao Chen received the Source Returning Pills, he heard a voice projection by his ear.
Your distinguished self is really bold. I am currently speaking on behalf of the Jadeite Mountain Manors Manor Lord. He hopes that you will give him some face and not participate in the bidding for the Heptagold Originter.
When Xiao Chen heard this, a thought appeared in his head. Fei Lengyi probably did not say these words just to him alone. It looked like this Jadeite Mountain Manors Manor Lord was determined to obtain this Heptagold Origin.
Xiao Chen had already decided to give up on this Heptagold Origin. Whether this person sent him a voice projection or not, he would have made the same choice.
I do not have any interest in the Heptagold Origin. You can rest assured.
The person who sent the voice projection returned to Fei Lengyis private room and reported, Manor Lord, I spoke to all the necessary people already. As for the one that you left special instructions about, he said that he is not going to participate in the bidding.
When Fei Lengyi heard this, he smiled faintly. I, Fei Lengyi, still have some prestige in ck Water City. The Lunar Pces people probably did not expect there to be a Heptagold Origin up for auction in the Heavenly Cauldron Pavilion.
After obtaining the Heptagold Origin today, get the Jadeite Mountain Manors side to make their preparations for the breakthrough to Transcendent Divine Weapon.
So fast? Werent we going to do it on the fifteenth of the next month? the other person in the private room asked with some surprise.
Fei Lengyi said, Since we already have the Heptagold Origin, there is no need to pay too much attention to the details. Theter we do it, the more variables there will be. idents might happen. So it is better to do it earlier.
Just as the sun was about to rise, the climax of the auction finally arrived. They took out thest auction item, the Heptagold Origin.
This is the Heptagold Origin, the divine material of divine materials. This time, the Heavenly Cauldron Pavilion is really lucky to be able to obtain such a treasure. I believe any quasi-Emperor would be very familiar with the value of such an item. Given that, I will not make an introduction and will immediately begin the auction. Everyone can just call out their bids.
Yang Yunfan appeared extremely confident in this final auction item. For such a treasure to serve as the finale for the auction, even if the starting bid were zero, it would be able to fetch a high price.
I offer twenty million ck Astral Coins. I hope everyone will give me, Fei Lengyi, some face. My Jadeite Mountain Manors Heavenly Cloud Jadeite Sword will be making its breakthrough to Transcendent Divine Weapon after the sun rises.
After I obtain the Heptagold Origin, I will issue everyone here an invitation toe and observe the ritual together!
When the auction started, Fei Lengyi, who had been silent all the while, immediately called out a bid after Yang Yunfan finished speaking. Then, he even revealed explosive news.
This news instantly set the ce abuzz, shocking several people. It was too sudden.
After Fei Lengyi finished speaking, Yang Yunfans expression turned extremely unsightly. These words were in tant vition of this auctions rules, using the Jadeite Mountain Manors influence to disrupt the procedures of this auction.
The bid that Fei Lengyi gave was not low. Although Heptagold Origins were rare, the one on auction was only the size of a thumb. Twenty million ck Astral Coins were enough already. However, if the rules were broken, how could the Heavenly Cauldron Pavilion continue doing business? People would gossip about it.
Yang Yunfans face immediately sank. Then, he said, Manor Lord, doing things this way is not really appropriate.
Fei Lengyi stood up and said, My apologies. I have to obtain this Heptagold Origin at all costs. I am willing to add another ten million ck Astral Coins.
Just as Yang Yunfan was about to say something, a voice projection suddenly reached his ears. The manager of the Heavenly Cauldron Pavilion, who acted behind the scenes, sent word that the seller was willing to ept the price of thirty million ck Astral Coins.
After hearing this, Yang Yunfan swallowed back the words he was about to say. Then, he changed his tone and said, Very well, I will consider this as giving the Jadeite Sovereign some face. The Heavenly Cauldron Pavilion will not cancel your rights to participate in the auction. However, the Heavenly Cauldron Pavilion is a business and will still weepeting bids.
If there are any friends who can offer more than thirty million ck Astral Coins, we will guarantee the safety of everyone participating in the auction. They will not be threatened by anyone else.
Chapter 1150: Great Shuffle
Chapter 1150: Great Shuffle
After Fei Lengyi heard Yang Yunfans words, he revealed a faint smile. He had feared the Heavenly Cauldron Pavilion would get angry and toss him out.
If that happened, Fei Lengyi would not be able to do anything. Others might not know, but he was quite aware that there were several Martial Emperors in the Heavenly Cauldron Pavilion. Fortunately, he had a Sovereign Martial Emperor ancestor still alive. Otherwise, he would have been chased out immediately after saying such things.
As for the other Martial Emperors present, he believed that his influence would be sufficient to stop them.
Several of the quasi-Emperors at the auction could afford to take out thirty million ck Astral Coins. However, after they thought about it, there was no need topete with Fei Lengyi. This made sense. Firstly, they might not be able to ovee Fei Lengyi with their wealth. Secondly, even if they lost, they would end up offending this half-step Martial Emperor.
Finally, even if they managed to win the Heptagold Origin somehow, they did not have any urgent use for it.
Heptagold Origin was only one of the items for refining a Divine Weapon into a Transcendent Divine Weapon. There were still many other supplementary items suitable for the same purpose. It was better for them to sell this favor to Fei Lengyi.
As Fei Lengyi expected, no onepeted with him. Hence, he won the bid for the Heptagold Origin at thirty million ck Astral Coins.
After putting away the Heptagold Origin, Fei Lengyi was in a good mood. He performed a cupped-fist salute and said, Many thanks to everyone. Now, the auction is already over. If everyone is willing to give me some face, you cane to my Jadeite Mountain Manor to observe the ritual, to witness the birth of a new Transcendent Divine Weapon, the Heavenly Cloud Jadeite Sword.
Fei Lengyi left whileughing loudly in satisfaction.
Arge number of quasi-Emperors in the hall and private rooms rushed out to follow. This was a rare event. Everyone wanted to go and see whether Fei Lengyi would seed or not.
Even Jiang Feng and Xia Luo temporarily forgot about their hatred for Xiao Chen. This sudden development disrupted their ns.
After thinking for a while, these two left their private rooms and immediately headed to the Jadeite Mountain Manor.
Only ten Transcendent Divine Weapons existed in the world. Each Transcendent Divine Weapon possessed great power, enough to rival a Primordial Emperor Treasure. If the breakthrough seeded, it would definitely shake the entire ck Sea, and the aftershocks would spread throughout the Kunlun Realm.
It might even upset the bnce between the entire ck Seas factions, causing a great shuffle in power.
Still in his private room, Xiao Chen did not rush to leave. He currently worked at tidying up what he bought in the auction.
Aside from the Fleeting Shadow Gloves and the Source Returning Pill, he also had obtained one hundred Superior Grade Demon Fiend Rocks. Ordinary Demon Fiend Rocks were effective for tempering saber intent or sword intent. However, in order to temper a saber soul, one needed Medial Grade or Superior Grade Demon Fiend Rock.
Of course, Peak Grade Demon Fiend Rock would be best. Unfortunately, that was something that would interest a Martial Emperor, so it would not appear in this quasi-Emperor-level auction.
Xiao Chen spent more than thirty million ck Astral Coins. If not for Jiang Feng causing trouble, he would have spent a lot less.
Xiao Chen would remember this debt in his heart. In the future, if there was a chance, he would extractpensation together with interest.
He unhurriedly walked out of the auction hall. Then, he saw Yue Bingyun, who had been waiting for a long time by the door.
Haha! Everyone is gone already, but you dont appear to be in any rush. Are you not interested at all in watching the ritual? Yue Bingyun smiled gently, appearing very beautiful, so beautiful that others would not dare to look directly at her.
Xiao Chen looked at Yue Bingyun and smiled yfully. The one who should be in a rush should be you and not me, right? You would not be able to handle the loss if the Startling Wind Zither falls out of the Divine Weapon Ranking.
If Yue Bingyun botched such a mission, her position as Holy Daughter would no doubt fall into question.
Xiao Chen did not believe that she did not have anypetition in the Lunar Pce, no pressure whatsoever.
It looks like you more or less guessed the details of this matter.
As Yue Bingyun walked, her expression did not change. She said calmly, However, with the Heavenly Origin Pill that you gave me, my Longevity Art can definitely reach the twelfthyer. There will be no threat to my position as Holy Daughter, so I am not anxious at all.
Yue Bingyuns calm expression frustrated Xiao Chens efforts to figure out what she was really thinking.
The two chatted as they walked. However, their pace was not slow at all.
Normally, when the sun rose and sent out the first rays of light, it would sweep away all the darkness, making the sky bright and clear. However, the ck Sea was frequently covered with dark clouds, making it impossible to enjoy a glorious sunrise with light scattering everywhere. This really made one miss the dawn.
The Jadeite Mountain Manor was within ck Water City, sitting between mountains and rivers. However, the many mountains and rivers around certainly did not look like mountains or rivers with one nce.
As one walked on the small path that wound around, looking at the mountains, rivers, trees, and clouds floating about, it felt fantastically like one was walking within a painting.
Rumor had it that the Jadeite Sovereign personally made thendscape around the Jadeite Mountain Manor.
Thisndscape contained a set of wondrous formations, merging the entire mountain manor with the surrounding naturalndscape. If the formation were activated, even Sovereign Martial Emperors would find it hard to break.
Within the entire ck Water City, the Jadeite Mountain Manor could be considered a famousndmark. Many people came to visit all year round.
As Xiao Chen walked around inside Jadeite Mountain Manor, he was deeply impressed. He could tell that the Jadeite Sovereign had put in a lot of effort into every part of it. Any small alteration or damage could result in a great change.
This Jadeite Sovereign was really incredible. His mastery of geomancy probably reached a level that few could match. When Xiao Chen felt how the mountain manor merged with its environs, he suddenly gained some understanding of why this Sovereign Martial Emperor did not care about worldly power at all, uninterested in developing the influence of the Jadeite Mountain Manor. Instead, the Jadeite Sovereign chose to wander around after finding people to manage the Jadeite Mountain Manor, not showing any special care for his descendants.
It was truly a miracle for such a Sovereign Martial Emperor to emerge from this ck Sea where thew of the jungle reigned, where strength ruled.
When Xiao Chen neared the mountain manor, he could not help musing, The Jadeite Sovereigns strength is definitely not low. Given his mental state, it should be quite possible for him to advance to Prime.
Yue Bingyun looked at the elegant gates of the mountain manor, wondering how many quasi-Emperors worked hard to manage this ce.
After a while, she headed forward and said indifferently, That is natural. If the Jadeite Sovereign were not that strong, even if Fei Lengyi had ten times the courage, he would not dare to try and advance a Divine Weapon into a Transcendent Divine Weapon.
However, he is just a fool in the end. He does not know what he is doing. If the ritual really seeds, Fei Lengyi will not be able to keep his life, even if the Jadeite Sovereign rushes back.
Xiao Chen felt his heart shiver. A mans wealth was his own ruin. Even if the Lunar Pce did not seek trouble for Fei Lengyi, the other factions in the ck Sea would immediately try to snatch the Heavenly Cloud Jadeite Sword.
At that time, there would be a bloody storm. As a half-step Martial Emperor, Fei Lengyi would not be able to handle the situation.
A guard of the mountain manor wearing jade-green robes walked over when he saw Xiao Chen and Yue Bingyun. Then, he performed a cupped-fist salute and asked politely, Are the two of you entering the manor to watch the ritual?
Xiao Chen nodded. While in the Heavenly Cauldron Pavilion, Manor Lord Fei invited us toe to watch. However, due to some matters, we arete.
That person smiled amiably and said, The two of you are indeed a littlete. The ritual should have already started. Ill bring you to the observation tform.
The jade-green-robed cultivator did not show any intention of stopping Xiao Chen and Yue Bingyun. Instead, he generously led them to the observation tform, providing very attentive service.
Xiao Chen smiled and thanked the guard. However, he wondered to himself, What exactly is this Fei Lengyi thinking?
Clearly, Fei Lengyi already sent people to speak with this group of cultivators ahead of time. So, the ritual itself came as no surprise to these quasi-Emperors. It was just shifting up the ns for the fifteenth of next month to today.
Just from these details, one could tell that Fei Lengyi put in a lot of effort for the sake of transforming the Heavenly Cloud Jadeite Sword into a Transcendent Divine Weapon.
One of the purposes was to cause as big amotion as possible, making sure everyone knew.
The moment Xiao Chen entered the ck Sea, he received an invitation. From this, he could judge that Fei Lengyi already made preparations long ago in order to create the biggest ssh possible.
If this were just an ordinary event, there would not be any problems. However, turning a Divine Weapon into a Transcendent Divine Weapon would paint a target on Fei Lengyi.
Any leakage of news could result in the failure of the event, attracting people like Yue Bingyun. Even an ordinary person would understand such a simple principle.
Yue Bingyun said that this person was arrogant in believing that he would seed. Hence, he was not afraid of calling more people.
Thus far, Xiao Chen agreed that this Fei Lengyi was indeed extraordinarily arrogant. However, he disagreed with thetter evaluation.
Xiao Chen guessed that this Fei Lengyis primary purpose was not making a Transcendent Divine Weapon but causing as big amotion as possible, with the ideal result of triggering a bloody storm.
However, Xiao Chen was not very confident of this guess, because there is no logical benefit for Fei Lengyi.
We have arrived!
The Jadeite Mountain Manor guard brought the two to seats on the viewing tform. Then, he bowed and took his leave.
Xiao Chen collected his thoughts and politely returned the bow. Then, he sat down together with Yue Bingyun.
The observation tform was filled with thousands of people. Nearly all the quasi-Emperors in the Heavenly Cauldron Pavilion were here. There were even some quasi-Emperors who had not gone to the Heavenly Cauldron Pavilion but somehow managed to catch hold of this information.
There was a vast empty space several kilometers from the observation tform. The Jadeite Mountain Manor hadid a huge formation made of various divine materials over there.
The formation lines radiated various colors, flickering endlessly. The aura of divine materials spread out and lingered in the air. This sight made everyone who saw it cry out in shock.
This Fei Lengyi is truly for real. The entire tform is covered in ck Patterned Goldat least five hundred tons of it.
That is just the foundation. Look at those formation lines. They are made up of all sorts of precious materials, at least a hundred different types.
He took out nearly everything that the Jadeite Sovereign left behind. If he does not seed, he will eat a huge loss.
In an altar ced at the center of the formation, the Jadeite Mountain Manor had a scarlet sword stabbed down amid zing mes. The swords hilt was iid with a flickering jadeite.
Even a stronger me would not be able to diminish the brilliance of that jadeite, which asionally scintited with a few very dazzling beams of light. It was even brighter than the sun at noon, deterring everyone from staring at it directly.
This was a jadeite that the Jadeite Sovereign had made by refining an entire star in the Starry Heavens. It contained boundless energy and was rumored to be the only one in the world. It was extraordinarily precious, tempting even Martial Emperors.
Chapter 1151: Divine Weapon Descending
Chapter 1151: Divine Weapon Descending
Xiao Chen peered through the mes, looking past them. What he focused on more was the sword de giving off scarlet light.
The sword de looked alive as it pulsated with a scarlet light that looked like blood flowing in the veins, giving the impression that the sword was alive rather than an inanimate object.
Xiao Chen could not help thinking about the previous owner of this sword, the Blood Sword Sovereign, the legendary Martial Emperor who was even more illustrious than the Thunder Fire Sovereign in the ck Sea.
The ritual had already begun. Many swordsmiths with bared torsos and grave expressions gathered around therge formation. Clumps of golden me danced around in all of their hands.
These were the mes that these grandmaster forgers had nurtured throughout their lives, extremely precious mes that were used specially to forge Spirit Weapons.
At Fei Lengyismand, every swordsmith formed profound hand seals and sent in their mes into the nodes of the formation.
In that instant, the colorful luminous formation, made of all sorts of divine materials and built on a foundation of ck Patterned Gold, quickly took me, apanied by a lot of crackling noise.
Given the divine materials toughness, only such mes could ignite them. Several of the quasi-Emperors watching could not help feeling a pang in their hearts.
The light from the mes looked very pleasing to the eye. However, the things burning up were not waste paper but divine materials worth a humongous amount of ck Astral Coins, equivalent to the wealth of an ordinary Martial Emperor.
Even Xiao Chen felt heartache for this Manor Lord. Even he did not have the courage to watch with an unflinching expression as these divine materials burned.
As the mes raged, the divine materials melted into a crystalline liquid that flowed around in the formation, following a pathid out long ago, surging towards the ming altar in the middle.
Expressions of anxiety showed clearly on the grandmaster swordsmiths. They did not dare to be careless when controlling their mes.
Boom!
When all the liquified divine materials infused into the altar, the mes suddenly red. A pir of fire soared into the clouds, instantly scattering the dark overcast that normally hid the sky.
As the mes zed, even the dark clouds started burning. Without the clouds blocking it, sunlight shone down.
In the dark ck Water City, the Jadeite Mountain Manor bathed in sunlight. It looked as dazzling as holy light, attracting the attention of the one hundred million cultivators there.
The ck Sea quasi-Emperors who had not seen actual sunlight for a long time already stared greedily heavenwards, peering at the eternal sun thaty beyond the barrier of the sky.
Buzz! Buzz! Buzz!
After a while, a Divine Might spread out from the altar. The Heavenly Cloud Jadeite Sword started trembling, and everyone immediately looked back, focusing on the altar. They all seemed very anxious, not even daring to breathe heavily.
However, at this moment, Xiao Chen focused on two people.
One was Yue Bingyun beside him. She had been very calm and did not show any changes in expression before this. Now, however, she could not help betraying some anxiety as she stared at the Heptagold Origin in Fei Lengyis hands.
There was nothing surprising about this, as her anxiety was genuine. If she was not anxious at all by now, it would really be strange. Xiao Chen would even start to doubt whether she was from the Lunar Pce.
However, Fei Lengyi surprised Xiao Chen. Although the Manor Lord was facing the altar, Xiao Chen noticed that his gaze was actually wandering around as if he was eagerly looking for something.
After Fei Lengyi nced around for a long time without finding what he sought, clear disappointment appeared on his face, which astounded Xiao Chen. Xiao Chen wondered whether he saw wrong.
Fei Lengyi had not reached the final step yet, so why was he already disappointed?
However, this look of disappointment vanished in a sh. Xiao Chen did not see it after that.
Fei Lengyiughed mockingly to himself. Then, he mouthed something as he unhesitatingly tossed the Heptagold Origin in his hand to the altar.
His actions seemed somewhat resentful, even enraged. If not for his careful control, given his half-step Martial Emperor cultivation, his aura would be extremely horrifying.
After seeing Fei Lengyi toss out the Heptagold Origin, unlike the extremely anxious quasi-Emperors around, Yue Bingyun rxed entirely.
Xiao Chen frowned, spection stirring in his heart. He managed to figure out what Fei Lengyi mouthed.
After fifteen years of preparations, I tore open this sky, yet I still cant get you to look at me. In that case, let a bloody storm descend on the entire ck Sea!
However, everyones gazes were focused on the Heptagold Origin, and no one else noticed Fei Lengyi mouthing anything. Only Xiao Chen saw it.
Whoosh! Whoosh!
The tumbling Heptagold Origin flew to the altar. Whether the Heavenly Cloud Jadeite Sword would sessfully be a Transcendent Divine Weapon and kick up a bloody storm would be known in a few breaths.
The thousands of quasi-Emperors focused their gazes on the bright Heptagold Origin. To these quasi-Emperors, every rotation of the Heptagold Origin was very clear.
Everyone held their breath as they watched in anticipation.
However, a bad feeling appeared in Xiao Chens heart. He nced at Yue Bingyun, who was beside him. He saw her quickly driving the power of the world and summoning a formless gust. A terrifying aura roiled continuously.
Xiao Chen thought to himself that this was not good. Then, he quickly looked at the Heptagold Origin. However, all he saw was a scarlet light bursting out.
Beneath thousands of gazes, the Heptagold Origin that entered the altar did not merge into the Heavenly Cloud Jadeite Sword as expected.
Instead, the instant the Heptagold Origin entered the altar, it exploded violently, destroying the altar and setting off loud continuous rumblings in the entire formation.
The Heavenly Cloud Jadeite Sword stabbed into the altar shook intensely, ring with an eye-catching scarlet light. A horrifying Divine Might spread out from the swords de.
The scarlet light increasingly brightened to a piercing and dazzling brilliance. The sword de, which had absorbed the hundreds of divine materials, seemed to reach its limit, no longer able to maintain a bnce.
Everyones expression changed drastically. By now, everyone knew that something was wrong with the Heptagold Origin and that this Heavenly Cloud Jadeite Sword was going to explode.
How strong would the destructive force be if the Divine Weapon exploded? Just thinking about it made everyone tremble in fear, feeling a cold shiver race down their spine.
Quick, run! The Divine Weapon is going to explode!
Bathed in the scarlet light, everyone panicked and did not hesitate to fall back. However, how could they retreat in time when they moved only now? Shortly after the Heptagold Originnded on the altar, the Heavenly Cloud Jadeite Sword exploded.
A scarlet shock wave containing Divine Might surged out in all directions.
Without much warning, the shock wave sent many cultivatorsincluding quasi-Emperorsflying. Cultivators with lower cultivations sustained severe injuries; they turned pale and vomited blood continuously.
Quasi-Emperors were people who could stir up clouds and winds with the lift of their hand. However, they appeared incredibly weak before this scarlet light.
The instant the scarlet light rushed over, in a thousandth of a heartbeat, Xiao Chen activated three thousand Heavenly Laws with a thought and drove a massive amount of the power of the world, forming a dense circr shield before him.
Even though he already reacted very quickly, he still could not help his Qi and blood churning. After vomiting out some blood, he felt morefortable.
Xiao Chen took in the surroundings. Now, not a single Small Perfection quasi-Emperor remained standing. Even the Great Perfection quasi-Emperors still on their feet were mostly in sorry states, riddled with wounds.
Only Consummation quasi-Emperors managed to escape with minor injuries.
Are you alright? Yue Bingyun asked after she calmly scattered the power of the world she drove earlier.
Xiao Chen noticed that she was unscathed. She appeared to have had a much easier time defending herself than those Consummation quasi-Emperors.
Heughed coldly in his heart. Naturally, it was not that she was more powerful than those Consummation quasi-Emperors. Instead, she was unharmed because she had anticipated this oue long ago.
The one that tampered with the Heptagold Origin and put it on auction was her, Yue Bingyun, all so that she could trick Fei Lengyi.
No wonder this girl had not shown any fear from the very start; she had not looked anxious at all. It turned out that everything was already in the bag.
This girl was really incredible. She was extremely audacious as well, bbergastingly so. To think that she thought up of such a ruthless method, directly blowing up a Divine Weapon.
If one considered the details from start to end, it truly felt terrifying.
Xiao Chen wiped off the blood at a corner of his lips. Then, he said indifferently, No wonder Miss Bingyun was not afraid at all. This Xiao really underestimated you. You are indeed excellent, worthy of being the Lunar Pces Holy Daughter. Im awed!
Are you mocking me?
I wouldnt dare!
Yue Bingyun smiled faintly and said calmly, You are still somewhat naive. At this moment, the peak factions of the oceanic world have a delicate bnce. This Fei Lengyi simply does not know the consequences of my Lunar Pce losing the Startling Wind Zither.
There are several factions that are stronger than his Jadeite Mountain Manor. But they do not dare to refine a Transcendent Divine Weapon. They feared inciting therge factions into action and causing chaos. No one can bear such consequences.
This statement stunned Xiao Chen when he heard it. However, after he calmed down, he found that he did not object to her actions. If he were in her position, he probably would have done the same thing.
These two were in different positions and had different viewpoints. In the end, Xiao Chen was upset because Yue Bingyun did not warn him.
Then, he looked at Fei Lengyi, who was the closest to the altar and had borne the brunt of the st from the Divine Weapons explosion.
Fei Lengyiy on the ground in a puddle of blood, his fate unknown.
Where the altar had previously been, the broken sword had turned into a blood cocoon floating in the air, its contents unknown. A crystalline jadeite floated above the blood cocoon, giving off a jade-green light.
This was a jadeite forged from an entire star. It possessed a unique charm, tempting several quasi-Emperors present and causing them to reveal covetous gazes.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Three Great Perfection quasi-Emperors who saw Fei Lengyi lying on the ground could not help flying into the air, wanting to snatch the jadeite.
Scram!
Fei Lengyi suddenly soared up from the ground and roared. He threw three palm strikes in rapid session. The mountains and rivers of the Jadeite Mountain Manor seemed to move with his palm strikes, and he merged with them.
Chapter 1152: Secret Technique—Life and Death Ar
Chapter 1152: Secret TechniqueLife and Death Ar
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With three simple palm strikes, mountains and rivers materialized,yered over each othera boundless mysterious phenomenon that sent the three offending Great Perfection quasi-Emperors flying back.
With a stretch of his hand, Fei Lengyi grabbed the jadeite. Then, he fully released his aura, the aura of a half-step Martial Emperor, putting pressure on everyone.
You are really bold. Even though you are in my Jadeite Mountain Manor, you dare to show malicious intent on my properties. Even if you obtained the jadeite, would you dare to use it? Fei Lengyi snorted coldly, and the three Great Perfection quasi-Emperors immediately felt the pressure on them increase.
This reminder jolted the others back to their senses. Since the Jadeite Sovereign refined this jadeite, only a Sovereign Martial Emperor would be able to erase his Spiritual Mark from it. Without being of the Jadeite Sovereigns line, one would not be able to use it and would only bring trouble to themselves.
After the three quasi-Emperors stood up, they immediately fled out without saying a word.
Fei Lengyi ignored those three quasi-Emperors. Then, he looked around the many quasi-Emperors before finally fixing his gaze on Yue Bingyun. He said indifferently, The people of the Lunar Pce are indeed one step ahead of me. To think that you are able to bribe even the people of the Heavenly Cauldron Pavilion! This Fei admits defeat this time.
Everyone, please leave. I have let all of you see me make a joke of myself.
How could Fei Lengyi not have figured out by now that the Heptagold Origin was a trick yed on him by both the Heavenly Cauldron Pavilion and the Lunar Pce?
Yue Bingyun smiled but showed no intention to leave. She looked at the blood cocoon in the air and said, ording to the ancient records of my Lunar Pce, the Secret Technique that the Blood Sword Sovereign used to condense the Heart of an Emperor in advancethe Life and Death Artis very likely hidden in the de of this Heavenly Blood Sword.
The moment she said that, many of the departing quasi-Emperors paused, especially those Consummation quasi-Emperors. Boundless radiance lit up in their eyes as they gazed at therge blood cocoon.
The Blood Sword Sovereign was a fabled Martial Emperor of his time, leaving behind many legends. The one that the people of theter generations remembered was naturally the fact that he condensed the Heart of an Emperor before advancing to Martial Emperor.
ording to Yue Bingyun, the Secret Technique involved, the Life and Death Art, might be hidden in this blood cocoon. How could there be any quasi-Emperor not tempted by this?
Even Xiao Chen felt the draw.
When Fei Lengyi heard that, his heart thumped heavily. The expression on his pale face turned uncertain. To think there was actually such a secret! He had wielded the Heavenly Cloud Jadeite Sword for several centuries already, but he never noticed it.
Is that so? Haha! In that case, please hang on to it for me. If there are any results, do let this Fei know.
Fei Lengyi did something very unexpected. He thrust out his palm, and the mysterious blood cocoon flew quickly towards Yue Bingyun.
Yue Bingyuns expression changed. Before she could figure out what was happening, the blood cocoon appeared before her. Now, the situation flipped around, and the blood cocoon was in her hands.
When the blood cocoon entered her hands, she felt many murderous gazes. Only then did shee to her senses. She quickly pulled Xiao Chen and flew out.
Lets go!
Before Xiao Chen could react, Yue Bingyun already dragged him out. When he turned his head to look, he saw more than three hundred Great Perfection quasi-Emperors and ten-odd Consummation quasi-Emperors frantically chasing them.
The extraordinarily bustling Jadeite Mountain Manor instantly emptied; no one remained.
Fei Lengyi quickly withdrew his half-step Martial Emperor aura and vomited copious amounts of blood as he knelt on the ground.
Manor Lord, are you alright?!
The attendants of the mountain manor rushed over to help Fei Lengyi up with worry written on their faces. They had wondered why he had given away the blood cocoon that the Heavenly Cloud Jadeite Sword transformed into.
Now, it looked like Fei Lengyi had had no other choice. After bearing the brunt of the bacsh from the destruction of the Divine Weapon, his injuries were grave.
Otherwise, given his temper, he would not have let off those three Great Perfection quasi-Emperors who tried to steal the jadeite.
Fei Lengyi waved his hand and pushed off an attendant. Then, he said, I am fine. Send people out to monitor Yue Bingyuns movements closely. Immediately report to me when you learn whether the Blood Sword Sovereigns Secret Technique is in there or not.
Very well.
Under Fei Lengyis insistence, that person had no other choice but to obey the orders. However, before he left, he nced worriedly at Fei Lengyi.
Fei Lengyi looked helplessly at the sky. The scattered dark clouds had already slowly regathered. Now, only one final ray of light shone on his body, making the scene look somewhat sad.
He could not see him, he simply could not see him at all. That person did note at all. Even after preparing for fifteen years and tearing the sky open, that person still did note, unwilling toe and see him, the grandson of that person.
Even though he had gotten so severely injured, nearly dying, that person still did not show up.
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The thick, dark clouds slowly closed up as Fei Lengyi watched. However, somewhere tens of thousands of kilometers higher than the dark clouds, outside the barrier of the sky, on a stray asteroid drifting in the universe were one man and one woman. These two were not doing anything. They simply stood on this asteroid and moved together with it.
The mans face was like jade and his eyes like stars. His long hair hung loose, and he had the countenance of someone twenty-odd years in age. His aura was extraordinary, like that of the Immortals of the Immortal Epoch.
The woman looked remarkably beautiful. Her skin looked as white as snow, so delicate that the slightest breeze would bruise it. Her aura felt noble with her elegant appearance. There was a rainbow ribbon tied at the back of her magnificent dress. It was as if there was a bright moon floating behind her.
If Fei Lengyi and Yue Bingyun were both here, they would recognize these two people. These two were the famous Jadeite Sovereign and the current Pce Master of the Lunar Pce. One was a legendary Sovereign Martial Emperor of the ck Sea, and the other was the undisputable queen of the Heavenly Starry Ocean, a powerful Prime.
You are truly ruthless. He caused such a bigmotion just so he could see you once, but you did not even acknowledge him, the Lunar Pces Pce Master said indifferently after she withdrew her gaze.
It seemed like the Lunar Pces Pce Master could see Fei Lengyis expression from several thousands of kilometers away.
Aplicated look shed in the Jadeite Sovereigns eyes. After a while, he sighed and said, I know why he is looking for me. He wants me to help him advance to Martial Emperor, so that he can live for another five hundred years. However, everyone has to die eventually. Even someone as strong as the Thunder Sovereign will die someday. He does not have sufficient Luck. Even if I help him advance, defying the heavens, he will only end up dying even more miserably.
The Lunar Pces Pce Master said, You dont need to me yourself. If you did not make a move a hundred years ago, he would have died in his Great Tribtion of wind and fire. He just does not know it.
The Jadeite Sovereign smiled and said, Lets not talk about this anymore. Many thanks for your help this time. Otherwise, it would have caused an enormous disaster of an unknown scale.
Fei Lengyi only concerned himself with his preparations. However, he did not know that word had leaked out long ago. He also did not realize that the trouble he made already caused a hugemotion in the circle of Martial Emperors.
If not for the Jadeite Sovereign and the Lunar Pces Pce Master working together to suppress the matter, sending only Yue Bingyun to deal with this, Fei Lengyi would have died several times over already.
However, speaking of which, the sessor you chose is really bold, directly inducing the Divine Weapons explosion. Back then, I spent a lot of effort reforging the Heavenly Blood Sword.
When the Lunar Pces Pce Master heard the Jadeite Sovereign mention Yue Bingyun, she revealed a smile on her face, taking the Jadeite Sovereigns words as apliment. What do you think? How is my sessor?
Sophisticated, scheming, and audacious, her talent and Luck are above average. She can ensure that the Lunar Pce will not fall for another thousand years. However The Jadeite Sovereign suddenly paused halfway.
The Lunar Pces Pce Master looked up and prompted, However, what?
Smiling, the Jadeite Sovereign continued, However, when she stands beside the Azure Emperors descendant, she pales inparison. There is no pride in the depths of her bones. She alsocks the bearing of a sovereign, the kind that permeates from the inside out and can be brought out at a thought.
Have you noticed that this youths bearing is already no inferior to that of the Azure Emperor from back then? In fact, it is even superior. His overwhelming Luck also makes others envious.
When the Lunar Pces Pce Master heard this, she made a somewhat unhappy expression, though not because she was petty and unrestrained. It was just that the person that the Jadeite Sovereign praised was connected to the Azure Emperor, a person whom she bore a grudge against, a grudge that was hard to erase.
If they were talking about another youth, the Lunar Pces Pce Master would not have revealed such an expression.
You are right. However, no matter what, he has only four more years. In the end, he will be like a meteor. Not to mention the Azure Emperor, in this age of geniuses, any other outstanding talent will be stronger than him.
The Jadeite Sovereign was aware of some of the things that the Azure Emperor did to the Lunar Pce. Seeing that this topic dug up some deep-seated emotions in the Lunar Pces Pce Master, he did not pursue it.
Thats right. Is the Life and Death Art of the Blood Sword Sovereign really in the Heavenly Blood Sword? The Lunar Pces Pce Master suddenly recalled this matter and asked out of interest.
Jadeite Sovereign shook his head and said, How could that be? If it really were there, I would have taken it out long ago. There is only a map in there that indicates a cave where the Blood Sword Sovereign cultivated in the past. As for whether the Life and Death Art is in the cave or not, I do not know.
How could you not know that? Could it be that you never went there?
I really did not go there. The time of the Blood Sword Sovereign was when the entire ck Sea Continent was still one. Even though I know that the location is on ck Water Ind, the ce has changed significantly over time. Even a Geomaster would need a lot of effort to figure out where it is exactly.
After pausing for a while, the Jadeite Sovereign added, Furthermore, even if I found the Life and Death Art, it would be useless to Martial Emperors. However, if a quasi-Emperor wants to use this Secret Technique to condense the Heart of an Emperor in advance, it would be extremely difficult. Not everyone possesses the same physique as the Blood Sword Sovereign, a highprehension ability, and a determination that surpasses others.
When the Lunar Pces Pce Master heard this, she immediately lost interest. I will take my leave first. As for the matters here, Ill leave them to the younger generation.
She pushed off the ground, and the rainbow ribbon fluttered about. Then, her exquisite figure disappeared into the vast Starry Heavens.
As the Jadeite Sovereign stood in the Starry Heavens, he looked at Fei Lengyi from a distance. He muttered, You never understood that a butterfly can spread its wings only after breaking out of its cocoon. If I help you break that cocoon, how can you truly fly? Sometimes, on the path of the Emperor, you have to learn to let go.
Shaking his head, the Jadeite Sovereign pushed off the ground. Then, his figure also vanished.
Bang!
The instant the Jadeite Sovereign left, the stray asteroid exploded and turned into many meteors rushing towards the barrier of the sky. As they burned, they gave off boundless heat and light.
A meteor did indeed look pretty. However, its light onlysted for that instant, disappearing in a sh.
Chapter 1153: Fighting over the Blood Cocoon
Chapter 1153: Fighting over the Blood Cocoon
Even the Lunar Pces Pce Master did not think much of Xiao Chens chances. At this moment, for the sake of avoiding bing a meteor, he ran around ck Water Ind crazily with Yue Bingyun.
The mob of quasi-Emperors chasing after the two did not pause for even a moment. The two used everything they had and all sorts of tricks. Despite that, they could not shake off the quasi-Emperors on their tail.
Being able to condense the Heart of an Emperor was a great temptation to quasi-Emperors. No matter what, they would not give up on it.
Xiao Chen fled miserably, umting many wounds on his body. If there were only about ten people, he could deal with them himself. However, there were hundreds of quasi-Emperors, and some were even Consummation quasi-Emperors. He simply had no way to handle them.
Never mind, I give up.
Xiao Chen, who was flying quickly, suddenly stopped.
Yue Bingyun found his decision strange and asked, Are you sure? If you hang on, I have a trump card that can help us shake off this group of troublesome people.
Xiao Chen smiled and said, Thank you for your kind intentions. I have my trump cards too. However, this thing cannot be monopolized. Otherwise, we would fall into Fei Lengyis trap.
He grabbed the mysterious blood cocoon from Yue Bingyuns hands, then turned around and raised it high. If anyone attacks, I will directly destroy it!
The moment Xiao Chen said that, the mob of quasi-Emperors frantically pursuing them with surging auras immediately and anxiously stopped.
The several hundred quasi-Emperors eyed Xiao Chen ferociously, stirring up winds and clouds endlessly. The pressure was suffocatingly heavy.
Little Friend, there is no need to be so anxious. If you hand over the blood cocoon formed by the splinters of the Heavenly Cloud Jadeite Sword, we will naturally not make things difficult for you.
The one that spoke was a Consummation quasi-Emperor. Xiao Chen had some impression of him. This person was called Jin Liangqi. He had seen Jin Liangqi make his move at the testing stele, lighting up nine of the ten purple gems on the sixth row. Among Consummation quasi-Emperors, this persons strength stood near the peak.
Xiao Chen admitted that he was not as strong as Jin Liangqi, but he did not show any fear at all. His lips curled up in a smile as he asked, Hand it over? To you? So you can take it away?
That would be for the best, Jin Liangqi thought to himself. He was just about to say yes, but he suddenly discovered several hostile gazes directed at him.
He cursed in his heart and smiled awkwardly. Naturally not. It would only be fair to split it with everyone. Otherwise, no matter who obtained it, there would be a fierce battle among us, and we might end up letting someone else benefit.
Xiao Chen looked at the mysterious blood cocoon and then at the faces of all the quasi-Emperors present. Even though he faced so many quasi-Emperors, he did not cower.
Very good. Senior Jin said exactly what I wanted to say. No one can monopolize the secret of the Life and Death Art. If no one has a problem with it, I can choose to open this blood cocoon now and see if the Life and Death Art is inside.
The entire ce fell silent. Clearly, some still had misgivings. After all, the blood cocoon was in Xiao Chens hands. Even if the Life and Death Art was in it, he would have the final say on whether to share it or not.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly and asked, Whats wrong? Afraid that I will continue to run after obtaining the Life and Death Art? If I really wanted to monopolize it, I would not have stopped. That is all I have to say. Whether you are willing or not, I will cut it open now.
He could not be bothered with all these suspicious old men who were thinking all sorts of nonsense.
Using his palm as a saber, he directly hacked down without giving these people a chance to object. The saber soul in his sea of consciousness spread throughout his body and leaked out a horrifying saber intent.
His hair and clothes fluttered in the absence of any wind, producing a melodious tinkling. The boundless saber intent sounded like a zither as it extended in all directions.
With the disy of this slight skill, Xiao Chen instantly stunned a lot of quasi-Emperors. A strange light shed in everyones eyes. This white-robed desman truly possessed extraordinary abilities to be able to persist for so long when chased by so many quasi-Emperors.
Pu ci!
A saber light shed. Xiao Chens hand saber neatly sliced open the mysterious blood cocoon. A scarlet light burst out immediately, looking like blood spilling out into the air. The blood cocoon slowly melted, thickening this scarlet light and turning it into a blood mist.
A floating piece of paper appeared on Xiao Chens palm. Surprisingly, the blood cocoon was not empty, but neither did it contain the Life and Death Artjust an old piece of paper that looked like a map.
Brat! Hand over the map!
Quickly, or you can forget about leaving here alive.
The surrounding quasi-Emperors did not care whether this piece of paper had anything to do with the Life and Death Art. The moment it appeared, they immediately shouted demands.
Ignoring them, Xiao Chen opened the map and nced at it. After memorizing it, he promptly tossed it away.
Lets go!
Not caring about this mob of quasi-Emperors, Xiao Chen called out to Yue Bingyun and left with her right away.
Seeing the piece of paper drift towards them, the excited quasi-Emperors calmed down and became more restrained, instead. If anyone dared to attack, the sheet might end up destroyed immediately in the chaos.
Jin Liangqi took a quick look. He did not make a move; like Xiao Chen, he only nced at it tomit the contents to memory before leaving quietly.
At the level of quasi-Emperors, almost everyone possessed the ability to remember things perfectly after just one nce.
As the many quasi-Emperors memorized the contents of the map, the ce emptied. Eventually, not a single person remained, leaving only the solitary map drifting to the ground.
This matter was trulyughable. Earlier, everyone crazily chased after this. After discovering it to be a map, not a single person bothered to collect it, letting it blow away.
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In arge courtyard within ck Water City, Xiao Chen took out brush and paper to make a copy of what he remembered, without any changes to it.
Xiao Chen blew at the lines gently to dry the ink. Then, he and Yue Bingyun studied the drawing.
This is a map. The red mark on it should be a cave. Given the Blood Sword Sovereigns identity, the answer to what it is should be clear. This map should depict the location of the cave where the Blood Sword Sovereign once cultivated.
After some observation, Yue Bingyun quickly came to a conclusion.
Xiao Chen did not express any opinions on this. This was the most superficial level of information. Everyone who obtained a copy of this map would be able to figure that out.
That was not the difficult part. The difficult party in the fact that tens of thousands of years had passed. Over that long period of time, the geography had changed vastly. The roads and other markers on the map were all already long gone.
If one wanted to rely on this map to find the cave where the Blood Sword Sovereign had cultivated, it would be as impossible as an Arabian Nights fantasy story.
Clearly, Yue Bingyun was aware of this point. After thinking for a while, she said, We have to find a senior who is familiar with the ck Sea and have them narrow down the general location of the cave. After that, we will need to find a Geomaster to observe thendscape and figure out the caves exact location.
Xiao Chen nodded. This was probably the only method. He said, You handle the first part. As for the Geomaster for the second part, there is no need to look for one.
What do you mean?
Smiling, Xiao Chen replied, Although Im a half-baked Geomaster, I believe my standards far surpass the average.
Yue Bingyuns eyes lit up. Finding the revtion strange, she said, I could not tell. I really did not know that. What do you not know?
There are many things that I do not know. For example, I do not have the boldness to waste a Heptagold Origin to explode a Divine Weapon.
This retort stifled Yue Bingyun. Unexpectedly, Xiao Chen was still upset with her for not informing him in advance. She put away the map and rolled her eyes at him. Then, she said, I cant be bothered with you. After I figure out the general location, I wille and look for the great Geomaster that is you.
After Yue Bingyun left, Xiao Chen took out the hundred Superior Grade Demon Fiend Rocks from his Universe Ring. Since it was rare for him to find free time like this, he muttered, One hundred Superior Grade Demon Fiend Rocks, these should be sufficient to improve my saber soul. It is truly difficult to advance this saber soul.
As Xiao Chen and Yue Bingyun made their preparations, the entire ck Water City turned chaotic. News of the map spread everywhere, startling nearly every quasi-Emperor in the city.
All these quasi-Emperors were very smart and shortly came to the same conclusion as Yue Bingyun. Hence, they started to search for skilled Geomasters, trying to be the first to enter the cave.
It did not matter whether the cave contained news of the Life and Death Art or not; everyone knew that the cave that the Blood Sword Sovereign once cultivated in would not be empty.
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Inside the Xia ns courtyard, Xia Luo and Wang Zhen carefully examined a map. Joy filled their faces.
Xia Luo smiled and said, As long as I obtain the Life and Death Art to condense the Heart of an Emperor in advance, I am confident of advancing to Martial Emperor within ten years.
Likewise, Wang Zhen could not hide the joy he felt. He said, If I undergo my Great Tribtion of wind and fire after condensing a Heart of an Emperor, I would be ny-nine percent confident of sess. Oh, by the way, Second Young Master, should we inform the n and First Young Master of this news?
After thinking for a while, Xia Luo shook his head and replied, We cant. The Dark Sea is too far away. By the time the ns people rush over, they would be toote. Our strength should be sufficient.
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As the same time, Jiang Feng held a simr map, his face suffused with joy as well. Originally, I just went to the auction to participate in the liveliness. Unexpectedly, there are such gains. If I can condense the Heart of an Emperor in advance, it would be sufficient for me to sweep through all the outstanding talents in the younger generation when I return to Dark City!
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Everyone rushed about, fearing that they would be behind. The possible locations of the cave shrank until they were narrowed down to the western part of ck Water Ind.
However, ck Water Ind was the size of a small continent. So the coverage was still quite vast. As for thetter part, one could only rely on a Geomaster to use geomancy to examine thend.
Four days passed, and Xiao Chen managed to use the one hundred Superior Grade Demon Fiend Rocks to improve the quality of his saber soul.
With this improvement, the might of his saber soul strengthened remarkably. His gaze became more piercing, his aura sharper. Just one re could make one tremble in fear.
However, the more one improved the saber soul, more difficult further improvements would be. Xiao Chen had never used Demon Fiend Rocks before, so they were very effective this time. If he used them a second time, he would not enjoy such obvious improvements.
Of course, the exception would be if he used Peak Grade Demon Fiend Rock that tempted even Martial Emperors. Even so, his current saber soulbined with his quasi-Emperor cultivation was already sufficient for him to look down on his peers.
If the different states or wills that Xiao Chen wielded were includedthunder, death, massacre, despair, grief, and many othershis moves would be even more unpredictable, even harder for others to figure out. Inbat, his wills and states would produce many different mysterious phenomena to wondrous effect.
Chapter 1154: Seeking Dragons and Fixing Veins
Chapter 1154: Seeking Dragons and Fixing Veins
Xiao Chen opened his eyes, and countless treasure sabers hummed in their depths. He felt that hisbat prowess had greatly increased again. Now, his fighting spirit was set aze. He wished he could find a Consummation quasi-Emperor and fight an all-out battle.
Ka ca!
Just at this moment, the door opened, and Yue Bingyun rushed in. Just as she was about to say something, she suddenly caught Xiao Chens sharp gaze. She felt like a formless saber stabbed into her chest. Due to the pain, she could not help falling back half a step.
Seeing that his saber soul injured Yue Bingyun, he quickly withdrew it. The sharp aura instantly vanished into nothing; clearly, he could control it as he pleased.
Xiao Chen got up and apologized. As the same time, he analyzed in his heart, Even facing the full force of my improved saber soul, Yue Bingyun only moved back half a step despite being caught off guard. This woman must still have many secrets that Im unaware of.
He was also interested in the trump card that she once mentioned. His trump card was that Sr Plume Feather. What was hers?
Your re is rather scary. I felt like you pierced through my chest, Yue Bingyun said, half-truthfully. Then, she took out the map and said, Lets talk business. The location of the Blood Sword Sovereigns cave is verified to be in the western part of ck Water Ind.
When Xiao Chen heard this, he thought for a while. Western part of ck Water Ind, this is a ratherrge area to cover.
Be satisfied. Tens of thousands of years have passed. It was already difficult to recognize even one of thendmarks on the map, Thunder Sword Peak. The remaining part depends on you, the great Geomaster. Dont end up not being able to figure out even a single clue after all that bragging, Yue Bingyun drawled. Clearly, she still had her doubts about Xiao Chens im.
The upation of Geomaster was famous for being hereditary and secretive. It was very difficult for others to learn its essence. Xiao Chens talent was pretty good, but that was in the aspect of Martial Cultivation. As for the aspect of Geomastery, she had difficulty crediting it.
Xiao Chen smiled and did not dispute her. The geography of the sea was much moreplicated than the continents. Since he could seek dragons and fix veins in the sea, the continent went without saying.
However, at this moment, there was no point in saying anything. He just had to prove himself through his actions.
Xiao Chen quickly packed up and flew out of ck Water City with Yue Bingyun, rushing to the western side of the ind.
For most people, crossing the ind from end to end in one day and one night would be impossible. However, quasi-Emperors naturally did not need that much time.
After one hour, Xiao Chen and Yue Bingyun stopped at the summit of Thunder Sword Peak.
The Thunder Sword Peak corresponded to one of the mountains in the map. Although it had changed a lot over tens of thousands of years, the tall sword-shaped peak had thunder roaring around it all year round. This distinctive characteristic fit perfectly with the map. One could be certain that this Thunder Sword Peak was the mountain marked with a lightning bolt on the map.
Many quasi-Emperors filled the summit of the medium-sized mountain. A stern Geomaster followed behind each of the quasi-Emperors, all of them holding dragon-seeking Secret Treasures.
When Xiao Chen and Yue Bingyunnded on the peak, their arrival immediately attracted the attention of several people. Xiao Chen had gained fame after facing the hundreds of quasi-Emperors when he dealt with the blood cocoon. Now all the peak cultivators of ck Water City knew the name White Robed desman.
An old man noticed that Xiao Chen and Yue Bingyun came alone without a Geomaster following them. Then, heughed, White Robed desman, why are you two here alone, not bringing a Geomaster along? Are you thinking of gaining some benefits by following after us, taking our leftovers?
After this old man finished speaking, he guffawed. The other old men allughed loudly as well.
Four days ago, Xiao Chen acted very arrogantly. Now, he should be more subdued, knowing that he could not offend these local experts. Otherwise, the situation would be like now; without any fame, it would be difficult for him to hire a Geomaster.
Its alright. Youths still have many chances to learn. This time, we will let you follow behind us. Just make sure to learn well.
Thats right. Speaking of which, even if we allow him to follow us, he would not even be able to make it into the cave.
The old men all mocked Xiao Chen happily, feeling very good about it. Four days ago, Xiao Chen shone too brightly, showing no respect at all to these seniors. They had long since not looked kindly on him.
More and more quasi-Emperors arrived at the summit of the peak. When these people saw that Xiao Chen and Yue Bingyun were here, a sense of superiority appeared involuntarily in their hearts.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly and said, Seniors, thank you all for worrying about me. However, while this junior was unable to find a Geomaster, I do know a thing or two about seeking dragons and fixing veins, looking at the geography, and practicing geomancy. It will be hard to say who will be the ones following behind.
Hahahaha!
The moment Xiao Chen said this, everyone burst out inughter. How prestigious was the identity of a Geomaster? Without having senior Geomasters giving instructions when one was young, providing proper guidance, no matter how talented a regr cultivator was, they would only be able to skim the surface of Dragon Seeking Arts, unable to use them effectively.
The most important thing was that Dragon Seeking Arts were passed down through ones line of descent, restricted to the children of Geomasters. It was impossible for an outsider to learn them.
Unexpectedly, Xiao Chen spoke such bold words before so many Geomasters, iming that he knew a thing or two. Furthermore, he said that he would find the cave faster than they would. This was simply a great joke; everyoneughed at him for being boundlessly arrogant and overestimating himself.
The ck-d old man who was the first to mock Xiao Chen earlierughed and said, Since you are so confident, why dont this old man represent these Geomasters and make a bet with you? Lets see whose Dragon Seeking Art is better. I know you are wealthy, so lets bet on something else. The loser will stand on this summit and shout I am a pig! three times.
Thats right. This old man will bet with you. I really do not believe that the group of us will end up following behind you in finding the location of the cave.
I will make this bet as well!
Wanting to bury Xiao Chens sharpness, the group of old men on the summit made a bet with him.
Xiao Chen could not resistughing, Interesting. Good, I will take on this bet.
The Geomasters here did not like Xiao Chens style. They felt that he was looking down on their group of orthodox Geomasters, so a white-haired Geomaster could not help criticizing him angrily.
How boundlessly arrogant! Where did this arrogant brate from? Let this Geomaster ask you, do you even know what a Dragon Vein is?
There is a saying, it does not matter where a heroes from. Senior, why do you care about my origins? Since you dont know what a Dragon Vein is, I will tell you. The words Dragon Vein can be considered separately. Dragon refers to the terrain; it is the substance, the vast and expansive stars and mountains, the swirling ponds andkes, the distant mountain and the nearby water, the rising of dawn and the arrival of duskthere are so many of them, all different from each other. Any mountain range that can fit the terrain can be called a dragon.
However, it is insufficient to have just the terrain. The spirituality within is still needed. Otherwise, it is just form without substance. It would only be a false dragon. The vein of Dragon Vein refers to the spirit. How to observe the spirit with ordinary eyes, that would depend on the ability of a Geomaster.
Xiao Chen did not withhold his sharpness when facing the questions of this Geomaster. A long string of geomancy lingo flowed out of his mouth, catching the white-haired Geomaster who questioned him off guard.
Unexpectedly, Xiao Chen was really familiar with this upation. Several of the words that Xiao Chen said were things that only these Geomasters would understand, unlike those people who only understood the superficial aspects of this upation.
The atmosphere Xiao Chen exuded flourished, putting intense pressure on this white-haired Geomaster. The white-haired Geomasters heart thumped heavily, and he took a few deep breaths before saying, Its just some insignificant aplishment. Why the need to put on such airs? Let me ask you again then, do you know how many types of Dragon Veins there are?
When Xiao Chen heard that rejoinder, he could not help smiling. It looks like old sirs skills are not very good. Your question is not very difficult. The mountains and rivers take many forms, just talking about a specific one, there are many types: true dragon, false dragon, cmity dragon, massacre dragon, auspicious dragon, ferocious dragon, strong dragon, weak dragon, fat dragon, thin dragon, noble dragon, poor dragon, and many more.
However, when talking in general, there were just two types: favorable and opposing. There is one saying in ancient geomancy, favorable leads to prosperity, opposing leads to death. How about old sir exin this more in-depth for me?
Words flowed out of Xiao Chens mouth like a river, relentless and imposing. The more he spoke, the more magnificent he appeared. His final question forced that white-haired Geomaster to take a few steps back involuntarily, speechless.
The group of quasi-Emperors who made a bet with Xiao Chen could not help feeling nervous when they saw this scene. The summit fell quiet. Might they lose?
As Yue Bingyun looked at the boundlessly elegant Xiao Chen, surprise shed in her eyes. Then, she revealed a faint smile.
Seeing the others speechless, unable to answer, Xiao Chen could not help losing interest. None of these Geomasters were at the peak. Compared to the Geomasters he saw at the Northern Sea Alliance, they were entirely worthless.
Compared to Jiang Tian, who gave Xiao Chen the vellum sea chart, there was noparison whatsoever. It was like the difference between cloud and mud.
To think that these people wanted to use their seniority to teach him a lesson in their anger! They were simply asking for it, not worthy of sympathy at all.
After taking a few steps back, the white-haired Geomaster calmed himself. He wanted to regain some face, so he said, You are merely lucky and read some ancient Geomaster books. Compared to the Geomaster ns, you are far fromparable.
Thats right. You may speak such extravagant embellishments. In the end, everything depends on ones skills!
Look at you. You dont even have a single dragon-seeking Secret Treasure. You only know how to talk!
When the Geomasters saw that Xiao Chen, an outsider, held the advantage, they felt very upset and cried out in anger.
When the other quasi-Emperors heard this, they all rejoiced in their hearts; there was hope. Xiao Chen nearly scared them. The inheritance of Geomasters was incrediblyplicated. How could a youth understand all that?
When Xiao Chen heard this, the vertical eye on his forehead slowly opened, flickering with a strange purple light. Then, he retorted indifferently, Why do I need a dragon-seeking Secret Treasure? My eye is the best dragon-seeking Secret Treasure.
The Heavenly Eye!
The moment the vertical eye opened, it shocked all those old Geomasters. Their eyes filled with disbelief, and their breathing became rushed. The Heavenly Eye of ancient times actually resurfaced among Geomasters. Furthermore, it appeared on a youth.
When the many quasi-Emperors saw this scene, their hearts sank. They all could not suppress a bad feeling. Its over. This time, we lost. This white-robed desman before them really was a powerful hidden Geomaster.
After opening his Heavenly Eye, Xiao Chen did not idle for a single moment. The strange vertical eye looked around, and all sorts of terrain appeared in his mind. His eye took in the geography within five hundred kilometers, and his mind instantly analyzed the different Dragon Veins.
Chapter 1156: I Alone Am Enough
Chapter 1156: I Alone Am Enough
Hey, someone seems to have arrived before us.
Just as Xiao Chen was about to make a move, a few unwee guests rushed over. The voice of the person who spoke sounded somewhat familiar.
Xiao Chen and Yue Bingyun turned around to look. They saw Wang Zhen leading the three Great Perfection quasi-Emperors of the Xia ns branch in ck Water City, and Xia Luo, as well as an old man who looked to be a Geomaster.
The one who spoke earlier was Xia Luo, whom Xiao Chen taught a lesson previously.
Seeing Xiao Chens figure, Xia Luo smiled, his eyes immediately lighting up. This is quite a coincidence. I did not expect to meet you here. You are really lucky. This young master still has things to do and will not seek trouble for you for now. Quickly, scram. Stop getting in my way.
With a Consummation quasi-Emperor like Wang Zhen around, Xia Luo did not fear Xiao Chen, so he cockily showed his arrogance.
Xia Luo really wanted to see what Xiao Chens expression would be like after being so easily sent off in front of Yue Bingyun.
Of course, if Miss Bingyun wishes to remain, this young master will wee you, Xia Luo added quickly as he nced at the fairy-like Yue Bingyun, who still looked as beautiful as before, possessing boundless charm.
Xia Luo did not even bother covering the fiery fervor in his eyes, disgusting anyone who saw it.
Yue Bingyun had long since disliked this person. Hence, she did not say anything, simply quietly moved back and stood beside Xiao Chen, silently indicating her stance.
Xia Luo could not help the rage in his heart. Angered, he red at Xiao Chen and eximed furiously, White-robed brat, still not going to scram? Are you seeking death?!
Xiao Chen sized up this group of people. Aside from Wang Zhen, he did not attach any importance to the rest.
If he remembered right, this Wang Zhen lit up only three purple gems at the testing stele of the Heavenly Cauldron Pavilion that day, a far cry from the performance of Jin Liangqi, who was also a Consummation quasi-Emperor.
Sorry, I was here first. If anyone is to scram, it would be you guys.
Xiao Chen held on to his Lunar Shadow Saber. He stood tall and straight like a sharp mountain, not showing any fear at all.
I showed you some respect, and you did not ept it, choosing to take a punishment, instead. In that case, there is no need for you to leave. Elder Wang, teach him a lesson. Show him the consequences of offending my Xia n, Xia Luo said coldly.
Yue Bingyun sent a voice projection, If we work together to deal with this Wang Zhen, we should have a seventy percent chance of defeating him.
Theres no need. I alone am enough.
Before Yue Bingyuns shocked gaze, Xiao Chen stepped forward and stared down Wang Zhen, a strong fighting spirit zing in the depths of his eyes.
Smiling, Wang Zhen said, You are really reckless. In the ck Sea, he who has the strongest fist holds the voice of reason. Do you actually think that this ce is yours because you saw it first? Today, I will teach you a lesson on how to behave. I will beat you until you kneel and beg for mercy!
He took a step forward, and rumbling resounded in the sky. Bolts of lightning tore through the clouds, causing his aura to soar rapidly.
As the Thunder Fire Sovereigns descendants, the cultivators of the Xia n naturally cultivated lightning-attributed Cultivation Techniques. Although this Wang Zhen was an outsider, he had pledged his loyalty to the Xia n, so he also received its powerful Martial Techniques.
As thunder roared, Wang Zhen circted his energy, making his aura rise continuously and appearing terrifying.
Whats going on? Why is Xiao Chen fighting against Wang Zhen?!
Therge group of quasi-Emperors following Xiao Chen arrived a littleter, only to discover Xiao Chen facing off with Wang Zhen; hence, they all revealed expressions of worry.
A Consummation quasi-Emperor had already merged their soul with the Heavenly Seal; that was one grade higher than a Great Perfection quasi-Emperor. Their strength went without saying. How could Xiao Chen be so rash as to fight such a person?
Should we go over and help?!
These people had interacted with Xiao Chen for a few days already. Although they did not reach the point of being willing to die for each other, there was still some friendship. Xiao Chens bearing and broad-mindedness left a good impression on them.
Now that these quasi-Emperors saw that Xiao Chen was in some trouble, they hesitated over whether to help or not. After all, the one he faced was a Consummation quasi-Emperor, someone they did not dare to act rashly against. If they were to do anything, they had to do it together. Only then would they pose a sufficient threat. It would not be effective for just one or two people to step up.
As for the ck-d old man whose friendship with Xiao Chen ran a little deeper than that of the rest, he waved his hand when he saw that Yue Bingyun was not making a move. Wait for a while first. Xiao Chen got Yue Bingyun to hang back. He definitely does not want outsiders to interfere. Perhaps he is confident of dealing with Wang Zhen.
That cant be. Can a Great Perfection quasi-Emperor defeat a Consummation quasi-Emperor? the others said, expressing their disbelief.
The ck-d old man felt doubtful as well. However, he still said firmly, Lets just wait and see. If Xiao Chen is in any real danger, it will not be toote to charge over. There are so many of us. If we all charge over together, Wang Zhen will surely flee on seeing how united we are.
Xia Luos group of people and Yue Bingyun had already distanced themselves from Xiao Chen and Wang Zhen. Xia Luo revealed a cruel expression as he smirked at Xiao Chen.
Boom!
Another intense bolt of lightning tore through the sky. Wang Zhen stepped forward and suddenly attacked. Whether he moved first or the lightning did was hard to tell. The electricity contained in the fire seemed to move at the same time as he did, not even leaving a shadow.
However, no matter how fast Wang Zhen was, Xiao Chen was even faster. After donning the Fleeting Shadow Gloves, Xiao Chens attack speed had increased by twenty percent.
Just as Wang Zhen moved his feet, Xiao Chen instantly drew the Lunar Shadow Saber. Even though he sent out his attackter, it arrived first. A saber light shed. Although Wang Zhen attacked first, Xiao Chen managed to force him to change his trajectory and back off to avoid that meteor-like saber light.
This resulted in Wang Zhens attack, which he spent a long time storing up power for so that he could make a lightning-quick strike, losing its might, and his aura plummeted.
Buzz! Buzz! Buzz!
The Lunar Shadow Saber vibrated endlessly. Xiao Chens clothes fluttered despite the absence of any wind. His aura soared so high that it surpassed Wang Zhens significantly.
Such a scene took ce in no more than half a breath of time. However, it shocked all the cultivators watching.
To think that Xiao Chen could gain the upper hand so fast in a battle against a Consummation quasi-Emperor! He managed to instantly suppress Wang Zhen, whose aura had been flourishing and appeared horrifying.
Spring Saber, unwithering peach blossoms! Summer Saber, burning to destion! Autumn Saber, fated person smiles faintly! Winter Saber, snow and frost for five thousand kilometers!
After gaining the advantage with this move, Xiao Chen naturally would not spare his opponent. He spun his saber, and thunder roared. Peach blossoms appeared for fifty kilometers around. Amid the thousands of flower petals, he charged at Wang Zhen while brandishing his saber.
Spring, Summer, Autumn, WinterCycle of Seasons. The various mysterious phenomena all turned into momentum for Xiao Chens saber, surging out with a force that could topple mountains and flip seas.
Wang Zhen could not dodge in time. He could only sh head-on despite his diminished aura. Xiao Chens full explosive power sent him flying, causing blood to leak out of his lips.
This oue stunned the many watching cultivators. The strength that Xiao Chen burst forth with exceeded Wang Zhens.
As Wang Zhen moved back, his face sank. A fierce thunder fire burned on his body as he drove arge amount of the power of the world with a thought.
Thundercloud Storm! Wang Zhen shouted, and under his direction, the thunderclouds in the sky formed an incredibly horrifying ming tornado that released lightning incessantly.
Then Wang Zhen thrust his palms forward. This horrifying thunder fire tornado descended from the sky, plunging towards Xiao Chen like a storm.
Space buzzed and trembled as many small cracks appeared in itwhich showed how strong this move was. Wang Zhen intended to use this move to turn the situation around and get his aura soaring back up. Otherwise, if his aura remained suppressed, he would be able to bring out only seventy or eighty percent of his strength.
Xiao Chen thought to himself, The amount of the power of the world that a Consummation quasi-Emperor can drive is really startling. If the other party were slightly stronger, I would not be confident of defeating him.
In Xiao Chens sea of consciousness, his Great Perfection saber soul and Great Perfection will of thunder merged perfectly.
Crackle! Crackle! Countless arcs of electricity flickered on Xiao Chens body as he unleashed his saber soul without holding anything back.
wless saber Dao, wless Azure Dragon, Subduing Dragon Profound sh!
Many Azure Dragon images appeared around Xiao Chen and rapidly spiraled up around his body.
In that instant, the dragon images roared endlessly, emanating Dragon Might. Xiao Chen twisted his right hand, which held the saber, and the saber spun around. The eighteen realistic dragon images all gathered in the saber.
They formed a long saber light that extended from the ground to the sky, radiating horrifying Dragon Might. Then, Xiao Chen chopped down with it.
Pu ci! He cleaved the towering thunder fire tornado in half with this attack.
The power from the Great Perfection lightning saber soulbined with that of the Subduing Dragon Profound sh surpassed Wang Zhens once again. The remnant saber light knocked him into the air, sending him crashing into a mountain.
Ka ca!
Xiao Chen sheathed his saber, and a fiery bright moon soared up from behind him. Then, he threw a palm strike at Wang Zhen, who was five kilometers away.
Thousand Year me. This palm strike, which contained lofty ambitions and hot-bloodedness, carried all of the pride in Xiao Chens heart.
This palm strike might look very predictable, but before Wang Zhen reached within ten meters of the ground, the ground suddenly exploded, surging up with overwhelming shock waves. Dust flew up and shot towards the clouds alongside with him.
This time, the attack severely injured Wang Zhen. Unlike the Thousand Year Death, which contained the state of grief that made the force of the palm strike linger and inflicted endless pain, the Thousand Year me was a purely explosive move filled with hot-bloodedness. The power of this palm strike erupted out in one go, in and simple.
However, if that was all, it would not be sufficient to deprive a Consummation quasi-Emperor of hisbat prowess. A Consummation quasi-Emperor was someone who had merged his soul with his Heavenly Seal. The Sage Body advanced further, and his body would be less likely to sustain damage.
A Profound Martial Technique that could kill a Great Perfection quasi-Emperor could only inflict severe injuries on a Consummation quasi-Emperor. What should have been grave injuries could be considered only so-so.
With a thought, Xiao Chen condensed the Azure Dragon Battle Armor. All the Vital Qi in his body roared like dragons, rushing around his body endlessly.
Wearing the extraordinarily mighty Battle Armor, Xiao Chen charged into the air. With every step he took, his Qi and blood surged, causing the sky to shake and the ground to tremble. Everyones footing turned unstable; some even fell over.
Wang Zhen, whom Xiao Chen was charging towards, vomited blood. Unexpectedly, he saw Xiao Chen rushing over like a divine being, startling him.
However, it was already toote to dodge. While Xiao Chen looked very slow, he was in fact exceedingly fast.
Chapter 1155: Calamity Dragon
Chapter 1155: Cmity Dragon
Xiao Chen moved the fingers on one hand. Beams of light appeared on his fingers, and the terrains in his mind quickly materialized in his palm. The speed at which the image changed was so fast that the human eye could not see it clearly.
Aside from the terrain being somewhat visible, the others could only see all sorts of strange dragon-shaped energies flickering continuously as Xiao Chen moved his fingers. It all looked very profound.
After ten breaths, Xiao Chen felt a piercing pain in his regr eyes. He immediately closed the Heavenly Eye on his forehead as well as his regr eyes.
Xiao Chens white robes fluttered about, moving with the wind. He focused fully on making calctions, merging with the world. As his fingers moved, thend for five hundred kilometers before him gave off all sorts of dragon sounds. asionally, Dragon Qi tore through the ground and soared into the clouds.
That is a strong dragon!
That is a massacre dragon!
That is a cmity dragon!
The various Geomasters recognized the various Dragon Veins that the movements of Xiao Chens fingers uncovered. At this moment, these Geomasters no longer looked down on Xiao Chen. They did not even dare to breathe heavily. As they watched Xiao Chens Dragon Seeking Art, their eyes filled with awe and respect.
Xiao Chens skill at seeking dragons and fixing veins was indeed much more exquisite than theirs. They had no choice but to submit.
After a while, Xiao Chen opened his eyes. With a wave of his hand, the various dragon figures vanished. His gesture was extremely casual and confident. Now, he already obtained some answers in his heart.
The many quasi-Emperors here turned ashen. Based on what happened so far, it was already clear whose skill at Dragon Seeking Arts was higher.
As for who won the bet with Xiao Chen, the answer was also clear.
However, it was impossible for these quasi-Emperors to admit their loss and shout I am a pig! three times in front of everyone. If they really said it, in less than half a day, this matter would spread throughout the entire ck Sea. By then, they would not have any face to remain in this sea region anymore.
Yue Bingyun felt somewhat happy. It serves you all right for looking down on others. Now, you will suffer the consequences. She smiled gently and said, I wonder if the bet still counts. This little girl saw everything very clearly from the very start to the end.
These words could be considered a threat. If these old men went back on their words and this matter got out, it would likewise embarrass them greatly.
The ck-d old man who initiated the bet flushed red. After remaining silent for a long time, he said sullenly, Little girl, there is no need to try and provoke me. This old man is true to his word. It is no big deal. I will go far away from the ck Sea
Just as the ck-d old man was about to take the lead in shouting I am a pig, Xiao Chen turned his head back and stopped him. Never mind. All the seniors here are advanced in age and should not have to suffer this humiliation. I am also not an overbearing and arrogant person. Everyone can just take this as a small lesson. One should not just mock and try to suppress someone, even if it is a snot-nosed brat who ispletely unheard of.
I will still quote the same saying, It does not matter where a heroes from. You never can tell, the person you mock today may end up climbing to the peak in the future,ughing at the world from the peak!
The moment Xiao Chen said this, these old men were all able to release their bated breath, feeling much morefortable. They had all lived for several hundred years already. If they really said such words, they wouldpletely embarrass themselves.
Now that these people adjusted their attitudes, they all viewed Xiao Chen in a new light. They now realized that he possessed an intangible atmosphere that was very strong, even stronger than that of those Martial Emperors who had climbed to the top.
Xiao Chens mental state also far surpassed these old mens.
The ck-d old man performed a cupped-fist salute and said, I learned my lesson this time. Many thanks to Little Brother for being lenient. This old man owes you a favor.
The other quasi-Emperors all performed cupped-fist salutes in thanks as well. At the same time, someone could not help asking, Little Brother, would you be willing to tell us your great name?
Everyone guessed that an outstanding talent like Xiao Chen would not bepletely unheard of, so they could not help feeling curious about his identity.
Since the other party asked, Xiao Chen would not hide it. His true identity would spread sooner orter. He answered honestly, My humble self is Xiao Chen: Xiao with the grass head, and Chen with a sun head.
Xiao Chen! The many old men repeated this name to themselves. However, they had never heard of an outstanding young talent in the ck Sea with this name.
Only that ck-d old man showed an enlightened expression after thinking for a while. Xiao Chen, are you the Azure Dragon King Xiao Chen, the descendant of the Azure Emperor, the Azure Dragon King that the Martial God Pces Thunder Sovereign favors?!
This question surprised Xiao Chen. There actually were quasi-Emperor experts in the ck Sea who had heard of his title as the Azure Dragon King. He nodded and said, I am indeed he.
With this, the expressions of the many quasi-Emperors looking at Xiao Chen changed. The fame of the Azure Emperor went without saying. He was a legend of his time; everyone had heard of his name before.
The Thunder Sovereign was an expert who was the Azure Emperors contemporary, known as a living legend. They had really made a great mistake. Who could have thought that this outstanding young talent before them had such an impressive background?
Yue Bingyun smiled, reducing her eyes to slits. As she sized up Xiao Chen, she found him increasingly unfathomable. He seemed to possess a strange charm that attracted others to him.
I wonder if Little Brother Xiao Chen figured out anything when opening the Heavenly Eye earlier? the ck-d old man asked politely.
Xiao Chen shook his head and replied, The terrain here is overlyplicated. Finding the cave in a few mere moments would truly be too difficult. However, there are a few possibilities to check out. If everyone is interested, how about we go together?
When the others heard this, they all rejoiced. The ck-d quasi-Emperor smiled and said, Brother Xiao Chen, you are definitely a friend to me. Honestly speaking, the Geomasters we managed to invite are not that skilled. The peak Geomasters in ck Water City were all taken by those Consummation quasi-Emperors already. As for the remaining ones, as you have seen
Xiao Chen looked at those somewhat embarrassed Geomasters. Then, he smiled and said, Lets go. If you believe in this Xiaos words, you cane with me.
Favorable leads to prosperity, opposing leads to death. These words were not just nonsense that Xiao Chen spouted. There was indeed such a saying in ancient geomancy.
Generally, Dragon Veins could be split into two types. One was the favorable type, such as the strong dragon, fat dragon, and noble dragon. The second was the opposing type, like the poor dragon, thin dragon, weak dragon, and others.
Opposing leads to death meant that this was a ce suitable for the burial of the dead. The graves of experts should be ced where opposing Dragon Veinsy, in order to bless the descendants. On the other hand, the favorable Dragon Veins were prepared for the living. The cave was clearly a ce where a person cultivated when he was alive. Naturally, it would be in a favorable Dragon Vein.
[Note: Geomancy, or feng shui, originated from determining the auspicious cement of a persons grave in order to bless ones descendants. Now, geomancy or feng shui is used to manipte the flow of luck using the environment, hence its name, feng shui, which is literally tranted as wind and water.]
When the Blood Sword Sovereign first built his cave for cultivating, he definitely would have sought the advice of a strong Geomaster to determine the best ce to establish it.
The group of people followed behind Xiao Chen and searched all the Dragon Veins one by one. However, the results were not goodeither these Dragon Veins were empty, or someone had already searched it. So there was nothing gained.
After searching for three days, they had examined and emptied out all the Dragon Veins within five hundred kilometers. Even so, there were no signs of the Blood Sword Sovereigns cave. However, there were some unexpected gains. They managed to find caves where some other experts cultivated in before. The gains from these ces could be considered a constion.
Towards thetter part, all the Dragon Veins that Xiao Chen went to had all been emptied out already.
Clearly, Xiao Chen was not the only skilled Geomaster.
Despite finding nothing within these five hundred kilometers, Xiao Chen did not lose his patience. He already expected this. The western part of ck Water Ind was astonishingly huge and covered a vast area. Finding the cave quickly would be impossible.
Before he set out, he had already made the necessary mental preparations. Everything was going as he expected.
When the many quasi-Emperors saw Xiao Chens skill at the Dragon Seeking Arts, they all sighed in admiration, especially when they looked at the ces he chose. These ces were emptied out long ago, which proved that Xiao Chens insight was no inferior to that of the Geomasters whom those Consummation quasi-Emperors invited.
Along the way, the ordinary Geomasters sought advice from Xiao Chen on questions they had about geomancy.
Xiao Chen took some time out to answer those questions. Along the way, the many quasi-Emperors also asked him about his martial studies, exchanging information.
The discussion mostly focused on Xiao Chens mysterious and amazing saber Dao. He did not hide anything. As long as it did not touch on his core trump cards, he would answer patiently.
As a result, Xiao Chens group of people had a good atmosphere on their journey. They even seemed to forget their true purpose.
As for the other groups searching for the cave, they radiated surging murderous intent. After not being able to find what they sought, they became increasingly frustrated. Several fights already urred.
When Xiao Chen saw these people, he would avoid them. The thing he hated the most was getting dragged into a meaningless fight,shing out from frustration. However, if someone tried to use this excuse to bully him, he would mercilessly return the favor.
Xiao Chen opened his Heavenly Eye once again. After using several Secret Techniques, he verified a massacre Dragon Vein. A massacre dragon fell under the category of favorable. Its corresponding Dragon Vein was the cmity dragon. Building a cave at the massacre dragon would be of great help to the master of the cave.
Of the many favorable Dragon Veins, the massacre dragon was the most suitable location for cultivating.
Xiao Chen closed his Heavenly Eye, and his figure shed, zooming towards the mountain range he targeted. The group of quasi-Emperors behind him quickly followed.
These quasi-Emperors could not find a better Geomaster and could not openly and boldly trail behind some of the Consummation quasi-Emperors. Doing so would incur the ire of the other party and bring trouble down on themselves.
Those who followed Xiao Chen were really fortunate. What was even more fortunate for them was that aftermunicating with him, they found that the seemingly cold Xiao Chen did not put on any airs.
Yue Bingyuns and Xiao Chens Movement Techniques were clearly superior to those of the group of Great Perfection quasi-Emperors, allowing the two to fly much faster than them.
When the two reached the foot of that mountain range, therge group of quasi-Emperors still needed some time to catch up.
Not bad. No one touched this ce yet. It should be promising. Yue Bingyun smiled gently. She was very optimistic, having said this several times already.
Xiao Chen casually formed hand seals and said with a smile, I hope so too.
He executed some of the tricks from the Paradise Secret Canon. A crack opened at the foot of the tall mountain range, and strands of Dragon Qi soared into the clouds, producing endless dragon roars.
Just based on these strands of Dragon Qi, Xiao Chen could determine that this was the most ordinary Rank 1 Spirit Vein. Quasi-Emperors would not be interested in it at all, nor would Martial Sages.
As for the Blood Sword Sovereign, that would be even more unlikely. However, it had been a very long time. While it was of a low rank now, that might not have been so fifty thousand years ago. There was still a small possibility that this was the right ce.
Chapter 1157: Hurdle of Quasi-Emperors
Chapter 1157: Hurdle of Quasi-Emperors
Xiao Chen did not give Wang Zhen any time to react. Tilting his body, he used his Azure Dragon War Body as a saber, materializing the wless saber Dao, and crashed heavily into Wang Zhens chest. The impact severely injured all of Wang Zhens internal organs in an instant. Every breath Wang Zhen took triggered excruciating pain.
Pa!
Just as Wang Zhen was about to fly away, Xiao Chen stretched out his hand and grabbed Wang Zhens ankle. Then, he spun Wang Zhen around and flung him at Xia Luo.
All of Xiao Chens motions linked smoothly, like moving clouds and flowing water; there was no hitch whatsoever. These few moves only took four or five breaths of time.
Xia Luo cried out and tried to dodge. However, the few Great Perfection quasi-Emperors of the Xia n did not dare to move away. They intended to catch Wang Zhen, who was hurtling over. However, all they had to show for it was a loud bang. Wang Zhen crashed into the group of Great Perfection quasi-Emperors and sent them sprawling in various directions and vomiting mouthfuls of blood.
Xiao Chen coldly eyed Xia Luo, who was fleeing. Then, his figure shed, descending from the sky. First, he used his saber soul to break Xia Luos aura. Then, he used his killing Qi to lock down this person, freezing Xia Luo in ce. Finally, he kicked Xia Luo down from the sky.
Xia Luo groaned in pain and begged in a soft voice, Anyone can make mistakes. It is good to forgive when possible. Let me off, and I promise to not seek trouble for you.
When Xiao Chen heard this, he could not help but find this funny. Anyone can make mistakes. It is good to forgive when possible. To think Xia Luo could say such words. Xia Luos skin was truly thicker than the city walls.
Scram! I dont mind you seeking trouble for me, and I do not care for your promises. However, remember this, three strikes and you are out.
[Note: Three strikes and you are out, this is actually an English equivalent for a Chinese idiom. The literal trantion would be dont repeat the same mistake past three times. It means dont keep repeating the same mistake.]
When Xia Luo heard that, he immediately felt relieved, so he quickly thanked Xiao Chen in a fluster, Many thanks for being noble and showing leniency. I''ll scram
However, before Xia Luo could finish speaking, Xiao Chen kicked him hard, sending him flying up into the sky like a ball. Xia Luo did not even have time to cry out in shock before Xiao Chen sent him flying far away.
I did not say anything about letting you scram on your own.
As Xiao Chens white robes fluttered, he red at the remaining Xia n cultivators. This sight scared them into flight; they felt like their souls leaped out of their bodies.
The cultivators who came with Xiao Chen and were prepared to make a move to help were all stunned at the sight of the Xia n cultivators fleeing miserably as well as the Consummation quasi-Emperor Wang Zhen vanishing without a trace.
Unexpectedly, Xiao Chen managed to defeat a Consummation quasi-Emperor, a very shocking feat. After all, the further one got on the path of cultivation, the harder it would be to defeat someone of higher cultivation.
This was especially so for the quasi-Emperor realm. The difference between a Great Perfection quasi-Emperor and a Consummation quasi-Emperor was like clouds and mudthey were simply on entirely different levels.
Many quasi-Emperors remained stuck at Great Perfection quasi-Emperor, unable to break through to Consummation quasi-Emperor. This hurdle was simply too difficult to cross.
However, if one managed to ovee this hurdle, ones strength would advance considerably to apletely different level.
As Great Perfection quasi-Emperors who had remained stuck at this stage for several decades already, the cultivators who came with Xiao Chen felt this difference distinctly.
The group all rushed over with respectful expressions and asked, Young Master Xiao, are you injured?
Xiao Chen circted his energy and rested for a while, recovering some of his strength. Then, he replied calmly, There are no major problems.
Young Master Xiao, you are truly astonishing. With the cultivation of a Great Perfection quasi-Emperor, you defeated a Consummation quasi-Emperor. You really make us old folk embarrassed of ourselves.
Xiao Chen did not feel much joy at hearing such respectful words. He said, That was nothing much. This Wang Zhen is weak among Consummation quasi-Emperors. Aside from being lucky, I won mainly because he underestimated me.
Yue Bingyun smiled faintly and said, There is no need to be humble. Your strength is clear, and not much needs to be said. Lets take a look first and see if the Blood Sword Sovereigns cave is under here.
Right, right, right! That is the important matter at hand.
Right now, the range of possibilities is shrinking. Every Dragon Vein holds great possibility. Who knows, the Blood Sword Sovereigns cave might be under here and it might hide the Life and Death Art.
At that time, we will be able to take the initiative, entering before the Consummation quasi-Emperors do.
Everyone was optimistic, joking andughing as they spoke. They felt very confident, feeling that they chose correctly by following Xiao Chen.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Just at this moment, several figures shed in the air, arriving in the vicinity of the peak that Xiao Chen targeted.
When the many old men saw the appearance of the new arrivals, their expressions changed drastically. They muttered, Almost all of the Consummation quasi-Emperors, including Jin Liangqi, are here.
Xiao Chen looked up. There was a total of five groups. The leaders of each group were all Consummation quasi-Emperors.
Aside from Jin Liangqi, Xiao Chen did not recognize the other leaders. However, those people were no weaker than Jin Liangqi.
Among Consummation quasi-Emperors, Jin Liangqi stood at the very peak. He was much stronger than the Xia ns Wang Zhen. Just one of such a person would give Xiao Chen a lot of trouble. Furthermore, there were five now, so he could not go head-on.
Actually, the situation before Xiao Chen was within his expectations. As the range of possibilities shrank, the many scattered quasi-Emperors would end up gathered together.
Xiao Chen estimated that only about ten possible Dragon Veins remained unexplored. The Blood Sword Sovereigns cave would definitely be one of these ten.
Since every Dragon Vein held great possibilities, no one would be foolish enough to watch others enter first.
Xiao Chen entered deep thought. Then, he moved out together with Yue Bingyun. He did not want to fight these Consummation quasi-Emperors openly. That would not be smart.
You are rather wise!
Jin Liangqi snorted coldly. Then, after discussing with the other four Consummation quasi-Emperors, he got the Geomaster that came with him to make a move. That Geomaster executed a Secret Technique and split the mountain open, revealing the bottom.
Many people looked in anticipation, feeling hopeful. However, the higher the hope, the greater the disappointment.
After the Dragon Vein was opened, its Spirit Veins origin transformed into a Roaming Dragon and soared into the clouds. However, this was a low-ranked Spirit Vein, so the disappointed people ignored it and let it fly away.
Damn it! Another empty one! A stout Consummation quasi-Emperor could not help cursing while in the sky.
This person looked very ferocious, his face pitted with many scary scars, and carried a nine-ringed saber on his back. His name was Shen Xiao. In the ck Water Sea, he was known as the Smiling Saber Demon. His infamy spread far and wide, and his methods were extremely cruel.
Several Great Perfection quasi-Emperors felt fearful when they heard him curse, not daring to say anything.
Lets go. There are only nine more possibilities. If we search them one by one, we will find it eventually. Jin Liangqi eyed Xiao Chen meaningfully. Then, he left together with the other Consummation quasi-Emperors, rushing to the next location.
Young Master Xiao, what should we do now? These Consummation quasi-Emperors are clearly working together. The ck-d old man looked at Xiao Chen anxiously.
Xiao Chen did not have any easy solutions. None of those people were kindred spirits. Evidently, they would not permit anyone else to search the Dragon Veins before they did.
Earlier, when Xiao Chen was at the foot of the mountain, he felt cold, murderous intent from several people.
If he had been someone else, a person bringing a Geomaster to search the Dragon Veins, these people would have attacked already. If one wanted to join them, one would have to be a Consummation quasi-Emperor. Otherwise, one would not get a share of the profits.
One option is to follow them, wait for a chance, and see if you can gain anything. However, doing so is perilous. You will need to be mentally prepared to get killed. The other option is to give up now. Along the way, all of you gained some small profits, enough to rpense for your time already.
Xiao Chen suggested two options after thinking for a while.
The quasi-Emperors with him entered deep thought, carefully thinking about it. Most of them made up their minds. After they let Xiao Chen know of their intentions, they chased after therge group, hoping to be able to gain something by following it.
Only a few people felt that they did not stand any chance, so they gave up. Although they did not feel satisfied, they did not have much choice in this. No matter how tempting the Life and Death Art was, it was not as important as ones life. If one was dead, how could one advance to Martial Emperor?
Soon, only Xiao Chen and Yue Bingyun remained at the foot of the mountain.
Yue Bingyun looked at the many Great Perfection quasi-Emperors flying in pursuit. Then, she withdrew her gaze and turned to Xiao Chen. What is your choice?
Xiao Chen answered calmly, Both you and I have our own trump cards to protect our lives. Naturally, it is the first choice. However, I need to rest quietly for now.
After saying that, Xiao Chen sat cross-legged on the ground. Then, he circted the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation and recovered quickly.
The earlier fight with Wang Zhen looked easy, but Xiao Chen had actually expended a lot of his energytwo-thirds of his Law Energy.
A Consummation quasi-Emperor was someone who had merged their soul with their Heavenly Seal. Their Sage Body was a step closer to the Golden Emperor Body and very hard to injure.
A Consummation quasi-Emperors ability to endure injuries was greatly increased. Xiao Chen had needed to erupt with a barrage of strong attacks within a short period of time toy waste to a Consummation quasi-Emperor. Otherwise, if the battle dragged out, the one at a disadvantage would have been Xiao Chen.
However, this battle also brought him many benefits. The clearest of which was the increase in his confidence as well as in his experience in fighting a Consummation quasi-Emperor.
Xiao Chen thought back to the past, to when Leng Shaofan brought a Consummation quasi-Emperor of the Eastern Sea Divine Dragon Pce. Xiao Chen had been helpless to retaliate. Even after activating the Sea Monarch Crown, he still had to resort to tricks to ovee the situation.
Now, he had used his own strength to properly defeat a Consummation quasi-Emperor and sending him fleeing.
After Xiao Chen frantically circted the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation, his Law Energy recovered four hourster, returning to its peak. His sharp aura strengthened further, and the subdued boldness in his eyes intensified, startling Yue Bingyun somewhat when she saw this.
In Yue Bingyuns heart, she could not helpparing Xiao Chen to Yi Ling, the deeply hidden Young Treasure Master of the Heavenly Starry Sea.
Xiao Chen was probably not aware that his actions at the Four Seas Hero Gathering severely damaged the Luck of the various outstanding talents, inadvertently helping Yi Ling. He had allowed Yi Ling to lord over the Heavenly Starry Sea, gaining great benefits. Xiao Chens actions resulted in the establishment of a troublesome opponent.
Let me see how far they have progressed.
Xiao Chen got up and flew to the top of the peak. Then, he opened his Heavenly Eye and looked into the distance. Instantly, everywhere within five hundred kilometers entered his eyes.
Every flower and every tree; every grass and every log; flying bugs, birds, and beasts; mountains, rivers, and great insthey all appeared in Xiao Chens mind. Nothing could escape his Heavenly Eye.
Suddenly, Xiao Chen frowned as he felt an intense gaze. It was like this person discovered his scrutiny, so he quickly closed his Heavenly Eye.
However, it was already somewhat toote. That experts gaze contained the other partys cold, emotionless sword intent. Blood leaked out from Xiao Chens forehead.
Chapter 1158: Mysterious Hemp-Clad Swordsman
Chapter 1158: Mysterious Hemp-d Swordsman
Yue Bingyuns expression changed as she quickly flew over. Then, she helped up Xiao Chen, who had dropped to one knee.
What happened?
Xiao Chens expression looked somewhat unsightly. After he calmed himself, hisplexion flushed, and he said with a frown, There is a half-step Martial Emperor in closed-door cultivation at a Dragon Vein. It will probably be even harder now to obtain the Life and Death Art.
The extreme western side of ck Water Ind contained a majestic set of snowy mountains. A middle-aged man wearing thin hemp cloth and radiating sword intent sat cross-legged on the summit of the highest peak.
Bone-chilling winds blew endlessly, and a snowstorm raged without pause. Despite the abominable environment, the hemp-d swordsman disyed a normal expression. The snow that fell on him did not melt, but neither did it umte. Instead, it flowed down like water. All this looked very mysterious.
This particr snowy mountain was the tallest peak in the entire ck Water Ind. Its summit frequently had a temperature lower than negative one hundred degrees Celsius. Aside from some Spirit Beasts that thrived in frigid conditions, such as Snow Wolves, there was nothing here to attract anyone.
Under normal circumstances, no one woulde and suffer here for no reason whatsoever. Of course, certain ice-attributed cultivators like this hemp-d swordsman, who had secluded himself here for a hundred years already, were exceptions.
The hemp-d swordsman looked into the distance. Then, a cold, cruel smile appeared on his lips. He said indifferently, Pretty good reflexes. He managed to keep his eyes.
This hemp-d swordsman was the mysterious half-step Martial Emperor who injured Xiao Chens Heavenly Eye with just one nce.
You should celebrate the fact that you saw me after I have cultivated here for a hundred years. One hundred years ago, I would not have let you off so simply if you wanted to peep at me cultivating.
After snorting coldly, the hemp-d swordsman closed his eyes once more, continuing his quiet cultivation at the summit, working onprehending the peak ice sword soul.
However, this swordsman opened his eyes again not long after. This time, his eyes contained bloodthirsty killing intent. A cial aura spread out from his body, triggering a snowstorm in its wake. His surroundings seemed to freeze.
Crack! Crack! Crack! Crack!
The instant the swordsman stood up, all the snowkes covering the sky suddenly exploded, crushed into powder as a result of the boundless sword intent.
This is really never-ending. Have the people of ck Water Ind forgotten me, Bing Xuejian, after one hundred years?
[Note: The name Bing Xuejian literally trantes to ice blood sword.]
Bing Xuejian sensed many people flying around the mountain range. In addition, even more people continued to stream in, all of them quasi-Emperors.
The people who came were naturally Jin Liangqi and the other Consummation quasi-Emperors. The ones following behind were thousands of Great Perfection quasi-Emperors and Small Perfection quasi-Emperors trying to see if they could profit by picking through the leftovers or gain some benefits if there were any conflicts.
The Life and Death Art could condense the Heart of an Emperor in advance. This temptation alone gave all these quasi-Emperors the courage to gamble their lives on this endeavor.
Jin Liangqi and the others traveled overnd and water before finally arriving at the foot of the tallest snowy mountain. Then, they looked at the mountain peak, which towered in the clouds. This is thest Dragon Vein in the western part of ck Water Ind. The cave of the Blood Sword Sovereign from fifty thousand years ago must be here!
The Smiling Saber Demon, Shen Xiao, smiled and said, What are we waiting for? Lets move!
This is probably going to be difficult. One hundred years ago, a massacre took ce here. A mysterious swordsman eliminated all the ice-attributed cultivators on the entire mountain range. I do not know if that swordsman is still here, an extremely old man said.
This old man was known as Elder Iron. Due to his focus on tempering the body, making his physical body like an iron wall and harder to deal with, he gained the nickname of Elder Iron after advancing to Consummation quasi-Emperor.
Thats right. Even now, I still remember that massacre. It was apparently done by Bing Xuejian, the first disciple of the Ice Sword Sovereign, who betrayed his sect, another old man said.
Jin Liangqi thought for a while before saying, One hundred years have passed without any news of this person. He probably left already. Even if he is still around, we have so many people here. There is no need to fear him.
Thats right, even if he is here, we will force him back. Does he think that he is the king of the snowy mountain here?! the Smiling Saber Demon said ferociously.
The Life and Death Art held too great an attraction. After discussing with each other, the few Consummation quasi-Emperors decided to act. Upon receiving instructions, the five Geomasters immediately executed their Dragon Seeking Arts to uncover the Dragon Vein.
Ten kilometers away, Fei Lengyi, who was hiding in the snowstorm, sank into deep thought as he looked at the snowy mountain. He muttered, To think that the Blood Sword Sovereigns cave is here! It appears it will be impossible to monopolize that Secret Technique. However, this is fine as well. I will be more confident of dealing with this group of people by working with Bing Xuejian.
After that, I will use the jadeite to deal with him. In the end, the Life and Death Art will belong to me alone.
Fei Lengyi had been keeping track of the news about the Life and Death Art. After recuperating from his injuries anding out of closed-door cultivation, he had been shadowing this group of people searching for it.
Having already failed his tribtion once, he would never advance to Martial Emperor without any special opportunities. The Blood Sword Sovereigns Life and Death Art was his opportunity. His desire to obtain it was even stronger than anyone elses.
After the Geomasters made their move, strands of Dragon Qi surged out from underground.
Everyone knew that this was already thest Dragon Vein in the entire western side of ck Water Ind. As they looked at the Dragon Qi soaring up, all the quasi-Emperors around became nervous.
Ka ca!
However, just at this anxiety-filled moment, a scarlet sword light silently appeared amid the snowstorm. Before the five Geomasters could react, this sword light chopped off their heads.
Who is it?!
The expressions of Jin Liangqi and the others changed drastically. Everyone moved back and took up a defensive stance in an instant. They released their auras, looking very nervous.
This sword Qi was too strange. It came right from the front and actually silently killed the five Geomasters. Even if this neer was not a half-step Martial Emperor, he was someone stronger than them.
Such a scene sent a chill of fear down the backs of the many quasi-Emperors nning to benefit from leftovers and conflicts.
You are aware of my name, yet you still dare toe and send yourself to death. How extraordinarily bold!
A figure slowly appeared in the middle of the snowstorm. By the time the silhouette became clear and stepped forward, this person had already arrived before Jin Liangqi and the others.
Bing Xuejian!
Jin Liangqi and the others instantly felt their scalps go numb. Unexpectedly, something still happened in this final stepthey had run into thest person they wanted to see.
The Smiling Saber Demon showed a nervous expression. Despite his earlier bravado, now that he was face to face with this Bing Xuejian, he did not feel confident at all.
With the five of them working together, their chances against Bing Xuejian were about even.
However, these five were not kindred spirits. They did not truly trust each other, which would make cooperation very hard. If they fought with Bing Xuejian, they would definitely flee at the first sign of any disadvantage, unwilling to risk their lives for the others.
Jin Liangqi appeared rather calm. He said in a sullen tone, Senior is overstating the situation. If we knew that Senior was here, we would not have dared to barge in.
In that case, scram! Bing Xuejian ordered coldly.
The fives expressions turned unsightly. Jin Liangqi suppressed the rage in his heart and said, We have credible proof that a Saber Emperors cave is hidden under this mountain range. The treasures in there might be of some use to us. However, those probably will not be of much help to a swordsman like Senior.
Hahaha! Jin Liangqi, do you not blush at all when you lie?
Fei Lengyi arrived amid loudughter while releasing a boundless aura, sending the snow whirling everywhere. He moved one kilometer with each step. In ten steps, he stood before the group.
Bing Xuejian, the cave where the legendary Blood Sword Sovereign once cultivated is likely to be hidden under this mountain range. It is very possible that the Life and Death Art is in there. You are also someone who failed in the Great Tribtion of wind and fire. The Life and Death Art would be greatly beneficial to you.
Fei Lengyis smile filled his face, appearing very cocky. No trace of the grief of that day remained in his demeanor. He had recovered his past arrogance and tyranny by now.
The moment Fei Lengyi spoke, he did not show any mercy at all, exposing Jin Liangqi and his group.
When Jin Liangqis group of people looked at Fei Lengyi, they gnashed their teeth. However, they could not do anything but curse Fei Lengyi in their hearts.
Fei Lengyi did not even bother looking at Jin Liangqis group of people. He continued, How about it? Are you interested in exploring this Blood Sword Sovereigns cave with me? The two of us share the same plight, and we can ascend to Emperor together.
Naturally, I am interested, Bing Xuejian said halfheartedly.
Fei Lengyiughed loudly, wildly releasing the aura of a half-step Martial Emperor. Good. In that case, work with me to clear off this group of flies first!
The moment he said that, he immediately sparked a huge uproar. Panic and fluster spread out.
Even though Fei Lengyi was here, these people would normally not be in such a panic. One half-step Martial Emperor could not kill everyone here. However, two half-step Martial Emperors would be more than sufficient to chase all of them away.
Jin Liangqi and the others felt dissatisfied. They clung to ast bit of hope as they looked at Bing Xuejian. Although chances were slim, they would still hope for an opportunity to turn things around.
Fei Lengyi was clearly very confident. He had interacted with Bing Xuejian before and knew what he was like. He knew that Bing Xuejian would definitely agree to his proposition.
However, unexpectedly, the hemp-d swordsman smiled coldly and said, Fei Lengyi, you seem to have gotten something wrong. I am certainly interested in the Blood Sword Sovereigns cave. However, I do not have any interest in working with you. Do you think that I do not know what you are thinking?
Fei Lengyis expression turned cold as he said, Bing Xuejian, you are not thinking straight!
Jin Liangqi heaved a sigh of relief. He took advantage of this opportunity to say with a smile, Manor Lord, dont overthink this. Who here does not know that you have the jadeite with you? Without us interfering, Senior Bing Xuejian will not be a match for you. In the end, you will still monopolize the Life and Death Art.
The Smiling Saber Demon piped up, Thats right. Given your overbearing nature, you definitely are not thinking of sharing the Life and Death Art. In your heart, you think that it is something that belongs to you.
Bing Xuejian did not say anything. Clearly, he agreed with these people; hence, the situation turned around, spoiling Fei Lengyis n.
Manor Lord Fei, there is no need to monopolize it. Isnt it better if everyone gets the Life and Death Art together and shares it? Furthermore, we do not know what dangers exist in the Blood Sword Sovereigns cave. It is not good for us to fight among ourselves before we enter.
The aged Elder Iron spoke about the situation and gave a piece of appropriate advice.
Indeed, the Blood Sword Sovereign was a mixed-blood of human and demon. He had been horrifyingly strong, called the most dazzling legendary Martial Emperor of the ck Sea. It was impossible for everything to go as one wished in his cave. There would no doubt be many unknown dangers.
Chapter 1159: Unparalleled Sword Inten
Chapter 1159: Unparalleled Sword Inten
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Fei Lengyi thought for a long time before saying, Ill work with you for the time being, but I will not lower myself to your level.
Smiling, Jin Liangqi said, This is good. Everyone will be satisfied with this. However, there is only one problem: all the Geomasters are dead. It will be difficult to enter the Blood Sword Sovereigns cave, which is deep underground.
There is no need to go to all that trouble. We will just work together and break apart this mountain range and the ground, Bing Xuejian said in a calm and casual manner.
Jin Liangqi hesitated and said, Attacking together is not difficult. However, we will end up exhausting a lot of Law Energy, which is not exactly a good thing.
Bing Xuejian revealed an expression of disdain. Then, he pulled out the Ice Blood Sword and said, Ill be the main attacking force. You all can simply assist from the side.
After that, he turned around and hacked down on the tall mountain range with his sword.
A scarlet sword light flickered on the sword, looking like arge pir of light connecting the sky to the ground. It even contained an unparalleled, bone-chilling sword intent, which made everyones hair stand on end.
Several quasi-Emperors thought to themselves, This Bing Xuejians sword soul must have reached seventy-percentprehension at least, a Great Perfection sword soul. As for his will of ice, he already raised it to its limits and perfectly merged it with his sword soul; there are no weaknesses.
Before the shocked gazes of the many quasi-Emperors, this scarlet sword light chopped the entire mountain range in half. Then, the snowy mountain crumbled with a loud noise.
The copsing snowy mountain triggered a chain reaction, instantly setting off avnches rumbling everywhere. The ground within fifty kilometers trembled endlessly like an earthquake.
Fei Lengyi, Jin Liangqi, and the others made their moves after this, attacking together. They pulled up the ground that was under the mountain range.
Incredibly huge clumps of dirt floated in the air, covering the sky. Dust flew everywhere along with snow. The entire ce turned chaotic.
After the chaos settled down, the mountain range no longer existed, reced by an enormous ten-kilometer-deep pit in the ground. A half-exposed cave could be seen at the bottom of the pit, attracting everyones attention.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Many figures shed, speeding towards the cave. It went without saying that it was the entrance to the Blood Sword Sovereigns cave.
After that, the thousands of quasi-Emperors trailing the Consummation quasi-Emperors, intending to gain some benefits, immediately followed at their heels. In that instant, everyone disappeared. The originally lively snowy mountain was gone with not a single living person in sight.
After a while, two figuresone male and one femaleappeared at the edge of the enormous pit.
The male was dressed in white, and his appearance looked delicate. He emanated an indescribable loneliness and pride. He gave the feeling of being colder than ice despite his expressionless countenance.
The female was as pretty as a flower, as clear as ice, and as clean as jade, even purer than the white snow. She possessed an appearance that could bring down a kingdom, looking like a fairy and radiating a very natural aura. As she stood in this snond, she looked extremely charming.
Ordinary men would not dare to look her in the eye,cking the courage to gaze directly at that heavenly face.
Naturally, this pair was Xiao Chen and Yue Bingyun. After they realized that there were half-step Martial Emperors interfering with the search for the cave, they became much more cautious. They did not charge forward in the front line. Instead, they followed behind everyone and watched how the situation unfolded.
The two had seen the earlier scene.
Things are getting increasinglyplicated. With the unexpected appearance of two half-step Martial Emperors, the difficulty of obtaining the Life and Death Art has increased greatly.
Although Yue Bingyun did not look optimistic, she did not have a desperate expression. Instead, she justmented on the increased difficulty.
Xiao Chen looked at Yue Bingyun and prompted, Now that weve reached this point, shouldnt you tell me what your trump card is?
She smiled and replied, You will naturally find out when the timees. I still owe you for the Heavenly Origin Pill. I will definitely put in my full effort to help you to obtain the Life and Death Art. So rest assured.
Since Yue Bingyun said that, Xiao Chen did not push the matter. He looked at the dark pit and suddenly frowned just as he was about to descend. There is a bloody stench!
I can smell it too. However, isnt this normal? There are those who are not strong enough but still want to try and gain some benefits. It would be hard to avoid losses.
Xiao Chen shook his head and replied, It is not normal. The amount of blood lost is really not normal; it is much more than when someone dies. Otherwise, the bloody stench in the air would not be this strong.
This ce is weird. We should be more careful when we enter.
Xiao Chen took the lead, flying towards the cave while holding his Lunar Shadow Saber.
When the two arrived at the dark cave entrance, the bloody stench became even more oppressive, nearly suffocating and unbearable.
After they walked some distance, precious stones that gave off light appeared on the ceiling of the cave, relieving the darkness. The walls on the left and right were very smooth with clear marks of carving. As the two went further in, they started to see some vague scenes depicted on the walls. These should be the casual handiwork of the Blood Sword Sovereign.
These scenes were mostly of sword dances.
Xiao Chen stretched out his hand and touched the person depicted in the carving. A strong sword intent entered his mind through the sculpture. It was like the person there came to life and charged at him.
Xiao Chen quickly let go and retreated a few steps. The lightning saber soul in his sea of consciousness came out with a thought and crushed the sword intenting from the painting.
He looked at the wall carving again with astonishment. The casual work of the Blood Sword Sovereign actually still held such might after fifty thousand years. This was truly shocking.
If Xiao Chen were a swordsman, he would definitely stop and examine this sculpture carefully. He would surely receive many gains that might even aid a sword souls growth.
Unfortunately, he was a desman. Although the wall carving was profound, it was not of much use to him.
Xiao Chen continued walking forward. More and more forks in the road appeared. He wondered what the Blood Sword Sovereign was thinking back then to have made such a grand andplicated cultivation cave.
Amid the bloody stench, the two finally stumbled upon the first corpse. This corpse was that of an old man. He was already desated, the skin and bones having fused together. His eyes were sunken, and arge amount of dried blood clung to his neck.
Xiao Chen studied the wounds at the neck and discovered two bloody holes, which looked like they were caused by sharp teeth.
There were many ferocious beasts that sucked blood in the Kunlun Realm. Xiao Chen himself was aware of at least three. However, the scene before him, as well as the wounds and marks, made him and Yue Bingyun immediately think of a certain possibility.
This was the work of a Blood Demon, one of the eighteen Demon Races of the Deep Abyss Demonic World. Furthermore, it was not one of the low-ranked Blood Demons; otherwise, it would not have such teeth. No wonder the bloody stench was so strong. It would be strange if there was no bloody stench, given the presence of these Blood Demons.
It looks like the rumors of the Blood Sword Sovereign being a human-Demon mixed-blood is true. Furthermore, his Demon side is the mysterious and troublesome Blood Demon, Yue Bingyun said.
Xiao Chen looked up and was about to say something when he suddenly saw a shadow silently descend towards Yue Bingyun from the ceiling.
In the time it took for a spark to fly, Xiao Chen quickly drew his saber without even thinking. Then, he chopped that descending shadow in half.
When the two halves of that shadow fell to the ground, they quickly merged back together, forming an ugly human-shaped monster with sharp teeth. Its entire body was wrinkled, and it stank of blood.
It lookedpletely different from the Blood Demons that Xiao Chen knew.
Many figures dropped from the ceiling, and numerous bloodsucking monsters appeared, surrounding Xiao Chen and Yue Bingyun in this rather vast stone room.
A rough count came to at least twenty of these monsters.
Xiao Chen and Yue Bingyun both did not dare to be careless. For quasi-Emperors to die at the hands of these bloodsucking monsters, something had to be extraordinary about them.
The two stood back to back, cautiously looking around on full alert.
Thank you for the rescue, Yue Bingyun said gratefully as a rainbow ribbon appeared in her hands.
Xiao Chen had already drawn his Lunar Shadow Saber. He said calmly, There is no need to say anything else. We should deal with this problem before us first.
These bloodsucking monsters all stared at the two with bloodshot eyes. A disgusting liquid dribbled out from the corners of their mouths as they kept hissing. They looked like they wouldunch themselves over at any moment.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
The ck figures flickered. After sizing the two up for a while, these bloodsucking monsters turned into shes of shadows flying at the two. They were so fast that they were visible only as shadows.
Xiao Chen activated the Fleeting Shadow Gloves, and his saber flickered with sparks. He merged in his lightning saber soul and shot out a dense saber light.
The saber light flickered with electricity as he chopped off the heads and hands of the bloodsucking monsters attacking them. None of the monsters could get near him.
Yue Bingyun was even more violent than Xiao Chen. The ribbon in her hand shot out even faster than the bloodsucking monsters. The ribbon wrapped around the head of every bloodsucking monster that charged towards her and crushed it, sending blood spurting everywhere.
In this high-speed exchange, the two knocked back all the twenty-odd bloodsucking monsters. Many of the monsters squirmed on the ground, missing arms or heads.
These monsters were not as difficult to deal with as the two had thought. It looked like they were just some weak monsters. The truly troublesome ones were probably behind.
Just as the two were about to release their bated breath, the bloodsucking monsters on the ground suddenly got up. Their missing arms and heads rapidly regenerated. They appeared very ferocious and sinister as they opened their jaws wide and charged at the two again.
This repeated three times. The twos expressions changed. Are these monsters immortal?
Xiao Chen, these might be human cultivators that Blood Demons had bitten. For some reason, they mutated.
As Xiao Chen knocked back the charging bloodsucking monsters, he asked quickly, Is there any way to resolve this?
For now, there is none. They must have been bitten by the Blood Sword Sovereign. Otherwise, they would not be so hard to handle.
When Xiao Chen heard that, he entered deep thought. They could not just continue like this. Although he did not believe there were monsters that could not be killed, they would not be able to reach the depths of this cave if they kept fighting this way.
The two needed to crack this problem. Xiao Chen quickly tried to figure out a solution. Then, he thought, I wonder if using a saber soul of a different attribute would be effective?
Aside from the lightning saber soul, the ones that Xiao Chen was the mostfortable with were the death saber soul and ruin saber soul. Perhaps the death saber soul might show some unexpected effects on these monsters.
Xiao Chen put his thoughts into action immediately. He swapped out the mighty lightning saber soul and merged the state of death from the Cycle Banner and the saber soul together.
Chapter 1160: Wondrous Use of the State of Death
Chapter 1160: Wondrous Use of the State of Death
ck smoke wafted around the saber. When Xiao Chen chopped down on the bloodsucking monsters, they shrieked in agony. As the death saber intent maintained its assault on the bloodsucking monsters, their bodies withered at a rapid pace.
It is effective! Xiao Chen thought happily.
Then, his saber light flickered as he hacked out three times, finishing off a bloodsucking monster.
Stay behind me, Xiao Chen said to Yue Bingyun, now feeling confident, preparing to finish off these monsters in one go.
Although Yue Bingyun did not know what he intended to do, she still chose to believe in him. She put away her ribbon and quickly moved behind him.
Flight On Wings, Disordered Dance of a Thousand Years! Xiao Chen shouted and executed the Disordered Dance of a Thousand Years that he had not used in a long time. Although this Martial Technique was of low rank, it was the most suitable forrge-scale melees. Using the death saber soul to drive this move was perfect for dealing with this group of bloodsucking monsters.
His figure flickered, dancing in the wind. With every step he took, he sent out forty-nine saber lights, filling the entire stone room with them.
Anguished shrieks resounded. When Xiao Chen withdrew his saber, not a single bloodsucking monster remained standing. All of them had died, no longer showing signs of life.
Yue Bingyun entered deep thought and said with some surprise, Unexpectedly, the state of death is so effective on these monsters. It looks like this ce will be easy for you to handle.
Who could have thought that Xiao Chen happened to wield the state of death and would find the weakness of these bloodsucking monsters? In his hands, these problematic monsters were just ordinary Blood Demon subordinates.
However, Xiao Chen did not rx his expression. He shook his head and said, That might not be so. My state of death has not advanced into a will. While it is sufficient for dealing with these small fries, well have a problem if we run into anything more powerful. Furthermore, those Consummation quasi-Emperors can drive a horrifying amount of the power of the world. These small fries might not be able to stop them.
Lets not talk about this for now. Lets move quickly. This cave is too deep, and there is a ridiculous number of forks. We need to find the LIfe and Death Art as soon as possible.
With Xiao Chens death saber soul to open a path, the two progressed a lot faster.
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As the numbers of forks in the path increased, the Consummation quasi-Emperors, Bing Xuejian, and Fei Lengyi all slowly parted ways.
In one particr fork, the Smiling Saber Demon brandished his nine-ringed saber and chopped the bloodsucking monsters in his way into several pieces. After these monsters merged back together, he revealed a cruel smile and continued attacking them.
Each saber strike contained immense force, shattering the internal organs of the bloodsucking monsters.
After he repeated this three times, the bloodsucking monsters on the ground stopped moving. The Smiling Saber Demon snorted coldly and said, Just small fries, and they want to try and kill me.
However, he did not know that after he left, the bloodsucking monsters on the ground started merging back together again with much difficulty. They were not dead like he thought.
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Bing Xuejian walked in the tunnel with a cold expression. When he saw some interesting wall carvings, he asionally stopped to examine them. Each time, the sword intent in the wall carvings gave him many benefits.
How unfortunate! If I had entered this cave a few hundred years ago, I would not have failed my Great Tribtion of wind and fire.
Although Bing Xuejian received a lot here, at his level of cultivation, the sculptures did not provide him with much help. If he hade here when he first became a quasi-Emperor, he would have improved remarkably by looking at these wall carvings and absorbing the sword intent in them.
A bloodsucking monster charged Bing Xuejian, who was examining a wall carving. He did not even look before stabbing it with his sword.
His boundless ice sword intent surged out. The bloodsucking monster did not even have a chance to cry out before it shattered; it turned into an ice sculpture and burst into several thousand pieces.
The ice sword intent shot out again and crush each fragment further into several thousand pieces each,pletely reducing the bloodsucking monsters to nothing.
The tyrannical sword soul was bbergasting, incredibly strong.
The other bloodsucking monsters in the tunnel seemed to sense that Bing Xuejian was difficult to deal with, so they avoided him, not daring to offend this person.
As Bing Xuejian looked at the departing bloodsucking monsters, heughed coldly, Immortal? Even cultivators who have formed the Golden Emperor Body can be killed, what more you bunch of monsters?
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As Fei Lengyi walked in the tunnel of the cave, he appeared very calm as many bloodsucking monstersunched themselves at him.
He cut all the bloodsucking monsters in half with one strike each. Jadeite-green energy lingered on the de of his sword. Green crystals appeared in the wounds of the bloodsucking monsters that were split in two, spreading over the entire gash. No matter what the bloodsucking monsters did, they could not merge their bodies back together.
Furthermore, these green crystals continued to spread and prate into the bloodsucking monsters bodies,pletely crystallizing them.
Fei Lengyi sheathed his sword. Instantly, there were endless tinkling sounds. All the bloodsucking monsters on the ground turned into green crystals and shattered.
Crush! Crush! Fei Lengyi trod on these crystal fragments, producing crunching sounds on contact.
This mysterious scene was not a result of Fei Lengyis sword soul. Instead, it was because he used the energy of the jadeite from the Heavenly Cloud Jadeite Sword.
Although these bloodsucking monsters could not hurt him, his sword soul was weaker than Bing Xuejians.
He could not easily kill these bloodsucking monsters by relying on just his own strength. However, after he activated the jadeite, he did so easily, dealing with a lot of them in one move.
The remaining bloodsucking monsters all felt Fei Lengyi would be difficult to deal with, so they scattered in a fluster, searching for new targets.
As Fei Lengyi watched the bloodsucking monsters leave, he frowned slightly. These should be the food that the Blood Sword Sovereign reared back then. They were all extremely evil people but not very strong. It will be troublesome if I run into a quasi-Emperor-level bloodsucking monster. However, I have the jadeite, a much stronger advantage than what Bing Xuejian has.
As Fei Lengyi continued walking, he looked at the wall carvings. His expression was exactly the same as Bing Xuejians, entirely regretful.
To any swordsman, these casual works of the Blood Sword Sovereign from fifty thousand years ago were incredibly rare riches.
Unfortunately, Fei Lengyi had already reached half-step Martial Emperor and could not advance any further. His cultivation of the sword Dao was no inferior to that of some Minor Heavenly Martial Emperors. Thus, the sword intent in the wall carvings was not of much help to him.
However, if Fei Lengyi was lucky and could find a wall carving that the Blood Sword Sovereign had put in his full effort into making, it should still be of great help.
As he walked, he saw a stone room on the left side of the passageway. He pushed open the door and drew his sword. The jadeite-green sword light containing a vast sword intent swept through the room like a storm.
Miserable shrieks rang out. When the sword light finished sweeping through the room, all the bloodsucking monsters inside were dead.
After looking around the stone room, Fei Lengyi revealed disappointment on his face. There were no prayer mats in there, which meant that this was not the Blood Sword Sovereigns cultivation room. It was only a storeroom. After searching for a while, he found a stone chest.
Essence Stones! After Fei Lengyi opened the stone chest, his eyes lit up for a moment before dimming again.
Essence Stones were crystals that formed naturally in King Spirit Veins. Martial Emperors needed them to cultivate. To others, they were extraordinarily precious. However, they were worthless to him.
After Fei Lengyi failed his tribtion, he could no longer increase his cultivation.
Ill put them away first. If I manage to find the Life and Death Art, I might still be able to advance to Martial Emperor. At that time, these Essence Stones will be useful.
After consoling himself, Fei Lengyi was in a rather good mood as he put these one hundred Essence Stones in his spatial ring.
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The tunnels did not pose a problem to the half-step Martial Emperors and the Consummation quasi-Emperors. They received plenty of gains. As for the Small Perfection quasi-Emperors and Great Perfection quasi-Emperors, they were in somewhat miserable states. The Great Perfection quasi-Emperors were still fine, but the Small Perfection quasi-Emperors were doomed to die if they ran into the bloodsucking monsters.
Several people already intended to flee. To them, this ce was already like hell. They were helpless before the undying bloodsucking monsters and could only wait for death.
Xiao Chen and Yue Bingyun advanced rather sessfully. Later, it urred to Xiao Chen to project his state of death. Doing so deterred those bloodsucking monsters from approaching the two.
There seem to be sounds of battleing from in front! Yue Bingyun said.
After walking for a long time, the two had heard the mor of battle plenty of times. This time, Yue Bingyun spoke up because a voice sounded somewhat familiar.
Xiao Chen listened for a while, then said, It is someone from the first batch of people who followed us. Lets go over and take a look.
The twos figures shed, and soon they saw the ck-d old man who bet with Xiao Chen previously in a stone room. This person was currently holding off bloodsucking monsters with ten other people.
The din of battle and the flourishing Qi of the cultivators kept attracting the bloodsucking monsters. Now, the bloodsucking monsters surrounding them already numbered in the hundreds.
When facing these bloodsucking monsters that seemed immortal, these quasi-Emperors sweated buckets. Wounds riddled their bodies.
Brother Xiao Chen, quickly leave. These bloodsucking monsters cannot be killed! The ck-d old man called out to Xiao Chen to leave first. He did not show any joy at seeing him.
Its fine. You guys just hold on first.
Xiao Chen only said something simple before charging in, bringing out his death saber soul. The bloodsucking monsters in the way were no match for him at all, losing in an instant and getting cut into pieces. They showed no more signs of life, unable to revive.
After a few breaths, he killed all the bloodsucking monsters in the stone room, scaring the rest into flight; not a single one of them dared to remain.
Xiao Chen did not give chase. After helping this group of quasi-Emperors resolve their crisis, he sheathed his saber.
This scene was very shocking to the group. The bloodsucking monsters that would not die, no matter what, fell to Xiao Chen like they were vegetables on a chopping boarda very clear-cut victory.
This The ck-d old man and the others fell speechless, unable to understand what had happened.
Xiao Chen answered honestly, These bloodsucking monsters are all afraid of the state of death. It is a weakness of theirs. I was lucky and happened to have touched on the state of death.
Only then did the others understand. So that was how he had done it. The ck-d old man released his bated breath and said with a bitter smile, Brother Xiao Chen, I should have listened to you and not tried to gain some benefits here.
Chapter 1161: Essence Stone
Chapter 1161: Essence Stone
Xiao Chen looked at the corpses on the ground, a sight too cruel to behold. Several of them were people that he was familiar with. Not too long ago, they had chatted with each other and shared some happy times. In the end, these people died because of their greed.
Even so, that could not truly be considered greed. These people were just seeking opportunities to continue climbing on their journey to Emperor, turning into corpses that lined the path to Emperor.
Xiao Chen sized up the remaining group of old men. Then, he said, Let me send you all back to the entrance.
When the ck-d old man heard that, he felt very grateful, but he waved his hand and said, There is no need. If we run at full speed, those bloodsucking monsters wont be able to catch up to us. We were trapped this time because we got greedy and ended up trapped in this stone room, unable toe out.
It seemed like there was more to the situation. So Xiao Chen raised his eyebrows and asked, What exactly is the situation?
An old man pulled out a stone chest, and when he opened it, it gave off an attractive dazzling light.
Those are Essence Stones! Yue Bingyun eximed out in shock, having immediately recognized its contents. She said, There are a lot, at least one hundred of them.
The ck-d old man said with some embarrassment, Thats not all. There are still several more stone chests behind. There are at least one thousand Essence Stones. Due to these Essence Stones, we fell out with each other, which gave those bloodsucking monsters an opportunity to surround us in this room.
Otherwise, it would not have resulted in a situation where we could not even flee.
Xiao Chen just realized that most of the injuries on these people were left by sabers, swords, punches, or kicks.
Brother Xiao Chen, you saved our lives. We will not im these Essence Stones. We will take our leave first. If you need any help in the future, just let this old man know.
This matter had dealt a huge blow to these people, depressing them. After saying simple goodbyes, they left the stone room, only wanting to leave this cave quickly.
As Xiao Chen looked at the departing group of people and then the corpses on the ground, he felt aplex mishmash of emotions.
The path to Emperor was truly littered with corpses.
Outside this ce, those quasi-Emperors were people of great influence. Anywhere they went, they received the highest honor and respect, able to be an overlord of an area.
However, that door, that divine and holy Emperors Door was simply too tempting. It caused people to forget about life and death in the relentless pursuit of it.
Will I fall on this path to Emperor one day? Will I be part of the boundless sea of corpses and bones, just an unremarkable wave to be stepped on by those thate after for them to proceed forward?
What should we do with these Essence Stones? Clearly, these Essence Stones tempted Yue Bingyun. This was a crystal that appeared alongside a King Spirit Vein. Even Martial Emperors would use them.
Naturally, Essence Stones would be even more useful to a quasi-Emperors cultivation. It would be strange if she was not tempted.
However, Xiao Chen did not dwell on it. He replied calmly, Since you promised to help me deal with Bing Xuejian and Fei Lengyi, we will split these Essence Stones evenly.
Yue Bingyun smiled and said, Splitting this evenly is too much for me. Im not that greedy. Just give me one chest.
I am really lucky. To think there are so many Essence Stones in this stone room! Hahaha! They are all mine, Shen Xiaos!
Suddenly, an unwee guest appeared at the entrance of the stone room. This was the infamous Smiling Saber Demon.
Xiao Chens and Yue Bingyuns expressions involuntarily changed at the same time.
The Smiling Saber Demon was at the peak of Consummation quasi-Emperor. His strength was several levels higher than Wang Zhens, of the same level as Jin Liangqis.
The gap between Jin Liangqi and Wang Zhen was clear. At the testing stele at the Heavenly Cauldron Pavilions entrance, one had nine purple gems light up, and one had three.
Scram. I have a principle. I will only give others one chance and never a second one, the Smiling Saber Demon said with a cold smile as he put down his nine-ringed saber. The scars on his face twitched, and his ferocious face could make others tremble in fear.
Xiao Chen and Yue Bingyun discussed using voice projection. After a simple exchange, they quickly came to a decision, which consisted of only one wordkill!
The rainbow ribbon in Yue Bingyuns hand flew quickly at the Smiling Saber Demon. The soft ribbon became as strong as a dragon in her hand yet as nimble as a swallow.
You overestimate yourselves!
The Smiling Saber Demon reached out and grabbed the ribbon, looking like he grabbed the neck of a dragon. Then, he gripped it tightly with both hands and yanked it back.
He wanted to pull Yue Bingyun over and kill her with one saber strike.
However, how could her move be so simple? Her pretty eyes turned cold as her right hand released the ribbon. Then, she formed hand seals with both hands.
Instantly, hundreds of ribbons of various colors shot towards the Smiling Saber Demon while Yue Bingyun shed her hand seals. As the ribbons flew, her feet spun, and she suddenly leaped into an elegant dance.
The hundreds of ribbons fluttered irregrly, trapping the Smiling Saber Demon for a short time.
Xiao Chen took advantage of this opening. His figure shed, and he ran on the ribbons, charging at the Smiling Saber Demon. The moment Xiao Chen drew his saber, he used one of his best skillswless Bright Moon. At the same time, he unleashed his saber soul.
If he held back against such an opponent, he would be asking for trouble.
Using a saber against me? You are too inexperienced!
The Smiling Saber Demonughed maniacally and used his nine-ringed saber to execute an Inferior Grade Profound Martial Technique.
Bang!
The two sabers shed and produced countless sparks. The saber intent scattered everywhere and crushed some of Yue Bingyuns ribbons into powder.
Xiao Chen pushed off with his feet and moved back three steps to once again stand on ribbons.
However, the Smiling Saber Demon, whose cultivation was higher than Xiao Chens, moved back a total of ten steps. His face filled with disbelief as he eximed, Great Perfection saber soul! Brat, how did youprehend your saber soul to Great Perfection?!
By relying on a stronger saber soul than the Smiling Saber Demons, Xiao Chen emerged victorious in the first head-on sh. If not for his powerful saber soul, he would not have decided to fight this person.
However, even so, it would still be somewhat difficult to defeat a Consummation quasi-Emperor.
Xiao Chen and Yue Bingyun needed to end this fight quickly and not let it drag out.
Yue Bingyun did not remain idle. The instant the Smiling Saber Demon moved back, two ribbons moved nimbly like snakes and bound his feet.
Although the Smiling Saber Demon reacted very quickly to break the ribbons, this dy brought Xiao Chen another opportunity.
wless Four Seasons!
Spring, Summer, Autumn, and Winter. One saber strike in four styles, cycling endlessly. This move carried a boundlessly sustained force. Of all of Xiao Chens Profound Martial Techniques, this was the strongest Martial Technique he had that he could sustain over an extended length of time. Furthermore, with every change in style, it became even more difficult to oppose.
Caught off guard, the Smiling Saber Demonsted for only two seconds before getting forced back by Xiao Chen.
Furthermore, Yue Bingyuns harassment came at appropriate moments, preventing the Smiling Saber Demon from storing up power and truly shing with Xiao Chen.
With the twos tacit cooperation and Xiao Chens suppressive saber soul, they dominated the Smiling Saber Demon from the very start of the fight.
One sides momentum flourished as the fight went on, while the other sides momentum fell continuously. The Smiling Saber Demon went from full power to being unable to bring out even seventy percent of hisbat prowess.
The Smiling Saber Demon might have a strong cultivation, but he could not bring it out as he pleased. This situation made him feel very depressed.
Damn it! White-Robed desman, dont ever let me catch you alone.
If this fight continued, the Smiling Saber Demon would end up dying here. So, after saying that, he dragged his wound-riddled body away, fleeing in a sorry state.
His condition startled all the Great Perfection quasi-Emperors that passed him. Who could reduce the Smiling Saber Demon to such a state?
Xiao Chen sheathed his saber. After handing one chest of Essence Stones to Yue Bingyun, he carefully put the remaining nine chests away.
Right now, he was still far from the peak of Great Perfection quasi-Emperor. The arrival of these Essence Stones was like getting coal in a snowstorm. There was no need to stand on ceremony.
If Xiao Chen advanced to peak Great Perfection quasi-Emperor, he would not fear this Smiling Saber Demon at all, able to trounce him single-handedly.
After the two left, a figure slowly appeared in the passageway. It was the Dark Citys Jiang Feng.
What a great fellow! To think he actually hid his strength so deeply!
As Jiang Feng watched the two leave, an inscrutable look shed in his eyes. If he blindly sallied forth to fight Xiao Chen, he would probably get defeated. Furthermore, he would get badly defeated.
This time, with Bing Xuejian and Fei Lengyi here, my chances of obtaining the Life and Death Art are probably zero. However, I did manage to obtain a lot of Essence Stones and a Medial Grade Profound Martial Technique. For now, I will go back and enter closed-door cultivation until I reach peak Great Perfection quasi-Emperor.
Given Jiang Fengsprehension ability, he would not have difficulty merging his soul with the Heavenly Seal; doing so was just a matter of time. He was not in great need of the Life and Death Art. If he tried to snatch it away, he might end up losing his life. The risk would not be worth it for this small gain.
After Ie out of closed-door cultivation, I will settle the score with you!
Jiang Feng coldly retracted his gaze and turned away, heading towards the entrance. He had already gained a lot on this trip and was satisfied.
However, Xiao Chen could not settle for what he had. He needed the Life and Death Art. Even if he had to sh with Bing Xuejian and Fei Lengyitwo horrifying charactershe had no other choice.
He had too little time left; he could not wait. He needed to get the Blood Sword Sovereigns Secret Technique for condensing the Heart of an Emperor in advance.
For the remaining part of the journey, Xiao Chen stepped up his pace, which resulted in Yue Bingyin trailing behind somewhat. As he used Thunder Dragon Steps, his usage of it became increasingly exquisite, approaching Consummation and allowing him to move like a dragon.
With every step, he gave off electric light in every direction. Dragon roars rang out endlessly, and the flickering mysterious phenomenon stunned anyone who saw him.
By relying on the vigorousness of Thunder Dragon Steps, Xiao Chen, who continued to rush deeper into the cave, arrived at a vast stone room after half a day.
All the forks in the tunnels led to this ce. Barring the unexpected, this was the true cultivation room of the Blood Sword Sovereign.
When Xiao Chen arrived, he saw not only Jin Liangqi but also the injured Smiling Saber Demon and the other Consummation quasi-Emperors, Bing Xuejian, and Fei Lengyi; they were all here.
However, the strange thing was not that the Consummation quasi-Emperors did not make a move, but that Bing Xuejian and Fei Lengyi did not, either. It was like something terrifying froze them in inaction.
Xiao Chen stared nkly for a moment. In the middle of the stone room were five decayed coffins emanating a horrifying bloody stench. These were vastly different from those bloodsucking monsters.
A prayer mat floated quietly in the air amid the five coffins, and a secret manualy on the prayer mat. The words on the books cover were not clear, but everyone guessed that it was the highly anticipated Life and Death Art.
The people present did not react to Xiao Chens arrival at all. A Great Perfection quasi-Emperor did not arouse their interest.
Chapter 1162: Deterren
Chapter 1162: Deterren
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The headache-inducing thing was that these five coffins were very likely to contain quasi-Emperor-level bloodsucking monsters. No one knew how strong these bloodsucking monsters would be after mutating, so no one dared to casually test it out.
Even people as strong as Bing Xuejian and Fei Lengyi did not dare to.
Amid the tense atmosphere, Xiao Chen discovered some other things as well. The cement of these five coffins seemed to make them part of a great formation, which, once activated, would destroy all the restrictions of the cave. There was no telling what would happen.
Footsteps resounded. Yue Bingyun arrived and stood beside Xiao Chen.
Bing Xuejian frowned slightly, and a trace of rage shed across his face as he looked coldly at Yue Bingyun. Initially, he just casually nced over. However, when he noticed Xiao Chen, he did not pull his gaze away.
Oh no! Xiao Chen thought to himself. This Bing Xuejian must have remembered that I looked around and stumbled upon him earlier.
Unexpectedly, you are here too. Thats fine as well. Get over there and open one coffin. Help me test the waters, Bing Xuejian said rudely and in an extremely overbearing manner.
Bing Xuejians choice was quite ingenious. The five Consummation quasi-Emperors were clearly working together. Touching any one of them would result in a bacsh.
Only Xiao Chen was alone; at most, he had Yue Bingyun as well. However, they were just two Great Perfection quasi-Emperors, hardly sufficient for Bing Xuejian to worry about.
When the others heard this, they felt excited. They happened to be at an impasse. Someone needed to break it, to go forward and test the waters, to check to see how strong the quasi-Emperor-level bloodsucking monsters were.
You overestimate yourselves. To think you dare toe and participate in this despite being Great Perfection quasi-Emperors! This serves you right. Seeing Xiao Chen and Yue Bingyun suffering a disadvantage, the Smiling Saber Demon instantly felt very happy.
Fei Lengyi had long reached the end of his patience. When he heard Bing Xuejians words, he said, You should not havee here in the first ce. However, since you are here already, you should not leave. Go and open one coffin, and I will guarantee your safety.
Xiao Chen smiled coldly in his heart. Both Fei Lengyi and Bing Xuejian are not good people. If there really is any danger, it would be really strange if they helped out.
Xiao Chen, should we Yue Bingyun sent a voice projection, asking him whether they should expose their trump cards to deter these two people and clear this stage.
Although Xiao Chen was curious about Yue Bingyuns trump cardsomething she was confident would serve as a deterrent to Bing Xuejian and Fei Lengyithis was not the time for it yet.
He rejected Yue Bingyuns suggestion and told her not to act rashly. Then, he looked at Bing Xuejian. Without saying a word, he walked towards the circle of five coffins, taking deliberate steps.
You are rather wise.
Bing Xuejian snorted coldly, revealing a faint smile on his face.
The secret manual on the prayer mat was very likely the Life and Death Art, which everyone sought. The only difficulty with this was the five mysterious evil-looking coffins surrounding the prayer mat.
Getting one person to check out the situation was for the best.
Ten stepsnine stepseight stepsseven steps
Xiao Chen approached a coffin, getting increasingly closer. The heavy stench of blood made it looked even more horrifyingly evil. The bloodsucking monster in there was definitely extraordinary.
Boy, hurry up. Stop dragging it out! the Smiling Saber Demon called out loudly, and the others urged Xiao Chen on as well.
Yue Bingyun started to worry. If this was a quasi-Emperor-level bloodsucking monster, being at the very front, Xiao Chen would be the first to fall.
Although he had the death saber soulan excellent counter for these bloodsucking monstersa quasi-Emperor-level bloodsucking monster would surely be on a whole different level, iparable to those small fries from earlier.
Ill fight to the end! Xiao Chen quickly thought to himself. He never nned on just waiting for death, obediently getting used by these people.
He raised his hand and threw a palm strike. Intense energy shot out from his palm. Bing Xuejian and the others all revealed nervous smiles. They made their preparations and waited for the lid of the coffin to open.
Outside of everyones expectations, the energy that Xiao Chen sent out did not break the coffin lid open. Instead, it struck the bottom of the coffin closest to him heavily, thrusting it away.
White-robed brat, what are you trying to do?!
Several people roared. Bing Xuejian radiated killing intent everywhere. He already ced his hand on the hilt of his sword. The instant he drew it, Xiao Chen would be dead for sure.
Rumble!
The movement of the coffin seemed to activate some great formation. Rumbling sounds rang out continuously, and the floor of the stone room suddenly sank.
After that, the repercussions spread through the entire cave. Amid the rumbling sounds, theplex arrangement of tunnels in the cave started to copse.
Everything that happened caught some people off guard. Xiao Chens palm strike triggered great chaos.
The few people who fell seemed to be sucked down by a formless power, causing them to drop endlessly. All their struggles were in vain. Their bodies only continued to plummet.
One kilometerten kilometersone hundred kilometers
Everyone started to reveal expressions of horror. Even Bing Xuejian, who wished he could kill Xiao Chen immediately, could no longer be bothered to. He only thought about how to free himself and rify the current situation.
The five mysterious coffins and that prayer mat fell with the group of people.
Now that everyone was closer, they clearly saw the words Life and Death Art written in ancient ck script on the cover of the secret manual on that prayer mat.
Everyone revealed a fervent gaze. However, they were being pulled by that formless power. They could not even guarantee their own safety at the moment. They could only stare at the Life and Death Art, unable to do anything.
Xiao Chen calmly pondered while in this strange environment. He was also somewhat surprised at this situation that he created.
Earlier, he had already guessed that the positioning of the five coffins was part of some great formation. However, he had not expected that it would result in a fall this deep.
Nevertheless, this situation should notst for very long. They would have tond sometime. He would not be able to avoid a huge fight then. Whoever was not strong enough would pay with their life.
The cold Bing Xuejian, the arrogant Fei Lengyi, and the five Consummation quasi-Emperors working for amon interestthese three groups were all difficult enemies to handle.
The weakest faction would be Yue Bingyun and himself. The instant theynded, they would probably get targeted for elimination.
Hehe, brat, you better start praying hard! The Smiling Saber Demon looked maliciously at Xiao Chen. He already guessed what the end would be like and believed that Xiao Chen would not be able to escape death.
After Xiao Chen tricked so many people, he incurred all their ire. One move from each of them might tear him apart.
Yue Bingyun looked at Xiao Chen and sent a voice projection, Xiao Chen,ter I will make my move. You go get the Life and Death Art. After that, we will leave together.
Wait for a while first. Neither Bing Xuejian or Fei Lengyi is easy to deal with. Im afraid that even if you make a move, you will not be able to dy them.
Xiao Chen already figured out a solution to this problem. He looked coldly at the Smiling Saber Demon. Then, the dragon-shaped Heavenly Seal in his body started to drive the power of the world frantically as he prepared to make a move at any time.
Whoosh!
The group of people, who had suddenly fallen, felt the power pulling them down weakening distinctly. The Smiling Saber Demon could not helpughing maniacally. Brat, your death is at hand!
Fei Lengyi and Bing Xuejian also gazed coldly at Xiao Chen. Clearly, they were all thinking the same thingto finish off the bold Xiao Chen first.
When the power pulling everyone down vanished, Xiao Chen would be lucky to survive.
However, as the power pulling them down diminished, Xiao Chen did not panic at all; he remained calm as usual. He had never been one to submit meekly to maltreatment. Since these people wanted to take advantage of him, naturally, he would return the favor to them.
Xiao Chen would hand this great gift to the Smiling Saber Demon first. This fellow had been mocking him the entire time. When Xiao Chen first arrived at the stone room, the Smiling Saber Demon was also the one who ordered him to move, even more savagely than Bing Xuejian.
What are you looking at?! Wait until I can move again. You will be the first I take down!
Seeing Xiao Chen staring at him, the Smiling Saber Demon blustered very fiercely.
Even on the verge of death, you still spout a lot of nonsense. Since you tried to kill me, I will kill you now!
Xiao Chen, who had not spoken at all since entering the stone room, suddenly spoke up. He snorted coldly, and the mighty Azure Dragon Battle Armor appeared on his body with a thought, making his physical strength soar.
The others expressions changed. Xiao Chens physical body was already horrifying, yet he could still improve it further. What Cultivation Technique did he cultivate exactly?
In this space where no one could move, Xiao Chen gave a war cry and stepped forward. This feat took a lot of effort, causing him to scrunch up his face and sweat to pour down his forehead.
Although the mysterious suction had already weakened significantly, the others still could not move. Even Bing Xuejian and Fei Lengyi could not shake themselves free.
However, by relying on his strong physical body, Xiao Chen could struggle forward. He moved step by step towards one of the coffins with much difficulty.
Dont you want me to open the coffin? I will give you a big present now!
Xiao Chen threw a palm strike that opened the coffin. Then, he clenched his palm into a fist. Using all the Vital Qi in his body, he punched, shoving the coffin in the Smiling Saber Demons direction.
Now the Smiling Saber Demon could no longerugh. Horror appeared on his face.
Unexpectedly, in such situation, Xiao Chen could still move.
This development did not give the Smiling Saber Demon much time to think. An ugly figure emerged from the shattered coffina bloodsucking monster that gave off an aura that inspired horror in everyone. Then, this bloodsucking monster crashed into Shen Xiao.
Although the Smiling Saber Demon could not move about, by putting in some effort, he could still barely move his arms.
He took out his nine-ringed saber and did not hesitate to chop down on this quasi-Emperor-level bloodsucking monster.
A miserable shriek resounded, and the bloodsucking monster opened its bloodshot eyes. It stared at the Smiling Saber Demon, disying a re of hatred that belonged only to a wild beast.
Although the mysterious power also restricted this quasi-Emperor-level bloodsucking monster in this strange space, it was much more nimble than the Smiling Saber Demon and could move around a little.
The bloodsucking monster and the Smiling Saber Demon fought each other. Thetter appeared nervous. In such an environment, it would be pretty good if he could bring out his full strength.
When Shen Xiao thought about how the bloodsucking monster would drain his blood and turn him into a dry husk after it defeated him, he trembled in fear.
This fear stimted his full potential. The nine-ringed saber continuously sent out wind, frantically blocking the bloodsucking monsters advance.
However, this quasi-Emperor-level bloodsucking monster was terrifyingly strong with a horrifyingly shocking recovery ability. The Smiling Saber Demons death was just a matter of time.
Chapter 1163: Paying a Person Back in His Own Coin
Chapter 1163: Paying a Person Back in His Own Coin
The others remembered how the Smiling Saber Demon had been so certain of Xiao Chens death earlier, mocking him and behaving arrogantly. However, in the blink of an eye, due to Xiao Chens actions, Shen Xiao was driven to the brink of death.
The other old men who all scolded Xiao Chen earlier were immediately terrified when they saw him look over.
White-robed brother, lets speak with words. Dont be rash. Someone begged for mercy, feeling guilty. At this moment, no one dared to look directly at Xiao Chen.
Thats right, thats right. Dont be rash. The Smiling Saber Demon was reckless and did not know what was good for him. Now, he is suffering from his actions. We do not have any hatred or grudges with you.
When the Smiling Saber Demon, who was reduced to a dire state by the bloodsucking monster, heard this, he immediately felt like vomiting blood.
Xiao Chen ignored these people, his gaze stopping at Bing Xuejians cold face and not moving away. The others released their bated breath upon seeing this.
The Smiling Saber Demons deadly plight was the best example of the consequences of offending Xiao Chen.
I advise you not to do this. Otherwise, you will die a miserable death!
Xiao Chen smiled coldly. Even if I dont do this, wont you still kill me? Dont think that you can control everything just because you are a half-step Martial Emperor. I will give you this big present as well.
Pa!
Repeating his earlier motions, Xiao Chen took three steps, threw a palm strike, and punched, sending one quasi-Emperor-level bloodsucking monster to Bing Xuejian.
Compared to the flustered Smiling Saber Demon, Bing Xuejian appeared extremely calm. He did his best to swing his sword, using all sorts of wondrous movements to keep the quasi-Emperor-level bloodsucking monster at bay.
This performance did not surprise Xiao Chen. His scheme could easily deal with the Smiling Saber Demon. However, it could not finish off the half-step Martial Emperor Bing Xuejian.
It could only dy Bing Xuejian. However, this was the effect that Xiao Chen sought. Beggars could not be choosers.
Xiao Chen did the same thing to Fei Lengyi, a person who posed a great threat to him. Naturally, Xiao Chen could not let him off.
A miserable shriek rang out as the Smiling Saber Demons defense copsed. The bloodsucking monster bit his neck, draining his lifeforce slowly and excruciatingly painfully.
Xiao Chen could not be med for being cruel. The fight for this Life and Death Art already reached the final stage.
Either you died, or I did. There was no room for benevolence; one needed to be decisive in killing.
That quasi-Emperor-level bloodsucking monster seemed to be stronger after sucking the Smiling Saber Demon dry.
Then, the bloodsucking monster turned its head and immediately headed for Jin Liangqi, who was the closest. It moved very slowly in the air. Compared to Xiao Chen, it was much slower. However, it was still moving. As for Jin Liangqi and the others, they were entirely immobile.
Xiao Chen stopped watching. He turned his body and headed for the prayer mat that was seven or eight meters away in the air.
Normally, he could travel such a distance in an instant with just a thought.
However, right now, his flying speed was constrained, and his feet restricted by this suction, making walking very arduous. His Vital Qi surged, and the draconic patterns on the Azure Dragon Battle Armor lit up. For the sake of this Life and Death Art, Xiao Chen put in his full effort.
Damn it! The Life and Death Art is going to fall into the hands of that brat!
The eyes of Fei Lengyi and Bing Xuejian, who were fighting with quasi-Emperor-level bloodsucking monsters, looked like they would spew fire as Xiao Chen got closer to the prayer mat.
However, the two half-step Martial Emperors could do nothing to stop him. Their physical bodies were incapable of resisting the suction. Furthermore, quasi-Emperor-level bloodsucking monsters were holding them back. They simply could not spare the time or attention for anything else.
Ten metersnine meterseight meters
Xiao Chen approached the prayer mat step by step. Soon, it looked like he could obtain the Life and Death Art on the prayer mat just by reaching out. His nervous face revealed an involuntary smile.
I got you, Life and Death Art! Xiao Chen shouted. Now that he was already near the prayer mat, he did not hesitate to stretch out his hand to obtain the Life and Death Art that everyone sought.
However, when Xiao Chens hand was only half a meter from the Life and Death Art, something strange happened. The group, which was falling, felt ground under them.
Suddenly, everyone regained their mobility. This development caught Xiao Chen somewhat off guard. He fell to one knee and fell forward due to his inertia.
Xiao Chen reacted very quickly. He pushed off one leg and twisted his body. Then, he reached out once more and grabbed the Life and Death Arts secret manual.
However, just at this moment, Bing Xuejian and Fei Lengyitwo half-step Martial Emperors frantically burst out with all their power. They soared into the air, temporarily freeing themselves from the harassment of the quasi-Emperor-level bloodsucking monsters.
They each sent out a horrifying sword move at Xiao Chen.
The two half-step Martial Emperors did not hesitate to attack. Furthermore, their attacks were very horrifying. The anxious Fei Lengyi even infused the strongest force that the jadeite could provide him with into his sword move.
This made the jade-green ovepping sword lights even more unblockable. They seemed to slice the air apart.
Without a doubt, Fei Lengyi had only one motive: to deny Xiao Chen any chance at all. He needed to kill Xiao Chen in one move.
Compared to Fei Lengyi, the cold Bing Xuejians move was even more horrifying. Before the sword move arrived, the cold Qi already permeated Xiao Chens bones and blood, chilling him and slowing his actions.
Xiao Chen, who already held the Life and Death Art, could not help feeling dread. He sensed overwhelming killing Qi from these two sword moves as well as iparable sword intent. Each of the sword moves also contained formidable might.
Even if there were just one of them, Xiao Chen estimated that he would not be able to block it. Now, two half-step Martial Emperors were executing their killing moves.
Xiao Chen could not help feelingpletely disheartened. With his blood frozen, he could not take out the Sr Plume Feather in time.
The path to Emperor was littered with corpses. Was he going to fall on this road as well, bing a stepping stone for others?
At this critical moment, a melodious zither sound rang out in the air. It sounded very pleasing to the ear, spreading in all directions.
This zither sound consisted of only one note, but it lingered for a long time without fading. Few words could describe how wondrous this zither sound was.
Talent and ability rarely met people who could really appreciate them. No one could understand the height and loneliness of this tune.
A multicolored light bloomed with the zither note. A phoenix with propitious vapors lingering around it moved to the sound, appearing very elegant and graceful. Zither and phoenix, it was as if the listeners had entered a dream. The phoenix emanated strong might as it spread its wings and flew, charging over to Xiao Chen and shielding him.
This sudden change surprised Bing Xuejian and Fei Lengyi greatly. The phoenix summoned by the pleasing zither sound easily shattered the powerful killing moves that the two executed.
It also gave Xiao Chen a chance to catch his breath. Then, his aura burst out and swept all the cold energy out of his body.
Crack! Crack!
When the cold Qi left Xiao Chens body and met air, it immediately formed drops of scarlet ice pearls and fell to the ground.
Xiao Chensplexion paled, but his body had already recovered. He could now move without hindrance.
In the air, Yue Bingyun held an ancient seven-stringed zither. She looked like a fairy as she slowly descended.
When Fei Lengyi saw the ancient zither in Yue Bingyuns hands, his expression changed in astonishment. Transcendent Divine Weapon! The Startling Wind Zither!
The Lunar Pces Transcendent Divine Weapon was actually in Yue Bingyuns hands. Both Bing Xuejian and Fei Lengyi found this news somewhat uneptable.
Only ten Transcendent Divine Weapons existed in the world, each of them capable of shaking the world and inciting a bloody storm.
The Transcendent Divine Weapons were extremely puissant. Even if Yue Bingyun could not bring out the full might of the Startling Wind Zither, as long as she could pluck one string, she could easily block Bing Xuejian and Fei Lengyi.
Ding! Ding! Dong! Dong!
Yue Bingyun did not give the two much time to think. As she descended, she moved her hands continuously, ying an ancient melody. A horrifying aura spread out from the ancient zither.
The zither sounds turned into sharp sonic knives, sabers, swords, spears, and axes piercing through space, bombarding the two like a storm.
With the concentrated attacks, Fei Lengyi and Bing Xuejian could only passively defend. They each raised a screen of sword images, unable to advance.
Even though the two already defended with all their might, the sonic attacks still carved wounds of various sizes on their bodies. They moved back continuously, falling into sorry states. They could not do anything at all.
The ribbon behind Yue Bingyun fluttered in the air as she yed the Startling Wind Zither, giving off a bright light that seemed to support it. The attacks were hard to block and forced the two half-step Martial Emperors into a constant retreat.
However, Xiao Chen noticed that with every note that Yue Bingyun yed, the ck hair on her head lost a little of their gloss. After a while, her head of ck hair had turned white entirely.
Lets go!
After forcing the two half-step Martial Emperors back until the quasi-Emperor-level bloodsucking monsters began harassing them again, Yue Bingyun retreated to Xiao Chens side and led him forward in this mysterious space.
Bing Xuejian and Fei Lengyi could catch up at any time. Although Xiao Chens heart was full of questions, he knew that this was not the time to ask them.
Oh no!
Xiao Chens and Yue Bingyuns feet stopped moving at the same moment. There was no more road in front; a deep chasm obstructed them.
If this were a regr chasm, the two could fly over it easily. However, this deep chasm appeared to be extraordinary. They could sense that mysterious suction from earliering from it.
Loud noises kept resounding behind the two. Fei Lengyi and Bing Xuejian forced back the bloodsucking monsters once more and charged over.
The wounds from the Startling Wind Zither earlier had yet to heal. They were both covered in blood, projecting a horrifying aura.
Since these two became half-step Martial Emperors, they had never suffered like this at the hands of quasi-Emperors. They probably felt very frustrated. If they caught up to Xiao Chen and Yue Bingyun, thetter two would probably die horrible deaths.
Jump!
The deep chasm might be terrifying, but it was still a chance to survive. If the two behind caught up to Xiao Chen and Yue Bingyun, there would be no chances whatsoever.
Xiao Chen and Yue Bingyun were both decisive people, not wishy-washy at all. Their thoughts aligned, as they jumped at the same time.
The suction from this deep chasm was even more fearsome. The two could not help crying out loud. They dropped as fast as arrows released from a bow, unable to control their speed at all. In a mere few breaths, theynded heavily on the ground.
Yue Bingyun and Xiao Chen found themselves embedded into the ground. They were somewhat horrified to discover that they could barely even move an arm.
Chapter 1164: In a Difficult Position
Chapter 1164: In a Difficult Position
When Bing Xuejian and Fei Lengyi charged over and sensed the edge of the deep chasm, they stopped quickly.
Faced with the strange deep abyss, the two cautious half-step Martial Emperors chose to stop. They did not wish to experience that peculiar state of immobility again.
What should we do?!
Fei Lengyi looked at Bing Xuejian.
Bing Xuejian replied indifferently, You have the jadeite. Go down and check out the bottom. If these two get away, we will really lose big andpletely embarrass ourselves.
Get out of here! You alreadyprehended your sword soul to seventy percent. Combined with your will of ice, it is unparalleled. Why are you not going down first? Fei Lengyi cursed.
The two argued with each other, but neither was willing to go first.
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On the other hand, the situation of Xiao Chen and Yue Bingyun, who were at the bottom of the deep chasm, was not that good.
Their bodies stuck to the ground. No matter what they tried, they could not move. The more critical issue was that the strange suction pulled on their internal organs, blood, flesh, and bones, continuously applying pressure on them.
If the two could not think of a solution soon, the pressure would crush their internal organs.
Then, they would die as sorry a death as possible.
At this critical moment, Ao Jiao said from the Immortal Spirit Ring, Dont panic. This ce is the real cultivation ce of the Blood Sword Sovereign. The gravity here is one hundred times stronger. It will not be difficult for you to stand up slowly after getting used to it. Dont scare yourself.
However, she continued after a while, Your physical body is stronger; there should not be any problems. However, that girl is a different story. It is hard to say whether she canst until her physical body adjusts to the environment here.
Xiao Chen, who just released his bated breath, could not help bing anxious again after hearing that. He arduously turned his head to look at Yue Bingyun. Indeed, the white-haired Yue Bingyuns face was filled with pain. Blood leaked out of a corner of her lips, and herplexion was ashen.
The originally aloof Lunar Pces Holy Daughter no longer possessed any of the elegance that she disyed before.
Xiao Chens heart sank. He did not like owing people favors. If Yue Bingyun died here, he would feel guilty for life, forming a shadow in his heart that would be hard to erase.
What should I do?!
I need to stand up first. Otherwise, I cant circte my energy to treat my injuries and recover. If I am in my peak state, I can materialize the Azure Dragon Battle Armor. By then, I should be able to walk over to her. However, I need to stand up first.
Yue Bingyun felt muddleheaded. The intense pain knocked her for a loop, her consciousness fading in and out. She felt like she was really going to die this time.
With the pull of this gravity, her internal organs had ruptured, and blood leaked out. Soon, she would die from her internal organs being crushed.
Thepletely helpless Yue Bingyun already made her preparations to die in her semi-conscious state.
Yue Bingyun, hold on for a while. Dont die here. Give me one hour. One hour! You have tost for one hour!
However, just at this moment, Yue Bingyun heard a loud shout. This shout was filled with anxiety, urgency, and a confidence that was undoubtable.
Hold on! Wait for me for one hour. One hourter, I wille and save you!
Yue Bingyun pried her eyes open after much difficulty to see Xiao Chen doing his best to stand up not far away. He was also staring at her.
The twos gazes met. Xiao Chen squeezed out a smile. Dont be so useless. Dont forget your identity. You are the Lunar Pces Holy Daughter, after all, a person of high standing. I, Xiao Chen, have been cursed by others all the while, and Im not dead yet. You will not die here. Wait for me for one hour.
Yue Bingyun was speechless. She wanted to say something but found that she could not. When her lips moved a little, they pulled on her injuries.
Xiao Chen knew that it was not convenient for Yue Bingyun to speak at this moment. However, she still needed someone to rouse her. If she really fell asleep, he would not be able to wake her up. So he quickly dissuaded her from speaking.
Dont say anything. Just listen to me!
After saying that, Xiao Chen, who had been preparing for a while, clenched his fist and heavily punched the ground. His upper body rose, nearly allowing him to stand up.
However, the force was not enough. The gravity pulled him back down. His back crashed into the ground after soaring up.
The solid impact caused Xiao Chen to vomit a mouthful of blood. Ignoring his injuries, he made a somewhat self-mockingment to Yue Bingyun. Then without even wiping away the blood on his lips, he continued to store up power, preparing for the next attempt.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Heavy, dull thuds rang out continuously in the space at the bottom of the deep chasm. Each sound represented one failure.
Even after failing several times, Xiao Chen still showed no intention of giving up. With each failure, he would look at Yue Bingyun and say something to her.
After making sure that Yue Bingyun did not fall asleep, he would prepare for the next attempt.
Ao Jiao, who was in the Immortal Spirit Ring, could not keep watching this anymore. You idiot, stop trying. Be careful that instead of saving the other party, you end up killing yourself first.
Little Ao Jiao, stop saying that. She ended up in such a state because she tried to save me. If I just ignore her plight, I will feel guilty for life. I will be a man in vain.
Xiao Chen replied to Ao Jiao in his heart. Then, he continued his attempts. It felt like he had broken several ribs in his back.
However, each failure gave him plenty of experience, allowing him to grasp the technique for circting his energy in this gravity.
Xiao Chen believed that as he became increasingly familiar with this technique, he would be able to ustom himself to this environment and stand up soon.
From the start to the end, he was unable to wipe off the blood on his lips, which made his delicate face look somewhat ugly and horrifying.
Now, Xiao Chen no longer had the temperament he disyed back at the Four Seas Hero Gathering, none of the unparalleled grace from that time.
However, this bloodied face he showed Yue Bingyun did not repulse her at all. Instead, she felt a strange pang in her heart. If she could speak, she would definitely call out to stop Xiao Chen. The intense pain that he suffered after every failure was unbearable to watch.
At some point in time, a tear flowed out of a corner of her eyes.
Bang!
There was another loud bang as Xiao Chen dropped heavily to the ground again. However, he did not say anything to Yue Bingyun this time. He did not move at all as hey on the ground.
Yue Bingyuns heart sank. He was probably too severely injured and could not hold on anymore. The two of them were going to die here.
Just as she felt apprehensive and extremely worried, Xiao Chen, who had been silent, roared.
He clenched his fist tightly and pounded the ground yet again. His upper body soared up anew. When the gravity pulled him down once more, Vital Qi surged throughout his bones and his entire body, rushing endlessly like a river.
After the initial force was depleted, he mustered a follow-up. After failing for hundredsthousandsof times, he had finally adjusted somewhat to the heavy gravity in this environment. Now, he could circte his Vital Qi.
After getting off the ground, Xiao Chen flipped around and knelt on one knee on the ground. Then, he started panting heavily.
After a while, he looked up at Yue Bingyun. When he saw that she had not closed her eyes yet, he revealed a smile on his face. One hour exactly. Dont give up. Iming over now.
From kneeling on one knee, Xiao Chen slowly stood up. Then, he staggered towards Yue Bingyun, dragging his feet step by step.
When he reached her side, he quickly took out some Medicinal Pills for treating wounds, which he had bought at the quasi-Emperor-level auction, from his Universe Ring and fed them to her.
Then, Xiao Chen slowly helped Yue Bingyun up. After being in this ce for such a long time, she had somewhat gotten used to it already, so the process of helping her up was not too difficult.
Without a word, he struck her back with his palm, sending his Law Energy into her body.
This increased the rate at which the Medicinal Energy healed her injuries. At the same time, it helped her internal injuries recover.
As the King Grade Medicinal Pill slowly permeated Yue Bingyuns body, her body recuperated quickly.
Xiao Chen was surprised to discover that Yue Bingyun had been circting some Law Energy through some special pathway in her body all the while. However, a blood clot blocked up one segment of her meridians, preventing her Law Energy from flowing smoothly. Hence, her injuries had worsened.
This special pathway should be the Lunar Pces Profound Cultivation Technique, the Longevity Art. Xiao Chen immediately circted his energy and dissolved the blood clot, opening up those meridians.
After that, the Longevity Art circted quickly. Once it automaticallypleted one cycle, most of Yue Bingyuns injuries miraculously healed.
Such recovery speed was somewhat incredible. The Longevity Art was really profound.
When Yue Bingyuns condition had stabilized and Xiao Chen verified that the Longevity Art could sustain its cirction, he heaved a sigh of relief as he got her to lie down slowly.
After that, Xiao Chen ced a Medicinal Pill in his mouth and slowly treated his injuries.
There was not muchmotion. Time passed quietly. One nightter, the two had more or less recovered.
Now, their bodies were adjusted to this strange gravity. Although moving still took a lot of effort, standing up and walking around were not much of a problem.
Yue Bingyun opened her eyes. Herplexion was back to a healthy pink; she had regained her luster and splendor, her Holy Daughter temperament.
She sat up carefully and looked to the side right away. However, she did not see the person she wanted.
She immediately looked around in something of a panic. Only then did she discover Xiao Chen standing before a wall, concentrating on it.
When Xiao Chen heard the soundsing from behind him, he quickly turned his head and saw that Yue Bingyuns white hair had already reverted to glossy ck. Suppressing the doubts in his heart, he smiled and said, You are awake already?
Yue Bingyun nodded and looked away from Xiao Chens back. She asked carefully, How are the injuries on your back?
Xiao Chen replied calmly, Theyve healed already. I have a peak Sage Body and the Azure Dragon War Body. That little bit of injury is nothing to me.
How did you endure all that pain yesterday?
After considering for a long time, Yue Bingyun finally decided to ask. When she thought about Xiao Chens actions yesterday, she still felt some fear. She simply could not understand how Xiao Chen had withstood it all.
Was it all for her?
Xiao Chen smiled faintly. When I tempered my physical body in the past, I experienced even more pain than that. When I underwent my Lightning Tribtion, it was even worse. Inparison, yesterdays pain is simply nothing to the pain I endured before.
His answer stunned Yue Bingyun. What exactly had the famous, bright and neat Azure Dragon King, who was unparalleled in his generation, experienced in the past?
Chapter 1165: Piercing through the Sky, Tearing through Space
Chapter 1165: Piercing through the Sky, Tearing through Space
To think that the pain that Xiao Chen endured yesterdaya pain that would cause one to feel it just by watching him sufferwas not worth mentioning in his opinion!
Lets not talk about that. Its not really a glorious thing. If not for pushing myself too hard in the past, I would not have only four years left.
Xiao Chen paused here and looked at the Startling Wind Zither by Yue Bingyuns side. He also had many questions he wanted to rify. Whats up with this Startling Wind Zither? With your current strength, you should not be able to activate it, right?
The Merfolk Races Yao Yan only managed to bring out the power of a Primordial Emperor Treasure through eight Martial Emperorsying down their lives.
Xiao Chen did not believe that the Lunar Pce would be so bold as to sacrifice so many Martial Emperors to allow Yue Bingyun to use the Startling Wind Zither.
Yue Bingyun stood up, struggling a little in the process. Then, she picked up the Startling Wind Zither and said, In order to y a single note, I have to spend some of my lifespan. The earlier song cost me ten years of life.
Xiao Chens pupils constricted in incredulity.
Rx.
Yue Bingyun smiled and added, A cultivator that cultivates the Longevity Art has a very long lifespan. With the Heavenly Origin Pill you gave me, even if I do not advance to Martial Emperor, I will still live for more than one thousand years.
Xiao Chen felt enlightened. However, even so, using ten years of lifespan like that was really heartbreaking.
Actually, as long as I do not y the entire song, it will not harm my cultivation. However, without theplete song, I cant bring out the full might of the Startling Wind Zither. I need to cultivate the Longevity Art to the ninthyer before Im confident of ying theplete song.
Just one note could force two half-step Martial Emperors to retreat and passively defend.
Xiao Chen somewhat anticipated seeing how powerful theplete song would be, what kind of might the Transcendent Divine Weapon would disy.
Right, what were you looking at earlier? You were so engrossed in it.
Xiao Chen smiled mysteriously and said, Come with me.
The two walked with much difficulty. Staggering forward, step by step, in this ce with strong gravity looked extremely funny.
Yue Bingyun walked over and studied the drawing on the wall. Then, a strange look shed in her eyes.
The wall drawing was very simple. There were only one person and one sword. There was also a pair of eyes that one would not dare to meet.
The swordsman in the drawing was not very detailed, only depicted as a vague silhouette. However, the sharp sword intent of that person still surged boundlessly, even after fifty thousand years, as if the person would jump out of the wall at any moment.
After taking just a few nces, Yue Bingyun felt an unparalleled, sharp sword intent prate into her sea of consciousness. It instantly came to life and materialized a boundlessly profound Sword Technique.
This Sword Technique was very tyrannical and unyielding with each swing capable of piercing through the sky and tearing through space. The figure turned vague as it projected a fighting spirit surging with hot-bloodedness. Whoever received it would feel their blood take fire as well.
When this move finished materializing, a strange look shed in Yue Bingyuns face. She said, This is a Medial Grade Profound Sword Technique. Its might is very mysterious, extremely profound.
Xiao Chen nodded. There were at least ten of such drawings on the walls. These were all sword moves that the Blood Sword Sovereign had put his full effort into when carving them into the walls.
Every one of these was a Medial Grade Profound Sword Technique. Even after more than fifty thousand years, the sword intent in them had not disappeared, which showed how strong these sword intents were.
How unfortunate! There is no way to record the Profound Martial Techniques here. Neither of us is a swordsman. This is too unfortunate, Yue Bingyun sighed, shaking her head.
The value of these Medial Grade Profound Sword Techniques went without saying. As far as Yue Bingyun recalled, the entire Lunar Pce had only ten such Profound Martial Techniques. There was too little choice, and none of them suited her. They were all either of different weapons or opposing wills.
Swordsmen were the highest in number in the Kunlun Realm. With so many Medial Grade Profound Sword Techniques here, if she and Xiao Chen could copy them down and bring them out, each one would fetch a very high price. Even Martial Emperors wouldpete for them.
Xiao Chen smiled mysteriously. I understand that. That is not what Im referring to. Check your will. Are there any improvements?
When Yue Bingyun heard this, she closed her eyes. After a while, she revealed a joyful expression. She opened her eyes and said with a smile, My will of water improved slightly. Whats going on? This is too wonderful.
Xiao Chen nced at the wall drawing and said, I only just discovered this. The sword intent in these drawings has the ability to temper wills. However, only the first time is simple. If you want to continue tempering your will, you will have to take some risks.
Youll have to let the sword intent enter a deeper part of your sea of consciousness, to fight it using your will. If your will is defeated, the moment of the will shattering will be hard to bear.
This revtion startled Yue Bingyun when she heard it. Let the sword intent enter the depths of the sea of consciousness? If youre not careful, you might end up an idiot.
Xiao Chen smiled and did not say anything more. To obtain something, one had to take some risk. He felt that this risk was worth it. The strong sword intent that the Blood Sword Sovereign left behind could temper not only wills but also his saber soul.
Xiao Chens saber soul already reached seventy percentprehension and was very difficult to improve further. He could not miss out on this opportunity.
Something urred to him, and he handed over the Life and Death Art in his hand. Read this Life and Death Art first.
Yue Bingyun received the secret manual, finding the offer somewhat strange. She had not expected Xiao Chen to let her look at the Life and Death Art that he spent so much effort to obtain.
What about you?
We cannot get out for now anyway. I will just spend some time in quiet cultivation here. Cultivating in this high-gravity environment will be very beneficial to my Movement Techniques, cultivation, and physical body.
Yue Bingyun smiled and said, It looks like you are extraordinarily optimistic. I will take a look at it first, then. After you are done cultivating, I will exin it to you, and we can discuss the mysteries of the Life and Death Art together.
In the following days, Yue Bingyun read quietly and Xiao Chen cultivated arduously.
Xiao Chen structured his cultivation time very strictly. He would practice his Movement Technique in the morning. In one hundred times stronger gravity, the effects of his training in Movement Technique were pronounced.
At noon, he would look at the wall drawings to temper his saber soul. In the afternoon, he tempered his body and cultivated the Azure Dragon Body Nourishing Art.
At night, he drained Essence Stones to increase his cultivation, improving it by leaps and bounds every day and progressing towards peak Great Perfection quasi-Emperor.
Time passed. Soon, the two had stayed at the Blood Sword Sovereigns cultivation room for one week.
During this one week, the two had kept themselves busy and did not feel bored or frustrated.
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At the mouth of the deep chasm, Bing Xuejian and Fei Lengyi, as well as the four remaining Consummation quasi-Emperors, were not feeling at ease. Their patience had worn off long ago, leaving them very frustrated.
However, they did not have the courage to jump down themselves. There were too many unpredictable factors that made Bing Xuejian and Fei Lengyi leery.
We cant continue just sitting here like this. We cannot afford to waste this time, Fei Lengyi said indifferently.
Bing Xuejian retorted icily, I told you much earlier, go and check out the bottom. You have the jadeite and can escape without any problems.
Jin Liangqi and the other three Consummation quasi-Emperors all looked at Fei Lengyi as well. In this ce, Fei Lengyi was the person with the strongestbat prowess. It would be very suitable for him to go down.
Fei Lengyi snapped, Dont even think about it. The source of the gravity is below. If I go down, an ident might happen.
Bing Xuejian smiled coldly and said, I thought that you had some good ideas. Unexpectedly, you are just a coward. You might as well not have said anything.
Fei Lengyi looked at the pitch-ck deep chasm and countered, Who said that I have no ideas? Arent there still two coffins unopened out of those five? Toss those two down and let those quasi-Emperor-level bloodsucking monsters scout the way for us. At least we will be able to get some information using the sound.
When the others heard this suggestion, their eyes lit up.
These people had experienced the horror of a quasi-Emperor-level bloodsucking monster personally. They had had to work together and put in a lot of effort before they managed to eliminate the quasi-Emperor-level bloodsucking monsters that Xiao Chen let out.
Furthermore, those bloodsucking monsters were clearly more resistant to that gravity than humans.
If they sent two of those bloodsucking monsters down, those monsters would be enough to deal with Xiao Chen. Even if they could not obtain the Life and Death Art, they could make sure Xiao Chen did not, either.
Bing Xuejian sent an indifferent look at Jin Liangqi and the others. Then he said, The few of you, go carry those two coffins over.
Although Jin Liangqi and the others were unhappy, if they did not do as instructed, they would have to deal with both Bing Xuejian and Fei Lengyi now.
The Consummation quasi-Emperors soon carried two coffins over. Bing Xuejian nced at the deep chasm and said, Brat, earlier, you sent me a big present. Now, I will send you a big present as well!
Bing Xuejian opened the lids of the two coffins, thenunched the coffins down the deep chasm with one palm strike.
Bang! Bang!
Two loud crashes came from the bottom. The group of people stood at the rim of the chasm and did their best to peer into its depths. They wanted to see what was happening below.
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Sonic booms startled Xiao Chen, who was practicing the Thunder Dragon Steps.
Now, he could move about freely for three hundred meters in this ce despite the one hundred times magnified gravity. His Movement Technique had clearly improved, and he could summon out twelve electric dragons to increase his speed.
Watch out!
Xiao Chens figure shed as he took ten steps in the air. Each step left behind an electric dragon image. After ten strides, he arrived beside Yue Bingyun. The dragon images in the air instantly returned to his body.
This caused Xiao Chens explosive power to increase once more as he picked up Yue Bingyun and relocated quickly.
Bang! Bang!
Amid the loud noises, two quasi-Emperor-level bloodsucking monsters fell where Yue Bingyun had been. These two bloodsucking monsters actually did not end up t on the ground. Instead, they were on their feet.
Compared to Xiao Chens initial state when he first fell in, these bloodsucking monsters were in much better conditions.
However, as Xiao Chen looked at the two quasi-Emperor-level bloodsucking monsters, he did not show any fear at all. Smiling faintly, he said, They came just in time. I happen to need to test the results of my cultivation during this period.
Dont make a move. Leave them to me.
A strong fighting spirit red in Xiao Chens eyes as he told Yue Bingyun to hang back so he could deal with the monsters on his own.
Will you be alright?!
Yue Bingyun found his order somewhat strange. She had seen how difficult these quasi-Emperor-level bloodsucking monsters were for herself. These were creatures that even Bing Xuejian and Fei Lengyi could not deal with quickly.
Xiao Chen stepped forward and replied calmly, If we were outside, I would not be very confident. However, I am ny-nine-percent confident here!
Chapter 1166: Saber Soul Erupts
Chapter 1166: Saber Soul Erupts
Thunder Dragon Steps!
Xiao Chens feet moved continuously. He flickered with crackling sparks, leaving behind a dragon-shaped figure with each step as he charged over.
When the two quasi-Emperor-level bloodsucking monsters smelled the flourishing Qi and blood in Xiao Chen, their eyes sparkled with red light. A disgusting liquid trickled out of the corners of their lips. In the one hundred times higher gravity, they moved forward frantically, taking great strides, and shed with Xiao Chens attack.
Xiao Chen fought in closebat, using palms, fists, and ws, alternating rapidly and irregrly between the Deity Races Myriad Heaven Divine Fist, a Palm Technique that heprehended on his ownthe Thousand Year meand the variable Dragon w Fist.
As his figure flickered, the two quasi-Emperor-level bloodsucking monsters could notnd a blow on him at all, even though their attacks were as swift as the wind.
In the hundredfold gravity environment, Xiao Chens Movement Technique and physical body held a natural advantage. The two quasi-Emperor-level bloodsucking monsters could not grasp his movement at all.
After dozens of moves, Xiao Chen threw a Thousand Year me filled with surging hot-bloodedness with one hand and a Thousand Year Death with the other.
Xiao Chen managed to bring out a perfect bnce between the twopletely different states. When the moves erupted out, one side was filled with surging hot-bloodedness with a bright moon like fire, while the other side was filled with multiflora roses and a scarlet moon hanging high in the air.
He beat the two quasi-Emperor-level bloodsucking monsters so badly that they could not retaliate, ripping them into several pieces that flew everywhere.
However, the strength of the bloodsucking monstersy not in explosive power andbat prowess but their iparable regenerative ability. Their ripped body parts quickly merged back together in the air just as they were about to fall to the ground.
By the time the bloodsucking monstersnded, their bloodied bodies were already standing nimbly, radiating a fearsome aura.
Are they really unkible?
With a flip of the hand, the Lunar Shadow Saber appeared in Xiao Chens grasp. The saber intent in his sea of consciousness spread quickly throughout his whole body.
When he invoked the wless saber Dao, his clothes and hair fluttered without any wind. A strong saber intent shot out of his body without restraint.
The two quasi-Emperor-level bloodsucking monsters looked at Xiao Chen. Then, they roared as they dashed over.
The ability of these bloodsucking monsters to adapt was unexpectedly strong. They were distinctly fasterpared to before.
Yue Bingyun frowned slightly, wanting to intervene. This battle needed to end quickly. If it dragged out, the situation would only be increasingly disadvantageous to Xiao Chen.
Once the two quasi-Emperor-level bloodsucking monsterspletely adapted to this gravity, Xiao Chen would not be a match for them, no matter how capable he was.
Die!
As the two bloodsucking monsters approached step by step, Xiao Chen drawled that one word before instantly drawing his Lunar Shadow Saber.
The saber soul that had been storing up power all this time erupted at this moment, startling Yue Bingyun. Xiao Chens saber soul was actually already this powerful.
All sorts of mysterious phenomena manifested with the brilliant saber light. This was Xiao Chens most powerful Profound Martial Technique, Instant of Glory. This Profound Martial Technique was the sum total of all the Saber Techniques that he knew.
There was only one saber strike, one filled with eternal glory.
Before the two quasi-Emperor-level bloodsucking monsters could react, the light that contained the lightning saber soul instantly shattered them into pieces and froze the scene.
Drenched in blood, this glorious scene gained a cold killing intent.
However, it was not over yet. At the critical final moment, Xiao Chen perfectly merged the state of death with his saber soul. Pushing off the ground gently, he entered that glorious scene. Using the Four Season Saber Technique together with the death saber soul, hemenced a frantic massacre.
He crushed the two shattered bloodsucking monsters into even tinier pieces, nowpletely devoid of life.
Ka ca! Xiao Chen sheathed his saber. The sound of ss shattering rang out as this glorious scene broke apart. The flourishing period was over; glory had passed.
The two quasi-Emperor-level bloodsucking monsters burned to ashes and vanished, no longer regenerating.
A strange light flickered nonstop in Yue Bingyuns eyes. Xiao Chens earlier attack seemed to have touched the boundary of the state of space.
The instant Xiao Chen attacked, he materialized hundreds of mysterious phenomena, forming a scene where space had frozen.
It was precisely because space was frozen that the bloodsucking monsters with strong regenerative powers did not immediately regenerate after they were shattered.
Yue Bingyun could not help her curiosity and asked quickly, Xiao Chen, what is your earlier move called? The state of space was a state that even Martial Emperors found hard to grasp. However, Xiao Chen actually managed to touch the boundaries of it.
He answered honestly, Instant of Glory. What about it?
Nothing
The moment Yue Bingyun asked her question, she regretted it. This move definitely involved Xiao Chens secrets; how could she ask so directly?
If she continued asking, it would no doubt touch on his core secrets. Hence, she quickly stopped herself from pursuing the matter.
However, she could not satisfy the curiosity in her heart no matter what.
Seeing Yue Bingyuns conflicted appearance, where she clearly wanted to ask more but did not dare to, Xiao Chen could not help finding it funny. He said, Iprehended this move on my own. It involves unleashing all the states of my Martial Techniques in an instant.
I also just discovered that as this moves strength increases, it actually enters into the boundary of the state of space. It is not that Ive managed toprehend a part of the state of space; I am still very far from it.
Yue Bingyun appeared somewhat embarrassed. She had not expected Xiao Chen to figure out what she was thinking. Furthermore, he even told her the secrets involved.
She quickly changed the topic. What should we do now? Those guys must have been the ones to toss down the two quasi-Emperor-level bloodsucking monsters.
Xiao Chen smiled in a rxed manner. There is no need to worry. We can deal with them. Just focus on cultivating in peace. If they daree down, even if it is Fei Lengyi or Bing Xuejian, I will make it such that they never return.
As he finished speaking, he unconsciously released a domineering air that inspired such awe in her heart that she did not dare to doubt him.
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Above the deep chasm, the people who were listening for any activity below only heard the sound of a saber and the unique roar of the quasi-Emperor-level bloodsucking monsters. After that, there was nothing else.
All their expressions turned unsightly.
The result did not need to be said. Based on the sounds, one could guess that Xiao Chen finished off the two quasi-Emperor-level bloodsucking monsters with his Saber Technique.
Given this, the originally hesitant and already impatient Bing Xuejian and Fei Lengyi made their decision.
They absolutely could not jump into this deep chasm. Otherwise, they were very likely to die at the hands of Xiao Chen, a junior.
Half-step Martial Emperors like them could not waste time with just waiting there. Since they could not jump down, the only option left was to leave.
Bing Xuejian snorted coldly and nced meaningfully at the bottom. After that, he decisively turned away and left.
Fei Lengyis eyes flickered. Clearly, he had not expected that this Life and Death Art would really end up in the hands of a junior in the end.
He stomped his feet in frustration but still helplessly left in the end.
Jin Liangqi and the others exchanged nces, not knowing what to do. They could not decide whether to leave or to stay.
After a discussion with no conclusion, Jin Liangqi said, Lets wait for a while longer. They are half-step Martial Emperors; time is very precious to them. We are all Consummation quasi-Emperors; we have no problem with wasting one or two months here.
Very well, we will wait for another two months. I dont believe that this brat will note out.
Then, the instant they appear, we will attack together and not give them any chance to react. This will prevent anything unexpected from happening again.
Haha! What can happen? We are four peak Consummation quasi-Emperors against two Great Perfection quasi-Emperors. Snatching the Life and Death Art away from them will be easy.
It is settled, then!
Two half-step Martial Emperors had left, feeling depressed. Now, only four Consummation quasi-Emperors remained above the deep chasm, continuing to wait for Xiao Chen to appear.
However, these four people did not know that by the time Xiao Chen was capable ofing out, they would not be able to deal with him.
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Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
At the bottom of the deep chasm, Xiao Chen took seven steps in the air. With each step, he rose one hundred meters. After reaching a height of seven hundred meters, he felt that the pull of gravity was too great. So, he turned around and descended.
Not far away, Yue Bingyun put down the Life and Death Arts secret manual. She said, Thats pretty good. Youve made a lot of progress from three days ago. If we want to get out, your Movement Technique needs to improve by another twenty percent.
Xiao Chen estimated the mouth of the deep chasm to be about five kilometers above. If he were somewhere else, he would be able to fly up within one breath.
Unfortunately, the gravity here was one hundred times that of the outside. Even after putting in his full effort, he only managed to climb seven hundred meters.
Xiao Chen wiped off the sweat on his forehead and asked, How is the Life and Death Art? Is this Secret Technique reliable?
This secret manual was thergest gain of this trip, something which Xiao Chen was filled with anticipation for. Whether he could condense the Heart of an Emperor in advance or not would depend on the Life and Death Art in Yue Bingyuns hand.
I only read through a third of it. The words are exceedingly cryptic, very much like tongue twisters. However, I am mostly certain that the Life and Death Art can indeed help someone condense the Heart of an Emperor in advance, Yue Bingyun answered honestly.
Given her talent,prehension ability, and experience, she should not be wrong.
Xiao Chen could not help being in a good mood. What he feared was taking too long to break into Consummation quasi-Emperor, missing the deadline to advance to Martial Emperor.
Given this, as long as he had the Life and Death Art, he should not have any problems breaking through to Consummation quasi-Emperor within two years.
After that, he could spend two years in preparation for the Great Tribtion of wind and fire and open the Emperors Door.
This n might seem clever, but the risks involved were hard to describe. Taking only two years to prepare was precipitous. If one was not careful during the Great Tribtion of wind and fire, one would very likely die without hope of reprieve.
Regr Consummation quasi-Emperors found it difficult to decide to undergo the Great Tribtion of wind and fire even after one hundred years of preparation. Even an outstanding talent would require at least five years to prepare before they would be confident of undergoing the Great Tribtion of wind and fire.
However, no matter what, this was still good news. Without the Life and Death Art, Xiao Chen estimated that he would require at least three years to advance to Consummation quasi-Emperor.
By which point, he would have almost no time left.
Xiao Chen withdrew his gaze and moved to another wall drawing. Then, he started to use the sword intent, which the Blood Sword Sovereign left fifty thousand years ago, to temper his own saber soul.
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Another half month passed, Xiao Chens saber soul became significantly more powerful.
Consider that with Bing Xuejians cultivation of a half-step Martial Emperor, his sword soul was onlyparable to Xiao Chens. As for Fei Lengyi, his sword soul was weaker.
However, Xiao Chen was currently only a Great Perfection quasi-Emperor, yet his saber soul was so powerfulthis was a very horrifying thought.
Yue Bingyun shook her head silently as she watched him tempering his saber soul yet again. After trying once, she did not use the sword intent to temper herself. It had felt like her soul was dancing on knives. The pain aside, there was great danger involved.
Only Xiao Chen had the courage and determination to use this sword intent to temper himself.
Chapter 1167: Dealt a Hard Blow
Chapter 1167: Dealt a Hard Blow
The days crept by, and another month passed. The quality of Xiao Chens saber soul improved yet again.
ording to rumors, when a saber soul reached one hundred percentprehension, ones gaze could take form, turning into a saber, and kill with one look.
Right now, with the enrichment of Xiao Chens saber soul, the most obvious change was the strengthening of its aura. It already surpassed that of a Great Perfection quasi-Emperor. Yue Bingyun estimated that even if a Consummation quasi-Emperor stood in front of Xiao Chen, they would feel a soul-deep fear.
Xiao Chen had also rapidly polished his Thunder Dragon Steps to Great Perfection. He could take eighteen steps within one breath. With each step, he would leave behind a lingering dragon-shaped figure.
His figure became like a dragon as he radiated electric light, putting the domineering nature of this Movement Technique on full disy.
In a fight, this Movement Technique could enhance Xiao Chens aura and momentum, perfectlyplementing his various Saber Techniques.
By relying on the Essence Stones, Xiao Chen had also built up his cultivation remarkably. In a mere month, he was already very close to the peak of Great Perfection quasi-Emperor.
He had upgraded his strength in every aspect. However, while he was feeling smug about his progress and preparing to charge up the deep chasm, he received a piece of rather bad news.
In the past month, Yue Bingyun finally finished reading the Life and Death Art. After that, the information she gave Xiao Chen dealt him a hard blow.
Cultivating the Life and Death Art to the ninthyer could help a quasi-Emperor condense a Heart of an Emperor in advance. However, there was a condition. One needed two items: the Flower of Life and the Death Fruit.
This condition was not really strange. Many special Martial Techniques and Cultivation Techniques in the world required certain natural treasures before one could practice or cultivate them.
However, it was really unfortunate that these two natural treasures went extinct ten thousand years ago.
Without the Flower of Life and the Death Fruit, cultivating even the firstyer of the Life and Death Art would be impossible.
Yue Bingyun closed the Life and Death Arts secret manual and said, I initially thought that it would just be harder to cultivate the Life and Death Art without these two natural treasures. After reading through the entire manual, I found that it is impossible to properly cultivate the Life and Death Art without the Flower of Life and the Death Fruit.
From what I recall, the Flower of Life came from the Human-Demon Sea, which is the Blood Sword Sovereigns homnd. There should still be some there. However, the Death Fruit should bepletely gone already. No Death Fruits have appeared in the past ten thousand years. Several Ghost Race Martial Emperors have been looking to purchase Death Fruits at high prices. If there were any, it would have appeared already.
Human-Demon Sea? What is that ce?
Yue Bingyun exined to Xiao Chen. Only then did he learn that it was a ce where people like the Blood Sword Sovereign lived, people who were Demon mixed-bloods: human and Demon, or Fiend and Demon.
Xiao Chen received the Life and Death Art from Yue Bingyuns hand. Then, he started reading for himself. He felt somewhat depressed. This was a treasure that he had spent a lot of time to obtain. Unexpectedly, this was the result. It was really unsatisfactory.
Just at this moment, Ao Jiao, who was in the Immortal Spirit Ring, appeared to havee to a big decision. Then, she said, Xiao Chen, I can help you obtain the Death Fruit.
You have the Death Fruit?
Not me. Back then, Sang Mu killed a Ghost Race Martial Emperor. Among the trophies was one Death Fruit. After you cultivate to the peak of Great Perfection quasi-Emperor, I will bring you to where Sang Mus inheritance is.
Xiao Chen rejoiced in his heart. He managed to find the location of the Death Fruit that Yue Bingyun said was nonexistent. All that remained was to go to the Human-Demon Sea to get the Flower of Life.
After that, he would be able to cultivate the Life and Death Art. There was still hope.
Dont be too happy so soon. The Human-Demon Sea is not as simple as you think it to be. It is hard to say whether you can obtain the Flower of Life or not, Ao Jiao said somewhat worriedly.
Whats wrong? Youve been to the Human-Demon Sea before?
What nonsense! Of course, I have. Sang Mus inheritance is in the Human-Demon Sea, so how could I have never been there?
This surprised Xiao Chen somewhat. Ao Jiao had been averse to letting Xiao Chen go and get the Thunder Emperors inheritance. He wondered if her reluctance was because the Thunder Emperors inheritance was in the Human-Demon Sea, aside from some other special reason.
He noticed that Ao Jiao was unwilling to say more, so he did not ask further.
For the next few days, Xiao Chen did some simple reading of the Life and Death Art. With the pressure of the enhanced gravity, his Movement Technique improved further. He felt like he was already capable of leaping out of the deep chasm, so he intended to bring Yue Bingyun out of this ce.
Lets go!
Xiao Chen roused Yue Bingyun, who was still cultivating, and informed her of his intent. Reluctance to part with him shed in her eyes; at the same time, she said apologetically, It seems like I still need some more time to adjust before I can leave.
There is no need to go to all that trouble. Ill bring you out.
Before Yue Bingyun understood what Xiao Chen meant, he picked her up and soared into the air, fighting against the hundredfold gravity and flying towards the mouth of the deep chasm.
Yue Bingyun cried out softly at suddenly getting carried. In her fluster, she struggled a little.
Xiao Chen did not say anything. He only held her tightly, not letting her struggle free.
Having spent months here, his physical body was already inured to the environment. After expending a lot of effort in cultivation, he managed to grasp the confidence to go up.
If Xiao Chen were to wait for Yue Bingyun to be able to go up herself, she would take at least another month. Wasting this time was not eptable to him.
Stop moving. We will arrive soon.
After the initial struggle, Yue Bingyun blushed slightly. She felt some change in her emotions and tried to cover it up with a smile. Fortunately, you did not sling me over your shoulder this time.
These words were teasing Xiao Chen about when he carried her away from the Treasure Masters residence without saying a word.
Xiao Chen gave an embarrassedugh. Even though she was the aloof Holy Daughter, she was not one of those overly conventional noble girls. This improved his impression of her.
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Above the deep chasm, Jin Liangqi and the other three Consummation quasi-Emperors were seated cross-legged, guarding the ce. When they heard the sound of air tearing apart, they opened their eyes and quickly stood up.
Prepare to attack!
These people endured for a long time and had already prepared long ago. When they heard the rushing wind, a solemn expression appeared on their faces as they unleashed killing Qi, releasing the auras of Consummation quasi-Emperors.
A gale blew, and the four strong auras merged, giving the impression of an endless, intangible mountain range pressing on the deep chasm.
The four waited for Xiao Chen to emerge, and they would suppress him with their full strength and instantly kill him. Various Profound Martial Techniques quickly brewed in their bodies.
Staring at the deep, dark chasm, Jin Liangqi said coldly, After making us wait for such a long you, youve finallye!
The other three old men evinced a murderous intent in their eyes as well, cold and emotionless. Aside from this, there was some excitement in their hearts, a fiery anticipation for the Life and Death Art.
To these old men, working together to deal with two Great Perfection quasi-Emperors would be easy. There would not be any pressure at all.
One Consummation quasi-Emperor could easily crush four or five Great Perfection quasi-Emperors. With four Consummation quasi-Emperors, if they could not take down two Great Perfection quasi-Emperors, it would really be a great joke.
The wind howled, and the sound of air tearing became increasingly piercing and sharper, making others shiver at the sound of it.
The hearts of everybody pounded heavily as they stared at the deep chasm, not daring to rx at all.
An intangible mountain range above the deep chasmyered over each other, giving off a scary, oppressive pressure.
Onetwothreefour
As the sound got closer, the group started counting in their hearts. In less than ten breaths of time, that white-robed desman would vanish from this world forever.
Nine!
When the group counted to nine, a fiery light appeared from the deep chasm. A white figure seemed to charge through the chasms final barrier.
Because of this white figures extreme speed, the air friction caused it to glow with a purple me.
Jin Liangqis eyes lit up, and he immediately roared, Kill him!
Jin Liangqis voice contained a boundless aura and an overwhelming killing intent. That intangible mountain range of auras bore down, pressing heavily towards the ascending Xiao Chen.
In an instant, the entire space started trembling violently, shaking and heaving, shocking the heart.
However, to everyones surprise, the scene of Xiao Chen crashing into the mountain range failed to ur. That intangibleyered mountain range looked like it passed through air and fell into the deep chasm.
This result stupefied the four, rooting them in ce. They had nned to use the huge aura to eradicate Xiao Chens sharpness first the moment Xiao Chen emerged. Then, they would quickly follow up with all sorts of killing moves to suppress him.
However, the mountain range of auras did not faze Xiao Chen at all, falling instead into the deep chasm.
In that case, there was only one possibility: the White Robed desman was too fast. The instant he broke through the barrier of the deep chasm, his speed multiplied, and he had charged out at the moment the mountain range fell.
Everyone in Jin Liangqis group was a Consummation quasi-Emperor who had been through hundreds, even thousands, of battles. Their thoughts were as fast as lightning. After some quick thinking, they immediately came to a conclusion.
Retreat!
Their expressions changed at the same time. Then, they pushed off the ground and quickly flew back.
You think you can run?!
A cold snort resounded in the air. Then, the group saw that white figure charging over while carrying a girl with an exquisite figure.
Thunder Dragon Steps! Electric light shaking the heavens, the body like a dragon.
Amid the electric light, the horrifying aura of Xiao Chens saber soul erupted ferociously. He carried Yue Bingyun with his left hand and held his saber with the right. Looking like a peerless killing god, he stood on the boundless electric light, moving as fast as a meteor.
Xiao Chens figure turned illusory as electric light shone everywhere. He swung once with every step, taking a total of twelve stepstwelve swings.
Thebination of his thunder saber soul and the Great Perfection Thunder Dragon Steps allowed Xiao Chen to sweep everything before him. With each swing of the saber, he sent a Consummation quasi-Emperor flying.
Xiao Chen was simply too fast, making others feel like he had executed these twelve saber strikes simultaneously.
Jin Liangqi and the other three each received three blows. Their bodies got mangled with electricity flickering on them, paralyzing them and inflicting incredible pain.
The four looked severely injured, but they were not actually fatally injured. The focus of these twelve attacks was on speed, but their might was not as strong as a Martial Technique.
Xiao Chens purpose was not to kill these four in one go. Instead, it was to mess up their formation and suppress their auras.
The true killing move cameter.
After Jin Liangqis groupnded, they roared and prepared to counterattack.
However, Xiao Chen did not give these four a chance to make aeback. If he showed any opening, he would have truly wasted the time he spent cultivating in the deep chasm.
Chapter 1168: Glorious Painting
Chapter 1168: Glorious Painting
Only my saber retains eternal glory in that instant. Thousands of mysterious phenomenayered over each other, ten thousand kinds of light, one instant of glory, the rivers and mountains like a painting!
In one breath, Xiao Chen executed his strongest Profound Martial Technique, Instant of Glory.
In that instant, all sorts of mysterious phenomena from various Martial Techniques suddenly manifested with this one saber strike.
Peach blossoms drifted everywhere for fifty kilometers around. The summer sun hung high in the sky. Dead leaves fell off with the autumn wind. A bright moon like fire soared up. Many Azure Dragons flew around and swung their tails
All sorts of mysterious phenomena appeared in that instant, forming a painting of glory and freezing space. Jiang Liangqi and the other three Consummation quasi-Emperors in this painting looked like they were locked down in there, unable to move, not even blink.
Ka ca!
Xiao Chen sheathed his saber, and the glorious painting instantly shattered like ss, continuously producing tinkling sounds.
Jin Liangqi and the other three suddenly fell to the ground, all of them vomitingrge mouthfuls of blood, horror filling their eyes.
Earlier, they suffered three heavy strikes. Then, they were frozen into a painting, undergoing a baptism of fire as a result of the various mysterious phenomena.
However, this was not the source of the fatal damage. Given their cultivation as Consummation quasi-Emperors, Jin Liangqi and the other three would not sustain a fatal injury from such damage .
The horrifying part was when the painting shattered. It felt like space shattering. Although it was far fromparable to the true shattering of space, the principle was simr.
The instant the painting shattered, they felt like their bodies had torn into several pieces.
With their tough physical bodies, they were still fine, but horrifying ruptures appeared in their internal organs.
Then, there was the third fold of damage, which came from the rebound from the interruption of their own Martial Techniques.
With this threefold damage, they lost allbat prowess. Even a Martial Monarch could finish them off.
Youd best know what is good for yourselves! Xiao Chen said indifferently as he coldly eyed the four people sprawled on the ground in sorry states. Then, he let go of Yue Bingyun.
After that, Xiao Chen took flight to leave this ce entirely. Bing Xuejian and Fei Lengyi would soon receive news of this incident. He needed to get away from ck Water Ind fast.
Yue Bingyun, who followed closely after, felt dazzled like she was dreaming.
No desman had ever managed to earn her heartfelt admirationuntil now. The tyrannical yet elegant Saber Techniques that were not the least bit negligent. The icy indifference that did not sink into the depravity of massacre. Xiao Chens character never changed.
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Jin Liangqi and the others remained speechless for a long time. As they watched Xiao Chen and Yue Bingyun leave, their emotions were extremelyplicated.
This youth will definitely be famous for eternity, bing an authoritative figure of this generation of desmen!
That was really scary. Unexpectedly, he did not kill us.
He probably does not even care about us. He does not see us old folks as a threat to him. Jin Liangqi smiled self-mockingly. The earlier experience was like a dream.
However, it was a nightmare. He definitely did not wish to experience it again.
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The Blood Sword Sovereigns cave was already a mess with everything copsed. It was also fortunate that the various restrictions no longer existed. Using his explosive power, Xiao Chen sted a hole in the roof of the cave and directly broke out of the ground.
Then, he took in the fresh air, which he had not smelled in a long time, in deep breaths. Finally, he waved his hand and summoned out the flood dragon war chariot.
Yue Bingyun eximed in surprise, The flood dragon war chariot! Isnt this the war chariot of the Eastern Sea Divine Dragon Pces Leng Shaofan?
Xiao Chen smiled and said, Come on aboard. It now has the family name Xiao.
Yue Bingyun smiled. Clearly, she asked a nonsensical question. For some reason, Xiao Chen snatched this flood dragon war chariot.
The four flood dragons worked hard in pulling the chariot. Soon, they tore through the dark clouds of the sky and galloped forward.
Under the dark clouds, it was constantly dim without sunlight all year round. However, above the dark clouds, it was all golden. The sky looked boundless, and the sea of clouds shimmered with a golden glow, looking like heaven.
Where are you going? Im heading to Dark City first before traveling straight to the Human-Demon Sea, Xiao Chen said.
He wanted to meet Ba Tu in Dark City, to see if he could examine that corpse and improve his Dragon Seeking Art a little.
After that, he intended to rush to the Human-Demon Sea, to where the Thunder Emperors inheritance, which Ao Jiao mentioned, was. At the same time, he would take the opportunity to find the Flower of Life.
When Yue Bingyun heard Xiao Chens itinerary, she startedughing gently. Xiao Chen found this strange. He asked, What are youughing at?
It looks like we will be traveling together for quite a while. Your nned journey is exactly the same as mine. My final destination on this trip is the Human-Demon Sea as well.
Xiao Chen could not make out Yue Bingyuns veracity from her expression. He did not discern whether she was telling the truth or not, whether she said that on purpose for the sake of traveling with him.
Dont be surprised. My purpose in this journey is experiential training. I already told you this at the very start. Im not lying to you. The affair at the Jadeite Mountain Manor was just a matter of convenience. Even if I had not done anything there, it would have been resolved perfectly.
Xiao Chen asked suspiciously, What do you mean? Could it be that there is more to Fei Lengyis attempt to advance the Heavenly Cloud Jadeite Sword into a Transcendent Divine Weapon?
I will not tell you the inside story; it is of no importance. Right now, I just want to sleep infort. You dont mind sitting outside alone, right?!
Yue Bingyun smiled gently. Not giving Xiao Chen a chance to reply, she entered the chariot and closed the curtains, theny down on therge,fortable bed in there alone.
Xiao Chen smiled bitterly, unable to say anything. He could not just go in and interrupt when she was sleeping.
Bathed in golden sunlight, the flood dragon war chariot raced through the sea of clouds.
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At this moment, back on ck Water Ind, Fei Lengyi and Bing Xuejian received the news and rushed over. However, they only found Jin Liangqi and the other three nursing their wounds still at the same spot.
The two were angered into trembling. They wished that they could rush in front of Xiao Chen and immediately tear him into pieces.
The struggle for the Life and Death Art had ended. However, the story that the White Robed desman left behind still set the ce abuzz and would linger for a long time.
The White Robed desman had snatched the Life and Death Art from the hands of two half-step Martial Emperors at great risk. However, Xiao Chen was just a Great Perfection quasi-Emperor.
Afterwards, when Xiao Chens identity circted, everyone was even more shocked. Unexpectedly, such a desman was actually the Azure Dragon King that the Martial God Pces Thunder Sovereign favored, a descendant of the famous Azure Emperor.
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After getting far away from ck Water City, Xiao Chen put away the flood dragon war chariot. He walked on the vast sea and started to use his Dragon Seeking Art in search of Holy Spirit Veins in this resource-rich ck Sea.
He was pretty lucky, or perhaps it was because the ck Sea was richer in resources.
In the process of making his way to the Dark Sea, he discovered several hidden Holy Spirit Veins. However, Jiang Tians warning lingered in his mind.
Xiao Chen could not casually mess around with the things underground. If he was not careful, he would cause an ominous dragon to emerge and bury him at the bottom of the sea.
Hence, he was extremely careful. He would make a move only if he was absolutely sure that it was an auspiciousnd. After eliminating arge portion of his discoveries, he only managed to obtain four Holy Spirit Veins.
Even so, such actions bbergasted and shocked Yue Bingyun, who traveled with him.
The Lunar Pce had some extremely skilled Geomasters, so she had some understanding of this upation. Xiao Chens Dragon Seeking Art was decidedly better than that of the Geomasters that the Lunar Pce brought in.
His skill at subduing the dragons was much higher as well. With the Dragon Fixing Needle and Dragon Revealing Mirror, he could subdue a Holy Spirit Vein by himself. Just this point alone made him far superior to those Geomasters.
In the future, when Im in charge of the Lunar Pce, I will definitely get you to help me obtain Spirit Veins, Yue Bingyun said seriously.
Xiao Chen smiled and said, Sure, provided that I can live until then. Of course, it will be expensive to hire me.
Yue Bingyun joked, The Holy Daughter invites you to seek dragons and fix veins, and you are still putting on such airs. You should be saying that you would be delighted to do it, that anything the Holy Daughter says is great.
Right, I would be delighted to do it. Anything the Holy Daughter says is great.
You are just echoing me; there is no sincerity at all. However, Ill remember what you said. Ill definitelye and look for you in the future.
After interacting with each other for some time, the two had grown closer to each other. As Xiao Chen subdued dragons, Yue Bingyun provided significant help.
There was also theprehension of the Life and Death Art. Yue Bingyun, who already finished reading the secret manual, generously shared what she understood with Xiao Chen, helping him grasp this abstruse Secret Technique.
As the two joked with each other, they moved at a fast pace, quickly heading for Dark City.
When the two entered the Dark Sea, Xiao Chen stopped looking for Spirit Veins.
As they traveled deeper into the Dark Sea, the sights drove home how extraordinary this region was.
They saw Consummation quasi-Emperors everywhere as well as half-step Martial Emperors and even Martial Emperors rushing around.
As the Dark Sea was the core of the ck Sea, the number of experts there was clearly on a whole new levelpared to ck Water City.
The destination of the two was the core of the core. Countless strong quasi-Emperors and outstanding youths were in this city as well.
After half a day, the two reached Dark Ind, andmass much vaster than ck Water Ind. When standing at the shore of the ind, one could see the majestic and domineering silhouette of Dark City.
ording to Yue Bingyun, this was an ancient Holy City that couldpare to Bright Moon City. Xiao Chen was filled with anticipation, hoping that Dark City would bring him a pleasant surprise.
The two increased their pace, rushing towards the city.
The city wall was like a ck dragon coiled on the ground. The walls ck stones looked like dragon scales, gleaming with a metallic sheen and radiating strong might.
When the two arrived before the city gates, they quietly joined the queue of people waiting to enter the city. Xiao Chen discovered many Consummation quasi-Emperors and even one half-step Martial Emperor standing in line.
This scene was somewhat bbergasting. Before the might of Dark City, even half-step Martial Emperors did not dare to fly in directly.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Just at this moment, two nimble figures flew overhead directly into the city without any fear, drawing the attention of the people in the queue.
Where do those youthse from? How could they even dare to barge directly into Dark City?! Some people were shocked to discover that the city guard did not stop those two, merely silently acknowledged the pair. They could not help finding this response strange.
Haha! This must be your first time toe to Dark City, right? Those are famous outstanding talents of Dark City or the descendants of the Great Bandits. They are incredibly strong and possess the Outstanding Talent Token bestowed by the City Lord, which allows them to enter and leave the city as they please.
Chapter 1169: Familiar Face from the Sky Dome Realm
Chapter 1169: Familiar Face from the Sky Dome Realm
Xiao Chen, who was in the queue, appeared somewhat distracted. It was like he did not hear anything of what was being said around him.
In the instant that earlier figure shed by, Xiao Chen had clearly seen that persons appearance, which invoked old memories. After so many years, he had not expected to see this familiar face in Dark City.
Whats wrong? Yue Bingyun could not help asking when she saw Xiao Chen in a rarely seen stunned state.
Xiao Chen stared at the sky, at the figures of the two that were already out of sight, for some reason.
He turned back and replied indifferently, Im fine. I just saw a familiar face from the Sky Dome Realm.
The two just now were Zhao Feng and Sima Lingxuan. Zhao Fengs grandfather is Zhao Linlong, a veteran Sovereign Martial Emperor who is ranked second of the thirteen Great Bandits of the ck Sea. Sima Lingxuan has an impressive background as well. His adoptive father is Zong Boxiong, who came out of the heart of the ocean a Sovereign Martial Emperor and is now one of the ck Seas thirteen Great Bandits.
Yue Bingyun knew much more about the ck Sea than Xiao Chen did. She recognized the two who passed by earlier.
When Xiao Chen heard the name Zong Boxiong, it surprised him. Wasnt Zong Boxiong the middle-aged Greater Heavenly Martial Emperor who quietly gave him some information in Despair City?
Back then, Xiao Chen found it strange that the other party told him for no reason at all about the people chasing after him.
Now that he heard what Yue Bingyun said, that Zong Boxiongs adoptive son was Sima Lingxuan, he now understood the reasons behind it.
If Xiao Chen guessed correctly, this Zong Boxiong should be aware of the grudges between him and Sima Lingxuan. The reason why Zong Boxiong sent that voice projection was so that Xiao Chen would not die at the hands of others, so that Zong Boxiongs adoptive son could personally take revenge.
The matters of the past truly made one sigh with sorrow. That passionate age in the Sky Dome Realm made ones hot-bloodedness surge whenever one thought about it.
Xiao Chen still remembered the time when the many outstanding talents of the Sky Dome Realm battled in Dragon Sealing City to fight for the qualifications to enter the Kunlun Realm.
However, the Sky Dome Realm outstanding talents were mostly buried in obscurity in the Kunlun Realm, a great realm filled with geniuses, remaining unknown and unseen.
Seeing Sima Lingxuan here far surpassed Xiao Chens expectations. At that moment just now, Xiao Chen sensed that the other partys cultivation was at peak Great Perfection quasi-Emperor.
Furthermore, a Sovereign Martial Emperor became Sima Lingxuans adoptive father. The situation changed entirely; some things werepletely unexpected.
Nevertheless, that was fine. One could reach Great Perfection quasi-Emperor within a short time if one had great talent and sufficient resources. Only a Consummation quasi-Emperor would make Xiao Chen wary. However, after his increase in strength, he now only needed to pay some attention.
Among the ck Seas current younger generation, what rank is this Sima Lingxian? Xiao Chen asked out of curiosity. This was a name that he had forgotten long ago. Now, it aroused some interest in him again.
Yue Bingyun thought for a while before replying, How do I put thishe rose very quickly. In a mere five to six years, with the focused nurturing of Zong Boxiong, he defeated many outstanding talents of the ck Sea. Right now, he is famous and is known as the strongest of the younger generation of the ck Sea.
However, there is a bit of question about his being the strongest. Huang Yun, a descendant of the Blood Shark Sovereign, the top ranker of the thirteen Great Bandits, has not appeared in recent years. Furthermore, Huang Yun was already publicly acknowledged as the strongest ten years ago. Without defeating Huang Yun, Sima Lingxuan cant really be the strongest.
Also, Zhao Feng, who was in front earlier, lost to Sima Lingxuan by only half a move two years ago. If they were to fight to the death, their chances would be even. But in any case, it is not an exaggeration to call Sima Lingxuan one of the strongest of the younger generation in the ck Sea.
Speaking up to here, Yue Bingyun looked at Xiao Chen and said, Could it be that he is the person that you said was a familiar face? Is he a friend or an enemy? If he is an enemy, then youd best not meet with him in order to avoid trouble.
A friend or an enemy?
Sima Lingxuans father died at my hands. The grudge of killing his father is unresolvable.
However, Xiao Chen did not regret killing Sima Hong. Some people deserve to be killed; they had to pay for what they had done.
Xiao Chen did not fear meeting Sima Lingxuan. He could defeat Sima Lingxuan in the Sky Dome Realm, and he could do so again here.
Why are you not saying anything? What exactly is your rtionship with this Sima Lingxuan? You still have not told me.
It was rare to see Xiao Chen so distracted like that. His behavior piqued Yue Bingyuns curiosity about the rtionship between the two, so she pestered him for an answer.
After the two entered Dark City, Yue Bingyun kept asking Xiao Chen. He smiled helplessly and exined, I killed his father. Back then, his father used his cultivation to sweep his way through the small sect that I was in when I was in the Sky Dome Realm. Many disciples and elders of the sect died in the hands of his father while trying to protect me.
After that, my strength grew, and I met his father again in the Sky Dome Realm. So I killed him.
Xiao Chen glossed over the minor details and simplyid out the grudges between him and Sima Lingxuan.
When Yue Bingyun heard this, she could not help feeling stunned. Unexpectedly, Xiao Chen had such a grudge with this Sima Lingxuan. No wonder Xiao Chen would be so distracted, something that rarely happened.
Ba Tus house was very easy to find. Dark City was divided into thirteen zones, each one ruled by a Great Bandit. There would be a building in each zone that stood out, which was where the Great Bandit lived.
The thirteen Great Bandits of the ck Sea represented the strongestbat ability of the entire ck Sea. They held the greatest authority and the highest prestige. They were the indisputable masters of the ck Sea, the true kings of thend.
Bing a Great Bandit of the ck Sea was very simple. All one had to do was defeat a Great Bandit of the ck Sea and chase that Great Bandit out of the building they held as a residence. After that, one would be the ck Seas new Great Bandit.
The rules were straightforward, demonstrating thew-of-the-jungle nature of the ck Sea to the extreme.
While it sounded simple, every ck Seas Great Bandit was at the very least a Greater Heavenly Martial Emperor. Furthermore, they had already been at their cultivation realm for a long time. Short of being a Sovereign Martial Emperor, one would not be confident of trouncing any one of the Great Bandits.
In the past millennium, aside from the recent sess of Zong Boxiong, no one else had seeded.
The me Rock Sovereign, Ba Tus grandfather, was a veteran Sovereign Martial Emperor who ranked fifth among the thirteen Great Bandits of the ck Sea. It was Ba Tu who got the me Rock Sovereign to say something, resulting in no one in the ck Sea daring to offend Jin Dabaos Azure Dragon Merchant Association.
As long as the Azure Dragon Merchant Association hung up its banner, the pirate groups of the ck Sea would not dare to target the merchant ships.
After asking around, the two found the residence of the me Rock Sovereign.
The me Rock Sovereign stayed in the southern part of the city, in a castle built of ten-thousand-year-old me Rocks.
When the two arrived before the fiery-red castle and noticed that the tall castle was constructed entirely of ten-thousand-year-old me Rocks, they were incredibly shocked.
Just a small piece of ten-thousand-year-old me Rock was worth cities, yet the me Rock Sovereign used it to build arge castle.
The castle looked like it was covered in eternal mes. When standing in front of it, one could feel the me Rock Sovereigns unbridled, domineering air.
The castle was filled with guards. Xiao Chen went to the gates, informed them of his identity, and asked them to tell Ba Tu.
Xiao Chen and Yue Bingyun both appeared extraordinary, and their strength even more so. The guards did not dare to be slow, quickly sending out the message.
Soon, Ba Tus carefreeughter reached the gates. He came walking over in great strides. When he saw Xiao Chen, he immediately gave him a bear hug.
Dude, you finally came. I waited for you for more than a year already. Come,e in first and we can speak more. Hey, this is
Ba Tu initially focused on speaking to Xiao Chen. However, when he noticed Yue Bingyun, he could not react immediately. After a while, he eximed with great shock, Damn, Brother Xiao Chen, you really managed to get the Lunar Pces Holy Daughter!
When Ba Tu spoke so irresponsibly in front of so many people in a public area, Yue Bingyuns pretty face immediately turned cold.
Realizing that there seemed to be a big misunderstanding, Xiao Chen said quickly, I think Brother Ba Tu misunderstood.
Ba Tu smiled in embarrassment and quickly apologized. Yue Bingyun ignored him. However, her expression slowly turned warmer, and she gave no indication of wanting to get even with him.
Come,e,e! Since Brother Xiao Chen is here, we should have some fun in Dark City. Let me bring you to the City Lords Residence to obtain an Outstanding Talent Token first. With the Outstanding Talent Token, you will be able to enjoy the privileges reserved for veteran Martial Emperors. That way, you can truly have fun to your hearts content.
The City Lords Residence was a faction that existed only in name. The people in there were all arranged by the factions representing the thirteen Great Bandits.
Given Ba Tus identity, it would be easy for him to obtain an Outstanding Talent Token.
When Xiao Chen was queueing up at the city gates, he had heard a little about the Outstanding Talent Token. Zhao Feng and Sima Lingxuan had flown directly over the city gate because they possessed Outstanding Talent Tokens.
However, his primary purpose ining here was the corpse that Ba Tu and his group found on the road that buried Emperors.
The jade pendant on that corpse contained the Paradise Secret Canon. There might be other treasures that others might not notice. Xiao Chen felt that he could get lucky, so he wanted to take a look to see if he could gain anything.
Hang on for a moment. This time, I came to look for Brother Ba Tu because I have a favor to ask, Xiao Chen said seriously, rejecting Ba Tus suggestion.
Ba Tu slowly withdrew his smile and turned grave as he asked, Whats the matter? If I can help, Ill definitely do all that I can.
Is the corpse that you found on the road that buried Emperors still around? Did you find anything on that corpse? Would you be willing to tell me about it?
When Ba Tu heard that, he could not help smiling. There was nothing on that corpse. The spatial ring on the finger only contained a bunch of trash. We took a great loss. Could it be that the jade pendant that I gave you was extraordinary?
Since Xiao Chen had decided toe here, he was prepared to reveal everything. He nodded and said, Bring me to take a look at that pile of trash first.
Ba Tuughed loudly, anticipation gleaming in his eyes. After that, he waved his hand and said, You lot, bring Miss Bingyun to take a look around the castle. Remember to treat her well.
From appearances, Ba Tu gave the impression of a ruffian. However, he was rather meticulous in his thinking. He knew that some things were not convenient for others to listen to, so he diverted Yue Bingyun elsewhere.
Yue Bingyun smiled, not minding this at all. From her interactions with Xiao Chen over the period, she already knew that Xiao Chen had obtained the inheritance of an ancient Dragon Seeking Art. However, he also honestly told her that it would be hard for ordinary people to learn this Dragon Seeking Art, given its high requirement onprehension ability.
With the requirement onprehension ability, this Dragon Seeking Art would be useless even to ordinary Geomasters. At best, it would just widen their horizons.
Chapter 1170: Complete Dragon Subduing Platform
Chapter 1170: Complete Dragon Subduing tform
Xiao Chen followed Ba Tu to Ba Tus old private treasury in the castle. In an old room, he saw the trash that Ba Tu mentioned: a broken bell, arge metal knob, decayed cutting tools, and all sorts of metallic balls inrge numbers.
With one nce, these were indeed trash without a doubt. However, in Xiao Chens eyes, they were all priceless treasures, making him somewhat happy.
How was this trash? This was aplete Dragon Subduing tform. However, it was broken and battered. After repairing it and refining some parts, he could reassemble it and have a ready-made Dragon Subduing tform.
The bell was the Dragon Calling Bell. Ringing it gently could summon back a fleeing Spirit Vein. With some ominous dragons, there would be no other way to get them toe meekly to the Dragon Subduing tform. Hence, the Dragon Calling Bell was a crucial item.
The decayed cutting tools were the essence of the Dragon Subduing tform, the Dragon Head Guillotine.
As for thatrge metal knob, it was the foundation of the Dragon Subduing tform. If Xiao Chen were to forge it himself, he would need at least ten years to prepare everything.
However, these things were truly worthless to cultivators,pletely useless to them.
Ordinary Geomasters would not recognize these items. Even if a Geomaster recognized them, they would be useless. One needed the Paradise Secret Canon to use them.
That is all. Talking about it was really frustrating. My band of brothers and I risked our lives and snatched back a corpse. Unexpectedly, the spatial ring only contained a bunch of trash. When speaking of this, Ba Tu appeared extremely depressed.
Xiao Chen reluctantly put down the Dragon Calling Bell and said, These are not trash. They are all treasures.
Seeing that there was no one else around, Xiao Chen told Ba Tu about the Paradise Secret Canon in detail and exined the identity of this pile of trash.
I can give Brother Ba Tu a copy of the Paradise Secret Canon. As for the parts of this Dragon Subduing tform, I hope Brother Ba Tu will do me a favor and state a price; sell them to me.
After Ba Tu heard that, his expression changed. He said, You are looking down on this brother of yours. Say no more. Without you making a move, my friends and I, Ba Tu, would have died in the Heavenly Starry Ocean long ago. Furthermore, Brother Xiao Chen also could have made a move and killed us, taking the corpse away for yourself.
There is no need to say anything else. Just treat this pile of items as trash and take them away.
Ba Tus generosity and straightforwardness made Xiao Chen feel somewhat embarrassed. Ba Tu did not even want a copy of the Paradise Secret Canon, and he just handed over all the Dragon Subduing tforms parts to Xiao Chen.
Afterpletely reassembling the Dragon Subduing tform, Xiao Chen would no longer have to fear those ominous dragons while seeking dragons and fixing veins.
This was very significant to Xiao Chens future. Even after he reached Martial Emperor and searched for King Spirit Veins, this Dragon Subduing tform would still be of great assistance to him.
I will not say too many words of thanks. In the future, if the me Rock Sovereign or Brother Ba Tu needs any help, just holler, and I will be there, Xiao Chen said extremely seriously after putting away the parts of the Dragon Subduing tform.
Ba Tuughed loudly and said, Thats good! Thats good! However, there is indeed a problem right now that I would like to trouble Brother with.
What problem? Xiao Chen asked, frowning and feeling somewhat suspicious.
What exactly is your rtionship with the Holy Daughter? Dont be in a rush to deny it. If I made that sort of joke about her and another person, she would have flipped out on the spot already. Furthermore
This response rendered Xiao Chen somewhat at a loss. He had thought that it was something serious. He quickly interrupted, saying, Dont mention this matter
Ba Tu raised his eyebrows and chuckled. Right, Ill not speak of it, definitely not. I understand.
The more Xiao Chen tried to exin, the worse the misunderstanding got. He smiled helplessly and said, Never mind, lets not speak about this matter anymore. Take me to get the Outstanding Talent Token, then. I n to stay in Dark City for a while to finish reassembling the Dragon Subduing tform before leaving.
The dismantled Dragon Subduing tform was made far too long ago. Several of its parts required some repair. This was a ratherrge project. Xiao Chen needed to buy many divine materials. With the Outstanding Talent Token, he would be able to enjoy a significant discount when he made his purchases.
Furthermore, some divine materials would not be avable outside special channels. With the Outstanding Talent Token, he would have ready ess to those special channels.
Ba Tu patted Xiao Chens shoulder and smiled. This is easy. Come, Ill bring you to the City Lords Residence now.
As Xiao Chen strolled around in the castle, he could sense the auras of several experts, both overt and covert. Among these, one particr gaze staring at him seemed to belong to a Martial Emperor.
However, this was apparently due to Ba Tu. That gaze did not contain any malicious intent. Furthermore, it did not try to pry into Xiao Chen too deeply.
After arriving at Dark Citys City Lords Residence, the two easily cleared the many guards and checkpoints by relying on Ba Tus name.
This allowed Xiao Chen to personally feel the prestige of the identity of a ck Seas Great Bandit.
When the two arrived at the city affairs office, which issued the Outstanding Talent Token, and prepared to go in, a voice suddenly rang out from behind them, stopping Ba Tu.
After Ba Tu heard it, he turned his head, and his expression soured involuntarily. Damn it! This fellow is actually here at the city affairs office as well.
This reaction surprised Xiao Chen. Could it be that there would be some trouble in the issuance of the Outstanding Talent Token?
Haha! Brother Ba Tu, you are here to bring someone to get an Outstanding Talent Token?
An extraordinary young man in white with jade-like skin, giving off a sinister air, came out from the back of the city affairs office. He walked over unhurriedly with another person.
Xiao Chen sized up this person with a nce. This persons cultivation seemed very deep, a peak Great Perfection quasi-Emperor as well. His eyes contained a boundless sword intent, making his gaze sharp enough to tear through the air.
Another peak Great Perfection quasi-Emperor outstanding young talent. This surprised Xiao Chen at first. However, after he thought about it, he remembered that of all the things the ck Seacked, cultivation resources were not one of them. Given that, this persons cultivation was easy to understand.
The thirteen Great Bandits of the ck Sea had a very great advantage. In terms of resources, they had even more than some Holy Lands. After all, their headquarters was in the ck Sea.
The cultivation of Small Perfection quasi-Emperors and Great Perfection quasi-Emperors happened to rely on the umtion of resources. Of course, if ones talent was insufficient, no matter how much resources there were, these would be wasted.
To be able to use a vast amount of resources to raise ones cultivation to peak Great Perfection quasi-Emperor in a short time was already an incredible matter.
This person is Liu Yun, a descendant of Ku Yejian, one of the thirteen Great Bandits of the ck Sea. Ku Yejian ranks sixth among the Great Bandits, a Sovereign Martial Emperor who uses the sword. This person once suffered greatly at the hands of my first brother.
Xiao Chen knew about Ba Tus first brother, who was an outstanding cultivator with the greatest talent among the me Rock Sovereigns line. Ba Tus first brother was also the formal heir of the me Rock Sovereign, the one who would inherit the title me Rock Sovereign in the future.
However, as Ba Tus first brother was busy with cultivation, spending a lot of time in closed-door cultivation, he had a much lower profile than Ba Tu.
Liu Yun sized up Xiao Chen and said indifferently, Not bad, Great Perfection quasi-Emperor. That is enough to meet the requirements. However, it would be hard to say whether he can obtain the Outstanding Talent Token. It looks like Brother Ba Tu will indeed need to pull some strings.
This person behaved very arrogantly. After saying that, he turned to leave.
Remember to tell your first brother toe out of closed-door cultivation earlier. The next Outstanding Talent Summit Meeting will be starting soon. At that time, I will personally defeat him.
The person beside Liu Yun turned his head and nced at Xiao Chen, revealing a faint murderous intent in his eyes. A fierce thunder fire burned in his eyes.
Xiao Chen frowned slightly. Why does it seem like this person has a grudge against me? If Xiao Chen recalled correctly, this was his first time meeting Liu Yun and this person.
Liu Yun, you sissy, who says that this lord is going to pull strings? It is just an Outstanding Talent Token. My brother can easily obtain it.
This somewhat surprised Xiao Chen. Given Ba Tus explosive temper, he could not endure Liu Yuns aloof demeanor. Once agitated, Ba Tu would erupt.
Liu Yun turned around, but he did not appear angry. He smiled faintly and said, Just this half-baked friend of yours? If he does not pull strings, he will not be able to obtain the Outstanding Talent Token. Dont brag and end up sabotaging your friend. If not for giving your first brother face, I would have pped you over your earlier words.
The conflict between the Great Bandits descendants was actually so intense. Xiao Chen, who was standing at the side, found this strange. He felt like he had gotten embroiled in some kind of grudge.
The more Ba Tu got scolded, the more frustrated he became. He ended up cursing angrily, Damn, do you dare to make a bet with me?! This brother of mine will definitely obtain the Outstanding Talent Token. Furthermore, his result will be even higher than that of the person you brought!
Liu Yun said coldly, You are really reckless. Do you know who this person beside me is? He is Xia Yang, a descendant of the legendary Thunder Fire Sovereign. He is someone who can make it into the top five of the Outstanding Talent Summit Meeting.
So, it turned out that this was the case. After Xiao Chen heard that, he finally figured out what was going on. It turned out that this person was Xia Luos elder brother.
No wonder this person showed such murderous intent when looking at Xiao Chen. The news of Xiao Chen teaching his younger brother and a n Elder a lesson on ck Water Ind probably already reached his ears.
Smiling faintly, Xia Yang said, Brother Liu, there is no need to bother with these two dancing clowns. There is no need to lower yourself to their level; justugh it off.
Liu Yun nodded and said, Right. If these words were said by your first brother, Ba Yan, I might have taken them seriously. However, they came from you, Ba Tu. I just need tough at them.
The two echoed one another, making Ba Tusplexion flush and pale. That kind of aloof contempt enraged him.
Xiao Chen stepped forward and patted Ba Tus shoulder. He looked directly at the two and said, It is just getting an Outstanding Talent Token. There is no need for the two of you to mock and ridicule another. Your breadth of mind and bearing are extremelycking; this just makes others ashamed for you!
Liu Yuns gaze turned cold. His eyes looked like swords, piercing towards Xiao Chen. A boundless sword intent burst out of them. This fellows sword soul actually reached fifty percentprehension, far surpassing those of the same generation.
Furthermore, Liu Yuns sword intent possessed a state that was vigorous and full of vitality, which made his sword intent flourish even more, appearing to surge boundlessly.
This gaze would have scared an ordinary person immediately, causing him to fall to the ground trembling and unable to get up.
However, Xiao Chen did not fear it at all since his saber soul had already reached seventy percentprehension. The saber soul in his sea of consciousness moved, and he met Liu Yuns gaze directly without moving even half a step.
Chapter 1171: Accepting Bets
Chapter 1171: epting Bets
Saber intent spread throughout Xiao Chens body. The sharp ngor in the air rang endlessly, making those who heard it want to cover their ears.
There were many people who hade to the city affairs office to obtain Outstanding Talent Tokens as well as to do other things. These people saw this scene and could not help paying more attention.
When these people saw someone daring to sh with Liu Yun in aura, they could not help their surprise.
In this vast Dark City, Liu Yun was famous. He was extremely strong, capable of defeating some Consummation quasi-Emperors.
Liu Yun withdrew his gaze, and anticipation zed in his eyes when he said to Ba Tu, What a fellow! Unexpectedly, he is rather capable. Ba Tu, Ill ept your bet!
Ba Tu asked in a voice projection, Xiao Chen, are you confident? I did not recognize that Xia Yang at first. This fellow is rather famous in Dark City, not at all inferior to the many descendants of the ck Seas Great Bandits.
He is probably here to get a new Outstanding Talent Token because his previous one is about to expire. If you are not confident, Ill just admit my loss this time and get my uncle to help you obtain an Outstanding Talent Token.
Xiao Chen replied calmly, There is no need. Feel free to bet big; go as big as you want. Ill help you win it all.
Upon hearing what Xiao Chen said, Ba Tu immediately calmed down. He smiled and said, Liu Yun, lets bet big this time. The loser will give the other party two hundred Essence Stones. How about that?!
Two hundred Essence Stones!
The moment Ba Tu said that, not only did Liu Yuns face twitch, but even the young cultivators who came over to watch themotion all felt shocked.
Essence Stones could be extracted only from a King Spirit Vein. These were necessary items for Martial Emperors to cultivate. Without advancing to Martial Emperor, there would not be any channels for one to purchase Essence Stones, except for auctions.
Because of the Great Bandits behind these outstanding talents and the resource-rich ck Sea, they could obtain some Essence Stones from their n every month.
However, these Great Bandits descendants would receive no more than twenty every month. When they cultivated, they still relied on Holy Spirit Veins.
Ba Tu bet two hundred Essence Stones in one go. It looked like the frustration in his heart was very great and he wanted to vent it all on this huge bet.
Xia Yangs eyes burned with a strong fighting spirit. Brother Liu, agree to it. I happen to bear the brat beside him a grudge. I can suppress his sharpness here.
Liu Yun sent a voice projection asking if Xia Yang was confident or not. He had only about three hundred Essence Stones, all of them saved up over time.
Dont worry. I already cultivated my Thunder Fire Art to the tenthyer. It will be more than enough to surpass him in the test for the Outstanding Talent Token, Xia Yang guaranteed confidently.
Originally, Liu Yun already looked down on Ba Tu and was not willing to appear weaker in front of him. With Xia Yangs guarantee, he immediately agreed to Ba Tus bet, saying loudly, Coincidentally, I amcking in Essence Stones. Since you want to give them to me, naturally, I have no objection.
Ba Tu and Liu Yun are shing with each other. There is going to be a good show!
The bet is really big. Two hundred Essence Stones. If I had two hundred Essence Stones, it would be sufficient to raise my cultivation by twenty percent!
Stop with these foolish words. Your n does not have any Sovereign Martial Emperor, so how are you going to obtain two hundred Essence Stones? Even if the elders of your n found any, they would keep it for themselves.
The huge bet between Ba Tu and Liu Yun immediately attracted many youths who came to obtain an Outstanding Talent Token, causing them to head over to watch.
Aside from the Great Bandits descendants using their connections to obtain the Outstanding Talent Tokens, it was also possible for the public to receive it as well.
All one had to do was pass a few tests set by the City Lords Residences city affairs office. After that, one would also get the Outstanding Talent Token, which would allow one to enjoy all sorts of privileges in Dark City; it was equal to an immunity token.
[Note: In ancient China, Emperors would asionally issue death sentences out of anger. So, to protect certain people from this, especially his loved ones, he would issue them immunity tokens to circumvent this, allowing them to escape the punishment once. It was kind of like a get out of jail free card. It could also be given out as a reward.]
No expert would dare to kill the holder of an Outstanding Talent Token, or at the very least, not in the Dark Sea.
Aside from this, with the Outstanding Talent Token, the holder could enter the various high-level areas without any obstructions, enjoying the most honored treatment.
Not only did the outstanding talents of the ck Seae to the Dark City to obtain an Outstanding Talent Token, but so did many outstanding talents from other sea regions who had heard of its fame.
In the Kunlun Realm, as long as one was not over fifty years old, one could be called a youth. Thus, the city affairs office was frequently crowded with applicants.
Even though many people went to the city affairs office, few managed to obtain an Outstanding Talent Token.
The reason was simple: the tests of the city affairs office were too hard.
Liu Yun and Xia Yang entered the city affairs office first, and Xiao Chen and Ba Tu followed after. ording to the rules of the city affairs office, after registering, one would be led to the testing hall.
The splendid, vast testing hall was filled with people. Xiao Chen found the situation somewhat strange when he saw it. He had not expected there to be so many applicants for an Outstanding Talent Token.
A quick count came to no less than one hundred people of ages ranging from twenty to fifty. Their strengths varied, as did their races.
There were humans, Fiend Race, Ghost Race, and even some Demon mixed-bloods. This was a great eye-opener.
Dark City was truly a city that gathered people of influence. Just the test for the Outstanding Talent Token could attract so many outstanding talents here.
While these people were all different from each other, the pride they radiated and their unyielding natures were simr.
After training in the ck Sea for a long time, ones whole body would absorb its vicious air, which was hard to eliminate. However, outstanding talents would not let this atmosphere of negative emotions affect their minds and character. Instead, they used it to strengthen their own auras.
Liu Yuns arrival caused argemotion. This Great Bandits descendant was very famous.
In contrast, even though Ba Tu was also a Great Bandits descendant, fewer people focused on him. After all, Dark City was a ce where strength ruled, a ce where strength was worshiped.
If it were Ba Tus first brother here, the situation would definitely be different.
Dong! Dong! Dong!
A tter of footsteps rang out. Countless people streamed in from outside the city affairs office to watch, which the outstanding young talents who were undergoing the test found strange.
The city affairs office did not prohibit people from watching the tests for the Outstanding Talent Token. However, under normal circumstances, such a lively scene rarely happened.
Even so, there was always be an exception to everything.
Indeed, after asking around, the applicants found out about the bet between Ba Tu and Liu Yun. After that, they put on strange expressions.
Where did that white-robed desmane from? Unexpectedly, he dares topete with a descendant of the legendary Thunder Fire Sovereign!
I dont know. I have never seen him before. However, it seems like he is still a middle-stage Great Perfection quasi-Emperor. His cultivation is weaker than Xia Yangs.
That white-robed fellow must have a great background. Otherwise, Ba Tu would not be so bold.
Haha! That might not be so. I feel that this was just bravado. It is already hard to say whether a nameless person can sessfully obtain the Outstanding Talent Token, so how could hepete with Xia Yang?
Thats right. He will definitely lose!
The cultivators started discussing with each other. Some of the outstanding young talents taking the test stopped, wanting to let these two have the ce to themselves.
The two immediately headed for the first test that the city affairs office set.
A test of strength!
Xiao Chen was no stranger to such testing methods. This was exactly the same as the one in front of the Heavenly Cauldron Pavilion. A hundred-meter-tall stele towered over the applicants in the testing hall, and an exquisite formation connected it to a metal puppet.
The only difference was the red marks on the chest, throat, forehead, and some other ces of the metal puppet.
An old man beside the stele exined, and Xiao Chen understood that this testing stele was for testing closebat prowess. These vital spots had extra reinforcements that made them even harder for force to prate.
This was simr to how cultivators would ce extra protections over these vital spots.
If one was confident, one would attack these vital spots on the metal puppets. If ones strength could prate the targeted spot, one would be able to light up more gems on the stele.
If ones strength was insufficient, ones result would end up reduced, causing ones elimination in the first round.
Most people would not choose to attack these vital points but simply use the ordinary method to test their strength.
The city affairs office elder standing guard at the first test said expressionlessly, The first test will test your strength. If you want to obtain the Outstanding Talent Token, you have to light up gems in the sixth row, at least. For every gem in the sixth row that you light up, you get one point. The highest score you can obtain is ten points.
Xiao Chen could not help but be surprised. In the test by the Heavenly Cauldron Pavilion, those that could light up the sixth row were mostly Consummation quasi-Emperors.
Yet, in this ce, the minimum criterion to obtain the Outstanding Talent Token was to light up gems on the sixth row. The threshold was truly extraordinarily high.
No wonder Liu Yun said that even if one was a Great Perfection quasi-Emperor, one might not be able to obtain an Outstanding Talent Token.
As for the points mentioned, Xiao Chen knew there was a total of four tests. The sum of the points would determine ones ranking.
I will make you sink into despair at this first test!
Xia Yang was clearly confident in the test of strength. Right after the old man spoke, he immediately walked over.
With each step he took, ayer of purple thunder fire appeared. His aura was startling. Sparks danced in the air inside the vast hall.
If not for the restrictions of the hall, lightning might have even struck.
Thunder Fire Art, this is a Profound Cultivation Technique created by the legendary Thunder Fire Sovereign. Its explosive power is quick and violent!
I wonder how manyyers Xia Yang has cultivated? As long as he has reached the seventhyer, he will most likely defeat that white-robed desman.
The legendary Thunder Fire Sovereign was very famous. Although the Xia n was not as powerful as it had been, no one dared to underestimate the might of this Thunder Fire Art.
Xia Yang took a total of ten steps. With each step, one moreyer of purple fire appeared on his body. When he finished taking those ten steps, the crowd eximed in surprise.
Amid the manyyers of fire, Xia Yangs aura already reached its peak. It was no inferior to that of a regr Consummation quasi-Emperor. In fact, it might even be slightly stronger.
He actually cultivated the Thunder Fire Art to the tenthyer. This Xia Yang really hid his skills very deeply. There will probably be a great surprise during the uing Outstanding Talent Summit Meeting.
There is no more hope. Ba Tus two hundred Essence Stones are as good as gone!
Right after Xia Yang finished storing power, he shouted a war cry and punched the metal puppet. The testing stele shed as the rows of gems lit up quickly.
Soon, all the gems of the fifth row were glowing. Then, the first purple gem of the sixth row lit up, slowly followed by the second, third, fourth, and more.
Seventheighthninth!
This result sent the crowd into an uproar. Xia Yangs punch lit up nine gems on the sixth rowa shocking result. He surpassed many Consummation quasi-Emperors.
Chapter 1172: Vital Points of the Metal Puppe
Chapter 1172: Vital Points of the Metal Puppe
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Although Xia Yang used the tenthyer of the Thunder Fire Art, the strength that he burst forth with was strongly corrted to his having stored up power for a while.
However, no one could deny Xia Yangs results. Everything he had done was within the rules. After all, the first test only tested strength. He managed to light up nine gems, obtaining nine points. This is practically the highest score of this first test.
As Xia Yang dispelled the tenyers of thunder fire on his body, hisplexion was slightly red; he appeared somewhat weakened. Clearly, his cultivation of the Thunder Fire Arts tenthyer was not very stable yet.
However, he radiated joy and pride on his face. Looking arrogantly at Xiao Chen, he said with a loudugh, I managed to light up nine gems of the sixth row of the first test. How are you going topete with me?!
To surpass nine gems, ordinary people would have to erupt with the strength of a half-step Martial Emperor to light up ten gems. Obviously, no youth was capable of doing this.
Having obtained nine points, Xia Yang believed that there was already no way for Xiao Chen to surpass him. He would definitely win.
White Robed desman, how are you going to defeat me?!
After lighting up nine purple gems in one go, Xia Yang appeared extremely cocky.
His purpose in revealing his tenthyer of the Thunder Fire Art was not defeating Xiao Chen but building up some hype for the Outstanding Talent Summit Meeting that would take ce in one month.
To Xia Yang, Xiao Chen was just an appetizer, a trivial matter. He could get revenge on Xiao Chen for kicking his younger brother, and at the same time, he could spread his fame.
When seeing this scene, Liu Yun smiled and said to Ba Tu, Youd better prepare the two hundred Essence Stones. Haha! If you are unable to take them out, dont me me for making you look bad in public for doing something embarrassing.
Ba Tus face sank slightly, and rage built in his heart. However, when he saw that Xia Yang obtained nine points, he felt utterly helpless.
In reality, he did not have two hundred Essence Stones. He only unconditionally believed in Xiao Chen. That was why he dared to wager such arge amount.
Ba Tu wanted to return all the frustration that Liu Yun had caused him all this time. Unexpectedly, Xia Yang obtained nine points in the first test.
If Xia Yang managed to maintain his momentum, his total points would be sufficient to get him into the top twenty on the ranking.
Dont be too happy so early. This is just the first test. There are still three more to go, testing Movement Technique, vision, and practicalbat. There will be plenty of opportunities to turn the situation around, Ba Tu argued, but his tonecked confidence.
When Liu Yun heard this, heughed in disdain, Still so stubborn with your words? Just continue struggling. When we reach thest test, lets see what you have to say then.
Everyones gaze focused on Xiao Chen. They wanted to see the white-robed desman in despair after Xia Yang obtained nine points.
However, to everyones disappointment, the expected shock and despair did not appear on Xiao Chen. His delicate face still looked calm.
Xiao Chen stepped forward and touched the metal puppet. The ces he touched were the vital points of the metal puppet: the chest, the throat, the forehead, and others.
This action surprised everyone. What was Xiao Chen doing? Could it be that he was overestimating himself and wanted to attack the vital points of the metal puppet?
If one seeded in prating the reinforced defense of the vital points, one would be able to obtain high points. However, if one failed, the result would be fewer points than what ones strength merited. This was very risky.
Of the people who challenged the vital points, hardly anyone managed to obtain high points. Most of them did not even light up any purple gems.
Liu Yun smiled and said, This fellow has gone crazy thinking of winning.
After ncing at the sluggish Ba Tu, Liu Yun added, He is indeed someone you brought; his way of thinking is truly different from others. However, he does not know that he is just a big joke.
Ba Tu could not help retorting, If you can get high points by attacking the vital points, my brother can as well!
Liu Yun said with a conceited smile, Do you think everyone is a descendant of Ku Yejian? Even if your first brother came over, he would not be able to obtain a high score by attacking the vital points. This is something that only a peak swordsman can do. You idiots dont understand anything.
Many people present agreed with Liu Yun. Unless one was a peak swordsman, able to focus the attack on one point, it would be tough to break through the reinforced defense.
Although the attacks of a desman were tyrannical, holding the advantage in chopping and hacking, they did not focus on a single point.
In history, there had never been a desman that obtained a high score by attacking the vital points.
When everyone saw that Xiao Chen wanted to obtain victory by attacking a vital point, they all shook their heads, their eyes filled with disdain. They thought that this white-robed desman overestimated himself.
Xiao Chen stepped back and asked that city affairs office elder, Can I use a saber? He felt confident.
That elder smiled and said, Naturally, you can. If a desman does not use a saber, how can he bring out his greatest strength? However, let me give you some advice. In the history of Dark City, no desman has ever passed by attacking the vital points and obtaining a high score.
Xiao Chen smiled back and said, There will be soon.
When the elder heard that, he could not help a weakugh. However, his expression did not change much. It was understandable that youths were arrogant. He had seen too many of such people in his lifetime and would no longer kick up a fuss over such matters.
What arrogance! Let me see what a joke you will make of yourself! Unable to bear Xiao Chens indifferent attitude, Xia Yang mocked him.
Whoosh!
Just after Xia Yang spoke, everyone in therge hall saw a bright sh of saber light. The saber light was so bright that all the onlookers could not help closing their eyes.
As the saber light shed, a wind blew as well. This wind gently blew aside everyones fringe.
All this happened in a mere blink of an eye. Earlier, everyone saw that Xiao Chens hand was empty. Now, his posture was that of having already sheathed his saber and slowly returning his Lunar Shadow Saber into his embrace.
Has he drawn his saber?
This saber strike was too fast; it even gave the impression of being just a sh, aplete blur.
Naturally, the saber had been drawn!
Although few, there were those who had seen Xiao Chen draw his saber, like Liu Yun, the elder, and Xia Yang, who was standing beside Xiao Chen.
When Xia Yang saw that the stele did not light up, he could not help bursting out inughter. Thats right. Thats indeed a good pose. Unfortunately, not a single gem lit up. You will probably be the greatest joke of Dark City!
Everyone released their bated breath. Xiao Chens earlier saber strike was incredibly fast, startling them.
However, after hearing Xia Yangs words, they realized that this was a great joke. It was just superficial speed; not a single gem lit up.
Although this was somewhat surprising, it was rather typical. This had happened with several people who attempted to gain a high score with this method.
However, Xiao Chen behaved so mysteriously earlier, acting like an expert. In the end, this was still the oue. This was indeed a joke.
Thats not right! Liu Yun, who had initially been smiling, suddenly frowned. He had discovered that something was wrong.
The elder by the stele also showed a grave expression, which appeared extremely strange.
With a sharp, snapping sound, a crack appeared on the neck of the metal puppet. A resplendent saber light shot out from that crack, looking as dazzling as the sun.
Ka ca! Before everyones incredulous gaze, the metal puppets head fell off.
The instant the metal puppets head fell off, a boundless saber wind surged out from the neck. A strong saber intent buzzed together with the wind, ranging through therge hall, moving to every corner.
The strong and horrifying saber intent startled everyone and made their hearts pound.
The wind kept blowing and blowing, not stopping for a long time. It slowly hushed the noisy hall. Only this buzzing saber wind remained.
Such a scene drew several of the city affairs offices elders out from the shadows. When they saw the headless metal puppet, the sight astounded them.
Someone actually chopped off the head of the metal testing puppet that had stood in this hall for more than a thousand years.
The neck of the metal puppet had been specially reinforced. Cultivators under the age of fifty would definitely be unable to chop it off.
However, right now, such an incredible scene had happened in front of everyone.
The elder by the stele blinked and sighed. Unexpectedly, he made such a misjudgment. He smiled bitterly and said, Little Friend, please make the saber wind stop.
There is no need. Let this wind continue blowing. I want a certain person to remember how I defeated him!
Amid the boundless strong wind, Xiao Chen cradled his Lunar Shadow Saber and nced indifferently at Xia Yang, whose mouth gaped wide.
Let the wind continue blowing so that some people would know how I defeated him!
These words sounded very insipid with no significance at all. However, they were like a heavy p on Xia Yang, resounding loudly.
Everyone remembered Xia Yangs cocky expression after he obtained nine points and how he arrogantly demanded, How are you going to defeat me?
Right now, Xiao Chen used his actions to prove himself, to answer Xia Yangs question. The victory was beautiful and simple. The wind underlined Xia Yangs embarrassment.
For this test, we, the staff of the city affairs office, have discussed the earlier result. Although the gems did not light up, this youth disyed strength without a doubt. We give him ten points for this test!
The wind slowly subsided. To everyones surprise, Xiao Chen, who chopped off the metal puppets head, obtained the rarely seen full points.
Xiao Chen firmly surpassed Xia Yang,ing out ahead of him.
After hearing the city affairs offices judgment, Ba Tu could not helpughing, Sorry, Young Master Liu. My brother made a joke of himself. Unfortunately, you are not evenparable to a joke. I remember that when you passed this test, you also got only nine points.
Liu Yun was extremely frustrated. Unexpectedly, Xiao Chen had turned the tables in such a decisive fashion.
Xiao Chen turned things around in a situation where everyone believed that he would lose.
Dont get cocky. There are still three more stages to go. Victory is not decided yet! Liu Yun said coldly.
Ba Tu rubbed his chin and countered with a smile, These words seem very familiar. Oh, right, didnt I say them just now? Haha! Brother Liu, why are you echoing me?
Now that the tables had turned and Liu Yun was at a disadvantage, Ba Tu felt iparably carefree.
It had been many years since Ba Tu saw Liu Yun this frustrated. Thisrge bet was worth it.
Dont get cocky. I will not lose to you in the next three tests! Xia Yang said coldly to Xiao Chen before heading to the next test.
Chapter 1173: Effortless with Ease
Chapter 1173: Effortless with Ease
The next test was Movement Techniques. Like the first, it gave ten points.
Xia Yang did not perform very well in this test. The Thunder Fire Arts tenthyer raised his explosive power far beyond that of his contemporaries. However, his Movement Technique was significantly weaker. In this test, he obtained only seven points, which was barely a passing grade.
Since the other partys results were not that good, Xiao Chen took it easy and held back, using the Great Perfection Thunder Dragon Steps to obtain only eight points.
He had no specific target. All he wanted to do was get one point more than Xia Yang in every test.
For the first test, Xiao Chen had had no choice since Xia Yang had obtained nine points. If he did not bring out his full power, he would not have been able to surpass Xia Yang.
Since Xiao Chen could hide some of his strength in the second test, he naturally chose to do so.
Xiao Chen had discovered many experts in the audience. Based on the aura they leaked out, they were no weaker than Liu Yun.
Xiao Chen did not know what these people were up to; hence, if he could hide some of his strength, he would do so. This way, others could not tell exactly how strong he was.
The third test assessed ones vision. There was no need to describe this test. Xiao Chen already cultivated the Heavenly Eye.
When Xiao Chen opened the Heavenly Eye, even half-step Martial Emperors would not be a match. However, he did not need to resort to the Heavenly Eye to deal with Xia Yang.
Hence, Xiao Chen easily surpassed Xia Yangs six points with seven points.
Thepetition between the two seemed unpredictable. Every time it looked like Xia Yang had a chance to defeat Xiao Chen, Xiao Chen would surpass him by one point.
After three tests, the difference between the two was already three points. Liu Yuns expression turned increasingly unsightly, while Ba Tu, whom he looked down on earlier, sported an increasingly wider smile.
For the fourth test of practicalbat, Xiao Chen purposely held back. Xia Yang finally gained a victory over him, defeating Xiao Chens six points with his seven.
After the four tests, Xiao Chens total score was thirty-one points. Xia Yang gained twenty-nine points. With the twos final scores, they both made it into the top fifty of the ranking.
On the Outstanding Talent Tokens that the two obtained, Xiao Chens had the number thirty carved on it, while Xia Yangs had the number forty-nine.
This number indicated ones ranking. With this, the winner of Ba Tu and Liu Yuns bet was clear. The final result was already somewhat expected from the moment Xiao Chen chopped off the metal puppets head.
However, many of the onlookers found it somewhat uneptable. How could a nameless person flip the tables and defeat Xia Yang, the Thunder Fire Sovereigns descendant?
Haha! The ambition of youths is ratherrge. I wonder, how much of your strength did you bring out in the test for the Outstanding Talent Token?
The elder who earlier tested for strength astutely noticed that Xiao Chen had hidden his true strength in thetter tests. So he sent that voice projection to Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen ignored that elder. He had held back simply because he wanted to avoid some trouble. There was no wild ambition.
He could only say that this elder was overthinking things.
Quickly hand over the two hundred Essence Stones!
Now that the victor was already decided, Ba Tu led Xiao Chen over and demanded his winnings, not giving Liu Yun any face.
Liu Yuns face turned ck as he tossed out two hundred Essence Stones. He said coldly, Let me tell you this: my Essence Stones are not that easy to earn. You better make sure you dont run into me at the Outstanding Talent Summit Meeting!
After saying that, Liu Yun felt too embarrassed to remain, so he left quickly. Xia Yang immediately followed behind without a word after ring at Xiao Chen.
Ba Tu received the Essence Stones with an incredibly happy smile on his face as he called out loudly to Liu Yun, who already left far away.
Is that so? I felt that it was rather easy. I just happened to becking in Essence Stones too. Many thanks, Brother Liu!
Come, lets go have a drink. I feel really great. Ba Tu promptly handed the Essence Stones to Xiao Chen, showing no intent to keep them for himself. Then, he led Xiao Chen out of the City Lords Residence.
The bustling crowd in the city affairs office slowly dispersed. However, the story of Xiao Chen chopping off the metal puppets head with a sabersomething unprecedentedwould spread throughout the entire Dark City within the shortest time possible.
As a desman, Xiao Chen obtained full points in the first test for the Outstanding Talent Token, disying strength equal to a half-step Martial Emperor.
However, what caught the crowd by surprise was that Xiao Chens attempt at the Outstanding Talent Token test was just the start.
After this, in the following days, people kept clearing the test for the Outstanding Talent Token and breaking records one after another. Furthermore, these people were not local youths of Dark City; they were all outsiders, giving rise to the feeling of a storm brewing.
When news of the next Outstanding Talent Summit Meeting starting soon spread, the cultivators of Dark City realized that these strong outstanding youths from the other sea regions hade to participate in the Outstanding Talent Summit Meeting after hearing of its fame.
The originally tempestuous Dark City instantly became even more chaotic. Fights between powerful outstanding talents urred nearly every day as they tried to establish their superiority before the Outstanding Talent Summit Meeting.
This resulted in several of these foreign cultivators gaining notoriety from the series of fierce battles, building their reputation in advance.
Dark City turned very chaotic, but Xiao Chen ignored all this chaos. He remained in the me Rock castle, anxiously working with Yue Bingyun to repair the Dragon Subduing tform. He even cut back on his cultivation time.
With the Outstanding Talent Token, Xiao Chen sessfully obtained all the divine materials he needed to repair the Dragon Subduing tform. At the same time, he managed to save arge sum of ck Astral Coins, thoroughly experiencing the benefits of the Outstanding Talent Token.
Yue Bingyun did not go anywhere in Dark City. When she learned that Xiao Chen was going to repair the Dragon Subduing tform, she took the initiative to offer her help. The project to restore the Dragon Subduing tform was enormous; hence, additional help was wee. Xiao Chen did not need much thought before agreeing.
On this particr day, when the repairs of the Dragon Subduing tform were already almost done, Ba Tu quickly rushed over and passed on a piece of news to Xiao Chen.
My first brother, Ba Yan, came out of closed-door cultivation and wants to meet you.
Xiao Chen had heard of Ba Tus first brother, Ba Yan, before. This person was very strong, highly ranked among the many outstanding talents of Dark City.
Even Liu Yun once suffered greatly at Ba Yans hands.
After staying in this me Rock castle for such a long time, be it out of politeness or curiosity, Xiao Chen wanted to meet this person.
Xiao Chen stopped what he was doing and followed Ba Tu together with Yue Bingyun. They found Ba Yan at a drill ground in the castle, exchanging moves with some of the n elders.
On the drill ground was a stocky man who resembled Ba Tu closely. This person exuded a strong vitality. With every punch, there would be loud sounds of mountains crumbling and surging mes.
Every move looked extremely mighty and ferocious. His style featured broad and powerful attacks.
However, there was a certain charm in these simple moves. After watching for some time, Xiao Chen discovered the mysteries behind them.
Ba Yan cultivated two wills: the will of fire and the will of rock. Heprehended these two wills to Great Perfection.
Furthermore, through some wondrous technique, he had fused them, forming the will of me rock unique to the me Rock Sovereigns line.
This will contained the explosive power of boundless surging fire and the toughness and resilience of rocks.
The old man fighting Ba Yan was a Consummation quasi-Emperor of the me Rock castle. Although the situation on the drill ground was not a battle to the death, it was extremely intense. Even though that old man used everything at his disposal, he still could not gain the upper hand.
When Ba Tu saw this, he revealed an expression of hero worship. That is my first brother. He managed to cultivate the me Rock Art to the tenthyer during his most recent closed-door cultivation session. He has the greatest talent in my ns history. At the same age, even my grandfather had cultivated the me Rock Art only to the ninthyer.
Yue Bingyun smiled and asked, Whatyer have you cultivated to?
Ba Tu smiled in chagrin and replied, Can I keep it a secret? I am too embarrassed to say it.
Although Ba Tu did not say it, with Xiao Chens insight, Xiao Chen could tell that Ba Tus me Rock Art should have reached only the peak of the sixthyer, not even the seventhyer.
Compared to his first brother, Ba Tu was far behind.
However, this was not because Ba Tu was that inferior. Actually, Ba Tus talent was pretty good. It was just that his first brothers talent was too great, overly dazzling, which made Ba Tu look bad in contrast.
Bang!
The mountain rocks and fire merged as Ba Yan punched with a mighty roar. This attack forced the old man back ten steps. The duel in the drill ground ended with this, not continuing anymore.
Haha! First Young Master, aftering out of closed-door cultivation this time, you will definitely shine brightly at the Outstanding Talent Summit Meeting. The other Great Bandits descendants will not expect that First Young Master has cultivated the me Rock Art to the tenthyer, the old man training with Ba Yan said with a smile and a look of anticipation on his face.
Like Ba Tu, Ba Yan looked very carefree as well. His appearance suggested a straightforward character but with some caution and reservation.
A strong fighting spirit zed in his eyes, showing boundless confidence. However, his tone hinted that he was still not content. Our ns me Rock Art is a peak Inferior Grade Profound Cultivation Technique. There is indeed a huge advantage in cultivating it to the tenthyer. However, it would not be right to underestimate others because of this. There are no ordinary people among the descendants of the Great Bandits.
After speaking, Ba Yan dismissed the old man. Then, he put on a smile and somewhat excitedly walked over to Xiao Chen at a fast pace.
You must be the Azure Dragon King Xiao Chen that my younger brother mentioned. ording to him, you are very powerful. You even managed to chop off the head of that metal testing puppet in the city affairs office. Lets exchange a few moves!
Ba Yans tone clearly sounded provocative!
Ba Tu said quickly, Xiao Chen, dont mind my elder brother. His temper is like that. Whenever he sees an expert, he would feel itchy and want to fight them. After being in closed-door cultivation for such a long time, this still has not changed.
Its fine. I would very much like to experience Brother Ba Yans Martial Techniques as well. Xiao Chen did not detest such people. In fact, he was rather simr. When he saw experts that interested him, he also could not help wanting to challenge them.
That way, he might learn something from the fight and improve himself. Or perhaps he felt like that so he could find himself a rival. If a cultivator simply cultivated alone without experiencing many battles, there would definitely be some regression.
Ba Yan smiled and said, It looks like we are kindred spirits. How about this: lets exchange three moves and stop when appropriate?
Xiao Chen nodded and replied, That sounds good!
Lets go!
Before Ba Tus and Yue Bingyuns slightly stunned gazes, the two people who just met immediately went to the drill ground and prepared to fight.
Chapter 1174: Astonishing Explosive Power
Chapter 1174: Astonishing Explosive Power
A strange look shed in Yue Bingyuns eyes as she asked, Why is your first brother looking for Xiao Chen? It cant be that it is purely to challenge him, right?
Ba Tu scratched his head and replied, Im not sure, either. I think First Brother received an invitation and intends to bring Xiao Chen along. He should be testing Xiao Chens strength out now.
While the two spoke, Xiao Chen and Ba Yan quickly started fighting.
Compared to other cultivators, Ba Yans moves appeared extremely simple and crude. There was no storing of power. The moment he raised his hand, he punched.
Raging Inferno Burning Clouds!
This move took inspiration from the raging inferno. The moment Ba Yan moved his feet, a surging sea of fire instantly spread out.
What astonishing explosive power!
The other partys explosive power mildly surprised Xiao Chen. Furthermore, this move did not require any storing of power and could be executed with a thought, entirely at Ba Yans disposal.
Xiao Chen did not dare to be careless. His figure shed as he executed the Great Perfection Thunder Dragon Steps. His figure appeared like a dragon as he took seven steps forward.
With every step, one or two electric dragons appeared under his feet, roaring with their heads raised to the sky and baring ws and jaws.
After seven steps, twelve berserk electric dragons had appeared behind Xiao Chen. At this moment, he instantly drew his Lunar Shadow Saber and shed with that fist with its astonishing aura.
The twos auras shed in a straightforward head-on collision. When the saber light and fist met, a loud explosion kicked up dust.
However, when the dust settled, the onlookers found that Xiao Chen had taken five steps back and Ba Yan, ten.
What is this Saber Technique? It is extremely fast, and yet it can explode with such might. Ba Yan appeared somewhat shocked.
Xiao Chen held up his saber, standing upright. He replied, This is the Thunder Dragon Chop. It is a Saber Technique I formed after refining the Lightning Tribtion Saber Technique that I selfprehended in the past. This is something I recently came up with. It looks like this chop is quite powerful.
Using the Thunder Dragon Steps as the foundation and coupled with the Lightning Tribtion Saber Technique, this Thunder Dragon Chop was a new move that Xiao Chen developed in the Blood Sword Sovereigns cave.
Without the advancement of the Thunder Dragon Steps, there would not be such a move. Based on today, this move was rather mighty.
Haha! Interesting. Take another punch from me! Fist Subduing Rivers and Mountains!
This punch took inspiration from the will of rock. It was not as ferocious and explosive as the will of fire. However, the aura of this Fist Technique was even more tyrannical, wanting to subdue thousands of kilometers of rivers and mountains.
As Ba Yan soared in the air, the mysterious phenomenon of rivers and mountains for thousands of kilometers manifested beneath his feet. With this punch, the great mountains and great rivers all submitted.
While this move was not as ferocious as the previous one, the aura that it released was no inferior. The tyrannical air that it disyed put even more pressure on Xiao Chen.
This is good timing.
This move roused Xiao Chenspetitive nature. Heughed loudly and pushed off the ground ferociously with one foot. Instantly, a multitude of Azure Dragon images flew out of his body.
The ten thousand Heavenly Laws in Xiao Chens body all turned into dragon images, creating a spectacle of ten thousand dragons soaring in the air and roaring together.
As he chopped down with his saber, he executed the Subduing Dragon Profound sh, forming an azure saber light that connected the sky to the ground.
Gaping, Ba Tu eximed, Damn! They are going all out!
Yue Bingyun also felt some shock. However, she was much calmer than Ba Tu. She said, Dont worry. It is just a simple exchange. The two of them know their boundaries and will not bring out their full strength.
The punch, containing the power of the thousands of kilometers of rivers and mountains that submitted, smashed into the azure saber light.
Ka ca! Cracks appeared on the surface of Ba Yans fist. Then, a cloud of dust puffed out from his fist. Xiao Chens saber had broken his protective rock-attributed energy.
However, the might of Ba Yans punch was equally astonishing. A small but clear crack appeared on the saber light where the fistnded.
Thats enough! Thats enough!
Seeing his protective Quintessence break startled Ba Yan, and he quickly backed off. Then, he looked at Xiao Chen, no longer daring to underestimate him.
This was the first time someone of his generation managed to break his defense through his Fist Subduing Rivers and Mountains.
In the first move, Ba Yan already fell short. In the second move, his protective rock-attributed Quintessence broke. If they still proceeded with a third exchange, he would have to bring out a killing move, which he had no intention of doing.
The two moves were extremely conclusive, allowing the two to gain a better understanding of each others strength.
After the two shed, although Ba Yan clearly lost, he still maintained his graceful bearing. In the first move, he brought out a horrifyingly explosive power that he could use as he pleased. Xiao Chen only surpassed it after taking seven steps with the Thunder Dragon Steps and winning by a small margin with the Thunder Dragon Chop.
The second move, Fist Subduing Rivers and Mountains, subdued thousands of kilometers of mountains and rivers. This was the first time that someone nearly broke Xiao Chens Subduing Dragon Profound sh.
Actually, Xiao Chen was filled with anticipation for the third move. If he guessed right, the third move should merge the will of fire and the will of rock. After circting the tenthyer of the me Rock Art, it would form a horrifying killing move.
He estimated that perfectly executed, it would be as strong as a Medial Grade Profound Martial Technique.
However, it was really unfortunate that Ba Yan backed off at thest moment.
Not bad! Haha! It looks like Ba Tu was not mistaken. You are even stronger than he described.
Ba Yan walked over whileughing loudly. He did not bear any grudges over being inferior to Xiao Chen. His face was filled was a broad smile.
It looked like this Ba Yan was truly a battle maniac, a person addicted to fighting regardless of victory or defeat.
First Brother, how is he? Is Xiao Chen strong enough to apany you to that gathering? Ba Tu asked as he walked over with Yue Bingyun.
Ba Yan nodded and replied, Naturally, he can. However, Brother Xiao Chen will have to agree first.
Xiao Chen felt confused, so he asked, What gathering?
Ba Yan took out an invitation letter and exined with a smile, I dont know who sent the invitation. It is a small gathering of the sessors of the thirteen Great Bandits. I received it the moment I came out of closed-door cultivation. Hehe! It should be someone who wants to test the might of my fist.
About thisI dont seem to be a descendant of a Great Bandit, Xiao Chen said with a frown. He felt that this gathering did not have much to do with him.
Ba Yan said, You have not figured it out yet? Even a ruffian like me can understand it. This gathering is probably organized to test everyones strength before the Outstanding Talent Summit Meeting. Given this, do you still think that it has nothing to do with you?
Outstanding Talent Summit Meeting!
The Outstanding Talent Summit Meeting again. Xiao Chen already heard mention of this several times already. However, he had been busy with the repair and restoration of the Dragon Subduing tform, so he still did not know what the Outstanding Talent Summit Meeting was.
Could it be that you still dont know about the Outstanding Talent Summit Meeting even after being in Dark City for so long?
Seeing that Xiao Chen still showed a somewhat confused expression, both Ba Yan and Ba Tu were surprised.
Xiao Chen smiled abashedly. I really dont know about this Outstanding Talent Summit Meeting. I came to Dark City for other matters and am preparing to leave in three days.
Ba Tu, tell him about it. I originally thought that he came because of the Outstanding Talent Summit Meeting.
Ba Tu thought for a while, organizing the information in his head. Then, he exined, The Outstanding Talent Summit Meeting is an event jointly organized by the factions of the thirteen Great Bandits. The purpose of this event is to increase thepetition between the various outstanding talents. This event is held once every five years and can be considered a test. Anyone with an Outstanding Talent Token can register for it. Thepetition is very intense and cruel.
There are prizes for the top ten, and the prizes for the top three have the highest value; they would be able to obtain arge number of Essence Stones. The first rank can also obtain a Medial Grade Profound Martial Technique and enter the Dark Blood Pond once to strengthen the physical body.
Essence Stones? Medial Grade Profound Martial Technique?
A gleam shed in Xiao Chens eyes. Both of these things held a fatal attraction for any quasi-Emperor.
No wonder this Outstanding Talent Summit Meeting drew so many people. No wonder so many foreign cultivators wereing to obtain an Outstanding Talent Token.
What do you think? Do you still think that this gathering has nothing to do with you? Ba Yan asked with a smile. Then, he continued, Many people want to rely on their connections to go, just like Ba Tu. However, Im not even going to bring him.
The ones going this time will be the strongest experts of the Great Bandits descendants. Without a certain level of strength, one will only be humiliated.
Xiao Chen made his decision very quickly. He said seriously, Many thanks, Brother Ba Yan. When are we departing?
Great. We will leave now. After being in closed-door cultivation for more than half a year, my bones have already gotten soft. It is time for me to meet those old friends. A strong desire to fight burned in Ba Yans eyes as he put away the invitation and led Xiao Chen away.
Since some finishing touches still needed to be done in the Dragon Subduing tforms repair, Xiao Chen could only leave them to Yue Bingyun, giving her some instructions before they left.
Fortunately, Yue Bingyun did not decline but dly epted.
This made Xiao Chen somewhat curious. Given Yue Bingyuns strength, she should be capable of attending the Outstanding Talent Summit Meeting. However, she did not seem interested.
Ba Yan led the way as the two flew around the city without any fear. With the Outstanding Talent Token in hand, they did not need to care about the rules of Dark City prohibiting flying in the city.
Along the way, Ba Yan engaged Xiao Chen in conversation. Perhaps it was because of their bloodline, but those of the line of the me Rock Sovereign all seemed somewhat carefree, showing no restraint when they spoke.
Hehe! Xiao Chen, what exactly is your connection to the Holy Daughter? Thanks to you, a Lunar Pces Holy Daughter has graced our me Rock castle for the first time. Ba Yan seemed to be the same as Ba Tu in this aspect, both of them extremely gossipy.
Xiao Chen could only helplessly exin everything. However, Ba Yan still did not believe him.
Hehe! Lets not talk about that for now. We have arrived!
After traveling for a while, the two arrived at a restaurant in the inner city. The decorations of the restaurant gave off a strange charm, and the furniture appeared especially sturdy.
This is the famous Congration Restaurant of Dark City. The entire restaurant is made of divine materials. Furthermore, there are restrictionsid in it. Even if one causes amotion inside, it will not damage the restaurant. This is a ce that the ck Sea cultivators love.
Ba Yan had gone to the Congration Restaurant many times before and was very familiar with it.
He entered the Congration Restaurant, taking great strides. The originally noisy hall fell silent as nearly everyone focused their gaze on Ba Yan.
Damn! This battle maniac is out of closed-door cultivation!
Quick, move! After being stifled for more than half a year, who knows whom he will vent on?
Chaos immediately broke out in the hall. The randomly ced tables and chairs were immediately dragged aside, opening a path for Ba Yan.
Xiao Chenughed involuntarily. It looks like you are rather famous here.
Ba Yan pouted and said, This is boring. I sure miss the first time I came here. I really got to fight to my hearts content then. Now, the cultivators of the ck Sea are turning increasingly gutless.
Chapter 1175: Show of Strength
Chapter 1175: Show of Strength
The location of the gathering was on the second floor of the Congration Restaurant, which had already been reserved by the organizer. One could not enter without an invitation.
After handing over their invitation, Xiao Chen and Ba Yan entered without any obstruction.
Compared to the noisy hall, the second floor was much quieter. The two were not really early. Several young cultivators already sat on the seats arranged.
The instant the two entered the second floor, Xiao Chen felt sharp gazes looking towards him.
He saw many familiar people here. It seemed like Liu Yun and Xia Yang had been here for some time already.
The surprising thing to Xiao Chen was that Jiang Feng, whom Xiao Chen met once in ck Water Ind, was here as well. After not seeing Jiang Feng for a while, he noticed that Jiang Fengs strength had increased remarkably, now gaining a dangerous aura.
Jiang Feng noticed Xiao Chen as well and was equally surprised. However, a murderous intent immediately shed in his eyes. His lips curled up in a cruel smile.
Many of the people who saw Xiao Chen started to whisper with each other. The story of Xiao Chen chopping off the metal puppets head recently set the ce abuzz, resulting in many discussions about it.
A blue-d desman suddenly hit the table with his palm, sending a wine cup flying up and spinning rapidly.
Hey, White Robed desman, you became pretty famous recently. Let me treat you to some wine! The blue-d desman smiled coldly and gently sent the wine cup flying towards Xiao Chen at a speed so fast, it was barely visible to the naked eye.
Indeed, as Ba Yan said, the people here were all arrogant and obstinate. If one was weak, one would just end up humiliated.
The moment the two entered, someone immediately tried to put on a show of strength.
There was a lot going on with the wine cup flying over. Not only was it so fast that the naked eye found it hard to keep up with, but the wine in the cup was also infused with the blue-d desmans strong saber intent.
If Xiao Chen was not careful, whether he caught the wine cup or not, he would end up looking bad.
If Xiao Chen simply caught the wine cup, after spinning around in the cup for thousands of revolutions, the wine infused with saber intent would have already reached a critical point and would cause the cup to explode on contact.
This would result in Xiao Chen getting drenched with the wine. However, every drop of wine would be potentially lethal, reducing him to a sorry state.
If Xiao Chen did not catch the wine cup, the other party would im that he had no sincerity.
This was an incredible show of strength. All the Great Bandits descendants smiled coldly, waiting to see how Xiao Chen would react.
Ba Yans eyes narrowed slightly, but he did not make a move to help. This was a show of strength targeted at Xiao Chen. If Xiao Chen could not pass this small test, it would only prove that Ba Yan made a misjudgment and should not have brought Xiao Chen over.
Xiao Chen smiled gently. At some point in time, the Lunar Shadow Saber appeared in his left hand. In the time it took for a spark to fly, he drew that resplendent and magnificent de.
Whoosh!
The instant the saber came out of its scabbard, a gust carrying Xiao Chens saber intent blew, ruffling the hair of everyone present.
Xiao Chen first used his strong saber intent topletely neutralize the saber intent in the wine cup, making it stop spinning.
When hepleted his draw, the sabers de and the wine cup happened to align with each other. Then, the wine cupnded securely on the tip of the saber.
Making use of his strong saber soul and outstanding vision, Xiao Chen caught the wine cup that the other party sent out on the tip of his saber. This move made it looked like the two were good friends that had not met for many years.
The blue-d desman tossed out the wine cup, and Xiao Chen drew his saber to catch it. This string of actions looked very coordinated.
Although that provocative scene from earlier appeared very tense, itsted only a moment, in the blink of an eye.
The wine cup on the saber tip stopped spinning, and the wine leaped out of it in a beautiful, graceful arc. Xiao Chen raised his head and opened his mouth, letting the liquid fall into his mouth.
Not bad, it is indeed good wine. Here, have the cup back!
Xiao Chen sheathed his saber, but the wine cup remained in the air. After wiping the wine on his lips, he narrowed his eyes, and the seventy-percentprehended saber soul in his sea of consciousness moved with a thought. It entered the wine cup and shot the wine cup back at the young, blue-d desman.
The empty flying cup appeared like an unparalleled saber light, incredibly sharp and containing boundless saber intent.
ording to the etiquette of a toast, Xiao Chen should have returned a toast and not an empty cup.
Naturally, Xiao Chen knew the right etiquette. However, he had other reasons for doing this.
The moment this person saw Xiao Chen, he immediately tried to put on a show of strength. Honestly speaking, Xiao Chen did not hold a strong grudge against this person for his effrontery. This was the way of the world of cultivators; those who were excellent were easily envied.
Xiao Chen already epted this way of life long ago. However, he had his own pride as well. If the other party could catch this cup, then the other party would be qualified to receive a toast from him.
If the other party could not catch it, then sorry, Xiao Chen would not even look that this person.
The expression of the blue-d desman had be more reserved when Xiao Chen caught the wine cup perfectly with the tip of his saber.
Now that the blue-d desman saw the empty cup returning to him, his expression turned grave.
There was a saying the way ayman watches a bustling scene is different from that of a professional. The exchange between the two looked very simple. However, all the outstanding talents present knew the dangers involved with these simple actions. If a weak Small Perfection quasi-Emperor had received that blue-d desmans wine cup, it would have been sufficient to injure him severely.
However, not only did Xiao Chen catch the wine cup perfectly, but he even returned an empty cup to test the blue-d desmans strength. The situation immediately turned interesting.
Interesting, Liu Yangs grandfather is known as the ck Sea Saber Sovereign. All along, he himself has been known as the strongest desman of the ck Seas younger generation. This time, he met with a true expert. I wonder if he can catch this cup.
All the outstanding talents immediately looked at Liu Yang to see how he would react, increasing the pressure on him.
Liu Yangs thoughts raced as fast as lightning. He came up with many countermeasures in his mind but rejected most of them. It was not difficult to catch the cup. However, he did not want to just catch the cup. He wanted to do it as elegantly as Xiao Chen did, making it appear easy.
Otherwise, if it looked like it took effort, in this impromptupetition, he would have lost.
Liu Yang instantly came up with a countermeasure. He stretched out his right index finger and gently caught the empty cup with perfect poise.
Whoosh!
The wine cup spun quickly on Liu Yangs fingertip. With each rotation, the saber intent that Xiao Chen infused in it diminished significantly.
A strong wind blew, whistling endlessly. The saber wind that emerged filled the second floor. Like a treasure saber buzzing without pause, the sharp saber intent made everyones expression turn solemn.
The tricks involved in the empty wine cup that Xiao Chen sent back was impressive. Likewise, the way Liu Yang caught the empty wine cup was no inferior.
In this quick exchange, in the round trip of the wine cup, the two were considered equal.
There is no wine in the cup. It seems that although Young Master Xiao said that it was good wine, you actually look down on the wine I served you, not even returning the favor. That does not matter. This Liu will offer up another cup and convince you of it beyond mere superficial words.
The empty wine cup that Xiao Chen used to test out Liu Yang became Liu Yangs excuse to make another move.
The wine cup on the tip of Liu Yangs finger continued spinning. Then, he quickly retracted his finger, letting the wine cup rotate in the air.
After that, it looked like he was performing magic. The instant he withdrew his finger, an exquisite jade sk appeared in his right hand; it was a white-jade wine bottle emanating cold Qi.
The wine pouring out of this wine sk was like the melted white snow from the mountain peaks as it slowly filled the wine cup.
The temperature in the entire second floor immediately plummeted, bing increasingly coldso cold that everyone felt like their blood was freezing.
Strands of cold Qi came from the wine cup as a heady wine fragrance wafted out, intoxicating everyone with just a sniff and evoking somewhat drunken expressions.
What wine is this? Why is it so fragrant?!
It is no doubt a peak quality wine. At the same time, it perfectly matches Liu Yangs will of ice. This cup of wine he is offering is definitely very extraordinary.
Interesting. This is really bing more and more interesting.
All the outstanding youths present discussed with each other. The unexpected sh between the two desmen filled them with iparable anticipation.
The wine happened to finish filling the wine cup just as the wine cupnded on the table. Then, Liu Yang put down the wine sk and held up the wine cup, gently shaking it.
A clump of snowkes soared out of the wine cup and made snow fall. Then, an Ice Phoenix grabbed the cup and took flight with its wings outspread.
This wine is called Thousand Year Snow. I was fortunate to be able to buy ten bottles of it in the distant Ice Sea. I hope it will not disappoint Brother Xiao this time!
Liu Yangs gaze turned chilly. Then, his cold, emotionless saber intent spread into the wine cup filled with the Thousand Year Snow as it charged out together with the Ice Phoenix.
Initially, the Ice Phoenix was just an illusion. However, with the enhancement of Liu Yangs saber intent, it seemed toe to life. It gripped the wine cup with both ws and disyed a cold, piercing, emotionless gaze.
Just this cold gaze clearly demonstrated Liu Yangs strong saber intent.
The Ice Phoenix that suddenly appeared made this wine cup fly much faster than the previous one. When it spread its wings, it carried a sharp saber intent and firm pressure.
Xiao Chen did not dare to underestimate this. So he chose to avoid it temporarily. He pushed off the ground and extended his arms wide, moving to the back.
Xiao Chen retreated!
Liu Yangs lips curled up in a cocky smile. In the end, Xiao Chen still retreated.
However, Liu Yangs smile slowly froze in ce. The robes and hair of the retreating Xiao Chen fluttered. Every strand of hair and every part of his clothes fluttered lightly, radiating strong saber intent.
Ding! Ding! Dang! Dang! With the movement of Xiao Chens hair, saber sounds rang out like zither notes. As his clothes rustled, the saber sounds were like the ruffle of powerful war drums.
Amid the zither and drum sounds, Xiao Chen advanced by retreating. Using his strong saber intent, he melted the sharp saber intent belonging to Liu Yang contained in the Ice Phoenix.
Then, Xiao Chen gracefully spun around,nded behind a table, and sat down. He smiled faintly and casually set down his Lunar Shadow Saber before extending his hand to receive the wine cup.
Xiao Chen already rid the Ice Phoenix of the saber intent, so he easily caught the wine cup. After that, the Ice Phoenix circled his head and turned into snow drifting down.
Looking at the wine in the cup, Xiao Chen held it up and downed it in one go. When the wine entered his throat, the burn of alcohol was incredibly strong. The kick was powerful, making one feel very carefree and delighted.
It is indeed good wine. Young Master Liu, it truly lived up to its name. Flushing slightly, Xiao Chen appeared somewhat drunk as he put down the wine cup and gave his praises to Liu Yang.
Liu Yangs heart sank, but his hands did not stop moving. He said coldly, When meeting for the first time, one should exchange three cups of wine. Since this is good wine, have three more cups!
Unwilling to submit, Liu Yang moved in a dazzling fashion, filling up three more wine cups to the brim with Thousand Year Snow and sending them towards Xiao Chen again.
That is good timing!
Xiao Chen was a person who loved wine in the first ce. This Thousand Year Snow really suited his taste. Heughed loudly and held up his empty wine cup while infusing his own saber soul in it to meet the iing cups.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Chapter 1176: A Thousand Cups Are Too Few When Drinking with a Bosom Friend
Chapter 1176: A Thousand Cups Are Too Few When Drinking with a Bosom Friend
With Xiao Chens full-power strike, the three Ice Phoenixes flying over shattered. As snowkes drifted, Xiao Chen downed the three cups of wine one after another.
I really crave more of it; that was not enough!
Xiao Chen put the wine cups down heavily, feeling very uninhibited. He seemed drunk yet not drunk. The more he drank, the more he got into the mood.
As you wish!
Liu Yangs expression turned unsightly. He stood up, and his full aura erupted out. His hands moved so fast that they blurred. Cups of Thousand Year Snow flew out together with Ice Phoenixes.
All the outstanding talents in the hall were somewhat stunned silly. They had not expected a simple toast of wine to lead to something so grand and majestic.
Wearing the Fleeting Shadow Gloves, Xiao Chens hands shed even faster than Liu Yangs when Xiao Chen saw the dazzling number of Ice Phoenixes.
Cup after cup after cup. Xiao Chen seemed to be truly drunk. He could not helpughing loudly amid the wind and snow.
He radiated a strong saber intent as heughed boisterously. His usual calm was nowhere to be found; instead, he disyed an unrestrained arrogance.
Liu Yangs movement stopped. He realized that he had run out of wine. He had already emptied out all the Thousand Year Snow that he brought. As for Xiao Chen, he had already drunk more than a hundred cups of it.
No more wine? Never mind, I have some. As the saying goes, a thousand cups are too few when drinking with a bosom friend. Although Young Master Liu and I cannot be considered bosom buddies, we are both people who love wine. Since you honored me with one hundred cups, I will return the favor with a thousand cups!
Xiao Chen put down the wine cups and suddenly stood up. His hair flew about together with his clothes.
Buzz! Buzz! Buzz!
All the empty wine cups on every table in the second floor trembled endlessly under the influence of Xiao Chens seventy-percentprehended saber soul.
However, it seemed like there were still not enough wine cups. The saber intent spread out to the vast hall of the first floor. As long as it was an empty cup, it trembled intensely.
Whats going on?!
This phenomenon startled many cultivators in the Congration Restaurant for they did not know what was prompting it.
Whoosh!
With a thought from Xiao Chen, all these wine cups gathered on the second floorexactly one thousand of them.
Then, Xiao Chen took out the Thousand Year me that he stored in the Universe Ring. With a casual wave, the bottles emptied out. The golden wine poured out while flickering with a glistening golden light.
Without a single drop spilling, the wine filled up all the wine cups hovering in the air.
Buzz! The wine cups shook slightly as clumps of me soared into the air. With the support of Xiao Chens saber soul, they formed a huge Golden Crow.
The Golden Crow spread its wings, and a horrifying saber intent imposed suffocatingly strong pressure. The Golden Crow gave a startling cry as it flew towards Liu Yang while carrying one thousand cups of Thousand Year me.
When Liu Yang saw this, it frightened this descendant of the ck Sea Saber Sovereign silly; his legs trembled.
Under such situation, which outstanding talent here would dare to say they would not be drunk after one thousand cups!
Since you offered me one hundred cups, I will return one thousand cups. Do you dare to drink?!
The huge Golden Crow shone with a glistening golden light. Xiao Chens puissant seventy-percentprehended saber soul made the Golden Crows aura extremely sharp.
Apanied by the thousand cups of Thousand Year me, it not only pressured Liu Yang, the descendant of the ck Sea Saber Sovereign, until his knees went soft but also stunned the other Great Bandits descendants and made their hearts thump heavily.
At the same time, it inspired some fear in these people as well as relief that Xiao Chen was not targeting them. Just the thought of one thousand wine cups pressing over had them trembling in fear.
After drinking the one hundred cups of Thousand Year Snow, Xiao Chen felt somewhat woozy. He had not drunk so much in such a long time and had not been drunk for a long time as well. He could not even remember thest time he had gotten drunk.
He no longer cared about his identity as the Azure Dragon King, or the Azure Emperors descendant. He no longer cared about bing a meteor if he did not reach Martial Emperor in four years.
Today, just let me get drunk for once. I do not want to care about anything. Just leave me be, to be arrogant and unbridled!
Xiao Chens hair and clothes fluttered continuously, apanied by the strong saber intent. He let out the air of an overlord, which he had kept repressed in his heart for a long time, without reserve.
Hahahaha! Such a vast ck Sea filled with outstanding talents. Is there not a single person who dares to drink with me?!
Xiao Chen held up the wine cup, hisplexion flushed red. He looked at the scared silly Liu Yang and could not helpughing loudly. Heughed without any reservations or fear, feeling extremely delighted in his drunkenness.
The strange movements of the wine cups earlier already startled hundreds of cultivators in the Congration Restaurants first floor. Even though this was a ce where the ck Seas fiercest cultivators gathered, these cultivators could not help feeling startled when they went to a higher elevation and peeked into the second floor.
Damn! Who is this? He is insane!
He is truly boundlessly mad. This is the first time I feel pity for Liu Yang. Who would dare to ept these one thousand cups of wine?!
That is the white-robed desman who recently caused a bigmotion by chopping off the head of the metal puppet in the city affairs office.
So, it is him. I heard about him. I heard that back then, he managed to snatch the victory in an overwhelming fashion despite Xia Yang, the Thunder Fire Sovereigns descendant, being expected to win. At that time, he truly stunned arge number of people.
Seeing Xiao Chen abandoning all restraint, these cultivators peeping into the second floor chatted in whispers, their eyes filled with awe and respect.
Strength ruled. This was the same no matter where one was.
On the second floor, Ba Yan blushed with shame. This Brother Xiao Chen was probably really drunk, daring to say anything and offending all the outstanding talents with one sentence.
Hehe! However, he is wild enough. I like it! Ba Yan said with a grin.
When Liu Yang heard Xiao Chens words, hisplexion flushed and paled in turn. He felt somewhat ashamed and unable to show his face. Earlier, he said that Xiao Chen did not return the offering of wine. Now that there were one thousand cups, he was so remorseful, his intestines turned green.
[Note: Intestines turned green is the Chinese version of turn green with envy; it is not literal, just an exaggeration to show the level of its intensity.]
It was simply too difficult for Liu Yang to face such an imposing saber intent on his own.
Dont you dareugh at my ck Sea for not having anyone who dares to drink with you! I, Jiang Feng, will drink with you!
Surprisingly, the first one to step out among the other outstanding talents was actually Jiang Feng, who had lost to Xiao Chen before.
Xiao Chens vision was slightly hazy. However, when he saw Jiang Feng stepping forward, heughed loudly and said, I offer you one hundred cups, then!
Whoosh!
As Xiao Chenughed loudly, he waved his hand, and one hundred cups of Thousand Year me instantly flew out quickly towards Jiang Feng.
Every cup was filled with golden wine containing Xiao Chens strong saber intent. When the one hundred cups flew out, they were like a hundred strands of sharp saber Qi.
Jiang Fengs expression sank. He did not dare to underestimate them. His figure shed, and his hands turned illusory as he received cup after cup and poured them into his mouth, drinking them in one go.
However, after thirty cups, Jiang Feng felt his legs go weak and his head spin. The strong kick of the Thousand Year me started to make itself felt.
Pu ci! Pu Ci!
After drinking another ten cups or so, Jiang Feng could no longer hold on. His actions slowed somewhat, and one cup of Thousand Year me immediately struck him. The wine sttered and covered him in wounds.
With this, the crowd realized the strong aftereffects of the wine and how strong Xiao Chen was to be able to remain standing stably after drinking one hundred cups.
Ill drink with you!
I, Liu Yun, will drink with you!
However, Xiao Chen managed to incite the rashness of the crowd. With Jiang Feng as the initiator, people stepped forward one after another.
Instantly, the calm and refined second floor turned chaotic.
The various ck Sea outstanding talents got drunk. With such a strong wine like the Thousand Year me, one would already feel dizzy after one cup. Remaining sober after so many cups would be impossible.
Amid the chaos, someone got frustrated, drew his weapon, and charged at Xiao Chen.
The first one to do this was the badly bullied Liu Yang. The moment he drew his saber, his figure shed, and he executed a killing move.
Xiao Chenughed loudly and gently drifted into the air. He picked up a stray cup of Thousand Year me and drank it in one go as he dodged easily.
After that, he stretched out his hand, and his drifting figure executed the Thunder Dragon Steps. He took seven steps as he hacked out with the Lunar Shadow Saber using the Thunder Dragon Chop.
Bang!
Liu Yang held up his saber to block and was sent flying back by Xiao Chens attack to crash heavily into the restaurants wall in a sorry state.
Xiao Chen brandished his saber as he stood on top of a table. Then, he staggered somewhat as he drank another cup of wine. Heughed with disdain on his face, You are only so-so, and you want to sneak-attack me?!
Attack together!
These outstanding talents were all drunk. When they saw Xiao Chen standing on the table, their blood rushed to their heads, and they could no longer endure.
Good timing.
In a half-sober state, Xiao Chen felt unfettered. There was a kind of unbridledness that he had never experienced before flowing in his veins. The effects of alcohol amplified this feeling a hundred times.
Xiao Chenughed out loud three times as he brandished his Lunar Shadow Saber and charged over.
Saber lights and sword images filled the ce together with mysterious phenomena. Xiao Chen weaved in and out of the chaos, moving about.
Such chaos surprised the cultivators peeking in from outside.
A proper gathering actually devolved into such a state. This was probably something that no one could have expected.
The even more surprising thing was that the drunken Xiao Chen managed to resist so many outstanding talents alone without ying any tricks. Even so, he did not end up in a disadvantaged position.
In fact, the strong seventy-percentprehended saber soul allowed him to take some initiative. The thousand cups of Thousand Year me were already scattered around the room.
The wine cups containing Xiao Chens saber intent did not shatter in the chaos. Instead, they all moved around, flying everywhere.
Xiao Chen went crazy. He unleashed all the pressure he could, asionally drinking a cup of Thousand Year me as he challenged all the outstanding talents.
After four hours, aside from the tough building of the restaurant, all the tables, chairs, shelves, screens, and all sorts of other decorations littered the floor broken.
The various outstanding talents had all copsed to the floor, either drunk or knocked out by Xiao Chen.
As Xiao Chen swayed on his feet, his white robes were stained red with blood. A portion of the blood was his, but most of it was from the Great Bandits descendants.
As Xiao Chen stood on a shattered tabletop, he drank thest cup of Thousand Year me. Then, he looked around blearily and found no one left standing. So he could not helpughing loudly again.
However, thisughter contained some misery, a loneliness that others would find hard to understand.
People of influence in the worlde from my generation; on entering the world, we push on with the times. The peak of the road to Emperor is full of glory. However, it does notpare to a great drunken party.
[Note: This is a poem by Xiao Chen. Unfortunately, it is impossible to reproduce the structure and rhymes when tranting it.]
Laughing loudly, Xiao Chen toppled over. The empty wine cup in his hand fell to the ground with a clink and shattered.
Ba Yan, who had hidden in a corner the moment he saw a chaotic battle beginning, surveyed the trashed hall. He smiled bitterly and said, I really should not have brought him along. The host of this gathering is probably crying.
Even up to now, Ba Yan had not seen the host of the gathering. This was fine with him as well. In fact, it was for the best.
Carrying Xiao Chen, Ba Yan quickly left this ce. Xiao Chen had identally knocked out all the outstanding talents; thismotion was a little too big.
Chapter 1177: Resounding throughout Dark City
Chapter 1177: Resounding throughout Dark City
Whoosh! Whoosh!
Just as Ba Yan picked up Xiao Chen and left, two figures appeared on the messy second floor.
If Xiao Chen were still awake, he would definitely recognize the two men. They were the two figures he had seen at the city gates that day.
One of them was Zhao Feng, a descendant of the Divine Eye Sovereign, the second ranker of the ck Seas thirteen Great Bandits. The other person was Sima Lingxuan, the most dazzling outstanding young talent of the ck Sea, who had been hogging the limelight recently.
This was especially so after his adoptive father, Zong Boxiong, advanced to Sovereign Martial Emperor. Sima Lingxuans status rocketed as a result; no one couldpete with him in fame.
The organizers of this gathering were precisely these two. For the sake of waiting for someone, they had arrived long ago. However, they did not reveal themselves.
Unexpectedly, the proper gathering devolved into such a statean exceedingly surprising development.
The person the two waited for did not arrive. Instead, another character came, brandished his saber in drunkenness, and beat everyone up.
It is indeed you! Sima Lingxuan said through clenched teeth as he looked in the direction Xiao Chen and Ba Yan had taken.
After Sima Lingxuan heard the name White Robed desman in the city, he wondered whether it was Xiao Chen. Seeing him with his own eyes verified his guess.
Unexpectedly, despite the ten-year interval, Xiao Chen was still so strong. He still appeared as impressive as he had during the Sky Dome Realms Five Nation Youth Competition, exuding an aura of indomitability.
If the story of what happened today got out, the name of the White Robed desman Xiao Chen would resound throughout the entire Dark City, surpassing Sima Lingxuans again.
This was just like the Five Nation Youth Competition back then. In a sudden turn of events, Xiao Chen had overwhelmed Sima Lingxuans glory,pletely covering it.
Are you here to participate in the Outstanding Talent Summit Meeting as well? That is great. I have waited for this day for a long time already!
Determination shed in Sima Lingxuans eyes at that thought. Then, he slowly calmed down again.
Zhao Feng, who was at the side, did not notice the strange changes in Sima Lingxuans expressions. He looked at the many Great Bandits descendants sleeping on the floor in drunken stupors, unsure whether tough or cry.
All these people were famous outstanding talents of Dark City. Unexpectedly, an outsider put them in such sorry states.
Of course, their strength had greatly diminished as a result of drinking. However, Xiao Chens strength went without a doubt. He could only be described with one word: strong!
At the very least, Zhao Feng believed that if he fought with Xiao Chen, his chances of victory were only even at best.
However, Zhao Feng remained confident that if he met Xiao Chen at the Outstanding Talent Summit Meeting, he would still be the victor.
How unfortunate! Huang Yun still did not appear. He already left for three years and probably forgot about the Outstanding Talent Summit Meeting! Zhao Feng said in disappointment.
That was right. The purpose of this gathering was to draw out Huang Yun, the descendant of the top Great Bandit, the Blood Shark Sovereign. Even though he had already been gone for three years, Zhao Feng and Sima Lingxuan still could not get over him.
Sima Lingxuan retorted calmly, It is indeed unfortunate. However, it is only unfortunate for you, Zhao Feng!
What do you mean?
Sima Lingxuan revealed a mocking expression and replied indifferently, Haha! It is unfortunate that your strength did not improve. You still ended up losing to me here; you did not notice that he actually came already.
Zhao Fengs expression changed as he looked around quickly. A spiraling azure light appeared in the depths of his eyes, spinning rapidly.
A vague scarlet figure appeared in his vision. This scarlet figure flickered and vanished, changing position in a sh.
Whoosh!
A figure revealed himself on the Congration Restaurants second floor. Arge scarlet saber sat at the back of his yellow shirt, and his eyes appeared slightly scarlet. This man was Huang Yun, the descendant of the Blood Shark Sovereign.
He returned!
Some of the watching cultivators revealed expressions of horror when they saw that yellow-d figure, which threw them into a fluster.
The Blood Shark Sovereigns descendant, Huang Yun!
Three years ago, Huang Yun had been the absolute overlord of Dark City. Only after he left did Zhao Feng and Sima Lingxuan start to gain fame.
This was especially so for Sima Lingxuan. He grew exceptionally fast, showing hints that he might have surpassed Huang Yun.
Now that Huang Yun returned, arriving before the Outstanding Talent Summit Meeting, there would definitely be a fierce struggle.
First, the White Robed desman appeared with strong momentum and defeated all the outstanding talents in a drunken state. Then, there were the foreign cultivators stirring up havoc and watching ferociously.
Finally, the old overlord returned to Dark City. Everyone would definitely be filled with anticipation for this Outstanding Talent Summit Meeting.
After leaving for three years, I see that the Great Bandits descendants in Dark City all seem to have grown weaker.
Huang Yun nced at all the drunken outstanding talents sprawled on the floor and frowned slightly, not even attempting to hide his disdain.
After that, Huang Yun looked up at Zhao Feng and Sima Lingxuan, then finally fixed his gaze on Sima Lingxuan.
The two of you are pretty good. I already anticipated that you would rise up three years ago, but I did not expect it to happen so fast. However, you have a heart demon. If you do not excise it, you will have a hard time making progress. You are not worthy of being my opponent.
Sima Lingxuans heart sank. After three years, this Huang Yun was still as strong as ever, spotting his weakness with one nce.
Sima Lingxuans heart demon was precisely Xiao Chen. He had a grudge against Xiao Chen for trampling on him and killing his father. Without defeating Xiao Chen, he would have difficulty making any genuine improvements.
However
Heart demons can be a shackle, but they also can be motivators. If you really think that way, then you will lose very badly at the Outstanding Talent Summit Meeting.
A strong fighting spirit appeared in Sima Lingxuans eyes, showing no fear of this returning overlord.
Huang Yun smiled faintly, appearing as confident as before. You are no match for me.
Then, how about I be your opponent?!
Just as Sima Lingxuan was about to retort, a voice suddenly rang out on the second floor. A figure with a powerful aura arrived quickly, knocking away many of the peeking cultivators in his way beforending heavily on the floor.
The expression in his eyes looked somewhat chaotic, and his skin appeared metallic, giving off a faint sheen. His bizarre countenance made it clear that he was neither a human nor Fiend.
This was a human-Demon mixed-blood, possessing the bloodlines of a human and a high-ranked Iron Demon.
It is him! Its Mo Ran. He is one of the foreign cultivators who caused the mostmotion recently in Dark City!
Since he is here, then the Ice Seas Leng Xin and the Storm Seas Ouyang Feng are definitely here as well!
[Note: This Ouyang Feng is different from the one from the Purple Night Sword Sect, who first appeared in chapter 953.]
Now, this is a true gathering. This is just the start.
The moment this person appeared, many cultivators immediately recognized him. This was Mo Ran, a young expert from the Human-Demon Sea.
Whoosh! Whoosh!
Amid strong chaotic winds, two more men appeared on the second floor as well. One of them was tall and possessed an aura simr to the windthe Storm Seas Ouyang Feng. The other person showed a frosty emotionless expression; this was the Ice Seas Leng Xin.
The true gathering was just beginning; these words were not wrong at all.
The six people present represented nearly all the strongest outstanding talents currently in Dark City. If Xiao Chen and Ba Yan, who left already, were included, all the strongest outstanding talents would be counted.
Huang Yun revealed a cruel smile and said, Dark Citys Outstanding Talent Summit Meeting has never had an outsider win it before. With me, Huang Yun, around, it will be impossible for you to change this and make history.
Is that so? Let me see how strong you are!
The Human-Demon Seas Mo Ranughed coldly and charged over. His body shimmered with light, appearing like metal, heavy and dense. As he stomped on the floor, he produced loud, explosive footfalls.
He sounded like a mountain running. His aura was startling, iparably berserk, as he punched.
Huang Yun narrowed his eyes, and his somewhat scarlet eyes turned entirely scarlet. He did not draw his saber, sending out a punch as well, instead.
Bang!
The two fists shed, producing an ear-shattering report. The two took ten steps back each, and the entire Congration Restaurant trembled without pause.
Huang Yun, who carried a scarlet saber on his back, said coldly, You are only so-so. If that is all you have, you cannot force me to draw my saber.
The expressions of the Storm Seas Ouyang Sea and the Ice Seas Leng Xin changed slightly. Huang Yun was indeed scarily strong. Despite being a desman, Huang Yun used his fist to receive Mo Rans move. If Huang Yun had used his saber, the results would definitely have been different.
You all had better note for the Outstanding Talent Summit Meeting happening in half a month. Otherwise, you will lose very miserably. Dont me me for being merciless then, the boundlessly tyrannical Huang Yun said before disappearing in a scarlet sh, leaving the Congration Restaurant.
How arrogant! Do you think that I showed you all my trump cards? Mo Ran was not willing to ept his loss at all. He stomped on the floor and charged out immediately without showing any fear.
Now, only four people remained.
Sima Lingxuan nced at the other two foreign cultivators, and a strong intent to fight zed in his eyes. Since you are here, how about we exchange a move or two? At least we can avoid this being a disappointment.
That was what I was thinking as well, the Storm Seas Ouyang Feng and the Ice Seas Leng Xin both said in unison.
A probing exchange quickly unfolded in the restaurant. Everyone wanted to scope out their opponents, but they were not willing to expose their trump cards.
All this would only conclude at the Outstanding Talent Summit Meeting, ultimately erupting then.
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At this moment, Xiao Chen was drunk and unconscious. He did not know what happened afterwards, that a few more experts appearedter.
This time, he was thoroughly drunk.
Back at the me Rock castle, Ba Yan hauled Xiao Chen back to the courtyard where he was staying. The sound startled Yue Bingyun, who was currently busy repairing the Dragon Subduing tform.
At the sight of the unconscious Xiao Chen covered in wounds and his white robes stained with blood, Yue Bingyuns expression changed. Her face turned cold, and a heavy murderous intent shed in her eyes.
The moment that murderous intent appeared, it startled Ba Yan. It was very difficult to imagine that someone so cool and pure as Yue Bingyun would have such a horrifying side to her.
How is he? Who injured him?
Ba Yan quickly exined the matters in the Congration Restaurant, telling her every detail and clearing up Yue Bingyuns suspicions.
He drank a hundred cups of excellent wine in one go!
The killing intenting from Yue Bingyun disappeared, and she now appeared somewhat shocked. For a wine to be described as excellent, such wine would be very strong. Even quasi-Emperors could not drink too much of it.
Drinking one hundred cups like Xiao Chen had was unheard of. Even Martial Emperors did not dare to do that.
Xiao Chenster actions were even crazier, beating up all the outstanding talents in his drunken state. He must truly have been drunk to dare to fight so many alone.
If it had been the rational Xiao Chen, he would definitely not have done such a crazy thing.
That was how everything happened. Dont me me for not helping. It already turned so chaotic. I was afraid that if I entered the fray, it would be even worse. Ill leave him to you, then.
Chapter 1178: Hazy Dream
Chapter 1178: Hazy Dream
After leaving Xiao Chen for Yue Bingyun to deal with, Ba Yan finally heaved a sigh of relief. This Brother Xiao Chen seemed to have very refined manners, but unexpectedly, when he went crazy, he put even this battle maniac who inspired fear in others to shame.
This abandonment stunned Yue Bingyun slightly. She wanted to call out to stop Ba Yan. However, that fellow was already far away. Then, she noticed Xiao Chen stumbling, looking like he would fall over. She panicked and quickly caught him.
Yue Bingyun looked at Xiao Chen for a long time as he slept on her shoulder. Then, she smiled bitterly. This fellow probably has not had a good sleep in a long time already.
Since you carried me over your shoulder once, I should do that to you too!
This ce was still a distance away from Xiao Chens room. Yue Bingyun would definitely be unable to keep a straight face as she carried him over.
Hence, she said something mischievous before she imitated Ba Yan and carried Xiao Chen to his room over her shoulders.
You are really heavy.
cing Xiao Chen on the bed, Yue Bingyun gently breathed out. Then, she looked at the bloodstains on his face that had not been cleaned off yet.
For some reason, she suddenly remembered the time in the Blood Sword Sovereigns cave and how he had kept trying to stand up over and over again. Back then, he vomited so much blood, his entire face had been covered with it as well.
Without realizing it, Yue Bingyun reached out and touched Xiao Chens face.
However, the moment Yue Bingyun touched Xiao Chens face, she seemed to recall something and withdrew her hand before shaking her head. After that, she brought over a basin of water and wiped his face clean. Then, she called the maidservants to help change his clothes and clean his wounds.
Yue Bingyun returned to her room only after she finished doing all this. Through it all, Xiao Chens eyes remained closed, showing no signs of waking up at all.
He waspletely in a deep sleep. If it were in the past, even the movement of grass from the wind would have startled him awake.
However, this time, under the influence of one hundred cups of excellent wine, he did not even react when others changed his clothes.
It could only be said that Xiao Chen was utterly drunk!
Sighing once more, Yue Bingyun took away Xiao Chens blood-stained clothes and quietly closed the door. Then, she turned to leave.
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Xiao Chen experienced a dream that was hazy but realistic.
He dreamed of Seven Horn Mountain, of the father who chased him out of the n. He dreamed of the Heavenly Saber Pavilion, of Liu Ruyue, of Xiao Bai, of Feng Feixue
He dreamed of many people. In his dream, he chatted happily with these people, feeling very rxed.
However, in the end, he saw these people chasing after him with all their might, yet they could not catch up to him. He wanted to turn around, but an invisible force prevented him from doing so.
There was a bridge in front. A set of doors stood on the other side of the bridge. Finally, there was a vague figure stationed on top of the doors.
However, Xiao Chen knew who this was. It was the Azure Emperor, the Dragons Gates Azure Emperor. The unparalleled, tyrannical, undefeatable existence that swept through wherever he went.
Even though the Azure Emperor had died ten thousand years ago, Xiao Chen still heard his name no matter where he went. Only the Azure Emperor could stand on the Emperors Door.
Xiao Chen had so many doubts in his heart. Why did hee to this world? Why did he have to turn the world into his enemy, causing the Xiao n to be put into a deste state? Why did he leave behind so much trouble for me?
Pa!
The bridge suddenly broke. Just as Xiao Chen was dashing over, filled with anticipation, it suddenly broke and sent him falling into the boundless abyss.
The rapid drop induced a suffocating fear. There was an indescribable loneliness that made him cry out loud.
Xiao Chen suddenly opened his eyes and sat up on the bed in his room. He looked around and reacted only after some dy. So, it was just a dream. Ouch! My head hurts!
After a moment, his head throbbed. His mouth was dry, and he felt heavy and sluggish and incredibly ufortable.
After drinking so much and sleeping so much, the side effects had Xiao Chen leaning back on the bed.
He massaged his temples and circted his energy to banish his fatigue. Soon, all the difort disappeared, reced with a kind of rxation that he had never felt before.
Even though his body felt rxed, his heart felt empty.
Xiao Chen pushed the covers away and got out of bed. However, he stumbled on his first step and fell to the floor.
This How long was I asleep? My body is not listening to me, Xiao Chen said in some confusion.
Then, he tried calling out to Ao Jiao but found that he could not get in touch. Strangely, neither Ao Jiao nor Little Yellow Feather was in the Immortal Spirit Ring.
However, the connection between an Item Spirit and its master was still there, so Xiao Chen was sure that Ao Jiao was fine.
He got to his feet and walked around in the room, stretching his arms and legs while circting his Law Energy to drive his Qi and blood.
As his Qi and blood became more lively, his mind emptied, entering into a state of rity, a very wondrous state.
This mental rity startled Xiao Chen. He knew that he must have entered into the state that every cultivator yearned forone with heaven.
Such a state would notst for long. Xiao Chen had experienced this once before when he was in the lower realm, so he quickly sat down cross-legged.
Without needing to choose, Xiao Chen immediately focused all this precious time onprehending the Instant of Glory.
Instant of Glory was currently Xiao Chens strongest Martial Technique. It was a Martial Technique that allowed him tobine all the Martial Techniques he had learned and could execute. It was already equal to a Medial Grade Profound Martial Technique.
Furthermore, the might of the Instant of Glory far surpassed that of ordinary Profound Martial Techniques.
At the moment, this move was just a vague outline of what it could be. Xiao Chen had only touched the surface of it, not even reaching Small Perfection. He could not miss the opportunity provided by this state of being one with heaven.
The zing sun, snowkes, Azure Dragons, falling leaves, and many other mysterious phenomena flew out of his body, forming a profound painting.
As Xiao Chen worked onprehension, an increasing number of Martial Technique phenomena manifested from his body.
Four Season Saber Technique, Myriad Heaven Divine Fist, Subduing Dragon Profound sh, Thunder Dragon Chop, wless Bright Moon, Thousand Year me, Thousand Year Death
There were all sorts of Martial Techniques of various levels, close to a hundred of them. As time went by, Xiao Chens understanding of the Instant of Glory became increasingly profound.
This move seemed capable of taking any direction. However, it eventually pointed to two particr directionsspace and time!
The wondrous state of one with heaven disappeared, and Xiao Chensprehension stopped at this point. It was impossible for him to improve the Instant of Glory drastically within such a short period. However, it clearly identified for him what path to take in the future.
The state of time and the state of space are too profound. It is not easy to advance far in them. However, after that session ofprehension, I gained a lot.
With a thought, the moment Xiao Chen stood up, the many mysterious phenomena in the room froze. Then, several mysterious phenomena disappeared, leaving only the bright moon, the night sky, and the winter snow, forming a painting of a cold moon and snow.
The previous Instant of Glory was deeply moving and boundlessly grand. However, it was too messy, hence uncontroble. It required arge amount of Law Energy to execute it.
Several mysterious phenomena actually did not need to appear. It was not that Instant of Glory would be more glorious with more mysterious phenomena. Sometimes, a simple yellow desert would be sufficient to bring out glory.
Xiao Chen stretched out his hand and waved, dispelling the painting of the cold moon and snow. In the past, I was only circling the periphery. Now, I have properly entered and seen the path. I will not end up taking the wrong path.
Now that he had found the direction and taken the right path, he did not fear walking for a long time or facing any difficulties. He would eventually reach the peak of the Instant of Glory.
Xiao Chen collected his thoughts, and his eyes narrowed as his gaze fell on the neatly folded white robes on the table. Only then did he notice that he was wearing simple sleeping attire.
There was also a letter signed by Yue Bingyun on the Clear Wind Robes.
Yue Bingyun left a letter? Has she already gone? If not, then there would be no need to leave a message like this.
How long did I sleep exactly?
Xiao Chen was filled with questions. Of all times for Ao Jiao and Little Yellow Feather to be gone! Feeling somewhat lonely, he opened the letter. The graceful handwriting gave the impression of agility.
The letter was not very long, just two or three hundred words. However, its content deeply moved Xiao Chen.
Im not sure how much longer you are going to sleep. You have already been asleep for ten days. I have no other choice but to depart without saying goodbye. Actually, my destination is not the Human-Demon Sea. Im going to the Ice Sea and the Storm Sea to help the Lunar Pce search for two things to make a new Transcendent Divine Weapon.
When we were in the Blood Sword Sovereigns cave on ck Water Ind, there was a moment where I really thought that I would die. I even gave up on resisting. Perhaps you did not know, but when I was on the verge of death, your voice was like a beam of light shining into hell. At that point, I shed a tear for the first time in my life
We are both very simr, both carrying a heavy burden. However, after interacting with you for a while, I found thatpared to you, the pressure I shoulder is really nothing. You are even more fatigued than I am.
It is rare for one to get truly drunk. However, after the drunkenness, one must eventually wake up. Dont give up hope, dont give up your arrogance. The things of the world consistently change; the universe is unpredictable. There is always be a chance of survival. We should not give up
I await the day you advance to Martial Emperor. When you undergo your Great Tribtion of wind and fire, I will definitelye to assist. Take care! We will meet again if it is fated. XXX, Yue Bingyun.
The XXX were words that had been defaced. Xiao Chen could not read them at all. However, that was not important.
The most important thing was the concern that Yue Bingyun expressed in the letter. This somehow warmed him. To think that this mysterious girl could have such a tender side to her!
ording to the contents of the letter, Xiao Chen had slept for at least ten days.
This sleep was really long.
Xiao Chen put away that letter, feeling somewhat lost. Yue Bingyuns departure and the various scenes in his dream left him unsettled. He kept feeling somewhat empty like he had lost or forgotten something.
He looked at the Clear Wind Robes on the table and picked them up, involuntarily recalling the scene of Liu Ruyue helping him put on these robes for the first time.
After changing into the Clear Wind Robes, Xiao Chen pushed the door open and went out. He discovered that there was not much hustle and bustle in the entire me Rock castle. Aside from some important areas, most of the guards were not around.
He walked around the courtyard, heading to the Dragon Subduing tform. Before he went to the Congration Restaurant, the Dragon Subduing tform had already been almostpletely repaired. Since Yue Bingyun had left, she must have applied the final touches.
When Xiao Chen reached the backyard, he was somewhat surprised to discover an old man in hemp robes. His aura seemed ordinary, and his goatee was very thick. This old man was currently studying the Dragon Subduing tform with interest.
Who are you? Xiao Chen asked somewhat warily.
The presence of this old man was quite strange. Earlier, when he sent out his Spiritual Sense, he had not detected anyone here.
The hemp-robed old man looked over and smiled. You woke up. Dont be anxious. This is my home. If I wanted to take away your Dragon Subduing tform, I already had plenty of chances while you were dead asleep.
Chapter 1179: Confident and at Ease
Chapter 1179: Confident and at Ease
Xiao Chen looked carefully. Although he could not make out this persons cultivation, he could still feel the aura of rocks and mes.
This person should be a Martial Emperor elder of the me Rock castle with rather deep cultivation. He was probably very knowledgeable and recognized thisplete Dragon Subduing tform.
Havinge to this conclusion, Xiao Chen did not dwell on it.
Young man, whats wrong? You seem off after awakening from your drunken state, the hemp-robed old manughed when he noticed that Xiao Chen appeared lost.
Xiao Chen was not willing to say much. He asked, Does Senior know how long I slept?
Its not really that long, just about half a month. Unfortunately, you missed the Outstanding Talent Summit Meeting. It began today.
Outstanding Talent Summit Meeting?
No wonder there are not many people in the castle. They must have gone to the Outstanding Talent Summit Meeting to cheer for the me Rock castles Ba Yan.
Strange, you dont seem to be upset over it. Do you not find missing the Outstanding Talent Summit Meeting unfortunate? the hemp-robed old man asked.
Xiao Chen walked around the Dragon Subduing tform and found that Yue Bingyun had finished the repairs for him. All he needed to do was set his Spiritual Mark, and he would be able to use it.
Upon hearing the old mans question, Xiao Chen answered, Naturally, it is unfortunate. However, I am alreadyte. There is no point feeling unhappy over it, so I will be leaving after putting away this Dragon Subduing tform.
You are rather calm about it. I heard that you are very good at drinking. Are you interested in having a drink or two with me?
The hemp-robed old man took out a bottle of wine. He did not put on any airs as he extended his invitation.
Xiao Chen did not know where Ao Jiao had gone to or what she was doing. Since she was not back yet, he had no problem with remaining for now and drinking some wine. After he received a wine cup, the two of themone old and one youngcasually sat on the steps and clinked their wine cups.
After drinking a few cups, Xiao Chen slowly got into the mood and started chatting with the old man.
The topics ranged from Martial Techniques to wine, to geomancy, to ancient secrets; there were no limits to their conversation.
The hemp-robed old mans knowledge startled Xiao Chen somewhat. As they spoke, he casually revealed many things that Xiao Chen had never heard before.
The old mans understanding of the Martial Dao was very precise, immediately pinpointing all the weaknesses of it.
This old man did not seem like an ordinary Martial Emperor at all. Even a Martial Emperor would not be this knowledgeable. Without having entered the various forbiddennds personally, it would be hard to describe them so clearly.
This old man was even very familiar with the great forbiddennds, like the Mirage Immortal Pce that Xiao Chen was extremely interested in.
The timing for the Mirage Immortal Pces appearance is not fixed. Its location is not clear, either. Among the great forbiddennds, it is one of the more mysterious ones. Until it appears on its own, no one would know where it is.
The hemp-robed old man drank another mouthful of wine before he continued, It is not like the heart of the ocean, the ck Sea Immortal Burial Ground, and the Distant Sea Dragon Grave. Those can be entered at any time.
There are many good things in there, but they are also rife with mortal danger. If a Sovereign Martial Emperor got careless, he could end up getting buried in there. These are not ces that just anyone would dare to enter.
Xiao Chen felt curious. He asked, What are the secrets behind the eight great forbiddennds? It has been so many years. Has no one figured them out?
The hemp-robed old man could not helpughing when he heard what Xiao Chen said. It is not that no one figured them out, it is that no one dares to bet on this understanding. Just like the Mirage Immortal Pce. My guess is that it was the temporary pce of a powerful being during the Ancient Era.
It is very possible that this powerful being eventually advanced to Martial God and left this abandonednd of ours.
Xiao Chens expression changed. Are there really Martial Gods?
Martial God is only a term. As for whether it actually exists or not, I cannot be sure. However, there are definitely stronger existences than Primes. Every Sovereign Martial Emperor is very clear about that. However, we are all grieved that we are living in this abandonednd. Every powerful being of the Martial Path that left has erased all traces of their existence.
Speaking of this, the hemp-robed old man clearly showed an expression of grief and sadness.
Xiao Chen once saw such an expression in the Supreme Sky Emperors eyes before. They were very simr, and both expressed a helpless rage.
The hemp-robed old mans expression suddenly turned serious as he asked, Surely, you do not wish to face the same helplessness and sadness when you reach where I am, right?
Xiao Chen was somewhat unclear about his meaning. Then, the hemp-robed old man forcefully pulled him up and tossed a medallion to him.
So, rouse your fighting spirit, and dont appear so dazed. Dont give up on the road you are so determined to take. Wine is not something used to numb yourself. It is something used to set your fighting spirit aze. You must still participate in the Outstanding Talent Summit Meeting!
Pa!
The wine bottle in the hemp-robed old mans hand fell to the ground and shattered. Then, he released an irresistible and tyrannical aura, making it hard for anyone to breathe.
The old man picked up Xiao Chen and tossed him into the air where a spatial tear opened. Just as Xiao Chen wanted to resist, the power of space sucked him in. After that, the tear sealed rapidly.
Ao Jiao, who was rushing back from outside, happened to see this scene. Her expression changed drastically as she cried out, me Rock Sovereign, you old codger! Where did you toss my Xiao Chen too?!
When the hemp-robed old man saw Ao Jiao, the unparalleled tyrannical auraing from his body immediately disappeared. He smiled and said, Big Sister Ao, dont be angry. I only tossed him to the ce where he needs to be.
Dont call me big sister, you damned old man!
The sound of a punch rang out. The raging Ao Jiaounched the hemp-robed old man into the air with one blow.
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Dark Citys Outstanding Talent Summit Meeting was held once every five years. Every time it took ce, it would be iparably magnificent.
This was especially so for this round. Many people paid attention to this. Huang Yun, the Blood Shark Sovereigns descendant, had returned in strength. There was the newly risen expert, Sima Lingxuan, who was very famous. There were also three great experts of other sea regions emerging as new forces to be reckoned with.
The intense battles were confusing with climax after climax happening in rapid session. The final victor would be a mystery until the very end.
This was because the peak experts of this round all possessed strengths that were on par; hence, no one could predict the results.
Originally, everyone thought that with Huang Yuns return, he would continue to be the overlord of this ce, sweeping through the event and obtaining the championship.
Who could have imagined that Sima Lingxuans strength, which led to his rise, had surpassed expectations? Since the beginning of thepetition, he had never been defeated. His aura flourished, and he became very popr.
The Human-Demon Seas Mo Ran, the Ice Seas Leng Xin, the Storm Seas Ouyang Feng were all eye-openers. They all defeated Liu Yun, Zhao Feng, and the other famous outstanding youths of Dark City one after another.
The only thing that disappointed the crowd was that the recently famous white-robed desman, who knocked out the various outstanding talents in a drunken frenzy, had not rushed over to participate.
ording to the Outstanding Talent Summit Meetings rules, any cultivator who held the Outstanding Talent Token would automatically forfeit if they did not participate in thepetition.
Given this, Xiao Chens absence disappointed several people, especially the cultivators who saw him fight with the various outstanding talents in the Congration Restaurant.
Those people were particrly disappointed. They traveled over specially to watch Xiao Chen take part, wanting to see the white-robed desman again.
Who knew, the white-robed desman actually forfeited thepetition. Otherwise, he would have shone brilliantly at the Outstanding Talent Summit Meeting.
Thepetition proceeded with match after match. Soon, the strongest four appeared.
Huang Yun put in a lot of effort and defeated Ba Yan, bing the first to obtain a spot in the top four. Next was Sima Lingxuan. He defeated the famous Liu Yun, who also used the sword.
The third was the Human-Demon Seas Mo Ran, who went up against Zhao Feng. This match was a very close match.
Mo Ranpletely Demonified but nearly lost because Zhao Feng managed to learn a Medial Grade Profound Martial Technique. If not for Zhao Feng still not having a good grasp of it, Mo Ran would have lost. Hence, it was an extremely close match.
As for the fourth person, it would be the victor of the match between the two young outstanding talents from the Storm Sea and the Ice Sea.
It was likely that the organizers did not want these foreign experts to dominate the top four spots. So they pitted them against each other.
The match between Leng Xian and Ouyang Feng was very spectacr. It was a great eye-opener for the tens of thousands of spectators, allowing them to see the manifestation of the will of ice and will of storm.
Ba Yan, who already lost and could not continue, watched very serious, nodding asionally.
Ba Yan nced at Huang Yun, who had his eyes closed, resting. Huang Yun seemed to sense the nce, as he opened his eyes to smile in disdain.
This expression instantly angered Ba Yan. If not for the rules, he would have rushed over and fought him again.
Damn bastard. If not for that Dragon Scale Armor that you obtained outside, I wouldnt have lost so easily to you, Ba Yan said, unresigned to his loss.
Ba Tu, who was beside him, said depressedly, Too bad Brother Xiao Chen did note. If he did, he might have been able to take revenge for you.
It is really unfortunate that he never came. Given his strength, he would not have any problem getting into the top three. He would definitely be able to obtain a Medial Grade Profound Martial Technique.
Ba Yan nodded as he spoke. Even until now, he still could not figure out the extent of Xiao Chens strength.
After all, that day, Xiao Chen was drunk, and the many outstanding talents were drunk too. Under such extraordinary circumstances, it would be very difficult to gauge a persons strength.
However, Ba Yan was still confident that Xiao Chen would have no problems making it to the top three. It might even be possible for Xiao Chen to defeat the powerful Huang Yun.
The problem was that Xiao Chen got drunk and slept for half a month. No matter what they tried, they could not wake him up. Thinking about it was both funny and frustrating.
Sima Lingxuan, who was one of the top four, also felt it was unfortunate that Xiao Chen had note.
Trampling on Xiao Chen in a public event was a long-held dream. Given that such an opportunity passed him, how could he feel satisfied?
Hu chi!
A cold light shed amid the storm, and the sword light forced Ouyang Feng out of the arena. Finally, the fourth of the top four emerged. The Ice Seas Leng Xin was slightly more skilled, defeating Ouyang Feng.
Now that the top four were decided, after they all recovered, they would draw lots to determine their opponents before they returned to the arena.
Every time a match finished, the arenas where the Outstanding Talent Summit Meeting was held would merge.
After several matches, only two arenas remained. For the finals, they would merge again, leaving only one.
The Outstanding Talent Summit Meeting slowly approached its climax. After the match between the top four, the highly anticipated championship match would begin.
Sima Lingxuan and the others drew their lots, walked up to the arenas, and greeted each other. Just as they were preparing for their fights, something strange happened.
Suddenly, a crack appeared in the sky. This tear pierced through the many spatial formations protecting the arenas and forced its way in.
This sudden scene had everyone staring at the tear in the sky, not knowing what happened.
Just as the experts of the City Lords Residence were about to make a move, they received some news. Their expressions changed with incredulity.
Chapter 1180: Incomparably Bold
Chapter 1180: Iparably Bold
Ka! Ka! Ka! Ka!
Suddenly, the two arenas started to merge without any warning. Before everyones eyes, it formed one vast arena and slowly ascended like a huge dragon rising, giving off an extraordinary might.
Whats going on? Why have the arenas merged so suddenly? The matches of the top four have not started yet!
Strange. The experts of the City Lords Residence did not attack the person in the spatial tear.
Who in the world is it? He is appearing in such a bold fashion!
This sudden change was quite unusual,pletely disrupting the rhythm. This rarely happened at the Outstanding Talent Summit Meeting, which already had been hosted several hundred times.
At the same time, everyone tried to guess who the person who opened the spatial tear was.
Ba Yan frowned slightly and thought of a possibility. However, he could not be sure of it. The four people in the arena were also confused; they did not know what was happening.
As the spatial tear openedpletely, the figure inside finally appeared. A white figure looking slightly confused fell out of the spatial tear.
The White Robed desman!
The moment Xiao Chen appeared, people immediately recognized him, his arrival causing a hugemotion in the crowd.
It really is the White Robed desman. Unexpectedly, he showed up in such a fashion.
However, he already forfeited. Even if he has friends in high ces, it is useless to barge in!
No matter what, Xiao Chens arrival triggered an uproar, especially among those cultivators who came to watch him. These people were even more excited and chatted endlessly.
The four people in the arena all showed different expressions. There was shock, pleasant surprise, disdain, and indifference.
The one who was shocked was the Human-Demon Seas Mo Ran. The one with pleasant surprise was naturally Sima Lingxuan. Huang Yun was as arrogant as he was before, not caring about Xiao Chen, who just appeared.
Leng Xins expression was like ten-thousand-year-old ice, not changing at Xiao Chens appearance.
Is the one who arrived the Azure Dragon King, Xiao Chen?! an old man with gleaming eyes on the rostrum shouted at Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen, who had gotten tossed over directly from the me Rock castle, was still feeling dizzy and could not react immediately. Hence, the other party had to ask him again.
The new arrival, are you the Azure Dragon King Xiao Chen? Hand over your Outstanding Talent Token to prove your identity!
Based on the scene and the four people in the arena, Xiao Chen had already guessed where he was. When he heard the question again, he nodded to acknowledge his identity and handed over his Outstanding Talent Token.
Very good. Your identity is verified. Hand over the Forceful Charge Token that the me Rock Sovereign passed to you!
Forceful Charge Token? Is this the one?
Xiao Chens hand touched a medallion. After the hemp-robed old man tossed this to him, Xiao Chen had not looked at it carefully. Now that he did so, he found the words Forceful Charge on the front and the word Token on the back.
When the tens of thousands of people in the audience heard the words Forceful Charge Token, their expressions changed at the same time as they all sucked in a deep breath of air.
It is indeed the Forceful Charge Token. Grandfather actually gave this chance to him, Ba Yan said in disbelief, his expression turning serious. If Xiao Chen fails, that old man is going to be very embarrassed.
In the end, the City Lords Residence that organized the Outstanding Talent Summit Meeting was controlled by the thirteen Great Bandits. The prizes were also personally contributed by the thirteen Great Bandits.
Hence, every one of the Great Bandits enjoyed some privileges. The Forceful Charge Token was one of them.
As its name suggested, the Forceful Charge Token was for forcefully charging into the Outstanding Talent Summit Meeting. It gave a chance to an outstanding talent who could not get to thepetition in time and automatically forfeited due to their tardiness for some reason.
ording to the rules, once one forfeited, they could not participate in thepetition anymore.
Nevertheless, with the Forceful Charge Token, one could enter thepetition halfway. However, there was a price to pay for using the Forceful Charge Token.
After one used the Forceful Charge Token, one could only seed by obtaining the championship. If one did not get the top rank, one would fail.
Furthermore, one would face continual challenges. One would have to fight however many people were left, one by one. After defeating everyone, one would be considered to have seeded in the forceful charge, winning the championship.
Not only would one receive the glory of obtaining the top rank, but ones reward would also depend on how many people one defeated.
For example, there were currently four people left. If Xiao Chen defeated all of them, he would gain all the rewards of the top four.
However, if Xiao Chen lost to anyone, the other four would get double the rewards paid out by the Great Bandit who gave him the Forceful Charge Token.
While the prize would not be a big problem to the Great Bandit, they wouldpletely lose face before everyone.
No one in history had ever used the Forceful Charge Token and seeded; everyone who tried failed.
Now, no one had seen the Forceful Charge Token for several hundred years already.
After Xiao Chen handed over the Forceful Charge Token, he overheard the uses of the Forceful Charge Token from the discussions in the crowd.
There were also a few other rules. For example, if there were less than four people remaining, the one who used the Forceful Charge Token would have to face them all together.
If the champion was already decided, one could not use the Forceful Charge Token.
Xiao Chen appeared at a very opportune time; there were exactly four people in the arena. However, there was still the condition of facing consecutive challenges without any rest in between.
Xiao Chen looked at the four people. First was Huang Yun, who carried a scarlet saber on his back and appeared arrogant. He radiated pride from his entire being. After sizing him up, Xiao Chen paid no more attention to him.
Then, he looked at Leng Xin, the cold swordsman of the Ice Sea. From the start to end, this person maintained an expressionless face, not disying any emotion.
The Human-Demon Seas Mo Ran appeared to be more active. When he saw Xiao Chens gaze, he showed a smile full of killing intent.
Finally, Xiao Chen looked at the grave and stern Sima Lingxuan. He felt ratherplicated emotions when it came to Sima Lingxuan.
Xiao Chen had already forgotten the grudge from back then. The higher he stood, the further he saw. His breadth of mind and outlook had changed massively.
Right now, all he sought was the Great Dao.
Sima Lingxuan looked directly at Xiao Chen. Aside from hatred, there was a fervent desire to fight in his eyes; it looked like mes zed in them.
However, when Sima Lingxuan saw Xiao Chens indifferent countenance, he felt like his mes were quenched in a calmke, unable to truly burn.
There are no problems with the Forceful Charge Token. Azure Dragon King Xiao Chen, are you sure you want to use the Forceful Charge Token? the City Lords Residences old man asked from the rostrum after inspecting the Forceful Charge Token.
Xiao Chen raised his head and looked at the rostrum. Then, he did not hesitate to reply calmly, Im sure.
As Yue Bingyun had written, it was rare for one to get truly drunk. However, after the drunkenness, one still had to wake up and face everything.
The words Im sure set the crowd abuzz. Everyone liked having something unexpected happen. Just like in a race, everyone watched out for the dark horse. Xiao Chen appearing now with the Forceful Charge Token was an exciting surprise.
Good. You may freely choose your opponent. Begin!
Huang Yun and the others did not shrink away. They all looked at Xiao Chen with zing fighting spirits, not afraid that Xiao Chen would choose them to be his first opponent.
The audience was also guessing whom Xiao Chen would choose for his first opponent.
It should be the Human-Demon Seas Mo Ran. He should be the weakest of the four.
It is hard to say. Mo Rans defense is the strongest. If Xiao Chen chooses him first, he would have to exhaust arge amount of Law Energy in the first round. That would not be ideal.
Then it should be either Sima Lingxuan or Leng Xin. Those two are swordsmen. desmen holds a small advantage over swordsmen.
The spectators discussed the possible choices; everyone had their own thoughts on this. However, no one thought that Xiao Chen would choose Huang Yun. After all, Huang Yuns strength was clear for all to see.
I choose him.
To everyones surprise, Xiao Chen chose Huang Yun of all people, looking directly at him.
Following the rules, the other three stepped off the arena.
Everyone was surprised at such a result. Xiao Chen chose the strongest, Huang Yun, for the first match. This was too risky.
Or perhaps this white-robed desman was extremely confident in his strength, so it did not matter to him whom he chose.
Everyone could tell that for this very important decision, Xiao Chen had not given it much thought before choosing Huang Yun.
If that was truly so, he was being a little too arrogant.
Huang Yun was strangely angry at Xiao Chen for choosing him for the first match. Suppressing his anger, he said, You are courageous. Soon, you will regret your choice!
Xiao Chen appeared rather indifferent, his expression remaining unchanged. He said cidly, Im Xiao Chen. Please do bestow your advice to me.
In that case, be sure to remember my name, Huang Yun. I am the desman that will bring about your fall in Dark City!
Fight!
Huang Yun roared a war cry and attacked first. His figure shed, and he drew the scarlet saber behind him. The moment the saber light appeared, it dyed half the sky scarlet.
The scene looked extremely horrifying. Berserk killing Qi soared out from Huang Yun. Combined with the saber light that painted the clouds scarlet, this saber strike looked unparallelled and formidable.
The moment Huang Yun attacked, he used a Profound Martial Technique. He is nning to end this fast.
Blood Dyeing the World, this was the Blood Shark Sovereigns ultimate technique before he became a Sovereign Martial Emperor. This Huang Yun is already disying some of the Blood Shark Sovereigns air.
The white-robed desman is in trouble. He should not have picked Huang Yun first. He is probably not going tost even one round.
The horrifying might surprised everyone. Now, they realized that Huang Yun had been holding back all the while.
This performance even somewhat bbergasted Ba Yan, who lost to Huang Yun by one move earlier. Now, he knew that Huang Yun had not defeated him simply by relying on his armor.
Xiao Chen pushed off the ground and executed Thunder Dragon Steps, moving back rapidly. His figure appeared like a dragon as electric light flickered.
One steptwo stepsthree stepsfour stepsfive steps
Soon, Xiao Chen was driven into a corner. The scarlet clouds in the sky seemed to upy the entire sky above the arena.
Huang Yuns horrifying saber light was like a man-eating ferocious beast opening its maw and wanting to swallow Xiao Chen whole.
Retreat farther!
Xiao Chen had retreated eleven steps. He was already at the edge of the arena. If he took another step, his body would be in the air. If hended on the ground, he would leave the arena, which would be considered forfeiting.
Such a thrilling scene perked everyone up.
No one had expected Huang Yuns true strength to be so ferocious. The moment he executed a killing move, he forced the white-robed desman back twelve steps and out of the arena.
Hahahaha! You are only so-so. Get off the arena!
Chapter 1181: The One Going Down is You
Chapter 1181: The One Going Down is You
Huang Yunughed maniacally and soared into the air, intending to chop down and knock Xiao Chen off the arena.
Sorry, the one going down is you.
After backing up twelve steps, Xiao Chen already raised the Great Perfection Thunder Dragon Steps to its peak. If he wanted to go further and move eighteen steps, he had to practice the Thunder Dragon Steps to Consummation first.
Twelve steps. The umted energy would burst forth with the Thunder Dragon Chop. Xiao Chen himself did not know how powerful this would be, for he had taken only seven steps at most before.
However, he was certain that the Thunder Dragon Chopunched with twelve steps would definitely be able to defeat this Blood Dyeing the World.
Whoosh!
Xiao Chen, who had been retreating, suddenly took one step forward right when Huang Yun soared into the air.
With this step, Xiao Chen instantly drew the Lunar Shadow Saber. The umted force burst forth with the Thunder Dragon Chop.
Thunderclouds covered the sky, looking like an ancient lightning dragon awakening and roaring. The lightning bolts that descended forced the impudent scarlet clouds away.
A strange expression appeared on Huang Yuns face. However, he did not have much time to think. Along with tens of thousands of lightning bolts, the white figure was already charging at him with his saber.
ng!
The saber lights shed. Xiao Chen knocked back Huang Yun with his attack. Although he had initially retreated twelve steps, when he stopped, he knocked back Huang Yun with one step.
However, this was not over. The ce where Xiao Chennded happened to be the same ce he had been earlier. When his feet touched the floor again, an electric dragon soared up from underfoot.
An explosion of electric light, a figure like a berserk dragon!
Xiao Chen moved forward step by step. His speed was ten percent faster than when he had been backing up. With each step, electric dragons soared up from underfoot, roaring towards the sky and sending lightning streaking down relentlessly.
One step, two steps, three steps, four steps, five steps
Xiao Chen took twelve steps in rapid session. With each step, the number of electric dragons more than doubled. By the time hepleted the twelve steps, he had lost track of how many electric dragons were around him.
The lightning bolts plunging from the sky became even more horrifying. They shredded the scarlet clouds in the scarlet-dyed sky, a cruel sight to behold.
Xiao Chen sheathed his saber, and the swarm of dragons descended to the ground, not taking any further action.
As for Huang Yun, who had arrogantly ordered Xiao Chen to get off, the attack riddled him with wounds, sending him tumbling across the floor, and he fell off the arena with a charred body.
Everyone saw the rolling Huang Yun defeated by Xiao Chen, an entirely unexpected oue.
Lightning descended, and the dragons went far away. Xiao Chen stood upright while holding his saber. Then, he swept his gaze across and fixed it on the Human-Demon Seas Mo Ranhis choice for his second opponent.
For some reason, Sima Lingxuan, who had wanted to be chosen first, heaved a sigh of relief when he saw Xiao Chens gaze slide away from him. His reaction startled him. He immediately eradicated this thought, and a strong fighting spirit zed in him again.
The selected Mo Ranughed loudly as hended on the arena.
Mo Rans eyes brimmed with ambition as he looked at Xiao Chen. I thought that you would choose mest. Unexpectedly, you chose me second. You probably do not know how strong my physical defense is.
When Xiao Chen heard that, he could not help revealing an interested expression. No matter how horrifying, how strong the defense is, it cant stop an endless attack.
Is that so? In that case, feel free to give it a try!
Mo Ran smiled coldly, and his skin, which gave off a metallic sheen, started changing rapidly. Soon, his skin no longer looked like flesh and blood but tough metal.
His entire body turned into metal,pletely devoid of flesh and bloodand quite bizarre.
Human-Demon mixed-bloods always had something different about their body, causing others to feel it was extremely strange.
Mo Ran suddenly stopped, and countless cracks immediately appeared on the floor as it shook intensely. With this movement, it seemed like a mountain raging, causing the sky to shake and the ground to tremble.
After stomping, Mo Ran looked mockingly at Xiao Chen, showing no fear.
Xiao Chens eyes narrowed. His opponents skin had already transformed into metal. Moreover, he cultivated some kind of special Body Tempering Cultivation Technique, which made his metallic body even tougher.
In regard to the physical body, this persons body was already no weaker than Xiao Chens Azure Dragon War Body. In regard to defense, it might even be slightly strongerthis was the natural advantage bequeathed by bloodline.
One step, two steps, three steps, four steps
Xiao Chen took seven steps. As electric dragons soared up, he sent out a Thunder Dragon Chop with a vast aura.
Mo Ran knew that this move was very strong. So he did not intend to sh head-on. He formed hand seals and executed a defensive Martial Technique, focusing entirely on defense.
Dang!
The Thunder Dragon Chop tore apart Mo Rans defense. However, its might weakened significantly before striking Mo Ran. A metallic sound rang out, but there was no change to his skin.
The might of seven steps was not enough. Xiao Chen raised his eyebrows and took twelve steps, repeating the move that sent Huang Yun off the arena.
However, Mo Ran had seen this move before and deeply understood its might. He did not think of breaking it or shing head-on. He only drew out all his potential and focused it all on defense.
Ka ca!
The defensive barrier broke once again, and the saber light struck Mo Rans body, forcing him back step by step and creating a constant stream of sparks on his body.
However, this move still did not severely injure the other party.
Mo Ran smiled faintly, and with the wave of his hand, he knocked away Xiao Chens saber. When he tried to grab the de, Xiao Chen quickly pulled it back.
Mo Ran failed to catch the saber, but he was not in a rush. He smiled and said, It is useless. Unless you can perfectly execute a Medial Grade Profound Martial Technique, you will not be able to break through my defense.
Unexpectedly, he is the one who hid his strength the deepest. To think that his defense is actually so ridiculous.
It is indeed very ridiculous. If Xiao Chen had not appeared and the matches continued, he might have ended up the champion. This defense is just too strong.
Even the Martial Technique that Xiao Chen used to defeat Huang Yun could not do anything to Mo Ran. I simply cant think of any way to break his defense.
The crowd had already seen Mo Rans ridiculous defense earlier. Earlier, Jiang Feng had executed a Medial Grade Profound Martial Technique and still failed to break his defense.
However, it was only now, when Xiao Chens Thunder Dragon Chop failed to break the defense of his physical body, that everyone felt horror over it.
This physical body seemed to be somewhat problematic. Do I have to use Instant of Glory?
Xiao Chens figure drifted off the ground as he watched the spark-covered Mo Ran. He entered deep thought. Since his physical body is so strong, why is he just standing there and letting me hit him?
Xiao Chen remained extremely calm. He did not lose his ability to think because of his opponents taunts.
This was because Xiao Chen was very clear that deliberate mockery also yed a role in battle.
Mo Ran had mocked him from the very start, saying that his defense was unbreakable. Could that be part of his strategy?
The purpose was to get Xiao Chen to attack continuously. After he became tired, Mo Ran would finish the battle in one blow.
If that was the case, then Mo Rans physical body should have a weakness. Otherwise, with such a strong physical body, he should not fear Xiao Chens Martial Techniques but just give chase to attack.
This fellow definitely has a weakness!
It looks like the White Robed desman does not live up to his reputation. Is that all you are capable of?
Mo Rans lips curled up slightly as he continued his taunts. He moved forward step by step, getting closer.
However, Xiao Chen waspletely immune to Mo Rans mockery. It just confirmed that there was a weakness in the other partys physical body.
Thats it!
A sudden thought struck Xiao Chen as he looked at Mo Rans feet. This fellows feet have never left the ground from the very start.
Mo Ran always kept at least one foot on the ground. On closer look, his actions seemed to be inpliance with some kind ofw, a kind of cycle of being one with nature.
If that was so, his strongest defensive state could be used only with his two feet on the ground.
If not, Mo Ran had to have some kind of treasure simr to Xiao Chens Sea Monarchs Crown, where the water domain could be executed only when standing on water.
When Mo Rans feet left the ground, that strong defensive state would be impossible.
Whats wrong? Ready to admit your defeat? If you admit your defeat now, I can let you leave with some dignity. Otherwise, however you made Huang Yun fall out, I will do the same to you!
Mo Rans killing Qi condensed suddenly and pressed towards Xiao Chen.
The exposed skin flickered with dazzling light, a visual assault. This was a metal body that made others despair.
You want me to admit defeat?
Xiao Chen smiled faintly as he continued calmly, You are the one that cannot keep pretending, right? However Huang Yun went down, you will as well. Get down!
Chi!
The Lunar Shadow Saber flipped over in Xiao Chens hand. Then, he stabbed it into the floor. When Mo Ran saw this, his expression changed drastically.
However, it was already toote. The instant the saber stabbed into the tform, Xiao Chens Law Energy poured wildly into the floor.
The floor promptly cracked, and a strong force burst out of it. The shattered tform turned into countless rocks tossed up into the air.
Bearing the brunt of the attack, Mo Ran went flying together with the rocks under his feet.
Whoosh!
In the thousandth of a second after Mo Ran was airborne, a saber light resembling a wless, bright moon shed. Speed had never been his strength, so he had no way to dodge.
Xiao Chens seventy-percentprehended saber soul apanied this strand of saber light.
This move was wless Bright Moon. Although it was swift, with the infusion of the seventy-percentprehended lightning saber soul, its might was not low at all.
In sharpness, it even surpassed the earlier Thunder Dragon Chop.
Ka ca! As the saber light shed, Mo Ran let out a shrill, agonized scream. A long, bloody wound appeared, right down his chest.
Blood kept spurting from the wound on Mo Rans chest, sttering a bloody trail on the floor as he went flying back wildly.
Mo Rannded on one foot at the edge of the arena. His body wobbled, but the attack did not send him flying off the tform.
How did you discover it?! Mo Ran appeared extremely shocked as he clutched his wound with one hand. Unexpectedly, his biggest secret was exposed after just a few exchanges with Xiao Chen.
At this point, the victor was already decided. So, Xiao Chen did not hold back on the answer, replying honestly, Next time, there is no need to speak so much in a fight. You went overboard in your pretense of confidence, exposing yourck of it.
Chapter 1182: Unfathomable Enemy
Chapter 1182: Unfathomable Enemy
If not for Mo Ran intentionally taunting Xiao Chen incessantly and rousing Xiao Chens suspicions, Xiao Chen would not have found the weakness so fast.
Clearly, Mo Ran could not ept such an answer. He was stunned for a few seconds before threatening, Just you wait. When Ive cultivated my Earth Origin Returning Art to the tenthyer, I will not have any more weaknesses. At that time, I will be back for revenge.
Right after Mo Ran said that, he quickly left the arena while pressing down on his wound with his hand, leaving the city without looking back.
Xiao Chen entered deep thought as he watched Mo Ran leave. Even though he already targeted Mo Rans weakness, the attack had not even broken his ribs. This fellows physical body was indeed ridiculously strong.
If Mo Ran managed to fix this weakness in the future, he would definitely be a troublesome opponent. Xiao Chen made a mental note to remember this young expert from the Human-Demon Sea.
After winning two consecutive battles, Xiao Chen was still calm andposed.
Anyone who could make it into the top four of the Outstanding Talent Summit Meeting was not weak. They were all dragons and phoenixes of men, geniuses among geniuses.
[Note: Dragons and phoenixes of men is a Chinese expression for greatly talented people. There is also a simr expression for parents hoping for their children to be dragons and phoenixesdragons for sons and phoenixes for daughters. The emperor also wore dragon robes and the empress, phoenix robes.]
However, Xiao Chen arrived holding the Forceful Charge Token and mercilessly ejected Huang Yun and Mo Ran while making it look easy.
Excellent eyesight. Who knows, he might actually be able to break the record and be the first outstanding talent to seed with the Forceful Charge Token.
It is hard to say. The further he goes, the more trump cards he will expose, the more energy he will exhaust. In those two earlier matches, it looked like he won easily. However, Im sure that he expended a significant amount of his Law Energy.
Thats right. Furthermore, Leng Xin and Sima Lingxuan are expert swordsmen. They will not be that easy to deal with. Both of them are in the running for the top rank.
I wonder whom Xiao Chen will choose next. Leng Xin and Sima Lingxuan are almost on par based on what we saw so far.
If it were me, I would choose Sima Lingxuan. Leng Xins aura is too frightening, giving off the impression that he is unfathomable.
After two matches, the cultivators who initially did not hold much hope for Xiao Chen now felt some hope. They all started guessing what direction thetter matches would take.
After defeating Mo Ran, Xiao Chens expression still did not change. Now, his gaze wandered between Sima Lingxuan and Leng Xin beforending on Leng Xin.
A cold wind blew, and the temperature in the entire arena plummeted. Leng Xin said expressionlessly, The Ice Seas Leng Xin seeks your advice.
After they greeted each other, Leng Xins aura turned even colder. His eyes wandered all about Xiao Chens body, looking at every corner.
This swordsman had eyes as sharp as those of eagles. So long as Xiao Chen exposed any openings, Leng Xin would discover it in an instant, then strike at lightning speed.
Xiao Chen paid more attention when he saw Leng Xins gaze. He knew he met with a troublesome opponent, one even more troublesome than the previous two.
Whoosh! Whoosh!
The cold wind moved all about the arena. The two looked at each other, shing with their auras and not rushing to attack. Instead, they waited for their opponent to attack suddenly, when they could no longer wait, trying to seize the upper hand in one go.
In a battle between a desman and a swordsman, generally, the victor would be whoever gained the upper hand in the instant they attacked.
The person at the disadvantage would not be able to turn the situation around. Of course, this was under the condition where the two were of simr cultivations.
It was impossible for men to be perfect and wless. Even if one stood still without moving, the pulsations of the aura, the changes in mental states, the fluctuations of thoughts, the rate at which blood flowed, and many other factors would undermine the maintenance of the peak state at all times.
Without exception, an opening would eventually appear.
Amid the cold wind, it looked like a light shed in the eyes of the two. They both captured small openings of each other at the same time and instantlyunched their attacks.
The two drew their saber and sword simultaneously. Before the two even fought, the berserk lightning saber soul and ice sword soul formed their own momentum and shed intensely with each other.
The ngor lingered on, spreading to every corner of the arena. It sounded like thousands upon thousands of sabers and swords smashing together in the air.
Saber lights and sword images flickered in every spot, lightning and ice crashing against each other.
The plunging lightning roared, sending out countless sparks of electricity. The emotionless ice created thousands of drifting snowkes.
Dang!
The two leaped up at the same time. Amid the various mysterious phenomena, figures flickered. Finally, the saber and sword shed for the first time.
The hums from the saber and the sword merged into a sound like a dragons roar, soaring and breaking through the dark clouds and scattering them. A beam of golden sunlight descended, looking like a holy light that seemed to freeze the instant that Xiao Chen and Leng Xin shed, forming a stirring diorama.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
The two retreated upon contact. Each of them executed their respective strong Movement Techniques and quickly exchanged moves.
Every time the two exchanged moves, the sound from the saber and sword shing would turn into resonant dragon roars surging to the clouds and tearing them apart, causing rays of golden light to descend.
Xiao Chens Thunder Dragon Steps and Leng Xins mysterious Movement Technique were both so fast that they pushed the limit. Ordinary people would not be able to see their movements clearly.
Only when the light shone down, capturing the two figures in a poetic scene frozen in time, were they visible to ordinary eyes.
Watching the twos intense battle was like viewing and appreciating a marvelous painting. As one saw these paintings one after another, one slowly got drawn into the mood. As each picture entered the onlookers sight and imprinted in their minds, it roused their emotions, and their blood surged.
wless Bright Moon!
Boundless Water Moon!
After another hundred moves, the two appeared to be on par. They each executed a killing move and began another intense exchange, trying to gain the upper hand.
Two bright moons appeared behind each of them. Xiao Chens saber light was the light of the bright moon at its most resplendent moment, boundlessly tyrannical.
Leng Xins sword light was blending of the bright moon and its peaceful and gentle light on seawater. However, this light seemed inseparable from conflicts. Compared to Xiao Chens simple tyranny, it was much moreplicated.
The two moons shed with each other. One side was the wless moon with unparalleled light. The other side was the reflection of the moon in the water. On the surface, it was the moon, but in reality, it was still ayer of unchanging cold water.
After this move, the clouds in the sky, which were already riddled with thousands of holes, scattered entirely. Arge patch of golden light poured down like a waterfall.
Compared to the surrounding dark sky, this area was bathed in golden light. Although the twos clothes were tattered and blood flowed from their wounds, they still appeared iparably holy in the golden light. A strange aura lingered on their bodies.
This aura made anyone who saw this scene want to worship them for no apparent reason.
There was no other reason than the two being a true swordsman and a true desman. They possessed the rare saber soul and sword soul.
Xiao Chen stood upright while holding his saber. Drops of blood trickled off the tip of his saber.
On the other side, drops of blood also fell from the tip of Leng Xins sword. The two had executed their killing moves at the same time, injuring each other at the same time.
However, the results were markedly different.
Xiao Chen looked at Leng Xin and said, Your Sword Techniques are equal to my Saber Techniques. However, my physical body is much stronger than yours. If this battle continues, you will lose.
Leng Xinsplexion paled, a tacit acknowledgment of Xiao Chens words. However, he did not intend to just admit defeat.
I still have a chance with one particr sword strike. If this sword strike cannot defeat you, I will admit defeat.
This Leng Xin before Xiao Chen had produced his own school of Sword Techniques that was rather powerful.
If not for Xiao Chens saber soul suppressing the other party, in addition to his physical body being much stronger than the other partys, he absolutely would not be able to hold such a significant advantage.
Both had sent out one move. Xiao Chens saber light had pierced through the other partys left chest. However, Leng Xins sword light only scraped Xiao Chens right shoulder, not even breaking a bone.
Actually, the ice sword intent endlessly corroded the wound, making it hard for Xiao Chen to bear. However, he was in a much better situationpared to Leng Xin.
In terms of Martial Techniques, Xiao Chen felt that the other party was not weaker than himself. This was likely due to the other party focusing all his time onprehending Sword Techniques.
Skill-wise, the other party might be slightly better than Xiao Chen. However, Xiao Chen had created the wless saber Dao, which belonged only to him, holding the advantage there.
Furthermore, Xiao Chen did not train in just Saber Techniques. His tempering of the physical body was already exceptional, standing out from the crowd.
Unless the other partys Sword Techniques far surpassed Xiao Chens Saber Techniques, Leng Xin had no way to defeat him just by being his match or slightly stronger.
Hearing that Leng Xin still wanted to exchange one more move piqued Xiao Chens interest immediately.
What kind of attack was it that could give Leng Xin hope of turning the situation around under such circumstances?
Xiao Chen replied gravely, Very well. I will let you have the chance to execute this attack and not fight a drawn-out battle with you.
If this match continued dragging out, Xiao Chen needed only another hundred more moves. By preventing Leng Xin from executing that attack, Xiao Chen could ensure his victory, given the advantages of his physical body.
Now that Xiao Chen gave Leng Xin the chance to execute that attack, the oue of the match became uncertain.
However, Xiao Chen did not care. In the first ce, he had not nned on participating in this Outstanding Talent Summit Meeting.
His presence here was just an ident. Since the me Rock Sovereign tossed him into this mess, Xiao Chen would just enjoy it.
Since Xiao Chen was going to fight, he would fight to his hearts content.
As for victory, Xiao Chen no longer cared about it. His breadth of mind already far surpassed that of the people in the same generation.
Surprise shed in Leng Xins eyes. Unexpectedly, Xiao Chen agreed so straightforwardly. It looked like Xiao Chen was even more indifferent about a proper victory than he was.
After a moment of silence, Leng Xin gave him a shallow bow and said sincerely, Many thanks.
Such a scene moved all the cultivators here somewhat. The white-robed desmans breadth of mind was truly admirable.
Even after seizing the upper hand, Xiao Chen still calmly gave it away, all to see the attack that might possibly defeat him.
A phrase appeared in everyones mind: The air of a king!
The one that was moved the most deeply was naturally none other than Sima Lingxuan.
Sima Lingxuan kept feeling that Xiao Chen was on apletely different level from himself. Even though the difference in their cultivations was notrge, his own Martial Techniques and Cultivation Techniques were all weaker.
He had a sense of forever being unable to catch upa strange despair and pain.
Sima Lingxuans right hand, which held his sword, trembled slightly. He clenched his left hand, and his fingernails dug deep enough into his flesh for blood to ooze out.
You are too polite. Both you and I are people of passion. There is no need to be so reserved. Please!
Xiao Chen extended his hand in a gesture of invitation. Then, he took up a stance and concentrated. He did not dare to be careless before this unknown attack.
Chapter 1183: One Million Mighty Ice Soldiers Moving Unhindered through the Four Seas
Chapter 1183: One Million Mighty Ice Soldiers Moving Unhindered through the Four Seas
Leng Xin pressed on a few acupoints around his wounds to prevent his injuries from worsening. After that, he took a deep breath and started to circte all the Law Energy in his body.
This Sword Technique is called One Million Mighty Ice Soldiers. It is a Sword Technique that I created myself, and it is not perfected yet. I cant even control its might. So, Brother Xiao, please be careful.
One Million Mighty Ice Soldiers? Thats a very tyrannical name. This means that yourprehension of the will of ice has reached an extraordinary level. I look forward to trying it out!
Buzz! Buzz! Buzz!
Leng Xins expression turned solemn as the sword in his hand started humming. This hum was no ordinary sword hum.
This sword hum sounded like a very powerful army with horses galloping from all directions. Leng Xin continuously released a vast, hot-blooded killing Qi.
This killing Qi was very berserk. It was very difficult to believe that such Qi came from a person like Leng Xin, who did not look the slightest bit hot-blooded at all.
Leng Xin spat out a mouthful of blood on his sword de. The humming sword spontaneously stilled.
Suddenly, all the auraing from his body amassed, and he stabbed the sword deep into the tform.
After that, Leng Xin quickly performed a sword dance where he was. shes of sword light appeared, dazzling the eyes. Within one breath, he performed more than one hundred different sword stances.
The moment the sword strikes, one million mighty ice soldiers move unhindered through the four seas!
A cold light flickered and shadows appeared. This move condensed and froze all the water molecules in the air.
Then, the cold light turned into many realistic figures. Each of these figures held a sharp sword as their long hair fluttered in the wind. The sword lights that Leng Xin sent out from where he stood glittered on these figures, making it even harder to tell they were fakes.
Furthermore, the stances that the figures took were all differentas if the sword lights that Leng Xin sent out became these numerous figures.
Sword images filled the arena.
One Million Mighty Ice Soldiers. Although the name sounded exaggerated, its vast and boundless aura truly gave the feeling of one million horses galloping and sweeping through the ce, disying a tyrannical air.
Xiao Chen narrowed his eyes. When the boundless sword images charged forward, they projected grandeur as if they would sweep up everything in the world, causing one to feel very small and insignificant.
No wonder Leng Xin pinned all his hopes on this Sword Technique. It was indeed a very horrifying attack.
Xiao Chen experienced a nervousness that he never felt before. He pushed off the ground and started spinning as he moved back.
With each turn, a mysterious phenomenon came out of his body.
On the first spin, a scarlet moon flew out. The red moonlight radiated a misery that prated deep into the heart.
On the second, many scarlet multiflora roses came out of Xiao Chens body. The flowers were the color of blood, spreading grief.
On the third, a vast and endless snond appeared under his feet, so vast that it extended over the horizon.
On the fourth, many azure-colored dragon images flew out. A white-robed desman apanied each of the dragon images. As the dragons roared, they disyed the absolute tyranny of the desman.
During the fifth, Xiao Chens feet stopped. He turned around andunched a saber strike.
Beforeing here, Xiao Chen hadprehended that the mysterious phenomena that the Instant of Glory required were a precisebination rather than a mishmash thrown together blindly.
Activating as one desired and forming various paintings of glory to deal with different types of Martial Techniquesthis was the true Instant of Glory that Xiao Chenprehended after he found the trick to this Martial Technique.
Scarlet moon, multiflora roses, a snond, dragon images, desmen, and in close pursuit those one million mighty ice soldiers sweeping through everything in the world.
As Xiao Chen executed his final saber strike, everything instantly froze, forming an iparably glorious painting.
Such a painting appeared before everyones eyes. The scarlet moon hung high in the sky, the ground was covered in boundless snow, multiflora roses drifted in the air, and a powerful desman danced in the air amid soaring dragons, facing one million mighty soldiers by himself.
Such an incredible Martial Technique deeply shocked all the watching cultivators the moment it waspleted.
Magnificent, glorious, tyrannical, and profound. This saber strike was the Instant of Glory!
With such a saber strike, what can the One Million Mighty Ice Soldiers do to me?!
Leng Xins Sword Technique was already a great eye-opener. Unexpectedly, the will of ice could be used in such a manner. However, Xiao Chens Saber Techniquepletely upset everyones worldview. It turned out that the saber could be used this way as well.
State of space? Thats not right. It is only touching on the edge of it but is still very far from it. I still have a chance.
This sight shocked Leng Xin, who stopped dancing. Determination red in his eyes as he held out two fingers and slid them along the t of his sword de. As his fingers swept upwards, they shot out a scarlet blood pearl.
Instantly, the drop of blood stained the glorious painting. The bleak painting appeared even more deste.
The One Million Mighty Ice Soldiers, suppressed inside the painting, pulsated when they got stained with the blood, like they were trying to struggle out.
Still not giving up? In that case, I will force back your One Million Mighty Ice Soldiers!
The domineering look of a king shed in Xiao Chens eyes. The painting suddenly ripped. Countless figures wielding swords were torn apart by the power of space and turned dim and lightless.
However, with Leng Xins blood supporting them, these swordsmen did not shatter. Even though these mighty soldiers might decreased significantly, they still charged over in vast numbers.
A lofty sentiment swelled in Xiao Chens heart. He held his saber with one hand and nted his feet on the floor, not moving back a single step as he chopped down.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Xiao Chen used his seventy-percentprehended lightning saber soul without holding back at all. He also materialized the Azure Dragon Battle Armor as he chopped repeatedly.
Thunder boomed endlessly as lightningshed out, forcing back the weakened One Million Mighty Ice Soldiers.
One person and one saber forcing back one million mighty soldiers single-handedly!
The bacsh from the countless figures wielding swords overwhelmed Leng Xin. He vomited blood, and his sword fell to the ground together with his body.
I lost!
Leng Xin admitted his loss wholeheartedly. Smiling bitterly, he bowed politely. After dering his defeat, he picked up his sword and silently left the arena.
If Xiao Chen had not found the trick to the Instant of Glory, enabling him to piece together paintings as he pleased, the previous Instant of Glory absolutely could not have blocked this Sword Technique. Even now, Xiao Chen had not won easily.
He nearly drained his Law Energy, and his body was covered in wounds.
Whoa!
The thousands of cultivators watching all stood up and cheered for Xiao Chen as well as the exiting Leng Xin for no reason other than the fabulousness of the final sh between saber and sword, which excited everyone and made them wish that they could experience it for themselves.
However, Xiao Chen still had to face one final fight in his current state, causing everyone to worry for him.
However, when the cheering died down, to everyones surprise, Xiao Chens final opponent, Sima Lingyuan, made a startling decision that shocked everyone.
Huang Yun, Mo Ran, and Leng Xin had fallen one after another. Xiao Chen, who arrived using the Forceful Charge Token, needed to face only one more opponentSima Lingxuan.
However, Xiao Chen used several killing moves in rapid session, fighting consecutive battles without a break. Furthermore, he would be facing yet another outstanding talent of the same generation. He was currently nearly drained of Law Energy with a body riddled with wounds, mostly due to Leng Xins One Million Mighty Ice Soldiers. Since Xiao Chen forced back the one million mighty swordsmen alone, he was significantly injured.
A mist hovered over the bloody wounds. With the ice sword intents obstruction, Xiao Chens injuries could not heal easily.
If he wanted to recover quickly, he needed to stop and focus on eliminating the ice sword intent. After that, his physical body would require only a few breaths to heal.
However, ording to the rules of the challenge, Xiao Chen simply did not have any time to stop. He needed to continue on to his next opponent in his current state.
Despite the advantageous situation, Sima Lingxuan said something very unexpected: I admit defeat!
Sima Lingxuans face had an extremelyplicated expression. His eyes were dark with a pained emotion. The right hand that was gripping his sword trembled. No one knew why he ended up in such a state or why he said such a thing, admitting defeat when he was in such an advantageous position.
This forfeit triggered an uproar in the audience, catching several people off guard.
It also stunned the old man from the City Lords Residence for a while. It was only after some time that he asked, Sima Lingxuan, are you sure? Do you really want to concede?
If I win in such situation, what is the point? What is the point?! Even after ten years, I am still notparable to him. What is the point of all my efforts?!
Sima Lingxuan seemed to enter into a deranged state. His eyes turned bloodshot, full of despair and pain.
Ka!
Suddenly, Sima Lingxuan drew his sword and struck it with one palm. This treasure sword that apanied him for ten years broke with a ng, shattering into countless pieces. The shards cut his palm, and blood dripped out.
Such a scene shocked everyone. The spectators did not know what kind of blow Sima Lingxuan suffered.
The empty-handed Sima Lingxuan looked at Xiao Chen with aplicated expression. Then, he fled this ce without even a backwards look as he ran far away.
Aside from Xiao Chen, no one understood what happened.
As Xiao Chen watched Sima Lingxuan leave, he felt sorrowful in his heart. He clearly understood the other mans helplessness, despair, rage, and pain.
Back then, in the Sky Dome Realm, when Xiao Chen just left Mohe City and Chu Chaoyun had defeated him with half a move, Xiao Chen also experienced the same kind of helpless despair.
However, Xiao Chen was fortunate. During the Five Nation Youth Competition, he managed to defeat Chu Chaoyun in the final match, eliminating his own heart demon and stepping into a more glorious future.
On the other hand, Sima Lingxuan put in a lot of effort and became famous in Dark City. Even so, he realized that he still could not defeat Xiao Chen, just like before. It was hard to avoid feeling like his heart shattered, falling intoplete despair.
This world was cruel.
If what Sima Lingxuan waited for resulted in despair, then did despair await Xiao Chen as well?
If ten yearster, Xiao Chen saw a Chu Chaoyun that he could not defeat, would he crumble like Sima Lingxuan did today?
Regardless, the Outstanding Talent Summit Meeting came to an end. Xiao Chen became the first to seed by using the Forceful Charge Token since the beginning of the Outstanding Talent Summit Meeting, a history of more than ten thousand years.
He obtained all the prizes for the top four ranksa total of five thousand Essence Stones and three Medial Grade Profound Martial Techniques.
This Outstanding Talent Summit Meeting had been full of surprises, each climax surpassing the one before it. Its many twists and turns dazzled everyone.
The white-robed desman forcefully charged in and defeated three people consecutively. Furthermore, the tales of how he beat the various outstanding talents in a drunken frenzy and how he chopped off the head of the metal puppet would spread Xiao Chens name everywhere.
This was especially so for Xiao Chensst battle with Leng Xin, a fantastic eye-opener for the spectators, which made them sigh endlessly. Those cultivators would probably never forget the painting of the Instant of Glory imprinted forever in their minds.
Chapter 1184: Ao Jiao’s Old Friend
Chapter 1184: Ao Jiaos Old Friend
After returning to the me Rock castle with Ba Yan and Ba Tu, Xiao Chen handed two of the three Medial Grade Profound Martial Techniques to them.
He kept only one Medial Grade Profound Martial Technique for himself and the five thousand Essence Stones.
The Medial Grade Profound Martial Technique aside, just the five thousand Essence Stones were a huge gain for Xiao Chen already.
With so many Essence Stones, he would have no problem quickly cultivating to peak Great Perfection quasi-Emperor.
It was likely that Xiao Chen would be able to reach peak Great Perfection quasi-Emperor before he got to the Human-Demon Sea. Searching of the Death Fruit in the Thunder Emperors cave then would be good timing.
After arriving at the me Rock castle, Xiao Chen immediately headed for his courtyard. How could he not know by now that the hemp-robed old man was the me Rock Sovereign, a famous peak expert of the ck Sea?!
The moment Xiao Chen entered the courtyard, he was surprised to discover Ao Jiao and the hemp-robed old man busily making big changes to the repaired Dragon Subduing tform.
What are they doing?
Wait, thats not right. Why is Ao Jiao with this old man?
Xiao Chen felt like his brain ran out of processing power. After sleeping for half a month, too many things had happened that he was not aware of.
Little Yellow Feather was the first to notice Xiao Chen. It cried out sharply and immediately flew over to perch on Xiao Chens shoulder.
Xiao Chen tossed Little Yellow Feather an Astral Core, making it so happy that it flew around him in joy.
The hemp-robed old man looked up and said, Big Sister Ao Jiao, look, see who is back?
Bang!
When Ao Jiao heard that, her face turned dark, and she immediately threw a punch and knocked the hemp-robed old man into the air.
This startled Xiao Chen. He rushed forward, saying, Ao Jiao, this is a senior. Dont mess around.
Unexpectedly, Ao Jiao simply twitched her mouth and said, Senior? Look at him. See if he dares to have me call him senior.
Hehe! Dont bother with this old man. How did the Outstanding Talent Summit Meeting go? Did you seed or fail? After this old fool sent me away, he did not even discuss anything with me before tossing you over. I was so worried about you.
Ao Jiao asked out of concern, now showing a smile on her pretty face that made her look very cute.
Xiao Chen thought to himself, It looks like these two definitely know each other. So, he rxed and gave a simple description of what happened at the Outstanding Talent Summit Meeting.
Haha! See, I was right. I told you not to worry already, but you still did not believe me. The hemp-robed old man walked over whileughing. He did not put on any airs, showing none of the temperament of a Sovereign Martial Emperor.
Ao Jiao maintained her sulky expression as she ignored the hemp-robed old man.
Half an hourter, Xiao Chen finally understood Ao Jiaos connection to the hemp-robed old man, the me Rock Sovereign.
When the Thunder Emperor Sang Mu was at his peak over five thousand years ago, he was already a famous Greater Heavenly Martial Emperor, known as the strongest under Sovereign Martial Emperor.
There were even several Sovereign Martial Emperors who did not dare to fight Sang Mu, fearing the loss of reputation if they lost.
When Ao Jiao apanied the Thunder Emperor to the Dark Sea, the me Rock Sovereign was only a thirteen-year-old child, who recently revealed outstanding talent. The Thunder Emperor possessed great acumen, immediately recognizing the me Rock Sovereigns talent. When he stayed in the Dark Sea, he taught the me Rock Sovereign for a period of time.
Although the Thunder Emperor and the me Rock Sovereign were not teacher and disciple, they could be considered a guide and half a student.
After that, when the me Rock Sovereign advanced to Martial Emperor, the Thunder Emperor personally served as a protector, preventing enemies from interfering and allowing him to clear his Great Tribtion of wind and fire smoothly.
The me Rock Sovereign returned the favor and risked his life to help the Thunder Emperor during the Thunder Emperors breakthrough to Sovereign Martial Emperor, helping the Thunder Emperor with the Sovereign Tribtion.
To the me Rock Sovereign, the Thunder Emperor had been both a teacher and a friend. In his heart, the Thunder Emperor would forever be a senior and a good friend, one that he had awe and gratitude for.
After hearing the exnation, Xiao Chen now understood some of what had happened behind the scenes. Hey, speaking of which, Senior, why do you keep calling Ao Jiao Big Sister? he asked casually.
Upon hearing that question, the me Rock Sovereignughed loudly for a long time. Then, he replied in an aggrieved tone, This is a long story. Back then, I was very miserable. A certain person kept punching me, forcing me to call her Big Sister. If I did not, she would teach me a lesson. Just thinking about it makes my heart ache.
In the end, now that I address her that way when I see her, she still punches me.
The me Rock Sovereign showed such a wronged expression that Xiao Chen could not restrain a smile. Now, Xiao Chen had a rough understanding of what was happening. After sleeping for five thousand years, Ao Jiao still looked like a little girl. However, the me Rock Sovereign truly became an old man. If someone like that called her Big Sister, she would definitely get angry.
However, this was not true anger. Xiao Chen could tell that the twos actions were more like messing around, reminiscent of the past.
After all the frolicking around, the me Rock Sovereign said to Xiao Chen with a serious expression, I heard from Big Sister that you want to inherit the Thunder Emperors treasures?
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Even though the Outstanding Talent Summit Meeting came to an end, the discussions about it were far from over.
From the most popr Congration Restaurant to the simple stalls in the alleys of Dark City, all the cultivators discussed this round of the Outstanding Talent Summit Meeting, which had been different from the previous ones.
This round of the Outstanding Talent Summit Meeting simply had too many things that could be discussed: the magnificent Martial Technique that the White Robed desman executed; the uniqueprehension of the will of ice and the will of storm of two foreign cultivators; the surprising defeat of Huang Yun, the previous overlord.
Of course, there was still the most surprising scene: Sima Lingxuan suddenly conceding when he held the absolute upper hand.
Sima Lingxuans strength went without saying. After Huang Yun left, he was the outstanding young talent that shone the brightest in Dark City.
Originally, many people expected the most interesting match of this Outstanding Talent Summit Meeting to be a match between Sima Lingxuan and Huang Yun, the old and new peak geniuses.
However, even such a favored, dazzling outstanding talent suddenly copsed after Xiao Chen disyed his strength. This oue puzzled a lot of people.
Some said that Sima Lingxuan had acted like a gentleman, not wanting to defeat a Xiao Chen in poor condition.
Others said that Sima Lingxuan could tell that Xiao Chen still had trump cards. If he had lost to Xiao Chen under such circumstances, he would embarrass himself even worse.
However, outsiders would never be able to guess the truth. The scene of Sima Lingxuan drawing his sword, smashing it to pieces with one palm, and bloodying his hand had been very shocking.
There was definitely a story between Xiao Chen and Sima Lingxuan that others did not know. However, if the people involved said nothing, the outsiders would never be able to guess it.
However, the bigger the secret, the more curious people would get, resulting in people harping on it, discussing it endlessly.
As for the topic of the conversations, Sima Lingxuan had made a mad dash out of Dark City. He appeared very dispirited as he walked forward feeling somewhat lost, not knowing where to go.
Along the way, people kept pointing at Sima Lingxuan, talking about him. However, he ignored them all.
After working hard for ten years and appearing to have a bright future, Sima Lingxuan had nursed lofty sentiments and hot-bloodedness, wanting to wipe away his previous shame. However, the reality was cruel.
Sima Lingxuan could still see only the back of the person he was trying to catch up to. This person appeared as tall as a mountain. One would look up and feel that it was insurmountable.
Blood dripped continuously from Sima Lingxuans hand as he trudged on. After walking for some time, he approached the shore of Dark Ind, the vast boundless sea spreading before him.
Suddenly, Sima Lingxuan came to a stop, his muddled mind startled at the sight of a familiar figure at the seashore.
An imposing figure stood in front of the vast boundless sea. While this figure might seem like nothing much, it was all that Sima Lingxuan saw.
Whoosh!
That figure slowly turned around and seemed to travel ten kilometers in an instant, arriving before Sima Lingxuan.
Adoptive Father.
Sima Lingxuan choked somewhat on his words, unable to say anything more.
This person was the newest Great Bandit of the ck Sea, the Sovereign Martial Emperor Zong Boxiong, Sima Lingxuans adoptive father.
Sima Lingxuan thought about his adoptive fathers care and hopes for him, as well as the concern that his adoptive father showed him, how he made him feel like a true family. All this made him choke up. Sima Lingxuan felt very useless. Guilt filled his heart as tears flowed out irresistibly.
When Zong Boxiong saw this scene, his heart ached. He patted Sima Lingxuans shoulder and did not say anything.
No longer able to control himself, Sima Lingxuan lunged forward and hugged Zong Boxiong, crying his heart out.
Adoptive Father, this child is useless. In the end, I could not take that step. I failed Adoptive Fathers expectations.
What kind of pressure could cause a two-hundred-thirty-centimeter-tall man to cry so loudly, to feel so sorrowful in this ck Sea where those in tears did not receivepassion?
Zong Boxiong remained silent all the while. When Sima Lingxuan had cried enough, Zong Boxiong let go. This ruthless cultivator, who had chopped down and killed all the cultivators of the previous Great Bandit, revealed a look ofpassion in his eyes and showed a faint smile.
I already know about the Outstanding Talent Summit Meeting. You chose to give up at the crucial moment, refusing to use an unfair match to obtain victory and numb yourself. I am d for that.
If you truly chose to fight that battle, in my opinion, you would never be able to walk out of the shadow of hatred. Even if you managed to advance to Martial Emperor, you would never be able to be conferred King.
Zong Boxiong slowly said a string of things that Sima Lingxuan did not expect.
Sima Lingxuan opened his mouth and said, Adoptive Father, I
Dont overthink. You have done very well. Dont take this heart demon too seriously. In everyones life, there will always be some opponent that makes you feel despair, feel like you will never surpass them. What we need to do is neverpare ourselves to these people.
Back then, your father did not understand that and harmed you instead, harming himself as well in the process. In this world, we need to live for ourselves and not for these opponents.
Sima Lingxuan was somewhat at a loss. He asked anxiously, Adoptive Father, are you telling me to resign myself to fate?
No, it is not resigning to fate. Let me ask you, have you cked off in the past ten years?
No.
Have you given up on working hard?
No.
Do you feel like you are wasting time on worthless activities, not improving at all?
No.
These few rapid-fire questions immediately made Sima Lingxuans confused eyes light up. As he answered, his voice became stronger.
Do you still feel that you are useless?
Sima Lingxuan said seriously, Not at all.
Very good. In that case, I will tell you. Xiao Chen swept through all the outstanding talents of the Kunlun Continent; even disciples of Primes fell at his hands. In the Heavenly Starry Ocean, he defeated the various outstanding talents with one move each. Now, do you think that youve suffered an injustice?
Among these people are the descendants of Primesthe sessors of the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign, the East Mountain Ghost Monarch, and the Heaven Punishing Corpse God; all of them are absolute geniuses.
Zong Boxiong said all this, enunciating everything clearly, word by word, his tone slowly bing heavy.
Chapter 1185: A Bolt from the Blue
Chapter 1185: A Bolt from the Blue
When Sima Lingxuan heard Xiao Chens exploits, he was thunderstruck. Adoptive Father, you never told me this before.
I also did not tell you that if Xiao Chen does not be a Martial Emperor in four years, he will only be able to live for another neen years. He will be like a meteor, disappearing in a sh! Zong Boxiong said.
When Sima Lingxuan heard that, he was bbergasted. This news was too shocking, catching himpletely off guard.
You feel that he is so strong that he makes you despair, putting pressure like a mountain pressing on you. However, do you think your pressure is more than his? Zong Boxiong continued, Look at him. Has he fallen apart because of it? There are many people in the Heavenly Starry Ocean waiting to see him make a joke of himself. Because he is the Azure Emperors descendant, many people in the Kunlun Realm cannot wait for him to be like a meteor.
In regard to pressure, of all the outstanding talents of this age, none surpasses his. Zong Boxiongs words flowed without pause. I can ept that your talent is not as good as his. Your Luck is not as strong as his. However, do not lose out to him in courage.
Men asionally need to cry without holding back. Tears are the most precious thing in this world. You should celebrate the fact that you can still cry. Some people cant cry even when they want to.
Zong Boxiongs words were like a bolt from the blue, striking Sima Lingxuan hard and startling him to his senses. They allowed him to put down the heart demon that obstructed him for ten years.
This news was unexpected. Sima Lingxuan truly did not expect all this. The person that he saw as his final opponent, his lifes target, actually experienced so much in the past ten years in the Kunlun Realm.
Adoptive Father, thank you. Sima Lingxuan had much to say, but he did not know how to express them; all he coulde out with was thank you.
Zong Boxiongughed happily, knowing that Sima Lingxuan had struggled free of his heart demon. In this age of geniuses, Sima Lingxuan would definitely surpass him in the future.
Zong Boxiong did not have any children. Back then, after saving this child from the hands of pirates in the ck Sea, he knew that Sima Lingxuan was a gift from the heavens to him.
Hahaha! Come! Adoptive Father will take you drinking. Wipe off your tears and lets go celebrate!
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Naturally, Xiao Chen did not know about Sima Lingxuans metamorphosis. At this moment, the me Rock Sovereign was grilling him seriously in the me Rock castle.
Are you sure you are going to collect the Thunder Emperors inheritance?
Of course, Xiao Chen had to. Otherwise, how could he obtain the extinct Death Fruit?
If Xiao Chen did not cultivate the Life and Death Art to condense a Heart of an Emperor in advance, he would not be able to break through the bottleneck of Great Perfection quasi-Emperor to Consummation quasi-Emperor in one year.
Hence, when Xiao Chen found out from Ao Jiao that the Death Fruit was among the Thunder Emperors inheritance, he agreed without having to think much.
Actually, he already guessed some of what she was keeping from him. Given therge amount of resources in the Thunder Emperors inheritance and her concern for him, she should have already told him about the Thunder Emperors inheritance.
In the end, Ao Jiao kept dragging it out until now when Xiao Chen really needed those treasures. Only then did she agree to bring Xiao Chen to where the Thunder Emperors inheritance was.
Seeing Xiao Chen nod, the me Rock Sovereign looked at Ao Jiao and asked, Big Sister, you did not tell him how to seed the Thunder Emperors inheritance, right?
Aplicated expression appeared on Ao Jiaos face as she shook her head, not saying anything.
Indeed. The me Rock Sovereign revealed an understanding expression and looked at the puzzled Xiao Chen. Since Big Sister did not tell you, let me do it. The person who seeds the Thunder Emperors inheritance will need to take revenge for him, to find out who murdered him.
This puzzled Xiao Chen. There did not seem to be anything wrong with this. Since he wanted to seed the Thunder Emperors inheritance, taking revenge for the Thunder Emperor was a given.
It looks like you still do not truly understand the consequences of seeding the Thunder Emperors inheritance, the me Rock Sovereign said with a grave expression. If it were that simple, I would have already seeded the Thunder Emperors inheritance myself many years ago.
Some helplessness seeped into the me Rock Sovereigns expression. Sorrow clearly darkened his eyes.
This mien was utterly different from the me Rock Sovereigns usual joking manner.
Given the me Rock Sovereigns current cultivation, he actually would no longer receive any benefit from seeding the Thunder Emperors inheritance. What he wanted to do was take revenge for the Thunder Emperor. However, it seemed like this matter was not that simple.
Hence, the me Rock Sovereign did not dare to take action casually. Or perhaps he felt a deep fear for that unknown enemy.
The me Rock Sovereign said pensively, You dont understand. You simply dont understand exactly how strong the Thunder Emperor was back then. As a newly advanced Sovereign Martial Emperor, he could challenge the Prime Thunder Sovereign and lost by only one move.
Previously, Xiao Chen had not appreciated how strong the Thunder Sovereign was. All he knew was what Ao Jiao mentioned, that the Thunder Emperor Sang Mu lost to the Thunder Sovereign by one move.
Back then, Xiao Chen did not have a clear understanding of what that meant. However, at his King conferral ceremony, he saw the Thunder Sovereign face the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign and the Heaven Punishing Corpse God alone. This confrontation showed how strong the Thunder Sovereign was exactly.
Two Primes working together could not suppress the Thunder Sovereign.
In other words, if the person Sang Mu challenged back then had not been the Thunder Sovereign but the Heaven Punishing Corpse God or the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign, he definitely would have won.
The faction behind the person who dared to kill the Thunder Emperor might have a Prime in it.
A Prime!
This revtion immediately shocked Xiao Chen awake. The number of Primes in this world could be counted on ones fingers. Even including the Primes of the oceanic world, it would not exceed two hands.
Primes represented the strongest of this world. They were people who already touched the supreme bottleneck at the peak of the Martial Dao.
No wonder Ao Jiao was reluctant to tell Xiao Chen about the Thunder Emperors inheritance, not wanting him to seed it. If the one who killed the Thunder Emperor was a Prime, getting revenge would be impossible for Xiao Chen.
The Primes of the Kunlun Realm were mostly gathered in the Kunlun Continent. Back then, the attack on the Thunder Emperor had taken ce in the Kunlun Continent as well. In that case, was the Prime who killed him the Deity Races Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign, the Ghost Races East Mountain Ghost Monarch, or the Corpse Races Heaven Punishing Corpse God?
When Xiao Chen mentioned his suspicions, the me Rock Sovereign dismissed them. He shook his head and said, Thats not possible. With the Thunder Sovereign alive, these people would not have dared to take action against Big Brother Sang Mu. If they had killed the human races bearer of Luck, the Thunder Sovereign would have been relentless in his revenge.
The people who feared the revenge of the Thunder Sovereign would definitely not have attacked. Which was to say, the known Primes of the Kunlun Realm were not the ones who killed the Thunder Emperor.
This was because these Primes had factions and nsmen that they could not bear to part with. They would absolutely not get on the bad side of the Thunder Sovereign.
If these people were not the ones, who would be able to do it in secret?
One of the eighteen Demon Monarchs of the Deep Abyss Demonic World?
Every one of the eighteen Demon Monarchs was as strong as a Sovereign Martial Emperor. The higher-ranked ones were even as strong as Primes. There were detailed records of them from the past Demonic Cmities.
However, the Demon Monarchs would cause a massivemotion if they tried to cross the barrier of the sky and enter the Kunlun Realm.
If the Demon Monarchs were indeed responsible, the death of the Thunder Emperor would not have remained an unsolved mystery until now.
All Xiao Chen knew at this point was that the Eternal Heavenly Sword Schools ancestor leaked Sang Mus location after the fight with the Thunder Sovereign.
After that, the Thunder Emperor fought a huge battle with a mysterious cultivator while heavily injured, resulting in fatal, irreversible injuries. By then, there was also no hope of saving him. The news of the Thunder Emperor dying spread quickly throughout the entire Kunlun Realm.
The Thunder Emperor then made a trip of one of the Holy Lands, Phoenixs Passion Pce, wanting to obtain a piece of the Divine Grade Moonstone to protect Ao Jiao. When negotiations failed, he killed the Holy Son of that time and forcibly took away the entire Divine Grade Moonstone in itsplete form.
After making arrangements for his inheritance, the Thunder Emperor returned to the Sky Dome Realm, the ce where his legend began.
Although he broke the rule forbidding Martial Emperors from going to the Sky Dome Realm, he did not suffer any repercussions from either side, as he would die soon.
Since the Thunder Emperor was already going to die, who would care so much?
It was unknown whether the mysterious cultivator who left the fatal wound on the Thunder Emperor was still alive or not; the truth was unascertainable. The only key to unraveling this mystery was the Eternal Heavenly Sword Schools ancestor.
Previously, others did not know that the Eternal Heavenly Sword Schools ancestor was still alive, believing that he was already dead.
However, Xiao Chen knew that this person was not only still alive, but he was also deeply connected to the Thunder Emperors death. There was still a chance to get this person to speak, to reveal the truth of how the Thunder Emperor died.
I will seed the Thunder Emperors inheritance. Even if killing that person will draw out a Prime, I will not show any fear.
Xiao Chen never hesitated. Even if it was a Prime, he was not afraid. He only hesitated so he could figure out the crucial point, to see if he could unravel this mystery.
Since it was possible to unravel this mystery, there was no need to feel any fear.
The me Rock Sovereign was not surprised at Xiao Chens choice. He sighed and said, I knew that you would not hesitate because of this. However, do not push yourself too hard. There are still many people who care for you. Cherish your life and do not hurt those people.
As the me Rock Sovereign said this, his gaze drifted to Ao Jiao. Whom he meant was clear without any need for words.
Feeling the atmosphere be somewhat heavy, Ao Jiao smiled and said, You old fool, dont say it in such a way that might weaken the resolve of others. My Xiao Chen might even climb to Prime in the future, rampaging everywhere, unparalleled in this age!
The me Rock Sovereign smiled back and retorted, Rampaging everywhere, unparalleled in this agethat is a very huge target. Even the current Thunder Sovereign has spread only his prestige everywhere.
Whether was it a joke or some bold, visionary words, the final target of rampaging everywhere, unparalleled in this age, got deeply imprinted in Xiao Chens heart.
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Three dayster, Xiao Chen made a trip to the Dark Blood Pond to receive the final prize of the Outstanding Talent Summit Meeting.
Perhaps it was because Xiao Chens physical body already reached a certain level and needed the Azure Dragon Body Nourishing Art in order to improve further, but the Dark Blood Pond did not have a clear effect on him.
Aftering out, Xiao Chen quietly said his goodbyes to Ba Tu and Ba Yan before leaving Dark City, heading for the distant Human-Demon Sea.
When he thought about Yue Bingyun, who had agreed to travel with him but left in advance, he felt somewhat disappointed.
However, he still needed to make the journey. In order to rampage everywhere, bing unparalleled in this age, he needed to clear the obstacle of bing a Martial Emperor in four years first.
Thus, the White Robed desman left Dark City discreetly. However, the cultivators of this ce would never forget his deeds.
After hundreds and thousands of years, due to this short visit to the ck Sea, the name Xiao Chen would be a legend among cultivators.
Whether Xiao Chen was willing or not, he still had to continue his journey to be a legend.
Whoosh!
The pretty sunlight poured down. The sun that Xiao Chen had not seen for a long time appeared before his eyes. After flying the flood dragon war chariot at full speed for ten days, he finally left the ck Sea, bidding farewell to its unique dark clouds, the dark clouds that never went away.
Xiao Chen had reaped great profits from his short trip to the ck Sea. He found the Life and Death Art that the Blood Sword Sovereign left behind on ck Water Ind as well as his means to break through the bottleneck of Great Perfection quasi-Emperor.
He had gotten to see the outstanding talents from the various sea regions. They might not have been a match for him, but they had given him a differentbat experience.
Xiao Chen knew that there are no limits to talent. On the path of the Martial Dao, there would always be geniuses who could think of wondrous things that he had not thought of himself.
Chapter 1186: Quasi-Emperor-Level Ferocious Beas
Chapter 1186: Quasi-Emperor-Level Ferocious Beas
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At the Outstanding Talent Summit Meeting, Xiao Chen had sessfully obtained an authentic Profound Martial Technique. Furthermore, he also received thousands of Essence Stones, enough to sustain him until he reached peak Great Perfection quasi-Emperor.
After ten days, Xiao Chen gained a rough understanding of the Medial Grade Profound Martial Technique.
He discovered that this Medial Grade Profound Martial Technique was extremely hard toprehend.
This Medial Grade Profound Martial Technique was called Thousand Year Hegemony Establishment. It was boundlessly tyrannical and touched upon the will of kingship as well as some of the mysteries of the state of time.
Even among the current Primes, no oneprehended the state of time. Naturally, Xiao Chen did not, either.
When he finished reading the secret manual, it was as he expected. This Martial Technique was made by a Martial Emperor of the Ancient Era, the most glorious era of the Martial Epoch. That period had streets filled with Martial Sages and as many Martial Emperors as there were clouds.
Xiao Chen estimated that he would take at least one month to understand the meaning of the words in the secret manual. After spending another five days, he would achieve some superficialprehension. After practicing for half a month, he might be able to use it as he pleased.
If Ba Tu and Ba Yan, or even Zhao Feng, who also obtained Medial Grade Profound Martial Techniques, found out about this fastprehension speed, tears would fill their faces.
Zhao Feng had spent two months before he could barely execute that Medial Grade Profound Martial Technique. However, he could not control it freely.
Its true might was not as strong as the Inferior Profound Martial Technique that he was very familiar with.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Suddenly, strong winds blew from the front. These winds were like knives, even appearing to tear through the air and moving extremely fast.
Xiao Chen put down the secret manual and squinted. He saw a flock ofrge, metallic birds twenty kilometers away, flying towards him en masse.
He checked with his Spiritual Sense and found these birds to be quasi-Emperor-level ferocious beasts. Even after ten kilometers, the might of the wind their wings kicked up grew instead of weakening.
How problematic!
There were too many strong winds. An ordinary quasi-Emperor expert would not be able to avoid getting injured when surrounded by all these sharp winds.
Xiao Chen frowned slightly. Two lights shed in his eyesone golden and one white. The Sr True me and Lunar True me both flew out at the same time. Then, they started chasing each other.
Soon, a massive Taiji Yinyang me Diagram appeared in front of the war chariot.
All the wind knives flying over struck the Taiji Yinyang me Diagram andpletely burned away. Then, Xiao Chen put away the Taiji Yinyang me Diagram and summoned Little Yellow Feather out of the Immortal Spirit Ring with the wave of his hand.
Little Yellow Feather flew towards the flock of ferocious birds. When these huge birds got close, they would not be any threat to Xiao Chen, so they were perfect for Little Yellow Feather to practice on.
After that, Xiao Chen did not bother to check on how Little Yellow Feather was doing. He took out the sea chart and felt somewhat depressed. He discovered that the sea chart only showed up to the ck Sea and nothing after that.
The Human-Demon Sea was at the edge of the oceanic world. The region between the ck Sea and the Human-Demon Sea was mostly very huge, deste seas.
Few sea charts of the Heavenly Starry Ocean urately mapped out thisrge, deste sea region.
Xiao Chen could only figure out a rough direction and try to pinpoint his locationter. So he entered the flood dragon war chariot and resumed his travels.
For the next ten days, all he saw was the vast deste sea and some scattered deserted inds. asionally, he ran into ferocious beasts.
Xiao Chen saw all sorts of things except humans. He started to suspect that the flood dragon war chariot was moving too fast, resulting in his going the wrong direction.
If he was moving too fast in the wrong direction, by the time he reacted, he could very possibly be heading away from his destination.
On this particr day, after Xiao Chen finished a cultivation session, he tossed aside apletely drained Essence Stone. When he opened his eyes, he happened to see a group of cultivators. Joy immediately appeared on his face.
He had not seen anyone for over twenty days. One could easily imagine how he felt right now.
Xiao Chen directed the four quasi-Emperor-level flood dragons towards that group of people.
These people were quasi-Emperor experts. The leader was a gray-robed middle-aged man who appeared experienced. His cultivation already reached Consummation quasi-Emperor. When he saw Xiao Chening over with the flood dragon war chariot, he waved his hand, cautiously instructing his group to make preparations.
Friends, there is no need to worry. I do not have any evil intentions. I just want to ask for directions.
Xiao Chen stopped the flood dragon war chariot five kilometers away and stated his intent, to avert possible conflicts.
What a strong war chariot! The four flood dragons are all quasi-Emperor-level.
It is probably a King Grade war chariot at the very peak, very impressive.
Big Brother, that fellow seems to be only a Great Perfection quasi-Emperor. Furthermore, he is alone.
As Xiao Chen sized up these people, they sized him up as well. When they saw the flood dragon war chariot, their eyes all lit up.
That strange look appeared in the gray-robed middle-aged mans eyes as well. However, after he considered Xiao Chen, he quickly calmed down and reined in his rash subordinates.
This is the Dragon Grave Sea. Might I ask where you are from? the middle-aged man said while performing a cupped-fist salute. This posture represented his good will, sort of an unwritten courtesy between cultivators.
Xiao Chen put away the flood dragon war chariot and arrived before the group of people in a sh. Then, he reciprocated the cupped-fist salute. I came from the Dark Sea. What kind of sea region is this Dragon Grave Sea? I have never heard of it before. How far is it from the Human-Demon Sea? Could you tell me in more detail?
The gray-robed man smiled and replied, The Dragon Grave Sea is just a small sea region. It is normal to have never heard of it. However, Im pretty sure that you must have heard of the Distant Sea Dragon Grave, one of the eight great forbiddennds, before.
Distant Sea Dragon Grave. Dragon Grave Sea.
Xiao Chens eyes immediately lit up in spection. He said, Could it be that the Distant Sea Dragon Grave, one of the eight great forbiddennds, is in this Dragon Grave Sea?
The gray-robed man nodded and exined, The Dragon Grave Sea got its name from the Distant Sea Dragon Grave. Our group is nning to go to the Distant Sea Dragon Grave and adventure. If you want to go to the Human-Demon Sea, your direction is correct. However, you still have a very long way to go.
Xiao Chen thanked the middle-aged man and asked, Can you sell me a sea chart? I am willing to pay a high price for it.
Unexpectedly, the middle-aged man shook his head in rejection.
Just when Xiao Chen was feeling confused, the middle-aged man pointed in a direction and said, Just head another five hundred kilometers that way, and you will see a group of inds. It will be very cheap to purchase a sea chart there. There is no need to spend so much money buying it from me.
When Xiao Chen heard that, his impression of this middle-aged man automatically improved. I am Xiao Chen. Would you be willing to give me your name? In the future, if we meet again, I will definitely thank you again.
The gray-robed middle-aged man smiled faintly and answered, I am Liu Hao. There is no need to continue thanking me. It is just a little assistance.
After Xiao Chen departed, thepanions of the gray-robed man immediately asked excitedly, Big Brother Liu, why did you just watch as that fatmb got away?
Indeed. Just that flood dragon war chariot alone is worth several million ck Astral Coins already. It is much better than us trying our luck at the Distant Sea Dragon Grave.
It is just one Great Perfection quasi-Emperor. There are so many of us, and Big Brother is a Consummation quasi-Emperor. What are we afraid of?
The gray-robed old mans expression turned serious as he retorted in a cold voice, You are very short-sighted. Just the expression of this person alone made it such that I did not dare to underestimate him. He already heard yourments and still dared toe by himselfwhich means that he is someone that we cannot handle.
Seeing that some people in the group were still unconvinced, the gray-robed middle-aged man could no longer be bothered to dissuade them. This group was put together at thest minute, and no deep friendship bound them. Since there were some people with other intentions, there was no point in forcing the group to stay together.
Those of you who want to leave the group, just scram. It would be better than your thoughts being fickle when we get to the Distant Sea Dragon Grave and harming everyone in the end, the gray-robed old man said coldly.
The moment the gray-robed old man said that, some people immediately made up their minds. Without saying anything more, these people quickly flew in the direction that Xiao Chen had taken.
After these people were far away, Liu Hao said indifferently, There is no need to care about them anymore. They are already dead people.
His certain tone made the people who remained feel a chill down their backs.
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After putting away the flood dragon war chariot, Xiao Chen flew in the direction that Liu Hao mentioned. An hourter, he finally saw the silhouette of a group of inds.
That was right. It was indeed arge number of inds densely clustered together.
Looking down from the sky, one would discover that this group of inds formed the outline of a coiling dragon.
Usually, there were not many inds in the deste seas. Now that Xiao Chen saw so many inds, he revealed a gratified smile. Finally, he no longer had to worry about traveling in the wrong direction and getting lost.
Suddenly, he frowned. He looked at the sea under him, then made a strange expression.
However, after Xiao Chens Spiritual Sense reached the sea bottom, his expression eased with relief.
Although he had not spoken with that gray-robed old man for long, his instinct told him that the gray-robed man was rather cautious and quite experienced.
While the gray-robed old man was also greedy, he could control himself very well, knowing whom he could not afford to offend.
Xiao Chen had noticed some people shadowing him at the bottom of the sea. At first, he found it strange that the gray-robed old man changed his mind and followed him. However, when he got a clear look at the three people, he understood what had happened.
Xiao Chens lips curled up into a smile. He stopped moving immediately, disinclined to waste any time with this trio. So he circted all the Law Energy in his body and made the first move, smashing a palm strike onto the waves.
A resplendent bright moon like that of fire exploded in the sea, kicking up huge sshes and sending water surging out for fifty kilometers around.
The moment Xiao Chen decided to make a move, he executed the Thousand Year me. The bright moon exploded in the sea, carrying his lofty aspirations and striking up thousands ofyers of waves that soared into the clouds.
A few miserable shrieks rang out as three figures leaped out of the water. These three figures were covered in wounds, and blood flowed continuously from the corners of their lips.
Although the strong explosive power of the Thousand Year me diminished before it struck the three, it caught them off guard. They were still thinking about how to sneak-attack Xiao Chen when the Thousand Year me found them unprepared and inflicted severe injuries on them.
This unexpected attack forced these three to give up on robbing Xiao Chen. Horror appeared in their eyes as they tacitly split up and fled.
Since Xiao Chen already made a move, he had no intention of letting these three people go. Those who wanted to prey on him had better be ready to pay the price.
Chapter 1187: Experts Are What We Lack the Least
Chapter 1187: Experts Are What We Lack the Least
A murderous intent shed in Xiao Chens eyes as he executed the Thunder Dragon Steps. With each step, more than one hundred electric dragons shot into the sea.
He swung his saber with each step, sending out a figure of him. After three swings, the three figures merged back together. He used the Thunder Dragon Chop to chop the three heavily injured people in half.
This ce was already quite near that group of inds, so many cultivators passed through this area.
When these people saw Xiao Chens actions, they did not show any fear. They were all skilled and bold people, pointing and discussing his earlier attacks in whispers.
What a powerful desman! I dont think Ive seen him before; he is probably new.
A Great Perfection quasi-Emperor who disys the strength of a Consummation quasi-Emperor, he is indeed strong.
That is nothing. Experts are what weck the least in this Dragon Grave Sea. This is not really strange.
Xiao Chen sheathed his saber. Not bothered by this small incident and the discussions of the onlookers, he rushed towards the inds.
After arriving at a small ind, he bought a sea chart at a shop. Then, he spent some ck Astral Coins to obtain information about the Dragon Grave Sea.
As its name showed, Dragon Grave Sea took its name from the Distant Sea Dragon Grave, one of the eight great forbiddennds.
The Distant Sea Dragon Grave was somewhat simr to the Dragon Burial Mound of the Savage Battlefield, a mysteriousnd where dragons were buried.
However, instead of it being onnd, it was underwater.
Aside from the famous great forbiddennd, the Distant Sea Dragon Grave, there were also other dragon graves of varying danger in this sea region.
These dragon graves contained the remains of True Dragons that were worth cities, and all sorts of natural treasures grew there. Any one of them would be massively profitable.
Furthermore, such dragon graves in the sea often contained extremely precious burial items.
It was like these ancient True Dragons were a race with its own society and culture. Among the burial items would be all sorts of Secret Treasures, divine materials, and even Martial Techniques.
Hence, there were many quasi-Emperors from other ces in this group of inds. All of them came for the sake of exploring the dragon graves, wanting to look for their own fortuitous encounters.
Xiao Chen felt excited. It was not that he was interested in these dragon graves.
However, he suspected that since there were so many dragon graves, then there would definitely be a lot of unearthed Secret Treasures with dragon souls and all sorts of natural treasures.
Xiao Chen was in constant need of Secret Treasures with dragon souls. Now that his Azure Dragon Body Nourishing Art reached a critical point of the secondyer, he urgently required some Secret Treasures with dragon souls to make a breakthrough.
Furthermore, the Flower of Life that he sought might be among the many natural treasures.
Since the Death Fruit was part of the Thunder Emperors inheritance, he did not have to worry about it. However, the Flower of Life was still problematic.
Normally, the Flower of Life could only be found in the Human-Demon Sea. Furthermore, it was extremely rare and had not been seen for many years already.
There was little hope of finding the Flower of Life here. However, he might as well try his luck here. If he came up empty-handed, he would just go to the Human-Demon Sea to figure a way out.
Boss, are there any ck markets in this ce? Xiao Chen asked the owner of the shop.
ces simr to this ind would have such a market, which would provide a convenient location for people who managed to obtain treasures from the dragon graves to sell them.
Furthermore, if one wanted to find good things, one would have to go to the ck market. After all, many good items were obtained by killing others and could not be sold openly.
In order to sell such items quickly, one could only resort to the ck market.
Although the owner of the shop was not a cultivator, he ran a business and naturally understood this need. He answered, Our ind is too small. We do not even have a market here. Naturally, there is no ck market, either. The ck market of the Dragon Grave Sea is on Treasure Dragon Ind. You can go there to ask around.
Many thanks.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly and expressed his appreciation before flying towards Treasure Dragon Ind.
ording to the sea chart, Treasure Dragon Ind, where Treasure Dragon City was, was thergest ind of this group of inds. It was in the very center and gathered all sorts of foreign experts who came to adventure.
Xiao Chen casually walked around Treasure Dragon Ind. When he nced around, he immediately saw a group of quasi-Emperor cultivators.
Furthermore, even the weakest one of the group was a Great Perfection quasi-Emperor. There were no Small Perfection quasi-Emperors around at all.
The ind was extremely chaotic. Fighting and killing could be seen everywhere.
Xiao Chen was not surprised at this. The cultivators in the Dragon Grave Sea moved around frequently.
Aside from some merchant associations that would remain over the long term, no sects or ns were based here. Hence, there was no way to establish any sort of rule.
Thergest city in Treasure Dragon Ind was naturally Treasure Dragon City. In regard to area, it was no smaller than ck Water City, which Xiao Chen had seen before.
However, the atmosphere here was noparison, appearing very ordinary.
There were no guards at the city gates.
In fact, there was no need for guards. No one used the city gates; everyone just flew in without fear.
Xiao Chen thought to himself, This ce is extraordinarily chaotic. I should quickly leave after finishing what I have to do.
It was not hard to find the location of the ck market. The entrance was in a restaurant in the city.
The ones backing the market were the merchant associations belonging to the strongest few factions in the Dragon Grave Sea. No one dared to cause trouble there, and the market maintained a pretty good environment for trade.
After paying, he received ess to the narrow secret passageway in the restaurant and arrived at the ck market.
The ck market was made up of several streets used for business. Wealthy cultivators could rent a shop lot to sell their treasures.
Most cultivators choose to set up stalls on the street.
Many people moved about on the streets. The things found on the main street were rather messy; everything could be found there. However, the smaller streets all showed some specialization by Secret Treasures, natural treasures, Medicinal Pills, or secret manuals.
Xiao Chen first went to the area selling Secret Treasures and browsed around. The street was bustling with many cultivators like Xiao Chen shopping leisurely.
The Secret Treasures in the stalls all looked very special. They all looked ancient and gave off an aged aura. Some of the Secret Treasures had scripts with a surfeit of ancient charm that gave the impression of a different race.
After casually chatting with one of the stall owners, Xiao Chen found out that these were Dragon Race Secret Treasures from an extremely distant era.
Dragon Race? Ive heard of True Dragon, but whats up with the Dragon Race? To think that they could even refine their own Secret Treasures, Xiao Chen asked, finding the concept strange.
The stall owner was also bored, so he chatted with Xiao Chen. He smiled and replied, That is a matter of the Distant Distant Era. No one can speak urately about it. It was probably millions of years ago.
The current period was the Post Ancient Era. Before this era was the glorious Prior Ancient Era. Before that was the Deste Ancient Era, and even earlier was the Distant Ancient Era.
[Note: Before this, everything before the Post Ancient Era were simply ssified as the Ancient Era and was not clearly defined or exined. Upon looking at the raws again, I found that some of the references were specific to the Distant Ancient Era, which was mainly the era when the Holy Beasts and dragons still existed.]
Too much time had passed. Right now, only the peak era of the Martial Epoch, the glorious Prior Ancient Era, was better understood. The little was known about the Deste Ancient Era and even less about the Distant Ancient Eraespecially since few Remnants remained.
Xiao Chen thought about it and agreed. Since the end of the Immortal Epoch, there were too many mysteries in this world. Thus, it was not really strange for there to have been a glorious Dragon Race in the Distant Ancient Era.
Friend, are there any Secret Treasures containing dragon souls here? I would like to purchase some. Do you know what ce would have it? Xiao Chen asked about his purpose ining here as he put down the Secret Treasure in his hand.
Secret Treasure containing dragon souls?
The owner of that stall smiled and said, In that case, youvee to the right ce. All the Secret Treasures here more or less contain dragon souls. After all, their original owners were Dragon Race cultivators. In theory, the Spiritual Mark they left behind are dragon souls.
Is that so?
This reply piqued Xiao Chens interest. He casually picked up a Secret Treasure and sent in his Spiritual Sense to find the Spiritual Mark that the original owner left behind.
After a while, Xiao Chen sensed the strand of Spiritual Mark and could not help feeling disappointed. It was indeed a dragon soul, but it was too weak. To him, it would not be effective at all.
This is somewhat pushing it, right? Xiao Chen smiled and put down the Secret Treasure.
The owner of the stall did not refute him. He smiled and said, It is indeed barely pushing it. You are probably cultivating some kind of Cultivation Technique that requires the aid of dragon souls. In that case, it should be sufficient for you to purchase high-quality King Grade Secret Treasures. What you picked up was just a low-quality King Grade Secret Treasure.
When Xiao Chen heard that, he tried another one. Indeed, it was as this person said. The Spiritual Mark in a high-quality King Grade Secret Treasure was an extremely strong dragon soul.
Thinking about it, this probably had something to do with the original masters strength. The stronger the original master was, the stronger the Spiritual Mark left behind.
Great. Ill buy all three high-quality King Grade Secret Treasures that you have here.
Since the other party was proven right, Xiao Chen paid up happily, spending two million ck Astral Coins to buy all three high-quality King Grade Secret Treasures.
A smile filled the stall owners face as he watched Xiao Chen go to other stalls to continue his search. He muttered, I wonder, which Noble ns Young Master is he? He is really straightforward, closing the deal without bargaining.
After this, Xiao Chen tested the theory out again. Indeed, it was as the first stall owner said: as long as it was a high-quality King Grade Secret Treasure of the Dragon Race, it contained a strong dragon soul.
However, Xiao Chen did not buy these openly with great fanfare. There were too many witnesses in this ce, many of which were experts. If he was careless, he might end up getting targeted.
He chose a cautious method to make his purchases, spending two days to acquire all the high-quality King Grade Secret Treasures without drawing attention.
Xiao Chen was pretty lucky; he even managed to find a peak-quality King Grade Secret Treasure. The dragon soul in there was terrifyingly strong. Although it had lost its intelligence, its ferocity remained, even injuring his Spiritual Sense.
Purchasing everything used up a significant chunk of the seventy million ck Astral Coins he had on hand.
After that, Xiao Chen went to the street where natural treasures were sold to ask around for news about the Flower of Life.
In the end, he was not that lucky. His inquiries came up nk, which was within expectations. After all, the Flower of Life was on the brink of extinction, and it had never appeared in the Dragon Grave Sea before.
Xiao Chen was not overly disappointed. After he left, he went to a restaurant to rent a good room to cultivate the Azure Dragon Body Nourishing Art.
Having already reached the peak of the Azure Dragon Body Nourishing Arts secondyer, he was just short of sufficient divine materials to allow himself to break through.
Now that Xiao Chen had so many Secret Treasures containing dragon souls, he made an easy breakthrough, reaching the Azure Dragon Body Nourishing Arts thirdyer.
After doing so, he still had arge number of Secret Treasures containing dragon souls left over, so he simply continued cultivating in a spurt of energy, stabilizing the Azure Dragon Body Nourishing Arts thirdyer.
In hindsight, this Azure Dragon Body Nourishing Art could not be cultivated by an ordinary person. The resources required were incredibly huge.
Up to now, Xiao Chen had spent close to hundreds of millions of ck Astral Coins. Even so, he only reached Small Perfection of the Azure Dragon Body Nourishing Arts thirdyer. There were still sixyers beyond this, eachyer requiring more resources than the one before it.
Furthermore, this was after he had figured out a trick, that he could cultivate faster with Secret Treasures containing dragon souls. If not for this shortcut, the expenditure would be even higher.
However, the benefits were clear to see. After materializing the Azure Dragon Battle Armor, his physical body was evenparable with the Heavenly Spiritual Body of a Fiend Race genius.
Chapter 1188: Strong Battle Armor
Chapter 1188: Strong Battle Armor
Ten dayster, Xiao Chen had used up all the Secret Treasures containing dragon souls, including that peak-quality King Grade Secret Treasure.
More than forty million ck Astral Coins were all gone.
Xiao Chen opened his eyes and spat out a long breath of turbid Qi. The moment he stood up, all the bones in his body gave off a crackling sound.
His acupoints opened up, and strands of Dragon Qi flowed out uncontrobly, spreading throughout the whole room and forming a hazy dragon cloud.
Xiao Chens entire body felt veryfortable; he sensed that his physique had improved to another level with his strength increasing to twenty Dragon Force.
With a thought, he circted his energy, and his Vital Qi surged in his body, giving off dragon roars.
This was Xiao Chens first time materializing the Azure Dragon Battle Armor since reaching the Azure Dragon Body Nourishing Arts thirdyer. Now, the Azure Dragon Battle Armor no longer just covered his body.
Instead, the Azure Dragon Body Nourishing Art truly fused with his skin and flesh, forming an incredibly tight connection. It felt like a part of his skin with no difort whatsoever.
The Azure Dragon Battle Armor wrapped even more tightly around him. Its surfaces gleamed like flowing water. A formless, tyrannical air of a king appeared together with the Azure Dragon Battle Armor, making Xiao Chen look like a human-shaped dragon.
If Xiao Chen continued cultivating the Azure Dragon Body Nourishing Art, when he materialized the Azure Dragon Battle Armor, it would transform his physical body, turning him into something half-dragon and half-human.
Ka ca!
With a thought, Xiao Chen stretched, and sharp sounds came from the joints around his arms and feet. When he clenched his fist, he could feel an overwhelming rush of power like that of a surging river.
Fortunately, this was a superior room of the establishment. It wasrge enough and had pretty good sound istion. Hence, Xiao Chen did not worry too much about familiarizing himself with the new Azure Dragon War Body here.
Right now, an ordinary Consummation quasi-Emperor is no longer a threat to me. I wonder, how far am I from being able to fight a half-step Martial Emperor? Xiao Chen muttered, revealing a fiery light in his eyes.
Then, he turned the Azure Dragon Battle Armor back into Dragon Energy and withdrew it, recovering his usual attire of white robes.
Now that Xiao Chen stabilized his Azure Dragon Body Nourishing Arts thirdyer at Small Perfection, his strength had increased. This filled him with a desire to fight, preferably a huge battle with a half-step Martial Emperor.
However, Xiao Chen was not an arrogant and conceited person who made trouble for nothing.
He would definitely not take the initiative to mock a half-step Martial Emperor. He also would not feel that he was unrivaled and challenge a few Consummation quasi-Emperors at the same time.
His mental state allowed him good control over the surge of confidence that came with a marked improvement of strength.
All the major characters that met Xiao Chen, people like the Supreme Sky Emperor and the me Rock Sovereign, had been very shocked at Xiao Chens mental state.
For Xiao Chen to have such a mental state at such a young age was truly impressive.
There was a saying, the stronger ones abilities, the stronger ones desire. Many outstanding talents in history could not pass the test of desire and ended up destroying their bright futures with their own hands.
Xiao Chen sorted out his emotions. He nned to have some wine before leaving this chaotic ce.
He pushed open the door and headed into the corridor. Just when he turned a corner on the second floor, he saw another conflict on the verge of devolving into a fight.
This restaurants status in Treasure Dragon City was somewhat akin to the Congration Restaurants in Dark City. Because the secret passage leading to the ck market was located here, it was normally filled with people.
At any given moment, there would be many people entering and leaving, which was how conflicts tend to ur.
Someone in the hall wanted to go out but ended up getting bumped by a youth rushing in at high speed. The youth in question possessed a fiery temper, so an argument quickly ensued.
Where did this doge from? How could you be so blind? You dare to block myDugu Aospath! How reckless of you!
How could the middle-aged man who got bumped endure this? He had not even lost his temper yet, but the culprit started scolding him. How could there be such a thing?
Hence, an intense battle began at this point.
Although the ck market prohibited fighting, that was not the case for this restaurant. In fact, fighting was prevalent here.
Seeing that there was amotion, people brought over their wine cups to watch at the railings of every floor.
Everyone remained as calm as still water, drinking wine and chatting, discussing the fight. This could be considered a marvel of the Dragon Grave Sea.
It is this Dugu Ao again. He is still as arrogant as ever. That middle-aged man is in trouble.
He is probably new and never heard of Dugu Aos fame before.
When Xiao Chen heard the discussion, he could not help feeling interested in this Dugu Ao. ording to thements, this Dugu Ao was already nearly fifty years old.
Even so, Dugu Ao looked extremely youthful. Clearly, he had reached Martial Sage at a young age. Before he reached one hundred years old, his appearance would not undergo any changes.
Of course, in the Kunlun Realm, fifty years old was indeed still young. Xiao Chen should not judge based on the standards of his previous life.
Xiao Chen asked a person at the side, What is the background of this Dugu Ao?
That person wore splendid clothes. He seemed to be in a pretty good mood as he took a sip of wine.
He excitedly replied, That fellowes from an incredible background. He is one of the ten young experts of the Human-Demon Sea. Just at the age of fifty, he already reached peak Consummation quasi-Emperor. He will no doubt advance to Martial Emperor in the future.
It is truly enviable. To think that I was already considered a genius for spending only one hundred years as a Great Perfection quasi-Emperor before advancing to Consummation quasi-Emperor. However,pared to this fellow, I am really considered nothing.
Now, Xiao Chen understood. However, he did not feel that Dugu Aos feat was something incredible.
Bing a Consummation quasi-Emperor before the age of fifty demonstrated truly incredible talent. However,pared to Xiao Chens generation, Dugu Ao was still far fromparable.
Not to mention Xiao Chen, just Di Wuque and the othersalthough Xiao Chen did not know much much they improved in the Astral Battlefieldas long as they survived, they were probably already Great Perfection quasi-Emperors.
Furthermore, Di Wuque and the others were only thirty years old. With that groups talent, they would definitely break through to Consummation quasi-Emperor within five years without any problems.
If these people found any fortuitous encounters, advancing to Consummation quasi-Emperor within two or three years was also possible.
In Xiao Chens case, even if he did not have the Blood Sword Sovereigns Life and Death Art, he would be able to advance to Consummation quasi-Emperor within three years.
In this age of geniuses, the improvements of the outstanding talents possessing Luck could be described with the phrase five hundred kilometers in one day.
[Note: Five hundred kilometers in one day means progressing at a rapid speed. This expression came at a time when there were no cars or nes and traveling five hundred kilometers in one day was an impressive feat.]
Why does it look like you are not convinced of it? The cultivator in splendid clothes holding the wine cup raised his eyebrows in inquiry.
Xiao Chen simply smiled without saying a word. He only continued to watch the two fight.
After watching for a while, he guessed the result. Although that middle-aged man was also a Consummation quasi-Emperor and was pretty strong, his Movement Technique, strength, Martial Technique, and physical body were all far fromparable to Dugu Ao. His defeat was only a matter of time.
Now that Xiao Chen knew the result, he lost interest. He no longer paid attention to the battle, using this opportunity to find a good seat on the second floor. Then, he ordered some wine and food, minding his own business as he ate.
However, the result was out of Xiao Chens expectations. Just as the middle-aged cultivator was about to get defeated, a half-step Martial Emperor charged out.
The eye-catching bald head of this half-step Martial Emperor had a tattoo of a strange ck snake. This tattoo draped down and covered half his face. The head of that snake happened toyer over his left eye, looking extremely sinister.
Once the bald man revealed his half-step Martial Emperor cultivation, it shocked everyone as he rescued that middle-aged cultivator.
Big Brother! The middle-aged man revealed joy when he saw the bald man.
Turns out that he is a friend of the Bald-Headed Snake Wu Ke. No wonder he dares to fight with Dugu Ao.
Clearly, this bald man was somewhat famous as well. Many people in the restaurant immediately recognized him.
Young man, there is no need to be so brash. I will not hold you ountable for this matter this time.
Wu Ke looked coldly at Dugu Ao before quickly bringing away the middle-aged cultivator from this ce.
Although Dugu Ao did not fear this bald man, he knew he was not a match for him. If he wanted to sh head-on, he would end up suffering.
Looking at the direction the two left in, Dugu Ao cursed unhappily. After that, he headed for the second floor. He looked around and noticed the good spot where Xiao Chen was. Then, he immediately walked over.
Scram. I want this spot.
This was a ce where strength ruled, where whoever was stronger was the voice of reason. Dugu Aos action was very normal in the eyes of others.
I am stronger than you, so I have the right to tell you to scram. If you have the strength of a half-step Martial Emperor, you can turn things around and get this Dugu Ao to scram as well.
When ordinary people met with such a situation, they would just suffer patiently and silently. This was not really a big deal in the Dragon Grave Sea.
Interesting. This fellow was feeling unconvinced earlier. Now, due to a stroke of bad luck, Dugu Ao came to him. Even if this fellow was unconvinced earlier, he would have to be so now, muttered that man in splendid clothes, who spoke to Xiao Chen earlier, with a smile as he held up his wine cup.
Xiao Chen turned a deaf ear to Dugu Ao. He calmly drank his wine and ate his food as if he never heard what Dugu Ao said.
Seeking death!
Dugu Ao was already feeling upset. Earlier, he got shown up by a half-step Martial Emperor. Now, an insignificant Great Perfection quasi-Emperor dared to oppose him. So, he immediately red up.
He raised his hand and threw a punch at Xiao Chen.
Suddenly, Xiao Chens calm eyes gleamed. He gently flicked his right hand, and the two chopsticks he held flew out like sharp arrows. One flew towards Dugu Aos eye and the other towards Dugu Aos fist, both of them rotating quickly as they did so.
Whoosh!
The rotating chopsticks created a strong knife-like wind that blew aside Dugu Aos fringe.
This allowed Dugu Ao to see even clearer. He got the impression that the chopstick headed for his eye was an unparalleled treasure saber, boundlessly sharp with a horrifying saber intent.
Dugu Aos face sank. Unexpected, just by casually picking, he ran into an expert.
His mind raced. Within this short time, he could not think of any way to deal with this, short of retreating.
Bang!
The rotating chopstick struck Dugu Aos fist and immediately inflicted pain. He no longer hesitated. He quickly pulled back his fist, shielded his eye, and retreated with due haste.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly. His right hand moved as fast as lightning, at a dazzling speed, grabbing the chopstick flying towards the other partys eye. As his hand returned, the second rotating chopstick happened to be on the rebound.
With the two chopsticks back in his grasp, Xiao Chen picked up some food and drank another mouthful of wine. He still had not looked at Dugu Ao.
With this simple exchange, Xiao Chens two simple and miraculous chopsticks easily forced back the raging Dugu Ao, shocking everyone.
Chapter 1189: Half-Step Martial Emperor
Chapter 1189: Half-Step Martial Emperor
If not for the people present having extraordinary eyesight, they would not have been able to tell that Xiao Chen had paused before picking some more food.
The one most shocked was none other than that man in splendid clothes. He choked on the wine he drank, coughing endlessly.
Dang!
Xiao Chen heavily put down the wine cup in his hand. His gaze was like lightning as he looked up at Dugu Ao. He said, I happen to be looking for someone to practice with. You are a pretty good opponent. However, this ce is too small. I believe you feel very restricted as well. How about we change locations?
Dugu Ao was indeed a pretty good opponent; Xiao Chen was not lying. The other party possessed the strength of a Consummation quasi-Emperor and was also a well-known figure.
Dugu Aos punch earlier, which wasunched in anger, had shown countless openings. The fact that Xiao Chen used two chopsticks to force him back could not be used to evaluate the other partys strength.
Xiao Chen was very clear on this point.
In order to defeat the other party, Xiao Chen would have to put in some effort. After all, the other party was older by twenty years. Also, he possessed extraordinary talent and was a human-Demon mixed-blood.
Even so, Xiao Chen would only find him slightly difficult to deal with and would not be frightened of him.
Dugu Ao was still young and frivolous, filled with vigor. So how could he endure such negative remarks? He smiled and said, With just some tricks, you dare to boast like that in front of me? How bold! I will grant your wish. Pick a ce, anywhere within this Treasure Dragon City.
Both of you are outstanding young talents. Why the need to make such a big fuss over such a small matter?
Just as the two were about to make a move, a voice resounded in both their minds. This was someone projecting his voice. Furthermore, he did so to both of them at the same time. His means were quite wondrous.
Xiao Chens and Dugu Aos expressions changed at the same time. They sent out their perception or Spiritual Sense, trying to find the source of the voice projection.
In the end, both of them were shocked to discover that they could not find who sent the voice projection. However, given that this person saw their actions clearly, he was definitely not far away.
To think that given the twos cultivations, they did not discover the other party immediately!
Xiao Chen continued searching with his Spiritual Sense and could only figure out a vague direction. The person who sent the voice projection should be in one of the booths on the fifth floor. However, he could not pinpoint which booth. He also could not make out the cultivation of the person who sent the voice projection. Regardless, it should be significantly higher than the twos.
Half-step Martial Emperor!
These words appeared in the twos minds at the same time. Unexpectedly, there was still a half-step Martial Emperor in the restaurant.
This realization deterred the two from acting rashly. They did not know what the intentions of the person who sent the voice projection were.
There is no need to keep looking. If the two of you are willing to let matters rest,e to the restaurant at midnight, and I will give you two an opportunity, the person who projected this voice said. His meaning was clear: he fancied the twos strength and wanted to recruit them as helpers.
When Dugu Ao heard this, he rxed. This was not the first time he encountered things like this.
Normally, those who wanted to explore the dragon graves in Dragon Grave Sea would work together to do so. Aside from some highly skilled or bold people, few would operate alone.
However, this was Dugu Aos first time seeing a half-step Martial Emperor trying to find people to work with, so it sparked a keen interest in his heart.
Consider yourself lucky. Todays matter allowed you to live for a few more days. Dugu Ao smiled arrogantly and ignored Xiao Chen, finding another table to have some food and wine.
Xiao Chen also guessed that persons intentions. However, since he did not know the exact situation of the other party, he decided to wait first and see.
When the person who sent the voice projection saw that these other two did not make any further moves, he did not say anymore, believing that he already settled the matter.
Ao Jiao, do you think I should go on this trip? Xiao Chen had intended to leave. However, this sudden invitation piqued his interest somewhat.
You might as well try. This person is so secretive, and furthermore, he needed to find help despite being a half-step Martial Emperor. Clearly, the dragon grave he is going to explore is extraordinary.
Ao Jiao rationally analyzed for Xiao Chen from the Immortal Spirit Ring. The most important thing is that with your current strength, even when facing a half-step Martial Emperor, you are still capable of fleeing safely. You have the strength to cooperate with him and not fear any tricks that he might y.
In that case, Ill listen to you. Tonight, Ill go and see whats up.
Several cultivators found the sudden quelling of the hostile exchange on the second floor strange.
However, this was the Dragon Grave Sea. It would neverck a conversation topic. Soon, the restaurants usual liveliness returned.
Xiao Chen went back to his room and took out an Essence Stone to cultivate with, quietly waiting for the call of the other party.
Cultivating with Essence Stones allowed Xiao Chens cultivation to advance rapidly. It had only been about one month since he left the ck Sea. Even so, he already reached the peak of Great Perfection quasi-Emperor.
Right now, Xiao Chen was using the Essence Stones to temper his cultivation, toy a good foundation.
Now that he had reached peak Great Perfection quasi-Emperor, his Heavenly Laws had already doubled to over twenty thousand.
Furthermore, with his continual tempering, these Heavenly Laws became extremely dense and not loose at all. It was no longer the situation of havingrge numbers but low quality.
Right now, all he needed to do was continue tempering his Heavenly Laws. After he obtained the Death Fruit and the Flower of Life, he would use the Life and Death Art to condense a Heart of an Emperor, and he would be able to break through to Consummation quasi-Emperor.
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The night was as cool as water; the moonlight of this night was not bright at all.
While cultivating, Xiao Chen heard some soft footsteps. He stopped cultivating and opened his eyes, knowing that the news he was waiting for was about to arrive.
Knock! Knock!
Knocking sounds rang out. A manservant outside the door said, Dear guest, the honored guest in a booth on the fifth floor sent you an invitation.
Xiao Chen pushed open the door and received the card. After he learned which booth it was, he sent away the manservant.
There was no information on the card, just an invitation. However, the words on the invitation card appeared extremely mysterious and cryptic.
Hope, do not disappoint me.
Xiao Chen put away the invitation and headed for the booth on the fifth floor with some anticipation and cautiousness. Then, he knocked on the door.
After Xiao Chen handed over the invitation, someone brought him into the booth. It turned out that there was a small world in there with a secret pavilion.
Quite a few people were in the secret pavilion already. Even Dugu Ao was there. There was a total of nine people; adding Xiao Chen brought that number to ten.
Xiao Chen quickly looked around and felt more confident. Aside from the ck-d old man in the middle, who was a half-step Martial Emperor, the other eight were all Consummation quasi-Emperors around the same level as Dugu Ao and hiding themselves very deeply.
On the right side was a middle-aged couple with swords on their backs. In this group of ruthless people, they were the ones with the least evil air about them.
To the side of the half-step Martial Emperor old man was another old man who looked ancient. This person was probably the oldest of everyone in this secret pavilion, at least eight hundred years old.
This old man wore a straw rain cape, and his face looked aged. He had the appearance of not caring about the mundane. When Xiao Chen arrived, he did not even bat an eyelid.
There was also arge fatso who looked rather perverted. This fatso did not even try hiding the fact that he was staring at the middle-aged swordswoman with the sword on her back, making her partner extremely unhappy.
Of the remaining threetwo females and one malethey were all of the Fiend Race. The baleful auraing from them was very heavy, probably the result of killing a lot of people.
One woman was from the Venom Spider Race. She was dressed in indistinct robes made of ck spider silk. Her voluptuous figure and sinister face gave off an alluring air. The Venom Spider Race was a rather rare Fiend Race in the oceanic world, so Xiao Chens gaze lingered on her for an extra moment.
The other woman was of the Silver Shark Race. She wore a ck veil and showed a cold expression, which concealed her thoughts.
The lone male Fiend Race cultivator was of the Huge Elephant Race. This person possessed a darkplexion. The moment he saw Xiao Chen, he made a hostile expression.
This was an extremely elite group. Not only was there a half-step Martial Emperor, but all the Consummation quasi-Emperors here were also well-known figures.
With such a strong group, what kind of dragon grave could they not barge into? Yet, the leader was still worried and invited Dugu Ao and himself.
Boss Yang, even if we cant find people, there is no need to recruit so casually to make up the numbers. To think you even invited a Great Perfection quasi-Emperor! the Huge Elephant Race man who seemed hostile to Xiao Chen said in a neutral tone.
Brat, not just anyone can go to where we are going. Dont throw your life away.
After saying this, the Huge Elephant Race man stepped forward and ced his hand on Xiao Chens shoulder. Then, he used his great strength, trying to push Xiao Chen out.
The Huge Elephant Race was known from their innate boundless strength. This seemingly casual push was actually several thousand tons of force.
Everyone knew that the cirction of Vital Qi was even faster than that of Law Energy or Quintessence. One could use their Vital Qi with merely a thought.
When the group saw the dark-skinned man suddenly making a move, they all expected Xiao Chen to get pushed back and crash heavily into the wall of the secret pavilion.
To everybodys surprise, when the dark-skinned man made his move, Xiao Chen, who wore the Fleeting Shadow Gloves, responded at an even faster speed. Despite Xiao Chen actingter, his movended first.
Bang!
The dark-skinned man quickly flew back like a cannonball. Due to being caught off guard, he fell to the ground, appearing ratherical.
At this sight, everyones eyes lit up. Now, when they looked at Xiao Chen, they all adopted a cautious attitude.
This was especially so for Dugu Ao, who was very surprised. He had not expected that aside from Xiao Chens shy trick earlier, Xiao Chen also had the strength to back it up.
For Xiao Chen to be able to knock the Huge Elephant Race cultivator into the air, his physical strength could not be underestimated, even though his speed yed a part as well.
Enough, he is someone I chose. I do not need you to test him.
Yang Kai, the half-step Martial Emperor, rapped on the table, shouting to stop the dark-skinned man who was climbing back to his feet, intending to fight.
Im sure no one has any objections about Dugu Aos strength. I suppose there is also no more objection over this little brothers strength, right? Yang Kai continued indifferently.
Haha! He was able to gain the upper hand on a Huge Elephant Race cultivator in physical strength. How can we object? the fatso retorted with a smile, upsetting the dark-skinned Huge Elephant Race man.
However, due to having to give Yang Kai face, the Huge Elephant Race man could not lose his temper here and could only endure while feeling sullen.
None of the other cultivators had any objections. So, after Yang Kai performed a round of introductions, he said to Xiao Chen, Little Brother, since you are here, Im guessing you managed to deduce some of what is going on. I will keep things short. This old man discovered an Eight Star dragon grave that no one has explored before in this Dragon Grave Sea. If Little Brother is interested, you can join us.
If you are not interested, that is fine as well. Ill just knock you out for a few days to prevent you from leaking news about us.
Chapter 1190: Eight Star Dragon Grave
Chapter 1190: Eight Star Dragon Grave
An Eight Star dragon grave, furthermore, one that no one had explored before.
Xiao Chen felt excited. Now, he somewhat understood why this Yang Kai acted so mysterious and was so cautious in inviting so many people to form arge group of elites.
As of now, all the known dragon graves in the Dragon Grave Sea had been explored by others already. There was not a single exception. Furthermore, they had been explored multiple times. If one decided to join in and delve further, even if there were some gains, they would not be much.
Under such circumstances, one could easily imagine the value of an unexplored dragon grave.
The reason why Yang Kai sought out so many people was none other than the fact that it was an Eight Star dragon grave, something that was surpassed by only the Distant Sea Dragon Grave, a great forbiddennd.
While this dragon graves value was very high, its risk was ridiculously high as well. Even with Yang Kais strength as a half-step Martial Emperor, he would not be able to deal with it and swallow all the gains alone.
As for knocking Xiao Chen out for a few days, that was probably a lie. If Xiao Chen did not agree, everyone here would probably attack and kill him in order to silence him.
This matter concerned their personal benefits. How could they leave anything to chance by showing mercy?
Xiao Chen thought for a while and finally came to an answer. He was rather interested in seeing what kind of treasurend an Eight Star dragon grave was.
Great. Little Friend Xiao Chen is indeed highly principled. In that case, I will make this clear first. I hold rights to twenty percent of the treasures in the dragon grave. As for the rest, you all can distribute it ording to your abilities. Of course, the scattered treasures go to whoever finds them first. There is no need to split them.
Yang Kai put forward a fair way to distribute the treasures. After that, he continued, Since we are all on the same team, we are all in the same boat. It does not matter what grudges you have with each other, as long as the team does not split apart. You are all not permitted to kill each other.
This is especially so for killing each other for treasures. I will say the unpleasant words first. I will personally cripple whoever makes a move first. The danger of an Eight Star dragon grave is greater than any of you imagine. Do not sabotage the entire team for other matters.
As a half-step Martial Emperor, Yang Kais words held a lot of threat. Of course, how the exact situation would be was not clear at the moment. All the cultivators here were unyielding people.
If they did not have the means to keep themselves safe, they would not dare to work with a half-step Martial Emperor.
Everyone expressed their stance on this, promising to do anything until this matter was over. Then, Yang Kai said, Good. If you do not have anything that you need to prepare, we will depart immediately.
The ten did not have much that they needed to prepare. After some discussion, they split up and prepared to leave, reconvening at the bottom of the sea outside Treasure Dragon Ind.
After all, a group of ten was too eye-catching, which would result in a leak of information.
Xiao Chen, be careful. The burial items of an Eight Star dragon grave may be very plentiful, but the dangers involved are equally great. We do not know what kind of strange things we will run into.
Right as Xiao Chen prepared to leave, Ao Jiao reminded him. Every time he went adventuring, she would always worry about him.
Xiao Chen nodded and replied, I know. I still have the unused Sr Plume Feather that Little Yellow Feather gave me. It will allow me to escape safely.
It would be better if you do not need it.
Ao Jiao thought to herself silently, After opening up Sang Mus inheritance, my strength should increase significantly. At that time, I will be of much more help to Xiao Chen.
I hope that before that happens, Xiao Chen will be fine.
One hourter, everyone arrived at the meeting ce on the sea bottom. Without saying a word, Yang Kai led the way forward.
Following Yang Kai, the group continued to go deeper along the seabed.
Ten kilometers, twenty kilometers They reached over one hundred kilometers below the surfacethe depths of the sea.
This ce was so deep that it was shrouded in darkness. asionally, the group saw some strange glowing fish, colorful coral, and all sorts of mines.
The world at the bottom of the sea was not dull. There were plenty of gigantic trees, winding mountain ranges, and strong ferocious underwater beasts.
Clearly, Yang Kai was extremely familiar with this area and had scouted it many times.
Yang Kai led the group without hesitation through many towering underwater mountain ranges beforeing to a stop.
Whoosh!
He set up a huge energy barrier, encasing everyone within it, and pushed out the seawater. Then, he pointed and said, That is the dragon graves entrance. However, there is a formation sealing it. We can only open it using brute force.
The group looked towards where Yang Kai pointed. Ten kilometers away were two mottled, ancient stone doors locking up a huge cave.
Allow me!
The dark-skinned Huge Elephant Race man took a step forward and walked out of the energy barrier. Then, he sprinted in the water, the immense energy making the seawater billow.
Yang Kai did not stop that Huge Elephant Race man. He had tested this stone door before. After more than a million years, the might of the formation had decreased significantly. It should not be difficult to break it open.
The Huge Elephant Race man punched a stone door. The entire mountain range started trembling.
Several rocks fell from above the stone doors, but the door did not show any obvious cracks.
Boom! Boom! Boom! The Huge Elephant Race man rained punches on the stone door, making it tremble as if it would break at any moment. However, it did not, standing resiliently.
Yang Kai frowned slightly. The resilience of these stone doors exceeded his expectations. Even after so long, it could still withstand such a beating.
Yang Kai looked at that middle-aged couple and said, Go help him.
The middle-aged couple executed their sword art, and the swords on their backs came out of their sheaths with a chiming sound. It looked like two deep-sea dragons instantly rushed out and swam ten kilometers to crash into the stone doors.
Bang! The stone doors shattered. After that, the two swords returned to their sheaths.
This gorgeous move attracted a lot of attention from the group. The dark-skinned man was the most depressed. After spending so much effort on those punches, the stone doors fell to those two swords.
Lets go in. After we enter, make sure to not separate from each other, Yang Kai said before leading the way. The group entered one after another.
Xiao Chen enteredst. Since he kept feeling that the atmosphere here was somewhat strange, his fingers moved as he used his Dragon Seeking Art to check on the geomancy of this ce.
In the end, he was surprised to find that this ce was not an opposing dragon.
There was a saying, Favorable leads to prosperity, opposing leads to death. Opposing Dragon Veins were the best ce for burying the dead.
Xiao Chen continued his calctions and was shocked when he discovered that this was not a favorable Dragon Vein, either. Instead, this was a ce where both favorable and opposing crossed.
An idea shed in his mind. Just as Xiao Chen was about to explore this thought, he discovered that Yang Kai was looking over.
So, Xiao Chen stopped his calctions and followed.
Not wanting to rouse the other partys suspicions, Xiao Chen sped up, entering the dragon graves entrance at the tail of the group.
The instant the group entered the pitch-ck hole, they were immediately surprised to discover that despite the stone doors being broken, the seawater did not flow in.
As the group walked farther in, the space widened, and buildings started to appear.
The architecture of the buildings was uniquevery boorish and simple, giving the impression of strength.
It looked very inpared to the gorgeous style of modern buildings. However, it also allowed one to get an impression of the Distant Ancient Era.
Most of the Remnants were very rundown. Many buildings had copsed and fallen to a side. It was very difficult for one to picture it in itsplete form, which was truly unfortunate.
The others were not interested in the buildings of the Dragon Races era. They had already seen them before in other dragon graves.
The farther in the group went, the more the group felt that something was wrong. This dragon grave was too peaceful. The only sound in this ce was their reverberating footsteps. The strange atmosphere and the quiet environment made their hair stand on end.
At the bottom of the sea, more than one hundred kilometers underwater, the ce was dark and cold. As the group walked through the unexplored dragon grave, everyone felt very uneasy.
Xiao Chen looked around, thinking that this ce did not look like a dragon grave. It looked more like the outskirts of a Distant Ancient Era city. How could a dragon grave be built in a city?
He felt suspicious in his heart. Moreover, his strong Spiritual Sense captured some indistinct ck Qi in the air, permeating from the ground. There was very little of it, but it was very sinister.
Not only Xiao Chen felt it. The human-Demon mixed-blood Dugu Ao was extremely sensitive to this Demonic Qi as well. After he felt it, he frowned and mentioned his discovery.
Im not sure whats going on with this ce, but there is Demonic Qi permeating into this ce from the ground.
After hearing what Dugu Ao said, the fatso in the group piped up, This ce is indeed very strange. It is ridiculouslyrge. However, there is none of the natural treasures that are normally found in dragon graves. Instead, this ce is filled with buildings and is even oozing out Demonic Qi. Is this ce a dragon grave or not?
The others felt the same as well. Aside from the old man with the straw rain cape, they all looked to the leader of the group, the half-step Martial Emperor Yang Kai.
Yang Kai replied indifferently, I used a special Secret Treasure to check; it should not be wrong. There is definitely a peak Dragon Race expert buried here.
Xiao Chen had heard of Secret Treasures that could test for dragon graves. This was a Secret Treasure unique to Dragon Grave Sea. It could scan the bottom of the sea within a range of one kilometer and give it a Star Rating based on the strength of the aura of the graves master.
Such a Secret Treasure was extremely rare. However, it was extremely urate. Since Yang Kai said that, then the rating should not be wrong.
So, the group did not dwell on this problem after arriving at the Remnant and walking around in the various passageways.
Soon, they came to a winding corridor. When the group looked down the corridor, they saw sculptures of Dragon Race cultivators nking the passage. These statues wore ancient Battle Armor and held halberds in their hands as they stood upright.
When Dugu Ao saw these Dragon Race statues, he said while rxing his frown, Indeed, its not wrong. These are the Dragon Races grave guards. They only appear in a dragon grave. There is quite a lot of them; that is going to be a little problematic.
The others were more knowledgeable about this topic and recognized the grave guards of the Dragon Race, which verified that this was indeed a dragon grave. So, they also revealed smiles on their faces.
However, the group did not act rashly. The grave guards of the Dragon Race were all equal to Small Perfection quasi-Emperors. Furthermore, there were almost two hundred grave guards in sight.
Who knew whether there were more around the corner?
If the ten got surrounded by so many grave guards, even if they could free themselves, severe injuries would be unavoidable.
Charge through.
The dark-skinned Huge Elephant Race man appeared fearless. Without waiting for the rest to discuss their options, he rushed forward.
When Yang Kai saw the situation, he wanted to say something. However, after some quick thought, he could not be bothered to and just charged after him.
There were no tricks to dealing with these grave guards. Although the dark-skinned man was rather rash, there was indeed no better method. Directly charging through was the most straightforward approach.
Chapter 1191: Can’t Stop Me
Chapter 1191: Cant Stop Me
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
The group moved very quickly. After ten steps the grave guards on the two sides of the corridor instantly came to life and headed for the cultivators.
The dark-skinned Huge Elephant Race man who led the charge was not as weak as the rest imagined.
When the Huge Elephant Race cultivator threw a punch, he immediately exploded the head of one of the statues that leaped down.
His wide swings and ferocious style had a very natural advantage in this environment. When the Huge Elephant Race man barged through, he swept everything before him.
However, despite the Huge Elephant Race mans ferocious strength, if the winding corridor continued for long, he might end up exhausting his Vital Qi and dying miserably.
This ce cant stop me!
The fatsoughed loudly. His body seemed like a rubber ball with the grave guards that leaped down continuously bouncing off him. Although his method lookedical, he would soon catch up with the dark-skinned man in front.
On the other hand, the middle-aged couple, who executed that beautiful sword art earlier, was finding it hard to handle this environment. Unlike the Huge Elephant Race cultivator, their every step was very arduous.
However, the couple worked very well together. Although they moved slowly, they were not in any danger. All sorts of sword images appeared around them, forming a screen of swords that kept the grave guards out.
The old man with the straw cape took out a fishing pole and sighed, Even at my age, I still have topete with the youths. This is really not easy.
Although the old man said that, he did not hesitate to use his fishing pole at all. Given hisbat experience, he applied the special characteristics of this corridor to his advantage.
Every time the old man made a move, he stopped at appropriate points, expending the least amount of energy to destroy the grave guards without any wasted effort at all.
The incredibly alluring Venom Spider Race woman appeared to have a somewhat difficult time in this corridor. The environment hindered her from exhibiting the advantages of her Martial Techniques.
However, the Venom Spider Race womancked the experience of that straw-caped old man or a partner like the swordswoman had. Due that this, danger surrounded her; she was probably the one in the most peril in this corridor.
It was not that the Venom Spider Race woman was weak. It was more of that she was not suited to fighting in such aplex environment.
As for the other Fiend Race woman, she appeared very domineering. She wielded a sharp, silver treasure saber in her hand as she sent out saber Qi. She did not let herself get surrounded as she continuously dashed forward.
Dugu Ao smiled coldly and executed a set of exquisite Fist Techniques. Using this inbination with his Movement Technique and speed, he was still able to perfectly bring out the state of his Fist Technique despite being surrounded.
A river surged, gushing endlessly, flowing in the direction Dugu Ao sent his Fist Technique. As the river charged through the winding corridor, none of the grave guards could stop him.
The danger allowed the group to demonstrate the uniqueness of their Martial Techniques. With one nce, Xiao Chen could see the various advantages and strength of the Martial Techniques.
Now, he had a rough idea of how strong everyone was.
Xiao Chen probably had the easiest time in this winding corridor. The fatso also easily avoided these grave guards by bouncing them away.
By relying on his Movement Technique, Dugu Ao could still use the perfect state of his Fist Technique despite being surrounded, which exposed the weakness of these grave guards.
Although there were many grave guards, they were not fast enough!
Xiao Chens Great Perfection Thunder Dragon Steps was in no way inferior to the Movement Techniques of those two people. In fact, his was even stronger. Naturally, he would have an even easier time.
As Xiao Chen moved, he left behind an afterimage with each step he took, brushing past arge number of grave guards.
The electric afterimages flickered and disappeared. Xiao Chen sauntered along this perilous corridor, a corridor of death, feeling very rxed.
Originally at the very back, he quickly caught up to the Venom Spider Race woman who was surrounded by danger.
Without saying anything, Xiao Chen lent her a hand, killing the grave guards behind the Venom Spider Race woman with one palm strike each.
When Xiao Chens palm strikesnded, dazzling saber light streamed out of the fallen grave guards. Then, thousands of holes appeared in them, preventing them from ever getting up again.
After all the grave guards behind the Venom Spider Race woman died, her situation immediately eased up. As Xiao Chen passed by, she said a soft thanks to him.
He nodded slightly in acknowledgment. However, he did not care too much about it, either. Even if he had not made a move, this Venom Spider Race woman would not have died here. She would just have been in a sorrier state. She definitely kept some trump cards in reserve.
Xiao Chen continued executing the Thunder Dragon Steps and moving forward. As he advanced at a leisurely pace, electricity flickered, allowing him to progress easily and unhindered.
Soon, he overtook the couple that used swords. Although the two moved slowly, they were very safe. Since they did not need his help, naturally, he did not take action.
Amid the flickering afterimages, Xiao Chen brushed by the grave guards time after time.
This somewhat surprised the middle-aged couple. Unexpectedly, this Great Perfection quasi-Emperor that everyone initially looked down on had so many means at his disposal.
Not only was Xiao Chens physical strength superior to the Huge Elephant Race mans, but his Movement Technique was also extremely superb as well.
Continuing his advance, Xiao Chen overtook the straw-caped old man as well. There was even less reason for him to help this old man.
Given the old mansbat experience, stopping at the appropriate moment, he did not give the grave guards any chance to surround him. Instead, he used the environment and his fishing pole to clutter the grave guards together and get in each others way.
I am indeed old already. The youth of today are even more frightening than the ones that came before.
As the straw-caped old man watched Xiao Chen pass him, he sighed in a manner that made it impossible to tell whether his emotion was genuine or not. Then, the old man swung his fishing pole, and the transparent fishing line tore off the heads of three wooden grave guards, which then fell to the ground, unable to stand again.
The next one Xiao Chen overtook was the Silver Shark Race deswoman. This woman looked very pretty. However, when she moved, she became like a devil. Her boundlessly domineering aura forced everyone to take three steps back when they felt it.
The Silver Shark Race deswomans Saber Technique was exceedingly domineering. The silver saber Qi that flew over spread nearly everywhere in the entire corridor.
Not wishing to attract any trouble, Xiao Chen gently pushed off the ground and became like a tree leaf drifting in the air as he weaved through the strands of ferocious and dense saber Qi.
The Silver Shark Race womans actions paused. The sight of Xiao Chens Movement Technique startled her. She thought to herself, This fellows strength is extraordinary. If there is a choice, I should not enter into any conflicts with this white-robed youth.
As Xiao Chen overtook the groups members one by one, the initiallyst Xiao Chen moved from the back to the front, advancing together with the front-runnersDugu Ao, the fatso, and the dark-skinned Huge Elephant Race cultivator.
Xiao Chen was behind only the half-step Martial Emperor Yang Kai, who was leading the way. However, this was because he held back on purpose. If he wanted to, he might be able to move alongside Yang Kai.
There was no need for Xiao Chen to expose his own strength too soon. It would be enough to follow behind and ensure that he did not lose out in benefits.
The other three beside Xiao Chen were all unwilling to concede to someone else, trying to get ahead.
This was especially so for the Huge Elephant Race cultivator and Dugu Ao. However, everyone had things that they were good at. It was not easy to surpass each other by much.
The winding corridor coiled around nine times. The fatso that was bouncing around like a rubber ball panted heavily after he came to a stop, feeling incredibly tired.
The dark-skinned man had also exhausted a lot of energy along the way. In the end, he was very fatigued, so he quickly sat down and circted his energy to recover.
Dugu Ao closed his eyes and rested, showing no intent to move. Although his Fist Technique flowed continuously, its source was almost endless as a result of some kind of cycle. Hence, its expenditure was not ridiculously high.
Even so, this move still tired Dugu Ao out so badly that he did not want to move.
Only Xiao Chen was extremely rxed as if nothing had happened. Currently, he looked around the ce casually. When Yang Kai saw this scene, he was somewhat surprised, but he did not think about it that much.
Soon, the straw-caped old man arrived with an evenplexion and breathing easily.
Later, the Silver Shark Race woman, the Venom Spider Race woman, and the middle-aged couple caught up one after another. They managed to traverse the chaotic battle in the corridor without any mishap, just a daunting experience.
Yang Kai was in no rush to continue. The group only resumed their journey when everyone had rested and recovered back to their peak state.
At the end of the corridor was an empty Remnant. After this area with nothing to gain, an ancient forest appeared before the group. The wood of the trees was scarlet, and the trees had probably lived for a long time already.
These are Dragon Blood Trees, which the ancient Dragon Race grew by watering with their blood. Since no one hase here before, we are sure to be able to find some Dragon Blood Flowers.
Yang Kai was rather knowledgeable; he recognized these somewhat sinister-looking ancient trees with one nce.
Dragon Blood Flowers were a natural treasure that was normally found in dragon graves. They were extremely precious and could strengthen a cultivators bloodline and increase their talent.
The Dragon Blood Flower was also the main ingredient of the Dragon Blood Pill, something worth cities.
With the known dragon graves having already been explored several times, it was nearly impossible to obtain any Dragon Blood Flowers.
The extensive forest of Dragon Blood Trees here gave everyone some hope. They had heard of the fame of the Dragon Blood Trees before, but this was their first time seeing Dragon Blood Trees.
As agreed, whoever discovers the natural treasures along the way gets the rights to it. Dont fight over it with me!
The dark-skinned Huge Elephant Race man was not afraid of this ce having any dangers, so he took the lead in charging into the forest.
Xiao Chen was somewhat interested in these Dragon Blood Flowers as well since they could improve his physical body and talent as well as strengthen his bloodline. They should be even more effective on him with his Azure Dragon Martial Spirit.
Maintaining his caution, he pushed off the ground and entered this forest of Dragon Blood Trees as well.
Xiao Chen silently alighted on top of a Dragon Blood Tree. After he verified that no one was around, he opened his Heavenly Eye.
Spiritual Sense and perception were somewhat restricted in this ce. If the group wanted to find the Dragon Blood Flower, they had to rely on their own eyes.
Xiao Chen, who possessed the Heavenly Eye, held many advantages without a doubt.
After opening his Heavenly Eye, he immediately swept his gaze through the entire forest, clearly seeing every corner and turning them into scenes shing endlessly in his mind.
One flower, two flowers, three flowers
Soon, Xiao Chen found more than one hundred flowers. Aside from a few that were too far away from him or too close to the others, he was confident of obtaining most of them.
After closing the Heavenly Eye, he took a deep breath and unfurled the Freedom Wings. Then, he executed the Thunder Dragon Steps and started collecting the Dragon Blood Flowers all over the Dragon Blood Tree forest.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Moving at full speed, Xiao Chen was so fast that he was like a shadow leaping around in the forest as he collected the Dragon Blood Flowers.
Chapter 1192: Blown-Up Matter
Chapter 1192: Blown-Up Matter
Inside the forest, the dark-skinned cultivator saw a Dragon Blood Flower and immediately revealed an expression of joy. He shifted his feet to go and pick it.
However, a figure arrived like the wind, rushing in front and picking the Dragon Blood Flower first.
Xiao Chen, what do you mean by this? I discovered this first. Are you trying to break the rules that Boss Yang set?
Seeing that it was Xiao Chen, the dark-skinned man trembled in anger as he shouted, deciding not to let this matter rest.
The shouting attracted some of the nearby people over. When they saw Xiao Chen on the tree branch, they all revealed a trace of aplicated expression.
Xiao Chen moved too fast, and his eyes were very sharp. More than one person had seen him moving about, and every time he stopped, he would gain something. They had long been envious of him already.
Now that the dark-skinned man found a reason, the others thought of targeting him.
The number of peopleing to watch increased. Even Yang Kai appeared. Xiao Chen knew that the matter had blown up; his performance was too eye-catching.
However, Xiao Chen did not show any fear. He looked down coldly at the dark-skinned man and retorted, You are overthinking. Senior Yang said that whoever obtains it first will gain the right to it, not whoever saw it first will gain the right to it.
Even if considering who saw it first, Xiao Chen would still be in the right. He had seen all the Dragon Blood Flowers here when he opened his Heavenly Eye.
No matter what, reason stood with Xiao Chen.
This reply stunned the dark-skinned man; he had not expected Xiao Chen to rebut like that. The ineloquent Huge Elephant Race man was somewhat at a loss for words. So he ended up saying, I dont care. I saw this Dragon Blood Flower, so you have to give it to me. Otherwise, dont me me for being ruthless!
Xiao Chen retorted coldly, You can try being ruthless to me. See if I fear you or not.
Seeing the atmosphere between the two bing tenser, Yang Kai quickly interjected, Xiao Chen, just let him have the Dragon Blood Flower. You are notcking in Dragon Blood Flowers. In fact, even if all of us pooled our Dragon Blood Flowers together, it would not be as much as yours, right?
Despite Yang Kai clearly siding with the dark-skinned man, Xiao Chen did not think of giving in at all. Just because I am much more capable than the others, I have to give way to them?
This was simply unreasonable. Furthermore, in this circle, if one showed any weakness and gave in, there would be no end to thister. Human greed could never be satisfied.
I cannot take even a single step back!
Xiao Chen indifferently ced the Dragon Blood Flower into his Universe Ring. Then, he held the Lunar Shadow Saber in his left hand, silently conveying his stance on this matter.
Just as Xiao Chen and the Huge Elephant Race man were in a state of mutual hostility and were about to start fighting, the fatso suddenly shrieked.
Damn! What is this?!
The fatso reached behind and grabbed, then pulled out arge chunk of flesh. A scarlet bug with its little mouth quickly chewing on the flesh appeared in his hand.
The scarlet bug in the fatsos hand was no more than two centimeters long. However, the piece of flesh it was chewing on was about half the size of a palmwhich showed how sharp its teeth were and how horrifying it was.
The situation was extremely strange. The sudden appearance of the scarlet bug and the fatsos shriek of pain pulled over everyones gazes.
When everyone saw the speed at which that scarlet bug chewed and ate the flesh, they felt a chill run down their spines.
How dare you eat this lords flesh?! I will squish you to death!
The fatso could not restrain his anger. He pped his hands together angrily, using some force. Then, an intense explosion erupted between his palms.
The more shocking thing was that when the fatso separated his hands, the scarlet bug was not dead yet. It spread its wings and leaped up, thennded on the fatsos right cheek.
After that, the bug gouged out arge piece of flesh from the fatsos face. When the rest saw the fatsos bloody facea cruel sight for the eyestheir scalps turned somewhat numb from fright.
The scarlet bugs speed was too fast, and it was also too resistant to pressure. Hence, this scene happened before everyones eyes.
Whoosh!
Yang Kais reaction was the fastest. He quickly moved at the speed of lightning and grabbed that scarlet bug, saving the fatso.
Quickly, leave. This is an ancient mutated beast, the Dragon Blood Bug. They live together in swarms. Hurry, leave, leave now!
Horror shed in this half-step Martial Emperors eyes. He did not give much of an exnation before flicking his finger and killing the Dragon Blood Bug. Then, he immediately rushed out of the forest.
The others could not understand what was going on. However, anyone who saw the fatsos sorry state would feel afraid.
No one cared anymore about the grudge between Xiao Chen and the dark-skinned man. They all chased after Yang Kai, making a wild dash.
Buzz! Buzz! Buzz!
The sound of countless Dragon Blood Bugs pping their wings reverberated throughout the forest. A ridiculous number of Dragon Blood Bugs flew out of the trees, evoking extremely unsightly expressions from Xiao Chen and the others. No one expected such a situation.
We are surrounded!
Yang Kai returned from the front. Even with his half-step Martial Emperor strength, he did not dare to leave the group and go too far ahead.
In the blink of an eye, the situation became a life-and-death struggle. This dragon grave made it such that they could not rx at all.
The group gathered into a circle to face the iing scarlet bugs. No one dared to be arrogant here and try to fight alone.
The resilience of the Dragon Blood Bugs was an eye-opener for the group. Only by focusing their force on a spot could they kill a Dragon Blood Bug.
However, given this, the group could not kill many with one attack. When facing these tens of thousands of Dragon Blood Bugs, even if the ten cultivators pushed their speed to the limit, they did not dare to rx at all.
Everyone feared the Dragon Blood Bugnding on their body. When they thought about the fatsos sorry state and the consequences of the Dragon Blood Bug getting on their body, no one dared to rx.
Even though Xiao Chens physical body was very strong, he was not willing to let the Dragon Blood Bug test it.
Xiao Chen infused the power of the lightning saber soul into the de of his saber. He did not scatter it and just held his position, continuously sending out a screen of electric sabers.
If there were no one defending behind Xiao Chen, even with his strength, he would be hard pressed to cover all directions.
Even in the current situation, he did not rx at all. His mind remained extremely alert. Every time he attacked, he did so with his full power.
Xiao Chen had not been in such a state, where he used his full power constantly, for a very long time and did not have any mental capacity to spare.
Given that he was already in such a difficult spot, one could imagine how much worse off the others were.
The Venom Spider Race woman flung out a clump of spiderwebs, catching many Dragon Blood Bugs in one go. However, before she could smile, she saw other Dragon Blood Bugs fly over and efficiently bite up the spiderweb.
Although this move was not of any substantial defense, this ability of hers allowed her to rx a little.
Of the ten people, the one who had the easiest time was the straw-caped old man. What kind of straw his rain cape was made of was unknown, but it gave off a scent that repelled the Dragon Blood Bugs.
Even so, this old man maintained a wary expression, not rxing at all. The effect of his straw cape probably had a time limit.
There are fewer Dragon Blood Bugs in that direction. We should try to break out of the encirclement that way, the fatso shouted as he looked at a direction. By this time, he already used a piece of cloth to wrap the wound on his face.
Yang Kai nced at that direction and said indifferently, That is the way back.
The moment Yang Kai said that, the expressions of the people who had revealed joy on their faces froze; no one said anything more.
If the group broke out of the encirclement in the direction they came from, they would be beating a retreat. Faced with the temptation of the Eight Star dragon grave, no one was willing to do so.
Dont hold back any trump cards. Old Man Yu, take the lead. We will charge out together. Otherwise, we will die here.
[Note: The Yu of Old Man Yu means fish.]
Yang Kai moved both his hands and flicked his fingers, sending out strong winds. Many bug corpses appeared at his feet.
The direction that Yang Kai defended was the one with the most Dragon Blood Bugs. Now he wanted to hand the lead to the straw-caped old man. Naturally, it was because he thought highly of the ability of that straw cape.
The straw-caped old man hesitated for a while before saying, Very well, Ill take the lead. However, I will say this first. You all best not have any other thoughts. Otherwise, everyone will die here. Dont y games with your lives.
Charge!
After taking Yang Kais ce, the originally lethargic-looking old man released a tremendous aura and a horrifying might that was actually no weaker than Yang Kais.
This old man had lived for longer than he cared to admit. His cultivation was ridiculously strong. Now that it all suddenly burst out, it was truly startling.
The others also knew that describing this as a life-and-death situation would be no exaggeration. So they did not hold back their trump cards.
The Venom Spider Race woman shouted and revealed her Fiend form, turning into a huge, ck spider. Each of her eight legs was like a sharp treasure saber. With every swipe, arge number of Dragon Blood Bugs fell.
Yang Kai exhibited his half-step Martial Emperor strength and wielded his weapon for the first timea sword. As he brandished it, he sent out a sharp cold Qi.
Xiao Chen looked around. Aside from Dugu Ao, everyone else exposed some of their trump cards. Even though Dugu Ao already sustained some injuries, Xiao Chen did not see him using any natural abilities from his Demon bloodline.
The ten charged forward, doing their best to kill the horrifying number of Dragon Blood Bugs in front.
Compared to the chaotic battle in the corridor earlier, this forest of Dragon Blood Bugs was even harder to deal with. Furthermore, this seemed to be only the second stage of the dragon grave.
Now, everyone thoroughly experienced the danger of an Eight Star dragon grave for themselves.
With most of the ten exposing some of their trump cards, the group managed to charge out of the forest of the many hidden Dragon Blood Bugs.
Everyone had wounds of varying severity on their body. The moment the Dragon Blood Bugs bit down, they gouged out arge piece of flesh. This simple and crude way of dealing damage was not only painful, but there was also no way to recover quickly from them.
Although Xiao Chen was somewhat depressed at the oue, he noticed that the wounds on his arms were much smaller than what the others received. He was not sure whether to cry orugh.
It looked like his physical body had a very strong resistance to these Dragon Blood Bugs. They simply could not bite off his flesh. He need not have been so tense earlier.
If Xiao Chen had materialized his Azure Dragon Battle Armor, he might have been able to walk out of this forest unscathed. However, that was one of his biggest trump cards. If he could avoid using it, he would.
Damn! This lord really does not have to go on a diet anymore.
The fatso was the most heavily injured. When he saw the wounds on his body, which turned his body uneven, he cursed in pain.
The others did not have the time to spare tough at him as they all anxiously treated their injuries. In that encirclement, no one could rx.
One hourter, Yang Kai was the first to stand up and say, Lets go on.
Chapter 1193: The Dragon’s Gate’s Azure Emperor Was Here
Chapter 1193: The Dragons Gates Azure Emperor Was Here
The exploration of the dragon grave just began. Naturally, the ten could not stop here to rest. The group continued on the winding road. After the forest, they experienced several dangers no lesser than that of the Dragon Blood Bugs before finally arriving where the body was buried.
This was the ce where the True Dragon was buried and the valuable burial items were ced.
Strange, why is there a row of words here?
Yang Kai, who was the first to step into the burial grounds, had exceedingly good eyes and noticed a row of words on a stone wall.
Let me see.
The moment Yang Kai said that, he immediately piqued everyones interest. The dark-skinned man forced his way through and read out loud what was written on the wall word for word, The Dragons Gates Azure Emperor was here.
[Note: The line the Dragons Gates Azure Emperor was here is likely a nod to the famous story of the Journey to the West, where Sun Wukong fled from the Amitabha Buddha in a bet and thought that he reached the ends of the world. So he left simr words on the mountains there and marked it with his urine. Later on, when he returned to the Amitabha Buddha, it was found that those mountains were actually the fingers of the Amitabha Buddha. The bet was whether Sun Wukong could flee from his palms or not; Sun Wukongs starting point was also on the Amitabha Buddhas palm.]
The Dragons Gates Azure Emperor was here!
When the dark-skinned man read out this line, itpletely stunned him. The others were all stunned as well.
Simr pranks to this could be seen everywhere. It was normally something that people wouldugh at and ignore. However, this happened in this Eight Star dragon grave.
Furthermore, it was an Eight Star dragon grave that no one should have visited before.
For a person from ten thousand years ago to have yed such a joke like this was somewhat unexpected.
Let me see if this is real or not. This is too amusing!
The fatso was in disbelief as he pushed aside the dark-skinned man and looked carefully. There was indeed a row of characters of an average size on the stone walls.
Written in cursive, the words contained a strong might, which allowed these simple characters to remain perfectly preserved even after ten thousand years.
Yang Kai frowned and said, It is hard to say. However, the person who wrote this could tear apart space and directly barge into the dragon grave. He is definitely an expert. The words he left also have a formless might with his spirit infused into it. This person is at least a Sovereign Martial Emperor.
Yang Kais cultivation was the highest here. As a half-step Martial Emperor, his conclusion was convincing.
If the Azure Emperor already came ten thousand years ago, how could there be any good things left? We made this trip for nothing.
This is really depressing. After clearing all the various stages and arriving at the burial ground, we stille up empty.
It is hard to say. The Azure Emperor might not have cared about these burial items. He might have just been passing by and not touched anything.
The group discussed the row of words that suddenly appeared. This development startled all ten cultivators, resulting in them debating a lot of things.
The one that the words shocked the most was naturally Xiao Chen. He had seen several paintings of the Azure Emperor and was very familiar with the Azure Emperors aura. Based on the mighting from the words, he was confident that they were the Azure Emperors.
Xiao Chen was very sure of it; he could not be wrong.
As he stood before this stone wall, he appeared somewhat distracted. He stretched out his hand and touched the words.
The moment he touched the words, his expression changed drastically as he took ten steps back.
Xiao Chen looked at these words in horror. The Azure Emperor actually left behind a frightening Martial Technique in these words. The instant he touched the words, he felt an aura that could destroy the world.
There was nothing in the boundless space, only a saber chopped down on him. It was like he was about to be destroyed by this saber without any means to resist.
This was the scene that Xiao Chen just saw. Under the cover of the words was a powerful killing move.
What was the Azure Emperor trying to do?
Xiao Chen was shaken. He just knew that the Azure Emperor would not leave words behind for no reason at all. He thought about the various strange things he saw earlier when first entering. This dragon grave was definitely extraordinary.
Dont touch it carelessly. These are the words left by a great power. The might in there is iparable. It contains the energy and might of a great power as well as killing intent and aura. Be careful, or you might end up losing your life.
Yang Kai warned when he saw Xiao Chen backing away.
These words caused the other people who wanted to touch the words to abandon that thought.
Xiao Chen nced at Yang Kai and did not mention his discovery. He said, Thank you. Im fine.
Lets not talk about this for now. Lets quickly go over and take a look, see if the burial items in the dragon grave are still there or not. That is the more important thing!
The fatso whose face was bandaged up changed the topic, speaking in something of a rush.
Yang Kai shot a nce over and said, Come with me. We will follow what was agreed. If there are any burial items, I will take twenty percent. After that, you will split the rest evenly. I will also be the one to manage the treasures in this ce.
Sure thing. Boss Yang, dont worry, the dark-skinned man said.
The others all expressed that they did not have any objections, either. Now, Yang Kai nodded in satisfaction and quickly headed for the burial ground in a sh.
In the depths of the rough cave where the bones were buried, the group saw a set of upright True Dragon bones. There were also boxes that were filled to the brim beside the bones.
These boxes probably contained the burial goods. However, they did not know if anyone had opened them before.
The True Dragon remains were still there. So everyone heaved a sigh of relief. With this set of True Dragon remains, they would not make a loss on this trip.
Thats not right. The True Dragon remains of an Eight Star dragon grave should still have its might even after millions of years. Although this set of True Dragon bones are huge, two hundred meters long, and its bones give off a sheen, it is still not worthy of an Eight Star dragon grave.
The straw-caped old mans eyes lit up likenterns when he saw this set of True Dragon bones. However, he immediately voiced out his doubts.
The others suddenly felt enlightened and noticed this strangeness as well.
This is probably not the main burial site. The remains of the dragon graves master are probably somewhere else.
There is no need to care so much for now. These boxes are intact. The burial items are still inside. Lets split the items here first before speaking about other things.
The expression on Yang Kais face said that he did not care much for this problem. While speaking, he opened a box.
Damn! Thats a lot of Essence Stones!
Seeing the treasures in the box, everyone could not help crying out in surprise. Bright Essence Stones filled the box neatly in rows. There were at least two thousand of them.
Yang Kai held back the excitement in his heart as he continued to open another boxit likewise brimmed with Essence Stones.
He opened all twelve boxes. Out of the twelve, ten contained Essence Stones. When piled together, they were like a small mountain.
The total count of the Essence Stones exceeded twenty-five thousand, prompting a smile from everyone. This trip was worth it already.
The other two boxes had various Dragon Race Secret Treasures. Without exception, they were all peak-quality King Grade Secret Treasures, at least twenty of them.
No wonder there were so many adventurers in the Dragon Grave Sea. Before they finished searching the dragon grave, they already had such gains. This ce was indeed a holynd for adventuring, worthy of peopleing in droves.
Yang Kai said, Good, we will split them now. ording to the rules, I get five thousand Essence Stones. I will also pick four peak-quality King Grade Secret Treasures. As for the True Dragon bones, lets not divide them. After we go out, lets sell them as a set and split the profits.
Although the others were no happy with this split, they could still ept it.
After all, Yang Kai was the strongest here, and he was the one who discovered the dragon grave. There were also a lot of burial items here as well.
Xiao Chen did not mind this. He had the most misceneous gains along the way and was satisfied already.
Dong! Dong! Dong!
Just as Yang Kai was about to split the treasures for everyone, a group of unwee guests emerged from the entrance of the burial ground in front.
The leader of this group was the bald Wu Ke, who stopped Dugu Ao back then, the half-step Martial Emperor with a snake tattooed on his head.
With Wu Ke as the leader, his group also had ten people. Unlike Yang Kais helpers, they were all Consummation quasi-Emperors. Their strength was no weaker than that of Yang Kais group.
Seeing the pile of Essence Stones, that groups eyes immediately lit up with obvious greed.
When this group suddenly appeared, Xiao Chens side all instantly raised their guard and looked coldly at the neers.
Although meeting another team in a dragon grave that was being explored for the first time was rather surprising, everyone here was experienced and did not panic.
Yang Kais eyes narrowed as he said, Wu Ke, unexpectedly you managed to find this dragon grave as well.
The bald Wu Ke smiled coldly and said, I was thinking it was strange and wondering who came in before we did. It turns out that it is you. In that case, it is not surprising.
Cut the crap! The burial items in here are barely enough to split between two teams. If you are willing, I can give half to you, Yang Kai said. He knew Wu Kes strength. If he could resolve this peacefully, he would do so.
A murderous intent shed in Wu Kes left eye, which was ovepped by the tattooed snakes head. Dont you know the way I work?
Attack!
Since things could not be resolved peacefully, Yang Kai decisively made a choice, saying attack at the same time as Wu Ke did.
Suddenly, a great battlemenced with just this.
In this rather vast burial ground, Yang Kai and Wu Ke fought each other first. The people of the two sides did not hesitate. They all chose their opponents and fought.
The middle-aged sword-wielding couple faced a pair of Fiend Race brothers who worked equally well with each other.
The fatso with half his face covered saw a prettydy on the other side. It was hard to change hisscivious nature, so heughed and rushed over, wanting to fight this person.
I am your opponent.
Halfway through the fatsos charge, a middle-aged man brandishing a spear blocked him, disappointing and enraging him.
The straw-caped old man sighed. With a sh of his figure, he headed for an old man on the other side that seemed simrly ancient.
A killing Qi surged from the Silver Shark Race woman as she faced the prettydy that the fatso initially targeted. Thisdy looked incredibly pretty, but her flickering gaze was iparably cold, making one tremble in fear.
Dugu Ao faced another cultivator who was also a Demon mixed-blood. The other party was also a youth. They not only seemed to know each other but also seemed to have some grudge between them.
When Xiao Chen saw this chaotic battle, he found it strange. This was too much of a coincidence.
Their team just happened to meet another team at the burial ground. There were so many opportunities earlier, but they had not met.
Xiao Chen could not be med for thinking this way. He had always been cautious and liked to think one step ahead to be prepared.
This team that was put together at thest minute was not really familiar with each other. Anything could happen.
However, no one could avoid the start of this chaotic battle.
This situation did not allow Xiao Chen any time to dwell on the strangeness. His opponent appeared as well. The iing person was also a desman. This desman wore tight ck robes and possessed a pair of sharp eyes, looking very experienced.
Chapter 1194: Soul of a Bladesman
Chapter 1194: Soul of a desman
With one look, it was clear that this was a wandering desman who roamed about everywhere with no ce to call home.
This ck-robed man held up a saber as he walked over to Xiao Chen step by step. He said with a crooked smile, This is great. My opponent is a desman as well. Furthermore, you are a true desman. I can feel your soul of a desman.
Xiao Chen smiled and said, Unfortunately, I cannot feel the soul of a desman from you. Aside from the sharp saber intent in your eyes and the experience of seeing through everything in the mundane world, there is a trace of unexined confusion, a confusion that a desman should not have.
Being seen through with one nce stunned the ck-robed desman somewhat. He smiled and said, Your eyes are really sharp. If not for youcking the cultivation of a Consummation quasi-Emperor, I really would not dare to pick you as an opponent. However, even if I cannot defeat you, it is worth dying at the hands of a true desman. Make your move.
Although this persons mental state showed some openings, Xiao Chen did not dare to be careless. For him to catch Wu Kes attention, this ck-robed desman had to have something extraordinary about him.
Xiao Chen shifted his left hand slightly, raising his Lunar Shadow Saber higher a little. Then, he took three steps, leaving an afterimage and sending out countless electric dragons with each step.
Xiao Chen arrived before the ck-robed desman in the blink of an eye before executing the Azure Emperors Drawing the Saber. The instant the saber left its sheath, eighty-one different trajectories appeared.
The ck-robed desmans eyes lit up. Clearly, this was the first time he saw such a profound Drawing the Saber.
However, the ck-robed desman did not panic. He quickly drew the saber that he held resting on his shoulder. Then, he gripped his saber with two hands, in no rush to make his move. He was probing Xiao Chens killing intent. No matter how many changes there were, there would be only one true killing intent that did not change.
Even if all eighty-one saber trajectories were real, the ck-robed desman only needed to find the one that contained Xiao Chens true killing intent and break that. Then, he would be able to scatter this wave of attacks.
Just as the saber light was about to strike the ck-robed desman, he suddenly made his move. Holding his saber with two hands, he swung it with immense force. A gushing waterfall appeared behind him, and as the saber chopped down, the waterfallnded at the same time.
Dang!
The two sabers shed, and the various saber trajectories all broke. Xiao Chens right hand, which held the saber, felt somewhat numb.
My Flowing Flight Chop is pretty good, right? Your eyes may be sharp. However, in regard tobat experience and skill at the saber, you are far from me. You will definitely lose this battle.
After knocking Xiao Chen back with one saber strike, the ck-robed desman felt that he had already seen through his strength. With boosted confidence, the ck-robed desman quickly charged over.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly. The Azure Dragons Drawing the Saber was just an opening move. It was not even a killing move. The other party looked down on him too much.
Not exining, thus letting his enemy underestimate him, was good as well. This way, Xiao Chen would have an easier time winning.
Saber images flew around as the two started fighting, sending rapid-fire moves at each other.
The entire burial ground turned chaotic as everyone fought their own battles. No one could spare any attention for the battles of others.
Both sides were roughly equal. As they fought each other, there were both merits and drawbacks; no one had too big an advantage.
A victor would not be determined within a short period of time.
After one hour, the first victor of a battle emerged. Although the fatso on Xiao Chens side did his best, he was not a match for the middle-aged spearman in the end.
The middle-aged spearman pierced through the fatsos chest with one thrust, and the fatso died with his eyes opened wide, dying with a grievance.
[Note: In Chinese culture, dying with the eyes open means that the deceased died with something unresolved or died a wrongful death.]
This was how cruel the world of cultivators was. No matter how unresigned someone was, oftentimes, being less skilled meant death.
At this moment, the battles were very tense and fiery. Even if one wanted to withdraw, doing so would be impossible.
The middle-aged spearmanughed coldly as he pulled out his spear. Then, he looked around to check the situation of the battlefield. After that, he joined the dark-skinned Huge Elephant Race mans battle.
The battle tilted in favor of Wu Kes side. However, the Venom Spider Race woman on Xiao Chens side soon won her battle. After killing the other party, she joined the battles of her teammates.
Xiao Chen secretly kept an eye on the battlefield situation. He was in no rush to end his own battle.
He already figured out his opponent, the ck-robed desman. His opponent had dense Law Energy and some skill at the saber. However, he did not have a saber soul.
As long as Xiao Chen brought out his seventy-percentprehended saber soul without holding back, he would be able to suppress his opponent in an instant and end this fight.
However, Xiao Chen did not do sobecause this battle appeared to be too much of a coincidence. No matter how he thought about it, it could not be a coincidence.
The brutal killing continued on the battlefield. The strengths of both sides were roughly on par.
The two half-step Martial Emperors, leaders of their respective teams, showed no signs of finishing their fight any time soon. This battle could only continue until one side died.
Amid the sounds of fighting, cultivators fell one after another. The middle-aged couple and the Huge Elephant Race man on Xiao Chens side died.
A simr number of people died on the other side as well. The long battle still showed no signs ofing to an end.
Pu ci!
Amid shouting, Dugu Ao and his opponent bothnded a fatal blow on each other at the same time, resulting in the unfortunate situation of both sides going down together.
Watching his opponent fall to the ground, Dugu Ao revealed a bitter smile on his pale face. Death is good as well. Ive had enough of these days.
After saying that, Dugu Ao copsed to the ground.
The bald Wu Ke, who was fighting with Yang Kai, suddenly said, It is time to end this.
Yang Kai nodded, and then his figure shed as he suddenly attacked the straw-caped old man, who had defeated his opponent right at this moment.
The straw-caped old man had just released his bated breath. Before he could react, Yang Kai chopped his head off with a sword.
Yang Kai unleashed his full strength as a half-step Martial Emperor as he moved quickly. He killed one person with each swing of his sword, easily ying the Silver Shark Race woman and the Venom Spider Race woman, who were severely injured and whose Law Energy was nearly exhausted.
The two women were caught off guard and died at Yang Kais hand without knowing what happened.
On the other side, Wu Ke moved equally fast, killing the people of his group who still remained.
This sudden change happened without any warning. It was surprising, but also not unexpected.
Pu ci!
The ck-robed desman currently fighting with Xiao Chen did not react in time before a bowl-sized hole appeared in his chest. Without needing to guess, the one who attacked was naturally the bald Wu Ke, the half-step Martial Emperor with the snake tattoo on his head.
Subduing Dragon Profound sh!
The instant the two half-step Martial Emperors starting killing others, Xiao Chen, who had kept his guard up, quietly started circting his energy for his own Profound Martial Technique.
Dragon images flew around, and a resplendent azure saber light lit up his de.
Xiao Chen held his saber with both hands and brought out his seventy-percentprehended saber soul. It was like he had grown eyes at the back of his head as he sent out a saber strike with considerable force.
Dang!
The sound of a saber and sword shing rang out. Xiao Chens saber strike, which he had been preparing for a while already, forced back Yang Kai, who had easily killed three people in quick session, by three steps.
On the opposite side, Wu Ke was very surprised as well. After he exploded the ck-robed desman with one punch, he red at Xiao Chen with his left eye.
The ck snake tattoo that ovepped with his eye suddenly swelled, bing a real snake. Its body continuously erged as it charged over to bite Xiao Chen.
This move was extremely sinister, aiming for the moment Xiao Chen pulled back his saber and turned his back to Wu Ke. It was aimed at Xiao Chens blind spot to catch him off guard.
However, Wu Ke was not the only one with a tamed beast. Xiao Chen had one too.
A squawk rang out as Little Yellow Feather rushed out of Xiao Chens Immortal Spirit Ring. It spread its wings and flew, instantly entering into a berserk state. All its feathers shed gold, radiating a dazzling light.
Little Yellow Feather grabbed and dug its ws deep into the flesh of this ck snake, causing the ck snake to cry out in pain. Then, the ck snake changed targets, turning its head to try and bite Little Yellow Feather.
Pu ci!
Little Yellow Feather opened its beak and spat a stream of dense Sr True me on the ck snakes body.
The ck snake immediately wailed in pain, writhing on the ground without pause, apparently in extreme agony.
Xiao Chen seized this opportunity with both arms and opened up a distance between himself and Yang Kai as well as Wu Ke. As he hovered in the air close to a wall, he eyed the two coldly.
In a mere few breaths, everyone else in this burial ground died, leaving only the three.
Such a result was truly unexpected.
That mountain-like pile of Essence Stones glittered, looking very tempting. Then, Xiao Chen looked at the bleeding corpses beside it. The saying people died for wealth was entirely true.
Xiao Chen said indifferently, The two of you really yed a good trick. This Xiao is truly in awe. Although the dragon grave is dangerous, in the end, it is not as dangerous as the human heart.
By now, he had already rified all his doubts.
Wu Ke and Yang Kai probably discovered this dragon grave together. However, due to this Eight Star dragon grave being too dangerous, they needed to find some dupes. Otherwise, they would not be able to enter the burial grounds safely.
The two of them probably had Secret Treasures that allowed them tomunicate with each other. After that, the two formed two teams and made these teams coincidentally meet each other in the burial ground.
With the allure of so many treasures, the two teams would definitely fight a huge battle to the end.
This battle happened to give Yang Kai and Wu Ke a chance to deal with everyone easily. Naturally, the fewer people there were, the better it was for splitting the treasures.
Wu Ke eliminated the Sr True me from the ck snakes abdomen and stood beside Yang Kai. Then, he looked at Xiao Chen and said, The ones that should be in awe are the two of us. Despite facing so many treasures, you can still maintain your calm. This is not something that we can aplish.
Yang Kai smiled and said, Little Friend, before you die, do you have anything you want to say?
Two half-step Martial Emperors facing one Great Perfection quasi-Emperorno matter how they looked at this, this was a sure victory. Although they were surprised at Xiao Chens strength and mental state, Yang Kai did not think that Xiao Chen could do anything against two half-step Martial Emperors.
You can do your best and try, see who benefits at the end after we go through a life-and-death struggle.
Yang Kais and Wu Kes expressions changed at the same time. After some thought, they suddenly felt that Xiao Chens words had some deeper meaning.
What do you mean?
Xiao Chen shouted, What do I mean? Are you still not going toe out? Or are you waiting for me to flush you out?
There is still someone else alive!
This thought startled Yang Kai and Wu Ke. Who was it that could hide deeply enough to trick even the two of them? Or was Xiao Chen purposely trying to trick them?
The youth of today dont know how to respect their elders anymore. This old man just wants to lie here peacefully. Why the need to reveal me?
A long, drawn-out sigh sounded, and a head popped out of the headless corpse of the straw-caped old man.
When the two half-step Martial Emperors looked at the head that Yang Kai chopped off earlier, they realized that it already turned into a pile of mud and returned to the ground.
The straw-caped old man stood up, startling both Yang Kai and Wu Ke. This old man was the true sly old fox.
Chapter 1195: One Cannot Be Too Greedy
Chapter 1195: One Cannot Be Too Greedy
The one that both Yang Kai and Wu Ke were the most worried about was the straw-caped old man. The old mansbat prowess was no weaker than theirs. Hence, Yang Kai targeted him first. Unexpectedly, the old man managed to trick Yang Kai and survived.
If the two half-step Martial Emperors fought with Xiao Chen, the one to benefit in the end would be this old man. Perhaps all the treasures would end up in the old mans hands if that happened.
Thinking of this, Yang Kai and Wu Ke could not help feeling a chill down their spine.
You really hid yourself well! Yang Kai said through clenched teeth.
The straw-caped old man smiled and said, This old man already lived for more than eight hundred years. What kind of tricks have I not seen before? You are still far from being able to scheme against me. Do you think that I did not notice the small actions you took tomunicate with the baldy in secret?
Then, the straw-caped old man changed the topic, saying indifferently, However, this is fine as well. There are now much fewer people. There will be more to go around. It is best for one to not be too greedy. Young man, dont you agree?
The meaning in the old mans words was clear without having it pointed out.
The old man meant for them to stop here and not think about fighting anymore. If the two did not listen, he would stand on Xiao Chens side and go down together with the two. No one would be able to benefit at all.
Yang Kai and Wu Ke exchanged nces as they quickly discussed the pros and cons.
Given Xiao Chens and the straw-caped old mans strength, if they worked together, they would surely be able to kill Yang Kai or Wu Ke, who would definitely suffer tremendous losses by continuing alone.
The two quickly came to a decision. Yang Kai squeezed out a smile and said, What senior is saying is that one cannot be too greedy. In that case, we should begin the split now.
Wait a moment, Xiao Chen said suddenly.
After that, Xiao Chen walked over to Dugu Aos corpse step by step. Dugu Ao had stopped breathing, and his corpse was cold already.
The others did not know what Xiao Chen was going to do. They only saw him cut his hand with his saber and let his blood drip into Dugu Aos mouth.
As the blood slowly seeped into Dugu Aos mouth, his paleplexion slowly turned reddish. In the end, his body showed signs of life.
Dugu Ao was a mixed-blood between a human and a Blood Demon, simr to the Blood Sword Sovereign from fifty thousand years ago.
Blood Demons lived for very long and would not die easily. If they had not lost their lifeforce for long, they could be revived with blood.
This was especially so for Dugu Ao. Xiao Chen had been watching him all along. This person was rather special. Even at the final critical moment when fighting his opponent, he did not use the abilities that came from his Blood Demon bloodline.
For some reason, Dugu Ao seemed to prefer to die than use the Blood Demons bloodline. Xiao Chen could not be bothered with his back story and just wanted to save this person. He felt that it would be such a pity for this person to die.
Saving him was just something convenient to do; Xiao Chen did not lose anything.
Whoosh!
Suddenly, Dugu Ao opened his eyes. His eyes appeared scarlet, containing an uncontroble bloodthirst.
Die! Dugu Ao shouted coldly as he raised his palm, sending an attack towards Xiao Chens chest.
What a fast speed!
When Dugu Ao shot out his palm, it was like a sharp knife. It was so fast that there was no wind at all, as if it would pierce through Xiao Chens chest and dig out his heart.
Dugu Ao seemed even faster than before he was injured. Fortunately, Xiao Chens hand was rather close to him.
At the critical moment, Xiao Chen quickly caught Dugu Aos hand ahead of the blow and pressed on his wrist.
The knife-like palm stopped one centimeter away from Xiao Chens chest, unable to go further.
Little Yellow Feather, who was circling in the air, quickly flew over like a beam of light. It spread its wings out and screeched loudly as it red at Dugu Ao. The mes in its mouth looked like they would spew out at any moment.
Xiao Chen knew that Dugu Ao attacked while under the control of his bloodlust, so he did not take this to heart. He only suppressed Dugu Ao and waited for him to recover gradually.
This fellow!
Upon seeing Xiao Chen revive Dugu Ao, an unhappy light shed in the eyes of Yang Kai, Wu Ke, and that straw-caped old man.
The reason was none other having to split the treasure with one more person in the party.
The scarlet light in Dugu Aos eyes slowly receded as that uncontroble bloodlust disappeared. When hepletely regained his calm and saw Xiao Chens posture, he was somewhat stunned.
After a while, Dugu Ao said, I owe you a favor.
Favors were the hardest to rue and the hardest to pay back.
In this world of cultivators, everyone had their own pride. A favor was extremely serious. Even a cultivator with a terrible reputation would honor such words.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly and did not say anything more. This was just a matter of convenience; it was pretty good to earn a favor like this.
Xiao Chen let go of Dugu Aos hand and stopped restraining him. After Dugu Ao got up and saw Yang Kai and Wu Ke standing beside each other, the straw-caped old man, and the corpses that littered the burial ground, he more or less guessed what happened after he died.
The straw-caped old man looked at Xiao Chen and said with a cold smile, Unexpectedly, Little Brother still has a pure and innocent heart. However, this world is filled with white-eyed wolves. In the future, you might get bitten by a white-eyed wolf. I hope you dont regret what you did today.
[Note: White-eyed wolf means thankless wretch.]
Dugu Aos expression immediately froze, and a murderous intent shed in his eyes.
Xiao Chen said indifferently, Is Old Sir referring to yourself? I think you must be referring to yourself. If you are not a white-eyed wolf, how could you live to more than eight hundred years old as a quasi-Emperor? If you are not a white-eyed wolf, how could you fear death so much that you do not dare to undergo your Great Tribtion of wind and fire?
White-eyed wolves may be very repulsive, but if one uses the existence of white-eyed wolves in the world as an excuse to be a white-eyed wolf, that is more abominable.
Xiao Chens words stabbed into this straw-caped old mans heart like a knife, touching on the thing that he was the most sensitive about.
Even with the self-restraint that the old man cultivated after eight hundred years, his lips could not help trembling as he shouted lividly, You are seeking death!
The straw-caped old man released all his aura, putting his horrifying cultivation on full disy. An oppressive aura like that of a mountain pressed down on Xiao Chen.
Together with his aura, the old man quickly swung his fishing pole. The fish hook that was covered in barbs silently flew towards Xiao Chens throat.
Xiao Chens reaction was lightning fast. He pointed to the air, and his fingertip gave off a cold light, which crushed the seemingly insignificant but fatal fish hook into powder.
An icy light shed in the straw-caped old mans eyes. He pushed off the ground and threw a palm strike at Xiao Chen.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
With this one palm strike, the straw-caped old man brought out his dense and vast cultivation to its fullest. His aura did not lose out to a half-step Martial Emperors at all.
Such a scene caused Yang Kai and Wu Ke to think to themselves, Fortunately, we did not make a move on Xiao Chen earlier.
It looked like with this straw-caped old mans strength, he would have no problem instantly inflicting severe injuries on them with a sneak attack.
Since you want to y for real, I will apany you.
Xiao Chen stabbed the Lunar Shadow Saber into the ground. Then, he raised his hand and executed the Thousand Year Death. Multiflora roses drifted about, and a scarlet moon soared into the air.
Every flower petal contained Xiao Chens grief and worries. The force in the palm strike was unending, chained together. It spoke only of worry and nothing of joy.
Bang!
The two palm strikes shed. Using the superiority of his Martial Technique, Xiao Chen drew even with the straw-caped old man, whose cultivation far surpassed his.
This oue shocked the straw-caped old man. Then, Xiao Chens state of grief silently prated his heart.
Scenes of cruel memories from his long life quickly shed in his mind.
Unexpectedly, the straw-caped old man with the more vigorous and denser Law Energy was the first to pull back in this sh of palm strikes. After finding his footing, the old man no longer dared to make a move casually.
This fellow is also someone not easy to deal with!
Xiao Chens Thousand Year Death alsopletely revealed his strength. Now, Yang Kai and Wu Ke no longer underestimated him.
Never mind. So many people died already. There is no need to fight each other anymore. Lets split this pile of treasures first.
Yang Kai, who orchestrated this tragic scene, became the peacemaker and spoke such grandiose words.
Xiao Chen scattered his Martial Technique and gripped his Lunar Shadow Saber once again. Then, he nced coldly at the straw-caped old man and held his silence. Given a way out of the embarrassing situation, the old man did not linger on this and turned calm once again.
The group now divided the spoils. The twenty-five thousand Essence Stones were divided equally into five, so Xiao Chen obtained five thousand Essence Stones.
For some reason, Dugu Ao directly gave his share to Xiao Chen without saying anything, not taking a single Essence Stone.
This action upset Yang Kai and Wu Ke greatly. However, this was not a good time to fall out with Xiao Chen.
If Yang Kai and Wu Ke attacked Xiao Chen and Dugu Ao, they might end up paying a price for it. For the sake of self-preservation, the straw-caped old man would definitely not let Yang Kai and Wu Ke seed. No matter how they looked at it, there was still no chance.
As for thetter Dragon Race Secret Treasures, Dugu Ao also gave his share to Xiao Chen.
As for theplete set of True Dragon bones, since no one trusted each other, no one was willing to let another take custody of it and split the profits after selling it. Thus, they could only divvy up the bones here, and everyone got a share.
As a result, Xiao Chen obtained ten thousand Essence Stones, eight Dragon Race peak-quality King Grade Secret Treasures, and one share of True Dragon remains.
Xiao Chen was the one with the most gains on this trip. Earlier, he also managed to gather one hundred Dragon Blood Flowers, a huge gain.
Despite all of Yang Kais and Wu Kes schemes, their gains were not as much as Xiao Chens. This made them feel extremely frustrated, but they could not do anything about it.
You all can probably tell that although this is a burial ground, the master of the dragon grave is not buried here. There should be even more chances to profit further on. Shall we work together and explore the deeper parts of this dragon grave? the somewhat dissatisfied Yang Kai suggested.
With the slyness gained from experience, the straw-caped old man maintained an expressionless face and did not respond. Clearly, he was waiting for Xiao Chen to say something. If Xiao Chen did not agree to go, the straw-caped old man would absolutely not travel with these two half-step Martial Emperors.
Xiao Chen thought to himself, This dragon grave is definitely extraordinary. The peak killing move that the Azure Emperor left behind is the best proof of this.
Rationality told Xiao Chen that it was best to withdraw while things were going well.
However, the curiosity in his heart was simply too hard to extinguish. What situation could prompt the Azure Emperor to leave behind a killing move and then leave silently?
If Xiao Chen just left, he would not be able to unravel this mystery for a long time. Just thinking about remaining in suspense made him regret it.
Fortunately, Xiao Chen had never been a wishy-washy person. He quickly came to a decision and said, It is fine to go and take a look.
There were some things that if one did not make clear, one could not be at peace. Xiao Chen knew himself well. If he did not go and take a look, he could not let the matter rest.
Chapter 1196: The Final Winner
Chapter 1196: The Final Winner
Dugu Ao said indifferently, I do not have an opinion.
Yang Kai looked towards the straw-caped old man. Since Xiao Chen and Dugu Ao already agreed, the old man naturally did not object.
Good. I just knew that everyone would not be satisfied with just this much gains. This is an Eight Star dragon grave. How can we go back with so little?
Yang Kai smiled happily to himself and led the way out of the burial ground. The others quickly followed behind.
After passing through the burial ground, the group continued to delve deeper into the vast andplicated cave system.
The farther in the group went, the denser the Demonic Qi became. The initially indistinct and illusory Demonic Qi was already visible with the naked eye here.
As the strands of Demonic Qi lingered in the air, they writhed about like snakes, appearing extremely strange.
The entire group found them somewhat grotesque. Yang Kai showed a cautious expression. Now, he rather regretted his suggestion to explore further.
Aside from finding the remains of the true master of this dragon grave, Yang Kai had made his suggestion to see if he could take advantage of the situation to kill Xiao Chen.
However, things seemed out of Yang Kais control now. The atmosphere was simply too strange. How could there be such dense Demonic Qi in this dragon grave?
Furthermore, this Demonic Qi was extremely pure. If there were any Demon cultivators from the Deep Abyss Demonic World or a Demon mixed-blood here, they would definitely enjoy this ce a lot.
To such cultivators, this was a utopia for cultivating.
However, Xiao Chen discovered that Dugu Ao disyed a somewhat unsightly expression. In the first ce, Dugu Ao was very sensitive to Demonic Qi. Although Demon mixed-bloods would enjoy the Demonic Qi, it seemed like Dugu Ao was loathe toe into contact with it.
Xiao Chen recalled how Dugu Ao was not willing to use the abilities that came from the Blood Demon bloodline. There had to be a story behind this.
However, Xiao Chen could not be bothered with what it was, nor was he nosy enough to inquire into it.
The thing that concerned Xiao Chen the most was whaty in the depths of this dragon grave.
The journey ahead was unexpectedly calm. Due to the age of the restrictions and traps, the group easily broke them. The excursion could be said to be peaceful with no surprises.
There were many forks in the road. However, they did not need to worry about getting lost. They simply chose the fork with the densest Demonic Qi.
However, towards the end, the five felt their hair stand on end. Even when circting their energies, they found it hard to block the dense Demonic Qi seeping into their bodies.
This was still fine for Dugu Ao. However, the Demonic Qi was like poison when it entered the bodies of the others. After this was over, they would have to spend some time before they could eliminate it.
Lets go!
Yang Kai steeled himself and continued forward. Retreating after getting this far would be too hard to ept.
After passing through a passageway filled with a mist of Demonic Qi, the groups eyes lit up when the visibility suddenly improved.
When everyone saw the scene in front, they gaped in disbelief.
An enormous ck True Dragon skeletony on the vast empty ground before them. The True Dragon skeleton emanated puissant Dragon Might. Even from a distance, the group felt an intense pressure.
Eight thick, heavy chains crossed the back of the remains and firmly locked down the ck skeleton from every direction.
Thick, heavy chains, an enormous ck True Dragon skeleton, and Dragon Might that had not dispersed for millions of years.
The shock that this scene brought to the group was indescribable. One would understand only if they experienced it for themselves.
Eight ming stone pirs surrounded the ck True Dragon skeleton. A set of upright purple dragon bones was tied to the top of each of the stone pirs.
Compared to the enormous ck dragon bones, these eight sets of dragon bones tied to the ming pirs were significantly smaller.
Even so, these eight sets of purple dragon bones were muchrger than the True Dragon bones they obtained at the earlier burial ground. Furthermore, the Dragon Might from these dragon bones had not dispersed yet. Which was better was very clear.
Be it the purple dragon bones on the ming stone pirs, or the enormous ck skeleton tied down by the chains, they all emanated extraordinary auras.
What kind of me is this? To think that it is still burning even after millions of years.
Even with the experience of a half-step Martial Emperor, Yang Kai felt that his knowledge was insufficient; he could not identify what kind of me this was.
Xiao Chen frowned slightly and muttered, This is a Heavenly me.
This was indeed a Heavenly me, simr to the one in Chu Chaoyuns eye. However, the Heavenly me that Chu Chaoyun grasped did not have an Origin me. It was merely form without substance.
However, the mes on these stone pirs were ignited by someone with the Heavenly mes Origin me. Their might was simply iparable.
Xiao Chen thought about the Heavenly mes Origin me sealed in the Azure Dragon Pce. Could it be that the Azure Emperor was the one who kindled these mes?
Upon thinking about it deeply, he concluded it was actually quite possible. There happened to be a Heavenly mes Origin me in the Azure Dragon Pce, and it happened to have been brought over by the Azure Emperor.
What is going on here? Why did the master of this dragon grave lock itself here? Why does it feel like someone sealed the dragon bones on the stone pirs?
Without a doubt, the enormous ck dragon skeleton was the master of this dragon grave. However, why had it locked itself now?
Look therethe decorative item at the very top of that stone pir. Doesnt it look like a sword hilt? the sharp-eyed, straw-caped old man suddenly said.
The top of each stone pir had a smaller stone pir in the middle of it that was about the length of a palm. It happened to be a size that one could grasp with one hand.
If one did not think of a swords handle, the smaller stone pir was unlikely to attract anyones attention. However, once this connection was made, the simrity became pronounced.
Distant Ancient Divine Weapon!
The eyes of the swordsman Yang Kai immediately lit up. Although Wu Ke and the straw-caped old man did not use swords, they understood the value of a Distant Ancient Divine Weapon.
Divine Weapons already equaled Emperor Grade Secret Treasures; they were weapons that were very hard to find. A Divine Weapon could raise a Martial Emperors strength by at least twenty percent.
As for a Distant Ancient Divine Weapon, it could only be stronger than modern Divine Weapons.
Dugu Ao frowned and said, It is best to not mess around with them. I feel that these stone pirs are seals. These eight dragon skeletons and the gigantic dragon skeleton in the center are already no longer those of the Dragon Race. The Demonic Qiing from them is even purer than that of high-ranked Demons.
Given Dugu Aos identity as a Demon mixed-blood, his words were pretty reliable.
Xiao Chen also felt that the Distant Ancient Divine Weapons on these stone pirs should not be moved. So he advised, Lets go back. This ce is too strange. The Azure Emperor must have added the Heavenly me. It is very possible that the original seal could no longer suppress this thing, so he added the Heavenly me.
The other three wavered over their decisions. Given their knowledge and experience, they knew that Xiao Chen and Dugu Ao made sense.
However, the temptation of a Distant Ancient Divine Weapon was simply too great. If they missed this chance, they might never get such a chance again.
Yang Kai, who desired these Divine Weapons the most, said, Perhaps you are all overthinking this. These might just be ordinary True Dragon remains, just like the other dragon graves. They died millions of years ago and are already only skeletons.
Xiao Chen smiled coldly and said, You sure are excellent at reassuring yourself.
After being mocked, Yang Kai felt extremely upset. Disdain appeared in his eyes as he said sullenly, This old man does not need you to lecture me. If there really is any trouble, you dont have to worry about me.
These words sounded extremely irresponsible, but he was right. If the sky fell, there would naturally be someone to deal with it.
As long as Yang Kai grabbed the Distant Ancient Divine Weapon here and fled right away, even if the seal broke in the future, the ones to worry about it would be the Primes and the Sovereign Martial Emperors. It would have nothing to do with a half-step Martial Emperor like him.
Whoosh!
Yang Kais figure shed, and hended on top of one of the stone pirs. There was no Heavenly me there, only some wisps of it in the surroundings.
He bent over carefully and extended his hand to grasp the sword handle.
Seeing Yang Kais action, Xiao Chen and Dugu Ao quickly retreated ten steps, their expressions changing drastically. Greed shed in the eyes of Wu Ke and the straw-caped old man; they did not move back at all.
Obviously, Wu Ke and the straw-caped old man also wanted a Distant Ancient Divine Weapon. If nothing happened after Yang Kai pulled one out, the two would rush over as quickly as possible and pull out the rest of the Distant Ancient Divine Weapons without leaving any behind.
Yang Kai took a deep breath of air beneath everyones gaze. Determination shed in his eyes as he slowly extracted the sword.
As the sword came out gradually, fragments of stone fell off, and the de shone with a brilliant light. A strong and in might spread out. This sword was indeed a Distant Ancient Divine Weapon.
Yang Kai, a swordsman, could not hold back an expression of joy. However, he suppressed his emotions and continued to pull out the sword carefully.
A trace of strong emotion appeared in the eyes of Wu Ke and the straw-caped old man. They looked around, wanting to see if the purple dragon bones bound to the stone pirs made any strange movements.
There were no movements at all. These dragon bones were like ordinary True Dragon bones. There was no sign of life or any strange sound.
Everything was calm and peaceful.
The two released their bated breaths. A cunning look shed in their eyes as they stepped forward. Without waiting for Yang Kai to finish pulling out the sword, they each flew to the top of a stone pir.
Hah!
Compared to Yang Kais caution, the two were hot-headed and did not disy any prudence. They used force to pull, yanking their respective swords out in one go.
The two ended up only slightly slower than Yang Kai. The three of them extracted the Distant Ancient Divine Weapons at nearly the same time. Joy filled their faces.
When the three of them felt the surging energying from the swords, they were iparably ted.
Xiao Chen maintained a calm expression; his emotions did not fluctuate. He kept feeling like something was going to happen.
It was definitely not normal for the situation to be this calm now. The Distant Ancient Divine Weapons were no doubt crucial items in the sealing. After they were gone, there would surely be great changes to the seal.
However, Xiao Chen harbored some doubts in his heart as well. The bound dragon skeletons had already been dead for a long time. It was possible that they were of no threat by now.
No matter what, it was better to be cautious. Thinking of this, Xiao Chen moved his feet, shifting himself back further.
Hahaha! A Distant Ancient Divine Weapon! It really is a Distant Ancient Divine Weapon! With this Distant Ancient Divine Weapon, what is there for me to fear from the Great Tribtion of wind and fire?!
After clearing the Great Tribtion of wind and fire, one would step onto the path to be a Martial Emperor. Now that his dream of several hundred years was within reach, the straw-caped old man entered into a deranged state,ughing maniacally.
Yang Kai nced at Xiao Chen and Dugu Ao, who had distanced themselves far away. Heughed and said, There are still five Distant Ancient Divine Weapons. Are you sure that the two of you dont want them? If you really dont want them, then dont me us for not leaving any for you two.
A tempted look shed in the eyes of both Xiao Chen and Dugu Ao. No one could deny the allure of a Distant Ancient Divine Weapon.
Chapter 1197: Mysterious Purple-Clad Men
Chapter 1197: Mysterious Purple-d Men
The reason why Xiao Chen and Dugu Ao were still here was mainly the presence of the Distant Ancient Divine Weapons.
Watching the three obtain the Distant Ancient Divine Weapons without any harm, Xiao Chen could not help but want to make a move as well. However, rationality won the battle against desire.
It was not time yet. This ce was too strange. The Azure Emperor would not have ced the Heavenly me on the stone pirs for no reason. He also would not have left a powerful killing move on the wall out of sheer boredom, either.
Seeing that Xiao Chen and Dugu Ao did not move, the straw-caped old manughed coldly, You show so much fear for everything. If you still want to take the path of an Emperor like that, it would simply be a joke.
Ka ca!
However, just at this moment, the chains binding the dragon bones on the three stone pirs that had their Divine Weapons pulled out suddenly shattered. The upright dragon skeletons fell to the ground with a tter.
The fallen dragon bones slowly melted and turned into a purple liquid that seeped out of the area epassed by the Heavenly me.
When the purple liquid got out of the range of the Heavenly me, it wriggled and took human form in the air, materializing three figures in purple robes with the Demonic Gods mark.
A light shed in Xiao Chens eyes. Those clothes were clearly the Dark Churchs. He once saw Teng Xiao and the people of the Sky Dome Realms Dark Church wearing them.
There was definitely no mistake!
Run! Without even needing to think, Xiao Chen turned and ran back the way they came from. Dugu Ao was no slower than him, quickly following behind.
What are you?! the three people on top of the stone pirs eximed with some horror when they saw the sudden development that caught them off guard.
The three purple-d figures expressionlessly turned around and looked at the three on the stone pirs. A formless Mental Energy shot out and instantly dazed the three human cultivators.
The three purple-d figures waved their hands, and the Distant Ancient Divine Weapons that Yang Kai, Wu Ke, and the straw-caped old man held immediately struggled free. Then, the swords spun around in the air and chopped off the heads of the three human cultivators at the same time.
This happened extremely fast, in less than half a breath of time. There was simply no time for these three human cultivators to prepare.
Earlier, these three thought that they had obtained the Distant Ancient Divine Weapons and were exceedingly joyful. However, in the blink of an eye, these Distant Ancient Divine Weapons killed them.
Nevertheless, at the very least, these three got to see the might of these Distant Ancient Divine Weapons, proving that they had good eyes.
Unfortunately, if something was not fated to belong to you, it would not in the end. Even if one managed to hold it in ones hands, it would still not be theirs.
Two escaped. One Demon mixed-blood. One human quasi-Emperor.
Very weak. Possible to kill.
Chase!
The three figures spoke using extremely simple words. Their minds were very calm. Even though they had just escaped the seals, they remained remarkably calm, unfazed by anything.
Such a response was logical. After being sealed for millions of years, their mental state probably already became like that of a dead seanothing external could disturb it.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Showing no expressions on their faces, the three purple-d mens figures shed, heading in the direction that Xiao Chen and Dugu Ao fled in, quickly giving chase while holding the Divine Weapons.
The three were outrageously fast, so fast that it would not be an exaggeration to say that they were teleporting.
Although the three could not tear space, they seemed toprehend some of the mysteries of the state of space. Compared to ordinary Movement Techniques, theirs were much more exquisite.
Within fifteen minutes, the three purple-d men saw Xiao Chens and Dugu Aos figures. Without saying a word, they each sent out a sword strike.
Three strands of horrifying sword Qi cut space like it was tofu, tearing out neat ck tears that spread forward continuously.
Xiao Chen took a look and knew that he would not be able to block this with his Martial Techniques. He pushed off space and performed an intricate maneuver, letting the tears from the three strands of sword Qi brush by him.
One of the ck tears flew by very close to Xiao Chens face, silently cutting off some of his fine ck hair and startling him into a cold sweat.
To evade the sword Qi, Xiao Chens and Dugu Aos speed decreased significantly, which allowed the three purple-d men to close the gap bit by bit.
These purple-d men were like the grim reaper. If they managed to get near, the two would definitely die.
Strands of sword Qi flew out, creating many spatial tears and turning the space here chaotic.
The twos lives hung in the bnce. Xiao Chens mind was on extremely high alert. He remained calm and did not give up at all.
As long as the two could reach the stone wall where the Azure Emperor left those words, they had a chance of survival.
Compared to Xiao Chen, Dugu Ao was in an even sorrier state. He was already riddled with wounds from the sword Qi.
The Dragons Gates Azure Emperor was here!
Xiao Chens eyes lit up. He finally saw those cursive words ahead. However, when he looked back, there were eighteen intersecting strands of sword Qi; dodging them was simply impossible.
The three purple-d men moved at an unhurried pace, following them step by step. They looked at the two like the two were already dead.
At the critical moment, Xiao Chen unfurled his Freedom Wings, and his speed increased by twenty percent. He pushed off the ground andnded before the stone wall as the sword Qi streaked over.
Just as Xiao Chen was about to rub away the Azure Emperors words to unleash that powerful killing move, he looked over his shoulder and noticed that the strands of sword Qi were about to swallow up Dugu Ao.
If Xiao Chen materialized the Azure Dragon Battle Armor at this moment and endured the damage from the eighteen strands of sword Qi, he had an eighty percent chance of saving Dugu Ao.
However, if Xiao Chen failed, he would die a miserable death. Even if he managed to save Dugu Ao, he would definitely suffer severe damage.
Save or do not save?
Save or do not save?
This was really a difficult question. Xiao Chen did not have much time. If he kept hesitating, he would not even be able to choose anymore.
Save!
Decisiveness shed in Xiao Chens eyes. Since there was an eighty percent chance, why should he just stand by and watch Dugu Ao die?
Although Xiao Chen was not someone who indiscriminately did good, if he just watched someone he could save die before him without doing anything, it woulde back to haunt him in the future. Guilt would eat away at him; he was not a cold-blooded person. There was no need to cheat himself.
Xiao Chen put away the Freedom Wings and materialized the Azure Dragon Battle Armor. The instant the Battle Armorpletely covered him, he arrived behind Dugu Ao.
Dugu Ao, who was already waiting for death, revealed horror in his eyes when he saw Xiao Chen arrive.
Dugu Ao never expected that at this moment, Xiao Chen would stille and save him.
Just as the eighteen strands of sword Qi was about to envelop Dugu Ao, Xiao Chen picked him up and tossed him ahead. Then, he took on the eighteen strands of sword Qi that could tear space by himself.
When the sword Qi struck Xiao Chens back, this sword Qi, which could tear space, paused for the first time when it met with the Azure Dragon Battle Armor of his Azure Dragon Body Nourishing Arts thirdyer.
Xiao Chen vomited a mouthful of blood as the impact of the eighteen strands of sword Qi sent him flying forward.
Eighteen horrifying wounds appeared on the back of Xiao Chens Azure Dragon Battle Armor. Blood dripped out; the gashes reached the bones.
Using the force from the eighteen strands of sword Qi, Xiao Chen flew forward andnded beside Dugu Ao. Now, hisplexion turned pale.
When the three purple-d men saw this scene, they all looked shaken. Clearly, they were quite startled at Xiao Chens sessful escape.
Even after using the Distant Ancient Divine Weapons to send out strands of strong sword Qi, these purple-d men had failed to chop this person into pieces.
Peak Sage Body, Azure Dragon Battle Armor. No wonder his defense is so strong. However, now, they are just two severely injured people. Even though they survived the earlier attacks, they will still die.
The purple-d person in the middle was slightly stunned, but he recovered.
The extremely weakened Dugu Ao smiled bitterly and said, Unfortunately, I am unable to repay that favor I owe you. You should not have turned back and saved me. Now, youll also hang yourself.
Smiling faintly, Xiao Chen retorted, Just live on properly. You still have to repay the favor that you owe me. I will not casually take action if I am not confident.
Seeing the three purple-d men appear, Xiao Chen made his move. He quickly rubbed off the words that the Azure Emperor left behind on the stone wall.
Boom!
Once he had erased all the words on the stone wall, a figure suddenly leaped out.
That figure was dressed in azure, looking like an angel as he appeared out of nowhere. He was a monarch of a man, exuding a domineering aura. Just the figure alone looked awe-inspiring.
Before the three purple-d men could clearly see this figure, a bright sh of saber light blinded them.
A horrifying killing move quickly followed. Before this saber strike, the space in front shattered into countless pieces like broken ss.
This was truly cutting through space. It destroyed everything within that space.
The instant the three purple-d mens corpses shattered, Xiao Chen vaguely saw three tiny figures resembling Yuanyings trying to flee.
In the end, after space disintegrated and the Yuanyings appeared, the saber Qi swirled, scattering them like smoke, resulting inplete death.
Dugu Ao and Xiao Chen copsed to the ground. When they saw the shattered space in front, they were startled and frightened.
Compared to this saber strike, the sword Qi sent out by the purple-d men had really been nothing.
Destroying space in one strike, this was true power. Furthermore, it was not an attack that relied on the sharpness of a Distant Ancient Divine Weapon to tear through space.
Even if Xiao Chen were ten times more courageous than he was, he would not dare to take this attack.
You knew about it much earlier? Dugu Ao asked as he looked at Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen nodded and replied, I knew the moment I touched those words previously.
As the two spoke, Xiao Chen swallowed a Medicinal Pill for treating wounds. Then, after he circted his energy, he headed for the broken space in front that was slowly mending.
What are you doing?
Checking to make sure they arepletely dead, Xiao Chen replied without even turning his head.
Dugu Ao gaped. He was somewhat astonished at Xiao Chen. How could those purple-d men not be dead after such an attack? Xiao Chen was being a little too cautious.
When Xiao Chen walked over, he took a look. Aside from the three Distant Ancient Divine Weapons lying on the ground, not a single bit of the three purple-d mens bodies remained.
Xiao Chen still could not stop worrying. He closed his eyes and used his Spiritual Sense to scan the area repeatedly, searching carefully. Only after making sure there was no spirit or soul left did he finally rx.
Xiao Chen could not help being cautious. The three tiny figures that he had seen emerging from the three purple-d mens bodies had startled him considerably.
Those figures were too simr to an Immortal Cultivators Yuanying. When he thought about it, he concluded that the three purple-d men must have used the dragon bones to revive themselves after millions of years. Being more cautious was only wise.
Dugu Ao walked over and asked, How is it? Are theypletely dead?
They should bepletely dead.
What should we do with these Distant Ancient Divine Weapons?
We put them back. However they were found previously, we put them back in the very same manner.
Chapter 1198: Dugu Ao’s Favor
Chapter 1198: Dugu Aos Favor
After Xiao Chen finished speaking, he headed for the depths of the dragon grave once again, ignoring Dugu Aos astonishment. After two hours, the two arrived back where the enormous ck skeleton was chained.
Xiao Chen looked at the three headless bodies on the ground and then the Distant Ancient Divine Weapons in his hand. This was a matter that truly made one sigh endlessly.
Desire would always be the greatest enemy of cultivators.
If not for the trial of desire in Ancient Deste Tower, Xiao Chen would probably be among these headless bodies on the ground.
Xiao Chen looked at Dugu Ao, who followed along, and asked, How did you resist the temptation of the Distant Ancient Divine Weapons?
No matter what, Dugu Ao did not seem like the kind of person that could resist the temptation of a Distant Ancient Divine Weapon.
Smiling abashedly, Dugu Ao replied, I cant approach those stone pirs. Those stone pirs have a strong suppressive and sealing effect on cultivators who cultivate Demonic Qi. Although I do not cultivate Demonic Qi, I have half the bloodline of Blood Demons. That is something unavoidable.
Now, Xiao Chen understood. At the same time, this information confirmed his decision to reset the Distant Ancient Divine Weapons.
The seal of this ce definitely locked in some incredible figure. This involved many secrets.
The Dark Church and the Deep Abyss Demonic World, Xiao Chen could only delve into and understand these secrets after he became truly strong.
After Xiao Chen stabbed the three Distant Ancient Divine Weapons back into the pirs, he gave the situation some more thought, then used more force to push even the sword handles into the pirs.
This way, no one would be able to see the swords handles from the outside. Even if someone identally found this ce, without any clear gains, they would not casually mess around with the seal.
Then, Xiao Chen leaped to another stone pir that still had dragon bones tied to it. Using some force, he also pushed the sword handle in.
Ah!
A miserable shriek came from inside the stone pir just then. Xiao Chen smiled faintly. It looked like his idea was effective.
He continued leaping to the other stone pirs and pushing in the exposed sword handles. After that, he jumped down and used a palm strike to copse the cave.
Rocks fell,pletely burying the seal in this ce.
Then, as Xiao Chen and Dugu Ao left, Xiao Chen threw a palm strike with every step,pletely covering up the burial ground.
After the two exited the dragon grave, Xiao Chen sent out a few more palm strikes and blocked up the entrance.
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In the vast Dragon Grave Sea, Xiao Chen and Dugu Ao felt very fatigued as they looked at the calm seawaters from above.
The adventure in the Eight Star dragon grave finally came to an end. They thought back to when they first entered. The team had been grand and made up of many people. However, only Xiao Chen and Dugu Ao emerged.
Even the strong Wu Ke and Yang Kai, as well as the experienced straw-caped old man, all ended up dying in this ce.
Aside from the treasures Xiao Chen gained, this adventure taught Xiao Chen about the viciousness of the human heart in making choices in the face of desire as well as the inferiority of his own strength.
This realization inspired Xiao Chen even more to rush to the Human-Demon Sea to obtain the Thunder Emperors inheritance.
Dugu Ao withdrew his gaze and said his goodbyes while performing a cupped-fist salute. Before he left, he said, Although I am domineering and haughty, I will definitely repay that favor. There are many white-eyed wolves in the world, but I, Dugu Ao, am definitely not one of them. We will meet again in the future!
Xiao Chen sent off Dugu Ao with his eyes, watching him leave. He did not know that within a few years, Dugu Ao would really manage to repay this favor. Furthermore, he would do so in an extremely moving and tragic way.
However, this was a matter of the future. It would certainly not ur to the current Xiao Chen.
As for Dugu Aos favor, Xiao Chen glossed over it with a smile. With his strength, he simply could not think of anything he would need Dugu Aos help with.
Xiao Chen saved Dugu Ao twice only because of his principles. He would have done the same had Dugu Ao been someone else.
If Xiao Chen was sure to lose his life by saving the other party, he would rationally choose to watch from the side and not blindly mess around.
As Xiao Chen looked back at the calm sea, he thought about the people that had headed to the dragon grave with him. Then, he shook his head. After sighing, he brought out the flood dragon war chariot and headed for the Human-Demon Sea.
He sat cross-legged in the war chariot and started to deal with his wounds properly.
If not for those final eighteen strands of sword Qi, Xiao Chen would not have found it difficult to escape the Eight Star dragon grave unharmed.
However, these gashes did not matter, either. As long as he had sufficient time, no matter how severely injured, his physical body could recover within a short period.
Half a dayter, Xiao Chen opened his eyes. The wounds on his back were already mostly healed.
The defense of the thirdyer of the Azure Dragon Body Nourishing Arts Azure Dragon Battle Armor far surpassed his expectations. Furthermore, this was with his having reached only Small Perfection in the Azure Dragon Body Nourishing Arts thirdyer.
Xiao Chen estimated that after materializing the Azure Dragon Battle Armor, his defense should now be able to match Mo Rans iron body. Furthermore, itcked the weakness that Mo Rans had.
His was significantly stronger.
Iron Demons were known as the Demon Race with the strongest defense among the Demon Races in the Deep Abyss Demonic World. The natural advantage of theposition of their bodies together with some Cultivation Techniques allowed their defense to far exceed the other Demon Races.
However, with the flesh and blood of the human race, Xiao Chen could rival the iron bodies of the Iron Demon. If he appeared in the Astral Battlefield, he would definitely stir up a storm.
Inside the war chariot, Xiao Chen counted the gains from the dragon grave once again. There were several thousands of Essence Stones, over a hundred Dragon Blood Flowers, many peak King Grade Secret Treasures, and the True Dragon bones.
With such huge gains, this trip to the Eight Star dragon grave was worth it.
However, his questions about the Eight Star dragon grave would be hard to dispel quickly. What kind of existence was the mysterious Dark Church? To think that such an organization already existed millions of years ago!
This was simply shocking. Even the Sky Dome Realm was no stranger to the Demon Races of the Deep Abyss Demonic World. There were all sorts of detailed records of the high-ranked Demons and the eighteen Demon Monarchs. Such information was readily avable.
Only information about this Dark Church was extremely rare.
Never mind, there is no point thinking about this when I wont be able to figure anything out. Right now, my strength is insufficient. Now is not the time to think about this.
The most important thing right now is to rush to the Human-Demon Sea and obtain the Thunder Emperors inheritance.
After thinking this, Xiao Chen started recalling the information that Ao Jiao gave him about the Human-Demon Sea.
If the oceanic world whererge numbers of cultivators resided were known as ces with rich resources and bustling inds, the Human-Demon Sea was an outlier.
The Spiritual Energy there was very thin, and resources were sparse. However, the number of cultivators there was no less than in the Heavenly Starry Ocean.
The reason was none other than the people living there being Demon mixed-bloods.
The more perfectly evolved Demon mixed-bloods with purer bloodlines looked no different from humans. There were also those with insufficient Demon bloodline purity who did not evolve perfectly. Such mixed-bloods might have hair, scales, or horns.
Most Demon mixed-bloods cultivated Demonic Qi and had brutal natures.
Although there were still various factions and ns, they did not go by human conventions and morals. They did as they pleased, cold-blooded and cruel.
ording to what Ao Jiao said, Thunder Emperor Sang Mus inheritance was on Scorching me Ind, in the northern section of the Human-Demon Sea. It was handed to a good Demon mixed-blood friend of Sang Mu to guard.
The Thunder Emperor once saved this human-Demon Martial Emperor. Naturally, this human-Demon Martial Emperor did not shirk the Thunder Emperors dying request.
The human-Demon Martial Emperor would help the Thunder Emperor take care of the inheritance while he waited for Ao Jiao to bring the inheritor over.
Back then, that human-Demon Martial Emperor was already a Greater Heavenly Martial Emperor. Now that five thousand years had passed, this human-Demon Martial Emperor should already be a Sovereign Martial Emperor.
Xiao Chen was not very sure about the specifics of how a Martial Emperor cultivated and progressed. This was just a casual guess, but he should not be off by much.
Ao Jiao, how well do you know this human-Demon Martial Emperor Su He? It has already been five thousand years. It is really hard to believe that a Greater Heavenly Martial Emperor would be able to endure such loneliness.
The Human-Demon Sea was already before Xiao Chen. However, he felt somewhat nervous. Five thousand years was a long time. He feared that he would not be able to meet this Su He on this trip.
If that was the case, without the key from this Martial Emperor, Xiao Chen would not be able to reach the Thunder Emperors inheritance.
However, Ao Jiao felt extremely confident. She smiled and replied, Dont worry. Ive met this human-Demon Martial Emperor before. Furthermore, you should believe in the Thunder Emperors judgment. There will not be a problem.
With Ao Jiaos definitive answer, Xiao Chen calmed down somewhat.
Half a dayter, he finally stepped into the sea region of the Human-Demon Sea. He put away the flood dragon war chariot andnded on the surface of the sea in a low-profile manner.
What dense Demonic Qi!
Xiao Chen frowned slightly. The instant he set foot on the sea, he felt the abundant Demonic Qi in the air. However, the Spiritual Energy was pitifully sparse.
The Human-Demon Sea indeed lived up to its name. Suddenly, Xiao Chen thought of how Dugu Ao managed to cultivate to where he was using Spiritual Energy under such circumstances. He was truly a genius.
Xiao Chen casuallynded on an ind and rested for one night before rushing on to Scorching me Ind in the northern section of the Human-Demon Sea.
In the northern section of the Human-Demon Sea, Scorching me Ind was an average-sized ind, about simr in size to Xiao Chens conferrednd, Heavenly Star Ind. Su He was the only Martial Emperor on the ind.
The Su n was also the strongest faction on this Scorching me Ind, managing the indsrgest city, Scorching me City.
This was information from five thousand years ago. Even though five thousand years had passed, there should not be many changes. After all, there was a Greater Heavenly Martial Emperor there. He should be more than enough to lord over an average-sized ind.
When Xiao Chen arrived at Scorching me Ind, he headed straight for Scorching me City. He moved as fast as lightning, flying all the way.
Who is it? How dare you barge into Scorching me City!
Just as Xiao Chen was about to reach Scorching me City, two old men with hostile expressions flew out from the city and blocked Xiao Chens way.
The two old men were Great Perfection quasi-Emperors. They should be from the faction ruling the city, which probably detected Xiao Chens strength and did not know what was going on, so it sent two Great Perfection quasi-Emperor experts to check.
This was rather normal. Any big faction would react like that when a strange expert suddenly appeared in their territory, moving around like lightning.
If the faction ruling the city did not even have this basic awareness, they would be close to annihtion.
Xiao Chen did not find the reaction strange. He smiled and said, The two of you, please do not misunderstand. I do not have any malicious intent. I have a question, are the both of you Su n members?
So, it is a friend of the Su n. I was wondering how you could be so arrogant, to not even give any notice whening to Scorching me City, moving about so fearlessly like that.
This response sounded strange to Xiao Chen. Why does the tone not seem right? What happened here? Is the Su n no longer the overlord of Scorching me City?
This ce does not wee you. Scram. Return to where you came from.
The cultivators of the Human-Demon Sea were mostly hot-tempered. They could fall out with just one disagreement. The two old men immediately attacked, each sending out a killing move with overwhelming Demonic Qi at Xiao Chen.
You overestimate yourselves!
Chapter 1199: Unexpected Answer
Chapter 1199: Unexpected Answer
Xiao Chens face sank. He snorted coldly and executed the Thousand Year me with his left hand and the Thousand Year Death with his right. Two bright moons soared into the sky from behind himone scarlet like blood, the other bright like fire.
This formed a wondrous mysterious phenomenon of two moonspeting in brilliance. This attack weed the attacks of the two old men, forcing them to retreat while vomiting blood. Then, the two old men fled in horror.
Xiao Chen did not give chase. He frowned slightly and said, What in the world happened in this city? When I mentioned the Su ns name, I got attacked immediately.
Could it be that something unexpected happened in the past five thousand years?
Did he die?
Xiao Chen quietly entered the city, asked around, and received apletely unexpected answer.
The human-Demon Martial Emperor Su He died five hundred years ago while trying to advance to Sovereign Martial Emperor.
Such an answer truly caught Xiao Chen off guard. This development was even more difficult to deal with than his initial fear of Su He leaving Scorching me Ind.
The Su n, overlord of Scorching me Ind back then, rapidly declined after Su Hes death.
Right now, the Su n was almost at the point of being forced off Scorching me Ind. The factions that the Su n once suppressed now suppressed it, preventing the n from making any progress.
The Su n had already been chased out of Scorching me City long ago. Now, they were based in a city on the northwest side of Scorching me Ind.
Although the Su n was still one of the two major factions of Scorching me Ind, they were in decline. Everyone knew that the Su n would notst for long and would soon be chased off Scorching me Ind by the Wang n.
There was a saying that truly applied here, A man is never happy for a thousand days, and a flower never blooms for a hundred.
Right now, thergest faction on Scorching me Ind was the Wang n. The two old men who tried to stop Xiao Chen from entering the city were inner n elders of the Wang n.
The Wang ns n Head was a half-step Martial Emperor. Aside from him, there were two Consummation quasi-Emperors. In this Scorching me Ind, where there were no Martial Emperors, the title of strongest did not really mean much.
Thank you.
Xiao Chen gave the waiter that told him the information a small reward. Then, he picked up his teacup and entered deep thought.
This was rather problematic. The guardian of the Thunder Emperors inheritance had passed away. He did not know whether Su He passed the key on to his descendants or whether he had the key buried with himself.
Xiao Chen put down the teacup and asked, Ao Jiao, what should we do now?
Ao Jiao, who was within the Immortal Spirit Ring, thought for a moment before answering, Lets go to the Su n first and see. Without the key, I will not be able to open Sang Mus inheritance, either.
I hope everything will go smoothly.
When Xiao Chen stood up and paid the bill, he suddenly felt a strong aura heading in his direction. This strong aura was apanied by the auras of the two old men he injured earlier.
This was a total of one Consummation quasi-Emperor and two Great Perfection quasi-Emperors.
Xiao Chen smiled and said, They really think highly of me.
Xiao Chen no longer feared facing a Consummation quasi-Emperor at all. He was even confident of defeating someone as strong as that straw-caped old man.
However, there was no need to cause too much of amotion for now. He circted the Foundation Returning Art to hide his aura before silently leaving this ce.
Not long after Xiao Chen left, three cultivators appeared at the doors of this teahouse.
The person in the middle had purple hair and scarlet eyes. He did not look old in any way. However, the moment he appeared, the noisy teahouse fell absolutely silent.
This startled the manager of the teahouse. What matter could possibly bring out the Wang ns Supreme Elder? Furthermore, he also had two Great Perfection quasi-Emperors with him.
As of now, the Wang n was like the local tyrant of Scorching me Ind. No one dared to disobey it. Normally, the Wang ns people also acted very arrogantly, but no one dared to offend them, either.
The manager quickly ran over and said with a pandering smile, Senior Wang, what brings you here today?
The purple-haired, middle-aged man did not say anything. Instead, one of the old men whom Xiao Chen injured asked without any pretense, Did you see a white-robed youth? He is not a local and looks rather unique; it should be very easy to recognize him.
Yes, he left not that long ago. Seeing this persons ferocious expression, the manager did not dare to lie.
The expression of Wang Feng, the purple-haired middle-aged man, changed slightly. He said, Are you sure he left?
[Note: This Wang Feng is making his first appearance here. This name was used twice before, once with the same characters and the other with different characters but the same sound.]
He really left just now. This little one does not dare to hide the truth.
Wang Feng muttered, Strange. If he just left, how could hepletely disappear from my perception? I cannot sense such a peak Great Perfection quasi-Emperor at all.
Could it be that this fellow learned some kind of Secret Technique for hiding his aura?
Wang Feng nodded and entered deep thought. After a while, he said, That should be it. This persons strength is rather impressive. Dont casually offend him if there is no reason to.
However, he seems to have some rtion with the Su n. Furthermore, he injured us without even batting an eyelid, one of the old men said carefully.
Wang Feng smiled coldly and said, Ill make some time and personally check this out. If he really is rted to the Su n, I will make sure that he will never leave Scorching me Ind. If not, Ill just give him a warning, and that will do.
The two of you, dont think that by ruling the areas around this Scorching me Ind, you are unparalleled in the world.
After saying that, the purple-haired, scarlet-eyed Wang Feng turned and left with a sh, no longer bothering himself with these two.
The two old men whom Xiao Chen injured earlier nced at each other, feeling upset.
Anyway, Old Wang is personally going to make a move. If this brat is really connected to the Su n, he will die a sorry death.
That is natural. Old Wang is a peak Consummation quasi-Emperor. If a half-step Martial Emperor does not appear, no one is a match for him.
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Scorching me Ind was about the same size as Xiao Chens conferrednd, Heavenly Star Ind, which was the same size as a province in the Tianwu Domain. An ordinary person riding a horse for three months straight would not be able to reach the other end of the ind.
However, this distance was not that problematic to a quasi-Emperor, especially to a demonic genius like Xiao Chen.
At midnight, Xiao Chen used only about eight minutes to travel to a city on the northwest side of Scorching me Ind.
This city was built on deste mountains. It was where the Su n currently had its residence. Compared to the bustle of Scorching me City, it appeared quiet and deserted. No wonder everyone looked dispirited.
It looked like this Su n was indeed reduced to a miserable state and would be forced out of Scorching me Ind soon.
Due to his earlier experience, Xiao Chen continued to circte the Foundation Returning Art this time and moved around silently. Then, he arrived at the City Lords Residence without startling anyone.
At this moment, the great hall of the City Lords Residence was brightly lit. The Su ns n Head and the Su ns elders were all gathered. It looked like they were discussing something.
Without alerting anyone, Xiao Chen silentlynded below the roof. As he looked at the room lit up withnterns, he noticed that all the Su n elders had grave expressions. Hence, he could not help eavesdropping on them.
First Brother, right now, the Wang n is being very overbearing. They have also upied several of our resource inds. We cannot keep going on like this.
The Wang ns people are really too domineering. They are simply forcing us to our death. They not only want to chase us out of Scorching me Ind but also want to upy all of our resource inds. They intend to break off our roots!
First Brother, please make a decision. The ancestral rules can be changed. Right now, the Su n is already in a life-and-death situation. I believe that Ancestor Su He will forgive us.
All the people in the great hall looked at the Su ns n Head, who sat in the middle, with burning gazes. They hoped that he would reach a particr decision.
Xiao Chens Spiritual Sense swept across and discovered a in and simple purple key in the hands of the Su ns n Head. The Su ns n Head showed a conflicted expression like he was in pain.
When seeing this scene, Xiao Chen immediately understood what was going on. After Su He died, he had indeed left the key to his descendant. At the same time, he left his dying will to wait for the Thunder Emperors inheritor to appear.
However, now that the Su n reached a critical point of life and death, these elders wanted to take the Thunder Emperors inheritance. They wanted to use the treasures left by the Thunder Emperor to survive this tribtion and reim the position of Scorching me Inds overlord.
How shameless! How could they steal the things that their benefactor left behind?! Ao Jiao scolded as she flushed red with anger in the Immortal Spirit Ring.
Xiao Chen said calmly, Dont get agitated yet. Lets see what decision the Su ns n Head wille to first.
Xiao Chen was not a bloodthirsty person. However, he would not mind starting a massacre here if the Su ns n Head made the wrong decision.
When the Su ns n Head looked at his eagers brothers in the great hall, his expression turnedplicated.
The Su ns n Head knew that these people missed the days when the Su n was the overlord of Scorching me Ind. They could not endure the suffering and humiliation they were experiencing now. He clearly understood how his brothers felt.
However, this was something that the ancestor passed down. Before the ancestor died, he repeatedly gave instructions about it. Hence, the n Head did not dare to make a rash decision.
Dont mention this matter anymore. The things in there do not belong to our ancestor but the benefactor of the ancestor. If we really take it, how am I to face our ancestor after I die?
After a moment of silence, the Su ns n Head made a decision that disappointed all his brothers.
Congrattions, you made the right choice.
Whoosh!
Xiao Chen nimbly somersaulted and twisted around, suddenly appearing in the Su ns great hall.
Who is it?!
Xiao Chens silent appearance startled the group of people in the great hall. Even though the peak experts of the Su n had all gathered here, they had not detected his presence prior to this.
The Su ns people sized up Xiao Chen and discovered that he was only a peak Great Perfection quasi-Emperor. However, the aura that he gave off put even more horrifying pressure than a half-step Martial Emperors.
The Su ns n Head calmly held up his hand and stopped the flustered elders in the great hall. He looked at Xiao Chen and said, May I ask who you are and why you were listening in on us?
Xiao Chen looked at the purple key on the table and replied calmly, I do not have any malicious intent. The person you are waiting for is me.
The Su ns n Head noticed Xiao Chens gaze and clutched the key tightly in his hand. His expression turned serious as he said, I do not know what you are talking about. I am not waiting for anyone. I think you should be mistaken.
Pretty good. Even at such a moment, he can still remain cautious.
Xiao Chen praised the Su ns n Head in his heart. If the Su ns n Head changed his expression markedly just because of what Xiao Chen said, disying extreme shock and revealing everything, Xiao Chen would have looked down on this n Heads determination.
Haha! You need me to rify this? I am the Thunder Emperors inheritor. The person that Martial Emperor Su He wanted you to wait for is me. That key in your hand is mine.
Right after Xiao Chen spoke, the group of people in the great hall who suggested opening up the Thunder Emperors inheritance all changed their expressions.
Unexpectedly, the descendants of the guardian met with the rightful master of the inheritance, and furthermore, he heard what they said about wanting to take the inheritance for themselves. Their expressions immediately turned intoplicated ones.
Chapter 1200: The Best Proof
Chapter 1200: The Best Proof
Xiao Chen said indifferently, There is no need to be so nervous. I understand your situation. If I were you, I would have such thoughts as well. Furthermore, the n Head made the right decision.
What proof do you have? By now, the Su ns n Head already half believed him.
This was because some of the things that Xiao Chen said was not mentioned in the great hall. For him to be able to state it clearly, it should be correct. However, the Su ns n Head still needed proof. Words were empty.
With me around, is there any need for proof?
Ao Jiaos anger had not dissipated yet when she flew out of the Immortal Spirit Ring with an upset expression.
Seeing Ao Jiaos appearance, the Su ns n Head, who had been calm all the while, finally changed his expression. Then, he took out a painting from his spatial ring andpared it.
Thats right. The ancestor said that you are the best proof. I just needed to see you. The Su ns n Head put away the painting. Then, he waved his hand and said, You all can withdraw first. I need to chat with this little brother alone.
However, the eyes of these people gleamed with the unwillingness to leave.
Withdraw! the Su ns n Head shouted coldly, unable to control the expression on his face.
Plop!
Suddenly, an elder knelt and said, Little Brother, since you are the inheritor of this esteemed expert, you must be an outstanding talent of this great age. When you obtain the Thunder Emperors inheritance, please help our Su n out.
Please help our Su n. These past years have been very difficult. The people from the Wang n have driven us into a miserable state.
Xiao Chen reached out and pulled the person who knelt back up with some force.
Your Su n has guarded the Thunder Emperors inheritance for more than five thousand years. Since I am here already, I naturally will do what I can to help. Xiao Chen had his standards. Before he arrived, he already made up his mind to do what he could to help the Su n.
There was only one half-step Martial Emperor in the Wang n. To Xiao Chen, defeating him was not impossible.
However, killing this person was not quite worth exposing all his trump cards. The best result was for the other party to back off after realizing the difficulty, for them to leave the Su n a ce to establish themselves and not force them into dire straits by snatching their resource inds.
Doing this would already be sufficient to repay this favor. After all, it was the Su ns ancestor who owed the Thunder Emperor first back then. So, by rights, Xiao Chen did not owe them anything.
Young Master, many thanks.
After getting Xiao Chens promise, the elders revealed expressions of joy and left one after another.
However, the Su ns n Head did not show much joy when Xiao Chen agreed so straightforwardly. Instead, his eyes betrayed some worry.
Lord n Head, whats wrong? Do you think that I am boasting?
The Su ns n Head recovered his wits and replied, I do not dare to. Although I am not very strong, I still have good eyes. Given Young Masters strength, regr Consummation quasi-Emperors should not be a match for Young Master.
However, the Wang n is a n with a half-step Martial Emperor after all. Even if Young Master obtains the Thunder Emperors inheritance, your strength will not soar that greatly over a short period of time. My brothers way of thinking is too simple.
Xiao Chens eyes lit up. The n Head of this Su n was indeed rather smart and had good eyes. No wonder after the Martial Emperor Su He died, the n Head could still maintain the Su n for five hundred years.
However, as of now, even without going into the Thunder Emperors inheritance, he would not fear any quasi-Emperor and could achieve a draw at the very least.
If Xiao Chen used his Sr Plume Feather, he could kill this half-step Martial Emperor easily.
Ao Jiao, who was beside Xiao Chen, answered for him, Lord n Head is indeed sensitive to the finest detail. However, there is no need for you to overthink this. Xiao Chen naturally has his ways of dealing with this. Just pass me the key, and I will bring him over tomorrow.
The Su ns n Headughed for a while but did not say anything in the end. Then, he handed the key to Ao Jiao.
Xiao Chens anxious heart finally calmed down. Although there were some surprises and setbacks, he managed to resolve this Thunder Emperors inheritance smoothly.
Xiao Chen was not too interested in the other things that the Thunder Emperor left behind. After all, the Thunder Emperor used swords while Xiao Chen used sabers. The number of items useful for him would be limited.
However, he needed to obtain thepletely extinct Death Fruit at all costs.
During the trip to the Eight Star dragon grave, Xiao Chen got to thoroughly feel the insignificance of his strength. Now, he felt an extreme urgency to advance to Martial Emperor.
The most realistic hurdle for Xiao Chen right now was Consummation quasi-Emperor. He needed to clear this stage as soon as possible.
Xiao Chen set a time limit of two months for himself. Within two months, he needed to condense a Heart of an Emperor, reaching Consummation quasi-Emperor.
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The night was as cool as water.
The Su ns n Head arranged arge and quiet residence for Xiao Chen within the City Lords Residence.
Inside the quiet courtyard, Xiao Chen did not go to sleep. Instead, he closed his eyes and focused on the Medial Grade Profound Martial Technique that he obtained, Thousand Year Hegemony Establishment.
After more than a month of reading and trying to understand it, Xiao Chen had gained someprehension of this Medial Grade Profound Martial Technique. Now, he was confident enough to execute it.
Thousand Year Hegemony Establishment. Ignoring its highest state, which was connected to the mysteries of timesomething too distant for Xiao Chenjust based on the words, this was a Saber Technique that was extremely domineering. The word hegemony referred to the dominance of a king.
If Xuanyuan Zhantian, who cultivated the state of kingship, tried to learn this move, he should be able to do so with less effort and greater effect.
Although Xiao Chen did notprehend the state of kingship, his kingly dominance did not lose out to those who did.
Be it the Sky Dome Realms Five Nation Youth Competition, where Xiao Chen reached the peak and became the bearer of the Sky Dome Realms Lucka King Grade True Dragonor the startling battles with the various outstanding talents after arriving at the Kunlun Realm, he gained victory in every one of them.
Xiao Chen sessfully swept through the entire younger generation of the Kunlun Continent. Then, he defeated the various outstanding talents of the Heavenly Starry Ocean with one move each. Along the way, he umted a strong aura and the iparable domineering air of a king.
If not for Xiao Chens strong aura and intangible domineering air of a king, he would not have been able to make all the Su n elders submit with just his peak Great Perfection quasi-Emperor cultivation.
After a long time, Xiao Chen opened his eyes. This pair of eyes shone with a dazzling light in the dark night. If anyone saw it, they would find it even more dazzling than the sun.
In this instant, Xiao Chens body emanated a boundless domineering air. The moment he opened his eyes, the strong domineering air of a king made the dark night submit.
Spirit, Qi, and mind were all present. Xiao Chen followed his feelings and hacked with his saber, executing the Thousand Year Hegemony Establishment, which overshadowed this boundless dark night.
For this one night, Xiao Chen kept executing this Thousand Year Hegemony Establishment. Of course, he did not use that much Law Energy.
Otherwise, there would be too big amotionone so big that the strong experts of the entire ind would able to feel it.
The reason was none other than the domineering air of kingship that this move released being overly unyielding and vigorous. It gave the impression of a king arriving, the sovereign of the night.
Even though Xiao Chen already suppressed the might of this move to the best of his abilities, the strongest person in the City Lords Residence, the Su ns n Head clearly felt it.
What exactly is the background of this person? He is already so strong at such a young age, strong enough to rival the top ten outstanding talents of the Human-Demon Sea.
Thats not right. In terms of talent, the top ten outstanding talents of the Human-Demon Sea are notparable to this white-d youth. The youngest of the top ten outstanding talents is at least forty-odd years old. However, Xiao Chen looks to be thirty at most.
Such a person will bring the Su n either glory or destruction.
I hope that it is the former. Shaking his head, the Su ns n Head stopped trying to sense the situation on Xiao Chens side and entered his room to sleep. However, he was fated to have difficulty sleeping tonight.
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When the sky turned bright as it weed the rising sun, the eastern sky looked purple from the morning mist covering the sky. This sight made one feel like their vitality would surge forever.
Xiao Chen returned his saber to its sheath. After going without sleep throughout the entire night, he circted his energy and had to spit out some turbid Qi before his spirits felt rejuvenated.
The Thunder Emperors inheritancey within an unremarkable mountain range. The key was already in Ao Jiaos hands. She also knew the location, so there was no need to trouble the Su ns n Head.
Xiao Chen could travel alone. After he washed up, he prepared to depart.
Young Master Xiao, there is a major problem. The Wang ns Supreme Elder forced his way over and demanded to see you.
Just at this moment, a manservant of the Su n ran over to Xiao Chens courtyard in a fluster, speaking in a panic.
Was information leaked?
The Wang n had definitely ced spies in the vast City Lords Residence. Xiao Chen had not tried to hide his presence in the City Lords Residence, either. Thus, it was not strange that the Wang ns people found him.
However, it seemed like the Wang n was making a mountain out of a molehill.
Xiao Chen only injured two Great Perfection quasi-Emperors of the Wang n and did not kill them. Perhaps that was just an excuse.
The n Head says to hide first and not go out for now. They will help stall him, the manservant said with some terror in his voice.
Xiao Chen noticed this and wondered why this Su n was so frightened of the Wang n. Just one person came, and the manservant got this scared.
There is no need. Ill go over and take a look.
Dont. The n Head specially instructed that you should not go over, the manservant cried out in shock. However, how could he stop Xiao Chen if Xiao Chen wanted to go over?
Xiao Chen pushed off the ground and leaped around a few times. Then, he arrived on top of a tall building within the City Lords Residence, able to see beyond the city.
Outside the gates, only one person from the Wang n hade. This person had purple hair, scarlet eyes, and was a Consummation quasi-Emperor.
However, this arrival startled the entire upper echelon of the Su n. The n Head led a few quasi-Emperors, who looked very nervous but maintained a tight formation.
Old Brother Su, are you really going to resist me to the end? That person even injured my Wang ns people, and you dare to hide him? Do you really no longer want to remain on Scorching me Ind?
Wang Feng looked coldly at the group of people, speaking in an indifferent tone.
The Su ns n Head said calmly, I think you must be mistaken. The person you are looking for is not in the City Lords Residence.
Still pretending? Haha! I advise you to hand over that person. Otherwise, if I have to grab him myself
You will what? Kill the entire Su n?
This person from the Wang n was just a Consummation quasi-Emperor, and yet he was so arrogant. Xiao Chen could no longer keep watching, so he leaped down and interrupted the other party.
Young Master Xiao, why did youe out yourself? the Su ns n Head asked with some horror.
Wang Feng looked at Xiao Chen, who jumped out on his own. Xiao Chens white clothes, delicate face, and the boundless saber intent in the depths of his eyes matched the description provided by the two injured old men exactly.
You are really brave, Old Brother Su. What else do you have to say for yourselves? Are you going to scram out of Scorching me Ind yourselves this time, or should I make a move to chase you out?
The expressions of the Su n elders all changed drastically, appearing enraged.
Xiao Chen said indifferently, You seem to be unclear of your own situation. I should be the one saying that. Are you going to scram on your own, or should I make a move to chase you away?
Chapter 1201: Yin and Yang Flames Displaying Their Migh
Chapter 1201: Yin and Yang mes Disying Their Migh
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The moment Xiao Chen finished speaking, all the Su n elders were startled. Unexpectedly, Xiao Chen dared to say such arrogant words to a peak Consummation quasi-Emperor.
Young Master Xiao, dont be rash. He is a mixed-blood between humans and Snow Demons. Furthermore, he also has the bloodline of Blood Demons, a mixed-blood of three races. He is no ordinary Consummation quasi-Emperor.
Seeing Xiao Chen behave in such an extreme manner, the Su ns n Head could not help warning him. Even if Xiao Chen intended to fight, he should endure for a while first and wait until after he received the Thunder Emperors inheritance and became stronger. It would not be toote to fight then.
At such a young age, you are already boundlessly arrogant. Let me see how you are going to chase me out, Wang Feng shouted coldly, and the air suddenly turned frigid. He stretched out his hand and made a grabbing motion. The water vapor in the air condensed and froze, forming an ice sword.
Scarlet light shed on Wang Fengs body, shooting forward on the ground and quickly arriving before Xiao Chen. This was the innate Movement Technique of the Blood Demons, Blood Shadow Art, which made Wang Feng looked like he teleported.
Wang Feng ferociously thrust the ice sword towards a fatal spot on Xiao Chens chest. When the sword was only about thirty centimeters away from Xiao Chen, the sword suddenly extended by about twelve centimeters.
This Sword Technique was the very embodiment of strange. It was incredibly strange. The sword in Wang Fengs hand was made of frozen water vapor. He could control its length at will, catching his opponent off guard.
Even if Wang Fengs opponent managed to dodge, the opponent would still be somewhat off bnce and lose the initiative for some time, put in a disadvantaged position.
Although this was the first time Xiao Chen met with such an opponent, his richbat experience told him that he could not retreat.
Once Xiao Chen retreated, his opponent would seize the momentum, takingplete control of the rhythm.
The bone-chillingly cold, sharp sword was soon only two centimeters away from Xiao Chen. Then, the sword suddenly grew another two centimeters, touching his chest.
The more important thing was that Wang Feng did not stop moving. The strange Blood Demon Movement Technique created a long red line on the ground, letting him move as fast as lightning.
The Su ns people gaped, not having expected Wang Feng to be that strong, aiming to kill Xiao Chen the moment he attacked. He was so fast that their thoughts failed to keep up.
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However, something even stranger happened. The scene seemed to freeze. Wang Fengs sword was clearly already touching Xiao Chens chest, but it did not continue any further.
Whats going on? This question appeared in everyones mind. Three seconds was more than sufficient to kill a person ten times over. However, nothing seemed to happen to Xiao Chen.
Probably only Wang Feng, who was facing Xiao Chen, knew the truth. Two mes were spinning around rapidly in Xiao Chens eyesone golden and one white.
The Sr True me and Lunar True me stuck close to the surface of Xiao Chens body, condensing a formless barrier against Wang Fengs strange killing move.
When looking carefully, one would discover that this barrier was not exactly formless. Two different energies were spinning together with the mes in Xiao Chens eyes, chasing each other.
Retreat!
Three seconds had passed, and the ferocious Wang Feng still could not break this wall. He knew that his opportunity was gone. So, he executed the Blood Shadow Art, trying to withdraw quickly.
I was just waiting for you to do that!
When Wang Feng retracted his sword and retreated, the Origin mes of the Sr True me and the Lunar True me in Xiao Chens eyes, which had stored up power all this time, spewed out.
The formless barrier immediately turned into a Taiji Yinyang me Diagram. Yinyang, four divisions, the eight trigrams, and other scenes appeared around the Taiji Yinyang me Diagram, rushing forward in the direction of Xiao Chens gaze.
Bang! The figure of Wang Feng, who already vanished after executing the Blood Shadow Art, popped up, vomiting blood and flying back, forced out by the Taiji Yinyang me Diagram.
A resplendent saber light quickly followed, illuminating the ce. Xiao Chen sent out a Thousand Year Hegemony Establishment, establishing a powerful empiresting for ten thousand years.
City after city materialized behind Xiao Chen, as he drew his treasure saber. Standing above the imperial capital, he was like a sovereign descending. His domineering air of a king surged through the clouds.
The blow struck Wang Feng, who felt like he was getting crushed by a dynasty. All his protective armor shattered, leaving startling wounds on his body.
Ruptures appeared in all of Wang Fengs internal organs, continuously spreading out. The domineering air of a king pressed down on his chest, a suffocating weight.
Thousand Year Hegemony Establishment, who dares topete for the peak?!
Medial Grade Profound Martial Technique! Wang Feng, who was on the ground, eximed with some horror on his face. It was not that he had never seen Medial Grade Profound Martial Techniques before; however, he had never seen a Great Perfection quasi-Emperor who could execute a Medial Grade Profound Martial Technique so familiarly.
Xiao Chen sheathed his saber and said impolitely to him, Scram. Dont let me see you again. And dont use me as your excuse to deal with the Su n. I am the one who injured your people. If you are not happy with that, thene at me. If I discover that you did something to the Su n because of this, for every Su n member that dies, I will kill ten of the Wang n. If you dont believe me, you can give it a try.
Wang Feng looked at Xiao Chens calm appearance. For the first time, he felt defeated before an outstanding young talent.
At this moment, although Wang Feng was still capable of fighting, having seen Xiao Chen execute a Medial Grade Profound Martial Technique without panting or flushing, he no longer had the courage to continue fighting.
Wang Feng struggled back to his feet, wanting to retort ferociously so that he could save face. However, when he saw the cold, murderous intent in Xiao Chens eyes, it startled him.
He had an inexplicable feeling that if he said anything, he would have difficulty leaving afterwards.
Wang Feng red hatefully at Xiao Chen before turning to leave without saying a word.
If one could see the expression Wang Feng made after he turned around, one would be able to guess that this matter would not end like this.
Watching Wang Feng leave in a sorry state, the Su ns people were all somewhat stupefied.
Wang Feng was someone considered to be one of those at the peak in Scorching me Ind. However, Xiao Chen defeated him in two moves, pulling off a clear victory. Wang Feng did not even dare to say a word.
Young Master Xiao, many thanks, the Su ns n Head said with a cupped-fist salute. The words if you are not happy with that, thene at me made him feel very grateful when he heard it.
Xiao Chen reciprocated the cupped-fist salute and said, You are too polite. If the Wang ns half-step Martial Emperores over, you will have to deal with him first and hold on. I will deal with him the moment I return.
Naturally, Xiao Chen did not believe that Wang Feng would swallow this frustration. Wang Feng would definitely get the Wang ns n Head to help him get revenge.
The Su ns n Head said, Just go. There is no need to worry too much about the Wang ns half-step Martial Emperor. He will not dare to mess around casually.
Xiao Chen nced at this person. He believed that the other partys words were true. Otherwise, the Su n would not have been able to remain on the ind for more than five hundred years despite their significant decline.
The Su n definitely still had some trump cards that the Wang n feared, possibly a few favors owed to the Martial Emperor Su He.
Xiao Chen performed another cupped-fist salute and soared into the sky without saying another word. Then, he headed to the mountain range where the Thunder Emperors inheritance was.
First Brother, do you think that he will be able to stop the Wang ns half-step Martial Emperor after hees out?
Some people were filled with hope as they watched Xiao Chen leave, but some felt very nervous.
The Su ns n Head shook his head and replied, That is hard to say. I find this youthpletely unfathomable. Perhaps the strength that he just showed was merely the tip of the iceberg.
The tip of the iceberg?
The others were somewhat dazzled when they heard this. Defeating a Consummation quasi-Emperor was merely the tip of the iceberg. How strong exactly was this white-d youth?
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Xiao Chennded before an ordinary-looking cliff wall in the deste mountain range.
There were at least hundreds, if not thousands, of simr cliff walls in this mountain range. He could not make out anything special about it.
Using geomancy to check only underscored its ordinariness; there was nothing special about it.
Ao Jiao flew out of the Immortal Spirit Ring while holding the purple key. As she looked around, she said, This is the ce.
Xiao Chen looked in front. There was just an ordinary stone wall. If Ao Jiao had not said that this was the entrance to the Thunder Emperors inheritance, he normally would not even give this wall a nce.
All you are seeing is an illusion. Sang Muid a bewildering formation here.
Unexpectedly, it was a bewildering formation. This piqued Xiao Chens interest. What kind of bewildering formation was this? To think it was so exquisite! Even with his strong Mental Energy in the form of Magic Energy, he could not detect it at all.
Xiao Chens sea of consciousness surged as he sent out his Spiritual Sense. In the end, he still could not pick up anything, finding nothing amiss.
Ao Jiao covered her mouth as sheughed, Dont waste your energy. This is a bewildering formation of the ancient Immortal Epoch. Sang Mu managed to set it up only because he had one formation g.
Feeling enlightened, Xiao Chen stopped probing. The Immortal Cultivators of the Immortal Epoch specialized in cultivating Magic Energy. It would be foolish topete with them; that would just be overestimating himself.
Now, Ao Jiao lost her smile, revealing expressions of sadness and reminiscence. After all, this was a sorrowful ce for her.
Now that Ao Jiao came here again after five thousand years, she could not help missing Sang Mu after seeing this, and feeling sad.
When Xiao Chen noticed the look on her face, he consoled her, Dont be too sad. I will definitely investigate the cause of the Thunder Emperors death.
You idiot! That is the very thing that I am worried about, Ao Jiao thought to herself as she looked at Xiao Chen with a helpless expression. Then, she started to break the bewildering formation.
As Ao Jiao formed profound hand seals, her hands gave off a dazzling light. A seven-colored light shot out onto the stone wall.
The stone wall before the two became increasingly faint, turning less solid and gradually bing transparent. When she finished forming the hand seals, the wall vanished.
A red formation g flew into Ao Jiaos hand. Then, she handed it to Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen rejoiced. This was such a powerful formation g. Be it fleeing or using it to deal with a difficult enemy, this would be like a divine item.
Dont overthink this. When Sang Mu obtained that formation g, it was already decrepit. He barely managed to use it. It is probably trash by now.
As Ao Jiao was speaking, the formation g slowly crumbled in Xiao Chens hand, the dust borne away by the wind and vanishing.
Xiao Chen rubbed his nose in embarrassment, responding to this. He just realized that Ao Jiao was teasing him on purpose, so he could not help smiling abashedly.
The stone wall vanished, and the entrance to the Thunder Emperors inheritance revealed its true form. Appearing before Xiao Chen was a tightly shut set of stone doors that looked simple and pristine.
Ao Jiao stepped forward and inserted the purple key into the keyhole. After she turned the key a couple of times, the stone doors parted.
The entrance to the Thunder Emperors inheritance opened towards Xiao Chen.
Holding great anticipation, Xiao Chen took great strides forward. He instantly arrived at a treasure trove. It was filled with treasures, so many that it looked dazzling.
Most of these are Sang Mus war trophies. There are also some treasures that he obtained while exploring historical sites as well as his own cultivation experience and knowledge. Let me think where the Death Fruit that you want is. Its rather messy in here.
Chapter 1202: Innate Thunder Crystal
Chapter 1202: Innate Thunder Crystal
As Ao Jiao walked around the treasure trove, she exined the origins of the various treasures in the Thunder Emperors inheritance as well as tried to recall the location of the Death Fruit.
It had been too long. She could not remember where it was.
However, Xiao Chens attention was currently attracted to the center of the treasure trove, to a purple crystal on a stone tform.
About half the size of a human head, this purple crystal looked too beautiful, like a resplendent diamond. A nimble electric light swam around in the core of the crystal.
That light looked like it was alive. As it shifted forms, it radiated a gentle purple light, intoxicating anyone who looked at it.
This was especially so for a lightning-attributed cultivator like Xiao Chen. He was utterly entranced with just one nce.
It was so fascinating that Xiao Chen did not hear what Ao Jiao said, forgetting his primary purpose ining to this Thunder Emperors inheritancethe Death Fruit.
Xiao Chen asked in somewhat of a hurry, Little Ao Jiao, what is that electric light in that purple crystal?
Ao Jiao, who was looking everywhere for the Death Fruit, demanded somewhat angrily when she heard Xiao Chens question, What are you looking at? Did you hear a single word of what I said just now?
Xiao Chen smiled abashedly and asked, What did you just say?
Ao Jiao could not help feeling angry. The moment they went in, she helped Xiao Chen search for the Death Fruit. In the end, after she had spoken so much, he had not even heard a single word she said.
Seeing something was off with Ao Jiaos expression, he quickly apologized.
That could not be helped. This mysterious purple crystal was too entrancing. Otherwise, Xiao Chen would not have ended up in a state where he was oblivious to what Ao Jiao said.
In reality, Xiao Chen was indeed quite surprised. After obtaining the things in the Dragons Gates Treasure Trove, he had not expected much from the Thunder Emperors inheritance. Furthermore, the Thunder Emperor used swords, while Xiao Chen used sabers. It was hard for there to be any real assistance.
Who could have imagined that the moment Xiao Chen entered the Thunder Emperors inheritance, he would be entranced with this mysterious purple crystal?
This is an Innate Thunder Crystal. When the will of thunder is fullyprehended and clears the bottleneck of a will, it will manifest as a soul crystal. It will solidify and be a purple crystal. This is one of the indicators that measure a Martial Emperors strength.
Xiao Chen suddenly understood. When a saber soul reached one hundred percentprehension, it would form a Saber Domain. When a will of thunder continued to advance, it would take on a physical form, bing the Innate Thunder Crystal.
The Innate Thunder Crystal and the extrinsic will of thunder were twopletely different levels of profoundness. The disparity in the control of lightning-attributed energy was like the gap between gods and men.
Ao Jiao continued, What you are seeing is Sang Mus Innate Thunder Crystal. It already reached Rank 4 and has formed a thunder soul inside. Of the treasures inside the Thunder Emperors inheritance, it is the most regr.
For normal Martial Emperors, the difficulty ofpletely solidifying their attribute will was like ascending to heaven. Furthermore, it required extremely highprehension ability and fortuitous encounters. Comprehending their will to Consummation did not necessarily mean that one could sessfully solidify it.
However, not only did Sang Mu leave an Innate Thunder Crystal, but it was also one that reached Rank 4 and nurtured a thunder soul. Its value could easily be imagined.
Xiao Chen felt excited. He also cultivated the lightning attribute. Furthermore, his will of thunder already reached Great Perfection long ago. He asked, Ao Jiao, given my current strength, can I absorb the Innate Thunder Crystal that the Thunder Emperor left behind?
Ao Jiao smiled and replied, Naturally, you can. Why else would I bring you to the Thunder Emperors inheritance? However, you cannotpletely refine it at the moment. You will only be able to do so after you advance to Martial Emperor.
After saying that, Ao Jiao stretched out her hand, and the beautiful purple crystal left the stone tform and flew over to her palm. Take this Innate Thunder Crystal into your sea of consciousness and slowly consume it. Remember, do not rush. Otherwise, if it explodes, it can injure your mind. If the damage is severe, you might turn into an idiot.
Ao Jiao handed the Innate Thunder Crystal over to Xiao Chen with a serious expression. After showering him with warnings, she said, Give it a try first. Ill continue searching for the Death Fruit. It has been so many years, so I cant quite recall where it was ced.
Xiao Chens expression turned somewhat grave as he received the Innate Thunder Crystal from Ao Jiaos hand. It was hard to imagine energy like the will of thunder solidifyingpletely.
This utterly surpassed the logic of his previous life, ignoring thews of physics.
The purple Innate Thunder Crystal floated quietly on Xiao Chens palm. Naturally, the more interesting thing was the nimble purple electric light in the crystal.
ording to Ao Jiao, this was a thunder soul. Only when an Innate Thunder Crystal reached Rank 4 would it condense a thunder soul.
An Innate Thunder Crystal that contained a thunder soul was a whole level higher than one without a thunder soul.
Now, Xiao Chen somewhat understood why the Thunder Emperor would immediately go and challenge the Thunder Sovereign when he had just advanced to Sovereign Martial Emperor. Furthermore, the Thunder Emperor lost by only one move.
Logic no longer applied to someone as powerful as that.
Xiao Chen did not dwell on this for now. He looked around the Thunder Emperors inheritance and found a prayer mat. He sat down cross-legged and ced his hands on top of each other with the Innate Thunder Crystal above them.
The will of thunder in Xiao Chens sea of consciousness seemed to have an indescribably intimate connection to the Innate Thunder Crystal. Without him needing to direct it, it already wanted to absorb the Innate Thunder Crystal into the sea of consciousness.
The Innate Thunder Crystal was like a great meal ced before the will of thunder. Rather than feeding the will of thunder, Xiao Chen needed to purposefully restrain its impulse to devour, systematically and slowly absorbing the Innate Thunder Crystal instead.
The beautiful purple crystal slowly floated up. When it reached the same height as Xiao Chens forehead, a strong suction came from his forehead, grabbed the Innate Thunder Crystal, and quickly pulled it into the sea of consciousness.
In the boundlessly vast sea of consciousness, the form of Xiao Chens will, the purple Lightning Talisman, scattered into many purple motes of light with a thought from him.
The purple motes, which looked like stars in the sky, surrounded the Innate Thunder Crystal like moths to a me. They surged over continuously, sticking to the surface of the crystal.
The many purple motes of light were like newborn babies, clinging to the crystal and absorbing the energy greedily.
The entire process of absorbing the Innate Thunder Crystal proceeded very naturally, not needing Xiao Chen to provide much direction. It seemed like an innate ability.
This saved him a lot of effort. All he had to do was control the absorption and stop when he reached his capacity.
As Xiao Chen absorbed the energy in the Innate Thunder Crystal, a purple sheen of electric radiance appeared on the surface of his body. Crackling electric sparks danced in the air of the entire cave.
He could clearly feel the will of thunder that had not advanced in a long time improving rapidly.
In a few breaths of time, his control over the power of lightning strengthened considerably.
It was hard to restrain ones self. The improvement was quite addictive, and not knowing what ones limits were could result in an explosion.
Fortunately, Xiao Chen could maintain his calm. When he felt that he had absorbed enough, he immediately forced the purple motes of light on the Innate Thunder Crystal to scatter.
Stopping required enormous determination. The difficulty involved was like getting an addict to give up taking drugs.
Pu ci!
A light shed on Xiao Chens forehead as he forced out the purple Innate Thunder Crystal. Then, he opened his eyes and took a long breath. When he looked at the Innate Thunder Crystal, he noticed that it had shrunk by only a tiny bit.
If one did not look carefully, one would find it hard to notice such a minuscule change, failing to detect any difference from earlier.
So, I only absorbed so little of it. Xiao Chen carefully put away the Innate Thunder Crystal and muttered to himself, Lets see how much stronger the will of thunder is now.
With a thought, the form of the will of thunder, the purple Lightning Talisman, flew out from his forehead.
Xiao Chen fiddled around with the Lightning Talisman as he held it in his hand. Aside from containing stronger energy, there was something else different about it. However, he could not quite put his finger on what it was.
After a while, his eyes lit up. He finally figured out what was different.
The Lightning Talisman had be more realistic. As the purple Lightning Talismany in Xiao Chens hands, it looked like a talisman and not the condensed form of the will of thunder.
Although it was notparable to the solidified Innate Thunder Crystal, such an improvement was still clear.
Xiao Chen could not help feeling anticipation. If this Lightning Talisman couldpletely solidify in the future, would it have some of the spirituality of that Lightning Talisman in Misleading Fog Lake, achieving some unexpected effect?
Xiao Chen returned the Lightning Talisman to his sea of consciousness. Then, he stood up and felt it.
Although Xiao Chens cultivation did not increase, the improvement in his will of thunder raised hisbat prowess by at least twenty percent. The most obvious effect was the strengthening of the lightning saber souls might.
I found it!
Just at this moment, Ao Jiao let out a joyful cry of pleasant surprise. Xiao Chen arched an eyebrow and quickly rushed over.
As he expected, she had managed to find the Death Fruit that he desired.
This was a mutated fruit that had grown for a long time on Death Qi. With one look, its dense state of death made one very ufortable.
Aside from the Ghost Race and the Corpse Race, both of which specialized in the state of death, no one else would like this aura.
It really is the Death Fruit!
However, right now, when Xiao Chen saw this authentic Death Fruit, his face filled with joy and tion.
Hehe! I did not lie to you, right? I already said that it was here. However, I cannot help you with the Flower of Life. You have to rely on yourself for that.
Xiao Chen carefully put away the Death Fruit and said, There is no need to worry about that. As long as it is not extinct, I am confident of finding it in the Human-Demon Sea.
How would Xiao Chen find it? Of course, he would use resources to exchange for it. He did not believe that he would not be able to find it if he offered ten timesor even a hundred timesits value to exchange for it.
After all, while this Flower of Life was precious, it was not at the level of those iparable divine herbs.
With the Death Fruit in safekeeping, Xiao Chen felt much more rxed in the Thunder Emperors inheritance. Now, he strolled around.
Ao Jiao apanied him, taking on the role of a free tour guide as she exined how the Thunder Emperor obtained each treasure. She spoke of what happened then in great detail, extremely familiar with the events.
In terms of size and number, the treasures here were definitely not asrge or as many as the Dragons Gates Treasure Trove on Heavenly Star Ind.
However, their value was no lesser. The treasures in the Thunder Emperors inheritance was more exquisite, not as mundane as arge amount of ck Astral Coins ormon resources.
These were all peak Secret Treasures, Martial Techniques, Cultivation Techniques, or Medicinal Pills. However, Xiao Chen was not too interested in these things.
Even if there was an Emperor Grade Secret Treasure, he could not use it. He would not be able to wield it as smoothly as the peak King Grade Secret Treasures in his hands.
Chapter 1203: Treasure Sabers, Seven Deadly Sins
Chapter 1203: Treasure Sabers, Seven Deadly Sins
Xiao Chen rather valued the cultivation experience of the Thunder Emperor, which were records that detailed his cultivation after he had reached Martial Emperor.
Martial Emperors already stood at the top of this world. As for information about Martial Emperor, be it the cultivation, their Martial Techniques, or destructive power, others would find it difficult to understand without reaching that cultivation realm and entering that circle.
With the Thunder Emperors cultivation experience, Xiao Chen would get a peek into what the circle of Martial Emperors was like in advance.
However, no matter how disinterested Xiao Chen was, any single item here would fetch an astronomical price at an auction.
As Xiao Chen walked around, he listened to Ao Jiaos exnation. Then, he would nod and sweep the item into his Universe Ring.
This is a set of treasure sabers known as the Seven Deadly Sins. Individually, they are Pride, Envy, Wrath, Sloth, Greed, Gluttony, and Lust. All of them are Divine Weapons. Back then, Sang Mu spent a lot of effort to defeat their original master and obtained this set of sabers.
Not bad. With the seven Divine Weapons together, they are probably as mighty as a Transcendent Divine Weapon. They are truly good items. Ill keep them!
This is a Snow Ginseng King that lived for fifty thousand years. It can allow a Martial Emperor to increase their cultivation by one hundred years worth of cultivating. Back then, Sang Mu snatched this from right under the noses of a group of Sovereign Martial Emperors.
To think that it can even increase the cultivation of Martial Emperors. It is truly deserving of being an herb king! Ill keep it.
This is a Medial Grade Profound Martial Technique. Unfortunately, it is a Sword Technique, so you cannot learn it.
Haha! It is not unfortunate. There are more people in the world using swords than sabers. It can fetch an astronomical price. Ill keep it!
This medallion seemed to be an ancestral keepsake of some Rank 9 sect. Im not sure if this sect still exists or not.
Ancestral keepsake? Then it should not be an ordinary item. Ill keep it.
This is Soul Charming Grass. It is a peak grade divine herb for nourishing the soul. Simrly, it has a high value as well. Hehe! However, you cannot keep this. I want this.
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By the time Ao Jiao finished all her exnations, not a single treasure remained in the cave. Xiao Chen already ced all of them in his Universe Ring.
Although he could not use many of the items now, or even in the future, they were all things that were worth cities. Just one of them would bring in an unimaginable profit.
All of the treasures in the Thunder Emperors inheritance were top-notch. The loss of any one of them would be regrettable.
The items with the greatest practical use for Xiao Chen were naturally the Innate Thunder Crystal and the Death Fruit. The former had near-infinite energy. Even he did not know what its limits were. If he could finish consuming it, how strong would his will of thunder be?
Perhaps he might be able to solidify his will of thunder before he advanced to Martial Emperor, forming his own Innate Thunder Crystal.
As for thetter, its practicality went without saying; it was one of the two items necessary for cultivating the Life and Death Art.
Ao Jiao looked around the empty cave. Then, she sighed somewhat speechlessly. From here on, thergest mark that the Thunder Emperor left on this world would be gone.
Xiao Chen, I would like to stay here for a little longer, Ao Jiao said.
Xiao Chen nodded his head, indicating he understood. There was a saying, when seeing the thing, one thinks of the person. Having returned to this ce, Ao Jiao could not help thinking about the person and matters of the past.
The Innate Thunder Crystalpletely shocked Xiao Chen; he needed to spend some time to properly digest it as well.
As of now, it was very difficult for Xiao Chen to increase his cultivation. Hence, raising hisbat prowess was an exceedingly tough proposition. The Thunder Emperors Innate Thunder Crystal was like coal in winter to Xiao Chen.
As Xiao Chen absorbed the energy in the Innate Thunder Crystal, he familiarized himself with the strengthened might of the lightning saber soul. So he was not bored with nothing to do.
One hourter, Ao Jiao tossed the key into the cave and closed the heavy doors,pletely sealing the Thunder Emperors history behind these stone doors.
As Xiao Chen opened his eyes, he was somewhat at a loss for words. He thought about the time he met the Thunder Emperor. Even so, that was not a true meeting but just a Spiritual Mark that the Thunder Emperor left behind.
However, through this one meeting, Xiao Chen knew what kind of person the Thunder Emperor was. He felt that the Thunder Emperors death was extremely unfortunate.
Xiao Chen swore in his heart to unravel the mystery and find the murderer of the Thunder Emperor one day, to kill that enemy who hid so deeply behind the scenes.
Ao Jiao recovered some of her usual expression, putting on a faint smile. Where to now? Are we going straight to arge merchant association to look for news about the Flower of Life, or are we going to the Su n first?
Xiao Chen did not hesitate to reply, Lets go to the Su n first. It is best to settle the thing that I promised them as soon as possible. I also want to know how far my strength is from a half-step Martial Emperors.
If nothing unexpected happened, Wang Feng would definitely tell the Wang ns half-step Martial Emperor about his bitter experience at the Su n.
Hence, Xiao Chen specially instructed the Su n to try and dy or run around if the half-step Martial Emperor came and not to sh head-on. They were to wait for him to return to deal with this.
The Su ns city was also built on a vast mountain range not too far from the Thunder Emperors inheritance. Without having to spend too much time, Xiao Chen rushed back to the City Lords Residence.
The instant Xiao Chennded, he felt that something was wrong. There was not a single guard at the City Lords Residences entrance. The signboard of the City Lords Residence was also broken into two.
The aura of a heavy battle lingered in the air. Xiao Chens expression changed as he quickly entered. In the end, he discovered that the City Lords Residence was deste.
asionally, he had found bloodstains on the ground. The signs of battle were extremely obvious. However, the fight did not seem to have been too intense as the buildings of the City Lords Residence were still rtively intact.
After searching the entire City Lords Residence, he did not see a single living person. However, there were no corpses, either. It looked extremely strange.
Xiao Chen frowned and entered deep thought. The destruction in the City Lords Residence was not too severe, which meant that the battle did not take long. For the other party to be able to sweep through the entire Su n at such speed, there was only one possibilitythe Wang ns half-step Martial Emperor personally made a move. Aside from that, all the peak experts of the Wang n should have made a move as well.
Looks like I said something that I should not have. I hope that I did not cause any big trouble.
Before Xiao Chen let Wang Feng go, he had said that for every Su n member the Wang n killed, he would kill ten Wang n members.
Perhaps these words angered the other party. In a situation where the other party did not know who Xiao Chen was, he might end up enraged.
This was especially so for the half-step Martial Emperor expert of the Wang n. If he thought Xiao Chen to be a nameless brat of unknown origins, he might even up going to extremes.
You had best not have done anything foolish. I am not someone who jokes around.
Xiao Chens expression turned cold as he gazed at the empty City Lords Residence. After he said that with eyes brimming with murderous intent, he left the City Lords Residence with a sh.
With such argemotion, the ordinary people in the city should know something.
Now, Xiao Chen only wanted to know how the Su n members were doing. Were they dead or alive?
Xiao Chen casually asked a passerby in the city. When the passerby heard Xiao Chens question, his expression changed greatly and appeared cautious.
You are asking about the Su n? How are you rted to them?
Im not rted to the Su n. I am just going to find a friend. However, when I went to the City Lords Residence, I found itpletely empty. Please help me out and tell me what happened.
The expression of that passerby caused Xiao Chens heart to sink. So he took out some ck Astral Coins and handed them over.
The passerbys expression improved after he received the ck Astral Coins. He said, Two days ago, the Wang ns n Head suddenly came out of closed-door cultivation. He led all the elites of the Wang n and marched over to the City Lords Residence. With the strength of a half-step Martial Emperor, he swept through all the experts of the Su n and brought them all to Scorching me City.
Xiao Chen felt somewhat suspicious. He asked, Since the Wang n is so strong, why did they let the Su n continue existing here for so long and not make a move sooner?
There are things that you do not know. The Su ns ancestor, the Martial Emperor Su He, still had a few good friends when he was still alive. Although the Wang n also has some good friends, they did not dare to make things too unsightly. So they only kept pressuring the Su n, trying to make them leave Scorching me Ind on their own volition.
I heard that this time, the Su n invited a helper and injured a Supreme Elder of the Wang n, angering the Wang ns n Head. So the Wang n stopped giving them any face.
Xiao Chen sent this person away and sank into deep thought. The Wang n made a move two days ago. That happened to be when he entered the Thunder Emperors inheritance. The Wang n really acted very fast.
It looks like Wang Feng did not pay any heed to my warning. Does he truly think that Im just a Great Perfection quasi-Emperor?
It looks like I am indeed too benevolent sometimes.
A light shed as Xiao Chen soared into the air. Then, he headed towards Scorching me City, which was in the center of the ind. He unfurled his Freedom Wings and executed the Thunder Dragon Steps, flying at the greatest speed possible.
Xiao Chen was somewhat surprised to find that with the strengthening of his will of thunder, his control of lightning-attributed energy had be smoother.
One step, two steps, three steps
Xiao Chen surpassed his previous limit of twelve steps. Now, he could take fifteen steps in an instant. If he executed the Thunder Dragon Chop after fifteen steps, its might would be significantly increased.
Surpriseyered on surprise. Not only had the Thunder Dragon Steps speed increased but so had the might of the Thunder Dragon Chop.
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Inside Scorching me City:
At thergest za in the city, the Su ns n Head, elders, and disciples were all tied up with ropes and kneeling on the za before the eyes of the many cultivators. They were all severely injured.
Beside every kneeling Su n member was a Wang n member holding arge saber. With just onemand, all the Su n members could be beheaded, dying without aplete corpse.
The Wang ns n Head, Wang Feng, and various Wang n cultivators stood on a tall tform in the za. They all looked down coldly on the group of Su n members from above.
The Wang ns n head, Wang Yang, sat in the middle. His aged face gave off a cold, murderous intent. He did not show any expression on his face, but the might that flowed off him inspired deep fear in anyone who saw him.
With the aura of a half-step Martial Emperor, Wang Yang naturally became the center of attraction just by sitting there.
Wang Yang looked at the Su ns n Head and said, Su Tianyun, you should be very clear on why I never chased down and killed your Su n all these years.
It is not that I, Wang Yang, am not capable. It is that your dead ancestor still has some influence. However, dont think that because of that, I really cannot do anything to you.
Chapter 1204: Startling Saber Intent
Chapter 1204: Startling Saber Intent
Su Tianyun, the Su ns n Head, appeared fatigued, his body riddled with wounds. He begged, I was in the wrong this time. I do not ask for much. How about you give the juniors of my Su n a way to live? Cripple their cultivation and let them be ordinary people. As long as they are alive, it would be enough.
Wang Yang said coldly, Now you know to beg me? It is not that I did not give you a chance. It is just that you did not cherish it. Furthermore, you even got someone to injure several elders of my Wang n.
The more audacious thing is that person said that for every Su n member we kill, he would kill ten of my Wang n. This ispletely ridiculous!
Towards the end, Wang Yangs expression turned angry, and he suddenly stood up.
The strong aura of a half-step Martial Emperor instantly spread out, causing the cultivators who were watching to step back involuntarily.
Today, Im going to kill your entire Su n. Lets see how you are going to take revenge!
The moment Wang Yang said this, all the kneeling Su n members changed their expressions greatly, evincing horror at their impending death.
Su Tianyun clenched his teeth, but he did not show much horror in his eyes; there was only some regret.
The Su ns fall to its current state today had nothing to do with Xiao Chen. He was just the trigger.
Su Tianyun should have seen thising long ago. The favors from his ancestor would notst that long. Tea cooled down after a person left. No matter how glorious his ancestor had been, he was now only a dead person.
[Note: Tea cooled down after a person left refers to the superficiality of human rtionships.]
Furthermore, the Su ns ancestor had already been dead for five hundred years. After the long passage of time, those past rtionships were already no longer reliable.
However, Su Tianyun had not seen that clearly. He had thought that by slowly dragging things out, an opportunity woulde from the new blood, allowing the Su n to be the overlord of Scorching me Ind again.
Unfortunately, such a day did not arrive. Instead, Su Tianyun missed his opportunity to leave, resulting in the capture of his entire n to be killed at will by others.
Actually, Su Tianyun could not be med. If not for trying to fulfill his ancestors promise, he would not have remained on this Scorching me Ind.
As for Su Tianyuns yearning for the n to be the strongest faction, he was much more indifferent about it than the elders of his Su n.
The eyes of the Wang ns n Head, Wang Yang, lit up likenterns as he looked around everywhere like he was waiting for someone to arrive. However, after waiting for a while, no one appeared.
So, Wang Yang withdrew his gaze and made a hand gesture, saying, Do it!
Immediately, all the Wang n members in the za below raised their executioner de. When these desnded, all the Su n members heads would fall to the ground.
The many cultivators standing around watching felt like they could not bear to look. Who could have expected that the Su n, which was once vast and mighty, would fall to such a state today?
Killing Qi spread through the entire za, and several of the Su n descendants could not help choking up and starting to cry.
ng!
Just at this moment, a resonant saber hum came from outside the city. When the sound waves arrived, they brought along a boundlessly strong saber intent, scattering the heavy clouds in the sky.
The sunlight suddenly became twice as bright. All the desmen in the entire za felt that they could not hold on to their sabers. The Wang ns desmen who were prepared to execute the Su n were no exception.
All these sabers shook intensely in harmony with this saber hum. Then, finally, they struggled free and flew into the air.
All sorts of sabers gathered in the sky above the za, buzzing and trembling, creating a shocking scene.
What a strong saber intent! The personing must have a saber soul that is at least fifty percentprehended.
This is an incredible desman. The hum of his saber can shock the thousands of desmen in the za. Truly astonishing!
Could this person be the mysterious desman who injured several of the Wang ns elders?
Instantly, a hugemotion broke out in the za. Everyone looked towards the direction that the saber hum came from, feeling very curious.
The Wang ns n Head seated in the middle of the tall tform showed joy instead of surprise. A heavy murderous intent shed in his eyes.
Whoosh!
A purple electric dragon arrived from the horizon. It was so fast that the physical eye could not catch its movements. Everywhere it passed, a strong saber intent crushed all the sabers in the air into powder.
The moment the electric dragonnded, it turned into a white figure holding a saber. If this was not Xiao Chen, there was no one else it could be.
Xiao Chen pped his hands, and boundless, seemingly chaotic saber Qi moved about the za, cutting the ropes binding the Su n members.
I had been searching for you for two days but to no avail. I thought you were a tortoise hiding in its shell, running away without a trace after obtaining the Thunder Emperors inheritance. Unexpectedly, you dared to appear.
Wang Yang smiled faintly as he said words that surprised Xiao Chen.
To think that Wang Yang also knew about the Thunder Emperors inheritance and even tried toy a trap for Xiao Chen!
Although Xiao Chen was surprised, he did not change his expression, appearing very mysterious. No one could figure out what he was really thinking.
Hand over the Thunder Emperors inheritance, and Ill let you live. Also, I can let this group of Su n trash live.
Wang Yang had heard about the Thunder Emperors inheritance long ago. After all, Martial Emperor Su He remained on Scorching me Ind all the while and five thousand years had passed. Some news of it was bound to leak out.
As the ruler of Scorching me Ind, as long as Wang Yang investigated seriously, he was bound to find some clues and learn the truth behind it.
However, the news that Wang Yang received was that it would not be possible to enter the Thunder Emperors inheritance unless one was the person who was truly the inheritor, even if one got the key from the Su n.
Hence, Wang Yang never tried to obtain the key by force. He also did not hold much hope for the Thunder Emperors inheritance.
Firstly, this piece of meat was too fat; he feared that it would be too much for him to handle. Secondly, it was not easy to enter the Thunder Emperors inheritance.
However, through his spy at the City Lords Residence of the city where the Su n was currently based, Wang Yang already more or less guessed Xiao Chens identity. Since the treasures of the Thunder Emperors inheritance delivered themselves over, naturally he could not miss out on them. The worst case would be him having to give the peak treasures to the faction that supported him.
Xiao Chen said indifferently, Impressive. Youid such a huge trap in order to lure me over. Do you think that you can handle me?
A mocking smile appeared on Wang Yangs face. He said, In the Human-Demon Sea, there is nock of demonic geniuses and outstanding talents that can defeat half-step Martial Emperors as Consummation quasi-Emperors.
However, you are a Great Perfection quasi-Emperor. It is impossible for you to defeat me. I hope you will not make a decision that you will regret.
Xiao Chen ignored Wang Yang, his gaze fixed on Wang Feng standing beside Wang Yang.
Seeing Xiao Chen look over, Wang Feng felt fear from the bottom of his heart as he took a step back. He could not help thinking and cursing in his heart, The n Head is here to protect me. Why am I afraid of this brat?
What are you looking at? Could it be that you still want to kill me? Wang Feng cursed boldly.
Xiao Chen replied indifferently, There is no need to rush to die. It is not your turn yet. Half-step Martial Emperor Wang Yang, do you dare to fight me?!
Xiao Chen stepped forward and red piercingly at Wang Yang. If he wanted to kill Wang Feng, he needed to kill this half-step Martial Emperor first.
As long as the half-step Martial Emperor Wang Yang died, no one in the Wang n would be able to withstand ten moves from Xiao Chen.
The white-robed Xiao Chen faced the calm half-step Martial Emperor. Without being humble or arrogant, he issued his challenge.
You are challenging me? Interesting, receive a move from me first.
Wang Yang put on airs, clearly looking down on Xiao Chen. He did not formally ept Xiao Chens challenge. He did not even bother standing up. He simply threw a palm strike.
Boom!
With this palm strike, a mysterious phenomenon formed behind Wang Yang. A pir of me soared into the sky, instantly igniting half the sky.
This palm strike showed an undoubtedly strong will of fire. Wang Yang truly lived up to his high-ranked Fire Demon bloodline.
When the palm wind swept forward, a heat wave apanied it. The palm wind and heat wavebined into a huge, formless me hand that pressed down like a pile of Heaven Subduing Rocks.
Wang Yang truly lives up to the title of Scorching me Inds strongest overlord. His palm strike is really powerful.
I wonder, where is this white-robed person from? He dares to challenge a half-step Martial Emperor as a Great Perfection quasi-Emperor. He must be tired of living.
He is overestimating himself somewhat. The ten outstanding talents of the Human-Demon Sea can challenge half-step Martial Emperors because they are Consummation quasi-Emperors. This white-robed desman is overconfident.
It seems like since ancient times, few could transcend two cultivation grades to challenge a half-step Martial Emperor.
After seeing Wang Yangs strength, the crowd that was filled with anticipation for Xiao Chen now supported Wang Yang instead. They shook their heads and sighed.
I hope you can continue to put on airs like that! Xiao Chen replied indifferently. He pushed off the ground and unleashed his will of thunder, which almost reached peak Consummation.
Instantly, thunder clouds covered the sky behind Xiao Chen, and deep thunder rumbled. Its vast and majestic aura seemed to overwhelm Wang Yangs burning sky.
This is still not enough. With a thought, Xiao Chen brought out his seventy-percentprehended saber soul. The saber soul and will of thunder merged, forming the puissant lightning saber soul.
Xiao Chen became like a sharp Divine Weapon burning with electricity. As the palm strike approached, he drew his Lunar Shadow Saber.
A brilliant saber light shot out, apanied by lightning tearing through the sky and resounding thunder.
With a shout, Xiao Chen broke Wang Yangs ming palm strike, which possessed an overwhelming aura, with his saber.
Easily and casually. Xiao Chen was no weaker than Wang Yang in terms of aura.
Xiao Chen used the simplest method to silently tell everyone here that Wang Yang did not have the qualification to put on airs before him.
This was like a resounding p on Wang Yangs face. Not only was the white-robed Xiao Chen qualified to fight with him, but he also easily broke the Martial Technique Wang Yang used to test him out.
Kill!
Since this was Xiao Chens first time properly facing a half-step Martial Emperor, he did not hold back at all, unleashing his strong will of thunder and seventy-percentprehended saber soul.
He used his Consummation will of thunder and his seventy-percentprehended saber soul in tandem with his numerous vast, dense, and pure Heavenly Laws.
Xiao Chen did not lose out to Wang Yang in strength at all. Even though Wang Yang was a half-step Martial Emperor, Xiao Chen was not weaker.
As Xiao Chen flew over, his approach startled the Wang n members, prompting them to flee in fear of getting caught up in the shock waves of the big battle.
The st waves from the mes and saber Qi propagated messily. The saved Su n members and the watching cultivators all quickly distanced themselves, going far away from the battlefield.
The seated Wang Yang could no longer maintain his calm and unperturbed appearance when he faced Xiao Chen, who used resplendent and dazzling saber strikes to break his palm winds.
Chapter 1205: Battle between Peaks
Chapter 1205: Battle between Peaks
A pair of ck gloves made of divine material appeared on Wang Yangs hands. Then, he clenched his hands into fists. He shouted as he stood up and threw a punch.
This punch was Wang Yangs best killing move. As he punched, eighteen pirs of fire soared into the sky as if they would shatter it.
However, the punch that Wang Fang ced his hopes on still failed to achieve a suppressive advantage.
Xiao Chen executed Thunder Dragon Chop, taking twelve steps. With each step, a thousand purple electric dragons shot out from under his feet. They bared their fangs and roared endlessly.
By the time he finished taking twelve steps, he had already gathered over ten thousand electric dragons. The grand scene of more than ten thousand dragons soaring suppressed Wang Yang firmly.
As for Wang Yang, he had put on airs since the very beginning, not willing to stand up. When he stood up, he discovered that Xiao Chen had erupted out with great momentum. By then, he already lost the initiative.
Wang Yang had to pay the price for putting on airs.
Bang!
The saber light and fist light shed. Countless cracks immediately bloomed beneath the twos feet, spreading throughout the za and causing it to crumble.
Dust flew everywhere as all the buildings around the za instantly copsed.
Blood leaked out of a corner of Wang Yangs lips. Xiao Chens tyrannical saber strike nted him deep into the ground.
A look of horror shed in Wang Yangs eyes when he discovered that his greatest advantage over Xiao Chen was useless.
Wang Yang did not know what was going on. Xiao Chen, who was only a Great Perfection quasi-Emperor, possessed a peak Consummation will of thunder, even stronger than his own will.
Furthermore, Xiao Chens saber soul reached seventy-percentprehensionwhich was extremely incredible, utterly unimaginable.
Without giving Wang Yang much time to consider, Xiao Chen took advantage of his initiative and sent out another Thousand Year Hegemony Establishment, gaining the upper hand.
Arge number of cities appeared as Xiao Chen stood above the imperial capital. When he swung his saber, he used his domineering air of kingship to materialize a powerful dynasty that hadsted for ten thousand years without falling.
The dynasty in the saber light carried the Luck of a thousand years.
When Xiao Chens will of thunder reached its peak, he had gained newprehensions about this Thousand Year Hegemony Establishment. Every time he executed it, he improvedpared to the previous time.
Within the endless mysterious phenomenon, figure after figure appeared at the imperial capital. They knelt down where they were and cried out loudly, Our emperor, the Azure Dragon King. Long live! Long live! Long live!
[Note: Long live is the English equivalent. The literal trantion would be ten thousand years, ten thousand years, ten thousand ten thousand years. Basically, its a greeting to the emperor, wishing that he would live for ten thousand years. Other people of royalty would get a simr greeting but just one thousand years instead of ten thousand.]
Lasting for all ages, the dynasty never falls. The heart of the king always has a domineering air extant.
What this saber brought out was a lofty mind, a pride surpassing that of various talents, the domineering air of a king. This produced a shocking and suppressive aura.
Even if you are a half-step Martial Emperor, you have to kneel on the ground!
This outstanding domineering saber strike shocked everyone around. No one expected that Xiao Chen could erupt with such a stunning Medial Grade Profound Martial Technique.
It was extremely difficult for a Great Perfection quasi-Emperor to execute a Medial Grade Profound Martial Technique as a killing move.
However, not only could Xiao Chen familiarly execute a Medial Grade Profound Martial Technique, but he even infused hisprehensions, clearly demonstrating that he already reached Small Perfection.
This feat was simply unbelievable. The talent of this white-robed desman was so strong; it was beyond that of a demonic genius.
With this saber strike, Wang Yang, who was already at a disadvantage, no longer had any thoughts of shing. Now, hepletely focused on defense.
He moved his vast Law Energy resulting from his powerful Heavenly Laws. Wind blew in every direction. Because there was too much power of the world being driven, the world started spinning before everyones eyes.
Of course, the world was not truly spinning. It was just that the power of the world being driven was too vast, giving rise to the illusion of the world spinning.
A strong person with a determined mind would be able to prate this illusion and see the true scene. A thick wall of mes condensed behind Wang Yang.
The dense mes turned into realistic divine fire bricks piled up into a very thick and dense wall.
Bright light gleamed in between the tight cracks between each piece of divine fire brick. Wang Yang brought out the strength of a half-step Martial Emperor without restraint. With his defense at full power, this fire wall nearly cut off space.
However, it was in vain. Wang Yang already lost the initiative and did not have any momentum. With Xiao Chen executing the Thousand Year Hegemony Establishment and materializing the Luck of a dynasty, Wang Yangs defensive move could not block this horrifyingly powerful saber strike.
The cries of long live resounded everywhere. When the sabernded, it instantly cut the divine fire brick wall.
Ka ca! The saber light sliced through the divine fire bricks, slowly descending towards Wang Yang.
Wang Yang showed horror on his face. He had not expected that after Xiao Chen seized the initiative, Xiao Chens Medial Grade Profound Martial Technique would be so horrifying.
Bang!
When the saber chopped the divine fire brick wall in half, it knocked Wang Yang into the air.
The armor around Wang Yangs chest broke as he vomitedrge mouthfuls of blood. When hended, his hair scattered everywhere, reducing him to a sorry state.
In merely three short moves, Xiao Chen, who had the initiative, put Wang Yang at aplete disadvantage.
These three moves also gave Xiao Chen a great boost in confidence. It now appeared that the seemingly undefeatable half-step Martial Emperors were not as horrifying as they were said to be.
At the very least, this Wang Yang before Xiao Chen was just so-so.
He did not use any Medial Grade Profound Martial Techniquesor even a Profound Martial Technique for that matter. He only relied on his strong cultivation; there was nothing to be afraid about with him.
Of course, Xiao Chen was not overly arrogant. For such a half-step Martial Emperor, as long as he did not suffer fatal damage, truly severely injuring him would be extremely difficult.
The other party was not only a quasi-Emperor who had fused his soul with his Heavenly Seal but had also managed to survive the Great Tribtion of wind and fire.
Such a person had a resilient, frighteningly strong lifeforce.
Xiao Chen wanted to test out his ownbat prowess, to see where his own limitsy.
After Xiao Chen sent Wang Yang flying with his attack, he did not give chase. He stopped and looked coldly to the front. Half-step Martial Emperor, you are merely just so-so. Today, I will beat you up until you are convinced of your own loss. I will give you the opportunity to catch your breath.
These words immediately stunned everyone. This white-robed desman was really arrogant!
Such arrogance! Your strength is indeed unexpectedly strong. However, that is still far from enough to defeat me the way you want to. Even the Great Tribtion of wind and fire could not finish me off. You will definitely not be able to kill me.
Wang Yang, whose hair was now scattered everywhere and flying in the wind like a burning me, looked very sinister.
Xiao Chen held up his saber and stood upright. He retorted indifferently, Is that so? Lets see how long can youst.
Kill!
After giving the other party a chance to catch a breather, Xiao Chen did not hesitate to execute the Thunder Dragon Steps and quickly started fighting with Wang Yang again.
Now, Wang Yang no longer held anything back. He released his vast Law Energy as his hands moved, materializing boundless mes.
Every punch and every palm strike sent out a huge wave of fire, burning even the sky.
Xiao Chen materialized his wless saber Dao and his Azure Dragon Battle Armor. He became one with his saber and started an intense sh amid thousands of lightning bolts.
With the strong Azure Dragon Battle Armor, Xiao Chens physical body far surpassed his opponents.
In every sh, Xiao Chen relied on his own Saber Techniques and his strong physical body and slowly regained the upper hand in the drawn-out battle.
Two flickering figures shed in the air, exchanging moves without pause. They shed until the sky turned dark.
The world spun around as they fought. Horrifying mysterious phenomena apanied the lightning and fire, obscuring the situation inside.
The originally confident Wang n members all felt very conflicted as they stared at the battle in the sky.
However, no one could see anything amid the chaos, which made the Wang n members even more worried.
Whoosh!
Suddenly, a fiery light shot out of the chaotic mysterious phenomena, flying into the distance at a fantastic speed like a sharp arrow.
This fiery light disappeared from the boundaries of Scorching me Ind in a sh, moving at an incredible speed.
This is Wang Yangs Flowing Light Flying me Evasion!
Damn! Wang Yang actually ran!
Wang Yangs escape skill appeared to be very famous. When the spectators saw that lightning-quick me, they recognized it and were somewhat bbergasted.
The white-robed desman of unknown origins scared off the overlord of Scorching me Ind, the half-step Martial Emperor Wang Yang.
The lightning and mes slowly disappeared. As Xiao Chen watched the half-step Martial Emperor Wang Yang leave, he could not do anything. The other party was a half-step Martial Emperor. If the other party wanted to leave, given Xiao Chens current strength, it would be hard to force the other party to stay. However, such a result was already sufficient to shock people everywhere.
A Great Perfection quasi-Emperor frightened away a half-step Martial Emperor. Such news would probably spread around the entire northern Human-Demon Sea very quickly.
The Wang n members below all paled. They had not expected Wang Yang to flee, leaving them behind.
When they reacted to this, they all cried out and scattered in all directions.
Xiao Chen looked around and found Wang Feng. A murderous intent shed in his eyes.
Xiao Chen had already said it very clearly, that if there were any problems toe straight for him. In the end, Wang Feng still involved the entire Su n. Such a person should be killed!
Xiao Chens figure shed. He did not care about anyone else. First, he blocked this person from running.
Seeing Xiao Chen in front startled Wang Feng, so he turned and ran.
However, no matter how fast Wang Feng ran, how could he be faster than Xiao Chen, whose Thunder Dragon Steps already reached Great Perfection? An electric dragon shot out from under Xiao Chens feet, and Xiao Chen blocked him again.
This repeated a few times. Wang Feng crumbled under this harassment, going crazy. Ill fight it out with you!
Xiao Chen remained expressionless, cold without saying anything. Like an emotionless machine, he drew his saber precisely. Wielding the wless saber Dao, he started his ughter of the other party.
After ten moves, Xiao Chen chopped off the head of Wang Feng, who had no way to block.
Xiao Chen turned back to look. The entire za had devolved into chaos. The Wang n cultivators had all fled quickly, leaving almost no trace behind.
However, after this battle, the Wang ns foundation and prestige werepletely ruined. If they wanted to rebuild, they had to defeat Xiao Chen first; there was no other way. However, Wang Yang, who already fled, would probably find it hard to muster the courage to return.
Arriving before the Su ns n Head, Su Tianyun, Xiao Chen handed over some of the Medicinal Pills for treating injuries that he obtained in the Thunder Emperors inheritance. He said, Sorry, I still ended up implicating you all in the end. Here are some peak-quality King Grade Medicinal Pills. They should be able to help you all recover quickly from your wounds.
The Su ns descendants and their elders were all severely injured. Otherwise, others could not have tied them up with ropes.
With Xiao Chens Medicinal Pills, their recovery would be easy.
Su Tianyun asked, You obtained the Thunder Emperors inheritance?
Chapter 1206: No Mercy after Gaining Power
Chapter 1206: No Mercy after Gaining Power
Xiao Chen knew what Su Tianyun truly meant by that question. He nodded and replied, I have indeed obtained it. However, dont worry. I will remain on Scorching me Ind for a period of time. I will leave after the Su n has stabilized itself.
After receiving this promise, Su Tianyun finally revealed a smile on his face.
Over the next three days, the Su n took control of the entire Scorching me City. Part of their sess was due to the Su ns n Head being quite capable.
Of course, the main reason was still Xiao Chens might, directly sending the spiritual leader of the Wang n, Wang Yang, fleeing with severe injuries.
This disy deprived the Wang n of their fighting spirit. After that, Xiao Chen had killed a Consummation quasi-Emperor within ten moves, which scared the group of Wang n elders.
Xiao Chen also asionally made a move, crippling the cultivation of some of the stubborn Wang n elders. The entire situation could be considered thoroughly settled.
In just three days, Xiao Chen allowed the Su n to return to its old position of Scorching me Inds overlord. With a flip of his hand, he had toppled arge n.
As for the name White Robed desman, it spread throughout the entire northern Human-Demon Sea after the startling battle that day.
Stories of how a Great Perfection quasi-Emperor drove away a half-step Martial Emperor circted among the inds in the northern Human-Demon Sea.
Since ancient times, not many could aplish such earthshaking feats. At the very least, such a thing had not been heard of in the Human-Demon Sea for several thousand years.
Some people even started topare Xiao Chen to the ten outstanding talents of the Human-Demon Sea. They also tried guessing his true identity.
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This fellowno matter where he goes, he really cant cover up his brilliance! When Dugu Ao heard the news in the Dugu ns castle, he was stunned for a moment before figuring out that this White Robed desman should be Xiao Chen. With such a conclusion, he did not find the news strange.
While Dugu Ao and Xiao Chen were in the Eight Star dragon grave, he hade to know Xiao Chens strength. At that time, Xiao Chen was already capable of fighting on even terms with a regr half-step Martial Emperor.
Given Xiao Chens talent, he would definitely improve at a rapid pace. Defeating an unknown half-step Martial Emperor was nothing surprising.
As forparing Xiao Chen to the ten outstanding talents, Dugu Ao snorted in amusement at the thought of it.
Which of the ten outstanding talents of the Human-Demon Sea was not over forty years old already? They were all at least ten years older than Xiao Chen; there was simply noparison.
Even so, Dugu Ao firmly believed that of the ten outstanding talents, aside from the top five, who might hold their own against Xiao Chen, the lower ranked ones would be no match for him. If they underestimated Xiao Chen, they would suffer a miserable defeat.
Young Master, Miss Mu Xiyan is here. She is waiting for you in the great hall.
Just as Dugu Ao was in deep thought, a servant interrupted him. However, when he heard what the servant said, he withdrew his unhappy expression.
Alright, lets go.
Dugu Ao muttered to himself, Howe she is here? Is it because of the Human-Demon Paradise?
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Back on Scorching me Ind, Xiao Chen cultivated alone in the quiet courtyard that Su Tianyun arranged for him.
After the Su n stabilized the situation on Scorching me Ind, Xiao Chen did not hurry to leave. On one hand, he thought of waiting for the injured Wang Yang toe back so he could finish him off.
On the other hand, Xiao Chen also wanted to stabilize his own strength.
It went without saying that the greatest gain from the Thunder Emperors inheritance was the Innate Thunder Crystal, which brought him tremendous aid.
The Innate Thunder Crystal allowed his will of thunder to advance all the way to peak Consummation. Furthermore, it allowed the form of his will of thunder to gain more spirituality.
If Xiao Chen took out the form of his will of thunder now and showed it to a regr cultivator without great vision, they would not be able to tell that it was a will of thunder.
Xiao Chen continued to absorb the energy of the Innate Thunder Crystal. After seven days, he felt his will of thunder reach its limits, attaining a level where it could no longer be improved.
The Thunder Emperors Innate Thunder Crystal also became smaller. The thunder soul swimming inside the purple crystal was clearly tangible.
Xiao Chen knew that this was the limit of his will of thunder and that it could not be improved further.
If Xiao Chen was to improve it further, he would need it to break through and be an Innate Thunder Crystal. Given his current cultivation, forcibly absorbing the Thunder Emperors Innate Thunder Crystal to induce a breakthrough was too risky.
After all, not many regr Martial Emperors could make their wills advance into an Innate Crystal. This was a qualitative change of turning the incorporeal into substance.
It was said that after oneprehended and formed the Innate Thunder Crystal, one would be able to grasp the true power of lightning as well as its many mysterious variations.
In the instant the incorporeal turned corporeal, the body and soul would have to undergo a baptism of lightning.
Right now, Xiao Chen was only a Great Perfection quasi-Emperor. Even with the Thunder Emperors Innate Thunder Crystal, he did not dare to attempt to break through rashly.
At this stage, if Xiao Chen wanted to increase hisbat prowess further, he would have to focus on his seventy-percentprehended saber soul.
ording to the cultivation of a regr quasi-Emperor, Xiao Chen already reached a bottleneck in all senses at his current cultivation grade.
What Xiao Chen needed to do next was quietly cultivate and fuse his soul in the sea of consciousness with the Heavenly Seal, forming the vague form of a Heart of an Emperor.
If there were no opportunities or if theprehension ability was insufficient, one would be stuck at this stage for a lifetime.
With sufficientprehension ability, one would remain at this stage for only a length of timewhich might be two or three years, or maybe decades. When one fulfilled all the right conditions, one would naturally understand the mysteries of Consummation quasi-Emperor that could not be exined with words.
Xiao Chen definitely possessed sufficientprehension ability. However, he did not have that much time to wait. Even if the time was just two or three years, he could not afford it.
Of the five years to advance to Martial Emperor, he had already used more than a year. He did not have much time left.
Xiao Chen needed to condense a Heart of an Emperor in advance, taking the fast track and skipping those two or three years of waiting, advancing directly to Consummation quasi-Emperor.
In other words, he needed the Flower of Life. Furthermore, he needed it urgently!
The sound of footsteps came from outside the courtyard, pacing around endlessly.
Xiao Chen put away the Essence Stone in his hand and stopped his Heavenly Seal from pulsating with Spiritual Energy. Then, he opened his eyes and checked with his Spiritual Sense.
He saw Su Tianyun pacing around outside the doors, hesitating over whether toe in or not.
After a quick thought, Xiao Chen roughly guessed why the other party came over. Right now, the city was stabilized. The only worry the other party would have would be the Wang ns half-step Martial Emperor, Wang Yang, who remained alive.
Old Sir Su, if you have anything to say, juste in and say it.
Xiao Chen stood up and sent a voice projection. Then, he walked over and met the other party in the yard.
Seeing Xiao Chen, Su Tianyun appeared somewhat hesitant and emotional. He did not know how to start. After mulling over it for a while, he asked, Young Master Xiao, when do you n to leave?
At thetest, in three days. At the earliest, at daybreak.
So fast?! Su Tianyun eximed in shock, clearly surprised.
Xiao Chen said calmly, I know that you are worried. Is it about Wang Yang?
Su Tianyun released his bated breath when he heard this. Since Xiao Chen already guessed his concern, there was nothing to hide. He said, I dont really know what to do about this. I know that I cannot possibly beg Young Master Xiao to remain on Scorching me Ind. However, if Young Master Xiao leaves, Wang Yang could return at any time and make aeback.
Xiao Chen smiled and said, You are a peak Consummation quasi-Emperor already. If I give you a Divine Weapon or an Emperor Grade Secret Treasure, you would not fear Wang Yang anymore, right?
When Su Tianyun heard this, joy shed on his face. However, after thinking about it, he found this offer incredible. Divine Weapons and Emperor Grade Secret Treasures were very precious. Most Rank 9 sects would have only one of such things.
Of course, giving you a Divine Weapon or Emperor Grade Secret Treasure naturallyes with many conditions. To tell you the truth, my true identity is the Azure Dragon King, the favored of the Thunder Sovereign, the Martial God Pces Prime.
Xiao Chen slowly spoke the words that he prepared long ago. As the Azure Emperors descendant, I have my own conferrednd in the Heavenly Starry Ocean. If you ept a Divine Weapon from me, then this Scorching me Ind has to be my fiefdom, falling under my management.
After pausing for a while, Xiao Chen continued, If you are not willing, then I can only advise you to give up on Scorching me Ind. I will personally escort your Su n from this ce and find you a haven in the northern Human-Demon Sea.
You should know that the rule is the survival of the fittest. Even if I help you by killing Wang Yang, if you upy such argend rich in resources without having any strength, other factions will definitely target you.
Su Tianyun sank into deep thought. Xiao Chens words were a lot of information to take in.
He was somewhat conflicted on whether to agree or not. His agreement would be tantamount to handing the entire Su n over to Xiao Chen.
If he did not agree, it would be like Xiao Chen said. In this world of the survival of the fittest, the Su n would not be able to upy Scorching me Ind, given their strength.
Both choices were difficult; he did not know which to choose.
Xiao Chen did not press the other party. He did not mind either way. There were not that many Divine Weapons and Emperor Grade Secret Treasures in the Thunder Emperors inheritance. Giving any single one away would induce a heartache.
His offer was already extremely benevolent, fulfilling his duty. The Su n would not lose out. However, the choice was up to them.
If the Su n agreed, obtaining a fiefdom for the price of one Divine Weapon was no loss.
In the future, when Jin Dabaos Azure Dragon Merchant Association came to the Human-Demon Sea, they would be able to expand rapidly.
Xiao Chen said calmly, Old Sir Su, there is no need to rush your reply. Think about it carefully before youe to a decision. I will not leave before daybreak.
Wait a moment, Su Tianyun called out to Xiao Chen, who was turning away. He continued, Young Master Xiao, I agree.
Xiao Chen turned around and asked, You thought it through?
A look of determination shed on Su Tianyuns face. He nodded vigorously and said, I thought it through. I believe Young Master Xiao. You are someone worth trusting.
Xiao Chen waved his hand and said, There is no need to put it like that. I am not exactly a good person. You saw how I do things. However, I definitely do things openly and will not beat around the bush. You can rest assured on this point.
After that, Xiao Chen thought for a while. There is only one set of Divine Weapons in the Thunder Emperors inheritance, the Seven Deadly Sins. Since they are a set of sabers, a single person would have difficulty bringing out their might to the fullest.
In that case, I can give only an Emperor Grade Secret Treasure. The Thunder Emperors inheritance did not contain many Emperor Grade Secret Treasures, only four of them. However, every single one of them is extraordinary.
After thinking it through, Xiao Chen took out a scarlet stone seal. This seal was speckled with scarlet spots and was incredibly heavy. When held in hand, it was like carrying a small mountain.
This is the Blood Killing Seal. There is a Distant Ancient killing formation in there. Of course, with our strength, it would be hard to control it as we please, and we would not be able to use it smoothly.
However, as long as you can unleash a little of it, you can injure a half-step Martial Emperor. If you manage to trick the other party into making the first move, it might even be possible to kill them.
Chapter 1207: News about the Flower of Life
Chapter 1207: News about the Flower of Life
Xiao Chen left his own Spiritual Mark as well as a drop of his essence blood in the Blood Killing Seal to make the Divine Weapon recognize him as its master. Only then did he hand it over to Su Tianyun.
As far as Su Tianyun was concerned, he only had the authority to use this Emperor Grade Secret Treasure. If he wanted to use this Secret Treasure to harm Xiao Chen, he would immediately suffer a bacsh.
It was not that Xiao Chen was overly suspicious; however, the hearts of men were unpredictable. Being more cautious was not a bad thing.
Su Tianyun felt that what Xiao Chen did was very normal. For Xiao Chen to give him the Emperor Grade Secret Treasure, Xiao Chen had to have some means of controlling it.
If Xiao Chen had not done so, Su Tianyun would worry instead, not daring to ept this Emperor Grade Secret Treasure in fear of other traps.
Many thanks, Young Master Xiao. In the future, this will be the fiefdom of the Dragons Gates Heavenly Star Ind. This Su will be loyal to you, Su Tianyun said seriously after putting away the Blood Killing Seal.
Xiao Chen smiled and said, There is no need to be so formal. As for faction authority, I do not care much for it. In the future, the Su n can carry on as it had before.
Right, I have a question. How much do you know about the Flower of Life?
No matter what, Su Tianyun was an expert of the Human-Demon Sea. As a Consummation quasi-Emperor, he should be quite experienced and would definitely know something about the Flower of Life.
Xiao Chen was about to go and ask around for news of the Flower of Life. Since he happened to have an experienced person of the Human-Demon Sea here, it would be a pity if he did not try asking this person first.
The Flower of Life?
Su Tianyun said, This Flower of Life is very famous. Many experts from the other sea regionse to the Human-Demon Sea seeking a Flower of Life. However, it is no longer easy to obtain. Although it is not extinct, it has not appeared in an auction for several hundred years already.
Compared to the Death Fruit, the Flower of Life was not very useful to the mixed-blood cultivators of the Human-Demon Sea.
The stamen of the Flower of Life contained a vast lifeforce. To mixed-blood cultivators, it was like poison. Its consumption might even kill them.
However, it was different for the experts of other races. The dense and pure lifeforce could even bring a dying person back to life.
Having one Flower of Life was like having another life. Although this saying was somewhat exaggerated, it duly reflected the value of the Flower of Life.
Su Tianyun continued, It is already difficult for the Flower of Life to grow, in the first ce. Given that it is so valuable, it would be difficult for it to not go extinct.
Worry furrowed Xiao Chens forehead. Unexpectedly, the Flower of Life was so difficult to obtain.
As far as I know, the Flower of Life normally grew in Death Valley. However, there is no longer any there. Even if you are fortunate to find one, it will immediately attract the Martial Emperors of the Human-Demon Sea topete for it.
Xiao Chen knew that he did not have the strength to snatch something away from the hands of Martial Emperors. Furthermore, it was still unknown whether there was a Flower of Life or not.
The obvious location, Death Valley, was not reliable.
Xiao Chen asked after some thought, Are there any other ces with the Flower of Life?
Su Tianyun thought for a long time. This question stumped him; he could not immediately think of an answer.
After cudgeling his brains for some time, Su Tianyun remembered something. With a smile, he said, I forgot about this particr opportunity. There is a kind of snake in this world known as a Flying Dragon Snake. There is no lifeforce at all in its entire body. Its scales, blood, and body consist only of the purest Death Qi.
The Flying Dragon Snake only exists in our Human-Demon Sea. It is a Demonic Beast that we Demon mixed-blood cultivators like the most. Their entire body is a treasure to us.
Xiao Chen nodded and said, Ive heard of this Flying Dragon Snake before. However, what does it have to do with the Flower of Life that I am searching for?
There is no rush. Take your time and listen to me. The ordinary Flying Dragon Snake is not rted to what you are searching for. However, there is a mutated Flying Dragon Snake in the Human-Demon Paradise that is rted.
Su Tianyun paused for a while before continuing, This mutated Flying Dragon Snake grew a Flower of Life on its head. Because of the presence of this Flower of Life, it became stronger than ordinary Flying Dragon Snakes. The Death Qi in its body is even denser.
Many people want to target it. However, they cannot do anything, as it is in the Human-Demon Paradise. Martial Emperors cannot enter that ce; hence, that Flying Dragon Snake does as it pleases, bing even stronger over time.
When Xiao Chen heard this, he rejoiced. However, when he heard Su Tianyun mention the Human-Demon Paradise, his expression turned grave.
The Human-Demon Paradise was a Distant Ancient Remnant of the Human-Demon Sea. It was akin to the Kunlun Continents Savage Battlefield. Every time the Human-Demon Paradise opened, it would attract all the peak experts under Martial Emperor in the entire Human-Demon Sea.
The Human-Demon Paradise had a long history, traceable back to the Immortal Epoch. Rumor said that it was a demonic sects experiential training ground during the Immortal Epoch.
To the cultivators of other races, the Demonic Beasts or natural treasures in there were not very useful. However, to the Demon mixed-blood cultivators of the Human-Demon Sea, those were all extremely useful treasures.
It was not wrong to say that this Remnant was a paradise for Demon mixed-bloods.
This Distant Ancient experiential training ground was the paradise of Demon mixed-bloods, a paradise that allowed them to grow rapidly.
Although I am sure that this Flying Dragon Snake has the Flower of Life on its head, I advise Young Master Xiao not to target this Flying Dragon Snake. It is too dangerous.
The Human-Demon Paradise opens once every one hundred years. Each time, there would be cultivators targeting this mutated Flying Dragon Snake. However, it was all in vain; they wasted their lives for nothing. Some of these included strong half-step Martial Emperors, Su Tianyun cautioned quickly and gravely when he noticed Xiao Chens interest.
Xiao Chen did not reply to this warning. He asked, When is the Human-Demon Paradises next opening?
In one month.
A light shed in Xiao Chens eyes. It looks like I really have to make a trip there. No matter what, this is much more reliable than going to Death Valley.
I have to obtain the Flower of Life at all costs.
In that case, whether to go to the Human-Demon Paradise or not was not the question for Xiao Chen but what to prepare and when to go.
After finishing the conversation, Xiao Chen instructed Su Tianyun to obtain some information about the Human-Demon Paradise.
The Human-Demon Paradise was filled with danger. Naturally, Xiao Chen had to make preparations.
Even though Xiao Chen was very strong now, he was not so arrogant to think that he was unrivaled under Martial Emperor.
Those half-step Martial Emperors who cultivated Profound Cultivation Techniques or practiced Medial Grade Profound Martial Techniques aside, just the ten outstanding talents of the Human-Demon Sea could fight above their cultivation realm as Consummation quasi-Emperors.
Xiao Chen was at a disadvantage, a disadvantage of age. He was too young, just thirty-one years old now.
Due to the average lifespan of a person being five hundred years old in the Kunlun Realm, at his current age, he was no different from a youth in the Sky Dome Realm.
Ao Jiao, how much do you know about the Human-Demon Paradise? How should I prepare? Xiao Chen asked.
Ao Jiao came out of the Immortal Spirit Ring and poured herself a cup of tea. Then, she replied, I do not know much. That ce is an experiential trainingnd used by a sect to test its disciples. Since it was a demonic sect, it should be very dangerous.
Suddenly, a light shed in Xiao Chens eyes when he discovered that Ao Jiao seemed to have be even more like a real person.
He had not paid her any special attention for some time. Now that he looked carefully, the change was rather obvious.
Now, Ao Jiao was already like a regr person, able to eat and drink, bing increasingly different from other Item Spirits.
Xiao Chen did not know what awaited her in the future.
Hey, what are you staring at me for? There are no flowers on my face, you know, Ao Jiao said with a critical tone as she frowned slightly.
Xiao Chen smiled abashedly and thought of something. Little Ao Jiao, actually, you no longer need to remain in the Immortal Spirit Ring or the Lunar Shadow Saber, right?
Right now, Ao Jiao was no longer an energy being. She now had a physical form and did not need to exhaust any energy.
In theory, as long as she was willing to, she could stay outside as long as she wanted to.
Furthermore, with her current special circumstances, there was no need to worry about anyone recognizing her as an Item Spirit.
Upon hearing Xiao Chen mention this, Ao Jiao evinced some anxiousness on her face. However, it disappeared soon after, nearly unnoticeable.
Ao Jiao blinked. Her exquisite face of a young girl hinted at some anticipation. She looked up at Xiao Chen and countered, Why are you asking that?
Xiao Chen said, Nothing much. If that is really so, then you dont have to keep staying in the Immortal Spirit Ring. You cane out and breathe fresh air.
So, you are worried that Ill get bored. Hehe! However, if Ie out and stand with you, how are you going to introduce me to others? Ao Jiao asked mischievously, batting her eyshes as she looked at Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen frowned and rubbed his head, feeling vexed. He had never thought of this question before. Whatever rtionship he could think of was not suitable.
Maybe my younger sister? Thats not right. Although you slept for more than five thousand years, you are indeed more than five thousand years old. You are much older than I am.
My elder sister? That wont work, either. Little Ao Jiao looks even younger than me. Her appearance of a young girl has not changed.
Perhaps my friend? Is that too estranged? Our rtionship cannot be properly described with the word friend
This is really difficult. What rtionship should I use?
As Xiao Chen thought, he spoke his thoughts aloud all unawares.
Suddenly, he felt the temperature in the room turn somewhat cold. He looked up at the frosty-faced Ao Jiao before being startled to his senses.
Ao Jiao flew over and pressed Xiao Chen to the floor as she snapped with a cold expression, You! Who are you saying is more than five thousand years old? Thisdy is eighteen! Eighteen! Eighteen! Forever eighteen!
Xiao Cheny on the floor and watched the enraged Ao Jiao straddling him. He smiled helplessly and said, Very well, I was wrong. Forever eighteen Ao Jiao.
Thats better!
Ao Jiaos expressions changed at the drop of a hat. She lowered her hand and smiled. Good. Back to the original question. When I stand next to you, how are you going to introduce me?
The current posture looked extremely intimate. Although the two were close, Xiao Chen still found it weird.
Furthermore, Ao Jiao was now no different from a real girl.
Alright, Ill give you an answer. However, can you get up first? No girl would press down another person in such a manner.
Puzzlement shed in Ao Jiaos eyes as she smiled. Is that so? Why do I remember that Elder Sister Ruyue pressed you down like this in the Sky Dome Realm?
Xiao Chen smiled in embarrassment. He wanted to reason with her but did not know what to say.
Chapter 1208: Ao Jiao’s Hear
Chapter 1208: Ao Jiaos Hear
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Seeing Xiao Chen looking embarrassed, at a loss for words, Ao Jiao smiled craftily.
Xiao Chen noticed the pleased look on Ao Jiaos face and immediately understood that she had fooled him. So, in a fit of pique, he flipped around and pressed Ao Jiao down, instead.
How bold of you! To think you even dare to fool your master. Xiao Chen pressed down on Ao Jiaos hands, restraining her. He showed a serious look on his face as he red at her, looking very angry.
Ao Jiao seemed to be quite frightened as she gazed up at Xiao Chen at such a close distance. She said somewhat weakly, You really got angry? I did not do it on purpose. Actually, I know you are right. However, dont worry. Ao Jiao will not do that to anyone else. I will only press down on you alone
Towards the end, Ao Jiaos voice became increasingly softer. When Xiao Chen heard it, he could not help turning red, feeling somewhat embarrassed. His imagination started to run wild.
Xiao Chens hands, which were pressing down on Ao Jiaos hands, rxed a little.
Ao Jiaoughed triumphantly. Right after showing that weak and gentle appearance, she flipped around and pressed Xiao Chen down once more, straddling him again.
Hahaha! Idiot Master is still Idiot Master. You are exactly the same as when I first met you. What were you thinking of? Your face is already incredibly red.
Ao Jiao giggled as she pinched Xiao Chens cheeks, looking like a proud queen.
It was toote for regrets. Xiao Chen still fell for this little girls tricks. She was indeed a person with a thousand years of experience; he still could not outdo her.
The two flipped around over and over, swapping positions. Ultimately, it still ended up with Ao Jiao straddling him.
Xiao Chen smiled helplessly. Stop pinching me already. I was wrong.
Only with this did Ao Jiao withdraw her hands with satisfaction. She said, Lets see if you dare to pretend to be angry with me again.
I dont dare to anymore. Xiao Chen smiled bitterly as he obediently admitted defeat.
Ao Jiao said with a smile, Thats the way. Although you are slow-witted, there are some things that I still need to teach you. Getting angry is the prerogative of females. Men cannot get angry at women.
You also should not pretend to be angry because the girl who cares for you will definitely be very stupid and really think that you are angry. She will end up feeling upset and self-reproachful.
Xiao Chen looked at Ao Jiaos serious face, not knowing whether to cry orugh. How do you know that?
Idiot! How do I know that? I was referring to myself! Ao Jiao cursed in her heart.
Then, she changed the topic. Lets not speak about this for now. You still have not answered my question. If I am to be standing beside you, how are you going to introduce me?
Younger cousin?
No way. That cant bring out thisdys mature disposition. It makes me sound like a kid. Am I that mischievous?
Then, how about older cousin?
Definitely not. I already said I am eighteen years old. You are already thirty-one, so how can I be your older cousin?
Will aunt do?
Whack!
You are asking for a beating! Think seriously. I am asking in all seriousness.
Let me think! Let me think! How about junior sister?
Junior sisterthats not too bad. However, your master is Liu Ruyue. If I were to be your junior sister, that means I would be lower than her. No way, no way! Absolutely no way.
Then, what do you think it should be?
Idiot, Im the one asking you
As Xiao Chen looked at Ao Jiao, who was straddling him, unwilling to let this rest, he felt a headacheing on. How was he to deal with this eighteen-year-old Ao Jiao?
Thetter half of the night passed like that as they messed around. When day broke, the two were rather tired. As theyy on the floor looking at the ceiling above, they were somewhat distracted.
Originally, Xiao Chen just wanted to ask Ao Jiao about what to pay note to when going to the Human-Demon Paradise. Unexpectedly, they ended up messing about for most of the night.
When he thought about it, they had not messed around like that for a long time already. Actually, no one changed.
Ao Jiao had not changed; she was still that proud little girl with a huge temper. It was just that after she assisted him through his Lightning Tribtion and resurrected, she became somewhat quiet.
Xiao Chen had not changed, either. Time had flown by; sixteen years already passed.
For the past sixteen years, his dream never changed. He wanted to climb to the peak of the Martial Dao, leaving behind a legend of his own.
Xiao Chen wanted to know whether the Azure Emperor had died or not. How had he himself ended up in this world?
He wanted to know why that old monster from the Immortal Epoch he once met said that the entire Kunlun Realm was an abandonednd.
Xiao Chen wanted to know where the people whose names disappeared from the Sage Mark Monument went.
He also wanted to know whether Martial God existed in this world. Was there truly a pinnacle in the path of Martial Cultivation.
There was also Chu Chaoyun. This mysterious rival left behind a painting before disappearing from his world again.
Xiao Chen wanted to do so many things. However, he only had a little more than three years left. If he did not advance to Martial Emperor by then, everything would be for naught.
No matter how bright he was, he would only be a meteor, nothing more than a sh in the stage of this great age.
Xiao Chen did not know how strong that group of outstanding talents in the Astral Battlefield had be. Before he fought with those people again, how could he be satisfied with being a meteor?
He stared nkly at the ceiling. Several scenes shed before his eyes, making him unable to bear to part with this world that shone bright with stars.
Hey, what are you thinking about? Ao Jiao, who was lying beside Xiao Chen, asked as she turned her head to face him.
Xiao Chen smiled and said, Just recalling some memories and some of my aims. Thinking about them grounds me back in reality. I wonder if I can find the Flower of Life in the Human-Demon Paradise.
Ao Jiao smiled. Then, she stood up and pulled Xiao Chen to his feet. There is no point in thinking too much. Ill practice with you. That should make you more confident.
Startled, Xiao Chen asked, Your strength increased again?
There were several Holy Spirit Veins in the Immortal Spirit Ring, where Ao Jiao had been cultivating. Her progress could not have halted.
I am far fromparable to you. However, it should be enough to deal with an ordinary Consummation quasi-Emperor. When working together with Little Yellow Feather, I should be able to fight against a half-step Martial Emperor.
This was pretty good news. With one more helper, his odds for sess on this trip to the Human-Demon Paradise would improve.
The two stood up and went to the courtyard. Then, they bowed to each other. In the end, Ao Jiao only bowed halfway before she giggled and suddenly attacked.
The little girl with a hot figure held twin sabers in her hands. Then, she pierced through the air, looking very graceful and formidable.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly. He did not draw his saber for now, wanting to test Ao Jiaos strength.
As the two made their preparations in Scorching me City, the other outstanding talents of the Human-Demon Sea, as well as many peak experts, did not rest idly.
The Human-Demon Paradise opened only once every one hundred years. As an Immortal Epoch demonic sects experiential training ground, it was a publd of fortuitous encounters for the Demon mixed-blood cultivators of the Human-Demon Sea.
Just the experiential training ground of an Immortal Epoch sect was already on such a scale. Just how glorious that age had been was inconceivable.
To those powerful Immortal Cultivators, would Martial Emperors be just like ants?
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Half a monthter, Xiao Chen and Ao Jiao said goodbye to Su Tianyun after spending all that time making preparations. Then, they set off on the flood dragon war chariot, heading for the Human-Demon Paradise.
As Su Tianyun watched the two leave on the chariot, intense envy shed in his eyes.
The Human-Demon Sea opened once every hundred years. If not for the extreme danger and him bearing too much responsibility as the Su ns n Head, he would definitely go and join in the liveliness.
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The entrance to the Human-Demon Paradise was on a deste ind in the central Human-Demon Sea.
It was truly a deste ind. Aside from yellow sand as far as the eye could see, there were no nts or Demonic Beasts. Normally, no one woulde here for anything.
However, with the approach of the Human-Demon Paradises opening, an increasing number of cultivatorsnded and gathered on this deste ind.
Yellow sand filled the ce; a desert stretched out boundlessly, rising up and down, its ends beyond sight.
An upright stone stele wrapped in chains in the center of the desert emitted a lingering ck smoke. The stele was like a sharp sword thrust at the sky.
The stone stele had words carved on it that looked ancient and deste and gave it a mysterious air.
People moved around the desert. Warships and flying Spirit Beasts amassed in the air. Cultivators of various cultivations had already arrived at this desert dozens of days in advance.
As and of fortuitous encounters simr to the Savage Battlefield, the Human-Demon Paradise had extremely dangerous areas that even Martial Emperors would not dare to enter.
There were also forbiddennds specially for Martial Sages and for Martial Monarchs. As long as one could control their greed and not go where they should not, cultivators of every level could obtain something.
However, how could it be that easy to restrain ones greed? Furthermore, even if one could do so, it did not mean that others would and not kill you for your treasures.
While it was called a paradise, it was actually rife with danger. If one was not careful, one would lose ones life.
The many cultivators in the desert all felt excited. They were all filled with anticipation and growing increasingly anxious.
The ce looked chaotic and ruleless. In reality, it was well organized. There were different rings of people at set distances to the stone stele, which indicated the strict and cruel division of levels.
With the stone stele as the entrance, everyone seated within one hundred meters was either a half-step Martial Emperor, a Consummation quasi-Emperor who had lived for several hundred years, or one of the ten outstanding talents that everyone paid attention to.
The instant the Human-Demon Paradise opened, these people would have the right to enter first.
The reason was purely sufficient strength. When others looked at this small circle, they all felt deep fear.
Those people did not dare to look at this group for very long. How could they muster the courage to try and enter the Human-Demon Paradise before these people?
One hundred meters away was the circle of Small Perfection quasi-Emperors and Great Perfection quasi-Emperors. Farther out were the circles of Martial Sages. Everything was very well segregated in an organized manner.
Within each ring were smaller circles of good friends or partners, who had met along the way, and intended to enter the Human-Demon Paradise and seek their fortuitous encounters together.
Whoosh!
Just at this moment, two figures flew over in the skyone male and one female. The man wore white robes, and his face appeared delicate. One could not make out anything extraordinary about him with just one nce.
However, if ones eyes lingered on him, one would find this man unfathomable, deterring one from underestimating him.
The girl looked very pretty, like a youngdy. Her exquisite figure swelled in the right ces, which caused anyone who looked at her to start fantasizing.
A little golden bird perched on the girls shoulder. Its eyes gleamed with spirituality.
These two were none other than Xiao Chen and Ao Jiao, apanied by Little Yellow Feather, a Golden Crow Holy Beast, who had all rushed over.
However, right now, Little Yellow Feather was not in itsbat mode, so it looked ordinary like a pet bird. Aside from its beautiful sleek feathers, it did not attract any attention.
Chapter 1209: Inner Circle
Chapter 1209: Inner Circle
Xiao Chen hovered in the air and did not continue forward. He nced around casually and noticed the distinct rings of various levels.
Amid therge groups of Demon mixed-bloods, the two in the air clearly stood out.
All the cultivators here gave off auras of the Deep Abyss Demonic Worlds Demon Races, which contained indistinct Death Qi and Demonic Qi, to some degree.
Only Xiao Chen and Ao Jiao did not have a Demonic aura. Hence, it would be difficult for them not to stand out.
Ao Jiao pointed to the chain-wrapped stone stele and said, That is the entrance to the Human-Demon Paradise.
Come, lets go down!
After thinking for a while, Xiao Chen felt that it was better to be closer. For some things, he needed to snatch the initiative.
The loss would be too great to bear if he missed out on the Flower of Life because he was slower in entering. It would be toote to cry then.
Damn! Quick, look! Those two are really bold. Unexpectedly, they are going straight to the circle of half-step Martial Emperors!
The destination of the two drew everyones gaze to them, who were already very eye-catching in the first ce.
The dozens of people in the circle of half-step Martial Emperors also paid attention to the approaching Xiao Chen and Ao Jiao. Several of them revealed displeased expressions.
Joining this circle was not simple. Who did not want to be the first to enter the Human-Demon Paradise?
Who here did not understand the advantage of being among the first to enter?
However, not everyone had the strength to stand in this circle. Those who were not strong enough but entered it would only get tossed out in humiliation.
When Xiao Chen got closer and looked around, he found that there were about seventy or eighty people within one hundred meters of the stone stele.
Most of these people were half-step Martial Emperors. Aside from those who were upied with something else, all the half-step Martial Emperors were probably here.
Besides half-step Martial Emperors, there were Consummation quasi-Emperors who had lived for several hundred years. Their auras were heavy, and their Law Energy was vast. The feeling they projected was like a mountain pressing down, a vastness like that of the depths of the sea; their strength was unfathomable.
Aside from these two groups, there were ten youths standing together in a small circle.
Xiao Chen discovered Dugu Aos figure among those ten as well as a purple-haired beauty who exuded an exotic mature charm.
Xiao Chen took a second look. That purple-haired beauty should have the bloodline of Eros Demons. Otherwise, she would not radiate such charm.
These ten were most likely the famous ten outstanding talents of the Human-Demon Sea.
After finding a clear area, Xiao Chen and Ao Jiao calmlynded there. It was like they did not know what circle they joined. They were perfectlyposed, not showing any signs of nervousness at all.
When the twonded, everyone in that circle immediately looked at them.
However, their gazesnded on Xiao Chen only briefly before moving to Ao Jiao. Given her hot figure and youthful looks, it was hard for others not to stare at her.
You know those two? the purple-haired girl beside Dugu Ao asked after observing his expression.
Dugu Ao nodded and replied, I know the man but not the girl.
Smiling, the purple-haired beauty said, Your friend is really simr to you, extremely bold. Unfortunately, he is only a Great Perfection quasi-Emperor, and yet he dares to stand here. Furthermore, he brought a beauty with him. This is like bringing amb into the circle of wolves, truly reckless.
Dugu Aos lips curled up slightly. Not wanting to exin too much, he said, Mu Xiyan, if you think that way, you will definitely suffer if you sh with him.
Clearly disbelieving, Mu Xiyan said, Is that so? There is already someone not willing to let this happen. Furthermore, it is an old pervert. I hope your friend is indeed as you described him to be. Otherwise, he will be in for a miserable time.
Dugu Ao raised an eyelid and saw a half-step Martial Emperor, who had a bad reputation in the Human-Demon Sea, walking over to Xiao Chen and Ao Jiao.
Although this person appeared old, he still seemed spirited. He was rosy with health, and his eyes had an evil gleam, making anyone who saw it feel ufortable.
Ao Jiao frowned, and her face filled with disgust. Then, Xiao Chen stepped in front of her.
He had anticipated that trouble was inevitable, so he was not surprised. He did not fear a fight. After all, he needed to demonstrate his strength and prove that he was qualified to be here.
Young man, this is not a ce that you can just casually stand in. Leave your female partner behind, and you may go, the old man said while looking at Xiao Chen with disdain.
Old Man Feng is still as perverted as ever. This youth is in trouble.
Haha! He is not the one in trouble but his femalepanion. Old Man Feng is not interested in men.
I wonder where these two foreigners are from? The fortuitous encounters of this Human-Demon Paradise are useless to the cultivators of other races. Why are they here to join the excitement?
Joining the excitement is fine. However, he ended up standing somewhere he should not. Cant he see that?
The Demon mixed-blood cultivators never had a good impression of foreign cultivators. Furthermore, these foreign cultivators entered their circle for no apparent reason.
Even though Old Man Feng did not have a good reputation, no one said anything to stop him. Instead, they watched with the intent of finding an interesting show.
Xiao Chen sized up this Old Man Feng. He was not very strong, just an ordinary half-step Martial Emperor on the same level as Wang Yang.
Compared to the Bing Xuejian that Xiao Chen once saw at ck Water Ind and the Jadeite Mountain Manors Manor Lord, he was significantly weaker.
Xiao Chen looked directly at the other party, not showing any intent to retreat. He said indifferently, I am going to stand here. What are you going to do about it?
Old Man Feng could not help being stunned. He had not expected Xiao Chen to adopt such an attitude, acting so carefreely and ignoring his words entirely.
Since I am standing here, naturally I have the confidence to do so. I have no grudges or grief with you, so I advise you think this through carefully before you take another step forward. There are some ces where one cannot stand, but there are also some people you cannot afford to offend!
Xiao Chens gaze was like a sharp treasure saber. As he spoke, he took another step forward.
This step was like unsheathing a treasure saber suddenly by two centimeters.
Suddenly, the crisp hum of a saber resounded. The yellow sand and Xiao Chens white robes flew about. Xiao Chens entire aura instantly changed markedly.
Xiao Chens aura became extremely bright and incredibly sharp.
A strong wind kicked up from nowhere, sending the sand and dust flying into the air. Everyone within one hundred meters of the stone stele, including people who were initially not paying much attention to Xiao Chen, immediately showed stunned expressions. Clearly, they had not expected this white-robed youth to have such a terrifying and sharp aura.
The purple-haired beautys eyes lit up as she eximed in shock, What a strong, sharp aura! That is not just for show, right?
Old Man Fengs heart sank. He had not anticipated running into a hard bone to chew the moment he sumbed to temptation.
After thinking about it carefully, Old Man Feng realized that what Xiao Chen had said was true. If Xiao Chen was not confident at all, Xiao Chen would not have had the courage to stand here.
However, Old Man Feng no longer had a way out. Everyone in the circle watched him. If he backed off at this moment, he wouldpletely embarrass himself.
A bona fide half-step Martial Emperor retreating before a Great Perfection quasi-Emperorwhat could be moreughable than this?
Old Man Feng smiled coldly and said, Interesting. Just a Great Perfection quasi-Emperor, and you actually dare to turn things around and threaten me. This world is changing too fast, or am I too old already?
You are indeed too old already.
When things turned sour, it would be useless to say anything more. So, after replying coldly, Xiao Chen stepped forward and directly threw a palm strike at this Old Man Feng.
When he sent out the palm strike, his body surged with Vital Qi. He instantly merged fifteen Dragon Force of Vital Qi with his Law Energy and attacked without any fancy moves.
Gasp!
The entire ce fell silent. The white-robed youth whose cultivation was two cultivation grades lower than Old Man Fengs actually chose to attack first.
This move clearly surprised Old Man Feng as well. However, he was richly experienced in battle after all. After his initial fluster, he calmed down.
Old Man Feng did not believe that a Great Perfection quasi-Emperor could bring out much strength when attacking so fast.
Get out of here!
When Xiao Chen charged over, Old Man Feng used half his strength and sent out a palm strike as well, also without pulling any fancy moves.
Bang!
In the sh between two palm strikes, the expected scene of Xiao Chen getting sent flying did not appear. Instead, the two drew even.
Which was to say, in that instant of eruption, the white-robed youth was no weaker than Old Man Feng.
The bigger surprise cameter. The instant the two palm strikes met, the white-robed youths hair and clothes moved despite the absence of any wind.
Ding! Ding! Dang! Dang!
The clothes on Xiao Chens body and his fluttering hair sang like zither strings. A boundless saber intent spread out wildly together with this wondrous zither sound from his body.
wless saber Dao, the body is a saber!
This palm strike was the sharpest treasure saber in the world. When it was drawn, it was overbearing with unparalleled sharpness.
Unexpectedly, Xiao Chens simple palm strike contained so many tricks. Old Man Feng immediately suffered a disadvantage from this, his entire right hand hurting excruciatingly.
The energy that surged over was like many sharp sabers cutting into his flesh, skin, and meridians.
Although Old Man Fengs strength was not weaker than Xiao Chens, this blow was incredibly painful. Daunted, he no longer dared to continue shing with Xiao Chen.
A look of horror and rage shed on Old Man Fengs face as he retracted his hand, wanting to retreat.
You want to leave? I already said it before. There are some people that should not be offended!
The actions of the other party werepletely within Xiao Chens expectations. His Thunder Dragon Steps, which had been storing up power for a while, erupted at full throttle.
Xiao Chen pushed off the ground ferociously and shot up into the air. A multitude of purple electric dragons surged out wildly from the ground.
This mysterious phenomenon formed a grand scene of dragons soaring around, allowing him to move extremely fast.
After shooting up, Xiao Chennded a punch on the chest of Old Man Feng, who was trying to retreat. Bang! This blowpletely buried Old Man Feng in the sand.
Xiao Chennded on one knee with his fist pressed close to the ground. There was no sign of Old Man Feng above the sand at all.
The circle within one hundred meters of the stone stele fell utterly silent. No one had expected Old Man Feng to suffer so excessively for a moments carelessness.
After punching the other party into the sand, Xiao Chen withdrew his hand and stood upright. The multitude of purple electric dragons that the Thunder Dragon Steps materialized danced wildly behind him.
This mysterious phenomenon lent Xiao Chen a certain tyrannical aura, making him looked like a dragon of man, a king among dragons.
Plop!
Old Man Feng burst out of the sand. Xiao Chen looked down at him coldly but did not take advantage of the moment Old Man Feng came out, to continue attacking.
There was no need to do that. Both parties had already reached a very high level. Defeating Old Man Feng was very easy, but killing him was another story.
Furthermore, if the two fought endlessly, even if Xiao Chen emerged victorious, he would still end up suffering for it.
Chapter 1210: Who Is Trash?
Chapter 1210: Who Is Trash?
Xiao Chen believed that the other party would choose to retreat in the face of difficulty, not seeking trouble where there was none in the first ce. After all, with Old Man Feng having lived for so long already, Old Man Feng could not be unaware of the principles that he, a youth, knew.
However, if the other party still dared to continue, Xiao Chen would not hold back.
After arriving in this oceanic world, Xiao Chen had experienced great battles in every sea region he visited. Their cultivation grades did not differ by much, and he had never feared another before.
Old Man Feng shook his body, destroying the sand on it in the process. As he looked at Xiao Chen with the many dragons soaring behind him, rage zed in his eyes.
Rationality told Old Man Feng that continuing to fight at this point would not lead to any good result.
However, he could not bear to be humiliated by a youth while in this circle.
Green brat, you really do not know what is good for you. Today, Ill show you the true strength of a half-step Martial Emperor, Old Man Feng shouted angrily, and small tornadoes appeared behind him, each of them only the size of his fingers.
However, as the tornadoes spun around, small tears appeared in space. These tornadoes clustered together densely, making it seem like the space behind him would crumble and shatter.
Thats enough. OId Man Feng, theres no need for you to cause a ruckus here for no reason!
Just at this moment, a cold snort resounded.
An old man sat cross-legged, nearly touching the stone stele, as close as he could possibly get. He looked very ordinary, not radiating any aura.
This white-robed old man was the one who spoke. The moment he opened his mouth, he immediately attracted the attention of countless people.
This reprimand startled Old Man Feng, who had been called out. He had not expected to attract the attention of this white-haired old man.
He already proved that he has the strength to stand here. If you want to try and regain your face, do it after you enter the Human-Demon Paradise. If not, scram farther away. Dont disturb the others here.
The white-haired old mans tone was rtively aggressive and impolite. However, Old Man Feng, the target of the scolding, did not dare to rebut.
After ring at Xiao Chen, Old Man Feng obediently withdrew his aura and stood at the side.
Xiao Chen stopped circting his energy for the Thunder Dragon Steps and looked at the old man before the stone stele. He felt startled. He had not noticed this old man before this.
However, the moment this old man spoke, no one dared to say a word. Even the raging Old Man Feng did not say anything at being scolded.
Without great strength, this white-haired old man would definitely not have such influence.
The hidden talents of the Human-Demon Sea might be within this circle. Perhaps there might be more of such people like this white-haired old man concealed here. They might look ordinary with nothing extraordinary about them. However, in actual fact, they were iparably strong.
Brother Xiao, this way!
A voice appeared in Xiao Chens ears. Dugu Ao had sent a voice projection to him. Xiao Chen looked over and nodded to indicate acknowledgment. Then, he went over with Ao Jiao.
In the small circle of the ten outstanding talents, Dugu Ao and the purple-haired girl stood together, separated from the others by a certain distance.
Seeing Xiao Chen and Ao Jiao heading for Dugu Ao, the other eight of the ten outstanding talents all revealed strange expressions.
This was because Dugu Ao possessed a fiery temper and a proud temperament. Aside from the purple-haired girl, he did not have many other friends that could get along with him in the same age group.
Aside from this, there was also one particr reason. Everyone knew that although Dugu Ao was a mixed-blood, he cultivated the Quintessence of the humans instead of the Death Qi or Demonic Qi of the Deep Abyss Demonic Worlds Demon Races. It was like he had a pathological aversion to such Qi and did not have many friends because of it.
Even so, such a reclusive person seemed to know this white-robed person. Naturally, his familiarity incited the interest of others.
Interesting. Unexpectedly, aside from Mu Xiyan, there is someone else who can make friends with Dugu Ao, a handsome red-haired man who looked firm and resolute muttered.
This person was called Pei Yan. He was the top ranker of the ten outstanding talents and had defeated half-step Martial Emperors several times before.
As a mixed-blood between humans and Fire Demons, he possessed greatprehension ability regarding the will of fire as well as a unique understanding of it.
Seeing Xiao Chen and Ao Jiao walk over to Dugu Ao, Pei Yan started thinking to himself, Will these two additional people pose a variable in my n?
Whats wrong? It is just two more trash. You think that Dugu Ao can triumph over us? a person at the side asked.
This person showed a frosty expression, appearing extremely arrogant, proud, and aloof.
Pei Yan smiled and said, In your eyes, anyone who is not as strong as you are is trash. However, even if it was a dog, if you got bitten, it would still be problematic. Your mentality is uneptable.
The two clearly stood out from the rest. They both gave off a strong aura, proiming their extraordinariness.
In fact, that was not wrong. This frosty-faced man was Han Feng, the second ranker of the ten outstanding talents, who was also known as the Cold-Blooded Swordsman. He was cold and emotionless, vicious and merciless.
Of the ten outstanding talents, the remaining six were led by Ye Ziheng and formed another group.
With Pei Yan, Dugu Ao, and Ye Ziheng as the leaders, the ten outstanding talents formed three circles. It appeared that they all had amon target.
Xiao Chen and Ao Jiaos arrival disrupted some kind of bnce, causing amotion in this little circle.
Hehe! Xiao Chen, right? This is the first time we are meeting. This littledy is Mu Xiyan.
Seeing Xiao Chen walk over, the purple-haired girl immediately stepped forward with a smile and introduced herself. Her coquettish nces were electrical, soul entrancing as she batted her eyshes and tried her charms on him.
Ao Jiao frowned tightly before her little lips curled up, and she snorted with a cold expression.
After Mu Xiyan saw this, she smiled faintly, and the charm on her face intensified even further.
The Charm Technique of this girl evoked some of Xiao Chens memories, very distant memories. He wondered if he would ever meet that girl again.
After a moments distraction, Xiao Chen nodded politely and headed directly to Dugu Ao, relegating the other party to the side.
Mu Xiyans smile froze. What is this? Hes immediately ignoring my Charm Technique?
When Ao Jiao saw this, she smiled cockily at Mu Xiyan. Little Yellow Feather, who was on her shoulder, stamped its feet and showed an equally cocky expression.
This person and bird frustrated Mu Xiyan to the point of wanting to vomit bloodespecially given Little Yellow Feathers snarky appearance.
This is very surprising. You are a human cultivator. Howe you are interested in this Human-Demon Paradise? Dugu Ao asked.
Xiao Chen retorted indifferently, Actually, I wanted to say the same thing to you too. You also cultivate Quintessence. Why are you here to join the liveliness as well?
Dugu Ao smiled and said, I suddenly have a feeling that my target is the same as yours.
Xiao Chen suggested, In that case, how about we write down our targets on our palms and reveal them at the same time, see whether they are the same?
Good.
The two raised their palms to their eyes, and words appeared out of nowhere on their palms. After writing those words, they clenched their palms into fists and extended them.
The two exchanged nces, then revealed their palms at the same time.
The words mutated Flying Dragon Snake shed on Dugu Aos palm while the words Flower of Life shed on Xiao Chens palm.
It is indeed the same. The two smiled faintly and dispersed the words on their palms.
Standing upright with his hands sped behind his back, Dugu Ao said, Although we have the same target, our purposes are still somewhat different. I owe that woman a favor and need to help her obtain the mutated Flying Dragon Snakes Dark Demonic Core.
When speaking of the favor that he owed Mu Xiyan, an ufortable expression clearly shed across his face.
This made anyone who saw it curious about how exactly Dugu Ao ended up owing Mu Xiyan a favor. There had to be a thought-provoking story behind it.
However, Xiao Chen was not a gossipy person, so he did not ask about it. As for the cooperation that Dugu Ao suggested, Xiao Chen immediately agreed without needing much thought.
The reason was none other than having more strength with every additional person. The cooperation would provide more benefits than loss.
The Flower of Life was essential to Xiao Chen. It would not be much of an exaggeration to say that he could not advance to Martial Emperor without the Flower of Life. If there was any possibility that could increase his chances of obtaining the Flower of Life, he definitely would not pass it up.
Dugu Ao smiled faintly and revealed joy on his face. With Xiao Chens help, he was much more confident about this trip.
After settling the coboration, Dugu Ao pointed to Ao Jiao, who was beside Xiao Chen, and asked, Who is this? You still have not introduced her. Is sheing with us?
Ao Jiao gave Dugu Ao a feeling of inscrutability. Furthermore, there was a sense of being apparently right but actually wrong. This made him doubt Ao Jiaos strength, so he needed Xiao Chen to provide a definitive answer.
Hearing this question, Ao Jiao smiled cockily. Her little face was as proud as it could be. She nced at Xiao Chen, waiting for him to speak.
Xiao Chen thought back to the experience of that night. Then, an embarrassed look shed on his face. After thinking for a moment, he finally gave an answer to the question that nagged at him that night.
This is my little master, Ao Jiao. There is no need to worry about her strength. Regr half-step Martial Emperors would be of no problem to her. Furthermore, herbat experience is much richer than ours.
Strictly speaking, Xiao Chen was not wrong. Ao Jiao had indeed taught Xiao Chen a lot of things in the past. This was especially so when they were in the Sky Dome Realm, when Xiao Chen was still extremely weak. At that time, he received much guidance from her.
Although Xiao Chen introduced Ao Jiao as a master, the atmosphere between the two appeared somewhat strange.
However, Dugu Ao did not overthink this. He believed that given Xiao Chens character, Xiao Chen would not joke about this. Furthermore, Ao Jiao did indeed give off a somewhat unfathomable feeling.
After hearing this, Dugu Ao immediately greeted Ao Jiao respectfully. He performed a cupped-fist salute and said, So it is Senior Ao. Dugu Ao was impolite.
Ao Jiao smiled, making her face look bright like a flower. Hehe! I dont dare to be addressed as Senior; just call me Elder Sister Ao Jiao.
Right, Ill listen to Senior. Elder Sister Ao Jiao!
Seeing Dugu Aos serious expression, Xiao Chen felt likeughing. However, he endured in the end.
Are you sure? This little girl is a senior? I cant believe this even if you beat me to death.
Shock appeared on Mu Xiyans face. She was of the same generation as Dugu Ao. That meant that she would be of a lower generation than this little girl. When she thought about it, this little girl and that little bird had mocked her, so she could not restrain her frustration.
Dugu Aos expression turned stern as he demanded, What are you saying? This is a senior that is here to help you. Quickly apologize. Address her as elder sister.
Mu Xiyan seemed to fear Dugu Ao somewhat. She gave him a wronged look but saw that he still had his stern expression. So she could only go over to Ao Jiao and whisper an apology. Then, she addressed her as Elder Sister Ao Jiao reluctantly.
Chapter 1211: Temptation of the Demonic Essence Core
Chapter 1211: Temptation of the Demonic Essence Core
Its fine. This elder sister has always been very magnanimous. I will not bicker with little children.
Ao Jiao felt incredibly happy. Who told you to try and charm Xiao Chen? Now you have to obediently address me as elder sister. Little Yellow Feather felt that Ao Jiao held an awe-inspiring authority, so it also felt incredibly cocky as it flew circles around Ao Jiao.
Xiao Chen noticed Mu Xiyan clenching her teeth but still forcing herself to smile.
He also noticed that these two women did not seem to get along. However, he did not overthink this. While the Human-Demon Paradise still had not opened, he asked, How much do you know about this mutated Flying Dragon Snake? Do we have a lot ofpetition?
Dugu Ao thought for a while before replying, This snake is actually only slightly stronger than a regr half-step Martial Emperor. The main problems are its Death Qi, which is too pure, and its recovery rate, which is too strong. It is not something that can be worn down just by having many people.
As far aspetition goes, based on the information I have, all ten of us outstanding talents are targeting this mutated Flying Dragon Snake. However, Im not sure if there is anyone else.
Xiao Chen frowned slightly. This news he obtained was somewhat different from what Su Tianyun said. ording to Su Tianyun, very few people took the risk of facing the mutated Flying Dragon Snake because the danger was too high.
After Xiao Chen voiced out his doubts, Dugu Ao looked at the other outstanding talents and said, That information is somewhat outdated. This Flying Dragon Snake happened to reach three thousand years old this year. The Demonic Core of a three-thousand-year-old Flying Dragon Snake should be able to evolve into a Demonic Essence Core.
An ordinary Demonic Essence Core is already extremely precious. The value of a mutated Flying Dragon Snakes Demonic Essence Core would be even more horrifying. It can increase a Demon mixed-blood cultivators chances of clearing the Great Tribtion of wind and fire by fifty percent.
Xiao Chen now understood. No wonder these ten outstanding talents were all targeting the mutated Flying Dragon Snake.
The ten outstanding talents were all Consummation quasi-Emperors. There was a fear of the unknown with regard to the Great Tribtion of wind and fire. The mutated Demonic Essence Core would be like a confidence booster for them.
The two continued chatting casually. Xiao Chen shifted the topic to the white-haired old man who stirred some fear in him. He asked, What is the background of that white-haired old man? Even after he scolded Old Man Feng, Old Man Feng did not dare to retort.
At Xiao Chens mention of the white-haired old man, Dugu Aos expression also turned serious. That is the Old ck Iron Monster. He possesses the bloodline of the Iron Demons and once even killed a Martial Emperor. He is one of the strongest half-step Martial Emperors of the Human-Demon Sea.
These words startled Xiao Chen when he heard them,ing as an incredible shock. Killing a Martial Emperor as a half-step Martial Emperorthispletely exceeded Xiao Chens expectations, an unbelievable thought.
No wonder when that white-haired old man said something, he scared that Old Man Feng into losing all the rage he had.
However, is this true?
Dugu Ao nodded and said, Although he was in a very sorry state after the victory, he did indeed defeat and kill a Martial Emperor. Martial Emperors also have varying strengths. Some of the newly advanced Martial Emperors do not have a dense enough Heart of an Emperor and a pure enough Golden Emperor Body. Although they are ridiculously strong, they are not an undefeatable existence to us.
Xiao Chen nodded to himself. Dugu Aos exnation rified his doubts.
What the Old ck Iron Monster had killed was just a newly advanced Martial Emperor. However, that did not deny his strength.
At the very least, Xiao Chen could not say that he himself was a match for a Martial Emperor, even a newly advanced one.
However, it is fine. He is trying to find another method to form the Golden Emperor Body and ascend the Emperors Road. His target is different from ours.
Xiao Chen heaved a sigh of relief. Just the thought of such a person bing his opponent was somewhat daunting.
Since the Demonic Essence Core was used to help quasi-Emperors clear the Great Tribtion of wind and fire, Xiao Chenspetitors would primarily be Consummation quasi-Emperors who hit the limit.
At the very most, there would be some half-step Martial Emperors who came just to join in on the excitement. His chances of obtaining the Flower of Life were still quite high.
Given this thought, Xiao Chen rxed somewhat.
Rumble! Rumble!
Just at this moment, the ground suddenly shook intensely. A wild aura spread out from the sharp end of the ancient stone stele.
Everyone showed a surprised expression as they all looked at the stone stele at the same time. Xiao Chen looked over and muttered, Is the Human-Demon Paradise about to open?
The chains on the stone stele fell off one by one with dull sounds. When all the chains were gone, a pitch-ck clump appeared at the top of the stone stele.
After a while, the pitch-ck clump transformed into a set of ancient doors, which then gave off a strange light that resembled ink. With a pa sound, the doors of light opened, like they were a set of solid doors.
Whoosh! The Old ck Iron Monster, who was the closest, immediately went through the doorway with a sh.
Come, lets go, Dugu Ao urged quickly. Then, he promptly charged in. Xiao Chen, Ao Jiao, and Mu Xiyan all moved at nearly the same time.
Although the desert seemed chaotic and messy, it still maintained the most basic order. The people entered in sequence, from the strongest circle to the weakest.
Any cultivator of a weaker circle that tried to charge in ahead would end up attacked by the entire circle ahead of them. The people of the stronger circle would definitely not let such a thing happen.
The ancient ck-light doors, the many excited cultivators in the desert, and the experts continuously flying into the light doors in the air formed a spectacr scene.
These doors were a relic of an Immortal Epoch demonic Sect from long ago. Even with the six paths of reincarnation broken, this experiential training ground still gave off the brilliance and glory that it had in the days of yore.
After all the cultivators present entered the Human-Demon Paradise, two divine lights suddenly descended from the sky above the calm desert.
After the lights touched the ground, they revealed two handsome, white-haired and golden-eyed Deity Race cultivators, who nced at the ck doors above the stone stele and quickly entered without saying a word.
The sand suddenly erupted, and two coffins flew out, carrying two Corpse Race half-step Martial Emperors into the Human-Demon Paradise.
Two white figures shed. Not long after the coffins flew in, two pale Ghost Race half-step Martial Emperors entered the Human-Demon Paradise one after another.
Soon, peak half-step Martial Emperors of the Fiend Race and human race appeared. After all the Demon mixed-blood cultivators entered, ten-odd cultivators of other races unexpectedly turned up.
Furthermore, all of them were ridiculously strong. If anyone knew, they would be dumbfounded, wondering what was happening. Why had this paradise that held great attraction to Demon mixed-bloods attracted so many experts of the other races?
Tsk tsk! It looks like more than one major character has calcted that this fellow will rely on the Flower of Life to advance to Martial Emperor. It seems were not the only ones who do not want to see theing of a second Azure Emperor.
A clump of blood wriggled on the desert before forming a handsome red-d figure who gave off a strange aura.
This red-d figure possessed much denser Demonic Qipared to any Demon mixed-bloods. It was frighteningly pure.
A light shed, and this mysterious red-d person entered the Human-Demon Paradise as well.
The sun started to set in the west. Just as the entrance to the Human-Demon Paradise began to close, a youth with a calm gaze and a sword on his back appeared in the distant desert.
That was close. I was nearlyte, that youth said happily, revealing a carefree smile despite being far away from the doors.
Right after this person spoke, he turned into two intertwining beams of lightone white and one ckand charged through the doorway at the veryst moment before it closed.
Xiao Chen, who entered the Human-Demon Paradise, did not know that in this battle for the Flower of Life, several peak major characters had anticipated his move, and he would face an extremely grave tribtion.
These major characters had already reached the peak of the Kunlun Realm ande in contact with the somewhat mysterious and profound Heavenly Dao.
As long as one knew their targets aura, they could defy the Heavenly Dao and make a prediction of the critical turning points of their target. Of course, such actions went against the Heavenly Dao, which exacted a high price.
Furthermore, the information that one obtained would not be veryprehensive. It could not predict a persons future but only a few critical turning points.
On top of that, Xiao Chen possessed great Luck. Anyone who wanted to calcte his critical turning points would have to pay an even higher price.
Even though the Primes of the various races made this calction only once, they had paid an astronomical price and required a long time to recover from it. Thus, they definitely would not dare to casually repeat it.
The few Primes already monitored Xiao Chen closely. All of them saw this critical turning point of Xiao Chens in the Heavenly Dao at the same time.
With the Thunder Sovereign protecting Xiao Chen, no one dared to openly make a move on Xiao Chen. However, they could still y some tricks to try and stop Xiao Chen from obtaining the Flower of Life.
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Inside the Human-Demon Paradise, Xiao Chen traveled together with Dugu Ao as they headed quickly for the Death Swamp where the mutated Flying Dragon Snake was.
The Human-Demon Paradise was incredibly vast. There were mountains, rivers,kes, forests, swamps, ice deserts, and various other kinds of geography. It wasplicated and changed very frequently, containing all sorts of hidden dangers.
Amid the dangers, all sorts of fortuitous encounters of various levels waited. The Human-Demon Paradise had already existed for millions of years. The general situation inside was already well known.
The cultivators of the various levels all already knew where they wanted to go to adventure. They would not mess around and blindly go to a ce that was too difficult for them.
Of course, there would definitely be some strong people who were very arrogant, wanting to seek their fortune amid the danger, going somewhere risky for their cultivation.
Where these people wanted to go had nothing to do with Xiao Chen. Dugu Ao and his aim were very clear, which was to head for the Death Swamp as soon as possible.
After that, Xiao Chen needed to snatch the Flower of Life from his variouspetitors. Then, he could continue to the next step on this treacherous and thorny road of Emperors.
For the past few thousand years, no one has managed to kill this mutated Flying Dragon Snake. Now that it has condensed a Demonic Essence Core, it will be even harder to deal with. How confident are you? Xiao Chen asked Dugu Ao as the two of them flew side by side and the wind blew by their ears.
Dugu Ao nced at Mu Xiyan, who fell behind a little. Aplicated look appeared in his eyes. Then, he slowly replied, Fully confident!
This answer startled Xiao Chen. Just what trump card did Dugu Ao have for Dugu Ao to be even more confident than him?
Dont look at me. I did not prepare any trump cards. Dugu Ao smiled, knowing what Xiao Chen was thinking. Whether he spoke the truth or not, Xiao Chen could not tell.
Dugu Ao paused here. He recalled that he was now coborating with Xiao Chen, so it was not good to keep him in suspense. Thus, he exined honestly, There is really no trump card. My trump card is myself. When the timees, Ill be responsible for blocking the otherpetitors, and you will be responsible for killing the mutated Flying Dragon Snake as well as taking away the Demonic Essence Core and the Flower of Life.
All of thepetitors?
Dugu Ao nodded seriously and said, All of them!
Whoosh! Whoosh!
When the four were still a distance from the Death Swamp, two figuresnded and blocked their path.
Chapter 1212: Don’t Try Testing My Bottom Line
Chapter 1212: Dont Try Testing My Bottom Line
The two were actually Old Man Feng and Wang Yang, whom Xiao Chen had conflicts with. For some reason, these two half-step Martial Emperors did not go to seek their own fortuitous encounters and instead came to block Xiao Chen and Dugu Ao.
As for why these two half-step Martial Emperors worked together, it was no surprise. They both had conflicts with Xiao Chen; it was normal for them to work together in this Human-Demon Paradise.
Scram, Dugu Ao said with a strong murderous intent in his tone as his expression turned cold.
Xiao Chen frowned slightly and said calmly, Dont be foolish. With your strength, you cannot kill the four of us.
Wang Yang looked at Xiao Chen, and intense hate shed in his eyes. We indeed cannot kill you all. However, we can still dy you here for a long time.
Old Man Feng smiled coldly and said, With us here, the two of you can forget about obtaining the Demonic Essence Core.
The hearts of Xiao Chen and Dugu Ao sank as they realized the intent of these two: to cause trouble for them, to dy them so as to prevent them from taking part in the fight for the mutated Flying Dragon Snake.
Whoosh!
The top two rankers of the outstanding talents, Pei Yan and Han Feng, quickly flew past at the side. When they saw this scene, they both revealed smiles, happy at the disaster that befell Dugu Aos group.
Soon, four more figures shed byYe Ziheng leading another three of the outstanding talentsand overtook them.
Ye Ziheng turned his head back and said whileughing, It looks like heaven is helping us. After that, the three behind startedughing as well.
Dugu Aos expression turned dark as he sent a voice projection, Xiao Chen, what should we do?
If these two half-step Martial Emperors are dead set on dying us, it will be a problematic and troublesome thing to deal with.
What should I do? Is the most crucial step for my bing a Martial Emperor within five years going to fall through because of these two dancing clowns?
This is extremely hateful!
Xiao Chen suppressed the rage in his heart and enunciated his words, syble by syble, as he looked at them, I will say this onest time. Dont try testing my bottom line. Quickly scram. Otherwise, even if you two flee to the ends of the world, there will be no ce for you.
I, Xiao Chen, will definitely aplish what I said!
The dominance that belonged to the Azure Dragon King erupted from Xiao Chens body. The Azure Dragon Kings insignia on his chest shed. Amid the light, his white robes turn into a gaudy, eye-catching azure.
It vaguely seemed like there was a formless Azure Dragon coiled behind Xiao Chen, ring coldly and emotionlessly at Wang Yang and Old Man Feng.
That was the Dragon Might of the Azure Dragon Kings insignia from the Dragons Gate Holy Land, which had umted over tens of thousands of years. At this moment, in Xiao Chens rage, he unleashed a little of it.
Old Man Feng and Wang Yang could not understand what was happening. All their hair stood on end. They felt an indescribable panic in their hearts that made them want to retreat.
However, when Wang Yang and Old Man Feng thought about it, they recalled that they were half-step Martial Emperors. Even if they could not defeat the four before them, they definitely could run away, so they immediately regained their confidence.
Wang Yang shouted, So what if we test your bottom line? This old man does not believe that you can really kill me. If you want to obtain the Demonic Essence Core, let me tell you now, no way!
Kill!
Without saying anything more, Xiao Chen unleashed all his killing Qi and rage, sending a saber strike at Wang Yang.
This saber strikeunched in rage immediately separated Wang Yang and Old Man Feng.
Xiao Chen did not care about any danger behind him. He needed to kill Wang Yang today!
Hatred shed in Ao Jiaos eyes. To think that this fellow still came to cause trouble at such a crucial moment. How unbearable!
Two short sabers appeared in Ao Jiaos hands as she charged straight at Wang Yang.
Mu Xiyan looked around, and a light shed in her eyes. Then, she sent a voice projection to Dugu Ao. Go and help him kill that person quickly. Then, Old Man Feng will definitely run in fear.
Will you be fine alone?
Dont worry. I can hold my own against him. I will be fine, Mu Xiyan said, smiling when she noticed the deeply hidden concern in Dugu Aos eyes.
Be careful!
Dugu Ao had always been decisive. After saying that, he immediately joined the group dealing with Wang Yang.
Xiao Chen, Ao Jiao, Dugu Ao, and Little Yellow Feather immediately suppressed Wang Yang, to Wang Yangs extreme regret. Why did everyonee charging at me?
ording to the original n, Wang Yang would work together with Old Man Feng and fight these four. They only needed to hold out for a period of time before working together to escape, leaving easily.
With that, they would seed in dying Xiao Chen. However, with Xiao Chen taking the initiative now, separating him and Old Man Feng, the situation went beyond his expectations.
Wang Yang was already no match for Xiao Chen alone. Now, with so many people, he was done for. He did not even have an opportunity to run.
Old Man Feng,e and save me! After fighting for a while, Wang Yang was already beaten up until he was riddled with wounds and vomiting blood.
However, how could Old Man Feng have the time to save Wang Yang? Mu Xiyan radiated a hazy, illusionary light, using all sorts of means to dy Old Man Feng.
Old Man Feng was an infamous pervert in the first ce. He did not have much resistance to Mu Xiyans Charm Techniques, entirely powerless to struggle free of them.
It had to be said that the vast cultivation and strong recovery ability of a half-step Martial Emperor were indeed somewhat horrifying.
Even though three people and one Golden Crow worked together to fight Wang Yang, they did not manage to take him down quickly.
At this moment, Wang Yangs hair looked very messy. He was clearly in a fluster as he tried to break out several times but failed.
Wang Yang was no longer as arrogant as before. The situation had immediately changed to his disadvantage. He wanted to cry but could not. Even after he begged for help several times, no one cared about him.
If one did not court disaster, one would not die. The other party did not activelye to seek him, yet he came over to cause trouble for the other party. Such an ending served him right.
Little Yellow Feather entered itsbat state, bing several hundred timesrger. Its golden glistening feathers shone like the sun. When it opened its beak, it spat out extremely dense Sr True me.
Ao Jiao, who wanted to help Xiao Chen quickly end Wang Yang, entered her peak state, not even caring about any injuries she incurred.
There was also Dugu Ao. Heunched an unexpected attack every now and then, preventing Wang Yang from making a move. The moment he attacked, he caused Wang Yang to vomit arge amount of blood.
Under such a situation, even though Wang Yang was a half-step Martial Emperor, from the moment he was surrounded, his end was decided. There was only one possibilitydeath!
After two hours, Xiao Chen dealt the killing blow. Blood flew everywhere as his saber light shed, chopping off Wang Yangs head.
The arrogant half-step Martial Emperor, who did not believe that Xiao Chen could kill him, died without an intact corpse, never toe back to life again.
On the other side, Old Man Feng already wanted to retreat long ago. The sight of Wang Yangs headless corpse startled him.
Old Man Feng no longer dared to stay. He finally managed to struggle free and fled wildly.
The group nced at him but did not give chase. This was not the time to settle ounts with him.
After this distraction ended, Dugu Ao searched Wang Yangs corpse. There was nothing useful, so he left it alone.
As for Wang Yangs spatial ring, no one bothered to check it. This was because when one advanced to quasi-Emperor, one would be capable ofying restrictions on spatial rings.
Once one died, the restriction would activate. If someone who did not know about it forcibly tried to obtain the things in the spatial ring, one might be injured by the restriction. There were even some evil restrictions that could kill people.
Due to their tricks, wepletely lost the initiative in killing the mutated Flying Dragon Snake. If the mutated Flying Dragon Snake has already been killed, well have put in all that work for nothing, Dugu Ao said worriedly. Although the other party died, the other party did manage to achieve their purpose, causing trouble for the four.
Mu Xiyan said, There is no rush. Let us recover first and trying thinking about this in another way. The mutated Flying Dragon Snake is not easy to deal with. It is also good to have those people split some of the burdens.
Xiao Chen nced at this woman. For her to dare to get Dugu Ao toe and help her, as well as handle Old Man Feng by herself, she possessed not only extraordinary strength but also an exceptionally calm mind.
This made Xiao Chen consider Mu Xiyan in a new light. She was not just a flower vase that was capable of only Charm Techniques.
Lets rest first. Since we lost the initiative already, we do not need to fear to wait a little longer. We are now not in very good condition. Rushing over as we are would be too rash, Xiao Chen said, agreeing with Mu Xiyan.
Without saying anything more, the entire group sat down cross-legged on the ground. Then, they closed their eyes and circted their energy to recover.
After Wang Yang died, his headless corpse still released a strong aura over time. The passing cultivators felt a deep fear for the group sitting cross-legged, not daring to target them.
A half-step Martial Emperor actually died here. If this was mentioned outside, no one would believe it.
After a while, Xiao Chen opened his eyes first. He recovered the fastest; the others had not opened their eyes yet. He tossed aside the exhausted Essence Stone and raised his head to look in the direction of the Death Swamp. Then, he frowned slightly.
For some reason, Xiao Chen currently felt restless, not because other Human-Demon Sea outstanding talents had gone ahead, but some mood he could not understand.
He closed his eyes and scanned the various ces with his Spiritual Sense. In the end, everything seemed normal. All the people around were mixed-blood cultivators undergoing experiential training in the Human-Demon Paradise.
However, Xiao Chen knew that at his cultivation realm, as long as he wanted to, he could hide from the perception of other people with the same cultivation.
His Spiritual Sense would likewise be useless against true experts intent on hiding.
The cultivation to be a Martial Emperor required building a bridge to cross that vast chasm, to get to the other side and sessfully push open the Emperors Door.
As of now, Xiao Chen was already halfway done with the construction of this bridge, reaching the most crucial moment. As he stood on the halfpleted bridge and looked at the Emperors Door on the other side, he clearly felt the deep abyss at the bottom of the chasm and the danger there.
With one wrong move, the bridge could break, and he would die, falling into the deep abyss, unable to recover from it.
Whats wrong? You appear to have a lot on your mind. Are you worried about the Flower of Life? Actually to Demon mixed-bloods, that thing is not of much value. Even if someone snatched it, they would think of a way to sell it. Dugu Ao quickly followed after and consoled Xiao Chen after he recovered.
You obtained great gains in the Eight Star dragon grave. As long as they are willing to sell, you will be able to buy it. Unlike me, if someone else obtained the Demonic Essence Core, they would definitely keep it for themselves. They would never auction it off.
The situation was indeed as such. If that was truly so, Xiao Chen did not have to worry at all.
Perhaps I was just being overly suspicious.
Xiao Chen smiled, not wanting to dwell on this. He said, Lets not talk about this for now. Tell me, why do you have to help this woman? If things go south, you might even die.
Grief shed in Dugu Aos eyes as he muttered, Its a long story. Actually, I have a perfect Demon bloodline. My bloodline is even stronger than that of the Blood Sword Sovereign of fifty thousand years ago. As long as I am willing to cultivate Demonic Qi and make use of my innate talent, the other so-called ten outstanding talents would be nothing before me.
Chapter 1213: Surging Hot-Bloodedness
Chapter 1213: Surging Hot-Bloodedness
However, I do not like that kind of state. I once entered a frenzy and killed the person dearest to me. Hence, I swore never to use the power of that bloodline again. Mu Xiyan was the person who pulled me back from that hell.
Xiao Chen nodded, indicating he understood. It was just like when Leng Yue used her Charm Technique to pull him back from the depravity of massacre in the past. Mu Xiyan had probably used the same method to pull Dugu Ao back, suppressing the enticement of the Blood Demon talents.
However, based on Dugu Aos expression, it seemed like there was more to the story. Could it be that while Dugu Ao managed to resist the enticement of the Blood Demon talents, he could not resist Mu Xiyans seduction?
Seeing Xiao Chen enter deep thought, Dugu Ao knew that Xiao Chen already guessed what happened. He said, It is not that I could not resist her Charm Technique. It is that if I did not have rtions with her, she could not have pulled me back.
Xiao Chen felt somewhat bbergasted. Unexpectedly, there was still such a thing.
Now, do you know why I must repay this favor at all costs? So far, there has never been an Eros Demon mixed-blood who cleared the Great Tribtion of wind and fire. Hence, I must help her obtain this mutated Demonic Essence Core.
Xiao Chen smiled. This fellow seemed arrogant and proud beyond measure. Unexpectedly, he took this matter between man and woman so seriously.
However, is it only to repay this debt of gratitude? Xiao Chen asked interestedly.
Just as Dugu Ao was about to answer, he noticed Mu Xiyans eyelids twitching from nervousness. He knew that she had already recovered, so he shook his head and stopped speaking about this.
Ao Jiao opened her eyes and said begrudgingly, You are already at the most crucial part, and you suddenly stopped speaking. Little Sister Xiyan has already been waiting for a long time.
Mu Xiyan knew that she could not continue pretending. Blushing slightly, she said, Nonsense. Since when I was eavesdropping? I do not know anything.
Dugu Ao stopped lingering on this topic. He said, Lets go. There is not much time left.
The Death Swamp was rife with Flying Dragon Snakes. However, there was only one of that mutated Flying Dragon Snake.
After arriving at the Death Swamp, there was no need to search for the mutated Flying Dragon Snake. They just needed to head towards where the aftershocks of battle reverberated most intensely. The mutated Flying Dragon Snake was definitely there.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The entire Death Swamp shook violentlynot just the ground but the entire space.
The moment the group stepped into the Death Swamp, they could already feel the might of the shock waves from the huge battle, even from dozens of kilometers away.
Xiao Chen looked into the distance at that chaotic area and was aghast. Such great shock waves were due to at least twenty to thirty Consummation quasi-Emperors fighting with that mutated Flying Dragon Snake.
Aside from these, there were even more onlookers standing by the side, waiting to take advantage of the situation to gain something.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
The figures of the four shed as they raised their speed to their limits. After a while, they arrived at where the chaotic battle was taking ce.
The group saw an enormous ck snake curled up in the swamp. When its gigantic body coiled together, it was like a ck mountain.
This enormous snake fought savagely with thirty-odd Consummation quasi-Emperors. The strong aura of Death Qi drew frighteningly dense dark clouds to mass in the sky.
Groups of Demon mixed-bloods temporarily allied with each other. With Pei Yan and Ye Ziheng as the leaders, they ruthlessly attacked the mutated Flying Dragon Snake.
This was probably the mutated Flying Dragon Snakes first time facing so many people surrounding it ever since it was first discovered. In the past, it could not attract so many experts over toe and attack it.
Dugu Ao said, I do not like ying the fisherman; there are too many variables with this. I like having everything in my control since that is more reliable. Xiao Chen, Ill hold off the rest. Ill leave the Flying Dragon Snake to you. How confident are you?
Xiao Chens eyes sparkled as hot-bloodedness surged in his veins. If it were any other day, he would definitely y the fisherman. That way held very little risk, and he could maintain his calm at all times, able to advance or retreat whenever he wanted.
However, right now, he needed to obtain the Flower of Life; nothing could be allowed to go wrong with this. Sess or failure depended on it. He would go wild just this once, not giving himself any room to retreat.
Xiao Chen slowly gave Dugu Ao his answer. Fully confident. However, I, Xiao Chen, will hold these people back. You do your best to kill the Flying Dragon Snake.
Since you already swore never to use the power of that bloodline, then remember your oath. Never use it!
A cool wind blew. While Dugu Ao was stunned, that white figure slowly descended and appeared within the raging battlefield.
Xiao Chen and his saber alone blocked thirty-odd Demon mixed-blood Consummation quasi-Emperors with ten thousand dragons soaring behind him.
He already guessed that I intend to use that bloodline!
Dugu Ao felt strangely touched. Honestly speaking, in this coboration, Xiao Chen got the short end of the stick. Hence, Dugu Ao suggested that he would block the Consummation quasi-Emperors, shouldering the greatest burden. This was so that he would not end up taking advantage of Xiao Chen too much.
Unexpectedly, in the end, Xiao Chen still took the initiative to step forward.
This is the so-called boldness, the so-called heroism.
However, how am I to repay this favor?
Dugu Aos face turned serious, and he stopped thinking further. Lets go. Lets quickly make our move!
Right after Dugu Ao spoke, he led Ao Jiao, Mu Xiyan, and Little Yellow Feather charging at that mountain-like mutated Flying Dragon Snake. They blocked the mutated Flying Dragon Snake, which was behind Xiao Chen, preventing it from attacking him from behind.
While all this took a long time to describe, it actually happened in only an instant. From Xiao Chen charging in to Dugu Ao leading the others charging in, only half a breath of time passed.
Xiao Chen held up his saber and stood upright in the raging battlefield. This one saber blocked Pei Yan, Ye Ziheng, and the rest of the thirty-odd Consummation quasi-Emperors.
Such a change in the situation stunned everyone. It shocked the countless quasi-Emperor Demon mixed-blood cultivators hanging around, waiting to take advantage of the situation; they did not know what was going on.
Damn, who is this? Is he tired of living?
It is that white-robed desman. The youth who humiliated Old Man Feng at the stone stele earlier.
So, it is him. Even if Old Man Feng was not a match for him, it is still too much if he wants to block these thirty-odd Consummation quasi-Emperors alone.
Who knows? However, this might be a good thing for us. This way, things will be more lively.
The group of watching quasi-Emperors hiding in the darkness of the Death Swamp discussed in whispers, their eyes filled with excitement.
Although these quasi-Emperors did not think that Xiao Chen could block thirty-odd peak Consummation quasi-Emperors on his own, they were here to y the fisherman and take advantage of the situation in the first ce. So, the more chaotic the situation, the better it was for them.
A faint ck me zed on Pei Yans body. As he looked at the ten thousand dragons soaring behind Xiao Chen, he thought to himself, This fellow, even though he camete and lost the initiative, he actually thought of such an extreme method. Does he want to die?
Ye Ziheng appeared very angry as he shouted, Are you seeking death? Quickly move aside. Otherwise, no matter what your background is, you can forget about leaving the Human-Demon Paradise today.
Scram, on the double!
When the thirty-odd peak Consummation quasi-Emperors saw Dugu Aos group starting to fight the injured mutated Flying Dragon Snake, they were so frustrated, they were ready to kill.
How could there be such a thing? After they spent so much effort to fight this mutated Flying Dragon Snake for a long time, this fellow wanted to take advantage of it the moment he arrived.
A vast aura gathered, nearly twisting space as it pressed towards Xiao Chen. The formless aura was like a boundless majestic aura, making breathing hard when it pressed down on one.
Xiao Chen held his breath and paid attention. As he looked at these thirty-odd peak Consummation quasi-Emperors, he focused to an unprecedented degree.
You want me to scram? Sure. You just have to ask the saber in my hand whether it agrees or not first.
Xiao Chen pointed the tip of his saber forward and unleashed his seventy-percentprehended lightning saber soul, disying his unyielding spirit.
He needed to obtain the Flower of Life at all costs. This was the most crucial step on his path to Emperor. He was willing to stake his life on it!
Attack together and kill him!
Pei Yan frowned. He felt Xiao Chens sharpness and unparalleled brilliance, so he did not dare tomit too heavily to this assault.
The thirty-odd peak Consummation quasi-Emperors each executed their killing moves, sending them at Xiao Chen, who blocked their way. Immediately, the air filled with lights of various colors, creating a very brilliant spectacle as the lights flew endlessly.
All sorts of mysterious phenomena intersected with each other. The overwhelming attacks caused the space around to tremble intensely.
The power of the world being driven was too chaotic. Explosions resounded without pause in the Death Swamp, rumbling endlessly.
Just the shock waves alone killed several Flying Dragon Snakes in the Death Swamp. Blood instantly filled the air.
The chaotic sky changed color. Dust flew all over, mixing with the rain of blood that fell.
The thirty-odd peak Consummation quasi-Emperors sent out such a densebination of killing moves. They really thought highly of Xiao Chen.
Two lights came out of Xiao Chens eyesone golden and one white. The Origin mes of the Sr True me and the Lunar True me appeared in a dazzling manner and started chasing each other.
Instantly, the two mes formed the Taiji Yinyang me Diagram. The two extreme mes of diametrically opposite attributes merged perfectly with the mediation of the Taiji Diagram.
Yinyang, four divisions, the eight trigrams, and other scenes appeared around the Taiji Yinyang me Diagram. The Taiji Yinyang me Diagram shone with great golden light and encased the surrounding space.
It was like a wall made of the five elements, blocking all of the approaching killing moves.
This time, Xiao Chen did not hold back, using the Origin mes to activate the Taiji Yinyang me Diagram.
Previously, Xiao Chen did not use the Origin mes of the Sr True me and the Lunar True me. This magnificent Taiji Yinyang me Diagram was much stronger than any before it.
If the Taiji Yinyang me Diagram was strong enough, it would be able to instantly reflect all the attacks, flustering and inflicting injuries on these thirty-odd Consummation quasi-Emperors. The situation would turn around, and Xiao Chen would hold the upper hand.
However, in the end, facing thirty-odd Inferior Grade Profound Martial Techniques was still pushing it. Even so, the scene that followedpletely surpassed everyones expectations. To think that the Sr True me and Lunar True me could actually merge and block so many Profound Martial Techniques!
This stunned the group of people who were originally prepared to kill Xiao Chen in one go.
Ka ca! Ka ca!
The Taiji Yinyang me Diagram shattered, and the various attacks rained on Xiao Chen. However, they were already significantly weakened, and the mysterious phenomena no longer existed.
Xiao Chen continued standing upright with his saber held out. Then, he pushed off the ground. With every step he took, he sent out many saber images covering the sky.
Thunder rumbled above as purple lightning boltsshed out. Tens of thousands of dragons roared.
With each step, Xiao Chen swung his saber twelve times. In three steps, he broke all the various Profound Martial Techniques.
Xiao Chen strolled amid the thunder dragons and electric saber lights. Every move he made, he controlled it as he pleased, presenting no openings.
Such a shocking scene!
Chapter 1214: I Have One Saber Strike That I Hope Everyone Will Offer Me Pointers On
Chapter 1214: I Have One Saber Strike That I Hope Everyone Will Offer Me Pointers On
Is that all you all are capable of? However, that is not sufficient to chase me away. I have one saber strike that I hope everyone will offer me pointers on!
Xiao Chens breaking all the Inferior Grade Profound Martial Techniques that flew over exceeded everyones expectations. When facing these thirty-odd Consummation quasi-Emperors, he chose to attack forcefully.
His mind entered into a clear state. This world appeared to be pitch-ck to him. Aside from him, there was no one else around.
Within his world, space froze. Time stopped moving. The entire world appeared peaceful.
It was like the universe did not exist. Aside from the darkness, there was nothing.
Whoosh!
A strand of saber light appeared, tearing through this dark world. Color reappeared in Xiao Chens eyes. He saw Pei Yan, Ye Ziheng, and the others smiling derisively. The thirty-odd peak Consummation quasi-Emperors allughed at him coldly, mocking him for overestimating himself. Despite gaining the upper hand, he did not defend himself or try to drag out the battle.
Unexpectedly, Xiao Chen was seeking death for himself, charging straight at them.
The thirty-odd peak Consummation quasi-Emperors thought that this was the best oue for them. When Xiao Chen charged over, they would surround him and wear him down.
Even if Xiao Chen were as strong as the Old ck Iron Monster, able to kill a Martial Emperor, with thirty-odd peak Consummation quasi-Emperors surrounding him and attacking, they would only wear him down and kill him; there was no other possible result.
Laugh. Go on and continueughing. You can keep your cold expressions and mock me. None of you will ever understand my heart.
This is my path, my pride, my glory. There is no need to say anything more. Everything is within this saber strike.
When Xiao Chen sent out his saber strike, various mysterious phenomena shed continuously in the air. Poems and songs of praise resounded in the sky, singing of his various past exploits, which turned into mysterious phenomena and appeared everywhere.
While in Mohe City, after the Promise of Ten Years, he used the Ninth Heavens Thunder Formation and defeated strong enemies. Then, he kowtowed three times to his father and left in a pique.
In the grave of thest Tianwu Emperor, heughed loudly and challenged all the Noble n scions of the Great Qin Nation there, spreading his fame once again.
At the battle in the Heavenly Saber Pavilion, he finally made known his true nameXiao Chen. He defeated various Noble n scions of the Great Qin Nation one after another, starting the legend of the White Robed desman.
In the Ancient Deste Land, he behaved neither arrogantly nor humbly as he broke the record unbroken for a thousand years, winning one hundred consecutive battles.
During the Five Nation Youth Competition, he was unknown. However, he defeated the various outstanding talents to stand at the peak of the Sky Dome Realm and became the King Grade True Dragon.
In the Kunlun Continent, during his King conferral ceremony, he swept through the younger generation and was conferred the Azure Dragon King.
In the Cloud Sea Domain, ten thousand dragons soared as he regained his cultivation after getting it broken, insta-killing eight quasi-Emperors.
In the Heavenly Starry Ocean, during the Four Seas Hero Gathering, Xiao Chen defeated the various outstanding talents with one move each, convincing everyone of their loss.
In my path over the past sixteen years, I underwent all sorts of pain and loneliness. This resulted in my name spreading everywhere. There is no one else like me in this world.
My entire life is glorious!
Xiao Chen was filled with lofty sentiments. He brought out the glory of this saber strike to its extreme. The various poems, songs, and mysterious phenomena together formed a vast, boundless, glorious, poetic painting.
When this saber strikended, the smiles of the thirty-odd peak Consummation quasi-Emperors all froze, locked within the poetic painting.
Bang!
Xiao Chen looked coldly at the group of people with mocking expressions in the painting. Then, he held out his clenched left fist and gently spread his fingers open.
The painting immediately shattered along with the sealed space inside. It was like a mirror shattering into countless pieces.
The thirty-odd people in the painting did their best to protect themselves. However, they still ended up severely injured and vomiting blood. The power of space sent all of them flying.
Their hair scattered everywhere messily, and they were riddled with wounds, reduced to sorry states.
The people hidden in the darkness and watching were all startled and dumbstruck. Xiao Chen alone actually forced back thirty-odd peak Consummation quasi-Emperors.
With this move, half of the thirty-odd Consummation quasi-Emperors could not stand up anymore.
Some of the weaker ones even had their bodies torn apart. The gory wounds of these people were scary to look at. If not for them being Demon mixed-bloods with innately strong physical bodies, as well as them being Consummation quasi-Emperors, they would have died already.
Only about fifteen or sixteen people remained standing. Aside from the peak characters like the ten outstanding talents, most of them had lost theirbat prowess entirely.
The might of this one saber strike was actually so strong!
Xiao Chen was now incredibly tired. Sweat poured from his forehead. This move exhausted not just his Law Energy but even more so his Mental Energy.
It was like he was picked clean. However, he only felt extremely carefree.
That was right, carefree.
Xiao Chen finally attained a higher level in this newly reprehended Instant of Glory, properly reaching Small Perfection.
For most quasi-Emperors, even if they were fortunate enough to obtain a Medial Grade Profound Martial Technique, they would still have difficulty unleashing it even once.
Only a few could be like Xiao Chen, able to use it as he pleased. Such people were few and far between. Even so, these people would not be able to match Xiao Chen inprehension ability.
What Small Perfection meant was that one couldpletely bring out thirty percent of the Medial Grade Profound Martial Techniques might.
However, out of these people here, several of them could bring out only fifty to sixty percent of an Inferior Grade Profound Martial Technique, much less a Medial Grade Profound Martial Technique.
Being suppressed by such might, their defeat was not undeserved.
The quasi-Emperors watching in the darkness were all frightened silly. The threat of such a move was simply too huge.
Xiao Chen looked at the ten-odd people still standing in front. The mockery and scorn of these people had long since disappeared. In their ce was a deep-seated fear.
Damn it. Unexpectedly, he has practiced a Medial Grade Profound Martial Technique to Small Perfection.
As these people watched Xiao Chens robes flutter about, they hatefully gnashed their teeth. How could they have expected a peak Great Perfection quasi-Emperor to be able to force them into such a sorry state?
As Xiao Chen stood in the air, his body exuded the formless dominance of a king, causing the sky to change color and stirring up the winds and clouds.
Xiao Chens gaze appeared unparalleledly sharp, disying his resolute heart. No one dared to meet his gaze.
They simply could not understand the yearning Xiao Chen had for the Flower of Life.
Without the Demonic Essence Core, these outstanding talents would only find it more difficult to clear their Great Tribtion of wind and fire.
However, without the Flower of Life, Xiao Chen could not advance to Martial Emperor. Everything would be for naught. His dreams, his hopes, they would alle to nothing.
The words fighting for his life were serious and no joke at all.
Before such strength, the remaining ten-odd people did not dare to act rashly. Unexpectedly, a deadlock developed.
It was hard to imagine that Xiao Chen, whom everyone looked down on, really used the saber in his hand to block thirty-odd peak Consummation quasi-Emperors.
Drip! Drip! The bloody rain in the sky fell endlessly, mixed with the dust. It even seemed to intensify.
The shock waves of this Instant of Glory were more than just one or two levels higher than the shock waves of thebined killing moves of these people.
The Death Swamp suffered an undeserved cmity that killed several more ordinary Flying Dragon Snakes.
Their deaths exacerbated the bloody rain. As it fell on these people, it quickly dyed their clothes red.
Xiao Chen showed a cold gaze amid the bloody rain. He just left it to fall on his body, showing no intent to withdraw his aura.
Time crept by. Dugu Ao and the others looked set to kill the already severely injured Flying Dragon Snake.
Pei Yan and the others became even more frustrated in this bloody rain, wanting to charge over several times.
However, when these peoples gazes met Xiao Chens, and then took in the people lying on the ground and moaning in pain, they remembered the boundlessly glorious mysterious phenomenon.
These people felt their hearts quail for some reason and did not dare to act rashly. Even the strongest, Pei Yan, was no exception.
After being struck by that Instant of Glory, Pei Yan retained only seventy percent of hisbat prowess.
By Pei Yans estimation, if he had to bear the full force of Instant of Glory himself, he would either end up dead or severely injured.
Only Heaven knew whether this fellow would risk his life to send out another Instant of Glory.
He definitely would. Judging from Xiao Chens expression, Pei Yan fearfully thought, This fellow would do it again.
As long as anyone dared to step forward, Xiao Chen would be willing to pay the price of his life and drag that person down to hell with him.
This was reallyughable. Pei Yan was the top ranker of the ten outstanding talents of the Human-Demon Sea.
However, before this foreigner, before this youth younger than him by more than ten years, Pei Yan actually showed such a cowardly mentality.
Thepanions behind him did not give him any sense of safety whatsoever.
How aggrieved did Pei Yan feel? He clenched his right hand so tightly that his nails nearly dug into his flesh. He felt extremely stifled, so frustrated that his entire body shook, but he still did not dare to go forward.
If even Pei Yan felt that way, then all the more the others beside him. However, they would not feel satisfied if they left just like that. Hence, the situation turned into a deadlock.
The Human-Demon Seas outstanding talents were in a situation where they could neither advance nor retreat.
Pu!
Just at this moment, a miserable shriek resounded in the Death Swamp being showered in blood. After paying a price, Dugu Aos group finally managed to chop off the mutated Flying Dragon Snakes head.
In that instant, blood fountained out of the neck of this Flying Dragon Snake. As a result, the somewhat weakened bloody rain intensified once more.
The three-thousand-year-old mutated Flying Dragon Snake died just like that. Berserk energy swept out, kicking up a rapid gust in the swamp that sounded like ghosts crying.
Everyone clearly understood what this sharp, miserable shriek meant.
Instantly, the deadlock broke. The temptation of the Demonic Essence Core finally overcame the fear in the depths of everyones hearts.
The ten-odd peak Consummation quasi-Emperors in front and the evenrger number of quasi-Emperors watching from the darkness were like a pack of wolves on a grass in that had waited for very long.
At this moment, all their eyes lit up, and they made a move.
However, just when everyone got up, the drenched and bloodied Xiao Chen swung his saber ferociously and shouted in rage, Who dares to move?!
As Xiao Chen shouted in rage, hepletely infused his peak will of thunder in his words. Tens of thousands of bolts of lightning shed.
The instant he spoke, that resplendent and dazzling Lightning Talisman vanished from his sea of consciousness and turned into ten thousand lightning bolts plunging from the sky.
Together with the peak will of thunder, the ten thousand lightning bolts tore through the sky at the same time. What a scene this was!
This moment was like the Apocalypse. The indescribable electric light reaved all the color from this colorful worldleaving only ck and white.
Chapter 1215: Unparallelled Will of Thunder
Chapter 1215: Unparallelled Will of Thunder
Xiao Chens action of brandishing his saber and roaring in rage appeared deste and tyrannical against the backdrop of this electric light. If these people who stood up and made a move were likened to a pack of wolves, then Xiao Chen was the king of beasts, a tyrant that naturally inspired dread in others.
When the tyrant raged, who dared to move?!
The many quasi-Emperors blinded by their desires were all forced back with the roar of this thunder.
This furious roar even startled those of the ten outstanding talents, deterring them from any rash actions and distracting them.
There were those who were cowardly and irresolute. When this furious roar resounded, they fell out of the sky, and their legs went numb; they immediately copsed, frightened into trembling as they backed away continuously.
Who dared to move? No one did!
Xiao Chens furious roar startled hundreds of quasi-Emperors into retreat. Being able to create such an effect naturally had something to do with him infusing the peak will of thunder into his voice.
A peak will that was already very close to materializing as a physical object could impose tremendous pressure on the mindparticrly whenbined with a shout.
This was especially so for the will of thunder. The lightning attribute possessed a berserk nature. It was also what the Heavenly Dao used as punishment. Hence, its effect was even more incredible.
When the lightning vanished, Xiao Chen eyed the group of people around coldly before pushing off the ground and flying towards the snakes head in the air.
A somewhat beautiful pure-white flower bloomed on the snakes head. In this dark world filled with Death Qi, its vital appearance was very eye-catching. This was the Flower of Life that Xiao Chen sought, even in his dreams.
On the other side, Dugu Ao and the others had taken advantage of the time Xiao Chen had the many quasi-Emperors stunned to obtain the mutated Demonic Essence Core.
They now just waited for Xiao Chen to pluck the Flower of Life. After that, they would have aplished all their goals in the Human-Demon Paradise.
Wounds covered Ao Jiaos body, honors from the fight with the mutated Flying Dragon Snake. At this moment, she did not feel any pain. As she watched Xiao Chen slowly approach the snake head, she felt only joy in her heart.
The matter of having to advance to Martial Emperor within five years had always been a great burden on Xiao Chen. Now, they finally saw some hope.
After being filled with anticipation for so long, how could she not feel happy when Xiao Chen was about to get what he wanted?
As the quasi-Emperors that Xiao Chen frightened away watched him fly towards the snake head, none of them dared to act rashly. His earlier shout had broken their momentum, erasing all thought of contending against him.
Ten thousand lightning bolts turning the world ck and white amid the bloody rainthese quasi-Emperors would never forget that scene for the rest of their long lives, bing a shadow that was difficult to remove.
Just when everyone thought that no one could stop Xiao Chen from obtaining the Flower of Life, two ghostly figures appeared in space. These two ghostly figures hid in the Death Qi in space, looking like they appeared out of nowhere.
They both sent out a palm strike each at Xiao Chen at the same time, driving nearly all the Death Qi in the entire Death Swamp and causing the world to shake continuously.
Two gigantic ck palms like demonic ws sped towards Xiao Chen.
As long as Xiao Chen continued to go for the Flower of Life, these two palms would strike him. He would not have any chance to dodge them.
Clearly, these two Ghost Race half-step Martial Emperors did this to force back Xiao Chen, to prevent him from obtaining the Flower of LIfe.
If Xiao Chen dared to continue, he would have to face the power of these two palm strikes head-on.
Furthermore, these demonic ws looked nearly solid. Everywhere they passed, tears appeared in spacewhich clearly demonstrated how mighty these palm strikes were.
Ghost Race half-step Martial Emperors!
The new arrivals stunned all the Demon mixed-blood quasi-Emperors and the ten outstanding talents at the same time. They could not understand what was happening. Why did Ghost Race experts from the Kunlun Continent travel such a long way to the Human-Demon Paradise?
Such a situation had never happened in the history of the Human-Demon Sea. Furthermore, two of them appeared at the same time.
However, that was not all. Two ancient coffins flew out of the Death Swamps ground at the same time. Then, the coffin lids fell to the ground with a pa sound. Finally, two Corpse Race half-step Martial Emperors with cold expressions opened their eyes at the same time.
Without saying a word, these two Corpse Race half-step Martial Emperors stepped out of the coffins and started attacking the surrounding Demon mixed-blood cultivators. Given the absolute difference in strength, several Demon mixed-blood quasi-Emperors died before they even figured out what was going on.
Boom!
A sagely song rang out, and two beams of golden light poured down from the sky. The divine light illuminated the dark Death Swamp.
Two Deity Race half-step Martial Emperors with white hair and ck eyes descended from above. They formed hand seals and shot out divine light.
The Deity Race half-step Martial Emperors used their Mental Energy Martial Techniques to release resplendent light endlessly towards the ground, causing many miserable shrieks to ring out.
The attacks sent all the Demon mixed-blood quasi-Emperors below fleeing; they did not dare to stay for long.
Six human half-step Martial Emperors appeared in the distance, at the edge of Death Swamp. These six people all wore masks, preventing others from seeing their faces.
However, their strong auras were all horrifyingly. With one look, one could tell that they were not ordinary half-step Martial Emperors. They arrived at the scene within two steps.
The human cultivators likewise started to attack and kill the surrounding Demon mixed-blood cultivators.
Pei Yan and the others changed their expression considerably. No matter how this group of outstanding talents thought, they would never have imagined that so many foreign half-step Martial Emperors would appear in the Human-Demon Paradise.
Furthermore, none of these people were ordinary half-step Martial Emperors. They were all peak existences among half-step Martial Emperors.
These Demon mixed-blood cultivators were special. They were mixed-bloods of the human race and the Deep Abyss Demonic Worlds Demon Races. Furthermore, the Demon Races had always been themon enemy of all the Kunlun Realm races.
If not for a Demon mixed-blood cultivator, the Blood Sword Sovereign, appearing fifty thousand years ago and reaching an agreement with the five major races of the Kunlun Continent, the Demon mixed-bloods would have been exterminated.
Even so, the Kunlun Realm was still controlled by the five major races. Furthermore, the peak experts of these five major races had no qualms about killing Demon mixed-blood cultivators.
The experts of the five major races did not fear the Demon mixed-blood expertsing to seek trouble, either. If Demon mixed-blood experts dide to seek trouble, they were basically sinners for having Demon bloodlines.
In regard to peak strength, any Prime of the various major races could kill off all the Demon mixed-bloods.
Lets go. These people are trying to clear the ce. They do not wish for others to see what they are doing.
Pei Yan saw a few Demon mixed-blood cultivators running, whom the various half-step Martial Emperors ignored. With a quick thought, he guessed what was happening.
Then, he nced at the two Ghost Race half-step Martial Emperors in the air dying Xiao Chen. As he retreated, he somewhat figured out what was going on.
These people were targeting that white-robed desman in the air.
At this thought, Pei Yan could not help the horror filling his face. What kind of existence exactly was this fellow? To think that he had offended so many half-step Martial Emperors!
As Pei Yan pondered, he did not stop moving, fleeing with all his might.
Although Pei Yan could defeat some half-step Martial Emperors, those were ordinary half-step Martial Emperors like Wang Yang or Old Man Feng. If he met true half-step Martial Emperor experts, he would only die.
If Pei Yan and the others did not leave now, they would not be able toter.
Such an unusual change happened in an instant. No matter who it was, even if they wrecked their brains thinking, they would not have imagined such a development.
The moment the two Ghost Race half-step Martial Emperors appeared, Xiao Chen, who was in the air, changed his expression.
Before he arrived, he had felt very restless, knowing that obtaining the Flower of Life would not be easy.
However, when he saw the formation of half-step Martial Emperors, he could not help feeling surprised.
Xiao Chen considered what he had done to merit so many major characters making a move and sending out a dozen half-step Martial Emperors to deal with him.
He figured that they had no purpose other than preventing him from obtaining the Flower of Life, not wanting him to advance to Martial Emperor.
If Xiao Chen gave up here and dodged the two horrifying demonic ws, letting the other party snatch away the Flower of Life, nothing would happen to him.
After the other party destroyed the Flower of Life, they would calmly leave.
To these people, an Azure Emperors descendant who could not advance to Martial Emperor would no longer pose any threat. He would only be a meteor, nothing to fear.
However, if Xiao Chen did not give up and still wanted to obtain the Flower of Life, enduring the injuries from these two demonic ws would just be the start of a painful time.
The dozen half-step Martial Emperors would not give Xiao Chen a chance to speak. They would beat him half-dead and use the cruelest method to snatch away the Flower of Life.
No matter how Xiao Chen looked at it, regardless of what choice he made, the result would be the same; he would not be able to obtain the Flower of Life.
However, even though the result was the same, he would choose thetter without hesitation.
The reason was none other than his attitude, the me in his heart that never extinguished, dreams, hopes, an indomitable faith.
Azure Dragon Battle Armor, materialize!
Determination shed across Xiao Chens delicate features as he materialized the Azure Dragon Battle Armor with a sh. Then, he continued flying boldly towards the Flower of Life.
One risked ones life on the path to Emperor. Even if there were ten thousand tribtions, one could not give up!
After materializing the Azure Dragon Battle Armor, Xiao Chen pushed off the air, plucked the Flower of Life from the mutated Flying Dragon Snake, and ced it in his Universe Ring.
However, right after he finished this series of actions, the two Ghost Race half-step Martial Emperors demonic palms came together from two different directions to p and squish him.
Buzz!
Space shook, moving left and right like the pendulum of a clock. Waves of formless spatial winds swept out into the surroundings.
These waves of spatial winds swept through the entire Death Swamp. The ground exploded and split apart, killing all the Flying Dragon Snakes in the swamp. After this battle, the Flying Dragon Snake would probably go extinct in the Human-Demon Paradise.
Dugu Ao took the initiative to shield Ao Jiao and Mu Xiyan, helping the two block the shock waves.
Before the shock waves were over, a figure wearing azure-colored Battle Armor with draconic motifs fell from the sky like an arrow andnded where Dugu Ao and the others were.
Pu ci! Afternding, Xiao Chen spat out a mouthful of blood. He clenched his teeth, appearing pale, enduring the tremendous pain from his internal injuries.
Cracks appeared in Xiao Chens Battle Armor. However, as his body circted the Azure Dragon Vital Qi, the cracks on the Battle Armor healed on their own at a visible rate.
After the Azure Dragon Body Nourishing Art reached the thirdyer, the materialized Azure Dragon Battle Armor already provided Xiao Chen with a defense that was just slightly weaker than that of the Golden Emperor Body.
When facing the peak strikes of these two half-step Martial Emperors borrowing the Death Qi in this ce, Xiao Chen still could stand up and retained hisbat prowess despite being severely injured.
Chapter 1216: Shameless Encirclemen
Chapter 1216: Shameless Encirclemen
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Xiao Chen, Ao Jiao said anxiously with worry in her eyes.
Xiao Chen turned around and smiled faintly, indicating that he was fine. Then, while Ao Jiao was not paying attention, he waved his right hand and quickly pulled her into the Immortal Spirit Ring.
After Xiao Chen sealed the Immortal Spirit Ring, he vomited another mouthful of blood.
Stepping forward, Mu Xiyan stretched out her hand and ced it on Xiao Chens shoulder. Then, a pink light appeared in her palm and quickly infused into Xiao Chens body.
Xiao Chen instantly felt all his pain vanish. However, his wounds remained the same. This should be a temporary numbing ability of the Eros Demons.
Only two mixed-blood cultivators remained in the formerly lively Death Swamp.
The various half-step Martial Emperors flew over and formed an encirclement, cutting off all paths of retreat for Xiao Chens group.
A total of twelve half-step Martial Emperors pressed down with their strong auras, making breathing difficult.
If Xiao Chen or Dugu Ao met with any one of these half-step Martial Emperors, they would not dare to say that they could easily win. Now, there was twelve of them here together. There was no hope in sight at all.
Xiao Chen looked at them, one by one. The two Deity Race half-step Martial Emperors had probably been sent by the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign.
Without needing to guess, the two Ghost Race half-step Martial Emperors had definitely been sent by the East Mountain Ghost Monarch, and the two Corpse Race half-step Martial Emperors naturally were from the Heaven Punishing Corpse God.
As for the six human experts wearing masks, Xiao Chens lips curled up slightly, revealing a mocking expression at the sight of them.
Since they already sent their people, why the need for masks? The mask can cover up their appearances, but can it hide the Holy Beast Martial Spirit aurasing from their bodies?
The moment the six human half-step Martial Emperors appeared, Xiao Chen knew that the Holy Masters of the Three Holy Lands had sent them.
However, the other party did not want to shed all pretense of cordiality, so they got their people to wear masks. When Xiao Chen thought about it, that was reallyughable.
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At this very moment, in a distantnd boundlessly far away, at the closed-door cultivation location of the Thunder Sovereign in the Martial God Pce in the Central Province of the Kunlun Continents Tianwu Domain:
The aged and hardened Thunder Sovereign sat cross-legged, speaking with two illusionary figures before him.
The masters of these figures were the Supreme Sky Emperor, the newest Prime of the human race, and the Spirit Fox King, the strongest Martial Emperor of the Fiend Race, also a Prime.
Thunder Sovereign, are we really not going to help this time? the illusionary figure belonging to the Supreme Sky Emperor asked, revealing an expression of worry.
Naturally, the thing that they spoke about was the matter of the various Primes sending people to snatch the Flower of Life.
Since the Deity Races Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign, the Ghost Races East Mountain Ghost Monarch, and the Corpse Races Heaven Punishing Corpse God could all defy the Heavenly Dao and calcte Xiao Chens critical turning point, these other Primes could do so as well.
The Thunder Sovereigns aged face appeared calm as he replied indifferently, There is no need to make a move. Just let things flow naturally. A critical turning point is precisely a critical turning point. If we purposefully try to interfere, it will only make this critical turning point even more difficult for him. Then, it will be meaningless.
After pausing here, the Thunder Sovereign continued, Furthermore, even I cant quite figure out this critical turning point. There are too many variables, which make it hard to understand.
The Supreme Sky Emperor and the Spirit Fox King exchanged nces, feeling surprised. The Spirit Fox King probed, What variables?
The Thunder Sovereign shook his head and replied, I can only see one clearly. There is another one, but I cant see it clearly. That person does not have dense Luck like Xiao Chen does. However, he still appears unfathomable; Im unable to see through him.
The Supreme Sky Emperor still did not feel at ease. Do we really not need to take action? This time, even the Three Holy Masters could no longer hold back and made a move.
The Thunder Sovereign nodded resolutely. There is no need to take action. They also know what my bottom line is and will not mess around.
After the conversation ended, the figures of the Supreme Sky Emperor and Spirit Fox King flickered a few times before vanishing from the room, leaving the Thunder Sovereign alone.
After the two left, the Thunder Sovereigns face became even more aged. He muttered, What exactly is the second variable? Why cant I see it clearly?
After saying that, he started calcting again, feeling dissatisfied. His lifeforce quickly drained, turning material anding out of his head.
After a while, the Thunder Sovereign opened his eyes and saw a youth with a sword on his back. Two lightsone ck and one whiteflickered on the body of this youth.
However, that youths face was blurry; the Thunder Sovereign could not see it clearly no matter what. Not feeling satisfied, the Thunder Sovereign formed hand seals and drained even more lifeforce.
After suddenly vomiting blood, the Thunder Sovereign finally saw that youths face clearly and then the pure, zing golden fire in that youths eyes.
The Thunder Sovereign immediately revealed an expression of understanding. He muttered, So, that is what is going on. So, you left behind some preventive measures as well.
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Back at the Death Swamp, Xiao Chen looked at the twelve half-step Martial Emperors in the air and slowly said, Dugu Ao, bring Miss Mu away. They are here for me and will not stop you.
Dugu Aoughed when he heard this. Then, he also looked at the sky, at the seemingly unmanageable twelve half-step Martial Emperors in confusion and asked, Brother Xiao, you decided to give up?
Give up?
Naturally not. However, every one of these twelve half-step Martial Emperors was no weaker than Xiao Chen. Even if he used that Sr Plume Feather, breaking out was impossible.
It was not that Xiao Chen was being humble or undervalued himself; the situation before him was truly unresolvable.
All Xiao Chen could do was to choose what attitude to take when facing this. He would bet his life on this. Even if he died on the path of seeking the Dao, he would persevere to the end, never giving up.
Dugu Ao turned his head and smiled. Interesting. It turns out that there are moments when Brother Xiao is helpless. You obviously have an expression of seeking your death. If this is not giving up, then what is?
After a pause, his expression suddenly turned incredibly serious. You once said that once one made a vow, one should not break it. Let me tell you this now: there are some times when once you choose to persevere, you should never give up.
I, Dugu Ao, will help you block these twelve half-step Martial Emperors. Xiyan, help me keep an eye on him.
Before Xiao Chen could react, Mu Xiyan ced both her hands on his shoulders. Caught off guard, he could not resist the Eros Demon innate talent that trapped him where he was.
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Far away, Pei Yans group extended their perception to their limits, quietly observing everything.
There were also several other people, who had sensed the auras of half-step Martial Emperors and quietly rushed over, silently keeping an eye on the situation from a distance.
However, everyone behaved very cautiously. No matter who it was, no one advanced rashly to watch.
Twelve foreign half-step Martial Emperors appearing in the Human-Demon Paradise was something very rare, even when harking back to ancient times.
When the Demon mixed-blood half-step Martial Emperors heard the reports of the people who managed to flee, they revealed expressions of horror.
Based on the descriptions, these foreign half-step Martial Emperors were apparently direct subordinates of the Kunlun Continents Primes. This was the doing of those Primes.
Primes wanted to make a move on that white-robed desman.
These people immediately abandoned all thoughts of going to the Death Swamp to watch the excitement. Even the Old ck Iron Monster, who could kill a Martial Emperor, did not dare to move rashly.
This situation made everyone even more curious about the identity of that white-robed desman. Who exactly was he to incite so many Primes to attack together?
The crowd discussed it, but no one coulde up with the correct answer.
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Inside the Death Swamp:
Xiao Chen was still conscious and aware of his surroundings. However, his body could not move. Mu Xiyan used a strange method to numb his entire body.
Pink energy infused into Xiao Chens body, slowly healing his injuries.
This did not seem like a technique to trap someone but more like an Eros Demon healing ability.
Dugu Ao looked at the twelve half-step Martial Emperors in the air and stepped forward, in front of Xiao Chen, silently expressing his stance.
A Deity Race expert in the air showed an arrogant expression as he smiled coldly. Interesting. You are just a mixed-blood bastard, and you dare to poke your nose where it does not belong.
Do you know whom you are facing now? Even if the Martial Emperors of the Human-Demon Sea came here, they would not dare to block us. Yet, you, a bastard, dare to stand up for him?
Quickly scram. Even if your father, Dugu Kuang, were here, he would not dare to interfere in todays matter.
Take your woman and immediately leave this ce. Dont me us for not warning you.
Dugu Aos n evidently had an extraordinary standing in the Human-Demon Sea. The twelve half-step Martial Emperors, who had been silent all the while, shouted coldly after they saw him step forward and did not attack immediately.
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Seeing Dugu Ao stand out against the foreign half-step Martial Emperors stunned the many cultivators observing at a distance.
Has he gone crazy? To think he is facing twelve half-step Martial Emperors at the same time for the sake of a foreigner!
It is over. He is truly reckless. They are willing to let him go, but he is still not going.
These Demon mixed-bloods felt that Dugu Aos actions were not worth the cost.
However, there were also some people who felt sour in their hearts when they heard Dugu Ao being called a bastard. No matter how excellent they were, how talented they were, to those foreigners, Demon mixed-bloods were all still considered bastards.
Dugu Aos lips curled up as he smiled somewhat self-deprecatingly. A bastard? You are not wrong. I, Dugu Ao, am indeed a bastard. There is nothing wrong with admitting it.
I have the bloodline of a Demon Race from the Deep Abyss Demonic World flowing in my body. However, myDugu Aosheart will always remain proud. Even if I am a bastard, I am still much stronger than you lot, who only know how to bully others with numbers, you shameless people. I am much stronger by a hundred timesten thousand times.
There are some things that you lot will never understand. The perseverance and dreams of some people cannot be defiled by you dogs.
Right after Dugu Ao said that, his eyes suddenly turned scarlet, and a strong wind blew. An iparably horrifying aura surged out of his body.
It was like a devil had been unleashed in Dugu Aos body, turning it into a greedy funnel.
Dugu Aos body sucked in the boundless Demonic Qi in the Death Swamp.
This absorption triggered the continuous rise of his aura. After a while, he could match thebined auras of twelve half-step Martial Emperors on his own.
Suddenly, Dugu Ao extended his hand, and a Demon mixed-blood corpse flew up from the ground. Then, he opened his mouth wide and bit down on the corpses neck.
In the mere blink of an eye, Dugu Ao drained all the corpses blood. His hair turned scarlet and quickly grew long.
His hair grew so fast that it soon reached his navel. His outer clothes tore, and a pair of fleshy scarlet wings spread high. He gently pped them and hovered in the air.
Chapter 1217: Blood Demon Transformation
Chapter 1217: Blood Demon Transformation
A mysterious red-d man was hiding in the darkness. When he saw this scene, it astounded him. This Demon mixed-blood actually possesses a King Grade bloodline. Furthermore, this mixed-blood even awakened the rarely seen Blood Demon Transformation of the Blood Demons.
Many of the Blood Demons of the Demon Monarchs lineage only had that strong a bloodline, some not even at that level.
Such a change also stunned the twelve half-step Martial Emperors. Unexpectedly, an unremarkable Demon mixed-blood bastard could erupt with such a shocking aura.
Bastard! Are you thinking of overthrowing the heavens?!
The two Deity Race half-step Martial Emperors snorted coldly in the air and attacked together. They both formed hand seals and sent out a Mental Energy Martial Technique each.
The light in the sky formed a divine sword and saber attempting to punish Dugu Ao.
Dugu Ao turned around and red. His eyes shone with a red light, projecting a frantic bloodthirst. Anyone who saw this would fear.
This re struck the two Deity Race half-step Martial Emperors with an indescribable panic.
Overthrowing the heavens? Never thought of it. However, I, Dugu Ao, will not agree to you trying to bully others with your numbers before me today. Mu Xiyan, bring Xiao Chen away! Dugu Ao said using thest remaining shreds of his rationality.
Then, Dugu Ao waved his hand and pulled over most of the Death Qi in the Human-Demon Paradise.
In his current state, he was like a fish in water in this Human-Demon Paradise replete with dense Death Qi. He could use much more Death Qi than the two Ghost Race half-step Martial Emperorsbined.
Dugu Ao threw a palm strike and easily dealt with the attacks of the two Deity Race half-step Martial Emperors.
Reluctance shed in Mu Xiyans eyes together with a heavy conflicted feeling. However, she eventually made up her mind to bring Xiao Chen away.
In the end, she was shocked to discover that even after she used her Eros Demon ability to trap Xiao Chen, she still failed to paralyze himpletely.
Xiao Chen was still resisting her secret technique. If she moved, he would immediately regain his freedom. Her face exposed her anxiety despite herself.
Xiao Chen, juste with me.
Mu Xiyan felt so anxious that she was about to cry.
Xiao Chen did not move; he could not say anything. However, his consciousness was still clear. In Dugu Aos current state, the Demon mixed-blood could indeed block twelve half-step Martial Emperors. However, he would not be able to do so easily.
Once this state was over, only death awaited Dugu Ao.
Xiao Chen could not leave. He could not watch his friend die for him!
The sky changed color; winds and clouds surged. Although the berserk Dugu Ao was in a somewhat sorry state, he could face twelve half-step Martial Emperors, truly blocking all of them.
With the rise of Dugu Aos hand, most of the Human-Demon Paradise shook, the entire sky filling with churning ck clouds.
The cultivators secretly watching in the distance were all stunned. They had long known that Dugu Ao did not use his Blood Demon innate talents and that he cultivated the humans Quintessence.
However, they had not imagined that once Dugu Ao used the Blood Demons innate talents and went berserk, he would be so ridiculously strong.
Dugu Aoughed loudly. He ignored the injuries on his body entirely and fought it out with the twelve half-step Martial Emperors. He was like a wild ruffian. If anyone dared to go down, he would fight to the death, raining out attacks without a care.
Dugu Ao happened to nce around and noticed that Xiao Chen still had not left. He could not help crying out hoarsely, Go! Why are you still standing there?!
While Dugu Ao was distracted for this one moment, the two Ghost Race half-step Martial Emperors took advantage of the opportunity to strikeone from the front and one from the back. Given this opening, the attacksnded.
When experts exchanged moves, how could they afford to be distracted?
You are seeking death!
Dugu Ao roared wildly, and his figure flickered like a phantom, returning two palm strikes and making the two Ghost Race cultivators vomit blood while retreating.
Just as he was about to pursue them, the other half-step Martial Emperors charged over, and the two sides started fighting again.
However, Dugu Ao now had a weight in his heart that held him back. asionally, he turned his head back to look. When he saw that Xiao Chen still had not left, he could not help calling out to remind him.
Go! Dugu Ao cried out hoarsely.
Every time he cried out, someone would take advantage of his distraction to severely injure him and cause him to vomit blood. That sorry state was a frightening sight. However, he still did not stop, continuing his frantic battle. As long as he found a chance, his shout would resound through the sky.
Go! Go! Go!
The word go echoed everywhere in the entire Human-Demon Paradise, sounding aggrieved and heart-wrenching. Everyone felt moved at this.
However, could Xiao Chen really leave?
Could he leave?
Of course, Xiao Chen could not. The words Go! Go! Go! resounded like thunder, every word containing desperation. How could Xiao Chen leave with any reassurance?
Xiao Chens body, which was paralyzed by Mu Xiyan, trembled slightly. His clenched fists shook. Under such a difficult situation, he managed to clench his hands into fists.
Xiao Chens eyes looked like they were about to cry blood. Every time Dugu Ao shouted go was like a knife stabbing into Xiao Chens heart.
Mu Xiyan, who stood behind him, gently bit on her lips. Fragrant sweat covered her forehead. She sensed that she was slowly losing control over Xiao Chen.
This development came as a shock. This secret technique of the Eros Demons was an innate ability. When executed on someone who was not expecting it, even someone as strong as a half-step Martial Emperor would find it hard to struggle free and instead would slowly fall asleep in time.
This was not an offensive Martial Technique, only a particr innate ability of Eros Demons. Mainly, it was meant to put a person to sleep and allow the Eros Demon to extract energy from the other party.
As for the party that was being drained, that person would be in a deep sleep and would not realize that their energy was being stolen.
Naturally, Mu Xiyan was not doing this to extract energy from Xiao Chen. She just wanted to put Xiao Chen to sleep so she could bring him away and not waste Dugu Aos efforts.
However, the reality surpassed her expectations. Xiao Chens willpower was unexpectedly strong. Not only did he not fall asleep, but he even struggled increasingly harder. It looked like he could struggle free at any moment.
His actions ced even more pressure on Mu Xiyan. If this carried on, he would really struggle free. At that time, it would waste the chance that Dugu Ao fought and risked his life for.
Mu Xiyan cried in anxiety. At that moment, she felt extremely regretful. If she had not gotten Dugu Ao to help her obtain the mutated Demonic Essence Core, none of this would have happened.
The mysterious red-d person hidden in the darkness calmly analyzed this highly tense situation and gave up on this opportunity to make his move.
The battle in the sky slowly tilted in favor of the twelve half-step Martial Emperors. In the end, fighting one against twelve was pushing it. If not for the Demonic Qi and Death Qi in this Human-Demon Paradise being overly dense, giving Dugu Ao the advantage, even if he used the innate ability of the Blood Demonthe Blood Demon Transformationhe could not havested this long.
The most important thing was that Dugu Ao was about to run out of time and could not maintain the transformation.
As Xiao Chen watched, his heart bled. This was what he feared the most in the world. There were some things that were clearly salvageable, but one failed to do so due to various reasons, to ones eternal regret.
Just like now. If Xiao Chen could struggle free from Mu Xiyans control, Dugu Ao might not die.
Back then, when Ao Jiao blocked the Lightning Tribtion for Xiao Chen, he swore never to let such a thing happen to him again.
Xiao Chen was not willing to feel that heart-wrenching pain and that extreme regret a second time.
Right now, Xiao Chen did not me Mu Xiyan. Everyone had their own hard and fast rules. In Mu Xiyans world, Dugu Aos words reigned supreme.
Even if Dugu Ao wanted Mu Xiyan to die, she would not hesitate to do it.
Persevere! Dont die! Dont ever die!
Seeing that Dugu Ao was still fighting, Xiao Chen did his best to struggle free. Veins popped out on his tightly clenched fists, and sweat rolled down his forehead.
Xiao Chen slowly regained control over his body, gradually eliminating Mu Xiyans pink energy from his body.
After a long time, he found a few ways to deal with the pink energy. After executing them, they slowly showed their effectiveness.
Boom!
Suddenly, Dugu Aos aura plummeted. He could no longer maintain his Blood Demon Transformation.
Bastard, die!
Dugu Aos efforts to dy these twelve half-step Martial Emperors had injured several of them. If they did not kill him, they would not be able to vent the hatred in their hearts.
Seeing that Dugu Ao could no longer maintain the Blood Demon Transformation, the twelve half-step Martial Emperors shouted and erupted with the rage they had been holding back all this time. Their figures all shed as they charged towards Dugu Ao.
Dugu Ao coughed endlessly, and blood flowed without pause. As he watched the twelve half-step Martial Emperors charging over, his consciousness slowly blurred.
Before Dugu Ao fainted, he turned his head back to look and saw that Xiao Chen still had not left. He wanted to call out loudly one final time.
However, Dugu Aos throat was already so hoarse that he could not speak anymore. He opened his mouth to shout go, but no sound came out.
After that, Dugu Aos eyes closed, and he passed out, his life status unknown.
No!
The instant Dugu Aos eyes closed, Mu Xiyans mental state showed a clear opening. Xiao Chen, who was close to struggling free, roared furiously and shot forward.
Right before the twelve half-step Martial Emperors reached Dugu Ao, Xiao Chen shouted, Die!
Without even needing to think, Xiao Chen took out the trump card he keptthe Sr Plume Feather.
This was the Sr Plume Feather that could even kill a Martial Emperor. The instant it burned, it gave off a brilliant light as dazzling as the sun, so bright that others could not open their eyes.
At that moment, the entire Human-Demon Paradise was awash in the light from the Sr Plume Feather.
When the twelve half-step Martial Emperors felt that dangerous aura, their expressions instantly changed. The sight of the Sr Plume Feather startled them all.
Initially, these people charged over with ferocious auras to kill Dugu Ao. After they saw the Sr Plume Feather, they frantically retreated.
However, it was already toote. No matter how fast these people tried to retreat, they could not dodge it entirely.
Miserable shrieks rang out, and four human experts, who were leading the charge, turned to ashes when the light swept over, dying without a corpse.
The others were swept up in the shock waves, all of them sustaining injuries.
At least six half-step Martial Emperors retained theirbat prowess. Even if Xiao Chen were not injured, he would still be no match for them. What more when he was currently heavily wounded?
After Xiao Chen rationally analyzed the situation, he supported the unconscious Dugu Ao and coldly looked at those half-step Martial Emperors. Then, he quicklynded beside Mu Xiyan.
Lets go! Xiao Chen said in a rush to Mu Xiyan. Then, carrying Dugu Ao with one hand and Mu Xiyan with the other, he quickly fled to the depths of the Human-Demon Paradise.
Chapter 1218: Venomous Snake Hissing
Chapter 1218: Venomous Snake Hissing
Why did Xiao Chen not head in the direction of the exit? There were too many Demon mixed-blood cultivators quietly watching in that direction.
With his trios current state, if those Demon mixed-bloods became greedy, heading that way would just be a trap. So, he could only head deeper into the Human-Demon Paradise.
This is the moment Ive been waiting for! Die!
However, just at this moment, the mysterious red-d person, who had been quietly waiting for a chance,nded on the ground, taking action without any warning when he saw that Xiao Chen had used his final trump card.
This persons figure turned into a red fluid that continuously elongated into a fine red thread of light flying quickly towards Xiao Chens chest.
How fast!
The expression of Xiao Chen, who was carrying both Dugu Ao and Mu Xiyan, changed drastically. Shock shed in his heart as he quickly tried to think of a way to deal with this.
However, he helplessly discovered that given his current state, carrying one person in each arm, he could not dodge this red line shooting towards him.
This person was like the most sinister venomous snake in the world. It hid in the darkness and waited for its prey to expose an opening before immediately making a move, killing in one strike.
Damn it. Will I still fail to escape death in the end?
Xiao Chen, who did not have any trump cards left, felt despair when he saw that strange and mysterious Martial Technique.
Coincidentally, I was also waiting for this moment. He wont be dying in your hands.
Just as that red line was about to pierce through Xiao Chens chest and suck away his blood, another figure suddenly appeared.
This person seemed to have waited for a long time as well. Two different colors of lightwhite and ckintertwined in the air, forming a youth with a faint smile on his face and a sword on his back.
In the time it took for a spark to fly, the young swordsman withdrew his smile and coldly made his move, quickly drawing the sword on his back.
Xiu!
The sword light appeared dazzling, giving off a startling sword intent. The young swordsman grasped his sword with both hands, holding it across his chest, using the sword to block that strange red line.
Bang! It sounded like something struck gstone.
The red line kept piling up and rematerialized a figure, which shrieked in pain as he bounced back.
The red-d person held his head. Then, he red at the neer in rage because his sure-kill attack was blocked. He shouted, Chu Chaoyun! How dare you spoil my move!
Still feeling fear from what just happened, Xiao Chen showed shock on his face. This was truly surprising. He had not been surprised at three Primes sending people to cause trouble; he just had not expected them to send so many.
As for Chu Chaoyuns appearance, Xiao Chen never even considered this possibility. No matter how hard Xiao Chen thought, it would never have urred to him that this person might turn up.
With one nce, it was clear that the mysterious red-d man was a powerful member of the Deep Abyss Demonic Worlds Demon Races. It was also within expectation for the experts of the Deep Abyss Demonic World to appear here.
Back then, the Azure Emperor had beaten back the eighteen Demon Monarchs with just himself and his saber, even injuring the Dark Churchs Church Master.
The Azure Emperor had led the troops of the Dragons Gate in and out of the Deep Abyss Demonic World, killing several Demon experts, unrivaled in his era.
It would be strange if the other party did not fear such a person and send people to prevent Xiao Chen from bing the second Azure Emperor.
However, the appearance of Chu Chaoyunboth friend and enemya person that seemed unfathomable was utterly unexpected.
Why did Chu Chaoyun turn up here and even help Xiao Chen by blocking this sure-kill strike?
The situation did not permit Xiao Chen time to think. The many half-step Martial Emperors knocked back by the Sr Plume Feather already caught their breaths and were regrouping to charge over.
Xiao Chen pushed off the ground, and a fierce, murderous intent shed in his eyes. Then, he carried Mu Xiyan and Dugu Ao into the depths of the Human-Demon Paradise.
After him!
Four of the six half-step Martial Emperors from the Three Holy Lands had died, an extremely heavy loss.
The remaining two roared furiously and led the survivors in pursuit of the fleeing Xiao Chen.
Chu Chaoyun, who was dealing with the red-d Blood Demon, looked over and spewed out arge amount of golden Heavenly me from his eyes, blocking the path of the half-step Martial Emperors.
The golden me even burned space the moment it appeared; it was like a ravenous beast opening its mouth and swallowing up space, looking very horrifying.
A Heavenly me!
This startled the chasing half-step Martial Emperors into a rapid retreat. However, when they moved back halfway, they realized that something was off, and they reacted quickly. Thats not right. This is not theplete Heavenly me.
Indeed, it was not theplete Heavenly me. This was because there was no Origin me. Although this Heavenly me was mighty, it was just form without substance.
As long as these half-step Martial Emperors used their Law Energy to protect their bodies, they would be able to charge across this horrifying Heavenly me. Furthermore, their losses would not be in vain. This was the best time to pursue and attack Xiao Chen and Dugu Ao.
This group of people red at Chu Chaoyun, the murderous intent in their eyes inevitably showing. The mes of rage zed in their hearts. However, when they saw the person Chu Chaoyun was confronting, the remaining eight half-step Martial Emperors could not help changing their expressions at the same time.
A high-ranked Blood Demon?
That mysterious red-d man clearly gave off the aura of a high-ranked Blood Demon. Furthermore, there was no presence of any other bloodline. This was a bona fide Demon expert and not a mixed-blood.
Strange, why is there a high-ranked Blood Demon here? This question popped into everyones head. The ce where such a high-ranked Blood Demon should be appearing is the Astral Battlefield.
Seeing this group of half-step Martial Emperors with heavy auras and strong murderous intent pause, Chu Chaoyun smiled faintly and asked indifferently, Whats wrong? Are you not going to give chase? If you do not, you really wont be able to catch up.
The group of half-step Martial Emperors came to their senses and recalled that their main purpose was to chase down Xiao Chen and prevent him from obtaining the Flower of Life.
It was not to stop here and waste time with people who were not rted. As for why a Demon Race expert was here, that was not something for them to worry about.
You! We will return to settle thister.
The half-step Martial Emperors red at Chu Chaoyun before soaring away, heading in the direction Xiao Chen had taken and giving chase frantically.
Chu Chaoyun, do you really think that I do not dare to do anything to you? the red-d person asked coldly. He felt ignored when he saw Chu Chaoyun allowing himself to be distracted, stopping the half-step Martial Emperors from chasing Xiao Chen despite being in a confrontation with him.
Chu Chaoyun slowly returned the sword to the sheath on his back. Then, he smiled humbly and said, Naturally, I do not.
Dont bother ying tricks with me. The red-d man said, I am under the Night Blood Demon Monarchs orders toe and kill the Azure Emperors descendant. Why are you stopping me? Are you trying to oppose the Demon Monarchs?
Chu Chaoyun bent slightly. As he faced the red-d persons overbearing behavior, he remained calm, saying indifferently, I do not dare. I am just here to tell you that you have a new mission, and you now need to depart immediately.
The red-d man smiled coldly and retorted, Do you think that I am a fool? Do you think that I would not know if there is a mission? In the eighteen realms of the Deep Abyss Demonic World, only the Night Blood Demon Monarch canmand me and give me missions. My current mission is to kill the Azure Emperors descendant. Anyone who stops me is being disrespectful to the Demon Monarchs and has to die!
As the red-d person spoke, he walked over, and murderous intent shed in his eyes. He approached overbearingly and said, Break your arm yourself first, and I can pretend that this never happened. Otherwise, if the Night Blood Demon Monarches to know of you, you will not be able to survive even if you have nine lives.
Chu Chaoyun did not move. When the red-d man was about to rage, a cold ck medallion suddenly appeared in Chu Chaoyuns hand.
The Dark Medallion!
The sight of this medallion greatly startled the overbearing red-d man. He was in disbelief and no longer exuded that arrogant bullying zeal that he had earlier.
The Dark Medallion. Its bearer was definitely under the orders of the highest levels of the Dark Church. These people held the position of envoy, and even the Demon Monarchs had to obey when seeing them.
Greetings to Lord Envoy, the red-d man said in a low voice as he bowed with a gleam of dissatisfaction in his eyes.
Chu Chaoyuns eyes narrowed as he smiled faintly. You are too polite. However, Ye Wuxin, you should be saying greetings to Envoy Chaoyun and not just Lord Envoy.
[Note: The name Ye Wuxin can be tranted to Heartless Night. This might be rted to the Demon Monarchs title, Night Blood Demon Monarch. The word for night is in front in both cases and might be used as a family name.]
The red-d man, Ye Wuxin, suppressed the rage in his heart and said, Yes, Ye Wuxin greets Envoy Chaoyun.
Thank you for your politeness! Chu Chaoyun smiled faintly and continued, Ye Wuxin, heed the orders. You are to rush to the Astral Battlefield and suppress Di Wuque and the other younger generation of the Kunlun Continent, preventing them from rising up.
When Ye Wuxin heard that, it boggled him. You must be joking. We need to activate the talents of the Demon Race with King Grade bloodlines for that group of so-called outstanding talents from the Kunlun Continent?
Chu Chaoyuns tone remained calm as he said at an unhurried pace, This is your mission. Whether you believe it or not, it is up to you.
You have the Dark Medallion. Ill believe you for now. However, if I find out that you lied to me, I will definitely not spare you.
Although Ye Wuxin was not satisfied at leaving like that, Chu Chaoyun held the Dark Medallion. Thus, Ye Wuxin had to rush to the Astral Battlefield immediately.
How could I? No matter how bold I am, I would not dare to use the Dark Medallion as a joke, Chu Chaoyun said softly with a sincere expression.
Ye Wuxin also surmised that Chu Chaoyun would not be that bold. After snorting coldly, he turned into a clump of scarlet light that bounced around and disappeared from Chu Chaoyuns sight in the time it took for one to blink.
After Chu Chaoyun watched the other party leave, he muttered, Those Demons with the King Grade bloodline are indeed difficult to deal with. Just this speed alone, not many within the same generation would be able to keep up with it.
However, he is still rather stupid.
Chu Chaoyun smiled faintly and brought the Dark Medallion in his hand up to his lips and gently blew on it. The so-called Dark Medallion, which made Ye Wuxin quail, turned into a pile of ashes and scattered with the wind.
If Ye Wuxin were here, he would have realized that Chu Chaoyun tricked him into leaving obediently and even bowing to him. By then, he would probably have vomited blood out of frustration.
With this, Chu Chaoyun helped Xiao Chen by sending off a strong enemy with a few words.
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On the other side, the eight half-step Martial Emperors frantically gave chase. However, after missing their opportunity,bined with theplicated geography of the Human-Demon Paradise, they lost track of Xiao Chen.
The half-step Martial Emperors split up to search but could not find anything. They were frustrated and angry, so they turned back to look for trouble with Chu Chaoyun. However, they could not figure out where he ran to, either.
Having failed in both endeavors, they became even more frustrated than before.
Never mind. Lets not chase him anymore. We will just wait for him outside. The Human-Demon Paradise will close in ten days. At that time, it will eject the people inside. The instant hees out, we will take him down without speaking any nonsense to him, one of the remaining experts from the Three Holy Lands said coldly.
Chapter 1219: Life Aura and Death Aura
Chapter 1219: Life Aura and Death Aura
Thats what we will do. We do not need to fear that he will note out.
We absolutely cannot let this fellow advance to Martial Emperor. Otherwise, he will trample all of us. Remember his expression. He looked like he wished he could eat us all up.
The few half-step Martial Emperors quicklymunicated. After expressing their thoughts, they quickly came to a joint decision.
Hence, the group stood guard outside the stone stele and waited for the Human-Demon Paradise to close and eject Xiao Chen.
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At an unremarkable valley in the depths of the Human-Demon Paradise, Xiao Chenid a simple illusion formation, concealing himself and hispanions in thisplex environment.
He walked over and looked at Dugu Ao, who was covered in wounds. His face turned so sullen, he looked incredibly frightening.
How is he doing? Xiao Chen asked Mu Xiyan, who was currently treating Dugu Ao.
Mu Xiyan shook her head, grief stark on her face. Her voice trembled as she replied, His wounds are way too severe. His injuries are veryplicated, and there is no way topletely treat them. His entire body seemspletely wrecked.
When Xiao Chen heard this, his heart sank. Just from appearances, no part of Dugu Aos body remained intact. Unexpectedly, the internal injuries were even graver than these horrifying external injuries.
Let me see.
After walking over, Xiao Chen used the methods in the Compendium of Cultivation to take Dugu Aos pulse and inspect Dugu Aos injuries.
Moving his Spiritual Sense, Xiao Chen saw that nearly all the internal organs in Dugu Aos body had shattered. They wriggled about, looking like clumps of meat paste. When he saw this, he felt very hurt.
Xiao Chen finally understood why Mu Xiyan said that there was no way to treat him.
Aside from these internal injuries, Dugu Aos meridians were also shattered, intertwined together, and clogged up. Thus, he could not circte any Law Energy.
If not for a mysterious energy in Dugu Aos blood vessels, slowly healing his injuries, he would have died long ago.
However, it vaguely seemed like the unconscious Dugu Ao was resisting the healing of that mysterious energy.
With a quick thought, Xiao Chen somewhat understood that if this mysterious energy upied Dugu Aos body entirely, the Demon mixed-blood would only be able to cultivate Demonic Qi, surviving in this world through the means of the Blood Demons and living a life that he abhorred.
This subconscious impulse drove Dugu Ao to resist this mysterious energy, preventing it from healing his body even though he was unconscious.
However, if Dugu Ao persisted in his resistance and exhausted his lifeforce, there would be no hope for saving him.
If Xiao Chen were given a choice, he would rather let Dugu Ao turn into a Demon. Perhaps, there might be a way for him to revert to his original state in the future.
Xiao Chen released Dugu Aos hand and remained silent for a long time. The scene of Dugu Ao facing twelve half-step Martial Emperors alone and shouting kept reying in his mind.
Twelve half-step Martial Emperors surrounded and attacked Dugu Ao, but Xiao Chen could only watch. Xiao Chen would never forget this scene of humiliation.
Go! Go! Go!
That desperate voice still resounded in Xiao Chens ears. Each go gave those twelve half-step Martial Emperors an opportunity to severely injure Dugu Ao once.
However, Dugu Ao never forgot. Even when the Blood Demon Transformation unraveled, he still did not forget to call out to Xiao Chen to go.
Xiao Chen thought, If Dugu Ao did not care so much about me, perhaps he might not have gotten this severely injured.
Guilt, self-reproach, murderous intent, and all sorts of other emotions pervaded Xiao Chens heart. At this moment, he craved strength.
There had never been a moment when he desired strength as much as he did now. There had never been a moment when he wanted to kill some people as much as he did today.
Xiao Chen unsealed the Immortal Spirit Ring and let Ao Jiao out. Then, he requested, Little Ao Jiao, please do not let him die. No matter what, please do not let him die. I beg of you.
Ao Jiao was originally about to blow her top. However, when she saw Xiao Chens eyes full ofplicated emotions, she felt a pang in her heart.
Even back then, the Thunder Emperor had not suffered as many difficulties as Xiao Chen did as he tried to progress to Martial Emperor.
It could even be said that since ancient times, there never had been an outstanding talent who met with as many difficulties as Xiao Chen did on their path to Martial Emperor.
I will do my best, Ao Jiao said softly.
With Ao Jiaos abilities, even if Dugu Ao did not wake up, she should be able to stop his lifeforce from continuing to drain away.
With a flip of Xiao Chens hand, both the Flower of Life and the Death Fruit appeared in his palm.
Their respective Life Aura and Death Aura immediately shed, resulting in two clumps of energyone white and one ckpushing against each other.
This sight startled Ao Jiao somewhat. She eximed, You are choosing to make your breakthrough here? The time is too short, right?
The Human-Demon Paradise opened for only ten days. Ten dayster, it would expel everyone within it.
If Xiao Chen was forcefully interrupted while condensing a Heart of an Emperor, he would definitely fail, cutting off his only method to advance to Martial Emperor within five years.
The time was too short; making the attempt now was too risky.
Ao Jiao shook her head and advised, Xiao Chen, dont be rash.
Xiao Chens eyes gleamed with determination. He said calmly, I am not acting rashly. Actually, this is also myst chance. Even if all my injuries heal, ten dayster, with eight half-step Martial Emperors standing guard outside, I still will have no hope of survival.
I will have a chance of defeating them only by condensing the Heart of an Emperor and advancing to Consummation quasi-Emperor.
On the path to Emperor, any small mistake could lead to an irrecoverable cmity. I do not wish to take such risk, either. However, these people keep forcing me. I no longer have any room to retreat.
I cannot share the same sky with them. I am willing to pay the price of failing to be a Martial Emperor and stake my life against this group of people. If they do not die, I will!
As the countenances of the eight half-step Martial Emperors appeared in Xiao Chens mind, he exuded a heavy murderous intent from his eyes.
After speaking, he no longer hesitated to put the Flower of Life and the Death Fruit in his mouth and swallow.
Xiao Chen sat cross-legged in the air. Then, he quickly circted the Life and Death Art, which he was so familiar with that he could even recite it backward.
The strong Life Aura and the dense Death Aura triggered an intense battle in his body like one between two vast armies.
Both sides fought for control, unwilling to submit to the other. They shed at every moment, inflicting so much pain that Xiao Chen vomited blood and nearly gave up.
Clinging to his final bit of consciousness, he used the Life and Death Art to do his best to tame these two extremely immense energies.
Only by perfectly taming and exhausting these two energies could the Life and Death Art be materializedyer byyer to the point of rebirth. Then, Xiao Chen would directly condense a Heart of an Emperor, which only a Martial Emperor possessed.
A vast mysterious phenomenon manifested in the air. Sometimes, it appeared as hell. Sometimes, it appeared as heaven. It changed unpredictably, looking fantastic.
Ao Jiao looked extremely worried. Ten days was simply too short.
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At the stone stele, the eight half-step Martial Emperors of various races sat cross-legged, guarding each direction as they monitored the Human-Demon Paradises exit.
As the Demon mixed-blood cultivators came out off the Human-Demon Paradise, they felt an overwhelming killing intent that scared them. These cultivators of the Human-Demon Sea did not even dare to breathe deeply.
After carefully going far away, they panted heavily. When they had seen the eight half-step Martial Emperors waiting with surging killing intent, they all felt a deep fear.
Against the eight peak half-step Martial Emperors guarding this ce, even an expert of the Old ck Iron Monsters level would lose in an instant.
Everyone discussed this situation from a distance. Clearly, the matters that happened in the Human-Demon Paradise had already spread everywhere.
Everyone was surprised at the white-robed desman managing to flee despite twelve half-step Martial Emperors attacking him.
Dugu Aos final crazy action also moved countless people. It was truly the white-robed desmans fortune to have made a friend like Dugu Ao.
Everyone felt envious from the bottom of their heart. In this world where friendships were as thin as water, even when one made an ordinary friend, there would be some benefits involved as well.
However, at the critical moment, Dugu Ao gave up his chance to flee. He stuck his neck out and used his life to fight for a chance for Xiao Chen.
But, unfortunately, based on todays situation, no matter what the two did in the Human-Demon Paradise, after ten days passed and they were forced out, they would still die when they faced thebined attacks of the eight half-step Martial Emperors.
The days passed one by one. The day of the Human-Demon Paradises closure approached like the countdown to death.
The many cultivators gathered outside the ancient stone stele, all of them waiting for the final scene.
This opening of the Human-Demon Paradise was eventful, which was very surprising. No one could have anticipated it.
Twelve foreign half-step Martial Emperors had appeared in force,pletely disrupting the order of the Human-Demon Paradise and prompting many people to leave ahead of time.
As of now, there were still three days to the closure of the Human-Demon Paradise, but most of the people had alreadye out.
The reason was safety; no one wanted to be killed by ident at thest moment. In the past days, several Demon mixed-blood cultivators had died at the hands of these half-step Martial Emperors.
They might have been killed by mistake or perhaps just because these half-step Martial Emperors were in a bad mood and wanted to vent on someone. This made everyone fear them.
Although the Demon mixed-blood cultivators were angry, they did not dare to say anything. Logically speaking, these eight half-step Martial Emperors were far from enough to suppress all the cultivators here. However, these half-step Martial Emperors had Primes behind them. This backing allowed these people to do as they pleased in the Human-Demon Sea without showing any fear.
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Back in a deste valley in the Human-Demon Paradise, Xiao Chen anxiously strove to break through. His body shed ck and white as the Life Aura and the Death Aura mixed.
From initially shing with each other, the two auras had started to merge. However, they were still far from reaching a bnce.
Four light rings of different colors appeared behind Xiao Chen in the air. Each ring of light showed a different mysterious phenomenon.
The four rings of light meant that Xiao Chen had already broken through to the fourthyer of the Life and Death Art. There were still three moreyers. As long as he sessfully broke through, he would be able to condense the Heart of an Emperor in one go and advance to Consummation quasi-Emperor.
However, for thest threeyers, eachyer was even more dangerous than the one before. Every breakthrough would require one to visit the gates of hell and return.
Ka ca!
Suddenly, tiny cracks appeared in the four rings of light behind Xiao Chen.
He lost control of the Life Aura and the Death Aura in his body. They became like wild horses struggling free of his reins, rampaging in his body.
Xiao Chensplexion became horrifyingly dark, like a ck-faced evil spirit from hell, then so pale that he looked bloodless as if his body were undergoing autophagy, in turns.
[Note: In Chinese culture, a ck face means good while a white face means bad. This is reflected in Chinese opera, where good characters paint their faces ck and bad characters paint their face white. However, in hell, things get reversed. So the good bes white and bad bes ck.]
The two lightsck and whitealternated unpredictably. This made the people who cared about him worry, unable to feel at ease.
Chapter 1220: Forcible Breakthrough
Chapter 1220: Forcible Breakthrough
Ao Jiao looked anxious. She knew that Xiao Chen was forcing his way through. If he seeded, he would reach the Life and Death Arts fifthyer. If he failed, everything would be over.
Without a doubt, the further one went, the greater the chance of failure. The difficulty would increase by severalfold. Worrying was inevitable.
Whoosh!
Suddenly, the lighting from Xiao Chen stopped flickering, and a new ring of light appeared behind him. He had seeded in forcibly breaking into the fifthyer.
Life and death swapped positions. Xiao Chen, who was seated cross-legged, felt the vast Mental Energy in his sea of consciousness condensing formlessly at one spot.
His Mental Energy became like a metallic fluid constantly changing its shape. After five life-and-death crises, his vast Mental Energy took on a vaguely humanoid shape.
Xiao Chen felt that as long as he survived two more life-and-death crises to advance the Life and Death Art to the seventhyer, there would be a qualitative leapan unpredictable change.
However, should he fail, his mind would shatter. As for the consequences, if the damage was light, he would turn into an idiot; if it was severe, he would be braindead.
The risk was great. Nevertheless, because of his deep-felt beliefs, he needed to persevere.
Xiao Chen gritted his teeth as he withstood the intense pressure and the agony from shuttling between life and death. Even so, he chose to continue cultivating the Life and Death Art to break through to the sixthyer.
One day passed, leaving only two more days until the closure of the Human-Demon Paradise. Xiao Chen was still working on breaking through to the Life and Death Arts sixthyer.
Another day passed, and he sessfully broke through to the sixthyer and prepared for the seventhyer. However, he had only one more day.
If Xiao Chen could not break through and the Human-Demon Paradise ejected him, he would suffer thebined attacks of eight half-step Martial Emperors.
Not only would he suffer grievous injuries, but when the Life and Death Art got interrupted, the rebound from the Cultivation Technique would also aggravate them.
However, breaking through to the sixthyer took Xiao Chen two days. No matter how one looked at it, one day would definitely not be sufficient for breaking into the seventhyer.
Heavy anxiety red in Ao Jiaos eyes. After she used some of the peak Medicinal Pills in the Thunder Emperors inheritance on Dugu Ao, whoy on the ground, she managed to stabilize his condition.
Dugu Aos lifeforce stopped draining away, but he was still unconscious, rejecting the healing that came from his Demon bloodline. The situation remained grave.
Both Ao Jiao and Mu Xiyan were so anxious that it showed on their faces; they could not think of any ideas.
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Outside the stone stele, the sun set in the west, and the sky darkened. The eight foreign half-step Martial Emperors sat in the surroundings. A cold smile appeared on all of their faces.
When the sun rose once more, triggering the ejection of Xiao Chen and the others, it would be their turn to make a move.
This time, these half-step Martial Emperors would not give Xiao Chen any opportunity. It would be absolutely impossible for the Azure Emperors descendant to be a Martial Emperor!
In the periphery of the stone stele, arge number of Demon mixed-bloods gathered, not showing any intent to leave immediately.
Everyone knew that when day broke, that white-robed desman would be sent out.
Although everyone already believed that Xiao Chen would definitely die, they wanted to take onest look at him, to see this white-robed desman that could shock hundreds of people with a shout.
Even if such a person died, he would do so in a stylish manner.
It would be best if he could pull down a few of those half-step Martial Emperors with him. Those bastards have gone too overboard!
Someone could not suppress the rage in his heart, whispering curses as he looked at the eight half-step Martial Emperors.
Damn, be quieter. Dont let that group of people hear you. Didnt you hear what those old folks said? These foreign half-step Martial Emperors have Primes supporting them. They should not be offended.
Just because Primes support them, they can randomly kill us Demon mixed-bloods?
What can we do? Since the Blood Sovereign Martial Emperor, there have not been any Demon mixed-blood Primes. We can survive only because of the agreement between the Blood Sword Sovereign and the five major races.
That person who had initially cursed sighed silently. How could he not understand this? It was just that he felt dissatisfied.
Originally, Dugu Ao probably had a very good chance of reaching the same heights as the Blood Sword Sovereign with his perfect bloodline. Now, it is questionable whether he can survive or not.
That might not necessarily be so. Dugu Ao might not be dead. We will naturally find out when day breaks.
So what if he is not dead? The moment the sun rises and the Human-Demon Paradise closes, he wont be able to escape death when he is sent out together with that white-robed desman.
The rage and helplessness of this group of Demon mixed-bloods permeated the soft sighs and the whispered discussion.
As the Demon mixed-blood cultivators looked at the eight half-step Martial Emperors, they all showed hostile expressions. However, they could not do anything about the foreigners. No matter how powerful they were, they were no match for Primes.
No matter what, nothing would change. Perhaps they really had to ce all their hopes on that white-robed desman, to see if he could drag down some of those half-step Martial Emperors with him.
That way, they would be able to vent some of their hatred.
This night felt incredibly long. All the Demon mixed-blood cultivators here probably never experienced such a long vigil before. As they waited, they all held hope in their hearts. Maybe that white-robed desman would create another miracle.
The darkness slowly faded from the hazy sky; day approached.
Everyone could see a clump of me hidden behind the dark cloud, looking like it was trying to struggle free of its final restraints and illuminate every part of thend.
Someone had said that the sunrise of every day represented new life and hope. The sunrise would forever be the worlds most magnificent and beautiful sight.
However, for some reason, this sunrise felt like it was heralding impending death. What it was doing was killing everyones hopes.
After a long time, that moment of sunrise would always arrive, regardless of ones reluctance.
Night would eventually pass.
Thousands of Demon mixed-blood cultivators on the desert ind all focused on the east, counting in their hearts.
The eight half-step Martial Emperors opened their eyes at an appropriate moment. They stared at the area above the stone stele, waiting for the morning sun to appear. Then, they would attack quickly.
Life or death, the answer would soon be known.
Ten, nine, eight, seven, six, five, four, three
Before the countdown finished, the long-awaited morning sun leaped out from the distant east in a rush.
The glorious sun announced to everyone its presence, sweeping away all the darkness.
Thatrge sun looked extremely beautiful. Everyone felt intoxicated and entranced by it; no one would tire of looking at it.
Itsing!
Some people sighed silently. Everyone knew what the appearance of this rising sun meant.
It meant that the genius with the perfect bloodline, someone rarely seen, appearing only once every ten thousand years, would meet his end here. It meant that the boundlessly graceful white-robed desman would die here.
The moment the sun rose, it would take away not only all the darkness of the world but also two powerful outstanding talents.
A strong wind blew, swirling sand everywhere. The eight half-step Martial Emperors all stood up at the same time.
Their umted energy was overly vast, causing the sky to change color, the winds to surge, and the clouds to churn. As the wind blew, sand and dust spread everywhere, forming countless storms.
The auras were overwhelming, causing everyones breath to bebored. No one would dare to say that they could survive such a formation.
Whoosh!
The moment the morning sun appeared, all those still in the Human-Demon Paradise, including Xiao Chen and Dugu Ao, were immediately ejected.
Everyone saw sixyers of light rings behind Xiao Chenscarlet, orange, red, green, azure, and blue. Each ring represented a breakthrough that resulted from a brush with death.
Under the illumination of the multicolored lights, the six rings appeared morous and gorgeous. This was the most beautiful sight after one broke through life and death.
With one look, one would be dazzled, entranced with this dreamy sight.
However, Xiao Chens two sides were not so dreamy anymore. One side was a scene of hell. Darkness filled the sky, and all sorts of aggrieved spirits and evil ghosts moved about, disying a horrifying spectacle.
Anyone who saw it was shocked and felt dread, trembling at the sight of it.
The other side was a scene replete with life, where hundreds of flowers bloomed and the four seasons cycled endlessly. It looked like heaven or even the missing Immortal Realm, fascinating everyone.
Between these vast scenes of life and death, Xiao Chen sat cross-legged atop the stone stele. Each one of the sixyers of magnificent light rings wasrger than the one before it. Amid the multicolored lights, he was like an enlightened bodhisattva.
Holy, dignified, and serene.
The appearance of such a boundless and magnificent mysterious phenomenon exceeded everyones expectations. No one had anticipated that after ten days, Xiao Chen would appear in such a manner.
Even the eight half-step Martial Emperors did not immediately make a move. Instead, they became temporarily distracted.
When the half-step Martial Emperors reacted, their expressions changed. They knew that Xiao Chen had used the Flower of Life and was currently anxiously making a breakthrough.
If these half-step Martial Emperors still did not take action, Xiao Chen could very well break through. By then, it would be hard to predict how things would turn out.
Attack. Dont let this brat seed in his breakthrough. Otherwise, we will all be finished, a Deity Race half-step Martial Emperor shouted and initiated the attack.
The other seven half-step Martial Emperors quickly followed suit,unching strong killing moves that they had stored up power so long for. The instant they executed their attacks, they charged towards Xiao Chen.
Without exception, the eight killing moves were Inferior Grade Profound Martial Techniques. Furthermore, they were all Inferior Grade Profound Martial Techniques practiced to Great Perfection. They were far from something that regr quasi-Emperors and half-step Martial Emperors could match.
Thats not good. The white-robed desman is going to die.
Upon seeing so many Inferior Grade Profound Martial Techniques, several people could not help crying out. Even someone like the Old ck Iron Monster would retreat in the face of such attacks, not daring to sh head-on.
What more a Great Perfection quasi-Emperor in the middle of anxiously making his breakthrough? If he shed head-on with these moves, he would die without a doubt. There was no other possible oue.
Mu Xiyan carried Dugu Ao, not knowing what she should do.
Sweat appeared on Ao Jiaos pretty face. Her tiny hands trembled as anxiety filled her entire face.
However, her look of determination did not waver at all. There was currently only one thought in her head: she absolutely could not let Xiao Chen fall here.
Absolutely not!
As the eight Profound Martial Techniques neared, Ao Jiao rushed over and stretched out her hand to grab the Lunar Shadow Saber beside Xiao Chen.
Then, she drew the saber, and purple Divine Lightning tore through the sky.
This was the same bolt of lightning that had appeared at Xiao Chens King conferral ceremony. This Divine Lightning contained the might and Dao that the Thunder Emperor, Sang Mu, had left behind.
This saber strike incited the Divine Lightning that the Thunder Emperor left behind, allowing Ao Jiao to use her petite body to block thebined attacks of the eight half-step Martial Emperors.
However, the Divine Lightning was still insufficient to block eight half-step Martial Emperors at the same time. Ao Jiao had used the Divine Lightning before. Now that she wielded it again, its might was significantly weaker.
Chapter 1221: Slaughter This Beas
Chapter 1221: ughter This Beas
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Ao Jiaosted for only a moment before vomiting blood and getting hit into the air. Fortunately, the saber light, together with the Divine Lightning, weakened most of the Profound Martial Techniques might; they were no longer as powerful as they were earlier.
Ao Jiao, who was flying back, clenched her teeth andunched herself over again. Her figure flickered endlessly in the air, blocking all the remnant attacks with the saber.
When it became apparent that she could no longer hold on to the saber, she used her own body to receive the attacks. In mere moments, wounds riddled her body, a cruel sight to behold.
However, in the end, she managed to block the entire first wave of killing moves for Xiao Chen.
Damn it!
When the eight half-step Martial Emperors saw that, they cursed. Then, they started preparing a second wave of attacks. This time, they nned to kill both Ao Jiao and Xiao Chen at the same time.
However, a clump of light even more dazzling than the sun suddenly burned in the sky. It was so piercing that no one dared to look directly at it.
A golden plume feather tore through the air and quickly flew downwards.
It was Little Yellow Feather. At this crucial moment, it activated its two remaining Sr Plume Feathers.
The Sr Plume Feather had beaten this group of half-step Martial Emperors into a miserable state previously. Now that they saw it again, it rmed them. How could they dare to face it a second time?
These half-step Martial Emperors immediately protected their entire bodies and quickly retreated.
Clearly, the same move was not very effective on these half-step Martial Emperors, who already experienced it before. It did not seed in harming them.
The Sr Plume Feathers exploded on the ground, sting a horrifying, dark hole there, looking very scary. A golden pir of light spanning more than three hundred meters in diameter soared up from the sands.
ughter this beast!
The two masked half-step Martial Emperors from the Three Holy Lands charged over with a frenzied bloodthirst in their eyes when they saw Little Yellow Feather.
Little Yellow Feather proudly spread its wings in the air, showing no fear for the eight half-step Martial Emperors. As it flew, it chose to take the initiative to charge over.
Ao Jiao stood guard beside Xiao Chen. Her eyes turned wet. To her, Little Yellow Feather was just like a little child.
Unexpectedly, at this crucial moment, Little Yellow Feather shouldered such tremendous pressure, dying eight half-step Martial Emperors alone.
Anguished cries rang out continuously. Little Yellow Feathers feathers fell nonstop; it was simply not a match for the encirclement of eight half-step Martial Emperors.
The agonized screeches were like the cries of a baby to Ao Jiao, making her extremely sorrowful.
However, she could not leave. At this moment, Xiao Chen already reached the critical point in his breakthrough. She needed to conserve some strength to stand guard by him, in case someone tried to interrupt him.
Bang!
The half-step Martial Emperors bullied Little Yellow Feather, causing its feathers to fall without pause. Blood stained its glistening golden feathers as they fell to the ground.
It looked like the blood was burning. The sight of the feathers falling to the ground was especially mournful.
Damn it! The little beasts mes are really painful.
A human half-step Martial Emperor whose arm was burned by the mes cursed. Clearly, the Sr True me inflicted a lot of pain.
Ao Jiao could no longer resist. She rushed forward and took Little Yellow Feather into her embrace. At this point, Little Yellow Feathers light had dimmed, and it had shrunk significantly.
Little Yellow Feather cried out hoarsely. No longer possessing any hint of the grace of a Holy Beast, it looked extremely miserable, just like a featherless sparrow.
After spending a lot of time, the eight half-step Martial Emperors finally dealt with the two hindrances.
The eight half-step Martial Emperors soared into the air and looked coldly at Xiao Chen, who sat on top of the stone stele and materialized the mysterious phenomenon of life and death, manifesting six rings of light behind him.
Expressionless, the eight half-step Martial Emperors pressed over step by step, locking down on Xiao Chen with their sinister killing intent.
These half-step Martial Emperors did not want to give Xiao Chen a chance, intending to kill him in one go at the final critical moment of his breakthrough.
However, just then, both sides of the mysterious phenomenon suddenly merged and withdrew into Xiao Chens body in an instant.
Scarlet, orange, red, green, azure, blue, and purple. The most crucial seventh ring of light appeared behind Xiao Chen all at once.
Xiao Chen opened his eyes and burst forth with a dazzling golden light. From the cross-legged seated position, he suddenly stood up. The bright light he radiated overwhelmed even the light of the morning sun.
Xiao Chens gaze startled the eight half-step Martial Emperors approaching in the air. The moment the bright light shone, they could not help taking a few steps back.
The current Xiao Chen actually gave off a pressure reserved for Martial Emperors.
The golden light in Xiao Chens eyes slowly faded. With a thought, the sevenyers of light rings returned to his body at the same time.
In that instant, the clump of Mental Energy in Xiao Chens sea of consciousness that had taken on a humanoid shape seemed toe to life.
To be a Consummation quasi-Emperor, one needed to merge their soul, which was obtained by condensing ones Mental Energy, with the Heavenly Seal to form an indistinct Heart of an Emperor.
Xiao Chen now understood why a Consummation quasi-Emperor had only a vague form of a Heart of an Emperor and not a true Heart of an Emperor.
It was because a Consummation quasi-Emperor had not experienced the Great Tribtion of wind and fire. The Mental Energy they possessed did not truly contain their soul; it was not an actual merger.
As for the Life and Death Art, it used the Flower of Life and the Death Fruit to allow a cultivator to undergo seven life-and-death experiences, each experience more dangerous than the one before. Each ring of light that was refined as a result was the soul.
When the soul and Mental Energy fused, it formed a Primordial Spiritthat small, life-like golden person in Xiao Chens sea of consciousness.
Now that all the conditions were right, the golden Primordial Spirit slowly sank towards the dantian.
In the process of the Primordial Spirits descent, Xiao Chen felt some green spots from his blood, skin, fleshevery single cellbeing absorbed into the golden Primordial Spirit.
These green spots represented all sorts of primitive lifeforce. Even if ones arm broke off, as long as these green spots were still present, it might not necessarily be difficult for ones arm to regrow.
Xiao Chen now understood why Martial Emperors were very hard to kill.
The appearance of the Heart of an Emperor would transform the physical body once more. It contained every single cell of the bodylike it was a backup copy.
Ka ca!
A crisp sound came from Xiao Chens body, signifying the golden Primordial Spirits merger with the dragon-shaped Heavenly Seal.
In that instant, the various lights that Xiao Chen already withdrew into his body shone uncontrobly. A strong might swept across the desert.
The Heart of an Emperor had sessfully condensed!
It was like Xiao Chen gained a new life. He instantly broke through the cultivation bottleneck that had trapped him for so long, silently advancing to Consummation quasi-Emperor.
Xiao Chens physical body also experienced a rebirth as well. His physical body, which had already reached peak Rank 4 Sage Body, advanced further.
His originally delicate face changed in temperament, now giving off a strong, explosive, and oppressive feel.
The state of Xiao Chens current physical body was unprecedented. It could not be called the Golden Emperor Body, for itcked a certain maturity. Furthermore, he had not undergone a reconstruction of the body.
However, this physical body was much stronger than a regr Sage Body. Moreover, after condensing the Heart of an Emperor, his bodys recovery ability was in no way inferior to that of the Golden Emperor Body.
It would not be an exaggeration to call it the half-step Golden Body, a unique body that only Xiao Chen possessed.
Heart of an Emperor!
The eight half-step Martial Emperors all cried out when they saw the white-robed Xiao Chen stand up proudly, disying a graceparable with a Martial Emperors.
It was indeed the Heart of an Emperor. At their cultivation realm, they were no stranger to Martial Emperors. They even had dealings with Primes.
They were no stranger to the circle of Martial Emperors, either. When they saw Xiao Chens current state, they immediately made out the crucial detail.
One could condense a Heart of an Emperor only after they cleared the Great Tribtion of wind and fire, bing a Martial Emperor. Yet, such a thing appeared in Xiao Chen.
The Demon mixed-blood cultivators around were all dumbstruck. Fifty thousand years ago, the Blood Sword Sovereign managed to condense a Heart of an Emperor in advance.
Many people thought that this was merely a legend and could not possibly have happened in reality.
However, today, the white-robed youth on the tall stone stele stood as silent proof that this was not just legend but fact.
Just the aura of one person suppressed everyone present.
There was no time to explore the mysteries of the Heart of an Emperor. Xiao Chen swept his gaze around and stared at the eight half-step Martial Emperors in front of him.
Then, Xiao Chen looked at the unconscious Ao Jiao, who was riddled in wounds and still cradling Little Yellow Feather.
These people were all injured because of Xiao Chen. Even now, Dugu Ao might not survive. Xiao Chen could not forget the sight of Dugu Ao blocking twelve half-step Martial Emperors.
For the sake of protecting Xiao Chen from interruption, they ended up gravely wounded.
Xiao Chen only wanted to walk on his Dao. However, these people persistently pressured him, repeatedly chasing him down to kill him, crossing his bottom line.
Xiao Chen, it was indeed difficult for you to reach this step. You may go. We will not continue to make things difficult for you. A Deity Race half-step Martial Emperor started seeking peace after experiencing Xiao Chens intense pressure.
Xiao Chen had already refined the Flower of Life. There was no more point in continuing to fight a huge battle with him.
The most important detail was that Xiao Chen had condensed a Heart of an Emperor and advanced to Consummation quasi-Emperor. His greatly improved strength shook these half-step Martial Emperors confidence of victory.
Thats right. You can go. We will not make things difficult for you.
The eight half-step Martial Emperors were all experienced elites. They quickly understood the justification for this, so they spoke up to let Xiao Chen leave and not make things difficult for him.
The half-step Martial Emperors purpose was to stop Xiao Chen from obtaining the Flower of Life, to prevent him from advancing to Consummation quasi-Emperor. It was not to kill him.
However, now, Xiao Chen had not only sessfully refined the Flower of Life but also advanced to Consummation quasi-Emperor. Furthermore, he also unexpectedly condensed the Heart of an Emperor.
These half-step Martial Emperors had already failed in their mission. There was no meaning to continuing, so they might as well let Xiao Chen go.
Xiao Chen heard the babble of these people and could not helpughing loudly. This group of people truly and perfectly embodied the word shameless.
Seeing Xiao Chenughing loudly instead of replying, the eight half-step Martial Emperors shouted, What are youughing at?!
Xiao Chen withdrew his smile and replied coldly, Why cant Iugh? Is there anything funnier than this? You beat my friend up to the point where we do not know if he will survive or not, humiliated us several times, and obstructed my acquisition of the Flower of Life for no reason or enmity.
All this forced me to undergo seven life-and-death experiences in ten days. Then, when I seed in my breakthrough, you arrogantly say you will let me go and not make things difficult for me. To think such shameless people like you all exist!
Chapter 1222: Breaking Technique with Strength
Chapter 1222: Breaking Technique with Strength
When the eight half-step Martial Emperors heard what Xiao Chen said, they all demanded angrily, What do you want? Dont try to pressure us. We gave you face, but you do not want it.
Dont think that by advancing to Consummation quasi-Emperor, you are unrivaled. With the eight of us working together, we are more than enough to kill you.
Quickly scram. Otherwise, dont me us for changing our minds.
Xiao Chen extended his hand slightly, and the Lunar Shadow Saber in Ao Jiaos hands flew into his grasp. At the same time, Ao Jiao also turned into a beam of light and entered the Lunar Shadow Saber.
Her return significantly increased the might of the Lunar Shadow Saber. The sabers de shed with purple light. The light reached the sky, which immediately responded with unending lightning bolts.
Xiao Chen stood on the stone stele and ferociously pointed with his saber. Then, he shouted coldly, Kneel right now and apologize to my friends. Then, I will leave you all with aplete corpse. Otherwise, dont me me for being too ruthless!
The moment he said this, he shocked everyone. This Xiao Chen is too domineering.
To think that Xiao Chen wanted the eight half-step Martial Emperors to kneel and apologize to Dugu Ao! Furthermore, after they apologized, he would only leave them an intact corpse and not let them off.
Where did Xiao Chen obtain the confidence to be so arrogant?
What a joke! You want us to kneel? What are you? Maybe if the Prime Thunder Sovereign came over personally.
You are so young, and you are already so arrogant. Today, we will teach you how to behave.
The eight half-step Martial Emperors all raged. They could no longer be bothered to give way anymore. After a discussion using voice projection, they decided to attack together to teach Xiao Chen a lesson.
The eight could tell that Xiao Chen was currently extraordinary. After they decided to make a move, they did not hold back at all.
Prepared to work together and attack, they would not give Xiao Chen a chance to drag things out. They would directly injure him severely before humiliating him.
Xiao Chen smiled coldly to himself. His Martial Techniques, Cultivation Techniques, will, and physical body were all stronger than these eights.
He had been suppressed previously because the gap between his cultivation and theirs had been too wide. He could not use strength to break their techniques then. Even if he had used his full power, he would not have held any advantage.
However, his strength had undergone a qualitative change. His cultivation had soared and sessfully broken through to Consummation quasi-Emperor.
Now that he had condensed the Heart of an Emperor, in addition to the advantages listed earlier, defeating these eight half-step Martial Emperors would pose no difficulty.
However, this group of people were not self-aware and were nning to finish this stand-off with one attack.
That was fine; it suited Xiao Chens purposes. If they attacked one by one, someone might be able to flee. All these people deserved to die. If any one of them escaped, he would me himself for the rest of his life.
This hatred was indelible. The killing would not stop!
Evesting Origin Palm!
Deitys Rage!
Heavenly Soul Chop!
The eight half-step Martial Emperors attacked at the same time. Unexpectedly, they all executed a Medial Grade Martial Technique. However, it looked like they were barely able to execute these Medial Grade Martial Techniques.
These people had only reached a foundational level sufficient for unleashing their Medial Grade Martial Techniques. However, they were still far from being able to use these as they pleased, with utmost control.
This oue was rather normal. Firstly, Medial Grade Profound Martial Techniques were rare. Secondly, they required highprehension ability and experience. Before reaching Martial Emperor, it was very difficult to actually reach Small Perfection with such moves.
For these half-step Martial Emperors to seed in using these Medial Grade Profound Martial Techniques was already an exceptional achievement.
Those are Medial Grade Profound Martial Techniques!
Very strong. No wonder after that girl and the Golden Crow caused them to use up most of their Law Energy, those half-step Martial Emperors were still confident of killing them in one move.
Although they barely reached a foundational level, a Medial Grade Profound Martial Technique is still a Medial Grade Profound Martial Technique after all. With eight Medial Grade Profound Martial Techniques altogether, it would be hard for the attack not to be strong.
Upon seeing these half-step Martial Emperors execute rare and precious Medial Grade Profound Martial Techniques, the group of Demon mixed-blood cultivators all worried for Xiao Chen.
Between Xiao Chen and those foreign half-step Martial Emperors, all the Demon mixed-blood cultivators present definitely sided with Xiao Chen without exception.
Seeing that Xiao Chen already created a miraclecondensing the Heart of an Emperorbut ran into such danger again, they all worried for him.
Xiao Chens white robes fluttered as he stood on the stone stele. Winds blew, and clouds churned behind him. Lightning shed. Before he made his move, just his aura alone already caused the sky to change color for him.
The morning sun was drowned out, its light no longer visible. Xiao Chen coldly eyed the Medial Grade Profound Martial Techniques that the eight half-step Martial Emperors sent out together. Then, his lips curled up in a mocking expression.
If these eight people had executed Inferior Grade Profound Martial Techniques that were at Great Perfection or Consummation, they could have put more pressure on Xiao Chen. Such an attack would also have been more problematic to deal with.
However, these Medial Grade Profound Martial Techniques had just reached a foundational level, and these half-step Martial Emperors could just barely execute them. Hence, they were full of openings.
When going against a regr expert, one would be able to obtain victory using volume, relying on the advantages of a higher-grade Martial Technique to suppress the opponent.
However, Xiao Chen had a Medial Grade Profound Martial Technique at his disposal. Using Medial Grade Profound Martial Techniques in front of this aplished desman was like bragging before an expert. They were just asking for trouble.
Amid the strong winds and lightning bolts, Xiao Chen held up his Lunar Shadow Saber and jumped off the stone stele pointing toward the sky. As he descended, he swung his saber with all his might.
Thousand Year Hegemony Establishment! Immortal dynasty!
Using the dominance of kingship, Xiao Chen manifested an immortal dynasty with his saber strike as he descended.
As he swooped down amid the lightning, majestic cities appeared behind him.
At first, there was one city. Soon, many other majestic cities materialized one after another. Finally, a dynasty appeared.
A figure leaped out from each city andnded on the roof of a building. All of them knelt down and cried out long live for ten thousand years in chorus.
What did long live for ten thousand years mean? That was the salute for His Majesty the King! A wish for him to reign for ten thousand years.
The dominance of Xiao Chen, who condensed the Heart of an Emperor, improved to another level, now containing the might of an Emperor. This strengthened this Small Perfection Medial Grade Profound Martial Technique even further.
Moreover, Xiao Chen had the upper ground. As he charged down, he had the advantage of gravity.
Against his many advantages, the foundational Medial Grade Profound Martial Techniques of these eight half-step Martial Emperors onlysted for a moment before crumbling under this Thousand Year Hegemony Establishment.
Xiao Chens dominance of kingship was simply undefeatable. As he leaped down, he materialized a mysterious phenomenon of a vast dynasty.
This scene amid the strong winds, dark clouds, and lightning bolts stunned all the Demon mixed-blood cultivators present, shocking them.
Run!
The eight half-step Martial Emperors vomited mouthfuls of blood and revealed horrified expressions. They had not expected Xiao Chensprehension ability to be so high. Unexpectedly, heprehended a Medial Grade Profound Martial Technique to Small Perfection.
Furthermore, Xiao Chen also possessed such strong dominance of kingship. This was simply too incredible. If they had known earlier, they would have used their Great Perfection or Consummation Inferior Grade Profound Martial Techniques and not have gotten defeated so miserably.
However, there was no medicine for regret. The eight half-step Martial Emperors, who wasted a lot of Law Energy on Ao Jiao and Little Yellow Feather earlier, sustained severe injuries.
Having lost allbat prowess, these half-step Martial Emperors each executed their various means in an attempt to flee.
Trying to leave now? Its toote!
This hatred would not be soothed; the killing would not stop. The murderous intent in Xiao Chens heart had already peaked. Regardless of the severity of the consequences, these eight people had to die.
Afternding, Xiao Chen pushed off the sand. Then, he flew up while spinning around and swinging his saber. With every revolution, he sent out a mysterious phenomenon.
It was either a fiery bright moon, or the undiminished zing sun, or countless peach blossoms, or roaring dragon images.
Only my saber exists! Instant of Glory!
Afterpleting nine revolutions, Xiao Chen quickly executed Instant of Glory, a Medial Grade Profound Martial Technique at this point.
Space froze, and a glorious painting appeared in front, trapping the eight fleeing half-step Martial Emperors within it.
The expressions of the eight half-step Martial Emperors froze in the poetic painting, unable to move at all.
Xiao Chen withdrew his saber and sheathed it. Then, he held his right fist out and gently opened it. The frozen painting shattered like a mirror.
Space instantly burst into smithereens. The force from space shattering sent the already severely injured eight half-step Martial Emperors flying. Countless incredibly horrifying tears materialized on their bodies.
Xiao Chens fierce face appeared very terrifying. The eight half-step Martial Emperors in the air still had onest breath. Their physical bodies still stubbornly recovered.
If they were left alone, they would be able to recuperate from their injuries in one day. After resting for most of a year, they could regain their peaks.
The fear of death enveloped their hearts. The eight dying half-step Martial Emperors in the air felt despair as they said somewhat futilely, Xiao Chen, dont think that you can kill us just because you are the Azure Emperors descendant. We all have Primes standing behind us. If you kill us, you will be in great trouble!
This is extremely funny. If those Primes really have the courage to, why are they not here to personally make a move? In the end, you are all just cannon fodder, Xiao Chen roared somewhat furiously. Bloodthirst filled his mind, making him looked exceptionally menacing.
Now you know to be afraid. Since that is the case, why do it in the first ce?!
The two Ghost Race half-step Martial Emperors probably never thought that such a day woulde for them when they attacked me. This fist will go to you first.
Xiao Chen shouted, and electric dragons shot out from under his feet. His figure shed, and he threw two punches.
Each punch contained twenty Dragon Forceone hundred thousand tons of forceas he struck the Ghost Race half-step Martial Emperors, who already had tears all over their bodies.
Two half-step Martial Emperors burst apart, dying without a corpse and creating a mist of blood.
Whoosh!
Xiao Chen arrived before the two Deity Race half-step Martial Emperors and said expressionlessly, This punch is for Dugu Ao to send you on your way. Back then, when you were arrogantly shouting bastard, you simply did not understand that some people are way more noble than you are!
Dont kill me. The Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign will not let you
Ovee with fear on their impending death, the two formerly arrogant Deity Race experts begged in low voices.
Xiao Chens expression remained cold; he ignored their pleas entirely. Then, he threw another two punches, sting these two half-step Martial Emperors to death, ending them in a tyrannical manner.
He was decisive in killing, not going soft nor showing mercy.
The remaining four half-step Martial Emperors were already frightened silly. They dragged their severely injured bodies and ran pell-mell in the desert, leaving behind trails of blood.
However, no matter how they ran, how could they be faster than Xiao Chen, who was executing Thunder Dragon Steps? Their efforts were for naught.
This punch is returned to you on behalf of Ao Jiao!
Bang!
Dragons roared endlessly, shaking the air in all directions. This one punch took the life of one half-step Martial Emperor.
Xiao Chen was like a grim reaper gathering lives, using the cruelest method to aplish his promise: if they did not kneel down and apologize, they would die without aplete corpse.
Chapter 1223: Indelible Hatred
Chapter 1223: Indelible Hatred
This punch is returned on behalf of Little Yellow Feather. Did you not hear its baby-like cries? It really is just a little child!
Xiao Chens hatred was indelible. He sent out another two punches, leaving only one of the eight half-step Martial Emperors alive.
Plop!
Thest half-step Martial Emperor lost all courage. He directly knelt down and begged, Azure Dragon King, on the ount that we are both humans, spare my life!
You chose this path yourself. From the moment you intended to kill, you should have been prepared to be killed by others in the future. Just like me now, you must have an unfeeling yet brave heart. On ount that we are both humans, Ill leave you with aplete corpse!
When facing the human half-step Martial Emperor kneeling before him, Xiao Chen remained unmoved. He gently jabbed the half-step Martial Emperors forehead. A strand of saber Qi destroyed that half-step Martial Emperors sea of consciousness and flew out.
When the half-step Martial Emperor fell over, he no longer showed any signs of life. However, he was the only half-step Martial Emperor with an intact corpse.
The instant this half-step Martial Emperor toppled over, the various mysterious phenomena that materialized in the sky as a result of Xiao Chen condensing his Heart of an Emperor vanished like smoke.
The morning sun appeared once more. The brilliant sunlight shone on the blood-stained, white-robed Xiao Chen, which lent this unfeeling grim reaper a sense of divinity, making him glow golden and full of life.
All eight half-step Martial Emperors had died.
However, Xiao Chens hatred did not fade by much. He was very clear that these people were just pawns.
They might not even be considered pawns but sacrifices.
From the moment those Primes sent out these sacrifices, those Primes hidden behind the scenes and the three Holy Masters no longer cared about the survival of these people.
Xiao Chen swore to himself that he would make those people hidden behind the scenes all pay the respective prices one day.
The watching Demon mixed-blood cultivators felt shocked in their hearts as they looked at Xiao Chen, unable to recover from it for a long time.
Even the Old ck Iron Monster, who could kill a Martial Emperor, felt fear as he looked at Xiao Chen.
The Old ck Iron Monster analyzed in his heart. Although these eight half-step Martial Emperors had exhausted too much Law Energy beforehand and underestimated Xiao Chens strength, for this Xiao Chen to be able to kill eight half-step Martial Emperors in one fell swoop, no matter how he looked at it, the current Xiao Chen could be called the strongest existence below Martial Emperor.
Even the Old ck Iron Monster was not entirely confident that he could defeat Xiao Chen.
The most important thing was that Xiao Chen just condensed the Heart of an Emperor and had not familiarized himself with his own strength yet. Even so, he already possessed such strongbat prowess.
Soon, Xiao Chen might be able to defeat some ordinary Martial Emperors like the Old ck Iron Monster could.
No, it is not just possible; it is definite. After thinking for a while, the Old ck Iron Monster came to this conclusion resolutely.
Xiao Chen recovered his wits and quickly rushed over to Mu Xiyans side. He looked at the still unconscious Dugu Ao and asked, How is he? Is he not awake yet?
Mu Xiyan squeezed out a smile and replied, He is still fine. Ao Jiao made him consume a Sage Grade Medicinal Pill. He has now stopped losing lifeforce. However, he still has not woken up, and we cant do anything about it.
Xiao Chens heart sank. He understood what Mu Xiyan meant. Dugu Ao was still resisting the other half of his bloodline. Once the effects of the Medicinal Pill wore off, the situation would still deteriorate. Life and death depended on Dugu Ao.
However, with Dugu Aos struggles, barring the interference of external forces, the end would undoubtedly be death for him.
What to do?
Although I killed all twelve of the half-step Martial Emperors that caused all this, Dugu Ao is still not waking up.
Even though Xiao Chen condensed the Heart of an Emperor and advanced to Consummation quasi-Emperor, his mood did not improve. The reason being, Dugu Ao had helped him too much. If Dugu Ao died, Xiao Chen would feel guilty for life.
Ao Jiao, do you have any methods? In the end, Xiao Chens experience was limited. He could not think of any ideas and could only turn to Ao Jiao.
Ao Jiao thought for a while before shaking her head. I do not have any ideas, either. However, there are many Sage Grade Medicinal Pills in Sang Mus inheritance. If you can bear the expense, there should not be any problem keeping him alive for two years.
Naturally, Xiao Chen would be willing to. However, what would they do after two years?
Whoosh!
Just at this moment, a strong aura suddenly encased the desert ind. A humongous image appeared in the sky, covering the entire ind. This figure swept his gaze through. Everyone on the ind felt like someone was watching them; their hair stood on end.
Dugu Kuang!
Its Dugu Aos father. He is here. What a coincidence!
It looks like he has been here all the while. However, it was not convenient for him to make a move on those half-step Martial Emperors.
That would not be strange. No one else here would know better than him the horrors of a Primes strength. Furthermore, these half-step Martial Emperors gave Dugu Ao an opportunity to leave. There is no reason for Dugu Kuang to make a move.
However, I heard that of his several sons, Dugu Kuang did not favor Dugu Ao much. That might be part of the reason.
The discussion among the Demon mixed-blood cultivators informed Xiao Chen of this persons identity. This person was a Demon mixed-blood Martial Emperor, Dugu Aos biological father.
Many thanks for making a move. It is great that you killed them. The Dugu n owes you a favor.
A deep voice rumbled in the sky, causing space to shake intensely. A formless might pressed on the ind, stirring fear in everyone.
The humongous figure extended his hand, and an irresistible force pulled Dugu Ao from Mu Xiyans embrace.
Just as this figure was about to leave, he looked at the stunned Mu Xiyan and said, Not bad, you can be my Dugu ns daughter-inw. Come, lets go together.
The figure reached out and brought Mu Xiyan along as well.
The dark clouds churned. Dugu Kuang did not discuss anything. He only said that he owed Xiao Chen a favor before bringing Dugu Ao and Mu Xiyan away.
After Dugu Kuang left, the suppressive atmosphere at the desert ind faded away, which put everyones hearts at ease.
Being brought away by his father might be the best result. The other party should have a way to awaken Dugu Ao.
Xiao Chen wondered, Is this the strength of a Martial Emperor?
Even a Martial Emperor as strong as Dugu Ao felt such fear for the Primes. This truly gave one a sense of despair.
The people on the ind slowly scattered. After this battle, the name of the white-robed desman, the Azure Dragon King, would surely resound throughout the entire Human-Demon Sea.
Ao Jiao brought Little Yellow Feather into the Immortal Spirit Ring to treat its injuries. Then, Xiao Chen sat on the stone stele alone, looking at the endless and empty desert. He showed aplicated expression; his thoughts were unclear to anyone watching.
He stabbed the Lunar Shadow Saber into the ground beside him. Blood still flowed down the de slowly. In the sunlight, it had a certain sinister beauty, a lonely pride.
Logically speaking, Xiao Chen already achieved the goal he set before he left Heavenly Star Ind.
Not only had he advanced to Consummation quasi-Emperor early, but he even condensed the Heart of an Emperor that only a Martial Emperor could have. After amassing umtions for three years and clearing the Great Tribtion of wind and fire, he could advance to Martial Emperor.
However, would things go that smoothly?
Today, Xiao Chen had only wanted to obtain a Flower of Life, and it already made three Primes and the three Holy Masters restless. If he really underwent his Great Tribtion of wind and fire, what other tricks would the other side y?
Azure Emperor, Azure Emperor, what kind of existence was he exactly? How tyrannical was he back then? Even ten thousand years after his death, people were still so wary of him.
This wariness aggravated Xiao Chens path to Martial Emperor.
Xiao Chen shook his head and stopped thinking. He pulled out the Lunar Shadow Saber and used a piece of cloth to wipe off the blood on it slowly.
When the saber regained its cold and bright gleam, a figure suddenly appeared before Xiao Chen. This figure carried a sword on his back, and his face showed a carefree expression that never seemed to change.
This person looked exactly the same as he did when Xiao Chen saw him back then. Even after so many years, there were still no changes.
Chu Chaoyun, the opponent destined to contest with Xiao Chen for the rest of their lives. After everyone left, he appeared before Xiao Chen.
Huang dang!
Xiao Chen seated the Lunar Shadow Saber in its scabbard. Holding his saber, he walked over to Chu Chaoyun and asked, Why did you help me?
Even until now, Xiao Chen still could not understand why the other party had mysteriously shown up and helped him block that lethal move.
From all of Xiao Chens memories of Chu Chaoyun, he did not know how to define him. He was definitely not a friend, but he could not be called an enemy, either.
If Xiao Chen really had to describe this person who was neither enemy nor friend, he could only call him an opponent.
Chu Chaoyun smiled faintly and replied, There is nothing much to it. I already said it many years ago. We happen to have different standpoints. However, our destination is the same. Right now, this story is far from over. How can I let you die? Even if I did not make a move, you would not die anyway.
Xiao Chen did not wish to continue these riddles with him. All his doubts needed to be resolved today.
Now, Xiao Chen had already advanced to Consummation quasi-Emperor and condensed a Heart of an Emperor. He believed that he was stronger than Chu Chaoyun. If Chu Chaoyun was not willing to say more, Xiao Chen could only use force.
Tell me your true motives. From the first time you made a move on me in the Sky Dome Realm to now, more than ten yearster, what exactly are you nning?!
Xiao Chens gaze turned sharp as he stepped forward and asked, projecting a strong aura and pressing the other party.
He did not want to kill or harm the other party. He only wanted to know the other partys true motive, not wishing to continue being kept in the dark.
All the matters of the past and future needed to be made clear today.
Chu Chaoyun did not feel any surprise at Xiao Chens actions. When Xiao Chens strongest aura pressed over, Chu Chaoyun suddenly released his own aura as well.
Chu Chaoyun pressed back against Xiao Chens pressure. The twos auras were about equal. Neither could do anything to the other.
ck and white lights flickered interchangeably on Chu Chaoyuns body. That was the will of light and the will of darkness mixing with each other, forming the brand-new will of primal chaos.
However, this will of primal chaos had not merged perfectly. Otherwise, it would definitely be able to suppress Xiao Chens peak will of thunder.
Shock shed in Chu Chaoyuns eyes. He had not expected his strong will of primal chaos to fail to suppress Xiao Chen immediately.
Chu Chaoyun said, Not bad, peak will of thunder. It looks like you will be able to form an Innate Thunder Crystal before advancing to Martial Emperor. Heart of an Emperor and Innate Thunder Crystal. If one day you really manage to advance to Martial Emperor, I wonder what kind of storm you will stir up.
Chu Chaoyun felt shocked in his heart, but so did Xiao Chen. Xiao Chen already made use of the might of his Heart of an Emperor. Despite adding in the peak will of thunder, he still could not gain a clear advantage over Chu Chaoyun with his aura.
What exactly did Chu Chaoyun experience in the past decade or so for him to have improved so vastly?
Chapter 1124: Azure Dragon Palace, Heavenly Flame’s Origin Flame
Chapter 1124: Azure Dragon Pce, Heavenly mes Origin me
Unfortunately, with your current strength, you still cannot force me to speak. Perhaps in your eyes, I appear very mysterious. However, in my eyes, you are equally mysterious.
Chu Chaoyuns words seemed to contain some hidden meaning. After pausing, he continued, There are many things that you want to know. Actually, so do I. However, we both chose different paths.
Now that Xiao Chen knew that it would be impossible to use force to make the other party speak, he tried approaching things from a different angle. So he suggested, Then, how about we both speak honestly to each other, share the things we know to avoid misunderstandings?
Chu Chaoyun shook his head and said, There are no misunderstandings between us. There will be a battle between you and me one day. As for speaking to each other honestly, I can tell you a little bit. The person who wants you to die the most would definitely be me. However, I, Chu Chaoyun, am also the person who is in the most rush for you to advance to Martial Emperor.
A thought shed in Xiao Chens mind as he recalled something. The Heavenly mes Origin me in the Azure Dragon Pce!
Chu Chaoyun smiled and said, Hence, dont die before reaching Martial Emperor. Otherwise, there would be no one to open the Azure Dragon Pce for me. If that is the case, I will never be able to take away the Heavenly mes Origin me.
So that is whats going on. No wonder he rushed all the way over to help me to block the assassination from the Demonic World after he obtained the news.
However, how do I exin that Chu Chaoyun is the one who wants me dead the most?
Is it because of the identities we each inherited? The Azure Emperors descendant and the Tianwu Emperors descendant? As their descendants, do we have to end the grudges from ten thousand years ago?
Or was it because of the matter that Immortal Epoch expert once mentioned, that the entire Kunlun Realm is an abandonednd?
Right and wrong, order and disorder, there is actually no need to think too much. When you stand on the peak, you will realize that both our goals are the same, and you will find that you will be the one that wants me dead the most.
However, you will only understand all this when you stand at the peak. Do your best, and dont look down on that group of outstanding talents in the Astral Battlefield or the King Grade geniuses of the Deep Abyss Demonic World. You are still far from being undefeatable within the same generation.
After saying that, Chu Chaoyun withdrew the ck and white lights back into his body, and all the light vanished from his body. Then, he turned to leave.
The instant the light vanished and Chu Chaoyun turned, Xiao Chens eyes narrowed. Xiao Chen noticed an unremarkable symbol on Chu Chaoyuns chestthe Dark Churchs symbol.
Chu Chaoyun joined the Dark Church!
Xiao Chen thought, Is this the path that Chu Chaoyun took?
For the sake of strength, he joined the Dark Church that once helped destroy the Tianwu Dynasty? What was he thinking?
Xiao Chen, do you think that this Chu Chaoyun is a good person or a bad person? Ao Jiao voiced her doubts from the Immortal Spirit Ring.
Xiao Chen thought for a while, then replied, There is no such thing as a purely good or purely bad person in the world. As he said, it is just that we took different paths. He also has his own doubts and difficulties. In the end, he is actually not much different from most of the cultivators in this world.
Actually, sometimes, when one thought about something too hard, one would turn something simple into somethingplicated. In the end, after knowing the results, one would realize that it was not thatplicated after all.
Although the two did not speak much in this meeting, it helped ease one of Xiao Chens preupations.
Xiao Chen would no longer fixate on Chu Chaoyuns secrets. Someday, everything would be revealed. There was no need to dwell on them.
As for the Heavenly mes Origin me, he did not care too much about that matter.
Many people targeted the Azure Dragon Pce. When Xiao Chen advanced to Martial Emperor and went to open it up, it would be hard to say how many Martial Emperor experts would charge over.
If Chu Chaoyun was willing to appear and make the situation even more chaotic, it would align with Xiao Chens intent. He would help reduce the attention on Xiao Chen.
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High in the Starry Heavens, the true body of the Deity Races Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereignnded on a deste.
Soon, another two figures descended on this unremarkable in the Starry Heavens.
These were the Ghost Races East Mountain Ghost Monarch and the Corpse Races Heaven Punishing Corpse God. Not long after, another three masked people arrived on this.
Actually, the identities of these three people were no secret. They were the three Holy Masters of the human races Three Holy Lands.
With the three of these Holy Masters working together, they could hold their own against a Primewhich qualified these three to speak equally with the three Primes and not be at a disadvantage.
The Luck of the Azure Emperors descendant is really horrifying. He managed to make it through such a situation even without the Thunder Sovereign making a move. The Heaven Punishing Corpse God started off the conversation.
There were too many variables. Who could have expected such an unremarkable figure like Dugo Ao to erupt like that? Who could have thought that the people that a Demon Monarch sent would be stopped by others? The East Mountain Ghost Monarchs tone contained some self-mockery.
The East Mountain Ghost Monarch added, However, it is still fine. He condensed the Heart of an Emperor. Im not sure how strong his Great Tribtion of wind and fire will be. However, it is nearly impossible for him to make proper preparations to clear this Great Tribtion of wind and fire within three years.
Before the Thunder Sovereign dies, anything is possible! the masked Phoenixs Passion Pces Pce Master suddenly said in a sullen tone.
This words instantly silenced the Primes.
In their hearts, the Thunder Sovereign was the barrier that they could not surmount. If not for the Thunder Sovereigns existence, why would these people need to disy so much fear and caution? With one thought, they would be able to kill Xiao Chen.
How much longer can the Thunder Sovereign hold on? Do you three Holy Masters know anything at all?
At the least, one year. At the most, ten years. He will definitely die within this period, the Phoenixs Passion Pces Pce Master replied.
Light shed in the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereigns eyes. Ten years is still too long. Ill try to obtain the support from those three in the Heavenly Starry Ocean. The Great Tribtion is when his Luck will be at its lowest. That would be the best time to make a move. We will do our best to deny him any chances whatsoever.
That is difficult. Although the Lunar Pces Pce Master does not like the Azure Emperors descendant, she is old friends with the Thunder Sovereign. The Myriad-Law Fiend Master is old friends with the Spirit Fox King. These two people will definitely choose to be neutral. The only one we can try winning support from is the Cyclic Astral Pces Pce Master.
That is pretty good already. As long as we can pull in one more person, that would be enough to break the bnce between their strength and ours.
If others were here, they would not expect that a group of people who stood at the peak of the Kunlun Realm would gather to discuss countermeasures for one Consummation quasi-Emperor.
This conversation did notst for very long. About seven to eight minutester, these Primes and the Holy Masters dispersed.
The deste returned to silence as if no one had been here at all.
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At this moment, Xiao Chen did not know that some people already started plotting for his Great Tribtion of wind and fire. Currently, he was rushing back to Heavenly Star Ind. While doing so, he anxiously familiarized himself with the many miraculous uses of the Heart of an Emperor.
No wonder people said that after advancing to Martial Emperor, one would experience an earth-shattering change. Xiao Chen finally understood some of the reasons.
He now managed to open a crack into the mysterious world of Martial Emperor, a great eye-opener for him.
Xiao Chen sat cross-legged in the flood dragon war chariot with his hands one on top of the other.
In his dantian was a small clump of light half the size of a finger that looked like a resplendent crystal. This was the Heart of an Emperor.
Many purple strands of energy surrounded the Heart of the Emperor, looking like tiny dragons darting around it.
These were Xiao Chens vast Heavenly Laws. He now had twenty thousand of them, sufficient for him to look down on all other existences under Martial Emperor.
With a thought, Xiao Chen quickly activated his Heart of an Emperor. It felt like a mysterious door of space and time opened above his head.
Drawn by the Heart of an Emperor, incredible energy perfused his body from the world beyond the door. His entire being felt like he sank into a wondrous state.
This was an energy that Xiao Chen had never felt before. It was not Quintessence or the power of the world that his Heavenly Laws drove.
This energy was even purer and stronger, like it came from another world.
At first, Xiao Chen did not know what energy this was. He only understood after Ao Jiao told him.
No one in the Kunlun Realm could clearly exin the world behind the door, the origin of this mysterious energy. Only Martial Emperors, who had condensed the Heart of an Emperor, coulde in contact with this energy.
This energy was known by the Martial Emperors of the Kunlun Realm as Primordial Energy.
ording to the legends from the Immortal Epoch, before the world existed, the world was just a clump of primal chaos, also termed as primordial.
The Kunlun Realms Martial Emperors revered this mysterious energy behind the door. Although they did not know whether it was truly the energy from primordial times, they still called it Primordial Energy.
As to whether it was truly energy from primordial times or not, the answer would only be found if those powerful beings of the Immortal Epoch came back to life.
The Heart of an Emperor greedily absorbed the Primordial Energy. The strands of Primordial Energy turned into pure white energy and entered his body through an acupoint on his head, then sank quickly and flowed into the Heart of an Emperor.
Instantly, Xiao Chen felt his entire body fill with explosive power. He felt like he could do anything. His strength abruptly increased by ten percent.
Xiao Chen somewhat understood why people under Martial Emperor could note in contact with this energy.
Aside from the absence of a Heart of an Emperor, the dantian of a cultivator could not contain or endure this Primordial Energy. Even a moment of contact could instantly trigger the explosion of ones body, killing the cultivator.
After Xiao Chen absorbed barely ten strands of Primordial Energy, the mysterious door of space and time above his head mmed shut.
This closure immediately jerked him out of that wondrous state. He was disappointed for a brief spell after that feeling of omnipotence disappeared.
It was like falling from the clouds andnding on the ground, returning to reality.
However, Xiao Chen did not find this strange. Ao Jiao had mentioned that Martial Emperors could open that door for only a limited time. The amount of Primordial Energy they could obtain was even less. For him to be able to absorb ten strands of Primordial Energy was already very good.
He sank his consciousness into the Heart of an Emperor, where he saw the ten white strands revolving in a huge whirlpool.
The surroundings of the whirlpool resembled the cosmos. As the whirlpool spun, all sorts of mysterious phenomena appeared. Thunder roared, lightning shed, and winds blew. The void in the Heart of an Emperor looked like a storm.
Xiao Chen probed carefully. He got a distinct impression that he just needed to take out one strand of these ten strands of Primordial Energy and he would be able to cause damage hundreds or even thousands of times what his Law Energy could.
Chapter 1225: Azure Dragon Merchant Association
Chapter 1225: Azure Dragon Merchant Association
Xiao Chen pulled his consciousness back out. Then, he sent in his Law Energy into his Heart of an Emperor.
The ten strands of Primordial Energy were like newborn babies. They still had a lot of space to grow. Their food was Law Energy.
The more these strands of Primordial Energy ate, the more they would grow.
Using the Heavenly Laws to cultivate Primordial Energy was something that one should be able to do only after advancing to Martial Emperor.
However, Xiao Chen had already condensed a Heart of an Emperor and could do this in advance; he was an exception to the rule. As for what kind of change would this bring, no one knew.
Xiao Chen focused himself on the cultivation of Primordial Energy.
The Heart of an Emperor opened up a new door in his world. The changes that it brought him were not limited to helping him advance to Consummation quasi-Emperor.
Time passed one day at a time. Half a monthter, Xiao Chen opened his eyes. A brilliant light shed in them. He seemed to abound with life, showing an inexplicable change.
He walked out of the chariot and looked down. When he saw the group of inds below, he muttered to himself, Time passes really fast. Weve already reached the Dragon Grave Sea.
When Xiao Chen left the Human-Demon Sea, he immediately headed towards Heavenly Star Ind. He had already been gone for close to a year and was rather filled with anticipation and curiosity at the changes of Heavenly Star Ind.
Furthermore, his sessful advancement to Consummation quasi-Emperor was good news. He wanted to tell Mo Chen and the others, who were on Heavenly Star Ind, so these friends of his would not worry too much.
When Xiao Chen closed his eyes, he had still been in the Human-Demon Sea. When he next opened them, he had already arrived at the Dragon Grave Sea. This made Xiao Chen feel somewhat rueful.
Since Im here already, I should go down and rest for a while.
After thinking for a moment, Xiao Chen decided to stop at the Dragon Grave Sea for one day, resting for now before setting out again.
He put away the flood dragon war chariot and quickly descended towards an ind after spotting it.
In a short while, Xiao Chen arrived at thergest city on the ind. ording to his memory, this ind was the secondrgest ind in the Dragon Grave Sea, second only to Treasure Dragon Ind.
Just as he had seen before, the cities in the Dragon Grave Sea still looked downtrodden. From the outside to the inside, this city looked dpidated andwless.
Whening to this ce this time, Xiao Chens mood waspletely different. When he first visited, he had been in a rush, anxious to find the Flower of Life and the Death Fruit.
This time, he had already condensed the Heart of an Emperor and advanced to Consummation quasi-Emperor, able to kill half-step Martial Emperors, and was at his leisure.
Lets go take a look. I heard that a huge battle broke out in the south of the city. There is a merchant associationing here to open a branch. However, they identally opened their branch in the Heavenly Essence Merchant Associations territory. I heard that they already started fighting each other.
Interesting. Which merchant association is it? They are too incautious. The Heavenly Essence Merchant Association is one of the four strongest merchant associations in the entire Dragon Grave Sea, yet this new merchant association opened their branch in the Heavenly Essence Merchant Associations territory. Arent they just seeking death?
I heard that this new merchant association is not weak. Furthermore, they did very well in the Dark Sea. Even the me Rock Sovereign gives them face.
So what if they are not weak? Every Heavenly Essence Merchant Association branch in the Dragon Grave Sea has a half-step Martial Emperor taking care of it. They have already been rooted here for several hundred years. I also heard that there is a Martial Emperor expert in the Heavenly Essence Merchant Association.
Soon after entering the city, Xiao Chen saw the cultivators around all rushing towards the south of the city.
When he heard that this new merchant association had the support of the me Rock Sovereign in the Dark Sea, he raised his eyebrows and thought, Could it be my own Azure Dragon Merchant Association?
The Dragon Grave Sea was filled with dragon graves and all sorts of Remnants. Every year, it producedrge numbers of natural treasures and items from the Distant Ancient Era. Given Jin Dabaos character, he would definitely not give up on this ce.
With the support of the me Rock Sovereign in the Dark Sea, the Azure Dragon Merchant Association had already gained stable footing. It was normal for it to expand beyond the Dark Sea and extend its reach to the Dragon Grave Sea.
Furthermore, after Xiao Chen took in the Human-Demon Seas Su n, he had sent a letter to Heavenly Star Ind about it to have someonee over and receive the n. The only group that could go there quickly was the Azure Dragon Merchant Association.
The more Xiao Chen thought about it, the more likely his guess seemed. His figure shed as he headed swiftly for the south of the city.
If it really was the Azure Dragon Merchant Association, he could not sit by idly and watch. The merchant association yed an important role in the revival of the Dragons Gate.
Within a few breaths of time, Xiao Chen arrived at the south of the city and stood on the roof of a tall building. When he saw a certain familiar figure, he knew that his guess was right and did not require any other proof.
It was indeed his own Azure Dragon Merchant Association. Someone had broken its signboard, and the culprits currently surrounded that familiar figure and hispanions.
In the crowd, Jin Dabao red at a blue-d middle-aged man, the manager of the Heavenly Essence Merchant Association on this ind.
This middle-aged man had an average figure. He possessed the shrewd and calctive atmosphere unique to a merchant. However, there was also an overbearing and vicious light in his eyes.
In this Dragon Grave Sea, which had norge factionsying im to it, the four great merchant associations were the rulers. Regr cultivators would not dare to offend them.
All the branch managers of the Heavenly Essence Merchant Association, one of the four great merchant associations, were this tyrannical and high-handed. They were already used to moving about the Dragon Grave Sea without any fear.
Jin Dabao held up his hand, keeping back his angrypanions. He looked at that blue-d middle-aged man and said, Friend, we are new here and did not know that the entire south of the city is your territory. I was indeed in the wrong. If you speak properly, I will definitely makepensation and apologize before leaving immediately. However, arent you being too tyrannical by smashing our signboard?
When the blue-d man heard that, he guffawed, looking at Jin Dabaos plump figure with some disdain in his eyes. So what if I smash your signboard? Dont think that by doing well in the Dark Sea, you can do as you please in the Dragon Grave Sea. Ill tell you this: since you came to the Dragon Grave Sea, you will have to wag your tail at me and behave obediently. Continue smashing!
Pa! Pa! Pa!
The cultivators of the Heavenly Essence Merchant Association stepped forward and continued trampling on the signboard that was already broken in half.
Rage zed in Jin Dabaos eyes as he looked at the incredibly dpidated signboard. Every time someone trampled on it was like a kick to his heart.
However, he continued to suppress his anger and prevented the group of cultivators behind him from rashly making a move. The circumstances were not in their favor. If they made a move now, they would only end up giving the other party an excuse. Then, they would be the only ones to suffer.
This is boring. I originally thought that the Azure Dragon Merchant Association was very powerful. It turned out that they were only so-so.
It is indeed boring. It is just one side getting humiliated, nothing to watch.
This is not the first day the Heavenly Essence Merchant Association unted their might. I originally thought that they would bump into a tough bone to chew.
Seeing this scene, the cultivators who came because they had gotten word of a fight all shook their heads slightly, finding it boring.
Scram. The Dragon Grave Sea does not wee you. Dont let me see your signboard again. Otherwise, every time I see it, Ill smash it again! the blue-d man shouted at Jin Dabao in disdain after his grouppletely smashed the Azure Dragon Merchant Associations signboard to pieces.
Jin Dabao waved his hand and said, Pick up the signboard. Lets go.
His group of people remained silent. They all bent over, together with Jin Dabao, to carefully pick up all the small pieces of the signboard.
Xiao Chen felt somewhat sad. However, he was even more gratified. Sometimes, one could bow, but one also had to gather their dignity and stand back up.
Compared to Jin Dabaos cunning nature in the Sky Dome Realm, he had indeed matured a lot since then.
Xiao Chens figure shed, looking like he teleported. Then, he silently joined Jin Dabaos group, picking up the shards of the signboard.
Jin Dabao happened to reach for the same piece as Xiao Chen. When he looked up and exchanged nces with Xiao Chen, he was utterly stunned.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly and said, Why are you staring into nk space? Lets quickly finish picking these up, then go for a drink.
Jin Dabaoughed loudly and did not say anything more. He picked up the pace of collecting the shattered pieces, clearly in a good mood.
This scene stunned everyone. Was this fatty crazy? After someone smashed his signboard, he was still so happy and couldugh?
Where did youe from, and who permitted you to pick up these things?
When the blue-d man saw Xiao Chen suddenly appear and theughing Fatty Jin, he felt ignored. So, he quickly kicked at Xiao Chen so fast that the wind shrilled loudly.
Xiao Chen acted like he did not see the blue-d mans kick at all, continuing to pick up the pieces of the signboard.
Bang!
The blue-d mans kick, which contained a strong force,nded heavily. However, it did not send Xiao Chen flying as the blue-d man expected. Amid the loud report, he felt like he had kicked a vast mountain range and suffered a powerful bacsh.
The blue-d man let out a pained shriek and vomited a mouthful of blood. The rebound from vomiting blood sent him flying back, and he copsed, unable to get up again after hended.
Blood continued to flow from the blue-d mans mouth as he coughed continuously. His face paled, and his eyes revealed horror. When he sent his consciousness into his body, he was horrified to find all his internal organs shattered.
No wonder blood would not stop pouring out of the blue-d mans mouth. His internal organs all shattered. Even if a celestial being came, that celestial being would not be able to save him.
How could this happen? The blue-d man was a quasi-Emperor. Within the Dragon Grave Sea, he was considered nearly a top-notch expert.
Not to mention kicking away the other party, when the blue-d man kicked, how could he end up killing himself?!
A few experts of the Heavenly Essence Merchant Association helped the blue-d old man up and examined him. Suddenly, they all looked rmed, not knowing how to handle this.
Oh, no! He is going to die!
Why was it that all sorts of strange things happened these days? How could the manager end up dying from his own kick?
When the many cultivators watching saw this scene, they felt their hair stand on end; this was simply too strange.
Lets go. We ran into an expert. We will need to invite Elder Feng toe out.
The cultivators of the Heavenly Essence Merchant Association picked up the blue-d mans corpse. They looked at Xiao Chen, who was still picking up the pieces, with strange expressions. Then, they quickly moved to the back in a rush.
This development stunned the group of people from the Azure Dragon Merchant Association. They could not make sense of the white-robed youths sudden appearance.
The entire south of the city turned quiet. The watching cultivators did not say anything. The things that they saw today far surpassed their understanding. How could a person end up dying after kicking?
Go? Did I say you could go?
Xiao Chen stood up abruptly and waved his hand. All the shards everyone held flew towards him. Then, with another wave, a new signboard appeared, formed from the pieces.
The four majestic words Azure Dragon Merchant Association shone with a faint glittering golden light, looking very dazzling.
To Xiao Chen, who was proficient at the Life Bestowal Spell, this little trick was nothing.
Chapter 1226: The One Who Humiliated Would Get Humiliated
Chapter 1226: The One Who Humiliated Would Get Humiliated
Xiao Chen rotated his wrist, and the signboard started quickly spinning on his palm. Then, he thrust his hand forward and sent the signboard flying to the front.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Xiao Chen had covertly added a strand of Primordial Energy into the signboard, which turned the ordinary signboard into a powerful killing weapon.
Before these quasi-Emperor experts could react, the signboard crushed their shinbones. They fell on their knees and cried out in agony.
If one paid attention, one would discover that not all of the Heavenly Essence Merchant Associations experts knelt on the ground.
The ones kneeling on the ground were the cultivators who trampled on the signboard earlier. When the rest of them saw this scene, they no longer dared to move rashly.
Whoosh! Whoosh!
After circling a few times, the signboard returned to Xiao Chens hand. Bam! He ced the signboard upright on the ground. Then, he infused his voice with the leftover of the strand of Primordial Energy. Scram!
It was clearly just a casual word from Xiao Chen. However, after he spoke, the sky changed color, and strong, surging energy spewed out, sounding like thunder.
As lightning shed and thunder roared, the word scram blew away the Heavenly Essence Merchant Association cultivators who remained standing. It blew them so far away that none of them were in sight in the next moment.
This development stunned the many cultivators who said that the Azure Dragon Merchant Association was just so-so earlier.
The crowd did not know where this ferocious person came from. Without even doing anything, he jolted the blue-d man to death. After that, with just one word, he sent the cultivators that the Heavenly Essence Merchant Association hired flying far away.
This result appeared very incredible, bbergasting.
Xiao Chen was also somewhat surprised at the strength of Primordial Energy. Unexpectedly, using only one strand of Primordial Energy, he easily dealt with this group of people.
He handed the signboard to Jin Dabao. Then, he nced at the Heavenly Essence Merchant Association cultivators on the ground and said, Since you dared to trample on the Azure Dragon Merchant Associations signboard, dont me me for being tyrannical in the way I do things. You will remain kneeling here for one month.
The one who humiliated would get humiliated.
The many cultivators who came to watch the excitement now understood why Jin Dabaoughed. It was all because of this white-robed person.
Smashing anothers signboard was a great humiliation. In that case, the white-robed youth used an even more humiliating manner to tyrannically return the favor.
The white-robed youth did not appear like much. However, his methods were shocking.
He wanted to make the hired hands of the Heavenly Essence Merchant Association kneel here for one month. If news of this spread, it wouldpletely embarrass the Heavenly Essence Merchant Association.
You want to make us kneel here for one month? No way!
The five Heavenly Essence Merchant Association cultivators kneeling on the ground shouted angrily when they heard what Xiao Chen said. Then, they tried to drive the power of the world with their Heavenly Laws to break free in one breath and quickly leave this ce.
However, these Heavenly Essence Merchant Association cultivators were horrified to realize that they could not even shake Xiao Chens restriction with the power of the world their Heavenly Laws drove. They did not know what kind of energy he used.
Xiao Chen smiled coldly to himself. Primordial Energy was even stronger and purer than the power of the world; it was a means that only Martial Emperors could use.
The strongest here was just a Great Perfection quasi-Emperor. Trying to shake the Primordial Energy was like a baby trying to move a mountain, aughable thing.
Since I said to kneel here for one month, you will kneel here for one month. No matter whoes, that person wont be able to make you stand up!
Xiao Chen stepped forward and ced his palm on these fives shoulders. Once again, he drove a strand of Primordial Energy and strengthened the restrictions on them.
This strand of Primordial Energy would not disappear before one month passed. It would be impossible for these people to stand up. If anyone dared to try and remove the restriction, they would not seed unless they were experts on the same level as the Old ck Iron Monster.
If anyone tried to force their way through, this divided strand of Primordial Energy would converge and teach that person a great lesson.
Dabao, hang the signboard back up. Xiao Chen turned his head and gave some instructions. I want to see who else dares toe and smash the Azure Dragon Merchant Associations signboard.
Whose signboard was the Azure Dragon Merchant Associations signboard? It was Xiao Chens. Daring to smash his signboard was tantamount to pping him.
Although Xiao Chen did not appear to be angry, he was already raging in his heart. If no one offends me, I will not offend them. If anyone offends me, I will repay it tenfold.
The Azure Dragon King! He must be the Azure Dragon King!
So, he is the Azure Dragon King, our big boss behind the scene. He is indeed domineering!
How could the Azure Dragon Merchant Associations cultivators not guess Xiao Chens identity when they looked at him? They all revealed smiles of admiration. They had long heard of the legends of their master.
If retold in detail, one would not be able to finish telling these legends in three days and three nights.
Now that they saw Xiao Chen in person, they realized that the rumors were all true. This person, who was the youngest in history to be conferred King by the Martial God Pce, was indeed domineering and boundlessly graceful.
Jin Dabaoughed loudly and said a few words to his subordinates. Then, he took Xiao Chen upstairs, smiling in embarrassment. Sorry. Unexpectedly, in this rare meetup, I ended up making a joke of myself in front of you.
Xiao Chen waved his hand and said, Dont. I should be the one to apologize. I really did not know that starting a new branch would result in so many difficulties and setbacks. It was truly difficult for you to bring the Azure Dragon Merchant Association to where it is today.
As the two chatted, they arrived at a table on the second floor. Jin Dabao smiled and said, The current Azure Dragon Merchant Association is really nothing. We have too little umtions. In the end, we are unable topete with thoserge merchant associations that have operated for several hundreds or thousands of years.
Xiao Chen nodded and said, There is no rush. umtions can only be slowly built up over time.
Jin Dabao recalled something. He said, Oh, thats right, I received your letter. Unexpectedly, without any ballyhoo, you managed to gain a fiefdom in the Human-Demon Sea.
With this, I can establish a trade route between the Heavenly Starry Ocean, the Dark Sea, the Dragon Grave Sea, and the Human-Demon Sea. We would be the only merchant association with such a long trade route. In less than ten years, I guarantee that the Azure Dragon Merchant Association will be stupendousone of the top four merchant associations in the entire oceanic world.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly. He had never, ever doubted Jin Dabaos ability.
Who is so bold, killing the manager of my Heavenly Essence Merchant Association? Are you tired of living?
Just as the two were drinking and chatting merrily, a thunderous voice rang out from outside the building. The strong aura of a half-step Martial Emperor surged over and shook the entire structure intensely, jolting in the people inside off their feet.
Xiao Chen raised his eyebrows and drained the wine in his cup. Then, he smiled faintly and said, Finally, there is someone worth dealing with.
Dang!
Xiao Chen mmed the wine cup on the table. In that instant, the shaking building abruptly quietened down.
Within the building, Jin Dabaos expression changed slightly. Xiao Chen, this seems to be a half-step Martial Emperor.
Xiao Chen nodded and smiled calmly. I know. However, I really am not worried about ordinary half-step Martial Emperors.
As Jin Dabao watched Xiao Chen jump out of the building, he felt somewhat confused. Xiao Chen had been gone for less than a year, so how was it that Xiao Chens strength had increased this fast?
Outside the Azure Dragon Merchant Association, the cultivators around scattered to watch from afar. The reason was clear: everyone knew that the Heavenly Essence Merchant Association branch in the city had a half-step Martial Emperor protecting it.
The cultivators of the branch being suppressed and kneeling on the street was a huge matter. The half-step Martial Emperor would definitely be startled into action.
If the Heavenly Essence Merchant Association could not regain their face in this situation, they would suffer enormous damage to their reputation. It might even result in them losing their position as one of the four great merchant associations in the Dragon Grave Sea.
For a long time, it had always been the Heavenly Essence Merchant Association unting their might, doing things domineeringly. It was rare for them to encounter a tough bone to chew. With such excitement, these people were naturally not willing to leave.
Elder Feng, save us!
The five Heavenly Essence Merchant Association quasi-Emperors kneeling on the street called out for help immediately when they saw Elder Feng arrive.
These quasi-Emperors had already knelt here for one hour. Every time someone looked at them, they felt so wronged that they felt like dying.
However, the most crucial point was that it was extremely difficult for them to move even a little bit. Wanting to die would be considered an extravagant hope. Bona fide quasi-Emperors kneeling on the street for one month, that would be truly humiliating.
The one who humiliated would get humiliated. When these people trampled on another merchant associations dignity in front of all the cultivators in the city, they should be ready to get humiliated in turn.
This was something they brought on themselves; they could not me others for this.
When the half-step Martial Emperor Elder Feng saw the five kneeling on the ground, he went over in a sh. His face immediately reddened at the sight of the people around watching them make a joke of themselves.
Elder Feng cursed, Bunch of trash. You are not even able to stand up. Youpletely lost the Heavenly Essence Merchant Associations face.
Elder Feng, we are willing to ept any punishment you give. Please help us to stand up first.
The five kneeling cultivators felt very wronged. However, they did not dare to make a rebuttal.
Xiao Chen gently drifted down and checked out this Elder Fengs strength. Feeling confident, he crossed his arms and coldly watched the other party, his lips curling up in an icy smile.
Why is that white-robed youth so calm?
He is not even afraid of a half-step Martial Emperor. This is extremely ridiculous!
I heard that he is the Azure Emperors descendant. In the Heavenly Starry Ocean, the center of our oceanic world, he defeated all the outstanding talents of the younger generation at the Four Seas Hero Gathering with one move each!
Even if he is the Azure Emperors descendant and his strength has greatly improved, he should still be cautious against a half-step Martial Emperor. However, now, he seems not to care at all.
The news of Xiao Chen killing twelve half-step Martial Emperors during his sojourn in the Human-Demon Paradise had not spread out yet, even to the cultivators of the nearby Dragon Grave Sea.
Right now, these cultivators doubted that Xiao Chen could defeat a half-step Martial Emperor. They could not understand his current actions.
The Heavenly Essence Merchant Associations Elder Feng looked at the calm Xiao Chen and said coldly, After I break your restrictions, I wille and deal with you. No one has ever offended the Heavenly Essence Merchant Association in the Dragon Grave Sea ande out of it with a good harvest.
Xiao Chen countered, No one has ever smashed the Azure Dragon Merchant Associations signboard ande out of it with a good harvest. Right before you is a good example. Since I said they have to kneel there, they will kneel there. You cannot make them stand up.
What arrogance! With this old mans cultivation as a half-step Martial Emperor, I cannot break your restriction? You overestimate yourself. Even when you speak, you really show no fear.
Seeing Xiao Chen behave so arrogantly, Elder Feng did not get angry. Instead, he startedughing, finding him interesting.
Chapter 1227: Domineering
Chapter 1227: Domineering
White-robed brat, dont be too arrogant. With Elder Fengs cultivation as a half-step Martial Emperor, how can he not break your restrictions?!
When we stand up again, we will deal with you together. After offending our Heavenly Essence Merchant Association, you will not have a good ending.
Elder Feng, break the restrictions and show this brat. Show him our might!
The five kneeling Heavenly Essence Merchant Association quasi-Emperors felt very confident after seeing Elder Feng arrive. Now, they no longer showed any fear of Xiao Chen.
Elder Feng smiled coldly and immediately threw a palm strike the moment he raised his hand. Then, he roared, Break for me!
Elder Feng paid special attention and did not overly underestimate Xiao Chen. Although the force of this palm strike was split into five, he already used seventy percent of his Law Energy.
In Elder Fengs opinion, using seventy percent of his strength against the restrictions of a Consummation quasi-Emperor was already giving a lot of face.
For regr Consummation quasi-Emperors, he did not even need to use half his strength to squish them.
The thought was nice, but the reality was cruel.
The power of the world that Elder Fengs palm strike drove caused the entire south of the city to tremble. Without formations to protect them, countless buildings crumbled when they started shaking.
The winds and clouds stirred in the sky, thick clouds churning continuously. Even though the force of the palm strike was divided into five, each portion still carried a strength that could destroy a mountain as itunched over.
However, the restrictions on the five quasi-Emperors did not budge at all. The five vast portions of the power of the world failed to have any effect whatsoever.
The Primordial Energy that Xiao Chen left in the five did not loosen up when facing the surging power of the world. Instead, when the two energies met, the collision made it even more unbearable for the five kneeling people.
Blood leaked out of their mouths as they cried out in pain.
Elder Feng, whats going on? Why is the restriction not broken? Instead, I feel like the formless mountain pressing on me became even heavier.
Elder Feng, please stop!
Earlier, these five were behaving extremely ferociously, shouting out that they wanted Xiao Chen to kneel and beg for mercy. However, in the next moment, they could not bear it anymore and cried out in pain.
Such a scene also shocked everyone watching. Even when a half-step Martial Emperor came, these five still could not stand up.
Xiao Chens methods were a little too domineering. Could it be that he really wanted these five quasi-Emperors to kneel here for one whole month?
Just thinking about it felt very cruel. No quasi-Emperor would be able to endure such humiliation. It would leave a shadow in their hearts that they would never be able to get rid off.
Damn it! Why is it like this?!
Elder Feng goggled, never having expected such a result. He had just said earlier that he could quickly break these restrictions. However, even after using seventy percent of his Law Energy, he still did not seed.
Like the five kneeling people, Elder Feng lost face as well.
This old man doesnt believe that I cannot deal with this!
Elder Fengs face sank. Now thoroughly angered, he unleashed his full strength, not holding anything back. He intended to use the most violent method to break the strange restrictions on the five straightaway.
He did not care about the five people kneeling on the ground and moaning in pain. When he threw the palm strike, tiny cracks appeared in space, and the ground quickly ruptured.
The horrifying mysterious phenomenon from him using his full strength struck the restrictions on the five.
This force was indeed very horrifying. The restrictions on the five lost their bnce.
The Primordial Energy that Xiao Chen left behind could no longer hold theplete restriction and started to crumble.
Elder Feng showed a faint smile and said, Just a small trick. How can it be too difficult for me?!
Pu ci!
Right after Elder Feng spoke, the five kneeling quasi-Emperors each vomited and exploded, no longer able to withstand the sh of the two energies, dying on the spot.
The Primordial Energy left on the five no longer maintained the state of a restriction. The divided strand came out with a whoosh and merged into oneplete strand of Primordial Energy.
This energy turned into a purple saber light. Then, with the speed of light, it shot towards the greatly startled Elder Feng, whose smile froze.
Primordial Energy! This is a means avable only to Martial Emperors! How can it be
Before Elder Feng could finish speaking, the strand of Primordial Energy turned into a saber light, pierced the armor he wore, stabbed through his chest.
It left a gaping bloody hole, a very cruel sight to behold. Against a higher-level energy, Elder Fengs Law Energy could not put up an effective defense.
Xiao Chen, who simply watched coldly from start to end, not even moving his feet, suddenly shouted, You shall kneel as well!
It was just that Xiao Chen could not be bothered to make a move. However, when he did, it would be a sure kill.
The moment Elder Feng was severely injured, Xiao Chen swiftly made his move. He instantly circted the remaining nine strands of Primordial Energy in the Heart of an Emperor in his body.
When Xiao Chen threw a palm strike, it was like he was forcibly moving space around.
When the palm strikended on Elder Fengs shoulder, there was a plop as Xiao Chen drove this half-step Martial Emperor to his knees. Then, with a crunch, a horrifying energy shot out from Elder Fengs knees.
Aside from the Azure Dragon Merchant Association, everything within five kilometers, all the pavilions and buildings, turned to ashes in an instant.
As for those cultivators who had soared into the air to dodge the energy wave, they goggled inplete disbelief at what they just saw.
Xiao Chen had actually forced a half-step Martial Emperor, who had hooted about killing him, into a kneeling position.
When this Elder Feng arrived, he came giving off a murderous intent and speaking arrogantly. Now, he knelt on the ground, his face filled with horror.
Xiao Chens hand remained on Elder Fengs shoulder, pressing down on him. No matter how Elder Feng struggled, he could not move at all.
Stop struggling already. If you keep struggling, it wont be as simple as you being humiliated, Xiao Chen said expressionlessly and coldly.
Elder Feng was dumbfounded, unable to recover his witspletely. Xiao Chen, a Consummation quasi-Emperor, actually used Primordial Energy, an energy that only Martial Emperors could use. This was simply too shocking.
The other people watching the excitement might simply find this incredible; that Xiao Chen was ridiculously strong. After all, they did not know why he was this strong.
However, Elder Feng knew. This was Primordial Energy, an energy that came from outside time and space. It was termed as Primordial Energy by the circle of Martial Emperors. Without advancing to Martial Emperor, it would be very difficult to understand it.
Xiao Chen said indifferently, Let me ask you something. Were you the one behind the smashing of my Azure Dragon Merchant Associations signboard, directing things behind the scenes?
When Elder Feng heard Xiao Chens question, he recovered his wits and felt terrified, ceasing his struggles.
That blue-d middle-aged man had merely been the ostensible manager of this branch. The actual person in charge was this Elder Feng.
Without this Elder Fengs approval, that blue-d man would not have done anything like smashing the signboard of others to p anothers face like that.
Even if others mistakenly entered their territory, they would just teach such people a lesson and chase them away. There was no need to go to the extreme of smashing anothers signboard.
A light flickered in Elder Fengs eyes. However, he still answered honestly under Xiao Chens coercion. It was under my instructions. The Heavenly Essence Merchant Association had recently been on the decline. I was just looking for a way to establish our might. Who knew that the Azure Dragon Merchant Association would be so strong?
Xiao Chen entered deep thought for a moment. He had not expected that such a simple reason resulted in the dignity of the Azure Dragon Merchant Associations people getting trampled on ruthlessly.
If he had note here by coincidence, Jin Dabao and his group might have suffered greater humiliation.
You are rather direct and did not try to beat about the bush. I will not make things difficult for you. Just kneel at the entrance of the merchant association for three days, and Ill leave the matter be.
Smashing anothers signboard was equal to pping their face. To a merchant association, it could be said to be the greatest humiliation. Xiao Chen did not feel that he went overboard with this. Both reason and morality stood with him.
Even if the Martial Emperor of the Heavenly Essence Merchant Association in Treasure Dragon Ind rushed over, Xiao Chen would insist on what was right, not stepping back at all. He did not give Elder Feng any chance to argue or anything, directly using eight strands of Primordial Energy to form a restriction on Elder Fengs body.
This resulted in Elder Feng being unable to move at all, not even to say a word.
When the cultivators who came to watch the excitement saw this, they got an impression of iparable dominance and boldness. The entire Dragon Grave Sea would definitely get stirred up because of this.
Just at this moment, a figure suddenly descended from the sky. This figure gave off a strong aura along with a horrifying pressure.
As this figure slowly descended, the pressure on everyones shoulders increased bit by bit.
This is the Martial Emperor thatmands the Heavenly Essence Merchant Association in the Dragon Grave Sea, Senior Luo Zhen!
Many cultivators gaped. They had suspected that todays matter would definitely startle the Martial Emperor inmand of the Heavenly Essence Merchant Association in the Dragon Grave Sea into action. However, no one expected that he would arrive so fast. Xiao Chen literally just subdued this Elder Feng when the Heavenly Essence Merchant Associations Martial Emperor, Luo Zhen, appeared.
This Martial Emperor wore in robes of alternating blue and white. He had long hair and a long goatee. Unlike the cultivators of the Dragon Grave Sea, hecked the aura of killing and a foreboding air, giving off a peaceful feelinga rare sight.
I just obtained the news, and I immediately rushed over. However, I was still toote.
Luo Zhen looked at the kneeling Elder Feng and frowned slightly. Then, he looked up at Xiao Chen and said, Not bad. Looks like the rumors are true. You have indeed condensed the Heart of an Emperor.
Xiao Chen raised his eyebrows and said, This is rather surprising. This should be the first time I met with Senior. How is it that you are so clear on my matters?
Smiling faintly, Luo Zhen replied, The people of our circle have been paying attention to you since long ago. The flow of news about you has never been cut off. In the circle of Martial Emperors, there is a Martial Emperor Reserve Ranking. In recent years, you are the one to rise the fastest on this ranking. At the highest, you ranked in the top twenty.
Top twenty?
If there really was such a ranking, Xiao Chen was rather happy to be ranked in the top twenty.
The Martial Emperor Reserve Ranking was not a ranking of the outstanding talents from the younger generation. Instead, it recorded all the cultivators in the past millennium who could advance to Martial Emperor.
Age and seniority were not considerations. It was simply a ranking that listed those qualified to advance to Martial Emperor. Regardless of whether they had lived some hundred years or just decades, as long as one could possibly advance to Martial Emperor, they would be there.
How long exactly was a millennium? How many geniuses would appear one after another in this period of time? The Martial Emperor Reserve Ranking was precisely such a ranking, a ranking of a thousand years of time. Basically, the older one was, the greater the likelihood of ranking high.
For Xiao Chen to be able to make it into the top twenty at the young age of thirty-one was indeed something very difficult to aplish.
However, even though you rose fast, you fell fast as well. Your ranking just fell out of the top hundred.
Chapter 1228: Secret News about the Nine Star Dragon Grave
Chapter 1228: Secret News about the Nine Star Dragon Grave
Why? Xiao Chen asked, feeling suspicious.
Luo Zhen pointed to Elder Feng and said, Let him get up, and I can tell you why.
The old mans voice was very clear, allowing everyone to hear it very clearly. They goggled in shock. A bona fide Martial Emperor, who had personally arrived in his true body, actually negotiated with Xiao Chen so that his own man could stand up.
Furthermore, from the looks of Xiao Chen, he was actually still deliberating it, appearing unwilling.
What was going on? To think that a Consummation quasi-Emperor could speak equally to a Martial Emperor! In this world where strength reigned, this thought was simply too incredible.
Xiao Chen shook his head and said, No need. I can guess the reason why.
With such a big drop, it had to be rted to the Heart of an Emperor. Condensing the Heart of an Emperor would probably increase the difficulty of his Great Tribtion of wind and fire multifold.
In the eyes of others, the risk of trying to advance to Martial Emperor had risen by a lot.
In reality, Xiao Chen did not fear an increase in difficulty. He only feared not having enough time. Even if the difficulty did not increase, so what? If he did not have enough time to make it to the Great Tribtion of wind and fire, he would not even have a chance.
How much the difficulty increased did not matter. As long as Xiao Chen underwent the Great Tribtion of wind and fire, he had hope of advancing to Martial Emperor. Furthermore, the higher the danger, the greater the aplishment if he seeded.
It looks like Senior also knows who is in the right and in the wrong in this matter. I am not an inflexible person. If there is any truly useful news to me, I do not mind letting him get up.
Xiao Chen thought for a bit and continued, Of course, if there is none, then he can only continue kneeling there. One needs to apologize for the mistakes one made.
Luo Zhen, with a strange glint in his eyes, turned around and swept his gaze across, ncing at those people watching the excitement.
Sensing Luo Zhens gaze, these cultivators immediately understood what he wantedto chase them away.
When his gazended on these cultivators, their hearts sank, and they left quickly, entirely on their own initiative.
Luo Zhen simply silently nced around, and all the unnecessary cultivators within five kilometers around left.
Xiao Chen quietly raised his guard. Although this Luo Zhen did not look like one of those very strong Martial Emperors, he still presented quite a huge threat.
In that case, Ill tell you a piece of information. The Distant Sea Dragon Grave, the only Nine Star dragon grave of Dragon Grave Sea, is said to contain the Distant Ancient Dragon Kings Nine Star dragon grave. Three days from now, a group of Martial Emperors will be working together to explore it.
Right after Luo Zhen said that, he ced his hand on Elder Fengs shoulders, checking on Elder Fengs condition. He could not help frowning.
There were actually eight strands of Primordial Energy left in Elder Fengs body. Furthermore, every strand of them was very dense and contained ayer of purple sparks.
It would be hard not to injure Elder Feng while trying to free him. The situation appeared rather tricky.
Xiao Chens gaze flickered, his expression confused. He could not understand how this news was useful to him.
As one of eight great forbiddennds, the Distant Sea Dragon Grave always had Martial Emperor experts working together to explore it once every decade or century. This was very normal.
As a Remnant, it would be strange if there were no cultivators exploring them.
Strange. Based on your expression, you seem unaware of the countless links between the Distant Sea Dragon Grave and the Dragons Gate. Youre not the least bit curious and dont wish to explore its depths.
Luo Zhen observed Xiao Chens countenance, speaking as he tried to undo the restriction on Elder Feng.
There is such a thing?
A strange light flickered in Xiao Chens eyes. Then, he raised his hand and undid the restriction on Elder Feng, allowing Elder Feng to heave a sigh of relief and quickly stand up.
When Luo Zhen saw Xiao Chen undo the restriction on Elder Feng, he also sighed in relief.
It would have been simple for Luo Zhen to destroy those eight strands of Primordial Energy since he was much stronger than Xiao Chen in the usage and understanding of Primordial Energy. However, this Primordial Energy was under Xiao Chens control.
If Xiao Chen wanted to, even though Luo Zhen was already here, he could use the restriction formed by the Primordial Energy to kill Elder Feng under Luo Zhens nose.
It seemed that this white-robed youth was not at all as arrogant as his performance made him appear to Luo Zhen. He knew when to pull back.
In the future, your Azure Dragon Merchant Association can have the south of the city. Consider it the price of the Heavenly Essence Merchant Associations impulsive actions.
Rather than one more enemy, it was better to have one more friend. Clearly, the current Xiao Chen was already worthy of being friends with Luo Zhen, a Minor Heavenly Martial Emperor.
Since things had already reached such a state, Luo Zhen might as well take another step back and do Xiao Chen a favor at little cost.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly and epted the other partys peace offering without standing on ceremony.
He already achieved his purpose in establishing his might. If he continued pushing, wanting more, it would be somewhat unseemly.
Whoosh!
Luo Zhen carried Elder Feng and quickly left this ce, flying towards Treasure Dragon Ind. He moved extremely fast; others could not even see his afterimage.
Old Luo, why did you let that brat off? With your strength, it should be easy to defeat him.
Elder Feng clearly felt dissatisfied and deeply confused. Being forced to kneel by a junior was truly a tough pill to swallow.
Luo Zhen retorted indifferently, What can we do about it? The Thunder Sovereign is supporting him, and so does the newly advanced Prime, the Supreme Sky Prime. We really cant kill him.
[Note: It is likely that the Supreme Sky Emperor changed his title at some point in time. Based on the story in the past, Martial Emperors have the right to change their titles. If the title they wanted was already taken by someone else, they would have to duel for the title.]
We can humiliate him. He forced me to kneel; you can force him to kneel too, Elder Feng immediately countered.
Luo Zhen said indifferently, You are making too much of this. There are two things you got wrong in this matter. The first is that you were the one in the wrong, to begin with. If he purposely humiliated you for no reason at all, I would not mind teaching him a lesson.
Your second mistake is yourck of foresight. Can you not see it? Once he advances to Martial Emperor, he will be like a dragon with golden scales. To think you still want to humiliate such a person! Are you going to be satisfied only when he bes aplished and bites you to death in one go?
When Elder Feng heard that, he felt stifled; he did not know how to rebut this.
Luo Zhen said, Let it go. If he did not have the Thunder Sovereign behind him, naturally, killing him to settle everything would be the best option. Since we cannot kill him, this is the best solution for now. Actually, you cant be med. Without advancing to Martial Emperor, your experience is too limited. You cannot consider things beyond a certain point.
Elder Fengs expression dimmed. These words were like a stab in the guts since he could no longer reach Martial Emperor.
He would never know what that mysterious circle was like in this lifetime.
Even though he knew that his ken was too limited, he did not know where the limitation was. Just thinking of it made him feel aggrieved.
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After Xiao Chen caught up with Jin Dabao on the Heavenly Star Inds matters and learned that everything was fine, he started asking around about the Distant Sea Dragon Grave.
Initially, he did not have any notions of the Distant Sea Dragon Grave, one of the great forbiddennds.
Previously, when he came to the Dragon Grave Sea, he did not think about going to the Distant Sea Dragon Grave to explore and find fortuitous encounters.
However, this time, after what Luo Zhen said, bringing up the possibility of connections between the Distant Ancient Dragon Race and the Dragons Gate, he could not help feeling tempted.
Furthermore, Xiao Chen had grown significantly stronger and condensed the Heart of an Emperor. It should be much safer for him to enter the Distant Sea Dragon Grave now.
The news that he obtained from various ces thoroughly piqued Xiao Chens interest. However, these events happened too long ago and were thus impossible to verify.
Nevertheless, the scars of the battles from tens of thousands of years ago were still preserved in there. And it was definitely true that the Azure Emperor entered and left the Distant Sea Dragon Grave eight times.
The Dragons Gate went back a long way. As for exactly how long it had been passed down for, maybe only the n Head of the Xiao n in the Sky Dome Realm would know.
However, it was definitely not just ten thousand years. It surely dated back to the Ancient Era. Before the war of the hundred races, it already possessed aplete set of inheritance.
Before the Azure Emperor, the Dragons Gate already had a glorious past. Supposedly, the Dragons Gates Sect Masters had all explored the Distant Sea Dragon Grave.
However, as this happened too long ago, there was no way to verify this information. The only one that could be confirmed was the Azure Emperors visits.
Xiao Chen organized the information he had on hand and muttered, If all this information is real, then what is in the Distant Sea Dragon Grave that can attract all the past Sect Masters of the Dragons Gate that they went there one after another?
The Distant Ancient Dragon Race was filled with mysteries.
Unfortunately, in order to find out, Xiao Chen needed to enter the core of the Distant Sea Dragon Grave.
With Xiao Chens current strength, he should not have any problems exploring the periphery of the Distant Sea Dragon Grave, able to enter and leave safely.
However, it might be difficult for him to return safely if he went to the depths. As for the core region, there was no need to think about it. That was a ce where even a Greater Heavenly Martial Emperor had to tread carefully.
Even a Sovereign Martial Emperor would not be able to say that they coulde and go as they pleased.
Now, there was an opportunity. Three dayster, a group of Martial Emperors would be working together to explore the depths of the Distant Sea Dragon Grave. Xiao Chen could follow them and try to gain something through it.
Although he could not go to the core region, this would still be much better than lingering at the edges. Who knew, he might be able to discover something in the depths.
Xiao Chen had never been a person to hesitate. After thinking about it a little more, he quickly came to a decision.
Go!
There were still more three days. He could use this time to stabilize his cultivation and make his preparations.
It was alreadyte at night. Xiao Chen sat cross-legged in the cultivation room of the quiet courtyard. Once again, he used the Heart of an Emperor to open that mysterious door of space and time.
The world behind the door remained hazy, unfathomable, and distant. It was boundless and vast, making one feel reverence and not dare to do anything to profane it.
Xiao Chen carefully absorbed Primordial Energy from the world behind the door. Wisps of pure-white energy trickled down.
Unlike the first time, he could not extract an entire strand of Primordial Energy this time. Not to mention ten strands, there was not even one strand.
All Xiao Chen obtained were these wisps of Primordial Energy that appeared like dew, which was very disappointing. Based on this speed, he did not know when he could form oneplete strand of Primordial Energy.
Now that he thought about it, he understood why Ao Jiao had found it already incredible that he managed to obtain ten strands of Primordial Energy in one go.
However, after persisting for about fifteen minutes, the Heart of an Emperor could no longer keep the door open.
Xiao Chen stopped overthinking and focused, sending all the absorbed wisps of Primordial Energy into his Heart of the Emperor and adding them to those ten strands of Primordial Energy.
With his efforts over the past half month, the originally pure-white Primordial Energy had already turned purple from the infusion of his Law Energy.
Now, the Primordial Energy gained a lightning attribute, allowing Xiao Chen to use it more freely.
Of the twenty thousand Heavenly Laws surrounding the Heart of an Emperor, Xiao Chen already sessfully infused three thousand.
Chapter 1229: Brand-new Cycle Banner
Chapter 1229: Brand-new Cycle Banner
With Xiao Chens meticulous cultivation, the somewhat weak Primordial Energy became increasingly dense. As it moved around, the strength that it carried became even more obvious.
When he finished refining the Primordial Energy, he immediately took out the Essence Stones and started to absorb the Spiritual Energy in them fearlessly.
The ten strands of Primordial Energy were like babies waiting to be fed, and the Heavenly Laws were the best food for it.
Now, Xiao Chen was no longer stuck in a bottleneck. He was no longer in his previous situation, where he had vast amounts of resources but could not use them because of the bottleneck of Great Perfection quasi-Emperor.
Now, he only feared an inadequacy of resources and not a surplus.
Two days passed in a sh. However, when Xiao Chen woke up from cultivating, the ten strands of purple Primordial Energy had clearly deepened in hue.
He still had one more day before he had to depart. There was no need to rush over to the Distant Sea Dragon Grave, so he looked around in the Universe Ring and took out the Cycle Banner.
Xiao Chen had not used this Secret Treasure in a long time, and even then, he had not used it much. As a desman, he would rather trust in the saber in his hand and the strength that stemmed from himself. However, it was time to refine the Cycle Banner again, to turn it into a trump card against Martial Emperors.
He had no choice but to refine it again. He did not know what dangers there were in the Distant Sea Dragon Grave. One more trump card would mean one more chance to protect himself.
The five thrones that were already refined into Astral Pearls sat within the Cycle Banner. Respectively, they were Massacre, Death, Ruin, Grief, and Despair. The Pain Throne and Destruction Throne had yet to be found.
Aside from spending considerable sums of money on information brokers of the Kunlun Realm to search for information about thest two thrones, he also asked many of his friends to keep an eye out. However, there had not been any news. It seemed like the Destruction Throne and the Pain Throne had vanished without a trace.
However, this matter could not be rushed. While there might not be any news of it now, when the opportunity came, he might unexpectedly obtain word of it.
Hence, these two remaining thrones were not considered. The Cycle Banner that already gathered five thrones already possessed extraordinary might.
After thinking for a while, Xiao Chen put away the Cycle Banner and left the cultivation room. Then, he flew up and left this ind, where many cultivators gathered, in search of a deste ind, which hended on.
Refining the Cycle Banner would definitely cause a hugemotion. If he did not find a more remote location, it would be inconvenient.
Aside from strangely shaped rocks and mountains, the deste ind he stood on did not even have grass growing on it. It was vast and quiet with a dark night sky above.
Xiao Chen pushed off the ground andnded on the peak of a barren mountain. With a thought, the Cycle Banner appeared in his hand. Then, he shook the pole heavily.
The scarlet banner immediately unfurled. The seven Astral Pearls on it glittered with light. Instantly, countless beams of starlight descended from the sky.
It looked like a meteor shower, immediately making the deste ind seem very dreamy.
One could easily tell that the five Astral Pearls infused with the five thrones on the banner had even richer and more dazzling colors.
Even the pure-ck of the Death Astral Pearl was an eye-catching and dazzling ckwhich was extremely strange.
Actually, the Cycle Banner in Xiao Chens hand already far surpassed the definition of an Astral Banner. When he infused the thrones into it, it had changed significantly.
However, its roots were still present. In order to refine it, he still requiredrge amounts of resources.
Fortunately, Xiao Chen had just obtained the Thunder Emperors inheritance and did notck resources. He intended to melt down one of the Emperor Grade Secret Treasures and infuse the divine materials from it into the Cycle Banner.
Xiao Chen only had one purpose: to reforge the Cycle Banner into a pseudo-Emperor Grade Secret Treasure.
Why the addition of the word pseudo? It was because Xiao Chen still could not bring out the full might of a true Emperor Grade Secret Treasure. Without a Golden Emperor Body, he would not be able to endure the pressure brought on by an Emperor Grade Secret Treasure. Using it would inflict damage on himself aside from his opponent.
What he wanted to refine was a pseudo-Emperor Grade Secret Treasure, which he could use as he pleased. Furthermore, he would be able to bring out its full might. Such a Secret Treasure would go beyond a peak King Grade Secret Treasure.
After thinking about it, only the term pseudo-Emperor Grade Secret Treasure would describe the re-refined Cycle Banner.
Among the Thunder Emperors inheritance, there was a set of sabersthe Seven Deadly Sins. Even one of these sabers was a Divine Weapon. Naturally, Xiao Chen could not bear to melt them down.
Aside from this, there were four other Emperor Grade Secret Treasures. After lending one to Su Tianyun, there were still three.
Emperor Grade Secret Treasures were hard to obtain. Regr Rank 9 sects would normally have only one that was passed down through the generations. Right now, Xiao Chen alone held three. Anyone would be envious if they heard of it, even a Martial Emperor.
If these people knew that Xiao Chen was vexed over the question of which Emperor Grade Secret Treasure to melt down, they would probably even feel like dying.
This shall be this one, the Profound Water Treasure Armor. I have the Azure Dragon War Body; defense is not my weakness. Furthermore, the water attribute of this Battle Armor shes with the lightning attribute of my body.
After thinking for a long time, Xiao Chen finally made his decision and chose an Emperor Grade Secret Treasure Battle Armor to provide the materials for re-refining his Cycle Banner.
What would Sang Mu think if he were still alive and saw how are you wasting the Secret Treasures that he left behind? Ao Jiao teased from the Immortal Spirit Ring.
Xiao Chen smiled happily and retorted, He probably would not care. See, he did not even leave a Spiritual Mark on it. To the Thunder Emperor, these kinds of things might be precious, but they are just burdens and can only be put on disy as decoration.
Right now, I am making use of it. If he came to know of this, he would feel gratified that such an eyesore could be used.
Ao Jiaos mouth twitched as she said, Sophistry.
What I said is definitely true. See, even you cant rebut, Xiao Chen said with a smile. Then, he started melting down the Emperor Grade Secret Treasure.
While it was extremely difficult to refine an Emperor Grade Secret Treasure, it was very easy to destroy itpletely from the inside out.
First, Xiao Chen left behind his Spiritual Mark to make the Emperor Grade Secret Treasure recognize him as its master. Then, he destroyed all the hidden formations on the inside of the Profound Water Treasure Armor one by one.
When all the formations were destroyed, the Profound Water Treasure Armor suddenly gave off a resplendent light as a strong Emperors Might soared into the clouds.
This radiance illuminated the surrounding fifty kilometers like it was day. The light was so dazzling that no one would dare to look at it directly.
Xiao Chen squinted and said, Fortunately, I had the foresight to find a remote and deste ind. Otherwise, such amotion would definitely attract trouble.
The light did notst for long. By the time it scattered, the Profound Water Treasure Armor had already separated into over a thousandponents floating in the air.
In the dark night, every one of theseponents gave off light like fireflies, looking very beautiful. There was a gemstone giving off a watery-blue light in the very center. This was a Profound Water Heart.
This was the core divine material of the Emperor Grade Secret Treasure. Without this Profound Water Heart, the Profound Water Treasure Armor would not have existed.
Xiao Chens eyes lit up. Of these one thousand-oddponents, each one of them represented fifty tons of peak divine materials. Adding in the Profound Water Heart, he would be able to achieve his aim of re-refining the Cycle Banner with so many divine materials.
Ill refine the first Astral Pearl first, the Massacre Astral Pearl!
With a thought, a scarlet pearl in the Cycle Banner automatically floated out.
Xiao Chen took out the Dragon Phoenix Cauldron, and the Astral Pearl slowly entered the cauldron with a thought. A light flickered in his left eye. Then, all the Lunar True me in him spewed out. It burned fiercely as it spread out in the cauldron.
With a wave of his hand, over a hundred of the Emperor Grade Secret Treasureponents entered the cauldron. That would be thousands of tons of divine materials.
If an expert of the Cyclic Astral Pce saw such a scene, he would cry from the heartache.
This was too extravagant. The thousands of tons of divine materials were more than sufficient to refine several peak Astral Banners. However, Xiao Chen used them all for only one Astral Pearl. Furthermore, it looked like he intended to continue using thousands of tons of divine materials for each of the other Astral Pearls.
That could not be helped. Others worried about where to find resources, putting in a lot of effort on doing so. However, Xiao Chen worried about how to use these resources and not let them gather dust in his Universe Ring.
He used forty thousand tons of divine materials in all for the five Astral Pearls infused with the five thrones and ten thousand tons for the banner pole. As for the Profound Water Heart, he used it to give the banner the attribute of profound water.
As the banner waved, it moved like the waves of the sea, like it was a boundless ocean roaring as it surged. It caused the space around to shake.
When dawn arrived and the morning sun peeked out, the warm sunlight shone, sweeping away all the darkness.
At this moment, Xiao Chen also finished re-refining his Cycle Banner.
He abruptly shook the banner. It unfurled and waved in the wind. Suddenly, the sound of rumbling water roared, surging endlessly. Horrifyingly huge waves kicked up in the sea surrounding the deste ind for fifty kilometers around.
Massacre, Ruin, Death, Grief, and Despair, the five Astral Pearls on the banner shone with a bright light.
Boundless starlight descended like a torrent. The formerly bright sky above turned utterly dark.
The light of the Cycle Bannerpletely overshadowed the morning sun, causing night to fall once more.
When one raised their head, they would see starlight of five different colors flickering on the Cycle Banner, spreading an Astral Energy that could destroy the world.
As Xiao Chen held the banner pole, he clearly felt the power contained within the Astral Banner.
He shouted and spun the banner around. Then, he used it as a spear and gently stabbed the ground.
Boom!
The multicolored starlight contained in the Astral Banner silently shed and instantly blew up the ind under Xiao Chens feet, turning it into powder and annihting it.
An enormous ck hole appeared on the vast sea, looking extremely horrifying.
Xiao Chens figure shed as he backed away. Then, the whirlpool formed by the ck hole shot a gigantic spout of water into the clouds.
When Xiao Chen, who held the Cycle Banner, saw that gigantic spout, awe spread in his chest.
When the water fell back down, he unfurled the Cycle Banner and swung it about on the surface of the sea to his hearts content.
Massacre, death, ruin, grief, and despairthese five different states merged with the starlight to produce five different colors.
Night fell again with Xiao Chens motions. As the Cycle Banner moved about, it erupted with shocking energy. As he swung it, starlight exploded and space rumbled as it trembled.
However, even though the current might of this Cycle Banner can injure regr Martial Emperors, it is not sufficient to intimidate them. It is far from sufficient.
Xiao Chen stood upright in the air as he held the banner. The water in the sky rained down without pause.
Chapter 1230: Nine Heavens of Martial Emperor
Chapter 1230: Nine Heavens of Martial Emperor
The rain infused with starlight poured down. Against a star-filled night sky, it formed a magnificent, dreamy scene.
Xiao Chen let the rain fall on him as he calmly evaluated the might of the Cycle Banner.
Ao Jiao once exined to him, Primes aside, there were three stages of Martial Emperor: Minor Heavenly, Greater Heavenly, and Sovereign.
Every stage was again divided into three levels known as Heavens. Altogether, they were the Nine Heavens of Martial Emperor.
First Heaven Martial Emperors, Second Heaven Martial Emperors, and Third Heaven Martial Emperors were Minor Heavenly Martial Emperors. Every time they broke through one Heaven, they would face a strong lightning tribtion.
If one could not clear the lightning tribtion, naturally one would die from it. Hence, regr Martial Emperors who were not fully confident would rarely choose to make a breakthrough.
At that level, very few people would maintain the drive from before they advanced to Martial Emperor.
Martial Emperors lived for a long time and were greatly respected. Everyone respected them. With such circumstances, most of them cherished their lives.
Of course, there were some crazy or aberrant people who underwent two or three lightning tribtions at the same time, defying the heavens.
Such people in history were either crazy or powerful outstanding talents capable of ushering in a new age.
Nine Heavens. After every three, there would be a major breakthrough, entering a brand-new world. If one managed to clear nine tribtions, one would be known as a Prime Martial Emperor.
However, was there a peak after Prime? No one could confirm it.
Although Xiao Chen was not a Martial Emperor now, he had already condensed the Heart of an Emperor, which allowed him to use Primordial Energy. His physical body had also reached half-step Golden Body.
He was only half a step away from Martial Emperor, a small difference.
Xiao Chen estimated that with the current Cycle Banner, he could injure a First Heaven Minor Heavenly Martial Emperor. However, he would not be able to intimidate the other party. The Cycle Banner could not serve as his true trump card.
A pseudo-Emperor Grade Secret Treasure is just a pseudo-Emperor Grade Secret Treasure after all. Although I can control it freely, it is still weaker than an Emperor Grade Secret Treasure, Xiao Chen said frustratedly in the air.
Suddenly, his grip on the banner pole tightened. As he looked at the five circling beams of starlight, an idea popped into his mind.
If Ipletely merge the Astral Energy of Massacre, Ruin, Death, Grief, and Despair, would it result in the strongest strike of the Cycle Banner?
Xiao Chen put his thoughts into action immediately. Holding the banner pole, he swung it and used his Primordial Energy to activate this Cycle Banner, starting to absorb the Astral Energy in the sky to its greatest limit.
The scarlet banner unfurled and waved, rumbling endlessly.
The scattered starlight merged with the wild absorption of Xiao Chen below, the starlight condensing into five pirs of light piercing through the sky.
The five different-colored pirs of light arranged themselves into a line, descending behind Xiao Chen. An endless screen of water immediately shot up from the sea, reflecting the starlight.
This light painted the tall water screen in various colors. It looked very magnificent, intoxicating. It made one feel like one was in a dream or in heaven.
The five merged states made the magnificent Cycle Banner looked very in and simple in contrast.
However, Xiao Chen, who held the banner pole, felt like he grasped a mountainone that was extremely heavy and bursting with explosive energy.
Five different kinds of energy maintained a bnce with much difficulty in the seemingly ordinary banner. It was like a dormant volcano. When it erupted, it would definitely be earth-shattering.
Sweat dripped off Xiao Chens forehead. He strained somewhat, finding this bnce challenging to maintain.
He forced himself to calm down. With a shout, he raised the banner and used it as a spear, stabbing the air in front of him.
Crash!
The water screen behind Xiao Chen turned into multicolored rain falling to the sea.
A perfect and wless ck hole silently appeared where the tip of the banner had stabbed. There were no cracks or jagged edges around the hole.
Punching a hole in space!
These words came to the panting Xiao Chens mind as he looked at that ck hole.
The ck hole in front of him was vastly different from the spatial tears he saw in the past.
No matter how strong the Martial Techniques of the past were, they could only destabilize space somewhat and create some tears or cracks, which would automatically heal shortly after.
However, this ck hole before Xiao Chen was created bypletely piercing through space. It would not heal back quickly.
Space was like aplicated building. The space of the Kunlun Realm was not only sturdy but also extremely resilient.
For one to be able to pierce through space, one would need to be at least a Third Heaven Martial Emperor or use the peak strike of an Emperor Grade Secret Treasure.
For the Cycle Banner to be able to do this, it was already worthy of removing the pseudo word in front of it. It could be considered a proper Emperor Grade Secret Treasure.
Furthermore, Xiao Chen would use it as he pleased, controlling it freely.
When thinking of all this, Xiao Chen could not help feeling pleased and guffawing. Now, it could already rival an Emperor Grade Secret Treasure. If someday he could gather the Pain Throne and Destruction Throne, properly upgrading the Cycle Banner to an Emperor Grade Secret Treasure, it might be able to rival the Primordial Emperor Treasures of the five major races.
Afterughing to his hearts content, he calmed down and said, Those things are still far away; it is too early to think of them. The more important thing is whats before me. I finally have a trump card that can be used to deal with Minor Heavenly Martial Emperors!
Xiao Chen put away the Cycle Banner, and all the mysterious phenomena immediately disappeared. Night disappeared and the morning sun reappeared. The warm light swept over without any fear.
The entire sea turned golden and glittery. As he looked at the boundless sea, he was in a good mood.
It is time to go to the Distant Sea Dragon Grave!
Xiao Chen settled his emotions and took out the sea chart. After he located the Distant Sea Dragon Grave, he shifted his finger and stopped on a particr ind.
This ind was thergest ind of the Dragon Grave SeaTreasure Dragon Ind. All the cultivators going to explore the dragon graves would make a final pit stop there.
They would go there to either recruit somepanions or purchase Medicinal Pills. Everything that an adventurer needed could be found there.
No matter what Star Grade of dragon grave they were going to explore, they would make a final pit stop there. Even the Distant Sea Dragon Grave was no exception.
Xiao Chen pushed off the ground and unfurled the Freedom Wings. He executed Thunder Dragon Steps and rushed towards Treasure Dragon Ind so fast that he looked like a bolt of purple lightning.
He appeared like an indistinct roaming dragon, leaving no trace of his movements behind.
Using his fastest speed, Xiao Chen spent no more than seven or eight minutes to reach Treasure Dragon City.
He went to the restaurant where the entrance to the ck market was, then spent arge amount of money to obtain the news that he wanted from a Consummation quasi-Emperor.
Hehe! There is indeed a group of Martial Emperors preparing to explore the Distant Sea Dragon Grave. All the half-step Martial Emperors in the entire Dragon Grave Sea have already heard of it and rushed over.
Xiao Chen looked at the middle-aged man, who seemed somewhat constipated, and asked, Why are half-step Martial Emperors going there?
After collecting one hundred thousand ck Astral Coins from Xiao Chen, the middle-aged man chuckled and replied, Naturally, to be cannon fodder.
That works as well? There are even people rushing to be cannon fodder? Xiao Chen felt confused.
The middle-aged man smiled. Seeing that Xiao Chen looked very young, he said, That depends on what ce it is. This is the great forbiddennd, the Distant Sea Dragon Grave. Not to mention, even you want to do it, it still depends on whether those Martial Emperors are willing to use you or not.
If I were a half-step Martial Emperor, I would go as well. It is a great forbiddennd, extremely tempting. Cultivators are like this. As long as there are opportunities, even though it is dangerous, they will not be able to resist the temptation in their hearts.
Xiao Chen nodded, understanding the logic behind this. This was something where both parties were willing.
For the sake of caution or due to ack of people, these Martial Emperors also needed some cannon fodder to scout ahead. These half-step Martial Emperors were not capable of entering the Distant Sea Dragon Grave themselves. Even though they knew that they would be cannon fodder, they still wanted to borrow the strength of the Martial Emperors to explore the depths of the Distant Sea Dragon Grave.
Tell me where it is, and Ill rush over, Xiao Chen said after some thoughtwords the other party did not dare to believe.
Smiling, the middle-aged man sized up Xiao Chen. After that, he held his hand up and said, Brother, I admit that Im somewhat taking advantage of you by epting so many ck Astral Coins. However, I sincerely advise you not to go.
Of course, Im not worried that you wont be able to return from the Distant Sea Dragon Grave, unless those Martial Emperors are blind. With your strength, you will definitely not be able to go. Im worried that those half-step Martial Emperors will seek trouble for you, humiliating you.
When Xiao Chen heard that, he was somewhat amused. He said, Whats your name? You are rather honest.
Just a humble name with no repute to it. My family name is Feng, and my given name is Buyu. The cool breeze moves wordlessly, drifting about leisurely. The middle-aged man calmly epted Xiao Chens praise and very poetically introduced his name.
[Note: Feng is wind in Chinese. Buyu means not speaking. Together, Feng Buyus name means that the winds do not speak. Incidentally, this is a different person from the Feng Buyu that appeared in chapter 500. However, that Feng Buyu uses the same characters, hence, the same meaning.]
Xiao Chen nodded and silently repeated the name in his heart. Then, he nodded and said, Ill remember it. The cool breeze moves wordlessly. Can you tell me where the group of Martial Emperors is gathering now?
Feng Buyu eximed in shock, You are really going?
Xiao Chen replied calmly, Naturally, I am. Otherwise, why do you think I gave you one hundred thousand ck Astral Coins? Im not a foolish person or an idiot. Im just in a rush for time.
Feng Buyu put down the wine cup and gave Xiao Chen a thumbs-up. He said, You are unyielding. Ill tell you, then. There is a mountain manor built by theke to the south of the city. That is the Dragon yers mountain manor. The person leading the group of Martial Emperors is him.
Dragon yer? When Xiao Chen heard this name, he felt somewhat ufortable.
Xiao Chen was the Azure Emperors descendant. He was also conferred the Azure Dragon King. Yet, this person was known as the Dragon yer. He could not help a sense of dissonance.
Right, it is him. Rumor says that hees from the Heavenly Starry Ocean. He does not remain in the Dragon Grave Sea for very long each year. However, he is a legend in the Dragon Grave Sea, Feng Buyu said.
From the Heavenly Starry Ocean?
Xiao Chen felt somewhat interested. He looked at Feng Buyu and asked, How is he so?
Feng Buyu smiled faintly. After hesitating for a moment, he said, As an information broker, I never give away free information. However, these two pieces of information are not really much. Ill tell you a little more.
The Dragon yers cultivation may not look high, but he gives off a feeling of unfathomability. I do not dare to go to some of the dragon graves that he explored. The same goes even for some half-step Martial Emperors.
Feng Buyu poured himself another cup of wine and continued, He has explored thousands of Dragon Graves. Every time he makes a move, there will definitely be a harvest. This is how his nickname of Dragon yer came about. The more mystifying story was that he once entered the Distant Sea Dragon Grave alone and managed toe out alive.
Chapter 1231: The Awesome Dragon Slaying Mountain Manor
Chapter 1231: The Awesome Dragon ying Mountain Manor
Xiao Chen felt interested. Although the Dragon yers cultivation was not high, he could visit the various dangerous dragon graves and move about freely.
There was only one exnation for this. The Dragon yer possessed the ability to restrain the Dragon Races guards and the Distant Ancient Dragon Might. Although such abilities were rare, they still existed.
It was just like the ghost Hou, which ate dragons like they were weak earthworms. It was the natural nemesis of the Dragon Race.
Upon hearing Feng Buyu say that, Xiao Chen became even more interested. Who exactly was this mysterious Dragon yer? Despite not having a high cultivation, he moved about the various dragon graves freely, even entering the Distant Sea Dragon Grave.
Thank you for your warning. Ill take my leave now!
Xiao Chen smiled faintly and finished his drink before leaving.
As Feng Buyu watched Xiao Chen leave, he held up his wine cup and shook his head. He said, These days, there are really all sorts of people. He is just a Consummation quasi-Emperor. Why go and join in the matters of half-step Martial Emperors?
In the end, I, Feng Buyu, am the wise one. The cool breeze says nothing, drifting about leisurely. Even a light zephyr says nothing. My thoughts drift about as I please.
Right after Feng Buyu spoke, he truly disappeared like the wind, silently leaving the restaurant.
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The ce that Feng Buyu mentioned was very easy to find. After Xiao Chen left the city, he put on a mask, covering half his face. Then, he headed south for five kilometers before spotting a mountain manor by theke.
The gates had a signboard that said Dragon ying Mountain Manor.
Two lines of a couplet were split between each side of the gates. The first half said, I am filled with courage, seeking dragon graves all over the world. The second half said, My heart is filled with passion, killing the berserk dragons of the world.
This ordinary couplet did not seem to contain much literary grace. Strictly speaking, it was not even well matched to the point where it could be called a couplet.
However, Xiao Chen believed that the Manor Lord of this mountain manor did this on purpose to present a kind of arrogance and dominance.
It is arrogant enough. Lets see who this Dragon yer is exactly!
Xiao Chens lips curled up slightly as he headed for the gates. However, the guards there stopped him.
What are you doing? Today, the Dragon ying Mountain Manor is entertaining half-step Emperors. Anyone not rted cannot enter, the guards said rudely.
Indeed, the Dragon yers conduct was boundlessly arrogant. Even his guards looked down on others.
The two Small Perfection quasi-Emperors were far fromparable even to just the strength that Xiao Chen showed on the surface, the cultivation of a Consummation quasi-Emperor.
However, these guards still showed arrogant expressions with their heads in the clouds.
Just when Xiao Chen was thinking about how he was to enter, he nced around and noticed a testing stone stele by the side. Then, he smiled faintly as an idea popped into his head.
That testing stone stele at the side. If I can instantly light up all the purple gems in the sixth row, I should be qualified to enter, right?
The two Small Perfection quasi-Emperors started mocking Xiao Chen after hearing that. With just you? You want to light up all the purple gems instantly? Stop joking and quickly beat it. Without the strength of a half-step Martial Emperor, you can forget about lighting up all the purple gems.
Dont overestimate yourself. That testing stone stele is not for you to test yourself. It is used to test whether those half-step Martial Emperors are strong enough.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly. However, Im not overestimating myself.
Whoosh!
Xiao Chens figure shed and casually punched. Amid the flickering light, all the gems except the golden gems on the seventh row lit up.
It looked very casual, without a trace of effort.
Xiao Chen withdrew in satisfaction as he looked at the two stunned guards.
Thats too fast, right?!
How casual! It was like there was no pressure at all. Some of the earlier half-step Martial Emperors needed to take a deep breath before they dared to make a move.
Before Xiao Chen advanced to Consummation quasi-Emperor, he could readily light up seven purple gems already.
Now that he was a Consummation quasi-Emperor, his Heavenly Laws were already no different from those of a half-step Martial Emperor. Naturally, it was iparably easy for him to light up all the purple gems.
In fact, if Xiao Chen had been willing to use Primordial Energy, he would have even lit up the golden gems that half-step Martial Emperors would never be able to light up.
However, there was no need to be excessively shocking. He was not in a rush to expose his strength.
Come with me.
The guard on the left no longer dared to underestimate Xiao Chens strength. With an exceedingly respectful attitude, he led Xiao Chen into the mountain manor.
The two walked through the corridors, passing gardens of flowers and rocks. The scenery within the manor looked exceptionally exquisite.
Soon, the two arrived before a pavilion. Xiao Chen saw the half-step Martial Emperors who heard the news. There was actually quite a number of them; a quick count came to over twenty half-step Martial Emperors.
It looks like Feng Buyu was right. Nearly all the half-step Martial Emperors of the entire Dragon Grave Sea are here.
Wait here first. The Manor Lord will personally arrive with the Martial Emperors. There will still be another test then.
The mountain manor guard left these final words before leaving quickly.
Whoosh!
The guard had just left when Xiao Chen felt gazes on him. These gazes were filled with surprise, disdain, confusion, or suspicion.
Brother, you are probably in the wrong ce. The recruitment is for half-step Martial Emperors, not Consummation quasi-Emperors, a stout man wearing beast skin said as he looked at Xiao Chen with disdain in the pavilion.
Xiao Chen found an empty spot and took a seat. Then, he replied calmly, I know. However, I do not feel that I am weaker than half-step Martial Emperors.
Xiao Chens serious answer immediately triggered an outburst ofughter. Some of the aged old men could not help smiling.
Based on the voice, the one wearing the mask was a youth. Youths frequently did not understand the heights of the sky or the depths of the world, thinking that the world revolved around them.
Sometimes, even after bing a joke to others, they were still unaware.
The man in beast skinughed the loudest. Turns out that it is a fool. To think that I even bothered speaking to a fool! Never mind, I cant be bothered anymore.
Just at this moment, footsteps rang out. Everyone looked at the end of the small path and saw a youth leading five people over.
The Dragon yer is here!
The half-step Martial Emperors in the pavilion immediately stopped smiling and sat upright with serious expressions.
From behind the mask, Xiao Chen saw the face of that Dragon yer clearly. His heart thumped heavily. How can it be him?!
The one leading the five Martial Emperors was none other than Yi Ling, the Young Treasure Master, whom Xiao Chen had met several times in the Heavenly Starry Ocean!
Xiao Chen thought back to when he first met Yi Ling. At that time, he felt some odd fear towards this person. The other partys cultivation appeared to be weaker, but he strangely inspired fear in others.
Xiao Chen recalled that when they first met in the Treasure Masters Residence, Yi Ling offered the third toast to him, upsetting the other guests.
In hindsight, could there have been a deeper meaning behind it besides his transactions worth tens of millions of ck Astral Coins?
Xiao Chen felt shocked, but he quickly recovered his wits, calming down.
Fortunately, due to a curious coincidence, Xiao Chen had donned a mask beforeing, hiding his face. Furthermore, he was also using the Foundation Returning Art to disguise his identity. Yi Ling should not recognize him.
Unimaginable. It was truly unimaginable. The refined Young Treasure Master of the Heavenly Starry Ocean, who did not reveal his sharpness, had such a prideful side. To think that he even gained the title of Dragon yer in the Dragon Grave Sea!
In regard to sharpness and ambition, this fellow should not be any lesser than the outstanding talents of the Heavenly Starry Ocean. However, he kept his strength hidden so well for so long. It was scary just thinking about it.
Young Master Yi!
Seeing Yi Ling arrive, the group of half-step Marital Emperors stood up and respectfully greeted him.
It looked like the name Dragon yer was imprinted deeply in the hearts of everyone. Even though Yi Ling appeared to be just a Great Perfection quasi-Emperor, he could make this group of half-step Martial Emperors behave subserviently, not daring to show any disrespect.
It was even to the point where Yi Ling could gather up Martial Emperors to explore the Distant Sea Dragon Grave together.
However, Yi Lings cultivation on the surface might not be genuine. Xiao Chen alreadybeled him a dangerous character. He might be like Xiao Chen, possessing many trump cards and able to kill half-step Martial Emperors as a Great Perfection quasi-Emperor.
Xiao Chen did not say a thing as he sized up the five Martial Emperors by Yi Ling. With one nce, he could tell that they were all Minor Heavenly Martial Emperors. The strongest one was the red-haired middle-aged man by Yi Lings leftlikely a Second Heaven Martial Emperor.
As for the other four Martial Emperors, they were First Heaven Martial Emperors. Even so, as long as they were Martial Emperors, it was enough to let them look down on everyone here.
Interesting. You are a Consummation quasi-Emperor. Why are you here?
Yi Ling casually greeted the crowd. Then, he fixed his gaze on Xiao Chen. I hired two Small Perfection quasi-Emperor guards and stationed them at the gates to prevent people from trying to take advantage of the situation. There should be something extraordinary about you for them to let you in. Its fine as well. We shall begin the test with you, then.
Xiao Chen initially felt somewhat nervous, worrying that Yi Ling figured out who he was. After hearing that, he heaved a sigh of relief.
However, being tested first was somewhat problematic because Xiao Chen would not know what level of strength to show to ay suspicions. Furthermore, he did not know what the test was. There were too many uncertain variables. It would be better to be more cautious.
My cultivation is the lowest. Can I be thest to be tested? Xiao Chen said, changing the tone of his voice.
A terrified fool. Ill do it.
Before Yi Ling said anything, the cultivator wearing beast skin, who spoke down to Xiao Chen earlier, gave Xiao Chen a look of despisal and took the initiative to step forward.
Yi Lings eyes gleamed, but he did not overthink this. He said to an old man on the right, Old Hong, Ill leave it to you.
Old Hong, who wore gray robes, nodded and stepped forward. He said, Since you all can light up at least nine purple gems, that means that you possess sufficient offensive power. Hence, the second test is defense. The testing method is quite simple. Just receive a palm strike from me at thirty percent of my strength. Those who can remain standing will pass.
The moment Old Hong said this, the twenty-odd half-step Martial Emperors immediately changed their expressions.
How were they to withstand a palm strike of a First Heaven Martial Emperor? Even if it was only thirty percent of the Martial Emperors strength and they defended with all their might, they would still end up severely injured.
Fortunately, the rules were rather rxed. It only required that they remain standing. It did not matter how severely injured they were.
Otherwise, if the requirements were different, these twenty-odd people might all be eliminated.
The man in beast skin appeared nervous and somewhat regretful that he had stepped up. However, since he already did so, there was no turning back.
Bang!
Just right as that man in beast skin was about to ask for some time to prepare, Old Hong suddenly attacked andnded a palm strike on his chest.
This blow looked very simple. However, the half-step Martial Emperors were all very experienced. They could tell that this palm strike contained at least ten strands of Primordial Energy.
Chapter 1232: Attack as a Means of Defense
Chapter 1232: Attack as a Means of Defense
Old Hong attacked for real, not faking at all. He directly used the Primordial Energy that only Martial Emperors possessed.
Pu ci! The cultivator in beast skin flew back while vomiting blood. Then, hended in the pond outside the pavilion, sending water sshing out. After that, he did note out, his fate uncertain.
When the others saw this scene, they felt a chill down their spines. At the same time, they were angry. Old Hong was a bona fide Martial Emperor, yet he attacked without even saying a word.
Xiao Chen felt rather fortunate. Luckily, he had remained cautious. Otherwise, even if he could receive this sudden attack, he would still have been in for a bad time. Seeing the cultivator in beast skin note out of the water, he even rejoiced at thetters misfortune. After all, that person had taken the lead in mocking him earlier.
Old Hong said indifferently, Dont curse me in your hearts. He wont die; I held back. There are too many uncertain dangers in the Distant Sea Dragon Grave. Those dragon grave guards will not greet you before attacking. If you are not confident of your reaction, you can withdraw now.
The many half-step Martial Emperors remained silent for a while. After thinking about Old Hongs words, they felt that he made sense.
Let me try!
After a while, a middle-aged man with burn scars on his face stepped forward. This time, he was prepared. The moment he stood up, he circted all his Law Energy. Furthermore, he activated the peak King Grade Secret Treasure he wore.
Old Hong did not say anything. Like before, he used that seemingly simple but powerful palm strike that could shatter a mountain.
There was another loud, dull thud. Everyone could see tears appear in space where the palm connected, spreading out like a spiderweb.
The middle-aged man took ten steps back. With every step he took, he vomited a mouthful of blood. After ten steps, he fell to one knee and wobbled, turning frighteningly pale.
Just when it looked like that cultivator would go down, using only his strong willpower, he gritted his teeth and roared, forcing himself back to his feet.
Xiao Chen felt shocked when he saw this. What kind of perseverance did this person have for him to stand back up from a kneeling position?
You pass.
Old Hong was true to his word. It did not matter whether these people lost all theirbat prowess. As long as they could stand, he let them pass.
Upon hearing this, the middle-aged man with burn scars on his face heaved a sigh of relief and toppled over.
The test continued. Every time Old Hong attacked, he used thirty percent of his strength, no more and no less.
There were people who could not get up after being pushed to their knees, and there were people got sted away by the palm strike and fell into the pond, following in the footsteps of the man in beast skin.
The Martial Emperors at the side remained cold and expressionless. They felt nothing for the kneeling half-step Martial Emperors clenching their teeth and holding on.
Xiao Chen watched as the half-step Martial Emperors step forward one after another. His heart turned cold, and he no longer had that sense of schadenfreude.
Before advancing to Martial Emperor, one would just be like pigs or dogs before certain people.
After the twenty-odd people were tested, only six passed. The passing rate was far less than half.
Now, only Xiao Chen remained untested. Everyone focused their gaze on him. Old Hong nced at him before saying indifferently, You can leave. I will not lower the standards just because you are a Consummation quasi-Emperor. If I killed you by mistake, this old man would get a bad reputation for bullying juniors. I will end up beingughed at by the people in my circle.
This was simply tant despisal. It was not because of mercy that the Martial Emperor did not want to kill Xiao Chen; he just feared to gain a bad reputation.
Xiao Chen felt a sense of defeat. Even though he stood proudly above those of his generation, he was still like an ant before a Martial Emperor.
However, he had never been someone to sumb to setbacks. He never wavered on his road to reach the peak.
There is no need. Senior, pleaseunch your palm strike, the masked Xiao Chen said as he looked directly at the other party. As he stepped forward, he did not lower his head or bend his back.
Pride flowed in Xiao Chens chest. Everyone has their own dignity. Even if you are a Martial Emperor, I will not cower in fear and lower myself.
At this moment, in a situation where so many half-step Martial Emperors had fallen to the ground, unable to get up, Xiao Chen still dared to step forward in a neither-servile-nor-arrogant manner. This surprised many people.
Several people still lying on the ground were impressed. They wondered where this mysterious masked youth got such strong confidence.
A strange light shed in Old Hongs eyes. He felt displeased in his heart as he said coldly, You are seeking this yourself. If you end up dying from my palm strike, dont me me for being ruthless.
Xiao Chen smiled and retorted, If I die, how can I me you? Senior, just make your move if you want to.
The moment Xiao Chen said that, some of the half-step Martial Emperors on the ground treating their injuriesughed despite themselves. Under such circumstances, he was still in the mood to ridicule another. They truly did not know how to describe such a youth.
In that case, Ill grant you your wish!
Old Hong snorted coldly and made his move quickly. This seemingly simple palm strike was quite swift, reaching Xiao Chens chest at lightning speed.
Xiao Chen squinted. The moment the other party moved, he saw that the other party did indeed use only ten strands of Primordial Energy. However, every strand was pure and dense, containing a fire attribute.
Xiao Chen immediately started thinking rapidly.
Ten strands of Primordial Energy. Xiao Chen happened to have ten strands of Primordial Energy as well. If he used them all, he could easily block this palm strike. However, that would reveal that his Primordial Energy trump card.
His physical body already attained the level of a half-step Golden Body. If he materialized the Azure Dragon Battle Armor, his defense could rival an ordinary Martial Emperors Golden Emperor Body.
However, Xiao Chen could not materialize the Azure Dragon Battle Armor because Yi Ling would recognize it immediately. Back then, Yi Ling had seen the Azure Dragon Battle Armor when Xiao Chen fought against the Myriad Fiend Inds Di Xinhan. It would be impossible for Yi Ling not to recognize it.
I have to think of a way to deal with this without exposing my Azure Dragon Battle Armor or my Primordial Energy.
In that case, I can only do this.
Xiao Chen revealed a determined gaze and did something that no one expected. He stepped forward again and suddenly punched at Old Hongs palm strike, which used only thirty percent of Old Hongs strength.
That was right. When facing a First Heaven Martial Emperor, he chose to attack as a means of defense.
When Xiao Chen punched, he brought out the twenty Dragon Force in his body. Dragons roared ferociously, sounding like rushing thunder. Strands of dragon-shaped energy surged out wildly in the small pavilion.
The berserk punch struck Old Hongs palm. It was like punching an immovable mountain. He did not budge at all; his palm simply continued towards Xiao Chens body.
The dragon roarsing from Xiao Chens body stopped. The dragon-shaped energy circling his body also scattered, turning into a strong berserk wind as it spread into the surroundings.
Xiao Chen vomited a mouthful of blood as he took a step back. As he looked at Old Hong, whose stance and sneer had not changed, he roared ferociously, Again!
Xiao Chen sent out another punch against that in palm strike and got forced back once more, suffering additional injury from the force of the rebound.
Injury piled upon injury. This time, Xiao Chen vomited more than twice the amount of blood he did previously. The two punches he had thrown appeared to have no effect. Old Hongs palm strike did not pause or change at all. However, its aura weakened slightly. Still, it continued to press towards Xiao Chen quickly.
Again!
Xiao Chen clenched his teeth. Under his mask, he frowned heavily. Then, he regathered twenty Dragon Force and punched that palm once more.
Rumbling sounds rang out nonstop. Every time Xiao Chen stepped back, he vomited a mouthful of blood. At the same time, he would throw another punch, putting in effort that others thought was useless.
In the blink of an eye, Xiao Chen had moved ten steps back. The entire mountain manor trembled and shook as he roared. However, this mountain manor was rather extraordinary, possessing puissant restrictions. Otherwise, the pavilion would have already copsed from the first test.
This fellow!
Everyones expression turned serious. Surprise shed in all the half-step Martial Emperors eyes, regardless of whether they had failed or passed.
They were surprised to discover that as Xiao Chen punched, the aura of Old Hongs palm strike weakened distinctly.
From the seventh punch, Old Hongs palm strike started to pause visibly.
However, the price was rather heavy as well. With every punch, the masked youths injuries became more severe. After nine punches, his injuriesyered over each other. No one knew what the results would be like.
This was indeed a method to deal with the palm strike. However, the others absolutely would not have dared to try it.
Bang!
Xiao Chen threw another punch. He had already gotten pushed back to the edge of the pavilion. Relying on his determination, he sent out this final punch.
Twenty Dragon Force surged in his body. Dragon-shaped energy quickly circled around in the pond, caused waves to surge up.
This time, the dragon roarsing from Xiao Chens body did not stop. The twenty dragon-shaped strands of energy behind him did not scatter, roaring unbridledly.
All this was because Old Hongs palm strike had run out of power!
Strong winds howled, and dragon roars rang out endlessly. Xiao Chens punch forcefully stopped the palm strike that had no more strength. Then, it pushed the other party back by one step.
Old Hong felt shocked and angry. He wanted to throw another palm strike and kill this obstinate youth before him.
However, he recalled that there were many people watching him. Furthermore, he had already said that he would only send out one palm strike and use only thirty percent of his strength.
So, he withdrew in frustration, stepping back.
Old Hong looked at Xiao Chen for three seconds. However, Xiao Chen did not fall over. Finally, he said coldly with some dissatisfaction, Very good. You passed.
The ce fell quiet; even the birds did not make a peep. No one had expected Xiao Chen to pass the test. Furthermore, he used his strength to push back Old Hong, whose palm strike had run out of power, by one small step. Although Old Hong was definitely not injured, hea Martial Emperorhad gotten forced back by a Consummation quasi-Emperor.
If this matter were to spread, it would cause a hugemotion, shocking everyone.
The more important thing was that Xiao Chen remained standing all the while. As for the rest, whether they passed the test or not, after receiving the palm strike, they ended up kneeling. Either they fell over and could not get up, or they clenched their teeth and stood up.
Xiao Chen had not knelt at all, from the very beginning until the end. It did not matter that he was clearly severely injured.
The expressions of these people would have been very interesting had they known that Xiao Chen could have received this palm strike with just light injuries if he wanted to.
Xiao Chen scattered his strong Vital Qi. The dragons stopped roaring, and the strong winds stopped blowing. He used his Spiritual Sense to check the injuries of his body. His internal organs had all torn; cracks even appeared in several of his meridians.
Chapter 1233: Burning Rage
Chapter 1233: Burning Rage
Xiao Chens injuries were really severe. If not for his half-step Golden Body, he really would not have dared to sh head-on like that.
However, he managed to hold on in the end. Even without using his Primordial Energy or Azure Dragon Battle Armor, he managed to withstand the palm strike of a Martial Emperor.
Wait for a moment. Remove your mask and show me your face. Our operation this time is very important. We cannot permit people of unknown origins toe with us, Old Hong suddenly said just as Xiao Chen was about to treat his injuries, causing the atmosphere to turn very tense.
Old Hong had a knot in his heart over Xiao Chen. Since he could not openly make a move on him, he stirred up some trouble.
For this matter, it was only announced that they were recruiting half-step Martial Emperors. There was no mention of needing rification of ones identity. Furthermore, the Dragon Grave Sea never had the rule of checking up on someone else. This was an unwritten taboo among cultivators.
However, Old Hong was a Martial Emperor. Even if he was clearly making trouble, his words still held sway.
Xiao Chens heart sank. Unexpectedly, despite being a Martial Emperor, the other party was so narrow-minded. Old Hong even intended to break the unwritten taboo between cultivators.
Xiao Chen did not believe that Old Hong did not know about this taboo. After all, the other party had progressed to Martial Emperor step by step.
Sorry, I cannot remove my mask. I am unable toply with your request, Xiao Chen replied coldly. At the same time, he activated the Cycle Banner hidden in his body, preparing to run at any time.
A murderous intent shed in Old Hongs eyes. Instantly, everyone felt tremendous pressure bearing down on them. This was an Emperors Might!
Looks like you do indeed have malicious intents. It is just a mask. What is the problem with removing it? If you are not going to remove it, I will help you to!
Old Hong was just a First Heavenly Martial Emperor. Did he really think that he was truly unrivaled?
With the other party behaving so overbearingly, Xiao Chen felt angry as well. Do you really think that I am an ant that you can squish at any time? With a thought, he prepared to take out the Cycle Banner and fight with Old Hong.
Stop!
Just as Xiao Chen was about to make a move, the red-haired middle-aged man, who had been standing beside Yi Ling in silence all the while, suddenly spoke up. Then, with a sh, he cut off Old Hong.
Instantly, the heavy Emperors Might vanished. The red-haired middle-aged man blocked all of it, relieving everyone of that pressure.
This action stunned Old Hong, who had not been expecting the red-haired middle-aged man to stop him. Although the red-haired man was also a Minor Heavenly Martial Emperor, this person was a Second Heaven Martial Emperor, stronger than him by one Heaven.
If these two were to really fight with each other, Old Hong would be outmatched.
Brother Hong, there is no need to quibble with a junior. No matter where you go, there is no rule of investigating a persons background when adventuring together. Dont you think so? The red-haired mans tone was not challenging, allowing Old Hong a way out of this embarrassing situation.
Speaking up at the appropriate moment, Yi Ling said with a smile, Old Hong, dont be angry. He is just a Consummation quasi-Emperor. If he is really conspiring against us, given your strength, wouldnt you be able to deal with him in minutes?
Old Hong also felt that he was rather rash. When the other party forced him back a step when he punched, it had embarrassed him.
When he thought about it, he was a bona fide Martial Emperor, yet a junior forced him back. If word of this spread, he would definitely be a joke within the Martial Emperors circle.
However, this was clearly not the right moment to make a move. Since he was given a way out of this embarrassing situation, he just went with the flow.
Old Hong put away his Emperors Might and looked at Xiao Chen coldly. Then, he said, On ount of Young Master Yi and Brother Zhao, I will not argue with you today. Youd better watch yourself. Dont let me get a handle on you. Otherwise, you will not be able to die even if you want to.
Yi Lingughed. After meditating the matter, he said, Those who did not pass the test can go now. There will be more opportunities to work together in the future.
Since Yi Ling gave them notice to leave, the cultivators who did not seed stood up and left helplessly.
Then, Yi Ling looked at the seven people who passed the test, especially Xiao Chen. Then, he continued, Everyone can treat your injuries here first. After you have healed, I will tell everyone the details of our cooperation.
After saying that, Yi Ling led the five Martial Emperors away.
As that Old Hong left, he turned his head back and nced at Xiao Chen, disying a distinctly hostile gaze.
This could be considered the best ending. Xiao Chen was not willing to fight to the death at this moment. Furthermore, he was currently severely injured. Fighting now would not be beneficial to him.
However, based on Old Hongs expression, this matter was clearly not over.
Xiao Chen felt rather depressed in his heart. Unexpectedly, there were such narrow-minded people among Martial Emperors as well. He was just unwilling to expose his strength and had not been purposely trying to force back Old Hong and embarrass him.
However, the other party was really unreasonable. Even so, Xiao Chen did not fear him. Since Old Hong did not make a move now, Xiao Chen would be even more confident after healing.
Without thinking any further, Xiao Chen tossed a peak King Grade Medicinal Pill for treating injuries into his mouth. Then, he sat down cross-legged and started treating his wounds.
As for the Sage Grade Medicinal Pills from the Thunder Emperors inheritance, he did not use any of them. He possessed only three Sage Grade Medicinal Pills for treating injuries. For every one that he used, that would be one less. Now was not the time to use one.
The people in the pavilion anxiously treated their wounds. The ce was silent as time slowly passed.
Half a dayter, Xiao Chen opened his eyes, already recovered from most of his injuries. As for the rest, they would automatically heal over time.
This time, he had indeed been significantly injured. Even with his half-step Golden Body and a peak King Grade Medicinal Pill, he had still spent half a day recuperating.
Xiao Chen swept his gaze around and saw that the six half-step Martial Emperors were still treating their injuries.
Not having anything else to do, he started simting the earlier test with Old Hong in his mind.
Twenty Dragon Force was equal to one hundred thousand tons of force. However, when it shed with those ten strands of Primordial Energy, it paled inparison. Xiao Chen estimated that he would need at least one hundred Dragon Force to hold his own when shing with the other party.
Old Hong only casually threw a palm strike, and it was as steady as a huge mountain. His usage of Primordial Energy was much more practiced than Xiao Chens.
As for those ten strands of Primordial Energy, they were clearly much purer and denser than Xiao Chens. He was rather fortunate to have been able to withstand them. Thinking back on it, he had taken too much of a risk.
As Xiao Chen simted the earlier test, the six half-step Martial Emperors roused one after another. When they woke up, simr strange lights shed in all their eyes.
As if they had made an agreement beforehand, five of the half-step Martial Emperors stood up at the same time and moved away, avoiding Xiao Chen as if he was the gue. Only the middle-aged man with the burn scars on his face did not. Instead, he stood up and walked over to Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen quickly understood the fives actions with just a quick thought. He had already offended Old Hong, making that Martial Emperor want to kill him. These people feared having a connection to Xiao Chen and causing Old Hong to take out his anger on them.
Xiao Chen understood how these people felt and did not mind it in his heart. However, he could not understand the intent of this middle-aged man in walking over to him.
Can I sit here? Let me introduce myself. I am Wang Yuzhu. I am the Supreme Elder of a Rank 8 sect in the Storm Sea, the middle-aged man said in a friendly manner.
Xiao Chen made a gesture of invitation and said, Naturally, you can. However, youve got to tell me this: the others are all avoiding me like Im the gue, so why are you not afraid at all toe over?
Wang Yuzhu smiled helplessly. However, the burn scars on his face made this smile somewhat unsightly.
Even if I go farther away from you, would we no longer be ants to those Martial Emperors?
The counter-question stunned Xiao Chen. These words were rather simple, but some people simply could not think of it.
Im Ye Chen. Of course, that is just an alias. Have a seat.
Shock shed in Wang Yuzhus eyes. This masked youth was truly rather unfathomable. He was far from a simple Consummation quasi-Emperor.
As the two sat together, they chatted casually. After some time, the topic of conversation naturally turned to this exploration of the Distant Sea Dragon Grave.
Speaking of which, LIttle Brother Ye Chen, you are already a Consummation quasi-Emperor at such a young age. You will definitely be able to advance to Martial Emperor in the future. Why are you risking your life and entering the Distant Sea Dragon Grave with us? You are even following a group of Martial Emperors, who are clearly stronger than you.
Xiao Chen thought for a while before replying, When my n was flourishing, every n Head would make a trip to the Distant Sea Dragon Grave. I want to know why. Of course, I do not hold any hope for this trip. I only want to scout ahead so I can explore it alone in the future, to see if I can obtain any useful information.
As for why Xiao Chen chose to follow this group of Martial Emperor, he did not say it. Even if he said it, Wang Yuzhu would not believe it, that with his trump cards, he was confident of protecting himself from this group of Martial Emperors.
Lets talk about you. Why is it that even though you clearly know that this group of Martial Emperors is using you as a pawn, you still want to follow them into the Distant Sea Dragon Grave?
Revealing a somewhat aggrieved expression, Wang Yuzhu replied somewhat sullenly, Of course, it is to advance to Martial Emperor.
Advance to Martial Emperor?
Xiao Chen felt somewhat confused. Half-step Martial Emperors had already been through the Great Tribtion of wind and fire. Furthermore, they failed it. Could it be that they could take it again?
Wang Yuzhu sensed Xiao Chens confusion. He exined, Of course, you can take it again. It is just that no one dares to try. After one fails the Great Tribtion of wind and fire and manages to survive, they will always have some remnant hidden injuries.
Without clearing the hidden injury, one would definitely not survive taking the Great Tribtion a second time. However, it is possible to remove these hidden injuries. Some divine medicines from the Distant Ancient Era are capable of this, giving half-step Martial Emperors another chance to undergo the Great Tribtion of wind and fire.
Xiao Chen now understood. It turned out that there was still such a thing. This was the first he was hearing of it.
Such divine medicine that can treat hidden injuries should be extremely rare, right?
Wang Yuzhu smiled bitterly. It is not just rare. Whether it really exists or not is a mystery. It has already been several thousand years since such divine medicinest surfaced.
When the masked Xiao Chen heard this, he felt extremely shocked.
This was too obsessive. All for the sake of a hope that they did not know existed or not, they were willing to put down their dignity and apany a group of aloof Martial Emperors, risking their lives in a great forbiddennd.
Wang Yuzhu knew what Xiao Chen was thinking. A fiery light shed in his eyes as he said, You wont be able to understand how we half-step Martial Emperors feel. We are clearly just half a step away but are unable to advance to Martial Emperor. While most of the world fear and respect us, before true Martial Emperors, we are just existences like pigs, dogs, or even ants, without any dignity at all.
We already clearly touched that door but could not push it open, forming the Heart of an Emperor. No one would desire this more intensely than we half-step Martial Emperors.
Wang Yuzhus aggrieved yet fervent expression stunned Xiao Chen somewhat.
The sight of Wang Yuzhu down on his knees after receiving Old Hongs punch, then gritting his teeth and standing up afterwards, despite looking like he would fall over, appeared in Xiao Chens mind.
Chapter 1234: Revealed Dictatorship
Chapter 1234: Revealed Dictatorship
The memory of the various half-step Martial Emperors on one knee, bitterly holding on, shed through Xiao Chens mind. On the opposite end were the expressionless Martial Emperors coldly watching them, as if examining goods.
Xiao Chen thought about his path towards Martial Emperor. It seemed very simr to that of this group of half-step Martial Emperors.
Advancing to Martial Emperor within five years was also like a hope that might not even exist for Xiao Chen. Since ancient times, there never had been anyone who advanced to Martial Emperor from quasi-Emperor within five years.
What this relied on was also stubborn tenacity, enduring the cold gazes of millions of people without wavering, while believing and persisting.
Xiao Chen only managed to pull his thoughts back to reality after a long time. Then, he released a drawn-out sigh. Who says that I dont understand?
Footsteps resounded. The Dragon yer Yi Ling led the five Martial Emperors over to the pavilion once more. Xiao Chen stopped speaking to Wang Yuzhu and walked over together with the half-step Martial Emperors.
Yi Ling said, Lets get this clear first. In this operation, we are in charge. All the treasures found, except the divine medicine for treating the hidden injuries from the Great Tribtion of wind and fire, will go to us first. If there are any items that these Martial Emperor seniors do not care for, the seven of you may split it among yourselves. Is there anyone who objects?
If you have any opinions about this, you can say it. These seniors and I will not make things difficult for everyone.
Wang Yuzhu and the other half-step Martial Emperors shook their heads to indicate no objections.
Furthermore, even if they were more courageous, these half-step Martial Emperors would not dare to try snatching the things that Martial Emperors wanted.
Xiao Chen hesitated and did not rush to say anything.
Yi Ling smiled faintly. He appeared to be rather interested in this mysterious masked youth. He asked, Whats wrong? You object?
Xiao Chen nodded to indicate yes.
The expressions of the Martial Emperors changed. Old Hong even shouted coldly, If you object, then just get lost. We do not need you.
The red-haired Martial Emperor seemed to think highly of Xiao Chens strength. He held up his hand and stopped Old Hong. Then, he said, Let him finish first. If you have any other opinions, as long as it is not overboard, we can amodate you.
Xiao Chen said, If I find any treasures by myself, I would like the rights to those first. As for the others, I do not have any opinions about it.
The red-haired Martial Emperor and Yi Ling exchanged nces. After a silent conversation using voice projection, they discussed it further with the other Martial Emperors.
This request is not considered overboard. He can just have the treasures that he discovered himself.
Besides, I do not believe that his eyes are better than ours.
Right. Even if he has the ability to obtain the treasure, he will not be able to get out alive. If there are any valuable treasures, it will still be ours in the end.
Upon hearing what the others said, Old Hong remained silent in tacit agreement.
After some more discussion, Yi Ling said, Very well. We agree to your request. Is there anyone else with objections?
The half-step Martial Emperors had not expected these Martial Emperors to actually agree to Xiao Chens request. They immediately felt some regret. However, they already agreed earlier, so they could not go back on it.
Good. I will speak about the other things now. This coboration can be considered mutually beneficial; no one is making a loss. In this operation, we have the rights to get you to scout ahead. You will have to obey all ourmands. If you disobey them, you will deal with the consequences on your own. There is still time for you to give up. Otherwise, after we enter the Distant Sea Dragon Grave, you will not even have the chance to feel regret anymore. Although Yi Ling spoke indifferently, his tone seemed rather cold.
The six half-step Martial Emperors and Xiao Chen did not choose to give up. If they would regret, they would not havee in the first ce.
Following that, Yi Ling started sharing information about the Distant Sea Dragon Grave as well as some things to pay note to. However, Yi Ling did not tell Xiao Chen and the others the purpose of this operation. He probably did not intend to tell these people the purpose in advance.
Xiao Chen did not really care. His purpose was just to go and take a look. He had no particr goal. If anything went wrong, he could just use the Cycle Banner to charge back out at any time.
However, now, Xiao Chen seemed to gain another purpose: to see what kind of trump card Yi Ling had to earn the nickname Dragon yer and the qualifications to speak equally to a group of Martial Emperors.
Originally, Yi Lings identity as the Young Treasure Master was already very mysterious. Now, this Yi Ling appeared to be connected to the Distant Sea Dragon Grave, with which the Dragons Gate seemed to have a tight connection. Could all this be as simple as a coincidence?
From the first moment Xiao Chen saw Yi Ling, he had felt a deep fear. If he could not find out the reason for it, he would forever have a shadow in his heart.
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Just after the morning sun rose and lit up the sky, Yi Ling discussed with the red-haired Martial Emperor and decided to depart immediately.
Xiao Chen could tell that Yi Ling and the red-haired Martial Emperor were the leaders in this operation. The other four Martial Emperors did not have much authority. As for the members of Xiao Chens group, needless to say, they did not have any authority at all. They were merely cannon fodder used for scouting.
If Xiao Chen and the half-step Martial Emperors were lucky, they would be able toe out alive. Even if they did not find the divine medicine, they would still benefit greatly.
If they were unlucky, losing an arm or leg would be a minor matter. It was possible that they would not even keep their lives.
Yi Ling took out his golden war chariot and ferried the group of people to the area where the Distant Sea Dragon Grave was at lightning-speed.
As Xiao Chen sat in the war chariot, he looked around casually. In speed, it was not much faster than his flood dragon war chariot.
However, inbat prowess, it was probably more than a level higher than his flood dragon war chariot.
The decorations of the golden war chariot, as well as the sculptures, were not just casually ced there for aesthetics. They all were purposefully arranged. With a thought, Yi Ling could activate a powerful killing formation.
There were also many other hidden formations that Xiao Chen could not understand. This war chariot was probably the reason why Yi Ling dared to move around the Dragon Grave Sea on his own.
The golden war chariot flew among the clouds for most of the day before slowly descending.
A white fog rose before everyone, covering a vast sea region and preventing them from seeing the interior clearly. The things inside appeared mysterious and unknown. This was the Distant Sea Dragon Grave where a Dragon King was buried.
It was unknown what dangers or temptations this great forbiddennd contained.
Young Master Yi, I heard that you previously went into the depths of the Distant Sea Dragon Grave once and managed toe out unscathed. We should not be under so much pressure with you around, a hemp-robed old man among the half-step Martial Emperors said respectfully.
Yi Ling nced at the hemp-robed old man and said indifferently, Dont think that it is that simple. If I was really as great as rumor says, I would not need to invite these seniors toe with me. Furthermore, the ce we are going to this time has nothing to do with where I went previously. So it is like a new beginning.
Hu chi!
Right after Yi Ling spoke, he put away the golden war chariot. Then, he looked at the sun in the sky. After verifying his bearings, he led the group directly into the fog.
When the group entered the fog, Xiao Chen discovered that there was actuallynd under his feet and not the sea that he expected.
Everyone lost all sense of direction in the thick fog. They could only see two hundred meters in front of them; past that, they could not see anything.
Xiao Chen was no exception. However, the moment hended, he got a strange feeling. It seemed like there was something in the depths of the Distant Sea Dragon Grave calling out to him.
Ever since Xiao Chens Azure Dragon Martial Spirit transformed into a Yuanying, it had been in a deep sleep. Now, it suddenly opened its eyes inside the dantian, clearly strangely agitated and wanting to roar ferociously.
The instant the Azure Dragon Martial Spirits eyes opened, Yi Ling, who was leading the group, suddenly stopped.
Xiao Chens heart skipped a beat when he felt an extremely dangerous aura. He forcefully controlled the Azure Dragon Martial Spirit to close its eyes. Then, he circted the Foundation Returning Art at its maximum, finally covering up the Azure Dragon Martial Spirits existence.
Yi Ling nced back, looking around suspiciously. After a while, he slowly said, Be more careful. I felt the aura of a Dragon Race earlier before it quickly disappeared. We have already been targeted. It might be a bone dragon, so be more careful.
That cant be. We just entered the Distant Sea Dragon Grave. Were not even in the periphery, yet there is danger already? a half-step Martial Emperor eximed in shock.
The Martial Emperors felt somewhat confused as well. This development was extremely irregr. Usually, before entering the periphery, there would not be any danger.
Xiao Chen mentally heaved a sigh of relief. Fortunately, Yi Ling had not discovered him. He now paid more attention. This Yi Ling surely has some kind of trump card that is a strong counter for the Dragon Race. I must figure out what it is.
At the same time, he also thought, It is good that I came here. This Distant Sea Dragon Grave definitely has a deep connection to the Dragons Gate and myself.
You, go in front and scout the road ahead. Just follow the direction that Young Master Yi points out, Old Hong said suddenly, wanting to put Xiao Chen at the very front.
Xiao Chen did not say anything, smiling coldly in his heart. This old fellow is really narrow-minded. The moment Old Hong heard that there was danger, he immediately sent Xiao Chen up to the very front.
However, that did not matter. Xiao Chen knew there was no danger now. It was just his Azure Dragon Martial Spirit that caught Yi Lings attention earlier.
Yi Ling, who was leading the way, agreed with Old Hongs opinion. Ill tell you where to go; do not deviate. The breath of the Dragon Race is in this fog. It can obscure the sense of direction. If you go in the wrong direction, even a half-step Martial Emperor will not be able toe out easily.
Seeing Xiao Chen go forward, the half-step Martial Emperors all revealed expressions of sympathy. This was the result of offending Martial Emperors. If there was any danger, they would pick you to scout ahead, using various means to cause your death.
Ill go with you, Wang Yuzhu said.
A displeased look shed in Old Hongs eyes. He demanded coldly, What are you showing off for? Did I tell you to go in front? Just obediently stay there. Now that we are in the Distant Sea Dragon Grave, you do not have the right to make decisions for yourselves.
These words clearly disyed Old Hongs attitude. He was picking on Xiao Chen.
Theres no need. I can deal with this alone.
Xiao Chen was confident and rejected Wang Yuzhus kind intent. Then, he asked Yi Ling for directions and continued walking forward.
Pu ci!
However, Xiao Chen did not get farjust about ten stepswhen the ground under his feet suddenly split. Before he could react, a strong wind from the fissure blew him into the air.
A gigantic dragon w extended from underground, grabbing at Xiao Chen, who was in midair. When seen from afar, Xiao Chen looked extremely insignificant before that gigantic dragon w.
This was truly dangerous. Caught off guard, Xiao Chen ended up tossed into the air. When he looked at the tough dragon w, which was more than ten timesrger than his own body, flying rapidly towards him, he felt like crying but had no tears.
It turned out that Yi Ling had not sensed the Azure Dragon Martial Spirit in Xiao Chens body but this.
Chapter 1235: Mortal Danger
Chapter 1235: Mortal Danger
The attack happened too suddenly. Furthermore, Xiao Chen was somewhat careless, and this dragon w simply moved too quickly.
Pu ci! The dragon w managed to grab Xiao Chen. Its three talons closed in on him like an eagle catching a chick. They were like three mountains pressing down on him; the feeling was hard to bear. His bones gave off cracking soundseven breathing was difficult.
Xiao Chens first thought was to use his Primordial Energy to break free. However, he hesitated when he remembered the many eyes on him.
It was this hesitation that brought him mortal danger.
The ground gaped open amid the loud rumbling. A gigantic bone dragon flew out from the ground. The tail of the dragon, which was like a reverse hook, quickly stabbed towards Xiao Chen.
The reaction of Yi Ling and the others was to retreat quickly and not to save Xiao Chen.
This was very normal. When facing a sudden danger, they had to figure out the situation first before making their moves. Only then could they guarantee their own safety.
This was also why these Martial Emperors wanted to recruit half-step Martial Emperorsto use them as cannon fodder.
Xiao Chen narrowed his eyes and happened to see Old Hong reveal a cold smile while looking at him in disdain.
I will definitely settle this ount with you.
Xiao Chen cursed in his heart. The most important thing to do now was dealing with this approaching dragon tail. If it pierced through his chest, even if he did not die, he would still be crippled.
He roared ferociously and did his best to struggle free. At a critical moment, he managed to wrest his right arm free. Then, without thinking any further, he threw a palm strike.
The dragon tail was like a spear, immediately piercing through Xiao Chens palm. Blood spurted out, and he cried out in pain.
However, he managed to block this deadly strike. The dragon tail quickly pulled out, preparing for a second strike.
With one arm wrested free, Xiao Chen could move about more easily. He used his palm as a saber and smashed it heavily on the dragon w.
Ka ca!
When Xiao Chen chopped down with the palm saber, he did not use his saber soul. Even so, the dragon bone unexpectedly did not break. Fortunately, this saber strike seeded in loosening the dragons grip significantly.
After struggling hard, he took advantage of this opportunity to escape. As a result, the dragon tail attack struck nothing but air.
When Xiao Chennded on the ground, he pped the ground with his left hand. Then, he used Thunder Dragon Steps to move in a huge arc, flying to the back of the group.
Old Hong thought, He is still not dead after this. This fellow is really fortunate.
Luckily, it is only a lone three-wed bone dragon. It is not too dangerous.
Old Hong, take care of this. There is no need to continue wasting time here.
Yi Ling and the red-haired Martial Emperor studied the surroundings and quickly came to this conclusion. Then, Old Hongs figure shed as he drew a sword and charged over, starting a huge battle with the bone dragon.
It was clear that Old Hong did not use his true strength, only about forty percent. Even so, he still held the upper hand.
As Old Hong swung his sword, he revealed a sword soul that was seventy percentprehended. With each swing of the sword, cracks appeared on the body of the bone dragon.
After a hundred moves, the bone dragon turned into a multitude of shards falling to the ground as a result of the sword Qi. However, Old Hong was not injured at all.
Xiao Chen watched carefully, not missing a single detail.
He wondered if he could defeat this three-wed bone dragon using only forty percent of his strength and without his Cycle Banner. He concluded that it was absolutely impossible.
Furthermore, this Old Hong was not injured at all. Although he did not have a very good character, his strength as a First Heaven Martial Emperor was not an overstatement at all.
You, continue scouting ahead. You did well earlier, Old Hong said coldly after withdrawing his sword and looking at the bloodied Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen felt angry. This old fellow will really not rest until he causes my death.
Yi Ling objected, Change him for someone else. He is injured. Let him rest for a while.
Old Hong nodded and then looked around. The six half-step Martial Emperors all turned nervous. Xiao Chens earlier life-and-death experience and the Martial Emperors just coldly watching scared them all.
These Martial Emperors did not treat the half-step Martial Emperors aspanions, either. Without being sure of the risk, even if the bone dragon killed the half-step Martial Emperors, the Martial Emperors would not lend a hand to help.
If it had not been Xiao Chen but one of them earlier, they definitely would not have been able to escape that danger easily.
In that case, you go. Werent you trying to show off earlier? Ill give you a chance to perform now, Old Hong said with a cold smile as he looked at Wang Yuzhu.
The other half-step Martial Emperors celebrated in their hearts. Fortunately, they did not get too close to Xiao Chen. Otherwise, they would be the unfortunate ones.
Xiao Chen, this old man is really atrocious. He is just a First Heaven Martial Emperor. In the Martial Emperors circle, he is a bottom feeder, yet he is so narrow-minded. This is simply too disgusting, Ao Jiao said in outrage from the Immortal Spirit Ring.
Dont be impatient. Right now, I still need to rely on them to bring me to the depths of the Distant Sea Dragon Grave. I feel that this ce definitely has a connection to me. This is not the right time to make a move. Later, when Ive figured him out, I will find an opportunity to make him pay, Xiao Chen said as he bandaged the wound on his hand.
Hows your injury?
It is somewhat problematic. That bone dragons body contained dense Death Qi. I cant recover quickly. However, there is no need to worry; I just need to spend some time. Help me memorize the path Yi Ling takes. When we return, we will not need to rely on them.
Right, dont worry. Ill remember every single step that he takes.
Speaking of which, this was really strange. Even the group of Martial Emperors found that fog tricky to deal with. However, Yi Ling did not seem to be affected at all.
For the next part of the journey, Wang Yuzhu scouted ahead, and Yi Ling gave directions from the back.
At first, things were rather peaceful. However, after the group entered deep into the fog, it became much more dangerous. asionally, many unpredictable dangers appeared.
The three-wed bone dragons started to appear in groups. Before long, Wang Yuzhu got injured, and they swapped him out with another half-step Martial Emperor.
The five other half-step Martial Emperors, who were originally celebrating Wang Yuzhus plight, all ended up taking turns to scout; no one could avoid it. There were several extremely dangerous moments when they nearly lost their lives.
After walking for four hours, the group finally escaped the fog. A destend of volcanoes andva appeared in front of them.
The six half-step Martial Emperors were all wounded in the journey. However, the Martial Emperors were all spirited and uninjured with nary a speck of dust on them.
The value of cannon fodder clearly showed itself without a doubt.
Without these half-step Martial Emperors to risk themselves to scout the way, even with the strength of these Martial Emperors, they would still end up fatigued while traveling through the fog, unable to maintain their peak state.
Ye Chen, this operation seems somewhat strange. I am aware of some of the things that go on in the Distant Sea Dragon Grave. The area of the fog cannot even really be considered the periphery. There should not be so much danger. This is too irregr. Wang Yuzhu sent a voice projection to Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen felt worried. Could it be because of him? From the moment the group entered the fog, the Azure Dragon Martial Spirit, which had turned into a Yuanying, had been agitated, wanting to roar out loud.
However, he kept the Azure Dragon Martial Spirit suppressed all the while. Could they be rted?
We entered a venture of dubious merit. Now, we cant even run if we want to. If you have any trump cards, youd best leave early, Wang Yuzhu continued, his tone filled with helplessness.
Xiao Chen replied in secret, Thanks. However, in his heart, he felt it was not time to leave yet.
On the other side, the red-haired Martial Emperor looked at whaty ahead, which was rife with ck clouds andva. Then, he asked Yi Ling, This is the ce?
An ancient dragon-shaped key appeared in Yi Lings hand. This key was so red that it seemed like it had been forged from fire. It looked very peculiar.
Yi Ling held the key and scanned the ce. Then, he nodded and said, It is definitely here. However, this is a in of fire. It is not going to be easy to cross.
The sky is turning dark. Lets rest tonight. Those half-step Martial Emperors also need some time to treat their injuries. A look of joy shed in the red-haired Martial Emperors eyes as he made arrangements for the other Martial Emperors.
Soon, the Martial Emperors started to work together to draw a formation. Then, a simple campsite appeared.
After that, Old Hong made arrangements for the half-step Martial Emperors as well as instructed them on some of the key points of the formation. When it came to Xiao Chens turn, he said, Go outside of the formation. Tonight, you will stand guard and alert us of anything. Remember, go farther away. That way, if anything unexpected happens, you will be able to inform us in advance.
Xiao Chens expression changed under the mask. This in of fire was extremely strange. He did not know what kind of danger there would be at night. Furthermore, the foggy area was behind them. He did not know whether any ferocious beasts woulde out of it or not.
Whats wrong? You want to disobey orders? Old Hong asked coldly.
A murderous intent shed in Xiao Chens heart. However, he did not say anything, directly standing up and walking out of the formation.
This was a formation that Martial Emperorsid personally. Even though it was rushed and looked simple, its defense was not weak at all.
After Xiao Chen walked out of the defensive formation, eight nodes around the formation immediately lit up. Then, they connected to each other and formed a light ring encasing the entire campsite.
Upon careful observation, he discovered that the formation seemed vaguely connected with space, involving the many mysteries of the state of space.
Old Hong, this is not really right. There are too many unknown dangers in this ce. Sending a Consummation quasi-Emperor out of this Mysterious Underworld Formation, isnt this too overboard? Yi Ling said with a frown as he watched Xiao Chen leave.
Old Hong smiled and replied, Young Master Yi, it is precisely because there are too many dangers around. Thats why we need a person to stand guard at night. The night is long. We cant be the ones to stand guard ourselves. Furthermore, this fellow seems to be good at Movement Techniques. Getting him to stand guard at night is the best choice.
The other Martial Emperors felt indifferent. It was just a Consummation quasi-Emperor that was not rted to them at all. Xiao Chens life or death mattered not to them.
When Yi Ling saw the situation, he did not say anything. Indeed, a Consummation quasi-Emperor did not matter to them.
However, he kept feeling that this mysterious masked youth possessed an aura that seemed familiar to him, only he could not recall where he saw it before.
Old Hong revealed a cold murderous intent in his eyes as he thought, Just an insignificant Consummation quasi-Emperor and you dare to fight with me. I can y you to death at any time.
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Outside the formation, Xiao Chen kept walking straight on for more than twenty-five kilometers before stopping.
The boiling, hotva under his feet asionally spewed out mes. Volcanoes of various heights were visible in the distance. These volcanoes did not seem to stop erupting. Lava shot up into the sky constantly from their mouths.
This never-ending activity resulted in the sky remaining overcast as various loud explosions resounded in the sky like thunder.
Chapter 1236: Vast Boundless World
Chapter 1236: Vast Boundless World
Although the ce clearly seemed ominous, Xiao Chen strangely felt a sense of peace. He was not angry at all. The scene before him appeared like a silent motion picture.
Unexpectedly, the ce beyond the fog in the Distant Sea Dragon Grave is like this, Xiao Chen muttered as he retracted his gaze.
Dont make too much of this. This is just the tip of the iceberg for the Distant Sea Dragon Grave. Youve just formally entered the periphery. Only after traveling through this entire in of fire should you have barely reached the depths, Ao Jiao said from the Immortal Spirit Ring.
Xiao Chen felt bbergasted as he looked at the stretch of deste fierynd that seemed to have no end. The size of this Distant Sea Dragon Grave was astonishingly huge.
What do you think Yi Ling and that group of people are here to do? I can tell that they are not here simply to scout the ce.
Xiao Chen could not spot any signs of activity within sight. He found it somewhat boring to stand guard at night, and he could not cultivate, either. So he chatted leisurely with Ao Jiao.
With too few clues, there is no way to guess. Furthermore, I have never been to the Distant Sea Dragon Grave, so I do not know much about it. In any case, just be careful, and you will be fine.
I hope so too.
After chatting for a while, Xiao Chen recalled that he had not opened that door of space and time today to absorb Primordial Energy. So he got Ao Jiao to keep watch for him for a while.
Ever since he experienced the might of Primordial Energy and the extreme difficulty of obtaining it, he treasured the only opportunity of every day to open the door of space and time, not daring to waste it.
With a thought, Xiao Chen activated the resplendent Heart of an Emperor. Then, it mysteriously called down the door of space and time above his head.
Pure-white Primordial Energy slowly dripped out. As he bathed in the white light, he appeared sacred.
Strong energy spread through his body, bringing a feeling of contentment.
Xiao Chen really wanted to see the world behind the door. What was that mysterious, vast, boundless world like?
Unfortunately, doing so was impossible. Even someone as strong as a Prime, someone who reached the peak limits of the Martial Dao, could not enter that world.
That so-called door of space and time existed between reality and illusion. It was not an actual door. Strictly speaking, that was just a projected image when the Heart of an Emperor connected with that world.
If one tried to go through that door, they would discover that they were still where they were. It was just an illusion.
Even if one really managed to enter, ording to the guesses of the many Martial Emperors of the Kunlun Realm, it would be a space of pure energy, chaotic and without order. After entering, one would immediately break down into Primordial Energy.
Of course, there was no way to verify whether that was true or not. Primordial Energy was just what the Martial Emperors of the Kunlun Realm called it. It was also just a guess that the world behind the door was chaotic.
Right now, Xiao Chen did not think of anything else. He only wanted to absorb this energy to strengthen himself, to increase his chances when he underwent the Great Tribtion of wind and fire.
Only when the door of space and time slowly closed did he reluctantly open his eyes. He sighed, thinking that Primordial Energy was truly difficult to obtain.
Xiao Chen looked around and saw nothing different.
Use your Heavenly Eye to take a look. The things of this vast deste in of fire cannot be clearly seen with just the naked eye.
Xiao Chen circted the Paradise Secret Canon, and the purple vertical eye on his forehead opened. Instantly, his field of vision increased by hundredsthousandsof times. He now saw many ming earth dragons wandering the deste ins as well as strange ming birds flying in the air. The sight startled him.
The strength of these ferocious beasts was definitely not low. Aside from the many ferocious beasts, he also made a somewhat surprising discovery.
There are so many divine materials! This deste fierynd is actually filled with treasures.
Several natural ores of divine materials hid in theva. While Xiao Chens Heavenly Eye observed everything in minute detail, his gaze froze on some strange gems flickering with golden light in a pool ofva.
However, in the next instant, theva covered them back up, hiding the gems. It looked like they sank into the pool, no longer to be seen.
The Heavenly Eye closed, and Xiao Chen became somewhat excited. He said, Ao Jiao, I think I saw a Heptagold Origin.
Really?! Ao Jiao eximed, losing control of her excitement, something that rarely happened.
For the Lunar Shadow Saber to be a Divine Weapon and make it into the Divine Weapon Ranking, aside from a vast amount of divine materials, a Heptagold Origin was something that could not be missed out. Such a rare treasure, something that could only be found and not sought, suddenly appeared before them. How could Ao Jiao not get excited?
Xiao Chen smiled and said, Dont get too excited. I did not manage to see it clearly. It disappeared in a sh. Im not entirely sure that it is a Heptagold Origin.
What are you waiting for? Quickly go over and take a look.
Xiao Chen smiled helplessly and replied, I want to as well. However, going by the calction of time outside, one night has already passed. I have to rush back. Furthermore, there are too many dangers between here and thatva pool. It is very difficult for me to get over there safely. If it is not a Heptagold Origin, I will suffer great losses.
Ao Jiao whispered, Sorry, I was too excited.
Never mind. That is part of the route we have to travel if we want to traverse this deste in of fire. At that time, I will just fish it up and take a look; then, we will know.
Xiao Chenmitted to memory the position of that suspected Heptagold Origin. Then, he quickly made his way back. Soon, he appeared before the campsite.
Surprisingly, the defensive formation of that campsite was utterly destroyed. Aside from the red-haired middle-aged man, Old Hong and the other Martial Emperors were all somewhat injured and mentally fatigued.
Shards of bone dragons littered the ground. Xiao Chen looked around and saw that many of the broken dragon ws had four talons each.
Xiao Chen instantly understood what had happened. Last night, the deste in of fire was very peaceful, with nomotion at all. On the other hand, another batch of bone dragons had rushed out of the foggy area; this time, they were four-wed bone dragons.
Old Hong looked at the perfectly fine Xiao Chen and immediately got mad. He pelted out curses and said, You brat, what kind of night guard are you? More than a hundred four-wed bone dragons charged over, and you did not even deliver a warning. Where did you run off to?!
Xiao Chen eyed Old Hongs enraged appearance without showing any fear at all. He retorted indifferently, Is that so? I followed your instructions and went far away. Last night was very peaceful; nothing happened. How was I to give you any warning?
Old Hong felt stifled. When he thought about it, he had indeed told Xiao Chen to go farther away. However, hearing Xiao Chen downy the situation made him unbearably angry.
Originally, Old Hong wanted to cause trouble for Xiao Chen, to have him suffer in the deste in of fire.
Who could have imagined that Xiao Chen woulde swaggering back after an uneventful night? On the other hand, Old Hong ended up covered in grime and dirt, even slightly injured.
The campsite was attacked. No matter how you argue this, you have to take responsibility for this.
Old Hong felt flustered and exasperated, so he started to turn unreasonable.
Xiao Chen smiled coldly and said, Can you be more shameless? I have never seen such a narrow-minded Martial Emperor before. Even the Primes I met before didnt speak like that to me. What are youpared to them?!
Rage filled Old Hongs heart. He stepped forward and demanded savagely, What did you say?!
Xiao Chen did not fear Old Hong at all. He also took a step forward and replied, I said you were shameless. Whats wrong? Your ears are blocked and unable to hear clearly? In that case, I will say it one more time loudly. You are a shameless old fellow!
All I did was push myself despite severe injury and force you back a small step. Is there a need for you to be so narrow-minded and make a mountain out of a molehill, targeting me at every turn?!
The moment Xiao Chen spoke, he immediately frightened all those half-step Martial Emperors into turning pale. This Xiao Chen was really courageous. They wondered what medicine Xiao Chen had taken for him to dare to show such anger to a Martial Emperor.
It was not that Xiao Chen was angry. It was that he was fed up. He was already upset that Old Hong tossed him out of the campsite for the entire night. Then, when he returned, despite him not having done anything wrong, Old Hong started ming him for everything. While Xiao Chen might have a good temper, it was not to the point where he could endure all this.
You are seeking death!
If you dare, then try attacking and stop trying to push me into a corner. You are just a First Heaven Martial Emperor. I really do not believe that you can kill me so casually.
Xiao Chen did not show any intention to retreat from Old Hongs overwhelming Emperors Might. Instead, he withstood the Emperors Might and moved forward step by step, ring at Old Hong.
In this sharp gaze, Old Hong saw the sharpness of an unyielding cultivator. For some reason, his aura weakened.
Old Hong could not help thinking quickly, For this brat to dare to enter the Distant Sea Dragon Grave, he definitely has some trump cards. There are no benefits in starting an all-out fight to kill him, a Consummation quasi-Emperor.
Perhaps I might even get injured. That would not be worth it. If Xiao Chen had anything of worth, it might possibly tempt Old Hong into attacking. However, without the clear presence of any benefits and Xiao Chen being difficult to deal with, Old Hong found it hard to decide to do so.
Never mind. We are all from the same group. There is no need to fight among ourselves. If we fight now, how are we going to continueter?
Seeing that Old Hong needed a way out of this embarrassing situation, one of the Martial Emperors quickly intervened.
At this moment, the red-haired Martial Emperor said, Old Hong, everyone bears responsibility here. No one expected a horde of bone dragons toe out of this foggy area.
Right, right, right! Old Hong, there is no need to get angry with the younger generation. Youths all have some degree of temper.
Seeing Xiao Chens unyielding sharpness, Old Hong, who already wanted to beat a retreat, went with the flow. He flung his sleeves and said, On ount of my fellow Martial Emperors here, I will not bicker with you now.
Xiao Chen smiled coldly to himself, toozy to bother with Old Hong, then went straight to a side.
Ao Jiao already memorized the route out of the foggy area. By relying on the Cycle Banner, Xiao Chen could leave this ce at any moment. He did not need to fear this First Heaven Martial Emperor too much.
If others show me respect, I will show the same amount of respect back. After picking on me so many times, why would I be polite to you?
Ye Chen, you are very courageous, Wang Yuzhu said with a faint smile after walking over.
Xiao Chen said casually, It is not a problem of courage. Everyone has their own bottom line. If he were a Third Heaven Martial Emperor, I would endure him ordering me around. However, he is just a First Heaven Martial Emperor, and he already thinks the heavens of himself. There is no need to show him any face.
Wang Yuzhu smiled bitterly to himself. Perhaps you are the only person who dares to say that. No matter which Heaven he is, he is still a Martial Emperor, a person of great influence. To us, these people are all insurmountable existences.
Chapter 1237: Dragon Race Ferocious Beas
Chapter 1237: Dragon Race Ferocious Beas
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What exactly happenedst night? Tell me about it. Xiao Chen sent a voice projection. As he looked at the shattered bits of bone dragons on the ground, he felt somewhat suspicious.
Wang Yuzhu looked around and whispered, Last night, a group of bone dragons went crazy and charged towards Yi Lings tent. There was much less pressure on us half-step Martial Emperors.
Xiao Chens thoughts churned. They were charging towards Yi Lings tent. In that case, it might not be because of my Azure Dragon Martial Spirit.
Could it be something on Yi Ling? Otherwise, it would be impossible for him to attract such great hatred. Or perhaps as the Dragon yer, he naturally attracts the hatred of the Dragon Race.
However, Xiao Chen was more concerned about another thing. He looked at the distant Yi Ling, who was discussing something and asked, Did he make a move?
Nope. That group of Martial Emperors values him, so they protected him the whole time.
Xiao Chens eyes flickered with light as he entered deep thought. Then, he said, In thetter part of the journey, stick closer to me. If this operation is really as you said, we are probably just sacrificial pieces. They probably do not intend for us to return alive.
You have the confidence to escape Martial Emperors? Wang Yuzhu asked in disbelief.
Xiao Chen did not dwell on the topic, saying, Just follow me. You will know when the timees. I never do things rashly. Lets stop here; Yi Ling and the others areing over.
Yi Ling and the red-haired Martial Emperor walked over. Then, they gathered the half-step Martial Emperors and gave out some instructions.
The deste ins of fire are rife with fire-attributed Dragon Race ferocious beasts. The group of you will work together and scout the way in front. Do not operate independently. We will follow behind and keep an eye out for you, ensuring your safety.
Old Hong originally still wanted to say something to get Xiao Chen to be at the very front. However, when he thought about the sharpness of this fellows eyes, he swallowed back the words he intended to say.
Ill let you be cocky for a while. When we reach our destination, Ill destroy you first.
After entering this Distant Sea Dragon Grave, these half-step Martial Emperors no longer had the right to decide anything. They could only obey the instructions of the Martial Emperors.
Working together, the seven walked in a group and started to scout the deste ins of fire. Their efforts would give the Martial Emperors buffer time to react.
However, there were benefits to serving as scouts. As the seven walked in front, they asionally discovered some divine-material-level ores on the deste ins of fire. Outside of this ce, they were all precious items.
Even if the red-haired Martial Emperor and the others were envious, they would be too embarrassed to ask the scouting group for them.
Among the scouting group, Xiao Chen gained the most. That was inevitable since he had memorized the locations of the precious ores along the way that he had discovered using the Heavenly Eye.
After every battle ended, he would be able to find some good things in corners that no one else paid note to.
Peak Grade Scorching me Crystal. Ye Chen, you managed to find another one.
After another battle ended, Xiao Chen found a burning Scorching me Crystal in a pool ofva. Such crystals were very useful to cultivators who practiced fire-attributed Cultivation Techniques. Even Martial Emperors could use them.
It was not just the half-step Martial Emperors whose eyes went green with envy. Even the red-haired Martial Emperor had a strange look in his eyes.
This masked youth is really extraordinarily lucky, the few Martial Emperors thought to themselves.
After the other Martial Emperors took a look, they stopped paying attention. After all, they had a prior agreement with him. Anything that Xiao Chen found belonged to him.
Only Old Hongs eyes lit up with greed. He tore his eyes away only after a long time. However, the seed of greed was already nted in his heart.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly and did not pay too much attention. All these were just appetizers. They were not lightning-attributed energy gems, so no matter how high their value was, they could not truly interest him.
What Xiao Chen really cared about was that thing he suspected to be a Heptagold Origin. That was what interested him the most.
Although the Thunder Emperors inheritance also had a Heptagold Origin, it was only one piece, not even fifty kilograms. In Xiao Chens opinion, it was not even sufficient for the Lunar Shadow Saber to advance to Divine Weapon. Once it became a Divine Weapon, it needed to have the qualifications to break into the Divine Weapon Ranking.
Xiao Chens target was to gather at least five hundred kilograms of Heptagold Origin as well as nine Martial-Emperor-level lightning-attributed Demonic Cores.
He looked around. The pool ofva with the Heptagold Originy about ten kilometers ahead. He would soon find out whether he was right or not.
After resting, the few half-step Martial Emperors regrouped and started scouting ahead once more.
Soon, the group of people reached the ming pool ofva. Xiao Chen started to feel somewhat anxious since everything went surprisingly smoothly. There was no ferocious beast there. No ferocious beast meant no battle.
Without a battle, he would not have a chance to take advantage of the chaos to fish up that Heptagold Origin.
If he suddenly went forward and fished up a Heptagold Origin, everyone would be able to figure out that something was fishy.
What should I do?
Xiao Chen felt very anxious, unable to think of an idea. If they just walked on, he would miss out on this opportunity for nothing.
Wait a moment!
Just as the group was about to walk past the pool ofva, Xiao Chen suddenly called out for the group to stop.
Whats wrong? Ye Chen, did you discover a Dragon Race ferocious beast? Yi Ling asked, feeling suspicious. The Martial Emperors could not understand it, either.
Since there was no chance, Xiao Chen could only try to create one himself. He absolutely could not miss out on that Heptagold Origin.
Xiao Chen maintained his calm and nodded. That pool ofva in front seems to be somewhat strange. However, Im not very sure about it.
A ferocious glint shed in Old Hongs eyes. Then, he immediately followed up with In that case, go over and take a look. We will follow you from behind.
Xiao Chen rejoiced in his heart. I was just waiting for you to say that. However, he still put an unhappy expression in his eyes.
Ill do it. I also feel that this pool ofva is somewhat strange.
Just as Xiao Chen was about to go forward, the red-haired Martial Emperor noticed the unhappy look in Xiao Chens eyes, so he said something, appearing to want to resolve the conflict between the two.
This development somewhat stunned Xiao Chen. Unexpectedly, at the critical moment, such a surprise happened.
Xiao Chens pretense had gone overboard. How was he supposed to respond to this? Could it be that he had to watch the red-haired Martial Emperor obtain the Heptagold Origin?
Xiao Chens expression stiffened somewhat, but he quickly recovered. However, it did not escape the red-haired Martial Emperors eyes.
The red-haired Martial Emperor walked over to Xiao Chens side and smiled. Your eyes are pretty good. I am now really curious; who are you really under that mask? However, there is no need for you to make a move this time. Ill do it myself. There is no need to thank me. There is still a long way to go. I do not want to see you and Old Hong always in conflict.
Xiao Chen felt somewhat speechless and depressed. There were several moments of extreme danger when we scouted ahead earlier, but you did not make a move. Of all times, you choose this moment to y the good guy. Aside from the Heptagold Origin, how could there be any danger in this pool ofva?
Even though Xiao Chen thought all that in his heart, he could only smile abashedly on the surface and say, In that case, many thanks, Senior.
Old Hong appeared somewhat embarrassed as well. Unexpectedly, the red-haired Martial Emperor chose to step forward at this moment.
The red-haired Martial Emperor advanced step by step and soon arrived before that pool ofva. He showed a calm expression as he looked at the mingva forming that vast pool.
Theva bubbled endlessly. Every time a bubble burst, it shot debris into the air and gave off horrifying hissing noises.
Xiao Chens heart seemed to leap into his throat. Originally, he was nning to use the Life Bestowal Spell to create a distraction. After that, he would fish out the Heptagold Origin. Unexpectedly, the red-haired Martial Emperor suddenly charged over.
It really hid very deeply. If not for us standing so close, you might really have seeded in hiding from us. Come out!
The red-haired Martial Emperor roared andshed out with the Emperors Might of a Second Heaven Martial Emperor, causing small cracks to appear in the air.
This aggression startled Xiao Chen. He quickly activated his dominance of kingship to resist this aura. This was the first time he saw the red-haired Martial Emperor make a move. Unexpectedly, this Martial Emperors aura was so strong.
Could there really be some danger in this pool ofva?
Just as Xiao Chen felt confused, an overwhelming shock wave surged out from the pool, sending nearly all theva soaring towards the sky. A bottomless ck hole appeared on the ins.
Before Xiao Chen could be shocked, he saw a fiery-red dragon me billowing towards the red-haired Martial Emperor. Everywhere it passed, it burned the air to nothing, leaving pitch-ck space. The temperature must have been very high.
There were even faint spatial fluctuations, causing this area to tremble.
This dragon me was extraordinary.
An expression of fear shed across Xiao Chens face. If he had really gone over, he probably would be dead already. What monster was hiding in this pool ofva?
The half-step Martial Emperors quickly backed away in a fluster. This was not a battle they could interfere in. Old Hong and the others showed serious expressions as they all circted their Primordial Energy, preparing to make a move to help at any time.
As Xiao Chen retreated, he suddenly remembered that he had to find that suspected Heptagold Origin ore.
He swept his eyes across and surveyed theva catapulted into the air by the shock wave. Then, he squinted. Indeed, he saw a strange golden rock that was already tumbling in the air together with theva.
Upon closer examination, it looked like the Heptagold Origin that he saw once before.
Fortunately, everyone elses attention was focused on that deep pit in the ground and the mysterious monster. No one paid attention to the sky.
However, before Xiao Chen could show any expression of joy, the golden Heptagold Origin disappeared into theva. Then he lost track of it when it crashed back to the ground.
Xiao Chen felt anxious, looking around everywhere. However, he could not find it.
Bang!
Before Xiao Chen had much time to think, a gigantic head appeared with a snake crown on top. This was actually a me Dragon Snake.
The me Dragon Snake was one of the most dangerous creatures of this deste in of fire. It was as strong as a First Heaven Martial Emperor. Furthermore, it held the geographical advantage here, which strengthened it further.
Whoosh! The me Dragon Snake shot up and surprisingly bypassed the red-haired Martial Emperor to charge towards Yi Ling.
The four Martial Emperors beside Yi Ling did not panic. They orderly went forward and shielded Yi Ling. Working together, they forced back the me Dragon Snake.
Beast, die!
The red-haired Martial Emperor took the opportunity to make a move. As he threw a palm strike, twoyers of fiery rings appeared behind him, painting the sky entirely red for five kilometers around.
Then, the five Martial Emperors surrounded the me Dragon Snake and beat it down like a dog, not giving the ferocious beast a chance to turn things around.
Chapter 1238: Strangely Strong Enemy
Chapter 1238: Strangely Strong Enemy
Everyone knew that this startlingly huge battle would definitely attract many ferocious beasts of simr levels over. While they were not afraid of one me Dragon Snake, it would be really problematic if a pack of simr-leveled ferocious beasts came over.
The battle was extremely intense. The Martial Emperors demonstrated their real strength. The group of half-step Martial Emperors watched seriously, hoping to learn a thing or two.
However, Xiao Chen did not pay any attention. He quietly moved back and formed hand seals. Then, he whispered, me Dragon Snake.
Instantly, the stones under his feet turned into small snakes under the effect of the Life Bestowal Spell, silently slithering around.
Xiao Chens eyes stayed on the battle between the Martial Emperors and the me Dragon Snake. However, his consciousness controlled the small snakes to swim where theva fell and search everywhere.
Five Martial Emperors attacked at the same time. With one of them a Second Heaven Martial Emperor, this group firmly suppressed the me Dragon Snake from head to tail. Soon, they covered it in wounds.
However, the red-haired Martial Emperor and the others did not look optimistic. They could hear several frightening roars in the distance, stirring up winds and clouds.
A light flickered in Yi Lings eyes. Strands of ck aura appeared around his body as he hesitated over whether to make a move or not.
As Xiao Chen looked at the ck aura, fear stirred in his heart. The Azure Dragon Martial Spirit, which he had been suppressing and preventing from roaring, immediately quietened down and trembled somewhat.
Could it be?
Xiao Chen was very familiar with this aura. However, Yi Ling exposed too little of it. Hence, Xiao Chen could not be entirely sure.
I found it!
Xiao Chen, who was multitasking, suddenly rejoiced. The small snakes finally managed to find that golden ore in that pool ofva.
Just as Xiao Chen was about to focus fully on that, Yi Ling suddenly made a move in the air. Yi Ling narrowed his eyes, and his figure flickered,nding a palm strike on the me Dragon Snake.
The originally berserk me Dragon Snakes aura suddenly withered, and its strength plummeted strangely.
When Xiao Chen shifted his gaze back, the five Martial Emperors had already caught hold of the opportunity andunched killing strikes, shattering its body into pieces and causing it to lose all signs of life.
Ao Jiao, did you clearly see how he made his move?
No, I did not. It is too strange. I dont even know how he did it.
Xiao Chen could not help feeling disappointed. This was an opportunity to see Yi Lings means that came by after much difficulty. Yet, he missed it like that.
However, it was still fine. He managed to find the Heptagold Origin.
While the few Martial Emperors rested, he silently moved over to the pool ofva. Then, he quickly made his move, grabbing the golden ore with his hand.
Xiao Chen looked carefully and revealed an expression of joy. It was indeed a Heptagold Origin. Furthermore, it was more than two timesrger than the piece from the Thunder Emperors inheritance.
However, he still needed to refine it and remove the impurities. Only after that would he know exactly how heavy this piece of Heptagold Origin was.
Without having to think, he ced it in his Universe Ring and turned around.
However, the moment Xiao Chen turned around, his expression changed. Old Hong had appeared behind him at some point in time and was now looking at him coldly.
You are really excellent. We are all tired out, and you are really rxed, following behind us and taking advantage. What did you get? Take it out and show me.
Xiao Chen replied coldly, You say take it out and show you. Who are you to say that?
When the others saw this scene, they felt curious and slowly walked over as well. Then, they all looked at Xiao Chen.
Whats wrong with you two now? the red-haired Martial Emperor asked with a frown.
Xiao Chen did not feel much fear of anyone. However, this red-haired Martial Emperor was a Second Heaven Martial Emperor and should not be offended.
If it was discovered that Xiao Chen obtained a Heptagold Origin, he would definitely have to run. Whether he could keep the Heptagold Origin or not would be unknown.
Xiao Chen felt very depressed. It was just one Heptagold Origin. Unexpectedly, there would be so many twists and turns.
Old Hong started to smear Xiao Chens name. This fellow took away one of our treasures.
Xiao Chen smiled coldly and said, Strange. This is a treasure that I discovered myself. Since when did it be yours?
Old Hongs face sank. Youve got a sharp tongue. You want to argue again? We killed the me Dragon Snake. Logically speaking, whatever is in theva is ours. I think you have be too arrogant, not respecting your elders. Do you really think we Martial Emperors can be offended?
Quickly hand it over, or we will kill you. We are merely doing things by the book. Dont me us for making a move on you, a junior.
A suspicious expression shed in the eyes of the red-haired Martial Emperor. As he looked at Old Hong, he asked, What is it exactly for you to be so anxious over it?
These words stunned Old Hong when he heard them. However, after thinking about it, he realized that he had not clearly seen what Ye Chen picked up, either. At one nce, it seemed like a piece of Heptagold Origin.
If Old Hong answered honestly, given that this red-haired Martial Emperor was the strongest, if it really was a Heptagold Origin, he would definitely not have a share.
After hesitating for a moment, Old Hong did not tell the truth. He said, Im not sure what it was exactly. It seemed like it was a Peak Grade Scorching me Crystal.
It is just a Peak Grade Scorching me Crystal. Is there a need to be so envious of him to the point of being so unsightly? Look at the time; we should get going.
When the red-haired Martial Emperor heard that it was just a piece of Peak Grade Scorching me Crystal, he could not help cursing. Then, he looked at Xiao Chen and said very meaningfully, Young man, you really have good eyes.
Clearly, at this moment, the red-haired Martial Emperor suspected that Xiao Chen had had another purpose when he said that there was a problem with theva pool.
After being stared at by this person, Xiao Chen felt a slight chill run down his back. The pressure that this brought was much more than Old Hongs.
Second Heaven Martial Emperors are indeed extraordinary. Although they are both Minor Heavenly Martial Emperors, the difference is so big. I have to be careful of this person on this trip. Otherwise, I might fail miserably at this easy task as a result of my negligence.
Lets go. If not, we will not make it in time, Yi Ling said anxiously after taking out the core of the me Dragon Snake.
When everyone looked around, there were strong auras rushing towards this ce. The ground rumbled. Everyone felt it shaking.
The fight with the me Dragon Snake probably startled all the Martial-Emperor-level ferocious beasts of the entire in.
No one dared to linger here, so they all executed their Movement Techniques and quickly left this ce.
As the group sped away, Xiao Chen and the others continued to move in front while the Martial Emperors followed behind. Even at such a time, the Martial Emperors still made sure to leave themselves some buffer space to react.
Brother Zhao, who exactly are you treating as your own? That masked brat or me? Old Hong asked the red-haired Martial Emperor in dissatisfaction.
The red-haired Martial Emperor retorted indifferently, I really wonder how you advanced to Martial Emperor. That masked fellow is clearly the one with the highest value and the most useful to us among the seven. Even if the rest die, he has to be kept alive until the very end. As for your grudge with him, I naturally will not care once we reach the destination.
Yi Ling said, This person is not simple. Last night, when he was standing guard, he should have taken that opportunity to scout out the ce. Being able to move about as he pleases amid so many ferocious beasts, he probably has extraordinary talents at Movement Techniques.
The red-haired Martial Emperor nodded. That should be right. Such a strong Consummation quasi-Emperor should probably be in the top ten of the Martial Emperor Reserve Ranking.
We must kill such a person after we reach the destination. Otherwise, he will be a potential problem. After he advances to Martial Emperor in the future, he will no doubte and find Old Hong to take revenge first, another Martial Emperor said.
When Old Hong heard that, he quivered. Then, he smiled coldly and said, How can I be afraid of him? No matter how powerful he is, he is just a Consummation quasi-Emperor. If I use my full power, he will definitely notst more than ten moves.
Thats right, Young Master Yi, how confident are you of opening the burial ground of that Fire Dragon General? I heard that this Fire Dragon General was one of the old Dragon Kings Eight Generals. Several of the Sovereign Martial Emperors have tried, but they could not open the doors to the burial ground.
Yi Ling replied calmly, Those people could not open it because they did not have the key. They did not know the method to open the door. I spent a lot of effort to obtain the key. As long as nothing unexpected happens, I am fully confident.
When the other Martial Emperors heard this, they all revealed expressions of joy. The burial ground of the Fire Dragon General was like one of the fortresses guarding the Dragon Kings main burial ground.
Given this groups strength, there would be no chance of surviving the Dragon Kings burial ground. However, there was still some chance of survival if they explored just the burial grounds of the Dragon Kings Generals.
However, we have to keep the cannon fodder alive for now. Firstly, I have the key. As long as the ferocious beasts of this deste in of fire detect its aura, they will attack me. Secondly, when we reach the Fire Dragon Generals burial ground, we will need these peoples physical bodies to open it up.
Old Hong nodded and said, Dont worry, I can see the bigger picture. If not for this, given my temper, that masked brat would have died a thousand times already.
The half-step Martial Emperors in front naturally did not know that from the moment they entered the Distant Sea Dragon Grave, they had no chance of survival.
This group of Martial Emperors never intended to let these half-step Martial Emperors leave alive.
Thetter part of the journey was even more difficult. The number of attacks increased markedly. However, there were many gains as well. Although they did not find the divine medicine, the natural treasures and divine materials that the group of half-step Martial Emperors found in the deste ins of fire were equal to ten years worth of profits.
If these half-step Martial Emperors could return alive, they would have earned a lot on this trip.
As for Xiao Chen, his harvest went without saying. That piece of Heptagold Origin was even more valuable than thebined profits of this group.
The Heptagold Origin was something that would interest even a Martial Emperor. It was enough for them to break promises and kill for.
However, the farther the group traveled, the more Xiao Chen felt that something was wrong. Towards the end, the Martial Emperors started to help out more. It was like they did not want the half-step Martial Emperors to die. Sometimes, they would even risk danger to help them block the attacks of some ferocious beasts.
Naturally, Xiao Chen did not think that these Martial Emperors behavior was due to the promptings of their conscience.
Wang Yuzhu,ter, when we reach the destination, remember to keep an eye out. I have a bad feeling.
Ye Chen, are you saying that this group of Martial Emperors will make a move on us? That cant be. What do we have of value that would prompt these Martial Emperors to attack us? At the worst, we just hand over the treasures we obtained to them.
It is hard to say. In any case, be more careful.
As the two spoke, the battles continued without pause. Aside from scouting, these half-step Martial Emperors could only function as harassment in the true battles.
The main fighting force was still the group of Martial Emperors. If not for following this group of Martial Emperors, it would be impossible for these half-step Martial Emperors to reach here, given their strength.
Chapter 1239: Great Battle with Martial Emperors
Chapter 1239: Great Battle with Martial Emperors
Three dayster, the fatigued group finally walked out of the deste ins of fire.
With Yi Ling leading the way, the group wound its way through many secret passages. After one hour, a vast, majestic burial ground appeared before the group. A row of fiery-red sculptures lined both sides of the passage. The air was extremely arid. It felt like their exhtions would take me.
At the end of the road was a mysterious formation in a depression in the ground with a circr hole in the middle of this formation. As it was somewhat far away, it could not be clearly seen.
This is the burial ground of the Fire Dragon General. Is this your destination? one of the half-step Martial Emperors eximed with some shock.
The Fire Dragon General was one of the old Dragon Kings Eight Generals. Aside from the main burial ground, this was one of the eight most valuable burial grounds in the Distant Sea Dragon Grave.
However, it was said that Sovereign Martial Emperors were helpless before this burial ground. Could it be that Yi Ling and his group had the means to open the door of this burial ground?
Yi Ling smiled faintly and said, You guessed right. However, Im sorry, there are no prizes.
Pu ci!
The five Martial Emperors attacked at the same time, each of them executing a killing move and mercilessly attacking the six half-step Martial Emperors and Xiao Chen.
The first one struck down was the half-step Martial Emperor who spoke. The red-haired middle-aged man hit him with a palm strike, and the half-step Martial Emperor immediately burned to ashes.
The other four Martial Emperors all made their moves as well. Although they each struck one person, they were unable to kill their targets instantly. The difference in strength was evident.
As for Xiao Chen and Wang Yuzhu, they had been keeping an eye out. When the other party exposed their murderous intent, the two quickly turned and fled, avoiding the first wave of attacks.
Leave those two to me!
A greedy look shed in Old Hongs eyes. He rushed in front of the other Martial Emperors and headed in the direction Xiao Chen and Wang Yuzhu had taken.
Ye Chen, you really struck the nail on this. This group of Martial Emperors is deranged. What can they gain by killing a bunch of half-step Martial Emperors?
While the two rushed away, Wang Yuzhu still could not understand. Originally, he thought that this mission would just be more difficult.
Unexpectedly, at the very end, the Martial Emperors personally tried to kill him.
No matter how Wang Yuzhu thought about it, he could not figure out why. How would these Martial Emperors benefit by killing them?
Martial Emperors had recruited half-step Martial Emperors to explore the ancient dragon graves in the past. Although the mortality rate was high, there had never been a situation where the Martial Emperors killed the half-step Martial Emperors.
Even if the Martial Emperors saw a treasure they wanted, they would just snatch it away. How could half-step Martial Emperorspete with Martial Emperors? The half-step Martial Emperors would just obediently hand the treasure over.
Of course, a monster like Ye Chen was an exception.
Xiao Chen said with a cold smile, You are surprised by this? I do not find this surprising at all. During the second test, I could tell that those Martial Emperors were capable of anything from their cold and aloof expressions.
What should we do now? It is too difficult for us to get out alive with just the two of us, Wang Yuzhu said worriedly.
Not to mention the ferocious beasts along the way, just the foggy area would trap them until they died.
Dont worry. Just follow me, Xiao Chen replied calmly.
Suddenly, maniacalughter echoed behind. Brat, now that you know to run, it is toote. Werent you very cocky earlier? Why are you running? If you have the courage, then stop. This old man will smash you to death with one hand.
The maniacalughter carried a heavy Emperors Might surging towards them overwhelmingly.
Rumble!
As the Emperors Might spread out, Old Hongs maniacalughter shaved off ayer of the ground and turned it into a wave-like storm heading for the two.
Wang Yuzhus expression changed. Oh no! That old man chased over. It is going to be difficult to flee.
While looking over their shoulders, the two saw Old Hong tearing space with his hand and traveling through the void. Although each jump was not very far, his speed was faster than theirs.
Furthermore, there was the interference of the storm from behind. It was only a matter of time before Old Hong caught up with them.
There is just this fellow giving chase?
Xiao Chen opened his Heavenly Eye and looked back. Indeed, only Old Hong was on their trail.
He concluded that the other Martial Emperors were chasing the others.
Masked brat, werent you very courageous? Daring to contest with me in front of so many people and embarrassing me? Why are you running now?
The rage that Old Hong suppressed in his heart all this time thoroughly erupted now. His roar sounded like thunder, inspiring panic. Anyone who heard this voice would hear the overwhelming killing intent in it.
Whoosh!
Xiao Chen closed his Heavenly Eye and turned around, stopping just like that.
This move startled Wang Yuzhu. Ye Chen, have you gone crazy?
Xiao Chen smiled faintly. Then, his expression turned serious, his eyes radiating murderous intent. It is just a First Heaven Martial Emperor. Watch carefully as I ughter this old fellow!
Old Hong, who had been chasing Xiao Chen, suddenly sensed him stopping. His face lit up in joy as he said, Little bastard, you really dare to stop. Do you really think that I cant kill you?!
After Old Hong finished speaking, he calcted the distance. Then, he took two steps forward, moving one kilometer with each step, before thrusting his sword out. He cut open a tear in space and entered in a sh.
He intended to travel through the void and appear suddenly, killing Xiao Chen in one strike.
Pu ci!
Xiao Chen raised his eyebrows. He sensed a small tear in space about ten meters away from him. This tear rapidly expanded, and in nearly the next instant, Old Hong leaped out from it.
Outside of Old Hongs expectations, Xiao Chen did not seem surprised at his tearing space open and suddenly charging out to kill himas if Xiao Chen already anticipated this long ago.
At some point in time, a war banner flickering with five different colored lights had appeared in Xiao Chens hand.
What Secret Treasure is that? Old Hong raised an eyebrow, feeling a bad premonition.
I have been waiting for you for a long time. Die!
Xiao Chens lips curled up slightly into a cold and cruel smile. The instant Old Hong leaped out of the spatial tear, Xiao Chen thrust the banner in his hand forward, taking the initiative to attack.
In the next moment, Wang Yuzhu saw a scene that he would never forget for life.
Suddenly, all the dark clouds in the sky scattered. Thousands of stars appeared in the pitch-dark night sky, materializing a beautiful and majestic scene.
Starlight in five different colors formed radiant pirs that suddenly descended from the sky. Then, a garish disy appeared behind Xiao Chen, manifesting various gorgeous and dazzling scenes.
The scenes disyed shed endlessly like they were illusions.
Xiao Chen wielded the Cycle Banner like a spear. With the five states merging and the boundless starlight it contained, the power of this strike reached its peak.
Old Hong could not react at all. He maintained his posture, with his sword held up, as he jumped down.
The tip of the spear stabbed into Old Hongs chest. Pu ci! A bowl-sized ck hole appeared there, smooth and level, with no imperfections.
Punching a hole in space! You are holding an Emperor Grade Secret Treasure! How can it be?!
Old Hong looked at the wound in his chest and revealed an expression of horror. Never had he imagined that a Consummation quasi-Emperor could freely control the might of an Emperor Grade Secret Treasure.
If Old Hong had known that Xiao Chen could control an Emperor Grade Secret Treasure, even if he were one hundred times more courageous, he would not have dared to give chase.
Xiao Chen smiled coldly and said, Dont think that after advancing to Martial Emperor, you are unrivaled under the heavens. You are just a First Heaven Martial Emperor. Even the Primes I met before are not as arrogant as you!
Pa!
Xiao Chen fiercely swung the banner, sending the Martial Emperor flying down from the sky. This was like a p on Old Hongs face, half of which was immediately ruined.
After Old Hong moved from that spot, a ck hole still lingered in space there for a long timethis was a true tearing open of space. As for the spatial tear that Old Hong made earlier, it had long healed already.
Run!
After Old Hongnded, blood flowed continuously from his wounds. Only one thought existed in his head: to rejoin the red-haired Martial Emperor. Only then could he save himself. Given his current situation, he was not a match for Xiao Chen.
Despite the recovery ability of the Golden Emperor Body, the ck-hole-like wound on his chest could not heal. His entire heart had vanished. If he did not quickly find a ce to treat his injuries, he would die, even if Xiao Chen did not make a move.
After Xiao Chen executed his attack, he realized his mistake. He was too used to attacking the chest. However, for Martial Emperors, the chest was already no longer a vital spot. He had to attack the location of the Heart of an Emperor.
However, that did not matter. This old fellow could no longer fight. There was no way he could survive.
Xiao Chen unfurled the Cycle Banner, and the roar of surging waves boomed out. The entire space started to fluctuate as well.
He aimed at where Old Hong had fled, then ferociously hurled the Cycle Banner in his hand.
The banner flew like a thrown spear. Instantly, the stars that covered the sky moved together with the Cycle Banner.
Starlight of five different colors descended, looking like colorful rain falling. Old Hong felt like he could not run. Right now, his physical body was not intact. He could not even use his Primordial Energy. Space fluctuated like water, resisting him.
He looked back, and the scene that met him would be thest thing he saw in this world.
Arriving like a meteor, the Cycle Banner stabbed the ce where Old Hongs Heart of an Emperor was. Then, it pierced through his body and pinned him to the ground.
Two moves to kill a Martial Emperor!
Wang Yuzhu felt somewhat dazzled. Did he see wrong? He rubbed his eyes, then looked carefully. Indeed, he had not seen wrong.
Old Hong, who kept saying arrogantly that he could easily kill Xiao Chen throughout the journey, ended up pinned on the ground, dead.
Motes of white light wafted out of Old Hongs body. This white light was an iparably pure white and contained dense and pure energy.
They were the indication of a Heart of an Emperor slowly dying. When the motes of lightpletely vanished, Old Hong would be thoroughly dead.
Now, Xiao Chen was spent. He had already depleted the ten strands of Primordial Energy to control the five states.
The drain on the Mental Energy in his sea of consciousness was even more horrifying. Every state carried vast Astral Energy. Furthermore, each of the various attributes was distinct and did not merge easily.
If Xiao Chen had not been careful, they might have exploded. At that time, instead of injuring his enemy, it might have ended up causing him harm and half-crippling him.
That dream-like strike was, in reality, a gamble with his life every time he used it.
Xiao Chen, quickly, go and absorb those bits of light. They are very useful to you. Hurry up. Dont let them all scatter, Ao Jiao said urgently from the Immortal Spirit Ring.
Chapter 1240: Life Essence
Chapter 1240: Life Essence
Hearing such anxious words from Ao Jiao, Xiao Chen ignored his fatigue and prepared to go over.
However, he looked around and discovered that Wang Yuzhus eyes were filled with hope as he looked at those motes of light, appearing entranced.
Oh no! I forgot that this person was still here.
Although Xiao Chen was normally a good judge of character, he could not help feeling nervous. In his current state, he was not confident of defeating this half-step Martial Emperor.
If the other party ended up being greedy, Xiao Chen could only choose to flee alone and not fight now.
Wang Yuzhu felt Xiao Chens gaze and smiled in embarrassment. This is the Life Essence of a Martial Emperor. Id heard of it before, but this is my first time seeing it. So I ended up a little too engrossed.
Xiao Chen said calmly, Its fine. I understand.
If the other party wanted to snatch it, this was his best chance. After Xiao Chen absorbed this Life Essence, there would not be any more opportunities to do so.
In the end, Xiao Chen had not gone through life and death with Wang Yuzhu nor spoken heart to heart with him before. He could use this opportunity to test Wang Yuzhu.
If Wang Yuzhu could endure the temptation and greed, not making a move on Xiao Chen, then he would be worth befriending. Xiao Chen asked Ao Jiao to stand guard before crossing three steps worth of distance with every two steps to arrive beside Old Hongs corpse.
As Xiao Chen was about to sit down cross-legged, the Azure Dragon Martial Spirit Yuanying in his dantian wanted to roar again. It took advantage of his weakness to try and break through his suppression.
From the moment he entered the Distant Sea Dragon Grave, he had felt a mysterious existence calling out to him. The Azure Dragon Martial Spirit probably wanted to roar in reply to the call of this mysterious being.
Due to the presence of Yi Ling and the others, Xiao Chen had been suppressing the Azure Dragon Martial Spirit, not letting it respond to that call.
Right now, the Azure Dragon Martial Spirit wanted to take advantage of his weakness to return that mysterious call.
Xiao Chen was very cautious by nature. He did not know what would happen if he replied to that mysterious call in the Distant Sea Dragon Grave. It would be better if he recovered some of his strength first. So he suppressed the Azure Dragon Martial Spirit once more, not letting it return that call.
Then, he calmed himself and sat down cross-legged to start absorbing Old Hongs Life Essence.
Strands of surging energy entered Xiao Chens body. He was shocked to discover that his exhausted Law Energy replenished quickly.
Soon, after he finished recovering, twenty thousand Heavenly Laws swam around the Heart of an Emperor like they were roaming dragons.
After that, his Primordial Energy started to recover. Although the rate was slower than that for the Heavenly Laws, it was still much faster than using Essence Stones.
Once Xiao Chen replenished all his energy, he discovered that his cultivation started to grow.
The Life Essence of the Martial Emperor flowed in continuously. Xiao Chens Heavenly Laws grew wildly, more than ten times faster than when he used Essence Stones to cultivate.
No wonder Ao Jiao told him to hurry up and not waste it. The Life Essence of a Martial Emperor was truly great nourishment. It was even stronger than some Sage Grade Medicinal Pills and natural treasures.
As Wang Yuzhu watched Xiao Chen slowly absorb the Martial Emperors Life Essence, his face revealed some envy. While he could not hide this expression, there was no greed in it.
Such an opportunity is truly envious.
A Consummation quasi-Emperor killing a Martial Emperornot many people managed to aplish such a heaven-defying feat even in ancient times.
However, his mysterious banner should be an Emperor Grade Secret Treasure. The peak strike of an Emperor Grade Secret Treasure can indeed severely injure an unprepared Martial Emperor. That is not strange at all.
However, dont Emperor Grade Secret Treasures require Primordial Energy in order for one to truly control it freely?
Does Ye Chen possess Primordial Energy as well?
All sorts of questions appeared in Wang Yuzhus mind. He remained perplexed despite pondering over them hundreds of times.
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After arriving before the Fire Dragon Generals burial ground, Yi Ling did not have to wait for long before the Martial Emperors who gave chase to the half-step Martial Emperors returned with the half-step Martial Emperors corpses.
After four hours, all the Martial Emperors, aside from Old Hong, had already regathered.
That is strange. Why is Old Hong not back yet? one of the Martial Emperors asked, feeling somewhat suspicious.
Someone joked, Could it be that he cant even deal with two half-step-Martial-Emperor-level experts?
Worry shed in the red-haired Martial Emperors eyes. Then, he said, Never mind. Lets not care about him for now. That masked fellow is somewhat difficult to deal with. He probably managed to run away.
Right, that masked fellow does indeed feel somewhat mysterious. Old Hong probably lost him and is too embarrassed to return.
The few of them felt that there would not be any idents, given Old Hongs strength. The only possibility was that he lost the people he was chasing.
It was likely that no matter how they thought about it, they would never guess that Xiao Chen had already killed Old Hong, that Old Hong had not even had the chance to detonate himself, letting Xiao Chen absorb all of his Life Essence.
Yi Ling looked at the corpses at his feet, then at therge passageway in front. The Dragon Race puppets guarding the dragon grave lined the two sides, more than a hundred of them.
There was a formation in a depression at the end of the passageway. Those who wanted to open the doors to the Fire Dragon Generals burial ground would make use of this formation.
After waiting for a while longer and not seeing Old Hong return, Yi Ling shook his head and said, Never mind. Lets not wait for him anymore. The corpses at our feet are sufficient already. Lets go!
Young Master Yi, the Emperor Grade puppets of the Dragon Race at the two sides will attack the moment we go over. Should we not make some preparations?
Yi Lings lips curled up slightly. Since I said we could go, we naturally can go. Do you think that my nickname of Dragon yer is just an empty title?
After speaking, Yi Ling raised his foot and stepped forward. A strange aura appeared on his body, eliciting fear in the puppets at the two sides; it was extremely mysterious.
Before this aura, the two rows of Dragon Race puppets unexpectedly trembled slightly, as if in foreboding.
If Xiao Chen were here and saw the aura that Yi Ling unleashed, he would definitely recognize this aura.
That was right. This aura was exactly the same as the aura of the ghost Hou that Xiao Chen once saw.
They really did not attack!
The few Martial Emperors goggled. Then, they carefully followed behind Yi Ling with incredulous looks on their faces.
The group walked in, step by step, and soon arrived at the end of the passageway. Then, Yi Ling instructed, Let out the blood and fill the formation.
The others obeyed, spilling the blood of the half-step Martial Emperors into the formation.
At this moment, Yi Ling took out the dragon-shaped key and toyed with it in his hand. There happened to be a circr hole in the center of the ancient formation that perfectly matched the key he held.
Buzz! Buzz! Buzz!
The Dragon Race puppets on both sides trembled even more intensely. They looked like they would break free of their constraints soon and attack together.
The red-haired Martial Emperor felt afraid when he saw this. If more than one hundred Dragon Race Martial-Emperor-level puppets were to attack at the same time, even he would find it hard to cope.
The red-haired Martial Emperor said, Young Master Yi, there wont be any problems, right?
Yi Ling revealed a faint smile of confidence. I have been to thousands of dragon graves of various sizes. However, I have never had any problems even once.
The red-haired Martial Emperor smiled as well. However, there was still a shadow in his heart. That masked fellow seemed somewhat unfathomable to him.
Before Old Hong returned, the red-haired Martial Emperor could not bepletely at ease.
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After Xiao Chen finished absorbing all of Old Hongs Life Essence, he somewhat reluctantly opened his eyes.
A quick check revealed that his Heavenly Laws had increased by five thousand. Now, he had twenty-five thousand Heavenly Laws.
Unexpectedly, just by killing a Martial Emperor, he increased his cultivation by a quarter. That wasparable to using thousands of Essence Stones. Furthermore, it was much faster.
Xiao Chen could not help thinking that if he could kill a few more Martial Emperors, he would not need to cultivate anymore.
However, after thinking further, he realized that it was not realistic.
He managed to kill a Martial Emperor this time mainly because of Old Hongs carelessness. Old Hong had not known that he had already condensed a Heart of an Emperor and could control an Emperor Grade Secret Treasure.
Otherwise, it would have been extremely difficult for Xiao Chen to kill him in one move. Old Hong would have detonated himself, so Xiao Chen would not have been able to obtain such a chance.
For regr Martial Emperors, even if you killed them, preventing them from self-detonating would be very hard. Furthermore, such actions were counter to the righteous path. If Xiao Chen kept thinking about doing this, then how would he be different from those evil loose cultivators?
In actual fact, Xiao Chens cultivation experience was no different from that of a loose cultivator. His not sinking into depravity for a long time was because his character never changed.
If his character changed, even if his strength increased, he would not be the original Xiao Chen anymore.
Ao Jiao reminded, Stop pondering it. There are such great effects only the first time. Quickly see what treasures this Old Hong has on his body.
Xiao Chen smiled as he recovered his wits. Then, he pulled out his Cycle Banner, which made a scarlet light shoot out.
After that, Xiao Chen searched Old Hongs chest. As for Old Hongs spatial ring, all he could do was look at it. The spatial rings of quasi-Emperors already contained restrictions, what more the spatial rings of Martial Emperors.
However, when Xiao Chen thought about this, it felt very unfortunate. If he could open this spatial ring, he would gain an enormous sum.
No matter how poor a Martial Emperor was, they would definitely have at least millions of ck Astral Coins and plenty of all sorts of emergency Medicinal Pills.
A Martial Emperor was not likely to carry anything good on his body. No matter who it was, they would definitely ce the precious treasures in their spatial ring, just like Xiao Chen did.
Although Xiao Chen did not harbor much hope, he managed to find a talisman seal. This talisman seal hadplicated and profound drawings on it. However, it looked very in and simple.
Looking up, Xiao Chen discovered Wang Yuzhu walking over while staring at the golden talisman seal in his hand as if he recognized it.
Brother Wang, do you know what this is? Xiao Chen asked after noticing the situation.
Wang Yuzhu replied, When I saw Old Hongy the formation, he used this talisman seal. He carved the diagram on the talisman seal on the ground, and then he activated the talisman seal before cing it in the center of the formation. After that, it formed a formation that could defend against an ordinary Martial Emperor.
Ao Jiao exined to Xiao Chen from the Immortal Spirit Ring, This is a formationmonly used by Martial Emperors. It is called the Iron Defense Magic Formation. The formations of the Martial Epoch all originate from the Immortal Epochs Buddhist, Confucian, and Daoist schools. Daoist and Confucian formations are rather rare. Most of them are Buddhist formations. The Iron Defense Magic Formation is one such Buddhist formation. Clearly, she understood it much better.
Let me test it out.
Xiao Chen had never seen this sort of talisman before and was rather curious. So he asked Ao Jiao how to use it and prepared to give it a try.
Chapter 1241: Horrifying Change
Chapter 1241: Horrifying Change
Xiao Chen had experience in drawing talismans, and he also possessed strong Mental Energy. After a few attempts, he managed to carve out the diagram on the talisman seal perfectly.
ording to what Ao Jiao said, he just needed to carve out eighty-one talisman scripts in the respective directions, and he could form a small Iron Defense Magic Formation.
Then, Xiao Chen tossed the talisman seal into the air and caused it to project eighty-one formation nodes on the ground.
He had copied it exactly, quickly drawing the talisman script on the node points. However, there was no reaction.
Strange. Why is there no reaction? I think I drew the diagram of the talisman seal correctly, right?
Ao Jiao criticized, How can it work the way you are doing it? It requires some grace. This is something that only Martial Emperors can do. When you draw it, you need to use the Heart of an Emperor tomunicate with heaven and earth.
Xiao Chensprehension ability surpassed others. The moment he heard Ao Jiaos words, he understood.
After trying three times, he sessfully carved out the Iron Defense Magic Formation. Instantly, the formation nodes connected to each other, and a defensive formation with golden light flowing manifested.
This development astounded Wang Yuzhu, who was watching at the side. He was shocked at both Xiao Chensprehension ability and the confirmation of his earlier spection.
This mysterious masked youth before Wang Yuzhu had indeed condensed a Heart of an Emperor. He grasped the Primordial Energy that only Martial Emperors could.
Done! Xiao Chen said with a smile as he held the talisman seal and looked at the golden ring of light two hundred meters around him. This would make things much more convenient when he went out to adventure in the future.
Due to his tion, Xiao Chen had dropped his guard somewhat. This time, the Azure Dragon Martial Spirit caught hold of this opportunity and broke through Xiao Chens suppression, letting out a drawn-out roar.
The dragon roar surged out of his body like a reply to the call in the distance.
Whats going on?!
Caught off guard, Wang Yuzhu, who was rather nearby, got knocked away by the Dragon Might.
Roar! Roar! Roar!
An even more shocking thing happened next. Three even more horrifying dragon roars came from the distance. Dark clouds surged in the sky, lightning shed, and thunder roared. All sorts of terrifying mysterious phenomena appeared.
As if summoned from the ancient past, a colossal Azure Dragon image hidden in theyers of dark clouds opened its eyes and stared at Xiao Chen.
The ground churned. It was like the entire Distant Sea Dragon Grave came to life. Wang Yuzhu wobbled, unable to stand stably.
Shock shed in the eyes of Xiao Chen, the cause of all this. Before he could even brace himself, an extremely strong, irresistible force pulled at him.
Then, Xiao Chen vanished right before Wang Yuzhus eyes, leaving him very confused and wondering what happened.
After Wang Yuzhu calmed dawn, he nervously walked over and verified that Xiao Chen had indeed disappeared. Then, he could not help showing an expression of consternation.
Its over. He really disappeared.
Now that Xiao Chen disappeared, how was Wang Yuzhu to leave the Distant Sea Dragon Grave? Regardless of the deste in of fire or the foggy area, he would not be able to travel through them safely with his strength.
After thinking about it, Wang Yuzhu carefully put away the sword in Old Hongs hand. Then, he looked around, searching for a somewhat safe ce to hide.
However, Wang Yuzhus face filled with worry that could not be eased. If Xiao Chen did not reappear, even if Wang Yuzhu could hide for a while, he could not do so forever. He would still end up waiting for death.
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Although Wang Yuzhu felt depressed, there were people who were even more depressed than him.
Right before the Fire Dragon Generals burial ground, that ancient formation in the depression was already filled with blood and radiating a scarlet light.
Yi Ling calmly held the dragon-shaped key and slowly inserted it into the circr hole.
As he gradually put the key in, the Dragon Race puppets lining the two sides of the passage struggled even more intensely, shaking left to right, making the four Martial Emperors feel somewhat afraid.
Young Master Yi, are you sure there will be no problems?
Yi Ling did not even turn his head back as he replied confidently, I already said it many times. This is thest time Im repeating it. There are absolutely no problems!
Boom!
However, right after Yi Ling spoke, a resonant dragon roar came from the distance. Before he could understand what happened, it was followed by another three even more horrifying dragon roars.
The entire Distant Sea Dragon Grave seemed toe to life. The two rows of Dragon Race puppets struggled free of Yi Lings suppression in an instant with these three dragon roars.
The key in the formation also shot out abruptly.
Surprise shed in Yi Lings eyes. When he looked back, the hundred-odd Martial-Emperor-level puppets charged ferociously at the group.
The atmosphere turned incredibly cold, filled with killing intent.
Horrified expressions shed on the fives faces. They no longer cared about exploring the burial ground of this Fire Dragon General as they fled for their lives.
Then, Yi Ling thought of the masked youth and suddenly understood. Now, he finally realized who that person was.
Aside from Xiao Chen, the descendant of the Dragons Gates Azure Emperor, who else could cause such a hugemotion in the Distant Sea Dragon Grave?
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At this moment, Xiao Chen did not know that the Azure Dragon Martial Spirits roar ended up spoiling the operation that the Dragon yer Yi Ling had prepared a long time for.
He also did not know that Yi Ling already guessed who he was. Even if he did know, he did not have the leisure to bother himself with it.
Right now, Xiao Chen himself was very confused and suffering an incredible headache. The words of the stone stele in front of him somewhat stunned him.
The stone stele had five ancient Dragon Race words.
While Xiao Chen did not know how to read the Dragon Races words, for some reason, he understood what they meant with one nce. It was like these five words had already been imprinted in his mind long ago, and all it had taken was one nce to unearth the memory hidden deep within his mind.
The Azure Dragon Kings Grave!
That was right. These five ancient Dragon Race words meant the Azure Dragon Kings grave.
Who was the Azure Dragon King? Was that not Xiao Chen himself? Could it be that this was his grave? Xiao Chens first reaction to this was so much terror, to the point where his hair stood on end.
However, after thinking about it for a while, he felt that his guess was somewhat impossible and that it was wrong.
While Xiao Chen was the Azure Dragon King, it was just a hereditary title. The Martial God Pce had probably bestowed this title to many people already. As long as one had the Azure Dragon Martial Spirit and attained a certain amount of military merits, one would be able to obtain this title.
Being conferred the Azure Dragon King did not truly mean that one was the Azure Dragon King. The Azure Dragon King here likely meant the true king of the Dragon Races Azure Dragons.
Does that mean that the mysterious power pulled me into the main burial ground of the Distant Sea Dragon Grave?
At this thought, Xiao Chen could not help feeling excited. The main burial ground was a ce that even Sovereign Martial Emperors could not prate. Yet, he had entered it by some miracle.
The ce behind the stone stele should be the Azure Dragon Kings burial ground. Ancient Dragon Race motifs were carved on the stone doors to the burial ground. There was a small recess at the center.
Xiao Chen took off the Azure Dragon King insignia on his chest andpared it to the niche. He found that it seemed to match perfectly.
Already familiar with the proceedings, he did not have to think twice. He ced the insignia in the recessa perfect fit with no mismatch whatsoever.
However, the stone doors to the burial ground did not react at all. There was not even the slightest bit of energy fluctuation. It was like Xiao Chen had only ced an ordinary rock and not the Azure Dragon Kings insignia.
He rubbed his chin and thought for a while. He recalled his experience of opening the Dragons Gates Treasure Trove. Then, he took out a drop of his essence blood and infused it into the insignia before trying again.
This time, the heavy stone doors gave off rumbling sounds as they slowly opened.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly and put away the Azure Dragon Kings insignia before entering with big strides. Ka cha! The stone doors closed, startling him.
Tall stone pirs with carvings of Azure Dragons lined both sides of the passageway. The carvings were exquisite and looked very realistic.
After continuing down the passageway, Xiao Chen arrived at arge hall. He tried to move to the left and the right but discovered that invisible barriers blocked him, stopping him from proceeding.
The corpses of many Azure Dragonsid in the hall in front. A rough count came to at least one hundred. However, looking farther on, there were many human corpses standing there. All of them wore the uniform of the Dragons Gate.
Xiao Chen thought to himself, These should be the Kings of every generation of Azure Dragons. After they died, they were buried here. As for the human corpses at the back, they should be the past Sect Masters of the Dragons Gate. They chose to inter themselves here after their deaths.
Below the human corpses, there were some words obscured by dust.
When Xiao Chen tried to go over to wipe off the dust and verify his guess, he discovered another invisible barrier blocking his way.
That was to say, in this godforsaken ce, aside from going back, there was no other ce he could go. The front, the right, the left were all blocked off by invisible barriers.
Xiao Chen could not help feeling suspicious. Since you brought me here already, why are you not letting me go anywhere?
Never mind. I will just walk around the area that I can freely move about in first.
The invisible barriers in therge hall split the chamber in half, not giving Xiao Chen a lot of ces to explore.
Aside from a three-kilometer-tall azure stone pir, there was nothing else around. Everything elsey on the other side of the invisible barriers.
Xiao Chen arrived before the stone pir, where he sensed a vast and ancient aura. When he touched the pir with his hand, the Azure Dragon Martial Spirit immediately turned solemn and dignified.
He vaguely felt like he was seeing another world. Thousands of Azure Dragons appeared in his mind, bowing and worshiping the azure stone pir.
However, aside from this, there was nothing else. Xiao Chen felt like he was still missing something. This stone pir should be of great help to him; it should not be as simple as this.
As he was busy thinking, a figure suddenly walked out of the passageway on the left that was hundreds of meters tall.
Xiao Chens acute Spiritual Sense immediately detected it. When he turned his head around, he discovered it to be a haggard old man wearing robes embroidered with azure dragons.
Might I ask who Senior is? Xiao Chen said with a serious expression.
This person had to possess an extraordinary identity. Why else would he be able to appear in the Distant Sea Dragon Grave?
This person did not answer Xiao Chens question. He sized up Xiao Chen and nodded his head. It is indeed a descendant of the Xiao n. However, why did you run over to the Distant Sea Dragon Grave even before you refined the Azure Dragon Pce?
The azure-d old man showed a strange expression, evincing doubt on his face. There is also the Azure Dragon Kings insignia, but you are not even a Martial Emperor yet. What is going on?
The Dragons Gate had been destroyed for ten thousand years already, but this old man had been in the Distant Sea Dragon Grave all the while, unable to get out. So he did not know about the situation outside.
Speaking for a long time, Xiao Chen exined the destruction of the Dragons Gate and the Azure Emperors mysterious disappearance to this old man.
Chapter 1242: Tomb Keeper
Chapter 1242: Tomb Keeper
After the azure-d old man heard what Xiao Chen said, he did not show much of a change in expression. He was not aggrieved, nor was there any emotional fluctuation. Xiao Chen found the situation strange.
If this person was a senior of the Dragons Gate, there should be some emotional fluctuation when he heard this newsgrief, at the very least.
It should be just like in the Azure Dragon Pce. When the Item Spirit heard that news, his expression immediately showed great changes.
Xiao Chen could not help feeling regret immediately. He should not have said so much earlier. Then, he continued asking, Might I ask who exactly Senior is?
Me? The azure-d old man said, Im not human. I am just the tomb keeper of this burial ground. After this burial pce was forged, I was born. You can treat me as something like an Item Spirit.
Xiao Chen somewhat understood now. This old man was like the steward of this burial ground. He guessed, You were the one who pulled me in?
Thats right. The moment you stepped into the Distant Sea Dragon Grave, I sensed your presence. It seems like the Xiao n had not shown up for ten thousand years. After you entered, I noticed some dubious points, so I acted more cautiously and observed for a while before showing up, the azure-d old man said calmly.
You no longer have suspicions about me, right?
There is none left. However, the affairs of life are really hard to predict. Ten thousand years ago, that brat Xiao Teng held a lofty aspiration and boundless dominance. Who knew, in this abandonednd, after just a mere ten thousand years, his lofty aspiration would be only a joke.
Xiao Teng seemed to be the Azure Emperors name. However, not many people dared to address the Azure Emperor by name. The people now probably did not even remember his name.
Xiao Chen felt somewhat embarrassed in his heart. Only the old man before him dared to refer to the Azure Emperor as that brat.
However, for some reason, when Xiao Chen heard the old man speak about the Azure Emperor in such a manner, he felt strangely ufortable in his heart. It was like the old man was speaking about him.
The azure-d old man did not know what Xiao Chen was thinking. He waved his hand and said, Since you came here by mistake, there is nothing else, then. Ill send you back out.
When Xiao Chen heard that, he could not help feeling anxious. He said, Wait a moment. I am still very confused and have many questions. You have already lived for such a long time. Perhaps you do not mind chatting with me for a while?
The azure-d old man replied, Indeed, I do not mind. However, I am just a tomb keeper. Everything I know is rted to this tomb. I might not be able to answer your questions.
It worked! Xiao Chen rejoiced when he heard that. He said quickly, Senior definitely can answer them. The previous generations of the Dragons Gates Sect Masters would always make several trips to the Distant Sea Dragon Grave. Why is that? You definitely should know this, right?
The tomb keeper nodded and said. Naturally, I know this. There are two purposes. You have already seen the first.
I have already seen the first? What does that mean?
Xiao Chen looked around and saw the many standing human corpses behind the invisible barrier in the other half of the great hall. Then, he suddenly understood. The first purpose was toe here to inter themselves before they died.
This was as good as not knowing. Xiao Chen did not care about the habits of these seniors. So he asked quickly, What is the second purpose, then?
Actually, you have already seen the second purpose as well. However, you probably would not be able to guess it.
You mean that azure stone pir?
That is no ordinary pir. That is your Dragons Gates Totem. That is also why the Azure Dragon Martial Spirit far surpasses the Martial Spirits of the other three Holy Lands.
Dragons Gates Totem! These words stunned Xiao Chen. This was not the first time he encountered them.
Back then, in the Dragons Gates Treasure Trove, Xiao Chen received a jade strip recording the various refining techniques of the Dragons Gate. It also had the construction method of the Heavenly Dragon City.
One of the entries there was merely the introduction of the Dragons Gates Totem. At that time, Xiao Chen and Mo Chen could not make head or tail of it.
Xiao Chens instinct told him that the Dragons Gates Totem was very important. However, he had nowhere to search for an answer. Unexpectedly, the answer was here all along.
Xiao Chen asked somewhat excitedly, Senior, can you tell me what exactly the Dragons Gate Totem is and why it can allow the Azure Dragon Martial Spirit to be stronger than the Martial Spirits of the other three Holy Lands?
The azure-d old man said, This is a long story. We will have to start with the Martial Spirits of humans. Of the hundred races of the world, every race had something that they were good at. They either had strong physical bodies, or talent at controlling a certain kind of energy, perhaps outstandingprehension ability. Only humans were equally average in every aspect.
However, the heavens are fair. Although the human race was equally average in every aspect, they had Martial Spirits. Although the Martial Spirits did not have a pronounced effect in theter stage, it did increase the human cultivators cultivation speed in the early stage, bolstering theirbat prowess.
At theter stage, everyone cultivated Heavenly Sage Laws, Heavenly Laws, or Primordial Energy, reaching the same starting line.
Soon, some ns learned to make use of bloodline contracts for the innate control of Martial Spirits. For example, some signed contracts with Distant Ancient Holy Beasts to change theirs and their seeding generations Martial Spirits. This was how the Holy Beast Martial Spirits of the Four Holy Lands came about.
Xiao Chen nodded. He understood all this. He had even seen the process of how the Xiao ns ancestor subdued the Azure Dragon in the Azure Dragon Token.
However, the old man still had not touched on the main point. Why was the Azure Dragon Martial Spirit stronger than the Holy Beast Martial Spirits of the Three Holy Lands, able to suppress them?
As for the Azure Dragon Martial Spirit and why it is stronger than the other three Holy Beast Martial Spirits, the secret is contained in the totem that the Distant Ancient Azure Dragon King personally forged. By means of a ceremony, this totem can contact the Azure Dragon Race that already left this abandonednd.
This is a special grace. The old ancestor of your Xiao n back then passed the test of the Distant Ancient Azure Dragon King. The ancestors of the other three ns were much weaker, only managing to sign a contract to control a Holy Beast Martial Spirit and not to contact the Holy Beast Race that left the abandonednd.
Abandonedndabandonednd again. What exactly does abandonednd mean?
This was not the first time Xiao Chen heard the term abandonednd. Why was the Kunlun Realm known as the abandonednd?
This tomb keeper of the Distant Sea Dragon Grave did not have many qualms. When Xiao Chen asked, he answered, When the Immortal Epoch ended, the new epoch began. All the old order was destroyed.
During the Immortal Epoch, the Kunlun Realm ruled the Thousand Great Realms. It was the center of the universe and known as the Heavenly Genesis Realm. However, then everything broke; all order was disrupted. A new Heavenly Genesis Realm was born. The old Heavenly Genesis Realm declined and fell, bing an abandonednd in the universe, rejected by the new epoch.
This was the first time Xiao Chen heard such a detailed exnation. So this was how the term abandonednd came about.
No wonder those suspected Martial God existences of the Ancient Era all left this world and did not leave any traces behind. They were afraid of carrying the mark of the abandonednd and not being epted by the new epoch.
However, it was this selfishness that caused all the peak experts of the Kunlun Realm, people as strong as the Supreme Sky Emperor, to say such grievous words: was there a peak above Prime?
Of course, there was a peak above Prime. However, it was just not in the Kunlun Realm!
Perhaps the Supreme Sky Emperor already knew all this but could not achieve it himself, so he bet everything and ced his hope on Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen said, Based on what you are saying, it sounds like you saw the end of the Immortal Epoch.
The tomb keeper nodded. His never-changing expression actually showed a somewhat grieved expression now. That was a great tragedy. The six paths of reincarnation broke; the Heavenly Pce copsed. The omnipotent Heavenly Immortals and Buddhas turned into meteors and fell. Magic Energy withered up; Magic Skills disappeared. People as strong as Immortal Lords and Immortal Ancestors, people who lived forever and could defy the heavens and change fate, all died inrge batches like pigs and dogs.
All the Holy Beasts and future Immortal experts fled the Kunlun Realm with all their might, fleeing this paradise for Immortal Cultivation, the Heavenly Genesis Realm. This was how the end happened.
As Xiao Chen listened to the tomb keepers words, he imagined the scene of the end happening. Immortals dying like pigs and dogs. This phrase fully evoked the grief of the end.
After that, he asked about the Dark Church and the Azure Emperor. In the end, the tomb keeper did not know much about those.
The tomb keeper only knew that the Dark Church was a very mysterious faction. He did not know when they suddenly appeared. The Distant Ancient Dragon Race, which had remained in the Kunlun Realm due to insufficient strength, had fought several wars with them.
In the end, the Distant Ancient Dragon Race went extinct for various reasons over time. Even so, they still had not managed to figure out the origin of this Dark Church.
As for the Azure Emperor, the tomb keeper said that when he met the Azure Emperor ten thousand years ago, the Azure Emperors tremendous strength had made a deep impression on him. However, he did not know much about the Azure Emperor.
After all, he was only a tomb keeper, something like an Item Spirit. He did not have theplicated emotions that humans did and would not think too much about it.
You once said that the generations of the Dragons Gates Sect Masters would choose to be buried here before they died. Why is that? Xiao Chen asked somewhat excitedly when he thought of something.
As they possessed the Azure Dragon Martial Spirit, they are half Dragon Race. Being buried in this Azure Dragon King Burial Pce allowed them to bolster theirter generations Luck. All of them had the jade strip that I gave them. As long as they were willing, they coulde to this burial pce at any time.
Having learned the Paradise Secret Canon, Xiao Chen knew that this ce had ideal conditions, following the geomancy principles of blessing theter generations. So he did not doubt this.
Now, approaching the main point, Xiao Chen asked, In that case, as long as the Dragons Gates Sect Masters were about to die, they would choose to be buried here without exception?
The tomb keeper nodded, indicating that it was so.
However, I discovered that the Azure Emperor is not here. Does that mean that he did not die, and he left this world like the peak experts of the Ancient Era?
The tomb keeper shook his head and said, No. You probably can figure this out yourself. If he truly left this world, he would erase all marks of himself in this world. However, based on what you said, there are still legends of him in this world and all sorts of tales told about him. If he truly erased all marks of him being in this world, then all those would not exist.
Even the person closest to him would not remember his existence. How could there be stories of him being passed down?
When Xiao Chen heard this, he could not help feeling dispirited. Could it be that he was wrong?
You asked a lot of questions. However, I answered them all. You can leave now.
The tomb keeper was trying to chase Xiao Chen away again. Xiao Chen could not help feeling depressed. So he asked, Why do you keep trying to chase me away?
Chapter 1243: Dragon Race Secret Treasure
Chapter 1243: Dragon Race Secret Treasure
This is a ce where the dead rest. Naturally, the living cannot be permitted to remain for long. I originally thought you were here to strengthen the Dragons Gates Totem like your ancestors. Now, the Dragons Gate doesnt even exist anymore. Since you are not dead, I naturally have to chase you away. The tomb keepers tone remained calm, showing no signs of flexibility.
Only the dead stay here. In that case, why are you not leaving?
I already said it. Im not human in the first ce. Since Im the tomb keeper, I naturally have to stay here.
Xiao Chen was speechless. Indeed, the other party was not human, and he still tried to bargain with him for such a long time.
However, this was a ce that even Sovereign Martial Emperors dreamed about entering. Given the difficulty of him getting here, he felt rather dissatisfied at returning empty-handed.
Are there any Dragon Race Secret Treasures or secret manuals left behind by my Xiao n ancestors?
There are. However, Im sorry, but I cannot give them to you. The grave pces first master ruled that the things that entered the grave pce cannot be taken away.
At first, Xiao Chen rejoiced. However, when he heard about the rule, he could not help smiling bitterly to himself. In the end, he could not obtain anything.
The tomb keeper made a sympathetic but helpless face. I dont really care, but rules are rules. Logically speaking, the items of your ancestors are yours. However, since they were interred in the grave pce, the rules have to be followed.
Just go. Dont overthink this. After all, this is the grave pce of the Dragon Race, not your Dragons Gates Treasure Trove. If you want treasures, go to your Dragons Gates Azure Dragon Pce. That would be the right way. However, since this is the first time we are meeting, Ill give you a small gift. Consider it a greeting gift.
The tomb keeper gently prodded Xiao Chens forehead. Before Xiao Chen could say anything, this finger sent him out of the burial ground.
When Xiao Chen recovered his wits, he had reappeared in the deste in of fire. The small Iron Defense Magic Formation that he set up earlier had not broken yet.
A talisman seal appeared in Xiao Chens hand. He left his Spiritual Mark on it and inspected it before realizing that this talisman seal enabled him to travel to the grave pce at any time and ce.
However, it seemed like it could be used only once. It was probably the same as what that tomb keeper said: he would find a use for it only before his death.
Looking at this talisman seal, Xiao Chen thought about the Azure Emperor. Since the Azure Emperor had not used the talisman seal, did it mean that the Azure Emperor was not dead?
Oh, right, the tomb keeper said he would give me a small present. Could it be this?
If that was so, it would be too disappointing. Xiao Chen shook his head. That fellow was not human in the first ce. He was just an Item Spirit that adhered to the rules.
Xiao Chen, this should not be it. When the tomb keeper prodded you, I think I saw the Dragons Gates Totem light up. Countless Azure Dragons circled it, and auspicious clouds appeared. It should have something to do with the Azure Dragon Martial Spirit, Ao Jiao said from the Immortal Spirit Ring.
When Xiao Chen heard that, he immediately sank his consciousness into his dantian. Indeed, it was as Ao Jiao said. The tiny Azure Dragon Martial Spirit had grown a pair of horns on its head.
Dragon horns seemed to be a sign of the Azure Dragon Kings line.
What does this mean? Has he acknowledged my status as the Azure Dragon King?
Aside from the dragon horns, Xiao Chen felt that the Azure Dragon Martial Spirits Dragon Might seemed to have strengthened, now condensed and not diffused. It could show its might without having to rage.
Xiao Chens dominance of kingship had the Azure Dragon Martial Spirit as its foundation. Given this, the Thousand Year Hegemony Establishment should be significantly more powerful.
As for the exclusive Martial Technique of the Azure Dragon Martial Spiritthe Subduing Dragon Profound shit should be much more powerful.
Xiao Chen intended to test this out after he left this ce. He formed hand seals and said, Withdraw!
The buried talisman seal appeared in Xiao Chens hand. The various nodes of the Iron Defense Magic Formation turned into Buddhist deities and entered the talisman seal.
Young Master Ye, you finally came out.
The moment Xiao Chen withdrew the Iron Defense Magic Formation, Wang Yuzhu ran out joyfully. At this moment, Wang Yuzhu was delighted that he had not run about by himself. Otherwise, if he could not find Xiao Chen, only death awaited him.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly. This Wang Yuzhu passed his test and could be considered a trustworthy person.
How long was I gone?
About three days.
Three days? How could it be so long? I clearly feel that I was in the grave pce for only a few hours.
Never mind, lets not think about that for now. That grave pce is not a good ce, so strange and unusual. The entire grave pce is probably a Secret Treasure. Furthermore, it is something that surpasses an Emperor Grade Secret Treasure.
To truly understand all this, perhaps I will have to leave this abandonednd and personally visit the ce where the Dragon Race is.
Oh, by the way, Young Master Ye, two days ago, I saw the Dragon yers group of people fleeing miserably in the air. All of them were significantly injured. Im not sure what happened.
Probably retribution. By doing such an immoral thing, the heavens will punish them eventually.
Xiao Chen did not realize that the retribution that had befallen Yi Lings group was due to himself. That was why he ended up replying so indifferently like that.
Come. Ill lead you out of this Distant Sea Dragon Grave!
Not willing to stay here any longer, Xiao Chen took out the Cycle Banner. Starlight in five different colors sshed out amid the sound of waves, forcefully carving a path.
When he wielded the Cycle Banner, he was already as strong as a First Heaven Martial Emperor. Unfortunately, he was also protecting one person and could not avoid getting injured.
By the time he killed his way to the foggy area, he was already significantly injured. Fortunately, he had attained the half-step Golden Body and could recover from his wounds quickly, so this was not a problem.
Xiao Chen put away the Cycle Banner and looked at the foggy area. Then, he said, Ao Jiao, please point the way out.
Hehe! Got it. You can count on me.
With Ao Jiaos guidance, Xiao Chen managed to travel through this fog, which confused the senses, without any obstruction. Furthermore, unlike Yi Ling using the dragon-shaped key, he did not encounter many attacks along the way.
After one hour, the area in front of the two brightened. The vast, boundless sea reappeared before their eyes, and they felt afort that filled them from the inside out.
The oppressive mood in the Distant Sea Dragon Grave finally eased.
Having managed to escape from death, Wang Yuzhu felt extremely grateful. After a while, he said, Young Master Ye, it is all thanks to you this time. I will not be able to repay this grace of saving my life.
Brother Wang, I would like to ask you this: do you regreting to the Distant Sea Dragon Grave?
Xiao Chen turned his head and looked at Wang Yuzhu, who hade to look for a divine medicine. Even though the other party knew that the chances were almost nil, he had stille to try, risking death. Did he regret this close shave?
Whether I regret it or not is not important. The most important thing is our attitude. As long as there is hope, we should not give up. We will meet again in the future. If you have time, you cane to the Storm Sea to look for me.
Wang Yuzhu performed a cupped-fist salute after he spoke. Then, after he sincerely thanked Xiao Chen again, he took his leave.
Thats right. As long as there is hope, I cannot give up. This is just like myself. I have to advance to Martial Emperor within five years. Before I knew it, two years had passed already. Now, I have only three more years to prepare for my Great Tribtion of wind and fire.
Since ancient times, no one has managed to use only three years of preparation to make it through the Great Tribtion of wind and fire.
However, as long as there is hope, I cannot give up on climbing the Emperors Road.
Whoosh!
Suddenly, a dazzling golden light shed in the sky. It was so piercing, it forced Xiao Chen to squint. When he looked up, he saw Yi Ling riding on his golden war chariot hovering in the air.
That war chariot gave off a bright light, golden and glistening, piercing and dazzling. It also radiated an ancient fighting spirit surging with killing intent.
Brother Xiao, it has been one year since we met at the Four Seas Hero Gathering. How long are you going to keep wearing your mask for? Yi Ling asked softly with a faint, warm smile as he stood on the war chariot.
Xiao Chen slowly removed his mask and revealed a handsome and delicate face. Then, he smiled calmly and said, Brother Yi Ling, you are exactly as Ist saw you. Your eyes are as excellent as ever.
Are you mocking me? Yi Ling raised his eyebrows. If you had not caused amotion in the entire Distant Sea Dragon Grave, I would not have recognized you. There are so many outstanding talents in the Heavenly Starry Ocean waiting for you to die. They would not imagine that you managed to advance to Consummation quasi-Emperor in a mere two years.
Same thing to you. Xiao Chen secretly kept his guard up, but his expression remained calm. He smiled and added, I also did not expect the famous Dragon yer of the Dragon Grave Sea to actually be the Heavenly Starry Oceans Mr. Goody-goody, the Young Treasure Master Yi Ling.
A hint of pride shed in Yi Lings face. He smiled and said, During the Four Seas Hero Gathering, you defeated all the outstanding talents with one move each, showing iparable grace. At that time, I wanted to exchange a few moves with you. Unfortunately, there was no such opportunity. Might I ask if Young Master Xiao will do so now?!
Yi Ling hid a heavy murderous intent and hatred behind his smile. Clearly, he was furious at Xiao Chen for causing his ns to fail.
Ill be d to. I also want to know whether your nickname of Dragon yer is just for show or not!
Xiao Chen narrowed his eyes and unleashed his aura. His right hand already grasped the handle of the Lunar Shadow Saber.
The moment Xiao Chen spoke, the smile on Yi Lings face disappeared. Then, he jumped off the war chariot and formed a w with his right hand, ferociously swiping at Xiao Chen.
In that instant, the golden light vanished. ck clouds covered the sky. A huge image appeared behind Yi Ling. This was the ghost Hou that Xiao Chen had seen in the past. However, there was something different; its aura seemed significantly weaker.
Under Yi Lings control, the huge w of the ghost Hou image reached Xiao Chen in the next instant, like it wanted to tear Xiao Chen in half.
When the ghost Hou appeared, fear surged up in Xiao Chens heart, causing his physical body to stiffen. Unexpectedly, the Azure Dragon Martial Spirit in his dantian did not show any fear or timidity this time.
A dragon roar came from Xiao Chens dantian. Then, he shook his body, throwing off all the fear like smoke.
So, thats the reason. I was wondering what gave you the courage to be so arrogant before me. However, this time, you will be disappointed. I will cut off one of your arms first.
The Azure Dragon Martial Spirit, which had been strengthened by the tomb keeper, did not fear the might of the ghost Hou at all. In which case, Yi Ling was just an ordinary Great Perfection quasi-Emperor.
Shing!
Xiao Chen drew his saber, and it shone with a bright light. The seventy-percentprehended lightning saber soul condensed, and a bloody light sttered everywhere as he chopped off Yi Lings arm.
Without the ghost Hou, Yi Ling was just a Great Perfection quasi-Emperor before Xiao Chen. There was a significant disparity in cultivation.
Right now, even without using the Cycle Banner, Xiao Chen could kill half-step Martial Emperors. What more a Great Perfection quasi-Emperor?
There were some people that one would fear greatly when uncertain of what their trump cards were. However, once the trump card was revealed, one would realize that this was all there was to it.
Just like earlier. Yi Ling was still very confidently challenging Xiao Chen to a big fight.
Coincidentally, the tomb keeper had strengthened the Azure Dragon Martial Spirit. If that had not happened, the results of this match would be hard to predict, given the natural suppression of the ghost Hou on the Dragon Race.
If there was anything to me, it could only be Yi Lings stroke of bad luck.
Chapter 1244: Secret of the Ghost Hou
Chapter 1244: Secret of the Ghost Hou
Blood flowed continuously from the stump of Yi Lings arm. He gritted his teeth and did not make a single sound.
Then, a look of horror and suspicion shed in his eyes. He quickly retreated and demanded, What exactly did you obtain in the Distant Sea Dragon Grave? To think that the might of the ghost Hou cannot even suppress you!
The ghost Hou was the nemesis of the Dragon Race. It should eat Dragons like they were earthworms. Even after it died, the might of the ghost Hou could still suppress the Dragon Race.
Dont you want to exchange moves with me? We only exchanged one move so far. Brother Yi Ling, why are you running so fast? Xiao Chen replied coldly while holding up his saber.
A light flickered in Yi Lings eyes. Dont think that the ghost Hou is that simple. Even after losing one arm, I can still kill you!
Xiao Chens lips curled up in a smile as he retorted, Even on your deathbed, you are still so stubborn. Do you think I have never seen the real ghost Hou before? Your ghost Hou is merely an image. You can forget about leaving alive before you spill all of the secrets of the ghost Hou!
Only now did Yi Lings expression change. The ghost Hou was the spirit of the Hou that died. All along, his father, the Treasure Master, controlled it. What Yi Ling had was indeed just an image of it. Unexpectedly, Xiao Chen managed to figure that out.
Just as Xiao Chen was about to make another move, a sh of bright light rushed over at the speed of lightning.
Loud rumbling rang out without pause like a vast army of horses and men rushing over. The aura was very majestic, bbergasting others. Xiao Chen felt like he stood on an ancient battlefield with countless mounted soldiers charging at him like the iing tide.
Such momentum could sweep away mountains and rivers, unblockable!
The golden war chariot! Its that golden war chariot! Xiao Chen felt a chill in his heart as he retreated temporarily, dodging that light. This momentum was too ferocious and appeared too suddenly. In the time it took for lightning to sh, he quickly made the most rational decision.
Whoosh!
Yi Lingughed loudly and performed a somersault tond back on the golden war chariot. The ghost Hou image is not what I rely on to travel the Dragon Grave Sea without fear. Brother Xiao, I will exact revenge for this arm at ater date!
To a regr person, losing one arm was as good as being half-crippled. However, Yi Ling had a father who was the richest person in the entire Heavenly Starry Ocean. Reconnecting one arm was nothing before the mysterious Treasure Master.
Xiao Chen watched as Yi Ling sat on the war chariot and left, watching his best opportunity to learn the secrets of the ghost Hou disappear.
He was infuriated and no longer cared about hiding his trump card from Yi Ling. With a thought, the Cycle Banner appeared in his hands. Then, he activated it with his Primordial Energy. The banner unfurled and moved like the waves, giving off the sound of a heavy surf.
The entire sea started dancing together with the Cycle Banner. The vast, boundless sea seemed like a toy in Xiao Chens hand. Closely following that, space rippled like waves as well. Yi Lings lightning-fast war chariot also paused,ing to a temporary standstill.
Now!
Xiao Chen narrowed his eyes. In the time it took for a spark to fly, one-thousandth of the time it took for lightning to sh, he roared ferociously and hurled the Cycle Banner in his hand forward.
Instantly, night fell. If one looked up, a starry sky would fill ones vision.
Following that, five-colored starlight representing Massacre, Death, Ruin, Despair, and Grief shone. In that one-thousandth of an instant, the Cycle Banner pierced the defense of the golden war chariot like a hot knife through butter, not encountering any resistance.
The Cycle Banner thrust towards Yi Lings chest, startling him. In the nick of time, he moved his body to the side by a few centimeters, avoiding a fatal strike.
Pu ci! Yi Ling let out an agonized shriek. The Cycle Banner had torn through his intact arm, severing it.
Xiao Chen watched coldly as this happened. Keepughing. Now that I broke your other arm off, lets see if you can keepughing.
Xiao Chen, I will not share the same skies as you. I will not rest until I take my revenge. Just you wait. On the day of your Great Tribtion of wind and fire, I, Yi Ling, will return this a hundred times over!
The hair of Yi Ling, who was on the war chariot, now appeared scattered and messy as he shouted crazily. He no longer showed the grace that he initially had.
Will not share the same skies?
Ten thousand years ago, the Azure Emperor killed the Hou, an ancient mutated beast. Ten thousand yearster, the mysterious Treasure Master grasped the ghost Hou soul. No matter what, Xiao Chen was already destined to be enemies with the Treasure Masters line sooner orter.
The conflict between the two was unresolvable. This conflict was even clearer than theplicated rtionship Xiao Chen had with Chu Chaoyun.
Xiao Chen recalled the Cycle Banner. As he looked at the distant golden war chariot, he felt it was a pity.
He was very interested in the ghost Hou. Jiang Tian once said that it was impossible for people to control the ghost Hou. It looked like he was very wrong.
The mysterious Treasure Master, who controlled all the sea markets in the Heavenly Starry Ocean, was more mysterious than everyone imagined.
Ao Jiao asked, Xiao Chen, are you not going to give chase?
Xiao Chen shook his head and replied, I cant catch up. That golden war chariot is quite incredible. It is even faster than my flood dragon war chariot. Furthermore, even if I caught up, there is still a problem: I would not be able to make him stay.
Where to now? Directly back to the Heavenly Starry Ocean? Or stop over at Little Ba for a while?
Since we have to pass through the ck Sea, it is better to drop by at the me Rock Sovereigns ce. I have to let him know personally that I obtained the Thunder Emperors inheritance.
While Ao Jiao dared to address the me Rock Sovereign as Little Ba, Xiao Chen did not. When traveling in the Distant Sea Dragon Grave, he finally got to see the strength of a Martial Emperor for himself.
The strength of the red-haired Martial Emperor, a Second Heaven Martial Emperor, made Xiao Chen feel helpless. How much stronger was the me Rock Sovereign, a Sovereign Martial Emperor?
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Riding in the flood dragon war chariot, Xiao Chen arrived at Dark City once again half a monthter.
In the past half month, he had not remained idle in the war chariot. Aside from opening the door of space and time to absorb Primordial Energy, he used Essence Stones to cultivate Heavenly Laws.
Heavenly Laws were the root of cultivation. It was also the nutrient for Primordial Energy. While the door of space and time could be opened for only a limited time, one could not stop cultivating Heavenly Laws.
Only by clearing nine tribtions and reaching Prime could one give up on the cultivation of Heavenly Laws, cultivating Primordial Energy without limit.
Xiao Chen was already familiar with the way, so he arrived very quickly at the me Rock castle in Dark City. Unexpectedly, from a distance, he saw Ba Tu standing at the entrance, waiting for him.
Ba Tuughed, Haha! There is no need to feel that this is strange. My grandfather sensed your presence the moment you entered the Dark Sea and told me to wait here in advance.
Brother Xiao, quickly tell me how much you have improved. My grandfather said that not even one hundred of me could be a match for the current you. When I asked him why, he kept me in suspense. Im dying of curiosity.
Xiao Chen smiled. There was nothing to hide before friends. Furthermore, this matter would spread sooner orter. So he answered honestly, I managed toplete the Blood Sword Sovereigns method for condensing a Heart of an Emperor in advance. Now, Ive already condensed my Heart of an Emperor and advanced to Consummation quasi-Emperor. I only need to undergo the Great Tribtion of wind and fire to advance to Martial Emperor.
Ba Tus mouth gaped in arge O shape. This news was too shocking. He could not take it in within a short amount of time.
It had been only how long? Yet, Xiao Chen advanced from Great Perfection quasi-Emperor to Consummation quasi-Emperor. Furthermore, he even condensed the Heart of an Emperor.
This was astounding. Unprecedented and unique!
Hahaha! Brother, you are awesome. Haha! In the future, when I lose fights, I wont go and find my First Brother anymore. Ille and find you, Ba Tu said half-jokingly. He was sincerely happy for Xiao Chen at being so lucky.
Come,e,e. Lets continue speaking after we enter.
Xiao Chen had just raised his foot when he suddenly frowned slightly. Then, he stopped and said, Someone ising.
Who is it? Ba Tu felt somewhat suspicious. He turned his head to look and saw someone riding a galloping horse with a sword by his side on the road.
It was the adopted son of Zong Boxiong, the top youth of the ck Sea, Sima Lingxuan!
Xiao Chen did not find Sima Lingxuans appearance too surprising. Since the me Rock Sovereign could sense Xiao Chens presence, Zong Boxiong could as well.
Barring the unexpected, the other Great Bandits of the ck Sea should have felt it as well.
Indeed, when Xiao Chen spread his Spiritual Sense into the distance, it seemed like all the familiar faces from the Outstanding Talent Summit Meeting were rushing over.
The Blood Shark Sovereigns descendant Huang Yun, the legendary Thunder Fire Sovereigns descendant Xia Yang, another Great Bandits descendant, Liu Yun, and others were racing towards the me Rock castle.
However, these peoples horses were slower than Sima Lingxuans. They should have received the news at the same time. However, he managed to gain a considerable lead on them.
This proved that Sima Lingxuan had improved much more than the others had in this period of time.
During the Outstanding Talent Summit Meeting, Sima Lingxuan forfeited at thest step. Then, he broke free of his heart demon and obtained a new lease on life.
Xiao Chen did not know what encounters Sima Lingxuan had after the Outstanding Talent Summit Meeting. However, thetter now appeared as calm as an ancient well, without any ripples at all.
Different situations called for different actions. However, once one reached a certain level of strength, it would be hard not to remain calm.
After condensing the Heart of an Emperor and advancing to Consummation quasi-Emperor, this was Xiao Chens state now.
Whoosh!
As the horse galloped, Sima Lingxuan leaped off its back into the air. Then, like drifting leaves, hended about five hundred meters from Xiao Chen.
When he looked directly at the returned Xiao Chen, his eyes were no longer like before; hatred no longer filled them and disrupted his mental state.
Such a state startled Xiao Chen. What exactly had happened for Sima Lingxuan to break free of his heart demon?
Consummation quasi-Emperor?
Sima Lingxuan felt even more startled. After the previous departure, in a matter of months, Xiao Chen had actually advanced to Consummation quasi-Emperor from Great Perfection quasi-Emperor.
After a while, Sima Lingxuans lips curled up in a self-deprecating expression. This is not strange. The amount of pressure one is under dictates the rate of ones improvement. However, ordinary people would copse under the pressure, falling into despair and hatred. As for you, you are not such a person.
Xiao Chen asked calmly, Sima Lingxuan, why are you here? Just say it straight.
Sima Lingxuan replied, Dont worry. Im not here for revenge. We still have an unfinished battle from the Outstanding Talent Summit Meeting. I just want to finish this battle with you. Regardless of who wins, the hatred between us will be written off.
Doubt darkened Xiao Chens eyes. Given Sima Lingxuans character, for him to actually be able to say such things was unexpected.
The other party had always been wanting to kill him to vent his hatred. It looked like he had indeed managed to resolve his heart demon. This was incredible.
Are you sure? You just resolved your heart demon. Have you considered that you would lose miserably if you fought with me?
Chapter 1245: Familiar Scene
Chapter 1245: Familiar Scene
Xiao Chen did not want Sima Lingxuan to gain a new heart demon right after resolving his old one.
If Xiao Chen used his full power, Sima Lingxuan would not be able to withstand even one move of his.
Sima Lingxuan replied with a question, How miserable can it be? Can it be more miserable than the battle during the Five Nation Youth Competition? I dont believe it can be!
Xiao Chen did not try to dissuade him anymore. He nodded and said, In that case, make your move!
Sima Lingxuan came prepared. Not spending much time gathering his aura, he stepped forward and immediately drew his sword.
White Robed desman Xiao Chen, do you remember this move, the sixth move of the Emperors Swordy, Spanning a Thousand Peaks?!
Thousands of mountain peaks appeared out of thin air. As the sword flew over, it passed the thousands of mountains. With every mountain it passed, it would absorb the weight of that mountain.
After the sword passed a thousand mountains, it became unimaginably heavy. This sword strike that gathered a thousand mountains in it suddenly pressed down.
All at once, the ground sank where Xiao Chen stood. Aside from the ce where his feet was, his surroundings subsided deeply.
What a familiar scene. Back then, in that fight with Sima Lingxuan in the Five Nation Youth Competition, this was the move that he used at the very end.
Unexpectedly, even after ten years, Sima Lingxuan still had not given up on this move. Instead, he reworked it and raised its might to that of a Medial Grade Profound Martial Technique.
This was truly astonishing. How much talent and determination did one need in order to achieve this?
Unfortunately, Sima Lingxuan faced Xiao Chen, who was very different as well. Furthermore, Xiao Chen had improved even more. The gap between the two was not something that a Medial Grade Profound Martial Technique could offset.
Back then, Xiao Chen used the Four Seasons Saber Techniques Grieving Frost to break this move after much difficulty.
Now, it was not even problematic for Xiao Chen anymore. With a thought, Xiao Chen activated five strands of Primordial Energy.
In that instant, an indistinct Emperors Might appeared on Xiao Chen.
Primordial Energy was an energy that was even stronger than the Law Energy of Heavenly Laws. Thus, it immediately suppressed the aura of Law Energy.
As of now, Xiao Chen still had not taken a step or drawn his saber.
Just when Sima Lingxuans sword reached within one meter of Xiao Chens body, Xiao Chen instantly drew the Lunar Shadow Saber.
A seventy-percentprehended lightning saber soul and five strands of Primordial Energy against a sword using Law Energythe absolute disparity in strength allowed Xiao Chens saber strike to knock Sima Lingxuans sword out of his hands.
Horror shed in Sima Lingxuans eyes. Before he could react, an irresistible energy easily knocked him back.
When Sima Lingxuan fell to the ground, he vomited a mouthful of blood. Then, his sword, which Xiao Chen had sent flying, stabbed into the ground beside him.
One move. Xiao Chen used only one move to defeat Sima Lingxuan. He did not even use a Martial Technique.
Sima Lingxuan smiled bitterly and said, Indeed, it is an even more miserable defeat than that time. Actually, I should have known. Given your character, you will never brag.
The grudges between you and me end here.
Xiao Chen returned his saber to the scabbard. When he heard this, he felt his body mysteriously lighten. This set of grudges was part of karma. For him to be able to resolve this karma was a good thing.
After all, both of them came from the Sky Dome Realm. Whether they were willing or not, they could not deny this fact.
After thinking for a while, Xiao Chen said, Many thanks. Incidentally, congrattions on getting over this karma.
Sima Lingxuan stood up and put away his sword. After a long time, he said, The Luck of our Sky Dome Realm is gathered on you. No matter what, I will always hope that you can sessfully clear your Great Tribtion of wind and fire and ascend the Emperors Road.
After saying that, Sima Lingxuan turned around and mounted his tall horse. Then, he flicked the reins hard and sent the horse galloping, disappearing down the road.
The many Great Bandits descendants rushing over happened to see Xiao Chen defeat Sima Lingxuan in one move.
This startled all of them. Since the Outstanding Talent Summit Meeting, Sima Lingxuan was the one who improved the most. Now, he was properly the top outstanding talent of the ck Sea.
Despite that, such a person could not even block one saber strike from the returning Xiao Chen.
In that case, these people who thought they could fight against Xiao Chen after their improvements would fare even worse.
If Sima Lingxuan could not block even one move, would they be able to block half a move?
As the many ck Sea outstanding talents watched Xiao Chen enter the me Rock castle step by step, they were all speechless. Originally, they wanted to challenge Xiao Chen, but now they buried that thought.
Brother Xiao Chen, you and this Sima Lingxuan seem to be old acquaintances with a rather deep grudge between the two of you? Ba Tu asked out of curiosity.
Xiao Chen nodded and gave a quick summary of the grudges between him and Sima Lingxuan in the Sky Dome Realm.
Now, Ba Tu understood. He said, No wonder. I heard that after the previous Outstanding Talent Summit Meeting, many people saw Sima Lingxuan crying after he retreated without even fighting.
He cried?
This revtion startled Xiao Chen. How could man cry so easily? However, Sima Lingxuan actually cried.
Suddenly, Xiao Chen soared into the air and looked into the distance. He saw Sima Lingxuan riding on his horse and disappearing over the horizon.
The back view of Sima Lingxuans solitary figure appeared quite mncholic.
Lost in thought, Xiao Chen muttered, So, you are an emotional person as well.
Xiao Chen med himself somewhat in his heart. If he had known about this matter, he would absolutely not have defeated Sima Lingxuan in such a wretched fashion just now.
Brother Xiao, are you alright? My grandfather is still waiting for you, Ba Tu asked somewhat worriedly with a heavy expression as he looked at Xiao Chen, who was in the air.
Xiao Chennded and replied, Im fine. Just somewhat sorrowful. Many of the people who came with me to the Kunlun Realm from the Sky Dome Realm arepletely unheard of in the Kunlun Realm. I dont even know if they are still alive. So far, Ive only met a couple of these people. However, he is the first to offer me his blessings.
On Xiao Chens path to advancing to Martial Emperor, the first of his old acquaintances to offer his blessing was actually an old enemy.
The me Rock Sovereign had already been waiting for a long time in the courtyard. So, after arriving, Ba Tu tactfully withdrew, leaving Xiao Chen and the me Rock Sovereign alone.
After an absence of half a year, you unexpectedly really managed to be the second since the Blood Sword Sovereign to condense the Heart of an Emperor in advance. However, this is not exactly a good thing, either, the me Rock Sovereign said as he nced at Xiao Chen with some worry on his face.
Xiao Chen sat down and poured the me Rock Sovereign a cup of tea. Then, he continued the topic. I understand. The Great Tribtion of wind and fire is based on the takers strength. The stronger one is, the more dangerous it will be.
However, I had no other choice. I do not have much time left. I needed to advance quickly to Consummation quasi-Emperor. Otherwise, I would not even have the opportunity to take the Great Tribtion. By then, I would not have any hope of advancing to Martial Emperor.
The me Rock Sovereign drained the tea in one gulp. Then, he sighed, In my past five-thousand-odd years of life, I have seen many powerful talents. However,pared to you, they are all dim and lightless.
Going even further back, even to the most glorious Ancient Era of the Kunlun Realm, there are not many whose journey to Martial Emperor was as difficult as yours.
Xiao Chen said humbly, Senior is being too polite. This time, I also came because I have some issues that I would like to seek Seniors advice on.
The me Rock Sovereign nodded and said, I can guess some of them. After condensing the Heart of an Emperor, you surely have quite a few questions. Speak. I will answer to the best of my ability.
Xiao Chen mulled over his questions for a moment before saying, Might I ask if Senior knows what the abandonednd means?
The me Rock Sovereign smiled andughed, Regr Martial Emperors might not know the answer to this question. However, once one reaches my level, the abandonednd is no longer a secret.
Those seniors who disappeared from history mostly left this world. However, after the Hundred Race War in the Ancient Era, no one could leave this abandonednd anymore.
Xiao Chen asked curiously, Why?
The me Rock Sovereign hesitated for a moment, swirling the tea in his cup. After thinking for a while, he said, There is no problem with telling you now, given your current strength. After all, this is something you will have to face sooner orter.
After the Hundred Race War, the Kunlun Realm fell from the peak of the Martial Dao. Although the Kunlun Realm won a bitter victory in that great battle of the Demonic Cmity, it gave the Dark Church a chance to seal off the path leading out of the abandonednd.
This was the first time Xiao Chen heard of such news. He felt shocked in his heart as he eximed in astonishment, The abandonednd has an exit?
There once was, but there isnt anymore.
Where is it?
You must have seen it before. It is at the boundless peak of the Kunlun Mountain Range, which is sealing the Rock of Origin. That is the original path to ascension.
Xiao Chen thought back and recalled. Back then, when he headed for the Heavenly Dew Divine Spring, there was indeed a boundless peak.
At that time, that boundless peak had made a deep impression on Xiao Chen. That mountain peak was vast and majestic, its summit beyond sight. There were also the Martial Emperors of the various races standing guard there.
So, it is that peak. It is truly unexpected that there is actually such a path in the Kunlun Realm.
The me Rock Sovereign smiled bitterly. Dont overthink this. Even if that path were not sealed, not many people would go there. It is a ce filled with danger, where nine out of ten would die. Furthermore, it ispletely blocked off now. The entire Kunlun Realm is like a huge cage. No matter what kind of genius you are, you will not be able to escape the butchers knife of time and will eventually die.
The me Rock Sovereigns words dripped with helplessness. His tone was quite simr to that of the Supreme Sky Emperor, Ying Zongtian.
Perhaps everyone who reached Sovereign Martial Emperor would feel such bitterness. While they seemed glorious on the outside, they had a bitterness that others could not understand.
What exactly are the origins of this Dark Church? Why are they trying to drive the Kunlun Realm to a dead end? Xiao Chen could not understand despite thinking about it for a long time.
The me Rock Sovereign made a face of being at a loss for an answer. Then, he shrugged his shoulders and said, No one knows. The Dark Church already existed during the Distant Ancient Era. Nearly all the races that remained from the Immortal Epoch died at their hands.
They seem like a nightmare. After that, the Deste Ancient Era and Prior Ancient Era showed traces of them. Initially, the Prior Ancient Era was the very peak of the Martial Dao; that was the time where we had the best chance of getting rid of the Dark Church for good.
However, the various races fought among themselves, killing each other. This ended up giving the Dark Church an opportunity. This was truly an irony.
Xiao Chen recalled something. When will the next Demonic Cmity arrive?
It is hard to say. Originally, the Primes of the various races predicted that it would happen within ten years. However, apparently, there were some changes that dyed it. The next Demonic Cmity could be extraordinary.
If it does note, that would be good. However, if it doese, it will sweep up the entire Kunlun Realm.
Xiao Chen thought about what Chu Chaoyun said, how the Azure Emperors evil aspect, Teng Xiao, had died after failing to usurp the Dark Church Masters position. Could this have been one of the changes?
However, Xiao Chen could not discuss this with the me Rock Sovereign. This was just his guess.
Chapter 1246: Pointers from the Flame Rock Sovereign
Chapter 1246: Pointers from the me Rock Sovereign
The me Rock Sovereign did not seem to be willing to say more. He put down the teacup and said with a smile, Lets not talk about this anymore. Since youve already condensed the Heart of an Emperor, ask me more questions about cultivation. Given my strength, I should be able to give you some pointers.
Xiao Chen felt embarrassed. He said quickly, Senior is being humble. This junior would definitely wee Seniors pointers. I will no doubt derive much benefit.
Hearing this made the me Rock Sovereign happy. This Xiao Chen was rather understanding of the big picture. He did not turn arrogant and short-sighted because of his current aplishments.
In reality, even one hundred Xiao Chens would absolutely not be a match for the me Rock Sovereign.
The me Rock Sovereign said, Come, let me see your Primordial Energy first.
After saying that, the me Rock Sovereign prodded Xiao Chens forehead. Xiao Chen did not resist, letting the me Rock Sovereigns consciousness enter his body.
After a while, the me Rock Sovereign pulled his finger back. In that one instant, Xiao Chen felt a beam of light circting his body for one cycle.
The me Rock Sovereignpletely grasped the extent of Xiao Chens Heavenly Laws, Vital Qi, and Mental Energy.
How excellent! Before advancing to Martial Emperor, you already have ten strands of Primordial Energy. Furthermore, they are so pure. Half-step Golden Body, ten strands of Primordial Energy, seventy-percentprehended saber soul, and peak will of thunder. With your overall strength, you are not much weaker than a First Heaven Martial Emperor.
Xiao Chen listened quietly. The me Rock Sovereign had not finished speaking yet. Thetter bits were what interested him the most.
The me Rock Sovereign withdrew his smile. Then, he continued, However, if you want to clear your Great Tribtion of wind and fire based on these, I can tell you now that it will be impossible.
Xiao Chen did not make any expression of displeasure. He said seriously, Senior, please, do exin.
The me Rock Sovereign nodded in approval in his heart. Then, he said, Stay with me for this period of time. I will devote my time to giving you pointers for one month.
When Xiao Chen heard that, he said, Many thanks, Senior.
The time of a Sovereign Martial Emperor was really precious. Xiao Chen did not have a teacher-student rtionship with the me Rock Sovereign or a blood connection. For the me Rock Sovereign to stop cultivating for one month to give him pointers, needless to say, this was an extremely precious opportunity.
You are too polite. Ill use the strength of a regr half-step Martial Emperor to exchange moves with you without using any Primordial Energy. You can use any trump cards that you have. Ill show you first how to bring out your full strength without wasting anything.
Hearing that stunned Xiao Chen slightly. He said with some shock, Senior, will you be pushing yourself too hard? Right now, I am capable of holding my own again a First Heaven Martial Emperor.
The me Rock Sovereign smiled and said, In that case, Ill make a bet with you. Ill give you ten chances to make a move. As long as you can force me back a step, you win. If you win, I will give you a big present that you definitely need. If you lose, hand over all your peak-grade Thousand Year me.
Alright. It is a deal!
Xiao Chen directly agreed without thinking about it. If the bet was for him to defeat the me Rock Sovereign at the strength of a half-step Martial Emperor, while he would be shocked, he would still hold some misgivings over it.
However, the bet was only to force the me Rock Sovereign back by one step. Xiao Chen absolutely did not believe he could not do it.
This was not being blindly arrogant. This was confidence in his own strength; there was no need to be overly humble.
Xiao Chen grasped the Lunar Shadow Saber and looked at the me Rock Sovereign. Then, he asked, Senior, are you ready?
You can make your move at any time.
Very good. In that case, sorry for the offense!
There was a total of ten chances to make his move. Xiao Chen was a cautious person. Also, he was confident in his strength. The first time he made a move, he did not use any Primordial Energy.
Xiao Chen directly used the Law Energy of his Heavenly Laws and executed Thousand Year Hegemony Establishment. A boundless dominance of kingship surged out from his body in an overwhelming wave.
With the sh of Xiao Chens body, cities manifested in the air. Millions of figures appeared in the city, kneeling and crying out long live for ten thousand years.
Xiao Chens aura was like a surging tide, instantly zooming to the peak. When the cries of long live for ten thousand years merged into one, he hacked down with this tyrannical Thousand Year Hegemony Establishment.
Of all the Medial Grade Profound Martial Techniques that Xiao Chen grasped, the Thousand Year Hegemony Establishment was the most tyrannical. He was confident that this move would force back the me Rock Sovereign.
He found it hard to believe that a half-step Martial Emperor would not move even half a step after receiving this move head-on.
The me Rock Sovereign would not be an exception. Back!
The dominance of a dynasty materialized the Luck of a dynasty. Xiao Chens saber strike perfectly contained this Luck.
Being able to execute a Medial Grade Profound Martial Technique was the mark of having attained the foundational level. Manipting a Medial Grade Profound Martial Technique was the mark of Small Perfection.
The next level was the infusion of states. One needed toprehend the state contained within the Profound Martial Technique and materialize it in the move. This was the mark of Great Perfection.
As for thest level, that would be freely using it as one pleased. With just one thought, even before attacking, the mysterious phenomenon of the Martial Technique would already gather in an instant.
The instant the weapon was drawn, the full might of the Martial Technique would erupt. This was peak Consummation.
Any Martial Technique would have these four levels: foundational, Small Perfection, Great Perfection, and finally Consummation.
The higher the grade or rank of a Martial Technique, the harder it would be to cultivate. For a Medial Grade Profound Martial Technique, a regr Minor Heavenly Martial Emperor would find it hard to reach Great Perfection in less than one hundred years.
However, Xiao Chens Thousand Year Hegemony Establishment was only a little short of reaching Great Perfection.
The me Rock Sovereign nodded approvingly to himself, filled with praise. No wonder this Xiao Chen was so confident. Xiao Chen was indeed a genius with startling strength.
However, there was still something missing. If Xiao Chen wanted to force the me Rock Sovereign back, it would be quite difficult.
When the powerful saber light reached about three meters from the me Rock Sovereign, he made his move.
The me Rock Sovereign pushed his right hand forward slightly. His entire body turned dark red and zed with me as if he turned into a me crystal.
However, when Xiao Chens saber light was about to make contact, the mes all over the me Rock Sovereign surged towards one of the me Rock Sovereigns fingertips.
In that instant, the mes at the fingertip of the me Rock Sovereign became incredibly dazzling, overwhelming the sunlight in the sky. The sky suddenly turned dark, leaving only that spot of light that was dazzling and piercing.
Ka!
When the me Rock Sovereigns fingertip touched the saber light, tears appeared in space. Someone moved back ten steps before managing to stabilize themself. It was not the me Rock Sovereign. Instead, it was the absolutely confident Xiao Chen, who had attacked with his saber.
Xiao Chen was shocked. How did the me Rock Sovereign do this? The me Rock Sovereign gathered all the energy in his entire body at one point, not wasting any of it.
If Xiao Chen did that, his finger would have exploded immediately. Before he could injure the enemy, he would have ended up crippling himself first.
Golden Emperor Body?
Thats not right. Senior me Rock Sovereign said that he would use only the strength of a half-step Martial Emperor. He would not go back on his word.
After getting knocked back, Xiao Chen did not fluster. Instead, he calmly analyzed the situation.
The me Rock Sovereign revealed a smile on his face. Thats pretty good. Such a mental state is rare.
After mulling over the move for a long time, Xiao Chen still could not understand it. This technique was too astonishing. The Thousand Year Hegemony Establishment was already his most tyrannical Martial Technique. If even this Martial Technique could not seed, it would be hard for his other Martial Techniques to seed.
Using Primordial Energy was pointless. If Xiao Chen used Primordial Energy and won by luck, that would be the result of an unfair advantage.
I admit defeat.
Xiao Chen smiled bitterly and took out all of the Thousand Year me that Mo Chen gave him from the Universe Ring with somewhat of a heartache.
Hahaha! the me Rock Sovereignughed loudly. Then, he stretched out his hand, wanting to sweep all the Thousand Year me into his own spatial ring.
Humph!
Just at this moment, Ao Jiao snorted coldly with a smile. She had emerged from the Immortal Spirit Ring at some point in time and was standing to one side.
She nced at the me Rock Sovereign. Her meaning was clear: if you dare to take them, then give it a try. After that, she looked up at the sky and ignored the me Rock Sovereign.
The me Rock Sovereign wiped away that pleased grin on his face. Ao Jiaos meaningful nce made him somewhat diffident. Then, he smiled abashedly, Little Brother, you are being too serious, much too serious. I was just joking.
Hehe! I just knew that Little Ba would not use his strength to bully the weak. He is a senior, indeed.
Ao Jiaos expression immediately changed into a bright smile. Then, she hugged all the Thousand Year me on the ground into her embrace. Then, she said, Thats right. What about that big gift? Since you already said it, then take it out. Why are you still hiding it?
When Xiao Chen saw the situation, he quickly said, Ao Jiao, I was the one who lost the bet, so
Ao Jiao smiled very brightly. She batted her eyshes at the me Rock Sovereign. Is that so?
The me Rock Sovereign looked at the Thousand Year me and swallowed his saliva. Then, he replied, Yes, yes. Wait, no, no, no, its not. Little Friend Xiao Chen, the bet was just a joke. As a senior, how can I make a bet with you? Here, this is a greeting gift.
After saying that, the me Rock Sovereign tossed out a bottle with an expression of heartache. Xiao Chen caught it and opened the bottle. A familiar aura immediately surged out, shocking Xiao Chen into losing his calm.
This is
Thats right. These are Primordial Pills. There is a total of ten there. Every one hundred years, I use my Primordial Energy to refine one. Originally, I was nning to leave them to Ba Yan. Now, Ill give them to you. Use them well. I believe you will definitely be able to clear your Great Tribtion of wind and fire.
They really were Primordial PillsPrimordial Energy refined into pills. Such a feat required a vast amount of Primordial Energy. Furthermore, the me Rock Sovereign required Primordial Energy for his cultivation as well. Making one pill every century was a huge expense.
This present was way too valuable. Xiao Chen felt very guilty. However, he was reluctant to give it up.
There is no need to stand on ceremony. I believe you are someone who does not believe in that.
Xiao Chen gravely epted the Primordial Pills. These ten Primordial Pills were simply way too precious. No wonder the me Rock Sovereign said that he absolutely needed this gift.
Ao Jiao walked over with a grin and took the Primordial Pills from Xiao Chen. Then, she blinked at him and whispered, Ill help you take care of them first. Remember to extract more things from Little Ba. Since he dares to call me Big Sister, there is no need to stand on ceremony with him!
The lips of the me Rock Sovereign, who was already feeling heartache, twitched when he heard these words.
Once Ao Jiao was far away, Xiao Chen said, Senior, the brewer of this Thousand Year me is on my Heavenly Star Ind. When I return to my conferrednd, Ill get her to brew a batch of excellent-quality Thousand Year me and send them over.
Upon hearing that, the me Rock Sovereign smiled and said, Good, good, good! Do remember it. I love wine the most, especially strong spirits. I drank this Thousand Year me once before, and Ive never forgotten the taste of it since then.
Xiao Chen nodded and said, Definitely.
The me Rock Sovereign withdrew his smile, his expression turning serious. In this one month of giving you pointers, I will teach you only three things. The first is what you saw, which is to focus all your energy at one point. That is the Sharp Spirit Finger. Although it is named finger, once youve truly grasped it, you will be able to use it as you please, with any part of your body, not just the fingertip.
Chapter 1247: Technique to Pass Tribulations
Chapter 1247: Technique to Pass Tribtions
The second is regarding the cultivation of Martial Emperors and how to maximize the use of your Primordial Energy, not wasting resources.
The third is closely rted to you now, some techniques for passing tribtions.
Xiao Chen showed a stunned expression. These three things could even be called divine techniques, all of them extraordinary. Learning just one would already bring considerable benefits. The favor of the me Rock Sovereign was simply too big.
The me Rock Sovereign continued, However, my guidance will not be easy. You will have to suffer from great pain in every one of them. This is especially so for the third one. You might even die.
Xiao Chen did not feel any fear. His eyes remained resolute as he said, Senior, rest assured. I have already grasped this principle on my path thus far. The greater the value of something, the greater the risk or price to pay. There is no such thing as getting something for nothing.
First, Ill teach you the Sharp Spirit Finger. Little Friend Xiao Chen, how do you think I managed to aplish my earlier finger move? the me Rock Sovereign asked Xiao Chen while looking at him as if testing Xiao Chensprehension ability.
Xiao Chen entered deep thought. After pondering for a while, he said, On the surface, it looked like you continuouslypressed all the energy before gathering it at one point. Then, you unleashed it all in one go, disying an offensive power that far surpassed your cultivation.
Earlier, the me Rock Sovereign only executed his finger move with the cultivation of a half-step Martial Emperor. However, the offensive power far surpassed that of Xiao Chens Medial Grade Profound Martial Technique. This was the principle behind it.
However, if it were that simple, it would not be anything special. It would be something that one would readily learn with one nce. What then would be the point of the me Rock Sovereign teaching Xiao Chen this?
The me Rock Sovereign smiled faintly and nodded before saying, Continue.
Then, Xiao Chen thought for a while more and said, The actual situation is definitely not that simple. Law Energy flows in ones body like water. The human body is like a water pouch. Once a certain ce is overfilled, the water pouch would deform.
If it were just by once or twice over, the body would be able to endure it. However, if it goes beyond ten timesone hundred times or thousands of timesthe water pouch would definitely have problems that would cause it to explode.
The smile on the me Rock Sovereigns face widened. This is the first time for me to hear of such aparison. This is rather interesting. Go on. How are you going to ensure that the water pouch does not explode?
The me Rock Sovereign did not say whether Xiao Chen was right or wrong. Instead, he indicated for Xiao Chen to pursue this line of thought.
Feeling encouraged, Xiao Chen said, If you want to prevent the water pouch from breaking, there are two ways. One is to increase the toughness of the water pouch. That is to say, the strength of the physical body. The second method is to increase the density of the water. This means continuously refining the Law Energy and making it denser. A simr-sized strand of refined Law Energy would be able to bring out ten timesone hundred timesthe corresponding might.
Xiao Chens line of thought became increasingly clearer. My guess is that Senior used the second method. This is because Senior used only the strength of a half-step Martial Emperor and did not use the Golden Emperor Body.
The me Rock Sovereign startedughing loudly, confusing Xiao Chen. Was he right or wrong?
Senior, so was I right or wrong? Xiao Chen asked carefully. Now, he could not figure out what the me Rock Sovereign was thinking.
Afterughing his fill, the me Rock Sovereign answered, Sorry, itspletely wrong. However, I feel that your line of thought is a viable direction as well. Right, it can be considered.
Xiao Chen fell speechless. This was simply digging him a pit to jump into. At first, based on the me Rock Sovereigns expression, Xiao Chen thought that he was right. Unexpectedly, the me Rock Sovereign said that in the end.
Senior, there is no need to fool me like that, right, Xiao Chen said depressedly.
The me Rock Sovereign said, Im not fooling you. This is the Martial Technique that Iprehended by myself, something belonging to me. Nothing canpare to something youprehended yourself.
Your line of thought is indeed correct. However, the physical body is a physical body after all; it is still somewhat different from a water pouch in the end. My method only utilizes one thing: speed!
Speed? What does that mean?
That is to use an extreme speed to gather a vast amount of energy. The physical body, indeed, cannot endure it. However, if it is just for a thousandth of a second, or even a hundredth, do you think that the physical body can endure it?
Xiao Chens brain lit up; he instantly felt enlightened. Certainly, if it was just for a thousandth of a second or even just a hundredth, given the toughness of the physical body, it would definitely be endurable.
However, this was very close to the limit. Just slightly slower, and it could result in damage to the body; the losses would not be worth the gain.
This was like dancing on a tightrope. If one got careless and fell, the consequences would be hard to recover from.
Let me demonstrate it to you a few times. Watch carefully!
The me Rock Sovereigns expression turned serious. Then, he casually pointed. The sky immediately turned dark, preventing Xiao Chen from seeing anything. Aside from the bright light on the me Rock Sovereigns fingertipa light as bright as the sunXiao Chen could not make out even the me Rock Sovereigns face and body. They were all overwhelmed by this bright light, merging into the darkness.
The light shed, and a fiery light as bright as the sun appeared at the me Rock Sovereigns shoulder.
Many sun-like fiery lights appeared continuously on the me Rock Sovereigns body, making him scintite without pause.
Xiao Chen opened his eyes wide, watching the me Rock Sovereigns patient demonstration closely. Finally, he discovered some of the tricks to it.
A faint red whirlpool at the me Rock Sovereigns chest spun continuously. No matter where the Law Energy flowed to, this red whirlpool never disappeared at all.
It looked like the red whirlpool did not stop at all.
However, in reality, the red whirlpool had been shing, moving incredibly fast, even faster than those resplendent sun-like fiery lights.
The red whirlpool was merely too fast for the physical eye to capture its motions. This created the illusion that it never stopped.
The lights stopped shing, and the me Rock Sovereign asked, How about it? Did you manage to figure out anything?
Xiao Chen nodded and replied, The core of Seniors Sharp Spirit Finger should be the red whirlpool at your chest. Without being able to materialize that red whirlpool, even if others knew about the Sharp Spirit Fingers principle, they would not dare to try it.
Thats right. Iprehended this Sharp Spirit Finger before I advanced to Martial Emperor. Due to a stroke of fortune, I entered into the state of being one with heaven andprehended it after a sh of inspiration.
Xiao Chen said, There is nothing that happens without reason in this world. Even for something like a sh of inspiration, without arge amount of umtions, one would not be able to obtain this sh of inspiration.
Thisment stunned the me Rock Sovereign when he heard it. Unexpectedly, Xiao Chen could see this so clearly. This was a principle that the me Rock Sovereign understood after living for more than five thousand years.
Right now, you have two paths that you can take. The first is to follow my methods, and Ill teach you the Sharp Spirit Finger. The second is to perfect the direction that you found yourself. Ill be around whenever you need me.
Xiao Chen did not hesitate for long before deciding. I choose the second route.
The speed of his decision somewhat bbergasted the me Rock Sovereign. Why? Have you thought it through? It was just a casual remark. The time is so short. It is too difficult if you want toprehend it on your own.
I thought through it already. Senior is right. The Martial Techniquesprehended by oneself are more suited to oneself in the end. While choosing the first route seems simple and will allow me to learn quickly, Senior is a fire-attributed cultivator while I am a lightning-attributed cultivator. Although I would learn fast, it would require a vast amount of time to perfect it in the future.
Xiao Chen continued his analysis. If I choose the second route, while learning will be very slow, once Ive built the foundation, it will be perfectly suited to me, which will actually be more efficient.
The me Rock Sovereign smiled. You are that confident that you canprehend it yourself?
Xiao Chen said calmly, Senior already exined it so clearly to me and even personally demonstrated it. If I still cannotprehend it, it would only go to show that this Sharp Spirit Finger is not suitable for me.
The me Rock Sovereign said, Good. In that case, Ill give you ten days. Whether you seed or not, I will skip past this step and teach you the second thing, the usage of Primordial Energy.
Xiao Chen nodded but did not hurry to meditate and ponder. Instead, he got the me Rock Sovereign to exin in detail how the me Rock Sovereign had initiallyprehended the Sharp Spirit Finger.
Two days passed quickly. Even the me Rock Sovereign was somewhat fatigued by Xiao Chens questions. However, Xiao Chen still tirelessly and patiently sought advice.
As far as Xiao Chen understood, having such a Sovereign Martial Emperor by his side was much more useful than any secret manual.
When the third day arrived, Xiao Chen stopped asking the me Rock Sovereign questions. Instead, a pile of books the height of a person towered beside him. These were all some Cultivation Techniques or Martial Techniques that the me Rock Sovereign mentioned while they chatted.
This sight rendered the watching me Rock Sovereign somewhat tongue-tied. Even he could not remember all of them. However, Xiao Chen did not miss out on even one, gathering them all.
On the fourth day, another pile of books appeared beside Xiao Chen. These were all lightning-attributed Cultivation Techniques and Martial Techniques that he borrowed from the me Rock Sovereign.
As the me Rock Sovereign and Ao Jiao drank the Thousand Year me, they asionally nced at Xiao Chen, who was reading seriously at the drill ground.
The me Rock Sovereign frowned and said, Almost half the time has passed, and he is still reading. He is too calm and indifferent.
The me Rock Sovereign even started to wonder whether he made a misjudgment, running into a nerd who only excelled at theory.
Ao Jiao scolded with a smile, Just you wait. Xiao Chen never does anything he is not confident of. Since he chose the second route, he is definitely confident. You have no idea how strong hisprehension ability is.
The me Rock Sovereign said, I also hope that he canprehend it himself. That way, it would be at its strongest. However, there are only six days left, and he is still so calm about it. I am really starting to get worried.
Hey, Xiao Chen moved! Ao Jiao said as she put down her wine cup.
The me Rock Sovereigns eyes lit up as he quickly looked over. However, he could not help feeling disappointed. After Xiao Chen put down the books, he started trying things out instead of quietly meditating and pondering.
In the end, Xiao Chen did not seed even once. Instead, lightning-attributed energy opened various wounds all over his body. There were even several times when his internal organs sustained severe injury.
The me Rock Sovereign wanted to put a stop to this. However, Ao Jiao intercepted him. Dont go. Given how stubborn he is, he will not listen to you at this moment.
Hence, this situation continued. Whether it was night or day, lightning shed and thunder roared in the drill ground. These mysterious phenomena startled all the cultivators and servants in the entire me Rock castle.
When these people saw Xiao Chen treating himself harshly, they all showed incredulous looks on their faces.
What is he doing?
I heard that he isprehending the me Rock Sovereigns consummate skill, which the me Rock Sovereign does not teach anyone, the Sharp Spirit Finger!
You must be joking. With how badly he is torturing himself, he still wants toprehend the Sharp Spirit Finger? Did he suffer a blow to the head?
As the thunder roared, it veiled the sky with a constant dark overcast churning continuously, day and night. Three days passed this way. Now, it startled not only the people in the me Rock castle but also all the cultivators in the entire Dark City.
Chapter 1248: Sharp Spirit Finger
Chapter 1248: Sharp Spirit Finger
This mysterious phenomenon simplysted too long, forming hundredsthousandsof shing lightning bolts. Everything was clearly visible from fifty kilometers away.
Many people could not understand what was going on when they saw this mysterious phenomenon. Everyone thought that a powerful Divine Weapon or peak Emperor Grade Secret Weapon was being forged in the me Rock castle.
In the end, thismotion even startled the other Great Bandits of Dark City.
me Rock Sovereign, what are you trying to do, hiding in your me Rock castle? You are not even going to inform us when you refine a powerful Divine Weapon.
Could it be that you consider your ranking too low and are trying to increase your rank? the top Great Bandit of the ck Sea, the Blood Shark Sovereign demanded coldly after appearing outside the castle.
This misunderstanding was getting out of hand. The me Rock Sovereign broke out in a cold sweat when he saw the hostile gazes of the other twelve Great Bandits standing at the castles gate.
The situation was truly hard to exin clearly. The me Rock Sovereign had no other choice but to lift the formation of the me Rock castle and let these Great Bandits in.
The me Rock Sovereign cursed, Damn brat! You really know how to cause trouble for me. Since when did my me Rock castle open up to the other Great Bandits? Yet now, they all entered en masse.
The other cultivators saw the Great Bandits enter. Taking advantage of the time while the formation was open, they all poured in.
The me Rock Sovereign cursed again and could no longer be bothered to care. After all, he had no shameful secrets. Letting these people in would prevent them from spreading baseless rumors.
When everyone saw Xiao Chen, who was covered in wounds with his hair scattered about and his appearance almost unrecognizable, amid the lightning and figured out the truth, they were stunned.
Who is this? Is he crazy? If one canprehend the Sharp Spirit Finger just like that, the consummate technique of this Great Bandit would not be valuable at all.
I bet that he will definitely not be able toprehend the Sharp Spirit Finger. Who knows, he might even end up dying.
Whos betting with you? Isnt this already obvious? The me Rock Sovereigns judgment is too poor. Its not enough that he taught him personally, but he even had to startle the entire city and make them suspicious.
When the me Rock Sovereign heard all thesements, he felt so frustrated that he wanted to vomit blood. Then, he nced at Xiao Chen, who turned a deaf ear and blind eye to the things around him.
The me Rock Sovereign thought to himself, Little Friend, Little Friend, you have to vent my frustrations for me. Now, the other twelve Great Bandits are all out. If you really cannotprehend it, I will be a huge joke.
My old friends, since you already understand the situation here, you can leave now! the me Rock Sovereign said indifferently as he looked at the others after turning away from Xiao Chen.
The Blood Shark Sovereign, the top Great Bandit of the ck Sea, smiled and said, me Rock Sovereign, dont be in such a rush to chase us away. This is the first time I entered this me Rock castle. Itsyout is pretty nice.
The other Great Bandits all smiled, showing no intention to leave.
The me Rock Sovereign thought, I just knew that it would not be so easy to chase this group of old fogeys away.
As Zong Boxiong looked at Xiao Chen, who wasprehending amid the lightning, he asked, me Rock Sovereign, how long has he been doing this?
Three days.
He has been in such a state all day and night?
Naturally. Otherwise, how would he end up drawing you old fogeys out? the me Rock Sovereign grumbled.
The moment the me Rock Sovereign said that, the Blood Shark Sovereign, Zong Boxiong, and the other Great Bandits showed strange expressions, all of them secretly startled.
Xiao Chen was currently riddled with wounds, his hair disheveled. The lightning mangled his body; the pain was self-evident. However, he had endured this for three days and still showed no intention of stopping.
Isnt this little fellow struggling too hard? He wants to go through this self-torture andprehend the Sharp Spirit Finger with just some pointers from you? That is too naive! the ninth-ranked Great Bandit said while shaking his head.
These Great Bandits were people who worked together. They understood the power of the me Rock Sovereigns Sharp Spirit Finger. They also knew how horrifying the Sharp Spirit Finger was when the me Rock Sovereign used it with his full power.
Most of them did not think that Xiao Chen couldprehend the Sharp Spirit Finger in such a short time.
However, these Great Bandits all still felt shocked at seeing Xiao Chen struggle on. If it were them, at that age, they absolutely could not endure to this level.
Zong Boxiong said, Even if this person cannotprehend the Sharp Spirit Finger, he will still be a powerful and formidable person. He truly lives up to being the Azure Emperors descendant.
Smiling, the Blood Shark Sovereign said, Strange. I heard that your adopted son seems to have a great grudge with him. Why are you still giving him such a high evaluation? This is really not your style.
Zong Boxiong smiled back and replied, Those are matters of the past. However, based on the information that I received, your grandson was also ruthlessly beaten up into a sorry state by this person during the Outstanding Talent Summit Meeting.
Not just yours but all the descendants of the Great Bandits present seem to have suffered at the hands of this person at some point in time.
Given what was said, no one wanted to pursue the topic any longer.
The thirteen Great Bandits of the ck Sea were all Sovereign Martial Emperors. They worked together to rule the vast ck Sea. All of them were proud and aloof individuals. Given that their descendants were taught a lesson by someone else, they naturally felt a knot in their hearts.
Now, even after knowing the truth, these Great Bandits did not intend to leave. All their thoughts were the same: they wanted to know what this youth, who alone deterred all the outstanding talents of the ck Sea from raising their heads, was like.
The Blood Shark Sovereign smiled in embarrassment and stopped dwelling on this topic. me Rock Sovereign, how long did you give him?
Ten days. Now, he has only three days left.
The people present all sucked in a deep breath of cold air. Ten days toprehend the Sharp Spirit Finger, this was a little too crazy.
The Blood Shark Sovereign recovered his wits and said, Then, good. We will wait here for three days and see if he canprehend the Sharp Spirit Finger!
All thirteen Great Bandits of the ck Sea came together to watch a talent of ater generationprehend. If this news were to spread, it would immediately cause a hugemotion in the ck Sea.
Who were the thirteen Great Bandits? They were all Sovereign Martial Emperors, the rulers of the ck Sea. Which of them was not a formidable character? Even when considering the entire Kunlun Realm, when they worked together, they were people of great influence.
Yet, today, these people gathered together and waited for a junior for three days.
Damn! This really ces him in the limelight. If he truly manages toprehend it, he will definitely leave his name in the annals of the entire oceanic world.
Dont worry. He will absolutely not seed. Look at his current state, no longer resembling a human or a ghost. How can he possiblyprehend it?
Thats right. The Sharp Spirit Finger is a Sovereign Martial Emperors consummate technique that is not passed on to others. How can it beprehended just like that?
Absolutely not!
The many cultivators in the me Rock castle all sank deep into something of a worried mood; to be more urate, it was fear.
Xiao Chens appearance already ced enormous pressure on these people. When he defeated the various outstanding talents at the Outstanding Talent Summit Meeting, his feat created a shadow in everyones heart.
If he used a mere ten days toprehend the Sharp Spirit Finger, such pressure would leave them breathless.
Everyone waited with bated breath for the final moment. Before the results came out, they would always feel deeply worried.
It was clear that these people would be ecstatic if Xiao Chen failed inprehending; schadenfreude would instantly fill their hearts.
However, these people did not think about the fact that even if Xiao Chen failed inprehending, he still firmly suppressed them. As long as he was alive, he would always stand above them. This was precisely the grief of being in the same generation as someone so excellent.
The various happenings of the outside world did not affect Xiao Chen, who was in the midst ofprehending. He fully immersed himself inprehending. Although he was aware that many people hade to the me Rock castle, he was not distracted at all.
The others only saw the lightning bolts inflicting wounds on Xiao Chen, a cruel sight to behold. However, they did not notice that after each round of testing, his tensed expression slowly eased.
This continued for hundredsthousands or even tens of thousandsof times. He kept testing, slowly resolving the questions in his heart.
Every time Xiao Chen tested things out, the pain he endured went without saying. However, this opportunity was hard toe by. The me Rock Sovereign had personally exined and demonstrated, and even shared every single detail of his process ofprehending the move.
Xiao Chen absolutely could not give up on such a great opportunity.
He feared that if he did not seed now, then after some time passed, the inspiration he obtained from the me Rock Sovereign would fade away, never to be found again.
This was how strange inspiration was. After failing to grasp it once, it might nevere back.
Hence, even if the pain were a hundred timesa thousand timesworse, Xiao Chen absolutely could not give up. He had to seed inprehending.
If the eyes of humans could peer through the body, they would discover nine clumps of lightning in a circle spinning continuously at Xiao Chens chest.
The constantly shing lightning in the sky and the roaring thunder were all attracted by these nine clumps of lightning.
His thousands of attempts had established that Xiao Chens conception was indeed the most suited to himself. These nine clumps of electric light were refined from all of his energy.
With a thought, these nine clumps of electric light would be like lightning horses galloping in the sky, gathering at Xiao Chens fingertip.
However, sometimes, they exploded along the way. A bloody hole would instantly appear in Xiao Chens chest, the electricity flickering in the wounds inflicting incredible pain.
Sometimes, the electric lights gathered together. However, they would fail to merge perfectly before they reached the fingertip. Hence, they exploded loudly at the same time, nearly destroying his arm.
Sometimes, the energy reached the fingertip after much difficulty. However, he could not unleash it in the final step, and it directly exploded, instead.
After swallowing a Sage Grade Medicinal Pill for treatment from the Thunder Emperors inheritance, Xiao Chens wounds healed at a visible pace with the aid of the horrifying recovery ability of his half-step Golden Body.
However, the old wounds had just healed when new ones appeared. This was because Xiao Chen started testing again as if he was torturing himself.
As he focused onprehending, he lost track of time. After a while, he revealed an expression of enlightenment. The density is sufficient already. However, my energies are moreplicated than the me Rock Sovereigns. In order to perfectly merge them, I have to resolve the bnce between Law Energy, Vital Qi, and Primordial Energy.
The me Rock Sovereign was right; Xiao Chens direction was correct.
As for Xiao Chens Sharp Spirit Finger, after the experimentation using means unimaginable to ordinary people, only one problem remained: how to maintain the bnce of Vital Qi, Primordial Energy, and Law Energy.
It is time to meditate, Xiao Chen muttered to himself. His data gathering was already more or lessplete. All that remained was to meditate quietly, digesting properly all theprehensions he gained from the more than ten thousand rounds of tests, to resolve the final problem.
After that inhuman testing ceased, Xiao Chens wounds recovered rapidly.
Chapter 1249: Relationship with the Flame Rock Sovereign
Chapter 1249: Rtionship with the me Rock Sovereign
As Xiao Chen entered silent meditation, all the roaring thunder and shing lightning disappeared.
He hovered in the air, sitting cross-legged. His long hair fluttered behind him, moving with the wind and revealing his handsome and delicate countenance, which had a grave expression.
The White Robed desman was as graceful as before.
He is starting to meditate!
He really can endure. He actually managed to endure such self-torture for five days.
There seems to be only one day left to the time the me Rock Sovereign gave him.
He wants to meditate quietly with just one day left? Thats too difficult.
After Xiao Chen entered into the state of silent meditation, all the roaring thunder and mysterious phenomena disappeared. Sunlight shone down again, looking like it was focusing on the hovering white-robed desman, making his extraordinary aura even more dignified.
Like the other cultivators, the thirteen Great Bandits of the ck Sea all looked at the healed Xiao Chen.
Now, Xiao Chens injuries had already recovered. Swallowing the Sage Grade Medicinal Pill from the Thunder Emperors inheritance had boosted his recovery ability to an incredible level.
On the surface, there was already no sign of any wound or blood.
Although the Clear Wind Robes was of a low rank, it boasted a self-cleaning capacity. Furthermore, it was a present from Liu Ruyue. Hence, even after Xiao Chen came to the Kunlun Realm and saw other stronger armor, he did not choose to change it.
What a strong recovery ability of the physical body! It is more or less equal to that of the Golden Emperor Body of a First Heaven Martial Emperor.
Without such a strong physical body, this little fellow probably would not have dared to mess around like that. However, even if ordinary people had such a strong physical body, they would not have the determination to endure.
Actually, upon careful observation, this little fellow was not blindly torturing himself. He must have gained something with each round of testing.
However, the me Rock Sovereign gave him too little time. With only one day remaining for meditation, it will probably not be enough.
The Great Bandits eyes were as bright asmps. They saw everything much more clearly than the other cultivators. When they discussed, they did not bring in any emotions, merely stated objective facts.
When the me Rock Sovereign heard this, he smiled happily. If he cannotprehend it in ten days, I will naturally teach him my method. There is no need to use me of anything. Since you all look up to this little friend of mine, then how about passing him your consummate techniques as well? I guarantee that he will be able toprehend them too.
The other Great Bandits of the ck Sea immediately shut their mouths. What kind of joke was this? The consummate techniques of Sovereign Martial Emperors were secrets not passed on to just anyone. They even rarely passed down such things to their disciples, only to their rtives of the same bloodline. No one else would be as generous as the me Rock Sovereign.
me Rock Sovereign, why are you doing this? How are you rted to this little fellow? the other Great Bandits asked in confusion.
The me Rock Sovereign smiled faintly and replied, I have no rtionship with him at all. However, when I was young, I received many graces and favors from his Item Spirit. You wont understand even if I speak of it. Just keep on watching. If my little friend truly manages to seed, lets see where you old folks are going to hide your faces.
Haha! me Rock Sovereign, there is no need to continue wrangling. We will not argue with you first. We will have our answer if we keep watching.
The Blood Shark Sovereign smiled faintly and continued watching with the other Great Bandits of the ck Sea.
Time passed slowly. Now that the thunder that roared nonstop and the lightning that shed endlessly disappeared, the watching cultivators were all felt somewhat unustomed to their absence.
After Xiao Chen started meditating, there were a lot of discussions. However, after two hours, the ce slowly turned quiet, silent without any sound.
The reason was simple. If the same topic continued to be discussed, everyone would eventually tire of it.
Everyone now just cast their gaze on Xiao Chen, who was silently sitting cross-legged in the air.
Time crept by. The sun set in the west and night fell.
Boom!
Just at this momenta moment when no one was preparedXiao Chen suddenly gave off a bright electric light from his body.
The intense bright light immediately turned the previously dark sky bright again, looking like the most intense sunlight of noon.
Xiao Chen, who was sitting cross-legged in the air, suddenly opened his eyes. The purple electric lighting from his body intensified.
The light was so dazzling that no one dared to look directly at it.
Xiao Chen slowly stood up in the air. A vast aura spread out together with his dominance of kingship.
What a strong kingly aura, the Blood Shark Sovereign could not help saying. Naturally, Xiao Chens aura was not worth mentioning to these Sovereign Martial Emperors.
However, the dominance of kingship in Xiao Chens aura could not be ignored.
Looking into the depths of it, one would be even more shocked to discover an aura hidden deeply behind the dominance of kingship.
That was the mysterious Heavenly Dao governing the Kunlun Realm. Now, Xiao Chen possessed such overwhelming Luck that it was even vaguely visible to the naked eye.
The many Sovereign Martial Emperors all had an envious cast in their eyes. Overwhelming Luck was something that every cultivator wanted to have but could not obtain.
He seeded?
The Sovereign Martial Emperors were distracted for a moment at the sight of Xiao Chens overwhelming Luck behind him and were somewhat doubtful.
The ordinary cultivators could not see anything. They only felt Xiao Chens strong and horrifying aura and were more concerned about whether he seeded or not.
They wanted to know whether Xiao Chenprehended the Sharp Spirit Finger, the me Rock Sovereigns consummate technique, which was not passed on to just anyone.
Soon, Xiao Chen used the most direct method to supply an answer.
Before everyones eyes, he stood in the air and suddenly pointed at the sky.
The intense electric light flickering on Xiao Chens body suddenly vanished as he pointed, not leaving anything behind. His body now looked in and simple, spotless without any dirt on it.
Rumble!
In the next moment, intense thunder boomed in the air. The space of the entire me Rock castle started trembling without pause.
As the thunder roared, an Emperors Might shed and disappeared on Xiao Chens body. As he pointed ferociously at the sky, a bona fide Emperors Might actually manifested.
When Xiao Chen withdrew his finger, a huge hole appeared in the sky. ck tears surrounded the hole, spreading out like spiderwebs.
This scene stunned the many cultivators. Tearing through space. This was something that only Martial Emperors could do. Xiao Chen really managed toprehend the Sharp Spirit Finger.
How else could they exin a Consummation quasi-Emperorunching an attack rivaling that of a Martial Emperor?
Xiao Chen watched as the hole in the air slowly closed. After being still for three days, his face rxed into a satisfied smile.
Although this strike was notparable to that of the Cycle Banners peak strike, it was something that Xiao Chenunched using only the strength of his body, without the aid of any external objects.
Furthermore,pared to the side effects and dangerous aftereffects that peak strike of the Cycle Banner had, the Sharp Spirit Finger was much more practical.
Many thanks for Senior me Rock Sovereigns pointers. This junior managed to sessfullyprehend his own Sharp Spirit Finger!
Xiao Chen turned around in the air and bowed deeply to the me Rock Sovereign.
A smile filled the me Rock Sovereigns face; he grinned from ear to ear among the group of Great Bandits. You are too polite. I only pointed out the direction to you. For you to be able toprehend the Sharp Spirit Finger in ten days, you could rely only on yourself.
The shock on the faces of the other Great Bandits of the ck Sea was no lesser than that of the ordinary cultivators.
The Blood Shark Sovereign looked around thoughtfully. After meditating for half a day, he managed toprehend the Sharp Spirit Finger. It seems that he quickly figured most of it out during those five days of painful testing.
Then, the Blood Shark Sovereign exchanged nces with the others, nodding slightly.
Since Xiao Chen couldprehend the Sharp Spirit Finger in ten days, it was no wonder he could sweep through all the outstanding talents of the entire Kunlun Continent and appear so brightly at the Heavenly Starry Oceans Four Seas Hero Gathering.
The descendants of these Great Bandits did not suffer an undeserved loss to this youth.
The Azure Emperors descendant truly lived up to his name.
When Xiao Chen saw the people beside the me Rock Sovereign, he found their presence somewhat strange. He had not expected hisprehension of the Sharp Spirit Finger to draw so many terrifying experts here.
However, this was not what Xiao Chen was concerned about right now. He wanted to test his Sharp Spirit Finger, topare it to the me Rock Sovereigns original Sharp Spirit Finger, to see which was stronger.
Xiao Chen looked at the me Rock Sovereign and said respectfully, Ten days ago, Senior merely used one finger to make me admit my defeat willingly. Will you give this junior another chance?
The moment Xiao Chen said that, he stirred up a hugemotion. This Xiao Chen was truly bold. He justprehended the Sharp Spirit Finger, and he immediately challenged the me Rock Sovereign.
The me Rock Sovereign chortled and epted happily, I was just waiting for you to say so. I also want to see whether your Sharp Spirit Finger is up to par, whether it does mythe me Rock Sovereignsreputation justice.
Heughed loudly and took up a stance in the air across Xiao Chen.
From the me Rock Sovereigns posture, it looked like he really was getting ready to face Xiao Chens challenge. The other Great Bandits of the ck Sea all showed interested expressions.
It was really rare for a person to dare topete with a senior right afterprehending the seniors consummate technique like Xiao Chen did. He was truly bold enough.
The rules are the same as ten days ago. You will use your cultivation as a Consummation quasi-Emperor, and I will use only the strength of a half-step Martial Emperor, the me Rock Sovereign said while smiling widely.
The me Rock Sovereign did not care about his face or whether he won or lost. In fact, he hoped that Xiao Chen could defeat him.
Of course, this did not mean that the me Rock Sovereign would go easy. Rather, he would be even stricter.
Xiao Chen nodded and said, Good, this time, I absolutely will not lose!
Haha! You will have to speak with your capabilities. You said the same thingst time, the me Rock Sovereignughed lightly. His mental state cultivation had already reached a high level.
Whoosh!
Without saying anything more, the two made their moves at lightning speed before the eyes of all the cultivators present.
The Sharp Spirit Finger possessed extraordinary speed. If one took their time, trying to see what the other partys openings were, and was slower by one step, one would lose.
Hence, the two attacked swiftly, somewhat too fast for the watching cultivators to react.
Everyone only saw two bright lights suddenly appearing in the dark night. The lights illuminated the entire ce, making it look like the hottest, intense noon.
The auras seemed simr to each other. The only difference was in the detail and colora rather huge difference.
Chapter 1250: The New Generation Surpasses the Old
Chapter 1250: The New Generation Surpasses the Old
The light on Xiao Chens fingertip flickered with electric lighta pure purple. However, the light on the me Rock Sovereigns fingertip was a fiery reda dazzling and eye-catching red that looked like the sun was zing there.
Bang!
Without much time to think, the two Sharp Spirit Fingers shed. Everything from the moment the lights appeared until their collision seemed to happen nearly instantaneously.
The intense sh was like two stars crashing into each other. Long tears appeared in space, spreading to the sky covering the entire me Rock castle.
When the shock wave surged out, some of the weaker cultivators were knocked down and vomited blood.
If not for the formations of the me Rock castle, all the buildings would have crumbled the instant the two Sharp Spirit Fingers shed, reduced to rubble.
Sharp Spirit Finger versus Sharp Spirit Finger. The two resplendent clumps of light came quickly and left quickly. When the lights vanished, victory was decided in the time it took for a spark to fly.
Blood leaked out of a corner of Xiao Chens lips, and he continuously moved back in the air. With each step he took, a crack of thunder resounded in the sky.
Xiao Chen took a total of ten steps before he stabilized himself. By the time he found his footing, the sky behind him had already filled with lightning and thunder, dark clouds covering the sky.
On the other hand, the me Rock Sovereign, who used only the strength of a half-step Martial Emperor, was in a worse state than Xiao Chen.
The instant the light vanished, Xiao Chen had sent the me Rock Sovereign flying. Of course, the me Rock Sovereign had the Golden Emperor Body, and his original strength was vast. Although he got knocked back, he was not injured.
ording to the rules, Xiao Chen only needed to knock back the me Rock Sovereign in order to win. He had already surpassed the requirements, directly knocking the me Rock Sovereign into the air, gaining an overwhelming advantage.
Naturally, the victor was clear with one nce.
The ce fell quiet. Everyone was shocked speechless. Xiao Chen not only used ten days toprehend the Sharp Spirit Finger but also defeated the me Rock Sovereign using it.
There was a saying, after teaching the apprentice, the master will starve to death. This was the embodiment of this saying.
Even the me Rock Sovereign himself had some difficulty wrapping his brain around this result. He could not figure out how Xiao Chen won so thoroughly.
However, after a moment, he understood. Then, he stood in the air guffawing, hisughter filled with relief.
Your Sharp Spirit Finger is indeed up to par. Unexpectedly, truly unexpectedly, you actually even used your Primordial Energy in it as well.
In the me Rock Sovereigns original estimation, Primordial Energy was too strong. If Xiao Chen used Primordial Energy in the Sharp Spirit Finger, Xiao Chen would definitely hurt himself.
Previously, the me Rock Sovereign thought that Xiao Chen would take things step by step, first using all his Law Energy, then incorporating Primordial Energy after he became more familiar with the move.
Unexpectedly, Xiao Chen achieved sess in a single bound, using all the energies in his body.
When Xiao Chen used all the energies in his body this way, he was already no weaker than a First Heaven Martial Emperor. Since the me Rock Sovereign used only the strength of a half-step Martial Emperor, naturally, it resulted in an out-and-out loss.
It was not that the me Rock Sovereigns Sharp Spirit Finger was no match for Xiao Chens. Instead, it was that the energy that the me Rock Sovereign used was notparable to Xiao Chens.
Even though the me Rock Sovereign was a senior, he did not feel the loss was embarrassing at all. Instead, he felt gratified.
Blood Shark Sovereign, didnt you say that my little friend will absolutely not be able toprehend the Sharp Spirit Finger in ten days? Right now, not only did heprehend it, he evenprehended theplete version of it. Any thoughts?
Then, the me Rock Sovereign turned to face the other Great Bandits and smiled cockily. And you old fools echoed him. How about it? Do you all feel pped in the face?
The twelve Great Bandits all clenched their teeth as they faced the pleased me Rock Sovereign. However, they could not make a rebuttal, only allow the me Rock Sovereign to ridicule them.
Even so, these people were all Sovereign Martial Emperors. Their mental states were far stronger than ordinary cultivators. Naturally, they were more magnanimous as well.
After a while, the Blood Shark Sovereign sighed and said, The Azure Emperors descendant is indeed incredible. This old man is truly convinced this time.
After saying that, the Blood Shark Sovereign stepped forward and handed Xiao Chen an engraved card, saying, Little Friend, if you have time, you cane and visit my Blood Fiend Mountain Manor. This old man will definitely personally entertain you then.
Xiao Chen felt somewhat overwhelmed by favor when facing this invitation from the top Great Bandit of the ck Sea.
In this world where strength reigned, Xiao Chen, a Consummation quasi-Emperor, managed to get a Sovereign Martial Emperor to issue an invitation so politely. This was something that others would not dare imagine.
After Xiao Chen received the engraved card, he said, Many thanks, Senior, for showing me such regard. When I have time, I will definitelye to visit.
Starting with the Blood Shark Sovereign, the other Great Bandits all reacted. All of them put on smiling faces and courteously gave Xiao Chen an engraved card each, inviting him to go to their residences when he had time.
There is no fairness. The thirteen Great Bandits of the ck Sea all gave Xiao Chen an invitation at the same time.
Dont be envious. If you canprehend the Sharp Spirit Finger in ten days and defeat the me Rock Sovereigns Sharp Spirit Finger, I believe you will receive such treatment as well.
However, it is hard not to be envious. With these thirteen engraved cards, Xiao Chen can travel anywhere in the ck Sea without fear in the future.
Not just the ck Sea. It might even not be an exaggeration to say that it would extend to the entire oceanic world.
All the cultivators of Dark City revealed envious expressions as they watched the Great Bandits give out their engraved cards one after another, inviting Xiao Chen over.
In the history of the ck Sea, there had never been a time when all thirteen Great Bandits of the ck Sea issued invitations to one person. Word of the scene before everyones eyes would definitely circte far and wide.
If looks could kill, Xiao Chen would have died several times under the gazes of these tens of thousands of people.
After all twelve visiting Great Bandits left, the me Rock Sovereign walked over with a smile and patted Xiao Chens shoulder. He said, Little Friend, this time, you have helped me gain some face. When those old fools came in, they were all very arrogant as they strutted in. I have never seen them this obedient for so long, not even daring to let out a fart when being lectured.
Xiao Chenughed. It looked like Ba Tus and Ba Yans fiery tempers definitely came from the me Rock Sovereign. Their headstrong attitudes all clearly came from the same mold.
After that, the me Rock Sovereign looked at the engraved cards in Xiao Chens hand. He withdrew his smile and put on a serious expression, saying, After my special training is over, you must go and visit the other Great Bandits. Dont look down on these engraved cards.
Xiao Chens expression turned apprehensive. After thinking for a while, he understood.
As the Azure Emperors descendant, he had already seen for himself how terrifying his enemies were at his King conferral ceremony.
The thirteen engraved cards represented thirteen Sovereign Martial Emperors. These meant that the entire ck Sea stood on his side. With such strength working together, their might went without saying.
On this night, Xiao Chen used his supreme grace to convince the thirteen Great Bandits of the ck Sea, gaining himself powerful assistance.
Exceptional grace, unparalleled under the skies.
Xiao Chen seriously put away the engraved cards and thanked the me Rock Sovereign once more. Then, he asked, Senior, when are you going to teach me how to use Primordial Energy?
There is no rush. We will speak again in the morning. You should go and rest properly first, the me Rock Sovereign replied casually with a wave of his hand.
After spending ten daysprehending, Xiao Chen was indeed somewhat tired. He nodded. Then, in a few shes, hended at the courtyard he stayed at.
After returning to the bedroom, Xiao Chen took out the Primordial Pills that the me Rock Sovereign gave him. He felt deeply moved. This favor from the me Rock Sovereign was too great; he did not know when he could repay it.
There was still Ao Jiao. Without Little Ao Jiao, the me Rock Sovereign would not walk so closely with Xiao Chen. It was also because of Ao Jiao that the me Rock Sovereign did not take that bet seriously and handed the Primordial Pills to Xiao Chen.
When challenging the me Rock Sovereign once more, aside from testing out his Sharp Spirit Finger, Xiao Chen had wanted to justify somewhat his receipt of the Primordial Pills.
Just as Xiao Chen was thinking about Ao Jiao, the windows opened, and Ao Jiaos figure shed, entering the bedroom. The instant the windows opened, the gentle moonlight happened tond on her body, lending her in a refined and fresh feeling.
This sight somewhat stunned Xiao Chen when he saw it. He had not expected Ao Jiao to have such a moving appearance.
What are you thinking, Idiot Master? Ao Jiao asked happily as she stood on the table.
Aside from Xiao Chen, the one that was the happiest about hisprehension of the Sharp Spirit Finger and the high regard of the thirteen Great Bandits of the ck Sea was naturally Ao Jiao.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly and did not reply. He was eloquent, but he was not good at lying to people familiar to him. Some words would cause a misunderstanding when said. Given that, it was best not to say them.
Seeing Xiao Chen not answering, Ao Jiao guessed some of it in her heart. However, she did not mind. She said, You will soon be returning to Heavenly Star Ind. Do you have any ns?
Xiao Chen replied honestly, I thought of this long ago. This time, when I go back, I n to erect the Dragons Gates mountain tablet and announce to the four seas that the Dragons Gate is formally established.
Isnt that a little too fast?
This answer startled Ao Jiao. Although she knew that Xiao Chen had nned to do this long ago, she had not expected it to be so soon.
All along, Ao Jiao had thought that Xiao Chen would reestablish the Dragons Gate after he advanced to Martial Emperor.
Xiao Chen stood up and put away the Primordial Pill. Then, he shook his head and said, Its not really fast. Today, receiving these engraved cards made me even more sure of my n. There are some things that have to be done. Whether early orte will not matter.
There was also one more very important reason. Before he advanced to Martial Emperor, he needed to make a trip back to the Sky Dome Realm. As for the identity he would use then, it would be best to return as the Dragons Gates Sect Master. That way, he would be able to resolve the conflict in his fathers heart.
As the two discussed the Dragons Gates reestablishment and was about to delve into the details, Xiao Chen suddenly froze, then revealed a pained expression.
Ao Jiao asked suspiciously, Whats wrong?
Someone infiltrated into my sea of consciousness. Theres no need to worry.
Xiao Chen squeezed out this line before quickly closing his eyes and sitting cross-legged on the bed. He felt a level of anxiety that he had never felt before.
As Ao Jiao watched at the side, she felt it was somewhat strange. However, she could not help him and could only wait nervously.
Inside Xiao Chens sea of consciousness, a strong energy explored the depths of Xiao Chens mind fearlessly, like it was trying to dig out all his secrets.
Scenes shed in Xiao Chens mind. However, when the scene fixed on the Heavenly Saber Pavilions Qingyun Peak in the Sky Dome Realm, the images of Xiao Chen and Liu Ruyue being together, the extremely strong Mental Energy turned berserk, trying to eradicate these memories.
Who is it? Is this person trying to turn me into an idiot, killing without a trace? Dream on!
Xiao Chen raged in his heart. All the Mental Energy in his sea of consciousness surged and formed many walls, blocking that extremely tyrannical Mental Energy.
Chapter 1251: Prime-Level Exper
Chapter 1251: Prime-Level Exper
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Bang! Bang! Bang!
This extremely tyrannical Mental Energy was like a heavy punch rushing over, smashing apart all of Xiao Chens Mental Energy walls.
Oh no! This Mental Energy is too tyrannical. The person making a move on Xiao Chen was definitely a Prime-level expert. Furthermore, it was someone who focused on cultivating Mental Energy. Otherwise, Xiao Chen would not be so helpless. His Mental Energy had already condensed into Magic Energy, which was not something that ordinary Martial Emperors could break through.
Nevertheless, Xiao Chens defenses could not resist at all. The other party easily destroyed the Mental Energy walls that Xiao Chen formed as if it was sweeping through dead branches from a tree.
Ill fight it out with you!
Xiao Chen gave up on defense and gathered up hisst bits of Mental Energy, his entire sea of consciousness stirring up. His surging Magic Energy also condensed into a fist light as he exploded with a counterpunch.
At the crucial moment, just when the fist lights were about to sh, Xiao Chens Azure Dragon Martial Spirit suddenly startled awake and directly infused itself into the Mental Energy fist light in his sea of consciousness.
The other partys Mental Energy fist light sensed the appearance of the Azure Dragon Martial Spirit. This clearly stunned it as it paused for a moment.
Seeing Xiao Chens azure-colored fist light, despite holding an overwhelming advantage, the other party retreated.
However, when everything regained its calm, Xiao Chen opened his eyes, and blood leaked out of a corner of his lips. He had an agonizing bloated feeling in his head.
Furthermore, this pain came from an injury to the soul. No matter how strong the physical body was, it could not withstand this pain.
Xiao Chen, whats wrong? Ao Jiao asked out of concern as she quickly rushed over and helped Xiao Chen up.
Xiao Chen wiped away the blood from his lips. Then, he said, The Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign personally made a move on me.
A Prime who mainly cultivated Mental Energythis description of his attacker allowed Xiao Chen to winnow down the multitude of people in the Kunlun Realm to just this person.
There was absolutely no one else who possessed such strong Mental Energy cultivation, enough to kill people without leaving a trace from billions of kilometers away.
Furthermore, doing this would not leave any evidence behind and give someone else a hold over him.
This group of people is really driven to desperate actions. They are too shameless, Ao Jiao said, feeling pained.
Xiao Chen smiled consolingly at Ao Jiao. Its not a problem. After this failure, he will not dare to try again.
When a Prime made a move and failed once, they naturally would be too ashamed to make a second move. However, for some reason, there was still a shadow in Xiao Chens heart.
The next morning, the me Rock castle was already restored to its peaceful state. The cultivators attracted by Xiao Chensprehension had all left.
When the me Rock Sovereign caught sight of Xiao Chen, he immediately frowned. Whats wrong? With your physical body, all your injuries should have recovered. Why is your spirit still so poor?
It was hard to hide things from the me Rock Sovereign, so Xiao Chen spoke honestly ofst nights events.
Your guess is right. It should be the move of the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign. I once came in contact with several Deity Race Martial Emperors, and they are capable of doing that.
The me Rock Sovereign verified Xiao Chens guess. Then, he continued, Someone probably spread the matter of the thirteen Great Bandits of the ck Sea giving you their engraved cards, which drove him to desperate measures.
Xiao Chens expression did not change. He said calmly, Senior, please teach me how to cultivate Primordial Energy.
This request startled the me Rock Sovereign. Unexpectedly, he did not see any rage or hatred in Xiao Chens eyes. Instead, Xiao Chen made his request serenely.
You are quite capable of enduring your anger. If I were as young as you, I would have gone as berserk as thunder. Perhaps I might even have rashly gone and killed a few Deity Race cultivators to vent my anger.
Xiao Chen smiled and asked, Is that any use?
This retort left the me Rock Sovereign somewhat stunned. Then, he said, Indeed, it is useless.
He is a Prime who cleared nine heavenly lightning tribtions. What is the point of me doing all that? All I need to do is live properly, live to the point where I can deal him a fatal blow and wash away all the humiliation. I cannot let him disrupt my own ns.
Xiao Chens eyes were as calm as still water. However, if one peered through that thickyer of water, one would see hatred hidden in their depths.
Back at the King conferral ceremony, the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign sent out a palm strike at him, wanting to cripple him on the spot and not showing any mercy.
The memory of Dugu Ao roaring out over and over again in the Human-Demon Paradise was still fresh in Xiao Chens mind, indelible.
At this point, the hatred between Xiao Chen and the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign was irreconcble.
This hatred could not be erased. It could only end with death.
What Xiao Chen needed to do was continue bing stronger. Then, he would trample on his enemies along his path to advancing to Martial Emperor.
The me Rock Sovereign revealed a faint smile on his face. Since ancient times, there has not been anyone whose path to advancing to Martial Emperor was as difficult as yours. I am filled with iparable anticipation for the day you advance to Martial Emperor.
Hence, the lesson of cultivating Primordial Energy began from here. The me Rock Sovereign did not start with how to cultivate Primordial Energy. Instead, he started with exining the Primordial Energy that the various Heavens of Martial Emperors would have.
The cultivation of Primordial Energy is something that every Martial Emperor experiences. Normally speaking, a First Heaven Martial Emperor can gather one hundred strands of Primordial Energy. A Second Heaven Martial Emperor can gather two hundred strands of Primordial Energy. A Third Heaven Martial Emperor can gather three hundred strands of Primordial Energy.
The number of strands of Primordial Energy scales up linearly that way with each Heaven until the Ninth Heaven. So, a Sovereign Martial Emperor can have up to nine hundred strands of Primordial Energy.
Using a simpleparison, one could conclude that a Ninth Heaven Sovereign Martial Emperor would be nine times stronger than a First Heaven Minor Heavenly Martial Emperor. However, in reality, when the two truly fought, the disparity was not just nine times. Even if there were more than one hundred First Heaven Martial Emperors, they would not be sufficient to kill a Sovereign Martial Emperor.
The distance between the two could not be offset with numbers. Each lightning tribtion cleared brought Martial Emperors improvements that were not limited to just the physical body.
The Primordial Energy would also undergo a metamorphosis and experience a huge improvement.
With such aparison, Xiao Chen felt that his ten strands of Primordial Energy were insufficient before a Sovereign Martial Emperor.
The me Rock Sovereign continued, What do you think my purpose is in telling you all this?
Clearly, the me Rock Sovereign would not waste any time on exining something unimportant. This had to be closely rted to Xiao Chens cultivation.
Xiao Chen thought for a while and found an answer in his heart. However, after being tricked by the me Rock Sovereign once, he was now more cautious.
Xiao Chen said probingly, Seniors purpose should be to tell me why Martial Emperors of different Heavens can refine a different amount of Primordial Energy.
The answer should lie in the physical body. After that, Senior intends to give me pointers based on the strength of my physical body, helping me to cultivate the limit of Primordial Energy that my physical body can endure.
The me Rock Sovereign revealed a gratified smile. It is really easymunicating with intelligent people. Thats right. That is the principle of it. Your physical body is alreadyparable to that of a First Heaven Martial Emperors Golden Emperor Body. So you should be able to gather one hundred strands of Primordial Energy.
Fortunately, the me Rock Sovereign did not trick him this time. Xiao Chen heaved a sigh of relief in his heart.
All the same, Xiao Chen still had some doubts. Taking advantage of this opportunity, he asked, Senior, many people do not cultivate their physical body before they advance to Martial Emperor. After advancing to Martial Emperor, they also still attain the Golden Emperor Body. In that case, does it mean that all the bitterness and suffering the physical body cultivators went through before advancing to Martial Emperor go to waste?
Xiao Chen had personally experienced the pain of physical body cultivation. If not for blindly tempering his physical body, so he could stand out from those of the same cultivation, he would not have ended up in a situation where he had to advance to Martial Emperor within five years.
This was an issue that had troubled Xiao Chen for a long time, confusing him.
The me Rock Sovereign said, If you think like that, then you are very wrong. Notice the two words at the start of what I said earlier.
Normally speaking? Xiao Chens mind was very sharp. The moment the me Rock Sovereign replied, Xiao Chen thought of those words.
Thats right. There will always be people who are different. This refers to cultivators who temper their physical body like you. The heavens have always been fair. The gains will correspond to the suffering. This principle does not apply just to physical body cultivators but also other cultivators.
The me Rock Sovereign continued, You will understand this principle when you advance to Martial Emperor. Right now, there is no need for you to think about this. Take out the Primordial Pills I passed to you. Ill teach you how to refine them.
Dont Medicinal Pills just need to be swallowed?
Could there be some other way to refine them? Xiao Chen felt confused as he took out the Primordial Pills.
The me Rock Sovereign took the bottle of pills andughed, If you really swallowed them, you would waste most of the Medicinal Energy in the Primordial Pills.
How should I do it, then?
The me Rock Sovereign was in no rush to exin. He uncharacteristically turned serious and said, I once told you that I would teach you three things. You will not be able to learn any one of them without a price. This is because these are things that only Martial Emperors can learn. Learning them as a Consummation quasi-Emperor is a heaven-defying act. Hence, the suffering you will go through cannot be avoided.
Even if you had followed my method to learn the Sharp Spirit Finger, it would have been exceptionally painful. What I want to say is that my method for cultivating Primordial Energy is equally boundlessly tyrannical and extremely dangerous. The pain goes without saying.
Xiao Chen muttered to himself for a while before saying, Senior should already have understood my determination when you saw meprehend the Sharp Spirit Finger. No matter the danger, as long as it can increase my strength, I am willing to ept it.
Good! Take out a saber!
The me Rock Sovereigns face sank as he said something very confusing. However, Xiao Chen obeyed without any hesitation, taking out a sharp short saber from the Universe Ring.
Pu ci!
The me Rock Sovereign directly stabbed with the short saber. Before him, Xiao Chens half-step Golden Body was like paper.
With this stab, a finger-sized wound appeared, and blood flowed out continuously.
Dont let your wounds recover. If you want to gain the Primordial Energy that a First Heaven Martial Emperor can gather, as a Consummation quasi-Emperor, this is just the first step, the me Rock Sovereign said with a cold, emotionless expression.
Xiao Chen gritted his teeth and let the blood flow, enduring the intense pain.
After that, the me Rock Sovereign took out a Primordial Pill and flicked it with his finger. The Medicinal Pill entered the wound.
Xiao Chens blood instantly greedily absorbed the Primordial Energy in the Medicinal Pill. His body immediately filled with this explosive energy, which gave him a sense of boundless power.
The Primordial Energy in the Primordial Pill was several times more than what Xiao Chen absorbed when he opened the door of space and timeequal to ten years of cultivation.
However, he did not have a Golden Emperor Body. This explosive energy was an extreme test of his physical body.
The me Rock Sovereign did not say anything. He simply stabbed Xiao Chen again, near the heart, before putting in the second Primordial Pill.
Third stabfourth stabfifth stabafter a total of nine stabs, the me Rock Sovereign stopped.
Chapter 1252: Extreme Danger
Chapter 1252: Extreme Danger
Each stab resulted in a bloody wound; it looked too cruel to look at. After the me Rock Sovereign had stabbed Xiao Chen nine times, nine finger-sized wounds surrounded his heart, forming an average-sized circle.
Dong! Dong dong!
Xiao Chens heart beat rhythmically. Every time it beat, his body absorbed a vast amount of Primordial Energy.
His physical body could explode at any moment. His current state truly embodied the phrase heart-pounding anxiety.
Although Xiao Chen did his best to absorb all the Primordial Energy into his Heart of an Emperor, his efforts were still far from enough.
If the me Rock King did not take precautions, Xiao Chen would really explode after a mere moment.
There was still one final Primordial Pill, which the me Rock Sovereign did not use, in the bottle. After capping the bottle, he used one hand to quickly prod Xiao Chens chest.
The me Rock Sovereigns fingertip lit up with light. Every time he prodded Xiao Chens body, a beam of light soared into the sky from Xiao Chens body.
After he prodded Xiao Chen nine times, a small formation appeared on Xiao Chens chest and slowly revolved.
A formation also appeared under Xiao Chens feet. Furthermore, the nine beams of light formed a simr formation in the air.
This set of formations is known as the Nine Revolution Universe Origin Formation. In the past, Immortal Cultivators used it to temper the Immortal Spiritual War Body. After I obtained it, I altered it. Firstly, it can protect your physical body, preventing it from exploding as a result of the Medicinal Energy from the Primordial Pill. Secondly, it can increase the effectiveness of the Medicinal Energy. With every cycle, it will increase the Primordial Energy by half.
The me Rock Sovereign withdrew his hand, fatigue written on his face. He said, This set of formations represents heaven, earth, and man. The three are connected; none of them can be missing.
If you cannot endure the pain from the Medicinal Energy and give up halfway, the formation on your chest will be destroyed. When the formation loses bnce, you will be destroyed along with it.
Xiao Chen smiled bitterly in his heart. The intense pain precluded all speech. If he could, he would definitely curse loudly. The me Rock Sovereign truly pushed him down the path of no return.
Xiao Chen had not expected the me Rock Sovereigns cultivation method to be so dangerous.
The me Rock Sovereign smiled faintly and said, Im going to drink some wine. Little Friend, do your best to endure. Otherwise, if you explode, my me Rock castle, which has been passed down for thousands of years, will be destroyed along with you.
The me Rock Sovereign forced out a smile and left quickly like he was avoiding a human bombwhich made Xiao Chen very frustrated and wish he could rush over to kick him.
While the me Rock Sovereign looked like he left with a carefree heart, he was actually not far away. He drank wine together with Ao Jiao at a tall pavilion. As long as they tilted their heads a little, they would see Xiao Chen seated cross-legged on the ground.
Little Ba, isnt forcing Xiao Chen like that too ruthless? Ao Jiao asked worriedly as she looked at the wounds on Xiao Chens chest that had not healed and heard the pulsation of his heart.
Xiao Chens skin was all torn apart, staining his white robes with blood and turning thempletely scarlet. Blue veins bulged on his forehead, and blood obscured his facial features. It was not clear what sort of pain he was undergoing.
The me Rock Sovereign replied sullenly, We have to be ruthless. If he wants to condense one hundred strands of Primordial Energy as a Consummation quasi-Emperor, even with the Primordial Pills, his half-step Golden Body, and my Nine Revolution Universe Origin Formation, he will still have to stake his life on it.
If a heaven-defying path does not have any danger at all, it would not be heaven-defying.
Ao Jiao put down her winecup and frowned slightly. I hope there will not be any idents. This is simply like dancing on a knifes edge. Its very worrying.
The me Rock Sovereign smiled and said, Rx. With his resilience, he will definitely make it. If it were really something that surpasses his capabilities, I would not have forced him into it.
Ao Jiao smiled faintly and turned her head. Little Ba, this time, its all thanks to you. I offer you a toast on behalf of Xiao Chen.
The me Rock Sovereign smiled abashedly. Elder Sister Ao Jiao, why are you being so polite with me? He inherited the Thunder Emperors inheritance, and you also asked me for help. How can I refuse? Without you or the Thunder Emperor, there would not be the me Rock Sovereign of today.
Furthermore, this little guy is also an unpolished gem. His potential is notpletely used up yet. Who knows, I might have to seek his advice in the future.
Xiao Chen had guessed that the me Rock Sovereigns willingness to teach him was tightly connected to Ao Jiao. However, he would not have guessed that Ao Jiao had personally asked the me Rock Sovereign to do so on his behalf.
A bit of thought would make everything clear. Without a deep rtionship, which Sovereign Martial Emperor would teach an outsider their consummate technique that was not passed on to others?
Furthermore, which Sovereign Martial Emperor would waste one month of their time to personally instruct an outsider? No one in the world would treat another so nicely without any reason.
The setting sun descended from above the tall pavilion, washing the young-looking face of Ao Jiao a deep red.
She put down her wine cup and looked mncholically at Xiao Chen, muttering to herself, Little Ao Jiao is useless. I can only help you up to here.
Dong! Dong dong!
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Three dayster, Xiao Chens heartbeat finally slowed down. However, even though it slowed, the amount of Primordial Energy it carried with each beat was even vaster and denser.
It was like an ancient divine bell ringing, shocking everyone. The entire me Rock castle trembled with every beat.
However, this time, the me Rock Sovereign had the foresight toy a formation outside the castle, cutting off all sound.
Otherwise, with these heartbeats resounding in the sky like a divine bell, they would definitely attract all the cultivators in the entire Dark City again.
Up in the tall pavilion, the me Rock Sovereigns expression rxed. He said to Ao Jiao, The situation has already stabilized. Even if he gives up now, his body will be in no danger of exploding. Now, its just a matter of how much he can gain.
Joy shed on Ao Jiaos face. How so?
The me Rock Sovereign exined, This Nine Revolution Universe Origin Formation relies on the cultivators talent. Under perfect circumstances, it can use nine Primordial Pills to condense ny strands of Primordial Energy.
Ao Jiao found his statement strange. She said, I know about the Primordial Pill. Although it is hard to refine and is rare in the Kunlun Realm, its effect should not be that horrifying. One pill should be able to condense only one strand of Primordial Energy.
The me Rock Sovereign said, This is what Elder Sister Ao Jiao is not aware of: my Nine Revolution Universe Origin Formation, which is a formation from the Immortal Epoch, amplifies the effects of Medicinal Pills. In the hands of an expert formation master, each cycle will double the effects. After nineyers, it can reach an astronomical number.
My Nine Revolution Universe Origin Formation is only a simplified version and is not that horrifying. However, it more or less can achieve eighty-one times the effect. Do you still think that I am exaggerating?
Ao Jiao muttered to herself, Eighty-one times. That would be more than seven hundred Primordial Pills. Given that, then it is not exaggerated.
However, no matter what, it still depends on his own fortune. If his mind is not resolute enough, it would not be strange if he condenses only ten strands of Primordial Energy, the me Rock Sovereign said.
Ao Jiao asked, How many strands of Primordial Energy do you think Xiao Chen can condense in the end?
The me Rock Sovereign thought for a while before voicing his opinion. Right now, for every day that he endures, he will obtain ten more strands of Primordial Energy. I believe he will be able tost another five more days and condense sixty strands of Primordial Energy in the end.
Ao Jiao countered indifferently, I feel that he will be able tost all nine days. Before he finishes absorbing the Medicinal Energy, he will not stop.
The me Rock Sovereign argued, That is impossible. Could it be that he experienced something even more painful than this before?
Ao Jiao smiled but did not say anything. Xiao Chen had indeed experienced something like this before. That lightning tribtion that he underwent in the Sky Dome Realm was much more painful than this.
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Five days passed in a sh. The time that the me Rock King estimated for Xiao Chen arrived. However, Xiao Chen showed no signs of stopping.
How did this fellow do it? the me Rock Sovereign eximed in shock.
With the threeyers of the formationheaven, earth, and manXiao Chens current aura surged to a terrifying level. A faint Emperors Might spread behind him, lingering for a long time andyering over each other.
The me Rock Sovereigns eyes lit up likenterns as he peered through the thickyers of light. He saw that Xiao Chen had already condensed sixty strands of Primordial Energy.
All the strands of Primordial Energy were extremely dense like they were True Dragons. They swam around the Heart of an Emperor in a powerful and majestic manner, roaring endlessly with each heartbeat.
This fellow actually did not forget to refine the strands of Primordial Energy when he was condensing them.
The shock in the me Rock Sovereigns heart was indescribable. By doing so, Xiao Chen would be able topletely control them when he finished absorbing all the Medicinal Energy.
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The sun rose and set. Another three days passed.
The Emperors Might behind Xiao Chen hadyered up and already be boundlessly thick, nearly solidifying.
The medicinal effect is over already. It should be time for him to open his eyes, the me Rock Sovereign muttered.
As the me Rock Sovereign looked at the Emperors Might behind Xiao Chen, he felt deeply moved. He had personally helped to forge this miracle.
A Consummation quasi-Emperor cultivating one hundred strands of Primordial Energy. When Xiao Chen opened his eyes, it would be like a new Martial Emperor being born.
The me Rock Sovereign had just spoken when Xiao Chen suddenly opened his eyes. The Emperors Might behind him suddenly erupted at this moment.
Bang! The Emperors Might that had been suppressed for so long shot up to the sky like a rainbow, immediately breaking through the me Rock Sovereigns formation.
After that, it pierced through the clouds and turned into many colorful clouds spreading out, encasing the entire Dark City.
Rainbow-colored light and Emperors Might spread everywhere.
All the cultivators in Dark City looked up and felt shocked in their hearts when they saw it.
Which lucky fellow cleared his Great Tribtion of wind and fire, bing a Martial Emperor?
Only a newly advanced Martial Emperor would cause rainbow clouds to spread through the sky, due to ack of control over their Emperors Might. However, when they thought about it, that did not seem possible. The Great Tribtion of wind and fire would cause a greatmotion. How could there not be any signs at all?
Only the thirteen Great Bandits in Dark City could guess what was going on. They all revealed smiles on their faces at the same time, thinking that they were right to give out their engraved cards. That person was worthy of their praises.
In the me Rock castle, Xiao Chen floated over and said with a smile, Senior, I did not fail to meet your expectations. I seeded in enduring.
The me Rock Sovereignughed, Congrattions. However, Im afraid that I will not be able to teach you the final thing.
Finding the statement strange, Xiao Chen asked, Why is that?
The me Rock Sovereign exined helplessly, Originally, I was preparing to simte a Great Tribtion of wind and fire, to let you feel what it is like in advance. However, you grew too fast, beyond my expectations.
I am already no longer capable of simting your Great Tribtion of wind and fire. If you managed to clear the Great Tribtion of wind and fire that I simted, it would give you a false impression. Not only would it be useless, but it would also cause you harm.
Chapter 1253: Three Paths to Raise Strength
Chapter 1253: Three Paths to Raise Strength
This answer stunned Xiao Chen. It really made one feel nervous.
The me Rock Sovereign smiled and said, During this period, you should go and visit the other Great Bandits. At the same time, you should stabilize your cultivation before you return to Heavenly Star Ind. When you reestablish the Dragons Gate, dont forget to send me an invitation.
It looked like Ao Jiao already told the me Rock Sovereign of Xiao Chens n.
With the me Rock Sovereigning to help, Xiao Chen gained more confidence in reestablishing the Dragons Gate.
Xiao Chen performed a cupped-fist salute and said, I will never forget Seniors kindness.
The me Rock Sovereign nced at Ao Jiao, who was drinking alone in the pavilion. Then, he sighed and said, Little Friend, I say this very sincerely. I really dont mind whether you repay this favor or not.
If you really want to, then take good care of Ao Jiao and investigate the cause of Big Brother Sang Mus death. Right now, you possess overwhelming Luck and have the Thunder Sovereign standing behind you. There are some things that are safer for you to do than if I did them.
Xiao Chen nodded and said, Dont worry. Even if Senior did not mention it, I would do that as well.
The process of visiting all thirteen Great Bandits went very smoothly. These Sovereign Martial Emperors were all convinced by Xiao Chens grace already in the first ce. After they met and exchanged a few words, they felt even more satisfied.
Xiao Chen always held respect for senior experts. He would not act arrogantly or out of bounds. If others showed him respect, he would return the same degree of respect. This was always the way he did things.
After he visited all the Great Bandits, he could be considered to have truly formed a bond with all of them.
Since ancient times, Xiao Chen was probably the only outstanding young talent to have gained the friendship of all thirteen Great Bandits of the ck Sea.
After finishing up matters at the ck Sea, Xiao Chen was anxious to return to Heavenly Star Ind, wishing that he could arrive there immediately.
The four flood dragons pulled the war chariot as they galloped through the clouds, moving like lightning as they rushed towards Heavenly Star Ind. Actually, by now, his speed surpassed that of the flood dragon war chariot.
However, he did not share the strong physique of the flood dragons, which could maintain their speed indefinitely. For a long journey, using the flood dragon war chariot was more suitable; it would be more effective as well.
Inside the war chariot, Xiao Chen did not fall behind on his cultivation.
He now possessed one hundred strands of Primordial Energy and the half-step Golden Body, and grasped the Instant of Glory, Thousand Year Hegemony Establishment, and Subduing Dragon Profound shthree Medial Grade Profound Martial Techniques. Furthermore, he had practiced all of these Medial Grade Profound Martial Techniques to Small Perfection.
In an emergency, he still had a consummate technique. There was the Sharp Spirit Finger, which could instantly focus all of his energies at one point.
With such strength, if Xiao Chen faced a First Heaven Martial Emperor again, he would not even need to use the Cycle Banner to hold his own. If he used the Cycle Banner, he would easily obtain victory and would not have to spend so much effort as he had with Old Hong.
As for Second Heaven Martial Emperors, Xiao Chen had not figured out their strength yet, so he could not draw a conclusion about how he would fare against one. However, if he wanted to flee, a Second Heaven Martial Emperor should not be able to do anything about it.
Now, there are three paths for me to raise my strength. The first is my peak will of thunder. The second is my seventy-percentprehended saber soul. The third is making a breakthrough in the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation.
Xiao Chen analyzed calmly. All of these three paths were not easy. The peak will of thunder required him to materialize the immaterial before he could condense an Innate Thunder Crystal.
It would be as difficult as ascending to the heavens for the saber soul to form a Saber Domain after it was one hundred percentprehended. As for breaking through the seventhyer of the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation, he would need to undergo another lightning tribtion before he could advance to the eighthyer.
Clearly, these three paths could not be taken at the same time. Xiao Chen had to take them one by one, ording to their priority.
On the way back to Heavenly Star Ind, aside from stabilizing his cultivation and absorbing Primordial Energy daily, he pondered this problem.
When Xiao Chen was only three days away from Heavenly Star Ind, he decided to improve his saber soul first.
After all, ultimately, Xiao Chen was a desman. Before he advanced to Martial Emperor, he should form a Saber Domain to call his own.
Now that his cultivation of the saber soul already reached itster stages, Xiao Chen could only rely on Peak Grade Demon Fiend Rocks to increase the speed of its cultivation. After he returned to Heavenly Star Ind, he would get the Azure Dragon Merchant Association to ask around for news on this.
Three days went by in a sh. When Ao Jiao informed Xiao Chen of Heavenly Star Inding into view, he stopped cultivating and emerged from the chariot.
The vista before him expanded. The familiar sea domain appeared ahead. With just the naked eye, he could see the silhouette of Heavenly Star Ind. He could even clearly see its nearest satellite ind.
Now, Heavenly Star Ind already held all the satellite inds within its sea region. No outsiders dared to interfere anymore.
Before Xiao Chen left, he had driven away the Purple-d Marquis, a Greater Heavenly Martial Emperor. This matter resulted in the reputation of Heavenly Star Ind spreading throughout the Western Sea. Anyone who wanted to target Heavenly Star Ind had to consider their own strength first properly. Otherwise, things would not end well for them.
As he slowly closed the distance, Xiao Chen, who was now walking in midair, could already see the buildings on Heavenly Star Ind with his naked eyes.
The first thing to enter Xiao Chens sight was a vast and majestic city. It looked like a gigantic True Dragon coiling on the beach.
The existence of this city fixed down the geomancy in the area, causing all the Luck to gather and encase Heavenly Star Ind. An indistinct Dragon Qi could be seen in the clouds above Heavenly Star Ind, moving in and out, making it look extraordinary.
This city now vaguely disyed the grandeur of a Holy City, not losing to the Lunar Pces Bright Moon City.
The majestic city gates had threerge grand words on themHeavenly Dragon City. Soldiers stood guard on the city walls, all of them wearing the same uniform.
Xiao Chen took a look and saw that this uniform was the uniform of the previous Dragons Gate. However, it was missing the Dragons Gates symbol. This had to be Mo Chens work.
As he stood in the air and looked at this majestic city, he was somewhat stunned. Unexpectedly, in a mere one year, Mo Chen managed to build most of the city, erecting a vast metropolis on the ruins of the old one.
Mo Chen was a wondrous girl who excelled at the zither, chess, calligraphy and art, even medicine and divination, refining and brewing, a person good at everything. She truly helped Xiao Chen too much.
Halt! Without the Azure Robe Token issued by the City Lords Residence, no one is permitted to fly directly into the city. If you do not have one, please enter through the city gates. If you want to barge in, we will activate the protective formations of the city.
Just as Xiao Chen in the clouds was preparing to fly down to the city, a scene above the city gates made him frown slightly.
A group of ck-d people wearing conical bamboo hats wanted to barge through the guards and fly straight in.
Xiao Chen knew that every Holy City would have such rules. Without being an honored guest, one would not be allowed to fly about the city as they wished. This was the same in Bright Moon City and Dark City, which he had been to before.
This group of people clearly knew there were such rules and dared to try barging in. Most likely, it was here to cause trouble.
Xiao Chen looked over, and the situation was indeed as he expected. The leader of the group was a half-step Martial Emperor. The rest of those following behind were all quasi-Emperors of various grades.
What strength! Which faction sent this group? Xiao Chen wondered to himself.
What a joke! We are people of the Western Sea Divine Dragon Pce. Why do we need to follow any rules whening to your insignificant Heavenly Dragon City? Quickly move aside and dont block us from entering the city. Otherwise, dont me us for being rude.
The ck-d old man leading the groupughed coldly as he removed his conical bamboo hat and cloak, revealing the fiery-red dragon-patterned robes unique to the Western Sea Divine Dragon Pce. The four people behind him removed their hats and cloaks as well, disying their identity.
So, thats whats going on. Xiao Chen now understood. With such a disy of strength, only the tyrant of the Western Sea, the Western Sea Divine Dragon Pce, could be responsible.
The scene above the city wall immediately caused amotion. The many cultivators standing in line to enter the city all looked over.
Interesting. This is probably the eighth time the Western Sea Divine Dragon Pce sent people to cause trouble already.
Thats inevitable. Heavenly Star Ind is developing too fast. Several of theirrge-scale auctions snatched the limelight from the Western Sea Divine Dragon Pce. Now, when mentioning the Western Sea of the Heavenly Starry Ocean, one would first think of Heavenly Star Ind. The Western Sea Divine Dragon Pces reputation has beenpletely suppressed.
It is not just the auctions. The Secret Treasures, wine, and Battle Armor produced by Heavenly Star Ind are all top quality. It would be difficult for such a city to not be prosperous.
Anyone with eyes can see the rise of Heavenly Star Ind. This time, the Western Sea Divine Dragon Pce has truly been pushed into a corner. To think that they were so direct in trying to suppress Heavenly Star Ind!
I wonder how Heavenly Star Ind will react this time. They just endured the past few times.
The discussions at the city gates gave Xiao Chen a good idea of what was going on. He did not show any surprise. It was not strange for the old tyrant to suppress and threaten new rising factions.
However, they should never have brought trouble to Xiao Chen.
Protective formations of the city? Who are you scaring? If you really dare to activate the formation, it means you intend to start a war. At that time, my Western Sea Dragon King will lead the seven colored Marquises and tten your Heavenly Star Ind in minutes, the ck-d old man leading the group shouted coldly. This retort dissatisfied the guards, but they could not do anything.
Scram! Just an insignificant Heavenly Dragon City, and you dare to put on such airs. Do you think you are a Holy City?
The ck-d man directly threw a palm strike and sent the guards in front flying. These guards were only Martial Monarchs, and the captain was a Martial Sage. Without activating the formation, they were like ants before this half-step Martial Emperor.
With the half-step Martial Emperor suddenly attacking, how could they block? So, they suffered severe injuries and fell to the city.
Seeing that the Western Sea Divine Dragon Pces people actually dared to attack, the people watching at the city gates all changed their expressions. For this group of elders from the Western Sea Divine Dragon Pce to attack the city guards was too overboard.
Who were these people? They were the Divine Dragon Pces elders, people of high standing. However, the guards protecting the city were just of the lowest level in Heavenly Star Ind.
Not even worth one strike. With such strength, they even dare to block our way. The ck-d old man smiled coldly. Then, he led the four people with him and prepared to fly into the city.
You are seeking death!
However, just as the four were about to fly into the city, a furious shout resounded in the sky along with four dragon roars.
Everyone saw four deep-sea flood dragons rushing down from the sky, pulling a war chariot that had a white-d man holding the reins. This man radiated a surging aura as he charged at the five.
The instant the ck-d old man made a move, Xiao Chens face had sunk. Unexpectedly, this group of people showed such inconsideration.
These people ignored their status and even injured the guards of the citya few Martial Monarchs, just minor characters.
This was truly unbearable!
A murderous intent shed in Xiao Chens eyes as he rode on the flood dragon war chariot and charged ahead.
Chapter 1254: Azure Dragon King’s Migh
Chapter 1254: Azure Dragon Kings Migh
The strong aura made Xiao Chen, who arrived riding on a war chariot, appear as mighty as a divine being. The half-step Martial Emperor leader felt somewhat stunned before this aura, which caused dread to bubble up in his heart.
Flood dragon war chariot? He is the Azure Dragon King Xiao Chen. That is the war chariot he snatched from the Eastern Sea Divine Dragon Pces Young Pce Master.
At the sight of the flood dragon war chariot, everyone immediately guessed Xiao Chens identity. This war chariot was originally the symbol of Leng Shaofan, the Eastern Sea Divine Dragon Pces Young Pce Master. Now, it became a symbol of Xiao Chen-and a great mockery of Leng Shaofan.
Xiao Chens sudden appearance blindsided the five people from the Western Sea Divine Dragon Pce, who had not expected him altogether.
The Azure Dragon King!
The Azure Dragon King Xiao Chen has returned!
However, the many guards on the city walls all erupted with thunderous cheers. When the old city was destroyed, Xiao Chen had appeared at the most critical moment, sending out a palm strike at the Buddhas palm. This memory remained fresh in these guards minds.
The millions of people in the city would never forget the scene of the saber chopping the Buddha palm in half and causing boundless sunlight to pour down, shining on that white figure. It was imprinted deep in their minds.
Xiao Chen felt furious in his heart. He more or less guessed why this group of people was so fearless.
Of Heavenly Star Indsbat forces, the strongest was naturally Lan Shaobai and Lan Tianjis master, the Life Requisitor Asura, Lan Chaofeng, a peak Greater Heavenly Martial Emperor.
However, beneath Lan Chaofeng, Heavenly Star Ind could rely on only Lan Shaobai, Elder Qin, Mo Chen, and the other quasi-Emperors, who were no match for a half-step Martial Emperor.
If Lan Chaofeng made a move against this half-step Martial Emperor, it would give the Western Sea Divine Dragon King an opportunity. At that time, he woulde over and pursue responsibility, saying that Lan Chaofeng did not follow the rules and attacked a junior, casting Heavenly Star Ind as the belligerent.
Greater Heavenly Martial Emperors had rules that Greater Heavenly Martial Emperors had to follow. They would be heavily criticized in their circle if they made a move on anyone under Martial Emperor.
However, if Lan Chaofeng did not make a move, there was no one who could suppress this group of people. Hence, when the other party repeatedly came over to cause trouble, endlessly suppressing the newly built Heavenly Dragon City, Mo Chen and the others could only endure. If things escted, the one to suffer would be Heavenly Star Ind.
Aside from the Western Sea Dragon Kings strength as a Sovereign Martial Emperor, there were also the seven colored Marquises. The current Heavenly Star Ind was still incapable of fighting these factions that had been inherited for tens of thousands of years.
In the end, the Dragons Gate was stillcking in some umtions and could not reach there in one step.
However, no matter what, a bona fide half-step Martial Emperor had made a move on a Martial Monarch. Xiao Chen could not bear this.
The Western Sea Dragon Pce truly lives up to being the Sea Monarchs old guards. Tell me your name!
Xiao Chen stood on the war chariot, holding the reins with one hand and the other behind his back, as he looked coldly at the ck-d old man who attacked.
The ck-d old man felt a strange horror in his heart. He actually felt timid before Xiao Chens aura.
Whats going on? Although his improvements in the past year are horrifying, reaching Consummation quasi-Emperor, I am a half-step Martial Emperor. Why do I feel apprehensive before him, not even daring to meet his gaze?
The ck-d old mans forehead dripped with sweat. Why did such a situation ur? He could not figure it out even after thinking hard about it.
Under the pressure of Xiao Chens overwhelming presence, the ck-d old man somewhat involuntarily gave his name. This old man carries the family name Lu. My given name is Yuanhe. I am an inner court elder of the Western Sea Divine Dragon Pce.
After saying that, Lu Yuanhe immediately felt regret. I am a half-step Martial Emperor. Why must I obey the words of a Consummation quasi-Emperor?
Just as Lu Yuanhe wanted to say something, Xiao Chens next words made him feel very stifled. Apologize and makepensation now, and I will show the Western Sea Dragon King some face. I will pretend that nothing happened.
When Lu Yuanhe heard that, he raged. What a joke! You want me, a bona fide half-step Martial Emperor to apologize to a Martial Monarch? Azure Dragon King, did a camel kick you in the head? After snatching the flood dragon war chariot of the Eastern Sea Divine Dragon Pce, you dare to use it so brazenly. You already caused yourself such huge trouble, and yet you dare to be so arrogant? You are probably the only one of the younger generation who is like that.
Earlier, the stupendous strength of Xiao Chens aura had stunned Lu Yuanhe for a while. Now, he took this moment to vent his frustrations and rein in Xiao Chens momentum, turning things around and questioning Xiao Chen.
The one who should be apologizing is you, a snot-nosed brat. If you beg me now, I can put in a few good words for you before the Eastern Sea Dragon King and not let you die too miserable a death.
Xiao Chen simply had no interest in Lu Yuanhes nonsense. He said indifferently, Ill say this onest time. Are you going to apologize or not?!
The many cultivators at the city gates could not understand. How could Xiao Chen, a Consummation quasi-Emperor, dare to put on such airs before a half-step Martial Emperor? Where did he get the courage to keep pressing the other party for an apology?
Not going to say anything? In that case, I take it as you forfeiting your chance. Dont me me for not giving you any chances and being too ruthless.
After Xiao Chens indifferent words, his figure shed as he used the Thunder Dragon Steps and soared into the air.
Lu Yuanhes lips curled up in a cold smile. This is good. This is an opportunity that is delivering itself to my doorstep. I cannot miss this. Defeating Xiao Chen here is a hundred times better than causing some trouble in Heavenly Dragon City. It will be more than enough to knock Heavenly Dragon Citys reputation to rock bottom.
Such arrogance! Even though I did not attack you, you actually dare to take the initiative to make the first move.
However, right after Lu Yuanhe spoke, he lost his smile. Xiao Chen, who was still within sight a moment ago, had suddenly disappeared.
Whats going on?
Elder Lu, behind! He is behind you!
Thepanions that Lu Yuanhe brought along quickly called out in a hurry. No one expected Xiao Chen to be so fast.
Trying to sneak-attack me? You are seeking death!
A horrifying aura surged up from Lu Yuanhes body as he shouted. Then, he turned around and punched. This blow was extremely heavy, causing space to tremble and buzz. Even thend around the city gates shook slightly.
However, contrary to expectations, Lu Yuanhes punch struck air. He did not even see Xiao Chens shadow before he received a p, causing his body to whirl around and fly up.
When Lu Yuanhe found his footing and rubbed his face, he looked forward but still did not see Xiao Chens figure.
Lu Yuanhes expression changed wildly. Then, he spun around at lightning speed without bothering about anything else.
Pa!
An even more resounding pnded on Lu Yuanhes face. Then, his body whirled back at an even faster speed as a result of the impact. Even so, he still did not see Xiao Chens figure.
Horror appeared in his heart. Lu Yuanhe pushed off the air and quickly turned around to face the front.
In that instant, a strong wind blew. With every round Lu Yuanhe spun around, he drove a vast amount of the power of the world. The two ps confused and disoriented him. Now, he no longer thought of anything but trying to capture Xiao Chens figure with his eyes.
Pa!
However, when Lu Yuanhe stopped spinning at high speed for a fraction of a second, another handprint appeared on his face. This strike sent him spinning in the opposite direction. When he came to a stop, he still did not see Xiao Chens figure-not even his shadow.
Elder Lu, behind! Behind!
Behind me? I dont believe that I cannot even see your shadow!
Lu Yuanhe felt very sullen, but he did not dare to turn around. Instead, with a sh of light, he shot forward at lightning speed before turning around again.
Pa! Pa! Pa!
The crack of ps filled the air. As long as Lu Yuanhe turned around, he received a resounding p. No matter what he did or how fast he went, as long as he turned around, a p awaited him.
However, Xiao Chen remained behind Lu Yuanhe all the while. Everyone could see it except for Lu Yuanhe. As long as he turned around, he received a p, which spun him back around.
This looked veryical, causing the city guards and the cultivators that came from other ces tough out loud together.
The four people who came with Lu Yuanhe felt extremely humiliated. This time, they had lost all face. Lu Yuanhe had been pped into a confused and disoriented state. Furthermore, he still acted like a fool, searching for the person pping him.
To think that this fellow would get his today!
The Azure Dragon King truly lives up to his name. Each time these old fellows came to unt their might, Heavenly Dragon City could not deal with them. I had been feeling frustrated about this since long ago.
If Miss Mo Chen had not said we should not activate the protective formation, he would not think that he could cause amotion in Heavenly Dragon City.
When the guards saw this scene, they all felt relieved of their frustrations.
After receiving word, Mo Chen and her group immediately came rushing over. Initially, they were worried about Xiao Chen, but when they saw this scene, a smile bloomed on their lips involuntarily.
Hahaha! Azure Dragon King, I see you! I see you!
After being pped several thousands of times in the air, Lu Yuanhe finally saw Xiao Chens figure after turning around once again. Then, he startedughing crazily. There was even some joy in his tone.
Lu Yuanhe appeared like a small kid that had been urgently searching for a certain item and after finding it, gained heartfelt satisfaction.
However, the observers who saw everything knew that this time, Xiao Chen had not moved at all, allowing Lu Yuanhe to see him.
Everyone could not help feeling a trace of sorrow that it was over. Lu Yuanhe really had been pped silly. Even though his face already swelled up like a pigs head, he could stillugh so happily.
Why are you so happy? Im merely tired of pping you from behind.
Xiao Chens eyes narrowed. His handsome and delicate face looked good when he smiled. However, in the eyes of others, this cold smile looked very terrifying as if he was some kind of demon.
There was another resounding p. This time, the p sent Lu Yuanhe crashing into the ground. The other party simply could not see the speed at which Xiao Chen attacked.
Before Xiao Chen, this Lu Yuanhe was like a clown, existing only to be made a fool of.
After thatnding, Lu Yuanhes brains were even more muddled. He kept saying, I see you! I see you!
The faces of the four Western Sea Divine Dragon Pce quasi-Emperors burned a fiery red in embarrassment. Someone had pped a half-step Martial Emperor from their faction silly.
In all of the history of the entire Heavenly Starry Ocean, Lu Yuanhe was probably the first person to be pped silly. Unfortunately, this first is not a glorious first.
Quickly carry Elder Lu away.
This time, we embarrassed ourselves too greatly. I wonder how the Vice Pce Masters will punish us?
The few quasi-Emperors wished they could find a hole to hide in. How could they dare to remain? So they hastily picked up Lu Yuanhe and left like the wind.
Xiao Chen stood upright with his hands behind his back, watching this group of people leave. He did not stop them.
Although he had his pride and hated injustice, he was not a fool. Right now, the current Heavenly Star Ind was not a match for the Western Sea Divine Dragon Pce. There was no need to push things to an extreme.
After messing around with Lu Yuanhe today, Xiao Chen had already regained Heavenly Star Inds lost prestige. He had also helped the guards that Lu Yuanhe injured vent their anger. This was sufficient already.
Chapter 1255: Robbery
Chapter 1255: Robbery
Azure Dragon King!
As the guards on the city walls watched the Western Sea Divine Dragon Pces people flee, they all cheered. Xiao Chens dominance of kingship formlessly appeared.
When Xiao Chen looked back, he saw Mo Chen and Lan Shaobai smiling as they exchanged nces. Nothing needed to be said.
The flood dragon war chariot whizzed by and picked up Xiao Chen. Mo Chen and Lan Shaobai waved their hands to get the others to move back. Then, they leaped onto the war chariot at the same time.
Big Brother Xiao Chen, you seeded? Mo Chen asked anxiously.
The same anticipation also appeared in Lan Shaobais eyes. Xiao Chen had left Heavenly Star Ind to find a way to quickly advance to Consummation quasi-Emperor. This was something that both of them knew.
Based on today, Xiao Chen could even toy around with a half-step Martial Emperor. He must have seeded.
Xiao Chen nodded and gave a simple exnation of his experiences. Then, he said, This time, I not only advanced to Consummation quasi-Emperor but also condensed the Heart of an Emperor, gaining the capability to cultivate Primordial Energy.
After the two obtained a definitive answer, they both revealed sincere smiles, smiles filled with intense joy.
Lan Shaobaiughed loudly and said, It looks like the City Lords Residence will have to put on a grand banquet tonight. We will not return before getting drunk.
After that, Xiao Chen continued asking about the matter at the city gates to find out what was going on.
Lan Shaobai hesitated before suggesting, Mo Chen, how about you say it? You were the one who made that decision.
Xiao Chen looked over, filled with doubts. Could there be more to this matter?
Mo Chen nodded and said, After using all the human resources of the entire Heavenly Star Ind and some secret techniques of the Book of Heavenly Works, I managed toplete the general outline of the Heavenly Dragon City half a year ago.
At the same time, we also got the refining pavilion on ck me Ind and the winery up and running. As you know, we have the Dragons Gates Treasure Trove and the Azure Dragon Merchant Association. We have ess to all sorts of peak ores and rare materials.
The city was just built, and it soon started operations. In a mere one month, it became the financial hub of the Western Sea. Jin Dabao and I worked together, taking out a few treasures from the Dragons Gates Treasure Trove and organizing regr auctions.
Heavenly Dragon City immediately prospered, far surpassing the Western Sea Divine Dragon Pces Sea Dragon City.
When Xiao Chen heard this, he was rather bbergasted. Heavenly Dragon City was like a juggernaut. The moment it started operations, it rose extremely quickly; this was simply unbelievable.
Mo Chen continued, Due to the huge profits, the Western Sea Divine Dragon Pce became envious. Three months ago, their Young Pce Master came over and wanted to work out a cooperation with us.
Xiao Chen raised his eyebrows. Cooperation? What kind of cooperation?
Shaking her head, Mo Chen replied, They imed it was a cooperation, but in essence, it was just robbery. They said that the Western Sea Divine Dragon Pce would provide protection for Heavenly Dragon City, and they would take fifty percent of the profits every year.
Xiao Chenughed and said, That scheme is really neat. Since when did we need their protection?
Naturally, the subsequent events went without saying. It was obvious that Mo Chen would not agree to such a cooperation. After that, the other party kept sending people to cause trouble.
Mo Chen sized up the situation and made the decision to endure until Xiao Chen returned. Then, there was the scene that Xiao Chen witnessed at the city gates.
Lan Shaobai took over, saying, The more repulsive thing was that the Young Pce Master of that Western Sea Divine Dragon Pce arrogantly said that he would tear off Mo Chens veil. If not for Master showing up and scaring him away, the consequences would be hard to imagine.
There was such a thing? Profound rage stirred in Xiao Chens heart. When he looked at Mo Chen, she smiled calmly and said, Its fine. He was not able to get near me. I did not fall behind on my cultivation in this past year.
Xiao Chen looked carefully and discovered that not only Mo Chen but also Lan Shaobai had experienced a significant leap in their cultivation over the past year. Both of them were now Great Perfection quasi-Emperors.
Mo Chen possessed the Book of Heavenly Works, a key treasure of a particr Distant Ancient sect that was a perfect match for her. It was not strange for her to experience such improvements. However, it was rather strange for Lan Shaobai.
Although Lan Shaobai was talented and also had the support of the treasures in the Dragons Gates Treasure Trove, Heavenly Star Ind was not an excellent experiential training ground like the Astral Battlefield. How could he have such improvements?
Mo Chen noticed Xiao Chens doubts. She said, I know what you are dubious about. The answer lies in the Dragons Gates mountain tablet that you brought back from Bright Moon City.
Lan Shaobai exined, We found out that the Dragons Gates mountain tablet, made from Heaven Subduing Rock, has not only the effect of gathering Luck for the sect but also an excellent experiential training ground inside, which has many Dragons Gate heroic spirits. Xiao Yu, Yue Chenxi, and the others are currently training in there.
Xiao Chen felt excited. Back then, when he first saw the Dragons Gates mountain tablet, he had indeed seen some illusionary existences. Unexpectedly, there were some mysteries behind these illusions, and they could be used for cultivating.
The changes to Heavenly Star Ind in the one year that Xiao Chen was gone were too surprising, catching him somewhat off guard.
However, he could not blindly immerse himself in joy. He still had to figure out the hard bone to chew that was the Western Sea Divine Dragon Pce.
What do you two think of the Western Sea Divine Dragon Pce? Xiao Chen asked.
The moment Xiao Chen mentioned the Western Sea Divine Dragon Pce, the smiles on Mo Chens and Lan Shaobais faces slowly vanished. Now, worry shed on their faces.
The Western Sea Divine Dragon Pce possessed vast umtions. The Western Sea Dragon King was also a Sovereign Martial Emperor, and the two Vice Pce Masters were Martial Emperors. Furthermore, they could muster the seven colored Marquises. Simply put, they were a huge faction.
The Western Sea Divine Dragon Pce had been the tyrant of the Western Sea for more than ten thousand years. It was just that they did not take action. However, once they did, they could level the entire Heavenly Star Ind.
Mo Chen said, Heavenly Star Ind still has the Martial God Pce behind it. The Western Sea Dragon King does not dare to truly start a war. We only fear them ying many tricks, continuously sending people to harass us. After all, Senior Lan cannot make a move in such cases.
Lan Shaobai said, There is no need for us to worry about this now. With Xiao Chen around, if they dare to send people to harass us, they will just end up humiliating themselves.
Xiao Chen listened to what the two said. They were both very intelligent people, but they could note up with any good solutions at the moment.
The reason was none other than insufficient umtions. The umtions of Heavenly Star Ind were far inferior to those of an old tyrant like the Western Sea Divine Dragon Pce.
Big Brother Xiao, do you already have a countermeasure in mind? Mo Chen was meticulous in her thinking. She could make out something just from Xiao Chens expression.
Lan Shaobai looked over curiously. Xiao Chen had just returned, yet he already had a countermeasure. This was too incredible.
Xiao Chen nodded. I do indeed have a countermeasure. Actually, I already thought of this as I was returning. Coincidentally, it will deal with the hard bone to chew that is the Western Sea Divine Dragon Pce. It will show the Western Sea Dragon King that Heavenly Star Ind is not as simple as it appears on the surface.
What countermeasure?
Xiao Chens tone remained calm as he slowly replied, Announcing to the world the reestablishment of the Dragons Gate!
When Mo Chen and Lan Shaobai heard that, they sucked in a deep breath of cold air. Unexpectedly, Xiao Chens countermeasure was so shocking.
Although Mo Chen and Lan Shaobai had known about Xiao Chens future goal of using Heavenly Star Ind as the foundation to rebuild the Dragons Gate, they had not expected it to happen so soon. This was somewhat surprising.
Isnt it a little too early? Lan Shaobai asked.
Mo Chen did not say anything, but she clearly shared the same doubts. Right now, Heavenly Star Inds strength and umtions were far from sufficient.
During the days Xiao Chen was gone, Lan Shaobai and Mo Chen were the actual managers of Heavenly Star Ind. There was no need for him to hide his thoughts from the two.
Xiao Chen organized the words in his mind before saying, Actually,pared to those Holy Lands, no matter how Heavenly Star Ind develops, we will never be able to reach their level of umtions within a hundred years. When announcing it early, we are notparable to them. However, even if we dy the announcement, we will still not beparable to them. It is all the same in the end.
Given that, why not announce it earlier? By building up the reputation of the Dragons Gate, we will definitely be able to hasten Heavenly Star Inds development.
This logic stunned the two when they heard it. They never considered the problem from this perspective before. After thinking about it carefully, they concluded that Xiao Chen was right.
Xiao Chen continued, I am the Azure Emperors descendant in the first ce, the Azure Dragon King that the Thunder Emperor favors. I possess the Azure Dragon Martial Spirit. It is right for me to reestablish the Dragons Gate. It is all in the open, and it is my rightful duty. There is no need to fear too much.
Upon seeing the resolution and determination in Xiao Chens eyes, Lan Shaobai smiled and said, I do not mind. When you agreed to let me follow you at the Supreme Sky Sect, I made my choice: to support you no matter what you do.
The Azure Dragon Bamboo Scroll is a record of your legend in the first ce. I will continue writing it as well as anticipate the Martial Dao convention that you promised me.
Under the veil, Mo Chen smiled faintly. This is something youve decided. I would never object to it.
Hearing what the two said, Xiao Chen felt warmth in his heart. Then, he earnestly thanked them.
Lan Shaobai smiled and said, Reestablishing a sect may seem easy. However, there are many things to consider. Let us take this slowly. You just returned to Heavenly Dragon City today. Let Mo Chen bring you around the city first.
After that, Lan Shaobai performed a somersault, jumping off the war chariot. He probably was going to think about how to carry out Xiao Chens decision.
Xiao Chens memories of when he first met Lan Shaobai remained fresh; he still clearly remembered Lan Shaobais arrogance from back then. Even until now, Xiao Chen was somewhat curious. What kind of setbacks did Lan Shaobai suffer in his trip in the oceanic world to cause him to lose his ambition to write the Azure Dragon Bamboo Scroll by himself?
Put away the war chariot. Ill bring you around this Heavenly Dragon City.
Mo Chens words summoned Xiao Chen back to reality. He smiled faintly and put away the flood dragon war chariot. Then he followed after Mo Chen, strolling around Heavenly Dragon City.
Many people walked on the streets of various sizes. It was now tens of times more crowded than it had been before Heavenly Star City was destroyed. Such a change could be felt only by personally walking among these people.
asionally, the two saw guards patrolling. When these guards saw the two, they would respectfully greet the two.
After leading Xiao Chen through the busy business district, Mo Chen brought him to the unique Heavenly Dragon Dueling Grounds. All the details of this ce were built ording to the ancient cities of the Dragons Gate, several of which had already lost their line of inheritance.
These inheritances that reappeared in Heavenly Dragon City held great attraction to some cultivators.
For example, there was a wall with the Dragons Gates Sages drawn on it. As long as one passed some tests, they would be able to touch it and feel the Martial Techniques of these Sages in the wall.
There were numerous such ces. As Xiao Chen walked around, he discovered that many Heavenly Starry Ocean experts had chosen to camp here. There were even some half-step Martial Emperors who had opened training halls and established their own dueling rings.
Chapter 1256: The Spirit of the Dragon’s Gate
Chapter 1256: The Spirit of the Dragons Gate
Mo Chen exined, It is impossible for the construction of a city to cover every single aspect. After the general outline was built, I contacted the various merchant associations of the Heavenly Starry Ocean, inviting them over. They are a big part of the reason behind Heavenly Dragon Citys current prosperity.
Mo Chens exnation was a great eye-opener for Xiao Chen. Her foresight and vision were far ahead of his in this aspect.
If Xiao Chen were the one managing Heavenly Dragon City, he would definitely not have thought so far.
As Xiao Chen looked at the incredibly bustling za of Heavenly Dragon City with its endless streams of horses and bright carriages like luxuriant flowers, he felt deeply moved. He probably never would have guessed when he first met Mo Chen in the Cloud Sea Domain that such a girl would personally shoulder the responsibility of building up the city when he reestablished the Dragons Gate.
Xiao Chen was not adept at matters rting to the reestablishment of the Dragons Gate. Rather, he excelled at Martial Cultivation. If not for Lan Shaobai and Mo Chen, he would not even know where to begin.
As for the Dragons Gates future, he did not have much thought or ambition about it. Reestablishing the Dragons Gate was just due to a sense of responsibility arising from being the Azure Emperors descendant.
Xiao Chen was not interested in being like the Azure Emperor, leading the Dragons Gate to rule the entire Kunlun Realm. What he pursued was merely the peak of Martial Cultivation, wanting to step onto the peak.
The tragedy of the Dragons Gates destruction in the past also told him that he could not go overboard with some matters. While the Azure Emperor looked like he was unparalleled, sweeping through the entire realm, there was one undeniable fact that needed to be made clear: the Dragons Gates destruction was due to the Azure Emperor.
What Xiao Chen hoped for was a healthy Dragons Gate, one that could continue the inheritance of the past Sect Masters. That way, if one day he died, the spirit of the Dragons Gate would still live on forever.
However, it seemed like this simple desire was filled with many variables. The factions that held reservations against the Dragons Gate were unwilling to let a sect named Dragons Gate resurface in the world.
During this deration to the world, Xiao Chen needed to make clear his stance.
Xiao Chen was the Azure Emperors descendant and had the Xiao ns blood flowing through him. He was duty-bound to reestablish the Dragons Gate. How could he do it secretly, hidden from everyone? It was not like he was doing something shameful.
Mo Chen looked at Xiao Chen, who was in a daze after looking around the za. She understood the bitterness in his heart.
Too many factions in the Kunlun Realm feared the words Dragons Gate. It did not matter that Xiao Chens wish was very simple. In their eyes, they absolutely could not let him aplish it.
By deciding to announce the reestablishment of the Dragons Gate to the world, Xiao Chen was definitely the one under the most pressure. The moment he made the announcement, there would be a hugemotion in the entire Kunlun Realm. He did not even know if this tiny Heavenly Star Ind would withstand the pressure on that day.
However, Xiao Chen already considered all this, and he still stood by this decision.
Big Brother Xiao Chen, what are you thinking about? Mo Chen smiled, interrupting Xiao Chens thoughts.
Xiao Chen recovered his wits and smiled. He did not reply properly. Instead, he opened his palm, and flowers appeared there. These were the Dragon Blood Flowers that he found in the dragon grave.
I dont really have much that I can repay you with. These are Dragon Blood Flowers that I found in an Eight Star dragon grave. Take them.
Mo Chen revealed a joyful smile under the veil. She held out her hands cupped together and epted the flowers happily.
The flowers drifted over from Xiao Chens hand, slowly falling onto Mo Chens hands.
Hehe! Dragon Blood Flowers were extremely rare. If we sell these flowers at the next Heavenly Dragon Auction, they will definitely stir up a hugemotion, Mo Chenughed.
Xiao Chen stilled. Youd best not. Keep them for yourself. I still have other treasures that can be ced in the auction. These are a present from me to you.
Mo Chen nodded and put the Dragon Blood Flowers away. Anything you say. Come, Ill bring you to the Dragons Gates mountain tablet. That ce is now a restricted area on Heavenly Star Ind.
Xiao Chen also felt very curious about the Dragons Gates mountain tablet. He really wanted to take a look at the scenery inside it and find out what about it allowed Mo Chen and Lan Shaobai to grow so fast.
ording to Mo Chen, Lan Shaobai had discovered this function by ident when he came in contact with it once.
After Lan Shaobai entered, he found himself on an ancient battlefield. After he killed his way out of the battlefield and returned to reality, he was shocked to find that the Martial Techniques he cultivated in the illusion realm were usable when he returned.
Furthermore, only an instant passed in reality.
When Xiao Chen heard Mo Chens exnation, he became even more interested. The things learned in an illusion could actually be used in reality. Furthermore, no matter how much time passed in the illusion realm, it was only the blink of an eye in reality.
To cultivators whose time was precious, this was simply like an ultimate weapon.
After a while, the two left Heavenly Dragon City and arrived at the foot of the tallest mountain on Heavenly Star Ind.
The summit of this mountain pierced the clouds, its abundant Spiritual Energy encouraging lush greenery. Xiao Chen had chosen this mountain to be the base of the Dragons Gate long ago. Currently, there were many talented children being trained by Xiao Yu, Jin Lin, Liu Ke, and the others-the future of the Dragons Gate.
This was the headquarters of the Dragons Gate as well as the site of the mountain tablet. Since this was a very important location, Lan Shaobai and Lan Tianjis master personally stood guard here.
In order to prevent news from being leaked, aside from some trustworthy people, the Dragons Gates mountain tablet was not open to others to use.
Xiao Chen saw the Dragons Gates mountain tablet at a quiet ce halfway up the mountain.
He had personally chosen this location for it in the past since it was made of Heaven Subduing Rock. When ced in an appropriate site, it would gather Luck through the surrounding geography.
The Azure Emperor had personally written the words Dragons Gate on the mountain tablet. The tworge ancient words were carved stroke by stroke as if by a powerful desman dancing with his saber. They were sharp and unconstrained.
Xiao Chen saw two people seated near the Dragons Gates mountain tablet. These two peoples expressions changed continuously as their eyes remained closed. It was like they were dreaming.
Gong Yangyu and Xuanyuan Zhantian!
Xiao Chen raised his eyebrows. Howe these two old friends from the Sky Dome Realm are here?
Mo Chen exined, Given that Heavenly Dragon City recently became famous and that this is your conferrednd, several cultivators pretended to be your old friends so that they could throw in their lots with us. Most of them were fakes, and Chenxi saw through their lies. However, Chenxi verified these two. You should recognize them, right?
Xiao Chen nodded his head to indicate that he did recognize them. Then, he revealed a smile. It was good that they came. Humans tended to treasure old memories. Furthermore, the reestablishment of the Dragons Gate would require outstanding talents like them to join.
As of now, everyone in this vast oceanic world already knew the name of the Azure Dragon King Xiao Chen.
All the matters rting to him were spreading wildly as if Xiao Chen was a living legend. It was not strange for there to be people trying to pass themselves off as his old friends.
Wheres Senior Lan? Howe I do not see him? Xiao Chen asked, feeling his absence strange as he looked around. Did Mo Chen not say that Senior Lan personally guarded this ce?
Haha! If you could find me, then my nickname of Life Requisitor Asura would be in vain.
Lan Chaofeng silently appeared beside Xiao Chen as if he had been there for a long time already.
Invisible and traceless!
This startled Xiao Chen. No wonder even Sovereign Martial Emperors feared the Life Requisitor Asura. If Lan Chaofeng wanted to kill him, Xiao Chen would not even know how he died.
Lan Chaofeng smiled as he looked at Xiao Chen. That pair of eyes made Xiao Chen feel like he could not keep any secrets from him.
Not bad. It looks like the rumors are true. Little Friend, you have made significant gains in the past year.
Xiao Chen asked, Senior knows already?
Lan Chaofeng nodded and replied, News travels very fast in the circle of Martial Emperors. You are one of the recent hot topics in our circle. Even without going out, I can find out about your exploits in the Dragon Grave Sea, the Dark Sea, and the Human-Demon Sea.
Xiao Chen did not find this strange. Martial Emperors were the peak group in the entire Kunlun Realm. It was rare for ordinary people to hear news about them. However, that did not mean that they were not around. They paid attention to the entire Kunlun Realm at all times.
These Martial Emperors would be aware of all major developments.
The two spoke in riddles, leaving Mo Chen clueless about what was being said. However, she could tell that it was good news about Xiao Chen, so she did not mind.
You must be here to check out the Dragons Gates mountain tablet, right? This mountain tablet is indeed very mysterious. Even a person of my cultivation can get lost within its illusions. When Lan Chaofeng mentioned the Dragons Gates mountain tablet, he had an expression of amazement that underlined his inability to understand how it worked.
Xiao Chen became joyful. Senior is able to use this Dragons Gates mountain tablet as well?
I can use it, but its effects are not great. After all, after advancing to Martial Emperor, the cultivation of Law Energy is no longer that useful. I tested it already. There is no way to cultivate Primordial Energy in there. One can use it mostly to cultivate Law Energy and temper theirbat techniques, Lan Chaofeng exined.
This is pretty good already. In the future, if I have time, I cane and give it a try as well.
While Xiao Chen was chatting with Lan Chaofeng, Gong Yangyu and Xuanyuan Zhantian had both woken up. When they saw Xiao Chen, their faces lit up with joy.
With his own people, Xiao Chen had always been easygoing, never putting on airs. This made Gong Yangyu and Xuanyuan Zhantian feel like they hade to the right ce.
After parting from the two, Mo Chen continued leading Xiao Chen up the mountain, where he saw Xiao Yu teaching a group of children.
Based on her current demeanor, Xiao Chen could not tell that she was originally a spoiled princess. Now, she looked prim and proper as she taught the children, a great change from before.
Xiao Yus sharp eyes immediately discovered Xiao Chen, who was nning to observe quietly first before greeting her. She excitedly pulled him over to get him to teach this group of children, even wanting him to take in a disciple.
How could Xiao Chen have any desire to take in disciples now? However, he did not know how to reject Xiao Yus pestering.
In the end, Mo Chen, who was giggling at the side, made an appearance and helped Xiao Chen resolve this problem. However, he still ended up promising to take in a disciple after he advanced to Martial Emperor.
After this, the two visited Yue Chenxi, Jin Lin, Liu Ke, and Xiao Xian, the first batch of people who volunteered toe with Xiao Chen to Heavenly Star Ind.
Looking at their cultivation, Xiao Chen saw that they all had improved a lot, so he felt reassured. He had not let them down.
Back then, when these people promised to follow him, Xiao Chen had worried that being on Heavenly Star Ind would impede their cultivation. It seemed that he had worried needlessly. If they had remained in the Supreme Sky Sect, they definitely would not have achieved the advances that they had today.
Chapter 1257: Martial Emperor Personally Arriving
Chapter 1257: Martial Emperor Personally Arriving
The sky had long since turned dark, but Xiao Chen was still not satisfied. After all the tension while outside for a whole year, this was likeing home. He felt like he had not seen enough yet.
Mo Chen tirelessly showed Xiao Chen around. She brought him to the refining pavilion on ck me Ind. More than ten thousand refiners of the Mo n were working on refining Secret Treasures at the same time.
This shocking sight woke in Xiao Chen a craving to go over and join them.
When it was almost daybreak, Mo Chen brought Xiao Chen to her winery to have a good rest and sample the wine that she personally brewed.
Upon their arrival at the winery, Xiao Chen remembered his promise to the me Rock Sovereign, so he took advantage of the moment to mention it to Mo Chen.
Mo Chen smiled gently and said, This is a small matter. Big Brother Xiao Chen just has to send word, and I will deal with it.
At this moment, the sky was suffused with white. The rising sun would soon bring boundless light and sweep away the darkness of the entire world.
The two chatted as they drank wine, not intending to go anywhere for now. They would decide after watching the sunrise.
The rising sun arrived as expected,ing out of the vast sea; one would not tire of watching it even after a hundred times.
As Mo Chen elegantly finished the wine in her cup, she said, Big Brother Xiao Chen, actually, there are still many ces in Heavenly Dragon City that you have not been to yet. Today, Ill bring you to the business district. The people in charge of those merchant associations all really wish to meet you.
Sure, Xiao Chen agreed happily. Thoserge merchant associations were the gods of fortune for Heavenly Dragon City. There would only be benefits and no losses if he was on good terms with them.
Miss Mo Chen, there is news from the transportation formation, saying that honored guests are arriving and that we should prepare ourselves.
Just at this moment, a guard came to the pavilion bearing a letter.
Mo Chen took the letter and looked at it. Her expression changed slightly; then, she handed the letter to Xiao Chen. Trouble is here. It looks like we cannot continue looking around today.
What are the Three Holy Lands sending people here for? Xiao Chen asked with a slight frown after reading the letter.
Actually, the letter wrote the Martial God Pce. However, at this moment, the Thunder Sovereign was not managing it; the Three Holy Lands were the ones in charge.
In Xiao Chens opinion, there was no difference between the people sent by the Martial God Pce and the Three Holy Lands.
Mo Chen said worriedly, I have a bad feeling about it.
Xiao Chen put away the letter and thought for a moment, considering countermeasures. Mo Chen waved her hand, dismissing the guard so that Xiao Chen would not be interrupted.
Officially, Heavenly Star Ind was under the jurisdiction of the Martial God Pce. Furthermore, it was different from the sects that joined the Martial God Pce. Heavenly Star Ind directly belonged to the Martial God Pce. The Martial God Pce still had many of suchnds.
Although Kings like Xiao Chen held a lot of autonomy, they still had to pay a percentage of thends profits to the Martial God Pce.
However, Xiao Chens conferrednd was rather special. Before the Three Holy Lands people left, they wrecked several of the buildings on the ind, even destroyed the transportation formation.
Also, the Martial God Pce did not say anything or do anything about sending people to help Xiao Chen out and provide protection. Everything relied on Xiao Chen and his friends to develop.
Back then, the Martial God Pce also did not mention anything about handing over profits from the conferrednd. This was because they did not believe that Xiao Chen would be able to develop it, and they did not care about the profits of such a ce.
What reason could the Martial God Pce have behind sending people over? Aside from envy, Xiao Chen could not think of any other reason.
As for the people of the Three Holy Lands, Xiao Chen did not wish to meet them at all. During his King conferral ceremony, they secretly set up many obstructions for him. At the Human-Demon Paradise, they even directly sent people over to cause trouble. They had already openly fallen out with him.
Mo Chen knew that Xiao Chen did not like this group of people. She said softly, How about we just shut off the link to the Martial God Pces transportation formation and ignore this group of people?
All the transportation formations in thends under the Martial God Pces jurisdiction were connected. However, transportation formations were like the airports of Xiao Chens previous life. He could freely choose which routes he wanted to close off. Once closed, the Martial God Pces people would not be able toe through the transportation formation.
Xiao Chen said after some thought, Theres no need. The people they are sending are likely to be extraordinary. Even if we shut off the transportation formation, we might not necessarily be able to dy them for long. Instead, we would end up giving them an excuse to censure us. Send out a notice to get the entire upper echelon of Heavenly Star Ind toe and put on the grandest wee. I want to see what game theckeys of the Three Holy Lands are trying to y.
This surprised Mo Chen. Even shutting off the transportation formation will not stop them. Could it be that the other party will send a Martial Emperor to lead the group?
Martial Emperors could tear through space and move extremely fast. Even from the Kunlun Continent, it would take just half a day to arrive at the Heavenly Starry Ocean, traversing that stupendous distance.
One hourter, Xiao Chen and Lan Shaobai stood together at Heavenly Star Inds transportation formation. Yue Chenxi and the others stood behind them.
All the core members of Heavenly Star Ind were present and waiting quietly for the Martial God Pces envoys.
They did not know when the Martial God Pces envoys would arrive.
Lan Shaobai used this free time to discuss the important details of the Dragons Gates reestablishment with Xiao Chen. Last night, I read through several ancient books. There are many grand ceremonies for sects being reestablished in them. The important etiquette and ceremonies are all recorded. I have them roughly organized. After this is over, you can take a look.
Xiao Chen smiled and said, Ill leave that to you to handle. After you figure out what to do, you can just make arrangements for it. I trust you.
Xiao Chens trust in Lan Shaobai had Lan Shaobai releasing his bated breath in relief. For such matters, the biggest fear was that someone unfamiliar with the requirements would interfere. With Xiao Chen being so easygoing like that, making arrangements would be easy.
The ancient grand ceremonies for reestablishing sects are rather extravagant. I feel that we can omit a rtivelyrge portion that is unnecessary. There is only one point that we cannot skimp on: honoring the ancestors.
Xiao Chen nodded. That was in line with what he intended. The scale of it was meaningless. The most important point was paying their respects to the Dragons Gates ancestors.
As the two spoke, the transportation formation lit up, giving off rainbow-colored lights. The two stopped speaking, and everyones expression turned more serious.
Everyone knew that the people arriving would be hostile and not easy to deal with.
The lights stopped flickering, and a fiery-red Azure Luan appeared in the center of the formation. The Azure Luan was a Spirit Beast with the bloodline of the Vermilion Bird Holy Beast. It was a Distant Ancient mutated beast that represented nobility. It possessed an extremely strong ability to control fire.
The mes on this one Azure Luan were powerful. Xiao Chen estimated that even if his four deep-sea flood dragons worked together, they would not be a match for this Azure Luan.
There was a total of five people on the Azure Luan. All of them wore the pale gold uniform unique to the Martial God Pce. Of the five, one was rather special. While the others stood, only he sat on the Azure Luans back, his eyes closed and resting.
This person did not look old. There was a Vermilion Bird embroidered on his cor. He was probably a high-level elder of the Phoenixs Passion Pce, one of the Holy Lands.
When Mo Chen saw this person, she was startled. Xiao Chen really hit it on the nail. There was indeed a Martial Emperor leading the group.
Mo Chen felt puzzled, wondering how Xiao Chen had figured this out. To think that he could even guess something like this!
Actually, it was not difficult to guess this. While in the Human-Demon Paradise, Xiao Chen alone had killed so many half-step Martial Emperors. The people in the Three Holy Lands already understood that without sending a Martial Emperor, they would not be able to suppress Xiao Chen.
The Azure Luan, which zed with mes, spread its wings out, projecting the pressure of the Holy Beast bloodline in its body towards Xiao Chen and the others.
Whoosh! Under this pressure, some people on Xiao Chens side could not stand stably, finding it difficult to remain on their feet.
With the Azure Luan possessing a trace of the Vermilion Bird Holy Beasts bloodline, after this Holy Beast bloodline was activated, ordinary people would find it hard to avoid being suppressed.
The leader of the five on the birds back revealed a cold smile. So, this was done on purpose to unt their might before Xiao Chens group.
Chi!
Just as Xiao Chen was preparing to take on this Holy Might, Little Yellow Feather suddenly came out of the Immortal Spirit Ring. Even though it was currently merely palm-sized, the moment it came out, it easily neutralized the Holy Mighting from the Azure Luan.
After the appearance of Little Yellow Feather, the mes on the Azure Luan withdrew somewhat but were not extinguished. Then, its huge body started trembling slightly.
The Martial God Pces envoys on the back of the Azure Luan wobbled unsteadily. The leader did his best to control the Azure Luan, but his efforts were useless.
Suddenly, Little Yellow Feathers figure erged, and it red at the Azure Luan. The Azure Luan became thoroughly frightened; it pped its wings in a fluster, kicking up strong winds. Then, the Azure Luan retreated in horror before prostrating itself on the ground while shuddering.
The sudden change happened in merely an instant. It caught the five people on the Azure Luans back off guard, resulting in them getting flung off.
Except for that middle-aged man with the Vermilion Bird embroidered on his cor, the other four tumbled to the ground due to the Azure Luans unexpected actions. They ended up covered in dirt and dust before they managed to stand up quickly.
Little Yellow Feather held one wing to its belly as it startedughing, looking very cute.
The group of people from Heavenly Star Ind could not helpughing, either.
Even Xiao Chen smiled involuntarily.
Is that really funny? Xiao Chen, is this the attitude you take when weing the Martial God Pces envoys? Everyone says that you are arrogant, conceited, and condescending. Today, I finally see it for myself.
One of the Martial God Pces envoys walked over with suppressed rage and started using Xiao Chen.
The middle-aged Martial Emperor, who was sitting cross-legged, looked like he moved in slow motion. He opened his eyes in the air and slowlynded on the ground. A formless Emperor Might suddenly swept out as that person spoke.
An invisible battle unfolded. After the Golden Crow Holy Beast helped Xiao Chen gain the upper hand, the Martial Emperor of the other side immediately made his move, unleashing his Emperors Might.
Indeed, these people were not friendly and were here with hostile intentions.
You are really arrogant. Do you know who I am? I am Wang Feng, one of the ten Investigation Institution elders of the Martial God Pce. That is the Law Enforcement Halls Elder Xing. We have the right to kill the traitors of the Martial God Pce first before conducting any investigation.
[Note: This is the first appearance of this particr Wang Feng, in contrast to the other two Wang Fengs that have appeared so far. All three Wang Fengs had different characters for the Feng word.]
The Investigation Institution elder named Wang Feng stepped forward with a sullen face and demanded, Who gave you such courage to be so rude to us, trying to step over us? Are you trying to rebel?
The strong aura, together with the Emperors Might of that Elder Xing, rendered the group breathless.
Werent you just being careless and falling from the birds back? Why the need to put on such airs and make such usations? Jin Lin said angrily. He possessed a fiery temper and could not stand the other party putting on such aloof airs.
Wang Feng smiled mockingly. Where did this trashe from? You dont even know the rules. Is this even a ce where you can speak?
Xiao Chen smiled faintly and stretched out his hand to stop Jin Lin. Then, he looked at this Wang Feng. You want to talk rules with me? Fine. In that case, lets go by the rules. Xiao Chen is not good at disciplining, resulting in my Spirit Beast identally startling your Azure Luan. Ill just make somepensation.
Chapter 1258: Forceful Suppression
Chapter 1258: Forceful Suppression
Wang Feng seemed somewhat surprised at Xiao Chen remaining so rational and not doing something rash out of agitation. At the same time, he did not feel satisfied. If the other party did not make a mistake, there would not be a handle for him to grab. He said coldly, This beast is too bold. Do you think that just apologizing will be fine? Break one of its wings as its punishment.
This was being unreasonable. Everyone of Heavenly Star Ind was furious. Wang Feng was beingpletely unreasonable. If they broke the wing of a Holy Beast, it would be equal to crippling it.
Xiao Chen did not get angry. He went along with the other party and said, You are right; there is nothing wrong with that. However, my Spirit Beast is mischievous. This is merely part of its character. In the end, I, the master, am the one in the wrong for failing to keep it in check. The one who should be punished should be me. In this case, I will take this strike for him.
Without giving Wang Feng a chance to react, a knife appeared in Xiao Chens hand. Pu ci! He stabbed it into his chest, causing blood to spurt out.
As Wang Feng was rather close, the blood sttered his face. He retreated three steps in a fluster, somewhat startled into a stunned state.
How ruthless!
Seeing Xiao Chens expression not changing at all, these words appeared in the minds of the Martial God Pce envoys. They were all shocked. Even that Martial Emperor showed a strange expression in his eyes.
Investigation Elder, what do you think of this punishment? Xiao Chen asked as he pulled out the bloody knife.
The blood on Wang Fengs face had not dried yet. He stared at Xiao Chen with horrified eyes. When he spoke to Xiao Chen, his voice quivered. Thats fine, thats fine. This matter is over. Lets speak about proper matters.
A murderous intent shed in Xiao Chens eyes as he shouted coldly, Who said that this matter is over?
How is it not over? For some reason, Wang Feng felt nervous and diffident when Xiao Chen red at him.
Xiao Chen countered, What did you just address me by?
Xiao Chen. What else can I address you by if not Xiao Chen?
Xiao Chen answered coldly, Address me as Xiao Chen? I have umted one million military merits and was conferred the Azure Dragon King personally by the Thunder Sovereign. Throughout the Martial God Pce, no one who has not advanced to Martial Emperor has the right to address me by my real name.
Who gave you the courage to address me directly by my real name? Are you doubting the prestige of the Thunder Sovereign and not admitting my identity as the Azure Dragon King? Or are you harboring malicious motives, conspiring to revolt? Speak!
As Xiao Chen stepped forward, the murderous intent in his voice became heavier. His final shout made Wang Feng stumble as he took a step back.
Wang Fengs heart pounded wildly, and cold sweat ran down his back. His face paled.
I was wrong in this matter, Azure Dragon King!
Wang Feng struggled to get back to his feet, forced to apologize before Xiao Chens strong aura.
Do you think you can dismiss this matter with just an apology? This is not what you said earlier. Xiao Chens expression did not ease.
Wang Feng raised his head and demanded in anger, What do you want to do, then? Dont tell me you want me to break my arm?
Xiao Chen replied coldly, Since you want to go by the rules and make usations of me, I will follow the rules as well. For the offense of disrespect, this King can follow the rules and kill you directly. You should be celebrating the fact that I only want to chop off one of your arms.
The moment Xiao Chen said that, the air seemed to solidify. Unexpectedly, he actually wanted to cut off this envoys arm. This was incredible.
Stop! the Law Enforcement Halls Elder Xing immediately shouted.
Whoosh!
A saber light shed. Xiao Chen did not care about that cold shout at all. The moment the Lunar Shadow Saber left its sheath, it immediately chopped off the left arm of Wang Feng, whose momentum was at rock bottom.
Ah!
A pained shriek resounded as blood spurted out of Wang Fengs shoulder. He had not expected Xiao Chen to be so ruthless and bold as to directly chop off one of his arms.
As Wang Feng shrieked in pain, the envoys from the Martial God Pce were startled silly.
They only managed to react after a while. Then, they quickly picked up Wang Fengs arm and bandaged his wound. If dealt with in time, his arm could be reconnected without any difficulty. However, it would definitely suffer a great loss in flexibility.
Unexpectedly, you really attacked!
Elder Xing could no longer suppress his rage. He let out an overwhelming killing intent and moved towards Xiao Chen, his heavy Emperors Might pressing down on him like a mountain.
As Elder Xing moved forward step by step, the atmosphere of the entire ce tensed up. Lan Shaobai and the others all ced their hands on the hilts of their weapons.
None of them had a good impression of the Martial God Pce. Heavenly Star Ind reached where it was gradually. Due to the management of the Three Holy Lands, not only did the Martial God Pce not offer any help, but they even secretly instigated problems.
Now, the Martial God Pce wanted to harvest the fruits without doing anything. None of these people who built up Heavenly Star Ind would agree to it.
As for Xiao Chen, all the more it went without saying. The Three Holy Lands had already shed off all forms of cordiality with him. If not for the Three Holy Lands hiding their ws under the skin of the Martial God Pce, Xiao Chen would teach this group of people, who came to unt their might, an unforgettable lesson without showing any mercy. Just chopping off one of their arms was already going easy on them.
Xiao Chen did not show any fear as he watched Elder Xing walking over step by step. Instead, he stared at him head-on.
Elder Xing was just a First Heaven Martial Emperor. Xiao Chen did not care for this weak Emperors Might.
Based on the Martial God Pces rules, I can kill you now for injuring an Investigation Institution elder, Elder Xing enunciated every word carefully.
The Law Enforcement Hall was a department of the Martial God Pce that inspired fear. They handled traitors and had the right to kill before investigating. Their cruel and cold-blooded methods posed a great deterrence throughout the entire human race.
The Three Holy Masters had a big reason for sending a Law Enforcement Hall elder over this timeto suppress Xiao Chen and prevent him from being rash.
Who would have imagined that not only would Xiao Chen attack, but he would even do so in front of this elder, chopping off one of Wang Fengs arms? Elder Xing could not endure this at all. Since when did anyone have the courage to injure others in front of the Law Enforcement Hall?
Xiao Chen retorted coldly, Rules? Who was the one who did not follow the rules and made usations first? Who was the one who pointed at me and said to break one wing of my Spirit Beast? You are not fit to speak rules with me!
Xiao Chens words were as sharp as knives, cutting straight to the point. They left Elder Xing unable to make a rebuttal.
I am a Law Enforcement Hall elder. I have the authority to kill before asking questions. Right now, I will kill you, a disgraceful traitor! Elder Xing was now in a fluster. He prepared to attack, to show Xiao Chen what rules actually meant.
Rules were dead, but humans were alive. Being stronger was the true rule!
Xiao Chen stepped forward and snorted coldly. You can try attacking. But first, take a look at where you are. Then think about who would die in the end!
The entire upper echelon of Heavenly Star Ind behind Xiao ChenLan Shaobai and the othersstepped forward while releasing their auras, pressing over.
What was this ce? This was Heavenly Star Ind, the conferrednd of the Azure Dragon King himself.
With the crowd working together, their auras and their attitudes immediately suppressed this Elder Xing, causing his actions to pause.
Elder Xing happened to notice a figure silently standing at an even farther ce. However, when he tried to get a better look, he realized he could not find that personas if that person had never appeared at all.
This startled Elder Xing. This time, he was truly frightened.
Heavenly Star Ind was rife with hidden talents. The upper echelon of the ind was also deeply loyal to Xiao Chen, all of one heart, possessing the courage to die for him.
Elder Xing, never mind. This time, I was the one who disobeyed the rules first. We cant me the Azure Dragon King. Lets talk about proper matters first. Wang Feng, whose wounds had been bandaged simply, admitted defeat after seeing that the situation was off.
Given a way out of this embarrassing situation, Elder Xing snorted coldly and moved to the back.
The tense atmosphere eased. Mo Chen quickly went over to Xiao Chen and pulled the knife out in one breath before helping him bandage the wound.
Is it painful? Mo Chen felt a pang in her heart when she saw Xiao Chens lips twitch.
This person was too ruthlessruthless to himself and ruthless to his enemies.
Smiling, Xiao Chen replied, Its fine. Actually, theres no need to bandage it. This wound will heal on its own after a while.
What nonsense! That does not mean that you will not feel pain. Ill apply some medicine. That will lessen the pain, and it will heal faster too.
Mo Chen persisted. So, Xiao Chen could only helplessly ept as he smiled faintly.
After she bandaged his chest, Xiao Chen said, Jin Lin, lead the way to the main hall of the City Lords Residence.
After speaking, Xiao Chen brought the rest away first. Now, only the five Martial God Pce envoys and Jin Lin, who was to lead the way, remained around the transportation formation.
No one else bothered to give these envoys another look. No one wanted to see them.
Jin Lin nced at Wang Fengs wound. Then, he smiled and said, This way, please, One-Armed Hero!
You!
Wang Feng noticed Jin Lins mocking actions and gritted his teeth. To think that the person he looked down on earlier dared to mock him now!
Jin Lin smiled and said, Sorry, I do not have a very good temper. This is the way I speak. If there is anything that upsets you, just bury it in your heart. After all, One-Armed Hero does not care about me at all.
After saying that, Jin Lin turned around and walked away, not caring whether this group of people followed or not.
What an insufferable bully! If this fellow were in the Tianwu Domain, I would have crippled him in minutes. Wang Feng cursed. The minor character that he looked down on earlier actually lorded over him.
Elder Xing looked around, wary of a certain figure. When he heard Wang Fengs words, impatience shed in his eyes. This is Heavenly Star Ind. Losing one arm serves you right for unting your might here.
Damn Wang Feng cursed. From the very start, this mission was not proceeding smoothly. The negotiationster would be even harder to handle.
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In the main hall of the City Lords Residence, Xiao Chen sat in the hosts seat in the center. Mo Chen and Lan Shaobai stood to his left and right, respectively. Seated at his right side were Wang Feng and Elder Xing.
Wang Feng currently had only one arm, so it was not convenient for him to sip tea. He only wanted to finish the mission the Three Holy Masters had handed him and leave quickly.
Ill cut to the chase. Azure Dragon King, your conferrednd still has not signed a contract with the Martial God Pce regarding the split in profits. This time, we are here to represent the Martial God Pce on this matter. After you sign the contract, we will leave.
Mo Chen received the contract that the other party handed over. Then, she whispered a few things into Xiao Chens ears. He put down the teacup and smiled. Interesting. Without doing anything at all, you want to take thirty percent of the profits. How shameless can you all be?
Wang Feng no longer possessed the arrogance he had at first. He said, The split in profits can be negotiated. Furthermore, we do not need to do anything in the first ce. The words Martial God Pce is sufficient.
Xiao Chen found this somewhat funny. This is enough?
Wang Feng said righteously, Of course. With the Martial God Pce behind you, who dares to touch Heavenly Star Ind. Just with these three words, each word is worth ten percent of the profits. Three words would be thirty percent. Of course, we are willing topromise and take only ten percent of your Heavenly Star Inds profits.
Chapter 1259: Air for Air
Chapter 1259: Air for Air
When Xiao Chen heard that offer, he startedughing loudly. He had seen shameless people before. However, he had never seen anyone this shameless before.
Afterughing until his belly hurt, Xiao Chen seemed to agree with this exnation. Not bad, that does make sense. However, can this profit be paid with the special product of Heavenly Star Ind? I guarantee that it is unique and cannot be found anywhere else.
Wang Feng and Elder Xing exchanged nces. They felt that it was eptable as long as they returned with something to show for their efforts. Furthermore, some of the special products of Heavenly Star Ind were rather valuable in the Kunlun Continent.
That is possible. What special product does the Azure Dragon King intend to use? Is it Secret Treasures, wine, or divine material ores? Wang Feng asked.
Xiao Chen shook his head and said, None of them. This thing is avable in muchrger quantities than those items. We can provide as much as the Three Holy Lands want.
What is it? Xiao Chens words piqued the interest of Wang Feng and Elder Xing.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly. Then, he waved his hand and condensed two gaseous clumps before tossing them to Wang Feng and Elder Xing.
What is this? Is this air? Wang Feng and Elder Xing asked suspiciously.
Xiao Chen replied, Thats right. You answered correctly. It is precisely the unique air of Heavenly Star Ind. You can have however much you want.
Wang Feng and Elder Xing immediately realized that he was toying with them. They immediately stood up in a rage and said, Xiao Chen, what do you mean by this? We gave you face, but you are not epting it.
Xiao Chen retorted calmly, I do not mean anything by this. This is because the three words Martial God Pce that you mentioned is like air here. Exchanging air for air, neither of us loses out!
This is too much! After being toyed around miserably this way, Elder Xing could no longer endure, erupting in anger.
Dong! Dong! Dong!
Just at this moment, footsteps rang out. A guard came in from outside and performed a cupped-fist salute. He said, Ind Master, there is an urgent report from the city gate. The Young Pce Masters of the Western Sea Divine Dragon Pce and the Eastern Sea Divine Dragon Pce arrived at the same time and sought an audience.
Unexpectedly, the Young Pce Masters of the Western Sea Divine Dragon Pce and the Eastern Sea Divine Dragon Pce were here together. They really picked the right time of all the times toe. The arrival of the Martial God Pce envoys was already very problematic. Now, there were two more.
Haha! Since the Azure Dragon King has some honored guests visiting, lets set aside our matter first. When Wang Feng and Elder Xing heard that, they immediately knew that trouble came for Xiao Chen.
Wang Feng and Elder Xing immediately revealed smiles and sat down, prepared to watch how Xiao Chen was going to deal with these two Young Pce Masters. If Xiao Chen could not cope, they would take advantage of this to say some sarcastic words and get him to be more sensible.
Are the two of you not going to have a rest first? Mo Chen, who was beside Xiao Chen, asked.
The one-armed Wang Feng smiled and said, It does not matter. We have long known about Heavenly Star Inds disharmonious rtionship with the Divine Dragon Pces of the four seas. This is especially so in recent times. Your rtionship with the Western Sea Divine Dragon Pce is now like water and fire. Since we are here, we naturally have to chip in to help resolve this.
Elder Xing snorted coldly. He is the Azure Dragon King. Do you think he needs you to help resolve the situation? Did you not hear what he said, that we are air here?
Wang Feng pped his head and said, I forgot about that. In that case, lets watch how the Azure Dragon King will teach the two Young Pce Masters of the Western Sea Divine Dragon Pce and the Eastern Sea Divine Dragon Pce a lesson, raising the prestige of our Martial God Pce.
The two echoed each other, clearly demonstrating their intention to remain idle and watch a good show, waiting for Xiao Chen to mess up.
Xiao Chen could not be bothered with them. He would just deal with the matters as they came, using appropriate solutions. He did not mind having the two Young Pce Masters of the two Divine Dragon Pces arriving simultaneously.
Xiao Chen waved his hand and instructed the guard, Invite them in.
The guard hesitated for a moment before saying, Should I invite their escorts in as well?
Xiao Chen quickly realized the reason behind the guards hesitation: the escorts of these two were probably very impressive.
Its fine. Invite them in as well, Xiao Chen said decisively after thinking for a moment. Since these two want to watch me make a joke of myself, lets see who will be the joke in the end.
Yes, sir!
The guard left to carry out the orders given to him. Now, Wang Feng and Elder Xing already appeared much more leisurely. They were at ease, drinking tea and chatting. asionally, they nced at Xiao Chen.
These two wanted to see some apprehension on Xiao Chens face. However, they could not see anything at all.
I do not believe that he can continue to persist like that. Based on the tone of that guard, the two Young Pce Masters probably brought a Martial Emperor expert each as their escort.
There is a mysterious Martial Emperor on Heavenly Star Ind personally protecting the ce. Ordinary Martial Emperors will not be able to do anything to him.
Its fine. At that time, we can try inciting him. Given his temper, he will definitely not let that person who is behind the scenes make a move. Furthermore, if he gets that person to make a move, it would mean that he is weaker than the two Divine Dragon Pces. After all, the Dragon Kings have note yet.
As long as he dares to make a move, I will then personally teach him a lesson. I am a bona fide Martial Emperor. Since when has a junior ever toyed with me?
The two exchanged voice projections, discussing measures. They definitely had to make full use of the opportunity that presented itself this time.
Soon, Leng Shaofan and a youth wearing red dragon-patterned robes walked into the main hall. An old man followed behind each of the two.
Indeed, the two old men were First Heaven Martial Emperors. As they walked, they disyed a majestic gait and auras like that of mountains. Their gazes were as sharp as knives, deterring others from looking at them directly.
When these four came in, they immediately discovered Wang Feng and Elder Xing, who sat at the side. So, they revealed somewhat suspicious expressions.
Before Xiao Chen said anything, Wang Feng rushed to say with a smile, The two of you must be the Young Pce Masters of the Eastern Sea Divine Dragon Pce and the Western Sea Divine Dragon Pce. We are the elders of the Martial God Pces Law Enforcement Hall and Investigation Institution. We are merely here to have some tea; you can ignore us. We are just air in the eyes of the Azure Dragon King.
The moment Wang Feng said that, smiles gleamed in the eyes of Leng Shaofan and the other youth. They had long heard that the Azure Dragon King and the Three Holy Masters that managed the Martial God Pce did not get along. It looked like the rumor was true.
After making some casual greetings, Leng Shaofan looked at Xiao Chen and said, Brother Xiao, my flood dragon war chariot is pretty nice to use, right?
Xiao Chen smiled calmly and replied, Many thanks to Brother Leng for giving it to me. There are not many people like Brother Leng who can bear to part with something so cherished. Its tolerable and still can be used.
Leng Shaofans face sank as he ranted, Dont bother ying such tricks with me. If you do not return my war chariot to me, dont me me for not giving you face. After you snatched away the war chariot of my Eastern Sea Divine Dragon Pce, even the Thunder Sovereign cannot shield you.
The red-d youth at the side said, Today, you have to give us an ount for pping my Western Sea Divine Dragon Pce elder into an idiot. There are some things that you should not go overboard with.
What a fellow!
Both Wang Feng and Elder Xing sucked in a deep breath of cold air. They could not tell that Xiao Chen was this bold. Not only did he snatch away the cherished war chariot of the Eastern Sea Divine Dragon Pces Young Pce Master, but he even pped a Western Sea Divine Dragon Pce elder into an idiot.
Leng Shaofan and the other youth were not polite to Xiao Chen at all. This time, they brought Martial Emperors with them, intending to forcibly suppress him and make him obey. Either that or force that hidden person to make a move. That way, the Dragon Kings of the Eastern Sea Divine Dragon Pce and the Western Sea Divine Dragon Pce had an excuse to make a move.
Wang Feng looked around and took advantage of the situation to say, Azure Dragon King, dont go overboard when doing things. Since you snatched the war chariot, then you should return it. After injuring someone, you should apologize and paypensation. Otherwise, if you damage the reputation of my Martial God Pce, you will not be able to afford the consequences.
Leng Shaofans group felt somewhat surprised. Unexpectedly, the Martial God Pces people even spoke up for them. This made them feel even more confident.
Xiao Chen narrowed his eyes and smiled coldly. Since when do I need you to tell me what to do? What are you?
I am an elder of the Martial God Pces Investigation Institution. I have the authority to uphold the reputation of the Martial God Pce. What you are doing is spoiling the reputation of my Martial God Pce, so I have to interfere.
Xiao Chenughed, Do you think you have the right to speak for me here? Bending over your back like that in humility, admitting mistakes when there were no mistakes made, you are the one spoiling the reputation of my Martial God Pce. To think you can be an Investigation Institution elder! I think you have be muddled and need to be shaken awake.
Pa!
Xiao Chens figure flickered, moving at extreme speeds. Before Wang Feng could react, a five-fingered handprint appeared on his face.
You dare to p me? Wang Feng roared as he rubbed his face.
Xiao Chen said coldly, I was checking to see if the skin on your face is made of flesh. To think you are shameless to this degree! To think that you actually spoke up for an outsider on my Heavenly Star Ind!
I already find the people of the Three Holy Lands an eyesore. You delivered yourselves here and dared to dictate my actions. Do you think that I am easy to bully? This time, it is a p. Behave yourself. If you keep interjecting, Ill kill you!
Xiao Chens intensity stunned Wang Feng, rendering him speechless for a long time as he rubbed his face. When Wang Feng looked at Leng Shaofans group, he noticed their gazes of disdain, causing him to burn a brighter red.
The Investigation Institution was different from the Law Enforcement Hall. It was not a powerless department but one that held a lot of authority within the Martial God Pce. It was normally treated with great prestige and did not require one to be especially strong.
Hence, Wang Feng, who was ustomed to unting his might in the Martial God Pce, had not expected Xiao Chen to ignore the rules and the Three Holy Masters entirely, to dare to humiliate him like this.
Xiao Chen, dont go overboard. Elder Xing could no longer endure this treatment. This time, no matter what, he wanted to teach this fellow a lesson. Otherwise, Xiao Chen would continue his maverick behavior.
Was I overboard?
Xiao Chenughed loudly. He stood up and said, I know what you are thinking. I also know that you have already endured very long. Right now, Ill give you this opportunity. If you can defeat me properly, I will return this Heavenly Star Ind willingly. If you lose, scram immediately.
Elder Xing felt like something was stuck in his throat when Xiao Chen managed to say what Elder Xing wanted to say before he did; it was nigh unbearable.
As for you lot
Xiao Chen looked around and faced Leng Shaofan and the Western Sea Divine Dragon Pces Young Pce Master. Since you already brought Martial Emperors over, why the need for all the nonsense? The matters of cultivators are resolved with duels between cultivators. If you want to resolve this properly and openly, Ill do as you wish.
As Martial Emperors, do you dare to fight with me, a Consummation quasi-Emperor? As long as one of you can defeat me, Ill leave immediately!
The silent Xiao Chen suddenly erupted, startling everyone. To their surprise, Xiao Chen took the initiative to challenge the three Martial Emperors without needing any provocation.
What Xiao Chen said was also what these people wanted. However, for some reason, since he was the one to say it, the three Martial Emperors felt it was strange.
Now, the Martial Emperors hesitated to take on the challenge, caught in the predicament of whether to agree or not. At the moment, they felt deeply worried.
Lan Shaobai and Mo Chen exchanged nces. They both saw worry and anxiety in each others eyes.
Elder Xing, agree to what he said. This fellow is reckless. We shall grant his wish today, the extremely embarrassed Wang Feng urged impatiently. As he looked at Xiao Chen, he hatefully gritted his teeth.
Chapter 1260: Tyranny of Xiao Chen
Chapter 1260: Tyranny of Xiao Chen
Elder Xing hesitated. There was a certain piece of news circting in the Martial Emperors circle, something very shocking. The Azure Emperors descendant hadprehended the Sharp Spirit Fingerthe me Rock Sovereigns consummate technique, which was not taught to othersin ten days while he was at the ck Sea.
All along, Elder Xing felt that this news was fake. This technique was the secret of a Sovereign Martial Emperor and was not taught to others. How could Xiao Chenprehend it within ten days?
Such a thing was too ridiculous and unbelievable.
However, based on Xiao Chens current demeanor and extreme confidence, might he have reallyprehended the Sharp Spirit Finger?
If that was the case, then there would be trouble. The Sharp Spirit Finger could focus all the energies of the body at one spot. With Xiao Chens current cultivation, this Sharp Spirit Finger could injure them.
After all, these Martial Emperors were just First Heaven Martial Emperors. While they were aloof existences to cultivators who were not yet Martial Emperors, in the circle of Martial Emperors, they were the lowest existence.
Elder Xing, agree to him. Why are you hesitating? After you defeat him, we will be able toplete this mission perfectly. Upon seeing that Elder Xing still did not agree, Wang Feng could not help feeling anxious.
Elder Xing cursed Wang Feng as an idiot in his heart. The two Divine Dragon Pce Martial Emperors were not even in a rush, so why was Wang Feng so urgent? Elder Xing was a Martial Emperor. It was logical for him to win. However, if he lost to Xiao Chen, his reputation would be ruined, bing a big joke in the circle of Martial Emperors.
The two Martial Emperors of the Divine Dragon Pces thought the same thing as well. Hence, they did note to a quick decision. They wanted to wait for Elder Xing to say something first and see Xiao Chens strength beforeing to a decisionsuch was an absolutely safe n.
Hence, everyone waited for each other. The ce turned strangely quiet.
When facing Xiao Chens forceful demand for battle, the three Martial Emperors fell silent at the same time. If this was spoken of outside, no one would believe it. A Consummation quasi-Emperor could actually daunt three Martial Emperors into caution and silence.
Xiao Chenughed loudly, his unbridledughter filled with mockery. No wonder you are all only First Heaven Martial Emperors. With such boldness, I believe that none of you will ever have the courage to take your lightning tribtion to advance to Second Heaven Martial Emperor for the rest of your life.
If you want to fight, then fight. If not, then scram. I do not have time to waste with you. Send off the guests!
The three Martial Emperors were angered into trembling. However, the more Xiao Chen pushed for a fight, the more these people felt that something was wrong. It was not that they feared Xiao Chen. What they feared was the tiny possibility of him defeating them.
There was no glory in a Martial Emperor defeating a Consummation quasi-Emperor, as it was normal to do so. However, if there was even a one-in-ten-thousand chance of defeat, then it was over. They would end up as Xiao Chens stepping stone, forever unable to raise their heads again.
Furthermore, on his path thus far, Xiao Chen had managed to pull off too many miracles. It was truly difficult for them to decide to face such a person.
As Xiao Chen called out for the guests to be sent off, the few Martial Emperors revealed ashamed expressions on their faces.
Send off the guests? Xiao Chen, dont think that todays matter will be resolved so easily. I do not believe that you are really that boundlessly strong.
Leng Shaofan felt very sullen. He had brought a Martial Emperor along so he could thoroughly humiliate Xiao Chen and snatch back his flood dragon war chariot.
However, who could have imagined that when Xiao Chen forcefully pushed for a battle, the Martial Emperor he brought along would cower? Leng Shaofan could not ept that. On impulse, heunched an attack at Xiao Chen.
The Western Sea Divine Dragon Pces red-d Young Pce Master roared ferociously and charged over together with Leng Shaofan.
Youths were prideful and ambitious; hence, Leng Shaofan and the other youth were more daring than the three older-generation Martial Emperors. While the Martial Emperors took many things into consideration, these two did not need to care that much.
At the worst, these two would just be defeated. They could ept seeing Xiao Chen putting on such a formidable show.
Xiao Chen smiled. You overestimate yourselves. Leng Shaofan, do you think that Im still the same Xiao Chen that came to the Heavenly Starry Ocean three years ago? Let me show you the distance between you and me today, a distance that is at least ten thousand timesrger than you imagine. Back then, youid various traps all for the sake of the Sea Monarch Headscarf. Today, I will return all of that to you.
Kneel for me!
Xiao Chen could not be bothered with finding an opening in the approaching Leng Shaofans move. He simply threw a palm strike, using force to ovee technique. His strong cultivation and strength were enough to suppress the other partys technique.
As Xiao Chens palm descended, it was like the sky was falling. Leng Shaofan immediately felt the aura and the state of his Martial Technique crumble.
Xiao Chens descending palm grew infinitelyrger in Leng Shaofans eyes. His heart sank as horror spread throughout his body, so frightened that his entire body got soaked in sweat. He wanted to retreat but discovered that it was already toote.
Pa! The blownded on Leng Shaofans shoulder, and Primordial Energy flowed out through Xiao Chens palm. Leng Shaofan had only ever felt this strong energying from the older generation. After this energy flowed through his body, he fell to his knees with a plop.
The purple Primordial Energy that flowed through Leng Shaofans body formed a powerful restriction, instantly rendering him immobile, leaving him kneeling on the ground.
Compared to Leng Shaofan, the red-d youths cultivation was weaker. The instant the red-d youth tried to flee, Xiao Chen used suction on him, directly pulling him back.
Xiao Chen patted him with his left hand. Plop! The red-d youth dropped to his knees beside Leng Shaofan.
The two ended up kneeling on the floor almost at the same instant. From the moment theyunched their attacks to being restrained by Xiao Chen, only the time that it took for a spark to fly had passed. The two Martial Emperors behind them could not intervene at all. Hence, Leng Shaofan and the red-d Young Pce Master ended up in Xiao Chens hands for him to humiliate.
Young Pce Master!
The yellow-d old man of the Eastern Sea Divine Dragon Pce was the first to react. He cried out and moved in a sh. He was so fast that others were not able to capture his movements before he arrived before Xiao Chen.
The other Martial Emperor saw his opportunity and arrived before Leng Shaofan and the red-d youth, wanting to make a move to break the restriction.
As the other party charged over ferociously, Xiao Chen moved back. With each step he took, three electric whirlpools appeared at his chest.
You are truly boundlessly arrogant. To think that you actually dared to make a move on the Young Pce Master! In that case, dont me this old man for ignoring my seniority and making a move on you. The yellow-d old man attacked in anger. Everywhere his palm wind passed, it tore through the air, radiating an intense light.
This attack instantly reduced the chairs and tables in the main hall to powder, causing the entire City Lords Residence to shake intensely. Mo Chen and Lan Shaobai immediately left in a sh.
This was no longer a level of exchange that Mo Chen and Lan Shaobai could interfere with. If this newly built Heavenly Dragon City were not a Secret Treasure, the main hall would have crumbled already.
Xiao Chen remained calm, not getting frustrated, impatient, angry, or startled. As he prepared the Sharp Spirit Finger, he counted in his heart.
One step, two steps, three steps, kill!
When Xiao Chen finished preparing the Sharp Spirit Finger, he suddenly showed a murderous intent on his face. Nine whirlpools of electricity at his chest summoned ten thousand thunderbolts roaring out as he focused all his energies on the tip of a finger.
All light in the main hall went dark. Only the electric light at Xiao Chens fingertip remained bright, looking as dazzling as the sun.
Pu ci!
A bloody light shed, sending the yellow-d old man flying back. A ck hole appeared in the palm of his hand, reaping half of his palm.
The Sharp Spirit Finger, the me Rock Sovereigns consummate technique. You really managed toprehend it! the yellow-d old man eximed in disbelief as he looked at his injured palm, feeling stunned.
The yellow-d old man felt overwhelmed. Fortunately, he had not been careless with his earlier palm strike, using all one hundred strands of Primordial Energy that he possessed. If he had not exerted his full power, he might have lost his entire arm in an explosion.
The Sharp Spirit Finger allowed the me Rock Sovereigns fame to spread far and wide, without fail. Even Primes did not dare to receive his consummate technique lightly. This move was truly deserving of its reputation.
Oh no! There is Primordial Energy in the two Young Pce Masters bodies. I cant just casually break the restriction.
A cold sweat broke out on the forehead of the ck-d old man on the other side. Anxiety shed in his eyes.
The Young Pce Masters kneeling on the ground and the sweating ck-d old man looked at the yellow-d old man who was staring at his hand in dismay.
The situation was entirely under Xiao Chens control. Even a Martial Emperor might not be able to defeat him.
Martial Emperors had attained the Golden Emperor Body. Losing half a palm was not considered a severe injury. Even if their heart exploded, they would be able to recover from it in time.
However, the Golden Emperor Body of a First Heaven Martial Emperor had yet to reach the level of instantaneous recovery. For now, the yellow-d old mans arm was crippled with hisbat prowess weaker by thirty percent.
As the yellow-d old man looked at Xiao Chen, horror shed in his eyes along with a trace of fear. With the Sharp Spirit Finger, this fellow really had the strength to fight against First Heaven Martial Emperors.
Xiao Chen, quickly remove the restrictions on the two Young Pce Masters. If anything happens to them, the Eastern Sea Divine Dragon King and the Western Sea Divine Dragon King will absolutely not let you off.
Unable to undo the restriction, the heavily sweating ck-d old man stood up and roared at Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen said indifferently, Watch your attitude. Even if I killed these two, so what? Dont forget they were the ones who attacked first. If you shout at me again, Ill cripple both of them.
The ck-d old man felt stifled when he heard that. He asked sullenly, What do we have to do in order for you to let them go?
Very simple. Men! Help me prepare two contracts. Wasnt Young Master Leng here to demand the war chariot from me? Sign a contract saying that he is letting me have the war chariot andpensate me with ten thousand Essence Stones for my damages.
As for the Western Sea Divine Dragon Pces Young Pce Master, werent you trying to get me to split the profits of Heavenly Star Ind? Now, sign a contract guaranteeing that from today on, the Western Sea Divine Dragon Pce will not mention this matter anymore. At the same time,pensate me with ten thousand Essence Stones as well.
Xiao Chens demands immediately enraged the two Divine Dragon Pce old men. Ten thousand Essence Stones? Are you crazy? How can we possibly take that out?
Ten thousand Essence Stones would be equivalent to almost all the wealth of a First Heaven Martial Emperor. Even if they could take it out, they would not bear to part with it.
Xiao Chen said calmly, Is that so? If you cannot bear to pay that, then get the Divine Dragon Pce to pay it. Aftering to my Heavenly Dragon City to cause trouble repeatedly, do you think that we will not exact even a bit of interest on this debt?
You! You! are an insufferable bully!
Xiao Chen smiled. Seniors, you are being too serious. This little one is only a Consummation quasi-Emperor. How could I dare to bully lofty Martial Emperors? If you are not willing, then so be it. Men! Send off the guests!
Xiao Chen ignored the two raging and trembling old men. Then, he added, The sky is frosty and the ground is freezing. The night is very cold. It would not be good if the two Young Pce Masters were to injure their bodies by kneeling like that. Remember to bring some quilts for them at night.
Agree to his demands!
Leng Shaofan could not move at all. As he red furiously at Xiao Chen, he spoke through his gritted teeth.
The Western Sea Young Pce Master felt very sullen but also said the same thing. He was not willing to continue kneeling here any longer, much less the whole night. That was absolutely out of the question.
Chapter 1261: Problem Resolved Faster than a Quick Conversation
Chapter 1261: Problem Resolved Faster than a Quick Conversation
Aside from feeling sullen, Leng Shaofan felt helpless as well. He recalled that when Xiao Chen first arrived in the Heavenly Starry Ocean, he hade up with measures to deal with Xiao Chen with a thought, deterring Xiao Chen from going to his own conferrednd.
In the past three years, while Xiao Chen improved, Leng Shaofan improved as well. However, now, Leng Shaofan ended up kneeling after just one palm strike from Xiao Chen.
Such a demonic genius like Xiao Chen was already unmatched within the same generation.
I absolutely cannot let him advance to Martial Emperor. This thought surfaced in Leng Shaofans mind. I absolutely, absolutely cannot let Xiao Chen advance to Martial Emperor.
In the future, I have to make sure he dies during his Great Tribtion of wind and fire. For now, I can only endure all this humiliation.
He whoughsst is the true winner.
After the two Young Pce Masters spoke, the two Martial Emperors of the Divine Dragon Pces had no choice but to dig out everything they had to pay the ransom.
The Martial Emperors felt humiliated just thinking about it. They were bona fide Martial Emperors, and yet a Consummation quasi-Emperor toyed with them in the palm of his hand.
Xiao Chen collected the Essence Stones with satisfaction. Then, he patted Leng Shaofans and that red-d youths shoulders. Take them away. The restrictions will automatically resolve themselves after half an hour.
Young man, dont ever let us get a handle on you. We will definitely repay this humiliation today in the future.
The two old men each carried one person and left at lightning speed. This was a ce of trouble; they were not willing to linger here any longer.
Now, aside from the people of Heavenly Star Ind, only the Martial God Pces Wang Feng and Elder Xing remained in the hall.
Xiao Chen waved his hand and said, Men! Rece the furniture. The Martial God Pce envoys and I are going to continue discussing the split in profits.
Hahahaha! The Azure Dragon King is joking, you must be joking. We wont be discussing the split anymore. We will leave now. Sorry for disturbing you.
Seeing that Xiao Chen could force two Martial Emperors to pay out ten thousand Essence Stones each, Wang Feng lost all his courage, frightened silly. If they kept discussing, who knew how would they end up getting yed?
This was not a humane ce to be. In the future, even if he were beaten to death, he would nevere back to Heavenly Star Ind.
Wang Feng moved in a flurry, quickly leaving this ce with Elder Xing with hurried footsteps.
Seeing that the three Martial Emperors were all gone, Mo Chen and Lan Shaobai both rxed their tense hearts. As they looked at that white figure, their eyes filled with awe.
Even when considering the entire Kunlun Realm, who within the younger generation dared to fight with Martial Emperors, controlling the situation in the time it took for a quick conversation? Only Xiao Chen could!
The three Martial Emperors all arrived unexpectedly at the same time, startling Lan Shaobai and Mo Chen. Just one Martial Emperor would already cause a big headache; three were even worse.
However, Xiao Chen maintained his calm and dealt with the problem. He not only got the three Martial Emperors to leave empty-handed but even managed to exact twenty thousand Essence Stones from them.
The oue was like a dream. Even until now, it seemed unbelievable.
Shaobai, pick a day for the reestablishment of the Dragons Gate. Do your best to have it within one month, Xiao Chen said gravely as he turned around. He did not show any joy at the results of this conflict.
Lan Shaobai felt confused. He asked, Why? Didnt you just force back two Young Pce Masters of the Divine Dragon Pces and make them sign contracts to note and cause trouble at Heavenly Star Ind anymore?
Xiao Chen smiled helplessly. What do you think is the reason behind my being able to control the situation, forcing the three Martial Emperors to leave with nothing, unable to do anything to me?
Lan Shaobai was about to reply. However, just as he was on the verge of speaking, he felt that the answer was wrong. After thinking hard about it, he actually could note out with an answer that he felt was correct.
Why was that?
Mo Chen calmed down and gave it some thought. Then, she came up with an answer in her heart. She looked at Xiao Chen and said, Because of strength!
Xiao Chen nodded his head and said, Thats right. It is because of strength. Because I have a suitable trump card, I do not fear facing three Martial Emperors. That gave me the confidence to be overbearing with my actions.
He whose fist isrger makes the rules. A contract does not matter; they can break it at any time. It is just an excuse that I set up to deal with the Divine Dragon Pces, to have reason on our side and gain the initiative.
Now, Lan Shaobai felt enlightened. However, he was still in some confusion. But what does all this have to do with announcing the reestablishment of the Dragons Gate in advance?
Xiao Chen sat down on his freshly reced chair and replied, Now, Ive already revealed my strength. The other party will never leave matters at that. Do you think that with my strength, I can make any waves before the Three Holy Lands and the Divine Dragon Pces?
Now that the other party is aware of my strength, the next time theye to seek trouble, it will be difficult for me to handle. Only by announcing the reestablishment of the Dragons Gate will we disrupt their rhythm and gain control of the rhythm.
Lan Shaobai was not stupid. Immediately understanding Xiao Chens brief exnation, he said, Ill go and handle it.
Mo Chen, please get Elder Qin toe over. I need to speak to him. A sense of danger red in Xiao Chens heart; he could not stop and rest.
Originally, he did not intend to expose the fact that he possessed the strength to fight a Martial Emperor before reestablishing the Dragons Gate. Once he exposed it, then part of the tacit understanding between the Thunder Sovereign and the other Primes would be broken.
However, left with no other choice, Xiao Chen was forced to reveal it today. Fortunately, the three Martial Emperors feared too many things and did not possess any sharpness at all.
This resulted in him revealing only the Sharp Spirit Finger. The most fortunate thing was that no one knew that he possessed one hundred strands of Primordial Energy yet.
After a while, the Supreme Sky Sects Elder Qin arrived at the main hall.
Xiao Chen got right to the point and said directly, Elder Qin, I would like to see the Supreme Sky Emperor. You should have some means to do so, right?
The Supreme Sky Emperor, now known as the Supreme Sky Prime, Ying Zongtian, had surmounted three consecutive Sovereign tribtions, clearing a total of nine tribtions. Like the Thunder Emperor Sang Mu back then, he was now already a Prime.
As for the Thunder Sovereign, Xiao Chen had never formally met him or spoken to him privately before, so he felt somewhat distant to him.
In Xiao Chens heart, the only one that he could rely on was this Supreme Sky Prime whom he had had a heart-to-heart talk with.
In reestablishing the Dragons Gate, he needed to get an answer from this senior first. Otherwise, he simply would not have the confidence to deal with the overwhelmingmotion and boundless pressure this announcement to the world would trigger.
Elder Qin was not surprised at Xiao Chens sudden questions. He smiled and said, The Sect Master made arrangements long ago. If Heavenly Star Ind runs into any unresolvable problems, you can get this old man to shatter this jade strip to get him to make an appearance.
However, Young Master Xiao, there has not been any asion for you to use this jade strip. Isnt it a little wasteful for you to use it now?
There really is a method!
Indeed, Xiao Chen guessed right. He said respectfully, Can I trouble Elder Qin to pass the jade strip to me? This is indeed the time that I need to use it.
Since Young Master Xiao decided on it, it is fine.
A jade strip shot out from Elder Qins hand. After Xiao Chen caught it, Elder Qin performed a cupped-fist salute and said, If there is no other matter, this old man will leave first.
Xiao Chen clearly had some matters that he wished to discuss with Ying Zongtian, so Elder Qin tactfully withdrew.
After Elder Qin left, Xiao Chen immediately shattered the jade strip without hesitation. Crack! The jade strip broke into countless shards. Each shard flickered with crystalline light, looked very dreamy and beautiful.
Before Xiao Chens curious expression, the countless motes of light gathered into the shape of Ying Zongtian in front of him.
Little Brother Xiao, you need to speak to me? Ying Zongtian asked with a smile; he appeared to be in good spirits.
Xiao Chen replied courteously, Big Brother Ying, I n to announce the reestablishment of the Dragons Gate within one month.
The moment Xiao Chen said this, Ying Zongtian immediately withdrew his smile. He asked in a serious tone, Why the rush? In my opinion, you are not a rash or wildly ambitious person. Is there more to this?
Xiao Chen felt warmth in his heart. Although Ying Zongtian was a senior, he did not seem to have any generation gap with Xiao Chen, managing to easily guess the difficulties that Xiao Chen faced.
Nodding his head, Xiao Chen spoke of the difficulties that he faced on Heavenly Star Ind, about how the Western Sea Divine Dragon Pce was eyeing Heavenly Star Ind with malicious intent and how Heavenly Star Ind did not have the strength to face it.
He exined that he needed to raise the banner of the Dragons Gate, to let everyone know the backing behind Heavenly Star Ind, preventing them from acting rashly. This would give Heavenly Star Ind some room for survival.
At the same time, he would also clearly express his intent. He only wanted to fulfill his responsibilities as the Azure Emperors descendant, to reestablish the Dragons Gate. He did not have any ambition or desire to rule over anything.
Xiao Chen did not have the energy or the interest to do so. He only wanted to allow the inheritance of the Dragons Gate to continue, to fulfill the sense of responsibility in his heart.
Ying Zongtian listened and did not interrupt. After Xiao Chen finished, Ying Zongtian said, I understand what you mean. At that time, I will personally make a trip over. As the Azure Emperors descendant, it is within reason for you to reestablish the Dragons Gate. There is no need to hide and do it covertly.
Xiao Chen revealed an expression of joy. Many thanks, Big Brother.
Its fine. There is no need to be so polite. You are the Azure Emperors descendant in the first ce. There is nothing wrong with reestablishing the Dragons Gate. There is no need to sneak around and do it secretly. Since it is all in the open, why cant you announce it to the whole world? Ill help you deal with the things that are too overwhelming.
The Supreme Sky Prime, Ying Zongtian, did not hesitate to agree to Xiao Chens request right after Xiao Chen finished.
With Big Brothers word, even if there is an overwhelming wave, I have the confidence to deal with it.
Xiao Chens words were not intended to be modest or to tter. There was nothing greater than a Primes promise that could give him confidence.
He hesitated for a while before making another request. Big Brother Ying, can I meet the Thunder Sovereign?
Ying Zongtian smiled and said, There is no need. The Thunder Sovereign has been keeping an eye on you. If he wants to meet you, you will not be able to avoid him. If he does not want to meet you, no matter what you do, you will not be able to. Remember my words. Although the Thunder Sovereign rarely interfered to help you on your path, he has been keeping watch over you. As long as he remains, no one in the entire Kunlun Realm will dare to really make a move on you.
Whoosh!
Right after Ying Zongtian finished speaking, all the motes of light scattered like they were fireflies. Then, his figure disappeared.
A me of surging determination lit up in Xiao Chens eyes. A faction that vanished ten thousand years ago would be reestablished in one month.
The disturbance that he would cause would definitely rock the entire Kunlun Realm. No matter where one was, one would be shaken by this news.
Xiao Chens enemies who were out in the open would be furious. The hidden enemies would get very restless.
Not everyone would be happy to see the Dragons Gate rise again. Back then, the Azure Emperor had made too many enemies. All the factions that contributed to the destruction of the Dragons Gate after the Azure Emperors fall would not let Xiao Chen reestablish the Dragons Gate smoothly.
Chapter 1262: Overwhelming Wave
Chapter 1262: Overwhelming Wave
Come, then. Let this storm be even more intense, Xiao Chen quietly mumbled to himself.
Before Xiao Chen realized it, he had already been in the Kunlun Realm for close to eight years. Since the day he announced his identity as the Azure Emperors descendant, he had been waiting for this moment for too long.
Lan Shaobai was still busy helping Xiao Chen choose a day. Xiao Chen could not stop, either. The sense of impending danger made him cultivate even more anxiously.
Twenty thousand Essence Stones were sufficient for Xiao Chen to cultivate for a long time. There was no need to worry about cultivation resources.
Aside from the cultivation of Primordial Energy, Xiao Chen spent the rest of his time on theprehension of his saber soul and tempering it.
After learning of Xiao Chens needs, Mo Chen contacted the variousrge merchant associations in Heavenly Dragon City. Adding in the contacts of the Azure Dragon Merchant Association, she managed to gather ten Peak Grade Demon Fiend Rocks.
Even after making use of such vast connections, Mo Chen only managed to get hold of ten Peak Grade Demon Fiend Rocks.
This showed how rare this item was. ording to Mo Chen, as long as this item appeared at an auction, there would be Martial Emperors immediately buying it. Even Sovereign Martial Emperors would be interested.
It was already an incredible thing for Mo Chen to obtain ten for Xiao Chen. Even those Holy Lands might not be able to do so within such a short time frame.
Naturally, ten Peak Grade Demon Fiend Rocks would not be sufficient for Xiao Chen to advance his seventy-percentprehended saber soul into a fullyprehended saber soul and transform it into a Saber Domain.
However, there would not be any problems with raising his saber soul to eighty percentprehended. If he was lucky, he might even be able to get hisprehension to ny percent.
Seated at a peak dedicated to his use, Xiao Chen held a Peak Grade Demon Fiend Rock in his hand and took in a deep breath. Then, he brought his saber soul into contact with the Demon Fiend Rock, tempering his saber soul.
Cultivating with the Demon Fiend Rock was not easy. It was easy to create a heart demon. This process was extraordinarily risky. If one was not careful, one would injure their mind.
When Xiao Chens saber soul touched the Demon Fiend Rock, ayer of ck Demonic Qi covered his body. The Demonic Qi changed shape, making it look like a human-Demon ghost shrouded him.
The scene before Xiao Chen suddenly changed. Arge amount of Deep Abyss Demonic Qi seemed to appear out of nowhere, charging at his sea of consciousness.
Huge waves surged up in his sea of consciousness. Many ck demons in various forms appeared there. Sometimes, these demons even took the shape of a ferocious and malicious Xiao Chen, which looked extremely strange.
What appeared before Xiao Chens eyes was not an illusion. However, it was not real, either. It was hard to differentiate between what was real and what was fake.
Xiao Chens true sea of consciousness could be said to be very calm, with no waves at all. However, if left unchecked, these illusionary demons would be able to injure him.
The injury would not be to just his wills but also his soul and mind; they would all suffer significant damage. In more severe cases, the demons might even eat up his soul, turning him into a crazed, murderous demon submerged in the Demonic Dao.
Just based on the name Demon Fiend Rock, one would realize that this was no ordinary natural treasure. Using it to progress would be like dancing on a tightrope.
Kill! Kill! Kill! Kill! Kill!
These demons let out sharp, ghostly cries. The sound waves were overwhelming, and their auras appeared horrifying.
Xiao Chens heart remained as calm as still water, his gaze sharp. The saber in his hand was the form of his saber soul. He said coldly, My heart will not change; all these are just fabrications. Die!
He started an intense battle with these demons in this sea of consciousness with surging waves. The scene seemed fraught with danger, no less than a real battle.
It might even be crueler than reality. Sometimes, these demons would take on Xiao Chens appearance, even the appearance of Ao Jiao, Liu Ruyue, Mo Chen, and other people that he cared about.
If Xiao Chen hesitated, thousands of sabers would pierce through his heart and inflict incredible pain. The torture would be too cruel a sight.
Furthermore, he still had to maintain a calm heart amid this frenzied killing. He could not sink into the depravity of massacre. This showed how difficult the cultivation of the saber soul was.
When Xiao Chen killed all the demons, an illusionary seven-colored ssy saber light appeared in the sea of consciousness.
This was the essence of the Demon Fiend Rock after removing the demons of negative emotions. A different amount of this essence would appear depending on ones performance in the test and the grade of the Demon Fiend Rock.
This is my first time to see a seven-colored saber soul essence. The Peak Grade Demon Fiend Rock is indeed different.
Previously, when Xiao Chen used Superior Grade Demon Fiend Rock, he obtained silver-colored essences. However, this time, he got a seven-colored essence. He did not know how much his saber soul would improve after he absorbed it.
He narrowed his eyes and pushed off with his feet, heading for that seven-colored light.
Saber light moved about as the seven-colored saber soul essence turned into pieces and entered the saber in his hand. When he finished absorbing all the light, he suddenly opened his eyes. The illusion disappeared entirely; he had already drained the Demon Fiend Rock in his hand.
Xiao Chens gaze turned sharper. It looked like it would be able to pierce through space, making others tremble at the sight of it.
He sank his consciousness somewhat impatiently into the sea of consciousness and discovered that the illusionary little saber beside the Lightning Talisman had turned more solid.
Seventy-six percentprehended, that is an incredible effect. With another piece of Demon Fiend Rock, I definitely can advance it to eighty percentprehended. There are still nine pieces of Peak Grade Demon Fiend Rocks. Perhaps I might be able to surpass ny percentprehended and condense my own Saber Domain, Xiao Chen eximed in joy. He had not expected the effects of Peak Grade Demon Fiend Rocks to be so incredible.
In reality, there were a few reasons for this. If a Martial Emperor used this Demon Fiend Rock, he would not be able to achieve the same effect as Xiao Chen had.
Firstly, this was the first time Xiao Chen used the Peak Grade Demon Fiend Rock. Naturally, its effects would be extraordinary. No matter what natural treasure it was, it would show the greatest effect during the first use. The efficacy would slowly weaken with subsequent use until there was no impact whatsoever.
Secondly, Xiao Chens mental state was stable. His heart remained as calm as still water, not affected by the negative emotion demons at all. He killed all the demons without mercy, not leaving any of them. Naturally, he could achieve the best results.
If Xiao Chen left behind arge number of these demons, he would not be able to filter out the impurities of the Demon Fiend Rock so thoroughly. Perhaps, he would not even be able to extract half of that seven-colored essence.
When one reached Martial Emperor, the higher one climbed, the more one would find that a strong mental state would bring great benefits to one.
Casting aside his thoughts, Xiao Chen took out the second Peak Grade Demon Fiend Rock and continued to refine it.
The first time, he spent half a day before he managed to eliminate all those demons. This time, he used only four hours to do so.
However, the improvement that he obtained had him opening his eyes wide. Seventy-nine percentprehension. He was still slightly short of an eighty-percentprehended saber soul.
This dealt a blow to Xiao Chen, shattering his dreams. He frowned and said, The effects weakened really fast. I was too naive to think that I could use ten Demon Fiend Rocks to break through to Saber Domain.
If he could advance his saber soul into a Saber Domain before the ceremony, he would be more confident in dealing with the mockery of some of the Martial Emperors.
He would be able to fight a Second Heaven Martial Emperor without using the Cycle Banner.
Xiao Chen sighed somewhat helplessly and continued to absorb the third Peak Grade Demon Fiend Rock. After he finished, his saber soul reached eighty percentprehension.
However, he did not evince any joy at this. This third piece of Demon Fiend Rock pushed his saber soul only to eighty percentprehension, not even eighty-one percentprehension.
If this went on, not to mention a fullyprehended saber soul, he might not even be able to reach ny percentprehension, far short of his target.
Absolute suppression is impossible with only an eighty-percentprehended saber soul. It is not that different from a seventy-percentprehended saber soul.
Frowning heavily, Xiao Chen took out all the remaining seven Peak Grade Demon Fiend Rocks. Then, he entered deep thought.
What should I do?!
Within one month, I will be announcing the reestablishment of the Dragons Gate to the world. I also need to send out invitations. I already exposed my Sharp Spirit Finger trump card. If I do not gain another trump card, how am I going to suppress those people with malicious intents?
In Xiao Chens anxiety, he could not think of any methods. The effects of the Demon Fiend Rock decreased sharply. With every absorption, the effects became much weaker.
Why do I have to absorb them one by one? Why dont I just gather them all together and absorb these seven Peak Grade Demon Fiend Rocks at the same time?
Xiao Chens eyes lit up as inspiration shed in his mind, solidifying into this idea.
What are you thinking of doing? Dont mess around!
When Ao Jiao saw Xiao Chen ce the seven Demon Fiend Rocks in a row, looking like he intended to refine all of them together, she felt startled in the Immortal Spirit Ring.
I n to refine all seven Peak Grade Demon Fiend Rocks at once.
You idiot! To think that you really intend to do that! The Demon Fiend Rock is a naturally evil item. It is not something good. You are already risking your life every time you refine a piece, and now you want to absorb all of them in one go? Are you tired of living?
Ao Jiao lectured, Dont think that you are a genius for thinking of this. There have already been some crazy people who tried it. Refining the Demon Fiend Rocks at the same time can indeed magnify the effect. However, one can refine only three Demon Fiend Rocks at the same time. That is the limit. If you cross this limit, you will either go crazy, lose your soul, or turn into a cripple. No one who tried it had a good end.
Even the people who seeded in refining three in one go were mostly of the Deity Race, who are extraordinary at Mental Energy cultivation. Very few people of other races seeded.
Xiao Chen had initially been hesitant. When he heard this warning, it ended up firming up his determination, instead.
Xiao Chen had transmigrated, living two lives. His Mental Energy was more than two times stronger than that of ordinary humans. Furthermore, he cultivated the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation, allowing his Mental Energy to be even stronger, condensing into Magic Energy.
In terms of Mental Energy, even the Martial Emperors of the Deity Race would not be stronger than Xiao Chen. Of course, in terms of Mental Energy usage, he definitely was not as strong nor had as many means as the Deity Race.
Back then, when the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign made a move on Xiao Chen, he had to return with nothing to show for his efforts.
After thinking of this, Xiao Chen felt more confident. Ao Jiao, I never do anything rash. However, this time, I have to gamble on this. The reestablishment of the Dragons Gate is very important. I do not have the necessary strength. If I just rely on the Supreme Sky Prime, I will not be able to suppress that group of people harboring malicious intents.
Pu ci!
Before Ao Jiao could say anything more, Xiao Chens eighty-percentprehended saber soul surged out with a flicker from his forehead. The instant the eighty-percentprehended saber soul appeared, all the desmen on Heavenly Star Ind felt a formless power setting the sabers in their hands atremble.
The saber intent that shot out buzzed endlessly.
Fortunately, this phenomenon ended as quickly as it began. The moment the saber soul came in contact with the seven Peak Grade Demon Fiend Rocks, the scattered saber intents immediately vanished.
ck fog surrounded the peak, and cold winds blew. A horrifying demon took form in the ck fog. This strange phenomenon attracted the attention of all the cultivators around the mountain range.
Whats going on? Why is there such terrifying Demonic Qi around the mountain peak where Xiao Chen is cultivating?
That demon is very horrifying. With just one nce, it made the darkness in my heart surge endlessly; I couldnt restrain my killing intent.
Chapter 1263: Boundless Baleful Aura
Chapter 1263: Boundless Baleful Aura
Oh no! Could Big Brother Xiao Chen be entering into a state of Berserking Qi Deviation?!
Yue Chenxi, Xuanyuan Zhantian, Gong Yangyu, and the others gathered at the foot of the peak discussed anxiously and worriedly.
Some of them could not help wanting to charge up the peak to take a look.
Stand still. Nobody move!
The Life Requisitor Asura, Lan Chaofeng, silently appeared. When he saw the dark clouds covering the peak and the demon that kept shifting forms, his expression changed drastically.
A few days ago, Lan Chaofeng heard that Mo Chen was collecting Peak Grade Demon Fiend Rocks. Could this little fellow have gone down that path?
Senior Lan, whats going on? Is Big Brother Xiao Chen entering a state of Berserking Qi Deviation?!
Lan Chaofeng did not say anything. He formed hand seals with both hands. As his hands moved quickly, the Primordial Energy in him suddenly surged, a frightening aura spreading out from his body.
Finally, he pointed to the sky, and a vast barrier encased the entire area, directly locking down this area, including the peak where Xiao Chen cultivated.
Clearly, it took Lan Chaofeng quite a bit of effort to lock down such arge area. He wiped away the sweat on his forehead and said calmly, Keep todays matter a secret. Right now, Xiao Chen cannot be interrupted. If anything goes wrong, he will bepletely ruined.
The few of you should scatter into the surrounding area. If you discover anyone who seems suspicious, directly attack them if they do not heed your warnings. I will personally guard this peak!
Yes sir!
Yue Chenxi and the others had never seen Lan Chaofeng so tense before. Right after they received his order, they scattered without saying anything more and stationed themselves in the periphery.
As for Lan Chaofeng himself, he stood guard for Xiao Chen at the foot of the peak.
As he looked at the scary ck Demonic Qi around the mountain peak, he felt some fear in his heart. He said, You little fellow, that is a taboo that even I do not dare to touch. How many Demon Fiend Rocks are you absorbing at the same time? Is it three or did you break the taboo and refine four?
If Lan Chaofeng knew that Xiao Chen refined seven at the same time, he would have dropped everything and stopped Xiao Chen at all costs.
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Demons danced around in the chaotic sea of consciousness. Monsters appeared from nowhere, and a boundless baleful aura surged out continuously.
The moment this phenomenon appeared, that surging baleful aura instantly shook Xiao Chens heart. Murderous intent, hate, pain, envy, and all sorts of other negative emotions assaulted him. He could not bear it and nearly crumbled.
Its painful! Very painful!
In the chaos, Xiao Chen could not even condense his saber soul. He held his head with his hands and knelt on the ground. His expression changed continuously, contorted in pain.
The world behind his eyespletely twisted. The negative emotion demon entered his heart, warping it beyond recognition. The world became blurry; he could not see anything clearly.
Refining seven Peak Grade Demon Fiend Rocks at the same time amplified the effect. However, the dangers likewise multiplied!
The moment these demons appeared, they unted their might before Xiao Chen. If he did not wake up from this, the negative emotions would possess his soul, turning him into a demon that did not recognize anyone, killing everyone without even blinking.
In history, the geniuses that fell to the Demon Fiend Rock turned ambitious and ruthless, tyrannizing everyone. This had happened over and over again and was not unusual.
Shortcuts were not that easy to walk.
The torture continued and the pain intensified. Xiao Chens mind turned chaotic as he shrieked in pain. Auditory hallucinations manifested, horrifying scenes appearing before his eyesdespair surged in his heart.
Gagagaga! You are just an arrogant person. Do you think that you are very powerful? Do you know how many times you would have died if the Thunder Emperor were not standing behind you?
You are just a bastard. It serves you right for being chased out of your n. Your blood is cold and your heart is ice.
It serves you right for being abandoned by others. It serves you right for having a five-year limit to advance to Martial Emperor, running into a dead end if you fail.
The auditory hallucinations rang out beside his ears. However, even if he held his ears shut, he could not block out this voice.
The illusions Xiao Chen saw appeared endlessly. The most horrifying one showed him undergoing his Great Tribtion of wind and fire, being burned to death on the Emperors Path. Just when he was one step away from the Emperors Door, he died.
What Xiao Chen saw was like a personal experience; it felt very real.
Everyone in the world started mocking him, saying he was indeed a short-lived bastard. Meteor, oh meteor, he whoughsst is the true hero.
There were all sorts of peoplethe Young Pce Master of the Cyclic Astral Pce, Di Wuque, the direct disciple of the East Mountain Ghost Monarch, the people of the Heaven Punishing Corpse Gods sect, as well as all the people whom he once trampled onall of themughing at Xiao Chen unbridledly.
The sound ofughter was piercing,yered over the auditory hallucinations Xiao Chen heard. This inflicted such pain that he wanted to die, pushing his mind to crumble.
A voice of despair rang out in his heart: Give up. Living is too tiring.
Who else experienced bitterness like yours? Half the Primes in the world are doing their best to obstruct your advance to Martial Emperor. Who else is like you, who has to hide and do things in secret when revitalizing the sect of their ancestors for the sake of fulfilling the responsibility in their heart?
You live your life in apprehension, fearing a single misstep will consign you to eternal damnation and drag down even your friends and family.
Who else is as lonely as you? You clearly have someone you love but do not dare to bring her to your side. You fear to bring harm to her, creating a mistake that you can never make up for.
Who understands how helpless you are? You are clearly just walking your own path, but you run into people with malicious intents, dancing clowns. In secret and in the open, they continuously mock you and humiliate you.
Azure Dragon King, who in the world goes through as much trouble as you do? Who in the world has enemies throughout the world? Who in the world is as lonely as you?!
Give up! Give it all up!
You should hate. Hate that bastard the Azure Emperor for leaving you a mess to deal with, for making an innocent person like you suffer.
You should hate. Hate that fake gentleman, the Thunder Sovereign. He clearly knows that you are being driven into a dead end, and yet he still does nothing to help, just watching from behind.
You should hate. Hate those people who have malicious intents towards you. Who gave them the right to curse you and humiliate you? No matter what you do, right or wrong, they scold you at every turn, cursing you to consignment to hell, waiting for you to fail beyond recovery, waiting for you to be a joke.
Xiao Chens eyes appeared confused and somewhat crazed; they also appeared somewhat cold. He muttered, Right, I should hate. I should hate the heavens for being unfair. I should hate the Azure Emperor for making my path to Martial Emperor so difficult. I should hate the Thunder Emperor for being a fake gentleman, pretending that what he does is for my good. I should hate thoserge numbers of people with malicious intent gossiping about me!
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At the foot of the peak, Lan Chaofengs expression suddenly turned wild. His barrier shook continuously as demonic mes soared into the sky from the summit while a baleful aura charged through the clouds.
Whats going on? How many Peak Grade Demon Fiend Rocks did he refine at the same time?
Lan Chaofeng stood up, showing a grave expression. A trace of horror shed in his eyes.
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In Xiao Chens sea of consciousness, Xiao Chen approached the brink of depravity. His pain had clearly lessened significantly.
You should kill. Since you cannot find the Azure Emperor, then kill all of the Azure Emperors remaining bloodline. The members of the Xiao n in the Sky Dome Realm all possess the bloodline of the Azure Emperor. All of them should die!
You should kill. Kill the fake gentleman, the Thunder Sovereign. That old fellow has lived for ten thousand years. He should have died long ago!
You should kill. Kill all those dancing clowns with malicious intents. Do not leave even a single one of them!
The voice in Xiao Chens heart rang out again. His eyes turned bloodshot. His entire body gave off an overwhelming killing intent. Thats right. I should kill. I should kill. I should kill!
Kill! Xiao Chen shouted in his sea of consciousness.
In reality, Xiao Chen suddenly opened his eyes as a bloody light filled them. Then, he opened his mouth and roared, Kill!
Rumble!
Immediately, the already shaky barrier crumbled. The boundless Demonic Qi surged from the summit of the peak, forming a pir of ck light, soaring into the clouds and scattering them.
Lan Chaofeng took one step back and muttered, Its over. Now, it will be impossible to cover this up.
Whats going on?!
Mo Chen and Lan Shaobai rushed over, their faces filled with horror, totally at sea over what happened.
Lan Chaofeng waved his hand and said with a grave expression, Dont ask anything now. Scatter into the surroundings and dont let anyone near. You wont be able to block Martial Emperors; just let those in. Ill deal with them.
Right now, Xiao Chen has reached the most critical moment. No one can disturb him. He already took half a step into the deep abyss, into the Demonic Dao.
Ah!
Step into the deep abyss, into the Demonic Daothese words scared Mo Chen and Lan Shaobai. They turned pale as they eximed involuntarily.
How did this happen? How? Mo Chen muttered, appearing distracted.
Lan Chaofeng sighed. This little fellow probably pushed himself too hard, trying to gain another trump card before the ceremony. Never mind. This is not the time for speaking. Quickly gather people and dont let any ordinary cultivator in. If anyone tries to barge in, kill them so that they never return.
Mo Chen and Lan Shaobai heard Lan Chaofengs urgent tone. Not daring to dy, they left to carry out hismands.
Heavenly Star Ind was Xiao Chens conferrednd. As it rose up very quickly in recent times, it would be impossible for there not to be experts of other factions hidden nearby.
This was an extremely ordinary thing. Every faction would interact with each other and have spies in each others territory. Even the Holy Lands were no exception.
Normally, Mo Chen and the others would not bother about this. After all, these people had not done anything. They could not chase people away just because they were too strong.
However, at this crucial moment, this was the very thing they feared. If these people interrupted Xiao Chen and caused him to fall into the Demonic Dao, it would be over.
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At this very moment, at the summit where the demonic mes gathered, a voice rang out in Xiao Chens heart again.
You should be a demon. Only by bing a demon can you be free. Only by bing a demon can you gain the power to do everything and fear nothing, killing anyone you want.
Fall into the darkness and be a demon! The voice in Xiao Chens heart contained boundless temptation.
You should hate. You should kill. You should be a demon!
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The sun hung high in the sky; the entire world was bright.
Heavenly Star Ind was as calm as it was in the past. However, with this heart-wrenching cry of kill, a demonic light surged up from the peak reserved for Xiao Chen to the northwest of Heavenly Dragon City.
The sky instantly turned dark, darker than night, appearing pitch-ck.
Only that ck demonic light appeared piercing and bright, attracting attention.
Instantly, the entire city fell into a frenzy, not knowing what to do. These dense ck clouds evoked an indescribable panic in people, making them shudder.
Whats going on? Is this the birth of a great Demon?
What a horrifying demonic me! I have seen such a scene before only in the ck Sea, when a Greater Heavenly Martial Emperor fell into the Demonic Dao and killed off the people in the sea region. In the end, the thirteen Great Bandits worked together and killed that person.
Isnt that the Azure Dragon King Xiao Chens peak? Why are there such horrifying demonic mes?
Could it be that the Azure Dragon King is in a state of Berserking Qi Deviation and is falling into the Demonic Dao?!
Chapter 1264: Life Requisitor Asura Lan Chaofeng
Chapter 1264: Life Requisitor Asura Lan Chaofeng
The entire city was set abuzz. This explosive news was very shocking; it would be hard to not get startled by it.
It is probably true. The Azure Dragon King grew strong too fast. It would not be strange for him to enter a state of Berserking Qi Deviation.
Come, lets go and take a look!
Some people who did not fear death could not endure the curiosity in their hearts and quickly headed to the peak. In that instant, the air filled with flickering figures. Thousands of people soared into the sky, heading in the same direction. The scene looked incredibly majestic.
At the same time, a few ordinary-looking old men walked out from some unremarkable shop lots in Heavenly Dragon City. Then, they coldly eyed that surging pir of demonic light.
Among these old men, there were people from Holy Lands like the Cyclic Astral Pce, the Five Poison Sect, the Myriad Fiend Ind, the Yinyang Paradise, and the Lunar Pce, as well as people from ancient Noble ns and factions like the Divine Dragon Pces of the four seas.
Without exception, all of them were Martial Emperors. There were even a few of them who were Second Heaven Martial Emperors.
In a mere one year, Heavenly Dragon City had be the center of the Western Sea. Its rise was exceptionally fast, unprecedented in history. As the various factions of the Heavenly Starry Ocean watched this, they did not let their guard down.
Even if they did not want to be enemies with Heavenly Dragon City, they still sent Martial Emperor experts over, which showed how much importance they ced on this city.
That way, if a sudden situation were to arise, they would be able to appear instantly. One example would be the Western Sea Divine Dragon Pce destroying Heavenly Dragon City. At such a moment, these hidden Martial Emperors would jump out and not let the Western Sea Divine Dragon Pce monopolize all the territory.
Just like the current situation, when the Azure Dragon King unexpectedly entered a state of Berserking Qi Deviation, with a Martial Emperor expert present, they would be able toe up with a quick countermeasure.
After a while, several Martial Emperor experts smiled coldly as they made a decision and silently headed for that peak.
There were also several Martial Emperors who decided to remain neutral after long thought. The experts from the Myriad Fiend Ind, the Yinyang Paradise, and the Lunar Pce did not make a move.
At the peak where Xiao Chen was, when Mo Chen and the others saw that the cultivators that rushed over refused to listen to them, they chose to kill a few painfully as an object lesson.
Ill say this one more time. This is a restricted area of Heavenly Dragon City. If anyone else dares to take another step closer, we will kill without mercy! Mo Chen said coldly after killing a Small Perfection quasi-Emperor, who had tried to barge in, with one palm strike.
Around Lan Shaobai and the others, there were at least one or two corpses of cultivators who tried to force their way through.
The cruel scene frightened everyone. It finally shocked the people who came to watch themotion. After all, no matter how curious they were, their lives were definitely much more important.
Go back. You will not be able to interfere in todays matters. There is nothing to watch in there, either.
Lan Shaobais tone sounded calm, but it also implied he brooked no refusal. While this was a request, it was also amand.
The few corpses around Lan Shaobai gave teeth to his words.
Although these cultivators were not satisfied, they still obediently retreated. However, they stopped after ten kilometers, continuing to watch from afar.
Jin Lin could not help scolding, These people truly do not fear death. Getting them to retreat is for their own good. However, they are still unwilling to leave.
Lan Shaobai massaged his temples and said, Never mind. They already moved back far enough. What they do is up to them.
Mo Chen said worriedly, Earlier, there were at least five Martial Emperors that crossed the blockade.
Lan Shaobai turned his head back and said, I know. Just leave them to Master. Blocking Martial Emperors is beyond our capabilities.
Mo Chen hesitated for a moment before looking over her shoulder and asking, Do you think that Big Brother Xiao Chen can return?
Lan Shaobai was not in a rush to answer. After a while, he said, I believe in him. He may show a cold exterior, but his heart is warm. I do not believe that he will fall into the Demonic Dao.
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At the foot of the peak, Lan Chaofeng looked at four people in front of him. He said, The Heavenly Province Academy, the Eastern Sea Divine Dragon Pce, the Five Poison Sect, and Old Jiang of one of the ancient Noble ns. I really did not know there were so many Martial Emperors hidden in this Heavenly Dragon City.
After the four saw Lan Chaofeng, they all showed stunned expressions. They had not expected Lan Chaofeng, nicknamed the Life Requisitor Asura, to appear right then.
After a few moments of silence, the elegant old man from the Heavenly Province Academy said, Senior Lan, you saw the situation for yourself already. The Azure Dragon King Xiao Chen is already half a step into the Demonic Dao. This is the best time to kill him. If he truly turns into a demon, it will be a great disaster for the entire Heavenly Starry Ocean.
Thats right. You are aware of his talent. If such a demon grows up, I dare say that the entire Kunlun Realm will be in danger.
Senior Lan, you should not be stopping us. Instead, you should be killing your way up together with us, killing this demon while it is still in its cradle.
Lan Chaofeng said indifferently, Why are you all making so much noise? He is only half a step in and notpletely in it yet. There is no need to use him of being a demon so early. At the very least, he still has not killed anyone and formally entered the Demonic Dao.
If we really wait for him to be a demon, it will be toote. Senior Lan, dont make a misjudgment as a result of your old age and be a sinner for all eternity, the Five Poison Sects old man said sinisterly, his tone sounding extremely insidious.
If you want to protect a person, you have to do it at the right time. Now, even if we kill him, the Thunder Sovereign will not dare to say anything. What we are killing is a demon, a powerful demon. We will be recorded in history, bing heroes! the ck-d old man of the Eastern Sea Divine Dragon Pce said righteously.
Senior Lan, you are free not to help but do not stop us. Dont think that we are really afraid of you just because of your nickname of the Life Requisitor Asura. If we attacked together, you might not be a match for us.
When Old Jiang of an ancient Noble n stepped forward, the situation started to turn dangerous.
Lan Chaofeng smiled coldly and said, After my not making a move for so long, you really treat me, the Life Requisitor Asura Lan Chaofeng, like an aged person?
Horrifying killing intent exploded from Lan Chaofengs body. Mountains of corpses and a sea of blood appeared behind him, distracting the four.
There were even corpses of famed Martial Emperors bobbing up and down in the sea of blood, giving off miserable shrieks.
The four immediately felt flustered. Just how many Martial Emperors did this fellow kill for him to gain such horrifying killing intent?
Ah!
An agonized shriek rang out. Two arms flew up into the air before Old Jiang of an ancient Noble n could figure out what happened, and a scarlet light shed at his shoulders.
To the others, Lan Chaofeng had not moved at all. However, at some point in time, a dagger flickering with a cold light had appeared in his hand.
A dagger danced between Lan Chaofengs fingers as he said indifferently, Chopping off your arms is a small lesson for you. You are just a group of First Heaven Martial Emperors. Killing you is no different from killing dogs to me. Scram!
However, at this moment, a beam of starlight shed, taking advantage of the opening created when Lan Chaofeng made a move.
Lan Chaofengs heart sank. Oh no! I let someone from the Cyclic Astral Pce sneak across. Based on the aura, it appears to be a Second Heaven Martial Emperor.
However, if I give chase now, the four before me will not just obediently retreat.
Lan Chaofeng found himself caught between a rock and a hard ce. He could only let that Cyclic Astral Pce Martial Emperor fly to the summit.
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On the summit, the voice in Xiao Chens heart continued to shout, containing strong temptation, I should be a demon, I should be a demon. The voice wanted to make Xiao Chen personally say those words.
A boundless hatred filled Xiao Chen with killing intent. This killing intent pushed him into taking half a step into the deep abyss, into bing a demon.
The many historical records of outstanding talents ending up in a state of Berserking Qi Deviation and falling into the Demonic Dao were mostly because they did not maintain their mental states as they grew stronger. They ended up losing their way in the face of desire.
After Xiao Chen questioned himself earlier, he concluded that his mental state was much stronger than that of people of the same generation. It was even stronger than that of some of the people of the older generation.
However, he had not expected the heart demon from refining seven Peak Grade Demon Fiend Rocks at the same time to be so strong. It caught him off guard, and he fell for it. There was no time for him to prepare at all.
The tiny hatred in the depths of his heart ended up growing boundlesslyrge, materializing into a surging killing intent.
Right now, if Xiao Chen took one more step forward, he would no longer be able to return.
Furthermore, at this moment, his heart waspletely suppressed. Although there was still a faint trace of rationality making a final struggle, preventing him from saying that I should be a demon, if there was any external interference, that weak resistance would lose focus and crumble with just one wave.
Ao Jiao paced anxiously in the Immortal Spirit Ring, unable to think of any good ideas. At this moment, no one could help Xiao Chen. He could only rely on his own willpower.
However, Xiao Chens willpower had enjoyed sess in every venture so far. This was the first time it encountered such a grim test. There was the possibility of it failing at any moment.
What to do? What to do? No matter how hard Ao Jiao thought, she could note up with a good idea.
Refining seven Peak Grade Demon Fiend Rocks at the same time. Since ancient times, no one had ever been that bold. Even those lunatics would not dare to do it.
At this critical moment, Xiao Chens peak will of thunder suddenly let out a loud crack of thunder. The strong might of lightning suddenly exploded in the sea of consciousness.
The will of thunder, which was only one step shy of bing an Innate Thunder Crystal, let out its own furious roar at this point.
In the face of this explosion of lightning, the tempting voice in Xiao Chens heart paused shortly.
The loud thunder could tear the eardrums, causing one to shiver from the bottom of their heart. However, to Xiao Chen, this was as pleasant as celestial music. His confused and chaotic heart finally gained a moment of silence.
Several warm scenes appeared in Xiao Chens mind: learning from Liu Ruyue on Qingyun Peak, going through various events in his pursuit of the Saber Dao, the many disciples of the Xiao n begging for mercy for Xiao Chen on their knees in Mohe City
The Thunder Sovereign appearing at his King conferral ceremony and personally saving him from the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign.
The looks brimming with respect and longing from hispanions on Heavenly Star Ind
Actually, I have never been alone on my path.
Amid the strange phenomena, the killing intent in Xiao Chens eyes retreated like the receding tide. His hatred slowly disappeared. Cold sweat flowed on his forehead as he remembered what just happened, feeling very afraid.
How dangerous! It did not give me any time to prepare at all. If not for the will of thunder shocking the baleful aura still at the critical moment, the consequences would have been dire.
In the first ce, Xiao Chens mental state was not poor. It was just that the heart demon was too strong, not giving him any time at all to prepare.
As long as Xiao Chen got a breather, given his mental state and strong Mental Energy, he could regain the rity of his heart.
When the thousands of demons in front saw Xiao Chen awaken, they turned into all sorts of illusions and auditory hallucinations, trying to pull him back to the brink of massacre.
Chapter 1265: Another Him
Chapter 1265: Another Him
It would be impossible for the same move to work on Xiao Chen twice.
Glug! Glug!
After the move failed, the bodies of all the demons started coalescing without pause, turning into a humongous demon the size of a small mountain; it looked as disgusting as it could possibly be.
However, the more shocking thing came next. The mountain-like demon kept changing shapes until it became a ck-d man that was Xiao Chens spitting image.
This ck-d man exuded a sinister air and held a ck saber in his hands. He gave Xiao Chen a familiar yet strange feeling. Who are you?
The ck-d man smiled and replied, I am you and you are me. However, because your mental state is very stable, I normally do not get a chance to appear.
This answer suddenly startled Xiao Chen awake. He understood. This was the desire and all sorts of negative emotions in his heart gathered into another him.
Everyone had good and evil sides; this was unavoidable. Naturally, Xiao Chen was no exception.
This was rather problematic. His evil side was being strengthened by the seven Peak Grade Demon Fiend Rocks. He did not know how strong his evil side was now. If he died here, he would bepletely wiped out.
Thank you for your arrogance, which gave me a chance to appear. You can rest in peace now. I will take on your desires and live on properly.
The ck-d man showed a sinister smile. Then, his figure shed as he charged towards Xiao Chen.
The Saber Technique that this person used was one of the moves that Xiao Chen was skilled atwless Bright Moon. However, the moon that appeared was a sinister ck moon filled with evil intent, inspiring fear in others.
Fast!
In the time it took for a spark to fly, Xiao Chen quickly executed wless Bright Moon as well.
The two moons contested against each other as two strands of saber Qione ck and one whiteshed. Xiao Chens saber Qi instantly crumbled.
The ck saber Qi contained a berserk killing intent as it sent Xiao Chen flying and vomiting blood.
Why is it like that? Xiao Chen asked suspiciously.
The ck-d person walked over, step by step. He smiled and replied, I know everything that you know. I also have this boundless evil intent and killing intent that I can use. However, you can only defend your mind. How can youpete with me?!
Whoosh!
The ck-d person did not give Xiao Chen a chance to turn things around. He charged over and started attacking Xiao Chen and suppressing him.
The ck-d person executed the various killing moves that Xiao Chen normally used with even more brutality, which resulted in each of these moves being more powerful than they originally were.
Too weak. This is not how you use this move.
You want to finish walking your Emperors Road with just this much capability? How naive!
In less than ten moves, Xiao Chen was already riddled with wounds. On the other hand, the ck-d man appeared organized, moving skillfully and easily. With every exchange Xiao Chen lost, the ck-d man ridiculed Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen calmed down and thought of another move, Instant of Glory. That was right, Instant of Glory. This was a move that he personallyprehended and required his experience before it could be executed.
As the other party was made of evil intent, it definitely would not expect it.
A saber light flickered, and all sorts of mysterious phenomena gathered to form a scene of Xiao Chen proudly standing on a mountain peak, a glorious painting where many fell before him.
The ck-d man smiled and said, That is the glory that you understand. However, in my heart, true glory is like this!
After saying that, the ck-d man also executed Instant of Glory. A simr painting appeared. However, it depicted a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood heaped with white bones behind a ck-d Xiao Chen, everything turning into desated bones!
The two paintings shed intensely with each other. The two of them extended their hands at the same time and muttered, Break!
Whoosh!
Space shattered, and the paintings inteced with each other, starting an intense sh that resulted in both sides being evenly matched.
This oue startled the ck-d man this time. Whats going on? My glory used the bones and corpses of the various heroes to form a blood sea. How can your glorypare to mine?
A bright light shed in Xiao Chens eyes as he became surer of his thoughts. He smiled and said, Indeed, it is as I expected. You simply do not understand me. You do not understand my glory. You do not understand my hot-bloodedness. At the same time, you do not understand my grief!
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From the Immortal Spirit Ring, Ao Jiao noticed the killing intent slowly fading from Xiao Chens eyes. As a result, she revealed an expression of pleasant surprise. Although the Demonic Qi had not disappeared yet, Xiao Chen already regained his senses. The foot that stepped into the deep abyss got pulled back in the end.
Suddenly, a beam of starlight charged up the peak. Its speed was beyond what the human eye could follow. One moment, this person was still at the foot of the peak. In the next moment, he appeared at the summit.
The afterimages of this person did not even scatter, creating an illusion of a bright beam of starlight raying over without breaking.
The starlight coalesced into an old man with a goatee before Xiao Chen. This old man wore clothes embroidered with stars.
The goateed old man looked at Xiao Chen and revealed an expression of shock. He muttered, The Azure Dragon King is truly impressive. Even after taking half a step into the deep abyss, he is able to pull himself back. It is worth my wasting a Nine Star Divine Movement Talisman in order to agitate the killing intent in your heart andpletely push you into the deep abyss.
After saying that, the goateed old man started storing up power, preparing to attack Xiao Chens body and agitate Xiao Chens killing intent.
Scram!
Just then, a golden light bloomed from a ring on Xiao Chens finger. Ao Jiao stood on Little Yellow Feather, bathed in golden me. She charged out, looking like a goddess.
This development stunned the goateed old man somewhat. However, when he noticed that Ao Jiao appeared to be only a Great Perfection quasi-Emperor, he immediately revealed a cold smile.
A mantis trying to stop a chariot. You are just a Great Perfection quasi-Emperor, and you dare to tell me to scram? Begone!
With a flip of the old mans hand, a North Star Banner appeared in his grasp. Then, he swung it at the approaching Little Yellow Feather like he was chasing away a housefly with a casual swat. Surging starlight gathered, kicking up a small starlight hurricane.
The starlight materialized into a howling wind. Everywhere it blew, it opened cracks in space.
Ao Jiao did not panic. Her expression turned grave as Little Yellow Feather burned brightly with a brilliant light. Its aura suddenly soared as it spat out a clump of me.
This golden clump of me was extraordinary. One could vaguely see the sun in there; it looked like a newborn sun.
Strictly speaking, the sun was a star as well. In the Cyclic Astral Pce, the Astral Pce ranked at the top was the Sun Pce.
The me that Little Yellow Feather spat out was the product of a secret technique passed down through the Golden Crow Race, Sr Astral Fire. It was said that a powerful adult Golden Crow could spit out a miniature sun puissant enough to st away a continent.
Although this Sr Astral Fire was far fromparable to the one in the legend, it already possessed some simrities.
Before the Sr Astral Fire, the North Stars starlight slowly melted, assimted into the Sr Astral Fire.
When the goateed old man saw this scene, it stunned him. A Golden Crow Holy Beast?
The Golden Crow Holy Beast was born in the sun. From the moment it was born, it carried the might of the sun and was known as the lord of the stars. Any starlight would pale before it.
It was a Holy Beast that cultivators who cultivated Astral Energy sought in their dreams. However, it was also the nemesis of all who cultivated Astral Energy.
Wild joy shone in the goateed old mans eyes. A young Golden Crow. The heavens are helping me. My use of the Nine Star Divine Movement Talisman was indeed timely. Otherwise, I would not be able to obtain this Golden Crow.
Bang!
The goateed old man spun the Astral Banner around, now putting in hisplete focus. He no longer acted casually as he had earlier. With this one strike, he used eighty percent of his Primordial Energy to drive the Astral Banner in his hand, using it to shatter the Sr Astral Fire with a loud report.
When the mes shattered, fire rained down from above the peak, flickering in the sky.
Little Yellow Feather, its all up to you. Determination shed in Ao Jiaos eyes. Then, she pushed off its back, soaring into the sky.
Little Yellow Feather chirped twice as if it was telling Ao Jiao not to worry. Then, its figure trembled, and its body suddenly turned into countless golden ming feathers.
The thousands of ming feathers enrobed Ao Jiao, bing like a golden Battle Armor zing with a fiery divine light.
Life Sacrifice! The forbidden art of the Golden Crow Race. What is the origin of this little Golden Crow?
The goateed old mans gaze turned suspicious. Golden Crows could obtain the inheritance of their ancestors through their bloodline, learning everything without a master andprehending all sorts of secret techniques. However, this Life Sacrifice was a forbidden art that only the kings of the Golden Crow Race could execute.
After Ao Jiao obtained the golden Battle Armor from Little Yellow Feathers Life Sacrifice, her aura became incredibly strong.
She hovered in the air and looked into the distance, glittering with golden light and wrapped in mes. She looked holy and dignified like a legendary ancient war goddess.
Ao Jiao narrowed her eyes, holding twin sabers in her hands. Then, she moved quickly, describing a ming golden line in the air as she charged towards the goateed old man.
The might of the sun surged over. The goateed old man discovered that the Astral Energy that he controlled waspletely suppressed.
To the goateed old man, this was, without a doubt, mortal danger. Since he was born into the Cyclic Astral Pce, all the Martial Techniques that he knew were rted to Astral Energy. Having his Astral Energy suppressed was like half his strength getting sealed off.
I need to hold on for now. A Life Sacrifice has a time limit. Once that time passes, I will be able to finish this insignificant Great Perfection quasi-Emperor with one move.
Whoosh! Whoosh!
Golden lights flickered continuously in the air. Ao Jiaos exquisite figure drew light lines in the sky, as she zipped around the goateed old man, attacking him relentlessly.
This was a spectacr battle, eye-dazzling and overwhelming.
The seconds and minutes ticked by. Ao Jiaos might did not decrease. The goateed old man calmly brandished the North Star Banner.
Ill let you be arrogant first. Lets see how long you canst. The goateed old man did not panic at all even though he was in a miserable state because he knew that when the Life Sacrifice reached its time limit, Ao Jiao would revert to her original form. At that time, he would be able to use Astral Energy and finish this girl off in one move.
Just at this moment, a strong killing Qi surrounded the goateed old man.
Before the goateed old man could react, he saw many flickering saber lights appear in his surroundings.
Up, down, left, right, forward, and backwardthey all sparked with electricity, forming a world of only sabers. Boundless and limitless.
Saber Domain! Whats going on?
For the first time, a look of horror shed in the goateed old mans eyes. Martial Emperors who couldprehend a Saber Domain were all capable of killing those above their cultivation grade and were extremely horrifying.
Lan Chaofeng! Lan Chaofeng must have charged over already. The Life Requisitor Asura had killed countless Martial Emperors in his day, inspiring fear in Sovereign Martial Emperors because heprehended a Saber Domain.
Chapter 1266: Nirvana
Chapter 1266: Nirvana
Senior Lan, I realize my mistakes. Please show mercy and give me a chance.
At the sight of the sky above the ind filled with boundless lightning, the goateed old mans heart immediately fell into turmoil. He was only a Second Heaven Martial Emperor. He had managed to break through Lan Chaofengs blockade only by using the Nine Star Divine Movement Talisman. If the other party truly attacked, he would not be a match for him. Furthermore, at this moment, his Astral Power was being suppressed.
Give you a chance? Were you giving me a chance when you charged up the mountain?
A cold snort resounded, and the Lightning Saber Domain shrank,pressing space. Locked down in the Saber Domain, the goateed old man had nowhere to hide and could only get pierced through by tens of thousands of electric saber lights.
At the same time, a five-colored Astral Light descended from the sky. As Xiao Chen held the Cycle Banner, he drove the hundred strands of Primordial Energy in his body and charged over.
The saber lights seemed to recognize Xiao Chen, automatically opening a path for him. The starlight of Massacre, Despair, Ruin, Death, and Grief merged at the tip of the banner.
Pu ci! The banner tip struck where the goateed old mans Heart of an Emperor was.
Previously, when Xiao Chen used five strands of Primordial Energy to drive the Cycle Banner, he could barely do it. Now, not only was it easy, allowing him to do so as he pleased, but the starlight driven by the hundred strands of Primordial Energy also magnified the Cycle Banners might by severalfold.
The goateed old man vomited a mouthful of blood as he stared at Xiao Chen in shock. Its your Saber Domain!
Thats right. Unfortunately, you are already a dead man.
Xiao Chen showed no emotion on his face as he withdrew the Cycle Banner. With a thought, the Lightning Saber Domain turned into hundreds of strands of electric light and entered his forehead.
Wounds covered the goateed old man. Saber intent lingered in them with electric light flickering, preventing his Golden Emperor Body from healing quickly.
However, even if all the saber wounds were added together, their severity was iparable to that of the goateed old mans injury at his dantian, which was just a ck hole. His Heart of an Emperor had already vanished.
Pu ci!
Two golden fiery saber lights shed by, crisscrossing, instantly cutting off the goateed old mans head and killing him.
Naturally, the one who attacked was Ao Jiao. Wearing golden Battle Armor, she looked like a war goddess, radiating boundless might and pressure.
Xiao Chen felt somewhat suspicious. When did Ao Jiao be that strong? Just as he was about to ask, he discovered the golden feathers on Ao Jiaos body slowly falling off.
After a while, all the feathers gathered together and zed up in a clump of me. When the mes disappeared, a smooth white egg appeared before Xiao Chens eyes.
Xiao Chen immediately recognized the egg. Isnt this the Golden Crow Egg that Little Yellow Feather hatched out off?
What exactly happened while I fought with my evil side? How did Little Yellow Feather end up like this?
Ao Jiao carefully collected the Golden Crow Egg. Then, she looked at Xiao Chen and said, There is no need to worry. Little Yellow Feather used the Life Sacrifice of the Golden Crow Race. All it needs is the Sr Divine me to hatch it, and it will undergo a Nirvanic Rebirth.
Xiao Chen knew that it would not be that simple. After a while, he asked, How long will it take?
If you cannot find the legendary Sr Divine me, it will take five hundred years before it can undergo rebirth.
The Sr Divine me was something of a legend in the Kunlun Realm. No one had ever seen it before. Which was to say, Little Yellow Feather would definitely make a reappearance only after five hundred years.
Five hundred years. Xiao Chens heart sank. Five hundred years was a long time.
Little Yellow Feather had already slept in the Sky Dome Realm for at least a hundred thousand years. Now, after just a few years, it had to go back to sleep for another five hundred years.
Xiao Chen really owed Little Yellow Feather too much.
Ao Jiao consoled him. Its fine. Even if it did not go through this experience, Little Yellow Feather would have had to go through this Nirvanic Rebirth anyway. This is a tribtion that the kings of the Golden Crows have to undergo. It is only sleeping for a while. After it wakes up, it will be able to see us. There will not be any change.
Come, lets go down.
Alright!
Ao Jiao carried the Golden Crow Egg and returned to the Immortal Spirit Ring. Then, a murderous intent shed in Xiao Chens eyes. He pushed off with his feet and turned into a purple beam of electric light, charging down the mountain at lightning speed.
The number of Martial Emperors gathered at the foot of the peak had already increased to nine from the original four. However, when they saw Lan Chaofeng, no one dared to jump his blockade.
There were already two people lying on the ground. They had tried to sneak across earlier, but Lan Chaofeng attacked fiercely, injuring their Heart of an Emperor; they would not get up anymore.
Whats the situation now? Earlier, the Demonic Qi was overwhelming. Now, there is not a single bit of it.
Earlier, there were five beams of starlight. That was clearly the Martial Technique of the Cyclic Astral Pce. It is very likely that the moment the Azure Dragon King turned into a demon, the Cyclic Astral Pce elder dealt him a severe blow with a killing move.
Does that mean that the Azure Dragon King is already dead?
That should be the case. However, it is really hard to say. Whether he is dead or not, we will have to go and personally verify it. The Cyclic Astral Pce elder must have left this troublesome ce already.
The Martial Emperor elders from the Divine Dragon Pces of the four seas, the Five Poison Sect, and the Heavenly Province Academy discussed in soft voices, their expressions appearing ratherplicated.
This was a major matter that rarely happened. The Azure Dragon King Xiao Chen, whom many paid attention to, actually entered a state of Berserking Qi Deviation and took one step into the Demonic Dao.
This was simply a heaven-sent opportunity. Unfortunately, Lan Chaofeng blocked them here. They felt stifled. They wanted to make a move but could not do so.
Lan Chaofengs expression appeared uncertain. Right now, he did not know the situation on the summit. The Law Energy and the power of the world there were chaotic. After such an intense battle, he had no way to use his Mental Energy to scout the area.
However, the Demonic Qi had already cleared up, and the Cyclic Astral Pces Martial Techniques appeared. The various signs pointed to Xiao Chen being in a bad situation.
Whoosh!
Just at this moment, a purple lightning bolt shot down from the lofty summit. There was a crisp sound, and the white-d Xiao Chennded in front of Lan Chaofeng.
Xiao Chens hair drifted in the air, looking very graceful. He did not appear injured at all. His eyes were as calm as still water, showing no signs of being half a step into the Demonic Dao.
You Didnt you be a demon? the Five Poison Sect old man asked in shock.
The other Martial Emperors all showed shock as well, unable to ept this reality. They felt stupefied.
How could this be? Not only did Xiao Chen not die, but he also did not turn into a demon. Furthermore, there were no signs of injury on him at all.
Lan Chaofeng smiled and said, Little fellow, you finally came out. This old man had not blocked off so many dancing clowns for you in vain. What do you all have to say now? The Azure Dragon King Xiao Chen is standing here properly. Who was it that said that they want to y a demon?
With a quick thought, Xiao Chen had a rough idea of what happened. Smiling, he asked, Seniors, am I the demon that you all want to y?
The Five Poison Sect old man who shouted the most ferociously earlier smiled in embarrassment. He said, How could that be? We just saw Demonic Qi soaring into the clouds and worried that the Azure Dragon King was in danger. So, we came to take a look.
Thats right. There was Demonic Qi surging into the clouds from your peak earlier, covering the entire Heavenly Star Ind. Could it be that we cant evene and take a look?
Little Yellow Feather ended up falling asleep again, which made it hard for Xiao Chen to dismiss his murderous intent when facing this group of Holy Land elders harboring malicious intent towards him. He said rudely, Naturally, there is nothing wrong with taking a look. Now that you have seen enough, why have you not scrammed yet?
What did you say? Upon hearing such rudeness from Xiao Chen, these Martial Emperors all lost their tempers.
If it was Lan Chaofeng telling them to scram, it would not matter. After all, Lan Chaofeng was frighteningly strong. However, Xiao Chen was just a Consummation quasi-Emperor, yet he dared to be rude to them. No matter what, they could not ept this.
Xiao Chens eyes narrowed slightly as he smiled. Have I not made myself clear enough? I told you all to get lost immediately. Scram right now! This is my private cultivation ground. You are not wee here!
Lan Chaofeng, who was at the side, was startled. Xiao Chen radiated strong killing Qi. Furthermore, the sharpness hidden in his killing intent was as sharp as a de. What exactly happened at the summit?
However, it was fortunate that this killing Qi was rather pure and did not contain any bloodthirst or berserkness, or any other attributes. Right now, Xiao Chen had indeed regained his rity of mind.
Haha! I heard that when some people entered into a state of Berserking Qi Deviation and stepped into the deep abyss, they are able to hide very well. On the surface, they appear ordinary. However, in reality, their hearts had already changed,pletely different from before. Such demons are even more sinister and ruthless, the ck-d old man from the Five Poison Sect said sinisterly as he smiled coldly.
The other Martial Emperors quickly thought about his words and understood. This Five Poison Sect old man could not ept Xiao Chens tone and was looking for an excuse to teach him a lesson.
The smile on Xiao Chens face did not fade away. He said indifferently, You are really full of nonsense. Did you not hear me telling you to scram? How many times do I have to repeat myself? How pigheaded!
Right after Xiao Chen spoke, he withdrew his smile, and electric dragons burst out from under his feet. Then, he appeared before the ck-d old man as though he just teleported. Without even thinking, he instantly executed Sharp Spirit Finger.
A clump of dazzling electric light burst out of Xiao Chens fingertip, eclipsing all the lights in the surroundings.
All this happened in the time it took for a spark to fly. Before the others could figure out what happened, the ck-d old man was sted back with a loud bang.
A bowl-sized bloody hole appeared in the ck-d old mans chest, bleeding continuously.
All of you, scram. Stop causing more trouble here, Lan Chaofeng said. Xiao Chen just cleared a heart demon; Lan Chaofeng feared that the killing Qi would not be good for him.
The Five Poison Sect elder had just performed a somersault and prepared to fight an intense battle with Xiao Chen. He vomited a mouthful of blood after hearing Lan Chaofengs order. Then, he looked at Xiao Chen and said coldly, Dont think that afterprehending the Sharp Spirit Finger, you are able to defeat Martial Emperors. On ount of Senior Lan today, I will not squabble with you.
Xiao Chen smiled coldly in his heart. He had not used his full power in this Sharp Spirit Finger, and it was already sufficient to injure the ck-d man to this degree, yet the other party dared to be so arrogant. How truly ignorant!
You do not feel convinced? Ill give you a chance three days from now. We can have a fair battle at the Azure Dragon za of Heavenly Dragon City, a fight to the death. Do you dare to ept?
Xiao Chens challenge stunned the ck-d old man, who was preparing to leave with the other Martial Emperors.
The ck-d old man turned around and asked with a smile, Senior Lan, are his words valid?!
Xiao Chen, you Lan Chaofeng wanted to advise Xiao Chen.
However, Xiao Chen waved his hand and sent a voice projection to Lan Chaofeng, telling him not to worry and that he had his own ns.
He could use this big battle taking ce three days hence to announce the reestablishment of the Dragons Gate to the world, making a good start on the reestablishment ceremony.
These people would not be able to wash their hands clean of Little Yellow Feathers bitter experience. They had to pay the price as well. This would allow Xiao Chen to achieve two things in one go.
After seeing Xiao Chen agree, the ck-d old manughed maniacally, You probably do not know how valuable your head is. Since you want to send yourself to death, I will grant your wish. I will return for your head in three days.
Chapter 1267: Xiao Chen’s Challenge
Chapter 1267: Xiao Chens Challenge
The Martial Emperors of the Heavenly Province Academy, the Divine Dragon Pces of the four seas, and an ancient Noble n all looked at Xiao Chen with incredulous eyes.
Xiao Chen had managed to send the ck-d old man flying because he attacked suddenly with the strong might of the Sharp Spirit Finger.
Furthermore, based on the strength of Xiao Chens earlier Sharp Spirit Finger, he was not very skilled yet. If it were theplete Sharp Spirit Finger, the ck-d old man would definitely have found it hard to get up again.
These Martial Emperors could only think of one possibility: Xiao Chens Sharp Spirit Finger was not very well practiced yet and was just at Small Perfection.
Wanting to challenge a Martial Emperor with the cultivation of a Consummation quasi-Emperor and a half-baked Sharp Spirit Finger was no different from a lunatics ravings.
Haha! The Azure Dragon King truly lives up to his reputation. Three dayster, we will definitelye to observe.
The few Martial Emperors left one after another, their loudughter filled with disdain.
When the Martial Emperors had left, Lan Chaofengs face immediately sank. Little fellow, are you crazy?
Xiao Chen raised his head and replied, Why do you ask?
Lan Chaofeng said sternly, I do not deny that you are capable of fighting Martial Emperors. However, that is just the capability to do so. If you really fought a life-and-death battle, with their Golden Emperor Body and the strength and vastness of their Primordial Energy, you will definitely die after the fight drags on.
As a powerful killing move, the Sharp Spirit Finger is indeed very terrifying. However, in a true battle to the death, the other party will not give you a chance tounch such an attack. The moment you use the Sharp Spirit Finger would be when you will die.
When Xiao Chen heard this stern lecture, he did not feel repulsed. He could hear Lan Chaofengs concern for him in his words.
Smiling faintly, Xiao Chen asked, May this junior be so bold as to challenge Senior to an exchange of moves?
Chapter 1268: Strong Saber Domain
Chapter 1268: Strong Saber Domain
Lan Chaofeng exined, Dont think that it is strange. Ying Zongtian, whom you know, also underwent three Sovereign Tribtions at the same time, gaining the strength to fight against Primes. Back then, the Thunder Emperor did so as well. However, my baleful aura is too heavy, and I overestimated myself.
Xiao Chen said quickly, Senior, dont worry. When this junior manages to be a Martial Emperor in the future, I will definitely help you look for divine medicines that can increase your lifespan.
Smiling, Lan Chaofeng said, Just the intent is enough. There is no need for you to worry about this matter. I am the clearest about my situation. I called you over for another reason.
What is it?
Show me your Saber Domain.
Although Xiao Chen did not know what Lan Chaofeng wanted to do, he still obeyed the instruction. Senior, please move back a little.
Boom!
With a thought, thousands of stands of saber lights shot out from Xiao Chens body, forming long sabers flickering with electricity and buzzing endlessly.
With the strong saber intent melded with them, the sabers gave off a sharp aura, nearly piercing through space.
If someone weak stood in front of Xiao Chen now, that person would be pierced full of holes by this sharp aura.
Xiao Chen was like a ruler within the Saber Domain. Anyone he cast his eyes on would feel fear. Now, he gained a trace of the intangible grace of a Saber Sovereign.
Thats it?
Lan Chaofeng, who was in the air, smiled coldly. Then, he took a step forward. Ka ca! Ka ca! The many sabers in Xiao Chens Saber Domain shattered, turning into electricity and scattering.
This greatly startled Xiao Chen. How could this happen?
It looked like the Saber Domain would copse at any moment. Mental Energy surged continuously in his sea of consciousness, turning into many sabers and continuing to shoot out from his body, maintaining the Saber Domain and preventing it from crumbling.
However, that still was not enough. Every time a saber came out of Xiao Chens body, it would immediately shatter. Eventually, the speed of formation could not keep up with the rate of shattering.
When the Saber Domain copsed, Xiao Chen vomited a mouthful of blood and took three steps back, feeling dizzy.
Suddenly, fine rain started falling from the sky. As Lan Chaofeng walked over, step by step, the rain obscured him, blurring Xiao Chens vision.
Xiao Chen could not clearly see what it was that approacheda man or a saber.
He raised his hand to wipe his face. However, he was horrified to discover that there was blood on his hand. Only at this moment did he realize that his entire body was covered with wounds.
Every drop of rain that fell from the sky contained a boundless saber intent. Every drop of water was a murderous saber.
As the dagger twirled between Lan Chaofengs fingers, the rain suddenly stopped just as Lan Chaofeng arrived in front of Xiao Chen.
This startled Xiao Chen awake. This is Seniors Saber Domain?
A dagger was a short saber. Strictly speaking, the domainprehended through a dagger was naturally considered a Saber Domain.
[Note: The word for saber in Chinese literally refers to all single-edged des. Even the kitchen knife is written with the same character.]
Looks like you are not dumb. This is indeed my Saber Domain.
But why
You mean to ask why I did not use it during our exchange, right? You managed to create an opportunity and caught hold of the opening extremely precisely. If I really forcefully used it, I would only be able to use it at full power. You would have died on the spot.
This exnation shocked Xiao Chen. To think that a Saber Domain could be used that way! This was a great eye-opener.
Your Saber Domain cannot even be considered to be at a foundational state. It is rough and full of openings. Even if I did notprehend a Saber Domain, there are still hundreds of ways to break it.
With a quick thought, Xiao Chen suddenly realized why Lan Chaofeng brought him here. He quickly bowed and performed a cupped-fist salute. Would Senior please give me some pointers!
Lan Chaofeng smiled without saying anything. He did not rush to agree to Xiao Chens request but sought information, instead. I can teach you. However, you have to tell me what other trump cards you have.
Xiao Chen smiled back, abashedly. To tell the truth, this junior still has an Emperor Grade Secret Treasure. That five-colored starlight that descended from the sky was actually a peak strike from this juniors Secret Treasure.
This revtion stunned Lan Chaofeng somewhat. Then, he half-scolded-halfughed, You little fellow. Indeed, you still have a trump card. One hundred strands of Primordial Energy, a rudimentary lightning Saber Domain, and an Emperor Grade Secret Treasure. That Five Poison Sect old man got tricked by you. Hahahaha!
Lan Chaofeng suddenly stoppedughing and changed the topic. Its fine that you tricked him. However, why did you trick this old man as well?
Lan Chaofeng alternated between happy and angry. His emotions seemed to change on a whim. Xiao Chen simply found him unfathomable and did not dare to respond.
Your heart is really ck. However, yourprehension ability is decent. Ill teach you a move or two, then. Let me ask you first: what is a Saber Domain? If you do not give me a satisfactory answer, I will not teach you anything, Lan Chaofeng said.
Xiao Chen felt helpless in his heart. Werent you the one who said to attack however I wanted back then?
However, Xiao Chen only said those words in his heart. He still had to think about how to answer Lan Chaofengs question.
What is a Saber Domain?
When a beginner desmanprehended saber intent, that was just an intent. It could be felt but not grasped, invisible. When it advanced to a saber soul, it took on a form and could be clearly seen in the sea of consciousness.
However, when the saber soul advanced to Saber Domain, it reverted to formlessness and turned even more ethereal. It was like a vague world. It could not be seen, touched, or felt, but just by looking, one could be sure of its existence.
With a thought, a Saber Domain could be immediately formed. Furthermore, it came out of the body abruptly.
However, Xiao Chen could not say what exactly a Saber Domain was. After thinking for a long time, he could not figure out how to describe it.
Lan Chaofeng looked at the frowning Xiao Chen and revealed a teasing smile as he waited for Xiao Chens answer.
I dont know.
After thinking for a long time, Xiao Chen simply could note up with an answer, so he spoke honestly.
This admission stunned Lan Chaofeng. Then, he smiled and said, Little fellow, you are really honest. If you came out with a lengthy theory, arguing for it with an air of infallibility, I would have immediately turned away and left. The answer I was seeking was that you do not know.
Xiao Chen felt somewhat stupefied. This works as well?
Is that true? Senior, please dont lie to me.
Lan Chaofeng smiled and said, Why would I lie to you? Saber Domains are ethereal and formless. Even I cannot clearly say what it is. If you could exin it when you justprehended it, I really would not know how to teach you.
When Xiao Chen heard that, he entered deep thought. Lan Chaofengs words were like an epiphany.
The lightning Saber Domain should not be used the way you did, like you were a hedgehog wrapping yourself in it. I will teach you how to bring it from outward power to subtlety. As for how much you canprehend, that would depend on your capabilities.
Although Lan Chaofeng said that, the gaze he directed at Xiao Chen brimmed with anticipation.
Perhaps Lan Chaofeng saw a shadow of his past self in Xiao Chen and was not willing to let this youth fall to the same end as him.
Outward power to subtlety? Xiao Chen asked dubiously.
Lan Chaofeng nodded and replied, Thats right. Right now, your grasp over the lightning Saber Domain stops at the level of outward power. You need subtlety. What is subtlety? Simply put, it is to make it such that others cannot see your saber but can feel its presence, to feel your Saber Domain.
For example, my water Saber Domain. With a thought, silent rain appears. There is no saber light to be seen, but the saber is everywhere.
Xiao Chen immediately understood. That is to say, I need to hide my saber lights in the lightning of my Saber Domain.
Thats right. That is the direction. However, it is not as simple as you said. What you need to do is take all the outward power and merge it into space. It is not simply hiding the saber light in the lightning. Instead, it is to hide the power in the space. With a thought, the lightning strikes, filling the sky with saber intent. It would be everywhere, ready for use.
With a thought, the lightning strikes, filling the sky with saber intent. It would be everywhere, ready for use!
Xiao Chen felt like he was enlightened with perfect wisdom. Everything seemed to be clear. Lan Chaofeng opened up a great door that Xiao Chen had never seen before for him.
Let me show you the difference between the two.
Lan Chaofeng extended his finger and prodded Xiao Chens forehead.
Instantly, scenes shed in Xiao Chens mind, forming a coherent series of images.
In these images, Lan Chaofeng hovered in the air with his long hair flying about wildly in the strong wind. A sharp, short saber giving off a cold light floated beside him.
He radiated boundless power. His entire being seemed to merge with the Saber Domain around him. When Xiao Chen saw this, it shook his mind. This power was too sharp.
So strong!
This Saber Domain brought out Lan Chaofengs power to its limits. Xiao Chen asked himself how he would fare against it and concluded that he would be at an immediate disadvantage.
However, Xiao Chen kept feeling something was wrong. Although this power was strong, it was far fromparable to that silent rain from before. It could notpare to the shock he experienced as Lan Chaofeng walked over, step by step, in the rain.
I understand now. Senior is providing me with objective examples of the difference between subtlety and what came before it. Indeed, one can see the difference only with a directparison.
The scenes flowed on with Lan Chaofeng continuing to fight endlessly. Xiao Chen watched carefully, not willing to miss a single detail.
In the battles before Lan Chaofeng achieved subtlety, when he won, he chopped off the heads of all his opponents. However, he would always suffer some injuries as well.
That Saber Domain looked very strong and terrifying. However, his opponent always found an opportunity to break away and continued to injure Senior Lan.
In the battles after achieving subtlety, Lan Chaofeng still won every battle. However, he stopped getting injured. The sky filled with saber intent, truly omnipresent.
Have you understood yet? Lan Chaofeng asked as he retracted his hand.
Xiao Chen nodded. I have notpletely understood yet. However, I know what Senior is trying to express. With just power but not a perfect grasp, the opponents will always be able to find an opening. Only when the Saber Domain has no openings, bing omnipresent, can one make the opponent feel true terror.
Thats right. Saber Domain, Saber Domain. The emphasis is not on saber but the domain thates after.
Inspiration shed in Xiao Chens mind. Senior, does that mean that theter cultivation of the Saber Domain touches on the state of space?
Revealing a gratified smile, Lan Chaofeng said, It looks like a hint is all that is needed. However, the state of space is vast and deep, not something you can delve into right now. Minor Heavenly Martial Emperors can only skim the surface, Greater Heavenly Martial Emperors touch on the foundations, and only Sovereign Martial Emperors can achieve Small Perfection.
The few peak Sovereign Martial Emperors of the Kunlun Realm all possess a high mastery of the state of space. However, there is no need for you to dwell on it right now. Just focus on bringing your Saber Domain from outward power to subtlety. Continue to watch. I will show you my water Saber Domain one more time.
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While Lan Chaofeng coached Xiao Chen, Lan Shaobai and Mo Chen did not remain idle. They secretly dealt with the various aspects of the ceremony for the Dragons Gates reestablishment.
The time was already fixed. All they awaited was Xiao Chens approval, and they could announce it to the world.
On the other side, the news of Xiao Chen having a battle to the death with a Martial Emperor elder of the Five Poison Sect circted quickly in the entire Western Sea.
After that, this news started to spread throughout the Heavenly Starry Ocean at an incredible pace, then reached the Kunlun Continent.
Chapter 1269: Wind Rising, Clouds Churning
Chapter 1269: Wind Rising, Clouds Churning
In less than a day, all the upper echelons of the peak factions of the Kunlun Realm received the news.
This kind of news also kicked up a massive wave in the circle of Martial Emperors. Nearly every Martial Emperor discussed this news without any prior arrangement when they met.
Martial Emperors had always been aloof beings. No matter how strong cultivators under Martial Emperor were, they would be just like ants before Martial Emperors.
Such a situation had been the status quo for many years already.
However, now, a Consummation quasi-Emperor wanted to challenge a person who had been a Martial Emperor for many years. This was a startling piece of news. If an ordinary person had done so, everyone would just treat it as a joke, not paying it any attention.
However, the challenger was the Azure Dragon King Xiao Chen, a youth who had already created many miracles. Before he advanced to Martial Emperor, everyone in the circle of Martial Emperors already knew about him.
The weight of this challenge was too heavy. These Martial Emperors had to pay some attention to it. The reason was none other than the name of the challenger.
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At a mountain manor in Heavenly Dragon City, the few Martial Emperors that had prepared to y a demon that day had gathered.
"Old Bai, this time, your challenge kicked up a storm in the entirety of our Martial Emperors'' circle. How confident are you?" an old man from the Western Sea Divine Dragon Pce asked.
Right now, the Western Sea Divine Dragon Pce had the greatest conflict with Xiao Chen. Naturally, they also paid the most attention to this battle. As long as Xiao Chen died, the will of the people of Heavenly Star Ind would, naturally, die as well.
Smiling, the Five Poison Sect''s Old Bai replied, "I do not dare to say that I''m fully confident, but I am still ny-nine percent confident. I have already been a Martial Emperor for five hundred years. All I need to do is drag it out for two hours, and he will not stand a chance. I will use the Cultivation Techniques and Martial Techniques of my Five Poison Sect to make him want to die but be unable to do so."
"However, that Sharp Spirit Finger of Xiao Chen is indeed rather horrifying. Old Bai, you''d best be more careful," an old man from an ancient Noble n said coldly.
A trace of fear shed in Old Bai''s eyes. "That is natural. However, now that the trump card is known, it is no longer a trump card. His Sharp Spirit Finger is not well practiced yet. As long as I''m careful, I will be able to deal with it. Furthermore, it is not as though I have not made any preparations at all."
"What preparations?" someone asked out of curiosity. The might of the Sharp Spirit Finger was boundlessly ferocious. Could Old Bai have already found a counter for that?
Old Bai smiled mysteriously. "There is still one more day. You will know when the timees. I can only say that a major character of the Kunlun Continent''s Deity Race sent down his will clonest night and spoke to me in private."
"The Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign!"
With a sharp intake of breath, the others revealed shocked expressions. The Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign was a major character second only to the Thunder Sovereign. Unexpectedly, such an individual personally came to give some attention to this battle.
Old Bai did not deny or acknowledge their assumption. He said coldly, "In summary, tomorrow, that brat will definitely die. The resources that I will exchange for his head will definitely allow me to clear my lightning tribtion to advance to Second Heaven."
The other Martial Emperors showed envious expressions. Xiao Chen''s head was really valuable.
Normally, no one would dare to touch Xiao Chen. However, this time, he was the one who issued the challenge for a fight to the death. Even if they killed him, they would not need to fear the Thunder Sovereign''s revenge. He asked for it himself.
The few Martial Emperors started celebrating in advance. The Azure Emperor''s descendant was an eyesore to many people. If he died, it would not be just the Western Sea Divine Dragon Pceughing in joy without being able to stop but also the many Holy Masters of the Heavenly Starry Ocean.
Old Bai smiled widely, his eyes filled with satisfaction. He was just waiting for the moment when he could kill Xiao Chen to arrive.
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At the summit of a deste mountain, heavy clouds churned in the sky for one kilometer around with Xiao Chen as the center. Thunder rumbled loudly and continuously in the clouds.
The thunder could be heard, but no lightning was visible.
Within this radius of one kilometer, all the light seemed to concentrate on one person.
That was a white figure. This person did not look imposing, nor did his delicate face appear domineering.
However, this person was very eye-catching as he stood at the summit. Without doing anything, he could attract the gaze of anyone around.
Be it the tall mountain underfoot, the clouds in the sky, or the rumbling thunder, when one stepped into this one-kilometer radius, everything would vanish. All one would see would be this faintly discernible white figure that all the "light" in the world focused on.
Xiao Chen took in all this with satisfaction. His lips curled up slightly in a faint, contented smile.
For three days, Lan Chaofeng had taken time to teach Xiao Chen. Now, Xiao Chen understood what moving from outward power to subtlety was.
Simply put, moving from outward power to subtlety meant taking the originally vast power on disy and hiding it in the entire space, in every single detail without others being aware.
Unfortunately, three days was too short. Xiao Chen simply could notprehend that much and could not reach the same level as Lan Chaofeng''s silent rain, where Lan Chaofeng could merge into the surroundings, showing no openings and attacking from any direction.
If Xiao Chen could progress further, he could even hide the thunder, causing the heavy clouds to disappear.
With a thought, the area within one kilometer would be his domain. Lightning would sh with just a thought, the entire space replete with saber intent.
However, what Xiao Chen had at the moment was sufficient. For him to improve so much in three days already satisfied him.
Suddenly, he narrowed his eyes, and killing intent spewed out of them. He moved one kilometer with one step and hacked out with his saber using the momentum.
One would discover that the thunderclouds in the sky also silently moved one kilometer with this step, maintaining Xiao Chen as the center as if nothing changed at all.
The only change was the hidden saber intent. With this one saber strike, the deste mountain, shattered rocks, withered grass, and tree branches all erupted with a shocking saber intent.
The entire ce filled with saber intent everywhere, giving the impression that there was no ce to hide within this one kilometer. It was like everything around became an enemy, the whole world going against one.
All this happened because of only one reason: Xiao Chen had drawn his saber.
When Xiao Chen withdrew his saber and sheathed it, the saber intent that filled the air instantly vanished, turning into nothing. It felt like what happened was just an illusion, something that never happened.
"Not bad. You managed toplete the initial steps to move from outward power to subtlety. The area within one kilometer is your world. No matter what kind of domain it isSaber Domain, Sword Domain, Water Domain, or Fire Domainthe emphasis is on the domain."
Xiao Chen canceled the Saber Domain, and the thunderclouds vanished. He said humbly, "It is still not enough. Compared to Senior''s, it still falls far short."
Lan Chaofeng smiled and said, "You are rather self-aware. However, there is nothing much left for me to teach you. You already have the foundation. Just continueprehending slowly."
"Senior, I have a question."
"Ask away!" Lan Chaofeng prompted straightforwardly.
Xiao Chen said after some thought, "I would like to know how to find the weak points of an opponent with a domain as well. For example, how should I break Senior''s water Saber Domain?"
When Lan Chaofeng heard this, heughed loudly, "Little fellow, you are really bold, daring to ask anything. Have you heard of the saying ''After teaching a disciple, the master will starve''? Now, you not only intend for me to starve but are also clearly trying to kill me."
Xiao Chen smiled and did not say anything. At this point, he more or less understood Lan Chaofeng''s temper. This old man''s temper was rather entric, but he was definitely not the kind of person who was narrow-minded and nitpicked everything.
Just as expected, Lan Chaofeng replied afterughing, "Don''t overthink this. There are no tricks or techniques to this. You find my water Saber Domain hard to deal with, but I also find your lightning Saber Domain hard to deal with. Whoever is further along inprehension will have an advantage in battle.
"Are you satisfied with such an answer?"
Xiao Chen mulled over this reply for a while, thenmented, "It is not very satisfactory. However, one day, I will find the weakness of domains. Nothing in this world has no weakness."
Lan Chaofeng red at Xiao Chen and said, "You really dare to boast about anything. In the entire Kunlun Realm, even the Prime Thunder Sovereign does not dare to speak such words."
Xiao Chen smiled faintly and did not make a rebuttal. He had said this mainly because of his own wless saber Dao. He had never believed that anything in the world was truly perfect and wless.
If he did not even have the spirit to doubt this, then his Dao would instantly crumble. The thing that he relied on as a desman would copse, and he would lose himself.
"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!"
The sound of wind came from below the mountain. Someone was rushing towards this ce at extreme speed, creating sonic booms.
Xiao Chen and Lan Chaofeng did not even turn their heads, using their senses to determine that it was Lan Shaobaiing.
"Shaobai is here. Your battle with that old man should be taking ce soon. The Five Poison Sect is famous for their poisons. However, once one reaches Martial Emperor and attains the Golden Emperor Body, it is very hard to find poisons that can threaten a Martial Emperor. You do not have the Golden Emperor Body yet; hence, you need to end this battle quickly. It would be best to dispose of your opponent within an hour."
Lan Chaofeng was still very concerned for Xiao Chen, so he exined some aspects of the uing battle in detail, telling Xiao Chen things to pay attention to.
"As long as you end the battle in one hour, even if you are inflicted with poison, it will not cause anysting problems."
Xiao Chen took all the advice to heart. Then, he performed a cupped-fist salute and said, "Many thanks, Senior."
Lan Chaofeng waved his hand, and his figure slowly vanished. "I''ll not see Shaobai, then. That fellow is now very crafty. I suffered even more losses at his hands than with Tianqi thest time."
Lan Chaofeng just left, and Lan Shaobai arrived with the wind. He asked suspiciously, "Where is Master? I seemed to have seen him earlier."
Xiao Chen smiled and replied, "He has something on. Have you chosen the time?"
"I''ve chosen it already. It will be on the twenty-eighth of this month."
Xiao Chen did some rough calctions. Today was the thirteenth. Which was to say, the ceremony to hold the Dragon''s Gate''s reestablishment would happen half a monthter.
"For the reestablishment ceremony, I drew on some ancient sects'' reestablishment ceremonies for reference. After that, I made alterations for Heavenly Dragon City''s situation. As you said thest time, the most important segment would be paying respects to the ancestors."
Lan Shaobai continued, "During the initial phase of Heavenly Dragon City''s construction, Mo Chen used the bodies of those Dragon''s Gate''s War Venerates to construct an Azure Dragon Tomb in the north of the city. We shall hold the paying respects to the ancestors there."
Xiao Chen nodded his head and did not object. Those Dragon''s Gate''s War Venerates turned into puppets after they died, to guard the Dragon''s Gate''s Treasure Trove. Even in death, they had not rested. They were worthy of Xiao Chen paying his respects.
Those seniors might not be directly rted to the Dragon''s Gate''s Xiao n. However, their loyalty did not disappear, even after death.
"Let''s go. Come with me to meet that Five Poison Sect old man. The announcement to the world of the reestablishment of the Dragon''s Gate will require some people toe and offer a sacrifice."
Chapter 1270: Azure Dragon Kings Head?
Chapter 1270: Azure Dragon King''s Head?
Xiao Chen maintained a calm expression, looking at ease as he spoke. There was no hint of nervousness in his speech at all.
No one would be able to tell that he was a Consummation quasi-Emperor who had challenged a bona fide Martial Emperor.
It was like the person Xiao Chen wanted to kill was just a random person, a dancing clown.
Lan Chaofeng sighed with sorrow. This battle had stirred up a storm on the outside, startling the entire Heavenly Starry Ocean. However, the person responsible for this matter was actually this calm.
What would the Five Poison Sect''s Old Bai think if he knew Xiao Chen intended to use his death as a sacrifice?
The location of the battle was fixed at the Azure Dragon za. This was the only ce in the entire Heavenly Dragon City that had an arena especially for Martial Emperors to fight in.
Any space near the za that could amodate a person was already upied. When seen from the sky, the people looked like ants densely packed together.
The Martial-Emperor-level arena that wasid with formations was empty. No one went up yet.
Old Bai''s group of Martial Emperor friends crowded around him. He was not in a rush to enter the stage yet, dering his status. Before Xiao Chen came, he would absolutely not take the initiative to stand in the arena like a fool.
"Whoosh!"
Suddenly, a series of intense rushing sounds rang out above the za, shaking the ce up.
Old Bai and the others looked around, focusing their gazes at the entrance. Indeed, it was Xiao Chen, apanied by Lan Shaobai, slowly walking in.
"Old Bai, let us congratte you in advance for killing the Azure Dragon King. With this person''s head, you will be able to unt the might of our Heavenly Starry Ocean''s Martial Emperors!"
"That''s right. For the past few hundred years, we old folks rarely made a move in public. Old Bai, you must not spoil our prestige."
Old Bai smiled sinisterly. "Don''t worry. Today, he will definitely die. No one will be able to save him!"
Old Bai directly tore space and used it to enter the arena. As he looked at Xiao Chen, who was strolling over, he shouted coldly, "Azure Dragon King,e here and ept your death!"
The Five Poison Sect''s Old Bai''s cold shout rendered the noisy za quiet.
Xiao Chen raised his head and nced at Old Bai. His gaze lingered for a second before he continued speaking to Lan Shaobai, ignoring Old Bai and unhurriedly walking towards the arena.
This response stunned Old Bai, causing rage to ze in his eyes. Xiao Chen actually ignored him.
"Azure Dragon King,e up here and ept your death!"
Old Bai shouted once again. This time, he used his Law Energy to amplify his voice, causing the entire Azure Dragon za to shake.
The stone pirs and statues vibrated intensely with this shout. It even caused the Qi and blood of the weaker cultivators to surge, suppressing them into silence.
The more unfortunate people ended up vomiting blood as a result.
"Martial Emperor experts are indeed unfathomable. If there were people with even weaker cultivation around, this shout would kill them."
"It is indeed horrifying. I heard that this Five Poison Sect''s Bai Feng was a First Heaven Martial Emperor whose progress halted there."
[Note: This Bai Feng has not appeared in the novel before. He is different from the Bai n''s n Head from the Sky Dome Realm.]
"It has been a few hundred years since a Martial Emperor of the Heavenly Starry Ocean made a move in public. Things do not look good for Xiao Chen this time."
Discussions sprang up in every corner of the za. This furious shout of the Five Poison Sect''s Bai Feng sessfully demonstrated the unfathomable strength of a Martial Emperor to the crowd.
However, Xiao Chen remained indifferent. He raised his head and nced over again before continuing to walk over leisurely.
The tense atmosphere immediately turned somewhat strange. One was overwhelmed with rage while the other was in no hurry,pletely ignoring the other party''s taunts.
"Haha! Interesting. This Azure Dragon King actually ignored him."
"A bona fide Martial Emperor left hanging like that, this is probably the first time. I wonder what gives the Azure Dragon King the courage to do so."
"I heard that the Azure Dragon King''s head can be exchanged for a Rank 8 sect. Isn''t this Five Poison Sect''s Elder Bai too excited?"
"If it were me standing before a Martial Emperor, this furious shout would scare me into hiding, yet Xiao Chen shows no reaction to it at all."
As a Martial Emperor, Bai Feng clearly heard the noise of the crowd. In these discussions, every word caused him great humiliation.
When had anyone ignored hima Martial Emperorlike this?
Rage filled Bai Feng''s heart. This time, he infused his Primordial Energy into his voice, bing truly enraged.
"Azure Dragon King, get up here and ept your death!"
The shout sounded like ear-splitting thunder. All the stone pirs and statues in the entire za crumbled and fell over from it.
Cracks appeared on the ground. The eardrums of several people burst immediately, causing intense pain.
Just the shock waves contained such might. This hinted at how much pressure Xiao Chen had to be under as the target of the shout.
However, despite that, Xiao Chen remained calm and at ease, not showing any anger or serious expression on his face at all.
He nced at Old Bai once again before turning his head back and continuing his conversation with Lan Shaobai. Then, he set out for the arena alone, in no hurry as he strolled over.
The arena of the Azure Dragon za was covered in the spatial formations left behind in the Dragon''s Gate''s secret canon. The spatialws were alreadypletely changed there.
This was rather simr to the arena of the Four Seas Hero Gathering in Bright Moon City. However, it was on a muchrger scale and quality, able to endure the shocking battles of Martial Emperors.
On the arena, after Bai Feng got ignored by Xiao Chen three times, his rage had reached an unbearable level.
Bai Feng had only one thought in his mind: to immediately deal a fatal blow the moment Xiao Chen entered the arena, showing Xiao Chen the price of ignoring him.
There had never been anyone who dared to ignore him like this!
After Xiao Chen walked over, step by step, eventually climbing onto the arena, he performed a cupped-fist salute. Then, he looked at Bai Feng. In his heart, the other party was already a dead man.
"Let me see what gives you the confidence to ignore me repeatedly. Die now!"
Bai Feng did not even bother holding a polite exchange of words with Xiao Chen. After Xiao Chen bowed, Bai Feng roared ferociously and charged over.
"Venomous Dragon w!"
Bai Feng''s figure shed and turned into a venomous dragon. Dark clouds filled the sky as he took a swipe with his w. He looked like an enormous, ancient, evil dragon descending from the clouds, smashing down its dragon w.
The gigantic dragon w nearly covered half the arena. It was pitch-ck and horrifyingly mighty, and also contained a deadly venom.
This move immediately prompted many startled exmations from the crowd. Bai Feng lived up to being a Martial Emperor. He did not need any time to store up power for an Inferior Grade Profound Martial Technique,unching it as he pleased and disying a perfect and wless state.
Many people in the Azure Dragon za knew Inferior Grade Profound Martial Techniques like the Venomous Dragon w. However, none of them could execute it easily while still maintaining a perfect state like Bai Feng did.
The speed and profoundness of the Martial Technique were both merged perfectly.
However, the cultivators that came with Bai Feng all showed changes in their expressions. Furthermore, this change was not that of joy.
"The situation is not good. Bai Feng has been agitated into losing his rationality. Didn''t he say that he would aim for a drawn-out battle before he went up?"
"Indeed. By shing head-on like that, he is falling for Xiao Chen''s trap. The Sharp Spirit Finger never suffered any losses when shing with others."
"That''s not right. Bai Feng is still a Martial Emperor after all. His mental state should not get messed up so easily. He must be doing this on purpose. Remember that he mentioned the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign''s will clone visiting him that night?"
The old man from the Western Sea Divine Dragon Pce suddenly remembered this matter. The other Martial Emperors immediately changed their expressions and smiled. "Indeed, ginger gets spicier the older it gets!"
As Xiao Chen looked at Bai Feng, who had transformed into a venomous dragon and was tearing space with a w, his gaze flickered with his racing thoughts.
The mental state of a Martial Emperor would absolutely not break so easily. This fellow could be pretending to be enraged into an attack in order to expose an opening to draw me into making a move.
How about I just y along and see how he reacts?
Feeling confident, Xiao Chen took one step forward. Four lightning whirlpools gathered at his chest, pulling together half of his energies. Then, he executed the Sharp Spirit Finger.
The Sharp Spirit Finger was the strongest offensive technique in the Heavenly Starry Ocean. Once executed, it shattered the dragon w without losing any power.
The lightning-quick finger attack continued onwards, flying towards the vital spot of Bai Feng''s Heart of an Emperor.
"Dang!"
To Xiao Chen''s surprise, the unbreakable Sharp Spirit Finger that could ovee everything was blocked. The rebound of the force knocked Xiao Chen into the air. Caught off guard, he vomited a mouthful of blood.
Bai Fengughed loudly, "You are too young to be ying with me. Just some small tricks to purposely reveal an opening, and you took it for real!"
Just at this moment, Xiao Chen clearly saw a mirror armor covered in Deity markings where the Heart of an Emperor was.
[Note: A mirror armor is a piece of armor that looks like a disc, normally worn over the heart. It is also known as disc armor. A direct trantion would give heart-protecting mirror.]
The thing that the mirror armor protected was not the physical heart but the Heart of an Emperor. Xiao Chen was extremely familiar with the Deity markings on the mirror armor. He raised his eyebrows and said softly, "This is a mirror armor Secret Treasure of the Deity Race. Only Deity Race Martial Emperors would have this."
Bai Fengughed loudly and said, "It is toote for you to realize this. The Sharp Spirit Finger is useless against me. Let''s see if you have any other trump cards to fight with me. Azure Dragon King, I, Bai Feng, will be epting your head! It would be impolite of me to refuse it."
How despicable! A bona fide Martial Emperor actually sought out the Deity Race to borrow such a Secret Treasure to deal with a Consummation quasi-Emperorthis took everyone aback.
If Bai Feng were fighting someone of the same cultivation, no one would have any objection to him using a Secret Treasure. However, he still did this against a Consummation quasi-Emperor. This was truly not befitting his status.
All the people in the za worried for Xiao Chen. How was he going to continue such a fight?
Although people found Bai Feng''s actions despicable, he had not vited the rules. Battles to the death never had any rules.
Xiao Chen wiped away the blood on his lips. Then, he looked at Bai Feng indifferently and asked, "Who told you that my Sharp Spirit Finger is only this strong?"
"What?!"
Before Bai Feng had any time to be shocked, nine lightning whirlpools flickered at Xiao Chen''s chest.
With a sh of light, the nine lightning whirlpools gathered at Xiao Chen''s fingertip at the same time.
The sky immediately turned dark. The spectators could not see their fingers if they stretched their hands out. The light from Xiao Chen''s fingertip dazzled the entire Azure Dragon za.
This time, the full-powered Sharp Spirit Finger broke through threeyers of Bai Feng''s defenses and eventuallynded on that Deity Race mirror armor.
"Crack!" Everyone heard a distinct crunching sound. The Deity Race mirror armor reserved especially for Martial Emperors suddenly shattered.
The Deity markings turned into a seven-colored spiritual light and disappeared like a meteor in the darkness.
"How can that be?! How can his Sharp Spirit Finger be so strong?!"
Such a scene startled the Martial Emperors who apanied Bai Feng, bringing all of them to their feet at the same time.
Xiao Chen frowned slightly. Even at full power, the Sharp Spirit Finger only managed to break the mirror armor.
This was not the result that Xiao Chen sought. This was a rare opportunity where Bai Feng lowered his guard. With such an opportunity, this was all Xiao Chen managed to achieve; it did not feel worth it.
Chapter 1271: One Finger and One Saber
Chapter 1271: One Finger and One Saber
The mirror armor of the Deity Race had some fame to it. The main part of it should be the ancient Deity markings on it. Without the Deity markings, the defense of the mirror armor would not be so ridiculously strong.
However, this was not the time to consider this. The most important thing now was for Xiao Chen to bring out the biggest effect he could.
"Shua!"
After breaking the mirror armor with his finger, Xiao Chen drew the Lunar Shadow Saber immediately and exploded out with a saber light, chopping towards Bai Feng''s head.
Given the level of the other party''s Golden Emperor Body, he would definitely not survive getting his head hacked off.
If Xiao Chen could achieve this, his full-powered Sharp Spirit Finger would not have been wasted.
Xiao Chen''s full-powered Sharp Spirit Finger had frightened Bai Feng badly. When he saw Xiao Chen erupting with a saber attack, his soul nearly leaped out of his body in shock. He immediately retreated.
Bai Feng tried to move back quickly. However, Xiao Chen alreadyprehended a Saber Domain. Even if he did not use the Saber Domain, a casual saber strike from him contained great might.
Both Xiao Chen''s aura and speed had experienced varying levels of improvement. However, these were still far beyond what a regr desman could achieve.
Blood sshed out; the saber light was startlingly swift, chopping through half of Bai Feng''s neck. However, Xiao Chen failed to behead him.
To Bai Feng, who possessed a First Heaven Golden Emperor Body, this was not a fatal injury.
Bai Feng drove his Primordial Energy and dealt with the saber intent lingering in his injury so he could let his flesh recover quickly.
"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!"
One finger and one saber.
Xiao Chen forced back Bai Feng by more than ten kilometers. However, to Martial Emperors, such a distance was just like a few hundred meters to ordinary cultivators, not a great distance.
However, this was not that important. The most important thing was that Xiao Chen had knocked back Bai Feng, a Martial Emperor, as a Consummation quasi-Emperor.
In this battle with a Martial Emperor, the one with the suppressive upper hand was not Bai Feng but the Azure Dragon King Xiao Chen, a powerful genius who was only a Consummation quasi-Emperor.
This scene caused a thunderousmotion in the crowd. Tens of thousands of spectators rose to their feet as one, all of them staring at this incredible miracle.
Xiao Chen drew back his saber and stood upright with a disappointed expression. His saber was still not fast enough.
Bai Feng rubbed the wound on his neck. Hisplexion paled as he said weakly, "Azure Dragon King, I admit defeat in this battle. Will you give me a chance to live?"
Xiao Chen noticed a twinkle in the other party''s eyes and knew that his opponent was trying to drag things out, not sincerely admitting defeat. Bai Feng still harbored unfathomable motives, wanting to kill him.
Since the other party wanted to buy time, that was fine with Xiao Chen as well. The full-powered Sharp Spirit Finger was a significant drain on his Mental Energy, Primordial Energy, Law Energy, and Vital Qi.
Bai Feng thought that he was smart, wanting to drag things out until his wound recovered. Xiao Chen was happy to y along.
"Give you a chance? Why did you not give me a chance then? That day, when I entered a state of Berserking Qi Deviation, you kept shouting that you wanted to y the demon. Have you thought about my feelings?"
Xiao Chen mercilessly refused the other party''s request. He looked coldly at the other party, searching for an opportunity to deliver a sure-kill strike.
"Damn it! If not for you ying tricks, making me misjudge the might of your Sharp Spirit Finger, you would not get to be so arrogant now."
Xiao Chen retorted calmly, "So it is my fault? These words of yours are rather shameless. If you are truly capable, then why did you need to borrow the Deity Race''s mirror armor?"
Bai Fengughed and said, "You really think that I was the one who borrowed the mirror armor? Hahaha! Xiao Chen, even if you kill me today, you will still end up dying. You simply have no idea who wants to kill you. You do not know how many of them there are or how strong they are. Your future consists of only darkness. Furthermore"
At this point, Bai Feng paused, and killing intent surged out of his eyes once more. He lowered his right hand, which he was pressing on his wound, and revealed a perfectly healed neck.
Bai Feng had alreadypletely recovered from his injury.
"Furthermore, it is not clear who would end up killing whom yet!"
Bai Fengughed loudly and turned into a venomous dragon again,unching himself over once more. This time, he tore space, wanting to travel through the void to make a sneak attack to catch Xiao Chen unaware.
However, just when Bai Feng got within one kilometer of Xiao Chen, he suddenly felt a formless energy forcing him out of the void.
It felt like the world around Xiao Chen did not wee Bai Feng at all. After being forced to reveal himself, Bai Feng felt somewhat at a loss.
"Shua!"
Another torrential saber light flew towards Bai Feng. Everywhere the saber light passed, it was like a waterfall dancing high in the sky, stunning an enormous number of people.
This time, Bai Feng could not dodge. The saber light cut open another wound on his neck, and blood spurted out like a fountain.
Bai Feng fell to the ground on one knee. He did his best to press both hands on his wound, trying to stop the bleeding. However, blood continued to pour out from between his fingers. No matter what he did, he could not stop the bleeding.
"Sabersabersaber" Bai Feng found every word difficult to say. Somehow, he could not speak the second word, domain, that he wanted to say.
It was indeed a Saber Domain. However, Xiao Chen had not activated it. He only used the power of the Saber Domain to force Bai Feng out of the void in the area one kilometer around him.
It was still too soon to reveal his Saber Domain trump card.
A First Heaven Martial Emperor had no way of grasping the state of space. They only scratched the surface of it. They could tear through space and instantly travel a short distance.
Xiao Chen had already moved from outward power to subtlety in hisprehension of the Saber Domain. Bai Feng''sunching himself over was no different from Bai Feng sending himself to die.
"Pu ci!" A saber light exploded from Bai Feng''s neck, sending his entire head flying away.
Now, only a headless body remained, falling to the ground of the arena and kicking up dust.
The thoughts of the head flying in the air had not ended yet. Bai Feng''s eyes continued to see various scenes shing.
Bai Feng''s head saw the calm Xiao Chen, the many cultivators pressing their hands to their mouths in disbelief, and the look of horror on the faces of the Martial Emperors who came with him.
However, Bai Feng could no longer think. His headnded on the ground and rolled a few times before he closed his eyes.
If Bai Feng were given another chance, he would definitely have scrammed without saying a word the moment Xiao Chen told him to do so three days ago.
However, there were no ifs in the world or medicine for regret. From the moment he sought to get rid of Xiao Chen, he had already sealed his fate.
The blood still had not dried on the de of the saber, dripping to the ground.
Xiao Chen looked closely at the blood on the saber. Then, he stretched out his hand and touched it. After entering deep thought, he said softly, "The blood of a Martial Emperor is actually no different, aside from it containing stronger energy."
Strictly speaking, this was the first time Xiao Chen properly killed a Martial Emperor.
However, Xiao Chen was different from the other cultivators, who felt this was incrediblelike they were in a dream. His heart was as calm as still water, not feeling anything at all.
This was because Xiao Chen never took this Bai Feng as a true opponent.
The stronger one was, the higher one set one''s sights. The distance between Xiao Chen and this world grew further.
After wiping away the blood on the saber, Xiao Chen sat down and calmly absorbed Bai Feng''s Life Essence.
Only at this moment did the cultivators, who felt like they were in a dream, verify that they were not seeing an illusion.
Xiao Chen had indeed killed a Martial Emperor, creating a miracle that no one had pulled off in hundreds of years.
The few Martial Emperors who came with Bai Feng remained silent for a long time before sighing, "In the past, some people were renowned as being undefeatable unless a Martial Emperor showed up. As for this prodigy, even a Martial Emperor is not a match for him. I really have no idea how to describe him."
"Under Martial Emperor, the Azure Dragon King is indisputably the strongest. It will be even harder to kill him in the future. This head is not easy to obtain!"
While the crowd was still absorbing the shock from Xiao Chen killing Bai Feng and reflecting on the repercussions of the battle, Xiao Chen, who just finished absorbing the Life Essence, suddenly opened his eyes and said something even more shocking.
"Today, I, Xiao Chen, announce as the Azure Emperor''s descendant that the Dragon''s Gate Holy Land will be reestablished on the twenty-eighth of this month. Everyone is wee to attend the reestablishment ceremony!"
Reestablishing the Dragon''s Gate?
The moment Xiao Chen said that, all the chatter stopped.
Initially, the Martial Emperors from the Divine Dragon Pces of the four seas, the Heavenly Province Academy, and the ancient Noble ns were stunned. Then, their emotions roiled, and they raged.
"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!"
A few figures shed and appeared in the arena. They looked at Xiao Chen while radiating a murderous intent. "Azure Dragon King, have you gone muddleheaded?!"
"Do you know what you just said? Reestablishing the Dragon''s Gate? Who gave you the courage to do so?!"
"Just by relying on you, a Consummation quasi-Emperor? Do you think you are worthy of reestablishing the Dragon''s Gate?"
Xiao Chen, who was seated cross-legged, did not get angry or shocked. He returned the Lunar Shadow Saber to its sheath and slowly got to his feet. Then, he said, "Why can''t I reestablish the Dragon''s Gate? I have the Azure Dragon Medallion. I possess the bloodline of the Xiao n. I am the perfectly legitimate Azure Dragon King. Isn''t my reestablishment of the Dragon''s Gate logical?"
"You speak very eloquently. What do you call logical? What you are doing is defying the heavens. The Dragon''s Gate was already destroyed ten thousand years ago. It is something that should not reappear in history. Could it be that you want to be the next Azure Emperor?"
The Martial Emperor from the Western Sea Divine Dragon Pce, which had the most direct conflict with Heavenly Dragon City, roared uncontrobly. The killing Qi he released was scarily dense.
The Western Sea Divine Dragon Pce had already lost out to Heavenly Dragon City in terms of reputation in the Western Sea. If the Dragon''s Gate''s banner was raised again, the Western Sea Divine Dragon Pce would definitely decline into a second-rate faction after some time.
No matter what, they could not let Xiao Chen reestablish the Dragon''s Gate.
The old men from the various Holy Lands worried that Xiao Chen would be a second Azure Emperor. Back then, the Azure Emperor had been tyrannical and powerful, suppressing the many factions of the Heavenly Starry Ocean and preventing them from raising their heads.
How could these people let such a scene happen again? They absolutely could not allow the reestablishment of the Dragon''s Gate. The two words "Dragon''s Gate" were a taboo that all the factions agreed on.
Some of these factions had participated in destroying the Dragon''s Gate ten thousand years ago.
Xiao Chen looked at the few people. As he faced the pressure from seven Martial Emperors, be it their aura or questioning, he remained unperturbed.
"Retract your words. It is still not toote for you to correct yourself."
"That''s right. Quickly take those words back. Otherwise, don''t me us for shedding all forms of cordiality!"
"Brat, don''t go overboard. There are some tacit understandings between the various major characters. However, once you cross the line, that agreement will no longer be in effect."
"Don''t think that after killing Bai Feng, you can do as you please. Remember, you are not a Martial Emperor yet!"
The atmosphere turned extremely tense like it would materialize arge chaotic battle at any moment. Many cultivators backed off quietly in the Azure Dragon za, wanting to be far away before the storm arrived.
Chapter 1272: The Azure Dragon Kings Grace
Chapter 1272: The Azure Dragon King''s Grace
Today''s matter was something that tested the endurance of one''s heart. First, Xiao Chen killed a Martial Emperor in a dreamlike fashion.
Closely following that, Xiao Chen announced a piece of news that could shake the entire Kunlun Realm.
Xiao Chen said indifferently, "How can words spoken be taken back? Do the few of you intend to gang up and kill me? However, even if you kill me, the words spoken cannot be taken back."
Xiao Chen''s white robes fluttered in the wind as he held his saber in his hand. His clear eyes shone like stars or gems. As he stood on the arena, he faced the aura of seven Martial Emperors. However, he did not seem flustered at all.
Xiao Chen''s grace and elegance made the people who were leaving the za reluctant to look away.
Some people revealed a fiery light in their eyes as they muttered to themselves, "If I could have just ten percent of the Azure Dragon King''s grace in my lifetime, it would be worth it already."
"Calm, dedicated, at ease, and tyrannical. If not for the problem of having to advance to Martial Emperor within five years, the Azure Dragon King''s life would be perfect and wless."
"Even if he fails in advancing to Martial Emperor, the Azure Dragon King''s grace would definitely be indelible. I have never seen a youth who could be so at ease when facing seven Martial Emperors."
The manifestation of the air of a king resulted in many people not wanting to leave. As they looked at Xiao Chen, their eyes filled with awe.
"Dong! Dong! Dong!"
Footsteps rang out as Mo Chen, Lan Shaobai, and the others arrived at the same time and stood behind Xiao Chen. At the critical moment, they chose to stand behind him.
Even though they might not be strong enough, they disyed their intent in its fullness.
"Are you going to be stubborn to the end?" the Western Sea Divine Dragon Pce''s red-d old man asked in a low voice filled with threat.
Xiao Chen retorted indifferently, "What do you mean stubborn? I am merely reestablishing the sect of my ancestors. As a man of the Xiao n, everything I am doing is normal."
Lan Shaobai wanted to calm the situation down, so he tried to exin. "Seniors, please do not misunderstand. The Azure Dragon King has no ambition to rule the world by reestablishing the Dragon''s Gate. He is just fulfilling his responsibility to his ancestors."
"Is it your turn to speak here?" Rage zed in the red-d old man''s heart. Previously, he could not find an outlet to vent it. Now that he saw Lan Shaobai speak, heunched a w attack regardless of right and wrong.
A berserk dragon roared ferociously, and the red-d old man''s clothes pped from its startling aura. When he sent out the w attack, it was like a True Dragon peeked out of the void and extended a dragon w, looking extremely horrifying.
"Whoosh!"
A gentle breeze blew in the air. The red-d old man had just taken one step and found a saber scabbard right before his throat.
Naturally, the person who acted was the Azure Dragon King Xiao Chen. With merely a casual move, he silently broke the red-d old man''s powerful attack.
The old man froze there, not daring to move.
Xiao Chen twisted his wrist, making the Lunar Shadow Saber spin as he pulled it back. Only now did the gentle breeze blow at the red-d old man''s hair, causing it to rise and fall gently.
Horror shed involuntarily in the red-d old man''s heart. Staring at Xiao Chen, he retreated one step.
This fellow did not defeat Bai Feng so easily by relying on luck.
The other six Martial Emperors had the same thought, which had them all automatically take a step back together. With this one step back, their strong momentum from earlier seemed to fall short of Xiao Chen''s.
The so-called air of a king was not dependent on who shouted the loudest or whose momentum was the strongest.
Instead, it was something like presence, intangible but capable of making the opponent unconsciously feel like they stood a step lower.
Where did this presencee from? Naturally, it came from the heartfelt confidence that one had actual measures on hand.
Otherwise, if it was only a bluff, an expert would be able to see through it with just a few words. One would end up having one''s face ruthlessly trampled on.
When the tens of thousands of people outside saw this scene, they understood why Xiao Chen could be so at ease. It was because he never feared these seven Martial Emperors in the first ce. While these people saw the First Heaven Martial Emperors as remote existences, Xiao Chen had never cared for the seven from the start.
When an ant shouted arrogantly at an elephant, why would the elephant lower its status and get angry with the ant?
"On the twenty-eighth of this month, we will hold the Dragon''s Gate''s reestablishment ceremony as scheduled. If Seniors have some time, do drop by. We will receive you all with the highest honors."
As the seven Martial Emperors retreated, Xiao Chen did not show any arrogance on his face. Instead, he spoke calmly while performing a cupped-fist salute.
Under certain situations, performing a cupped-fist salute meant that one was sending off the guests.
"Don''t worry. At that time, the Western Sea Divine Dragon Pce will definitely arrive on time. We will even give you a big present!" the red-d old man said through gritted teeth. Then, he flung his arm and left in a rage.
After the Martial Emperors'' momentum was overwhelmed, suppressed in presence, although they were not willing, they had to admit that they were no longer qualified to speak equally with Xiao Chen.
As for trying toe out on top of Xiao Chen, that went without saying.
The Martial Emperors flung their arms in rage and left one by one, still showing hostile expressions. Clearly, this matter would not beid to rest with just this.
Far away in a pavilion in the city, three Martial Emperor elders of the Lunar Pce, the Myriad Fiend Ind, and the Yinyang Paradise entered deep thought when they saw this scene.
These three people could be considered neutral parties. They originally just wanted to watch this duel that shocked the entire circle of Martial Emperors.
Unexpectedly, the truly explosive news was the words that Xiao Chen said after the battle.
Compared to the news of the Dragon''s Gate''s reestablishment, the storm that the battle kicked up was nothing.
"The air of a king is inly visible. At such a young age, he already possesses such presence. How can the Holy Masters just believe what he said and not fear him?" the Fiend Race cultivator from the Myriad Fiend Ind sighed as he shook his head.
A tiger was feared not because it ate humans but because it could eat humans.
The words of the Myriad Fiend Ind old man pinpointed the nature of this world where strength ruled, where reasony with the strong robbers. One was killed not for wanting to rule but because one was capable of ruling.
The world would absolutely not permit the appearance of a second Azure Emperor. They absolutely could not let the Dragon''s Gate get reestablished. The Dragon''s Gate''s reestablishment would only allow Xiao Chen''s Luck to grow even stronger.
Most of the Holy Masters were not willing to see such a thing happen.
The Lunar Pce always maintained a neutral stance. They would not express their opinions about anything right at the start.
At this moment, the female Martial Emperor that the Lunar Pce nted in Heavenly Dragon City showed some fluctuations in her expression.
Clearly, this female Martial Emperor was somewhat shocked at the news of Xiao Chen wanting to reestablish the Dragon''s Gate. Her thoughts had not settled yet.
When this female Martial Emperor heard what the Myriad Fiend Ind old man said, she smiled faintly andmented, "The Myriad Fiend Ind is at the very edge of the Heavenly Starry Ocean. It rarely interferes with the internal matters of the human race. Earlier, when the Azure Dragon King entered a state of Berserking Qi Deviation, you were also not in a rush to make a decision. I wonder if you can continue to remain indifferent about this."
When Xiao Chen entered a state of Berserking Qi Deviation, that had been a rare opportunity to kill him. The value of Xiao Chen''s head was a great temptation to many cultivators. However, the Myriad Fiend Ind old man chose not to take action in the end, opting to watch cidly.
However, this time, Xiao Chen''s words made it difficult for anyone to remainposed.
The Myriad Fiend Ind Fiend Race cultivator smiled calmly. "There is no need for the Lunar Pce to worry about this. Actually, I''m even more curious about what stance the Lunar Pce will take. After all, the Azure Emperor had some dealings with the Lunar Pce ten thousand years ago."
Whileughing loudly, this Myriad Fiend Ind Fiend Race cultivator quickly left this ce, preparing to send word about the Dragon''s Gate''s reestablishment back to the Myriad Fiend Ind.
"Humph!" A trace of rage shed across the Lunar Pce''s Martial Emperor''s face as she left this ce as well.
Only the mature beauty from the Yinyang Paradise remained. A flirtatious expression appeared on her face as she looked at Xiao Chen in the distance.
"Boundlessly graceful. What a moving sight! No wonder Susu nearly fell for him with just one nce. If not for him still being young, I would not dare to continue looking for long. What a pity."
The Yinyang Paradise was famed for their dual cultivation methods. Their female disciples did not have a good reputation. However, no one knew that such a sect was the inheritance of a Distant Ancient sect that cultivated indifference. While it looked like they were unrestrained and loose, they actually could not fall in love.
Falling in love would harm the root of their cultivation, and they would suffer from a rebound.
When the three Martial Emperors left, there were no longer any Martial Emperors nted by the Holy Lands left on Heavenly Star Ind.
Their departure clearly showed that these Martial Emperors intended to send word back to their respective Holy Lands in the shortest time possible of Xiao Chen reestablishing the Dragon''s Gate. After that, in less than three days, the news of the Dragon''s Gate''s reestablishment spread wildly throughout the entire Kunlun Realm.
This caused an overwhelming change.
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Back in the arena, Lan Shaobai watched as the Martial Emperors all left before releasing his bated breath in relief. However, when he thought about how there would be even more Martial Emperors on the twenty-eighth, he could not help frowning again.
Xiao Chen''s expression did not change much. He handed over a name list that he seemed to have prepared long ago to Lan Shaobai. Then, he said, "This is the list of honored guests. I''ll trouble Brother Shaobai to send them an invitation."
Lan Shaobai opened the name list and skimmed through it. Suddenly, he showed a stunned expression. As he looked at the various names on the list, he felt dumbfounded.
"Xiao Chen, are these honored guests really willing toe to Heavenly Dragon City?"
The Dragon''s Gate''s reestablishment ceremony was no simple ceremony. Attendance did not just mean they were here to offer congrattions. It also represented their stance, one of support.
As of now, Xiao Chen was on bad terms with the various Holy Lands. Few would be able to withstand the pressure ande.
Hence, Lan Shaobai''s question.
Xiao Chen said confidently, "There should not be any problems with at least half of theming. Of this list, several of them owe me a favor. I believe my eye for people is not that bad."
"Alright, I''ll go and make the arrangements!"
Lan Shaobai revealed joy on his face. As long as half the people on this list coulde, Heavenly Dragon City would face significantly less pressure.
Xiao Chen turned his head to face Mo Chen. "There is still about half a month. I''ll leave the arrangements for the ceremony to you."
Mo Chen nodded her head in a cute fashion. "Don''t worry. Just leave it to me. It is just a small matter."
That was right. To Mo Chen, this was just a small matter. The major concern in her heart was how she could personally help Xiao Chen. However, Xiao Chen progressed too fast. Now, he could gain a suppressive victory over a First Heaven Martial Emperor.
As for Mo Chen, even with her fortuitous encounter with the Book of Heavenly Works, which allowed her to improve rapidly, she still could notpare to Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen looked over his shoulder at the many friends behind him. Yue Chenxi, Jin Lin, and the others all showed worry on their faces. He smiled and said, "Let''s disperse and do what we need to do. This hurdle is not too difficult to clear."
To Xiao Chen, this was indeed not the most challenging hurdle. It would be far fromparable to his Great Tribtion of wind and fire that wouldeter.
If Xiao Chen could not even clear this hurdle, then there would be no need for him to undergo his Great Tribtion of wind and fire. He should just scatter his cultivation and live an ordinary life.
Chapter 1273: Doubts in the Abandoned Land
Chapter 1273: Doubts in the Abandoned Land
When Xiao Chen returned to his peak, he continued to work onprehending the Saber Domain, feeling that it contained many mysteries. Even Senior Lan Chaofeng did not fullyprehend them. Quite a lot of things remained obscure.
"Ao Jiao, do you feel that Senior Lan Chaofeng''s understanding of the Saber Domain is not really that incredible?"
Senior Lan believed that the focus of a Saber Domain was on the word "domain." The direction was right, but Xiao Chen felt that aside from the domain, the saber was equally important or possibly even more important.
Another person definitely would not dare to doubt their predecessors. However, Xiao Chen was different. He was not the kind of person who only followed the paths that others had taken.
Ao Jiao had traveled with the Thunder Emperor Sang Mu, who had condensed an Innate Thunder Crystal. Naturally, heprehended a Sword Domain as well. Hence, Ao Jiao understood some of this.
Xiao Chen, actually, if you think about it, if you count the entire Kunlun Realmincluding the vast oceanic world, the Kunlun Continent, and those ancient races staying on other starshow many Martial Emperors do you think there are?
Xiao Chen had never considered this question before. It was not easy to advance to Martial Emperor. However, once one did, one would be able to live for at least two thousand years.
How long was two thousand years? During this period, there would be a significant number of new Martial Emperors. Furthermore, they could still advance to Greater Heavenly Martial Emperor or Sovereign Martial Emperor, extending their lifespan; it would not be strange for them to live five thousand years.
Adding all these factors together, the number of Martial Emperors in the Kunlun Realm should be far more than Xiao Chen expected. After all, just considering the five major races of the Kunlun Continentthe Corpse Race and Ghost Race asideeach of the races numbered in the hundreds of billions.
However, no matter how many people there were, the final number of Martial Emperors would not be that high. After all, there was still the threshold of the Great Tribtion of wind and fire.
Even when including those old monsters who lived for several thousands of years, Xiao Chen estimated that there were no more than three thousand Martial Emperors in the Kunlun Realm.
The number might even be less than two thousand, perhaps just a little more than a thousand. Of course, all this was just a guess. Xiao Chen would know the answer only after advancing to Martial Emperor.
Out of the hundreds of billions of people, there were no more than three thousand Martial Emperors. With such aparison, it was clear to see why Martial Emperors were remote existences.
Ao Jiao continued, Let''s go with yourrgest estimatethree thousand Martial Emperors. Of this number, how many canprehend a domain?
Xiao Chen frowned before answering, "Probably just one hundred or so."
Right after Xiao Chen said that, he suddenly understood. With so few people, how could the many mysteries of the domain all be figured out?
Perhaps he could find the answer he sought only after leaving this abandonednd.
Right now, although Xiao Chen had not advanced to Martial Emperor yet, not having reached the same level as the Supreme Sky Prime or even the me Rock Sovereign, for the first time, he felt the restrictions of the Kunlun Realm and somewhat hated the helplessness that came with the awareness of the sky being too low.
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As Xiao Chen spent his timeprehending on his peak, a storm brewed outside.
At the Western Sea Divine Dragon Pce, the Western Sea Dragon King, a Sovereign Martial Emperor, obtained news of Xiao Chen''s intention to reestablish the Dragon''s Gate ahead of all the Holy Lands.
"Reestablishing the Dragon''s Gate in my Western Sea, swallowing up my territoryhe finally revealed his wild ambition!"
"Rumble!"
Overwhelming waves surged up in the sea region surrounding the Western Sea Divine Dragon Pce. An indistinct red dragon image appeared in the sky, letting out ferocious roars.
"The Dragon King is angry!"
The people on all the satellite inds of the ind where the Western Sea Divine Dragon Pce was located revealed horrified expressions when they saw this mysterious phenomenon.
The Western Sea Dragon King had already been retired for many years. Now, the three Vice Pce Masters managed all major and minor matters of the Western Sea Divine Dragon Pce. Most people had not seen the Western Sea Divine Dragon King for a long time already.
In the most magnificent pce of the Divine Dragon Pce, the Western Sea Dragon King, Ao Lang, sat on the throne in the middle, showing a scarily sullen expression.
In the pce, the three Vice Pce Masters and about ten Martial Emperor elders all sat upright and still, not even daring to breathe heavily.
The old Dragon King rarely raged in recent memory. This time, he was truly angry.
An old man bent over in the vast pce hall was saying something in a soft voice. This person was the old man that Xiao Chen forced back that day, the person the Western Sea Divine Dragon Pce nted in Heavenly Dragon City.
This old man''s family name was Zong. Currently, he had his head lowered, not daring to look at the Western Sea Dragon King at all.
"Continue speaking. What else did he say? That snot-nosed brat thinks he can ascend to the heavens after just a small aplishment," Ao Lang said with a sullen expression.
After thinking for a while, Old Zong added, "That brat said that when the timees, he will wee the Dragon Kings and the various Holy Masters to attend the Dragon''s Gate''s reestablishment ceremony and will show us the highest honor."
"Humph!" Ao Lang mmed his hand on the armrest. Unable to contain his rage, he stood up and said, "Treatment of the highest honor? I will go and test this brat. Let''s see what kind of treatment he will give me."
Normally, Ao Lang was not in the Divine Dragon Pce. Instead, he adventured in the Starry Heavens, seeking opportunities to make a breakthrough. This time, the three Vice Pce Masters sent out urgent notices before he rushed back reluctantly.
He had initially thought that the problem would not be any major matter. Unexpectedly, a Heavenly Dragon City had overtaken his Western Sea Divine Dragon Pce, and a Martial Emperor elder from his sect had gotten pped silly by that youth.
The even more ridiculous thing was yet to be said. This snot-nosed brat was actually bold enough to dere the reestablishment of the Dragon''s Gate. This was truly enraging.
The three Greater Heavenly Martial Emperor Vice Pce Masters quickly stood up and advised at the same time, "Big Brother, you can''t, you absolutely can''t!"
This big brother of theirs was famous for his fiery temper. All three of them knew that when he did things, he rarely considered the consequences.
Indeed, the moment Ao Lang heard the news of Xiao Chen reestablishing the Dragon''s Gate, he immediately had the impulse to kill his way over personally.
What could that do? If it were really that simple, the various Holy Masters would not be helpless against Xiao Chen already.
They did not forget that the Thunder Sovereign stood behind Xiao Chen. Aside from the Thunder Sovereign, there was also the Supreme Sky Prime. If the Western Sea Dragon King went over, then before he could teach Xiao Chen a lesson, the Thunder Sovereign would teach the Western Sea Dragon King a lesson first.
The three Vice Pce Masters immediately spoke up about the consequences, advising the rash Western Sea Dragon King to stop.
Ao Lang waved his hands and said, "Don''t worry. I know my limits. I am even clearer on the horror of the Thunder Sovereign than you all. I just want to see what this Azure Emperor''s descendant, who has set the ce abuzz, is like."
With these words, the three Vice Pce Masters heaved a sigh of relief.
When they thought about it, Ao Lang was still an overlord-ss character. No matter how angry he got, he would not act that rashly.
"The three of you, split up and go to the Southern Sea Divine Dragon Pce, the Northern Sea Divine Dragon Pce, and the Eastern Sea Divine Dragon Pce. This time, not only do I want to gather all the old guards of the Sea Monarch, but I also want to gather all the Holy Lands and suppress him with force."
When the others heard this, their expressions changed slightly. "Big Brother, that''s not good. When the various Holy Lands get wind of the news, they will not be able to sit still. However, no matter who it is, no one will be willing to take the lead. After all, the bird that pokes its head out gets shot.
"If the Thunder Sovereignes and settles scores after, we will be the first to fall."
A light shed in Ao Lang''s eyes. He said sullenly, "Do you think that I do not understand such a simple principle? However, given how things are now, do you think we have any other choice? If this fellow was not in the Western Sea, I also would not want to take the lead in this.
"Cut the crap and just do as Imanded. Quickly, go!"
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As the many Martial Emperors nted in Heavenly Dragon City returned one after another, all the Immortal Holy Lands and ancient Noble ns caught wind of the news that Xiao Chen was going to reestablish the Dragon''s Gate.
The upper echelons of the Lunar Pce, the Cyclic Astral Pce, the Heavenly Province Academy, the Yinyang Paradise, the Myriad Fiend Ind, and Five Poison Sect gathered together. Their faces were all grim.
The upper echelons of the Holy Lands like the Cyclic Astral Pce and the Heavenly Province Academy, both of which had a grudge with Xiao Chen in the first ce, raged.
The various Holy Lands all had sealed records describing the Dragon''s Gate''s might back then. No matter which Holy Land it was, none of them was willing to see the Dragon''s Gate resurface.
The thing that made all of them worry was the possibility of Xiao Chen bing a second Azure Emperor. Ten thousand years ago, with just a word from the Azure Emperor, the Minor Leiyin Temple, an Immortal Holy Land, was immediately destroyed, all its inheritance cut off.
None of the Holy Lands was willing to suffer such a tragedy.
However, as for how to stop this from happening, none of the Holy Lands'' upper echelons coulde up with a good idea; all of them felt a headache.
One dayter, the news of the Azure Dragon King reestablishing the Dragon''s Gate spread throughout the entire Heavenly Starry Ocean. This immediately triggered discussions among the many cultivators.
Anyone knowledgeable would understand the risk behind this and know that it would definitely incite the rage of the Holy Lands'' upper echelons.
Along with this news came another rumor: the Azure Dragon King Xiao Chen personally killed a Five Poison Sect Martial Emperor elder in front of tens of thousands of cultivators.
Since the Four Seas Hero Gathering, there had been little word of Xiao Chen in the Heavenly Starry Ocean. Now, he suddenly became the focus of everyone''s discussions again.
When the various outstanding talents who were waiting for Xiao Chen to be a meteor heard this news, theirplexions all turned ashen, their expressions saddened.
By being able to kill a bona fide Martial Emperor before advancing to Martial Emperor, even if Xiao Chen turned into a meteor, he would still be the most resplendent meteor in the history of the whole Kunlun Realm.
Another dayter, this news spread throughout the entire oceanic world. All the major factions of the various sea regionsthe ck Sea, the Human-Demon Sea, the Dragon Grave Sea, the Storm Sea, the Ice Seaheard this news.
When the Lunar Pce''s Holy Daughter, Yue Bingyun, who was in the Ice Sea searching for the ten-thousand-year-old Ice Lotus, heard the news, itpletely stunned her.
"He is too rash. How could he make such a decision to reestablish the Dragon''s Gate at this time?"
Without hesitating, Yue Bingyun immediately put down what she was doing and rushed to the Lunar Pce. All she wanted was to return quickly and see if she could influence the Lunar Pce''s stance.
Given Yue Bingyun''s status as the next Pce Master of the Lunar Pce, she should more or less have a voice in this.
If Xiao Chen failed in reestablishing the Dragon''s Gate, his Luck would be greatly impacted. The thought of it made her worry.
By the third day, the news spread to the Kunlun Continent. All the peak factions of the five major domains were set abuzz. Compared to the factions of the Heavenly Starry Ocean, the factions of the Kunlun Continent wereparatively calmer. After all, Heavenly Dragon City was simply too far from them.
Only the Three Holy Lands of the Kunlun Continentthe Phoenix''s Passion Pce, the White Emperor City, and the Divine Martial Gatemet up once again. The reason would cause one to enter deep thought.
Since ancient times, probably only Xiao Chen could set off undercurrents across the entire Kunlun Realm with just one sentence.
A huge storm slowly brewed. Everyone knew that there would be a greatmotion on the day of the Dragon''s Gate''s reestablishment ceremony.
Chapter 1274: Western Sea Dragon King? Just Dreg
Chapter 1274: Western Sea Dragon King? Just Dreg
As for the person behind the matter, the Azure Dragon King Xiao Chen, he was not as anxious or nervous as others imagined. He even looked rather rxed.
Dark clouds churned above the peak that was exclusive to Xiao Chen. Thunder roared endlessly. asionally, electricity sparked in the air.
Lying on a rock, Xiao Chen gazed at the scenery with a tranquil expression as he toyed with the Lunar Shadow Saber with one hand.
The Lunar Shadow Saber would be on Xiao Chen''s fingertip at one moment and bouncing between his shoulders in the next. It leaped about nimbly like it was another arm of his.
The Lunar Shadow Saber''s graceful movements appeared very natural, disying a simple beauty.
Suddenly, an invisible power split the dark clouds above in half like a knife. The clouds looked like soldiers moving aside for a general.
It was the Western Sea Dragon King, Ao Lang. As he walked over, step by step, he used his formless aura to carve a path for himself in Xiao Chen''s Saber Domain.
"Western Sea Dragon King, you grace me with your presence. Please pardon this junior for noting out to meet you. I was too impolite."
Xiao Chen rotated his wrist and caught hold of his dancing Lunar Shadow Saber, bringing it gently towards the ground. He did not get to his feet, merely sat up on the rock as he spoke indifferently while looking at the approaching person.
While Ao Lang was in Xiao Chen''s Saber Domain, it was like he was in his own world, entirely unaffected by the Saber Domain.
Ao Lang sized up Xiao Chen, looking at Xiao Chen''s white robes, long hair, and delicate appearance. Xiao Chen''s eyes appeared like the still water in an ancient well, giving off an aura of calm and peace.
What a strong mental state! After seeing my true body, he is still so calm, not showing any rage, pride, or frustration.
However, Xiao Chen''s words and actions incited the Western Sea Dragon King''s rage.
Since you already know my identity, why are you not standing up to greet me but putting on airs before me?
"Seems like you know that you were impolite as well? You are probably the first quasi-Emperor to dare to remain seated and speak to me. Who taught you to be this arrogant?!"
Although the Western Sea Dragon King was angry, he did not move rashly. Instead, he caught hold of a detail and used it to pressure Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen smiled calmly. "You are a senior, a Seventh Heaven Sovereign Martial Emperor. You can kill me with just a thought. With such strength, I should be humble and bow in respect. However, you are the Western Sea Dragon King, and I am the Azure Dragon King personally conferred by the Martial God Pce''s Thunder Sovereign.
"We are both dragon kings. If I lower my head to you, that would be equivalent to the Martial God Pce being weaker. You will not be able to take my bowing to you."
Ao Lang''s expression changed slightly at the clever and eloquent turn of phrase. That "will not be able to take my bowing to you" made it impossible for him toe back with a rebuttal. Xiao Chen easily dealt with the pressure that came with his words, not giving him any opportunity at all.
Xiao Chen stood up and continued, "Senior probably came here became of the Dragon''s Gate''s reestablishment ceremony. What instructions do you have? Please speak freely."
Ao Lang narrowed his eyes. For the first time, he felt that this youth before him was especially tricky to deal with.
"Let me ask you this, then. Have you thought about the feelings of my Western Sea Divine Dragon Pce when reestablishing the Dragon''s Gate in this Western Sea? If Heavenly Dragon City''s Luck increases, my Western Sea Divine Dragon Pce''s Luck will definitely drop in response. What makes you think you and I are on friendly terms?"
Xiao Chen narrowed his eyes and replied, "Of course, I have thought about it. Since the lowering of Luck is unavoidable, why not just go with the flow? If you follow whoever possesses great Luck, then, naturally, your Luck would not decline.
"After all, as the tide rises, the boat will rise along with it. If you are on an opposing end, of course, it would be hard to avoid Luck decreasing."
Ao Langughed loudly when he heard that. "You are truly boundlessly arrogant. You are just an insignificant Consummation quasi-Emperor, and yet you dare to say such words before me? You want me to go with the flow, getting the Western Sea Divine Dragon Pce to bow its head before you? You are too naive?!"
"Naive?"
Xiao Chen''s lips curled up. With a sh, he appeared above a tall rock at the cliff, standing at the highest point of this ce and looking down on Ao Lang.
"Dragon King, are you still unable to see the situation clearly? The world changed long ago. Soon, a golden age will descend. Large numbers of geniuses and outstanding talents will push open the Emperor''s Door.
"All those who stick to their old ways and cannot change will end up smashed by the flood. If you seed in going with the flow, even an old tree can blossom with flowers, bringing spring back to withered branches and improving further.
"Western Sea Dragon King, can you not see it?
"Or do you think that as a Seventh Heaven Martial Emperor, it is already enough for you to be termed as a Sovereign Martial Emperor? Do you feel proud enough that you do not need to take another step forward?"
A strong wind blew; this was the air of a king.
As Xiao Chen stood on the tall rock, the state of kingship suddenly radiated from his body.
The parted thunderclouds in the sky slowly melded back together. The Saber Domain that belonged to Xiao Chen forced the Western Sea Dragon King out bit by bit.
The Western Sea Dragon King frowned heavily. He did not resist, allowing himself to get forced out. In reality, as long as he wanted to, no matter what Xiao Chen did, Xiao Chen would not be able to force him away.
However, Xiao Chen''s words blew the Western Sea Dragon King''s mind, setting it abuzz. Ao Lang entered deep thought. This world had already changed. If he did not go with the flow, he would end up getting crushed by the currents.
The Western Sea Dragon King''s original intent was to pressure Xiao Chen. Who would have imagined that Xiao Chen would turn things around and end up pressuring him?
"Boom!"
Suddenly, the Western Sea Dragon King startled to his senses. With a quick re, a strong aura came out of his body. With this re, the thunderclouds in the sky turned to nothing.
With the thunderclouds gone, sunlight immediately shone down intensely, bathing the entire summit in golden light.
What an Azure Dragon King! If he were a Martial Emperor, he would definitely have been able to convince me with such grace.
Ao Lang calmed down and said indifferently, "If you were actually a Martial Emperor, perhaps I would withdraw with just these words. However, although you may be filled with potential, tribtion clouds hover over your head. Your future is uncertain, and you want to convince me?"
After saying that, Ao Lang took a step forward and coldly said, "I''ll give you one chance. Give up on reestablishing the Dragon''s Gate, and in the future, my Western Sea Divine Dragon Pce will not seek trouble for your Heavenly Dragon City anymore.
"Otherwise, don''t me me for forcing others with my power. On the day of the Dragon''s Gate''s reestablishment ceremony, I will show you what true power is. Even gods will not be able to block it!"
Bathed in sunlight, Xiao Chen faced the Western Sea Dragon King''s pressing aura and carefully enunciated every word in his reply. "In that case, I will wee your glorious arrival. Show me the overwhelming power that you mentioned."
"Humph!" The Western Sea Dragon King stomped his foot and said coldly, "Goodbye. Don''t me me for bullying the weak and not giving you a chance!"
"Bang! Bang! Bang!"
The moment the Western Sea Dragon King turned around, the peak below Xiao Chen''s feet crumbled, turning into countless rock shards. With the Western Sea Dragon King''s stomp, the tall mountain peak easily crumbled.
"It would be rude not to reciprocate. Since Senior already destroyed this mountain peak, then how about you take it back with you?!"
Up above, Xiao Chen, whose white robes were fluttering in the wind, instantly drew the Lunar Shadow Saber.
"Whoosh!"
The Saber Domain that previously copsed recovered in a heartbeat. The thunderclouds re-formed.
The instant the saber light shed, the mountain peak, which had crumbled into countless pieces, regathered under the influence of the vast saber intent from Xiao Chen''s Saber Domain.
However, this time, it no longer took the shape of a mountain peak but a saber!
This saber was more than three kilometers long. Its sharp de flickered with purple electric light. As Xiao Chen swung his saber, this gargantuan saber shot towards the Western Sea Dragon King like lightning.
Disdain shed in the Western Sea Dragon King Ao Lang''s eyes. He turned around and threw a palm strike. Sevenyers of light appeared behind him, and a vast amount of Primordial Energy caused space to ripple like water.
Ao Lang blocked the saber with his palm strike as expected. However, the scene of the gargantuan saber turning into dust did not appear. Instead, it gave off a dull ''boom,'' resounding everywhere like spring thunder.
Xiao Chen sheathed his saber and said with a smile, "I shall trouble Senior to take away this mountain!"
A grave look shed in Ao Lang''s eyes. He could tell that Xiao Chen''s Saber Domain had already reached a certain level. He realized that when he red at it earlier, his vast aura had not crushed the other party''s Saber Domain.
It had merely followed Xiao Chen''s intentions, hiding in the surroundings. The Saber Domain had always been around.
Hence, Xiao Chen could use the Saber Domain to form this strong saber in the shortest time possible.
"Excellent Saber Technique. You really made this king see you in a new light. I will temporarily take away this mountain, and I will return it during the Dragon''s Gate''s reestablishment ceremony!"
In this invisible struggle, Ao Lang lost the upper hand to a junior.
Feeling too embarrassed to remain, he withdrew on his own initiative. He suppressed the rage in his heart and red at Xiao Chen before leaving Heavenly Star Ind at lightning speed.
Xiao Chen slowly descended from the sky like a little bird. His eyes glinted as he muttered, "Saber Domain, Saber Domain. The saber in front and the domain behind. Of course, the saber is more important."
This sh with the Western Sea Dragon King allowed Xiao Chen to get a better grasp on his Saber Domain.
Theprehension of the Saber Domain could no longer follow the experiences of predecessors. Senior Lan had just introduced the concept to him, but Xiao Chen could only rely on himself to advance.
"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!"
Wind whistled, and two figures descended. It was Mo Chen and Lan Shaobai rushing over together. When they saw Xiao Chen''s exclusive peak reduced to nothing, their expressions changed drastically at the same time.
"What''s going on? Who came earlier?"
Xiao Chen answered honestly, "The Western Sea Dragon King Ao Lang!"
When Lan Shaobai and Mo Chen heard this, their hearts sank at the same time. A shadow shed in their minds. The storm created by the Dragon''s Gate''s reestablishment ceremony was already clear. In just a few days, the Western Sea Dragon King could not helping over personally.
In that case, how much pressure would there be during the Dragon''s Gate''s reestablishment ceremony?
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Ao Lang had a sullen expression as he returned to the Western Sea Divine Dragon Pce while carrying a gargantuan stone saber.
At this moment, the three Vice Pce Masters of the Western Sea Divine Dragon Pce were already hurrying to the other Divine Dragon Pces. The Martial Emperor elders had also left for the many Holy Lands of the Heavenly Starry Ocean.
When Ao Yu, the Western Sea Divine Dragon Pce''s Young Pce Master, saw Ao Lang returning, his face glowed with joy as he led people to wee Ao Lang.
"Father, you must have taught Xiao Chen a miserable lesson, right?" Ao Yu said excitedly. The memory of being forced to kneel after one palm strike from Xiao Chen was still fresh in his mind.
Ao Lang remained sullen, not saying anything. Ao Yu was apparently somewhat bad at reading expressions, continuing to smile and rattling on without a care for anything else.
As Ao Yu sized up the three-kilometer-long stone saber, he said, "Father, this must be your war trophy. This saber is pretty good. What rank is it? That brat Xiao Chen must be feeling some heartache."
"Pa!"
After enduring his frustration for such a long time, Ao Lang simply could no longer hold it in, pping Ao Yu across the face. "Trash! If you had even just a tenth of Xiao Chen''s grace, I would not need to worry about him reestablishing the Dragon''s Gate!"
With this, the people around realized that the Dragon King had suffered a disadvantage at Heavenly Star Ind and was currently depressed.
Chapter 1275: Myriad-Law Fiend Master
Chapter 1275: Myriad-Law Fiend Master
"Bang!" Ao Lang put down the stone saber on his back, causing the ground to tremble. The lightning saber intent still had not faded from the saber, crackling endlessly.
He said coldly, "Look after this stone saber. On the day of the ceremony, I will personally return it to that brat."
After thinking for a while, Ao Lang looked into the distance and said indifferently, "I think I will have to personally make a trip to some ces."
Having seen Xiao Chen for himself, Ao Lang could not help the increased heaviness of his heart. The Azure Dragon King Xiao Chen was much more difficult to deal with than he imagined.
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At the same time, the envoys of the Western Sea Divine Dragon Pce arrived at the various Holy Lands of the Heavenly Starry Ocean.
When the Holy Masters heard what these envoys had to say, they all felt very happy. They had just been worrying about how to deal with Xiao Chen. Since the Western Sea Dragon King wanted to stand out and take the lead, that would be for the best.
Xiao Chen alone was not scary. What was scary were the Supreme Sky Prime and the Thunder Sovereign behind him. With someone willing to risk their potential revenge, taking the lead in spoiling the ceremony, the Holy Masters were, naturally, willing to sell this favor.
Three of the Immortal Holy Lands-the Heavenly Province Academy, the Five Poison Sect, and the Cyclic Astral Pce-did not even have to consider before agreeing to the Western Sea Dragon King''s invitation.
Only the Yinyang Paradise, the Myriad Fiend Ind, and the Lunar Pce hesitated. As for the ancient Noble ns, most of them agreed.
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On Myriad Fiend Ind, Di Xinhan, who once fought with Xiao Chen at the Four Seas Hero Gathering, did his best to caution the many Fiend Race cultivators against participating in the Western Sea Dragon King''s n.
Di Xinhan advised, "Martial Uncles, I fought with this Xiao Chen before. This person is nothing but capable. However, he will absolutely not be the second Azure Emperor. The Dragon''s Gate''s reestablishment ceremony is most likely just fulfilling the responsibility of being a Xiao n descendant, bringing back the Dragon''s Gate and ensuring its inheritance does not end."
"Di`er, you are still young. You do not know what reestablishing the Dragon''s Gate means. Regardless of his preferences, when he reestablishes the Dragon''s Gate in the Heavenly Starry Ocean, the Luck of the various Holy Lands will flow uncontrobly towards him."
Di Xinhan shook his head and argued, "This is the excuse of the weak. The strong rely on themselves. If you think like that, even if the Myriad Fiend Ind were to gain an astronomical amount of Luck, it still would not develop well."
As the endless debate went on, an aged voice suddenly rang out in the in and simple pce hall. "Prepare a generous gift for the Dragon''s Gate''s reestablishment ceremony. Do not participate in the other matters!"
The moment this voice rang out, the expressions of all the people present changed. The one who spoke was the Myriad-Law Fiend Master, an old ancestor of the Myriad Fiend Ind who held a supreme position in this ce.
Like the Lunar Pce''s Pce Master and the Cyclic Astral Pce''s Pce Lord, he was one of the three Primes of the Heavenly Starry Ocean.
The moment the old ancestor spoke, the group of elders immediately stopped objecting. Di Xinhan heaved a sigh of relief. At the same time, he felt somewhat puzzled.
Di Xinhan wondered why the old ancestor, who had been in closed-door cultivation for a thousand years, suddenly showed concern over this matter.
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In the Yinyang Paradise, after a group of charming women discussed the matter for a long time, they also rejected the Western Sea Dragon King''s envoy. However, they giggled as they tried to get the envoy to stay in the Yinyang Paradise as a guest for a few more days.
This invitation frightened the envoy. He smiled abashedly and ran off quickly. The women of the Yinyang Paradise were famous for eating others up without leaving anything behind. How could he dare to remain?
His retreat prompted the women to cover their mouths as they giggled endlessly.
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In the Lunar Pce, due to the envoy''s persuasion, the Lunar Pce''s Pce Master was already somewhat interested. However, Yue Bingyun suddenly rushed back and gave her input. Once the Lunar Pce''s Pce Master learned that Xiao Chen once saved Yue Bingyun''s life, her expression turnedplicated, and she did not speak for a long time.
Yue Bingyun, who was at the side, felt very nervous. She did not know what kind of decision her master would make in the end.
"I''ll just take it as a favor to him. The Lunar Pce will not participate in this matter. As for whether he can clear this hurdle, that will be up to him. The Lunar Pce will absolutely not help the Azure Emperor''s descendant."
Yue Bingyun''s heart sank. This was not the result that she wanted. However, when she noticed the firmness of her master''s tone, she did not dare to say anything else.
Of the six Immortal Holy Lands, although three of them did not participate, the Western Sea Dragon King managed to rope in the other three. There were also most of the ancient Noble ns.
Together, they would be a huge force that could get any faction to back off.
The Western Sea Dragon King Ao Lang personally made an appearance, gathering the leaders of these factions together. Then, he started discussing the countermeasure that he prepared long ago.
The n was very simple. To use force to suppress Xiao Chen, using their power to put boundless pressure on him, to get him to take the initiative to give up on reestablishing the Dragon''s Gate.
The storm stirred up by the Dragon''s Gate''s reestablishment ceremony had already umted a horrifying momentum. Once the time arrived, it would all be unleashed in one go.
The Western Sea Dragon King still did not seem satisfied. After gathering the factions of the Heavenly Starry Ocean, he personally made a trip to the Kunlun Continent.
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At a certain mysterious seabed of the Heavenly Starry Ocean, Yi Ling, whose arms were already reconnected, hurried towards a secret room within an underwater pce.
The most mysterious person in the entire oceanic world-the Treasure Master-sat in this secret room.
Yi Ling did not push open the door to this secret room. In reality, even a Sovereign Martial Emperor would not be able to push the door open. He said from outside the door, "Father, the Dragon''s Gate''s reestablishment ceremony will be held in half a month. At that time, Xiao Chen will reestablish the Dragon''s Gate, formally hanging the banner of the Dragon''s Gate."
However, not a single sound came from the secret room. It was like the person in there was not interested at all.
"Father, say something. He chopped off my arms, but you did not even help me take revenge. Now, he is going to reestablish the Dragon''s Gate. Could it be that we have to just watch this happen?" Yi Ling asked with a quivering voice as he knelt on the ground. Now, he felt very anxious.
In the secret room, the Treasure Master, who was encased in ck shadows, opened his eyes. Fourteen figures stood around him, keeping the ce under heavy guard.
If one looked carefully, one would discover that these figures looked identical to the gigantic sculptures of Immortal Cultivators that the Treasure Master controlled in the Heavenly Starry Ocean; they were just significantly smaller.
"I have my own thoughts on this matter. You do not have to concern yourself with this. Cultivate hard and don''t waste your time," the Treasure Master replied indifferently.
Yi Ling did not stand up. Feeling dissatisfied, he asked, "Father, then when can I take revenge for his cutting off my arms?"
"You can do so at any time. You just have to be stronger than him. Stop lingering on this. You are interrupting my closed-door cultivation." The Treasure Master waved his hand and sent out a wave of strong energy.
No matter whether Yi Ling was willing or not, he was pushed out of the heavily guarded ce, unable to enter again.
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The undercurrents surged as the storm approached.
Xiao Chen, who stirred up this storm, did not feel anxious at all. He appeared to be leisurelyprehending, continuously cultivating at every free moment.
However, he did take time to look at some letters. The writers of these letters were all people whom he invited to the reestablishment ceremony, who confirmed their attendance.
As Xiao Chen looked at the simr contents in the various letters, he felt gratified.
He might not have a lot of friends; however, they did not hesitate to help without shrinking away at the crucial moment.
The Northern Sea Alliance''s Alliance Chief, the thirteen Great Bandits of the ck Sea, the Geomaster Jiang Tian, the Merfolk Race''s Queen Yao Yan, the White Bone Sovereignthe letters of these people all contained only some simple words. However, these words clearly expressed their stances.
Xiao Chen put away the letters and muttered, "Western Sea Dragon King, you want to use power to pressure me. Let''s see who will end up getting pressured in the end."
After he put away the letters, a guest arrived in the courtyard. Mo Chen walked over in a hurry.
She appeared somewhat fatigued. Aside from fatigue, there was a sense of gravity in the depths of her eyes.
When Xiao Chen saw Mo Chene in, he revealed a smile and invited her to take a seat. Then, he personally poured tea for her, properly receiving her.
"Big Brother Xiao Chen, there is no need to be so polite with me." Mo Chen picked up the teacup and took a sip, smiling faintly.
"It is a must. I owe you too much. All this is necessary," Xiao Chen said sincerely.
Mo Chen and Lan Shaobai busied themselves with the Dragon''s Gate''s reestablishment ceremony. They moved about frically, unable to stop and rest for a single moment.
On the other hand, the initiator of this event was unexpectedly idle. Aside fromprehending the Saber Domain, he did not need to do anything.
Even when Xiao Chen wanted to help, Mo Chen sternly rejected him, not letting him interfere.
In reality, Xiao Chen knew that this was Mo Chen showing concern for him. Of all the people, Mo Chen knew that the one under the most pressure in reestablishing the Dragon''s Gate was no doubt Xiao Chen.
If she could help him in any way, she would definitely do it, so that he would not have any additional worries.
Mo Chen put down the teacup and went straight to the point, speaking of her intent ining here. "Everything is ready. Three days from now, we will begin with paying respects to the ancestors. Shaobai got me toe here and inform you."
Paying respects to the ancestors, this was the first step in the Dragon''s Gate''s reestablishment. After paying respects were opening the gates, weing the guests, and receiving the congrattions of others.
What had toe would eventuallye. However, now that it was truly here, Xiao Chen still could not help feeling moved. "It is going to start, huh? Time really flies."
Time did indeed go by very quickly. By Xiao Chen''s calctions, he had already been in the Kunlun Realm for fourteen years. If he started from when he left the Mohe City''s Xiao n, it would be even longer. When he looked back, it was just like an instant, the blink of an eye.
"Big Brother Xiao," Mo Chen called out when she noticed Xiao Chen appearing somewhat distracted.
Xiao Chen recovered his wits and smiled. "I got it. Three days from now. I will make my preparations. Paying respects to the ancestors is a big matter. Nothing can go wrong with it."
Mo Chen''s eyes revealed a trace of mncholy. "There is no need to worry about paying respects to the ancestors. No matter how unruly those people are, they will not choose to cause trouble at this moment. After the segment of paying respects to the ancestors are the unveiling ceremony and the reception of the guests from the various ces. That is the most crucial part."
No one would cause trouble during the paying respects to the ancestors. However, it would be hard to say for the segment of weing the various guests and celebrating.
Xiao Chen revealed a determined light in his eyes. "My heart is set on reestablishing the Dragon''s Gate. No one can stop me."
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Three dayster, the ceremony to pay respects to the ancestors began.
Xiao Chen stood in the middle with Mo Chen and Lan Shaobai on either side. Behind him were Yue Chenxi, Jin Lin, Xiao Yu, and the others.
Everyone in the group had solemn expressions as they arrived before the Azure Dragon Tomb right outside Heavenly Dragon City.
The remains of the Dragon''s Gate''s War Venerates, the heroic spirits who did not rest, even after their deaths, were buried under the Azure Dragon Tomb.
Many nameless tombstones stood upright, adding a sense of dignity to this solemn atmosphere.
Xiao Chen knelt on the ground, feeling touched and a sense of responsibility as he knelt before these Dragon''s Gate''s predecessors.
"In the past, the Dragon''s Gate swept through everywhere, gaining plenty of military merits. However, Luck fluctuates. The Azure Emperor fell and the Dragon''s Gate got destroyed. For ten thousand years, there was no inheritance"
Chapter 1276: Celebrating the Dragons Gates Reestablishment
Chapter 1276: Celebrating the Dragon''s Gate''s Reestablishment
During the solemn and dignified ceremony of paying respects to the ancestors, an old man read out the Dragon''s Gate''s glorious history and fall with a resounding voice.
Many people had long known these stories. However, when they heard these stories again in such a setting, everyone was deeply moved.
In the history of the Kunlun Realm, no other sect had such a glorious history like the Dragon''s Gate did, sweeping through everywhere, unparalleled in the world, irresistible.
However, such a strong sect had fallen. Moreover, its destruction was not at the hands of the Deep Abyss Demon Races. Instead, it was done in by overwhelming numbers, at the hands of the many Holy Lands of the Kunlun Realm.
Hence, the glory of the Dragon''s Gate ended. The Xiao n and those connected to them were chased down to a lower realm, turning into a small n in decline.
Simply for the sake of survival, they had to struggle in fear. They could not even deal with a few weak ns.
If the story ended here, it would only make people sigh in regret; there would not be anything more.
However, the Azure Emperor''s descendant, Xiao Chen, appeared from nowhere. In a few short years, he had earned great prestige in the Kunlun Realm, sweeping through all the talents of the younger generation before him in the Kunlun Continent and the oceanic world.
Just as a Consummation quasi-Emperor, Xiao Chen even managed to defeat a bona fide Martial Emperor.
The Azure Emperor''s descendant possessed great Luck and prestige. Now, he announced to the world that the Dragon''s Gate, which was destroyed ten thousand years ago, would resurface in the world today.
The ceremony to pay respects to the ancestors proceeded in due order. It followed every step that Lan Shaobai nned out long ago.
"Ssh! Ssh! Ssh!"
Xiao Chen picked up a sk of fine wine and poured it onto the ground. Then, he slowly raised his cup. All those rted to the Dragon''s Gate behind him also raised their cups at the same time and finished their cups in one go before the Azure Dragon Tomb.
[TL Note: Pouring wine or tea on the ground is one of the Chinese ways of offering the dead a drink.]
Strong determination shed in Xiao Chen''s eyes. He had waited for this day for too long already. He had also waited long enough to offer this cup of wine to the heroic ancestors of the Dragon''s Gate.
"Come! Everyone,e with me to open the gates and wee the guests, to celebrate the reestablishment of the Dragon''s Gate."
Xiao Chen ced the emptied wine cup on the ground. Then, he turned around and led the group towards the Azure Dragon za. An unveiling ceremony was waiting there for him, as well as a storm for him to endure.
The Azure Dragon za was filled with honored guests. Such a major matter like the Dragon''s Gate''s reestablishment had already startled the entire Heavenly Starry Ocean. As long as there were no urgent matters on hand, nearly all the cultivators who were not in closed-door cultivation rushed over.
This was a rare event that happened only once in a millennium. These people did not want to miss the opportunity.
Furthermore, everyone knew that there would be an interesting show to watch during the ceremony, so they all casually prepared a gift and waited for the show to begin.
Xiao Chen sat in the middle of a high tform. As he looked at therge crowd in the za, he did not show much of a change to his expression.
Lan Shaobai had already arranged for people to wee the various cultivators who heard of the event. Aside from a few people who were qualified to stand on this high tform, Xiao Chen did not need to wee the others personally.
"The Eastern Sea''s Feng Binges to offer the Azure Dragon King congrattions on reestablishing the Dragon''s Gate and brought a congrattory gift as well."
"The Southern Sea''s Lie Tianmenes to offer the Azure Dragon King congrattions on reestablishing the Dragon''s Gate and brought a congrattory gift as well."
"The Autumn Water Pce Sectes to offer the Azure Dragon King congrattions on reestablishing the Dragon''s Gate and brought a congrattory gift as well."
People streamed in to offer their congrattions and casually ced their congrattory gifts at the side, forming a mountain of them. The chatter rang out endlessly, making the ce extraordinarily bustling. However, Xiao Chen''s heart remained calm.
Unless he saw a person he was familiar with and stood up to greet them and reminisce about the past, his gaze remained fixed on the Dragon''s Gate''s mountain tablet, which was on the high tform.
The Azure Emperor personally used Heaven Subduing Rock to forge the Dragon''s Gate''s mountain tablet. At this moment, it was covered with azure-colored dragon gs. However, the moment the dragon gs were removed and the mountain tablet unveiled, the most crucial step of the reestablishment ceremony would bepleted.
Looking at the time, it was about noon. The people around Xiao Chen all started to get nervous.
For some reason, the honored guests who should have arrived long ago had not arrived yet. The ceremony to unveil the mountain tablet was about to start, but none of them were here.
Xiao Chen, it seems like an ident urred, Lan Shaobai said anxiously via voice projection.
Xiao Chen remained calm, indicating that there was no rush.
"Reporting! The Western Sea Dragon King Ao Lang, leading the seven colored Marquises, three Immortal Holy Lands, and ten ancient Noble ns, is here to offer congrattions to the Azure Dragon King on reestablishing the Dragon''s Gate!"
Someone announced a long string of names, each of which was someone with a startling background. All of them were overlords of their area. As the person read the names out, his voice quivered somewhat.
At the entrance to the Azure Dragon za, the Western Sea Dragon King Ao Langughed loudly as he led a group of swaggering people in. These people all walked with heavy footsteps, striding in with a grand atmosphere and setting the ground atremble.
This group gave off a pressing aura. Their knife-like gazes focused on Xiao Chen, who was seated in the center of the high tform.
The most eye-catching thing was that each of these people carried a three-kilometer-long weapon on their back. It was either a stone saber, a stone spear, or a stone sword. Without exception, all of the weapons were made of rock.
This looked extremely strange, inspiring much discussion.
After Ao Lang arrived at the extraordinarily bustling za, it instantly fell quiet. No one dared to speak loudly.
Everyone knew that these people were here to cause trouble.
Everyone''s heart sank when they saw the various major characters with surging auras by the Western Sea Dragon King''s side. With the strong pressure, even breathing was difficult.
Ao Langughed loudly and said, "Little Brother Xiao Chen, as you wished, this king and his friends are here on time. Hey, something seems off. Xiao Chen, this scale seems somewhat too small. Why do I not see even a single Rank 9 sect? You are too petty with the Dragon''s Gate''s reestablishment. Hahaha!"
Xiao Chen''s heart skipped a beat at thisment. He believed that the Rank 9 sects that he invited must have encountered idents, blocked by the Western Sea Dragon King''s people.
However, Xiao Chen did not panic. Ao Lang might be able to block the people of the Rank 9 sects. However, he did not believe that Ao Lang could block the true major characters.
Xiao Chen stood up and replied, couching a double meaning in his words, "Senior Ao Lang is too caring. With Senior Ao Lang bringing this group of people here, the scale is already sufficientlyrge."
Ao Lang smiled and said, "Since we came already, we couldn''te empty-handed. I hope the Azure Dragon King will give us some face and ept the congrattory gift from my Western Sea Divine Dragon Pce!"
Right after Ao Lang finished speaking, his expression sank, and he picked up the gargantuan stone saber on his back. Then, he circted his Primordial Energy and charged at Xiao Chen.
The three-kilometer-long stone saber was asrge as a mountain. With the support of Primordial Energy, its destructiveness was easily imagined.
"I beseech the Azure Dragon King to give us some face and ept the congrattory gift of my Five Poison Sect!"
"Azure Dragon King, this is the congrattory gift of my Heavenly Province Academy. Do give us some face!"
"There is also the congrattory gift of my Cyclic Astral Pce. I implore the Azure Dragon King to ept them together!"
"My ancient Noble n has also prepared a great gift. I hope the Azure Dragon King will ept it!"
"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!"
As everyone eximed in surprise, ten-odd more gargantuan, three-kilometer-long weapons supported by Primordial Energy headed for Xiao Chen, who was on the high tform, with a surging might.
The honored guests on the high tform had never seen such a formation before. This sight startled them pale as they fled quickly.
Every three-kilometer-long weapon was an attack from at least a Greater Heavenly Martial Emperor. Such horrifying attacks equaled ten-odd Greater Heavenly Martial Emperorsunching their peak strikes at the same time.
If Xiao Chen just remained still and stood there, aside from being injured and unable to get up anymore, there would not be a second result.
As Xiao Chen watched the gargantuan weapons fly over, rage slowly ignited in his heart. He already guessed that the Western Sea Dragon King would try to disrupt the Dragon''s Gate''s ceremony with all the means at his disposal. However, he did not expect it to be so direct.
This powerful storm howled. If Xiao Chen did not retreat, his body would be crushed into a powder.
However, as the Sect Master of the Dragon''s Gate, if he retreated, this Dragon''s Gate''s reestablishment ceremony would be nothing more than a big joke.
Even if Xiao Chen did not want to receive this pile of deadly congrattory gifts, he still had to!
The Western Sea Dragon King smiled coldly and said, "Azure Dragon King, if you do not even give us this much face, you might as well give up on this Dragon''s Gate''s reestablishment ceremony. If you do not even ept our congrattory gifts, your Dragon''s Gate must be an ambitious establishment, not caring about us at all."
The ten-odd gargantuan weapons covered the sky, blocking out all the sunlight. The za instantly turned dark.
They slowly flew towards the high tform,pressing space into waves that surged over.
Everyone knew that it would be impossible for Xiao Chen to receive the ten-odd weapons with his strength.
Nevertheless, the Western Sea Dragon King said all that. He was clearly trying to push Xiao Chen into a dead end.
With Xiao Chen''s current strength, although he could defeat a First Heaven Martial Emperor, he was still just a Consummation quasi-Emperor in the end. How was he to deal with so many gargantuan weapons?
Each of the ten-odd gargantuan weapons contained the force of a Greater Heavenly Martial Emperor''s peak strike. Even if there was only one, it would be more than enough to finish off Xiao Chen.
Furthermore, there were ten-odd in one go now. This was simply seeking to kill him.
"It''s over. With this, the Dragon''s Gate''s reestablishment ceremony will be ruined from the get-go. Xiao Chen will definitely not dare to take on attacks from fourteen Greater Heavenly Martial Emperors in one go."
"How unfortunate! I thought we would be able to see an equal fight. Unexpectedly, the Western Sea Dragon King is so decisive, not even giving Xiao Chen any breathing room."
"The unveiling ceremony of the Dragon''s Gate reestablishment has not even started yet. From the looks of things, it is going to die unborn."
"Even if it does not die unborn, he will not be able to reestablish the Dragon''s Gate. Haven''t you seen the people by the Western Sea Dragon King?"
As the crowd discussed the event, the honored guests on the high tform had all already left in fear. Only Xiao Chen and Mo Chen remained.
As horrifying might pressed over, the two felt an immense pressure on their shoulders. It was like they carried a mountain, which was trying to crush all their bones.
"Big Brother Xiao Chen, I''m going to activate the Heavenly Dragon City''s Azure Dragon Heaven Locking Formation. Otherwise, we will not be able to receive these fourteen weapons."
Heavenly Dragon City itself was a Secret Treasure. There were formation marks under every single building and restrictions everywhere.
Although Heavenly Dragon City had not yet beenpleted, the city''s Azure Dragon Heaven Locking Formation was more than enough to receive these fourteen attacks.
"There is no need."
The Azure Dragon Heaven Locking Formation was the Dragon''s Gate''s greatest trump card. It would be too much of a pity if they used it now.
Xiao Chen looked coldly at the Western Sea Dragon King Ao Lang. Then, he said indifferently, "Senior is being too serious. How can I not dare to ept the congrattory gifts of the various seniors?"
Xiao Chen''s unexpected decision set the ce abuzz. He actually chose to stand out directly. "He is crazy! Is hemitting suicide?"
The Western Sea Dragon Kingughed loudly and said mockingly, "Then why are you still standing there? Quickly, go and receive them. We already delivered the congrattory gifts here. However, if you do not appreciate them, don''t me us for not giving you face!"
Disdain shed in the eyes of these Martial Emperors of the Holy Lands and ancient Noble ns.
Chapter 1277: Fighting Many Powerhouses Alone
Chapter 1277: Fighting Many Powerhouses Alone
By acting this way, Xiao Chen would just be seeking death. The Western Sea Dragon King''s move was well-yed. Regardless of whether Xiao Chen received the gargantuan weapons or not, he would end up at a disadvantage.
"Big Brother Xiao!" Mo Chen said anxiously.
Xiao Chen pushed softly, using a gentle energy to nudge Mo Chen off the high tform. Then, he stepped forward and arrived in front of the mountain tablet that was covered by the dragon gs. Finally, he looked calmly at the fourteen gargantuan weapons.
The Western Sea Dragon King was clearly someone who nursed a grudge. Back then, he suffered a little when he faced Xiao Chen''s three-kilometer-long saber. Now, during the Dragon''s Gate''s ceremony, he immediately returned it over tenfold.
Xiao Chen looked around and focused on the three-kilometer-long stone saber at the forefront. This was the stone saber formed by his saber intent. At this moment, the Western Sea Dragon King personally used it. It was also the one with the greatest might, leading the charge. Xiao Chen needed to receive this three-kilometer-long stone saber first.
"Whoosh!"
Xiao Chen pushed off the ground and soared into the air, heading directly for that three-kilometer-long stone saber.
Vital Qi surged in Xiao Chen''s body as he condensed the Azure Dragon Battle Armor, bursting forth with twenty Dragon Force. As dragon roars resounded, twenty dragon-shaped clumps of energy danced behind him.
"Deities Descending, tenfoldbat prowess!"
A beam of golden light entered Xiao Chen''s body, and his aura soared infinitely. Twenty Dragon Force instantly turned into two hundred Dragon Force.
Since Xiao Chen learned that his physiological lifespan had suffered considerable damage, he rarely used Deities Descending, a heaven-defying Martial Technique that inflicted damage on both sides, albeit slightly less on his end.
However, Xiao Chen was left with no other choice but to use it today.
Before everyone''s incredulous eyes, Xiao Chen, who executed Deities Descending, looked like a celestial being. First, he used a palm strike to break the spatial shock waves from the fourteen gargantuan weapons. Then, he used his hand to grab the three-kilometer-long stone saber at the very front.
"Buzz!"
Space trembled, and the massive wave that surged over sshed back in this intense sh. The other thirteen gargantuan weapons flying over all paused for a moment, their speed slowing significantly.
Xiao Chen roared. As he held the three-kilometer-long stone saber''s de, he ferociously raised it and pushed it off with his palm. "Boom!" The stone sabernded heavily on the high tform, standing erect.
He caught it!
The onlookers all eximed. The Azure Dragon King Xiao Chen managed to catch one gargantuan weapon without suffering any damage. However, the situation still did not look good with thirteen more such weapons behind, each of them equal to the peak strike of a Greater Heavenly Martial Emperor.
"Haha! Western Sea Dragon King, your strength is rather weak," the Cyclic Astral Pce''s Vice Pce Master mocked when he saw Xiao Chen catch the Western Sea Dragon King''s three-kilometer-long stone saber.
Ao Lang blushed faintly. This fellow actually caught his stone saber in front of so many Martial Emperors without suffering any damage. Ao Lang had utterly embarrassed himself.
Xiao Chen suppressed the surging Qi and blood in his body as he looked at the second gargantuan weapon. That was a three-kilometer-long spear bearing strong Astral Energy from the Cyclic Astral Pce''s Martial Emperor. Its might was second only to the three-kilometer-long stone saber''s.
"Pu ci!" The Cycle Banner soared into the sky from Xiao Chen''s body. This Astral Banner unfurled and gave off a wave-like rumble as the starlight of Massacre, Death, Ruin, Despair, and Grief descended from the sky.
Suddenly, colorful lights appeared in the Azure Dragon za. Under the illumination of starlight in five different colors, the ce turned into a dreand.
Xiao Chen''s delicate face appeared resolute, calm, and decisive. He reached out and grasped the Cycle Banner. The moment the five different colored beams of starlight descended, he roared ferociously and brandished the Cycle Banner.
He swung the Cycle Banner around, and a vast Astral Energy surged out from it that suppressed the Astral Energy in the three-kilometer-long spear. A strong suction pulled the spear, sending it tond beside the stone saber with a ''bang.''
The Vice Pce Master of the Cyclic Astral Pce had just mocked the Western Sea Dragon King for being too weak. Who knew, right after he spoke, Xiao Chen caught his spear in an even more casual fashion.
The Cyclic Astral Pce''s Vice Pce Master''s expression changed. Fortunately, the Western Sea Dragon King did not say anything to mock him. Otherwise, it would be worse.
"How strong! Xiao Chen already caught the two weapons with the strongest might. He might be able to catch all of them!"
"The Azure Dragon King really made plenty of preparations for the sake of this Dragon''s Gate''s reestablishment ceremony."
The cultivators present all felt an irresistible excitement. If Xiao Chen could really catch all of the gargantuan weapons, then this Dragon''s Gate''s reestablishment ceremony would be very interesting. The faces of the many Holy Lands would be trampled on. Just thinking about it made one excited.
The strongest two gargantuan weapons had been caught already. As long as Xiao Chen could catch the weapons from the Five Poison Sect and the Heavenly Province Academy, the remaining ten would be easier. The people from the ancient Noble ns and the other Divine Dragon Pces were much weaker.
The Five Poison Sect''s Vice Sect Master said, "Let''s see how are you going to catch the weapon of my Five Poison Sect. This stone staff is covered in a total of ten thousand deadly poisons."
The Five Poison Sect''s gargantuan staff was not strong. However, it was the most dangerous.
Once one touched the gargantuan staff, all sorts of poisons would enter the body. Although Xiao Chen''s half-step Golden Body made him extremely resistant to lethal poisons, hisbat prowess would almost certainly decline significantly.
However, the most crucial thing now was not the Five Poison Sect''s staff but the other gargantuan weapons. They already charged to the front, not giving Xiao Chen a chance to tackle them one by one.
The danger of the situation was indescribable. When facing the twelve gargantuan weapons, that surging might and pressure made Xiao Chen appear like an ant that might get crushed to pieces at any moment.
The people of the Dragon''s Gate all started to worry. As they looked at Xiao Chen in the air, they became anxious.
Just at this moment, a malevolent light shed in the Western Sea Dragon King Ao Lang''s eyes. He pped his hands and said, "Azure Dragon King, good moves. You managed to catch two of our congrattory gifts. However, these congrattory gifts are not meant to be caught one by one. Our hearts are all beating as one. Naturally, these congrattory gifts have to be received at the same time."
Right after Ao Lang spoke, he sent out a palm strike.
Instantly, the twelve gargantuan weapons that had already charged to the front quickly massed together as a result of Ao Lang''s palm strike. Their vast auras merged, appearing like a sharp weapon piercing towards Xiao Chen''s chest.
The originally dangerous situation now pushed Xiao Chen into dire straits.
"What strong Emperor''s Might."
Xiao Chen felt pain in his chest as he muttered. The might of his kingship showed signs of crumbling at any moment.
"Western Sea Dragon King, can you be any more despicable?!"
The crowd from the Dragon''s Gate could not help scolding. This was especially so for Mo Chen. She stood up in a rage, wanting to activate the Azure Dragon Heaven Locking Formation.
The tens of thousands of guests in the Azure Dragon za were set abuzz as well. Unexpectedly, the Western Sea Dragon King was actually shameless to this degree.
When the Western Sea Dragon King saw the anger of these people, heughed loudly and said while feeling pleased, "What do you mean despicable? Our group came from afar and worked together to offer a gift. Naturally, the Azure Dragon King has to receive all the gifts in one go."
Xiao Chen, who was in the air, waved his hand to stop the raging people of the Dragon''s Gate. Then, he looked at the Western Sea Dragon King and said coldly, "Your group''s hearts may beat as one, but your strengths differ after all. As for how to receive these congrattory gifts, I, the Azure Dragon King, naturally need to ept them in the right order. It is not up to you, the Western Sea Dragon King, to teach me what to do."
With a thought, the Sea Monarch Crown appeared on Xiao Chen''s head. In that instant, the might of his kingship soared and blocked the Emperor''s Might gathered by the twelve gargantuan weapons. In this sh of auras, Xiao Chen even surpassed the other side.
Primordial Energy gushed out of Xiao Chen''s Heart of an Emperor. Then, as he threw a palm strike with his left hand, vast lofty aspirations burst out of his chest.
A bright moon as bright as fire soared into the air. This was the Thousand Year me, a Profound Martial Technique that Xiao Chen made himself. This palm strike spoke of lofty aspirations and hot-bloodedness. A fierce fire that burned the heart!
At the same time, he threw a palm strike with his right hand as well. A scarlet moon soared into the sky, and petals flew about. This was the Thousand Year Death, a Profound Martial Technique with the same origin as the Thousand Year me.
The two moonspeted with each other in radiance. Lofty aspirations and hot-bloodedness mixed with calm and grief. These two palm strikes spread the twelve gargantuan weapons.
"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!"
Xiao Chen''s figure flickered in the radiance of the two moons. Then, he threw three more palm strikes that dispersed the twelve gargantuan weapons to different directions.
Driven by one hundred strands of Primordial Energy, each of these palm strikes radiated horrifying Emperor''s Might amid the loud noise, shocking all the cultivators observing.
After Xiao Chen threw thetter three palm strikes, two beams of light shot out of his eyesone gold and one white. They were the Sr True me and the Lunar True me. The mes chased each other, quickly forming a beautiful Taiji Yinyang me Diagram.
Sweat dotted Xiao Chen''s forehead. He shouted through gritted teeth, "Spin for me!"
The Taiji Yinyang me Diagram started spinning rapidly, exploding forth with a bright golden light.
A suction appeared as the Taiji Yinyang me Diagram spun, flinging the Five Poison Sect''s gargantuan weapon containing ten thousand types of poisons to the side of the Cyclic Astral Pce''s spear with a loud ''bang.''
The Five Poison Sect old man revealed great shock on his face. "How can it be?! He just blocked my congrattory gift like that! Those ten thousand poisons all wasted!"
"Pu ci!"
A three-kilometer-long sword tore through the Taiji Yinyang me Diagram. As it bathed in fiery light, it flew towards Xiao Chen while emitting a powerful sword intent and appearing unparalleled and sharp.
This was the Heavenly Province Academy''s congrattory gift. The three-kilometer-long sword was the one with the sharpest offensive power.
The Heavenly Province Academy old man said coldly, "Even if you catch this sword of mine, you will end up vomiting three liters of blood. The remaining ten weapons will be sufficient to kill you after that."
Saber! Xiao Chen shouted in his heart.
The Lunar Shadow Saber started leaping about nimbly between his palm and shoulders. It was like a beautiful girl performing the most beautiful dance in the world.
As the Lunar Shadow Saber danced about, the surging saber intent in Xiao Chen''s body gathered together and flooded into the saber.
Xiao Chen''s Saber Domain had already moved from outward power to subtlety. Even without using his Saber Domain, his strong saber intent was already sufficient to intimidate most of the sword intents in the Kunlun Realm.
When that three-kilometer-long sword arrived before Xiao Chen, the Lunar Shadow Saber suddenly stopped dancing. He reda re like a powerful saber de. Then, he grasped the Lunar Shadow Saber and thrust it forward still in its scabbard in the time it took for a spark to fly.
Xiao Chen used the tip of the saber scabbard to block that three-kilometer-long sword de. It looked like a sh between sword and saber. However, what shed were the respective saber intent and sword intent.
Without a master to control the gargantuan sword, no matter how strong the sword intent in it was, it could notpare to the unparalleled saber intent that Xiao Chen instantlyunched after storing up power.
"ng!" It sounded like a celestial zither giving off beautiful and powerful sounds.
When this insignificant Xiao Chen sent out his saber, he forced this gargantuan, mountain-like sword back about eight centimeters.
Chapter 1278: A Thought Can Form a Saber
Chapter 1278: A Thought Can Form a Saber
Xiao Chen''s white robes fluttered as he spun around. Then, he stepped on the edge of that three-kilometer-long sword. The sword fell straight down and stabbed one meter into the ground.
When Xiao Chen descended, hended stably on the handle of the gargantuan sword, his white robes and long hair waving in the wind. He looked like a powerful desman with clear grace.
The Heavenly Province Academy old man''s face turned green immediately. It was like what Xiao Chen stomped on was not a sword but his face.
As Xiao Chen stood on the handle of the gargantuan sword, he looked around at the remaining ten weapons. These weapons were not from Martial Emperors of any of the Holy Lands and were significantly weaker than the earlier four.
Xiao Chen held his saber in front of him with his right hand. Now, his mind waspletely calm.
Saber Domain! Xiao Chen muttered in his heart.
The Lunar Shadow Saber in his hand immediately came out of its sheath. As the de of the saber emerged from the scabbard, so did the lightning Saber Domain that had already moved from outward power to subtlety.
Thunderclouds filled the ce. Everywhere within one kilometer was Xiao Chen''s world.
The entire ce was filled with saber intent. Nowhere was absent of it. With a single thought, Xiao Chen could form a saber.
"Whoosh!"
As the saber light shed, the Astral Energy and boundless sword intent in the four gargantuan weapons on the high tform, and every other energy within one kilometer of Xiao Chen all merged into the saber that he drew from the scabbard.
A vast, unparalleled saber intent could be felt from the saber. As Xiao Chen held the Lunar Shadow Saber and looked at the ten oing weapons, he brandished his saber to his heart''s content.
This saber destroyed all the auras and states in those ten gargantuan weapons.
Xiao Chen''s heart filled with lofty sentiments as he soared into the air and sent out another saber strike. A vast purple saber Qi carried a strong aura as it swept through the sky, looking like a purple meteor.
Hended one saber strike on the weapon from the Jiang n, an ancient Noble n, sending it tond beside the gargantuan sword.
Then, Xiao Chen struck another gargantuan weapon, this one from a Vice Pce Master of the Eastern Sea Divine Dragon Pce, making itnd with a ''boom.''
Xiao Chen''s white robes fluttered as he whirled around in the sky with his treasure saber before the many powerhouses.
All the tens of thousands of guests goggled and gaped as they watched Xiao Chen dance in the air, making a gargantuan weapon fall with each saber strike he sent out.
Even the group of people on the Western Sea Dragon King''s side all goggled at the sight of this, clearly in disbelief.
How much grace did one have to have before one could dance around before powerhouses like that, stunning everyone into silence?
Purple saber Qi sweeping through the sky, the white-robed Xiao Chen dancing in the air while holding his saber, the three-kilometer-long weapons suddenly falling to the groundthis seemed to be the only thing happening that caught everyone''s attention.
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At a ce that Xiao Chen could not see, in the clouds far away from Heavenly Dragon City were many waiting warships.
One of the warships was densely bedecked with Astral Banners. This was the Cyclic Astral Pce''s Emperor Grade warship, which the Cyclic Astral Pce''s Pce Master had personally takenmand of, carrying a group of younger-generation disciples as well as the Holy Son and Holy Daughter from the Sun Pce and the Moon Pce.
This group of people also saw the scene at the Azure Dragon za. They all rushed to the frontmost part of the deck and looked into the distance, not daring to believe their eyes.
Chu Yang muttered, "How can it be? How did he do it? He caught all fourteen weapons."
Simr scenes happened on the other warships as well. With a careful look, one would discover that the Eastern Sea Dragon King, the Northern Sea Dragon King, the Five Poison Sect''s Sect Master, the Heavenly Province Academy''s Sect Master, and the Yinyang Paradise''s Sect Master, as well as other major characters, were all here.
On the warship of the Lunar Pce, Yue Bingyun''s eyes lit up when she saw this scene.
The Lunar Pce''s Pce Master rejoiced in her heart. Fortunately, she had not agreed to the Western Sea Dragon King''s n. Otherwise, the aloof Lunar Pce would have ended up disgracing itself too.
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"Whoosh!"
When thest gargantuan weapon fell,nding beside another one, Xiao Chen sheathed the saber. Now, he had subdued all fourteen gargantuan weapons, lining all of them on the high tform.
As Xiao Chen''s figure slowly descended, he nced at the stunned Western Sea Dragon King and said calmly, "Men! Bring the Western Sea Dragon King and the other dignitaries from the Holy Lands and ancient Noble ns to the seats for honored guests. The Dragon''s Gate''s reestablishment ceremony will continue."
Seats and tables were reced on the high tform.
Two pretty maidservants at the entrance to the za smiled, extending their hands in invitation. This was clearly an iparably respectful gesture, but it made the Western Sea Dragon King and the others feel very embarrassed and frustrated in their hearts.
The situation had not developed in the direction they expected. At this point, they could no longer find any excuse to continue causing trouble.
The Western Sea Dragon King''s face was extremely red. As he clenched his right fist, his body trembled uncontrobly. He no longer showed the air of a Dragon King.
Xiao Chen gently drifted down, returning to the host''s seat in the middle. The Western Sea Dragon King, as well as the Greater Heavenly Martial Emperor elders from the Holy Lands, sat at his left side.
The other Martial Emperor honored guests of lesser renown sat at Xiao Chen''s right.
The Dragon''s Gate''s reestablishment ceremony continued. Lan Shaobai followed the reestablishment ceremonies of some ancient sects, proceeding in a methodically arranged manner.
When Xiao Chen saw this, he knew that Lan Shaobai had put in a lot of effort for the ceremony to appear like that. Lan Shaobai ensured the necessary scale of the Dragon''s Gate''s reestablishment ceremony without any major careless mistake, conforming with the norms of society.
This suited Xiao Chen''s intent. There was no need to make the scale too grand. It was fine just to follow through with all the necessary steps. The most important thing was to be able to sessfully unveil the monument and dere to the world that the Dragon''s Gate was reestablished.
He needed to make known to the world the existence of the Dragon''s Gate, to spread the stories of the Dragon''s Gate and formlessly let the newly reborn Dragon''s Gate be a part of this world and obtain Luck.
On the surface, things were going well. However, Xiao Chen was well aware of his current situation.
Ao Lang, your rotten idea is truly incredible. You caused so many Greater Heavenly Martial Emperors to be embarrassed along with you.
It''s all your fault. What kind of broken idea is this, using power to suppress others, putting pressure on Xiao Chen? Look at things now. You made us all into a joke. Are you satisfied now?
I already said long ago, when we make our move, no matter how strong we are, there is a limit. We cannot underestimate Xiao Chen''s potential.
This old man has wandered the world for a thousand years, and this is the first time I embarrassed myself this much. Western Sea Dragon King, you have to take responsibility for this, no matter what.
On the surface, the Western Sea Dragon King and the others were drinking wine and watching the various programs of the ceremony. However, they secretly sent voice projections to each other, all of them ming the Western Sea Dragon King.
Ao Lang did not say a single word, feeling very aggrieved. He had been the proposer of this idea. Originally, he had been very confident in this n. Who could have imagined that Xiao Chen would manage to turn things around? This oue simply caught Ao Lang off guard. As he faced the finger-pointing of the others, he showed a sullen expression and did not make a rebuttal.
I, Ao Lang, will take responsibility for this. After this matter is over, I will definitely give everyone a satisfactory answer.
As Ao Lang watched Xiao Chen offering toasts to the honored guests, appearing magnificent as he smiled, the rage in his heart zed even stronger.
If Ao Lang could directly attack Xiao Chen, he would have already done so long ago, personally dealing with Xiao Chen.
"Piang!"
Suddenly, Ao Lang, who was drinking wine, dropped the jade wine sk in his hand on the floor. When the wine sk broke, fine wine spilled everywhere, giving off an enticing fragrance.
Ao Lang''s actions startled everyone. The originally noisy tform immediately turned silent.
Although the many honored guests were startled at Ao Lang''s actions, they were not surprised. He had note here to drink wine and offer congrattions in the first ce. How could he simply just sit still and drink wine? He would definitely be thinking of how to cause trouble at any moment, to hinder the Dragon''s Gate''s reestablishment ceremony.
Furthermore, when Ao Lang offered his congrattory gift, he meant to give Xiao Chen a p to the face, yet Xiao Chen ended up turning it into a p to Ao Lang''s face. He must have felt very frustrated and could no longer endure it anymore.
Xiao Chen remained calm. He raised his hands to stop the angry Dragon''s Gate''s people. He raised his eyebrows and looked at the Western Sea Dragon King. "Senior, if you are not satisfied with the wine or the wine sk, I can get someone to change it out."
The Western Sea Dragon King did not say anything. Instead, he startedughing coldly. After a while, he held his wine cup up and drawled, "Azure Dragon King, you don''t really think that we came from such a distance just to offer you congrattions and drink your wine, right?
"Do you know why I smashed this wine sk? This wine is indeed an excellent fine wine. However, the wine sk is merely made out of hundred-year-old jade. With such an inferior wine sk, how could it match the peak grade wine?"
Xiao Chen was very intelligent. How could he not understand what the other party meant? He replied calmly, "Senior Ao, just speak directly. There is no need to beat about the bush."
Ao Lang said indifferently, "You want me to speak directly? In that case, I will speak directly for you. This wine sk is you, the Azure Dragon King. The Dragon''s Gate is the peak grade fine wine. As an inferior wine sk, you cannot contain this fine wine. If you do so forcefully, others will only look down on you and smash you to pieces.
"If you obstinately cling to your own way today, reestablishing the Dragon''s Gate, you will end up like this wine sk."
"Piang! Piang! Piang!"
With Ao Lang taking the lead, the other elders from the Holy Lands, ancient Noble ns, and the Divine Dragon Pces of the four seas, all smashed their wine sk on the ground one after another.
Instantly, the sound of jade wine sks breaking rang out endlessly.
They were turning hostile!
The Western Sea Dragon King''s group decided topletely shed all forms of cordiality, no longer beating about the bush and directly threatening Xiao Chen.
The atmosphere turned treacherous once again. With just a single disagreement, there would be a huge battle.
"Interesting. A Sovereign Martial Emperor leading a group of Greater Heavenly Martial Emperors in behaving like hoodlums."
"The funnier thing is that their opponent is only a Consummation quasi-Emperor. Probably only the Azure Dragon King Xiao Chen can push them to this point."
"With so many major characters, even if it was just the Western Sea Dragon King, Xiao Chen would probably be pushed into a corner."
"After today, the reputation of this group of people is going to stink to high heavens."
The situation on the high tform was well received. It did not cause much surprise to the other honored guests and the other cultivators in the za.
In reality, the crowd did not hold much hope for Xiao Chen''s reestablishment of the Dragon''s Gate. The truly surprising thing was that the Azure Dragon King Xiao Chen could receive the many congrattory gifts, dancing around in the air before so many powerhouses.
Ao Lang stood up and demanded coldly, "Are you not going to speak? Does keeping silent mean you have a chance? Are you that naive to think that you will be able to continue the reestablishment ceremony smoothly after just catching some congrattory gifts?!"
Xiao Chen maintained his calm expression. He swirled the wine cup in his hand and looked in a certain direction in the sky for some reason.
In that direction, behind the boundless clouds, the many major characters sitting on the warships watched coldly as events unfolded.
Chapter 1279: Dancing Clowns
Chapter 1279: Dancing Clowns
Xiao Chen withdrew his gaze and ignored Ao Lang, draining the wine in his cup in one go and taking in a deep breath. Then, he gave a thumbs-up gesture and a smile to Mo Chen in praise for the wine that she brewed.
However, Mo Chen felt so anxious that she nearly cried. None of the honored guests from the invitation list made it. With the Western Sea Dragon King pressing matters to this extent, there was already no way to continue the Dragon''s Gate''s reestablishment ceremony. However, Xiao Chen could still smile.
Xiao Chen''s smile enraged the Western Sea Dragon King even more. His voice grew louder as he said, "Azure Dragon King, to think you can still smile! Don''t think that just because you possess great Luck, you will be able to flip the situation around. In our eyes, you are just a minor character, just like an ant. We can squash you to death at any"
"Are you finished yet? Damn it, shut your mouth up. All you keep saying is the same line over and over again!" Xiao Chen yelled suddenly, his voice like thunder. His furious expression made his delicate face looked very terrifying.
"Piang!" He flung the wine cup in his hand to the ground. Then, he shouted, "Are you going to say that someone already blocked the Supreme Sky Prime? Also, the Spirit Fox King, the thirteen Great Bandits of the ck Sea, the Northern Sea Allianceall the honored guests that I invited will not be able toe without exception?!
"You are going to say that no one will be able to help me today. As long as I continue with the ceremony, I will be crushed like the wine sk. You used the analogy of the wine sk tough at me for overestimating myself, jumping up and down like a clown. Do you really think that I do not understand the hidden meaning behind your words?!"
Xiao Chen stunned the Western Sea Dragon King''s group. They asked with somewhat quivering voices, "How did you know? You should not know about this!"
That was right. This group dared to shed all cordiality because the honored guests that Xiao Chen invited would not arrive.
The Western Sea Dragon King had contacted various people to block the other parties, to ensure that they would not turn up at Heavenly Dragon City. In their opinion, without these major characters, no matter how Xiao Chen hopped around, he would be just like a clown.
How could Xiao Chen not know? None of his honored guests arrived. One would be able to figure out the reason with just a little guesswork. From the time he received the congrattory gifts until now, he never truly feltcent. Actually, he already guessed what happened.
Xiao Chen looked directly at Ao Long and said, enunciating every word, "Let me tell you this, Western Sea Dragon King Ao Lang. Some people can ignore any dangers to their life for the sake of the responsibility in their heart. You will never understand this. MyXiao Chen''sheart is red. My blood is warm. Even if you dig out my heart and bleed me dry, I, Xiao Chen, will carry out this Dragon''s Gate''s reestablishment ceremony to the end."
When facing Xiao Chen''s imposing manner, the Western Sea Dragon King Ao Lang, who initially held the suppressive advantage, felt somewhat stupid.
Originally, Ao Lang thought that after Xiao Chen found out the truth, he would turn pale and be startled into giving up obediently. Who would have imagined that the other party would be so ruthless, not taking a step back at all?
Even after being pushed into a dead end, Xiao Chen still stuck to what he believed in, doing his best to fulfill his duty.
Xiao Chen''s perseverance and craziness stunned the Western Sea Dragon King Ao Lang for a moment before he recovered his wits.
After all, Ao Lang was a major character who was a Seventh Heaven Martial Emperor. He had lived a long time already and experienced many things. Although people like Xiao Chen were very rare, perhaps appearing only once every ten thousand years, Xiao Chen was still much weaker than him at this moment.
Xiao Chen was not someone who could stand on the same stage. As long as those major characters could not make it, no matter how he jumped around, he would just be like an ant before the Western Sea Dragon King Ao Lang.
Furthermore, there were still many Greater Heavenly Martial Emperors of varying strengths by the Western Sea Dragon King''s side. With such momentum, there was no way Xiao Chen would truly scare him.
Ao Lang said coldly, "Digging your heart out and draining your blood? There is no need for me to go to all that trouble in order to kill you. However, don''t worry. I am the Western Sea Dragon King. I will not stoop so low as to kill you. Since I am already aware of your determination, I will not ask you anymore. We will just sit here. You can do whatever you like. However, you can forget about unveiling this Dragon''s Gate''s mountain tablet!"
Ao Lang waved his hand, and the others all sat down and coldly stared at Xiao Chen.
"What are you all looking at? Scram!"
Upon seeing the other honored guests on the tform, Ao Lang shouted at them. The others immediately left the tform, not daring to remain any longer.
"All of you too! Scram, now! On the double!"
The Western Sea Dragon King pointed at the tens of thousands of guests still drinking and chatting in the za. All of them were included among those that Ao Lang addressed.
Everyone felt dissatisfied, feeling that this Western Sea Dragon King was too overbearing. However, the other party was a Seventh Heaven Sovereign Martial Emperor and had many Holy Lands and ancient Noble ns on his side. With such a force, no one dared to disobey.
Ao Lang looked at the red-eyed Xiao Chen and said, "Don''t look at me. Let me tell you this: with me around, you will absolutely be unable to continue this Dragon''s Gate''s reestablishment ceremony. I will not dig your heart out or drain your blood. I''ll just sit here without moving, and that alone is sufficient to prevent your Dragon''s Gate''s reestablishment ceremony from continuing."
After Ao Lang shed all cordiality, Xiao Chen indeed had no way to deal with him. This hoodlum method made Xiao Chen feel choked with hot blood in his chest, unable to unleash it.
The people of the Holy Lands seated beside Ao Lang all revealed faint smiles as they looked at Xiao Chen''s frustrated appearance.
They all felt very happy. What could be happier than being able to see the Azure Emperor''s descendant suffer? They managed to settle scores, and the Western Sea Dragon King shielded them from repercussions. What could be better than this?
If there was any unhappiness, the only one would be that Xiao Chen had danced around in front of them earlier and received their fourteen gargantuan weapons.
However, the situation had already turned around. As long as the Dragon''s Gate could not be reestablished, the Azure Dragon King''s Luck would definitely drop. As for the humiliation they suffered earlier, it no longer mattered.
"Pu ci!"
Xiao Chen felt agitated and could not help vomiting a mouthful of blood onto the tforma very startling sight.
"Xiao Chen!"
"Big Brother Xiao!"
The expressions of Mo Chen and the others altered as they ran over to support Xiao Chen. They appeared both worried and angry.
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Within the clouds in the distance, on the Lunar Pce''s warship, Yue Bingyun''s chest tightened when she saw Xiao Chen suddenly vomiting blood. She immediately moved to go and check out the situation.
"Bing`er!"
A voice came from inside the Lunar Pce''s warship. Yue Bingyun showed a conflicted expression and stopped.
When the people on the other warships saw this scene, they all revealed cold smiles. Although this Xiao Chen was strong, he was still just human and not a god.
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When the Western Sea Dragon King and the others saw this, they immediately understood what had happened. When Xiao Chen received the fourteen gargantuan weapons earlier, he had suffered significant hidden injuries, especially after he used some heaven-defying Martial Technique that could not be easily used.
Furthermore, as it was the Dragon''s Gate''s reestablishment ceremony, he did not get to rest properly. After holding out until now, he could no longer do so, and his injuries erupted.
Seeing how Xiao Chen paled, the Western Sea Dragon King said indifferently, "Everyone, have you seen it carefully? I did not do anything to him. He vomited blood on his own. Don''t any of you me it on me."
"Haha! It turns out that his injuries are not light, either. I really thought that he managed to remain unharmed when he received our congrattory gifts."
"The Azure Dragon King is merely so-so."
As the group watched Xiao Chen vomiting blood, they started to mock him with cold words. All of them felt very pleased as they remembered the glorious scene of Xiao Chen receiving their congrattory gifts and inviting them up. It turned out that there was also a miserable side to this.
Mo Chen red at the Western Sea Dragon King and snarled, "Don''t go overboard!"
The Western Sea Dragon Kingughed loudly and said, "What''s wrong, little girl? We are just speaking. Are you not even going to allow that? This brat overestimated himself. Who can he me but himself?!"
"How shameless!" Mo Chen shouted angrily.
Mo Chen simply could no longer endure and directly charged over. A burning book appeared above her head, bathing her in fiery light as she threw a palm strike at Ao Lang.
"The Book of Heavenly Works? Little girl, you are rather fortunate in your fortuitous encounters. Perhaps in another hundred years, you might be a match for me. However, now, you can only return to where you came from."
The eyes of Ao Lang and the others all lit up when they saw this canon.
However, they did not worry much about Mo Chen, whounched herself over. Even if she had the Book of Heavenly Works, she was still just like an ant before them.
"Pu ci!"
When the pale Xiao Chen saw Mo Chen explode in rage, his heart sank. He pushed off the ground and arrived first despite making his moveter. Then, he ced his hands on Mo Chen''s shoulders, blocking her from the front.
Ao Lang, who had been preparing to attack, smiled faintly and said, "Interesting. The Azure Dragon King truly lives up to his reputation. Despite being injured to this extent, you still possess such speed. Your Movement Technique is excellent!
"However, since I already started to make my move, I might as well continue and test how strong the Azure Dragon King''s Movement Technique is."
Ao Lang''s words paused here, and he raised his hand tounch a palm strike. mes surged instantly, and a me dragon made of Primordial Energy charged ferociously at Xiao Chen while baring ws and fangs.
This move was not very strong; it was just a casual attack for Ao Lang. However, with Xiao Chen''s current state, he could not easily receive or dodge it.
"Bang!" After doing his best to dodge while carrying Mo Chen, he managed to avoid the main attack and just got struck by the shock wave, so there were no serious problems.
"Your Movement Technique is indeed pretty good. It is truly an eye-opener." The groupughed loudly at Xiao Chen''s sorry state.
"How hateful!"
The Dragon''s Gate''s people all felt frustrated. However, they were helpless against this group of seated major characters.
Xiao Chen got up. Blood leaked out of a corner of his lips again. As he watched those major charactersugh so happily, rage zed high in his heart.
He had expected that the Dragon''s Gate''s reestablishment ceremony would be an extremely perilous trial. However, he had not expected it to be this difficult, without even a chance to try and struggle.
However, he felt no regret. As he had said, Ao Lang and the others would never understand his perseverance.
"Azure Dragon King, I have already ruined your Dragon''s Gate''s reestablishment ceremony. Do you feel regret now? Back then, I already told you nicely that you cannot hold the Dragon''s Gate''s reestablishment ceremony. You spoke about the momentum with me. Now, do you understand what the momentum is? The momentum flows on my side!"
Basking in the feeling of having gainedplete control over the situation, Ao Lang taunted Xiao Chen with the tone of a victor.
Xiao Chen smiled and retorted, "The momentum? All you see is the small picture. The days of your Western Sea Divine Dragon Pce are already numbered. All you can do is cast your lot on my Heavenly Star Ind. Unfortunately, you blocked off that path by yourself. Even if I fail in the Dragon''s Gate''s reestablishment ceremony today, the end of your Western Sea Divine Dragon Pce will not change.
"You think that I''m a clown? Well, in my eyes, you are the true clown jumping around. You may appear mighty, but you do not know how many people areughing at you for being the fool that you are!"
Chapter 1280: Demon Mixed-Blood Sovereign Martial Emperor
Chapter 1280: Demon Mixed-Blood Sovereign Martial Emperor
"You are really stubborn. Three months ago, you made my son kneel. Today, I will make you kneel. Let''s see if you are really that stubborn."
Upon seeing that Xiao Chen still did not lower his head at this moment, instead, ridiculing Ao Lang about the thing that Ao Lang feared the most in his heart, the Western Sea Dragon King could not help his expression immediately changing drastically.
"Try attacking him if you dare!"
Just as Xiao Chen was preparing to activate the Azure Dragon Heaven Locking Formation, a cold, emotionless voice rang out in the za that was supposed to be empty.
"Who?!"
Ao Lang looked around and saw an eye-catching lone figure in the otherwise empty Azure Dragon za.
In reality, it would be impossible for this figure not to be eye-catching. Ao Lang already scared away everyone else in the za. Only this person remained.
"Do you wish to die? I already said it before: scram. Who gave you the courage to remain?!"
Ao Lang felt angry for some reason. A murderous intent stirred as he looked at the person drinking wine, whose back was facing him.
When Xiao Chen looked at this figure, he felt puzzled in his heart. Who is this person? He seems vaguely familiar, but I do not recognize him. He does not seem to be one of the honored guests that I invited.
Loudughter rang out as that figure turned around. Then, he looked at Ao Lang and said, "Who gave me the courage to sit here? Do I even need your permission to sit here?
"The Human-Demon Sea''s Dugu Kuanges to offer congrattions to the Azure Dragon King on reestablishing the Dragon''s Gate!"
This person was actually Dugu Kuang, Dugu Ao''s father, a powerful Demon mixed-blood Sovereign Martial Emperor of the Human-Demon Sea.
It was extremely difficult for a Demon mixed-blood to be a Sovereign Martial Emperor. However, once one seeded, one would be horrifyingly strong.
By clearing six tribtions, one would be termed a Sovereign Martial Emperor. Ao Lang was merely a Seventh Heaven Martial Emperor. Among Sovereign Martial Emperors, he was at the very bottom level.
As for the Demon mixed-blood Sovereign Martial Emperor Dugu Kuang, Xiao Chen could not even detect his existence, much less figure out which Heaven he was at.
However, Xiao Chen could be sure that Dugu Kuang was stronger than the Western Sea Dragon King Ao Langsignificantly stronger at that. This was clear just based on Ao Lang''s current expression.
Xiao Chen had not sent an invitation to Dugu Kuang because they had only had a very brief meeting. Furthermore, the other party was a Demon mixed-blood. He found it hard to decipher the other party''s thoughts, so he had not requested thetter''s participation.
Unexpectedly, at this critical moment, all the honored guests that Xiao Chen invited had gotten blocked. On the other hand, the unpredictable Dugu Kuang appeared uninvited.
"Dugu Kuang!"
Not only Ao Lang showed a change in expression, but the other elders of the Holy Lands and the ancient Noble ns did as well. Clearly, they all had heard of the reputation of this vicious man.
All those aloof major characters watching in the clouds far away also heavily frowned at this sight.
Dugu Kuang moved one kilometer in one step, arriving at the high tform. Then, he looked at the Western Sea Dragon King Ao Lang. Heavy disdain shed in his eyes. "You! Either you scram now, or I will make you do it!"
Domineering!
Unexpectedly, the Western Sea Dragon King Ao Lang, who kept telling others to scram, would have such a moment as well. This made everyone else feel very pleased.
Those honored guests who were watching from afar all pped their hands and cheered.
"I was a stepte. Unexpectedly, the situation has reached its current state."
Suddenly, a figure shed on the tform. It was Lan Chaofeng walking over, clearly fatigued.
"Master!" Lan Shaobai and Lan Tianqi revealed joyful smiles as they greeted him.
Ao Lang asked in disbelief, "Lan Chaofeng, how are you here? I clearly sent three Vice Pce Masters to go and block you."
Lan Chaofeng replied calmly, "Naturally, I killed those three people. I have not truly made a move in so long. To think that I actually spent so much effort getting rid of three Greater Heavenly Martial Emperors! It looks like I''m really getting old."
"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!"
A series of sonic booms rang out. Thirteen old men radiating baleful auras descended from the sky. All of them had blood on them, exuding a presence unlike that of a cultivator from the Heavenly Starry Ocean.
"The thirteen Great Bandits of the ck Sea are here to congratte Little Brother Xiao Chen on reestablishing the Dragon''s Gate!"
Horror shed in Ao Lang''s eyes. He eximed in disbelief, "That''s impossible! You thirteen Great Bandits of the ck Sea should be trapped in the Nine Heavenly Star Formation of the Cyclic Astral Pce''s Pce Master."
"Humph! We each used one hundred years of our lifespan and worked together. After that, breaking his formation was easy!"
The group of elders from the Holy Lands and the ancient Noble ns led by Ao Lang all slowly revealed expressions of horror. These elders all felt that the situation was proceeding in an unexpected direction.
"What''s going on? The thirteen Great Bandits of the ck Sea still managed to arrive."
"It''s over. Just one Dugu Kuang alone is already enough to mess everything up. Now, with the arrival of the thirteen Great Bandits of the ck Sea, what can we do?!"
Xiao Chen''s heart filled with ineffable surprise. He did not know how to describe his feelings right now. Originally, he thought that the thirteen Great Bandits of the ck Sea would not be able to arrive and that he would fail to continue with this Dragon''s Gate''s reestablishment ceremony.
Who would have imagined that for the sake of one promise, the thirteen Great Bandits would actually be willing to use one hundred years of their lifespans to break a formation?
"Haha! Little Brother Xiao Chen, since we Great Bandits of the ck Sea agreed toe, we will definitelye. Whoever dares to cause trouble at this reestablishment ceremony will be going against us, the thirteen Great Bandits of the ck Sea!" The Blood Shark Sovereignughed loudly as he led the thirteen Great Bandits up the tform.
Ao Lang could not stop sweating. If it was just one Dugu Kuang, he still could fight it out. However, with the arrival of the thirteen Great Bandits of the ck Sea, he was already finished. He had no chance of turning this situation around.
"The Northern Sea Alliancees to offer congrattions to the Azure Dragon King on reestablishing the Dragon''s Gate!"
A warship flew over from the horizon. Ye Chen stood at the bow of the vessel, frantically waving at Xiao Chen while smiling. "Brother Xiao Chen, this time, in order to force back those two undying old men from the Five Poison Sect and the Heavenly Province Academy, my father even used a Primordial Emperor Treasure. You''d better entertain us well to make up for it."
Ye Chen''s father, who stood at the side, smiled faintly. He performed a cupped-fist salute in Xiao Chen''s direction and said, "Little Friend Xiao Chen, this Ye will definitely do his best toplete the things that I promised you."
"Young Master Xiao, we were somewhat dyed on the way here. Yao Yan iste."
The Thousand Feathered Snake, an ancient mutated beast, slowly carried Queen Yao Yan, who wore the Thorn Sovereign Circlet, over.
Xiao Chen looked at the smiles on Yao Yan and the various seniors who arrived. He felt very touched. Although he did not have many friends, these friends were absolutely reliable in a pinch.
The sudden appearance of various major characters bbergasted the honored guests outside the za.
"This is too exaggerated. Not to mention the thirteen Great Bandits of the ck Seaing together being unprecedented, even the Northern Sea Alliance''s Alliance Chief personally showed up."
"Xiao Chen has really got great charisma. The thirteen Great Bandits were willing to sacrifice one hundred years of their lifespans, and the Northern Sea Alliance''s Alliance Chief even used a Primordial Emperor Treasure."
"Unexpectedly, the queen of the Merfolk Race came. This Queen Yao Yan is really incredible; she already rules the Chaotic Demonic Sea. A major character, who dominates her area, actually came."
On the high tform, the previously high-spirited elders who apanied the Western Sea Dragon King turned pale and trembled in their seats.
The Western Sea Dragon King was in an even worse state. He continuously used his hand to wipe away the sweat from his forehead. asionally, he looked into the distance, in a particr direction where some clouds were. However, there was no sign of activitying from those clouds at all, making him feel even more panicked.
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Within those particr clouds, the Sect Masters of the Heavenly Province Academy and the Five Poison Sect, as well as the people of the Divine Dragon Pces of the four seas, all looked in the direction of a warship with starlight surrounding it.
The reason was none other than the Prime there, the Cyclic Astral Lord!
Inside the warship, the Cyclic Astral Lord frowned heavily. This was the scene that he did not want to see at all. He was not willing to personally show up at the Dragon''s Gate''s reestablishment ceremony since doing so would be tantamount to dering hostilities with the Thunder Sovereign.
The Cyclic Astral Lord was not willing to shoulder such a consequence.
However, it was clear that the Western Sea Dragon King could not cope with the current situation. Instead, he became like a fish on a chopping board; anyone could deal with him. If the Cyclic Astral Lord did not take the lead, the Sect Masters of the other Holy Lands would not be willing to take the lead, either.
"Cyclic Astral Lord, what should we do? Please express your stance!" the Heavenly Province Academy''s Sect Master urged.
Likewise, the Five Poison Sect''s Sect Master said, "As long as you are willing to step up, we will definitely follow."
The n Heads of the ancient Noble ns also said that as long as the Cyclic Astral Lord was willing to step up, they were willing to follow as well.
The Dragon''s Gate was a nightmare for them. The peak factions of the Heavenly Starry Ocean were not willing to see the Dragon''s Gate reestablished. They were even more afraid of the appearance of another Azure Emperor.
As long as there was a Prime taking the lead, these factions were willing to pay the price of offending the Thunder Sovereign in order to prevent the reestablishment of the Dragon''s Gate.
"Never mind!"
Stars flickered in the eyes of the Cyclic Astral Lord. Finally, he came to a decision. However, the moment he raised his leg to step out, he suddenly felt an aura that even he feared.
The Cyclic Astral Lord''s expression changed slightly, and he pulled his leg back. Then, he said sullenly, "Set off! Return to the Cyclic Astral Pce!"
The Cyclic Astral Pce''s warship immediately turned around. Then, it quickly left the clouds while bathed in starlight.
The other Holy Masters all showed doubtful faces. They did not know what happened. However, when they saw the Cyclic Astral Lord do this, they knew that something was wrong and quickly retreated.
"Let go! Back to the Five Poison Sect!"
"Back to the Heavenly Province Academy!"
"Back to Great Sun Ind!"
Soon, only the Lunar Pce''s warship remained in those clouds. The Lunar Pce''s Pce Master looked into the distance. Then, she sighed, "Let''s go, back to Bright Moon City!"
Yue Bingyun ran over anxiously. "Master, what''s wrong?"
"Nothing. It is as you wished. The Dragon''s Gate''s reestablishment ceremony can sessfully proceed. The Supreme Sky Prime Ying Zongtian is here!"
Yue Bingyun immediately showed joy on her face, but she quickly repressed it soon after. Then, she looked at her master carefully. After all, her master had a special hatred for the Azure Emperor''s descendants.
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Suddenly, a strong aura encased the Azure Dragon za, inspiring fear in everyone as well as an urge to prostrate themselves on the ground.
Two figures appeared out of nowhereone male and one female. The male looked imposing and impressive like all the light in the world focused on him. He radiated a strong, supreme, and unparalleled aura.
The female, who looked like a peerless talent, had a small bird perched on her shoulder. When the two saw Xiao Chen, she waved from afar. She revealed a gentle smile and said, "Junior Brother, First Senior Sister is here to see you!"
"Plop!" The Western Sea Dragon King Ao Lang directly fell off his chair, frightened pallid.
He knew that he was now out of his league. The Prime Ying Zongtian was here!
"First Senior Sister!" Xiao Chen called out joyfully. This was truly an unexpected pleasant surprise. Based on the news that he obtained previously, First Senior Sister had gone to the Astral Battlefield. Surprisingly, she managed to rush back.
Ying Zongtian brought Shui Lingling along andnded on the vast tform within a few shes.
The Supreme Sky Prime sized Xiao Chen up and smiled. "Little Brother has rather good charisma. I was worried that you would not be able to handle the situation. It looks like my worries were for naught. I should tell you this: the Spirit Fox King is helping to dy the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign and Heaven Punishing Corpse God. I''m afraid that he might not be able toe."
Chapter 1281: The Momentum Is Already Set; Nothing Could Block It
Chapter 1281: The Momentum Is Already Set; Nothing Could Block It
Xiao Chen was startled. "Blocking two Primes at the same time?! Will he be alright?!"
"There is no need to panic. It is just a matter of dying them and not a fight to the death. You really should thank him properlyter. If not for him helping to dy them, I do not know when I could rush over." Ying Zongtian smiled calmly, reining in his strong Prime aura very well.
"Ying Zongtian, what a fellow! You did not undergo your Sovereign tribtion for one thousand years, but when you did so, you took three in one go, flinging us old folks far behind."
The Blood Shark Sovereign led the thirteen Great Bandits over,ughing as he spoke. Clearly, he was familiar with Ying Zongtian.
Ying Zongtian turned his head around andughed as well. "Blood Shark Sovereign, we have not met for hundreds of years. Don''t speak so sarcastically the moment we meet."
The many Martial Emperors present all came over and greeted Ying Zongtian. This newly advanced Prime did indeed possess a radiance that could attract people, making today''s main character, Xiao Chen, appear somewhat dim.
"First Senior Sister, why have you returned from the Astral Battlefield?" Xiao Chen asked joyfully. The Astral Battlefield was extremely dangerous. Naturally, it was great news to see her safe and sound.
Shui Lingling smiled and said, "I''ll speak to you after the Dragon''s Gate''s reestablishment ceremony."
Xiao Chen nodded and said, "After the ceremony is over, I have something for you."
"What?"
"I can''t tell you now."
What was Xiao Chen going to give her? Naturally, it was the Emperor Yi Shooting Sun Bow that had sat in Xiao Chen''s Universe Ring for a long time already. Although it no longer had an Item Spirit, it was once something that ranked fifth on the Divine Weapon Ranking.
With Ying Zongtian''s arrival, the high tform turned noisy immediately.
The people of the Martial Emperors'' circle were familiar with each other in the first ce. However, they did not get to meet each other much. Given the rare gathering, they had many topics of discussion.
The Western Sea Dragon King and his group seemed to be ignored. They fidgeted nervously, all of them sweating internally and turning pale.
Seeing theck of activity in those particr clouds, these Martial Emperors understood that the leaders of the various sects and ancient Noble ns, as well as the Cyclic Astral Lord, had already left.
The reason was clear. With so many Sovereign Martial Emperors around, and Ying Zongtian as well, even if the Cyclic Astral Lord and the Sect Masters of the Heavenly Province Academy and the Five Poison Sect worked together, they would not be able to defeat this group of people.
The Dragon''s Gate''s reestablishment was guaranteed. The momentum was already set; nothing could block it!
The Western Sea Dragon King and his group continued to peek at the clouds. If they watched Xiao Chen sessfully hold the Dragon''s Gate reestablishment ceremony, would that not just vex them?
The elders of three Immortal Holy Lands and several ancient Noble ns red at the perpetrator of the whole matter with eyes brimming with hatred.
At this moment, Ao Lang was distracted. He was only thinking of how to pull himself out of this situation and avoid going through more humiliation. He did not care about the expressions of his group at all.
"Everyone, it seems like we forgot about some people." Ying Zongtian smiled faintly and focused his gaze on the distracted Western Sea Dragon King Ao Lang.
Instantly, many cold gazes shot over to the Western Sea Dragon King like sharp knives.
Ying Zongtian said indifferently, "You are just a weak Seventh Heaven Martial Emperor, but you are rather capable. You are even able to contact the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign, the Heaven Punishing Corpse God, and the East Mountain Ghost Monarch."
"Supreme Sky Prime, you are too serious, too serious!"
How could the Western Sea Dragon King dare to be arrogant and obstinate at all? Not to mention Ying Zongtian, most of the people here were much stronger than him. As for Ying Zongtian, he was someone on an entirely different level, not someone that Ao Lang couldpare to.
When Ying Zongtian said that, the Western Sea Dragon King''s heart thumped heavily in extreme nervousness.
The Blood Shark Sovereign smiled coldly and said, "You are rather capable. We just left the ck Sea when the Cyclic Astral Pce''s Supreme Elder used the Nine Heavenly Star Formation to trap us. That is a formation that has been continuously improved by the Cyclic Astral Pce''s various Pce Masters and is used to deal with Primes. We are truly honored to be treated like that by the Cyclic Astral Pce."
Ao Lang wiped the sweat from his forehead. He said anxiously, "That has nothing to do with me. I did not know that the Cyclic Astral Lord would be so decisive in making his move as well. I only casually mentioned it, only a casual mention. I did not make any promises or give any benefits."
The me Rock Sovereign snarled, "What a casual mention! That cost all of us one hundred years of our lifespans. Otherwise, we would still be trapped there."
"Brother Ao Lang, why the need to be so humble? My Northern Sea Alliance was blocked by the undying old men of the Five Poison Sect and the Heavenly Province Academy. ording to them, it was all your n."
Dugu Kuang nced indifferently at Ao Lang and said, "It has been many years since another person dared to tell me to scram. Perhaps you are the only one with the courage to do so."
Before the many murderous gazes of various major characters, Ao Lang''s heart pounded heavily, and his legs went soft.
The Western Sea Dragon King now finally understood why the other major characters were very happy when he stepped forward and took the lead. This result was too horrifying, being stared at by so many Sovereign Martial Emperors and even a Prime.
This situation was even more unbearable than killing him. In over a thousand years, the Western Sea Dragon King had not felt as sullen as he did now.
"Right, right, right! It was the Western Sea Dragon King that got us to do it. This time, we are in the wrong. This sword apanied me for one hundred years. Take it as a congrattory gift from me for the Dragon''s Gate''s reestablishment."
One of the old men from the ancient Noble ns stepped forward and proffered a sword to Xiao Chen, trying to use it to wriggle out of this situation.
Xiao Chen looked at this person coldly. The loud mockery from this person still rang loud in his ears.
The matters of the world were very unpredictable. In the mere blink of an eye, this person bowed his head to Xiao Chen, trampling on the Western Sea Dragon King at the same time.
There was no need to pay much note to such a person. Xiao Chen received the sword and said, "Not bad, this is a pretty good sword. However, I seem to recall that you have already given me a congrattory gift."
The old man smiled in embarrassment. "That''s not a problem. This is an extra gift to disy my sincerity. Congrattions to the Azure Dragon King on sessfully reestablishing the Dragon''s Gate. This old man can''t remain any longer, and I''ll be leaving first."
After saying that, the old man immediately flew away, unwilling to stay.
With this person taking the lead, the rest of the elders of the various Holy Lands and ancient Noble ns all followed suit, pushing the responsibility to the Western Sea Dragon King. They all handed over congrattory gifts and departed forthwith.
Xiao Chen did not stop these people. Things changed with the passage of time. With his mental state, he could already look past many of these things. It was best to leave a way out. Right now, he was not strong enough. If he persisted in humiliating these people, aside from venting his anger, he would not reap any benefits.
"You people are all extremely shameless!"
The Western Sea Dragon King felt so angered that he trembled when he saw this group of people casting rocks at him while he was down. He could not help cursing.
Ying Zongtianughed loudly and said, "How rare that you can even say the word shameless. Little Brother, how do you want to deal with him? Today, he has broken all the rules already. There is no need to be polite with him."
The Western Sea Dragon King picked up a murderous intent in Ying Zongtian''s tone. A chill ran down his back. Then, he looked at Xiao Chen and said, "Azure Dragon King, I was in the wrong today. Please give me a chance. I guarantee"
Xiao Chen directly interrupted him, saying, "There is no need to guarantee anything. Scram right now, and that will do."
Ao Lang was somewhat in disbelief. Could it be just that simple?
"Did you not hear me clearly? I told you to scram right now!" Xiao Chen said coldly.
"Western Sea Dragon King, quickly scram!"
"Scram!"
Earlier, when the Western Sea Dragon King unted his might, he had arrogantly chased away tens of thousands of guests. Now that they found a chance to vent their frustration, they all shouted together.
Tens of thousands of people yelled "scram" at the same time. As the saying goes, "An overwhelming momentum can shake the clouds and the sea."
This was probably the so-called "reversal of the wheel of fortune." Earlier, Ao Lang made everyone scram. He probably would have never guessed that he would receive retribution so soon.
After being ordered to scram by tens of thousands of people in unison, Ao Lang provided a rare sight, hisplexion alternating between green and red like he was running a fever.
"I''ll go. I''ll go now!" Ao Lang felt frustrated as he soared into the air, moving ten kilometers in the blink of an eye.
Ying Zongtian said indifferently, "Isn''t just letting him go like that letting him off too easily? Brother Xiao Chen, you suffered so much injury and mental trauma. You can''t just end it like this."
A murderous intent shed in Ying Zongtian''s eyes. Then, he raised his hand and threw a palm strike. The force traveled ten kilometers andnded heavily on Ao Lang''s body.
"Pu ci!"
Ao Lang vomited a mouthful of blood, his internal organs shattered. He fell from the sky like a broken kite and crashed into the ground. Even after hended, the force of the palm strike had yet to dissipate, sending him tumbling for more than five hundred kilometers.
As Ao Lang rolled away, wounds riddled his body, causing iparable pain.
Just this simple palm strike demonstrated the tyranny of a Prime.
After the Western Sea Dragon King got chased away, the honored guests filled up the seats again. The atmosphere of the Dragon''s Gate''s reestablishment ceremony truly turned warm and friendly.
Everyone was happy;ughter rang out as they chatted. This was a rare gathering of Martial Emperors. Given this opportunity, they naturally would not miss out on it.
Just like the thirteen Great Bandits of the ck Sea, they took turns drinking with Ying Zongtian. The peak-grade wine that Mo Chen brewed disappeared cup after cup. Anyone who saw this scene would feel a pang in the heart.
"Xiao Chen, you are the host today, but you still have not offered us a toast yet. That is too unbing," the me Rock Sovereign said with a smile.
"That''s right! That''s right! You have to offer each of us at least three cups."
"How can three cups be enough? You all do not know that this fellow drank one thousand cups when hepeted in drinking while he was in our Dark City and is now something of a legend."
"Is there really such a thing? In that case, I will have topete with the Azure Dragon King in alcohol tolerance."
The me Rock Sovereign''s mention of that matter set the guests abuzz wanting Xiao Chen to drink with them. Furthermore, just three cups were not enough.
Xiao Chen smiled and picked up the wine sk, immediately offering toasts. With every toast, he chugged down one entire wine sh, clearly disying his sincerity and making everyone p and cheer.
The Dragon''s Gate''s reestablishment ceremony could be carried out sessfully because of all the honored guests present and the preparations of those from the Dragon''s Gate.
After Xiao Chen offered toasts to all the honored guests, he started to offer them to his friends in Heavenly Dragon CityMo Chen, Lan Shaobai, Lan Tianqi, Yue Chenxi, and so onnot missing any one of them.
The activities of the ceremony finally proceeded in an orderly fashion. No one caused any trouble after this; everything went smoothly.
"Xiao Chen, it''s time to pull off the dragon gs!" Lan Shaobai whispered.
Xiao Chen nodded. The sky was already starting to turn dark as dusk approached. After the various activities of the Dragon''s Gate''s reestablishment ceremony, this was the final step.
With the Supreme Sky Prime and the various honored guests, no one dared to y any tricks. The Dragon''s Gate''s reestablishment was a sure thing.
Xiao Chen felt very solemn. The Dragon''s Gate, which was destroyed ten thousand years ago, was at longst going to be reestablished at his hands.
After this, Xiao Chen would have settled one of the matters weighing his heart, fulfilling his responsibility as the Azure Emperor''s descendant. Now, he was confident enough to return to the Sky Dome Realm and face the father who chased him out of the n.
"Thank you, everyone, foring, for allowing the Dragon''s Gate''s reestablishment ceremony to proceed sessfully. Xiao Chen will never forget this grace. I will definitely repay this in the future!"
Chapter 1282: Reappearance of the Dragon’s Gate
Chapter 1282: Reappearance of the Dragon''s Gate
Xiao Chen stood up and bowed to all the honored guests. These friends had paid a huge price in order to rush here. They were all worthy of him bowing to them.
Ying Zongtian smiled faintly. None of the honored guests present stood on ceremony, either. They all revealed a smile and epted Xiao Chen''s bow.
"Let us all stand witness together to the reappearance of my Xiao n''s Dragon''s Gate!"
Xiao Chen showed a solemn expression and raised his hand. "Whoosh!" The azure-colored dragon gs covering the Dragon''s Gate''s mountain tablet gently flew upyer byyer. The gs fluttered, and the embroidered Azure Dragons looked like they came to life.
The manyyers of gs and Azure Dragons swimming around attracted everyone''s gaze immediately.
"Boom!"
A strand of azure-colored Dragon Qi formed a pir of light that soared into the sky. The Azure Dragons on the gs quickly swam around this radiant pir.
Mo Chen took in a deep breath. She knew that now was the most exciting moment. A medallion appeared in her handthe Heavenly Dragon Medallion that controlled the entire Heavenly Dragon City. Aside from the activation of the defensive formations of the city, it had many other functions as well. With the Heavenly Dragon Medallion, she could mingle with Martial Emperors within the city.
As Mo Chen formed hand seals with her right hand, the entire Heavenly Dragon City, which looked like a huge dragon coiled up, came to life and waved its tail.
The sound of dragon roars rang out again and again. The azure-colored Dragon Qi of the Dragon''s Gate''s mountain tablet shed in synchrony.
Formlessly, the Luck of the world headed for the Dragon''s Gate''s mountain tablet, gathering rapidly. Luck was ethereal and invisible. However, when Luck reached a certain density, there would be some signs of it.
The situation before everyone was one example. Layers of clouds churned in the sky, filling the area with clouds. They looked like a vast army charging relentlessly.
Amid shes of lightning, ferocious dragon roars resounded endlessly.
"Indeed, the Dragon''s Gate''s reestablishment ceremony concluded sessfully. All the Luck in the surroundings immediately pooled here."
"This Heavenly Dragon City possesses many tricks. I wonder who built it? The buildings within the city form oneplete formation whenbined with this Dragon''s Gate''s mountain tablet. This is incredible."
"Luck waxes and wanes. It looks like the Western Sea Dragon King''s fall in the Western Sea is now inevitable."
The major characters present were very experienced. They all spoke up and expressed their opinions.
As Xiao Chen watched the Dragon Qi gather into a pir of light charging into the sky, causing clouds to gather in the surroundings, he felt a lofty sentiment and an urge tough out loud. The Dragon''s Gate, which was destroyed ten thousand years ago, finally obtained the recognition of the world today.
The Luck obtained would be passed down through the generations, the Dragon''s Gate bing immortal, a legend that endured.
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
Just at this moment, huge waves suddenly shot into the sky in the sea regions around Heavenly Star Ind in all directions, shaking the entire ce intensely.
"What''s going on?!"
Countless people eximed. Everyone could see the towering waves from ten kilometers away.
What ferocious beast wasing out from the bottom of the sea?!
Or was there someone still secretly trying to disrupt the Dragon''s Gate''s gathering of Luck.
Xiao Chen frowned slightly. Right now, the newly reestablished Dragon''s Gate was using Heavenly Dragon City to gather Luck. The longer this continued, the more benefits it would obtain.
If something were to happen at this moment and the Dragon Qi was interrupted, it would not be good.
An abrupt end to this movement of Luck might even turn an auspicious thing into something ominous in a mere blink of an eye.
Everyone looked to the Supreme Sky Prime. He was the strongest person here. With him overseeing the ce, who would dare to cause trouble?
Ying Zongtian smiled faintly and said, "There is no need to panic. This is a gift from the world. When great Luck gathers, it will cause Spirit Veins to spew out!"
Right after Ying Zongtian spoke, eight clumps made by spiritual light coalescing soared into the sky.
"Golden spiritual rain! These are Holy Spirit Veins!"
"The Dragon''s Gate was just reestablished, and eight Holy Spirit Veins burst out of the sea. This is too coincidental!"
"It is not really coincidental. During ancient times, when a major character established a sect, there were even King Spirit Veins bursting out of the sea."
"It looks like the world has acknowledged the presence of the Dragon''s Gate without reservation. Eight dragons gathering together are the congrattory gift that the world sent."
"The Azure Dragon King Xiao Chen, he is indeed an outstanding talent truly deserving of having great Luck!"
Shocked cries rang out. Even Xiao Chen himself was somewhat surprised.
However, just at this moment, above where the pir of light where the Dragon Qi gathered, a ck cloud appeared suddenly and silently.
The ck cloud looked very eye-catching amid the churning white clouds.
Xiao Chen''s heart sank. It felt like someone was causing trouble covertly, so he ced his right hand on the saber hilt and was about to make a move.
"Don''t do anything. Those are tribtion clouds. They are the fated tribtions of your life. It is hard to flee from tribtions. You can''t hide from them or avoid them. You can only endure them."
Ying Zongtian ced a hand on Xiao Chen''s shoulder as he spoke softly. The expression on his face appeared rather rxed.
"However, Big Brother, the appearance of these tribtion clouds" Xiao Chen said somewhat worriedly.
Ying Zongtian smiled and said, "It''s fine. With however much Luck there is, there has to be a corresponding tribtion. This was the same for anything in history. There is no need to fear the tribtion too much. Just remain calm."
The people of the older generation present all consoled Xiao Chen, telling him not to worry.
Actually, everyone knew that this tribtion cloud was hinting at the most crucial Great Tribtion of wind and fire of Xiao Chen''s life.
Clearing it would be like spurring a horse on with a whip. Xiao Chen would thoroughly mature and turn into a dragon. If he failed, he naturally would vanish like smoke. Everything would be like a dream that he would wake up from after opening his eyes.
As the tribtion cloud appeared, the Dragon Qi that lingered for a long time slowly disappeared. Thus, the Dragon''s Gate''s reestablishment ceremony reached its conclusion.
The time of major characters had always been precious. They would not stay overnight here but instead took their leave. Xiao Chen felt reluctant to part with them and tried to get them to remain longer. However, for those that he could not convince, he personally sent them off.
When Xiao Chen looked at Ying Zongtian, this Prime smiled and said, "Your first senior sister will stay here for three days. I have to rush back to the Spirit Fox King and check on his situation."
Xiao Chen revealed a smile on his face. His first senior sister not leaving was a piece of good news.
That tribtion cloud that appeared at the Dragon''s Gate''s reestablishment ceremony left a shadow in Xiao Chen. It was simply difficult to do as Ying Zongtian said, to face it calmly.
The Dragon''s Gate''s reestablishment ceremony, with its many twists and turns kicking up a hugemotion in the entire Kunlun Realm, still eventually came to a perfect end.
This matter would definitely have an enormous impact on all the Holy Lands and give them a headache.
Back in Heavenly Dragon City, Xiao Chen chatted happily with Shui Lingling, hearing about her various exploits in the Astral Battlefield.
Through this exchange, Xiao Chen came to know that she had already reached Great Perfection quasi-Emperor. Her cultivation was even somewhat stronger than Mo Chen''s and Lan Shaobai''s. She only returned from the Astral Battlefield due to injury. Unexpectedly, she learned that Xiao Chen was reestablishing the Dragon''s Gate, so she rushed over.
The Astral Battlefield was the highest-level experiential training ground in the entire Kunlun Realm. There was no other ce that couldpare to it.
By cultivating there, not only could one''s cultivation improve quickly, but theirbat prowess would also not fall behind at all.
However, likewise, the danger there was beyond what could be found in other experiential training grounds in the Kunlun Realm.
The young elites of the Deep Abyss Demon Race were very stronga head-on blow to the Kunlun Realm''s outstanding young talents. Furthermore, even those of the senior generation would not be able to protect thempletely in the Astral Battlefield.
That ce was a true battlefield. It was the frontlines where the Kunlun Realm and the Deep Abyss Demonic World shed. Once the forts of the various major races there fell, the Deep Abyss Demonic World could establish a route and kill their way into the Kunlun Realm.
It would be unlike before, when arge amount of time was required to use the spatial tears from the collision of the two realms to enter the Kunlun Realm.
Then, Xiao Chen asked the question that concerned him, "How strong are Di Wuque, Wen Ziran, the three Holy Scions, An Junxi, and the descendants of the Primes now?"
Shui Lingling smiled and replied, "They are improving at godspeed. Compared to me, they are much stronger. However, they are all stuck at Great Perfection quasi-Emperor. Not a single one of them has managed to advance to Consummation quasi-Emperor. I wonder how they would feel if they knew that despite improving at such godly speeds, they are still notparable to you."
Xiao Chen smiled faintly. He was rather calm about his lead and did not feel self-satisfied. He said, "When I was a Great Perfection quasi-Emperor, I did not umte much. I relied on a shortcut to advance to Consummation quasi-Emperor. If they can remain at Great Perfection quasi-Emperor for some time, building up umtions, they might not be weaker than me."
Furthermore, of the five years that Xiao Chen had, only slightly less than three years remained.
Now, it was still too early to say who would be able to go further in the future.
"Right, let''s not talk about that anymore. I''ve got something for you." Xiao Chen smiled and took out the ancient Emperor Yi Shooting Sun Bow from the Universe Ring and handed it over.
Shui Lingling received it and gave it a few skeptical looks. After a while, she eximed excitedly, "This is the Emperor Yi Shooting Sun Bow that is on the Divine Weapon Ranking! Junior Brother Xiao Chen, how did you get it? I once asked Master to look for it, but he could not find it."
When Xiao Chen saw her joyful expression, he also revealed a smile on his face.
During the few years when he first entered the Kunlun Realm, seeing it for the first time, this First Senior Sister helped him a lot. He thought nothing of repaying this grace with anything possible. As long as she liked it, it was fine.
"However, it seems like the Item Spirit is no longer in it."
"Right, the Item Spirit is indeed no longer there anymore. However, that way would make it more convenient to refine. As long as you reforge such a Divine Weapon, it will automatically birth an Item Spirit. Then, it will be even closer to you," Xiao Chen exined.
Shui Lingling carefully put away the Emperor Yi Shooting Sun Bow and said with a smile, "I really like this bow. Since I''m your senior sister, I will not stand on ceremony with Junior Brother. With this bow, I will be even more confident in the Astral Battlefield."
These words startled Xiao Chen when he heard them. "Senior Sister, you still have to return to the Astral Battlefield?"
Shui Lingling smiled and replied, "That is natural. The Astral Battlefield is as you said. Great Perfection quasi-Emperors require umtions. This Astral Battlefield is the best destination for us."
Xiao Chen continued listening and asked about Xiao Bai.
At his mention of Xiao Bai, Shui Lingling revealed an expression of respect. One of the most dazzling figures in the Astral Battlefield was Xiao Bai.
Xiao Bai had even obtained a nicknameNine-Tailed Spirit God!
When Xiao Chen heard this, his lips curled up. Unexpectedly, that drunken Xiao Bai would receive such a nickname someday.
Chapter 1283: Worry about the Great Tribulation of Wind and Fire
Chapter 1283: Worry about the Great Tribtion of Wind and Fire
"Let''s go. The celebratory feast should be ready. Come with me and meet Yue Chenxi, Jin Lin, and the others. They are on the ind and they are not weak, either."
With the sessful conclusion of the Dragon''s Gate''s reestablishment ceremony, naturally, they had to hold a celebratory feast and properly thank the people of the Dragon''s Gate for their hard work. Xiao Chen also would be taking out treasures from the Dragon''s Gate''s Treasure Trove and his own collection to reward those who contributed.
Shui Lingling smiled and said, "Sure, I kind of miss them as well. I should go see if they suffered here."
After the bustling celebratory feast ended, Xiao Chen returned to his new exclusive peak alone.
Then, he took out a Sage Grade Medicinal Pill for treating injuries and started to cultivate quietly.
Since the start of the day, he had not gotten a good rest. Now, he needed to treat his wounds properly. Otherwise, it would be hard to clear up the consequences of using Deities Descending.
In the battle today, Xiao Chen caught fourteen three-kilometer-long weapons in quick session. After revealing many of his trump cards, he finally gained a clear understanding of his strength.
His foundation was still far from that of a true Martial Emperor. If he possessed the Golden Emperor Body of Martial Emperors, he would not have ended up like he did, severely injured.
Half-step Golden Body. It was just a half step away, but there was a clear and mortal weakness underneath his strong appearance.
After he calmed down, he remembered the tribtion cloud that appeared at the Dragon''s Gate''s reestablishment ceremony.
The gathering of Luck had stopped with the advent of the tribtion cloud. If Xiao Chen did not deal with this tribtion cloud, the flourishing fate of the Dragon''s Gate mighte to an end as well.
No matter what, he could not avoid this Great Tribtion of wind and fire, which turned into his greatest worry.
Even the me Rock Sovereign could not simte Xiao Chen''s Great Tribtion of wind and fire. How strong exactly would it be? This thought made him feel extremely gloomy.
After Xiao Chen digested the Sage Grade Medicinal Pill andpletely recovered from his injuries, he muttered, "Before my Great Tribtion arrives, perhaps I should make a trip back home."
Martial Emperors were not permitted to descend to the Sky Dome Realm. After he cleared his Great Tribtion of wind and fire, he would not be able to return.
Hence, in the two-odd years that Xiao Chen had left before the tribtion, he needed to make a trip back, returning to see the people he ought to see.
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Depression currently permeated the Western Sea Dragon Pce, which was not that distant from Heavenly Star Ind. From the upper echelon to the servants, everyone felt extremely despondent.
When the Dragon''s Gate''s Luck gathered, clouds in all directions appeared like a vast army charging towards the Dragon''s Gate. Everyone had seen the mysterious phenomenon for themselves.
Everyone knew that the Dragon''s Gate was already gathering Luck. As for the Western Sea Dragon Pce, which was the closest to them, it would definitely be affected.
If the Western Sea Divine Dragon Pce had decided to cast its lot with the Dragon''s Gate earlier, it might have been able to use this opportunity to grow stronger.
However, this was now clearly impossible. Everyone of every level in the Western Sea Divine Dragon Pce knew that they had broken off all ties with the Dragon''s Gate when the Western Sea Dragon King rushed back from Heavenly Star Ind in a sorry state.
When people thought about their future, no one in the Western Sea Divine Dragon Pce could smile.
Inside the empty pce hall, Ao Lang drank alone. He showed a sullen expression, one that looked intimidating.
Ao Lang drank cup after cup. However, he suddenly saw traces of blood in his wine. He roared angrily and tossed the wine cup aside to shatter into powder.
Blood leaked out uncontrobly from a corner of his lips. His face twitched involuntarily in pain.
The injury from the Prime Ying Zongtian''s palm strike had not healed yet; Ao Lang''s internal organs remained shattered. A powerful energy suppressed the Primordial Energy in Ao Lang''s body, preventing them from recovering.
"Brother Ao, this time, you are truly significantly injured."
Just at this moment, a ck figure walked into the empty hall. Clearly, this was not a person of the Western Sea Divine Dragon Pce. However, this person did not startle anyone when he made his way here.
This new arrival startled Ao Lang. However, when he clearly saw the appearance of this figure, his wariness slowly vanished, and a trace of rage appeared.
"The Heavenly Starry Ocean''s Treasure Master, what are you doing here? Earlier, when I sought you out to ruin the Dragon''s Gate''s reestablishment ceremony, you did not agree. Now that I have failed, are you here to see how I made a joke of myself?" Ao Lang snorted coldly.
The person who came was none other than Yi Ling''s father, the most mysterious Treasure Master of the Heavenly Starry Ocean.
The Treasure Master handed over a jade bottle and said, "The Sage Grade Medicinal Pill in there can help you recover quickly from your injuries."
"What are you here for?" Ao Lang received the Sage Grade Medicinal Pill and eyed at the other party suspiciously.
The Treasure Master smiled faintly and said, "Nothing much. I''m just here to give you an opportunity to take revenge in the future."
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Two monthster, the storm created by the Dragon''s Gate''s reestablishment had slowly subsided.
All sorts of discussion and controversies took ce. However, the Dragon''s Gate that was destroyed ten thousand years ago was finally reestablished, which instantly attracted countless cultivators who want to join the Dragon''s Gate. They wanted a piece of the Dragon''s Gate''s glory and to see what was different with this new Dragon''s Gate.
However, Xiao Chen did not open up the Dragon''s Gate to others. The new disciples of the Dragon''s Gate were all youths and talented cultivators of Heavenly Star Ind.
Firstly, there were not enough resources. Secondly, Xiao Chen did not have any ambition or thoughts of expanding his faction''s strength.
For the past two months, Xiao Chen did not do anything. He only made a trip to the ck Sea and convinced the thirteen Great Bandits to each give a lecture at the Dragon''s Gate once a year.
This way, there would be a Sovereign Martial Emperoring to the Dragon''s Gate every month to give a lecture. This made up for the weakness of the Dragon''s Gate''s peak powers.
With the passage of two months, everything in the Dragon''s Gate was on the right track. Actually, there was nothing too different from the past. However, now, the cultivators on the ind could puff their chests out with pride and call themselves people of the Dragon''s Gate. They no longer needed to call themselves just residents of Heavenly Star Ind.
The Western Sea Divine Dragon Pce no longer came to cause trouble. After the lesson from the Supreme Sky Prime, Ao Lang would absolutely not dare to mess around, even if he were much more courageous.
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At this moment, at a drill ground of the main peak of the Dragon''s Gate, four delicate youths, who still looked like they possessed the innocence of childhood, were brandishing the sabers in their hands and practicing basic Saber Techniques.
Outside the drill ground, a white figure watched them seriously and meticulously along with a pretty and charming girl who had a somewhat mischievous twinkle in her eyes.
Naturally, this person was Xiao Chen. The one by his side was Xiao Yu, who was responsible for instructing the new disciples.
The basic Saber Techniques only consisted of eight moves: sweep, hack, push, pare, skim, swing, chop, and pierce. They looked simple and foundational. However, they were actually all-inclusive. All the gorgeous Saber Techniques used inbat could not be separated from these eight moves.
Xiao Chen was someone who had been through this before and deeply understood this principle. He knew how important the basic Saber Techniques were to a desman.
As for why he was here, it naturally had something to do with Xiao Yu. Back then, he promised to take time out and teach the new disciples. So, he got Xiao Yu to select some of the youths who were more talented at the saber, for him to give them pointers.
After hearing that the Azure Dragon King would personally guide them, these four youths were all anxious and brimming with anticipation. After they saw Xiao Chen, they all brought out their best abilities. They all executed their Saber Techniques either in a tyrannical manner or with a majestic and imposing appearance, trying to attract Xiao Chen''s attention.
After Xiao Chen saw this, he nodded to himself. These four all possessed strong talent. They were only twelve or thirteen, but they already touched on the threshold of saber intent. They would probably be able toprehend saber intent in another year or two.
Xiao Chen gave some pointers to the four youths on the Saber Techniques that they used, making some alterations. After that, he suggested to the four that they focus on the basic Saber Techniques, firming up their foundations. He even gave them a personal demonstration.
At first, these four youths were somewhat reluctant to obey. However, when they saw how Xiao Chen could bring out thousands of variations in the basic Saber Techniques in such a simple yet elegant manner, they stoppedining.
Xiao Chen asionally came to check on these four youths. He found that their improvements were pretty good.
"How are they, Big Brother Xiao Chen? Can these four precious students of mine produce a Saber Sovereign?" Xiao Yu asked eagerly at the side.
Xiao Chenughed. This goal was really big. Even he dared not say he could be a Saber Sovereign.
"Hey, hey! Why are youughing? Quickly tell me!" Xiao Yu did not feel happy with this. Right now, what she was most concerned about was this group of disciples she treasured.
Xiao Chen helplessly and objectively said, "They are all talented. If nothing unexpected happens, they should not have any problem advancing to Martial Sage. If they had sufficient opportunities, it would be possible for them to be Martial Emperors. However, Saber Sovereign would be rather difficult."
Xiao Yu smiled and said, "Martial Emperor is pretty good as well. If I, Xiao Yu, can groom a Martial Emperor, I will be proud."
"Big Brother Xiao!"
Just at this moment, the veiled Mo Chen, who appeared in Xiao Chen''s vision, called out to him from the small mountain path.
Xiao Chen felt excited. When he thought about it, the thing that he entrusted to her was probablypleted, and he could finally make a move.
"Xiao Yu, I will probably return only after a long time. I will leave these disciples to you."
Upon hearing that Xiao Chen was leaving, the four youths practicing the saber stopped immediately and asked, "Sect Master, when are youing back?"
"When you return, we will definitely have practiced the basic Saber Techniques to perfection."
"Sect Master, what are you going to do?!"
Xiao Chen turned his head back and smiled. "I''m going to meet the person who taught me the basic Saber Techniques. Keep practicing. When Ie back, I will test all of you."
Xiao Chen saw a shadow of his previous self in this group of youths. He also thought about Qingyun Peak and the woman who taught him the basic Saber Techniques. That was a set of beautiful memories imprinted in his mind. No matter how much time passed, he would never forget them.
"The transportation formation is ready? Are you sure that it can send me to the Sky Dome Realm?" Xiao Chen asked in a hurry as he arrived beside Mo Chen.
Mo Chen replied, "It requires Superior Grade Astral Cores. Jin Dabao already sent people to deliver them. The transportation formation connects with the one in the Great Qin Nation''s Royal Court in the Sky Dome Realm."
Great Qin Nation''s Royal Court?
Xiao Chen had long known that the Great Qin Nation''s Royal n was a branch family of the Kunlun Realm''s Ying n. This connection served as further confirmation. Otherwise, a royal court in a lower realm could not have a transportation formation to the upper realm.
"Let''s go!" Xiao Chen said.
However, Mo Chen did not move. Instead, she seemed to be hesitating over something she wanted to say. Xiao Chen stopped and asked, "What''s wrong, Mo Chen?"
"Big Brother Xiao, are you sure you want to return to the Sky Dome Realm?" Mo Chen asked.
Xiao Chen nodded. "After two months of quiet cultivation, I can already vaguely sense my limits. Right now, I have to be very careful when I cultivate to avoid raising my cultivation by too much. I need to return to the Sky Dome Realm before my Great Tribtion of wind and fire."
Chapter 1284: Time Brings Great Changes to the World
Chapter 1284: Time Brings Great Changes to the World
It did not matter whether Xiao Chen could clear his Great Tribtion of wind and fire or not. After that, he would no longer have any chance to return. He could only go down before that happened.
"How long will you be gone for?"
"One year, maybe two." From the initial five-year deadline, Xiao Chen only had two and a half years remaining. That meant that he could stay in the Sky Dome Realm for only two years at most.
Mo Chen said seriously, "I wish to apany you. I know that Big Brother Xiao must be thinking of taking your Great Tribtion in the Sky Dome Realm. I promised to be one of your protectors when you undergo your tribtion."
Xiao Chen smiled and said, "Thank you for your concern. I was wondering what you were going to say. I will not undergo my tribtion in the Sky Dome Realm. Undergoing the Great Tribtion of wind and fire there would be seeking death. Neither the Thunder Sovereign nor the Deep Abyss Demonic World''s Demon Monarchs would agree."
Mo Chen blinked and asked, "Really?"
Xiao Chen nodded and replied, "Really. I will not lie to you. When I undergo my Great Tribtion of wind and fire, I will definitely do it at the Dragon''s Gate. It would be more practical."
Mo Chen smiled abashedly and said, "Right, that would be for the best. Let''s go. I''ll send Big Brother Xiao off now."
The two flew quickly. Soon, theynded in front of the transportation formation of Heavenly Star Ind. The Superior Grade Astral Cores needed for the transportation formation had already been prepared.
Yue Chenxi, Gong Yangyu, and Xuanyuan Zhantian had long since arrived at the transportation formation to go with Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen raised a leg and moved to the side of these three. Then, he casually asked, "Are you sure you want to return with me? The conditions for cultivating in the Sky Dome Realm are not as good as the ones here."
Yue Chenxi nodded and said with a smile, "I''m sure. I really wish to see how my master is doing now. I missed the opportunity thest time. Now, I''m already a quasi-Emperor. I should make a trip back."
Gong Yangyu said, "This is a rare chance. If I want to return by myself, I don''t know when I would be able to gather so many Superior Grade Astral Cores."
Xuanyuan Zhantian smiled. "I wish to see my father. I have not seen him for many years. I wonder how wide his smile will be when he sees my current strength."
When Xiao Chen heard what Xuanyuan Zhantian said, it somewhat stunned him. One of his purposes of returning to the Sky Dome Realm was to formally meet his father, who had chased him out back then.
Mo Chen said softly, "Take care!"
The Superior Grade Astral Cores started burning up on the ancient transportation formation, its light spreading like fire along the formation lines. When the formationpletely activated, it gave off a bright sh.
When the light faded away, there were no people on the transportation formation. Along with that, Mo Chen''s heart felt strangely empty as well.
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As lights shed, Xiao Chen''s group appeared at the transportation formation of the Great Qin Nation''s Royal Court in the Sky Dome Realm. Princess Ying Yue and a group of Royal Court old men had been waiting outside the transportation formation for a long time already.
"Are we now in the Sky Dome Realm? I have not been back for so long. I''m really not used to the Spiritual Energy here," Gong Yangyu said with a smile as he stretched out his hand.
The Sky Dome Realm was only a small world that the Sky Dome Immortal Lord materialized for a residence during the Immortal Epoch. Naturally, it could notpete with a great realm like the Kunlun Realm.
It was not just Gong Yangyu; Yue Chenxi and Xuanyuan Zhantian also felt somewhat unustomed to the situation as well. On the other hand, Xiao Chen appeared rather rxed. Right now, his primary cultivation resource was Essence Stones.
As of now, Xiao Chen had more than twenty thousand Essence Stones on hand, which were sufficient for him to cultivate with for a long time. As for the cultivation of Primordial Energy, there was no difference, be it in the Kunlun Realm or the Sky Dome Realm.
Furthermore, Xiao Chen hade back before and stayed for two years, so he did not need any time to adjust himself.
"Hehe! Brother Xiao Chen, I''ll be returning to the Eastern Sea. I''ll take my leave first."
[Note: This Eastern Sea should be a different one from the Kunlun Realm. In fact, Xuanyuan Zhantianes from the Eastern Sea Divine Dragon Pce of the Sky Dome Realm. It is not known if there are any connections to the one in the Kunlun Realm, but based on how Xuanyuan Zhantian is supporting Xiao Chen, I would believe that either the use of the same names is a coincidence or the Eastern Sea Divine Dragon Pce in the Sky Dome Realm is a branch that separated from the main sect but retained the same name.]
Yue Chenxi and Gong Yangyu took their leave as well, heading for the Great Jin Nation.
After the three left, Ying Yue came forward and said, "How long will you be here this time? You are going to return to Mohe City, right?"
Xiao Chen nodded. This time, Xiao Chen intended to go to Mohe City first before going to the Heavenly Saber Pavilion.
"Hehe! Quickly go, then. You''ve been gone from home for over ten years, so your father must be feeling regrets already," Ying Yue said warmly with a faint smile.
Ying Yue''s disposition had not changed at all. Wearing a full body of golden Battle Armor, she exuded an aura filled with nobility.
Xiao Chen looked at the transportation formation behind him and asked, "Given the abilities of the Royal Court, they should be able to send you to the Kunlun Realm. Why did you not go?"
Although traveling between the Sky Dome Realm and the Kunlun Realm required a vast number of Superior Grade Astral Cores, something that an ordinary Rank 9 sect could not casually afford, given the capabilities of the Ying n, it absolutely could afford this price. Ying Yue also had sufficient talent to be cultivating in the Kunlun Realm.
Ying Yue smiled. Taking out a longevity lock hanging at her chest, she exined, "It is because of this. I am born under an unlucky star, and my physique is weak. I would not survive for more than ten years in the Kunlun Realm. I can only rely on this longevity lock to extend my life in this small world."
Xiao Chen realized that when he first met Ying Yue, he had noticed this longevity lock. Back then, he felt it was strange that someone her age still wore a longevity lock. It turned out that there was such a reason.
[Note: The longevity lock is mentioned in chapter 70. In Chinese culture, it is a lock-shaped ornament that a baby is made to wear around the neck as a charm for health.]
However, when Xiao Chen further questioned Ying Yue about her physique problem, she was not willing to speak about it, only urging him to hurry back to Mohe City.
Xiao Chen did not pursue the matter. He looked in the direction of Mohe City, then extended his Spiritual Sense.
The atmosphere of the Kunlun Realm was too strong, even blocking Xiao Chen''s Spiritual Sense somewhat and preventing him from sending it too far. However, in this small realm, there was no obstruction at all. With his Spiritual Sense, he could see a significant portion of the entire Sky Dome Realm.
After all, Xiao Chen possessed thebat prowess of a peak Second Heaven Martial Emperorthis was not an overstatement at alland his strength allowed him to do this.
His Spiritual Sense quickly caught sight of Mohe City. Then, he tore space open and quickly traveled within the void. Within tens of breaths, he traversed nearly five thousand kilometers, appearing at Mohe City.
After Xiao Chennded, he thought back to the conversation with Ying Yue. He felt some regrets at not asking about how Liu Ruyue had been doing.
Ying Yue was rather strange as well. She already knew he wasing back, yet she had not taken the initiative to tell him about Liu Ruyue.
Never mind, let''s not think about this for now.
Thest time Xiao Chen returned, he went to the Heavenly Saber Pavilion first. This time, no matter what, he needed to visit Mohe City first. Furthermore, it would be different from previously, when he watched from afar. He needed to personally make a trip to the Xiao n and step through its doors.
Xiao Chen did not need to check on the surrounding geography of Mohe City with his Spiritual Sense for it to appear in his mind. As he walked on therge road, he looked like an ordinary person mixed in the crowd as he headed for the Xiao n''s residence at the foot of Seven Horn Mountain.
As Xiao Chen traveled, he discovered that many people were heading the same way. The discussions of the crowd suggest that this path led to a city and not the Xiao n''s residence.
Strange. What''s going on? Could it be that I remembered wrong?
Xiao Chen squinted. At the end of his vision, fifty kilometers away, there was indeed arge city. In contrast to this city, Mohe City was like a rundown vige; there was simply noparison.
However, the direction was certainly correct because he could vaguely make out the silhouette of Seven Horn Mountain behind this city.
Strange, why do I not remember there being such arge cityparable to the Imperial Capital so near Mohe City?
Could it really be that ten years have brought many great changes?
Xiao Chen increased his speed. In the eyes of a regr human, he did not seem to be moving very fast, walking step by step. However, with every step he took, he traveled one kilometer, silently leaving most of the crowd far behind.
"Xiao n City!"
Seeing the threerge words above the city gates, Xiao Chen understood. It turned out that the Xiao n had established their own city. It looked like Luck descended on the Xiao n, and they had been developing very well in the past few years.
He recalled that when he previously returned and met Xiao Jian, he had passed many Secret Treasures, Spirit Stones, and secret manuals to him. These things that were not considered to be at the peak in the Kunlun Realm were extremely precious treasures in the Sky Dome Realm. They should have been very helpful to Xiao Jian.
Xiao Chen felt deeply moved as he stood under the city gates. He thought back to when he was at the Xiao n.
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"n Head, please retract that order! Don''t chase Second Young Master away."
"Plop!" That was the non-nsman disciple Ye Lan suddenly kneeling on the ground and pleading on Xiao Chen''s behalf.
The entric Xiao Ling`er also dropped to her knees, anxiously looking at Xiao Xiong, the Xiao n''s n Head. "Eldest Uncle, don''t chase Elder Brother Xiao Chen away. He is now the hero of our Xiao n!"
"n Head, please retract that order! Don''t chase Second Young Master away."
Those people who were with Xiao Chen in the Trial of Gloomy Forest, as well as the people whom he had just saved, all knelt down, pleading for mercy on his behalf.
Xiao Xiong had a pained look in his eyes. However, he did not change his mind and chased Xiao Chen away.
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Xiao Chen recalled these memories like they were a dream. It seemed as if it happened just yesterday. Then, he took a deep breath and scattered these thoughts, returning to reality.
"Previously, I just looked from a distance. Today, I am finally going to enter openly."
Xiao Chen swept his Spiritual Sense through the entire Xiao n City. When he opened his eyes again, he pushed off the ground and soared into the air, vanishing from the city gates.
This development threw the guards on the wall above the city gates into a panic.
"Lock the city gate!"
"Quickly, go report to the n Head. A mysterious expert arrived at Xiao n City."
There were even many Martial Saints who soared into the air from the city gates, trying to figure out which direction Xiao Chen went. However, given Xiao Chen''s strength, how could they find him?
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At Xiao n City, the Xiao n''s original residence had already been rebuilt into the City Lord''s Residence.
Many guards stood in front of the gates of the City Lord''s Residence. When Xiao Chen suddenlynded, he did not kick up any dust at all.
"Who is it?!"
The guards at the gates immediately shouted coldly when they discovered Xiao Chen. All of them drew their weapons and formed up in ranks, surrounding Xiao Chen.
The leader of this group was a Martial Saint with the demeanor of a grave and stern youth. Xiao Chen found this person familiar, but he could not think of where he had seen him before.
Suddenly, that youth appeared somewhat excited. He asked in a probing manner, "Are you Second Young Master?!"
Second Young Master?!
This question stunned the surrounding guards when they heard it, their killing intents promptly vanishing. Could this person before them be the Second Young Master who had be a legend in the Sky Dome Realm long ago?
Xiao Chen smiled as a certain memory shed in his mind. "I remember you. Back then, when I led the team into Gloomy Forest to hunt for Demonic Cores, you were part of the team. However, it has been a long time, and I somehow cannot remember your name."
"Hahahaha! It really is Second Young Master! I''m Xiao He. To think that Second Young Master still remembers me, it is truly unexpected, truly unexpected!" The stern and grave youth showed great joy as heughed boisterously.
Xiao He turned his head and said, "Quickly greet Second Young Master!"
Chapter 1285: Preoccupation
Chapter 1285: Preupation
"Greetings, Second Young Master!" the guards all said respectfully as they knelt in unison.
Xiao Chen smiled and quickly got everyone to get back on their feet. "There is no need to be this polite."
"Quickly, go report to the n Head and First Young Master that Second Young Master has returned. Quickly, faster!" Xiao He said urgently, his speech somewhat unclear in his excitement. Someone immediately flew through the gates.
Turning to Xiao Chen, Xiao He said respectfully, "Second Young Master,e, let''s go in. The Old Master and First Young Master missed you."
However, Xiao Chen stopped halfway and looked at the gate, hesitating again.
"Second Young Master, what''s wrong?" Xiao He asked, feeling it was strange.
Feeling fear now that I am home?
Xiao Chen had anticipateding home for a long time already. However, when the moment had truly arrived and he stood in front of the gates, he felt somewhat hesitant.
He smiled self-derogatorily. He examined himself and hesitated for only a moment to confirm his choice.
"Nothing''s wrong. I just thought about some past matters," Xiao Chen replied softly as he proceeded forward. Xiao He walked behind, pointing out the way.
One step, two steps, three stepsXiao Chen finally stepped over the threshold of the gate. After so many years, he finally stepped into the Xiao n.
[Note: Ancient Chinese doors and gates have a raised threshold that requires one to raise their feet about fifteen to thirty centimeters. This is to prevent water from leaking in. Also, there was a superstition that ghosts could not bend their knees, so they would not be able to cross the threshold.]
When Xiao Chen stepped over the threshold, he felt a certain knot in his heart unraveling. He now felt iparably at ease.
His heart felt much lighter. Actually, after so many years and the various events in the Kunlun Realm, he had long since understood his father''s difficulties back then.
The Xiao n had been forced into exile, no longer possessing any capital. They simply no longer dared to let a descendant with the Azure Dragon Martial Spirit remain in the Xiao nfor the sake of the many hundreds of lives in the Xiao n.
Back then, Xiao Xiong needed to chase away his own son.
Actually, Xiao Chen never hated this father of his. Even back then, when Xiao Xiong chased him away, Xiao Chen did not begrudge him and even kowtowed three times in gratitude. With each kowtow, the skin on his forehead broke and bled.
Not far away, the sound of many footsteps rang out from the front. Xiao Chen did not need to use his Spiritual Sense to know who arrived.
Xiao Chen stopped walking. However, in mere moments, a group of people met him.
Xiao Jian led the group with Xiao Ling`er and Ye Lan at his sides. At the very center of the group was a familiar yet strange faceXiao Chen''s father, Xiao Xiong.
When Xiao Chen met the gazes of the four, the indelible connection that came from his blood gave him a sense of intimacy. He could not restrain his emotions as he said, "Lord Father, I''ve returned."
The words "Lord Father" caused a man of iron to tear up somewhat. After such a long absence, aside from the great change in aura, that delicate appearance of Xiao Chen, which looked like when he was seventeen or eighteen, had not changed much.
"Hahahaha! Second Young Master, you finally returned!"
"Quicklye over. Your younger sister Ling`er really missed you."
Before Xiao Xiong could move, Xiao Ling`er and Ye Lan rushed over and nked Xiao Chen, bombarding him with questions in turn.
The people at home did not treat him as the Azure Dragon King, only the Second Young Master of their Xiao n, a rtive that had not returned for a long time.
Xiao Chen was surrounded with familial love, letting him feel unconstrained and forget some of the worries from the Kunlun Realm.
"Are you sure you are Elder Brother Xiao Chen? Why is it that you look even younger than Ling`er? Quickly prove it. Otherwise, I''ll not let you enter." Xiao Ling`er was overjoyed but was still as mischievous as before.
Xiao Jian lectured, "Stop messing around. Father still has not said anything."
Xiao Xiong revealed a rare smile. "It is good that you returned. Come and eat. I already got the servants to make preparations."
Xiao Chen nodded and said, "I''ll listen to Lord Father."
The meeting of father and son was unexpectedly harmonious. Due to familial love, the awkwardness that Xiao Chen expected did not ur.
This meal was the happiest meal that Xiao Chen had in many years. While in the Kunlun Realm, he had stayed at many top-quality restaurants and eaten all sorts of Spirit Beast delicacies. However, none of them couldpare to this.
At the table, Xiao Chen gave a simple answer to his cousins'' questions. Of course, he did not mention anything about his arduous journey and the dangers he encountered in the Kunlun Realm.
The entire Xiao n''s residence was filled with joy. Xiao Chen''s return made everyone extremely happy.
After the meal, Xiao Jian came to Xiao Chen''s room alone and led him to their father''s study.
"First Brother, have you ever thought of going to the Kunlun Realm?" Xiao Chen asked casually along the way.
Xiao Chen had an ambitious n in returning to the Xiao n. He wanted to bring the Xiao n disciples to the Kunlun Realm. Although he did not have the luxury of bringing the thousands of people in the Xiao n up, he should not have any problem bringing a few of his closest rtives. He could still afford the resources required.
However, there was one very important question: were the Xiao n disciples willing or not?
Xiao Jian shook his head and said, "If a chance to go to the Kunlun Realm came ten years ago, I would have definitely gambled on it. However, I am now over thirty years old and have missed the golden age for cultivating. If I go, it will be very difficult for me to have any aplishments."
Xiao Chen''s eldest brother appeared very wise and did not treat the Kunlun Realm as heaven.
Actually, this was something that Xiao Chen worried about. Now that he heard Xiao Jian''s opinion, he did not pursue the matter.
"Go in yourself. Father has some things he wishes to speak to you about alone," Xiao Jian said when they arrived at the study.
After organizing his thoughts, Xiao Chen pushed the door open and entered the study, which had simple but elegant decorations.
Xiao Xiong, Xiao Chen''s father, was currently reading a book. When he saw Xiao Chen, he set the book down and noticed Xiao Chen looking somewhat dazed.
After a long time, Xiao Xiong said softly, "Aside from missing home, you probably still have some other matter in mind foring back. Tell me."
Xiao Chen answered honestly, "I have reestablished the Dragon''s Gate and wish to bring the talented children of the Xiao n up."
"What?!" Xiao Xiong eximed somewhat incredulously. Then he stood up and walked to Xiao Chen''s side, appearing extremely shocked.
"Are you alright? How did you manage it? Why did you reestablish the Dragon''s Gate?"
A string of questions came out of Xiao Xiong''s mouth. The first thing he asked was actually whether Xiao Chen was injured or not and not how strong he was. This concern warmed Xiao Chen''s heart.
Xiao Chen smiled and said, "Your child is fine. Now, even if a Minor Heavenly Martial Emperor wants to kill me, your child has the means to deal with them."
Strength equal to a Martial Emperor''s?
This shocked Xiao Xiong again. After a while, his eyes turned moist as he whispered, "It looks like I made a misjudgment back then. I should not have chased you away. I was wrong. Also, I was not strong enough, causing you to suffer so much."
Xiao Chen said seriously, "No, Lord Father, there is no need for you to reproach yourself. After all my bitter experiences in the Kunlun Realm, I now understand Father''s difficulties. Your child is too unfilial. Previously, I passed by home but did not enter. I should havee back long ago and not shirked my duty."
Upon seeing the tears in his father''s eyes, Xiao Chen felt a sourness in his heart. He knelt down and said the things that he repressed in his heart for so long. "It is this child''s fault. No matter the excuse, there is no reason for going past home without entering. I believe Father must have worried for me, both day and night, over the many years I was gone. I should havee back much sooner."
Xiao Xiong finally could no longer hold back the tears in his eyes, letting them flow down. Xiao Chen''s words undid the knot in his heart that had been there all this time.
It turned out that his son stopped ming him long ago. After being away for so long, his son had be someone equal to a Martial Emperor.
"Get up, quickly get up. I do not me you. I, Xiao Xiong, never med you. I only hated myself for being powerless. I am not surprised that you have your aplishments of today. However, back then, I was too weak, simply unable to protect you."
Xiao Xiong quickly helped Xiao Chen to his feet, not letting him continue to kneel on the floor. He did not feel worthy of it.
Xiao Chen got up and said, "There is no need. Let this child protect Father and the Xiao n. I, Xiao Chen, swear that as long as I''m around, no one will be able to harm the Xiao n."
Under the light of themp me, the father-and-son pair chatted for a long time. Before they realized it, dawn arrived.
"The Xiao n has been in exile and decline for so long. There is no longer any inheritance except this ring, which has passed down through every generation. It is also the mark of the n Head. Today, I pass it on to you."
Xiao Xiong removed an ancient azure-colored ring and handed it to Xiao Chen, not letting him reject it.
Xiao Chen felt it and immediately detected an ancient aura from the ring. This ring was indeed something from the Distant Ancient Era.
However, he did not feel any energy on the ring as if the ring was sealed by something, preventing it from revealing its true self.
"Chen`er, today, I pass on this ring to you. Now, you are the n Head of my Xiao n. You already know about the Xiao n''s rules, so I will not bother mentioning them. However, I will leave you with a warning."
Xiao Chen nodded. "Father, please speak. This child will listen."
Xiao Xiong said gravely, "Regardless whether you walk the righteous path or one of evil, I will not begrudge you. However, remember not to be a second Azure Emperor. The Azure Emperor Xiao Teng is a sinner of our Xiao n. This is something passed down from generation to generation."
Xiao Chen''s heart turned cold. How could there be such a warning being passed down? The Azure Emperor helped the Dragon''s Gate conquer vast amounts ofnd, establishing a supreme prestige.
Even though the Dragon''s Gate''s destruction had happened during the reign of the Azure Emperor, his contributions bnced it. He should not be a sinner. After all, no matter what, the Azure Emperor was a member of the Xiao n.
Why did the ancestors pass down this warning from generation to generation, giving a grave message to their descendants?
"Lord Father, why is this? While the Azure Emperor had a part to y in the destruction of the Dragon''s Gate, it was not something that he wished for, either. Why did the ancestors give such a warning?"
Xiao Chen carefully put away the ring and voiced his doubts over what Xiao Xiong said. The word "sinner" was simply too heavy. Furthermore, that was not all. It was even conveyed as a warning through the generations. Did the Azure Emperor really do something wicked beyond redemption?
Xiao Xiong exined seriously, "There are some things that only the n Head can know about. Now that you possess this Azure Dragon Ring, you are qualified to know as well. This is a secret of our Xiao n. Remember not to spread it anywhere. After Xiao Teng became a Martial Emperor, he had already entered a state of Berserking Qi Deviation and entered the Demonic Dao; his character changed considerably.
"For the sake of breaking through the limits of Martial Emperor, he made use of all means possible. Countless numbers of people died at his hands. Aside from the experts of the other races, even his good friends of the past, the person he loved, even the master who groomed him, they all died at his saber."
This revtion greatly startled Xiao Chen when he heard it. "That is impossible. I once met the Dragon''s Gate''s War Venerates. When they mentioned the Azure Emperor, they were all filled with respect. They were extremely loyal to the Dragon''s Gate, even to the point of not resting after their deaths."
Chapter 1286: Riddle of the Demon
Chapter 1286: Riddle of the Demon
"If the Azure Emperor were truly something like that, he would absolutely not be able to gain so much respect from the entirety of the Dragon''s Gate. How could a person who fell into the Demonic Dao gain so much respect?"
Xiao Chen knew about the Azure Emperor''s tyranny. However, tyranny was just tyranny. Killing his rtives, friends, loverthat was alreadypletely falling into the Demonic Dao. Xiao Chen could ept being tyrannical, but he absolutely could not ept conduct like that.
Xiao Xiong sighed softly, "That is why this is a secret. Naturally, ordinary people would not know about it. In fact, not many in the Dragon''s Gate knew of it. In the eyes of the Azure Emperor Xiao Teng, the Dragon''s Gate was just a chess piece on his path of Martial Cultivation. How could he let such a secret leak out?
"He only fell into the Demonic Dao and did not lose his rationality. After escaping from the shackles in his heart, his thoughts became even more cautious than regr people''s."
Xiao Chen understood this. Back then, after he entered a state of Berserking Qi Deviation and recovered from it, he heard the Five Poison Sect old man say that some people would not lose their rationality when they fell into the Demonic Dao. In fact, they even understood how to hide themselves and became even more difficult to deal with.
However, was the Azure Emperor such a person?
Xiao Chen really found this rather hard to ept, killing one''s lover, friends, rtives, and master for the sake of breaking off one''s shackles. If not for the Dragon''s Gate being still useful to the Azure Emperor, the Azure Emperor might have even mercilessly made a move on the entire Dragon''s Gate.
For some reason, Xiao Chen did not believe any of this. Even if it was real, there had to be some exnation.
However, these words from Xiao Chen''s father had been passed down from the ancestors through the generations. This information should not be wrong.
Furthermore, the obstructions that Xiao Chen faced when he reestablished the Dragon''s Gate, a move that even panicked various Holy Masters, seemed to verify his father''s words, telling him his ancestors'' warning was right.
Xiao Xiong said, "Don''t overthink this. No matter what the world thinks or what the ancestors of the Xiao n who wandered the Kunlun Realm thought, it does not matter. You just need to be sure of your own heart. I can see the Azure Emperor''s shadow on you. However, your childlike innocence never changed. Father believes in you."
Xiao Chen nodded and said, "This child understands. This child never once thought of bing the second Azure Emperor. Father, rest assured. I reestablished the Dragon''s Gate merely to fulfill the responsibility of being a Xiao n descendant. I do not have any ambition. I just want to let the inheritance of the Dragon''s Gate continue on."
Xiao Xiong revealed a gratified smile. Which father would not be happy at seeing how capable their son was?
"Stay here for some time. If there are any suitable youths, pick some of them to bring with you. There is no need toplete everything in one step. Take things slowly for now. After a few hundred years, my Xiao n will be able to prosper in the Kunlun Realm again."
After Xiao Chen came out of his father''s study, his heart felt very heavy.
He could not help the sinking of his heart. In the Kunlun Realm, he had regarded himself as the Azure Emperor''s descendant. As he sat on the roof and looked at the star-filled skies, he thought about how that unparalleled ancestor had swept through the entire Kunlun Realm. It turned out that this ancestor was a demon.
A book appeared in Xiao Chen''s handthe Good and Evil Beneficence Art. He looked at the ck and white cover but did not open it. Instead, he considered the various clues that he knew.
That was not right. There were too many doubts and suspicions with this, too many to speak of. It was hard to arrive at a conclusion.
That Item Spirit in the Azure Dragon Pce should know. That old man was extremely mysterious. He also seemed like someone very close to the Azure Emperor.
The Thunder Sovereign was not easy to meet, and he did not have much of his lifespan left.
After thinking about it, Xiao Chen felt that he had to personally dig for clues. After bing a Martial Emperor, he definitely had to make a trip to the Azure Dragon Pce.
"Xiao Chen, why are you thinking so much? You did note to the lower realm to seek trouble. Come with me. I want to go to Seven Horn Mountain," Ao Jiao said as she walked out of the Immortal Spirit Ring.
Xiao Chen revealed a smile on his face. Since Little Yellow Feather returned to being a Golden Crow Egg, he had not spoken to Ao Jiao for a long time.
Since Ao Jiao asked, naturally, Xiao Chen agreed. The Seven Horn Mountain was where the Thunder Emperor died. He wanted to go there and take a look as well.
In a few steps, the two arrived where the Thunder Emperor died.
The Sky Dome Realm was off limits to Martial Emperors. However, since it was a dying man, neither the upper echelon of the Kunlun Realm nor the Deep Abyss Demonic World''s Demon Monarchs had cared too much.
There was already no secret left in the cave. Hence, this ce held no attraction to others, simply left empty all the while. Now, weeds grew everywhere. Bramblespletely sealed the entrance.
Xiao Chen flicked his finger, and a saber light shed. All the weeds and brambles turned into ashes.
As he looked at the entrance, he felt very thankful. This area was where the first fortuitous encounter that changed his fate took ce.
If Xiao Chen had not met Ao Jiao, he might have already lost his life in Qizi County. Without the inheritance that the Thunder Emperor initially passed to him, he could not have started on the path of a desman; he would not have all the aplishments he possessed now.
This was the ce where his dreams took shape and where his story began. Now that he was back here again, the wonderful feeling in his heart was inevitable.
"Ao Jiao, I''ve always wondered, why was the restriction on the ce where the Thunder Emperor died so simple?"
Based on what he had seen then, that restriction could not block those under Martial Saint. Now, it was nearly negligible to the current Xiao Chen.
Smiling, Ao Jiao said, "You are really stupid. You can''t even figure that out. If Sang Mu made the restriction too difficult, then wouldn''t that mean that I would be sealed here forever? No one would be able to free me."
Xiao Chen revealed an expression of understanding. It turned out that the reason was so simple, yet he still had not thought of this.
"Why did the Thunder Emperor choose to die here?"
"Sang Mu came from the Great Qin Nation. He had humble roots. His parents were ordinary hunters who lived at the foot of Seven Horn Mountain. His choice to die here was just due to the longing in his heart.
As the two spoke, they recalled events from when they first met. asionally, they wouldugh.
"Do you remember that you were very proud and arrogant back then, always calling me Trashy Master."
"Naturally, I remember. Back then, you were just trash. Despite that, you were very egotistical and unwilling to submit."
"Who had never been egotistical when they were young? Thinking back to that time, I did indeed let myself shine too brightly, not understanding that I should be more withdrawn. I very quickly offended all the Noble ns of the Great Qin Nation. In hindsight, that period was truly worry-free without any fear at all."
The two chatted for a long time at the entrance. Finally, Xiao Chen said, "Come on. Let''s go in and take a look."
However, Ao Jiao shook her head and said, "There is no need. The memories that this ce brought me have already reached their conclusion. I came here so that I could walk away from the matters of the past."
Walk away from the matters of the past?
Xiao Chen thought for a while and soon understood. Ao Jiao had resolved her preupation with the Thunder Emperor''s death.
"Let''s stay here tonight, then."
The moon looked very pretty. Xiao Chen spontaneously came up with a n to spend the night here, reminiscing about the first time he came to Seven Horn Mountain.
Under the boundless night sky, Xiao Chen took off the Azure Dragon Ring from his finger. Then, he frowned as he started to examine it.
With his current eyesight, he could tell that there was a seal in the ring. As for what the ring was, he had to spend some time pondering over it.
"If only Mo Chen were here. Given her talents at formations and restrictions, it should not be too difficult for her. I really want to know what this ring is hiding," he muttered to himself.
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Xiao Chen stayed in Xiao n City for one month. During this time, heid nine Iron Defense Magic Formations.
Then, he made some changes to the formation te, making it such that only those who possessed the Xiao n''s bloodline and the formation te could activate the Iron Defense Magic Formation.
Originally, the Iron Defense Magic Formation required Primordial Energy to activate it. After Xiao Chen''s alteration, its might naturally decreased.
However, the nine Iron Defense Magic Formations had the advantage of numbers and wereyered over each other. It could block an attack from Martial Emperors. In the Sky Dome Realm, it would be considered invincible; no one would be able to break it.
Even if Xiao Chen himself wanted to break it, he would have to spend a lot of time and Primordial Energy.
Aside from this, Xiao Chen found three youths in their early teens among the Xiao n''s younger generation with pretty good talents. They were worth sending to the Kunlun Realm to nurture.
It looked like his Luck influenced his n''s, allowing three geniuses to appear in the Xiao n.
As for those from the same generation as Xiao Jian, they no longer had much more scope for improvement. To them, the Kunlun Realm was not and of blessings. Staying in the Sky Dome Realm would be more preferable.
With three more people to bring back to the Kunlun Realm, the amount of Superior Grade Astral Cores needed would increase by another thirty thousand. Even if Xiao Chen was very rich and careless with his wealth, he would find this hard to swallow. No wonder the people of the Kunlun Realm would not go down to the lower realm without much thought.
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After one month passed, Xiao Chenpleted everything that he needed to do, so he rushed towards the Heavenly Saber Pavilion with some impatience.
He sensed the location of the Heavenly Saber Pavilion with his Spiritual Sense and immediately tore space open. Then, he entered the spatial tear and rushed towards the sect.
There were no obstructions at all in the void. A person could infinitely increase their speed, moving faster than lightning.
In a few breaths, Xiao Chen appeared in the sky above the Heavenly Saber Pavilion''s Qingyun Peak. Using his Spiritual Sense, he scanned the ce but did not find Liu Ruyue''s presence at all.
"She is not at Qingyun Peak. She probably went out."
Xiao Chen did not worry. Given Liu Ruyue''s current strength, she would be able to protect herself in the Sky Dome Realm.
While Xiao Chen did not find Liu Ruyue, he saw Liu Suifeng. This fellow had not changed at all. Smiling, Xiao Chen silently appeared behind him.
Liu Suifeng sat in the courtyard, drinking wine and happily humming a tune, clearly in a good mood.
"Hehe! Xinyun won''t be around these few days. I will be a lot more rxed during this time. Tomorrow, I''ll go to another Peak. Juren Peak seems to have epted a new female disciple recently who looks very pretty. Hahaha! I''ll go to Juren Peak tomorrow!"
Xiao Chen smiled faintly. Evidently, this brother-inw of his was managed strictly by his wife.
"Suifeng, it turns out that you have such thoughts. When Junior Sister Xinyun returns, I''ll be telling her."
Xiao Chen suddenly spoke up, deciding to tease him.
"Who is it?!"
Xiao Chen''s voice startled Liu Suifeng into spitting out the wine in his mouth. When he turned around and recognized Xiao Chen, he showed extreme joy on his face. "Big Brother Xiao Chen, it is you. You returned again. Hahaha! You scared me to death!"
Big Brother? Doesn''t Suifeng always address me as brother-inw?
Xiao Chen smiled and asked, "Where''s your elder sister?"
"My elder sister?" Liu Suifeng repeated in something of a daze. "Big Brother Xiao Chen, did you remember wrong? Since when did I have an elder sister?"
"Boom!"
The smile on Xiao Chen''s face froze as if lightning struck him. He could not believe what Liu Suifeng said.
Chapter 1287: Powerful Ancient Being?
Chapter 1287: Powerful Ancient Being?
Xiao Chen smiled embarrassedly and said, "Suifeng, you are joking with me, right?"
Liu Suifeng replied seriously, "Big Brother Xiao Chen, I am not joking with you. I really do not have an elder sister. Everyone in the entire Heavenly Saber Pavilion knows that."
Xiao Chen sensed that this matter was very strange. He said sullenly, "Say that one more time."
Liu Suifeng felt that Xiao Chen turned somewhat scary, but he still answered, "I, Liu Suifeng, am an only child. I do not have any memories of having an elder sister."
"That''s impossible!" Xiao Chen shouted. How could it be? Could it be that everything that happened to me on Qingyun Peak was just a dream?!
"You are not Liu Suifeng! I''ll go ask someone else." Xiao Chen''s face sank. Then, he moved to the Heavenly Saber Pavilion''s main hall in the blink of the eye and saw the Pavilion Master, Leng Tianhe.
Liu Suifeng said suspiciously, "What''s wrong with Big Brother Xiao? Do I really have an elder sister? When Xinyunes back, I have to ask her. However, I really do not remember having one!"
Just as Liu Suifeng nervously asked himself this question, Leng Tianhe also appeared confused. This meant that of the thousands of disciples, not a single one knew Liu Ruyue.
Thisthis How can it be?! How can it be that he does not know Liu Ruyue! Furthermore, he is so sure about it?!
Such a big incident made Xiao Chen somewhat frantic as he went about asking people of various levels.
Xiao Chen made himself calm down, then flew straight to the Imperial Capital and sought out Ying Yue. Liu Ruyue and Ying Yue went through experiential training together. She should not have forgotten Liu Ruyue.
In the end, Ying Yue said that she did not know nor even heard of Liu Ruyue at all. No wonder Ying Yue had not mentioned Liu Ruyue when he first arrived at the Sky Dome Realm. She did not have any memories of Liu Ruyue in the first ce.
Xiao Chen felt disappointed and frustrated and very lost. Then, he sought out Feng Feixue in the Imperial Capital. Feng Feixue was incredibly happy to see Xiao Chen. However, she also said that she had never heard of the person called Liu Ruyue.
"I don''t believe it. I don''t!"
Xiao Chen suppressed the pain in his heart as he flew all over the Sky Dome Realm. As long as it was a ce that had a connection with Liu Ruyue, he visited them all.
However, it was like everyone hade to an agreement; they all said that they had never heard of Liu Ruyue before.
Above the ruins of Thunder Emperor Valley, Xiao Chen looked out to the boundless sea. His hair scattered about messily, and he appeared extremely fatigued.
Inside the Immortal Spirit Ring, Ao Jiao did not know how to console Xiao Chen, either. This was because she also had never heard of the person called Liu Ruyue before.
"Could it be that this worldpletely forgot you, and only I know that you existed?" Xiao Chen muttered to himself. He felt like his entire being was going to crumble.
He started to wonder whether this world was real or just an illusion.
Could it be that it was really just a dream?
Xiao Chen entered deep thought. This matter was simply too strange. A living person actually left no traces of their existence in this world at all.
It was like Liu Ruyue had not existed in the first ce. However, Xiao Chen remembered it clearly. He would never be able to forget those various scenes in his mind.
Be it one thousand years or ten thousand, he would not forget. Liu Ruyue was someone that Xiao Chen had to protect all his life.
Suddenly, inspiration shed in Xiao Chen''s mind; a possibility suddenly urred to him.
Many of the Kunlun Realm''s Martial Emperors spected that there had been powerful beings who managed to break through the limits of Martial Emperor during the Ancient Era, the peak period of the Martial Epoch. However, these powerful beings did not leave any stories of them behind.
It was even to the point where nothing was recorded in any of the ancient books. Even the top of the Sage Mark Monument had only some vague marks.
Aside from this, there were no traces at all, which even made many Martial Emperors doubt that there was a peak above Martial Emperor.
Could it be that Liu Ruyue left this abandonednd like those powerful ancient beings who wiped out all traces of themselves in this world?
However, that was impossible. Xiao Chen himself was only as powerful as a Martial Emperor. How would Liu Ruyue leave this abandonednd?
Regardless of the actual situation, this guess allowed Xiao Chen to truly calm down.
"Ao Jiao,e out for a moment."
When Ao Jiao came out, Xiao Chen extended his hand and prodded her forehead. Then, he transferred his memories with Liu Ruyue directly into Ao Jiao''s sea of consciousness.
Instantly, scenes of Xiao Chen interacting with Liu Ruyue appeared in Ao Jiao''s mind.
Ao Jiao showed pain on her face as sweat continuously dripped down. It felt like her mind was being torn apart, and she showed a bewildered expression.
After the pain passed, Ao Jiao panted nonstop. Then, she looked at Xiao Chen and said, "I remember. I remember everything. Liu Ruyue is your lover, the lover whom you swore to protect."
Only now did Xiao Chen heave a sigh of relief. It was not a dream. It was just that the world had forgotten Liu Ruyue.
Ao Jiao felt fear. "To think that someone wiped away parts of my memories without me realizing it. What exactly is going on?"
"We should return to Qingyun Peak and help Liu Suifeng recover his memories. After that, the truth wille to light!"
Xiao Chen already had some guesses and even knew why he did not forget Liu Ruyue. He would be able to verify his spection when he reached Qingyun Peak and helped Liu Suifeng recover his memories.
Soon, the calmed Xiao Chen returned to Qingyun Peak and sought out Liu Suifeng.
"Big Brother Xiao Chen, what''s going on? Do I really have an elder sister?" Liu Suifeng asked somewhat anxiously. He already knew that Xiao Chen had gone all around the Heavenly Saber Pavilion, asking about this elder sister.
However, no matter how much Liu Suifeng thought about it, he could not find an elder sister in his memories.
Xiao Chen''s expression turned serious as he looked at Liu Suifeng. "You really don''t remember anything?"
"I do not remember. I don''t recall ever having an elder sister," Liu Suifeng answered honestly, feeling somewhat nervous.
Xiao Chen felt hurt. How ruthless. No wonder there was not a single trace of those people who left the abandonednd for the past tens of thousands of years.
Even the person closest to them forgot about their existence. Who else could possibly remember? After so many years, there was only a mystery left to theter generations.
"I''ll tell you this. Your elder sister''s name is Liu Ruyue. She is the closest person to you and also the person that I, Xiao Chen, love the most."
Xiao Chen reached out and used the same method to make his memories of Liu Ruyue appear in Liu Suifeng''s sea of consciousness.
The past events shared by Xiao Chen and Liu Ruyue floated before Liu Suifeng''s eyes like a film.
The various events appeared scene by scene, studying at Qingyun Peak, getting drunk and singing, fighting with Murong Chong, the final battle at the Heavenly Saber Pavilion, Liu Ruyue blocking that fatal strike from Song Que
"What''s going on?! What''s going on?! Why do I feel these scenes are so familiar? My elder sister"
When Xiao Chen pulled his finger back, a bewildered but pained expression appeared on Liu Suifeng''s face. Liu Suifeng''s eyes filled with rm. After a while, it turned into extreme pain. Bean-sized droplets of sweat dripped from his forehead.
Liu Suifeng screamed. The wounds hidden deep in his memories tore open.
"Sis!"
Liu Suifeng seemed to go crazy. His eyes turned bloodshot as he let out pained roars. The memories finally resurfaced.
Liu Suifeng looked as if a heavy weight was crushing him. He clenched his fists and fell to the ground, panting heavily.
Xiao Chen did not say anything. Although he felt very anxious and urgently wanted to know the answer, he still waited for Liu Suifeng''s condition to stabilize first.
After a long time, Liu Suifeng seemed to recover. He stood up and said, "Brother-inw, I remember now. I remember everything."
Light shed in Xiao Chen''s eyes. "Tell me what happened."
"About half a year ago, Sis and I were happily chatting in the courtyard when, suddenly, a hole opened in the sky above. It looked terrifying. Before I could react, a pir of light descended on my sister."
Xiao Chen felt very anxious. He could not help prompting, "Then?"
"After that, my sister turned into a White Dragon giving off the aura of kingship. I have no idea what happened. I ended up kneeling on the ground, unable to resist at all. I do not clearly remember what happened after that. Sis seemed to have flown into that hole after turning into a White Dragon."
Tearing through the sky and turning into a dragon!
Xiao Chen''s heart sank. If he recalled correctly, Liu Ruyue''s Martial Spirit was a White Dragon.
White Dragon. This dug out some of Xiao Chen''s memories from long ago. Before he first arrived at the Heavenly Saber Pavilion, a White Dragon Storm nearly killed him. This storm contained a consciousness filled with love and hate, almost causing him to go into a state of Berserking Qi Deviation.
Back then, Xiao Chen had not thought much about it. However, now that he did, it made him tremble in fear. Could it be that all these incidents were not just coincidence?
ording to Liu Suifeng''s description, it seemed like someone summoned Liu Ruyue, awakening the Dragon Race bloodline in her body, causing her to turn into a dragon. There were some peak Martial Techniques that could bring about such a transformation. However, clearly, that was not Liu Ruyue''s situation.
Xiao Chen could only reason that Liu Ruyue possessed the Dragon Race''s bloodline in the first ce. Otherwise, she could not have turned into a dragon.
In the Distant Sea Dragon Grave, Xiao Chen had learned from that ancient tomb keeper that the Dragon Race still existed outside the abandonednd.
Before the Dragon''s Gate was destroyed, the ancestors of the Dragon''s Gate could use the totem toe in contact with that ancient Dragon Race, allowing them to strengthen the Dragon Might of their Martial Spirit. Because the Xiao n signed a blood contract with the Dragon Race, they already had a certain amount of the Dragon Race''s bloodline flowing in their bodies.
After thinking of this, Xiao Chen heaved a sigh of relief. At least, he could figure out that Liu Ruyue should be safe for now.
"Suifeng, rx a little. Work with me. Let me see the scene that you once saw."
For the sake of getting more urate information, Xiao Chen decided to use his Spiritual Sense to view Liu Suifeng''s memories directly. However, he was not familiar with such types of techniques. Even with his strong Mental Energy, he needed Liu Suifeng''s cooperation.
Liu Suifeng did not say much, asking directly, "How should I work with you? Please tell me."
Xiao Chen nodded and replied, "That is simple. My Spiritual Sense will enter your sea of consciousness. Just let it in and bring up the memories of that day in your mind."
"That''s not a problem. Although I recall the matters of that day, they are notplete. It is best you see them for yourself."
Saying nothing more, Xiao Chen sent his Spiritual Sense into Liu Suifeng''s sea of consciousness when his fingertip touched Liu Suifeng''s forehead.
Xiao Chen could see thatpared to his, Liu Suifeng''s sea of consciousness was much smaller. It was like the difference between a pond and ocean, or clouds and mud.
Invisible energy wrapped around Xiao Chen''s Spiritual Sense and brought him into the depths. He instantly saw scenes that seemed even more realistic than being there himself.
Chapter 1288: Dragon Race
Chapter 1288: Dragon Race
I found it!
The scene fixed, and Xiao Chen saw everything that happened on that day as though he was there.
The pir of light that descended from the sky had ancient words floating around in it. These were Dragon Race words, which Xiao Chen had seen in the dragon grave. Indeed, it was as he had guessed: Liu Ruyue''s disappearance was the doings of the Dragon Race from another realm.
He continued watching. Liu Ruyue did not show any pain on her face. When the light descended, it seemed to unlock a seal in her. Dragon Might spread out as she turned into a White Dragon and soared into the sky.
How strong! This Dragon Might even evoked a deep fear in Xiao Chen. Compared to Liu Suifeng''s description, the impact of the Dragon Might was significantlyrger.
The Azure Dragon Yuanying in his body even opened its eyes and released its own Dragon Might.
After that, the scene changed: the White Dragon went through the hole in the sky before the gap started to close slowly. As the hole closed, Xiao Chen vaguely saw the White Dragon descend from the sky onto an ancient altar in a farawaynd.
Tens of thousands of members of the Dragon Race surrounded the altar. They all knelt down with respectful expressions on their faces.
When this ended, Xiao Chen could not see anything more. He pulled back his finger, feeling depressed.
"Brother-inw, how is my sister doing? Is she in danger?" Liu Suifeng asked anxiously.
Xiao Chen did not tell Liu Suifeng about the final scene that he saw. He said calmly, "It''s fine. It is possible that you will never see Ruyue again. However, I''m sure that she is fine. She might be doing better than we imagine."
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Late at night at Qingyun Peak, a crescent moon hung high and a cold wind blew. This night was cold and lonely. Even the moon appeared very pale.
This night reflected how Xiao Chen felt right now, making him feel even colder and lonelier.
"Ao Jiao, do you remember, about half a year ago, I mentioned that the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign made a move on me?"
Ao Jiao nodded and said, "How can I not remember? I never saw you that flustered before. That really startled me."
Xiao Chen slowly filled his wine cup to the brim and drained it in one go. "I guessed wrong. That was not the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign making a move. It was when Liu Ruyue left this world. Everything about her was being mysteriously wiped out. The Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign is not that capable."
The Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign''s strength was more than enough to make a move on Xiao Chen. However, even if the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign could do the same to so many people, he would not have the energy to do so.
"It is just like those ancient beings. They did not leave anything behind, ruthlessly erasing all traces of themselves in this abandonednd," Xiao Chen drawled as he set down this wine cup.
Feeling enlightened, Ao Jiao said, "Half a year agothat happens to coincide with when Liu Ruyue turned into a dragon. My memories must have been silently wiped away at that time. However, why were your memories not wiped away?"
Xiao Chen shook his head, indicating that he did not know. He remembered the strong Mental Energy from that time. He could not even resist it.
That Mental Energy easily sorted out the memories rted to Liu Ruyue. However, when it was about to seed, that mysterious energy suddenly stopped and retreated.
"What do you intend to do?" Ao Jiao asked somewhat worriedly.
Xiao Chen''s face sank. Suddenly, the wine cup in his hand shattered. "She is someone I made a promise to, the lover I will never abandon. She is the most beautiful memory in my life. Even in one thousand years or ten thousand years, even if divine beings or Buddhas get in the way, I have to chase after her. I can never give up!"
After understanding the truth behind Liu Ruyue''s departure, Xiao Chen stopped being so anxious. The thing that he feared the most was Liu Ruyue being captured by that Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign, which had been one of his original guesses.
However, that final scene of the many White Dragons kneeling in worship calmed his fearspletely.
Xiao Chen did not know what the world outside the abandonednd was like. He also did not know why Liu Ruyue wiped out all traces of herself as those powerful ancient beings had.
However, all he needed to know was that Liu Ruyue was safe and not in the hands of the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign. That was enough.
Since those powerful ancient beings during the peak of the Martial Epoch could leave, then, he, Xiao Chen, could leave as well. As long as he had the patience and persistence, he would be able to meet Liu Ruyue again. He possessed a confidence that was even greater than the sky.
Since Xiao Chen was already at Qingyun Peak, he chose a peak where no one was and decided to settle down there.
He did not make a move to recover the memories of the others.
Firstly, it would be very problematic. Secondly, he feared attracting unnecessary trouble, prompting that mysterious powerhouse to make a move again.
As time passed on the mountain, Xiao Chen lived a much more leisurely life than when he was in the Kunlun Realm. Aside from cultivating ording to his usual routine, he spent most of his time improving his Saber Domain.
After verifying that the saber was the foundation of the Saber Domain, Xiao Chen stopped wavering over which path was the wrong one. He would persist to the end, for this was the path that suited him to most.
Ao Jiao did not remain idle, either. She organized all of Xiao Chen''s resources, making preparations for the Lunar Shadow Saber''s breakthrough into the Divine Weapon Ranking.
Right now, Ao Jiao was still an Item Spirit, unable topletely separate herself from the Lunar Shadow Saber, which posed a hard limit to any improvement in her strength. After reaching her current bottleneck, she could break through it only by upgrading the Lunar Shadow Saber into a Divine Weapon; only then could she climb higher.
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On this day, a cool breeze blew, and there were white clouds in the blue skysuch fine sunny weather. It was peaceful at the summit of the peak.
Xiao Chen leaned on a rock. The Lunar Shadow Saber was like a living creature, nimbly dancing around his palm, the back of his hand, and shoulder. It was a dazzling sight, too much for the eyes to take in.
However, his eyes and thoughts were not on this dazzling Lunar Shadow Saber. He simply let his right hand and the Lunar Shadow Saber happily y with each other.
Xiao Chen looked at the sunny sky and muttered, "I have stayed at the Heavenly Saber Pavilion for one month already. Such a peaceful environment is really good forprehending the Saber Domain. Right now, I can already hide my powerpletely in every single de of grass in the surroundings and those cirrus clouds."
Three months ago, his Saber Domain appeared very scary. Not only was there loud thunder, but there were also dark clouds. At that time, Xiao Chen had justprehended the Saber Domain. Not understanding anything, he just let the power out.
When I think about it now, that was really crude. No wonder Senior Lanughed at me for being like a hedgehog.
Based on what Senior Lan said, I have already moved from outward power to subtlety. With a thought, all the saber intent that fills the air is avable for my use.
If I want toprehend the Saber Domain further, I need to solidify this space, fusing my heart into the space within one kilometer around me. I need to transform the space within one kilometer of me into my space.
Saber Domain, Saber Domain. The thing being cultivated was the domainwhich meant it was moving towards the state of space. On the other hand, the saber became a supplementary existence, a supporting character.
After all, the entire Kunlun Realm was of the opinion that the Space Dao was much greater than the Saber Dao.
The Space Dao was so hard to gain entry into. Cultivating it was even harder. In contrast, the Saber Dao was much simpler to gain entry into. Cultivating it was even simpler. How could they be mentioned in the same breath?
This was how Xiao Chen originally thought. However, as he cultivated the Saber Dao, his belief wavered.
The Saber Dao might not be weaker than the Space Dao; it was just that the vision of the Kunlun Realm''s Martial Emperors was limited, unable to perceive the basic nature of the Saber Dao.
Saber intent condensed in Xiao Chen''s heart. The nimble Lunar Shadow Saber immediately stopped dancing around and appeared in his tight grasp, pointing to the front.
Its scabbard came out smoothly and stabbed into the cliff in front. "Buzz!" The saber trembled, and space started to tremble along with it.
Withdraw! Xiao Chen shouted in his heart.
All the light within one kilometer slowly withdrew, presenting a very strange sight. Outside of this one kilometer, the zing sun shone brightly, appearing quite ring.
However, the light in the world within one kilometer of Xiao Chen gradually withdrew. When the light disappeared, it left an eternal darkness.
Slowly, slowly, all the light gathered on Xiao Chen. However, just at this moment, all the withdrawn light fluctuated intensely like a misbehaving little kid, scattering in confusion, returning to where it came from.
This was the direction that Xiao Chen took. He did not choose to solidify this space, merging his body and the Saber Domain, the direction that Lan Chaofeng took. Instead, he took another path, gathering everything within one kilometer on the saber in his hand.
A Saber Domain with the saber as the focus. Everything had to be on the saber. The saber could not be a supporting character.
"How difficult! Every time I reach this step, it immediately crumbles. I wonder, what would it be like after I start to grasp this path?"
Xiao Chen''s heart filled with anticipation and some anxiety. He did not know whether he could seed in this path or not. Despite a thousand attempts, none of them panned out even once. He could not help feeling somewhat depressed.
"I should practice my Profound Martial Techniques. It is important to cultivate the Saber Domain, but I cannot let my Martial Techniques fall behind."
Xiao Chen soared into the air with a flip. As he grasped the Lunar Shadow Saber, he spun in the air.
All sorts of mysterious phenomena came out of his body. As the saber light gathered, they formed thousands of mountains appearing like a dragon, a glorious painting of a dragon roaring at the sky.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly. "Right now, I can already use my Instant of Glory freely. I can bring out whatever kind of glory I want. Again!"
With a thought, he swung the saber and created a glorious painting of tens of thousands of dragons soaring in the sky.
Then, the painting shattered into many pieces. As Xiao Chen brandished his saber, he felt very carefree and free of worry.
There is only my saber, Instant of Glory!
The Martial Technique that Xiao Chen had not perfected back then, throwing in everything he had, had slowly improved over time. Now, it waspletely at his disposal; he could use it freely and pull it back whenever he wanted. There were all sorts of glory and all sorts of changes, appearing boundlessly wondrous.
After that, he practiced the Thousand Year Hegemony Establishment many times, having already brought this Martial Technique to perfection.
Unfortunately, this was a Medial Grade Profound Martial Technique that a predecessor left behind. Furthermore, there was only one move. Xiao Chen could not use it as freely as he could the Instant of Glory, which brought a carefree feeling gushing in his blood.
He stopped and frowned. "What a pity! This Thousand Year Hegemony Establishment should be a Saber Technique left behind by an ancient Saber Sovereign, so there should be aplete set of it. Unfortunately, I only got this one move."
In Xiao Chen''s cultivation of the Saber Dao, the Instant of Glory and the Thousand Year Hegemony Establishment were his strongest moves.
As for the otherswless Bright Moon, Thousand Frost Battle Snow, and the altered Four Season Saber Techniquethey were somewhat weaker, only Inferior Grade Profound Martial Techniques.
After Xiao Chen practiced all his Saber Techniques, he casually tossed his saber into the saber scabbard stuck in the cliff.
Then, two bright moons soared up from behind him as he executed the Thousand Year Death and the Thousand Year me at the same time.
Hot-bloodedness and lofty aspiration; the grief of the past. The two bright moons were both beautiful in their own ways.
Chapter 1289: Demon
Chapter 1289: Demon
When Xiao Chen finished practicing his two Palm Techniques, two different colored mes emerged from his eyes-one Yin and one Yang. He did not rush to form the Taiji Yinyang me Diagram. His feet moved, following after the two energies of opposite attributes, closely observing the pushing and pulling power generated as the two energies chased each other.
During the Dragon''s Gate''s reestablishment ceremony, he felt that this power could actually be used not only for defense but also for offense.
The Taiji Dao that the Taiji Yinyang me Diagram contained could be explored further as well.
Slowly, a huge Taiji Diagram appeared under Xiao Chen''s feet, blowing all the dust and leaves away, rendering the cepletely clean with no dirt remaining whatsoever.
He retracted his hand, and the mes slowly withdrew into his eyes. He muttered, "Interesting. To think that I actually let the Taiji Yinyang me Diagram gather dust for so long. I should not have done that."
Suddenly, Xiao Chen frowned heavily and looked to the front. He said suspiciously, "Who is that? To think that he dares to barge into this ce without any fear!"
Outside the vast mountain range, a person using a secret technique to try to hide his strong aura charged straight at the Heavenly Saber Pavilion, showing no intention to change directions at all.
This secret technique to hide his aura was quite exquisite. However, it was still somewhat inferior to the Foundation Returning Art. It could not conceal anything from Xiao Chen''s Spiritual Sense.
This was just like someone in stealth walking naked down a boulevard without any fear, thinking that no one could see him. However, Xiao Chen saw everything clearly.
"This person is probably a Great Perfection quasi-Emperor. I wonder where he came from?" Xiao Chen said, feeling suspicious.
The various Royal Courts of the Sky Dome Realm possessed a close connection with some of the major factions of the Kunlun Realm, just like the Great Qin Nation''s Royal Court had with the Ying n.
As for the Great Jin Nation, it was directly managed by the Martial God Pce. The various Royal Courts had a quasi-Emperor personally guarding them, perhaps even peak quasi-Emperors.
However, these did not matter. The quasi-Emperors of the various Royal Courts would not sneak into the Heavenly Saber Pavilion for no reason at all.
Since it was not a quasi-Emperor from one of the various Royal Courts, there was only one possibility: it was someone like Xiao Chen, who came from the Kunlun Realm.
However, who would be senseless enough to spend such vast resources toe to this lower realm where Spiritual Energy was sparse?
This person was powerful,pletely bypassing the various formations and restrictions of the Heavenly Saber Pavilion. His figure shed a few times in the air, then descended towards Qingyun Peak.
"He is actually going to Qingyun Peak. Is he here for me?"
"Whoosh!"
Xiao Chen circted the Foundation Returning Art and hid his aura. Then, he silently arrived at Qingyun Peak. When he saw that person, he discovered that he had been overthinking this time.
This mysterious person was not at Qingyun Peak to look for Xiao Chen but for Liu Ruyue''s father, who used his life to seal a Deep Abyss Demon in ice.
This person was dressed in ck and possessed a slim and tall figure. He also had a handsome appearance and exuded an unrestrained evil aura. His body leaked faint Demonic Qi-the Demonic Qi that all the cultivators of the Kunlun Realm hated.
"A Demon!"
Judging from the aura of this person and the surrounding Demonic Qi, Xiao Chen could tell that he was a pure-blooded Demon with one look.
However, Xiao Chen did not know which of the eighteen Demon Races this person was. Some of the Demon Races were extremely hard to handle.
Not saying a word, Xiao Chen hid within a cloud and indifferently watched this person, wanting to see what he was up to.
"First Uncle, it has been hard on you. You have been trapped here for so many years by a bunch ofmon prey. Who could have thought that this insignificant Heavenly Saber Pavilion actually possessed a Divine Weapon? Coincidentally, I came to this Sky Dome Realm with my lord on a mission. Otherwise, who knows how much longer you would remain trapped here for?"
Right after the ck-d Demon spoke, he prepared to break the ice to release the Demon in it.
"Stop!"
A cold snort resounded, startling that ck-d Demon. There was actually someone in this Heavenly Saber Pavilion who could detect his presence.
When the ck-d Demon looked over his shoulder, he saw the clouds above scatter. The white-robed Xiao Chen descended and instantly arrived across him.
With Xiao Chen''s current strength, he did not attach any importance to the Demon sealed in the ice. However, this ice was formed by the lifeforce of Liu Ruyue''s father. Once the ice shattered, the corpse of Liu Ruyue''s father would shatter along with it.
This was not something that Xiao Chen was willing to see. Although the old man might have died already, his corpse needed to remain intact. Regardless of the world, dying without aplete corpse was extremely disrespectful to the dead.
"A Consummation quasi-Emperor!"
When the ck-d Demon saw Xiao Chen, his expression changed greatly in startlement. To think there was a Consummation quasi-Emperor in this tiny Sky Dome Realm!
Furthermore, Xiao Chen was still so young, about the same age as this ck-d Demon''s young master.
Xiao Chen already knew that this ck-d Demon was here in the Sky Dome Realm to carry out a mission. Coming to Qingyun Peak was just a matter of convenience, wanting to release his first uncle.
Not showing any politeness at all, he directly projected the might of a king and said coldly, "Speak honestly, what are you doing here in the Sky Dome Realm? If you are honest, I can spare your life."
After the initial shock, the ck-d Demon calmed down. "I do not need you to spare me. You are just an insignificant quasi-Emperor. You must be dreaming if you think you can capture me!"
"Ka!"
Wings made of flesh grew out of the ck-d Demon''s back. When he pped them, a strong wind blew. His body merged with the wind, slowly disappearing, leaving this ce with the wind.
Xiao Chen''s expression remained calm. After he saw the other party''s move, his eyes lit up. Then, he said softly, "So, it is a Winged Demon that is good at controlling the wind. This move is rather interesting."
In the Deep Sea Battlefield of the Sky Dome Realm, Xiao Chen had fought with all sorts of Demons. However, those Demons only possessed some strength that came from their bloodline, existences that were on the bottom rung.
This was his first time seeing a quasi-Emperor Winged Demon, which somewhat piqued his interest.
"Hahahaha! Puny human, what can you do to me? Even your Martial Emperors cannot capture me, what more you? Save your effort."
Laughter came from the strong howling wind above Xiao Chen.
With one breath, the ck-d Demon moved five kilometers. In a few more breaths, he had moved fifty kilometers.
"How ignorant!"
Mockery shed in Xiao Chen''s eyes. He pushed off with his feet and soared into the sky. He stood on purple lightning dragons and, with a few flips, blocked this strong wind that had gotten fifty kilometers away.
After that, he threw a palm strike, which sent that strong wind rolling back.
"Ow! Ouch!"
Pained shrieks came from the tumbling wind. Then, the wind gathered and reformed into the appearance of that ck-d Demon.
However, this time, that ck-d Demon did not appear as arrogant as before. Not to mention breaking the strong wind with a palm strike, Xiao Chen even ruptured the Demon''s internal organs, inflicting severe injuries.
How could the ck-d Demon still dare to be so impudent? As he looked at Xiao Chen, his eyes filled with horror.
Xiao Chen could now fight a Second Heaven Martial Emperor. He had already reached the point of disdaining to make a move on Small Perfection quasi-Emperors like this ck-d Demon.
If not for the other party being a Demon that was hiding a secret, Xiao Chen would not bother with him.
"Speak. What are your intents bying to this Sky Dome Realm?"
The ck-d Demon stepped back in the air, horrified. He thought very hard, seeking a counter for this situation. Just based on that palm strike earlier, this person should be on the same level as his young master.
A demonic genius, truly a demonic genius. To think that such a demonic genius cane from the human race!
He is too strong, holding an absolute advantage in strength. There is no way to use any tricks or techniques to ovee him. I can only use a forbidden art.
The ck-d Demon made up his mind. Determination shed in his eyes as he looked at Xiao Chen. "You can forget about me telling you anything!"
Right after the ck-d Demon spoke, his energy suddenly soared wildly-a precursor of self-detonation. Xiao Chen''s expression changed slightly. This move was very horrifying, but Xiao Chen did not back off, simply coldly watched him self-detonate.
"Boom!"
He really self-detonated, Xiao Chen thought with some surprise as he watched the other party explode with fearsome energy, dying without aplete corpse.
However, Xiao Chen was only shocked momentarily. Such energy could already cause him significant injuries; it was better to defend.
mes zed in each of Xiao Chen''s eyes. As the energy from the Demon''s self-detonation swept over, the Taiji Yinyang me Diagram suddenly formed and easily blocked it.
No matter how strong the other party''s self-detonation was, it could not do anything to the Taiji Yinyang me Diagram. Not even a breeze could cross.
After the explosion was over, Xiao Chen casually waved his hand and dispersed the Taiji Yinyang me Diagram.
He looked to the front, at the shattered pieces of space and sighed. The space of this Sky Dome Realm was not stable enough. He also sighed at the decisiveness of the Demon. Perhaps he should not have disyed such strength.
"That''s not right. This fellow is not dead yet!"
Xiao Chen felt a weak aura passing directly into the spatial tear in front. Then, he looked to the south and saw a spatial tear open in the sky. The weak figure of the ck-d Demon appeared before disappearing into another spatial tear, going very far away.
"What a fellow! He actually faked his death to try and trick me. However, even if he survives, his vitality is injured. Furthermore, does he really think that he can survive this?"
Xiao Chen''s face sank. At some point in time, the Lunar Shadow Saber had appeared in his grasp. He drew the saber, and a sh of saber light entered that distant spatial tear just as it was closing.
Then, he sheathed his saber, not bothering anymore after sending out one saber strike. He only wondered where this mysterious Demon came from.
Was there another formidable existence aside from him?
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Minutester, a spatial tear opened. The ck-d Demon thought that he managed to flee, and his expression rxed. He revealed a smile and was about to go down on one knee to greet the person in front of him.
Suddenly, a saber light containing a sharp, unparalleled saber intent arrived silently and chopped off the ck-d Demon''s head.
Amid a ssh of scarlet, that head did not even realize what happened before he died.
After the sharp saber light chopped off this ck-d Demon''s head, it continued flying forward, showing no signs of stopping.
Everywhere the saber light passed, it sliced up space like tofu.
"Dang!"
A finger blocked the saber light. The person who made that move revealed a shocked expression. The saber light actually broke the skin of his finger, leaving a faint wound.
"Interesting. Even after flying so far and killing a person, it still can injure me."
Right after that person spoke, he released a resplendent light on his finger. "Ka ca! Ka ca!" The saber light that Xiao Chen had sent out cracked. After a while, it shattered into bits.
Chapter 1290: Peach Trees in Full Blossom, Appearing Very Beautiful
Chapter 1290: Peach Trees in Full Blossom, Appearing Very Beautiful
The person who took action possessed a pale, handsome face. His delicate appearance gave off an unconstrained feeling like that of a cool breeze, which made it very hard for another person to associate him with a Demon who cultivated Demonic Qi.
There was an ancient purple pattern on this person''s foreheadthe mark of nobility that only the bloodline of the eighteen Demon Monarchs could have. Simply speaking, these were royal marks.
If Xiao Chen were here, he would find these marks familiar. He had once seen a simr mark on the Eros Demon Leng Yue''s forehead.
"Feng Ziyi, the saber intent in that saber Qi already surpassed that of a saber soul. It is from a powerful desman who already has a foundationalprehension of a Saber Domain."
[Note: The trantion of Feng Ziyi would be wind purple wing.]
A melodious voice resounded. The one who spoke was a beautiful girl, who looked very alluring, not far away from Feng Ziyi.
She had a simr royal mark on her forehead and wore leather clothes that revealed a lot of her skin. She also a slim tail behind her. This was an Eros Demon.
Feng Ziyi gently nodded. "There are no experts of this level in the Sky Dome Realm. It should be an outstanding human talent that came down from the Kunlun Realm."
"Should we change our n?" The leather-d girl smiled flirtatiously. This question was clearly phrased as a request, but it contained a tone of challenge.
Faint desire shed in Feng Ziyi''s eyes. He said, "Yao Man, your Charm Techniques are truly ingrained deep into your bones. I simply cannot think of anyone who would not fall for them."
Peach trees in full blossom, appearing very beautiful, leaving a fragrance in one''s nose. Yao Man, this was indeed an extraordinary name.
[Note: The above is a poem rted to the name Yao Man.]
Yao Man smiled faintly. She quite enjoyed the praises of the top outstanding talent of the Winged Demon''s Demon Monarch''s line.
"Are you mocking me? Despite the desire in your eyes, your heart has not wavered at all."
"Haha! That is natural. If you want to shake my heart, you will need to see if that Demon Monarch Leng Yue of yours can do it first or not," Feng Ziyi said indifferently with a proud tone.
Disdain shed in Yao Man''s eyes. She thought to herself, Her Majesty Leng Yue''s Charm Technique already reached the peak long ago, able to affect the mind and soul. With just one look at you, she can grab hold of your mind and turn you into a loyal ve.
Yao Man did not linger on this topic, returning to her previous question. "The n, should we change it or not? You have not answered me yet."
When Feng Ziyi heard this, heughed loudly. Then, he showed a tyrannical look in his eyes. "Change? What for? Martial Emperors are not permitted toe to this Sky Dome Realm. Who can stop me? Even if a Martial Emperor came, I, Feng Ziyi, do not fear that. Why would there need to be any change?"
Seeing Feng Ziyi''s arrogance, Yao Man felt a tinge of displeasure. Of the eighteen Demon Monarchs'' lines, the Winged Demon''s was the most arrogant and unruly, always very confident of themselves.
However, Yao Man did not say anything. This Feng Ziyi did indeed have the right to be arrogant. He was not yet fifty years old, but he had already managed to kill a Martial-Emperor-level Demonic Beast in the Deep Abyss Demonic Worlda truly incredible feat.
Yao Man said, "In that case, we will follow the original n. Both of us will charge into the Sky Dome Immortal Realm and use force to snatch away the remaining half of the Sky Dome Heart."
Feng Ziyi said tyrannically, "Naturally. Why would we need to think up of any ns to deal with a group of old fools? We can just kill our way in."
"However, this person"
A murderous intent shed in Feng Ziyi''s eyes as he interrupted, "He had better not appear. If he does, I will make sure that my servant did not die for nothing."
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Back at Qingyun Peak, Xiao Chen frowned slightly. He felt that saber Qi of his getting shattered by someone.
"Although this saber Qi was only the product of a casual saber strike, that Demon was a spent force already. How could he still have the means to shatter my saber Qi?"
After thinking about it, Xiao Chen could only conclude that this Demon had apanion.
Xiao Chen initially intended to continue cultivating, but he now had second thoughts. A Demon that could easily shatter a strand of his saber Qi was rather strong, at least twice as strong as the Demon that appeared at Qingyun Peak.
How could there be such a formidable person in the Sky Dome Realm? Suspicions woke in his heart.
Could it be the Dark Church returning to the Sky Dome Realm and sending someone to establish a branch?
That was very possible. Of the three thousand lower realms, the Sky Dome Realm was the most mysterious. The Dark Church could not possibly give up on this ce.
"I have to make a trip to the Royal Pce and warn Ying Yue."
Xiao Chen did not have any thoughts of destroying the Dark Church here, which was just a branch. Even if it were destroyed, the headquarters of the Dark Church in the Deep Abyss Demonic World would be able to send another person to reestablish the branch. Unless he had the ability to enter the Demonic Worlds and destroy the headquarters of the entire Dark Church, there was no need to waste any effort on doing something so pointless.
However, Xiao Chen''s friends and family were in the Great Qin Nation. He needed to give Ying Yue a warning to put her on guard.
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Xiao Chen spent some time traveling several hundred kilometers to the Great Qin Nation''s Royal Court. When he arrived, he got someone to send word. Soon, he met with the noble, valiant, and formidable-looking Ying Yue.
"Haha! What wind blew you here this time? Are you here to ask about this Liu Ruyue again? I tried thinking about it several times already. There is indeed no one by this name in my memories." Ying Yue smiled as she looked at Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly. Having already figured out what happened with Liu Ruyue, he naturally was not here to trouble Ying Yue about that. "It''s not. There is another reason."
Then, Xiao Chen started speaking of his earlier encounter and his guesses to Ying Yue.
After Ying Yue heard him out, her eyebrows knitted together tightly. "That''s not right. If the Dark Church were reestablishing a branch, I should have received word long ago. After thest time you returned, the Dark Church pulled back for some reason. There has been no news about it since then.
"Furthermore, the Demon that you met was a Winged Demon. Even if they were reestablishing the Dark Church, they would get a human that worships the Demon God to do it. The Dark Church and the eighteen Demon Races would not interfere."
Xiao Chen knew about this, but he had not thought of it earlier. Now that Ying Yue reminded him, he felt that it was rather strange.
Since these Demons were not here to reestablish the Dark Church, what were they doing in the Sky Dome Realm where the Spiritual Energy was very thin and sparse?
As Xiao Chen thought about it, inspiration shed in his mind. "Could they be here for the Sky Dome Immortal Realm? There are ces in the Sky Dome Immortal Realm that even I feel are problematic. There must be some Immortal Epoch treasure in there."
"That should not be the case. The treasures of the Immortal Epoch are useless to them."
Ying Yue quickly rejected this guess. It was impossible that the Demons were here for treasures from the Immortal Epoch.
"Could it be"
Ying Yue''s expression suddenly changed; she seemed to have thought of something, possibly something secret and not convenient to tell Xiao Chen about.
Xiao Chen was very intelligent and guessed what was going on. "It is not convenient to tell me about it?"
Ying Yue thought for a while before looking at Xiao Chen and replying, "Telling you is fine. You know that the Sky Dome Realm does not permit Martial Emperorsing down, right?"
Xiao Chen nodded. He learned about this long ago. The other lower realms did not have such a restriction; only the Sky Dome Realm did.
Furthermore, this was a restriction set by both the Kunlun Realm''s upper echelon and the Deep Abyss Demon Monarchs. Xiao Chen had long been very curious about this.
Could it be that Ying Yue knows the reason?
Ying Yue trusted Xiao Chen. When she mentioned this, she already had no intention of hiding anything. "Your thoughts are right. I do know the reason behind that. Every Royal Court is aware of the reason. The Sky Dome Immortal Lord was the leader of the three thousand Immortal Lords during the Immortal Epoch. If a personpletely grasps the Sky Dome Realm, he can swallow up the other lower realms and form a huge world, one on par with the Deep Abyss Demonic World and the Kunlun Realm.
"Ten thousand years ago, thest Tianwu Emperor became ambitious and wanted to swallow up the three thousand lower realms. Furthermore, he wanted to fight with the Deep Abyss Demonic World and the Kunlun Realm, to be the ruler of three great worlds."
Xiao Chen''s expression changed. Unexpectedly, the destruction of the Tianwu Dynasty had such a secret.
Ying Yue continued, "You know the story of what happened afterwards. The Tianwu Dynasty was destroyed, and the Sky Dome Realm was divided into five nations; no one could unify it and rule over all of it."
Xiao Chen thought about something. His expression turned sullen as he said, "Given that, the destruction of the Tianwu Dynasty was actually the result of the interference of both the Kunlun Realm and the Demonic World."
"I''m not aware of the specifics; probably no one is. In any case, after the Tianwu Dynasty was destroyed, the Kunlun Realm''s upper echelon and the Deep Abyss Demon Monarchs came to an agreement that no one was allowed to send down Martial Emperors or permit the presence of any Martial Emperors in the Sky Dome Realm.
"They feared that a Martial Emperor would unify the Sky Dome Realm and be an existence that threatens both sides. The World Heart of the Sky Dome Realm was split between the Kunlun Realm and the Demonic World, each side holding one half.
"After that, the Sky Dome Realm''s Luck suffered a setback. Since then, the agreement hassted until today."
After Xiao Chen heard all this, he forgot about the Demonsing to the Sky Dome Realm. Instead, he thought of something even deeper.
The Tianwu Dynasty did indeed get destroyed as a result of the attacks from the Deep Abyss Demonic World and the Kunlun Realm. However, that was not the main point.
The main point was the two people from ten thousand years agothest Tianwu Emperor and the Azure Emperor Xiao Teng, who ruled the Kunlun Realm.
From Ying Yue''s words, that the Tianwu Emperor wanted to swallow up the three thousand lower realms andpete with the Kunlun Realm and the Demonic World, Xiao Chen could conclude that the Tianwu Emperor was horrifyingly strong, probably of the same level as the Azure Emperor.
Furthermore, based on the information that Xiao Chen found in the Kunlun Realm, thest Tianwu Emperor and the Azure Emperor were good friends. Nevertheless, thest Tianwu Emperor happened to die at the hands of the Azure Emperor.
In the end, the Azure Emperor, who killed thest Tianwu Emperor, did not have a good end, either. He died and the Dragon''s Gate followed him.
Which was to say, the destruction of the Tianwu Dynasty caused the downfall of two powerful, ambitious overlords, concluding grudges.
What happened ten thousand years ago? Xiao Chen entered deep thought.
The originally vast andplicated situation became increasingly clearer in Xiao Chen''s mind. All he needed was a crucial piece of information to solve all the riddles.
This crucial piece of information was like a key. With this key, the rest would not be a problem.
However, the problem right now was where to find this piece of information.
"Xiao Chen! Xiao Chen! What are you thinking about?" Ying Yue called out, frowning slightly at the sight of Xiao Chen''s distraction.
Xiao Chen recovered his wits and saw Ying Yue''s unhappy expression. He quickly apologized, "Sorry, I was thinking of something else and got sidetracked. Where were we? Please continue."
Ying Yue said helplessly, "Speaking of the Sky Dome Realm''s World Heart, this World Heart is also known as the Sky Dome Heart. Each side holds one half of it. Whoever grasps theplete Sky Dome Heart would be considered to have truly grasped the Sky Dome Realm. After gathering the nine Dragon Veins, one can start swallowing up the other lower realms."
Chapter 1291: Invasion Begins
Chapter 1291: Invasion Begins
Now that Xiao Chen''s thoughts were focused on the Demons again, he said after thinking for a while, "You are worried that the Demon Monarchs are viting the agreement, and the Demons that came to the Sky Dome Realm are here for the remaining half of the Sky Dome Heart?"
Somewhat vexed, Ying Yue said, "I''m just a little worried. Logically speaking, there are five peak half-step Martial Emperors and a strong formation protecting the Sky Dome Heart. Even a Martial Emperor would have difficulty defeating them.
"Furthermore, the Demons have kept to the agreement for the past ten thousand years. There is no need for them to break it."
"Agreement?" Xiao Chenughed, "How can such an agreement be reliable? Furthermore, the agreement from back then was not to send down any Martial Emperors."
A light shed in Ying Yue''s eyes. "Are you saying that the ones who came are Demon Race demonic geniuses that are as strong as a Martial Emperor, even possibly surpassing ordinary Martial Emperors?"
"I can''t be sure about it, but it is very likely. You''d best inform the Martial God Pce and get them to start making preparations for the worst-case scenario."
Now that Xiao Chen had delivered the message, he had no thought of participating in this matter, so he prepared to take his leave and depart.
"Your Highness! There is a major problem!"
Just at this moment, a soldier called out as he ran over in a fluster.
"What''s wrong? Why are you so rattled? Was the Sky Dome Immortal Realm invaded?" Ying Yue asked.
That soldier eximed in shock, "Princess is aware already?"
Xiao Chen and Ying Yue exchanged looks. Their expressions changed at the same time. They really hit it on the nail. Furthermore, the other party unexpectedly took action so fast.
"What exactly is going on? Make it clearer."
The soldier spent some time catching his breath, recovering from his fluster. Then, he said, "The Sky Dome Pce in the Sky Dome Immortal Realm, which is guarding the Sky Dome Heart, came under attack from Demons. They were very quickly defeated and already sent out requests for reinforcements to the various Royal Courts."
"How many Demons are there?"
"Two."
Ying Yue waved her hand and said, "You can leave first."
Ying Yue sighed and looked at Xiao Chen. "You really got it right. They really are demonic geniuses of the Demon Race that are as strong as Martial Emperors. The five half-step Martial Emperors that the Martial God Pce sent to guard the Sky Dome Heart are all very strong, people at the peak of their cultivation. However, they could not even block two Demons."
"I''ll go with you. There is no need for your Great Qin Nation elders to go," Xiao Chen said.
"You are going?"
Ying Yue was not that clear about Xiao Chen''s strength. "Are you sure you want to go? Those are two demonic geniuses of the Demon Race that rival Martial Emperors. Honestly speaking, even I do not know what to do and am feeling somewhat rattled myself."
Xiao Chen smiled and said, "It looks like you are not aware of my fame in the Kunlun Realm. Just bring me to that Sky Dome Pce, and that will be enough."
Ying Yue could not change Xiao Chen''s mind. However, she still wanted to bring the old man who was protecting the Great Qin Nation''s Luck with them.
Since the other side persisted, Xiao Chen did not have any other choice.
"This is the guardian elder of my Great Qin Nation''s Royal Court. He is a Consummation quasi-Emperor who is as strong as a half-step Martial Emperor. He has guarded the Great Qin Nation for two hundred years."
On a warship headed for the Sky Dome Realm, Ying Yue introduced an old man with white hair and dressed in in hemp robes to Xiao Chen.
The hemp-robed old man looked very amiable and gave off the atmosphere of an elder. After listening to Ying Yue''s exnation, he already knew the severity of the situation.
"These are indeed troubled times. Ten thousand years is a cycle. These Demons finally could no longer hold themselves back," the hemp-robed old man said, feeling deeply worried. He was not optimistic about the Sky Dome Pce''s situation.
Just two Demons forced the Sky Dome Pce to ask for reinforcements. This was simply unbelievable.
"Little Friend, have you heard of any outstanding young talent who can rival Martial Emperors in the Kunlun Realm?"
After the greeting, the hemp-robed old man looked at Xiao Chen and asked him a question. He had been in the Sky Dome Realm for the past two hundred years and was unaware of the Kunlun Realm''s current situation.
Xiao Chen had truly never met someone like the old man described. There are some half-step Martial Emperors who could kill Martial Emperors; he even met one before.
However, aside from himself, there did not seem to be anyone in the younger generation capable of doing this. Di Wuque and the other descendants of Primes at the Astral Battlefield would still need to advance to Consummation quasi-Emperor before they could rival regr Martial Emperors.
Xiao Chen shook his head and answered honestly, "I have not heard of any."
The hemp-robed old man''s expression involuntarily turned even more sullen. "Chaos is about to arrive. The Kunlun Realm''s situation is not good."
Xiao Chen muttered to himself, "This is just one incident, yet this senior is stretching this so far. Isn''t he making too much of this?"
Xiao Chen had been to the Sky Dome Immortal Realm before. At that time, he was only a Martial Sage. Back then, when he explored the ce, there were a few forbiddennds that he could not enter.
The current situation verified his guess. The Sky Dome Pce was within one of those forbiddennds.
A heavy bloody stench hung in the air, assaulting the nose. Corpses of the Profound Beasts that terrorized people in the Sky Dome Immortal Realmy on the ground before the three, their blood still wet.
"Let''s go!" The hemp-robed old man jumped off the warship and led Xiao Chen and Ying Yue to the front.
Some of the bewildering formations and restrictions that were originally there had lost their effects. After a while, a huge pce appeared before the three. Intense energy fluctuations came from inside.
This was the Sky Dome Pce, where half the Sky Dome Heart was, the forbiddennd with five half-step Martial Emperors guarding it.
The three''s figures shed. When they arrived outside the Sky Dome Pce, they saw many corpses lying on the groundthousands of themand their blood had yet to dry.
"These are the cultivators who maintain the Sky Dome Dragon Formation. Once the formation is formed, even Martial Emperors would have to retreat. These people are all Martial Sages, yet they are all dead!" Ying Yue eximed in extreme shock.
The hemp-robed old man frowned and said, "Furthermore, they were all killed in one blow."
Xiao Chen''s expression, which had been rather calm, changed slightly when he saw all these corpses.
Xiao Chen even had a deeper insight into these corpsespared to hispanions. These Martial Sages not only died with one blow but also did not even get the chance to struggle before they died.
It was like these people just stood there and let others kill them. The method was extremely cruel.
"The Great Qin Nation''s people, you finally arrived."
"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!"
Several sonic booms resounded. It was the reinforcements from the other four nations who apparently had already been waiting for a long time.
It turned out that these people had arrived much earlier. However, they noticed that the situation seemed off, so they waited for everyone to arrive in order to enter together.
After Ying Yue came to know this, she could not help saying angrily, "How could you all do this? The seniors in the Sky Dome Pce could die at any moment, yet you all remained here and wasted so much time!"
"Little girl, you really make yourself out to be so righteous. Do you not see these thousand Martial Sages, who died instantly even without the chance to activate the formation? Nobody knows the situation inside. If we just rushed in, instead of being any help, we might even end up dying as well," the old man from the Great Chu Nation countered. He did not feel that he had done anything wrong.
The old man from the Great Jin Nation, the strongest of the lot, said, "This was what everyone decided together. There is no need to fight over this. Let''s enter now."
Suddenly, Xiao Chen said indifferently, "I''m afraid there is no need to enter anymore."
No need to enter? What does that mean?
"This is not the ce for a junior like you to speak. Don''t think that after you went to the Kunlun Realm and returned, you are unrivaled in the Sky Dome Realm," the ck-d old man from the Great Jin Nation said. His eyes were as sharp as an eagle''s as he looked at Xiao Chen coldly.
The short, fat old man from the Great Tang Nation said with disdain, "Ying Yue, this is an important ce of the Sky Dome Realm, a restricted location of the Martial God Pce. To think that you really dare to bring just anyone here!"
The hemp-robed old man from the Great Qin Nation saw that the others were unhappy with Xiao Chen, so he said quickly, "Everyone, there is no need to get agitated. He is also one of us. Xiao Chen also joined the Martial God Pce in the Kunlun Realm. Now, we are in need of people. With him around, that is one more person."
The various old men defending the five nations all came from the Kunlun Realm. However, they had not returned for several hundred years already and did not know of Xiao Chen''s exploits in the Kunlun Realm.
They were all somewhat upset that a junior dared to interrupt them. This was especially so for the ck-d Consummation quasi-Emperor old man from the Great Jin Nation. He had always been the leader of the group. When Xiao Chen interrupted his decision, of course, he would be upset.
Ying Yue pulled on Xiao Chen''s hand to get him to be more low-profile and not argue with these old men.
"Xiao Chen, don''t get angry. These old men all do not have any hope of advancing to Martial Emperor. Hence, they were sent down to the Sky Dome Realm. Their hearts are already filled with resentment. On seeing that you are already a Consummation quasi-Emperor at such a young age, they are definitely jealous of you. There is no need to care about them."
Xiao Chen merely smiled at Ying Yue''s constion and did not say anything. After all, there was no need to argue this. His words would soon be proven. There was already no need to go in.
A cold light shed in the short, fat old man''s eyes. "Since we are in need of people now, we will not hold you ountable for barging into this restricted area. Go help us scout the way forward."
The Great Jin Nation''s ck-d old man nodded as he looked at Xiao Chen. His meaning was clear, which was for Xiao Chen to obediently function as a scout.
Xiao Chen felt helpless in his heart. This was really a group of fools. They clearly had no hope of progressing any further and were sent to the Sky Dome Realm just to wait for their lifespans to run out, yet they were so afraid of death.
These people would not be useful as reinforcements. Xiao Chen could not be bothered with them and did not make a single move.
"Did you not hear Elder Hong''s words?" the ck-d old man demanded angrily.
Xiao Chen retorted indifferently, "I already said it. There is no need to go in; hence, there is no need to go in. We just have to wait here."
"Boom!"
Right after Xiao Chen spoke, three figures fled out of the distant inner hall of the Sky Dome Pce. These three figures rushed towards the group.
These three old men were all half-step Martial Emperors. Normally, they would be the strongest existences in the entire Sky Dome Realm. However, right now, they were all panicky and covered in wounds. Their eyescked fighting spirit, clearly utterly frightened.
"What''s going on? Senior Man, Senior Yun, and Senior Lan are all out!"
The guardian elders of the other four nations forgot about reprimanding Xiao Chen and looked in shock at the three fleeing old men.
"Man, I already said it. It is just a group of withered old men. There is no need for any ns. We just have to suppress them with force. Do you believe me now?!"
Loudughter came from behind. Feng Ziyi strolled in the air. However, he still followed closely after the three old men, not letting them open the distance between them at all.
Yao Man acknowledged Feng Ziyi''s strength. However, she felt disdain for his arrogance.
If not for her using her Charm Technique to entrance the thousand Martial Sages of the Sky Dome Pce, preventing them from activating the Sky Dome Dragon Formation, how could this Feng Ziyi kill his way in so easily?
"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!"
The three old mennded before Xiao Chen and the others. However, their eyes continued to stare at the two in the sky with horror.
"Seniors, what''s going on? Where are Senior Wang and Senior Ma?" the Great Jin Nation''s ck-d old man asked anxiously. Now, he felt somewhat nervous.
Chapter 1292: Openly Killing
Chapter 1292: Openly Killing
Old Yun, who was the least injured of the three, said sullenly, "Dead. That Demon killed them."
"Ah!"
The Consummation quasi-Emperors from the various nations who came as reinforcements showed startled expressions. Senior Wang and Senior Ma were both peak half-step Martial Emperors, yet they both died at the hands of that youth.
Moreover, he even forced out the remaining three elders. How strong was that Demon youth?!
This thought inevitably evoked horror in the group. Then, something urred to the rest of them, and they looked at Xiao Chen. Indeed, there was no surprise on Xiao Chen''s face.
Xiao Chen really hit it on the nail. There was no need to go in at all. The Demons already either killed or chased the seniors out. What was the point of going in?
Due to the many powerful restrictions in the Sky Dome Pce, their Mental Energy and perception were greatly restricted. However, Xiao Chen actually saw the scene that they could not see. Furthermore, he coulde to such an urate judgment.
"Hey, there is another group of people here to send themselves to death. Is that all the strength that the Martial God Pce has in the Sky Dome Realm? This is such a disappointment. I originally thought that this mission would be somewhat challenging."
Feng Ziyi called out arrogantly, interrupting everyone''s thoughts about Xiao Chen''s correct guess. Now, they only thought about how to survive.
The Sky Dome Pce''s Old Yun gritted his teeth when he heard this. If the Sky Dome Dragon Formation had been activated, this fellow would not be so arrogant.
For the past ten thousand years, nothing had happened in the Sky Dome Realm. The Martial God Pce becamecent and thought that with the Sky Dome Dragon Formation, there would not be any problems.
Unfortunately, the Martial God Pce had not expected there to be a girl so skilled in Charm Techniques. With just a gentle smile, she could entrance more than a thousand Martial Sages at the same time.
"This is royalty of the Deep Abyss Demonic World. No wonder. This is really going to be difficult to deal with," Ying Yue said worriedly when she noticed the purple mark on Feng Ziyi''s forehead.
Thisment surprised Xiao Chen. It turned out that this youth was royalty from the Deep Abyss Demonic World. This information made Xiao Chen recall some things. However, his expression remained calm, without any changes to it.
"Xiao Chen, there is no more opportunity. Come with uster. It looks like their snatching away the Sky Dome Heart is inevitable. Leave this matter to the Martial God Pce to deal with. Right now, preserving our lives is more important."
Ying Yue was indeed a decisive person. When she saw that the person in the air was Demon royalty, she immediately gave up on fighting back.
It was rare for Demon royalty to have a mark materialize on their forehead. This was a mark of pride, a power from their bloodline that could raise their potential infinitely higher.
"I can hand the Sky Dome Heart to you. However, you have to let us live."
Old Yun knew that he could not defeat the Demon before him even if he fought to the death. The loss of the Sky Dome Heart was unavoidable. Feeling helpless, he chose to try and negotiate, to try and seek a path of survival.
Feng Ziyiughed loudly, "You are just a bunch of ants, and you think you are qualified to negotiate with me? Since when did humans be so naive?"
"Run!"
The various guardian elders that came as reinforcements saw that the situation was hopeless. Hence, they pushed off the ground and tried to tear space to leave this ce.
"Is this littledy that scary? This is the first time we met, and everyone is already so frightened. This is really hurtful."
A lovely and pitiful-sounding voice rang out in the air, making everyone feel as if their bones turned soft. All the old men stopped and looked at the owner of this voice for some reason.
Things would have been fine if these old men had not looked. However, once they did, the sight shocked them.
These old men saw Yao Man''s exquisite figure and face like a perfect being crafted by heaven. Her leather clothes hugged her body tightly, revealing a lot of fair skin around her chest. The swishing tail behind her did not break this harmonious sight. Instead, it gave this sight a strange charm, making her look very attractive.
"Is Man pretty?" Yao Man smiled abashedly. Her charming eyes radiated gentleness and weakness, inspiring a desire to protect her.
The group of old men below was stunned. The guardian elders who came to reinforce the Sky Dome Pce had zed eyes as they said uncontrobly, "Pretty, very pretty. Man is really pretty."
The three seniors who came out of the Sky Dome Pce had already gained some resistance to this attack. However, they still struggled, their expressions showing pain and confusion.
The will of thunder in Xiao Chen''s sea of consciousness stirred restlessly, kicking up horrifying waves.
Xiao Chen sank his consciousness, trying to guard his heart in a rush. The peak will of thunder in his sea of consciousness burst forth with a resplendent light, shattering strands of pink Mental Energy into pieces.
What a strong Charm Technique! Although it has not reached the point of affecting the mind, it has already surpassed the point of affecting the primal desires of the body and can infiltrate the sea of consciousness. If I had not attained a peak will of thunder, this would have been somewhat hard to deal with, Xiao Chen thought to himself, raising his guard. He continuously drove his peak will of thunder without pause.
"Is Man really that pretty?" The sweet voice rang out again. Yao Man''s figure even became illusionary and wavy.
"Really, really!"
The group of old men all cried out in a rush. Clearly, the Charm Technique had already ensnared them thoroughly.
Intense disdain shed in Feng Ziyi''s eyes. "In that case, all of you can die!"
Feng Ziyi made his move swiftly. When he threw a palm strike, several long, sharp wind des shot out, flying forward at lightning speed.
The various guardian elders who had fallen deeply into the Charm Technique suddenly startled awake at the critical moment. However, the wind des instantly pierced their foreheads, causing blood to spurt out. Their minds destroyed, they died with a grievance.
There were so many Consummation quasi-Emperors. However, even at the point of death, they did not even get to attempt to run.
"Dang!"
Xiao Chen stretched out a finger and shattered the long wind de flying at him. Then, he pushed aside the dazzled Ying Yue. Finally, his figure shed and shielded the Great Qin Nation old man, catching the long wind de between two fingers.
Yao Man''s Charm Technique had strengthened at thest moment. Xiao Chen became dazzled for a fraction of a second and only reacted after he recovered from it.
He managed to save just Ying Yue and the Great Qin Nation''s hemp-robed old man. As for the old men from the other four nations, he could not help them even though he wanted to.
At the critical moment, the three seniors from the Sky Dome Pce managed to startle awake and avoided a fatal wound. The long wind des only pierced through their right shoulders. However, they were already wounded before this. With the additional injury, they lost most of theirbat prowess.
When facing the strong Feng Ziyi, death was all that awaited them.
"Demon girl, you will definitely die a gruesome death!"
The three old men were enraged. If not for this girl, the Sky Dome Pce would not have fallen so fast.
However, Feng Ziyi and Yao Man ignored these three. They looked at only Xiao Chen, who had protected Ying Yue and the hemp-robed old man.
"Man, it appears that your Charm Technique is only so-so. You are not even able to entice a youth." Feng Ziyi''s strong confidence that everything was under control allowed him to tease Yao Man while feeling at ease.
He was not concerned about Xiao Chen at all. He would not be afraid even if a Martial Emperor came, what more an insignificant Consummation quasi-Emperor?
In response to Feng Ziyi''s teasing, Yao Man indifferently sent a voice projection, It is just that my Charm Technique was diffused and not focused on him.
Yao Man''s expression did not change. She simply smiled faintly at Xiao Chen. "Young Master really has high standards. To think that with Man''s beauty, it is still not enough to capture Young Master''s attention."
As Yao Man smiled, she silently executed her Charm Technique. Her soft voice contained a hidden bitterness, making one feel guilty and want to appease her.
What an incredible Charm Technique! However, how could I possibly fall for the same move?
Xiao Chen formted a n in his heart and allowed the pink light to spread in his sea of consciousness without resistance. Then, he walked over in a pretense. "Miss Man, you must be joking. This humble self is only"
"Xiao Chen, don''t go over!" Ying Yue called out loudly, her eyes filled with worry.
However, Feng Ziyi showed a yful smile on his face as he looked down on Ying Yue from above. The killing intent that he released froze her into immobility.
This was the sight that Feng Ziyi liked to see the most, a fool getting charmed and then foolishly dying at his hands. The feeling of being inplete control of both the situation and the life and death of others filled his entire body with glee.
Sess!
Joy surged up in Yao Man''s heart. The expression on her face became even more lovely. She fluttered her pair of eyshes that could snatch another person''s soul away, bringing some tears welling up. As she looked at the approaching Xiao Chen, she said, "Is Man pretty or not?"
Xiao Chen was already very close, so close that he could clearly smell the fragranceing from Yao Man''s body. It smelled intoxicating, making one feel like one was in heaven.
A cold smile appeared on Feng Ziyi''s face. It is time to make my move.
"Xiao Chen!" As Ying Yue yelled in pain, despair shed in her eyes.
The three old men from the Sky Dome Pce revealed some guilt in their eyes. If not for their call for reinforcements, these people would not have to die.
Especially Xiao Chen. At such a young age, he was already a Consummation quasi-Emperor. His future was limitless, but he would die here. There was nothing more unfortunate.
"Hateful demon girl, you caused the deaths of more than one thousand of my Sky Dome Pce''s Martial Sages, and now you are going to kill another outstanding talent!" Old Yun, who was in charge of the Sky Dome Heart, shouted lividly.
A trace ofcency shed in Yao Man''s eyes. She said with a smile, "Unfortunately, no matter how pretty Man is, I will never be yours."
"There is nothing pitiful about this. Even if you stripped naked and stood in front of me, I would not touch you!"
The zed look on Xiao Chen''s face suddenly vanished, and his lips curled up into a cold smile.
Horror red in Yao Man''s eyes. However, before she could react, Xiao Chen''s right hand grabbed her by the neck and lifted her entire body.
Yao Man felt asphyxiated. Instantly, she forgot all about her Charm Techniques. Only a horror of death lingered in her mind; she could not shake free of it.
"You seem to enjoy other people''s praises. You also seem to enjoy watching others die while in extreme pleasure without them knowing. I heard that when one is asphyxiated to a certain degree, it can result in extreme pleasure, allowing one to die in happiness," Xiao Chen said expressionlessly. This was a woman who caused damage and suffering to others, doing so with insidious intents.
No matter how frail or delicate such a person appeared to be, Xiao Chen would not have any sympathy for them.
Yao Man was horrified at Xiao Chen''s words, her entire body trembling in fear.
"Don''t. Please don''tkill me!" Yao Man said with much difficulty, her eyes filled with despair.
This stunned Ying Yue and the others. Unexpectedly, within one breath of time, Xiao Chen very quickly suppressed such a dangerous woman.
"How could this youth be able to defend himself against such a level of Charm Technique? This is something that caused even us to feel fear, an entrancement that goes beyond physical temptation and enters the sea of consciousness." Old Yun and the others showed shock on their faces, clearly in disbelief.
Chapter 1293: Yao Manlans Horror
Chapter 1293: Yao Man''s Horror
The one even more shocked at the sudden change was Feng Ziyi. Although he said that he looked down on Yao Man''s Charm Techniques, in his heart, he always kept his guard up. Yao Man''s Charm Techniques ranked within the top twenty of the Eros Demon Race.
Many Martial Emperors would have a headache dealing with her. Now, she actually lost to a brat from the Kunlun Realm. How could that not shock Feng Ziyi?
After shock, Feng Ziyi felt overwhelming rage. With this Xiao Chen managing to resist and escape his grasp, how could he not be enraged?
"Go and die!"
With a sh, Feng Ziyi turned into a gust of wind, vanishing without a trace, indiscernible.
This was the innate ability of the bloodline of the Winged Demon''s Demon Monarch, Wind Wings Evasion, which allowed him to conceal himself in the wind and raise his speed, hiding from others.
Xiao Chen scanned the ce with his Spiritual Sense but could not find Feng Ziyi at all. So, with a thought, he extended his Saber Domain to the space within one kilometer of himself.
Instantly, Feng Ziyi''s figure, which was as quick as the wind, became inly visible to Xiao Chen''s eyes, unable to hide.
"Ah!"
Xiao Chen flung out his right hand, which was carrying Yao Man, and tossed her at Feng Ziyi, causing her to scream in horror.
Feng Ziyi, who had executed Wind Wings Evasion, revealed an unusual expression in his eyes. How could it be? He actually guessed the direction that I headed in.
However, Feng Ziyi did not have any time to think. His lightning-quick strike wouldnd on Yao Man soon.
"Damn it!"
Feng Ziyi revealed himself and moved to dodge Yao Man. He could tell that there was a strong force on her body, so he could not catch her but only avoid her.
After his killing move was broken, he felt very frustrated. How could he care about Yao Man at this point? He did not care about what injuries she would suffer when shended.
Feng Ziyi''s figure shed again as he executed Wind Wings Evasion once more. This time, he was even more careful. He merged with the wind entirely, not revealing any of his aura at all, intending to deal Xiao Chen a heavy blow in silence.
By using this Wind Wings Evasion, Feng Ziyi had managed to kill several Martial-Emperor-level Demonic Beasts. He was confident that the earlier situation was just a coincidence.
However, Feng Ziyi was wrong. No matter how careful he was, within Xiao Chen''s Saber Domainthe one kilometer around Xiao Chenhe had nowhere to hide.
"Bang!" Xiao Chen charged over and directly kicked Feng Ziyi down.
The heavy kick knocked Feng Ziyi to the ground, causing him to face-nt. Plenty of dust and dirt entered his mouth.
This kick was too fast; Feng Ziyinded even before Yao Man did. Upon seeing that Yao Man was about to hit the ground nearby, Xiao Chen casually kicked with his left leg. She vomited a mouthful of blood, sent flying again before shended.
Xiao Chen trampled on the incredibly arrogant Feng Ziyi and casually kicked away that insidious girl.
Such a scene dumbfounded the three surviving seniors of the Sky Dome Pce, sinking them intoplete disbelief.
Ying Yue, who worried about Xiao Chen''s strength before they came, could not even react.
After Yao Mannded and tumbled a few times, wounds covered her body. She showed a pained expression, her eyes filled with horror as she looked at Xiao Chen.
All along, Yao Man had been the one to y with men in the palm of her hand. There had never been a moment like this when she felt so much horror towards a man.
Right now, she only had one thought in her head: flee!
However, how could Xiao Chen give Yao Man a chance to flee? After the deaths of more than a thousand Martial Sages of the Sky Dome Pce, how could he let here and go as she pleased? There would be no such thing happening!
At some point in time, the Lunar Shadow Saber appeared in Xiao Chen''s hand. A resplendent saber light flickered, and the scabbard came out by itself.
"Whoosh!" The scabbard flew like a meteor, leaving a trail of cold purple light. "Pu ci!" Amid a spurt of blood, it pierced through Yao Man''s back and pinned her to the ground.
These two Demons were still very useful. They both hid many secrets on them. Xiao Chen never thought of just letting them go so simply.
"Ah!"
The electric light flickering on the scabbard made Yao Man scream in pain before she lost the ability to move. Eros Demons were not good atbat in the first ce. After such a blow, she would not be able to stand up again without external help.
As for Feng Ziyi, who was now under Xiao Chen''s foot, Xiao Chen did not bother saying anything to him. Xiao Chen raised his saber, preparing to cripple this person immediately.
"Trying to kill me? You are not strong enough!" Feng Ziyi roared.
"Pu ci!" Two purple, flesh wings unfurled on his back. These wings pped and kicked up a strong wind, forcing Xiao Chen to move back despite himself.
Ying Yue frowned and eximed, "Oh no! He is activating his royal bloodline."
Even though Xiao Chen''s saber contained an extremely strong force, he did not lose control of it. With a thought, the rapidly descending saber stopped just as the tip touched the ground.
Xiao Chen did not waste any energy at all. Feng Ziyi, who rolled over and got back to his feet, turned grave when he saw this scene.
"You are the desman who killed my servant?" Seeing the saber in Xiao Chen''s hand and the saber intent in his eyes, Feng Ziyi immediately guessed his identity.
Xiao Chen said calmly, "If your servant was the fool that came to Qingyun Peak, then it is me."
"In that case, you can die now!"
Feng Ziyi snorted coldly and spread his wings, charging at Xiao Chen.
After Feng Ziyi unfurled his flesh wings, his aura became scarily strong. After he realized that Xiao Chen could find him when he used Wind Wings Evasion, he stopped using it.
Feng Ziyi charged forward and started a close-quarters battle with Xiao Chen, using his hands as the scariest weapon possible.
Feng Ziyi''s hands could actually sh with the Lunar Shadow Saber, which contained a strong saber intent. Furthermore, he attacked extremely rapidly, looking like just shes of light moving continuously in a cycle.
"Dang! Dang! Dang!"
Feng Ziyi''s palms and Xiao Chen''s saber shed intensely, giving off melodious metallic sounds. Spatial tears appeared all around, space looking as if it would crumble at any moment.
Xiao Chen frowned slightly. The other party''s speed was actually faster than his.
This was the first time Xiao Chen met with someone in the same generation who was faster than him. After unfurling the flesh wings on his back, Feng Ziyi was like apletely different person.
The Demons of the Demonic World''s royalty could not be underestimated once they turned serious.
However, victory remained in Xiao Chen''s grasp. As he faced his opponent, his moves appeared unpredictable. He dealt calmly with the berserk rain of attacks, slowly unraveling them.
Two mes started burning in Xiao Chen''s eyesone gold and one white.
Yin and Yang mes both carried a formless energy as they orbited Xiao Chen. At the same time, he divided his Law Energy into two, which he sent into the mes. A Taiji force field formed under his feet.
Xiao Chenprehended this mysterious force field not long ago. Coincidentally, he could test it out on this Feng Ziyi. As his footsteps shifted, his entire body reversed liquidly.
Xiao Chen''s right hand followed his instinct, blocking all the attacks from Feng Ziyi.
When Xiao Chenbined the Taiji force field and his Saber Techniques, the result was initially filled with openings, which his opponent caught hold of, scratching him bloody. The oue looked very horrifying.
However, Xiao Chen did not care at all. Having attained a half-step Golden Body, he could ignore all this damage as long as he protected his Heart of an Emperor and the injury was not something major like losing a limb.
"Haha! Not bad. This is the first time I met someone in the same generation who is faster than me," Xiao Chenughed, unable to restrain the happiness in his heart. Now, he could feel that his Saber Techniques and the Taiji Dao were starting to synchronize.
While these were words of praise, to Feng Ziyi, they were a great humiliation.
After attacking frantically, Feng Ziyi only obtained an evaluation of not bad. Clearly, Xiao Chen was handling this with ease.
"I don''t believe that your physical body is as unbreakable as metal!"
The mark on Feng Ziyi''s forehead shed with light. Then, his Movement Technique improved significantly; his figure seemed to riddle the sky as he attacked Xiao Chen relentlessly.
"Good,e!"
Xiao Chen''s mind thoroughly entered a state ofprehending. Within the invisible Taiji force field, his movements became even slower.
Although every move of Xiao Chen''s was so slow that it was visible, in the eyes of Ying Yue and the others, each one broke down into over a dozen afterimages.
Every afterimage lingered for a long time as if each one was blocking Feng Ziyi''s moves.
As the battle continued, Xiao Chen''s afterimagesyered over each other, leaving thousandstens of thousandsof afterimages.
"There is an invisible force field around this fellow. My actions seem very fast, but in reality, the force field slows them down significantly. I have to break this force field first."
Feng Ziyi saw that Xiao Chen was growing increasingly stronger the longer the battle went on. From initially being covered in wounds, Xiao Chen could now catch most of his attacks. Hence, Feng Ziyi decided that he needed to forcibly break that force field.
"Winged Demon Finger! Break!"
Feng Ziyi moved back one kilometer and pointed at Xiao Chen. A strong wind blew at the clouds, and an ancient finger descended from the sky towards Xiao Chen.
If one looked carefully, one would discover that this was not actually a finger. Instead, it was a fairly condensed, solid-looking tornado that took the shape of a huge finger and tore through the sky, tearing space as it descended quickly.
This finger was as powerful as a Small Perfection Medial Grade Profound Martial Technique of the Kunlun Realm. It might even be stronger.
"Whoosh!"
Theyered afterimages of Xiao Chen merged. The instant they did, he thrust the Lunar Shadow Saber forward and struck the tip of the huge hurricane finger.
"Bang!" Xiao Chen''s entire body got thrust back, then went downwards quickly. Feng Ziyi smiled coldly and said, "Trying to sh head-on with me? You are seeking death!"
However, even as Feng Ziyi smiled, he was shocked to discover that Xiao Chen''s back was still about seventy centimeters off the ground and did not truly touch the ground.
"Rise!" Xiao Chen shouted as he drove the Taiji force field. This energy slowly lifted him. The saber swayed slightly, and the tornado finger waved like a long snake.
Smiling, he thought to himself, How close! This tornado nearly crippled me. Fortunately, I managed to hold out till the end.
To the others, in the simple scene earlier, Xiao Chen had gone through a life-and-death ordeal.
The Winged Demon Finger had broken Xiao Chen''s Taiji force field. In that instant, it shook all his internal organs, causing small tears to appear.
Just as Xiao Chen felt horror, the shattered Taiji force field reformed automatically without him needing to control it. It drew out the remaining Law Energy in his body and started circting again.
The huge swaying finger kicked up strong winds, shaking even the sky and the ground.
Miniature tornadoes appeared, splitting into hundreds, then thousands, filling the entire sky.
Chapter 1294: Primordial Energy
Chapter 1294: Primordial Energy
Feng Ziyi eximed in shock, "How can it be? My Winged Demon Finger became like a toy in his hands!"
Xiao Chen smiled faintly and said, "The gamese to an end. Thank you very much for this practice session. I managed to gain an introduction to this Taiji Dao."
Xiao Chen had only just learned the foundations of the Taiji Dao and could not use it to break this Winged Demon Finger yet.
However, he would not gain any more breakthroughs by continuing the fight, so he lost interest in prolonging it.
After dispersing the Taiji force field, Xiao Chen circted his Primordial Energy. A heavy Emperor''s Might spread out from his body.
The Lunar Shadow Saber released light. Xiao Chen hacked down with it, instantly chopping the significantly weakened Winged Demon Finger in half.
"Primordial Energy!" This stunned Feng Ziyi. He did not dare to believe what was happening before him.
All the saber intent in the air is avable for my use!
With a thought, all the saber intent that spread within one kilometer gathered on the saber. Then, Xiao Chen leaped up and chopped down with his saber.
"Ka ca! Ka ca!"
As the sabernded, space got sliced apart like it was tofu. Before the saber arrived, the spatial tears created by the saber reached Feng Ziyi first.
These immediately knocked Feng Ziyi into the air, ripping his clothes into tatters. He vomited arge mouthful of blood.
"A Saber Domain that already reached subtlety!"
Feng Ziyi no longer possessed any fighting spirit. He quickly turned and ran, only wanting to leave this ce right away.
Xiao Chen exuded Emperor''s Might from his body. Even though Feng Ziyi already activated his royal bloodline, Xiao Chen still suppressed him.
In this world, the only dazzling light was Xiao Chen. After he used his Primordial Energy, the deadlock immediately broke.
When Feng Ziyi fled, Xiao Chen quickly swung his saber. Many mysterious phenomena appeared, gathering all the glory into one saber strike.
"Instant of Glory!" A painting within a painting!
Feng Ziyi felt immense pressure raging over. When he turned his head back, he saw a frightening sighta vast moving painting encasing the area and heading quickly towards him.
"Winged Demon Finger! Condense!"
Feng Ziyi no longer cared about overdrawing his energy. He gritted his teeth and executed Winged Demon Finger again, gathering all his energy on this finger.
"Ka ca! Ka ca!"
The painting of glory shattered explosively. However, before Feng Ziyi could feel any joy, he saw another new painting.
"Shatter!" Feng Ziyi had not realized that he was already within a painting. When he heard Xiao Chen shout, space shattered. As he was within the painting, his body suffered the pain of being torn into thousands of pieces. He shrieked in agony.
Feng Ziyi activated a ne around his neck, and a protective light enveloped him. This was a safeguard from the Winged Demon''s Demon Monarch.
It was something that could allow Feng Ziyi to escape a Sovereign Martial Emperor. However, he ended up using it when facing Xiao Chen.
"White-robed desman, for every debt, there is a debtor. I will definitely repay today''s grudge in the Kunlun Realm in the future!"
Seeing the protective light around Feng Ziyi, Xiao Chen withdrew his saber and stopped attacking. This person was astonishingly fast in the first ce. Now that he took out a defensive Secret Treasure that served as his trump card, there was already no point in giving chase.
After all, Xiao Chen had already captured Yao Man. He did not fear not being able to uncover all the secrets behind this mission.
"Little Friend, might I ask your great name and which senior is your master?" the three surviving old men from the Sky Dome Pce asked respectfully after walking over.
The respect for someone strong was not influenced by age or generation. This was the tradition of this world.
Xiao Chen dly epted their respect, not finding anything wrong. He performed a cupped-fist salute and said, "There is no need for everyone to be so polite. This humble one is Xiao Chen. I can be considered a part of the Martial God Pce. The Thunder Sovereign has conferred me as the Azure Dragon King."
"Conferred a king?"
"By the Thunder Sovereign!"
"At such a young age, you have already been conferred a king!"
These three old men had not left the Sky Dome Realm in a long time. Hence, this news stunned them, their faces filling with incredulous looks. In the blink of an eye, the status of this Xiao Chen became much higher than theirs.
"Greetings to the Azure Dragon King." The three old men bowed quickly. It was the rule of the Martial God Pce that those under Martial Emperor had to submit to those who were conferred Kings.
At this moment, Ying Yue and the hemp-robed old man walked over. When they saw the three old men of the Sky Dome Pce bowing to Xiao Chen, the scene shocked them.
Xiao Chen waved his hand and said, "You are too polite. You should deal with this demon girl first before tidying up the Sky Dome Pce."
"Right, right, right!" Old Yun, who managed the half of the Sky Dome Heart, said, "This demon girl harmed a lot of people. We have to interrogate her properly."
The other two old men looked at Yao Man on the ground and mercilessly used a palm strike to knock her out. After that, unable to rx, they even set restrictions in her body, making her like an ordinary person for now.
"We will go and deal with the aftermath first. Azure Dragon King, how about you rest in the pce for now? After we are done with this, we wille and entertain you," Old Yun invited.
Xiao Chen felt excited. There were many ces in this Sky Dome Immortal Realm that he was interested in. He could ask these three old men about them, so he did not hesitate to agree.
Old Yun showed a smile and took his leave.
"You are really excellent, tricking me for so long. To think that I was worried for you earlier! Should I address you as Azure Dragon King now?"
After the three old men left, Ying Yue scolded Xiao Chen in a teasing manner.
Xiao Chen smiled and replied, "I already said it back then, that I alone would be enough. However, you did not believe me. What else can I do?"
When the hemp-robed old man heard this, he revealed an embarrassed expression. He smiled and said, "I shall take my leave first. I have note out for so long. This world has truly changed beyond recognition. To think that the royal demonic geniuses of the Demonic World are so terrifyingly strong! I shall be leaving first."
"How are your injuries?" Ying Yue said as she pointed to the various wounds on Xiao Chen''s body. Strong Demonic Qi lingered in them, making them look very horrifying.
Xiao Chen smiled and said, "They are just superficial cuts, not a problem. Let''s go to the Sky Dome Pce first."
Ying Yue shook her head and said, "I won''t be going in. They probably intend to discuss this situation with youter. Since these are internal matters of the Martial God Pce, I will not be participating."
Xiao Chen recalled that Ying Yue belonged to the Ying n. Furthermore, although the Ying n was very strong in the Kunlun Realm, possessing vast umtions, they were not managed by the Martial God Pce.
So, Xiao Chen did not insist on Ying Yue staying, letting her leave.
A servant of the Sky Dome Pce came out and guided Xiao Chen to a pavilion within the inner pce to rest.
Xiao Chen did not waste his time idling in the free time that came after. He continuously simted the earlier battle in his mind.
There was both joy and worry as a result of that battle.
The joyful thing was that Xiao Chen found his way to the foundations of the Taiji Dao. In the future, he would have another strong move. However, the worrying thing was that he did not know where Feng Ziyi stood among the Demonic World''s royalty.
If Feng Ziyi was not among the peak, then the demonic geniuses of the Demonic World''s royalty were somewhat horrifying.
Feng Ziyi left two deep impressions on Xiao Chen. One was his speed; he actually moved faster than Xiao Chen. The other was the royal bloodline. Once the royal bloodline was activated, his strength underwent a qualitative change.
If Xiao Chen had not condensed a Heart of an Emperor and could not cultivate Primordial Energy, such an easy victory in the earlier battle would have been impossible.
However, possessing Primordial Energy did not make Xiao Chen unrivaled. Now that others knew about it, they would be able to find means to deal with it. He could not drop his guard against the Deep Abyss Demon Races.
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Four hourster, Old Yun walked in, feeling apologetic. "Sorry, sorry, we made the Azure Dragon King wait for so long."
Xiao Chen put down his teacup and smiled. "I was not feeling bored. Old Yun, please give me the damage report."
At his mention of the damage report, Old Yun''s expression turned sullen. "One thousand Martial Sages, all dead; none survived. Fortunately, the Sky Dome Dragon Formation sustained no damage whatsoever. When the Martial God Pce sends new people, the formation can resume normal operation. However"
Old Yun paused here. Feeling curious, Xiao Chen prompted, "However, what?"
Old Yun continued sullenly, "However, the good days are at an end. Although the Demons did not break the agreement, sending out a Martial Emperor, this is the first time they attempted to snatch the other half of the Sky Dome Heart in ten thousand years. This probably means that great chaos ising."
"A Demonic Cmity?"
Old Yun shook his head and exined, "In the past ten thousand years, Demonic Cmities have happened several times already. Usually, the Kunlun Realm would suffer a Demonic Cmity once every one thousand years. However, in every single one of them, our Sky Dome Pce was never attacked.
"The more important thing is that the uing Demonic Cmity that should have happened already has not happened yet. I believe it is deliberately being dyed. Once it happens, there will be an overwhelming tribtion. No one will be able to avoid it then."
Xiao Chen''s heart sank. Overwhelming tribtion. This Old Yun could be considered a senior of the Martial God Pce. His words were likely correct.
After the two chatted for a while, Xiao Chen stated his intent. "Does Old Yun know about the unexplored forbiddennds of this Sky Dome Immortal Realm?"
"There are quite a lot of forbiddennds in this Sky Dome Immortal Realm. However, to the Azure Dragon King, most of them should not pose a problem." Old Yun thought for a while and said, "Azure Dragon King, do you intend to explore this Sky Dome Immortal Realm?"
"Is there a problem with that? Could there be a restriction order on this, and I am not allowed to explore them?"
Old Yun smiled and said, "The Azure Dragon King misunderstands. Even if there are treasures in this Sky Dome Immortal Realm, they would be some Immortal Arts or Magic Skills. No one uses them or even cares about them. If the Azure Dragon King wants to explore, I have a map here that records all the forbiddennds of the Sky Dome Immortal Realm in detail.
"There are clear ratings of them: Martial Sage level, quasi-Emperor level, half-step Martial Emperor level, Martial Emperor level, and Sovereign Martial Emperor level. They are all there."
Xiao Chen was surprised to hear this. "There are even Sovereign-Martial-Emperor-level forbiddennds?"
He had not known about this. Thest time he came to the Sky Dome Immortal Realm, he was not strong enough, only able to get a rough idea of the ce.
"There is, but only one. If the Azure Dragon King does not need to go there, it''s best not to."
Xiao Chen received the map that the other party proffered, his eyes gleaming with deep interest. His two Minor Magic Skills no longer interested him.
What he needed were Major Magic Skills or even Supreme Magic Skills. Magic Energy was not a problem. Once the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation broke through to the eighthyer, his sea of consciousness would expand again, allowing him to contain even more Magic Energy.
"Old Yun, do you mind if I stay here for a few more days?" Xiao Chen asked.
Old Yun smiled and replied, "There is nothing to mind. The Sky Dome Pce wees the Azure Dragon King at any time. You can stay for as long as you want."
"Many thanks."
Xiao Chen needed some time to properly understand the restrictions listed on the map as well as some time to organize hisprehensions on the Taiji Dao.
Now that he reached this point, raising his strength became extremely difficult. The appearance of the Taiji Dao allowed him to see some possibilities. If he seeded, it would be of great assistance.
However, that was not enough. It was far from enough for his Great Tribtion of wind and fire.
Hence, Xiao Chen needed Magic Skills. He needed Magic Skills that could help him clear his Great Tribtion of wind and fire. He needed Supreme Magic Skills.
Xiao Chen opened up the map and examined it. He ignored all the forbiddennds that were below half-step Martial Emperor level for a simple reason: since the old men of the Sky Dome Pce who held on to this map were all half-step Martial Emperors, they must have explored these ces before.
Chapter 1295: Chu Chaoyuns Scheme
Chapter 1295: Chu Chaoyun''s Scheme
These ces would have been emptied out long ago. How could there be anything good left in them?
Even if there was something, there would not be much. There was a total of ten half-step-Martial-Emperor-level forbiddennds, four Martial-Emperor-level forbiddennds, and one Sovereign-Martial-Emperor-level forbiddennd.
"Ao Jiao, help me to go and scout the outside. Help me choose a good route." Xiao Chen did not have much time. Right now, he needed toprehend the Taiji Dao. There was also the Saber Domain that focused on the saber. Every bit of time he could save was more that he could spend on these.
Ao Jiao flew out of the Immortal Spirit Ring and picked up the map. She smiled and said, "Leave it to me."
After saying that, she flew out silently, moving like a bouncing spirit. As Xiao Chen watched her leave, he revealed a faint smile.
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At an ind in the Deep Sea leading to a spatial tear connecting to the Demonic World, Chu Chaoyun sat cross-legged while carrying a sword on his back. His eyes were shut as though he was waiting for someone.
"Whoosh!"
Fifteen minutester, a Winged Demon wrapped in a protective golden light appeared in the sky with flesh wings outspread. This Winged Demon moved quickly, even faster than a meteor. The air could not obstruct this person at all.
Chu Chaoyun opened his eyes and said contemtively, "Failed?
"Feng Ziyi could not obtain the remaining half of the Sky Dome Heart even when he worked with Yao Man. It looks like he returned. What a coincidence! However, this is good too. If this Feng Ziyi obtained it, it would be much more problematic for me to retrieve it."
Chu Chaoyun revealed a smile and slowly stood up. Then, he paced in a circle.
Only one person returned. That means that Yao Man was captured. This is a major matter. I wonder what Leng Yue will do. Yao Man can be considered her disciple. This is interesting.
After this failure, the Martial God Pce should be more alert. The eighteen Demon Monarchs will not send any more people to make a move.
However, great chaos will soon be here. The wind and rain of this storm are unstoppable.
"I should make my final preparations as well. Ten thousand years is one cycle. I really look forward to the final battle with you. Don''t die so early."
Aftering to know that Feng Ziyi did not manage to obtain the Sky Dome Heart, Chu Chaoyun appeared to be in a good mood. His figure shed and disappeared from the ind.
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Back at the Sky Dome Immortal Realm, due to Ao Jiao''s advanced scouting, Xiao Chen only spent half a month to explore the ten half-step-Martial-Emperor-level forbiddenndspletely. Aside from killing a few obstreperous Profound Beasts and obtaining some Profound Cores, he did not gain anything.
Xiao Chen did not even see a Minor Magic Skill, much less a Major Magic Skill. As for the even stronger Supreme Magic Skill, there was no need to even dream of it.
After ten failures with nothing to show for his efforts, Xiao Chen''s excitement was severely dampened. At first, he had been full of anticipation. Who could have thought that there would be such a result?
Magic Skills were hard to find. Even though this was once the residence of the Sky Dome Immortal Lord, several million years had already passed. It was simply too difficult to find any Magic Skills.
"There are still four Martial-Emperor-level forbiddennds. I hope I really don''t return empty-handed."
Xiao Chen followed the map and arrived at the first Martial-Emperor-level forbiddennd.
An ice-coldke appeared before his eyes. The cold Qi was overpowering, but theke did not freeze; it looked incredibly mysterious.
"After I reached a depth of one kilometer, I couldn''t endure this Frost Water Lake anymore. I was not attacked, but I did not manage to obtain any information at all," Ao Jiao said.
Xiao Chen frowned and said, "Such low temperatures are very damaging to the body. Even with a Golden Emperor Body, one would not be able to withstand it. It is already quite incredible that you managed to descend to a depth of one kilometer."
"In that case, won''t you be in an even worse state since you only have a half-step Golden Body?"
"Hence, I can remain in it for only half a day at most. After that, I''ll have to get out."
"Plop!" Xiao Chen jumped into theke. There were no problems with the initial one hundred meters. After five hundred meters, he needed to circte his energy to protect himself.
After one kilometer, the cold Qi infiltrated into his body. Aside from circting his energy to protect his body, he had to split his attention, to eliminate the cold Qi. Fortunately, the cold Qi did not be stronger. He could endure it as long as he did not remain for too long.
Xiao Chen sank for three kilometers before finally reaching the bottom. The ground was covered in a thick and extremely solidyer of ice.
When he knocked on the surface of the ice in theke bottom, he did not hear any empty spaces in it.
Xiao Chen turned his head and looked around. There were crystalline and transparent ice fish in thiske. They were notrge and looked extremely tame. There were many of them, and they did not seem to fear him, swimming around his head without any fear.
There is nothing here. It looks like I made a trip here for nothing.
Xiao Chen stood up, causing a bubble to form and gurgle in the water.
These fish look pretty good. Perhaps I can catch some and barbeque them. They will definitely taste delectable.
Furthermore, they are able to survive in such a cold environment. There might be some unexpected effects.
Aside from the extreme cold, Xiao Chen did not find anything special in this Martial-Emperor-level forbiddennd. Having lost interest, he was bored enough to target the ice fish.
Hey, hey, these fish are so cute. How could you think of eating them? In the end, Xiao Chen''s suggestion incited Ao Jiao''s objection.
Xiao Chen directly ignored Ao Jiao. After he barbequed the fish, Little Ao Jiao would definitely be drooling at the sight of it.
His hand moved very fast, grabbing an ice fish that swam by as he reached out. In the end, his hand slipped, and the fish slithered out of his grasp.
To think that I failed to capture it! However, since I''m here already, I definitely cannot return empty-handed.
Xiao Chen was very patient. However, in the end, he still failed to hold on to the ice fish after a few more attempts. They all slithered out.
Furthermore, these ice fish still did not show any fear, even charging at Xiao Chen and spitting at him.
I don''t believe that I cannot catch you!
Xiao Chen started to get a little angry. He unleashed some of the killing intent in his heart, spreading it out in theke.
"Whoosh!"
However, while nothing went wrong with the unleashing of killing intent, Xiao Chen suddenly felt some fear.
The instant Xiao Chen revealed his killing intent, the entireke suddenly turned quiet. Tens of thousands of ice fish stopped swimming and turned around, eyeing him silently. No matter how he looked at it, this formation seemed somewhat strange.
Ao Jiao, why do I feel that something is wrong? It feels like there is a fire burning my skin, but there is no pain at all.
Xiao Chen pulled up his sleeves and took a look. He saw ayer of frost on his skin. When he nudged it, arge patch fell off and revealed his bones.
This scene caused Xiao Chen to turn pale and his hair to stand on end, a chill running down his spine.
The spit that the ice fish spat at him were clearly very high-ranked ice mes. Even his half-step Golden Body could not handle it.
"Tu! Tu! Tu!"
Tens of thousands of ice fish opened their mouths at the same time, and spit-like ice mes shot out like bullets at Xiao Chen in an overwhelming barrage.
This assault scared him half-dead. There had never been a moment where he panicked like this before. He executed his Movement Technique to its limits and quickly swam up.
Fortunately, the group of ice fish did not give chase. After they chased Xiao Chen away, the bottom of theke recovered its calm.
Xiao Chen broke out of the water, covered in ice mes. After hended, he immediately sent out the Sr True me in his right eye and covered his body with it, eliminating theyer of ice mes on his skin.
After that, he spent a lot of effort, even using his Primordial Energy, to eliminate all the ice mes in his body.
Fortunately, he discovered this early; the ice mes had not prated into his meridians and internal organs yet. Otherwise, he would be in big trouble.
Ao Jiaoughed nonstop at Xiao Chen''s miserable condition, falling to the ground in herughter.
"Who asked you to be so greedy. I told you not to capture those ice fish already. Now, do you understand the consequences?"
Xiao Chen felt embarrassed. He was chased away by a group of unremarkable fish. He was too embarrassed to argue back.
However, he was now even more interested in this Frost Water Lake.
He had never heard of an ice fish that could spit fire before. Furthermore, it was such a mysterious ice me. What exactly caused this group of ice fish to undergo such a mutation?
"Hey, you still intend to go down? Are you really going to be unsatisfied if you can''t eat the fish?" Ao Jiao quickly stopped Xiao Chen when she saw him preparing to enter the water again.
Xiao Chen smiled and said, "Silly, am I such a glutton? There is definitely something strange with this Frost Water Lake. Have you ever heard of an ice fish spitting fire?
"If there is an opportunity, I have to catch a few. My instincts tell me that these ice fish will definitely be delectable and might have some other wondrous uses."
"Ha, in the end, it is because you are a glutton."
Regardless of the reason, Xiao Chen entered the water again. This time, having learned his lesson, he no longer exposed his killing intent.
The gentle ice fish all ignored him. Or perhaps, it was because the fish were too strong as a group and did not fear him at all.
Xiao Chen walked around the iceyer at the bottom of theke, where the cold Qi consistently assaulted him. He calmly observed the school of ice fish.
When one looked calmly at the dark and quietke bottom, it was actually rather beautiful.
The water nts swayed gently as they gave off motes of spiritual light. The cid and beautiful fish swam about. If Xiao Chen were a painter, he would definitely use a brush to freeze such a beautiful scene on paper.
Aside from the ice fish, there were norge creatures at the bottom of theke. These ice fish were the absolute overlord of the vastke bottom.
In hindsight, since even Xiao Chen had to flee in a sorry state after the school of ice fish shot mes at him, how could there be any Profound Beasts that would dare to antagonize them?
How cold! Half the day is almost over, but I still have not found anything. I have to go back up now.
Xiao Chen wanted to remain. However, he could not do anything about the cold Qi attacking him, entering his body and injuring him. So he could not stay for long.
However, the moment he started to swim up, he noticed all the fish quickly swimming in a certain direction. They were not moving in panic. Rather, they radiated a happy aura.
They should be going to forage for food.
"Ssh!" Xiao Chen shot out of theke. Then, he casually dried his clothes and sat down cross-legged, starting to eliminate the cold Qi in his body.
"Let''s see what exactly this cold Qi is and howe it is so incredible."
With this thought, Xiao Chen shifted all the cold Qi in his body to his palm. Then, a faint mist emerged above his palm.
However, as all the cold Qi in his body was forced out, the mist above his palm slowly coalesced, forming a me simr to the spit of the ice fish.
Xiao Chen''s eyes lit up, and he entered deep thought. The mes in the ice fish are definitely not innate. In the end, it has something to do with thiske.
Having confirmed his train of logic, he entered the water once more and followed the fish, to see where they ate.
Their grazing ground was a patch of water nts giving off starlike light. The branches and leaves of the water nts all had drops of a dew-like substance that shone with a cold, serene light.
These drops were the food of the ice fish. As the ice fish ate them, the sparkling lights slowly decreased.
What is this? Xiao Chen eximed in surprise.
Ao Jiao''s eyes lit up. How pretty! Quickly swim over and take a look.
Xiao Chen felt a simr desire in his heart. However, he still retained his rationality. We should be more careful. This ce can''t be that simple. After all, it is ssified as a Martial-Emperor-level forbiddennd.
Chapter 1296: Treasure: Cold Light Dewdrop
Chapter 1296: Treasure: Cold Light Dewdrop
Right, right. I think we have possibly found a treasure this time. Little Ao Jiao nodded vigorously, her smiling face filled with anticipation.
After not obtaining anything in the ten half-step-Martial-Emperor-level forbiddennds, the two were very dispirited. The sudden discovery naturally excited them.
After observing for a long time, Xiao Chen saw that all the ice fish that ate were at ease and rxed, not worried at all.
He made up his mind and silently swam over. However, he remained cautious, not lowering his guard in the slightest.
The patch of water nts seemed to stretch out endlessly. Xiao Chen appeared as insignificant as an ant among them. He looked carefully and found that the roots of the water nts did not pierce the ice but connected with each other, intertwining in an incrediblyplex manner.
However, Ao Jiao did not show as much concern as Xiao Chen did. She had alreadye out and was using a jade bottle to gather all these dewdrops, happily keeping herself busy.
If only Little Yellow Feather were here. As Xiao Chen watched Ao Jiao''s figure, he could not help thinking this.
Unfortunately, such a legendary thing like the Sr Divine me had disappeared long ago.
Ao Jiao, do you know what this is? Xiao Chen asked after he collected his thoughts and gently swam over.
Hehe! I don''t know, Ao Jiao replied without even turning her head back. Collecting these cold light dewdrops was even more difficult than collecting mountain dew; it required absolute focus.
Xiao Chen smiled and said, You don''t even know, and yet you are so happy about gathering it.
Idiot. Have you not notice the special properties of these dewdrops? They are cold, extremely cold. If we can get enough of these dewdrops, they would be a more suitable quenching liquid than any other liquid.
Quenching liquid!
This was a step that the forging of any weapon could not skip. Only when Ao Jiao reminded him did he remember it.
It was no wonder. Ao Jiao was gathering all the materials needed for forging a Divine Weapon. Given that, she would definitely think of this ahead of Xiao Chen.
"When using these dewdrops as a quenching liquid, the quality of the Divine Weapon should be increased by at least thirty percent."
When Ao Jiao said that, Xiao Chen''s expression immediately turned joyful, and he joined her in collecting.
This was indeed an unexpected harvest. Although Xiao Chen did not find a Magic Skill, the mysterious dew water that he obtained could greatly increase the chances of the Lunar Shadow Saber making it into the Divine Weapon Ranking.
Although collecting this dew was problematic, one would be ustomed to the process with some practice.
An idea urred to Xiao Chen. He spread out his Saber Domain. Instantly, the area within one kilometer of him was within his grasp. Under his control, the tiny dewdrops headed for the jade bottle in his hand and entered it like bullets falling inside.
This was a very simple and direct method. However, Ao Jiao did not like it. She preferred collecting them drop by drop, which gave her a certain sense of aplishment.
As the two happily worked, they did not notice that the many ice fish left despite not having had their fill yet.
Xiao Chen, we should have gotten enough dewdrops already, Ao Jiao said with a smile as she held her own bottle.
Xiao Chen nced at the boundless patch of water nts. He smiled and said, There is no rush. This is a great treasure trove. We have not collected even a ten-thousandth of it yet.
"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!"
Just at this moment, the water nts under them suddenly moved, springing up like a fishing. Before the two could react, their arms and legs became tangled in the water nts, continuously being pulled up.
Xiao Chen''s expression changed drastically. He did not hurry to struggle free. Instead, he shouted to Ao Jiao, Quickly,e back in!
Light shed. Ao Jiao turned into a bright beam of light and entered the Lunar Shadow Saber.
Now, Xiao Chen rxed and calmly observed his current situation. The water nts, which covered a vast area spanning more than several thousand kilometers, had turned into a moving upwards.
"Break!"
The situation was urgent. Xiao Chen gathered all the saber intent in the Saber Domain. Then, he held the Lunar Shadow Saber in a reverse grip and swung it towards his left.
However, to his surprise, while the water nts were not tough, they possessed unimaginable resilience.
After spending a long time, Xiao Chen managed to struggle free of the water nts. However, he was nowpletely surrounded.
The water ntsyered thickly over each other. If he wanted to charge out, he would have to break throughyer afterter, continuously chopping them apart.
The surroundings were filled with water nts that had dewdrops hanging on them. When those dewdropsbined, they became light mes.
This is troublesome. Am I going to die here?
Xiao Chen tried several times. However, he discovered that no matter what, he could not break through all the water nts in one breath and make an opening.
As for tearing space, this cold water seemed to have a strange suppressive power, rendering the space here even stabler than the Kunlun Realm''s.
I can only use that move, Xiao Chen thought. That move was to focus everything in the Saber Domain on the saber.
However, Xiao Chen had never seeded even once before. He was not confident of using it at this crucial point.
Xiao Chen, don''t panic. Above. There is an exit above.
At the critical moment, Xiao Chen heard Ao Jiao''s voice.
That was right. The water nts were soaring upwards from the iceyer and closing up. However, as long as they had not closedpletely, there would be an exit above.
Pressed for time, Xiao Chen executed his Movement Technique to the limits. He turned into a purple lightning dragon and soared up.
Right before the water ntspletely closed up, Xiao Chen managed to escape narrowly. Then, hended heavily on the iceyer.
The Lunar Shadow Saber could not stab into the ice. Due to theck of friction, he slid back one kilometer before he could perform a somersault ande to a stop.
Xiao Chen held his saber and stood upright. Even though he felt fatigued, he did not rx after managing to escape alive. Instead, he looked to the front warily.
The water nt that originally covered the iceyer disappeared. In its ce was an extremely tall and gargantuan water nt.
The water nt was more than ten kilometers tall. Its roots of unknown thickness stabbed deep into the ice as the nt stood tall.
The entire surface of the water nt flowed with a vague fiery light.
When billions of these mysterious dewdropsbined, they actually formed a horrifying ice me.
This also exined why Xiao Chen and Ao Jiao did not manage to gather a me even after collecting so many dewdrops. They were still severely short in number.
What is this me? Why do I feel that it is even stronger than the Lunar True me? Ao Jiao had a strange look in her eyes, appearing confused.
mes could be categorized into Yin and Yang. Of the Yin mes, the Lunar True me was the top one without a doubt.
However, before the primal chaos split and the distinction between Yin and Yang arose, there had to have been mes in the universe as well.
This mysterious me should be a me from the primal chaos of the universe. Its rank should not be lower than the Lunar True me''s.
As for this me''s name, Xiao Chen did not know. That was something from far too long ago. There were no longer any mes of this universal level.
Xiao Chen only knew some scattered pieces of information that he had read in some extremely ancient books.
He looked at his feet. His Lunar Shadow Saber could not even split the thickyer of ice. He guessed that this ce had a me seed.
This was a me seed that the Sky Dome Immortal Lord personally found in the universe during the Immortal Epoch.
This water nt was a mysterious item from the Immortal Epoch as well. To think that it could actually grow into such arge water nt on this ice! Just from this, it was clear how extraordinary it was.
Good, good, good! Although I did not find a Magic Skill, today''s harvest is even better than finding a Magic Skill!
Excitement and iparable joy burned in Xiao Chen''s eyes.
However, the problem now was how to deal with this. Regardless of the water nt or the me seed that was hidden somewhere, neither was easy to handle.
Xiao Chen, what should we do?! Ao Jiao asked with some dissatisfaction as she flew out and looked at the mysterious water nt.
The sight of an unobtainable treasure was truly hard to bear.
When faced with Ao Jiao''s question, Xiao Chen had no ideas, either. There is no rush. We should just take this slowly. The water nt should open on its own. When it does, I will think of something. Going over now is too dangerous.
After some thought, Xiao Chen tossed the Lunar Shadow Saber at the ice where the root of the water nt was.
This throw looked casual. However, in reality, he put in all his effort to drive his remaining Primordial Energy, gathering it in the saber.
Before Xiao Chen''s gaze of anticipation, the instant the Lunar Shadow Saber moved, it gave off an unparalleledly sharp saber intent and stabbed in about five centimeters.
Let''s go!
Xiao Chen only wanted to leave a mark. Now that he seeded, that was fine.
He truly rxed only after hepletely left the water.
After dropping to the ground, Xiao Cheny there, resting. Both times he entered the water, he had gotten scared half to death. Just one simple forbiddennd had drained him so much.
"What a pretty flower bud!"
In a half-awake state, Xiao Chen heard Ao Jiao''s gentle cry and quickly opened his eyes.
He saw many translucent golden branches about one-millimeter thick appearing at the center of theke. At the tips of the branches were small, exquisite flower buds. The flower buds were a faint white, and their stalks seemed very thin. There were thousands of them looking like snowkes, pure and pretty.
After the gargantuan water nt came out of theke, it actually disyed such a scene.
A thought shed in Xiao Chen''s head, banishing all his sleepiness, and he stood up.
Back at Heavenly Star Ind, Xiao Chen had read some Buddhist canons for the sake for dealing with the fake Buddhist sect that the K?itigarbha Bodhisattva supported.
This flower bud seemed to be one of Buddhism''s three holy flowers, the Udumbara Flower. The other two were the Brahmin Bodhi Flower and Asura Lotus Flower.
Putting aside what these three Buddhist holy flowers meant and the various myths and legends behind them, they all had many miraculous uses.
There was a saying, a lotus was good for cultivation, and a bodhi was good forprehension and wisdom. When a fig flower appeared, a holy king would appear.
[Note: The udumbara is a type of fig.]
The first two segments were easy to understand. By cultivating on a lotus flower, one could raise one''s cultivation. Sitting under a bodhi raised one''sprehension ability, allowing one to achieve more with less effort.
When a fig flower appeared, there would be instant youth. A holy king would undergo nirvanic rebirth. In other words, the blossoming of the flower meant rebirth, equal to having another life.
"It turns out that it is an Udumbara Flower seed under the ice. No wonder it can prate the ice and fill such a vast area."
Xiao Chen''s expression turned incredibly grave at this moment. No matter what, he had to obtain this seed.
If it really had the effect of rebirth, then no matter how difficult his Great Tribtion of wind and fire was, he would be very confident of clearing it. However, even after doing everything he could, he only prated about five centimeters into the ice. He would not be able to dig out the Udumbara Flower seed.
Chapter 1297: The Udumbaras Illusion
Chapter 1297: The Udumbara''s Illusion
How hateful! All along, Xiao Chen thought that his offensive power was already strong enough and that nothing in this Sky Dome Realm could stop him.
Unexpectedly, at this critical moment, when there was a treasure right in front of him, he could only look at it.
This was something divine that could potentially help him clear his Great Tribtion of wind and fire. It was much more useful than any Magic Skill, Emperor Grade Secret Treasure, or Martial Technique.
What to do?! What to do?! What to do?!
Xiao Chen paced anxiously, walking in circles unawares. His expression twisted until it looked terrifying.
"What''s going on? Why does Xiao Chen suddenly look like he is turning into a demon again?" Xiao Chen''s appearance scared Ao Jiao.
Her expression changed. Then, she looked at the thousands of snow-colored flower buds on the water. "Is it because of these flower buds?"
"Whoosh!"
Ao Jiao waved her hand and sent a strand of saber qi at the slender golden stalks on the surface of theke, wanting to chop them all off.
These thousands of stalks swayed and entered the water, avoiding this saber Qi.
Xiao Chen''s mind buzzed, and he suddenly startled awake. His expression recovered back to normal as he asked in somewhat of a daze, "What happened to me earlier?"
Ao Jiao''s face lit up in joy. "Xiao Chen, you were captivated by those flower buds. Your expression became very scary like you were turning into a demon."
Udumbara!
Xiao Chen felt startled. This flower was not simple. ording to legend, only people with great virtue in the Buddhist world could subdue it. It looked like this was true. He nearly ended up falling for its Dao.
The wind blew, and the Udumbara Flowers appeared on the surface of the water once more. Like before, they looked pure and beautiful like falling snowkes.
Xiao Chen calmed himself and carefully checked his mind. He found that his mental state had changed without him realizing it. A fixation had bubbled up, inspiring a reckless impulse to obtain this flower at all costs.
Something is wrong, Xiao Chen rationally analyzed. Legends were just legends after all. Whether the Udumbara Flower had the effect of rebirth or not remained unproven.
Given my mental state, even if I was tempted, I should not have been that rash. Indeed, there is something weird about this flower. Xiao Chen closed his eyes and guarded his heart. He only managed to suppress that reckless impulse after a long time.
When he opened his eyes again, the flower buds had already disappeared. The huge water nt below must have spread out once more.
"What flower is this? How can it be so scary?" Ao Jiao asked gravely, caution written on her face.
Xiao Chen muttered, "When a fig flower appears, there will be instant youth, a nirvanic rebirth! This is the Udumbara that could tempt even the Buddhas and arhats!"
"In that case, should we still go back down?"
Xiao Chen showed a determined expression. He said calmly, "Yes. We have to obtain this Udumbara Flower seed. Even if there is only a ten percent chance of sess, we still have to do our best to obtain it."
When a fig flower appears, there will be a nirvanic rebirth!
With such an attraction, how could one not be tempted? Even though Xiao Chen knew that this flower was not that simple, he still felt tempted.
However, he was now rather open-minded about this. He would just follow his desires and do his best. He would be satisfied with whatever fate brought him and not get infatuated with it to the point of going crazy as he had previously.
Xiao Chen went to the vast patch of water nts at the bottom of theke again. He immediately saw the Lunar Shadow Saber that he left stuck on the ice with one nce. He pushed off with his feet, performed a few somersaults in theke water, and arrived before the Lunar Shadow Saber.
With a hard yank, he pulled out the Lunar Shadow Saber and returned it to its sheath. Then he slowly bent over.
Xiao Chen observed the water nts at the sides. They all grew above the iceyer. Only the roots in the center prated deep into the ice, growing stubbornly.
Having seen the gargantuan water nt, he knew that this entire patch of water nts was actually one water nt spread out.
The Udumbara Flower should not be the one producing the mysterious ice me. It was quite possible that the me seed that Xiao Chen sought was under the Udumbara Flower seed.
As long as he obtained the Udumbara Flower seed, he would be able to obtain the me seed of the mysterious ice fire along with it, killing two birds with one stone.
Xiao Chen stretched out his hand and grasped the bottom part of the water nt. Then, he pulled gently; it did not move. After that, he slowly increased his strength, but it still did not budge.
He let go and stood up.
With a thought, Xiao Chen drove his Primordial Energy, pushing aside theke water within one kilometer of him to produce an area that was no different fromnd.
Then, he took out a formation te and started to carve the Iron Defense Magic Formation. After a while, an Iron Defense Magic Formation encased the area within one kilometer.
With the activation of the formation, a golden ring of light appeared. Now, Xiao Chen did not need to use his Primordial Energy to push the water away; the small Iron Defense Magic Formation would do it.
After that, he extended his Saber Domain, filling the area within one kilometer of himself with his saber intent.
Then, he drew his Lunar Shadow Saber and hacked out with lightning speed. At the same time, he drove all his one hundred strands of Primordial Energy.
As Xiao Chen chopped with his saber, he unleashed his horrifying aura of kingship. This was already the peak strike that he could use without executing a Martial Technique.
When the sabernded on the ice, its force propagated, shaking the entire Frost Water Lake and kicking up waves.
However, this saber strike broke only oneyer of ice. After Xiao Chen brushed the shards aside, he found that only one centimeter of the water nt was revealed.
"I can continuously use this peak strike one hundred times at most. Any more and I will overdraft my energy. If I really continue like this, not only will I not obtain the Udumbara Flower seed, but I will also end up ying myself to death."
It looks like the only option is toprehend that saber strike!
Xiao Chen thought to himself, To split this ice open, I can only improve my Saber Domain further. Otherwise, obtaining these two treasures will be impossible.
I''ll just take it as a cultivation session in a different location.
Without thinking any further, Xiao Chen slowly quieted his heart and felt for everything about his Saber Domain, trying to increase his understanding of it.
All the light within one kilometer of him slowly withdrew as if darkness was spreading towards the center. This darkness was like the darkness of the very beginning.
Soon, his lower body was immersed in darkness. After that, he was enveloped in the darkness, leaving only a very bright Lunar Shadow Saber.
"Whoosh!" Suddenly, everything he had collected surged back like the returning tide.
Failure at the veryst step again. It failed when Xiao Chen tried to gather all the energy in this Saber Domain on his saber.
It''s fine. One more time!
Covered in sweat, he gritted his teeth and endured his fatigue, persisting in his attempts.
Failed, failed, failedXiao Chen failed countless times until he could not see a path to sess.
Lan Chaofeng''s words seemed to linger in his ears. Saber Domain, Saber Domain. The domain is the focus and the saber is a supplement. This cannot be reversed.
Damn it. Is it really impossible? As a desman, if I use the saber as a supplement, losing my faith in the saber, how can I continue wielding a saber?
I do not believe it, I refuse to believe it. As a desman, the saber has to be the focus. The concept of the saber being the supplement is just due to the vision of the Kunlun Realm''s Martial Emperors being too narrow.
Xiao Chen did not lose faith, persisting with his own Dao. He kept trying again and again.
It was even to the point where he forgot his purpose for this trip,pletely immersed inprehending.
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Just as Xiao Chen was about to reachplete despair, he tried one more time. Everything within one kilometer of himself became immersed in darkness.
Strong saber intent surged out from his sea of consciousness, quickly gathering at his Heart of an Emperor.
"Ka ca! Ka ca!"
It was as if powerful, sharp weapons were slowly being forged in Xiao Chen''s sea of consciousness, giving rise to melodious nging sounds.
He felt reborn, gaining apletely new understanding of the world, a new understanding of what a saber was.
When the ngor stopped, a small golden dot appeared in his sea of consciousness. This golden dot looked very solid, radiating an evesting light. It was like a sun shining on the entire sea of consciousness, filled with explosive power.
The golden dot contained strong and horrifying energy. With a thought, this golden spot of light suddenly exploded.
Light shot into the dark world. Xiao Chen''s eyes suddenly released a bright light, illuminating the dark space.
Following that, his whole body shone with a simr golden light that contained an unparalleled saber intent. His entire being was like a powerful treasure saber that was just baptized.
Xiao Chen felt the energy in his body and hacked out, striking the center of the water nt.
"Crack!"
With this saber strike, the hard ice finally split in half and sank downwards.
When the light vanished, Xiao Chen was covered in sweat. He felt exultant and was thoroughly excited. Sess. Sess!
The golden dot no longer existed in his sea of consciousness. However, his entire sea of consciousness bathed in ayer of golden light. Xiao Chen felt that soon, that golden dot would rise from his sea of consciousness like the sun.
However, this was not the time to think about this. There were more important things to do.
Xiao Chen stomped ferociously, and theyer of ice shattered with a tinkling sound. His eyes shone likenterns as he stared down. Another kilometer down, there was a clump of strange mes that looked like flowing water wrapped around a snow-white seed.
That''s it! The Udumbara Flower seed!
Indeed, it was as Xiao Chen expected. The thing growing inside the me seed of the strange ice me was the origin of all the mysteries of the entire Frost Water Lake.
The tough iceyer, the strange ice fish, therge patch of water nts, and the dewdrops, all of them sprang from here.
Xiao Chen''s eyes revealed joy. "After so much effort, I finally gained a great harvest."
He reached out and prepared to pull over the entire me seed, bringing this event to perfectpletion.
However, just at this moment, something strange happened. The entire iceyer started to shake intensely. Following that, it quickly crumbled into many pieces floating in the water.
The small Iron Defense Magic Formation instantly shattered as well, and Xiao Chen fell.
"Bang!" Hended on the ground. This time, it was real dirt and not a cold iceyer.
Xiao Chen got back up to his feet with a flip. This strange change confused him. He quickly moved back, trying to make out his current situation.
When he looked to the front, he was shocked and stunned by what he saw.
"Thisthishow can this be?!"
The thing that appeared in front of Xiao Chen was a one-kilometer-tall Buddha statue wearing a golden kasaya with Buddhist prayer beads hanging from the thumb of its right hand. A clump of me floated above his left hand.
[Note: A kasaya is a Buddhist monk robe. They are normally entirely gray, but the abbot and certain ranks wear a yellow/golden one. The abbot also usually wears anotheryer of red cloth with certain patterns on it. This red cloth covers about half of the kasaya, slung over one shoulder.]
This me was precisely the mysterious ice me seed that he saw earlier. This me seed encased the snow-white Udumbara Flower seed.
The Buddhist statue did not feel like it was carved. Furthermore, Xiao Chen found it familiar.
Right, that can''t be wrong.
Xiao Chen recalled where he had seen this before. The feeling that this Buddha statue gave him was very simr to the feeling he had when he saw the colossal Immortal sculptures in the Kunlun Realm''s Heavenly Starry Ocean.
Those Immortal sculptures were controlled by the Treasure Master and turned into sea markets.
However,pared to those Immortal sculptures, this Buddha statue was much smaller, just one kilometer tall.
Chapter 1298: Buddhist Sect Remnant Soul
Chapter 1298: Buddhist Sect Remnant Soul
A scene of the Immortal Epoch appeared in Xiao Chen''s mind. This Buddha overestimated his own strength and tried to barge into the Sky Dome Residence, acting impudently. In the end, the Sky Dome Immortal Lord casually used a Magic Skill and sealed over ten kilometers with ice, trapping this Buddha here until today.
Perhaps Xiao Chen''s initial thoughts were wrong, and the hard ice was not a result of that mysterious fire seed but a Magic Skill of the Sky Dome Immortal Lord.
It arose by fate and was destroyed by fate. This was probably the truth.
After the destruction of an epoch, after several million years, the might of the Magic Skill had declined considerably. Furthermore, the Udumbara Flower seed sprouted, weakening the might of the Magic Skill even further, which allowed Xiao Chen to destroy the entire Magic Skill.
"It looks like after your death, an invisible force prevented theke water from descending. I believe you must have been a major character of the Buddhist Sect from back then. Sorry for this offense. This junior will be borrowing the me seed and the Udumbara Flower seed."
Xiao Chen extended his hand and beckoned, collecting the me seed into the Immortal Spirit Ring.
"Boom!"
The instant the me seed left the Buddha''s palm, the one-kilometer-tall Buddha statue suddenly shattered and copsed. The Buddhist prayer beads, his kasaya, sandals, and all crumbled.
Amid the pieces, a pearl flickered with light as it hovered in the air.
"A Buddhist ?arra!" This startled Xiao Chen. A ?arra was a holy relic that only a high-ranked monk would leave behind.
[Note: A ?arra is a relic left behind after the cremation of a spiritual Buddhist monk. Normally pearl- or bead-shaped, they are said to embody the spiritual knowledge, teachings, realizations or living essence of spiritual masters. They are taken as evidence of the master''s enlightenment and spiritual purity and are believed to ward off evil and invite blessings.]
There was a flickering human image behind the pearl, a miniature version of the Buddha. However, it looked much more lively and not as dull as the statue. Its eyes even gleamed with intelligence.
There were rings of Buddhist halo lights behind the figure, making it look dignified and solemn, transcendent and holy.
"Many thanks, Benefactor, for granting me freedom, freeing me from the sea of bitterness." The figure of light spoke, clearly notpletely dead yet.
Xiao Chen stepped back. His expression turned cautious, and he immediately spread out his Saber Domain.
The Buddha figure of light smiled faintly and said with an amiable tone, "Benefactor, there is no need to be nervous. I am just a remnant spirit. I will soon return to the cycle of reincarnation. The Buddhists pay particr attention to fate. I have been trapped here for an unknown period of time. Being freed by you is fate.
"Unfortunately, you are not from the Buddhist sect. Otherwise, you could learn the Magic Skills and Immortal Arts in my ?arra."
Xiao Chen could tell that this Buddha before him was different from Zhuang Zhenghe and the K?itigarbha Bodhisattva that he met before; this Buddha was not an evil Buddha.
Dropping his wariness, he said calmly, "Senior is being too polite. This was just by chance. I am already satisfied with obtaining the me seed and the Udumbara. However, the Immortal Dao no longer exists, and the cycle of reincarnation is broken. There has been no way to be reincarnated since long ago."
The Buddha shook his head and said, "Even though the epoch is over, the Heavenly Dao still exists; the cycle of reincarnation still exists as well. You cannot feel it, but I can. Although I cannot pass on my legacy to you, I can give you a Magic Skill."
"Whoosh!"
A beam of light came out of the ?arra and entered Xiao Chen''s sea of consciousness. Instantly, a lot ofplicated information appeared in his mind. This was a Magic Skill known as Dharmic World.
"This is Dharmic World. There are simr Magic Skills in the Daoist sects as well. Giving you this does not count as breaking the rules of my Buddhist sect. Buddhists pay particr attention to fate and believe in karma. I see a connection to the Buddhist sect on you. Perhaps we might be able to meet again in the future."
Xiao Chen sensed that the Dharmic World Magic Skill was a bona fide Major Magic Skill. Joy bloomed in his heart. He quickly gave thanks and asked, "Might Senior tell me your dharma name?"
[Note: When people be monks, it means that they are cutting off all ties with the world and focusing on gaining enlightenment. They give up on everything in the material worldmoney, status, family, even their names. Hence, on bing a monk, the temple would bestow a new monk with a dharma name. These dharma names normallye in two parts, kind of like a family name and a given name. However, in this case, the first part is the name that indicates the generation and then one given name.]
The Buddha smiled amiably and replied, "The dharma name is a name bestowed on me by the Buddhist sect when I converted. I have not used my dharma name in a long time already and have forgotten it. You can address me as the Mahe?vara Buddha."
The Mahe?vara Buddha?
This name startled Xiao Chen. This person was a true Buddha, stronger than a bodhisattvasomething equal to the Immortal Lords of Immortal Cultivators and highly respected. It looked like his earlier guess was wrong.
"I do not have much time left. Let me leave you with two instructions. Although you obtained the Heavenly Snow Divine me''s me seed, remember to nourish it properly. Right now, its rank has fallen tremendously. As for that Udumbara Flower seed, whether you manage to obtain it or not will depend on your fate. Don''t force it. If you do, you will end up falling into the Demonic Dao."
After that, the Mahe?vara Buddha ced his hands together and said, "Amitabha," before turning into countless motes of light and vanishing.
"Whoosh!"
The instant the Buddha image vanished, theke water above suddenly poured down. Xiao Chen moved very quickly, grabbing hold of the ?arra and soaring up.
Without the ice and the Udumbara Flower, as well as this mysterious Mahe?vara Buddha, this ce was no longer a forbiddennd. Xiao Chen''s Movement Technique did not experience any restriction, allowing him to reach thekeshore in short order.
Looking at the shattered pieces of ice floating in the water, Xiao Chen revealed an expression of great joy. In the trip to this forbiddennd, he experienced many setbacks, nearly losing his life a few times. However, in the end, the harvest was astonishingly great.
He obtained not only the mysterious Heavenly Snow Divine me''s me seed and the Udumbara Flower seed but also a Magic Skill.
As for the ?arra in his hand, it was supposed to be the item of greatest value since it contained the various Magic Skills of the Mahe?vara Buddha and the essence of all hisprehension. However, as Xiao Chen was not of the Buddhist sect, even though he owned it, he could not do anything with it. Otherwise, he would have profited greatly.
"How delightful! This trip has not been in vain," Xiao Chen eximed happily. Heughed out loud, feeling very rxed.
Ao Jiao, who was in the Immortal Spirit Ring, said, Xiao Chen, do you know how to refine this Heavenly Snow Divine me?
Xiao Chen smiled, not concerned about it. "I don''t know. However, I will know when I return to the Kunlun Realm. Mo Chen will definitely know how to refine something as divine as this. Let''s not care about that first. There are still two more treasures in thiske. Let''s collect them all."
"What are they?"
"One of them is naturally the dewdrops of the Heavenly Snow Divine me. The other is the ice fish that is definitely delectable."
"You are still unwilling to let those ice fish off?"
Xiao Chenughed and said, "That is natural. One should not leave any regrets in life and give everything a try. It is not logical not to give something so delectable a try."
"I''m ignoring you. I''ll go and collect the dewdrops. You can go catch the fish on your own."
"That''s fine. Just don''t end up droolingter."
The two split up. Xiao Chen gently pushed off the ground andnded on a piece of floating ice. Many ice fish swam around near the surface.
Now, the bottom of theke was chaotic, reverberating with ferocious shock waves. With the change in environment, these ice fish needed to swim up.
A rxed smile appeared on Xiao Chen''s face as he said softly, "Come out."
"Bang!"
Xiao Chen threw a palm strike, and the surface of the water exploded. Thousands of ice fish instantly came flying out. They opened their mouths and spat the spit-like ice me at him, covering the sky with it.
He smiled faintly. Thend was not like theke bottom. His Movement Technique would be much more effective and nimble.
He pushed off that piece of floating ice and instantly dodged the many attacks. He moved about as fast as lightning, grabbing the ice fish. His hands appeared illusionary, afterimagesyering over each other, so fast that they were dazzling.
"Plop! Plop!" When the thousands of ice fish fell back into the water, Xiao Chen''s hands were still empty, having failed to catch anything.
Xiao Chen''s expression turned dispirited. Still unconvinced of this, he said, "I don''t believe this. I can deal with even Martial Emperors. How can I not do anything to these insignificant ice fish?"
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As Xiao Chen both happily and depressedly worked on capturing the ice fish in the distant forbiddennd, the reinforcements from the Martial God Pce arrived.
Logically speaking, the Martial God Pce would not react so slowly. However, when Old Yun went to meet the cultivators who came as reinforcement, he immediately understood why.
The ones who came were actually troops from the three Holy Masters'' bloodlines. They were all cultivators possessing the White Tiger Martial Spirit, the Vermilion Bird Martial Spirit, and the ck Tortoise Martial Spirit. Each of the ns sent out at least three hundred people, all of them peak Martial Sages, only one step away from bing a quasi-Emperor.
Furthermore, the three people leading the group were peak half-step Martial Emperors of the Kunlun Realm, all equipped with peak-quality King Grade Secret Treasures, capable of fighting with Martial Emperors without being at a disadvantage.
With the three of them working together, hunting down and killing a First Heaven Martial Emperor would be easy.
These were the top elites of the Three Holy Lands. Their presence showed how serious the three Holy Masters, who controlled the Martial God Pce, considered this matter.
"Yun Fei greets the three lords. Please excuse me for not going out to meet you," Old Yun, who managed the Sky Dome Pce, said with reverence.
The three looked around, their expressions somewhat gloomy and dark. The white-haired old man in the middle, a rtive of the White Tiger Holy Master, was called Qin Hu. He demanded coldly, "Yun Fei, are you aware of your offense?"
Yun Fei said in horror, "This old man does not know. Might I know where I erred?"
"How insolent! You were careless and neglected your duty of standing guard. This resulted in the Sky Dome Pce suffering severe losses and the deaths of one thousand Martial Sages. Is this not a great offense?"
This reply startled Old Yun. It was a great usation. He quickly knelt and said, "Thisthis is because the opponent was too strong. It was not because I was careless."
"You still dare to argue! On ount of your long loyal service to the Martial God Pce, I will give you an opportunity to make up for this."
Old Yun immediately rejoiced. Could there be a chance for me to get out of trouble?
"My lords, please enlighten me."
On the right side, Bai Yu, a rtive of the Vermilion Bird Holy Master, said, "I heard that the Azure Dragon King barged into the Sky Dome Pce without an authorization token, giving the Demonic World''s Demons an opportunity. This resulted in the Sky Dome Pce suffering heavy losses. Is there such a thing?"
[Note: This Bai Yu is different from the Bai Yu from chapter 644; their names use different characters.]
Old Yun''s heart sank. They wanted him to frame the Azure Dragon King Xiao Chen.
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Back at the floating piece of ice, Xiao Chen naturally did not know that a plot against him was currently unfolding.
He was alreadypletely immersed in catching these ice fish. At first, he thought that these ice fish could escape his grasp because of a coincidence and the limitations that theke bottom ced on his Movement Technique.
However, the situation just proved that he was greatly mistaken. These insignificant ice fish were much more incredible than he thought.
No matter how fast Xiao Chen moved, the instant he came close to a fish, the ice fish would sense it. Then, they would wag their tails and dodge.
The movements appeared simple, but they were very profound. The technique involved was much more exquisite than his Azure Dragon Cloud Soaring Art.
The more Xiao Chen investigated this, the more shocked he was. These fish were probably not ordinary fish.
Of course, the true name of these fish was not ice fish. That was just a name that Xiao Chen casually gave them due to the environment. He had never before seen such crystalline fish that was so tame and filled with Spiritual Energy.
Many of the Profound Beasts of the Sky Dome Immortal Realm possessed the bloodline of Immortal Beasts. These fish before him should not be an exception.
Furthermore, the Immortal Beast bloodline in these fish might be even purer than that of regr Profound Beasts. It would not be an exaggeration to call them Immortal fish.
"If I can understand the Movement Technique of these Immortal fish and make it my own, I can incorporate it into my Thunder Dragon Steps."
The essence of the Thunder Dragon Steps was extremely explosive motion, moving like a crack of lightning. As for these Immortal fish, they were good at dodging at thest second. If he could fuse these two, the Thunder Dragon Steps would be perfect and wless.
Chapter 1299: Return of the Azure Dragon, Heaven-Startling Flight
Chapter 1299: Return of the Azure Dragon, Heaven-Startling Flight
Xiao Chen immediately acted on his thoughts, carefully observing the trick to the Immortal fish''s dodging.
At the same time, he did not forget to cultivate the Taiji Dao while on the floating piece of ice. He used his Law Energy to form the Taiji force field, helping him toprehend the Immortal fish''s Movement Technique.
Xiao Chen''sprehension ability was very high in the first ce. He could deduce many things from a single piece of information. Hence, he progressed at an unimaginably rapid pace.
The floating piece of ice melted long ago. Now, there was a circr Taiji symbol on the surface of theke. Under the pull of the Taiji force field, those Immortal fish swam about happily.
asionally, theke water erupted, and many ice fish soared into the air.
Within the force field, Xiao Chen''s actions appeared slow but were very fast. As he made his move, he was like an Azure Dragon returning in a flight that startled the heavens, showing a shocking aura.
However, when he quieted down, space froze, and his actions slowed, looking like time came to a stop.
Every action separated into countless tiny actions, forming afterimagesyered over each other.
As Xiao Chenprehended in that way, his understanding of the Taiji Dao deepened. He gained new understandings, especially in the area of mixing fast and slow. It could be said that his eyes were opened, seeing the Taiji Dao in a new light.
In the past few days, an increasing number of Immortal fish appeared around the water surface, perhaps due to Xiao Chen''s serene and peaceful state. The fish enjoyed gathering around Xiao Chen, mischievously teasing him.
These fish did not know that their good days were numbered. Over the past half month, Xiao Chen had gained a good understanding of their Movement Technique. He was only slightly short of merging it into his Thunder Dragon Steps, turning it into a new Movement Techniquethe Fish Dragon Art.
"I am almost there, after changing between a fish or a dragon for hundreds of times. Fish or dragon, it all depends on the thought."
Quick! Return of the Azure Dragon, heaven-startling flight!
Amid the Taiji force field, Xiao Chen first stepped on theke''s surface. When the thousands of fish shot out of theke, he made his move at lightning speed, like a dragon soaring into the sky and startling the clouds in the nine heavens.
The Immortal fish did not feel threatened. They moved like before; the moment danger approached, they wagged their tails and dodged the lightning-quick hand.
Slow! Spiritual fish wagging tail, appearing very clumsy!
Xiao Chen''s lightning-quick motion suddenly came to a stop. The mighty aura in the surroundings vanished. He gently turned his body, casually moving his hands and firmly grabbing a fish tail.
He smiled faintly. While he should have been ecstatic after the great sess, he turned quiet instead.
"Let''s see where you can run now. The feast begins!"
Switching between fast and slow, Xiao Chen executed the Fish Dragon Art in an unpredictable fashion. He caught a fish with every attempt, never missing at all.
Soon, many captured fish entered a pond in the Immortal Spirit Ring.
"Withdraw!"
Xiao Chen stopped and scattered the Taiji force field. As he stood on the surface of theke, he looked like he mergedpletely with theke water.
However, those Immortal fish did not leave. Instead, they swam around Xiao Chen inrge schools, jumping out of the water and wriggling their bodies.
Xiao Chen showed a knowing smile. "They are truly Immortal fish. They know that with the restriction in theke removed and their food now lost, the death of their race is inevitable."
However, in the end, it was due to Xiao Chen merging with nature, being at peace and exuding the ambiance of a Daoist, which allowed the fish to believe in him. Furthermore, they enjoyed this ambiance. This was the choice that they made as a result of their Immortal Beast bloodline.
[Note: Daoists believed in bnce and a dual nature of everything in the world. The Taiji diagram is a symbol of Daoism, where you have white and ck halves with a spot of white in the ck side and a spot of ck in the white side. This symbolizes the dual nature of everything, where nothing ispletely white; there is a part of ck in the white, and vice versa. Xiao Chen is likely exhibiting traits of Daoism here, and Daoist cultivators were likely the predominant Immortal Cultivators during the Immortal Epoch.]
On the surface of theke, Xiao Chen moved nonstop, constantly executing the Fish Dragon Art and bringing the ice fish into the Immortal Spirit Ring.
"Plop! Plop!" Immortal fish continuously leaped out of the water.
During this time, thousands of fish soared into the air, creating a very majestic sight above theke.
Ao Jiao, who was forced out of theke, was so shocked that she gaped at this sight.
"What''s going on?"
After most of the day passed, Xiao Chen finally collected all the Immortal fish in thiske. During this practical application, his Fish Dragon Art and Taiji Dao fused even further.
"Whoosh!"
The left hand like a fish and the right hand like a dragon. Two different kinds of aura manifested perfectly on Xiao Chen at the same time.
A Taiji diagram covering the entireke suddenly formed. Two Taiji fishone ck and one whiteswam around on the surface of theke as if they were illustrating the Great Dao of the world.
Peace and serenity. It was like one could hear the pulsation of the world.
A gentle breeze blew, pushing Xiao Chen''s fringe aside and revealing his handsome and delicate face. He smiled at Ao Jiao and lowered his hands. Then, the Taiji diagram disappeared.
Ao Jiao could not help blushing for some reason, her heart pounding heavily. However, after a moment, she was shocked.
She heard a loud boom. The original scene of peace and serenity vanished from theke. Countless waves soared up into the air, formingrge, imposing pirs of water before turning into rain falling with the strong winds.
The wind was strong enough to pull up a mountain. The rain was so widespread, it could flood the mountain''s rivers. However, there were still the overwhelming, huge waves that were greater than the wind and rain. They roared endlessly like thunder, turning the sky dark.
The mountain and rivers shatter; the wind blows them away like cotton. The turbulent wind precedes the mountain storm!
Switching between stillness and movement, Xiao Chen further improved his Taiji Dao.
Xiao Chen rejoiced in his heart. Even though he was in this storm, he still let out unbridledughter. As the rain fell, his clothes did not get wet. As the strong wind blew, it bypassed his body.
At thekeside, Ao Jiao looked on distractedly, deeply shocked by this scene.
As she watched this spectacr sight, a rare sight seen only once in ten thousand years, she did not realize that she appeared equally beautiful standing at the shore amid this storm.
If someone else were here, they would definitely beg the heavens for a divine brush, so that they could paint out this scene of a beauty in a storm.
The storm was pretty, the rain was pretty, but the person in the wind and storm was prettier.
After a long time, the rain stopped. Then, Xiao Chen set up a simple fire pit at thekeshore, preparing to cook some fish.
He was in a good mood. "I told you. Those fish in theke are extraordinary. They are ancient Immortal fish. If not for these fish, I would not have been able to improve so fast in my Taiji Dao and Movement Technique.
"That is why there is the saying that one has to try everything in life. If I did not insist on eating fish, how could I have ended up gaining such harvest, right?"
Ao Jiao''s lips twitched as she retorted, "It is just blind luck. You praised these fish so much, but you still want to eat them."
Xiao Chen smiled gently and countered, "You don''t understand this. In this world, it is natural for people to eat fish and meat. This is a natural cycle of the world. If men do not eat fish or meat, the Heavenly Dao will crumble. I am not one of those hypocrites putting on so much pretense. Since I want to eat them, I will just eat them."
"You and your warped logic. In any case, eating those fish is wrong!" Unable to outtalk Xiao Chen, Ao Jiao pouted. She looked extremely cute, showing her natural beauty to the greatest extent.
Xiao Chen smiled mysteriously and said, "If I tell you that these fish will leap out themselves for me to eat, will you believe it?"
She red at him and said, "That''s impossible."
Xiao Chen smiled and said, "In that case, just watch. Oh, fishy. Oh, fishy. I, Xiao Chen, am hungry. Which of you are willing to let me eat you, to help me soothe this hunger of my stomach?"
When Ao Jiao saw Xiao Chen putting on this pretense, sheughed and said, "Keep boasting. Which fish would jump out on their own and let you eat them? I do not believe it."
"Plop!"
Right after Ao Jiao spoke, an Immortal fish leaped out of the Immortal Spirit Ring andnded in the pot. "Plop! Plop!" Another four fish leaped out and joined the first in the pot.
This miraculous scene stunned Ao Jiao. "They really jumped out. How did you do it? I want to try as well. Thisdy may be more mischievous than you, but I am much kinder. I definitely can do it as well."
Xiao Chen smiled without saying a word, performing an inviting gesture.
Ao Jiao leaned over and said in a soft and gentle voice, "Fishy, oh, fishy. Little Ao Jiao is hungry as well. Which of you is willing to let me eat you, to soothe the hunger of my stomach?"
After a while, she looked at Xiao Chen. "Why is there no reaction?!" she asked, feeling it was strange.
"Pu!"
Spit came from the Immortal Spirit Ring andnded on Ao Jiao''s face. Then, even more came out looking like rain continuously flying out from the Immortal Spirit Ring.
Xiao Chen obtained fish, but Ao Jiao received a relentless rain of spit. The difference was great.
Such a scene made Xiao Chen guffaw endlessly. He held his belly as he fell to the ground,ughing.
"Stupid Xiao Chen, I''ll kill you!" Ao Jiao wiped the spit off her face beforeunching herself at Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen dodged nimbly,ughing nonstop. Mimicking Ao Jiao''s tone, he said, "Fishy, oh, fishy. Little Ao Jiao is hungry as well. Which of you is willing to let me eat you, to soothe the hunger of my stomach?"
Thispletely frustrated Ao Jiao. "Stupid Xiao Chen, I''ll fight it out with you!"
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"Zi zi!"
The extinguished pile of firewood asionally gave off sizzling sounds as smoke wafted out, drifting to the sky.
"I''ll eat you! I''ll eat you! I''ll eat you!"
The fish smelled very fragrant. Ao Jiao seemed to hold a grudge against the fish, quickly polishing off the delectable Immortal fish.
"Another one. I hate this fish!" Ao Jiao said ferociously to Xiao Chen and wiped her mouth, wishing she could eat Xiao Chen up as well.
Earlier, she could not do anything to him. After getting tired from chasing him, she could only watch him cook the fish. When the fish was cooked, she erupted with anger again, quickly eating three.
Smiling faintly, Xiao Chen handed over one more fish. "Didn''t you say that you won''t eat them? Of the five fish, you took four already. I ate only one."
Ao Jiao red fiercely at Xiao Chen, "Why did you say it? You are horrible enough already. This fish is even more horrible than you. I was so kind, trying to protect them all the while, yet they actually spat at me. My anger won''t be soothed if I don''t eat them."
"Do they taste good?" Xiao Chen asked with a grin that narrowed his eyes.
Ao Jiao, who was currently wolfing down the fish meat, replied indistinctly, "Ish nice. I wanna eat another one."
After that, she realized that something was off. She quickly reacted, saying, "Ptooey! Ptooey! Ptooey! It''d be weird if it tasted good. This horrible fish does not taste good at all. Humph!"
Xiao Chen smiled and said, "Little glutton, you are too proud. It is clearly tasty, and you like it, yet you are not admitting it."
Ao Jiao blushed slightly and just focused on eating her fish, ignoring Xiao Chen.
As Xiao Chen watched Ao Jiao eat the fish, he showed a faint smile. Then, he took out a spoon and sampled the fresh fish soup. He immediately felt this to be the most delicious food in the world.
There were thousands of soups in the world, but the best was undoubtedly fresh fish soup. Of all the fresh fish soups, the one he was tasting now was definitely the best.
Xiao Chen had guessed correctly. The ancient fish was a top-ss ingredient. In the future, his stomach would be very blessed.
"This won''t do. Xiao Chen, you have to tell me why fish jumped out when you asked, but when I asked, they spat at me." Ao Jiao wiped her mouth and red at him with wide eyes. It looked like she would not rest before she got an answer.
Xiao Chen put down the spoon, took out a handkerchief, and wiped his mouth clean. Then, he smiled faintly and asked, "You really want to know?"
Chapter 1300: The Tricked Ao Jiao
Chapter 1300: The Tricked Ao Jiao
"Quickly, tell me. Why is that so?"
When Xiao Chen appeared to agree, Ao Jiao''s face lit up with joy as she continuously shook Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen maintained his smile. When Ao Jiao slowed down her shaking, he said unhurriedly, "There are many things that appear very mysterious. However, after one obtains the answer, one finds that the principle is actually very simple. For the sake of preserving the sense of anticipation in your heart, I''ve decided to never tell you this secret."
"You are seeking death!"
Ao Jiao was originally happy. However, when she heard these words, her expression immediately darkened. She knocked him down and pounded on him with her tiny hands.
Xiao Chen helplessly smiled and said, "Alright. Get up first. I''ll tell you.
"This Immortal fish is intelligent. The five fish that jumped out were actually the older ones among them. Even if I don''t eat them, they will still die. So they might as well jump out and let me eat them. That way, I won''t eat the younger fish."
Ao Jiao now understood. It turned out that it was as Xiao Chen said: the principle was actually very simple. "Then why did they spit at me?"
Xiao Chen smiled and replied, "Five fish already jumped out. If you still want more, you would be avaricious and insatiable. It would be strange if they did not spit at you."
"Iwas tricked by you," Ao Jiao said, feeling wronged. "This is a great injustice."
Xiao Chen smiled and asked, "Are you satisfied now? Let''s go. Let''s return to the Sky Dome Pce."
"We are going back already? Aren''t there still forbiddennds that we have not explored yet?"
"There is no need. Fortuitous encounters do note continuously, one after another. Furthermore, I gained a lot already. One needs to learn to be satisfied. Even if there are more fortuitous encounters, I should leave them for thetter generations."
Aside from what Xiao Chen said, there was uncertain danger as well. This was the reason why he chose to give up.
One had to learn to be satisfied with what they had, not acting fearlessly and greedily just because they possessed great Luck. If Xiao Chen really died here, then his entire life''s work would have gone to waste. By then, he would not be able to cry even if he wanted to.
The cultivation of the Taiji Dao vaguely made Xiao Chen''s mental state and disposition calmer and more peaceful, allowing him greater foresight.
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Sky Dome Pce:
When Xiao Chen returned, he immediately discovered many more guards than before. The atmosphere also turned suppressive, appearing rather strange.
However, Xiao Chen did not pay note to it. The deaths of one thousand Martial Sages were considered a major matter. There would definitely be some changes after the Kunlun Realm''s reinforcements arrived.
Xiao Chen did not enter through the guarded gates. He descended directly from the sky andnded at the courtyard where he stayed.
"The Azure Dragon King Xiao Chen already returned. Quickly go and inform the three lords."
The Sky Dome Dragon Formation silently activated as if it was a fishing that had waited for a long time. When Xiao Chen appeared, it immediately spread out. Everyone quickly rushed about.
Inside the room, Xiao Chen felt the strange fluctuation of Spiritual Energy. However, he did not sense anything wrong.
Xiao Chen examined Dharmic World, a Major Magic Skill.
Dharmic World had a total of nine cycles. After achieving the first cycle, one could increase the size of their body to over three kilometers tall, bing a giant looking down on the world.
The execution of this Magic Skill would not harm the body or affect one''s nimbleness. The benefits that it brought were clear to see. It could not only increase one''s deterrence but also boost one''s explosive power and offensive power.
This Magic Skill was not too difficult to reach a foundational level in. Its requirements were not high, either. This was an extremely popr Magic Skill during the Immortal Epoch.
All it required was for one to have vast Magic Energy. However, after the third cycle, the requirements became more demanding.
Xiao Chen opened his eyes and muttered to himself, "My current Magic Energy seems to be barely enough to practice this Major Magic Skill. To be safe, I should raise my Purple Thunder Divine Incantation to the eighthyer."
He had long reached the peak of the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation''s seventhyer and was just purposely restraining himself from breaking through, remaining at thisyer for these many years.
Xiao Chen did this to allow himself to continuously raise his strength, so that he could easily clear the Lightning Tribtion when the time came without needing Ao Jiao to make a move again. Now, he possessed a half-step Golden Body and grasped Primordial Energy. It was time to raise the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation to the eighthyer.
"Azure Dragon King, the three lords of the Martial God Pce wish to meet you. They are currently waiting in the great hall."
Xiao Chen opened the door and discovered it was a servant that he met before. He said, "Lead the way. Where is Old Yun? Howe I do not see him?"
"Old YunOld Yun"
This simple question made this servant tremble, not knowing how to answer.
Something happened!
Xiao Chen''s heart skipped a beat. He stopped walking and said, "Tell me the truth. What happened to Old Yun? Otherwise, I''ll take your insignificant life."
The map from Old Yun contributed greatly to Xiao Chen''s great fortuitous encounter. If Old Yun suffered any harm, Xiao Chen would not feel at peace.
"Azure Dragon King, please spare me. You will know everything when you see the three lords. This servant is only a minor character and does not know anything. Azure Dragon King, please do not make it difficult for me," the servant said in horror after kneeling down from Xiao Chen''s strong pressure.
It looked like the situation was rather serious. Xiao Chen''s face sank, and he extended his Spiritual Sense. He immediately saw the Martial God Pce''s three reinforcement leaders sipping tea.
"There''s no need for you to lead the way. I''ll personally ask them what happened."
"Whoosh!" A strong wind blew, preventing that servant from opening his eyes.
By the time the servant raised his head, Xiao Chen''s figure was nowhere in sight. The servant''s eyes filled with anticipation and worry.
"This Azure Dragon King is quite strong-willed. Perhaps there is hope for Old Yun. However, those three lords clearly came prepared. No, I have to go over and take a look."
A strong wind blew in the great hall, exuding a startlingly strong aura. However, when Xiao Chen appeared andnded, all the strong wind gathered around him and stopped blowing, giving others the impression that they just hallucinated.
What a quick Movement Technique! He can execute and retract it at will. His control is really astonishing, the three people sipping tea thought to themselves, startled.
Xiao Chen eyed the three and immediately sensed the auras of strong Holy Beast Martial Spiritsing from themthe Vermilion Bird, the White Tiger, and the ck Tortoise. He was immediately confident that they were of the bloodlines of the three Holy Masters.
"I have no time for nonsense with you. Tell me, what happened with Old Yun?"
Xiao Chen stepped forward and casually waved. "Bang! Bang! Bang!" The teacups in the three old men''s hands exploded at the same time, turning into countless shards.
There was no room for discussion. Xiao Chen acted tyrannically, not showing any politeness at all.
Such an overbearing and direct move caught the three old men off guard, leaving them at a loss as to what to do, even though they were very experienced and extremely confident.
After calming themselves down, Qin Hu, who sat in the middle, said indifferently, "Neglecting his duties and causing harm to the guards. He has already been thrown in jail, to be imprisoned for one hundred years before he is let out."
Xiao Chen''s expression was dark as he shouted angrily, "How absurd! Old Yun did not neglect his duties. How can I not be clear on that? For the sake of this Sky Dome Pce, he even nearly lost his life. In the end, instead of dying in the Demon''s hand, the Demon ended up in his hands."
Bai Yu, the Vermilion Bird Holy Master''s rtive seating at the left, snorted coldly. "Humph! We say that he neglected his duties, so he neglected his duties. Who are you to interfere with this? Just take care of yourself and not worry about others."
"Azure Dragon King, Old Yun did not neglect his duties. They wanted Old Yun to frame you, but he refused. So they tortured him until he was half-dead before locking him up."
Just at this moment, the servant who spoke to Xiao Chen earlier rushed in and quickly told Xiao Chen of the situation.
How audaciously daring!
Xiao Chen was already angry in the first ce, so he did not waste his time saying anything more. He moved forward and threw a palm strike at Qin Hu at lightning speed.
Xiao Chen attacking at the drop of a hat and at such a speed startled Qin Hu. Before Qin Hu could react, Xiao Chen''s palm already arrived at his chest.
"Bang!" The lightning-quick Xiao Chen was knocked back instead. He only stood stably after hended and moved back ten steps.
"Whoosh!" All of Qin Hu''s clothes tore into pieces and flew off, revealing a set of White Tiger Battle Armora mirror armor, pauldrons, gloves, long boots, greaves. Then, he donned a helmet. Aplete set of Secret Treasures covered his entire body with nothingcking at all.
"Roar!"
The Battle Armor flickered with light, and the image of a White Tiger appeared behind Qin Hu, roaring at Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen was very experienced and had excellent vision. With one look, he could tell that this set of Secret Treasures was made up of peak-quality King Grade Secret Treasures.
Just any one of these pieces of armor would be worth cities. When assembled as a set, they would fetch an astronomical price, much more than regr Emperor Grade Secret Treasures. Furthermore, because these were not Emperor Grade Secret Treasures, half-step Martial Emperors could bring out the Secret Treasures'' full might.
The forging of such a set of Battle Armor was extremely difficult. Furthermore, it would require a peak grandmaster refiner to make them. On further consideration, the Holy Lands probably did not have many sets of such things. They were reallymitted to this.
"Zi! Zi!" The clothes of the other two old men at the sides also ripped apart, likewise revealing a set of King Grade Battle Armor.
The images of a Vermilion Bird and a ck Tortoise appeared as well, roaring together with that White Tiger image.
The Holy Might of the three merged, and their auras became startlingly strong, forcing Xiao Chen a step back.
Upon seeing Xiao Chen take another step back, Qin Hu felt extremely confident, no longer afraid. He said very arrogantly, "Azure Dragon King, just think about it. If we did note prepared, we could not dare to be hostile with you. This peak-quality White Tiger Battle Armor can block eighty percent of a Third Heaven Martial Emperor''s attack."
Bai Yu smiled coldly. "It serves that Old Yun right for not being amenable to reason. However, it will soon be your turn."
The white-haired old man wearing the ck Tortoise Battle Armor said coldly, "Xiao Chen, you barged into the Sky Dome Pce and caused the deaths of one thousand Martial Sages. Now, on the authority given by the Vice Pce Masters to us three, we revoke your title of Azure Dragon King. Come back with us to the Martial God Pce to receive your punishment."
Qin Hu stepped forward aggressively and said, "Now that you are cornered, I will not make things difficult for you. Otherwise, don''t me me for not being polite with you. You have no idea how strong the umtions of a Holy Land is. Right now, even if I just stand here and let you hit me, you would not be able to do anything!"
Xiao Chen flung his hand to the side. When he heard this, he startedughing instead.
The Battle Armor on the other party''s body did surprise him somewhat. However, where did the other party get the confidence to be so arrogant?
"Is that so? Your tortoiseshell is indeed very hard. However, no matter how hard it is, it is just a tortoiseshell!"
Xiao Chen had not exerted his full strength in the earlier palm strike, not even using any Primordial Energy. That was why he appeared to have lost. From the very start, he never feared the other party.
Cornering him? That was impossible!
"Capture him!" Qin Hu ordered coldly.
Chapter 1301: Sky Dome Dragon Formation, Activate!
Chapter 1301: Sky Dome Dragon Formation, Activate!
The two old men at the side immediately moved upon hearing the order, charging at Xiao Chen. With the Battle Armor protecting them, they did not feel any fear.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly as the Lunar Shadow Saber appeared in his hand. "Let''s see how hard your tortoiseshell is!"
Xiao Chen did not even bother looking at these two old men. He stepped forward without drawing his saber out of its sheath, holding it with his right hand. Then, he casually thrust it forward. Despite attackingter, he arrived first, easily breaking the other party''s attack and sending him flying back.
Then, like a juggling act, the Lunar Shadow Saber leaped about to his left hand before sweeping across.
"Boom!" The ck-haired old man wearing the ck Tortoise Battle Armor fell to the ground.
Using half his Primordial Energy, Xiao Chen overwhelmed the two old men, the disparity in strength like mud and clouds.
Qin Hu did not give Xiao Chen any time to rest, charging over from the front with a startling aura.
Loud booms resounded, shaking space. Xiao Chen met Qin Hu, move after move, with his bare hands. Not only did Xiao Chen not back up, but he even forced the panting Qin Hu back.
After breaking about ten moves, Xiao Chen already held the upper hand stably. Hended a palm strike and knocked Qin Hu into the air.
The dazzling andplicated motions were allpleted within one breath of time. Even when fighting against three, Xiao Chen still easily sent the three flying.
Of course, the three had Battle Armor protecting them and were not injured. However, they could not avoid the pain from the heavy strikes on their bodies.
"Can''t beat you to death? Let me see whether that is true or not!"
As Xiao Chen spoke, he flew up and heavily stomped on Qin Hu, who was trying to get back on his feet, ruthlessly pushing him back down.
"Whoosh! Whoosh!"
Sonic booms rang out. Bai Yu and the white-haired old man, who were knocked back earlier, charged over with a sh, wanting to save Qin Hu.
However, Xiao Chen did not even look at them, not even drawing his Lunar Shadow Saber. He merely released it and used a strong saber intent and Primordial Energy to knock the white-haired old man back.
This attack was very sharp and strong and very scary.
The Lunar Shadow Saber looked like it was magical, flying to Xiao Chen''s other hand. Then, he grabbed the handle and swung it down heavily.
This startled Bai Yu, who was about to strike Xiao Chen. He reacted quickly, pping his hands together and mping down on the Lunar Shadow Saber''s scabbard.
The ground cracked in a spiderweb pattern. "Plop!" Bai Yu, who caught the saber, was forced to one knee by the momentum of the saber before he could even think.
Bai Yu''s face reddened. Even though he already dropped to one knee, he still found it incredibly strenuous. He felt like he could not hold on to Xiao Chen''s Lunar Shadow Saber for long.
Suddenly, Bai Yu felt the force vanish from the scabbard. Thinking that Xiao Chen ran out of energy, he rejoiced, quickly let go, and moved back.
However, the instant Bai Yu let go, an even stronger force came from the saber scabbard. The force changedpletely at will.
The saber scabbard whipped down on Bai Yu, who was attempting to leave. He screamed in pain and rolled on the floor.
On the other side, the white-haired old man charged over again. However, he saw the Lunar Shadow Saber spinning around, pressing over relentlessly. This sight startled him into going pale and quickly retreating.
Xiao Chen, who did not even look away, beat up these two old men into a sorry state with just a few moves, inflicting so much pain that they could not charge over.
As Xiao Chen dealt with the two old men with his two hands, his foot did not rx, continuously stomping on Qin Hu.
With every stomp, a loud rumble rang out nonstop. If there were no restrictions on the building, it would have already shattered long ago.
Blood leaked out of the corner of Qin Hu''s lips. He felt so much pain that hisplexion turned purple.
Although Qin Hu did not receive any fatal blows, Xiao Chen''s stomping on him not only humiliated him but also inflicted unbearable pain.
The servant, who had hidden far away, waspletely confused when he saw this scene. Originally, he was worried for Xiao Chen. Now, he felt some sympathy for these three old men; they were too pitiful!
If not for their Battle Armor, they might be able to die a painless death.
"Xiao Chen, let me up!" Qin Hu begged Xiao Chen. He was in pain and unable to get up, already in a sorry state.
Xiao Chen showed no emotion on his face as he retorted coldly, "Didn''t you say that you would stand there and let me hit you? That no matter how I hit you, you would not die? Why are you begging me now? Who gave you the confidence to be so arrogant, to try and frame me?!
"Who gave you the authority to torture Old Yun and put him in prison?!
"Now you want to beg for mercy? You can dream on!"
The pain made Qin Hu somewhat crazy in despair. No matter what he did, he could not get up. He roared hoarsely, "Show no fear! Activate the Sky Dome Dragon Formation and kill him!"
The Sky Dome Dragon Formation was a formation that could kill a Martial Emperor, the greatest weapon of the Sky Dome Pce.
Back then, the Sky Dome Pce had been careless when dealing with Yao Man and Feng Ziyi, mostly because of the presence of this formation. Unfortunately, no matter how powerful a formation was, it required someone to operate it. Due to Yao Man''s Charm Techniques, the Sky Dome Dragon Formation had not been activated in time, causing the Sky Dome Pce to fall quickly.
Hence, it could be said that the Sky Dome Pce''s sess and failure were both due to this formation. Now that Qin Hu was facing this strong Xiao Chen, he no longer cared about anything else, preparing to use the Sky Dome Dragon Formation to kill Xiao Chen.
The faces of Bai Yu and the old man in the ck Tortoise Battle Armor sank as they quickly flew out of the great hall in obedience to their orders.
Although Qin Hu was in a sorry state and in pain, he was not in danger of dying. So the two were not worried.
"Xiao Chen, you''re dead. You are dead now. No matter how much you humiliate me now, once the Sky Dome Dragon Formation is activated, you will not be able to survive," Qin Hu said through gritted teeth as he red at Xiao Chen in anger.
"My death is not up to you."
Xiao Chen prepared to leave this ce. If the formation was activated, it would be problematic to be trapped in there.
The formation could not remain activated forever. As long as these three old men remained in the Sky Dome Pce, Xiao Chen would be able to deal with them and force them to release Old Yun. As long as Old Yun was safe, Xiao Chen could not be bothered with anything else.
No matter what trouble the people of the Three Holy Lands caused, he would not care at all.
Xiao Chen stomped heavily. Then, without drawing his saber, he struck Qin Hu''s chest with the tip of the scabbard, causing Qin Hu so much pain that he nearly fainted.
With a casual kick, Xiao Chen sent Qin Hu flying away. Then, his figure shed and appeared outside the great hall.
Suddenly, he noticed that something was wrong. Dark clouds churned so low that it looked like the sky would fall at any moment. It felt like he could touch the clouds just by stretching out his hand. Killing Qi spread everywhere like a storm was arriving.
"The formation is already activated?" Xiao Chen muttered as hended on the roof of the great hall. It looks like they had nned this from the moment I entered the Sky Dome Pce.
This is going to be rather problematic. I will have to spend some time if I want to leave. That''s fine as well. I can use this opportunity to take a good look at this Sky Dome Dragon Formation, to see what is so incredible about it.
In the future, when I face simr formations, I will notck confidence in dealing with them. Consider this as gaining experience.
Soon, Xiao Chen recovered his mental state, bing calm again.
"Kill!"
The word "kill" resounded in the air, earsplitting, striking the mind and making one feel like one''s soul was shaking.
A dragon roar resounded. Suddenly, a dragon head peeked out from the dark clouds in the sky. It red with itsrge eyes and opened its mouth, quicklyunching itself at Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen''s figure shed, dodging this attack. The dragon head retreated, and then a dragon w flew in an unpredictable path at him.
Xiao Chen turned around and gently swung the saber scabbard, blocking this dragon w.
A loud report rang out, and Xiao Chen''s arm went numb. He thought to himself, This force is very strong, no weaker than a Third Heaven Martial Emperor''s.
The ferocious dragon hid in the thick clouds, showing only its head but not its tail. Itunched attack after attack in apletely unpredictable fashion.
Furthermore, the dragon struck very quickly, upying Xiao Chen. It looked like Xiao Chen was in somewhat of a dangerous situation.
The hidden white-haired old man from the ck Tortoise Holy Master''s bloodline felt that the time was right and asked, "Old Brother Qin, we can get Bai Yu to attack already, right?!"
The purple-faced Qin Yu had rushed over and was now beside the white-haired old man. He nodded and said, "He is already upied by the Sky Dome Dragon soul. It is time to make our move. For being so stubborn, he will know the consequences of offending the Three Holy Lands this time!"
"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!"
Suddenly, the formation that covered the entire Sky Dome Pce flickered. A thousand pirs of light soared into the air as Spiritual Energy quickly gathered.
Each pir of light hid a person. The pirs of light stopped at the ground, gathering into a huge dragon. Each part of the huge dragon connected to a building of the Sky Dome Pce.
The entire Sky Dome Pce looked like it turned into a huge live dragon with Bai Yu, the rtive of the Vermilion Bird Holy Master, standing on the dragon''s head.
Bai Yu nced coldly at Xiao Chen, who was currently upied with the ferocious dragon in the sky. "Martial God Pce disciples, heed my orders. Sky Dome Dragon Formation, Two Dragons Crossing!"
Instantly, two ferocious dragonsone in the sky and the other on the groundopened their jaws and bit down. This locked down the surroundings, cutting off all paths of escape and preventing Xiao Chen from dodging.
Since there is no way to dodge, the only way is to enter the dragon''s mouth. Xiao Chen quickly came to a decision.
His figure shed and dived into the mouth of the ferocious dragon on the ground, entering a mysterious pitch-ck ce.
"Good. He entered," Qin Hu and the white-haired old man eximed, rejoicing together.
Up on the dragon head, the solemn Bai Yu said coldly, "Heed my orders. Sky Dome Dragon Soars, Coiling Dragon Chops!"
"Yes, sir!"
The one thousand cultivators from the Three Holy Lands, who were standing on the various parts of the dragon on the ground, answered in unison, disying a shocking aura.
Instantly, the dragon on the ground coiled up and took the posture of soaring into the sky. All the buildings of the Sky Dome Pce moved together with the dragon, causing the ground within five hundred kilometers to tremble endlessly and rumble.
Xiao Chen, who was in that dark ce, felt the space he was in twist continuously. He could not walk straight and could only spiral around, running continuously.
However, no matter how much he ran, he felt like he was just running in ce.
"Chop!" Bai Yu shouted coldly. The weapon in his hand stabbed into the dragon''s mouth. Immediately, the one thousand cultivators stabbed their weapons into the huge dragon''s body as well.
"Bang! Bang! Bang!"
Xiao Chen, who was already feeling very ufortable in the darkness, saw huge weapons descend from all directions, all pointed at him. He could not dodge at all, instantly getting pierced full of wounds.
This space confused the five senses. The direction twisted around. There was no way to dodge at all.
Bai Yu shouted coldly again, and the coiled Sky Dome Dragon straightened its body out. At the same time, the one thousand weapons were retracted simultaneously.
Blood promptly spurted out from every part of the huge dragon, sshing everywhere and looking exceptionally horrifying.
"Hahaha! I was merely letting you be arrogant. It is not that I fear you. This old man could have subdued you long ago," Qin Hu shouted excitedly as he looked at the blood in the air with a sinister expression.
Chapter 1302: Shattering the Formation, Breaking the Swords
Chapter 1302: Shattering the Formation, Breaking the Swords
The white-haired old man felt some irony in this. This formation was meant for Demons, yet they were now using it on Xiao Chen, a human.
The even more ironic thing was that the formation had been of no use against the Demons not too long ago, entirely ineffective, yet it was so tyrannical in dealing with one of their own.
"Whoosh!"
Openings appeared in the dark space, and beams of light shone in. They were so ring that Xiao Chen squinted slightly.
Hey, Xiao Chen, are you alright?
"What do you think? One thousand weapons all stabbed into my body."
What should we do? Should Ie out and help you? Ao Jiao asked worriedly.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly and said, "My Heart of an Emperor is not injured. To me, these are all just superficial wounds. Don''t worry. I did indeed underestimate this Sky Dome Dragon Formation. Furthermore, I heard that this is just a simplified version. The Great Sky Dome Dragon Formation could make more than a thousand Sky Dome Dragons appear in the sky and on the ground at the same time."
Look at the situation. To think that you are still in the mood to evaluate this Sky Dome Dragon Formation! You should be thinking of how to break it.
"Never mind, just let them attack one more time. After that, I should more or less have figured out what''s going on with the Sky Dome Dragon on the ground."
What?! You still want to experience the pain of being pierced by a thousand weapons again?!
On the dragon head, Bai Yu revealed an expression of joy as he looked at the blood in the air. Even if Xiao Chen had a Heart of an Emperor, after they injured him another ten or so times like this, he would definitely be weakened and obediently ept his punishment.
"Again!" Bai Yu shouted coldly in a grand manner.
The thousand Martial Sages heeded the order, and the entire Sky Dome Pce trembled violently a second time. The Sky Dome Dragon on the ground coiled up once more.
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The intense mysterious phenomenon startled three pale Blood Demons from the Demonic World outside the Sky Dome Pce, causing them to step out of the darkness.
The person in the middle possessed a delicate appearance with a purple mark on his head, an outstanding royal talent of the Blood Demon Race.
The servant on the right revealed a joyful expression. He said respectfully, "The heavens are helping Young Master Xue. Our mission is to rescue that Yao Man, and we have already waited here for several days, fearing this Sky Dome Dragon Formation. Now, they sowed confusion in their own ranks by themselves."
[Note: The Xue in Young Master Xue means blood.]
Young Master Xue did not have much color on his face. "Even I am not very confident in breaking this Sky Dome Dragon Formation. Who is so powerful that the Sky Dome Pce needed to use this formation to suppress him?"
The Sky Dome Dragon Formation was as problematic as expected. However, it was not that scary. What Young Master Xue feared was this unexpected change.
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"Hu chi!"
There was another loud shout, and the Sky Dome Dragon straightened again, spurting blood into the air once more.
"Kill! Kill! Kill!"
The many cultivators on the various parts of the dragon shouted together. Their roars were like thunder, shaking the surroundings.
The might of the Sky Dome Dragon was clear without a doubt. Even the strong and powerful Xiao Chen could not do anything but let them torture him like a fish out of water now.
Feeling very delighted, Qin Yu shouted involuntarily, "Good! Good! Good! Xiao Chen, for however many times you stomped on me, I will make you suffer however many rounds of torture."
Upon hearing this, Xiao Chen smiled coldly instead. After being attacked twice, he already had a rough understanding of the current situation and came up with a corresponding countermeasure.
However, when the Sky Dome Dragon coiled up, the space of the entire Sky Dome Pce changed in reality. The space where Xiao Chen was at alsopressed to a spot. No matter where he ran to, he would not be able to leave this point.
Furthermore, no matter what direction those one thousand weapons came from, they would all strike the point where Xiao Chen was.
As such, there was no need for Xiao Chen to keep running everywhere like before. He could just stand still and defend.
If it were a regr Martial Emperor, even if he could understand this quickly, he would not be able to do anything. There was too little space, and dodging all one thousand attacks was impossible; he could only suffer the torture round after round.
However, Xiao Chen was different. Heprehended the Fish Dragon Art and was now an expert in dodging in a small space.
"Continue! I want to hear him in pain, begging for mercy!" Qin Yu loudly instructed Bai Yu, showing a sinister expression.
Bai Yu, who was on the dragon head, pointed with his sword again. The Sky Dome Dragon coiled up once more, and the other disciples copied his actions, moving as one.
However, this time, they would be disappointed!
Hundred changes of fish and dragon, dodge!
Within that small space, Xiao Chen''s body moved like the Immortal fish wagging their tails and squirting about.
Afterimages flickered. The seemingly casual actions allowed Xiao Chen to dodge at the most dangerous moment every time.
Within one breath, he moved a thousand times, dodging all the weapons without exception.
When the opponents were about to pull out their weapons, Xiao Chen suddenly moved around. Amid flickering images, he sent out one thousand blows in one breath.
"Ka ca! Ka ca!"
When the Sky Dome Dragon straightened again, all the cultivators standing on the various parts of the dragon pulled out broken weapons.
"What''s going on?"
"Why is my sword broken?!"
Everyone found this development incredible, showing shock on their faces. Even Bai Yu, who was on the dragon head, had no clue about what was going on.
Qin Hu''s smile froze. He felt something was wrong.
"Whoosh!"
The shattered pieces of one thousand weapons flew out from the openings. Each shard contained a strong and unparalleled saber intent as it shot out of the Sky Dome Dragon.
Miserable shrieks resounded. This counterattack caught the one thousand cultivators off guard, wounding them and causing them to fall from the sky.
This time, the blood sttering into the air did not belong to Xiao Chen.
After the one thousand cultivators lost control of the Sky Dome Dragon, Xiao Chen distinctly felt the tight unyielding space around him weaken significantly.
"Twin Moons Competing!"
Xiao Chen sent out two palm strikes, executing Thousand Year me and Thousand Year Death at the same time. A scarlet moon and bright moon crashed into each other and exploded, producing a vast destructive force.
"Rumble" The Sky Dome Dragon, which was trying to soar into the air, fell heavily to the ground as if severely injured.
Arge hole sted open on the dragon''s body, sending building debris flying in all directions.
When Xiao Chen leaped out of the opening, he discovered that what he blew up earlier was a building of the Sky Dome Pce.
"What a profound formation! It can actually use all the buildings in such an ingenious manner."
Sincere praise came from Xiao Chen''s mouth. However, the cultivators below felt humiliated by this. This was such a profound formation, but it failed to kill or even trap him. Did that mean that they were not evenparable to trash?
Bai Yu remained on the dragon head. His face sank as he shouted, "Disciples, return to your positions. Sky Dome Dragon Formation, Twin Dragons Swing Tails!"
"We obey!"
The many injured cultivators felt dissatisfied. With Bai Yu shouting like this, the fighting spirit in their hearts reignited. One thousand pirs of light soared into the sky as they once again mounted the body of the dragon.
The hidden Sky Dome Dragon in the clouds above arrived first. Then, its tail swept across in an unpredictable fashion. This attack contained tremendous force, setting the surroundings abuzz. Space creaked like an old building.
Xiao Chen had been nning to leave, not lingering here. However, he saw the two dragon tails flying over from above and below.
Suddenly, a new n popped into his head.
Xiao Chen already figured out that this Sky Dome Dragon Formation was somewhat strange while he was in the dragon''s belly. He did not know how many more moves this formation had. He was alone, and there was no need for him to fight this formation head-on. Even if he won, the cost would be too much.
As long as he managed to leave, he could think of thousands of methods to force Qin Hu and the other two to give in. There was no need to remain here stubbornly and suffer.
However, when he saw the two tails, he thought of an idea: breaking the opponent''s formation with his opponent''s force.
If there were three Sky Dome Dragons, Xiao Chen would not dare to do this. However, there were only two Sky Dome Dragons, which gave him a lot of confidence.
Two fiery lights flickered in his eyes. The Taiji force field instantly formed. This time, he split his one hundred stands of Primordial Energy in half and made the Taiji force field stronger than it had ever been before.
Fight!
Xiao Chen roared and looked around. Then, his right hand slowly stretched towards the dragon tail descending from the sky.
His actions looked astonishingly slow. However, this slow motion allowed his right hand to grab the dragon tail firmly as his body wriggled like a fish.
When Xiao Chen moved, he formed thousandstens of thousandsofyered afterimages.
Qin Hu cried out in startlement, "How can it be? The force of this dragon tail can fling a Third Heaven Martial Emperor. Xiao Chen actually caught it without getting hurt at all."
"That''s not right. He is neutralizing the force. While his actions appear very slow, he is actually as stable as a mountain." Although the white-haired old man at the side could notpletely figure out what happened, he discovered some of the tricks behind it.
Qin Hu smiled coldly and said, "No matter how much force he neutralizes, after the second tail sweeps over, he will definitely be injured when mped between the two!"
The afterimages merged together. Then, the peaceful-looking Xiao Chen pulled ferociously on the dragon tail without a word.
The clouds scattered and the sky tore. Xiao Chen yanked down an old dragon.
The dragon tailing from the ground crashed heavily into the old dragon that Xiao Chen pulled down. Two dragons colliding, this was a horrifying scene that no one expected, but it happened.
The shock waves instantly sted away the one thousand cultivators on the body of the dragon on the ground.
The two Sky Dome Dragons suffered heavy losses. Thousands of buildings on the ground copsed.
Using the opponent''s force to destroy their formation!
Xiao Chen revealed a smile on his face as he looked at the old dragon from the sky writhing on the ground in pain. Then, feeling enlightened, he said, "I was wondering why this formation was so powerful. It turns out that there is a genuineplete dragon soul here. The resources needed for the Sky Dome Dragon Formation are truly great."
"Form the formation and kill him!" Bai Yu shouted as he looked at Xiao Chen, who hadnded, after he got back to his feet with a flip. He seemed to have gone crazy.
Xiao Chen shook his head and said indifferently, "The formation has already lost most of its might. What else are you going to use to y with me?"
"Taiji Burst!"
Xiao Chen waved his right hand casually. The Taiji force field that already spread over the entire ce exploded. The original peaceful and serene Taiji force field, which appeared natural and harmonious, suddenly blew up with shocking destructive power.
All the buildings on the ground were uprooted and crushed into countless pieces. Dust flew everywhere, looking like smoke. The entire Sky Dome Pce was demolished. Various chunks of rubble flew in the sky, covering the sky and blocking out the sun.
The rubble knocked the cultivators, who were charging at Xiao Chen, into the sky, sending them tumbling with the dust and debris in the air.
Amid the grand and chaotic scene, Xiao Chen slowly walked over to Qin Hu.
This explosion was like a powerful storm, like the end of the world had arrived. This scene served as a backdrop for Xiao Chen. However, the white-robed Xiao Chen still appeared peaceful and serene, walking over calmly and elegantly.
The Lunar Shadow Saber appeared from somewhere, and he grabbed it in a natural fashion, tightly gripping it with his palm.
Xiao Chen happened to arrive by Qin Hu''s side at this moment. Before the stunned Qin Hu could react, Xiao Chen kicked him, forcing Qin Hu to his knees.
Chapter 1303: Chopping Down a Demon Races Demonic Genius
Chapter 1303: Chopping Down a Demon Race''s Demonic Genius
The Lunar Shadow Sabernded gently on Qin Hu''s shoulder, but it felt like a mountain. He could not get up despite doing everything he could.
"Don''t think that I can''t do anything to you when you wear this peak-quality King Grade set of Battle Armor. If I cannot trample you to death with one thousand stomps, I''ll do it ten thousand times. If doing it ten thousand times does not work, then one hundred thousand times. I do not believe that you will still be alive after that!"
As Xiao Chen held the Lunar Shadow Saber, he stomped heavily, forcing a scream of pain from Qin Hu.
Xiao Chen casually nced at the other old man beside Qin Hu. "Plop!" This old man immediately knelt down. "Azure Dragon King, we were left with no other choice. That''s why we made a move on you. I hope your greatness will not care about the offense of our humble selves. Please let us off this time!"
With the white-haired old man kneeling, the arrogant stance of the two who wanted to take down Xiao Chen vanished.
Qin Hu felt he had no other choice but to beg. "Please let us off. I guarantee that we will note and seek trouble for you anymore."
Xiao Chen said, "You should already celebrate if I don''te and seek trouble for you, and you are still thinking of seeking trouble for me? The grudge between the Three Holy Lands and me was firmly established long ago. Whether I let you off or not, the Three Holy Lands will not let me off."
"Tell me: what would it take for you to let us off?"
Now that the Sky Dome Dragon Formation was broken and they ended up in Xiao Chen''s hands, Qin Hu and the white-haired old man no longer had any fighting spirit left.
Xiao Chen said indifferently, "I can let you all go. However, you will have to leave the Battle Armor on you behind!"
"Dream on!"
"This is the umtion of a Holy Land. A Holy Land would have only ten of such sets at most. If we give them to you, then you alone would already have three sets. That can never happen."
The two were both shocked and furious. They did not expect Xiao Chen to have such arge appetite.
Xiao Chen''s expression did not change. He said calmly, "This is where you are mistaken. The weak do not have a choice. Either you remove this Battle Armor on your own initiative or I will, taking it for myself after I kill you all.
"What is your choice? You have ten breaths of time to choose."
When facing Xiao Chen''s strong stance, the two were somewhat at a loss as to what to do, but they did not have any other choice.
Ten breaths were not a lot of time for one to think. The two showed conflicted expressions, but in the end, they painfully agreed to Xiao Chen''s demands.
After putting away the two sets of Battle Armor, Xiao Chen fished out Bai Yu from the rubble and took the Vermillion Bird Battle Armor as well.
Three sets of peak-quality King Grade Secret Treasures were a huge profit. However, Xiao Chen did not intend to let these three people off so simply.
These three people clearly came with a plot against him under someone''s instructions. Something must have happened in the Kunlun Realm. Otherwise, the Three Holy Masters would not be bold enough to seek trouble for him this openly.
Just as Xiao Chen was about to question them, he felt three auras slowly approaching from a distance.
He looked up and saw three pale men, wearing scarlet clothes, moving closer through the cloud of dust and smoke.
Of the three, the person in the middle gave Xiao Chen the most dangerous feeling. When the three approached, Xiao Chen noticed the purple mark on the forehead of the man in the middle and frowned. "The Demonic World''s royalty. Are you here for the Sky Dome Heart again?"
Logically speaking, the situation had not reached the point of shedding all cordiality and bing openly hostile. After the first failed sneak attack, there should not be a second.
"Azure Dragon King Xiao Chen, it must be you. I have heard of your great name, even in the Demonic World," the Blood Demon royal in the middle said. After looking at the rubble around, he continued, "Not bad. Even I have not figured out how to break this Sky Dome Dragon Formation, yet you managed to do it so easily."
"A Demonic World''s royal demonic genius!" Qin Hu and the other two old men were startled. The royal bloodlines of the eighteen Demon Monarchs were famous for their strengths.
With the Sky Dome Dragon Formation no longer around and their Battle Armor gone, the three old men''s survival was now questionable.
Xiao Chen stepped forward and looked at this person, asking, "What are you here for? Just speak directly."
Since the other party had not taken advantage of the situation to make a move, they should not be here for the Sky Dome Heart but for something else.
"This is my n''s Young Master Xue. He is not here to snatch your Sky Dome Heart but to rescue Miss Man. After that, we will leave," the person to the right of Young Master Xue said coldly with an arrogant demeanor.
Xiao Chen did not care about this Young Master Xue. He said rudely, "Release a prisoner? After this person killed one thousand Martial Sages of my Sky Dome Pce, you want me to release her just like that? Impossible!"
"You are seeking death!"
Young Master Xue raised his hand to stop his two servants beside him. Then, he smiled and said, "Everything can be negotiated. What are your demands? Please let me know. As long as you are willing to let her go, we can negotiate it. Earlier, those three people wanted to kill you. Even so, you let them off after they agreed to your demands. This means that you are a reasonable person, right?"
Xiao Chen replied calmly, "Demands? Sure, give me a bottle of Primordial Pills, and I can pretend that I never saw you, letting you all leave."
When Young Master Xue heard this, he turned furious. This Xiao Chen was looking down on them, treating them as captives already. "Are you really acting recklessly?"
Xiao Chen smiled, and the Taiji force field appeared. Then, his figure shed. The originally calm Xiao Chen unleashed an overwhelming aura when he took action, moving as fast as a dragon soaring into the sky.
Fast, hundred changes of dragon and fish. Azure Dragon soars into the sky, scattering the clouds around.
Xiao Chen did not draw the saber in his hand, just hacking it down on Young Master Xue.
"Whoosh!"
This startled Young Master Xue. What a fast speed! The two servants at the side stepped forward and shielded him, wanting to block Xiao Chen''s saber strike.
"You think you can block it?"
Xiao Chen smiled coldly. His saber swished around energetically, appearing unpredictable. In an instant, the saber move showed hundreds of variations.
The two Blood Demons'' faces sank, losing their arrogant contempt for Xiao Chen. Now, they used their full power and did their best to block.
"Bang! Bang! Bang!"
In the blink of an eye, the two felt their arms go numb. They could not match Xiao Chen in speed, unable to keep up with his rhythm.
"I''ll do it!"
Young Master Xue narrowed his eyes and charged forward. The two servants released their bated breaths and quickly moved aside.
"Good timing!" Xiao Chenughed loudly. His aura flourished and pressed down, forcing the three to retreat.
Figures flickered, leaving afterimages. Despite fighting three people by himself, Xiao Chen still held the upper hand, forcing the three to retreat continuously.
The rhythm of the battle was too fast. In a mere few breaths, they had already exchanged hundreds of moves. Young Master Xue and his two servants used their full strength, not holding anything back at all. Even so, they were still being suppressed.
Slow!
Amid the fast rhythm, Xiao Chen suddenly slowed down. Within the Taiji force field, Young Master Xue and his servants also appeared to have slowed down.
The three were caught off guard. Before they understood what happened, Xiao Chen heavily swung his saber at them, knocking all three back.
The two weaker servants immediately vomited blood as they rolled on the ground.
Young Master Xue moved back one hundred steps before he stabilized his footing. When he looked at Xiao Chen, his eyes filled with deep fear.
Young Master Xue had used his Blood Demon royal bloodline earlier, gaining horrifying strength as a result, and did not fear Xiao Chen''s Primordial Energy. However, Xiao Chen''s earlier techniques werepletely unheard-of; Young Master Xue could not keep up with the rhythm at all.
The Blood Demon royal found himself easily yed around in the palm of Xiao Chen''s hand. It was as he expected. The problematic part was not scary. The scary thing was this unexpectedly sudden change.
"How strong exactly are you?" Young Master Xue asked sullenly.
Xiao Chen replied indifferently, "Unrivaled under Martial Emperor!"
"Unrivaled?" Young Master Xue snorted coldly. "Frog in the well. Don''t think that after obtaining some ancient Martial Dao, you have the capital to boast like that. Use the secret technique!"
[Note: "Frog in the well" is a Chinese idiom meaning narrow-minded and unable to see therger picture.]
"Yes!"
The two servants nodded, and the three suddenly turned into bats filling the sky. Thousands upon thousands of bats coalesced, and Young Master Xue appeared before Xiao Chen again. This time, his aura was more than twice as strong as before, exuding a faint Emperor''s Might.
Xiao Chen frowned and said, "Emperor''s Might? To think the Demonic World has such a secret technique that allows three people to merge and increase the main body''s strength by severalfold."
"The time for negotiations is over. You are not willing to let our people go, forcing me to use this forbidden art. You sought this for yourself!" Young Master Xue shouted coldly and threw a punch at Xiao Chen. With this punch, a scarlet light filled the sky as if the attack came out from a sea of blood.
A vast and boundless sea of blood appeared before Xiao Chen. Young Master Xue rode on a wave with a thousand waves soaring to the sky behind him. As he punched, the sea of blood spread over.
A vast pressure surged over with the sea of blood. Amid the waves, Xiao Chen appeared incredibly small.
"These royal-bloodline demonic geniuses cannot be underestimated." Xiao Chen shook his head slightly and drove all of his Primordial Energy, splitting it in half. Emperor''s Might immediately infused into the Taiji force field.
Xiao Chenpletely unleashed his aura of kingship. His figure moved as he brandished the Lunar Shadow Saber in its scabbard and received this punch.
"Hu chi!"
The force of the punch was too strong. Xiao Chen''s body spun together with the Taiji force field, slowly neutralizing the force.
Young Master Xue''s aura was overwhelming. After sending one that one punch, heunched a barrage of attacks, raining them down quickly like a violent storm.
Xiao Chen countered speed with slowness. His figure moved like a small boat on the vast ocean, leaving behind afterimages.
To others, the space where the two were was spinning around. Scenes flickered continuously like fleeting shadows. It looked very chaotic; no one could make out what was happening.
Xiao Chen''s tight defense made the strong Young Master Xue very anxious and impatient, forcing him to continuously increase his speed.
After another thousand moves, Xiao Chen clearly sensed Young Master Xue slowing down slightly. Obviously, the Blood Demon could not keep up the pace and wanted to pull himself out.
Fast!
Seizing the opportunity, Xiao Chen instantly drew the Lunar Shadow Saber. All the light within one kilometer vanished. The instant he drew the saber, darkness cloaked him and the saber in his hand.
It was not that the ce turned dark. It was that the light was too intense, chasing away all other light.
This Saber Technique was called Eternal Light!
[Note: This Eternal Light is different from the Eternal Light in Chapter 119. That one was a Sword Technique, part of the Astral Swordy.]
Young Master Xue, who just thought about retreating, could not dodge in time, getting struck by the saber. The scarlet light vanished, and bats flew about frantically in the air.
"Bang!" The bats regathered, and Young Master Xue reappeared, falling to the ground and vomiting blood.
Young Master Xue looked at Xiao Chen opposite him with horror in his eyes. Unrivaled under Martial Emperor, there was some truth to these words.
Just based on what Young Master Xue knew, even the top outstanding talents of the eighteen Demon Monarchs'' royal bloodlines might not be able to receive that final saber strike.
That saber strike was too horrifying. It was so strong, beyond Young Master Xue''s understanding. There were hints of a strong Saber Domain within it.
However, while he had seen many experts of the Demonic World whoprehended a Saber Domain, not a single one of them could do what Xiao Chen did.
Xiao Chen''s Saber Domain was misleading. It already transcended a regr person''s understanding of a domain as if he had chosen a path that no one had ever taken before.
Chapter 1034: Golden Lotus Sprouting
Chapter 1034: Golden Lotus Sprouting
"Let''s go!"
The three no longer dared to remain. They executed the Blood Demon''s secret techniqueBlood Shadow Evasionturning into long strands of scarlet light and fleeing into the distance.
Xiao Chen did not give chase. Right now, he was not in very good condition. Earlier, he spent a lot of effort to break the Sky Dome Dragon Formation and even suffered some injuries that he had not treated yet.
Although he appeared to have easily defeated the Young Master Xue who had merged with his servants in the huge battle earlier, in reality, he suffered immense impacts on his physical body.
If Young Master Xue had persisted earlier, Xiao Chen, who countered with slowness, might not have been able to maintain the Taiji force field for much longer.
This battle gave Xiao Chen a clearer and well-rounded understanding of his current strength.
Xiao Chen coldly red at Qin Hu and the other two old men. Then, he instructed, "Let Old Yun out and you may leave. However, you have to leave behind the Martial Sages you brought here."
"Yes! Yes! Yes!"
Seeing that Xiao Chen could defeat the Young Master Xue who could give off Emperor''s Might, the three became even more fearful and respectful, not daring to disobey his instructions.
After getting far away from Xiao Chen, the three showed bitter expressions, clearly extremely conflicted. Bai Yu sighed and said, "What should we do? Not only did we fail in the mission that the Holy Masters gave us, but we even lost the Battle Armor."
Qin Hu felt frustrated and snorted coldly. "What else can we do? This old man was not willing to ept this mission in the first ce. They simply sent whoever is capable."
"Right. Back then, we already knew that the Azure Dragon King is ridiculously strong. Furthermore, Martial Emperors cannote down to the Sky Dome Realm. No one was willing toe, so they sent us. Clearly, they were just using us to test Xiao Chen''s strength."
Qin Hu nced at Xiao Chen''s direction and said indifferently, "We should not be the ones to worry about this. There will naturally be someone to deal with him when he returns to the Kunlun Realm. Now, we just need to pretend to submit and help deal with the aftermath. After that, we should quickly leave this darn ce. This old man is not willing to remain here any longer than I need to."
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Half a dayter, after the aftermath was more or less dealt with, Xiao Chen saw Old Yun once again in a simple courtyard.
"Many thanks to the Azure Dragon King for upholding justice. Otherwise, this old man would be locked up until goodness knows when." Old Yun gave thanks while kneeling.
Xiao Chen quickly got up and helped Old Yun to his feet. "Old Yun, you are too polite. Originally, I was nning to thank you properly for giving me that map. Furthermore, I heard that you were not willing to follow their orders to frame me this time, which resulted in this situation. I should be the one thanking you."
After some thought, Xiao Chen took out thest Longevity Fruit and said, "Please take this Longevity Fruit as my thanks."
Old Yun quickly rejected, "I''ve already used this Longevity Fruit once. There is no point in me taking this. Azure Dragon King, keep this for yourself."
Xiao Chen understood. The Longevity Tree was in the Sky Dome Immortal Realm. How could the other party not have taken it?
"In that case, let me give you a Sage Grade Medicinal Pill. As long as the injury is not a fatal wound, you will be able to recover quickly with it."
There were only ten Sage Grade Medicinal Pills in the Thunder Emperor''s inheritance. However, Xiao Chen owed OId Yun a debt of gratitude. There was no need for him to feel any reluctance over this.
At Old Yun''s embarrassed countenance, Xiao Chen smiled and added, "I have a half-step Golden Body. This Sage Grade Medicinal Pill is not very useful to me. Just keep it."
With this, Old Yun reluctantly epted the Medicinal Pill and gave his thanks.
After that, the two chatted about the current situation. Now that Qin Hu, Bai Yu, and the white-haired old man were already gone, leaving the one thousand Martial Sages behind, as long as they repaired the Sky Dome Pce''s buildings, they could still activate the Sky Dome Formation.
The Sky Dome Pce could still protect itself.
However, that Yao Man was a disaster waiting to happen. No one could interrogate her while she was imprisoned. No one dared to look her in the eyes. Even after blindfolding themselves, her voice could still charm them. She was a demon through and through.
Furthermore, this time, there was a Young Master Xueing to save her. Clearly, she possessed a high status in the Demonic World or had a major character supporting her.
The Sky Dome Pce could not interrogate her or kill her. Furthermore, she attracted strong enemies, a great disaster for the Sky Dome Pce.
After some thought, Xiao Chen said, "In that case, hand her to me. I want to see which Demon dares toe and ask for her release while I''m in the Sky Dome Realm."
Old Yun revealed a hint of joy on his face and said, "That would be for the best. We cannot deal with this demon girl at all. She is just a headache for us."
Xiao Chen left behind a messaging talisman. "While I''m in the Sky Dome Realm, if Old Yun runs into any trouble, you can use this messaging talisman to find me. Please bring me to the jail now."
Inside the jail, Xiao Chen saw Yao Man, whose arms and legs were chained.
Despite being in such a sorry state, the Eros Demon did not look any less charming. She looked very pitiful, inspiring an urge to care for her.
"Azure Dragon King, be careful when you enter. Several people already fell for this demon girl''s Dao." The one who led the way for Xiao Chen was a female. No man in the entire jail dared to face Yao Man.
When Yao Man saw Xiao Chening, she appeared excited. She stood up and wanted to throw herself over, causing the chains to rattle.
As Yao Man wished, Xiao Chen flicked his finger and sent out a few strands of saber Qi, breaking the chains on her bodywhich left her body moving forward with a sh.
"Plop!" Yao Man, who used too much force, fell to the ground.
She cried out in pain, copsed on the ground. She was something stunned that her chains were actually gone. However, she became even more horrified instead. She got up and took a few steps back. Then, she looked at Xiao Chen and asked, "What are you nning to do?"
Beforeing to the Sky Dome Realm, men were simply ythings in her eyes. This was the same for the Demonic World''s outstanding talents; they were just more interesting toys.
However, after meeting Xiao Chen, this man became Yao Man''s nightmare. She had never feared a person like this before.
At this moment, Yao Man''s clothes were messy, and her hair was disheveled. She looked like a frail, fearful girl panicking.
This was interesting. Someone ignorant of the situation would think that Xiao Chen was bullying her.
"This is amusing. Tell me: what do you think I want to do?" Xiao Chen smiled indifferently.
Yao Man continued to retreat backward until her back was against the wall. Only when there was nowhere else to retreat did she say, "You cannot touch me. Otherwise, after you leave the Sky Dome Realm, no one will be able to save you."
She really thinks that I want to touch her. Xiao Chen could not helpughing. Due to his past experiences, he had a good impression of Eros Demons. Among the Demons, the race that he was the least willing to kill was the Eros Demons.
However, this Yao Man looked very pretty but possessed a wicked heart. It was hard for him to like her.
"Speaking of which, I have a question. Among the Eros Demons, do you know one called Leng Yue?" Xiao Chen asked.
Leng Yue?
The moment Xiao Chen asked, he shocked Yao Man, causing her expression to change drastically. Then, she looked at Xiao Chen and replied, "I do not know her. I''ve never heard of this name."
Eros Demons were normally good at hiding their thoughts. However, when she heard Leng Yue''s name, her expression changed that much. Could Leng Yue be a major character in the Demonic Worlds?
Never mind. No matter how major Leng Yue is, she has no rtion to me. She might even have forgotten me already.
She might even have forgotten the matters of the past. Why would she remember me?
"Since you don''t know her, then never mind. Tidy yourself up and leave this ce with me."
Xiao Chen spoke indifferently before walking away, an action that Yao Man did not dare imagine he would do.
Earlier, she thought that with her change in expression, Xiao Chen would continue to ask her about it. Who knew, Xiao Chen let her off so easily.
Could it be that this fellow has a history with Master?
When Yao Man did not move, Xiao Chen looked over his shoulder and asked, "Still not leaving? Do you want to put on the chains and remain here?"
Reacting, Yao Man asked, "What exactly do you want to do?"
"This ce cannot hold you. So, I''m bringing you to Qingyun Peak, and I''ll personally watch over you. Never mind, I''ll do it myself."
Upon seeing Yao Man somewhat stupefied, Xiao Chen did not want to waste any more time. He grabbed her and left. After that, he threw her onto the flood dragon war chariot and flew to Qingyun Peak.
What Xiao Chen did not know was that the moment he left, a figure hiding in the darkness at the Sky Dome Pce noticed him.
"This is problematic. The Azure Dragon King Xiao Chen is personally guarding her. I have to go and report this to Demon Monarch Leng Yue."
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After bringing Yao Man back to Qingyun Peak, Xiao Chen personally questioned her, but she refused to say anything.
Xiao Chen was not good at interrogating others in the first ce. Furthermore, he felt gratitude for what the Eros Demon Leng Yue did for him in the past. So, he did not use any unreasonable methods on Yao Man.
Since Yao Man was not willing to say anything, Xiao Chen let her be. As long as she did not cause any trouble, it was fine.
Xiao Chen arranged a wooden hut for her in Qingyun Peak. However, he did not send anyone to keep watch over her, only getting some female disciples to bring food over asionally.
He did not fear Yao Man running away. If she left Qingyun Peak by one kilometer, he would be able to catch up to her instantly.
In the remaining free time, he practiced the Major Magic Skill Dharmic World in the uninhabited back mountains. In order to use Dharmic World, he needed a Dharmic Incarnation first before he could establish the world.
One needed to use Magic Energy to condense a Dharmic Incarnation that reflected one''s heart. At the same time, one needed to absorb light from the sun and the moon, gathering them in the mindan extremelyplicated process.
"ording to the Mahe?vara Buddha''s information, everyone''s Dharmic Incarnation is hidden in the depths of their heart. They are all different, a reflection of one''s inner heart. I wonder what my Dharmic Incarnation will be like?"
At the summit of a deste mountain, Xiao Chen sat cross-legged and closed his eyes, entering silent cultivation.
When the morning sun rose and shone its light on Xiao Chen, making him appear golden, it felt very warm andfortable. He circted his energy ording to Dharmic World and slowly absorbed the sunlight into his sea of consciousness.
When the sun set and the moon rose, the fiery golden light on Xiao Chen''s body disappeared, reced by a calm and peaceful moonlight. Likewise, he absorbed this into his sea of consciousness as well.
The sun and the moon rose and set. Xiao Chen continued this cycle for many days. After one month, the wondrous sight of sunlight and moonlight appeared in the depths of his sea of consciousness.
Where the sunlight and moonlight met, Yin and Yang mixed, giving birth to a golden lotus.
Of course, this golden lotus was not Xiao Chen''s Dharmic Incarnation. It was just that because he used the Buddhist''s method to form his Dharmic Incarnation, his Dharmic Incarnation would be born from a golden lotus. If he used the Daoist''s method, his Dharmic Incarnation would be born from a purple lotus. These were just different routes to the same destination; there was not much difference.
The tiny golden lotus just sprouted and urgently needed Magic Energy to nourish it. Xiao Chen was not stingy with it, slowly gathering his Magic Energy over. He could clearly feel the golden lotus''s joy and satisfaction.
The splendor of both the sun and the moon, the birth of a golden lotus!
The nourishment with Magic Energy needed persistence and attentiveness. One could not rush it and make the golden lotus grow too quickly. One could not go too slow, either; that would starve the golden lotus to death.
Condensing a Dharmic Incarnation required patience. Although it wasplicated, as long as there was no interruption, it would definitely be sessful.
The lotus flower bud grew increasingly robust, covered inyers of lotus leaves.
When the lotus bloomed, Xiao Chen''s Dharmic Incarnation would appear. From then on, it would be in the depths of his sea of consciousness, protecting that ce like a guardian spirit.
Time passed day by day. Just when Xiao Chen''s Magic Energy was about to bepletely drained, the light of the golden lotus became extremely resplendent.
Chapter 1305: Joyful for Him and Worried for Him
Chapter 1305: Joyful for Him and Worried for Him
An indistinct Buddhist light haloed the flower bud. Waves of Buddhist chants turned into auspicious and peaceful Buddhist light that gathered on the lotus flower. That was the blessing the Mahe?vara Buddha gave Xiao Chen to increase the chances of sessfully condensing a Dharmic Incarnation and improve it even further.
"Whoosh!"
Suddenly, all the light in the depths of Xiao Chen''s sea of consciousness gathered on the golden lotus. All sorts of resplendent light withdrew.
The Buddhist chants and Buddhist light all vanished, leaving only a in golden lotus.
It''sing! Xiao Chen thought with anticipation and anxiety. The golden lotus was blossoming. What would his Dharmic Incarnation be like? He would know soon.
The golden lotus slowly opened, petal by petal. With each petal, golden light shot out, dancing in the air like colorful ribbons.
When the golden lotus blossomedpletely, a pir of light charged upwards.
Within the radiance was an azure-d man that looked like a celestial being bathed in golden light. This person gave off the impression of might and power without appearing angry, exuding a startling evil air. When he red, the murderous intent projected made one tremble in fear.
This person appeared very simr to Xiao Chen. However, one would not be able to connect the air or the eyes to Xiao Chen.
"Dharmic Incarnation. Is this my Dharmic Incarnation? What a heavy murderous intent! Even I can''t believe that I can possess such a heavy murderous intent."
Xiao Chen felt astonished. The Dharmic Incarnation was the reflection of the depths of one''s heart. It turned out that he had such an evil air in his inner heart.
This is a little fishy. Logically, my evil air should not be this strong.
Never mind, this is not the time to be concerned about this. The Dharmic Incarnation is already formed. The next step is to merge the body with the Dharmic Incarnation and have it appear in the world.
When Xiao Chen''s Magic Energy recovered, he opened his eyes. Then, he stood up and quickly circted his energy for Dharmic World.
Xiao Chen''s figure trembled, and a bright light shed in his eyes. "Boom!" His body inted like a balloon, turning into a giant over three kilometers tall.
Lunar Shadow Saber!
With a thought, the Lunar Shadow Saber appeared in Xiao Chen''s hand. It was different from what he imagined; the Lunar Shadow Saber becamerge as well.
Why was it called a Magic Skill? It was because a Magic Skill surpassed one''s imagination, an incredible thought. The difference between a Magic Skill and Immortal Arts was that arts could be performed with human abilities. However, human abilities could not achieve the level of a Magic Skill.
However, before Xiao Chen had any time to experience the powerful strength of this Dharmic Worldthe feeling of being different from the resthis body shrank back to normal one secondter.
"This is interesting, too interesting,pletely incredible."
After Xiao Chen''s body was back to normal, his heart continued to pound heavily. This was the feeling brought on by a Major Magic Skill. It truly surpassed one''s imagination,pletely incredible, a fresh sight and scent for the eyes and nose.
Xiao Chen revealed a look of anticipation in his eyes. "During that earlier moment, I felt that I could smash even a Martial Emperor to death with one p. Furthermore, this is just the foundational level. I wonder how strong it will be after I achieve the second or third cycle?"
The only unfortunate thing was that this Magic Skill consumed too much Magic Energy. His Magic Energy could sustain it for only one second. Such a short amount of time was meaningless in practicalbat.
"I need to undergo my Lightning Tribtion right away and raise my Purple Thunder Divine Incantation to the eighthyer to expand my sea of consciousness and cultivate more Magic Energy!"
The strength of a Major Magic Skill allowed Xiao Chen to see the might of a Magic Skill, showing him the importance of Magic Energy.
Previously, he had not paid enough attention to his Magic Energy. He had already tempered his Law Energy and Primordial Energy until they were dense and thick. Whenparing just one strand of his Law Energy against his opponent''s, he would be able to bring out double or even triple the might.
However, Xiao Chen had never tempered his Magic Energy before. In the future, he needed to give it more attention.
At this moment, the sky was already dark. However, Xiao Chen could not contain the excitement in his heart. Currently, he was thinking about where to go to undergo his Lightning Tribtion.
The Heavenly Saber Pavilion was definitely out of the question. It would cause too big amotion and unknown consequences.
After thinking about it, there were only two rather suitable ces. The first was the Deep Sea. The second was the Sky Dome Immortal Realm. However, Xiao Chen had not decided between the two yet.
There was still one very important thing that Xiao Chen needed to do: he needed to put that Eros Demon to sleep for a long time. At the very least, he could not let her wake up before he returned.
Xiao Chen''s figure shed, and he arrived at Yao Man''s wooden hut on Qingyun Peak.
The sighs of Yao Man came from the wooden hut. Xiao Chen''s sudden appearance startled her.
Aside from interrogating her at the start, she had heard nothing of Xiao Chen or seen him at all. It was like he hadpletely forgotten about her.
However, when she thought about Xiao Chen''s abilities, she dared not run. She passed her days in anxiety; the days felt like years, filled with worry.
"It has been two months, and yourplexion became so poor. Have you not been eating?" Xiao Chen asked casually.
Yao Man said hatefully, "Cut the pretense. What exactly do you want with me? Either you let me go, or kill me. End all this. Don''t torture me like this."
Xiao Chen raised his eyebrows and said with a smile, "When I leave the Sky Dome Realm, I will naturally let you go."
"Really?" Joy filled Yao Man''s heart as she started fantasizing naively.
Xiao Chen walked to the stone table and sat down. After pouring himself a cup of tea, he said, "Of course, it''s true. You refuse to answer anything I ask. Keeping you around is also just a potential disaster. Of course, I have to let you go."
However, before Yao Man had time to relish her joy, Xiao Chen''s next wordspletely shattered it.
"Of course, I will have to cripple your cultivation and shatter your meridians first."
Yao Man, who was messed around with, ranted, "You are the devil, a baddy. There is no one more horrible than you in this world!"
Xiao Chen picked up the teacup and took a sip. Then, he drawled, "You have to pay the price for whatever you did. You should understand that principle. Unfortunately, you don''t seem to understand that. You are far from a certain Eros Demon that I know."
Yao Man''s heart skipped a beat. A certain Eros Demon. My master?
That is impossible. My master is a Demon Monarch. One of the eighteen ruling seats of the Deep Abyss Demonic World belongs to her. How can he have a connection with her?
"We have not met for ten-odd years. The matters of the past are like clouds; I thought that they have already disappeared with the wind. Unexpectedly, Young Master Xiao still remembers your servant."
The sudden voice both startled Yao Man and brought her joy. The joyful thing was that she was finally saved.
The startling thing was that she just thought that it was impossible, and her master immediately appeared; this was like a p to her face.
Xiao Chen turned his head and saw the Eros Demon Leng Yue hovering in the air. She was dressed in azure, approaching leisurely. She looked like she did before. The seductive demeanor of an Eros Demon was nowhere to be seen on her face at all.
Just like when Xiao Chen first met Leng Yue, she was as pure as a lotus flower. However, such a person was the only one capable of charming him.
While in the Deep Sea Battlefield, Leng Yue had used her Charm Technique countless times to pull him back from the brink of the depravity of massacre.
"Master!"
Yao Man ran over in joy to stand beside Leng Yue. However, she still felt somewhat nervous. Her master actually made a personal trip to the Sky Dome Realm for her.
Xiao Chen finished his tea. Then, he stood up and looked at Leng Yue. He found herpletely unfathomable.
Back then, Xiao Chen already found this Eros Demon incredibly mysterious. After so many years, he still found her unfathomable even though his strength had increased greatly. She seemed both strong and weak at the same time.
There was only one exnation. Back then, Leng Yue had been injured, her strength crippled. Now, she had not only recovered but even grown stronger.
However, these did not matter. The other party still had not changed. Xiao Chen was not the only person who remembered the matters of the past.
Why did Xiao Chen remember this so clearly? When he was charmed, there had been many provocative and very realistic fantasies that were very difficult to differentiate from reality.
Furthermore, this had continued for about a year.
"Martial Emperors are not permitted to descend to the Sky Dome Realm. You should know this rule. Are you breaking it today for the sake of a disciple?" Xiao Chen spoke directly without reminiscing about the past.
Leng Yue smiled faintly. "Although great chaos is arriving and someone will eventually break the rule, I do not dare to take the risk. This is just a clone."
"Sit!"
Xiao Chen extended his hand, inviting Leng Yue to have a seat as he poured her a cup of tea.
Leng Yue picked up the teacup and softly said words of gratitude. "I owe you too much from back then. Although you said that we no longer owed each other, I know that I actually still owe you a lot. If you let me take away Man today, I, the Demon Monarch Leng Yue, will owe you another favor."
The Demon Monarch Leng Yue, that was a person of great influence. When Xiao Chen heard this, he smiled bitterly and did not say anything.
When Yao Man saw Xiao Chen being like this, she could not help feeling angry in her heart. What status did her master hold? When Leng Yue said that she would owe him another favor, he actually did not show any expression at this. How overboard!
Xiao Chen asked calmly, "Is there a need to count things so clearly between you and me? Or could it be that our past was just another favor to you?"
Leng Yue''s heart skipped a beat as the teacup remained at her lips.
Back then, Xiao Chen was young and frivolous, recklessly disying his brilliance without any fear.
Although he did not speak much, he dared to draw his saber for her, saying that he would help her kill.
His actions had given her, a Demon Monarch, a sense of security that she had never felt before. The various events of the past were deeply buried in her heart, never to be destroyed.
After Leng Yue recovered her strength and got back onto the Demon Monarch''s throne, she asionally recalled the white-robed desman who was willing to risk himself for her.
Several times, Leng Yue even wondered if she had fallen for Xiao Chen. However, even if she had, what did it matter? Humans were separated from Demons. This was something impossible in the first ce. Furthermore, she was a Demon Monarch, a remote existence with overwhelming strength.
After that, she came to know that Xiao Chen gained a great reputation in the Kunlun Realm, creating the legend of the Azure Dragon King.
Leng Yue felt joyful for him and worried for him as well. If this continued, the two of them would end up on opposing sides sooner orter.
So, she decided to forget him as soon as she could, to forget that white-robed youth that faced strong enemies alone, to put him behind her.
Now that Leng Yue saw Xiao Chen again, saw how he had gained such strength at such a young age, she knew that they would eventually be enemies.
She quickly fixed her expression; others would not see anything strange. She drained her tea in one go, not leaving a drop behind.
"Dong!"
Leng Yue ced the teacup on the table neither heavily nor lightly. Suppressing the pain in her heart, she said with a smile, "If it is not a favor, then what does the Azure Dragon King think it is? Or do you feel that this Monarch''s favor is not enough? What other demands do you have? Just raise them. If you need Primordial Pills, I can give them to you. You just need to say the word."
This smile was emotionless like a deep ice cave, something that chilled the heart.
The matters of the past were like the wind, gone long ago. The final delusion in Xiao Chen''s heart shattered. Perhaps it would have been better for this so-called old friend to have remained a delusion.
Chapter 1306: Forcefully Clearing the Tribulation
Chapter 1306: Forcefully Clearing the Tribtion
Xiao Chen showed no emotion. His expression turned frighteningly cold. He drained the tea in the teacup he held. Then, he said indifferently, "Go, then. Demon Monarch Leng Yue, remember you owe me, the Azure Dragon King Xiao Chen, a favor!"
The other party could still smile when heartless. However, Xiao Chen could not do it no matter how he tried.
Are we leaving?
However, Yao Man felt that it was somewhat strange. The atmosphere seemed somewhat off.
Leng Yue''s heart bled, but she still maintained a bright smile. She stood up and said, "The Azure Dragon King Xiao Chen is indeed generous. After meeting you today, I find that you truly live up to your reputation. This Monarch will remember this favor."
"Whoosh!"
Leng Yue carried off Yao Man, evincing no reluctance at all, leaving at the drop of a hat and showing no intent to even turn her head back and take onest look.
Xiao Chen''s final hope fell through. "Bang!" The teacup in his hand shattered. The shards pierced his palm. Blood slowly flowed out, a startling crimson.
Xiao Chen did not have many friends. Friends who had been through life and death with him were even fewer. Since they were friends, he would naturally not mind the other party''s status.
Back then, they said that they would meet again if it was fated. Unexpectedly, this was the situation after they met again.
Actually, given Xiao Chen''s eyes and his cautious nature, he should have noticed that instant where Leng Yue''s expression changed. However, for some reason, something put his heart in turmoil. He was the clearest about what it was; however, he was not willing to admit it.
There were some things that might seem vague. Nevertheless, they were very real and unforgettable.
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In the distance, Leng Yue traveled through the void as she carried Yao Man. Originally, she nned to return directly to the Demonic World, but she suddenly stopped. Shended by the sea, unable to contain her expression anymore.
She covered her face with her hands and knelt down in pain.
"Master" Yao Man had a strange sour feeling. By now, she had already figured out that her most beloved master had a past with this Azure Dragon King Xiao Chen.
However, how could Eros Demons fall in love? Furthermore, with the Azure Dragon King Xiao Chen. He was someone who would be a powerful enemy of the Demonic World when he became a Martial Emperor.
After a long time, Leng Yue got back up. Her face seemed tear-stained. However, her expression had already recovered, back to that of a Demon Monarch, dignified and cold.
"Feng Ziyi acted on his own this time, thinking that if he obtained the Sky Dome Heart, the Winged Demon''s Demon Monarch would look at him in a different light. However, he did not know that hemitted a great taboo. If he managed to obtain the Sky Dome Heart, it would have been fine. However, he failed. Now, his royal father already locked him in the Demon Prison."
This revtion startled Yao Man when she heard it. She forgot about the earlier event and could not help asking, "Then what about the Amber Heart that he promised me?"
Without a word, a tricolor amber that looked very alluring appeared in Leng Yue''s palm. "I asked the Winged Demon''s Demon Monarch for it. What''s yours will be yours in the end."
"Master, I was wrong," Yao Man said with a lowered head as tears welled up in her eyes.
Leng Yue whispered, "You were not wrong. You just met someone whom you should not have met."
"Who is he?" Yao Man asked after drumming up some courage.
"He is the person that this Monarch wishes to meet the least in this life, and also the person that this Monarch wishes to meet the most in this life."
Wishes the least and the most. This seemed contradictory, yet it also felt somewhat not contradictory.
Suddenly, Leng Yue''s expression changed. She carried Yao Man and hid the auras on their bodies, leaping into the sea with a ssh and hiding there.
Soon, a strong wind blew. A white figure arrived on clouds at lightning speed.
This figurended and stood on the sea, looking into the distance as though he was searching for something.
Peering through the cold water, Leng Yue clearly saw the appearance of that figure. It was Xiao Chen, who had given chase from Qingyun Peak.
"Plop! Plop!"
Fresh blood dripped continuously from Xiao Chen''s right hand. The wound on his palm looked very scary. Leng Yue felt a strange pang in her heart as she looked up. He showed a bitter smile on his face as his lips moved like he was saying something.
"I, Xiao Chen, have never judged another''s character wrong. Am I truly wrong this time?"
Within the water, Leng Yue held her hands to her mouth. She could not hold back her tears, letting them flow as much as they wanted.
After Xiao Chen looked into the distance, his emotions fluctuated. He revealed a self-mocking smile. He already guessed the result but still foolishly ran here, hoping to be able to see the scene that he anticipated.
After a long time, Xiao Chen slowly calmed down and said to himself, "I''ll take it as my misjudgment. However, thank you for that one year or so. Goodbye."
He pushed off with his feet gently, and his figure shed. In a few blinks, he vanished from where he had been, quickly heading to the deepest part of the sea.
Xiao Chen wanted to undergo his tribtion-the Lightning Tribtion to break through to the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation''s eighthyer-to forget this unhappy memory in the midst of thousands of lightning bolts,pletely erasing it from memory.
"Ssh!"
Water sshed up. Leng Yue and Yao Man leaped out of the water. As Leng Yue stared into the distance, she did not say a word for a long time.
Leng Yue''s gaze seemed to be able to see very far into the distance, able to see that Xiao Chen really headed for the Deep Sea without looking back. She could tell from his hectic pace that he was decisive and determined, not showing any reluctance to leave.
"Master, he is pretty good. Why did you note out?" Yao Man whispered. When honestly looking at Xiao Chen, she found that the Azure Dragon King was indeed a really charming person.
Leng Yue muttered, "The better he is, the more I should not see him. Great chaos is arriving soon. Don''t you know that after this great tribtion, only the Demonic World or the Kunlun Realm can survive? This is fate; no one can avoid it. I will eventually meet him on the battlefield."
"What is he doing now? Is he going to give chase to Demonic World?" Yao Man whispered.
Leng Yue felt worried in her heart. She shook her head and said, "It does not look like it. He still can''t go to our Demonic World''sir in the Sky Dome Realm. Man, go back by yourself first. I''ll follow him and take a look."
Yao Man nodded gently. She knew that after her master made this decision, she would not be able to change her master''s mind.
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Amid strong winds, Xiao Chennded on the surface of the sea. There were many deste sea regions in the vast Deep Sea,pletely uncountable.
There were many ces he could choose for undergoing his tribtion. He did not hesitate, quicklynding on one of the deste inds.
This ind waspletely barren. Aside from rocks and tall mountains, there was nothing else.
Xiao Chen should have undergone this Lightning Tribtion to break through to the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation''s eighthyer three years ago. He postponed it until now because he wanted to y it safe.
Now, he possessed a half-step Golden Body and condensed the Heart of an Emperor, which allowed him to cultivate Primordial Energy. It would now be easy for him to clear the Lightning Tribtion that he should have cleared three years ago. It would be like fighting himself from three years ago, able to kill his opponent as simply as blowing off dust.
No matter how many Lightning Tribtions there would be, Xiao Chen did not fear them. He only feared the final one with the Heart Tribtion. There were too many variables with the tribtions of Heart Demons.
Previously, when he underwent his Lightning Tribtion, he fell at thest one during the Heart Tribtion. He managed to clear it only because Ao Jiao made a move to help.
"Ao Jiao, this time, don''t ever make a move. Otherwise, even if I seed in clearing the tribtion, my Heart Demon will apany me for life," Xiao Chen said seriously.
Ao Jiao nodded inside the Immortal Spirit Ring. I know. Previously, I was too involved. If I make a move this time, your Heart Demon will be even more severe. However
A trace of worry shed in Ao Jiao''s eyes. Was this really the right time to undergo the tribtion?
Naturally, there was nothing to fear from the Lightning Tribtion. With Xiao Chen''s half-step Golden Body, he would be able to clear the Lightning Tribtion safely and break through into the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation''s eighthyer. There should not be any surprises on that point.
However, it would be hard to say for the final wave with the Heart Tribtion. While in the Sky Dome Realm, Xiao Chen suffered from two setbacks. First was Liu Ruyue leaving this abandonednd with her fate uncertain.
The other was now, after making a misjudgment, his confidence even started to waver.
Taking the tribtion was not right, simply not right. Ao Jiao wanted to advise against it but could not do anything against Xiao Chen''s determined heart. Saying anything more would be useless.
Before the words came out, she sighed and swallowed them back down.
"Let''s begin!"
Xiao Chen crushed an Essence Stone in his hand. The pure, surging Spiritual Energy headed for the purple whirlpool at his dantian, gushing towards it.
Unlike before, he did not send the absorbed energy into the Heart of an Emperor. He simply let that whirlpool absorb the vast Spiritual Energy.
"Boom!" The long-suppressed whirlpool did not endure for long before it exploded.
This speed was somewhat outside Xiao Chen''s expectations. It showed that the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation''s seventhyer had already reached its limits long ago and needed to break through. It was like a barrel of explosives. With just a spark, it produced a huge explosion.
With the explosion in Xiao Chen''s body, countless thunderclouds filled the sky for five hundred kilometers around. They were like a vast army charging towards him, gathering above his heart.
This mysterious phenomenon startled Leng Yue, who was hidden in the distance. Xiao Chen was undergoing a tribtion. However, it was not the Great Tribtion of wind and fire but a Lightning Tribtion. This somewhat put her at ease.
"Even if he was going to undergo a tribtion, he should not have done it at this time!" Leng Yue said as she bit her lips, feeling somewhat aggrieved and ming herself at the same time.
If she had known that Xiao Chen was going to undergo his tribtion, she would not have acted so heartlessly. What would she do if Xiao Chen got injured in the Lightning Tribtion?
Whether Leng Yue was willing or not, this matter had already happened and the Lightning Tribtion already started.
"Boom!"
The first bolt of lightning descended. Xiao Chen cheerfully endured it. Following that, lightning struck endlessly in rapid session, not giving him any time for a breather.
After one hundred bolts of lightning, Xiao Chen used his Primordial Energy to erect a shield to protect his body.
He knew from experience that this was just an appetizer. The main course had yet to arrive. Previously, it was three nines-nine hundred ny-nine different bolts of Divine Lightning-inflicting so much pain that he wanted to die. It tortured him half to death, nearly turning his physical body into mush.
However, this time was still fine. Xiao Chen''s strength had already undergone a metamorphosis. He was using the strength of a Martial Emperor to endure a Lightning Tribtion at a quasi-Emperor''s level.
As Xiao Chen expected, after one hundred bolts of lightning, various kinds of Divine Lightning appeared.
Some manifested as weapons, turning into sabers, spears, swords, staffs, and other lightning weapons and materializing all sorts of killing moves as they descended from the sky.
Some turned into ferocious beasts, roaring towards the sky and charging over.
Some turned into Secret Treasures, simting all sorts of might to crush Xiao Chen.
Some turned into mountain peaks, majestic and grand, or endless and continuous, or unexpectedly sharp, trying to press down on him.
The protective shield endured three-hundred-odd kinds of Divine Lightning before it shattered.
Xiao Chen drew his Lunar Shadow Saber and started to fight head-on with the bolts of Divine Lightning, executing the skills he learned to counter this continuous barrage.
Although this bombardment was very hair-raising and iparably dangerous, Xiao Chen proceeded steadily. Everything was within control. He still had many trump cards that he had not used yet.
"Three nines are over already. It looks like it will be four nines of Divine Lightning this time, a total of nine thousand nine hundred ny-nine bolts."
Xiao Chen calcted in his heart. At the same time, he marveled at the ridiculousness of the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation. If he were only as strong as a quasi-Emperor, he would very likely die trying to clear this Lightning Tribtion, unable to hold out until the Heart Tribtion arrived.
Chapter 1307: Heart Not at Peace
Chapter 1307: Heart Not at Peace
The further one progressed, the more dangerous the Lightning Tribtion. Xiao Chen no longer bothered to count the number of Lightning Tribtions he had cleared already.
Amid the roars of thunder, he was like a tiny boat beset with trouble and misfortune, on the verge of destruction at any moment.
Xiao Chen used up his various trump cards one by one. Finally, he relied on the Taiji force field to endure to the end, clearing four nines of Lightning Tribtion, all of them.
The tribtion clouds in the sky disappeared. Xiao Chen released his bated breath. His clothes were tattered, but his physical body was still intact. He was in a much better state than the previous time.
"The Heart Tribtion should being soon."
Xiao Chen became much more cautious. Previously, he fell at the Heart Tribtion. This time, he absolutely could not do that.
"Whoosh!" Suddenly, a hole appeared in the sky, and intense light shone down, dazzling Xiao Chen''s eyes.
When he opened his eyes again, he discovered himself at Qingyun Peak with Liu Ruyue beside him. She smiled gently and said, "You finally can bear to return. Are you going to leave again after this?"
The familiar face, the familiar voice, and the gentle words. Even though people knew perfectly well that the scene was fake, they would be reluctant to break this rare tranquility.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly and held Liu Ruyue''s hands. Then, he said, "I won''t be leaving this time."
"Great, it is settled, then. This time, you are absolutely not allowed to leave." Liu Ruyue smiled faintly and grabbed Xiao Chen''s hands as well, unwilling to let go no matter what.
The days passed one by one at Qingyun Peak. Xiao Chen apanied Liu Ruyue, wandering around the Heavenly Saber Pavilion and enjoying the peaceful and warm times.
There was no conflict, no pressure from being the Azure Dragon King, no enemies made on the path of cultivation. There was only happiness.
The two asionally squabbled over some trifling matters. Sometimes, they felt moved over small things. They cried andughed.
Even though Xiao Chen knew this was fake, he was filled with reluctance to leave. Several times, he wanted to up and go. However, Liu Ruyue''s pitiful eyes always defeated him, causing him to agree to stay another month.
The Lightning Tribtion was easy to clear, but the Heart Tribtion was difficult. Could Xiao Chen clear it this time?
Time passed month after month. Xiao Chen stayed in this Heart Demon world for a full year.
However, no matter how long he stayed, he had to leave eventually. What was fake was still fake in the end.
On this particr day, Xiao Chen thought about leaving. He hugged Liu Ruyue and said, "Even if you are destined to leave me, I should still have onest look at you and not just watch you leave in Suifeng''s memories."
The corners of Liu Ruyue''s eyes shimmered with tears. She pushed Xiao Chen aside and looked at him, saying, "You are leaving. Promise me: apany me for another month, alright? Just one month. Apany me for another month, and I''ll be satisfied."
Tears welled up in Xiao Chen''s eyes as well. He replied somewhat tremorously, "Alright. I promise you. However, you have to close your eyes first."
"As long as you agree, I will listen to anything you say."
A smile immediately lit up Liu Ruyue''s face. Then, she obediently closed her eyes.
"Sorry."
Xiao Chen held back the tears in his eyes. Then, he brandished his saber and chopped off Liu Ruyue''s head.
There were some things that even though one knew they were fake, one had great difficulty making a move.
"Whoosh!" The scene before Xiao Chen changed. Ao Jiao came out joyfully and said, "Congrattions! You finally cleared this Heart Tribtion."
Xiao Chen forced out a smile. His heart was still immersed in that illusion. The peaceful and happy atmosphere of it was really wonderful. It truly made one reluctant to leave it. This was where the horror of Heart Demonsy.
Even though one knew it was fake, it made one want to believe it was real and never leave it.
However, Xiao Chen, fortunately, managed to walk out of it. Now, he really should check the effects that the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation''s eighthyer brought.
Suddenly, Xiao Chen frowned. He raised his head and discovered a figure hidden in the clouds.
"Who is that?!" Xiao Chen shouted and gave chase at lightning speed. The clouds scattered, and he clearly saw the back view of a certain figure.
Xiao Chen felt somewhat disappointed and frustrated. Then, he eximed in wild joy, "Leng Yue! It''s her! It''s her! I was not wrong. She was not far away and was following all the while."
He executed his Movement Technique, the Fish Dragon Art, and quickly pursued her.
This time, Xiao Chen swore to himself that he would not purposely show a wooden expression. As a man, he should learn to be understanding and not act in a fit of pique.
As he gave chase, he focused entirely on that figure in front. Heart Demon? Purple Thunder Divine Incantation? He forgot about all of them.
"Leng Yue, since you miss me, why don''t you meet with me again?!"
Seeing the other party get farther and farther away, Xiao Chen called out loudly.
The lovely figure in front paused as if something moved her, causing her to slow down.
Xiao Chen grabbed hold of this opportunity and increased his speed. He soared into the air and finallynded in front of Leng Yue, blocking her.
The two''s eyes met. Xiao Chen felt very touched. After a long time, he said calmly, "Even if you are a Demon Monarch with overwhelming power, if you are willing, I, Xiao Chen, will forever be your friend."
Leng Yue shook her head and said with a smile, "It is not as simple as you think. There are too many things that you do not understand."
Xiao Chen suddenly grabbed her by the shoulders and said, "Look at me. Let me ask you this. All that happened in the past, is it just a favor to you? I just need to hear a yes or no."
Leng Yue showed a conflicted expression. Tears filled her eyes. "Please don''t force me."
Xiao Chen smiled. He already knew the answer. Indeed, Leng Yue was just acting previously.
That smile was incredibly cruel, but it was just for the sake of covering up the struggle in her heart. Leng Yue was not as heartless as he thought.
Xiao Chen let go of her and smiled. "I won''t force you. I just need to know your heart, that you did not forget the matters of the past. That is enough for me."
Leng Yue smiled and said, "How can I forget the matters of the past? If I really did, I would not feel so reluctant."
Then, she begged, "Don''t move. Let me look at those memories again. Once I''ve watched them, I will leave. Alright?"
Xiao Chen understood. Leng Yue wanted him to drop his mental guard so she could search for those scenes in the depths of his memories.
"Sure,e in. I never forgot those past matters." Xiao Chen smiled faintly and let Leng Yue poke his forehead with her finger.
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Back in the real world, above the peaceful sea, Ao Jiao paced around Xiao Chen anxiously.
It had been seven days since Xiao Chen cleared the Lightning Tribtion, but he had not woken up yet. Ao Jiao did not know what he was experiencing in the Heart Demon world thatpletely trapped him inside.
Ao Jiao felt sorrowful. If this continued, Xiao Chen''s heart would be swallowed up by the Heart Demon; he would turn into a heartless body, never to wake up again.
However, she could not do anything to help. Xiao Chen could only rely on himself for this. Only an expert in Mental Energy cultivation at the level of the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign could intervene in this.
However, not to mention whether the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign woulde and help Xiao Chen or not, even if he came, seven days had already passed. Such intervention might not work by now.
Within the clouds, Leng Yue showed a grave expression. Her Charm Techniques had reached a level where it could infiltrate the mind and soul. With one nce, she could tell that Xiao Chen was undergoing a Heart Tribtion. However, even after seven days, he still had not woken up.
"Oh no! The Heart Demon probably managed to grab hold of his weakness. I have to go and take a look."
Previously, Leng Yue had already prepared herself to never see Xiao Chen again in this life. However, when she actually saw Xiao Chen in danger, that decision went by the wayside.
The purple mark on her forehead flickered, and a strong wind blew. A strong aura spread out from her body.
The clouds scattered. The azure-d Leng Yue hovered in midair with a tyrannical air.
At this moment, the Demon Monarch Leng Yue did not look weak at all.
The strong aura even daunted this vast sea, making it slosh endlessly and kicking up boundless, huge waves.
Ao Jiao raised her head and looked. However, before she could understand what was happening, she automatically fainted when she met Leng Yue''s eyes.
Leng Yue drifted down. Then, she ced a finger on Xiao Chen''s forehead. A horrifying scene appeared before her eyes.
Xiao Chen''s heart pounded endlessly. A ck shadow already upied most of it. It looked like an ugly beast wanted to swallow up this tender heart.
"What''s going on? What could cause him to drop his guard entirely and open his heart up? Does this fellow not know that he is undergoing a Heart Tribtion?" the Demon Monarch Leng Yue eximed before directly entering that heart.
"Whoosh!"
The scene before Leng Yue changed. The sight that met her made her mind temporarily go nk.
She saw Xiao Chen closing his eyes, letting "her" ce her finger on his forehead.
The two had smiles on their faces. However, while Xiao Chen''s was one of peace and bliss, the smile of "Leng Yue" was sinister and evil.
Xiao Chen actually opened up his heart for her.
How abominable! Extremely abominable!
Leng Yue''s heart zed with rage. Her expression turned cold. There was never a moment where she had been this furious before.
"Puny Heart Demon, who gave you the courage to touch this Monarch''s man?!" Leng Yue shouted in rage as she walked over, step by step. With the tyrannical air of a Demon Monarch, no one dared to directly look into her eyes.
The Heart Demon Leng Yue before Xiao Chen turned her head back and was startled, her expression changing drastically.
"You are still not going to stop?! Do you believe that this Monarch will lock you in a heart prison and make you endure the heart mes for one thousand years, nay, ten thousand years?!"
The Heart Demon Leng Yue trembled, frightened into letting go. Xiao Chen suddenly woke up. He was just reliving the memories that he had with Leng Yue in the past.
When he opened his eyes, he saw two Leng Yues before him. One was lying on the ground, looking very weak. One was cold and emotionless, radiating a powerful killing intent, her eyes gleaming with a powerful, tyrannical light.
"Xiao Chen, she is a Heart Demon. Quickly, save me!" the Heart Demon Leng Yue on the ground cried out pitifully.
Leng Yue frowned and shouted coldly, "How impudent!"
Leng Yue swished her long sleeves, and mes immediately covered the Heart Demon Leng Yue, causing the Heart Demon Leng Yue to cry out in pain and resume its original form.
That clump of ugly illusionary light changed continuously, screeching in pain.
Xiao Chen appeared as if he had just awakened from a dream. As he gazed at Leng Yue, who was giving off a boundless air of kingship, he looked somewhat lost, not knowing what was going on.
Leng Yue walked over, step by step, her expression turning gentler. "You opened your heart to a Heart Demon. The situation is urgent. Don''t ask anything now. I already upied the main body of this Heart Demon. Kill me now, and you will be able toe out."
Xiao Chen suddenly felt like he was in a dream. "You never left and was watching me undergo my tribtion?"
Leng Yue showed a distressed smile. "If anything happened to you, my heart would not be at peace."
After saying that, Leng Yue grabbed Xiao Chen''s hand and used it to pierce her own heart.
"Boom!"
All the illusions disappeared. Xiao Chen returned to reality. He saw Leng Yue leaking blood from a corner of her lips with her finger ced on his forehead. Then, her finger dropped away weakly.
Chapter 1308: Purple Thunder Divine Incantations Eighth Layer
Chapter 1308: Purple Thunder Divine Incantation''s Eighth Layer
Xiao Chen felt a pang in his heart. He quickly reached out and grasped Leng Yue''s body. However, it slowly turned into motes of light and gradually disappeared.
Leng Yue revealed a faint smile. She used her other hand to caress Xiao Chen''s face and said, "Don''t make such wild guesses. The matters between you and me can never simply be exined by favors. No matter whether you are the Kunlun Realm''s Azure Dragon King or I''m a Demon Monarch, in my heart, you will forever be that frivolous youth who pulled me behind you."
Right after Leng Yue said that, her body disappearedpletely into the air. This clone died for the sake of rescuing Xiao Chen.
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At this moment, in a cold and gorgeous pce in the Deep Abyss Demonic World:
Wearing luxurious yellow robes, Leng Yue sat on a throne with her eyes shut, exuding a cold but noble air. Many figures stood on both sides of the throne. Without exception, these were all handsome men with strong auras. There were people from the human race, the Fiend Race, the Deity Race, Demons, and many other races.
These were all Leng Yue''s Heart ves, all ves to her alone.
When the clone died, the Leng Yue sitting on the throne opened her eyes. All her Heart ves knelt down and shouted respectfully, "Master!"
Leng Yue did not even bother looking at them. She extended her hand and sent out a beam of light that coalesced into a handsome white-d youth with a saber hanging at his waist.
Of all the many handsome and beautiful men in the world, this Demon Monarch Leng Yue will fall only for you.
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The thing that happened in Xiao Chen''s illusion had also happened in reality.
True and false, false and true. Xiao Chen found it difficult to differentiate the two. No wonder the Heart Demon managed to grasp his weakness.
He closed his eyes and looked at his dantian. The purple lightning whirlpool there had at least doubled in size. Then, he suddenly opened his eyes and finally understood what had happened.
In the illusion, whenever he wanted to check on the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation''s eighthyer, various things would distract him, preventing him from checking on it.
This was because Xiao Chen himself did not know what the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation''s eighthyer was like. Naturally, the Heart Demon could not recreate it in the illusion.
Now, seeing the whirlpool formed by the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation''s eighthyer and the sea of consciousness that had expanded by four or five times, Xiao Chen was finally sure that he was back in the real world.
After a while, Xiao Chenughed loudly. Indeed, Leng Yue had not changed. He, Xiao Chen, had not made a misjudgment.
There was an indescribable carefreeness in theughter. It was like a knot hade undone in his heart, and his breadth of mind had broadened considerably.
After thisughter, Xiao Chen suddenly felt hunger pangsing from all over his body, not just from the whirlpool at his dantian but also his sea of consciousness and Yuanying.
Xiao Chen had not felt this kind of hunger for a very long time already, ever since he reached Consummation quasi-Emperor and stopped progressing.
Unfortunately, this was the Sky Dome Realm and not the Kunlun Realm. Otherwise, he would be like a fish in the sea, carefree, free, andfortable.
Xiao Chen''s face lit up in joy. The progress that he had anticipated had finallye.
He sat down cross-legged and held an Essence Stone in each hand, frantically absorbing the energy in them.
After the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation refined the Spiritual Energy in the Essence Stones, it split the Spiritual Energy into two streams. One went to the sea of consciousness, strengthening his Magic Energy. The other flowed to the Azure Dragon Yuanying, strengthening his Immortal Cultivation.
In a mere hour, Xiao Chenpletely drained two Essence Stones, turning them into ordinary rocks to be tossed aside. However, his body was not satisfied yet.
He cast these rocks aside and took out another two Essence Stones to cultivate with. Right now, he urgently required these cultivation resources, so he did not restrain himself.
Time crept by. After three full days, the hunger from his body no longer felt as pressing.
The flowing Magic Energy already upied half of Xiao Chen''s vast sea of consciousness, the amount more than double of when his Purple Thunder Divine Incantation was at the seventhyer. Furthermore, it was even purer.
Xiao Chen wondered how strong his Magic Energy would be when his sea of consciousness waspletely filled.
However, this was not the greatest change, which was to his Azure Dragon Yuanying. The Azure Dragon Yuanying in his dantian gave him the feeling it was undergoing a marked qualitative improvement.
However, the price was shockingly high as well. In the past three days, Xiao Chen had drained arge portion of the twenty thousand Essence Stones he carried with him.
Xiao Chen sighed softly, "If this were the Kunlun Realm, I would be able to use the abundant Spiritual Energy of the Kunlun Realm, saving me at least five thousand Essence Stones."
Although he said that, he did not feel any regrets. There were too many uncertainties in the Kunlun Realm. He might not have been able to clear his tribtion so smoothly there.
"Xiao Chen, you cleared your Heart Tribtion?"
Ao Jiao, who had been asleep for three days, woke up, feeling somewhat confused.
Xiao Chen smiled and said, "I cleared it. It''s been hard on you."
Ao Jiao smiled in embarrassment. "How could it be hard on me? I''m ashamed to say that I actually fell asleep. Darn it!"
Xiao Chen understood. Ao Jiao probably did not fall asleep on her own. This had to have been Leng Yue''s doing.
"Come, let''s return to Qingyun Peak."
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Xiao Chen lived a peaceful life in the Heavenly Saber Pavilion. Aside from cultivating, he would wander around.
asionally, he would meet with some old friends from the past in the Heavenly Saber Pavilion.
During these peaceful days, Xiao Chen slowly mediated on the Taiji Dao, the Saber Domain, and the Major Magic Skill Dharmic World.
Sometimes, when he quieted himself down, he vaguely sensed that the Emperor''s bridge crossing the great chasm was already mostlypleted.
As he stood on the bridge and looked at the other side, he saw that the heavy fog surrounding the Emperor''s Door had already thinned significantly.
Xiao Chen''s Great Tribtion of wind and fire approached. Fortunately, he was still in the Sky Dome Realm. While he cultivated, he even heard the sound of surging winds and raging fire.
Under such circumstances, he stopped his cultivation of Primordial Energy and Law Energy, lest he identally trigger his Great Tribtion of wind and fire without any warning.
Xiao Chen focused on the cultivation of Magic Energy, continuously tempering and refining it, making his Magic Energy even purer.
Now, he could already maintain Dharmic World, a Major Magic Skill, for three seconds.
These three seconds should not be underestimated. A Dharmic World of three seconds was already sufficient for Xiao Chen to do a lot of things. By using it at a critical moment, he could instantly change the world, turning the situation around.
He already achieved the foundations of the Taiji Dao''s fast-slow and stillness-movement mysteries. This Taiji Dao was like a new set ofrge doors, opening up a brand-new world to him.
The practice of the Fish Dragon Art gradually approached a favorable state, allowing him to move in shes. He nearly seeded in blending it with the Taiji Dao.
The cultivation of the Saber Domain advanced into a whole new areaan unprecedentedprehension in the Kunlun Realm. Now, Xiao Chen already cultivated three of that sunlike mote of light in his sea of consciousness.
He did not know what exactly it was. He only knew that if he touched it, it should unleash tremendous might as horrifying as the sun exploding.
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In the blink of an eye, it had already been a year since Xiao Chen arrived at the Sky Dome Realm from the Kunlun Realm.
On this particr day, Yue Chenxi, Gong Yangyu, and Xuanyuan Zhantian met up and arrived at Qingyun Peak, where Xiao Chen was.
"Are you all leaving already?" Xiao Chen asked.
The three nodded. They were different from Xiao Chen. Right now, he could not raise his cultivation any higher. What he currently cultivated was his mind and Magic Energy. Furthermore, these three were in their golden age. They needed to adventure and find great fortuitous encounters to raise their cultivation; they could not remain in the Sky Dome Realm for too long.
Spending most of the year in the Sky Dome Realm was already very long. In the Kunlun Realm, half a year would be enough for them to improve by one cultivation grade.
"Right now, the Sky Dome Realm appears peaceful on the surface. However, in reality, there were many undercurrents hidden, which will erupt one day," Yue Chenxi said worriedly.
When this matter was mentioned, Xuanyuan Zhantian felt sorrowful. He nodded and said, "Indeed. My father told me that the Sky Dome Realm would undergo a great change, and great chaos would arrive. Right now, this is just the calm before the storm."
From the moment Feng Ziyi tried to snatch the Sky Dome Heart, Xiao Chen already expected that the Sky Dome Realm would undergo great change in the future.
He knew more than these three people. He had heard from Ying Yue that the chaos ten thousand years ago resulted in thest Tianwu Emperor and the Azure Emperor falling at the same time. That started in the Sky Dome Realm.
With such worry, even if the three left, they would not be at ease. Xiao Chen said, "How about this: bring your families to my Xiao n. Iid down a formation that can block a Martial Emperor. Even if great chaos arrives, they can hold out for a while, giving us time to rescue them."
"That is a good n!"
The faces of Yue Chenxi and the others lit up in joy. What they worried the most about when returning to the Kunlun Realm was their family. With Xiao Chen''s word, it meant that there was hope.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly. Then, he recalled something and said, "There are a few people of my Xiao n with pretty good talents. I''m going to have to trouble you to bring them to the Kunlun Realm. If you have time, please help me to take care of them."
"Don''t worry. Just leave this small matter to us."
Xiao Chen watched the three leave excitedly with a pensive look on his calm face.
The encounter in the Sky Dome Immortal Realm made him feel restless. Something must have happened in the Kunlun Realm. Otherwise, the three Holy Masters would not have been so bold as to send people to the Sky Dome Realm to cause trouble for him.
"Everyone says that great chaos will arrive. How chaotic will it be exactly?" Xiao Chen said, swishing the tea in the teacup he held.
Just at this moment, he frowned slightly as he picked up a faint fluctuation. He immediately looked into the distance.
At the edge of his vision were the Ancient Deste Land and Hidden Dragon Lake, where the first Tianwu Emperor''s grave was.
Speaking of which, it was rather strange. Back then, when Xiao Chenid the formation to seal the first Tianwu Emperor''s grave, while the formation was rather powerful in the Sky Dome Realm, it should not be able to block a quasi-Emperor.
However, even after so many years, no one had touched the first Tianwu Emperor''s grave.
Many people should be very interested in such a character. However, the formation that Xiao Chen left behind remained intact all this time.
Xiao Chen hadid the formation, and the formation g used was his Secret Treasure. He would be able to feel any changes immediately, even if it was just wind rustling the grass.
Back then, he had not expected the formation to be able to block everyone. His intent was to rush over if someone touched it.
However, no one had dared to touch the formation. Was it due to the deterrence of his reputation?
Xiao Chen felt that the possibility of this was low. If anything, it was more likely due to Chu Chaoyun. This person probably held a high position in the Deep Abyss Demonic World. Perhaps he left some instructions; hence, the Demons did not dare to touch it. As for the people of the Sky Dome Realm, they were giving him face by not touching it.
However, today, there suddenly were some fluctuations. Someone was touching the formation Xiao Chen left behind.
"Strange."
Xiao Chen stood up and casually tore open space, rushing to the Ancient Deste Land.
The Ancient Deste Land had been the Tianwu Dynasty''s capital ten thousand years ago, the center of the entire Sky Dome Realm. After the dynasty fell, it was no longer as bustling as before. After a long time, this ce had turned into arge, endlesske.
Chapter 1309: Ancient Grave Sword Intent
Chapter 1309: Ancient Grave Sword Intent
"Whoosh!"
When Xiao Chen appeared above the Ancient Deste Land, he felt the attacks on the formation suddenlye to a stop.
The formation that Xiao Chenid was still there. This startled him. It was not that someone was trying to break the formation. That person just wanted to lure him here.
Who can it be?
Xiao Chen did not feel any fear. Now, he believed that he was unrivaled in the Sky Dome Realm. Even the three Holy Masters did not dare to send any more people to seek trouble for him after he snatched away three sets of peak-quality King Grade Battle Armor from them.
Xiao Chen was just feeling suspicious. Who had lured him here? Was this person not afraid of death?
He looked over and extended his Spiritual Sense, instantly covering the entire Ancient Deste Land.
Many inds dotted theke. Cultivators of all types appeared in Xiao Chen''s mind, unable to escape his notice.
After sweeping his Spiritual Sense across the entireke surface and retracting it, Xiao Chen did not find anyone suspicious.
Just as he was about to shift his gaze, he noticed a figure.
This figure with a sword on his back sat at the edge of the Ancient Deste Land and looked at theke, appearing distracted and sorrowful.
Even though this was just a back view, the heavy sorrow allowed Xiao Chen to sense the grief in his heart.
"It''s him?"
Xiao Chen slowlynded and walked over, step by step. With just one nce, he could tell whom this back view belonged to.
It was a descendant of the Tianwu Dynasty, Chu Chaoyun!
Chu Chaoyun did not give off any special aura, seemingly very ordinary. When the passing cultivators looked at his demeanor, they could not understand what was going on.
Why was he staring nkly at theke, looking so sorrowful? Who was he showing this to?
When Xiao Chen saw this scene, he suddenly thought of a saying: "Those who know me know that I''m in sorrow. Those who don''t know me think that I am in want of something."
Those who understood Chu Chaoyun, like Xiao Chen, naturally understood that he was merely thinking of the past. Ten thousand years ago, this was the most bustlingnd of the Sky Dome Realm, the center of the world. There had been many people and chariots. The Tianwu Dynasty''s royal g flew everywhere.
However, after ten thousand years, the city had disappeared, and the country was destroyed. Now, all that could be seen was this ocean-likeke. As a descendant of the Tianwu Dynasty''s royal n, every time Chu Chaoyun saw it, he probably sighed with considerable sorrow.
However, others did not know. Those cultivators passing by saw only a fool staring at theke.
After seeing Chu Chaoyun, Xiao Chen was already sure that the one that lured him over was this person.
As though Chu Chaoyun had grown eyes on his back, he seemed to know that Xiao Chen had arrived. He suddenly stood up and quickly ran forward.
Xiao Chen paused for a moment before giving chase.
As Xiao Chen pursued Chu Chaoyun, they both arrived at Hidden Dragon Lake. "Plop!" Chu Chaoyun jumped into theke.
Xiao Chen hesitated for a moment. Then, he evaluated his own strength. Even if there was a trap below, after executing Dharmic World, he would be able to flee and even kill his opponent.
He stopped hesitating and quickly followed behind, entering Hidden Dragon Lake.
When Xiao Chen sank to the bottom and went through that formless barrier, he saw Chu Chaoyun hovering in the air, above the Tianwu Emperor''s grave.
Aside from Chu Chaoyun, there was no one else. There were no traps, which Xiao Chen had worried about.
Xiao Chen walked over calmly. "What are you nning by luring me here? Chu Chaoyun, you can tell me already, right?"
Before the Tianwu Emperor''s grave, Chu Chaoyun turned around and smiled at Xiao Chen. "Nothing much, I just wanted to meet you and see how strong you are now."
Xiao Chen was now extremely calm. He said indifferently, "In that case, you really are here to seek death?"
Chu Chaoyun smiled. "Indeed. Now, under Martial Emperor, no one is your opponent. Even the most horrifying outstanding royal talents of the Deep Abyss Demonic World might not be a match for you.
"However, when checking someone out, one should look not only at what is before them now but, even more so, at the future. I came to see if you have any hope of seeding in your Great Tribtion of wind and fire."
Feeling interested, Xiao Chen said, "Many thanks for your concern. In that case, what do you think my chances are?"
Chu Chaoyun replied unhurriedly, "With your current strength, I feel that you have a ten percent chance."
Xiao Chen smiled. "Ten percent. This is quite a lot. Since ancient times, the people who can clear the Great Tribtion of wind and fire have only been one in ten thousand."
"I''m not finished yet. If I consider the external factors, the likelihood of you seeding in your Great Tribtion of wind and fire is only one in ten thousand." Chu Chaoyun paused for a while before picking up the topic again. "Perhaps you do not know. The Thunder Sovereign''s ten-thousand-year tribtion arrived early. Now, there is no news of him. It is not known whether he is alive or not; no one has any word of him."
"What?!"
"You heard right. Right now, there is no news of the Thunder Sovereign. Many rumors say that he is already dead. The entire Kunlun Realm is in chaos."
When Xiao Chen heard this, it startled him. No wonder the three Holy Masters dared to send people down to attack him so openly.
It turned out that such a great change had taken ce in the Kunlun Realm. Something major actually happened to the undisputed strongest of the Kunlun Realm, the strong Thunder Sovereign.
No news whatsoever, without anyone knowing whether he was alive or dead!
The Thunder Sovereign was considered Xiao Chen''s strongest backer. Back then, in the Kunlun Realm, he was one of the main reasons Xiao Chen did not get crushed by a major character.
Such a change was like lightning on a clear day to Xiao Chen.
The difficulty of advancing to Martial Emperor suddenly increased tremendously. The Great Tribtion of wind and fire already made Xiao Chen very anxious. With the Thunder Sovereign gone, the bnce of the external factors was broken, bing very strange.
Chu Chaoyunughed softly and said, "Sorry for bringing you such bad news. However, it is still better than suddenly finding out when you go back to the Kunlun Realm. At least you have some time to adjust to this."
Xiao Chen recovered his wits and said coldly, "What, do you expect me to thank you?"
Chu Chaoyun waved his hand. "There is no need for that. You don''t have to look at me like that, either. There will definitely be a battle between you and me, but this is not the time."
This again!
Xiao Chen frowned and said, "I''ve really had enough of hearing this. What exactly is the grudge between us? Although I''ve always designated you as an opponent, I do not have any hatred for you. However, you have been hiding for so many years, telling me this same thing. What exactly does it mean?"
"There is no rush. We have the same goals. With us not having achieved our goals yet, how can you understand the entire situation? Catch this!"
Chu Chaoyun gently jumped down and casually broke the formation that Xiao Chen left, reaching out and grabbing a formation g, then tossing it to Xiao Chen.
This was a formation that Xiao Chenid when he was a Martial Sage, so it should not be difficult for Chu Chaoyun to break it. However, Xiao Chen did not expect him to be able to break it so casually.
Xiao Chen caught the formation g. When he saw that Chu Chaoyun seemed to want to break into the Tianwu Emperor''s grave, his expression changed slightly. A murderous intent arose in his heart. "Stop!"
Chu Chaoyun gently drifted down and stood on the simple grave of the first Tianwu Emperor. He smiled gently and asked, "Why stop? Actually, you must also be very curious about the first Tianwu Emperor''s grave in your heart, right? Today, I''ll show you what exactly is inside."
Before Xiao Chen could do anything to stop Chu Chaoyun, Chu Chaoyun smashed the gravestone with one palm strike. The entire grave shattered and sted out the coffin in there.
The coffin lid opened with a ''bang.'' Xiao Chen, who was preparing to make a move, could not help the shock on his face when he saw what was inside the coffin. He could not believe it and stopped cold.
Empty?
That was right. After the heavy coffin lid opened, there was nothing in the coffin.
Completely empty, void of anything.
Xiao Chen even suspected that his eyes were ying tricks on him. This ce was definitely the grave of the first Tianwu Emperor and was more than twenty thousand years old.
However, there was indeed nothing in there. The old flood dragon that stood guard here had gravely instructed Xiao Chen not to let anyone open it.
There was nothing in there. Opening it or not, what did it matter?
Xiao Chen narrowed his eyes at Chu Chaoyun. "You''ve long known that there is nothing in there?"
Chu Chaoyun smiled gently and replied, "If there really was any inheritance in there, when the Tianwu Dynasty was destroyed, someone would have opened it long ago and tried to use it to save the Tianwu Dynasty from being destroyed. Those major characters would have taken it away. How could it be the turn of us, two small fries, to take it?"
Xiao Chen said in disbelief, "However, that old flood dragon stood guard here for so many years, making an oath to do so. If there was nothing, why did it guard here, then?"
Chu Chaoyun''s lips curled up as he kicked the coffin lid a couple of times. "It is not that there is nothing at all. I heard that the first Tianwu Emperor made this coffin personally. It is pretty good as a memorial. The old flood dragon''s loyalty was merely guarding a symbol."
Chu Chaoyun''s tone was replete with disrespect for this first Tianwu Emperor, a totalck of regard. He did not seem to consider the first Tianwu Emperor as an ancestor, not showing any respect for him.
Xiao Chen found this incredible. This result far exceeded his expectations.
The true grave of the first Tianwu Emperor actually did not have anything. With a sh, Xiao Chen arrived at the grave, which was sted open.
The grave pce was ratherplete, suffused with the ancient Tianwu Dynasty''s style. Xiao Chen carefully looked around. The construction of the grave pce was not reallyplicated nor huge.
The walls of the small grave pce were all solid, bereft of secret passages and rooms.
There were some carvings on the wall. Xiao Chen carefully touched them and felt a sharp sword intent. More than twenty thousand yearster, even after the dynasty had fallen, the sword intent remained so sharp.
If not for Xiao Chen being very strong and cultivating the Saber Dao to a level that no one had before, he might have gotten hurt.
Aside from sharpness, Xiao Chen also felt the carefreeness of the sword intent''s master in the sword intent. Which was to say, the master of this sword intent just casually left this behind, and there was no other special meaning.
Xiao Chen withdrew his hand and carefully observed the carvings on the wall. After such a long time, the wall carving had already be blurred, mostly covered by dust.
However, based on the trajectory of the sword intent, he knew that the master of this sword intentpleted this carving in one breath, using a sword to do so.
Xiao Chen looked around, using his sharp senses to find the starting point of this carving.
After that, he stepped forward and closed his eyes. He ced his left hand on the starting point of the carving.
"Life Bestowal Spell!"
Xiao Chen formed a hand seal with his right hand before extending his hand and tapping on the dust in the grave pce. Under the control of his Life Bestowal Spell, the dust gathered into a figure holding a sword.
It was like watching the scene of the master of this sword intent performing a sword dance twenty thousand years ago.
Xiao Chen followed the lines on the wall, walking forward, step by step. His right hand continuously formed different hand seals.
"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!"
The human figure of dust brandished his sword and danced, executing a set of Sword Techniques and releasing a magnificent and elegant sword light. It was as if Xiao Chen simted the movements of the sword intent''s master from twenty thousand years ago.
Chapter 1310: Luring an Enemy Away
Chapter 1310: Luring an Enemy Away
The Sword Technique could not be considered very brilliant. However, that carefree and casual air from twenty thousand years ago remained clearly tangible.
Strands of sword Qi flew about in the grave pce, knocking off all the dust on the walls.
As if the fully revealed wall carving got infected, the figures in the carving seemed toe life, dancing together.
The entire grave pce filled with sword images. ngor resounded nonstop.
The distant history and the realistic tableau intertwined, tangled andplicated, inside the grave pce. The stars moved about as if space-time had gone crazy.
On the ground, Chu Chaoyun, whose face always had a carefree and calm expression, showed a somewhat bbergasted countenance when he saw the sword images filling the grave pce.
Suddenly, two light figures came out from his bodyone ck and one white. They both held swords and moved together. The Sword Technique materialized was exactly the same as the one in the grave pce.
Xiao Chen found a familiar feeling among the sword images. The three sunlike spots of light in his sea of consciousness trembled, bing bright and sharp.
They gave off intense light in the sea of consciousness as if they were suns.
Xiao Chen walked slowly, moving step by step. As he felt the Sword Dao contained in the sword intent, he continued to perfect his own Saber Dao.
When he reached the end of the painting, the figure materialized by the Life Bestowal Spell smiled faintly and nodded like it was satisfied with the wall carving it made. Then, it withdrew its sword and soared into the sky.
Chu Chaoyun raised his head and looked at the figure in the sky. His expression turnedplicated as he muttered to himself, "Since you are so strong, unmatched even until today, why did you leave behind this vast dynasty, not caring about it at all?"
"Whoosh!"
The two light figureswhite and ckmerged into Chu Chaoyun''s body. He stretched out a finger. Then, that soaring figure exploded, turning into so much dust and disappearing.
Inside the grave pce, Xiao Chen did not know what Chu Chaoyun''s expression was like. He was currently focusing on what he gained from the wall carving.
However, he was very sure that the first Tianwu Emperor was the one who left behind the wall carving and that he had done it so casually and in one breath, forming this magnificent tableau.
Xiao Chen entered deep thought. Those sunlike spots of light in his sea of consciousness were a kind of energy that wasprehended using the Saber Domain after he gained insight into the Saber Dao.
For now, he called it Saber Energy, a certain level achieved through the cultivation of the Saber Dao. He also felt a simr Sword Energy from the first Tianwu Emperor''s sword intent.
However, the first Tianwu Emperor''s Sword Energy was much stronger than Xiao Chen''s Saber Energy; it was likeparing a drop of water to an ocean.
Given this, Xiao Chen''s choice in the direction of his Saber Domain was correct. As a desman, the saber should be the focus and the domain, a supplement.
To a desman, the purpose of the Saber Domain was the cultivation of this Saber Energy.
Xiao Chen''s figure shed and reappeared on the ground outside. He looked at Chu Chaoyun and said, "Thank you for doing this. Otherwise, I would not be able to understand my Saber Dao this clearly."
Chu Chaoyun smiled faintly and said, "It was unintentional; there is no need for you to thank me. On the contrary, I should be the one thanking you. It allowed me toe to understand more clearly how terrible the master of this grave is."
Hatred!
Xiao Chen saw hatred in Chu Chaoyun''s eyes, a hatred for the first Tianwu Emperor.
The first Tianwu Emperor left behind a false grave, faking his death and disappearing, ignoring his descendants and the dynasty that he established. No wonder Chu Chaoyun hated him.
Where did the first Tianwu Emperor go?
Did the first Tianwu Emperor leave this abandonednd? Or perhaps he was not a person from this abandonednd in the first ce, and he just went to where he should be going?
Why did Xiao Chen think like this? It was because he felt that this first Tianwu Emperor was ridiculously strong, much stronger than even the Ancient Era Martial Emperor cultivators of the Kunlun Realm.
There was also the strange Heavenly me. Xiao Chen felt that this Heavenly me might be simr to the Heavenly Snow Divine me that he obtained, a me born in the primordial chaos.
However, the first Tianwu Emperor''s Heavenly me had been nurtured to an extremely strong level. The Heavenly Snow Divine me that Xiao Chen had was extremely weak, needing to be fed like a baby.
Xiao Chen calmed down and asked with a grave expression, "Chu Chaoyun, why did you lure me here? What is your purpose? You can tell me now, right? You even told me about the Thunder Sovereign going missing and opened the grave. What are you trying to convey?"
Chu Chaoyun smiled and said, "With your intelligent mind, you should be able to figure this out on your own. Just think about it."
Xiao Chen''s face sank. He knew that Chu Chaoyun definitely had some other intentionsbesides meeting an old friend out of the bluein luring him here.
He started thinking quickly. Then, a sh of inspiration struck him. Luring an enemy away!
With a thought, Xiao Chen''s Spiritual Sense split into two, extending frantically.
Soon, the scenes of Xiao n City and Qingyun Peak appeared in Xiao Chen''s mind. They were calm with nothing happening.
They are fine. In that case, it can only be the remaining half of the Sky Dome Heart!
Xiao Chen narrowed his eyes at Chu Chaoyun as he said, "You are trying to snatch the Sky Dome Heart?"
Chu Chaoyun smiled and said, "You are indeed not stupid. However, even if you know now, it is toote. The Sky Dome Pce should be broken already. Speaking of which, I really must thank you. If not for you demonstrating how to break that Sky Dome Dragon Formation, the Sky Dome Pce would not be this easy to ovee."
"Swoosh!"
Xiao Chen could not be bothered to say anything more. His figure shed as he flew to the front, preparing to rush to the Sky Dome Pce.
"You want to go and help? Not so easy!"
Chu Chaoyun smiled faintly and unleashed an intense white light from his left eye as well as a terrifying ck light from his right eye.
One smile split into ck and white.
With Chu Chaoyun''s body as the centerline, ck and white separated to the left and right, respectively. The ck light and white light split the entire world into two, appearing bizarre.
The ck and white lights formed a shapeless aura that headed towards Xiao Chen, swallowing up everything in its way.
This development startled Xiao Chen. This fellow actually managed toprehend the will of light and the will of darkness to the limits.
Xiao Chen''s figure flickered as this aura forced him back.
He spread out his Saber Domain. The moment hended, he pushed off the ground, shooting forward like an arrow with an even stronger aura.
Chu Chaoyun smiled calmly and spread out his Sword Domain. He stepped forward and charged at Xiao Chen.
The two did not draw the saber or the sword in their hands. They only exchanged moves with their fists and palms. However, the saber intent and sword intent contained in the attacks were not weak at all.
It was clearly an exchange between hands and feet, but intense ngor resounded in the sky.
The Saber Domain and the Sword Domain ovepped, piercing space into many pieces and creating a very sorry sight.
Xiao Chen did not use the Taiji Dao, only his Saber Domain and closebat techniques, to fight.
Both of them knew that they were just testing each other out. After one hundred moves, they both retreated ten kilometers and looked at each other from afar.
Between the two, there seemed to be a sharp point soaring into the sky, forming an invisible saber and an invisible sword.
Xiao Chen suddenly smiled and said, "Chu Chaoyun, it looks like your cultivation of the state of primal chaos is not going smoothly. The stronger the cultivation of light and darkness, the more they suppress each other, bing increasingly difficult to merge.
A few years ago, when Xiao Chen met Chu Chaoyun, Chu Chaoyun could still merge light and darkness somewhat, forming a vague primal chaos.
However, now, despite Chu Chaoyun growing stronger, with his will of light and will of darkness having intensified, they became harder to merge.
"It is enough to block you!" Chu Chaoyun said, neither denying nor verifying Xiao Chen''s guess.
Xiao Chen said indifferently, "That might not be so!"
Right after Xiao Chen spoke, he drew his Lunar Shadow Saber. Using his wless Saber Dao, he released an even more ferocious aura. His saber became one with his body; even his hair and clothes gave off light.
Retreat!
Before Xiao Chen''s strong aura, Chu Chaoyun did not choose to sh head-on. His body gave off ck and white lights as he moved back five steps.
When Chu Chaoyun could no longer move back, he drew his sword.
"ng! ng!" The moment Chu Chaoyun drew his sword, there were two sword hums. His body suddenly split into two. One wore ck robes while the other wore white. They looked simr to each other but showed different auras. The most important thing was that both wielded Sword Domains.
Light Sword Domain and Darkness Sword Domain.
"Although I did not get inducted into the Primal Chaos Dao, it does not mean that I turned weak."
The two figures spoke at the same time. Their voices resounded everywhere. They fought against Xiao Chen, pressing in from the left and right.
Intangibly, Xiao Chen''s Saber Domain got suppressed.
Taiji Dao!
With a thought, the Primordial Energy in Xiao Chen''s body materialized the Taiji force field. Executing the Fish Dragon Art, Xiao Chen changed between slow and fast, his afterimages flickering. Lightning shed in the sky as he recovered his momentum.
Xiao Chen had no intention of wasting time here with Chu Chaoyun. He still needed to rush to the Sky Dome Pce. After one hundred moves, he directly executed the Taiji Burst.
"Bang!" The ground under Xiao Chen''s feet exploded violently. The power of the world that the entire Taiji force field contained immediately burst forth, sting the ce into pieces.
The explosion of the Taiji force field seemed to nearly destroy thews of the Great Dao within one kilometer of the st.
The two figures of Chu Chaoyunwhite and ckvomited blood and went flying back. When theynded on the ground, they smiled bitterly. "It really is a huge disadvantage to fight you without Primordial Energy."
Without bing a Martial Emperor, any outstanding talent of Xiao Chen''s generation would feel they were at half strength when fighting him.
Xiao Chen coldly snorted. "Go away. Otherwise, don''t me me for bringing out my full strength against you!"
Xiao Chen was truly furious at Chu Chaoyun for dying him until now. He still had the peak will of thunder, threeyers of Saber Energy, and the Major Magic Skill Dharmic World.
If Chu Chaoyun continued to block him, Xiao Chen would not mind using some of these trump cards. However, Chu Chaoyun should have trump cards that he had not used, either. There was no question that Xiao Chen would defeat Chu Chaoyun, but whether Xiao Chen could kill Chu Chaoyun was uncertain.
The ck and white Chu Chaoyuns returned their swords to their sheaths. Then, they said, "Go, then. I hope you can make it in time."
Xiao Chen sheathed his saber. Then, he nced at Chu Chaoyun before disappearing with a sh.
"How much strength do you think he revealed?" the white-robed Chu Chaoyun said.
The ck-robed Chu Chaoyun drawled in reply, "Probably about forty percent."
It was like Chu Chaoyun was speaking to himself, which appeared extremely peculiar.
The two lightsck and whiteflickered. Chu Chaoyun merged back into one. His eyes both showed primal chaos as he muttered, "The great chaos in the Kunlun Realm has already started. No matter what, I hope you will be able to clear your Great Tribtion of wind and fire."
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When Xiao Chen arrived at the Sky Dome Pce, the newly rebuilt Sky Dome Pce was in a sorry state once more.
Many cultivatorsy on the ground, moaning in pain. However, most of them were fortunate, in no danger of dying.
Xiao Chen searched for Old Yun in the crowd. The other party''splexion was very poor, looking like he had aged significantly.
Chapter 1311: Item Spirit Little Three
Chapter 1311: Item Spirit Little Three
Xiao Chen''s heart sank. He knew that he was toote. He walked to the front and asked about the situation. Indeed, a group of mysterious people had snatched away the remaining half of the Sky Dome Heart.
"Not a Demon?"
"No. Although these people were masked, I am sure that they were not Demons. They did not give off the aura of a Demon." Old Yun exined the situation back then to Xiao Chen.
This group of masked people copied Xiao Chen''s methodusing the dragon soul in the sky to crash into the dragon on the ground to break the Sky Dome Dragon Formationand stole the Sky Dome Heart.
Old Yun sighed, "This world is really in great chaos. I believe that this group of mysterious men will snatch the Demons'' half of the Sky Dome Heart as well."
Xiao Chen''s heart skipped a beat. It looked like Chu Chaoyun was extremely ambitious.
Without Xiao Chen realizing it, Chu Chaoyun had actually gathered such a strong force in the Sky Dome Realm. It looked like he could upy the entire Sky Dome Realm at any time and was just waiting for the right time to take action, for the true great chaos to descend.
Old Yun continued, "Right now, the Martial God Pce is in a mess as well. Azure Dragon King, when you return to the Kunlun Realm, do be more careful."
Xiao Chen felt curious. He asked, "How is it so?"
Old Yun frowned and said, "The Martial God Pce is split into many factions and is in chaos now. I sent in several requests for reinforcements already, but they were ignored. From the looks of things, they intend to rebel against the Martial God Pce and elect a new Pce Master. They could not be bothered with this small matter at all.
"As I''m in the Sky Dome Realm, I can''t get much news and don''t really know what happened for things to be so chaotic so quickly."
Xiao Chen understood what happened. The Thunder Sovereign had vanished; no one knew whether the Thunder Sovereign was still alive or not. The three Holy Masters had already been unhappy with the Thunder Sovereign for a long time. It would be strange if matters did not devolve into chaos.
However, Xiao Chen could not bring himself to tell Old Yun. If he did, Old Yun would just be even more worried.
Xiao Chen consoled, "Since the Sky Dome Heart is gone already, I think there is no need to rebuild this Sky Dome Pce anymore. How about youe with me to the Xiao n? Iid a small Iron Defense Magic Formation there. It does not have a strong offense, but its defense is much stronger than even the Sky Dome Dragon Formation''s."
"Really? In that case, I thank the Azure Dragon King." Old Yun smiled in joy.
Xiao Chen sighed. Great chaos was arriving, but he could not help much. This was all that he could do.
He really wanted to go to the Kunlun Realm to see what exactly had happened. However, he needed to work on his Taiji Dao, wless Saber Dao, and Saber Energy. He simply had no time to deal with this.
"One year. Just give me one more year, and that will be enough," Xiao Chen said sullenly.
The Sky Dome Heart falling into Chu Chaoyun''s hands was something irond already; nothing would change it.
Xiao Chen did not care about what schemes Chu Chaoyun had or how strong his faction in the Sky Dome Realm was.
He only cared about the safety of his friends and family, as well as the disciples on Qingyun Peak.
After leaving the Sky Dome Pce, he arrived at Xiao n City and saw Yue Chenxi and the other two, who were about to depart, in the City Lord''s Residence.
Right now, the Kunlun Realm was in great chaos. However, there would be great fortuitous encounters amid all that. To the three, it might not be a bad thing.
"Xiao Chen, when do you intend to return to the Kunlun Realm, and when will your Great Tribtion of wind and fire be?" Yue Chenxi asked out of concern.
Gong Yangyu and Xuanyuan Zhantian were extremely concerned about this as well.
Everyone knew that of the five years that Yue Bingyun estimated for Xiao Chen, only one and a half years were left. As the time drew closer, his good friends could not avoid worrying about him.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly. He did not avoid this question. "There is about one year left. I have managed to gain some umtions in the Sky Dome Realm and need some time to digest them. As for the Great Tribtion of wind and fire, it cane at any time. I''ll just go with the flow."
As Xiao Chen spoke, he gave off a sense of peace and serenity that allowed others to feel his tranquility.
Yue Chenxi and the others rxed somewhat. They knew that Xiao Chen''s attitude towards his problem was much better than theirs.
"This time, after going to the Kunlun Realm, there should be great fortuitous encounters for you. Grasp hold of them properly. It will be easy to profit. However, you must remember this: your life is what''s most important."
Xuanyuan Zhantian and the others felt suspicious. It seemed like Xiao Chen knew something that he was keeping secret.
Xiao Chen had not left the Sky Dome Realm. How was he so clear about the situation in the Kunlun Realm?
"Xiao Chen, can you exin?"
Xiao Chen shook his head and said, "There is no need for me to say too much. You will understand when you get there."
"In that case, we will take our leave first."
"Right. Also, I''ll leave these three juniors of my Xiao n to you."
Watching the three leave, Xiao Chen wished them well in his heart. He only hoped that his three friends would be able to find peace in this chaotic world.
Currently, Xiao Chen was like duckweed. If he was not careful, the winds and waves would scatter him. He could not do much.
If he could not clear the Great Tribtion of wind and fire, he would even find it hard to protect himself in this great chaos.
Shaking his head, Xiao Chen went to meet his father. After that, he started thinking about how to strengthen the small Iron Defense Magic Formation around the City Lord''s Residence.
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Spring passed and autumn arrived. Xiao Chen mostly traveled between the Xiao n and Qingyun Peak. asionally, he went out to see the sights, enjoying the various scenes.
Although he did not have much time left, he did not close himself up in bitter cultivation. Instead, he roamed about leisurely, experiencing the Taiji Dao in mountains and rivers, tempering his mental state. He went with the flow, not harping on the details.
Seven Horn Mountain, White Water City, the Deep SeaXiao Chen traveled to all the ces he had been to in the past, revisiting them.
Finally, he arrived at the most mysterious ce of the Sky Dome Realm, the Ancient Deste Tower.
It was back then, in the Ancient Deste Tower, that Xiao Chen gained some fame as the White Robed desman when fighting the outstanding talents of the various nations.
Now that he was back in Deste City again, the bewildering formation that covered the Ancient Deste Tower naturally could not stop him. He immediately saw that mysterious Ancient Deste Tower with one nce.
The Ancient Deste Tower was already around during the Tianwu Dynasty.
Now that Xiao Chen understood the strength of the first Tianwu Emperor, he even felt that the first Tianwu Emperor might have personally constructed this Ancient Deste Tower for the sake of the royal n disciples.
"Say, Ao Jiao, why did you get me to stop at the eighth floor and not go to the ninth floor back then? Surely you can tell me this secret now?" Xiao Chen asked casually as he recalled the matters of the past.
That year, Xiao Chen showed off his sharpness amid the outstanding talents of the various nations, clearing the different stages and charging to the eighth floor. Due to Ao Jiao''s advice, he gave up on thoughts of entering the ninth floor. That could be considered a small regret of his.
Xiao Chen believed that now, Ao Jiao should not object to exining it.
Who knew, Xiao Chen still did not get a response even after a long time passed. He could not help feeling curious.
Now, Xiao Chen possessed overwhelming strength equal to that of a Martial Emperor. Even Chu Chaoyun had to retreat before him, not daring to take on his full strength. Despite that, Ao Jiao still worried about this.
What exactly was in the Ancient Deste Tower''s ninth floor to make her so afraid?
Just as Xiao Chen was about to ask again, Ao Jiao flew out of the Immortal Spirit Ring and said, "There is a mirror inside known as the Three Life Mirror. It can show the future and the past. Those who enter the ninth floor can make one choice: to see the past or the future."
Xiao Chen revealed an interested expression. "Then?"
"Sang Mu chose to see the future. In the end, he saw his body shatter into pieces, the future of his fall. After that, it really came true. No matter how excellent he was in the Kunlun Realm, he could not change this future."
Xiao Chen''s face froze. When he heard the sorrow in Ao Jiao''s words, he said, "Sorry, I should not have asked."
He finally understood why she had been so reluctant for Xiao Chen go to the ninth floor. She had been afraid, afraid that Xiao Chen would follow in the Thunder Emperor Sang Mu''s pathdefeated by fate.
Ao Jiao smiled and said, "It''s fine. There is nothing much to hide about this matter. Your choice depends on yourself."
Xiao Chen started thinking. It was fine in the past when he did not know. Now that he knew about the Three Life Mirror on the ninth floor, he definitely had to make a trip there.
With his current strength, the various restrictions of the Ancient Deste Tower were naturally ineffective. If he wanted to go in, all he had to do was forcefully tear space.
However, Xiao Chen pondered on which to see, the past or the future?
The Thunder Emperor had felt that there was nothing to see in the past. So, he chose the future. In the end, he saw a dismal sightan end where he died without an intact corpsewhichter came true. When Xiao Chen thought about it, this was indeed hair-raising.
A single person''s effort seemed incredibly insignificant before fate. No matter how hard one worked, one could not change it.
"Little Ao Jiao, just wait here for a while. I''ll go in and take a look."
Without waiting for Ao Jiao''s reply, Xiao Chen tore space open, broke the various restrictions from the void, and silently arrived at the Ancient Deste Tower''s ninth floor.
Indeed, it was as Ao Jiao said; there was only an upright mirror in the empty ninth floor. Aside from that, there was nothing at all.
The mirror was close to two meters tall, its surface smooth like still water. Xiao Chen''s entry created a strong wind that even caused ripples to appear on the mirror.
A pretty and adorable girl appeared in the Three Life Mirror and stared at Xiao Chen. Baffled by his presence, she said, "Strange, you are already as strong as a half-step Martial Emperor. Wait, that''s not right. You are even stronger than a regr Martial Emperor. How are you able to enter the Ancient Deste Tower?"
Xiao Chen smiled and said, "You must be the Three Life Mirror''s Item Spirit, right? Although I did not follow the rules and forcefully barged in, I did climb my way up, floor by floor, once. It was just that I gave up on the chance toe up here that year. Is it toote now?"
The pretty, little girl in the mirror giggled, "So that is what happened. You do have the aura of a person who cleared the earlier floors. Since that is the case, of course, it is not toote. If you did not have the mark of clearing the previous floors, even if you managed to barge in now, Little Three would not be able to show you anything."
Xiao Chen walked forward and looked at that lively Item Spirit. "Do you still remember thest person who came here?"
The pretty, little girl''s eyes sparkled, smiling somewhat dazedly. "Of course, I remember. It was a very handsome fellow, even more handsome than you. However, he did not have the same kind of temperament as you. It would be difficult for me to choose between the two of you. Which to choose? Handsome and bright? Or delicate, peaceful, and quiet? How difficult! This is really difficult. How should I choose"
The pretty, little girl in the mirror seemed to forget about Xiao Chen''s presence. She tilted her head to the side and rubbed her chin, pondering heavily.
Cold sweat appeared on Xiao Chen''s forehead. This Item Spirit must have been lonely for too long. After not speaking for several thousand years, she spoke so much in one go, even bing lovestruck.
"He died."
"He really died?"
At first, this news stunned the pretty, little girl. Then, she smiled excitedly. "Little Three is indeed incredible. I got it right once again"
Chapter 1312: Epoch Master
Chapter 1312: Epoch Master
Xiao Chen felt helpless. He really could not hate this type of girl. Furthermore, she was just an Item Spirit. For her not to be able to hold her tongue, her heart was rather pure.
"Hehe! I just knew that you wouldn''t me Little Three. Tell me, what is your choice? The past or the future? If you choose the past, it will give you a chance to see the events of your past life. If you choose the future, it will allow you to see the future joys and sorrows of this life."
The pretty, little girl introduced, exining it in great detail, putting her instinct for chattering on full disy.
"What are you going to choose? The past or the future?" Little Three smiled attractively. "Remember, there is only one chance!"
Xiao Chen opened his mouth, but he still found it hard to make a choice. Should he see the past or the future?
"Have you not decided? Should Little Three help you with the thinking process?" the pretty, little Item Spirit girl asked while smiling happily.
Xiao Chen entered deep thought and then said, "I suddenly realize that both the past and the future cannot be changed. In that case, watching does not matter. What is the point of watching, then?"
"The past already happened. Of course, it cannot be changed. However, while the future has not happened yet, it indeed cannot be changed, either. Everything moves ording to fate. It is already decided from the moment you say it."
Xiao Chen smiled and said, "You can make your answer simpler. Just nod and tell me that I''m right; that will do. There is no need to give me a long exnation."
The pretty, little girl smiled abashedly. "Do I? It''s just that Little Three has not met any living person for too long. Inevitably, I cannot hold back my words, saying things that I did not mean to and rambling on"
"Stop!"
Xiao Chen raised his hand and stopped the other party. This pretty, little girl spoke so much that he was getting a headache. He finally saw for himself how scary a chatterbox could be.
Little Three smiled and covered her mouth up, saying, "Alright, I''ll stop dragging it out. If you are not able to make a decision, then how about letting heaven do it for you?"
Curious, Xiao Chen asked, "What do you mean?"
"Toss out an item, and the direction that itnds in makes the decision for you?"
This suggestion stunned Xiao Chen, making him hesitate. Let heaven decide?
Not say anything more, Little Three waited for Xiao Chen to reply.
After thinking for a while, Xiao Chen sighed softly. Since when has my courage fallen so low? To think that I actually even considered leaving a choice between past and future to heaven! Time has indeed worn down my sharpness.
If Xiao Chen hade up back then, he would have immediately chosen to see the future without saying anything. Now that he had withdrawn his sharpness and stood in a high position, he started worrying about everything.
"How about it? Do you need to do that?"
Xiao Chen shook his head and replied, "There''s no need. I have decided. I do not believe in fate, only myself. Show me my past. I would like to see my past life."
No matter what the future was like, it was all the result of his choices. It had nothing to do with fate.
Xiao Chen wanted to see the past, feeling rather curious. He had transmigrated and upied the body also known as Xiao Chen. After swallowing up the other party''s soul, he had picked up and continued the original Xiao Chen''s will, living in this world.
Would that so-called previous life be the previous life of the Xiao Chen on Earth or of the Sky Dome Realm''s original Xiao Chen?
Little Three rubbed her chin and said, "Previous life? Rarely do people choose to see their previous life. I do not understand what is so interesting about the previous life. However, Elder Brother White Robes, since you made this choice, Little Three will not reject it. Hold out your hand into the mirror."
Xiao Chen did as told and directly thrust a hand into the mirror.
"Hehe! What a fair hand! It is really pretty, well endowed, and talented with overwhelming spirituality. Furthermore, you are filled with Spiritual Energy. Little Three really likes it. So, you are called Xiao Chen but was once known as the White Robed desman. Little Three addressed you correctly, then," the pretty, little girl said with a smile as she held Xiao Chen''s hand and stared at him with her lovely,rge eyes.
Xiao Chen said helplessly, "Can we begin now?"
"Right, let''s begin. I''ll now bring Elder Brother White Robes to see the various events of your past life. No matter what happens, do not let go of my hand. I''m going to pull you into this Three Life Mirror."
"Whoosh!"
Xiao Chen saw the pretty, little girl pull hard. He felt like she yanked out his soul. The world spun around, making him dizzy.
He turned back and looked. Indeed, his body still stood with his hand outstretched, looking like an immobile statue.
"Hehe! Don''t look back. What you need to do now is look forward."
Turning his head, Xiao Chen looked to the front. A star turned into mes and fell from the sky, towards his very center. There was nowhere to run.
Heatwaves surged, carrying overwhelming might as they spread over. The startled Xiao Chen paled, wanting to flee immediately.
However, he discovered that Little Three grasped his hand tightly, preventing him from fleeing. Before he could let out a cry of surprise and close his eyes, the fireball went through him and crashed on the ground.
The fireball created a huge crater, and then it took on human form. This person''s Life Essence turned into rainbow-colored lights and disappeared like smoke.
Little Three giggled continuously at Xiao Chen''s reaction to this. Everything he looked at was all the past. It could not hurt him. This Little Three was scaring him on purpose.
Xiao Chen would settle this with herter. He currently did not have the time to care about her tricks. He focused himself and looked at what was happening before him.
The scene before him was like the end of the world. Unimaginably vast and majestic pces crumbled. mes zed. Spirit Herbs burned. Glorious buildings turned to rubble.
However, these were not the scariest thing, which was the stars in the sky.
Xiao Chen only managed to see it clearly now. These stars were not truly stars but people. However, these people were too strong, unimaginably strong. Before they died, they gave off a light that was no weaker than the stars.
Stars fell from the sky and space shattered. Thews crumbled and order no longer existed. The heavens shook and the earth split.
This spectacle shook Xiao Chen''s mind. This was the scene of the destruction of the Immortal Epoch. Why did his previous life have such a scene?
"Oh, how incredible! Elder Brother White Robes''s previous incarnation was actually an Immortal," Little Three said with a smile as she pulled on Xiao Chen''s hand, wandering through the space where many Immortals fell.
Xiao Chen found her demeanor strange, so he asked, "You do not seem surprised. You''ve met Immortals before?"
Little Three puffed up her chest and said, "Hehe! They are just Immortals. The person who forged Little Three could be considered a major character of heaven. Those are major characters who escaped the cycle of reincarnation, never to die. They are major characters who can twist time and space. In the past, there were also some people who were Immortals in their previous life as well. There is nothing much to it."
Keeping silent, Xiao Chen continued watching. He wanted to know whether this was the past life of Earth''s Xiao Chen or the Sky Dome Realm''s Xiao Chen.
"Hey, I found you!"
Little Three''s eyes lit up as she led Xiao Chen over with one step. The scene suddenly changed, and Xiao Chen arrived in a ck-and-white world.
The Nine Layers of Purgatory, the Yellow Springs Road, the gates of life and death!
Xiao Chen immediately thought, Where is this ce? It looks very familiar. Isn''t this the Yellow Springs Road in the Nine Layers of Purgatory that I went to before?
Thest group of Immortals of the Immortal Epoch gathered together on the Yellow Springs Road, appearing fatigued. Their auras were weak.
Amid the Immortals, there was one who wore white and looked very clean. He stood at the side, listening to the discussions of others without saying a word.
Xiao Chen looked over and felt a familiar feeling that strangely evoked some fear. Was this what he looked like in his previous life?
"Damn it! When the Immortal Dao copsed, this K?itigarbha Bodhisattva actually took advantage of the situation and upied the entire Hell."
"This baldy is really disgusting. With Hell in chaos, he took advantage of this to form a sea of bitterness to absorb the power of faith!"
"He blocked off the six paths of reincarnation, not letting us leave!"
The group of Immortals was extremely angry. Of all things, their strength had plummeted. They could not do anything to the tyrannical K?itigarbha Bodhisattva. Now that thews had changed, the Immortal Epoch was ending. This group of Immortals suffered from a blow that could lead to their destruction. The Buddhists might have suffered somewhat from this turn of events, but they quickly adapted, mitigating their losses.
"I''ll go speak to him!" the white-d Immortal, who had been silent, said indifferently as he showed a sh of murderous intent. Then, he walked to the front.
"Sky Dome Immortal Lord, don''t be rash!" the other Immortals immediately eximed.
Although the Sky Dome Immortal Lord said that he was going to speak, everyone knew that the K?itigarbha Bodhisattva would not agree, so there would definitely be a huge battle.
Now that the Immortal Epoch had passed, these Immortals felt their strength weakening as time went by. They simply could not fight this K?itigarbha Bodhisattva.
It felt like lightning struck Xiao Chen''s mind,pletely stunning him.
Xiao Chen heard it and saw it very clearly. These people were addressing the Sky Dome Immortal Lord, the Sky Dome Immortal Lord who was the leader of the three thousand Immortal Lords.
"He is my previous incarnation?" Xiao Chen muttered, still somewhat in disbelief, feeling like he was in a dream.
As of now, Xiao Chen had yet to verify whether the Sky Dome Immortal Lord was his previous incarnation or the original Xiao Chen''s.
"I have to go and take a look."
Xiao Chen felt that the answer that he sought was getting nearer. He pulled on Little Three and quickly gave chase. He wanted to see how the Sky Dome Immortal Lord and the K?itigarbha Bodhisattva negotiated.
Within the sea of bitterness, the gigantic body of the K?itigarbha Bodhisattva radiatedyers of Buddhist light.
There were also three thousand arhats around him chanting and holding Buddhist prayer beads, continuously purifying the various aggrieved spirits.
With Hell broken, there were countless lonely spirits and wild ghosts. The many aggrieved spirits turned into light and entered the Buddhist light behind him, appearing like a nation in there.
Xiao Chen thought to himself in surprise, Back then, when I saw the headless K?itigarbha Bodhisattva''s body, the might of its body was horrifying enough already.
However, when that ispared to right now, the disparity is so great that they cannot even be mentioned in the same breath. The sea of bitterness now is so vast, it appears boundless. Compared to the sea of bitterness so many yearster, it is muchrger by several magnitudes.
Although the K?itigarbha Bodhisattva noticed the Sky Dome Immortal Lord arriving, he did not even open his eyes. He said indifferently, "Sky Dome Immortal Lord, I already told your group of Immortals to leave quickly. This bodhisattva already swore not to be a Buddha before Hell is empty!"
Supported by Buddhist Might, the casual words spread everywhere, lingering for a long time.
The words "swore not to be a Buddha before Hell is empty" made the Buddhist light on the K?itigarbha Bodhisattva brighten even further. One look at it could prompt one to repent of their sins and kneel before Buddha.
Compared to the K?itigarbha Bodhisattva''s gigantic body, the white-robed Sky Dome Immortal Lord looked pitifully small as he walked on the sea of bitterness.
However, that pure and outstanding aura of the Sky Dome Immortal Lord set him apart from the thousands upon thousands of aggrieved spirits and wild ghosts in the surroundings.
The Sky Dome Immortal Lord looked at the aggrieved spirits in the sea of bitterness, at the three thousand arhats by the K?itigarbha Bodhisattva, and the vast Buddhist nation behind the bodhisattva.
During great chaos, there would always be people filled with ambition, taking advantage of the storm. Clearly, the K?itigarbha Bodhisattva was one such person. He swore not to be a Buddha before Hell was empty. However, once he became a Buddha, he would be the new Epoch Master.
Chapter 1313: Swearing to Become Emperor
Chapter 1313: Swearing to Be Emperor
Without saying a word, the Sky Dome Immortal Lord threw a palm strike.
"Boom!"
When the Sky Dome Immortal Lord attacked, his body expanded as a wind blew. When the palm windnded, his body had already grown asrge as the K?itigarbha Bodhisattva''s. He exuded Immortal Might, sweeping away all the Buddhist light in the sea of bitterness.
With a tremendous ringing sound, the Buddhist nation behind the K?itigarbha Bodhisattva shattered and disintegrated. Light shone everywhere, and theyers of Buddhist light on his body dimmed several times.
"You!"
The K?itigarbha Bodhisattva raged, zing with anger. All the Buddhist light on his body took me.
"Boom!"
What answered the K?itigarbha Bodhisattva was a second palm strike from the Sky Dome Immortal Lord. The three thousand arhats all died; no one survived.
Fear stirred in the K?itigarbha Bodhisattva. He saw a certain coldnessing from the Sky Dome Immortal Lorda coldness that ignored life and death. The Sky Dome Immortal Lord did not care about anything; nothing mattered to him, including life.
The K?itigarbha Bodhisattva felt extreme regret now. Such a person could not be messed with. Even if he killed such a person, he would still end up suffering.
Just these two palm strikesone destroying his Buddhist nation, the other his three thousand arhatshe did not know how long would it take to recover from them. It was also because of these two palm strikes that the Azure Emperor wouldter be able to chop off his head.
The so-called karma had already been sown. Without these two palm strikes, the things that happenedter would not have happened.
"Stop! I''ll let you all through," the K?itigarbha Bodhisattva said.
The Sky Dome Immortal Lord withdrew his hand and shrank back to his original size. Then, he vomited three mouthfuls of blood. When the blood fell into the sea of bitterness, it immediately spread out and burned thousands of aggrieved spirits.
Xiao Chen thought, He was really tyrannical in this past life of mine. To think that he could use two palm strikes to force the K?itigarbha Bodhisattva into meekly giving way without saying anything more in protest!
Like before, the Sky Dome Immortal Lord did not say anything. He quickly returned to the group of Immortals, then said calmly, "I spoke to him already."
Thesest Immortals were all joyful. They revealed a trace of a smile on their fatigued faces.
"Good. The six paths of reincarnation should not bepletely shattered yet. We can leave through the God Path."
"Heaven will neverpletely cut off one''s path. There will always be a chance for survival."
"We can finally escape this tribtion. When the new epoch stabilizes, we can return and rebuild an Immortal World, rebuilding our glory!"
"That''s right. As long as Immortals are not dead, the world is still ours!"
Seeing the group of excited Immortals, the Sky Dome Immortal Lord remained silent like before, not saying anything.
However, when these Immortals arrived before the six paths of reincarnation, they were all stunned silly. Without exception, all six had crumbled.
"It''s over. It''s all over. Heaven wants Immortals exterminated. Our fate is set!"
The Sky Dome Immortal Lord pointed a finger, executing a Supreme Magic Skill. The Human Path of the six paths of reincarnation slowly mended. When the Magic Skill waspletely executed, the Human Path of reincarnation had recovered.
"Sky Dome Immortal Lord, how can you still have such strong Magic Energy?"
"Even if the Human Path of reincarnation is rebuilt, it is useless to us. Sky Dome Immortal Lord, please rebuild the God Path of reincarnation."
The Sky Dome Immortal Lord shook his head and said, "If you want to leave, you should do so now. I did not rebuild the Human Path of reincarnation; it is just a temporary recovery. I do not know when it will shatter."
"However, the space and time that the Human Path of reincarnation connects to might not have Immortal Qi. If we go there, we might very well just be waiting for death."
"That''s right. Only the space and time of the God Path of reincarnation can allow us to rest and recover, recreating our glory."
"Whoosh!"
The Sky Dome Immortal Lord''s figure shed as he immediately entered the Human Path of reincarnation without posing a rebuttal. After he did so, the other Immortals all showed grieved and helpless expressions. They sighed and shook their heads before following.
The scene changed. The Sky Dome Immortal Lord and thest group of Immortals arrived in a wild and savage world.
Not only did this world not have Immortal Qi, but it was also rife with danger. The Immortals used their remnant Magic Energy and defeated the aboriginals. After that, they started to rebuild this world.
Time passed. One thousand yearsten thousand yearsone hundred million years
The Immortals died one after another. With each death, the Sky Dome Immortal Lord would bury them, leaving a nameless gravestone. He ran about everywhere, refining all sorts of Medicinal Pills, doing his best to extend the lifespan of the other Immortals.
However, everything was for naught. There was no Immortal Qi in this ce. It was as these Immortals had said: they could only quietly wait for death.
Xiao Chen could feel the sorrow in the Sky Dome Immortal Lord''s heart. His heart had already withered away long ago.
More time passed. The initial wild and savage world changed.
Now, there was tall buildings, airnes, and trains. When Xiao Chen saw this, he understood everything.
The Sky Dome Immortal Lord was his previous incarnation. That wild and savage world was the Earth where he once lived.
Little Three was shocked. Her talkative nature resulted in her speaking nonstop. Every time she saw something on Earth, she would mutter to herself for a long time.
However, Xiao Chen did not hear a single word. It looked like it was not by chance that he came to this world.
There had never been any coincidences in this world. Everything was determined by fate. It was clear that the final bits of Luck from the Immortal Epoch all descended on the Sky Dome Immortal Lord''s body.
However, this was not exactly a good thing. Even the Sky Dome Immortal Lord would not be spared from death. Before his death, he would even have to suffer from boundless loneliness. He had to watch all his friends die, one by one, and personally carve gravestones for them.
The Sky Dome Immortal Lord looked on helplessly as an epoch ended at his hands, unable to reverse the situation.
No one would be able to understand such sorrow.
Eventually, all the other Immortals died, leaving only the Sky Dome Immortal Lord alive in this world. His aura dwindled. asionally, he made some calctions and looked at the stars as if he was waiting for something in the final moments of his life.
Xiao Chen calmed himself, having figured out quite a few things. He knew that the answers that he had been seeking were going toe soon.
A saber light tore through the void in the starry sky. An azure figure shed and headed towards Earth.
This figure was in a sorry state. His clothes were tattered. He was very weak, apparently severely injured.
Xiao Chen''s eyes lit up as he focused himself. It''sing. Everything, all the answers, will be revealed.
However, just as the azure figure raised his head, almost allowing Xiao Chen a clear view of his appearance, a gaze shot towards Xiao Chen and Little Three. It was the Sky Dome Immortal Lord.
It was as if the Sky Dome Immortal Lord noticed the two peeping at him through space and time. This caused the hearts of Xiao Chen and Little Three to tighten at the same time.
"Bang!"
Before the two could react, they saw the Sky Dome Immortal Lordunch a palm strike. As if they received a heavy blow, the two went flying back.
Xiao Chen suddenly startled awake. When he recovered his wits, he discovered that he was already back in the Ancient Deste Tower''s ninth floor.
Everything that happened, the various scenes that he saw, all felt like a dream.
"I''m going to die! I''m going to die! Little Three is in so much pain!"
Inside the Three Life Mirror, the pretty, little Item Spirit girl leaked tears as she rolled on the ground, appearing like she was throwing a tantrum.
"Get up! Get up! Quickly tell me what''s going on!" Xiao Chen urged excitedly to the pretty, little girl in the mirror.
This was simply too strange. When the Sky Dome Immortal Lord in the mirror attacked, the blow actually reached the two of them. The palm strike from his past life forced out the present him.
Furthermore, this happened at the most crucial moment, just as Xiao Chen was about to see that azure-d desman''s face, which meant he saw nothing.
Could it be that the Sky Dome Immortal Lord is not yet dead?
Little Three stood up as she sobbed. Then, she stretched her neck and arms before saying doubtfully, "Little Three does not know what''s going on, either. Elder Brother White Robes, don''t be anxious. Let Little Three help you figure out what''s going on."
The pretty, little girl rubbed her chin and frowned. She muttered to herself as she paced around in the mirror.
"The past is already over. Firstly, I can be sure that this person is already dead.
"If that is the case, then the earlier palm strike is easy to exin.
"Some strong Immortals are very good at calcting the future, able to figure out the things in the future. So that is not impossible.
"Hehe! Little Three is really smart. That must be the case."
Little Three said excitedly to Xiao Chen, "Elder Brother White Robes, this is what''s going on. This Sky Dome Immortal Lord already calcted that there would be someone from the future peeping on this scene. So, he left some preventive measures at that time, covering up this segment and preventing people from seeing it."
Xiao Chen retorted gloomily, "How can that be? Didn''t you say that this Three Life Mirror can see the various scenes of the past?"
Little Three narrowed her eyes as she said with an embarrassed smile, "I did say that, but Little Three was actually created by Immortals in the first ce. Many Immortals have the means to avoid people peeping on them. The strength of the Magic Skills of those Immortals from the Immortal Epoch is beyond your imagination now.
"Just think about it. Since the Three Life Mirror can show the future, then Immortals would naturally have countermeasures against it. After all, if others could see their future and past, it would be equal to someone else knowing one''s karma. To Immortals, this was something very dangerous."
Xiao Chen said in understanding, "That is to say, the Sky Dome Immortal Lord did not have any means to see who was peeping on the past. Hence, as a precaution, he did not allow anyone to do so."
"Yes! Yes! Yes! That is the case! Elder Brother White Robes is really smart. So, don''t be sad!" Little Three said after she figured things out.
Xiao Chen thought for a while. If he did not guess wrong, that azure-d desman was definitely the Azure Emperor.
He had been d in azure and covered in saber intent.
Furthermore, the Azure Emperor happened to kill the K?itigarbha Bodhisattva back then, leaving a strand of his saber light in the Yellow Springs Road. It was quite possible that he had taken the Human Path of reincarnation and arrived on Earth after traveling through space and time.
Through this scene from Xiao Chen''s past life, he could connect all the clues together.
Ten thousand years ago, the Azure Emperor fought a huge battle with thest Tianwu Emperor, then another one with the eighteen Demon Monarchs. After he returned to the Kunlun Realm, the powerhouses of the various races surrounded and attacked him.
Beset on all sides, the Azure Emperor had nowhere to go. Forced by circumstance, he arrived at the Yellow Springs Road.
Due to a jolt in the space-time tunnel, the Azure Emperor arrived on Earth and met the dying Sky Dome Immortal Lord. In that case, Xiao Chen''s acquisition of the Compendium of Cultivation and the so-called Immortal Pill might not have been as simple as a coincidence.
As the reincarnation of the Sky Dome Immortal Lord, Xiao Chen would naturally obtain the Luck of the Sky Dome Realm. Since the Sky Dome Immortal Lord had held the remaining Luck of the Immortal Epoch, Xiao Chen''s rise in the Kunlun Realm could also be exined in a simr manner.
Karma, cause and effect. Without the cause of his previous incarnation, there would not be the effect of today.
What a grand n! Xiao Chen felt fear just thinking about it. However, whoid down this n? The Azure Emperor or the Sky Dome Immortal Lord himself?
The Azure Emperor was so strong ten thousand years ago. Who had directed the situation, leading the entire Kunlun Realm to attack him? All this was still a mystery.
Xiao Chen narrowed his eyes. "I have to be a Martial Emperor. I must be a Martial Emperor. Only by going to the Azure Dragon Pce can I learn about everything from back then."
Chapter 1314: Can I Become a Martial Emperor?
Chapter 1314: Can I Be a Martial Emperor?
"Hehe! Elder Brother White Robes, do you want to take a look at the future? See if you can be a Martial Emperor or not?!" Little Three asked suddenly. It appeared that there was more to what she said since she seemed to brim with anticipation.
Xiao Chen found her behavior strange. He countered, "Didn''t you say that I can only choose between the past and the future and can choose only once?"
Little Three smiled and said, "That''s right. However, Elder Brother White Robes did not get to finish seeing the past, right? Naturally, Little Three has to make up for this."
Xiao Chen smiled faintly. "Originally, I wanted toin about you. Unexpectedly, you are so meticulous."
"Haha! Little Three is good and honest. How about it? Do you want to or not?"
Xiao Chen shook his head decisively and replied, "Thank you. However, I do not want to see what the future is like. Without even having to see it, I already know that I will either live with a bang or die with a bang. No matter the result, I will not feel regrets."
That was right. After seeing the scenes of the past, Xiao Chen knew his nature at a deeper level, understood himself better.
He did not live an ordinary life in the first ce. Willing or not, the Azure Dragon King Xiao Chen would live an exciting life. Either he would be eternal and inextinguishable like the sun, or he would disappear in a sh like a meteor.
However, so what if he became a meteor? It would be enough if he could fulfill the phrase "as long as it is without regrets."
When Little Three heard Xiao Chen''s reply, her expression changed. "Elder Brother White Robes, please help me out here, alright? Just for a little bit."
"What do you mean?"
"Since Little Three was made, I have been in this Ancient Deste Tower. One thousand yearsten thousand yearsone hundred thousand yearsone million yearsI have always been here. In the past, when my master was still around, he mentioned that if one day, I met a person whose past I could not finish seeing and could not make out his future, then Little Three could leave."
The liveliness of the pretty, little Item Spirit girl''s face vanished. Her eyes turned wet as she spoke, looking at Xiao Chen with anticipation.
"It has been so, so many years. Little Three has been waiting all the while. However, there has not been a single person whose past I could not finish seeing nor a single person''s future I could not make out. Elder Brother White Robes, please help me out. Let''s take a look at your future, alright?"
A past that could not be seen entirely. Xiao Chen happened to match this. As long as Little Three could not make out his future, he would fulfill the conditions.
Xiao Chen took in his surroundings. It might be possible that not a single person could make it up here once every few thousand years. The person who made this Three Life Mirror was really cruel, locking up a little girl here for millions of years and not letting her out.
"You want to leave?" Xiao Chen asked calmly.
Little Three revealed loneliness on her face. "I saw so many people''s pasts and futures. However, Little Three does not have a past or future"
Xiao Chen felt somewhat distressed. He reached into the Three Life Mirror and looked at the pretty, little Item Spirit girl. He said, "Grab my hand. I''ll bring you away."
Little Three smiled happily and said, "Great. I''ll bring Elder Brother White Robes to see the future now."
"There''s no need. I''ll just bring you away."
Right when the pretty, little Item Spirit girl was about to pull Xiao Chen in, he suddenly grabbed hold of her hand instead and yanked. Before her shocked gaze, he forcefully pulled her out.
"Whoosh!"
Little Three''s body went through the water-like mirror surface, walking outsomething she found incredible. She looked around, her cute face filled with shock.
After a while, Little Three asked in both surprise and joy, "Elder Brother White Robes, why?"
Xiao Chen smiled calmly. "One must live for oneself. Why should you be trapped here for countless years just because of a sentence of that person? Why should I be forced to see my future, which I do not want to see, just because of that person''s sentence?"
Xiao Chen''s words shocked the pretty, little Item Spirit girl, rendering her somewhat at a loss and vexed.
Suddenly, Little Threeughed happily, "Hahaha! That''s right. It can''t be wrong. Elder Brother White Robes, it is you. The one with the past that cannot bepletely seen and the future that cannot be made out. If you do not let me show you, then how can I make it out?"
A past that could not be seen in entirety and a future that could not be made out. The white-d Xiao Chen was the person destined to bring Little Three away.
This conclusion stunned Xiao Chen. How could this be? By doing the very opposite, he ended up fulfilling the conditions set by the Three Life Mirror''s original master.
Little Three extended her hand and shrank the Three Life Mirror until it looked like an ordinary hand mirror. Then, she held it and said with a smile, "Come, let''s leave this ce."
Xiao Chen prepared to do what he did earliertearing space and breaking the various restrictionsto leave this ce.
"There is no need to go to all that trouble. I''ll just directly bring you out."
Little Three held Xiao Chen''s hand, and her figure shed, easily taking him away from this ce.
Xiao Chen felt startled in his heart. This instantaneous movement technique was truly incredible. It was much more exquisite than him tearing open space. Space was not damaged at all with just a straightforward flickering.
It felt simr to a transportation formation. Or perhaps this was the true state of space. It was much stronger than the coarse method of tearing open space.
However, this was not too strange.
The Three Life Mirror could see the past and the future. Clearly, its creator possessed a deepprehension of the Space-Time Dao. Since he was already so skilled at the Time Dao, the Space Dao went without saying.
Little Three exined, "Hehe! This is the Minor Universe Movement, a Magic Skill. It requires extremely highprehension of the state of space before one can seed in it. While it looks very incredible, nearly all the Immortals of the past knew it. The difficult one is the Major Universe Movement."
Xiao Chen nodded to indicate his understanding.
Ao Jiao had been waiting for very long already and was very anxious. When she saw Little Three beside Xiao Chen, she eximed in shock, "Xiao Chen, why did you bring this chatterbox out?"
Little Three''s eyes lit up in a smile. "Little Ao Jiao. Hehe! It actually is you. It has been a very, very long time. Elder Sister Little Three really missed you."
Ao Jiao showed a nk expression and ignored her. She looked at Xiao Chen and asked, "Did you see the future? What was it like?"
Xiao Chen smiled and replied, "Don''t worry. I chose to see the past and did not see the future."
After hearing this, Ao Jiao heaved a clear sigh of relief. Then, Xiao Chen exined what happened with Little Three in detail.
When Ao Jiao heard that Little Three would be following them for now, her lips twitched as she said, "Little Three, Little Three, you truly are a mistress."
[Note: Little Three is ng for a mistress in Chinese. This is why I decided to trante her name literally to Little Three rather than Xiao San.]
"Haha! Little Ao Jiao, you are actually jealous. It looks like Little Three is still rather attractive." Little Threeughed while covering her mouth, appearing very pleased.
Seeing the two of them arguing with each other, Xiao Chen smiled bitterly and could not be bothered to intervene. He stepped forward, preparing to return to Qingyun Peak.
He had remained in the Sky Dome Realm for long enough already. In another month, he would have only half a year left to his five-year deadline. It looked like his current peaceful days wereing to an end. He had no choice but to go back to the Kunlun Realm.
When Ao Jiao and Little Three saw Xiao Chen leaving, they quickly followed. Upon seeing Ao Jiao enter the Immortal Spirit Ring, Little Three turned into a beam of light and entered it as well.
For the past year or so, Xiao Chen had spent most of his time on a scenic tour, going to the ces he had been to before.
This trip to the Ancient Deste Tower drew this segment to a conclusion and gave him a final benefit to ponder over. His so-called gain was only one wordpeace.
The time that Xiao Chen spent in the Sky Dome Realm was a rare rxed time for him. In another month, he would return to the Kunlun Realm.
To him, peace was an extravagant luxury.
However, Xiao Chen already understood long ago that his situation was extraordinary. He could not truly be ordinary. The peace this time was merely the calm before a greater stormthe Great Tribtion of wind and fire.
In the Great Tribtion of wind and fire, one would either live with a bang or die with a bang.
At Qingyun Peak''s back mountain, Xiao Chen practiced his various Martial Techniques, digesting everything he learned in the past year.
Within the Taiji force field, his body moved while alternating between fast and slow. asionally, he was like an Azure Dragon leaping out of the sea as clouds churned in every direction. asionally, he was like an Immortal fish wagging its tail, nimble with many changes.
Suddenly, Xiao Chen drew his saber and spread out his Saber Domain.
Within one kilometer of him, the Saber Domain and the Taiji force field merged, forming a strange and unpredictable Taiji Saber Domain. The saber intent split into two and turned into dragonsone Yin and one Yang.
One light and one dark, one left and one right, they formed a Taiji diagram on the ground, a simple depiction of the Great Dao. As Xiao Chen stood in the center, his saber light became unpredictable. The Yang energy was tyrannical and ferocious, roaring loudly. The Yin energy was gentle and countered hardness, incorporeal and traceless.
He used the Fish Dragon Art, his figure disappearing and appearing within the Taiji Saber Domain. Sometimes, he would be boundlessly ferocious with a flourishing aura. Sometimes, he would be as still as water, moving without a trace.
Yin and Yang merge. Taiji Saber Domain, form!
With a thought, the two dragons constituting the Taiji Saber Domain intertwined with each other like snakes and entered Xiao Chen''s body.
Instantly, the saber released a simple and in light. Xiao Chen''s eyes were as clear as water as he thrust his saber forward with his hand.
His body slid forward. Everywhere the saber tip passed, space silently split into two. The tip of the saber was only one point. However, the attack of this one point opened a great door to another world.
"Taiji Saber Domain, burst!"
Xiao Chen withdrew his saber and sheathed it back in its scabbard. The peaceful and serene aura within one kilometer of him suddenly turned extremely dangerous and entirely unpredictable.
This Taiji Burst was different from the ones before. This time, this Taiji Burst made everyone hear only one soundthe roar of the saber. This was the eruption of a saber from the saber''s rage, the saber''s ferocity!
In the air, the saber buzzed like the wind. The world resonated with it.
Seeing the results of his training over the past year, Xiao Chen revealed a satisfied expression. Without raising his cultivation, he managed to increase his umtions.
While in that peaceful and serene mental state, Xiao Chen''s cultivation of the Taiji Dao improved further.
It was not that Xiao Chen needed to torture himself half-dead to raise his strength. The improvement of his mental state would always bring unimagined pleasant surprises.
"With my current strength, I need not fear a Third Heaven Martial Emperor." Xiao Chen said calmly, "I am even confident of defeating a peak Third Heaven Martial Emperor."
After Third Heaven was a hurdle. Third Heaven Martial Emperors and below were all Minor Heavenly Martial Emperors.
Many old seniors did not dare to take the lightning tribtion and would often stop at Third Heaven for one or two thousand years. If Xiao Chen met with such an old monster, he did not dare to guarantee that he could defeat them. He was still not unrivaled among Third Heaven Martial Emperors yet.
Xiao Chen looked up. In the sky, there was a vague Emperor''s Door, which was not a hallucination. Every quasi-Emperor that would soon undergo the Great Tribtion of wind and fire could see this door.
When the Great Tribtion of wind and fire descended, this door would truly appear in the world, sending down a varying number of steps of different colors.
This staircase was known as the Emperor''s Road. Each step was a hurdle, each step a tribtion. If one managed to walk to the top of the staircase, clearing the Great Tribtion of wind and fire, one could push open that Emperor''s Door.
Chapter 1315: Road to Becoming Martial Emperor
Chapter 1315: Road to Bing Martial Emperor
Once one entered the Emperor''s Door, one would enter the cultivation realm that all cultivators sought even in their dreams.
"Since ancient times, many heroes and outstanding talents have fallen on this Emperor''s Road."
As Xiao Chen looked at that door, the Emperor''s Door hidden between reality and illusion, his emotions were veryplicatedeagerness, fear, desirebut eventually, they all turned into a calm like still water.
"There is still half a year. The Great Tribtion of wind and fire is drawing increasingly closer. It is time I returned to the Kunlun Realm," Xiao Chen muttered to himself.
Having sorted out his emotions, he said goodbye to Liu Suifeng and also to the Xiao n. Then, he started on his journey back.
After not returning for so long, Xiao Chen did not know how chaotic the Kunlun Realm was now.
The Thunder Sovereign was currently missing, his life status unknown. Amid this great chaos, how had his Dragon''s Gate been affected? Were the friends who hade to offer congrattions at the Dragon''s Gate''s reestablishment ceremony doing fine in this great chaos? Xiao Chen really wanted to know.
At the transportation formation in Great Qin Nation''s Royal Pce, Ying Yue came to send him off.
Feeling especially worried, she said, "Take care. Based on the news from the Ying n in the Kunlun Realm, the Kunlun Realm is currently in chaos. Fights have broken out everywhere. Several older-generation characters died mysteriously. There are also quasi-Emperors clearing the Great Tribtion of wind and fire one after another. Everyone feels that the world is changing."
Xiao Chen frowned and asked, "That serious?"
He already knew that the Kunlun Realm was in great chaos. However, he had not expected it to be that chaotic; the severity was far beyond his calctions.
Ying Yue sighed softly, "Actually, ever since the Demons made a move to snatch the Sky Dome Heart, I already guessed that great chaos would arise. However, the great chaos this time ispletely different from the past Demonic Cmities. It will involve the entire Kunlun Realm; no one can avoid it."
Xiao Chen said sullenly, "You take care too."
As Ying Yue watched Xiao Chen leave, her heart grew heavier. With Xiao Chen''s departure, the peaceful days of the Sky Dome Realm would probablye to an end as well.
With the arrival of great chaos, Xiao Chen, who had enjoyed peace for a period of time, returned to the center of the storm, to the Kunlun Realm.
When he exited the transportation formation, he saw Mo Chen standing guard there. After a separation of about two years, her aura had be even heavier and denser.
This change startled Xiao Chen somewhat. "Mo Chen, you reached Consummation quasi-Emperor?"
After stepping forward and taking a closer look, Xiao Chen realized that Mo Chen had indeed reached Consummation quasi-Emperor. This was somewhat surprising. Two years ago, she was just a Great Perfection quasi-Emperor. In a mere two years, she actually managed to break through to Consummation quasi-Emperor.
Of course, Xiao Chen taking only one year to break through was an exception. He had used a fortuitous encounter, obtaining the Blood Sword Sovereign''s secret technique and condensing a Heart of an Emperor.
Mo Chen smiled and said, "The more one cultivates the Book of Heavenly Works, the more benefits there are. However, my progress is stillckingpared to those who advanced to Consummation quasi-Emperor at the Astral Battlefield. Myprehensions are mainly focused on refining Secret Treasures."
With this, Xiao Chen understood. While Mo Chen did not experience the killing on a battlefield, theprehension of the Book of Heavenly Works did not rely on that in the first ce but on the refining of Secret Treasures.
With the current resources of the Dragon''s Gate and the Book of Heavenly Works, it was natural for Mo Chen to break through to Consummation quasi-Emperor.
"Oh, right, where are Lan Shaobai, Yue Chenxi, and the others? Why do I not see them?"
Mo Chen sighed, "Right now, the Kunlun Realm is too chaotic. A year ago, they all left, wanting to break through quickly to Consummation quasi-Emperor."
Xiao Chen found that strange. He asked, "Why?"
Mo Chen exined, "That group of outstanding talents that went to the Astral Battlefield returned. Half of the peak outstanding talents of the Kunlun Continent''s five major races had died."
This news stunned Xiao Chen when he heard it. It was somewhat horrifying. The losses were too great. Havinge from the Kunlun Continent, he knew the potential of those outstanding talents. If they had not died, advancing to Martial Emperor would simply have been a matter of time.
It would just have been a question of whether it took one hundred years or ten years. In other words, this was like half of the future Martial Emperors of the Kunlun Realm had died.
"However, the ones that managed to return alive have all reached Consummation quasi-Emperor without exception. The personal disciples of the various Primes shone the brightest. Of these Prime inheritors, Di Wuque is the most famous."
The two chatted as they walked. Xiao Chen came to know from Mo Chen that Di Wuque was clearly well-prepared. After Di Wuque returned from the Astral Battlefield, he defeated several older-generation Martial Emperors one after another.
The others, like the personal disciples of the Heaven Punishing Corpse God, the East Mountain Ghost Monarch, the Supreme Sky Prime, and the Spirit Fox King, were equally extraordinary, all of them ridiculously strong.
The most important thing was that these people possessed a certain brilliance and sharpness. Their flourishing aura was like the zing sun, bright and dazzling, overshadowing many of the older-generation Martial Emperors.
No wonder all the young cultivators on Heavenly Star Ind left to seek fortuitous encounters. They probably felt the pressure.
As for the chaos of the Kunlun Realm, it was really a huge mess. The Deity Race''s situation aside, the other races were all in an awfully chaotic state.
There was no need to say much about the human race of the Tianwu Domain. With the Thunder Sovereign missing, internecine struggles ran rampant in the Martial God Pce.
The three Holy Masters wanted to take advantage of the situation and ascend to the position of the Martial God Pce''s Pce Master. However, the faction supporting the old Thunder Sovereign, led by the Supreme Sky Prime, naturally did not permit them.
Now, the two factions were contending with each other, neither side giving way. Like fire and water, they could not coexist. With Ying Zongtian a Prime, he could fight against the three Holy Masters even when they worked together. Although the Holy Lands had deeply hidden umtions, they still ended up slightly disadvantaged.
As for the Fiend Race, the various old monsters started killing each other because they had to determine the new Fiend King sessor. Hence, the Fiend Race was also in incredible chaos.
The Corpse Race and Ghost Race could not avoid the same fate, either, all of them in turmoil. The past conflicts became infinitely magnified. It was as if a mysterious faction was agitating them from the shadows.
Back in Xiao Chen''s exclusive courtyard, after he heard Mo Chen''s briefing, he rubbed his temple. All this information confused him despite Mo Chen having already done her best to simplify it. The actual situation was at least a hundred times moreplicated than this.
Right now, the Kunlun Realm was like muddy water. No one could say that they could truly see everything clearly.
Xiao Chen sat down and asked, "What is the Heavenly Starry Ocean''s situation? Is our Dragon''s Gate affected? Are there any movements from the Western Sea Divine Dragon Pce''s side?"
Mo Chen sighed softly, "It is the same, all extremely chaotic. In the past two years, manynds of fortuitous encounters appeared all over the oceanic world. There were so many, they dazzled the eyes. Various experts took this opportunity to rise up. Several older-generation quasi-Emperors, who had not dared to undergo the Great Tribtion of wind and fire, took their tribtions batch after batch for self-preservation, making the situation even worse."
Xiao Chen understood in his heart. In the past, they did not take the Great Tribtion of wind and fire, lest they burned to death. Now, the situation was different, forcing them to be Martial Emperors if they wanted to survive.
Mo Chen thought for a while and said, "In the past two years, hundreds of quasi-Emperors in the entire oceanic world have died in their Great Tribtion of wind and fire. However, there is also a constant stream of news of people seeding in their Great Tribtion of wind and fire.
"As for the Dragon''s Gate, this was rather strange too. It has been very peaceful. The past two years have been even stranger for the Western Sea Divine Dragon Pce. They took the initiative to withdraw their forces, showing no intent to seek trouble at all."
Xiao Chen let out a soft cry of surprise. This was indeed strange. He was clear on the Western Sea Dragon King Ao Lang''s temper. He was definitely not a broad-minded person.
Even though Xiao Chen was gone for two years, the Western Sea Dragon King had not sought trouble for the Dragon''s Gate. Something was very strange about this situation!
However, Xiao Chen did not care about the Western Sea Dragon King for now. He still had much more important things to do. He told Mo Chen about obtaining the Heavenly Snow Divine me and asked her how to refine and subdue such a primal-chaos-level me.
When Mo Chen heard this, she rejoiced. "The Heavenly Snow Divine me! You actually obtained such a primal-chaos-level me. This is a legendary me! Elder Brother Xiao Chen, you are truly a person with a great destiny. Don''t worry. I know how to refine it."
As a grandmaster refiner who possessed the Book of Heavenly Works, Mo Chen was very familiar with the matter.
A primal-chaos-level me like the Heavenly Snow Divine me required one to be a Martial Emperor to refine it. However, since Xiao Chen possessed a Heart of an Emperor, he could refine it already.
He only needed to find ten-thousand-year-old ice and use a secret technique to seal the Heavenly Snow Divine me in the ice before swallowing it and absorbing it into the Heart of an Emperor.
Nourishing such a divine me required a Buddhistmp-type Secret Treasure. After refining ice-attributed natural treasures into themp oil, he could nourish this me.
Mo Chen frowned as she entered deep thought. "Such Buddhistmp-type Secret Treasures are too hard to find. If we can''t find one, I''ll help you refine a peak-quality Buddhistmp. Unfortunately, you came to me toote. Otherwise, this Heavenly Snow Divine me would be very useful for your Great Tribtion of wind and fire. If only I had followed you to the Sky Dome Realm!"
Mo Chen''s expression was very serious, clearly extremely frustrated. When Xiao Chen saw this, he smiled. "Why are you even more anxious than me?"
She said grudgingly, "How can I not be anxious? There is only half a year to your Great Tribtion of wind and fire. If anything happens"
Reaching this point, Mo Chen quickly stopped speaking. She realized that she was about to say something inauspicious and decided it was best to refrain.
When Xiao Chen heard this, heughed softly. "Don''t worry. I promised you that I would personally watch you remove your veil. Before that, I will not die."
Mo Chen nodded. "You definitely will not. I also promised you that I would serve as your protector during your Great Tribtion of wind and fire!"
Then, she recalled something. "Right, there is one thing. You came back at a good time. Elder Qin is about to undergo his Great Tribtion of wind and fire."
Xiao Chen was not too shocked about this. Elder Qin was already very old, having been stuck at quasi-Emperor for several hundred years. He had sufficient umtions, so once he reached Consummation quasi-Emperor, he could undergo the Great Tribtion at any time.
"This is a good thing. My Dragon''s Gate owes much to Elder Qin. I will definitely put in my full effort to be his protector. However, this is not really a good time. The Supreme Sky Sect is fighting with the Three Holy Lands and cannot send anyone to help him."
Mo Chen shook her head and said, "That is not the crucial thing. Elder Qin must seed in bing a Martial Emperor!"
"What do you mean?"
"After he advances to Martial Emperor, the Dragon''s Gate will grow stronger. It would be easier for Lan Shaobai and the rest of us to advance to Martial Emperor, creating a positive cycle. However, if he fails, not only will our Dragon''s Gate lose an elder, but it will also impact the Luck of the Dragon''s Gate. You will be the one most directly affected," Mo Chen exined seriously.
Luck was something extremely strange. Elder Qin had be tied to the Dragon''s Gate long ago, the two supplementing each other. If he failed in advancing to Martial Emperor, it would definitely influence the Dragon''s Gate''s Luck.
Xiao Chen thought about the ck tribtion clouds from the Dragon''s Gate''s reestablishment ceremony. His heart sank as he realized the gravity of the situation.
Mo Chen added softly, "Since we can see the problem clearly, others can too. They will surely put in their full effort into preventing Elder Qin from advancing to Martial Emperor."
As the two discussed the matter of Elder Qin advancing to Martial Emperor, the news of Xiao Chen''s return to the Kunlun Realm quickly spread throughout the Heavenly Starry Ocean, reaching the hands of the various powerhouses.
Chapter 1316: Everywhere Stirring up
Chapter 1316: Everywhere Stirring up
At the Western Sea Divine Dragon Pce, the Western Sea Dragon King Ao Lang immediately received news when Xiao Chen returned.
"Father, it is certain. Xiao Chen is really back," the Young Pce Master said with excitement and anticipation.
Ao Lang nodded casually. "Got it. You can take your leave."
The Western Sea Divine Dragon Pce''s Young Pce Master, Ao Yu, said, "Father, what''s wrong? We already held ourselves back and endured for two years. Isn''t this the opportunity we are waiting for? Could it be that the Supreme Sky Prime beat you intoplete submission that day? That fellow made me kneel and made you scram from Heavenly Star Ind. That was a great humiliation!"
Ao Lang red at Ao Yu and shouted angrily, "Impudent! Brat, what do you know? Every time, you fail to achieve anything but always spoil things. Scram!"
The Western Sea Dragon King was famous for his bad temper. He directly threw a palm strike and sent Ao Yu flying out. After that, he still could not be at ease. He turned to a trusted aide and said, "Keep a tight watch on him. Don''t let him cause any trouble during this period."
"Yes!"
A strong Martial Emperor walked out of the darkness and silently followed Ao Yu. If he discovered Ao Yu trying to take independent action, he would immediately stop Ao Yu.
After a while, a letter appeared in Ao Lang''s hand. His expression looked serious as he said, "This Treasure Master is indeed mysterious. To think that he already obtained news about Xiao Chen''s return two days ago, when Xiao Chen was still in the Sky Dome Realm! He actually has a faction in the Sky Dome Realm."
However, a portion of the letter from the Treasure Master made Ao Lang suspicious. That was for Ao Lang to activate his Blood-d Soldiers to attack the Dragon''s Gate''s Elder Qin, preventing him from advancing to Martial Emperor. Furthermore, it strictly instructed not to make a move on Xiao Chen.
"Remember, do not make a move on Xiao Chen. The time is not right yet. This operation is only to deal with that Elder Qin, not Xiao Chen."
Ao Lang put away the letter and said coldly, "Very well, I''ll not make a move, then. I already endured for two years. I do not care about waiting a bit longer."
After Ao Lang said that, he headed for a mysterious ind that the Western Sea Divine Dragon Pce controlled.
There were manyyers of formations around the ind as well as all sorts of horrifying restrictions. Even a Sovereign Martial Emperor would find it difficult to break into this ce.
"No abnormalities with the firstyer of formations."
"No abnormalities with the secondyer of formations."
As Ao Lang headed in, the controlling formations of the manyyers of formations appeared and reported to him.
"No abnormalities with the ny-ninthyer of formations."
He spent one entire hour for this not-so-distant journey before hended on the ind. This travel time showed how many restrictions and formations there were.
"Greetings, Dragon King!"
Upon seeing Ao Lang arrive, three hundred red-d cultivators flew over from all over the ind and knelt down, making their greetings together.
The red clothes of the cultivators gave off a bloody light. With this attire, their aura turned extremely strange, exuding a highly malevolent feeling.
They were the Blood-d Soldiers. Their scarlet clothes were extremely strange. As long as they wore it, not only would their strength increase significantly, but their cultivation speed would also elerate considerably.
The Treasure Master was the one who gave the Western Sea Dragon King the scarlet clothes. Furthermore, he also gave the Western Sea Dragon King the refining methods. Initially, the Western Sea Dragon King had been somewhat interested in the scarlet clothes. However, after he saw the side effects, he no longer dared to touch the clothes himself.
Donning this attire put one on a path to death. One''s lifespan would be no more than five years.
Normally, no one would be willing to put on such an evil thing. However, the Western Sea Divine Dragon Pce had been inherited for many generations. They possessed many deathsworn warriors willing toy down their lives.
Two years ago, these cultivators were only Martial Sages. Some were even weaker. However, two yearster, all of them had be incredibly strong, reaching First Heaven Martial Emperor at least.
Some with good talent even managed to reach Third Heaven Martial Emperor. However, the upper limit of these scarlet clothes seemed to be only Third Heaven Martial Emperor.
No matter how much one cultivated after that, one would not be able to advance to Greater Heavenly Martial Emperor.
Nheless, that was already enough. No one in the Heavenly Starry Ocean would imagine that Ao Lang already possessed three hundred Martial-Emperor-level deathsworn warriors.
Looking at these Blood-d Soldiers, Ao Lang became filled with ambition. Right now, even if he faced the Cyclic Astral Pce, he would not show any fear against such a powerful faction as that.
"Four Blood-d Soldiers should be enough to deal with one insignificant Elder Qin. For insurance, I''d better increase it to ten!"
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When strange events happened, there would definitely be a reason for it. Even though Xiao Chen figured out that the Western Sea Divine Dragon Pce was behaving strangely, he would never have imagined that it hid such a horrifying force.
Right now, Xiao Chen worked on refining the Heavenly Snow Divine me. He followed the method that Mo Chen taught him and sessfully absorbed the Heavenly Snow Divine me into his Heart of an Emperor.
The interior of the Heart of an Emperor was still mostly empty. Aside from the whirlpool formed by the one hundred strands of Primordial Energy and the lightning from the whirlpool, there was nothing else.
After the Heavenly Snow Divine me entered the Heart of an Emperor, a cold aura immediately spread throughout the ce. Frost covered Xiao Chen''s entire body.
He could not help sneezing. "How cold!"
One hourter, Xiao Chen''s body had slowly adjusted to this extreme cold. However, the frost infiltrated his ck hair, turning it as white as snow.
"Unexpectedly, subduing the Heavenly Snow Divine me has such a side effect," Xiao Chen said with a bitter smile as he looked at the mirror and noticed his full head of white hair.
Suddenly, the image in the mirror changed. Little Three appeared and giggled, "That is normal. In the past, during the Immortal Epoch, many Immortals subdued primal-chaos-level mes. Some of them even had their skin turn red. Elder Brother White Robes''s situation is already pretty good.
"When you''vepletely grasped it, your hair will gradually recover. However, there are benefits with this as well. You will know after you give it a try."
As the Item Spirit of the Three Life Mirror, Little Three had seen many things and was very knowledgeable.
At Little Three''s words, Xiao Chen carefully felt for himself and discovered that the Heavenly Snow Divine me in his Heart of an Emperor seemed to have merged with his body. Releasing the Heavenly Snow Divine me felt like it was an innate abilityit was incredibly effortless.
With a thought and a simple wave, Xiao Chen could send out patches of snow-white me.
He could control these mes, making them drift down peacefully like snow. He could also form them into a snowstorm, surging out ferociously.
After testing the might of the Heavenly Snow Divine me on a deste mountain, Xiao Chen felt incredibly satisfied. This was just the initial state, but the might of the me was already sufficient to injure ordinary Martial Emperors.
A primal-chaos-level me truly lived up to being a legendary me. If Mo Chen managed to refine a Buddhistmp to slowly nourish the me, its quality and quantity would improve. Xiao Chen wondered how horrifying a level the me would eventually reach.
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Three dayster, Mo Chen sent someone to inform Xiao Chen to head to Elder Qin''s residence.
"Elder Qin''s Great Tribtion of wind and fire is about to start?" Xiao Chen muttered to himself. Time was really tight.
Right after Xiao Chen spoke, his figure shed. Then, he arrived at the peak where Elder Qin cultivated.
"Little Friend Xiao Chen, after not meeting for two years, you are not going toe and see this old man?" The one who spoke was Lan Chaofeng; he had rushed over as well.
Xiao Chen smiled apologetically. "Sorry, sorry. This junior just refined a primal-chaos-level me and was testing it in the past few days."
"A primal-chaos-level me!"
Lan Chaofeng was so shocked when he heard this, his jaw nearly fell off. "I was wondering why your hair turned white. Hey, your Luck is truly something to envy, enough to make one go crazy. A primal-chaos-level me is a me that only appears in legends; even the Primes of the Kunlun Continent do not have one."
Xiao Chen was rather calm. He smiled and said, "It is not that exaggerated. At least, it hasn''t be that horrifyingly exaggerated yet."
"Haha! Little fellow, your mental state is going to be stronger than mine too. You must be here to help protect Old Qin as well, right?" Lan Chaoyun said.
Xiao Chen nodded. "Senior Lan, what do you think of Elder Qin''s chances of sess at his Great Tribtion of wind and fire?"
Lan Chaofeng''s face sank somewhat. He sighed softly, "I''m not very optimistic about it. The Great Tribtion of wind and fire is very difficult in the first ce. Furthermore, Elder Qin''s Luck is now tied to the Dragon''s Gate. If someone secretly sabotages his tribtion, it would be even harder to say. The Thunder Sovereign''s departure instantly plunged the world into chaos."
As a living legend, the Thunder Sovereign was undisputedly the top person of the Kunlun Realm. The reason why the Kunlun Realm did not dissolve into utter chaos as a result of the fights between the various races was the prestige of the Thunder Sovereign.
With the Thunder Sovereign around, the strong Deity Race never dared to openly dere world domination. With him around, the Demon Monarchs of the Deep Abyss Demonic World did not dare to y any tricks in the Sky Dome Realm.
With him around, when a few of the major characters had grudges with each other, they would stop after a while, giving the Thunder Sovereign face.
However, with the Thunder Sovereign''s disappearance, the Kunlun Realm devolved intoplete chaos. The fragile order copsed immediately.
The reason was simple: after the fall of the Azure Emperor, the Kunlun Realm did not have a true king that could make everyone submit. Without a sufficiently strong king, there would be no way toy down rules. Without rules, chaos ensued.
Although the Thunder Sovereign was strong, he could only maintain order on a superficial level. After all, he was not as strong as the Azure Emperor.
At a simple wooden hut at the summit of the peak, the wooden door opened, and Elder Qin walked out together with Mo Chen.
When Mo Chen saw the white-haired Xiao Chen, she asked, baffled, "Big Brother Xiao Chen, what''s going on with your hair?"
Xiao Chen smiled casually and replied, "Just the side effects of refining the Heavenly Snow Divine me. It''s fine. Let''s discuss Elder Qin''s Great Tribtion of wind and fire."
Elder Qin showed worry in his eyes. He performed a cupped-fist salute and said, "I''ll entrust this matter to all of you."
Xiao Chen took the lead, saying, "Elder Qin is too polite. You are one of ours. There is no need to say anything more."
Lan Chaofeng smiled. "Old Qin, most quasi-Emperors will eventually meet with this problem. Let''s go in before speaking more."
The four entered the house and discussed the matter of Elder Qin undergoing the tribtion. Lan Chaofeng had the final say on this matter. Xiao Chen did not speak much, choosing to listen.
Xiao Chen''s Great Tribtion of wind and fire would take ce soon, so he could learn from this as well.
Lan Chaofeng took a sip of tea. "For clearing tribtions, if it were the peaceful past, one could just do it anywhere. If others ruined the quasi-Emperor''s tribtion, they would suffer the vengeance of the quasi-Emperor''s faction. Now that the world is so chaotic, we will have to n the location of the tribtion properly."
Mo Chen said, "Firstly, Heavenly Dragon City can be eliminated from the list of possible tribtion locations. Right now, Heavenly Dragon City is a ce where crooks are mixed in with the honest folks. There are too many of them here."
"However, when one undergoes the tribtion and the various mysterious phenomena appear, it will definitely disturb the surroundings. No one can be sure of concealment."
"That''s right. However, if we choose somewhere more remote, if someone wants to cause trouble, it will take time to rush over." When Mo Chen finished, she took out a stack of papers, which she handed out to everyone. "This is what I collected over the past two years, the information of people who seeded in their tribtions. Although it is not thatprehensive, it is still worth looking through and taking reference from."
Lan Chaofeng said slyly, "Little Girl Mo Chen, this information stuff of yours was probably collected for a certain someone, right? I''m guessing that providing it for Elder Qin''s tribtion is just a matter of convenience."
Chapter 1317: Rank 3 Solar True Flame
Chapter 1317: Rank 3 Sr True me
When Mo Chen heard Lan Chaofeng''s words, she blushed slightly and said, "What nonsense are you speaking?"
Elder Qin smiled and said, "Old Lan, don''t be envious. You are so old already, and you are still so juvenile."
Xiao Chen felt somewhat embarrassed. The certain person that Lan Chaofeng referred to was, of course, Xiao Chen himself. However, at this moment, he could only act dumb. Otherwise, things would be even more awkward.
Speaking of which, this information that Mo Chen collected was indeed rather useful. Soon, Xiao Chen forgot about the earlier matter and became deeply engrossed in his thoughts.
Without exception, the people who underwent their tribtions in the past two years all suffered attacks. On the path of cultivation, it was hard to avoid forming grudges and enemies. Or perhaps, a faction was not willing to see an opposing faction be stronger, so they sent people over to interfere.
Being attacked was rather normal. The difference was just a matter of severity.
"To think that so many quasi-Emperors seeded in clearing their tribtions! It looks like thew of the world has been undergoing some changes over the past two years. Historically, this is the mark of great chaos descending!" Lan Chaofeng sighed as he shook his head, putting down his stack of papers.
In times of peace, with nothing major happening, there would not be so many quasi-Emperors clearing their Great Tribtion of wind and fire. Only when there was chaos would one be motivated to take the tribtion, gaining an opportunity.
"This is the information of those who failed," Mo Chen said softly after taking out another stack of papers.
The information on failures was clearly many times more than that on sesses. When Elder Qin looked through them, his expression turned serious and heavy. While there were many sesses, there were far more failures.
Xiao Chen looked very carefully. Soon, he discovered something wrong. He frowned and said, "Why does it seem that no matter how hidden the person undergoing the Great Tribtion of wind and fire was, he would always be discovered within one hour and be attacked?"
The three''s expressions changed. They had not noticed this detail at first. Now that they looked at it, regardless whether the quasi-Emperor overcame their tribtion or not, those quasi-Emperors were all discovered within one hour.
Xiao Chen spoke very little. However, when he did, he immediately put his finger on the crucial point.
Lan Chaofeng said sullenly, "If this is not a coincidence, then there must be a horrifying faction behind this, a faction with the best intelligence gathering in the world."
The location of a tribtion was very secretive. For example, with Elder Qin''s tribtion, only the four people here would know where it would be. However, that mysterious faction could find it within one hour. Just thinking about this made one tremble in fear.
Mo Chen said, "In that case, there is no need to choose a location for the tribtion. We will just use one of the inds near Heavenly Star Ind."
Lan Chaofeng said, "Since there is no avoiding it, there is no need to worry about it. When is Elder Qin preparing to undergo his tribtion?"
Elder Qin muttered for a long time and then said, "I''ll do it today. Even if I fail, I''ll be resigned to it. As a cultivator, I will have to take this step anyhow."
Mo Chen quickly took out a sea chart and circled a spot. "We''ll do it here."
That was a deste ind off Heavenly Star Ind. It was very small and did not have any resources on it. Normally, it would not attract any attention.
After selecting the location, the group started discussing who would likelye to attack them.
Firstly, there would definitely be the Western Sea Divine Dragon Pce. Although it had remained quiet for the past two years, it remained a close threat to the Dragon''s Gate. As long as it was not removed, the Dragon''s Gate''s safety would forever be a problem.
Following that were the Holy Lands that came to cause trouble during the Dragon''s Gate''s reestablishment ceremony-the Five Poison Sect, the Cyclic Astral Pce, the Heavenly Province Academy-as well as the ancient Noble ns and the Divine Dragon Pces of the other three seas.
Lan Chaofeng smiled and said, "These Holy Lands are too far away; there is no need to fear them too much. The truly worrying one is still the Western Sea Divine Dragon Pce. Those fellows have been mysteriously low-profile in the past two years. Furthermore, they are very close to the Dragon''s Gate. We need to keep our guard up against them."
During the discussion, Xiao Chen spoke very little, offering even fewer opinions, nearly none. His reticence caught Mo Chen''s attention. "Big Brother Xiao Chen, what''s wrong? Do you have a different opinion?"
Xiao Chen put down his teacup and said, "I''m justmenting how difficult it is to advance to Martial Emperor. I feel like I''ve somehow let Elder Qin down. Elder Qin followed me to Heavenly Star Ind and helped me a lot along the way. In the end, I ended up causing more trouble for him."
Elder Qin said quickly, "How can that be? Little Friend Xiao Chen, you are too polite. If not for the resources of your Heavenly Star Ind, I would not be able to reach this stage so quickly, either."
Xiao Chen swished the tea in his teacup. He did not reply to this or say anything.
He only thought to himself, No matter who it is, as long as theye to cause trouble, I will definitely retaliate ruthlessly, even if I have to go to the corners of the world.
That was right. This was an oath. Even during the Dragon''s Gate''s reestablishment ceremony, he had not made such an oath.
The reason was that those attacks had been directed at Xiao Chen himself. He did not care about those. However, this time, it affected the people around him, crossing his bottom line.
Anyone who touched the reverse scale of a dragon had to die!
Although Xiao Chen did not say anything, the other three could feel Xiao Chen''s silent rage, which turned the atmosphere somewhat sullen.
Lan Chaofeng finally opened his mouth. "Old Qin, let''s go. Oh, right, Little Girl Mo Chen, you don''t need to go. Just stay at Heavenly Dragon City. I''m afraid that without me around, some people might take the opportunity to cause trouble."
Mo Chen understood the gravity of the situation. "You can go without worrying. Nothing will happen to Heavenly Dragon City. Take care!"
Xiao Chen left with the other two. After a while, they arrived at the designated ind.
Lan Chaofeng pulled Xiao Chen along, bringing him one kilometer away from Elder Qin. He exined, "Everything within one kilometer will get swept up into it. We should just stand guard outside."
Elder Qin took in a deep breath of air and looked towards the sky. There was an Emperor''s Door up there. The fog around it scattered, replete with a boundless enticement. Once one advanced to Martial Emperor, one''s lifespan would increase to two thousand years on top of other things.
Suddenly, a strong wind surged from Elder Qin. Sand and stones flew. The wind was as sharp as sabers, while the dust was like swords.
"It is beginning." Lan Chaoyun muttered, "Rushing over within one hour? Let me see whether that mysterious faction is that horrifying or not."
Xiao Chen squinted at the storm. He saw Elder Qin''s aura soar infinitely like a long-suppressed mountain flood busting loose. It vaguely felt like it would break through the sky.
Mysterious phenomena appeared high in the sky. Lightning shed, thunder roared, and dark clouds covered the sky.
The surrounding seawater sloshed and trembled, even shaking the tiny ind.
Xiao Chen entered deep thought. This was the first step of the tribtion, unleashing all of one''s strength and triggering the mysterious phenomena, making the Emperor''s Door descend from the sky.
Amid the strong wind and lightning, Elder Qin thought about the hundreds of years of experiences he had on the path of cultivation. He roared angrily and unleashed what he kept suppressed for centuries, releasing it all.
There was no need to fear or worry. All one had to do was vent one''s anger thoroughly, letting heaven hear one''s rage.
With that explosive shout, Elder Qin''s might temporarily overwhelmed the might of the world. The world suddenly fell quiet. Everything seemed toe to a halt, a fantastic sight.
Xiao Chen looked carefully. He noticed that even the specks of dust floating in the air froze.
"Boom!"
However, after this moment of silence, a furious roar came from the sky as if it was expressing its dissatisfaction with Elder Qin. The ancient door descended from the sky and hovered in the air.
The sky and ground shook. When the Emperor''s Door descended, it brought along a Heavenly Might.
This Heavenly Might felt irresistible to Xiao Chen and Lan Chaofeng. They felt horrified at the thought of receiving such a heavy strike.
"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!" Many jade-white steps radiating Heavenly Might spread down together with the Emperor''s Door.
The jade-white steps extended until there were one thousand steps beforeing to a stop.
Xiao Chen felt entranced, but he did not understand what was going on or what it meant. So, he sought rification. "Senior Lan, what do the color and number of the steps of the Emperor''s Road mean?"
Lan Chaofeng exined, "There are many secrets to this. The Emperor''s Roades in many colors: white, blue, purple, goldenthe deeper the color, the stronger the Great Tribtion of wind and fire. Legends say that during the most glorious period of the Martial Epoch, there were seven-colored steps and even nine-colored steps. When the Emperor''s Road descended, rainbow clouds would fly about, and Auspicious Signs filled the sky. It was a magnificent spectacle.
"However, these have not appeared for a very long time. The highest one I have seen was golden. That was the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign''s Great Tribtion of wind and fire. It was so dazzling with golden light that we could not look at it directly. After that, that fellow did not disappoint. He surpassed Ninth Heaven and arrived at Prime.
"There is also a kind of ck Emperor''s Road. That is what appears for Demons and those who cultivate an evil Dao."
Xiao Chen understood. The color represented a person''s umtions and preparations. The deeper the color, the stronger the Great Tribtion of wind and fire. In the future, one''s aplishments would be greater as well. Of course, this was provided one could finish walking the Emperor''s Road.
The rainbow Emperor''s Road only appeared in legends. Now, a golden Emperor''s Road was already something shocking. Most people had white or blue Emperor''s Roads; purple was rather rare.
As for the number of steps, it was also a representation of umtions. The stronger a person, the more steps there would be.
Xiao Chen wondered what color his Emperor''s Road would be when he took his Great Tribtion of wind and fire, as well as how many steps it would have.
"One thousand steps and jade-white. Old Qin''s umtions are somewhat poor. I believe that the outstanding talents of your generation will have at least purple Emperor''s Roads with at least three thousand steps when you take the Great Tribtion of wind and fire. However, this is good for Old Qin as well. At the very least, his Great Tribtion of wind and fire will not be too strong; he will have an easier time clearing it."
As the two spoke, great determination shed in Elder Qin''s eyes. He leaped into the air, wanting to climb onto the Emperor''s Road.
"Whoosh!"
However, just as Elder Qin was about tond on the steps, a huge fireball descended from the sky. The zing fireball shone with an intense light, so piercing that it hurt the eyes.
The sudden turn of events caught Xiao Chen somewhat off guard. He squinted and felt a piercing pain.
Lan Chaofeng was long prepared for this. He circted his Primordial Energy and protected his eyes. Nothing happened to him.
"This is a Rank 3 Sr True me. It is not especially strong, about as strong as a strike from a First Heaven Martial Emperor. Old Qin should be able to break it."
Xiao Chen understood. No wonder he found it somewhat familiar. It was the Sr True me. However, his Sr True me was still far from the standard of a Martial Emperor''s casual strike.
Wherever the fireball passed, it left a long, ming tail in the air. That me tail was like a snake, filled with spirituality and swaying about continuously.
Elder Qin did not dare to be careless with this fireball formed of Sr True me. He executed his own Martial Technique, Meteor Palm.
Elder Qin tore across the sky like a meteor. When he threw the palm strike, it was like a meteor exploding, striking the fireball.
"Boom!" The fireball shattered as the sound rang out. It turned into golden motes of light and scattered into the surroundings.
Chapter 1318: True Combat Prowess
Chapter 1318: True Combat Prowess
As Elder Qinnded, countless sharp wind des suddenly flew out from above the steps.
Elder Qin pulled out a sword and quickly brandished it. Fiery light bloomed on the tip of the sword, appearing like the fire trails left behind by a meteor. This was the Meteor Sword Technique that he practiced.
"Dang! Dang! Dang!"
After one hundred moves, Elder Qin blocked all the wind des. He was not hurt at all as he stood stably on the steps of the Emperor''s Road.
Lan Chaofeng said softly, "Good. Many quasi-Emperors fall in the first stage even before they set foot on the Emperor''s Road. Old Qin was able to clear the first stage without getting hurt at all. It looks like his foundations are very firm."
However, this was just the start. There were one thousand steps. Every step was a hurdle, each one a tribtion.
First, there would be wind; then there would be fire-three hundred types of wind and three hundred types of fire. Later, wind and fire woulde together. The wind borrowed might from the fire and vice versa,pletely burning the world.
The first step, cold wind taking form!
How cold was this cold, formless wind? The frigid temperature turned the wind into sharp "ice arrows." Nine hundred "ice arrows" were like raindrops falling in a torrent.
At just the first step, Elder Qin''s Sage Body already sustained a hundred wounds of varying sizes.
When Xiao Chen saw this, he sucked in a breath of cold air. How strongly was the wind blowing for it to be cold enough to freeze into "ice arrows"?
The second step, a squall like a whip!
The wind that blew gathered and took the form of long whips, cracking as it struck the air. This sound made one tremble in fear of it. Elder Qin was a little slow and was whipped on his face. The horrifying wound was hair-raising.
Even Xiao Chen, whose mental state was terrifyingly strong, trembled somewhat. This was only the second step of a rather ordinary Great Tribtion of wind and fire.
Lan Chaofeng did not find this strange. He appeared cool and collected as he calmly analyzed, "Not bad. Although Old Qin has a lot of injuries on his body, they are not on any vital spots. He should not have any problem clearing this Great Tribtion of wind and fire."
One tribtion with every step. Elder Qin''s body became covered in wounds. He gritted his teeth and silently walked on. That perseverance looked very moving, making others feel bad for him.
Xiao Chen now finally understood why so many people did not dare to take this Great Tribtion of wind and fire. It was too difficult, too miserable!
"I must clear it," Xiao Chen muttered to himself as he silently cheered Elder Qin on in his heart.
Just at this moment, Xiao Chen and Lan Chaofeng exchanged nces. Both of them sensed someone heading over in the void.
These people came really quickly; Elder Qin had not even taken ten steps yet.
"I''ll go," Xiao Chen said indifferently. Then, his figure vanished, and six bolts of lightning descended from the sky.
The instant the lightning lit up the world, a vague white figure, which seemed to be throwing a palm strike at the void, appeared. This figure moved too fast, leaving only its afterimage and preventing others from being sure of what they saw.
"Hu chi!"
The instant the lightning vanished, six figures appeared at the same time, their faces slightly pale, looking somewhat horrified.
While these six traveled in the void, someone had used a strong force to force them out.
"Azure Dragon King, please do not misunderstand. We just felt something strange with the Spiritual Energy of the world and came over to take a look. We did not know that it was the Dragon''s Gate''s Elder Qin undergoing his tribtion."
A gray-robed old man from the group exined as he looked at the white-haired, frosty-faced Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen sized up the six. Then, he performed a cupped-fist salute and said, "I''ll not bother with saying too much. Regardless of which faction youe from, please leave now. I, the Azure Dragon King Xiao Chen, will owe you a favor."
The six that rushed over were stunned, somewhat suspecting that they misheard.
The Azure Dragon King normally unted his sharpness. During the Dragon''s Gate''s reestablishment ceremony, he shed against thirteen Greater Heavenly Martial Emperors and the Western Sea Dragon King. However, he was now so polite to these six Minor Heavenly Martial Emperors, softening his stance and saying that he would owe them a favor.
This turn of events feltpletely incredible. The six reacted, saying quickly, "The Azure Dragon King is being too polite. This is just a small matter, not on the level of requiring a favor. Our group will leave. Congrattions to the Dragon''s Gate''s elder in advance for clearing his tribtion."
These six had rushed over from Heavenly Dragon City only to check out the situation. They just felt curious and did not have any other agenda. Since Xiao Chen was so polite about it, they naturally gave him face and did him a small favor.
Xiao Chen said sincerely, "Many thanks."
These six left as quickly as they arrived, disappearing in the blink of an eye.
Xiao Chen heaved a sigh of relief. The most important thing was Elder Qin''s tribtion. If he could avoid making a move, he would do so. That would be for the best.
After that, other groups arrived. They all rushed over from Heavenly Dragon City, and Xiao Chen persuaded them to go back.
Right now, Heavenly Dragon City was already the center of the Western Sea. Normally, many Martial Emperors gathered there, so it was not strange that these Martial Emperors rushed over at this moment.
However, it was fine. The name of the Azure Dragon King still held some prestige. The many Martial Emperors gave Xiao Chen some face.
Suddenly, Xiao Chen discovered ten scarlet-d cultivators with strange auras above the sea. He had a bad feeling as his figure shed andnded in front of the ten.
"Halt! The Dragon''s Gate''s elder is undergoing his tribtion in front. Please return."
The attire of the ten scarlet-d men was like blood. There was no patterns or decorations. With the clothes draped over the men, it was like they were dyed in fresh blood.
Xiao Chen felt extremely ufortable looking at them. He possessed a sharp Spiritual Sense and could vaguely sense an evil baleful auraing from the scarlet clothes, which seemed bizarre.
The even stranger thing was that he could not make out the cultivation of the scarlet-d men, either.
Not being able to do so was highly unusual. Right now, with Xiao Chen''s eyes, he could make out a Prime. Could it be that these people were even more incredible than Primes? That was impossible. He did not even sense the presence of a Heart of an Emperor in their bodies.
The leader of this group of Blood-d Soldiers looked like a middle-aged man. Hisplexion was pale, and there was an eye-catching ck mark on his forehead.
These people ignored Xiao Chen''s words, approaching the ind, step by step. Soon, they reached within one hundred meters of him, an extremely dangerous distance.
A murderous intent already stirred up in Xiao Chen''s heart. He said indifferently, "I''ll say it one more time. The Dragon''s Gate''s elder is undergoing a tribtion. This is now a restricted zone. Please don''te any closer."
The corners of the middle-aged man''s lips curled up into a cruel smile. "Others give you face because they consider you the Azure Dragon King. In my eyes, you are nothing. If you give way now, I will not seek trouble for you. If not, then you will suffer the consequences yourself."
Although the middle-aged man said that, he did not give Xiao Chen a chance to reply at all. As he spoke thest two words, he already started charging at Xiao Chen, disying none of the etiquette of a cultivator.
When the middle-aged man threw his palm strike, there was no startling aura or horrifying Emperor''s Might. It was just an ordinary palm strike with a hazy scarlet light along with a heavy baleful aura spreading into the surroundings.
Xiao Chen already had his guard up long ago. With his richbat experience, he would not be flustered by small tricks like this.
He circted all the Law Energy in his body. Then, in the time it took for a spark to fly, he countered with a palm chop apanied by earsplitting thunder.
"Boom!" The two palms met, and Xiao Chen went flying back like a cannonball.
However, that middle-aged man did not move at all. Such a result was entirely unexpected.
Xiao Chen spun around in the air a few times before he managed to negate the force from the opponent''s palm strike. Blood leaked out of a corner of his lips; he had clearly suffered a loss in the previous exchange.
The middle-aged man withdrew his palm and stood upright. He gently drifted over and said, "The Azure Dragon King is merely so-so. I did not even use half of my strength."
Xiao Chen calmly analyzed. That earlier palm strike was not supported by Primordial Energy. However, the attack was equivalent to that of a Second Heaven Martial Emperor. Furthermore, the other party had not even brought out half of his strength. In other words, the person before him was equal to a peak Third Heaven Martial Emperor.
"Whoosh!"
There was a sonic boom as the middle-aged man turned into a scarlet light, moving in an instant. Then, heunched an attack at Xiao Chen, who justnded.
A scarlet sword appeared in the middle-aged man''s hand. As he waved it around, it sent out intense scarlet light in all directions.
The sound of rumbling water reverberated nonstop. That was a sea of blood churning in the air, its aura appearing very shocking. It forced Xiao Chen to step back, but there was still no Emperor''s Might.
Even so, this person did indeed have the destructive power of a peak Third Heaven Martial Emperor, not just a pretense of it.
Xiao Chen could not help feeling even more shocked. Where did these peoplee from? They did not have Emperor''s Might or a Heart of an Emperor. However, they possessed destructive powers equal to a Martial Emperor''s.
Something like this was unprecedented!
The middle-aged man attacked too ferociously. Without using Primordial Energy, Xiao Chen was no match for him. After a hundred moves, he crossed his arms to block a kick from the other party and got sent flying once more.
As Xiao Chen was moving back, he pped the ground with his palm. Then, he performed three flips in the air before standing stably again.
"This world has already changed. Don''t think that just because people address you as the Azure Dragon King, you are really a king!"
As the middle-aged man kicked Xiao Chen away, he projected a strong aura. With just half of his strength, he could force Xiao Chen into such a sorry state-this made him feel very confident. Hemanded, "Five of you, go and deal with Lan Chaofeng. Four of you, go and interfere with that old fool''s tribtion. Leave this brat to me."
Xiao Chen wiped off the blood from his lips. Then, he smiled faintly and said, "Who gave you such strong confidence to deal with me alone? Let me tell you this: all of you can forget about getting past me."
The middle-aged man thought that by being able to reduce Xiao Chen into such a sorry state without even using half of his strength, his victory was certain.
However, from start to end, Xiao Chen had never used his Primordial Energy, nor had he taken out his Lunar Shadow Saber. While the middle-aged man had used only half of his strength, Xiao Chen was still far from bringing out a fourth of his own strength.
Xiao Chen split his Primordial Energy into two and made them chase each other continuously. The Taiji force field instantly formed!
The many Blood-d Soldiers flew forward, trying to bypass Xiao Chen. Suddenly, a suction pulled all of them back.
Everyone within one kilometer got stuck within Xiao Chen''s Taiji force field; there was no way for them to escape at all.
Xiao Chen narrowed his eyes at the middle-aged man in front. "With the tricks of the Evil Dao, it will be hard to truly climb to the higher circle. The path of cultivation never had any shortcuts. I will show you what the truebat prowess of a Martial Emperor is!"
Quick, Azure Dragon leaping out of the sea, clouds churning in all directions!
Suddenly, Xiao Chen''s figure zoomed as fast as lightning. He was like an Azure Dragon leaping out of the sea, radiating a shocking aura.
The middle-aged man felt astonished. Before he could react, Xiao Chen already pressed over, forcing him to respond quickly to block this palm strike.
The middle-aged man used his full strength as he countered with a palm strike. His aura was no weaker than Xiao Chen''s, and his destructive power was even more startling.
However, this was merely form without substance. It was the aura without the might. As the middle-aged man had not undergone the Great Tribtion of wind and fire, he had not condensed the Heart of an Emperor and did not possess Emperor''s Might. No matter how strong the destructive force of this palm strike was, in a true sh, it would lose the upper hand.
Chapter 1319: Elder Qins Trump Card
Chapter 1319: Elder Qin''s Trump Card
The middle-aged man screamed in pain. He vomitedrge mouthfuls of blood as he went tumbling back.
"Bang! Bang! Bang!"
Xiao Chen''s body moved about gently. The air was like water and he a fish, sticking closely to the other party. He made ten moves in rapid session, forcing his opponent to retreat irresistibly.
"There is no need to care about me. Attack that old fool who is undergoing his tribtion with all force!" the middle-aged man roared. Xiao Chen''s true strength shocked him.
The Lunar Shadow Saber appeared in Xiao Chen''s right hand. He said indifferently, "Do you think you''ll have an opportunity to do so?!"
Slow!
Everything seemed to slow down in the Taiji force field. Xiao Chen fought alone against ten, using the slow aspect of the Taiji Dao. He did not even draw his saber, forcibly holding back his opponents and suppressing the ten.
After figuring out the strength of this group of Blood-d Soldiers, Xiao Chen felt confident. He did not even infuse his Saber Domain into the Taiji force field.
Using only the Taiji force field together with the Fish Dragon Art, he switched unpredictably between fast and slow, suppressing his opponents.
The world spun, and the scenes around shed like fleeting shadows and drifting lights!
This stunned Lan Chaofeng, who was watching from a distance. He could not understand what was going on. "What is this Martial Technique? On the surface, it looks like it is just the state of fast and the state of slow. However, why does it give off such a harmonious feeling? His actions also appear very peaceful."
Initially, he had been preparing to go and help out. However, after he saw this, he dropped that thought.
"Burst!"
Just as Lan Chaofeng felt Xiao Chen''s actions to be very serene and peaceful, vaguely as though he were one with the world, Xiao Chen suddenly pulled back his saber, and his white hair flew all about. Then, the Taiji force field exploded.
A storm arose and dust filled the air. All thews of the world appeared to get sted away from that area.
Ten figures fell down amid the dust, all of them severely injured and weak, in sorry states. They were dispirited and listless, their eyes despondent. Only the scarlet clothes they wore remained bright, shining with a scarlet light.
Xiao Chen moved one kilometer in one step, slowly walking out of the dust-filled air, wind, and rain. With his white hair and white robes, he looked as elegant as before, very peaceful and serene, unstained and uncontaminated.
Xiao Chen paid special attention to the middle-aged man, injuring him the most severely. The middle-aged man smiled and said, "No wonder Master told us not to get into any conflicts with you before sending us here. Azure Dragon King, you are indeed extraordinary."
"Speak! Who sent you here? How did you obtain this strange strength? Speak honestly, and I''ll spare your life!"
Xiao Chen spoke calmly as the Lunar Shadow Saber''s scabbard gently moved down and pressed on the middle-aged man''s forehead.
This group of people had mysterious origins. Their strength was very strange as well. If Xiao Chen did notprehend the Taiji Dao, dealing with them would have been very problematic.
More importantly, Xiao Chen wanted to figure out why these people had the offensive capabilities of a Martial Emperor despite clearly not having cleared the Great Tribtion of wind and fire nor possessing the Heart of an Emperor and Primordial Energy.
The middle-aged man vomited a mouthful of blood beforeughing maniacally, "Xiao Chen, what are you feeling so cocky for? Do you think that you have won already? To think that you are using death to threaten me! Hahaha! This is the funniest joke I''ve ever heard.
"We are a group of dead men in the first ce. Regardless of the results of today''s battle, you will always be at the losing end. No matter how strong you are, the old fool undergoing his tribtion will die!"
The bodies of the ten started swelling. The bloody light of their clothes slowly permeated into their bodies, the scarlet clothes dimming quickly.
Xiao Chen''s expression changed drastically. Without exception, all ten were deathsworn warriors. They were going to self-detonate!
As long as one person seeded in self-detonation, they could destroy this ind. The shock waves would make Elder Qin, who was on the Emperor''s Road, fail his tribtion.
In the distance, Lan Chaofeng was startled as well. Such a turn of events waspletely unexpected. Even if he made a move now, he could not stop everyone from self-detonating. With just one mistake, everything would be gone!
Xiao Chen nced at Elder Qin, who was on the Emperor''s Road, out of the corner of his eye.
Elder Qin was already more than two hundred steps up. The cold wind had tattered his clothes long ago. The strong wind was merciless. The armor he wore under his clothes was damaged as well, leaving his body covered in woundsa cruel sight to behold.
The most eye-catching injuries were the two on his face, which looked like whip marks.
However, even so, Elder Qin still did not give up. He continued walking on with hope in his eyes.
Elder Qin, who was upied with the Great Tribtion of wind and fire, did not have the mental capacity to spare for distractions. He did not notice the ten strange cultivators preparing to self-detonate.
Hope
Xiao Chen felt a pang in his heart. Elder Qin had followed him on his path,ing to this vast Heavenly Starry Ocean. From the initial reestablishment of the Dragon''s Gate, Elder Qin had weathered many storms and persevered until the formal reestablishment of the Dragon''s Gate. Even until now, he had rued great credit but never asked for anything.
Could it be that I cannot give Elder Qin even a trace of hope in his Great Tribtion of wind and fire?
"Major Magic Skill, Dharmic World!"
Once Xiao Chen executed this Dharmic Incarnation Magic Skill, he could trample this group of bastards to death in an instant. However, based on his experience, he needed at least three seconds to prepare for it.
Yet, the current situation with ten madmen self-detonating did not give him even one second, much less three seconds.
No, absolutely not. No matter what, I, Xiao Chen, have to preserve this trace of hope for you!
Anger? Frenzy? In that case, I''ll give you strength. Strength to trample on the world and tten everything!
The Dharmic Incarnation hidden in the depths of Xiao Chen''s sea of consciousness felt Xiao Chen''s anger and suddenly opened its eyes.
Instantly, Xiao Chen''s mind became incredibly clear. Nothing got in the way of the execution of Dharmic World, which proceeded extremely smoothly. His white hair fluttered about, and his expression turned exceptionally frightening.
Just as the ten Blood-d Soldiers'' bodies swelled to their limits and were about to explode, Xiao Chen''s body suddenly erged, reaching three kilometers tall.
At the same time, Xiao Chen''s strong aura also intensified; now, it was like a huge, surging wave. It caught Lan Chaofeng, who was rushing over, off guard, forcing him to take a step back.
When Xiao Chen expanded to three kilometers tall, he felt unprecedented strength. He looked down angrily at the group of madmen below and mercilessly stomped down.
This foot stomped down amid loud rumbling. Xiao Chen used absolute force and crushed the ten Blood-d Soldiers, smashing them into a pool of blood.
"Hua!"
Three secondster, Xiao Chen shrank back to his original size, pain racking his entire body. As he fell from the sky, copious amounts of blood seeped out from his skin.
The execution of any Major Magic Skill could not be rushed andpleted in one step. This was especially so for a heaven-defying Major Magic Skill like Dharmic World. Not a single step could be omitted.
Xiao Chen forcefullypressed the three seconds of execution time to one second. The repercussions of doing so were unavoidable.
When it looked like Xiao Chen would crash into the ground, a gentle wind blew and supported him.
It was thanks to Lan Chaofeng, who had reacted very quickly. The moment Xiao Chen transformed back, the senior sent out a palm strike.
Xiao Chennded stably on the ground. Then, without saying a word, he quickly swallowed a Sage Grade Medicinal Pill to suppress the injuries of his body.
"Little Fellow, are you alright? Don''t move. Let me take a look." Lan Chaofeng rushed over. Then, he scolded, "Why did you push yourself so hard, making it look like you''re the one undergoing the tribtion, instead? What can I say about this? What if you end up dying even before Old Qin?!"
Although Lan Chaofeng, a senior to Xiao Chen, scolded Xiao Chen severely, his attention was focused on Xiao Chen''s injuries, which had him frowning heavily. This evoked warmth in Xiao Chen''s heart, causing him to smile bitterly. This Senior Lan was always like this.
After a while, Lan Chaofeng heaved a sigh of relief. He said, "Brat, you are really fortunate. This is just the rebound of the Martial Technique. Fortunately, the rebound is not too powerful."
Actually, Xiao Chen already knew that the repercussions were rather severe but not fatal. However, upon seeing Lan Chaofeng''s anxious appearance, he could only submit to Lan Chaofeng''s examination so that the senior could rx.
"Thank you, Senior Lan."
Keeping a straight face, Lan Chaofeng snorted coldly. "Even if you are not in danger of dying, you should not push yourself this hard. If you disy your aura too strongly, you might identally call down your Great Tribtion of wind and fire in advance. At that time, even gods cannot save you."
The Great Tribtion of wind and fire arriving early was something dreaded since one would be unprepared for it. Xiao Chen understood this principle and did not dare to rebut.
ncing around, Xiao Chen pointed to the front and said, "Look, Elder Qin is about to undergo thest wind tribtion!"
Lan Chaofeng quickly turned his head and took a look. He saw three tornadoes surging over. The strong winds made Elder Qin wobble slightly, their strength startling.
Each tornado was one kilometer tall, rampaging over with a powerful aura. The three roiled the dark clouds in the sky. Lightning shed and thunder roared, rumbling endlessly.
Elder Qin gritted his teeth and forcefully charged over. The three tornadoes instantly swallowed up his body.
Xiao Chen and Lan Chaofeng immediately felt their chests tighten as they stared at the tornadoes.
This was especially so for Lan Chaofeng. He had been through the Great Tribtion of wind and fire and knew how strong thest wind tribtion was. Many people died at this stage.
After one breath, Elder Qin did not appear. Two breathsthree breathsfour breathsa total of five breaths passed. Even so, he still did not reappear.
The two''s expressions turned somewhat unsightly. Even though Xiao Chen had not taken the Great Tribtion of wind and fire, he knew that the situation was not good.
Suddenly, there was a ferocious roar. Elder Qin''s figure pierced through the tornadoes, and he stumbled somewhat as hended.
Fire!
Elder Qin justnded on the step when a surging me arose, spreading onto his body.
Lan Chaofeng rxed for now. He smiled and said, "At the very least, Old Qin has a sixty percent chance of clearing his Great Tribtion of wind and fire."
Xiao Chen asked, "How so?"
Lan Chaofeng replied, "Old Qin has two trump cards. Originally, I thought he would use one in thest wind tribtion. Who knew, he did not use it and endured it forcefully. Ultimately, this will benefit him."
A raging me zed endlessly. Every step had mes of various attributes spread all over it.
This was a road of zing fire. There were no tricks that could be used to deal with it. The person undergoing the tribtion had to walk through the mes. If one seeded, then one would be fine. However, if one could not, one would burn to death, dying without a corpse, and their soul would scatter.
Lan Chaofeng sighed and said, "The pain thates from the fire tribtions are even more direct than the wind tribtiontenfold more painful. This is more of a test of willpower. For many people, it was not that they could not clear the fire tribtion, but the pain weakened their will; hence, they fell on the Emperor''s Road."
This revtion startled Xiao Chen when he heard it. The Emperor''s Road was hard to walk on. Even though it was a tribtion to cultivators from heaven, it was also a chance for them. If one cleared this Emperor''s Road, one''s lifespan would extend to two thousand years. What gift could be better than that?
"However, Old Qin''s situation is still rather good. His mes are only Rank 3. My tribtion back then was truly terrifying. Not only were the mes Rank 7, but there were also Fire Spirits. With every step, I had to suffer from the attacks of Fire Spirits."
Chapter 1320: Western Sea Dragon Kings Guests
Chapter 1320: Western Sea Dragon King''s Guests
When thinking of the past, Lan Chaofeng sighed endlessly.
Feeling curious, Xiao Chen asked, "Senior, back then, what color was your Emperor''s Road?"
Lan Chaofeng smiled and said, "You will not believe it when I tell you."
"What color was it?"
"Golden Emperor''s Road with three thousand steps. Every step felt like there was a mountain on my back. There seemed to be some changes to gravity."
Xiao Chen was in disbelief. The Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign, who also had a golden Emperor''s Road, reached Prime, yet Lan Chaofeng was not even a Sovereign Martial Emperor. This was unimaginable.
Lan Chaofeng smiled bitterly and said, "I know you don''t believe it. Actually, my current state is self-inflicted. I killed too many and have too much sin. The Lightning Tribtions of the Nine Heavens are so strong that they could make one despair. Little fellow, here''s a reminder for you. The Heavenly Dao is fair. Do not rue too many sins. There will be a time to pay for them."
Xiao Chen felt startled. He asked, "What is sin?"
"Sinthis thing could still be checked during the Immortal Epoch. Now, it is somewhat ethereal, but it definitely exists. Killing ordinary people, murdering the weak, cultivating evil Cultivation Techniques, these are actions that can result in sin."
Lan Chaofeng smiled. "There is no need for you to worry too much about this. Only evil cultivators or killers like me would have sin hindering them. Killing evil people or those who attacked you will not result in sin."
As the two spoke, Elder Qin cleared the fire tribtions. The Emperor''s Door was only about three hundred steps away from him. Now, he could already clearly see every single detail of the door.
However, in thetter three hundred-odd steps, there would be wind and fire together. It would be even more horrifying. That would be the true test.
Lan Chaofeng thought to himself, Old Qin, Xiao Chen already helped you obtain this hope. Whether you can clear it or not is up to you now.
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At the tallest pavilion of the Western Sea Divine Dragon Pce, Ao Lang stared into the distance, looking in the direction of the ind where Elder Qin was undergoing his tribtion.
The ind was several tens of thousands of kilometers away. Even though Ao Lang was a Sovereign Martial Emperor, he could not see that far.
However, once the Blood-d Soldiers seeded, their self-detonation and the mysterious phenomenon from failing the Emperor''s Road and Great Tribtion of wind and fire would be visible even from tens of thousands of kilometers away. Those would be clearly visible.
Ao Lang waited in anticipation for a long time. However, the expected explosion did not appear, frustrating him somewhat.
"Why is there still no explosion?!"
After a while, Ao Lang could no longer remain calm. He felt that there must have been some ident. However, after thinking about it, he felt that it was impossible. Ten Martial Emperors self-detonating. Even if Lan Chaofeng was there, Lan Chaofeng would not be able to stop them all.
Furthermore, as long as one person seeded in self-detonating, the shock wave would interfere with Elder Qin''s tribtion. If a few managed to self-detonate, even Lan Chaofeng and Xiao Chen would be injured.
If Ao Lang was lucky, he might even draw out Xiao Chen''s Great Tribtion of wind and fire in advance.
"Dong! Dong! Dong!"
Footsteps resounded below. A person ran up the stairs in a fluster and knelt. "Dragon King, the life jade strips of the ten Blood-d Soldiers who went to the ind all shattered."
"What!"
Ao Lang roared angrily, ring in rage. This frightened that kneeling person into trembling, not daring to raise his head.
The Blood-d Soldiers were Ao Lang''s trump card. He treated all of them as his treasures. Deathsworn warriors were people who had to be nurtured from childhood. Without at least several decades, nurturing them would be impossible. With every death, that would be one gone.
Yet, right now, Ao Lang was told that those life jade strips had shattered-which meant that the ten who went to ruin Elder Qin''s tribtion had all died already.
However, this was not the crucial point. Those ten men had been sending themselves to death in the first ce. The crucial point was that he did not see the fluctuations of the mysterious phenomenon-which was to say, Elder Qin was still undergoing his tribtion. His losses were for naught.
Ao Lang''s heart bled. He could not ept this.
The Blood-d Soldiers were so strong and did not fear death. They were stronger than ordinary Martial Emperors. Considering this, which Martial Emperor in the world would dare to casually self-detonate?
"Damn it! What''s going on?"
Ao Lang''s gaze flickered. After calming down, he started to analyze in his heart. However, he could not figure out a reason.
The set-up had been infallible. Why did it still fail?
"Reporting, Your Majesty the Dragon King, the Divine Daughter, Tian Youxi, and two Holy Scions came to seek an audience." Another person arrived with a message.
Ao Lang waved his hand impatiently. "I won''t meet them. I already said it long ago. I will absolutely not permit the Deity Race to build shrines on the inds that the Western Sea Divine Dragon Pce controls."
After the Thunder Sovereign vanished, the Deity Race expanded their faction extremely fast. Now, traces of the Deity Race could be seen throughout the Kunlun Realm.
Falling to pressure or wanting to gain benefits, several factions of the Heavenly Starry Ocean permitted the Deity Race to build shrines within their territory, building Deity Statues and drawing the power of faith.
However, the Western Sea Divine Dragon Pce possessed rather deep umtions. Furthermore, the four Divine Dragon Pces took care of each other. They did not fear the pressure of the Deity Race in the Heavenly Starry Ocean.
Moreover, Ao Lang had the Blood-d Soldiers. He was confident enough not to need to bend to the Deity Race''s request.
"Wait a moment!"
Suddenly, Ao Lang seemed to have thought of something. "The Holy Scions you mentioned are the two from the Martial God Pce?"
"That''s right. The White Tiger Holy Son, Xia Houjue, and the ck Tortoise Holy Son, Feng Wuji, are here. However, the Divine Son, Di Wuque, is not here, only the Divine Daughter, Tian Youxi."
Ao Lang revealed a strange smile. "Interesting. The three Holy Masters must be unable to handle Ying Zongtian and are probably in a frenzy. To think that they actually joined up with the Deity Race! Isn''t this just inviting a wolf in? I''ll go take a look at what intentions these juniors have."
Everyone knew that before the Thunder Sovereign vanished, he handed the Martial God Pce''s inheritance token to the Supreme Sky Sect''s Sect Master, Ying Zongtian. The Three Holy Lands could not ept it; hence, they moved from a hidden conflict to open hostility.
However, even though the Three Holy Lands held the upper hand, they could not take down the Supreme Sky Sect, resulting in a stalemate.
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Inside the hall, the Divine Daughter, Tian Youxi, and the two Holy Sons sipped tea as they waited patiently.
Xia Houjue said, "Will this Ao Lang agree? Although the Western Sea Divine Dragon Pce is in decline, it is still an old faction with deep umtions."
Feng Wuji felt dubious as well. He said, "Furthermore, I heard that he kept rejecting your Deity Race in the past."
The white-haired Divine Daughter, Tian Youxi, showed an extraordinary air. She smiled faintly and said, "Times have changed. Furthermore, with the two of you around, given his scheming nature, he will definitely understand the deeper meaning of your presence."
"Hahaha! Despite the Divine Daughtering from far away, this Ao failed toe and wee you. Pardon me for this!"
Ao Lang walked in amid loudughter. Then, he sat in the center. Just based on his expression, there was no indication that the loss of the ten Blood-d Soldiers had affected him.
"Greetings, Western Sea Dragon King!" Xia Houjue and Feng Wuji said with cupped-fist salutes. No matter what, Ao Lang was still senior to them.
Ao Lang smiled and said, "I have heard of the two Holy Sons'' fame. I also heard that after you came back from the Astral Battlefield, some Martial Emperors were no longer a match for you two."
Ao Lang''s eyes were very sharp. He immediately could tell the difference between Xia Houjue and Feng Wuji from the Holy Scions of the Heavenly Starry Ocean. Their aura was vaster and denser. Most importantly, there was a certain sharpness and a vicious air. With one nce, it was clear that their aura was a result of killing over a prolonged period.
Compared to the Heavenly Starry Ocean''s Holy Scions, they were much stronger. His precious son, Ao Yu, was not even worth mentioning, which felt even more hurtful.
Of all things, Ao Lang had a worthless son, a good-for-nothing. Furthermore, his son even caused trouble for him.
"You are too polite."
Despite hearing Ao Lang''s praise for them, Xia Houjue and Feng Wuji both remained very calm. After several years of experiential training in the Astral Battlefield, their previous pretentious nature had already been worn away.
Tian Youxi put down her teacup and said indifferently, "Time is tight. I won''t be able to spend much time with Senior Ao, so I''ll get straight to the point. I have no other purpose ining here than to invite the Western Sea Divine Dragon Pce into the Deity Dao Union. I believe Senior Ao knows that the current chaos is just the beginning. The true cmity has yet to arrive.
"When the cmity arrives, aside from banding together and resisting the enemy together, there is no other path."
Ao Lang felt suspicious. He understood what Tian Youxi said. Right now, the great chaos was indeed just the beginning. However, what kind of group was the Deity Dao Union? He had never heard of it before.
Tian Youxi exined, "The Deity Dao Union was just established. It is normal that Senior Ao does not know what it is. I''ll give a simple exnation. The Deity Dao Union has the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign as the Union Chief with the Heaven Punishing Corpse God, the East Mountain Ghost Monarch, and the three Holy Masters serving as Vice Union Chiefs. It has gathered more than seventy percent of the Rank 9 sects of the Kunlun Continent."
When Ao Lang heard this, he sucked in a breath of cold air. No wonder when this Tian Youxi saw him, she showed no intention of bowing to him. Even the two Holy Sons were just being polite.
Compared to a massive organization like the Deity Dao Union, his Western Sea Divine Dragon Pce was pitifully small, not even worth a strike. Fortunately, he still had the Treasure Master and the Blood-d Soldiers. He still possessed some trump cards.
"I''ll mention this as well, the Heavenly Starry Ocean''s most mysterious Treasure Master already agreed to join the Deity Dao Alliance. The Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign personally convinced him. However, the Treasure Master did not make any request to take up any position."
Boom!
It was like thunder roared in Ao Lang''s mind. The hand he was using to hold the teacup trembled slightly. Then, the teacup fell to the table.
Thisst bit of news was too shocking to Ao Lang. Even the Treasure Master, whom he regarded as the most mysterious and unpredictable, had actually joined the Deity Dao Alliance as well.
Tian Youxi smiled and said, "Senior Ao, are you alright?"
Ao Lang reacted and said, "I''m fine, I''m fine. Can I have some time to think?"
Tian Youxi rejected, "No, we do not have time to waste here. If Senior Ao Lang is not willing, the Deity Dao Alliance will not force anyone. Goodbye!"
Xia Houjue and Feng Wuji stood up at the same time, not saying anything more.
Such a stance immediately worried Ao Lang somewhat. At first, he was prepared to get Tian Youxi to state her price; then, he would bargain. Who knew, the other party just directly walked away.
"Divine Daughter, there is no need to rush to leave. Our Western Sea Divine Dragon Pce still has some scenic spots. Stay for a few more days. I''ll discuss with a few of my brothers, and we wille to an answer soon. The Divine Dragon Pces of the four seas are of the samemunity. I am unable to make a decision alone."
Ao Lang''s figure shed as he arrived before the group, speaking with a smile and a hint of begging.
Tian Youxi smiled and replied, "The scenic spots of Western Sea Divine Dragon Pce are pretty good. However, my group really has some urgent matters to deal with. Dragon King, take your time and think. However, after you are done, the situation in the Western Sea might have changed already."
Ao Lang''s heart sank. Suddenly, he thought of something. He asked with some understanding, "Are the few of you here because of the tribtion of the Dragon''s Gate''s Elder?"
Tian Youxi smiled faintly and replied, "That''s right. This is a small gift that the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign is providing after the three Holy Masters agreed to join the Deity Dao Union. The Dragon''s Gate''s Azure Dragon King has been arrogant for too long already. It is time to suppress him. Not just anyone can clear their tribtion."
When Ao Lang heard that, his expression sank. He immediately came to a decision. "I agree to join the Deity Dao Union. If the Deity Race wants to build shrines here and spread the Deity faith, I will not stop it!"
Chapter 1321: Wishful Thinking
Chapter 1321: Wishful Thinking
On the nameless ind, Lan Chaofeng anxiously watched Elder Qin undergo his tribtion. At the same time, he did not let his guard down, keeping a constant lookout for intruders in the surroundings.
It was now a crucial moment. If someone came to cause trouble, all their efforts would be for naught.
Xiao Chen moved to the side, for now, checking the corpses of the ten Blood-d Soldiers, or more urately, the pile of mush that was them.
The Blood-d Soldiers had been prepared to self-detonate, their bodies having already rotted from the inside and swelled up. Xiao Chen''s stomp from the outside had reduced them to a pile of mush speckled with blood.
Xiao Chen felt very curious about these Blood-d Soldiers. However, he could not investigate their corpses; only some of the tattered clothes remained.
These clothes were drenched in blood, suffused with an evil aura.
Xiao Chen sent out a wave of energy, pulling the tattered clothes into the air. When he looked carefully, baleful cries sounded faintly in his ear.
As the strip of cloth floated in the air, it looked like a snake wriggling.
Xiao Chen flicked a finger and sent out a strand of Sr True me from his fingertip to burn the strip of cloth.
"Ah!"
Thousands of miserable shrieksyered over each other came from the cloth. ck smoke lingeredthat was dense Death Qi, somethingmonly seen in the Demonic World.
Mild startlement shed across Xiao Chen''s face. It appeared that these Blood-d Soldiers had some rtions with the Demonic World.
Several human-shaped clumps of energy twisting in agony could be seen indistinctly in the ck Death Qi. As the Sr True me burned it, they slowly disappeared.
"Whoosh!"
Suddenly, the Death Qi struggled free from the bindings of the me andunched itself ferociously at Xiao Chen.
"You are seeking death!"
Xiao Chen raised his hand and threw a palm strike to instantly scatter the Death Qi in all directions.
He withdrew his hand and frowned. "It is really resilient. These scarlet clothes do indeed have some kind of trick behind them."
After saying that, he flicked his fingers and sent out six strands of saber Qi,pletely destroying the scattered Death Qi.
As Xiao Chen watched the vanishing Death Qi, he entered deep thought. Although Death Qi was somewhat strange, there were people on the Kunlun Continent who used it. The Ghost Race and Corpse Race cultivated Death Qi. However, the Death Qi they cultivated were mostly from the dead. They would not kill innocents.
Of course, some of the evil cultivators were not included in this group.
The scarlet clothes before Xiao Chen had to be the product of the ughter of many innocents, hence such powerful resentment, so intense that the Sr True me could notpletely destroy it.
Heaven-defying!
He shook his head as disgust shed in his eyes. He wondered how many innocents had died for the sake of creating these scarlet clothes.
Actually, Xiao Chen did not know that the means to create these scarlet clothes were far crueler than he imagined. Ordinary resentment would not be so intense and resilient.
It required little children, infants, pregnant women, or mediums like that. Furthermore, it was not just simply killing them but torturing them to death.
"Whoosh!" Xiao Chen returned to Lan Chaofeng''s side. High on the Emperor''s Road, a ring of light resembling flowing water appeared around Elder Qin as he arduously reached the final step.
That was Elder Qin''sst trump card, a peak-quality King Grade Secret Treasure that he found especially for clearing his tribtion. Furthermore, he asked Mo Chen to strengthen it.
Lan Chaofeng asked casually, "Did you figure out anything?"
Xiao Chen replied sullenly, "I could not make out much. I only feel that it is rted to the methods of the Demonic World. However, many of the Demonic World''s secret arts are passed down in the Kunlun Realm as well, so it is hard to say."
Lan Chaofeng sighed softly, "That is not too strange. Right now, many unremarkable factions of the Heavenly Starry Ocean have suddenly risen up by virtue of Demonic Treasures like these scarlet clothes. In such chaotic times, how could the Deep Abyss Demonic World''s shadow be absent from this?"
"Whoosh!" Resplendent beams of light suddenly shone from behind.
The golden light appeared solid, dyeing the ce golden. A golden afterglow appeared before Xiao Chen and Lan Chaofeng.
The two turned around and saw the source of the light. It was a golden warship bathed in divine light. Sagely songs surrounded the warship, praising the Deity Sovereigns endlessly.
"The Deity Race."
"They came from so far away. They probably came with hostile intentions!" A heavy murderous intent shed as Lan Chaofeng narrowed his eyes.
"Whoosh!"
There was a sonic boom, and some figures descendedthe Divine Daughter, Tian Youxi; the twelve Keepers who normally guarded the Divine Son and Divine Daughter; the White Tiger Holy Son, Xia Houjue; and the ck Tortoise Holy Son, Feng Wuji.
Aside from these, there was still one more person in the air. This person appeared to be a white-haired middle-aged man dressed in golden clothes. His body gave off light, and shing golden halos shone behind hima total of seven halos. This was a Deity Race''s Seventh Heaven Martial Emperor.
Against such a formation, Xiao Chen and Lan Chaofeng did not dare to be careless. The two flew forward and blocked the other party from getting closer.
Xiao Chen looked over the people in front of him. He discovered that their auras were very stable and firm and also contained a sharp and harsh air.
The experiential training in the Astral Battlefield allowed the survivors to mature.
"Xiao Chen!" Xia Houjue said through gritted teeth with hatred in his eyes, his restraint starting to unravel.
A Divine Halberd stretched over and blocked Xia Houjue, who was about to go berserk. Tian Youxi said calmly, "Calm down. Don''t forget what the Deity Sovereign said. Right now, his Luck is flourishing. The Heavenly Dao is watching over him. This is not the time to kill him."
Xiao Chen smiled faintly and said, "Brother Xia''s sharpness has not decreased at all and is still as rash as ever. However, the Three Holy Scions normally move about together. Why do I not see the Holy Daughter Nuan Muyun?"
Xiao Chen still had a good impression of this Holy Daughter. Back when he first arrived in the Kunlun Realm, he obtained some benefits from her.
Furthermore, in Xiao Chen''s opinion, Nuan Muyun was easier to get along withpared to the other Holy Scions. If she was here, there was a chance for negotiation.
"She died!" Xia Houjue said as he looked icily at Xiao Chen. "She died in the Astral Battlefield. Because of you! This debt shall be collected from you!"
Xiao Chen was somewhat surprised. Although he knew that half the outstanding talents who had gone to the Astral Battlefield had died, he did not expect that a Holy Scion would fall. Furthermore, it was a Holy Scion that he had interacted with before.
Xiao Chen felt somewhat disappointed and rueful.
However, no matter how this was ounted, this should not be med on him. Xiao Chen replied indifferently, "Xia Houjue, in my life, I have never feared revenge from enemies. If you want to kill me, please find another reason. If you want revenge, go look for the Demon that killed her."
Xia Houjue snarled, "You bastard! How does it have nothing to do with you? If not for you putting so much pressure on us during the King conferral ceremony, would we have needed to go to the Astral Battlefield? Would Nuan Muyun have been worried about us and apanied us there? Tell me, how is this not rted to you?"
This im stunned Xiao Chen when he heard it, at a loss as to how to reply.
"Don''t worry. I already personally killed that Demon. The next one will be you, the cause of all this."
Xia Houjue continued looking icily at Xiao Chen. Then, he squinted at Elder Qin, who was arduously walking on the Emperor''s Road. He said with a cold smile, "He is really putting in a lot of effort. You really wish for him to advance to Martial Emperor, right? I''ll tell you this now: it is impossible!
"Today, I''ll make you watch as he burns on the Emperor''s Road. I will nt a Heart Demon in you. I want to cut off the Luck of your Dragon''s Gate!"
Xiao Chen felt furious. He shouted coldly, "You dare?! Even if it is as you said, that Nuan Muyun''s death is my responsibility, feel free toe at me, Xiao Chen. You can forget about hurting the innocent. Don''t cross my bottom line!"
Tian Youxi said indifferently, "I''m afraid we will be touching it this time. Attack!"
At Tian Youxi''s casual words, that Seventh Heaven Sovereign Martial Emperor''s figure shed, charging at Lan Chaofeng.
The twelve Keepers spread out to surround Xiao Chen and dy him.
Tian Youxi led Xia Houjue and Feng Wuji into the sky, heading for that Emperor''s Road.
All this happened in an instant. The Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign had urately calcted the Dragon''s Gate''s strength. For the sake of suppressing Xiao Chen''s side, he had even sent a Sovereign Martial Emperor.
However, just at this moment, something strange happened. An intense explosion resounded in the sky.
Tian Youxi and herpanions looked back and saw their warship sted into a cloud of golden dust, turning into a magnificent light spectacle spreading into the surroundings.
A sonic boom roared as an arrow quickly flew over. This arrow carried enough might to destroy the world, tearing a ck line in space in its wake and eliminating all life in its way.
Everything in that ck tear was crushed into nothing by the arrow''s power.
Retreat!
Horror shed in the eyes of the Deity Race Sovereign Martial Emperor, whom the arrow locked on to, as he quickly moved back. The expressions of Tian Youxi and the others changed markedly as they frantically moved back, their footsteps hurried and flustered.
Although Tian Youxi and the rest had already done their best to distance themselves, the shock waves still struck them. Their perfect formation immediately fell into shambles. The shock waves generated by the arrow''s explosion sted them all topsy-turvy.
When the groupnded, they were unsteady and had to stagger back another one hundred meters. Blood leaked out of the corners of their lips, and all of them paled slightly.
Just the shock waves were sufficient to put the group of outstanding talents, who had undergone experiential training in the Astral Battlefield, in such a sorry state.
The results would be easy to imagine if the arrow struck them directly.
"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!"
Many more sonic booms resounded relentlessly in the air. Hundredsthousandsof arrows flew over. Although they were not as mighty as the first arrow, they were much faster and covered arger area.
A single archer forced these outstanding talents to retreat incessantly, step by step, in such a miserable fashion.
The Deity Race Seventh Heaven Martial Emperor in the air frowned. Then, he locked his gaze on the person wielding the bow, wanting to charge over in a sh.
The Deity Race Martial Emperor was very clear that this person was an outstanding archer. With sufficient distance, this archer couldpletely suppress everyone below. Right now, the more problematic thing was that this archer held the initiative and dictated the rhythm.
Only by getting close and disrupting this archer''s rhythm could the Deity Race Martial Emperor''s group regain the initiative.
"Your opponent is me."
Lan Chaofeng moved unpredictably. He suddenly appeared at the left of this Deity Race Martial Emperor and ruthlessly stabbed his dagger while smiling faintly.
The dagger was fast and urate. When it suddenly stabbed over, it startled that Deity Race Sovereign Martial Emperor, making him break out in a cold sweat.
They fought an intense battle in the air, giving the Deity Race Sovereign Martial Emperor no time to deal with that archer.
Chapter 1322: Fire Dragon Tribulation Appears!
Chapter 1322: Fire Dragon Tribtion Appears!
Xiao Chen looked back and saw an exquisite figure on an azure Profound Sun Bird several tens of kilometers away. This figure moved about in the air, sending out many arrows smoothly like they were a river of flowing water.
This barrage forced Tian Youxi and the others back continuously. Soon, they had retreated to the sea.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly. "Emperor Yi Shooting Sun Bow. First Senior Sister is here!"
Seeing Xiao Chen''s smile, Shui Lingling, who was on the Profound Sun Bird, nodded gently. Tian Youxi and the others could not do anything as she pressed over inexorably.
Frustrated, the White Tiger Holy Son, Xia Houjue, threatened through gritted teeth, "Shui Lingling, don''t ever let me get near you!"
The reply to that was an even faster and more ruthless arrow. Xia Houjue stretched out a finger and shattered it with a prod. Then, he quickly backed off.
"Rumble!" Huge waves roared on the sea as pirs of waves shot up.
The group was forced farther and farther away. By the time Shui Linglingnded beside Xiao Chen, the group had already retreated hundreds of kilometers.
"First Senior Sister, why are you here?" Xiao Chen asked joyfully.
If not for Shui Lingling, Xiao Chen really would not know what to do. The Keepers of Light of the Deity Race worked very well together. Furthermore, they had honed their sharpness through experiential training in the Astral Battlefield.
If the two sides truly fought, Xiao Chen would not fear it. However, he would not have been able to avoid being dyed for some time.
During this period, Tian Youxi and Xia Houjue would have been able to do many things to interfere with and spoil Elder Qin''s tribtion.
With the arrival of Shui Lingling, the situation immediately turned around, putting the initiative in Xiao Chen''s hand.
Shui Lingling revealed a gentle smile. "Master told me toe. He knew that when Elder Qin undergoes his tribtion, the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign and the Three Holy Lands will definitely make a move. So, he got me to bring the Emperor Yi Shooting Sun Bow and rush over."
Feeling doubtful, Xiao Chen asked, "Doesn''t this bowck an Item Spirit?"
Shui Lingling giggled happily as she toyed with the bow in her hand. She said joyfully, "Hehe! Master reforged it for me already. Now, it already has about seventy or eighty percent of a Transcendent Divine Weapon''s might. However, I am able to use the Profound Martial Technique that came with the bow, the Sun Shooting Arrow, only three times."
Xiao Chen smiled and said, "That''s enough. Right now, the other party is in chaos. The initiative is in our hands."
Huge waves surged as Tian Youxi led the twelve Keepers, as well as Xia Houjue and Feng Wuji, out of the waves andnded on the ind once again.
However, at this point, they had lost all momentum; their earlier calmness and initiative were gone. Now, they appeared to be in rather sorry states.
Tian Youxi, Xia Houjue, and Feng Wuji were still fine, entirely unscathed. However, the twelve Keepers looked quite miserable. Arrow wounds riddled their bodies, dripping blood everywhere.
Seeing Xia Houjue, Shui Lingling scolded him with a stern expression, "Xia Houjue, are you really that shameless? Back then, you were the ones repeatedly pressuring my junior brother Xiao Chen. Now, after failing, you me Xiao Chen for it? Also, Nuan Muyun clearly died to save you. You were the useless one. How can you me my junior brother?"
Xia Houjue retorted coldly, "There is no need for you to bother about my matters. You won''t be able to remain cocky for long. The Supreme Sky Sect will soon suffer from a great disaster. Just you wait."
Shui Lingling red at the Holy Sons. "You guys really stuck your noses up so high, they are already higher than your eyes. Even after bing theckeys of the Deity Race, you are so cocky. Xia Houjue, Feng Wuji, have you forgotten the days we fought side by side in the Profound Domain against Di Wuque?"
This reminder stunned both Feng Wuji and Xia Houjue. They had not expected Shui Lingling to bring up the past.
Once upon a time, Shui Lingling, An Junxi, and five others were known as the Tianwu Domain''s seven giants. Feng Wuji and Xia Houjue were two of the Three Holy Scions, remote existences above the seven giants.
When recalling the past, Feng Wuji and Xia Houjue were both dumbfounded. Xia Houjue even went into something of a daze.
When Tian Youxi saw this, she thought to herself. Oh no! This woman is too incredible. She even managed to make Xia Houjue waver.
"Shui Lingling, times have changed. Now, the momentum of the Deity Dao Union is set. The Divine Son, Di Wuque, hasprehended the Deity Race''s ancient canon. Soon, he will reach the heavens in a single step. Only the Deity Dao Union is moving forward with the times!" Tian Youxi said calmly. "Even if you rely on a Divine Weapon''s power to force us back, it will make no difference."
Shui Lingling nced at Tian Youxi and smiled faintly. "Don''t bother saying such reasons to me. What I know is that Di Wuque, as a man, is hiding and not daring to show himself, making a woman like you fight for him. This is the sign of a coward. Even if he climbs to the heavens in one step, this will be a ck mark against him.
"Furthermore, you are no better. You say that I am relying on the power of my Divine Weapon? If you are that capable, go get your man to give you one! However, he can''t, so you can only envy me. Even after watching me st your warship apart, you can''t do anything!"
Shui Lingling''s final words were filled with mockery. However, every point she made was a fact. Tian Youxi was incredibly frustrated. Her breathing turned ragged, her chest rising and falling irregrly. She was clearly losing control over her emotions. "Youyou"
Now that Shui Lingling held the upper hand, she did not hold back. She snorted coldly. "What are you saying ''you'' for? Am I not right? If you are capable enough, then go and call out Di Wuque. If you are that capable, then get Di Wuque to give you a weapon from the Divine Weapon Ranking. If not, then scram!
"Trying to use the fact that you have many people to bully one of our elders, who is undergoing his tribtion, how is that being capable?!"
These words made Xia Houjue and Feng Wuji blush slightly in extreme embarrassment.
However, the twelve injured Keepers could not endure seeing the Divine Daughter being bullied like this. They stepped forward and soared into the air. "How dare you be so rude to the Divine Daughter?!"
Xiao Chen smiled faintly. "With me around, you can forget about being rude to my senior sister!"
He stepped forward and drew his saber from its scabbardthe first time he drew his saber on this ind. The instant he did so, he spread out his Saber Domain. Then, he ignited the three sunlike spots of resplendent Saber Energy in his sea of consciousness.
"Xiu!"
Instantly, the light on Xiao Chen''s body became extremely intense, causing the surrounding one kilometer to lose their color. When the re vanished, the twelve Keepers, who were already injured in the first ce, went flying back and vomited blood; Xiao Chen had knocked all of them back.
Saber Energy was one of Xiao Chen''s three great trump cards. For the sake of instantly knocking back the twelve Keepers and intimidating the other side, he had no choice but to use it.
The expressions of Tian Youxi and the others changed. They suddenly felt that such close proximity to Xiao Chen was very dangerous, so they retreated quickly.
Xiao Chen sheathed his saber and looked at Tian Youxi. "Senior Lan possesses a strength that daunts Sovereign Martial Emperors. He will not fall so quickly. Tian Youxi, you do not have any more opportunities. Go back!"
He shifted his gaze to Xia Houjue and said softly, "Xia Houjue, you once stood at the top, called a powerful outstanding talent. Even though you are now on the Deity Race''s side, I ask that you do not blemish the words ''outstanding talent.'' Do not forget the glory you once had. If you believe that Nuan Muyun''s death is due to me, then I''ll admit to it. If you have any problems,e straight at me, not the people by me."
Xia Houjue looked at the calm Xiao Chen, who unintentionally exuded the air of a king. He could not help feeling a sense of defeat. He said sullenly, "Let''s go. Divine Daughter, there is no need for you to use your trump card. The Three Holy Lands thank you very much for your help this time."
Feng Wuji agreed with Xia Houjue''s statement. As both of them turned to leave, they gave Xiao Chen a profound look.
Tian Youxi stared at Shui Lingling. "In the future, when the Deity Dao Union marches on the Supreme Sky Sect, let''s see whether you can remain as cocky as today!"
To Tian Youxi, today''s matter was something unforgettable. Since when had she, the Divine Daughter, suffered a defeat like this at the hands of another woman?
After the group left, Xiao Chen looked at Shui Lingling and smiled. "First Senior Sister, I noticed that you are a little different today. Something about ''if you are envious, then get your man to give you a Transcendent Divine Weapon''?"
Shui Lingling''s earlier air suddenly vanished. Now, she smiled abashedly. "Sorry, I identally took advantage of you."
Xiao Chen felt somewhat embarrassed in his heart. This was indeed his first senior sister. He remembered her hounding a certain someonefor several days and nights in the Savage Battlefieldintoplete submission.
The intense fluctuations in the sky came to a stop as the Deity Race Martial Emperor pulled himself out of the battle and left. Lan Chaofeng put away his dagger andnded beside Xiao Chen.
Before the light ring around Elder Qin, who was on the Emperor''s Road, broke, he managed to clear the final step of the one thousand steps.
"He cleared it!" Shui Lingling said with a trace of joy.
After Xiao Chen saw that, he heaved a sigh of relief. It was as Lan Chaofeng said. As long as the pressure from external factors could be dealt with, Elder Qin stood a high chance of clearing his Great Tribtion of wind and fire.
After all, Elder Qin''s Great Tribtion of wind and fire was only the most ordinary one. His umtions were not considered poor.
Even so, by the time Elder Qin reached the Emperor''s Door, he was already so weak, left with only half a breath. His aura wavered as if it would copse at any moment.
One thousand steps. Each step a hurdle, each step a tribtion.
Along the way, Xiao Chen saw many scenes that gave him a sour feeling in his heart, moving him. However, after putting in so much effort and experiencing so much bitterness, Elder Qin got his wish, and his lifespan increased to two thousand years.
"Hu! Hu!"
Just as Elder Qin''s hand was about to touch the Emperor''s Door, ming clouds suddenly appeared in the sky. Layers of zing mes covered the sky and blocked out the sun.
The unending ming clouds were like waves, rising and falling in irregr patternsa sea of fire turned upside down like a reflection of the sea in the sky.
Xiao Chen revealed confusion on his face. He felt that something was wrong. "Senior Lan, what''s that?"
Lan Chaofeng''s expression changed immediately. He said in extreme shock. "That is impossible. This is a Fire Dragon Tribtion. It is extremely rare and normally appears for outstanding talents or when there is a golden Emperor''s Road."
Right after Lan Chaofeng spoke, the ming clouds quickly massed together.
Soon, the silhouette of a huge dragon appeared in the sky. It reared its head and roared, causing the entire sky to tremble endlessly.
This
Xiao Chen felt helpless. One could rely only on themselves for the Great Tribtion of wind and fire. Others could not help. Otherwise, they would suffer the punishment of the Heavenly Dao, killing both of them.
Such a result caused Shui Lingling, who had rushed over from far away, to turn sullen as she stared at this dragon in disbelief.
Above the sea, Xia Houjue and the others had already gone a long distance away. However, when they saw the fire dragon appear, it stunned all of them.
After a while, Xia Houjue turned joyful. "It is a Fire Dragon Tribtion. It looks like heaven wants to break the Dragon''s Gate''s Luck. The Fire Dragon Tribtion is very rare on the Emperor''s Road. Even when outstanding talents undergo their tribtions, it is still very rare to run into one. Unexpectedly, that Elder Qin did."
Chapter 1323: Danger after Danger; Success in Tribulation
Chapter 1323: Danger after Danger; Sess in Tribtion
Tian Youxi calmly analyzed, "It must be because the Dragon''s Gate''s Luck is too strong. Elder Qin is already tied in with the Dragon''s Gate, which is like a huge True Dragon. If Xiao Chen is the dragon''s head, Elder Qin can be considered the dragon''s w or some other part. Touching one part is the same as touching the whole.
"This is a tribtion for the Dragon''s Gate. If it were an outstanding talent undergoing the tribtion, it might be a good thing. However, since it is this Elder Qin, he will definitely die."
That was right. If one cleared the Fire Dragon Tribtion and advanced to Martial Emperor, their Golden Emperor Body would contain Fire Dragon Energy, which would amplify their strength.
However, Elder Qin was not an outstanding talent, just an ordinary quasi-Emperor. He would not be able to endure this Fire Dragon Tribtion.
On the small ind, Xiao Chen revealed an extremely dissatisfied expression. After working so hard, in the end, he still could not bring Elder Qin hope.
Heartache, guilt, and all sorts of other emotions roiled in Xiao Chen''s heart, making him feel strangely angry.
Lan Chaofeng shook his head and sighed, mixed feelings welling up in his heart.
At the end of the Emperor''s Road, Elder Qin, who had thought that he finally arrived after much difficulty, smiled bitterly and revealed an expression of despair.
The fire dragon took only a moment to form from the sea of clouds. Then, it opened its jaws and roared as it charged forward, looking like it would swallow Elder Qin together with the Emperor''s Door.
"Freeze!"
Just at this very moment, the Three Life Mirror flew out of the Immortal Spirit Ring, and the word "freeze" rang out. A beam of light shone on that incredibly huge fire dragon.
It was like time stopped. The originally lightning-quick fire dragon head that was descending turned incredibly slow.
Faced with this strange atmosphere, Elder Qin could not understand what was going on. However, he reacted after a moment. He drew out thest trace of strength in his entire body and reached for the Emperor''s Door with much difficulty.
After the many steps of the Emperor''s Road, Elder Qin''s Law Energy was already drained and his mind fatigued,pletely sapped of energy.
This was just a matter of raising the hand, but it was extremely difficult to achieve. He did not appear any faster than the descending fire dragon head, making anyone worry.
Amid this strange spectacle, as the fire dragon head was about to swallow Elder Qin, he managed to push the Emperor''s Door open.
"Boom!"
Boundless multicolored light surged out from the Emperor''s Door. Surging Primordial Energy formed tricolored Auspicious Signs that flooded the entire sea region as they flew about. A golden light engulfed Elder Qin, dissolving his body into the golden light with a ''whoosh.''
The instant the Emperor''s Door opened, the horrifying fire dragon immediately vanished like smoke. It turned into fiery-red petals scattering everywhere.
When Xiao Chen and the others saw Elder Qin''s body melting into the golden light, they heaved sighs of relief. That was the reconstruction of the physical body. It used the power of the Heavenly Dao to forge the Golden Emperor Body for Elder Qin.
The Three Life Mirror wobbled in the air as it fell continuously.
Xiao Chen shot forward and leaped up to grab the falling Three Life Mirror.
Inside the mirror, Little Three smiled weakly. "Hehe! I managed to let that old man be a Martial Emperor. Elder Brother White Robes, you can stop frowning now. Hey, I feel very sleepy. Little Three is going to take a nap"
Little Three''s voice faded away into silence. Then, the mirror turned ck.
This startled Xiao Chen, and hisplexion paled. "Little Three, wake up! Wake up!"
Ao Jiao, who was in the Immortal Spirit Ring, said, Stop calling out to her. Let her have a good sleep. This chatterbox really overestimated herself. She actually changed the trajectory of time with her own strength.
Xiao Chen asked quickly, Ao Jiao, what''s going on?
Ao Jiao exined, The Three Life Mirror is a space-time-type Immortal Equipment in the first ce. It is used for helping Immortals execute space-time-type Magic Skills. You have to understand that the Time Dao is something that even Immortals find hard to grasp. The Three Life Mirror allows one to achieve more with less effort when using the Time Dao.
You understand now, right? She is a support-type Immortal Equipment. However, despite her identity, she used her own strength to change the trajectory of time.
Xiao Chen understood now. Simply put, Little Three had overdrawn her energy, forcefully doing something that surpassed what she could provide, which resulted in a bacsh.
Will she be fine?
Ao Jiao sighed, She won''t die, but this is still quite damaging. If she messes around like this again, perhaps even gods will not be able to save her.
When Xiao Chen heard this, he rxed slightly and carefully put away the Three Life Mirror. He did not know what to say. This Little Three chattered a lot, but at the crucial moment, she was unexpectedly somitted to her duties.
However, he still felt somewhat confused. When one made a move to stop the Great Tribtion of wind and fire, the Heavenly Dao was sure to impose a punishment, resulting in both parties dying. Why were Little Three and Elder Qin fine?
"Xiao Chen, was that your Secret Treasure that changed the trajectory of time earlier?" Lan Chaofeng asked gravely. The Time Dao was something that even Primes found unfathomable.
Xiao Chen was put in a spot, not knowing what to say. When Lan Chaofeng saw the situation, he said, "I understand. This matter is not convenient to talk about."
"Thank you, Senior, for understanding."
Lan Chaofeng smiled and said, "There is nothing to be understanding about in this. This old man was just curious and asked casually. Right now, I only have a smattering of knowledge of the Space Dao. I was fortunate enough to see the Time Dao, so I lost myself."
Shui Lingling said, "Look, Elder Qin''s Golden Emperor Body is done."
Amid the Auspicious Signs filling the air, the golden light retracted and coalesced into a figure of light that continued to move about.
Boundless Spiritual Energy gathered at that figure, flowing in from all directions. Instantly, the focus of the golden light became the center of this world, covering up all other light.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly, feeling happy for Elder Qin. He also anticipated such a day for himself.
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Xia Houjue''s group watched as Auspicious Signs danced around in the air while Elder Qin reforged his body into the Golden Emperor Body in the golden light.
Xia Houjue, who was rejoicing earlier, revealed a horrified expression. This dramatic scene confused him somewhat, even until now.
The moment the fire dragon descended, the trajectory of time changed, forcefully stopped by the Three Life Mirror''s Item Spirit. However, in reality, time did not change. Xia Houjue and the others, who were hundreds of kilometers away, only saw the general situation.
All the group saw was the fire dragon charging with a ferocious roar, the Emperor''s Door opening, a vast amount Primordial Energy surging out, and then the fire dragon dispersing.
Tian Youxi frowned and said, "This matter is somewhat strange. When we return, I have to report this to the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign."
Feng Wuji felt equally confused. "It was a dead end, and yet it got resolved just like that. This is indeed strange. If Xiao Chen could do the same thing in his Great Tribtion of wind and fire, we can only watch as he advances to Martial Emperor."
Xia Houjue shook his head and said, "That''s impossible. He absolutely cannot use such an incredible heaven-defying move twice. If Xiao Chen dares to do that, then his Great Tribtion of wind and fire will mutate and be even more horrifying."
The truth was as Xia Houjue said; he was right. Even if Xiao Chen possessed the ability to use it again, he could not.
If the Three Life Mirror forcibly altered time again, it would not be able to withstand the strain. It would crumble, which would be a great loss. If Xiao Chenprehended the Time Dao in the future, the assistance of the Three Life Mirror would be like giving a tiger wings, a godly resource.
"Whoosh!"
A sonic boom resounded as the Western Sea Dragon King rushed over. His face filled with rage as he demanded, "Tian Youxi, didn''t you say that you would stop Elder Qin''s tribtion? Why didn''t you do it?!"
"Insolent! How can you speak to the Divine Daughter like that?!" the Deity Race Martial Emperor said with a cold expression as he stepped forward from the group. His Deity-natured Emperor''s Might flooded out, putting heavy pressure on Ao Lang.
Ao Lang could not help feeling startled. This Deity Race Martial Emperor before him probably relied on himself to be a Martial Emperor and not on the power of faith.
In the Deity Race, there were two kinds of Martial Emperors. One was the kind that relied on the power of faith; their own strength was just supplementary. There were many such Martial Emperors. Of the three thousand Respected Deities, as termed by the Deity Race, eighty to ny percent were such Martial Emperors.
The other kind was rather terrifying, relying on their own strength to advance to Martial Emperor and using the power of faith as supplementary. This kind of Deity Race Martial Emperor was rare, but they were the pirs of the Deity Race and were extremely strong.
"Sorry, I was somewhat rude. I hope the Divine Daughter forgives me!" Ao Lang felt dissatisfied, but he still lowered his head and apologized.
This woman before him could be considered the most respected woman in the Kunlun Realm. Even though she was not as strong as him, he could not just offend her.
Tian Youxi was already in a bad mood due to Shui Lingling and remained caught up in the heat of the moment. Hence, she did not give Ao Lang any face, snorting coldly. "Am I ountable to you? How are you qualified to question me? Ao Lang, from start to end, I never agreed to help you stop Elder Qin from clearing his tribtion."
When Xia Houjue saw this, he tried to diffuse the situation. "Senior Ao, it is a long story. I''ll exin it to you when we return, but I was the one who got the Divine Daughter to give up on this. She has a Deity Talisman, which the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign refined, that can kill a Minor Heavenly Martial Emperor, but she did not use it."
When Ao Lang heard this, he asked in shock, "Why?"
Feng Wuji smiled and replied, "Senior Ao probably does not know how strong Xiao Chen is now. If we really used it, none of us would have been able to leave; we would have ended up falling there."
The Deity Race Martial Emperor said coldly, "Ao Lang, if I guess right, you should have some trump cards. However, you can''t wash away the humiliation of the past just by relying on your trump cards. Throwing in your lot with my Deity Dao Union is the only choice. Don''t bother having second thoughts."
Ao Lang nodded and said, "Yes! Yes! Yes!"
Before the major characters of the Deity Dao Union, Ao Lang was just an ant. No matter how dissatisfied he was, he could only pretend to submit for now.
Tian Youxi continued from here. "The shrine will be built in the Western Sea Divine Dragon Pce in half a month. At that time, we will erect a Deity Statue for Senior Ao as well. After that, Senior Ao''s strength will soar once more."
With these words, Ao Lang''s heart filled with wild joy. The Deity Race''s power of faith was a famous sharp weapon in the Kunlun Realm. If he could erect a Deity Statue, he could increase his strength by twenty percent without having to risk his life undergoing a tribtion.
However, Ao Lang was an old fox. After thinking about it, he realized that such a good deal would note for free. Tian Youxi would surely put forward some demands.
Indeed, Tian Youxi said, "However, before this, we ask Senior Ao to pave the way for us. Convince the other three Dragon Kings to join my Deity Dao Union as well."
Ao Lang quickly weighed the pros and cons. Then, he smiled. "That''s not a problem. With me speaking, my three brothers will definitely not reject you."
When Tian Youxi and the others heard this, they all smiled. Although they failed to stop Elder Qin from advancing to Martial Emperor and disrupt the Dragon''s Gate''s Luck, they managed to wedge their way into the Divine Dragon Pces of the four seas, expanding the Deity Dao Union''s faction into the Heavenly Starry Ocean.
Chapter 1324: Buddhist Lamp Refining Divine Flame
Chapter 1324: Buddhist Lamp Refining Divine me
Unlike the Divine Dragon Pces of the four seas, however, the Immortal Holy Lands would be rather hard to deal with.
Tian Youxi thought to herself, Of these Immortal Holy Lands, the Lunar Pce holds the most prestige. It would influence most of the Holy Lands.
Perhaps I should take some time out to meet with the Holy Daughter Yue Bingyun, who is famous throughout the entire Heavenly Starry Ocean. As long as I can convince her, the other Immortal Holy Lands will be easy.
When the Deity Dao Union is formally established, overwhelming Luck will descend. After that, the Divine Son, Di Wuque, will be equal to Xiao Chen in Luck.
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Above the small ind, Elder Qin, whose Golden Emperor Body hadpleted the reforging process, softly drifted down, radiating light all over his body. His previous frail aura, which indicated that he was past his prime, had been swept away. Now, he was energetic and full of vigor as if reborn.
"Many thanks! Many thanks! Many thanks!"
Elder Qinnded on the ground and first thanked Lan Chaofeng and Shui Lingling. Then, he turned to Xiao Chen and bowed three times in respect. "This Qin really does not know how to thank you. Little Friend Xiao Chen, you paid too high a price for me."
Xiao Chen smiled and said, "Elder Qin, there is no need to be so polite with me. Now, you are one of the Dragon''s Gate''s people. Furthermore, you showed me, Xiao Chen, great kindness in the past. For both reason and emotion, this is something that I should do."
"That''s right. What happened at thest moment? I ended up pushing open the Emperor''s Door while in a muddle-headed state," Elder Qin asked, feeling confused.
Lan Chaofeng smiled mysteriously and did not say anything about that. "Old Qin, check yourself. See if there is Fire Dragon Energy in your body!"
Elder Qin closed his eyes and carefully examined himself. When he opened his eyes, there was a Fire Dragon swimming in both of his eyes.
The fire dragons in his eyes coiled up and turned into great zing mes.
Elder Qin shouted and raised his hand, smashing it at the distant sea. The sky there instantly filled with ming clouds and formed a fire dragon that radiated overwhelming Dragon''s Might as it charged down.
"Zi! Zi!"
Steam surged up. A huge hole appeared in the vast sea. After a while, it turned into a whirlpool and kicked up a huge wave.
"This" Elder Qin said in a daze, feeling somewhat incredulous.
Lan Chaofeng guffawed, "If one does not die in a great cmity, there will be a corresponding reward. Old Qin, you originally should have been an ordinary Martial Emperor. However, you cleared the Fire Dragon Tribtion and gained Fire Dragon Energy. Within just one month, you will be as strong as an ordinary Third Heaven Martial Emperor."
"Congrattions!" Xiao Chen and Shui Lingling said, smiling.
Elder Qin felt extremely joyful. A broad grin filled his face. Anyone who obtained such an unexpected joyous benefit would find it hard to contain themselves.
Lan Chaofeng sighed and said, "Now that Old Qin has cleared his tribtion and obtained such strength, the younger generations of the Dragon''s Gate will be more likely to seed in their tribtion. We can look forward to the Dragon''s Gate''s glory in the future."
"Congrattions to Brother Qin on advancing to Martial Emperor!"
Figures flew over in the sky. They were the Martial Emperors whom Xiao Chen chased away earlier. They came to offer their congrattions. Naturally, at this moment, Xiao Chen would no longer chase them away.
"You are too polite, you are all too polite!"
Elder Qin guffawed and returned the greetings with cupped-fist salutes, feeling very contented. A smile filled his face. He had climbed to the heavens in one step, bing a Martial Emperor, his lifespan increasing to two thousand years, and gained Fire Dragon Energy.
How could Elder Qin not be happy?
The crowd ballooned in size as time went by, with some Martial Sages in Heavenly Dragon City rushing over. After offering their congrattions, they all raced to snatch the Auspicious Signs in the air.
The extraordinarily bustling scene celebrating Elder Qin''s advancement to Martial Emperor increased his joy.
"This Elder Qin is truly fortunate. Although there are many trying to advance to Martial Emperor now, many die in hatred."
"It is really not easy. Earlier, I saw the Deity Race''s warship fly over. Unexpectedly, the Azure Dragon King Xiao Chen still managed to shoulder the pressure and not let the other party spoil the tribtion."
"The Azure Dragon King is truly incredible. If I had such a Sect Master who would serve as a protector for me, I would have been able to advance to Martial Emperor back then."
"That''s not just it. The Azure Dragon King truly values friendship. Many Holy Masters wouldn''t do something like this."
All sorts of discussions rang out. Xiao Chen''s delicate face revealed a smile as he withdrew to an inconspicuous corner.
Xiao Chen did not try to snatch Elder Qin''s limelight. This was Elder Qin''s moment. All the envy and admiration should be Elder Qin''s to receive.
Life should be full of joy without any need to worry. One should justugh out loud.
At a bulging mound on the ind, Xiao Chen smiled as he looked at the many peopleing from afar to greet and congratte Elder Qin.
Figures shed in the sky. The cultivators who managed to snatch Auspicious Signs were incredibly joyful. Auspicious Signs were not just good omens; they were things that could directly increase a cultivator''s cultivation.
Once one advanced to Martial Emperor, the ce would bustle with noise and excitement.
Xiao Chen took out the Thousand Year me that Mo Chen brewed. Then, he swished the purple crystalline cup about and took a sip, letting that fiery wine spread heat in his chest.
The lively scene before Xiao Chen made him think about himself.
In the future, would he be as fortunate as Elder Qin, sessfully walking up the Emperor''s Road? What if he ran into something like the Fire Dragon Tribtion? Elder Qin had Little Three''s help, but Xiao Chen definitely could not let Little Three help him. He could only carry this burden himself.
By watching Elder Qin''s tribtion, Xiao Chen gained much with regard to the Great Tribtion of wind and fire.
The most direct gain was an objective understanding of the Great Tribtion of wind and fire. Now, he knew what the Emperor''s Road, Emperor''s Door, the wind tribtion, and fire tribtion looked like.
Although Elder Qin''s Great Tribtion of wind and fire would definitely not be able topare with Xiao Chen''s, it was still useful as a reference.
"Haha! Elder Qin seeded in his tribtion. Why are you here alone drowning your sorrows?"
Mo Chen had arrived at some point in time. She gently drifted down andnded beside Xiao Chen, then sat down after that.
Xiao Chen took out another cup and handed it over with a smile. "I am drinking but not to drown sorrows. Don''t you feel that drinking the Thousand Year me is especially appropriate now?"
Mo Chen looked at the extraordinarily bustling scene in front and smiled after a while. "Indeed. The state of the Thousand Year me lies in inextinguishable hot-bloodedness. The me in one''s heart burns for a thousand years. It is a kind of pursuit, a persistence, just like the Emperor''s Road of cultivators."
Xiao Chenughed softly and said, "Well spoken as someone who brews wine. You understand much more than me. Although I know these principles, I am unable to express it."
After some idle chatter, Mo Chen said, "Let''s not speak about this for now. I''m here to give you something. You will definitely like it."
Mo Chen knew that Xiao Chen was not as jubnt as he appeared. Elder Qin''s ascension to Martial Emperor did make him happy, but it also could not avoid stirring up some worry.
Her intent was to change the topic and distract Xiao Chen.
However, how could Xiao Chen not know what Mo Chen was doing? He smiled, appearing interested. "What is it?"
"This!"
Mo Chen took out an ancient Buddhistmp, the shape of which resembled a lotus flower. It looked in and simple, emanating a lingering sense of peace. It was very tasteful.
Xiao Chen looked for a moment; then, his eyes lit up suddenly as he recalled something. "This is a Buddhistmp that can nourish mes?"
Under the veil, Mo Chen smiled faintly as she nodded.
"You made it?"
"Hehe! You give me too much credit. How could I make one for you so quickly? Perhaps it''s due to your good luck, but when I sent people to the Azure Dragon Auction House to get them to keep a lookout, they actually managed to find this." Mo Chen smiled happily before continuing, "After themp oil is refined, you will be able to nourish the Heavenly Snow Divine me. However, this Buddhistmp is not high-ranked and can nourish the me only to Rank 3."
Xiao Chen held the Buddhistmp with a joyful smile. Right now, the Heavenly Snow Divine me was not very strong. It was somewhat of a disappointment as a primal-chaos-level me.
However, after its rank increased, it would be apletely different story. Rank 3 was already enough.
"Mo Chen, you put in a lot of effort. Thank you."
Mo Chen giggled and said, "Don''t be so happy yet. The ten-thousand-year-old Frost Water required for refining themp oil is not easy to find."
Xiao Chen thought for a while and then took out some of the frost dewdrops he collected in the Sky Dome Immortal Realm. He asked, "Will this do? This is a result of the Heavenly Snow Divine me slowly dispersing."
Mo Chen took it and observed it carefully. Then, she said excitedly, "This is top-quality among ten-thousand-year-old Frost Water. This definitely will do. Give me three days, and I''ll help you to refine themp oil for the Buddhistmp.
"No, there is no time to waste. I''ll go and prepare now."
Mo Chen grabbed the jade bottle containing the frost dewdrops and rushed off, not even saying goodbye to Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen watched as the lovely figure disappeared into the distance and smiled faintly. Mo Chen was even more anxious than him about this.
The bustling crowd slowly quieted down and dispersed. Lan Chaofeng and Elder Qin returned to the city to host a banquet and entertain the other cultivators. Due to some reasons, Xiao Chen rejected the invitation and did not apany them.
After everyone left, the small ind fell silent.
Xiao Chen looked up and discovered that his first senior sister had not left. She slowly walked over with the miniature Profound Sun Bird perched on her shoulder.
"What''s wrong? Are you not going with them?" Xiao Chen asked.
Shui Lingling shook her head and smiled. "I''m going. Why not? I''m not like you, someone who enjoys silence. However, before I go, I want to ask you for your help. Master instructed me to do so."
This reply stunned Xiao Chen when he heard it. Then, he put away the wine cups.
As a Prime, Big Brother Ying rarely seeks help from others. However, now he got Shui Lingling toe and ask me for help. It''s likely that things are much more serious than I thought.
"What is it? Just tell me. I will do all that I can," Xiao Chen said seriously. The Supreme Sky Prime was a major character that stood out and supported him from the very onset, giving him a lot of help.
Shui Lingling organized her words and said, "Previously, the Supreme Sky Sect and the Three Holy Lands were in a stalemate. However, the Three Holy Lands could no longer wait and recently joined the Deity Dao Union that the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign started. Hence, the Supreme Sky Sect''s situation immediately turned dangerous."
"Deity Dao Union?"
Xiao Chen had never heard of this organization before Tian Youxi mentioned it earlier and still did not understand it.
After Shui Lingling exined, Xiao Chen''s expression changed. The vastness of this Deity Dao Union faction was truly unimaginable.
"Master wants to get you to look for some helpers in the oceanic world. In the future, if the Deity Dao Union surrounds and attacks the Supreme Sky Sect, they coulde and provide reinforcement," Shui Lingling said, keeping things as simple as she could.
Xiao Chen nodded and said, "I am duty-bound to do this. I will depart after three days. However, I do not know how many people I can convince. I can only do my best."
The Supreme Sky Sect shared glory and disaster with him. If the Three Holy Lands grasped full control of the Martial God Pce, they would not let Xiao Chen live.
Even without this request, when Xiao Chen found out about the situation, he would definitely do something about it and would not sit by idly.
Shui Lingling smiled and said, "Don''t worry. Master said that as long as you are willing to make a personal appearance, there will surely be some responses. A great crisis is approaching. Hope can be found only in you. Others can see this hope as well."
The arduous Emperor''s Road, the threat from the Deity Dao Union, and the Demonic Cmity that would sweep through the entire Kunlun Realmunder this heavy pressure, the word "hope" was rather heavy to Xiao Chen. He could give hope to Elder Qin and the Kunlun Realm, but who could give him hope?
Chapter 1325: Arriving at Myriad Fiend Island
Chapter 1325: Arriving at Myriad Fiend Ind
Three dayster, Mo Chen seeded in refining the specialmp oil. After filling the Buddhistmp with it, she handed themp to Xiao Chen and said, "Alright, bring out the Heavenly Snow Divine me and ce it on this Buddhistmp."
With a thought, the Heavenly Snow Divine me came out of the Heart of an Emperor. Then, he opened his mouth and spat it out.
The dim Heavenly Snow Divine me seed was snow-white, giving off a gentle beauty. It easily made one forget the malevolent nature of a primal-chaos-level me.
Xiao Chen found it strange when he discovered that the Udumbara seed in the me had taken root in the Heart of an Emperor and did not fly out with the me seed.
However, he was not concerned with this at the moment. When the Heavenly Snow Divine mended in the Buddhistmp, themp immediately ignited, and Buddhist chanting rang out full of peaceful thoughts.
Mo Chen felt intoxicated by this. "There are different ranks of mes, nine of them. Right now, this Heavenly Snow Divine me is unranked. Although the Buddhistmp is nurturing it, it will take about half a year to reach Rank 1. If a high-ranked monk were maintaining this, it would rank up much faster."
After some thought, Xiao Chen took out the Mahe?vara Buddha''s ?arra and ced it above themp me.
Instantly, rings of Buddhist halo light appeared. The Buddhist chanting became even more pronounced. An arhat was vaguely visible in the middle of the Buddhist halo lights, maintaining themp me. That was the remnant willpower of the Mahe?vara Buddha.
"Big Brother Xiao Chen really had a lot of fortuitous encounters. This is a Buddhist ?arra. It is better than having a high-ranked monk maintain the me," Mo Chen said excitedly.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly and opened his right palm. Then, the Buddhistmp, together with the Heavenly Snow Divine me, slowly sank into it. There was a Beautiful Mountain and River Painting in his right hand, which he once refined. The painting was damaged, and he never got it repaired. Now, it was useful for cing this Buddhistmp.
"I''m leaving. I''ll be gone for at least three months, but I will be back within half a year," Xiao Chen said softly after he dealt with the Buddhistmp.
With the Deity Dao Union pressing over, he needed to leavefor the Supreme Sky Sect, for the Kunlun Realm, and for himselfto fight for hope.
How could hope be obtained?
It could not be begged for or pleaded for. It could only be fought for, with man, with one''s self, and with heaven!
After leaving Heavenly Star Ind, Xiao Chen did not choose to head for the ck Sea or the even farther Human-Demon Sea.
The Thirteen Great Bandits of the ck Sea, as well as the Human-Demon Sea''s Dugu Kuang, should be rather easy to convince. Xiao Chen had a friendship with them and knew that they would not be much of a problem. This was especially so for the Thirteen Great Bandits of the ck Sea; they would be even easier to convince.
However, the Deity Dao Union was very strong. He could not truly block it with just these reinforcements.
So, Xiao Chen went to seek new allies. He set his sights on the Heavenly Starry Ocean. The first stop was Myriad Fiend Ind.
The Myriad Fiend Ind ruled the Fiend Race of the oceanic world with the Myriad-Law Fiend Master as the ruler. They did not have a close rtionship with the Fiend Race of the Kunlun Continent. The Myriad Fiend Ind was very strong, especially the Myriad-Law Fiend Master, who was a Prime. They upied their own territory, and no one dared to offend them.
Trying to convince them would clearly be very difficult.
However, opportunities and hope were fought for by oneself. If one did not fight, there would be no opportunities. If one fought, there would at least be a chance.
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Three dayster, Xiao Chen arrived in the sea region that the Myriad Fiend Ind upied, a vast sea region full of life.
When Little Yellow Feather was born, Xiao Chen identally entered this sea region and fought with a Fiend Race archer. He knew that while the entrance looked very peaceful with only uninhabited inds, it was tightly guarded. Anyone who was not a Fiend would immediately be discovered when they got close. Even Fiends of unknown origins would find it difficult to enter.
Given Xiao Chen''s current experience and eyes, he could tell that the entrance to this sea region should have a formation. The many inds appeared disorderly but were actually nodes of the formation.
There were thousands of these small inds spread out over five thousand kilometers. This showed how wary the Myriad Fiend Ind was of outsiders.
Just as Xiao Chen was thinking, three figures flew over from a distant ind.
Sonic booms rang out, and three figures stopped in front of Xiao Chen in mere moments. The red-haired Fiend Race cultivator in the middle looked at Xiao Chen and asked, "Who are you? Right now, the Myriad Fiend Ind is sealed up and does not wee outsiders."
After the Thunder Sovereign disappeared, the Kunlun Continent sank into great chaos. Even the Heavenly Starry Ocean could not escape it. The Myriad Fiend Ind already sealed themselves up very long ago, not wanting to be swept up in the chaos and unwilling to get involved.
These words stunned Xiao Chen when he heard them. Then, heughed in his heart. This stance might appear cautious, but it was actually just waiting for death.
A Demonic Cmity of an unprecedented scale was arriving. No one in the Kunlun Realm would be able to avoid it.
"The Dragon''s Gate''s Xiao Chen is here to request a meeting with the Myriad-Law Fiend Master," Xiao Chen said calmly as he performed a cupped-fist salute while looking at the three Fiends before him.
When the three Fiends heard Xiao Chen''s name, they were all stunned and in some disbelief. The fame of the Azure Dragon King Xiao Chen had already spread throughout the four seas; few would not know of him.
The red-haired Fiend appeared rather calm. He asked, "What proof do you have? I do not remember the Azure Dragon King''s hair being white."
Xiao Chen removed the Azure Dragon King''s insignia on his chest and tossed it over without saying a word. The red-haired Fiend caught it and carefully inspected it.
Azure dragon patterns were carved on the ancient insignia. When the red-haired Fiend touched its surface, he heard a dragon roar from it.
"It is real!" a person at the side eximed. When he looked at Xiao Chen, his expression changed from suspicion to respect.
Although the Azure Dragon King was not one of the peak major characters at the moment, he still possessed a rather strong deterrence.
The red-haired Fiend returned the insignia and said, "The two of you, bring the Azure Dragon King past the Thousand Star Formation. I''ll go back and report."
The two Fiends led Xiao Chen through the huge,plex Thousand Star Formation. As Xiao Chen traversed it, he could feel many people''s perception sweeping over him.
Several times, Xiao Chen even sensed danger.
On the other side of this Thousand Star Formation, the scene before Xiao Chen changed suddenly, an incredible ind appearing before him.
The ind was thirty kilometers tall and had ringsyered over each other. As it sat on the sea, it was like a majestic mountain rising from the ground, astounding Xiao Chen.
He had never seen such a tall ind before. Even the Immortal sculptures that he once saw could notpare to this.
Is this Myriad Fiend Ind? Why does it feel like it would be better named Myriad Fiend Mountain?
Aside from this ind, there was no other ind around for thousands of kilometers. It seemed like all the Fiends of this sea region lived on this ind. This was surely a lively and bustling ce.
"Brother Xiao Chen, how are you so free toe and visit Myriad Fiend Ind?"
A person in the distance ran on the water whileughing. With each step, huge waves soared up with loud sshes.
When this person got closer, Xiao Chen saw that it was Di Xinhan, the one with the Heavenly Spiritual Body, a person he once fought at the Four Seas Hero Gathering and someone whose skills he appreciated.
"You guys can leave first. I''ll entertain Brother Xiao Chen." Di Xinhan walked over quickly. Then, he waved his hands and dismissed the two Fiend Race guards.
"Yes, Young Master!"
After the Fiend Race guards bowed, they left respectfully.
After not meeting for a few years, Di Xinhan was much stronger. However, he was still not a Consummation quasi-Emperor; he had not condensed a vague form of the Heart of an Emperor, although he was only slightly short of it. Given an opportunity, he could advance at any time.
This was a huge improvement. Nevertheless,pared to the Kunlun Continent''s demonic geniuses that returned from the Astral Battlefield, he was still slightly weaker. However, Di Xinhan possessed the Heavenly Spiritual Body. If he truly fought one of the Kunlun Continent''s demonic geniuses, he might not be at a disadvantage.
As Xiao Chen sized up Di Xinhan, the other party was sizing him up as well. After a while, he shook his head and smiled bitterly. "I took a nap, and when I opened my eyes, I discovered that I could not even see your back anymore."
Xiao Chen said calmly, "Brother Di, you are being too humble. It was just a coincidental fortuitous encounter that gave me a method to condense the Heart of an Emperor in advance. In the future, when you advance to Martial Emperor, your umtions will not be any weaker."
Di Xinhan smiled faintly and said, "Let''s not talk about that for now. Can you tell me what you are here for? My martial uncles heard that you came, and all of them came out. This is something really rare. Can you tell me in advance what it is about?"
Xiao Chen thought, Although the upper echelon of this group of Fiends chose to seal themselves up, it looks like they are still up to date on the news.
They can see the situation in the Kunlun Realm clearly. Perhaps this will make things easier.
Xiao Chen had a deep impression of this Fiend Race outstanding talent, who had been willing to fight him fairly. After thinking for a while, he told Di Xinhan the truth.
After Di Xinhan heard everything, he stopped and looked at Xiao Chen in shock. "Brother Xiao, I did not hear wrong, right? You are here to convince that old ancestor of mine?"
Xiao Chen asked, "What''s wrong? Is it very hard?"
Di Xinhan smiled bitterly. "Too difficult. This great grandfather of mine is very obstinate and never changes his mind. As far as I remember, no one has ever managed to convince him of anything, even if we check the past one thousand years."
Xiao Chen was bbergasted to hear this. He smiled and said, "I''ll still give it a try. A great cmity is arriving; no one will be able to avoid it. I believe that Senior Myriad-Law Fiend Master should be able to see this clearly."
Di Xinhan nodded and smiled. "You are ambitious! However, the ones managing the Myriad Fiend Ind now are my martial uncles. Great Grandfather has not appeared for a long time already. If you want to meet the old ancestor, you have to clear the stage of my martial uncles first. Just this group of people is already a headache.
"Oh, right, I would not have thought about it if you had not mentioned it. Two days ago, people from the Deity Race came. Back then, I was in quiet cultivation and did not care about this news. Now that you told me all that, I think they must havee here on the Deity Dao Union''s business."
Xiao Chen frowned slightly. This was not a piece of good news.
The Deity Dao Union was already veryrge, yet they did not give up on pulling in any faction worth pulling in.
The two chatted as they walked. Soon, they arrived at Myriad Fiend Ind. The liveliness of the ind far surpassed Xiao Chen''s expectations. This was his first time seeing so many Fiend Race cultivators. Some of them had not even transformed into human form, walking on the streets in their true form.
Such a scene could appear only on Myriad Fiend Ind.
As each ringyered on the previous ring, its height increased. The higher one went, the more clearly one sensed the dense Spiritual Energy. With Di Xinhan leading the way, they moved unhindered; no one questioned them.
After a few kilometers, the ind already pierced through the clouds. The buildings on the ind appeared ethereal like celestial pces.
Chapter 1326: Spirit of a King
Chapter 1326: Spirit of a King
As Xiao Chen traveled, hepletely forgot that this was an ind. It seemed more like a heavenly pce. The deeper he went, the more unfathomable it felt.
"That is Fiend Master Peak. My martial uncles are all there." Di Xinhan pointed to a peak that was in the clouds. Then, he took the lead and flew over.
The boundless clouds and mist undted. Walking in them was like walking in the sea, extremely peculiar.
The summit of the peak was shaved into a vast tform that had a huge drill ground with many Fiend Race experts exchanging moves there.
Several gazes shot over to Xiao Chen and revealed curious expressions as the Fiend Race experts whispered to each other.
"That is the Azure Dragon King Xiao Chen. I heard that the three Vice Ind Masters are gathered in Fiend Master Hall!"
"This is a great show of extravagance. Aside from major characters on the level of the Holy Masters, it seems like the three Vice Ind Masters never gathered like that before. Could this Xiao Chen be equal to these major characters?"
"I wonder if his true capabilities are as legendary as the stories say."
"It''s true that the stories about him are extremely amazing, making them feel false."
With Xiao Chen''s sharp Spiritual Sense, he could hear them no matter how soft their whispers were. However, his heart was as calm as still water, not caring about these in the slightest.
There was a magnificent terrace behind the drill ground. The steps leading to it were made of huge rocks. Xiao Chen and Di Xinhan climbed them one by one.
When the two stood on the high terrace, Xiao Chen looked around and saw three unfathomable Fiend Race old men with auras as heavy as a mountain. They sat cross-legged on stone pirs and looked at him.
These gazes caused Xiao Chen to feel a faint prickling sensation on his skin. These gazes were too sharp, especially the one from the old man in the middle. It wanted to see through all of Xiao Chen''s secrets.
However, right now, Xiao Chen is not a person that just anyone could peer into. With some resistance, he prevented them from peeping into his secrets.
Di Xinhan stepped forward and introduced, "This is my first martial uncle, Di Feng. He is an Eighth Heaven Sovereign Martial Emperor and is not much weaker than the human race''s three Holy Masters. These two are my second martial uncle and third martial uncle; both of them are Sixth Heaven Martial Emperors."
There was a hurdle at Sixth Heaven. If one could not clear it, one would forever be a Greater Heavenly Martial Emperor, unable to be a Sovereign. Once one cleared it, one would be called a Sovereign.
Xiao Chen performed cupped-fist salutes and sized up Di Feng with a gaze. It went without saying that Di Feng had the highest status among the three Vice Ind Masters.
"Sit!" Di Feng extended his hand towards a stone pir, inviting Xiao Chen to have a seat.
Xiao Chen gently pushed off the ground and imitated the three Vice Ind Masters, sitting on it cross-legged.
Di Feng''s gaze remained cold as he said in a deep voice, "Among the Immortal Holy Lands, the Myriad Fiend Ind is the most out-of-the-way and uninteresting. The Azure Dragon King traveled a long way toe here. Speak your mind. Our Fiend Race is not good at beating about the bush; just be direct."
As Di Feng spoke, the Emperor''s Might of an Eighth Heaven Sovereign Martial Emperor spread out, filling the ce.
"Whoosh! Whoosh!"
All three Vice Ind Masters fixed their gazes on Xiao Chen. The ce instantly filled with heavy pressure bearing down.
When Di Xinhan saw this, he could not help feeling worried for Xiao Chen, who was the focus of the Emperor''s Might of three Martial Emperors. Furthermore, Xiao Chen sat cross-legged. If he was not careful, he would fall immediately, making a fool of himself.
However, Di Xinhan could not speak in this ce. Xiao Chen was here to convince his great grandfather. If he could not clear this stage, there would not be any need for the rest.
Even more importantly, the many elders of the Myriad Fiend Ind were hidden behind Di Xinhan''s three martial uncles, watching Xiao Chen.
Speaking of which, Di Xinhan was the only one immersed in cultivation, unaware of the situation of the outside world. Actually, the Myriad Fiend Ind''s upper echelon could more or less guess why Xiao Chen was here.
Everyone knew that the Deity Dao Union was flourishing. The Three Holy Lands'' joining the alliance pushed the Supreme Sky Sect into a corner. Xiao Chen was intimately interdependent with the Supreme Sky Sect. His visit to the Myriad Fiend Ind definitely had a deeper meaning to it.
As the Emperor''s Might surged over, the pressure on Xiao Chen increased. However, the Taiji Dao had already improved his mental state to that of a Prime''s. He formed a small Taiji force field and gently waved his hand, immediately scattering the pressure like the wind.
Xiao Chen''s move startled the three Vice Ind Masters. To think that he could resolve the pressure from their auras so easily!
"Great disaster is approaching the Supreme Sky Sect. I would like to ask the Myriad Fiend Ind to lend a hand at the crucial moment," Xiao Chen said directly.
"Interesting. What does the Supreme Sky Sect encountering great disaster have to do with our Myriad Fiend Ind?" the gray-robed old man at Di Feng''s left asked, mockerycing his words.
The ck-robed old man on the right said in a simrly cold voice, "Azure Dragon King, you are really direct, daring to say anything. Why should the Myriad Fiend Ind help you?"
Di Feng frowned and raised his hand, stopping the two from continuing. He looked at Xiao Chen and said, "Truth be told, the Deity Race''s envoy just left after inviting the Myriad Fiend Ind to join the Deity Dao Union. I did not agree or reject her proposal. I would like to ask, what can the Azure Dragon King offer us?"
When dealing with an Immortal Holy Land like the Myriad Fiend Ind, Tian Youxi and the others would not treat it the way they had the Western Sea Divine Dragon Pce. They made an extremely generous offer, resulting in the other two Vice Ind Masters viewing Xiao Chen with some enmity.
Xiao Chen shook his head and smiled. "I will not make any offer."
The moment Xiao Chen said this, the other two Vice Ind Masters made faces of disdain. This also set the hidden Fiend Race elders abuzz in surprise.
This shocked even Di Xinhan. Could it be that Brother Xiao Chen came empty-handed?
When Di Feng heard this, a strange look shed in his eyes, instead. Then, he withdrew his Emperor''s Might and guffawed. "Interesting. Heroes indeede from youths. You actually dare toe to me empty-handed to ask for help! Xiao Chen, we old men never took you seriously as the Azure Dragon King from the start."
The other party was a true major character, an Eighth Heaven Sovereign Martial Emperor, someone almostparable to the Three Holy Masters. He was indeed qualified to say something like this.
Oh no, the three martial uncles are all angry!
Di Xinhan thought that this was going badly. He said, "Uncle Feng, Xiao Chen probably has not thought this through yet. That''s"
Di Feng raised his hand, stopping Di Xinhan. Staring at Xiao Chen, he said, "Don''t say anything; let him do it himself. I want to know what gave him such great courage to dare to be so frivolous, speaking so boldly like that!"
Di Feng''s gaze was very sharp. His words pushed Xiao Chen into a dead end.
The other two Vice Ind Masters on the left and right revealed cold expressions in their eyes, feeling secretly joyful. This Xiao Chen does not know the height of the sky and the depths of the earth. He immediately said that he would not make an offer, offending Big Brother.
When he said that, he did not take his own strength into ount, not understanding what it meant.
Up on the high terrace, countless gazesboth covert and overtturned towards Xiao Chen at the same time, invisibly suppressing Xiao Chen''s aura to the limit.
Everyone waited in silence for Xiao Chen to speak. If he did not give a good reply, Di Feng might toss him out of Myriad Fiend Ind,pletely embarrassing him. That would teach him a lesson on speaking without thinking before major characters.
If Xiao Chen quickly apologized and negotiated properly, there might be a chance.
Di Xinhan felt very anxious. However, when he looked at Xiao Chen, he noticed that Xiao Chen did not appear flustered at all. He did not know what Xiao Chen had up his sleeves.
Xiao Chen avoided Di Feng''s gaze. He looked down like he was muttering to himself. He said in a soft, diffident voice, "I''m just speaking the truth. I am indeed unable to make an offer, and it is not with the intent of disrespecting Senior. My Dragon''s Gate is recently reestablished. No matter what offer I make, it will not be able topete with what the Deity Race can offer, always losing out to them."
The two Vice Ind Masters on the left and right snorted coldly. "You are rather self-aware. Since you know it already, then quickly scram. The Myriad Fiend Ind absolutely will not help the Supreme Sky Sect deal with this cmity."
Xiao Chen ignored these two''s mockery and ridicule. He continued, "Since that is so, then what is the point of making an offer? The Deity Race already made a big offer, but Senior Di Feng did not agree. Aren''t you just waiting for me toe?"
Right after Xiao Chen spoke, he raised his head slightly, and a bright light appeared in his eyes as he released his aura without reservation.
Despite the absence of any wind, Xiao Chen''s white hair fluttered about. One could vaguely hear the hum of countless saber humsthe kind of aura that one could casually disy when the Saber Dao reached a certain level.
The moment Xiao Chen said that, the entire ce fell dead silent; no sound could be heard. The two Vice Ind Masters who mocked him were shocked into gaping by his words.
How is he so confident, to dare to show his sharpness like that before a Sovereign Martial Emperor?
Could it be that we were really waiting for him?
"Now, the Thunder Sovereign is no longer around. Do you really think that you are the Azure Dragon King? Big Brother, just chase him away."
"To think that you dare to be so unruly in Myriad Fiend Ind! Xiao Chen, you must be tired of living."
The angry expressions of the two Vice Ind Masters on the left and right revealed a murderous intent. Xiao Chen''s confidence and arrogance thoroughly angered them. However, the two of them vaguely felt that something was not quite right.
Di Feng, who held the highest authority, appeared angry and radiated an oppressive aura. In reality, however, the situation seemed close to what Xiao Chen said.
These two Vice Ind Masters had privately epted several benefits from the Deity Race and made them great promises. They could not let anything untoward derail their ns. Forced by circumstance, they could only use this to turn hostile to Xiao Chen, standing up in rage.
In contrast to the two Vice Ind Masters'' furious appearances, the countenance of the person-in-charge, Di Feng, seemed quite unusual. He was strangely calm with a smile on his face.
Ignoring the two raging Vice Ind Masters, Xiao Chen gently pushed off the pir andnded on the ground, then walked over to the center.
He looked directly at Di Feng and said, enunciating each word deliberately, "Senior Di, please verify whether I was right or not and tell the other two Vice Ind Masters, as well as the many other Fiend Race seniors behind you."
Suddenly, all eyes focused on Di Feng, this Eighth Heaven Sovereign Martial Emperor.
The surroundings fell silent once more as everyone held their breath, anxiously waiting to learn Di Feng''s decision.
At this moment, Di Xinhan was filled with awe. This Brother Xiao Chen was truly courageous, demonstrating extraordinary bearing. He could maintain such a bearing before his uncle Feng, exposing his sharpness like that.
An Eighth Heaven Sovereign Martial Emperor was a full-fledged major character.
Such a person possessed a high status. After umtions over many years, his aura was extremely puissant. It could make others feel inferior without themselves realizing it, turning them passive in their actions.
Before everyone''s eyes, Di Feng smiled faintly and said, "That''s right. I, Di Feng, have been waiting for you. Azure Dragon King Xiao Chen, you indeed did not disappoint me, Di Feng!"
Chapter 1327: Fighting Many Fiends Alone
Chapter 1327: Fighting Many Fiends Alone
"What?!"
The expressions of the two Vice Ind Masters on the left and right changed immediately to ones of disbelief.
The Fiend Race upper echelon hidden behind the Vice Ind Masters was astounded as well. What Xiao Chen said was actually true. However, he did not even make an offer, yet he wanted the Myriad Fiend Ind to support him. This would result in them making a great loss.
Not to mention gaining nothing, they even had to face the Deity Dao Union, a major faction. This was a losing proposition.
The old man in gray on the right side asked sullenly, "Big Brother, did you misspeak or did I mishear? This was not what you said when the Deity Race envoy came."
The ck-robed old man, who was the Third Vice Ind Master, also asked in a rush, "Big Brother, have you really thought this through? The Deity Race promised to help us to forge Deity Statues and teach us the method to cultivate the power of faith in its entirety. This is a great boon for us!"
"Dong! Dong! Dong!"
Footsteps resounded. The many hidden Fiend powerhouses all walked out with cold expressions. They all looked confused as they looked at Di Feng. These members of the Fiend Race upper echelon were all Martial Emperors, at least ten-odd of them.
They were all Minor Heavenly Martial Emperors, ranging from First Heaven to Third Heaven.
There were one Eighth Heaven Sovereign Martial Emperor, two Sixth Heaven Greater Heavenly Martial Emperors, and ten-odd Minor Heavenly Martial Emperors. Furthermore, there was also a Prime that Xiao Chen had yet to see. Now, he had an objective understanding of the Myriad Fiend Ind. This Holy Land could be considered the top among the Immortal Holy Lands.
"Vice Ind Master, you can''t just push the Myriad Fiend Ind into a fire pit! We want to see the old ancestor and get him to make the decision!"
"That''s right. We want to see the old ancestor. He will make the decision!"
"If the Myriad-Law Fiend Master makes the decision for us, it will definitely be the right decision!"
The group of Fiend Race elders spoke up, expressing their discontent and urging Di Feng to change his decision.
Di Feng remained unmoved. He said calmly, "Feel free to go and see him. Not to mention whether the old ancestor will meet you or not, it will be useless even if he does meet you. My intentions are the old ancestor''s intentions. It was the old ancestor''s instruction to get me to test Xiao Chen. If I am satisfied with him, I can make the decision."
"I do not believe it. I do not believe that the old ancestor would make such a decision," the other two Vice Ind Masters shouted with shock on their faces.
Di Feng''s expression sank. "Insolent! Shut up now!"
"Boom!"
A vast Sovereign''s Might surged out, silencing the ce. Clearly, Di Feng held great prestige in the Myriad Fiend Ind. The moment he got angry, no one dared to express any displeasure.
"I''ll say it one more time. This is the old ancestor''s intent." After a pause, he looked at Xiao Chen and added, "However, just because I''m satisfied, it does not mean that I agree. I have yet to make my decision. Xiao Chen, do you understand what I mean?"
Xiao Chen replied softly, "Naturally, I understand. Senior wants me to prove myself, to show that I have the potential to advance to Martial Emperor. Without this potential, even if Senior appreciates me, you will not let the Myriad Fiend Ind jump into a fire pit."
Di Fengughed loudly, "It is really easy speaking with someone intelligent. If you were a little older, we might be able to be good friends."
At this point, Di Feng looked around and then fixed his gaze on the group of Fiend Race elders behind him. He pointed at them and said, "Weren''t you all expressing your dissatisfaction earlier? I''ll give you all a chance. If there is anyone who feels dissatisfied, personally go and chase this Azure Dragon King away."
This
The moment Di Feng said that, all the Fiend Race elders started whispering among themselves. The Azure Dragon King Xiao Chen was famous outside. Furthermore, Xiao Chen had even killed a Martial Emperor before a crowd before, disying extraordinary strength.
Being able to chase Xiao Chen away was naturally something that would bring them a lot of prestige. However, if they failed, they would end up getting their faces pped. In that case, they would have thoroughly embarrassed themselves.
After a lot of dillydallying, no one stepped forward.
Di Feng was not surprised at such a scene. He shook his head slightly and remained silent for a while.
"How about all of youe together?!"
Suddenly, Xiao Chen spoke some startling words after the many Fiend Race elders whispered to each other, not daring to take the lead in this.
Di Xinhan was so startled when he heard this that his lower jaw nearly dropped to the ground. Has Brother Xiao Chen gone crazy? Those are ten-odd Martial Emperors, a few of which are Third Heaven Martial Emperors. This Xiao Chen is going too overboard here.
This suggestion also shocked the normally calm Di Feng somewhat. Xiao Chen''s words were, indeed, entirely unexpected.
"Azure Dragon King, don''t underestimate us. Do you really think that there are no capable people among the Fiend Race?!"
A tall and stocky Fiend stepped forward. With a sh of his figure, he immediately threw a punch at Xiao Chen.
Clearly, Xiao Chen''s words were too arrogant, agitating this person beyond endurance.
Xiao Chen sized this stocky man up with his eyes and immediately determined this Fiend''s strength. He was a Third Heaven Martial Emperor but not at the peak of Minor Heavenly Martial Emperor yet; he should be easy to handle.
As the stocky man''s punch approached, the space above the tform trembled slightly.
A strong wind howled and sea waves surged. The loud noises were deafening. This was one of the Myriad Fiend Ind''s consummate Martial TechniquesDivine Wind and Wave Punch!
One needed to cultivate two wills in order to raise this consummate Martial Technique to the peak, reaching the might of a Medial Grade Profound Martial Technique.
"Elder Han is making a move!"
"Elder Han''s Divine Wind and Wave Punch reached the peak long ago. Among Third Heavenly Martial Emperors, few would dare to sh with him."
"With him making a move, even if he cannot defeat Xiao Chen, it will show Xiao Chen how mighty he is. Xiao Chen won''t dare to talk so big anymore!"
The two Vice Ind Masters at the side also nodded to themselves. With Han Lei making a move, even if he was defeated, he would suppress some of Xiao Chen''s momentum. Xiao Chen''s air of kingship made them feel somewhat afraid.
These two Vice Ind Masters could not let Xiao Chen continue gaining momentum. They needed to suppress him.
A strong wind blew and the sea howled. As the stocky man approached, his aura flourished. It was like he stood atop the wind and waves, looking down on Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen did not move at all. Even though this Fiend Race Martial Emperor was already within ten steps of him, he still did not move.
Just as the powerful punch that merged the will of strong wind and the will of sea waves was about to strike Xiao Chen, he moved.
Amid the strong waves, Xiao Chen became like a fish wagging its tail, sessfully dodging this punchan extremely unexpected oue.
To the eyes of so many people, Elder Han''s punch appeared to have already struck Xiao Chen. However, Xiao Chen managed to dodge it.
This scene looked just like when Xiao Chen was trying to catch the Immortal fish at Frost Water Lake. At that time, he thought that he had clearly caught the fish but ended up grabbing just air.
"Oh no!"
The powerful fist struck nothing, greatly startling Elder Han. He soared into the air and quickly tried to retreat.
However, as Xiao Chen was dodging, he had already made his move, determining Elder Han''s path of retreat and grabbing the wrist of the hand Elder Han used to punch. Strangely, it appeared as if Elder Han delivered himself up to Xiao Chen.
"Boom!"
Elder Han roared furiously and punched with his left hand, driving all the Primordial Energy in his body. This punch was swift and prompt, disying Elder Han''s ability to react quickly to the situation.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly. He split his Primordial Energy into two streams, one for Yang and the other for Yin. Then, he created a simplified Taiji force field within ten meters.
With the pull of the Taiji force field, Elder Han''s swift and prompt punch met great resistance.
Xiao Chen was clearly just in front. Elder Han could strike Xiao Chen''s face in a second, but he failed. Instead, Xiao Chen borrowed Elder Han''s force to fight. Holding Elder Han''s wrist, he flung him gently, and his soaring body immediately turned around.
The hand that Xiao Chen raisednded very smoothly, appearing neither fast nor slow. Then, the back of that hand hit Elder Han''s chest.
The two streams of Primordial Energyone light and one darkchased each other, forming a Taiji diagram that made Xiao Chen look very graceful and elegant.
Elder Han vomited a mouthful of blood and went hurtling back one hundred meters beforending heavily.
He was utterly confused, clueless about what happened. He had charged over ferociously, but Xiao Chen tossed him back out easily as if he was a toy.
Elder Han did not get significantly injured, but he had utterly embarrassed himself.
He looked around and saw that the entire ce was stunned. Xiao Chen had used one hand to send a Third Heaven Martial Emperor flying.
Xiao Chen withdrew his hand and stood upright. He looked at the crowd and said, "Everyone, do you still think that I was just speaking nonsense? In my life, I never overestimate myself, biting off more than I can chew. However, I will not underestimate myself, either, and be unduly humble.
"Would Senior Di say something to give me, Xiao Chen, a chance to prove myself, to prove that I am not an arrogant person who speaks nonsense? Proving myself means hope to Myriad Fiend Ind, showing that Senior Di did not make a wrong judgment!"
Seeking a battle!
This was Xiao Chen taking the initiative to seek a battle. He zed with a strong fighting spirit, so bright that no one could look directly at him.
This was the pride and confidence that Xiao Chen had in his heart. He would never overestimate or underestimate himself.
Di Feng revealed a deep and pensive gaze. With his insight, he could tell that Xiao Chen had not used much strength in that earlier disy. It was more of a technique.
Borrowing strength to fight, using two hundred grams of force to face five hundred kilograms of force. This concept was nothing strange or rare in the Martial Epoch.
Di Feng himself knew this concept and was even an expert in this area. However, he had never seen anyone apply it like Xiao Chen had, appearing at ease and peaceful.
Unlike the thinking of others, Di Feng''s thoughts were deeper. This skill of Xiao Chen should be from a unique Dao. It was far from being as simple as borrowing force to fight.
The entire ce turned solemn. No one dared to underestimate Xiao Chen. Even the Vice Ind Masters on the left and right were forced into silence by Xiao Chen''s momentum.
One single person against ten Martial Emperors. If Xiao Chen really had such strength, what else were they unconvinced of?
Di Feng did not say anything. He only looked at the two Vice Ind Masters on the left and right.
"If the Azure Dragon King fights ten elders of my Fiend Race alone and does not get defeated, I will bepletely convinced of this and not say anything more against this."
"Right, as long as the Azure Dragon King can remain undefeated, I will have no objections!"
No matter where, the strong would always receive the respect they deserved. This was very clear. Xiao Chen had already proven his strength with his actions, obtaining the approbation of two Vice Ind Masters.
In the two''s opinion, as long as Xiao Chen remained undefeated, he was qualified to receive their submission.
After all, even when the two of them, Sixth Heaven Martial Emperors, faced ten Minor Heavenly Martial Emperors like that, they would find it tiresome. However, Xiao Chen was not even a Martial Emperor yet. Even so, he still had the courage to fight against ten alone. Anyone would be convinced of this.
"Vice Ind Master Di, please give us an opportunity. We are willing to fight with the Azure Dragon King!" ten Fiend Race elders said in unison to Di Feng as they stepped out and knelt on one knee.
Chapter 1328: A Battle like Fire, a Saber like Light
Chapter 1328: A Battle like Fire, a Saber like Light
Di Xinhan showed a somewhat stunned expression. He had never seen such a scene before.
He had never seen a person who could convince all the proud Fiend Race elders to work together and fight one person.
As cultivators, they all had their pride. This was especially so for Martial Emperors; if anything, their pride would be even greater.
A junior who had not advanced to Martial Emperor saying that he wanted to fight against ten alone was a form of despisal and mockery. Under normal circumstances, no one would bother with such a person. Giving that junior attention would feel like they were lowering themselves. The pride in their hearts would not permit them to do so.
However, on this day, on this tform, Xiao Chen did it. He used his strength to prove that he was qualified to fight one against ten. This was not despisal or mockery. This was a fair battle between cultivators.
Di Feng did not say anything. In the front, Xiao Chen''s aura and momentum flourished as though demanding a battle. At the back, ten elders stepped out and requested a battle as well.
"Vice Ind Master Di, please agree to our request. We are willing to fight the Azure Dragon King!"
The ten Fiend Race elders kneeling on one knee dered again. Their hearts zed with surging fighting spirit.
The reason was none other than wanting to bring glory to the Fiend Race. The Azure Dragon King Xiao Chen wanted to prove himself; they wanted to as well.
"Very well. Since you are going to battle, then we should do it grandly, with mes roaring into the sky. I, Di Feng, will personally beat the battle drum for you all!"
Di Feng extended his palm and patted the space where Xiao Chen stood.
"Boom!" The terrace immediately changed. The floor under Xiao Chen''s feet soared into the air.
Four pce halls flew over from the clouds. "Bang! Bang! Bang!" They merged with the terrace under Xiao Chen''s feet.
Each of the pce halls had an ancient Fiend Racemp on them. With a ''boom,'' they burst into mes. The zing mes formed an invisible barrier encasing the high terrace.
As the mes burned, they released an intense light, like that of the sun, which scattered all the heavy clouds around the peak. This allowed the entire ind to see it clearly, shocking everyone.
"A light as bright as the sun lighting up the sky, that is the Distant Ancient arena of Fiend Master Peak!"
"What''s going on? This Distant Ancient arena has not appeared for several thousand years. Could it be that someone challenged the three Vice Ind Masters?"
"Let''s go take a look. Myriad Fiend Ind has not been this lively for a long time already."
"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!"
Figures flickered. Many Fiend Race cultivators soared up, ascending the many rings of Myriad Fiend Ind as they headed quickly for Fiend Master Peak.
At the corner of the arena was a war drum. Di Feng''s figure shed and arrived beside it.
Sonic booms rang out. These were the ten Fiend Race elders flying to the arena at the same time andnding in a line.
"Azure Dragon King, please kindly instruct us!"
The ten showed sharp gazes brimming with fighting intent. In this battle of great importance, they could not be careless.
Xiao Chen performed a cupped-fist salute, bowed, and took two steps back.
"Dong!"
The war drum boomed like a sudden crack of thunder, earsplitting. The sound wave spread out, and the boundless clouds vanished like smoke. This Fiend Master Peak turnedpletely clear.
If looking from the very bottom of Myriad Fiend Ind, one would be shocked to discover an additional sun in the sky.
"It''s the Azure Dragon King. He is challenging ten Supreme Elders of our Myriad Fiend Ind alone!"
"Did I see wrong?!"
"You did not see wrong, and your eyes are still fine. A Vice Ind Master is personally beating the war drum. That is the Heavenly Fiend Drum, which has not been beaten for several thousand years."
"This is too crazy!"
Many Fiend Race cultivators rushed over to the airspace near Fiend Master Peak. They all exchanged nces in some disbelief.
Was this crazy? Not at all.
In a one-on-one fight, Xiao Chen already disyed strength equal to a Third Heaven Martial Emperor, without exposing too many trump cards.
A peak Third Heaven Martial Emperor would not be able to fight against ten like this and would be worn down to death.
However, the Taiji Dao borrowed force to fight. It switched unpredictably between stillness and motion. Even against twice the number of opponents, Xiao Chen could still handle them and remain undefeated.
In this Kunlun Realm, Taiji was a trump card unique to Xiao Chen.
Only he could fight one against ten like that, filled with pride and confidence, revealing his sharpness.
"Dong!" The war drum boomed again, igniting the me in everyone''s heart. After three drumbeats, Di Feng quickly increased the tempo. The earsplitting drumbeats spread across the sky.
The fighting spirits of both sides soared. Not possessing a mental state like Xiao Chen''s, the ten elders of the Fiend Race roared out loud and took the initiative to attack.
The moment they attacked, they executed Inferior Grade Profound Martial Techniques. They were extremely ferocious, showing no intent to hold back. Clearly, the Fiend Race elders wanted to finish this battle quickly and not give Xiao Chen a chance to drag it out. They used an overwhelming number of attacks and rained these down on Xiao Chen.
The attacks that covered the sky appearedplicated and confusing, an intense barrage. In reality, when the Fiend Race elders attacked, they did so in waves, with three people in each wave. Their assault was very orderly and not chaotic at all, wave after wave piling on the attacks. It was like the sea waves, continuous and unending.
The ten Fiend Race elders worked together perfectly, exposing no ws at all.
Xiao Chen did not dare to underestimate these elders. He instantly spread out his Saber Domain and Taiji force field. However, he did not merge them.
"Strong Dragon Breaking Out of the Sea!"
"Wind Blowing the Nine Heavens!"
"Powerful Godly Chop!"
The first onught of Profound Martial Techniques surged over like a sea wave. Without drawing his saber, Xiao Chen executed the Subduing Dragon Profound sh and shed head-on.
Retreat!
On the first contact, Xiao Chen was sent back one hundred meters. The difference in strength was clear. Facing three Profound Martial Techniques alone was too much. Without the obstruction of the Taiji force field, he would have moved back even further.
"Merciless Great Sea!"
"Dragon Roaming the Four Seas!"
"Soaring in Rage!"
The first wave of attacks just passed when the second came like an even more ferocious wave, pushing over ruthlessly.
Xiao Chen spun around in the air, and numerous lightning bolts plunged down from the sky. He brought out his peak will of thunder, using the Thunder Dragon Chop to sh head-on.
Retreat!
Waves drowned the lightning dragon. Leaking blood from the corner of his lips, Xiao Chen moved back another one hundred meters.
"Dong! Dong! Dong!" The war drum that was even more resonant than thunder boomed nonstop. The third and strongest wave of attacks charged over at lightning speed amid the rumbling drum sounds, attacking in a berserk burst.
Xiao Chen still did not draw his saber. Instead, he swept his cold gaze in all directions. Three waves of attacks with three people attacking in each wave, there was still one person missing.
If Xiao Chen was right, thest person would deal the most powerful and final blow.
"Bellowing Squall!"
"Merciless Snow!"
"Soaring Raging me!"
The third waveprised three entirely different attacks. With three different attributes raised to the peak and merging with each other, the result produced the strongest onught yet.
Xiao Chen turned and moved back three steps. With each step, his body spun thousands of times,yering countless afterimages over each other.
When he could no longer retreat, he used Thousand Frost Battle Snow, a Profound Martial Technique, to continue shing head-on.
"Bang!"
Xiao Chen vomited a mouthful of blood. This time, after moving back one hundred meters, he paled, clearly significantly injured.
"Again!"
The Fiend Race elders shouted together andunched another cycle of attacks.
Each wave consisted of three people attacking. By the time the third wave was done, the people from the first wave were already ready. Under such a continuous stream of attacks, even a Fourth Heaven Martial Emperor would have to submit.
Wave after wave of attacks cycled a countless number of times amid the booming of the war drum in the bright sunlike arena.
Suddenly, before Xiao Chennded after taking on a wave of attacks, he saw a sword light silently and suddenly appear. By the time he discovered it, it was already at his side and would pierce through him in the next moment.
This sword light was not only fast and urate but also came at a strange angle. The attacker waited for him to be exhausted. After Xiao Chen endured multiple waves of attacks and his mind was extremely fatigued, this attacker instantly sent out a sword strike. This was truly an extremely brilliant strategy.
"What''s going on? Why has one person suddenly attacked?"
When Di Xinhan saw this sword strike suddenly appear, it startled him. His mind was already immersed in the battle. Each wave was stronger than the wave before. Amid the waves of attacks, he had already forgotten that there was one person who had yet to appear.
Di Xinhan was not the only one. Many people did not expect this sword strike that suddenly came from the side. It startled them, catching them off guard. Their hearts leaped to their throats.
The endless surging waves of attacks were already very difficult to handle. Now, there was a killing move like this. How was one to deal with this?
"I was just waiting for you!"
Xiao Chen, who had been suppressed for a long time, revealed a bright sharpness in his eyes instead. Thousands of afterimages immediately merged, and he instantly drew the Lunar Shadow Saber.
At the same time, he ignited one of the sunlike spots of Saber Energy in his sea of consciousness.
This light was too bright, sending everything into darkness. When light reappeared, only Xiao Chen''s attack could be seen.
After shattering the sword of his attacker, the saber light remained resplendent, and its might did not decrease at all as it continued on its path.
The swordsman who attacked not only failed in his sneak attack but was also sent flying by Xiao Chen''s counterattack. The powerful saber intent shattered all his armor and riddled his body with wounds as he tumbled across the floor.
This turn of events was the very definition of shocking the soul.
Everyone had thought that the powerful sword strike would reduce Xiao Chen to a sorry state, disrupting his rhythm and possibly even defeating him immediately.
However, at the very climax, the person who attacked was countered. The onlookers were bbergasted and dumbfounded.
"This Could it be that Xiao Chen always kept some strength in reserve when facing those overwhelming waves of attacks, waiting for thest person?"
Di Xinhan''s heart pounded heavily, racing and thumping loudly. "Damn it! I really shouldn''t watch this fellow''s battles. That nearly made my heart jump out of my mouth."
Di Xinhan was not alone. The countless Fiend Race cultivators who had rushed over all felt the same way.
The two junior Vice Ind Masters, who had somewhat changed their opinions of Xiao Chen, were so shocked that they stood up involuntarily inplete disbelief.
"This is a cooperative skill of my Fiend Race. If I did not know this and suffered attacks repeatedly, it would be hard for me to bear. How did this fellow remain so calm?!"
"Such a mental state is somewhat horrifying."
There was a saying, "Theymen watch for excitement, the experts watch for skill." The two junior Vice Ind Masters saw in a nce that this reversal was somehow rted to Xiao Chen''s frighteningly calm mental state.
In fact, his mental state could even be said to be a direct cause of the reversal.
Di Feng, who was beating the war drum, had been splitting his attention to watch the battle. He was not surprised at this sudden turn of events.
"The show is just beginning. This little fellow has aplete Dao that is extremely suitable for fighting against many. After seeing it, perhaps I might gain something."
As a Sovereign Martial Emperor, Di Feng looked even further. His eyesight was unfathomably strong; he saw and remembered every move Xiao Chen made.
At the same time, he continuously simted Xiao Chen''s actions in his mind.
Chapter 1329: Fiend Master Bestowing Treasure
Chapter 1329: Fiend Master Bestowing Treasure
The more Di Feng analyzed, the more frightened he became. While every one of Xiao Chen''s actions appeared simple, they all had deep meaning. This was a great and mysterious Dao, far from simply just borrowing force to fight. It was deep, distant, and immeasurable.
"In that case, let the battle intensify even further!"
A lofty aspiration that had not appeared in a long time surged in Di Feng''s heart. The tempo of his drumming suddenly sped up.
"Dong! Dong! Dong!"
The booming of the ancient drum merged with the lofty aspiration and hot-bloodedness of a Sovereign Martial Emperor, prating the arena and the depths of everyone''s soul.
Even Xiao Chen felt the influence of this war drum. His heart thumped rapidly and heavily, matching the drumbeat in the depths of his soul.
All the hot-bloodedness in Xiao Chen zed and surged, filling him with fighting spirit.
Xiao Chen narrowed his eyes and stopped resisting the sound of the drum, letting this drumbeat resound in the depths of his soul. "This is fine as well. I shall fight to my heart''s content!"
"Taiji Saber Domain!"
Right after Xiao Chen spoke, he merged his Saber Domain and the Taiji force field. His saber intent turned into two dragonsone dark and one light, one Yin and one Yangas they chased each other and formed a vast Taiji diagram.
He stepped in the middle and saw yet another wave of attacks approaching. Then, he took a second step.
It was like Xiao Chen''s body suddenly vanished. All his aura and attacks became invisible.
This development stunned the three Fiend Race elders pressing over, who lost their target.
"Break!"
In this moment of distraction, Xiao Chen suddenly appeared. He swung his saber and disrupted the formation of the three.
In this Taiji Saber Domain, Xiao Chen''s figure became faintly discernible. He suddenly appeared and disappeared, appearing bright or dark. This move disrupted the formation of the nine Fiend Race elders, and they could not reform the formation.
"Gather together. Do not panic!"
"Elder Feng, be careful. He went to your side. That''s not right, ah!"
"Don''t panic, don''t panic. We will pull ourselves out one by one!"
Amid the drumming, when Xiao Chen drew his saber and broke that powerful sword strike, the bnce of the battle tilted in his favor.
One man and one saber. The white-d-and-white-haired figure attacked the nine Fiend Race elders, throwing them into chaos, rendering them helpless.
The dragon roars resounded endlessly, and the saber intent buzzed incessantly. Fast and slow, stillness and movement were all unpredictable.
The nine elders were soon riddled in wounds; all of them wanted to retreat.
"You think you can retreat?" Xiao Chen muttered gently.
The two dragons under his feet merged as he executed the Taiji Yinyang Chop. In the Taiji Saber Domain, this attack was as quick as the wind and lightning, disappearing in a sh.
The armor and protective shields on the nine Fiend Race elders shattered at the same time.
Xiao Chen pulled himself out and turned around. After he sheathed his saber, he drifted down.
"Boom!" This sound was even louder than the overwhelming war drum''s voice. The Taiji Saber Domain exploded, dealing one final blow to the nine Fiend Race elders.
The rain of saber intent was like that of a storm, filling the surrounding space and shattering space.
By the time Xiao Chennded, no one was standing upright in the arena aside from him. Everyone elsey on the floor, covered in wounds and moaning miserably.
However, these Fiend race elders all possessed the Golden Emperor Body. Xiao Chen had also held back when he attacked, not dealing any fatal damage.
Otherwise, Xiao Chen''s Taiji Yinyang Chop would not simply have broken through the defenses of these Fiend Race elders.
The drumming halted. Even Di Feng had not expected such a result.
He had already guessed that the Taiji Dao was not that simple, limited to just fighting with borrowed force. However, he had not anticipated that when Xiao Chen truly erupted, Xiao Chen would demonstrate such horrifying might.
The white-robed Xiao Chen calmly walked out of the dust cloud in the air. "Senior Di, have I proven myself?"
Di Feng was slightly dazed. After a while, he guffawed and said, "Let''s go!"
Silently, Di Feng led Xiao Chen up into the sky, heading for the highest point in Myriad Fiend Ind.
The Fiend Race cultivators around all eximed in surprise. Di Xinhan''s expression changed slightly as well.
"This They are going to meet the old ancestor!"
The old ancestor remained in closed-door cultivation most of the time, staying hidden. Meeting him was like trying to ascend to the heavens for regr people, literally impossible.
Meeting the old ancestor was almost impossible even for Di Xinhan himself. Hidden in heavyyers of clouds, the summit of Myriad Fiend Ind was like a sacred ce to the Fiend Race.
The two junior Vice Ind Masters recovered their wits and quickly followed, soaring into the air.
When the two caught up with Di Feng, they discovered that Xiao Chen was nowhere in sight.
Di Feng stood in the clouds alone, looking at the peak that was the highest point of Myriad Fiend Ind, the ce with the greatest concentration of Spiritual Energy. It was also the ce that anchored the Myriad Fiend Ind''s Luck.
That mountain peak in the clouds appeared very mysterious. At the same time, it emitted strong might, deterring others from approaching. It was like they feared angering a god.
"Where''s Xiao Chen?" the two junior Vice Ind Masters asked.
Di Feng pointed at that mysterious mountain peak without saying anything.
The two junior Vice Ind Masters turned sad and dispirited. They sighed, and one said, "He really went there? Thest time I personally met the old ancestor was something like a thousand years ago. At that time, I had not advanced to Martial Emperor yet."
"Are we really going to agree to him and reject the Deity Race?"
Di Feng said indifferently, "The two of you, stop thinking about the benefits that the Deity Race offered. While there are many benefits if we join the Deity Dao Union, doing so will cut off the future of the entire Myriad Fiend Ind. The old ancestor will definitely not agree to it."
The two junior Vice Ind Masters blushed slightly, feeling somewhat embarrassed. Indeed, by joining the Deity Dao Union, the members of the upper echelon like them would be able to grow stronger and gain all sorts of benefits.
However, in the long run, the others of the Myriad Fiend Ind would be slowly assimted, one by one, dependent on the support of the Deity Race.
"Why does the old ancestor want to meet him? By now, Big Brother should be able to make the decisions for Myriad Fiend Ind, right?"
"That''s right. Who is the old ancestor? He is someone that even the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign does not dare to underestimate. Why is he meeting with Xiao Chen alone?"
The two junior Vice Ind Masters felt it was somewhat strange and could not understand; they were filled with questions.
Di Feng smiled faintly and replied, "You do not understand because you are not strong enough. How can the old ancestor''s breadth of vision be the same as ours? If my guess is right, the old ancestor''s aim is the same as the Supreme Sky Prime''s. They both want to find their own opportunities through this youth."
Their own opportunities?
The two junior Vice Ind Masters exchanged puzzled nces. The old ancestor stood at the peak of the Kunlun Realm, termed a Prime. Why would he need an opportunity?
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Amid the manyyers of clouds, Xiao Chen felt himself go through tier after tier of ovepping barriers like there was no end to them.
"Whoosh!"
Suddenly, the clouds parted. The scene before Xiao Chen''s eyes changed as he headed for the top of the mountain peak and gently drifted down.
There was a yellow-d old man with white hair, white eyebrows, and a white beard at the summit. He sat on top of a stone pir, appearing in and simple.
This old man looked ordinary, except for his eyes, which were deep and bright, gleaming with experience. They must have seen the vicissitudes of time as the years went by.
Xiao Chen was startled. This was the famous Myriad-Law Fiend Master. To think that his true appearance was like this!
Xiao Chen had met other Primes. Aside from the overwhelming aura of a Prime, the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign, Heaven Punishing Corpse God, the East Mountain Ghost Monarch, the Supreme Sky Prime, and the Spirit Fox King all possessed an atmosphere of having abandoned the mundane and being one with nature.
The bearded old man before Xiao Chen also exuded such an atmosphere. Xiao Chen could be sure that this was the Myriad-Law Fiend Master.
"Greetings, Senior Fiend Master!" Xiao Chen said with a cupped-fist salute.
The Myriad-Law Fiend Master said calmly, "It looks like you passed Di Feng''s test. Tell me, how did you do it?"
This question bbergasted Xiao Chen. This Myriad-Law Fiend Master was a Prime. Could it be that he was not aware of what happened earlier?
That was definitely not so. There had to be some other important reason, something extraordinary.
However, who could have imagined that the Myriad-Law Fiend Master''s next words would render Xiao Chen speechless, at a loss as to what to say?
"It is not that strange. I spend most of my time looking at the sky in a daze. I do not have the spare time or energy to split my attention and look at other things."
In a daze? A Prime staring at the sky in a daze?
Xiao Chen did not dare to probe too deeply. He merely answered honestly, speaking about how he cleared Di Feng''s test.
After the Myriad-Law Fiend Master heard it, a strange look shed in his eyes. "Fighting one against ten? Strange, your strength is clearly equal to only a peak Third Heaven Martial Emperor''s. How can you fight one against ten?"
Xiao Chen was about to give a detailed exnation when the Myriad-Law Fiend Master gently prodded the air, causing a water screen to appear.
Figures shed in the water screen, reying the scene of Xiao Chen''s earlier fight with the ten Fiend Race elders.
The Myriad-Law Fiend Master nodded every now and then, asionally rewinding certain portions and watching them several times.
He parsed the movements of the Fish Dragon Art. The trajectories of the countlesslyyered afterimages became clear.
This startled Xiao Chen. He did not know how this water screen did this.
"This is the Heavenly Shark Mirror, an Emperor Grade Secret Treasure of the Myriad Fiend Ind. It is refined by using the eye of a Heavenly Shark Fiend. This Heavenly Shark Mirror can see everything that happens on Myriad Fiend Ind," the Myriad-Law Fiend Master said as he watched the scenes, rifying Xiao Chen''s doubts.
"Not bad, not bad. Did youprehend this by yourself? Action and inaction, fast and slow, light and dark. It is like you can merge all the opposing traits of the world," the Myriad-Law Fiend Master said while looking at Xiao Chen after he dispersed the water screen.
Xiao Chen nodded and said, "This is the Taiji Dao. This junior managed toprehend it by chance."
"Taiji!"
The Myriad-Law Fiend Master gently prodded the air, and a Taiji diagram appeared. Two fish of energyck and whiteswam about in the diagram. It was like all the great Dao of the world materialized from it.
Shaking his head while staring at the Taiji diagram, the Myriad-Law Fiend Master said, "It is somewhat too simple; it feels like itcks something. However, it is rather interesting. I can y around with this for a while."
Xiao Chen felt it was strange when he heard this. Why was it that this Fiend Master seemed extremely bored? Xiao Chen had been here for some time already, yet they still had not breached the topic of his purpose for visiting.
"Senior, will you promise to help at the Supreme Sky Sect''s crucial moment?" Xiao Chen asked nervously, feeling uncertain.
The Myriad-Law Fiend Master nodded casually. "Since Di Feng already agreed, I will naturally help. You can leave now!"
Leave?
Xiao Chen felt like his thoughts could not keep up with the developments. The Myriad-Law Fiend Master only nced at him and muttered a few lines before sending him off.
"Wait a moment. Your physical body seems to be falling behind. You should be cultivating the Azure Dragon Body Nourishing Art, right? You''ve reached only the secondyer. You are far fromparable to the Azure Emperor back then. You probably have not managed to collect sufficient Secret Treasures containing dragon souls."
The Myriad-Law Fiend Master seemed to know everything. After thinking for a while, he tossed Xiao Chen a spatial ring. "Here are some Secret Treasures refined by theter generations after the deaths of the older-generation Dragon Fiends. Take this as a greeting gift. Right, that should be all."
Chapter 1330: Dragon Soul Secret Treasures; a Trace of Hope
Chapter 1330: Dragon Soul Secret Treasures; a Trace of Hope
Xiao Chen caught the spatial ring distractedly. He could sense that this Myriad-Law Fiend Master was indeed an expert. However, why did it feel like he was somewhat entric?
Great chaos had already descended, and a great cmity approached. However, this old man did not seem concerned or anxious at all.
"Senior, may I ask if you know where the Thunder Sovereign is?"
Xiao Chen vaguely felt that this somewhat entric Myriad-Law Fiend Master actually possessed great means and was exceedingly outstanding.
At Xiao Chen''s mention of the Thunder Sovereign, the Myriad-Law Fiend Master, who was staring at the Taiji diagram, showed a rare fluctuation in his expression.
A sorrowful look appeared on the Myriad-Law Fiend Master''s face as he sighed, "Why are you asking this? Even if you knew, could you go look for him? Even I do not dare to go to that ce. Neither does Ying Zongtian nor the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign. You, all the more, would not be able to go there."
"Why?" These words startled Xiao Chen greatly. Unexpectedly, this old man really knew the Thunder Sovereign''s location.
"Because since ancient times, aside from the Azure Emperor ten thousand years ago, no one has evere back alive. They are all lost, and their life status unknown." The Myriad-Law Fiend Master added indifferently, "Hence, don''t think about this question. When you have sufficient strength, you will naturally know where that Thunder Sovereign old man went to."
"Many thanks, Senior!"
After pondering for a moment, Xiao Chen gave this old senior a deep look. Then, he performed a cupped-fist salute and left without saying anything more.
The Myriad-Law Fiend Master did not bother with Xiao Chen. His eyes remained fixed on that Taiji diagram as he muttered, "Taiji, Yin and Yang merged in one diagram? How did that little fellow do it? What a headache! If I had known, I would have kept that little fellow here and gotten him to exin it to me properly."
If Xiao Chen heard this, he would definitely be speechless for some time.
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"He''sing out! He''sing out!"
Seeing Xiao Chen emerge, Di Feng and the other two revealed joy on their faces. The other two Vice Ind Masters rushed forward and asked, "Azure Dragon King, what did the old ancestor say to you? Please tell us."
"Right, right, right, what did the old ancestor say?"
Xiao Chen found their behavior somewhat strange. After he met the old ancestor, these two Vice Ind Masters became ridiculously friendly.
Di Feng smiled helplessly and said, "Second Brother, Third Brother, don''t scare the guest. Xiao Chen, please do not mind. The old ancestor is like a godno, even higher than thatin the Myriad Fiend Ind."
It''s probably much more than that. These two clearly, sincerely venerate that Myriad-Law Fiend Master. After organizing his thoughts, Xiao Chen gave a rough ount of what happened when he met the Myriad-Law Fiend Master.
After Xiao Chen finished, these two Vice Ind Masters were in shock; they now looked at him with expressions of worship.
"Incredible. Azure Dragon King, the old ancestor actually spoke so long with you and even gave you a gift."
"Truly incredible. It looks like Big Brother''s decision was right. Back then, when the old ancestor met me, he barely spoke a sentence before impatiently chasing me away."
After Xiao Chen heard this, his heart finally felt at peace. It turned out that this Myriad-Law Fiend Master was like this with everyone and not just him.
Di Feng smiled and said, "Now that the two of you have changed your opinions, it''s not toote to make arrangements. Quickly, go and deal with the external matters. Take the things that the Deity Race gave you and return all of them."
"Yes, yes, yes. Since the old ancestor already said so, how can we dare to disobey?"
"We will also pass down the old ancestor''s words. Those elders will not dare to object."
The two left to fulfill their orders. Before going, they gave Xiao Chen a look of envy.
After the two were gone, Di Feng said, "Xiao Chen, while the old ancestor appears like he does not care about anything, actually, he knows everything. If a person already knows everything and has nothing more to anticipate, how can he present an excited front? So, please, do not mind it."
Xiao Chen nodded and replied, "I do not mind. Having obtained the old ancestor''s promise, I am already satisfied with this trip."
"The old ancestor gave you dragon soul Secret Treasures. It looks like he values you highly. You do indeed present the opportunity that the old ancestor is seeking," Di Feng said while patting Xiao Chen''s shoulder. "When you go back, take a look through these dragon soul Secret Treasures. They should give you a pleasant surprise."
After remaining on Myriad Fiend Ind for three days, Xiao Chen left, heading for the next Holy Land.
However, the Heavenly Starry Ocean was experiencing a great storm. The words "Deity Dao Union" were suddenly on everyone''s lips.
In this short time, the news about the Deity Dao Union had already spread to all the corners of the Heavenly Starry Ocean, setting it abuzz.
This was especially so after the Divine Dragon Pces of the four seas dered their participation in the Deity Dao Union, giving it even greater prestige. Several ancient Noble ns and many Rank 9 sects sought news and entertained thoughts of joining the Deity Dao Union as well.
Right now, the Kunlun Realm was in great chaos. A great cmity was approaching. All the peak experts were in danger.
The appearance of the Deity Dao Union was like a hurricane sweeping through the Heavenly Starry Ocean at a horrifying speed, bing so well-renowned that everyone knew about it.
Furthermore, the news that the Deity Dao Union intended to defeat the Supreme Sky Sect and rule the Kunlun Continent also spread far and wide.
For a period, discussions of the Supreme Sky Sect''s eventual decline sprouted everywhere. Everyone could feel a storm brewing in this chaotic world.
However, just as everyone concluded that the Deity Dao Union would defeat the Supreme Sky Sect, two Vice Ind Masters of the Myriad Fiend Ind suddenly made an announcement, saying that they would aid the Supreme Sky Sect at the most crucial moment, lending the Azure Dragon King a hand.
When word of this announcement spread, it caused quite a stir, taking many people by surprise.
The Myriad Fiend Ind was a peak Holy Land, and yet it actually chose a side so soon. Then, news of Xiao Chen defeating and subduing ten Fiend Race elders by himself spread out as well. This allowed everyone to understand what was going on.
The two items together immediately drowned out the furor over the Divine Dragon Pces joining the Deity Dao Union.
Everyone knew that the Azure Dragon King Xiao Chen, who had been silent for two years, had made another move.
Actually, this was predictable. Xiao Chen''s Dragon''s Gate shared the fate of the Supreme Sky Sect. Now that the Supreme Sky Sect faced impending doom, the white-robed Xiao Chen would not sit by idly.
However, no one expected that when Xiao Chen reappeared after a two-year absence, he would immediately subdue the Myriad Fiend Indan Immortal Holy Land.
With the Myriad Fiend Ind''s strength and umtions, even if the Divine Dragon Pces of the four seas worked together, they would not amount to even half of the Myriad Fiend Ind''s strength. Furthermore, the Myriad Fiend Ind had a Prime overseeing it. This development was a rtively big blow to the Deity Dao Union.
The moment this news circted, several of the Rank 9 sects that the Deity Dao Union had reached out to started having second thoughts, adopting a wait-and-see attitude.
The Divine Daughter, Tian Youxi, was dazed for a long time after she received the news. The moment Xiao Chen made a move, he managed to pull over the Myriad Fiend Ind to the Supreme Sky Sect''s side, or more urately, to the Dragon''s Gate''s Xiao Chen''s side. She had not anticipated this development at all.
The Myriad Fiend Ind agreed to help the Supreme Sky Sect because of Xiao Chen. Without Xiao Chen, it would be hard to say whom the Myriad Fiend Ind would support.
Feng Wuji and Xia Houjue, who were traveling with Tian Youxi, had not expected such a development, either.
The joy they had when the four Divine Dragon Pces joined the Deity Dao Union immediately turned stale, causing them to frown.
"You two, do you have any opinions?" Tian Youxi asked Xia Houjue and Feng Wuji.
Xia Houjue replied sullenly, "We have to quickly convince an Immortal Holy Land and not let Xiao Chen get them all, putting our Deity Dao Union at a disadvantage."
"I know this. However, the Immortal Holy Lands are not easy to convince. Furthermore, the Divine Son is in closed-door cultivation and cannote out. Just based on the benefits that we can promise, it would be very difficult for us topete with Xiao Chen," Tian Youxi said sadly.
The Myriad Fiend Ind sided with the Dragon''s Gate and returned all the gifts she sent them. This was a great blow to her, especially when she found out that Xiao Chen had not even offered them anything, relying only on his personal brilliance to convince the Myriad Fiend Ind. This news depressed her even more.
"I know that those Immortal Holy Masters are all great heroes and greatly value a person''s brilliance. However, some factions might not be so. For example, the Northern Sea Alliance."
This statement stunned Tian Youxi. She shook her head and said, "Young Master Xia, you are wrong there. Everyone knows that the Northern Sea Alliance is on close personal terms with Xiao Chen. Xiao Chen probably only needs to send a letter to convince them."
Xia Houjue smiled and countered, "The Divine Daughter is only aware of one side of it and not the other. The Northern Sea Alliance is aplicated group. My father is on good personal terms with one of the Vice Alliance Chiefs. If the Divine Daughter gives me a certain amount of authority, I will be able to deal with this."
When Tian Youxi heard this, she felt excited. That''s right. The Northern Sea Alliance is an alliance made up of many factions and is not very stable.
"Alright. I''ll give you the authority you need to handle this."
The silent Feng Wuji spoke up at this moment. "We also need to know which Holy Land Xiao Chen will go to next."
Tian Youxi answered quickly, "Based on the information from the Treasure Master, Xiao Chen is already in the sea region managed by the Five Poison Sect. He will soon arrive at the Five Poison Sect''s headquarters."
Five Poison Sect?
Feng Wuji''s expression changed. "This Xiao Chen is really courageous, daring to go even to the Five Poison Sect. I remember that the Five Poison Sect gave him problems at the Dragon''s Gate''s reestablishment ceremony. The Five Poison Sect''s Holy Son also has some grudges with him. Is he not afraid of not being able to return?"
Tian Youxi''s eyes lit up as a murderous intent red in her eyes. She said, "I''ve already made arrangements for this. As long as he dares to go to the Five Poison Sect, even if he does not die, he will lose ayer of skin!"
Feng Wuji and Xia Houjue exchanged looks. The two of them felt the murderous intent in Tian Youxi''s eyes. This was really rare.
It looked like the Divine Daughter intended to kill Xiao Chen and directly make a move on him.
"How about this? When the personal disciples of the East Mountain Ghost Monarch and Heaven Punishing Corpse God arrive, we will think of a way to make a trip to the Lunar Pce. That is the true heart of the entire Heavenly Starry Ocean!"
Tian Youxi was not willing to speak much about her arrangements at the Five Poison Sect. After those words, she ended the conversation.
As this conversation was taking ce, an even greater storm was brewing in the Heavenly Starry Ocean, one that appeared peaceful on the surface but had turbulent undercurrents. The conflict between the Dragon''s Gate''s Xiao Chen and the Deity Dao Union had already begun.
This overwhelming great battle was unavoidable.
The victor would live, and the loser would die!
The Deity Dao Union pressed on urgently. Xiao Chen''s situation did not seem optimistic. Even if he could miraculously convince all the Holy Lands of the Heavenly Starry Ocean, doing so would not even count as half a point of victory against the Deity Dao Alliance.
The Deity Dao Union in the distant Kunlun Continent already held the initiative, having built up great momentum.
Only by fightingfighting the heavens and facing difficultycould one obtain that trace of hope.
This was also why Xiao Chen went to the Five Poison Sect.
Chapter 1331: Face Slapping
Chapter 1331: Face pping
No matter how difficult it was, if Xiao Chen came, that meant that he held some hope of convincing the Five Poison Sect. Otherwise, he would not havee.
The Five Poison Sect was in the Eastern Sea of the Heavenly Starry Ocean. Three of the Immortal Holy Lands upied arge portion of the vast Eastern Sea. Aside from the Five Poison Sect, there were also the Yinyang Paradise and the Heavenly Province Academy.
The remaining sea region was the territory of the Eastern Sea Divine Dragon Pce. There was no space for anotherrge faction to survive. The rest consisted of scattered small sects that were unlikely to be sessful.
The headquarters of the Five Poison Sect was in Poison Cloud Ind. There was only one city on Poison Cloud IndPoison Cloud City. At this moment, Xiao Chen was in an inn within this Poison Cloud City.
He had already gotten someone to pass on a letter stating his intent to visit the Five Poison Sect three days ago.
However, the Five Poison Sect ignored him for three days, showing no intention of inviting him to their headquarters. Xiao Chen was not in a rush. He remained at the inn and cultivated the Azure Dragon Body Nourishing Art.
The present from the Myriad-Law Fiend Master was indeed a pleasant surprise. No matter what, Xiao Chen would never have imagined that the ring that the Myriad-Law Fiend Master casually tossed over contained an Emperor Grade dragon soul Secret Treasure.
Furthermore, it was no ordinary Emperor Grade Secret Treasure. Although it was still a distance away from being a Primordial Emperor Treasure, it was top quality among Emperor Grade Secret Treasures.
When Xiao Chen refined this dragon soul Emperor Grade Secret Treasure, his Azure Dragon Body Nourishing Art suddenly reached the peak of the thirdyer.
After leaving Myriad Fiend Ind, he had been digesting this Emperor Grade dragon soul Secret Treasure, which brought him many benefits. His physical defense improved further, and his strength soared wildly, reaching a horrifying one hundred Dragon Force.
Now, he had a fifty percent chance of victory when fighting some Minor Heavenly Martial Emperors while using only Vital Qi.
After circting his energy for a few cycles, Xiao Chen opened his eyes and extended his Spiritual Sense. Immediately, everything happening in the inn, every word spoken entered his mind.
"Did you hear? The Azure Dragon King Xiao Chen fought one against ten in the Myriad Fiend Ind and defeated ten Martial Emperors.
"He immediately suppressed the Deity Dao Union''s momentum in the Heavenly Starry Ocean."
"Haha! That is already old news from a few days ago. Everyone knows about it already. Why are you still talking about it? Now, the word is that the Azure Dragon King Xiao Chen has arrived in the Eastern Sea."
"In the Eastern Sea? He can''t being to our Five Poison Sect, right? He has some grudges with our Five Poison Sect. Our Holy Son even lost face to him."
"It is hard to say, hard to say."
The cultivators in the inn all discussed the topic that everyone in the Heavenly Starry Ocean was interested in.
Xiao Chen withdrew his Spiritual Sense and shook his head slightly. The headquarters of the Five Poison Sect had yet to reply, not even sending a manservant.
He stood up and pushed the door open, intending to go out and take a walk. Poison Cloud City was also considered a Holy City. It would be pretty nice to explore.
In a few shes, Xiao Chen stepped out of the inn. No one noticed how he got out.
"Hahaha! What a coincidence! This Young Master was about to go look for you, and you came out by yourself. This is truly a chance encounter."
After Xiao Chen left the inn, he looked up and happened to see a group of people walking over. The one who spoke just now was the Five Poison Sect''s Holy Son, Tang Xun.
Tang Xun wore red, dressed in the same fashion as before. He gave off an evil atmosphere despite his handsome appearance.
Xiao Chen''s memories of Tang Xun were still rather fresh, especially his exceptionally eye-catching red clothes. He remembered the first time he saw Tang Xun at Despair City, fighting with the Heavenly Province Academy''s Holy Son.
He felt that coincidentally running into Tang Xuning here was impossible. The other party must have been lying in wait for him.
As for the reason, Xiao Chen could guess just by the arrogant expression on Tang Xun''s face.
This Holy Son probably still bore a grudge against him and wanted to use this opportunity for payback.
Xiao Chen had already forgotten about this matter long ago. Furthermore, with his current mental state, he was already past seeking to prevail over others to gain or save face.
He smiled to himself, feeling somewhat helpless.
There were many people by Tang Xun''s side. However, there was only one who caught Xiao Chen''s attention. It was a ck-robed middle-aged man, a Fourth Heaven Martial Emperor.
This person exuded a horrifyingly evil atmosphere. He hid himself deeply, disying an unyielding appearance.
When this person looked at Xiao Chen, he did it askance, in a manner that seemed to mock Xiao Chen, clearly showing his rejection.
Xiao Chen remained calm and collected as he calmly replied, "It is somewhat coincidental. I happened to go out, and I met with you."
Tang Xun took out an invitation letter and said indifferently, "My father is hosting a banquet at his residence three days from now and will be entertaining some honored guests. If the Azure Dragon King has time, you may drop in."
Tang Xun ced heavy emphasis on the words "drop in." As he did so, he stared at Xiao Chen, wanting to see a look of anticipation on Xiao Chen''s face.
However, Xiao Chen disappointed Tang Xun. He looked at the invitation letter in Tang Xun''s hand and said softly, "If I have time, I will definitely go over. Help me to thank your father for his invitation."
Xiao Chen did not show the rage or dissatisfaction that Tang Xun expected, making him feel he lost the exchange. He felt like he was speaking to a major character when he faced Xiao Chen.
There was an intangible atmosphere that inspired a sense of inferiority.
No way, this fellow already greatly embarrassed me several times. This time, he delivered himself to my doorstep. This is a rare opportunity. I must get some face back.
Xiao Chen reached out and grabbed the invitation by its corner. However, he discovered that Tang Xun did not seem to have any intention of letting go, gripping it tightly.
Xiao Chen could not help frowning slightly. As he looked at Tang Xun, some confusion shed in his eyes.
Seeing Xiao Chen frown, Tang Xun thought that the other party got angry. He rejoiced in his heart and smiled. "Azure Dragon King, I''m not sure if you heard of this saying, ''The river flows in the east for thirty years, and then it flows in the west for thirty years.'' I''m sure you have heard it before. This is the so-called rise and fall of fortune. Now, you are at my ce.
"Think back to when you were so arrogant, wantonly showing your sharpness. Back in Despair City, you sent this Young Master flying with one palm strike. However, you definitely never would have expected that you woulde to me begging one day. Just thinking about it delights me."
Tang Xun spoke very loudly in the street. Furthermore, with his status, everyone in Poison Cloud City knew him.
In mere moments, arge crowd gathered. When these people noticed the white-haired-and-white-d Xiao Chen, they all immediately focused on him.
"He is the Azure Dragon King Xiao Chen. He is truly as the rumor said: white-d and white-haired with an extraordinary aura!"
"The rumors are true. After he left Myriad Fiend Ind, he really came to the Eastern Sea."
"However, I did not expect that he woulde to our Five Poison Sect. He does not have a very good rtionship with our Five Poison Sect."
"It is not just that. Our Holy Son has suffered greatly at his hands before andpletely lost all face. Look, he is now making things difficult for the Azure Dragon King."
"He is finished. He is here to beg for help and needs to be subservient, enduring what he can. Now that he ran into our Holy Son, the Azure Dragon King is in for a horrible time."
When Tang Xun heard the soft discussions, the grin on his face became even wider.
"Xiao Chen, if you apologize to me today, I will hand this invitation to you. I''ll tell you this: this banquet is extremely important to you. If you do not go, it will cause you to lose all three Holy Lands of the Eastern Sea."
As Tang Xun held on to the invitation, he said cockily, "Beg me, and I will give the invitation to you. Hahaha!"
Xiao Chen, who was holding on to the other corner, could not help finding this behavior juvenile.
As Tang Xunughed with his head upraised, he did not notice the mockery in Xiao Chen''s eyes, continuing to guffaw without pause.
How could Tang Xun notugh? How could he not be cocky?!
This was the Azure Dragon King Xiao Chenthe person who defeated all of the outstanding talents at the Four Seas Hero Gathering with one move each. During the Dragon''s Gate''s reestablishment ceremony, he received ten-odd Greater Heavenly Martial Emperors'' attacks. Recently, he fought one against ten, defeating ten Martial Emperors.
This was the White Robed desman, who had been conferred King at a young age and risen abruptly. He was like a legendary existence. All the light of the world focused on him. Everyone watched his every move.
More importantly, this person had humiliated Tang Xun, defeating him in one move and demolishing his reputation.
Today, because of a chain of cause and effect, the Azure Dragon King came to this Five Poison Sect to seek help, to seek an opportunity, going about visiting others for the sake of the Supreme Sky Sect and his survival.
Because of this, Xiao Chen had to bow his head and apologize to him, Tang Xun. Just thinking about it made him cocky.
However, Tang Xun suddenly discovered the many cultivators, who had been attracted by themotion, all gave him strange nces. It was like they were looking at an idiot.
What''s going on?!
Tang Xun felt startled. He lowered his head and looked. Then, he discovered that the invitation letter that he was holding on to tightly had actually disappeared.
When Tang Xun raised his head to look, he was stunned.
Xiao Chen had already finished reading the invitation letter and folded it up. He said, "So, it is the people of the Yinyang Paradise and the Heavenly Province Academy who areing. No wonder you are so confident."
Tang Xun was stunned, not daring to believe what he saw.
He clearly held on to the invitation letter tightly. How did the other party snatch it? Furthermore, he had not felt it at all. Even if Xiao Chen was stronger than him and he could not defeat Xiao Chen, he should have been able to crush the invitation letter to dust in an instant.
Tang Xun should have been able to prevent the other party from obtaining the invitation letter. At that time, he could still see the other party''s face filled with disappointment.
However, things had not gone as scripted. Xiao Chen had silently snatched away the invitation letter.
Among the group of escorts, only that ck-robed Fourth Heaven Martial Emperor had seen that Xiao Chen used an extremely brilliant technique to take the invitation letter.
"Xiao Chen, you are really bold. How dare you snatch this young master''s invitation letter?!"
When Tang Xun thought of how he embarrassed himself, he flew into a rage. He no longer kept up the pretense of civility. Xiao Chen did not get angry; Tang Xun ended up angry first.
"Is that so? In that case, I''ll return it to you. However, do you dare to take it?" Xiao Chen said indifferently and expressionlessly, gently tossing out the invitation letter in his hand.
"Boom!" A strong aura spread out, and Xiao Chen''s white robes pped noisily, his white hair fluttering without any wind. Suffused with boundless saber intent, that invitation letter howled as it flew towards Tang Xun.
"Whoosh!"
The invitation letter spun around and shot out a sharp light. Tang Xun was caught off guard; a bloody wound immediately appeared on his face, causing him incredible pain.
This ordinary invitation letter instantly turned into a sharp, lethal weapon. This transformation startled Tang Xun, and he quickly retreated in a fluster, not daring to receive it at all.
A figure shot forward. It was that ck-robed man. He shielded Tang Xun and stretched out his hand to catch the invitation letter.
"Buzz!"
The invitation letter trembled endlessly in the ck-robed man''s hand. Strands of saber intent surged out, all the cultivators on the street feeling a sharp and invincible edge.
Everyone''s heart skipped a beat. At the same time, they looked at Xiao Chen and thought, This is the Azure Dragon King?!
Unparalleled sharpness willfully disyed, showing iron bones of pride!
"Xiao Chen, are you trying to kill this Holy Son?"
Tang Xun touched the wound on his face and angrily pushed the ck-robed man aside. Then, he said in hate and anger, "You can scram now. When the Supreme Sky Sect suffers from disaster, my Five Poison Sect will definitely be there to kick it while it is down. As for you, when you climb your Emperor''s Road, this young master will definitely make you regret this for life!"
Chapter 1332: Alone behind Enemy Lines
Chapter 1332: Alone behind Enemy Lines
When everyone heard this, they all shook their heads, feeling pity for Xiao Chen. The Azure Dragon King managed to uphold his pride, but he would lose the Five Poison Sect, a faction that could be of great help to him.
In the end, Xiao Chen was still somewhat too rash. Sometimes, no matter how proud or principled one was, one still needed to adapt to reality. When one should lower their head, they should do so; when one should apologize, they should do so.
Even if the other party was unreasonable, one had to give way. Otherwise, the losses would be too great to bear.
How could one be like Xiao Chen, sticking to his principles to the end, not lowering his head or bending his back?
Xiao Chen said indifferently, "I''d advise you to take your words back. Otherwise, even your father will not be able to protect you. Look carefully at the bottom of the invitation letter. See who signed off on it!"
Tang Xun was stunned. He said in confusion, "Could it be that it is not my father?"
Tang Xun took the invitation letter from the ck-d man''s hand. Then, he opened it and looked carefully. However, after a while, his expression changed drastically, his eyes wide with incredulity.
The marked change in Tang Xun''s expression piqued the ck-robed man''s curiosity. He turned his head and looked. When he saw the signature, his expression changed as well.
Tang Xu walked over sullenly to Xiao Chen before the onlookers'' baffled gazes. Then, he returned the invitation letter and lowered his head. "Sorry. This young master was rude earlier. Would the Azure Dragon King pleasee three dayster? If I offended you, I hope that the Azure Dragon King will forgive me."
Xiao Chen took the invitation letter and said indifferently, "Don''t worry. I will definitelye three
dayster. You may go now."
How hateful!
Tang Xun gritted his teeth, but he could not do anything-only because the person who sent the invitation letter could dismiss his father from his post at any time.
Such a scene stunned all who witnessed it. Everyone had seen Tang Xun acting arrogantly just now, taunting Xiao Chen continuously. Howe he suddenly submitted and lowered his head, apologizing to Xiao Chen?
"Interesting. Azure Dragon King, I look forward to your arrival three dayster. I, Gong Taihua, have heard of your name long ago."
After Tang Xun turned around, the ck-robed man walked over to Xiao Chen and spoke provocatively.
After the smallmotion was over, the crowd slowly dispersed. Xiao Chen put away the invitation letter and revealed a faint smile as he watched Tang Xun leave.
That was right. Xiao Chen was indeed here to ask for help. However, he was also here to give the Five Poison Sect a chance. Being humiliated really served Tang Xun right since Tang Xun had not figured out the situation.
After thismotion, Xiao Chen gave up on thoughts of strolling around and returned to the inn.
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Far away, two people saw everything from a pavilion.
One of them wore the blue uniform of the Five Poison Sect. He looked very old, and wrinkles furrowed his forehead. His eyes revealed a certain lethargy, but his aura was as heavy as a mountain, surging like a vast gushing river.
If Xiao Chen were here, he would be able to tell that this blue-d old man was a Fifth Heaven Greater Heavenly Martial Emperor. However, this person neared the end of his lifespan. He did not seem to have much lifeforce left with his sharpness dulling.
A special emblem of the Five Poison Sect was embroidered on the chest of the uniform, the mark of a Five Poison Sect''s Supreme Elder.
On the other side was a person wearing golden clothes. His hair waspletely white, and his eyes radiated health and vigor. He looked like he was from the Deity Race. Xiao Chen was no stranger to this person. Back when Elder Qin underwent his tribtion, this person fought against Lan Chaofeng.
This was a Seventh Heaven Sovereign Martial Emperor. His strength was incredible; not even the Western Sea Dragon King Ao Lang was a match for him.
"Lord Qin Xiu, he is the Azure Dragon King?"
The white-haired Deity Race cultivator nodded and said, "That''s right. He is the target of your assassination. Remember, you have only one chance to attack. Furthermore, you need to do it within Poison Cloud City. Otherwise, if Xiao Chen leaves Poison Cloud City, your mission will be considered a failure."
"What about the thing that your lordship promised me?"
Qin Xiu said casually, "My Deity Race''s Deity Statues are divided into nine ranks, from high to low. For outsiders, we normally cast a Rank 9 Deity Statue, which does not absorb a lot of power of faith. If you ept this mission, we can cast a Rank 7 Deity Statue for you."
"That" Joy shed in the blue-d old man''s eyes, but he was still somewhat uncertain.
Qin Xiu said coldly, "You still doubt the Deity Race''s strength? By using the power of faith to raise one''s cultivation, one would not be as strong as a Martial Emperor who advanced using regr methods; however, the increase in lifespan is genuine. If you are not willing, then never mind. Let''s see whether the Five Poison Sect has any methods to allow you to extend your lifespan."
When the blue-d old man heard this, his expression turned anxious as he said, "Milord, please don''t be angry. It is not that this old man does not believe. It is just that one needs to be sure."
"Then, good. Remember, you can do it at any time, but you need to do it in Poison Cloud City. It would be best if you can kill him. However, even if you can''t kill him, you need to at least injure him severely enough for him to need at least half a year to recuperate. Otherwise, your mission will be considered a failure."
After saying that, Qin Xiu disappeared in a sh, directly leaving this ce.
The blue-d old man looked at the inn where Xiao Chen was staying. A heavy murderous intent shed in his eyes. "Azure Dragon King, sorry for the offense. If not for this old man''s lifespan reaching its end, I would not make a move on a junior like you."
"Whoosh!"
This old man pushed off the ground and silently arrived outside the inn. Just as he raised his leg and was about to enter, he suddenly pulled it back.
Then, the old man turned around and left quickly.
Up on a roof, the blue-d man frowned slightly and said, "This Azure Dragon King is really cautious. His perception is spread throughout the entire inn at all times. If someone of my strength enters, he will immediately discover it, and he will put up his guard.
The old man was not afraid of Xiao Chen discovering him. Even if Xiao Chen discovered him, he was confident of killing the other party.
This confidence came from being a Fifth Heaven Martial Emperor. What he feared was that once Xiao Chen put up his guard, he would leave Poison Cloud City in advance. If that was the case, then he would have wasted his effort.
I''ll wait!
The instant you leave the inn, I''ll attack suddenly and kill you in one blow.
The murderous intent in his eyes disappeared after a sh. After the blue-d old man sat cross-legged on the roof, he nced deeply at the doors of the inn before closing his eyes.
After one day passed peacefully, the blue-d old man opened his eyes once more before helplessly closing them again.
Two days had passed, but Xiao Chen still did note out. In total, the blue-d old man opened and closed his eyes three times.
On the third day, the blue-d old man''s eyes did not close at all. He stared continuously at the doors of the inn. Many people entered and left, but he did not see a certain white figure.
"This fellow is really patient. Aftering to Poison Cloud City, he actually did not intend toe out and walk around," the blue-d old man said with some resentment.
There was still half a day. If Xiao Chen still did note out, he would have gone to the banquet already.
That was thest situation that the blue-d old man wanted to see. The banquet was in the headquarters of the Five Poison Sect. That ce was heavily guarded with experts of three of the Holy Lands.
Even if the blue-d old man seeded in his assassination, it would be difficult for him to retreat unscathed.
If the blue-d man carried out the hit at the banquet, then he needed to kill Xiao Chen. To have a chance of escaping alive, he needed to ensure that the Five Poison Sect could not form an alliance with the Azure Dragon King.
"Hey!"
The blue-d old man''s eyes lit up as he suddenly stood up. Xiao Chen had walked out of the inn''s door.
However, before the joy on the old man''s face faded away, he saw a warship descend from the sky. That was the warship of the Five Poison Sect. It was Tang Xun''s father sending people to fetch Xiao Chen.
The blue-d old man sighed sullenly, "No matter what, I have to take this risk. I have only ten years left to live and need to obtain the help of the Deity Race!"
A patch of thick seven-colored clouds covered the entire ind in the sky of Poison Cloud City. It looked very vibrant and exotic, remaining there all year round.
It looked very attractive, but Xiao Chen, who was on the warship, knew that this was a poison cloud that even ordinary Martial Emperors would not be willing to touch.
"Azure Dragon King, is this your first time in Poison Cloud City?" asked a pretty girl dressed in green at the side.
Xiao Chen took a look at this girl who hade to fetch him and nodded gently.
"What do you think? This poison cloud can be considered the Five Poison Sect''s foundation. Only after tens of thousands of years did it reach its current scale."
Xiao Chen replied honestly, "It is rather shocking. It can be considered an eye-opener."
"Is that so? In that case, you are in for even more shocks."
As the two chatted casually, the warship projected an ancient ring of light. Then, it broke through the poison cloud, and the scene before their eyes suddenly changed.
Xiao Chen looked up. There were actually countless pavilions and buildings on top of this vast poison cloud. There were mountains, rivers, buildings, flowers, nts, and trees. Such a sight waspletely unimaginable.
The headquarters of this Five Poison Sect was actually built on this poison cloud.
Many Five Poison Sect disciples could even be seen breathing in the poison gas in the poison clouds and circting the poison gas as they cultivated.
To these Five Poison Sect disciples, the poison cloud that ordinary people would not dare touch was a treasure. Furthermore, it was an indispensable treasure.
"Azure Dragon King, this way, please. The Sect Master and the few honored guests are already waiting at the Soft Cloud Pavilion."
Xiao Chen followed the girl, soaring into the air. As they flew, they went past many pces and pavilions.
After fifteen minutes, the girl stopped at a crystal path floating in the air. Xiao Chennded as well and followed the girl as they continued walking.
Guards stood on both sides of the pathway, separated from each other by one hundred meters. The defense was very tight.
At the end of the floating pathway was a pair ofrge azure doors. Not just anyone could enter these doors.
The girl gently pushed them open and performed an inviting gesture. Xiao Chen did not hesitate and stepped in with great strides.
The banquet was already prepared behind therge doors. Xiao Chen saw a dignified middle-aged man seated at the host''s seat.
This man was Tang Feng, Tang Xun''s father, the current Sect Master of the Five Poison Sect and an Eighth Heaven Sovereign Martial Emperor-a person in a high position. The atmosphere that he gave off made others subconsciously feel like they were inferior.
At the seats of honor were two other familiar people. One was the Heavenly Province Academy''s Holy Son, and the other was the Yinyang Paradise''s Holy Daughter, Tong Susu.
These two each had a strong Greater Heavenly Martial Emperor with a heavy aura standing behind them.
When Tong Susu saw Xiao Chen arrive, her charming eyes wandered over him in a boundlessly flirtatious manner.
The Heavenly Province Academy''s Holy Son showed a somewhat unsightly expression when he saw Xiao Chen. He had been defeated in one move at the Four Seas Hero Gathering. This memory was still fresh in his head, so hard to forget.
Tang Xun was there as well. When he saw Xiao Chen, his expression became even more unsightly than the Heavenly Province Academy''s Holy Son''s, directly turning dark.
The Greater Heavenly Martial Emperors behind Tang Xun and Tang Feng, who was on the host''s seat, sized up Xiao Chen at the same time.
"Little Brother Xiao Chen, have a seat!"
After sizing up Xiao Chen, Tang Feng nodded in his heart. Then, he extended his hand and gestured Xiao Chen to a seat.
The two people behind Tong Susu and the Heavenly Province Academy''s Holy Son exchanged looks. Their expressions changed as they secretlymunicated with each other.
The Azure Dragon King is really bold to actually dare to attend this banquet alone.
Haha! If he was not bold, he probably would not have his current aplishments. Old Hong, what do you think of him?
There is no rush. This is the Five Poison Sect''s scene. There is no need for us to rush.
Right!
Chapter 1333: Poison Cloud Has a Spirit
Chapter 1333: Poison Cloud Has a Spirit
Before the many watching eyes, Xiao Chen performed a cupped-fist salute in return and took the seat meant for him. Pretty maidservants walked over immediately to pour wine andy out fruits for him.
Song and dance performances proceeded in the hall. Tang Feng looked at Xiao Chen and said, "Little Brother Xiao Chen, there are very few among the younger generation that I really respect. For daring toe to this banquet alone, let me offer you three toasts."
After finishing his words, Tang Feng downed three cups of wine in rapid session, appearing rather heroic.
Xiao Chen smiled gently and returned some polite words as well as reciprocating the toast.
As he put down the wine cup, he felt an extremely sharp gaze. He turned his head and looked. It was Gong Taihua, the arrogant Fourth Heaven Martial Emperor, who was standing behind Tang Xun.
When Gong Taihua watched Xiao Chen arrive, his lips had curled up, and he continued looking at Xiao Chen provocatively.
Xiao Chen did not feel like paying attention to this person. He picked up his wine cup and directly ignored him.
"Little Friend Xiao Chen, I already know why you are here. However, let me speak honestly, as well. You want us, the Five Poison Sect, to suddenly support the Dragon''s Gate and oppose the Deity Dao Union. Doing this is really inappropriate. I''m sorry."
Tang Feng did not give Xiao Chen a chance to speak first, directly rejecting him somewhat rudely.
The Greater Heavenly Martial Emperors of the Heavenly Province Academy and the Yinyang Paradise exchanged nces, appearing extremely surprised. Unexpectedly, Tang Feng rejected so decisively.
Xiao Chen did not say anything. He picked up his wine cup and silently took a sip.
"However, you do not have to worry. The Five Poison Sect will not stand on the Deity Dao Union''s side to oppose the Dragon''s Gate and the Supreme Sky Sect, either," Tang Feng added, rifying his neutral position.
Xiao Chen put down his wine cup and nodded. "I know. The moment I saw the poison cloud, I already knew the Five Poison Sect''s decision. After at least ten thousand years of umtion, this poison cloud probably already gained spirituality. It is sufficient for the Five Poison Sect to not get involved, watching from the sidelines and even taking advantage of the chaos to rise."
Tang Feng''s expression changed. Clearly, he had not expected Xiao Chen to figure out the Five Poison Sect''s trump card with one nce.
"The poison cloud has a spirit?"
"Sect Master Tang, your honored sect really hid itself very deeply!"
The two Greater Heavenly Martial Emperors of the Yinyang Paradise and the Heavenly Province Academy showed some shock on their faces, appearing extremely surprised.
Tang Feng looked straight at Xiao Chen and asked, "How did you know?"
This was a great secret of the Heavenly Province Academy. Few knew about it. The poison cloud in the air had indeed gained spirituality and life. When the poison cloud was awakened, it could explode forth with the extremely horrifying strength of a Prime.
Xiao Chen said indifferently, "In the past two years when I was in the lower realm, Iprehended a Taiji Dao. Now, I am extremely sensitive to life. Originally, I just suspected it. Seeing Sect Master Tang''s expression confirmed it."
Tang Feng''s face sank. This fellow actually dug a trap for him. However, he quickly recovered and guffawed, "Great eyes, great eyes!"
"Sect Master, I feel that this song and dance performance is too nd. Since the Azure Dragon King is here, how about I have an exchange with the Azure Dragon King, rousing everyone''s excitement? I have heard that the Azure Dragon King can fight one against ten and have long wanted to test it out for myself."
Just at this moment, Gong Taihua, who was behind Tang Xun, suddenly stepped forward and spoke in an extremely provocative manner. His eyes zed with the intent to battle.
The others were somewhat astonished. Gong Taihua was a Fourth Heaven Martial Emperor, someone who already crossed the hurdle of Minor Heavenly Martial Emperor. There was a qualitative difference between him and a Third Heaven Martial Emperor. It was too shameless of him to challenge Xiao Chen like that.
Xiao Chen frowned slightly. What''s going on with this person? From the moment heid eyes on me, he made his snub so obvious. At the banquet, he even directly challenges me in front of everyone. This person is somewhat detestable.
Tang Feng looked at Xiao Chen and said, "Little Friend, what do you think?"
Xiao Chen felt repulsed and did not want to fight with this person. He rejected coldly, "When I fought one against ten, that was relying on a type of technique. I do not dare to fight with a Fourth Heaven Martial Emperor like this senior."
"Haha!" Gong Taihua''s lips curled up as he mocked, "It looks like a certain person is only so-so. Those were merely rumors. With just this, you want toe and convince the Five Poison Sect? You probably cannot even clear your own Great Tribtion of wind and fire."
Gong Taihua was arrogant and obstinate, wanting to show off his abilities. He looked at Xiao Chen and said egotistically, "If you fight me, I can hold back half of my strength. If I surpass more than half, then it will be considered my loss!"
These words made even Tang Feng, who was on the host''s seat, frown. This behavior was somewhat excessive. He waved his hand and said, "Elder Gong, since the Azure Dragon King is not willing, you can withdraw first."
Who would have imagined that Gong Taihua would not withdraw? He said, "Sect Master, you probably do not know. Three days ago, this Azure Dragon King ruthlessly humiliated the Holy Son on the streets. At that time, he was extremely arrogant. Unexpectedly, he is now behaving like a turtle hiding in his shell."
"Gong Taihua, everyone here knows that you have selfish intentions. You want to use the Azure Dragon King to increase your reputation. If you are truly capable, then suppress your strength to the same cultivation level as the Azure Dragon King. If you are not willing, then stop spouting such nonsensical excuses."
The Yinyang Paradise''s Holy Daughter could no longer bear to keep watching. As she spoke, she showed a disgusted frown.
Gong Taihua stepped forward and said overbearingly in a tone of boundless arrogance, "Humph! I can''t be bothered with you, you silly little girl. I''ll ask one more time, Azure Dragon King Xiao Chen, do you dare to fight with me or not?!"
The sudden scene stunned everyone in the banquet somewhat. This Gong Taihua was intent on ruthlessly humiliating Xiao Chen.
Without achieving his purpose, Gong Taihua would not rest.
The Five Poison Sect''s Tang Xun drank his wine with a cold expression. As he looked at Xiao Chen, he revealed an equally cold smile.
That was right. Aside from wanting to trample on Xiao Chen to bolster his reputation, this Gong Taihua behaved so arrogantly because of Tang Xun''s instructions.
The matter three days ago had embarrassed Tang Xun. Now that he was clear on his father''s intentions, he wanted to trample on Xiao Chen ruthlessly to return the favor.
A genuine Greater Heavenly Martial Emperor against the Azure Dragon King. How could he lose?
"There is no need. You may say whatever you want about me. Just do as you wish."
"You!"
Gong Taihua gritted his teeth in anger. Even when he spoke so badly of Xiao Chen to this point, Xiao Chen still did not take any action. He, who wanted a battle with him, wished he could just charge forward and attack.
No matter how Gong Taihua attempted to provoke Xiao Chen, Xiao Chen ignored him. As Xiao Chen looked at the anger on Gong Taihua''s face, Xiao Chen found it interesting.
The term dancing clown truly referred to such a person.
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During this time, that blue-d old man walked on the floating path. With every step, the aura that he suppressed in his body grew stronger.
"Greetings, Elder Ma!"
When the guards lining the two sides saw him, they all bowed in greeting. Clearly, this blue-d old man held a high position in the Five Poison Sect.
Elder Ma did not return the greeting, only continuing to walk forward. When he reached the end, his Fifth Heaven Greater Heavenly Martial Emperor aura had already be as ferocious as a volcano.
"Open the doors," Elder Ma said in a low voice. The doormen nking the doors did not hesitate to obey.
"Hey, Old Ma, why are you here? Come on, quickly add another table and chair." Tang Feng, who was on the host''s seat, appeared surprised. However, he did not notice anything wrong with the other party as he turned his head and gave out some instructions to the maid by his side.
While Tang Feng was momentarily distracted, the aura that Elder Ma suppressed suddenly burst forth.
There was a loud sound as a shock wave surged out, blowing Tong Susu and the others back.
The blue-d old man drew his sword and turned into a venomous, ck dragon as he thrust his sword forward.
When the blue-d old man was less than one hundred meters away, his peak strike suddenly erupted. This sudden turn of events caught everyone off guard; no one had anticipated this.
Tang Feng gaped in shock. He had not expected this at all, and it was toote for him to try and stop this.
He instantly felt like he saw this sword shatter Xiao Chen into bits. He broke out in a cold sweat in fright. He had never thought of killing Xiao Chen.
The Thunder Sovereign had merely vanished. It was not that he had died. If the Thunder Sovereign came back and wanted revenge, even if Tang Feng had nine lives, Tang Feng would lose them all.
The peak strike of a Fifth Heaven Martial Emperor that had stored up power for a long time was now within one hundred meters of Xiao Chen. He could not dodge itpletely.
Everyone thought to themselves in shock, This is a situation where Xiao Chen will surely die!
The blue-robed old man attacked the moment he entered, without any warning or saying anything. His target was Xiao Chen.
The instant the other party attacked, Xiao Chen''s heart sank. An aura of death spread in his heart, his hair stood on end, and his entire body turned cold. This was a presentiment of danger that he had not felt in a very long time.
Xiao Chen did not have time to think at all. If he took any time to think and were dyed in reacting by even just a second, he would die under the peak sword strike of this Fifth Heaven Martial Emperor.
Explode!
With his life hanging on the line, Xiao Chen ferociously pped the table. The three sunlike spots of resplendent Saber Energy in his sea of consciousness exploded.
In that instant, Xiao Chen becamepletely resplendent with golden light, even more dazzling than the sun in the sky. The zing sun was several tens of thousands of kilometers away and could be looked at directly.
Xiao Chen, however, was extremely close. The radiance from his body could not be looked at directly.
"Pu ci!" Aside from Tang Feng, everyone''s eyes bled as a result of the piercing light. It was extremely painful, temporarily blinding them, and nigh unbearable.
Following that, a surging saber light shot up into the sky from Xiao Chen''s body. The saber intent instantly stabbed a hole in the Soft Cloud Pavilion''s roof, which had a formationid on it.
All the disciples on the poison cloud, the headquarters of the Five Poison Sect, saw the saber light, which was as bright as the zing sun as it charged through the clouds.
All the light everywhere seemed to dim in contrast with this saber light. The world suddenly fell into darkness.
As for the pavilion, it went without saying that the building plunged into boundless pitch-ck darkness.
The saber intent that suddenly erupted from Xiao Chen''s body seeded in suppressing the aura of the blue-robed old man.
The shock waves that surged out from the two''s bodies collided. The st swept up the entire Soft Cloud Pavilion and shook it violently.
Although these events took a while to describe, they happened in merely a thousandth of a breath. There was no time for anyone to think.
Xiao Chen might have blocked the blue-robed old man''s aura, but the peak sword strike that the old man executed after storing up power continued onwards.
Xiao Chen''s actions did not pause at all. After he activated the three spots of Saber Energy, just the instant before the other party''s sword would pierce his chest, his body swiftly moved back.
Chapter 1334: Shattering Space
Chapter 1334: Shattering Space
Fish Dragon Art! Moving like a fish in water, changing direction thousands of times!
Xiao Chen retreated step by step, his body like a fish in water. As he wagged his body, the afterimages left behindyered over each other, looking vague.
The thousands of afterimages obscured his true body as if it was hidden behind a curtain of water.
However, the blue-d old man had locked on to Xiao Chen''s aura at the very beginning. No matter how Xiao Chen moved, the old man''s one-meter-long sword kept heading towards him, not giving him a chance to dodge.
After taking ten steps back, Xiao Chen was cornered. The blue-d old man shouted, "Die!"
"In your dreams!" Xiao Chen roared back in reply. This crucial moment of life and death brought out all his potential.
Fish Dragon Art! Azure Dragon leaping out of the sea, shaking the heavens with a roar!
Xiao Chen''s aura suddenly changed from a fish to a dragon as he bared his saber in rage.
As Xiao Chen drew the Lunar Shadow Saber, the thousands of afterimages merged, light and darkness turned illusionary. Thousands of dazzling beams of light containing heavy and sharp saber intent shot out of his body.
The sharp beams of light condensed by saber intent pierced thousands of holes in this rather vast space.
"Dang!"
The instant Xiao Chen drew the saber, he finally managed to block that horrifying sword strike. The thunderous impact resounded throughout the Five Poison Sect, the shock wave shattering countless buildings and pavilions.
Xiao Chen took three steps back. With each step, he vomited copious amounts of blood.
By the third step, his face had already turned frighteningly pale. His hands, one of which was bracing the back of the saber de, both showed cracks and were thoroughly numb.
Based on Xiao Chen''s situation, it was clear he was gravely injured. However, in the end, he blocked this sword that could have killed him.
As long as he blocked it, he would be able to create a chance for survival.
This oue startled everyone present. They had not thought that Xiao Chen could actually block the peak sword strike of a Fifth Heaven Martial Emperor, something that clearly should have killed him.
On the host''s seat, Tang Feng turned extremely sullen. He shouted coldly and threw a palm strike at the blue-d old man.
Tang Fengunched this palm strike with all his might, showing no mercy at all. His heavy killing intent made the air as thick as ink. If the blue-d old man dared to block, he would die for sure. Only by retreating would the blue-d old man stand a chance of living.
Such a heavy merciless attack clearly showed how angry Tang Feng was. A person who put him in such a disadvantageous position was a traitor to him and should be killed.
When Xiao Chen saw Tang Feng making a move, he released his bated breath. If Tang Feng did not make a move, Xiao Chen could not block in his current condition.
"You really think that you are safe already? Azure Dragon King Xiao Chen, only one of us can live. You will die today for sure!"
A jade strip appeared in the blue-d old man''s hand. Then, he crushed it before anyone could react.
The blue-d old man and Xiao Chen vanished at the same time. It was like they left this world.
"Bang!"
With the two''s sudden disappearance, the strike that Tang Fengunched in rage naturally struck nothing but air. Itnded on the floor, and the entire pavilion copsed and shattered into countless shards flying everywhere.
The Soft Cloud Pavilion had formationsid in it. Martial Emperors could exchange moves in there without any problems.
But after Xiao Chen''s overwhelming saber intent, the blue-robed old man''s peak strike, and Tang Feng''s enraged strike, it was normal that the pavilion could not endure.
When Tang Feng and the others rushed to where Xiao Chen and the blue-d old man vanished, they all showed confused looks.
The temporary blindness had passed. Tong Susu and the others had already recovered their eyesight. They showed shock on their faces, their brains unable to keep up with the events.
"What''s going on? How did Xiao Chen and that blue-robed old man suddenly disappear?" Tong Susu asked in extreme confusion.
Tang Feng said through gritted teeth, "It is a Dimensional Talisman, the Dimensional Talisman unique to the Deity Race. It can create a space in another dimension separate from the Kunlun Realm. Unless a Prime makes a move, no one can influence the two people in the world in that dimension."
"Ah!"
The expression of the pretty red-d woman behind Tong Susu changed. "Then the Azure Dragon King is dead for sure. It''s over. We are all implicated in this now."
The elegant old man from the Heavenly Province Academy also showed an unsightly expression. He said in a cold voice, "Sect Master Tang, you are truly unfathomable. First, you hid the spirit of the poison cloud from us. Now, you actually even had such a hand. Truly brilliant!"
Tang Feng''s expression turned extremely sullen. As his face sank, he did not say a single word.
At this moment, the only happy one was probably Gong Taihua, who had taunted Xiao Chen over and over again earlier.
How dangerous! He even managed to receive the peak strike of a Fifth Heaven Martial Emperor. If he really epted my challenge earlier, I would probably have disgraced myself before everyone, losing all my face.
However, things are still going well. This fellow will die today for sure. After being trapped with a Fifth Heaven Martial Emperor in another dimension, how can he possibly survive?
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On the world in that other dimension, the blue-d old man''s tense heart rxed. While carrying out the assassination outside, he had felt extremely anxious along the way. He feared exposing his ns and having them spoiled by Tang Feng.
Now that the two were in this dimension, the blue-d old man could do whatever he wanted to this brat, who had not advanced to Martial Emperor yet. Without any interference, he could mess with him however he wished.
"Azure Dragon King, sorry for the offense. This old man''s lifespan ising to an end, and I need to use your head to exchange for another five hundred years of lifespan. Really sorry for the offense," the blue-d old man said with a faint smile and a rxed expression.
While the blue-d old man was rxed, Xiao Chen was even more rxed. In that Soft Cloud Pavilion, he was constrained by many considerations, worried about exposing his trump cards. In this mysterious space, he could go all out. With so many trump cards, it would be strange if he could not kill the other party.
Xiao Chen said with a faint smile, "It might not go the way you wish. Not only will you not live another five hundred years, but you might even end up handing over your life today."
When the blue-d old man heard this, heughed, "Azure Dragon King, unless you have a Primordial Emperor Treasure that you can use to break this space in another dimension, even gods would find it hard to save you."
"Is that so?"
Xiao Chen smiled coldly and threw a ferocious palm strike. The Heavenly Snow Divine me within the Buddhistmp in the painting world in his palm surged out.
A snowstorm blew, and the divine me covered the sky. The space in front turned into and sealed in ice within one breath.
Before the blue-d old man could react, the Heavenly Snow Divine me trapped him and burned his body with an icy me.
"Crack! Crack!"
The space that the icy me froze and burned showed cracks. After three seconds, the blue-d old man managed to struggle free, albeit in a sorry state. He soared into the air andughed loudly, "Just an insignificant divine me, and you wish to burn me to death with it? You juniors will never understand the might of a Greater Heavenly Martial Emperor."
However, after the blue-d old man finishedughing, he suddenly discovered that something was wrong. Xiao Chen was gone. In his ce were two thick, mountain-like pirs.
There was also a great, boundless might surging out, pressing down like a divine mountain.
The blue-d old man looked up and revealed a terror-stricken expression, utterly stunned. He could swear that he had never seen such a scene in his life before.
"Pa!"
A gargantuan hand suddenly descended and smashed the blue-d old man, who had just struggled free, into a puddle of blood.
The might of Dharmic World vanished, and Xiao Chen shrank back to his original size.
Having ample time to execute this Major Magic Skill, he suffered no serious repercussions. His expression appeared as normal, although hisplexion did not look good.
"Boom!" After the blue-robed old man died, the space in another dimension shattered.
The white-haired-and-white-robed Xiao Chen, with a saber hanging from his waist, suddenly reappeared.
The various powerhouses were thinking of how to deal with the aftermath of Xiao Chen''s death when they suddenly saw this familiar figure. This sight shocked them to the point where their eyes nearly fell out of their sockets.
The one with the most interesting expression was naturally Gong Taihua.
The space in the other dimension had shattered, and Xiao Chen walked out alive. There was only one possibility: the blue-d old man died!
Everyone''s minds buzzed. A Fifth Heaven Martial Emperor died. The one to walk out alive was actually Xiao Chen.
This was somewhat too incredible.
However, joy quickly followed. Tang Feng walked over and asked with a smile, "Little Friend Xiao Chen, is it really you?"
Xiao Chen nodded and replied, "It is definitely me,pletely genuine."
"Today''s matter"
Xiao Chen smiled and said, "I know. Sect Master Tang, there is no need to exin. If Sect Master Tang wishes to kill me, you have at least a thousand different ways to do so silently. Why would you resort to such a clumsy method, sending an elder to kill me in your headquarters?"
Tang Feng released his bated breath. The Azure Dragon King Xiao Chen was indeed as magnanimous as rumored.
Tong Susu''s smiling face was like a flower. Her clear eyes sparkled as she looked at Xiao Chen. She giggled, "Young Master Xiao is really incredible. You even managed to kill a Fifth Heaven Martial Emperor of the Five Poison Sect. I seem to recall a certain Fourth Heaven Martial Emperor acting very arrogantly, speaking big words. Something about using only half his strength to defeat the Azure Dragon King."
Tong Susu''s bubblyughter sounded very piercing to Gong Taihua''s ears.
Gong Taihua lowered his head in shame, unable to say anything in rebuttal.
How could he rebut? Could it be that he had to prove that he was stronger than a Fifth Heaven Martial Emperor? Clearly, that was impossible. Not only was he weaker than Elder Ma, but he was much weaker.
However, Xiao Chen even managed to kill Elder Ma. This was equal to a heavy p to Gong Taihua''s face.
Gong Taihua had been very arrogant and overbearing earlier, calling Xiao Chen a turtle hiding in his shell, saying that Xiao Chen was merely so-so.
Now, Xiao Chen directly killed a Fifth Heaven Martial Emperor. What else was even more convincing, more practical for pping Gong Taihua''s face?
At this moment, Gong Taihua was only a minor charactera dancing clown just as Xiao Chen thought earlier. Xiao Chen did not bother to follow up on Tong Susu''s words. The others also looked at Gong Taihua in disdain before directly ignoring him.
Xiao Chen performed a cupped-fist salute and said, "Sect Master Tang, thank you for your hospitality. I''m afraid I will have to take my leave first."
Tang Feng immediately felt disappointed and frustrated. It was like he was choking on something.
"Young Master Xiao, after leaving the Five Poison Sect, how abouting to my Yinyang Paradise for a visit? My sisters have long wished to see the Azure Dragon King''s true face."
Tong Susu stepped forward, approaching Xiao Chen and extending him an invitation.
After the Heavenly Province Academy''s Holy Son received some instructions from the elder behind him, he also stepped forward with an invitation. "Azure Dragon King, how abouting to my Heavenly Province Academy, instead? The Heavenly Province Academy is filled with many relics of the predecessors. There are even some remnants from the Immortal Epoch. The Azure Dragon King will definitely be interested in them."
Upon seeing that Xiao Chen could even kill a Fifth Heaven Martial Emperor, the Yinyang Paradise and the Heavenly Province Academy both changed their attitudes radically.
On the other hand, Tang Feng had already said earlier that he wanted to remain neutral. Now that he saw this scene, he felt regret in his heart. However, he could not bear to embarrass himself by changing his position. Hence, he felt regret.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly. The two simultaneous invitations somewhat put him on the spot. He did not know which to ept first.
However, this difficulty was a happy difficulty.
If Tian Youxi knew that her arranged assassination not only failed but even ended up helping Xiao Chen, she would be frustrated to death. She would not even be able to cry if she wanted to. What else could deal a greater blow than this?
Chapter 1335: Treasure Masters Secret Plan
Chapter 1335: Treasure Master''s Secret n
"Haha! Azure Dragon King, since you came already, why the rush to leave?"
Just at this moment,ughter came from the sky. An old man with an imposing appearance slowly walked over.
This old man exuded a strong aura from his body, putting pressure on everyone. This was a Ninth Heaven Sovereign Martial Emperor, a person who rivaled the three Holy Masters of the Tianwu Continent.
Xiao Chen''s heart skipped a beat as he guessed the other party''s identity. This should be the person who signed off as the Five Poison Old Man on the invitation letter.
"Former Sect Master, why are you here?" When Tang Feng saw this old man, he immediately received him respectfully.
The Five Poison Old Man snorted coldly. "Tang Feng,ter, you will have to ount for the attempted assassination on the Azure Dragon King. I got you to receive the Azure Dragon King, but the Azure Dragon King nearly died. If word of this spreads, where can my Five Poison Sect put its face? If the Supreme Sky Primees to question us, I will not know where to hide my old face."
Tang Feng lowered his head and said, "Former Sect Master, you are right to chide me for this."
Clearly, the one with the most authority in the Five Poison Sect was not the current Sect Master but this Former Sect Master, who already retired.
This somewhat surprised Xiao Chen. He had not expected this Former Sect Master to make an appearance when a decision had already been issued.
In that case, would the Five Poison Sect''s position change?
"The two of you, may this old man speak with the Azure Dragon King alone?" the Five Poison Old Man asked the seniors of the Yinyang Paradise and the Heavenly Province Academy.
"Haha! Of course, you may."
"Naturally, I would not have any opinions about this." Then, two Holy Scions nodded quickly, leaving Xiao Chen''s side.
A short whileter, Xiao Chen and this Five Poison Old Man appeared at the top floor of a pavilion.
After the Five Poison Old Man looked at Xiao Chen carefully, he asked, "Azure Dragon King, will you tell me how you killed that Fifth Heaven Martial Emperor?"
Xiao Chen hesitated for a while, then spread his palm wide, and a Buddhistmp slowly floated out.
Faint Buddhist chanting echoed in the ce. As the ?arra floated in the air, it gave off rings of Buddhist halo lights. One could even vaguely see an indistinct illusory arhat in the Buddhist light.
The Five Poison Old Man narrowed his eyes and stared at the Heavenly Snow Divine me in the Buddhistmp. He asked uncertainly, "Is this a primal-chaos-level me?"
Xiao Chen nodded. "The primal-chaos-level Heavenly Snow Divine me. I just nourished it to Rank 1, and it gained some special abilities. Now, it can swallow up the Primordial Energy in an opponent''s body without him noticing, weakening the opponent temporarily."
This exnation startled the Five Poison Old Man. This Xiao Chen was really lucky. He had obtained not only a primal-chaos-level me but also a Buddhistmp and ?arra. Otherwise, it would take an extremely long time to raise the primal-chaos-level me even to Rank 1.
However, this was not right. One would not be able to kill a Fifth Heaven Martial Emperor just by relying on this Heavenly Snow Divine me. After all, a Rank 1 primal-chaos-level me was still too weak.
Even if Xiao Chen caught Elder Ma off guard and injured him, swallowing up most of Elder Ma''s Primordial Energy, Elder Ma still possessed trump cards that would allow him to run if he wished.
The Five Poison Old Man''s eyes flickered with light as he muttered, "Just relying on this Heavenly Snow Divine me is not enough to kill Elder Ma."
Xiao Chen''s heart skipped a beat. This Five Poison Old Man''s eyes were really sharp. However, Xiao Chen did not intend to reveal his Dharmic World trump card to him.
The Dharmic World was a Major Magic Skill of the Immortal Arts. It was Xiao Chen''s greatest trump card, which could allow him to pull off an instant reversal.
Once it was known, allowing Xiao Chen''s opponent to guard against it, it would no longer guarantee a sure kill.
After all, this Dharmic World couldst for only a few seconds. It relied on catching the opponent off guard and killing them instantly.
Xiao Chen nodded and said, "Indeed, I still have the greatest trump card in my hand. However, please forgive me, but I cannot tell Senior this trump card."
"Hahaha! This old man still understands this principle. I''ve thought it through. The Five Poison Sect startled you this time, so we can be considered as owing you a favor. Just tell us how we should repay this favor in the future," the Five Poison Old Man said whileughing, not minding Xiao Chen keeping his trump card a secret.
Xiao Chen rejoiced in his heart. The Five Poison Old Man saying this was equal to him overturning the earlier decision to remain neutral.
"Many thanks, Senior."
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Outside the pavilion, Tang Feng, Tang Xun, and Gong Taihua waited anxiously.
Tang Xun appeared dazzled, his voice somewhat weak as he asked, "Father, is it already sure that the Five Poison Sect will support the Dragon''s Gate?"
Tang Feng nodded. "It is most likely the case. The strength that the Azure Dragon King showed is too shocking. The Heavenly Province Academy and the Yinyang Paradise are definitely going to ce their future in his hands. The Former Sect Master needs to conform with the times."
Tang Xun''s expression darkened slightly, appearing extremely dissatisfied. As for Gong Taihua, his expression sank, his heart depressed and conflicted.
Tang Feng waved his hand and said, "Oh, right, Elder Gong, when the Azure Dragon Kinges out, apologize to him."
"What! You want me to apologize to him?" Gong Taihua eximed with shock on his face.
Tang Feng red and shouted coldly, "What''s wrong? You are not willing?"
Gong Taihua felt the pressureing from Tang Feng. Cold sweat ran down his back as he sighed softly, "I only have myself to me. When hees outter, I will personally apologize to him."
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After Xiao Chen finished chatting with the Five Poison Old Man, he walked out feeling at ease. He epted Gong Taihua''s apology with a smile and did not make things difficult for him.
After Xiao Chen came out of the pavilion, the two elders from the Yinyang Paradise and the Heavenly Province Academy continuously pestered him, not letting him off.
This ced Xiao Chen in a difficult spot. Both sides offered magnificent hospitality and were hard to decline. It was hard for him to pick which to go to first. In his heart, he wanted to choose the Heavenly Province Academy. He was rather interested in the remnants and relics that the other party mentioned.
However, Tong Susu put on a pitiful expression that was truly hard to reject. Furthermore, she had spoken up for Xiao Chen earlier.
After some deliberation, Xiao Chen chose to go to the Yinyang Paradise first. However, he promised to head for the Heavenly Province Academy immediately after leaving the Yinyang Paradise.
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Two dayster, the news of the failed assassination reached the ears of the Divine Daughter, Tian Youxi.
After a Fifth Heaven Martial Emperor used a Dimensional Talisman, he still failed to kill Xiao Chen. This news shocked Tian Youxi. Could it be that killing Xiao Chen would require a Sovereign Martial Emperor?
However, Sovereign Martial Emperors were the peak fighting force of any faction and were extremely rare.
If a Sovereign Martial Emperor were hastily mobilized, it would trigger a chain reaction resulting in an all-out war.
However, the time was not yet ripe. It was still not the time for an all-out war. Furthermore, if they utilized a Sovereign Martial Emperor and Xiao Chen escaped, it would be a great loss.
After the shock came rage. Tian Youxi''s face turned fiery-red, her dignified and solemn countenance flushing in anger.
This assassination not only failed but even resulted in the three Holy Lands of the Eastern Sea all agreeing to help Xiao Chen at the crucial moment.
There was a saying, "Trying to steal a chicken only to end up losing the rice used to lure it." This situation was precisely what this saying meant. Tian Youxi was extremely depressed.
Tian Youxi felt like there was a rock on her chest, pressing down on her and inflicting considerable difort.
The news of Xiao Chen killing a Fifth Heaven Martial Emperor and obtaining the support of three Holy Lands spread out and set the entire Heavenly Starry Ocean abuzz.
The fame of the Dragon''s Gate''s Xiao Chen soared with the change in the situation and, consequently, suppressed the Deity Dao Union''s prestige.
It reached the point where the Deity Dao Union saw no hope of turning things around, as many of the Rank 9 sects adopted a wait-and-see attitude.
The sects that had originally agreed to join the Deity Dao Union returned the Deity Race''s gifts. This developmentpounded Tian Youxi''s sense of defeat, making her feel extremely helpless.
Now, the entire Heavenly Starry Ocean discussed where Xiao Chen would go next. The Azure Dragon King''s momentum was like the sun of midday, flourishing as time went by.
"Divine Daughter, there is no need to worry. When the Divine Sones out, he will be able to flip things around and suppress Xiao Chen in one go. There is a saying, the greater the height, the harder the fall. Let''s see how long he can remain proud of himself," consoled Qin Xiu, who had fumbled the matter.
Tian Youxi rubbed her temples and said softly, "I have confidence in the Divine Son. As long as hees out of closed-door cultivation, all the problems will be resolved. However, I''m afraid that by the time hees out of closed-door cultivation, all the Holy Lands of the Heavenly Starry Ocean will already be gone."
Qin Xiu said in a deep voice, "Do not fear. There is still the Northern Sea Alliance. Since Xia Houjue said that he is confident, he should be able to panic Xiao Chen. When Xiao Chen is flustered, we will ce all our cards on the Lunar Pce."
Tian Youxi nodded vigorously and said, "That''s right. The Lunar Pce. We must pull in the Lunar Pce. No matter how many Holy Lands Xiao Chen obtains support from, as long as the Lunar Pce joins the Deity Dao Union, all his efforts will go to waste."
Qin Xiu smiled and said, "Furthermore, the Lunar Pce had a deep grudge against the Azure Emperor back then. During the Four Seas Hero Gathering, the Lunar Pce''s Pce Master even directly chased Xiao Chen away."
After the various analyses, Tian Youxi''s emotions settled down. She stood up and paced calmly. Then, she said, "Xiao Chen feels that he does not need to spend much effort on the Northern Sea Alliance, thinking of it as his own backyard. His next stop should be the Cyclic Astral Pce. Uncle Qin, do we have any means to stop him?"
Qin Xiu muttered, "The Cyclic Astral Pce is rather difficult to deal with. Of the many factions in the Heavenly Starry Ocean, if we ranked them by umtions, the first would be the Lunar Pce and the second would be the Cyclic Astral Pce. That Cyclic Astral Lord has shown no intention of meeting us from the very beginning."
Tian Youxi shook her head and said, "This Cyclic Astral Lord is a sly old fox. He clearly saw the situation and directly stated that if we build any shrines in the Cyclic Astral Pce''s territories, it would be tantamount to a deration of war."
Qin Xiu said coldly, "He does not know how to appreciate our kindness. This is a great opportunity given by heaven. The Thunder Sovereign is not around; this is a great opportunity for our Deity Race to rule the Kunlun Realm. No one will be able to stop our momentum."
Tian Youxi waved her hand and warned, "You''d better not say this again. Now is not the time to reveal our true intentions."
"Should we go and visit the Treasure Master?" Qin Xiu suggested.
When Tian Youxi heard the Treasure Master''s name, she revealed a grave expression. "Let me think about it. The Deity Sovereign told me before that even he found the Treasure Master unfathomable. If we can avoid meeting him, it is best not to. This is in case he figures out our trump card."
"However, right now, the Azure Dragon King is proceeding with great momentum. The Divine Son is not out of closed-door cultivation yet. The personal disciples of the East Mountain Ghost Monarch and the Heaven Punishing Corpse God have not arrived, either. We do not have many pieces that we can use."
"We''ll meet him!"
Indecision invariably led to trouble. After thinking for a while, Tian Youxi finally made up her mind. In order to stop Xiao Chen from convincing the Cyclic Astral Lord, she would listen to the Treasure Master''s suggestion. If necessary, she would make use of the Treasure Master''s forces.
Chapter 1336: Stars Sparkling
Chapter 1336: Stars Sparkling
Xiao Chen remained in the Eastern Sea for half a month, most of which he spent in the Heavenly Province Academy.
He was absorbed in the Daoist and Confucian remnants in the Heavenly Province Academy. If he were not in a rush, he would have definitely spent more time there.
This trip was considered one with great profits. The three Immortal Holy Lands all agreed to help at the crucial moment. As long as Xiao Chen gave the word, they would bring out their full force.
As for Xiao Chen''s next destination, it was as Tian Youxi guessed. It was indeed the Cyclic Astral Pce, a Holy Land that he had many grudges and conflicts with.
The Holy Daughter Fu Hongyao and the Holy Son Chu Yang both hated Xiao Chen to the bone. It would already be very good if they did note and kick him while he was down during the crucial moment. It would be rather difficult to hope for them toe and help.
As for the Lunar Pce, which was even more incredible than the Cyclic Astral Pce, that was a headache for him. He had been chased out miserably during the Four Seas Hero Gathering, meaning that they would never wee him.
Xiao Chen did not even dare thinking about it or even bothered to.
The finalrge faction left in the Heavenly Starry Ocean was the Northern Sea Alliance. Xiao Chen did not think that there would be any difficulty with this. He would go there at the end and let them know about it. It would be fine with just that.
As Xiao Chen walked on the surface of the sea, he verified the direction of the Cyclic Astral Pce. Then, he both moved like a fish and a dragon as fast as lightning.
He had the ferocity of a dragon and the nimbleness of a fish. Bncing both aspects, he shot through the air like a fish in water, not experiencing any obstruction at all.
Previously, when Xiao Chen''s speed reached the limits of the realm, the air became the greatest impediment.
Now that he was using the Fish Dragon Art, he could use the air to assist him, raising his speed by another level.
With such speed, after traveling for three days, Xiao Chen arrived in the sea region where the Cyclic Astral Pce was.
As one of the top three Holy Lands of the Heavenly Starry Ocean, the Cyclic Astral Pce upied an extremely vast sea region. Aside from its own sea region, the Cyclic Astral Pce held all the major factions within five thousand kilometers as subordinates.
After Xiao Chen passed the sea regions subject to the Cyclic Astral Pce, many fantastic sights appeared before him.
There was not a single wave on the vast sea; it was as smooth as a mirror, filled with spirituality. A sea region spanning millions of kilometers like a mirrorthat was how majestic and grand this was.
During the day, this mirrorlike sea region reflected only arge sun.
The sun in the water was ring and dazzling. It was like there really was a huge fireball burning wildly in the water.
The reflected hot sunlight obscured the visible buildings in this sea region, the extensive buildings, pavilions, and pces of the Cyclic Astral Pce vanishing entirely.
The boundless sea region only contained a sun. Aside from this, nothing else existed.
As Xiao Chen stood in the distance and watched, the sight shocked him. The umtions of the Cyclic Astral Pce was not something that the Western Sea Divine Dragon Pce couldpete with.
The Cyclic Astral Pce was right before Xiao Chen''s eyes, but he could not enter. This mysterious formation was somewhat vexing.
"Is this a test for me?"
Xiao Chen wondered out loud as he looked at the sun in the water. Logically speaking, the Cyclic Astral Pce should have sensed his arrival.
As he looked at the mirrorlike sea surface and the zing sun, he pondered how to break the formation.
The area one kilometer in front of Xiao Chen had an invisible barrier blocking his Spiritual Sense, preventing him from seeing whaty before him.
This formation looked extremely simple and harmless. It was like he could just enter directly.
However, Xiao Chen could sense the danger with his sharp senses. He felt that it was sufficient to threaten his life.
Their of the Cyclic Astral Pce would absolutely not be that simple.
"Go!"
After thinking hard and not understanding, Xiao Chen pointed a finger and instantly executed the Life Bestowal Spell. He made it assume his appearance and fly forward.
"Whoosh!"
Without any warnings, a hundred beams of bright light suddenly manifested in the air of the vast and boundless sea in front. The sparkles gave off a resplendent light like countless miniaturized suns.
Ow! Xiao Chen''s eyes hurt. He took two steps back and covered his eyes, gently massaging them.
When Xiao Chen opened his eyes again, the vast sea surface was already back to normal. The clone that he created with the Life Bestowal Spell had burned up, vaporized into steam in mere moments.
Fear shed in Xiao Chen''s eyes. Indeed, it was not as simple as it looked. If his true body rushed in, the attack he would have received would probably be ten timesno, a hundred or a thousand timesstronger.
He had gotten a good look at that sunlike resplendent light before he covered his eyes. That was the purest Sr True me. Furthermore, it was not just one strand but thousands upon thousands of strands.
If they were allbined, Xiao Chen did not even dare to imagine the resulting might.
This still did not include the vast Sr True me underwater, which had not activated at all. If it had, it could probably injure a Prime.
It looks like there will not be any opportunity in the day. After thinking for a while, Xiao Chen prepared to wait for nightfall before checking the situation again.
Time passed, and the sun set in the west. When the final beams of light vanished, the entire sky turned dark. Countless stars sparkled. Together with the moon, it looked very beautiful.
As one stood on the surface of the sea, it was like one could pluck the stars just by stretching out one''s hand. Yet, it seemed so far as well. This felt very contradictory.
The surface of the sea also sparkled with stars. At this moment, the sea and sky seemed to be one.
What was even more interesting was that while the light of day was too dazzling, preventing the eyes from perceiving the many pces, when night fell, they all appeared on the sea surface. They were like Night Pearls dotting the sea, shining with a gentle light.
They attracted the starlight of the universe to gather into pirs of starlight. These merged into a dazzling and beautiful spectacle.
As Xiao Chen watched, he felt deeply moved. The so-called dream world was probably just like this.
Xiao Chen could see that the banisters of the various pces were all filled with people with pride gleaming in their eyes. As they chatted with each other, they all looked at Xiao Chen.
Big Dipper Pce, Sagittarius Pce, Rosette Star Pce, Sun Pce, Moon Pceall the pces were filled with the Cyclic Astral Pce''s disciples.
They were all looking at the Azure Dragon King, who was famous throughout the Heavenly Starry Ocean, being blocked by the formation. They were all pointing and whispering,ughing endlessly.
Xiao Chen could see everyone who was watching him. However, the invisible barrier separated them. It was like they were in two different worlds, never to meet.
In the Sun Pce, there were three of Xiao Chen''s old acquaintances coldly watching him. The one in the middle was the Holy Son Chu Yang. On the left was the Holy Daughter Fu Hongyao. On the right was someone that Xiao Chen would never have guessed, Yi Ling.
"Life Bestowal Spell!"
Xiao Chen extended a finger and tried again. Thousands of figures leaped out of the seawater, moving forward one after another and charging forward in an overwhelming assault.
"Whoosh!"
The pirs of starlight above the three thousand pces swept out. Like breaking off dead branches, they crushed all of Xiao Chen''s clones into powder.
Xiao Chen''s eyes sparkled with light. He instantly memorized all the positions of where the pirs of starlight moved. Then, he pushed off with his feet and charged over.
As he walked on the sea surface, the wind howled in his ears. His white robes pped about loudly.
The pirs made of starlight either swept across, chopped down, or fell from the sky. They were all different, showing thousands of variations.
Suddenly, all the starlight gathered around Xiao Chen, turning the other ces pitch-dark.
In the darkness, the gazes of the many Cyclic Astral Pce disciples all locked on to Xiao Chen, the focus of the starlight.
Amid the manyplicated, intersecting attacks of the starlight, Xiao Chen moved forward and backward, his figure ethereal. asionally, he turned into a dragon, soaring into the sky in rage. asionally, he turned into a fish, showing many variations.
He executed the Fish Dragon Art to its limits. Despite all these chaotic yet magnificent attacks, not a single bit of starlight reached him.
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
The seawater surged and pirs of water shot up. Xiao Chen looked like he was dancing with his flowing white robes and white hair. His extremely graceful bearing eclipsed the stars.
All the Cyclic Astral Pce disciples were attracted by Xiao Chen''s figure, drunk on that dreamlike dance and forgetting that even more resplendent and brilliant starlight.
The sparkling stars dance for me!
As time passed, Xiao Chen figured out the offensive power of the starlight. Then, he released his bated breath. The upper echelon of the Cyclic Astral Pce did not push him into a dead end. The offense power of this starlight was not that scary.
Furthermore, it seemed like no one was managing this formation.
"Indeed, this is a test for me. There are still some weaknesses. Otherwise, even a Sovereign Martial Emperor would not be able to pass."
In that case, I shall draw the Lunar Shadow Saber here, then!
"Buzz!"
All of a sudden, melodious saber hums rang out. Together with these saber hums, Xiao Chen''s aura changed. He no longer suppressed the sharpness of his body.
With his saber drawn, he charged forward boldly. The sound of the saber turned into an aura that broke the starlight and shattered the waves. It was like a True Dragon descended into the world; nothing could stop it.
Up in the Sun Pce, the expressions of Chu Yang and the others changed slightly. Shock shed in their eyes.
Chu Yang rapped on the railing with one hand as he said softly, "Hongyao, go over."
Fu Hongyao nodded gently, and her figure drifted up. Under the light of the full moon, she flew increasingly higher. After a while, her figure holding her sword seemed to merge with the moon.
After she merged with the moon, she danced in the air, brandishing her sword and directing all the starlight around.
Just as Xiao Chen was about to cross the barrier, Fu Hongyao, who was in the bright moon, narrowed her eyes. She pointed, and a sword intent surged. A celestial sword descended from the moon.
Xiao Chen, who was pressing forward, suddenly sensed an extremely dangerous aura. He felt a chill and quickly withdrew.
"Bang!"
Xiao Chen narrowed dodged this sword. However, the shock wave that blew into the surroundings sent him flying, causing him to vomit blood.
It would be hard to imagine the consequences if this sword strike hadnded on him.
Just as Xiao Chen was about to release his bated breath after surviving that dangerous attack, an unexpected blow came from the sea beneath the Cyclic Astral Pce, shooting out of the water.
There was also a starry sky on the surface of the sea with the same bright moon and the same sword.
This sword strike was unexpected, hitting Xiao Chen squarely and tearing arge hole in his chest. Blood poured out like a fountain, sttering as he retreated.
The blood mixed with the starlight, producing an intoxicating light.
As Xiao Chen frantically retreated, this scarlet moonlight entranced his eyes. He forgot about the pain and time, about all his worries.
This scene looked very miserable: Xiao Chen''s white robes stained scarlet, blood pouring out like a fountain from the wound on his chest and dyeing the night sky red. However, a strong dedication was still clearly visible in the entranced eyes under the illumination of the starlight.
Chapter 1337: What Is a Moment of Delight, What Is a Friend?
Chapter 1337: What Is a Moment of Delight, What Is a Friend?
"Hahahaha! Azure Dragon King Xiao Chen, even if you subdued the Myriad Fiend Ind, possessed a supreme grace, and pulled the three Holy Lands of the Eastern Sea to your side, you are nothing before my Cyclic Astral Pce. You are not even able to walk through the gates."
Suddenly, Chu Yang raised his head andughed. He had felt very depressed for a long time. Upon seeing this scene, hepletely erupted and felt veryfortable throughout his entire body.
Chu Yang even vaguely felt his strength improve slightly. The heart demon born from Xiao Chen''s disy of strength broke at this moment.
The Young Treasure Master, Yi Ling, smiled faintly and said, "I said it already: as long as you convince the Astral Lord to activate this Infinite World''s Sun and Moon Formation, it will definitely be able to block Xiao Chen and embarrass him."
Chu Yang felt extremely delighted in his heart. He shouted, "Xiao Chen, if you beg me, I can open the Cyclic Astral Pce''s doors and give you a chance!"
Xiao Chen''s mind was clear, unperturbed by anything from the outside world.
What was hope? It was fighting with man, one''s self, and heaven.
It could not be begged for, and one could not beg for it. The chance that another bestowed could not be hope.
One could only fight!
The formation could not be broken in the day, or at night. When could this formation be broken, then?
Suddenly, inspiration shed in Xiao Chen''s mind. He thought of something. Heaven would never block off all paths. Since the Cyclic Astral Lord was using this formation to test him, there had to be a way to break it.
I figured it out!
When Xiao Chennded, a hazy light appeared in the distant east; dawn was about to arrive.
Right now, the moon waned as the sun rose. This was the point between day and night. Be it the power of the sun or the power of the moon, they were both at their weakest.
In the next moment, the rising sun flickered, breaking out of the horizon.
Xiao Chen took out the Cycle Banner and gathered five different kinds of starlightMassacre, Ruin, Despair, Death, and Grief. A wall of five different colored lights appeared behind him.
Seizing the opportunity that came with this change, Xiao Chen shouted. He focused all his Primordial Energy in the Cycle Banner and hurled it forward.
"Ka ca! Ka ca!"
This was an attack that gathered all of Xiao Chen''s energy. The Cycle Banner surged forward like a hot knife through butter, sweeping through everything and creating a broad path of starlight.
The Cycle Banner''s speed was extraordinary. One moment ago, Chu Yang felt that it was far away at the horizon. However, in the next instant, it had already arrived in front of him.
The sudden attack frightened Chu Yang into going pale as he retreated frantically.
When there was no longer space to retreat, Chu Yang closed his eyes with some despair. Suddenly, a graceful hand grabbed the banner pole, forcibly stopping the tip of the banner when it was just about two centimeters from the tip of his nose.
The strong wind created by the banner prevented Chu Yang from opening his eyes. As the wind howled, it blew all his long hair back.
By the time Chu Yang opened his eyes again, he saw the morning sun bursting out of the east and sending out a boundless golden light.
The white figure bathed in the golden sunlight was too dazzling; one could not see him clearly. He gave the impression of a celestial being, supreme and paramount.
The entire Cyclic Astral Pce fell silent, stunned at the sight of the white figure that charged in.
The wound on Xiao Chen''s chest slowly healed. Now, there were no problems on the surface. However, that sword strike had contained a gentle and reserved Qi, which he could not eliminate that quickly.
Xiao Chen withdrew his hand, and the Cycle Banner instantly returned to the Universe Ring.
The Young Treasure Master, Yi Ling, stared wide-eyed. He looked a few times before he believed that Xiao Chen was really here.
Xiao Chen had broken through the Infinite World''s Sun and Moon Formation and arrived at the Sun Pce.
Yi Ling had originally thought that this was impossible, but yet it actually happened with Xiao Chen. Tian Youxi had left this matter to him. After putting in a lot of effort, he managed to get Chu Yang to convince the Astral Lord. Unexpectedly, it still ended up like this.
Chu Yang recovered his wits as he looked at the familiar face of Xiao Chen. Earlier, he had been standing there, feeling great, but he ended up falling from the clouds. His heart pounded, and his breathing sped up as hisplexion darkened.
Xiao Chen was clearly blocked. Why did he still end up breaking through?
Could it be that I, Chu Yang, really am iparable to him? As the Sun Pce''s Holy Son, am I not even a quarter as capable as him?
The pain, depression, and conflict in Chu Yang''s heart made his heart race even faster.
When Xiao Chen saw this scene, he frowned. This Chu Yang had experienced a great rise and a great fall. Right now, his emotions were in disarray. It looked like he was entering a state of Berserking Qi Deviation.
"Bang!"
Suddenly, Xiao Chen stepped forward andnded a ferocious palm strike on Chu Yang''s chest.
"Pu ci!" Chu Yang vomited a mouthful of blood and went flying back.
"Xiao Chen! What are you trying to do?!" Fu Hongyao demanded in a tone filled with murderous intent.
The Moon Pce''s Holy Daughter hade down. When she saw this scene, her expression changed drastically. She quickly went over to support Chu Yang.
"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!"
At the same time, the many pces, which dotted the vast sea surface like Night Pearls, sent out killing intent and locked down on Xiao Chen.
The atmosphere immediately turned extremely tense. Old men flew out of the pces from all directions. In a short while, they had Xiao Chen surrounded, blocking off all paths of escape.
"Don''t attack! Don''t attack!" Chu Yang shouted hastily when he saw this scene.
At this moment, Chu Yang was pale, appearing weak. However, he seemed much more rxed, and his breathing evened out. He now looked very carefree. His earlier extreme condition had vanished.
"Chu Yang, what''s going on?" the Moon Pce''s Holy Daughter asked somewhat anxiously.
Chu Yang waved his hand and looked at Xiao Chen in silence for a long time before saying, "Many thanks."
That was right. These were indeed the words "many thanks."
These words actually came out of Chu Yang''s mouth. Both Yi Ling and the Moon Pce''s Holy Daughter were shocked.
Xiao Chen replied calmly, "It was just in passing. No matter who it is, I cannot possibly just watch someone enter a state of Berserking Qi Deviation in front of me."
Xiao Chen had not attacked to kill in that earlier palm strike. He had only knocked loose the blood around the other party''s heart vessels, allowing his heart to calm down.
Many times, the reason for entering a state of Berserking Qi Deviation was just the inability to look past something. By the time one truly entered a state of Berserking Qi Deviation and wanted to turn back, it would be beyond difficult.
If there was someone to help one calm down at the crucial moment and think through things, one would find that it was actually no big deal.
"Young Treasure Master Yi Ling, please leave first. I will invite you to the Cyclic Astral Pce as a guest another time," Chu Yang said calmly to Yi Ling.
When Yi Ling heard this, his face twitched. Chu Yang was actually driving him away. How could this do?
"Chu Yang, we already agreed to shoo this fellow away from the Cyclic Astral Pce together. Don''t tell me that the palm strike he delivered made you forget all the humiliation you suffered in the past?"
Chu Yang had just experienced a great rise and a great fall and returned from the verge of Berserking Qi Deviation. Many things that he could not figure out in the past were clear now.
When Xiao Chen saw Yi Ling trying to sow dissension, he said, "This so-called humiliation is only in your thoughts. If you view yourself too highly, then it is humiliation. If you lower yourself in your sight, then it is not. No one in this world is a main character. No one is nobler than another. Could it be that you cannot endure even this small grievance?
"How can one not suffer any setbacks on the path of cultivation? As long as one works hard and is at peace, it will be fine. Most people seek out only a moment of delight, stirring up unrest. They do not sincerely care for your life or death. Look carefully. Who truly is your friend?"
Yi Ling said in a rage, "Xiao Chen, don''t quibble about this. What do you mean that I am only seeking out a moment of delight, not caring about Chu Yang''s life or death?"
Xiao Chen''s eyes remained calm without any fluctuation. He retorted calmly, "Is that not so? There is no need for you to make a rebuttal. Time will prove it; it will show what is right and what is wrong."
Most people seek out only a moment of delight, stirring up unrest. They do not sincerely care for your life or death. Look carefully. Who truly is your friend?
Chu Yang was shocked. These words kept repeating in his mind. He instantly felt enlightened like he understood everything.
"Well said! The ones that can give you a moment of delight, to help vent your frustration, are not your friends. A true friend is one who can allow one to be delighted for their entire life and not have any regrets, one who seeks for you to be free and unfettered, to have peace!"
As the two bickered, a youthful person with an extraordinary appearance, sculpted facial features, and sparkling eyes like stars and gems led a group of old men walking over.
This person exuded an extraordinary atmosphere as he walked. It was as if all the light in the world was focused on him. Amid the group of people, he was dazzling and glistening, abounding with a charm that eclipsed the brilliance of everyone else.
"Greetings, Cyclic Astral Lord!"
When the tens of thousands of Cyclic Astral Pce disciples from the thousands of pces saw this person suddenly appear, they all bowed in reverence, saluting him with incredible respect.
Chu Yang and the Moon Pce''s Holy Daughter were both startled and quickly bowed. "Greetings, Master!"
It turned out that this person was the Cyclic Astral Lord. He was indeed charismatic with a strong presence. Xiao Chen performed a cupped-fist salute and bowed slightly in greeting.
The Young Treasure Master, Yi Ling, felt upset. Even though the Cyclic Astral Lord did not mention any names, the Cyclic Astral Lord was criticizing him, making him extremely upset.
However, Yi Ling still had to bow out of respect. He said sullenly, "Young Treasure Master Yi Ling greets the Cyclic Astral Lord."
The Cyclic Astral Lord looked at Yi Ling and smiled. "Do you think that I do not know what the Treasure Master is up to? I also know your purpose here. However, I really have to thank you for getting Chu Yang to convince me to activate the Infinite World''s Sun and Moon Formation."
Yi Ling immediately turned anxious, wanting to exin. However, the Cyclic Astral Lord interrupted him, saying, "You may leave now. Help me send a message to the Treasure Master. Others might not know his secrets, but I know some of them. Don''t let me grab hold of any evidence. Otherwise, I will smash him to death at any time!"
Yi Ling felt the fleeting killing intent of the Cyclic Astral Lord, and his heart sank. It frightened him into trembling a little.
"Yes, this junior will leave now."
Right after Yi Ling spoke, he looked balefully at Xiao Chen, then got on his golden war chariot and left dejectedly.
The Cyclic Astral Lord appeared to be in a good mood. He took out a bottle with a Medicinal Pill and handed it to Xiao Chen. "Azure Dragon King, you will not be able to remove the Moon Sword Qi in your body. There is a Sage Sun Pill in there. It will allow you to recover within three days."
Xiao Chen epted the jade bottle, opened it, and sniffed. Immediately, the fiery aura started to flow slowly into his body, and his wounds felt much better.
"Many thanks."
The Cyclic Astral Lord smiled faintly and looked at Chu Yang. "Today, after your great rise and fall, you should be able to see more clearly what is right and what is wrong. Grab hold of the opportunity and enter closed-door cultivation. You will definitely advance to Consummation quasi-Emperor within three months."
"Yes!"
Chu Yang bowed respectfully and withdrew with the Moon Pce''s Holy Daughter.
"All of you, take your leave. I want to speak to the Azure Dragon King alone."
Xiao Chen noticed the respectful expressions of the various Cyclic Astral Pce disciples and elders.
He thought, This Cyclic Astral Lord makes me think of the words "heroic man." He has a very natural charisma, making others respect and submit to him, drawing them to him.
A heroic man, indeed.
"Speaking of which, you are really courageous. Back then, during the Dragon''s Gate''s reestablishment ceremony, I could be considered the greatest opposer behind the scene. How can you really be that courageous, toe over to the Cyclic Astral Pce? Are you not afraid that I will smash you to death with a palm strike?" the Cyclic Astral Lord asked with interest.
His tone was very rxed, as if it was just a casual question. However, he seemed to give off an enormous pressure unconsciously.
This was the first time Xiao Chen met someone with such a strong presence. He was not in a rush to reply. After he calmed himself, he said, "I''m unable to guess what is in the Cyclic Astral Lord''s heart, but I can see the world that the Cyclic Astral Lord is seeing. Hence, I came."
Chapter 1338: One May Know a Persons Exterior, but the Heart Is Even More Important
Chapter 1338: One May Know a Person''s Exterior, but the Heart Is Even More Important
The Cyclic Astral Lord smiled faintly. His handsome countenance suddenly flickered like bright stars in a dark, starry sky.
However, he did not ask Xiao Chen about the world that Xiao Chen believed he saw or what was it like. Instead, he spoke about something else. "What did you think of this Infinite World''s Sun and Moon Formation?"
Xiao Chen replied immediately without even pausing to think, "Very strong. If I''m not wrong, there should be someone managing it in every pce. This is probably especially so for the Sun Pce and the Moon Pce, where there are probably two peak experts controlling it. If its full might is unleashed, even a Prime might not be able to barge through.
"The formation that I saw was likely just the tip of the iceberg. I suspect you left a weakness there for me on purpose."
A look of surprise shed in the Cyclic Astral Lord''s eyes, and he asked, "Care to exin it?"
Xiao Chen answered honestly, "The moon was waning, and the sun was rising. This weakness is too obvious. Given the Cyclic Astral Pce''s long history, someone would have noticed this weakness and made changes to mitigate it."
The Cyclic Astral Lordughed, "Great eyes. However, you are somewhat too humble. I expected you to take at least three days to find this weakness. Who knew, day just broke, and you managed to grab that fleeting opportunity."
"I was also relying on the Cycle Banner to break it and luckily seeded. For an ordinary person, even if they knew about the weakness, entering would not be so easy."
"Cycle Banner? May I take a look?"
The Cyclic Astral Lord took the Cycle Banner from Xiao Chen''s hands and gently swung it. The banner unfurled, and the scarlet banner pped in the wind, giving off a sound like that of sea waves.
Aside from two Astral Pearls, five of the seven Astral Pearls on the banner lit up.
They gave off ten times the light than they did in Xiao Chen''s hand, immediately suppressing the sunlight and making night suddenly reappear.
"Whoosh!"
The banner curled back up, and the Cyclic Astral Lord praised, "Not bad. However, this refining method is somewhat crude. I''ll help you to re-refine it. There should be some improvement in the quality of this banner."
Xiao Chen rejoiced in his heart. Probably no one in the world couldpare to the Cyclic Astral Lord in refining Astral Banners.
"However, unfortunately"
Could there be some changes in the situation?
Feeling suspicious, Xiao Chen asked, "Cyclic Astral Lord, what is unfortunate?"
"Unfortunately, I have only the Pain Throne. If I had the Destruction Throne, I would be able toplete this Astral Banner."
Xiao Chen was slightly stunned before he reacted. How is that unfortunate? This is clearly a pleasant surprise!
He suppressed his excitement and asked, "Might I ask if the Cyclic Astral Lord has news about the Destruction Throne?"
The Cyclic Astral Lord revealed a pondering expression. "Let me think. This Destruction Throne is not really a peak treasure and has passed hands many times before. If I recall correctly, it should be in the hands of the Jadeite Sovereign. However, I''m not sure if he already passed it on to another person."
Xiao Chen was overjoyed. He had been sending people to find news about the two thrones. However, he could not get anything. Unexpectedly, he managed to learn the location of the thrones from the Cyclic Astral Lord.
He even managed to obtain a throne.
The Cyclic Astral Lord continued, "It looks like you want toprehend the state of cycles. This is something extremely hard toprehend. After you advance to Martial Emperor, I can apany you to the Mirage Immortal Pce and take a look at the ancient wall where the Cycle Arts are engraved to try your luck."
"In that case, many thanks, Cyclic Astral Lord."
The Cyclic Astral Lord smiled casually and said, "This is just a small matter. I''ll hang on to the Cycle Banner first. I bring you around the Cyclic Astral Pce."
Xiao Chen felt suspicious. He was not afraid that the Cyclic Astral Lord would swallow up his Cycle Banner. What he found strange was that this Cyclic Astral Lord thought so highly of him.
After all, the Cyclic Astral Pce had a clear influence in the camp that wanted to suppress him.
Xiao Chen decided to wait and watch. He remained silent and followed the Cyclic Astral Lord around the Cyclic Astral Pce.
Along the way, the Cyclic Astral Lord carefully exined to Xiao Chen the various origins of the Cyclic Astral Pce''s remnants as well as some interesting information. However, he did not mention a single word about what Xiao Chen was here for; he was really confusing.
Xiao Chen retained his patience while casually chatting with such a major character. asionally, he also spoke of some of his understandings, making the Cyclic Astral Lord''s eyes light up.
The two were like good friends walking around everywhere and chatting happily with each other.
Xiao Chen could be considered to have borrowed intimidation from others. Everywhere he went, the people of the Cyclic Astral Pcefrom elders to discipleswere all extra respectful of him.
"Come, I''ll bring you to a ce you will be interested in."
After touring all the Astral Pces, the Cyclic Astral Lord led Xiao Chen into the water.
The two entered the water with a ssh and sank.
Underwater, Xiao Chen was greatly astonished. Separated by boundless seawater, he could see a huge golden fireball burning continuously at the bottom of the sea.
Xiao Chen knew full well that the golden fireball was very far away. However, he had the impression that he could touch it just by stretching out his hand.
Besides the golden fireball, there was another very pale white fireball.
Sr True me and Lunar True me!
Xiao Chen felt startled. Could it be that the me mirrored in the water was actually not a reflection but something real?
If that was real, then how should he feel about it?
His guess should not be wrong. The Five Poison Sect could make the seven-colored poison cloud encase an entire ind. The Cyclic Astral Pce had even vaster umtions. How could they not have other trump cards?
The two sank for some distance. Along the way, there were many guards. However, the Cyclic Astral Lord dismissed them with a wave.
"There is a miniature Dimensional Formation in front. I''ll bring you through. Then, you will immediately see the true umtions of the Cyclic Astral Pce."
The Cyclic Astral Lord held on to Xiao Chen and leaped forward. The scene before Xiao Chen suddenly changed.
A surging heat wave blew over. Xiao Chen looked ahead and saw a pool of mes ten kilometers wide. It was covered in formations and filled with incredibly pure Sr True me and Lunar True me.
The amount of the two was the same, maintaining a perfect bnce. However, they did not truly merge with each other.
At this moment, the sun was right above the sea. As a result, this Sr True me burned fiercely. The Lunar True me was deadly subdued. It would probably release its own light at night.
"Drip! Drip!"
Golden mes appeared like water drops above, forming a line and falling rhythmically into the Sr True me.
Shocked, Xiao Chen was speechless. He could sense that the drops of Sr True me were extremely pure and of high rank, at least Rank 9.
"This is the wealth that the Cyclic Astral Pce has umted over tens of thousands of years. How about it? I heard that you cultivate these two mes as well."
Xiao Chen smiled bitterly and demurred, "It''s not worth mentioning, not worth mentioning at all."
Xiao Chen''s Sr True me and Lunar True me were only Rank 5. The main problem was that Yin-attributed mes were too hard to find. He needed to maintain a bnce between the two, which hindered his progress.
Compared to what was before Xiao Chen, both quality and quantity had a world of difference. What he had was not worth mentioning at all.
If Xiao Chen couldpletely grasp the mes before him, the Taiji Yinyang me Diagram he could condense would be extremely horrifying.
"Oh, right, this Lunar True me and Sr True me are really hard to collect. I''ll give some to you, then."
The Cyclic Astral Master casually extended his hand, and a huge Golden Crow and a me Phoenix leaped out of the pool of fire.
The Golden Crow came from the Sr True me and the me Phoenix from the Lunar True me. They spread their wings and flew, appearing nimble while radiating Holy Might.
The Golden Crow and the me Phoenix flew into the Cyclic Astral Lord''s hands and turned into two extremely dense clumps of mes.
Thisthis gift was too big. It was so big that Xiao Chen did not dare to ept it.
The two clumps of mes were at least ten times stronger than what Xiao Chen had. They would allow his strength to soar greatly in a short time.
"This much takes the Cyclic Astral Pce one thousand years to umte. Unfortunately, your strength is insufficient. Otherwise, I can give you even more," the Cyclic Astral Lord said extremely casually, not evincing any heartache whatsoever.
This person is not simple!
This demeanor stunned Xiao Chen. He would rather interact with the entric Myriad-Law Fiend Master than the Cyclic Astral Lord.
His patience fraying, Xiao Chen said seriously, "Cyclic Astral Lord, there is no need to go round in circles. I am not arrogant enough to think that I can convince you just by breaking a formation. I can sense that while you appear friendly, in reality, there is no sincerity at all."
The Cyclic Astral Lord''s smile became wider. "I find myself appreciating you more and more. Despite reaching such a height at a young age, you did not lose yourself. Tell me, why do you think that I am not sincere?"
Xiao Chen replied indifferently, "Because I already figured out your heart."
"Interesting. Earlier, you said that you could see the world that I see but could not see my heart. I did not care about it then. Very well, now, tell me, what is in my heart?"
"Desire, pride, and ambition as well."
The moment Xiao Chen said this, the Cyclic Astral Lord''s smile faded, and his demeanor turned distant. Now, he showed Xiao Chen a cold, aloof expression filled with ridiculous pride.
His face changed?
Maybe not. This is the Cyclic Astral Lord''s true face.
Chapter 1339: Holy Land Lunar Palace
Chapter 1339: Holy Land Lunar Pce
When the Cyclic Astral Lord''s smile disappeared, the originally harmonious atmosphere between the two instantly vanished, turning silent and suppressive.
For some reason, Xiao Chen felt iparably at ease. He rxed without any regrets at all.
Perhaps it was because he had an innate dislike for pretense and wearing a mask. Whenmunicating with others, he did not like interacting with those wearing masks.
That way, it would not be interesting; rather, it would be depressing. This was what Xiao Chen''s character was like. Even if the other party was a Prime, Xiao Chen was not willing to interact with him while wearing masks.
The Cyclic Astral Lord said indifferently, "Xiao Chen, not to mention that you have not even advanced to Martial Emperor yet, even if you had, you would still be just a minor character in my eyes. Don''t ce yourself on such a high pedestal. You simply do not understand the world I see."
Xiao Chen smiled calmly. "What''s there not to understand? Isn''t it just that you are trapped at Prime with no way out. Despite that, you do not have the same courage to do as the Thunder Sovereign did, to dare to take a path that no one dared to take.
"Your current aplishment is not enough to fulfill your ambition and desire. Even if it is the Cyclic Astral Pce, as long as it can fulfill your ambition, you can cast it aside easily."
"Whoosh!"
The ambient temperature suddenly plummeted. The two were clearly not far from the Sr True me, but Xiao Chen felt a chill down his back, his heart turning cold.
The Cyclic Astral Lord did not say anything. However, he could not cover up his murderous intent, which leaked out.
"Continue!" the Cyclic Astral Lord said, enunciating every syble. His face sank, but there was no trace of any emotional fluctuations.
An ordinary person would not dare to continue speaking under such circumstances, lest he should truly anger the Astral Lord into killing him.
Xiao Chen did not mind. Having already figured out what kind of person the other party was, he had nothing to fear.
Furthermore, he firmly believed that this Cyclic Astral Lord would not dare to make a move on him.
"You previously rejected the Deity Race for only one reason. The Deity Race''s offer won''t allow you to leave this abandonednd. This Kunlun Realm''s great chaos, the Demonic Cmity, the life-and-death of the Cyclic Astral Pce have nothing to do with you. You have already grown tired of them all.
"Only me. You can see the hope of leaving the abandonednd only in me." Xiao Chen gave his analysis after organizing the information in his head.
Of the Primes Xiao Chen met, Ying Zongtian had a simr ambition, wanting to leave the abandonednd. However, worry filled the depths of his heart; he could not put down the Supreme Sky Sect and the friends he had in the Kunlun Realm.
Even if there really was a chance to leave this abandonednd, Ying Zongtian might not be able to resolve himself to leave.
This Cyclic Astral Lord was different. As long as there was the opportunity, even if it resulted in the burial of the entire Cyclic Astral Pce, he would be happy to take it. So long as he could fulfill his desires, he could give up everything else.
As for that Myriad-Law Fiend Master, he had already seen past everything. He would just follow his heart. If it worked, it worked. If it did not, it did not. He would leave everything to fate.
Xiao Chen did not bother trying to avoid any taboo; he simply spoke directly.
The Cyclic Astral Lord smiled faintly. "You are really good at guessing. However, you will never guess that the Northern Sea Alliance that you feel the most assured about is currently embroiled in internal conflict. You also would not be able to guess that no matter how hard you work, with just one sentence from the Lunar Pce, all the Holy Lands will change their minds."
Xiao Chen''s expression changed slightly. The fluctuations in his heart showed on his face. The Cyclic Astral Lord revealed another smile.
"With just a sentence from you, I can help you settle the internal conflict of the Northern Sea Alliance and re-refine the Cycle Banner, and also give you some Sr True me and Lunar True me."
"What sentence?"
The Cyclic Astral Lord shed his pretense and took out a scarlet stone. Then, he stated what he wanted. "This is a Heavenly Will Stone and came from the Heavenly Dao. As long as you make an oath that you will bring me away from this abandonednd within one hundred years, it will be fine."
Oath Stone! Little Three, who was in the mirror, suddenly eximed.
Hearing her voice made Xiao Chen rejoice as he asked, Little Three, you are awake?
Hehe! What nonsense! Elder Brother White Robes, if I am not awake, then how is Little Three speaking to you? Elder Brother White Robes, you have to be cautious of this Oath Stone. If you are unable to aplish what you pledged, all your oaths will take effect.
This stunned Xiao Chen. Unexpectedly, such a strange thing existed.
The Cyclic Astral Lord continued, "If you are unable to aplish it, you will die of your heart shattering!"
The other Holy Masters focused on favors and friendship. This Cyclic Astral Lord dealt in cautious transactions. There were no emotions involved.
Or perhaps the pride in the Cyclic Astral Lord''s heart made him disdain to speak about favors with someone of Xiao Chen''s level.
No one in the Kunlun Realm could catch the Cyclic Astral Lord''s eyes.
The person before Xiao Chen was extremely scary. If he really helped this person leave the abandonednd, the other party would definitely make a move on him in the future. It was equal to establishing a strong opponent for himself as a result of the benefits before him.
Xiao Chen repeatedly weighed the merits and drawbacks in his mind. After a while of silence, he said, "Deal!"
The Cyclic Astral Lord smiled faintly. "Even if you can figure my heart out, you can''t reject my offer. No matter how great your aplishments are in the future, you are only destined to hand them all to me!"
After speaking, the Cyclic Astral Lord tossed the Oath Stone to Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen held the Oath Stone in his hand and gave the other party a deep nce. This was a gamble. However, at this point, he needed to gamble; he had no other choice but to do so.
Xiao Chen was different from the Cyclic Astral Lord. Be it the Supreme Sky Sect or the Northern Sea Alliance, they were existences that he could not give up.
Even though the other party''s offer was not beneficial to him, Xiao Chen needed to agree to it.
"I, Xiao Chen, swear to bring the Cyclic Astral Lord to leave this abandonednd within one hundred years. Failing which, I will die of my heart shattering!"
After Xiao Chen made the oath, the mysterious rock melted in his palm. It flowed into his body and vanished.
When the Cyclic Astral Lord saw Xiao Chenplete the oath, he revealed a satisfied expression. He said, "Stay here for three days. You may extract however much Sr True me and Lunar True me you can handle."
Xiao Chen said sullenly, "Let me ask you this: do you know the location of the Thunder Sovereign?"
"Why the need to ask? Since you already made the oath, you will take the same path as the Thunder Sovereign sooner orter. Just calm yourself and refine the mes here. Think carefully about how you are going to deal with the Lunar Pce. I can only help you with the problems of the Northern Sea Alliance."
The Cyclic Astral Lord floated off after leaving these words.
Upon seeing that the other party was gone, Little Three immediately leaped out of the Immortal Spirit Ring. Ao Jiao quickly followed her and looked at the Sr True me in a daze.
Xiao Chen knew that Ao Jiao was thinking. He asked, "Ao Jiao, can this me help Little Yellow Feather recover?"
Ao Jiao shook her head and said, "I''m not sure. The Sr Divine me is even stronger than the Sr True me. However, the Sr True me here is already at the peak. Furthermore, it has settled here for tens of thousands of years. So, it is hard to say."
"In that case, we should just give it a try. Since this Cyclic Astral Lord already agreed to give me three days, I should put it to full use."
After Xiao Chen finished speaking, he ced the Golden Crow Egg in the Sr True me.
Then, a beam of light appeared from both of his eyes and quickly spun in circles.
A suction took form, and the Sr True me and Lunar True me in the vast me pool turned into beams of light continuously entering his eyes.
As Xiao Chen sat cross-legged, he absorbed the mes and refined them at the same time.
While doing this, he thought about the Cyclic Astral Lord''s words. Internal conflict broke out in the Northern Sea Alliance.
Without him even needing to guess, it was definitely the Deity Dao Union causing trouble from within. Since the Cyclic Astral Lord agreed to deal with it, Xiao Chen did not need to think about it for now.
What he needed to think about was how to deal with the problem that was the Lunar Pce. The Lunar Pce having such a strong influence was entirely outside his expectations.
The Deity Dao Union continuously harassed him, trying to prevent him from contacting the other Holy Lands, spending all their trump cards on him.
The other side probably thought the same way as well. As long as they ced all their resources on the Lunar Pce and sessfully convinced them, they would be able to turn the situation around in one go.
How should Xiao Chen deal with the Lunar Pce?
The Lunar Pce already said long ago that Bright Moon City would not wee him, the Azure Emperor''s descendant.
Chapter 1340: Mutated Golden Crow
Chapter 1340: Mutated Golden Crow
How to deal with the Lunar Pce? Even after thinking for a long time, Xiao Chen still did not have a clue.
Within the Lunar Pce, the only person whom Xiao Chen was on friendly terms with was the Holy Daughter Yue Bingyun. She held a high position there and was the next Pce Master of the Lunar Pce.
The most crucial thing was that no matter what the future of this next Pce Master of the Lunar Pce was, there was no way to use it to gauge the Lunar Pce''s current thoughts.
"Hu ci!"
Just at this moment, the Taiji Yinyang me Diagram suddenly appeared behind Xiao Chen. The Sr True me and the Lunar True me chased each other, forming a beautiful diagram.
Xiao Chen felt excited. How fast! In just half a day, his Sr True me and Lunar True me both reached Rank 6 at the same time.
He stopped absorbing the mes. The ming whirlpool in each of his eyes stopped spinning.
Xiao Chen narrowed his eyes and extended his hand. Golden light flickered, and two Taiji Yinyang me Diagrams appeared at the same time, one in front and one behind.
"Buzz!"
The space within one hundred meters suddenly froze. Everything, even the tiny dust, all froze.
Xiao Chen vaguely sensed a sliver of the state of space. When the two Taiji Yinyang me Diagrams appeared together, they actually seeded in freezing the space within one hundred meters.
Joy appeared on Xiao Chen''s face as he temporarily forgot about his troubles with the Lunar Pce. He tried to increase the distance between the two Taiji Yinyang me Diagrams.
"Bang!" Space immediately shattered, and strands of mes flew everywhere.
Xiao Chen frowned and said, "It looks like I was hasty. In order to expand the space, I need to raise the rank of the mes first."
As he looked at the huge me pool in front, envy shed in his eyes. This was umtion. If he could possess all of this and executed the Taiji Yinyang me Diagram, its might would be unimaginable.
However, thinking about it was all Xiao Chen could do.
"But there is no need to feel unfortunate. I still have two and a half days more. There should not be any problem raising the mes to Rank 7."
After calming down, Xiao Chen resumed absorbing the essence of these mes.
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Two dayster, where Tian Youxi was, Xia Houjue, Yi Ling, and others all showed sullen expressions.
This was especially so for Xia Houjue. He had been on the verge of seeding in overthrowing the Ye n when the Cyclic Astral Lord suddenly showed up and forcefully interfered with the internal struggle for power within the Northern Sea Alliance, helping the Ye n stabilize their hold on the Alliance Chief position.
Furthermore, after learning that the Cyclic Astral Pce supported the Dragon''s Gate, many of the factions that supported the Deity Dao Union in the Northern Sea Alliance immediately turned quiet.
After the Dragon''s Gate gained the support of the Cyclic Astral Pce and the Northern Sea Alliance, the reputation of the Deity Dao Union in the Heavenly Starry Ocean hit rock bottom.
Now, within the Heavenly Starry Ocean, nearly no one mentioned the Deity Dao Union. All they discussed was news rted to the Dragon''s Gate.
"Damn it! This Cyclic Astral Lord is too overbearing. He is a Prime, and yet he so openly supports Xiao Chen, openly dering war against our Deity Dao Union," Xia Houjue raged.
Even now, Xia Houjue still recalled the scene when the Cyclic Astral Lord''s clone appeared, stunning everyone.
Yi Ling''s eyes glittered as he red at Tian Youxi. "Indeed, the Cyclic Astral Lord was somewhat too overboard. If the Deity Dao Union does not suppress this and we lose all our momentum, it will give the impression of us putting on a false front. It will be hard to maintain the confidence of the people who follow the Deity Dao Union."
Xia Houjue said worriedly, "Xiao Chen already convinced two Primes. Furthermore, he has Ying Zongtian and the Spirit Fox King. The Dragon''s Gate''s side now has four Primes. Why do I feel that the Dragon''s Gate''s momentum is now equal to our Deity Dao Union''s?"
On the surface, the Deity Dao Union had three Primesthe Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign, the Heaven Punishing Corpse God, and the East Mountain Ghost Monarchadding the three Holy Masters, that was like having four Primes.
Originally, the Deity Dao Union held the absolute advantage. However, with Xiao Chen''s consecutive moves, the situation actually reached a bnce.
Two months ago, Feng Wuji was still filled with confidence. Now, he wavered somewhat. The mor of the Azure Dragon King Xiao Chen inspired strong fear.
Tia Youxi revealed a disdainful smile. "Feng Wuji, don''t think that our Deity Race is that simple. Who told you that my Deity Race has only one Prime?"
Feng Wuji''s eyelid twitched. Could it be that the Deity Race has two Primes?
"There are some things that you do not need to know. Just think, the East Mountain Ghost Monarch and the Heaven Punishing Corpse God are not fools. The three Holy Masters of your human race are not fools, either. That is enough. Without seeing the Deity Race''s true trump card, how could they be willing to submit to the Deity Race?"
Tian Youxi''s indifferent words stunned both Xia Houjue and Feng Wuji. Could it be that the Deity Race really still had trump cards that they did not know about, for the Divine Daughter to be so confident?
"There is no need to care about the Dragon''s Gate''s momentum. As long as we can convince the Lunar Pce, all of Xiao Chen''s efforts will go to waste."
Xia Houjue interjected, "What if we fail to convince them?"
Tian Youxi said, "That is impossible. The Lunar Pce has a blood grudge with the Azure Emperor. Back then, the Azure Emperor killed the Lunar Pce''s Pce Master and many elders in a rage. No matter how much time has passed, no one will forget that."
Yi Ling, who had been silent, said, "Actually, there is no need to think too much. Even if the Lunar Pce does not agree, as long as we destroy the Supreme Sky Sect, the Dragon''s Gate''s momentum will vanish. Those Holy Master Primes that support him will naturally make another choice, and his alliance will scatter."
Tian Youxi nodded and said, "That''s right. However, with that, there will be no way to avoid great chaos in the Kunlun Realm."
Once a great battle began, they would have to bring out their full strength. The entire Kunlun Realm would enter an age of chaos.
If the Supreme Sky Sect could be destroyed that easily, the Deity Dao Union would not have waited until now to make a move.
"Divine Daughter, Xing Jue and Xie Zixuan are here!"
The doors to the secret room opened. The Deity Race Sovereign Martial Emperor Qin Xiu came in with two people.
Tian Youxi''s face lit up in joy. Xing Jue and Xie Zixuan, one was the Heaven Punishing Corpse God''s personal disciple, and the other was the East Mountain Ghost Monarch''s personal disciple.
After these two trained in the Astral Battlefield, their strength soared greatlypared to before. They both had even killed a First Heaven Martial Emperor before.
The two had been in closed-door cultivation. Tian Youxi had long anticipated their arrival, and now they finally came. With Xing Jue and Xie Zixuan here, they would have a greater chance of convincing the Lunar Pce.
If the two of them could suppress Xiao Chen in front of the Lunar Pce, the Deity Dao Union''s momentum in the Heavenly Starry Ocean would instantly catch up to the Dragon''s Gate''s.
In the time they had not met, the two''s strength had soared once more. Their auras were much denser. Xia Houjue and Feng Wuji were both startled and even felt some fear at the sight of the two.
Now, Xia Houjue and Feng Wuji could no longer make out the strength of Xing Jue and Xie Zixuan.
"Strange, why is Di Wuque not out of closed-door cultivation yet? Is he not going to show up for the trip to the Lunar Pce?"
"It is possible that he might not be able to appear. I cannot guarantee that."
Xing Jue waved his hand and said, "It''s fine. We might not be able to deal with Xiao Chen when fighting alone. However, with both of us working together, we are confident of holding back Xiao Chen. When are you going to depart?"
"Half a month from now, the Lunar Pce will hold a Divine Weapon unveiling ceremony. At that time, the various major factions will be there to watch. We will choose this moment to appear."
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Xiao Chen, who was still absorbing the Sr True me and the Lunar True me, did not know that two of his old opponents had arrived in the Heavenly Starry Ocean.
He was also unaware of what the Lunar Pce''s impending Divine Weapon unveiling ceremony had to do with him.
At this moment, Xiao Chen was looking at the me pool in disappointment, not knowing how to console Ao Jiao.
His three days were almost up, but there was no sign of movement from the Golden Crow Egg in the Sr True me.
The me was overly dense. Xiao Chen''s Spiritual Sense could not make out the exact situation. However, if there was any reaction from the Golden Crow Egg, there would be some movement.
But from start to end, theva-like surface formed by the Sr True me did not show any strange movements.
"Azure Dragon King, three days are already over. Are you not going to leave yet?"
The sound of the Cyclic Astral Lord''s urging suddenly came from outside. Xiao Chen frowned and had no choice but to retrieve the Golden Crow Egg.
"Whoosh!"
When the Golden Crow Egg emerged, Xiao Chen''s and Ao Jiao''s expressions changed simultaneously, showing shock.
"Why has this Golden Crow Egg turned golden?"
Chapter 1341: Unexpected Opportunity
Chapter 1341: Unexpected Opportunity
Although there was a golden world in the Golden Crow Egg, Xiao Chen clearly remembered that it was a jade-white color previously. Its surface waspletely smooth, and its Spiritual Energy subdued.
However, the Golden Crow Egg was now goldena fiery golden.
It was like a burning rock sat on Xiao Chen''s hand, looking like a clump of zing me. He could even feel heat waves surging from it.
"Ao Jiao, what''s going on?" Xiao Chen asked dubiously.
Ao Jiao scratched her nose and shook her head. "I''m not sure. I have never seen or heard of this situation before."
"Hehe! Little Three knows this. This Golden Crow mutated. The Holy Beasts have a pure bloodline. Normally speaking, it is very hard for them to mutate. However, once they do, there will be a lot of variables. No one can tell what the mutation will be like."
Xiao Chen and Ao Jiao both looked at Little Three in surprise. Unexpectedly, this little girl knew quite a lot.
Little Three smiled abashedly. "Stop looking at me like that. The Golden Crow was verymon during the Immortal Epoch. There should still be a lot of them. It is just that they are rather rare in this abandonednd."
Xiao Chen did not care about this. He asked, "Is this a good change or a bad change?"
"Naturally, it is a good change. It is very hard for Holy Beasts to mutate. During my time, if the Golden Crow mutated, it would be the absolute ruler of the Golden Crow Race," Little Three said with great certainty, which allowed Xiao Chen and Ao Jiao to release their bated breath.
Why did it mutate?
Xiao Chen looked at the Sr True me and the Lunar True me in close proximity. Perhaps it had something to do with this vast amount of Lunar True me.
This me pool contained two kinds of mes for a long time. Its Yin or Yang attribute was already no longer that pure.
However, the exact situation was not clear. The people outside were already anxiously urging Xiao Chen, so he could not stay any longer.
"Come, let''s go."
The figures of Little Three and Ao Jiao shed as they returned to the Immortal Spirit Ring.
Xiao Chen returned the way he came. The moment he appeared at the Sun Pce, he saw the Cyclic Astral Lord, who had been waiting for him for a long time already.
The Cyclic Astral Lord appeared in glowing spirits, boundlessly charismatic. However, after figuring out this person''s heart, Xiao Chen no longer felt that amazed at him.
"You look pretty good. It seems you gained a lot. Here, for you!"
The Cycle Banner slowly came out of the Cyclic Astral Lord''s palm. Then, he tossed the Cycle Banner to Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen caught the Cycle Banner. The pole was now golden and carved with the sun, the moon, and many stars. If it were spread out, it would show a resplendent star chart.
The color of the banner was even more vivid than before. The red banner looked like blood was about to pour out, surging with killing intent.
As Xiao Chen squinted at the banner, he saw that the Cyclic Astral Lord had indeed kept to the agreement, refining the sixth Pain Throne into it.
"Your Astral Banner is really quite extraordinary. You wasted a lot of divine material. It looked very unfortunate. I used the Cyclic Astral Pce''s refining methods to help youpletely re-refine it. Without adding any divine material, we managed to improve its quality regardless."
The Cyclic Astral Lord spoke very casually as if about something negligible.
As Xiao Chen held the Cycle Banner, he thought, No matter how false or ambitious this person is, he is indeed excellent, worthy of respect. In the future, if he manages to leave this abandonednd, he will end up bing a major character.
"I''ve already helped you settle the issues of the Northern Sea Alliance. I can''t help with the Lunar Pce. I know that you are not willing to go to the Lunar Pce. However, you made an oath. You no longer have a choice. Whether you are willing or not, you have to go get the Lunar Pce''s support."
The two of them were on the same boat. Although they each had their own thoughts, they shared the same goal for now.
The Cyclic Astral Pce was even more unwilling than Xiao Chen to see the Lunar Pce join the Deity Dao Union.
Xiao Chen ignored the Cyclic Astral Lord''s somewhatmanding tone. He said calmly, "Many thanks. There is no need for you to worry about the Lunar Pce''s matter. I will definitely do my best; it is not necessary to put more pressure on me."
"It is not that I want to put more pressure on you. The Lunar Pce''s Transcendent Divine Weapon has beenpleted, and the Lunar Pce will hold an unveiling ceremony in half a month. At that time, Tian Youxi will make a personal visit. This half-month is yourst opportunity. You should know what is good for yourself."
After the Cyclic Astral Lord said that, he sent his guest off, showing no intent to exchange idle chatter.
Xiao Chen had no interest in remaining any longer, either. He felt very ufortable here and did not like such a situation.
After leaving the Cyclic Astral Pce, Xiao Chennded on the sea surface. For a moment, he did not know where to go.
To the Lunar Pce?
Forget it. If I go there rashly, I will definitely be chased back and feel depressed. Bright Moon City simply does not wee me.
To the Northern Sea Alliance? That ce no longer needs me. With the Cyclic Astral Lord making a move, the problem there will definitely be settled.
Xiao Chen, where are we going now?
"Let''s return. After all, certain things cannot be forced. For things that cannot be figured out, there is no point racking my brain over it. I''ll just go with the flow."
Xiao Chen could not do anything about the Lunar Pce. He shook his head and decided to return to Heavenly Star Ind and spend his time in peace and quiet there.
He had been running all over the ce in the past several days, not stopping for a moment, during which he had experienced some huge battles, all of them very startling. He even nearly called down his Great Tribtion of wind and fire in advance.
Xiao Chen arrived at Heavenly Star Ind three dayster.
After not returning for two months, he discovered that Heavenly Dragon City was several times more bustling than before.
He vaguely sensed a great aura in the sky above Heavenly Dragon City. It gathered wind and clouds from all directions, which was very eye-catching.
As for the Western Sea Divine Dragon Pce, it appeared gloomy and deadly quiet. Under the suppression of the Dragon''s Gate, it declined into a second-rate faction, experiencing a tremendous deterioration in Luck.
News of Xiao Chen''s return to Heavenly Star Ind startled a few people. Mo Chen immediately rushed over to the peak where Xiao Chen was.
Right now, Mo Chen was not just the City Lord in name but in reality as well. The Heavenly Dragon City''s City Lord Token was in her hands. She entertained the various factions, managed the Dragon''s Gate''s matters, and took charge as well. She was the one dealing with everything.
Xiao Chen was there just in name. He spent most of his time cultivating.
"Big Brother Xiao Chen, this is for you."
After Mo Chen arrived, she passed Xiao Chen a jade strip.
He received it and took a look. "What is this?"
Mo Chen exined with a smile, "This is the Convening Token. Whenever you do things, you only deal with the matter at hand but not with the matters after. After convincing those Primes and Holy Masters, you didn''t even leave behind a means of contact. Let me ask you this: if the Supreme Sky Sect were in danger now, how do you intend to contact your allies?"
"Of course, I''ll send people to inform them, using the transportation formation." The moment Xiao Chen said that, he realized the problem. He smiled in embarrassment and said, "That''s too slow. I did not think of this before."
Mo Chen smiled and said, "That''s why I helped you prepare the Convening Token. You deal with the matters of convincing first, and I''ll send this Convening Token to the various Holy Masterster. The moment anything happens, the Holy Masters will receive news as soon as you crush the Convening Token."
Xiao Chen carefully put away the jade strip and said, "Thanks."
"Hehe! It''s fine. This is all that I can help you with; there is nothing more." Mo Chen revealed a satisfied expression at Xiao Chen''s thanks. She continued, "Oh, right, do you still intend to go out again?"
Xiao Chen sighed and said, "I want to, but there is no point. I have no clue as to how to deal with the Lunar Pce. Their Pce Master personally said that they do not wee me, essentially blocking me off. I can''t even enter Bright Moon City."
He showed a helpless expression as he mentioned this. If the Lunar Pce steeled themselves to reject a person, that person would not be able to barge into the city.
Even if this person were a Sovereign Martial Emperor, he would not be able to. What more Xiao Chen?
"You wish to attend the Lunar Pce''s Divine Weapon unveiling ceremony, right?" As Mo Chen spoke softly, a light shed in her bright eyes.
Xiao Chen nodded. After that, he told Mo Chen what the Cyclic Astral Lord said.
Once the Lunar Pce supported the Deity Dao Union, everything that Xiao Chen had done would be for naught.
"I do not have a way to help you convince the Lunar Pce, but helping you enter Bright Moon City is not a problem."
After Mo Chen heard what Xiao Chen had to say, she smiled faintly. Like magic, a jade folding fan flowing with moonlight appeared in her hand, and she slowly opened it.
Melodious zither music and elegant song came from the fan.
Xiao Chen''s expression changed. He gaped and said, "This is the Lunar Pce''s Bright Jade Fan. With this fan, I can even meet the Lunar Pce''s Pce Master. Where did you get it from?"
This was truly an unexpected opportunity, a glimmer of hope in the darkest moment. Xiao Chen, who was originally about to give up, suddenly saw a path appear before him.
Mo Chen smiled mischievously. "Try guessing?"
Chapter 1342: Deliberately Complicating a Situation
Chapter 1342: Deliberately Complicating a Situation
Xiao Chen thought for a moment and then smiled. "I guess that it has something to do with that Transcendent Divine Weapon?"
For Mo Chen to establish a connection to the Lunar Pce and even end up with a Bright Jade Fan, the Lunar Pce must have sent people to ask for her help in refining the Transcendent Divine Weapon.
Mo Chen possessed the Book of Heavenly Works. Her skill in refining was extraordinary. Aside from this, Xiao Chen could not think of any other reason.
Mo Chen smiled faintly. "You are rather clever. I was not the one who refined the Transcendent Divine Weapon. I merely assisted from the side, using the Book of Heavenly Works to help control the me''s temperature and allowing the weaponsmith to focus on forging."
Xiao Chen understood. Mo Chen spoke humbly, but she definitely provided significant help. Otherwise, the Lunar Pce would not have given her a Bright Jade Fan.
With the Bright Jade Fan, she could get the Lunar Pce to do one thing for her; it represented them owing her a favor.
Of course, this favor referred to ordinary matters. The Bright Jade Fan could not make the Lunar Pce support the Dragon''s Gate.
"Back then, it was the Holy Daughter Yue Bingyun who personally came looking for me. I originally hesitated and did not agree. However, she seemed to have expected today''s situation and repeatedly begged me to help and then pass this Bright Moon Fan to you."
Mo Chen happily revealed the truth of the matter.
Xiao Chen''s heart skipped a beat. Did Yue Bingyun really manage to calcte matters to this extent?
Probably not. He did not believe that anyone was that incredible. She just wanted to give me a chance to go to the Lunar Pce.
Whether that is the case or not, this Bright Jade Fan is indeed of great help to me now.
Xiao Chen carefully put away the Bright Jade Fan and started pacing the room, thinking of how to deal with the Lunar Pce''s people.
With the other Holy Lands, he had held some confidence of convincing them. Only this Holy Land posed a problem.
"Big Brother Xiao Chen, actually, there is no need to be anxious."
When Mo Chen saw Xiao Chen frowning in deep thought, she gave some advice. "Actually, the anxious one should not be you but the group from the Deity Dao Union. Big Brother Xiao Chen, you already convinced the various Holy Lands, but they convinced only the Divine Dragon Pces of the four seas.
"You currently hold the advantage in the Heavenly Starry Ocean. Why the need to put so much pressure on yourself?"
Xiao Chen''s eyes lit up. When he heard Mo Chen''s words, he immediately felt enlightened, seeing things in a new light.
When Mo Chen saw Xiao Chen''s frown ease, she continued, "Sometimes, when you look at the problem from another angle, you will find that the situation ispletely different. Right now, you should not see yourself as the underdog. Right now, your momentum in the Heavenly Starry Ocean is flourishing, and your reputation is at a high. The underdog is the Deity Dao Union.
"If they are unable to convince the Lunar Pce, they will suffer a great defeat in the Heavenly Starry Ocean. They will have an even harder time destroying the Supreme Sky Sect and will end up paying a higher price. You have already disrupted their rhythm."
Xiao Chen''s eyes glittered as he nodded. "That''s right. Go on."
Feeling encouraged, Mo Chen continued analyzing, "As long as the Lunar Pce remains neutral, Big Brother Xiao Chen has already seeded. However, the Deity Dao Union must obtain the Lunar Pce. Otherwise, their ns for the Heavenly Starry Ocean will be aplete failure."
Smiling, Xiao Chen said, "You are right. Why must we get the Lunar Pce to support the Dragon''s Gate? We just need them to remain neutral."
After Mo Chen''s exnation, Xiao Chen''s thoughts immediately opened up. The most important thing was that his mental state underwent aplete change.
"Many thanks. If not for your words, even if I could enter Bright Moon City, it would still be useless. Rather, it might have made things worse," Xiao Chen said sincerely after he calmed down.
This was just like when the Deity Dao Union sent an assassin after Xiao Chen. That had ended up helping him out, instead. If he went to the Lunar Pce without a good mental state, he might very well end up helping the Deity Dao Union.
When he thought that, Xiao Chen felt a chill run down his back. He had nearly made a huge mistake.
"Oh, right, I still have not asked you. What is that Transcendent Divine Weapon?" Xiao Chen asked out of curiosity.
He had known that the Lunar Pce wanted to forge a new Transcendent Divine Weapon. Back then, Yue Bingyun had told him about it.
The Startling Wind Zither''s ce in the tenth rank on the Divine Weapon Ranking was too dangerous; it could be pushed off at any moment. The Lunar Pce needed to make a new Transcendent Divine Weapon.
"It is a set of saber and swordone saber and one sword. Although they are two Divine Weapons, the two can merge into one. Furthermore, since they share the same origin, taken together, they can be considered a Transcendent Divine Weapon."
Xiao Chen understood this. A set of weapons could be seen as one. The Seven Deadly Sins he had were the same.
Mo Chen continued, "One is the Wind Shadow Sword, and the other is the Cloud Moon Saber. The shadow of the wind and the moon of the cloud. Wind and cloud merge into one, showing the shadow of the moon. This Transcendent Divine Weapon uses five different states and requires two of the Lunar Pce''s Profound Martial Techniques to use. It possesses an extremely horrifying might and currently ranks first on the Divine Weapon Ranking!"
Xiao Chen asked casually, "What if they can''t work together? What will happen?"
Mo Chen said, "Since they are a set, if they can''t work together, their might will naturally fall greatly. They might not even be as strong as ordinary Divine Weapons."
Even though Xiao Chen just asked this casually, an unexpected piece of news caught him and Mo Chen by surprise three dayster, sweeping throughout the entire Heavenly Starry Ocean like a strong wind.
The Lunar Pce sent out news saying that as long as one could draw the Cloud Moon Saber during the Divine Weapon unveiling ceremony, one could enter the Lunar Pce and take the Holy Daughter as a wife.
When this news spread out, all the men in the entire Heavenly Starry Ocean immediately went crazy.
In the Lunar Pce, ordinary female disciples could marry, but the Holy Daughter could not. As the Lunar Pce''s Holy Daughter, she enjoyed attention from the world, being aloof. However, she had to abandon her desires and endure inexplicable loneliness.
Being able to marry a Lunar Pce female disciple was the dream of every man in the Heavenly Starry Ocean.
As for the Holy Daughter, that was something that everyone could only think about but never fulfill. Unexpectedly, now, all one had to do was draw a saber, and they could marry the Holy Daughter.
This news was like a bomb going off in the deep sea, quickly propagating far and wide. It soon overwhelmed the news of Xiao Chen convincing the various Holy Lands.
Xiao Chen had seen the prestige of the Holy Daughter in the Heavenly Starry Ocean when he first arrived in the oceanic world. Her status was high not only among the world of cultivators but also among ordinary people. The ordinary people revered her like she was a celestial fairy descending upon the world. They did not even imagine being able to marry such a person.
This news stunned Xiao Chen and Mo Chen when they heard it.
Such an unexpected matter was beyond everyone''s imagination.
Mo Chen looked at Xiao Chen and said, "Tell me, did you know about this long ago? Otherwise, why did you ask me what if the two weapons cannot work together?"
Xiao Chen smiled bitterly. "It really was just a casual question. If not for you, I would have no idea at all what the Transcendent Divine Weapon is."
Mo Chen smiled. "It was just a casual remark. There is no need for you to be so nervous. From the looks of things, it is likely that no one in the Lunar Pce could make the Cloud Moon Saber recognize them as its master."
A Divine Weapon recognizing a master was something very strange. Some Divine Weapons would easily recognize a master as long as one was strong enough.
Some Divine Weapons, such as the Seven Deadly Sins that Xiao Chen possessed, required a cultivator to share certain ideals with the Divine Weapons. Otherwise, one could never receive the Divine Weapon''s acknowledgment, regardless of one''s strength.
"Is this necessary, sacrificing a Holy Daughter for one Divine Weapon?"
Xiao Chen felt somewhat confused. Then, he looked at the Bright Jade Fan in his hand and thought of something.
Mo Chen said, "You don''t understand. This saber-and-sword set is the top Divine Weapon. The Lunar Pce used tens of thousands of years of umtions to bet on it. It is something that they prepared specially for the imminent cmity. It is impossible for them to give up on it, and this solution is all they could think of.
"Furthermore, I suspect that the Lunar Pce has the means to control the person that the Divine Weapon acknowledges as its master."
However, Xiao Chen did not hear what Mo Chen said. As he stared at the Bright Jade Fan, he entered a daze.
Is this the situation that Yue Bingyun expected?
Yue Bingyun probably anticipated that no one within the Lunar Pce could make the Cloud Moon Saber acknowledge them as its master. Even after repeated advice, the Lunar Pce still proceeded and forged this set of Divine Weapons.
Hence, Yue Bingyun gave Mo Chen the Bright Jade Fan to pass to me. Could this be my chance at the Divine Weapon unveiling ceremony?
After the unexpected opportunity, what I see is not a glimmer of hope but great billows deliberatelyplicating the situation.
Chapter 1343: Everyone Tempted
Chapter 1343: Everyone Tempted
As Xiao Chen looked at the Bright Jade Fan, he became distracted, forgetting that Mo Chen was speaking beside him.
"Big Brother Xiao Chen! Big Brother Xiao Chen!"
Only after Mo Chen called out twice did Xiao Chen react. "Sorry, sorry, I was thinking about something else."
Mo Chen smiled faintly and said, "Actually, I already guessed it. Why else would Yue Bingyune over to Heavenly Star Ind to beg me for no reason at all? She definitely has a rtionship with Big Brother Xiao Chen."
Xiao Chen sighed softly before saying calmly, "It is not really a rtionship. We just shared a few moments of life and death and adventured together for a period. When I suddenly heard that she is going to marry, my emotions swayed."
"So, Big Brother Xiao Chen likes her?" Mo Chen asked seriously as she blinked at him.
This question really stumped Xiao Chen. Did he like Yue Bingyun? The answer was clear. Yue Bingyun was the Lunar Pce''s Holy Daughter. She was extraordinarily pretty, elegant, and easy-mannered. Any man would have a favorable impression of such a girl.
Naturally, Xiao Chen was no exception. However, he did not know how strong this favorable impression was.
Furthermore, right now, he was like a de of grass floating on the sea; he might sink at any moment. He did not dare to think about romance at all.
Xiao Chen only had one person whom he was sure he loved: Qingyun Peak''s Liu Ruyue. No matter how much time passed or what he experienced, this passion remained deep in his heart, never to be forgotten.
As for other people, he did not dwell on them.
After thinking for a while, Xiao Chen answered, "Regardless of whether I like her or not, since she asked you to pass the Bright Jade Fan to me, then she definitely does not want to marry others. It would have been fine if I did not know about this. However, since I do know, I will have to help her this time."
Humph!
Right after Xiao Chen said that, Ao Jiao snorted loudly in the Immortal Spirit Ring, appearing extremely dissatisfied.
Since Xiao Chen wanted to help, then he needed to go and draw the saber. As the Lunar Shadow Saber''s Item Spirit, Ao Jiao immediately became jealous.
When Little Three heard her, she keptughing in a corner, rambling on about Ao Jiao''s shorings. Ao Jiao got angry and ignored her.
Xiao Chen did not exin anything to Ao Jiao for now, only leaving her be. He said to Mo Chen, "Make some preparations. When the timees, you wille to Bright Moon City with me."
"You want me to apany you?"
Xiao Chen nodded. "Yes. This Lunar Pce is extremely important to me. With you by my side, you can give me reminders at the necessary moment to prevent me from doing anything foolish."
When Mo Chen heard this, she smiled. "Sure. I would like to see how crazy the scene is when the timees too."
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At the pavilion where Tian Youxi was, the people there were all greatly startled when they found out that Yue Bingyun would marry the person who drew the Cloud Moon Saber.
They had not expected such amotion right before they departed.
"The thoughts of the Lunar Pce are truly unfathomable. What happens if the person who draws the saber is old and ugly? The Lunar Pce''s Holy Daughter Yue Bingyun would be in a miserable situation." Xing Jue shook his head in confusion.
Xie Zixuan smiled faintly and quipped, "This makes things simple. Just go and draw that Cloud Moon Saber, and it will be fine."
"Hahahaha! I''ll definitely go and give it a try. It is rather tempting to be able to marry the Holy Daughter and take her as my wife," Xing Jue replied.
Tian Youxi frowned slightly. "This change is rather sudden. I''m not sure whether this is a good or bad thing for us."
Xia Houjue analyzed, "No matter who draws the Cloud Moon Saber, as long as it is not Xiao Chen, it will be a good thing for us!"
Feng Wuji added, "Don''t worry. Xiao Chen can''t even cross the gates of Bright Moon City. How is he to draw the saber?"
"The best scenario would be for one of us to be the one to draw the Cloud Moon Saber. That way, the Lunar Pce will definitely side with the Deity Dao Union. Xiao Chen would not stand any chance at all."
Tian Youxi looked around, ncing at the people present. She felt that this oue was really possible.
Xia Houjue and Feng Wuji were both outstanding talents who returned from experiential training in the Astral Battlefield. They were much stronger than the many outstanding talents of the Heavenly Starry Ocean.
As for Xing Jue and Xie Zixuan, even less needed to be said. They were descendants of Primes. Their current strength was unfathomable, and they could kill even regr Martial Emperors.
These two were far stronger than the outstanding talents of the Heavenly Starry Ocean. If Xiao Chen did not show up, no one would be able to suppress them.
"Good. It is decided, then. I will send people to figure out the exact situation with the Cloud Moon Saber. The few of you make your preparations. I will heavily reward the one who draws the Cloud Moon Saber," Tian Youxi said.
Xing Jue and the others nced at each other. They did not reject the proposal. The expression in their eyes said they were raring to go. Who would not be tempted by a woman like the Holy Daughter?
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As Xiao Chen, Tian Youxi, and others made their preparations, all the outstanding young talents of the entire Heavenly Starry Ocean entered into a frenzy.
News traveled rapidly. Within the shortest time possible, the many cultivators in the ck Sea, the Storm Sea, and the Ice Sea also received word.
The news that the Lunar Pce''s Holy Daughter was going to marry someone immediately spread throughout the entire oceanic world, turning into the mostmonly discussed topic.
The number of people heading for Bright Moon City increased to several times more than usual. There was a sea of people, all wanting to test themselves during the Divine Weapon unveiling ceremony.
Up in the pce that floated in the sky like a bright moon, Yue Bingyun showed worry on her face as she stared out of the window in a daze.
As the Lunar Pce''s Holy Daughter, she had never thought about seeking a true rtionship. For so many years, her heart remained still and unchanging, always unwavering.
However, when she met that person, some changes slowly appeared in her heart.
There had never been anyone who could give her such an intense feeling, causing her to be moved and to worry.
However, Yue Bingyun still possessed her rationality. She never expected anything toe of this, only burying that trace of a feeling in the deepest depths of her heart.
She would not think about it or long for it.
However, the situation now was really uneptable to her. Even if she did not marry for life, that would be many times better than marrying someone she did not like.
Will he dare toe?
Will he be able to guess the reason why I gave him the Bright Jade Fan?
Yue Bingyun''s heart was in turmoil. No matter what she did, she could not calm down. Her thoughts were all disorderly; she could not tidy them up.
"Bingyun, what are you thinking about?"
The Lunar Pce''s Pce Master silently walked into the elegant room.
This question startled Yue Bingyun, causing her to turn around quickly and bow. "Master, Bingyun is fine."
The Lunar Pce''s Pce Master shook her head and said, "The matters in your heart are written all over your face. How can you be fine? Please don''t me Master. Now, great chaos approaches. The Demonic Cmity will soon arrive as well. For the Lunar Pce to remain safe under the pressure of the Deity Dao Union, we need this sword-and-saber set.
"After that, there is still the even more horrifying Demonic Cmity. We will need the Wind Shadow Sword and the Cloud Moon Saber all the more. The Lunar Pce has been passed down for tens of thousands of years. We absolutely cannot let it fall here."
Yue Bingyun said softly, "I know. Bingyun will do whatever Master arranges."
The Lunar Pce''s Pce Master smiled gently. "You don''t have to overthink this. The person who can draw the Cloud Sword Saber is definitely a match for you. Given the Cloud Moon Saber''s pride, it will not choose a regr and ugly person. If that person dares to bully you, Master will definitely not let him off."
Yue Bingyun smiled bitterly in her heart. If there was no love in her heart, no matter how excellent the person, what was the point?
However, she did not show this on her face. She merely nodded to indicate her understanding.
The Lunar Pce''s Pce Master gave Yue Bingyun a deep look. She did not feel good about this, either. Yue Bingyun was like a daughter to her.
The Lunar Pce''s Pce Master had watched her grow up, investing her time and effort into her. However, this time, she had no other choice.
No one had managed to draw the Cloud Moon Saber in the vast Lunar Pce. This situation was unexpected.
For the sake of forging this saber and sword, the amount of resources the Lunar Pce used was far more than what the others imagined. If this saber and sword ended up being just decorations, then the Lunar Pce would suffer damage at its core, unable to recover for many centuries.
The most important thing was that the Deity Dao Union was already putting a lot of pressure on the Lunar Pce. However, the Lunar Pce did not wish to support any faction.
The Lunar Pce needed its own trump card so that the Deity Dao Union would not dare to use force against the Lunar Pce.
However, the matters of the world were hard to predict. Themotion caused by the Divine Weapon unveiling ceremony far surpassed the expectations of the Lunar Pce''s Pce Master.
Chapter 1344: Decision Made
Chapter 1344: Decision Made
The days slipped by. Soon, nearly half a month had passed.
Now, Xiao Chen held the Bright Jade Fan and entered deep thought for a long time.
He opened the fan, and it gave off bright lights and melodious song echoing in all directions and lingering for a long time.
The melodious song was like Yue Bingyun describing her situation in Xiao Chen''s ears, evoking various scenes in his mind.
The graceful bearing of this girl continuously appeared in Xiao Chen''s mind. He felt the pain and grief in Yue Bingyun''s heart.
She was begging Xiao Chen to help her once and not let this happen.
However, his purpose in going to the Lunar Pce was to obtain the Lunar Pce''s help, to prevent them from siding with the Deity Dao Union. If he caused trouble during the Divine Weapon unveiling ceremony, he might end up bringing about the opposite of what she wanted, giving Tian Youxi and the others an opportunity.
This was also why Xiao Chen wanted to bring Mo Chen with him. He was afraid that he would act rashly.
"Big Brother Xiao Chen, we are ready to depart," Mo Chen said softly after opening the door and entering.
Almost half a month had passed. If they still did not depart, they would not make it on time. Mo Chen had urged Xiao Chen to depart a few times already, but he would say that there was no rush.
However, if they still did not leave now, they would bete.
Xiao Chen put away the Bright Jade Fan and remained silent for a long time before saying, "Let''s go."
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Three dayster, the majestic Bright Moon City appeared like a moon in Xiao Chen''s field of vision. The sky and the sea in all directions were filled with cultivators heading for the Lunar Pce.
Without needing to guess, these people were here to attend the Divine Weapon unveiling ceremony. They all wanted to try their luck and see if they could draw the Cloud Moon Saber.
Both Xiao Chen and Mo Chen wore conical hats with white veils hanging from the brims, which covered half their faces and prevented others from recognizing them.
"There are really a lot of familiar people."
Xiao Chen took in his surroundings and revealed a faint smile. He saw Ye Chen, whom he had not met for a long time. This fellow flew quickly towards the city gates alone. Many people recognized Ye Chen immediately, knowing that he was the Young Alliance Chief of the Northern Sea Alliance.
However, Ye Chen did not stand out today and stir up much discussion.
There were too many outstanding talentsing to this Bright Moon City. With just a casual nce around, Xiao Chen also saw Di Xinhan and the Heavenly Province Academy''s Holy Son.
Now was not the time to greet them; Xiao Chen could not expose his identity yet.
Just at this moment, Mo Chen extended her hand and pointed. "Look, that seems to be the Divine Daughter, Tian Youxi."
Xiao Chen looked in the direction that Mo Chen''s finger indicated. A golden warship flew through the sky. It did notnd at the city gates but entered the city directly.
A pretty, white-haired girl stood at the bow of the ship.
Xiao Chen could somewhat make out this girl''s countenance. However, just this silhouette alone made him sure that she was the Divine Daughter, Tian Youxi.
"Who are the two at the side? Why do they look so familiar?"
Xiao Chen noticed that there was one person on either side of Tian Youxi. They looked familiar, but he could not quite ce them. Their auras were extremely dense and heavy.
When did these two people appear at Tian Youxi''s side? Xiao Chen immediately felt some restraining fear in his heart.
This time, many unexpected things might happen at the Divine Weapon unveiling ceremony. The matter of the Lunar Pce''s Holy Daughter was simply unexpected for too many people.
Before the crowd''s envious gazes, the Deity Race''s warship flew into Bright Moon City from above without any obstructions. They did not enter by the crowded city gates, slowly vanishing from Xiao Chen''s sight.
"Dong! Dong! Dong!"
Just at this moment, the drumming of rapid hoofbeats came from the sea, along with the shriek of cold wind blowing. The ambient temperature suddenly dropped, and a cold front suddenly arrived, chilling everyone.
Xiao Chen looked back and saw a handsome man with a frosty face on an icy horse. As he rode on this icy horse, snowkes drifted down along his path.
"It''s Young Master Bie Xue, the Young Master of the Ice Sea. Unexpectedly, he is here as well."
"His father, the Ice Sovereign, is already unrivaled in theprehension of the will of ice. He rules the entire Ice Sea, which is no weaker than any of the Immortal Holy Lands."
"The charm of the Holy Daughter is really irresistible to everyone."
The Ice Sea was notrge. Its name came from the fact that most of its sea surface was locked in ice as a result of year-round snowfall. Xiao Chen had heard of the Ice Sovereign before but never had any contact with him.
Furthermore, the Ice Sea was rather far from this Heavenly Starry Ocean. Hence, Xiao Chen had no intention to go to the Ice Sea.
He carefully sized up this handsome man, then nodded to himself. This person was rather strong and had many unique aspects.
Just considering cultivation, Young Master Bie Xue was already a Consummation quasi-Emperor and could undergo the Great Tribtion of wind and fire at any time to advance to Martial Emperor. However, it was clear that this person was rather cautious about this; he had apparently paused at Consummation quasi-Emperor for twenty years already.
"Young Master Bie Xue, unexpectedly, you are tempted by this Holy Daughter as well. However, when in the Storm Sea, it was love at first sight between the Holy Daughter and me. I think it is best you not go."
The howl of intense wind rang out. A youth appeared with the wind behind Young Master Bie Xue. He possessed delicate facial features and looked rather handsome.
In contrast to Young Master Bie Xue''s frosty face and cold aura, this person possessed an unruliness like that of a berserk wind. His clear eyes glittered with a wild and manic light.
"Shi Feng, this lunatic showed up as well."
[TL Note: This Shi Feng is a new Shi Feng with different characters used in his namepared to the previous few Shi Fengs.]
"He is the Storm Sea''s Young Master? This fellow is an old rival of Young Master Bie Xue. The way he does things is very extreme and crazy."
Young Master Bie Xue rolled his eyes and said, "Fool, the Storm Stones that Miss Yue borrowed from your Storm Sea were all used in the Wind Shadow Sword. The Ice Eyes used in the Cloud Moon Saber were all obtained from my Ice Sea. Who do you think is more likely to be able to draw the Cloud Moon Saber?"
Shi Fengughed, "Haha! Just wait and see. Miss Bingyun told me some of the Cloud Moon Saber''s secrets. Just wait and see."
Xiao Chen''s heart skipped a beat. However, he did not hear the other words. He thought back to what Young Master Bie Xue said. Could it be that Yue Bingyun was friends with this Shi Feng and Young Master Bie Xue?
This thought made Xiao Chen somewhat ufortable despite himself. He did not know why, but he experienced a strange frustration.
"Whoosh!"
Not long after these two left, rushed breathing rang out in the sky. Amid this sound was a sharp saber intent.
When Xiao Chen looked up, he saw someone flying over, looking like a powerful treasure saber. This person''s passage through the sky split the sea of clouds in half.
When Xiao Chen saw this person, he could not help eximing, "Wen Ziran!"
This was Wen Ziran, the personal disciple of the Saber Sovereign, Wu Xiaotian. In the many years that Xiao Chen had not seen him, the sharpness and saber intent of this person had be terrifyingly strong.
Wen Ziran flew in a line, disappearing in a sh as he entered Bright Moon City, moving as fast as the wind and lightning.
However, the saber intent that remained lingered for a long time as it spread in the air.
"Buzz! Buzz! Buzz!"
Sharp saber intent appeared once again, and nine figures turned up in the distance. As these people held up their sabers, they tore through the clouds and flew forward like sharp sabers.
The auras of these nine were all differentraging inferno, drifting snow, howling storm, shing lightningall different from each other.
The only simrity was that they all radiated an extremely strong saber intent. Just one look would make a person tremble in fear.
"There are so many disciples of Saber Sovereigns. Aside from the Saber Sovereign''s disciple, Wen Ziran, the personal disciples of the Inferno Saber Sovereign, Ice Saber Sovereign, Lightning Saber Sovereign, and the other Saber Sovereigns all rushed over."
"It looks like the rumor is true. I''d heard that the Lunar Pce''s Pce Master personally sent out invitations to many Saber Sovereigns. Now, they are all here."
"It''s over. We probably do not stand a chance anymore. With so many experts of the saber and outstanding talents, there will definitely be one that can draw the Cloud Moon Saber and marry the Holy Daughter."
Discussions rang out nonstop. As the many cultivators spoke, they all appeared disappointed.
Previously, they all still held the illusion of hope, thinking they could gain some advantage. It looked like it was just wishful thinking now.
"It seems like this is going to be difficult to deal with!"
Under the hat, Xiao Chen frowned. He took out the Bright Jade Fan and nced at it before easing his frown. No matter what, since Yue Bingyun made this request, he would lend her a hand.
He would draw the Cloud Moon Saber and wreck this ceremony!
Chapter 1345: Chaotic Scene
Chapter 1345: Chaotic Scene
Xiao Chen withdrew his gaze and soared into the air along with Mo Chen, heading toward Bright Moon City.
Immediately, all the cultivators around shifted their attention to the two, suspicion in their eyes.
"Who are these people? Howe they dare to fly directly into Bright Moon City like those Holy Scions?"
"Could they be from somewhere far away and do not know the rules?"
"That''s impossible. Even if they do not understand the rule, they will not dare to barge into the Lunar Pce. They must be the outstanding talents of a Holy Land or perhaps they received an invitation from the Lunar Pce."
"Just keep watching. If they are not Holy Scions, someone will definitely stop them."
When Xiao Chen and Mo Chen approached the city, two pretty female Lunar Pce disciples immediately flew over and met them in the air. One of the two female disciples said, "This is Bright Moon City. If you do not have an invitation, would the two of you please enter by the city gates."
Without saying a word, Xiao Chen took out the Bright Jade Fan and opened it.
Instantly, the fan gave off a bright light and melodious song resounding and lingering in the space around. Small waves surged up in the sea as if they were dancing to the music.
"Bright Jade Fan!"
Shocked exmations rang out in the surroundings. Unexpectedly, this unremarkable-looking person actually flourished a Bright Jade Fan.
"This is really strange. Over the past thousand years, the Lunar Pce has given out less than ten Bright Jade Fans."
"It looks like this Divine Weapon unveiling ceremony will be very eventful. The Bright Jade Fan has not appeared in over a hundred years already."
Those who possessed the Bright Jade Fan were bound to have an impressive background. It would be hard to avoid shocking people when they saw it.
"Shua!"
Xiao Chen closed the Bright Jade Fan. Then, the female disciples blocking his way moved aside.
The female disciples bowed, and one said, "So, it is an honored guest. We are sorry for the offense. May I ask if the two of you are here to attend the Divine Weapon unveiling ceremony?"
Xiao Chen nodded and replied, "Just here to join the excitement."
"Please follow us."
The two female Lunar Pce disciples did not leave immediately. Instead, they led the way for Xiao Chen, paying attention to his every need.
With the Bright Jade Fan, one could even meet the Lunar Pce''s Pce Master and make a reasonable request. Naturally, the Lunar Pce disciples did not dare to dy Xiao Chen in fear of being rude.
"I''m Ming Qiu, and this is my junior sister Hong Yan. Since you hold the Bright Jade Fan, we can bring you directly to the VIP seats," the graceful girl on the left said. Her voice sounded like bubbling spring water, a charming dissonance.
Xiao Chen shook his head and said, "Just leading the way is fine. We do not need VIP seats."
"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!"
The four traveled quickly as they flew in the air, passing many pavilions and streetsthe envy of many cultivators, who were obediently walking on the ground.
Not everyone had the privilege of flying in Bright Moon City. Under normal circumstances, even Martial Emperors did not dare to do so.
After one hour, the four arrived at Bright Moon za, thergest in the city.
The za was very packed with the figures of many cultivators. There did not seem to be any space at all.
"Since both do not want VIP seats, Hong Yan, go and arrange for two seats below." The graceful girl gave out instructions with a soft voice.
Xiao Chen said politely, "Many thanks."
"In that case, we will not impose on the two of you." The two female disciples gracefully flew into the air and disappeared from Xiao Chen and Mo Chen''s sight.
After the two female disciples left, Xiao Chen pulled Mo Chen back quickly, and they mixed into the crowd.
There were all sorts of cultivators mingling in the za, so many that they were uncountable. Xiao Chen''s and Mo Chen''s attire did not stand out at all. After they mixed into the crowd, finding them would be like searching for a needle in the sea.
Xiao Chen had no choice but to be cautious. If anyone discovered his identity beforehand, he might get chased out; then, all his efforts would be for naught.
The many outstanding talents and the various Saber Sovereigns'' disciples all sat on VIP seats on the tform.
All of them looked very impressive, talking cheerfully with each other. While they spoke, they all disyed great confidence as they basked in the attention.
This was especially so for Tian Youxi and her group. They were the most eye-catching. All the various Holy Scions and Saber Sovereigns'' disciples paid attention to them.
Some of the Saber Sovereigns'' disciples even betrayed fear in their eyes as they looked over, withdrawing their arrogance somewhat.
Xiao Chen saw all this clearly from below the tform. Then, his eyes widened with enlightenment.
The two beside Tian Youxi were the personal disciples of the East Mountain Ghost Monarch and the Heaven Punishing Corpse God.
In the many years he had not seen these two, their strength had increased a lot. Even a First Heaven Martial Emperor would not be a match for them.
Xiao Chen told Mo Chen about the situation with Xing Jue and Xie Zixuan. Mo Chen frowned. "It looks like it is going to be problematic this time. Unexpectedly, so many people came to the Divine Weapon unveiling ceremony. This is especially so for those Saber Sovereigns'' disciples. If any of them has a chance, they are likely to seed in drawing the Cloud Moon Saber."
Xiao Chen said softly, "I wonder how the Lunar Pce will arrange the order of the attempts."
As the two of them discussed softly, the ethereal pce that appeared like a bright moon in the sky gave off a pale yellow light. It was pure and beautiful, even more beautiful than moonlight.
Along with the light, three female elders of the Lunar Pce, the Holy Daughter Yue Bingyun, and the Lunar Pce''s Vice Pce Master descended. With the group''s arrival, the crowd''s excitement surged to a new high.
Countless fervent gazes from all directions focused on Yue Bingyun. These heated gazes contained a desire that had previously been absent.
Yue Bingyun carried a sword on her back. Her eyes moved around nimbly as she swept the crowd with them.
She also sent out her perception but did not discover the person she was hoping to see. An indiscernible disappointment and hurt shed in her eyes.
After bowing lightly, Yue Bingyun moved back and sat at the side.
When Xiao Chen saw this scene, his heart was slightly stunned. However, he endured the impulse to jump out.
Four Lunar Pce disciples stepped forward and slowly ced a scabbarded treasure saber on the tform.
Everyone immediately shifted their gazes from Yue Bingyun to that treasure saber. Without question, this was the Cloud Moon Saber. As long as one could draw the saber, one would be able to marry the Holy Daughter, something that many dreamed of.
"Since everyone is here already, I believe everyone knows that there are some unexpected surprises with the Divine Weapon unveiling ceremony. Anyone who can draw the Cloud Moon Saber and is willing to join my Lunar Pce may marry the Holy Daughter."
The Lunar Pce''s Vice Pce Master had spoken the words that everyone was waiting to hear.
"So, it is true!"
"As long as one can draw that saber, one can marry the Holy Daughter. What is the background of this saber? To think that the Lunar Pce can actually bear to do this!"
While the rest discussed, the Divine Daughter, Tian Youxi, said, "May I ask Senior how the order of attempts will be arranged?"
The first to attempt to draw the saber definitely held the advantage. If that person seeded, the people behind would surely feel regret.
However, with so many people here, no matter who made the first attempt, it would be hard to satisfy everyone with the order of arrangements. Conflict would inevitably ensue.
Yue Bingyun looked at Tian Youxi and smiled faintly. "It does not matter whether the person who draws the saber is male or female. If the Divine Daughter is willing to join my Lunar Pce, Bingyun can make the decision to let you be the first to try. Of course, if you really manage to draw it, you will have to abandon your Divine Son."
"Hahaha!"
Knowing that the Lunar Pce''s Holy Daughter was mocking Tian Youxi, the watching crowd erupted inughter, embarrassing Tian Youxi.
Tian Youxi replied, "The Holy Daughter is truly unrivaled in both appearance and temperament. However, Youxi is a girl and is also engaged already. If Sister Bingyun does not dislike it, you can let me make the decision to choose the first person."
Yue Bingyun nced at Tian Youxi. Then, she looked at Xing Jue and Xie Zixuan, who were both raring to give it a try. Then, she asked coldly, "Do you think that is possible?"
Right after Yue Bingyun spoke, she suddenly threw a palm strike. There was a burst of energy, and the Cloud Moon Saber flew out ferociously. It was like an embroidered ball that turned into a golden light shooting towards the crowd in front.
[TL Note: Tossing of the embroidered ball, there are a few Chinese stories where the daughters of wealthy or influential families choose a marriage partner by tossing out an embroidered ball. The person who catches it would be the husband of the daughter. The reasoning behind it is to let fate decide.]
"Whoever is capable can be the first to try!"
Yue Bingyun''s deration immediately stirred up the crowd. After being stunned for a moment, the many outstanding talents at the VIP seats quickly flew up and chased the golden light.
The many cultivators below the tform were even more excited. All of them charged into the sky, wanting to snatch that golden light.
The ce instantly turned chaotic.
Chapter 1346: The Heart in Disorder
Chapter 1346: The Heart in Disorder
When Tian Youxi saw what Yue Bingyun did, her face sank slightly. This Yue Bingyun did not give her any face at all, not showing any politeness.
In reality, how could Yue Bingyun be polite with Tian Youxi? It was already very good that she did not fall out with her on the spot.
If Tian Youxi did note representing the Deity Dao Union, the Lunar Pce''s Pce Master would not feel so much pressure, would not have steeled herself to make this decision.
Most of the outstanding talents on the tform had already taken action. The ten Saber Sovereigns'' disciples were among those who remained there, in no rush to make a move.
The reason was none other than these people being the truly strong ones. The people who had the potential to draw the Cloud Moon Saber were all very confident in themselves.
Their mental state was much stronger than regr people''s. They would not let any sudden changes fluster them.
The Storm Sea''s Shi Feng stood up and looked around. He smiled and said, "If the rest of you are not making a move, I will go first. Miss Bingyun, wait for a moment. I''ll go and draw the Cloud Moon Saber."
Shi Feng soared into the air amid wildughter. He turned into a storm as he quickly charged into the crowd.
"Make way!"
As the storm surged, tears appeared in space. The strong wind erupted with a driving force, instantly sending everyone in its way flying.
"Move fast! Move fast! That crazy Shi Feng ising!"
Seeing the storm attacking indiscriminately, many cultivators in the air changed their expressions. Horror shed in their eyes as they gave way, not daring toe in contact with Shi Feng, much less block him.
Below the tform, underneath the conical hat, Xiao Chen''s expression did not show any fluctuation. However, when he saw the power of this storm, he nodded in approval to himself. The power of this berserk wind was truly extraordinary.
Xiao Chen had some understanding of the Wind Dao. However, he could not use it to tear space in such a berserk manner.
However, with more than one hundred thousand cultivators in the sky trying to snatch the Cloud Moon Saberand a few pretty strong experts among themShi Feng would have to spend a lot of time if he wanted to obtain the Cloud Moon Saber.
Right now, the Cloud Moon Saber was getting passed around. The cultivators that managed toe in contact with it suffered from attacks before they could even grasp the handle. They ended up losing the treasure saber in less than a breath of time, fleeing and covered in injuries.
Without strength that could shock everyone, no one could truly grasp the Cloud Moon Saber.
"How strong! If no one stops him, this Shi Feng might be the first to grasp this saber properly," Mo Chen said softly after observing Shi Feng''s strength for a while.
"It is not that simple. No one will just watch as he easily obtains the Cloud Moon Saber."
Xiao Chen did not make a move. However, he left a strand of his Spiritual Sense on the Cloud Moon Saber. Should he want to, his Fish Dragon Art would allow him to reach the front of the Cloud Moon Saber with a sh despite the great chaotic scene of one hundred thousand cultivators.
Nevertheless, even if he did not make a move, no one would just stand by as Shi Feng obtained the Cloud Moon Saber. Moreover, if Shi Feng managed to get the saber, he might not be able to draw it.
Indeed, after a while, the Ice Sea''s Young Master Bie Xue did not hesitate anymore. Once he saw Shi Feng making his move, he performed a somersault and mounted that icy horse.
The horse galloped in the air, causing snow to fall from the sky and the temperature to drop.
A spear appeared in Young Master Bie Xue''s hand as he rode the horse and charged forward. No one dared to block his move. Anyone in his way was sent flying.
The cold and frosty-faced Young Master Bie Xue was sharp like a knife and bone-chilling. No one dared to get close to him.
Even though Young Master Bie Xue movedter, he arrived earlier. Like an icy meteor, he created a crystalline path of ice while riding the icy horse and managed to get ahead of Shi Feng, galloping towards the person who currently held the Cloud Moon Saber.
"Hand it over!" Young Master Bie Xie shouted coldly, his words as sharp as a sword. As he charged over with a spear, he frightened the person holding the Cloud Moon Saber into tossing the saber far away.
The Cloud Moon Saber spun around, radiating faint moonlight, looking very elegant. Amid the faint moonlight, the undrawn Cloud Moon Saber was like a proud girl watching all this coldly.
Coincidentally, the Cloud Moon Saber happened to fly in Shi Feng''s direction.
Shi Fengughed loudly and threw two palm strikes, sending the people who wanted topete with him flying to the sides. Then, he grabbed the saber.
"So what if you are fast? In the end, I am still the one to draw the Cloud Moon Saber."
Shi Feng grabbed the saber handle with his right hand and yanked. Then, his expression changed somewhat. The saber did not budge from the scabbard at all.
"How can this be? Could it be that I cannot draw this Cloud Moon Saber?"
Not permitting Shi Feng to think further, a cold burst of light resembling starlight shot over. It was Young Master Bie Xue''s ice spear arriving as it tore through the air.
"Dang!" The Cloud Moon Saber was sent flying again, this time into the clouds.
Shi Feng''s expression changed slightly. He looked up with a crazed expression. "No way, I have to try once more."
"Kiang!"
Just as the two soared into the air to chase after the Cloud Moon Saber, a resonant saber hum rang out in the surroundings. The sound of this saber contained a sharp saber intent. It was like a sharp saber stabbing into the clouds.
It was the Inferno Saber Sovereign''s personal disciple standing up on the tform and drawing the treasure saber at his waist at the same time.
At the sound of this saber, the Cloud Moon Saber, which was originally flying to the sky, quickly headed over.
"Kiang! Kiang! Kiang!"
The many Saber Sovereigns'' personal disciples stood up and drew their sabers one after another. Their sabers sang like zithers, each one louder than the one before, sounding very resonant.
The Cloud Moon Saber immediately followed the saber intents. The Saber Sovereigns'' disciplespeted with their saber intent, fighting for the Cloud Moon Saber''s attention.
The sharp saber intents nearly turned solid as they shed in the air, forming an interwoven of saber Qi. When Young Master Bie Xue and Shi Feng tried to charge through a few times, the vast saber intents blocked them.
It had to be said that these desmen held the advantage in this fight.
"They truly deserve to be the disciples of Saber Sovereigns. Their saber intents are really frightening. They''ve probablyprehended a Great Perfection saber soul."
"They are really strong. With such sharpness, even Young Master Bie Xue and Shi Feng do not dare to sh head-on."
"Quick, look! Wen Ziran is going to make his move!"
A loud exmation caught everyone''s attention. Although there were many disciples of Saber Sovereigns, they were all titled things like Inferno Saber Sovereign or me Saber Sovereign. Only Wu Xiaotian dared to title himself simply as the Saber Sovereign.
As for Wen Ziran, he was the personal disciple that Wu Xiaotian was the proudest of.
Wen Ziran was thest to draw his saber. The sound of his saber was not the most resonant but was the one that struck the heart the deepest. As he drew his saber, the many cultivators only heard the sound of his saber being drawn lingering in their ears. They could not even feel the saber intents of the other Saber Sovereigns'' disciples anymore. These saber intents were all utterly suppressed.
This startled Xiao Chen. Then, he revealed an expression of understanding. His instinct as a desman told him that Wen Ziran alreadyprehended a Saber Domain.
Under the hat, Xiao Chen''s lips curled up into a smile. If he remembered right, he promised Wen Ziran that they would have a fight in the future. Since they bothprehended Saber Domains, that fight was worth anticipating.
As Xiao Chen expected, after Wen Ziran drew his saber, the other nine desmen all showed great changes in their expressions.
The shing saber intents in the air immediately stopped obeying orders with the connections cut off.
The Cloud Moon Saber flew towards Wen Ziran like a meteor, as though he was a ma, which caused the expressions of the other nine Saber Sovereigns'' disciples to change again.
Wen Ziran alone forcibly suppressed them all.
With such might, there was only one exnation: Wen Ziranprehended a Saber Domain while the other Saber Sovereigns'' disciples did not.
"Whoosh!"
Just as Wen Ziran was about to grasp the Cloud Moon Saber, Xie Zixuan, the East Mountain Ghost Monarch''s descendant, stood up and smiled faintly. Then, Xie Zixuan''s figure flickered like a phantom, appearing before Wen Ziran in a sh.
"It is not your turn yet!" Xie Zixuan said indifferently. The moment he extended his hand, he thrust his sword at Wen Ziran.
This attack forced Wen Ziran to move back quickly. Xie Zixuan''s sword strike could not be underestimated. If Wen Ziran continued to try and draw the Cloud Moon Saber, he would end up paying a high price. That would not be worth it.
Xing Jue, who was beside Tian Youxi, smiled faintly. Then, his figure shed, and he grasped the Cloud Moon Saber in his hand.
"Xia Houjue, Feng Wuji, work together to protect me. Cloud Moon Saber, let''s see what tricks you have."
Xia Houjue and Feng Wuji stood up at the same time. Then, along with Xie Zixuan, they each guarded a side.
Instantly, the crowd charged over, wanting to snatch back the Cloud Moon Saber.
Tian Youxi snorted coldly. "Anyone who dares to mess around will be enemies with my Deity Dao Union!"
Tian Youxi used a Deity Race Mental Energy Martial Technique in her voice. Her cold tone struck the depths of the heart, establishing a strong deterrence.
Xiao Chen felt flustered and could not help taking one step forward.
Mo Chen quickly pulled Xiao Chen back. "Don''t. This is not the time to reveal yourself. He might not be able to draw it!"
Chapter 1347: Making a Move to Draw the Saber
Chapter 1347: Making a Move to Draw the Saber
Mo Chen pulled on Xiao Chen''s arm, afraid that he would act rashly. She did not want him to reveal himself at such an early point.
Xiao Chen revealing himself now and shing directly with the Deity Dao Union was clearly unwise.
Restraining himself, Xiao Chen took a step back. After a while, he stepped forward again, struggling free of Mo Chen''s grip.
That was right. The Cloud Moon Saber would not be drawn so easily.
However, once it was drawn, Xiao Chen would no longer have any opportunity to change the situation. Yue Bingyun''s fate would be sealed.
Such a result would be his eternal regret. This worry in his heart would never be relieved.
Xiao Chen''s purpose in bringing Mo Chen was to use her rationality to suppress his rashness. However, from the looks of things, there was no need for it. Sometimes, in life, one needed to be rash.
Under certain circumstances, absolute calmness and rationality might not be a good thing.
Xiao Chen turned the situation around, holding on to Mo Chen''s arm, instead. Then, he turned his head and smiled. "Don''t be anxious. From the very start, I do not have a clue on how to deal with the Lunar Pce and still do not have a n. Even now, I still don''t know where to begin. The initiative ispletely in Tian Youxi''s hand.
"This is not what I want. Hesitating and fearing everything, this is not my character."
At this moment, Xiao Chen faced his heart. It was as if a fast saber had shed all the worries and messy emotions, allowing him to see clearly.
Mo Chen asked worriedly, "What about you?"
Xiao Chen smiled and replied, "Don''t be afraid. I managed to clearly see my own heart. I might appear rash, but that does not mean that I am acting rashly."
When Tian Youxi and the others took action on the tform, no one dared to make a move.
The forceful stance and overbearingness of the Deity Dao Union were clear to see. Even though everyone was unhappy with this, they could not do anything about it.
Yue Bingyun felt a pang in her heart. She gently bit on her lower lip, tears welling up in her eyes.
Tian Youxi nced at Yue Bingyun, feeling somewhat happy in her heart. She said, "Xing Jue, what are you waiting for? Quickly draw the Cloud Moon Saber and fulfill the Holy Daughter Yue Bingyun''s wish."
Yue Bingyun''s face sank as she said coldly, "Tian Youxi, don''t go overboard."
Tian Youxi smiled and retorted, "How am I overboard? You were the one who made the rule. Anyone capable can be the first to try. The Lunar Pce''s Vice Pce Master also said that anyone who can draw this Cloud Moon Saber can join the Lunar Pce."
Xing Jue held the Cloud Moon Saber and toyed with it for a while. Then, he said casually, "Not bad. This is a pretty rare treasure saber. The moon hides in the cloud; it is very prideful."
Wen Ziran frowned slightly. Xing Jue was not a desman. If he wanted to draw the saber, there was only one way, which was to forcibly subdue this saber.
If Xing Jue were another person, that would not work. However, Xing Jue was the descendant of a Prime. He had also undergone experiential training in the Astral Battlefield. His strength was now unfathomable. Whether he would fail or not was hard to say.
It would be a great pity if a person who was not a desman drew the Cloud Moon Saber.
All the cultivators present were upset with the Deity Dao Union''s tyranny as well, their dissatisfaction written on their faces.
Xing Jue ced his hand on the saber''s handle with a grave expression. He did not act carelessly. He used all his strength and aura, radiating a vague Emperor''s Might from his body.
This was the aura that Xing Jue gained from killing a Martial Emperor. The aura he obtained already resembled Emperor''s Might.
"Boom!"
A strong wind blew and clouds churned. The sky suddenly turned dark. A golden full moon appeared indistinct in the clouds, proud and cold.
"Come out!" Xing Jue shouted, and he pushed his aura to its limits. A terrifying aura spread out, eliciting a deep fear in others.
"He is really strong. Rumor has it that he''s killed a Martial Emperor before. It looks like it is true!"
"The Deity Dao Union is really strong. To think that they actually have such an outstanding talent! Compared to him, the Holy Scions of our Heavenly Starry Ocean seem weaker."
"I wonder if he can draw it."
The present atmosphere turned extremely tense. Everyone knew that Xing Jue was forcibly subduing the Cloud Moon Saber. The results were very important. Everyone held their breath and opened their eyes wide as they watched intently.
The outstanding talents and the Saber Sovereigns'' disciples all felt dissatisfied and cursed Xing Jue in their hearts.
They cursed Xing Jue to fail and be unable to draw the Cloud Moon Saber.
"Ka ca!"
However, these curses did not seem to work. Xing Jue managed to draw the Cloud Moon Saber by one centimeter. Bright, dazzling moonlight shone.
A strong Divine Might also spread out. A fierce wind shrilled, forcing everyone to close their eyes.
The gale formed by the Divine Might even blew away the weaker people. The za now turned even more chaotic.
Under the hat, Xiao Chen narrowed his eyes. He gently shifted his position to shield Mo Chen, helping her block the Divine Might of the Divine Weapon.
Xiao Chen thought to himself, This Divine Weapon is truly incredible. He drew it by only one centimeter, and it already disys such might.
If it ispletely drawn, it will be even more incredible. After that, whenbined with the Wind Shadow Sword, the resulting spectacle will be unimaginable.
"Damn, it''s over. Can he draw itpletely?!"
"This fellow''s aura is really strong, truly incredible."
"Heck, someone, say something. We can''t let an outsider marry the Holy Daughter!"
The various discussions entered Xing Jue''s ears, pleasing him considerably. His lips curled up, and his aura turned sharper.
Xing Jue''s headband ripped off, leaving his long hair flying about messily.
His expression appeared grave and fierce as cracks opened on the ground. Clearly, after drawing the Cloud Moon Saber by one centimeter, he was not finding it that easy to continue.
On the contrary, drawing the Cloud Moon Saber was extremely exhausting, and he was barely holding on.
"Weng!"
The Cloud Moon Saber got drawn out a little more. Xing Jueughed loudly and said, "The Lunar Pce''s disciples are all pretty like flowers. However, based on today, it looks like their strength and talents are somewhat weak!"
The hearts of all the onlookers sank, and they showed disappointed expressions.
No one expected that Xing Jue was actually so incredible. He really was about to forcibly subdue the Cloud Moon Saber. Barring the unexpected, given sufficient time, he would definitely seed in drawing out the Cloud Moon Saber.
Tian Youxi revealed a faint smile. As long as Xing Jue drew out the Cloud Moon Saber, the Deity Dao Union would be certain to pull the Lunar Pce over.
Even if the Lunar Pce''s Pce Master was unwilling, without the Transcendent Divine Weapon merged together, they would not dare to oppose the Deity Dao Union, either.
However, just at this moment, a sharp saber intent suddenly burst out from the chaotic crowd below. It covered the sky andnd like a sh flood or a tsunami surging over.
"Boom!"
The people in front of Xiao Chen could not block at all. The puissant saber intent blew them all away, wresting a few screams from them as they flew in all directions.
Instantly, a vast deste space appeared in front of Xiao Chen. The crowded and chaotic scene emptied.
The vast saber intent was like a horrific wave. Its momentum did not decrease as it surged towards the tform.
Completely blocking such a saber intent was impossible. It had no weaknesses, and it took advantage of any opening avable.
Xing Jue, who was using all his energy and attention on forcibly subduing the Cloud Moon Saber, did not react. He only saw the Cloud Moon Saber''s struggles suddenly be severalfold wilder in his hands.
"What''s going on? Stay still!"
Xing Jue steadied his footing and tightened both hands around the Cloud Moon Saber, doing his best to prevent it from breaking free.
When Xiao Chen''s saber intent arrived, the Cloud Moon Saber''s struggles peaked.
"Bang!" The Cloud Moon Saber broke free from Xing Jue''s grasp. A tremendous force rebounded from the scabbard, flinging Xing Jue aside, into the air, and causing him to vomit blood.
"No!"
Before Xing Jue''s unwilling gaze, the Cloud Moon Saber flew swiftly towards Xiao Chen, refusing to listen to Xing Jue.
This behavior was like a girl seeing the one she loved and impatient to meet him.
Xiao Chen stretched out his hand and happened to grab the Cloud Moon Saber''s scabbard. The gale kicked up by the saber made his clothes p about noisily.
The sudden turn of events stunned everyone.
Everyone previously thought that the Divine Weapon unveiling ceremony was about toe to an end when a mysterious person suddenly appeared. This person exploded forth with a powerful saber intent, directly snatching the Cloud Moon Saber away from Xing Jue.
"Who is it?!"
Yue Bingyun was so shocked that she stood up from her seat involuntarily. She stared hard as if she was trying to peer through that thick conical hat and see who this mysterious person was.
It was not just Yue Bingyun. Everyone in Bright Moon za was curious as well.
Who was so bold as to directly offend the Deity Dao Union and jumped out at this moment?
Chapter 1348: I Am the Bright Moon, a Lone Flower Admiring Itself
Chapter 1348: I Am the Bright Moon, a Lone Flower Admiring Itself
Naturally, the most shaken and shocked among the hundreds of thousands of cultivators were the ten Saber Sovereigns'' personal disciples.
As desmen, they understood the saber intent, and the pressure it brought, that surged over better than ordinary people did.
This was especially so for Wen Ziran. His expression changed drastically into heavy astonishment.
Who is this person?
The chaotic Bright Moon za immediately quieted down. Everyone focused their gaze on this mysterious person wearing a conical hat.
Tian Youxi frowned slightly, feeling suspicious. This person seemed somewhat familiar, but she could not be sure that it was the person she was thinking of.
Xing Jue took three steps back. His expression showed both shock and rage. He asked with a sullen face, "Is he Xiao Chen?"
Xing Jue had not seen Xiao Chen for many years already. Compared to Tian Youxi, he was even more uncertain.
Xia Houjue shook his head and said, "His figure is simr. However, how could Xiao Chen enter Bright Moon City? He can''t even step into the city. Even if he masked himself, he would be checked when he entered the city."
Feng Wuji nodded and said, "It is not difficult to mix in with the crowd and enter. However, the Lunar Pce''s Pce Master already made it clear that she does not wee him. If he really entered, he would be in a worse situation. Xiao Chen would definitely understand that."
Xie Zixuan smiled coldly and asked, "What is the point of thinking so much? Whether it is or not, we just have to remove his hat. Ain''t that simple?"
Right after Xie Zixuan spoke, his figure moved like a phantom, creating many vague ghostly images. When these ghostly imagesnded, they roared out in rage.
With a thousand ghostly images appearing, the sharp miserable shrieks they gave off turned into an extremely horrifying sound wave.
When Xie Zixuan''s true body arrived before Xiao Chen, the thousand ghostly images merged into one, turning into a three-kilometer-tall evil spirit from hell behind him. As it opened its bloody mouth, it snarled at Xiao Chen.
"Rawr!"
The sound waves turned into a whirlpool that appeared ferocious and undefeatable. Its sound was sharp and fierce. The scariest thing was that it could directly enter another''s sea of consciousness and perform a Mental Attack.
This Ghost Shadow Step was not only fast but also had many abilities. It was unpredictable. The moment it appeared, it caused many of the watching cultivators to cry out.
The instant the evil spirit roared, Xie Zixuan narrowed his eyes, and the sword in his hand became like a venomous snake heading for Xiao Chen''s chest.
Xie Zixuan''s Movement Technique and Martial Technique worked together perfectly with no ws at all. A peak quasi-Emperor would probably get pierced through the heart and die immediately from this strike.
Unfortunately, Xie Zixuan ran into Xiao Chen!
The mental attack of the evil spirit entered Xiao Chen''s sea of consciousness. It bared its ws and fangs, wanting to show off its might. That azure-d Dharmic Incarnation with the evil air in the depths of his sea of consciousness opened its eyes and sent out a boundless killing Qi that made the evil spirit tremble in fear.
Before the evil spirit could leave, the azure-d Dharmic Incarnation killed it with one chop.
Back in reality, Xiao Chen''s movements did not stop, either. Facing the other party''s lightning-quick sword, he executed the Fish Dragon Art. He immediately showed thousands of variations, bing like a fish in water.
When Xiao Chen''s body moved, it was like a fish wagging its tail in the water. The tip of the sword looked like it soon would strike Xiao Chen.
This startled the onlookers into taking in a deep breath. However, in the next moment, they discovered that the sword slid by Xiao Chen''s body.
Fast!
Fish Dragon Art, Azure Dragon leaping out of the sea, scattering the clouds in all directions!
Xiao Chen''s aura changed. He became like a dragon leaping out of the sea, breaking through the water. He shifted from slow to fast. His body shed as he charged forward and swung the Cloud Moon Saber in its scabbard, striking Xie Zixuan''s face.
"Pa!" The unfathomable Xie Zixuan with the ferocious aura did not even manage to touch the corner of Xiao Chen''s clothes before getting sent flying.
What Movement Technique is this?
Xie Zixuan''s Ghost Shadow Step already shocked the entire za, horrifying everyone. However, the Movement Technique of this mysterious person was clearly superior. Xie Zixuan wanted to unt his Movement Technique. However, he ended up upstaged by someone else.
This was upstaging in the truest sense. The wound on Xie Zixuan''s face was a mark of humiliation for him.
"Kill him!" Xing Jue shouted coldly. Regardless of whether this person was Xiao Chen or not, this person was already their greatest enemy.
Striking Xie Zixuan was like striking the Deity Dao Union''s face. They needed to retaliate.
Xing Jue roared furiously, and his clothes ripped apart, revealing a strong and vigorous golden torso. That golden body glittered with light, and its muscles looked like they were filled with power.
"Bang!"
Xing Jue threw a punch from where he stood. The energy tore through the air, heading for Xiao Chen. The power of this one punch set the surrounding space trembling.
Xiao Chen thought to himself, This Xing Jue is truly a disciple of the Heaven Punishing Corpse God. In terms of physical strength, he even somewhat surpasses me.
However, that was fine. The other party was an outstanding talent focusing on cultivating the physical body. He even had a master who became a Prime using the physical body. There was no need topete with him with the physical body.
The Cloud Moon Saber''s scabbard dipped and blocked the energy. Xiao Chen''s white robes fluttered as he used the force to fly back, easily avoiding that energy as his figure moved gracefully.
After this punch, Xing Jue and the others charged over with surging killing intent and a ferocious aura, instantly surrounding Xiao Chen.
They unleashed various powerful moves mercilessly.
However, despite the torrent of storm-like attacks, the four still failed to touch the corner of Xiao Chen''s clothes. It was like trying to catch fish in the water. In the end, they were toyed with, moving in circles.
"This fellow is too strong. We should force the Cloud Moon Saber out of his hand first. If we give him an opportunity, he will definitely draw it out!" one of the Saber Sovereigns'' descendants suggested.
The other outstanding talents exchanged nces before nodding and flying up, joining the group surrounding Xiao Chen.
Wen Ziran hesitated for a moment. After thinking for a while, he charged over as well. It was rare to find such an expert in the Saber Dao. He could not help itching to fight him.
"Rumble!"
Aside from Chu Yang, Di Xinhan, and the other Holy Scions who were just there to watch the liveliness, the other people who fancied the Holy Daughter Yue Bingyun all immediately joined the group surrounding Xiao Chen.
Even if they could not defeat this fellow, they absolutely could not give him the time to draw the Cloud Moon Saber.
However, they did not know that Xiao Chen was smiling to himself. He found the people from the Deity Dao Union surrounding him only somewhat problematic.
After all, that group was from the same faction and worked rather well together. Furthermore, they were pretty strong in the first ce.
However, when these people surrounded Xiao Chen, not only were they unable to work together, but they also hindered each other, even injured each other.
The Taiji Dao was the best for fighting many at the same time, borrowing force to fight.
These people wanted to keep Xiao Chen busy fighting, but they ended up giving Xiao Chen an opportunity.
"Damn, you injured me!"
"Scram, you were clearly the one who injured me first."
"I just couldn''t control myself, couldn''t control the force. It wasn''t on purpose. Damn! Which bastard attacked me while I was speaking?"
"Bunch of trash! Scram! Scram as far as you can!" Xing Jue discovered that he could not even see Xiao Chen. Even so, he suffered many wounds on his body.
Xing Jue was so frustrated that he was enraged. Then, he shouted and attacked the two people beside him.
It would have been fine if Xing Jue had not attacked. The moment he did so, the ce fell into even greater chaos. Furthermore, amid the tumult, Xing Jue''s golden body became the best target, turning into the focus of mayhem.
The scene entered into a negative feedback loop. The angrier Xing Jue got, the heavier he attacked, the more chaotic the scene became.
As the person in the center, his golden body became covered in blood, a miserable sorry sight. He lost his initial splendor entirely.
"All of you, stop! That person is already gone. Why are you still attacking me?!"
With so many Saber Sovereigns'' descendants and outstanding talents, even the most exquisite physical body would not be able to handle the assault.
"That''s right. Where did that mysterious person go to?"
"Where is he? Where is he?"
"Everyone, stop! Look around! Find him!"
Amid the chaos, these people could not stop attacking each other. Now, they suddenly discovered that at some point in time, the person they were originally surrounding had already gone missing.
This group of people wanted to stop Xiao Chen. Instead, their group messed everything up.
"There!"
Xing Jue narrowed his eyes when he found Xiao Chen''s figure and instantly charged over.
Xing Jue''s bare upper body was covered in wounds, truly a cruel sight. His hair was disheveled, and the rags of his clothes dangled around his body.
He no longer had the air of an outstanding talent or a Prime''s descendant. He now looked like a miserable beggar. He was heartbreaking, appearing very pitiful.
The group of people turned to where Xing Jue was looking. They saw that Xiao Chen had already moved several kilometers away at some point in time.
Xiao Chen held the Cloud Moon Saber horizontally and ced his right hand on the handle.
Shame and embarrassment flowed in everyone''s heart. They were ruthlessly fooled.
It looked like the mysterious person could draw the saber. Tian Youxi was now quite apprehensive. Standing on the tform, she shouted, "As long as any cultivator here manages to touch even the corner of that person''s clothes, my Deity Dao Union will give that person a reward of ten thousand Essence Stones!"
The moment Tian Youxi spoke, all the hundred thousand cultivators eximed at the same time. Just touching the corner of that person''s clothes would get them ten thousand Essence Stones. Was this not just giving them money?
Tian Youxi''s heart bled. However, at this point, she had no other choice but toe up with this measure to prevent the mysterious man from drawing the saber.
"Attack!"
A hundred thousand cultivators all entered into a frenzy at Tian Youxi''s words, quickly flying towards Xiao Chen in a dense cloud.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly and tightened his grip on the handle before casually pulling.
An incredible scene appeared. Xing Jue had used his full power and could only forcibly draw the Cloud Moon Saber by one centimeter. However, in Xiao Chen''s hand, with just a gentle pull, half of it came out.
Night arrived, and the moon hid in the clouds.
In the night sky, Xiao Chen radiated light from his body. He became like the Lunar Pce entering the mortal world, cold and aloof.
The bright moon hidden in the clouds was attracted by the lighting from Xiao Chen and immediately emerged from behind the clouds.
The two moonsone in the sky, one on the groundmixed together. The might of the Divine Weapon surged out.
The might of the Divine Weapon blew back the one hundred thousand cultivators charging over in a dense cloud, making all of them cry out.
Just like that, only Xiao Chen remained in the vast Bright Moon za. With the two moons mixing, the half-drawn Cloud Moon Saber''s supreme grace deeply shocked everyone.
Xiao Chen, who was holding the saber handle, seemed to gain someprehension. Suddenly, ten words popped up in his mind: I am the bright moon, a lone flower admiring itself!
"This saber is prepared for me," Xiao Chen muttered to himself and made to draw out the remaining half of the Cloud Moon Saber.
However, just at this moment, a divine light appeared. Sunlight shone and day returned.
[Note: The title A Lone Flower Admiring Myself is an idiom for a narcissism.]
Chapter 1349: Half-Day-Half-Night
Chapter 1349: Half-Day-Half-Night
It was previously dark with only the bright moon illuminating the area. Suddenly, a beam of divine light tore through the sky.
Following that, the sky turned bright. When light reappeared, a clump of golden light appeared in the sky.
That light was even more dazzling than the sun. However, it was warm and made the heart happy. It made one indescribably careless, wanting to get close to it.
This sudden light that appeared immediately disrupted Xiao Chen, who was about to draw the Divine Weapon.
"Huang dang!" The Cloud Moon Saber returned to the scabbard, and the Divine Might disappeared.
Such a situation was truly unexpected. Xiao Chen had not expected that someone would turn the dark night sky into day.
There was a rebound from the Divine Weapon, and it left his hands. Xiao Chen took three steps back, hisplexion somewhat pale.
When Xiao Chen drew the saber, his entire being was connected with the Divine Weapon. However, the might of the Divine Weapon''s rebound was not weak at all. Earlier, it managed to make Xing Jue vomit blood and back off.
Although Xiao Chen''s situation was not that severe, he could not avoid the roiling of his Qi and blood and the upheaval in his sea of consciousness.
After a while, he recovered. He squinted and peered through the veil of the conical hat.
Xiao Chen''s expression changed slightly. A person was hidden in the clump of golden light. Even though all he saw was a silhouette, he could recognize this to be the Deity Race''s Di Wuque!
"Whoosh!"
While Xiao Chen was distracted, this person stretched out his hand, and a suction pulled the Cloud Moon Saber into his grasp.
The light faded away, and this figure revealed his appearance. His handsome facial features were like those of a divine being. His countenance was exquisite and sculpted, boundlessly charming.
Up on the tform, Tian Youxi showed a joyous expression. At the crucial moment, the Divine Son, Di Wuque, finally showed up.
Xing Jue and Xie Zixuan were somewhat stunned when they saw Di Wuque in the air. Originally, they thought that Di Wuque would note. Who would have imagined that at the veryst moment, he would manage to rush over?
"Who is this person? What a strong aura! He already gives off the air of a major character."
"He is Di Wuque. His fame has already spread throughout the Kunlun Continent long ago," someone who recognized Di Wuque said in incredible shock.
"Di Wuque? Why is he here to join the liveliness? Doesn''t he already have the Divine Daughter?"
"It''s hard to say. It is rather normal for an expert to have a few wives, nothing strange about it."
"I wonder, who is stronger, him or that mysterious person?"
Because of Di Wuque''s appearance, the quiet Bright Moon za immediately turned extraordinarily bustling. All sorts of discussions took ce without pause.
Di Wuque was like a divine being as he looked down from the air. His lips curled up in a faint smile as he asked, "Azure Dragon King Xiao Chen, since you are here already, why the need to hide yourself? Do you think that just by putting on a hat, you can hide your identity?"
The moment this was said, there were many soft exmations as everyone looked at Xiao Chen; all of them had incredulous expressions on their faces.
Is this really the Azure Dragon King Xiao Chen?
How can he be so bold? The Lunar Pce already said that Bright Moon City does not wee him, and yet he still dared to appear here.
Up on the tform, Yue Bingyun already stood on the edge, staring at Xiao Chen like she was trying to figure him out.
Xiao Chen was somewhat startled in his heart. He was using his Spiritual Sense to mask himself. If someone wanted to use their Mental Energy perception to see his appearance, they would only see a vague scene, unable to make out his appearance clearly and his identity.
However, when Di Wuque appeared, he immediately figured out Xiao Chen''s identity. There was only one answer to this: Di Wuque''s Mental Energy cultivation already surpassed Xiao Chen''s, higher by at least a level.
"You are not admitting to it? In that case, I''ll help you remove your hat. Let''s see whether I, Di Wuque, am right or not."
When Xiao Chen did not say anything, Di Wuque smiled coldly, and his figure suddenly vanished. In the next moment, a light gathered in front of Xiao Chen and took on a human form. Based on the appearance, it was Di Wuque''s true body.
"What fast speed!"
This strangely fast Movement Technique stunned everyone, and they cried out involuntarily.
With this lightning-quick move, Di Wuque immediately grabbed the hat on Xiao Chen''s head and started to lift it. The whole string of movements was as smooth as flowing water, without any pause in between.
This Movement Technique was extremely fast, as if Di Wuque had teleported. This caught Xiao Chen somewhat off guard.
However, Xiao Chen reacted very quickly. His figure wavered, moving like a fish wagging its tail. He immediately moved behind Di Wuque and managed to snatch the hat back before Di Wuque could retract his hand.
"Didn''t anyone teach you how to be polite?"
The smile on Di Wuque''s face froze as he quickly turned and retreated. However, Xiao Chen gave chase, sticking close to him and snatching the Cloud Moon Saber from him.
"Bang! Bang! Bang!"
The two''s figures quickly turned illusionary in this za. Di Wuque was like light, scattering and condensing over and over again, preventing others from making out his trajectory.
Xiao Chen appeared unpredictable, changing between fast and slow, moving about nimbly.
Regardless of how Di Wuque''s Movement Technique resulted in an unpredictable trajectory, Xiao Chen always adjusted urately to the situation, sticking close to him.
The scene filled with bright lights of various colors.
Intense waves of energy spread out in all directions, tearing space.
As for the focal point of the fight, the Cloud Moon Saber spun around continuously in the air. Neither could truly grasp it.
This fight made the spectators'' hearts race. Unexpectedly, this fight was so intense.
Previously, these people thought that after Di Wuque snatched the mysterious person''s hat, he could settle this quickly. Who knew, the mysterious person promptly turned the situation around. Not only did the mysterious person snatch the hat back, but the two even fought to the point where a victor was hard to decide.
After one hour, the two appeared at the same time and stopped fighting. They looked at each other.
Each held one end of the Cloud Moon Saber. Di Wuque gripped the hilt while Xiao Chen had the end of the scabbard.
Di Wuque showed a rxed expression. He smiled and said softly, "Right now, I am holding the handle. Do you think that you have a chance?"
Under the hat, Xiao Chen smiled faintly and replied, "Even if I give you a chance, do you dare to pull it out?"
The moment Xiao Chen said that, everyone immediately looked towards the Divine Daughter, Tian Youxi. Indeed, Tian Youxi now showed a somewhat unsightly expression.
"Who said that I do not dare to draw it?"
Di Wuque smiled faintly, and a light that was even more resplendent than the sun burst forth from his body. The saber started trembling intensely.
A strong wind blew, and the sea of clouds churned. This startling aura seemed to push Xiao Chen back.
"Is that so? Don''t be so naive."
The moment Xiao Chen said that, night fell above him. A moon hid behind the clouds, and an extremely powerful saber intent spread out from his body.
"Buzz! Buzz! Buzz!"
The Cloud Moon Saber felt this aura and trembled even more intensely. No matter how much force Di Wuque used, he could not pull it out at all.
Now, half the sky was night while the other half was day. The divide was very clear.
As the two pushed against each other, they did not give way, wanting to push back the other and grab the Cloud Moon Saber for themselves.
This wondrous scene was a great eye-opener, inspiring praise in everyone''s heart.
Di Wuque and that mysterious person were very strong, making everyone sigh in acknowledgment of their own inferiority.
This stalemate attracted everyone''s attention; not only the cultivators present but the many elders of the Lunar Pce all cast their gazes on these two.
The Lunar Pce''s Vice Pce Master on the tform frowned slightly. She did not wish for Di Wuque to be the one to draw the Cloud Moon Saber.
The Lunar Pce forged the Divine Weapon for the sake of maintaining its neutrality in the first ce. However, once Di Wuque drew it out, the Lunar Pce could not go back on its word. Then, it would be like raising a rock to smash one''s own foot.
Right now, Di Wuque held the handle, having a clear advantage. The situation did not look optimistic.
Yue Bingyun''s heart also turned anxious.
She knew that if Di Wuque really drew it, even if her master was not willing, her master would fulfill her promise.
Firstly, her master never went back on her word. Secondly, the Cloud Moon Saber and the Wind Shadow Sword were crucial to the Lunar Pce''s future; they would determine whether the Lunar Pce could survive the uing Demonic Cmity.
Chapter 1350 (Raw 1340 Repeat): Innocent Heart; Decided to Kill
Chapter 1350 (Raw 1340 Repeat): Innocent Heart; Decided to Kill
Half day and half night. One person held the handle, and the other held the end of the scabbard. It was clear who had the advantage.
Di Wuque was attacking, wanting to forcibly draw out the Cloud Moon Saber. However, Xiao Chen was on the other end and could only defend. He used his strong saber intent to forcefully impede the other party.
Fortunately, Xiao Chenprehended the Saber Domain and grasped Saber Energy.
If it were another person in Xiao Chen''s position, they would not be able tost long against an opponent like Di Wuque. They might even have been defeated after just a few seconds.
Even so, Xiao Chen found this difficult to bear, being in a passive situation.
The most important thing was that Di Wuque had appeared suddenly earlier, using the divine light to illuminate the night, causing a rebound from the Divine Weapon that injured Xiao Chen and lost him the initiative.
After not seeing Di Wuque for five years, his strength somewhat exceeded Xiao Chen''s expectations.
The other party had not advanced to Martial Emperor or condensed a Heart of an Emperor yet. However, he clearly already possessed an Emperor''s Might that was dense and withdrawn.
This was not strange. Xiao Chen had obtained the Blood Sword Sovereign''s inheritance and condensed a Heart of an Emperor in advance. The Deity Race possessed deep umtions and might have simr inheritances. As long as one''s talent was sufficient, one couldprehend them as well.
"Let go, then. Give me this chance, and I will definitely draw this saber. However, how about you ask yourself the same question: if I give you an opportunity, will you really draw this Cloud Moon Saber?" Di Wuque suddenly said. He narrowed his eyes, and his gaze appeared like a sharp saber piercing at Xiao Chen.
Under the hat, Xiao Chen''s expression did not change at all, remaining calm. He said indifferently, "You do not understand."
That was right. Xiao Chen never truly thought of drawing the Cloud Moon Saber. If not for the moment of hesitation in his heart, he would not have left an opening for Di Wuque to injure him and prevent him from drawing the Cloud Moon Saber.
However, since Yue Bingyun asked for his help, entrusting the Bright Jade Fan to him so that he could enter Bright Moon City, he needed to stop this Divine Weapon unveiling ceremony.
No matter what, a sect could not sacrifice a woman''s happiness. If this person had nothing to do with Xiao Chen, he would not have cared.
However, Yue Bingyun was not some stranger. She was someone who had gone through life-and-death situations with Xiao Chen, a friend whom he had adventured with.
Since his friend asked, naturally he would brave the fire, not caring about anything else.
When Xiao Chen arrived at Bright Moon City, he had already clearly thought everything out. He came here not to beg the Lunar Pce to stand on the Dragon''s Gate''s side. He was not here to stop the Deity Dao Union from obtaining the Lunar Pce''s support.
Xiao Chen''s purpose was very simple. His friend was in trouble, and he was here to help.
This was Xiao Chen''s true character.
Day and night shed; the bright moon fought with the great sun. From the very beginning, this was not an even fight.
Firstly, it was daytime. Di Wuque held the advantage in the day. Secondly, he held the handle while Xiao Chen held the end of the scabbard.
With these two factorsbined, the situation was simply too disadvantageous to Xiao Chen. If Xiao Chen were in Di Wuque''s position, he could draw the Cloud Moon Saber in a few breaths.
"Ka ca!" Di Wuque drew the Cloud Moon Saber by two centimeters. There was a dazzling saber light, and his aura soared greatly.
The white clouds above pressed forward, forcing the night above Xiao Chen''s head back one kilometer.
The crowd cried out. Yue Bingyun covered her mouth and somewhat could not bear to look. This saber light dazzled everyone, causing a pang in many people''s hearts.
Di Wuque smiled faintly and started to taunt Xiao Chen. "It looks like soon, I will be able to taste what the Holy Daughter is like. After I am done, I will definitely tell you about it."
The moment Di Wuque said that, the expressions of many people present immediately turned dark.
Xiao Chen felt rage in his heart. A murderous intent shed in his eyes. He spread out his Saber Domain and put up a ferocious fight.
Clouds churned in the night sky above, an indication of Xiao Chen''s rage. It was like a strange beast pouncing over ferociously.
Di Wuque did not fluster. He said indifferently, "It is useless. I already nourish a Divine Spirit in my sea of consciousness. You cannot beat me in aura! You have no idea how I spent the past five years."
The scene of day above Di Wuque suddenly gathered together and turned into a huge deity.
This deity held a sharp sword and showed his rage as he waved it, immediately pushing back the raging ferocious beast formed by the night.
"Boom!"
Suddenly, nine me dragons of different colors appeared above Di Wuque, roaring as they flew towards him.
It was Mo Chen, charging over with the Book of Heavenly Works in hand.
"You are seeking death!"
Without Di Wuque needing to make a move, Xing Jue snorted coldly and soared into the sky. He easily broke the me dragons with nine punches. Then, he sent a punch at Mo Chen. The force of this punch was so great that the entire sky trembled.
The force propagated through the air, and even the vast Bright Moon za shook intensely.
"Rumble!" Countless buildings shook left and right, looking like they would fall over at any moment.
Xing Jue was currently very frustrated and did not have any ce to vent. When Mo Chen stepped out, she presented him with a convenient target.
The disparity between Mo Chen and Xing Jue, a Prime''s descendant, was clear to see.
Although she struggled to the best of her abilities, this punch still knocked her out of the air. Herplexion paled, and her veil turned bright red.
That was not all. Xing Jue continued walking over, step by step, looking like he had no intention to hold back whatsoever.
Xiao Chen felt a pang in his heart and immediately prepared to let go, giving up the fight with Di Wuque to rescue Mo Chen.
However, just as Xiao Chen was about to let go, Di Wuque erupted with a dense killing intent locking down on Xiao Chen.
As long as Xiao Chen let go and his aura weakened, Di Wuque would quickly follow after and severely injure Xiao Chen with a lightning-quick strike.
Right now was the crucial moment of the two''s fight. Whoever let go first would be at a disadvantage.
Xiao Chen originally thought that if he let go, the other party would focus on drawing the saber. Unexpectedly, the other party was so ruthless. The moment there was a chance, he would opt to kill Xiao Chen.
"Di Wuque, don''t go overboard!" Xiao Chen roared angrily, his eyes narrowed.
Di Wuque smiled coldly. "Unexpectedly, your innocent heart still has not changed. This is really funny. Do you still not understand? Now, in this Kunlun Realm, only you and I have the chance to fight to be the one favored by Luck. With such a heart, how are you going to be favored by Luck?
"Your weakness is so clear. How are you qualified to lead the entire Kunlun Realm!"
Xiao Chen ignored Di Wuque. His focus was on Xing Jue, who was approaching Mo Chen, getting closer bit by bit.
Damn it!
Xiao Chen cursed in his heart. He did not hesitate to let go. The instant he let go, the Azure Dragon Battle Armor condensed, covering his entire body, leaving no ce exposed.
Xiao Chen''s figure turned into a dragon, appearing like a dragon leaping out of the sky and moving like a meteor.
However, no many how fast Xiao Chen was, Di Wuque, who was keeping an eye on Xiao Chen, was even faster. The day above him took the opportunity to surge over, sweeping away the night that Xiao Chen condensed.
Then, Di Wuque took one step forward and thrust the Cloud Moon Saber in its scabbard.
The timing was very good; the scabbard immediately struck Xiao Chen just as he soared up,nding a heavy blow on his chest.
Even with the Azure Dragon Battle Armor protecting Xiao Chen, a bleeding hole still opened up in his chest.
Although the injury was severe, Xiao Chen used the force of this strike to elerate his body, quickly blocking in front of Mo Chen.
A strong wind blew as Xiao Chen drove all the Primordial Energy in his body, using his fastest speed to throw a punch, countering Xing Jue''s attack.
"Boom!"
The two fists shed. Xiao Chen, who had materialized the Azure Dragon Battle Armor, did not budge by a single step. Instead, he sent Xing Jue flying.
Compared to Di Wuque''s incredible improvement, Xing Jue was much weaker.
"Are you alright?"
Xiao Chen did not care for his own injuries. He quickly went over to help Mo Chen up.
Mo Chen smiled bitterly. "He can''t kill me. How can you be so stupid? I have managed Heavenly Star Ind for so many years. I definitely have some Secret Treasures for protecting my life."
Only now did Xiao Chen realize that. However, that did not matter. Even if Xing Jue could not kill Mo Chen, if Xing Jue struck her, she would still feel pain.
Since Xiao Chen brought Mo Chen here, he needed to guarantee her safety.
"Hahahaha! You are truly the Azure Dragon King Xiao Chen. Full of loyalty and passion. However, you are destined to be defeated here today. This Cloud Moon Saber is mine."
Di Wuqueughed loudly. He grasped the scabbard with his left hand and the handle with his right. He held the saber up and prepared to draw it out.
"You really think I cannot do anything to you?"
Xiao Chen''s expression turned cold as he helped Mo Chen stand up. Then, he removed the hat and casually tossed it aside.
It is not that I can''t do anything to you. I just didn''t want to reveal my identity.
White robes and white hair. Pure and clean with an innocent heart. Xiao Chen had already decided to kill!
Chapter 1351: Is It Pride or Cowardice?
Chapter 1351: Is It Pride or Cowardice?
When Xiao Chen removed his hat and his white hair flew everywhere with the gentle breeze, revealing his handsome and delicate face, everyone gasped.
"It really is him!"
"The Azure Dragon King Xiao Chen actually really dared toe to Bright Moon City. How bold of him!"
"It turns out that Di Wuque is right. This makes sense. Aside from the White Robed desman, who else would have such a saber intent?"
"However, it seems like there is nothing he can do. Di Wuque alreadypletely controls the Cloud Moon Saber. No one can stop him now."
Xiao Chen''s appearance caused amotion; all the cultivators in Bright Moon za erupted in shocked discussion.
However, at the same time, the situation did not look good for Xiao Chen.
The reason was none other than Di Wuque''s strength being clear for all to see. Now that he held the Cloud Moon Saber, who could stop him from drawing the saber?
On the tform, Yue Bingyun bit her lip. Tears filled her pretty eyes.
Whether Xiao Chen seeded or not, he had taken the risk and came to this Bright Moon City for her sake.
"Xiao Chen, so, it really is you!"
Shock shed in Xing Jue''s eyes. After the shock, a horrifying killing Qi brewed frantically.
However, Di Wuque appeared unfazed. He smiled and said softly, "You finally decide to remove your hat? However, I already said you do not have a chance. This moment will be the beginning of your Luck''s decline. When the Supreme Sky Sect is destroyed, it will be your end!"
"Whoosh!"
Right after Di Wuque spoke, thousands ofyers of divine light surged out of his body. Clumps of golden clouds in the air churned continuously.
The image of the Deities'' Nation appeared indistinctly in the clouds.
Boundless Divine Might burst forth from Di Wuque''s body. Even though he had not advanced to Martial Emperor yet, his aura already surpassed that of many Martial Emperors.
As the Divine Might spread out, all the cultivators in the za scattered hastily.
Amid this boundless Divine Might, Di Wuque grasped the saber''s handle and gave a shout. "Huang dang!" Hepletely drew the Cloud Moon Saber.
"Rumble!"
The aura of the Divine Weapon and Di Wuque''s aura collided intensely. Lightning shed, and thunder roared in the sky, creating all sorts of mysterious phenomena.
Bright Moon za shook continuously. Pirs and buildings crumbled. Cracks spread out in the ground, growing into deep chasms. The entire za turned into ruins.
The expressions of all the Heavenly Starry Ocean cultivators who saw this scene darkened at the same time. Di Wuque actually drew the Divine Weapon.
This was simply unbearable, too unbearable. No one expected such a result.
"He really drew it out. It''s over."
"How unfortunate! The Lunar Pce''s Holy Daughter is actually going to marry someone from the Deity Race."
On the tform, Yue Bingyun showed a grave expression. Her eyes glittered with destion. The Wind Shadow Sword on her back felt the Cloud Moon Saber''s struggles and buzzed continuously as it trembled, sending out an overwhelming sword intent.
"I, Di Wuque, remained hidden for five years. If I cannot even subdue an insignificant Divine Weapon like you, then I have lived for nothing. Xiao Chen, you may be titled the Azure Dragon King, but what can you do to me?!"
Di Wuque kept a tight grip on the struggling Cloud Moon Saber that was giving off a shing light. Then, he raised his head to the sky andughed loudly in an insufferably arrogant manner.
"You must really be in pain. You probably are not satisfied with such a master, right?"
Xiao Chen sensed the Cloud Moon Saber''s struggle. Then he gently muttered, "In that case, let me free you from this."
A light red in Xiao Chen''s eyes as a surging saber intent coalesced wildly. His long hair flew about looking suave and carefree. His white robes pped loudly in the wind.
Xiao Chen''s body burst forth with strong saber intent. In this instant, he unleashed his Saber Domain entirely.
One hundred strands of Primordial Energy, one hundred strands of Vital Qi that looked like soaring dragons, the peak will of thunder, the Dharmic Incarnation hidden in the depths of Xiao Chen''s sea of consciousness, his vast Magic Power, he poured everything he had into this Saber Domain without holding back.
This was the first time that Xiao Chen focused all his trump cards and various energies into his Saber Domain.
The wless Saber Dao, everything in the world could be a saber.
"Whoosh!"
In the next moment, all the light within one kilometer of Xiao Chen disappeared, entering into a deathly silent darkness. Not a single ray of light could be seen. It was like light disappeared from that ce.
This was the scene that regr people saw. However, the outstanding talents present saw a different scene.
Brightness, a light that was exceedingly bright. A saber light thatpletely suppressed even the zing sun.
Dazzling, piercing, and shocking.
Saber Domain. The saber came first and the domainter. The domain supplemented the saber and not the saber supplementing the domain. At this moment, within one kilometer of Xiao Chen, aside from the original power of the world, there were also Xiao Chen''s various energies.
When Xiao Chen decided to merge everything he had into his saber for its use, that light naturally was as bright as the sun, something that could shock others.
He exploded the three spots of Saber Energy in his sea of consciousness and drew his Lunar Shadow Saber, sending out his peak strike.
"Whoosh!"
Xiao Chen''s figure looked like he teleported, appearing in front of Di Wuque out of nowhere.
Di Wuque, who was stillughing loudly, had not even reacted before he discovered a saber light chopping down without any warning.
This saber strike was too fast. It suppressed space and struggled free of its constraints. There was no way at all to dodge or block.
"Crack!"
The saber light directly chopped the Cloud Moon Saber in Di Wuque''s hand. There was a cracking sound. Before everyone''s incredulous eyes, the Cloud Moon Saber, a Divine Weapon, broke in half.
"Dang!" Half of the Cloud Moon Saber fell to the ground.
Itnded with a metallic ngor. This sound seemed very deste as it echoed in the world. However, it also gave off a strange joy.
That was the final cry of the Cloud Moon Saber. Only Xiao Chen could understand its grief. As a Divine Weapon, it was not satisfied with being in the hands of someone who was not a desman.
It was even more dissatisfied with the fate of falling right after it was drawn.
Likely, only Xiao Chen could understand that joythe joy of being free.
After being forcibly drawn, it was only doomed to forced submission. Hence, falling like this was a kind of freedom.
"Dang! Dang! Dang!"
The half of the saber bounced a few times before finally settling on the ground. That final cry was a shout to fate, a mournfulment of helplessness before it died.
Was it pride or cowardice? No one could understand.
There was a pride higher than the sky, a sharpness no saber could match. I have a desire, to break through the Kunlun Realm, topete with the Divine Weapons of the world above!
Unfortunately, the Heavenly Dao is unfair. The Worldly Dao is unreasonable. A powerful saber could not meet its destined person!
This cry stunned Xiao Chen slightly. The final sounds of the Cloud Moon Saber echoed in his ears. In his heart, he knew that it was not him who broke the Cloud Moon Saber but that the Cloud Moon Saber chose to allow Xiao Chen to break it.
Was this pride or cowardice? Xiao Chen did not know, either.
As for the cries of the cultivators around and the extremely interesting expressions of the Lunar Pce, they were all far away. Xiao Chen did not even notice the ashen Di Wuque.
Xiao Chen''s gaze was fixed on the broken half of the saber on the ground.
"Impudent. Descendant of the demon Azure Emperor, do you really think that I dare not kill you?!"
A cold shout suddenly came from the Lunar Pce floating in the sky.
That voice was bone-chilling like ice. Everyone in Bright Moon City felt a chill down their spine as they trembled. The rage in this voice inspired dread in everyone. Fear spread throughout their body. No matter who it was, they all felt a terrifying killing intent.
The strongest expert of the Heavenly Starry Ocean, the Lunar Pce''s Pce Master was angered!
Chapter 1352: End of the Ceremony
Chapter 1352: End of the Ceremony
There was no need to doubt. The owner of this voice was the Lunar Pce''s Pce Master, the leader of the three Primes of the Heavenly Starry Ocean.
The Lunar Pce''s Pce Master appeared in the sky with the bright moon as a backdrop and slowly descended. She wore a long azure dress and had colorful clouds around her.
After the Lunar Pce''s Pce Masternded, the entire za turned quiet. No one dared to say anything, not even breathe.
The reason was that everyone felt the rage of this Prime. She was already ready to kill.
Xiao Chen, whose back was facing her, felt the most pressure. The might of a Prime made one''s heart tremble and their body go cold.
This was the first time a Prime unleashed their aura on Xiao Chen. Only now did he understand how horrifying the strength of a Prime was. It was a level that he could not have imagined at all.
However, Xiao Chen did not turn his head or exin anything. Even though a Prime appeared, it was difficult for him to calm his emotions.
He flung his arm back, and the Bright Jade Fan left his hand. The fan opened in midair, radiating gentle bright light. The sound of a zither and melodious singing came from it as well.
When the Lunar Pce''s Pce Master saw the Bright Jade Fan flying over, it stunned her. She was clearly surprised.
She extended her hand and caught the Bright Jade Fan. Her gaze flickered, and her expression changed. Evidently, there was a decision she needed to make in her heart that was difficult to make.
Xiao Chen bent over and picked up the broken half of the Cloud Moon Saber. Then, he straightened and looked at the remaining half of the saber in Di Wuque''s hand. He said indifferently, "What you want is not this treasure saber that existed purely for the Saber Dao. Give it to me."
After Xiao Chen spoke, he did not wait for Di Wuque to reject him. He simply stretched out his hand and took it. Somewhat distracted, Di Wuque did not struggle, letting him snatch it away easily.
"Mo Chen, let''s go."
Xiao Chen''s figure floated away, arriving before Mo Chen. Then, he turned his head to face Yue Bingyun. After a smile, he led Mo Chen into the air.
Before everyone''s gazes, Xiao Chen left.
The Lunar Pce''s Pce Master wanted to say something. However, when she looked at the Bright Jade Fan in her hand, she thought back to what Xiao Chen said to Di Wuque. Then, she turned her head to look at thepletely distracted Yue Bingyun who was on the tform watching Xiao Chen leave.
She sighed helplessly. Given her intelligence, how could she not understand by now what had happened?
It was all Yue Bingyun. Dissatisfied with the Lunar Pce''s Pce Master''s arrangement, she had used the Bright Jade Fan to allow Xiao Chen to enter the city and stop this Divine Weapon unveiling ceremony.
However, Yue Bingyun had not expected that while the Divine Weapon unveiling ceremony got wrecked, Xiao Chen''s saber would actually break the Cloud Moon Saber. She had not expected this at all; it waspletely beyond her wildest imagination.
From now on, the windcked a shadow, and the clouds had no moon. The efforts and preparation of the Lunar Pce for the past thousand years, all the price they had paid, were wasted.
If the Lunar Pce''s Pce Master had known something like this would happen, perhaps she would not have organized this Divine Weapon unveiling ceremony.
As the Lunar Pce''s Pce Master watched Xiao Chen leave, slowly disappearing from Bright Moon City, she grasped the Bright Jade Fan tightly. In the end, she did not attack.
Perhaps, you are somewhat different from that demon.
The Lunar Pce''s Pce Master looked around, and her killing Qi disappeared. She turned to Di Wuque and asked, "Are you the Divine Son, Di Wuque?"
Di Wuque recovered his wits and nodded. "This junior is he. I was in a rush toe over and did not report in before suddenly arriving in Bright Moon City. I apologize for the offense."
When facing this Prime, Di Wuque did not show any fear. He answered properly, disying an atmosphere somewhat reminiscent of a major character.
The Lunar Pce''s Pce Master looked straight at Di Wuque as if she was trying to see through everything of Di Wuque, making him feel somewhat ufortable.
After a while, the Lunar Pce''s Pce Master nodded slightly. "Not bad. Before advancing to Martial Emperor, you''ve alreadyprehended the Divine Spirit that is unique to the Deity Race, cultivating Heavenly Deity Energy. You are truly incredible. Come with me. Let''s have a chat."
After being stunned for a moment, Di Wuque reacted. The Lunar Pce''s Pce Master was inviting him to meet her alone.
With the Cloud Moon Saber broken, the Lunar Pce no longer had the thing that they relied on the most. They probably had no other choice but to bow to the Deity Dao Union. When Di Wuque thought this, he could not help feeling joyful. He performed a cupped-fist salute and said, "Many thanks for Pce Master''s invitation. Wuque is greatly honored!"
Di Wuque felt cocky in his heart. Although Xiao Chen appeared to be the one in the limelight during this Divine Weapon unveiling ceremony, all of Xiao Chen''s efforts ended up helping him out.
Without Xiao Chen breaking the Cloud Moon Saber, given the pride of the Lunar Pce''s Pce Master, it would not be possible for Di Wuque to meet her alone.
This was the thing that Xiao Chen worried about the most beforeing to the Lunar Pce, yet it happened in the end.
However, at this moment, Xiao Chen did not feel any regrets. He had figured his heart out long ago. This trip, he only aimed to help his friend. Since he had already achieved his goal, there was nothing to regret.
However, the final cry of the Cloud Moon Saber moved Xiao Chen deeply.
In Bright Moon City, as the many Holy Scions watched Di Wuque follow the Lunar Pce''s Pce Master to the Lunar Pce in the sky, their expressions changed somewhat.
The Holy Lands behind these Holy Scions had already been convinced by Xiao Chen and agreed to help the Supreme Sky Sect at the crucial moment.
However, now, the Lunar Pce seemed to show a change in attitude, making them somewhat nervous.
The Lunar Pce held rather strong influence in the Heavenly Starry Ocean. If the Lunar Pce sided with the Deity Dao Union, then the Supreme Sky Sect, which was originally barely holding on, would be in immediate peril.
These Holy Scions quickly rushed back to bring this news to their respective Holy Lands.
Aside from the Myriad-Law Fiend Master, who was unfazed, the various Holy Masters felt a slight change of heart.
This was especially so for the Cyclic Astral Lord. His reaction was the greatest. In his rage, he even scolded Chu Yang, the Holy Son ruthlessly, a rare urrence.
The many Holy Masters only calmed down and rxed after a certain piece of news spread three dayster.
The Lunar Pce did not side with the Deity Dao Union; they only took half a step. They made a promise to Di Wuque that as long as the Deity Dao Union could destroy the Supreme Sky Sect, the Lunar Pce would join the Deity Dao Union without reservations.
This was not exactly bad news, and for the various Holy Lands, this was the best result.
After all, they already agreed to help Xiao Chen and bet their future on the Azure Dragon King. If the Lunar Pce sided with the Deity Dao Union and they went to help, there would not be any chance of victory.
Soon, half a month had passed since the Divine Weapon unveiling ceremony ended.
Nothing major happened in this past half month. Everyone discussed the Azure Dragon King, about his startling saber strike during the Divine Weapon unveiling ceremony.
The Divine Weapon unveiling ceremony had been very exciting, filled with ups and downs. It would be hard for it not to be a topic of conversation. This was especially so for Xiao Chen. In the end, he actually managed to break the Cloud Moon Saber and leave Bright Moon City alive. Everyone found this incredible.
Likewise, this saber strike came as a great shock to the Martial Emperor''s circle, inciting extensive discussion.
This was because Xiao Chen had taken a path that they had never seen before. Using the saber to control space, to suppress it, broke the Martial Emperor''s circle''s long-held view on domains; this concept was simply unimaginable.
For the past half month, Martial Emperors arrived in a constant stream at Heavenly Star Ind to seek advice from Xiao Chen about the mysteries contained in that saber strike.
Xiao Chen did not hide anything, openly telling all the seekers what he understood.
On this particr day, Xiao Chen sent off a Greater Heavenly Martial Emperor of the Storm Sea. Then, after he returned to his residence and was discussing with Mo Chen how to deal with the breaking of the Cloud Moon Saber, an unexpected guest arrived.
When Mo Chen saw this person, she was very surprised. "Miss Bingyun, weren''t you ced under house arrest? Why did you show up here?"
The one who came was Yue Bingyun, who was rumored to have been ced under house arrest after the Divine Weapon unveiling ceremony.
Yue Bingyun smiled faintly and looked at Xiao Chen. She said, "Now, I am already no longer the Lunar Pce''s Holy Daughter and can go anywhere I want."
Chapter 1353: Shadow of the Decisive Battle
Chapter 1353: Shadow of the Decisive Battle
Xiao Chen and Mo Chen had not expected Yue Bingyun''s arrival. When Yue Bingyun revealed that she was no longer the Lunar Pce''s Holy Daughter, they were even more shocked.
Xiao Chen exchanged nces with Mo Chen. They did not know what had happened. Did the Lunar Pce''s Pce Master and the Holy Daughter fall out with each other?
"Bingyun, what do you mean?" Xiao Chen probed as he invited Yue Bingyun in.
Since this might encroach on sensitive issues, Xiao Chen''s tone did not contain any urgency. He just asked casually, not giving Yue Bingyun any pressure.
Yue Bingyun smiled faintly and replied, "It is not as serious as you think. After Master came to know of my thoughts, she no longer forced me. She let me leave the Lunar Pce. However, I grew up in the Lunar Pce. After leaving it, I couldn''t think of a destination, so I came here. You won''t chase me away, right?"
If it was as she said, then that was good. Xiao Chen and Mo Chen released their bated breath. It looked like the Lunar Pce''s Pce Master was not an emotionless, cold-blooded person. There was still a master-disciple rtionship and feelings between her and Yue Bingyun. Otherwise, she would not have let Yue Bingyun go so easily.
Mo Chen said with a happy smile, "We are d that you came. How could we chase you away? Later, I''ll go with Elder Sister Bingyun to arrange for a residence."
The two were not as eager as Mo Chen made them out to be, but Xiao Chen did not mind Yue Bingyun staying on Heavenly Star Ind. He simply smiled faintly and did not say anything more.
Yue Bingyun looked at the two broken halves of the Cloud Moon Saber as she said softly, "That''s right. I also came here for something else."
Xiao Chen observed Yue Bingyun''s expression, and his chest tightened. He asked, "Are you here for this Cloud Moon Saber? This Divine Weapon already lost its divine nature, havingpletely lost its spirituality. It is no longer of value. Can you just leave it with me? I am willing to contribute half of the resources back to the Lunar Pce."
Seeing Yue Bingyun stare at the Cloud Moon Saber, Xiao Chen thought that the Lunar Pce wanted to take back the Cloud Moon Saber, so he quickly spoke up.
Actually, Xiao Chen did not have any n for this Cloud Moon Saber. He simply wanted to keep these two pieces of the saber.
The final cry of the Cloud Moon Saber had given Xiao Chen a great shock. Perhaps this was the reverence a desman had for a saber. He just wanted to keep it.
Although the Cloud Moon Saber had been willing to be broken by Xiao Chen in the first ce, Xiao Chen was the one who personally broke it in the end.
Keeping the Cloud Moon Saber was his way of making up for it. However, doing this was far from enough to ease the guilt in his heart.
Yue Bingyun smiled and said, "No, no, you are overthinking. I wanted to ask if you are willing to merge the Lunar Shadow Saber and the broken pieces of the Cloud Moon Saber into a new Sub-Divine Weapon."
Xiao Chen showed a surprised expression on his face. Yue Bingyun''s suggestion was unexpected. On further thought, was this the intention of the Lunar Pce''s Pce Master?
Yue Bingyun continued, "Xiao Chen, you don''t need to try and guess. Although Master did not say anything, this is her intention. She made two moves. Openly, she agreed to Di Wuque. However, secretly, she did not abandon you, either. After all, no matter who it is, they would not truly be willing to be swallowed up by the Deity Race."
Xiao Chen felt shocked. This Lunar Pce''s Pce Master was truly incredible. The two movesone overt and one coverttook into ount all the possible endings.
This was especially so with the move with Yue Bingyun. Right now, she was no longer a disciple of the Lunar Pce. Even if she came to help Xiao Chen, the Deity Dao Union could not say anything or find any excuse to make things difficult for the Lunar Pce.
If the Deity Dao Union seeded and truly destroyed the Supreme Sky Sect, the Lunar Pce would still be in a good position, having already publicly announced support for the Deity Dao Union.
Thinking of this, Xiao Chen smiled bitterly and said, "This master of yours is scheming on behalf of the Lunar Pce. Everyone can be a pawn. Has she ever thought of your feelings?"
Yue Bingyun said softly, "Please don''t me my master; I never have. When one is in a different position, the angle one''s thoughts take will naturally be different. Furthermore, this time, I am willing.
"As long as you are willing, I have the means to make the Cloud Moon Saber merge perfectly into the Lunar Shadow Saber, to bring out the characteristics of the Cloud Moon Saber fully."
When Xiao Chen heard this, he entered deep thought. This was indeed a great temptation. However, he had to ask Ao Jiao''s opinion first.
Ao Jiao, do you think that it can be done?
Ao Jiao, who was in the Immortal Spirit Ring, nodded. If it is just merging the Cloud Moon Saber in, we can agree. It is good to improve the Lunar Shadow Saber further before it advances into a Divine Weapon.
Xiao Chen felt some surprise. He asked, Even after merging the two, we still can''t raise the Lunar Shadow Saber into a Divine Weapon?
Naturally, we can. However, it would just be an ordinary Divine Weapon. Either the Lunar Shadow Saber does not be a Divine Weapon, or when it does, it charges into the Divine Weapon Ranking. It is like you. Either you do not be a Martial Emperor or when you do, you will be an influential person among Martial Emperors.
Xiao Chen now understood. It was not that she could not but that she was not willing. Right now, the Lunar Shadow Saber was like a quasi-Emperor gathering umtions.
That was fine. Right now, Xiao Chen still had not made preparations to have a Transcendent Divine Weapon.
Xiao Chen nodded. "I have discussed it with the Lunar Shadow Saber, and she agreed. In that case, I''ll trouble Miss Bingyun."
Yue Bingyun blinked in some shock that Xiao Chen actually discussed the alteration of the weapon with the Item Spirit.
She recovered her wits and smiled. "It''s fine, it''s fine. It''s not really problematic. The one that it truly poses a problem for is Younger Sister Mo Chen. Without her help, it will be very difficult for me to merge the Lunar Shadow Saber and the Cloud Moon Saber perfectly."
Mo Chen said, "It''s fine. As long as I can help Elder Brother Xiao Chen, Mo Chen is willing to do anything."
Xiao Chen saw the sincerity in the two women''s eyes and felt moved. It was very fortunate for one to be able to have a close female friend in life. However, Xiao Chen had two. He had to say that he was extremely fortunate.
Yue Bingyun said, "There is no time to lose. Let''s begin now and get it done before the Deity Dao Union starts their final attack on the Supreme Sky Sect."
When this matter was mentioned, Xiao Chen''s heart sank. Worry showed on his face.
The Supreme Sky Sect and the Three Holy Lands had already started fighting long ago. shes between Martial Emperors had taken ce several times already. As for skirmishes, those went without saying, happening at nearly every moment.
However, all along, with the Supreme Sky Prime holding down the fort, although the Three Holy Lands had the advantage, they did not dare to truly sh head-on with the Supreme Sky Sect, and a huge decisive battle had not happened. However, after the Deity Dao Union was established, the situation immediately turned around with the Supreme Sky Sect falling into a significant disadvantage.
Once the Deity Dao Union was duly established, the final decisive battle would begin. No matter how one looked at it, the Supreme Sky Sect was the Deity Dao Union''s greatest enemy on their path to ruling the entire Kunlun Realm.
Now, two months had passed since the formation of the Deity Dao Union. That day was already drawing near.
Perhaps it would happen in one month, perhaps even tomorrow.
Xiao Chen''s fate was intimately interdependent with the Supreme Sky Sect''s. Once the Supreme Sky Sect fell, he would suffer from disaster as well. His Luck would be affected, going in a downward spiral.
"Bingyun, how long do you need?" Xiao Chen asked.
Yue Bingyun thought for a while before replying, "If everything goes smoothly, we will need about seven days. After all, this is just a merging and not forging a new Divine Weapon. Furthermore, with Mo Chen''s Book of Heavenly Works assisting me from the side, it will not take long."
"Seven days. I hope that in these seven days, nothing happens to the Supreme Sky Sect."
After saying that, Xiao Chen took out the Lunar Shadow Saber and handed it to Yue Bingyun. He said, "The two of you can focus fully on merging the two sabers. During these seven days, I will protect you two."
Chapter 1354: Decisive Battle Approaching
Chapter 1354: Decisive Battle Approaching
While Xiao Chen guarded the twodies working on merging the sabers, certain events unfolded in the Kunlun Continent''s Tianwu Domain.
Right now, no ordinary people remained in Supreme Sky Province, the territory of the Supreme Sky Sect. The Supreme Sky Sect had moved them to other ces.
Likewise, the surrounding few provinces did not have any ordinary people left, either. Naturally, the reason went without saying.
The war between the Three Holy Lands and the Supreme Sky Sect had already progressed from the initial skirmishes to all-out war. With such arge scale, it affected the area thousands of kilometers around the province. Ordinary people would have difficulty surviving.
The Supreme Sky Sect had sent their disciples to guard all the cities of various sizes in Supreme Sky Province.
If one looked from the sky, they would discover a gargantuan formation spreading outwards with Supreme Sky City as the center.
There were formations within formations,yers overyers. All in all, there was a total of eighteenyers of formations.
The cities, mountains, and rivers were the important nodes of the formations. These nodes were where the Supreme Sky Sect fought with the Three Holy Lands. If the Three Holy Lands wanted to break the formations, they needed to destroy these various nodes first.
However, if the Supreme Sky Sect wanted to protect the sect, they needed to defend as many nodes as they could. One could imagine the intensity of the battles.
The center of the manyyers of formations, the ce they guarded, was Supreme Sky City, where the Supreme Sky Sect was located. That was thend where the Luck of the sect was anchored.
Once Supreme Sky City was destroyed, the fate of the entire sect would shatter. Its Luck would no longer exist. All the sect disciples would be affected.
Fortunately, while the Three Holy Lands pressed hard, they managed to break only the outer threeyers of the eighteen formations. Furthermore, the Supreme Sky Sect even organized counterattacks. The fights were fierce.
The disciples of the White Emperor City, the Phoenix''s Passion Pce, and the Divine Martial Gate were densely stationed all about the border of Supreme Sky Province. They all wore uniforms of different colors.
An uncountable number of warships filled the sky, blocking out the sun, casting a vast shadow.
Amid the many warships were three incredibly huge Emperor Grade warshipsthe Divine Tiger Warship, the Divine Phoenix Warship, and the Divine Tortoise Warship.
These were the gships of the Three Holy Lands and could be used for both offense and defense. However, up to now, the Three Holy Lands kept these as their trump cards and rarely used them.
On the Divine Phoenix Warship of the Phoenix''s Passion Pce, the three Holy Masters gathered together. The Martial Emperors of the various Holy Lands stood behind their respective Holy Masters, exuding heavy baleful auras.
A careful look would find that each Holy Land had at least ten Martial Emperors. Their deep umtions were clear to see.
Despite such strength, none of the many Martial Emperors evinced any cockiness. Instead, they had grave expressions, making the current atmosphere feel very suppressive.
The White Tiger Holy Master sighed, "Three months have passed already. The total of all the Martial Emperors from our sects that died is already more than five. As for quasi-Emperors and Martial Sages, even more died, an uncountable number. Unexpectedly, this Supreme Sky Sect is so difficult to deal with."
Under the pressure of the three Holy Masters, aside from the Thunder Sovereign''s Thunder and Lightning Pce, no other sect in the entire Tianwu Domain dared to support the Supreme Sky Sect.
However, the Supreme Sky Sect possessed a Prime, so no sect dared to take the risk of attacking the Supreme Sky Sect with the Three Holy Lands, either.
Even if the Supreme Sky Sect were destroyed, it would be easy to figure out that the Supreme Sky Prime would definitely survive. Likewise, he would have the ability to take revenge on them. Aside from the Three Holy Lands, which had deep umtions, no other sect dared to offend a Prime.
The Supreme Sky Sect and the Thunder and Lightning Pcebined had only eight Martial Emperors, not even equal to one of the Holy Lands.
In terms of umtions, these two sects were far inferior to the Three Holy Lands of the Tianwu Domain.
Unfortunately for the Three Holy Lands, the Supreme Sky Sect had a Prime. The three Holy Masters had to work together before they could fight on equal footing with Ying Zongtian. Furthermore, Ying Zongtian could leave any time he wanted; they could not dy him at all.
On top of that, the Supreme Sky Sect held the geographical advantage and had defensive formations. Between the attackers and defenders, clearly, the attackers would be under more pressure.
For the past three months, even though the Three Holy Lands held the upper hand, suppressing the Supreme Sky Sect until it could not counterattack, they could not defeat the Supreme Sky Sect, either.
Instead, the Three Holy Lands suffered heavy losses. More than five Martial Emperors had died.
The Three Holy Lands were suffering unspeakably. If they continued to attack, even if they destroyed the Supreme Sky Sect, they would suffer grievous losses.
They simply could not afford the loss. However, the Three Holy Masters, who had joined the Deity Dao Union, were left with no other choice. The arrow already left the bow; there was no taking it back. They needed to take down the Supreme Sky Sect.
"Why are the Deity Dao Union''s people not here yet?" a Phoenix''s Passion Pce''s elder asked very unhappily. They joined the Deity Dao Union over two months ago, but they still had not seen any reinforcements.
These words echoed what many of the elders were thinking. All of them were worried that the next to fall might be themselves.
The stronger one was, the more one treasured their life.
Although the Three Holy Lands toned down their attacks after joining the Deity Dao Union, Martial Emperors still asionally fell. It was hard to avoid feeling fear.
The Vermilion Bird Holy Master said, "There is no need for you to worry about this. The organization of the Deity Dao Union requires some time. They need to discuss how to split the benefits and be wary of the Fiend Race''s Spirit Fox King, as well as some unstable factors of the Ghost Race.
"The Deity Dao Union is just not making a move yet. When they do, they will definitely destroy the Supreme Sky Sect."
Suddenly, the expression of the Vermilion Bird Holy Master, who was speaking, changed. He closed his eyes as though he wasmunicating with someone.
After a while, the Vermilion Bird Holy Master opened his eyes, showing joy on his face. "Pass down the orders. Tell all the Holy Land cultivators to stop attacking and just defend the nodes that we already upy. For three days, do not make any move. Just turtle up and defend."
The moment these words were spoken, they triggered shocked discussions among all the elders present.
"Holy Master, is the Deity Dao Union on their way?" someone could not resist asking.
The Vermilion Bird Holy Master said indifferently, "There is no need to ask so much. You will know everything after three days. All of you can withdraw. Just wait quietly for news."
Although these elders did not know what the news was, at least they did not need to fight for now. This rare rest was good news.
After these elders all left, the White Tiger Holy Master and the ck Tortoise Holy Master asked, "What did the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign say? Are they going to make a move?"
The three of them were peak Ninth Heaven Sovereign Martial Emperors. They looked at the problem from different angles, from a much further viewpoint than that of those Martial Emperors who just left.
They were not anxious over the tardiness of the Deity Dao Union at all.
The Vermilion Bird Holy Master''s smile vanished. He replied sullenly, "There are two pieces of newsone good and one bad. The good news is that with the Deity Race''s interference, the internal conflicts of the Ghost Race and Corpse Race are basically settled. The formation of the Deity Dao Union is nearlyplete, and they will arrive in the Tianwu Domain three dayster."
"Good, that means that the Deity Dao Allied Army will definitely have experts from the Ghost Race and Corpse Race."
"What is the bad news, then?"
At the mention of bad news, the Vermilion Bird Holy Master''s expression turned somewhat unsightly. However, he still had to say it in the end. "The bad news is that the Divine Daughter Tian Youxi''s activities in the Heavenly Starry Ocean were generally a failure. That brat Xiao Chen managed to obtain the support of the many Holy Lands of the Heavenly Starry Ocean."
"What?!" the other two Holy Masters eximed involuntarily, somewhat shocked. The Deity Dao Union''s momentum was already formed, yet those Heavenly Starry Ocean Holy Lands actually dared to resist.
"However, fortunately, Xiao Chen did not manage to convince the Lunar Pce. Furthermore, the Lunar Pce''s Pce Master promised that as long as the Supreme Sky Sect is destroyed, they would immediately join the Deity Dao Union," the Vermilion Bird Holy Master said after a pause.
The White Tiger Holy Master smiled and said, "This Lunar Pce''s Pce Master is still as astute as ever. However, the Lunar Pce does indeed have the strength and umtions to put forth such a condition."
The ck Tortoise Holy Master nodded slightly, agreeing with the White Tiger Holy Master''s opinion. However, when he recalled Xiao Chen, he felt it was strange. "This fellow Xiao Chen is truly the Azure Emperor''s descendant. To think that he is so horrifying! It looks like our move of cutting off all retreat and working together to make Di Wuque the one favored by Luck is the correct decision."
"That''s right. If we really let him advance to Martial Emperor, we will not be able to live. Ten thousand years ago, the Azure Emperor treated us as horses and cows. Our Three Holy Lands absolutely cannot experience this again."
A heavy murderous intent shed in the Vermilion Bird Holy Master''s eyes. His voice was cold as he continued, "Hence, we must destroy this Supreme Sky Sect. We must cut off his Luck and make sure he can never advance to Martial Emperor!"
Chapter 1355 :Supreme Sky Sect in Danger
Chapter 1355 :Supreme Sky Sect in Danger
In the Refining Pavilion on Refining Ind, which was previously Scorching me Ind, in the Heavenly Star Ind''s sea territory, Mo Chen and Yue Bingyue were currently anxiously working on merging the Cloud Moon Saber and the Lunar Shadow Saber.
Aside from Xiao Chen, no one else was outside the Refining Pavilion.
Soon, three days passed. During these three days, Xiao Chen did not remain idle. He used this time to meditate on the peak saber strike that he sent out during the Divine Weapon unveiling ceremony.
That saber strike had given him an extremely wondrous feeling. It already skimmed the surface of the state of space.
When Xiao Chen swung the saber, he used the saber to directly control space. He no longer felt the presence of space. He was clearly still in it, but he had felt like he was outside itan extremely profound feeling.
He had tried to replicate the feeling several times since then. Like before, he still merged all his energies to use that peak saber strike.
However, he failed to get the sense of the saber controlling space, as if it had never appeared. Since that day, many Martial Emperors hade to seek advice about the profoundness of that move.
Xiao Chen did not hide anything. He honestly told these people his opinions on the Saber Domain. At the same time, he also shared with these Martial Emperors his doubts and confusions, exchanging information.
After chatting openly with many different Martial Emperors, Xiao Chen saw many wondrous viewpoints. He benefited a lot from this.
No matter how smart a person was, there would always be something that one could not think of, which might be the crucial part hindering one''s breakthrough.
After meditating for several days, although Xiao Chen did not find that state of controlling space with the saber, he gained a familiarity with merging all his energies into the Saber Domain.
He gave this saber strike a nameVoid Breaking Stance. The word "breaking" represented the breaking of his previous understanding of the Saber Domain as well as its reconstruction after being broken, the creation of a new Dao.
Xiao Chen had a vague thought in his mind, preparing tobine everything that he learned to create a new Saber Technique. He would merge all the mysteries of the Saber Techniques that heprehended into this set of Saber Techniques.
This Saber Technique would be called the wless Saber Technique with this Void Breaking Stance as the first move As for how many moves there would be, that was up to fate and could not be forced.
Xiao Chen sat down cross-legged and analyzed all the Saber Techniques that he learned in the past, simting them in his mind.
Many years ago, he started creating his own Saber Techniques. He would even alter the Saber Techniques of predecessors to make them his own. This was how his Wukui Saber Technique, Rushing Thunder Chop, Four Season Saber Technique, and Lightning Tribtion Saber Technique came about.
It looked very tiring and took a lot of effort. Furthermore, sess was not guaranteed.
After many years, when Xiao Chen walked the same path that he had before, he celebrated the fact that he had done so back then.
When the sun set, he suddenly opened his eyes. A small ck dot appeared in his line of sight. As the ck dot approached, it turned into a soft and graceful figure of a woman. This was his first senior sister, Shui Lingling.
Xiao Chen raised his eyebrows and quickly got up. If First Senior Sister rushed over at this moment, something urgent must have happened.
"First Senior Sister, what''s wrong? Why are you so flustered?" Xiao Chen asked quickly, after getting to his feet.
Worry showed on Shui Lingling''s face. Her expression was grave as she exined, "The various factions of the Deity Dao Union gathered in Supreme Sky Province three days ago. After one round of ferocious attacks, the outer nineyers of the eighteen formations broke."
"What!?"
This news startled Xiao Chen when he heard it. In the end, the thing that he worried about happened in advance.
However, this day would havee eventually. With Xiao Chen''s mental state, he recovered after a moment.
Xiao Chen''s expression returned to that of calm. He did not hesitate to say, "Do you need my help? As long as Big Brother Ying says the word, I will be able to invite over many seniors of the Heavenly Starry Ocean to help."
When Shui Lingling saw Xiao Chen''s expression, she felt moved. She smiled and replied, "There''s no need. It is not that time yet. However, we are now in greatck of Martial-Emperor-level experts to protect the formations. Master already spoke to the Spirit Fox King and is currently seeking help from the Martial Emperors of the Kunlun Realm. He had mee here to see if Junior Brother cane and help."
Xiao Chen sighed softly to indicate his understanding. Right now, the most crucial moment had not arrived yet. Those Holy Masters were his final trump cards. There was no need to use them yet.
What the Supreme Sky Sectcked now were ordinary Martial-Emperor-level experts. Ying Zongtian was probably asking for Xiao Chen to lend a hand there.
It looked like the Supreme Sky Sect was indeed at an exceptionally dangerous period. Otherwise, Ying Zongtian would not ask Xiao Chen to help.
"No problem. I''ll go and inform some people, thene with you."
Since Ying Zongtian called, Xiao Chen naturally would not reject. He turned around and faced the Refining Pavilion to let Mo Chen and Yue Bingyun know about this.
Inside the Refining Pavilion, the expressions of the two women changed drastically, and then they said at the same time, "No way! How can you go at this moment? Your Lunar Shadow Saber is only halfway done merging with the Cloud Moon Saber."
"Wait another four days."
When Shui Lingling heard the details, she revealed a gentle smile on her face. "Junior Brother''s kind intentions are enough. Since the Lunar Shadow Saber still needs another four days toplete the merger, then we can wait for another four days. I''ll just wait for Junior Brother at the Supreme Sky Sect."
"It''s fine. I can go back with you. Even without a saber in my hand, I''m confident of being able to fight equally with Martial Emperors."
Xiao Chen smiled faintly to console Shui Lingling. Since Ying Zongtian asked him for help, it meant that the situation was quite urgent. He definitely had to go.
Perhaps nothing major would happen in four days. However, if something did, it would be toote for regrets. Xiao Chen did not wish to feel any regrets.
In the Refining Pavilion, Mo Chen exchanged nces with Yue Bingyun. Then, they both sighed helplessly.
"Big Brother Xiao Chen, wait for a while. Elder Sister Bingyun and I wille out soon. Don''t be in a rush to leave." Mo Chen''s voice came out from inside.
Could there be a fortuitous change?
Xiao Chen turned his head and said to Shui Lingling, "Please wait for a while."
Shui Lingling nodded and replied, "Sure, I''ll listen to Junior Brother."
The two chatted while they waited. In the meantime, Shui Lingling gave a simple exnation of the Supreme Sky Sect''s current situation.
The Supreme Sky Sect could barely resist the attacks of the Three Holy Lands when working with the Thunder and Lightning Pce. Aside from the Supreme Sky Prime, they relied on the Worldly Mountain River Great Sun Formation.
If this formation were broken, leaving only the Supreme Sky Prime to rely on, defending the Supreme Sky Sect would be very difficult.
Despite Shui Lingling''s calm tone, Xiao Chen could sense the impending doom that the Supreme Sky Sect faced.
This feeling made Xiao Chen even more determined to rush over. No matter what, he needed to do his best to help.
After one hour, Yue Bingyun and Mo Chen carried a rectangr bronze box as they flew out of the Refining Pavilion.
"Buzz!"
The twonded beside Xiao Chen and quickly set the bronze box down. The ground immediately trembled intensely, making everyone wobble.
Shui Lingling eximed in shock, "What is in there? It''s so heavy."
Mo Chen wiped the sweat off her forehead and caught her breath first before replying, "There is a formation in there. It contains five thousand tons of Frost me. It cannot be ced in a spatial ring."
Xiao Chen asked suspiciously, "What''s going on?"
Yue Bingyun exined, "Since you want to leave early, we could onlye up with this crude method. When the new Lunar Shadow Saber finishes absorbing all this Frost me, you can use it. The good thing about this crude method is that there is no need to worry about it. However, the bad thing is that we do not know when it will be finished. It might take ten days or even a month."
"That is long. I thought it needed only four days?" Shui Lingling felt guilty for dying Xiao Chen''s matter when she heard this.
"It''s fine."
Xiao Chen smiled and carried the bronze box with one hand. It was rather heavy, but his physical body could rival that of experts who tempered the physical body, so he did not have much trouble picking it up.
After making some preparations, Xiao Chen slung the bronze box over his back. A warm sensation immediately came from the bronze box and turned into gentle mes, which flowed through his meridians.
Xiao Chen''s entire body felt warm, and his Primordial Energy automatically flowed out. With the aid of this gentle me, the Primordial Energy quickly circted a major cycle of the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation.
The speed of cultivation was twenty percent faster than normal. Furthermore, it was extremely stable. The most important thing was that he was cultivating automatically.
This bronze box is not simple!
"You feel it, right? This bronze box is the sword box of an ancient powerhouse. The sword is no longer there, but just this sword box alone is a peak Emperor Grade Secret Treasure," Yue Bingyun said with a smile when she noticed Xiao Chen''s expression.
Xiao Chen nodded and said, "It is indeed a treasure. This way, even when I am traveling, I can cultivate."
Yue Bingyun said, "If you like it, I can give it to you. I''ll tell you more about itter. There are many other uses for this sword box, which is so heavy that ordinary people cannot just casually carry it on their backs. Not only will it slow down their Movement Techniques, but it can also easily distract them."
There were benefits and detriments; this was indeed the case.
"Well, then, I''ll leave with First Senior Sister first."
"No. Elder Sister Bingyun and I discussed it. This time, we must go with you," Mo Chen said suddenly with a determined tone.
Chapter 1356: Returning to the Supreme Sky Sect
Chapter 1356: Returning to the Supreme Sky Sect
Xiao Chen simply could not persuade Yue Bingyun and Mo Chen to change their minds. In the end, he brought the two of them along, returning to the Supreme Sky Sect via the transportation formation with Shui Lingling.
Light flickered, and the four appeared at the Supreme Sky Sect''s transportation formation at the same time.
Xiao Chen was rather familiar with the Supreme Sky Sect''s transportation formation. He had used it many times in the past and was also familiar with its surroundings.
He looked around and could feel the tension in the air. Everyone showed graves expressions, frowning endlessly.
"Greetings, First Senior Sister."
"Greetings, Azure Dragon King!"
The Supreme Sky Sect disciples around the transportation formation bowed and greeted when the group of people appeared.
Shui Lingling nodded slightly and walked out of the formation. A young disciple immediately came over and said, "First Senior Sister, the Sect Master has already been waiting a long time for you."
"I got it. You may withdraw first."
With Shui Lingling taking the lead, the four soared into the air, flying towards Supreme Sky City a short distance away. In a few breaths, the four saw the majestic city that was the sect''s headquarters.
The once familiar Supreme Sky City now had a deste air shrouding it. The ordinary people of the city were already gone, leaving only the Supreme Sky Sect disciples.
When the group approached the city gates, Xiao Chen, Mo Chen, and Yue Bingyun felt sharp aurasing from the city walls, locking in on them.
It was like ferocious beasts suddenly opened their eyes and locked down on the three.
Xiao Chen did not panic; he understood that these were extraordinary times. The formation in the city must have been activated long ago. The people guarding the formation nodes were not sure who the three were and needed to take precautions; they could not afford to be careless.
"Whoosh! Whoosh!"
Two figures arrived, heralded by sonic booms. They each had a scarlet rope tied on their right arms with an ancient armband tied in the middle of the scarlet rope. Xiao Chen had some recollection of the person on the left, a quasi-Emperor elder of the Supreme Sky Sect. However, Xiao Chen did not know his name; he had only seen this person a few times before.
Xiao Chen was sure that the person on the right was a stranger to him. That person was also a quasi-Emperor, and he exuded a dense aura of lightning.
Xiao Chen recalled that the Thunder and Lightning Pce had joined the Supreme Sky Sect''s side. If he was not wrong, this should be an elder of the Thunder and Lightning Pce.
"Miss Shui, please show me your identity medallion and put on your armband to prove your identity."
Shui Lingling frowned slightly but did not refuse. She took out her identity medallion and put on her scarlet armband. Only after that did the two old men rx their expressions. They showed such caution due to the fear of Martial Emperors sneaking in after changing their appearance.
"This is my junior brother, the Azure Dragon King Xiao Chen. Three of them do not have armbands yet," Shui Lingling exined.
The Supreme Sky Sect elder smiled and said, "It does not matter. It would be impossible to imitate the air of the Azure Dragon King Xiao Chen. Lingling, it is enough that you proved your identity. There are three armbands here. Hand them out."
Shui Lingling received the armbands and gave them to the three. "These red rope armbands look simple, but in reality, they were personally refined by the Sect Master. Others cannot duplicate it. With this armband, one can enter and leave the various formations of the Supreme Sky Sect at will. Once it is taken away by others, it will instantly ignite with just a thought."
After Xiao Chen, Mo Chen, and Yue Bingyun dripped their blood on their respective armbands to make it acknowledge them as its master, they tied the armbands on their right arms.
After passing the city walls, the four flew in the air towards the inner city. After a while, they crossed manyyers of defenses and arrived at the inner hall.
The simple inner hall had a huge sand table in it. This sand table showed the situation of the entire Supreme Sky Province.
[Note: In ancient China, whiteboards did not exist. So they used a table containing sand to draw their diagrams and n strategies. Simple terrain could even be simted on it.]
Unlike ordinary sand tables, this sand table before them was a miniature Supreme Sky Province. Furthermore, extremely mystically, anything that happened within the Supreme Sky Province would be reflected there.
Xiao Chen squinted. After he stared for a few seconds, the originally small scenes in the sand table suddenly grewrger, directly projecting into his mind and allowing him to see the transportation formation outside the city.
About ten people stood around the sand table. Aside from the Supreme Sky Prime, Ying Zongtian, Xiao Chen did not know the rest of them. However, without exception, all of them were Martial-Emperor-level experts.
It looked like those who coulde to this inner hall either were Martial Emperors or held an important identity.
A purple-d middle-aged man beside the Supreme Sky Prime gave off a sharp brilliance. With just one look at him, Xiao Chen felt a huge pressure.
Aside from this person, there were many other Martial Emperors present. This situation put some pressure on Xiao Chen. Even if he used Dharmic World, he might not be an opponent for them.
After Xiao Chen''s group arrived, the Martial Emperors present all raised their heads and looked over.
When Ying Zongtian saw Xiao Chen, he nodded with a smile. "Little Brother Xiao Chen, you came really fast. I originally thought that you would only be able to rush over tomorrow."
"Since Big Brother Ying asked for help, naturally, I came as quickly as I could."
When one stood before so many of such major characters, the atmosphere would feel somewhat frightening. Xiao Chen kept his expression calm. As he carried the bronze sword box, his mental state was not affected at all.
Such grace made the many Martial Emperors present nod to themselves. Most regr juniors would be extremely flustered after seeing this group of major characters, unable to speak properly.
"Let me introduce you to the friends here," Ying Zongtian said and started to perform introductions for Xiao Chen. Aside from the Martial Emperors of the Supreme Sky Sect and the Thunder and Lightning Pce, the rest were friends that the Supreme Sky Sect had close rtions with and called over for help.
As for the purple-d middle-aged man that Xiao Chen felt some fear for, he was the Vice Pce Master of the Thunder and Lightning Pce. The Thunder Sovereign had handed over the reins of the Thunder and Lightning Pce a long time ago.
This person was called An Zixuan, an Eighth Heaven Martial Emperor. Xiao Chen just found out that this was An Junxi''s father.
[Note: This An Zixuan is different from the one introduced in chapter 396. The previous one was Xiao Bai''s father.]
No wonder this person looked somewhat familiar.
Following that, Ying Zongtian briefed Xiao Chen on the current situation. The reinforcements from the Ghost Race, the Corpse Race, and the Deity Race had arrived. The Supreme Sky Sect was now in an entirely defensive position. Of the eighteenyers of the Worldly Mountain River Great Sun Formation, the outer nineyers were already broken. The situation was dire.
With everyyer broken, the Supreme Sky Sect would be in even more danger.
Ying Zongtian did not have much time to chat. He said, "Little Brother Xiao Chen, I''m afraid there is no time for you to rest. We are short-handed. If it is convenient for you, can you go and help defend the formation of the ninthyer now?"
Xiao Chen nodded and said, "I''ll listen to Big Brother''s arrangement."
Ying Zongtian revealed a smile on his face. Then, he used his finger to circle a spot on the sand table. A scene immediately leaped up from the sand table, appearing before everyone.
This was ake within Supreme Sky Province known as Maple Leaf Lake. It was one of the many nodes of the ninthyer of formationsand the most crucial one.
"Take mymand token and take charge of this ce. I''ll leave Maple Leaf Lake to you," Ying Zongtian said with a serious expression as he handed themand token to Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen was sent to the frontlines despite having just arrived at the Supreme Sky Sect. However, he did not begrudge this. He onlymented the fact that the Supreme Sky Sect''s situation was worse than he thought.
"Zongtian, this Maple Leaf Lake is crucial for the ninthyer of formations. It is second only to the few core nodes. Once it is broken, the entire ninthyer could copse. Shouldn''t we be more cautious?" one of the Martial Emperors present who was worried about Xiao Chen''s strength asked.
Ying Zongtian smiled and replied, "Actually, I feel that cing Little Brother Xiao Chen there does him a disservice. My original intent was for him to join us in fighting the Martial Emperors of the other side."
The moment Ying Zongtian said this, he startled all the Martial Emperors present.
Right now, the Supreme Sky Sect had two sets of battles to deal with. The first was the battle for territory, which was the defense of the Worldly Mountain River Great Sun Formation. The other was the fight between the peak powers, which was even more intense and ferocious than the former.
Ying Zongtian wanted Xiao Chen to join thetter. Could it be that Xiao Chen had the strength to fight Greater Heavenly Martial Emperors?
When Xiao Chen heard this, heughed and said, "Big Brother thinks too highly of me. However, I am confident that I will be able to defend Maple Leaf Lake. I hope all the seniors here can rest assured."
After saying that, Xiao Chen received themand token and bowed as he left the inner hall.
Chapter 1357: Scaring Away the Opponent
Chapter 1357: Scaring Away the Opponent
Xiao Chen knew where Maple Leaf Lake was, so he did not get anyone to lead the way. He simply brought the two girls with him and rushed over.
Along the way, the group did not see any ordinary people in the vast territory of Supreme Sky Province. Because the formerly bustling cities were not a formation node, many werepletely empty, looking very cold and deste.
As the group flew, Xiao Chen chatted with the two girls in a soft voice. He recalled the past scenes of Supreme Sky Province, sighing in his heart.
"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!"
asionally, Supreme Sky Sect disciples flew by. They all had urgent expressions on their faces, looking flustered. However, they all disyed anger towards amon enemy, filled with fighting spirit.
Suddenly, a group of people flew over from in front and happened to meet with Xiao Chen''s trio. When they looked at each other, both sides were stunned.
The leader of the other group was tall and stocky, his eyes shining with strong fighting spirit. The person beside him had delicate facial features. He looked ordinary despite the ck Qi hovering over him.
With a quick thought, Xiao Chen figured out who these two were. The stocky one was Situ Gang, an outstanding talent from one of the battle realms. Unfortunately, he did not rise up. When they first arrived in the Kunlun Realm, he had caused some trouble for Xiao Chen.
The one on the right was Zhuo Yushi. When Xiao Chen first came to the Kunlun Realm, he had been friends with him. However, Xiao Chenter discovered that Zhuo Yushi''s heart for the Dao was not resolute; hence, he broke off all rtions with him.
The matters of the world changed a lot. Unexpectedly, they met again today.
Situ Gang felt bitter. When Xiao Chen first came to the Kunlun Realm, Xiao Chen''s cultivation had been even lower than his. Now, the difference between them was like heaven and earth. Xiao Chen was already a true major character, having re-established the Dragon''s Gate and fought Martial Emperors.
After a long time, Situ Gang and Zhuo Yushi said together, "Greetings, Azure Dragon King."
Xiao Chen waved his hand and said, "There''s no need to greet me like that. Just address me as Senior Brother Xiao Chen. Yourplexions do not look good. Did you just return from the battlefield?"
Situ Gang nodded and replied, "We just returned from Maple Leaf Lake. I''m still fine, but Junior Brother Zhuo is severely injured. His internal injuries are rather serious."
Xiao Chen thought, This is rather coincidental. He went over and said, "Let me take a look."
Xiao Chen ced a finger on Zhuo Yushi''s body and immediately frowned. Dense Death Qi was flowing in his meridians. His internal organs had all sustained significant damage. Any dy in treatment would aggravate his injuries.
Xiao Chen made a prompt decision. He drove his Primordial Energy and swept out this Death Qi as if clearing dead branches.
"Pu ci!"
Zhuo Yushi vomited out a mouthful of ck blood. Then, hisplexion immediately improved markedly. He said quickly, "Many thanks, Senior Brother."
Yue Bingyun stepped forward and handed Zhuo Yushi a bottle of Medicinal Pills. "This is the Sun Essence Pill. It is very effective in helping cultivators recover from Death Qi damage."
"The Sun Essence Pill is a Sage Grade Medicinal Pill of the Lunar Pce." This realization startled Zhuo Yushi. When he raised his head and saw Yue Bingyun''s fairy-like appearance, he was shocked. "You are the Lunar Pce''s Holy Daughter?"
Yue Bingyun smiled faintly and said, "Bingyun is no longer the Holy Daughter. Now, I am just an insignificant guest of the Dragon''s Gate."
Xiao Chen was more concerned about Maple Leaf Lake''s situation. He asked Situ Gang, "Junior Brother Situ, did you just say that Maple Leaf Lake is under attack? What is the situation? Can you tell me more?"
Situ Gang wondered why Xiao Chen was asking this. However, he still answered honestly, "The node at Maple Leaf Lake was sneak-attacked by the Deity Dao Union. They suddenly sent two Corpse Race Martial Emperors and many other Corpse Race experts.
"Right now, the battle is in a stalemate. The elder said that the inner hall already sent a new expert to go and personally take control. Then, he let us injured disciples return temporarily."
Xiao Chen nodded. After saying goodbye, he rushed towards Maple Leaf Lake with the two girls.
As Zhuo Yushi and Situ Gang watched Xiao Chen''s departing figure with the bronze sword box on his back, they could not help showing envious expressions. Once upon a time, Xiao Chen had been on the same starting line as them.
This was especially so for Zhuo Yushi. Back then, he had a good rtionship with Xiao Chen. Looking at things now, even the Lunar Pce''s Holy Daughter became a close female friend of Xiao Chen. However, back then, he hesitated on whether he should call Xiao Chen a friend or not.
After one hour, Maple Leaf Lake appeared in Xiao Chen''s view. It was an expansiveke.
Red maple trees nketed the mountains around theke. When the wind blew, the fiery-red maple leaves would drift down gently like rain.
This was how Maple Leaf Lake got its name. In the past, this was a famous scenic spot of Supreme Sky Province.
Now, the calm of theke was broken by a group of Corpse Race cultivators controlling the Demonic Corpses unique to the Corpse Race, charging at the small ind in the middle of theke in groups. They wanted to break this node once and for all.
Among these Corpse Race cultivators, two caught Xiao Chen''s attention. These two people sat cross-legged on coffins floating in the air, looking coldly at the situation below.
These two Corpse Race cultivators each had a golden armband tied around their right arms, a stark contrast to the Supreme Sky Sect''s scarlet armband.
These two watching Corpse Race Martial Emperors had not taken action yet because the person in charge of Maple Leaf Lake still held the energy of the formation in reserve.
The two Corpse Race Martial Emperors looked around and discovered Xiao Chen, Mo Chen, and Yue Chenxi, who were rushing over.
"Are they the reinforcements that the Supreme Sky Sect sent? There is not even a single Martial Emperor. To think that the Supreme Sky Sect looks down on us this much!"
"Old Yuan, I''ll leave these three to you. I''ll keep an eye on below, see if there is any chance to damage this node severely."
"Whoosh!"
A hemp-robed old man exuding heavy Death Qi from his entire bodyughed maniacally and quickly flew over on the coffin he was sitting on.
In a few breaths, this old man arrived before Xiao Chen. "You are just an insignificant quasi-Emperor, and you dare toe and serve as reinforcements? Die?"
The hemp-robed old man did not want to waste any time on Xiao Chen. He did not even bother saying anything else or taking out the Demonic Corpse in the coffin under him. He leaped over and flew towards Xiao Chen, throwing a palm strike. A mysterious phenomenon immediately formed: a withered bone palm emerging from a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood, looking very scary.
Xiao Chen''s lips curled up into a smile. This was just a First Heaven Martial Emperor, and yet this person dared to act so arrogantly before him.
This person was truly tired of living.
As Xiao Chen carried the bronze sword box on his back, he did not move a step. With a flip of his hand, he shot out a Thousand Year me.
Not drunk after a thousand cups, the lofty aspirations and hot-bloodedness are all contained in this moon.
This bright moon was fiery. As Xiao Chen threw this palm strike, the bright moon descended from the sky, crashing directly into that mountain of corpses and sea of blood.
The horrifying mysterious phenomenon immediately scattered. That hemp-robed old man got sted by the attack and became covered in wounds. He flew back in a sorry state andnded on the coffin.
"Primordial Energy! You are a quasi-Emperor with Primordial Energy! You are Xiao Chen! The Azure Dragon King Xiao Chen!"
On the coffin lid, the hemp-robed old man revealed an expression of horror, losing all fighting spirit. He immediately turned and fled.
At the same time, the hemp-robed old man sent a voice projection to the other Corpse Race Martial Emperor. Quickly, leave, fast! The Azure Dragon King Xiao Chen is here. We are no match for him. Quickly, run!
Xiao Chen had even managed to kill a Fifth Heaven Greater Heavenly Martial Emperor in the Heavenly Starry Oceana feat that stirred up a huge storm in the circle of Martial Emperors.
Although the Martial Emperors knew that Xiao Chen definitely used some Secret Treasure or secret art, no one knew whether he could use it again or not. These two Corpse Race Martial Emperors wanted to use this round of sneak attacks to take the lead in gaining military merits. They were not willing to die here for nothing.
"It''s him!"
The other Corpse Race Martial Emperor was shocked. He shouted at the Corpse Race cultivators below, "Scatter!"
The Corpse Race cultivators surrounding the small ind in the middle of theke could not understand. They clearly held the advantage and came with two Martial Emperors to sneak-attack this Maple Leaf Lake. Why were they scattering now?
However, their superiors already issued the order, so they had to scatter. Instantly, they withdrew into the distance like the receding tide.
The disciples on Maple Leaf Lake were shocked as well. They did not know what was happening. Why did the Corpse Race cultivators suddenly retreat in a flurry?
Even the two Corpse Race Martial Emperors were fleeing in panic.
Clearly, there was no third Martial Emperor. This meant that their reinforcements did not have any Martial Emperors. However, why did the enemy scatter?
"I''m leaving for a bit and will return soon," Xiao Chen said to the two girls beside him. Then, carrying the bronze sword box on his back, he executed the Fish Dragon Art and gave chase.
If Xiao Chen let two First Heaven Martial Emperors escape before his eyes, he would not be able to forgive himself.
Chapter 1358: First Victory
Chapter 1358: First Victory
Although the bronze sword box slowed Xiao Chen''s speed somewhat, his Fish Dragon Art already allowed him to break the limit imposed by air resistance.
Despite setting offter, Xiao Chen caught up to the two fleeing Corpse Race Martial Emperors in a few breaths, shortening the distance between them to just ten kilometers.
"How is he so fast?!"
The two Corpse Race Martial Emperors were shocked. In their fluster, they steeled themselves and chose to take the risk of tearing space and traveling in the void to move faster.
Traveling in the void withoutprehending the state of space was extremely dangerous. That ce had space and time flowing continuously. If one was not careful, one might run into these currents and either be sliced into countless pieces or lost in the space-time flow forever.
Hence, even though Martial Emperors could tear space, few would do so when fleeing. They feared that they might get careless in their fluster and get swept up in the space-time flow.
Martial Emperors preferred to travel through the void when they were calm.
Of course, this only applied to thends of the Kunlun Realm where space was more stable. They would not dare to tear space casually in the boundless Starry Heavens, even if they had enough time and were calm. They feared they would be careless and trigger a starry heaven storm, which would result in them dying without a corpse.
When Xiao Chen saw this, he did not panic. Even if the two entered the void, their speed still could not match his in the short run. As long as he attacked fast enough, he could force the two out.
"Whoosh! Whoosh!"
Xiao Chen''s figure flickered in the air twice. Each time he stopped, he sent a palm strike containing Primordial Energy at the void, shaking space and causing it to tremble.
With each palm strike, Xiao Chen knocked a Corpse Race Martial Emperor out of the void.
When the two palm strikes were done, Xiao Chen stood in the way of the two Corpse Race Martial Emperors, preventing their escape.
The two Corpse Race Martial Emperors on the coffins showed extremely sullen expressions. The hemp-robed old man said, "Azure Dragon King, how does this delight you? Why the need to pressure us to this point for the sake of a friend? Even if you kill us, you will end up suffering as well.
"If you let us go, the two of us are willing to give you fifty thousand Essence Stones."
Martial Emperors had limited time to cultivate Primordial Energy. Most of the time, they still cultivated their Heavenly Laws and Law Energy. Essence Stones were themon currency between Martial Emperors. Fifty Thousand Essence Stones were already a veryrge sum. These two Corpse Race Martial Emperors were rather sincere.
However, Xiao Chen was not willing to go this route. He said indifferently, "I can let you go. However, you have to swear an oath to leave Supreme Sky Province and not return for ten years."
The people who reached Martial Emperor knew that the seemingly ethereal oaths and Luck, as well as the Heavenly Dao, truly existed. An oath could not be made carelessly. Once they went against their oath, they would suffer a bacsh from the Heavenly Dao.
The two Corpse Race Martial Emperors did not say anything. Instead, they exchanged voice projections, discussing something.
After a while, the hemp-robed old man snorted coldly. "You are too naive. The two of us came here to umte military merits. When we umte enough, we can obtain Primordial Pills and other treasures from the Deity Dao Union to raise our cultivation. You can forget about telling us to leave."
"In that case, there is no point negotiating further."
Xiao Chen did not waste any more time speaking. With a sh, he charged towards the hemp-robed old man, intending to kill one first.
A pained look flickered in the hemp-robed old man''s eyes. Then, he smacked the coffin lid he was sitting on. A Demonic Corpse emanating overwhelming Death Qi charged out.
With simr reluctance, the other Corpse Race Martial Emperor released the Demonic Corpse in his own coffin.
The two Corpse Race Martial Emperors nned to release the Emperor Grade Demonic Corpses, which they had spent a lot of effort to refine, to dy Xiao Chen, buying themselves a chance to flee and live.
Refining an Emperor Grade Demonic Corpse was not easy. The two steeled themselves to give these up, showing that they were incredibly decisive.
The Demonic Corpses did not fear death as they pounced at Xiao Chen. They give off dense Death Qi, dyeing the clouds in the sky ck like ink.
"Break!"
Xiao Chen narrowed his eyes. In the past, he had found such death things, which did not have any spirituality, difficult to deal with. However, now, he alreadyprehended the Saber Domain, and his saber intent was incredibly strong.
He punched. The hundred Dragon Force in his body surged, and the saber intent in his sea of consciousness churned, gathering on his fist at the same time.
One hundred dragons appeared behind Xiao Chen, roaring together. However, when he punched, the sound of a treasured saber being unsheathedpletely overwhelmed the dragon roars.
His punch was like an unparalleledly sharp saber. The one hundred dragon images behind him seemed to turn into sharp sabers, forming sharp saber winds.
Xiao Chen threw two punches at the Demonic Corpses that the two Corpse Race Martial Emperors were extremely proud of. A punch struck one each. A berserk saber intent surged everywhere, ripping the Demonic Corpses into countless shreds. No matter what, they could not gather back together.
The Demonic Corpses failed to dy Xiao Chen at all. Instead, they allowed his momentum and aura to rise to another level.
With the sound of strong wind, Xiao Chen''s body moved like a fish in water. Then, he looked like a dragon leaping out of the sea. When switching between stillness and movement, he was incredibly fast, catching up to the two Corpse Race Martial Emperors once again.
When Xiao Chen got close, he immediately brought out the Taiji force field, which prevented the two Corpse Race Martial Emperors from fleeing again.
"Bang! Bang! Bang!"
Up in the air, even though Xiao Chen fought against two by himself, he held an overwhelming advantage, suppressing the two Corpse Race Martial Emperors.
On the ind in the middle of theke, a purple-d old man was dazzled when he saw the scene in the air.
The cultivators at the side were all somewhat stunned when they saw this as well.
"White hair and white robes. It looks like that is really the Azure Dragon King Xiao Chen. The rumors werepletely true."
"He is just like our Thunder and Lightning Pce''s An Junxi and the Supreme Sky Sect''s First Senior Sister Shui Lingling. However, although they can also defeat Martial Emperors, they are not able to do so as effortlessly as he does. He pressured the two Corpse Race Martial Emperors to a point where they cannot run at all. This is incredible."
"How powerful! I wonder why the Azure Dragon King is passing by our Maple Leaf Lake."
As the cultivators spoke, two pretty girls flew over to the ind. One wore a veil, which concealed her countenance. However, just based on her exquisite figure and her eyes, which sparkled with spirituality, they could determine that this was a great beauty.
After the cultivators saw the appearance of the other girl, everyone on the ind was thunderstruck.
The purple-d old man defending this ce felt it was strange as he said, "Isn''t this the Lunar Pce''s Holy Daughter, Yue Bingyun?"
While it was strange, the two girls had the scarlet armbands personally refined by the Supreme Sky Prime on their arms, so their allegiance was unmistakable.
The purple-d old man led the way with escorts following behind on both sides. Then, he rushed out of the ind and weed the two girls.
"I am the Thunder and Lightning Pce''s Elder Ma, assigned here to defend this ind. Might I know what the Holy Daughter''s business is here?"
Yue Bingyun smiled faintly and said, "Now, I am no longer the Lunar Pce''s Holy Daughter. Elder Ma, there is no need to be polite. This is a sister of mine, Mo Chen, the Vice Sect Master of the Dragon''s Gate. The two of us are only here to wait for someone."
"Wait for someone?" The purple-d old man looked at the battle in the sky and understood. "Are you waiting for the Azure Dragon King Xiao Chen?"
"Right. Under orders from the Supreme Sky Prime, the Azure Dragon King is here to assume control of Maple Leaf Lake. The two of us can be considered his escorts," Yue Bingyun exined gently.
The moment Yue Bingyun said this, a trace of joy immediately appeared on the faces of the purple-d old man''s group. He asked quickly, "Really?"
"Of course, it is true. Later, when the Azure Dragon Kinges down, the few of you can check for the Supreme Sky Prime''smand token." Mo Chen smiled as she spoke, her voice sounding like a bubbling mountain spring, very pleasant to the ears.
"That''s great! That''s great! With the Azure Dragon King defending this ce, this node of ours is secured."
"That''s right. Previously, Maple Leaf Lake was bullied because there was only one Martial Emperor defending us. Now, let''s see who dares to sneak-attack us."
The purple-d old man''s group shouted in irrepressible joy. With Xiao Chen here, these cultivators were not only more likely to survive but might even gain plenty of military merits.
As both sides chatted, two intense explosions came from the sky.
"Rumble!"
The sky and the ground shook. Pirs of water soared up from theke. ck spatial storms appeared in the air. This was the result of the two Corpse Race Martial Emperors choosing to detonate their Hearts of an Emperor in despair.
However, these two were only First Heaven Martial Emperors. Xiao Chen had noticed much earlier and fled far away, only getting struck by a few aftershocks.
Swinging his arm, Xiao Chen sent out a strong wind to scatter the dense ck fog of Death Qi. Then, his figure shed, and hended on the ind in the middle of theke.
"Greetings, Azure Dragon King!"
Such power thoroughly convinced the many disciples on the ind. When they saw Xiao Chen descending, they all bowed in greeting.
Xiao Chen was already used to all this and did not really care for these rules. Naturally, he would not pay attention to such empty glory.
He stepped forward and handed the Supreme Sky Prime''smand token to Elder Ma.
After the purple-d old man checked it, he returned themand token to Xiao Chen. Then, he said with a smile, "The Azure Dragon King truly lives up to his reputation. The moment you made a move, you killed two Martial Emperors. That is equal to one hundred thousand military merits and can be exchanged for ten Primordial Pills."
This news surprised Xiao Chen. Unexpectedly, by killing two Martial Emperors, he could obtain ten Primordial Pills.
Chapter 1359: Trying Ones Utmost
Chapter 1359: Trying One''s Utmost
"Azure Dragon King, this way, please. I need to discuss some of the matters regarding the handover. I will send for people to arrange individual amodations for Miss Mo Chen and Miss Bingyun. What do you think?" the purple-d old man suggested respectfully. Although he was a Martial Emperor, he had to be respectful to Xiao Chen, who could easily kill two First Heaven Martial Emperors.
However, even so, the purple-d old man still felt the rumors were exaggerated.
Looking at the strength that the Azure Dragon King showed, he was only equal to a peak Minor Heavenly Martial Emperor. The Emperor''s Might and aura that he showed disyed a clear difference from that of a Fourth Heaven Martial Emperor.
Perhaps, when the Azure Dragon King killed the Fifth Heaven Martial Emperor, he used some Secret Treasures or Secret Techniques.
Of course, no matter which it was, his having the strength of a peak Minor Heavenly Martial Emperor was already sufficient for the purple-d old man to respect him. There was no need to think so much.
Xiao Chen nodded and followed the purple-d old man, heading to a pavilion on the ind in the middle of theke. Meanwhile, a small courtyard nearby was prepared for Mo Chen and Yue Bingyun.
Inside the pavilion, the purple-d old man brewed a pot of tea for Xiao Chen. After personally filling Xiao Chen''s cup, he said, "Azure Dragon King, it''s like this: while the handover procedure is notplicated, it is extremely important, so we cannot be careless about any part of it. I hope the Azure Dragon King understands this responsibility."
Xiao Chen nodded, indicating his understanding. "Elder Ma, there is no need to keep calling me the Azure Dragon King. Just address me by my name. Now, we all stand on the same frontline; there is no need to be so polite. There is also no need to remain silent about anything."
Elder Ma smiled and said, "In that case, I''ll not stand on ceremony. Brother Xiao Chen, it''s like this: there are two main points to defending Maple Leaf Lake. The first was what you experienced, blocking the sneak attacks from the Deity Dao Union, preventing them from breaking the node of the formation. This is rathermon.
"The second is therge-scale attacks of the Deity Dao Union. You will need to activate the formation te that corrtes with the entire ninthyer of formations. This is normally the most problematic. Once the other side starts an all-out attack, there will be great pressure. We can only resist it by relying on the formation."
After Elder Mo finished speaking, he handed a fiery-red formation te to Xiao Chen. There were mountains and rivers imprinted on the obverse of the formation te and a zing red sun on the reverse.
Xiao Chen received it and refined it. As he held it in his hand, he immediately sensed a connection between the Maple Leaf Lake and his entire body.
Within Maple Leaf Lake, Xiao Chen could drive a vast amount of energy, which would amplify his offense and defense tremendously.
"This is the formation te for Maple Leaf Lake. All the Supreme Sky Sect disciples in the formation will receive a boost from the formation. As you are holding the formation te, the boost you receive will be even greater. Furthermore, you can call out the Formation Spirit to fight at any time."
Elder Ma seriously exined the various functions of the formation in great detail.
Xiao Chen was very intelligent, after just hearing it once, he remembered all of it by heart, understanding most of it. All that was left was to try it for himself to thoroughly understand everything.
"These are the two main things that you normally need to know. Now, we cannot afford to lose even a singleyer of formations. With everyyer lost, the might of the overall formation will decrease significantly. The boost that the Supreme Sky Prime and those other Martial Emperors receive from the formation will decline even further."
Elder Ma smiled and added, "However, with the Azure Dragon King defending Maple Leaf Lake, this node should be safe."
After that, the two chatted for a while. Xiao Chen raised the topic of military merits. Earlier, Elder Ma casually mentioned ten Primordial Pills. Xiao Chen remembered this since then.
The Primordial Pills from the me Rock Sovereign had brought Xiao Chen great benefits and given him a deep understanding of the importance of Primordial Pills.
Elder Ma said, "Since this is the battlefield, both sides have military merits as motivation. I''m not sure about the Deity Dao Union, but the Supreme Sky Prime said that for every First Heaven Martial Emperor killed, he would give five Primordial Pills as a reward.
"As you know, Primes have already cultivated their Primordial Energy to the limits and cannot improve any further. Hence, they have no problem refining Primordial Pills. Furthermore, I heard that the Thunder Sovereign handed arge number of Primordial Pills to the Supreme Sky Prime before he left. Hence, the rewards for military merits are pretty good on our side." Elder Ma looked at Xiao Chen somewhat enviously. He was a Martial Emperor himself and naturally knew about the wondrous uses of Primordial Pills.
After chatting awhile longer, Elder Ma took his leave. Elder Ma still had many things to do, so Xiao Chen did not keep him.
After Elder Ma left, Xiao Chen exited the pavilion as well, walking out alone. He wanted to see for himself what Supreme Sky Province was like now.
Actually, Maple Leaf Lake was already very far from Supreme Sky City. An ordinary person would take three days and three nights to reach it, even on horseback.
However, there was an even broader territory in front of Maple Leaf Lake. That ce used to be peaceful.
Now, Xiao Chen stood on the summit of one of the tall mountains by theke. As he looked into the distance, he saw that everything had turned into rubble. Cities, mountains, and rivers were all destroyed beyond recognition. Any ce still intact was upied by the Deity Dao Union.
The sky was covered in a dense dark cloud made up of the various warships of the Deity Dao Union. They hung up their banners, which pped loudly in the wind.
When Xiao Chen looked at all this from the tall mountain, his personal strength felt insignificant.
Given the scale of this huge battle, his personal strength was extremely limited. Even if it took ce within the ninthyer of formations, he could not do anything significant and could only do his best.
This battle took too long and involved too many cultivators. He could only rely on the strength of his team.
Xiao Chen watched for a long time from this tall mountain covered with maple trees before withdrawing and returning to Maple Leaf Lake.
When the sun set in the west, the stars appeared; night arrived silently.
Xiao Chen calmed himself and started practicing the Void Breaking Stance, the first move of the wless Saber Technique. At the same time, he also meditated, trying to form the second move. He was rather free.
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As for the Deity Dao Union, the main camp responsible for breaking the formation showed apletely different scene.
In an average-sized room, four Greater Heavenly Martial Emperorsone each from the Corpse Race, the Ghost Race, the Deity Race, and the human racesat in the front. Behind each of them were the Minor Heavenly Martial Emperors of their respective races.
A quick count gave a total of four Greater Heavenly Martial Emperors and forty-six Minor Heavenly Martial Emperors. Nearly all the Martial Emperors that the Deity Dao Union sent to break the formation were gathered here. As for the stronger Martial Emperors, they waited and dealt with the situation as it developed, just like the Supreme Sky Sect. Now was still not the time for them to take action.
In reality, this was an intangiblepetition as well. Whichever side could not endure and sent up their peak Martial Emperors first would be immediately disadvantaged.
For example, if the Supreme Sky Sect could not maintain their formation and needed to activate the Greater Heavenly Martial Emperors to resolve the situation, the Deity Dao Union''s Greater Heavenly Martial Emperors wouldugh as they watched these Greater Heavenly Martial Emperors exhaust their energy.
The Deity Dao Union''s elites would wait and conserve their energy. When the enemy exhausted themselves, they would attack in one fell swoop, which would be much more rxed for them.
"On Maple Leaf Lake''s side, two Martial Emperors of the Corpse Race died. This is rather irregr. None of the apanying Corpse Race cultivators returned alive, either. This is even more irregr. We need to rify the situation. Otherwise, it will affect the main attack tomorrow."
The one seated in the center was a Deity Race Greater Heavenly Martial Emperor named Leng Zhengyang, the nominalmander of the allied army of four races.
"What is there to investigate? The Corpse Race''s Martial Emperors only possess average strength in the first ce. They are greedy and take risks. I feel that it is rather normal for their entire group to be wiped out," the Greater Heavenly Martial Emperor of the Ghost Race said uncaringly, causing the Corpse Race''s Greater Heavenly Martial Emperor incredible frustration.
Everyone knew that the Corpse Race and the Ghost Race did not get along. Now that they are together in the same ce, it would be strange if they did not bicker with each other.
Leng Zhengyang shook his head and looked at the human race''s Greater Heavenly Martial Emperor, an elder of the Phoenix''s Passion Pce. "Brother Qianxing, what do you think?"
This old man was called Su Qianxing. He held a rather high position in the Phoenix''s Passion Pce, so this Deity Race Greater Heavenly Martial Emperor did not dare to underestimate him.
Su Qianxing replied, "That is not a big problem. Maple Leaf Lake is not the main node. Our primary target is still Meteor Trail City. That is the main node of the ninthyer."
"Good. It is settled, then. The n for tomorrow''s attack will not change. We will do our best to break the ninthyer of formations."
Chapter 1360: Ghost Race Attacking
Chapter 1360: Ghost Race Attacking
As Xiao Chen moved around Maple Leaf Lake, he practiced the Void Breaking Stance, the first move of the wless Saber Technique.
After a few rounds of practice, hisprehension of this move approached perfection. The various details became clear in his mind.
The initial Void Breaking Stance was just simply gathering all his energies into his Saber Domain using his wless Saber Dao. After that, he would ignite the three spots of Saber Energy and send out the move, achieving extremely skillful offensive strength.
Although Xiao Chen managed to break the Cloud Moon Saber due to the Cloud Moon Saber''s suicidal attitude, the might of this saber strike still had something to do with it.
If it had been another person, even if they had the opportunity, the thing that broke would still have been the saber in their hands.
It only happened because the desman was Xiao Chen-the Xiao Chen who figured out his own wless Saber Dao. With the Void Breaking Stance, he controlled space with the saber, demonstrating tremendous power.
That first saber strike had been executed in a hurry, spontaneously. After that, no matter how Xiao Chen tried, he could not achieve the effect of the saber controlling space.
However, now, with Xiao Chen continuously perfecting it, this move''s foundation was already formed. As long as he kept practicing it, pushing it to Consummation, he would naturally achieve the result of controlling space with the saber.
What was more important was that he had alreadypleted this move and could begin forming andprehending the next move.
As for the wless Saber Technique''s second move, Xiao Chen already had a vague idea. The day of its formation was not far away.
"Whoosh! Whoosh!"
Two lovely figures flew over above the calmke. They were Mo Chen and Yue Bingyun, who had settled in, heading towards Xiao Chen.
At this moment, the sun was still setting. The two girls skimmed the water, bathed in the warm glow of the setting sun. They arrived amid fiery-red maple leaves. Their exquisite figures made them appear like celestial fairies.
A smile appeared on Xiao Chen''s face. He stopped hisprehension and stood up to wee the two girls.
"After surveying the area, what do you think?" Mo Chen asked with a smile.
Yue Bingyun smiled faintly and said, "To think that you still can smile like that and quietlyprehend and practice. It looks like your mental state is rather stable. It is pretty good that you can still be this rxed when a great army is approaching."
The two girls spoke in turn, saying everything that Xiao Chen wanted to say. Now, he did not know how to respond.
After a few moments of silence, Xiao Chen said, "I''ll just do my best and adapt to the situation. Although the Deity Dao Union is strong, they are not without weaknesses. They look like they have great momentum, covering the sky and sun with their numbers, but they might just be covering the fear in their hearts. If they were prepared to pay the price, they would haveunched an all-out attack long ago."
"What do you mean?"
The two girls exchanged nces, feeling that there was more to what Xiao Chen said, like he had discovered something.
That was right. After surveying the ce, Xiao Chen had indeed found something. He said, "The Deity Dao Union is very strong, at least twice as strong as the Supreme Sky Sect and the Thunder and Lightning Pcebined. However, until now, they still have notunched an all-out attack. They want to take down the Supreme Sky Sect while paying the smallest price possible.
"They appear calm, but their inner thoughts are exposed. The various factions fight and scheme against each other. No one is willing to serve as the sacrifice. They fear being the one to pay the price. This is our chance. The true strength of a faction cannot be observed from the surface but from their inner brilliance."
After pausing for a moment, Xiao Chen continued, "When a person loses their brilliance, they will no longer be sharp. If a faction loses its brilliance, no matter how strong, it will just be like scattered sand."
"That seems very logical." Mo Chen said mischievously, "In that case, Big Brother Xiao Chen, have youe up with any ideas to defeat the enemy? How about you tell us about them?"
This retort stunned Xiao Chen at first. Then, he chortled, "Youss, why are you always so smart? I really can''t bring you with me anymore in the future."
After Xiao Chen spoke, the threeughed out loud together.
While he spoke so much logical-sounding reasoning, it was actually all pointless. They could only do their best. However, that was not what was important, which was the three''s attitude. In this storm, they were still able tough out loud, seeing past the mundane.
How could matters in life go as smoothly as one wanted? There would always be a way out of every situation. Adapting to the situation and doing one''s best, preparing one''s self, that would be enough.
Bathed in the remnant light of the setting sun, the three sat on the surface of theke, sipping fine wine amid the drifting maple leaves and chatting casually.
"Boom!"
When the sky finally turned bright again, a loud sound suddenly came from the distance, closely followed by many explosions booming like cracks of thunder.
Xiao Chen stood up and looked into the distance. Then, he muttered to himself, "They arrived really quickly."
He felt somewhat nervous in his heart and somewhat filled with anticipation. In a while, he would personally experience this battlefield. This was a rarerge-scale battle that one would be hard-pressed to find in ten thousand years.
"Big Brother Xiao Chen, is the Deity Dao Union attacking?" Mo Chen asked softly.
Xiao Chen nodded and replied, "They are here. However, this ce does not seem to be their main target. Let''s return to the ind first."
"Alright!"
The three gently pushed off the water and flew to the ind in the center. Many disciples had already readied themselves on the ind. Clearly, this was not their first time experiencing this.
The purple-d old man flew quickly to Xiao Chen''s side, asking for Xiao Chen''s instructions.
Xiao Chen said politely, "Old sir, there is no need to do this. I''ll leave everything to you to direct. If there are any strong enemies, I will personally fight them."
Fighting was Xiao Chen''s strength. However, when he reflected on his abilities tomand an army, he felt that he was sadlycking.
Hearing this, the purple-d old man revealed a smile on this face. "It is great that Brother Xiao Chen is so broad-minded. In that case, this old man shall respectfully obey. Would the Azure Dragon King please remain here and hold down the fort? Just leave all the minor and major matters to this old man."
Xiao Chen nodded. This was what he wanted, so it suited his ns.
After ten breaths, a vast number of Deity Dao Union warships appeared in Xiao Chen''s vision, covering the sky. Of which, thergest warship headed straight for the core node of the ninthyer of formations at Meteor Trail City. They showed no concern for Maple Leaf Lake at all.
"Boom!"
In the next moment, the Ancient Demonic Energy Cannons on the warships tilted down, and beams of magnificent light crisscrossed, raining down on the various nodes of the ninthyer of formations.
"Whoosh!"
Surging energy flowed out from Meteor Trail City. Closely following that, all the nodes within the ninthyer of formations activated their formation tes.
The entire ninthyer of the Worldly Mountain River Great Sun Formation formed a circle. Each node was separated from the others by at least five hundred kilometers.
However, at this moment, when the formation was activated, the nodes became tightly connected to each other. Along with the formation nodes, the tall mountains, rivers, and cities meshed together tightly.
After Meteor Trail City activated the formation, Xiao Chen sent some Law Energy into the formation te.
"Rumble!"
Xiao Chen was not sure about the other ces; however, a vague barrier appeared in the sky of Maple Leaf Lake, blocking all the shots from the Ancient Demonic Energy Cannons.
Theke water churned and sent up pirs of water into the sky.
The loud explosions echoed in the world, deafening everyone temporarily.
The sky and the ground trembled. Nowhere within these millions of kilometers remained at peace. The ground became like the sea, rising and falling in waves.
No matter where one stood, one would feel the violent shock waves.
All the Supreme Sky Sect and Thunder and Lightning Pce disciples showed nervous expressions. They gripped their weapons, waiting for the impending battle.
Xiao Chen closed his eyes. His expression did not show any changes.
After a while, he suddenly opened his eyes. Four of the Deity Dao Union''s warships flew directly towards Maple Leaf Lake.
Many Deity Dao Union cultivators swooped down from the warships, charging towards Maple Leaf Lake.
Xiao Chen reacted quickly, sending a strand of Primordial Energy into the formation te. Immediately, all the cultivators on the ind received a boost from the formation. A sunlike glow appeared on their bodies, looking as warm as the sun.
The Deity Dao Union cultivators thatnded on theke all showed sinister airs. They possessed paleplexions, looking like the spirits of hell.
These were cultivators from the Ghost Race!
Four Ghost Race Martial Emperors stood at the bows of the four warships. They looked coldly at Maple Leaf Lake, showing awe-inspiring expressions.
"They''re Ghost Race cultivators!"
The disciples on the ind all appeared flustered. The opponents that they were the least willing to face were Ghost Race cultivators.
The means of the Ghost Race were mysterious. Aside from cultivating Death Qi, they fought using the souls of others, inspiring great fear.
The purple-d old man at the ind appeared shocked as well. "Why are the Ghost Race cultivators not attacking Meteor Trail City buting to attack Maple Leaf Lake?"
Chapter 1361: Borrowing Ones Head
Chapter 1361: Borrowing One''s Head
Xiao Chen also found the Ghost Race cultivators a headache to deal with. It would have been great if only the Reincarnation Lamp had not broken in the Yellow Springs Road.
However, it was still fine. Now, Xiao Chen''s Mental Energy was much stronger. He even condensed a Dharmic Incarnation in the depths of his sea of consciousness. Hence, his resistance to the spirits'' attacks was strong.
More importantly, with Xiao Chen''s current mental state, the Ghost Race''s means would have difficulty affecting him.
Outside the invisible barrier, hundreds of Ghost Race cultivators formed hand seals simultaneously, summoning malicious spirits. Some strong experts even summoned four or five spirits with frightening appearances in one go.
With the manifestation of these specters and malicious spirits, the temperature around Maple Leaf Lake dropped significantly. A chill descended upon the ind, reaching deep into bones and causing many disciples to shiver.
Xiao Chen frowned slightly. This won''t do. Before the battle begins, they are already afraid. Later, inbat, even with the support of the formation, they will not have much of an advantage.
One should not look down on these hundreds of Ghost Race cultivators. Although the strongest of them were only quasi-Emperors, when attacking together, they could kill Martial Emperors. While Xiao Chen fought with the Ghost Race Martial Emperors, these lower-level Ghost Race cultivators might break the defense of the ind and destroy the node.
At that time, even if Xiao Chen killed all four Martial Emperors, he would still be the loser. In this great battle, he needed to consider the overall situation.
"Azure Dragon King, do you have any ideas?" the purple-d old man standing beside Xiao Chen asked worriedly. He had not expected so many Ghost Race cultivators toe charging at Maple Leaf Lake.
Xiao Chen shook his head. There was no way to banish their fear of Ghost Race cultivators quickly, so he could only try to think of another way.
"End the battle quickly and reduce our losses as much as possible. Bingyun, Mo Chen, apany Elder Ma to battleter. Finish off these Ghost Race cultivators before they reach the ind. I''ll deal with their Martial Emperors."
The moment Xiao Chen said that, Elder Ma, Yue Bingyun, and Mo Chen looked at Xiao Chen in shock.
The purple-d old man said, "How can that do? Those are four Martial Emperors. Furthermore, based on my observation, one of them should be a Third Heaven Martial Emperora Ghost Race Martial Emperor. I need to help you."
Xiao Chen countered, "Elder Ma, there is no need to worry about me. Even if I cannot defeat them, I''ll have no problem protecting myself against those four people."
Given the current situation, Xiao Chen''s method was the best option. The enemy absolutely would not expect him to take on the four of them by himself.
Then, Elder Ma, a Martial Emperor, would be participating in the battle below for those under Martial Emperor. As long as he could kill or repulse the hundreds of attacking Ghost Race cultivators on theke, the enemy would have no choice but to retreat.
"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!"
Just as Xiao Chen spoke, hundreds of Ghost Race cultivators on theke led an evenrger number of specters and malicious spirits into the area covered by the formation, charging towards the ind in the center with surging killing Qi.
The instant these Ghost Race cultivators entered the formation, their aura and speed weakened distinctly. This was the might of formations. However, when facing the Ghost Race, the morale of the Supreme Sky Sect disciples was not any better.
Since that was the case, Xiao Chen could only forcefully raise their morale!
Before Elder Ma could say anything, Xiao Chen soared into the air, heading for the warship of the Ghost Race Third Heaven Martial Emperor.
Then, Elder Ma saw a broken banner falling from the sky before he could even recover his wits.
When Xiao Chen charged over to the warship, he immediately killed the two Ghost Race cultivators holding the banner and snapped it with one palm strike.
This turn of events stunned all the Supreme Sky Sect and Thunder and Lightning Pce disciples on the ind. After staring nkly for a moment, they recovered their wits and cheered.
"It''s the Azure Dragon King!"
"The Azure Dragon King Xiao Chen came out and broke the enemy''s banner!"
As for the Ghost Race cultivators, who arrived with great morale, the suddenly broken banner falling stopped them cold in their tracks.
"How can this be? How could the banner have broken so quickly? Who is this person? He is so fast."
Nervousness and confusion agitated the Ghost Race cultivators'' hearts as their morale weakened.
Mo Chen immediately stepped forward and demanded, "Elder Ma, if you do not attack now, when are you going to?!"
A light shed in Elder Ma''s eyes as he released Emperor''s Might from his body. He shouted, "Disciples defending the ind, heed my orders, the Azure Dragon King has already broken the enemy''s banner. We will definitely win this battle. Everyone, kill these Ghost Race cultivators with me!"
"Kill!"
With Xiao Chen breaking the banner and Elder Ma, as well as the two girls, leading the charge, the fighting spirit of the many disciples at the ind red. They charged out with high morale.
An intense battle immediatelymenced on the vastke.
Up in the sky, when the Ghost Race Martial Emperor on this warship saw Xiao Chen suddenly appear and break off the banner, his face turned extremely sullen.
This ck-robed person red at Xiao Chen, his pale face filled with murderous intent, as he said coldly, "I was wondering what was going on, for two Corpse Race Martial Emperors not to return. It turns out that the famous Azure Dragon King is here."
The white-d Xiao Chen with the bronze sword box on his back stood on the ship''s railing. Aside from the bottom half of the broken banner, the corpses of two Corpse Race Martial Sagesy at his feet.
Xiao Chen said indifferently, "There is no need to try and drag things out. I''ll give you a chance and wait for yourpanions to arrive."
"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!"
Three figures came from different directions. The Ghost Race Martial Emperors on the other warships appeared at the same time. They each stood on a different side of Xiao Chen, surrounding him.
The ck-robed Martial Emperor in front was a Third Heaven Martial Emperor and did not fear Xiao Chen. When he saw hispanions arrive, heughed, "It is good to be courageous. However, beyond a certain point, courage bes arrogance and ignorance. The Ghost Race is far stronger than you think. Today will be your death anniversary. Remember this old man''s nameSu Muqing."
With hispanions here, Su Muqing no longer wasted time speaking with Xiao Chen. His ghostly figure shed as he charged at Xiao Chen.
Su Muqing''s pace was swift. His afterimages swayed, looking like three people moving. It was hard to figure out which was real.
When Su Muqing got close to Xiao Chen, Xiao Chen discovered that Su Muqing had a malicious spirit on each side that was no weaker than him. It looked like only one person attacked, but there were actually three Martial-Emperor-level beings attacking at the same time.
Furthermore, the three Ghost Race First Heaven Martial Emperors charged over at this moment, each of them apanied by a Martial-Emperor-level malicious spirit that was no weaker than themselves. The situation immediately turned into a nine-on-one fight. No wonder Su Muqing did not feel flustered at all when Xiao Chen showed up.
This happened very quickly; Xiao Chen simply had no time to think. His figure swayed left and right, looking like two clones had appeared to deal with the attacks of Su Muqing and the two malicious spirits.
"Bang!"
The sound of three shesyered over each other. Su Muqing took ten steps back while the two malicious spirits took one hundred.
The afterimages merged back together. Xiao Chen still stood on the railing, not having taken a single step back. His long sleeves pped loudly in the wind.
Only now did the Martial Emperors discover that Xiao Chen did not have any clones. He was just too fast, attacking three times. His afterimages did not even have time to fade away, creating the impression that he split into three.
What dense Primordial Energy! How could this brat have such umtions before advancing to Martial Emperor?!
Su Muqing felt startled in his heart. A grave expression appeared on his face as he called out loudly, "Don''t hold back. Kill him directly, and our contribution will be much greater than that for taking down Maple Leaf Lake."
Xiao Chen, who was on the railing, did not have much time to rest. He had just knocked back Su Muqing when the other three Ghost Race Martial Emperors charged over with their malicious spirits.
Standing on the railing, Xiao Chen used his palm as a saber. His figure was like the fallen leaves drifting about in the wind, moving up and down. As he dealt with the Ghost Race Martial Emperors, he rained down a continuous barrage of attacks.
Xiao Chen would appear unstable for a moment, on the verge of falling over. However, just as he was about to, he would suddenly rise up like a dragon.
He swayed forward and backward, left and right. asionally, he spun around on one leg. His movements were unpredictable, leaving behind countless afterimages. Within this small area, he executed the Fish Dragon Art to the limits.
While Xiao Chen moved thousands of times, from the very start to the end, he never left the spot.
He brought out the profoundness of the Fish Dragon Art to the extremes. Several attacks looked like they clearly struck him. However, he was like a fish in theke, separated by ayer of water. It was just an optical illusion that he was struck. In reality, the attacks only brushed by him.
"Big Brother Su, the brothers below can''t hold on much longer," one of the Ghost Race Martial Emperors keeping an eye on the situation below said somewhat anxiously. Clearly, his mental state was shaken.
Su Muqing retorted coldly, "There is no need to care. As long as we kill him, we will benefit greatly. I do not believe that he canst longer than the four of us. Even if his Movement Technique is extremely profound, this old man will drag out the fight until he dies."
In this intense fight, Xiao Chen fought very carefreely. When he heard this im, he said coldly, "That''s right. I alone would not be able to oust the four of you. However, when did I say that this was an endurance battle with you? From start to end, I, Xiao Chen, have been dying you and not you dying me!"
When Su Muqing heard this, his expression changed. Before he could react, he saw an unparalleledly sharp saber intent appear in the strange forcefield one kilometer around Xiao Chen. That was Xiao Chen merging the Saber Domain with the Taiji force field.
Saber intent gathered in Xiao Chen''s eyes. His clothes fluttered about, and his aura suddenly changedhis entire body looked like a powerful and sharp treasure saber.
He swung his two hands wide, and melodious saber hums came from his body, spreading out.
It was as if treasure sabers had been unsheathed. As Xiao Chen swung his hands, the surging saber intent turned into strong winds pushing the four Ghost Race Martial Emperors back.
This saber intent was very keen, making anyone who heard the wind flinch back. A saber light shed in front of the four attacking Xiao Chen. When they saw the saber wind approach, they all had to stop attacking and block, interrupting their attacks.
When Xiao Chen swung out his hands, they were treasure sabers being unsheathed. The fighting spirit in his heart was like a zing me fueled by his hot-bloodedness, burning endlessly.
"Many thanks to the four of you for attacking relentlessly, allowing the situation of this Maple Leaf Lake to turn around. It has been hard on you. However, this Xiao still needs to borrow your heads!"
Xiao Chenughed out loud, overflowing with lofty aspirations. Then, he stomped ferociously, and the vast King Grade warship under his feet cracked and exploded.
The fight with the few Martial Emperors in the sky caused the clouds to roil. The sky changed color, and countless mysterious phenomena appeared in the clouds. As Xiao Chenughed, even more clouds churned, and wind blew in the surroundings.
During normal times of peace, this spectacle would definitely have attracted the attention of many cultivators.
However, at this moment, such a scene was urring all over Supreme Sky Province. The mysterious phenomena there were just an unremarkable wave in the surging tide of mysterious phenomena happening.
However, there was no need to worry about this. After this battle, with the support of the Azure Dragon King''s reputation, this unremarkable wave would surge into an overwhelmingly huge billow!
Chapter 1362: Consider Yourself Lucky
Chapter 1362: Consider Yourself Lucky
When the King Grade warship exploded, space started shaking intensely.
The aura of the defending Xiao Chen suddenly turned sharp as he merged the Saber Domain and Taiji force field. Now, it was his turn to attack.
Xiao Chen''s figure swayed, avoiding Su Muqing''s attacks. Then, he arrived in front of one of the Ghost Race First Heaven Martial Emperors.
Using his palm as a saber, he executed Thousand Year Hegemony Establishment, a Profound Martial Technique.
As Xiao Chen chopped down with his palm, cities, rivers, and mountains materialized below Xiao Chen.
By the time his attack got close, a royal capital had appeared underfoot. He stood at the very top of the royal capital, gathering the Luck of a dynasty.
A dense crowd of human figures knelt in worship in the tens of thousands of cities and rivers and mountains spanning tens of thousands of kilometers, crying out, "Long live for ten thousand years!"
Xiao Chen''s aura formlessly soared up once more.
The Martial Emperor that Xiao Chen charged towards immediately felt like time and space changed; it was like he was not facing a person but a genuine dynasty. Before this aura, he even felt an urge to kneel and worship, which made him break out in a cold sweat.
After that Martial Emperor came to his senses, he quickly retreated. However, he was shocked to discover that the air around had turned as dense as water. Then, it folded over, distorting space slightly.
When the air became like water, Xiao Chen could use it as a saber.
Now, this Ghost Race Martial Emperor found every step he took in retreat extremely difficult. Furthermore, he had to deal with the invisible and traceless saber Qi.
After taking just ten steps back, this Martial Emperor sustained many more wounds. He was forced into a corner. Then, a ruthless and determined look shed in his eyes.
The Emperor Grade malicious spirit beside that Martial Emperor roared ferociously and surged up in response to Xiao Chen''s attack.
"Explode!" that Martial Emperor shouted, and the eyes of his Emperor Grade malicious spirit suddenly turned red before directly rushing at Xiao Chen.
"Bang!" The malicious spirit exploded. The explosion of the spirit sounded like a tsunami, instantly entering Xiao Chen''s mind.
It caused Xiao Chen''s eyes to appear a little bewildered, and his movements slowed.
"You made me lose an Emperor Grade malicious spirit. I''ll have your life for this!"
That Ghost Race Martial Emperor felt heartbroken. It was not easy to nurture an Emperor Grade malicious spirit, the thing he cherished the most. When he saw the bewildered look in Xiao Chen''s eyes, he roared furiously and charged at Xiao Chen.
However, this decision cost him his life. If he had used this opportunity to leave, he might have survived.
Life and death were separated by only a single thread.
Evil spirits suddenly swarmed into Xiao Chen''s boundless sea of consciousness, nearly upying the whole space there and turning into a tsunami. They tried to take over the entire sea of consciousness and swallow it up, to turn him into an empty husk, a living death without a soul.
At this instant, thousands of negative emotions struck Xiao Chen''s mind, giving him a headache and dazing him for a moment, putting him in danger.
However, just then, that vicious-looking azure-d Dharmic Incarnation in his sea of consciousness suddenly drew its saber. Then, a saber light swept through the entire sea of consciousness.
Like the autumn wind sweeping through fallen leaves, this one saber light killed thousands upon thousands of negative emotions as easily as breaking dead branches off the tree.
When the Ghost Race Martial Emperor arrived before Xiao Chen, he suddenly discovered a vicious gleam that shed in Xiao Chen''s dazed eyes. Then, before he could react, Xiao Chen''s paused attack suddenly chopped down.
"How can it be?! You are not of the Deity Race. How can you resist the spirit storm from an Emperor Grade malicious spirit detonation?!" The Ghost Race Martial Emperor was stunned, never having expected Xiao Chen to regain his senses so quickly.
Xiao Chen retorted coldly, "There is much that you do not know!"
Xiao Chen''s palm saber descended, gathering a saber light with the Luck of a dynasty in it that made his palm shine even more dazzlingly than the sun.
"Xiu!"
The resplendent saber light sent that Ghost Race Martial Emperor flying back while vomiting blood when it struck him. Then, Xiao Chen took a step forward, and electric light burst forth from underfoot. Finally, Xiao Chennded another punch using the hundred Dragon Force of strength he possessed and exploded this person''s body.
The physical bodies of the Ghost Race were much weaker than the Corpse Race''s in the first ce. Furthermore, this Martial Emperor was already severely injured. Naturally, he died without an intact corpse with another punch.
This Martial Emperor''s Heart of an Emperor shattered, and arge amount of Life Essence scattered, sparkling like a rain of light.
"Whoosh!"
Xiao Chen''s figure shed, moving like a fish in water. He narrowly dodged Su Muqing, who came to reinforce hispanion.
After that, like a dragon swishing its tail, Xiao Chen quickly drew away as fast as lightning.
Su Muqing''s reinforcement was toote. When he saw that Ghost Race Martial Emperor dying without a corpse, his expression turned extremely sullen.
As Su Muqing watched Xiao Chen''s figure flicker and the unpredictable saber lights push the other two Ghost Race Martial Emperors into a fluster, fear stirred in his heart.
Only now did Su Muqing discover that Xiao Chen had been holding back. They had not been dying him at all. Instead, it had been him dying the four of them.
This dy resulted in defeat in the battle below. Under the lead of Elder Ma, Mo Chen, and Yue Bingyun, the Supreme Sky Sect disciples and the Thunder and Lightning Pce disciples killed most of the Ghost Race cultivators to the point where the remainder could not put up a fight anymore.
"Leave. I''ll block him."
Su Muqing was extremely decisive. Having made his decision, he did not hesitate at all, directly charging over to block Xiao Chen.
Right now, Su Muqing had only one thought: not to let the losses continue to pile up. He admitted defeat this time.
"Elder Su, many thanks."
"Elder Su, take care."
The two First Heaven Ghost Race Martial Emperors released their bated breaths and quickly turned to flee, not daring to remain even an instant longer.
Xiao Chen was currently fighting happily. He was using the Taiji Saber Domain to take on two Ghost Race Martial Emperors and two Emperor Grade malicious spirits alone, forcing them into constant retreat.
When Xiao Chen heard Su Muqing''s words, he immediately felt disappointed. The other party did not get let anger overwhelm their rationality. This exceeded his expectations.
As long as Su Muqing still held hope in his heart and wanted to kill Xiao Chen, then after Xiao Chen killed the remaining two Ghost Race First Heaven Martial Emperors, Xiao Chen would not have any problem dealing with him.
Now, the other party came to his senses and blocked Xiao Chen, allowing the other Ghost Race Martial Emperors to flee. Xiao Chen could only sigh.
After all, right now, while Xiao Chen had his saber, he could not use it. He did not want to expose his Dharmic World trump card, either. So, he did not have the ability to take down Su Muqing.
Xiao Chen withdrew his aura, showing no intent to give chase. Then, he looked at Su Muqing and smiled. "You are rather smart. Even after suffering such losses, you are still able to hang on to yourst shreds of rationality."
Su Muqing gritted his teeth. This time, he had fallen miserably for Xiao Chen''s trick. When he heard Xiao Chen''s evaluation, he wished that he could eat Xiao Chen up alive.
"Don''t ever let me catch any opportunity. Given one, I will definitely pull out your soul and let you experience all sorts of torture."
After Su Muqing spoke, he prepared to turn and leave. He was a Third Heaven Martial Emperor. He thought that Xiao Chen could not stop him from leaving.
Xiao Chen said coldly, "Who permitted you to leave?"
"What''s wrong? You still want to try and keep me here?" Su Muqing turned around and said with a tone of mockery, "I more or less understand your strength. It is just at the level of a peak Minor Heavenly Martial Emperor. You were only relying on the advantage of that mysterious force field and Saber Domain.
"If you really push me to a corner, after I fight with all I have, you will be the one crying." Su Muqing showed a cold smile, thinking that he had Xiao Chen figured out and showing no fear of him.
Xiao Chen smiled and said, "You are not wrong, but you are only half right. If you want to leave, then receive one of my saber strikes first. If you can''t, then you can forget about leaving today."
After Xiao Chen spoke, the area within one kilometer of him suddenly turned pitch-ck. When light appeared again, it was a saber light that was even more dazzling than the sun. Using an unparalleled stance, Xiao Chen soared into the air and chopped down with his palm saber.
This was the first move of the wless Saber Technique, the Void Breaking Stance!
Su Muqing''s smile froze. Xiao Chen erupting with such a sudden attack caught him entirely off guard. The intense saber light was so piercing, it immediately blinded him temporarily; he could see only a blurry light.
Amid the blurry saber light was a figure bathed in golden light, looking like a celestial being.
A beam of light shot out of Su Muqing''s body hastily. Then, it gathered into an ancient stone tower, encasing him.
This was Su Muqing''s trump card for protecting himself. At the crucial moment, it could block the full-power strike of an ordinary Greater Heavenly Martial Emperor.
"Crack! Crack!"
When the saber lightnded, the stone tower suddenly cracked and shattered into countless fragments shooting in all directions. The attack opened pitch-ck cracks in space, which spread out densely, looking even moreplex than a spider web.
After Su Muqing''s protective trump card shattered, blood leaked out of his mouth. The close call frightened him witless, and he fled hurriedly.
At that instant, Su Muqing felt iparable regret over his earlier words. If he had another chance, he would absolutely not shield hispanions from Xiao Chen to let them escape anymore.
As Xiao Chen watched Su Muqing flee in a sorry state, he dispersed the saber light and the Taiji force field. Then, he said carefreely, "I hope that you can be this lucky again the next time."
This fellow actually had a defensive Emperor Grade Secret Treasure. Otherwise, that saber strike would have beaten him half-dead at least.
Chapter 1363: Primes Fighting
Chapter 1363: Primes Fighting
Xiao Chen killed one Martial Emperor and let three flee. Below, most of the Ghost Race cultivators perished. No matter how one looked at it, this was aplete victory.
Xiao Chen gently drifted down to theke where Elder Ma was currently directing the cultivators in clearing up the Ghost Race corpses on theke surface and collecting war trophies.
When Elder Ma saw Xiao Chennd, he immediately flew over with a smile. "Little Brother Xiao Chen, you are really incredible. This battle was truly delightful."
Xiao Chen was rather clear on the actual situation. He smiled softly and said, "It is just that the Deity Dao Union does not know that I am here. The next time, they will be prepared. It will probably be much more difficult then."
After Elder Ma gave these words some thought, his expression sank somewhat. "It looks like it is indeed too early for me to celebrate. However, no matter what, with Little Brother Xiao Chen here, I am fully confident of Maple Leaf Lake''s defenses."
"That''s right. As long as the Azure Dragon King is here, we will definitely be able to defend Maple Leaf Lake."
The Supreme Sky Sect disciples and the Thunder and Lightning Pce disciples all cheered at the same time. Clearly, Xiao Chen had be a pir of strength in their hearts.
Xiao Chen felt worried, but he could not show it in front of everyone. After speaking with Elder Ma for a while, he returned to his amodations alone.
It was already noon. However, the interminable mysterious phenomena and the incessantly trembling space churned the clouds and covered the sun. Not a single ray of sunlight shone down.
The battle at Maple Leaf Lake had ended, but that did not mean that the battles at the other nodes were over. This was especially so for the core node of the ninthyer: Meteor Trail City.
At this moment, Meteor Trail City faced wave after wave of ferocious attacks. Most of the Deity Dao Union''s Martial Emperors and King Grade warships were gathered there.
As long as Meteor Trail City fell, the entire ninthyer of formation would crumble out of existence. The Deity Dao Union would also be able to advance further.
Inside his wooden hut, Xiao Chen did not show any concern about the situation elsewhere.
He sat down cross-legged and ced his palms t on his knees as he circted the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation, continuously absorbing Spiritual Energy and nourishing his Law Energy.
In Xiao Chen''s Heart of an Emperor, one hundred strands of Primordial Energy intertwined with each other, forming a purple whirlpool.
Below the whirlpool was ake where pure Law Energy gathered. Countless purple specks fell like rain, nourishing theke.
After that, theke would support the purple whirlpool in tempering the hundred strands of Primordial Energy.
This was an exceptionally troublesome way to cultivate. If Xiao Chen could directly absorb Primordial Energy, he would not need to continue cultivating his Heavenly Laws and Law Energy.
There was nothing he could do. In this abandonednd, there were all sorts of limitations on the absorption of Primordial Energy.
There was a rumor that only when one reached Prime would most of these limitations be gone. This was also one of the reasons why Primes could easily refine Primordial Pills.
As Xiao Chen silently cultivated, the mysterious sword box on his back sent out strands of warm energy as well. Extremely mysteriously, it strengthened the Spiritual Energy that Xiao Chen absorbed.
After two days, the sword box had be much lighter. However, it was still unknown when the seal could be lifted.
Without a saber in hand, Xiao Chen''s strength dropped by one-quarter. Furthermore, this was with hisprehension of the wless Saber Dao. If it were another desman, without a saber they were used to orpatible with, theirbat prowess would drop by at least half.
"Dong! Dong! Dong!"
The sound of knocking rang out. Xiao Chen opened his eyes and waved casually, causing the door to open gently.
Elder Ma, Mo Chen, and Yue Bingyun entered together. Then, Elder Ma handed Xiao Chen three jade bottles. He said with a smile, "Little Brother Xiao, this is your reward: three bottles of Primordial Pills, corresponding to the three Martial Emperors you killed. Each bottle contains five pills. The envoy of the inner hall was stunned by your military merits. No one else has managed to obtain as many Primordial Pills yet."
Xiao Chen''s eyes lit up. Primordial Pills. These were genuinely good stuff.
His attainment of one hundred strands of Primordial Energy was closely rted to the Primordial Pills that the me Rock Sovereign gave him.
As Elder Ma handed the jade bottles to Xiao Chen, he failed to cover up the look of envy in his eyes. Xiao Chen smiled. This was a normal human response. He was not going to nitpick this.
"How is the situation of the other nodes?" Xiao Chen asked after receiving the Primordial Pills. He clearly felt that this attack of the Deity Dao Union was unusually ferocious.
Elder Ma sighed, "Quite worrying. Several nodes nearly fell. Fortunately, the Fiend Race reinforcements arrived in time. The battles in most of the other areas already ended. The casualties are rather drastic. Only Meteor Trail City is still fighting."
The Fiend Race reinforcements arrived?
Xiao Chen entered deep thought. Then, he asked, "Should we go and provide reinforcements?"
Elder Ma shook his head and said, "There''s no need. Our node is also very important. If Meteor Trail City requires assistance, there will be a trail of fire surging into the sky that will be visible for millions of kilometers."
Xiao Chen nodded and was about to say something when, suddenly, the entire defense line trembled intensely.
Undercurrents surged in Maple Leaf Lake, the upheaval scattering the fallen maple leaves on the water in every direction.
"What''s going on?"
Horror shed on the faces of Mo Chen and Yue Bingyun as they eximed in confusion.
The horrific event happened without any warning, appearing very strange.
Only Xiao Chen and Elder Ma felt fearful in their hearts as they exchanged nces. They roughly guessed what happened.
These two had condensed Hearts of an Emperor and were extremely sensitive to the aura of experts. If they guessed right, a Prime had appeared.
Elder Ma said with a grave expression, "Now, there are three known Primes in the Deity Dao Union: the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign, the Heaven Punishing Corpse God, and the East Mountain Ghost Monarch. It was impossible for it to be the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign, as the effects would have been even greater. The only possibilities are the Heaven Punishing Corpse God or the East Mountain Ghost Monarch."
Xiao Chen added, "The aura of the Ghost Race is extremely sinister. If it was the East Mountain Ghost Monarch, we should have felt a chill. It is likely the Heaven Punishing Corpse God."
Mo Chen eximed in shock, "A Prime appearing so early, are they moving forward the decisive battle?"
Elder Ma rejected this possibility. "That should not be. If we have the final decisive battle now, both sides won''t be able to handle the consequences. This is probably only a foray. However, even such an exchange between Primes will still spread shock waves far and wide. Furthermore, whoever ends up at a disadvantage will deal a great blow to the morale of their side."
Xiao Chen agreed with Elder Ma''s opinion. In fact, he believed that the key to this war was not the Primes but the Martial Emperors under Prime.
Primes were the peak existences of the Kunlun Realm. They absolutely would not fight to the death. Even if they were sworn enemies, they would have this tacit understanding between them.
"Ying Zongtian, since advancing to Prime, you still have not truly exchanged moves with anyone. Do you dare to fight with this Corpse God?!"
A heartyugh came from above the mysterious phenomena in the sky.
Along with thisugh, the many mysterious phenomena in the sky vanished like smoke. The continuously churning clouds split into two down the middle and parted.
The sunlight that had not been seen for a long time reappeared, shining for millions of kilometers around as the dark and gloomy sky was swept away.
The sunlight entered through the windows, dappling the wooden hut where Xiao Chen was.
Peering at the sky through the window, Xiao Chen saw a stout middle-aged man with his torso bared walking over to Meteor Trail City.
Instantly, the auras of the Deity Dao Union cultivators assaulting Meteor Trail City soared, and their attacks became sharper.
"Corpse God? Big Brother Xing Tian, both you and I know that there is no god in this world. Why be like that Deity Race group, cheating others and themselves?"
[TL Note: The name Xing Tian trantes to Heaven Punishing. This means that the Heaven Punishing Corpse God is likely rted to Xing Jue, his personal disciple.]
A zing sun rose up in Supreme Sky City. This sun was like a fire spreading through the sky for millions of kilometers.
A figure slowly walked out of this sun. This figure stared straight at the Heaven Punishing Corpse God from a boundless distance.
"God or not, these are just minor details. There is no need for any nonsense. I''ll ask you this: do you dare to walk out of the Worldly Mountain River Great Sun Formation and fight?!" the Heaven Punishing Corpse God demanded as he met the figure''s gaze.
The Heaven Punishing Corpse God advanced to Prime at least a thousand years ago. He was confident in fighting against Ying Zongtian, so he challenged Ying Zongtian to a fight again.
"Why not?!"
Ying Zongtian arrived, flying through the sky while standing on that sun. A battle between Primes was about to start.
Chapter 1364: Slight Upper Hand
Chapter 1364: Slight Upper Hand
This was a Prime-level battle!
Xiao Chen''s heart thumped heavily in excitement. He walked out of the wooden hut, and the others followed quickly, not wanting to be slow.
Primes were already rare in the first ce. A fight between Primes had not happened even in the past thousand years. Excitement was inevitable.
The other disciples on the ind all came out of their huts and stared intently at the sky.
Ying Zongtian, who was standing on a sun, took a few steps, moving millions of kilometers. From the distant Supreme Sky City, he directly arrived in the sky of Meteor Trail City. Clearly, he already grasped a portion of the state of space.
He was not like Xiao Chen, who only skimmed the surface, not even officially stepping through the threshold.
The sturdy Heaven Punishing Corpse God, who looked like a celestial being, smiled when he saw Ying Zongtian arrive. "Let''s just use ten percent of our strength and have a little fun. How about it?"
Ying Zongtian arrived wearing robes with long sleeves. His figure appeared somewhat frail. The moment he left the formation, the sun under his feet disappeared as well. He replied indifferently, "That is exactly what I was thinking!"
Clearly, the two could not truly fight to the death. The people at their level cared about few things. There would not be any deep grudges or hatred.
If they truly fought to the death, the shock waves would spread very far. Neither side would be able to handle the aftermath.
"It has been a long time since I fought. Ying Zongtian, I hope that you will not lose too fast."
The Heaven Punishing Corpse Godughed loudly and clenched his fist. "Ka ca! Ka ca!" His bones crackled. Immediately, strong winds blew and clouds surged as one thousand dragon images appeared behind him, moving in circles.
This sight startled Xiao Chen. One thousand Dragon Force. Just ten percent of the Heaven Punishing Corpse God''s strength was one thousand Dragon Force. In that case, did that not mean that the Heaven Punishing Corpse God''s full strength was ten thousand Dragon Force or even higher?
Furthermore, the dragon images behind the Heaven Punishing Corpse God looked much more realistic than Xiao Chen''s. They were distinct and hard to differentiate from real dragons.
Clearly, the Heaven Punishing Corpse God''s usage of Vital Qi was much more exquisite than Xiao Chen''s. Even if both sides used just one hundred Dragon Force, Xiao Chen would not be able to defeat him.
"I heard long ago that the Heaven Punishing Corpse God is the top physical body cultivator. His physical body is already as strong as a peak Emperor Grade Secret Treasure. Regr Divine Weapons would find it hard to injure him," Elder Ma said with a startled sigh at the side.
Clearly, Elder Ma was deeply shocked by thebat prowess that the Heaven Punishing Corpse God revealed.
"Boom!"
The Heaven Punishing Corpse God pushed off with his feet and used an extremely strange Movement Technique to appear in front of Ying Zongtian. Then, he raised his hand and punched. The one thousand dragons behind him roared and gathered in this punch. His entire right arm transformed into a dragon radiating resplendent golden light.
Xiao Chen''s eyes lit up. With one look, he figured out the trick behind the Heaven Punishing Corpse God''s Movement Technique.
This was using physical strength to control space. It was the same principle as Xiao Chen using the saber to control space. In reality, the Heaven Punishing Corpse God did not move. He only used his Vital Qi to control space.
The Heaven Punishing Corpse God''s body did not move. It was space that moved, bringing him before Ying Zongtian.
This was the final mystery of the Void Breaking Stance. However, the Heaven Punishing Corpse God was already very familiar with this, able to do it like a walk in the park. As for Xiao Chen, he was still bitterly chasing after it. The gap was enormous.
Xiao Chen did not dare to shift his gaze away. He had a feeling that after watching this battle, his wless Saber Technique would improve further.
As the Heaven Punishing Corpse God sent out his punch, it was like a True Dragon came to life and charged over.
Originally, Xiao Chen thought that Ying Zongtian was not as strong as the other party and would not sh head-on with this punch.
To Xiao Chen''s surprise, Ying Zongtian did not choose to dodge. His palm suddenly gave off a bright light like a huge sun being born.
Ying Zongtian thrust his palm forward to meet the Heaven Punishing Corpse God''s punch. This instant looked like dawn. It seemed as if there truly was a zing suning out of Ying Zongtian''s palm.
The fiery light dyed the sky behind Ying Zongtian red like blood for millions of kilometers.
The fist and the palm met. The sun and True Dragon shed. The entire sky shook intensely, and space turned blurry.
The cultivators of both sides in Meteor Trail City below felt the impact the most. Countless aftershocks turned into motes of starlight and descended. Wherever the motes of starlight touched, they exploded, spreading more than five thousand kilometers around.
However, even under such conditions, both sides still continued the intense battle for Meteor Trail City.
In the time it took for one to nce away and look back at the sky, Ying Zongtian and the Heaven Punishing Corpse God had exchanged more than a thousand moves.
They moved extremely fast. Xiao Chen could no longer clearly see the battle. He could only make out some signs of their movements through the trajectories.
However, just these signs alone already felt beneficial to Xiao Chen, who could not look away from the battle.
Suddenly, a fiery-red spot of light merged with a piece of True Dragon; then, it fell towards Maple Leaf Lake like a rain of light.
"Oh no! Quickly, run!" Elder Ma shouted in a fluster as his expression changed drastically.
This was apletely unexpected cmity. Although the two Primes used only ten percent of their strength when they fought, both the Deity Dao Union and the Supreme Sky Sect suffered from the many shock waves and sustained many losses.
"Don''t panic."
Xiao Chen remained calm. With a wave of his hand, the formation te appeared in his palm. He formed hand seals with one hand and sent Primordial Energy into the formation te at the same time.
Suddenly, the water of Maple Leaf Lake sshed up. The Formation Spirit of this node turned into a huge water bird shining with spiritual light as it broke out of the water.
As Xiao Chen held the formation te, his figure shed. He moved like a dragon wagging its tail, kicking up a strong wind. Then, hended on the water bird Formation Spirit, bathed in a gentle light.
Riding therge water bird giving off spiritual light, Xiao Chen soared into the air. As he stood on this Formation Spirit, he clearly felt the movement of everything within five thousand kilometers of Maple Leaf Lake.
The pulse of the mountain, the breathing of Maple Leaf Lake, and the surging Spiritual Energy in the formation lines.
Xiao Chen felt like he became one with the formation. He could easily drive a vast amount of energy with every move.
This was the power of the formation, the boost that resulted from it. Xiao Chen was full of confidence as he shed with the rain of light, throwing two palm strikes.
One was the Thousand Year me and the other was the Thousand Year Death!
Two full moons rose from behind Xiao Chen, releasing a boundless light as they shed with the rain of light, not letting a single dropnd.
"Boom!"
A startling explosion resounded as the rain of light and the full moons shed. A shock wave surged over. Lacking time to dodge, Xiao Chen got struck by the shock waves.
He spun around a few times in the air beforending safely.
Then, he casually wiped away the blood from a corner of his mouth before looking at the sky and smiling bitterly. "Is this really just ten percent of a Prime''s strength?"
Just the aftershocks of the aftershocks already caught Xiao Chen unprepared. If not for the Fish Dragon Art allowing him to shift his vital spots away at thest moment, he would have been seriously injured.
"Big Brother Xiao Chen!"
Mo Chen and the others rushed over and checked Xiao Chen''s injuries.
Xiao Chen got up and waved his hand. He said with a smile, "It''s just some superficial injuries. It''s worth it."
Xiao Chen suffered only some internal injuries in exchange for the safety of the entire Maple Leaf Lake. Of course, it was worth it.
When some of the disciples at Maple Leaf Lake saw this scene, they were very moved. Xiao Chen could have just done nothing and not gotten injured. However, at the crucial moment, he still went up without a care for himself.
Just as the few were about to speak, their eardrums suddenly trembled, and many people revealed pained expressions as they fell deaf temporarily.
Xiao Chen looked up and saw ten suns slowly entering Ying Zongtian''s palm in the sky.
The surrounding rings of light turned into multicolored lights before fading away.
The Heaven Punishing Corpse God''s figure retreated frantically. His bared torso showed images of dragons that seemed like they were carved on it. These dragon images flickered with light as if a huge dragon were moving about his body.
As the Heaven Punishing Corpse God withdrew, the scene in the sky looked like it was a reflection in water moving to the front; it appeared very mysterious.
Ying Zongtian performed a cupped-fist salute and said, "Brother Xing Tian, thank you for letting me win by half a move."
After saying that, Ying Zongtian flung his long sleeves out and returned to Supreme Sky City.
The Heaven Punishing Corpse God had a sullen expression. Clearly, he could not ept this result. However, he was still someone of high status, so he controlled his temper and left after snorting coldly, feeling depressed and dissatisfied.
When Xiao Chen reacted, he rejoiced in his heart, clenching his right hand tightly.
He won. Big Brother Ying won. The Heaven Punishing Corpse God came with a ferocious aura but ended up returning depressed. This is truly delightful.
Chapter 1365: Assembling at Meteor Trail City
Chapter 1365: Assembling at Meteor Trail City
The two Primes stopped fighting, for now, ending with Ying Zongtian winning by half a move. Even though they used just ten percent of their strength, the shock waves affected the camps of both sides for millions of kilometers around.
The Heaven Punishing Corpse God lost by half a move, dragging downing the Deity Dao Union''s morale. Furthermore, with the arrival of the Fiend Race''s reinforcements, the Deity Dao Union could not keep attacking for long and could only retreat helplessly.
In the area around Meteor Trail City, the mountains were no longer mountains and rivers stopped flowing. As no formations protected these ces, the battle between several Martial Emperors utterly defaced thendscape of this ce.
Although the battle stopped, the mysterious phenomena in the air showed no signs of disappearing.
ck clouds covered the dark sky for thousands of kilometers, appearing endless. asionally, a fiery light exploded in the sky. It was the Sun Energy of the Supreme Sky Prime. Sometimes, dragons roared endlessly in the ck clouds. That was the surging Vital Qi of the Heaven Punishing Corpse God.
All sort of boundless mysterious phenomena apanied them; these were the various Martial Techniques of the other Martial Emperors.
Three old men stood on the city wall, staring at the ruined battlefield, remaining silent for a long time.
These three all exuded strong, extraordinary auras. Their heavy bloodlust had yet to fade.
The one in the middle was the Supreme Sky Sect''s Vice Sect Master. This person was a genius. Ten years ago, he was only a step away from advancing to Martial Emperor. Due to his good preparations, he was currently already a Sixth Heaven Greater Heavenly Martial Emperor.
He was now far stronger than the seniors who advanced to Martial Emperor much earlier and was currently themander of the ninthyer of formations.
The one standing on the left was a Supreme Elder of the Thunder and Lightning Pce, a Fifth Heaven Martial Emperor named Wang Xu who possessed startlingprehension in the Thunder Dao.
The one on the right side looked very ordinary. This was a Fiend Race Martial Emperor that rushed over named Jiang Chuan.
Fang Baiyu, the Supreme Sky Sect''s Vice Sect Master, said, "Many thanks to Brother Jiang Chuan foring to reinforce us this time."
Jiang Chuan smiled and said, "It''s fine. I came on the order of the Spirit Fox King. There is no need to be so polite. Furthermore, given the current situation in the Kunlun Realm, after the Supreme Sky Sect falls, the Deity Dao Union will definitely go after the Fiend Race next."
Although the Fiend Race was thergest in number and also had the most Martial Emperors, it had only two Sovereign Martial Emperors. Hence, it was actually the weakest among the five great races.
If the Supreme Sky Sect fell, given the Fiend Race''s strength, they would obviously be no match for the Deity Dao Union. Helping the Supreme Sky Sect was helping themselves. The Spirit Fox King could see this clearly.
Wang Xu said at an appropriate time, "The Deity Dao Union seems to have no intention ofunching the final all-out attack. They have been sending only forays in the past few days."
Fang Baiyu nodded in agreement with Wang Xu''s opinion. He continued, "It is likely that the other side''s ambition is very big, wanting to take us down in one go, not just the ninthyer of formations."
"Let''s not discuss this for now. After we rest up today, gather all the people in charge of the respective nodes to discuss this together."
"Right, we should discuss our countermeasures."
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At Maple Leaf Lake, after the huge battle ended, Xiao Chen immediately chose to enter into quietprehension. He had gained a lot from the battle of the Primes, many new ideas for the wless Saber Technique.
Standing on a rather deste area of the vastke, he closed his eyes and pondered.
His mind was full of scenes of the Heaven Punishing Corpse God controlling space with physical strength.
Using physical strength to control space was an extremely difficult technique. It required one to have an extremely highprehension of the state of space in order to achieve it. Xiao Chen still could not do that. He was too far from it and did not have such thoughts, either.
He had only one thought: to advance his wless Saber Technique''s Void Breaking Stance by another level, pushing it to Consummation and achieving the level of using the saber to control space.
Five thousand kilometers apart or an area of ten centimeters square, they were all space.
The state of space was exceptionally profound. Most Martial Emperors could only scratch the surface, unable to cross the threshold.
Forcefully tearing space the way regr Martial Emperors did was notprehending the state of space. That was just stupidest and most brutish approach. Only when one could do it like the Heaven Punishing Corpse God or Ying Zongtian did could one be considered to have somewhat grasped the state of space.
The Space Dao was extremely ethereal. Xiao Chen once inadvertently controlled space with the saber. Now having seen Primes exchanging moves, he gained a lot of inspiration.
Countless beams of spiritual light formed of clues intertwined in Xiao Chen''s mind, appearing veryplicated. As he gained new thoughts, he quickly tested whether they were right or not, slowly eliminating the clues in his mind.
At the same time, Xiao Chen''s body also moved slowly.
Theke water under Xiao Chen''s feet asionally stirred, the result of his continuous testing.
Time slowly passed. After some time, only one clue out of thatplicated web remained in Xiao Chen''s mind.
Just at this moment, Xiao Chen suddenly opened his eyes. Then, he instantly executed the first move of the wless Saber Technique.
"Break!"
The moment the light vanished, Xiao Chen''s body also vanished. When he reappeared, he was one hundred meters in front, using his palm as a saber and slowly chopping down.
A one-kilometer tear silently appeared in the calmke. If one looked into the tear, one would see the silt below, one kilometer down.
One minute passedtwo minutesthe tear that appeared still had not closed. It was like there was an invisible wall separating theke water. This looked very strange.
However, only Xiao Chen knew that it was his Void Breaking Stance''s saber intent that was keeping the tear open.
The even stranger thing was that while this saber strike was so mighty, it had not caused anymotion in theke surface at all.
Revealing an excited expression, Xiao Chen muttered, "This is truly fantastic. So this is what controlling space with the saber feels like! It is not actually dominating space but being out of space and walking on it like it''s solid ground.
"This move of mine can be considered to be at Consummation already. After that, I will use this war to create the second move of the wless Saber Technique."
Xiao Chen''s eyes radiated extremely strong confidence. He had a feeling that the day hepleted this wless Saber Technique would be the day when the title of Saber Sovereign in the Kunlun Realm would change hands.
Naturally, it would be Xiao Chen''s.
"Azure Dragon King, the Vice Sect Master invites you over to Meteor Trail City." Elder Ma quickly flew over just as Xiao Chen was savoring the mysteries of this move.
Xiao Chen recovered his wits and reined in the expression of joy and excitement on his face. Then he asked calmly, "Elder Ma, do you know why the Vice Sect Master is looking for me?"
Elder Ma smiled and said, "He did not mention what it is about. However, I heard that the Vice Sect Master is gathering all the people in charge of the respective nodes. There should be something important to discuss."
"In that case, I''ll be leaving for a while, then."
Meteor Trail City was very far away from Maple Leaf Lake, hundreds of thousands of kilometers away. Even after executing the Fish Dragon Art to rush over, Xiao Chen spent four hours to get there.
At the city gates, the aura of Martial Emperors lingered in the air, not scattering at all. When one looked up, the remnant marks from the two Primes'' exchange of moves were still visible; it was like they were still fighting.
As Xiao Chen stood at the city gates and looked back, he could not help sighing when he saw the shattered mountains and rivers.
Those were once bustling cities of Supreme Sky Province. Now, they had turned into a desert wastnd, ttened.
"Is the one arriving the Azure Dragon King Xiao Chen?" someone called out loudly from the city walls.
Xiao Chen found this voice somewhat familiar. When he looked up, he saw a figure in purple clothes with a gaze like lightning. His handsome countenance had a resolute look as his long hair fluttered with the wind.
This person is very familiar. Xiao Chen thought for a moment and immediately recalled who this person was.
He was the Thunder and Lightning Pce''s An Junxi, the leader of the Tianwu Domain''s seven giants in the past. The might of his whip had given Xiao Chen a great shock the first time Xiao Chen saw him.
It was not strange that this person was in Meteor Trail City. So many experts of the Thunder and Lightning Pce came, even the Vice Pce Master. It was normal for An Junxi to be here.
If Xiao Chen guessed right, An Junxi should be responsible for protecting one of the nodes as well.
When An Junxi saw Xiao Chen''s expression, he smiled and said, "It looks like Brother Xiao finally remembered who I am. Activate the formation te with you, and you will be able to cross the barrier and enter."
Xiao Chen was about to enter when, suddenly, a small head popped out. This person looked lovely and innocent. The skin of this person''s face looked smooth and fair. The eyes on her head were like pearls or gems.
"Elder Brother Xiao Chen,e up quickly! Come up! Xiao Bai waited for a long, long time already."
Chapter 1366: Signs of the Final Battle
Chapter 1366: Signs of the Final Battle
"Xiao Bai!"
Xiao Chen revealed a smile on his calm face. When he first learned that the Fiend Race sent reinforcements, he had wondered whether Xiao Bai would being or not. Unexpectedly, she really came.
He pushed off with his feet and activated the formation te in his hand before gentlynding on the city wall.
When Xiao Chen arrived, he saw that the people there were not only An Junxi and Xiao Bai but many other friends as well. There were his first senior sister Shui Lingling; the Fiend Race''s Kong Yuan, a descendant of the Peacock King; and Yuan Xu, a personal disciple of the Spirit Fox King.
When Xiao Bai saw Xiao Chen arrive, she immediately went forward without any concern and grabbed Xiao Chen''s arm. Then, she said with a smile, "Elder Brother Xiao Chen, why are you sote? Everyone has been waiting for you for a long time already."
Xiao Chen smiled and replied, "I am already very fast. If I had known that Xiao Bai would be here, I would definitely have put in effort to be faster."
When Xiao Bai heard this, a faint blush appeared on her fair face. She did not look like the famous Spirit Fox King''s adoptive daughter, the sessor who would be the next Fiend King.
Shui Lingling knew about the rtionship between Xiao Bai and Xiao Chen, so she did not mind this disy. She smiled and said, "Let''s go. Let''s not make the Vice Sect Master and the others wait for too long."
"Right."
These people of the same generation chatted with each other, showing a lively scene. As they spoke, they soon arrived at Meteor Trail City''s City Lord Residence.
Along the way, Xiao Chen saw several buildings that sported significant damage despite the support of the formation. The city''s morale was declining.
This induced worry. The damage that Meteor Trail City received as a result of the repeated attacks expanded each time.
Over time, the pressure of defending the city would grow increasingly greater.
The formation also required time to maintain. However, the attacks of the Deity Dao Union were practically nonstop. The speed of restorationgged behind the damage.
Nevertheless, there was actually no need to fear the city breaking. The scary thing would be the instant the city broke; there would be no way to escape easily, resulting in the other side breaking through severalyers of the formation in rapid session.
This was what happened at the start. The Deity Dao Union''s reinforcements of the Ghost Race, the Corpse Race, and the Deity Race had arrived suddenly, catching the Supreme Sky Sect off guard and forcing the cultivators at the periphery into continuous retreat.
The Deity Dao Union had not given the Supreme Sky Sect any breathing room, frantically giving chase.
Only after fiveyers of formations were broken did the Supreme Sky Sect slowly stabilize its footing. By then, the losses were heavy.
As the group chatted with each other, they reached the hall of Meteor Trail City''s City Lord Residence.
The people in charge of the other respective nodes were already inside.
Fang Baiyu, the Supreme Sky Sect''s Vice Sect Master, sat right in the center. The Fiend Race Martial Emperor Jiang Chuan and the Thunder and Lightning Pce''s Wang Xu sat on his left and right.
In the entire hall, these three were the only ones who were Greater Heavenly Martial Emperors. The rest were only Minor Heavenly Martial Emperors.
Before the Fiend Race''s Greater Heavenly Martial Emperor Jiang Chuan arrived, there had been only two Greater Heavenly Martial Emperors in the entire ninthyer of formations. They shouldered the obviously great pressure of the Deity Dao Union''s attacks.
It was not that the Supreme Sky Sect and the Thunder and Lightning Pce did not have any other Greater Heavenly Martial Emperors. It was just that the rest of them were fighting an even more miserable battle and were unable to free themselves.
Seeing Xiao Chen enter, the three Greater Heavenly Martial Emperors smiled faintly and stood up to wee him at the same time.
Fang Baiyu walked over withrge strides and sized up Xiao Chen. "Not bad. I remember the first time I met you; you were not even a Martial Sage yet. In a mere ten years, you have already be someone who can influence the entire Kunlun Realm.
"Everyone, let me introduce a great expert. This is the Azure Dragon King Xiao Chen, the Sect Master of the Dragon''s Gate, also the disciple that my Supreme Sky Sect is the proudest of. After defending Maple Leaf Lake for just two days, he has already killed three Martial Emperors of the Deity Dao Union!"
This information shocked everyone in the hall. Killing three Martial Emperors in two days, such a result was too formidable. For most Martial Emperors, even if they could not defeat their enemies, they would still be able to flee.
Unless the two side''s strength differed by too much, there was no way to kill a Martial Emperor. The Supreme Sky Sect and Deity Dao Union had been fighting for a long time already. While there were many severely injured Martial Emperors, the number of Martial Emperors that had died could still be counted on two hands.
Xiao Bai opened her eyes wide and said with a smile, "Elder Brother Xiao Chen, you are really incredible. You are as powerful as ever."
An Junxi and his contemporaries also showed shock in their eyes. They had long heard of the Azure Dragon King''s reputation. Now that they personally heard about his achievement, they realized that he truly lived up to his reputation with no exaggeration.
Immediately, everyone stood up and cheered for Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen had experienced many simr scenes before. He dealt with this calmly and with a smile, feeling neither proud nor impatient.
After the greetings, Fang Baiyu got everyone to take a seat and discuss countermeasures.
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At the same time, at the Deity Dao Union''s main camp that was responsible for the attacks, the upper echelon of the various races looked at the battle reports and frowned.
There was a total of six people in the room: the Deity Race''s Leng Zhengyang, the Phoenix''s Passion Pce''s Su Qianxing, two old men from the White Emperor City and the Divine Martial Gate, and two of the Ghost Race and the Corpse Race.
All of the six people present were Greater Heavenly Martial Emperors. The ones responsible for the attacks on Meteor Trail City were these six as well.
Compared to Meteor Trail City, which had only three Greater Heavenly Martial Emperors, the Deity Dao Union''s side was twice as strong.
"What does everyone think about the Maple Leaf Lake node?" Leng Zhengyang asked after putting down the battle reports.
At Maple Leaf Lake, the Ghost Race elites had been wiped outpletely. Of the four Martial Emperors sent, one died and three were injured. Among all the nodes they attacked, this one had the worst casualties, nearly unbearable.
The Corpse Race Martial Emperor smiled and said, "The Ghost Race Martial Emperors are only so-so. It seems like they are even worse off than my Corpse Race."
Previously, the Ghost Race old man did not forget to mock the Corpse Race when they lost two Martial Emperors.
Now that there was an opportunity, naturally, the Corpse Race rudely returned the mockery.
The Ghost Race Martial Emperor snorted coldly and retorted, "The Azure Dragon King Xiao Chen is there. Even if you went, you would not be able to do anything to him."
"Stop bickering. In my opinion, we might as well give up on this node. The six of us need to attack Meteor Trail City and cannot free ourselves to handle this. If we send another Minor Heavenly Martial Emperor, it would be like helping Xiao Chen out. Only by taking down Meteor Trail City would Xiao Chen have no other choice but to retreat," the Phoenix''s Passion Pce''s Su Qianxing suggested.
"Speaking of which, when are the three thousand Martial Emperors of your Deity Race going to make a move? As long as the Deity Race steels themselves to do it, with three thousand Martial Emperors, you would be able to sweep through the entire Supreme Sky Sect in an instant," the old man from the White Emperor City asked with some dissatisfaction.
The moment this was said, the Greater Heavenly Martial Emperors of the other races all looked at Leng Zhengyang. The Deity Race relied on the power of faith and had Respected Deities, all of them as strong as Martial Emperors.
Although those who advanced to Martial Emperor by relying on faith were somewhat weaker, there were so many of them. If they all attacked at the same time, even a Prime would feel afraid.
Leng Zhengyang''s expression remained nk as he replied, "That is a trump card of my Deity Race. How can we use it so easily? I heard that the Corpse Race has been raising Emperor Grade Demonic Corpses for tens of thousands of years. You probably have at least several hundred by now. Why do I not see the Corpse Race taking them out? There are also the Ghost Race''s Demonic Soul army and the Three Holy Lands'' Holy Beast Totems. Why do I not see you all using them?"
No one here was a fool. Every party possessed strong trump cards. However, they would not easily use these trump cards in the war with the Supreme Sky Sect when they had not figured out the other side''s strength yet.
Once these trump cards were gone, what would suffer would be the Luck of the entire race. If things went badly, their entire race might be in danger of extermination.
The atmosphere turned somewhat awkward. While the Deity Dao Union was strong, the various races and factions were not necessarily of one heart.
They still held back, scheming against each other.
"Humph! In any case, your Deity Race is the strongest, and the Deity Dao Union was also formed by your Deity Race. You should be putting more into this war." The Corpse Race Greater Heavenly Martial Emperor flung out these words coldly.
Su Qianxing tried to calm the situation. "Let''s not mention this matter anymore. After all, we are just minor characters and cannot truly make any decision. Even if Brother Leng wants to activate more of the Deity Race''s strength, he would have to obtain permission from the Deity Sovereign first. It is also the same for all of us."
The friction between the groups still arose from the fact that the Supreme Sky Sect was simply too difficult to deal with.
With the strength of these Greater Heavenly Martial Emperors now, breaking the ninthyer of formations was somewhat difficult for them. The longer they fought, the greater the losses. The fall of every Martial Emperor was a headache.
"Since my Deity Race is that strong, after breaking through the other side''s ninthyer of formations, the Supreme Sky Sect will be destroyed. Why is it that the more you fight, the less confident you be?"
Just at this moment, a resonant voice rang out from outside the room. Di Wuque led Tian Youxi, the two Holy Sons, Xing Jue, and Xie Zixuan in withrge strides.
Their faces were bright, filled with smiles that radiated confidence.
"Greetings, Divine Son."
The many Greater Heavenly Martial Emperors all quickly stood up and saluted the new arrivals.
"Everyone can dispense with the formalities. I came bearing themand token of the Union Chief and the various Vice Union Chiefs. The final battle will arrive soon. No matter how stubborn the Supreme Sky Sect is, its destruction is inevitable."
Chapter 1367: Dragon Subduing Stance
Chapter 1367: Dragon Subduing Stance
The discussions in Meteor Trail City proceeded somewhat tediously. Due to not knowing much about Deity Dao Union, most could not make any substantial suggestions.
However, during the battle earlier today, the Supreme Sky Prime defeated the Heaven Punishing Corpse God by half a move, boosting the attendees'' morale.
Furthermore, Xiao Chen also killed three Martial Emperors over the past two days. So the group was rather optimistic about the defense of the ninthyer of formations.
Xiao Chen remained calm without any changes in his expression. He only listened quietly and did not say anything.
He thought otherwise. Right now, the Deity Dao Union had yet to truly attack. The situation was not optimistic, even somewhat depressing.
"Xiao Chen, what is your opinion? Tell us. There is no need to remain silent," Fang Baiyu, who sat in the middle, said with a smile, calling out Xiao Chen.
After being called out by the Vice Sect Master, Xiao Chen also had some things that he wanted to say. After organizing his thoughts, he said, "Although the battles for the various nodes in the past two days were very intense, I feel that the Deity Dao Union still has not unleashed their full force. We should make preparations to retreat at any time. Otherwise, we might be caught off guard and lose severalyers of formations."
The moment Xiao Chen said this, his words caused a hugemotion, sparking endless discussion.
"Azure Dragon King, by saying that, aren''t you dampening our resolve? During this period, although the defense had many close calls, none of the nodes were broken. The Deity Dao Union''s losses are three times ours. It could even be said that their losses were severe."
"That''s right. Furthermore, the Fiend Race reinforcements are here as well. We are now well fortified and invulnerable to attack."
"Azure Dragon King, you are too modest."
"Right now, we have only nineyers of formations left. With every retreat, that''s oneyer less. When the final battle arrives, the Primes and Martial Emperors will end up in a passive situation."
"That''s right. We can''t retreat."
While the attendees discussed in confusion, most shook their heads, not agreeing with Xiao Chen''s opinion.
Xiao Bai blinked and said, "Everyone, there is no need to reject this thought so quickly. Let Elder Brother Xiao Chen finish first. He definitely has some considerations for other areas."
Fang Baiyu was shocked at Xiao Chen''s opinion as well. Although he guessed that there would be some big movements from the Deity Dao Union, he never thought of retreating. Right now, they could no longer afford to retreat.
After Fang Baiyu exchanged nces with the people on his left and right, he smiled and said, "Little Brother Xiao Chen, we are at a crucial moment of the war, and we can''t speak of such unlucky things. Let''s stop the discussions here together. Everyone, please return and guard your respective nodes well. As long as the nodes do not break, no matter how strong the Deity Dao Union is, we will be able to drag things out to the end."
When Xiao Bai heard that, she immediately panicked and wanted to say something. However, Kong Yuan and Yuan Xu held her back.
Xiao Chen smiled bitterly in his heart. He was simply not given a chance to speak.
However, he also understood why Fang Baiyu did this. This was a crucial moment. If they discussed retreating at this point, it would be a big blow to the troop''s morale. Now, everyone still felt hope. If they took the initiative to retreat and lost this hope, the consequences would be extremely dire.
Hence, Xiao Chen did not push the point or argue it.
He just walked out of the hall calmly together with the other people in charge of their respective nodes. He did not show anything on his face at all.
"Junior Brother Xiao Chen, please wait for a moment."
Shui Lingling, Xiao Bai, and the others gave chase quickly.
Xiao Chen stopped and looked back. "First Senior Sister, what''s wrong?"
Shui Lingling sighed and said, "Don''t take it to heart. Right now, the Vice Sect Master and the others are all under a lot of pressure. They did not stop you from speaking on purpose."
However, Xiao Bai clearly still felt unhappy. She said softly, "Elder Brother Xiao Chen is definitely right. Xiao Bai does not understand why they did not let Elder Brother Xiao Chen finish."
Xiao Chen said seriously, "First Senior Sister, I understand what you are saying. Howevernever mind, there is no point in saying it. I won''t get angry over something like this. There is no need to worry about me."
After finishing, he looked at Xiao Bai and said, "Youss, there is no need to try and seek justice for me. There is no such thing as absolute right and absolute wrong in this world. It is just a matter of perspective."
An Junxi, who was at the side, said, "Actually, I agree with Xiao Chen''s opinion as well. However, right now, Supreme Sky City really cannot afford to let us retreat."
Shui Lingling added, "The formations of Supreme Sky City are set up in sets of three. If we give up on the ninthyer, the eighth and seventhyers will fall as well. In other words, we only have three chances to retreat. So we cannot afford to do so."
Xiao Chen nodded and said, "There is no need to worry. No matter what, I will do my best to fulfill my duties and guard the node at Maple Leaf Lake. After the war is over, let''s find some time and gather together."
An Junxi smiled and said, "Good, it''s a promise. All of us have to survive this."
"Xiao Bai will do my best as well," Xiao Bai said seriously while clenching her fist.
"Take care."
Xiao Chen performed a cupped-fist salute before taking his leave and rushing back to Maple Leaf Lake.
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In the hall, the Fiend Race Greater Heavenly Martial Emperor Jiang Chuan showed a rather grave expression. He banged on the table and said, "This Xiao Chen seems to be rather bad at reading the situation. He is just a youth that speaks without any consideration."
The Thunder and Lightning Pce''s Wang Xu added, "At this crucial moment, he said to make preparations to retreat in front of everyone. This is somewhat immature. The damage is done now. Those people in charge of the nodes will already have thought about holding back."
Fang Baiyu, who was seated in the center, appeared rather embarrassed. After all, Xiao Chen was still considered as someone from his Supreme Sky Sect. No matter how upset he was at Xiao Chen forcking etiquette, it was not convenient for him to say anything.
The three powerhouses were all somewhat upset with Xiao Chen because they believed that Xiao Chen spoke carelessly without thinking.
"Never mind, never mind. Let''s not care about what those people in charge of the nodes think. We will just shoulder more of the burden. Youths are still not mature in their thinking and do not consider the whole picture. I''ll make up for it to the two of you," Fang Baiyu said with a cupped-fist salute.
Wang Xu and Jiang Chuan could only helplessly go along in response.
However, it was hard for them to stop themselves from criticizing Xiao Chen. They hade to Meteor Trail City and put in so much effort to protect it. Despite that, their own people said something to deal a blow to the defenders'' morale, suggesting that they should prepare to retreat at any time. Thispletely undermined all their days of hard work.
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Back at Maple Leaf Lake, Xiao Chen told Mo Chen and Yue Bingyun about what happened at the hall.
The expressions of Mo Chen and Yue Bingyun exposed some astonishment. They exchanged helpless nces.
These two girls were very intelligent. How could they not understand the mistake that Xiao Chen made? Even if it was the truth, some things should not be said in front of everyone.
Fang Baiyu had gathered everyone together to discuss countermeasures in order to raise morale. They wanted the people in charge of the various nodes to be focused and not distracted in these difficult times.
However, Xiao Chen spoke honestly about certain things. Naturally, the situation would turn out rather awkward.
Mo Chen consoled, "Big Brother Xiao Chen, there is no need to dwell on this. This bit of grievance is nothing. Just remember why you are here to help the Supreme Sky Sect. You are grateful to the Supreme Sky Sect. All you have to do is do your best."
Yue Bingyun added, "Xiao Chen, no matter what, we will always stand on your side."
Xiao Chen felt a warmth in his heart. Unexpectedly, such a small matter could cause so many people to worry for him.
He shook his head and said, "Naturally, I understand the ways of the world. However, it is not in my character to keep silent due to some reasons when I can clearly see certain problems. If something really happens, it will be hard for my heart to be at peace. After saying those things, even if I''m wronged, I will not feel upset."
This was how Xiao Chen was. If it were a sect that he did not have a strong connection with, even if he saw the problem, he would have kept silent in such a situation. However, he held great gratitude towards the Supreme Sky Sect. Even though he knew that he would not be appreciated for what he said, he still had to say it.
Time passed, day by day, but Xiao Chen''s words had yet toe true.
The Deity Dao Union attacked relentlessly. However, due to the formation and the Supreme Sky Sect''s allies, the aggressors could not do anything. On the other hand, their troops sustained many setbacks, suffering greatly.
While the battle continued incessantly at the other nodes, Maple Leaf Lake, where Xiao Chen was, remained calm.
For the next half month, Maple Leaf Lake did not suffer any attacks; Xiao Chen had no opportunity to make a move. On Meteor Trail City''s side, they showed no intent to call Xiao Chen over to help. Xiao Chen, who originally nned to fight hard, remained at peace, instead.
It was like the vast battles, which caused the sky to change color for more than a million kilometers around, had nothing to do with him.
However, Xiao Chen did not brood over this. The more this was so, the more he felt that his guess was right. In this chaotic situation, his heart became even more tranquil.
He spent his days and nights tirelessly trying to create and perfect the second move of the wless Saber TechniqueDragon Subduing Stance!
Chapter 1368: Impending Danger
Chapter 1368: Impending Danger
The second move of the wless Saber Technique was based on the Dragon Subduing sh. However, this time, Xiao Chen had new understandings and perspectives.
The crucial part was Xiao Chen''s Vital Qi.
When one''s Vital Qi reached five thousand tons of force, one could naturally materialize a dragon, allowing it to surge in their bodies and let its roars ring out in all directions.
This was a natural mysterious phenomenon and did not need one to focus on it. With a thought, this mysterious phenomenon could appear, resulting in a dragon dancing wildly.
This second move was a result of Xiao Chen seeing the Heaven Punishing Corpse God send out one thousand Dragon Force by twitching his five fingers and Ying Zongtian easily foil the attack with one palm strike.
At that point, Xiao Chen thought about whether it was possible to subdue one hundred Dragon Force with one saber strike.
After that, he made several more deductions, perfecting it and suiting it to himself.
First, Xiao Chen used his Vital Qi to create dragons, forming a very realistic mysterious phenomenon, materializing flying True Dragons with unparalleled berserk auras. Then, he used his powerful Mental Energy toplete the scene, making this mysterious phenomenon hard to differentiate from reality.
Next, he brought out his Primordial Energy to infuse it into the True Dragons and make the mysterious phenomenon appear real-and even more tyrannical and ferocious than True Dragons.
Finally, Xiao Chen brought out the wless Saber Dao, using his body as a saber to suppress and subdue the one hundred True Dragons. He used the aura and momentum of the True Dragons and the sturdiness of the saber. The more ferociously it erupted out, the stronger the might of the saber.
This simple saber strike applied his Vital Qi, Mental Energy, and Primordial Energy to the limits.
For the past half month, a rare period of peace for Xiao Chen, he spent most of his time creating and perfecting this move.
One would see explosions suddenly erupting from the calmke. Five huge dragons charged out from the water under Xiao Chen''s feet. When the dragons roared, another five huge dragons came out from behind him. In an instant, ten dragons flew around him.
Xiao Chen simted the True Dragons that he once saw in the Distant Sea Dragon Grave.
At the same time, he burned the Magic Energy in his sea of consciousness. Ten dragon souls suddenly formed from Mental Energy.
With a thought, the ten dragon souls flew out of his forehead and entered the mysterious phenomenon of the ten True Dragons.
Instantly, the True Dragons seemed to attain perfection. The huge dragons materialized by Vital Qi gained souls, bing very lively. This was especially so for their eyes. They carried a natural Dragon''s Might. Others would not dare to look directly at them.
Xiao Chen drove the Primordial Energy in his Heart of an Emperor. Then, he held his two palms together, each of which contained five strands of Primordial Energy.
The strong Primordial Energy infused into the mysterious phenomenon of True Dragons, bing like blood flowing in the bodies of these True Dragons.
"Ssh! Ssh!"
All sorts of fish in theke leaped out of the water in a fluster, resulting in an uproar of sshing as all the fish in the surrounding ten kilometers escaped.
The water rippled, and huge waves soared into the air in the wake of strong Spirit Beasts fleeing far away at theke bottom after sensing a threat.
"Roar!"
One of the ten True Dragons flying around suddenly charged at Xiao Chen, baring jaws and ws, roaring endlessly.
Xiao Chen narrowed his eyes and saw that this True Dragon mysterious phenomenon had scales covering it; there were even fangs and tongue in the dragon''s mouth.
Even though he knew that he had materialized this True Dragon mysterious phenomenon himself, there was a fluctuation in his mind, a feeling like this True Dragon was really going to eat him up.
"Scatter!"
With a casual wave, the ten True Dragon mysterious phenomenon vanished, turning into strong winds and scattering in all directions. The berserk aura and the horrifying Dragon''s Might disappeared; everything returned to its previous calm.
Xiao Chen muttered and said softly, "It is too slow. I have to execute the three steps simultaneously before turning my body into a saber and subduing the dragons with it. Otherwise, the sess rate won''t be high."
The progress was not that smooth. However, managing to use the past half month to figure out the general direction was still pretty good. Now, it was just a question of practicing and familiarizing himself with the move. Now, with just ten dragons, he could already bring out such a strong aura.
Xiao Chen wondered how mighty it would be when he could bring out one hundred, one thousand, even ten thousand dragons.
He looked up. The night sky was dark; there were no stars nor the moon. A suppressive feeling lingered without scattering. He had some matters weighing on his heart and was not in a very good mood.
No longer inclined to cultivate, Xiao Chen gently pushed off theke surface while carrying the sword box on his back.
Flying off like a bird, he went to Yue Bingyun''s room alone in the darkness.
Then, he silently entered without knocking on the door. Yue Bingyun, who was in the room reading, was startled.
"Young Master Xiao, what are you doing here at this hour?"
The moment Yue Bingyun asked that, she suddenly blushed. Silentlying in during the middle of the night, a lone male and female. It was like
With this thought, Yue Bingyun could not help blushing even harder. Feeling conflicted in her heart, she lowered her head.
It was rare for the Holy Daughter to show such a bashful side, like that of a little girl. However, Xiao Chen was not in a mood to admire it. He said, "Miss Yue, sorry for intruding sote at night. Could you help me see how long I have left?"
"This"
Yue Bingyun immediately felt disappointment. It turned out this was what Xiao Chen was here for. However, she quickly concealed this emotion.
The meaning behind Xiao Chen''s words was unclear. Others would not be able to understand it. However, Yue Bingyun instantly made the connection.
The first to discover the problem of Xiao Chen''s physiological lifespan was Yue Bingyun. With the deadline of five years imminent, she was the best person to ask to check on it again.
When this matter was mentioned, Yue Bingyun immediately dropped her other thoughts, and her expression turned serious.
She ced her fingers on Xiao Chen''s wrist and started checking seriously.
Xiao Chen felt a cooling energy enter his marrows and move about his body. After this energy traveled through his entire body, Yue Bingyun''s expression turned somewhat unsightly.
"Young Master Xiao, I''m afraid you have only one month left. If you still cannot advance to Martial Emperor in one month, the hidden injuries deep in your bones will erupt. Your body will immediately enter a decline, and you will find it very hard to advance to Martial Emperor for the rest of your life."
After some moments of silence, Yue Bingyun still spoke the words that she did not want to say.
"One month?"
Xiao Chen felt somewhat surprised. Previously, he estimated that he had at least two more months. Unexpectedly, there was only one month left.
Fortunately, I kept an eye out and came to ask Yue Bingyun in advance.
"Young Master Xiao had best leave the Supreme Sky Sect now and focus on clearing your tribtion. All the major characters are upied with the Supreme Sky Sect at the moment. This is your best chance to clear your tribtion."
After thinking for a while, Yue Bingyun gave her suggestion.
Xiao Chen turned silent. Originally, he had nned to wait until the Supreme Sky Sect was no longer in danger before quietly focusing on his tribtion.
However, now, the Supreme Sky Sect was in a certain kind of stalemate, and it looked like it wouldst for a long time.
I cannot wait any longer
Xiao Chen closed his eyes, and a scene immediately appeared before him. The Emperor''s bridge that crossed the great chasm was alreadyplete.
The Emperor''s Door was far in the distance. He was only one step short of crossing the chasm and summoning out the Emperor''s Door.
Yue Bingyun continued, "As for the helpers from the oceanic world, you can hand the convening token to Mo Chen. When needed, Younger Sister Mo Chen can activate the convening token. As you already know, your individual strength cannot turn the tide of this war around."
Xiao Chen was also a strong-minded person. After thinking for a while, he made a decision in his heart.
When he opened his eyes, determination shed in his eyes. He nodded and said, "It looks like I can only do that. I can help the Supreme Sky Sect only up to this point. I think Big Brother Ying will understand. I''ll let him know about it tomorrow."
"Right."
When Yue Bingyun heard this, she revealed a smile. If Xiao Chen insisted on staying, she would not know how to persuade him.
"Buzz! Buzz! Buzz!"
Just at this moment, all the tea sets and porcin ware suddenly shook for no apparent reason. "Ka ca! Ka ca!" Right after that, all the tea sets shattered into countless shards flying in the air.
Xiao Chen released his aura slightly, freezing the shards flying towards the two in the air.
"Come, let''s go out and take a look."
The two''s expressions changed. After Xiao Chen spoke, he rushed out with Yue Bingyun.
"Whoosh!" The instant Xiao Chen opened the door, a red light blinded them.
When the two limated to this intense light, they were horrified to discover that it came from the sky of Meteor Trail City. Elder Ma said that this me that would be visible everywhere would appear in Meteor Trail City only when it met with a great disaster.
"Oh no! Xiao Chen, the thing that you worried about happened," Yue Bingyun said worriedly. Coincidentally, just as Xiao Chen made his decision, this thing happened.
When Elder Ma and Mo Chen rushed over, Elder Ma said anxiously, "Azure Dragon King, Meteor Trail City is in danger. We need to go over and reinforce them!"
Chapter 1369: A Storm Approached
Chapter 1369: A Storm Approached
Without needing Elder Ma to say anything, Xiao Chen naturally understood that Meteor Trail City required reinforcements.
"All of you, withdraw. There is no need to defend Maple Leaf Lake anymore. Flee as far as you can, ideally, all the way to Supreme Sky City," Xiao Chen said calmly and decisively.
"Why?"
Elder Ma and the others gave Xiao Chen strange looks. They could not understand why Xiao Chen did not want them to defend but retreat entirely, instead.
"Don''t ask why. Elder Ma, lead the group and leave quickly."
As Xiao Chen looked directly at Elder Ma, he burst forth with invisible might. While Xiao Chen''s tone was calm, it gave off a pressure that could not be quantified or resisted. After about three seconds, Elder Ma helplessly made his decision.
"Since the Azure Dragon King ordered it, we will quickly make our retreat."
With Elder Ma''s call, although the disciples guarding Maple Leaf Lake were confused and dissatisfied, they still left due to theck of choice.
The main reason was still Xiao Chen''s reputation. It was sufficient for these people to obey his orders. Even if his orders were somewhat strange, no one objected.
After a while, Maple Leaf Lake emptied out, leaving only Yue Bingyun and Mo Chen.
Xiao Chen smiled bitterly and said, "I just knew that the two of you would not be willing to go. Promise me this: if we really run into danger, please retreat immediately. Promise me this, and I''ll bring you to Meteor Trail City. If not, I will not bring you."
Yue Bingyun and Mo Chen exchanged nces as if they were discussing something.
Soon, Mo Chen smiled and said in a soft voice, "Big Brother Xiao Chen, don''t worry. Elder Sister Bingyun and I are not stubborn people. We will absolutely not hold you back or cause trouble. At the crucial moment, we will definitely be able to take care of ourselves."
"Don''t say that and don''t ever think like that, either. Knowing you is myXiao Chen''sgreatest fortune. No matter where, you will never be a burden for me, Xiao Chen, ever!"
After Xiao Chen said that, he stretched out his hand, and the Formation Spirit of Maple Leaf Lake broke out of the water and turned into arge bird radiating spiritual light.
Then, the three soared into the air andnded on the back of the big bird. The big bird let out a sharp cry as it carried the three quickly towards Meteor Trail City.
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At the same time, at the node where Xiao Bai was within the ninthyer of formations, everyone showed fear in their hearts. They all staredtongue-tiedat the fiery light soaring through the sky, lighting the night sky up brighter than day.
"Young Miss, Meteor Trail City requires reinforcements," Yuan Xu said with a somewhat grave expression. The war was going smoothly. Unexpectedly, Meteor Trail City ended up in peril.
Xiao Bai already changed a lot long ago. She nodded and said, "You and Kong Yuan will apany me. The others will guard the ce, preventing any sneak attacks from the Deity Dao Union."
After Xiao Bai said that, she gently waved the formation te in her hand. A strong wind gathered, and a ferocious tiger Formation Spirit with two wings appeared.
The three of them rode the tiger and flew towards Meteor Trail City.
Simr scenes happened at the other nodes. An Junxi, Shui Lingling, and the others rode on Formation Spirits and rushed to Meteor Trail City in the shortest time possible.
Hundreds of Formation Spirits flickered with light, breaking air as they appeared like beams of light shooting over.
These lights were like fire, resplendent like stars.
All sorts of Formation Spirits cried outbird calls and ferocious roars resounded in the sky for one million kilometers around. The cries of the Formation Spirits rang out endlessly.
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At the inner hall of the Supreme Sky Sect, Ying Zongtian and the other Greater Heavenly Martial Emperors looked at the sand table in front with extremely grave expressions.
They could see every single movement of the battlefield on the sand table. Not only the formation at the well-fortified Meteor Trail City but even the vast city was mostly destroyed.
The me shooting into the sky looked exceptionally piercing.
The allied armies of the four races of the Deity Dao Union gathered in the broken city, killing all the disciples on the Supreme Sky Sect''s side and chasing them down.
However, the main force was the Deity Race.
asionally, a divine golden light fell like a star from the sky. These were the "Respected Deities" of the Deity Race, termed the Three Thousand Respected Deities. Each of these Respected Deities possessed the strength of a Martial Emperor. Furthermore, the Deity Race sent one-third of them.
These one thousand Martial-Emperor-level existences worked together and attacked. The formation in Meteor Trail City immediately broke, plunging the city into despair.
No one thought that the Deity Race would use their trump card in this battle. Unexpectedly, after numbing everyone to this possibility, the Deity Race suddenly made their move more than half a monthter.
"This is truly unexpected. Now, all paths of retreat have been sealed off. If we had made preparations to retreat before this, the situation would not be as frantic as it is now." The Thunder and Lightning Pce''s Vice Pce Master sighed, shaking his head.
There were many Greater Heavenly Martial Emperors in the inner hall. However, even with their strength, they could not go and reinforce Meteor Trail City because they too had their own opponents.
The Minor Heavenly Martial Emperors were responsible for defending the nodes, while the Greater Heavenly Martial Emperors were responsible for the enemy''s sudden attacks. These were two different battlefields. They were independent but affected each other.
"We have to think of a way to rescue the Martial Emperors trapped in Meteor Trail City. Otherwise, we will lose all of our formations." A Fiend Race Greater Heavenly Martial Emperor analyzed calmly.
Most of the Minor Heavenly Martial Emperors on the Supreme Sky Sect''s side were gathered in Meteor Trail City. If they were surrounded and killed, then the sixthyer of formations and the thirdyer of formations would not have any Martial Emperors defending them.
If they lost all the camps in the periphery, just Supreme Sky City alone would not be able to bring out the might of the Worldly Mountain River Great Sun Formation. With all the Minor Heavenly Martial Emperors dead, the situation would deteriorate.
The entire Supreme Sky Sect would immediately be in danger. When all the Greater Heavenly Martial Emperors thought about this, they all trembled in fear and felt somewhat flustered.
"This is really frustrating. If we go over, the three Holy Masters and their people will block us. We can only watch as this happens."
"The Deity Race is truly deranged; they even used their trump card. They are pushing us into a corner. Are they not afraid of both sides ending up hurt?!"
"How hateful! If the Thunder Sovereign were still around, how could the Deity Race be so arrogant?!"
"Brother Supreme Sky, what should we do? You decide!"
The Greater Heavenly Martial Emperors here all looked over, turning to this Prime who could defeat the Heaven Punishing Corpse God by half a move.
Ying Zongtian looked at the various scenes on the sand table, remaining silent for a while. After that, he said, "Let''s go. I don''t care whether the Three Holy Masters block us or not; we cannot sit by idly while we watch our brothers die. Everyone, charge in with me."
After saying that, the Fiend Race''s Peacock King said, "Brother Kong, please let Brother Spirit Fox know."
The Greater Heavenly Martial Emperors present, as well as the Sovereign Martial Emperors, who were stronger than Greater Heavenly Martial Emperors, all felt the determination in Ying Zongtian''s tone.
This moment was still far from the final battle. If they went out to battle now, the rhythm would fall into the hands of the Deity Dao Union. It would turn extremely disadvantageous to them.
However, due to the opponent''s move, Ying Zongtian still decided to fight!
"We will listen to Brother Supreme Sky. Those three Holy Masters are taking benefits from outsiders; this old man has long been upset with them for that."
"Exactly. Before the Thunder Sovereign left, he clearly passed the Martial God Medallion to Brother Supreme Sky. No matter how one looks at it, Brother Supreme Sky is the rightful inheritor of the Martial God Pce, yet these people still remain unconvinced of it."
"Let''s go and kill to our heart''s content."
Often, the attitude of the central pir of the group would affect the morale of the entire group. If Ying Zongtian were to give up or choose to protect himself, ignoring the people at Meteor Trail City, the morale would drop significantly.
"Whoosh!"
In mere instants, the many major characters in the inner hall tore space open and headed to Meteor Trail City at lightning speed through the void.
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Far away in the distance, the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign, the Heaven Punishing Corpse God, the East Mountain Ghost Monarch, and the three Holy Masters immediately sensed the fluctuations.
Like the Supreme Sky Sect''s side, the Greater Heavenly Martial Emperors and Sovereign Martial Emperors gathered at the Deity Dao Union.
The Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign smiled faintly and said unhurriedly, "It is indeed as I expected. Ying Zongtian could not hold himself back in the end. Holy Masters, I''ll leave blocking them to you three."
The Phoenix''s Passion Pce''s Vermilion Bird Holy Master nodded and replied, "Of course. Since the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign even used the Respected Deities, we will naturally not hold anything back. With the three of us making a move, we guarantee that Ying Zongtian will be blocked. You three Primes will not need to make a move."
Based on the Vermilion Bird Holy Master''s tone, it seemed like they intended to use the trump cards of the Three Holy Lands, the Holy Beast Totems.
The Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign nodded in satisfaction as he watched the Three Holy Masters lead most of the Greater Heavenly Martial Emperors away, disappearing from this ce.
"Deity Sovereign, what about the Xiao Chen variable? What should we do?" one of the Ghost Race Greater Heavenly Martial Emperors asked as he pointed at the image of Xiao Chen in water screen in front.
The Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign smiled coldly and countered, "How is he a variable? If I really want to kill him, all it will take is a finger, and I can squish him to death at any time. However, I only fear that Ying Zongtian would kill the Divine Son in the same way. The only problematic thing is the convening token in that brat''s hands.
"However, that is not a problem. I have my own ways to deal with that group of Martial Emperors and Primes from the oceanic world."
The Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign''s expression appeared calm as though he was sure of victory, inspiring great confidence in everyone present.
The sudden attack by one thousand Deity Race Martial Emperors caused most of Meteor Trail City to fall. The true final decisive battle seemed to have started early due to this sudden attack.
Rain clouds stirred; a storm approached!
Chapter 1370: Confrontation Begins
Chapter 1370: Confrontation Begins
Xiao Chen, whom the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign imed he could easily squish like an ant, was currently riding on a huge bird Formation Spirit, heading towards Meteor Trail City.
"Big Brother Xiao Chen, promise us to hold back a little. You can''t unleash everything. Do not undergo your tribtion here," Mo Chen pleaded as she tugged on the corner of Xiao Chen''s sleeve from behind.
Yue Bingyun already told Mo Chen about Xiao Chen''s physical condition. These words were something that both of them felt.
Right now, the Supreme Sky Province was already the center of the storm in the Kunlun Realm. Taking the tribtion here would be extremely risky and quite visible.
"Young Master Xiao, how about you pass the convening token to Younger Sister Mo Chen and leave alone now?" Yue Bingyun suggested.
Not knowing how to answer this, Xiao Chen temporized, "Let''s go over and take a look first before making a decision."
He had originally made up his mind to leave the next day. However, such a situation happened today. How could he just leave?
"Boom!"
Just at this moment, a deafening explosion roared out in an extremely distantnd. Along with it came a horrifying spatial fluctuation appearing before the three''s vision.
The space far away looked like waves of water rising and falling endlessly and surging over from far to near.
Space shook and spread extremely fast. The undtions were impossible to resist as they quickly swept through the three.
Even the me shooting straight up into the sky above Meteor Trail City showed intense fluctuations, looking like it would crumble.
The three felt intense pain, and blood trickled out of the corners of their lips. Their faces turned slightly pale. Fortunately, these spatial tremorssted for only an instant. Furthermore, these were just some aftershocks. The three only suffered some internal injuries, which would not pose a significant problem.
"What''s going on? The epicenter of these spatial tremors does not seem to be Meteor Trail City."
Clearly, it was not from Meteor Trail City. If it were that close, one would be severely injuredif not deadwhen one got swept up in these spatial tremors.
Xiao Chen stopped and opened the Heavenly Eye on his forehead. Instantly, his vision improved infinitely.
Fifty thousand kilometers, five hundred thousand kilometers, all the way until five million kilometers. Xiao Chen could clearly see all the cities, pavilions, mountains, rivers, trees, and bugs that were in his line of sight.
One of which was Meteor Trail City, which was fifty thousand kilometers away. The city walls were already rubble, and most of the buildings were in ruins. A huge golden Deity Race warship circled the city in the air. Di Wuque stood on the bow, looking very cocky and appearing like he was passing judgment on everything, along with the other Deity Dao Union members.
asionally, a beam of light descended from above the huge warship. Each beam of light contained some Emperor''s Might, but the Emperor''s Might was impure, tainted with plenty of the power of faith, which was easily distinguishable.
However, these beams of light came inrge numbers. As these lights flickered, they numbered several thousand. With all the Emperor''s Might added together, this barrage looked exceptionally frightening.
A thousand Respected Deities surrounded that me surging into the sky, continuously sending out attacks.
It looked like the remaining Greater Heavenly Martial Emperors and the other cultivators were all hiding in that soaring me, making their final stand.
Seeing this, Xiao Chen already knew why Meteor Trail City fell. One-third of the Deity Race''s Respected Deities hade.
However, that was not what concerned Xiao Chen. His vision extended even further, reaching into the distance, where he saw a startling battle in the sky outside Supreme Sky City.
The Sovereign Martial Emperors and Greater Heavenly Martial Emperors of both the Deity Dao Union and the Supreme Sky Sect, as well as the Supreme Sky Prime, were in a melee.
Xiao Chen''s heart sank. The Deity Dao Union already anticipated this. The moment Ying Zongtian''s group left the city, it was blocked.
The Deity Dao Union took advantage of the time when no one was maintaining the formations outside the city; their Greater Heavenly Martial Emperors directly tore space and blocked them.
Xiao Chen closed his Heavenly Eye and said, "That fluctuation came from Supreme Sky City. The Sect Master''s group is being blocked by the Deity Dao Union''s Greater Heavenly Martial Emperors. They probably will not be able toe."
At these words, Mo Chen''s expression changed slightly. "Should we activate the convening token?"
It seemed like the huge decisive battle was brought forward.
Xiao Chen shook his head. "There''s no need. None of the Deity Dao Union''s Primes showed up. They might just be waiting for me to activate the convening token. We should rush over. As long as the Vice Sect Master and the others manage to retreat safely, they will be able to hold the sixthyer of formations."
While the situation looked extremely dangerous, the crucial point was the remaining Martial Emperors in Meteor Trail City who were surrounded by the Deity Dao Union.
After a while, Meteor Trail City appeared before the three''s eyes. Before they entered the city, three beams of lights headed to where Xiao Chen was, shooting over like meteors.
"Be careful," Xiao Chen murmured. Then, he stopped and closed his eyes, quietly waiting for three of the so-called Respected Deities of the Deity Race to arrive.
He and hispanions could already feel the heat from the me surging into the sky from Meteor Trail City. The sorry state of Meteor Trail City was a startling sight. The huge Deity Race warship giving off a surging Emperor''s Might was also shocking.
Mo Chen and Yue Bingyun were somewhat nervous, their palms sweating slightly. Meteor Trail City''s situation was even worse than the two imagined.
"Azure Dragon King Xiao Chen, our Divine Son invites you to his warship to reminisce about the past," the three Deity Race''s Respected Deities said at the same time, radiating piercing golden light as they approached.
Xiao Chen opened his eyes, appearing very calm. However, the instant he opened his eyes, the light from the three Respected Deities suddenly dimmed.
The three Respected Deities showed expressions of extreme horror, turning incredibly flustered.
"Indeed, those who rely on the power of faith to advance to Martial Emperor can only be termed false Martial Emperors. You can only fool some ordinary people, and yet you dare to call yourselves Respected Deities!"
Xiao Chen ignored what the three Respected Deities said. After his cold words, he thrust both his palms forward, executing the Thousand Year me and the Thousand Year Death instantly.
Two moonspeted with each other, hot-bloodedness and grief intertwining. At this moment, Xiao Chen''s emotions were unleashed without a care.
These were Xiao Chen''s strongest Palm Techniques. Combined with his pure Primordial Energy, the brilliant Emperor''s Might pressed on the three false Martial Emperors beyond bearing.
The three false Martial Emperors could only brace themselves and resist with all they had.
"Boom!" The explosions struck the three Deity Race false Martial Emperors and inflicted severe injuries on them. Blood flowed continuously from their lips as they quickly fled in fear.
"Since you are already here, there is no need for you to leave!"
Xiao Chen''s figure flickered, moving like a fish in water with thousands of variations. His figure shed three times. With each sh, he sent out a palm saber chop. By the time he returned to the huge bird Formation Spirit, the three fleeing false Martial Emperors had died without a corpse remaining. Only a fine beam of divine light shot towards the sky.
Rumor said that for these Respected Deities of the Deity Race, as long as the main Deity Statue still existed, they coulde back to life.
One had to destroy that final beam of divine light in order to eliminate these Respected Deities entirely. Xiao Chen did not care whether the rumor was true or not. He could not be bothered to make any further moves now when he had much more important things to do.
Mo Chen found this oue strange. She asked, "These Deity Race cultivators clearly have Emperor''s Might, but why are they so weak?"
Xiao Chen exined, "By relying on the power of faith to advance to Martial Emperor and not undergoing the Great Tribtion of wind and fire, one naturally cannotpare to a true Martial Emperor. However, if there were many of them, they would be troublesome. If there were one hundred, I would not be a match for them, either."
"Xiao Chen, the reinforcements that rushed over from the other nodes seem to be under attack as well."
"I know. Right now, the most important thing is to gather them together and see if we can break through the lockdown of the Deity Race, opening up an escape route for the people inside."
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On the huge Deity Race warship:
"Divine Son, that Azure Dragon King failed to appreciate your kindness. He even killed the three Respected Deities sent to pass on the message," someone reported quickly.
"This Azure Dragon King is really overboard. The Divine Son gives him face, but he did not reciprocate."
"How bold of him! He does not even check his own circumstances first."
The Deity Dao Union Martial Emperors of the various races all crowded around Di Wuque, trying to outdo each other in ttering him.
Di Wuque snorted coldly and said, "How stubborn! I invited you, but you did note. Later, I will make you kneel down before me!"
Chapter 1371: Di Wuques Scheme
Chapter 1371: Di Wuque''s Scheme
Outside Meteor Trail City, Shui Lingling and the others, who rushed over from the other nodes to reinforce the ce, had gotten obstructed like Xiao Chen.
However, they did not finish their battles as easily as Xiao Chen did.
While standing on a scarlet eagle, An Junxi faced attacks from three Deity Race Respected Deities, surrounded by them.
An Junxi held a True Dragon Lightning Whip in his hand. Each time he swung it, it gave off loud dragon roars. Purple light apanied the roars, causing thunderclouds to stir and mysterious phenomena to appear.
With the support of the Formation Spirit under his feet, An Junxi was not disadvantaged when fighting against three. In fact, he even held the upper hand somewhat.
However, this advantage was not much. Furthermore, the three Respected Deities were aware of An Junxi''s prowess and were not aiming to sh head-on with him. Their purpose was very clear: to dy him and prevent him from providing reinforcements.
"Damn it!"
An Junxi felt rather frustrated. If he fought against three Deity Race false Martial Emperors in one-on-one battles, he would be able to kill them easily. Now, with these three false Martial Emperors working together and avoiding a direct sh, he felt powerless as if he were just punching cotton.
"You are truly a brilliant student of the Thunder Sovereign, indeed. Before advancing to Martial Emperor, you are already so strong. However, you can forget about breaking through our defenses. There are more than enough of us to dy you."
Although the three Respected Deities were disadvantaged, they showed strangely rxed expressions.
"Buzz!"
Just at this moment, the sound of wind came from behind the three. A sharp saber intent apanied the strong wind, surging over. The three Respected Deities'' hearts sank. They felt a strong threat, and they looked back at the same time.
The three Respected Deities saw a white figure carrying a bronze sword box arriving in the air.
Just one breath ago, Xiao Chen was still extremely far away. After one breath, he was like a berserk dragon swinging its tail and sweeping through the ce.
Melodious saber hums rang out in the air around, filling the ce with endlessly surging saber intent.
Using the wless Saber Dao, Xiao Chen wielded his body as a saber while he executed the Fish Dragon Art. As he surged over, he was like a dragon sweeping its tail. The trajectory of his entire body was like a saber light swinging out.
"Bang! Bang! Bang!"
The three Respected Deities'' expressions changed dramatically. In their fluster, they quickly made to block. After three continuous loud sounds, when the strong wind had passed, the three Respected Deities vomited blood and retreated one kilometer.
"Xiao Chen!"
Standing on the scarlet eagle, An Junxi showed joy on his face. He pushed off with his feet, leaping into the air. The True Dragon Lightning Whip turned into a dragon and surged out, summoning lightning to fall from the sky and strike the three Respected Deities while they were down.
A moment ago, the three Deity Race Respected Deities were incredibly rxed. In the next moment, they suffered from disastrous attacks.
The Respected Deities immediately lost all their arrogance and fled in sorry states.
Frustrated by the earlier suppression, An Junxi raised his True Dragon Lightning Whip, wanting to give chase so that he could kill these three Respected Deities.
Xiao Chen quickly called out, "Brother An, don''t give chase!"
An Junxi was stunned when he first heard this. However, he soon figured out the reason. He turned around and flew back quickly. Then, he said to Xiao Chen, "Brother Xiao, many thanks for lending a hand. I was somewhat rash earlier. Right now, the urgent matter at hand is to gather everyone together."
Xiao Chen released his bated breath. An Junxi was also a smart person. At this moment, there was not much time to chat. He said, "Let''s go. We will split up and meet at the city gates."
"Right!"
The two were extremely decisive. After a quick exchange of words, they parted to free more from the blockade of the Respected Deities of the Deity Dao Union''s Deity Race.
While there were more than one thousand Respected Deities, most of them were surrounding the soaring pir of me and attacking it.
After one hour, the people in charge of the respective nodes all gathered at the city gates.
These people showed worried expressions. They felt uneasy as they looked at the pir of fire that was slowly dimming and the incredibly huge warship in the air.
"The Deity Race is too ruthless. Of their three thousand Respected Deities, they actually sent out one-third of them."
"Who could have thought that the Deity Race would use their trump card? This is too sudden. If we had listened to the Azure Dragon King earlier, we might not have been in such a sorry state."
"If we made preparations beforehand, even if we were caught off guard, we would not have ended up surrounded without any paths of escape."
"The Sect Master and his group seem to be blocked as well. The situation is not optimistic!"
These people sighed. As they spoke, they gave off a negative atmosphere. If the many Minor Heavenly Martial Emperors in the pir of fire surging into the sky were surrounded and killed, then the Supreme Sky Sect would lose most of the war. The human heart was fragile; no matter who it was, they would have difficulty continuing to work hard to save a desperate situation.
Unless the Thunder Sovereign returned. However, the possibility of that was minute. If he could, the Thunder Sovereign would have already shown up long ago, and the Deity Dao Union would not have been able to be so arrogant.
"Look, the Azure Dragon King is here."
Xiao Chen descended from the sky together with Shui Lingling, Xiao Bai, and others as a group.
Most of the people here were freed from the blockade by Xiao Chen. They now had much more faith in him than before. When they saw Xiao Chennd, they immediately went forward to express their gratitude.
Xiao Chen performed a cupped-fist salute and said, "Everyone, there is no need to be so polite. I heard what everyone said earlier. The situation is actually not that bad. As long as we can rescue the Vice Sect Master and the others in the pir of fire soaring into the sky, there is still a chance."
"However, we are just merely thirty-odd people. How are we going to charge across? That huge Deity Race warship can block us at any time."
This sentence identified the crux of the problem. The huge warship in the air would not give them a chance to get near at all.
Right now, where they stood, they could see the huge Deity Race warship giving off a bright light, just by looking up. The many banners on it pped loudly in the wind. Di Wuque, leading the Deity Dao Union Martial Emperors of the various races, stood at the bow, waiting for the enemy to be exhausted.
Xiao Chen looked up, appearing somewhat distracted. After a while, he said calmly, "Leave that to me. The rest of you will be responsible for opening up a hole in the encirclement around the surging pir of fire to let the Vice Sect Master and the others charge out. How about that?"
The moment Xiao Chen said that, Mo Chen''s and Yue Bingyun''s expressions both changed greatly. They exchanged looks, revealing worry in the depths of their eyes.
At this moment, Xiao Chen could not burst forth with his full strength. If he was not careful, his Great Tribtion of wind and fire might descend.
"Big Brother Xiao Chen"
Mo Chen could not help calling out, wanting to say something.
Xiao Chen looked up and nced at Mo Chen, silently expressing his stance. Mo Chen bit down on her lip, cutting her words short.
"Alright. As long as Brother Xiao manages to block that huge Deity Race warship, I, An Junxi, am willing to take the lead and charge over," An Junxi immediately said loudly, infected by Xiao Chen''s lofty aspiration. He knew that someone needed to step forward at this moment.
"I''m willing as well. I have long heard that the Azure Dragon King can kill even a Fifth Heaven Martial Emperor. Today, I can see the Azure Dragon King''s glory for myself."
"Count me in!"
With Xiao Chen saying that he would block the huge Deity Race warship and An Junxi willing to lead the group to charge at the Respected Deities surrounding the surging pir of fire, the Martial Emperors, whose morale had sunk low, finally recovered their fighting spirit.
After all, they had worked hard for so long already. No one was willing to just admit defeat. As long as there was hope, they were willing to bet on it.
"Elder Brother Xiao Chen, can you really block that huge Deity Race warship?" Xiao Bai asked worriedly while blinking.
Shui Lingling walked over, showing the same worry in her eyes.
However, Mo Chen and Yue Bingyun sighed silently in their hearts. Since Xiao Chen said it, he was fully confident of blocking the warship.
However, everyone else did not know that there was a problem: Xiao Chen had already reached a critical point in his cultivation and could not casually use his full power.
Xiao Chen nodded and replied, "Don''t worry. Since I suggested it, I naturally am confident of blocking it. Everyone can just focus on charging towards the surging pir of fire. Ourpanions in there are still waiting for everyone to help them."
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On the huge Deity Race warship flickering with bright light, a Respected Deity appeared in front of Di Wuque and the others, who were on the bow. He performed a cupped-fist salute and said, "Reporting to the Divine Son, it is as the Divine Son expected. Those people gathered together."
Di Wuque smiled faintly and looked into the distance. "Xiao Chen, you may be very smart, but you also have your moments of folly."
After Di Wuque spoke, he paused for a moment, and his expression turned extremely cold. He said, "Turn the warship around and activate the Great Nine Heaven Divine Might Formation. Call down the World Exterminating Divine Tribtion! I want to take down this group of people all in one go,pletely cutting off their hope!"
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"Oh no! The huge Deity Race warship is turning around."
At Meteor Trail City''s city gate, the people in charge of the various nodes changed their expressions greatly as they pointed into the distance and eximed.
They turned their heads and saw the huge, bright Deity Race warship withdraw all its light at this moment.
The bow of the warship slowly shifted, pointing towards the group of people at Meteor Trail City''s city gate. Everyone felt a dangerous aura invisibly locking down on them.
Suddenly, pirs of light appeared on the huge Deity Race warship. Each pir had a white-haired Deity Race cultivator standing in it.
There was a total of one thousand pirs of light looking like a group of stars holding up the moon as they surrounded the Divine Daughter, Tian Youxi.
Holding a divine halberd, Tian Youxi was like a goddess as she formed hand seals with one hand while absorbing the Divine Energy around her.
Xiao Chen''s expression turned grave as he sensed something wrong. Di Wuque probably let them gather on purpose, waiting for this moment to use this formation to finish off all of them in one go, killing them.
Currently, the huge Deity Race warship was fifty kilometers above the ground. Being able to attack from such a distance while still maintaining its might without any scattering, this formation was very impressive.
"That is the Deity Race''s World Exterminating Divine Tribtion. Its might is exceedingly horrifying. I once saw it in the Astral Battlefield. This should be a simplified version, so its might should be weaker. However, it is already equal to the peak strike of a Sixth Heaven Martial Emperor," Shui Lingling said somewhat anxiously with a sullen expression.
No matter who was here, if Xiao Chen could not bear it and the attack equal to the peak strike of a Sixth Heaven Martial Emperor were really tond on them, everyone here would be either dead or severely injured.
"Let''s go, then!"
Shui Lingling shook her head and said, "We can''t leave. It already locked down on us. No matter where we go, the World Exterminating Divine Tribtion will descend on us."
Shui Lingling once saw this at the Astral Battlefield. The World Exterminating Divine Tribtion then had killed several dozen Demon Martial Emperors at the same time, an extremely horrifying sight.
"In that case, I''ll have him end it in advance."
As Xiao Chen looked at the huge Deity Race warship in the distance, he said indifferently, "There is no change to the n. You all go first. Leave the huge Deity Race warship to me."
"Whoosh!"
After Xiao Chen finished speaking, he gently pushed off with his feet. Then, he shot forward like an arrow, tearing through the air as he charged courageously towards the huge Deity Race warship.
"Xiao Chen!"
Xiao Chen''s sudden action caused Mo Chen and the other girls to cry out in surprise.
"Come, follow me!"
The sight of Xiao Chen flying towards the huge Deity Race warship alone weighed heavily on An Junxi''s heart. However, at this moment, he needed to make use of every second possible.
Otherwise, he might end up wasting the chance that Xiao Chen bought them with his sacrifice.
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At the bow of the huge Deity Race warship, Di Wuque looked cockily at the group of people rushing away.
"Fleeing? Where can you flee to? After being locked down by Divine Might, you will have to receive the baptism of the divine tribtion no matter where you flee to."
"Divine Son, the Azure Dragon King Xiao Chen is flying towards us!" a person eximed in shock as he pointed at a white figure in the air.
The expressions of the people on the warship all changed at the same time as they looked quickly in the direction of Xiao Chen.
"Should we send someone to block him?" a Ghost Race Greater Heavenly Martial Emperor asked with a frown.
Xia Houjue said, "He probably wants to break the World Exterminating Divine Tribtion by himself. No matter what, it would be better to block him."
A light shed in Di Wuque''s eyes. Heughed loudly and ordered, "No one make a move. Let hime. Don''t scatter the might of the World Exterminating Divine Tribtion; focus it all on Xiao Chen.
"What a fool! This is good timing. With the might of the World Exterminating Divine Tribtion spread out among so many people, it would not pose a problem for you. However, you came to seek death by yourself, charging over alone. In that case, I shall not stand on ceremony."
A murderous intent shed in Di Wuque''s eyes. He felt somewhat excited at this rare chance.
If the World Exterminating Divine Tribtion struck Xiao Chen, there could be only one resultnot even scraps would remain.
At Di Wuque''s words, the crowd stopped caring. Compared to the mountain-like Deity Race warship, Xiao Chen was as insignificant as an ant. Wanting to shake this gargantuan Deity Race warship by himself was just a pipe dream.
Di Wuque pointed at Xiao Chen and smiled in satisfaction. "There is a saying, ''if one does not court disaster, one will not die.'' This is exactly courting disaster!"
He waved his hand and said, "Prepare yourselves. If this World Exterminating Divine Tribtion does not kill him, attack together. We must bury him here today."
Xing Jue and Xie Zixuan, descendants of Primes, revealed murderous intent in their eyes.
As the few spoke, the divine halberd in the hands of Tian Youxi, who was in the air above the huge Deity Race warship, turned increasingly resplendent.
Thunderclouds quickly covered the sky. The image of a divine being manifested indistinctly among the gray masses. Radiant Divine Might descended, lightning shed, and thunder roared. Tian Youxi''s long hair flew about wildly as her aura soared infinitely.
As Tian Youxi faced Xiao Chen, who was charging over, she narrowed her eyes and shook the halberd in her hands.
It looked like the World Exterminating Divine Tribtion was about to descend. Nervous anticipation instantly flooded the hearts of Di Wuque and his group at the warship''s bow.
However, just at this moment, Xiao Chen, who was ten kilometers away and looked very insignificant, suddenly expanded.
Before Di Wuque and his group could react to what happened, they saw a shadow cast over them. When they looked up, they saw an incredibly gigantic hand.
"What''s going on?!"
The thousand-odd people on the deck were all rattled and at a loss, not knowing what was happening.
In the next moment, that gigantic palm turned into a palm saber chopping down from the sky. There was no resistance whatsoever. The palm saber directly cleaved through the entire warship.
It looked like a huge mountain was being hewn by someone.
There were loud rumblings and the panicked cries of countless people. Instantly, saber Qi filled the ce. The scene turned chaotic, with a multitude of people tumbling in the air.
However, these were the fortunate ones. The Deity Dao Union cultivators right under the palm saber were even more miserable, promptly reduced to a meat paste without even getting a chance to cry out in pain.
The remnants of the gargantuan Deity Race warship shook. The formation lines in them shattered, exploding one after another.
The one thousand beams of light extending out from the warship instantly dissipated.
Tian Youxi, who had been about to send out the World Exterminating Divine Tribtion, was in the worst state. When the formation broke, the World Exterminating Divine Tribtion rebounded on her. She immediately went hurtling back while vomiting blood. The divine halberd fell from her hand, and her face paled. No one knew whether she was still alive or not.
In the next moment, even more trouble arrived. A gigantic leg swept through the sky, kicking the warship.
The remnants of the huge Deity Race warship immediately exploded, kicking up arge cloud of dust and sending shards flying everywhere. The Deity Dao Union cultivators all jumped off the warship in a panic before that happened.
Dust filled the sky, and explosions rang out nonstop. The corpses of cultivators and shards of the warship flew in all directions, spreading out for fifty kilometers.
All sorts of mes burned, looking incredibly dazzling.
The Supreme Sky Sect''s people heading for the surging pir of mes were startled by the violent explosion. When they turned their heads back and saw the scene of the huge Deity Race warship shattering, they were all stunned.
"Thisthis was done by the Azure Dragon King?"
Everyone gaped, their eyes wide with incredulity. Xiao Chen had said that he could do it, and indeed he seeded.
An Junxi immediately rejoiced. Heughed and said, "Xiao Chen is great. He really managed to do it. Everyone, let''s not dy anymore. Quickly open up a path of escape for the Vice Sect Master and the others."
After the temporary distraction, the group''s morale soared, filled with hot-bloodedness.
Only Mo Chen and Yue Bingyun looked at each other speechlessly, feeling bitter in their hearts.
Dharmic World did notst long. After three seconds, Xiao Chen returned to his usual state. As he stood among the clouds, he watched the Deity Dao Union''s people in chaos. He did not show any change in expression, not affected much by this.
The instant Xiao Chen executed Dharmic World, he vaguely heard the sound of intense wind and fire by his ears. He even saw the illusion of wind and fire approaching.
That was dangerous. With just another step, the Great Tribtion of wind and fire would have descended from the sky.
However, Xiao Chen could not care too much at this point. There were still hundreds of the Supreme Sky Sect''s Minor Heavenly Martial Emperors trapped in the surging pir of fire. He could not just watch them die without making an attempt.
"Did you see the Divine Daughter?! Quickly, find the Divine Daughter!" Di Wuque shouted hoarsely amid the smoke and dust. As he was falling after the shock wave from Xiao Chen''s palm saber sent him flying, he happened to see the Divine Daughter suffer the tribtion''s rebound, resulting in her getting knocked back and vomiting blood when shended.
However, the current situation was tumultuous, due to thebination of Xiao Chen''s saber intent, the shock waves from the destruction of the Divine Might formation, and the explosion of the huge warship. Everyone found it hard to deal with the situation as it was.
Chapter 1372: Nameless
Chapter 1372: Nameless
At the Deity Dao Union''s camp in the rear, there were a few warships. There were not many of these warships, but they were all Emperor Grade warships of the various races.
This was the Deity Dao Union''s true force, a total of thirty-odd warships. Under normal circumstances, a faction of any race would not be able to gather so many Emperor Grade warships. This could happen only after the Ghost Race, the Corpse Race, the Deity Race, and the Three Holy Lands joined forces.
Compared to that fleet of warships that could cover the sun and sky, these were the true main force the alliance was going to rely on to attack the Supreme Sky Sect. The Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign, the Heaven Punishing Corpse God, and the East Mountain Ghost Monarch were all gathered on the gship in the center.
Currently, there was a screen of water in front of the three Primes on the gship.
The image in the water screen fixed on the scene after Xiao Chen executed Dharmic World and broke the huge warship with a palm saber.
The three Primes were somewhat shocked, especially the Heaven Punishing Corpse God. Most of the people on that huge Deity Race warship were Deity Race cultivators. When the huge warship was destroyed, the one that suffered the heaviest loss was the Deity Race. Even the Divine Daughter''s fate was unknown.
However, the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign was not concerned about this. The Deity Race was wealthy and did not care about one Emperor Grade warship. They could even afford to lose a Divine Daughter. As long as it was not the Divine Son, it was fine.
What the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign cared about was that Xiao Chen suddenly appeared and disrupted his ns. The originally unremarkable ant materialized into a variable, preventing the huge decisive battle from being brought forward.
As long as Xiao Chen saved the many Martial Emperors on the Supreme Sky Sect''s side in the surging pir of fire, there would not be any need to fight this decisive battle. This was the direction the situation appeared to be developing towards.
"He seems to be executing a Major Magic Skill. Furthermore, he is already very familiar with it. Where did he get this Magic Skill? Some of the Immortal Venerates from the Peni Sea do not even have such a level of Magic Skill," the East Mountain Ghost Monarch murmured with a frown.
As Primes, these three were very knowledgeable. Naturally, they could tell that Xiao Chen used a Magic Skill. Furthermore, these three Primes had some friendship with the Immortal Venerates of the Peni Sea and had seen many Magic Skills before.
In their opinion, Xiao Chen''s Magic Skill was already extremely incredible, even somewhat stronger than the Major Magic Skills of those Immortal Venerates.
In reality, it was not just somewhat stronger. The Mahe?vara Buddha had been one of the peak major characters during the Immortal Epoch. Although he described it very humbly, the Major Magic Skill that he passed on to Xiao Chen was among the peak during the Immortal Epoch.
Those Immortal Cultivators of the Peni Sea only grasped some of the tricks of Immortal Cultivation after the Immortal Epoch ended. They did not have aplete set of inheritance. They relied on fragments from their predecessors and patched these together. How could the resultpare against a genuine peak Magic Skill?
A light shed in the Heaven Punishing Corpse God''s eyes. "That is not the crucial point. The crucial point is: how can this fellow dual cultivate Immortal Cultivation and Martial Cultivation?!"
Although there were few Immortal Cultivators in the Kunlun Realm, there were still a few. However, no one had ever heard of a person who could cultivate both the Immortal Dao and the Martial Dao at the same time. Doing so was a taboo. Anyone who tried would die without a doubt.
The Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign said indifferently, "I know a little about this."
This revtion stunned the East Mountain Ghost Monarch and the Heaven Punishing Corpse God. They immediately cast their gazes on the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign.
The Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign muttered, "I do not know much. To truly unravel this mystery, we still have to go to the Azure Dragon Pce in the Savage Battlefield and investigate."
The moment the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign said this, the two Primes stopped asking.
Apparently, the Azure Dragon Pce had given the two Primes some bad memories.
"Let''s not talk about that. Qitian, what do you think we should do now? If nothing unexpected happens, he will rescue that group of people in the surging pir of fire." The East Mountain Ghost Monarch bought the topic back to the battle before them.
The Heaven Punishing Corpse God added, "It looks like it will end before it even starts. We will have to follow our old n and take our time."
The Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign remained silent for a while as he pondered. After a while, he said ferociously, "There is no taking back an arrow that is released. If we give up halfway, it will have a negative impact on the Deity Dao Union''s Luck. Now, even if we have to pay arger price, we have no choice but to fight!"
His tone showed a determination to never give up.
The Heaven Punishing Corpse God smiled and said, "That is fine with me. I''ve been saying from the start to just have a hearty battle and directly level the Supreme Sky Sect. However, you refused to listen."
The East Mountain Ghost Monarch thought even deeper and was somewhat worried. However, the situation now was as the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign said; there is no taking back an arrow in flight.
"Let''s fight, then. I go and block the Spirit Fox King."
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Back at Meteor Trail City, Xiao Chen did not know that the powerhouses of the Deity Dao Union had decided to fight to the end. It did not matter whether he could rescue the many Martial Emperors in the surging pir of fire or not; this battle could not be avoided.
Without thinking too much, Xiao Chen made use of the time when the cultivators of the huge warship were in chaos, caring only for themselves, to execute the Fish Dragon Art, turning into a dragon and soaring away towards An Junxi''s group.
An Junxi and the others were already fighting with the many Respected Deities surrounding and attacking the surging pir of fire, to open up a passage. Their morale was high.
However, there were simply too many Deity Race Respected Deities. The chances of opening up a passage in a short time were low. The longer this went on, the worse the casualty rate of this group of people would be.
Xiao Chen observed for a while. Of the cultivators blocking An Junxi''s group, the most problematic one was a Deity Race Third Heaven Martial Emperor.
As for the other Respected Deities, they were only false Martial Emperors. Although there were many of them, they could not block thebined attacks of this group of people.
When this group of people''s fighting spirit waspletely ignited and they worked together, they were like an unstoppable flood.
An Junxi, Shui Lingling, and Xiao Bai stood at the very front of this flood. However, that Deity Race Third Heaven Martial Emperor blocked off their pathpletely.
If he dyed the three for a while, reinforcements woulde from other ces. Once surrounded, the three would be trapped like meat in a dumpling.
Xiao Chen could not care about anything else. He narrowed his eyes and locked down on that Deity Race Martial Emperor. His long hair fluttered without any wind as melodious saber hums filled the surroundings.
"wless Saber Technique, Void Breaking Stance!"
The light vanished for one kilometer around. Xiao Chen used his body as a saber, controlling space with the saber as he chopped down on that Deity Race Martial Emperor.
In the next moment, an incredibly resplendent saber light suddenly appeared before that Deity Race Martial Emperor, who was fighting an intense battle with the three, before he could detect anything.
The sudden appearance of this saber light was like teleportation. There were no warning signs at all.
"Hua!"
An even more piercing light shot out of this resplendent saber light. That light was startlingly fast. This Deity Race Martial Emperor thought that he had heard the sound of a treasure saber being unsheathed.
"ng!" The saber light struck the Deity Race Martial Emperor''s chest. Cracks appeared in his Golden Emperor Body as he hurtled back from the impact.
"Big Brother Xiao Chen!"
"The Azure Dragon King returned!"
Immediately, everyone''s hearts pounded, and their morale soared. No one expected that Xiao Chen could deal with the problem of the huge Deity Race warship and rush back so fast.
As time was of the essence, Xiao Chen could not speak much. "The huge Deity Race warship''s side will not be able to bother us for a while. I''ll lead everyone in a charge out of this ce first."
With Xiao Chen leading the way, the force of this flood became even more ferocious. In merely fifteen minutes, they broke a hole in this imprable encirclement.
When the group arrived before the surging pir of fire, Xiao Chen raised his hand, and everyone stopped at once.
"What''s wrong?!" An Junxi, who was beside him, asked.
Xiao Chen pointed to the front and said, "They already sensed this opening and are rushing over."
"Boom!"
Right after Xiao Chen spoke, the fiery wall in front of them exploded. Fang Baiyu and his group came out from it in sorry states.
This group numbered in the hundreds. Many were injured, pale, and fatigued. A significant number were covered in injuries and extremely weak. They no longer showed the atmosphere of Martial Emperors. Instead, they looked like a group of refugees with nowhere to go.
With this scene, one could easily imagine what kind of losses they suffered under the sudden attack of the one thousand Respected Deities.
This also showed the difficulties they faced after getting surrounded. If Xiao Chen and the others had note, these Martial Emperors would have ended up dying from the encirclement.
Although the surging pir of fire could block some attacks, it was ineffective against the Deity Race''s Mental Energy Martial Techniques.
"Why is it you? The Sect Master and the others are not here yet?"
When Fang Baiyu, the leader of the three Greater Heavenly Martial Emperors, saw that it was Xiao Chen waiting for them, he revealed an extremely shocked expression. No matter what, he would not have imagined that the one to open up a path for them was the Xiao Chen that they were dissatisfied with previously.
"Xiao Chen, you were right. We were really wrong this time."
The three Greater Heavenly Martial Emperors thought back to when Xiao Chen said they should make preparations to retreat at any time. Now that they saw Xiao Chen again, they felt somewhat guilty.
Chapter 1373: Fall of the Divine Daughter
Chapter 1373: Fall of the Divine Daughter
"Little Brother Xiao Chen, we really misunderstood youst time."
The Vice Sect Master Fang Baiyu came forward, feeling very embarrassed. Xiao Chen had been sincere and spoken bluntly. However, because Fang Baiyu felt ufortable about it, he ended up misunderstanding him, not even giving him a chance to speak.
However, now, during the crisis, Xiao Chen was the first to lead a group of people to rescue them, not caring about the wrong he suffered previously.
"Vice Sect Master is exaggerating. This is a matter of vital importance; we should retreat first."
Xiao Chen smiled. He did not take the previous matter to heart in the first ce. Why would he bother with it now?
Jiang Chuan, the Fiend Race Greater Heavenly Martial Emperor, said, "Come with us. As long as we retreat to the sixthyer of formations, we can reorganize our troops and slowly recover."
As long as they activated the sixthyer of formations and were prepared to focus entirely on defense, the Deity Dao Union would absolutely not be able to break through quickly.
This was because the closer they were to Supreme Sky City, the stronger the defenses of the formations thatyered over each other.
Xiao Chen shook his head and said, "I''m afraid that I cannot go with you. Someone needs to remain behind as the rearguard. Otherwise, the Deity Dao Union will be able to keep chasing. The casualty rate would be even worse."
Fang Baiyu and the other Greater Heavenly Martial Emperors looked back and saw the hundreds of Respected Deities, which had been attacking the surging pir of fire previously, slowly massing.
At an even farther location, Di Wuque was currently dealing with the chaos from the aftermath of the huge Deity Race warship''s destruction. Once these two groups met up, they would definitely be a great force.
If the Deity Dao Union truly gave chase, at least half of the more than two hundred people here would not be able to return.
The three Greater Heavenly Martial Emperors withdrew their expressions of joy at surviving this cmity. They knew that this was just the beginning. They still did not know whether they could flee from the Respected Deities, Di Wuque, and the other experts of the Deity Dao Union.
Xiao Chen was right. Someone did need to serve as a rearguard. However, this person could not be Xiao Chen.
Fang Baiyu and the other two Greater Heavenly Martial Emperors exchanged nces. They immediately understood each other''s thoughts. Fang Baiyu said, "That''s right. Someone does need to remain behind. However, the people responsible for this will be we three. Xiao Chen, you are in charge of leading the retreat."
Xiao Chen still shook his head and said softly, "No. Di Wuque''s intent to kill me already reached the peak. Even if you want to block him, he will not bother with you. If I lead them, I will only end up harming them."
"What did you do?" Mo Chen asked out of curiosity.
Xiao Chen thought back to the scene of the Divine Daughter suffering the rebound of the divine tribtion. Then he murmured, "Perhaps I might have identally killed the Divine Daughter, Tian Youxi."
Although Xiao Chen spoke softly, the ripples that his words caused were no less than those of a bomb going off in deep waters.
"Ah!"
Everyone who heard him was startled. Everyone in the Kunlun Realm knew about the rtionship between Di Wuque and Tian Youxi. If Xiao Chen really killed Tian Youxi, Di Wuque would definitely go crazy.
The three Greater Heavenly Martial Emperors did not know what to say; they could not react at all.
Xiao Chen said softly, "All of you should go. I nned to remain behind and guard the rear anyway. There is no deviation from my n."
There was only a slight deviation from Xiao Chen''s n: he had not intended to kill the Divine Daughter.
However, it did not matter. Di Wuque wanted to fight with him topete for Luck''s favor. The two of them were like fire and waterunable to coexist with each other and bing mortal enemies. Back in the Heavenly Starry Ocean, the Divine Daughter even got the Five Poison Sect''s elder to try to kill Xiao Chen.
Today, she tried to use the World Exterminating Divine Tribtion to kill Xiao Chen. Even if Tian Youxi really died, Xiao Chen''s mental state would not be too affected by it.
One made their own decisions in life, but their fate was decided by heaven. On the path of cultivation, death was very normal.
Right now, time was of the essence. The earlier they left, the greater their chances of survival.
Naturally, Fang Baiyu understood this principle. He shook his head helplessly. "Come back alive. This time, the three of us owe you too much."
The group did not say anything more, quickly setting off in the direction of Supreme Sky City at lightning speed.
Mo Chen, Yue Bingyun, and the other girls looked back as they left. When they saw Xiao Chen''s solitary figure, they almost could not resist remaining. However, they knew Xiao Chen''s temper. If they stayed, Xiao Chen would definitely tell them to leave.
At this moment, being able to love was somewhat of a luxury. All they wished now was for Xiao Chen toe back safely.
Suddenly, yellow sand flew up and filled the air in front. Pirs of divine light soared up into the sky from the dense cloud of yellow sand, turning into a surging battle intent spreading in the sky and materializing many mysterious phenomena roiling together with the clouds.
When Xiao Chen looked up, the mysterious phenomena materialized into many ancient war banners of the Deity Race.
These war banners gathered glory and faith as well as boundless killing intent.
When Xiao Chen saw this scene, he understood. Now he knew why Meteor Trail City had fallen so fast.
One or even just a few Respected Deities were nothing. However, when they all worked together, the force that they could burst forth with would be something that even Sovereign Martial Emperors would not dare to sh with.
Very strong. However, Xiao Chen did not feel much fear.
He slowly extended his right hand. Then, a Buddhistmp appeared on his palm. A ?arra floated above the Buddhistmp. The ?arra gave offyers of light, and the image of the Mahe?vara Buddha chanted scriptures in the light.
This ?arra immediately amplified the effects of the Buddhistmp dramatically.
The Heavenly Snow Divine me being nourishing in the Buddhistmp had already advanced from Rank 1 to Rank 2, where it could kill peak Sixth Heaven Martial Emperors.
Xiao Chen opened its mouth and sucked, drawing the Heavenly Snow Divine me into his mouth and sending it to the Heart of an Emperor in his dantian.
After that, he put away the Buddhistmp and ?arra. He took out a sk of wine and sat down cross-legged. He looked at the yellow sand in the distance and started drinking alone.
Xiao Chen''s vision reached past the countless Deity Race Respected Deities in the cloud of yellow sand to the very center where Di Wuque hugged Tian Youxi, who showed faint signs of life, her breath feeble. Di Wuque''s face filled with grief and self-reproach, his eyes shing with tears.
The guilt in Di Wuque''s heart could not be described with words.
Earlier, Di Wuque spoke cockily, not wanting to give up the rare chance to kill Xiao Chen. However, with his intelligence, he should have figured out that since Xiao Chen dared to charge over, Xiao Chen naturally had his own trump cards.
Di Wuque could only me himself from being overconfident, thinking that with the many experts on the huge Deity Race warship, Xiao Chen would be helpless.
However, when Xiao Chen really took out his trump card, everything was over. The huge Deity Race warship could not withstand even one strike before the Dharmic World that Xiao Chen executed.
The warship shattered immediately, and the Divine Might formation broke. The divine tribtion rebounded. The World Exterminating Divine Tribtion, which was supposed to strike Xiao Chen, rebounded and injured Tian Youxi.
"Wuque, don''t cry. You are the Divine Son. In the future, you will be the one favored by all of the Kunlun Realm''s Luck. How can you cry?!"
The frail Tian Youxi somehow found the strength to hold Di Wuque''s hand tightly. Then, she stretched her hand towards Di Wuque''s face, looking like she wanted to wipe Di Wuque''s tears away and not let them fall.
However, she only stretched her hand halfway before it fell weakly. It was like a flower bud blooming halfway before withering and losing its color.
Di Wuque''s heart sank. He quickly grabbed Tian Youxi''s hand and brought it to his face. He said hoarsely, "I won''t cry. I won''t cry. Tian Youxi, wake up. You''d better wake up!"
The surroundings were quiet; no one spoke. Everyone could feel the grief and pain in Di Wuque''s tone.
"Tian Youxi, look at me. I''m not crying. I''m not crying!"
However, that flower-like, pure face had already lost all signs of life. No matter how loudly Di Wuque shouted, she did not wake up.
The World Exterminating Divine Tribtion was a powerful technique that could instantly kill a Greater Heavenly Martial Emperor. How could Tian Youxi endure the might of its rebound?
Di Wuque''s eyes clouded up. His tears had long since spilled over. However, he still kept calling out, "I''m not crying! I''m not crying!
"Xiao Chen! I, Di Wuque, cannot share the same sky with you in this life. I will not be able to ease the hatred in my heart if I do not kill you!"
Xiao Chen, who was drinking, heard a hoarse roar filled with pain and killing intent from that cloud of yellow sand.
After that, the ground and sky shook. A loud sound boomed out. Heavy footsteps came from the cloud of yellow sand. With every step, the ground rumbled as Di Wuque headed for Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen''s expression changed slightly as he guessed something. Tian Youxi had really died.
He stood up and poured the remaining unconsumed wine to the ground. Then, he muttered, "You protected him for your whole life. It was worth it to be able to get a promise like that. Even though our Dao are different, I still offer you this half sk of wine in respect. Go in peace!"
[Note: The Chinese offer wine to the dead by pouring the wine on the ground, usually in front of altars or graves.]
"Pa!"
Xiao Chen let go, and the exquisite wine sk made of jade fell to the ground and shattered like the Divine Daughter, Tian Youxi, dyingthe death of a pretty woman.
Chapter 1374: Divine Weapon Unsheathed
Chapter 1374: Divine Weapon Unsheathed
As the cloud of yellow sand approached, the surging mysterious phenomena of war banners in the sky pped loudly in the strong wind.
The cloud of yellow sand made it hard for one to keep their eyes open. A strong aura surged over; it was like a ferocious beast that could swallow up the sky, opening its huge jaws, trying to swallow Xiao Chen whole.
Xiao Chen, who was now standing upright, weed this boundless sandstorm. He looked incredibly insignificant before it like a small boat facing a stormperhaps even less than that. It looked like the aura from the hundreds of Respected Deities would blow him away in the next moment.
"Dong!"
A dull, heavy sound came from the bronze sword box he had been carrying on his back as itnded beside Xiao Chen''s feet.
Xiao Chen held the sword box with one hand, and mysterious phenomena materialized behind him. Winds blew, clouds churned, lightning shed, and thunder roared like a berserk dragon calling out. Finally, all the mysterious phenomena turned into a saber and cut across the sky.
As the sword box gave off a dull, resounding ''thud,'' it exploded forth with a dazzling saber light and a strong gust of wind.
This saber light flew upwards, releasing a boundless aura, forcefully blowing away all the yellow sand in front of Xiao Chen and revealing eight-hundred-odd Respected Deities, Di Wuque, and hispanions.
The eight hundred Respected Deities gave off a bright light from their bodies, pushing each other on. When looking carefully, one would discover that the rhythm of the light shing from these Respected Deities was exactly the same, it seemed like they already merged into one.
As the light flickered, the eight-hundred-odd war banners in the sky shook, shing with golden light.
Di Wuque stood behind these eight-hundred-odd Respected Deities, showing a cold expression. Xia Houjue, Xie Zixuan, Xing Jue, and the other Deity Dao Union Martial Emperors eyed Xiao Chen coldly, all of them disying not a shred of emotion in their eyes.
"Xiao Chen, you are really bold. You actually dare to remain behind alone and guard the rear. However, this is fine as well. This saves me from having to look for you everywhere. After I kill you, I will kill all the people that you care about!" Di Wuque spoke down to Xiao Chen with an indifferent look.
Xiao Chen raised his head slightly and looked past the eight-hundred-odd Respected Deities with narrowed eyes. Then he said, unimpressed, "That would depend on whether you are capable enough to kill me first."
"If you were determined to run, I would not be able to kill you. However, you overestimated yourself,ing to guard the rear alone. It would be impossible for me not to kill you. Attack!"
Di Wuque''s tone was extremely cold. After he spoke, the eight-hundred-odd Respected Deities immediately made their move. They all soared into the air and prepared to work together tounch an attack to kill Xiao Chen on the spot. Back then, this move of theirs directly broke through Meteor Trail City''s defense.
Xia Houjue and the others showed somewhatplicated expressions as they looked at Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen deserved praise for his courage. By blocking them alone, he was fighting to give Fang Baiyu and his group a chance to live. It also prevented the final decisive battle from happening in advance. However, he put himself in dire straits.
If it were them, none of them would have the courage to do this.
In their eyes, Xiao Chen was already a dead person. Even if he could somehow survive thebined attacks of the eight-hundred-odd Respected Deities, he would not be able to dodge the followup attack of their group. Di Wuque would see Xiao Chen die before him without even needing to make a move.
If Xiao Chen had not killed Tian Youxi, Di Wuque would not have lost his reason and ordered the eight-hundred-odd Respected Deities to deal with Xiao Chen alone.
If the Respected Deities were scattered, Xiao Chen''s strength would be more than sufficient to move about as he pleased. However, there were no ifs in the world. As they saw it, Xiao Chen would definitely die today.
"Whoosh!"
Suddenly, the temperature plummeted. Snow started falling from the sky.
"What''s going on?"
Di Wuque was the first to feel that something was wrong. He stretched out his hand and pinched, grabbing a snowke in his hand and letting it melt. However, after it melted, it did not disappear. After it melted, it actually became a bit of burning me.
Di Wuque''s expression changed slightly as he quickly looked over.
Xiao Chen''s white hair fluttered in the wind. His entire being was covered in ayer of frost. As he raised his right hand, he thrust it forward, his palm shing with a cold light like pale-white lightning.
It looked dazzling. In the next instant, the eight-hundred-odd Respected Deities, who were about to gather together, all had a strange white me on them.
Not only was this me bone-chilling, but it also continuously swallowed the Primordial Energy in their bodies, sending their strength plummeting.
"Bang! Bang! Bang!"
The many Respected Deities fell from the sky, feeling such pain that they wished for death. This sudden change caused the divine light and the war banners in the sky to separate and dissipate immediately.
"Cold! So cold!"
"What me is this? I can''t get rid of it!"
The many Respected Deities endured the intense pain and sat down cross-legged, trying to eliminate the Heavenly Snow Divine me. However, they found that the me melted into their flesh and blood, even into their marrows. They could not eliminate it quickly.
This Heavenly Snow Divine me was a primordial-chaos-level me. Now that it reached Rank 2, it could already instantly severely injure a Sixth Heaven Martial Emperor.
Used on just one Respected Deity, that Respected Deity would not be able to resist at all, immediately burning into ice shards.
However, the me was dispersed among the eight-hundred-odd Respected Deities, which undoubtedly reduced its might significantly; hence, the scene here.
"This"
The Martial Emperors of the various races beside Di Wuque were all rmed. Their faces filled with horror.
They had not expected that Xiao Chen alone could defeat eight-hundred-odd Respected Deities, the eight-hundred-odd Respected Deities that they relied on the most.
"This is the legendary primal-chaos-level Divine me!" a Ghost Race old man present eximed. It was hard to believe that such a legendary me would appear in Xiao Chen''s hand.
It was not that the eight-hundred-odd Respected Deities were too weak. It was because the me in Xiao Chen''s hand was too strange and too strong.
As Xiao Chen looked at the eight-hundred-odd Respected Deities sitting on the ground and treating their injuries, he shook his head slightly, clearly not especially satisfied.
He had originally thought that he would be able to burn away half of these eight-hundred-odd false Martial Emperors. Unexpectedly, not a single one of them burned to death. It looked like a Rank 2 Divine me was still too weak after being dispersed like that.
However, this was already enough. Without these eight-hundred-odd Respected Deities, Xiao Chen was much more confident of blocking Di Wuque and his group. Di Wuque''s group numbered in the hundreds, most of which were Minor Heavenly Martial Emperors with four Greater Heavenly Martial Emperors. Aside from them, there was even a heaven-defying genius like Di Wuque.
"Let''s see how many trump cards you have!"
Di Wuque''s expression did not change. It was like he did not care about the eight-hundred-odd Respected Deities'' life and death as he spoke indifferently.
The Deity Race''s Leng Zhengyang, the Phoenix''s Passion Pce''s Su Qianxing, and the two other Greater Heavenly Martial Emperors from the Ghost Race and Corpse Race slowly walked up.
"Quickly end the battle. Don''t show any mercy or hold back," Di Wuque said indifferently.
"Whoosh!"
The figures of the four Greater Heavenly Martial Emperors scattered in four directions to surround Xiao Chen.
The Greater Heavenly Martial Emperors all released their Emperor''s Might, and an invisible aura soared into the sky, materializing four different mysterious phenomena. The images of divine spirits appeared in the sky above their heads, covering the sky for fifty kilometers.
A huge ming Vermilion Bird pping its wings appeared above Su Qianxing. It gave off a surging heatwave, dyeing half the sky red.
The mysterious phenomena of the Ghost Race old man and the Corpse Race old man were even more frightening. ck clouds covered the sky, and spirits gathered. Death Qi soared into the sky.
The four auras mixed together, churning the sky for five hundred kilometers around. It was like something chopped the sky; many small cracks appeared, looking like a huge spider web.
Mo Chen and the others currently retreating were greatly startled when they saw the mysterious phenomena in the sky.
When they turned their heads back, they saw blurry figures standing in the air, surrounding Xiao Chen. Xiao Chen''s mysterious phenomenon was buried, unable to show itself.
"It''s over. Four of the Deity Dao Union''s Greater Heavenly Martial Emperors are preparing to attack Xiao Chen at the same time," An Junxi eximed with worry in his tone.
"Vice Sect Master, let''s kill our way back!"
Someone felt dissatisfied; he could not bear the thought of Xiao Chen guarding the rear alone, remaining behind alone to face such danger.
"That''s right. Vice Sect Master, let''s kill our way back and fight it out with the Deity Dao Union bastards. At worst, we all die together!"
"Let''s kill our way back, Vice Sect Master!"
The crowd felt excited. All the people present looked at Fang Baiyu. Their eyes zed with the intent to fight, their rage soaring.
Fang Baiyu felt conflicted. His expression turnedplicated. After a while, he said, "Let''s go. Don''t look back.
"The Azure Dragon King is guarding the rear in order to save our lives. He wants us to activate the sixthyer of the formation and not let the decisive battle happen now. He does not want us to send ourselves to our deaths. Without the Worldly Mountain River Great Sun Formation, we would not stand a chance now if we fight the decisive battle."
"Qiang!"
Right after Fang Baiyu spoke, a loud sound suddenly came from the body of Xiao Chen, who was being suppressed by four Greater Heavenly Martial Emperorsa saber hum shook the sky and ground. Then, a saber light soared into the sky, scattering the mysterious phenomena on all sides.
This saber hum excited the Wind Shadow Sword on Yue Bingyun''s back, making it tremble endlessly. Her expression lit up in joy, and she said, "The Cloud Moon Saber and the Lunar Shadow Saber finished merging. This is a brand-new Transcendent Divine Weapon. As long as Young Master Xiao can bring out thirty percent of its might, it will be able to block those four people!"
Chapter 1375: Transcendent Divine Weapon?
Chapter 1375: Transcendent Divine Weapon?
"What a strong saber light!"
The saber light was so piercing that Fang Baiyu had no choice but to squint. However, he had some doubts about Yue Bingyun''s statement. Was it really a Transcendent Divine Weapon?
A Transcendent Divine Weapon could not be forged that easily. From this might and aura, it still seemed somewhatcking.
However, the matter at hand was urgent. It was not the time to think about this. Fang Baiyu calmed himself down and said, "It looks like the Azure Dragon King will not have any problems protecting himself. Let''s go first and not waste the Azure Dragon King''s efforts."
"Let''s go!"
When the group saw the saber light surging into the sky, they rxed slightly and became more spirited as they rushed back.
In the sky of Supreme Sky City''s city gates, Ying Zongtian, who was leading the many Greater Heavenly Martial Emperors and fighting with the three Holy Masters, also noticed this saber light.
"What is that?"
"It seems like the Divine Might of a Divine Weapon. However, it is far stronger than that of an ordinary Divine Weapon."
"Could it be a Transcendent Divine Weapon? That''s not right. It is still somewhat weaker than the Divine Might of a Transcendent Divine Weapon."
With the Holy Beast Totems, the three Holy Masters'' strength soared greatly, even attaining some advantage. When they saw this scene, they were rather surprised as the Deity Dao Union did not have such a Divine Weapon.
Ying Zongtian looked into the distance and saw what happened clearly. He could not helpughing loudly, "This is truly unexpected. Three Holy Masters, leave. If you do not, when the Worldly Mountain River Great Sun Formation is reactivated, you will be within the boundaries of the formation. By then, even if you want to leave, you will not be able to."
The Vermilion Bird Holy Master and the others quickly sent out their perception. In the end, they discovered Fang Baiyu and his group rushing towards the sixthyer of formations.
Once these Martial-Emperor-level cultivators set up the formation once more and stationed people at the nodes, the three Holy Masters'' people would suffer great losses.
When the three Holy Masters peered even further, they saw the Deity Dao Union''s troops, which should be chasing Fang Baiyu and the others, fully focused on Xiao Chen.
"Has Di Wuque gone mad? Look at the situation. Why is he harping on Xiao Chen and not letting him go?"
The Vermilion Bird Holy Master cursed hatefully. Then, he looked at Ying Zongtian and said, "You want us to leave? Ying Zongtian, you''d better show us your true capabilities first!"
After saying that, the Vermilion Bird Holy Master took the lead in charging towards Ying Zongtian. Together with him was a Vermilion Bird Holy Beast giving off me from its entire body.
That was right. It was a genuine Vermilion Bird formed by a Holy Beast Totem. The Holy Beast Totems were the trump cards of the Three Holy Lands and served as the foundation of their sects. At this moment, in order to prevent Ying Zongtian from getting past them, the three Holy Masters no longer had any choice but to use them.
Ying Zongtian snorted coldly and said, "How stubborn!"
The sky already tore apart; even the barrier of the sky broke. One could vaguely see the universe and the stars. They could see the aftershocks of starry heaven storms and countless meteors descending as the huge battle continued.
In the battle of this group of people, Supreme Sky City could no longer be a stage for them. If they wanted to continue fighting, they needed to enter the Starry Heavens.
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In Meteor Trail City, when the bronze sword box opened, Xiao Chen used that saber light to charge out of the encirclement of the four Greater Heavenly Martial Emperors.
Xiao Chen stretched out his hand and grabbed the handle of the new Lunar Shadow Saber. He felt a boundless, surging energy. It was at least ten times stronger than the previous Lunar Shadow Saber.
This energy was so strong that he felt like he could not grasp it entirely.
Ao Jiao, has it reached the level of a Transcendent Divine Weapon?
Ao Jiao said somewhat abashedly from the Immortal Spirit Ring, The quality and might of the saber did indeed reach the level of a Transcendent Divine Weapon. However, my strength as its Item Spirit has not improved, so right now, it is not a true Transcendent Divine Weapon.
It''s fine. It is already sufficient to deal with the four people in front.
Xiao Chen soared into the air, looking at Leng Zhengyang, Su Qianxing, and the others. Normally, he found dealing with a Greater Heavenly Martial Emperor arduous. This was especially so when he had already used Dharmic World and the Heavenly Snow Divine me.
However, now, with the Lunar Shadow Saber Divine Weapon, Xiao Chen was confident of fighting with these four.
Having no saber in hand and having a saber in hand. To Xiao Chen, these were twopletely different situations.
When Leng Zhengyang and the others saw the Lunar Shadow Saber in Xiao Chen''s hand, their expressions turned exceptionally grave.
"You think you can block the four of us with a Divine Weapon?" Su Qianxing shouted coldly and took the lead in charging in. A sword appeared in his hand. mes leaped about on the de of the sword. As he swung it, it gave off the cry of a phoenix.
As Su Qianxing''s sword descended, scarlet light dyed half the sky. As the sword moved, the five thousand kilometers of fire in the sky turned into feathers, looking like a wing of the Vermilion Bird Holy Beast covering the sky.
When the feathers spreading across five thousand kilometers in the sky pped, they kicked up a strong wind. The heatwave that descended was startling.
How horrifying!
Xiao Chen''s expression turned startled. This was the peak strike of an older-generation Greater Heavenly Martial Emperora sword strike that managed to thoroughly shake space.
Without much time to think, Xiao Chen flew backward. His long sleeves, long hair, and clothes fluttered in the air.
As Xiao Chen spun, a saber light shot out from his body with every round. Endless saber hums resounded in the air.
Instantly, the air was filled with flickering saber images. There were thousandstens of thousands, hundreds of thousandsof saber lights, totally uncountable.
Xiao Chen used the wless Saber Dao and executed Instant of Glory to its limits. He wanted to draw out the most glorious scene since he made his debut.
This painting did not have mountains or rivers; there was no ten thousand dragons flying, no ice for five hundred kilometers sealing the ce, no fifty kilometers of peach blossoms.
There was only the saber, only one saber!
After spinning for a hundred rounds, Xiao Chen drew his saber out of its scabbard when the Vermilion Bird wing spreading across five thousand kilometers arrived. In that instant, the countless saber images merged into one. A vast painting appeared in the sky out of nowhere.
That painting had nothing on it but a treasure saber pointing to the sky in rage. However, it was filled with glory, containing all the vicissitudes of the entire world.
Space froze just as the sword in Su Qianxing''s hand happened to strike the tip of the treasure saber in the painting. The five thousand kilometers of feathers also stopped.
"Break!" Xiao Chen shouted, and the painting shattered. Space shattered as well, turning into countless shards. However, the saber in the painting leaped out and knocked Su Qianxing back.
The ming feathers in the sky, the might of the Holy Beast also scattered.
"Pu ci!"
Su Qianxing vomited arge mouthful of blood. He was in some disbelief. Xiao Chen actually blocked his peak strike.
Xiao Chen thought to himself, How lucky! If not for the might of the Lunar Shadow Saber Divine Weapon, no matter how glorious that saber strike was, it would not be able to block Su Qianxing''s peak strike.
"Attack together. The Divine Weapon in his hand is already very close to being a Transcendent Divine Weapon. Do not be careless."
Hundreds of thoughts shed in the Deity Race Greater Heavenly Martial Emperor Leng Zhengyang''s mind. After calling out those orders, he charged over together with the two old men of the Ghost Race and the Corpse Race.
They did not expand themselves like Su Qianxing had, carefully avoiding the light of the Divine Weapon as theyunched all sorts of attacks at Xiao Chen.
After resting for a moment, Su Qianxing reentered the fight. Immediately, four Greater Heavenly Martial Emperors fought an earth-shattering battle with Xiao Chen.
After one hundred moves, the entire Meteor Trail City turned into rubble, reduced to a wastnd.
Right behind, when Di Wuque''s group saw this scene, they were incredibly shocked. Four Greater Heavenly Martial Emperors were attacking together, but even after one hundred moves, although they held the upper hand, they still had not taken Xiao Chen down.
"Is the saber in his hand a Divine Weapon or a Transcendent Divine Weapon?"
After the saber was drawn, even from such a distance, the might that the Divine Weapon radiated could still startle Xia Houjue and the others so badly.
They were all stunned at Xiao Chen''s many trump cards. Dharmic World and the Heavenly Snow Divine me, either one of them would allow one to sweep through the ce. However, Xiao Chen had several of these things.
"Divine Son, should we help out?" Feeling that the situation was not good, a Ghost Race Martial Emperor made this suggestion.
Di Wuque looked at Xiao Chen fighting, his expression unreadable. He grasped his right hand tightly, and his body trembled. He did not answer. No one knew what he was thinking.
"Brother Wuque, what''s wrong?" Xing Jue asked worriedly. He noticed something not quite right with Di Wuque.
The death of the Divine Daughter had dealt a tremendous blow to Di Wuque; Xing Jue''s worries were not unfounded.
"Damn it! Why?! Since I, Di Wuque, made my debut, I have been undefeated. I enjoyed the limelight and glory, favored by great Luck. Why?! Why?! Why did the traitorous heavens let you, Xiao Chen, appear?! I refuse to ept this!"
Di Wuque, who had been suppressing this for a long time, saw that even four Greater Heavenly Martial Emperors attacking together could not kill Xiao Chen. At this moment, all the dissatisfaction in his heart erupted out.
"I refuse to ept this! I, Di Wuque, refuse to ept this!" Di Wuque shouted at the sky. A boundless, horrifying aura burst out of his body, releasing a dazzling light.
Xing Jue and the others moved away quickly, lest Di Wuque''s aura injure them.
"He This" an older generation Martial Emperor stammered with some horror as if he guessed something.
After that Martial Emperor said this, a in and mysterious door descended from the sky. It appeared out of the void, apanied by boundless multicolored lights, descending from the sky and hovering in the air.
"The Emperor''s Door! Di Wuque went crazy. He does not have sufficient umtions, yet he actually wants to forcefully clear his Great Tribtion of wind and fire!"
The group from the Deity Dao Union was frightened senseless. At this moment, no matter who it was, they fled as far as they could.
Chapter 1376: Nine-Colored Emperors Road
Chapter 1376: Nine-Colored Emperor''s Road
The Deity Dao Union''s group soared into the air. However, before it could get far, the Emperor''s Doornded firmly, stopping in midair.
"Buzz!" The ground of the entire Meteor Trail City gave off a loud noise and sank. It cracked apart in many ces, andva from the depths even spewed out.
With such a heavy strike, all the people in the air looked like they were hammered down.
They vomited mouthfuls of blood andnded heavily. After they regained their feet, they continued fleeing into the distance without looking back.
The four Greater Heavenly Martial Emperors fighting with Xiao Chen were also ruthlessly hammered down by this Emperor''s Door that suddenly appeared.
Blood spurted from Xiao Chen''s lips. Just as he was about to hit the ground, he struck it with the tip of his saber before performing a somersault and standing stably.
Xiao Chen looked at Di Wuque, whose long hair and clothes fluttered in the wind while he gathered all the energy in the surrounding space. Xiao Chen showed a rare look of shock in his eyes. This was simply too surprising. Di Wuque actually wanted to forcefully take the Great Tribtion of wind and fire.
The risk of forcefully taking the Great Tribtion of wind and fire could not be underestimated. This was something that Xiao Chen had been avoiding.
The Great Tribtion was already hard to survive in the first ce. Forcefully taking the tribtion was akin to suicide.
Di Wuque definitely understood this simple principle. Furthermore, his umtions were still far from sufficient. He would need at least one more year before they would barely be sufficient to undergo the Great Tribtion of wind and fire.
While Xiao Chen was surprised, the four Greater Heavenly Martial Emperors were even more surprised.
"What''s going on with the Divine Son?"
The Deity Race Greater Heavenly Martial Emperor Leng Zhengyang appeared somewhat dazed as he looked at Di Wuque. Was it because the blow of the Divine Daughter''s death was too great, turning him suicidal?
"Brother Leng, what should we do?" Su Qianxing asked.
The two old men from the Ghost Race and the Corpse Race also looked at Leng Zhengyang. The sudden situation threw them into confusion.
Leng Zhengyang thought for a while, and then a murderous intent shed in his eyes. "The n remains unchanged. Continue to attack Xiao Chen. This brat ruined the Divine Son; we absolutely cannot let him live."
Clearly, Leng Zhengyang thought that Di Wuque had nearly no chance of seeding the tribtion. He already gave up on the Divine Son and med everything on Xiao Chen.
"That is fine by me. Clearly, this brat did not conserve enough energy. Before advancing to Martial Emperor, he will not be able to bring out much of a Divine Weapon''s might."
The four Greater Heavenly Martial Emperors quickly finished their discussion and charged towards Xiao Chen once more.
With Fang Baiyu and his group having already sessfully entered the sixthyer of formations, Xiao Chen now intended to make his retreat.
However, these four Greater Heavenly Martial Emperors steeled themselves not to let Xiao Chen go.
Xiao Chen was in no rush. This unexpected surprise was beneficial to him. The Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign would definitely not give up on Di Wuque. Soon, that Prime would get everyone to retreat to serve as protectors for Di Wuque.
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In the direction where Supreme Sky City was, Ying Zongtian and the three Holy Masters fought in the sky. All of them immediately felt the descent of the Emperor''s Door.
At first, Ying Zongtian thought that it was Xiao Chen undergoing his tribtion, and showed an extremely grave expression. When he saw that it was Di Wuque undergoing the tribtion, his expression rxed slightly. At the same time, he had some doubts.
What blow had Di Wuque suffered? Everything was going fine, so why did he forcefully call down his tribtion?
"This is bad. That Di Wuque brat went crazy!" The White Tiger Holy Master could not help scolding in anger.
The Vermilion Bird Holy Master took a look and saw that the Worldly Mountain River Great Sun Formation was about to be reactivated. With Di Wuque also going crazy, he decisively ordered, "Retreat!"
The Greater Heavenly Martial Emperors of the Deity Dao Union immediately freed themselves from the fight and retreated, no one remaining behind.
The Greater Heavenly Martial Emperors on the Supreme Sky Sect''s side released their bated breath. After the three Holy Masters took out the Holy Beast Totems, the pressure on them had gotten too great.
The Peacock King and the others quickly gathered at Ying Zongtian''s side. They looked into the distance at that Emperor''s Door with shock on their faces.
"Brother Supreme Sky, do you think that this Di Wuque really went mad?" the Peacock King asked Ying Zongtian.
Forcefully taking a tribtion was something that this group of older-generation Martial Emperors would not dare imagine.
Ying Zongtian peered through the boundless distance and sized up Di Wuque. He looked at Di Wuque''s eyes and said, "Di Wuque is also an excellent, powerful genius. His move might appear very risky and hard to survive, but in the one-millionth percent chance that he manages to do it, the situation will be bad."
"Brother Supreme Sky means that Di Wuque is trying to advance to Martial Emperor before Xiao Chen does, fighting desperately when confronting mortal danger, making onest gamble?"
Ying Zongtian nodded and said, "However, his chances are slim."
"No matter how slim the chances are, there is still a chance. We shouldpletely eliminate this chance."
All the people here were powerhouses of their areas. They did not hesitate to decide to kill. Several of them expressed simr thoughts.
If Di Wuque really seeded in his tribtion, it would be very possible for him to change fate and be the one favored by Luck. The Deity Dao Union would receive the protection of the Heavenly Dao. To the Supreme Sky Sect, that would be a disastrous blow.
A light flickered in Ying Zongtian''s eyes. He thought even deeper and considered things even further. Then, he shook his head and said, "There''s no need. Since he wants to gamble on it, I''ll give him this chance. Come, let''s go over and watch."
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At the rear of the Deity Dao Union, the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign and the Heaven Punishing Corpse God were stunned when they saw the scene on the water screen.
Clouds churned and winds blew in the water screen. An Emperor''s Door stood upright, emanating a supreme might, looking mysterious and filled with allure.
The Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign was stunned for only a moment. Then, he quickly stood up with a ''whoosh.''
The Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign''s normally calm heart showed some fluctuations. He frowned heavily, his expression turning grave. After a long time, he sighed softly, "Wuque, why do this? After the Supreme Sky Sect''s destruction, your path will be smooth."
"Qitian, what are your ns now?" the Heaven Punishing Corpse God asked as he looked at the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign. This surprise exceeded both their expectations.
A grave look shed in the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign''s eyes. He said, "Focus fully on protecting Di Wuque while he undergoes his tribtion. Do not let anyone interrupt him."
The Heaven Punishing Corpse God''s lips curled up. "Is there a need? No one in history has ever survived forcefully taking the tribtion. Since the Deste Ancient Era to this era, there is no exception. All of them died. Even if they managed to survive, they would be half-dead, their futurepletely wasted, crippled for life."
The Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign raged when he heard this. "Xing Tian, don''t agitate me!"
"He is speaking the truth."
Just at this moment, another voice appeared. It was the East Mountain Ghost Monarch, who had left to block the Spirit Fox King. Due to Di Wuque''s matter, he had rushed back.
The East Mountain Ghost Monarch continued, "Qitian, the Emperor''s Door already descended. Soon, the Emperor''s Road will descend. This is something that you can no longer change. You should also understand that the Divine Daughter will be a Heart Tribtion for him. The path he walks is one of certain death."
The Heaven Punishing Corpse God thought for a while before adding, "There is no need to go to such great pains for the sake of a discarded pawn. I think we can just dissolve the Deity Dao Union now."
There was no other way. The Heaven Punishing Corpse God''s words were also out of helplessness. Since ancient times, no one had ever seeded in forcefully undergoing the Great Tribtion of wind and fire. Furthermore, Di Wuque was currently deranged.
Just at this moment, the scene in the water screen changed again. The Emperor''s Door and the clouds around gave off bright lightsscarlet, orange, yellow, green, azure, blue, purplea total of nine colors before stopping.
"Whoosh!"
Steps flowing with nine colors descended from under the Emperor''s Door, spreading all the way down. The number of steps reached nine thousand, shining with dreamy light, like a path to immortality.
The East Mountain Ghost Monarch and the Heaven Punishing Corpse God both showed stunned expressions in disbelief over what they just saw.
Nine-colored Emperor''s Road. This was of an even higher grade than the golden Emperor''s Road. This was a mysterious phenomenon that appeared only when the supreme beings of the peak era of the Martial Dao underwent their tribtions.
"Hahaha! It''s the nine-colored Emperor''s Road. Nine is the limit of numbers, nine is supreme, nine is sovereign. This is the true sovereign''s Emperor''s Road!"
The Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign reared his head back andughed loudly. Di Wuque gambled with his life, forcefully taking his tribtion. However, he gained a sovereign''s Emperor''s Road for himself.
Chapter 1377: Blood Clouds Covering the Sky
Chapter 1377: Blood Clouds Covering the Sky
The Heaven Punishing Corpse God said, "Qitian, back then, you walked a golden Emperor''s Road, right?"
The Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign nodded. "Yes. Back then, I had manypetitors. However, after I walked the golden Emperor''s Road, no one within the Deity Race dared to eye the position of Deity Sovereign anymore."
The East Mountain Ghost Monarch muttered, "The golden Emperor''s Road already allows one to advance to Prime. In that case, could the nine-colored Emperor''s Road lead to beyond Prime?"
"Everything is possible. Throughout history, the existence of beings beyond Prime has been a mystery. Several senior powerhousespletely vanished from history. They might have possibly transcended Prime and left this abandonednd."
The Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign looked at the two and asked, "An outstanding talent that can call out a nine-colored Emperor''s Road, is this worth the two of you gambling one more time?"
The Heaven Punishing Corpse God exchanged looks with the East Mountain Ghost Monarch and replied, "I''ll bet on it. I''m willing to help protect Di Wuque."
"I''m willing too."
The appearance of the nine-colored Emperor''s Road made the Heaven Punishing Corpse God and the East Mountain Ghost Monarch change their minds. The reason was simple: it was for that minuscule chance. If Di Wuque could clear his Great Tribtion of wind and fire, he might even possibly transcend Primes in the future.
To the two, this was a great temptation that could not be avoided!
Suddenly, the Heaven Punishing Corpse God pointed at the water screen and eximed with some fluster in his expression, "What''s that?!"
The water screen showed Di Wuque and the sky he faced. Suddenly,rge patches of scarlet clouds gathered. These clouds were scarlet like blood, very eye-catching. They looked like a pool of blood hanging high in the sky.
Such a scene was incredible. It had never been seen or heard of before.
Back in Meteor Trail City, Xiao Chen, who was fighting with the four Greater Heavenly Martial Emperors, felt that something was wrong the instant the nine-colored Emperor''s Road descended.
The energy in his body that he had been controlling turned uncontroble. Immediately, all his energy burst out.
One hundred strands of Primordial Energy, one hundred Dragon Force of Vital Qi, the Magic Energy in Xiao Chen''s sea of consciousness burned, the peak will of thunder flickered with light, all the saber intent he possessed unleashed in a berserk manner. A strong wind blew, both the sky and ground filled with Xiao Chen''s sharp saber intent.
Suddenly, countless mysterious phenomena leaped out of Xiao Chen''s body. There were Azure Dragons, lightning, berserk sabers, and many more.
This startled the four Greater Heavenly Martial Emperors who held the upper hand and were suppressing Xiao Chen in the fight.
These mysterious phenomena shocked the four Greater Heavenly Martial Emperors. They all retreated at the same time, avoiding the brilliant lights.
"Something is wrong with this fellow!" Leng Zhengyang said with a sullen expression.
Su Qianxing''s expression turned strange. He felt a drop of rainnd on his head. When he raised his hand and touched it, he discovered that it was a drop of blood.
He looked up and saw that the clouds in the sky were scarlet like blood and as thick as ink. It was a boundless sea of blood spreading through the vast sky.
"Whoosh!"
Blood rain poured down, wetting the four''s clothes. A heavy suppressive atmosphere deterred the four from remaining any longer. They quickly retreated fifty kilometers. The blood rain disappeared only when they reached the sky where Di Wuque was.
Amid the downpour of blood rain, Xiao Chen''s white clothes became soaked in blood, the rainpletely covering him in blood.
As he looked at the heavy and thick blood clouds in the sky, he became slightly distracted, somewhat confused.
"Is this my Great Tribtion of wind and fire?"
The instant Di Wuque''s nine-colored Emperor''s Roadnded, Xiao Chen felt that something was wrong. Indeed, that was the case. The energy that he suppressedpletely burst forth. His Great Tribtion of wind and fire that might descend at any time got triggered by Di Wuque''s nine-colored Emperor''s Road.
However, Xiao Chen had not expected that the mysterious phenomenon of his Great Tribtion of wind and fire would have blood clouds covering the sky for five hundred thousand kilometers.
"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!"
Ying Zongtian, the Spirit Fox King, the Sovereign Martial Emperors, and the rest of their group were all lured over by this scene. They gazed into the distance, not understanding what was happening. Such a mysterious phenomenon was unheard-of and unprecedented.
Since ancient times, in all the ancient records, there never had been a mention of a person causing five hundred thousand kilometers of scarlet clouds when they underwent their tribtion.
On the other side, this mysterious phenomenon also startled the three Primes of the Deity Dao Union into restlessness. From a far distance, they rushed over, bringing all the Deity Dao Union''s factions.
Firstly, the Deity Dao Union''s Primes were afraid of Ying Zongtian''s group interfering with the Divine Son''s tribtion. Secondly, they came to see themotion happening above Xiao Chen''s head.
Instantly, all the Sovereign Martial Emperors of the entire Deity Dao Union and hidden experts moved to stand behind Di Wuque, forming a sea of people even stronger than the ocean.
When Ying Zongtian''s side saw this, they were startled. Unexpectedly, the Deity Dao Union still had so much strength hidden.
"Spirit Fox King, you are very knowledgeable. What''s going on with Xiao Chen?"
Ying Zongtian also did not know what was going on with this situation. He could only helplessly ask the Spirit Fox King, who was beside him.
The Spirit Fox King was a Prime of the Fiend Race. He advanced to Prime at least one thousand years before Ying Zongtian did, so he definitely knew much more than Ying Zongtian did.
Who could have imagined that the Spirit Fox King would shake his head? "I have never seen or heard of this before. I did not know that when one underwent the tribtion, there could be such a level of mysterious phenomenon. In ancient books that recorded such matters, the nine-colored Emperor''s Road was already the highest level."
Ying Zongtian felt some worry. He said sullenly, "There is no need to care so much for now. Focus everything on defending. We have to protect Xiao Chen and absolutely not let the Deity Dao Union''s people interfere with Xiao Chen''s tribtion."
At this moment, half the sky that spanned over hundreds of thousands of kilometers above Meteor Trail City was filled with nine-colored light and rainbow clouds; the other half was covered in scarlet clouds as thick as ink and poured down rain.
The three Primes on the Deity Dao Union''s side were speechless when they saw the blood clouds over Xiao Chen''s head.
Naturally, Di Wuque also saw the mysterious phenomenon that Xiao Chen created. The two stood across each other, separated by five hundred thousand kilometers.
However, Di Wuque did not have that much time to think, as he had to climb his own Emperor''s Road.
While everyone''s attention was attracted to Xiao Chen''s mysterious phenomenon, Di Wuque''s long hair fluttered as he roared and took the first step on the colorful Emperor''s Road, beginning his climb.
Di Wuque had just stepped onto his Emperor''s Road when countless strong gusts of wind turned into many ice-cold whips. Then, they quicklyshed at him. Everywhere the whips passed, they directly froze space.
After this step, when Du Wuque reappeared, he had ten wounds on his body.
The wound on his face looked exceptionally striking. Cold energy lingered there, and there was a purple tinge to the blood. It was so painful that his lips twitched continuously.
Such a scene caused the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign and the other two Primes to inhale sharply. The difficulty of a nine-colored Emperor''s Road was even worse than they imagined. This was only the first step, and Di Wuque was already so badly injured.
How was Di Wuque going to keep walking those eight-thousand-odd more steps?!
"Brother Qitian, this is not the time to worry about this. Look, that brat''s Emperor''s Door is also going to descend," the East Mountain Ghost Monarch said as he pointed into the distance.
When the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign looked over, he saw a whirlpool appear in the five hundred thousand kilometers of blood clouds. It looks like the Emperor''s Door would being out from the end of the whirlpool.
"We absolutely cannot let him clear his Great Tribtion of wind and fire. Such a mysterious phenomenon ispletely unheard-of. If he really clears it, no one will be able to stop him."
The Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign enunciated every word as he spoke, giving off a boundless murderous intent.
The three Holy Masters, the East Mountain Ghost Monarch, and the Heaven Punishing Corpse God all felt this intense murderous intent.
"We must kill him!"
"If he really clears it, he will definitely be a second Azure Emperor."
"Even if we use up all our resources, we have to bury him on the Emperor''s Road!"
Very quickly, the entire upper echelon of the Deity Dao Union came to an agreement. They absolutely could not let Xiao Chen seed in his tribtion.
Amid the blood rain, Xiao Chen entered deep thought as he looked at the scarlet whirlpool descending from the sky.
He stretched out his hand, and a jade strip appeared in his palm. This jade strip was for calling the various Holy Masters of the Heavenly Starry Ocean over for reinforcement. Originally, he had nned to use it for the Supreme Sky Sect.
Unexpectedly, he ended up using it for himself.
"That''s fine. Let me see what my Emperor''s Road is going to be like," Xiao Chen said coldly as he shattered the jade strip in his hand. The many Martial Emperors in the distant Heavenly Starry Ocean all received the notice.
"Boom!"
The instant Xiao Chen shattered the jade strip, the Emperor''s Door slowly descended from the whirlpool.
Arge amount of blood leaked out from the seams of the in and simple Emperor''s Door.
After a while, scarlet steps appeared in front of the door. Then, it extended down until it arrived at Xiao Chen''s feet for a total of ten thousand steps.
Xiao Chen looked up. Whaty before him was clearly a path of blood.
Chapter 1378: Emperors Road Competition Part 1
Chapter 1378: Emperor''s Road Competition Part 1
In the ck Sea of the oceanic world, the thirteen Great Bandits gathered together.
They looked in the direction of the Kunlun Continent where there was a patch of scarlet clouds several hundreds of millions of kilometers away. Even from that distance, they could clearly make out that striking color.
Those scarlet clouds were very eye-catching. The shock that it brought already transcended space.
At this moment, not just them but every Martial Emperor in the Kunlun Realm felt fear in their hearts. Even people like the thirteen Great Bandits of the ck Sea, people who stood at the top, stared at it from a distance.
"Blood Shark Sovereign, what''s going on with those blood clouds? Even from such a distance, I can sense the bloody stench of blood rain."
"This is really sinister. It is not like we have not seen blood clouds before. However, this time, it feelspletely different. Even with our cultivation, we can actually get affected by it."
"Perhaps it is an ominous sign. Blood clouds covering the sky indicates an impending disaster."
This mysterious phenomenon was something that even Primes could not exin. Naturally, the thirteen Great Bandits of the ck Sea could not understand it, either.
The Blood Shark Sovereign thought for a long time before replying, "It is hard to say. This thing is unprecedented and is hard to interpret."
"Should we go over and take a look? Based on the direction, it seems to be in the Tianwu Domain. Perhaps it might have something to do with the Azure Dragon King," someone said excitedly as his eyes lit up with a sudden thought.
"Bang!"
Just at this moment, a jade strip flew out from the Blood Shark Sovereign''s chest and exploded.
The Blood Shark Sovereign said, "It looks like we have no choice but to go. The Azure Dragon King is in trouble. Is everyone willing to go with me?"
"Blood Shark Sovereign, what are you saying? You are not the only one who made a promise to the Azure Dragon King."
"That''s right. The Azure Dragon King shows a boundlessly graceful bearing and values friendship highly. Helping him today would be helping ourselves. How can we not go?!"
"Haha, why not? I have been waiting for this day for a long time already."
The thirteen Great Bandits of the ck Sea did not show any hesitation at all. All of them agreed whileughing.
These thirteen were people who followed their hearts in the first ce. Many times, when they agreed to help someone out, there was only one requirement: that they got along with that person.
These people were not like many of the righteous faction who weighed everything prudently. Those people would make several calctions, plot after plot, beforeing to a final decision.
All those who had an agreement with Xiao Chen came to know of this news at the same time.
The Cyclic Astral Lord revealed a smile on his face when he saw the jade strip before him shatter. He said indifferently, "This finally happened. It looks like those five hundred thousand kilometers of blood clouds have something to do with you.
"Men! Get the Holy Son Chu Yang toe out of closed-door cultivation. I''ll bring him to go and see a grand scene that might not be seen even in ten thousand years in the Kunlun Realm."
Simr scenes urred in the Myriad Fiend Ind, the Five Poison Sect, the Heavenly Province Academy, and the Yinyang Paradise.
Immediately, many Martial Emperors set off. This aura swept through the entire oceanic world. The seas roared and the waves surged. Even the ordinary people felt that something was off.
It was like something major was happening.
As for the Kunlun Continent, even the ordinary people could see those strange blood clouds, which incited panic in many ces. Several cultivators unable to stifle their curiosity headed towards the blood clouds.
Nine-colored nine thousand steps and blood clouds with ten thousand steps. The two''s tribtions shook the hearts of all the experts in the entire Kunlun Realm.
Several hidden Martial Emperors were made restless by this mysterious phenomena and came out of closed-door cultivation in advance. When they saw the nine-colored tribtion cloudspeting with the five hundred thousand kilometers of blood clouds, their expressions changed drastically. Then, they rushed towards Meteor Trail City.
Mo Chen and the others, who had already reached the sixthyer of formations, could not sit still when they saw this change and hurried out.
In Meteor Trail City, when the Heaven Punishing Corpse God saw the scarlet Emperor''s Road descend, he muttered, "That fellow seemed to have shattered the convening token earlier. All the Holy Masters and Primes of the oceanic world should be making their moves."
The Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign smiled faintly and said, "Don''t worry, I prepared long ago. It will be fine for them if they do note. If theye, I will make it such that they never return!"
Both the Heaven Punishing Corpse God and the East Mountain Ghost Monarch felt startled. They wondered what trump card the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign had for him to be so confident. Were the umtions of the Deity Race that horrifying?
"Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign, how about we have a gentlemen''s agreement this time? Let us allow these two juniors to take their tribtion without us seniors interfering."
Ying Zongtian and the Spirit Fox Kingtwo Primessoared into the air. They guarded the area above Xiao Chen''s Emperor''s Door and looked at the distant Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign while speaking.
The Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign smiled and said, "Gentlemen''s agreement? Ying Zongtian, you are too hypocritical. If Xiao Chen was not undergoing his tribtion as well, would you have suggested this agreement?"
Ying Zongtian felt disappointed when he heard this. He opened his mouth to say something but refrained in the end.
The Spirit Fox King frowned and said, "Qitian, don''t measure others by your own low standards. Before Xiao Chen started his tribtion, Little Brother Ying already arranged for our group not to interfere with Di Wuque''s tribtion."
"Who is the one with low standards and who is the gentleman do not matter. Whoever is stronger is king. Just like now. It is the two of you begging me and not me begging you!"
The Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign remained unmoved as he smiled coldly, showing disdain in his eyes.
Ying Zongtian looked worriedly at Xiao Chen''s scarlet bloody Emperor''s Road and said sincerely, "Brother Qitian, this is not the time to show off and be ruthless. If we are not careful, we might end up burying the two outstanding talents of the Kunlun Realm with the best potential."
The Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign smiled coldly and said, "You are too naive. You alone are not enough to threaten me. No matter what, today, the Deity Dao Union will absolutely not let Xiao Chen seed in his tribtion!"
"Big Brother Ying, there is no point wasting words on him. If he wants to fight it out, we will just fight it out. This old man is truly unable to endure this anymore!"
"He is too overbearing. Big Brother Ying, there is no need to make such a request of him!"
"That''s right. We will stand guard here today. Let''s see who dares to interfere with the Azure Dragon King''s tribtion!"
The many Greater Heavenly Martial Emperors and Sovereign Martial Emperors soared into the air, furious at the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign''s vile character.
"Humph! You are just like mantises trying to stop a chariot. If not for not wanting to expose my trump cards, I would have already crushed your Supreme Sky Sect. Do you really think that you can resist the Deity Dao Union?! Attack!"
The Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign snorted coldly, and his expression turnedpletely cold.
Right after the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign spoke, the East Mountain Ghost Monarch and the Heaven Punishing Corpse God led a group of Martial Emperors to charge at Ying Zongtian. The three Holy Masters each stood in a direction, controlling the Holy Beast Totems to protect Di Wuque.
A miserable battlemenced under the blood clouds: Primes against Primes, Sovereign Martial Emperors against Sovereign Martial Emperors, and Greater Heavenly Martial Emperors against Greater Heavenly Martial Emperors.
The originally intense blood rain immediately turned even heavier.
The world trembled; the ground shook. Sand and stones flew about. The blood clouds separated and formed many horrifying scarlet tornadoes, howling in all directions.
The Supreme Sky Sect did not hold a numerical advantage in Greater Heavenly Martial Emperors. Many of the Deity Dao Union''s Martial Emperors coldly eyed Xiao Chen, who had not even stepped onto his Emperor''s Road yet, preparing to take action at any time.
Xiao Chen looked at the miserable battle in the sky. He somewhat vaguely understood why his Emperor''s Road was a bloody scarlet.
His right hand, which held the saber, trembled slightly. His left hand clenched into a fist. His nails dug into his flesh, causing blood to drip out.
Xiao Chen felt some rage, but he temporarily buried it in the depths of his heart. Then, he took a deep breath and gently pushed off with his feet, leaping onto his Emperor''s Road.
A strong wind blew. The Martial Emperors, who had been waiting for very long already, instantly made their moves. Many ghostly figures appeared in the strong windwithered skeletons, demonic imprints appearing indistinctly with a strong murderous intent hidden in them.
These Martial Emperors did not dare to get too near to the scarlet Emperor''s Road. They only attacked from a distance. However, that was already sufficient to pose a threat to Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen narrowed his eyes and moved quickly within the narrow space. Afterimages flickered as he quickly drew his saber.
"Xiu! Xiu! Xiu!"
Miserable shrieks rang by Xiao Chen''s ears. It felt like the ghostly figures in the wind were real.
Three hundred afterimages merged. The instant Xiao Chen stepped onto the bloody road, a scarlet skull appeared far above the Emperor''s Road, charging at him.
mes leaped in the empty eye sockets of this scarlet skull, making anyone who looked at it tremble in fear from the depths of their hearts.
As this scarlet skull slowly approached the ten thousand bloody steps, it slowly magnified the fear in the heart.
This was a test of Xiao Chen''s resolution. If he was not resolute enough, he would not be qualified to step onto this road.
"Whoosh!"
The scarlet skull grew increasinglyrger. When it was close, it passed through Xiao Chen''s body like the wind. All sorts of fear instantly magnified in his heart.
Xiao Chen''s body wobbled at the side of the bloody road, looking like he would fall off at any moment.
"No!"
Mo Chen had already rushed over with the rest. When she saw this scene, tears welled up in her eyes, as she could not help eximing.
Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign''s eyes lit up. Taking advantage of this opportunity, he stretched out a finger and prodded from five hundred thousand kilometers away.
The sky cracked, and a gigantic finger appeared. It was like a divine being broke through the sky and pressed towards Xiao Chen.
Chapter 1379: Emperors Road Competition Part 2
Chapter 1379: Emperor''s Road Competition Part 2
Naturally, the move of the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign, the top Prime under the Thunder Sovereign, was going to be extraordinary.
The timing of this finger''s descent was extremely urate. The Supreme Sky Prime and the Spirit Fox King happened to be held up by the Heaven Punishing Corpse God and the East Mountain Ghost Monarch. They could only watch as this finger descended.
"Bang!" The finger struck Xiao Chen, whose body was already wobbling.
Xiao Chen vomited a mouthful of blood and fell over on that scarlet road. His blood looked exceptionally eye-catching.
"No!"
Mo Chen, Yue Bingyun, and the other girls all cried out distractedly. They simply could not ept such a result.
"Did it seed?"
Falling off the Emperor''s Road meant failing the tribtion. Many people saw this scene and had no doubt that Xiao Chen failed his tribtion.
However, the Emperor''s Road did not crumble. The scarlet Emperor''s Door still hung high in the sky, showing no signs of disappearing.
The Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign frowned slightly. Although he had sought absolute speed in his finger attack, resulting in a reduced might, even a casual strike should be more than Xiao Chen could bear. It should have easily knocked him into the air.
What was the problem? Why did the Emperor''s Road not crumble yet?
While this question appeared in everyone''s minds, the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign looked over and noticed a few unremarkable fingers on the edge of the bloody road.
"He is not off yet. Xiao Chen is still on it!"
Xiao Chen hung arduously on the edge of the bloody road with one hand, a wound on his chest.
His body was like a catkin swaying with the wind. However, no matter how he swayed, he firmly gripped the bloody road with his five fingers.
Xiao Chen''s heart remained calm. Thinking about it, he really had to thank the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign for making a move. The scarlet skull that came from atop the Emperor''s Road had magnified the fear in his heart infinitely. Even with his mental state, he found it hard to endure this fear.
However, the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign''s finger attack forced him out of that state quickly when standing on the line between life and death.
Xiao Chen pulled with force and somersaulted in the air,nding back on the bloody road.
The Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign''s face sank. He quietly pointed at Xiao Chen before saying, "Let''s see whether you are going to be this lucky a second time."
A gigantic finger broke through the sky again and headed for Xiao Chen, pressing down.
Everywhere it passed, space tore. Hymns of praise for the Deity Race rang out in the air. It was like poetic history, longsting and ancient. This finger was like the rage of a divine being.
"Qitian, don''t go overboard!"
Ying Zongtian, who was fighting with the Heaven Punishing Corpse God in the sky, raged. He roared and threw a palm strike at the sky at the cost of receiving a palm strike from the Heaven Punishing Corpse God. A huge sun came out of the palm, looking like the sun rising from the horizon.
The glittering golden light lit up half the sky as the sun flew up.
This sun directly shattered the image of the divine being in the sky; the gigantic finger that belonged to it shattered without needing any further action. It turned into countless motes of divine light, falling like flowers scattered around the scarlet road that filled the sky.
"Bang!"
However, this strike resulted in the Heaven Punishing Corpse Godnding a firm blow on Ying Zongtian. When Primes fought, how could they get distracted?
The Heaven Punishing Corpse God took this opportunity to clench his hand and use ten thousand Dragon Force to punch Ying Zongtian''s chest.
"Pu ci!" Ying Zongtian instantly flew back ten kilometers while vomiting mouthfuls of blood. As he flew back, he crashed into several Greater Heavenly Martial Emperors, causing them to fly back with severe injuries as well.
When Xiao Chennded and looked up, he happened to see this scene.
"Big Brother Ying!"
Xiao Chen''s heart bled, but he was powerless to do anything. The Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign was too overbearing.
"Little Brother Xiao Chen, focus on walking your Emperor''s Road. Don''t be distracted!"
The pale Ying Zongtian showed a rxed smile. Then, he charged at the Heaven Punishing Corpse God. "Xing Tian, you are only so-so. Despite cultivating the physical body, your strike on me only felt like an itch. Hahaha!"
"Humph! How dare you look down on me!"
The Heaven Punishing Corpse God possessed a fiery temper. He immediately released ten percent more of his strength and continued the fight with Ying Zongtian.
"Boom!"
The range of the shock wavesing from these two''s battle instantly doubled. This caught some of the Greater Heavenly Martial Emperors and Sovereign Martial Emperors off guard, and they failed to dodge in time.
Xiao Chen stopped looking aside and gave his own Emperor''s Road a deep look. Then, he officially took his first step.
Instantly, many gusts of cold wind blow, appearing like sharp knives. These were unavoidable. Xiao Chen brandished his saber and danced around wildly. Nonstop ringing sounds came from the air.
On the other hand, no one interfered with Di Wuque with the three Holy Masters protecting him. Although he was covered in injuries, he had already taken one hundred steps, possessing a great lead.
In contrast, Xiao Chen''s Emperor''s Road was much more difficult. Not only did he have to face all sorts of strange winds, but he also had to deal with the constant harassment of the Deity Dao Union''s Greater Heavenly Martial Emperors and the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign. His path was incredibly difficult.
The Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign was in no rush. asionally, he made a move, forcing Ying Zongtian and the Spirit Fox King to endure the strike of a Prime in order to help Xiao Chen block the fatal attacks of the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign.
Soon, the Heaven Punishing Corpse God and the East Mountain Ghost Monarch had significantly injured the Supreme Sky Prime and the Spirit Fox King. The other Martial Emperors on the Supreme Sky Sect''s side were in even sorrier states. They each had to face two opponents at least; some had to fight against three.
"Hua!"
Suddenly, the Life Essence of a Martial Emperor filled the air; boundless Spiritual Energy moved about with the wind.
"One of the Greater Heavenly Martial Emperors on the Supreme Sky Sect''s side fell!"
The many cultivators watching the battle from outside Meteor Trail City all inhaled sharply. A genuine Greater Heavenly Martial Emperor fell. Based on the situation, there would likely be a second and third. It might even be possible for a Sovereign Martial Emperor to fall.
"Two outstanding talents taking their tribtions at the same time. There probably has never been such a scene ever since ancient times."
"What is even more astonishing is that one is the legendary peak nine-colored Emperor''s Road while the other is a never-heard-of-before bloody road. I wonder which one is better?"
"This probably startled most of the Martial Emperors of the Kunlun Realm."
"I wonder, how many Martial Emperors will fall in this battle between the two sides?"
"The Azure Dragon King is probably in some danger. If this goes on, the Supreme Sky Sect will fall to the Deity Dao Union sooner orter."
Outside Meteor Trail City, the cultivators that rushed over were all stunned by this scene. Such a scene deterred some Martial Emperors from entering Meteor Trail City, only daring to watch from afar lest they get caught up in the shock waves.
The situation was already clear. The peak fighting force of the Supreme Sky Sect was falling quickly.
At the moment, Xiao Chen had taken only about one hundred steps on his Emperor''s Road; however, Di Wuque had already managed close to one thousand.
"Fortunately, I''m not toote!"
Just at this moment, a rxed voice echoed in the distance. The sky for five thousand kilometers turned dark. Starlight descended, and the handsome Cyclic Astral Lord rushed over with Chu Yang in tow.
With one finger attack, the Cyclic Astral Lord extinguished the divine finger that the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign was still preparing.
The Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign''s expression changed slightly. Unexpectedly, the Cyclic Astral Lord came so quickly.
"The Cyclic Astral Lord is here!"
Mo Chen and the others cheered. They could only anxiously wait while this battle took ce. They had no opportunities to make a move at all.
The Cyclic Astral Lord, a Prime, arrived. Without a doubt, this gave everyone hope in a desperate crisis.
"Three Holy Masters, block him!" the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign said expressionlessly. With the three Holy Masters'' strength together with their Holy Beast Totems, it would be easy for them to block one Cyclic Astral Lord.
"Why bother?!" A drawn-out sigh resounded. The Myriad-Law Fiend Master suddenly appeared, and the aura of another Prime spread out. Instantly, the three Holy Masters did not dare to make another move. If they left, there would be no one to block any Primes from attacking Di Wuque.
"The Myriad-Law Fiend Master is here too! That''s another Prime!"
The people around let out startled cries. The Myriad-Law Fiend Master narrowed his eyes and threw three palm strikes one after another and smashed to the ground all the Deity Dao Union''s Martial Emperors trying to sneak-attack Xiao Chen, making them vomit blood.
"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!"
Arge patch of ck clouds flew over in the sky. The Blood Shark Sovereign led the thirteen Great Bandits of the ck Sea over in an orderly fashion.
"Those are the thirteen Great Bandits of the ck Sea. What a fellow! Exactly how many people did the Azure Dragon King call over to help protect him?"
Before the many Martial Emperors could finish eximing in surprise, the Holy Masters of the Heavenly Province Academy, the Yinyang Paradise, and the Five Poison Sect appeared one after another.
Under the pressure of their strong auras, the Deity Dao Union''s Martial Emperors no longer dared to continue attacking. They all showed horror on their faces as they retreated.
Now, the bnce of strength instantly flipped over, favoring Xiao Chen''s side.
"What''s going on? All the powerhouses of the oceanic world rushed over!"
The Deity Dao Union''s Martial Emperors quickly retreated and gathered behind the East Mountain Ghost Monarch and the Heaven Punishing Corpse God. All of them showed somewhat grave expressions.
These Martial Emperors knew that Xiao Chen had managed to convince some people in the oceanic world. However, they never guessed that his supporters extended to most of the peak characters of the entire oceanic world.
Qitian, weren''t you saying that you had the means to block these people? Why are they still here? How are we going to continue? Four Primes, thirteen Sovereign Martial Emperors of the ck Sea, and another three Holy Masters! The Heaven Punishing Corpse God sent a voice projection to the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign as he suppressed his rage.
However, the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign''s rage was even stronger than the Heaven Punishing Corpse God''s. The Treasure Master had promised to help block half of the Greater Heavenly Martial Emperors and Primes. However, now, the Treasure Master did not block even a single one. All of them rushed over.
"Heavenly Starry Ocean''s Treasure Master, after this is over, I will definitely kill you!"
A strong murderous intent filled the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign''s eyes. He wished that he could charge over now and chop the Treasure Master into ten thousand pieces.
Without the Thunder Sovereign around, the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign was the strongest expert of the Kunlun Realm, yet he had been fooled by the Heavenly Starry Ocean''s Treasure Master.
"Qitian, if you stop now, I can let bygones be bygones. The offer of the gentlemen''s agreement is still valid!" Ying Zongtian said, looking at the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign while standing upright with his hands behind his back.
The Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereignughed loudly, "Ying Zongtian, when I advanced to Prime, you were nothing. You are not qualified to talk to me. Don''t bother with this hypocrisy. Today, Xiao Chen must die. No matter who it is, it will be useless!"
The Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign held his palm up, and space shattered. A terrifying aura came out from the crack.
Ying Zongtian and the other Primes frowned slightly and looked at the mysterious existence in the crack. At the same time, they felt startled. There seemed to be an existence that exceeded Prime in there?
Chapter 1380: Emperors Road Competition Part 3
Chapter 1380: Emperor''s Road Competition Part 3
The auraing from the pitch-ck spatial tears applied heavy pressure on everyone.
Everyone within several million kilometers of Meteor Trail City felt like a mountain pressed down on their backs. They did not even dare to move at all. Even Xiao Chen and Di Wuque, who were ascending their Emperor''s Roads, felt some pressure.
However, these two were too busy to be distracted. Their Great Tribtions of wind and fire were intensifying in ferocity.
Di Wuque nced around quickly and saw that Xiao Chen had taken only a few steps. Hence, he rxed slightly. However, when he raised his head to look at his nine-colored Emperor''s Road, he, who was almost at one thousand steps, immediately felt some despair.
Of the nine thousand steps, Di Wuque had walked only about ten percent of them. Even so, he was already this injured.
Can this Emperor''s Road, said to be of the highest grade in legends, be walked to the end?
No, I cannot have a despairing heart. I must walk this Emperor''s Road to the end. This is my, Di Wuque''s,st chance. Di Wuque''s despair lingered for only a moment before vanishing without a trace.
His gaze turned determined once more. However, his perseverance and desire were not as strong as Xiao Chen''s.
Xiao Chen only just started on the ten thousand bloody steps, a road filled with many uncertain variables. He did not even know what would happen after he reached the end of this road. However, his mental state was much better than Di Wuque''s.
Xiao Chen did not have any distracting thoughts. He only had one aim: to finish walking this bloody path.
It did not matter whether he attained the Dao or became a demon.
Due to that mysterious energy, Ying Zongtian and the other Primes on the Supreme Sky Sect''s side gathered together. They all showed extremely grave expressions on their faces.
"Is that an aura that surpasses a Prime?" Ying Zongtian asked uncertainly.
The Spirit Fox King frowned and said, "The Kunlun Realm absolutely cannot have any existences surpassing Prime. It is absolutely impossible. What is this?!"
That was right. While the Thunder Sovereign was very strong, he did not surpass Prime, either.
Whether there was a peak after Prime was still in question. However, the Kunlun Realm would not have existences exceeding Prime. Perhaps it would be better to say that once one surpassed Prime, one could not remain in the Kunlun Realm. This was certain.
The Myriad-Law Fiend Master''s normally calm face appeared rather grave at this moment. He said with a soft sigh, "What if the existence in there is originally not from the Kunlun Realm?"
These words startled everyone to their senses. The other Primes suddenly recalled that the Deity Race was not native to the Kunlun Realm in the first ce. They came from another mysterious realm. However, hundreds of thousands of years had passed. The first generation of the Deity Race was already dead. Could it be that there were still survivors from the first generation of the Deity Race?
"Xiu!"
Suddenly, a gaze came from the tear. The four Primes noticed it at the same time and looked in the direction of that gaze.
They vaguely made out a small world within that twisted pitch-ck tear where a stern Deity Race old man wearing a crown sat on a golden throne.
That gaze contained an extremely ancient aura. Just one nce would convince one that the old man on the throne was definitely an existence on the level of a living relic.
Although this aura was strong, the four Primes could not sense any lifeforce from this Deity Race old man; it was as if this person was between life and death.
Just as the doubt appeared in the four Primes'' minds, they saw the old man on the throne wave the divine halberd in his hand.
"Move away!"
The four Primes felt an extreme danger at the same time. Their figures shed, moving millions of kilometers. They charged towards the sky, wanting to fly into the Starry Heavens.
Since these four advanced to Prime, they had never sensed anything this dangerous before. This was simply unbelievable.
As for how the Primes moved, others could not even make out the trajectory before the four Primes reached the sky.
"Pa!"
However, a huge golden palm mmed down from the Starry Heavens. The four Primes each vomited a mouthful of blood, forcefully smashed down.
Such a scene was very shocking.
Four Primes smashed down at the same time. No one would be able to imagine such a scene.
Both the Heaven Punishing Corpse God and the East Mountain Ghost Monarch were stunned. Primes were practically synonymous with being unrivaled in the Kunlun Realm. However, four Primes were sent flying at the same time, severely injured.
Was this the trump card of the Deity Race? This was simply too horrifying.
"Xiu!"
Suddenly, many bolts of ck lightning appeared everywhere for five thousand kilometers around. Thunder roared furiously in unison as the ck lightning bolts struck at the Deity Race old man in the tear.
The Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign''s expression changed slightly. Apparently, he had anticipated this and quickly stopped the summoning. The tear soon closed and mended.
However, before the tear closed, several bolts of ck lightning charged in.
This was the Heavenly Retribution from the Heavenly Dao. The Kunlun Realm absolutely did not permit existences beyond Prime.
"Pu ci! Pu ci!" Several bloody holes appeared in the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign''s body. Blood spurted out like fountains, and hisplexion paled.
"Brother Xing Tian, quickly. Ying Zongtian and the other three Primes are already severely injured. As long as one of you attack now, it will be enough to stop them. Don''t give them a chance to retaliate!" The Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign spoke quickly and anxiously as he pressed on his acupoints. Clearly, he also paid a heavy price.
When the Heaven Punishing Corpse God heard that anxious tone, he ignored the doubts in his heart and pushed off with his feet, chasing after the four Primes that went flying.
"Brother Qitian, attack one more time and directly break that Xiao Chen''s Emperor''s Road!" the East Mountain Ghost Monarch suggested after seeing the strength of that Deity Race''s old man.
The Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign shook his head and said, "That is the body of my Deity Race''s ancestor. After receiving energy from billions of faithful believers, we barely managed to keep a strand of his soul alive. His strength surpasses Prime, which the Heavenly Dao does not permit. I cannot endure the lightning of a second Heavenly Retribution."
Only now did the East Mountain Ghost Monarch notice the extent of the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign''s injuries. He asked, "Are you alright?"
"I''m fine. All Deity Dao Union members, heed my orders. Attack with all your might. Destroy Xiao Chen while he is on the Emperor''s Road."
After this order, all of the Deity Dao Union members, who had stopped attacking ferociously,unched themselves over once more, swarming towards Xiao Chen''s bloody Emperor''s Road.
Immediately, the sky was densely packed with figures. All of the Deity Dao Union''s cultivators, regardless of their cultivation, charged over.
"Stop!"
Although the four Primes on the Supreme Sky Sect''s side were not there, the thirteen Great Bandits of the ck Sea and the Heavenly Starry Ocean''s various Holy Masters were still there. When they saw this scene, they immediately flew above the Emperor''s Gate and blocked the flood of cultivators.
Mo Chen, Yue Bingyun, An Junxi, Xiao Bai, and the others all soared into the air as well, joining the group blocking the Deity Dao Union.
A scene of Martial Emperors falling under the five hundred thousand kilometers of blood clouds appeared, turning into a vast chaotic battle.
Indeed, it was a chaotic battle. With the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign''s order, all the Deity Dao Union''s cultivators of various cultivations joined the battle. The Supreme Sky Sect''s side was swarmed with so many people, resulting in uncontroble chaos.
On the other side, under the nine-colored clouds, the three Holy Masters each guarded a direction, ensuring that no one interfered with Di Wuque''s Great Tribtion of wind and fire.
When Di Wuque saw this scene from the Emperor''s Road, his confidence strengthened. His cultivation even seemed to be about to make a breakthrough.
On the bloody road, Xiao Chen was in a very sorry state. He not only had to face the various wind tribtions of the bloody road but also needed to dodge the attacks of the Deity Dao Union''s cultivators.
Every step Xiao Chen took was extremelyborious. Even so, he still plodded on without any signs of dismay.
The blood rain fell once again. However, this time, the blood rain was a true rain of blood.
Along with the blood rain were countless corpses, falling on both sides of the bloody road. There were corpses from both the Deity Dao Union and the Supreme Sky Sect. This was an extremely miserable chaotic battle.
Away in the distance, the Heaven Punishing Corpse God fought against four. Indeed, it was as the Heaven Punishing Corpse God said; the Heaven Punishing Corpse God held the upper hand.
The Heaven Punishing Corpse God fought quite delightedly,ughing maniacally without stopping as hepletely suppressed the four Primes. Ying Zongtian and the other three Primes felt extremely sullen. The Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign caused their Hearts of an Emperor to crack, injuring them severely.
Under the blood clouds, the fighting was very intense. Although the Supreme Sky Sect had fewer people and did not have any Prime, there were the thirteen Great Bandits of the ck Sea and the Heavenly Starry Ocean''s many Holy Masters. Hence, they managed to maintain a bnce, although just barely. They did not let the defense line crumble; thus, most of the attacks overshot the bloody Emperor''s Road.
However, this bnce would soon be broken, as the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign and the East Mountain Ghost Monarch were about to take action.
After seeing corpses continuously fall from the sky and Life Essence scattering as a result of Martial Emperors dying, the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign sighed endlessly. He said softly, "East Mountain Ghost Monarch, make your move. It''s time to end all this."
"Scarlet Firmament Space Sword!"
"Coiling Monarch Time Saber!"
Just at this critical moment, one saber and one sword flew over from the distant sky. The two weapons tore through the clouds. As they flew, they pierced through countless corpses of the Deity Dao Union''s cultivators, heading towards the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign.
"The Saber Sword Two Sovereigns!"
The Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign''s expression turned stern. He was startled. Facing two Transcendent Divine Weapons at the same time in his current situation would not be good. The East Mountain Ghost Monarch needed to make a move to help.
However, would the East Mountain Ghost Monarch help?
Even though the two were on the same side, the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign did not feel confident. After all, his fall would present the East Mountain Ghost Monarch with a rare opportunity.
Chapter 1381: Panic on the Emperors Road
Chapter 1381: Panic on the Emperor''s Road
Summoning the Deity Race ancestor drew the lightning attack of the Heavenly Dao''s Heavenly Retribution down on the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign. The wounds on his chest had not healed yet, which showed how severe these wounds were.
Even if a Prime did not focus on tempering the body, their physical bodies were already incredibly strong.
Primes could instantly recover from ordinary injuries. Given that the wounds had not healed yet, the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign was clearly still severely injured. The timing of the Saber Sword Two Sovereigns was very urate.
The Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign could not dodge this. But if he forcefully blocked the attacks of the two Transcendent Divine Weapons, even if he did not fall, he would lose a portion of hisbat prowess, entering an extremely dangerous state.
At the moment of life and death, the East Mountain Ghost Monarch stepped forward and shielded the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign, receiving this saber strike and sword strike for him.
"Dang!"
Amid the loud sound, space twisted. Streaks of strange tears appeared, knocking away some of the surrounding people.
Although the East Mountain Ghost Monarch did not move back a step after receiving the saber strike and sword strike, blood leaked out of a corner of his lips, indicating a significant injury.
The Coiling Monarch Time Saber and the Scarlet Firmament Space Sword quickly bounced back. Two figures arrived from the sky, caught the Transcendent Divine Weapons and rushed to the rear, where the nine-colored clouds were.
This was the first time an outsider to the Deity Dao Union charged over to the area that the nine-colored clouds covered. Although the chaotic battle was intense and grand, it took ce under the five hundred kilometers of blood clouds.
When the three Holy Masters protecting Di Wuque saw this, they did not make a move. This was because the Saber Sword Two Sovereigns were not there for Di Wuque.
Instead, the Saber Sword Two Sovereigns charged to the rear. Their target was the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign.
The Saber Sovereign, Wu Xiaotian, and the Sword Sovereign, Liu Xiaoyun, were the Sovereign Martial Emperors who were the closest to Prime in the Kunlun Realm. With the two of them working together, in addition to the Transcendent Divine Weapons in their hands, they could suppress a Prime.
The appearance of these two recovered the delicate bnce.
This sight had the many neutral Martial Emperors outside Meteor Trail City and the cultivators there to watch the excitement breathing tensely.
"The Saber Sword Two Sovereigns are here. These two''s tribtions really attracted the attention of the entire world!"
"The number of major characters of the Kunlun Realm who are not here can probably be counted on the fingers of one hand."
"I wonder who will seed in their tribtion first in the very end."
Amid the rather calm discussions, Liu Xiaoyun and Wu Xiaotian both raised their respective Transcendent Divine Weapons and pointed them at the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign and the East Mountain Ghost Monarch.
The East Mountain Ghost Monarch coldly said, "Are the two of you tired of living? To think that you dare to make a move at this time! Are you really not afraid of us seeking payback after this is over?"
Liu Xiaoyun said calmly, "East Mountain Ghost Monarch, the two of us have no other intentions. We just want to force back the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign, and we will stop. If this continues, the one that loses out, in the end, will be the entire Kunlun Realm. The Deep Abyss Demonic World will take advantage of this."
Wu Xiaotian added, "Don''t forget that after the Hundred Race War about one hundred thousand years ago, the Kunlun Realm fell from its peak age to its current state."
The East Mountain Ghost Monarch scolded, "How foolish! It is precisely because of the impending war with the Deep Abyss Demonic World''s Demons that we have to gather all the forces together. This is the purpose of forming the Deity Dao Union. Taking down the Supreme Sky Sect is the first step in the Deity Dao Union uniting the Kunlun Realm. The two of you are truly short-sighted. To think you are not embarrassed to call yourselves the Saber Sword Two Sovereigns!"
"Help me to dy them for four hours. I''ll personally make a move to suppress these two reckless fools." The Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign''s cold voice came from behind. Right after he spoke, ck lightning suddenly leaped out of his body.
This ck lightning exploded in the distant sky, sting a huge hole in it. Now, the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign seriously treated his injuries, wanting to force out the Heavenly Dao''s Divine Lightning from his body.
The Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign sat down cross-legged, and many small worlds appeared behind him. In each of these small worlds were countless believers praying in shrines.
At this moment, the countless hundreds of lower realms that the Deity Race grasped, as well as the various shrines in the Kunlun Realm, started to send an endless flow of the power of faith to the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign.
The Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign was the strongest Prime under the Thunder Sovereign. Once he turned serious, no matter who it was, they would tremble.
"Attack!"
The Saber Sword Two Sovereigns only exchanged one nce, and they immediately understood each other''s thoughts. They absolutely could not let the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign recover fully. This was a good opportunity for them to get the Deity Dao Union to call off this war.
Working together, the Saber Sword Two Sovereigns started fighting with the East Mountain Ghost Monarch.
The East Mountain Ghost Monarch fought against two alone. When facing the storm-like attacks of the two, he immediately shouldered a heavy pressure.
As the East Mountain Ghost Monarch and the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign were dragged into the battle, the entire Meteor Trail City turnedpletely chaotic. No one could stay out of this battle.
Under the blood clouds, Xiao Chen continued climbing his bloody Emperor''s Road arduously. Without realizing it, he had already taken one thousand steps. Of the ten thousand steps, there were nine thousand steps left. It looked like there was still a long journey ahead.
When Xiao Chen crossed the one-thousandth step, a warmth appeared in his marrows. It burned hot and felt extremelyfortable.
He felt that the bloody road under him had improved his physical body. His Vital Qi strengthened explosively. When he gently clenched his fingers, the joints gave off crackling sounds and dragons roared endlessly.
The cirction of Xiao Chen''s Vital Qi became several times smoother than before. Even before using his full strength, he already could use one hundred Dragon Force.
"Could it be that with every step I take, my physical body improves? Will every one thousand steps build up some umtions?" Xiao Chen muttered to himself. Now, when he looked at this bloody Emperor''s Road, he revealed an excited expression.
There were still nine thousand more stepswhich meant there were nine more opportunities for such improvements.
With this thought, Xiao Chen''s fighting spirit red even stronger. Be a Martial Emperor! Be a Martial Emperor! I have to finish walking this bloody path!
At the same time, Di Wuque already finished taking one thousand five hundred steps. Likewise, he felt the benefits that this nine-colored Emperor''s Road brought him.
Di Wuque''s body gave off nine-colored light. As he punched with full force, he actually managed to scatter a wind tribtion.
"How strong! My body actually went through a transformative change. It turns out that this nine-colored Emperor''s Road has such a benefit as well. My physical body has always been my weakness. After finishing this Emperor''s Road, my physical body will be able to contest with Xiao Chen''s."
Di Wuque rejoiced. With his remaining Emperor''s Road, he should have another five more opportunities at this transformation.
He looked up at the Emperor''s Door, and a murderous intent shed in his eyes. Be it for himself or the dead Divine Daughter, he needed to go up and push open that Emperor''s Door.
The nine-colored Emperor''s Road. This is the heavens taking care of me. As long as I can finish walking this, I will be able to kill Xiao Chen personally!
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
Thunder roared continuously in the sky. Bolts of lightning from the Heavenly Retribution were forced out of the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign''s body.
The East Mountain Ghost Monarch was suppressed to a very sorry state. Several wounds appeared on his body.
However, Wu Xiaotian and Liu Xiaoyun did not smile despite this. The Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign''splexion was improving. The divine lighting from his body had already condensed into a pir of light soaring into the sky. The resplendent Divine Might caused the clouds to roil and the winds to blow, creating many mysterious phenomena.
"Boom!" The Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign finally forced out thest lightning bolt of the Heavenly Retribution.
"Great Divine Weapon Imprint! Die!"
The Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign, who had been holding his anger in, suddenly stood up and formed hand seals. Boundless Mental Energy spread out as he narrowed his eyes. The strong Mental Energy turned into many weapons flickering with divine light, looking real as they surrounded the Saber Sword Two Sovereigns.
"Xiu! Xiu! Xiu!"
Countless tiny holes immediately appeared in space. The Saber Sword Two Sovereigns brandished their Transcendent Divine Weapons and blocked continuously, giving off ringing sounds.
The sound waves traveled far, shattering several mountain ranges outside Meteor Trail City.
Just the sound waves alone were so powerful. This showed how powerful the Mental Energy weapons giving off divine light were.
"Pa!"
While the Saber Sword Two Sovereigns defended, the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign and the East Mountain Ghost Monarch attacked together, each throwing a palm strike andnding them on the Saber Sword Two Sovereigns.
The two vomited blood and flew back. The weapons giving off divine light instantly riddled their bodies with wounds.
The two Primes stood side by side, looking coldly at Liu Xiaoyun and Wu Xiaotian.
"Even if you have Transcendent Divine Weapons, you are far from qualified to fight with Primes," the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign mocked. After using the power of faith from several tens of thousands of shrines for four hours, he finally managed to recover from most of his injuries.
"I''ll go and kill Xiao Chen. I''ll leave these two to Brother Qitian," the East Mountain Ghost Monarch said.
"No need. I''ll personally kill Xiao Chen. This time, I must guarantee that nothing goes wrong and personally destroy his Emperor''s Road."
Determination shed in the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign''s eyes. He had lost his patience long ago. Now, Ying Zongtian and the other three Primes were being suppressed by the Heaven Punishing Corpse God.
With the Saber Sword Two Sovereigns injured, the East Mountain Ghost Monarch would be able to handle them. It seemed that nobody could stop him from attacking Xiao Chen.
At this moment, Xiao Chen already experienced all sorts of bitterness, taking more than three thousand steps and starting on his fire tribtion.
He already found it very difficult to traverse the zing fire. The many Martial Emperors attacking him made things worse.
However, right now, a greater danger descended. A Prime that threw all caution to the wind was going to make a move on him, intending to kill him personally on his Emperor''s Road.
After another step, before Xiao Chen could rx, he suddenly had an extremely ominous feeling.
His heart sank as he looked up. There was another huge finger tearing through the sky and pressing towards him.
"Dang!"
Xiao Chen did his best to block. However, the difference in strength was too great. Although he managed to block that finger attack at thest moment, it destabilized his footing and made him fall, sending him rolling down the zing bloody road.
Chapter 1382: Xiao Chens Death
Chapter 1382: Xiao Chen''s Death
Xiao Chen''s physical body had already undergone four improvements. Now facing the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign''s gigantic finger attack again, he had some resistance.
This attack did not cause him to fail, even though the damage was considerable and he tumbled down the bloody, fiery road.
As the fire burned, all sorts of pain from his various injuries assaulted him, bringing unbearable torment. He gritted his teeth and did his best not to cry out.
"Dang!"
Xiao Chen ferociously stabbed the Lunar Shadow Saber into the Emperor''s Road, quickly stopping his descent.
Then, as though he had a premonition, he suddenly swung his body to the left. The moment his front foot left the ground, that gigantic fingernded againright where he had been.
When the gigantic fingernded, it generated a strong shock wave. However, the entire Emperor''s Road did not budge at all, not even shaking.
"He dodged?" the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign eximed with some shock. To guarantee absolute speed, he had sacrificed a significant portion of its offensive power. However, Xiao Chen still managed to dodge.
In reality, Xiao Chen had no way of detecting the other party''s attack trajectory. He had dodged entirely on instinct.
Within the zing fire, Xiao Chen spread out his Taiji Saber Domain and executed the Fish Dragon Art.
His figure shed as he continued forward, step by step. He did not feel discouraged at all. He had only one thought in his mind: walk, no matter how bad the situation, continue to walk, and never give up hope.
Within one breath of time, Xiao Chen returned to where he had been before he fell.
He looked up and saw that he had climbed more than one-third of the ten thousand steps already. If there had been no interference, he could have gone further.
Xiao Chen raised his foot and decisively dragged his injured body to the next step.
The instant Xiao Chen moved his feet, boundless fire lit up on the bloody steps. There were even three ferocious Fire Spirits amid the mes.
These Fire Spirits were as strong as Martial Emperors. Furthermore, they did not have a physical body and were extremely hard to deal with.
As Xiao Chen dealt with the burning of the fire, he fought with these three Fire Spirits. At the same time, he needed to keep an eye out, paying attention to his surroundings for the gigantic finger that the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign might send out at any time.
The immense strain on his body and mind fatigued him incredibly.
"Bang! Bang! Bang!"
Xiao Chen''s saber intent surged. After killing the three Fire Spirits with much difficulty, he tried to move on to the next step.
"Damn it!"
The gigantic finger descended again, Xiao Chen frowned and was forced back three steps.
"Bang! Bang! Bang!"
This time, the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign attacked continuously, forcing Xiao Chen back for a total of five steps.
In this period, Xiao Chen moved forward and backward. Every step was very difficult. His progress on the Emperor''s Road slowed down significantly.
"Damn, this is too shamelessa proper Deity Sovereign actually using such means to deal with a junior who is undergoing his tribtion."
"However, you have to admit that this move is really exquisite. He does not have to worry about getting too close and implicated by Xiao Chen''s Great Tribtion of wind and fire. At the same time, he can exhaust Xiao Chen, easily dragging things out and causing his death on this Emperor''s Road."
"That''s right. One''s stamina is not infinite. Under such strong pressure, there is the possibility of his mind or his body crumbling."
Xiao Chen''s movements on the bloody Emperor''s Road looked very simple. However, in reality, he faced tremendous pressure at every moment.
Outside Meteor Trail City, the many watching cultivators discussed this situation, pitying Xiao Chen. They felt like they could understand his difficulties, shaking their heads and sighing.
At every moment, Mo Chen paid attention to Xiao Chen''s tribtion. Seeing such a scene, she felt out of her wits and anxious.
"Dang!"
A melodious ''ng'' rang out. It was Yue Bingyun flying forward and blocking an attack for Mo Chen.
"Don''t get distracted. What we can do now is help him kill a few Deity Dao Union Martial Emperors. If we are injured here, we will only throw his mental state into chaos."
Yue Bingyun, who held the Wind Shadow Sword, showed worry on her face as she exined to Mo Chen.
Indeed, there was no margin for distraction on such a chaotic battlefield. Mo Chen nodded and said thank you before she stopped looking at Xiao Chen.
However, Mo Chen still could not put down the worry in her heart.
The Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign revealed a rxed smile. Now, he was no longer in a rush. The feeling of controlling the rhythm was always the best.
If the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign kept dragging things out like this, after another seven or eight minutes, Xiao Chen would definitely burn to death on the Emperor''s Road.
No matter how persistent or determined one was, the physical body was not made of iron.
Who could block the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign?
Ying Zongtian, the Myriad-Law Fiend Master, the Cyclic Astral Lord, and the Spirit Fox King tried charging again, wanting to break through the Heaven Punishing Corpse God''s blockade.
However, they could not do anything. That Deity Race ancestor''s attack surpassed that of a peak Prime; the injuries he inflicted on them were too severe.
Even if they worked together, they were not in the best state to deal with the Heaven Punishing Corpse God.
When the Heaven Punishing Corpse God saw the situation on the bloody road, he showed a rxed smile. "The four of you had better give up. If you keep fighting, your cultivation might even get affected."
When cracks appeared in the Heart of an Emperor, one should immediately work on healing them. However, these four kept fighting, not stopping for a moment.
If this continued, the cracks in their Hearts of an Emperor would only growrger and eventually be beyond repair.
The Cyclic Astral Lord''s eyes flickered. His starlike eyes betrayed some hesitation.
"What should we do? Xiao Chen is not going to be able to hold on for much longer."
The Cyclic Astral Lord looked somewhat anxiously at Ying Zongtian and said, "Quickly think of something. Did the Thunder Sovereign not give you any trump cards before he left?"
Ying Zongtian''s expression turnedplicated. He said, "He did. However, we cannot use it now. It is not the time yet."
Actually, Ying Zongtian was also hesitating. Should he use the trump card that the Thunder Sovereign left behind? However, the Thunder Sovereign had repeatedly instructed him not to use it until the veryst moment.
The Myriad-Law Fiend Master said indifferently, "If you can''t use it, then don''t use it. Sess or failure all depends on fate. We should just do our best."
"That''s right. Our junior Xiao Chen has not even given up yet. We cannot give up, either. Xing Tian, you can forget about acting savagely."
Infected by Xiao Chen''s spirit, the Spirit Fox King shouted and directly manifested his true body.
A jade-green Nine-Tailed Spirit Fox radiating an overwhelming Fiend''s aura roared at the Heaven Punishing Corpse God while its scarlet eyes stared coldly.
The Cyclic Astral Lord hesitated for a while before finallying to a decision. He would continue to fight. He had already invested so much effort and resources. He could not bear to give up now.
A resplendent star chart slowly came out from the Cyclic Astral Lord''s palm.
Ying Zongtian waved his hand, and the Supreme Sky Sword shining with bright light appeared in his grasp.
The Heaven Punishing Corpse God''s expression changed slightly. He said gravely, "It looks like you are ying for real. In that case, I do not need to hold back."
After he said that, a huge ck ax appeared in his hand.
"Boom!"
The mysterious phenomena in the sky above them underwent a startling change. The heavy clouds parted and roiled. When one looked up, one could see the stars, the sun, and the moon.
When the Saber Sword Two Sovereigns, who were fighting the East Mountain Ghost Monarch, saw this scene, they exchanged looks and said, "Let''s take out our full power as well!"
The moment they spoke, the Scarlet Firmament Space Sword and Coiling Monarch Time Saber crossed each other. A strong Saber Domain and Sword Domain merged, forming a unique saber and swordprehension.
"Damn it! Do you really think that I''m afraid?"
The East Mountain Ghost Monarch''s face sank. He opened his mouth and spat out a Spirit Pearl. This transparent pearl had countless spirits floating in it, exuding rage and a terrifying baleful aura.
"Whoosh!"
This was a Ten Thousand Spirit Pearl, which trapped the souls of more than ten thousand aggrieved souls. Using it, the East Mountain Ghost Monarch could gather ten thousand souls and form a will clone whose cultivation was simr to his.
This was the East Mountain Ghost Monarch''s absolute trump card. He would not use it unless he had no other choice.
"We will fight it out. The East Mountain Ghost Monarch is too overbearing!"
When the cultivators on the Supreme Sky Sect''s side in the chaotic battle under the blood clouds saw Xiao Chen''s situation, their eyes turned red, and they turned somewhat frenzied.
Even Xiao Bai, who was rather docile, showed tears in her eyes as she released a strong killing Qi, appearing very terrifying.
This originally cruel, chaotic battle immediately intensified.
Blood soaked the ce as the storm of blood became even more violent.
"Is that of any use? No matter how unconvinced you are, before absolute strength, you will have to ept your end. Die!" the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign said coldly and emotionlessly. Then, he moved his finger and suddenly used his full power.
Divine Might surged into the sky. The Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign predicted that Xiao Chen was already too weak to receive this finger attack.
The fatigued Xiao Chen showed a sh of despair in his eyes. He already had no way to dodge this finger attack.
"Ka ca!"
Xiao Chen was knocked back. His body started shattering slowly like it was made of ss. The aura of life quickly vanished.
Chapter 1383: Never Resting Even after Death
Chapter 1383: Never Resting Even after Death
Am I dying?
At this moment, Xiao Chen did not feel any pain. He did not hear any sound, and the scene before him turned ck and white.
He saw the tears in Mo Chen''s eyes, Yue Bingyun crying, and Xiao Baiunching herself over without a care for anything else. There were also Fang Baiyu, An Junxi, Ye Chen, and the other friends and seniors who fought for him; they all showed incredulous expressions.
For a long time now, Xiao Chen had great Luck. He survived many trials and tribtions, living until now.
However, this time, even though he possessed great Luck, he failed to dodge the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign''s attack while on the Emperor''s Road.
This path was simply too difficult. From the Sky Dome Realm to the Kunlun Realm. From being an unknown Supreme Sky Sect disciple to being the famous White Robed desman, then to the Azure Dragon King that everyone knew. Xiao Chen felt truly tired.
Xiao Chen still remained as he was when he first arrived in the Kunlun Realmmerely an insignificant, nameless nobody.
The seven giants of the Tianwu Domain were aloof existences to him. Just one Bai Wuxue already ced a lot of pressure on him. He still remembered his first meeting with Di Wuque at the Kunlun Mountain''s Heavenly Dew Divine Spring, how strong and prideful Di Wuque''s eyes were.
Too many details of the past shed by his eyes. At this moment right before Xiao Chen''s death, time moved especially slowly.
All sorts of scenes shed. His beloved Liu Ruyue, his beautiful, confident Mo Chen, his father Xiao Xiong with their rtionship mended.
Dissatisfying, truly dissatisfying. Falling at this final step, dying on this Emperor''s Road.
Looking at the Emperor''s Road covered in blood and the not-too-distant Emperor''s Door, Xiao Chen felt very dissatisfied in his heart.
Some people cried, some peopleughed.
As the cultivators on the Deity Dao Union''s side saw Xiao Chen''s lifeforce fading away, they revealed joyful expressions. They won; Xiao Chen was dying. The Supreme Sky Sect''s momentum would fall greatly as the morale of that side dropped.
The reason was none other than the Supreme Sky Sect''s side losing their motivation to continue fighting. Who would be able to persevere and fight?
Before dying, Xiao Chen looked at the various scenes. His normally calm heart roiled at this moment.
He remembered his dreams, the promise he made on Qingyun Peak.
Am I going to give up?
No!
Absolutely not. I will ascend to the heavens, to the Emperor''s Gate. My hot-bloodedness will always exist, never resting even after death!
The light buried in Xiao Chen''s heart, which had never dimmed, flowed through his body, the never-extinguishing hot-bloodedness. At this moment, it burst forth. He did not say anything, but he used his action to prove his determination.
"ng!" The Lunar Shadow Saber stabbed into the bloody road, stopping Xiao Chen''s body from falling.
Xiao Chen''s body was already like cracked ss, broken beyond repair. His flesh, bones, and marrow flew about like shards of ss before being broken down by the wind and fire.
His lifeforce slowly dwindled. No matter how one looked at it, he was a dead man for sure.
However, Xiao Chen continued dragging his body in such a condition, still plodding forward on the bloody Emperor''s Road.
The Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign hesitated for a moment but retracted his hand in the end. He still had not reached the point of making a move against a dead man.
Xiao Chen''s consciousness turned increasingly fuzzy, the scene bing hazier and hazier. All the aura of life that he had vanished from his broken body.
"Plop!" Xiao Chen''s body toppled over, falling on the burning, bloody road.
"No!" Mo Chen, Yue Bingyun, and the other girls cried out, losing control of their emotions.
They could not helpunching themselves towards the Emperor''s Road. However, before they could get closer, an invisible force knocked them back.
The bloody Emperor''s Road was a ce that even the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign could not approach. How could others possibly barge in?
Dead. Xiao Chen died
The intense, miserable battle under the blood clouds immediately stopped. Everyone looked towards the Emperor''s Road, at the corpse on the Emperor''s Road. Their eyes all showedplicated expressions.
Even the Azure Dragon King''s opponents and enemies had to respect him. Xiao Chen was a true man.
Xiao Chen possessed overwhelming Luck, disying shocking power. However, when he faced all his enemies at the same time, this bloody Emperor''s Road was simply too difficult.
The death of the Azure Dragon King marked the end of an age, the end of a legend.
Chapter 1384: Irresistible Divine Son Di Wuque
Chapter 1384: Irresistible Divine Son Di Wuque
"Kill!"
All the rage of the Martial Emperors, Primes, and outstanding talents of the Supreme Sky Sect manifested as the thought "kill." Overwhelming killing intent spread in the blood clouds, turning the dense blood clouds even thicker and thickerlike a sea of blood with countless waves.
The sea of blood hung upside-down, materializing boundless mysterious phenomena: lightning, aggrieved spirits, lotuses, saber Qi, sword Qi, and many more.
An even crazier battle than before began. The Supreme Sky Sect cultivatorspletely ignored their life and death, fightingpletely deranged.
Their flourishing momentum daunted the Deity Dao Union cultivators, who did not dare to sh head-on at all.
The Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign frowned slightly, but he did not make a move. He looked coldly at these crazed people. Be it Ying Zongtian, Mo Chen, or the others, to him, they were just wasted effort.
These people were merely dissatisfied with their failure. No matter how strong their momentum was, it would be only for now.
When the Divine Son, Di Wuque, pushed open that Emperor''s Door, this farce woulde to an end. After that, the Deity Dao Union would expand step by step until it finally ruled the entire Kunlun Realm, aplishing the dreams of the Deity Race ancestors that hadin unfulfilled for hundreds of thousands of years.
Nevertheless, for some reason, the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign kept feeling that something was wrong. However, he just could not ce his finger on what it was.
Xiao Chen had already died. He turned to ashes on that bloody Emperor''s Road, dead beyond all doubt. Di Wuque would inherit the great Luck when he finished walking his Emperor''s Road, gaining enlightenment.
Despite that, the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign still felt that something was wrong. He frowned heavily, unable to stop.
Finally, he figured out what was wrong. That bloody road to the sky had not broken yet. The scarlet Emperor''s Door still hung in the sky.
The Deity Dao Union''s side continuously retreated. The huge battle moved from under the blood clouds to under the nine-colored clouds.
However, the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign ignored all this. His eyes narrowed, and his strong Mental Energy tore through the barrier of the Emperor''s Road. He saw the final moments of Xiao Chen''s corpse turning into ashes.
There was a saber there. Beside it were three rings. Two of them were the Universe Ring and Immortal Spirit Ring that Xiao Chen carried. The Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign was familiar with them. The third was an ancient and in ring. Despite being in the fire, it looked unremarkable.
"What is this ring?" the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign muttered to himself, sensing the strangeness of this ring. Hence, he sent out all his Mental Energy.
"Whoosh!"
It was like the scene on the Emperor''s Road appeared in front of him. Finally, the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign saw something on the in ring: a dragon!
There was an Azure Dragon etched on the inside on the ring. While the outside looked ordinary, the inner surface was covered in Azure Dragon carvings. They glittered and looked even more dazzling than the surrounding fire.
The Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign sent his Mental Energy into the ring and saw a pce inside.
The Azure Dragon Pce!
The Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign felt excited and let out a surprised cry. The Azure Dragon Pce was the Azure Emperor''s greatest secret back then.
It was mysterious and unfathomable, even more so than the Azure Emperor. It was the forbiddennd that these Primes wanted to go to the most. However, they could not do anything. The formations outside changed time and space.
Even the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign did not dare to act hastily.
If it were only a spatial formation, it would be fine. With the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign''sprehension of the state of space and his strength, he would be able to barge in.
The difficult part was the time formation. That was something he did not understand at all.
However, right now, this ring clearly had something to do with the Azure Dragon Pce. If the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign could take it, he might be able to enter the Azure Dragon Pce safely and learn its secrets.
The Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign withdrew his gaze. Then, he nced at the East Mountain Ghost Monarch and the Heaven Punishing Corpse God. Greed shed in his eyes.
He did not want to tell anyone this secret.
That''s not right. I forgot about the issue at hand. Why has the Emperor''s Road not broken yet?
The Lunar Shadow Saber and the three rings aside, the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign, whose attention was attracted to the ancient ring, did not notice that the somewhat weak Heavenly Snow Divine me had merged with the fierce fire. Within that Heavenly Snow Divine me, there was a mysterious seed.
The Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign''s gaze swept across a few times, but he did not discover the Heavenly Snow Divine me.
The Emperor''s Road was filled with zing fire. One clump of Heavenly Snow Divine me was not strange.
"Never mind. As long as Wuque can finish walking his Emperor''s Road, everything else will not matter. Perhaps the Emperor''s Road did not break due to this bloody Emperor''s Road being too strange."
The Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign shook his head, not wanting to think about why the Emperor''s Road had not broken yet. In the end, he just attributed it to Xiao Chen''s Emperor''s Road being too extraordinary.
At this moment, Di Wuque was very cocky on his nine-colored Emperor''s Road. He gained enlightenment, and his strength suddenly increased.
The weakness of his inadequate umtions was made up for. All his injuries recovered.
As Di Wuque moved, he advanced ferociously. Auspicious clouds of nine colors surrounded him, and divine sounds rang out continuously.
With every step forward, Di Wuque threw a punch, directly shattering the various mes.
As he punched, the resonant divine sounds sang of immortality; songs and poems resounded in the sky, extolling the glory of the ancient Deities and their legends.
The Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign smiled and said, "This moment of enlightenment is really timely. He finallypletely grasped the Myriad Heaven Divine Fist, gathering the powers of deities in both fists. With the help of my Deity Race ancestors, there is nothing to fear in this Great Tribtion of wind and fire."
Di Wuque''s aura became increasingly sharper. As his white hair flew about, he looked handsome and bright like a sword.
He proceeded step by step. After the six-thousandth step, the mysterious phenomenon around him, the thousands of deity images, turned increasingly realistic.
"That''s really quick. Di Wuque''sbined wind and fire tribtions are almost here. He will probably slow down soon."
"This Di Wuque is truly incredible. At first, no one thought that he would seed, yet he silently managed to reach this step."
"I can see the end of an age. Di Wuque''s future is unlimited!"
Just as the cultivators outside Meteor Trail City discussed Di Wuque''s progress, about whether he would slow down or not, Di Wuque''s mysterious phenomenon materialized into a Deities'' Nation. The vague image of a small world appeared with countless believers there, millions of them singing together, praising the Deities.
Bright, magnificent light shined, looking like rainbow ribbons waving behind Di Wuque.
"Ding! Ding! Dang! Dang!"
As the rainbow ribbons waved in the wind, the leisurely songs of praise carried on, making others want to dance to them.
"Whoosh!"
In the Great Tribtion of wind and fire, first came the wind tribtion and then the fire tribtion. Di Wuque had already experienced three thousand winds and three thousand fires. Now, he finally faced thebined wind and fire tribtions.
When Di Wuque stepped forward, wind and fire merged to form a demonic object thatunched at him.
"Bang!"
When Di Wuque punched, the millions of believers in the Deities'' Nation sang together, shattering this demonic object. It turned back into wind and fire and vanished into the sky.
Such a scene shook everyone''s hearts. No one expected that when the wind and fire tribtion arrived, Di Wuque would still disy such a strong front.
"He is unblockable. Right now, Di Wuque is too horrifyingly strong. He should have no problem finishing his Emperor''s Road."
"It is really a pity. If Xiao Chen had not died, Di Wuque would not have inherited Xiao Chen''s Great Luck. With just his umtions, he would most likely have burned to death on the Emperor''s Road."
"There is no need to say anything more. One cannote back to life after dying. In the end, Di Wuque had thestugh."
Di Wuque, who brought the might of the Myriad Heaven Divine Fist to its limits, was simply like a divine being who descended, an irresistible force as he quickly advanced.
He approached the peak step by step, getting closer to that Emperor''s Door that every cultivator dreamed of.
Everyone''s attention was on Di Wuque. Suddenly, two figuresone man and one womanalighted on a mountain several million kilometers from Meteor Trail City. The man was a handsome man with a sword on his back, showing a rxed expression and a naturally calm atmosphere.
However, when standing next to that woman, he waspletely overshadowed, reduced to mediocrity.
There were no words in this world that could describe the girl''s appearance. It was one that could tempt all the men who saw her.
Nevertheless, if one looked carefully, one would discover that the man did not even nce at her, not even out of the corner of his eye.
Chapter 1385: Scarlet Udumbara
Chapter 1385: Scarlet Udumbara
The man and woman on the mountain were none other than Chu Chaoyun and the Demon Monarch Leng Yue.
Leng Yue''s charming disposition seemed to have increased intangiblyto the point where Chu Chaoyun did not dare to pay too much attention to her, not even ncing at her from the corner of his eye.
"Are you really sure that Xiao Chen is not dead?"
Killing intent slowly stirred in the Demon Monarch Leng Yue''s cold eyes as if an overwhelming storm was brewing in them.
Chu Chaoyun nodded and said, "Naturally. If a cultivator died, the Emperor''s Road would definitely crumble. No matter what kind of Emperor''s Road it is, it will be the same. Since we can''t sense any aura of life belonging to Xiao Chen, he must be living through some other means, existing on the Emperor''s Road."
"What means?"
Chu Chaoyun smiled helplessly and replied, "I just arrived myself and need to observe for a while. I really don''t understand you. I am not even anxious, and yet you are already this anxious, quickly rushing from the battlefield to the Kunlun Continent. If the other Demon Monarchs find out, you will be in big trouble."
"It''s none of your business," Leng Yue retorted indifferently. Her eyes continuously scanned the bloody Emperor''s Road, but she could not see anything strange about it.
"I found it."
Chu Chaoyun revealed a smile. Golden mes leaped about in his eyes.
Reflected in his eyes was a clump of me where a seed seemed to be sprouting slowly, looking like it would bloom at any moment.
"Where?" Leng Yue asked somewhat excitedly, unable to control her emotions.
Chu Chaoyun gave Leng Yue a strange look. Then, he stretched out his hand and pointed. The scene of the Heavenly Snow Divine me enveloping the mysterious seed appeared before the two.
"The Udumbara Flower!" Leng Yue eximed. Her tense heart rxed somewhat, but the worry on her face did not decrease at all.
When the Udumbara Flower bloomed, the Holy King would appear. The instant the flower bloomed, a powerful Holy King would undergo a nirvanic rebirth, appearing while bathed in Buddhist light.
However, it was extremely difficult for this flower to bloom. Only a true Holy King could make the Udumbara bloom.
Could Xiao Chen do it?
Unlike Leng Yue, Chu Chaoyun focused primarily on the Heavenly Snow Divine me.
With one look, he could tell that this was a primal-chaos-level me of the same level as his Heavenly me. However, it was currently too weak and could not truly bepared to the Heavenly me.
Nheless, given time, this me''s might would not be less than the Heavenly me''s.
Chu Chaoyun withdrew his gaze and said, "Let''s go. We are too close. We have to be more careful."
"Wait a moment."
Leng Yue still felt anger in her heart. Her charming eyes suddenly turned hazy with thousands of beautiful flowers.
Chu Chaoyun took a hasty nce, and his expression changed slightly. Then, he asked quickly, "Ten Thousand Flower Eyes? What are you doing?"
"Leaving a present for the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign."
In the distance, the White Tiger Holy Master, who was protecting Di Wuque while Di Wuque walked his nine-colored Emperor''s Road, felt a gaze focus on him.
For some reason, the White Tiger Holy Master suddenly felt the impulse to look back in the direction of this gaze.
However, with just this one nce, he could no longer look away. His mind waspletely captivated.
Leng Yue''splexion slowly paled. In her eyes, countless flowers bloomed continuously. Her expression changed nonstop.
"Boom!"
Under the nine-colored clouds, the White Tiger Holy Master suddenly erupted out. Using the White Tiger Holy Beast Totem, heunched a palm strike at the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign.
At this moment, the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign''s attention was focused on the bloody Emperor''s Road. He never imagined that the White Tiger Holy Master would attack him.
Caught off guard and at such proximity, the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign did not see this palm strike, which gave off a tiger''s roar echoing in the mountains and rivers,ing. It instantlynded on him.
The blow sent the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign flying, causing him to vomit a mouthful of blood. The peak attack of a Ninth Heaven Martial Emperor was quite unbearable.
"What''s going on with me?"
After sending out the palm strike, the White Tiger Holy Master immediately came to his senses. When he saw what he had done, he instantly felt fear and disbelief.
The Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign showed a sullen face. As he wiped off the blood on the corners of his lips, he said, "You were charmed by someone."
The Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign felt depressed. The moment he saw the White Tiger Holy Master''s eyes, he understood what had happened.
The White Tiger Holy Master''s expression changed. For someone to charm him, even for only an instant, that person had to be as strong as a Demon Monarch.
The Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign turned his head and looked over, sending out his vast Mental Energy. When it reached that mountain, he immediately felt the auras that Leng Yue and Chu Chaoyun left behind. He could not help frowning slightly.
After a while, the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign muttered, "Demon Monarch Leng Yue?"
Although it was hard for the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign to take the strike of a Ninth Heaven Martial Emperor, it was still not a huge problem.
After the Demon Monarch Leng Yue made her move, she immediately vanished. What was she nning? This felt like she was just venting her anger.
The Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign was not surprised at the Demonic World making a move. He even prepared some back-up ns to deal with the appearance of Demon Monarchs.
However, this move of the Demon Monarch confused him somewhat.
"Don''t let me catch you," the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign said coldly and stopped thinking about it.
"Whoosh!"
Just at this moment, nine-colored spiritual rain suddenly fell from the sky. The dense Spiritual Energy shed with nine-colored lights.
Wondrous music rang out in the surroundings, very enjoyable and moving.
These were the songs of praise that the world sang for Di Wuque when he reached thest hundred steps of his Emperor''s Road.
With thesest one hundred steps, every step taken resulted in countless songs of praise and nine-colored spiritual rain.
"Praises of the world! It is truly deserving of being a nine-colored Emperor''s Road. The appearance of such a mysterious phenomenon is truly an eye-opener!"
"Only thest hundred steps remain, and he will be able to push open the Emperor''s Door. I really want to know what the scene will be like when the nine-colored Emperor''s Door opens."
Amid the discussion of the spectators, the praises of the Deities'' Nation behind Di Wuque, and the wondrous praises of the world, Di Wuque climbed step by step, appearing glorious.
"Advance to Martial Emperor!"
Di Wuque''s eyes flickered with determination. He suppressed his excitement as he quickly headed forward.
Right now, his aura shone bright and sharp, iparable.
His entire body was like a living divine being. He was terrifyingly strong. As he took his tribtion, his strength actually kept increasing.
When the cultivators on the Supreme Sky Sect''s side saw this scene, they all showed expressions of despair.
Of the four Primes, although the Cyclic Astral Lord held back a bit, the other three Primes continued fighting with their severely injured bodies without caring for their lives. The pressure on them was great.
Their bodies were already covered in wounds; the injuries that they sustained were significant.
Seeing that Di Wuque was about to advance to Martial Emperor, the Heaven Punishing Corpse God asked once again, "Ying Zongtian, should we continue fighting?"
The Cyclic Astral Lord''s eyes flickered. He hesitated for a moment, wanting to say something, but he refrained in the end.
"Boom!"
Just as Ying Zongtian was about to reply, Di Wuque happened to take thest step of his Emperor''s Road. He gently pushed opened the nine-colored Emperor''s Door, and it opened with a ''bang.''
Instantly, resplendent nine-colored lights came from the world behind the Emperor''s Door.
Di Wuque, who was bathed in the nine-colored light, was like the sun, shining with such radiance that no one dared to look at him directly.
Everyone was attracted by the nine-colored light. They all sighed as they looked over.
It felt like a divine being behind the Emperor''s Door was giving off nine-colored lights.
"Whoosh!"
However, just as Di Wuque prepared to enter the Emperor''s Door, a scarlet light suddenly descended from the sky, filling the heavens with an incredibly intense, bloody light that overwhelmed the nine-colored light of Di Wuque''s Emperor''s Door, rendering it dim andckluster.
"What''s going on?"
Such a mysterious phenomenon startled everyone, even the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign.
To think that there was actually a scarlet light that could eclipse the resplendent light from behind the Emperor''s Door! At Di Wuque''s most glorious moment, it covered up all his glory.
Ying Zongtian thought of something and immediately looked at that bloody Emperor''s Road. He saw that at some point in time, scarlet flower petals had drifted down, nketing the Emperor''s Road, looking strangely pure and holy.
"Scarlet Udumbara?"
Chapter 1386: When a Fig Flower Appeared, There Would Be Instant Youth
Chapter 1386: When a Fig Flower Appeared, There Would Be Instant Youth
As the scarlet light descended, it covered the sky and sun.
At this moment, it drowned out Di Wuque''s Emperor''s Door, which should be bursting with light and enjoying everyone''s attention. His figure could not be seen clearly; even the location of his Emperor''s Door was unknown.
"What''s going on? Did Big Brother Xiao Chene back to life?"
Mo Chen, whose eyes were red from crying, was somewhat excited and somewhat expectant, hence the quiver in her voice.
"A dead personing back to life? That is impossible, right?"
"It is absolutely impossible. This should be a mutation of that strange Emperor''s Road. He already died and turned to ashes. How could hee back to life? It''s impossible."
The cultivators on Supreme Sky Sect''s side all showed excited expressions. They pushed aside the Deity Dao Union cultivators and quickly headed towards the bloody Emperor''s Road to take a look.
Everyone saw countless scarlet flower petals drifting about on both sides of the ten thousand steps of the Emperor''s Road that ascended into the sky. The petals emanated a holy aura. Vague chanting of Buddhist scripture even apanied the floating petals.
"The Udumbara Flower?" the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign said doubtfully with a frown.
Due to the scarlet light, the East Mountain Ghost Monarch and the Saber Sword Two Sovereigns stopped fighting. The East Mountain Ghost Monarchnded beside the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign and nodded. "Those are indeed the petals of the Udumbara Flower. However, based on the records, the color of this kind of Buddhist flower should be white. This is rather strange.
"The Buddhist sects have three major holy flowers. A lotus was good for cultivation, and a bodhi was good forprehension and wisdom. When a fig flower appeared, a Holy King would appear. Can this Udumbara really result in rebirth after it blooms, bathing one in nirvanic mes?"
Despite the surprise, the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign''s emotions were not overly affected.
"The Buddhist scriptures say that those who find the Udumbara are blessed with great fortune. It appears once every ten thousand years and signifies the rebirth of a Holy King. The Buddhists value virtue and kindness. This flower blooms for great virtue. Could Xiao Chen be one?"
As the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign muttered, it was like he was speaking to himself, and at the same time, it was like he was speaking to the East Mountain Ghost Monarch.
At this moment, his emotions were veryplicated. Xiao Chen gave him simply too many surprises. Saying that he was numb to it would not be wrong. After so much effort, he finally killed this person.
However, who could have expected that one of the three Buddhist holy flowers, the Udumbara Flower, would be on Xiao Chen? Furthermore, it seemed like it would bloom for him.
The East Mountain Ghost Monarch remained silent. At this moment, he also felt somewhat tired.
He originally thought that conquering the Supreme Sky Sect would be a minor matter. He had never expected that this event would cause such great waves. In the end, the situation had gonepletely out of control, attracting the attention of the entire Kunlun Realm.
Fighting with the Saber Sword Two Sovereigns fatigued him even more, greatly exhausting his mind.
Facing two peak Sovereign Martial Emperors who wielded Transcendent Divine Weapons and did not fear death was excessively wearying. Even a Prime would feel the drain.
"Qitian, how about we just watch his Emperor''s Road, get the Deity Dao Union''s people to withdraw? Too many people have died already," the East Mountain Ghost Monarch suggested.
Many experts of the various races died in the chaotic battle. The entire Meteor Trail City was covered in a sea of bloodthe fresh, thick blood of Martial Emperors.
The Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign remained silent for a long time, his eyes betraying hesitation.
"Let''s withdraw, then."
This powerful expert, the strongest after the Thunder Sovereign, finally wavered in his determination. Furthermore, Di Wuque already advanced to Martial Emperor, and Xiao Chen''s status was uncertain; it was not even known whether he was alive or dead. The Deity Dao Union should not suffer any more casualties.
With thismand from the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign, all the cultivators of the Deity Dao Union released their bated breath.
Like the receding tide, everyone quickly withdrew. In a few breaths, they all retreated very far and fast. This looked very strange but clearly showed how much pressure this group of people was under.
This turn of events surpassed all the ones before it, stupefying those who were left behind. Even the Primes and Sovereign Martial Emperors felt a buzzing in their minds.
The legendary flower appeared in reality. The scarlet light that it brought actually eclipsed the light of the nine-colored Emperor''s Gate.
It was easy to imagine how depressed Di Wuque was after being ignored.
However, that did not matter. At this moment, everyone''s attention was focused on the bloody Emperor''s Road. No one remembered that there was someone currently opening their Emperor''s Door.
Suddenly, something strange happened.
All the drifting flower petals on the bloody Emperor''s Road quickly gathered around the Heavenly Snow Divine me. Then, they merged into a huge flower bud.
An ancient Buddhist image appeared in the sky, forming hand seals with one hand. Then, Buddhist lightsnded on the flower bud.
Suddenly, resonant Buddhist chanting resounded, echoing in the surroundings.
"Thus, with such wondrous Buddhist teachings, the many Buddhist followers came. As said in the past, with the birth of a Holy King, there would be the birth of an Udumbara Flower."
When the chanting started, the flower bud silently bloomed.
There were no words in the mundane world that could describe the beauty of this flower. The instant the flower bloomed, it wilted. However, the pure, holy, and beautiful appearance of the flower was imprinted in everyone''s minds.
When a fig flower appeared, there would be instant youth. The fleeting, beautiful scene made everyone sigh. Beauty passed in a sh; time passed without one realizing it.
The things of beauty were always short-lived. One instant was really only one instant.
However, the instant this flower bloomed, another scene urred, which immediately made up for the disappointment that everyone felt from the Udumbara Flower''s wilting.
There was a Buddhist light where the Udumbara Flower was. Amid this Buddhist light was a human figure seated cross-legged, wearing the Azure Dragon Battle Armor.
The delicate facial appearance, the peaceful expression, and calm eyes, if this was not Xiao Chen, who else could this be?
Xiao Chen opened his hand, and there was a seed in his palm. This was the seed left behind after the Udumbara Flower wilted. His eyes focused on this seed.
Xiao Chen, who came back to life, felt moved as he looked at the seed of this flower. He himself had not expected that the Udumbara Flower would bloom for him.
This Buddhist holy flower would bloom only for those Buddhists with great virtue. He was very clear that he was not a Buddhist.
The blooming of this flower had to have had something to do with the Mahe?vara Buddha. Being the reincarnation of the Sky Dome Immortal Lord, Xiao Chen definitely had some karma with the Mahe?vara Buddha.
However, now was not the time to think about this. Finishing this Emperor''s Road was his top priority now.
Xiao Chen drew his Lunar Shadow Saber and picked up the three rings on the Emperor''s Road. Grasping them tightly in his hand, he raised his head to look forward. The instant he raised his head, the scarlet light filling the sky withdrew and coalesced into a piercing, dazzling, bloody light that encased him.
"Whoosh!"
When the bloody light disappeared, everyone finally clearly saw Di Wuque, who had finished walking the Emperor''s Road.
Four rings of light glowed vaguely behind Di Wuque. He exuded sharpness, and his piercing gaze was like a sharp sword; no one dared to meet it.
Di Wuque stood in the sky, looking like a divine being, showing extraordinary might and an overwhelming aura.
"Fourth Heaven Martial Emperor!"
"He really is a Fourth Heaven Martial Emperor. Di Wuque actually took on three Lightning Tribtions in one go after pushing open the Emperor''s Door, bing a Greater Heavenly Martial Emperor."
"What a horrifying aura and Emperor''s Might! If you told me that he could contest with Sovereign Martial Emperors, I would believe it."
Cries of shock rang out continuously. Everyone was amazed by the strength that Di Wuque revealed after he pushed open the Emperor''s Door.
However, Di Wuque, who should be delighted, had a sullen expression. The rage he suppressed in his chest was like a volcano ready to erupt at any moment.
Indeed, rage. How could he not rage?!
After walking this nine-colored Emperor''s Road, he should have been the top person in the Kunlun Realm since the Ancient Era. This was supposed to be the peak of his glory, his most eye-catching moment.
However, the scarlet light filling the sky obscured him. All the glory and attention were gone. No one could understand such depression.
Furthermore, there was the death of the Divine Daughter and many more events. Everything was due to that man on the bloody Emperor''s Road.
Why?! Why is it that I, Di Wuque, who experienced many difficulties and finished walking this nine-colored Emperor''s Road, am still iparable to him?!
"Even in your death, are you going to trample on me, Di Wuque?" Di Wuque said through gritted teeth, his eyes gleaming with murderous intent.
Chapter 1387: Thunder Sovereigns Trump Card
Chapter 1387: Thunder Sovereign''s Trump Card
Seeing Di Wuque gritting his teeth like that, Xiao Chen shook his head slightly. This person was overly obstinate and conceited.
It was as though everything had to be his. However, with hard work, everyone had a chance at the things of the world. Chance was fair to everyone.
It would not be yours for sure just because you were the Divine Son and you felt that it was yours.
For most of the matters, Xiao Chen was just walking his own path. He did not intentionally think of targeting anyone.
Even the death of the Divine Daughter was not his intention.
However, Xiao Chen did not regret it. Even if he had a chance to do it all over again, he would still make the same decision.
Xiao Chen withdrew his gaze and stopped looking at Di Wuque, continuing his own Emperor''s Road.
"You want to finish walking your Emperor''s Road? You can forget about it!"
Di Wuque roared furiously and flew over. He was startlingly fast, leaving afterimages in the air. Where the afterimages stopped, space tore, many spatial tears forming.
As Di Wuque approached Xiao Chen''s Emperor''s Road, the Deities'' Nation appeared behind him. Then, he threw a punch at Xiao Chen, who was glowing red.
Wondrous songs of praise resounded in the surroundings. Di Wuque''s body became encased in bright divine light, shining everywhere.
"Bang!"
Some minor fluctuations appeared in the scarlet pir of light. Xiao Chen''s steps paused for a moment. It was not due to Di Wuque''s punch. Instead, Xiao Chen discovered something else.
There was a light image of a Buddhist lotus flower under Xiao Chen''s feet. It sparkled, reflecting the scarlet light and shing nonstop.
The scarlet pir of light being able to block Di Wuque''s tyrannical punch definitely had something to do with this Buddhist flower.
Xiao Chen raised a foot and took one step forward. The lotus flower light image under his feet moved with him, always remaining underfoot.
"Whoosh!" Xiao Chen reached the next step, and boundless fireunched at Xiao Chen.
The fire tribtion was powerful and boundless. However, before Xiao Chen, encased in the scarlet pir of light, could do anything, the scarlet pir of light split the fire in half, and he remained unharmed.
"What''s going on? Someone can actually interfere and protect him on the Emperor''s Road?"
Such a situation was unheard-off and unprecedented.
Even the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign could not aid Di Wuque in blocking the Great Tribtion of wind and fire. However, now, Xiao Chen clearly had an external force helping him.
This could only prove that the person helping Xiao Chen was far stronger than the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign.
Xiao Chen wondered to himself, Is this the Mahe?vara Buddha''s work?
If that was the case, this would be easily exined. The Mahe?vara Buddha was an existence on the same level as the Immortal Sky Lord. As for the Immortal Sky Lord, he had been the leader of the three thousand Immortal Lords, the Immortal of the Immortal Epoch who had managed to be thest survivor; his strength was unfathomable.
Even the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign or that Deity Race ancestor would be killed with a flick of a finger from the Sky Dome Immortal Lord.
"No, I absolutely cannot let him seed in clearing his tribtion! Heaven Punishing Corpse God, East Mountain Ghost Monarch, attack with me and directly shatter his Emperor''s Door."
At this moment, the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign could no longer maintain his calm. For the first time, he felt fear in the depths of his heart.
Clearly, the East Mountain Ghost Monarch and the Heaven Punishing Corpse God felt the same fear. Their expressions turned grave, and with a few shes, they arrived above the Emperor''s Door.
It was hard to say whether a Prime could shatter an Emperor''s Door. However, with three Primes working together, it might be possible with their peak strikes.
"Was this the great cmity that the Thunder Sovereign referred to?"
Ying Zongtian entered deep thought as he muttered to himself.
Shattering the Emperor''s Door was something very crazy, something simply too crazy. Even if they managed to shatter it, the shock wave from the Emperor''s Door''s explosion would severely injure the three.
They truly stopped caring about anything for the sake of breaking Xiao Chen''s tribtion.
At the critical moment, a medallion appeared in Ying Zongtian''s hand. On the obverse were the words "Martial God." The reverse had the word mand" glittering with golden light.
"Is that the Martial God Medallion?" one of the other three Primes asked.
The Martial God Medallion, the inherited medallion of the Martial God Pce. One would be the true Pce Master of the Martial God Pce only if one possessed the Martial God Medallion. It was because of this medallion that the three Holy Masters were unwilling to submit.
Now, the four Primes supporting Xiao Chen were injured and simply could not stop the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign and the other two opposing Primes. So Ying Zongtian could only use the trump card that the Thunder Sovereign left behind.
Ying Zongtian said, "The Martial God Medallion was forged by the first Pce Master of the Martial God Pce. When using this medallion, I can summon out the clone that resides in the medallion."
"How strong can a clone be? Could it be that with just one clone, we can block three Primes?" the Cyclic Astral Lord asked with a frown.
Up in the sky, the auras of the three Primes grew increasingly stronger. All sorts of mysterious phenomena appeared continuously, presenting a rare sight. The Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign held a divine halberd in his hands. Rings of divine lights appeared behind him. As these rings rotated, many small worlds manifested continuously, countless believers contributing to an endless stream of the power of faith.
Many dragon tattoos appeared on the Heaven Punishing Corpse God''s bare torso. They looked like they came to life, continuously swimming around. His body turned into a vast ocean, allowing the many huge dragons to swim about carefreely.
The Ten Thousand Spirit Pearl in the East Mountain Ghost Monarch''s hand entered his forehead. His eyes materialized a scene of hell where countless malicious spirits and evil ghosts emerged endlessly.
Looking at the strongest strikes of three Primes, the Cyclic Astral Lord did not hold much hope for this Martial God Medallion. Now, he even started to feel somewhat regretful.
The peak strike of that Deity Race ancestor had been incredibly strong, so strong that no one could see any chance of oveing it.
Fortunately, that ancestor would not appear for a period of time. Clearly, the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign did not dare to endure another Heavenly Retribution. Otherwise, the Cyclic Astral Lord would have turned away and left long ago.
However, the Myriad-Law Fiend Master smiled and said, "So, this is the trump card that the Thunder Sovereign left behind. If it really can summon out a clone of the Martial God Pce''s first Pce Master, even with only a tenth of the clone''s strength, there is nothing to fear from the three Primes."
"What do you mean?"
"That is a legend. You will see it for yourself soon." The Myriad-Law Fiend Master did not exin any further.
Ying Zongtian quickly flung the Martial God Medallion in his hand into the sky.
Then, he quickly formed hand seals with both hands, and beams of holy light struck the Martial God Medallion, which started to spin rapidly in the air. The light brightened until countless beams of light burst forth from the medallion.
As the Martial God Medallion flickered with light, shooting beams out at random, huge, deep pits appeared in the ground where the beams struck.
The resulting shock waves surged endlessly, even sweeping up the many cultivators millions of kilometers away from Meteor Trail City and sending them flying.
Horrified, many cultivators did not care where they went; they just retreated hastily, frightened pale.
"The Martial God Medallion! The Thunder Sovereign actually taught Ying Zongtian the method for activating the Martial God Medallion!"
"Damn it! That old fool Thunder Sovereign! Our Three Holy Lands have been passed down for tens of thousands of years. Why was he not willing to hand it to us?!"
Seeing this scene, the three Holy Masters suddenly stood up with extremely unsightly expressions.
When the final hand seal waspleted, the many beams of light gathered, and a human figure appeared. That person held a long saber and shone with a bright light, preventing others from clearly seeing his appearance. All they sensed was a proud and unyielding saber intent.
The saber intent suffusing the air was like the wind and lightning. As it spread into the surroundings, it prated the clouds. With this saber intent, everywhere it passed, the wind was no longer wind and the clouds no longer clouds.
All the wind and clouds in the vicinity disappeared, leaving only that proud saber intent filling every corner of the surroundings.
Up on the Emperor''s Road, as a desman, Xiao Chen felt a fear that came from the depths of his heart.
His body trembled, unable to move.
That''s not right. This should be someone that I met before, right?
Xiao Chen sighed and frowned heavily. Although he could see only a silhouette from the image that came out from the Martial God Medallion, he believed that he had personally seen this person somewhere before. Otherwise, he would not feel such an intense feeling of familiarity.
"Who is this? How is it that he has a strength that surpasses a Prime as well?"
The light was so piercing that the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign could not open his eyes. His voice quivered somewhat as he spoke.
The saber intent filling the air turned into a boundless aura surging over like a huge wave. The three Primes even had difficulty speaking.
"Nevermindthatwe should shatter the Emperor''s Door firstotherwisewe will not have any more opportunities todo it," the East Mountain Ghost Monarch said through gritted teeth.
"There is already no more opportunity!" Ying Zongtian said indifferently.
Right after Ying Zongtian spoke, that mysterious figure of light drew its saber and sent out a resplendent saber light.
Chapter 1388: Flaring Up in Anger; Dyeing the Sky with Blood
Chapter 1388: ring Up in Anger; Dyeing the Sky with Blood
"Whoosh!"
The moment the saber was drawn, images of saber light filled the surroundings, everywhere in all directions.
Suddenly, it was like the world overflowed with boundless, endless saber light in every corner, every spot. It was everywhere.
The Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign, the Heaven Punishing Corpse God, and the East Mountain Ghost Monarch had no way to dodge at all.
Even with their sharp senses, no matter what they saw or heard, even their minds were filled with saber lights or saber hums.
The saber lights lined up together, and the saber hums resounded, roaring up and down like surging waves and yet also like rolling thunder.
"Bang!" The First Generation Pce Master of the Martial God Pce raised his hand, and the saber light that he sent out knocked the three Primes into the air.
"Pu ci!" The three Primes all vomited a mouthful of blood, theirplexions turning pallid.
The Deities'' Nation small worlds behind the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign shattered. Miserable cries of many believers echoed in the sky.
A saber wound appeared on the dragon-tattooed chest of the Heaven Punishing Corpse God, whose torso had turned into a vast ocean containing many huge dragons.
That saber wound made it like the vast ocean was split into two, killing countless evil dragons.
The East Mountain Ghost Monarch was in an even sorrier state. He nearly went blind when the scene of hell materialized in his eyes was destroyed, suffering incredibly piercing pain in his eyes.
After sheathing his saber, the Martial God Pce''s First Generation Pce Master turned into a beam of bright light and returned to the Martial God Medallion.
Ying Zongtian waved his hand slightly, and the rapidly spinning Martial God Medallion soonnded back in his hand.
At the side, the Cyclic Astral Lord''s eyes flickered with light. Great desire appeared in their depths. Power surpassing a Prime''s. It turned out that the Martial God Pce''s First Generation Pce Master was so strong.
"Ying Zongtian, what''s going on? Is the Martial God Pce''s First Generation Pce Master an existence surpassing Prime as well?" the Cyclic Astral Lord asked in a rush.
Ying Zongtian shook his head and replied, "No."
"That''s impossible. With such strength, how has he not surpassed Prime?"
Ying Zongtian pointed out, "The Thunder Sovereign does not surpass Prime, either, and he can shake up the entire Kunlun Realm. One need not surpass Prime in order to defeat the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign, the Heaven Punishing Corpse God, and the East Mountain Ghost Monarch. After this is over, I''ll tell you about it in detail. Right now, how about we continue attacking the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign?"
Now, the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign, the Heaven Punishing Corpse God, and the East Mountain Ghost Monarch were injured as well, in worse states than the four of them. If they fought again, they could not end up being suppressed by the Heaven Punishing Corpse God alone, feeling wronged.
"It does not matter. After fighting for so long already, I''m not afraid of fighting a little longer."
"Sure."
Seeing that the Myriad-Law Fiend Master and the Spirit Fox King agreed, the Cyclic Astral Lord had to suppress the doubts in his heart and said, "I have no objections."
"Whoosh!"
The figures of the four shed, instantly charging at the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign, the Heaven Punishing Corpse God, and the East Mountain Ghost Monarch.
"Come, let''s go and help protect Big Brother Xiao Chen as well!"
The figures of Mo Chen, An Junxi, Fang Baiyu, and the others shed, blocking Di Wuque, who was about to attack again.
The remaining cultivators from both the Deity Dao Union''s side and Supreme Sky Sect''s side started fighting in the air again. This chaotic battle was truly endless.
Di Wuque coldly eyed Fang Baiyu, Mo Chen, An Junxi, Yue Bingyun, Shui Lingling, and the other good friends and elders of Xiao Chen. Then he said, "With your strengths, you want to block the current me?"
Fang Baiyu and Jiang Chuan stood at the very front, saying, "Di Wuque, you are now a Martial Emperor, furthermore, one that is already Fourth Heaven. Your future is unlimited. Why must you continue making things difficult for Xiao Chen?"
"Making things difficult for him?"
Di Wuqueughed loudly when he heard this. "When have I ever made things difficult for him? It is he who keeps targeting me. Since the Heavenly Dew Divine Spring at Kunlun Mountain, we have never gotten along. Ultimately, he even killed the woman that I love the most. I cannot swallow this anger!
"If you move aside now, I can spare your lives. Otherwise, don''t me me for making a move and not holding back!"
Mo Chen said angrily, "Don''t push things too far. From the start to the end, Big Brother never intentionally made things difficult for you. How can you say this?"
"You? I know who you are. You are Xiao Chen''s closest confidante. Very well, I will start with you. I will give Xiao Chen have a taste of what it is like to have a loved one die.
"Myriad Heaven Divine Fist, Distant Legend!"
Di Wuque threw a punch, using his most powerful technique. Countless voices resounded, singing paeans of praise for the Deity Race, singing of distant ancient legends.
All the past glory and legends appeared in reality. The world rippled and showed many glorious scenes.
With this punch, Di Wuque brought out an aura that spoke of his tyranny, one that said that the Deity Race reigned supreme in the world.
Di Wuque''s momentum was great. As he charged forward ferociously, he directly tore through Fang Baiyu and Jiang Chuan''s defense, instantly arriving before Mo Chen.
"Die!" Di Wuque shouted ferociously. His fist flickered with golden light. A surging Emperor''s Might spread out endlessly.
Mo Chen felt shocked. In the time it took for a spark to fly, she summoned out the Book of Heavenly Works.
Three hundred different kinds of mes shot out of her body and formed a furnace cauldron for refining, shielding her.
"Bang!" The cauldron protecting Mo Chen shattered immediately into four or five pieces, allowing the fist tond on her body.
Fortunately, at the veryst moment, the Book of Heavenly Works sent out another stream of mes and weakened some of the punch''s might. This protected Mo Chen''s body from shattering immediately; she only went flying and fainted.
"Not dead yet?"
Sensing that Mo Chen was still breathing, Di Wuque frowned slightly, wanting to throw another punch.
"Pa!"
Crackling sounds appeared in the sky. It was An Junxi''s True Dragon Lightning Whip turning into a dragon and sweeping across.
"Insignificant tricks!"
Di Wuque casually grabbed and caught the dragon''s head. Then, he yanked it. The force extended through the True Dragon Lightning Whip and jerked An Junxi forward.
"Shadowless and Windless!"
Despite there clearly being no wind, Di Wuque''s hair started flying about messily. The Wind Shadow Sword in Yue Bingyun''s hand charged over.
"Hiding and sneaking about. Come out here!" Di Wuque shouted. His voice contained incredible, surging Mental Energy. With this shout, he used force to break technique. The sound waves caused Yue Bingyun''s sea of consciousness to roil. Then, she vomited a mouthful of blood and revealed herself.
"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!"
Three arrows flew like meteors. Shui Lingling held up the Emperor Yi Shooting Sun Bow and shot from afar.
Di Wuque smiled in contempt. Then, he punched, using the second move of the Myriad Heaven Divine Fist, Radiance of Deities.
A divine light descended from the sky, encasing Di Wuque. As his hair flew about, he threw a punch from far away.
Exploding sounds rang out. The three arrows shattered in the air. However, the might of the fist light did not decrease at all as it continued towards Shui Lingling and struck the Profound Sun Bird.
These outstanding talents previously could put up a fight against Di Wuque, but now that Di Wuque had advanced to Martial Emperor, they were no match for him at all.
They could not even receive one moveno, half a movefrom him.
At the crucial moment, Fang Baiyu and Jiang Chuan, two Greater Heavenly Martial Emperors, rushed over. Working together, they charged towards Di Wuque.
However, the situation was still not optimistic. In merely three moves, the two Greater Heavenly Martial Emperors showed signs of defeat.
Di Wuque''s strength surpassed expectations. Among Greater Heavenly Martial Emperors, no one was a match for him.
However, right now, there was a chaotic battle going on. All the Sovereign Martial Emperors were involved in arger battle. There were also strong enemies like the three Holy Masters to deal with. No one had the time toe and dy Di Wuque now. Hence, his momentum was unblockable.
On the bloody Emperor''s Road, Xiao Chen''s expression was sullen. He clenched his fists tightly and quickly started running on his Emperor''s Road.
Everywhere he passed, the scarlet pir of light parted the Great Tribtion of wind and fire in two. All the variousbined wind and fire tribtions could not block Xiao Chen''s progress.
Faster, faster! Go faster!
At this moment, Xiao Chen only had one thought. That was to finish walking this Emperor''s Road, which ascended to the sky, as soon as possible and stop the somewhat demented Di Wuque.
If Xiao Chen dyed, he did not know what would happen.
Xiao Chen ran frantically. Soon, only ten steps remained of thest three thousand steps of the total of ten thousand steps.
As long as Xiao Chen took these ten steps, he could push open the Emperor''s Door and forge the Golden Emperor''s Body, advancing to Martial Emperor and ending this chaotic battle.
"Pu ci!"
Just at this moment, Fang Baiyu and Jiang Chuan were both sent flying while vomiting blood at the same time.
When Xiao Chen looked at his surroundings, he saw that none of the people who came to block Di Wuque could remain standing in the air.
Di Wuque revealed a cold smile as his eyes swept across the ground. His gazended on Yue Bingyun, Shui Lingling, Mo Chen, and the other girls, shuttling among them continuously.
Finally, his gaze fixed on the unconscious Mo Chen.
"Di Wuque, don''t you dare!"
Xiao Chen, who had only one final step left on the bloody Emperor''s Road, shouted as he stood high above and turned his head back.
The Emperor''s Door in front was only one step away. However, Mo Chen and the others were ten kilometers below, on the brink of death.
"Haha! Why would I not dare?!" Di Wuque reared his head back andughed, showing not a single care.
On the bloody Emperor''s Road, Xiao Chen''s expression turned extremely sullen. "Di Wuque, I, Xiao Chen, swear to the heavens that I will definitely kill you in this life."
"Even if you can kill me, you will not be able to stop me from killing the people that you care about."
Di Wuqueughed in disdain. He did not care about Xiao Chen''s threat at all. Hended from the sky and flew straight towards Mo Chen.
Di Wuque''s eyes turned cold. At the moment of the Divine Daughter''s death, he had made up his mind to personally kill all of the people that Xiao Chen cared about.
"You are seeking death!" Xiao Chen roared.
Xiao Chen, who was on the Emperor''s Road in the sky, only one step away from the bloody Emperor''s Gate, made a decision that no one expected. He gave up on his Emperor''s Road and directly jumped off.
"Boom!"
The Emperor''s Road shattered and turned into fresh blood, dyeing the sky even redder than the setting sun, looking even more poignant.
Chapter 1389: Unprecedented Path; Unpredictable
Chapter 1389: Unprecedented Path; Unpredictable
The ten thousand steps shattered, turning into dense blood clouds and spreading in the sky.
No one expected such a scene. Since ancient times, no one had ever done such a thing, taking the initiative to give up on the veryst step, when one was just one step away from the Emperor''s Door.
Under the blood clouds, everyone in the chaotic battle showed shocked and startled expressions, all of them stunned silly.
However, no one noticed that the instant the Emperor''s Road crumbled, the color of the bloody Emperor''s Door faded as if blood had washed off. The Emperor''s Door turned purple and transformed into a beam of light that entered Xiao Chen''s body.
All everyone saw was the bloody road crumbling and the blooding off, dyeing the sky. However, no one noticed that the instant the blood was gone, the Emperor''s Door revealed its true form and entered Xiao Chen''s body.
Xiao Chen, who was currently in a rage, felt something appear in his Heart of an Emperor.
However, at this moment, he could not be bothered with it, nor did he have the time to.
Holding the Lunar Shadow Saber, he descended from the sky.
Di Wuque, who was about to attack Mo Chen, turned his head back and happened to see the Emperor''s Road crumble and turn into a sea of blood. The scene of the blood flowing back into the sky stunned him.
"Swish! Swish!"
Chants for purifying resounded in the sky. The dense blood clouds gave off cries of pain and misery.
The sea of blood surged, and thousands upon thousands of malicious spirits and evil ghosts appeared in it, looking very horrifying. These were sins. However, how many sins did one have tomit to materialize such a vast and boundless sea of blood like this?
Ying Zongtian and the others showed great changes in their expressions when they saw this scene.
At this moment, everyone felt that there was something wrong with this bloody Emperor''s Road. The color of blood was an ominous sign in the first ce. It appearing on one''s Emperor''s Road was a very bad sign. It was hard to imagine what Xiao Chen would be like had he pushed open such an Emperor''s Door and absorbed so much sin.
The shattering of this Emperor''s Road resulted in these sins being unable to hide any longer. Now, theypletely revealed themselves. The evil aura filling the sky startled even the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign.
"No wonder his Emperor''s Road is a bloody Emperor''s Road. It turns out that there is so much sin."
"That''s not right. He is a quasi-Emperor. No matter what, there is no way he could umte so much sin. Even if he were a Prime, it would be very difficult to umte this much sin. What''s going on?"
"The Azure Emperor!"
"It can only be because of the Azure Emperor. He is the Azure Emperor''s descendant. He must have inherited the Azure Emperor''s sins as well."
"That''s right. It can only be the Azure Emperor. That''s the only way he could have umted so much sin. This is too frightening. Fortunately, he did not push open the Emperor''s Door. If he had, he would have be someone even more terrifying than the Azure Emperor."
When the many Primes and Martial Emperors saw the sins covering the sky, they felt a chill run down their backs, and their scalps went numb.
Ignoring how these Martial Emperors and Primes felt, after the initial shock, Di Wuque startedughing.
Heughed very carefreely, his eyes filled with mockery. "Xiao Chen, you are truly reckless. Great! Great! Great! Many thanks to you for giving me the chance to personally take my revenge.
"Myriad Heaven Divine Fist, Deities Descending!"
Di Wuque threw a punch, executing the most tyrannical move of the Myriad Heaven Divine Fist, Deities Descending. Instantly, his aura soared, and hisbat prowess increased tenfold.
His hair flew about, every strand releasing golden light.
"Myriad Heaven Divine Fist, Deities Descending!"
Xiao Chen, who was still descending and have yet to reach the ground, executed Deities Descending as well, not showing any change in expression or any fear.
Xiao Chen''s Vital Qi had reached one hundred Dragon Force already. Furthermore, his physical body had undergone nine improvements on the Emperor''s Road, and he had also experienced a nirvanic rebirth through the Udumbara Flower.
Now, Xiao Chen''s Vital Qi reached five hundred Dragon Force. With tenfoldbat prowess, that was five thousand Dragon Force.
Instantly, soaring dragons roared ferociously behind Xiao Chen, causing the sky to change color.
Although this was far fromparable to the Heaven Punishing Corpse God''s ten thousand dragons soaring with a casual strike, it was alreadyparable to the peak strike of a Greater Heavenly Martial Emperor.
"Bang!"
The two fists collided. Di Wuque was a powerful genius who was a Fourth Heaven Martial Emperor. At first, he held a great advantage. It looked like he would send Xiao Chen flying.
However, at the crucial moment, the Emperor''s Door in Xiao Chen''s body suddenly cracked open and released surging energy.
Di Wuque went flying back like a sandbag, not even having time to grunt in pain.
Xiao Chen could not be bothered with the flying Di Wuque. He quicklynded beside Mo Chen and checked her injuries. Only then did he rx his sullen expression somewhat and release his bated breath.
Yue Bingyun, Xiao Bai, Shui Lingling and the others were all lying on the ground in different directions, unable to move and severely injured. They were weakened and in incredibly sorry states.
When Xiao Chen looked up at the even more distant ces, he saw the entire Meteor Trail City covered in corpses of cultivators.
The pits in the area were even filled with blood, forming manykes of blood with countless corpses floating in them.
Xiao Chen looked up at the inverse sea of blood in the sky. With the purifying of the chanting, the countless sins shrieked painfully.
For a moment, he felt grateful and suddenly very tired.
In Xiao Chen''s life, he had no regrets. He held a clear conscience towards heaven, the world, and himself. However, if given another chance, he would absolutely not step onto his Emperor''s Road. If it was only for the sake of attaining his dream but resulted in the sacrifice of so many people, what was the point of being a Martial Emperor?
"Little Three, take them away."
After a long time, Xiao Chen spoke with fatigue in his voice. Little Three could sense his depression.
Without saying anything else, Little Three came out of the Three Life Mirror. Her figure flickered as she executed her Minor Universe Movement. With a few shes, she brought Mo Chen, Yue Bingyun, Xiao Bai, and the others out of Meteor Trail City.
Xiao Chen slowly stood up and looked forward. Ten kilometers away, in a dense cloud of dust, Di Wuque crawled back to his feet.
"Boom!"
Once Di Wuque regained his feet, his aura burst out ferociously, scattering all the dust.
"It''s impossible. I am already a Fourth Heaven Martial Emperor. Among Greater Heavenly Martial Emperors, I am unrivaled. How am I still weaker than you?!"
Di Wuque went somewhat crazy. He threw three punches, and divine chains appeared in the air, rushing towards Xiao Chen.
This was the Chains of Deities of the Myriad Heaven Divine Fist, which was used to lock down a target. However, in Di Wuque''s hands, the sealing technique of this Fist Technique was replete with killing Qi.
"wless Saber Technique, Dragon Subduing Stance!"
Xiao Chen soared into the air and used his energy to materialize dragons. Instantly, five hundred huge dragons flew out, looking berserk and unparalleled.
At the same time, his surging Mental Energy entered the dragons, bringing them to life instantly,pleting them.
Immediately, the five hundred True Dragons under Xiao Chen''s feet bared fangs and ws. Boundless Dragon Qi poured into his body.
Using the aura of the five hundred True Dragons, Xiao Chen sent out three saber strikes. The divine chains flying towards him broke and faded out of existence.
Di Wuque''s strength soared, reaching Fourth Heaven Martial Emperor. However, Xiao Chen had undergone a nirvanic rebirth and walked more than nine thousand steps of his Emperor''s Road. Xiao Chen was equally incredible.
"Myriad Heaven Divine Fist, Eternal Myth!"
Di Wuque threw another punch, and the huge image of an ancient divine being materialized behind him. This huge image also punched at Xiao Chen.
This divine being was more than three kilometers tall. It exuded Divine Might, appearing like it truly existed.
It did not fluster Xiao Chen. He likewise executed Eternal Myth. However, the image that appeared behind him was that of himself.
Both were Eternal Myths, but they took different paths. In a moment, they shed head-on with each other.
The moment they collided, the divine being behind Di Wuque shattered. Di Wuque vomited blood and was knocked back; he was in disbelief.
"It looks like you still don''t understand. How can there be anything like a divine being in this world? Only one''s self is the truest existence."
Xiao Chen withdrew his fist. As he held the Lunar Shadow Saber, he walked forward, step by step.
He had not advanced to Martial Emperor yet. However, his aura firmly suppressed Di Wuque.
"Bang! Bang! Bang!"
The two exchanged another three moves. Di Wuque lost in every exchange. With every punch, he was severely injured. After the three moves, Xiao Chen kicked him into the air, injuring him so badly that he could no longer get up.
"What''s going on? Xiao Chen clearly has not advanced to Martial Emperor yet. Why is he still stronger than Wuque?!"
The Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign was somewhat flustered. He had thought that when Xiao Chen went to seek trouble for Di Wuque, Xiao Chen was just courting trouble for himself and would suffer a ruthless lesson.
However, the reality was that Xiao Chenpletely overwhelmed Di Wuque, treating Di Wuque like a sandbag.
"Pu ci!" Xiao Chen, who was walking forward, suddenly vomited a mouthful of blood. Hisplexion turned ashen. Fire burned in his body from the inside out. A strong wind howled, fanning this fire into even greater ferocity.
Xiao Chen''s Emperor''s Road had broken. The rebound from his Great Tribtion of wind and fire arrived. This was a process that every cultivator who failed the tribtion had to experience.
If one managed to survive, one would be a half-step Martial Emperor. If not, one would be burned alive.
However, Xiao Chen''s situation was rather special. He had taken a path that no one had taken before.
Chapter 1390: Worldly Relationships Are Best Known by Personal Experience
Chapter 1390: Worldly Rtionships Are Best Known by Personal Experience
"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!"
Four figures descended from the sky. Ying Zongtian and the other three Primes immediately came to protect Xiao Chen.
On the other side, the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign also descended to protect Di Wuque.
The two sides faced each other. Ying Zongtian looked at the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign and said, "Qitian, it is time to end this conflict. Or do you still wish to eradicate my Supreme Sky Sect?"
The Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign smiled faintly and said, "There''s no need. You already lost. The moment Xiao Chen jumped down, the end was already decided. Hand over the Martial God Medallion, and the Deity Dao Union''s cultivators will immediately withdraw. Otherwise, this will not end."
The Vermilion Bird Holy Master stepped forward and said, "Ying Zongtian, it is best that you do not keep what does not belong to you. Otherwise, the disaster of today will happen again, all because of your greed!"
"Quickly hand over the Martial God Medallion. We really are ashamed for you. From the very start, you were just protecting a demonic sinner. However, what''s funnier is that this demon jumped off by himself in the end, destroying his own future!"
The three Holy Masters stepped forward and mocked coldly, demanding Ying Zongtian surrender the Martial God Medallion.
A cold smile hung on Ying Zongtian''s face. He said, "Funny? Me being greedy? If not for the Thunder Sovereign asking me repeatedly, I, Ying Zongtian, would not have epted this hot potato. Let me tell you this: the Thunder Sovereign begged me to take it. Since I already agreed, I will not disappoint the Thunder Sovereign."
The Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign said, "In that case, it looks like there is no more need to talk. Ying Zongtian, the Deity Dao Union will return in half a month. At that time, I hope you will still be lucky and can mount a defense."
"Dang! Dang! Dang!"
At this moment, a resonant bell tolled in the surroundings, solemn and stirring, conveying an indescribable charm as the sound spread through the ce.
The moment this bell spoke, the few Primes present all showed great changes in their expressions.
The Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign looked into the distance and muttered, "Kunlun Mountain''s Sky Fixing Bell has not rung for more than ten thousand years. What in the world happened?"
The Kunlun Mountain was the center of the entire Kunlun Realm. The Sky Fixing Bell hanging at the middle of the mountain originated from the Immortal Epoch. Only when special major matters happened would the bell resound throughout the Kunlun Realm.
Actually, to be more specific, the Sky Fixing Bell only rang when there were serious major matters rting to the Deep Abyss Demonic World''s Demons.
Suddenly, five huge images appeared in the clouds above the sky. Every one of these images came from a different race: the Deity Race, the Fiend Race, the Ghost Race, the Corpse Race, and the human race.
If one sensed carefully, one would discover that the auras of these images were that of Ninth Heaven Sovereign Martial Emperors at the very peak, only a small step away from Prime.
These five old men lived for an unknown length of time; they all looked incredibly aged. When Ying Zongtian, the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign, and the other Primes saw these old men, they are showed respectful expressions.
Clearly, these five old men were seniors of extremely high status in the various races.
"The Deep Abyss Demonic World''s Demons are attacking the Astral Battlefield in full force. Would all Primes please head quickly for Kunlun Mountain? All of you are to be present!" The five old men spoke at the same time; their voices resonated with each other, making their loud voices deafening.
However, what was more shocking was the information that these old men gave: the Deep Abyss Demonic World''s Demons were attacking in full force.
All the Martial Emperors and Primes sensed the gravity of this matter. The Astral Battlefield was the frontline of the Kunlun Realm''s defense against the Deep Abyss Demonic World''s Demons.
Once the Demons upied the Astral Battlefield and gained some time to stabilize themselves, they would tear through the barrier of the sky and attack in full force.
That would be an extinction-level disaster. In the past Demonic Cmities, the Demons used the spatial tears between the two realms to enter and could not send that many.
No matter what, the Astral Battlefield had to be defended.
Compared to that, the battle and conflicts here had to be put aside.
"Indeed, that group of Demon Monarchs really chose this time to make their move." The Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign snorted coldly and said, "Let''s go!"
After that, the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign ordered the entire Deity Dao Union to withdraw. Then, he rushed to Kunlun Mountain together with the Heaven Punishing Corpse God and the East Mountain Ghost Monarch.
The army of the Deity Dao Union retreated like the receding tide. The three Holy Masters were dissatisfied with this, but before the greater picture, no matter how dissatisfied they were, they had no other choice.
Ying Zongtian turned his head and took a look. Xiao Chen, who suffered from the bacsh of his Great Tribtion of wind and fire, had already copsed, his fate uncertain.
Ying Zongtian quickly rushed over and checked Xiao Chen''s injuries. Then, he let go. Even so, he continued frowning heavily.
"How is it? Did that little fellow survive?" the Myriad-Law Fiend Master asked in his aged voice, showing some kindness and pity in his tone.
Ying Zongtian nodded and replied, "He survived and is still breathing. However, I do not know when he will wake up. The hidden injuries he previously had are gone. However, he did not condense the Emperor''s Soul. He will never advance to Martial Emperor in this life."
After the Cyclic Astral Lord heard this, he snorted coldly and left alone without saying anything.
The other three Primes found his behavior somewhat strange, but they were aware of what the Cyclic Astral Lord was like, so they did not find this overly strange.
"I hope he can take this blow. Actually, we should have thought about this long ago. Blood rain falling from the sky, a bloody road ascending to the sky, these were all ominous signs. We should not have let him step onto his Emperor''s Road from the very start." The Spirit Fox King sighed. His tone was filled with worry.
Ying Zongtian rxed his frown. He said softly, "The matters of the world are like chess, unfathomable and unpredictable. Xiao Chen might be blessed as a result of this disaster. Since ancient times, no one has ever dared to jump off their Emperor''s Road. Now that I think about it, why can we not jump off? We all obediently finished walking our Emperor''s Road, but which of us managed to surpass Prime?
"This is a time where the Martial Dao is in decline. We have to do the unexpected, not take the regr route. Otherwise, we will just keep extending the old path."
The Spirit Fox King exchanged nces with the Myriad-Law Fiend Master and shook his head slightly. However, he did not dare to agree or disagree with Ying Zongtian.
The Myriad-Law Fiend Master said, "It is good that he survived. This little fellow is truly loyal to his friends. We have put too much responsibility on him. Let him rest now. It''s good to be just an ordinary person. It''s time for us to go."
"Right, it''s time to go."
The three Primes stood up one after another and headed for the Kunlun Mountain. They definitely needed to discuss the Deep Abyss Demonic World''s Demons attacking the Astral Battlefield in full force.
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On the Yellow Springs Road in the Ghost Domain, in the ck-and-white sea of bitterness that Xiao Chen once visited, a head had appeared on the headless K?itigarbha Bodhisattva at some point in time.
The K?itigarbha Bodhisattva slowly closed his eyes and muttered, "What a pity, what a pity. He actually jumped off at the crucial step. Otherwise, after he became covered in sin and this bodhisattva refined him, I would have been able to charge out of this abandonednd."
While the K?itigarbha Bodhisattva spoke, countless aggrieved spirits in the sea of bitterness turned into beams of white light as he performed some hand motions, the beams charging to the juncture of the head and body at the neck.
There was a huge wound there with blood flowing out like a fountain. The white light flew over continuously, working to heal the wound and looking utterly inadequate.
However, no matter what, that horrifying wound still healed, albeit at a pace too slow to be visible, its edges slowly fusing together.
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Outside of Meteor Trail City, after all the Primes left, Chu Chaoyun and Leng Yue cautiously walked out of a spatial tear.
Chu Chaoyun said, "Do you now know why I did not want you to make a move?"
However, Leng Yue appeared as if she did not hear him. She wondered softly, "If it were me, would he have jumped down without a care for anything else as well?"
When Chu Chaoyun heard this, he could not help smiling bitterly. At this moment, the Demon Monarch Leng Yue was actually thinking about this.
"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!"
The various Holy Masters of the Heavenly Starry Ocean descended from the sky. When they saw the unconscious Xiao Chen, their expressions turnedplicated, and they sighed. Then, they left after shaking their heads.
After the many Martial Emperors descended and took a look, they no longer showed any more care, directly leaving the ce.
No matter how strong Xiao Chen was, even if he defeated Di Wuque, in the crowd''s eyes, he was merely so-so. He no longer had any room for improvement. As for Di Wuque, after his cultivation stabilized and improved, he would only leave Xiao Chen far behind.
This also went for all the outstanding talents of the Kunlun Realm. After they cleared their Great Tribtions of wind and fire, their aplishments would be cemented in ce.
The number of people who surpassed Xiao Chen would continuously increase. The legend of the Azure Dragon King would disappear.
Many people came and left immediately, showing no intent to remain.
Only the thirteen Great Bandits of the ck Sea picked up the unconscious Xiao Chen without saying a word after theynded, preparing to send Xiao Chen back to Heavenly Star Ind.
Just like how one learned how hot or cold the temperature of water was only when they drank it, only at this moment could one see who Xiao Chen''s true friends were.
Chapter 1391: How Long Was Five Years and How Short Was Five Years?
Chapter 1391: How Long Was Five Years and How Short Was Five Years?
The matters of the world were like chess, unfathomable and unpredictable.
Now, five years had passed since the Azure Dragon King Xiao Chen startled the entire Kunlun Realm by jumping off his Emperor''s Road during his Great Tribtion of wind and fire.
In the long lives of the Kunlun Realm''s cultivators, five years was merely a quick sh. Some cultivators might even spend five years in one go in closed-door cultivation. Not too much change would happen in five years for five years was simply too short.
However, while five years was short, it was also rather long.
The Kunlun Continent roiled like a gathering storm in these five years. Many changes happened. Outstanding talents from various ces stepped into the limelight continuously, making the ce incredibly bustling.
After Di Wuque advanced to Martial Emperor, he progressed quickly, leading the outstanding talents and cultivating all the way until Sixth Heaven Martial Emperor beforeing to a stop.
The outstanding talents of the various races advanced to Martial Emperor one after another. All sorts of legendary Emperor''s Roads kept appearing, giving chase to Di Wuque.
There were even well-known talents who were not inferior to Di Wuque. The moment they advanced to Martial Emperor, their strength soared rapidly.
There were also some who were unknown before they advanced to Martial Emperor. After advancing, they showed off their strength and overwhelming Luck, bbergasting everyone.
The Martial Dao''s golden age, which was anticipated twenty years ago, finally arrived after these five years.
The racespeted with each other. A great age of shining stars had arrived. Even Di Wuque did not have the strength to stand at the absolute forefront in this age.
However, with the arrival of a great age woulde a great cmity.
The predictions came to pass. Five years after that horrible battle, the Astral Battlefield still fell in the end. The Kunlun Realm lost the frontlines against the Demon Races.
However, it was still fine. That battle resulted in the Deep Abyss Demonic World''s Demons understanding the Kunlun Realm''s hidden trump cards better. Although they managed to conquer the Astral Battlefield, they also suffered heavy losses and did not dare to initiate another all-out attack.
Now, one should not be surprised at the sight of Demon cultivators in the Kunlun Continent; this was already something very ordinary.
With the Astral Battlefield as their forward operating base, it was simply too easy for Demon experts toe to the Kunlun Realm. The major characters could not be bothered about this. As long as the Demons did not initiate arge-scale attack, the few Primes had no interest in handling these scattered Demon cultivators.
While this was a great age, it was also a chaotic agethe best kind of age. All sorts of outstanding talents emerged in great numbers. Powerful treasures appeared continuously in various forbiddennds.
This was also the worst kind of age. The Deep Abyss Demonic World''s Demons held the initiative. The shadow of a Ten Thousand Year Demonic Cmity hung over everyone like a sharp sword.
The Kunlun Realm and the Demonic World could erupt in a great war at any moment. There would not be any victory or loss in this war, only life and death. Death brought great blows to both sides, threatening them with a bitter disaster.
As for the Azure Dragon King Xiao Chen, the rumors about him were numerous at the start.
Some said that Xiao Chen burned to death from the rebound of the Great Tribtion of wind and fire, and not even his corpse remained. Some said that he managed to survive but was stuck at half-step Martial Emperor for life with his cultivation falling by fifty percent.
Some said that Xiao Chen''s cultivation was crippled and that he was now an ordinary person.
There were all sorts of stories. However, as time went by and with the arrival of this golden age, the world slowly forgot Xiao Chen, who had not shown himself for a very long time.
After the various outstanding talents advanced to Martial Emperor and became more famous, they forgot about that legendary character from three years ago.
How long was five years and how short was five years? During these five years, the world changed too much, simply too much.
Heavenly Starry Ocean, Western Sea, Heavenly Star Ind, Heavenly Dragon City:
With the passage of five years, Heavenly Dragon City was now finished. Its city walls were tall and majestic. It looked impressive and was extraordinarily prosperous. It did not go into decline because of the Azure Dragon King Xiao Chen. Instead, its rate of development sped up.
Heavenly Dragon City now rivaled Bright Moon City.
However, the one that left the deepest impression in this city was the City Lord Mo Chen, as well as its group of dazzling Vice City Lords.
Two years ago, Mo Chen cleared her Great Tribtion of wind and fire, advancing to Martial Emperor.
On that day, great mes zed, spreading throughout the entire sky. A nine-thousand-step Holy Fire Emperor''s Road that was in no way inferior to Di Wuque''s nine-colored Emperor''s Road.
After Mo Chen removed her veil, everyone was startled. City Lord Mo Chen, who kept her face covered all the time, was actually a great beauty on par with Yue Bingyun, both of them possessing their own particr charm.
Although the Azure Dragon King did not advance to Martial Emperor, after Mo Chen, his good friends in the Dragon''s GateYue Chenxi, Gong Yangyu, Lan Tianji, Xiao Yu, and the other elders of the Dragon''s Gateall seeded in their tribtions one after another.
Also, the Lunar Pce''s former Holy Daughter, Yue Bingyun, usually stayed at Heavenly Dragon City. Two great beauties of the Kunlun Realm gathered at Heavenly Dragon City.
The reputation of a person was like the shadow of a tree. Therger a tree, the more it could cover. Likewise, one''s reputation allowed one more influence.
Under the lead of Xiao Chen''s good friends and confidants, the Dragon''s Gate''s reputation grew. It even seemed like it would be the center of the entire oceanic world.
Be it the various Holy Lands of the Heavenly Starry Ocean, the ck Sea, the Storm Sea or the Ice Sea, the various peak sects all had branches in Heavenly Dragon City.
Heavenly Star Ind was still the same ind as before; Heavenly Dragon City was still that same city. However, no one had mentioned the Azure Dragon King Xiao Chen''s name for a long time already.
On this particr day, in the hall of the most bustling inn of Heavenly Dragon City, many cultivators discussed thetest news with gusto.
"Did you hear? Chu Yang, the Cyclic Astral Pce''s Holy Son, defeated three outstanding Demon talents in the heart of the ocean. Even when fighting against three alone, he managed to kill his opponents. This is going to boost our Heavenly Starry Ocean''s reputation."
"After the Holy Son Chu Yang advanced to Martial Emperor, he kept getting stronger. I heard that he is already as strong as a Fifth Heaven Martial Emperor!"
"This golden age really makes one sigh. These outstanding talents all undergo at least two lightning tribtions immediately after pushing open their Emperor''s Door. All of them have overwhelming Luck, and their cultivations are quite terrifying. Just cultivating for one year is equivalent to ten or twenty years of bitter cultivation of the older generation."
"There is nothing to sigh at. This is a golden age. With the care of the Heavenly Dao, everything is possible. If these outstanding talents were not this strong, how would they contend against those royal n outstanding talents of the Demonic World?"
"That''s true. The Demon cultivators are getting increasingly arrogant. Now, they are already openly killing people in the Kunlun Realm."
"This has been the case since ancient times. The most glorious age has always been the most chaotic age. If the world is not chaotic, how can there be heroes?"
"That''s right. It''s only too bad that we do not have good Luck. Otherwise, we would be able to kill Demons in this chaotic age and gain fame for ourselves."
There were various conversations in the hall, all of them discussing the Holy Son Chu Yang''s glorious exploits as well as the Demon cultivators that appeared in the Kunlun Realm.
When the topic shifted to the Demon cultivators, the discussions in the hall immediately reached a fever pitch.
Now, when people mentioned Demons, their expressions changed. In the past, they would only hear of Demon cultivators in legends. Demons would be seen only in the various great forbiddennds. asionally, there would be stories of Demon experts killing Kunlun Realm cultivators or humiliating them.
Now, when encountering the Demons, the Kunlun Realm cultivators of the various races would put aside their grudges and work together against themon enemy.
Chu Yang''s ability to kill three Demon experts so easily helped this group of ordinary cultivators vent their frustrations.
"Humph!"
Just as the discussion reached its climax, a person arrived at the top of the staircase and snorted coldly, radiating coldness from his body.
Together with this coldness, extremely terrifying Demonic Qi came from this person. The bustling hall immediately fell silent; no one said another word.
A careful look would find a purple mark on this person''s foreheadthe mark of the royal n in the Demonic World.
The hearts of the cultivators in the hall sank right away. Unexpectedly, a Demon royal n expert was staying in this inn.
As this person sauntered down and took in the silent hall, an expression of disdain shed in his eyes.
"The ignorant are innocent. Only trash like you would dare to boast so loudly, speaking so arrogantly. If all the so-called Holy Sons of your Heavenly Starry Ocean stood before me, Feng Ziyi, they would not dare to say such words. Bunch of trash!"
"Feng Ziyi! It''s him. He is a royal n outstanding talent of the Deep Abyss Demonic World''s Winged Demon''s line. In the past few years, he has killed several Martial Emperors of our Kunlun Realm. Even the Heavenly Province Academy''s Holy Son fell at his hands."
"We are in trouble now. How did such a pestilence appear here?"
When the cultivators in the hall heard Feng Ziyi''s name, they started muttering to themselves. They no longer dared to raise their heads to size up this person lest they attract trouble to themselves.
"Hehe! Feng Ziyi, what a familiar name. I recall such a person now. You came to visit the Dragon''s Gate three times before, wanting to find the Azure Dragon King Xiao Chen to fight him, to wash away the humiliation of the past. In the end, you always failed to meet with the Azure Dragon King, and Heavenly Dragon City''s City Lord would defeat you. What''s wrong? Are you here to embarrass yourself again?"
Just then, a voice speakingzily rang out from the second floor,ing at an untimely moment.
Chapter 1392: Seeking the Dao Alone
Chapter 1392: Seeking the Dao Alone
The atmosphere in the inn immediately chilled further because of those words.
Feng Ziyi quickly raised his head and saw a man holding a wine cup on the second floor. There was a saber casually ced at the side of the table. This man smiled at him without a care.
"The Northern Sea Alliance''s Young Alliance Chief, Ye Chen!"
Upon seeing this person''s appearance, someone immediately recognized him. Ye Chen was one of the influential people of the Heavenly Starry Ocean in the recent few years. He advanced to Martial Emperor much earlier, and the instant he pushed open his Emperor''s Door, he underwent two lightning tribtions.
Now, three years after his advancement, he was already a Fourth Heaven Martial Emperor. Furthermore, he was a peak desman himself. Hisbat prowess was extremely incredible.
"Do you wish to die?"
Feng Ziyi spoke with an extremely cold voice, his tone replete with murderous intent.
Ye Chen''s lips curled up in a faint smile. "Others might fear you Demonic World royal n disciples, but I, Ye Chen, am not afraid. Am I not speaking the truth? Furthermore, among the royal n disciples, you, Feng Ziyi, are just a bottom feeder."
"Whoosh!"
Right after Ye Chen spoke, a purple wind blew at him as fast as lightning.
"Bang! Bang! Bang!" Everywhere the purple wind blew, the dishes on the tables shattered into dust. The strong wind was like a saber; bloody wounds appeared on the faces of the cultivators around the tables.
"How quick!" Exmations rang out in the hall in startlement at the speed.
"Good timing!"
Ye Chenughed loudly and pped the table ferociously with his hand. "Pa!" The table shattered into thousands of pieces. The splinters were like knives as they shot out.
"Ding! Ding! Dang! Dang!"
The purple wind weaved between the splinters of the table, giving off nging sounds as though a sword was shing with a saber.
Strong energy swept through the ce, and a saber intent poured into the surroundings, both incredibly berserk. Only now did the cultivators watching realize that every splinter contained Ye Chen''s unparalleled saber intent.
Each one of those thousand pieces was a killing move.
It looked like a simple sh, but killing intent actually already filled the ce. It was a dangerous situation. If one were not careful, one would be immediately defeated.
Feng Ziyi was also truly exceptional. In merely two breaths, he shattered all the splinters containing saber intent.
"This ce is too small. Let''s go out and fight. This little lord cannot stand Demon cultivators being arrogant!"
Ye Chenughed loudly, soaring into the air while grasping his saber. His figure nimbly went out the window of the inn.
"Whoosh!" Feng Ziyi''s figure followed. Most people could not even see his figure, only a shadow following after.
"Let''s go, quickly. A battle between the Northern Sea Alliance''s Young Alliance Chief and a Demonic World royal n outstanding talent is something we have to watch!"
The crowded hall immediately emptied out. Several cultivators took the opportunity to leave without paying their bills. This angered the owner of the inn so much that he kept cursing nonstop.
Ye Chen and Feng Ziyi, two characters that feared nothing, fought in the busy street.
However, their strengths were about equal. Neither could quickly defeat the other.
Feng Ziyi held the advantage in speed, so incredibly fast that he caught people off guard, not even letting them clearly see his shadow.
Ye Chen excelled at technique. He directly extended his Saber Domain and forcefully slowed down Feng Ziyi.
Ye Chen''s Martial Techniques were broad and vast, covering arge area with each swing. Since he could not clearly see his opponent, he was more unrestrained. All he needed to do was figure out the rough position of the other party.
As the two shed, they fought to their heart''s content. However, it caused problems for the hawkers with stalls at the sides and the passersby.
"Hahaha! If that is all the strength you have, no wonder you embarrassed yourself all three times you came to the Dragon''s Gate."
When Ye Chen spoke, he did not hold back at all, not giving Feng Ziyi any face and continuously mocking him.
Feng Ziyi felt very frustrated. Several times he almost could not refrain from releasing his innate Martial Technique that came from his royal bloodline.
"How long are they going to keep fighting? We can''t run our business."
"Why is the Dragon''s Gate''s Law Enforcement Unit not here yet?"
"Even if theye, what can they do? These two people are major characters with incredible backgrounds. Even the older-generation Martial Emperors can''t suppress them. If not for the restrictions in the city, these two would have destroyed half the street already."
The guests watched happily, but the hawkers felt very bitter and depressed.
"Fighting in Heavenly Dragon City is prohibited. If you cannot ept this, the Dragon''s Gate will deal with you ording to the rules."
Just at this moment, a voice came from the distance. The clear voice contained undeniable might.
"The City Lord is here!"
"The City Lord is finally here. Things are going to be fine now."
After hearing this voice, some people immediately cheered in joy. The cultivators watching the excitement looked quickly towards that voice.
All of them wanted to see how pretty this legendary beauty of a City Lord was.
The two in the intense fight were currently fighting to their heart''s content and unwilling to stop, so they ignored this voice.
"Bang!"
Then, a me even more intense than the sunnded right between Ye Chen and Feng Ziyi. There was a loud sound as the me burst. With the strong explosion, the two had to stop fighting.
However, that was not all. The instant light red, a flickering white figure threw two palm strikes.
Ye Chen and Feng Ziyi both moved to defend themselves but still got struck. Blood leaked out of the corners of their lips as they went flying back.
"Hehe! Elder Sister Mo Chen, after two years of separation, you have be more powerful."
Ye Chen wiped the blood off his lips and watched as the mes scattered. The light illuminated the fairy-like Mo Chen as he smiled without a care.
As for Feng Ziyi, he did not dare to show his temper after receiving this palm strike; he circted his energy to treat himself.
"How pretty! No wonder the Azure Dragon King was willing to jump off his Emperor''s Road for her. If it were me, I would jump too."
"Scram. Not just anyone can have City Lord Mo serve as their protector. Furthermore, back then, the Azure Dragon King did not jump off his Emperor''s Road just for the City Lord."
"Tut! What is the point of being so loyal? If it were me, I would not have jumped. If he had not jumped, he would not be in such a sorry state. Now, almost everyone has forgotten even his name."
"That''s true. A moment of rashness, and blood stained the sky. It looked like loyalty, but he failed to live up to expectations. He even had so many Holy Masters protecting him, as well as a group of Martial Emperors who fell."
That one jump was very shocking. Even after five years, when the Azure Dragon King''s name was almost forgotten, Xiao Chen''s final action on the Emperor''s Road was still bruited about.
The unveiled Mo Chen was so pretty that no one dared to look directly at her. Her title of the top beauty in the Cloud Sea Domain was well-deserved.
After advancing to Martial Emperor, she gained a certain charm, exuding a sense of holiness that could not be profaned.
"Feng Ziyi, what are you back here for?" Mo Chen demanded coldly with a frown as she looked at the Winged Demon.
Feng Ziyi replied indifferently, "I''m here for Xiao Chen. Back in the Sky Dome Realm, I swore that I would definitely fight him again after I advanced to Martial Emperor."
Mo Chen turned her head and asked Ye Chen, "What about you?"
Ye Chen replied with a smile, "What a coincidence! I''m here to look for Brother Xiao Chen as well."
Mo Chen said calmly, "I already said this before. Big Brother Xiao Chen is not in Heavenly Dragon City. Three years ago, he left after I advanced to Martial Emperor and has not returned even until today."
"Before I see Xiao Chen, I, Feng Ziyi, absolutely will not give up. I will definitelye back after one year."
Having said that, Feng Ziyi turned into a gust of strong wind and disappeared without a trace.
When the crowd dispersed, Ye Chen returned to the City Lord''s Residence with Mo Chen. He asked, "City Lord Mo, now that there are no outsiders, please tell me where Brother Xiao Chen is now. I have something that I need to discuss with him."
Mo Chen stopped in her tracks when she heard this, aplicated expression on her pretty face. After a while, she sighed and said, "I do not know where he is, either. Before he left, he only said a few words to me."
"What words?" Ye Chen asked out of curiosity.
"That he will naturally appear again when he finds his own Dao, and that we do not need to worry," Mo Chen replied softly.
She still vividly remembered the scene of their parting. After Xiao Chen personally saw her remove her veil, he, who had been silent for two years, revealed a rare smile and spoke.
Those were very precious words, but they were words of separation.
Mo Chen believed that if not for Xiao Chen wanting to see her advance to Martial Emperor, he would have left much earlier.
However, it had been three years, and there had been no news of him at all. Since he had not returned, did it mean that he had not found his Dao yet?
Chapter 1394: Bloody Graveyard
Chapter 1394: Bloody Graveyard
Where was Xiao Chen? What was his Dao?
No one knew and few cared. Aside from Xiao Chen''s close friends, in such an age, who would remember the unparalleledly sharp Azure Dragon King who suppressed all the Kunlun Realm''s younger generation to the point of being unable to raise their head?
In the vast Tianwu Domain of the Kunlun Continent, just the south had eighteen provinces. Just one province would be asrge as the entire Great Qin Nation of the Sky Dome Realm.
Previously, the Supreme Sky Province had been the most bustling and flourishing of the eighteen southern provinces.
However, the huge battle the Deity Dao Union waged against the Supreme Sky Sect reduced the Supreme Sky Province to a wastnd. Many mountains and rivers changed. Tall mountains became nds. Cities turned to deste ins, ins into deserts.
The many aggrieved spirits of those who died in the war frequently wandered this wastnd. No matter how one looked at it, this ce was not suitable for long-term habitation.
After the war, Ying Zongtian used his supreme strength to raise the entire Supreme Sky City into the air, relocating the sect and leaving Supreme Sky Province. After not being inhabited for a long time, this wastnd turned even more deste.
What had once been Meteor Trail City was now a graveyard with arge number of Martial Emperors buried there, as well as many quasi-Emperors and Martial Sages.
There were people from all five major races: the human race, the Fiend Race, the Ghost Race, the Corpse Race, and the Deity Race. All of them left countless corpses here.
This was the only ce in the entire Supreme Sky Province where there were any people. There would regrly be friends, rtives, and disciplesing to pay their respects.
The sky of Meteor Trail City was scarlet all the time, making the ce dim and dark. asionally, a flock of Blood Crows flew by in the sky. Rumor had it that these were formed by the sins of the Azure Dragon King Xiao Chen.
Those who came to pay their respects had to be careful. These Blood Crows were extremely dangerous. After encountering them, even Greater Heavenly Martial Emperors would find it hard to extricate themselves.
There were even cases of Greater Heavenly Martial Emperors being eaten alive by these Blood Crows. That was how scary they were.
On this particr day, a group of human cultivators came to Meteor Trail City with offerings for the dead. There were three men and two women. Except for the man who led them, a Minor Heavenly Martial Emperor, the rest were quasi-Emperors at best.
"Elder Brother Feng, arge flock of Blood Crows flew over earlier. We have four hours to go and pay our respects to Master," a skinny man, who had gone to scout the situation, said to the leader after he nimbly made his way back. This person still looked somewhat juvenile.
The leader was named Ling Feng. He looked handsome at thirtysomething years old. At such a young age, he had already reached First Heaven Martial Emperor. He should be one of the talents that emerged in the golden age.
[Note: This Ling Feng is likely to be a different one from the one in chapter 570.]
There were many such talents in this golden age. Before they advanced to Martial Emperor, they were unknown. After they advanced, they became overnight celebrities.
"Elder Brother Feng, can we go in now?" a girl at the side asked with tears in her eyes. "Today is Father''s death anniversary. It is turning dark soon. I do not wish to miss it."
The others all looked at Ling Feng as well. Clearly, they all considered him the leader.
While standing on a rock, Ling Feng did not say anything. He casually picked up his saber and looked to the west where the setting sun was vaguely visible under the blood clouds in the extremely distant sky.
"Let''s wait a little longer. Recently, there have been Demon cultivatorsing to hunt the Blood Crows. It would be bad to run into them." Ling Feng might be young, but his thinking was rather mature. "Xiao Liu, go check the surroundings. Remember to be careful."
"Right, I''ll listen to Elder Brother Feng," Xiao Liu replied with a smile, and his figure shed.
"Elder Brother Feng, with your strength, is there any need to fear those Demon cultivators? Even Third Heaven Martial Emperors are not a match for you. However many Demon cultivatorse would be however many that will die."
"That''s right. Even the leading outstanding talent of our Tianwu Domain, Bai Wuxue, said that you are the most talented desman in the younger generation of our Tianwu Domain, no inferior to the disciple of the Saber Sovereign."
Ling Feng''spanions disagreed, all of them confident in his strength.
Ling Feng smiled and did not say anything more. He had seen true experts before and knew the distance between him and those older-generation desmen. He would not unduly humble his own talent, looking down on himself, nor be arrogant and overestimate himself.
As for Demon cultivators, as long as they were not Demon royal n cultivators, he would not fear them.
However, it was better to be safe than sorry. When doing things, it was better to be somewhat cautious.
After one hour, when the sky was almostpletely dark, Xiao Liu returned without discovering the presence of Demon cultivators.
Ling Feng took the lead and said decisively, "Let''s go. We only have one hour left. We should move faster."
"That''s not right. Shouldn''t there be another three hours before the Blood Crowse?"
"Be more careful. I feel that something is off." Ling Feng did not turn his head back or exin much.
After a while, he stopped and stared ahead, appearing somewhat stunned.
In front was a shocking graveyard. In the dim light, he could see many tombstones standing upright against the strong wind.
The blood clouds in the sky cast a scarlet glow on all the tombstones. When seen from afar, it looked like a bloody graveyard standing in the wastnd.
The blowing wind lent it a cold and bleak atmosphere. Faint miserable shrieks of aggrieved spirits were vaguely audible, hidden in the wind.
The group headed over, walking through the graveyard. The words on the tombstones were eye-catching.
"Grave of my father, Liu Xue. A good friend of the Supreme Sky Prime. At the Supreme Sky Prime''s request, he came to defend the Supreme Sky Sect and died protecting Xiao Chen."
"My Master, Dongfang Jing. Came at the request of his good friend the Supreme Sky Prime and died protecting Xiao Chen."
"My uncle Bai Wu, died protecting Xiao Chen."
"Deity Dao Union''s Zhang Feng, a Sixth Heaven Martial Emperor. Died in the chaotic battle that resulted from Xiao Chen''s tribtion."
"Died protecting Xiao Chen."
"Died in the chaotic battle that resulted from Xiao Chen''s tribtion."
Xiao Chen! Xiao Chen! Every tombstone had the name "Xiao Chen" written in bloody, eye-catching letters.
Blood represented hostility. Blood represented hatred. Blood represented rage.
Hatred, hostility, rage. It was like all the cultivators here were silently ming Xiao Chen.
Although this was not Ling Feng''s first time here, he was still shocked by this. It was hard to imagine that so many Martial Emperors had died for one person.
It was even harder to imagine that when the Azure Dragon King had only one step left, he leaped off the Emperor''s Road without a care despite things going well for him.
What kind of person was he?
"We''ve arrived at Master''s grave."
The group stood before a tombstone. On the tombstone was written "Grave of my Master, Liu Yuan. Died protecting Xiao Chen."
When the girl beside Ling Feng saw the grave, she could no longer hold back the tears in her eyes.
The other people around were all disciples of the grave''s master. They all felt very down and had difficulty controlling their emotions.
"Master''s death was truly not worth it. He died protecting a person who was fickle."
"It would have been fine if he had pushed open the Emperor''s Door. At least he would not have let down Master''s kindness. However, this person jumped off at thest step."
The disciples of the dead people clearly felt intense hatred for Xiao Chen. They were not even willing to say his name.
Ling Feng frowned heavily and looked around. He said, "Time''s up. We have to go."
"Elder Brother Feng, let me apany Father a little longer," Liu Yun, the daughter of the deceased, begged as she looked at Ling Feng.
Ling Feng could not bear to meet the girl''s gaze. He sighed and said, "Alright, we will stay for a while more."
After fifteen minutes, after the group finished paying their respects and were preparing to leave, the cries of crows came from the sky.
"Blood Crows!"
The expressions of the five changed at the same time. How could there be Blood Crows flying over at this moment?
Ling Feng squinted and looked up. Indeed, it was as he expected. There was a man chasing four or five Blood Crows whileughing maniacally.
As the man approached, the Demonic Qi that he emitted became increasingly obvious. This was a Blood Demon cultivator from the Demonic World.
"Pu ci!"
A beam of scarlet light shot out, piercing through the Blood Crows. The sins scattered and poured into the male Blood Demon''s body; he easily refined them.
"How satisfying! After refining some more sins, my Blood Fiend Art will be able to improve by anotheryer!"
The Blood Demon cackled continuously. Suddenly, his gaze fell on Ling Feng''s group.
At the same time, Ling Feng happened to see the purple mark on this man''s forehead. His heart immediately sank. This was a Demon royal n disciple.
Chapter 1394: Mysterious Bladesman
Chapter 1394: Mysterious desman
"What a coincidence! This is my first time seeing human cultivators sinceing to this graveyard half a year ago. I wonder, what does your blood taste like?"
The male Blood Demon revealed a cruel smile. Then, he turned into a beam of scarlet light and charged over.
Of the five people present, only Ling Feng seemed like a threat to the Blood Demon. However, he was only a minor threat, just a First Heaven Martial Emperor. The Blood Demon had killed many of such people.
"Go, I''ll block him!"
With one look, Ling Feng could tell that he was no match for this person. The other party''s cultivation was stronger than his by two Heavens, a Third Heaven Martial Emperor. Furthermore, the other party was a Demon royal n genius; his talent would not be low, either.
In a situation of equal talents, cultivation became the standard forparingbat prowess. If the other party were stronger by only one Heaven, Ling Feng would still be confident of fighting to a draw. With the other party two Heavens stronger, he would only be able tost one hundred moves.
However, if this group of junior brothers and junior sisters could flee far enough, he would be able to retreat after fighting for fifty moves.
Ling Feng drew his saber and chopped down the instant the beam of scarlet light shot out. A surging saber intent spread on the saber''s de, stirring up a strong wind.
This saber strike was incredibly berserk, materializing a stormy mysterious phenomenon. Nine scarlet tornadoes appeared in the sky behind Ling Feng.
"Bang!"
The scarlet light moved back, and the Blood Demon revealed himself. Blood leaked out of a corner of his lips as he flew back andnded on a tombstone. Shock shed in his eyes.
"There is no need to leave anymore. This Demon cultivator is not a match for Elder Brother Feng!"
Upon seeing this scene, Ling Feng''s juniors rejoiced, thinking that he had severely injured the Blood Race man, and charged over instead.
"Go back!"
This sight startled Ling Feng, causing him to shout anxiously.
Ling Feng used seventy percent of his strength and only barely managed to force back the other party''s casual move. The difference was clear to see. However, these juniors of his were too inexperienced and could not tell at all.
"Interesting, how lucky to actually met a human race outstanding talent! Your blood will definitely be very delectable and will help me advance further!"
On the tombstone, the Blood Demon did not even bother looking. He merely casually grabbed with both hands, reaching towards the group charging at him.
"Pu ci!" The Blood Demon''s hand immediately pierced through the chests of two of the people flying towards him. These two goggled, their faces showing pain as they died with their eyes open.
The Blood Demon let go, and two bodies fell to the ground, no longer breathing.
The other three were startled, paling. Then, they all fled in different directions. The Blood Demon did not bother himself with them. He only had eyes for Ling Feng.
He had a bestial look, like an animal discovering its prey, flickering with a cold light.
"You are still not leaving? You want to buy your friends more time to flee? You overestimate yourself. Receiving another five moves from me is your limit."
The Blood Demon smiled coldly and proudly. Then, a scarlet sword appeared in his hand. When he drew the sword, a scarlet sword light spread through the ce, buzzing loudly.
"Rumble!"
Everywhere the sword light passed, the many tombstones immediately exploded. Bones and corpses filled the air inplete disorder.
The Blood Demon turned into a beam of scarlet light, flying over with a boundless sword intent.
This sword strike did not utilize much technique. It simply used the Blood Demon''s advantage of speed and strength crudely, piercing towards Ling Feng''s heart.
In the time it took for a spark to fly, Ling Feng braced his saber across his chest. "Dang!" He flew back.
Ling Feng''s arm turned numb, almost unable to grasp his saber. When he looked at the Blood Demon again, his eyes revealed horror.
"Not bad. After receiving a sword strike with sixty percent of my strength, you did not drop your saber. If you could cultivate to the same level as me, given your talent, I would not be a match for you," the Blood Demon said calmly while holding his sword.
"Whoosh!"
Ling Feng saw the situation clearly and tragically discovered that he had underestimated the strength of this person. A decisive look shed in his eyes, and he turned to leave.
"You think you can flee?" A yful expression shed in the Blood Demon''s eyes as he followed at a leisurely pace.
One fled and one gave chase. The Blood Demon was toying with Ling Feng. Whenever there appeared to be some hope, he smashed it. In merely an hour, Ling Feng was covered in wounds, reduced to a fatigued and sorry state.
"Hahaha! Stop fleeing and obediently be my food. I will let you die a painless death."
The Blood Demonughed without restraint or inhibition. He had a sinister expression and looked exceptionally scary in this boundless graveyard.
"How hateful! If I had another year, I would not be in such a sorry state!"
Ling Feng vomited a mouthful of blood. As he looked at this boundless graveyard, despair stirred in his heart. He had just advanced to Martial Emperor. His glory had just begun. He had yet to stand out in this golden age. Could it be that he would be buried here?
"Where did I run to?"
In his panic, Ling Feng had not paid attention to where he fled to. He suddenly trembled and felt a cold sensation swamp his entire body.
When he turned his head, he saw pairs of scarlet light shing on the tombstones around. It was like they were
"Blood Crows!"
After Ling Feng realized this, he was so frightened that he nearly copsed. Those flickering scarlet lights were the eyes of Blood Crows, thousands upon thousands of them, all staring at him.
"It''s over. I ran into the nest of the Blood Crows. Wait, that''s not right. The nest of the Blood Crows is in the east of the city. This is the west. Why are the Blood Crows here not moving at all?"
Soon, the sharp Ling Feng noticed the strangeness of this ce.
After looking carefully, he discovered that the Blood Crows here appeared tamed. Although they stared at him, they did not move at all as if they were afraid of disturbing someone.
"Ding dang! Ding dang!"
A cool breeze blew, and beautiful bell sounds drifted on the air into the surroundings.
"What sound is that?"
Ling Feng swept his gaze around, looking in the direction of the sound. Only then did he discover the corner of a war chariot surrounded by several tombstones about five kilometers away.
The bell sounds seem to being from this war chariot.
"Whoosh! Whoosh!" A howling wind blew behind. It was that Blood Demon chasing him. Ling Feng could not be bothered with much more. He hastened his footsteps and raced for that war chariot.
The pure-ck war chariot was nketed with palm cord fabric covered with formation lines. Through cracks between the cord fabric, he saw a figure seated inside.
There were three sabers on each side of the war chariot, a total of six. They all looked different and not at all special, as if they were just its decorations, blending in naturally.
However, Ling Feng was a desman. He immediately sensed the extraordinariness of those six sabers: they were all Divine Weapons!
Ling Feng looked in front and saw a drawn saber stabbed into the center of the war chariot where the driver would be seated. Further in front were two ck horses, reined to the war chariot, their heads lowered obediently.
"Seven sabers, all of them Divine Weapons!"
Ling Feng was shocked by his discovery. He sensed some hope. He said quickly, "Is Senior a Kunlun Realm cultivator? This junior is Ling Feng. I am currently being chased by a Demonic World royal n disciple. Would Senior please lend a hand and save me?"
"Ding! Ding! Dang! Dang!"
The sound of the bells grew louder. Only now did Ling Feng discover that these were not the sound of bells but the saber hums produced by the seven Divine Weapons'' trembling.
"Do you think that a person who cannot protect himself can save you?"
Arrogance and disdain shed in the eyes of the Blood Demon, who had chased him to this ce. He had seen many people who acted mysterious in the Kunlun Realm and killed many of them.
"You don''t believe me? In that case, I''ll kill this person who is acting mysterious first beforeing for you."
The Blood Demon soared into the sky with sword in hand, preparing to chop down that ck war chariot.
The moment his figure rose, the beautiful bell sounds suddenly stopped. The saber stuck at the very front of the war chariot buzzed and shot out heavily.
A sh of saber light chopped the blood clouds in the sky in half for five hundred thousand kilometers around. The dazzling saber light lit up this dark space.
The sudden radiance startled all the Blood Crows, causing them to cry out. Thousands of Blood Crows mored, spreading their wings and taking to the sky. "p! p!"
When the saber light vanished, Ling Feng gaped in disbelief. He discovered that the Blood Demon''s head was already chopped off.
The saber that had flown out returned to the war chariot with a loud report. "Bang!" The Blood Demon''s corpse burst at the same moment.
This attack was too fast. The Blood Demon''s body did not even have time to fall to the ground before the saber Qi that entered his body exploded it into a mist of blood.
Ling Feng was so shocked that he could not close his mouth. He looked back and saw that the saber was not stained with blood at all.
"Ding! Ding! Dang! Dang!" The melodious and cold bell sounds resulting from the sabers'' trembling rang out once more.
Chapter 1395: Shadowless Saber Sovereign
Chapter 1395: Shadowless Saber Sovereign
[Note: Shadowless can also have the meaning of traceless.]
This saber strike truly shocked Ling Feng, a younger-generation desman. In all his life, he had never seen such a magnificent saber light before.
Ten thousand crows soaring into the air and the saber light illuminating the entire cesuch a scene was hard to forget.
The horses moved their legs, pulling the war chariot forward slowly. The sound of this startled Ling Feng to his senses. Then, he shouted at the chariot, "Senior, would you tell me your great name? This junior is Ling Feng, also a desman!"
The war chariot continued on while giving off those tinkling bell sounds, not showing any intent to stop. Ling Feng wanted to give chase, but invisible energy blocked him.
"I cannot remain here for too long. If it is fated, we will meet again." Some words came from the war chariot.
This made Ling Feng incredibly happy. He shouted, "Senior, please remember my name. I''m Ling Feng!"
After a while, Ling Feng understood why the senior on the war chariot said that he could not remain here for long.
He saw the Blood Crows filling the sky and ground in all directions, formingrge flocks. They pped their wings and rushed at the war chariot with all their might.
They looked like a dense blood cloud trying to swallow up that war chariot.
"Buzz!" Suddenly, Ling Feng felt as though the sky moved.
He looked up and was horrified to discover the five hundred thousand kilometers of blood clouds above Meteor Trail City shrinking continuously, forming an incredibly huge, terrifying Blood Crow that gave chase to the war chariot.
The scene before Ling Feng startled him. He muttered, "What exactly is the background of this Azure Dragon King Xiao Chen? To think his sin is actually this heavy! Oh no, I wonder whether my junior brother and junior sisters managed to make it out?"
Thinking of this, he quickly executed his Movement Technique, weaving through the tombstones and leaving Meteor Trail City at lightning speed.
After Ling Feng left the city, he saw his three juniors anxiously waiting for him in the distance. So, he pushed off andnded by them.
"Elder Brother Feng! It''s great that you are fine."
"Did Elder Brother Feng kill that Demon cultivator?" Ling Feng''s juniors asked.
Ling Feng shook his head and replied, "That Demon is a royal n disciple of the Blood Demon Monarch''s line. His cultivation is much higher than mine. I couldn''t kill him."
"In that case, he is not dead yet. We should leave quickly."
"There''s no need. He''s already dead."
Ling Feng told the three about the scene he saw at the boundless graveyard. That scene was still fresh in his mind. As he spoke about it, his heart pounded heavily like before.
"It''s the Shadowless Saber Sovereign!"
"Elder Brother Feng, the one you described is the Shadowless Saber Sovereign!"
"How unfortunate! If we had known that the Shadowless Saber Sovereign was here, Junior Brother Zhang and Junior Brother Liu would not have had to die."
The three spoke up after hearing Ling Feng''s exnation. Ling Feng asked quickly, "You know this senior?"
The pretty Liu Yun replied, "Of course we know. Elder Brother Feng, you were in closed-door cultivation all these years, preparing for your Great Tribtion of wind and fire and have juste out of closed-door cultivation after advancing to Martial Emperor, so you might not know. However, we have heard of the Shadowless Saber Sovereign''s fame long ago."
Ling Feng felt somewhat excited, losing his previous calm. "Quickly, tell me more about this senior''s background."
"This person is the Shadowless Saber Sovereign, who suddenly appeared in this golden age. About three years ago, a desman riding a ck war chariot wandered about the domains of the five major races, challenging all the famous desmen of the various races. No matter how strong these desmen were, as long as they had some fame, he would visit them.
"Because this mysterious person never got off the war chariot and controlled his saber from a distance to fight, no one has ever seen his true appearance. Hence, he was titled the Shadowless desman, and his fame grew. Then, he managed to fight a Sixth Heaven Martial Emperor desman to a draw while controlling the saber from a distance. From there on, the title Shadowless Saber Sovereign was set in stone."
After surpassing Sixth Heaven Martial Emperor, one would be known as a Sovereign Martial Emperor. Although that was the minimum for Sovereign Martial Emperor, one was still a genuine Sovereign Martial Emperor.
By controlling the saber from a distance, this senior could fight a Sixth Heaven Martial Emperor to a draw. His title of Shadowless Saber Sovereign is indeed well-deserved and not false at all, Ling Feng thought to himself. Including the saber strike he saw earlier, he already had a rough understanding of the strength of this mysterious Shadowless Saber Sovereign.
"Speaking of which, he is so strong. Why is he exchanging moves with weaker desmen? Is he not afraid of lowering his stature?" Ling Feng asked, puzzled.
Every desman had their own pride. Bullying the weak was very shameless.
Liu Yun said with a smile, "Elder Brother Feng, there is much that you don''t know about this. This Shadowless Saber Sovereign is extremely humble. Even when meeting with desmen much weaker than himself, he shows them respect and deferential treatment. In his opinion, as long as a desman has some uniqueprehensions, they are worthy of his respect.
"Many desmen wish to exchange moves with the Shadowless Saber Sovereign, as every desman who exchanged moves with him gained manyprehensions from it."
Ling Feng''s eyes lit up. He felt like he was being enlightened, like he would immediately see many things clearly.
After a long time, he sighed, "That is a true Saber Sovereign. I''m still far from it."
"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!"
Just at this moment, three human figures flew over from the distance. The leader wore clothes as white as snow. His long hair fluttered in the wind. From top to bottom, he radiated a cold aura from his bones.
However, this person''s clear eyes were as calm as water, easing his cold and proud atmosphere. This resulted in a feeling that one was not distant and repulsed.
Coldness and closeness, bothbined perfectly in his body.
The two people at his sides also disyed extremely extraordinary airs. Anyone who made their debut in the Tianwu Domain rather early would immediately recognize these two.
One was Feng Xingsheng, once the top desman of the southern eighteen provinces. The other was Ximen Bao, the most outstanding talent of a Rank 9 n in the Tianwu Domain.
"Big Brother Bai is here!" Liu Yun cried out joyfully. "I feared that something happened to you in Meteor Trail City. So after we came out, I immediately lit the Smoke Signal Talisman that Big Brother Bai gave us."
The Big Brother Bai that Liu Yun mentioned was Bai Wuxue. Even Ling Feng respected this person.
In this golden age, the Holy Scions of the Tianwu Domain sided with the Deity Race. Due to the Azure Dragon King Xiao Chen''s matter, Shui Lingling remained in closed-door cultivation and had note out yet. An Junxi went to the distant Starry Heavens and had yet to return. Suddenly, in this great age, none of the Tianwu Domain''s powerful outstanding talents, who could truly deal with the situation, remained.
At the crucial moment, Bai Wuxue, one of the seven giants of the Tianwu Domain, stood out. He had once fought with the Azure Dragon King. During the glorious period, he had chosen to withdraw and stay in closed-door cultivation.
This closed-door cultivation sessionsted a total of eight years.
When Bai Wuxue finally came out of closed-door cultivation, it happened to be the dawn of the golden age. During this chaotic period, he stepped onto his Emperor''s Road and cleared his Great Tribtion of wind and fire.
On that day, white snow drifted down and ice sealed thend for five hundred thousand kilometers. Nine thousand ice steps appeared materializing a Heavenly Ice Emperor''s Road.
The instant Bai Wuxue pushed open the Emperor''s Door, his umtions erupted out, and he underwent three lightning tribtions on the spot. From there, he kept climbing and became the leader of the Tianwu Domain''s younger generation. Now, he was already a Sixth Heaven Martial Emperor, not much inferior to Di Wuque.
Under his leadership, all the new outstanding talents of the Tianwu Domain banded together and formed the Water Moon Alliance. They interacted with each other in the alliance and resisted the many Demons in the Kunlun Realm together.
[Note: In Chinese, Water is Shui and Moon is Yue. It is possible that the alliance was named after Shui Lingling and Yue Bingyun. It might also just be a coincidence.]
After Ling Feng advanced to Martial Emperor, he also joined the Water Moon Alliance. The Smoke Signal Talisman was the signal sent when a Water Moon Alliance member ran into danger.
Because Meteor Trail City was covered in blood clouds for five hundred thousand kilometers around, others would not be able to see a lit Smoke Signal Talisman there.
Hence, Liu Yun and the others lit the Smoke Signal Talisman only after they left the city.
Ling Feng stepped forward and said with a cupped-fist salute, "Big Brother Bai, you actually personally came over."
Bai Wuxue smiled calmly. "There are many strange things in Meteor Trail City. I''m afraid that if the ordinary members of the Water Moon Alliance came, they would not be able to deal with it. Furthermore, I obtained news that a batch of Demons will be entering the Tianwu Domain''s Savage Battlefield. I feared that you would end up meeting them."
Sensing Bai Wuxue''s sincerity and worry, Ling Feng felt a warmth in his heart. Ling Feng thanked Bai Wuxue once again and described his encounter in Meteor Trail City.
"You met the Shadowless Saber Sovereign? No wonder I vaguely heard some ringing sounds. How unfortunate! I''ve always wanted to meet this person. I narrowly missed him again."
Bai Wuxue was also very curious about the identity of the Shadowless Saber Sovereign and wanted to meet this person.
"Oh, right, how much does Big Brother Bai know about the Azure Dragon King Xiao Chen?" The many tombstones in the boundless graveyard made Ling Feng extremely curious about this character of the past.
At these words, the expressions of Feng Xingsheng and Ximen Bao changed slightly.
However, more than ten years had passed by now. Bai Wuxue had set aside the grudges he had with Xiao Chen.
After advancing to Martial Emperor, his mental state and ken rose significantly. However, on hearing Ling Feng''s question, Bai Wuxue still made a ratherplicated expression.
When Bai Wuxue came out of closed-door cultivation, the thing that he wanted to do the most was fight Xiao Chen again. However, when he heard what had happened, he sighed for a long time, feeling downhearted.
"I interacted with him many times, but I never truly understood him. There are many people in this world who do not understand him. At the very least, I do not understand him. As for my deepest impression of him, I can only say that he is a true desman," Bai Wuxue said after thinking for a long time.
The person with such overwhelming sin that could force even Senior Shadowless Saber Sovereign away was also a desman?
Ling Feng shook his head in disbelief.
Chapter 1396: Chariot as a Prison
Chapter 1396: Chariot as a Prison
Ling Feng had sufficient reasons not to believe that. If a person with such heavy sins could be a desman, that would profane the name of desmen.
A true desman should be a senior like the Shadowless Saber Sovereign. He was strong but yet humble and low-profile.
If not for that person, Master would not have died. Junior Sister would not be so sad, either.
Ling Feng wanted to share his joy of advancing to Martial Emperor with the senior that he respected the most. However, due to the Azure Dragon King, this remained only a dream.
Although Ling Feng was not like his juniors when it came to the Azure Dragon King, disying strong hatred on their faces, he kept this person in mind at all times. However, he just hid the hatred deep in his heart.
"Oh, right, Big Brother Bai, you just mentioned that there were Demons going to the Savage Battlefield recently, right? The Water Moon Alliance is going as well, isn''t it?" Ling Feng changed the topic. He shook his head, not wanting to think about the Azure Dragon King anymore.
Bai Wuxue nodded and replied, "Naturally. I also heard that there would be a Crown Scion among this group of Demons. However, I''m still not sure from which bloodline of the eighteen Demon Monarchs."
The Deep Abyss Demonic World had a total of eighteen Demon Monarchs. Each Demon Monarch had their own bloodline. Those possessing one of these bloodlines were known as the Demonic World''s royal n disciples.
The royal n disciples of each bloodline would form their own faction. For example, the royal n disciples of the Blood Demon Monarch had formed the Blood Demon Royal Hall.
As for the Crown Scion, that would be the royal n disciple with the strongest talent and the highest position, the future Demon Monarch, akin to a crown prince for humans.
"Why? You want toe with us?" Bai Wuxue asked.
Ling Feng nodded and requested, "May I?"
Bai Wuxue smiled and said, "Of course you may. However, if you do go, I cannot guarantee your safety. So think this through carefully."
Ling Feng said decisively, "I have considered it carefully already. Big Brother Bai, although you said that my talent is no weaker than the Saber Sovereign''s disciple, Wen Ziran, today''s battle clearly showed me that if my cultivation and umtions are insufficient, no matter how strong my talent is, it would be pointless."
"Good. In that case, I''ll count you in. Your talent will onlypletely show itself in a great battle of life and death. Come, follow me to the Water Moon Alliance first."
After the group finished discussing, they quickly left the vicinity of Meteor Trail City.
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One hourter, after this group of people were already far away, two ck flood dragons appeared in the sky near Meteor Trail City, pulling a ck war chariot as they traveled through the blood clouds, andnded on the ground.
After touching down, the two malevolent flood dragons immediately turned into ck horses that lowered their heads tamely.
"Bai Wuxue, Ximen Bao, Feng Xingshengit has been a long time. It turns out that you all advanced to Martial Emperor already," the mysterious Shadowless Saber Sovereign muttered to himself from the ck war chariot that had seven Divine Weapons stuck on it as he looked in the direction of the group of people. It was like he was remembering something.
"Elder Brother White Robes, do you still have to go and stay in Meteor Trail City for a while?"
A mirror appeared beside the figure of that mysterious person in the war chariot. A girl, the size of a thumb, sat on the mirror, asking as she supported her head with her hands.
"I won''t be going. The sins guing me are getting increasingly difficult to deal with. As I grow stronger, they grow stronger as well. They are endless and can''t be exterminated."
Naturally, the so-called Shadowless Saber Sovereign was Xiao Chen. At this time every year, he would make a trip to Meteor Trail City, toe and look at the words "Xiao Chen" outlined with blood on the countless tombstones.
In Xiao Chen''s life, his only regret was the Great Tribtion of wind and fire five years ago. That event caused him to regret for life.
Xiao Chen felt too much guilt. It gnawed at his mind, preupying him, grilling him. Just like now, the ck war chariot was like a prison, keeping him in. His preupation was an invisible prison, trapping his heart.
He had long wanted to eradicate that overwhelming sin.
Every time he came, his strength had doubled. However, those sins would grow stronger, as well. It looked like they would never disappear unless he died.
Although those sins in the air did not affect him currently, he vaguely sensed that if they remained, they would be a huge disaster.
"Where are we going now?"
"Gentle Cloud City. There is a desman there. Rumor has it that he has his own unique understanding of twin sabers."
As the horses galloped and the wheels of the chariot spun, the ck war chariot moved like a specter. It coursed through the dark night, heading swiftly towards Gentle Cloud City.
Xiao Chen did not remain idle in the war chariot. He circted his Purple Thunder Divine Incantation and continuously cultivated.
Back then, although his Emperor''s Road broke, the purple Emperor''s Door entered his Heart of an Emperor. His path of cultivation did not end at the shattering of the Emperor''s Road and leave him in despair; it set him on another path.
The instant the Emperor''s Door entered his body, he felt like a lock on his body was removed. Some rules that restricted cultivators for a long time no longer applied to him.
For example, the absorption of Primordial Energy. Xiao Chen clearly did not advance to Martial Emperor, but the amount of Primordial Energy that his body could contain already surpassed one hundred strands.
Now that five years had passed, he had one thousand strands of Primordial Energy in his Heart of an Emperor, making him strong enough to rival a Fifth Heaven Martial Emperor.
However,pared to a regr Martial Emperor, he did not have an Emperor''s Soul or a Golden Emperor Body.
Even Xiao Chen himself did not know what he was. He was currently walking a path that no one had walked before. No one knew what the final destination was.
However, it was still fine. His desman''s heart remained the same. He just needed to continue forward quickly while maintaining such an attitude.
The mysterious purple Emperor''s Door was in his Heart of an Emperor. When he jumped off his Emperor''s Road, he managed to crack the Emperor''s Door open.
However, after that, no matter how Xiao Chen tried, even with his current cultivation, he failed to open this Emperor''s Door in the slightest.
It was not that his cultivation was insufficient. Instead, there was an invisible obstruction preventing him from pushing the Emperor''s Door open.
Sometimes, Xiao Chen wondered whether the Emperor''s Road of the Kunlun Realm was a trap by the Heavenly Dao. The act of pushing open the Emperor''s Door might close another door in reality, the door to leaving the Kunlun Realm.
"Ding! Ding! Dang! Dang!"
At this moment, the ck war chariot suddenly came to a stop. The seven Divine Weapons trembled and arranged themselves into a long line, giving off melodious and cold tinkling bell sounds.
Xiao Chen did not open his eyes. Fifty kilometers away, a blurry figure approached step by step.
"Boom!"
The approaching person released a strong saber intent, unleashing it in a manner like he was trying to mock Xiao Chen.
The seven Divine Weapons trembled even more intensely; it was like they felt the strength of the person approaching.
On the other hand, Xiao Chen remained incredibly calm. His expression did not change at all. In the past five years, he had challenged desmen of various paths. Many older-generation Saber Emperors had fallen to his saber. His desman''s heart had already changed long ago.
To Xiao Chen, the past five years were like several decades. As his desman''s heart changed, tempered over time, it became experienced.
After seeing a lot, one naturally would be able to maintain theirposure when faced with a disaster.
"Whoosh!" The ck-d desman in front suddenly vanished, disappearing into the dark night without a trace.
Xiao Chen pointed with his finger, and the unsheathed saber at the front of the war chariot gave off a dull sound as it shot out quickly.
"Dang!"
ngor rang out in the dark night, sounding like a crack of thunder, deafening. A figure was forced out in the air. After hended, he moved back one hundred steps.
The unsheathed Divine Weapon returned to its previous position.
Then, the world regained its calm as if nothing had happened.
Xiao Chen opened his eyes and focused his gaze on the person who approached. Anyone who could receive a saber strike from him was already qualified to be remembered by him.
Wen Ziran!
The one who approached was actually the Saber Sovereign Wu Xiaotian''s disciple, Wen Ziran.
"The Shadowless Saber Sovereign truly lives up to his reputation; you truly deserve to be titled the Shadowless Saber Sovereign. It looks like I found the right person," Wen Ziran said with a smile as he withdrew his saber and returned it to its scabbard.
"How did you find me?"
An aged voice came from the war chariot; Xiao Chen had disguised his voice.
"As long as it is a desman, there is no one that I cannot find," Wen Ziran said confidently. "There will be a Saber Dao tea party in two months. I hope you will be able to attend. This is the first Saber Dao tea party in this golden age."
A golden invitation flew out from Wen Ziran''s hand. The farther it flew, the faster it flew. It carried a reckless sharpness and boundless wind.
Chapter 1397: Ice and Fire Berserk Saber
Chapter 1397: Ice and Fire Berserk Saber
Wen Ziran was filled with some anticipation. He anticipated the instant the curtains opened, letting him see the true face of this Shadowless Saber Sovereign.
The Shadowless Saber Sovereign never left his war chariot, never showing himself.
He was low-key and steady but very strong. At this point, he was the most mysterious person in the Kunlun Continent. This was especially so in the world of desmen. The appearance of the Shadowless Saber Sovereign had kicked up a huge storm and sent out an overwhelming wave.
Everyone discussed this person''s aplishments in Saber Techniques. He could control sabers from a distance and could do it with seven Divine Weapons simultaneously. Such methods were unheard-of and unprecedented.
Since this person rose up in this golden age, many people guessed that this person was young. He should be a heaven-defying cultivator of the younger generation who suddenly rose up in this golden age, one that was no weaker than Di Wuque, Bai Wuxue, and the other demonic geniuses.
However, Wen Ziran was disappointed. The invitation, which contained a sharp brilliance and boundless aura, turnedpletely silent after it flew to the war chariot. It was like a dragon suddenly became a snake.
The invitation containing an unparalleled sharpness turned into a gently drifting piece of paper. Only a corner of the war chariot''s curtain opened, and a pale arm stretched out to gently pinch the invitation and catch it.
Wen Ziran waspletely stunned. His thoughts nked out for a while. This was overly exaggerated.
He could feel that the aura of the person in the war chariot absolutely did not surpass Sovereign Martial Emperor. However, the feeling it gave him was as deep, profound, and unpredictable as one. It was illogical.
"On the seventeenth of the eighth month, in the Starry Heavens outside the domain, Heavenly Saber Mountain ManorI will definitely be there when it happens. Many thanks for your invitation."
Xiao Chen read out the words on the invitation. Without considering for long, he quickly agreed.
"Ta! Ta! Ta!"
The horses galloped, kicking up a cloud of dust as they drew the war chariot away. They turned into a ck beam of light, brushing by Wen Ziran.
The instant the war chariot left, Wen Ziran startled to his senses. He showed a grave expression as he muttered, "Shadowless Saber Sovereign. Where did such a powerful beinge from? Anyhow, he already agreed to the invitation. The stronger he is, the most exciting the tea party will be. This is good."
Wen Ziran, who had arrived with a wanton brilliance, shook his head and left this ce with a dim and disappointed expression.
After Wen Ziran advanced to Martial Emperor, the Saber Sovereign had put in even more effort to nurture him. Wen Ziran had also put in a lot of effort himself. In addition, his talent surpassed that of others. In this golden age, he was considered a peak outstanding talent as well. Now that he was a Fifth Heaven Martial Emperor, he was already capable of taking charge.
However, this encounter today dealt him a significant blow.
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"Elder Brother White Robes, are you really going to participate in this Saber Dao tea party?" Little Three asked while blinking. "Younger Sister Ao Jiao has not woken up yet. Many experts will be attending. I''m afraid that you will not be able to escape from that ce."
Although the Shadowless Saber Sovereign did not participate in the conflicts of the world, only seeking the Saber Dao and challenging various desmen of different paths, his fame had already spread throughout the Kunlun Realm. With such strength, he had attracted the attention of the various Holy Lands and major characters. More than just one or two people were curious about his identity. At that time, it would be hard to avoid trouble.
When Xiao Chen heard this, he looked at the Lunar Shadow Saber beside him, his eyes showing helplessness.
Four years ago, Ao Jiao said, "Wait for me to wake up, and the Lunar Shadow Saber will be a Transcendent Divine Weapon." After that, she entered the Lunar Shadow Saber and fell into a deep sleep.
Xiao Chen had been waiting for four years, but Ao Jiao still had not woken up. He could not draw the Lunar Shadow Saber, either. Since he was not aware of her condition, he could not help worrying.
"It''s fine. If I want to leave, no one can stop me."
Xiao Chen''s tone was mild, but the absolute confidence in it was undoubtable.
When the first light of sunrise appeared, Gentle Cloud City was already visible in the distance, so Xiao Chen reviewed the information that he obtained.
This desman who excelled at the twin sabers was an old man with a family name of Qin, who was already more than five hundred years old. One saber was known as Fire, and the other was known as Ice. He was able to take the two opposing attributes and perfectly merge them into his own Saber Dao.
This desman had a strange temper and rarely interacted with others. He was known as entric Qin and was only a Second Heaven Martial Emperor.
Xiao Chen guessed that the reason why entric Qin''s cultivation was slow was due to the distraction of his Twin Saber Dao. Furthermore, he had toprehend two different kinds of wills at the same time, dying his cultivation.
It was very difficult to get the best of both worlds; there would definitely be somepromise.
However, this was not what Xiao Chen needed to consider. What he cared about was seeing how profound his Ice and Fire Twin Sabers were.
As the ancients said, "There is something to learn from everyone."
In the past five years of wandering the Kunlun Realm, Xiao Chen had visited various experts of the Saber Dao. This saying touched him deeply. No matter how talented one was, it would be impossible for one to consider things from every aspect, figuring out everything.
Some people would get a sudden sh of inspiration, making one have a whole new level of respect for them and apud them.
For the past five years, Xiao Chen had been warning himself not to get arrogant and haughty.
The unsheathed saber at the front of the war chariot was Pride of the Seven Deadly Sins. This saber was very prideful; no scabbard could contain it.
Xiao Chen liked to use it to kill Demons and arrogant people. With each one it killed, it became more humble.
The ck war chariot stopped in the clouds, and Xiao Chen''s Spiritual Sense separated into thousands of strands, shooting out in all directions.
Xiao Chen did not have any intel on entric Qin''s precise location. Hence, he could only search for him by spreading a.
However, no matter how a desman hid the saber intent of their body, they could not hide that fluctuation at all times.
The main reason why Wen Ziran could find Xiao Chen was his detection of the very weak saber intent fluctuations that Xiao Chen gave off.
Given the sensitivity of Xiao Chen''s current Spiritual Sense and his aplishment in Saber Techniques, finding a Martial Emperor desman was even easier for him than for Wen Xiran.
After five or six breaths, Xiao Chen opened his eyes and withdrew his Spiritual Sense.
"Did you find him this quickly?" Little Three asked with some disbelief. This was somewhat unusually fast.
Xiao Chen nodded and replied, "I found him. However, the situation seems off. He is emitting a heavy killing intent."
"Whoosh!"
Right after Xiao Chen spoke, the ck war chariot turned into a beam of light speeding towards a mountain north of Gentle Cloud City.
entric Qin''s killing intent came from the waist of that mountain. The war chariotnded silently on that mountain''s summit.
While in the war chariot, Xiao Chen opened his Heavenly Eye. He immediately could see through the war chariot, seeing everything on the entire mountain, every grass, tree, bird, beast, and bug; nothing was left out.
"I found him!"
At a mountain manor halfway up the mountain, there was an old man in long, blue robes ring at a group of Demons, radiating a heavy killing intent.
Two different aurasred and whitecircled the blue-robed old man. Ice and fire mixed, looking extremely strange.
The corpses of a few youthsy in the middle of the confrontation. They clearly were in a sorry state when they died. Their corpses were dry with their hearts dug out. This was the typical way the Deep Abyss Demonic World''s Blood Demons killed: draining the blood and digging out the heart.
"entric Qin, your disciples are all dead. Hand over the manual for your Ice and Fire Berserk Saber Art. At the very least, your Ice and Fire Berserk Saber Art will have an inheritor, right?"
"It is your fortune that our Crown Scion fancies your Ice and Fire Berserk Saber Art. Don''t worry. With the Crown Scion''s talent, he can definitely bring glory to your Ice and Fire Berserk Saber Art!"
"Hurry up! We are not that patient. If you hand it over now, we can spare your life. Otherwise, you will end up like your disciples."
There were five Demons, all of them Martial Emperors. One of them had a purple mark on his forehead. This person had the highest cultivation, a Fourth Heaven Martial Emperor.
"Scram! Even if this old man dies, I will not hand over the Ice and Fire Berserk Saber Art to Demons like you!" entric Qin snarled, not giving them any face.
The Blood Demon royal n disciple with the purple mark on his forehead said indifferently, "In that case, you can die!"
Right after the royal n Demon spoke, his four subordinatesughed coldly and charged at entric Qin.
Fighting against four alone, with entric Qin''s cultivation of Second Heaven Martial Emperor, there was no chance of victory. Furthermore, there was still the royal n disciple, who had not made a move yet. entric Qin despaired, feeling that he had no hope of surviving this.
He felt hatred. If he had not been obsessed with this Ice and Fire Berserk Saber, he would at the very least be a Fourth Heaven Martial Emperor. Even if he could not defeat these Demons, it would still have been easy for him to flee.
Chapter 1398: Decisive in Killing
Chapter 1398: Decisive in Killing
On the summit, Xiao Chen did not rush to make a move. Instead, he thought about what that Blood Demon Royal Hall disciple said.
The bloodlines of each of the eighteen Demon Monarchs all had their own Demon Royal Hall. This was something that Xiao Chen knew. Simply put, the Crown Scion of the Blood Demon Royal Hall was the designated heir of the Blood Demon Monarch and would be the next Demon Monarch.
Every Crown Scion was the most excellent outstanding talent among thousands of royal n disciples. They were selected after going through cruelpetition.
Talent, strength, and ability to scheme, one could not becking in any of these aspects. Otherwise, when one became the Demon Monarch in the future, the masses would not be convinced of it.
However, even until today, there had not been any news of a Demon Crown Scioning to the Kunlun Realm. Could it be that there were Demon Crown Scionsing down this time? If that was the case, this would be somewhat interesting.
At the waist of the mountain, entric Qin executed the Ice and Fire Berserk Saber Art and started fighting the four Demon Martial Emperors.
With one swing, fiery light shot out, and with another swing, an overwhelming cold Qi spread. Half the sky filled with fire and the other half filled with frost.
Xiao Chen watched in silence, entering deep thought. This Ice and Fire Berserk Saber Art was truly exquisite. It was hard to imagine that someone could bnce it so perfectly.
"Whoosh!"
Something strange happened in the sky. The fire and frost merged. Snowkes with fire on them drifted down.
The aura that came from entric Qin also became like a fusion of ice and fire. The four Blood Demon Martial Emperors all showed grave expressions.
Even when fighting four alone, he is not at a disadvantage. His aura even seems slightly stronger.
Xiao Chen thought to himself, If not for the Blood Demon Royal Hall''s royal n disciple, given entric Qin''s strength, he should be able to leave easily.
entric Qin bnced ice and fire perfectly. It would be perfect if the ice and fire fused.
Xiao Chen stretched his hand out of the window, and some snowkes and firended on his palm.
After the snowkes and fire that seemed to be in bncended on Xiao Chen''s hand, they quickly spun around. They contained a strong saber intent, and with their asional shes, they gave off intense explosions.
However, while on Xiao Chen''s palm, an absolute force suppressed them. No matter how they exploded, the energy could not leave his palm.
Xiao Chen withdrew his hand. After taking one look, he frowned slightly. This method of merging was too crude. The snowke and fire were simplyyered over each other and not a true merger into one.
This was far fromparable to his Taiji Dao''s ability to merge Yin and Yang.
However, this method was still an eye-opener. Although Xiao Chen could not use it, it broadened his horizons, formlessly increasing his umtions.
What were umtions? These were something profound and mysterious. Simply put, they were the things and information that one rued.
At the waist of the mountain, that Blood Demon Royal Hall disciple nodded to himself. The Ice and Fire Berserk Saber Art was indeed somewhat extraordinary. However, in entric Qin''s hands, it could not bring out the might that it should have.
It looks like the Crown Scion has his reasons for being interested in this Ice and Fire Berserk Saber Art.
"It is time to end this!"
The Blood Demon Royal Hall disciple stepped forward and prepared to make a move to finish off entric Qin and not waste any more time.
When entric Qin noticed the killing Qi of the other party, he enteredplete despair. Then, a crazy thought appeared in his head.
Just as entric Qin was preparing to self-detonate and the Blood Demon Royal Hall disciple was about to make his move, a sh of saber light flickered at the mountaintop.
In that instant, theyer of ice-and-fire clouds in the sky split apart. Sunlight poured on the ground again. However, its brilliance was eclipsed by that saber light, so onlookers missed it.
In the next instant, a saber fell from the sky and directly chopped down. The saber light was like a pir plunging with unparalleled sharpness. It forcefully pushed the four Demons away.
When the tip of the saber stabbed into the ground, a shock wave containing saber intent swept out with a ''boom.''
The shock wave struck the four Demons, knocking them back and causing them to vomit blood.
The ce fell quiet. One saber silently remained stabbed in the ground, radiating a faint pride.
"Who is it?!"
The Blood Demon Royal Hall disciple''s heart sank. His expression turned grave. Just based on this saber strike, this was an expert.
"Bang!"
What answered the Blood Demon Royal Hall disciple was a saber light. Pride soared into the air and chopped at the royal n disciple.
"How quick!"
The Blood Demon did not have much time to react. He quickly drew his sword and used all his might. Then, in the time it took for a spark to fly, he knocked this saber away.
"ng! ng!" Pride suddenly seemed to lose all its spirituality and fell to the ground somewhat miserably as if it had lost its connection to its master.
"The Shadowless Saber Sovereign!"
The Blood Demon held up his sword and looked at the summit. When he saw that ck war chariot, he finally guessed who hade.
When he thought about how he managed to knock away the Shadowless Saber Sovereign''s Divine Weapon with one swing of his sword, his lips curled up somewhat cockily.
The Blood Demon smiled and said, "Shadowless Saber Sovereign, I thought you were very incredible. It turns out that you are only so-so. My Crown Scion is rather interested in you. Do you dare toe down and fight?!"
Right after the Blood Demon spoke, he gave off a scarlet light from his body. His eyes glowed red, and scarlet mes red on the sword in his hand.
That was the mysterious phenomenon materialized when a Blood Demon royal n disciple executed the Blood Fiend Art, their exclusive Martial Technique.
"Whoosh!"
Six Divine Weapons descended from the sky. Before the Blood Demon could react, an incredibly overwhelming saber intent knocked him into the air. "Bang! Bang! Bang!" The Divine Weapons pierced through his arms, forehead, and calves at the same time, firmly pinning him to the ground.
One moment ago, the Blood Demon royal n disciple was raring to fight. In the next moment, he no longer showed any signs of life. He did not even know how he died.
A Demonic World royal n outstanding talent who was a Fourth Heaven Martial Emperor was already considered a top-rate expert in the Blood Demon Royal Hall.
However, when one faced Xiao Chen, he could not muster much of a resistance. Even when using his full power, he could not receive even half a move.
When facing Demons, Xiao Chen never showed mercy. He was decisive in killing and much stronger than he was five years ago.
Hums came from the Divine Weapons, scaring the four injured Blood Demons silly.
After letting out startled cries, the four Demons fled for their lives, not daring to remain a moment more.
At the top of the mountain, the ck war chariot suddenly transformed, turning into a ck throne. The throne''s back faced the sky, and six beams of starlight in different colors descended. The two horses transformed into flood dragons and circled the throne once before entering the armrests, looking like dragon-shaped ornaments adorning the armrests.
On the throne, Xiao Chen wore a ck mask that covered half his face. His arms were both propped on the armrests. The ck throne filled with sky with starlight as it instantly descended to the waist of the mountain from the summit.
"ng! ng! ng! ng! ng! ng! ng!"
Pride and the other six Divine Weapons shot up and stabbed into the back of the throne.
"Shadowless Saber Sovereign, are you here to snatch the Ice and Fire Berserk Saber Art as well?"
entric Qin was shocked at Xiao Chen''s strength. However, his temper remained entric. He did not disy any gratitude to Xiao Chen for saving his life. Instead, he even flipped things around, believing that Xiao Chen was here to snatch his Ice and Fire Berserk Saber Art.
As Xiao Chen sat on the throne, his expression remained calm. He spoke honestly. "Please do not misunderstand. I am indeed interested in the Ice and Fire Berserk Saber Art. However, I do not have any intention of snatching it. Honestly speaking, with your talent, it is rather hard for you to delve into the Ice and Fire Twin Sabers.
"The Ice and Fire Dao does not necessarily need to bebined with twin sabers. You can try cultivating the Ice and Fire Dao with just one saber."
entric Qin smiled coldly and retorted, "What a joke! Before this old manprehended the Ice and Fire Dao, I became famous through my twin sabers. How can I abandon my roots and give up on the twin sabers? Furthermore, how can one saber endure the conflict between ice and fire?"
"Whoosh!"
Xiao Chen did not say anything. He stretched out his hand and pointed. A pile of dirt on the ground took human shape.
"ng!" Pride, which was behind, shot out andnded in the hand of the human figure made of dirt.
With one saber in hand, the Taiji Saber Domain immediately spread out from the dirt man. Yin and Yangattributes in greater opposition than ice and firemerged perfectly in this one saber, forming a grand and majestic Taiji Diagram.
The dirt man asionally turned into a dragon, moving its head and wagging its tail. asionally, it turned into a fish, nimble and unpredictable.
The dirt man straddled the line between Yin and Yang, appearing indistinct and showing thousands of changes. entric Qin was stupefied when he saw this, staring at it without looking away.
The Yin and Yang energies turned into two True Dragons and merged into the saber in the dirt man''s hand. Then, it sent out a saber light and cut the sky in half, revealing a resplendent and dazzling scene of the stars in the Starry Heavens.
entric Qin looked at the stars distractedly as the barrier of the sky, which was cut open, slowly healed.
When the starlightpletely disappeared, entric Qin returned to his senses. Then, he looked around but could not find the Shadowless Saber Sovereign anywhere.
"Senior!"
entric Qin dashed out to the cliffside, shouting somewhat despondently.
Chapter 1399: Yinyang Saber Formation
Chapter 1399: Yinyang Saber Formation
However, sometimes, opportunity came only once. By the time one recognized it, the opportunity was gone.
It was toote for entric Qin to feel regrets. He could only stand at the cliffside and stare into ck space, feeling dumbfounded. Only now did he realize that the Shadowless Saber Sovereign had note here to snatch his Martial Technique but that the Shadowless Saber Sovereign heard of his fame and wanted to see for himself.
To think that entric Qin overestimated himself andughed at the Shadowless Saber Sovereign, mocking him.
Only when entric Qin saw the Shadowless Saber Sovereign''s incredible Saber Techniques was he fully convinced of the Shadowless Saber Sovereign''s strength; he could not help acknowledging the Shadowless Saber Sovereign as a senior.
In this world where strength mattered more, there was no clear divide in age. The weaker one would address the stronger one as Senior. Even if the weaker one were older than the other, there was nothing wrong with it.
"The Shadowless Saber Sovereign is truly unfathomable."
entric Qin felt disappointed and frustrated. Then, he nced at the Blood Demon Royal Hall disciple''s corpse on the ground, and his expression changed.
Now that a member of the Blood Demon Royal Hall had died here, someone would definitelye to investigate. He could not remain in this ce any longer and had to leave quickly.
entric Qin''s figure shed. After picking up the corpses of his two disciples, he soared into the air and directly jumped off the cliff.
One truly became more experienced with age, their thoughts growing more meticulous.
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In less than half a day, the four Demons who had run away led a youth wearing scarlet robes gilded with gold to this ce.
"Protector Wang Tian, this is how Boss Qin died. He could not even block a single move before he was pinned to the ground, void of any signs of life."
In the Blood Demon Royal Hall, the Crown Scion was the highest rank. After that, there was a Dao Protector, who would be very strong, normally a peak expert of the older generation.
Under the Dao Protector were the four Protectors. The four Protectors would be royal n disciples who failed in thepetition to be the Crown Scion. Their strength could not be underestimated. Aside from the strong Dao Protector, they could be said to be existences that were second only to the Crown Scion in the Demon Royal Hall.
Fortunately, entric Qin ran fast. Otherwise, with the arrival of this Protector, even if he had two lives, he would lose both of them here.
"It''s him again! The Shadowless Saber Sovereign!" the Blood Demon Royal Hall Protector Wang Tian said sullenly, a heavy murderous intent shing in his eyes.
In the past few years, countless outstanding Demon talents had died at the Shadowless Saber Sovereign''s hands. Furthermore, he killed them all extremely decisively. It was cold and frightening, without any room for negotiation whatsoever.
The various Demon Royal Halls listed this person was someone whom they had to kill at all costs. However, this person was extremely elusive, appearing one moment and disappearing the next.
The Shadowless Saber Sovereign never wasted any time, never lingering. He never got off his war chariot and always disappeared without any traces.
There was too little urate information. Even if the Demons wanted to kill the Shadowless Saber Sovereign, they could not find him.
"Protector Wang, the Saber Dao tea party will be happening next month. The Shadowless Saber Sovereign should be going as well. Should we"
Wang Tian shook his head and said, "No need. Although the Shadowless Saber Sovereign is a headache to deal with, he never takes the initiative to kill Demons. That is not the biggest problem now. This time, the few Demon Royal Halls are working together on this ce. We cannot let it get disrupted because of one Shadowless Saber Sovereign."
"Lord Protector, the Water Moon Alliance''s people areing over."
A warship bearing the Water Moon Alliance''s banner could be seen piercing through the clouds in the distance, quickly approaching this ce.
Wang Tian''s lips curled up into a smile as he said, "They are really fast. I''ll let you all live for a few more days. Let''s go."
This Protector smiled mysteriously before leading the four Demons away.
This was a great age. Storms stirred, and there were undercurrents flowing at every moment. A plot targeted at every outstanding talent of the Kunlun Realm slowly unfolded in the Tianwu Domain.
No matter how this situation wasid out or who did it, the Shadowless Saber Sovereign Xiao Chen only brushed by temporarily before rushing away.
After leaving Gentle Cloud City, Xiao Chen headed north to a rather deste in of the Tianwu Domain. Then, he slowly descended.
The ck throne, which had seven Divine Weapons on its back, gave off starlight that filled the sky.
How did a war chariot turn into a throne? The reason was simple, but the process was long andplicated.
At Xiao Chen''s current cultivation, the flood dragon war chariot could no longer keep up and needed to be altered, to be re-refined.
This was what Xiao Chen worked on for two years in Heavenly Star Ind. First, he merged the Seven Deadly Sins into the war chariot. Then, the Cycle Banner. Finally, he turned it into a peak Emperor Grade Secret Treasure.
The difficulty of refining this was extremely great.
Fortunately, for those two years, Xiao Chen was depressed. After he jumped off the Emperor''s Road, he did not have any interest in cultivating the Martial Dao for a long time.
He spent all his time on the war chariot, entering a state where he forgot about everything. Furthermore, he was an intelligent person.
After spending two years, Xiao Chen finallypleted the refinement and called it the Cycle War Chariot. It possessed two forms. One was a war chariot, which was used for long-distance travel and cultivating, helping to hide his aura.
The throne form was forbat. Not only could it strengthen his aura and Emperor''s Might, but it also had many other wondrous uses.
As for those two quasi-Emperor-level flood dragons, Xiao Chen continuously nourished them with dragon souls for two years. Baptized by Dragon Qi and tempered by dragon blood, they had long since mutated.
Now, the sky was turning dark. There was not a single person to be seen on this deste in.
The ck throne slowly descended. It was like the son of heaven personally descending to the mortal realm. Countless Spirit Beasts in the vastnd felt a pressure that made them tremble in fear, unable to run or even move.
Xiao Chen casually waved his hand, and the many Spirit Beasts acted like they received pardon, scattering in all directions while kicking up clouds of dust.
When all the Spirit Beasts were gone, the entire deste in fell utterly silent. Not even sighing wind remained, forming a strange scene.
Xiao Chen closed his eyes and sank into deep thought, recalling the various events of the past few years, exchanging moves with various desmen.
Among these people, there were old men over five hundred years of age and Martial Emperors less than a century old. There were both male and female, people of the Ghost Race and the Fiend Race. There was a great variety of people. The onlymon denominator was that they were all desmen.
"ng! ng! ng!"
After some time, Pride, which was behind Xiao Chen, shot out. Following that, the other Divine Weapons unsheathed as well.
Xiao Chen, whose eyes were closed, casually swept his hand across and executed the Life Bestowal Spell. Seven human figures appeared from the mud and used the various Divine Weapons to practice Saber Techniques.
Two years ago, his Purple Thunder Divine Incantation broke through to the Ninth Layer. The Magic Energy in his sea of consciousness increased again.
Now, he could execute Magic Skills even more smoothly than before, manipting them as he desired. His Life Bestowal Spell already reached a point where he could casually execute it, even using just air.
The seven human figures surrounded the throne, each executing a Saber Technique. Boundless saber lights seemed to interconnect, causing fluctuations.
However, there were too many scenes in Xiao Chen''s mind. Clearly, seven figures were insufficient.
Many sabers flew out from the Universe Ring. With a casual wave, forty-nine figures descended from the air. After they each caught a saber andnded, they started to practice the saber.
As the scenes in Xiao Chen''s mind shed by faster and faster, the number of figures holding sabers on the deste ins grew from ten to a hundred, from a hundred to a thousand, from a thousand to ten thousand.
[Note: In Chinese, the characters for ten, hundred, thousand and ten thousand are all different. This is a very ssic way in Chinese writing to express an exponential increase. It is not specifically describing how exactly the figures increased even though the final number did line up with ten thousand.]
Immediately, saber lights filled the sky of the vast deste ins. As they interconnected, they presented a vast and majestic scene of ten thousand people practicing the saber.
A huge Taiji Diagram vaguely appeared on the ground.
Unconsciously, the ten thousand desmen were segregated into halvesfive thousand Yin and five thousand Yang. Their movements slowly integrated with each other.
Yin and Yang flowed, each turning into a dragon. From the initially chaotic and disorganized ten thousand desmen, it now looked like one person practicing the saber. Two dragons flew up and down, appearing indistinct.
Suddenly, Xiao Chen opened his eyes, and the scene instantly fixed.
Xiao Chen had spent two years refining the throne he sat on. At the same time, he also thought about his own Dao. No matter how the Dao changedthe Immortal Dao, the Buddhist Dao, the Martial Dao, the Demonic Daohis Dao never changed. It was the supreme Dao of Dao.
By riding his Cycle War Chariot, he could travel millions of kilometers in a day and traverse the entire Tianwu Domain. Through the years, he had gone to both the south and the north, wandering through most of the Kunlun Realm and visiting many desmen.
This Yinyang Saber Formation before Xiao Chen was the most objective benefit. Taiji birthed Yin and Yang. Ying and Yang birthed the four divisions. The four divisions birthed the eight trigrams. From there, the eight trigrams continued to birth all living things in the world.
The Yinyang Saber Formation was only the first step of the Taiji Saber Dao. After that, there were still the four divisions, the eight trigrams, and every being.
"Crack! Crack!"
The many desmen turned back to dirt, and the many sabers returned to the Universe Ring. The deste in regained to its previous calm. Now, only seven desman remained, holding the Seven Deadly Sins and guarding the throne in seven directions.
Xiao Chen''s gaze fell on a particr saber on the throne. Although the Seven Deadly Sins were good, the one he loved the most was still the Lunar Shadow Saber.
Chapter 1400: Jadeite Relay Station
Chapter 1400: Jadeite Ry Station
Unfortunately, before Ao Jiao woke up, Xiao Chen could not draw the Lunar Shadow Saber. He also did not know when it would happen. This Ao Jiao was always making others worry.
He shook his head, not wanting to think of something so frustrating. He stretched out his finger, and the Seven Deadly Sins all gave off a ringing sound as they returned to the back of the throne.
Now, the sky waspletely dark. Xiao Chen sat on the throne and closed his eyes, starting to cultivate.
"Whoosh!"
Six beams of starlight descended from the sky, appearing like pirs as they entered the Cycle Throne. Astral Energy poured into Xiao Chen''s body.
As he absorbed the Astral Energy, he converted it into cultivation. Originally, one could do this only after learning the secret methods of the Astral Pces.
However, he now could do it as long as he sat on the throne. This was one of the wondrous uses of the throne: aiding cultivation.
Xiao Chen had never heard of anyone absorbing Astral Energy like this.
The Purple Thunder Divine Incantation''s ninthyer circted quickly. After the strong Purple Thunder Divine Incantation reached the ninthyer, the speed at which it could absorb energy became even more terrifying.
If someone could see the invisible energy, he would discover that Xiao Chen''s body was like a huge hole wildly sucking in countless strands of purple energy from the surroundings.
In Xiao Chen''s Heart of an Emperor, the Astral Energy and the Spiritual Energy turned into rain after they entered, pouring down noisily.
The whirlpool formed by one thousand strands of Primordial Energy spread out and turned into a river. It looked like a dragon swimming and flying about in the vast Heart of an Emperor.
The dragon enjoyed the sweet rain as it greedily absorbed the downpour, not even letting a single drop off.
ording to the rules of the Kunlun Realm, Ninth Heaven Martial Emperors could have only nine hundred strands of Primordial Energy. However, Xiao Chen already attained one thousand strands a year ago.
However, if one were to say that Xiao Chen''s cultivation was equal to that of a Ninth Heaven Sovereign Martial Emperor, that did not seem right. He felt that his current cultivation was only about Sixth Heaven Martial Emperor.
Also, his Primordial Energy was very different from the Primordial Energy of those Martial Emperors.
Actually, it was not difficult to exin. Firstly, Xiao Chen did not undergo any lightning tribtions. Secondly, he did not have a true Golden Emperor Body, nor had he pushed open the Emperor''s Door to receive the baptism of the Heavenly Dao.
Xiao Chen''s physical body only broke out of some of the Kunlun Realm''s rules and fell under a different set of rules. There were both benefits and drawbacks.
Right now, Xiao Chen was in a rather awkward position. After his Primordial Energy reached one thousand strands, he could not increase it anymore.
It was like his cultivation hit a bottleneck. Furthermore, he did not know how to break this bottleneck. No one had walked the path that he took before.
Xiao Chen could only endure and continuously refine these one thousand strands of Primordial Energy, refining them over and over again until they could not be any purer.
Perhaps the answer could be found only in that mysterious Azure Dragon Pce.
Although it was difficult for Xiao Chen to improve his cultivation, his progress in the Saber Dao moved at its own pace, going increasingly further. Saying that the Saber Sovereign Wu Xiaotian''sprehension of the Saber Dao could not measure up to Xiao Chen''s would not be an exaggeration.
The main reason behind why Xiao Chen could instant-kill many Demonic World royal n disciples was his aplishments andprehensions in the Saber Dao.
The sun rose and set multiple times. In the blink of an eye, half a month passed. However, the Purple Thunder Divine Incantationpleted only one great cycle.
Xiao Chen opened his eyes and checked the sun in the sky; it looked piercing and dazzling. He spat out a mouthful of turbid Qi, and the Cycle Throne took on the war chariot form. The two mutated ck flood dragons pulled the war chariot and carried him into the sky.
A beam of iridescent ck light pierced through the boundary between the void and the world. In merely ten breaths, it tore through the barrier of the sky and arrived in the Starry Heavens.
Inside the war chariot, Xiao Chen took out the invitation that Wen Ziran gave him. Among the few words on it were "The Starry Heavens outside the domain, Heavenly Saber Mountain Manor."
Wen Ziran was holding the Saber Dao tea party in the Starry Heavens, probably because the participants this time possessed high cultivations. The original location, Heavenly Cauldron City, was no longer suitable. Otherwise, if a few Martial Emperors exchanged moves, they might identally destroy the entire city.
If it was held in the Starry Heavens, there would not be such concerns. The Starry Heavens was vast. They could fight however they wished without having to worry about any consequences.
Xiao Chen put away the invitation and casually opened a star chart to find the nearest starry heaven ry station. Then, he let the Cycle War Chariot run quickly in the boundless Starry Heavens.
asionally, there would be stars falling in the Starry Heavens, screeching as they flew. They moved very quickly. Regardless of their size, if a falling star identally crashed into one, one''s ride could get destroyed; then, the unlucky person might die.
However, Xiao Chen did not have any fear. There was always saber Qi around the Cycle War Chariot. When any meteors or stars got near, they would instantly get chopped into so much dust.
When speaking of a starry heaven ry station, Xiao Chen could not help thinking of when he first entered a starry heaven ry station many years ago.
The master of that starry heaven ry station possessed a strong cultivation, unfathomable. Even with Xiao Chen''s current strength, he might not be able to plumb the bottom line of that mysterious desman.
When he thought back on it, that mysterious master should be a senior desman. However, the Starry Heavens was incredibly vast. Without any coordinates and just relying on fate, Xiao Chen would find it very difficult to meet him again.
One hourter, the distant starry heaven ry station appeared in Xiao Chen''s view.
He peered through the curtains. It was not a huge starry heaven ry station, just about half a city in size. Even so, the amount of Star Fixing Rock that it would require would be astronomical.
That much Star Fixing Rock would be beyond an ordinary person''s reach. Only arge faction could acquire it.
This was the kind of starry heaven ry station that he needed, as such ry stations would normally have transportation formations. Those would be able to send him straight to the Heavenly Saber Mountain Manor, saving him the trouble of traveling.
The mutated flood dragons turned into rather ordinary ck horses. They pulled the Cycle War Chariot andnded firmly in the starry heaven ry station.
Although this ry station wasrge, this was only inparison to the other ry stations. Ifpared to the cities of the Kunlun Realm, it was very small.
One could see the entire ry station with just the naked eye.
"Whoosh! Whoosh!"
Shortly after Xiao Chennded, two cultivators from the ry station went to the window and asked him as they looked up, "Are you here to use this ry station''s transportation formation?"
"That''s right. I''m going to the Heavenly Saber Mountain Manor."
"This ce can''t send you direct to the Heavenly Saber Mountain Manor. You will have to travel through more than ten ry stations of various sizes before arriving at arge ry station that can send you to the Heavenly Saber Mountain Manor''s transportation formation. Only such ry stations can do that."
"How many Essence Stones does it cost?"
"Three hundred Essence Stones will be enough. The starry heaven ry stations on this route all belong to the Phoenix''s Passion Pce."
Xiao Chen extended his hand out of the window and dropped a spatial ring. The person who spoke earlier checked it and was stunned.
There was a total of six thousand Essence Stones in there, severalfold more than required. "Sir, did you make a mistake?"
"There is no mistake. This is twenty people''s worth. You just need to send me alone in the transportation formation."
After Xiao Chen said that, the two horses pulled the war chariot into the transportation formation, leaving the two Phoenix''s Passion Pce disciples exchanging nces behind him. This was their first time seeing someone so strange.
"Never mind. It does not matter since he gave sufficient Essence Stones."
"Recently, there have been many people going to the Heavenly Saber Mountain Manor. Even several older-generation desmen headed there."
"This is the first Saber Dao tea party of the golden age. Naturally, it will be extraordinary. Practically all the famous desmen are going. The new will rece the old. This time, there will be many older-generation desmen falling from their previous rankings."
"Unfortunately, I''m not a desman. Otherwise, I would go and join the excitement as well.
The two Phoenix''s Passion Pce disciples chatted as they walked over, preparing to activate the transportation formation.
Inside the war chariot, Xiao Chen closed his eyes and waited calmly.
After a while, there was a sh of light, and the war chariot carrying Xiao Chen vanished, sent to the vicinity of the next starry heaven ry station. This happened more than ten times. After that, arge and extraordinarily bustling ry station appeared.
This ry station was almost the size of Meteor Trail City and had all sorts of buildings: inns, restaurants, herb stores, markets, and many more.
Of course, the transportation formation that Xiao Chen needed was there as well.
This ry station was oval-shaped. No matter where onended, there would be a wide road leading to the transportation formation in the center.
The difference between the previous ry station that Xiao Chen came from and thisrge ry station was like mud and clouds, a huge disparity that made the previous one look insignificant.
Xiao Chen could see many mighty warships and chariots giving off Emperor''s Might rushing to this ry station from all directions.
"The Jadeite Ry Station is right in front. It is one of the Kunlun Realm''s ten great ry stations. You can head to the Heavenly Saber Mountain Manor from the transportation formation there."
Beside the Cycle War Chariot, the Phoenix''s Passion Pce disciple carefully ushered Xiao Chen down.
Chapter 1401: The Difficult Jadeite Sovereign
Chapter 1401: The Difficult Jadeite Sovereign
Jadeite Ry Station?
Xiao Chen thought, Could this have something to do with the Jadeite Sovereign? That Jadeite Sovereign''s whereabouts were unknown. He could not find the Jadeite Sovereign anywhere in the Kunlun Realm.
Many Martial Emperors and experts who liked staying in seclusion would mostly choose to live their days out in a starry heaven ry station. Given the Jadeite Sovereign''s character, that was very possible.
When one did not intentionally seek out something, letting things take their natural course, one was more likely to seed in finding it.
"How is the Jadeite Ry Station rted to the Jadeite Sovereign?" Xiao Chen asked casually from the war chariot.
When the Phoenix''s Passion Pce disciple heard the question, he did not dare to be slow in replying. Although this ck war chariot had a saber at the very front, looking somewhat strange, the rest of it seemed rather ordinary.
However, for some reason, when he stood beside this war chariot, he felt an intimidating pressure that deterred any disy of impudence.
"Replying to Senior, this humble self is not sure. However, there is an expert who resides in the Jadeite Pavilion on this Jadeite Ry Station. As for whether it is the Jadeite Sovereign or not, I do not know." The Phoenix''s Passion Pce disciple shared everything that he knew.
Xiao Chen entered deep thought. He was already very close to his destination. Should he personally go and check on this?
"The owner of the ry station stays at the Jadeite Pavilion in the middle of Jadeite Lake. However, he does not like to be disturbed. Not long ago, a few of the Demonic World''s Greater Heavenly Martial Emperors teamed up and went to seek trouble for him. However, he tossed them right out," the Phoenix''s Passion Pce disciple said after some hesitation.
"Many thanks," Xiao Chen replied politely from the war chariot and quickly went on his way.
While the Jadeite Ry Station looked very close, one would only truly understand when they arrived in the Starry Heavens. It just looked close, but it actually was still millions of kilometers away. The illusion of proximity was due to the resplendent light.
asionally,rge King Grade warships, even Emperor Grade warships, passed Xiao Chen in a sh.
Inparison, the Cycle War Chariot, which was intentionally concealed, looked unremarkable.
Xiao Chen observed casually from the war chariot. He discovered that a particrlyrge warship was packed mostly with desmen. They likely intended to go to the Heavenly Saber Mountain Manor.
There were many young desmen raring to test themselves, looking high-spirited and vigorous.
It was rumored that the Saber Sovereign Wu Xiaotian would choose the next-generation Saber Sovereign during this Saber Dao tea party and would personally instruct that person. The top hundred in the Saber School Ranking could even go to the famous Saber Washing Pool of the Heavenly Saber Mountain Manor.
Next to this huge warship, Xiao Chen''s Cycle War Chariot looked extremely insignificant.
After half a day, the war chariotnded smoothly at the Jadeite Ry Station. Then, he asked about the location of Jadeite Lake, which was in the ry station. As for those desmen on those warships, they directly headed forward, moving to the transportation formation connected to the Heavenly Saber Mountain Manor.
This ry station was huge, the same size as Meteor Trail City. Although it was called a ry station, it was more urate to call it a city, a city that was fixed in the Starry Heavens, an astral city.
Everywhere Xiao Chen passed had shops. The streets were crowded with cultivators, the weakest of which was at least a Martial Sage. When casually ncing around, he saw several Martial Emperors, even Greater Heavenly Martial Emperors.
These cultivators were all either drinking and chatting, buying or selling treasures, or discussing adventuring in forbiddennds in the depths of the Starry Heavens.
It was a grand, bustling scene, standing out in the eye. It truly deserved its fame as one of the ten great starry heaven ry stations.
Jadeite Lake was on the northwest side of the ry station. It was a jade-greenke that looked like a mirror. There were no ripples on it at all,pletely silent.
Theke really seemed like a piece of jadeite iid into the ground; it looked very strange.
There was a pavilion in the center of theke. That was the Jadeite Pavilion, the residence of the owner of this starry heaven ry station.
It seemed like everyone knew that this owner did not like to be disturbed. Theke was peaceful and quiet; there was no one else already.
The Cycle War Chariot stopped at thekeshore, and Xiao Chen thought about how to meet this ry station owner.
"I''ll just be direct. It is likely that this is the Jadeite Sovereign!"
Jadeite Ry Station, Jadeite Lake, and Jadeite Pavilion. If it was just one, it could be exined as a coincidence. However, there were three. It was definitely not a coincidence. Only someone who specialized in the Jadeite Dao would be interested in building so many things rted to jadeite.
However, something seemed off with thiske. It was like it was transformed by the other party''s Domain, or perhaps the Domain merged with theke.
Might I ask if you are the Jadeite Sovereign, a Sovereign Martial Emperor of the ck Sea? Would you be willing to meet with me? Xiao Chen projected his voice into a line, sending it into the Jadeite Pavilion.
One secondtwo secondsthen three seconds passed. No one answered. No one bothered with Xiao Chen. It was like there was no one.
"Many thanks for the Jadeite Sovereign''s silent agreement. I will being in."
Xiao Chen could not be bothered with the details. The wheels of the war chariot rolled onto the surface of theke, heading for the Jadeite Pavilion.
"Interesting. It seems like bold people like you have been increasing recently."
Laughter came from the pavilion in the center of theke. Then, there was the sound of a book being closed. The Cycle War Chariot, which just entered theke, quickly got covered with ayer ofke water.
Soon, the ck war chariot''s surface turned jade-green.
Inside the chariot, the greenish water spread to Xiao Chen''s feet as well. Then, the water crystallized, preventing his feet from moving.
Xiao Chen''s expression changed slightly as he discovered that something was wrong. After the green water entered, his bones, muscles, flesh, and blood started to show signs of crystallizing.
"Glup! Glup!"
The magnificent war chariot seemed to turn into jadeite and slowly sank into theke.
A wave surged up from the bottom of theke and, in the next moment, turned into a graceful and elegant middle-aged man wearing jadeite satin closed with a jade-white waist sash.
This middle-aged man stepped forward and stretched out his hand. When he raised it, he pulled up the Cycle War Chariot, which had sunk to the bottom, from a distance.
With a casual pat, the war chariot shattered into countless jadeite pieces falling in all directions and flickering with a jade-green crystalline light.
Everything shattered, leaving only a crystal man hovering in the air unshattered. He lookedpletely crystalline, jade-green in color.
"So, you are not a Demon. In that case, I''ll send you away!"
The murderous intent in the middle-aged man''s eyes weakened significantly. He raised his hand and waved, wanting to toss the crystallized Xiao Chen out of the ry station.
"Crack!" Just at this moment, the crystal covering Xiao Chen''s exterior shattered, revealing himself with the ck mask that covered his face.
The jadeite covering the shattered pieces also broke off at this moment. "Boom!" All the shards gathered into a throne with seven Divine Weapons on the back.
"I nearly really turned into jadeite. It looks like I found the right person. Aside from the Jadeite Sovereign, no one else is so incredibly skilled in the Jadeite Dao," Xiao Chen said calmly from the throne. His tone contained traces of joy.
The Jadeite Sovereign''s expression appeared somewhat grave. Theke water under him flowed, quickly moving him away from Xiao Chen.
The Jadeite Sovereign sensed a vast and boundless saber intent from Xiao Chen, a dangerous aura, so he needed to put some distance between them.
"There are plenty of experts emerging in this golden age. You must be the Shadowless Saber Sovereign that became famous in the recent few years," the Jadeite Sovereign guessed.
Xiao Chen nodded and said, "That should be so."
"I don''t think I have anything you want. I am not a desman, either, so why are you looking for me?" the Jadeite Sovereign asked as he looked directly at Xiao Chen.
"Might I ask if you have a throne with the Destruction Dao in it. After one obtains it, one canprehend the state of destruction without any guidance," Xiao Chen asked with some anticipation.
When the Jadeite Sovereign heard this, he was stunned. Then, heughed and said, "What a coincidence! Something not worth mentioning at all actually resulted in peopleing to visit me continuously."
Xiao Chen frowned and asked, "What do you mean?"
"Before you came, a few Demon Greater Heavenly Martial Emperors already came looking for me. Even before that, the Cyclic Astral Lord also asked about it."
A light shed in Xiao Chen''s eyes. The Cyclic Astral Lord came as well. Did he know something?
Never mind, there is no need to think about this for now. Then, Xiao Chen asked, "Is the throne still with you?"
"Naturally, it is."
Xiao Chen smiled and said, "Good. Please state your condition. As long as I can aplish it, I will definitely do it."
The Jadeite Sovereignughed and did not say anything.
"Or perhaps I can make offers and you pick from them?" Xiao Chen suggested unhurriedly.
The Jadeite Sovereign smiled and asked, "Do you think you can offer something even more tempting than what the Cyclic Astral Lord did?"
It looked like this Jadeite Sovereign had no intention of parting with the throne.
Chapter 1402: Strange Turn of Events
Chapter 1402: Strange Turn of Events
This realization startled Xiao Chen awake. It looked like he got happy for nothing. The coercion of the Demons and the offers of the Cyclic Astral Lord both failed to obtain the Destruction Throne from the Jadeite Sovereign''s hands.
How would Xiao Chen be able to take it away? It was like what the Jadeite Sovereign said: how could what he could offer be more attractive than what the Cyclic Astral Lord could take out?
The Jadeite Sovereign was a recluse, seeking nothing and wanting nothing. There were too few things that could tempt him.
As Xiao Chen remain seated on the throne, his expression did not change. However, he still pondered how to obtain the Destruction Throne.
Of the seven thrones, hecked only thest one. No matter what, he needed to obtain it.
The Jadeite Sovereign said indifferently, "Please leave. Honestly speaking, that Destruction Throne is already refined into this Jadeite Pavilion, which is not only connected to the transportation formation of this ry station but is also my life Emperor Grade Secret Treasure."
A life Emperor Grade Secret Treasure in more ordinary terms was a certain Emperor Grade Secret Treasure that had been used for such a long time that it was like one''s own arm, inseparable.
It was something like Xiao Chen''s Lunar Shadow Saber.
Xiao Chen immediately understood. It was like how he would never hand the Lunar Shadow Saber to another person. Simrly, the Jadeite Sovereign would not give the Jadeite Pavilion to anyone.
"This humble self has been too forceful."
A gentleman would not snatch away another person''s beloved. Although Xiao Chen was not a gentleman, he understood the other party''s position and that this could not be forced.
The Jadeite Sovereign smiled and said, "Based on your appearance, it looks like you are going to attend the Saber Dao tea party. Over the past few years, I have seen many new desmen in this ry station. Some of them are rather famous, showing off a bright brilliance, even able to defeat some older-generation desmen. However,pared to you, it seems like they are missing something."
Xiao Chen smiled to himself. He had met some of the new-generation desmen and knew what they were missing: umtions.
"Unexpectedly, you have such a high evaluation of me. Many thanks. I''ll take my leave now. If you have any intention of selling the Destruction Throne in the future, please do let me know immediately."
Right after Xiao Chen spoke, the throne quickly transformed into a war chariot,pleting his preparations to leave.
The horses reared their heads and pulled on the war chariot, slowly moving forward.
The Jadeite Sovereign entered deep thought. Aside from a certain air of experience, this Shadowless Saber Sovereign was very simr to a certain person he saw many years ago.
Suddenly, theke became half covered in blood, instantly spreading under the Jadeite Sovereign''s feet.
"Whoosh!"
A figure appeared in the blood, and a sword thrust at the Jadeite Sovereign. This sword strike was extremely fast and came without any warning.
"Pu ci! The sword pierced through the Jadeite Sovereign''s body. Then, his body shattered into pieces and fell into theke.
Inside the Jadeite Pavilion, the Jadeite Sovereign''s true body vomited a mouthful of blood. He frowned and eximed, "A Blood Demon Sovereign Martial Emperor!"
The one who attacked was a Blood Demon Sovereign Martial Emperor. He managed to destroy a clone of the Jadeite Sovereign in an instant. Furthermore, he managed to trace the clone''s source and harmed the true body with the sword Qi.
"Screech! Screech! Screech! Screech!"
Screeching sounds came from the air, and a figure with a metallic sheen descended from the sky. This figure threw a punch, and space trembled.
"You are seeking death!"
A ferocious roar came from the Jadeite Pavilion. The Jadeite Sovereign revealed himself andnded on the surface of theke. "Boom!" The Jadeite Pavilion soared up into the sky.
The pavilion crashed into the metallic figure with a ''ng.'' Then, the figure fell straight down.
After this figure climbed back up to his feet, he chuckled foolishly. It was like this berserk blow had not injured him at all.
"An Iron Demon Sovereign Martial Emperor!"
Inside the war chariot, Xiao Chen''s face sank. Two Sovereign Martial Emperors to kill one Jadeite Sovereign, this was a great expenditure.
"Jadeite Sovereign, the Demon Sovereign of my race has cultivated the Destruction Dao for many years and urgently needs the throne in your possession to make a breakthrough. If you are wise, you will hand it over and gain some benefits. If not, you will not be able to escape death," the Blood Demon Sovereign Martial Emperor said coldly as he brandished his sword.
The Sovereign Emperor''s Might that belonged only to Sovereign Martial Emperors came from Blood Demon''s body, suppressing the unique Jadeite Lake below him.
Theke becamepletely covered in blood, suppressing the Jadeite Sovereign''s Domain.
The Jadeite Sovereign''s expression turned somewhat grave. He was a Seventh Heaven Sovereign Martial Emperor, but he would not fear an Eighth Heaven Sovereign Martial Emperor in this Jadeite Lake. However, the other party clearly came prepared, sealing his Jadeite Lake. Furthermore, the other party also brought along an Iron Demon Sovereign Martial Emperor. This battle did not look good for him.
The Jadeite Sovereign nced around. The Shadowless Saber Sovereign was not far away. However, the Shadowless Saber Sovereign did not have a heavy Emperor''s Might and a strong aura.
The two Demon Sovereign Martial Emperors did not care about the Shadowless Saber Sovereign at all, not even bothering to look at him.
However, the Jadeite Sovereign himself knew that escaping this cmity would greatly depend on whether he could enlist this person''s help or not.
Will he help?
The Jadeite Sovereign felt that it was impossible. The other party wanted to obtain the Destruction Throne. This was a rare chance for the Shadowless Saber Sovereign. The best way would naturally be to wait until he and the two Demons were injured from the battle and take advantage of both sides without putting in any effort.
"Ding dang! Ding dang!"
Suddenly, tinkling sounds resounded, and a sh of saber light descended from the sky. Pride stabbed into theke, giving off an unparalleled, sharp light.
"Crack! Crack!" The peerless saber Qi spread out, and cracks instantly appeared in the blood covering the entireke.
Xiao Chen not only helped, but he also did so without any hesitation, decisive and quick.
"Great opportunity!"
The Jadeite Sovereign''s eyes lit up. He held a miniature Jadeite Pavilion in his left hand and moved a finger of his right hand.
The entireke erupted, immediately sending all the blood flying.
"Ignorant junior. Kill him!"
The Blood Demon Sovereign Martial Emperor became incredibly enraged. When the Iron Demon Sovereign Martial Emperor heard him, he leaped off the surface of the water and quickly charged at the war chariot.
As the Iron Demon moved, he appeared slow but was actually incredibly fast. His body shone with a bright light, looking like an iron sculpture.
"Be careful. That is a Deep Abyss Demonic World Iron Demon Sovereign Martial Emperor!"
The Jadeite Sovereign felt anxious and yelled quickly to remind the Shadowless Saber Sovereign, fearing that the Shadowless Saber Sovereign would get careless and suffer.
The Blood Demon Sovereign Martial Emperor smiled coldly and said, "No matter how anxiously you call out, it will be useless. It is rare for Iron Demons to have a Sovereign Martial Emperor appear. However, once one advances to Sovereign Martial Emperor, even a Divine Weapon can''t hurt"
"Bang!"
Before the Blood Demon Sovereign Martial Emperor could finish, there was a loud report and the Iron Demon Sovereign Martial Emperor charging toward the war chariot fell down in a sorry state.
Six bloody holes appeared in the Iron Demon''s chest, saber intent lingered in them, and blood flowed out continuously.
The Blood Demon Sovereign Martial Emperor turned his head to look and saw starlight filling the sky. Xiao Chen sat calmly on a ck throne with seven Divine Weapons floating in the air, circling him and radiating saber intent.
"Shadowless Saber Sovereign!"
Xiao Chen said softly, "It is an honor that the Sovereign Martial Emperors of the Deep Abyss Demonic World know of my existence. Don''t move!"
Xiao Chen spoke, then suddenly changed the topic halfway. The seven Divine Weapons turned into seven beams of light, disappearing in a sh.
The Iron Demon Sovereign Martial Emperor, who just stood up, wanted to charge over. However, he was ruthlessly knocked back once again.
This time, the Iron Demon''s wounds were even deeper, spurting even more blood.
The heavens were fair, giving the Iron Demons a physical body with absolute strength but also taking something away: intelligence!
If this Iron Demon were as intelligent as Xiao Chen, he would not move so directly. If he were more nimble, Xiao Chen would find him more difficult to handle.
However, now, Xiao Chen did not mind stabbing him a few more times.
Could not be injured?
With seven Divine Weapons working together, there was nothing they could not injure. As Xiao Chen sat on the throne, he looked like a ruler of sabers!
"Let''s go!"
The Blood Demon Sovereign Martial Emperor knew that things were not going well. He helped the Iron Demon Sovereign Martial Emperor to his feet and turned into a beam of scarlet light soaring into the sky.
Seeing the two Demons leave, Xiao Chen and the Jadeite Sovereign did not pursue them. Since the other party was not significantly injured, forcefully giving chase would gain no advantage.
If the Jadeite Sovereign left this Jadeite Lake, hisbat prowess would decline significantly. If they truly fought to the end, it would result in both sides sustaining severe injuries.
"Many thanks for saving me," the Jadeite Sovereign said sincerely after he flew over while holding the Jadeite Pavilion.
The Jadeite Sovereign appeared somewhat fatigued, hisplexion pale. Evidently, the Blood Demon Sovereign Martial Emperor''s sword strike was rather overbearing.
Xiao Chen said calmly, "You are too polite. It was just a matter of convenience."
The Jadeite Sovereign sighed, "Unexpectedly, this Blood Demon Monarch is so persistent. For the sake of this Destruction Throne, he even sent Sovereign Martial Emperors."
"Why not leave this starry heaven ry station? Go to the Kunlun Continent. The Demon Sovereign Martial Emperors would not dare to behave so rampantly there."
The Jadeite Sovereign shook his head and said, "I have lived in this starry heaven ry station for hundreds of years and am already ustomed to everything here. I have an idea. If you are willing to deal with the rage of the Blood Demon Monarch, I can give the Destruction Throne to you."
If Demon Greater Heavenly Martial Emperors attacked, the Jadeite Sovereign would not care. However, Sovereign Martial Emperors attacking was a problem.
This time Xiao Chen was around to help block the problem. However, what about the next time and the times after that?
The Jadeite Sovereign had lived here in seclusion for hundreds of years. He was already tired of killing and fighting and just wanted to live the rest of his life in peace and not get drawn into any conflict.
This development stunned Xiao Chen somewhat. This was truly a strange turn of events. Who could have imagined that the Jadeite Sovereign would personally offer the Destruction Throne to him?
Chapter 1403: Obtaining the Throne
Chapter 1403: Obtaining the Throne
Xiao Chen remained silent for three seconds before asking, "Have you thought this through?"
The Jadeite Sovereign smiled and said, "I should be the one asking you that. The Blood Demon Monarch is not one to give up easily. Among the eighteen Demon Monarchs, the top nine are all as strong as Primes. The Blood Demon Monarch is ranked eighth."
Right now, the Destruction Throne was already a problem. Due to his status, the Cyclic Astral Lord could not make a move on the Jadeite Sovereign.
However, the Blood Demon Monarch did not have such constraints. This time, he could send two Seventh Heaven Sovereign Martial Emperors. Next time, he might evene over personally.
The Jadeite Sovereign now wanted to toss this problem to Xiao Chen. It was not exactly a good thing, so Xiao Chen had to consider carefully.
"I''m not afraid. The Destruction Throne is very important to me. This is an opportunity that delivered itself to me. No matter how problematic it is, I have to ept it," Xiao Chen said confidently from the throne.
The Jadeite Sovereign rxed and said, "Good. In that case, wait for me for three days. Three dayster, I will have separated the Destruction Throne from the Jadeite Pavilion."
Xiao Chen mentally calcted the time. The Saber Dao tea party was happening four dayster. He had enough time to wait for three days.
The Jadeite Sovereign waved his hand. After a moment, two servants descended.
"Send out orders. Jadeite Ry Station needs to undergo maintenance for three days. For these three days, no one is allowed to remain at Jadeite Ry Station."
"Orders received!"
The two old servants did not say anything more. They directly soared away to carry out the Jadeite Sovereign''s orders.
Xiao Chen felt somewhat shocked. He had not expected the implications to be so extensive. He wondered what the impact of chasing away all the visitors would be.
Seeing the somewhat confused look on Xiao Chen''s face, the Jadeite Sovereign exined, "I did not lie earlier. This Jadeite Pavilion is indeed connected to the formations of the entire ry station. The process of separation will cause a ratherrgemotion, so I need to chase the others away."
Xiao Chen nodded in understanding. He could afford to wait for three days.
The ck throne transformed and took on its war chariot form. Then, he closed his eyes and started to cultivate. Three days was merely the blink of an eye for him.
While Xiao Chen passed his time leisurely, the cultivators on the ry stationined grudgingly.
This was especially so for those desmen preparing to use the transportation formation on the Jadeite Ry Station to head to the Heavenly Saber Mountain Manor. These people started cursing.
Now that they could not use the transportation formation here, they had to go the long way around. They needed to use other ry stations before they could reach the Heavenly Saber Mountain Manor, wasting their time and energy.
The two old servants spent most of the day cating everyone before they managed to settle the issue by agreeing topensate for travel fees.
After sending away the difficult desmen, the other merchants and cultivators were easier to handle. These people did not have any urgent matters and generally had some friendship with the Jadeite Sovereign.
Only after everyone left did the Jadeite Sovereign started the separation.
It was not difficult to take the Destruction Throne out of the Jadeite Pavilion. However, it was heart-wrenching.
Before the Jadeite Sovereign advanced to Martial Emperor, this Jadeite Pavilion was already his weapon. After several hundred years of affection, it was not something that could be excised from his life at will.
As the Jadeite Sovereign stared at the Jadeite Pavilion in his hand, he remained silent for a long time. He thought back to when he was still in high and vigorous spirits, contesting with various outstanding talents.
Every cultivator had their own pride in their heart. The Jadeite Sovereign was no exception, either.
If not for the Jadeite Sovereign''s lover dying as a result of a grudge, the Kunlun Realm might have had another Prime.
"You can''t bear to?"
At some point in time, Xiao Chen opened his eyes in the war chariot.
"Back then, we refined this Jadeite Pavilion together. The Destruction Throne was also something I found when I went adventuring with her"
A reminiscing expression appeared in the Jadeite Sovereign''s eyes. There was joy, bliss, but even more so, grief.
Xiao Chen felt moved, recalling some of the past he shared with the Lunar Shadow Saber, as well as the lover whom he buried deep in his memories.
"Shadowless Saber Sovereign, it looks like you are someone with a story as well. You appeared three years ago, but I do not believe that someone with such skills in Saber Techniques would be unknown before this golden age. You should be someone I''ve seen before," the Jadeite Sovereign said when he noticed that Xiao Chen, in the war chariot, suddenly stopped speaking.
"It''s not important whether you''ve seen me before. Everyone in the world has their own story; everyone is unique. It is just like you and me, and everyone else."
Xiao Chen was not willing to linger on the topic of his identity, so he closed his eyes and stopped speaking.
The Jadeite Sovereign released a sh of jadeite light from his hand. A bright light shone, and the exquisite Jadeite Pavilion started to disintegrate slowly.
"Pitter-patter! Pitter-patter! Pitter-patter!"
The motes of light that resulted from the disintegration fell like rain giving off jadeite light.
The jadeite rain, the ck Cycle War Chariot, the Jadeite Pavilion in the Jadeite Sovereign''s hand, and the reminiscing Jadeite Sovereign, allbined at Jadeite Lake to form a magnificent scene.
Time passed quickly. Two dayster, the jadeite rain did not look like it was going to stop.
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At this moment, all the famous desmen in this golden age arrived one after another at the Heavenly Saber Mountain Manor.
Strictly speaking, the Heavenly Saber Mountain Manor was also a starry heaven ry station.
However, it was a private location that was not normally open to the public. It was a business location belonging to the Saber Sovereign Wu Xiaotian''s n and was famous throughout the Kunlun Realm for forging sabers, especially due to the Saber Washing Pool. Rumor said that even the most ordinary saber would be a famed sharp saber after one round of washing; it was extremely mysterious.
The entire Heavenly Saber Mountain Manor put together was more than three times the size of the Jadeite Ry Station. It was like a huge astral city.
Surrounding the mountain manor were many astral arenas, which were modified from hundreds of ry stations. Even if Martial Emperors fought in them, they would be able to hold up.
Inside the mountain manor, Wen Ziran was currently checking a name list. Most of the names on the list were crossed out. Once a desman arrived, their name would be crossed out.
Now, there were only two more days until the official start of the Saber Dao tea party. Most of the guests that should being had already arrived.
The new-generation ten great desmen of the Kunlun Realm''s five races in this golden age were all here already. These ten all rose up during the golden age, and they were younger than one hundred years old. They were also Fourth Heaven Martial Emperors at the very least.
Inparison to the two-thousand-year lifespan that a Martial Emperor possessed, these people could be considered to be in their prime. They were all here for the sake of bing the next-generation Saber Sovereign. No one was willing to acknowledge themselves weaker than another.
For example, the Ghost Race''s Zhao Feng, a Fourth Heaven Martial Emperor who merged the Saber Dao and Ghost Dao. His Ghostly Saber Technique had even killed a Sixth Heaven Greater Heavenly Martial Emperor.
[Note: This should be a different Zhao Feng from Chapter 1169, which should be quite clear, as they are of different races.]
There was also Xing Feng of the Corpse Race. He was an outstanding desman talent of the Heaven Punishing Corpse God''s n. His Saber Techniques were grand and covered arge scale. He was even known as the strongest in the hard style.
There was also the Tianwu Domain''s Feng Xingsheng. This person became famous at a young age. Now, he was second only to Bai Wuxue in the Water Moon Alliance and was also known as the top desman of the Tianwu Domain.
Aside from these ten great desmen of the new generation, there were many more desmen who were more low-profile, their movements more secretive. The Shadowless Saber Sovereign was one of them.
However, most of these low-profile but strong desmen were here already. The only one missing was the Shadowless Saber Sovereign.
Wen Ziran frowned slightly. "There are two more days until the start. Could it be that he is noting?"
This was the first Saber Dao tea party of the golden age. Most people arrived at least one week in advance. The reason would be clear just by looking at the bustle of the astral arenas in the past two days.
Most of them were here for the title of the next-generation Saber Sovereign. They definitely had to test each other out first.
"Never mind. If he does note, then so be it," Wen Ziran said with some disappointment. He came specially to peruse this name list for the Shadowless Saber Sovereign.
In reality, Wen Ziran really misunderstood Xiao Chen. If not for the Destruction Throne''s matter, he would definitely have arrived early.
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Three days had passed since the Jadeite Sovereign started separating the Destruction Throne at the Jadeite Ry Station. Now, he finally finished and removed his Spiritual Mark.
Xiao Chen looked at the Destruction Throne in his palm. A rare smile appeared on his face; he finally gathered all seven thrones today.
Counting from when Xiao Chen obtained the Massacre Throne in the Sky Dome Realm until now, it had been a long time.
Back then, Martial Sages were like gods to him. Now, he did not fear even a Seventh Heaven Sovereign Martial Emperor.
Xiao Chen put away the Destruction Throne and said, "Many thanks. I owe you a favor. I''ll have to leave to participate in the Saber Dao tea party now."
There was only one day remaining. If Xiao Chen still did not leave, he would not be able to make it.
"Go from here? I''m afraid you won''t be able to. The Jadeite Pavilion needs to be re-refined before its transportation formation''s function can recover," the Jadeite Sovereign said somewhat helplessly.
Inside the Cycle War Chariot, Xiao Chen was startled. What was he going to do? Could it be that he could not make it?
Chapter 1404: Old Friends are Still Around
Chapter 1404: Old Friends are Still Around
I cannot use the Jadeite Ry Station''s transportation formation?
Xiao Chen was stunned for a while before he reacted. He had not thought about this problem at all.
"Why did you not say so earlier?"
If the Jadeite Sovereign had said something earlier, Xiao Chen would not be in his current predicament, left with only one day to think of a solution.
Xiao Chen did not like failing to deliver on his promises. If he knew he could not fulfill a promise, he would not agree. Since he already promised Wen Ziran, he would definitely go.
Now that the transportation formation could not be used, how was he to rush to the Heavenly Saber Mountain Manor in one day?
The Jadeite Sovereign said helplessly, "I said at the start that the Jadeite Pavilion was connected to this ry station. Otherwise, why would I send away all the other cultivators? If it would result in interference, why would I go to such lengths? I thought you realized it."
Damn it, the Jadeite Sovereign really did say that. I was too fixated on the Destruction Throne that I forgot.
What should I do? Xiao Chen could not help feeling at a loss.
"Jadeite Sovereign, how long does it take to get to another ry station that has a transportation formation leading directly to the Heavenly Saber Mountain Manor?"
"It takes at least two days."
Two days would not be enough at all. By the time Xiao Chen rushed over, the Saber Dao tea party would be almost over already.
Inside the war chariot, Xiao Chen frowned heavily, trying to think of a solution.
"How long does it take to reach the Heavenly Saber Mountain Manor if traveling directly from here?"
The Jadeite Sovereign thought for a while before answering, "You will need about one and a half days. Of course, this is assuming you are traveling in a straight light. When flying in the Starry Heavens, it is hard to avoid running into meteors and even clusters of them. You might even run into a starry heaven storm."
In reality, no one would do that. There were too many idents waiting to happen by traveling alone in the Starry Heavens for a long time. The risk was simply too high.
Furthermore, the Jadeite Sovereign still had not mentioned the possibility of running into an Astral Beast, which would pose greater trouble.
One and a half days are enough!
Light glinted in Xiao Chen''s eyes. Only this path was viable; he could do his best to make it in one day.
"Jadeite Sovereign, we will meet again in the future. The Destruction Throne is of great use to me. My thanks cannot suffice to convey the gratitude I feel."
Right after Xiao Chen spoke, the Cycle War Chariot turned into a beam of ck light and charged off, disappearing from the Jadeite Sovereign''s view.
The Jadeite Sovereign looked up, somewhat surprised. "This is too risky. Does this Saber Dao tea party hold that huge an attraction?"
After being a recluse for several hundred years, the Jadeite Sovereign viewed all sorts of gatherings with indifference.
In reality, Xiao Chen''s decision was not due to the attractiveness of the Saber Dao tea party but to his promise to Wen Ziran. He needed to keep his word.
Xiao Chen did not want to be a person who broke his promises.
The ck war chariot carved out a path of light that extended out continuously through the vast Starry Heavens.
The two mutated flood dragons pulsated with a dragon''s aura. Any meteors in the way were burned to ashes. As Xiao Chen traveled as fast as he could, he would even make a move himself, shattering some of the meteors that flew over.
At such a fast speed, the wheels of the war chariot seemed like they would burn up.
However, it still was not enough. The vast Starry Heavens appeared boundless. Amid the many resplendent stars, Xiao Chen could not even find the silhouette of the Heavenly Saber Mountain Manor.
Suddenly, Xiao Chen''s expression sank in the war chariot. A cluster of meteors currently about fifty kilometers in front was headed his way, howling as it moved.
This pile of meteors was extremelyrge and moved in a dense pack. If Xiao Chen wanted to avoid them, he would have to make arge detour.
"Sharp Spirit Finger!"
"Whoosh!" A corner of the war chariot opened up, and a resplendent purple light turned into a beam that shot out ferociously.
Countless explosions resounded. Everywhere the beam of light passed, it forcefully carved out a path in the meteors.
When the curtain closed again, the ck war chariot moved in a sh, safely traveling through.
Opening the star chart, Xiao Chen searched for the position of the Heavenly Saber Mountain Manor. He frowned slightly as he figured out how to get to the Heavenly Saber Mountain Manor smoothly.
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As Xiao Chen barreled through the Starry Heavens, the Heavenly Saber Mountain Manor entered its busiest period. The opening ceremony of the tea party would soon begin.
At the center of the Heavenly Saber Mountain Manor was a za with ancient carvings. This za was circr and had more than one thousand stone pirs arranged in concentric rings. The closer to the center, the fewer the stone pirs in the ring.
The innermost ring of stone pirs had only thirty-six stone pirs surrounding one unique ck stone pir.
The ancient stone pirs had stood there for a long time. Each of the stone pirs had an ancient desman carved on it. The stone pirs at the previous tea party at Heavenly Cauldron City had been borrowed from there.
Each stone pir represented a spot for discussing the Dao. It was clear that the nearer to the center one was, the nearer they would be to the core position.
Those with any strength whatsoever would not be willing to just sit in the periphery and watch others happily discuss the Dao.
Many invited desmen and cultivators who came to watch the excitement had already arrived outside the central za.
The ancient stone pirs emanated a profound aura. When the wills of the many distinguished desman predecessors gathered together, the aura was like a vast sea raging endlessly and yet as steady as a mountain. Winds and clouds gathered in all directions and remained there.
"This should be the Heavenly Saber Mountain Manor''s famous Predecessor Stone Sculptures, right? They are really majestic!"
"I heard that the will of the desmen in the stone sculptures still have not faded away even after several hundred thousand years. I wonder if it is true or not."
"Of course, it is true. During the previous tea party, the Azure Dragon King discussed the Dao over tea, causing the ancient Saber Dao''s wills to manifest. The past and present faced each other; it was a true spectacle."
"The Azure Dragon Kingwhat a pity. If he were around, this tea party would be even more marvelous."
"Haha! This is the golden age, the age where talents contest with each other. The Azure Dragon King Xiao Chen''s time was over long ago. There is nothing to regret."
"That''s right. Now, the new-generation ten great desmen are not at all inferior to the Azure Dragon King of back then. They might even surpass him."
"The Ghostly desman is stepping up!"
Suddenly, a figure soared into the air, appearing like a sharp saber as he charged into the clouds. His body gave off the sound of a berserk saber, causing wind and thunder to rumble without end.
"Let''s go!"
All the desmen who were invited or came over on their own initiative could no longer wait. They all immediately soared into the air, trying to im a spot for themselves.
Unveiling their sharpness, the desmen all appeared like sabers. The desmen of different pathspeted with each other.
The sky filled with saber lights crossing in the sky of the central za. For the sake of a spot on a stone pir, the many desmen started fighting.
Boundless clouds churned actively. The new generation of desmen in this golden age were all very impressive.
When Wen Ziran saw this spectacle, he revealed a satisfied expression. He was someone who enjoyed a bustling scene. Otherwise, he would not put down his status and go about personally inviting desmen to the tea party.
He was someone who sincerely loved the saber and also hoped that this tea party would be organized well. At this moment, fifty thousand kilometers of thunderclouds churned. The saber lights filling the air shed, dazzling as the various desmen pitted their sharpness against each other.
This was the scene that Wen Ziran loved.
However, he suddenly thought of an old friend, and the smile on his face disappeared. If that old friend were still around, this tea party would be even livelier.
However, was that old friend still around?
"Whoosh!"
Suddenly, a sh of resplendent saber light red up among the innermost thirty-six stone pirs in the central za. The saber light gathered, and an ancient desman stood up holding his sword.
Wen Ziran stopped thinking and looked over. He said softly, "So, it is the Ghostly desman Zhao Feng leading the charge."
Not only that, but Zhao Feng also managed to activate the desman''s will in the stone pir, attracting attention from everywhere. The many cultivators around were shocked, letting out surprised exmations endlessly.
This was the first time they saw such a scene, and they could not help praising it.
If it were in the past, Wen Ziran would definitely be shocked. However, during the previous tea party, that old friend of his managed to activate all the ancient predecessors'' wills while still a Martial Sage.
Now, these desmen of the golden age were mostly Martial Emperors. The weaker ones were at least a quasi-Emperor. With such strength, activating the will of a predecessor was nothing too incredible.
After Zhao Feng took the lead innding, the various new-generation desmen started to take their ces, activating the various ancient desmen''s wills one after another.
The light figures of the predecessors gave off bright lights thatpeted with each other. They scattered the clouds and chased away the sunlight; only the light of countless stars shone down. The stars were likemps dotting the sky of the za. It was like one could extinguish them just by reaching out.
The honored guests filled most of the one thousand stone pirs. Wen Ziran knew that it was time for him to go up and host the event.
He withdrew his sharpness and gently pushed off with his feet, leaping higher into the air step by step. Everywhere he passed, many cultivators performed cupped-fist salutes to greet him.
This Saber Sovereign''s disciple gained fame long ago. He was very strong. Even if he did not disy any of his sharpness, no one dared to underestimate him.
Among the innermost thirty-six stone pirs, aside from the ck stone pir in the center, there was still one empty spot.
This was not a coincidence. Everyone knew that this spot belonged to Wen Ziran. No one tried to snatch it or even dared to try.
When Wen Ziran sat down, the stone pir immediately lit up with a beam of light. The light coalesced into an ancient desman predecessor.
As this predecessor appeared, starspletely filled the night sky, and the Starry Heavens lit uppletely.
"Brother Wen, didn''t you say that the Shadowless Saber Sovereign would be attending this tea party as well? Howe I don''t see him?"
The one who spoke was the Corpse Race desman Xing Feng, who had always been arrogant and spoke very straightforwardly without a care.
These words also echoed the doubts of everyone. However, to give Wen Ziran face, they could not ask in public.
The Shadowless Saber Sovereign did not hold the saber with his hand. He moved about without leaving any traces and possessed an illustrious reputation.
However, this person was very low-profile and rarely appeared in public. Many desmen were unconvinced of his strength. Every desman had their pride. Without truly facing defeat at his hands, they would not be willing to submit, no matter how illustrious his reputation was.
"I also have long heard of the Shadowless Saber Sovereign''s great name and would like to see for myself whether if it was just an empty reputation. What a pity."
"Haha! A person who does not dare to even get off his chariot, he must just be acting mysterious. How strong can he be?"
With Xing Feng breaching the topic, the focus of discussion immediately shifted to the Shadowless Saber Sovereign. This embarrassed Wen Ziran somewhat, and he did not know how to answer.
After all, he had previously said with great confidence that the Shadowless Saber Sovereign would being. Now, that person had not arrived. He could hardly avoid being med.
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At this very moment, the Shadowless Saber Sovereign being spoken about had been rushing frantically for an entire day before finally seeing the vague silhouette of the Heavenly Saber Mountain Manor.
However, based on the silhouette, he would still need half a day to arrive.
After one day of high-intensity rushing, Xiao Chen appeared somewhat fatigued. He was already using his fastest speed, but the environment of the Starry Heavens was tooplex. Hence, he still would not make it.
Looking in the direction of the Heavenly Saber Mountain Manor, Xiao Chen showed a sullen expression in the war chariot. Am I going to bete?
Absolutely not!
Since Xiao Chen promised Wen Ziran that he woulde, he would definitely arrive on time. Light shed in Xiao Chen''s eyes inside the war chariot.
Suddenly, he unleashed the saber intent in his body, releasing thousands of saber lights thatunched out of the window, making the ck Cycle War Chariot look even more resplendent than the stars in the Starry Heavens.
The thousands of saber lights suddenly gathered together andnded on Pride, which was at the front of the chariot. Immediately, the saber gave off a dazzling and piercing radiance. It emanated saber intent and kicked up boundless strong winds.
"Buzz!"
Pride shot out with a ''ng'' and pierced through space, carrying all of Xiao Chen''s saber intent and vanishing into the stars.
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At the central za of the Heavenly Saber Mountain Manor, Wen Ziran, who was on a stone pir, faced the censure of everyone. He smiled bitterly and said, "I''m really sorry. It is possible that the Shadowless Saber Sovereign could not make"
However, before Wen Ziran could finish speaking, something strange happened in the za.
A sun abruptly appeared in the sky that was lit by the stars, overwhelming all the starlight.
The manifestation of this zing sun was too sudden. No one was prepared, and all their eyes were temporarily dazzled. Their hearts filled with shock.
Before the crowd could even raise any doubts, that sun descended. "Buzz!" Itnded directly in the za, on that unique ck stone pir at the very center.
What''s going on? Did the sun fall down?
There was only the howl of strong wind, and everyone''s hair was blown about; no one could open their eyes.
At this moment, the light figures of the predecessors scattered. The desman sculptures on the stone pirs came off one after another, falling continuously.
When the strong wind was over and the light stopped shing, everyone''s eyes recovered. They squinted and discovered a saber on the center ck stone pir.
"It was not the sun falling. It was a saber!"
Chapter 1405: The Instant He Looked Back
Chapter 1405: The Instant He Looked Back
What fell was not the zing sun or any star. Instead, it was a saber!
Everyone here used the saber. In the end, they were all startled by a saber at the same time. Before this tea party started, it dealt a big p to these desmen.
"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!"
What was more frightening was that the saber thatnded shattered all the desmen''s wills of the predecessor sculptures on the stone pirs.
In addition, after a moment, the one thousand stone pirs turned smooth, and night reversed. The spectacle of stars appearing likemps also vanished.
Sunlight shone again as the sun reappeared, sending down a zing light.
However, the hearts of these desmen did not feel any warmth. Their hearts were chilled, and cold sweat flowed continuously. Some desmen at the very edges even trembled, not daring to believe that there was such a strong saber strike in the world.
Inside the mountain manor, in a quiet study, Wu Xiaotian''s heart trembled suddenly.
He put down the ancient record in his hand and looked at the boundless Starry Heavens. One kilometerten kilometersone hundred kilometersone million kilometersten million kilometersfinally, he saw it.
There was a ck war chariot wildly rushing closer in the boundless resplendent Starry Heavens.
In the dark Starry Heavens, in the boundless and limitless universe, it appeared ordinary. However, in Wu Xiaotian''s eyes, that was not a chariot or a person but a saber tearing through space.
That saber was not flying to this Heavenly Saber Mountain Manor or the thousands of desmen in the central za. Instead, it was flying towards him, the Saber Sovereign Wu Xiaotian!
"Crack!"
Wu Xiaotian could not suppress his excitement. The ancient record shattered in his hand, scattering all over the room.
The sunlight that shone through the window made the paper flying all over the ce look like snow falling.
Wu Xiaotian''s full head of ck hair had turned snow-white at some point in time as if he had aged several hundred years.
He knew it. From the moment he saw that person, he was already no longer the Saber Sovereign. Although the other party''s cultivation was notparable, that person''s aplishments in the Saber Daopletely surpassed his.
Suddenly, the instant he looked back, he allowed his ck hair to turn snow-white entirely. Hundreds of emotions flowed through him; he felt as though his reputation was undeserved like fleeting clouds.
The current-generation Saber Sovereign, Wu Xiaotian, was able to let it go, neither reluctant nor resentful.
"After not seeing you for five years, you indeed managed to go down another path. It was worth betting my life on you back then." Wu Xiaotianughed and sat back down, not saying anymore.
Even if the Primes could not make out Xiao Chen''s true identity after the disguise, as the Saber Sovereign, no matter how Xiao Chen disguised himself, Wu Xiaotian would be able to recognize him immediately.
When the Saber Sovereign recognized a person, it was not by the face or the saber but by the heart, that heart of a desman.
Wu Xiaotian was flexible, able to let go when needed. However, the many new-generation desmen on the stone pirs in the central za all possessed overwhelming pride. How could they be convinced by this?
"Brother Wen, what''s going on? Whose saber is this?"
Seeing the saber shing with light calm down, several people asked Wen Ziran about it.
Some of the desmen harbored suspicions. The small portion of them who had seen this saber before already recognized it. However, they did not dare to be certain of their spection.
Wen Ziran had also seen this saber before. Furthermore, his impression of it was very deep. He managed to recognize it at a nce. First came shock; then, pleasant surprise followed. In the end, the Shadowless Saber Sovereign had not gone back on his promise.
However, looking at the expressions of the many desmen present, he felt bitter. This Shadowless Saber Sovereign went a little too far.
When facing the questions of the many desmen, Wen Ziran had to give them an answer. After a long silence, he said softly, "It''s the Shadowless Saber Sovereign''s saber."
"It is indeed him!"
"I guessed it. That is his Pride. I''ve seen it before."
"He is really putting on great airs. If he is noting, then don''te. What does this mean? He ispletely looking down on all of us!"
All the desmen on the stone pirs immediately erupted out in displeasure. Their unhappy tone was very clear.
However, this was normal. Any one of these people on the stone pirs would feel ufortable with this. This was not how one pped another''s face. The Shadowless Saber Sovereign even scattered the wills of the predecessors, pping the faces of the ancestors as well.
In reality, this was a great misunderstanding. Xiao Chen was only trying to make his appointment on time.
It had been many years since he had focused all his saber intent on one saber. This was the only way he could think of to arrive on time.
The saber of a desman could represent a desman themself. No matter how one looked at it, using the saber to indicate attendance was reasonable.
Scattering the wills of the predecessor desmen was not intentional. If Xiao Chen did not focus all his saber intent on Pride, making itnd from such an extreme distance would be impossible.
This sudden change set the entire za abuzz. No one expected that the tea party would take such a turn.
Feeling somewhat helpless, Wen Ziran raised his hand and silenced the mor. Then, he said, "Please be quiet. The Shadowless Saber Sovereign has an invitation that I personally delivered to him. By sending his saber to represent him, he is not considered to have failed to deliver on his promise. So there is no need to continue arguing about this matter. If anyone is not convinced, they can simply go to the Dao discussion tform and knock over his saber."
The ck stone pir was the Dao discussion tform of this tea party session. Anyone who upied that spot had to ept the challenges of others.
This was why no one had gone to upy this ck stone pir.
"Shadowless Saber Sovereign, do you have any objections?" Wen Ziran asked as he looked at Pride, which was on the ck stone pir.
"Whoosh!"
Dust gathered on the ck stone pir and turned into an ordinary person. Then, he extended his hand and pulled out Pride as he said calmly, "No objections."
Xiao Chen, who was in the war chariot millions of kilometers away, burned most of his Magic Energy and managed to execute the Life Bestowal Spell.
However, such a scene stunned the others. How was there suddenly a clone?
"I ran into some matters along the way, and my true body is unable to make it on time. Hence, I could only send my saber to represent myself and use some small tricks to materialize half a clone toe and discuss the Dao. If I showed any disrespect, I apologize to everyone for that," the clone said as he held the saber and performed a cupped-fist salute in all directions.
Some scoffed, feeling that the Shadowless Saber Sovereign was a hypocrite. However, some nodded to themselves as well, thinking that this Shadowless Saber Sovereign was rather humble.
"You really are the Shadowless Saber Sovereign?" a person asked rather aggressively as he stood up from one of the innermost thirty-six stone pirs, a zing intent to fight gleaming in his eyes.
"I''m definitely the one. The saber in my hand can prove it."
"Very well. In that case, I, Xu Zn, will test you out today."
Right after Xu Zn spoke, he did not hesitate to charge straight at the clone that Xiao Chen created with the Life Bestowal Spell.
Everyone immediately focused and stopped speaking, watching the fight seriously. Although Xu Zn was not one of the new-generation ten great desmen, he was someone whose strength was close. For him to be able to get a spot in the innermost thirty-six stone pirs, he was already rather incredible.
The two figures started fighting quickly.
Figures shed as they moved about, creating afterimages. Xu Zn was famous for his fast attack speed. Xiao Chen noticed this and fought speed with speed.
He executed the Fish Dragon Art and moved about the narrow stone pir, showing thousands of changes. After ten exchanges, the two figures parted.
Xu Zn appeared pale, and a saber pressed against his neck, deterring further motion.
"I lost."
Although the two exchanged only ten moves, they had fought with speed. Ten moves were merely a breath of time. There were even some desmen who did not see how Xu Zn lost.
Only true experts had clearly seen the situation. Xu Zn''s loss was extremely miserable. He lost all ten exchanges. With every move, a new wound appeared on his body. After ten moves, he could not even defend his vital spot.
In the future, Xu Zn probably would no longer dare to pride himself on his quick attacks.
"You went easy on me. Your attacks are sufficiently fast, but youck a Movement Technique. A Movement Technique need not be a peak one, but it needs to be suited to yourself. This is because everyone''s bodies are different. At a low cultivation, there is no need to pay attention to it. However, when your cultivation reaches a certain height, you need to find a Movement Technique that suits you. If you really cannot find one, you can alter one or create one," Xiao Chen said with a cupped-fist salute.
Xu Zn entered deep thought. It was like some questions that had been bugging him were resolved. After a while, he returned the cupped-fist salute and said, "Many thanks."
Immediately, the entire za turned even quieter. The onlookers felt like they were not on the same level as the Shadowless Saber Sovereign.
Although this person''s aura clearly had not reached Sovereign Martial Emperor and his Emperor''s Might did not show the same characteristics as a Sovereign Martial Emperor, there was this vague feeling that he was on apletely different level regarding the Saber Dao.
"Allow me!"
After a while of silence, the Ghostly desman Zhao Feng stood up, having made a difficult decision.
"Count me, Xing Feng, in as well!"
Xing Feng, the one who used the topic of the Shadowless Saber Sovereign to censure and make things difficult for Wen Ziran, also stood up. However, the arrogance in his eyes had long withdrawn, turning into graveness.
Two of the new-generation ten great desmen were making a move at the same time. This seemed like a vition of the rules.
However, no one felt like there was anything wrong. For the one they were going to fight was the Shadowless Saber Sovereign.
Chapter 1406: Not Worth Mentioning
Chapter 1406: Not Worth Mentioning
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The Ghostly desman made the first move. Without saying anything, he immediately executed his best move, Matchless Supernatural Being.
The Ghost Race cultivators were good at cultivating Death Energy and controlling the souls of the dead. Zhao Feng was one such excellent cultivator. However, unlike the others, he merged his Ghost Dao and the Saber Dao in a creative manner, bing a peak outstanding talent among the new-generation desmen.
Zhao Feng''s cultivation was not low, either. The moment he executed Matchless Supernatural Being, he materialized a horrifying mysterious phenomenon.
Half of Zhao Feng''s slender body turned into a malicious spirit, and the other half turned into a legendary supernatural being of hell as he sent out a saber strike.
Two different kinds of mes mixed together and immediately dyed the sky pitch-ck. This looked very horrifying, and that face looked especially terrifying, inciting extreme panic in others.
Scenes of the variousyers of hell appeared behind Zhao Feng, making the might of the supernatural being soar wildly.
"Matchless Supernatural Being. I heard that Zhao Feng once used this move to instant-kill a Sixth Heaven Martial Emperor."
"This saber strike looks like a supernatural being really came from hell and sent out a saber strike. Aside from the startling baleful aura, there is more of a psychological shock. After all, no one is truly fearless of death."
"I wonder how the Shadowless Saber Sovereign will deal with this. He probably cannot handle this by relying only on his clone."
In the various discussions, many desmen gave extremely high evaluations for Zhao Feng''s Matchless Supernatural Being.
At the same time, the Corpse Race desman Xing Feng also drew his saber.
"ng!"
Resonant ngor came from Xing Feng''s saber. A resplendent light appeared on the long, slender de, looking piercing and dazzling.
Compared to Zhao Feng''splicated Saber Technique, which paid a lot of attention to skill, Xing Feng''s Saber Technique was much simpler. There was no startling mysterious phenomenon or magnificent saber movement.
There was only a ferocious and explosive saber intent as well as an extremely pure force.
The moment Xing Feng drew the saber in his hand, a strong wind swept across, and everyone felt a faint pressure.
"Star Shattering Chop!"
Xing Feng leaped into the air and chopped down. "Boom!" A mysterious phenomenon of a ster explosion appeared behind him.
It was like this supernova was the result of his chop.
It was said that in the Ancient Era, a certain desman could shatter a small star with one chop after he reached Ninth Heaven Martial Emperor.
Then, that certain desman left behind this powerful Saber Technique, the Star Shattering Chop, which was now in Xing Feng''s hands. This was something he found when adventuring in an Ancient Era Remnant.
Although Xing Feng did not cultivate the Star Chattering Chop to its limits, only still at the foundational stage, his aura and might wereparable to the ancient desman''s and would not be outdone by them.
Zhao Feng and Xing Feng, both part of the new-generation ten great desmen, attacked nearly at the same time. Matchless Supernatural Beinging from one side and Star Shattering Chop from another.
Two strong moves approached at the same time. Could the Shadowless Saber Sovereign block them?
"How is he going to block? If it were me, I would find it hard to block even one move. I would only be able to dodge. However, after dodging, I would end up in a passive position."
"These two truly deserve to be the top desmen of the Corpse Race and Ghost Race, even whenparing against some of the older-generation desmen. Those people only have an advantage in cultivation."
"It looks like this clone will explode."
Seeing Zhao Feng and Xing Feng attacking together, everyone worried for the Shadowless Saber Sovereign''s clone.
Up on the ck stone pir, Xiao Chen thought very quickly. Be it Zhao Feng''s killing move or Xing Feng''s killing move, he found many openings in them.
Whatever attack it was, by relying on his absolute lead in Saber Daoprehension, Xiao Chen could easily break the move while using a lower cultivation.
Right now, even the Saber Sovereign Wu Xiaotian acknowledged his inferiority to Xiao Chen in the Saber Dao.
The crucial point was that these two attacked together. After Xiao Chen broke one, the other''s killing move would be hard to break.
If Xiao Chen''s true body were closer, it would be fine. With two sabers, he would be able to receive these two moves rtively easily.
If others knew he had such a thought, they would probably feel like vomiting blood.
Not easy to deal with. He found the situation merely not easy to deal with and not impossible to deal with.
In the distant war chariot, Xiao Chen narrowed the eyes of his true body, and the Magic Energy in his sea of consciousness burned again. Then, he extended his hand and pointed.
"Taiji Saber Domain!"
The clone made from the Life Bestowal Spell sent out a circle of Yin and Yang Primordial Energy, forming a ck-and-white Taiji diagram.
The Taiji Saber Domain instantly manifested, and the Yin and Yang energies each formed a dragon that circled around wildly.
Just at this very moment, Zhao Feng and Xing Feng both stepped into the Taiji Saber Domain at the same timeone from the left and the other from the right.
Before these two could react, this spinning energy pulled at them from the left and right, causing them to lose control of their bodies somewhat.
However, in a mere fraction of a second, the two also unleashed their Saber Domains, controlling their body within the Taiji Saber Domain.
However, it was already toote. The two that were originally attacking from the left and right got lined up together in the same direction.
Now!
Xiao Chen raised his saber and faced the two charging over. Then, he shed down, and a saber light shed. First, it broke the Matchless Supernatural Being. Then, it broke the Star Shattering Chop.
Zhao Feng, who was showing the might of a supernatural being, and the supremely tyrannical Xing Feng both cried out in misery. The sabers in their hands went flying with a ''ng'' beforending on the stone pir where Xiao Chen was. On the other side of the stone pir, Xiao Chen held up his saber and rested it against two necks at the same time.
The faces of Zhao Feng and Xing Feng burned with shame. The two of them attacked together, but they still could not defeat the other party''s clone. Furthermore, their sabers were even knocked out of their hands.
This scene felt incredible, startling everyone. They could not understand what had happened.
They felt like the world overturned. A moment earlier, they had been certain that the Shadowless Saber Sovereign would not be able to keep his clone. In the next moment, the Shadowless Saber Sovereign ced his saber on the two''s necks at the same time.
"Thank you for going easy."
Xiao Chen withdrew his saber and stood upright with a hand behind his back.
Xing Feng smiled bitterly and said, "We did not go easy. Our skills are notparable to yours, and we are thoroughly convinced with our loss. I only want to know, how is it that before you, my Star Shattering Chop is like a mud house with a leaky roof, smashed to pieces with one strike?"
"I would also like to know how you were able to break my Matchless Supernatural Being with one casual attack. Am I, the Ghostly desman, really that lousy? Is the Martial Technique that I created that utterly terrible?"
The two were indeed fully convinced of their loss. Even without that strange Saber Domain, they would have lost very miserably if they ran into the Shadowless Saber Sovereign.
It was not because the Shadowless Saber Sovereign possessed a high cultivation, but their skills at the saber were like mud beingpared to clouds.
To put it simply, it was like Martial Sages or even Martial Monarchs seeing their Saber Techniques. The contrast was extremelyughable.
The entire za was quiet. No one expected that after these two were defeated, they would ask the same question.
Xiao Chen remained silent. He would admit that if it had been two swordsmen against him, he would not have been able to protect this clone. This victory was a result of him being very familiar with the saber.
However, Xiao Chen did not really know how to answer these two''s questions, what to say.
umtions were rather hard to exin. Only people who had the experience would understand what it felt like.
"If the two of you are willing to put down everything that you have and spend three years traveling most of the Kunlun Realm, putting down your pride to fight the desmen of various races regardless of seniority or cultivation, using only the same, you should understand some of the reasons."
Wen Ziran spoke up at an appropriate moment, helping Xiao Chen answer their questions. "Shadowless Saber Sovereign, am I right?"
Xiao Chen nodded and said, "umtions are something very profound. However, in reality, it is simply this sentence: after seeing more, you will naturally understand.
"Zhao Feng, your Matchless Supernatural Being can be considered a mental Martial Technique. It is unique and exquisite. However, I have seen too many of such techniques and even experienced the peak Deity Race desman, who can bring out Martial Techniques that are several times more exquisite than your Matchless Supernatural Being. Tell me, do you think I can easily break your most powerful technique given that?
"Xing Feng, I once fought against a Sovereign Martial Emperor desman and saw him truly split a star in half. Do you still think that your Star Shattering Chop is really that strong?"
Chapter 1407: A Bolt from the Blue
Chapter 1407: A Bolt from the Blue
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Right now, the entire za turned incredibly quiet. As the many desmen listened to what Xiao Chen said, they all entered deep thought.
"Thank you for the lesson!" Zhao Feng and Xing Feng said in unison. Then, after performing cupped-fist salutes, they retreated and gentlynded back on their stone pirs.
Wen Ziran said, "Everyone here is a famous desman of the new generation in this golden age already; all are true desmen. As desmen, there is no need to fixate on victory or defeat. How about we make use of this opportunity to seek some advice from the Shadowless Saber Sovereign? Inparison, we will gain more benefits. After all, this is a rare gathering."
"That''s right. I am Feng Xingsheng. I mainly cultivate the Quick Wind Saber Dao. Would the Shadowless Saber Sovereign please offer me advice?" Feng Xingsheng stood up and said sincerely. Wen Ziran was right. Since the other party was clearly several levels higher, they might as well take advantage of this opportunity to seek advice and improve their ownprehension of the Saber Dao.
Although the three people who challenged Xiao Chen earlier all lost, they benefited greatly. This was the best example.
Xiao Chen said calmly, "Not a problem. Please."
Ten movester, Feng Xingsheng lost. Xiao Chen selflessly spoke about all his understanding of the Quick Wind Saber Dao and the deficiencies of Feng Xingsheng''s Saber Technique.
Feng Xingsheng closed his eyes and entered deep thought. Then, he returned, feeling satisfied, and started to reflect on what he learned.
Closely following that, an endless stream of challengers stepped forward, all of them fighting Xiao Chen one after another without pause. Fortunately, Xiao Chen did not hate such a thing. On the contrary, he liked it. Pointing out the deficiencies of others served as a reminder for himself too.
It was like the saber in his hand. Although its name was Pride, Xiao Chen controlled it, and his heart always remained humble.
There were some brilliant desmen as well. Xiao Chen did not hold back on words of praise, even asking for some advice without putting on any airs.
For the past three years, this was how Xiao Chen lived. He was immersed in the Saber Dao, shamelessly asking when he saw new or strange Martial Techniques, so he was already used to this.
The atmosphere of the ce turned very collegial. The segment of making friends through the saber was very sessful. The effect Xiao Chen brought far surpassed Wen Ziran''s expectations, making him feel extremely satisfied.
Everyone chatted happily and eventually used the battles against the Shadowless Saber Sovereign to determine the Saber School Ranking.
Naturally, the Shadowless Saber Sovereign was ranked first on the Saber School Ranking. The second rank was Wen Ziran, whosted the longest against Xiao Chen. The third was the Ghostly desman, Zhao Feng.
After Zhao Feng rested for a while, he had challenged the Shadowless Saber Sovereign again and immediately gained enlightenment on the spot, improving the Matchless Supernatural Being by another step and leaving a deep impression on everyone.
In this tea party, aside from the Shadowless Saber Sovereign, it was the Ghostly desman, Zhao Feng, who surprised everyone the most.
"Crack!"
At the center stone pir, Xiao Chen''s clone suddenly shattered, and Pride soared into the air.
At first, everyone was stunned. When they looked in the direction that Pride flew in, they discovered the true body of the Shadowless Saber Sovereign arriving.
"Dang!" The moment the Cycle War Chariot firmlynded on the ground, Pride reattached itself back into it. The war chariot rolled over the ground, giving off those melodious tinkling sounds that sounded very pleasing.
"Let''s go and wee the Shadowless Saber Sovereign."
Wen Ziran was the first to jump off, and the many desmen quickly followed after,nding on the wide road.
"You finally arrived. We have been waiting for a long time," Wen Ziran said with a faint smile. After all, a clone was not the true body and would always be treated differently.
"Shadowless Saber Sovereign, will you step out of your war chariot and let us see your true face?" someone asked curiously.
Everyone here was definitely curious about the Shadowless Saber Sovereign''s true face. It was not just these desmen but also the cultivators who rushed over to watch the excitement.
Exactly what kind of person could gain such a reputation within three short years?
Had this person had been silent all the while, only erupting out in this golden age, or was he already famous long ago and was just acting mysterious?
Instantly, all eyes present, more than ten thousand of them, stared at the Cycle War Chariot, waiting for the Shadowless Saber Sovereign''s reply.
Xiao Chen felt helpless. He already expected such a situation from attending this tea party. However, at this moment, he really could not get off the war chariot. He still could not face his own identity as the Azure Dragon King.
Every time Xiao Chen thought about every tombstone in the bloody graveyard and the words "Xiao Chen" outlined with blood, it was like a nightmare repeatedly shing in his head.
"Don''t do to others what you do not want others to do to you."
A resonant voice rang out from behind, stunning everyone at the same time. They all felt like they could not properly hold the saber in their hands, so frightened that they trembled.
"It''s Senior Saber Sovereign!"
Everyone looked back and instantly letting out surprised gasps when they suddenly saw the white-haired Wu Xiaotian.
The Saber Sovereign Wu Xiaotian had not appeared in public for many years already. Thest time he did so was during the Azure Dragon King''s Great Tribtion of wind and fire.
"Greetings, Senior Saber Sovereign!"
"Greetings, Saber Sovereign!"
Wu Xiaotian''s title "Saber Sovereign" was entrenched deep in everyone''s heart. He was like a god to all the desmen, someone that could not be surpassed. For example, those Inferno Saber Sovereign, Ice Saber Sovereign, Quick Wind Saber Sovereign, and others, he was much stronger than them. He was the one and only sovereign of sabers.
"Master, what happened to your hair?" Wen Ziran asked quickly after he rushed over and saw Wu Xiaotian''s white hair.
Others might not know, but Wen Ziran was very clear that just this morning, his master''s hair was still ck, and he appeared spirited. Now, he clearly faded significantly. He could not cover up the aged auraing from him.
"No need to worry for Master. I just let go of something," Wu Xiaotian said gently. He was quite satisfied with this disciple of his.
Inside the war chariot, Xiao Chen was somewhat surprised as well. He did not know what startled the Saber Sovereign. Could it be that the Saber Sovereign recognized me?
That''s impossible. Among the wondrous uses of the Cycle War Chariot, there was one particr function: separation from the world and forming its own space. Even a Prime would not be able to uncover his true identity.
Unless Xiao Chen came out of this Cycle War Chariot, no one would know that he was the Azure Dragon King Xiao Chen.
"Whoosh!"
While Xiao Chen was thinking, Wu Xiaotian suddenly soared into the air and rushed at the Cycle War Chariot.
In reflex, the seven Divine Weapons on the Cycle War Chariot all unsheathed and charged at Wu Xiaotian.
"Dang! Dang! Dang!"
Wu Xiaotian used his hands to receive the sabers. Every move of his contained a vast and huge saber intent, using his bare hands to resist the Divine Weapons without getting injured.
The ngor sounded like explosions. Every time he exchanged a move, the entire Heavenly Saber Mountain Manor trembled.
Retreat. The Cycle War Chariot soared into the air and moved back one kilometer.
Wu Xiaotian advanced, attacking increasingly faster as he fought with the seven Divine Weapons. When Xiao Chen materialized the Taiji Saber Domain, Wu Xiaotianughed bitterly, unable to break this technique.
The other party''s level in the Saber Dao truly reached the peak. No one could rival him.
However, who was Wu Xiaotian? After all, he was a Ninth Heaven Sovereign Martial Emperor that wielded the Coiling Monarch Time Saber, someone who could fight against a Prime.
Many times, one did not need to rely on technique to defeat the enemy. Wu Xiaotian soared into the air and focused his energy on his finger. "Bang!" The seven Divine Weapons were all knocked back, and the Taiji Saber Domain broke.
A shock wave swept out. All the desmen present were caught off guard and went flying, vomiting blood.
They all had shocked expressions as they looked at that Cycle War Chariot. The Shadowless Saber Sovereign could actually force Wu Xiaotian to use his strength. Just how powerful was the Shadowless Saber Sovereign?
"Whoosh!"
With this one instant of opening, Wu Xiaotian disappeared in a sh, entering the Cycle War Chariot.
"Little brat, you are getting bold. To think that you actually dare to attack me," Wu Xiaotianughed as he casually sat down in the war chariot.
When Xiao Chen heard this, he immediately understood that Wu Xiaotian still managed to recognize him after all. He smiled bitterly. "I''m able to hide from everyone, but in the end, I''m still unable to hide from Senior."
"What nonsense! I yed around with the saber for my whole life. If I cannot even recognize a person, wouldn''t I be aughing stock?" Wu Xiaotian retorted while pointing at the Lunar Shadow Saber by Xiao Chen''s side.
Xiao Chen rejoiced and quickly handed the saber over. "Senior, since the Item Spirit of this saber merged into it, it has been almost five years, but she still has not woken up. I wonder what is wrong with it?"
"Great saber," Wu Xiaotian muttered as he toyed with the Lunar Shadow Saber. It was like he never heard Xiao Chen''s question, making him feel helplessly anxious.
After a while, he handed the saber back to Xiao Chen and said, "It is as I guessed. Although your cultivation in the Saber Dao already surpassed mine, the hidden problems in your heart became even greater."
"What do you mean?"
"Your saber is fine. You are the problem. She can''t recognize you. Naturally, she will not let you draw her!" Wu Xiaotian exined calmly, enunciating every word.
However, these words were like thunder resounding in Xiao Chen''s head.
Chapter 1408: Saber Sovereigns Abdication
Chapter 1408: Saber Sovereign''s Abdication
"What''s going on? Why did the Saber Sovereign suddenly start fighting with the Shadowless Saber Sovereign? Could it be that the Shadowless Saber Sovereign is conspiring against him?"
"That does not seem to be so. When they exchanged moves earlier, the Saber Sovereign dealt with the moves as they came along. Eventually, he seemed somewhat unable to manage and used force to break technique. If there really was a conflict, the Saber Sovereign would have used his full force from the start and not just at the end."
"What nonsense! Are you saying that Senior Wu Xiaotian is notparable to the Shadowless Saber Sovereign?"
"No, no. I was just analyzing the facts. The Saber Sovereign probably never thought of truly attacking this Shadowless Saber Sovereign."
"What are the two of them talking about? Now, there is no sounding from them at all."
Seeing that Wu Xiaotian had flown into the Cycle War Chariot and note out for a long time, the many honored guests and cultivators at the Heavenly Saber Mountain Manor started to feel somewhat anxious.
Only Wen Ziran vaguely guessed something. His master said he let go of something. What was it?
What could his master put down that would make his master''s hair instantly turn white, aging him significantly?
Could it be Wen Ziran''s heart skipped a beat. As he looked at the Cycle War Chariot, an uncertain answer appeared in his heart.
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Xiao Chen paused for a moment in the Cycle War Chariot before saying, "Senior is right. Actually, I should have thought of that. However, I was just unwilling to face it."
Wu Xiaotian smiled and said, "A true man is able to pick up and let go. There is nothing to regret. What happened back then was beyond you and me. It is also not what you wanted. Why me yourself?"
After a while, he changed the topic. "While it is easy to say, when ites to it, it is not that easy to do. The principle is easy to figure out. However, doing it is always the most difficult part. This is the same for me."
Xiao Chen smiled. It was rare for him to smile in the past five years, but Wu Xiaotian now managed to make him smile.
"Senior, I think no one elseforts people like you do."
"I''m speaking the truth. There are some things that I still do not dare to say I have figured out despite living for so long already. What more a young fellow like you? However, everything will turn out for the best. There is no need for you to worry about this. I believe that you will be able to figure a way out sooner orter."
Xiao Chen nodded and said, "Thank you, Senior."
"There''s no need for that. I''ll be going out first. This ce is really stuffy. I wonder how you managed to stay here for three years. Here, a small trinket for you." Wu Xiaotian sighed softly, feeling pity for Xiao Chen. This child''s fate was too bitter.
Xiao Chen received the item. It was a small pouch that seemed to contain a medallion.
Wu Xiaotian pushed aside the curtains over the doorway and stood upright aftering out. He looked around the surroundings and said, "I am going to announce something now. I hope that everyone will not be too shocked."
"What?"
Seeing Wu Xiaotian''s stern appearance, everyone felt curious. What was Wu Xiaotian going to announce?
Was it the Shadowless Saber Sovereign''s true identity? Was he going to ept another disciple? Did he have a conflict with the Shadowless Saber Sovereign?
"I, Wu Xiaotian, announce that from today on, from the moment after I say this, the title of ''Saber Sovereign'' no longer belongs to me, Wu Xiaotian, but to the Shadowless Saber Sovereign!"
The moment Wu Xiaotian said that, the noisy ce was silent for a long time.
Inside the war chariot, Xiao Chen happened to take out the medallion from the pouch. He saw the "saber" word on it written in an ancient manner filled with murderous intent.
In this quiet ce, no one knew beforehand that the Saber Sovereign Wu Xiaotian would suddenly announce this, handing the Saber Sovereign title to the Shadowless Saber Sovereign, a person whose true face no one knew.
The Saber Sovereign title was not just a title. With this title, one would receive the respect of all the desmen in the entire Kunlun Realm.
The Luck that it brought also could not be estimated. Several peak desmen longed for this title in their dreams.
However, due to the existence of Wu Xiaotian, this dream became just an extravagant hope. Yet now, this title was going to change hands.
"Why?" someone asked, feeling confused.
Wu Xiaotian replied indifferently, "I have no exnation for this. In less than ten years, as long as he walks out of the war chariot, no one will doubt my decision anymore."
Inside the war chariot, Xiao Chen was caught off guard by Wu Xiaotian''s decision.
He wanted to say something in rejection; at which point he heard Wu Xiaotian''s words in his ears, If you dare to reject, I will expose your identity right now.
Xiao Chen immediately held his tongue. Wu Xiaotian was truly a senior, indeed, able to grab hold of his critical weakness.
Don''t overthink this. This is a good thing for you as well.
Wu Xiaotian had already dealt with Xiao Chen, but there were still many people with doubts in the crowd. Someone called out, "Does Senior knows the true identity of the Shadowless Saber Sovereign?"
"Of course, I do. He is not a Demon and can inherit my Saber Sovereign title. If there is anyone unconvinced of this, then as long as you can defeat him convincingly, he will hand over the Saber Sovereign title as well," Wu Xiaotian replied calmly. After letting go of certain things, he became much more open-minded about many things.
Wen Ziran''s heart skipped a beat. Indeed, it was as he expected. However, it was good that his master could let it go. In this golden age, several people were already eyeing the Saber Sovereign title.
It was good that his master could calmly let go. It was better than getting challenged continuously. He did not ask for much; he just wanted his master to be able to live out his old age in peace.
"To celebrate the birth of the new Saber Sovereign, everyone present with sabers may head for the Saber Washing Pool."
The crowd erupted in amotion. This was a tangible benefit. Even if one was not a desman, as long as they had a saber, by soaking their sabers in the Saber Washing Pool, the value of the saber would soar.
The most mysterious ce of this Heavenly Saber Mountain Manor was the Saber Washing Pool. Rumor had it that there was an ancient legendary item at the bottom of the Saber Washing Poolthe Eternal Ice.
ording to rumor, the Eternal Ice is a piece of ice that would never melt. It originally drifted about in the Starry Heavens for several tens of thousands of years.
It experienced all sorts of baptism in the Starry Heavens before the first-generation owner of the Eternal Ice obtained it by luck and buried it at the Heavenly Saber Mountain Manor.
It was precisely due to the Eternal Ice''s presence that the Saber Washing Pool contained all sorts of mysteries.
"Senior, is that true?"
Wu Xiaotian smiled faintly and said, "Naturally, myWu Xiaotian''swords are iron-d. How can they be false? Ziran, count the number of people and take them to the back mountain."
"Yes, Master."
Wen Ziran immediately started making arrangements after receiving the order.
Wu Xiaotian drifted away. After he left, the crowd burst out in all sorts of discussions. The new Saber Sovereign was born just like that. Wu Xiaotian handed the title over to a person who never got off his war chariot, someone whose face they did not know at all.
"It is really unexpected that Senior Wu Xiaotian would hand over the Saber Sovereign title."
"Hehe, what did I say earlier? I said that Senior Wu Xiaotian made a move to test the Shadowless Saber Sovereign. In regard to Saber Techniques, Senior Wu Xiaotian is already iparable to the Shadowless Saber Sovereign. Hence, he used force to break technique in the end."
"However, that is not exactly a good thing. I can foresee countless experts seeking out the Shadowless Saber Sovereign to challenge him."
"Right. The Saber Sovereign recognized him, but it does not mean that others will. He still needs to prove himself."
"That''s right. Senior Wu Xiaotian already said it. Anyone who can defeat him can be the new Saber Sovereign."
"I think it''s not going to be simple. Even now, no one knows the true strength of this Shadowless Saber Sovereign. It is not going to be easy to defeat him."
desmen gathered in groups in every corner of the Heavenly Saber Mountain Manor, all of them discussing the topic of the Saber Sovereign title changing hands.
They had witnessed history. They could easily imagine that in less than a month, this topic would spread throughout the entire Kunlun Realm.
In this golden age, suns, moons, and stars rose and fell. Anything could happen.
Inside the war chariot, Xiao Chen''s emotions had already regained an even keel. He put aside the matter of the Saber Sovereign title and looked at the Lunar Shadow Saber in his hand. Wu Xiaotian''s words echoed repeatedly in his mind.
Your saber is fine. You are the problem. She can''t recognize you. Naturally, she will not let you draw her!
Why was that so? Wu Xiaotian knew the reason, and Xiao Chen did as well. However, Xiao Chen was truly stumped. Do I have to leave this Cycle War Chariot before I can be me again?
However, the moment Xiao Chen closed his eyes, five hundred thousand kilometers of blood clouds appeared in his mind. He saw Blood Crows everywhere, a graveyard sprawling into the horizon, and also all those "Xiao Chen" words outlined with blood.
Blood. It represented rage, hostility, and rage!
Xiao Chen opened his eyes and grasped the saber handle. Then, he pulled gently. However, the Lunar Shadow Saber did not budge at all.
Little Ao Jiao, are you really unable to recognize me anymore?
Chapter 1409: Mysterious Demon
Chapter 1409: Mysterious Demon
"Senior Shadowless Saber Sovereign, we are going to the Saber Washing Pool. Are youing with us?"
Wen Ziran walked over and addressed Xiao Chen, who was in the war chariot, interrupting his thoughts.
Xiao Chen shook his head slightly and put away the Lunar Shadow Saber. Then, he said, "Brother Wen, please just address me as Shadowless. The Saber Washing Pool''s fame has spread far and wide. Naturally, I have to go and take a look."
Wen Ziran smiled faintly and said, "In that case, let me lead the way for you."
After saying that, Wen Ziran immediately mounted a horse, and the Cycle War Chariot closely followed behind. Arge group trailed the chariot, everyone showing an excited expression.
This time, it was all thanks to Xiao Chen''s appearance. Otherwise, Wu Xiaotian definitely would not have permitted so many people to go to the Saber Washing Pool together.
Xiao Chen had heard of the Saber Washing Pool long ago. Since he came already, he could not miss out on it. After soaking the Seven Deadly Sins in it, he might be able to raise their quality by another level. Furthermore, the seven Divine Weapons were all part of one set.
If Xiao Chen raised the quality of all seven Divine Weapons andbined them, they might be as strong as a Transcendent Divine Weapon.
Unfortunately, the Lunar Shadow Saber could not be drawn. Otherwise, it would be perfect.
However, Xiao Chen reminded himself not to attach too much importance to this. Then, he took out something else and looked at it.
It was a medallion filled with murderous intent. There was a simple "saber" word carved on it. Wu Xiaotian had not exined anything about it to him.
However, Xiao Chen guessed that this was some kind of inheritance between Saber Sovereigns, passed down through every generation.
If anyone defeated him and snatched away the Saber Sovereign title, he would have to hand over this medallion. This was a kind of ceremony that every generation of Saber Sovereign had to follow.
Xiao Chen considered it for a while, then gathered his Spiritual Sense into a thread, nning to properly investigate this medallion.
The moment his Spiritual Sense entered, Xiao Chen felt a strong suction that felt like it was pulling in his entire soul.
After feeling his surroundings spin around, a deste world appeared before him. The sky was primal chaos and the ground was void.
When he looked in front, he saw a magnificent hall. He walked forward, feeling suspicious.
"Pan Huang Hall!" Xiao Chen muttered when he saw the signboard on the hall after he got close.
[Note: Pan Huang means coiling monarch. However, I have verified that this is a name and not a title. Note that Wu Xiaotian''s saber is called the Coiling Monarch Time Saber. It is likely in honor of this.]
"Hello, young man who inherited Lord Pan Huang''s Saber Sovereign title."
The sudden voice startled Xiao Chen, causing him to move back hastily. Only then did he discover a young woman with crossed arms, who had appeared in the air beside him at some point in time.
Xiao Chen frowned and said, "Who are you? What is this ce?"
"I am the Saber Sovereign Medallion''s Item Spirit. You can call me Qing Yun. This is the world inside Pan Huang''s Saber Sovereign Medallion." The young girl, Qing Yun, introduced herself unhurriedly and patiently.
Every generation of Saber Sovereign showed the same expression when they first came here. After seeing this too many times, Qing Yun no longer found this strange.
"Who is Pan Huang? How is he rted to Senior Wu Xiaotian?"
Qing Yun smiled and said, "You really ask a lot of questions. However, as you are the new master of the Saber Sovereign Medallion, it is my duty to answer them. Pan Huang is the one who forged this medallion. He can be considered the first-generation Saber Sovereign of the Kunlun Realm. Wu Xiaotian is one of his inheritors."
The person who could forge the Saber Sovereign Medallion had to be an absolute expert without a doubt.
However, Xiao Chen had nevere across this Pan Huang person before in historical records. Could it be that this Pan Huang also left this abandonednd and erased all traces of himself in this world?
However, this was not the time to consider this question. Xiao Chen pointed at the hall gates and said, "Alright, got it. Can you help me open the hall gates?"
Qing Yun shook her head and said, "I can''t do that. You have to open the gates yourself. Only after stepping through the gates will you be the master of this Saber Sovereign Medallion. Right now, you are just qualified to try. Everything still depends on you."
Xiao Chen did not hesitate. He stepped forward and pushed hard.
"Pa!"
The huge force rebounded and caused Xiao Chen so much pain that he almost vomited blood. Hence, he had to get serious.
Qing Yun exined, "Stop trying. Unless your strength can rival a Ninth Heaven Martial Emperor, you will not be able to push it open."
Xiao Chen was not too disappointed. He only asked, "What''s in there?"
"Nothing much. Pan Huang left behind a Lightning Pool that can continuously improve a desman''s Saber Domain. There are also the will sculptures of past Saber Sovereigns; you can fight with them and temper your Martial Techniques. There is also the Comprehension tform, which can help desmenprehend Saber Energy"
"Wait, is this the Saber Energy you were talking about?"
Xiao Chen interrupted Qing Yun, and resplendent spots of light from his sea of consciousness appeared in his palm. Each spot of light was like a miniature sun. There was a total of ten of what Xiao Chen called Saber Energy.
Qing Yun revealed a shocked expression and said, "You truly are a genius. No wonder Wu Xiaotian was willing to pass the Saber Sovereign Medallion to you. In history, there have been only three Saber Sovereigns whoprehended Saber Energy, yet youprehended Saber Energy even before entering Pan Huang Hall.
"Although this is just a vague form, you will definitely be able to form theplete Saber Energy eventually. It looks like this Saber Sovereign Medallion is not going to be too useful to you. However, you still had best cultivate properly and push open the hall gates earlier. After I teach you how to use this energy, my job will be done."
Xiao Chen came out of the Saber Sovereign Medallion and thought about what Qing Yun said. This should be the benefit that Wu Xiaotian mentioned.
This Pan Huang was rather mysterious. Before Xiao Chen, there was actually someone who couldprehend Saber Energy. Furthermore, this person clearly had gotten even further than Xiao Chen.
The ambient temperature suddenly dropped. Wen Ziran got off the horse in front. They had probably arrived at the Saber Washing Pool.
Xiao Chen pushed the curtains aside. An average-sized pool not far away appeared in his line of sight. Cold Qi drifted over the surface of the water, looking hazy and hard to see through.
"Senior Shadowless Saber Sovereign, please."
Wen Ziran turned his head and performed a gesture of invitation.
"ng!"
The seven Divine Weapons unsheathed at the same time and turned into beams of light, plunging into that pool. "Chi!" Cold energy pressed over, and Xiao Chen''s body quivered as if his soul was trembling. His entire body felt veryfortable; the sensation was even more intense than when he had a breakthrough in cultivation.
Even more joyful were Xiao Chen''s seven Divine Weapons. They moved about wildly in the pool,pletely losing control.
The Eternal Ice was indeed mysterious.
After a long time, the Divine Weapons started to sink. All sorts of impurities came off their surfaces without stopping. By the time they reached the bottom of the pool, they looked brand-new, shining with bright light.
"That will do," Wen Ziran said softly.
"Whoosh!" Seven Divine Weapons shot out of the water.
The frost covering the sabers melted slowly under the sunlight. When itpletely melted, the light that the sabers gave off was scintiting, dazzling everyone. The Divine Might that they contained put even stronger pressure on everyone.
"The Saber Washing Pool truly lives up to its reputation. The Shadowless Saber Sovereign''s Divine Weapons grew at least ten percent stronger."
"My saber is not a Divine Weapon. It should not have any problem growing thirty to fifty percent stronger."
When the desmen waiting behind saw the obvious effects, they all became excited.
Xiao Chen sheathed the sabers with satisfaction. The war chariot moved away, making space for the people behind.
"Only ten desmen can go at the same time. Everyone, please line up in an orderly fashion. There is no need to rush; everyone will have a chance." Wen Ziran waved his hand and let the ten great desmen of the new generation go first. At the same time, he managed crowd control.
"Friend, please don''t cut in line."
However, an ordinary-looking, white-d man did not listen but walked forward curiously, looking at the water.
"Hey, hey! Didn''t you hear that? Go to the back of the queue." Zhao Feng could not help going forward and patting this person''s shoulder.
However, the white-d man did not respond, not even turning his head back. He muttered, "Eternal Ice. A mysterious item of the world is actually used to wash sabers. What a waste, oh, what a waste."
"Did you hear me?!" Zhao Feng said louder than before, speaking somewhat angrily. If this person still did not leave, he would attack.
However, something strange happened. He was suddenly horrified to discover that the hand that patted this white-d man''s shoulder had gotten covered in frost at some point in time.
"Young man, you are really brave. It has been a long time since anyone dared to pat my shoulder." The white-d man turned around and smiled faintly. However, that smile was so cold that it made others trembled.
This startled Zhao Feng into quickly retreating and chopping off this frozen arm.
"Crack! Crack!" The arm fell to the ground and shattered like ice.
Chapter 1410: Emperors Might Clashing
Chapter 1410: Emperor''s Might shing
"Snow Demon?"
Wen Ziran frowned slightly, feeling somewhat surprised. What kind of Demon can hide all its aura despite being in the Heavenly Saber Mountain Manor with so many experts around?
Something is wrong. This Demon must have an impressive background. Otherwise, he would not be able to hide himself from so many people. We cannot act rashly.
"It''s a Demon! Kill him!"
The other ten great desmen of the new generation beside Zhao Feng all rose up at the same time and drew their sabers against the white-d man.
The ten great desmen were all at the very least Third Heaven Martial Emperors. Those as strong as Xing Feng were even Fifth Heaven Martial Emperors. When these nine people attacked together, even a Seventh Heaven Sovereign Martial Emperor would have to retreat and dodge the attacks.
"Be careful. This Demon is not simple," Wen Ziran warned; his thoughts went deeper.
The white-d man smiled coldly and stopped hiding his aura. Surging Demonic Qi turned into a pir of ck light shooting into the sky. The sky instantly turned dark.
The ambient temperature was originally very cold already. Now, it dropped further. Frost covered thend. The eyebrows and beards of many cultivators even froze.
When this person stopped hiding his aura, a horrifying Sovereign Emperor''s Might flooded out. The nine people who had leaped into the air immediately changed their expressions.
"Eighth Heaven Martial Emperor."
"That''s not right. He should be a Ninth Heaven Sovereign Martial Emperor. This is a Demon-Monarch-level character!"
Ninth Heaven Sovereign Martial Emperor was considered the peak of Sovereign Martial Emperor. It was an extremely horrifying level. There were quite a few Sovereign Martial Emperors in the Kunlun Realm, but the number of people who were Ninth Heaven Martial Emperors could be counted on the fingers of both hands.
In the Deep Abyss Demonic Word, aside from the nine Demon Monarchs who were Primes, the other nine were only Ninth Heaven Martial Emperors.
This white-d man was a Ninth Heaven Martial Emperor. Without needing to guess, he was definitely a Demon-Monarch-level existence.
"Retreat! Quickly, retreat!"
Xing Feng, Feng Xingsheng, and the others were ashen from fright. They quickly retreated. Even if they could survive a full-power strike of a Demon-Monarch-level character, they would still be severely injured.
However, trying to retreat now was clearly toote. The white-d man had already raised his hand and thrown a palm strike.
White snow drifted about, and a mysterious phenomenon appeared. A snowy mountain rose up behind him. This palm strike contained the might of boundless snow and ice.
"Pu ci!"
The nine vomited blood at the same time; crunching sounds came from their bones as they went flying back heavily. Several of them fainted on the spot.
With just one palm strike, this person defeated nine of the ten great desmen of the new generation. Everyone immediately felt fear, and the ce turned chaotic.
Clearly, this white-d man was not here to kill people. He red coldly at Wen Ziran and stomped ferociously on the ground.
A wave of snow surged out, forcing Wen Ziran to hold up his saber and block; he could only retreat.
No one went to help, and no one dared to stop this Demon-Monarch-level existence, as doing so would only lead to death.
The fate of the ten great desmen of the new generation was a good example.
Soon, no one remained near the Saber Washing Pool. The white-d man moved quickly, jumping into the Saber Washing Pool with a sh. His target was the Eternal Ice.
"Crack!"
At some point in time, a thickyer of ice had appeared on the surface of the water. The white-d man, who had jumped down, cut through the fog-like cold Qi andnded heavily on the ice.
Then, his feet slipped, and he fell to his knees, nearly falling over.
"Ice?" The Snow Demon Monarch stabilized himself with a frown. His will of ice already reached the peak; almost no one couldpare to him. At first nce, he discovered that this ice was somewhat strange, as if something was wrong with it.
However, time was tight. There was no time to think too much, so he raised his hand and pped down.
Theyer of ice instantly shattered into countless pieces. However, the expected water did not appear. Instead, there was a surging me. The white-d man''s expression changed slightly. He noticed that this me was not simple, so he quickly moved back in a sh.
Fortunately, the Snow Demon Monarch had not thrust his hand too deep into this. If this Heavenly Snow Divine me burned him, even though he was a Demon Monarch, he would still have to spend some effort to extinguish it.
The white-d man''s expression turned sullen. With this dy, he knew that his chance to easily take away the Eternal Ice was gone.
Wu Xiaotian would arrive very soon.
The Snow Demon Monarch looked in the direction of the Cycle War Chariot and pointed. Nine storms formed from nothing. They surged over carrying ice and snow, sealing off all of Xiao Chen''s paths.
"Bang!"
Inside the war chariot, Xiao Chen remained calm. He knocked with one hand, and the seven Divine Weapons turned into beams of light shooting out, ruthlessly piercing at the ice-and-snow storms.
Seven of the storms instantly shattered, and the aftershocks swept out. Space shook intensely.
The buildings around the Saber Washing Pool copsed one by one. Terrifying cracks appeared in the ground.
Everyone was horrified to see such a scene. Only the Shadowless Saber Sovereign dared to fight this Demon-Monarch-level character. If it were them, they would not even be able to receive half a blow.
The Cycle War Chariot moved back two steps and narrowly dodged the two remaining storms of ice and snow nking it.
When the two storms of ice and snow collided, they gave off a resounding report, and shock waves surged out.
The curtains of the Cycle War Chariot were blown aside, and blood leaked out of a corner of Xiao Chen''s lips as he sustained some internal injuries.
"Stop!"
Just as the white-d man was about to continue attacking, a saber light flew over. It was Wu Xiaotian rushing over.
"Snow Demon Monarch, you really give me a lot of face. To think that you actually infiltrated my Heavenly Saber Mountain Manor alone," Wu Xiaotian said with a cold voice.
The moment Wu Xiaotian said that, everyone was shocked. It turned out that it really was a Demon Monarch who hade over.
The Snow Demon Monarch said indifferently, "You are too polite. If not for you being too strong, why would I need to make the effort toe myself? Any other Demon would be discovered the moment they approached the Heavenly Saber Mountain Manor."
"Leave, then. You already lost your opportunity and can no longer obtain the Eternal Ice. Ying Zongtian and the Sword Sovereign Liu Xiaoyun are already rushing over. If you do not leave now, you will not be able toter," Wu Xiaotian said calmly with a cold voice. His gaze appeared as sharp as a saber.
The white-d man did not say anything. He faced Wu Xiaotian''s gaze and initiated a silent battle in the air. Two peak Martial Emperors shed with their Sovereign Emperor''s Might.
"Rumble!"
The entire Heavenly Saber Mountain Manor started trembling violently. Countless buildings toppled, and the surrounding astral arenas exploded one by one like huge fireworks in the Starry Heavens.
As the Emperor''s Might spread out, the cultivators around did not even dare to breathe heavily. They only felt cold sweat running down their backs. Under a pressure as heavy as a mountain, they could not move a single muscle.
The strong Emperor''s Might of two Ninth Heaven Martial Emperors collided, causing great changes in the world around them.
Wu Xiaotian was like a treasure saber that connected the sky to the ground, showing a sharpness that could not be blocked. The Snow Demon Monarch had vast Demonic Might, appearing like a berserk snowstorm and disying an absolute tyranny that sealed the world in ice.
At first, the two were about equal, neither giving way to the other.
However, after about one hour, Wu Xiaotian slowly started to show signs of fatigue. Such a high-intensity sh of Emperor''s Might was very draining on the mind.
"Master!"
Wen Ziran''s face sank. He felt very anxious and wanted to go and help. However, under the pressure of two peak Ninth Heaven Martial Emperors'' Emperor''s Might, he could not even move for a moment.
Everyone present started to feel worried. The moment one''s aura lost out, victory could be decided in the next second.
The Snow Demon Monarch''s lips curled up slightly. "Wu Xiaotian, if it were in the past, I should be leaving now. However, I''ve changed my mind. Foryou are already old!"
"Creak! Creak!"
However, just at this moment, at this most crucial moment, the Cycle War Chariot moved.
Inside the chariot, Xiao Chen gritted his teeth and did his best to control his body. He shook off the pressure from the two''s strong Emperor''s Might. The trembling of the war chariot intensified. Then, he shouted, and the seven Divine Weapons that had fallen to the ground earlier shot up.
The Divine Weapons returned to their sheaths, and Xiao Chen managed to struggle free in the next moment. He narrowed his eyes and pped down with his right hand, making the Cycle War Chariot roll forward quickly.
Before thousands of cultivators, in a situation where no one could move, Xiao Chen managed to move.
As the war chariot approached, Xiao Chen''s strong aura reinforced Wu Xiaotian''s, making Wu Xiaotian''s aura like a sharp saber instantly piercing through the sky.
The Snow Demon Monarch vomited blood and moved back quickly. At the most critical moment in the sh of auras, he lost.
"Snow Demon Monarch, are you still not going to scram?!" Wu Xiaotian shouted coldly.
"Wu Xiaotian, don''t ever give me a second chance. The next time, you will not be this lucky."
The Snow Demon Monarch red furiously at the Cycle War Chariot before leaving in a sorry state, not daring to remain any longer.
When the Snow Demon Monarch was far away, blood spurted out of Wu Xiaotian''s mouth as he took several steps back and fell to one knee.
Chapter 1411: Start of the Cycle
Chapter 1411: Start of the Cycle
"Master!"
Wen Ziran showed a startled expression and quickly ran forward to support Wu Xiaotian.
Inside the war chariot, Xiao Chen was slightly startled as well. He had not expected Wu Xiaotian to be this severely injured already. No wonder even though the Snow Demon Monarch was injured, Wu Xiaotian did not give chase.
After thinking for a while, Xiao Chen also guessed one of the other reasons. The sh of Emperor''s Might was like a form of momentum. What shed was the sharpness in one''s heart.
Wu Xiaotian just gave up the Saber Sovereign title and lost a significant portion of the sharpness in his heart.
Being able to sh with the Snow Demon Monarch for one hour was already Wu Xiaotian''s limit. The Snow Demon Monarch was right in saying that Wu Xiaotian had aged.
Wu Xiaotian waved his hand and said, "It''s fine. Go make arrangements for everyone to continue to line up and use the Saber Washing Pool. Shadowless and I will protect everyone. Don''t be frightened by the Demons. So what if he is a Demon Monarch? Didn''t he end up fleeing?"
"Right!"
Wen Ziran nodded and turned his head. "Everyone, please follow the arrangement from earlier and line up. Do not panic."
The many cultivators rejoiced. Unexpectedly, even after the disruption of the Demon Monarch causing a huge scene, Wu Xiaotian honored his promise.
"Many thanks, Senior Wu!" everyone said in chorus.
Wu Xiaotian smiled faintly and did not say anything more.
The honored guests proceeded to use the miraculous Saber Washing Pool in good order. With the Shadowless Saber Sovereign and Wu Xiaotian protecting them, there was nothing to worry about.
With this, the Shadowless Saber Sovereign''s reputation was firmly fixed. Of the thousands of desmen present, not a single one of them could resist the Demon Monarch''s Emperor''s Might. However, at the critical moment, the Shadowless Saber Sovereign stuck his neck out and forced away the Snow Demon Monarch.
What was a Demon Monarch? That was a legendary character. The eighteen Demon Monarchs of the Deep Abyss Demonic World were all peak experts.
Every one of them possessed apocalyptic strength. By raising their hand casually, they could suppress arge group of Martial Emperors.
It was no exaggeration to say that their overwhelming Demonic Might frightened others with just one nce.
Today, not only did the Shadowless Saber Sovereign not get frightened, but he even stood out and, together with Wu Xiaotian, scared away the other party.
Furthermore, those with sharp eyes could tell that Wu Xiaotian had been on the verge of failing already. If not for Xiao Chen stepping out, the consequences would have been dire.
Little fellow, thank you, Wu Xiaotian said in a voice projection.
Xiao Chen replied, Senior exaggerates. After all, I already offended one Blood Demon Monarch; I do not mind offending a Snow Demon Monarch.
Don''t call me Senior. If you don''t mind, just address me as Big Brother Wu. So, what''s going on with you and the Blood Demon Monarch? Wu Xiaotian asked interestedly.
Wu Xiaotian already knew who Xiao Chen was. Naturally, there was nothing to hide about the Destruction Throne. So, Xiao Chen immediately exined his experience at the Jadeite Ry Station.
After hearing that, Wu Xiaotian smiled and said, The Blood Demon Monarch is a Prime-level Demon Monarch, one level higher than the Snow Demon Monarch. You are really courageous. The Jadeite Sovereign is rather smart. Should I hand the Eternal Ice to you as well to save me some trouble?
Xiao Chen quickly waved his hand in rejection. The Eternal Ice is useless to me. You should give it to someone who needs it. The Demonic Cmity might erupt at any moment. That Snow Demon Monarch was right. cing the Eternal Ice here is like using a sledgehammer to crack a nut.
Who in the Kunlun Realm do you think needs it the most?
A person immediately came to Xiao Chen''s mind: Bai Wuxue.
This person mainly cultivated the will of ice. Now, he was also a leader of the Tianwu Domain. After the golden age started, he reappeared. His talents and resources were excellent.
Bai Wuxue, Xiao Chen replied without taking too long to think.
Good. I''ll listen to you. After this matter is over, help me pass the Eternal Ice to him.
Wu Xiaotian''s reply was even faster than Xiao Chen''s. It was like he did not even have to think; there was no hesitation at all.
Big Brother Wu, have you thought it through?
Xiao Chen was somewhat shocked. The Eternal Ice had been at the Heavenly Saber Mountain Manor for at least tens of thousands of years. Yet, Big Brother Wu actually just gave it away at the drop of a hat.
In the end, this golden age is not my stage. If we just rely on us old folks, the Kunlun Realm will definitely perish in the chaotic Demonic Cmity, Wu Xiaotian said, his white hair fluttering in the wind. Xiao Chen saw through the window that his expression was not a lonely or disappointed look. Rather, it was free and at ease, unconstrained.
Half a day passed before all the honored guests left satisfied. Xiao Chen put away the Eternal Ice and also left the Heavenly Saber Mountain Manor.
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Three dayster, the news of Wu Xiaotian handing over the Saber Sovereign title along with that of the Shadowless Saber Sovereign forcing away the Snow Demon Monarch spread throughout the Kunlun Realm.
At the same time, another piece of news spread out.
At the Sword Dao tea party, a mysterious swordsman from the Demonic World appeared. He swept through all the Kunlun Realm outstanding talents with his sword; no one couldst more than ten moves.
Eventually, the Sword Sovereign made an appearance and discussed the sword with this person. The two of them spoke of their understandings, and hundreds of mysterious phenomena appeared. The sun and moon fought in brilliance, ten thousand swords moved through the sky, and three thousand Sword Daos flickered, appearing and disappearing as the ancient predecessors faced off against that person from afar.
After thirty minutes, the Sword Sovereign lost and was forced to hand over the Sword Sovereign Medallion.
The Saber Sword Two Sovereigns'' titles changed hands at nearly the same time. In contrast to Wu Xiaotian relinquishing the title on his own initiative, the Sword Sovereign Liu Xiaoyun got ousted. This was even more shocking.
As for that mysterious swordsman''s identity, everyone discussed it. No one knew which line of the eighteen Demon Monarchs he came from.
Some said that it was from the most mysterious first-ranked Royal Hall of the eighteen Royal Halls. Some said that he was the inheritor of the Deep Abyss Demonic World''s Sword Demon. Some said that he was the Dark Church''s Young Church Master.
Rumors flew all over the ce. What was true or not, no one knew. Like the Shadowless Saber Sovereign, no one knew that person''s identity.
However, in this golden age, one would not be startled by any news for too long, as new major news would quickly arrive and draw attention from the previous news.
Xiao Chen did not know about this news. After he left the Heavenly Saber Mountain Manor, he did not immediately rush to the Tianwu Domain to hand the Eternal Ice to Bai Wuxue.
He had something more important to do: to refine the Destruction Throne into the Cycle War Chariot. Massacre, Destruction, Ruin, Despair, Pain, Grief, and Death. He finally collected all seven thrones after so much effort.
Only with massacre would there be destruction. After destruction woulde ruin. With ruin woulde despair, then pain, and then grief. After that, all things would go silent, seeking new life in death.
From massacre to death, the seven thrones happened to be one cycle.
Initially, Xiao Chen felt that this was not a coincidence. Many years ago, when his cultivation was still very low, he decided to use this as an opportunity toprehend the state of cycle. Only with this could he resist Chu Chaoyun''s primal chaos created by merging light and darkness.
The cycle of life to death and from death to life. A person''s cycle was life. The cycle of all things was fate.
The Seven Deadly Sinsseven Divine Weaponswere already merged into the Cycle Throne long ago. All the Divine Weapons contained the core of a throneexcept for Pride, the sheathless saber.
What Xiao Chen needed to do was merge Pride with the Destruction Throne and make the Cycle Throne live up to its name.
However, every saber of the Seven Deadly Sins was filled with character, clearly highlighting their uniqueness. It was either greed, envy, wrath, or others.
Pride was naturally arrogant, not even willing to be sheathed. How could it easily merge with the Destruction Throne?
Xiao Chen sat on the Cycle Throne as Pride flew about, unwilling tond in his hand.
He already tried this once before. Not only was Pride loath to merge with the throne, but it even tried to break the throne.
After that failure, it remained in its current state. No matter how Xiao Chen tried to control it, it refused tond.
"How hateful! It is just a broken saber, yet it has such a temper," Little Three said in disgust while on the Three Life Mirror.
"Whoosh!"
There was a sh of saber light. Pride sent out some saber light and chopped down on Little Three. This startled Little Three, forcing her to dodge somewhat pathetically.
When it saw this, Pride became even cockier, suddenly spinning around in the air, leaping up and down. As it moved about, it shot out resplendent saber light from its body, instantly filling the sky with howling saber images.
Pride was as smug as it could be, not giving Xiao Chen any face whatsoever. You want me to merge with that broken thing? Forget it!
Everything is ready with only the most crucial thing left. Could it be that this saber cannot progress any further?
As Xiao Chen worried about this, the Lunar Shadow Saber in its sheath, which was beside him, soared into the air. "Dang!" It struck the cavorting Pride.
The melodious sound sounded like a scream. The light of Pride disappeared, and itnded on the ground.
I''m not willing to submit!
Pride quickly started leaping about again but got ruthlessly knocked down once more. After ten-odd repetitions, it no longer dared to jump up, obediently flying into Xiao Chen''s hand.
When Xiao Chen looked in front, there was only the Lunar Shadow Saber hovering in the air with its light withdrawn.
Chapter 1412: A Sword in the Hand as He Stepped on the Sky
Chapter 1412: A Sword in the Hand as He Stepped on the Sky
Lunar Shadow Saber, Lunar Shadow Saber!
My Lunar Shadow Saber. How could it let other sabers bully me?
Xiao Chen watched somewhat distractedly. He gently extended his hand, and the Lunar Shadow Saber immediately put down its pride and slowly flew over.
Using his full force, he grasped the Lunar Shadow Saber tightly. Howeverhe was disappointed yet again. He still could not draw the saber out.
Xiao Chen shook his head and put down the Lunar Shadow Saber. Then, with a flick of a finger, the Dragon Phoenix Cauldron flew out of the Universe Ring andnded firmly on the ground.
A me spun around in his left eye. Then, after a while, the Lunar True me surged out.
"Boom!"
The Dragon Phoenix Cauldron filled with mes. Then, Xiao Chen thrust his hand out, sending in the Destruction Throne. Then, he looked at Pride. Pride felt dissatisfied but still slowly flew to the Dragon Phoenix Cauldron. After the two were inside, he immediately closed the lid.
Xiao Chen had already experienced this merger six times and was very familiar with it by now. He proceeded with every step in an orderly fashion.
"Buzz!" On the chariot, Envy came out of its sheath first. Then, Xiao Chen extended his hand and tapped it. The saber shone with a bright light that pierced through the sky, sending starlight into the cauldron.
Xiao Chen''s refining methods came from the secret manual of the Cyclic Astral Pce''s Big Dipper Pce disciples. After practicing it to a profound level, he needed to infuse starlight into the cauldron.
At first, Xiao Chen had needed to pull over Astral Energy by himself. Now that there were six Divine Weapons that sessfully merged with thrones, he could use them to pull Astral Energy, so the process was considerably easier.
The six Divine Weapons unsheathed one after another. The starlight appeared like pirs of light as they shot into the Dragon Phoenix Cauldron with a bright brilliance.
The dragons and phoenixes carved on the Dragon Phoenix Cauldron looked like they came to life in the brilliance, dancing around and chasing each other continuously.
In Xiao Chen''s Heart of an Emperor, Primordial Energy drained continuously. He formed hand seals as he sent beams of light into the cauldron.
This made the me in the cauldron even more ferocious. The starlight pouring in was like oil added to fire.
Merging the two items was not easy. It exhausted a lot of energy, a great test of one''s mind and Primordial Energy. Once the mind faltered, one would make mistakes with the hand seals. If the Primordial Energy could not keep up with the expenditure, it would result not just in failure but also the explosion of the two treasures.
Hence, Xiao Chen could not make a mistake in any step. Once a mistake was made, there would not be a second chance.
Remaining this careful, he spent copious amounts of Primordial Energy at every moment for an entire month.
Whether it was day or night, the ce was always filled with glistering starlight, and the sky was that of night. Fortunately, there was no one for five hundred kilometers around. Even if thissted for half a year, no one would discover this.
On this particr day, starlight gathered, and saber Qi knocked off the cauldron lid. Xiao Chen, who had been anxious for an entire month, finally rxed.
At this step, his responsibility was mostly over already.
Wait, something is wrong. Normally, the instant the cauldron lid flew off, Pride should have flown out.
This was what happened with the merger of the previous six Divine Weapons. In which case, did something go wrong?
Just as Xiao Chen was about to send his Spiritual Sense in to check, the Dragon Phoenix Cauldron exploded with a ''bang.'' Strictly speaking, it was not an explosion. Rather, a saber light hacked it into pieces.
Pride demolished the Dragon Phoenix Cauldron and soared into the air to directly chop down on Xiao Chen.
A Divine Weapon swallowing the master!
The saber was filled with the violent state of destruction. Saber Qi suffused with the state of destruction flew about wildly, creating many scary cracks in the ground.
"Rumble" Loud sounds rang out endlessly. Everywhere the saber passed, the ground ruptured. An enormous amount of dirt soared into the air in an instant, covering the sky and sun. It was like a berserk dragon filled with destructive power.
"ng! ng! ng!"
Six Divine Weapons flew out one after another, shielding Xiao Chen. However, with just one exchange, Pride thrust them aside.
After the merger with the Destruction Throne, Pride''s sharpness had grown considerably, bing overwhelming.
In mere moments, Pride charged to less than two meters from Xiao Chen.
However, it was like an invisible wall shielded Xiao Chen, which Pride could not pierce no matter what.
The fatigued Xiao Chen revealed a smile. It looked like the result of the merger was pretty good.
"Enough ying."
Xiao Chen sent out a backhand p, and Pride gave off a ''ng'' as it went flying far away, all of its sharp light scattered.
No matter how proud you are, you are just a saber. I can be friends with a saber, but I absolutely will never be a saber''s ve.
"Come back!" Xiao Chen called softly. The seven Divine Weapons all returned and stabbed into the back of the Cycle Throne.
When the seven Divine Weapons returned to their sheaths, the lines on the Cycle Throne all lit up, giving off a beautiful, magnificent light. Then, the Cycle Throne started spinning uncontrobly.
What''s going on?
With the throne spinning rapidly, Xiao Chen did not have any time to think. Soon, the spinning throne kicked up a strong sandstorm, forming a huge tornado that looked like a three-kilometer-long saber.
Many strange scenes appeared before Xiao Chen''s eyes. However, they shed by too quickly. He only managed to see and remember oneplete scene.
The sky was filled with dark clouds. A man holding a sword stood upright above the Sky Dome Realm''s Hidden Dragon Lake. Nine Dragon Veins soared under his feet. As the Dragon Veins flew around, the entire Tianwu Continent started shaking. Countless cities copsed, countless tall mountains crumbled. The vast sea dried up. All this happened in just one breath.
As the scene erged, the other lower realms made from the other Immortal Lords'' abodes seemed to be directed by the Sky Dome Realm, turning into beams of light and heading for the Sky Dome Realm.
That was a grand and magnificent scene. It seemed like the three thousand lower realms were going to merge into one. This person holding the sword would step on them, forming an undefeatable dynasty.
"Ten thousand years is one cycle. Only one chance wille every ten thousand years. Azure Dragon King, you still have not drawn your saber. Until when are you going to wait?!"
That person pointed his sword to the front. At the end of his vision was a white-d person on a Taiji Diagram, standing in the Starry Heavens.
"Crack!"
This scene shattered, and the throne stopped spinning. Xiao Chen felt his entire body go weak, utterly devoid of strength.
The cycle of all things was fate. In that earlier moment, he seemed to have seen his own fate.
Was the person holding the sword Chu Chaoyun?
What exactly was the hatred between Chu Chaoyun and Xiao Chen? What kind of chance presented itself only once every ten thousand years?
Xiao Chen did not believe in fate. He had never believed in it. In the Three Life Mirror, he did not choose the future. However, it seemed like fate would not give him the chance to flee. Whether he was willing or not, he would not be able to avoid the battle with Chu Chaoyun.
"It looks like there really is some unavoidable cause and effect there. Regardless of what I want, someone already sowed the cause ten thousand years ago," Xiao Chen muttered to himself, entering deep thought.
A chance that came once every ten thousand years. Ten thousand years ago, thest Tianwu Emperor and the Azure Emperor fought each other. Ten thousand yearster, it would be his and Chu Chaoyun''s turn to fight.
Never mind. When I am stronger and go to the Azure Dragon Pce, I will know the answer.
Now, I''ve got to see how the state of cycle has merged.
Xiao Chen closed his eyes, and with a thought, he sent out a strand of Spiritual Sense to check on the mental world inside the throne.
Seven lights of different colors surrounded him, whirling around him nonstop.
Massacre, destruction, ruin, pain, grief, despair, and death. For the first time, Xiao Chen grasped all seven states together. This feeling was really wonderful.
He reached out and grabbed all seven lights. Instantly, seven emotions entered his brain. His willpower remained firm, his heart like a rock as he coldly watched these emotions transformed.
The seven lights mixed continuously but could not truly merge. Xiao Chen thought about the feeling and let go. The seven states immediately scattered.
The Cycle Arts, Xiao Chen still needed the Cycle Arts before he could trulyprehend the state of cycle.
In history, the Evil King of the past also reached this step. However, he failed at the final step.
The Mirage Immortal Pce. Xiao Chen needed to go to this forbiddennd to find the Cycle Arts.
The Cyclic Astral Lord once said that he had seen the Cycle Arts on a wall of the Mirage Immortal Pce. Back then, he even promised to apany Xiao Chen to this forbiddennd to help him obtain the Cycle Arts.
However, this person was not trustworthy. Xiao Chen could not form a deep friendship with him, having seen this person''s true face. In the end, he had to rely on himself.
Chapter 1413: Growing by Leaps and Bounds
Chapter 1413: Growing by Leaps and Bounds
Xiao Chen intended to put the Mirage Immortal Pce''s matter aside for now. He wanted to test thepleted Cycle Throne''s might to see how much it had improved.
The Cycle Throne was a quasi-Primordial Emperor Treasure. Its greatest use was to allow Xiao Chen to control seven Divine Weapons as though they were his arms.
In the Kunlun Realm, the most a desmen could practice was merely twin sabers. However, Xiao Chen could control seven Divine Weapons. The crucial point was that the seven Divine Weapons were one set!
In the past, Pride was not merged with the Destruction Throne. Although the seven Divine Weapons were one set, that deficiency precluded thepletion of their uniformity.
Now that all seven Divine Weapons were merged with thrones and had even soaked in the Saber Washing Pool, their might had definitely increased significantly.
With a thought, the seven Divine Weapons were unsheathed at the same time. Xiao Chen gently tapped the ground with his finger, and seven figures appeared, quickly grasping the saber handles.
"Pride, Void Breaking Stance!"
The figure holding Pride made the light one kilometer around disappear, plunging the ce in pitch darkness. Everything around belonged to the saber. Then, that figure leaped into the air and vanished.
It was like that figure teleported. The next time this figure appeared, a thirty-thousand-kilometer saber light erupted out, looking as resplendent as the sun as he hacked out.
Space in front shattered like ss, turning into powder. If there were a small star here, Xiao Chen could explode it directly.
Xiao Chen nodded slightly. After Pride merged with the Destruction Throne, when the figure executed the first move of the wless Saber Technique, its might was not much weaker than when the true body executed it previously.
In fact, it might even be slightly stronger. The state in the Destruction Throne happened toplement the Void Breaking Stance. It was impossible for it to be mightier.
"Wrath, Dragon Subduing Stance!"
Wrath had merged with the Ruin Throne. It was the most suitable for executing the Dragon Subduing Stance. Dragons were essentially creatures with a berserk nature. In ancient times, the emperor, the one mandated by the heavens, waspared to a True Dragon. It was said that when the emperor raged, there would be millions of corpses.
However, when a True Dragon raged, it was not as simple as millions of people dying. It would be a nationeven a dynastygetting destroyed.
The figure holding Wrath quickly executed the second move of the wless Saber TechniqueDragon Subduing Stance. With this move, one thousand berserk dragons soared out, Dragon Might filling the sky. Using the aura of True Dragons, this attack turned into a saber mighty enough to sweep through the heavens.
"Greed, Falling Moon Stance!"
In the past three years, Xiao Chen alreadypleted the wless Saber Technique. The third move was the Falling Moon Stance. In his life, he had a fate with the moon. Many of his Martial Techniques had something to do with the moonwless Bright Moon, Moon Bright Like Fire, Thousand Year Death, and Thousand Year me were such examples.
This moveFalling Moon Stancefused all the Martial Techniques rting to the moon with the wless saber Dao.
The saber light shed, and a bright moon fell as a figure soared in the sky.
"Envy, Heartbreaking Stance!"
This was because the heavens were not fair. Everyone would have an envious heart. One grieved because of envy, feeling pain and dissatisfaction. Along his path, Xiao Chen experienced this deeply for himself. He felt so much pain that his heart was broken in the end. This fourth move of the wless Saber Technique came from his personal experience, the Heartbreaking Stance.
This move broke the heart. First, it broke one''s heart; then, it broke the enemy''s. It was very powerful, but it was also a double-edged sword. It dealt a thousand damage to the enemy but eight hundred to oneself. Unless it was the final critical moment, it should not be used. The uniqueness of the wless saber Dao was the clearest in this move.
Without a perfect saber Dao, there was no perfect person. There would only be a heart that sought perfection.
"Sloth, Cloud Reaching Stance!"
Sloth was a normal human emotion. Everyone feltzy. Withoutziness, how would there be such a wonderful world filled with all sorts of temptations? How could one counter these temptations? Only by keeping a strong resolution to reach the clouds in one''s heart, by thinking of the scene on top of the tall mountains, yearning to see the magnificent clouds at the peak.
The wless Saber Technique''s fifth moveCloud Reaching Stance. For youth filled with magnificent aspirations with nothing to worry about, their hearts would always have a saber that thirsted to reach the clouds. Someday, when this saber was unsheathed, it would definitely soar into the sky, piercing through the clouds into the heavens.
"Lust, Shadowless Stance!"
Scenes of debauchery, wallowing in a life of luxury, addicted to carnal pleasures, indulging oneself to death. Lascivious activities could lead to bitter consequences. This saber was the most ruthless, the most insidious. This saber was invisible, killing without a trace.
Lust was such an insidious saber. The wless Saber Technique''s sixth move used Xiao Chen''s strong Mental Energy and worked with this saber. When sending out the Shadowless Stance, it createdyers of illusions filled with temptation that addicted one to carnal pleasures and led to dying in pleasure.
"Gluttony, Heaven Swallowing Stance!"
This move was the wless Saber Technique''s seventh move and also its strongest move. It represented Xiao Chen''s ambition to swallow the heavens. Once this move was executed, it could swallow up any Martial Technique and bury it in the wless saber Dao. The burial represented the final end in the Death Dao.
The seven human figures materialized the wless Saber Technique before finally exchanging moves and attacking each other.
Xiao Chen watched coldly, doing his best to find openings in every move and correcting them continuously. With the seven thrones merged into the Divine Weapons, the wless Saber Technique could formally make its debut.
Whether Xiao Chen could retain the Saber Sovereign title would depend on this wless Saber Technique. Hence, he needed to keep perfecting it.
As for the Yinyang Saber Formation, that was something that went in an entirely different direction. It corresponded with his understanding of Saber Techniques and formations. One focused on his personal saber Dao, and the other was a Saber Technique formation. The two did not sh; on the contrary, they supplemented each other.
Three dayster, Xiao Chen came out of closed-door cultivation and heard the news of the Sword Sovereign Medallion getting taken away by a Demon.
He immediately thought of Chu Chaoyun.
Although there were many outstanding talents in the Demonic World and each of the eighteen Crown Scions was ridiculously strong and talented, it was impossible for any of them to surpass the Sword Sovereign in a discussion with swords. Only Chu Chaoyun could.
However, even if it was Chu Chaoyun, that did not have much to do with Xiao Chen for now. In fact, it was the second piece of news that made him frown.
Seven days ago, the experts of the Water Moon Alliance suffered heavy losses in the Savage Battlefield. The Crown Scions of the Blood Demon Royal Hall, Winged Demon Royal Hall, and the Fire Demon Royal Hall had worked together toy a trap.
The Alliance Chief Bai Wuxue took the initiative to serve as the rearguard to ensure that the other members could retreat. He endured the attacks of the three Crown Scions and was severely wounded. Now, he was missing, his status unknown.
This battle was a heavy loss to the Tianwu Domain.
Previously, after the Holy Scions sided with the Deity Dao Union, the Tianwu Domain suffered from not having a leader. Everyone feared getting killed by Demons. However, Bai Wuxue appeared and banded everyone together, establishing the Water Moon Alliance.
Bai Wuxue instantly turned the situation between the humans and Demons in the Tianwu Domain around. Not only did he manage to stop the Demons from getting more arrogant, but he even hunted down many Demons.
However, after this battle, the Water Moon Alliance scattered. Bai Wuxue''s status was unknown. All progress immediately regressed.
After that came a string of news about this. It turned out that the three Demon Royal Halls were in the Savage Battlefield for a forbiddennd.
Ten thousand years ago, the Azure Emperor once killed a Demon Monarch and buried the bones in the Dragon Burial Mound. That Demon Monarch possessed a powerful Demon Sword known as Evil Shadow.
Now, the Dragon Burial Mound had tens of thousands of dragon graves appearing at the same time. The Demons took this as a sign of the Demon Sword''s reappearance.
The Crown Scions of the three Demon Royal Halls were all here for this powerful Demon Sword. Surrounding the Water Moon Alliance and killing them was just a convenient diversion along the way.
However, the Dragon Burial Mound was immensely vast. No one knew how many dragon graves there were. No one knew which dragon grave this Demon Monarch''s corpse was sealed under. Hence, the Crown Scions could only slowly search them.
Rumor said that the eighteen Demon Royal Halls would all being. These three Demon Royal Halls were just the vanguard. Anyone who could obtain this powerful sword would be the new leader of the Demonic World. After ascending to Demon Monarch, he would be the first-ranked Demon Monarch.
It was a great temptation. The Demon Royal Halls of the Demonic World were all filled with ambitious people. They would definitelye, no doubt about it.
The outstanding talents of the Kunlun Realm naturally could not let the eighteen Demon Royal Halls obtain the Demon Sword. Chu Yang, the Heavenly Starry Ocean''s leader, Sima Lingxuan, the ck Sea''s leader, Xiao Bai, the Fiend Domain''s leader, and the experts of the Deity Dao Union were all currently rushing to the Savage Battlefield.
The Dragon Burial Mound immediately became a no-man''snd. It was like a huge whirlpool with winds surging and clouds churning. A startlingly huge battle was imminent.
One could expect the reappearance of this Demon Sword to bring the tentative conflicts between the Kunlun Realm and the Deep Abyss Demonic World to a peak.
After this, this golden age would turn even more chaotic until the Demonic Cmity arrived. This chaotic age would only end after a battle to the death between the two realms.
Xiao Chen wanted to go far away from this no-man''snd. However, he made a promise to Wu Xiaotian, so he needed to hand the Eternal Ice to Bai Wuxue.
Xiao Chen had no choice but to go to the Savage Battlefield.
Chapter 1414: Do Not Laugh
Chapter 1414: Do Not Laugh
The eight great forbiddennds all had their own mysteries. There was no way to decide which one was the most dangerous.
However, if one had to pick out the one with the most history, it was undoubtedly the Savage Battlefield.
During the Ancient Era, the age when the Martial Dao was at its peak, this ce had already been and famous for fortuitous encounters. There were the graves of Immortals, Immortal Sect Remnants, Distant Ancient Era Divine Mountains, all sorts of mutated beasts, and King Spirit Veins.
This ce had always been considered a holynd for cultivators. However, during the most glorious age of the Martial Dao, the Hundred Race War took ce here.
They fought until the Deep Abyss Demonic World also participated. This huge battle eventually resulted in a cmity that triggered the decline of the Martial Dao.
Even the Azure Emperor, the strongest ten thousand years ago, was only the strongest in the Post Ancient Era. During the peak of the Martial Dao, Martial Emperors filled the ce like clouds, and Martial Sages crowded the streets. The Azure Emperor would not have even been considered among the strongest.
That huge battle also transformed the Martial Dao holynd into a savage destend. The geography of the ce changedpletely until it became one of the eight great forbiddennds.
This ce was rife with danger and countless forbiddennds.
However, no matter what, this ce still abounded with fortuitous encounters. It was just much more dangerous than it was during the Ancient Era. The corpses of Martial Emperors of various racesy here, drained of their Emperor''s blood. The baleful aura of the Demon Monarchs was already changing the geography, making this holynd an ominousnd.
Now, during the golden age of the Post Ancient Era, a storm stirred up here once again, drawing all the outstanding talents to this ce.
Where would this lead the Kunlun Realm this time? Was it glory or further decline? No one knew.
When Xiao Chen was still a Martial Monarch, he had gone to the Savage Battlefield with his first senior sister and the other fellow disciples. At that time, he was rather weak and could only wander around the periphery. Furthermore, he had to be very careful. There were so many ces in the vast Savage Battlefield that he did not even dare to look at.
Now, Xiao Chen silently entered the Savage Battlefield and toured the ces he had been to before. His strength nowpared to the past was like heaven and earth. However, he was even more careful and cautious.
The higher one stood, the more respect one had for this world.
Xiao Chen was here to look for Bai Wuxue. If it was possible, he did not want to get embroiled in the fight for the Demon Sword. That was a great chaotic battle. Once he entered it, extricating himself would be hard.
The vast Savage Battlefield had countless areas withplicated environmentsdeste ins, swamps, hills, deserts, forests, and many more. Everything that existed was there. Finding Bai Wuxue would not be easy. If Xiao Chen did not have a good n, it would be like searching for a needle in the ocean.
However, Xiao Chen was not afraid of such a search. What he feared was that he would not even have a chance to search. He hoped that Bai Wuxue was still alive.
Inside the war chariot, Xiao Chen looked at the map. The ce he wanted to go to was the Dragon Burial Mound.
Now, the people of the Winged Demon Royal Hall, the Blood Demon Royal Hall, and the Fire Demon Royal Hall should be there. They probably wished they could shave off the top of that ce to find the bones of that Demon Monarch.
Xiao Chen had gone to the Dragon Burial Mound before. He recalled that this ce was very special. If you went to search for a dragon grave, you would not be able to find it.
One would have the opportunity to enter a dragon grave only after it appeared on its own. At that time, Xiao Chen did not know the reason behind this strangeness. Based on today, he concluded that it had to have something to do with the Demon Monarch corpse from ten thousand years ago. Or more precisely, it might have something to do with that Demon Sword.
Tens of thousands of dragon graves appearing at the same time was clearly out of the ordinary. It was easy to understand why the Demons were using this opportunity to try to obtain the Demon Sword.
Xiao Chen intended to force out the location of Bai Wuxue from the mouths of these Demons. At the very least, he needed to know whether Bai Wuxue was alive or not.
The ck Cycle War Chariot moved extremely fast. As it flew in the air, it passed by several chariots, warships, and groups of cultivators from the Kunlun Realm''s various races.
However, the cultivations of these people were not very high. The various powerful outstanding talents from the distantnds probably had not arrived yet, only some of the cultivators who were already in the Tianwu Domain.
Xiao Chen''s war chariot did not stand out from them. He even saw several war chariots purposely decorated in a simr fashion to the Cycle War Chariot, making him unsure whether tough or cry.
After fifteen minutes, he arrived at the Dragon Burial Mound. He peered through the curtains and stared in shock.
Originally, the Dragon Burial Mound was hidden under boundless mountains. Now, all the mountains had crumbled. The boundless mountain ranges were gone, turned into an endless expanse of rubble covering the ground.
Amid the rocky ground, many True Dragon gravesy exposed in great numbers, a bbergasting sight.
Every dragon grave was apanied with dragon-shaped energy above them, which pierced through the clouds as if they were alive.
The strange thing was that these Dragon Qi were all ck. Dragon Qi was originally something auspicious. However, it looked very sinister here.
When he surveyed the ce, the positions of the various dragon graves in this boundless rockynd seemed to follow a certain pattern.
Adding in the Dragon Qi in the sky, Xiao Chen vaguely sensed that the scene before him resembled a certain extreme geomancy situation.
However, due to the boundless rockynd being too vast and the bbergasting number of dragon graves, Xiao Chen could not see it clearly to verify his guess.
When the cultivators of the Tianwu Domain reached the edge of the Dragon Burial Mound, they gathered at a mountain, not daring to go deeper.
At the border of the Dragon Burial Mound was a stone monument surrounded by the corpses of many human cultivators impaled on sharp stones from the mountains.
A careful look would discover that they were all elites of the Water Moon Alliance. They had died in extremely sorry states, a fearful sight.
Four bloody words were written on the stone monument: "All who enter will die!"
When looking at the many corpses, the Tianwu Domain cultivators gritted their teeth in hate, but no one dared to charge in.
Some of the people here were either friends or rtives of the deceased. Their eyes turned red, and they wanted to charge in heedless of their safety. However, theirpanions did their best to hold them back.
"The people of the Water Moon Alliance died very miserably. I heard that the Water Moon Alliance was originally here to surround and kill the Blood Demon Royal Hall. Who could have imagined that the Winged Demon Royal Hall and Fire Demon Royal Hall would suddenly appear and surround them instead, trapping them?"
"Before this happened, those Demons purposely spread false information, spending more than a month toy a trap. They even sacrificed some Demon Martial Emperors. If not, Bai Wuxue would not have fallen for their tricks."
"How hateful! Even though our Tianwu Domain is so huge, no one actually stood out to lead in such a major matter."
"After joining the Deity Dao Union, the Holy Scions now blindly follow Di Wuque. Di Wuque will not say anything about this or make an appearance. Shui Lingling is in closed-door cultivation. An Junxi is wandering the Starry Heavens. There really is no one left in the Tianwu Domain!"
"If only the Azure Dragon King were still around, these Demons would not get to be so arrogant!"
"Don''t mention that person. Now is no longer the Azure Dragon King''s time. It has been a long time since he jumped off his Emperor''s Road. Even now, we do not know if he is still alive or not."
Xiao Chen heard the discussions of the various cultivators from the war chariot and gained a rough understanding of the situation.
Not far from the stone monument, four Demons stood on a rock. Their eyes gleamed with mockery as they gazed at the Tianwu Domain''s cultivators.
Of the four Demons, two were from the Blood Demon Royal Hall, one was from the Winged Demon Royal Hall, and one from the Fire Demon Royal Hall. They were all royal n disciples and had a purple mark on their foreheads.
It was the presence of these four people guarding this ce that prevented hundreds of Tianwu Domain cultivators from going any farther despite some of them being Greater Heavenly Martial Emperors. This was truly ironic. This was the Kunlun Realm, the territory of the humans, yet the Demons seemed to have be the master.
If so many cultivators charged over together, no matter how powerful these four Demons were, the Demons could not kill them all and would have no way to defend themselves.
However, the reality was such. Everyone feared death, and no one dared to make a move.
"Boom!"
Feeling bored, one of the Blood Demon Royal Hall disciples on the rock pointed casually. The corpse of a human cultivator on a sharp rock exploded, turning into a rain of blood; it was extremely cruel.
"Haha! Qin Yun, unexpectedly, you have such a hobby. They are dead already, but you still want to blow up their corpses. However, your method is rather crude. Watch and learn!"
The Demon wearing ming robes from the Fire Demon Royal Hallughed loudly, and with a snap of his fingers, a human corpse burst into mes and burned to ashes.
"That is nothing. Watch this!"
The blue-d Demon from the Winged Demon Royal Hall became interested. He stretched out his hand, and countless wind des descended, slicing a corpse into tens of thousands of pieces.
"Bastards! I''ll fight it out with you!"
In the crowd of humans, a Tianwu Domain cultivator bellowed when he saw his friend''s corpse being mutted this way.
"Don''t go. If you do, you will be falling for their tricks. We will make them pay when the experts of the other domains arrive!" Someone at the side stopped this person. Although he was angry, he still retained his rationality.
Sitting on the rock, the Blood Demon Qin Yun saw this scene. He smiled and called out, "The Tianwu Domain really has no one left. Bai Wuxue ran away like a dog, but you are all not evenparable to dogs!"
After he said that, the four Demonsughed together. However, as theyughed, their heads all flew off at the same time.
The headless bodies slowly copsed. A war chariot descended and crushed the four corpses into powder before flying off again.
"ng!"
The war chariot happened to catch four Divine Weapons that were flying back.
The resonant sound of sabers lingered in the ce. However, the ck war chariot had already disappeared long ago.
"Not holding the saber in the hands, not leaving a trace of himself behind, it''s the Shadowless Saber Sovereign!" someone said hoarsely some timeter, when he finally reacted to what happened.
Chapter 1415: Bai Wuxues Whereabouts
Chapter 1415: Bai Wuxue''s Whereabouts
Xiao Chen originally wanted to keep one Demon alive and force out Bai Wuxue''s location from that Demon. However, these four were too overboard. So, he could no longer be bothered with so much, directly killing them.
He had always been decisive in killing Demons. If he could kill them in one move, he would not use a second move.
After entering the Dragon Burial Mound, that strange aura became even more obvious. The ck Dragon Qi swimming in the sky and the geographicalyout made one extremely ufortable.
It looked like the rumors were probably right. There was indeed the corpse of a Demon Monarch buried here, and this Demon Monarch had an impressive background.
"Who is it? How dare you barge into this forbidden zone!"
Soon, a group of Demons discovered the Cycle War Chariot and blocked Xiao Chen''s path.
Xiao Chen had allowed this on purpose, slowing down. If he traveled at full speed, this group of Demons would not be able to block him.
The war chariot stopped above a pile of shattered rocks. Then, he peered through the curtains and casually sized up the group of people in front. He was surprised to discover that the leader was rather strong, significantly stronger than the four Demons guarding the entrance.
This person was Wang Tian, one of the Blood Demon Royal Hall''s four Protectors, who once appeared at the mountain manor where entric Qin resided.
"Kill him!" Wang Tian instructed when he saw that Xiao Chen did not reply. Ten Martial Emperors of the Blood Demon Royal Hall turned into beams of scarlet light as they flew over. In the blink of an eye, they went through the window and entered the chariot.
Wang Tian smiled coldly. These days the Shadowless Saber Sovereign was too famous. There were even many cultivators imitating him, sticking a saber in the front of their war chariots.
However, Wang Tian hoped that this was not an imitator but the real Shadowless Saber Sovereign.
Right now, the Shadowless Saber Sovereign''s head was worth a lot in the Deep Abyss Demonic World. Two of the Demon Monarchs offered a reward of one thousand Primordial Pills in exchange for his head.
If it was really the Shadowless Saber Sovereign, they would definitely not be able to defeat him. However, if Wang Tian called on the other three Protectors and the Crown Scion, against the five of them working together, even a Sovereign Martial Emperor would fall!
"Ah!" Miserable shrieks came from inside the chariot.
What''s going on?
Wang Tian showed a startled expression. The ten First Heaven Martial Emperor elites were facing just one person. Even if they could not defeat him, it still should not be a huge problem.
"Bang! Bang! Bang!"
A strong wind blew and the curtains shook. Corpses flew out one by one andnded on the ground, sting the rocks into pieces and kicking up dust.
The ten Blood Demon Royal Hall elites all died. Wang Tian''s heart bled.
Even though this was the golden age and there would asionally be people seeding in their tribtions, resulting in many Martial Emperors, like during the peak of the Ancient Era, Martial Emperors were still the peak existences of cultivators. The number of Martial Emperors represented the strength of a faction.
This was especially so when these ten people were Martial Emperors of the Blood Demon Royal Hall, which had very high requirements. Those that could enter were all elites.
"Shadowless Saber Sovereign!" Wang Tian said through gritted teeth.
"That''s right. It''s me."
"You are really bold. Before the various outstanding talents of the Kunlun Realm arrived, you dared to enter this Dragon Burial Mound alone. Are you looking down on our three great Demon Royal Halls?"
Xiao Chen replied indifferently from the war chariot, "As far as I know, your three Demon Royal Halls are merely bottomfeeder existences. Otherwise, of the eighteen Demon Royal Halls, they would not send you as the vanguard, to be cannon fodder."
"Humph! You will know whether we are cannon fodder or not soon enough!"
Right after Wang Tian spoke, his aura suddenly soared, and a scarlet sword appeared in his hand. The sword zed with a dense firethe sign of the activation of the Blood Fiend Art.
Xiao Chen watched coldly. He did not believe that the other party would dare to attack him.
"Whoosh!"
Wang Tian, whose aura was surging, appeared like he was going to fight it out with Xiao Chen. However, as Xiao Chen expected, when Wang Tian''s aura reached its peak, he sent out one sword strike and immediately turned tail.
Xiao Chen anticipated this long ago. He smiled coldly, and the two horses revealed their true form, turning into mutated flood dragons.
The flood dragons carried Xiao Chen in an arc, dodging the other party''s scarlet sword Qi and blocking Wang Tian''s escape.
"Where are you going?"
Wang Tian showed a shocked expression. It was like this Shadowless Saber Sovereign had read his mind. However, he immediately calmed down. He was a Fifth Heaven Martial Emperor. Even if he faced a Sovereign Martial Emperor, he would still be able to survive severe injury.
"I know that I am not a match for you. Shadowless Saber Sovereign, if you let me go, I can pretend that I never saw you. Otherwise, I will fight with everything I have and flee to tell the Crown Scion of your appearance. With three Demon Royal Halls surrounding you, you will definitely die!" Wang Tian threatened Xiao Chen as he stood upright with his sword raised.
"You are overthinking. Do you think that I sneaked in? I already killed the four Demons guarding the entrance. Even if you don''t say anything, the three Demon Royal Halls will find out soon enough."
Oh no! Wang Tian thought to himself. Then, he instantly executed Blood Shadow Evasion, turning into a beam of scarlet light and fleeing. Blood Shadow Evasion was an innate ability of Blood Demons. Powerful Blood Demons could use this technique to move five thousand kilometers in an instant.
However, the technique was an enormous drain on one''s energy. Normally, unless left with no other choice, Blood Demons rarely used it.
"Ding!"
With a melodious sound, Pride shot out. The resplendent saber light made the saber''s de looked like a pure bright moon.
A sharp shriek rang out. Pride pinned Wang Tian to the ground, making him vomitrge amounts of blood.
"Bang!"
Wang Tian yelled and grabbed the saber with both hands, showing a pained expression. Enduring the pain, he yanked Pride out.
After Wang Tian stood up, he continued running without looking back. The Shadowless Saber Sovereign was stronger than he had thought. He was not a match for the Shadowless Saber Sovereign at all.
"ng!" Pride returned to the war chariot. Xiao Chen felt surprised as he watched Wang Tian''s back. The life force of a Blood Demon was really resilient. That earlier attack stabbed into Wang Tian''s Heart of an Emperor, yet he could still flee.
However, this was better. The stronger this person was, the greater the ess he would have to information in the Blood Demon Royal Hall.
Xiao Chen''s chances of finding Bai Wuxue would be better. Otherwise, if he had to search the dragon graves one by one, it would be almost impossible, as this Dragon Burial Mound was startlingly huge.
"Boom!"
Xiao Chen''s aura became like the wind, blowing the curtains of the chariot aside. This widened his field of vision, and he clearly saw Wang Tian''s fleeing figure.
"Come back!" He stretched out his hand and grabbed. The one thousand strands of Primordial Energy in his body spun around quickly in his palm, creating a strong suction. Then, he pulled Wang Tian back.
It was like teleportation, so strong that Wang Tian could not resist at all.
After Wang Tian was sucked inside, the curtains slowly came down, not having closedpletely yet. This showed how fast the process was.
"I do not have time to waste on speaking nonsense with you. Tell me, where is Bai Wuxue?!" Xiao Chen asked expressionlessly as he held Wang Tian with one hand while seated in the middle.
Inside the sealed space, Wang Tian saw this mysterious Shadowless Saber Sovereign for the first time. The Shadowless Saber Sovereign wore a mask and had ck hair. His strong presence ced huge pressure on him.
When Wang Tian heard Xiao Chen''s question, a faintly discernible change shed in his eyes. However, Wang Tian hid it very quickly.
After coughing a few times, Wang Tian smiled with much difficulty. "So, you are here on a rescue mission. In that case, you had better treat me well. Otherwise, it will be hard to guarantee your friend''s safety."
Xiao Chen eyed Wang Tian and said, "Be nice to you?"
The look chilled Wang Tian. He quickly said, "No need, no need. I''ll speak. All I ask is that you let me live."
"Don''t bargain with me."
Xiao Chen increased the force in the hand that held up Wang Tian. The Blood Demon immediately screamed at the intense pain.
After half a minute, Wang Tian could no longer take it. He shouted, "I''ll speak! I''ll speak. After the Protectors of the three Crown Scions worked together to injure him, he fled towards the Savage Battlefield''s Death Sand Dunes. The Fire Demon Royal Hall''s Protectors are currently chasing him."
Not dead yet? Good. I will be able to give away the Eternal Ice.
Xiao Chen knew about the Death Sand Dunes. It was a sprawling desert with corpses from the Hundred Race War buried in the sand. Now, they had already withered away. Corroded Divine Weapons, broken armor, and Demonified skeletons could be found there.
The environment of that ce wasplicated, with sand being blown about. It was a rather suitable ce to flee to. Bai Wuxue should be able to hold out there for a period of time.
"I already answered. Can you let me go now?" Although Wang Tian did not have much hope, he did not give up but tried asking.
Xiao Chen did not reply. He still wanted to test the other party, to see if the other party was lying.
Xiao Chen did not say a word under his mask, giving an impression of inscrutability. The sealed space turned scarily quiet. The dangling Wang Tian felt very nervous.
"You are lying," Xiao Chen said suddenly. Killing Qi shot out amid the suppressive atmosphere.
Wang Tian''s expression changed greatly. How did he know? He wanted to say something but immediately understood. He had been tricked.
"Indeed, you are lying to me. You are really courageous!"
"Bang!" Wang Tian''s body shot out of the chariot. Hisnding caused an intense explosion.
The war chariot moved slowly to Wang Tian''s side. Then, Xiao Chen''s cold voice came from inside. "This is yourst chance. Tell me the truth. OtherwiseI won''t kill you. I''ll hand you to the rtives and friends of the Water Moon Alliance members."
This sentence caused Wang Tian, who was struggling to get to his feet, to turn ashen in horror.
The Demons had killed the people of the Water Moon Alliance very cruelly. Wang Tian was very clear about how furious those rtives and friends were. If he fell into their hands, it would be no different from going to hell.
Chapter 1416: Outnumbered
Chapter 1416: Outnumbered
In the depths of the Dragon Burial Mound, three Demons with extraordinary bearing stood together and chatted casually.
The three shared many simrities. They all showed perfect appearances and an air of nobility. There was a purple mark on their foreheads, and their clothes were all iid with faint gold edging.
The only difference was that the race insignia embroidered on their clothes were all different. Their insignias looked very exquisite, signifying the Crown Scions of the Blood Demon Royal Hall, the Winged Demon Royal Hall, and the Fire Demon Royal Hall.
That was right. These three were the rumored three Crown Scions. However, the strange thing that was aside from an old man standing beside each of the three and a warship, there was no one else around.
The Crown Scion of the Fire Demon Royal Hall was Xuan Yan. After casually looking around, he looked at the Winged Demon Royal Hall''s Crown Scion and asked, "Yi Xuan, which Royal Hall do you think is the most likely to obtain the Evil Shadow Demon Sword this time?"
"The one with the greatest chances are naturally the first-ranked Celestial Demon Royal Hall, the second-ranked Earth Demon Royal Hall, and the third-ranked Shadow Demon Royal Hall. The other Demon Royal Halls all stand a chance as well but not as much as these three." The Winged Demon Royal Hall''s Yi Xuan calmly rendered his analysis after thinking for a while.
The Blood Demon Royal Hall''s Wang Feng shook his head and said, "I don''t think so."
[Note: This Wang Feng is different from the ones first appearing in Chapters 657 and 988.]
"What do you mean?"
Upon hearing that Wang Feng seemed to have a different opinion, the other two Crown Scions both looked over.
"Have you thought about what if that person from the Eros Demon Royal Halles? Hehe, that would be a huge variable."
After Xuan Yan and Yi Xuan heard that, the expression on their handsome faces changed slightly as they entered deep thought. Indeed, if that person came, that would be a huge variable.
"That''s impossible. Although that person is incredible, he is also very smart. He knows that there are some things that he cannot touch. This is the Evil Shadow Sword!"
"It''s hard to say."
"Whoosh! Whoosh!"
Just at this moment, two gusts of strong wind blew. The strong wind gathered, and two Winged Demon Royal Hall disciples appeared kneeling on one knee.
"Greetings, three Crown Scions. Qin Yun and the rest were killed already."
At this news, the three''s expressions did not change. Qin Yun''s group of four was notposed of people of peak strength. Having them guard the entrance was only meant to dy the other side''s army, to prevent people from interrupting them.
However, unexpectedly, the army from the other domains arrived so fast. This development was not part of their ns.
"Who did it? The Heavenly Starry Ocean''s Chu Yang? The ck Sea''s Sima Lingxuan? Kong Yuan and his group from the Fiend Domain? Or perhaps it''s the people of the Ghost Race and Corpse Race?"
"Reporting to the Crown Scion, it was none of them."
"What?!"
The moment that was said, the expressions of the three Crown Scions all changed slightly. Yi Xuan ordered in a deep voice, "Speak, who did it?"
"The Shadowless Saber Sovereign."
The ce turned silent for a moment. The Blood Demon Royal Hall''s Crown Scion smiled and said, "Good timing. My royal father wants his head. My second royal uncle is currently scouring the entire Kunlun Realm for him, yet he dares to appear here. I''ll let my second royal uncle know about this. When Second Royal Uncle kills him, I will gain some merit."
After speaking, Wang Feng, the Blood Demon Royal Hall''s Crown Scion, closed his eyes. The purple mark on his forehead shed repeatedly.
The others knew that this was the Blood Demon Royal n''s unique method for sending messages. Every Demon Race had something simr.
After a while, the Blood Demon Royal Hall''s Crown Scion smiled and said, "My royal uncle is in the Tianwu Domain. He will rush over."
"If that is so, the two of us will not interfere in this matter."
Both Xuan Yan and Yi Xuan knew that the Shadowless Saber Sovereign had snatched away something that the Blood Demon Monarch wanted, which resulted in a grudge, so they wisely sold this favor to Wang Feng.
Yi Xuan said to the Demons kneeling on the ground, "You may take your leave first. Continue searching the dragon graves. There is no need to care about the Shadowless Saber Sovereign''s matter."
The two Demons stood up, and their figures faded, turning into a gust of wind and moving into the distance.
"Boom!"
However, these Demons just got one kilometer away when two gusts of an even more ferocious wind blew in the distance. Furthermore, it was no ordinary wind; it was a saber wind. This was not a saber hiding in the wind but a boundless saber intent that had turned into wind.
The strong wind was apanied by lightning and thunder as it tore through the void.
Two sharp shrieks rang out, and the two Winged Demon Royal Hall disciples originally moving away fell down with wounds riddling their bodies, dropping by the three Crown Scions.
The saber wounds on these people even had electricity shing in them. The two Demons moaned in pain, their bodies shocked immobile, unable to stand up.
There was another ''bang,'' and another figure fell down heavily, kicking up an enormous cloud of dust.
The Blood Demon Royal Hall''s Crown Scion raised his eyebrows and said, "Wang Tian?"
"Crown Scion, it is the Shadowless Saber Sovereign. He is here to save Bai Wuxue."
Tinkling sounds rang out, and two mutated flood dragons pulling a war chariot slowly descended.
The three old men beside the three Crown Scions scattered quietly, moving to a spot where they could best protect their Crown Scions.
The three unremarkable-looking old men were the mysterious Dao Protectors of their respective Demon Royal Halls.
Inside the war chariot, Xiao Chen looked at the three Demon Crown Scions and felt somewhat surprised. There was actually only one old man by each of the three. Where were the other people of the Demon Royal Halls?
"Very good. You have umted great merit by luring the Shadowless Saber Sovereign here. After you die, I will get my royal father to confer you a title posthumously!" the Blood Demon Royal Hall''s Crown Scion said indifferently. Then, he threw a palm strike and extinguished Wang Tian''s final lifeforce.
Before Wang Tian died, he opened his mouth, trying his best to say something. He wanted to warn the three Crown Scions not to underestimate the enemy. However, Wang Feng did not even give him this opportunity.
In the end, Wang Tian did not get to say what he wanted.
"Who gave you the courage toe and seek the three of us out alone?" Yi Xuan, the Winged Demon Royal Hall''s Crown Scion, smiled faintly as he sized up the Cycle War Chariot with interest.
Xuan Yan smiled and said, "This war chariot is pretty good. I want it. Wang Feng, it''s not that we are not giving you the opportunity; he was the one who delivered himself to us. You can''t me us for this."
"I know," Wang Feng said indifferently.
Xiao Chen could not understand what the three were talking about. The reason he was here was because of something Wang Tian said.
Bai Wuxue had not managed to flee far before he was captured. However, the three Crown Scions did not kill him. Instead, they locked him up together with some Water Moon Alliance elites.
ording to Wang Tian, this was so that they could use these people as hostages.
After they obtained the Evil Shadow Sword, the bigwigs of the Kunlun Realm might try to stop them. At that point, they would need hostages on hand. No matter what, there would be some benefits.
"I don''t understand what you are talking about. I''ll just ask one thing: is Bai Wuxue in your hands?" Xiao Chen asked from the war chariot.
The Blood Demon Royal Hall''s Crown Scion pped his hands, and some Demons immediately came out of that warship in the air. These Demons brought out the bound Bai Wuxue, Ling Feng, and others and forced them to kneel on the deck.
Xiao Chen took a nce and rxed.
"Let them go, and I''ll immediately leave this ce. I''ll not participate in the struggle for the Demon Sword."
The three Crown Scionsughed at the same time. Wang Feng said coldly, "Shadowless Saber Sovereign, it seems that you are still not clear on your current situation. Release them? Soon, you will be joining them in kneeling there, and yet you are still speaking such bold words?"
The Crown Scions of the Winged Demon Royal Hall and the Fire Demon Royal Hall revealed mocking expressions as they pped their hands.
"Whoosh!"
Instantly, strong winds, howling fires, and scarlet light shot out of the various dragon graves.
Fires filled the sky and fell like meteors. After theynded, the fires wriggled and took on a physical form.
Demons emerged from the strong winds, appearing with cold expressions. As the blood light shot out, Blood Demons manifested.
The empty ground immediately became packed with Demons surrounding the Cycle War Chariot in rings.
A casual count gave at least three thousand Demons of the three Demon Royal Hallsand one-third of them were Martial Emperors.
An overwhelming Demon Might gathered, and instantly, winds blew and clouds churned. The ck Dragon Qi swimming in the air looked like it would scatter from this Demonic Might.
The air immediately thinned, the atmosphere turning tense and suppressive. A cold murderous feeling spread out.
"Kill! Kill! Kill!"
All the Demons shouted three times and simultaneously drew their weapons, pointing them at the Cycle War Chariot.
The killing Qi of the three-thousand-odd Demons seemed to solidify. The war chariot started to creak as if it could not take the pressure.
The seven Divine Weapons trembled endlessly, buzzing loudly.
"Outnumbering me?" Xiao Chen seemed to be muttering to himself in the war chariot.
Wang Feng smiled coldly and mocked, "You fool. You can''t be thinking that we will personally attack you, right?"
Xuan Yan said indifferently, "We are Crown Scions, nobilities. How can we not cherish ourselves?"
"Don''t get angry about it. Today, we outnumber you, surround you, and we will kill you!" Yi Xuan said with a tone of cold derision.
The Shadowless Saber Sovereign foolishly delivered himself to them, yet he wanted to me them for outnumbering him. This Shadowless Saber Sovereign was only so-so.
"Angry? No, that''s not it. It''s just that I normally do not like bullying others by outnumbering them. Hence, I very rarely use certain means. It looks like I do not have to restrain myself today and will be able to use them. Many thanks."
Inside the war chariot, Xiao Chen''s expression remained calm. There was no hint of nervousness in his tone.
What does he mean?
For no reason whatsoever, the three Demon Royal n Crown Scions felt something was not quite right.
"ng!"
The seven Divine Weapons unsheathed at the same time, and seven figures appeared on the ground around the war chariot. Each of them held a Divine Weapon, guarding a different direction.
Xiao Chen was not done yet. Inside the war chariot, a bright light shed in his eyes, and his aura suddenly soared.
A multitude of sabers flew out of the war chariot, turning into thousands of saber lights, each of them looking as piercing as the sun.
The light was too dazzling. The three Demon Royal n Crown Scions squinted, unable to see clearly.
When the light dispersed, the three showed horrified expressions, their gaping faces filled with disbelief.
They saw that all the Demons of the three Demon Royal Halls were each surrounded by four desmen. The situation turned around for all three thousand-odd Demons; they were now outnumbered instead.
Chapter 1417: Three Strikes to Kill a Sovereign
Chapter 1417: Three Strikes to Kill a Sovereign
The three Demon Crown Scions showed a stupid expression; the change was too fast.
"There is no need to worry. This is only a Cloning Technique. The more clones there are, the weaker they will be. This is just a bluff."
"It scared me. Attack! Shadowless Saber Sovereign, let''s see how long you can remain arrogant!" Wang Feng, the Blood Demon Crown Scion, said with a heavy murderous intent as his face sank.
That was right. This was indeed a Cloning Technique. However, this Cloning Technique was somewhat different from what they imagined. These were created by Xiao Chen executing the Life Bestowal Spell.
Thebat prowess of the clones was not worth mentioning. In fact, the clones themselves were not important. What was important were the sabers that the clones held!
With the Cycle War Chariot as the center, a vast Taiji Diagram appeared on the ground. The seven figures protecting the war chariot brandished the Divine Weapons and danced around.
"Whoosh!"
The over ten thousand clones moved at the same time, the sabers in their hands releasing many strands of saber light.
The saber light filling the air flickered nonstop. Boundless saber Qi shook the ce, and a magnificent scene appeared.
Contrary to the three Crown Scions'' expectations, the clones did not crumble upon contact. Instead, the surrounded Demons of the three Demon Royal Halls were constrained, and many saber wounds appeared on their bodies the moment the battle started.
The Taiji Diagram on the ground slowly rotated, and the Taiji Saber Domain spread out invisibly.
Every Demon was separated from the others. All they could see were the saber lights and the unfathomable saber Qi. All they could hear were the sounds of sabers.
Amid the shing lights, what the three thousand Demons faced were not individual clones but saber-wielding clones that constituted the Yinyang Saber Formation.
At first, the Demons could still manage. Although they were rmed, they could at least minimize their injuries.
However, the Yinyang Saber Formation started rotating, and they could no longer see individual clones anymore.
There were only two huge dragons made up of strands of saber light soaring up and down, baring fangs and ws. Sometimes the dragons roared ferociously, sometimes they whipped their tails, and sometimes they just chased each other around.
Amid the boundless saber light, miserable cries rang out endlessly. Blood spurted out, and the saber lights started to flicker with scarlet light.
"What''s going on?!"
Wang Feng and the other two Crown Scions looked rmed, never having expected the situation to develop in such a direction.
"Get them toe out. Quickly, get them toe out. That is a formation!"
"It''s impossible. They can''te out. The entire ce is filled with saber lights, up, down, and in all other directions, utterly confounding the senses."
The Winged Demon Crown Scion''s expression turned scarily sullen. He had never expected that just one Shadowless Saber Sovereign could practically destroy three Demon Royal Halls.
Up on the warship, the bound Ling Feng said joyfully, "Big Brother Bai, it''s the Shadowless Saber Sovereign. He is here to rescue us."
Bai Wuxue found this strange. He did not have any friendship with the Shadowless Saber Sovereign. Why would the other partye to rescue him?
However, while it looked like the Shadowless Saber Sovereign held the upper hand with the saber formation, the Crown Scions and the Dao Protectors had not made a move yet.
"Attack, then," Xuan Yan, the Fire Demon Crown Scion, said sullenly.
The three Dao Protectors exchanged looks. Then, they bowed slightly and stepped forward, radiating strong auras.
"Boom!"
Their Sovereign Emperor''s Mightbined and surged into the sky, instantly sweeping all the clouds away, leaving only the swimming ck Dragon Qi and the sun, moon, and stars of the Starry Heavens visible.
The three Dao Protectors were actually Seventh Heaven Sovereign Martial Emperors. Their individual auras were still soaring.
"Rumble!" The ground for five thousand kilometers around started trembling. Countless rocks rose into the air and remained there.
"With the Dao Protectors attacking, let''s see how you survive!" Wang Feng, the Blood Demon Crown Scion, said hatefully in a rage.
The situation before themone person killing thousands of elites from three Demon Royal Hallsmade one feel sullen just thinking about it.
"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!"
The three Dao Protectors finally made their move, their figures shing. They intended to jump into the formation and disrupt it at the root, suppressing the Shadowless Saber Sovereign''s true body.
However, something strange happened. The moment the three Dao Protectors touched the boundaries of the Yinyang Saber Formation, they felt an incredibly rampant aura, which forcefully kept them out.
"We can''t. There is a strange force field at the saber formation. It merges Yin and Yang, flipping the world around. Unless we know the strangews operating it, we have no way to force our way in."
The moment the Dao Protectors said that, the three Crown Scions were stunned silly.
Even their final trump cards were useless. Could they really not stop the Shadowless Saber Sovereign?
Just at this moment, the saber light filling the ce suddenly vanished. The dust soon dissipated with the wind. Many sabers flickering with cold light were stabbed into the ces where the Demons originally stood. Many Demons were lying on the ground, their status unknown.
Inside the war chariot, Xiao Chen felt slightly fatigued. This formation should have been executed by many people at the same time.
When he executed it by himself, the drain on his Magic Energy was horrific. Maintaining it for long was impossible.
However, this was pretty good as well. Half of the three thousand Demons were dead, and the remaining half had practically nobat prowess left.
For its first appearance, the Yinyang Saber Formation''s performance was still rather satisfactory.
"This is a good opportunity. It must not be easy for him to execute that saber formation!"
The eyes of the Fire Demon Royal Hall''s Dao Protector lit up. Fire zed on his entire body, and his Sovereign Emperor''s Might soared into the sky, stirring up the wind and clouds.
Then, the Fire Demon Dao Protector leaped into the air and flew straight for the Cycle War Chariot. The other two Dao Protectors reacted half a beatter. However, they also felt that they could not miss out on this opportunity, so they quickly followed.
Three Seventh Heaven Sovereign Martial Emperors attacked. Their Emperor''s Mightbined and kicked up boundless strong winds that made the many sabers stabbed into the ground sing nonstop with tinkling sounds.
The war chariot had some difficulty bearing the strong pressure; it sank into the ground.
However, Xiao Chen, who was seated in the war chariot, did not feel any fear. After collecting the seven thrones andpleting the wless Saber Technique, he had changed a lot.
"Void Breaking Stance!"
At this shout, Pride, which was merged with the Destruction Throne, vanished with a ''whoosh.'' When it reappeared, it gave off a thirty-thousand-kilometer-long saber light as it chopped down on the Fire Demon Royal Hall''s Dao Protector.
The Fire Demon Royal Hall''s Dao Protector, who was rushing at the Cycle War Chariot, could not dodge at all; he could only sh head-on.
"Dang!"
The intense ngor sounded like a crack of thunder booming. The Fire Demon Royal Hall''s Dao Protector vomited a mouthful of blood and went flying back one kilometer.
"I''ll kill you!"
After suffering like this, the Fire Demon Royal Hall''s Dao Protector was so enraged that he seemed to turn somewhat crazy. After he found his footing, he prepared to charge over again.
However, he no longer had the opportunity to do so. The second Divine WeaponWrathhacked down, executing the Dragon Subduing Stance.
"Dang!"
The Fire Demon Royal Hall''s Dao Protector vomited three more mouthfuls of blood and moved back another one kilometer. This time, he was severely injured with his hair disheveled and wounds all over his body.
However, that was not thest of it. Sloth charged over as well.
It wanted to see the scene at the summit of the tall mountain, wanted to look down on the world from amid the clouds. For youth filled with magnificent aspirations with nothing to worry about, their hearts would always have a saber that thirsted to reach the clouds. Someday, when this saber was unsheathed, it would definitely soar into the sky, piercing through the clouds into the heavens.
"wless Saber Technique, the fifth move, Cloud Reaching Stance!"
These three sabers flew out one after another, not giving this Dao Protector a chance to catch his breath.
"Boom!" This time, after the Fire Demon Royal Hall''s Dao Protector got sted back, he fell at the feet of the three Crown Scions.
"Elder Xuan!" Xuan Yan, the Fire Demon Crown Scion, panicked and rushed over, wanting to help the Fire Demon Royal Hall''s Dao Protector up.
"Be careful!" The Wing Demon Royal Hall''s Yi Xuan reacted very quickly. Having noticed that something was wrong, he dragged Xuan Yan and Wang Feng back hastily.
"Boom!"
There was a loud explosion. The Fire Demon Royal Hall''s Dao Protector exploded, and many strands of resplendent saber light shot out of his body.
The Life Essence of a Sovereign Martial Emperor was as resplendent as fireworks, filling the sky and illuminating the entire ce, stunning everyone.
The shock waves of the explosion covered the three Crown Scions in dust. When they raised their heads to look at that Cycle War Chariot again, their faces paled, and their lips quivered uncontrobly.
How can this be?! How is this possible?!
Three saber strikes. The Shadowless Saber Sovereign used only three saber strikes to kill a Seventh Heaven Sovereign Martial Emperor.
The other two Dao Protectors, who originally charged over with the Fire Demon Royal Hall''s Dao Protector, saw that the situation was bad and were frightened into immediately retreating faster than lightning.
Void Breaking Stance, Dragon Subduing Stance, and Cloud Reaching Stance. Three strikes to kill a Sovereign!
Chapter 1417: An Old Friend from Somewhere
Chapter 1417: An Old Friend from Somewhere
Three strikes to kill a Seventh Heaven Martial Emperor. The three Crown Scions were stunned on seeing this. The strength of the Shadowless Saber Sovereignpletely surpassed their expectations.
"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!"
Pride, Wrath, and Sloth returned to the war chariot. Inside the war chariot, Xiao Chen also felt somewhat surprised at the might of the wless Saber Technique after the seven thrones had all merged with the Divine Weapons.
Logically speaking, the wless Saber Technique should not be that ridiculously strong. After he thought about it, he concluded that it was because the other party underestimated him.
This gave Xiao Chen the opportunity tond the three saber strikes. The other party exploded and died because the other party''s physical body could not withstand the surging saber Qi in his body.
If the Fire Demon Royal Hall''s Dao Protector had blocked the first saber strike with his full power, he would not have been finished off so miserably.
After calmly analyzing the situation, Xiao Chen gained a rather objective understanding of his wless Saber Technique. In a one-on-one fight, his wless Saber Technique had no problem defeating a Seventh Heaven Martial Emperor. However, it was not that ridiculously strong, either.
After all, Xiao Chen''s cultivation was still somewhat weaker.
This was how Xiao Chen had always been. He would not over- or underestimate himself.
The death of the Fire Demon Royal Hall''s Dao Protector was too shocking. The resplendent fireworks filling the sky had the many Tianwu Domain cultivators rushing over.
When the countless Tianwu Domain cultivators arrived and saw this scene, they all revealed incredulous expressions.
Half of the three thousand-odd Demons of the three Demon Royal Halls was dead, and the other half was still lying on the ground with their status unknown.
There was also one Sovereign-Martial-Emperor-level Dao Protector dead by explosion. This was equal to one person crippling three Demon Royal Halls all by himself.
"It really is the Shadowless Saber Sovereign. He alone crippled three Demon Royal Halls."
"No wonder Wu Xiaotian took the initiative to hand the Saber Sovereign Medallion to him. The Shadowless Saber Sovereign does indeed possess the strength of a Sovereign Martial Emperor already."
"He truly lives up to being the Saber Sovereign."
"This feels liberating. The three Demon Royal Halls were arrogant and despotic, looking down on all the cultivators of our Tianwu Domain. Let''s see how they are going to remain arrogant today."
"Look, the Crown Scions of the three Demon Royal Halls are stunned silly!"
Many cultivators felt delighted. However, they did not dare to move forward, either, because of the two Dao Protectors still present.
"ng! ng! ng!"
All the sabers stabbed into the ground turned into strands of saber light and entered the war chariot.
Only at this point did the Demons still alive feel the pressure on them decrease. Then, they slowly stood up and retreated behind the Crown Scions.
Now, everyone understood that the saber intent of the sabers had been suppressing these Demons, preventing them from standing up. Now, they felt that the Shadowless Saber Sovereign''s strength was even more unfathomable.
From inside the war chariot, Xiao Chen said indifferently, "Release them."
The Crown Scions of the Blood Demon Royal Hall, the Winged Demon Royal Hall, and the Fire Demon Royal Hall were all horrified. They themselves were very strong. If they worked with two Dao Protectors, they would be able to hold their own.
However, Xiao Chen''s killing of a Seventh Heaven Martial Emperor was simply too shocking, causing the three to lose confidence and all their drive.
Sometimes, this was the case. Once one lost their courage and drive, even if their strength remained intact, they could not bring it out.
Let them go, then. With his strength, I think only the top three Crown Scions can hold their own against him.
Right, we are only the vanguard. Such an opponent should not be left to us to deal with.
That''s right. Our current strength is already damaged. We cannot suffer any more losses.
The three Crown Scions quickly exchanged voice projections and reached an ord. On the warship, Bai Wuxue, Ling Feng, and the other Water Moon Alliance cultivators were unbound and tossed down.
Wang Feng, the Blood Demon Crown Scion, said through gritted teeth, "Shadowless Saber Sovereign, we have already done what you wanted us to do. You can leave now, right?"
Wang Feng''s heart overflowed with regret. If they had agreed to the Shadowless Saber Sovereign''s demand at the very start, things would not have turned out like this.
If they had known earlier, how could this have happened?
Wang Feng felt even more upset when Xiao Chen ignored him. However, he was helpless to do anything.
The war chariot quickly flew over to Bai Wuxue, Ling Feng, and the others.
"Senior, we meet again. Many thanks for the rescue!"
Ling Feng felt rather excited. Now that he saw the Shadowless Saber Sovereign''s great strength again, it made him worship the Shadowless Saber Sovereign even more.
Xiao Chen had some recollection of this person. This was a pretty talented, new-generation desman. After casually replying, he shifted his gaze to Bai Wuxue.
After parting for ten-odd years, these two unexpectedly met again under such circumstances. Xiao Chen thought about the past matters between him and this person and sighed.
The matters of the past unfurled like a painting in his mind, bringing him back to when he first arrived in the Kunlun Realm.
Those were Bai Wuxue''s most glorious days. In his younger days, he had been proud and arrogant. Now that so many years had passed, he seemed to have changed significantly.
"Shadowless Saber Sovereign, can I ask if anyone asked you toe and save us?"
Bai Wuxue was not as hotheaded as Ling Feng. With just a little thought, he knew that the Shadowless Saber Sovereign''s reason foring here was not that simple.
"Get on. This is not the ce to speak."
After Bai Wuxue hesitated for a moment andmunicated with his group, they climbed onto Xiao Chen''s Cycle War Chariot.
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After about seven minutes, Bai Wuxue held the Eternal Ice in his hands. He found it somewhat difficult to contain his excitement. Of all the possibilities that urred to him, he had not guessed that Xiao Chen hade to rescue him because of this.
One did not need to speak much when dealing with smart people. After Bai Wuxue got on the war chariot, Xiao Chen gave a brief exnation of what was going on and left clear instructions.
"After refining this Eternal Ice, I''m confident of breaking through to Sovereign Martial Emperor!" Bai Wuxue said boldly, a brilliant light shing in his eyes.
Xiao Chen did not doubt Bai Wuxue at all. With the other party''s talent in the Ice Dao, he should have no difficulty breaking through to Sovereign Martial Emperor after obtaining such a miraculous item like the Eternal Ice.
The question was more of how long Bai Wuxue would take to refine the Eternal Icehalf a year, one year, or perhaps even longer?
Changing the topic, Bai Wuxue said, "I heard what you said earlier, that you do not want to get involved in the struggle for the Evil Shadow Sword. Why? The Blood Demon Royal Hall, the Winged Demon Royal Hall, and Fire Demon Royal Hall are ranked at the bottom among the eighteen Demon Royal Halls. The true fight is just beginning.
"Furthermore, based on the information I obtained, the top three Crown Scions are not that much weaker than you, perhaps even stronger."
Xiao Chen replied indifferently, "What does it have to do with me? The Kunlun Realm will have its own outstanding talents stepping forward. I only need to do my part to the best."
"Are you referring to the Deity Dao Union that Di Wuque leads? Di Wuque''s strength is indeed unfathomable. Rumor says that he already broke through to Sovereign Martial Emperor. There is also the Heavenly Starry Ocean''s Chu Yang and the Fiend Domain''s Kong Yuan and his group. They are all peak outstanding talents. However, in a fight against the Demon Royal ns, our Tianwu Domaincks people!" Bai Wuxue said excitedly.
Earlier, when they fought against the three Demon Royal Halls, they had not been at a disadvantage. However, their faction was small and could not hold out until the end.
The appearance of the Shadowless Saber Sovereign gave him new hope. As long as the Shadowless Saber Sovereign was willing to join, the Water Moon Alliance would gain new life.
"You probably do not know how big the scale of this fight for the Demon Sword is. This is the first big test of the outstanding talents of the various races in this golden age. It will impact our benefits in the end." Bai Wuxue pushed further, anxious to obtain the Shadowless Saber Sovereign''s support.
Furthermore, Bai Wuxue felt that the other party''s eyes were familiar. This might actually be an old friend. He might be able to convince the other party with both logical and emotional reasons.
Behind the mask, Xiao Chen narrowed his eyes, staring ferociously at Bai Wuxue. Under such pressure, Bai Wuxue did not know how to react.
The sealed space of the war chariot fell silent. Bai Wuxue did not know how to continue the earlier topic and could only change it.
"Might I ask what your real name is?" Bai Wuxue asked as he looked at the half-masked Xiao Chen. "I must have met you before. If I''m right, we have interacted before."
Xiao Chen''s expression remained calm. Bai Wuxue might find his eyes familiar. However, it was still impossible for Bai Wuxue to guess his identity.
"Just address me as Shadowless. When I finallye out of this war chariot, you will know who I am. You can get off now."
Right after Xiao Chen spoke, before Bai Wuxue could respond, a force pushed all of them out.
It was not that Xiao Chen was reluctant to help Bai Wuxue but that this fight for the Demon Sword would attract too many people. He did not know how he was going to face many of those people. He was also afraid that some of them would not be able to control their anger when they saw him.
Chapter 1419: Old Friend Appears, As Elegant As Before
Chapter 1419: Old Friend Appears, As Elegant As Before
After Xiao Chen left, the Tianwu Domain cultivators, who originally came to watch, quickly departed with the Water Moon Alliance.
The three Demon Royal Halls might look crippled. However, the three Crown Scions and two Dao Protectors were still around. This lineup was still not something the Tianwu Domain cultivators could handle.
The true battle would start only after the outstanding talents of the distantnds arrived.
Looking at the thousand-odd Demon corpses on the ground, the three Crown Scions frowned heavily. Everything had been going well, but due to the Shadowless Saber Sovereign''s appearance, the situation turned messy, and the three Demon Royal Halls lost more than half their forces.
Following this, their efficiency in searching the dragon graves would be greatly reduced. Just thinking about it induced a headache.
The ck Dragon Qi in the sky moved about continuously; the situation looked quite disastrous.
Suddenly, a scarlet cloud appeared in the sky along with a snow-white ice cloud. A familiar aura came from above, and the three Crown Scions'' expressions changed.
Wang Feng said hoarsely, "Oh no, my royal uncle is here."
Wang Feng''s royal uncle was the younger brother of the Demon Monarch. He held a high position among the Blood Demons and possessed overwhelming strength. He was someone who could influence who would be the next Demon Monarch.
Now that the Blood Demon Royal Hall suffered such grievous losses, Wang Feng was in a difficult position. Just thinking about it made him tremble in fear.
"Whoosh!"
The red light descended, and a middle-aged man wearing scarlet robes iid with gold walked out. Following that, the ice cloud floated over, and a white-d Snow Demon appeared as well. Before that was over, there was a loud sound as if a mountain fell from the sky. Then, an Iron Demon appeared.
Wang Feng and the other Crown Scions were shocked. The three people who came were actually all Eighth Heaven Sovereign Martial Emperors. Furthermore, they were not ordinary Sovereign Martial Emperors; they were all possessed Royal n bloodlines.
In the Demonic World, Eighth Heaven Martial Emperors were existences second only to the Demon Monarchs. After all, some of the Demonic World''s Demon Monarchs were only Ninth Heaven Martial Emperors.
Could it be that these three people were here to surround and kill the Shadowless Saber Sovereign?
"Royal Uncle!"
"Greetings, Seniors."
The three Crown Scions all saluted the three neers respectfully, not daring to say anything more.
When the middle-aged man in scarlet robes saw the scene before him, his face sank, and he gave off a certain pressure despite not appearing angry. This made Wang Feng feel very nervous.
"Speak, what happened?!"
Wang Feng lowered his head and whispered, "Royal Uncle, the Shadowless Saber Sovereign did this. We thought we could surround him and kill him. Who knew, he managed to kill most of us by himself."
"So that means you made the first move?"
"Yes." Wang Feng''s voice became even softer, turning even less confident.
The scarlet-robed middle-aged man scolded, "You silly thing, this Shadowless Saber Sovereign has already been designated a Sovereign-Martial-Emperor-level demonic genius, yet you actually dared to take the initiative to provoke such a person. It serves you right."
The white-d Snow Demon smiled coldly and said, "If the Shadowless Saber Sovereign were that easy to deal with, the three of us would not need toe personally and make a move. You set your sights too high despite not being capable enough. You deserve this piece of bad luck."
"If you fail to obtain the Evil Shadow Sword this time, the Crown Scion position you hold now will change hands. Let''s go."
After saying that, the three Demon Eighth Heaven Martial Emperors started searching for Xiao Chen in the Savage Battlefield, not wasting any time at all.
"It''s over. This time, the three of us will fall here."
"Damn it. It''s all because of your dog-sh*t Protector. If he had not brought the Shadowless Saber Sovereign over, we would not have ended up in such a state."
"That''s right. It''s all because of your Protector. Now, our positions are unstable!"
The Crown Scions of the Winged Demon Royal Hall and the Fire Demon Royal Hall started ming Wang Feng, ming him for being too arrogant. This was especially so for the Fire Demon Royal Hall''s Xuan Yan; he burned with rage. His Dao Protector had died, and he did not know how to ount for this when he returned.
Wang Feng''s expression turned sullen, and he retorted coldly, "What is the point of telling me all this now? Quickly organize your men and continue searching for the dragon grave that the Demon Sword is in. Your losses are great, but are the losses of my Blood Demon Royal Hall not equally great?"
"Humph! You have to take full responsibility."
"Interesting, what a rare sight of a dog biting another dog!"
Just at this moment, disharmonious coldughter rang out. When this person spoke, his tone contained mockery.
"Who is it?!"
A murderous intent shed in Wang Feng''s eyes as he looked in the direction where the voice came from. A purple-d youth stood on a tall rock in the northwest direction, the sunlight shining down obscuring his face.
"You are seeking death!"
Wang Feng could not defeat the Shadowless Saber Sovereign. However, this random person of unknown origins actually dared to jump out as well.
The Blood Demon Crown Scion immediately lost control of himself. With a sh of red light, he drew the sword at his waist, sending out a scarlet sword light that looked like a pir holding up the sky. Blood stained the heavens, and overwhelming Demonic Qi appeared.
"Boom!"
With a startling crack of thunder, tens of thousands of lightning bolts plunged from the sky. A whip appeared in the purple-d man''s hand. This whip turned into a dragon, looking like a divine dragonshing its tail. "Bang!" It shattered the scarlet sword light, and the force of the blow knocked Wang Feng back.
After stabilizing himself in the air and pushing off the air with his feet, Wang Feng held up the scarlet sword and charged over again.
His figure appeared and reappeared in the air multiple times. A scarlet me burned on his sword as he quickly executed all sorts of sword moves.
The purple-d person on the rock held on to his whip with his feet firmly nted on the ground, not budging at all. As he brandished his whip, it incited thunder. Five thousand kilometers of thunderclouds covered the sky. As the whip swung around, the defense was so tight that even wind could not get through.
No matter what angle Wang Feng''s sword came from, it could not break in and harm the purple-d youth at all.
"Rage of the True Dragon!"
Countless illusions of the whip being brandished suddenly merged and turned into a howling lightning dragon. This caught Wang Feng off guard and knocked him back again.
Afternding, Wang Feng staggered back several steps and dropped to one knee. His face paled, and the other two Crown Scions'' expressions slowly turned grave.
This person seemed to be even more difficult to deal with than Bai Wuxue. Since when was there such an expert in the Tianwu Domain?
"Who exactly are you?!" Wang Feng asked seriously.
After the purple-d youth jumped off the tall rock and revealed his handsome appearance, he replied indifferently, "The Thunder and Lightning Pce''s An Junxi."
"It''s you, the Thunder Sovereign''s disciple."
"Unfortunately, I''m not talented enough. My cultivation is a shame to the name of the Thunder Sovereign," An Junxi said calmly and unhurriedly.
The three Crown Scions exchanged nces, and a thought appeared in all their minds at the same time. Coincidentally, they had just let Bai Wuxue go. They could just capture this person. The value of this person was even greater than Bai Wuxue''s; he was simply the ideal hostage.
"I heard that you have been wandering the Starry Heavens for the past few years. I did not expect to see you at the Savage Battlefield.
"However, do you think that you are the Shadowless Saber Sovereign? He dares toe alone, so you dare to do so as well? Capture him alive!"
Yi Xuan, the Winged Demon Crown Scion, waved his hand. The one-thousand-odd surviving Demons, who had recovered some of theirbat prowess, charged over.
An Junxi''s lips curled up slightly in a faint smile. "How stupid. When did I say that I came alone?"
"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!"
Sonic booms resounded in the surroundings. Before the three Crown Scions could react, the ground suddenly exploded. The st reverberated endlessly as the entire ce shook.
This was just a start. The sky filled with arrows; they were like meteors tearing through the sky. They moved together in a dense pack, even covering the sun as they flew over.
In the distance, a gentle-looking woman stood on an azure bird, leading more than a thousand archers of the Supreme Sky Sect as they all held up their bows and released arrows continuously.
"Crown Scions, quickly retreat. The Supreme Sky Sect''s Shui Lingling is here. The experts of the Thunder and Lightning Pce are all rushing over as well."
At the crucial moment, the two Dao Protectors stepped forward and erected a barrier of light, blocking all the arrows.
The three Crown Scions looked into the distance and saw the sky filled with countless birds with the Supreme Sky Sect''s archers standing on them. Dust clouds churned on the ground as the Thunder and Lightning Pce''s cultivators charged over on mutated beasts.
"Go! Go! Go! Hurry up and go!"
The three Crown Scions no longer cared for anything else. They led the remaining Demons away, fleeing.
"After them. Grant no quarter to any Demon!" the valiant and formidable-looking Shui Linglingmanded with a cold expression as she stood on her Profound Sun Bird.
The cultivators of the Thunder and Lightning Pce and the Supreme Sky Sect relentlessly gave chase in the direction that the Demons fled.
"These Demons really treat the Tianwu Domain as their home, actingpletelywlessly," Shui Lingling said after she descended from the sky and stood beside An Junxi.
An Junxi surveyed the Demon corpses on the ground. The saber intent in the wounds covering them still had not dispersed, giving off sizzling sounds.
"It seems like we missed a good show. Someone already rescued Bai Wuxue," An Junxi said after leaping to the Demon corpses and inspecting them.
Shui Lingling did not have a good impression of Bai Wuxue. She still clearly remembered that back then, he kept targeting Xiao Chen.
Even if Bai Wuxue''s character had changed, it was still hard to let go of the matters of the past.
Shui Lingling said unhappily, "He is too arrogant. We already said to wait for us to rush back before attacking together. It would have been fine if only he were caught. However, he ended up implicating so many innocent people of the Water Moon Alliance."
An Junxi smiled bitterly to himself. If not for protecting the others, serving as the rearguard, Bai Wuxue could have fled easily; he would not have gotten caught.
An Junxi thought, Never offend a woman. Or more urately, never offend the man that the woman likes. Otherwise, the woman will hate you for life.
Of course, these were only words in An Junxi''s heart. Just thinking them was fine. He absolutely could not speak them out loud.
Jokes aside, as An Junxi looked at the three Demon Crown Scions in the distance, there was not much joy on his face.
Those three Demon Royal Halls were bottom-feeders among the eighteen Demon Royal Halls. The true problems were the Demon elites that wouldeter.
Due to the reappearance of the Demon Sword, this was just the beginning of this headache-inducing matter.
Chapter 1420: Life Hanging by a Thread
Chapter 1420: Life Hanging by a Thread
Shui Lingling walked over and looked at the Demon corpses on the ground. As she studied those saber wounds, she found them somewhat familiar.
"The Shadowless Saber Sovereign did this?"
An Junxi nodded and said, "That should be right; it should be himthe new Saber Sovereign. Aside from the previous Saber Sovereign Wu Xiaotian, no one knows who he is. Right now, he is the most mysterious person in the Kunlun Realm."
"However, why did he save Bai Wuxue? There is no rtion or friendship. He also killed so many people from three Demon Royal Halls. Even a Sovereign Martial Emperor would not dare to be so ruthless. Being so heavy-handed, is he really not afraid of the Demon Monarchs'' revenge?" Shui Lingling could not understand, a trace of doubt crossing her gentle-looking face.
Right now, the Kunlun Realm and the Demonic World had yet to reach the point of truly fighting with each other. Some of the true major characters still remained hidden. There seemed to be some vague tacit understanding with the eighteen Demon Monarchs of the Demonic World. However, this Shadowless Saber Sovereign did not seem to care about this.
The way this person did things was very simr to that of a certain person Shui Lingling knew. However
When thinking of that person, Shui Lingling felt somewhat sad. Four years ago, she went to Heavenly Star Ind once. At that time, Xiao Chen was feeling very down, and guilt upied his heart. Now that so many years had passed, she still had not heard any news of him and did not know where he had gone.
ording to Shui Lingling''s master, Xiao Chen had undergone a nirvanic rebirth, so the hidden damages of his body were healed; he no longer had the problem of having only ten years of lifespan if he did not advance to Martial Emperor within five years from the moment he discovered the problem. However, his hiding and fleeing like that, with no news of him at all, made those who cared for him worry.
This was the reason why Shui Lingling rarely showed herself for the past few years.
This time, if not for Bai Wuxue weighing out the pros and cons, as well as the instructions of her master, Shui Lingling would not have appeared here.
An Junxi kneaded his temples and said, "There are a lot of suspicious points. However, the Shadowless Saber Sovereign''s way of doing things has always been unpredictable. There is no need to try guessing anything. We just need to know he is not an enemy"
As An Junxi spoke, he suddenly noticed that Shui Lingling was not listening to him at all, entering a daze.
An Junxi could not help smiling bitterly. "Thinking of Brother Xiao Chen again?"
Shui Lingling recovered her wits and red at An Junxi before ignoring him.
"Don''t worry. Brother Xiao Chen is a person with great fortune. Nothing will happen to him. The Kunlun Realm is so big. Not being able to find him is normal. There is no need to worry so much."
Shui Lingling red at An Junxi again and said, "Who asked you anything?"
"Whoosh!"
After speaking, Shui Lingling boarded her Profound Sun Bird and set off in pursuit of the three Demon Royal Halls'' people.
An Junxi frowned slightly and muttered, "Don''t press them too hard. Even dogs can leap over a wall when pressed too hard. The three Demon Royal Halls definitely still have trump cards."
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At this moment, after sending Bai Wuxue out of the war chariot, Xiao Chen did not know that two old friends had appeared in the Savage Battlefield. He closed his eyes and cultivated.
Xiao Chen was still rather interested in what Qing Yun said in the Saber Sovereign Medallion. He refined his Primordial Energy so that he could open those gates as soon as possible.
After many rounds of refinement, the one thousand strands of Primordial Energy in Xiao Chen''s Heart of an Emperor had already turned from simple threads to something much thicker.
The purple Primordial Energy gave off a faint brilliance as it moved around that mysterious Emperor''s Door.
The Emperor''s Door remained tightly shut, showing no hint of opening at all.
However, the more that was so, the more curious one would get. What would happen after it opened? Would Xiao Chen advance to Prime directly? Would he explode and die? Would he end up opening apletely different path?
The unknown always piqued one''s curiosity and interest.
After circting his energy for a small cycle, Xiao Chen stopped cultivating. After all, the Savage Battlefield was not very safe, and he could not truly cultivate in peace to circte a great cycle.
The problem of where to go to next was worth considering.
Honestly speaking, Xiao Chen was still rather interested in the Dragon Burial Mound. At the very least, the True Dragon remains were very tempting to him, who cultivated the Azure Dragon Body Nourishing Art.
While on the bloody Emperor''s Road, Xiao Chen''s physical body was strengthened nine times and was already as strong as a Sovereign Martial Emperor''s Golden Emperor Body. This raised a roadblock in the cultivation of his Azure Dragon Body Nourishing Art. Even until now, he still had not broken through to the thirdyer.
The reason was not difficult to figure out. Now that his physical body was stronger, the requirements for advancement became even higher.
For Xiao Chen now, treasures like dragon bones would be insufficient, no matter how many there were. However, there would still be opportunities in the future. Right now, it was best to leave thisnd of trouble.
Just as Xiao Chen was about to leave, two extremely strong auras suddenly covered the entire ce, directly sealing the space.
Xiao Chen''s expression did not change. The seven Divine Weapons of the Cycle War Chariot trembled slightly, and the curtains swayed despite the absence of wind.
"Whoosh!"
Two figures descended in front. One wore long scarlet robesclearly a Blood Demon Martial Emperor. The other wore flowing white clothes and showed a frosty expression. The purple mark on this person''s forehead was like an icy fire burning.
"Eighth Heaven Sovereign Martial Emperors!" Xiao Chen was somewhat surprised. However, he immediately calmed down.
The Blood Demon Monarch and Snow Demon Monarch were really fast. He had just reached the Savage Battlefield, and they already discovered him. They even invested a lot of resources into this, directly using Eighth Heaven Sovereign Martial Emperors.
If these two got careless and fell in the Kunlun Realm, it would cause the two Demon Monarchs heartache.
Be it the Kunlun Realm or the Demonic World, Eighth Heaven Martial Emperors were people who stood at the top of the pyramid. At times of crisis, they were people who could take charge.
Xiao Chen did not fluster. Although he could not defeat Eighth Heaven Martial Emperors, there were still many ways for him to leave.
"Shadowless Saber Sovereign, there is probably no need to exin our purpose in looking for you. Hand over the Destruction Throne and the Eternal Ice and swear not to interfere in the fight between the Kunlun Realm and the Demonic World. After that, the grudges between you and the Demonic World cane to an end," the Blood Shadow Sovereign, Wang Feng''s royal uncle, said straightforwardly.
The white-d Snow Demon did not say anything. However, a clump of ice me burned ferociously and intensely in his palm.
The temperature immediately plummeted. Snow fell from the sky, and the rocks on the ground became sealed in ice. After that, the pressure from the Emperor''s Might crushed them into shards.
This clearly indicated that the white-d person was prepared to attack at any time, not intending tomunicate with Xiao Chen at all.
Xiao Chen frowned slightly. He sensed that these two Eighth Heaven Martial Emperors were extraordinary, far beyond ordinary Sovereign Martial Emperors. At the very least, they were much stronger than the Fire Demon Royal Hall''s Dao Protector.
It looks like the Demonic World is moving their true forces, seeing me as a thorn in their flesh, someone who needs to be eradicated.
"The two of you are considered major characters of the Demonic World, and yet youe to the Kunlun Realm so openly. Are you not afraid of being killed by Primes?" Xiao Chen temporized as he thought about countermeasures.
The Blood Shadow Sovereign smiled and said, "If we were dealing with someone else, we might not dare toe. However, you are someone whose origins are questionable and do not have anyone backing you. Which Prime would be willing to make a move for you?"
This made sense too. Just as Xiao Chen was about to answer, he suddenly noticed something wrong.
"Boom!"
Xiao Chen saw a clump of ice cloud shatter. An Iron Demon Martial Emperor plummeted from the sky with a fist clenched, looking like a mountain falling.
What a fellow. It turns out that the white-d Snow Demon''s actions were to distract me and cover up the presence of this Iron Demon, so that they can kill me in one strike.
These three Eighth Heaven Martial Emperors never intended to let me live at all. Even if I had handed over the Destruction Throne and the Eternal Ice, they would still have continued to hunt me down.
When Xiao Chen dyed, he had given the other party a chance, falling into their trap.
Xiao Chen did not have any time to think. The Iron Demon''s target was very precisethe roof of the Cycle War Chariot.
A loud boom resounded when the Iron Demon''s fist, which flickered with a metallic sheen, struck the Cycle War Chariot.
"Ka ca! Ka ca!"
This punch instantly embedded the Cycle War Chariot into the ground, kicking up a huge cloud of dust. The ce immediately looked like it was utterly destroyed.
"Icy Demon me Sword!"
The white-d Snow Demon attacked at practically the same time. The snow flying all about gathered into a sword that burned with an icy ck me. Then, he thrust the sword in the direction of the Cycle War Chariot.
The sword grew to about three hundred meters long and stabbed upright into the ground. Ice sealed the ground for five thousand kilometers around. A cold wind blew and heavy snow fell.
"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!"
The three figures shed quickly. When they reached the ce where the Icy Demon me Sword had stabbed, they sent out their Mental Energy to check Xiao Chen''s condition.
"Hehe! Is he dead yet?" the Eighth Heaven Iron Demon asked, chortling foolishly.
The white-d Snow Demon said, "He won''t die so easily. That war chariot of his is no ordinary treasure. However, even if he is not dead, he will at least be severely injured. He is not a Ninth Heaven Martial Emperor."
"I found him! However, my Mental Energy is blocked off, and I can not tell his current condition," the Blood Shadow Sovereign said with a grave expression.
"Good. In that case, let''s send him on his way!"
The white-d Snow Demon leaped into the air and jumped onto the Icy Demon me Sword. The tall sword quickly sank into the ground, stabbing further in.
Chapter 1421: Fleeing by a Fluke
Chapter 1421: Fleeing by a Fluke
As the Icy Demon me Sword stabbed deeper into the ground, cold Qi permeated into the depths.
The ground hardened into pieces of ice,yer byyer. The t ins turned into frozen ground from the inside out, spreading out for five thousand kilometers.
The white-d Snow Demon wanted to kill Xiao Chen here and did not hold back at all. As he stood on the huge Icy Demon me Sword, his expression remain frosty, showing no emotion.
The Blood Shadow Sovereign and the Iron Demon each guarded a direction. They showed grave expressions, not daring to rx at all, prepared to prevent Xiao Chen from breaking out of the ground at any time.
Although the ground already froze and contained a startling amount of cold Qi, there was still a small chance of Xiao Chen escaping. Hence, the two did not rx at all.
When a lion hunted, it used its full power even for a rabbit. Despite holding an overwhelming advantage, these three Eighth Heaven Martial Emperors did not show any arrogance at all.
As the saying goes, "old ginger is spicier." Their mental state was far from what those young Martial Emperors couldpare to.
Deep in the ground, within the war chariot, Xiao Chen''s entire body was covered in ayer of frost. His lips were scarily pale. A trickle of blood could be seen on his frost-covered lips, looking very eye-catching.
This wound came from that Eighth Heaven Martial Emperor Iron Demon''s drop from the sky.
Iron Demons possessed great strength; Xiao Chen had already experienced this before. This time, he had truly been careless. Unexpectedly, the other party had such a high evaluation of him, actually sending three Eighth Heaven Martial Emperors.
The more serious issue was the cold Qi in Xiao Chen''s body. That white-d Snow Demon was a Sovereign Martial Emperor whoprehended the Ice Domain.
Since Xiao Chen made his debut as the Shadowless Saber Sovereign, this was the greatest danger he experienced. It was no exaggeration to say that his life hung by a thread.
What should I do?
Various stratagems shed in Xiao Chen''s mind, but he quickly rejected them. There was not much time, but his thoughts were as quick as lightning, as he maintained his calm like before.
He closed his eyes and quickly thought, I have to get out first.
Otherwise, if I remain trapped here, I will definitely die. However, cold Qi permeates the entire ce, and the ground is as hard as metal, like a cage.
Suddenly, Xiao Chen thought of an idea. He opened his eyes, and a bright light shed in them. Then, a clump of me appeared in his handthe Heavenly Snow Divine me!
On the ground above, the Iron Demonughed and said, "It looks like he won''t being up. This is good. He died a very miserable death."
The Blood Shadow Sovereign also released his bated breath. If the Shadowless Saber Sovereign could charge out, he would have done so long ago. The cold Qi became stronger and stronger. Now, the ground was so hard that even the Blood Shadow Sovereign would have a problem. The Shadowless Saber Sovereign already missed his best chance to get out.
However, all this was within the n. The moment the Iron Demon dropped from the sky with his punch was the start of killing the Shadowless Saber Sovereign.
While the Iron Demon looked around, he discovered that there was something sticky on the ground. On further scrutiny, he found that it was water; it was really strange.
"Hey, where did this watere from?"
"Water?"
The Blood Shadow Sovereign''s expression changed drastically. How could there be water? His old friend Bing Ling ranked among the top ten Snow Demons, yet the ground that Bing Ling''s cold Qi froze could actually melt enough to discharge water.
On the Icy Demon me Sword, the white-d Snow Demon eximed in disbelief, "Impossible! Who can melt my cold Qi? It is not like that Shadowless Saber Sovereign cultivates the Fire Dao"
"Boom!"
Before the white-d Snow Demon finished speaking, there was a violent report. With the Icy Demon me Sword as the center, the ground for five thousand kilometers around exploded.
The Icy Demon me Sword shattered into many pieces, and the Icy Demon me that formed the sword gathered in the white-d Snow Demon''s palm. He flung his long sleeves out and swept aside the ice shards containing saber intent.
When the dust cleared and the ice melted, a throne appeared before the three. The Shadowless Saber Sovereign sat on the throne, wearing a mask.
"Die!"
A murderous intent shed in the white-d Snow Demon''s eyes. Then the Icy Demon me in his palm transformed, materializing a Deep Abyss Demonic World Demonic Beast that looked like a sinister dog. It roared and charged at Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen waved his palm, and the Heavenly Snow Divine me went forward in a sh of cold light. Then, something strange happened.
The Heavenly Snow Divine me instantly burned the ck Demonic Beast and revealed the Origin me of the Icy Demon me. The Icy Demon me''s Origin me struggled continuously, trying to escape the torture of the Heavenly Snow Divine me.
On the other side, the Iron Demon''s and the Blood Shadow Sovereign''s attacks instantly arrived.
The Blood Shadow Sovereign held a scarlet sword, thrusting it forward extremely quickly and gracefully. Sword intent surged, and the surrounding space buzzed loudly in response. The entire ce trembledand this was just the might of one sword strike.
On the throne, Xiao Chen maintained his calm. The Lunar True me and Sr True me flew out of his eyes. Then, he tapped with his left hand, and out of nowhere, the Taiji Yinyang me Diagram blocked this sword strike.
While the Taiji Yinyang me Diagram materialized, Xiao Chen''s right hand did not remain idle, ferociously pping the ck dragon armrest.
The seven Divine Weapons unsheathed at the same time, flying into the air. "Dang! Dang!" Metallic ngor resounded. The seven Divine Weapons ruthlessly knocked back the Iron Demon, who was trying to sneak-attack from the sky again.
The Iron Demon''snding sted a huge crater in the ground, kicking up an enormous dust cloud.
Everything happened in merely a breath of time. The attacks of the three Sovereign Martial Emperors were all lethal and dangerous. Getting struck directly by just one could kill Xiao Chen.
However, Xiao Chen managed to block all of them in the end!
"Surely as the lush mountains do not change and the rivers continue to flow, we will definitely meet again. I will repay everything from today sooner orter," Xiao Chen said expressionlessly.
"Whoosh!" The throne split into three and flew into the distance.
The Iron Demon climbed out of the pit and saw the throne split into three. Feeling dazzled, he asked in confusion, "Howe there are three?"
"Damn it. We let him run!" the Blood Shadow Sovereign said through gritted teeth, furious.
The white-d Snow Demon withdrew his icy me, his heart pounding with fear. Now, he knew how the Shadowless Saber Sovereign broke his Ice Domain.
"The me in his hand is a me that is even stronger than the Eternal Ice. If I am right, it should be a primal-chaos-level me!" The white-d Snow Demon calmly analyzed as greed shed in his eyes.
The Blood Shadow Sovereign said, "What should we do? He will definitely be more cautious now. With the speed of that throne, it will truly be difficult to capture him."
"The opportunity is right before us!"
The white-d Snow Demon said, "He is a spent force. My cold Qi is not that easy to deal with. That lummox''s punch is very heavy as well. Although it looked like he easily dealt with our three moves, that should be the limits of his ability."
The Blood Shadow Sovereign''s eyes brightened at the white-d Snow Demon''s analysis. "Good, we split up and give chase."
"Which way should I go?" the heavy Iron Demon asked, feeling somewhat confused.
The Blood Shadow Sovereign closed his eyes and sensed his surroundings. Then, he pointed in the direction that was the least likely and said, "You head that way."
The Blood Shadow Sovereign pointed to the front. Xiao Chen would be really bold if he had chosen that direction.
"Alright!" Given a direction, the Iron Demon rejoiced. Then, he directly left in pursuit without worrying about anything else.
However, the Blood Shadow Sovereign and the white-d Snow Demon did not move as if in tacit agreement. They did not seem to be in a rush to give chase. It was not clear what they were thinking.
After a moment of silence, the white-d Snow Demon took out an Oath Stone and said while looking at the Blood Shadow Sovereign, "Let us each make an oath. No matter who catches the Shadowless Saber Sovereign, we do not attack to kill. We have to wait for both of us to be present before we split the treasures on him."
The Blood Shadow Sovereign smiled sinisterly. "Agreed."
After the two swore their oaths, they quickly charged forward at lightning speed, instantly overtaking the Iron Demon and causing him to look at them in marvel.
One day and one nightter, the Blood Shadow Sovereign, the fastest among them, managed to reach the Shadowless Saber Sovereign and his throne first.
In the end, after a casual thrust of the sword, both the throne and the Shadowless Saber Sovereign turned into ice shards scattered on the ground.
The Blood Shadow Sovereign''s excited face immediately sank. He knew he had been fooled. The true body of the Shadowless Saber Sovereign should be in the direction that the white-d Snow Demon had taken. As for the Iron Demon''s direction, he did not hold much hope.
However, the results surpassed the Blood Shadow Sovereign''s expectations. Half a dayter, the white-d Snow Demon also caught up to his target and, likewise, discovered it was a clone.
After it turned dark, the two met up, and when they saw each other''s disappointed expressions, they knew the result before either of them said anything.
"In the end, we let that fellow benefit. If we had dyed a little and gotten him to use the Oath Stone as well, it would have been fine!" the white-d Snow Demon said regretfully.
Of course, the person the Snow Demon meant was the Iron Demon, whom they called a lummox earlier.
However, the Blood Shadow Sovereign did not hold much hope. Even if the Iron Demon managed to catch up, the Iron Demon would find it hard to tie down the Shadowless Saber Sovereign.
There would always be a slip despite careful nning. In the end, the Shadowless Saber Sovereign managed to flee. It would be hard to find a chance like this again in the future.
Chapter 1422: Saber Sovereign Sealed in Ice
Chapter 1422: Saber Sovereign Sealed in Ice
Now, Xiao Chen was fleeing. He fled in haste in a sorry state. However, he felt somewhat proud in his heart.
In this world, of the many outstanding talents, who could manage to escape from the careful schemes of three Eighth Heaven Martial Emperors?
However, after thinking for a while, he felt like he was deceiving himself somewhat. After all, fleeing was not something glorious.
The arm that Xiao Chen ced on the ck dragon armrest turned stiff and cold. The surface had already frozen over with ice and stuck his arm to the armrest.
A cold Qi spread from within Xiao Chen''s body, chilling even the throne. There were signs of him freezing.
"Crack! Crack!"
Xiao Chen raised his arm with much difficulty. Then he clenched his fist forcefully, shattering the ice. Under the mask, his face turned somewhat depressed. The Ice Dao of the white-d Snow Demon surpassed his expectations.
When the cold Qi entered Xiao Chen''s body, it did not injure his meridians, blood, bones, or marrows. Instead, it went to his heart. Not the heart that was an internal organ but the even-more-important Heart of an Emperorthe Heart of an Emperor that was tied to his life and death.
Heavy snow fell in that Heart of an Emperor. All the Primordial Energy was nketed with a thickyer of snow. He could barely move even a little Primordial Energy, much less circte it.
Even the purple Emperor''s Door was covered in heavy snow. Since the heart was cold, how could the body be warm?
The white-d Snow Demon was right. Xiao Chen did not cultivate the Fire Dao and did not have any good method to dispel this ice.
Previously, the Heavenly Snow Divine me was unusually effective against this strange cold Qi. Unfortunately, Xiao Chen had used it to break the white-d Snow Demon''s Ice Domain, and then to deal with his Icy Demon me. Right now, the Heavenly Snow Divine me was extremely weak.
It would take the Heavenly Snow Divine me some time to recover enough to drive out this cold Qi.
Xiao Chen already tried using the Sr True me and Lunar True me. However, the results were disappointing. Apparently, only ice-attributed mes could drive out such cold Qi. Otherwise, it would just melt at an extremely slow rate.
"Fwoosh! Fwoosh! Fwoosh!"
The frost recurred, spreading to the palm at a visible pace.
If Xiao Chen could not get rid of the cold Qi in his Heart of an Emperor, using brute force to scatter the ice was only treating the symptoms and not the root of the problem.
The situation was even viler than he expected.
"This is problematic," Xiao Chen muttered after he wrung his hand and shattered the ice again.
At this rate, he would slow down, and the Demon chasing in his direction would catch up sooner orter.
"Rumble." Suddenly, the ground shook violently. It was as if a mountain had turned into a giant and was walking on the ground, shaking even the sky.
"Whoosh!" Xiao Chen turned around and stared into the distance. Then, he frowned.
The oneing was the Iron Demon, that Eighth Heaven Martial Emperor lummox. If not for that punch of his when he dropped from the sky, Xiao Chen would not have a crack in his Heart of an Emperor. Then, the white-d Snow Demon''s cold Qi would not have been able to enter Xiao Chen''s body.
That punch was deeply memorable!
As the Iron Demon rose from and fell to the ground, he moved tens of kilometers with each leap. "Boom!" Hended in front of Xiao Chen, and the ground immediately shattered into sand. Then, the sand surged over like manyyers of waves.
Such a physical body was ridiculous. Even without meaning to, it could cause such horrible destruction.
However, it was still fine. Heaven was fair. Since it gave someone such an excellent physical body talent, it would take something away as well. What it took was the Iron Demon''sprehension ability and intelligence. Even an adult Iron Demon would only have intelligence just slightly better than ordinary little children''s.
"Shadowless Saber Sovereign, I found you. Eat my fist!" the tall and burly Iron Demon said excitedly, his eyes lighting up.
The Iron Demon did not think much. He simply threw a punch after jumping up, sending it at Xiao Chen. In Xiao Chen''s current situation, how could Xiao Chen afford to take a punch from him? Xiao Chen''s body might shatter into pieces.
"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!"
The throne flickered continuously. The Iron Demon continued chasing after Xiao Chen to many loud sounds. He simply was a demon king of destruction. Mountains, hills, forests, rivers all turned into rubble from his attacks.
As Xiao Chen coped with the Iron Demon, he tried to conserve his energy and think of a way to trap the other party.
The storm in Xiao Chen''s Heart of an Emperor grew increasingly violent. The cold Qi in Xiao Chen''s body kept strengthening as well. In a while more, even if the Iron Demon did not defeat him, Xiao Chen would be pushed into a dead-end by the cold Qi and freeze into a block of ice.
The Iron Demon became so tired that he started panting nonstop. He used his full power in every punch, not holding back at all. While his punches hurt, he also tired himself out. This was the way Iron Demons fought.
Xiao Chen had been thinking about when to make his move. However, he rejected the few opportunities that appeared.
He would have only one chance to attack. If he failed, his end awaited him.
Suddenly, Xiao Chen saw ake with a scary aura moving about in its depths. Upon thinking about it, he realized this should be a forbiddennd.
If he could trick the Iron Demon into entering and fighting with the ferocious beast in theke, he would be able to free himself from the Demon''s pursuit.
However, although Iron Demons were stupid, they still could make out some traps in a battle.
That was settled, then; indecision invariably led to trouble.
Xiao Chen thought of a dangerous move. After thinking for a while, he made his decision. He seemed to slow down somewhat, and the Iron Demon rejoiced, punching at the throne again.
"Pu ci!" Xiao Chen immediately vomited a mouthful of blood. He deliberately let the other party strike him and had already raised his defense.
However, it was still almost unbearable for Xiao Chen. The snow that he suppressed in his Heart of an Emperor immediately gained even more ferocity; there were signs of it spewing out at any moment.
The punch sent the throne flying towards theke. It looked like the throne would sink into the water.
"I caught you!"
The Iron Demon smiled and charged forward at lightning speed, moving faster than Xiao Chen. Then, he prepared to throw another punch to end Xiao Chen.
In the time it took for a spark to fly, the Iron Demon''s fist looked like it wouldnd on Xiao Chen''s body.
Xiao Chen, who originally looked listless and weak, suddenly turned nimble. The throne carrying him dodged nimbly, evading this lethal punch.
"Go down!"
Before the Iron Demon could react, a bright light shed in the eyes of Xiao Chen, who had been on the defensive. Then, the seven Divine Weapons behind the throne soared into the air.
The seven Divine Weapons turned into a rainbow of light, filling the sky with starlight. Boundless saber intent buzzed and flooded the surroundings.
The seven Divine Weapons stabbed the Iron Demon, who had been charging at theke, at the same time and sent him on his way.
Like an arrow released from a bow, the Iron Demon''s body instantly shot to the bottom of theke.
Theke water billowed, a pir of water surging into the sky.
The Divine Weapons returned to their sheaths. Then, without looking at all, Xiao Chen controlled the throne and turned into a beam of ck iridescent light and quickly fled into the distance.
At the bottom of theke, the Iron Demon still felt dizzy. When he opened his mouth, he gulped in water.
This made the Iron Demon suffer and punch at the bottom of theke. However, the bottom of thiske was different from the ones he had experienced. Although it still shook endlessly, the water did not shoot up like before. The ground did not crumble, either.
Instead, a three-headed ck snake swam out and red at him with hostile scarlet eyes.
Xiao Chen, who had gotten far away, heard the roars of a beast and the startlingly loud mor ofbat. Then, hepletely rxed. He knew that he was finally safe.
However, he did not know that his actions would end up creating an opportunity for this Iron Demon, producing a strong enemy for himself in the future.
Without saying anything, Xiao Chen flew frantically for half a day before the cold Qi in his body broke free of his restraints.
His lower body was already frozen; he could not move it at all. The cold Qi in the Heart of an Emperor burst out and raged through his body. Everywhere it passed, all his internal organs, blood, bones, and marrow instantly froze.
"Bang!"
Xiao Chen lost control of the throne, and it fell from the sky andnded with a dull ''thud.''
The cold Qi was like a ferocious beast, continuously swallowing his body and turning every bit of it into ice. Xiao Chen did not panic, having already escaped from danger. His situation was just somewhat problematic now.
He was far safer than when he was surrounded by three Sovereign Martial Emperors. He calmed his heart and opened his right hand unhurriedly.
A weak me rose up from his palmthe Heavenly Snow Divine me.
Xiao Chen opened his mouth and sucked the me into his mouth. Then, it entered his abdomen, and then the Heart of an Emperor while weing the cold Qi.
After doing all this, Xiao Chen rxed. His Divine me was somewhat weak at the moment and could not move this cold Qi for now.
However, after a period of time, after the Heavenly Snow Divine me recovered and eliminated the cold Qi, he could deal with everything in one go.
The raging cold Qi continued to spread without stopping. After a while, Xiao Chen''s entire body was enclosed in ice. Theyer of ice grew increasingly thicker. Soon, his appearance and face could no longer be seen, only a vague silhouette.
Slowly, the throne also became sealed in ice. The cold Qi infiltrated his sea of consciousness, torturing Xiao Chen''s mind. Hence, he simply shut off his mind and entered a deep sleep.
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Half a monthter, a group of cultivators wearing the Supreme Sky Sect''s uniform discovered this strange ice sculpture.
Chapter 1423: Encircle and Annihilate the Three Demon Royal Halls
Chapter 1423: Encircle and Annihte the Three Demon Royal Halls
A strange ice sculpture appeared unexpectedly in the vast deste dunes. It was so eye-catching, it would be impossible to miss.
A Supreme Sky Sect group of cultivators was rushing over from the main sect, heading for the already chaotic Dragon Burial Mound.
The leader of this group was the battle realm''s Situ Gang, who once had some grudges and interaction with Xiao Chen in the Supreme Sky Sect.
"Senior Brother Situ, how should we deal with this ice sculpture?"
The Supreme Sky Sect disciples surrounded the ice sculpture, not knowing how to deal with it. Without even a close look at it, they could feel the extraordinary aura of the ice sculpture from far away.
"Right now, the Savage Battlefield is filled with chaos. This ice sculpture might be an Ancient Era Treasure. Or perhaps, it might be some ancient powerhouse''s corpse sealed in ice for some reason."
"It''s very possible. I don''t even dare to get too close. It''s scarily cold. It feels dangerous."
"Should we give up on it? Perhaps it is an ominous item that came up from underground?"
As the group discussed, Situ Gang remained silent. If this really was a treasure and they ignored it, they would miss out on an opportunity.
However, if it really was an ominous object, it would bring trouble. This was a difficult decision.
"Move aside."
Situ Gang''s expression turned serious as he indicated for the group to back away. When the other disciples saw that he looked like he was going to attack, they obeyed quickly.
One steptwo stepsthree stepsafter retreating one hundred steps, Situ Gang shouted and threw a punch.
A fist light burned fiercely; a zing fire lit up the surroundings, looking piercing and dazzling. "Boom!" The fiery fist light struck the ice sculpture, and the fire engulfed it and burned on it.
"No matter what you are, after you melt, you will show your true form," Situ Gang muttered softly, cradling his hand.
After a while, the fire died out. Situ Gang''s expression twitched. Despite being burned by the zing fire, this ice actually showed no signs of meltingas if it had been thus since ancient times and had never changed since then.
"It is indeed an ancient powerhouse. Senior Brother Situ''s Heaven Burning Fist once even managed to evaporate an entirergeke. Yet, it did nothing to this."
"We''d better go. This is too strange."
Situ Gang lowered his hand and said, "Never mind. I''ll put it away first. When we meet First Senior Sisterter, we will get her to take a look."
"Whoosh!"
When Situ Gang walked forward and tried to put the entire ice sculpture in his spatial ring, he found it impossible. The spatial ring could not take the ice sculpture.
"It looks like it really is the corpse of an ancient powerhouse. After being dead for such a long time, it still has a strong aura of its existence." Situ Gang''s expression turned serious. He clearly understood what aplete corpse of an ancient powerhouse meant.
Just considering the body alone, there would be Golden Emperor Bones. If he could melt this ice and find one or two ancient Emperor Grade Secret Treasures, that would be a great fortuitous encounter.
Situ Gang took out a piece of ck cloth and covered the ice sculpture. Then, he pointed at it and said, "The few of you, carry the ice sculpture. Let''s move quickly, so we can bring it to First Senior Sister."
So just like that, Xiao Chen was carried away by a group of Supreme Sky Sect disciples thinking that he was the corpse of an ancient powerhouse.
If Xiao Chen were awake and knew about this, he would not know whether tough or cry.
Half a dayter, Situ Gang''s group joined up with Shui Lingling, An Junxi, and the others at a corner of the Dragon Burial Mound.
"Situ Gang, what are your men carrying? Is it a secret weapon that the Supreme Sky Sect prepared for dealing with elite Crown Scions of the eighteen Demon Royal Halls?" An Junxi asked with a smile, wanting to tease them when he saw the ice sculpture that Situ Gang''s group was transporting.
Shui Lingling frowned and asked, "Situ Gang, what is that?"
Situ Gang immediately exined how he stumbled upon the ice sculpture and discovered it. Then, he spoke about the mysteries of the ice sculpture in detail.
"There is such a thing? What a great thing! Remove the ck cloth and let me take a look at this mysterious ice sculpture!" An Junxi said excitedly, his eyes lighting up as he jumped forward.
"Fwoosh!"
The moment Situ Gang''s group removed the ck cloth, cold Qi spread out, making everyone shiver uncontrobly. This immediately attracted the attention of the many cultivators of the Supreme Sky Sect and the Thunder and Lightning Pce.
"Someone who dares to travel around on a throne must have held an honored position during the Ancient Era. He must be at least a Sovereign Martial Emperor."
"The Ancient Era''s Sovereign Martial Emperors were even more incredible than the ones now. At that time, there were as many experts as there were clouds. Trying to advance to Sovereign Martial Emperor was even more difficult than ascending to heaven."
"They really found a treasure. Just from this ice that has not melted for tens of thousands of years, we can tell that it is extraordinary. Furthermore, there is the might and pressure from the throne. Its aura has not even scattered yet."
The more the various cultivators looked at it, the more mysterious they found this throne. Due to their previous observations, they became even more in awe of it.
"Pa! Pa!"
An Junxi took out the True Dragon Lightning Whip and cracked it twice. He smiled as he prepared to test this ice sculpture, to see if it was as amazing as Situ Gang said.
"Move back! Move back! Senior Brother An is going to make a move!"
Everyone quickly withdrew, not daring to get in the way of An Junxi''s attack, their eyes gleaming with a trace of anticipation.
"Hey! What are you doing? That is the corpse of an ancient person. Don''t be disrespectful to the predecessors."
At the crucial moment, Shui Lingling frowned andined, saving Xiao Chen from a whipping. If An Junxi reallyshed out with the whip, when Xiao Chen woke up, he would definitely feel it and suffer in silence when he woke up. No matter what, Xiao Chen would not make a move on his friends.
Fortunately, Xiao Chen''s first senior sister was around.
An Junxi smiled abashedly and said, "I was too impatient. Shui Lingling, you are right. However, how are we going to deal with this ice sculpture? The encirclement of the three Demon Royal Halls has already reached the final critical stage. We cannot take care of it.
"If someone with bad intentions discovers it, we will be in even more trouble."
Shui Lingling sized up the ice sculpture and entered deep thought. She found this silhouette to be somewhat familiar. After thinking for a while, she waved her hand and said, "Get someone to carry it. This ice sculpture is of extraordinary origins. Just the throne alone is extraordinary."
"Situ Gang, you do it. Carry it properly; don''t lose it."
Situ Gang immediately showed a stunned expression. "First Senior Sister, this is not what I''m here to do."
"Cut the crap. Since I told you to carry it, you carry it. Not a word more. If you drop this ice sculpture, I''ll settle ounts with you." Shui Lingling assigned the job to Situ Gang, not letting him reject it.
"Whoosh!"
Just at this moment, red fireworks shot up from every corner into the sky. They were red as blood and very beautiful.
After the fireworks soared up, boundless auras surged up everywhere directly, forming a circle that quickly shrank.
Shui Lingling waved her hand. After that, another red firework shot up into the sky above. "Let''s go. It''s time to meet up with the people of the other sects. We need to eliminate these three Demon Royal Halls before the other Demon Royal Halls arrive."
An increasing number of fireworks bloomed in the sky, looking like masses of red flowers there. Strong auras apanied these red flowers, spreading endlessly in the sky.
When the three Crown Scions of the three Demon Royal Halls saw the red fireworks filling the sky, they felt like the world hade to an end.
Half a month ago, the Supreme Sky Sect and the Thunder and Lightning Pce appeared, forcing the three Demon Royal Halls to run for their lives. Nevertheless, they could still cope. However, with the arrival of the various outstanding talents, their days had be increasingly unbearable.
The leaders of the Heavenly Starry Ocean, the ck Sea, the Fiend Domain, the Ghost Domain, and the other ces had gathered, surrounding and trapping the three Demon Royal Halls in this Dragon Burial Mound.
Furthermore, the remaining fifteen Demon Royal Halls still had not arrived, which made the three Crown Scions even more horrified.
"All this is because of the Shadowless Saber Sovereign. If not for the Shadowless Saber Sovereign crippling our forces, we would not be in such a passive position," the Winged Demon Royal Hall''s Yi Xuan said through clenched teeth.
"Stopining and think of a way out. If this continues, we will all fall here," the Fire Demon Royal Hall''s Xuan Yan said sullenly.
"Crown Scions, don''t worry. The two of us will ensure your safety." The two Dao Protectors stood out and consoled them.
Honestly speaking, the three Crown Scions were not worried about their safety. What they were worried about was losing their troops and failing their mission. When that happened, they would lose their positions as Crown Scions after returning to the Demonic World. Who would be satisfied with that?
As the three spoke, the number of figures around them increased. Soon, these figuresyered over each other. Everywhere was filled with the figures of the Kunlun Realm''s cultivators firmly surrounding the people of the three Demon Royal Halls. Not even water could seep through.
A sense of asphyxiation filled the hearts of the Demons, all of them feeling huge pressure.
"Crown Scions, we have discussed ande to an agreement. If you are willing to release the secret of the Evil Shadow Sword, we can let the three of you leave safely," Chu Yang, the Cyclic Astral Pce''s Holy Son, said from a war chariot zoned with the sun, moon, and stars.
Chapter 1424: Chu Yangs Scheme
Chapter 1424: Chu Yang''s Scheme
Everyone knew that the three Demon Royal Halls were here as a vanguard to scout out news about the Evil Shadow Sword. However, none of the many outstanding talents of the Kunlun Realm knew anything about it. The special characteristics, the method to obtain it after finding it, or how to make it acknowledge one as master after obtaining it were all secrets.
Even the outstanding talents of the Kunlun Realm were interested in the Evil Shadow Sword. Who could be sure that this Evil Shadow Sword would not be useful to Kunlun Realm cultivators?
Furthermore, the Evil Shadow Sword was in the Kunlun Realm, so many people took it for granted that the sword was their treasure.
When questioned by Chu Yang, the Blood Demon Royal Hall''s Wang Feng smiled coldly. "The Sun Pce''s Chu Yang, you are also interested in the Evil Shadow Sword? However, you are not qualified for it."
"Even on your deathbed, you Demons are still so stubborn. Truly reckless."
The one who spoke was the ck Sea''s Sima Lingxuan, a genius swordsman who came from the Sky Dome Realm together with Xiao Chen. Now, he hadpletely matured and be the leader of the ck Sea, rising quickly in this golden age.
When Sima Lingxuan spoke, the many cultivators of the ck Sea echoed their agreement.
"You have another seven minutes to think about this. Otherwise, none of you will leave this ce; all of you will die!" Chu Yang said indifferently. Then, he closed his eyes and stopped speaking. He looked like he was the leader of everyone here.
On the Supreme Sky Sect''s side, An Junxi''s lips curled up as he said, "This Chu Yang really thinks of himself as our leader. It looks like things are going too smoothly for the Heavenly Starry Ocean, and they are getting arrogant. However, the Deity Dao Union''s people are not here yet."
Shui Lingling looked around and said softly, "This is rather problematic. He appears to be very eager for the Evil Shadow Sword. My master said that the Evil Shadow Sword possesses startling Demonic Qi. If one is not careful, the Demonic Qi will rebound and pull one into the Demonic Dao."
The three Crown Scions quickly discussed a countermeasure.
We absolutely cannot reveal the Evil Shadow Sword''s secret. Otherwise, we will lose not only our positions as Crown Scions but also our lives.
However, what should we do now? This Chu Yang is pressing us very hard, not giving us a chance at all.
This fellow is just a dancing clown. If any one of the Crown Scions from the Celestial Demon Royal Hall, the Snow Demon Royal Hall, the Earth Demon Royal Hall, or the Shadow Demon Royal Hall were here, he would not be so arrogant.
If there is really no way out, we can only leave by ourselves and inform the other Crown Scions of the news we obtained about the Demon Sword. At least we will have contributed.
How unfortunate that our Demon Royal Halls'' elites are going to fall here!
Look at that Chu Yang; he is proud and arrogant. Before we leave, we can make use of it
After discussing for a while, the three Crown Scions came up with an idea. As Crown Scions, even the weakest Crown Scions, these three were extremely decisive and had the boldness of a major character.
They were truly unlucky. If their forces had not been crippled by Xiao Chen at the start, their three Demon Royal Halls would not have been treated like this.
However, there was nothing toin about when one''s luck was down.
Due to making a move, Xiao Chen also nearly died in the Savage Battlefield. In this light, everything was fair.
"Chu Yang, we agree to tell you the secret of the Evil Shadow Sword. However, you have to guarantee that you will let the three of us go," the Blood Demon Royal Hall''s Wang Feng said loudly with a strange expression on his face.
Chu Yang said indifferently from the inside of the Cyclic Astral Pce''s war chariot, "Don''t worry. As long as you tell me the Evil Shadow Sword''s secret, I will definitely let the three of you go. With so many outstanding talents here, I have to keep my word."
"Good. If you dare to, thene over. I will tell you the Evil Shadow Sword''s secret," Wang Feng said.
Chu Yang smiled coldly in his heart, not showing any fear at all.
"Be careful," the Holy Daughter Fu Hongyao said out of concern.
"Don''t worry; Old Hong will apany me."
After he said that, two figures descended from the Sun War Chariot. One was Chu Yang, and the other was an old man with a deep cultivation from the Cyclic Astral Pce.
The gazes of all the outstanding talent focused on Chu Yang. At this moment, not many people were willing to take risks like this.
These outstanding talents were happy that Chu Yang dared to step up. They did not have to worry about Chu Yang not telling them the secret. The Cyclic Astral Pce alone would not be able to cover the entire Dragon Burial Mound. There would be hope only if everyone worked together.
"Shui Lingling, what do you think?" An Junxi asked as he looked at Chu Yang''s back.
Shui Lingling did not really care. She said, "It''s fine. Master only said not to let the Demons obtain the Evil Shadow Sword. Chu Yang taking the lead is not exactly a bad thing for us. As for what he wants to do, that is his problem."
Some people were indifferent like Shui Lingling. However, there were also people who were dissatisfied with Chu Yang taking the lead like that, feeling that he was standing out too much.
Those Crown Scions of the eighteen Demon Royal Halls were not willing to submit to others. The outstanding talents of the Kunlun Realm were equally proud, not deeming themselves weaker than Chu Yang.
"Brother Chu is really courageous. You truly live up to being the leader of the Heavenly Starry Ocean. It looks like the other outstanding talents of the Heavenly Starry Ocean submit to you for a good reason," Wang Feng, the Blood Demon Crown Scion, said in a strange and sinister tone.
Yi Xuan, the Winged Demon Crown Scion, smiled coldly and said, "Tell the old man by you not to move. Come over alone. Don''t worry; the three of us will not bring our Dao Protectors."
Chu Yang waved his hand to get the old man to wait. Then, he moved forward alone.
The three Crown Scions and Chu Yang approached each other without bringing any of their men.
The atmosphere immediately became tense. Everyone noticed something strange about this scene.
An Junxi exchanged nces with Shui Lingling, their expressions turning grave. Then, he raised his hand and gestured. All the Thunder and Lightning Pce cultivators ced their hands on their weapons, secretly gathering their aura.
The Supreme Sky Sect cultivators also drew back their bowstrings and slowly gathered killing Qi.
Sima Lingxuan whispered a few words to a Great Bandit''s descendant. All the ck Sea cultivators focused, preparing to attack at any time.
Clearly, something was not quite right. Everyone here was not stupid. From the moment the Winged Demon Royal Hall''s Yi Xuan told Chu Yang toe alone, the situation turned strange.
Demons were naturally crafty. This is not the outstanding talents'' first time to deal with Demons.
However, Chu Yang had already stepped into the limelight. He could not retreat. All he could do was steel himself and go up. If he retreated from this, he would appear untrustworthy and fearful of even minor things.
The tense atmosphere made the air feel heavy, stifling the breath.
At the back of the Supreme Sky Sect''s group, when Situ Gang noticed this tense atmosphere, a fire zed in his heart. He came from one of the battle realms of the three thousand lower realms and possessed an innate love for battle. When he thought about how he could not participate in such a scene and had to guard this ice sculpture, he felt depressed.
"Everything was going well. Of all things, why did I carry you back and make things difficult for myself?" Situ Gang said to the ice sculpture covered in ck cloth by his side.
As Chu Yang and the three Crown Scions approached each other, the tense atmosphere became even more suffocating.
However, Chu Yang looked oblivious, continuing to walk forward like nothing was going on.
Wang Feng and the other two Crown Scions were somewhat tense. As they saw Chu Yang approach, their footsteps slowed as they surreptitiously gathered their Primordial Energy.
However, no matter how slow they walked, their encounter was inevitable.
Before the eyes of tens of thousands of people, Chu Yang and the three Demons finally reached each other, facing each other.
"Speak, then. You can tell me the Evil Shadow Sword''s secret now," Chu Yang said indifferently.
Wang Feng smiled coldly and said, "You fool! You really think"
However, before Wang Feng could finish, a bright, golden light came from Chu Yang''s body. His body became like the sun, radiating boundless heatwaves and golden light. Catching them off guard, the piercing light blinded them, inflicting pain.
Then, Chu Yang charged forward at lightning speed. In the time it took for a spark to fly, he grabbed Wang Feng by the neck and raised him.
Chu Yang''s palm gave off a bright golden light that burned Wang Feng, causing him even more pain.
All this happened in an instant. The three Crown Scions never expected Chu Yang to make the first move. They were still nning to attack together and take Chu Yang down in an instant.
However, the situation turned around in such an incredible manner. The eyes of the Fire Demon Royal Hall''s Xuan Yan and the Winged Demon Royal Hall''s Yi Xuan hurt, scaring them into retreating; they did not dare to remain.
"Do you think that I do not know what you are plotting? I never thought of really obtaining any information from you. Die!"
Chu Yang attacked cruelly, not giving the Blood Demon Royal Hall''s Dao Protector a chance to rescue Wang Feng. The dense Sr True me burned Wang Feng to ashes.
Chapter 1425: Demon Royal Halls Gathered
Chapter 1425: Demon Royal Halls Gathered
Chu Yang was different from Xiao Chen. He focused on cultivating the Sr True me and had done so since childhood at the Sun Pce. Most of the Martial Techniques he practiced were also rted to the Sr True me. After he advanced to Martial Emperor, his usage of the Sr True me also improved tremendously. Not only was Chu Yang''s Sr True me stronger than Xiao Chen''s, but his usage of it was also much better than Xiao Chen''s.
It was no exaggeration to say that aside from the Cyclic Astral Lord, Chu Yang was the top user of the Sr True me.
Caught off guard, the Blood Demon Royal Pce''s Wang Feng got burned by Chu Yang''s Sr True me. Surviving it would be difficult. The me even continued to burn the ashes on the ground, vaporizing thest traces of blood in them.
Wang Feng died a miserable death. Originally, he thought that he could trick Chu Yang. Who knew, he ended up tricked by Chu Yang instead.
The saying "too smart for one''s own good" truly applied here. After hemitted all sorts of atrocities in the Kunlun Realm, such an end was truly well deserved.
However, to Wang Feng''s Dao Protector, this was a disaster,pletely stunning him.
"You You actually killed the Crown Scion. The Blood Demon Monarch will make sure you live a life worse than death!" the Dao Protector roared and charged at Chu Feng in a crazed state.
"Whoosh!"
A figure shielded Chu Yang. It was the Cyclic Astral Pce old man. That old man firmly blocked the attack and forced the Dao Protector back.
"The Blood Demon Monarch is not that capable. My Cyclic Astral Pce''s Pce Master will wee the Blood Demon at any time!" the old man said with an imposing aura as he shielded Chu Yang.
The Blood Demon Royal Hall''s Dao Protector saw that this old man''s cultivation was simr to his and immediately knew that killing Chu Yang would be impossible, so he quickly moved back.
A huge battle ignited instantly with an enormous dark mass of people charging over in the air with surging killing Qi.
Dust clouds roiled on the ground, a fierce aura surging through the clouds. The various outstanding talents of the Kunlun Realm prepared to deal with the remnants of the cornered Demon army in one fell swoop.
"Crown Scions, you should not linger here. Quickly leave."
The Demons of the Demon Royal Halls arranged themselves in six ringsthree outer rings and three inner ringsto defend the Crown Scions of the Winged Demon Royal Hall and Fire Demon Royal Hall and ensure their safety.
After recovering their sight and looking in the distance, at Wang Feng, who was no more than ashes now, the two surviving Crown Scions felt fearful.
"People say that we Demons are ruthless and crafty. However, the outstanding talents of this Kunlun Realm are not inferior in that aspect!" Xuan Yan rubbed his eyes, which still hurt, feeling some fear.
Yi Xuan shook his head and said, "It''s all over this time. If we had known, we would not have been so greedy."
The three Crown Scions each had their own trump cards and would have had no problem escaping this situation. However, they had still wanted to do something big before leaving. In the end, they were tricked instead.
The sounds of battle rang out. The Demons at the outermost ring had already started fighting the Kunlun Realm cultivators.
The huge advantage in numbers resulted in the utter defeat of this group of Demons, which sustained severe casualties. Furthermore, this was with the outstanding talents just watching coldly at the rear and not attacking yet.
The phrase "nowhere else to go" truly reflected the situation of the three Demon Royal Halls. The world was like a game of chess,pletely unpredictable.
Back then, the three Demon Royal Halls teamed up to defeat the Water Moon Alliance. Now, the situation had reversed, and the one trapped was them.
The two Crown Scions watched as their subordinates were killed. They felt dissatisfied but could do nothing about it.
"Let''s go, then. Our three Demon Royal Halls were here for reconnaissance. The worst-case scenario that we prepared for was a total wipeout of our troops. It was just that the early stages went too smoothly, and we forgot our purpose," Xuan Yan sighed.
Yi Xuan nodded and said, "However, it is fortunate that we already found the location of the Evil Shadow Sword, so we can be considered to have contributed."
After saying that, a talisman appeared in each of the two''s hands. The talismans shed with bright light. After the talismans were activated, dazzling andplicated formations appeared under their feet.
"Oh no! Those two are going to leave!" An Junxi said with a frown.
These two Crown Scions had killed many outstanding talents of the Tianwu Domain, evenmitted many atrocities. An Junxi was not satisfied with them leaving like that.
Shui Lingling wasparatively calm. "As Demon Royal Hall Crown Scions, they definitely have some trump cards for survival. If I''m not wrong, those should be Astral Talismans, which can send them directly to the Astral Battlefield."
Right now, the Astral Battlefield was the main camp of the Deep Abyss Demonic World''s Demons in the Kunlun Realm. Upon reaching there, they would be practically safe.
"You want to leave? Not that easily!"
Chu Yang seemed to have expected this long ago. He leaped into the air, soaring high up and quickly forming hand seals with his hands.
"Great Sun Heavenly Might Imprint!"
Chu Yang''s body gave off a bright light, burning with a piercing Sr True me. Instantly, his hair, clothes, and his entire body ignited.
Another bright sun appeared in the sky, shining with dazzling light.
This light was too bright, overwhelming the sunlight and scattering five thousand kilometers of clouds. The pitch-ck universe, the Starry Heavens appeared spangled with millions of stars like bright pearls.
Immediately, everyone fell under an illusionas if they could leap into the air and pluck the stars just by stretching out their hand.
"Oh no, he sealed the Starry Heavens!"
"It''s over. Are we going to die here?"
The two Crown Scions were horrified to discover that their Astral Talismans did not work. Their surefire trump card failed.
"How strong! Exactly how does this Chu Yang cultivate? He probably can rival a Sovereign Martial Emperor!"
Many people could not help being startled when they saw this. They had heard that the Heavenly Starry Ocean''s Chu Yang was ridiculously strong. The many Holy Scions of the Heavenly Starry Ocean all submitted to him, willing to have him as their leader.
Now that the crowd saw this for themselves, it was indeed as they had heard.
The earlier scene, when he killed Wang Feng, had an element of trickery. However, this time, he alone sealed the Starry Heavens without any trickery at all.
"Capture them alive!"
Immediately, the crowd''s morale soared. Several outstanding talents even made a move for the sake of capturing the two Crown Scions alive.
"Crack! Crack!"
Just at this moment, the sound of the night sky cracking came from the sky. A patch of dark clouds covered the sky and sun and all the starlight. Snow fell to the ground, and the hot arid air quickly cooled down.
A figure tore through the dark clouds and descended from the sky. Then, amid the wind and snow, this figure flew toward the shining Chu Yang.
The me coalesced, and Chu Yang returned to his original form. Before he could react, he shed with this mysterious Demon.
"Bang! Bang! Bang!"
The two quickly exchanged moves. With each exchange, loud reports resounded. The shock waves sted outrge pits in the vast ground, tossing rocks into the air.
The cultivators below fell into chaos as they tried to dodge.
This mysterious Demon attacked too quickly; the crowd could not go and help Chu Yang, only able to watch the two fight.
With every exchange, Chu Yang moved back a step. After ten moves, he had already retreated ten kilometers, losing all momentum.
"Sr True me, Limitless Sun Overhead!"
Chu Yang roared, and clumps of mes appeared everywhere in every direction, quickly gathering above his head.
"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!"
Within a moment, a resplendent sun condensed above him, raising his aura back up.
However, this beautiful scene did notst long. The wind and snow gathered at the mysterious Demon''s palm, and he threw a palm strike. The might of this palm suddenly shattered the sun that just formed, turning the sun into countless balls of fire falling to the ground.
This palm strike sent Chu Yang flying, causing him to vomit blood.
"We are saved. The Snow Demon Royal Hall''s Crown Scion is here!"
Xuan Yan and Yi Xuan rejoiced when they saw the white-d man in the sky.
"Since the Snow Demon Crown Scion is here, the people of the other Demon Royal Halls should be here as well." A concealed murderous intent shed in Xuan Yan''s eyes as he looked at the surrounding cultivators.
Indeed, it was as Xuan Yan said. When the clouds parted, many Demon warships appeared andnded in the surroundings. A dense mass of Demons flew out from the warships.
Then the Demons all took up positions in different directions, surrounding all the Kunlun Realm cultivators.
"Retreat!"
With even Chu Yang defeated, Shui Lingling made the decision on the spot. Together with An Junxi, she led the disciples of the Thunder and Lightning Pce and the Supreme Sky Sect to withdraw. Situ Gang held up the ice sculpture with his hands, following behind.
The ice sculpture was heavy and cold, making Situ Gang suffer a lot. Even if he wanted to run faster, he could not.
"Whoosh!"
Fourteen Demons descended from the sky, riding either ancient mutated beasts or war chariots as theynded beside Xuan Yan and Yi Xuan.
The fourteen Demons had strong auras and appeared unfathomablefar stronger than the Crown Scions of the Blood Demon Royal Hall, the Winged Demon Royal Hall, and the Fire Demon Royal Hall. A few of them appeared like a deep and vast ocean, so terrifying that the feeling they gave off was suffocating.
While Xuan Yan and Yi Xuan stood in the middle, they trembled somewhat in fear. Although they too were Crown Scions, they were far fromparable to these fourteen Crown Scions.
Chapter 1426: Ice Sculptures Meritorious Service
Chapter 1426: Ice Sculpture''s Meritorious Service
Aside from Yao Man, the Eros Demon Royal Hall''s Crown Scion, all the eighteen Demon Royal Halls'' Crown Scions were present.
There were both male and female, all of them disying different auras. Their onlymon aspect was the purple mark on their foreheads.
Xuan Yan was somewhat furious as he demanded, "We sent news half a month ago. Why did you all arrive only now?"
The other fourteen Crown Scions remained silent; no one spoke a single word.
A possibility immediately urred to Xuan Yan and Yi Xuan. Expressions of rage red on their faces.
"Haha! We probably do not have to state the reason; you are likely able to guess it yourselves. If we turned up early, the act wouldck realism," the Thunder Demon Royal Hall''s Crown Scion said with a teasing expression.
Another person added, "How unfortunate that the people of the Deity Dao Union did not appear. Otherwise, we could have captured all of them in one fell sweep."
"You all!" Xuan Yan and Yi Xuan raged. They felt like they had been used as bait.
"Cut it out. Xuan Yan, Yi Xuan, the two of you contributed greatly this time. Where is the Evil Shadow Sword? You can tell us already, right?" Bai Leng, the Snow Demon Royal Hall''s white-d Crown Scion, prompted Xuan Yan and Yi Xuan after ring at the Thunder Demon Royal Hall''s Crown Scion.
Xuan Yan and Yi Xuan were feeling dissatisfied. However, in the Demonic World, where the stronger preyed on the weaker, strength was supreme. They could only endure for now and vent their frustration after they became stronger.
"Under your feet!" Xuan Yan said with an unhappy expression as he pointed at the ground.
"Whoosh!"
Instantly, many pairs of eyes looked at the ground under them. So, this was where the Evil Shadow Sword was buried.
Aside from Xuan Yan and Yi Xuan, as well as the dim-witted Iron Demon Royal Hall''s Crown Scion, all the other Crown Scions werepetitors for the Evil Shadow Sword. At this moment, when they heard that the Evil Shadow Sword was under them, their minds started racing.
"There is no rush. Let us consider the battle situation before us first and see how strong the outstanding talents of the Kunlun Realm are," the Snow Demon Royal Hall''s Bai Leng said indifferently.
Although the Snow Demon Monarch was not ranked high among the eighteen Demon Monarchs, merely a Ninth Heaven Martial Emperor, Bai Leng was different. Of the eighteen Crown Scions, his strength was firmly within the top five; hence, he held very high prestige.
This was especially so for Bai Leng''s great achievements with the Ice Palm. Aside from the two mysterious Crown Scions of the Earth Demon Royal Hall and the Celestial Demon Royal Hall, few of the other Crown Scions dared to fight with him.
Bai Leng already proved his strength when he defeated Chu Yang in ten moves earlier.
"That''s fine as well. However, if this is all the strength they have, there are not many who are worth me making a move," the Thunder Demon Royal Hall''s Crown Scion saidzily as he casually sized up the surrounding fleeing outstanding talents.
The entire Dragon Burial Mound had plunged into chaos. The formation of outstanding talents from the variousnds had long been disrupted already.
After seeing all the Demons of the various Demon Royal Halls that arrived, they all chose to break out and leave first before doing anything else.
The reason for such a situation was the rapidity of Chu Yang''s defeat. The horror of it affected the Kunlun Realm''s many outstanding talents, and no one had stepped out to unite them.
The Kunlun Realm cultivators did not hold the upper hand in numbers in the first ce. When they suddenly got surrounded, the situation became even more difficult.
Shui Lingling''s and An Junxi''s groups were rather fortunate.
The disciples of these two sects had been working together. One group took charge of long-ranged attacks while the other handled closebat. Furthermore, there were Shui Lingling and An Junxi, disciples of two Primes. They managed to break out of the encirclement quickly.
They moved like raging floodwaters, advancing ferociously. Nothing could block them. Soon, they reached the outermost ring of encirclement by the fourteen Demon Royal Halls.
However, their exceptional performance attracted the attention of the few Demon Crown Scions seated in the middle.
The Thunder Demon Royal Hall''s Lei Yun asked casually, "Xuan Yan, who is that man holding the whip and the woman holding a bow? They are rather interesting. They are no weaker than that Chu Yang, whom Bai Leng dealt with earlier."
"One is Shui Lingling, and the other is An Junxi. They are disciples of Primes and are very famous in the Tianwu Domain," Xuan Yan answered honestly.
Given that information, Lei Yun became even more interested. "Not bad, they should barely be able to fight against me. Bai Leng, watch carefully. You fighting against Chu Yang in a one-on-one fight is nothing. You can only be truly called capable by winning a one-on-two fight by andslide."
"Boom!"
After Lei Yun spoke, he turned into a lightning bolt tearing through the sky, shing as he moved.
Bai Leng smiled faintly, not paying any mind.
Following that, several Demon Crown Scions could no longer suppress their urge to fight. They found opponents that caught their attention and charged over.
Immediately, the situation of the various outstanding talents of the Kunlun Realm deteriorated even further.
With Shui Lingling leading the Supreme Sky Sect disciples and An Junxi leading the Thunder and Lightning Pce disciples, they did not lose many disciples before they managed to reach the final line of encirclement of the fourteen Demon Royal Halls.
When it looked like safety was at hand, a bolt of lightning suddenly flew over, and Lei Yun blocked them.
"Thunder Demon Crown Scion!"
The four Moon Demon Royal Hall Protectors guarding this section bowed immediately.
"Leave these two to me," Lei Yun said with a faint smile as he pointed at Shui Lingling and An Junxi.
The four Moon Demon Royal Hall Protectors rejoiced. This Shui Lingling and An Junxi were very difficult to deal with. Even with the four of them working together, they could achieve only a draw at best.
With Lei Yun helping to block them, it would be much easier for the four Protectors to deal with the other disciples of the Thunder and Lightning Pce and the Supreme Sky Sect.
"Yes, sir!"
After saying that, the four Protectors led the other Demons and charged over. Lei Yun raised his hand and stopped them. Then, he looked at Shui Lingling. "I''ll give you two a chance. If you work together and can defeat me, I''ll let you all go."
An Junxi and Shui Lingling exchanged nces. Then, they raised their hands to get their people to stop as well.
"I''ll attack first and test him out," An Junxi said; he sensed that this person was very strong and did not dare to be careless.
Shui Ling nodded in agreement.
The True Dragon Lightning Whip in An Junxi''s hand became like a phantom, stretching infinitely long as he swung it at Lei Yun.
"Rumble" Dull thunder resounded in the sky, causing the might of the whip to soar rapidly. When it arrived before Lei Yun, its might was already very frightening.
"Not bad, your will of thunder already reached the peak. Furthermore, your usage of ityering itis very exquisite. Your mastery is pretty high."
The whip was about to arrive, but Lei Yun was still in the mood to evaluate it, waiting for it to reach him.
Even more intense thunder resounded behind Lei Yun,pletely suppressing the thunder that An Junxi materialized.
After that, Lei Yun reached out and grabbed hard, easily and casually catching the True Dragon Lightning Whip. Then, he yanked, causing An Junxi to fly forward with it.
How can it be? His cultivation is clearly the same as mine. Why is the difference so big? An Junxi was extremely shocked. The other party was also a Sixth Heaven Martial Emperor, but their strengths were onpletely different levels.
"Bang! Bang! Bang!"
An Junxi was flung around and sent crashing heavily into the ground. This happened three times, and he vomited a mouthful of blood.
"Let go!"
Shui Lingling discovered that An Junxi''s lightning-attributed energy was suppressed to the point where it could not circte, so she quickly fired an arrow.
Lei Yun''s figure shed as he dodged. He did not dare to receive the attack of this arrow from a Transcendent Divine Weapon.
"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!"
Lei Yun dodged three arrows. He knew that he was far from being Shui Lingling''s match in long-rangebat; he could only defeat Shui Lingling quickly in close quarters. After dodging the third arrow, he turned into a bolt of lightning and instantly charged over.
Shui Lingling''s Movement Technique was no weaker than Lei Yun''s, allowing her to move very swiftly. Lei Yun smiled as he gave chase.
The Emperor Yi Shooting Sun Bow could be used as a closebat weapon as well. Hence, Shui Lingling''s closebat abilities were also quite extraordinary.
Unfortunately, Lei Yun was clearly stronger. Furthermore, there was his strange Movement Technique. With every step he took, a crackling electric light appeared under his feet. Without Shui Lingling noticing, heid a lightning formation.
When the formation waspleted, a bolt of lightning as thick as a bucket surged out from the ground.
"Bang!" The bolt of lightning sted Shui Lingling into the sky, covering her body in electricity that crackled nonstop.
"Whoosh!"
The True Dragon Lightning Whip turned into a dragon and surged over. An Junxi caught his breath and charged at the Thunder Demon.
"Brat, you are far from able topete with me in lightning. My will of thunder already broke through and formed an Innate Thunder Crystal!"
Lei Yun smiled faintly and red ferociously at that lightning dragon.
A boundless might of thunder burst forth, scaring that lightning dragon into trembling. With this one re, it forced the lightning dragon back. When the light vanished, the lightning dragon was once more a whip with nine segments.
In regard to the Thunder Dao, Lei Yunpletely suppressed An Junxi. This was as good as An Junxi losing half hisbat prowess when fighting him.
Shui Lingling was weaker in closebat. After a few exchanges, the two were thwarted by Lei Yun. They could not see any chance of victory at all.
"First Senior Sister, go on first. I''ll dy him," Situ Gang shouted. Then, he raised the ice sculpture and hurled it at Lei Yun.
"Three against one? I don''t mind, haha! What is this lousy thing? Break for me!"
Lei Yun did not get angry. As he looked at the ice sculpture flying over, he threw a punch with electric light bursting out.
A dull crash resounded, and the ground trembled. The fist flickering with electric light did not shatter the ice sculpture. Instead, it activated the Saber Might in Xiao Chen''s body. While Xiao Chen was unconscious, the Saber Might spread out automatically.
All the Supreme Sky Sect cultivators around, as well as the Demons, felt a scary aura and backed off quickly.
"How heavy and cold! What is this strange thing?"
The ck cloth on the ice sculpture slipped off, and Lei Yun immediately felt so cold that he shivered. He could not deal with the ice sculpture with one hand. The Saber Might that it gave off was as vast as the ocean and as heavy as the mountains.
So, he quickly switched to two hands, but he still could not handle it. "Boom!" The ice sculpture knocked him to the ground.
When the many Crown Scions saw this scene from a distance, they allughed boisterously.
The Thunder Demon Royal Hall''s Crown Scion, one of the top five Crown Scions of the eighteen Royal Demon Halls, got knocked down by an ice sculpture.
"It truly lives up to being the corpse of an ancient powerhouse. Even after death, it still possesses such might!" Without intending to, Situ Gang suppressed a Demon Crown Scion. He felt delighted and quickly helped Shui Lingling up.
As Shui Lingling looked at Lei Yun, who was trapped under the ice sculpture and struggling, many thoughts shed in her head.
In the end, rationality prevailed over impulse. The lives of her sect''s disciples were more important than one ancient ice sculpture.
"Come, let''s leave this ce."
After saying that, Shui Lingling and An Junxi decided to break through this final line of encirclement before making further ns.
Chapter 1427: Gathering of Talents
Chapter 1427: Gathering of Talents
Without Lei Yun''s obstruction, just the four Protectors of the Moon Demon Royal Hall could not stop An Junxi and Shui Lingling, who steeled themselves to break out.
After all, not just anyone could present a perfect counter to An Junxi and Shui Lingling. When these two worked together, their truebat prowess could rival ordinary Demon Crown Scions.
However, An Junxi''s will of thunder had not broken through yet, and the opponent managed to close in on Shui Lingling. That was why they were defeated so quickly rather than themcking sufficient strength.
After a quick fight, the disciples of the Supreme Sky Sect and the Thunder and Lightning Pce finally became the first to charge out of the encirclement.
Shui Lingling and An Junxi released their bated breath. This time, it was all thanks to that ice sculpture. If not for the corpse of that ancient powerhouse, it would be hard to say whether they could escape or not.
Thebat prowess of the Thunder Demon Royal Hall''s Crown Scion was rather horrifying. Even in hindsight, An Junxi felt a sense of defeat.
Situ Gang said cockily, "This time, you all have to thank me. If not for my quick actions, how could everyone escape from danger safely?"
"What about that ice sculpture, then? That is the Martial Emperor''s corpse from the peak period of the Martial Dao. If the Demons manage to snatch it away, that will be tantamount to giving them a huge opportunity," An Junxi said, frowning.
That was right. The ice sculpture was priceless. To them, it might even be as valuable as the Demon Sword.
Only Demons could use the Demon Sword; it was not very useful to the cultivators of the Kunlun Realm.
Situ Gang scratched his head and said, "I really never thought of that."
Shui Lingling nced at Lei Yun, who was still being suppressed. Then, she said, "How about this: Situ Gang and An Junxi remain here, while the rest return to the sect first and report the situation? Let''s see if there is an opportunity for the three of us to snatch the ice sculpture back."
An Junxi nodded and said, "That''s not a bad idea. With our strength, it should be rather simple for the three of us to leave amid the chaos."
Hence, the others returned as ordered, boarding warships and flying to the Thunder and Lightning Pce and the Supreme Sky Sect.
Right after the group left, Lei Yun, who had been struggling for a long time, roared. The purple mark on his forehead shed with light. Boundless lightning bolts descended and ferociously knocked the ice sculpture away.
After all, Xiao Chen was in a deep sleep. Although his Saber Might was strong, no one controlled it, so he could not truly suppress Lei Yun.
Lei Yun was also too careless. If he had used his full power from the start, he would not have embarrassed himself so greatly.
With the great force, the ice sculpture flew away like a meteor. Then, itnded at the center of Dragon Burial Mound with a loud ''bang.''
"Boom!"
Boundless saber intent spread out from the ice sculpture. A strong wind containing a saber''s hum blew, kicking up dirt and dust.
Everyone in the chaotic Dragon Burial Mound immediately sensed this vast and horrifying saber intent.
Several cultivators and Demons were even caught off guard by this powerful saber intent and got knocked into the air.
What''s going on?
Instantly, everyone stopped fighting, shocked by this saber intent. They squinted and looked at the center of the churning dust cloud. When the dust dispersed and the saber intent disappeared, they finally saw it clearly.
"An ice sculpture?"
"Who is this? Why is he sealed in ice but still have such strong saber intent?"
"I think I saw it before. Earlier, the Supreme Sky Sect''s Situ Gang was carrying it. He must have found it in the Savage Battlefield."
"I think this ice sculpture managed to suppress a Demon Royal Hall''s Crown Scion earlier. Perhaps a Sovereign Martial Emperor from the peak of the Martial Epoch is sealed in there!"
The thickness of the ice obscured the appearance of the person inside with only the vague silhouette of a person and a throne visible. The aura of the unmelting ice also gave it an aged and distant feeling.
Even if a true expert werepletely sealed in ice, their strong aura could emanate through the unmelting ice, allowing others to feel the dazzling brilliance. Without a doubt, Xiao Chen was one such person.
The ice sculpture had been misunderstood from the start. Right now, everyone firmly believed that Xiao Chen was an ancient powerhouse. This ice sculpture that suddenly appeared attracted everyone''s attention.
The more everyone observed it, the more they felt this ice sculpture to be extraordinary. It was not just Shui Lingling and An Junxi who felt that way.
Even the Crown Scions who had beenughing at Lei Yun for being suppressed by the ice sculpture could not help showing somewhat grave expressions.
"Bai Leng, you are an expert in the Ice Dao. Can you unleash such ice?"
Suddenly, someone spoke from a ck pnquin hovering in the air. That was the Crown Scion of the Celestial Demon Royal Hall, the most mysterious of the eighteen Demon Royal Halls.
The eyes of the Snow Demon Royal Hall''s Bai Leng had long since been attracted to the ice sculpture. When he heard the Celestial Demon Crown Scion''s question, he shook his head and replied, "I can''t. This was something that can be done only by someone who hasprehended and cultivated the Ice Domain for several centuries."
"I believe even the Sr True me cannot melt ice of such level. If I''m not wrong, it should be the attack of a senior of my Snow Demon Race during the ancient Hundred Race War."
Bai Leng analyzed and answered honestly. Actually, his initial guess was right. However, due to preconceived notions, he concluded that this ice sculpture was an item from ancient times.
At Bai Leng''s analysis, all the Crown Scions'' eyes burned with desire.
Everyone originally felt that this ice sculpture was extraordinary. Bai Leng''s analysis verified their supposition.
However, they were not really wrong. With Xiao Chen''s current physical body and the Cycle Throne, if they obtained it, the value would be no less than the body of an ancient powerhouse, perhaps even higher.
"Good. No matter who it is, our Demon Races need to obtain this ancient ice sculpture. Attack!" the Celestial Demon Royal Hall''s Crown Scion said with a regal tone from the ck pnquin. These words showed that he considered the ice sculpture his already.
Although there were a few who were reluctant to submit, if a leader had to be elected from among the eighteen Crown Scions, it would be the Celestial Demon Crown Scion without a doubt.
Instantly, several Demons charged towards the ice sculpture.
"This is a senior of our Kunlun Realm. We cannot let any Demon dishonor him!"
At the crucial moment, Chu Yang stood out once again. When Sima Lingyun, who almost broke out of the encirclement, heard this, he could not help getting angry.
Even after this powerhouse, an Ancient Era senior, had been dead for so many years and could not be buried, he was going to be humiliated by Demons. As a junior of the Kunlun Realm, no one would be happy with this.
"Return and help!" Sima Lingxuan said coldly. After making the decision, he charged back with his sword.
After a while, a few more people charged back. They were all outstanding talents of the variousnds, heroes who hade to prominence in the golden age. Although they could not defeat the Demon Crown Scions, they refused to submit. If they did not try resisting, they would let down their hot-bloodedness.
The highly ranked Crown Scions watched coldly from the sides, not making a move.
With the Kunlun Realm''s outstanding talents and the Demon Crown Scions fighting over it, the mysterious ice sculpture bounced up and down, all over the ce.
Despite fire, saber Qi, sword intent, palm wind, or lightningnding on the ice sculpture, the ice did not break at all, showing no signs of melting. Amid the intense battle, it disyed no changes.
However, this mysterious ice sculpture would asionally send out some strong Saber Might, making everyone marvel even more at it.
Suddenly, the Celestial Demon Crown Scion''s eyes opened in the ck pnquin. Then, he said something that made no sense.
"They''reing!"
However, the Crown Scions of the Snow Demon Royal Hall, the Thunder Demon Royal Hall, the Shadow Demon Royal Hall, and the Moon Demon Royal Hall instantly understood. They knew whom the Celestial Demon Crown Scion was referring to.
"Are we going to give up on this ice sculpture?" the Snow Demon Royal Hall''s Bai Leng asked.
The Celestial Demon Crown Scion''s attractive voice came from the pnquin. "Although the Demon Sword is even more precious, if we cannot even obtain one ice sculpture, what right do we have to snatch the Evil Shadow Sword?"
"If we cannot obtain something that caught our attention, we will lose face in the Kunlun Realm."
"Haha, this Crown Scion is itching for a fight and was just worried that there might not be anyone to fight!"
"That''s right. No matter what, we cannot sully the prestige of our Demon Royal Halls. We must obtain the Demon Sword. All the more we cannot give up on the ice sculpture!"
These highly ranked Crown Scions were all ambitious people. They were extremely proud and would not easily give up on a treasure that they wanted.
A beam of divine light shot through the dark sky. Following that, the light exploded, illuminating the entire Dragon Burial Mound.
"Orders from the Divine Son: chase all the Demons out of the Dragon Burial Mound. Kill without any mercy all those who do not obey! Everyone of the Kunlun Realm, if you ept the medallion of my Deity Dao Union, you will receive the protection of the Divine Son!"
A resonant voice echoed in the sky. Golden light poured down, and the medallions given out by the Deity Dao Union fell like rain.
Who was here? It was the Divine Son, Di Wuque, leading the Deity Dao Union!
Chapter 1428: Fight Begins
Chapter 1428: Fight Begins
The Deity Dao Union was currently the strongest faction of the Kunlun Realm. It gathered the outstanding talents of the three Holy Lands of the Tianwu Domain, the Corpse Race, the Ghost Race, and the Deity Race.
There were the Holy Scions, the Corpse Race''s Xing Jue, the Ghost Race''s Xie Zixuan, the personal disciples of various Sovereign Martial Emperors, and many other outstanding talents. They were all brilliant; every single one of them could stand out on their own in this golden age.
However, all these people were overshadowed by one person in the Deity Dao Union. Without a doubt, this person was Di Wuque.
In this golden age, he was the first outstanding talent to advance to Martial Emperor. With a nine-colored Emperor''s Road, nine thousand steps, and thousands of mysterious phenomena, he was the strongest.
The appearance of the Deity Dao Union now was unexpected, but it made sense.
Logically speaking, before the Demon Sword appeared, the Deity Dao Union absolutely would not show itself. However, with the sudden appearance of the ice sculpture, the Deity Dao Union had to advance its arrival. If it did not, the ice sculpture wouldnd in the Demons'' hands.
The medallions that rained down shed with divine light, looking resplendent and dazzling.
The Deity Dao Union''s warships appeared in the sky, quickly flying towards the Dragon Burial Mound. Every warship gave off divine light and resonant sagely music, exuding divinity and dignity.
Thebined elites of the Deity Race, Ghost Race, Corpse Race, and humans in the Deity Dao Union and their warships radiated an unparalleled aura.
The troops of the many Demon Royal Halls avoided the light and abandoned the fight with the Kunlun Realm outstanding talents originally there. Then, they gathered behind the many Crown Scions. A surging demonic me red, blocking the divine light.
On a hill slope not far away, two figures suddenly descended. If Xiao Chen was awake, he would find these two familiar.
The two were one man and one woman. The woman was the Eros Demon Crown Scion, Yao Man. The man was Chu Chaoyun, a descendant of the Tianwu Dynasty. The two entered deep thought when they saw the Deity Dao Union appear.
"Chu Chaoyun, what''s with this ice sculpture? To think that it actually forced out the Deity Dao Union in advance," Yao Man said with a frown.
Chu Chaoyun entered deep thought, apparently trying to probe beyond the facade of that ice sculpture. However, that ice sculpture did not reveal any aura of lifeaside from the spreading Saber Might. And all forms of perception could not prate it.
After a while, he said, "It is very likely that it really is the corpse of a Sovereign Martial Emperor from the peak of the Martial Epoch. The peak of the Martial Epoch was even more magnificent than our current golden age. The Sovereign Martial Emperors of that time could rival the current Primes. Aplete corpse of a Sovereign Martial Emperor is extremely valuable.
"If I recall correctly, in the past, there was an auction where a piece of an ancient Martial Emperor''s hand bone managed to sell for tens of millions of Essence Stones. Just think about it. How valuable would aplete corpse of a Sovereign Martial Emperor be?"
Yao Man was somewhat startled when she heard this. "It is that valuable?"
"Haha, the value of some things cannot be calcted from the total of resources. If this Sovereign Martial Emperor corpse isplete and still contains some of its Dao, if one canprehend something from it, it would be incredible."
Chu Chaoyun paused for a moment before adding, "Setting aside the corpse for now and focusing on that throne, during the Ancient Era, etiquette and propriety were very important. In every matter, diplomacy came before violence. Most Martial Emperors would not be able to travel while riding on a throne. For this person to be able to sit on a throne, he definitely held an incredible position."
"It is possible"
Yao Man prompted out of curiosity, "It is possible that what?"
"It is very possible that this is the overlord of a dynasty or an ancient ruler!" Chu Chaoyun''s voice suddenly turned gloomy as he recalled some past matters. Back then, the first-generation Tianwu Emperor traveled around on a nine-dragon throne.
Yao Man did not notice the grief in Chu Chaoyun''s tone. A light shed in her eyes, and she said, "Then, this ice sculpture"
"Stop thinking about it. Even if you manage to obtain it, you won''t be able to melt the ice. Even if you can melt the ice, you''re not qualified to sit on that throne. However, offering it to Leng Yue would be a pretty good option."
Chu Chaoyun smiled faintly, entirely unmoved by her flirtation.
Yao Man felt somewhat depressed. This person before herpletely ignored her charm. If it were another person, the moment they picked up on her intent, they would immediately volunteer and promise to help her obtain the ice sculpture.
"Then, what about our n?"
"The n does not change. Watch quietly and observe the situation. I promised to help Leng Yue obtain this Demon Sword. Naturally, I will help her obtain it," Chu Chaoyun said indifferently, as if everything was within his control.
Yao Man felt somewhat angry. Chu Chaoyun always appeared confident like nothing was too difficult for him.
"What if you fail to obtain it?"
"Haha, nothing in this world is certain. Even if one does his best, there will be unexpected developments. If I just do my best, I think Leng Yue will not me me." Chu Chaoyun waved his hand and smiled faintly, rendering Yao Man speechless for a while.
At the same time, a group ofpanions from afar arrived beside An Junxi and Shui Lingling.
It was the people of the Fiend Domain: Xiao Bai, Kong Yuan, the Peacock King''s descendant, and Yuan Xu, the Spirit Fox King''s disciple. The three of them were covered in dust, having rushed over all the way, and appeared somewhat fatigued.
"Elder Sister Shui, something happened in the Fiend Domain, so we arete," Xiao Bai said apologetically.
Shui Lingling smiled and said, "It''s fine. I thought that you would not be able toe. You came at just the right time. The Deity Dao Union and the Demon Royal Halls are fighting. This gives us the opportunity to snatch the Evil Shadow Swordas well as the ice sculptureamid the chaos."
"Ice sculpture? What ice sculpture?" Xiao Bai''s trio asked, puzzled.
After hearing the exnation, Xiao Bai looked at the ice sculpture that everyone was fighting over and whispered, "Why does this ice sculpture feel somewhat familiar?"
"That can''t be. We found that in the Death Sand Dunes of the Savage Battlefield," Situ Gang muttered. If an ancient person was familiar to them, it would be very strange.
Xiao Bao smiled abashedly, "Perhaps it is just an illusion."
Due to the Deity Dao Union''s appearance, the fight for the ice sculpture became even more intense. The attacks of the Demon Crown Scions grew even sharper. Sima Lingxuan, Chu Yang, and the others gradually lost ground, and it looked like they would fall at any moment.
"Divine Son, you can make your move now. If not, the ice sculpture will be snatched away."
On the gship surrounded by countless warships in the sky, several Deity Race cultivators closely monitored the battles around the ice sculpture.
Di Wuque sat on a throne on the vast deck of the warship. The twelve Keepers stood at the side respectfully.
Right now, Di Wuque was much more mature than when he just advanced to Martial Emperor. He showed a strong presence and gave off the air of a Deity Sovereign already.
With him just sitting there, the Holy Scions, Xing Jue, and the other outstanding talents, who were casually standing around, all felt a faint pressure.
"There''s no rush. If we do not let these outstanding talents suffer a little, they will nevere to recognize their own strength and will not join my Deity Dao Union; they will nevere to understand who is the one favored by Luck!"
Di Wuque picked up a cup of wine and drank it slowly, appearing rxed. There seemed to be a strange charm about himwhat vaguely looked like divine light descending on him.
Di Wuque had a Deity Statue in every major shrine, erected in a position second only to the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign''s. With just a thought, he could sense a boundless power of faith turning into an endless sea, ready for his use.
For Deity Race cultivators, there was a huge difference between before erecting their Deity Statue and after. There would be a tenfold difference in strengtheven possibly a hundredfold or a thousandfold.
The Holy Scions, Xing Hue, Xie Zixuan, and the other peak outstanding talents standing below had felt it for themselves.
After the Deity Race erected Deity Statues for them, they had distinctly felt their strength increasing rapidly and theirbat prowess soaring.
Although the Deity Statues were good, they did not know that once these were erected, they would be inseparable from their Deity Statues. One of the main reasons why they felt such pressureeven fearbefore Di Wuque was these Deity Statues.
"It''s time. Xia Houjue, Feng Wuji, make your moves, then."
Di Wuque put down his wine cup, and a maidservant with an excellent figure immediately came over to take away the wine cup.
As though he predicted it, the moment he said that, Sima Lingxuan, Chu Yang, and the other outstanding talents fighting below were knocked back at the same time. The Crown Scions of the Flower Demon Royal Hall, Star Demon Royal Hall, Moon Demon Royal Hall, and Beast Demon Royal Hall all showed joy on their faces. Then, they each grabbed a corner of the ice sculpture to carry it back.
Two beams of divine light descended. Xia Houjue and Feng Wuji, the Holy Scions of the White Emperor City and the Divine Martial Gate, appeared at the same time, blocking the four Demons.
Their arrival surprised everyone. The Deity Dao Union sent out only the two Holy Sons to block the four Demon Crown Scions?
Chapter 1429: Intense Clash
Chapter 1429: Intense sh
The four Demon Crown Scionsthree men and one womaneach carried a corner of the ice sculpture as they coldly eyed Xia Houjue and Feng Wuji.
The Moon Demon Royal Hall, the Star Demon Royal Hall, the Beast Demon Royal Hall, and the Flower Demon Royal Hall. Among the eighteen Demon Crown Scions, these four''s rankings were not high. However, their strength was still not something Xuan Yan and Yi Xuan couldpare with.
Seeing that the Deity Dao Union sent only two people to block them, the Demon Crown Scions revealed cold smiles.
"Leave the ice sculpture behind, and the four of you may leave," Xia Houjue said expressionlessly.
The Beast Demon Royal Hall''s Crown Scion possessed a tough and stocky build. He smiled coldly and retorted, "You speak very boldly. I''lle and test you out."
This stocky Crown Scion had many beast tattoos on his face. When he roared, it was like a ferocious beast roaring, looking especially savage. His figure shed and snarled as he threw a punch at Xia Houjue. When he punched, his fist turned into the w of a huge prehistoric beast.
The tightly clenched beast w looked like a mountain. A startling might spread out from the fist.
The clouds surged like the sky was falling. Xia Houjue snorted coldly, and his aura burst forth from his body, blocking this might. A dull sound of impact came from the air.
The sky shook, and countless rocks from the entire Dragon Burial Mound soared into the air, covering the sky and the sun.
When the other party''s beast fist was about to arrive, a golden me lit up in the depths of Xia Houjue''s eyes. "Boom!" Suddenly, a Deity Statue appeared behind him, and sagely music rang out in the surroundings.
The Deity Statue faced the wind and instantly grew to three kilometers tall. Then, Xia Houjue gently pointed, and the Deity Statue sent out rings of light that looked like halos.
This gave this finger strike a strong Divine Might. "Bang!" The huge illusionary prehistoric beast that the Beast Demon Crown Scion materialized shattered.
When the Beast Demon Crown Scionnded on the ground, he fell to one knee, nearly face-nting.
"How strong!"
Immediately, the many cultivators looked at Xia Houjue in a brand-new light, not daring to believe it.
Shui Lingling said, "The Deity Race''s power of faith is truly mysterious. This Xia Houjue has already surpassed me by a lot."
Shui Lingling''s level of talent was simr to Xia Houjue''s. She was also able to obtain the resources that the other party could. The only thing she could not obtain was the Deity Race''s Deity Statue. This extra factor easily exined why the other party''s strength surpassed hers.
"No wonder so many people are willing to join the Deity Dao Union. Once the Deity Statue is erected and the power of faith pours in continuously, one would definitely grow stronger." An Junxi shook his head and sighed. Likewise, his talent was not inferior to Xia Houjue''s. If he had the exact same conditions, he would definitely surpass the other party. However
The Spirit Fox King''s disciple countered, "With every gain, there will be a loss. From the moment he forged his Deity Statue, he truly lost the brilliance in his heart. He will forever submit to Di Wuque. He has lost himself and will never advance to Prime. Just wait ten more years and see how he turns out."
Indeed, with gains, there would be losses. There would always be a fair bnce.
"Furthermore, their reliance on the Deity Race will only increase. Eventually, they will be assimted. Originally, they intended to use the Deity Race to strengthen themselves. In the end, they will learn that they are pawns of the Deity Race and can no longer break free," Xiao Bai calmly analyzed.
As the group chatted, Xia Houjue appeared to be stronger the longer the battle went on. Hepletely suppressed the Beast Demon Crown Scion, forcing the other party to activate his innate talent. Even so, the Beast Demon Crown Scion still could not gain the upper hand; his defeat seemed inevitable. Furthermore, Xia Houjue still had energy to spare.
From the initial disdain, the expressions of the other three Demon Crown Scions turned grave.
"Whoosh!"
Suddenly, the other three Demon Crown Scions roared and pushed at the same time, hurling the ice sculpture at Feng Wuji, who was observing at the side. Then, they flew up simultaneously to surround and attack him.
The ice sculpture''s might was clear without a doubt. It even suppressed the unprepared Thunder Demon Crown Scion. If Feng Wuji got careless, he would definitely end up suffering.
Fortunately, Feng Wuji was not careless at all. When he saw the ice sculpture flying over, he showed a grave expression.
"Earthen God Profound Tortoise!" Feng Wuji shouted and leaned over. The image of the ck Tortoise appeared and enveloped him.
The ice sculpture ferociously struck the ck Tortoise image, and Feng Wuji staggered three steps back. Then, he threw three consecutive palm strikes and forcefully pushed the ice sculpture back.
The ice sculpture spun endlessly with a screech. Its horrifying Saber Might stirred up the wind and clouds. A saber wind buzzed in the air. The sharp saber intent made everyone fear it.
"Retreat!"
The three Demon Crown Scions showed stunned expressions. They did not dare to sh head-on, quickly dodging.
"Hahaha! The Demon Crown Scions are only so-so!"
Feng Wuji leaped into the air and raised the ice sculpture with one hand. Using the might of the ice sculpture, he had turned the tables, suppressing the three Demon Crown Scions instead.
The ce immediately turned chaotic. However, it was clear that the four Demon Crown Scions were losing. This was within everyone''s expectations.
"It looks like the Deity Dao Union is really incredible. Earlier, Sima Lingxuan and the others could not defeat these four Demons. Now, the Deity Dao Union sent just two people, and they managed to suppress the Demon Crown Scions."
"Clearly, Xia Houjue and Feng Wuji improved faster than the other outstanding talents in the Deity Dao Union."
"The Deity Dao Union truly lives up to being the strongest faction of the Kunlun Realm now."
Up in the sky, Di Wuxue heard all this with his eyes closed. He revealed a smile on his face. This was the effect he sought. He wanted to use the fight for the Evil Shadow Sword to let the whole world know the might of the Deity Dao Union.
Where the Demons gathered, the group of Demon Crown Scions frowned heavily.
The strength of the Deity Dao Union surpassed their expectations somewhat. The Deity Dao Union was much more difficult to deal with than expected.
"Heavenly Blood Deity Finger!"
A gigantic scarlet finger with rings of divine patterns on it descended from the sky. It struck the Beast Demon Crown Scion''s body, forcing him back to his original form and burying him deep in the ground.
The Beast Demon Crown Scion''s moans sounded exceptionally miserable amid a boundless cloud of dust. He probably could not fight any longer.
As for the other three Demon Crown Scions, Feng Wuji was already suppressing them using the ice sculpture. When they saw Xia Houjueing to help, they immediately panicked.
"Whoosh!"
At the crucial moment, a bolt of lightning shed in the sky. The Thunder Demon Royal Hall''s Lei Yun had made his move.
However, when this bolt of lightning shot out, a divine light blocked it. The Ghost Race''s Xie Zixuan held up his sword and smiled. "Your opponent is me!"
"How dare you block my way?! You must be seeking death!"
Lei Yun snorted coldly and attacked at lightning speed. He was like a phantom; his Movement Technique made him like lightning as he closed in on Xie Zixuan.
Lei Yun wanted to use the same method he used to defeat Shui Lingling to deal with Xie Zixuan. However, he underestimated Xie Zixuan''s Movement Technique. Xie Zixuan became like a ghost, mysterious and unpredictable, no weaker than Lei Yun.
After mere moments, the two had exchanged more than a hundred moves. However, neither side could do anything to each other.
"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!"
Many Demon Crown Scions on the Demon Royal Halls'' side charged over. Di Wuque waved his hand, and the twelve Keepers turned into beams of divine light, joining the fray.
The chaos around the ice sculpture ramped up even further.
No one wanted to admit defeat. The Demon Crown Scions joined the battles one by one. Aside from the Earth Demon Crown Scion and the Celestial Demon Crown Scion, the other Crown Scions all made a move.
Before they knew it, the battlefield was ruined beyond recognition, a huge, deep pit appearing there.
No one noticed that the thousands of strands of ck Dragon Qi above the Dragon Burial Mound slowly headed for the battlefield, gathering together.
The chaotic battlefield was filled with mysterious phenomena: snow, lightning, strong winds, sword Qi, and many others. The mor was deafening.
Only that ice sculpture remained the same. It rose and fell amid the various mysterious phenomena. Sometimes, it would be on the ground. Sometimes, it would soar in the air. Sometimes, it would spin around like the wind.
"How chaotic! I can''t find an opportunity to make a move!" Xiao Bai said, somewhat vexed. Her instincts told her that this ancient ice sculpture was very familiar.
Unfortunately, there was a wild battle going on that was intensifying by the moment. Once she got caught up in it, the consequences would be dire.
"Di Wuque, why keep hiding? Do you dare to fight with me?!"
Just at this moment, the second-ranked Demon Crown Scion of the eighteen Demon Royal Halls, the Earth Demon Crown Scion, directly challenged Di Wuque, who was on the gship surrounded by many warships.
"Of the eighteen Demon Crown Scions, there is only one worthy to fight with me. Unfortunately, it is not you. However, since you want to die, I do not mind granting that wish!"
Chapter 1430: Ice Sculpture Shatters
Chapter 1430: Ice Sculpture Shatters
A throne descended from the Deity Race warship. Di Wuque was seated on the throne, wearing divine golden robes embroidered with magnificent patterns. Unlike many years ago, he now possessed the air of a major character. The moment he appeared, he attracted attention from countless people.
"Why did this fellow not die on his Emperor''s Road back then?" Xiao Bai said in a huff through gritted teeth.
Shui Lingling, An Junxi, and the others thought this as well. If Di Wuque had died on his nine-colored Emperor''s Road, things might have turned out differently for Xiao Chen.
However, there were no ifs in this world. Right now, Di Wuque had already risen uppletely. His cultivation was stable, and the Deity Race had erected Deity Statues for him. He cultivated the various secret arts of the Deity Race and grew ordingly. He was slowly learning how to be a Deity Sovereign.
It was rumored that the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign intended to let Di Wuque seed to his position as the new Deity Sovereign of the Deity Race.
For some reason, Di Wuque did not agree. However, regardless of that, he was definitely strong without a doubt.
With just a look at how Xia Houjue, Feng Wuji, Xie Zixuan, and the other experts behaved around him, one could guess a thing or two from their respect for him.
The Earth Demon Crown Scion rode a Demonic World ferocious beast. It looked like a tiger but was not a tiger. This ferocious beast was very huge, and its long tail coiled around like a snake. Its hooves burned with a ck me.
This beast was known as the Snake-Tailed Tiger. It was a famous ferocious beast in the Demonic World. However, this Snake-Tailed Tiger clearly had mutated and evolved into an even more ferocious mutated beast.
"Di Wuque, don''t think too highly of yourself!" the Earth Demon Crown Scion riding the Snake-Tailed Tiger said. His expression was sharp and cold, and his eyes showed a brilliant light.
"Whoosh!"
The Snake-Tailed Tiger soared into the sky, carrying Ning Feng, the Earth Demon Crown Scion, who faced Di Wuque in the air. The area below happened to be where the Deity Dao Union and the Crown Scions shed.
asionally, all sorts of aftershocks swept across this ceor horrific sword Qi, or thunderous lightning bolts, or berserk howling snowstorms.
However, these two did not show any fear at all, remaining here where the aftershocks swept across, walking leisurely and casually. asionally, they flung their arms out and scattered the aftershocks that approached, behaving very carefreely.
The two''s auras spread out invisibly. When the two started to face each other, the air, filled with wind, snow, sword Qi, and lightning, gave off intense explosions under the pressure of these auras, forcing these things back and forming a clear space.
Di Wuque''s finger slowly tapped the armrest, producing knocking sounds. He showed a smile on his face, clearly indifferent to the Demonic Might of Ning Feng, the Earth Demon Crown Scion.
"If you are not going to attack, then I will!"
After facing each other for a long time, Ning Feng, the Earth Demon Crown Scion, was still doing his best to endure. Suddenly, Di Wuque stood up, and a nine-colored rainbow bridge appeared under his feet, stretching out from under the throne to before Ning Feng.
The instant the nine-colored rainbow bridge manifested, Di Wuque suddenly appeared as well. When he waved his hand, an overwhelming Divine Might pressed down directly.
Suddenly, sagely music resounded. With the pressure of this palm strike, it was like a celestial being''s attack. There was even a vague image of a huge palm descending.
Ning Feng snorted coldly, and the Snake-Tailed Tiger roared ferociously. An overwhelming Demonic Might burst out as he threw a punch.
When the palm and fist connected, the huge palm image turned into bright light scattering into the surroundings, vanishing.
"Paltry tricks!" After gaining the upper hand with one strike, Ning Feng prepared to ride the momentum and beat down Di Wuque''s arrogance.
Di Wuque smiled faintly and said, "Is that so? I''m only a tenth as skilled in Palm Techniquespared to Fist Techniques. What are you getting cocky for?"
Right after speaking, Di Wuque ferociously clenched his open palm.
The instant the five fingers clenched, the thousands of strands of divine light that had scattered suddenly gathered into a towering Deity Statue that looked exactly like Di Wuque. The zing Divine Might immediately soared to its peak.
The fist light descended, leaving Ning Feng only able to steel himself and receive this strike. This punch immediately allowed Ning Feng to sense the gap between him and Di Wuque.
The other party''s energy was simply too violent, like a vast ocean surging endlessly, unfathomably deep.
"Hahaha! Again! Myriad Heaven Divine Fist, Distant Legend!"
Seeing that the other party barely coped with his punch, Di Wuqueughed loudly and threw another Myriad Heaven Divine Fist.
What was a legend? The stories of the ancient Deity Race, which had been passed down for millions of years since time immemorial, were legends
"Boom!"
The punch knocked the originally rather indomitable Earth Demon Crown Scion, Ning Feng, off the Snake-Tailed Tiger. Di Wuque shone, looking very glorious like a revered celestial.
The Snake-Tailed Tiger opened its huge maw and bit down at Di Wuque at lightning speed.
Di Wuque''s expression sank, and he red ferociously. Invisible Mental Energy invaded the mind of the mutated Snake-Tailed Tiger.
In a mere instant, this attack stunned the Snake-Tailed Tiger, immobilizing it. Di Wuque smiled coldly and kicked, sending it flying with a trail of blood and causing it to explode.
Di Wuque moved through the blood-filled air. Before the Earth Demon Crown Scion had time to rage, Di Wuque''s two fists moved like lightning, throwing punches in rapid session.
Ning Feng gritted his teeth in anger. Every time he received a punch, blood leaked out of the corners of his lips. However, he stubbornly did not retreat.
Rumbling spread into the surroundings, sounding very deafening. Space shattered into pieces. The sky became void of light, but the sun, moon, and stars could be seen, looking dazzling and resplendent.
After one hundred punches, the Earth Demon Crown Scion vomited a mouthful of blood, unable to endure any longer. He went flying back, and his right arm shattered. Then, the damage spread; Di Wuque shattered nearly half of Ning Feng''s body,
Such a scene was very shocking to see. No one expected Di Wuque to be so strong that he actually even managed to shatter the other party''s Golden Emperor Body.
However, as long as the Heart of an Emperor did not shatter or the head did not explode, although half the body was crippled, it would not be the end. However, Ning Feng would definitely not be able to recover hisbat prowess.
"The Divine Son, Di Wuque, is exceptional and without rival!"
Di Wuque''s imposing figure stood in midair. Words of praise came from the many Deity Race warships. The multitude of warships had many people singing his praises, which even echoed in the surroundings.
The light of the power of faith slowly entered Di Wuque''s body, replenishing what he exhausted in this battle.
"This is too terrifying!"
Chu Yang, Sima Lingxuan, and the various outstanding talents were bbergasted. After the Deity Race invested all of their resources in this one person, his potential was simply dug out at too fast a rate, so fast that others could not keep up.
Suddenly, Di Wuque descended into the chaotic battle between the Deity Dao Union and the Demon Royal Halls'' Crown Scions, releasing his strong Deity Dao Emperor''s Might.
This prompted everyone to stop. Then, they sorted themselves out and withdrew. The intense fight immediately came to a halt.
The Demon Royal Halls'' people retreated to the back. The Deity Dao Union''s side retreated to behind Di Wuque and eyed the other side coldly.
"Young Master Celestial Demon, if you still do not show yourself, this ice sculpture will be mine!"
Extending his hand, Di Wuque sucked the ice sculpture over and grabbed a corner. However, just as he was about to pull it overpletely, he felt resistance, and the ice sculpture stopped moving.
Only now did Di Wuque discover that someone had appeared on the other side at some point in time, also holding a corner of the ice sculpture.
It was the Celestial Demons'' Young Master. No one had seen how he came out of the ck pnquin. It was like he just needed to will it, and he would arrive after raising his leg and lowering it.
"Boom!"
Di Wuque''s face sank. Suddenly, a divine golden light burst forth from his body and soared into the clouds. A strong Emperor''s Might surged out, catching everyone behind off guard and forcing them back.
"Sovereign Emperor''s Might!"
After the various outstanding talents on the Deity Dao Union''s sidended, they were all shocked. It was Sovereign Emperor''s Might. Di Wuque gave off a genuine Sovereign Emperor''s Might. He had been hiding his strength.
No wonder Di Wuque said that the Earth Demon Crown Scion was not worthy to fight with him. Only the Celestial Demon Crown Scion was worthy. It turned out that Di Wuque had already broken through to Seventh Heaven Martial Emperor.
A cold light shed in the Celestial Demon Crown Scion''s eyes. ck Demonic Qi came from his body. Sovereign Emperor''s Mightbined with the Demonic Qi and formed a pir of ck light charging into the sky.
As the two''s Emperor''s Might shed, their hands did not remain idle. They both pulled forcefully, trying to drag the ice sculpture over to their own side.
While everyone was distracted by the two Emperor''s Might, none of the onlookers noticed that a crack had appeared in the unchanging ice sculpture.
However, how could the Celestial Demon Crown Scion and Di Wuque, who were very near the ice sculpture not know? Their expressions changed at the same time.
"Deity Dao Union, heed my orders. The ice sculpture is about to melt. Attack and snatch the body!"
"Attack!" Without letting go, the two give out the exact samemand.
With thesemands, the expressions of everyone in the Dragon Burial Mound changed. The Deity Dao Union and the Demon Royal Halls'' Crown Scions were the first to react. They all soared into the air, preparing to snatch the Golden Emperor Body of the ancient powerhouse the instant the ice melted.
No one on either side dared to hold back anymore. The strong auras caused the winds to blow and the clouds to surge, the sky and the surroundings changing color.
One half became filled with glittering golden clouds, releasing the Deity Dao Emperor''s Might of many people. The other half had surging, thick ck clouds, the Demonic Qi flooding the sky making it appear gloomy.
"Crack! Crack!"
The cracks in the ice sculpture spread at an increasing rate. In the end, it shattered.
Chapter 1431: I Just Woke Up; Dont Bother Me
Chapter 1431: I Just Woke Up; Don''t Bother Me
Just as the ice was about to disappear, Xiao Chen opened his eyes. This time, he had slept for so long that he felt slightly dizzy.
However, in the next moment, all his difort vanished. In the face of danger, his body''s instinct catapulted him into a knife-edge state.
Without Xiao Chen needing to think about it or decide, the surging saber intent in his body, as well as his one thousand strands of Primordial Energy, all burst out in a heartbeat.
Due to the body''s instinctthe body''s perception of dangering from experiencing thousands of battlesXiao Chen''s body unleashed all its potential.
"Boom!"
The shattered ice melted, and the saber intent infused with one thousand strands of Primordial Energy erupted ferociously at this moment, turning into a saber light as resplendent as the sun. It soared towards the clouds and pierced the barrier of the sky within one breath of time.
At the very front, Di Wuque and the Celestial Demon Crown Scion, who were the closest to the ice sculpture, could not understand at all what was going on.
The puissant saber intent sted Di Wuque and the Celestial Demon Crown Scion into the air. The horrific saber intent continued outwards. Then, it rammed into all those charging towards Xiao Chen: the many Demon Crown Scions and the Deity Dao Union''s Xia Houjue, Feng Wuji, the twelve Keepers, and the many outstanding talents.
"Bang! Bang! Bang!" Caught off guard, the various Demon Crown Scions and the outstanding talents went flying and vomited blood. When theynded, huge, deep craters appeared where they crashed.
Di Wuque and the Celestial Demon Crown Scion floated gently to the ground andnded stably. However, some blood leaked out of the corners of their lips.
The eruption of saber intent was overwhelmingly strong. Since it caught them off guard, it instantly suppressed the two''s auras. If not for the two being Sovereign Martial Emperors, their injuries would have been even worse than those of the outstanding talents.
"What''s going on? The ancient powerhouse came back to life?"
"He truly lives up to being a powerhouse that could ride around on a throne during the peak of the Martial Dao. Even after a million years, he still can knock so many outstanding talents away."
"How scary! I cannot control my saber."
"My saber is trembling; it is afraid."
The piercing saber light dazzled everyone; they did not dare to look directly at it. However, due to how shocking it was, the many cultivators in the periphery could not suppress the curiosity in their hearts; they squinted despite themselves in an attempt to see.
These cultivators wanted to see the ancient powerhouse within the saber light, to see what kind of existence he was exactly.
"Crack! Crack!"
Just at this moment, the sabers in the hands of the desmen in the Dragon Burial Mound all shattered. Several cultivators were shocked and felt heartache. This was somewhat incredible.
This scene bbergasted everyone. Even Di Wuque and the Celestial Demon Crown Scion could not help moving back warily.
"Could it be zombification?" the Celestial Demon Crown Scion muttered to himself. He did not know whether if this was possible for someone sealed in ice for a million years and left in an ominousnd.
However, if the ancient powerhouse zombified, it would be problematic. If a supreme being from the peak of the Martial Epoch zombified, even a Prime might not be able to stop him.
If this being zombified, everyone here would die.
Di Wuque infused Mental Energy into his eyes, wanting to see what kind of existence exactly was behind this saber light. His eyes burned like they were fire.
However, all he saw was a vast oceana vast ocean of saber intent.
What pain! Di Wuque''s eyes bled. He had identally touched the core existence within the saber light, and his eyes were immediately injured.
What exactly is that? Even after a million years, it still can give off such a strong saber intent. What kind of horrible existence was this when it was alive?
Di Wuque trembled in fear when he thought about this.
Further away, Xiao Bai fixed her elegant eyes on the saber light, unwilling to look away. Why is it so familiar? This is clearly a senior predecessor from a million years ago. How could I have been born a million years ago?
"Chu Chaoyun, what''s going on?!" Far away, Yao Man asked Chu Chaoyun, caught off guard by the sudden turn of events.
However, Chu Chaoyun, who always had an answer for everything, was silent at the moment. He could not figure out what was going on, either.
The saber light slowly faded away. This was the saber intent that Xiao Chen erupted with at full power, infused with his Primordial Energy, so he could not maintain it for long.
Xiao Chen did not know what was happening; he did not even see anything clearly. He only instinctively sensed a threat.
If he did not release his full power, this threat might even take his life, leaving him to fall here.
Sensing that that lethal threat was gone, Xiao Chen scattered the saber intent. However, he did not rx his guard at all.
"The saber light is scattering!"
"The ancient predecessor ising out?!"
"Soon, we will know whether he is dead or alive. This is really exciting. While I am alive, I actually can see an ancient predecessor!"
However, when the saber lightpletely vanished, the Cycle Throne, the seven Divine Weapons on its back, and Xiao Chen, who was seated on the throne, came into view.
"The Shadowless Saber Sovereign!"
Everyone went crazy. Several of the cultivators who had seen the Shadowless Saber Sovereign before were present. This image of his was also widely known.
Wearing a mask and riding on a ck throne with seven Divine Weapons behind the throne. If there was only one aspect that was the same, it might have just been a coincidence. However, with everything matching up, who else could this be if not the Shadowless Saber Sovereign?!
"You! Acting all mysterious. Are you trying to mess with me?!"
Di Wuque, who always considered himself the one favored by Luck, was angered into trembling. Unexpectedly, he was fooled by a living person.
All those Demon Crown Scions and the Deity Dao Union''s outstanding talents who had fought so desperately for the ice sculpture were all incredibly angered as well.
Furthermore, the Demon Crown Scions possessed an imcable hatred for the Shadowless Saber Sovereign in the first ce.
Without saying anything else, the Celestial Demon Crown Scion immediately ordered, "Kill him!"
Di Wuque also said coldly, "All those who dared to mess with me, aside from one living cripple, have died. Kill him!"
All the Demon Crown Scions and Deity Dao Union''s outstanding talents promptly flew up at the same time. They actually banded together in pursuit of amon goal.
However, while these people were angry, Xiao Chen was even angrier!
After sleeping for who knew how long, the moment Xiao Chen woke up, he was surrounded and attacked for some reason. After he swallowed his anger with much difficulty, before he could say a word, a group of peopleunched themselves over.
What is the meaning of this? Do they take me as someone soft whom they can bully any time they want?
That will not happen. This did not happen to the Azure Dragon King in the past. All the more it won''t happen to the Shadowless Saber Sovereign now!
"This is endless!"
On the throne, Xiao Chen, who had not truly gotten angry for three years, got angry this time. He ferociously and heavily pped the ck dragon armrest, and the surroundings trembled.
The seven Divine Weapons unsheathed at the same time, heading in seven different directions and materializing the seven moves of the wless Saber Technique.
Void Breaking Stance!
Pride burst forth with a thirty-kilometer-long saber light that was as resplendent as the sun. Then, as if it teleported, it suddenly appeared before the Flower Demon Crown Scion. Before this Demon Crown Scion could cry out, Pride broke through her defense and stabbed her chest.
"Boom!" Pride sent the Flower Demon Crown Scion flying and firmly pinned her to the ground.
Dragon Subduing Stance!
Wrath flew forward in a rage. As it flew, it materialized the might of one thousand dragons. Everywhere it passed, a sea of blood surged. Even after beheading three Keepers in session, it kept going and impaled Xia Houjue without losing any momentum.
Falling Moon Stance!
Saber light flickered. A bright moon fell to the ground, and a figure soared in the air. Several Deity Dao Union outstanding talents got sted away by this falling moon.
The seven moves of the wless Saber Technique were executed one by one. With each strike, there would be a startling mysterious phenomenon and outstanding talents falling.
The seventh move finished with Gluttony executing the Heaven Swallowing Stance. This saber swallowed the remaining attacks of the outstanding talents and Demon Crown Scions, drowning these in the wless Saber Dao until they vanished into nothing.
It seemed like a long time passed, but all this actually took ce in only two or three breaths of time. The seven Divine Weapons attacked simultaneously. It was just that the moves took different amounts of time toplete.
After Gluttony dropped and transfixed the Star Demon Crown Scion to the ground, not a single figure remained around Xiao Chen. They were either scared away or so injured that they could not get up from the ground, crying out in agony.
The surroundings fell silent. Only the moaning of the deste wind and the saber hum hidden in the wind remained in the huge Dragon Burial Mound.
Everyone was stupefied by this scene. The Celestial Demon Crown Scion and Di Wuque goggled at all this, their minds temporarily nk.
"I just woke up. Don''t bother me again."
On the throne, Xiao Chen rubbed his head. Even now, he still did not understand what had happened. He only wanted a bit of quiet. He waved his hand, and the seven Divine Weapons returned to their sheaths; then, the throne soared into the air, carrying him up.
Chapter 1432: Chopping Down Di Wuque
Chapter 1432: Chopping Down Di Wuque
I just woke up. Don''t bother me
When all the cultivators in the Dragon Burial Mound heard that, they nearly vomited blood. When people woke up, they tended to be cranky. However, the Shadowless Saber Sovereign''s crankiness was on a totally different level.
Of the Demon Crown Scions, the statuses of five were unknown, and three were severely injured, weakened. Of the Deity Dao Union''s outstanding talents, six Keepers died directly while the rest of them were wounded to some degree without exception.
All those who fell to the ground were people with great reputations, people who could take charge wherever they went.
However, the Shadowless Saber Sovereign defeated them all in two or three breaths.
Furthermore, the Shadowless Saber Sovereign defeated them right before the Divine Son, Di Wuque, and the Celestial Demon Crown Scion.
After the Shadowless Saber Sovereign did this, he even said such a thing. This was truly extremely frustrating.
"You want to leave? It''s not that simple!"
Di Wuque snorted coldly and soared into the air. He immediately caught up to Xiao Chen. Then, without saying a word, he threw a punch.
Back on the Cycle Throne, Xiao Chen watched as Di Wuqueunched himself over. For some reason, a heavy hatred stirred in his heart. Even his strong mental state could notpletely suppress this hatred, unable to control it.
Xiao Chen never liked such a feeling. His rationality told him that before he had the ability to face the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign, no matter how much he hated this Di Wuque, he could not kill him.
However, Xiao Chen truly could not suppress his hatred for Di Wuque, having countless reasons to kill him.
However, none of these reasons couldpare to when Di Wuque obstructed Xiao Chen on his Emperor''s Road five years ago. If not for Di Wuque, so many people would not have died because of him. If not for the Deity Dao Union causing trouble, why would his Emperor''s Road have been so arduous?
If not for the Deity Dao Union, why would he be trapped in his fixation even now?
However, there was not much time to think now. Di Wuque already charged over. With a thought, Pride unsheathed.
"Dang!"
Intense ngor rang out. This punch knocked away Pride.
The throne moved back, and another three Divine Weapons unsheathed and charged at Di Wuque.
Divine Might spread in the air while saber intent raged. Di Wuque''s Divine Might shed with golden light. It coalesced into a sea behind him, rising and falling, surging endlessly.
Before the huge wave, Xiao Chen was like a small boat on the verge of capsizing at any moment under Di Wuque''s stormlike attacks.
When the many cultivators watching saw this, they secretly marveled at Di Wuque''s strength. Unexpectedly, he could exchange so many moves with the Shadowless Saber Sovereign and retain the upper hand.
After one thousand moves, Di Wuque''s aura continued to flourish. He sent out punch after punch, relentlessly knocking away the Divine Weapons.
Saber intent flew about chaotically, piercing hole after hole in the sky that only slowly mended after a long time.
"How incredible! Di Wuque truly lives up to being the Divine Son. At this crucial moment, he stood out in the end."
"Not leaving a shadow, not touching the saber. The Shadowless Saber Sovereign is nearly legendary. I wonder if Di Wuque can defeat this legend and push him off his pedestal."
"Speaking of which, why was the Shadowless Saber Sovereign sealed in ice?"
"I don''t know. Perhaps he was trapped and surrounded by Demons. Rumor has it that three Demon Eighth Heaven Martial Emperors came to the Dragon Burial Mound. Furthermore, they were not ordinary Eighth Heaven Martial Emperors but Royal n powerhouses of the Demonic World!"
"I heard that the Shadowless Saber Sovereign killed a Seventh Heaven Martial Emperor with three moves and ran rampant, crippling three Demon Royal Halls all by himself."
"If Di Wuque can defeat the Shadowless Saber Sovereign as a Seventh Heaven Martial Emperor, he will recoup all of his face and reputation."
The discussions of the crowd had all the Deity Dao Union''s outstanding talents on tenterhooks in anticipation.
Bying to the Dragon Burial Mound this time, the Deity Dao Union wanted to go big and shock everyone, to raise the prestige of the Deity Dao Union by another level.
However, the Deity Dao Union unexpectedly ran into the Shadowless Saber Sovereign, and everything was ruined. Fortunately, at the crucial moment, Di Wuque stood out. As long as he killed the Shadowless Saber Sovereign, he would help them vent all their frustrations.
When the Celestial Demon Crown Scion, who was preparing to attack the Shadowless Saber Sovereign, saw the situation in the sky, he entered deep thought.
Then, he exchanged looks with the other Demon Crown Scions who could still fight. After that, while everyone else was focused on this battle, they quietly withdrew.
"Di Wuque, are you really not letting me go?"
Xiao Chen tried to leave several times but was blocked by Di Wuque. Now, he could no longer be bothered to suppress the rage in his heart. As he sat on the throne, his long hair fluttered, exuding killing Qi.
Suddenly, murderous intent appeared in Xiao Chen''s eyes, giving him the aura of an ancient ferocious beast. This stunned Du Wuque.
However, Di Wuque currently appeared to have the upper hand; hence, he did not fear anything at all. "So what if I am blocking you? You already used seven killing moves. I do not believe that you can still continue fighting with me. You shall be myDi Wuque''sfirst stepping stone after advancing to Sovereign Martial Emperor!
"Look at the surroundings. There are a thousand warships of my Deity Dao Union. More than a thousand of the Respected Deities are here. Even if I do not block you, you will not be able to leave. Either you submit to me, and the Deity Dao Union, or be a stepping stone for me. Choose for yourself."
As Di Wuque stood in the golden sea, he had rings of divine light behind him. Standing upright with his hands behind his back, he appeared like a celestial being.
Far away, when Chu Chaoyun heard this, he burst out in uncontrobleughter.
Confused, Yao Man asked, "Chu Chaoyun, what are youughing at?"
Chu Chaoyun smiled faintly and replied, "There are some people who are veryughable andmentable. In another age, there would be nothing wrong with what he is doing. Unfortunately, he was born in the same age as this person."
"Who are you talking about?"
"You will know who I''m talking about soon."
Up in the sky, after Xiao Chen heard what Di Wuque said, his lips curled up, and he could not helpughing, finding this extremely hrious.
Xiao Chen had wanted to exercise forbearance, but instead, someone forced his hand when he wanted to leave.
"Di Wuque, I am not that strong, notparable to the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign or even the Holy Masters. However, I am still slightly stronger than you. You are the one who chose this path yourself, so don''t me me."
On the Cycle Throne, Xiao Chen reached out. Wrath of the Seven Deadly Sins flew into his hand with a ''ng.''
"ng! ng! ng!"
The other six Divine Weapons turned into flowing light and entered Wrath one by one, fusing entirely into a single saber.
This was the first time Xiao Chen merged the Seven Deadly Sins and used them like that. The might of the Divine Weapon immediately rocketed to the sky. The Seven Deadly Sins were originally very close to being Transcendent Divine Weapons already. Now, theypletely attained the might of a Transcendent Divine Weapon.
"A Transcendent Divine Weapon, is this your trump card? If you think that this is enough, you are too naive!"
Di Wuque smiled coldly. The Deities'' Nation slowly emerged from the golden sea below him. Then, it continuously shrank, turning into a miniature castle that entered his hand.
Primordial Emperor Treasure!
"Naive? You wish."
Holding the Seven Deadly Sins, Xiao Chen suddenly stood up from the Cycle Throne. The instant he did so, the throne entered the carved inscriptions of his ck clothestwo mutated ck dragons on the left and right.
At the same time, he ignited the ten spots of Saber Energy in his sea of consciousness, releasing an explosion of resplendent light that was far brighter than the sun. Di Wuque''s boundless golden sea instantly scattered.
Infused with ten spots of Saber Energy, when this saber chopped down, it cast a shadow in the hearts of all the cultivators who watched, a shadow left by a strand of saber light.
"Dang!"
The Deities'' Nation in Di Wuque''s hand blocked it for a moment before getting knocked away. In the next moment, it broke through Di Wuque''s nineyers of defense, then chopped down on his divine robes.
It was not known what the divine robes were made from, but they actually did not shatter. Instead, they raised a barrier that further mitigated some of the force.
However, even so, Di Wuque''s internal organs shattered in an instant. He turned into a beam of rainbow light flying back, zooming far away.
The crowd saw Di Wuque dwindling into the distance. Eventually, he looked no more than a spot and then vanished from their sight. No one knew where hended.
It seemed like Di Wuque was already no longer in the Savage Battlefield.
Chapter 1433: Achieving Ones Aim by Underhanded Means; Matchlessly Skilled
Chapter 1433: Achieving One''s Aim by Underhanded Means; Matchlessly Skilled
After sending out this attack, Xiao Chen felt iparably tired. His body tilted back, and the Cycle Throne appeared, floating in the air as it caught him.
The Divine Weapon separated into seven and returned to the back of the throne. Then, Xiao Chen closed his eyes and rested.
Right now, Saber Energy was Xiao Chen''s greatest trump card. After he exploded all ten spots of Saber Energy, it was like his body was drained.
Earlier, when using the wless Saber Technique with his seven sabers, he had drained most of his one thousand strands of Primordial Energy. Now was the moment when he was the most fatigued.
The throne flew slowly, but no one dared to block Xiao Chen. Everyone remained silent as they looked at this new Saber Sovereign with eyes brimming respect.
That earlier saber strike was simply too horrifying. If not for the divine robes that Di Wuque wore, he would have died without a doubt.
Nineyers of restrictions and a Primordial Emperor Treasurebined could not block that saber strike. This showed how mighty that strike was.
The many Deity Dao Union''s warships immediately disappeared, all of them heading in the direction Di Wuque had taken.
The Divine Son was the core of the Deity Dao Union. If anything happened to him, the Deity Dao Union would have no reason to continue existing.
However, Xiao Chen''s earlier saber strike was horrifyingly strong, shocking everyone. No one knew where Di Wuque ended up. It would not be easy to find him quickly.
"Chu Chaoyun, you knew that it would end like this long ago?"
Yao Man could not conceal the shock in her eyes. This Shadowless Saber Sovereign was simply ridiculously strong. The speed of his rise was also too fast.
However, the one that startled Yao Man even more was Chu Chaoyun. It was like he knew this Shadowless Saber Sovereign well and was certain that he could teach Di Wuque a lesson.
Chu Chaoyun smiled and dodged the question. "Stop staring at the Saber Sovereign. It''s time for us to focus on the business at hand. Look there!"
Yao Man looked in the direction Chu Chaoyun pointed, where a few of the Demon Crown Scions were currently quickly forming hand seals behind the protection of many Demons.
At this moment, everyone''s attention was focused on the Shadowless Saber Sovereign. The Deity Dao Union''s people had dispersed to search for Di Wuque. No one was paying any attention to the Demon Crown Scions.
The Celestial Demon Crown Scion grasped hold of the timing very well. The Thunder Demon Royal Hall''s Lei Yun, the Snow Demon Royal Hall''s Bai Leng, and the Earth Demon Royal Hall''s Ning Feng stood beside him, all four quickly forming hand seals.
Not many people noticed that the ck Dragon Qi in the sky was rapidly gathering over the Demons'' location.
The Demon Royal Halls'' people were very intelligent. They wanted to use this opportunity to summon out the Evil Shadow Sword and then let the Celestial Demon Crown Scion make a move immediately to obtain it.
When the four Demon Crown Scions finished forming their hand seals, strands of ck Dragon Qi in the sky surged en masse towards the empty ground that the four surrounded and entered it.
The ten thousand dragons soaring cast a boundless ck shadow that had everyone eximing in surprise.
"What''s going on? Why is the Dragon Qi in the sky moving around for no reason?"
Themotion was simply too huge. This scene finally attracted everyone''s attention, but it was already toote.
When Di Wuque started fighting with Xiao Chen, the Celestial Demon Crown Scion decisively caught hold of this opportunity. While everyone was enamored with the Shadowless Saber Sovereign''s battle with Di Wuque, the Celestial Demon Crown Scion set his n into motion.
He had waited for this moment for too long already.
"Boom!"
A ck Demon Sword broke out of the ground where ten thousand dragons had entered. Instantly, an overwhelming Demonic Might burst forth from the sword. The sky immediately turned dark.
"The Evil Shadow Sword!"
By now, everyone realized what was happening. It was the Evil Shadow Sword.
Only at this moment was the crowd startled awake. Too many things had happened at this Dragon Burial Mound. First, they had surrounded three Demon Royal Halls. Then, the other Demon Royal Halls arrived at the same time. After that, the ice sculpture appeared.
In the end, the ice sculpture turned into the Shadowless Saber Sovereign, who fought continuous battles, dazzling everyone. Nearly everyone forgot their original purpose foring to the Dragon Burial Mound.
"Damn it. No wonder that group of Demons never left the ce where the three Demon Royal Halls were!"
Many outstanding talents, like Chu Yang, were interested in the Demon Sword. Now, they felt incredible regret. However, they could only watch as the Celestial Demon Crown Scion soared into the air together with the Demon Sword. It looked like his victory was a foregone conclusion.
Xiao Chen, who had already reached the edge of the Dragon Burial Mound, was startled awake by the Demonic Qi filling the air. When he saw this scene, he looked like he understood what had happened.
Xiao Chen muttered to himself, "This Celestial Demon Crown Sciongood nwait, something is off!"
Suddenly, Xiao Chen discovered something not quite right. There seemed to be a figure hidden in the bank of clouds that the Demon Sword was soaring into.
It was like that figure had long anticipated the appearance of the Demon Sword and waited there in advance. If not for Xiao Chen''s strong Spiritual Sense inadvertently scanning that area, he would not have noticed.
Although Xiao Chen was preparing to leave, he decided to keep an eye on the situation for the moment. Who was bold enough to dare to y such tricks under the nose of the Celestial Demon Crown Scion?
Xiao Chen was too far away. There was no way he could join the fight for this Demon Sword. However, that did not stop him from watching a great show.
The Demon Sword soared up at extreme speeds. Despite taking off right away to chase it, the Celestial Demon Crown Scion, flying at his top speed, he could not catch up so quickly.
However, since the outstanding talents in the area, who were far from the Demon Sword, only just started making their move, it was clear that this Demon Sword would end up with the Celestial Demon Crown Scion.
"Boom!"
The Demon Sword pierced through the thick ck clouds, then slowed down. When the Celestial Demon Crown Scion saw this scene, joy bloomed on his face. He pushed off the air and sped up.
The moment the Celestial Demon Crown Scion entered the bank of ck clouds, the scene that greeted him made him want to vomit blood in frustration.
The Celestial Demon Crown Scion saw Chu Chaoyun standing on a cloud and the Evil Shadow Sword flying towards him. When it was about to pass him, Chu Chaoyun stretched out a hand and caught its hilt.
Such a situation made it seem like the Evil Shadow Sword flew into his hand on its own volition.
With a flip of his left hand, a sword box appeared. His actions seemed practiced as he deftly ced the Evil Shadow Sword, which was struggling intensely, into that mysterious sword box.
The overwhelming Demonic Might and the Evil Shadow Sword with the icy sword intent were immediately sealed away.
The entire series of actions was as smooth as flowing water, as if Chu Chaoyun had rehearsed it a countless number of times and waited for this moment. If others were here, they would have no doubt that this was his sword.
Afterpleting all this, Chu Chaoyun turned his head and noticed the stupefied Celestial Demon Crown Scion. Then, he showed a shocked expression and asked incredulously, "Brother Celestial Demon, what are you doing here?"
What am I doing here?
Indeed, what am I doing here? The Celestial Demon Crown Scion, who was nearly angered into madness, got careless. His Qi and blood surged, and he could no longer suppress the internal injuries he sustained earlier. Then, he vomited a mouthful of blood.
However, the more frustrated the Celestial Demon Crown Scion got, the more blood he vomited.
The blood spurted out like a sword. Chu Chaoyun frowned and used the sword box to shield his face. The blood immediately stained the sword box.
After vomiting the blood, the Celestial Demon Crown Scion felt much better. Then, he shouted, "Chu Chaoyun, I should be the one asking you that! Why are you asking me what I am doing here? What are you doing here?!"
Chu Chaoyun smiled and patted the sword box. Then, he said, "I''m here to retrieve my family''s sword. Look, I''m pretty lucky. After being buried for several tens of thousands of years, I actually could still find it. Looks like my grandfather''s grandfather did not cheat me."
"Your family''s sword?"
The Celestial Demon Crown Scionughed loudly and said, "Chu Chaoyun, I think you must really be tired of living to dare to snatch the Demon Sword. Even if you are the Dark Church''s Envoy, if the eighteen Demon Monarchs want to censure you, the Dark Church Master won''t be able to save you!"
Chu Chaoyun said extremely seriously, "You are wrong. I''m here only to take a family heirloom. From the beginning to the end, I never participated in the struggle for the Demon Sword. You, the Celestial Demon Crown Scion, managed to obtain the Evil Shadow Sword. Congrattions!"
What does he mean?
The Celestial Demon Crown Scion''s head was full of questions. The other party clearly obtained the sword, so why did the other party say that he obtained it?
While the Celestial Demon Crown Scion was working through his doubts, Chu Chaoyun, who looked carefree and harmless, showed a faint smile and suddenly attacked. Chu Chaoyun''s palm wind was as quick as lightning, his figure moving equally fast. Then, he struck the Celestial Demon Crown Scion in the chest.
The Celestial Demon Crown Scion''s figure quickly pierced through the ck clouds and flew downwards. The demonic clouds covering the sky gathered at his chest, the mysterious phenomenon startling and looking mighty.
"He obtained it. This is the mysterious phenomenon that will materialize when the Demon Sword recognizes a master!"
The Demon Crown Scions below and the Demon cultivators were full of smiles, all of them wild with joy. Although there had been many setbacks along the way with all sorts of unexpected events, they still managed to obtain the most important Evil Shadow Sword.
Chapter 1434: Fated Meeting
Chapter 1434: Fated Meeting
Everyone from the Demon Royal Halls was smiling. Only the Celestial Demon Crown Scion in the air was crying.
Then, he took out an item from his embracea small sword with mysterious formations carved on it. It was very exquisite, but it was just a regr small sword.
In the Demonic World, it was known as a Demon Guiding Sword, which was used specifically for absorbing Demonic Qi. Clearly, this Demon Guiding Sword had undergone some special refining.
The efficiency of this Demon Guiding Sword was quite startling, pulling over all the Demonic Qi in the entire sky.
Holding the Demon Guiding Sword, the Celestial Demon Crown Scion showed an exceptionally sullen expression. He finally understood why Chu Chaoyun had said that he obtained the Demon Sword.
Chu Chaoyun was making him a scapegoat. After such a vast mysterious phenomenon and with the Celestial Demon Crown Scion the person closest to the Demon Sword, everyone would think that he obtained the Evil Shadow Sword. He would not have any words to refute this, either.
The Celestial Demon Crown Scion looked up. However, he could no longer see Chu Chaoyun''s figure. Chu Chaoyun already disappeared without a trace long ago.
How hateful!
The Celestial Demon Crown Scion''s fist shook as he held the Demon Guiding Sword. This was the first time another person had tricked him so miserably. After a while, he calmed down. Then, he said coldly, "Chu Chaoyun, I''ll definitely get even with you!"
The Celestial Demon Crown Scion certainly had to settle ounts with Chu Chaoyun. However, this was not the time. At this moment, everyone believed that he obtained the Demon Sword. The cultivators of the Kunlun Realm''s variousnds were currently charging towards him. Soon, the Deity Dao Union''s people would rush over as well.
The Celestial Demon Crown Scion needed to leave, the farther, the better. The Demon Royal Halls'' people would not believe that he did not obtain the Evil Shadow Sword. All the more the Kunlun Realm''s people would not believe that. No matter how he exined, it would be futile. Chu Chaoyun''s move was too brilliant.
Chu Chaoyun easily snatched away the Demon Sword and left silently, as if he had never been there. Then, he ced all the pressure on the Celestial Demon Crown Scion.
With a few shes, the Celestial Demon Crown Scion returned to where the many Demon Crown Scions had gathered.
"How is it? Did you obtain the Evil Shadow Sword?" the many Demon Crown Scions asked in anticipation.
The Celestial Demon Crown Scion showed a sullen expression and asked, "If I said that I did not, would you believe me?"
"How can that be? We saw you and the Evil Shadow Sword enter the clouds one after another ourselves. When you came down, the demonic cloud entered your body. Isn''t that the mysterious phenomenon of the Demon Sword recognizing a master?"
"Young Master Celestial Demon, you aren''t trying to shirk your responsibility, right? We can let you have the Evil Shadow Sword, but the benefits that you promised us are already inferior to the Evil Shadow Sword."
The many Demon Crown Scions clearly did not believe him, even suspecting that he was trying to break his promises.
The Celestial Demon Crown Scion smiled bitterly to himself. It looked like he would definitely be a scapegoat. He had the option of telling the truth. However, he really could not bring himself to speak of how he had been so frustrated by Chu Chaoyun that he vomited blood and let the other party snatch the Evil Shadow Sword.
This was not because of his pride. More importantly, the blow to his prestige would be too great.
The Celestial Demon Crown Scion did his best to squeeze out a smile. "Just joking. I already obtained the Demon Sword. Prepare to leave. We will return to the Astral Battlefield first. When we reach the Demonic World, I will fulfill all the promises I made to you all."
"Congrattions. Although the might of the Evil Shadow Sword still seems a little low for being an inheritance of a Sovereign, a Sovereign''s weapon, in any case, with it, when Young Master Celestial Demon bes the Demon Monarch, the unification of our eighteen Demon Royal Halls will be smoother."
The words of congrattions were like sharp swords stabbing the Celestial Demon Crown Scion''s heart. It felt very painful, but he still had to squeeze out a smile. Only he understood the bitterness behind this.
After idly chatting for a while, the few Demon Crown Scions summoned their Demon Royal Hall factions to prepare to leave the Kunlun Realm.
Since they rushed over to the Kunlun Realm, they naturally nned an exit strategy. The few Demon Crown Scions made their moves at the same time, striking the ground under their feet.
The ground instantly shattered, revealing an enormous, deep pit and the corpse of an ancient Demon Monarch standing there. The corpse had already rotted to the point where only a pile of bones were left. Demonic Qi mixed with the corpse, and it smelled bloody and bad.
"Sorry for the offense."
The Celestial Demon Crown Scion bowed slightly, and a talisman appeared in his hand. This was the extremely precious Corpse Guiding Talisman. Once the talisman was ced in the corpse, the talisman could temporarily control it and let it burst forth with ten percent of itsbat prowess from before it died.
Even ten percent of the strength of an ancient Demon Monarch was sufficient to create enough chaos for the Demon Royal Halls'' people to leave.
"Let''s go!"
The skeleton of the Demon Monarch soared into the air and ballooned to the size of a small mountain. Then, it blocked all the Kunlun Realm cultivators rushing at the Demon Royal Halls'' people.
The many Demons took this opportunity to board the warships quickly and soar into the clouds, heading to the Starry Heavens above. Once they reached the Starry Heavens, there would be someone to receive them; they would bepletely safe there.
This was a perfect n. Unfortunately, the Demons did not obtain the Evil Shadow Sword.
"Elder Sister Lingling, did you see the Shadowless Saber Sovereign? Where did he go?" Xiao Bai had been paying attention to the Shadowless Saber Sovereign all the while,pletely ignoring the current chaos.
When Shui Lingling saw the Demon Royal Halls'' people leave easily, she felt burning misgivings. At Xiao Bai''s question, she quickly looked around but found that the Shadowless Saber Sovereign had long since disappeared already.
"Let''s leave this ce first. That Demon Monarch corpse will explode soon. If we do not leave now, we will end up buried here," An Junxi said with a somewhat anxious expression on his face when he saw the distant Demon Monarch corpse swelling up.
An Junxi could not be bothered with anything else as he urged the others to leave quickly.
This was how the curtains fell on the battle for the Evil Shadow Sword, which had widened the horizons of many people. Various people stepped up in session. Nearly all the famous outstanding talents of the golden age were here.
The battle between the Kunlun Realm''s outstanding talents and the Demonic World''s Demons was rather bnced; no one managed to benefit much from this.
However, when people spoke of this eventa tale that was bound to be passed down for thousands of yearsthe one that would be discussed the most would definitely not be Di Wuque or the Celestial Demon Crown Scion.
It would be the Shadowless Saber Sovereign. After this battle, no one would ever question the Shadowless Saber Sovereign''s possession of the Saber Sovereign Medallion.
Xiao Chen proved that he deserved the title of Saber Sovereign. Wu Xiaotian was not wrong to hand over the Saber Sovereign Medallion to him.
However, what not many people knew was that in this gathering of talents, one person came silently and left silently. This person caused the Celestial Demon Crown Scion to vomit blood in frustration and easily took away the Evil Shadow Sword; he was the greatest winner of this event.
Like the Shadowless Saber Sovereign, he was like a shadow that no one knew about.
At this moment, this person carried the sword box and unhurriedly met up with Yao Man. When she saw the sword box in his hand, Yao Man said in disbelief, "You really obtained the Evil Shadow Sword?"
Chu Chaoyun smiled faintly and opened the sword box a crack. After revealing a portion of the Evil Shadow Sword, he quickly closed it.
Yao Man revealed an expression of wild joy and reached out to take the sword box. Chu Chaoyun gently withdrew it and slung on his back. "This is for Leng Yue, not you."
"Just let me have it, giving it to me is the same as giving it to Master," Yao Man said unhappily. Even though she appeared angry, her face still looked very charming, giving rise to wild and fanciful thoughts.
However, Chu Chaoyun was not interested at all. He did not get tempted by the ever-present enticement.
Suddenly, Chu Chaoyun''s expression changed. Without giving Yao Man any time to think, he pulled her along and moved one kilometer forward before turning around.
"What are you doing?!" Yao Man felt upset. However, when she turned around, what she saw startled her into moving another kilometer back.
At some point in time, a throne had descended there. A person sat on the throne while holding an undrawn saber in his right hand, hovering above the ground.
The person just casually sat there, but the air of a king could not be concealed no matter what. As Xiao Chen''s hair fluttered about, he let his aura casually drift out in the strong wind.
"ng! ng!"
Indistinct sounds of sabers and swords shing rang out in the airas if people were fighting there, moving at the fastest speed possible.
Finding such an atmosphere suffocating, Yao Manlun retreated further.
Her heart pounded heavily. Why did the Shadowless Saber Sovereign chase after them at this moment?
The main thing was that the earlier scene of Xiao Chen waving his hand and defeating the many outstanding talents of the Deity Dao Union and Demon Royal Halls cast too monumental a shadow in her heart.
Otherwise, Yao Man would not show such fear for the Shadowless Saber Sovereign. Then, she thought of something, and her expression changed slightly. Could the Shadowless Saber Sovereign be here for the Evil Shadow Sword?
If that was true, would Chu Chaoyun be a match for the Shadowless Saber Sovereign?
Chapter 1435: Entering the Saber Sovereign Medallion Again
Chapter 1435: Entering the Saber Sovereign Medallion Again
"Good n. You not only managed to obtain the Evil Shadow Sword but even made the Celestial Demon Crown Scion a scapegoat. After the matter was over, you quickly left like the cool breeze, not leaving any traces behind. Chu Chaoyun, the way you do things still has not changed," Xiao Chen said softly with a faint smile under the mask.
When Xiao Chen collected the seven thrones and tried to form the state of cycle, he seemed to have seen his own fate. At the end of this fate, there was an apparently unavoidable battle with Chu Chaoyun. The other party had stood in the Sky Dome Realm, controlling the three thousand lower realms.
Chu Chaoyun''s sword covered the sky as he said something about every ten thousand years being a cycle.
Chu Chaoyun smiled and said, "I think the same as well. There is no need for you to be surprised about it. Why did youe over? Are you here to snatch the Evil Shadow Sword?"
Xiao Chen shook his head and said, "I have no interest in the Evil Shadow Sword. This sword is more symbolic than it is practical. I believe that you have no interest in it, either. So why did you join in the fight for it?"
"Not interested? Haha! Looks like I got nervous for nothing. In that case, I''ll be leaving. The Kunlun Realm is rather chaotic, and I do not have much time to chat with you."
When Chu Chaoyun heard that, he smiled faintly and wanted to leave.
"ng!"
Pride unsheathed and flew into the air. Then, it arrived in front of Chu Chaoyun after he had turned around, blocking his departure.
"Why the rush to leave? I came only to ask you something. Why all the schemes and wanting to fight with me? You said that every ten thousand years is a cycle. However, what do the grudges of ten thousand years ago have to do with me? Why live so bitterly?" Xiao Chen asked unhurriedly from the Cycle Throne as his expression suddenly turned grave.
When Chu Chaoyun heard these words, his expression changed slightly. His normally unruffled expression showed some fluctuations.
"When did I say this to you? How did you know about ten thousand years being a cycle? Who told you that? Did you go to the Azure Dragon Pce? That''s not right. If you dared to go there now, just one of the few Primes there would be able to smash you to death!"
Chu Chaoyun analyzed, mumbling to himself. However, he failed to figure out anything important, ending up with only questions.
"You were the one who told me this. However, it is not in the present but in the future. Due to a coincidental opportunity, I peeked into certain parts of my fate in the Kunlun Realm. At the end of this fate, you personally told me that," Xiao Chen told Chu Chaoyun honestly, not nning to hide anything.
Farther away, Yao Man pricked up her ears. However, she was confused by what she heard. There were parts that she could not understand, but there were also parts that she could. It turned out that this Chu Chaoyun was old friends with this mysterious Shadowless Saber Sovereign.
Furthermore, the Shadowless Saber Sovereign was not here for the Evil Shadow Sword. Given that, she heaved a sigh of relief.
When Chu Chaoyun heard the word "fate," he appeared somewhat disappointed and frustrated. He smiled bitterly and said, "Fatethat''s right. This is our fate. It was already fixed ten thousand years ago. Our goal is the same from the start to the end. We are both waiting for the opportunity thates only once every ten thousand years. However, only one person can obtain this opportunity."
Xiao Chen said softly, "I have never believed in fate. If it is possible, I''m willing to give this opportunity to you."
Chu Chaoyun smiled and said, "Give it to me? If you give it to me, how are you going to find Liu Ruyue? You cannot give up this opportunity. Cultivate properly ande out of that war chariot sooner. Otherwise, you might not even be able to receive a sword strike from me."
Right after Chu Chaoyun spoke, another pupil appeared in the depths of his eyes. A crack appeared in the twin-pupiled eyes, and a strand of pure primal chaos aura spread out and shrouded both eyes. This materialized a boundless universe with thousands of stars shing and dimming.
"Dang!"
Pride, which was behind him at the moment, appeared like it suffered a heavy blow. It was struck flying with a dull sound and returned to the back of the Cycle Throne.
"You have exhausted too much energy. Yourbat prowess is not even at fifty percent. I won''t fight with you. The next time we meet, I''ll take away the Origin me of the Heavenly me in the Azure Dragon Pce. We will meet again in the future."
After knocking away Pride, which had been in his way, Chu Chaoyunnded beside Yao Man. Then, he picked her up and quickly went far away.
As Xiao Chen watched Chu Chaoyun leave, he entered deep thought. Chu Chaoyun had already told him what that opportunity was. That opportunity was the opportunity to leave the abandonednd, to seek a higher path of the Martial Dao.
Is the abandonednd really that difficult to leave?
However, this was not the time to consider this. Chu Chaoyun just revealed his strength. Heprehended the state of primal chaos and could already use it.
Xiao Chen needed to find the Cycle Arts quickly and merge the seven states toprehend the state of cycle. Otherwise, he might truly be unable to block Chu Chaoyun.
"I have to find a ce to recover my strength first!"
The Savage Battlefield was vast and boundless. It was not difficult to find somece hidden. After a while, Xiao Chen descended into an empty valley.
Inside the war chariot, Xiao Chen took out two Essence Stones. Then, he closed his eyes and circted the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation.
After he finished draining the two Essence Stones, his Primordial Energy was nearly back to its peak. However, the Mental Energy in his sea of consciousness had yet to recoverpletely.
Xiao Chen opened his eyes and then his hand. The Heavenly Snow Divine me slowly surged out.
There was a painting in his palm, the Beautiful Mountain and River Painting, which was a miniaturized space. Within his palm, snowkes drifted about and a cold wind blew. The snow-white me looked peaceful and quiet.
Xiao Chen revealed a faint smile. While he was sealed in ice and the Heavenly Snow Divine me worked on melting the cold Qi, the me unexpectedly broke through and advanced to Rank 4.
mes were separated into nine ranks. The higher the rank of the me, the harder for it to rank up. For the primal-chaos-level Heavenly Snow Divine me, ranking up was even more difficult. Such luck truly made one rejoice.
Aside from this, Xiao Chen also discovered something else.
In his Heart of an Emperor, the one thousand strands of Primordial Energy had undergone a baptism of the cold, which raised its density significantly.
Originally, the one thousand strands of Primordial Energy only formed vague long lines. Now, there was a trace of a dragon''s image. It seemed like continuing to refine the Primordial Energy would allow the one thousand strands of Primordial Energy to take on the shape of a dragon.
Primordial Energy turning into dragons was something that happened only with Primes. However, a Prime''s Primordial Energy was much stronger than what Xiao Chen had right now.
Xiao Chen was still far fromparable to them. Even if his Primordial Energy turned into dragons, he would have difficulty defeating a Prime.
Xiao Chen withdrew the Heavenly Snow Divine me back into his palm. Then, he took out the Saber Sovereign Medallion. Now that his Primordial Energy had improved, he wanted to try and see whether he could open those gates.
He sent his Spiritual Sense into the Saber Sovereign Medallion and soon entered that mysterious world. In front was a majestic hall with an ancient aura, its gates tightly shut.
This prevented one from making out anything inside it, piquing one''s curiosity.
Xiao Chen was no exception. He was very curious about the scene behind the gates.
"You are here." The Item Spirit Qing Yun appeared from nowhere. Smiling, she said, "Are you here to try to open the gates?"
Xiao Chen nodded. Then, without saying anything, he circted his energy and pushed off with his feet. Then, he used his full power tounch a palm strike at the gates.
"Buzz!"
The gates opened a crack and immediately closed. Then, the rebound knocked Xiao Chen back.
The crack in the gatested for only a second. However, Xiao Chen got to see a lot in this one second.
Inside the hall were many statues that looked like they were alive. Their gazes were sharp like they were sabers standing there, neither servile nor overbearing.
They did not bend their backs, stubbornly standing. Some of the statues looked like they would shatter soon. However, they still showed no intention of falling over.
"The statues in there should depict the past generations of Saber Sovereigns, all true desmen," Xiao Chen said softly after wiping the blood off his lips.
Qing Yun flew over and nodded. "That''s right. If you manage to enter, there will be a statue of you too. The Saber Sovereign Medallion has been passed down for a long time; its history goes way further back than you think. In the future, if you can go even further on the path of the Saber Dao, you might discover even more secrets of the Saber Sovereign Medallion."
"The Saber Sovereign Medallion still has other secrets?"
Qing Yun smiled and replied, "That is natural. The Saber Sovereign Medallion is an opportunity that Pan Huang left behind in the abandonednd. However, the past Saber Sovereigns never grabbed hold of this opportunity. I think rather highly of you. Unfortunately, you have to leave now. Your current strength is equal to that of an Eighth Heaven Martial Emperor. You are still quite far from a Ninth Heaven Martial Emperor."
Having no intention of leaving, Xiao Chen said, "I would like to ask, as long as I can burst forth with the strength of a Ninth Heaven Martial Emperor, can I push the gates open?"
Qing Yun nodded. "Of course. However, the gap between an Eighth Heaven Martial Emperor and a Ninth Heaven Martial Emperor is not something that can be bridged with a Profound Martial Technique. In numbers, nine reigns supreme. However, advancing from Eighth Heaven to Ninth Heaven is a hundredfold harder than advancing from Seventh Heaven to Eighth Heaven."
"In that case, it''s not a problem."
Xiao Chen formed hand seals with his hands, and suddenly, his figure expanded, reaching three kilometers tall. This was the Buddhist Major Magic Skill, Dharmic World.
Chapter 1436: Great Dao Energy
Chapter 1436: Great Dao Energy
After Xiao Chen executed Dharmic World, not only did his figure erge, but his strength also temporarily increased to an incredible level.
The only weakness was that this Dharmic World could notst that long.
Xiao Chen did not waste any time. He strode forward, reaching Pan Huang Hall in one step. Right now, Pan Huang Hall did not look very big to him. The gates to the hall were about knee-high.
Right now, Xiao Chen definitely could not use his hand to push the door open. He muttered, "Sorry for the offense," before raising his leg and kicking the gates of Pan Huang Hall.
Qing Yun gaped, watching this scene in disbelief. In the past tens of thousands of years, she had seen many arrogant Saber Sovereigns.
However, there was none like Xiao Chen, who dared to kick the gates. Amid tremors, the gates were kicked open with a buzz.
"Whoosh!"
Xiao Chen returned to his original size. Then, hended on the ground and entered therge hall. Qing Yun was stunned for a while before quickly walking over as well. No matter what, the gates were open.
In that case, Xiao Chen was the new Saber Sovereign and the master of her, the Item Spirit Qing Yun.
The hall was somewhat empty. After walking along a passageway, Xiao Chen arrived where those statues stood. The statues were ced on pedestals of varying heights. The first row was the lowest, and the farther back one went, the higher the pedestal.
Xiao Chen swept his gaze back to the final row, where there was only one statue, and its position was the highest.
That person wore golden clothes, and his hair was scattered around casually. He appeared brash, letting his brilliance show freely. A smile hung on his face, and he gave off an indescribable atmosphere of rxation and spontaneity.
Compared to the other Saber Sovereigns with varied appearances, the feeling that this statue gave off was the most special. However, Xiao Chen could not quite put his finger on how it was special. It clearly was a statue as well, so what difference was there?
Qing Yun exined, "That is Pan Huang. He forged the Saber Sovereign Medallion. He is also the one who left an opportunity for all the desmen of the Kunlun Realm."
Xiao Chen let go of his doubts and asked, "He left the Kunlun Realm in the end?"
Qing Yun nodded and replied, "Pan Huang lived in the most glorious era of the Ancient Era. Even during that era, he stood at the peak of the entire world. He passed the many tests of the Kunlun Mountain long ago and left this world."
"The Kunlun Mountain! Are you saying that the road out of the abandonednd is at Kunlun Mountain?" Xiao Chen suddenly asked excitedly.
Qing Yun felt confused. She said, "Even at your cultivation realm, no one told you that the road out of the Kunlun Realm is the endless mountain path on Kunlun Mountain?"
Xiao Chen was startled awake. The first time he went to Kunlun Mountain, he could already sense that Kunlun Mountain was strange.
Back then, cultivators of the various races were there. The Rock of Origin alsoy buried below the mountain. There was no end to its peak; no one knew where it led. Only now did he understand.
So it turned out that the endless mountain road was the road leading out of the Kunlun Realm.
"However, don''t get too excited. That road has always been there. Even so, since ancient times, the number of people who could walk out alive is simply too small. That road was known as the Road to Heaven. At the same time, it also had another name: the Road to Death."
Qing Yun continued, "Even a Prime would not be confident of walking that road. Once one enters, it is hard to turn back. For most people, it is a road that leads to death, with almost no chance of survival.
"The Martial Epochsted for a long time, from the Immemorial Era to the Ancient Era, then from there to this age. The number of people like Pan Huang that appeared since then could be counted on the fingers of one hand. Everyone knew about the path leading out of the Kunlun Realm. However, who dared to walk it?"
Xiao Chen thought about it calmly. Suddenly, he remembered the once-in-ten-thousand-years opportunity that Chu Chaoyun mentioned.
Since the road at Kunlun Mountain is a path to death, then Chu Chaoyun must mean another road.
There is also the Thunder Sovereign''s disappearance back then. He is missing even now. He probably knew that he could not surpass the limit and chose to take this path of no return. Come to think of it, everything points to disaster.
There is also the Cyclic Astral Lord. That fellow once hinted to me that I would go where the Thunder Sovereign went sooner orter. So that was the case.
It turns out that the Cyclic Astral Lord does not dare to walk that path. He wanted me to finish walking it and bring him away.
"What are you thinking about?" Qing Yun said with a smile as she looked at the distracted Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen recovered his wits and answered, "Nothing. It was just that I have rarely been in contact with people in the past few years, and no one told me this. This is the first I''m hearing it, so I''m somewhat shocked. Don''t mind me."
"Hehe! It''s fine. Of all the Saber Sovereigns, you are the first to kick the gates open. You are also the first toprehend Saber Energy on your own beforeing here. I think very highly of you."
Qing Yun appeared very happy. Then, she pointed at a passageway and said, "Come, I''ll bring you around to familiarize yourself with the hall. That is the Comprehension tform. Although you alreadyprehend Saber Energy, when you cultivate on it, you can aplish more with less effort."
Xiao Chen looked in the direction she pointed at. When he walked over step by step, he saw a prayer mat floating in midair.
Xiao Chen sat cross-legged on it and was surprised to discover a huge tree appear behind him. It was a bodhi tree filled with bodhi flowers. The fragrance of its flowers spread under the shade of the tree, putting one into a wondrous state all unawares.
"Come down. There will be plenty of opportunities in the future. I still have not introduced you to some of the ces," Qing Yun said as she pulled Xiao Chen down to continue bringing him around Pan Huang Hall.
In the next instant, Xiao Chen turned his head back to look. He discovered that the bodhi tree was already gone. Only now did he understand that the bodhi three was just an illusion and not really the holy tree of the Buddhists.
"Right here are the Five Element Pools. Over there are the Lightning Pool, the Strong Wind Pool, the Ice Pool, the Heptagold Poolyou can find a corresponding pool for all the attributes in the world."
Qing Yun pointed to arge group of pools and introduced them. "No matter what attribute you cultivate, you will be able to find it. Afterward, you can use it to temper your will."
"Your will of thunder still has not condensed into an Innate Thunder Crystal, right? When you have time, you should go and soak in the Lightning Pool."
Xiao Chen went over and took a look. Then, he flinched, taking three steps back. The average-sized pool was filled with ck lightning. There were countless lightning bolts in there, flickering nonstop.
Just thinking about soaking in the pool made him tremble in fear. The instant he entered it, he probably would drop dead.
The space inside Pan Huang Hall was very mysterious. Qing Yun brought Xiao Chen around for half a day before she finished showing him the whole ce.
After making the rounds, Xiao Chen became more curious about this Pan Huang, who truly had to have been a genius to have left behind such a space in the Saber Sovereign Medallion, taking great care of thetter Saber Sovereigns.
No wonder Wu Xiaotian said that there would be benefits from obtaining the Saber Sovereign Medallion.
Pan Huang was far stronger than Xiao Chen expected. Perhaps even the Azure Emperor could notpare to him. The peak age of the Ancient Era was an age that was several times more dazzling that the current golden age.
Exactly what kind of existence was this person for him to be able to stand at the peak of such an age?
"Alright, we are done now. It is time to tell you more about Saber Energy," Qing Yun said seriously, withdrawing the smile on her face.
They had finally reached the main topic. Xiao Chen listened attentively and watched Qing Yun quietly.
"There are three thousand Great Dao in this world and eight hundred Side Doors. As the saying goes, the side doors are not the right path. The eight hundred Side Doors are not part of the various Great Dao. As for the Saber Dao, it was not even considered a part of the Side Doors.
"As you know, the sword came first, then the saber. The saber did not exist in the first ce. So the Saber Dao was not among the three thousand Great Dao and the eight hundred Side Doors."
Xiao Chen listened quietly. He already knew all this. He had learned it when he first studied the saber. The main point had not arrived yet.
"Although Pan Huang was not the inventor of the Saber Dao, he was the one who brought the Kunlun Realm''s Saber Dao to the peak. Because of him, the Saber Dao made it into the three thousand Great Dao and rivaled the Sword Dao.
"Only byprehending Saber Energy can you be considered to be inducted into the Saber Dao. Only then can you obtain Great Dao Energy."
Chapter 1437: All Sorts of Opportunities
Chapter 1437: All Sorts of Opportunities
"Great Dao Energy?" Xiao Chen muttered to himself. Even though he raised his head and looked at Qing Yun, he continued to think about these words, mulling over them.
Qing Yun nodded. "That''s right, Great Dao Energy. However, you are not inducted yet and have yet toprehend the Saber Dao. Hence, there is no need for you to think about it for now."
Xiao Chen smiled when he heard that. "What you said is interesting. Comprehending the Dao is for the sake of obtaining the Dao. Why is it that after obtaining the Dao, one still has toprehend? Just like process and results. I already have the results, so why do I need the process?"
An expression of doubt shed in Qing Yun''s eyes. She rubbed her lower chin with her finger and looked at Xiao Chen strangely. "Did I overestimate you? The reasoning is so clear, yet you still cannot see it?
"That should not be the case. You alreadyprehended Saber Energy at such a young age. Most Saber Sovereigns could not evenprehend it when they reached their deathbeds."
Upon hearing this, Xiao Chen felt embarrassed. It felt like she was looking down on him.
"Very well, I''ll tell you. After obtaining the Dao, you are inducted; you have seen the Dao. Comprehending the Dao is the continual refinement of it, pondering over it, seeking the source of everything until forever.
"Before you are inducted, everything that you think is rtively far from the Dao. The more you think, the more you think you are correct. You might be off and end up going even further away."
After Qing Yun exined it carefully, Xiao Chen felt enlightened. Simply put, one needed to find the direction first before trying to think further in the right direction.
Before one found the right direction, everything that one thought would just be a waste of brainpower. If the direction was wrong, one would even end up going away from the Dao.
"I understand now. Please continue." Xiao Chen epted the exnation humbly. Then, he showed a faint smile and gestured for Qing Yun to continue.
When Qing Yun saw Xiao Chen''s attitude, she nodded to herself. Although this new Saber Sovereign is a little stupid, he is humble enough.
If Xiao Chen knew what Qing Yun thought, he probably would not be able tough at it.
"I''ll now demonstrate for you once what Great Dao Energy is to show you the right direction."
After saying that, Qing Yun went out of Pan Huang Hall and opened her hand. A wisp of light that looked like clear water danced around on her palm.
"How familiar!"
This sight gave Xiao Chen a jolt. This light had a hint of Saber Energy in it. However, it seemed to have many other things. It was even more sophisticated, natural, and effortless.
It was not like Xiao Chen''s Saber Energy, which was merely spots. It was also not that horrifying, needing to be unleashed right after it appeared lest it explode.
"Dao!"
Qing Yun flipped her hand and let go. The wisp of light turned into specks, looking bright and resplendent. Xiao Chen felt shocked. There were so many. Could they be all Saber Energy?
"Whoosh!"
The thousands of specks of light gathered and formed a bright disk behind Qing Yun. Countless saber images flickered endlessly. An imposing and vigorous energy came from her body. Xiao Chen felt his Qi and blood surge as he was directly knocked back.
Xiao Chen vomited blood and fell to the ground. When he looked at Qing Yun, she appeared in and simple, just standing there doing nothing.
However, there was an invisible energy, one that he was extremely familiar with, knocking him back.
At that moment, Qing Yun was like a god, unapproachable and invible. She was like a treasure saber forged of clear jade, pure and clean, emanating light and boundless might.
"Dao!"
The bright disk suddenly shrank a little before bursting out with bright light. Then, it turned into a straight line extending upwards continuously as if it would reach the ends of the sky.
Copsed on the ground, Xiao Chen vomited another mouthful of blood. Then, he got knocked into the air. He could not block this energy at all.
Even though this energy was not targeted at Xiao Chen, he could not get close at all or even block it.
The bright light, which had turned into a straight line, extended three-hundred-odd meters before stopping. While it was just slightly over three hundred meters long, the feeling it gave Xiao Chen was even grander and vaster than a peak taller than ten kilometers.
Qing Yun scattered the Great Dao Energy and gentlynded. Then, she helped Xiao Chen to his feet and asked, "Are you alright?"
After wiping away the blood on his lips, Xiao Chen straightened and replied, "I''m still fine. This is your Great Dao Energy?"
Qing Yun smiled and said, "It is not. I am an Item Spirit. How can I obtain the Dao? This is the Great Dao Energy that Pan Huang left behind. Now, you know what direction you should work towards, right?"
Xiao Chen nodded and said, "I somewhat understand."
Qing Yun looked at Xiao Chen''s eyes and knew that he was not lying. She continued and said, "Cultivate one hundred spots of Saber Energy first. Only then will you be qualified to tryprehending the Dao. When one hundred spots of Saber Energy merge, they will form oneplete strand of Great Dao Energy. With that, you are considered to have obtained the Dao. After that, you can try formallyprehending the Dao.
"As for the realms of the Dao, I will tell you about themter. Do you have any questions?"
Xiao Chen thought for a while and then said, "You said that there are three thousand Great Dao and eight hundred Side Doors. Can you tell me more about them, and which ones among them rank higher?"
Qing Yun shook her head and said, "Three is merely a figurative number. The ''three thousand Great Dao'' means that the Dao are unending. There are many Side Doors as well and would not be limited to just eight hundred.
"The Dao are not separated by ranks. However, during some ages, certain Dao did not have any extraordinary people using them being born. After a long time, these Dao would slowly weaken. If it was severe, they might even vanish."
Qing Yun continued, "The Dao is important, but techniques are even more important. Do not be too entranced by the Dao. It is like a bookworm; no matter how much one reads, if one cannot put it to use, one will still be trash."
Xiao Chen indicated that he understood. It was like his past saber intent. No matter how strong his saber intent was, there was no point if he did not know how to use it.
"Onest question. Is there any shortcut to cultivating Saber Energy? The Saber Energy I cultivate now needs to be derived from my Saber Domain. It is extremely problematic."
Qing Yun frowned and said, "I don''t know about that. I only understand the cultivation methods for Great Dao Energy."
In other words, Xiao Chen was too low-leveled. Pan Huang simply had not bothered to leave his experience regarding this.
"However, don''t be too vexed about it. Although there were many past-generation Saber Sovereigns, less than ten were qualified for me to teach them these thingsand not a single one of them managed toprehend Great Dao Energy."
Qing Yun encouraged Xiao Chen, saying, "I still think very highly of you. I believe that you can be the first person toprehend Great Dao Energy in the Saber Sovereign Medallion. Otherwise, if no one benefited from Master''s kind intentions, it would be too sad."
The purpose of Pan Huang''s leaving the Saber Sovereign Medallion was to give thetter generations an opportunity toprehend Great Dao Energy. Unfortunately, after the peak of the Ancient Era, the Martial Dao went into a decline.
Although there was nock of geniuses, none couldprehend Great Dao Energy. Qing Yun had long since given up hope alreadyuntil she met Xiao Chen. Only then did her fighting spirit reignite.
"I''ll do my best."
Now that Xiao Chen had a direction, he was in no rush. He did not immediately emerge to cultivate Saber Energy. Instead, he went to the side of the Lightning Pool in the hall and entered deep thought.
His will of thunder was only a hair''s breadth away from breaking through to form an Innate Thunder Crystal.
The Thunder Dao was definitely among the three thousand Great Dao. Aside from the Saber Dao, Xiao Chen also greatly desired this Thunder Dao.
Ever since Xiao Chen started cultivating the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation, his fortune had be tied with thunder and lightning. No matter what, he definitely had toprehend the Thunder Dao in the future.
In order to cultivate the Thunder Dao, his will of thunder would need to break through and condense the Innate Thunder Crystal, just like how the Saber Dao required Saber Energy.
"Although it looks scary, my will of thunder is only a hair''s breadth away from breaking through. It would be a pity not to try."
Having made up his mind, Xiao Chen closed his eyes and leaped into this pool filled with countless lightning.
"Boom!"
In merely an instant, this strand of Spiritual Sense was destroyed. Back in reality, Xiao Chen trembled all over. His mind hurt intensely, and his entire body went numb.
His teeth chattered somewhat uncontrobly, so he did his best to grit his teeth lest he identally bite his tongue.
However, the pain aside, Xiao Chen was happy to discover that the bottleneck of the will of thunder seemed to have loosened.
"Again!"
After the pain was over, Xiao Chen sent another strand of Spiritual Sense into Pan Huang Hall and did not hesitate to jump into the Lightning Pool again.
Xiao Chen repeated this over and over. From being unable to evenst a second at first, he slowly limated to it, and the amount of time he could remain in the Lightning Pool lengthened.
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As Xiao Chen worked on breaking through in Pan Huang Hall, the Iron Demon that he had lured into the mysteriouske previously also found his opportunity at this moment.
It was a fortuitous encounter that no one expected.
Chapter 1438: Thunder Lord
Chapter 1438: Thunder Lord
The Iron Demon had been fighting in that mysteriouske all this time. Theke water was already dyed red with thick blood.
Suddenly, a ssh came from theke. The Iron Demon leaped out of it, covered in wounds.
"Hahaha! I finally came out. Hey, where is that Shadowless Saber Sovereign?"
Afterughing somewhat foolishly, the Iron Demon realized that the target that he was chasing had vanished long ago.
The smile on his face disappeared, reced by a frown. He scratched his head and said, "It''s over. I lost him. Those two big brothers are going to scold me again."
"What is this ything?"
The Iron Demon held a seven-colored Spirit Fruit with overwhelming Spiritual Energy. The ferocious beasts at the bottom of theke had fought the Iron Demon for so long in order to protect this Spirit Fruit.
The Iron Demon put in a lot of effort before he managed to kill all the ferocious beasts. Then, out of curiosity, he dug out the fruit.
If it were a cultivator of any other race, they would immediately check out this fruit and then carefully keep it. They would not be like this Iron Demon, thinking about how he lost Xiao Chen first and that he let down these two big brothers.
Only after that did the Iron Demon remember that there seemed to be something in his hand.
"There is no Demonic Qi at all. With one look, I can tell that it is trash. To think that these ferocious beasts treated it like a treasure. How stupid of them."
The treasures of the Demonic World all contained dense Demonic Qi. Demons naturally liked those. As for this seven-colored Spirit Fruit before the Iron Demon, its Spirit Energy was so dense, it was about to leak out. It even vaguely had some Immortal Qi.
This was clearly a legendary Immortal Realm Spirit Fruit. The appearance of such a natural treasure would prompt the many Holy Masters to fight each other to obtain it.
However, for this Iron Demon, not liking it was not liking it. After giving it a few sniffs, he directly tossed it away. Then, he casually trampled it into mush.
The moment the Spirit Fruit broke, even more Spiritual Energy leaked out. When the fragrance reached his nose, the Iron Demon reflexively took a few more whiffs.
The Iron Demon did not care about it and casually looked in a direction. After that, he carefreely started to leave.
Without realizing it, the Iron Demon felt his mind be increasingly clearer. Many questions that muddled him started to beprehensible.
The muddied eyes thatcked color slowly changed. Eventually, the pair of eyes filled with intelligence, no longer giving off the feeling of a stupid Iron Demon.
One steptwo stepswhen the Iron Demon took ten steps, he suddenly stopped.
"Damn it!"
The Iron Demon pped his head hard and turned back. Hended where he trampled the Spirit Fruit, but the Spirit Fruit was already mushed up and mixed into the dirt. There was no longer any Spiritual Energy.
"Why was I so stupid, only breathing in a breath of Immortal Qi? This is a Spirit Fruit that can raise my awareness, yet I actually went and trampled it."
Now, it was toote for tears. The Iron Demon wished that he could have chopped his feet off.
Right now, the Iron Demon still had not figured it out. From the moment the Iron Demons came into existence, there had never been a truly intelligent Iron Demon. He was the first in history.
"I finally understand why those two fellows got me to foolishly chase after the Shadowless Saber Sovereign alone."
As the Iron Demon thought about the many things of the past, his thinking gained increasing rity. It turned out that for so many years, the Iron Demons were used as spears and shields like idiots.
"Shadowless Saber Sovereign, should I thank you?" The Iron Demonughed somewhat gloomily. "Since I, Su Erda, managed to obtain such a fortuitous encounter, I need to change the fate of the Iron Demons."
The Iron Demon stopped dwelling on his trampling the Spirit Fruit. He sorted out his emotions and sent out his Mental Energy, carefully checking the ce. Then, he frowned.
Why are there so many experts in this Savage Battlefield?
After probing the surroundings, he discovered several strong auras. Some of the people he sensed even made him feel afraid.
If the Iron Demon had just walked away carelessly, he would have died very miserably after being discovered.
"I have to wait for a while before I can leave." After making up his mind, the Iron Demon jumped back into theke and hid, preparing to lie low until the fuss died down.
Theke was a forbiddennd. Others were unlikely to investigate it voluntarily. Right now, this was the safest ce.
If it were in the past, the Iron Demon would absolutely not be able to figure this out. However, now that he had gained intelligence, things were different.
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In the quiet valley, after Xiao Chen cultivated for five days, his will of thunder finally broke through to condense an Innate Thunder Crystal.
Any other person would have broken such a bottleneck just by soaking in the Lightning Pool once.
However, Xiao Chen''s umtions with the will of thunder were overwhelminglyrge. Furthermore, the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation was lightning-attributed in the first ce, making the breakthrough exceptionally difficult.
However, the benefits of breaking through were clear. While in the Saber Sovereign Medallion''s Pan Huang Hall, Xiao Chen could soak at the edges of the Lightning Pool with ease already.
However, Xiao Chen still did not dare to go to the center nor go too deep, either. However,pared toing out after just one touch, this was much better.
After the baptism of lightning, Xiao Chen felt strangelyfortable. His understanding of lightning advanced further.
"It''s time to go out."
Feeling like he could not endure any longer, Xiao Chen jumped out of the Lightning Pool.
"Not bad, you are indeed a person with great willpower. It looks like you might be able to gain a second Great Dao in the future, the Thunder Dao," Qing Yun said with a faint smile.
"However, I will not be able to provide you with guidance for the Thunder Dao. You will have to figure it out slowly yourself in the future. Of course, it would be best if you could find a senior to guide you."
Xiao Chen understood this principle. On the path of cultivation, there was a big difference between having someone to guide one and being alone. If he did not have the Saber Sovereign Medallion, he would not know when he couldprehend the Saber Dao, a Great Dao.
"The Ice Pool is there as well. Do you want to try? Your will of ice is somewhat too weak."
Xiao Chen took a look and shook his head in rejection. "There is no need for now. I have to leave the Savage Battlefield. I''ve already dyed too long here."
"Very well. I hope that the next time we meet, you will have already cultivated one hundred spots of Saber Energy," Qing Yun said with a smile.
"Definitely."
Xiao Chen closed his eyes and returned to reality. As he sat on the throne, he closed his eyes and casually checked his Innate Thunder Crystal before opening them again.
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
Suddenly five bolts of lightning descended from the sky, lighting up this valley. Xiao Chen felt something in his heartlordship!
That was right. It was precisely lordship. All the lightning-attributed energy within five thousand kilometers epted his lordship, revering him as their ruler.
This felt very mysterious. In the past, no matter how strong Xiao Chen was, it was like he asked the world for lightning-attributed energy. However, after he formed the Innate Thunder Crystal, the feeling changed. He was now the lord.
The lightning-attributed energy became his vassals. He could decide their life and death with a thought.
"So, this is what it is. The mysteries of the Innate Thunder Crystal are all in the word lordship." With a thought, the thunderclouds vanished without a trace, and the quiet valley returned to normal.
Xiao Chen extended his Spiritual Sense and checked the surroundings. After he withdrew his Spiritual Sense, he frowned.
Indeed, it was as Xiao Chen expected. The Deity Dao Union would not let him off so easily after he had injured the Divine Son, Di Wuque. Now, there were already major characters of the Deity Dao Union searching for him after rushing to this Savage Battlefield.
There were strong auras no weaker than those of the three Demons who had worked together and chased after him that day.
There were also even stronger existences. However, their auras were better hidden; Xiao Chen''s Spiritual Sense could not urately detect them.
"It looks like I will have to be careful in order to get out.
After making up his mind, Xiao Chen withdrew all his aura. Then, he flew in the clouds, heading out of the Savage Battlefield.
Chapter 1439: Banditry
Chapter 1439: Banditry
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After three years of bitter cultivation, Xiao Chen''s skill at hiding his aura had improved considerably. If he wanted to, even a Prime would not be able to discover his presence.
As Xiao Chen flew, he saw many Kunlun Realm cultivators who wanted to leave being blocked by the Deity Dao Union.
He checked with his Spiritual Sense and discovered that the Deity Dao Union wanted them to hand over some of their gains from the Savage Battlefield. If they did not want to surrender their gains, they would have to join the Deity Dao Union. Extremely overbearing.
With the strength that the Deity Dao Union showed when fighting with the Demon Royal Halls, they did have the capital to be overbearing.
Xiao Chen did not have any good feelings for the Deity Dao Union. Normally, if there were no other concerns, he would not have a problem with lending a hand. However, now, he could not cause any disturbances.
But just as Xiao Chen wanted to leave while concealing his aura, he saw a group of familiar figures being blocked by the Deity Dao Union. From moving quickly in the clouds, he came to a sudden stop.
There were few people in the world who could make Xiao Chen put himself at risk. He had always been calm and decisive, never hesitating.
However, these familiar figures were clearly part of that extremely small minority.
This was very surprising. Xiao Chen had not expected Shui Lingling, Xiao Bai, and their groups to be trapped in this Savage Battlefield. He remembered very clearly that when the Demon Monarch corpse was summoned, his first senior sister and the others retreated immediately.
It had already been five days, so why were they still trapped here?
That was right. The group below was made up of Shui Lingling, An Junxi, Xiao Bai, Kong Yuan, Yuan Xu, and the other Fiend Race outstanding talents. Logically, since all of them were outstanding talents, they should have no difficulty breaking through the lockdown of the Deity Dao Union.
However, they were now helpless as the one blocking them was Xing Jue, the Heaven Punishing Corpse God''s personal disciple. More importantly, Xing Jue had forged a Deity Statue. Although he was unlikely to advance to Prime in this life, the rapid boost his strength received within a short period allowed him to suppress Shui Lingling and the others now.
There were also three Deity Dao Union warships behind Xing Jue with many other elites of the Deity Race, the Ghost Race, and the Corpse Race on the warships.
"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!"
More than a hundred people jumped off the warships. All of them possessed rather high cultivations. Furthermore, they seemed to cultivate the same Cultivation Technique. With one hundred people forming a formation, as they walked, the ground glittered with golden light, and the images of Deity Statues flickered in the sky.
At the sight of such a formation, Xiao Bai showed a trace of worry on her face. She lowered her head and said, "Elder Sister Lingling, sorry. If not for me wanting to look for the Shadowless Saber Sovereign, everyone would not have been blocked."
Shui Lingling smiled and asked, "Why are you ming yourself for this? I also agreed to search for the Shadowless Saber Sovereign. So if there is anyone to me, me me as well."
Holding the True Dragon Lightning Whip in his hand, An Junxi said calmly, "These people from the Deity Dao Union are bing increasingly outrageous. Without the Deity Race building Deity Statues for them, they would not be so arrogant."
Xing Jue slowly walked over with a hundred Deity Dao Union cultivators. The three warships behind cast a huge shadow on them, putting a great pressure.
"Miss Shui, we meet again. I believe you will not be willing to join our Deity Dao Union. However, the rules cannot change. Hand over your gains from the Savage Battlefield, and you may leave," Xing Jue said unhurriedly with a faint smile.
"Since when did the Deity Dao Union stoop to banditry? Are you all that poor?" Shui Lingling retorted coldly.
"That''s not true, not at all. The Deity Dao Union is not poor; rather, it possesses the greatest wealth in the world. As long as you join the Deity Dao Union, not only do you not need to hand over your gains, but you can even receive all sorts of treasures from the Deity Dao Union."
Xing Jue did not get angry. He smiled and added, "For example, for the few of you, if you are willing to join, the Deity Dao Union can forge Deity Statues for all of you immediately, which will allow your strength to advance rapidly."
"Like you?"
"That''s right, as strong as me!"
"What I meant was like you, a person with the body of a human but the heart of a cur," Shui Lingling exined with a smile.
Xing Jue''s face sank. "You do not know what''s good for you. Very well, you Supreme Sky Sect dogs have been living toofortable a life. I should teach you all a lesson."
Just at this moment, a bolt of lightning suddenly plunged from the sky, heading for Xing Jue.
The bolt of lightning appeared without any signs, catching Xing Jue off guard. He quickly retreated in a fluster, barely avoiding getting struck.
"Buzz!"
The lightning bolt disappeared. It turned out that a saber had apanied the lightning bolt.
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
Bolts of lightningshed down repeatedly. Every time a bolt of lightning fell, a saber apanied it. The lightning bolts were swift and arrived in rapid session, giving no warning as three bolts struck.
Xing Jue appeared somewhat unstable, nearly falling over. The situation felt very unbearable. He tried umting energy in his body several times but kept getting interrupted, so he could only dodge.
Xing Jue urgently needed to take a breather. However, the more he rushed, the more openings he revealed.
The lightning in the sky did not give Xing Jue a chance to catch his breath. When the fifth bolt of lightningshed down, he cried out in pain, and his body twitched. A saber stabbed into his chest, firmly pinning him to the ground.
Electricity flickered on the saber. When Xing Jue touched it, he got electrocuted, and his entire body spasmed as he screamed.
Xiao Chen broke through the clouds and descended rapidly. "ng! ng! ng!" The sabers stabbed into the ground returned to the throne quickly, leaving only Wrath pinning Xing Jue to the ground.
"It''s the Shadowless Saber Sovereign. Quickly, let the Elders know!"
When the one hundred cultivators behind saw Xiao Chen descend, they ignored the pinned Xing Jue, returning to the warships in a fluster and quickly fleeing far away.
It was like they had seen the devil and panicked.
With a thought, Wrath returned to its sheath as well. Xing Jue coughed a few times and smiled as he looked at Xiao Chen. "Shadowless Saber Sovereign, indeed, you have not left yet. Had you not shown yourself, it would have been fine. Now that you have, this Savage Battlefield will be your burial ground."
"Whoosh!"
Xiao Chen stretched out his hand, and a strong suction appeared, pulling Xing Jue over. When he saw Xing Jue''s flustered face, he felt sorrow for some reason.
Xiao Chen thought back to when he first met Xing Jue at the King conferral ceremony. At that time, Xing Jue possessed a keen sharpness, but now, despite his strength, there was none of that sharpness.
With such willpower, Xing Jue would never advance to Prime. The Deity Dao Union truly caused a lot of trouble. If the Deity Dao Union were to rule the entire Kunlun Realm, in less than one hundred years, the Luck of all the races, aside from the Deity Race''s, would dwindle. Those races might even end up extinct.
The wild ambitions of the Deity Race were abundantly clear.
However, this was Xing Jue''s own choice. Xiao Chen could not be bothered with it, only feeling sorrow over it.
"I won''t kill you. Living is the greatest punishment for you."
Xiao Chen casually tossed Xing Jue away, sending him ten kilometers away. When Xing Juended with a ''bang,'' the impact kicked up arge cloud of dust.
Right now, Xiao Chen was already equivalent to an Eighth Heaven Martial Emperor. Furthermore, with his cultivation in the Saber Dao, a person like Xing Jue was beneath his notice.
"Whoosh!"
Chapter 1440: Handing Over the Saber Sovereign Medallion
Chapter 1440: Handing Over the Saber Sovereign Medallion
"Shadowless Saber Sovereign, don''t go!" Xiao Bai panicked and wanted to give chase. However, Shui Lingling stopped her.
"Elder Sister Lingling, don''t stop me. He isumphumph" Xiao Bai was about to say thest two words, but Shui Lingling covered her mouth.
Then, Shui Lingling whispered, "Don''t say it aloud."
By now, Shui Lingling had guessed it. Her feeling was right. The Shadowless Saber Sovereign was the existence that she thought about day and night. Now, her heart was at ease.
Going around as the Shadowless Saber Sovereign was fine. At the very least, it would not attract too much attention. If his identity was exposed, the Primes would definitely not allow him to grow.
At Xiao Chen''s current stage, although he was strong enough, he was still far from a match for the various Holy Masters and Primes.
The day Xiao Chen removed his mask, he would be able to hold his own, able to confront Primes.
Shui Lingling was meticulous in her thoughts and quickly guessed why Xiao Chen hid his identity. It was likely that the truth was not far from her guess.
"Elder Sister Lingling, he really is" Xiao Bai said after she struggled free from Shui Lingling. However, she only spoke halfway before Shui Lingling interrupted her.
"I know, but we can''t say it. We have to leave quickly. He must have his own difficulties. For him to take the risk and help us out here already proves that he hasn''t changed. Heis well."
Xiao Bai entered deep thought. After a while, she smiled and looked at Shui Lingling. Then, she said, "Elder Sister Lingling, I understand."
"Understand what?" An Junxi asked out of curiosity after walking over.
"It''s a secret. I''m not telling you. Think about it yourself," Xiao Bai said while giggling. She showed a slight smile, clearly in a better mood.
Shui Lingling smiled gently. "Let''s go. Let''s not miss out on this opportunity and report back to our masters. We cannot let the Deity Dao Union''s people remain in the Savage Battlefield like that. They are too unbridled."
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On the other side, Xiao Chen felt somewhat bitter. He saw his friends and family but could not meet them.
Aside from not having resolved his fixation, the biggest reason was actually as Shui Lingling guessed. The identity of the Shadowless Saber Sovereign was very important to him. He needed to use it to get into the Mirage Immortal Pce.
"Whoosh! Whoosh!"
Two figures descended from the sky and blocked Xiao Chen as they flickered with light. Six more people descended in another three directions, sealing off his escape routes.
There were also three middle-aged men standing side by side in the sky. As they hovered in the air, they looked coldly at Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen looked at these three and revealed a bitter smile on his face. "What a great expenditure! Even the three Holy Masters are here."
Front, back, left, and right. Every direction had two Eighth Heaven Martial Emperors. Furthermore, Xiao Chen sensed a Holy Beast Martial Spirit''s auraing from them.
Eight Eighth Heaven Martial Emperors and three Holy Masters made a personal appearance. That was to say that the Three Holy Lands mobilized their peak fighting force for the sake of surrounding the Shadowless Saber Sovereign.
A Holy Land''s Sect Master would usually be a Ninth Heaven Martial Emperor at most. Then, there would be two or three Eighth Heaven Martial Emperor Supreme Elders. If there were any other trump cards, those would be reserved for dealing with Primes.
For example, the Three Holy Land''s Holy Beast Totems, the Five Poison Sect''s poison cloud covering the sky, or the Cyclic Astral Pce''s pool of Sr True me and Lunar True me.
Short of using the Holy Beast Totems, the Three Holy Lands could be said to have pulled out all the stops for the sake of surrounding him.
This was truly incredible. All Xiao Chen had done wasnd a chop on Di Wuque. If Xiao Chen really killed him, would the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign lead the entire Deity Dao Union to kill Xiao Chen no matter where he was?
"Shadowless Saber Sovereign, the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign thinks that you are incredible. As long as you are willing to hand over the Saber Sovereign Medallion or cast your lot with the Deity Dao Union, we can ignore all past matters. Everything can be negotiated. He is even willing to give you the position of Vice Union Chief," one of the two people blocking in front said. These two were Supreme Elders of the Phoenix''s Passion Pce.
"During this golden age, several outstanding talents and heroes joined the Deity Dao Union. However, the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign never offered them the position of Vice Union Chief. Aside from the three Holy Masters, the other Vice Union Chiefs are all Primes. Shadowless Saber Sovereign, now do you see how highly the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign thinks of you?" the other person in front continued.
While the two spoke, they both felt somewhat envious. Their position in the Deity Dao Union was not that high.
As long as the Shadowless Saber Sovereign was willing, he could immediately be their superior, holding the same position as the three Holy Masters.
It was true that the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign had never thought so highly of a person.
If it were possible, these two would not have said this. However, these words were what the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign specifically instructed them to say; they could not defy his order.
While seated on the throne, Xiao Chen smiled coldly to himself. Then, he said indifferently, "The Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign really thinks highly of me."
What a joke. Xiao Chen had a hatred for the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign, one that did not permit him to share the same skies as the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign. If not for his extreme resilience, he would have already died several times over at the hands of the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign.
If not for the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign, why would Xiao Chen have shown restraint before? Xiao Chen clearly had the chance to kill Di Wuque but did not do so.
If not for the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign, why would there be so many graves covered in blood for thousands of kilometers in Meteor Trail City, appearing boundless? All these graves had Xiao Chen''s name outlined in blood on them.
Such hatred could never be forgotten!
"Of course, this treatment is something that the rest of us cannot receive. Just think about it. You injured the Divine Son. However, you can see the Deity Sovereign''s bearing in this matter. This about this carefully."
"Even if you are not willing to join the Deity Dao Union, as long as you hand over the Saber Sovereign Medallion, you can receive polite reception from the Deity Dao Union as well. The Deity Sovereign is already very polite to you; it is now up to you."
The two Supreme Elders took turns speaking, trying to hype up the offer.
However, aside from a cold smile to himself, Xiao Chen did not react in any way. Do they take me for a fool?
While the two Supreme Elders spoke, the old men in the other three directions silently tightened the encirclement.
However, that was fine as well. Xiao Chen was also ying for time. When encircled to such a degree, he had only one chance to break out.
Once he missed it, the consequences would be dire.
"It is impossible for me to join the Deity Dao Union. However, I can consider giving away the Saber Sovereign Medallion." Seated on the throne, Xiao Chen pretended to think. After that, he said, "However, how are you going to guarantee that after you obtain the Saber Sovereign Medallion, you won''t go after me?"
Upon seeing that there was a chance, one of the Phoenix''s Passion Pce''s old men said with a smile, "Don''t worry. If you are willing to hand over the Saber Sovereign Medallion, I will make a vow to let you go. The three Holy Masters will not make things difficult for you, either!"
Presumably, the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign also knew the value of the Saber Sovereign Medallion. He was willing to tolerate the Shadowless Saber Sovereign, to exchange the Saber Sovereign Medallion for the Shadowless Saber Sovereign''s life.
However, even if the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign could be tolerant, Xiao Chen could not. The various benefits of the Saber Sovereign Medallion aside, just the fact that the previous Saber Sovereign Wu Xiaotian had personally handed it to him was enough for him not to want to give it away.
"Well,e over and get it, then." Xiao Chen spun the Saber Sovereign Medallion in his hand as he looked at this person and said, "However, do you have the courage to do it?"
"Whoosh!"
Suddenly, the White Tiger Holy Master suddenly descended from the sky. Then, he raised his hand to stop that Supreme Elder preparing to go forward. Then, he growled coldly, "Stop ying tricks. I''ll use an Oath Stone and make a vow. As long as you are willing to hand over the Saber Sovereign Medallion, we will let you go."
After saying that, the White Tiger Holy Master truly took out an Oath Stone and swore on his name as the White Tiger Holy Master that as long as the Shadowless Saber Sovereign was willing to hand over the Saber Sovereign Medallion, he would let him go.
Xiao Chen''s expression changed slightly. This was surprising. He had not expected the White Tiger Holy Master toe down personally.
He had thought that two Supreme Elders woulde over together at most. That way, the instant they took the Saber Sovereign Medallion, he would use that opportunity to charge out.
However, against all expectations, the White Tiger Holy Master personally came down, not giving Xiao Chen any chance whatsoever.
I''ll risk it all!
No matter what, there was only one chance. Xiao Chen needed to fight for it. He activated the ten spots of Saber Energy, preparing to gather them in the Saber Sovereign Medallion. At the same time, he prepared to use the Sharp Spirit Finger.
When necessary, after igniting the ten spots of Saber Energy, Xiao Chen could use the Sharp Spirit Finger and gamble on it.
Chapter 1441: Iron Demon Su Erda
Chapter 1441: Iron Demon Su Erda
After the White Tiger Holy Master finished making his vow, he nced at Xiao Chen, who was toying with the Saber Sovereign Medallion. Then, he slowly headed towards Xiao Chen.
The White Tiger Holy Master''s thinking was rather simple. If the other party did not obey, he would just smash him to death.
It was just one Shadowless Saber Sovereign. If not for the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign''s order, he would not havee.
As the White Tiger Holy Master walked in the air, he disyed a majestic gait. With every step, there would be a tiger''s roar. Winds curled and clouds scattered. The mysterious phenomena that appeared only for a Holy Master appeared one by one behind him.
As the other party walked closer, step by step, the pressure on Xiao Chen grew heavier.
At this moment, Xiao Chen clearly felt that the difference between these major characters of the Kunlun Realm and himself was immense.
However, if Xiao Chen knew that the White Tiger Holy Master was even more shocked, he would feel some pride in his heart.
Right now, the White Tiger Holy Master was someone who could rival a Deep Abyss Demonic World''s Demon Monarch. The number of Martial Emperors that could maintain their calm when faced with the air he radiated could be counted on the fingers of one hand.
Ten stepsnine stepseight steps
Xiao Chen could already clearly see every single detail of the White Tiger Holy Master''s face. The reflection of the other party''s figure slowly erged in his pupils.
Three steps!
When the White Tiger Holy Master was only three steps away from Xiao Chen, he stopped and extended his hand. "Hand it over, and we will let you go. Otherwise, die!"
The White Tiger Holy Master''s tone was cold and expressionless, replete with a biting murderous intent. This gave others a chill for some reason.
"Whoosh!" The Saber Sovereign Medallion stopped spinning, and Xiao Chen grabbed hold of it. Then, he slowly proffered it, like he was submitting to the other party''s pressure.
The eight Supreme Elders and the two Holy Masters above narrowed their eyes, focusing on Xiao Chen''s actions.
All the gazesbined produced an invisible pressure like a mountain on Xiao Chen''s hand.
Xiao Chen''s heart became extremely tense. This time, he nearly pushed himself into a dead end by standing out for Shui Lingling and the others.
However, even if Xiao Chen could choose again, he would not regret making the same decision.
That was because it was all worth it.
Xiao Chen would never regret anything that he felt was worthwhile. Even if the Three Holy Lands gathered together, he would never regret it.
"You can keep dreaming. It would be strange if I gave the Saber Sovereign Medallion to you!"
When Xiao Chen had his hand half-extended, he suddenly erupted out. The throne instantly merged into his clothes, and the Saber Sovereign Medallion gave off a dazzling light. Then, it shot out with the horrifying explosive power of ten spots of Saber Energy.
"Whoosh!"
At such proximity, even though the White Tiger Holy Master was a Holy Master, he could not dodge it.
There was a loud st, and the berserk saber intent red with intense light as it directly exploded. The sky trembled like it would shatter.
The might of the ten spots of Saber Energy gathered in the Saber Sovereign Medallionwhich could instantly kill an Eighth Heaven Martial Emperorwas terrifying.
The two Holy Masters and the eight Supreme Elders all turned anxious. Is the White Tiger Holy Master alright?
When the light vanished, the situation before them surpassed everyone''s expectations.
Blood leaked from the White Tiger Holy Master''s lips. However, there was a faint smile on his face. He grabbed the Saber Sovereign Medallion between two fingers right in front of his chest.
"Did you think that I would not keep my guard up? This old man has fought battles of various scales for my whole life, experiencing tens of thousands of them. Did you think I wouldn''t figure out your ploy?!"
The lips of the White Tiger Holy Master curled up in an expression of mockery; heavy disdain shed in his eyes.
"Sharp Spirit Finger!"
As if Xiao Chen expected this long ago, the instant the light vanished, he struck the Saber Sovereign Medallion with the Sharp Spirit Finger.
"Pu ci!" In a sh of scarlet, the Saber Sovereign Medallion pierced through the White Tiger Holy Master''s heart.
Xiao Chen soared up and stomped down on the White Tiger Holy Master, who was vomiting mouthfuls of blood. Then, he caught the Saber Sovereign Medallion and charged forward quickly.
Although Xiao Chen kicked the White Tiger Holy Master away, his actual situation remained rather bleak.
There were still two Eighth Heaven Martial Emperor Supreme Elders in front as well as two Holy Masters charging over from behind. The Holy Masters moved very quickly. As long as the two Eighth Heaven Martial Emperor Supreme Elders blocked Xiao Chen for a moment, the Holy Masters would catch up immediately.
I''ll stake it all!
Just as Xiao Chen was about to merge the seven Divine Weapons and fight to the end, the two Eighth Heaven Martial Emperors blocking in front cried out miserably and plummeted to the ground like meteors.
This is?
Xiao Chen was stunned. After the two Eighth Heaven Martial Emperors fell, he finally saw a figure behind them. It was an Iron Demonthe Iron Demon who once attacked him.
What''s going on? Since when can an Iron Demon''s sneak attacks be so silent? Also, why did this Iron Demon want to attack the two Phoenix''s Passion Pce Supreme Elders?
Xiao Chen''s head was filled with questions, inplete confusion.
When he saw the Iron Demon''s eyes, he was even more puzzled. Those intelligent eyes looked out of ce on an Iron Demon.
"Shadowless Saber Sovereign, you gave me, Su Erda, an opportunity. Today, I''ll save you once. After this, we are quits."
The Iron Demon smiled and leaped into the air. He flew over Xiao Chen, heading for the two Holy Masters right before Xiao Chen''s bbergasted eyes.
Although the Iron Demon could not defeat the Holy Masters with his strength, his strong physical body allowed him to endure many attacks before having to flee.
This was something that Xiao Chen could not do, an innate advantage of the Iron Demon.
Xiao Chen could not be bothered to think too much. This was a rare opportunity. Thus, he turned into a beam of rainbow light as he fled quickly.
"Keep after him. We absolutely cannot let this fellow leave the Savage Battlefield!"
The Vermilion Bird Holy Master and the ck Tortoise Holy Master were angered at the obstruction of the Iron Demon, ordering the remaining six Supreme Elders to continue chasing Xiao Chen.
When facing thebined attacks of two Holy Masters, the Iron Demon Su Erda was a tragic sight. He could not put up a fight at all, only relying on his ridiculously strong physical body to endure, unable to counterattack in the slightest.
Several times, the two Holy Masters wanted to defeat this Iron Demon in one move. However, they were shocked to find that this Iron Demon was not stupid like Iron Demons normally were.
As long as it was a killing move, the Iron Demon would not foolishly sh head-on. He would either dodge or strengthen his physical body and focus on defense.
The more headache-inducing thing was that this Iron Demon was determined to dy them.
Whenever the two Holy Masters tried to free themselves, the Iron Demon would hold them back, preventing the two from disengaging from the fight.
After fifteen minutes, the Iron Demon Su Erda thought, I can help only up to this point. If I continue, I will end up falling here.
Helping Xiao Chen by dying the two Holy Masters for fifteen minutes was already enough to repay his debt, worthy of the opportunity that he had obtained.
"Hehe! The human race Holy Masters are only so-so. Half a year hence, I wille back and ask you two for pointers again!"
The Iron Demonughed loudly and soared into the air, flying towards the Starry Heavens.
When the ck Tortoise Holy Master saw that the Iron Demon intended to leave, he wanted to give chase. However, the Vermilion Bird Holy Master stopped him. "Go check on the White Tiger Holy Master''s injuries. I''ll go after the Shadowless Saber Sovereign."
The ck Tortoise Holy Master nodded and said, "Right, I almost forgot."
After saying that, the two parted ways, one setting off after the Shadowless Saber Sovereign and the other flying to the White Tiger Holy Master.
Chapter 1442: Fleeing
Chapter 1442: Fleeing
The ck Tortoise Holy Master found the White Tiger Holy Master seated cross-legged with his eyes closed in a deep pit.
The White Tiger Holy Master had a hole in his chest from which blood flowed out continuously. Even now, the bleeding had not stopped. Hisplexion was pale, and his entire body gave off a burnt smell. Clearly, he was significantly injured.
"Brother White Tiger, how can you be so severely injured?" the ck Tortoise Holy Master asked in confusion with a frown.
A genuine Holy Master injured by a juniorthis was simply somewhat too incredible.
The White Tiger Holy Master slowly opened his eyes and replied, "Ten spots of Saber Energy and one Sharp Spirit Finger. My heart was instantly shattered. Do you think that is easy to handle?"
"Saber Energy? Sharp Spirit Finger?"
The ck Tortoise Holy Master was greatly startled. "That''s impossible. This Shadowless Saber Sovereign actuallyprehended Saber Energy and the Sharp Spirit Finger. In the entire world, there are only two people who know the Sharp Spirit Finger. One is the me Rock Sovereign, and the other is the Azure Dragon King."
After thinking for a while, the ck Tortoise Holy Master thought of something very bold and startling.
"Could it be that this Shadowless Saber Sovereign is the Azure Dragon King Xiao Chen?!"
The White Tiger Holy Master shook his head and said, "It is impossible for him to be the Azure Dragon King Xiao Chen. That fellow jumped off his Emperor''s Road five years ago and suffered the rebound of the Great Tribtion of wind and fire. It was already pretty good for him to keep his life. How could he rise up again? Furthermore, if he really was the Azure Dragon King, the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign would not invite him to join the Deity Dao Union."
"Then, he is?"
The White Tiger Holy Master muttered, "I can only say that he is someone who suddenly rose up in this golden age. Otherwise, the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign would not look at him in such a light."
The two did not know that even the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign could not figure out the Shadowless Saber Sovereign. If they told the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign about the Shadowless Saber Sovereign knowing the Sharp Spirit Finger, even if the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign did not make this guess, the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign would be suspicious.
However, the two thought that the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign found nothing wrong with the Shadowless Saber Sovereign, so they did not worry about it.
"Why are you here? Howe you are not chasing after the Shadowless Saber Sovereign?" The White Tiger Holy Master suddenly recalled their task and asked, "Could it be that the Shadowless Saber Sovereign managed to flee?!"
The ck Tortoise Holy Master shook his head and exined, "An Iron Demon dyed us. However, the Vermilion Bird Holy Master already gave chase. With him making a move, as long as the Shadowless Saber Sovereign is in the Tianwu Domain, he will not be able to flee."
Of the three Holy Masters, the Vermilion Bird Holy Master was the strongest. If he used his full power, there was really nothing to worry about.
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Up in the sky, the Vermilion Bird Holy Master closed his eyes, and fiery clouds churned behind him, spreading for tens of thousands of kilometers. After a while, he suddenly opened his eyes and waved his right hand.
"Whoosh!"
The fiery clouds surged like waves and transformed into tens of thousands of fire birds flying out in all directions, shooting forward like arrows.
At close inspection, every fire bird looked like a miniature Vermilion Bird. They moved extraordinarily fast. More importantly, they covered the sky in all directions, searching everywhere.
When Xiao Chen, who just flew out of the Savage Battlefield, suddenly saw the small Vermilion Birds fly by him, his expression immediately changed.
He had managed to escape the six Supreme Elders after much difficulty but was discovered by the Vermilion Bird Holy Master.
Right now, Xiao Chen already used his Saber Energy and the Sharp Spirit Finger. He would have a devil of a time escaping a Holy Master just by relying on the wless Saber Technique.
Leave quickly. I''ll help you block the three Holy Masters. Brat, you really hid well, making me worry. Live on well. I will help you hide the identity of the Shadowless Saber Sovereign.
Suddenly, a voice rang out in Xiao Chen''s mind. He rejoiced, knowing that he was saved.
That was right. The one who came was the Supreme Sky Sect''s Ying Zongtian!
However, Ying Zongtian did not appear in front of Xiao Chen, only sending a voice projection. On further thought, that was to avoid suspicions by others.
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Inside the Savage Battlefield, the Vermilion Bird Holy Master smiled faintly and scattered the thick, fiery clouds with a wave.
"Let''s see where you can flee to."
The Vermilion Bird Holy Master formed hand seals with his hands and radiated a boundless holy light. Then, his entire body slowly took fire. When he finished the hand seals, his body turned into an enormous Vermilion Bird with a wingspan of three kilometers. When it spread its wings, it covered the sky and sun.
"Whoosh!"
The gigantic wings pped furiously, and the Vermilion Bird instantly flew out of the Savage Battlefield, moving incredibly fast. Everywhere it passed, it left behind a long trail of fire covering the sky.
"Dang!"
Even though the enormous Vermilion Bird appeared like it was teleporting, when it rapidly raised its speed again, it crashed into an invisible wall. The sky trembled intensely.
Countless clumps of fire fell from the Vermilion Bird''s body, a rain of fire pouring to the ground.
"Whoosh!" The fire bird resumed its true form. The Vermilion Bird Holy Master looked pale as he said in an extremely angry tone, "Ying Zongtian, don''t obstruct me from performing my duties!"
A light shed, and Ying Zongtian himself appeared. He showed no expression as he said coldly, "Vermilion Bird Holy Master, your wanting to kill the Shadowless Saber Sovereign is your problem. I do not care about it. However, do not do it in my Tianwu Domain. This Tianwu Domain belongs to the Martial God Pce, not your Deity Dao Union."
"Give me a reason. Otherwise, the Deity Dao Union will never let this rest!" the Vermilion Bird Holy Master said through gritted teeth.
Ying Zongtianughed loudly and retorted, "I never need a reason for doing things. Still not leaving? That''s fine as well. I have not fought with you in five years, and my hands are getting itchy."
With Ying Zongtian looking like he was about to attack, the Vermilion Bird Holy Master quickly retreated. The three Holy Masters only barely reached a draw with Ying Zongtian when working together.
The Vermilion Bird Holy Master did not dare to fight against Ying Zongtian one on one.
"It is already toote for you to leave!" Ying Zongtian smiled coldly and gave chase, determined to give the three Holy Masters a thrashing.
Doing so would also shift the Deity Dao Union''s attention from the Shadowless Saber Sovereign to himself.
Xiao Chen, who fortunately managed to leave, still could not figure out why that Iron Demon woulde and help him.
If not for the Iron Demon''s sudden appearance, Xiao Chen would not have seeded in leaving the Savage Battlefield safely like he was now.
"Could it be that the opportunity that the Iron Demon mentioned was that mysteriouske?"
After thinking about it, he concluded that this was the only possible reason. However, now was not the time to dwell on this. He should leave the Tianwu Domain first. As long as he remained in the Tianwu Domain, he would not feel safe.
The Cycle Throne took on the form of a war chariot again and carried Xiao Chen forward.
Inside the war chariot, Xiao Chen reflected on the earlier battle, feeling a heavy pressure. When facing a Holy Master, he was powerless. He could only use means that required him to risk his life before luckily fleeing.
If he faced the White Tiger Holy Master again, if the other party was determined, he would not be able to escape, much less injure the other party.
Thinking about it reinforced his belief that hecked a trump card, one that could pose a threat to a Holy Master or even Primes. Originally, Dharmic World was a pretty good trump card. However, using it would end up exposing his identity.
Using the Sharp Spirit Finger was already a huge risk. He wondered whether he managed to keep the other party in the dark.
Xiao Chen needed a new trump card. The Holy Masters were not ordinary Ninth Heaven Martial Emperors. They were peak existences among Ninth Heaven Martial Emperors, only a hair''s breadth away from Prime.
They could be termed as half-step Primes, major characters who were already at the peak of the Kunlun Realm. The only ones who could ovee them were the few Primes.
How could it be easy to find a trump card that posed a threat to a Holy Master?
Chapter 1443: Returning to Misleading Fog Lake
Chapter 1443: Returning to Misleading Fog Lake
Suddenly, Xiao Chen saw a city below. After the Cycle War Chariot flew by the city in a sh, it slowly returned.
This was Hunluo City of Hunluo Province. Xiao Chen had a deep impression of this city. Three years ago, after he left Heavenly Starry Ind and visited the bloody graveyard, he rushed over to the Eternal Heavenly Sword School at Hunluo Province.
Unfortunately, after Xiao Chen searched the entire Eternal Heavenly Sword School, he did not find Xie Changtian, the one he suspected of sneak-attacking the Thunder Emperor Sang Mu. However, he did find some clues.
[Note: The Changtian in Xie Changtian trantes to Eternal Heavenly. It looks like this person named the school after himself.]
All the clues indicated that Xie Changtian went to a certain cethe Peni Sea!
Back then, the pill Xie Changtian used to extend his lifespan was refined by an Immortal Venerate from the Peni Sea. Just from this, one could tell that he possessed deep ties with the major characters of the Peni Sea.
However, Xiao Chen did not know whether the people of the Peni Sea had participated in the matters of back then.
He wanted to visit the Peni Sea but could not enter at all. So he could only put this matter down for now.
However, even though Xiao Chen set it aside temporarily, that did not mean he forgot it. Someday, he would kill his way into the Peni Sea and pull Xie Changtian out. He would not let off anyone who participated in killing the Thunder Emperor back then.
Now that Xiao Chen returned to this ce, he paused for a moment before preparing to leave for the oceanic world to enter the Mirage Immortal Pce, one of the eight great forbiddennds, to find the Cycle Arts.
The Mirage Immortal Pce was the most mysterious forbiddennd. Although it had already been around in the golden age, it was still not easy to enter.
Just at this moment, Xiao Chen suddenly remembered something. If he recalled correctly, not far away, where Hunluo Province abutted against the Fiend Domain, there was another forbiddennd, known as Misleading Fog Lake.
Back then, Xiao Chenprehended his will of thunder there. The Lightning Talisman there made a deep impression on him.
Coincidentally, Xiao Chen''s will of thunder just broke through its bottleneck and condensed an Innate Thunder Crystal.
Compared to back then, Xiao Chen''s current strength was as different as heaven and earth. Might he have a chance of subduing it?
If he really could subdue this Lightning Talisman, he could use it to deal with the Holy Masters, perhaps even keep it as a trump card against Primes.
The more Xiao Chen thought about it, the greater its potential seemed. He changed his direction and headed for the Fiend Domain forbiddennd just outside Hunluo Province, Misleading Fog Lake.
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When Xiao Chen headed for the Fiend Domain was also when the saga of the struggle for the Evil Shadow Swordthe fight between the Kunlun Realm''s outstanding talents and the Demonic World''s eighteen Demon Royal Hallsended.
No one expected the Shadowless Saber Sovereign to appear all of a sudden and beat up the Deity Dao Union and Demon Royal Halls. Neither the Demon Crown Scions nor the Deity Dao Union''s outstanding talents could ept such a result.
This was a stage originally prepared for them. In the end, the Shadowless Saber Sovereign appeared unexpectedly and spoiled it.
Furthermore, the destruction of this stage was extremely thorough, entirely out of the ordinary. Even the staging area itself was destroyed.
People found the shattering of the ice sculpture and the Shadowless Saber Sovereign emerging from it even more incredible.
Although this storm had already reached its conclusion, the aftershocks it engendered would not die down right away. The Deity Dao Union already issued a kill order for the Shadowless Saber Sovereign. After the Divine Son, Di Wuque, was sent flying with one chop, his prestige suffered a tremendous hit.
People even started to suspect that Di Wuque was not the one favored by Luck. The rumors triggered a thirty-percent decrease in his power of faith.
As for the Young Master Celestial Demon, whom everyone thought had obtained the Evil Shadow Sword, his bitterness was hard to exin. One could easily imagine that there would be a good show to watch when he returned to the Demonic World.
However, these two were not the main characters. After this storm was over, a ferment swept through the Kunlun Realm as everyone tried to guess the identity of the Shadowless Saber Sovereign.
In the past three years, the Shadowless Saber Sovereign suddenly rose up. His not touching his saber and not leaving traces of himself behind added to his mystique.
Obtaining the Saber Sovereign Medallion and defeating the Deity Dao Union and the eighteen Demon Royal Halls made him into a legendary character.
Who exactly was the Shadowless Saber Sovereign?
From the Kunlun Continent to the vast oceanic world, be it the strong or the weak, they all discussed this mysterious Shadowless Saber Sovereign.
The debate turned increasingly random. There were both truth and falsehood mixed in and all sorts of guesses. However, no one connected this Shadowless Saber Sovereign to the Azure Dragon King of five years ago.
Xiao Chen, the Azure Dragon King, the White Robed desman, seemed to be already buried in the dust of history, under the surging waves. No one discussed him, and no one was willing to speak of him. Even the newly prominent people did not have any impression of him.
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Relying on his memory, Xiao Chen reached the shore of Misleading Fog Lake four dayster.
Misleading Fog Lake was a famous forbiddennd in the Fiend Domain where the fog was too thick; even Primes did not dare to go deep into it. They did not know what was inside.
In the past years, all the people who were willing to take the risk ended up paying a price that did not match their gains. Such a result was very normal.
Now that Xiao Chen returned to this ce, he could not help taking out the Lunar Shadow Saber and toying with it while seated on the throne. The first time he came here, it was Little Ao Jiao who led the way. Now, he did not even know when she would wake up.
Or perhaps, that should be he did not know when he could resolve his fixation and remove his mask, allowing the Lunar Shadow Saber to truly recognize him as the Azure Dragon King Xiao Chen and not the Shadowless Saber Sovereign.
Reminiscing often made one sigh. While Xiao Chen cherished the past, he did not like the sorrow there. He was not willing to dwell in this emotion too long. After toying with the Lunar Shadow Saber for a while, he put it away.
With a thought, the Innate Thunder Crystal flew out from his forehead.
Xiao Chen''s Innate Thunder Crystal still took on the appearance of the Lightning Talisman, looking the same as it did in the past. However, when he held it in his hand, he could clearly feel the differencea great difference.
This item was now truly a physical item that existed in the world and not an illusion of an energy talisman.
The moment this talisman appeared, all the lightning-attributed energy within fifty kilometers trembled for some reason. Sparks shed nonstop in the air, crackling like they were greeting the talisman.
Xiao Chen stretched out his finger, and the Lightning Talisman moved above theke, into the thick fog.
He was not worried about getting lost. His talisman was a copy of the Lightning Talisman at the bottom of theke. There was always a vague connection between the two.
This feeling became even stronger and clearer when Xiao Chen arrived above theke. As long as he followed this feeling, he could reach the center of theke.
After entering deep into theke, he lost his five senses; even his Spiritual Sense was ineffective, his sense of direction confused. What he thought was left was actually right. What he thought was front was actually back.
Even at Xiao Chen''s level, this ce still affected his senses. His interest in the Divine Lightning at the center of theke became even keener.
"Whoosh!"
After some time, the scene before Xiao Chen suddenly changed, turning into a golden world. Not only was theke water below golden, but the surrounding air and the clouds above were a pure golden color as well.
Xiao Chen recalled that the first time he came here, he could not open his eyes. He had been dazzled. This time, he could size up the surrounding environment with ease.
However, he did not even bother doing that. He stared straight at the center of theke, at the clump of golden electric light.
The legendary Divine Lightning was contained in the center of the electric light.
Chapter 1444: Divine Lightning World
Chapter 1444: Divine Lightning World
The golden water, the golden sky, and the golden clump of electric light.
Everything was the same as the past. Many years ago, Xiao Chen extracted just a trace of lightning from the electric light clump, and he seeded inprehending the will of thunder. The him then would never have imagined that he would stand here with lofty aspirations in this life, thinking of how to subdue the Divine Lightning.
Two thousand years ago, the Thunder Emperor Sang Mu, who had gone even further on the Thunder Dao than Xiao Chen, failed to subdue this Divine Lightning.
Right now, Xiao Chen was far fromparable to the Thunder Emperor Sang Mu at thetter''s peak. However, he should be simr to the Sang Mu that had not broken through to Sovereign Martial Emperor yet.
Xiao Chen recalled Ao Jiao saying that the Thunder Emperor, like Ying Zongtian, had undergone three lightning tribtions at the same time before obtaining strength equal to a Prime''s. Then, he immediately went to challenge the Thunder Sovereign. Logically speaking, he should not have been at his peak when he came here.
Which was to say that the Thunder Emperor Sang Mu might have been able to subdue this Divine Lightning when he was at his peak. It was just that he did note.
This was a piece of good news. At the very least, Xiao Chen would not feel any pressure. If the Thunder Emperor could not subdue this Divine Lightning even at his peak, Xiao Chen would feel extraordinary pressure.
Xiao Chen had two advantages over the Thunder Emperor. Firstly, he dual-cultivated Immortal Cultivation and Martial Cultivation. He possessed some of the methods of Immortal Cultivators. This Divine Lightning was clearly something left behind by a major character of the Immortal Epoch.
The second advantage was a rather passive one. Xiao Chen had been the Sky Dome Immortal Lord in his previous life, the strongest of the three thousand Immortal Lords. During the Immortal Epoch, he had been the most mysterious Immortal Lord. At the same time, he had also been thest Immortal of the Immortal Epoch.
Even after those Immortal Kings and Immortal Ancestors all fell and vanished, he had still survived until the end.
While the second advantage sounded terrifying, in reality, Xiao Chen did not know if it was useful. He did not even know how to use it. Hence, it was just a passive advantage.
Previously, Xiao Chen''s Spiritual Sense had entered this electric light. This time, he wanted to subdue the Divine Lightning. Clearly, he could not rely on just his Spiritual Sense. He needed to enter physically.
However, he definitely could not avoid using his Spiritual Sense to scout the way first.
While on the throne, Xiao Chen flicked his finger, and a hole opened in the clump of electric light. Before the hole mended, his Spiritual Sense quickly rushed in.
From the outside, the clump of light was only the size of a human head. However, the space inside was sorge, it was boundless. It was like a world unto itself.
Now that Xiao Chen was in this world, he could not suppress the excitement in his heart. He wondered how strong the master of this Divine Lightning had been when alive.
The center of this world was surrounded by countless golden lightning True Dragons. In this pitch-ck space, the golden dragons looked incredibly dazzling. asionally, lightning appeared, moving by in a sh.
Even when Xiao Chen''s Spiritual Sense moved carefully and cautiously, it still failed to reach the deepest part, eradicated by the lightning that appeared at random.
After trying a few times and getting a better understanding of this lightning world, Xiao Chen decided to physically enter it.
The Divine Lightning formed its own world. It was not easy for his physical body to enter.
Looking at that head-sized clump of electric light, it was obvious that Xiao Chen''s body would not fit. He had to think of a way.
Xiao Chen moved around the clump of electric light and could not find a solution.
If only Ao Jiao were here right now! She would definitely have a way, Xiao Chen thought as he looked at the Lunar Shadow Saber in his hand.
"Whoosh!"
When Xiao Chen thought this, the Lunar Shadow Saber suddenly struggled free and charged at the clump of electric light. Even sheathed, the Lunar Shadow Saber was extraordinarily mighty. With a ''boom,'' it shattered the clump of electric light.
The instant the clump of light shattered, a door to the void opened, appearing like a screen of water.
Right after the Lunar Shadow Saber did this, it returned to Xiao Chen''s hand. He gaped incredulously at this scene. He had not expected the solution to the problem troubling him to be so simple.
Ao Jiao, since you can understand me, why are you not willing to meet me?
As Xiao Chen held the scabbard tightly, his heart ached. It was not because of Ao Jiao but himself.
However, this emotionsted for only a moment before he forcefully cut himself off from it. Then, he shifted his focus to the door to the void. A rainbow light shed, the Cycle Throne turning into a beam of light and entering the door.
"Whoosh!"
The scene in front changed again.
Now that Xiao Chen''s true body was inside, it felt very different from when his Spiritual Sense entered. This pitch-ck void world was extremely startling.
The pressure from the Divine Lightning in the center was suffocating. Even from far away, the might of the Divine Lightning entered his sea of consciousness and firmly suppressed him. When he faced it, it was like he grew shorter. He felt some fear in his heart, like this thing could not be profaned.
The sudden pressure shocked Xiao Chen. Before he even got close to the Divine Lightning, he already felt inferior. How was he going to subdue this Divine Lightning at this rate?
This is uneptable.
Xiao Chen screwed his eyes tight. In the depths of his sea of consciousness, his Dharmic Incarnation was down on one knee, clutching a saber stabbed into the ground as it bore the tremendous pressure.
Stand up! Stand up!
Focusing all his willpower and his thoughts, Xiao Chen controlled the Dharmic Incarnation and slowly resisted the might of the Divine Lightning.
In the depths of his sea of consciousness, after all his efforts, the Dharmic Incarnation struggled upright. Finally, he roared ferociously and sent out a saber strike.
"Crack! Crack!"
Cracking sounds rang out in his sea of consciousness. That was the invisible might of the Divine Lightning. After chopping down the might of the Divine Lightning that had infiltrated his sea of consciousness, he immediately felt better. As he sat on the throne, a Sovereign''s Might surrounded him.
This allowed Xiao Chen to maintain a neither-servile-nor-overbearing attitude before the Divine Lightning. His strong aura shed continuously with the Divine Lightning''s might.
"Let''s go!"
Xiao Chen narrowed his eyes and controlled the throne to head quickly for the ce that millions of golden electric dragons surrounded.
He was clearly flying forward, but the feeling he had was akin to freefall.
"Pu ci!"
A bolt of lightning formed out of nowhere andunched itself at Xiao Chen. Pride unsheathed and eradicated this bolt of lightning.
As Xiao Chen continuously descended, the seven Divine Weapons unsheathed, circling the Cycle Throne and weaving a tight defense. He gave off boundless saber light in the pitch-ckness as he slowly approached the center of this lightning world.
How foolish of me! These lightning boltse from the Divine Lightning. My Innate Thunder Crystal just condensed and has not even reached Small Perfection yet. This is the best time to absorb these lightning bolts.
Suddenly, Xiao Chen thought of something. He quickly put aside the seven Divine Weapons, and a purple talisman flickering with light flew out from his forehead.
"Whoosh!"
Another bolt of lightning flew over. Xiao Chen did not block it. Instead, he directly ced his purple talisman in front of it. With a ''whoosh,'' the lightning bolt entered the purple talisman. After some flickering, the hue of the purple talisman turned slightly deeper.
"It works!"
Upon seeing this mild change, Xiao Chen rejoiced. After this, he allowed his Innate Thunder Crystal to absorb all the lightning bolts flying about for the rest of the journey.
After four hours, the originally in and simple purple talisman started to glow faintly. The electric patterns on the talisman looked like flowing water, slowly churning.
Such a change truly induced tion. Xiao Chen barely cultivated his Innate Thunder Crystal. However, just by moving about for a while in this space, it actually reached Small Perfection.
"At this rate, by the time I get close to the Divine Lightning in the center, my Innate Thunder Crystal might reach Great Perfection."
Xiao Chen made some calctions. Even if he could not subdue this Divine Lightning on this trip, he had already gained a lot.
By normal cultivation times, it would take at least two years for him to raise the Innate Thunder Crystal to Great Perfection.
Time slowly passed. Xiao Chen got increasingly closer to the center of this lightning world. He could already clearly see the multitude of lightning True Dragons with his eyes.
There were simply too many golden lightning dragons ovepping each other in severalyers. Even now, he still could not see the true appearance of the Divine Lightning.
Could it be that I''ll have to eradicate all these golden lightning dragons before I can see the Divine Lightning?
This thought made Xiao Chen feel some despair. Even in one hundred years, he would not be able to eradicate all of these millions of golden lightning dragons.
"Whoosh!"
Just as Xiao Chen was feeling despair, the ball formed by millions of lightning dragons expanded outward continuously.
Like pulling silk from cocoons, it openedyer byyer. With eachyer that opened, the golden light became increasingly dazzling.
Boundless electric light flew over. Xiao Chen had to stretch his arm out to use his sleeve to block the light.
What''s going on? Amid his doubts, Xiao Chen suddenly felt an incredibly intense light that seemed to pierce through his body.
Xiao Chen rxed his arm and lowered his sleeve. This was the most intense light that he had seen in his life. Then, he could only watch as his Innate Thunder Crystal, which was approaching Great Perfection, melted like snow before this intense light.
Chapter 1445: Thunder Immortal Ancestor
Chapter 1445: Thunder Immortal Ancestor
"Sky Dome Immortal Lord, you still ended uping here!"
There was no time for Xiao Chen to feel any ground. A loud crackle rang out amid the boundless light. Then, the light suddenly sparkled like a me.
Before the intense light, the Great Perfection Innate Thunder Crystal directly melted. Instantly, Xiao Chen''s feeling of lordship over lightning vanished.
Not only that, his will of thunder disappeared along with it. He would have to start from scratch all over again.
Saying that Xiao Chen''s heart bled could not cover how he felt.
One moment ago, he was rejoicing that his Innate Thunder Crystal approached Great Perfection. In the next moment, he fell from the clouds to rock bottom, perhaps even worse. It was like he lost everything.
However, this did not even have time to shock him. A sentence came from the light,pletely stunning him.
Xiao Chen wanted to look at the light directly but found that his eyes could not withstand the brightness, unable to look directly at it. He could only tilt his head to the side and squint at it sidelong. Even so, he still felt a piercing pain in his eyes.
"Sky Dome Immortal Lord, why are you not saying anything? Has it been one million years? Maybe two million? How long has it been? I''ve already forgotten. I just know it is a very, very long time ago that the Immortal King asked if you have a way to save the Immortal Court, and you were as silent as you are now."
As the light shed, Xiao Chen had to close his eyes. Even so, he still found the intense light piercing.
Only now did Xiao Chen understand that he could not look directly at the light not because of its intensity but because it contained mightthe might of a superior being.
The Divine Lightning appeared, but Xiao Chen could only see the light shing; he could not even speak.
However, that mysterious existence within the light took Xiao Chen''s silence as reticence. It continued speaking, "You possess a strength that surpasses an Immortal King, but you did not be an Immortal King or an Immortal Ancestor, only a mere Immortal Lord.
"In the past, I could not understand it. Now, I do. Actually, you already foresaw the end of the Immortal Epoch, am I right?!"
Am I right?!
By thest three words, the mysterious existence within the light had clearly turned angry. Thunder roared endlessly together with the flickering light.
About to say something he just prepared, Xiao Chen was forced to swallow it back. This thunder tortured him terribly, and the light felt piercing.
"You are always this calm and indifferent. Haha! Even after millions of years, you are still the same. After seeing countless Immortals fall, the Immortal Court split apart, and the six paths of reincarnation shatter, you are still so calm.
"Even after seeing me, the Thunder Immortal Ancestor, in such a sorry state, you are still so reticent. Tell me. You have the power to pluck stars and pull down the moon, able to change fate and reverse the power of the universe. Why was it that when the Immortal King asked you, you did not say a thing?!"
After the mysterious existence in the light raved about so many things, that being started coughing violently. The intense light slowly weakened.
Xiao Chen''s heart raced with excitement. He had long guessed that this Divine Lightning had something to do with the Immortal Epoch. However, he had not expected the master of this Divine Lightning to be an Immortal Ancestor of the Immortal Epoch.
Under the Immortal King, there had been eight Immortal Ancestors. This Thunder Immortal Ancestor had absolutely been a supreme being during the Immortal Epoch.
This discovery simply surpassed Xiao Chen''s expectations. Earlier, he was still thinking about how to subdue this Divine Lightning. If he had known this in advance, such a thought would not have appeared.
Given Xiao Chen''s current strength, he could not even look directly at this Divine Lightning, much less subdue it.
Something''s wrong.
Xiao Chen discovered something strange. The light dwindled. The aura and might of the mysterious existence continuously plummeted.
Xiao Chen found that he could slowly open his eyes. However, when he gradually turned his head back, he still found the light very piercing.
With the pressure that prevented him from speaking gone, Xiao Chen opened his eyes. Out of fear that the pressure woulde back, he quickly said everything he wanted to in one breath.
"Senior, I''m not the Sky Dome Immortal Lord. Or more urately, I''m only the Sky Dome Immortal Lord''s reincarnation."
"Reincarnation?"
The mysterious existence in the light stopped coughing. Suddenly, its voice turned deep and grieved. "I thought that he was also able to escape. It turns out that he died too"
Earlier, the mysterious existence''s tone contained a boundless resentment for the Sky Dome Immortal Lord. However, when it heard that the Sky Dome Immortal Lord had died, all the resentment disappeared, turning into speechless grief.
It turns out that you died too.
Even my final hope is gone. Even the person I resented is gone. After waiting for several million years, this is the result I get in the end.
The Immortal Epoch is truly finished. There is not a single one left alive.
The light slowly retracted, and the powerful Divine Lightning revealed its true self. "Whoosh!" It flew over to Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen finally saw it clearly; this was a Divine Lightning Talisman. It was made with some unknown golden divine material infused into it. Only now did he discover that the Lightning Talisman that he had made waspletely different from this.
An illusory figure was behind the Divine Lightning Talisman. He looked at Xiao Chen and demanded, "Then, why are you here? Do you know what the consequences of my undoing the Ten Thousand Dragon Cloud Locking Formation are for you?"
Xiao Chen braced himself and answered honestly, "Many years ago, I came here once. This time, I wanted to subdue the talisman in your hand. Previously, I thought it was an ownerless item. Now that I know it has an owner, I, naturally, no longer have such thoughts."
"With your strength?"
The figureughed. As he spoke, pride was clear in his tone. "You want to subdue the Ten Thousand Tribtion Divine Lightning with your strength? During the Immortal Epoch, this talisman was the master of all tribtion lightning in the world. Even the Immortal King could not control it."
Xiao Chen said softly, "It is now the Martial Epoch. This talisman''s position as the tribtion lightning''s master definitely no longer exists."
"Even so, it is still not something you can subdue!" the Thunder Immortal Ancestor retorted without even thinking, evidently filled with pride.
Right now, Xiao Chen already no longer had such thoughts. He said directly, "Naturally, I abandoned thoughts of doing so already. However, Senior, you destroyed my Innate Thunder Crystal for no reason at all. You can''t just let me leave in such a state."
"Are you referring to that talisman that approached the Ten Thousand Tribtion Divine Lightning? You are mistaken. I did not destroy it. It is that your level was insufficient, and the approaching talisman was not stable,cking any spirituality whatsoever. After seeing the real thing, it dissolved itself. It has nothing to do with me."
The Thunder Immortal Ancestor''s words pushed the matter asidepletely, indicating no intention to take responsibility.
"Very well. This junior will leave now, then." Xiao Chen felt depressed, but he could only suffer in silence, swallowing this loss.
"Who let you go? This Immortal Ancestor has not subdued you yet. How can I let you go?!"
Xiao Chen''s expression changed drastically when he heard that. He quickly moved back and asked, "What are you trying to do?!"
"Hahaha! Brat, remember this: it is this Immortal Ancestor using the Ten Thousand Tribtion Divine Lightning to subdue you, not you subduing me!"
The golden lightning dragons swam over and tightly encased Xiao Chen, preventing him from moving at all.
The Thunder Immortal Ancestorughed loudly and poked Xiao Chen''s forehead. Then, he used the drop of blood that emerged as a medium to draw a talisman, which he pasted on Xiao Chen''s body.
"Buzz!"
Instantly, Xiao Chen''s bodypletely froze. It felt like he turned into a metal statue.
"Brat, you are really very bold. With such a weak body, you actually considered subduing the Divine Lightning. If not for me, the Divine Lightning would instantly turn you to ashes the moment it entered your body."
At this moment, Xiao Chen felt like even his blood stopped flowing. His body strengthened by severalfold.
"Remember, it is this Immortal Ancestor subduing you, not you subduing this Immortal Ancestor," the Thunder Immortal Ancestor emphasized again.
Then, the Ten Thousand Tribtion Divine Lightning in his hand shed with light and entered Xiao Chen''s sea of consciousness.
The Ten Thousand Tribtion Divine Lightning quickly spun around and sent out a vast amount of lightning-attributed energy, which permeated into every cell of his body.
Instantly, countless cracks appeared on his skin as if his body would shatter.
Fortunately, this did not continue for long before his condition stabilized.
As the talisman spun around continuously, Xiao Chen''s Thunder Dao soared. From nothing, a state of thunder formed, then the will of thunder, and the Innate Thunder Crystal.
From there, the Innate Thunder Crystal went on to reach Small Perfection, then Great Perfection, Consummation, and all the way until the formation of a Thunder Domain beforeing to a stop.
"How unfortunate! It''s such a great treasure, but your physical body cannot fully express its power. Never mind, I''ll pass on a Supreme Magic Skillthe Divine Lightning Eyeto you. With only one look, you can trigger a lightning tribtion on someone to kill them."
The Thunder Immortal Ancestor poked Xiao Chen''s forehead again, and a wealth of information poured directly into Xiao Chen''s mind. The figure of the Thunder Immortal Ancestor faded, but the grin on his face grew increasingly wider.
"Haha! Being able to subdue the Sky Dome Immortal Lord''s reincarnation at the point of my death is also considered a happy matter. Brat, I subdued you!"
The Thunder Immortal Ancestorughed extremely carefreely. However, Xiao Chen only saw grief in his smile, a grief that had not changed for millions of years.
Then, the Thunder Immortal Lord''s figure vanished into nothing.
Chapter 1446: Ten Thousand Tribulation Divine Lightning
Chapter 1446: Ten Thousand Tribtion Divine Lightning
The millions of golden lightning dragons remained. It was like they were maintaining a certain formation, swimming about in the pitch-ck space.
When the scarlet talisman on Xiao Chen''s forehead crumbled, he regained control of his body, no longer feeling like he was a metal statue.
Ow!
From the initial numbness, losing all sensation in his body, to feeling all sorts of pain after recovery, it felt like millions of ants charging towards his brain.
Indeed, it was as the Thunder Immortal Ancestor said, even with his help, this pain was unforgettable. Without it, the consequences would be unimaginable. It seemed there had still been some deficiencies in his previous line of thought.
Calling it deficiency was really just a form of self-constion. To be more urate, it was just a wild fantasy, a delusion.
After the pain passed, Xiao Chen''s entire body, as well as his mind, felt extremely fatigued. The image of the Thunder Immortal Ancestor''s final smile kept ying in his head.
The Thunder Immortal Ancestor was clearly smiling, but he smiled in such a sorrowful manner that Xiao Chen felt down as a result.
He often identified strongly with the Thunder Immortal Ancestor.
Xiao Chen rarely smiled, always remaining calm and cool-headed, showing neither joy nor grief. He gave off the feeling of being hard to approach. He could not be med for this; this world was too hypocritical. Those who knew how to smile would live to the end.
However, he really did not know how. Even if he showed the asional smile, he could not change the worry that showed on his face.
No matter how gentle Xiao Chen''s heart was, all people saw was a cold mask that did not allow anyone into his heart.
When he thought back on his past, the period of his life where he had the least concerns was where his dreams began, that small city known as Mohe City. However, the time where he was the happiest was when he was in the Heavenly Saber Pavilion''s Qingyun Peak, the days where he learned the saber.
There was also the person who taught him the saber.
Now, Xiao Chen finally understood why the feeling that Pan Huang''s statue gave him was different from that of the many statues of previous Saber Sovereigns.
Pan Huang''s smile came from his heart, an unbridled and unrestrained smile.
The more Xiao Chen''s thoughts wandered, the sleepier he got. His consciousness faded, and he entered a deep sleep.
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While Xiao Chen entered a deep sleep, a great change came to Misleading Fog Lake. The fog that had lingered above theke for a long time actually vanished.
When this matter was discovered, news of it quickly spread across the entire Fiend Domain.
It even startled the Spirit Fox King, a Prime. All the elders of the Fiend Race came one after another.
To their surprise, there was nothing in Misleading Fog Lake. Even after the Spirit Fox King went around and used his Mental Energy to scan every single grain of sand, he did not discover anything out of the ordinary.
However, the more this was so, the stranger it seemed. There was definitely some kind of supreme treasure in Misleading Fog Lake.
Why was it that after the fog disappeared, they could not find anything? They could only specte that the supreme treasure had already been taken by someone before them. Some Fiend Race powerhouses refused to give up, continuously wandering Misleading Fog Lake.
After a long time, they still did not discover anything. Hence, themotion over this disturbance spread.
People just took this as a bizarre incident, circting stories of it in the Fiend Domain.
This news eventually spread to the oceanic world, to the Heavenly Starry Ocean, and reached the mysterious Treasure Master. Speaking of which, this Treasure Master was truly mysterious and unfathomable, even stranger than the Shadowless Saber Sovereign.
The Treasure Master controlled all the sea markets in the Heavenly Starry Ocean. Every sea market was built around a huge statue of an Immortal. He was the richest and most well-known person in the Heavenly Starry Ocean.
Many people envied him, but he still managed to live perfectly well. Even when he offended the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign five years ago, he still appeared free and at ease.
Rumor had it that the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign once came to the Heavenly Starry Ocean in his true body and fought a huge battle with the Treasure Master.
That battle was known to only a few peak Martial Emperors. They did not know the results, only that the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign never returned to the Heavenly Starry Ocean since then.
As for the Treasure Master, he continued living a low-profile life like before.
"Interesting, I thought it couldst for a while longer That''s not right. It should not have vanished so quickly." After obtaining the news, the Treasure Master muttered to himself in confusion.
A dark fog surrounded the Treasure Master. A ck lotus flower flickered with light under his feet. This appeared extremely strange. He had a scary and malevolent saber scar, which looked like a centipede resting on his aged face.
Logically speaking, no matter what kind of scar it was, an ordinary Martial Emperor should be able to find a way to deal with it.
However, the saber scar on the Treasure Master''s face gave the feeling that it had been there for a long time and would remain there forever.
"It looks like I have to make a trip to the Peni Sea."
The ck lotus under the Treasure Master''s feet bloomed, giving off a bright light. When the bright light vanished, the flower disappeared.
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Naturally, Xiao Chen did not know about all thishe just woke up, feeling refreshed and veryfortable.
"Indeed, I feel much better after a good sleep."
Xiao Chen ridiculed himself a little before checking on that Divine Lightning Talisman in his sea of consciousness. The Thunder Immortal Lord had called it the Ten Thousand Tribtion Divine Lightning, the master and ancestor of all tribtion lightning.
This Divine Lightning Talisman floated quietly in Xiao Chen''s sea of consciousness, taking the ce of the previous Innate Thunder Crystal. His entire sea of consciousness became dyed golden.
Xiao Chen felt that the baptism of this talisman had refined the Magic Energy in his sea of consciousness into even greater purity and density.
Excellent!
However, Xiao Chen quickly discovered something tragic: he could not control this Divine Lightning Talisman.
It was even to the point where he could not move it at all, unlike the Innate Thunder Crystal, which had been entirely at his disposal, moving responsively to his whims.
Xiao Chen spread out his Thunder Domain and felt the energy of the talisman draining. However, that feeling was like taking water from the sea. So, he did his best and expanded the Thunder Domain continuously.
Like before, he could not even drain a thousandtheven a ten-thousandthof the Divine Lightning''s energy.
Looking at the Thunder Domain in the surrounding ten kilometers, Xiao Chen felt somewhat conflicted. This was the limit of what he could do at the moment. It was not just his physical body. His cultivation and ken also restricted him from unleashing the full might of the Divine Lightning.
Divine Lightning Eye!
Xiao Chen suddenly remembered that before the Thunder Immortal Ancestor disappeared, the Thunder Immortal Ancestor bequeathed to him a Supreme Magic Skill that could be used to bring out the might of the Ten Thousand Tribtion Divine Lightning.
During the Immortal Epoch, Spells were the foundation. Above Spells were Magic Skills. Magic Skills were categorized into Minor Magic Skills, Major Magic Skills, and Supreme Magic Skills.
The Dharmic World that the Mahe?vara Buddha gave Xiao Chen was a Major Magic Skill of the Buddhists.
The moment Xiao Chen thought about the Divine Lightning Eye, information about it surged into his mind. It was like someone whispering into his ears, exining the various mysteries of the Divine Lightning Eye.
Chapter 1447: Divine Lightning Eye
Chapter 1447: Divine Lightning Eye
Xiao Chen quickly closed his eyes and listened carefully, understanding the information bit by bit.
The Divine Lightning Eye was one of the Thunder Immortal Ancestor''s Supreme Magic Skills. Its core was the Divine Lightning. Without the Ten Thousand Tribtion Divine Lightning or an equivalent Divine Lightning, sessfully executing the Magic Skill would be impossible.
Even the cleverest housewife could not cook without rice. Even one with great skills would not be able to execute it.
[Note: Even the cleverest housewife could not cook without rice: This is a Chinese idiom for not being able to do anything without raw material. Rice is amon staple for the Chinese, so a meal would usually not beplete without rice.]
Having the Ten Thousand Tribtion Divine Lightning was the foundation. There were still many mysteries after that. During the Immortal Epoch, Immortal Cultivators would have to undergo three cmities and nine disasters. After that, there would be many rounds of Heavenly Tribtions.
The lightning tribtions of these were all materialized from the Ten Thousand Tribtion Divine Lightning. Hence, it was no exaggeration to call it the ancestor or master of lightning tribtions.
The Divine Lightning Eye was a Supreme Magic Skill that called down lightning tribtions. It used the eye to activate these, and the process was very simr to Eye Techniques.
After one seeded in practicing the Divine Lightning Eye, one could call down the might of a lightning tribtion with a flicker of one''s eyes. Nothing within one''s line of sight would be able to dodge. That was how terrifying this Magic Skill was.
There was a total of tenyers to this Divine Lightning Eye. The firstyer could call down only one bolt of lightning tribtion. The secondyer could call down two bolts of lightning tribtions at the same time. The thirdyer would apply the first twoyers, calling down three bolts of lightning tribtions.
At first, it looked like there were not many changes. However, it truly became heaven-defying from the fourthyer onwards. The fourthyer would apply the first threeyers, calling down six bolts of lightning tribtions.
The fifthyer was twelve bolts of lightning tribtions, and the exponential increase continued until the ninthyer, which could call down one hundred and ny-two bolts of lightning tribtions.
As for the tenthyer, it could unleash the might of the Divine Lightning Eye without holding anything back.
After Xiao Chenprehended all this, he opened his eyes, goggling with shock.
He now finally understood what a Supreme Magic Skill was. Supreme meant unsurpassable.
For the nine Heavens of Martial Emperors, breaking through each Heaven required one to undergo a lightning tribtion. However, this lightning tribtion blocked many people from progressing. If Xiao Chen seeded in cultivating this Ten Thousand Tribtion Divine Lightning, he could call down lightning tribtions. Just thinking about it filled one with anticipation.
It would be no exaggeration to say that the Divine Lightning Eye could decide life and death with one look.
However, Xiao Chen did not know if he would encounter any problems when cultivating the Divine Lightning Eye or how far he could go with his current cultivation.
After spending some time onprehension, he started to try practicing the Divine Lightning Eye, a Supreme Magic Skill.
His first attempt was strangely smooth, much smoother than when he tried to practice Dharmic World. After thinking carefully, he figured that part of the reason could be the Thunder Immortal Ancestor personally passing on this Magic Skill to him.
The Thunder Immortal Ancestor had passed on to Xiao Chen not only the cultivation method of this Magic Skill but also his relevant experiences.
However, despite that, how far Xiao Chen could go would still depend on himself.
This guidance only gave him a head start, lowering the threshold and preventing him from going in the wrong direction.
Normally, even if one knew the trick to a Supreme Magic Skill, cultivating it would still take ten-odd years. Of course, to Immortals with long lifespans who had escaped the cycle of reincarnation, ten years was merely a flick of the finger.
Xiao Chen spent half a month in closed-door cultivation inside the pitch-ck space. After a few trial runs, he finally felt confident of sessfully executing it.
"I wonder how strong it is?!"
With some anticipation, Xiao Chen formed hand seals with both hands. Magic Energy surged in his sea of consciousness and coalesced into talismans shing with bright light. The sky in the sea of consciousness looked like it was snowing as the talismans entered the Ten Thousand Tribtion Divine Lightning.
When Xiao Chenpleted thest hand seal, all the talismans in the sea of consciousness entered the Divine Lightning.
The previously still Ten Thousand Tribtion Divine Lightning suddenly spun and released boundless light.
Xiao Chen''s right eye felt an intense bloating. He saw countless shing lightning bolts of all sorts. Then, he gasped in amazement at the variety of lightning tribtions.
The Ten Thousand Tribtion Divine Lightning appeared before Xiao Chen''s eyes. Before he could react, a bolt of lightning tribtion turned into a seed andnded in his eye.
The seed took root in the depths of his eye. The boundless Magic Energy in his sea of consciousness gathered in his eye like fertilizer.
The seed became like a huge whirlpool, instantly sucking Xiao Chen''s Magic Energy dry. However, that was still not enough. The one thousand strands of Primordial Energy in his Heart of an Emperor turned into beams of light, entering his eye.
After the seed drained three hundred strands of Primordial Energy, Xiao Chen heard a crisp sound in his eye like something broke out of the ground.
"Whoosh!"
The lightning tribtion seed sprouted and bloomed.
The instant the flower bloomed, a ck flower with nine petals appeared in his eye, quickly spinning. As Xiao Chen sat on the throne, his clothes and hair fluttered without any wind. At this moment, he was connected to heaven.
It personified the Thunder Immortal Ancestor. A strong aura swept out, inducing a suffocating pain.
Under the asphyxiated feeling, seeds of horror sprouted in the heart. The lightning tribtion was a symbol of the Heavenly Dao''s punishment. All cultivators in the world instinctively feared lightning tribtions.
The flower''s nine petals closed up, and it bore fruit, turning into a cool light fusing into the depths of his eye.
At this moment, Xiao Chen felt his right eye fill with horrifying energy. If he was not careful, this energy might explode and crush him.
He needed to unleash this energy. Otherwise, he would be the one dying.
It felt like a beast roaring in his heart. Xiao Chen locked onto the space in front. "Boom!" Intense electric light exploded at that point, looking resplendent and dazzling in that pitch-ck space.
The golden lightning dragons in the surroundings all felt a trace of fear spreading in their hearts and trembled.
"Bang! Bang! Bang!"
A bolt of vast electric light struck that spot. Explosions rang out continuously. The might of the lightning tribtion kicked up strong winds.
The Cycle Throne was blown back. Space shattered, and countless spatial cracks spread out relentlessly. The entire lightning world seemed to be starting to crumble. In the next instant, the spot that the lightning tribtion struck failed to contain all that energy.
"Boom!" The lightning tribtion turned into a vast electric light and radiated throughout the lightning world.
With this strike, the shuddering small world copsed.
This triggered an intense chain reaction. The thousands of golden lightning dragons exploded one by one. Golden electric light soared into the sky from the bottom of theke, vaporizing theke water and looking like a sharp sword stabbing the sky.
Chapter 1448: The Edge of the Kunlun Realm
Chapter 1448: The Edge of the Kunlun Realm
Right now, it was night. The electricity that shot out from the bottom of theke could be seen even from millions of kilometers away.
Furthermore, this was just the start. Shortly afterwards, all the lightning dragons exploded. The vast Misleading Fog Lake and the surroundingnd instantly crumbled and sank.
Misleading Fog Lake vanished as the ground split apart, transforming the entire geographypletely into a deste sight.
Xiao Chen, who was knocked out of the small world, vomited a mouthful of blood. His ears buzzed, and he temporarily went deaf.
The st of thunder ruptured his internal organs, putting him in pain.
The indistinct might of the lightning tribtion had yet to fade, spreading in the air and crackling nonstop.
Feeling some lingering fear, Xiao Chen automatically fled the ce.
A Prime would be startled by this and rush over soon. Xiao Chen simply had not expected such a hugemotion. The might of the Divine Lightning Eye was shockingly strong.
Furthermore, this was the first time Xiao Chen executed this. There was plenty of room for improvementand this was just the might of the firstyer. If he could cultivate it to the secondyer, there would be another lightning tribtion.
Xiao Chen simply did not dare to imagine the might that could erupt out.
This oue truly lived up to a Supreme Magic Skill. Even after draining all his Magic Energy, he still could not sessfully execute it. He also needed to use a third of his Primordial Energy.
Although the expenditure was high, Xiao Chen felt very satisfied. Compared to some huge killing moves, this Magic Skill''s expenditure was within an eptable range. At the very least, he could still keep fighting after using it.
However, he did not know if there were any aftereffects.
As Xiao Chen thought about it, pain suddenly red in his right eye. He felt some tears flow out, so he removed his mask and wiped them away.
However, when he took a look, he was shocked. These were not tears. They were clearly ck blood.
"This"
Xiao Chen felt somewhat suspicious. However, this was not the time to think about it. He cleaned up the blood and put his mask back on. Then, he turned into a rainbow light flying away.
As Xiao Chen was leaving, the Spirit Fox King was rushing to Misleading Fog Lake in his true body.
The sight of thend stretching out for five hundred thousand kilometers changed beyond recognition and all theke water vaporized shocked even a being like him. He did not know what had happened.
"Spirit Fox King, what happened? I felt the entire Fiend Domain trembling!"
"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!"
Several major characters of the Fiend Domain arrived one after another. When they saw this scene, they all showed a shocked expression as they asked the Spirit Fox King about this.
The Spirit Fox King replied sullenly, "Probably some forbidden item that Misleading Fog Lake suppressed came out. However, I do not feel the aura of any Prime, so there is no need to panic."
"What''s with the lightning in the sky?"
"That''s right. To think that so much electricity came from the bottom of the center of theke. Previously, webed this Misleading Fog Lake very thoroughly but did not discover anything."
The Spirit Fox King''s thoughts seemed to be upied with something else. He waved his hand and said, "I''ll personally investigate this matter. There is no need for you all to do anything."
When the Fiend Race powerhouses saw that the Spirit Fox King was taking on this responsibility, they did not say anything more.
When only the Spirit Fox King and the Peacock King remained, the Spirit Fox King sighed softly, "Before I arrived here, I saw the Shadowless Saber Sovereign leaving the Fiend Domain."
"What? The Shadowless Saber Sovereign?"
With a nod, the Spirit Fox King said, "Indeed, it is the Shadowless Saber Sovereign. However, Ying Zongtian asked us to take care of this person, so I did not make a move on him."
"Who exactly is he for the Saber Sovereign Wu Xiaotian to give up the Saber Sovereign Medallion to him? Now, even Ying Zongtian wants to protect him."
The Spirit Fox King sighed softly and replied, "I don''t know. Ying Zongtian did not say. However, since he asked, the Shadowless Saber Sovereign is definitely a friend and not an enemy. Although we do not know what happened at Misleading Fog Lake, with so many people paying attention, I won''t be the only one to discover the Shadowless Saber Sovereign."
After thinking for a while, the Spirit Fox King said, "Do something to create some chaos and false information, shift the focus away from the Shadowless Saber Sovereign."
"Leave that to me," the Peacock King responded, smiling.
Xiao Chen, who was flying away quickly, did not know that the Spirit Fox King had detected his presence and helped him deal with the aftermath.
After the Spirit Fox King''s gaze lingered on the scarred rubble of Misleading Fog Lake, he left.
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The Mirage Immortal Pce was the most mysterious forbiddennd of the eight great forbiddennds.
Normally, traces of it rarely appeared in the world. There were too many legends about it, harking back to the Ancient Era.
An endless stream of people had investigated this forbiddennd, but there was still very little information about this ce. They only knew that it was probably a Remnant of the Immortal Epoch. After that, it was upied by a strong sect during the Immemorial Era of the Martial Epoch, bing the foundation for that sect.
After this sect was destroyed for some reason, everything was eradicated, leaving only the Mirage Immortal Pce.
Aside from having the inheritances of that Mirage Immortal Pce sect, it also preserved the style of the Immortal Epoch perfectly.
There were Immortal Pills, Profound Beasts, Spells, Magic Skills, and many other things in all sorts of restrictions. The countless opportunities tempted the younger-generation cultivators into exploring this ce.
However, not just anyone could explore this Mirage Immortal Pce. Even a Greater Heavenly Martial Emperor might end up getting trapped in there and dying.
There were too many examples of people going there and never returning. Hence, this mysterious Mirage Immortal Pce gained infamy.
After spending two months rushing over from the Fiend Domain, Xiao Chen finally saw this famous Mirage Immortal Pce.
Where was the Mirage Immortal Pce? When one was far in the ocean, one would be able to see it at the ends of the sea.
The ocean was vast. To normal people, even if they spent their entire life, they would never be able to finish exploring it. However, to Martial Emperors, especially people like Xiao Chen, there was an end to the ocean.
The end of the ocean would be the edge of the Kunlun Realm. The scene here was very spectacr, a ce where the sun never set.
After arriving here, Xiao Chen raised his head and looked. Indeed, he saw this mysterious Mirage Immortal Pce.
There was a heavy fog at the end of the ocean. An Immortal pce hovered in the air amid a group of majestic mountains in the fog.
There were towering trees on the mountains and waterfalls gushing. It was filled with beasts of the ground and birds of the sky. There were also countless pavilions and buildings decorating the ce. One could even see some vague figures of Immortals flying around. They appeared very unfettered and elegant.
One could also smell an Immortal aura and see strange fruits and flowers.
However, everyone knew that this was just an illusion. While it looked like the Mirage Immortal Pce was right in front of them, in reality, they were some distance away.
There had even been Martial Emperors who could not endure the temptation and gave chase all the way. They had ended up lost at the end of the ocean, vanishing.
Chapter 1449: Mirage Immortal Palace
Chapter 1449: Mirage Immortal Pce
Beforeing here, Xiao Chen made inquiries about the Mirage Immortal Pce in many ces. He learned that this illusionary realm would arrive in half a year, which would be its third appearance in the recent millennium. He did not know when it would reappear after that.
It might take one hundred years or maybe just twenty years; it was hard to say.
This was its third manifestation in the recent millennium. After this, no one knew when it would next show up. Hence, many Martial Emperors were likely toe to explore the Mirage Immortal Pce this time.
Xiao Chen saw many Martial Emperors from diverse factions on the surrounding inds. These Martial Emperors came from the Heavenly Starry Ocean, the Storm Sea, the Ice Sea, the ck Sea, the Human-Demon Sea, and other ces in the oceanic world. Many of them were Greater Heavenly Martial Emperors from various Holy Lands, even Sovereign Martial Emperors.
The ones that Xiao Chen was familiar with were the elders of the Five Poison Sect, the Heavenly Province Academy, and the Yinyang Paradise. These Holy Land elders were grouped up together with the Martial Emperors of their sect.
"Might I ask if you are the Shadowless Saber Sovereign?"
Just as Xiao Chen observed the surroundings, a hemp-robed old man came over and greeted him. This person was ancient, at least a thousand years old. He possessed a high cultivation, an Eighth Heaven Martial Emperor.
The clothes this old man wore did not bear the mark of any sect, so he was probably an unaffiliated loose cultivator.
Normally, loose cultivators did not have a good reputation. However, after they advanced to Martial Emperor, they could be considered to have achieved sess, breaking free of their troubles and hardship. Even so, they still would retain some of the bad habits from before advancing to Martial Emperors.
The throne turned around, and Xiao Chen replied, "I am precisely he. What''s the matter?"
The hemp-robed old man smiled and said, "This old man is Mu Yong, a loose cultivator of the Ice Sea. This time, I gathered a few like-minded people and am preparing to break into the Mirage Immortal Pce. It seems like the Shadowless Saber Sovereign is alone. How about you join my team, and we can help look after each other?"
Xiao Chen thought for a while, in no rush to answer. It was definitely a good thing to have a few people to look out for each other. However, there were also downsides to having many people, especially loose cultivators. Their natures varied, and there were too many unknown variables.
Seeing Xiao Chen hesitate, the help-robed old man added, "We are just a small team. However, even though our numbers are few, we have a peak Geomaster taking charge. This old man is not talented, but I managed toe back safely the past two times."
When Xiao Chen heard this, he narrowed his eyes. This hemp-robed old man could not be underestimated.
After entering the Mirage Immortal Pce twice, this old man still managed toe out alive. His strength had to be at the peak of Eighth Heaven Martial Emperor.
If it were in the past, when Xiao Chen did not have the Divine Lightning Eye, he would be somewhat fearful. However, he had been cultivating the Divine Lightning Eye for half a month already and could use it familiarly.
Now, he was fully confident of safely retreating from a Holy Master, what more an Eighth Heaven Martial Emperor.
Since Xiao Chen did not have to worry about his own safety and the other party was so experienced, it was possible to travel with the other party.
"I''ll join you, then. Senior Mu, just address me as Shadowless," Xiao Chen said after raising his head. His expression could not be seen under his mask.
The hemp-robed old man smiled happily. "Great. With the Shadowless Saber Sovereign joining us, we will be more confident. Come, I''ll bring you over to meet the other members."
After speaking, Mu Yong led Xiao Chen to a nameless ind.
Upon seeing this scene, the other factions and Holy Lands felt some regret. The Shadowless Saber Sovereign''s arrival had attracted their attention long ago. Their eyes never left him.
However, there were too many rumors about the Shadowless Saber Sovereign, making others feel that he was hard to interact with. Unexpectedly, the hemp-robed old man managed to move Xiao Chen with just words.
This was somewhat surprising, to the regret of those people who wanted to recruit Xiao Chen.
Afternding on the small ind, five people immediately got up and weed Xiao Chen and Mu Yong. Two of them were a middle-aged couple with simr cultivations, both Seventh Heaven Martial Emperor. Of course, they just looked middle-aged. In reality, it was hard to tell exactly how old they were.
There was also a Fiend Race woman. Based on her aura, she should be of the Blood Shark Race. Having met the Blood Shark Sovereign of the thirteen Great Bandits, Xiao Chen was extremely familiar with the aura of the Blood Shark Race. Hence, he could tell with one look.
The remaining two were a swordsman and a desman.
These five people were extremely respectful to Xiao Chen, especially that desman Martial Emperor. After the desman Martial Emperor saw Xiao Chen, he was exceptionally excited.
Xiao Chen returned the greetings and did not put on airs, improving their impression of him.
The hemp-robed old man smiled faintly and performed the introductions, increasing the trust between each other. He should be the leader of this group.
However, just when Xiao Chen thought this, he saw Mu Yong respectfully saying to a sixth person, a ck-d old man, "Senior Jiang, this is the Shadowless Saber Sovereign. He is the most famous Saber Sovereign in recent years. Even when the three Holy Masters worked together, they could not kill him."
The story of Xiao Chen escaping the three Holy Masters'' encirclement at the Savage Battlefield despite them working together had already spread wide, making him even more famous.
However, this ck-d old man did not seem to care. He did not even bother to turn around, merely saying indifferently, "It is just luck. What is there worthy of praise? You can ask him yourself whether he managed to defeat even one of the Holy Masters."
Xiao Chen found this voice somewhat familiar. Then, he recalled that the hemp-robed old man said there was a Geomaster in the group. Could this ck-d old man be the one?
The hemp-robed old man smiled abashedly and said, "This is Senior Jiang, a famous Geomaster of the oceanic world. The geography of the Mirage Immortal Pce is rather strange, and there are many ominousnds, so we need to ask a Geomaster to apany us."
Could this Senior Jiang be the Jiang Tian who once gave me the maps of the Spirit Veins in the oceanic world?
As Xiao Chen thought this, he replied, "It''s fine. I am indeed unable to defeat a Holy Master. Senior Jiang is right."
Xiao Chen''s answer puzzled the calm hemp-robed old man. However, he was happy that Xiao Chen did not get angry.
"You are rather wise; otherwise, when you actually enter the Mirage Immortal Pce, you would not even know how you died," Senior Jiang said expressionlessly after he stood up and turned around.
When Xiao Chen saw the other party''s appearance, his expression did not change. However, he smiled in his heart. It really is Jiang Tian, that Geomaster with overwhelming means.
Chapter 1450: Surprise Visitors
Chapter 1450: Surprise Visitors
Although Xiao Chen did not respond to Senior Jiang''s words, they startled the hemp-robed old man.
It looked like this Senior Jiang had not traveled about much in the past few years and did not know about the Shadowless Saber Sovereign. To avert the Shadowless Saber Sovereign''s anger, the hemp-robed old man quickly exined, "Brother Shadowless, don''t be angry. This is how Senior Jiang''s character is. However, we cannot do without him on this trip to the Mirage Immortal Pce."
Who would have imagined that Xiao Chen would not get angry like Mu Yong expected? He said calmly, "I know about the Geomaster Jiang Tian. Senior Mu, there is no need to be so polite. We indeed have to rely on Senior Jiang on this trip to the Mirage Immortal Pce."
When Jiang Tian heard this, he smiled. "Good, you are flexible and able to consider the bigger picture. Otherwise, no matter how strong you are, if you refuse to listen to this old man, you can scram as far as possible. I was just testing you earlier. Since you have heard of and are aware of me, I''ll not waste time on nonsense."
Jiang Tian''s tone was very arrogant, but no one here felt dissatisfied. Firstly, Geomasters were rare. Secondly, Jiang Tian''s strength was clear for all to see.
Everyone here was a Seventh Heaven or Eighth Heaven Sovereign Martial Emperor. They understood these principles and were not rash like youths.
Xiao Chen thought to himself, This Jiang Tian''s temper is still the same as before. However, once such a person is figured out, he is rtively easy to get along with. At the very least, I do not have to worry about any plots or schemes happening behind my back.
This is probably why everyone is so willing to trust him.
Xiao Chen was not willing to reveal too much lest the other party recognize him. So, he excused himself and sent the throne flying up tond at a rather deste crag. Then, he closed his eyes and rested, continuing to work on the Divine Lightning Eye in his mind.
During the past half month, Xiao Chen had figured out the firstyer of the Divine Lightning Eye. Now, he did not need to form any hand seals, able to execute it at extreme speeds.
He had also reduced the drain on his Primordial Energy by a quarter. The only problem was that it still injured his eye. Every time he executed it, ck blood would flow out of his eye. Eventually, this would cripple his eyepletely.
Xiao Chen guessed that there had to be a technique for protecting the eye that apanied this Divine Lightning Eye, to nourish and protect the physical eye.
However, in reality, he guessed wrong. The body of an Immortal surpassed the mundane. An Immortal''s body would not experience such side effects.
If there really was some apanying technique for protecting the eyes, the Thunder Immortal Ancestor would have passed it to him as well. However, the Thunder Immortal Ancestor did not imagine that there would be such a problem.
This situation made things difficult for Xiao Chen. For a Magic Skill such as the Divine Lightning Eye, no matter how powerful it was, he would not dare to use it too often unless he could deal with the problem of it injuring his eye.
Otherwise, if he really went blind, it would not be worth it.
Suddenly, Xiao Chen felt someone approaching. He opened his eyes and saw the desman in his team walking over.
"Sorry for interrupting Senior Saber Sovereign''s meditation. This humble self is Feng Xiao. I have admired the Saber Sovereign for a long time already," the desman said politely with a cupped-fist salute.
There was a saying, "If one admits their mistake, others will not bear to hit one." This person was apanion and a desman of considerable strength as well.
Hence, even though this person came and interrupted Xiao Chen, he did not get angry. He nodded and said, "You are too polite. My fame as the Saber Sovereign is exaggerated. Brother Feng, just address me as Shadowless."
Feng Xiao smiled and said, "In that case, I''ll address you as Brother Shadowless. Although I have been wandering about the oceanic world, I have been hearing your great name in the past few years. I am really happy to get to meet you today."
Feng Xiaothis name sounds very familiar. Xiao Chen thought about it. Then, his eyes lit up in realization, and he asked, "Brother Feng, are you the Feng Xiao known as the Four Sea Wild Saber?"
"Haha! Unexpectedly, the Shadowless Saber Sovereign has heard of my name too. That''s right. Many years ago, that was what people called me. However, in recent years, the golden age arrived, and geniuses rose too quickly. I no longer dare to call myself that."
Feng Xiao did not deny his title of Four Sea Wild Saber, but he did not think much of it, either, following up the admission with some self-ridicule.
Xiao Chen understood what Feng Xiao meant. Too many rising stars in this golden age liked to challenge those famous seniors, trying to gain fame in one battle. They ruthlessly trampled on the other party; the heavier they did so, the happier they were.
"Three years ago, when I wandered the world, I wanted to seek out the Four Sea Wild Saber to exchange moves. However, your whereabouts were unpredictable, and I never found a suitable opportunity to seek you out," Xiao Chen said, recalling why he remembered the other party''s name. "Unexpectedly, I finally meet you today."
Feng Xiao smiled and said, "I have heard about your experiences. Your vision and determination are truly admirable. If it were me, I would not be that patient, going to people one by one to seek instruction."
As both of them were desman, they had many things inmon to talk about. Aftering to understand each other better, they started speaking more.
"Brother Shadowless, what are you seeking in the Mirage Immortal Pce?" After getting to know Xiao Chen, Feng Xiao did not feel any misgivings, so he asked directly.
Xiao Chen did not mind. He answered honestly, "The Cycle Arts!"
"The Cycle Arts?" Feng Xiao thought for a while before saying, "In that case, you will need to be careful of that group of people from the Cyclic Astral Pce. They already let out word in advance that they were here for the Cycle Arts."
Xiao Chen''s heart sank. He remembered that the Cyclic Astral Lord had once sought out the Jadeite Sovereign for the Destruction Throne and felt that this was somewhat strange.
"The Cyclic Astral Lord is here?" Xiao Chen asked.
"He is not here. The Cyclic Astral Lord has rarely shown himself in the past five years. No one knows what he is doing. However, the Sun Pce''s Pce Master, a Ninth Heaven Martial Emperor, is here."
The Cyclic Astral Pce ranked its seventy-two pces by the constetions. The Sun Pce ranked first, and its Pce Master was also the strongest.
Although this person was not as strong as the Holy Masters, he was still a Ninth Heaven Martial Emperor. He would not be easy to deal with.
However, since the Cyclic Astral Lord was not here, there was still a chance. Feeling confident, Xiao Chen casually asked, "Brother Feng, what are you here for, then?"
"I''m here toprehend the Dao. There are many wall carvings and will statues from the Immemorial Era, all of them containing the Dao. If I canprehend just a little bit, I will gain a lot," Feng Xiao replied, hope shing in his eyes.
After all, not everyone could be like Xiao Chen, possessing such an extremely highprehension ability that heprehended his own Dao. That being the case, others could only walk the path of the predecessors.
The world changed during this golden age, allowing one to raise their cultivation very quickly. However, progress in the Dao still relied on oneself.
As the two chatted, a patch of scarlet clouds suddenly flew over from the distance. Immediately, the expressions of all the people of the Holy Lands on the inds, as well as the loose cultivator groups, changed somewhat.
Xiao Chen was no stranger to this patch of scarlet clouds. This was the mysterious faction that rose up in the oceanic world in the recent five yearsthe Blood d Sect.
The people of this sect wore scarlet clothes that strangely gave off an evil aura. No one knew where they came from. However, during these five years, this faction had spread to all the major sea regions. Their Sect Master was also very mysterious; even now, no one knew who he was.
However, the few Vice Sect Masters that appeared were extremely strong. No one dared to underestimate this mysterious Sect Master.
"That group of lunatics, the Blood d Sect, sent people as well. It looks like this trip to the Mirage Immortal Pce is doomed to be unpeaceful," Feng Xiao muttered as his expression turned grave.
Xiao Chen remained silent. He felt some fear for this Blood d Sect as well. The group of blood-d people back when Elder Qin underwent his tribtion clearly shared the same origins as this Blood d Sect.
Nevertheless, it was unexpected that this faction managed to rise so fast within five years.
As the day of the Mirage Immortal Pce''s appearance approached, experts arrived in a continuous stream. No one wanted to miss out on the third advent of this Mirage Immortal Pce in this millennium.
At the end of the ocean, within the boundless fog and mountains, the ethereal scene of the Mirage Immortal Pce slowly gained definition.
The dense Immortal Qi grew increasingly realistic, to the point where the physical eye could see the silhouette of the pce among the mountains. The floating Mirage Immortal Pce appeared right before their eyes, looking distinct.
Xiao Chen''s originally calm heart skipped a beat. He needed to obtain the Cycle Arts.
He had the seven thrones and seven states. Everything was already prepared,cking only the Cycle Arts.
On this particr day, when the Mirage Immortal Pce was about to arrive, Immortal music suddenly rang out in the distance as an Immortal ship traveled through the clouds, glowing with a faint iridescent light.
"The Peni Sea''s people!"
Xiao Chen was surprised. Contrary to his expectations, the Immortal Cultivators of the Peni Sea came to participate as well.
Chapter 1451: Bloody Footprints
Chapter 1451: Bloody Footprints
For the past millennium, the Peni Sea had remained hidden. People rarely came out. Many people had already forgotten about the Peni Sea, not knowing what kind of ce it was.
It was now the Martial Epoch. Forcefully cultivating Immortal Cultivation was definitely not the right path. Not only was it extremely difficult, but there was also no hope of bing an Immortal. It was very tragic.
[Note: In case it gets confusing, the impression that I have is that Immortals are Immortal Cultivators who reached the point of escaping the six paths of reincarnation, or rather, since that is broken, reach the point of living forever as long as there is Immortal Qi. Since there are no more Immortal Tribtions in the Martial Epoch, no one can truly be a true Immortal.]
However, no one would overlook the strength of these Immortal Cultivators. They knew all sorts of strange Immortal Arts and strong Magic Skills. They also had various transforming Magic Treasures.
This resulted in Martial Cultivators suffering a lot when fighting Immortal Cultivators. If they could not close in on the Immortal Cultivators, they might even get yed to death.
No one understood what this group of Immortal Cultivators was thinking in disappearing for a thousand years and suddenly reappearing in the golden age.
Furthermore, after their millennium-long absence, it was hard to judge how strong these Immortal Cultivators were.
Did they improve, or did they decline?
"Interesting. It looks like this group of Immortal Cultivators is really dying out. To think that two out of the three Immortal Venerates are here." Jiang Tian seemed to understand this group of Immortal Cultivators well. As he casually evaluated them, he did not show any respect for them at all.
Surprised, Xiao Chen asked, "Senior Jiang, why do you say this?"
"You don''t know? That makes sense. Aside from some antiques, not many people know about this," Jiang Tian said indifferently.
Mu Yong, the hemp-robed old man, said, "I know a little about that. The Immortal Qi of the Peni Sea has been decreasing. Hence, one thousand years ago, they locked themselves up in their small world.
"Based on today, they must have been driven into a dead end and are gambling it all on this."
Feng Xiao said, "Are the Immortal Cultivators strong?"
The hemp-robed old man thought for a while. Since they might end up interacting with this group of Immortal Cultivators, he exined, "Well, you could call them strong. An Immortal Venerate is as strong as a Ninth Heaven Martial Emperor and can contend with a Holy Master. However, once you get up close, even you can easily kill an Immortal Venerate.
"Without an Immortal''s body, they cannot escape the six paths of reincarnation. They also do not have any truly powerful Magic Skills. This group of Immortal Cultivators cannot bepared to the Immortal Cultivators of the Immortal Epoch."
However, Xiao Chen vaguely felt that something was not quite right. Matters were probably not that simple.
The Peni Sea was not as weak as the two of them made it out to be. Otherwise, the Immortal Cultivators would not have the courage to take in Xie Changtian, who was responsible for the Thunder Emperor Sang Mu''s death.
However, these doubts were all secrets. It was not convenient for Xiao Chen to say them. He could only take things step by step.
"Look, there is a woman on the mountain!"
Just at this moment, someone in a nearby sea region suddenly shouted in shock, pointing at the summit of a mountain below the Mirage Immortal Pce.
When Xiao Chen''s sharp senses picked this up this, he immediately took a look.
Indeed, there was a woman on the mountain. She wore white clothes and had long hair. Holding a sword in her hand, she was like an ethereal fairy, looking very refined. She gave off a pure aura, and her eyes sparkled like stars and gems.
The saying "a beauty so resplendent, it could topple the world" applied to this.
At this moment, the Mirage Immortal Pce had not arrived yet. How could there be someone at the summit of the mountain?
Such doubts arose in Xiao Chen''s mind. However, when he looked at the hemp-robed old man, he noticed that the other party appeared calm.
"Is that a fairy?" Feng Xiao asked in somewhat of a daze.
The middle-aged couple and that swordsman were puzzled, as well as impressed, by this woman''s appearance and aura.
"It is not a fairy. It is the female Sect Master of that sect from the Immemorial Era. Counting the other times I was here, this is my third time seeing her."
The hemp-robed old man added calmly, "This woman appears in different ces every time. However, after we went in, I never saw her. It''s extremely mysterious."
The moment this woman appeared, the two Immortal Venerates on the Immortal ship opened their eyes at the same time.
The three Immortal Venerates of the Peni Sea were Immortal Venerate Yun Chen, Immortal Venerate Ming Yue, and the strongest Immortal Venerate, Tian Yi. Of the three, Immortal Venerate Yun Chen was famous for his alchemy.
Immortal Venerate Yun Chen''sbat prowess was weaker, so he did note on this trip. The ones who came were Ming Yue and Tian Yi, the other two Immortal Venerates.
When looking at the ethereal woman on the mountain peak, the two Immortal Venerates showedplicated expressions as if they knew this woman''s origins.
At the same time, the Blood d Sect''s Vice Sect Master also stared at that white-d woman.
After some exnations, the many Martial Emperors who were here for the first time no longer found this white-d woman strange.
They dismissed her as just an illusion.
Xiao Chen''s senses were very sharp. As he looked at that white-d woman, he had a strange feeling for some reason.
Extraordinarily refined and exceptionally beautiful. Since she was not a fairy, she could only be a devil.
However, this was just Xiao Chen''s opinion. Furthermore, the hemp-robed old man said that they would not meet this woman, so there was no need to dwell on this.
The fog covering the end of the ocean suddenly vanished. All the mountains and rivers around the Mirage Immortal Pce appeared clearly before everyone.
This feeling was very mysterious. It was like this Mirage Immortal Pce had always been there, just covered by the fog.
"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!"
The people of the various Holy Lands immediately flew towards the Mirage Immortal Pce in groups. When they were approaching the mountains, their figures suddenly vanished without a trace.
The hemp-robed old man did not find this strange. He exined that they had already entered the ce where the Mirage Immortal Pce was.
"This is the jade strip that Senior Jiang made himself. Please refine them. Otherwise, we will be sent to separate ces after we enter. With this jade strip, we will be able to enter together. The various Holy Lands did this too."
Xiao Chen received the jade strip and did as told. After refining it, he felt the auras of all seven of them appear as if they were tightly fused.
"Let''s go!"
When everyone had refined their jade strip, the hemp-robed old man was the first to fly up. The others quickly followed behind. Xiao Chen was thest, trailing them unhurriedly. As the scene of the mountains and rivers got closer, it suddenly vanished.
The world spun, and then the Cycle Thronended on the ground. Immediately after that, Xiao Chen heard strong winds. After checking out the surroundings, he discovered himself on the summit of a mountain.
On the other mountains, there were some people at the summits as well.
However, there were also people who had not appeared on a summit. Instead, they turned up on the valley floor. The valley surrounded by the group of mountains was incredibly vast with a convolutedndscape.
Furthermore, it seemed like there were some mysteries behind this; it was not as simple as it appeared from the mountain summit. The Mirage Immortal Pce waited quietly in the middle of the valley.
The hemp-robed old man said indifferently, "We are pretty lucky. We did not get sent to the bottom of the valley. The Heavenly Profound Sect that upied this ce during the Immemorial Era excelled at the Yinyang Illusionary Technique. Every restriction here was fused with the Yinyang Illusionary Technique. Reality and falsehood are mixed together, catching people off guard. It''s extremely strange.
"If we were sent directly to the bottom of the valley, the inexperienced people would quicklye in contact with the restrictions and die."
Mu Yong''s words scared everyone but also raised doubts. Just at this moment, sharp, miserable cries came from the valley floor, scaring them further.
No one dared to underestimate Mu Yong''s words anymore; they all moved back to stand behind Senior Jiang.
Jiang Tianughed and said, "Don''t be scared by Old Man Mu. Before we enter the Mirage Immortal Pce, I can still protect you all. Come, let''s go down the mountain."
The Mirage Immortal Pce in the valley appeared to be very close. However, due to the bloody examples shown to them, no one foolishly suggested flying over.
Jiang Tian headed down exceptionally cautiously, stopping every few steps. The ck-d swordsman in the team kept muttering to himself, clearly unhappy with their speed.
"Senior Jiang, can we move faster? At this rate, we will probably take a month to arrive at the Mirage Immortal Pce. Before we even reach the foot of the mountain, we will be sent out."
After walking for a while more, the ck-d swordsman finally voiced his dissatisfaction.
This ce would be open for only one month. As long as they did not die within the month, they would be sent out. Although the ck-d swordsman''s words were exaggerated, Jiang Tian''s speed was indeed rather slow.
Xiao Chen did not say anything. He sensed that they already passed at least six illusionary formations so far. Furthermore, the surrounding geography kept changing with every step.
This mountain gave him the feeling of a living creature. In geomancy terms, this was a Spirit Communicator Mountain. If it was a natural formation, it would be fine; it would be an Immortal Mountain.
However, if it was refined by someone, it would be a genuine Ghost Mountain.
Hence, even if Xiao Chen was dissatisfied with Jiang Tian''s speed, he would not have anyints about it. After all, he could be considered at least half a Geomaster and could understand the principle behind this.
"Haha! In that case, please go ahead." Jiang Tian merely waved the swordsman on without getting angry.
The ck-d swordsman seemed to have long been upset with Jiang Tian''s attitude. He growled, "Fine, I''ll go ahead. I am a Seventh Heaven Sovereign Martial Emperor. It is just a mountain road. Do you think I can''t walk on one?"
"Brother Wen, don''t be rash!" The hemp-robed old man tried to defuse the situation.
However, the ck-d swordsman had already raised his foot and walked past Jiang Tian. Mu Yong could not stop him in time.
One step, two steps, three stepsten steps. Soon, the ck-d swordsman had taken ten steps. He turned his head back and said with a smile, "I told you that I''d be fine. To think you made things appear so mysterious! What do you say to this now?!"
However, when the ck-d swordsman saw the expressions of Jiang Tian, Feng Xiao, the hemp-robed old man, and the others, he felt something was wrong. They all showed horror and graveness on their faces.
Actually, the ck-d swordsman was just blowing off steam. He would not really go far; he just wanted to prove that they could proceed at a faster pace.
However, when the ck-d swordsman looked down, he paled. The footprints of his ten steps were all bloody, looking very eye-catching.
Chapter 1452: Trapped on the Ghost Mountain
Chapter 1452: Trapped on the Ghost Mountain
The ck-d swordsman did not see wrong. The ten footprints on the ground made with fresh red blood were very vibrant and eye-catching. They even seemed somewhat too vibrant; it was absolutely impossible for human blood to be that vivid.
The strange scene startled the ck-d swordsman pale. He quickly looked back at Jiang Tian and begged in a quivering voice, "Senior Jiang, savesave me!"
"Don''t move."
Although Jiang Tian possessed an entric temper and a proud and aloof character, he would not just stand by idly and not help.
This matter went beyond Jiang Tian''s expectations. There should not have been any major problems with just taking ten steps. Even if there was a problem, it should not have been so severe, resulting in bloody footprints, which was an extremely ominous sign.
Originally, Jiang Tian just wanted to let this ck-d swordsman suffer a little before making a move to deal with the problem. However, now, it seemed that the problem was a little too grave.
This was not Jiang Tian''s first timeing to the Mirage Immortal Pce; he had been here no less than ten times before in total. As long as he did not enter the pce, with his means, there should not be any danger.
However, now, it appeared that there had been some changes. Someone had altered the geography here!
When things were different, something had to be abnormal. In all the times Jiang Tian had been here, he had been fine. Thus, there was no other possible reason aside from this.
"Don''t move. I''lle over."
As Jiang Tian spoke, azure geomancy banners flew out from his body, turned into beams of azure light, and stabbed into the ground in some kind of formation in an instant.
"Ah!"
Blood flew up from the ground where the bannersnded. Miserable screams rang out, startling everyone who heard it. It frightened that ck-d swordsman even more, but he did not dare to rush Jiang Tian.
At this moment, the entire ground undted gently, stretching out continuously.
Such a strange scene deterred everyone from moving rashly. They all showed nervous expressions.
Only Jiang Tian remained calm, following the bloody footprints and walking forward step by step.
On the throne, Xiao Chen''s expression remained calm. A Dragon Fixing Needle appeared in his right hand. This was a Dragon Seeking Secret Treasure that he used for seeking dragons and fixing veins in the past. Back then, he forged many of them.
Although Xiao Chen put down his Geomaster practiceter, he still kept the Dragon Fixing Needles, the Dragon Revealing Mirror, and the Dragon Subduing tform.
Light shed under Jiang Tian''s feet. With every step he took, the blood scattered and turned into beams of scarlet light surrounding his body.
"Roar! Roar! Roar!"
Outside the formation, scary roars suddenly resounded. A pair of green eyes shed continuously, along with heavy breathing.
"What is that?" Feng Xiao asked. He did not know what was going on and felt somewhat nervous.
As Martial Emperors, they possessed overwhelming strength. However, they did not know anything about such ominous things like this ghost thing.
That middle-aged couple also ced their right hands on their weapons, preparing to attack at any moment.
Xiao Chen frowned slightly under his mask. This was not a good sign. Jiang Tian was busy scattering that evil blood, and the formation would not operate on its own.
If this thing broke the formation and charged in, his group would probably panic. If things went wrong, they might even end up attacking each other.
The unknown would always be the greatest source of fear.
After hesitating for a while, Xiao Chen still decided to make a move in the end. He flicked his finger, and the Dragon Fixing Needle turned into a beam of dim light as it shot out. The mysterious existence lingering and prowling around the formation cried out miserably and rolled on the ground.
Just at this moment, Jiang Tian also finished taking those ten steps and scattering all the blood. The ground stopped trembling, and everything returned to normal.
"Alright, it is safe for now."
Jiang Tian pointed at that ck-d swordsman, indicating that he coulde back.
That ck-d swordsman looked like he was heavilyden. He stood that way for some time, not moving at all, his body having gone stiff long ago.
Then, the ck-d swordsman finally raised his leg and took a step. "Boom!" His body shattered and broke into pieces. However, not a single drop of blood spilled. It turned out that he had already turned into a dried corpse much earlier without realizing it.
Now, Xiao Chen somewhat understood why the blood was so vibrant. That was the essence blood of a Martial Emperor, the ck-d Martial Emperor''s own blood.
Such a sudden scene startled everyone into gaping. A Seventh Heaven Sovereign Martial Emperor broke apart and died instantly.
"Damn it. It turns out that he was already dead from the moment he took the first wrong step. What a waste of my time!"
After ncing at the remains, Jiang Tian cursed resentfully.
"Senior Jiang, what''s going on?" the hemp-robed old man asked Jiang Tian, suppressing the horror in his heart.
Jiang Tian did not hide anything. He replied honestly, "Someone messed with the geography of this ce. If I''m not wrong, it should be those Immortal Cultivators. Aside from them, no one else would dare.
"The neen Spirit Communicator Mountains in the surroundings all turned into genuine Ghost Mountains. Yin and Yang are mixed up; the five elements are in chaos. With just one wrong step, you will end up like that fellow."
Feng Xiao gasped sharply. "That powerful? He is a Seventh Heaven Martial Emperor. How could he die so easily?"
Jiang Tian smiled disdainfully. "You are overthinking. Do you know how a Ghost Mountain is refined? It is made by piling up the bones and blood of Martial Emperors. In ancient times, there were no burial rites; people did not understand the principle and did not separate evil from good. Humans were no different from wild beasts, doing things roughly and selfishly. A Martial Emperor dying was no different from a wild beast dying, so the bones and blood just casually piled up.
"Burial rites only came about in the Immemorial Era. People finally learned how to bury the dead for them to pass on in peace. Since then, no more Ghost Mountains appeared. All the Ghost Mountains in the world are here."
When Feng Xiao heard such a secret, he was mildly stunned, finding it somewhat hard to ept.
"What is that group of Immortal Cultivators trying to do? Are they trying to trap us all here?" The hemp-robed old man thought even further, thinking about the Mirage Immortal Pce.
Jiang Tian replied indifferently, "There is no need to even think about it. There must be something that they must obtain in the Mirage Immortal Pce. They cannot afford anything going wrong. Otherwise, that group of people would not be so ruthless."
"What should we do now? I found a Universe Origin Fruit in the Mirage Immortal Pce one hundred years ago. It should be maturing around now. Could it be that I have to stay here and just give up on it?"
In his depression, the hemp-robed old man identally leaked the secret in his heart.
"Hehe! The Universe Origin Fruit is really good stuff. Rumors say that it is an Immortal Fruit that can increase cultivation by one thousand years. Old Man Mu, you really hid your secrets well. You must be here in order to obtain the Dao and be a Prime, right?" Jiang Tian said with a smile, not finding the situation urgent.
The middle-aged couple, Feng Xiao, and Xiao Chen all could not help looking at the hemp-robed old man.
Is there really such a thing?
This is a legendary item. Even during the Immortal Epoch, it was an extremely rare natural treasure.
The hemp-robed old man could not be bothered with so much anymore. He said sullenly, "Senior Jiang, I don''t care about anything else. You must send me to the Mirage Immortal Pce."
Simr scenes happened on the many mountains. The Elders of the various Holy Lands all pressed their Geomasters to figure out a way down the mountains.
It was not just Mu Yong. Everyone who came to the Mirage Immortal Pce all had their objectives. They did not want to miss out on this rare opportunity. After all, the next time the Mirage Immortal Pce appeared might be after the golden age.
Jiang Tian said indifferently, "It''s impossible. The geography is already messed up, and the Ghost Mountain has formed. I can move about freely on my own but not while bringing others along. Just wait here for one month, and you will be sent out."
On the throne, Xiao Chen raised his head and looked up. The sky was overcast; the sun, the moon, and the stars could not be seen. However, he infused his Spiritual Sense into his eyes, allowing him to see the astrological signs above.
Xiao Chen gently tapped the armrest with his five fingers.
The hemp-robed old man was very frustrated, but he was much better than the ck-d swordsman at controlling his temper. He knew he could not be rash or force Jiang Tian.
Feeling sullen, Mu Yong did not know what he should do.
Xiao Chen withdrew his gaze and sized up Jiang Tian. This old fellow possessed many means. It was impossible that this was all Jiang Tian could do. The Geomaster had to be holding back, not wanting to get involved in this conflict. Hence, he purposely stalled them.
As Xiao Chen observed the astrological signs, the Geomasters on the other Ghost Mountains made use of their skills and the signs of the Ghost Mountain to slowly head down their respective mountains.
Since the other Geomasters had some means to deal with the situation, it was impossible for Jiang Tian not to.
Furthermore, from the start to the end, aside from a few simple geomancy banners, Xiao Chen had not seen Jiang Tian use any powerful Dragon Seeking Secret Treasure.
Jiang Tian''s treasure, the Worldly Wind Water Banner, had not even made an appearance.
While these suspicions shed in Xiao Chen''s head, he suddenly discovered that Jiang Tian seemed to be looking at him with a smile that was not a smile.
Chapter 1453: Human or Ghost
Chapter 1453: Human or Ghost
Could it be that Jiang Tian recognized me?
A smile that is not a smile. What exactly is Jiang Tian thinking? Xiao Chen wondered as he looked away.
The other people in the group all felt somewhat depressed. No one would be satisfied with remaining here and doing nothing for one month.
This was especially so for the hemp-robed old man. If someone else obtained such a miraculous item like the Universe Origin Fruit, he would be so frustrated that he would vomit blood. Such a blow would destroy whatever fighting spirit he had left.
The middle-aged couple conversed in low voices. No one knew what they were thinking.
"Senior Jiang, since you are not willing to bring anyone with you, I''ll proceed by myself. This is not my first timeing to the Mirage Immortal Pce, and I made some preparations of my own," the hemp-robed old man said indifferently. No longer able to endure, he took a step forward.
Jiang Tian could not be bothered. He waved his hand and said, "Please go on. Our agreementes to an end here."
"Life and death are up to fate. Sess and failure are up to heaven. I know what to do," Mu Yong said calmly and walked out of the boundaries of the formation, choosing to proceed alone. He probably did, indeed, have some trump cards and means up his sleeves.
After all, Mu Yong was someone who had gone to the Mirage Immortal Pce twice before and managed to survive.
"The two of us discussed it and decided to go down the mountain on our own as well. However, we would like to seek some advice from Senior Jiang." The middle-aged couple arrived before Jiang Tian, clearly wanting to get some guidance.
Jiang Tian did not reject their request. He said indifferently, "Yin and Yang are mixed up in this ce; the five elements are in chaos. The night should be the calmest period. Walk for about two hours every day and do not rush. You should be able to get down the mountain in seven days.
"However, that is not absolute. Evaluate the risk yourselves and act ordingly."
After saying that, Jiang Tian gave the two a protective jade pendant, not saying anything more.
"Senior, thank you." The two thanked Jiang Tian. When night fell, they headed out right away.
Now, most of the people had left already. Only Xiao Chen and Feng Xiao remained. These two desmen had yet to make their choice.
Clearly, Feng Xiao could not make up his mind. He did not know what to do. So he asked Xiao Chen, "Brother Shadowless, what do you think?"
Naturally, Xiao Chen wanted to go on as well. However, it was clear that with his Geomaster training, he could barely protect himself; another person would just be a burden.
The importance of the Cycle Arts to Xiao Chen went without saying. He answered honestly, "With my strength, I should barely be able to protect myself. However, I cannot guarantee it when traveling with others."
Feng Xiao smiled and said, "Let''s meet at the Mirage Immortal Pce, then. I hope we can reach there alive."
Xiao Chen entered deep thought, then took out a brocade box and handed it to Feng Xiao. There were some Dragon Fixing Needles in there, which Feng Xiao could use at a critical moment.
"What is this?" Feng Xiao asked, puzzled.
Xiao Chen replied calmly, "Just some trinkets. I refined them myself. They have some effect on evil things like ghosts."
Feng Xiao did not attach much importance to it. However, he was still very grateful. After casually epting it, he said, "We will part here, then."
"Take care!"
After Feng Xiao left, only Xiao Chen and Jiang Tian remained. Jiang Tian smiled casually. "They are all gone already. Brat, you can now remove your mask, right?"
Without removing his mask, Xiao Chen asked suspiciously, "When did you recognize me?"
"I found you somewhat suspicious at first nce. You cannot hide the aura unique to a Geomaster. When you used your Dragon Fixing Needle, I was already almost certain. However, you did hide yourself really well."
Jiang Tian continued, "The entire world has already forgotten about you. They would never imagine that the Azure Dragon King from back then changed and became the current Shadowless Saber Sovereign."
These words left Xiao Chen speechless in tacit confirmation of the other party''s guess.
"Cut the crap. How far have you cultivated your Heavenly Eye? Are you still cultivating the Paradise Secret Canon?" Jiang Tian asked seriously.
"Why are you asking this? I have not cultivated it for a long time already. These years, I have been focusing on the Saber Dao," Xiao Chen said with a trace of suspicion in his tone, not hiding anything.
Jiang Tian cursed and said, "You fool! To think that you put aside the Heavenly Eye and did not cultivate such a heaven-defying technique. So many people want something like that but are unable to obtain it. I can''t be bothered with you. Originally, I thought you could help me a little. It looks like you are just a burden as well."
Xiao Chen felt ashamed in his heart at Jiang Tian''s disdain. Based on the other party''s tone, Jiang Tian intentionally got Mu Yong and the others to leave first.
"You still have the Dragon Revealing Mirror and the Dragon Subduing tformthose two powerful Dragon Seeking Secret Treasuresright?"
"Yes."
"At least you are still useful. Make your preparations. Come with me to figure out what that group of Immortal Cultivators is nning." Jiang Tian finally voiced his aim. It turned out that he wanted to seek trouble for that group of Immortal Cultivators.
However, this went against Xiao Chen''s n. He was here to find the Cycle Arts. As long as that group of Immortal Cultivators was not targeting the Cycle Arts, it would have nothing to do with him.
"Help me with this, and I''ll help you obtain the Cycle Arts. I know where it is."
"Deal!" Xiao Chen said directly without considering at all.
Jiang Tian smiled and said, "Really decisive. However, you have no choice but to agree. Had you rejected, I would directly go and help the Cyclic Astral Pce''s people."
After making some preparations, Xiao Chen fused the throne into his ck clothes. The Dragon Subduing tform hovered quietly above his head as he walked side by side with Jiang Tian.
Jiang Tian held the Worldly Wind Water Banner and pointed. The dark clouds slowly parted, and the sun, the moon, and the stars revealed themselves, flickering with bright lights.
Stargazing Technique!
Xiao Chen knew this as well. However, he was still far from Jiang Tian''s skill. He did not understand that many astrological signs.
"What are you doing this for? Isn''t the geography of this ce here messed up already? You won''t be able to make out anything from the changes of the stars," Xiao Chen asked, feeling confused.
"I''m trying to see which mountain that group of Immortal Cultivators is on. Found them!"
Jiang Tian narrowed his eyes and fixed his gaze on the Ghost Mountain to the northwest. This Ghost Mountain was separated from theirs by the entire valley.
"Use your Heavenly Eye to check if I''m right."
Xiao Chen removed his mask, and a vertical eye opened on his forehead. His vision extended infinitely. The scene in the distance magnified several times and appeared before him without a single detail missing.
When he was about to reach his limits, he finally saw an Immortal ship.
Xiao Chen could not maintain the Heavenly Eye for long. After he verified the Immortal ship, he prepared to release the technique.
However, just at this moment, another face suddenly appeared in the scene before his eyes.
The owner of this face was that white-d woman that appeared on the mountain before they entered this ce. Before Xiao Chen dismissed the Heavenly Eye, the other party''s face seemed like it stuck to his face.
The beauty of this woman needed no description. She was perfect and wless, appearing very clever; she looked extraordinary.
However, as Xiao Chen looked at that woman, he felt fear for some reason. He was startled into taking three steps back and messed up the final portion of dismissing the Heavenly Eye. Blood leaked out of a corner of his lips.
Upon seeing Xiao Chen vomit blood, Jiang Tian asked urgently with some excitement, "What did you see?"
Xiao Chen rested for a while before answering, "An Immortal ship anda white-d woman. I''m not sure if it was a hallucination."
Jiang Tian, who thought that Xiao Chen could see a lot, said disappointedly, "The level of your Heavenly Eye is still too low. If you improved it to the level of Heavenly Divine Flying Eye, you would be able to see a lot of things."
The Heavenly Divine Flying Eye was just a level of the Heavenly Eye. When one attained it, one''s Heavenly Eye could fly about, not restricted to the physical body.
However, Xiao Chen had never even thought of such a level before. It was simply too difficult.
"That woman" Xiao Chen asked, feeling confused, "Wasn''t it said that she wouldn''t be appearing?"
Jiang Tian sighed and said, "I roughly know what they want to do already."
"That woman was the Heavenly Profound Holy Lady. She was the top person during the Immemorial Era and was infatuated with Immortals. After her Martial Cultivation reached the peak, she moved over neen Ghost Mountains and locked down the Mirage Immortal Pce''s Spiritual Energy, preparing to cultivate as a Ghost Immortal."
Xiao Chen muttered, "Ghost Immortal? Since one cannot be a Celestial Immortal, using the Ghost Dao to be an Immortal is not impossible. The question is whether she seeded or not."
"It''s something that happened millions of years ago. Who knows the results? This group of Immortal Cultivators might be trying to find her body and dig out the method to cultivate as a Ghost Immortal."
Jiang Tian added worriedly, "If they really dig out some kind of ominous object and allow it to fly out of the Mirage Immortal Pce, the world will fall into chaos.
"Come, let''s go over and take a look."
The Worldly Wind Water Banner spun around and doubled in size. Jiang Tian immediately stood on it. After thinking for a moment, Xiao Chen stepped onto it as well.
Xiao Chen really wanted to know whether this white-d woman that he saw was human or ghost and whether she was the Ghost Immortal that Jiang Tian mentioned.
Chapter 1454: Geography Restored
Chapter 1454: Geography Restored
Only a Geomaster like Jiang Tian dared to fly in such a strange ce like this.
If it were Xiao Chen, he absolutely would not dare to. There were many more restrictions and formations in the airpared to the ground. If he were careless, he could end up in an illusion, unable toe out even after death.
The Yinyang Five Element Illusion was very different from ordinary illusions, incorporating truth in falsehood, and falsehood in truth. It was based on the surrounding geography, Yinyang, and five elements, forming a restriction made of illusions.
Even Jiang Tian acted cautiously as he flew.
The two were clearly airborne, yet they saw all sorts of perilous environments. These scenes changed very frequently. In one moment, it could be an ice mountain, in another, an erupting volcano or perhaps a scene of hell.
It was not just these. Inside the illusion, there were all sorts of ferocious beasts. As a Geomaster, Jiang Tian naturally left the fighting to Xiao Chen.
"Don''t treat these illusionary beasts as fake. If you get injured, you will still be injured in reality," Jiang Tian said carefreely as he opened the way.
Xiao Chen could not be bothered with Jiang Tian. This old fellow was a deceitful person full of schemes, always using him for hardbor.
Sometimeter, after Xiao Chen killed countless evil spirits and charged out of the hellish illusion, the scene before his eyes changed. The Ghost Mountain where the Immortal ship was appeared right before their eyes.
Surprisingly, this mountain summit was empty; there was no one at all. The two did not see any Immortal Cultivators by that Immortal ship. It was eerily quiet.
"Where did this group of people run off to? Look around," Jiang Tian muttered. Then, he put away the Worldly Wind Water Banner andnded on the Ghost Mountain together with Xiao Chen.
After Jiang Tian gave Xiao Chen some instructions, they both started searching the mountain for clues.
After a while, the two met back in disappointment, having failed to find anything.
"This should not be the case. Since they damaged the geography of the entire Ghost Mountain, no matter what, they should have left some traces," Jiang Tian muttered to himself in puzzlement.
Xiao Chen was likewise mystified. After one used formation gs, formation tes, or simr tools, these things should have remained behind.
The instant Xiao Chen looked up, his gaze fell on the Immortal ship. Then, a thought suddenly struck him.
"Senior Jiang, could the Secret Treasure they are using to change the geography be this Immortal ship?"
Jiang Tian quivered as he looked at the Immortal ship. "It is very possible! Why did I not think of that? No one ever said that Dragon Seeking Secret Treasures could not be made in the form of a ship."
The more the two looked, the more they found this Immortal ship strange, the more they felt this to be possible.
The seven Divine Weapons unsheathed and buzzed. Saber intent umted continuously, kicking up strong winds.
"What are you doing?" Jiang Tian asked nervously.
"Giving it a try; then, we will know."
With a thought, the seven Divine Weapons charged into the air with boundless saber intent. Before Jiang Tian could stop Xiao Chen, the seven Divine Weapons crashed into the Immortal ship.
"Bang!" The entire Immortal ship was destroyed, kicking up a cloud of dust and sending shards flying everywhere. When the shock waves swept over, the two of them quickly retreated. Xiao Chen shielded Jiang Tian, bearing the brunt of it.
"What''s the point of being so rash? If the trail of clues gets cut off, we will have a problem picking it up again," Jiang Tian said somewhat reproachfully.
Xiao Chen countered, "Actually, the trail of clues got cut off long ago. Since those Immortal Cultivators left already, they would definitely not leave too many traces of themselves behind."
As Xiao Chen spoke, his expression slowly changed while he stared ahead.
When the dust settled, the Immortal ship that was originally there was gone. In its ce was a scarlet skeleton. The Immortal Qi had vanished, reced by something very sinister.
With one look, it was clear that it was made up of human bones. Furthermore, it was refined by some sort of especially evil means. It was obviously a Ghost ship, not an Immortal ship.
"Indeed, this group of people came prepared. No wonder they could change the geography of the neen Ghost Mountains. This Ghost ship is very impressive. The Peni Sea''s people must have spent at least one thousand years preparing it."
As Jiang Tian gazed at the Ghost ship, he appeared distracted, in some disbelief.
However, Xiao Chen kept shaking his head, feeling that bing a Ghost Immortal was not the proper way and would not end well. Even if they were even more prepared, in the end, it would just be wasted effort.
"What should we do now?"
Jiang Tian showed a sullen expression and said, "We break this set-up first and restore the geography of the Ghost Mountain."
"You truly live up to being the Heavenly Starry Ocean''s best Geomaster. The Immortal Venerate said that you would definitely discover this. Indeed, his prediction came true."
Just at this moment, a voice came from the sky. A middle-aged man exuding an Immortal air and dressed in purple Daoist robes slowly descended on an auspicious cloud.
Xiao Chen was startled. This person had actually been hiding here, and they did not discover him all this time.
"The show is just beginning. How can I let the two of you break it? Get down!"
The purple-d Immortal Cultivatornded on the Ghost ship. His Immortal Qi vanished, and his aura suddenly changed as if he fused with the Ghost Mountain under him. Then, he stretched out his hand.
With a loud sound, the ground under Xiao Chen and Jiang Tian turned into a mouth.
Caught off guard, they fell when the ground under them disappeared.
When the purple-d Immortal Cultivator saw the two vanish, he nodded while standing on the Ghost ship. Then, he pushed off with his feet and soared into the air, preparing to go back into hiding.
"Bang!"
However, before the Immortal Cultivator could finish smiling, rocks flew up from the mountain. Then, a gigantic hand appeared, grabbed him, and pulled him down from the sky.
Amid rumbling, Xiao Chen flew back up in somewhat of a sorry state. He sat on his throne with one hand wrapped firmly around the other party''s neck, appearing expressionless.
If Xiao Chen had not executed Dharmic World earlier, he really did not know if he could have escaped the Ghost Mountain.
The space inside the mountain was simply too bizarre and horrifying. The ground was covered in skulls, many of which belonged to youths. He did not know what would happen if he fell in.
"That''s impossible. How did you escape from the Ghost Mountain?!" the purple-d Immortal Cultivator eximed, shock filling his face. He found this turn of events inconceivable.
Xiao Chen said indifferently, "There are too many impossible things in this world. Speak, what is your lot trying to do?!"
"Haha, it is impossible for you to threaten me!"
A golden light swelled continuously in the body of the purple-d Immortal Cultivator. Xiao Chen showed a startled expression. This fellow actually decided to destroy indiscriminately by detonating his Yuanying.
Without dy, Pride unsheathed from behind the throne and killed the purple-d Immortal Cultivator first.
Xiao Chen casually tossed the headless corpse in his hand aside and looked at the Ghost ship.
"Little Three, have you heard of Ghost Immortals?" Xiao Chen asked the Item Spirit of the Three Life Mirror.
"That is something very evil. I do not know much about it. They were forbidden existences during the Immortal Epoch. Furthermore, it is a dead end; there is no way it can seed. People would rather undergo reincarnation than be a Ghost Immortal."
Little Three continued, "Ghost Immortals are neither ghosts nor Immortals. They are alive but not alive, dead but not dead. They wander between Yin and Yang. Although they live forever, they live a life worse than death."
"Can you think of a way to destroy this Ghost ship?" Xiao Chen asked, pointing at the skeleton Ghost ship in front. He felt very ufortable looking at it even though he did not know what it did.
Even thebined strike of the seven Divine Weapons had failed to destroy the Ghost ship.
"Haha! This is easy. I can just move this dead thing to the Three Life Mirror''s trash space.
Although Little Three made it sound very easy, she gritted her teeth and showed a grave expression as she controlled the Three Life Mirror and executed the Minor Universe Movement. She frowned heavily, clearly putting in a lot of effort.
Xiao Chen could not help regretting his request. He knew that Little Three liked showing off. He should not have asked this of her.
A tear appeared in space, and Little Three let out a shout. The Three Life Mirror gave off a bright light, looking like it was burning up. Then, the entire Ghost ship disappeared with a ''whoosh,'' sucked into the Three Life Mirror.
The instant the Ghost ship vanished, Xiao Chen sensed the surrounding geography change. The countless stars in the Starry Heavens above moved, returning to their original spots.
"It looks like a sess." Xiao Chen smiled and nodded in satisfaction.
For Xiao Chen to help up to this point, he could be considered to have done his best already. Now, he wanted to go to the Mirage Immortal Pce and find the Cycle Arts before leaving.
As for whether Jiang Tian, who fell into the Ghost Mountain, was dead or alive, Xiao Chen could not be bothered. His gut instinct told him that with Jiang Tian''s means, this Ghost Mountain could not trap him to death.
Chapter 1455: Entering the Palace First
Chapter 1455: Entering the Pce First
The instant the geography was restored, the loose cultivators and the Holy Land elders still on the Ghost Mountains, who came to explore, immediately sensed it.
The ones present were all experts. Even though they do not understand geomancy, they could still sense the subtle changes in the surrounding geography.
Besides, the teams had Geomasters, so it went without saying that they noticed the change.
In the Cyclic Astral Pce''s group, the Sun Pce''s Pce Master, Chu Tian, frowned in confusion and asked, "What''s going on? Why did the geography of this Ghost Mountain suddenly return to normal?"
The Geomaster in that group was a white-d old man. He was the exclusive Geomaster of the Cyclic Astral Pce and was nearly as skilled as Jiang Tian.
The white-d old man muttered to himself for a while before replying, "It is extremely difficult to change the geography of a Ghost Mountain. The other party probably could not maintain it for too long. Or perhaps, the other party only needed to maintain it long enough."
When Chu Tian heard that, he nodded and said, "That''s right. Grabbing the initiative and entering first would be sufficient to leave us far behind. Since the geography is already restored, there is no need for us to hold back anymore. Let''s rush to the Immortal pce at full speed."
"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!"
The figures of the Cyclic Astral Pce''s group shed. Under the lead of Chu Tian and the white-d old man, they moved at full speed, rushing to the Mirage Immortal Pce with all their might.
Such a scene happened at the various Ghost Mountains. These people already knew that they were one step behind, so they no longer held anything back.
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At the center of the valley, by the entrance to the Mirage Immortal Pce, the faces of the two Immortal Venerates sank at the same time.
Immortal Venerate Ming Yue said, "Daoist Zi Yun is already dead. I no longer sense his aura."
"Who is that strong? When working with the Ghost Mountain, Zi Yun should be able to protect himself against a Ninth Heaven Martial Emperor." Some of the Immortal Cultivators behind expressed their confusion.
Immortal Venerate Tian Yi said, "Never mind. We should have expected some setbacks on this trip. No matter how prepared we are, there will always be some surprises. Let''s go on."
Immortal Venerate Ming Yue said, "I''ll leave some restrictions, then. That way, we will be able to buy some time and create more opportunities."
"Right, that would be good."
If outsiders were around, they would definitely feel shocked. The restriction that Immortal Venerate Ming Yue casually mentioned was actually a Major Magic Skill, the Icy Blood Moon.
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Xiao Chen did not care about anything else for now. After the geography was restored, he relied on his considerable skill at seeking dragons and fixing veins with the aid of the Dragon Revealing Mirror and the Dragon Subduing tform. With nothing to worry about, he progressed at an unusually smooth pace.
The Cycle Arts upied his mind. He did not care about the Spirit Herbs and Profound Beasts that he discovered along the way. After a while, the ancient Immortal pce appeared before his eyes.
With the erosion of time, the majestic Immortal pce''s exterior no longer showed much of the Immortals'' style.
The old, red brick walls, the eaves covered in dust, and the faint but visible cracks engendered a feeling of age and defeat.
It was far from overflowing with Spiritual Energy, unlike how it appeared from outside, after the thick fog dispersed. What was seen here was more real.
Xiao Chen felt moved. Even the most glorious legend faltered before the merciless ravages of time.
At the sight of this Immortal Epoch Remnant, Xiao Chen thought of the Thunder Immortal Ancestor in Misleading Fog Lakethe Thunder Immortal Ancestor who proimed that he "subdued" Xiao Chen while on his deathbed.
The doors to the Immortal pce were open. However, there was a manmade restriction blocking the way.
A bright scarlet moon barred the open doors. The bright moon''s surroundings flickered with an icy light that inspired fear for some reason.
"Sha! Sha!"
Footsteps rang out. Xiao Chen turned his head to look and discovered the Cyclic Astral Pce''s people rushing over.
A total of five people came from the Cyclic Astral Pce. Aside from Chu Tian, the Sun Pce''s Pce Master, and the white-d Geomaster, there were three peak experts, who were Eighth Heaven Martial Emperors.
It looked like the Cyclic Astral Lord put in his full effort, short of a personal appearance, for the sake of the Cycle Arts.
"The Shadowless Saber Sovereign!"
Chu Tian narrowed his eyes, feeling somewhat surprised. To think that someone managed to rush over before he did! He had heard of the fame of the Shadowless Saber Sovereign and did not dare to be too careless when facing such a person.
Xiao Chen turned his head back and said indifferently, "Pce Master Chu, you have something to say?"
"Haha! It''s nothing. I just did not expect someone to be faster than us. Brother Shadowless, you arrived before us. Did you manage to discover anything?"
Chu Tian''s expression recovered to normal. A smile shed on his face. If possible, this person should not be offended, so he had best not offend him in case anything unexpected happened.
"I did not discover anything. A restriction was ced at the entrance probably by one of the Peni Sea''s Immortal Venerates, based on the method."
The moment Xiao Chen said that, the Cyclic Astral Pce''s people all showed slight changes in expressions.
An old man stepped forward and approached the restriction at the entrance. After inspecting it, he returned and said, "Senior Chu, it is indeed the work of Immortal Venerate Ming Yue. It is his Major Magic Skill, the Icy Blood Moon."
Chu Tian frowned and said, "What is that old fellow thinking? We just want to get the Cycle Arts and do not conflict with his goals. Why is he repeatedly blocking us?"
Xiao Chen said coldly, "Pce Master Chu, you are rather naive. His repeatedly making moves clearly shows that his objective conflicts with ours. Otherwise, there would not be so many problems without any reason."
Irritation appeared on Chu Tian''s face. However, after some thought, he found that the Shadowless Saber Sovereign''s words made sense.
"Dong! Dong! Dong!"
Footsteps rang out again. Another group of people rushed over. The leader was Yang Tong, the Five Poison Sect''s Vice Sect Master. Soon, the groups from the Yinyang Paradise and the Heavenly Province Academy arrived as well.
As time passed, more and more people turned up. When they saw the Icy Blood Moon restriction, they all frowned and did not dare to risk it.
"The difficult thing about this Icy Blood Moon restriction is that it is Immortal Venerate Ming Yue''s strongest Magic Skill. If this Icy Blood Moon were to strike a Minor Heaven Martial Emperor, it would be hard for that person to escape death. Even if he survived, he would be a cripple."
"I wonder who can break this restriction? Aside from a few Ninth Heaven Martial Emperors, the other Martial Emperors would have to consider carefully whether they want to break this restriction."
Various discussions rang out, spreading all sorts of horrors regarding the Icy Blood Moon.
Xiao Chen muttered to himself. He felt that this was a great move by the Peni Sea''s people. The restriction was nothing much. However, whoever worked to break it first would suffer.
With impaired strength, one would be at a disadvantage when searching the Mirage Immortal Pce for treasures. The people behind would benefit for free.
Wait a minute, why do I not see that group from the Blood d Sect?
Aside from the Peni Sea''s people, Xiao Chen paid the most mind to the Blood d Sect. However, when he looked around, he could not see a single person from the Blood d Sect.
Could it be that they already entered?
No way. I cannot keep waiting. If the other party''s goal has something to do with the Cycle Arts, I will not be able to take the loss.
"Look! The Shadowless Saber Sovereign is going up!"
"What is he doing? Even the Sun Pce''s Pce Master Chu Tian and the Five Poison Sect''s Vice Sect Master do not dare to act rashly. Could he be thinking of breaking that restriction?"
"He is really bold. However, even if he manages to break it, he will end up suffering greatly."
When Xiao Chen arrived before the doors, he attracted everyone''s attention. Many were ted. After the restriction was broken, they would be able to enter by following behind.
The Shadowless Saber Sovereign would definitely be injuredeffectively eliminating one of theirpetitors. This killed two birds with one stone.
As Xiao Chen stood before the Icy Blood Moon, a cold Qi assaulted his face. The bright scarlet moon was like a star made of ice.
After sizing it up, Xiao Chen could not help viewing this Magic Skill in a new light.
There were many tricks behind its simple facade. The light contained an icy small world. Once the restriction was forcefully broken, the entire small world would explode. With its fetters gone, the scarlet moon would erge infinitely.
After that, it would explode violently with a ''bang.'' Just by thinking about the impact that one would suffer from being in close proximity made one tremble.
Simply put, the scarlet moon was like a huge bomb. The restriction was its fuse. It would ignite with just a touch.
Forcefully breaking it was definitely the most foolish method, which would result in the most miserable death.
However, how could one cross it without breaking the restriction? Many thoughts shed in Xiao Chen''s mind as he eliminated ideas one by one.
After a while, Xiao Chen felt excited; he had thought of a way to deal with this.
The Heavenly Snow Divine me appeared in Xiao Chen''s palm. Then, before everyone''s eyes, he entered the light.
"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!"
"Move back! Move back!"
When the various people of the Holy Lands and the loose cultivators saw this scene, they quickly retreated, afraid of getting caught up in the resulting explosion.
Chapter 1456: No Answers
Chapter 1456: No Answers
The expected violent explosion did not happen. The Shadowless Saber Sovereign appearedpletely fine as he walked straight into the Icy Blood Moon.
Ten secondster, everything remained calm. The Icy Blood Moon did not show any changes.
The face of the Sun Pces Chu Tian immediately sank. He had actually let the Shadowless Saber Sovereign snatch the initiative.
The most important thing was that the restriction was still there, unbroken.
Whats going on? Could this restriction be fake?
This doubt urred to the many Martial Emperors here. They all felt confused as they looked at the light of the Icy Blood Moon.
Finally, one person could no longer stand the suspense; he wanted to see whether the restriction was real or not.
This persons figure flickered, and he arrived before the doors. As he looked at the light formed by the Icy Blood Moon, he hesitated. Then, he gritted his teeth and finally made his decision, stretching his hand into the light.
Hu chi!
In the next second, this persons arm was frozen numb, turned into ice. The scarlet cold Qi continued to spread, so this person decisively chopped his arm off and quickly retreated, pale with fright.
The Icy Blood Moon restriction is real!
Such a scene truly happened before everyones eyes, making everyone, who was feeling hopeful, feel stifled.
However, the questions now came. How did the Shadowless Saber Sovereign enter? Why did the restriction not affect him at all?
Of course, it was impossible that Xiao Chen was not attacked. In the icy small world within the light, he merged his Primordial Energy and saber intent.
He formed a vague forcefield in front of him and walked quickly, forcefully breaking through the various restrictions in his way.
At the same time, the Heavenly Snow Divine me in his right palm gave off a constant stream of horrifying cold Qi that quickly closed up and mended the broken restrictions. Hence, he was like a fish swimming in water.
He was not attacked at all. Instead, he looked like he was happily swimming in there.
However, in reality, he was triple-tasking. He needed to break the restrictions, circte the Sr True me to protect himself and eliminate the cold Qi, and use the strong ice-attributed energy of the Heavenly Snow Divine me continuously to mend the restrictions he broke.
If there was any mistake, the cold Qi would assault him. The Heavenly Snow Divine me could rebound and trigger the Icy Blood Moons explosion. At that time, even if he did not die, he would be severely injured. He could forget about the Cycle Arts if that happened.
Xiao Chen carefully moved through the Icy Blood Moon. After passing the most dangerous part, he felt air below his feet andnded on the ground.
Shua! Shua!
Xiao Chen put away the Heavenly Snow Divine me and shook off the frost covering him. Then, he took in his surroundings and deduced that he must have entered the Mirage Immortal Pce already.
He turned his head back and looked at the intact restriction. Then, he moved forward.
After going through the Icy Blood Moon restriction with much difficulty, Xiao Chen, of course, could not let those people who wished that he would die from the explosion take advantage.
Now, the restriction that Immortal Venerate Ming Yue left behind assisted Xiao Chen. It should be able to hold off the people behind.
Inside the Immortal pce, the first thing that entered Xiao Chens eyes was arge hall. There were eighteen massive jade-white pirs on its two sides.
With old age, several cracks had appeared in the massive jade-white pirs. Their color had long since lost their pure whiteness. Copious amounts of dust shrouded them. Only the murals remained, giving off an ancient aura and showing a bustling scene of the previous epoch.
After passing the corridor, there were long steps with many rushed footprints on them.
Xiao Chen lowered his head and looked around for a long time. He discovered that these footprints were left behind by two groups of people. There were clear differences in footprints. Above the steps were more steps.
Having reached this point, Xiao Chen had no idea where the passageways on both sides led to.
He looked to the front and saw a damaged throne at the end of a hall. The precious gems and divine gold that should have decorated the throne had been pried off long ago.
If not for this damaged throne not having any value, someone would have also carted it away.
Xiao Chen entered deep thought. Then, he leaped into the air and arrived before the throne. Flinging his sleeves out, he blew away the dust on it. After hesitating for a while, he sat on it.
During the Immemorial Era, this should be where the Heavenly Profound Holy Lady sat. As for the Immortal Epoch, Xiao Chen had no clue as to who had sat here.
Regardless of the past, he was the one sitting on it now.
As Xiao Chen looked to the front, he found that the position of the throne was extremely exquisite. By sitting here, he could see every single corner of the entire hall.
Your Holiness, after following me for such a long time, you can show yourself already, right? Xiao Chen suddenly said while seated on the throne, addressing the apparently empty hall.
Who was Xiao Chen speaking to? The air or an invisible ghost?
Whoosh!
Suddenly, a white-d woman appeared in the hall, in front of Xiao Chen, with a sword in hand. This was the white-d Immortal woman that he saw on the summit before entering the Mirage Immortal Pce.
The white-d womans identity was undoubtedly the Heavenly Profound Holy Lady.
How did you know that I had been following you? the Heavenly Profound Holy Lady asked softly. Her voice was very unexpected, exceptionally pleasing to the ears.
It was like a wind chime tinkling in the winds at midnight, crisp, melodious, and quiet, carrying a cold feeling.
While seated on the throne, Xiao Chen replied indifferently, I didnt. I only know that you purposely showed yourself to me. Given that, you definitely have something to say to me.
Beforeing here, Mu Yong had said that no matter who it was, no one saw this woman after entering the Ghost Mountains or the Mirage Immortal Pce.
There were even people who were obsessed with this womans fairylike appearance and elegance. They had searched most of the Mirage Immortal Pce but did not find a single trace of her.
However, once Xiao Chen arrived on the Ghost Mountain, he actually saw this woman. Jiang Tian, who was with him, did not see her, only him.
At first, this startled Xiao Chen, but he did not dwell on it. However,ter, he thought about it some more and found it increasingly strange.
So many people had entered and left in the past ten thousand years, yet no one had met this woman in the Ghost Mountains. Clearly, no one could find her if she did not want to be seen.
On the other hand, if anyone saw her, it would definitely not be a coincidence but something she arranged on purpose.
You are rather smart. It looks like I did not choose the wrong person. You are strong, smart, and have the boldness to get me to reveal myself, the Heavenly Profound Holy Lady said indifferently as she looked at Xiao Chen.
Thank you for your praise, Xiao Chen replied with a calm expression. However, before he finished speaking, he suddenly felt that something was off.
As he looked at the Heavenly Profound Holy Lady, he was shocked to discover that he needed to tilt his head up to look at her.
It turned out that at some point in time, Xiao Chen had swapped ces with the Heavenly Profound Holy Lady. However, he was still seated, and the Heavenly Profound Holy Lady was still standing.
One was standing on the throne, and the other was seated on the halls floor.
Sorry. Im not used to others sitting on my seat while speaking to me. After that, the Heavenly Profound Holy Lady slowly sat down.
Whoosh!
The moment the Heavenly Profound Holy Lady sat down, thenterns in the entire hall lit up. The dpidated hall suddenly turned bright and magnificent. An indistinct Immortal fog spread over the floor.
The jade pirs along the corridor glowed white, and the murals on them appeared lively, looking beautiful and exquisite.
The throne was also restored. The white-d woman sat while holding her sword, looking heroic. Her snow-white clothes lent her a pressing air of nobility. Xiao Chen felt somewhat intoxicated while looking at this.
It was hard to imagine that there was such a beautiful woman who could embody adys purity, heroic air, and nobility so perfectly.
Even fairies could notpare.
Xiao Chen knew that this was an illusion. However,pared to the dpidated hall, this illusion was truly pleasing to the eyes, tempting one to remain. This was especially so for the woman on the throne.
He preferred the other partys current appearance. In reality, while the other party was also beautiful, she gave off a feeling of sadness. Together with the dpidated hall, she looked extremely sorrowful.
May I ask something? Xiao Chen said, breaking this short silence.
The Heavenly Profound Holy Lady nodded and said, Speak.
Are you human or ghost?
The moment Xiao Chen asked this, the Heavenly Profound Holy Ladys calm expression changed slightly, revealing faint anger on her face.
When Xiao Chen saw this, he quickly apologized, Sorry, I had been feeling curious for quite a while. Thats why I asked so boldly.
The Heavenly Profound Holy Ladys anger vanished, and her previous expression returned. She said indifferently, I expected that you would ask questions. However, I thought that you would ask things like why I appeared before you. I did not anticipate this question.
I wont tell you the answer to this question. Its better that I ask you directly. Someone is targeting my corpse. I would like you to help me. Are you willing?
Chapter 1457: Ten Thousand Fetus Blood Spring
Chapter 1457: Ten Thousand Fetus Blood Spring
Xiao Chen was not shocked at the Heavenly Profound Holy Lady''s words; he already expected this.
However, this was all the Heavenly Profound Holy Lady said. It was hard to tell if she was hiding anything or not. Based on her expression, she was apparently unwilling to exin further.
This made it very hard to judge. Xiao Chen thought to himself for a while before saying, "Sure, however, you must help me to obtain the Cycle Arts."
"The Cycle Arts?" The Heavenly Profound Holy Lady entered deep thought. Despite thinking for a while, she could not recall anything about the Cycle Arts secret manual.
Just as Xiao Chen showed suspicion on his face, the Heavenly Profound Holy Lady said, "I finally recall it. That is a Cultivation Technique that my martial grand uncle obtained by chance. However, it seems to be iplete. Even my martial grand uncle failed topletely cultivate it. Are you sure that is all you want?"
In that case, this was right. It was more or less simr to the information that Xiao Chen obtained. The Cycle Arts was indeed iplete. One could sessfully cultivate it only by having the Cycle Arts, the seven thrones, and the seven different states.
With just the Cycle Arts secret manual, no matter how one cultivated, one would not be able toprehend the state of cycle.
One needed toprehend the seven states, refine the seven thrones, and match them with the Cycle Arts to seed. However, since ancient times, no one managed to collect all seven thrones and obtain the Cycle Arts at the same time. Hence, no one truly managed to cultivate the state of cycle.
"That''s right. I only want the Cycle Arts. The other treasures in the Immortal pce have nothing to do with me."
Xiao Chen was decisive, asking only for the Cycle Arts.
"Although the Immortal pce has been nearly emptied out over all this time, it still possesses great treasures. As far as I know, there is a Universe Origin Fruit that just matured."
The Heavenly Profound Holy Lady said in a very casual and calm manner, "It is just an iplete Cycle Arts. If you can help me stop that group of Immortal Cultivators, consider the Universe Origin Fruit as a gift from me as well."
The Universe Origin Fruit?
After hearing Mu Yong mention it, Xiao Chen was naturally interested in it. However, it was secondary to the Cycle Arts.
"I hope that you will keep your promises. However, I have some doubts. The ones that came to this Mirage Immortal Pce are all experts, many of whom are stronger than me. Why did you choose me?"
The Heavenly Profound Holy Lady narrowed her eyes, staring at Xiao Chen. Then, she exined, "Because I cannot figure you out. You are not yet a Martial Emperor, but you already have one thousand strands of Primordial Energy. Your cultivation is equivalent to that of an Eighth Heaven Martial Emperor.
"You are clearly a Martial Cultivator. However, you also are an Immortal Cultivator, even reaching the Nascent Transformation Stage. There are many more secrets that even I cannot figure out."
Xiao Chen was startled by the strength of this woman. With just one look, she managed to figure out so many of his secrets.
"I have onest question. With your strength, why do you still need me to help you?" Xiao Chen''s eyes shone brightly as he stared at this woman, trying to get some clues from her expression.
The Heavenly Profound Holy Lady gently shook her head. "There is too much that I cannot exin to you. No matter how strong I am, I cannot do anything to anyone in reality."
Xiao Chen entered deep thought. After pondering for a while, he said, "Very well, I''ll ept your exnation for now. I''ll make this promise to you. I hope that you will keep yours."
"Come with me."
The illusion disappeared, and the magnificent grand hall turned dpidated once again. Xiao Chen discovered himself still seated on the damaged throne. It was just that he fell for the other party''s illusion without realizing it.
Xiao Chen could not help bing warier. This woman''s Illusion Techniques were too strong, truly incredible.
He leaped up from the throne andnded beside the Heavenly Profound Holy Lady. After that, he followed her through the Immortal pce.
Along the way, they passed many otherrge halls and stone rooms. With a casual nce, Xiao Chen discovered many treasures protected by strong restrictions.
These treasures had not changed at all, even after millions of years. There were also many skeletons in front of the treasures. They must have died in the restrictions.
This was a spine-chilling sight. Xiao Chen''s desire and greed slowly calmed down, his rationality restored.
Every location had a name; there were pill refining pavilions, herb fields, forges, and the many cultivation rooms of the Heavenly Profound Sect seniors.
The many quiet cultivation rooms all had wall carvings where the seniors'' Dao still lingered. These had to be what Feng Xiao was seeking.
However, entering was not easy. The cultivation rooms of these elders had many ancient restrictions and traps.
As Xiao Chen traveled further in with the Heavenly Profound Holy Lady, he felt that he was going deeper underground.
After asking, he found that he was right. The Heavenly Profound Holy Lady''s corpse was in the deepest level of the Mirage Immortal Pce.
As Xiao Chen went deeper, he felt the cold Qi grow heavier. At the same time, the Immortal Qi became thicker.
This felt very strange. Immortal Qi should make people feel veryfortable. However, the Immortal Qi here felt exceptionally sinister.
Xiao Chen guessed that this had been deliberately done for the Heavenly Profound Holy Lady''s cultivation of the Ghost Immortal Dao.
"They are really fast. That group of people already reached the ninth floor."
When the two reached another entrance and the Heavenly Profound Holy Lady saw the broken restriction, her expression changed. This entrance should lead to a deeper level of the Mirage Immortal Pce. Xiao Chen could not help feeling curious.
What did the ce where the Heavenly Profound Holy Lady entered closed-door cultivation look like?
Unexpectedly, the Heavenly Profound Holy Lady said, "We cannot enter from here. They will discover us. I''ll bring you to another entrance."
Without waiting for Xiao Chen to react, she quickly led him away from there. The two Immortal Venerates were clearly wise and experienced, just based on the restriction they left at the pce doors. It was impossible that they did not leave any backup ns.
Xiao Chen left with the Heavenly Profound Holy Lady. After a while, he followed her to an upper floor.
There was an unremarkable old well in a side hall that had umted dust for a long time.
"Open it."
Xiao Chen did as told. Along the way, the Heavenly Profound Holy Lady had given instructions on how to break the many restrictions while Xiao Chen did the physical work.
This was enough to show that the other party was under some kind of limitation and really could not make a move.
"Bang!"
Xiao Chen removed the well lid, and an acrid bloody stench came out. Xiao Chen squinted and looked. It was actually a pool of blood in the well. After the turbid Qi scattered, the blood turned clear and transparent, gaining a feeling of spirituality.
"What is this?" Xiao Chen looked at the somewhat strange blood in the old well that was clearly not ordinary.
The Heavenly Profound Holy Lady recalled past matters, and her expression turned sullen. She said dourly, "This is the Ten Thousand Fetus Blood Spring that I refined back then. Jump down, then. You can swim to the next floor."
The Ten Thousand Fetus Blood Spring! This woman is really vicious. Xiao Chen, you must be more careful, Little Three, the Item Spirit, suddenly warned Xiao Chen from the Three Life Mirror.
What''s wrong? Are there some problems with this Ten Thousand Fetus Blood Spring?
I can''t exin it clearly now. In any case, just be careful of this woman. Don''t get infatuated.
Xiao Chen nced at the Heavenly Profound Holy Lady. After hesitating for a moment, he jumped in.
The blood spring was incredibly cooling. Xiao Chen focused, held his breath, and continued swimming down.
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At this moment, Immortal Venerate Ming Yue, Immortal Venerate Tian Yi, and ten-odd Immortal Cultivators were breaking through various restrictions, continuously advancing. Every time they broke a restriction, these Immortal Cultivators wouldy down their own restrictions.
At the end of the many restrictions, the ninth underground floor of the Immortal pce finally revealed itself to this group of people.
The ninth floor was an incredibly vast scarletke. Countless white flower petals floated on theke with amp me burning in the center of each one.
A ck coffin floated in the middle of theke amid the white flower petals.
Blood, white flowers,ntern mes, and a coffin with a corpse.
The atmosphere of the entire ninth floor appeared extremely strange. It was empty and barren except for the scarletke.
There were also the thousands of white flowers, the inextinguishablentern mes, and the lone coffin.
"Master, the rumors are true! These flower petals are Void Hell Flowers, and the mes burning on them are Extreme Yang True mes," one of the Immortal Cultivators eximed, unable to restrain his excitement.
Yin and Yang did not mix with each other. However, the Ghost Immortal Dao lingered between Yin and Yang, needing to merge the two.
The Void Hell Flower represented extreme Yin energy. The Extreme Yang True me that burned on it was the only Yang-attributed me that could burn on the Void Hell Flower.
Immortal Venerate Ming Yue looked at the coffin and murmured gently, "This Heavenly Profound Holy Lady was truly excellent. To think that she could even figure out such an exquisite way to merge Yin and Yang! I am truly ashamed of myself. I''m iparable to her."
As Immortal Venerate Tian Yi looked at the vast scarletke water, he sighed, "This pool of blood should be the Ten Thousand Fetus Blood Spring. What an expenditure! Since ancient times, there should not be another person who could do this. Her desire for the Immortal Dao is even greater than ours."
These two were Immortal Venerates, the strongest experts of Immortal Cultivation of this age. As they looked at this pool of blood, they were thoroughly convinced of their inferiority.
If the Heavenly Profound Holy Lady were here, these two would definitely cast aside their dignity, kneel down, and beg the other party to take them in as her disciples.
Chapter 1458: Flying High in the Air
Chapter 1458: Flying High in the Air
Immortal Venerate Ming Yue and Immortal Venerate Tian Yi stared silently at the pool of blood, in awe of the Heavenly Profound Holy Lady.
At the same time, they felt that this situation was not easy to deal with. The Void Hell Flower and the Extreme Yang True me were in a delicate bnce. One was extreme Yin and the other was extreme Yang. If the bnce was broken, it would result in an explosion.
Given the thousands of flowers on theke, if an explosion happened, the consequences would be dire.
Furthermore, this was just what appeared on the surface. No one knew whether there were other restrictions on the coffin itself.
"Should we give it a try first?" one of the six disciples behind the Immortal Venerates asked as he stepped forward.
These six were here as something like a deathsworn warrior. Along the way, many of them used their lives to break the restrictions. Otherwise, they would not have broken through so many restrictions so quickly.
From the initial hundred men, only six were left. The rest had died. However, they did not feel any regrets.
If this group of Immortal Cultivators could obtain the method to cultivate as Ghost Immortals, all the Immortal Cultivators of the Peni Sea would have a form of release.
Since they could not be Celestial Immortals, they would be Ghost Immortals. As long as they could be Immortals, it would be sufficient.
Immortal Venerate Tian Yi shook his head and said, "There''s no need. I''ll do it myself."
Immortal Venerate Tian Yi, the strongest of the Peni Sea, had reached the Void Training Stage long ago.
Unfortunately, this was the Martial Epoch. No matter how talented or strong Immortal Venerate Tian Yi was, he would never properly step on the Immortal Path.
After forming hand seals, Immortal Venerate Tian Yi thrust a finger forward.
Boundless Magic Energy gathered at Immortal Venerate Tian Yi''s fingertip and shone with dazzling spiritual light. Then, the Magic Energy scattered like the cool breeze.
The Magic Energy drifted to every flower petal of the Void Hell Flowers. Immortal Venerate Tian Yi did not dare to be careless as he slowly raised his hand.
The Void Hell Flowers on the bloodke looked like they were slowly being pulled by something invisible, floating up peacefully and quietly.
Soon, the air was filled with flower petals carrying the Extreme Yang True me.
The Void Hell Flower and Extreme Yang True me existing in a delicate bnce were not damaged at all.
Immortal Venerate Tian Yi did not rx his expression. His right hand slowly rose higher, controlling the Void Hell Flowers'' ascent.
"Boom!"
Amid the quiet atmosphere, Immortal Venerate Tian Yi''s left hand suddenly attacked. A spot of light shed like lightning erupting out.
Sess and defeat depended on this move. All the white flower petals in the air shook, and the many mes flickered. They looked like they would explode at any time.
When themotion was over, everything came to a stop. The disciples behind carefully looked over.
Only then did they discover that there was an ancientmp above all the Void Hell Flowers. The ancientmp gave off a myriad of bright rays of light that pulled all the Void Hell Flowers like tentacles, not letting them descend.
"This ancientmp of mine canst for an hour. After one hour, the flowers will fall. The consequences will be dire. Hence, we must act fast. We have only one hour," Immortal Venerate Tian Yi said with a grave expression. Fatigue darkened his eyes. Clearly, his earlier actions had drained his mind.
"Go!"
A sense of urgency flooded everyone''s mind. With Immortal Venerate Tian Yi at the lead, the group traveled on the water, heading for the coffin in the middle of the blood pool.
While above thiske formed by the Ten Thousand Fetus Blood Spring, no one dared to look down at theke water.
After a while, the group arrived before the coffin. The heavy coffin did not have any dust on it at all, looking as clean as it was when it was first made.
The four corners of the coffin were pinned down by red nails. Both ends had a talisman pasted on.
"Pa!"
Immortal Venerate Ming Yue stretched out his hand and heavily struck the top of the coffin. "Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!" The coffin nails shot out.
The six disciples behind moved very quickly, using various means to catch the coffin nails.
Now that all the coffin nails came out, the only remaining obstruction was the two talismans sealing the coffin. The two Immortal Venerates each stood at an end and studied the talismans carefully to find the perfect way to break the seal.
"Immortal Sealing Talisman!"
After a while, the two Immortal Venerates cried out nearly at the same time, greatly startled. They looked at each other and saw the horror in each other''s eyes. They started to show some hesitation.
The Immortal Sealing Talisman was not a very powerful talisman. However, its history was astonishing.
During the Immortal Epoch, the Immortal Sealing Talisman was normally used for sealing forbidden existences. They were the highest rank of talismans among sealing talismans.
Its name of Immortal Seal did not refer to it being used to seal Immortals. Instead, it was a reference to its strong sealing powers that could even inspire fear in Immortals.
There were very few things that were sealed with the Immortal Sealing Talisman. Furthermore, the refining method of this Immortal Sealing Talisman was extremely difficult, even during the Immortal Epoch.
At this moment, when the two Immortal Venerates saw the Immortal Sealing Talismans, they hesitated as they gazed at the coffin.
What if something ominous was sealed inside? Once they tore off the talismans, the results would be unpredictable.
Instead of the method to cultivate as a Ghost Immortal, they might end up losing their lives here. That way, they would not only make a great loss but would even bring on a huge disaster.
"Tian Yi, what should we do?!"
Immortal Venerate Ming Yue looked at Immortal Venerate Tian Yi and asked him to decide. At this point, things already surpassed their expectations. He could only let Immortal Venerate Tian Yi make the decision.
Give up? Or Gamble?
Immortal Venerate Tian Yi felt conflicted. Along the way, the initial hundred-strong team had sacrificed itself for the sake of breaking the restrictions, leaving only eight.
The specially refined Ghost ship also used up a thousand years of the Peni Sea''s time.
All these were done for the sake of entering the Mirage Immortal Pce first. Everything had gone smoothly. They would not be satisfied with stopping now, at the final step.
"Open!" Immortal Venerate Tian Yi stopped hesitating and decided.
"Has the thought of the Treasure Master cheating us crossed your mind? Perhaps the method of cultivating as a Ghost Immortal is not in there," Immortal Venerate Ming Yue asked suddenly just as Immortal Venerate Tian Yi was about to tear off the Immortal Sealing Talisman.
Immortal Venerate Tian Yi shook his head and replied, "He didn''t. The Treasure Master used an Oath Stone. If he had lied, he would have been killed by the Heavenly Tribtion. The two of us are quickly approaching our limits. If we do not be Immortals, we will die. More importantly, the three million Immortal Cultivators of the Peni Sea require a hope!"
"Pu ci!"
Right then, water sshed up from the scarletke. A head popped out. This person was Xiao Chen, who had swum all the way here while holding his breath.
After surfacing, Xiao Chen immediately saw the two Immortal Venerates and six Great Multiplication Stage cultivators surrounding the ck coffin.
Snatch my coffin over. You cannot let them tear off the Immortal Sealing Talismans! The Heavenly Profound Holy Lady''s voice rang out beside Xiao Chen''s ear. He squinted and saw that there was indeed a talisman at each end of the coffin.
Without dy, Xiao Chen leaped out of the water like a fish and headed for the coffin.
"Block him!"
The sudden appearance of Xiao Chen startled the two Immortal Venerates. Then, they quickly issued an order. The six Immortal Cultivators extended their hands and sent out their Magic Treasures to press down on Xiao Chen.
The first one was a flying sword. Such Magic Treasures possessed sharp attacks and the fastest speed.
It looked like a simple small sword, but it could easily split mountains and seas.
"Void Breaking Stance!"
Xiao Chen held Pride and executed the wless Saber Technique. As he hacked with the saber, he materialized a boundless Saber Might. "Dang!" He knocked the flying sword high in the air.
The rebound numbed Xiao Chen''s arm, impeding the movement of his right hand.
"My Spirit Light Sword!" Seeing the Magic Treasure getting sent flying and losing all Spiritual Energy shocked the Immortal Cultivator who owned it.
After the flying sword came a four-legged cauldron, a resplendent pearl, an electric web, and a couple of other Magic Treasures. The five of them arrived together.
The cultivations of these six Immortal Cultivators were not low, all of them Great Multiplication Stage cultivators. Their Magic Treasures had been tempered time and time again, frequently nourished by their Qi and blood. They were all their life Magic Treasures.
When they worked together, even a Ninth Heaven Martial Emperor would have to dodge the attack.
However, when facing Immortal Cultivators, once one retreated, getting back close would be extremely difficult.
"Heaven Swallowing Stance!"
Fighting spirit zed in Xiao Chen''s eyes. The weapon in his hand changed out to the Seven Deadly Sins'' Gluttony. He executed the seventh move of the wless Saber Techniquethe Heaven Swallowing Stance.
This move possessed a boundless might, representing Xiao Chen''s ambition with the wless Saber Techniqueto swallow the heavens. This Saber Technique could swallow any Martial Technique, burying them in the vast wless Dao.
A saber light chopped out, and Xiao Chen''s body shone with boundless light. Every beam of light represented a mystery of the wless Saber Technique.
The light gathered into a sea of Dao. Together with the saber light Xiao Chen brandished, the sea turned into a huge mouth that could swallow the heavens. In an instant, it swallowed all the Magic Treasures flying over.
"How can this be?!"
The five Immortal Cultivators immediately got cut off from their Magic Treasures, the loss disconcerting them.
"Scatter!"
Xiao Chen could not care about the six Immortal Cultivators too much, charging straight through. When he got close, he flung his sleeve out and swept them away.
Xiao Chen''s eyes lit up. The two Immortal Venerates had used their various means and nearly torn off the Immortal Sealing Talismans already.
They would be done in the time it took for a spark to fly. Xiao Chen did not have much time to think. So he flew over and kicked, sending the coffin high in the air and spinning.
Chapter 1459: Fighting Immortal Venerates
Chapter 1459: Fighting Immortal Venerates
Xiao Chen violently kicked away the coffin containing the Heavenly Profound Holy Lady''s corpse, instantly interrupting the actions of the two Immortal Venerates.
The Immortal Sealing Talismans, which were half removed, were pasted back. After the Immortal Venerates put in so much effort for so long, all their efforts were wasted.
The two Immortal Venerates were somewhat stunned. During this moment of distraction, Xiao Chen''s figure shed, and he flew forward. Then he stopped the spinning coffin with one hand before looking warily at the two Immortal Venerates.
The two old menImmortal Venerate Tian Yi and Immortal Venerate Ming Yueboth wore ancient Daoist robes and had a sagely atmosphere.
After a moment of nkness, the two old men quickly reacted, locking down on Xiao Chen with their auras.
"I''ve heard of you before, Shadowless Saber Sovereign!" Immortal Venerate Tian Yi suddenly said, neither happy nor sorrowful. He merely gave Xiao Chen a severe look. An invisible sharpness pierced over mercilessly like a saber wind.
The scarletke water rippled. As Xiao Chen looked at the ripplingke water below and carried the coffin on his shoulder, he said, "Oh! I did not expect the people of the Peni Sea to have heard of my title before. What an honor. I have admired the Peni Sea for a long time already but was not able to enter it."
Immortal Venerate Ming Yue smiled faintly. Theke water below rippled faintly as he moved back stealthily.
The smile on Immortal Venerate Ming Yue''s face widened as he said, "Is that so? If you have the opportunity, you should go over to the Peni Sea as our guest. The three Immortal Venerates will definitely personally receive you."
Xiao Chen narrowed his eyes slightly as he smiled. "In that case, I thank you for your invitation. Looks like I do not have to worry abouting uninvited in the future anymore. However, do the Immortal Venerates of the Peni Sea have the habit of moving backward while speaking?"
As Xiao Chen spoke, he unhurriedly took a step forward while carrying the coffin.
The sh had already started, happening invisibly. In a fight with Immortal Cultivators, one should never let the other party put a suitable distance between them.
Otherwise, there might not even be a chance for regrets.
With their plot discovered, the two Immortal Venerates'' faces sank at the same time, and they stopped moving back.
Immortal Venerate Tian Yi said sullenly, "I do not know what your motive is in snatching the coffin. I ask that you hand it over now; otherwise, you will die a miserable death."
"Unfortunately, you will not be able to stop me from leaving!"
Xiao Chen, who had been secretly preparing, suddenly pushed off the ground and instantly executed the Fish Dragon Art. He turned into fish moving like a dragon. As he shot forward, it looked like he would be able to leave theke soon.
"Reckless!"
Immortal Venerate Tian Yi snorted coldly, and a strong aura erupted from his body. He stretched out his hand, and a huge, realistic, scarlet hand materialized above theke surface.
The huge scarlet hand clenched, and Xiao Chen, who had already moved away, felt a suction force.
Before Xiao Chen could react, his body was firmly captured, boundless pressure squeezing his body from all directions.
"Crack! Crack!" Some cracks appeared on Xiao Chen''s bones, apanied by extremely intense pain.
"He is only lightly injured!"
When Immortal Venerate Ming Yue saw that Xiao Chen''s body did not appear to suffer any damage, he was greatly startled.
The Gigantic Spirit Hand was one of Immortal Venerate Tian Yi''s signature Major Magic Skills. Even a Ninth Heaven Golden Emperor Body would shatter in the grip of this Gigantic Spirit Hand. This Magic Skill could severely damage a Heart of an Emperor and shatter it on the spot.
What was an Immortal Venerate? An Immortal Venerate was an Immortal Cultivator who had cultivated to the limits of the Immortal Dao in the Martial Epoch. No one short of a Prime would be able to suppress them.
"Quickly, attack! This fellow''s physical body is even stronger than that of a Martial Emperor of the physical body. I don''t think I can suppress him for much longer," Immortal Venerate Tian Yi shouted with a grave expression.
There was no time to dy. Immortal Venerate Ming Yue attacked quickly. A little bell appeared in his hand, and he gently shook it. A loud sound rang out beside Xiao Chen''s ears.
The Vital Qi that Xiao Chen just gathered washed away like a mountain flood. All his internal organs ruptured.
"Pu ci!"
Xiao Chen tasted something sweet, as he could not help vomiting a mouthful of blood.
The saber in Xiao Chen''s hand and the coffin on his shoulder both fell into theke.
Immortal Venerate Ming Yue rejoiced. Then, he immediately shook the little bell in his hand. The sound waves rang out nonstop, surging towards Xiao Chen like they were toppling mountains and flipping seas.
At that same time, Immortal Venerate Ming Yue extended his left hand and sucked the coffin from a distance, pulling it over to himself.
"Damn it!"
Since the Shadowless Saber Sovereign made his debut, this was the first time Xiao Chen suffered like that. He had indeed underestimated these Immortal Venerates.
However, since there was no saber in Xiao Chen''s hand and he did not have to care about the coffin, there was nothing else for him to worry about.
Xiao Chen roared ferociously, and the Vital Qi in his body ran rampant. The roar he let out was thunderous, a result of one thousand Dragon Force erupting in an instant. "Bang!" The huge scarlet hand shattered.
Dragon Tone Art!
After struggling free of his restraints, Xiao Chen quickly executed the Dragon Tone Art that he had not used in a long time.
A huge True Dragon materialized in midair, the dragon''s body coiled around Xiao Chen''s body, its head right above his head.
When Xiao Chen opened his mouth and roared, the True Dragon roared as well. The sound waves were like a volcano erupting. "Boom!" They knocked back Immortal Venerate Ming Yue''s sound waves.
"Bang! Bang! Bang!"
Due to the agitation of the sound waves, pirs of water shot up from theke. The thousands of flowers being held in the air by the ancientmp trembled slightly.
"Whoosh!" The little bell was knocked out of Immortal Venerate Ming Yue''s hand.
Theke water surged with waves and rain. Immortal Venerate Tian Yi flung out his sleeves and shattered the approaching waves.
Then, Immortal Venerate Tian Yi stepped forward and grabbed a corner of the coffin, which was flying over. However, he discovered that Xiao Chen caught another corner at the same time.
Immortal Venerate Tian Yi raised his head and looked at Xiao Chen.
Sword!
The instant their gazes crossed, Xiao Chen felt a chill in his entire body. A dangerous aura surged over. That was a sword, a sword in the eye.
A peak Major Magic Skill, Sword in Eye!
Xiao Chen did not have much time to think. He reached out, and Gluttony, which had fallen into theke, flew into his hand. Then, he used the saber to block his eyes.
"Dang!" Xiao Chen nearly lost his grip on the saber. He also went flying back one hundred meters as he vomited another mouthful of blood.
Fortunately, as Xiao Chen moved back, his grasp on the coffin remained firm. Immortal Venerate Tian Yi''s physical strength was not as strong as his; hence, Immortal Venerate Tian Yi lost hold of the coffin.
"You think you can flee? Ancient Moon!"
When Immortal Venerate Ming Yue, whose Magic Treasure had been knocked away, saw that Xiao Chen was trying to leave, he held his hands up.
A scarlet moon rose in front of Xiao Chen from the bottom of theke. The strong aura of the scarlet moon made him feel like he was as insignificant as an ant.
This Magic Skill used the state of space. The feeling of insignificance was not fake but very real. The scarlet moon rising in front of Xiao Chen was like a tall mountain rising before him.
The Magic Skill used the ancient moon to shatter the other party''s fighting spirit and aura.
Before this scarlet moon, regr cultivators would immediately be defeated by that feeling of insignificance, trapped in extreme helplessness and losing all fighting spirit.
"Good timing! Shatter!"
However, Xiao Chenughed loudly. He swapped out Gluttony for Greed and executed the wless Saber Technique''s third move, the Falling Moon Stance.
A saber light flickered as a figure soared up, and the moon fell.
Just as the bright moon was about to leave the surface of theke, Xiao Chen hacked it in half, causing it to fall back into theke.
Immortal Venerate Ming Yue paled as he eximed, "How can this be?! My Magic Skill"
Nothing was impossible. After hacking apart this moon, Xiao Chen neared the shore of the bloodke.
The two Immortal Venerates were very difficult to deal with. Fighting them was like throwing a heavy punch at cotton; there was no way to truly injure them. On the other hand, he was reduced to a sorry state.
"This old man did not agree to let you go. Mountains and rivers as a painting, Golden Spears and Iron Horses!"
[Note: Golden Spears and Iron Horses is an idiom for a powerful army, but that does not sound good for the name of a move.]
Immortal Venerate Tian Yi seemed to be truly angered. His sleeves pped loudly as a brush appeared in his hand. Then, he bit the tip of this tongue, spat out blood, and soaked the tip of the brush in the blood.
Using blood as ink, drawing while sshing ink!
Instantly, Xiao Chen found himself on an ancient battlefield. Loud battle drums were pounding away, booming with moving and tragic sounds.
Clouds of dust filled the air, obscuring the senses. Xiao Chen, who was carrying the coffin, was temporarily dazzled on this deste battlefield.
"Dong! Dong! Dong!"
Amid the boundless clouds of dust, sounds of shouting and killing rang out everywhere. A huge army charged towards Xiao Chen from all directions.
When Xiao Chen saw such a grand formation of soldiers, he could not help smiling bitterly. An Immortal Venerate was indeed not that easy to deal with.
However, Xiao Chen possessed a temper too. If they would not let him leave, then he would not leave!
"Dong!" The coffinnded heavily on the ground. The Cycle Throne appeared, and Xiao Chen sat on it, radiating the Emperor Might of a king.
The seven Divine Weapons all unsheathed. The dust on the ground gathered and took human form, stretching out their hands and grasping the Divine Weapons.
Xiao Chen continuously rapped his fingers on the throne''s armrest. Many sabers buzzed as they turned into boundless saber light and shot out.
Following that, even more figures formed on the ground, leaped into the air, and grasped the saber lights flying over.
Back in reality, Immortal Venerate Tian Yi and Immortal Venerate Ming Yue released their bated breath as they looked at the painting in front of them.
Immortal Venerate Ming Yue smiled and said, "Mountains and rivers as a painting, Golden Spears and Iron Horses. Once this painting is formed, no matter who it is, they will be killed mercilessly. Their minds will tire and drain before they die in the desert!"
"Pu ci!"
Right after Immortal Venerate Ming Yue spoke, the long painting tore in the middle. Amid loud shouts and flourishing auras, a thousand people bearing sabers charged out from the painting together with Xiao Chen, who was seated on the throne.
This startled the two Immortal Venerates into going pale. In their fluster, they used their trump cards to retreat quickly.
Chapter 1460: Wanton and Unrestrained
Chapter 1460: Wanton and Unrestrained
Xiao Chen led one thousand desmen charging out of the painting. Any ordinary person would have ended up embroiled in a bitter fight.
Not to mention injuries, they would at least be mentally fatigued. After breaking out of the painting, they could only let others kill them.
However, Xiao Chen was an exception; he had the Yinyang Saber Formation. Against therge army, he used the might of one thousand people and the Yinyang Saber Formation, forcefully killing a path out and breaking out of the painting.
"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!"
The one thousand desmen stood upright while holding their sabers, surrounding the two Immortal Venerates.
The aimed saber tips, spreading killing Qi, and cold soldiers caused the temperature of this bloodke to plummet. Strands of cold Qi wafted up from the surface of theke, making one feel afraid.
"Senior Brother Tian Yi, one hour is almost over. If we keep dying, the flowers will descend. The consequences will be dire."
Surrounded by one thousand desmen, Immortal Venerate Ming Yue and Immortal Venerate Tian Yi felt very anxious. However, the formation before them was not the most worrying thing. The greater danger was the thousands of Void Hell Flowers hovering above them.
Every Void Hell Flower had an exceedingly condensed Extreme Yang True me. Just the thought of these thousands of Extreme Yang True mes exploding together made one tremble in fear.
Immortal Venerate Tian Yi''s expression turned grave as well. As he looked at Xiao Chen, who was seated on a throne behind the desmen, he frowned.
This Shadowless Saber Sovereign was simply too difficult to deal withmore difficult than a regr Ninth Heaven Martial Emperor, which Immortal Venerate Tian Yi would be able to suppress on his own.
With Immortal Venerate Ming Yue working together with him, suppressing a regr Ninth Heaven Martial Emperor would be even easier, like taking candy from a baby.
However, this Shadowless Saber Sovereign seemed to have many backup ns and could always break or block their various Magic Skills.
This was not due to Xiao Chen being as strong as a Ninth Heaven Martial Emperor but to his many trump cards. Furthermore, he dual-cultivated Immortal Cultivation and Martial Cultivation. These two Immortal Venerates could not suppress him by using Immortal Arts alone; they were far from being that capable.
Xiao Chen, who was seated on the throne, looked at the two Immortal Venerates and said, "I have no grudges with the two of you. I was just asked by someone to protect this coffin. I hope that the two Immortal Venerates can leave things at this and stop here."
Immortal Venerate Tian Yi snorted coldly and retorted, "The Shadowless Saber Sovereign is really generous. However, your thousand-man saber formation is a great drain. After charging out of the painting, you probably cannot maintain this for much longer. That''s why you are saying this."
Xiao Chen said, "You guessed right. However, I did not intend to hide that in the first ce. I''ll repeat myself. You will not be able to stop me if I want to leave. There is no need to do anything more; it would not do anyone any good."
"You can leave, but you must leave the coffin behind!"
Immortal Venerate Tian Yi''s tone was determined and decisive; there was no room for negotiation.
"You think you can stop me?"
Xiao Chen smiled coldly, and the Yinyang Saber Formation immediately formed. A huge Taiji diagram appeared on the bloodke.
The one thousand desmen split into two groups of five hundred. Their auras merged, appearing like the Yin and Yang spots of the Taiji diagram. Each group took one side as they moved about like two dragons.
As the formation activated, a huge pressure bore down on Immortal Venerate Ming Yue and Immortal Venerate Tian Yi.
Every time the dragons moved one round, the pressure on the two grew heavier like a burgeoning invisible mountain.
Beads of sweat fell from Immortal Venerate Ming Yue''s forehead in incredible nervousness. The two dragons moving about were like huge sabers ced against his neck.
The Taiji Saber Domain under the two Immortal Venerates'' feet formlessly held them immobile.
These two Immortal Venerates were not good at Movement Techniques in the first ce, which made things even harder for them in the Taiji Saber Domain. Once the saber formationpletely activated, if their protective Magic Treasures could not block it, their physical bodies might be destroyed.
Immortal Cultivators were really strong. However, once their weakness was targeted, they would be extremely weak.
"It looks like we underestimated you. However, if you are really that bold, feel free to attack. With just a thought from me, everyone will die here."
Immortal Venerate Tian Yi had not expected that Xiao Chen could maintain such a huge saber formation. While he was surprised, he did not fear this imminent danger and did not shrink from it.
"Is that so? What other trump cards do you have? With just one strike, I can shatter your protective Magic Treasures. Given my speed, I can destroy your physical bodies in one breath of time."
Xiao Chen added indifferently, "As I said before, I do not want to be enemies with the two of you. As long as you are willing to let me go, everything else can be negotiated."
The current situation made Xiao Chen feel conflicted. If he dismissed the saber formation and left, he would end up putting distance between himself and the two. At that time, if he wanted to leave, he would have to fight again like earlier, getting exhausted by the other party''s various Magic Skills.
However, he hesitated to kill these two people. After all, he still wanted to go to the Peni Sea in the future and thus should notpletely fall out with them.
Furthermore, Xiao Chen was forcefully maintaining this saber formation now. If he really attacked, he would overdraw on his Magic Energy. His mind would enter an extremely fatigued state.
There were many considerations. However, if the other party insisted on fighting, Xiao Chen could only steel himself to kill.
"Look up at the mes of the flower petals in the air. Those are condensed Extreme Yang True mes personally refined by the Heavenly Profound Holy Lady. Just a bit of that me can heavily injure a First Heaven Martial Emperor.
"With ten thousand of them exploding at the same time, aside from Primes, no one will survive. Even if your physical body is alreadyparable to that of a peak Ninth Heaven Martial Emperor, you can forget about leaving alive," Immortal Venerate Tian Yi said as he stepped forward, looking coldly at Xiao Chen.
"As you also know, Immortal Cultivators have Yuanyings. Even if our physical bodies are destroyed, our Yuanyings can allow us toe back to life. Shadowless Saber Sovereign, you do not have the capital to make this gamble!"
Immortal Venerate Tian Yi appeared imposing. Even though Xiao Chen held the upper hand here, Immortal Venerate Tian Yi still was so overbearing.
What he said is true. Perhaps it is fated. After I died, I still have to suffer such a cmity.
The Heavenly Profound Holy Lady''s voice rang out softly beside Xiao Chen''s ear. Her meaning was clear; she was hinting for Xiao Chen to give up.
Then, Xiao Chen looked up at the thousands of flower petals above. Indeed, there was an ancientmp pulling on all the petals. His expression appeared uncertain as he muttered to himself.
Immortal Venerate Ming Yue released his bated breath, somewhat in awe of his senior brother. In the end, it was his senior brother who could hold his patience. However, when an Immortal Cultivator used their Yuanying toe back to life, they would also suffer great loss.
They would have to switch to another body and cultivate again from the start. They would definitely not be able to cultivate back to an Immortal Venerate.
"You have ten seconds to consider. After ten seconds, whether you agree or not, I will make the Magic Treasure drop the ten thousand flowers in the air."
After Immortal Venerate Tian Yi said that, he stared at Xiao Chen. For the sake of the millions of Immortal Cultivators in the Peni Sea, he needed to make this gamble.
If he was not ruthless to himself, how could he speak of hope?
This was now a chaotic age. This Immortal Venerate Tian Yi was definitely an ambitious and ruthless character. Not everyone had such boldness.
"There''s no need. Instead, I''ll give you three seconds to think. Either you agree to let me go, or I''ll immediately attack. You are free to take a gamble, to gamble whether I can destroy your Yuanyings before the ten thousand flowers fall."
Xiao Chen never liked letting others hold the initiative, much less being threatened by them.
You want to gamble? Let''s gamble!
"Onetwo"
After saying that, Xiao Chen started counting. He did not give Immortal Venerate Tian Yi any time to react to what he said.
How did it turn out like this?! Immortal Venerate Tian Yi''s previously calm expression turned somewhat flustered.
"Three!"
Xiao Chen had no intention of bluffing. He quickly finished the count to three. Then, he activated the Yinyang Saber Formation at full power. The two True Dragons made of saber intent charged at the two Immortal Venerates.
Seeing that the huge dragons made of boundless saber intent were about to swallow up their physical bodies, Immortal Venerate Tian Yi finally could not endure and shouted, "Stop! We are willing to let you go!"
"It''s toote. If you had thought of this earlier, there would not be any need to force my hand," Xiao Chen said expressionlessly from the throne.
Xiao Chen still had not reached the point of being able to control such a huge saber formation at will. Forcefully stopping it would rebound on him.
Furthermore, he never thought of stopping.
Xiao Chen was calm and decisive. However, his bones hid a wanton and unrestrained character that was not inferior to any other outstanding talent''s. If one was restrained by worries in everything one did, what was the point of living?
Since you want to y big, let''s go bigger. Let''s see who is the one who cannot afford to gamble!
"Shadowless Saber Sovereign, this old man shall grant your wish, then!"
Right before being swallowed by the saber dragon, Immortal Venerate Tian Yi roared hoarsely, and the ancientmp instantly shattered.
The ten thousand flower petals drifted down, looking like snowkes as they carried the lethal Extreme Yang True mes down.
Chapter 1461: A Pain So Extreme, There is No Heart to Feel Pain
Chapter 1461: A Pain So Extreme, There is No Heart to Feel Pain
Too much is as bad as too little. These words were applicable, no matter where one was.
For example, the beautiful rain of flowers lit with fire. They danced around in the air, presenting the two extremes of Yin and Yang. It would be hard to find a scene in this world that could surpass this.
However, it was too beautiful, not something good. When these ten thousand flowers and mes exploded together, it would be like the scythe of the grim reaperand much more horrifying than the strongest ferocious beast.
Xiao Chen did not have the time to admire such a beautiful scene. He did not even think about the consequences of the flowers falling. He had something much more important to do.
He needed to kill!
Xiao Chen had repeatedly given the two Immortal Venerates chances to let him leave, but they did not. From the moment Immortal Venerate Tian Yi acted overbearingly, threatening to perish together with him to force him to submit, a murderous intent already sprouted in Xiao Chen''s heart.
Now, Xiao Chen could no longer stop it, nor was he willing to.
Instead, he let this murderous intent spread in his heart and to every cell of his body without any restraint.
Men needed to be ruthless. When a murderous intent arose, they could not be indecisive.
Hence, when Immortal Venerate Tian Yi begged for mercy, Xiao Chen mercilessly rejected him.
Who knew if the Immortal Venerate had other tricks up his sleeves and would try scheming against Xiao Chen?
"Kill!"
Inside the Taiji Saber Domain, the Yin and Yang dragons materialized by the boundless saber intent roared ferociously. Amid strong winds, they swallowed up Immortal Venerate Tian Yi and Immortal Venerate Ming Yue.
"Dang! Dang! Dang! Dang!"
Two tornadoes formed. A tremendous ngor came from the tornadoes. Each True Dragon was made up of five hundred desmen. Using the Taiji Saber Domain, they converged. When they erupted, they continuously attacked their target.
Even Xiao Chen would find thebined strength of five hundred people hard to deal with, what more the two Immortal Venerates.
After a while, spots of light appeared in the tornadoesthe light given off when a protective Magic Treasure shattered.
A cold light shed in the depths of Xiao Chen''s eyes, disappearing very quickly.
On the throne, Xiao Chen was like bowstring drawn taut. Then, he shot forward like a phantom, holding the Seven Deadly Sins'' Envy and brandishing it.
"wless Saber Technique''s fourth move, Heartbreaking Stance!"
This move shattered one''s heart first before shattering the enemies. When this saber light chopped out, Xiao Chen''s heart shattered. Pain spread throughout his body. Because of the pain, he could carve it on his bones and heart; because of this pain, he could let out all the anger in his heart.
Of the various moves of the wless Saber Technique, the Heartbreaking Stance was the one with the strongest negative emotions, the most radical one.
Back then, Xiao Chen had hesitated over whether to create this move. Pain had no boundaries; it was endless and limitless. The depths of hatred and envy were not even close.
Once one fell into it, one might not be able to pull themselves out of it. The might of this Saber Technique might be beyond their control.
At that time, it would not be the human controlling the saber but the saber controlling the human, turning into a Demonic Dao.
However, there was no perfect human and no perfect item. Likewise, it was impossible to find a perfect Saber Technique. After considering for a long time, Xiao Chen still created this move in the end, purposely turning it into the weakness of the wless Saber Technique.
There was no perfect and wless saber Dao; there was no perfect and wless human. There was only a heart that sought perfection. This was the essence of the wless Saber Technique.
The tornadoes vanished, and the two Immortal Venerates retreated as they vomited blood. They quickly formed hand seals in a fluster.
It was toote. Xiao Chen had been storing up power for a long time already, waiting for this moment.
The instant Xiao Chen sent out the tornadoes, blood leaked out of the corners of his lips. A sinister greenish light shone from his entire body, lending him a very horrifying and evil air. This startled the two into trembling and losing all courage.
Immortal Venerate Tian Yi felt extremely regretful. To think he actually threatened such a ruthless person!
The thousands of falling flowers did not affect Xiao Chen''s mental state. Instead, they hardened his resolve to kill the two.
If Immortal Venerate Tian Yi had known this would happen, he absolutely would not have made such a ruthless threat.
"Pu ci!"
Scarlet light shed. The two''s physical bodies cracked and shattered on contact with the saber, turning into dust and falling to the bloodke.
Two human-shaped lights shot out and entered their life Magic Treasures, looking like aser show, moving very fast.
Shadowless Saber Sovereign, just you wait. Today''s grudge of destroying our physical bodies will be repaid in blood in the future.
You have no idea who you offended. You cannot afford to offend the major characters behind the Peni Sea!
The resentful words of Immortal Venerate Tian Yi and Immortal Venerate Ming Yue appeared in Xiao Chen''s mind.
Xiao Chen looked at the two stray-dog-like Yuanyings and could not be bothered with them. Then, Envy returned to the back of the throne.
Two lights shed in Xiao Chen''s eyes before quickly spinning around.
Then, he pointed gently with the index finger of his right hand. As the light shed in his eyes, a small Taiji Yinyang me Diagram shot out of his fingertip and continuously erged.
Eventually, this Taiji Yinyang me Diagram covered the entireke, blocking all the ten thousand flowers.
Instantly, half of Xiao Chen''s Primordial Energy was depleted. Seen from above, the ten thousand flower petals would reach theke in another half meter.
Worth it!
Intense fatigue assaulted Xiao Chen''s mind as he directlyy back. The Cycle Throne sensed it and flew over, catching him.
Xiao Cheny on the throne, his eyes barely open as he wiped away the blood at the corners of his lips.
To chase away the two Immortal Venerates, Xiao Chen had drained his mind and gotten covered with wounds. He had not only exhausted all his Magic Energy but even severely overdrawn it, which aggravated his injuries.
Fortunately, he seeded in routing the two Immortal Venerates and protected the coffin.
If one looked carefully, one would actually discover that despite Xiao Chen''s weak exterior, there was a powerful light hidden in his right eye. He had already silently circted his strongest trump cardthe Divine Lightning Eye.
Right now was far from the time when Xiao Chen could truly rest. His weakness was a guise that he deliberately put on.
The Heavenly Profound Holy Lady was someone that Little Three reminded Xiao Chen to be careful of, so he never let down his guard.
The extremely beautiful and boundlessly strange Heavenly Profound Holy Lady appeared silently in front of him.
The Heavenly Profound Holy Lady nced indifferently at Xiao Chen, her gaze lingering on his right eye for a moment.
"What was thest saber strike called?" the Heavenly Profound Holy Lady asked.
"Heartbreaking."
"Good name. Many years ago, I also had a simr sword strike known as Heartbreaking. Unexpectedly, after a million years, I get to see a saber strike that leads to the same result with a different approach. It looks like you and I are fated."
Xiao Chen was not shocked. The other party was a powerful genius who had cultivated Martial Cultivation to the peak before scattering her cultivation and forcefully cultivating Immortal Cultivation.
"Wrong, you and I are not fated. On the contrary, our Dao are different. I do it on purpose, but you do it very naturally. If my guess is not wrong, your Heartbreaking results in the loss of your entire heart at the very end."
Xiao Chen continued unhurriedly, "A pain so extreme that you no longer have a heart to feel pain, hence, this sword strike is heartless. I really want to see for myself how strong such a move is."
"How did you guess?"
The Heavenly Profound Holy Lady''s eyes changed, but her expression remained the same. She still looked startlingly beautiful and pure, untouched by the material world.
Xiao Chen silently dismissed the light in his right eye. Now, he could be sure that the other party did not intend to attack him.
The earlier moment was when Xiao Chen was at his weakest, but the other party did not attack him. Now that he had a breather, he would not be as easy to deal with.
When facing the Heavenly Profound Holy Lady''s question, Xiao Chen answered honestly, "From the first moment I saw you, I found it strange. You are clearly extremely beautiful, but for some reason, you induce fear in others, preventing them from getting close.
"Earlier, when you mentioned your Heartbreaking sword strike, I came to a sudden realization. You have no expression, no smile, no tears, no pain, no frustration. This is because you are a heartless person."
The Heavenly Profound Holy Lady remained silent for a long time. It looked like Xiao Chen guessed right.
However, even after her greatest secret was discovered, this woman''s expression still did not change. It was truly bone-chilling.
Was a heartless person still human? Clearly not. She was neither human nor ghost. That was the answer to Xiao Chen''s previous question.
An Immortal of ghosts. The Heavenly Profound Holy Lady did indeed be a Ghost Immortal, a genuine Ghost Immortal.
Xiao Chen guessed a possibility for why this woman could not attack anyone. The woman before him might just be some lingering thoughts of the Heavenly Profound Holy Lady. The true Heavenly Profound Holy Lady had left the Kunlun Realm after she became a Ghost Immortal.
He extended his hand, and the coffinnded beside the other party. He said, "I already did as agreed, helping you to protect this coffin. Now, it''s your turn to fulfill your promise."
The Heavenly Profound Holy Lady nced at the coffin and then raised her head. "There''s no rush. Promise me one final thing, and I will satisfy everything you want."
Chapter 1462 Where to Seek Immortality?
Chapter 1462 Where to Seek Immortality?
With a slight frown, Xiao Chen asked softly, "What is your request?"
"Help me open this coffin. I want to see something in there," the Heavenly Profound Holy Lady replied calmly. Xiao Chen was very surprised by her words.
When the Heavenly Profound Holy Lady said that, he immediately turned wary. Remove the Immortal Sealing Talismans?
Xiao Chen had put in a lot of effort to stop the two Immortal Venerates from tearing off the Immortal Sealing Talismans. Now, this Heavenly Profound Holy Lady actually wanted him to tear them off.
He was speechless. Then, he demanded, rather annoyed, "Heavenly Profound Holy Lady, are you toying with me? Do you know how much effort I spent preventing the two Immortal Venerates from doing just that? To think that you are saying such a thing now!"
If the Heavenly Profound Holy Lady wanted to see the inside of the coffin, then there had been no need to get him to stop the two Immortal Venerates. All she had to do was wait for the two Immortal Venerates to tear off the Immortal Sealing Talismans, and she could have just waited at the side to watch.
Why the need for such a botched excuse? It was unnecessary!
"Do you think that a heartless person would have the heart to trick you?" The Heavenly Profound Holy Lady''s expression remained calm, showing no changes just like before. She appeared extremely peaceful.
When Xiao Chen heard this, he felt like he had gotten hit on the head with a stick. This reply was better than many other possible exnations.
The moment the Heavenly Profound Holy Lady said that, she immediately convinced Xiao Chen. Not many people in the world could understand the sorrow behind those words.
No matter how strong one was, being a heartless person was a kind of sorrow.
"Alright, I agree!"
Logically, Xiao Chen absolutely should not agree to this request. However, on his path so far, no matter how he changed, the attitude in the depths of his heart never did, maintaining some innocence and sentimentality.
If one always used logic to decide things, acting strictly ording to the rules and being extremely prudent, how was one different from a robot?
This time, Xiao Chen was willing to trust the Heavenly Profound Holy Lady. Even if he got cheated, he would not regret it.
The Immortal Sealing Talismans were not easy to remove. However, with the Heavenly Profound Holy Lady giving instructions, Xiao Chen just needed to follow the steps.
As the twomunicated, Xiao Chen discovered something very strange. The Heavenly Profound Holy Lady did not seem to understand the Immortal Sealing Talisman that well.
It was like she had not personally refined the Immortal Sealing Talismans. Hence, she required a lot of time to think when making her exnations.
"You were not the one who refined the Immortal Sealing Talismans?" Xiao Chen could not help asking after putting in a lot of effort and trying a few times.
The Heavenly Profound Holy Lady remained silent for a long time before replying, "No. I once had a Daopanion. He was the one who helped seal me up."
[Note: Daopanion: For seasoned readers, you probably already know what this is, but for such cultivation stories, this is basically something like marriage, someone who cultivates alongside one and is their lover. Due to the nature of their long lives and the danger of their world, it is possible for Daopanions to change; it is not something as formal as a marriage.]
When Xiao Chen heard this, he was stunned for a while. Unexpectedly, such a ruthless person as the Heavenly Profound Holy Lady actually had a Daopanion as well.
After reaching the peak of Martial Cultivation, she scattered her cultivation and cultivated as an Immortal. In the end, she turned into a heartless person.
It was hard to imagine that someone was willing to love such a woman.
"Where is he?"
"Heshould be dead already." The Heavenly Profound Holy Lady deliberated for a while before saying uncertainly, "When I scattered my Martial Cultivation, he was the one who protected me. However, I do not know what happened after he helped me seal my coffin."
Actually, this question was rather silly. No one could live from the Immemorial Era until now.
Of course, someone as determined person as the Heavenly Profound Holy Lady was not included.
About seven minutester, Xiao Chen dealt with the two Immortal Sealing Talismans. After hesitating for a while, he still gently pushed the lid off in the end.
When no mysterious phenomenon appeared, Xiao Chen released his bated breath. A corpsey quietly in the coffin.
The corpse was very well preserved, looking like when she was still alive. It was not rotten or damaged. There were no strange smells, either.
The corpse looked exactly like the Heavenly Profound Holy Lady beside Xiao Chen, just older with a full head of white hair. The crow''s feet at the corners of her eyes were very obvious, and there were some indistinct wrinkles on her forehead.
She justy there quietly like a woman in a peaceful sleep. She also tightly grasped a painting.
When Xiao Chen first saw the painting in the corpse''s hand, his instincts told him that this was what the Heavenly Profound Holy Lady wanted to see.
After being dead for more than a million years, the corpse still tightly grasped the painting. Clearly, this item was extremely important.
Xiao Chen could not help feeling curious. What kind of painting was it for it to hold such an attraction?
"Is it this item?"
The Heavenly Profound Holy Lady nodded gently. "Help me take it out. I just want a look at it."
Xiao Chen did as told. He reached out, grabbed the painting, and pulled carefully. In the end, he discovered that the corpse held it very tightly. So, left with no choice, he used more strength.
Naturally, a dead person could not defeat Xiao Chen in physical strength. Just by adding more strength, he managed to pull the painting out.
"Whoosh!"
Just at this moment, something strange happened. The tightly shut eyes of the corpse suddenly opened. A cold light shot out of those eyes and encased Xiao Chen.
Cold Qi entered Xiao Chen''s body, freezing it stiff immediately. Despite being dead for more than a million years, this corpse still had a re with a powerful sharpness that one would not dare to block, that inspired fear.
Since nothing happened for so long after the coffin was opened, dropping one''s guard was inevitable. However, when Xiao Chen took the painting, the female corpse suddenly opened her eyes. An ordinary person would have been frightened to death.
The more horrifying thing was yet toe. The instant this female corpse opened her eyes, she soared into the air and tried to grab Xiao Chen''s neck with one hand.
A killing Qi surged over like an overwhelming flood. In his despair, Xiao Chen''s strong desire to live allowed him to break the suppression from the corpse''s aura and move back.
At the critical moment, he managed to dodge this fatal strike.
Just when the corpse was about to move again, the Heavenly Profound Holy Lady suddenly appeared and tapped the corpse''s forehead. "Bang!" The corpse''s body turned into dust and vanished.
The instant the corpse was destroyed, a strong wind blew, picking up the painting and unfurling it.
The startled Xiao Chen, who was on the throne, could not shift his gaze away after seeing it.
The exquisite painting had a bright moon at the top. The painter used his great skill to illustrate this bright moon as distant and elegant.
The entire painting had the gentle moonlight spreading through it, making it very pleasant to view.
However, when the moonlight reached the ground, the feeling suddenly changed. The pale-white moonlight looked like frost covering the ground in a courtyard.
A cassia tree stood in the middle of the courtyard. The Heavenly Profound Holy Lady also stood there, holding up her sword.
The Heavenly Profound Holy Lady in the painting was very beautiful. She looked as pure as snow and stared at the moon in a heroic manner. Her eyes showed a strange grief.
It was precisely this grief that made the moonlight on the ground look as deathly pale and cold as frost.
There were words on the painting: "Moonlight like frost, the flowing water endures injuries. Beauty ages easily, where do I seek immortality"
The distant moonlight filled the courtyard, appearing like cold, white frost and exuding a faint sense of grief. Who could endure such grief? Only that woman who looked as gentle and resilient as flowing water.
However, time was like flowing water. Once it passed, it never returned. The ravages of time would eventually show on this face.
Actually, the flowing water could not endure this boundless grief, either. As this person gazed at the bright moon in the sky, she only asked, "Where do I seek immortality!"
In an instant, Xiao Chen understood what the painting was trying to convey. He understood the hidden grief and helplessness in the poem.
He reached out, and the painting slowly floated back into his hand.
The contrast between the person in the painting and the current heartless Heavenly Profound Holy Lady truly made one sigh.
The person in the painting still felt grief and helplessness. However, the person before him did not have any of that.
"He painted this painting?" Xiao Chen looked up at the Heavenly Profound Holy Lady as he held the painting with both hands.
Naturally, the "he" that Xiao Chen referred to was her Daopanion.
After being silent for a while, the Heavenly Profound Holy Lady appeared like she was freed of something. She nodded slightly. "That''s right. He painted this. This is the thing that I recall most fondly in my life. After dying, I left a lingering thought for more than a million years for the sake of seeing this painting again."
"I really like this painting."
"Then keep it. Help me take care of it. Now, I can fulfill my promise to you."
"There''s no rush."
Xiao Chen slowly furled up the painting. Then, he took out a brocade box and carefully ced it inside.
The Heavenly Profound Holy Lady felt confused. She could not understand why Xiao Chen, who seemed very anxious and rushed earlier, suddenly became soposed and unhurried.
Chapter 1463: As You Wish
Chapter 1463: As You Wish
"I have a question."
After putting everything away, Xiao Chen looked at the Heavenly Profound Holy Lady and asked, "Where is your true body?"
The Heavenly Profound Holy Lady was surprised that Xiao Chen would ask this. She shook her head and replied, "I don''t know. I''m only a strand of lingering thought. After my true body sessfully cultivated as a Ghost Immortal, she left this abandonednd."
"How did she leave?"
"I''m not sure. I do not know anything about what happened after she left."
When Xiao Chen heard this, he could not help feeling doubts. Since that was so, who could truly verify that the Heavenly Profound Holy Lady managed to be a Ghost Immortal?
There were only some legends. However, why would the Peni Sea''s peoplee because of a baseless legend, spending so many years preparing for it?
Furthermore, they even sent two Immortal Venerates and sacrificed so many experts. This was rather strange.
Someone had to have given them definitive information, proving that there were Ghost Immortals. That was the only possible reason for the Peni Sea''s group to be so crazy about this.
However, who was this person?
Could this person have seen the true body of the Heavenly Profound Holy Lady after she became a Ghost Immortal and wanted to use the Peni Sea''s people to scout the way out?
As for the way to cultivate as a Ghost Immortal, after Xiao Chen obtained more information from the Heavenly Profound Holy Lady, he came to realize that aside from her, there would not be a second person who could sessfully be a Ghost Immortal.
No one else was as excellent as her and as determined, to the point of being ruthless to herself and abandoning even her own heart.
Even if others knew how the Heavenly Profound Holy Lady became a Ghost Immortal, no one would be able to seed.
"Please fulfill the promise, then; get me the Cycle Arts." Xiao Chen stopped thinking about this and raised the main purpose of this trip.
The Heavenly Profound Holy Lady stretched out her hand, and a painting appeared in front of them from out of nowhere. Inside the painting was a scene of the Cyclic Astral Pce''s group of people doing their best to break a restriction.
At the center of the restriction was an ancient ck secret manual, ced on a stone pedestal, with the word "Cycle" written in an ancient script.
The Sun Pce''s Pce Master Chu Tian looked at the Cycle Arts secret manual on the stone pedestal with anticipation. He wished that he could immediately charge over and take the secret manual away.
However, he still retained his rationality. No matter how close they were, they had to wait for the restriction to bepletely broken before retrieving the secret manual.
The restrictions of the Mirage Immortal Pce were no trivial matter. While it looked like there was nothing, in reality, there were three formations within just one step. The formations had formations within them.
The Heavenly Profound Holy Lady gently tapped on where the Cycle Arts secret manual was and closed her eyes for a moment.
"Whoosh!"
The Cycle Arts on the stone pedestal suddenly vanished right before Chu Tian''s eyes, disappearing mysteriously.
"What''s going on? Why did the Cycle Arts secret manual disappear?!" Chu Tian shouted in shock, finding this incredible. He had never heard of such a strange thing happening before.
Inside the painting, Chu Tian appeared both shocked and livid, extremely frustrated and losing his grace. However, this was normal. After experiencing such a strange thing, anyone would be like this.
When the painting vanished, the ck Cycle Arts secret manual appeared in front of Xiao Chen out of nowhere. Then, he reached out and grasped it.
Xiao Chen somewhat felt like he was dreaming. This was too easy. Was this really the Cycle Arts?
However, the item in his hand was very heavy and possessed an ancient aura. There was no way that it was fake.
Xiao Chen flipped the secret manual open and carefully checked it with a serious expression. The Cycle Arts was very important. He had no leeway for carelessness. He could not wait until the next time the Mirage Immortal Pce appeared again if there was some mistake.
After a while, he finally verified that the item in his hands was the genuine Cycle Arts. It was not fake.
The Heavenly Profound Holy Lady had not cheated Xiao Chen. In the end, she fulfilled her promise. A heartless person would not have the heart to cheat others.
"Many thanks." Xiao Chen expressed his gratitude as he carefully put away the Cycle Arts secret manual.
Unexpectedly, he managed to obtain the Cycle Arts so easily. It was good that he could avoid fighting with the Sun Pce''s Pce Master.
"You''re wee. This is just a part of the promise. The Universe Origin Fruit that I promised you is the true reward."
The Heavenly Profound Holy Lady showed neither joy nor grief, appearing extremely calm. Then, another painting appeared in front.
This time, it was the scene of an herb garden in the Mirage Immortal Pce. There were many strong Profound Beasts in the herb garden, which abounded with Spirit Herbs. There were venomous snakes, venomous bees, and strange birds hiding there.
A hemp-robed old man sneaked around the herb garden, heading towards a Spirit Fruit in its depths.
It was Mu Yong. Xiao Chen recognized this person with just one look. Unexpectedly, this old man managed to make it all the way here.
The Spirit Fruit looked ordinary; its color was not vibrant at all. It did not give off the feeling that would make one''s eyes light up when they saw it.
Instead, it would be easily overlooked, unable to catch anyone''s attention.
However, such a Spirit Fruit had the exact same appearance as the legendary Universe Origin Fruit.
Only when one focused and looked carefully would one discover that the uneven surface of this Spirit Fruit had a golden light, which was hard to look at, directly gathered in it.
After one stared at it for about seven to eight minutes, its image would suddenly turn resplendent with golden light in the mind. It was like an Immortal Lord who obtained the Dao, sitting cross-legged with eyes closed.
The mysteries behind this could not be described with words.
"I found the seed of this Spirit Fruit in an Immortal Epoch Remnant back in the past. It finally matured after more than a million years. Even I have not eaten such a fruit before. Only such an Immortal Fruit is worthy of the help you provided me."
In the Heavenly Profound Holy Lady''s opinion, the Cycle Arts was useless. The Universe Origin Fruit was a much more practical reward.
The Universe Origin Fruit, also named the Universe Origin Dao Fruit, was said to increase one''s cultivation by one thousand years and make one instantlyprehend the Dao after consuming it.
Even if it was not as heaven-defying as the legends made it out to be, it would not be something ordinary, either. Otherwise, Immortals would not have fought over it.
At this moment, the hemp-robed old man was carefully edging towards the Universe Origin Fruit. When looking carefully, one would discover that his hair had grayed and hisplexion was poor.
Only his eyes glittered as he stared at the Universe Origin Fruit.
Mu Yong was already severely poisoned. If he was not careful, he would die on the spot.
"You know this person?" the Heavenly Profound Holy Lady asked.
Xiao Chen nodded and replied, "We came in together."
"He is about to die. He is afflicted with at least seven kinds of unusual poisons. He will definitely die in another three steps."
"Is there any way to save him?" Xiao Chen asked.
After all, this was someone whom Xiao Chen met before. Xiao Chen was not an unfeeling person.
"You want to save him? He can''t be saved. He should understand himself well, but greed blinded him. He sought out this death himself."
Right after the Heavenly Profound Holy Lady said that, the hemp-robed old man stumbled and keeled over, falling to the ground.
"No! I have not obtained the Universe Origin Fruit yet. I have not advanced to Prime yet! I cannot die"
The hemp-robed old man roared in dissatisfaction. An enormous snake stuck out its forked tongue and tasted the air as it slowly slithered over. Then, it opened its mouth and swallowed him up.
At this point, the painting disappeared, and the Universe Origin Fruit appeared out of nowhere. Like the Cycle Arts secret manual, it turned up mysteriously at this bloodke.
Even though Xiao Chen had seen many deaths, he was still somewhat shocked at this. The hemp-robed old man was very capable, but he still ended up dying like that.
Despite him waiting for several decades and arriving at the Mirage Immortal Pce after much difficulty, things still ended this way.
As Xiao Chen held this Universe Origin Fruit, he found it somewhat heavy. He was also somewhat surprised, not having expected this Immortal Fruit to fall into his hands in the end.
Before Xiao Chen came here, he did not even think about it. As long as he managed to obtain the Cycle Arts, his trip to the Mirage Immortal Pce could be considered perfect already.
"You should quickly work on recovering from your injuries. If you leave them be, they will be difficult to deal withter," the Heavenly Profound Holy Lady said.
Xiao Chen put away the Universe Origin Fruit and looked at the Heavenly Profound Holy Lady. "What about you?"
"Me?"
The Heavenly Profound Holy Lady shook her head and said, "I''m just a strand of lingering thoughts. Now that I''ve achieved my goal, it does not matter whether I exist or not. I''ll just peacefully apany this Immortal pce."
Xiao Chen felt stunned at first; then, he felt a trace of bitterness. In the end, this was a heartless person. This painting that could induce grief even in an outsider like him was merely a goal for her to achieve.
Suddenly, Xiao Chen thought of something. His expression changed slightly, and he stopped thinking about treating his injuries.
"There should be a group of experts wearing scarlet clothes in the Mirage Immortal Pce. Can you help me check where this group of people is?"
Xiao Chen nearly forgot about them. This strange faction was worth paying attention to.
The Blood d Sect was very mysterious in the first ce. Their movements after entering the Mirage Immortal Pce were incredibly strange as well. The strangest thing was that the restriction that Immortal Venerate Ming Yue left behind at the doors had not blocked this group of people, either.
Back then, Xiao Chen could not help taking the risk and going through the restriction because of his suspicions.
Although the Heavenly Profound Holy Lady could not directly attack people in this Immortal pce, she clearly still had some means avable to her. It would be a waste not to use them.
Chapter 1464: Unexpected
Chapter 1464: Unexpected
The Heavenly Profound Holy Lady did not reject Xiao Chen''s request. She just said that she needed some time.
"Not a problem. I''ll wait."
Xiao Chen closed his eyes and waited quietly for the Heavenly Profound Holy Lady.
After about seven to eight minutes, the Heavenly Profound Holy Lady said, "I found them."
The Heavenly Profound Holy Lady tapped the air with her finger, and a painting appeared. A group of scarlet-d men broke a restriction and snatched up a dazzling, resplendent pearl.
This group of people showed smiles, in wild joy.
"What is that?"
Seeing through this painting was not as good as being there himself, after all. Xiao Chen, who opened his eyes, did not recognize that resplendent pearl.
"That is the Puppet Pearl. It is not an item of the Martial Epoch but a Magic Treasure of the Immortal Epoch. It is used to control huge puppets, especially huge puppets normally in the shape of huge ancient beasts like the Deep Sea Berserk Shark." The Heavenly Profound Holy Lady gave Xiao Chen a detailed exnation.
This piqued Xiao Chen''s interest. This Magic Treasure was specially used for controlling huge puppets. He seemed to think of something but was not entirely sure what it was.
"Can you retrieve it?"
Xiao Chen kept feeling that the Blood d Sect had some sort of scheme. If the other party managed to obtain this Puppet Pearl, it might result in a great cmity in the future.
"I can''t. They already ced it in a spatial ring. I can only bring over treasures in restrictions that are not broken yet. There are still many good things in the Immortal pce. If you need any of them, I can give them to you."
"There''s no need."
Xiao Chen rejected without even considering it. He always followed a certain principle: going too far was as bad as not far enough.
These were not Xiao Chen''s things. If he took too many, he might incur some bad karma. Furthermore, he had already obtained the Cycle Arts, which was what he wanted the most. There was also the incredibly precious Universe Origin Fruit. There was no need to be too greedy.
Leaving thetter generations some opportunities was not a bad thing.
The most important thing now was to figure out what this group of people from the Blood d Sect was nning.
"Are you nning to go over and snatch it? Given your current state, you might not even be able to protect yourself. Just rest and properly recuperate from your injuries.
"That''s right." The Heavenly Profound Holy Lady looked at the Taiji Yinyang me Diagram in the air and entered deep thought. "Where did you learn this me diagram? This is the first time I saw someone merge two opposing attributesYin and Yangtogether so naturally."
Xiao Chen thought for a while. Naturally, he could not expose the things about Earth. So he answered, "I learned it myself."
"Not bad, you are much stronger than I was back then. However, youck a Cultivation Technique. Otherwise, it would be difficult for your me diagram to be truly strong. Since you made it yourself, you need aplete set of techniques; neither Martial Techniques nor Cultivation Techniques can becking."
When Xiao Chen heard this, he was stunned. After thinking about it, he felt that it made sense.
The Taiji Dao did indeedck a Cultivation Technique. However, creating a Cultivation Technique by himself might be too difficult for him at the moment.
For now, he could not do it.
"Since both are Yinyang mes, you actually can absorb the energy of the Void Hell Flower and the Extreme Yang True me into your Taiji Yinyang me Diagram. That way, you can deal with the threat of the Extreme Yang True me and strengthen your me diagram," the Heavenly Profound Holy Lady said after observing for a while more.
Xiao Chen''s eyes lit up. Why did I not think of it? They are ofmon origins and types, so this is quite possible.
For the sake of maintaining a bnce, the Extreme Yang True me and the Void Hell Flower had to be simr types of energy. After absorbing them, the Taiji Yinyang me Diagram would still maintain its bnce.
"I''ll teach you how to do it."
After the Heavenly Profound Holy Lady said that, she gave Xiao Chen pointers on how to use the Taiji Yinyang me Diagram to absorb the Void Hell Flowers and the Extreme Yang True mes.
Xiao Chen had extraordinaryprehension ability in the first ce. With just a few words, he quickly understood the principle behind the concept.
He seeded on his first attempt.
The ten thousand flower petals melted like snow on the ground, silently and without any warning. The Sr True me and Lunar True me slowly grew stronger. Xiao Chen could not help feeling some joy.
mes were graded into nine ranks. His primal-chaos-level Heavenly Snow Divine me was at Rank 3, and his Sr True me and Lunar True me were both at Rank 6.
If he continued absorbing like this, by the time he finished absorbing the Void Hell Flowers and Extreme Yang True mes, his Sr True me and Lunar True me should be able to reach Rank 7.
One should not look down on this improvement of just one rank. The Sr True me and Lunar True me were both mes that were second only to primal-chaos-level mes.
After they reached Rank 6, it was extremely difficult to improve them. Such an opportunity could be said to be a fortuitous encounter that could only be discovered and not sought.
"Please help me to keep an eye on the people from the Blood d Sect. When sending me out, please send me to the same ce as them."
Xiao Chen looked at the Blood d Sect''s people in wild joy. Then, a cold light shed in his eyes.
When Elder Qin underwent his tribtion, a group of scarlet-d man hade to cause trouble. The auras of those people were extremely simr to this group''s.
If Xiao Chen was right, that was a move by the Blood d Sect. Since he ran into these people today, he naturally could not let them off.
If it was possible, Xiao Chen would snatch away the Puppet Pearl as well.
"Sure, that is not a problem," the Heavenly Profound Holy Lady answered straightforwardly. To her, this was something extremely insignificant.
One month was not really that short. However, it was not long, either.
The people in the Mirage Immortal Pce treasured every moment of it since they could remain in this ce for only one month.
These people absolutely could not waste any of their time. As for Xiao Chen, he no longer desired anything else here.
Xiao Chen already obtained the Cycle Arts and a Universe Origin Fruita bountiful harvest. He only hoped for the month to pass quickly so that he could seek out the Blood d Sect''s people.
The Blood d Sect had sent a total of nine people. There were one Vice Sect Master and eight Elders.
The Vice Sect Master was a Ninth Heaven Martial Emperor. The scarlet clothes he wore glittered with a strange light. At close inspection, his attire looked like it was made of flowing blood.
At this moment, these nine people were gathered together. Can Minghuo, the Blood d Sect''s Vice Sect Master, held the Puppet Pearl in his hand, showing a satisfied smile.
"Vice Sect Master Can, now that we have the Puppet Pearl, we have alreadypleted the Sect Master''s mission. Can we now go our separate ways and seek out fortuitous encounters for ourselves?" a few of the Elders asked with greed gleaming in their eyes.
Can Minghuo put away the Puppet Pearl and shook his head. "No. The mission is onlyplete when we personally hand the Puppet Pearl to the Sect Master. As of now, the mission is only halfplete. We cannot be careless."
This person was clearly extremely cautious. Caution was the parent of safety. It was better to ensure that they maintained sufficientbat prowess to safely deliver the Puppet Pearl.
"Whoosh! Whoosh!"
Just at this moment, two figures suddenly appeared above the nine. When Can Minghuo and the others heard the sound, their expressions changed slightly as they prepared to move, reacting very quickly.
However, when the Blood d Sect''s group saw who these people were, Can Minghuo startedughing. The expressions of the Elders all rxed.
"Immortal Venerates, why are you two in such a sorry state? Your physical bodies were actually destroyed."
The ones who arrived were Immortal Venerate Ming Yue and Immortal Venerate Tian Yi, whose bodies had been destroyed. At this moment, their Yuanyings were in their life Magic Treasures and appeared before this group of people.
Faced with Can Minghuo''s mockery, Immortal Venerate Tian Yi said coldly, "Cut the crap. Quickly bring people to follow me to the ninth floor of the Immortal pce and kill the Shadowless Saber Sovereign."
"The Shadowless Saber Sovereign? No wonder you two are in such sorry states. It turns out that you ran into such a demonic genius. However, why should I help you and offend this grim reaper?"
Now that Can Minghuo had the Puppet Pearl, he only needed to wait here for one month before he could go out and turn in the mission. He did not need to take any risks.
"He is currently severely injured. Killing him would be as easy as killing a dog. You can have all his treasures and get the two of us to owe you a favor. What do you have against that?" Immortal Venerate Ming Yue replied, trying to tempt the other party with benefits.
Immortal Venerate Tian Yi said, "Don''t forget, if we did not let you in, how would you be able to obtain the Puppet Pearl so easily? Furthermore, the Blood d Sect and my Peni Sea both answer to the Treasure Master. So what if you help us out this once?"
Can Minghuo showed hesitation on his face, somewhat convinced.
"Is he really injured?"
"Do you think that he would be in a good state after putting the two of us in such sorry states?" Immortal Venerate Tian Yi countered.
With a definitive answer, Can Minghuo stopped hesitating. He nodded and said, "Very well. I''ll help you this once. However, all of the treasures on the Shadowless Saber Sovereign belong to me."
Xiao Chen, who was anxiously treating his wounds, would never expect that the master behind the Peni Sea and the Blood d Sect were the same person.
Now, the Blood d Sect''s experts, whom Xiao Chen was preparing to deal with after leaving, headed quickly towards him.
Chapter 1465: Immortal Venerate Captured
Chapter 1465: Immortal Venerate Captured
Above the bloodke, Xiao Chen closed his eyes as he treated his injuries. At the same time, he circted the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation to recover his Magic Energy.
The spring of Magic Energy in Xiao Chen''s sea of consciousness slowly recovered.
With the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation having reached the ninthyer, his Magic Energy recovered very quickly. His Magic Energy spewed out of a spring. In merely one hour, he had already recovered to a fifth of his peak state, much faster than in the past.
As for Xiao Chen''s physical injuries, those were even easier to deal with. He just needed to be careful with his heart.
Xiao Chen had already injured his heart. Then, he used the Heartbreaking Stance, aggravating the injury, which was even more severe than the injuries to his other internal organs.
When he exerted himself, he would feel intense pain from his heart. This would directly impact his movements when inbat.
Although this injury was not fatal, it was the most problematic.
This was why it was best to not use the Heartbreaking Stance unless he was left with no other choice.
As Xiao Chen anxiously recovered from his injuries, the Heavenly Profound Holy Lady suddenly said, "Shadowless Saber Sovereign, the group of scarlet-d people that you asked me to keep an eye on are currently heading over quickly."
Xiao Chen''s expression changed slightly. He suddenly opened his eyes and said, "How can that be? How did they know"
After being stunned for a while, he figured it out. It had to be those two Immortal Venerates. He already guessed long ago that the Peni Sea''s people and the Blood d Sect had some hidden connections.
Now, it looked like he was right. Otherwise, if not for those two Immortal Venerates telling on him, he would not be exposed.
The two Immortal Venerates must have thought that the Extreme Yang True me sted the Shadowless Saber Sovereign into pieces. However, they did not hear an explosion in the end.
Only then did they realize he had survived and sought the Blood d Sect for help.
Xiao Chen guessed the truth of the matter in an instant.
The Heavenly Profound Holy Lady tapped the air, and a Spirit Fruit appeared from nowhere. "This is the Heart Nourishing Fruit. It is greatly effective at healing injuries of the heart."
"Why didn''t you give it to me earlier?"
What was the point of giving it to him now? Even better medicine would not be able to heal his injuries instantly.
The Heavenly Profound Holy Lady retorted calmly, "You were the one who said that you didn''t need anything else. You can''t me me for this."
Never mind. This is not the time to argue. Xiao Chen quickly consumed the Heart Nourishing Fruit, and the medicinal liquid flowed into his body, turning into warm and gentle energy covering his heart.
The pain from his injuries lessened significantly, allowing him to heave a slight sigh of relief.
The Blood d Sect''s group consisted of nine people in all. Aside from the Ninth Heaven Martial Emperor Vice Sect Master, the eight Elders were Greater Heavenly Martial Emperors at the very least.
Even at his peak, Xiao Chen would have to be careful when dealing with such a group. In order to subdue them, he would have to use the Divine Lightning Eye. However, he had recovered only a fifth of his Magic Energy and could not use it now.
Will I have to retreat?
Xiao Chen looked up at the Taiji Yinyang me Diagram that was currently absorbing the Void Hell Flowers and the Extreme Yang True mes. Then, he got an idea and conceived of a n.
"Dong! Dong! Dong!"
Footsteps resounded. The Blood d Sect''s Vice Sect Master Can Minghuo quickly rushed over, leading the Blood d Sect''s Elders.
"The Blood d Sect?"
Xiao Chen opened his eyes while seated on the throne, appearing somewhat weak as he spoke with shock and uncertainty in his voice.
When Can Minghuo saw this scene, heughed loudly. "The two Immortal Venerates did not cheat me. Shadowless Saber Sovereign, you are indeed here."
There was something else that Can Minghuo did not say: He is indeed severely injured and extremely weak.
"Kill him!"
Can Minghuo did not bother with speaking any nonsense. He immediately gave themand, and the eight Elders soared into the air, surrounding Xiao Chen, who was above the bloodke.
"Can Minghuo, even a starved camel isrger than a horse. Although this Shadowless Saber Sovereign is injured, you will not be able to suppress him by just relying on your group of Elders. You will have to make a move yourself," Immortal Venerate Ming Yue said.
Immortal Venerate Ming Yue followed from behind and saw that the coffin was still there, so he could not help feeling anxious.
Can Minghuo smiled coldly to himself. Of course, he knew that a starved camel wasrger than a horse.
The final attack before one''s death could not be underestimated. The more this was so, the more cautious he should be. He could not take this risk. All he had to do was to take advantage of the situation at the end.
Immortal Venerate Tian Yi''s Yuanying was in the ancientmp. As he looked at the Taiji Yinyang me Diagram in the air, he entered deep thought.
No wonder he was not sted to death. It turns out that this fellow still has such a method to dy all the Void Hell Flowers.
When the Shadowless Saber Sovereign is about to die, he will surely make all the Void Hell Flowers fall, dying together with this group of people. I have to think of a way to get Can Minghuo to go over. It would be best if both sides ended up taking severe losses.
Above the bloodke, Xiao Chen, who was on the throne, was clearly no match for his current situation.
He could only keep dodging and fleeing in a sorry state. Furthermore, he slowed down as time passed. It looked like he would not be able tost much longer, but Immortal Venerate Tian Yi had not thought of a good n yet.
Immortal Venerate Tian Yi could not help feeling anxious. Giving the other party''s character, the other party would definitely take away the coffin in the end.
Seeing that victory was at hand, Can Minghuo looked over at Immortal Venerate Tian Yi and asked with a smile, "Old Man Tian Yi, what were you and the Shadowless Saber Sovereign fighting over that you ended up in such a miserable state?"
Immortal Venerate Tian Yi cursed in his heart. I just knew that you would definitely break the bridge after crossing it. However, this is good. I can use this opportunity to lure you over.
Immortal Venerate Tian Yi purposely remained silent, not saying a word.
"Hehe! Old Man Tian Yi, even if you do not say it, I can guess what it is. The coffin above the bloodke should be the Heavenly Profound Holy Lady''s coffin, am I right?"
Can Minghuo''s eyes were very sharp. He had long discovered the coffin. After testing out Immortal Venerate Tian Yi, he figured out what Immortal Venerate Tian Yi was after.
"No way. That coffin belongs to my Peni Sea. Can Minghuo, you can forget about taking that away!" Immortal Venerate Tian Yi ranted, the ancientmp shaking continuously in his rage.
Can Minghuoughed loudly and said, "Don''t worry. I won''t snatch it away from you. I''ll just take a look before leaving it."
Although Can Minghuo said that he wanted to take a look, he still showed no intention of entering the bloodke, so Immortal Venerate Tian Yi could not help feeling anxious.
"Is that so? In that case, let me send you on your way!"
Just at this moment, a voice suddenly rang out behind the group.
Can Minghuo''s expression changed drastically as he whirled around to defend. His aura instantly rose to its peak.
Xiao Chen merged the seven sabers into one and ignited the ten spots of Saber Energy.
The resplendent saber light looked extremely piercing in the dark passageway. Although Can Minghuo reacted very quickly, he was helpless before this overwhelming force that directly sent him flying.
Can Minghuo vomited a mouthful of blood andnded on the bloodke. Hisplexion turned slightly pale, and his scarlet clothes red with a bright light, looking incredibly strange.
"Shadowless Saber Sovereign, so this is your true body."
Can Minghuo wiped away the blood at a corner of his lips. However, he did not seem surprised. He smiled coldly and said, "Do you think that I was not prepared for you? Had you not shown yourself, it would have been fine. Since you already showed yourself, you can forget about leaving."
Xiao Chen could not be bothered with Can Minghuo. With a thought, the Taiji Yinyang me Diagram above the bloodke instantly copsed. The ten thousand flower petals fell.
Before Can Minghuo could understand what was happening, the Extreme Yang True me exploded. A fiery light surged up, nketing the entire bloodke.
The instant the mes exploded, Xiao Chen grabbed hold of the ancientmp, which Immortal Venerate Tian Yi was in, and retreated quickly.
The shock wave from the explosion surged out. Everywhere it passed, the stone pirs instantly crumbled, disintegrating into nothing.
"Rumble!"
The ninth floor of the Immortal Pce''s underground caved in. The eighth floor, then the seventh followed. All the floors above were affected.
If not for the protection of the restrictions, the intense explosion would have been enough to destroy the entire Immortal pce.
Xiao Chen knew that his Taiji Yinyang me Diagram had already absorbed half the energy of the Void Hell Flowers and the Extreme Yang True mes. The might of the explosion would not be enough to kill Can Minghuo.
A few of that group of Elders from the Blood d Sect might live. Right now, Xiao Chen was not in a good enough condition to seek trouble with these people.
"Shadowless Saber Sovereign, quickly let go of me. Otherwise, this old man will detonate his Yuanying and perish with you."
The ancientmp, which Xiao Chen grabbed hold of, shook continuously, trying to struggle free.
Xiao Chen already knew that this Immortal Venerate Tian Yi appeared fierce but was cowardly at heart. Although he presented a strong front, he was secretly afraid of death.
Xiao Chen simply ignored Immortal Venerate Tian Yi, no matter how the Immortal Venerate cried out, never letting go.
After grabbing hold of the Yuanying of an Immortal Venerate, Xiao Chen could conduct a soul search, dig out Immortal Venerate Tian Yi''s secrets, and figure out all the secrets of the Peni Sea.
Xiao Chen''s only regret was that he could not make use of the opportunity to nab the Blood d Sect''s Vice Sect Master as well.
Chapter 1466: Mysterious Treasure Master
Chapter 1466: Mysterious Treasure Master
"Good n. Unexpectedly, you are so decisive, easily dealing with this cmity."
The Heavenly Profound Holy Lady appeared from nowhere, once again beside Xiao Chen.
The ninth floor of the Immortal pce''s underground was destroyed. The entire Immortal pce was in chaos. However, the Heavenly Profound Holy Lady still remained calm, showing no changes in expression.
Xiao Chen dodged the falling rocks while avoiding the various restrictions. His Spiritual Sense picked up countless figures rushing towards this ce.
Themotion was too great, startling everyone in the entire Immortal pce.
As Xiao Chen ran, he needed to keep an eye on the ancientmp, not letting it escape. At this moment, he was multitasking and could not find time to do anything else. "Is there any ce in the Immortal pce that is remote and safe, a ce that people cannot find easily?"
The Heavenly Profound Holy Lady thought for a while before saying, "Come with me."
Indeed, there was a ce. Xiao Chen released his bated breath. With the Heavenly Profound Holy Lady, the master of the Mirage Immortal Pce, helping him, the dangerous Mirage Immortal Pce became like his home, the dangers turning into benefits.
After a while, Xiao Chen followed the Heavenly Profound Holy Lady to a quiet bedroom. When the windows were open, one could see the Ghost Mountains from an extremely good vantage point.
"This was my bedroom. The room I used for meditation is at the side. You can go there to rest."
Xiao Chen casually looked around. Aside from being very clean and tidy, the bedroom was quite different from a regr girl''s room.
"Many thanks."
He pushed open a set of doors and entered. Now, he finally had time to deal with this Immortal Venerate Tian Yi.
After casually tossing the ancientmp to the floor, he leaned back and fell backward. The Cycle Throne that was infused into his clothes immediately came out and caught him.
"Whoosh!" The ancientmp immediately crashed into the door. Then, it fell to the floor.
As Xiao Chen sat on the throne, he said indifferently, "Don''t waste your efforts. This was where the Heavenly Profound Holy Lady meditated in the past. Unless I''m willing to open the doors, you can forget about getting out."
"Bang! Bang! Bang!"
Immortal Venerate Tian Yi, who was in the ancientmp, was extremely reluctant to ept this. Themp gave off a bright light as it repeatedly crashed into the door. However, it always fell back to the floor with nothing to show for its efforts.
After trying many times, Immortal Venerate Tian Yi finally gave up. A small illusory figure appeared above the ancientmp. That was the Yuanying of an Immortal Cultivator.
The Yuanying was a very weak existence. The longer it remained like that, the weaker it would be.
If not for Immortal Venerate Tian Yi having reached the limits of Immortal Cultivation in this epoch, attaining the peak of the Void Training Stage, he would not have been able tost for so long.
After ordinary Immortal Cultivators lose their physical bodies, they needed to take up residence quickly in something. Otherwise, they faced destruction.
It was even possible that other Immortal Cultivators would eat them up. That would be the cruelest end, equal to cannibalism.
"Shadowless Saber Sovereign, what are you nning?!" Immortal Venerate Tian Yi demanded in rage as he looked at Xiao Chen. His tone contained a trace of deep fear.
Xiao Chen replied calmly, "Immortal Venerate Tian Yi, have you not given up yet? Don''t delude yourself about me. You have already brought our rtionship to one where only one of us can live.
"You now have two choices. One, be more cooperative and let me search your soul. After that, I''ll give you a painless death. Two, you can refuse to cooperate, but I''ll still be able to find out the things that I want. In that case, you will die an even more miserable death!"
Immortal Venerate Tian Yi smiled in his extreme rage. "Since both options lead to death, why should I let you benefit for nothing? Shadowless Saber Sovereign, you are too naive."
"Is that so?"
Xiao Chen did not get angry. With a thought, the Azure Dragon Yuanying that hid in the depths of his Heart of an Emperor slowly appeared above his head.
Seeing Xiao Chen''s Azure Dragon Yuanying, Immortal Venerate Tian Yi was shocked and horrified. The ancientmp shook intensely, revealing his extreme fear.
"A Yuanying! Furthermore, an Azure Dragon Yuanying! How can you dual-cultivate Immortal Cultivation and Martial Cultivation?! Even the Heavenly Profound Holy Lady could only cultivate as an Immortal after she scattered her Martial Cultivation."
This scene was simply too shocking. Itpletely surpassed the imagination and understanding of Immortal Venerate Tian Yi.
"There are many things that you do not know. There is no need for you to know how I can cultivate Immortal Cultivation. You only need to know that if I swallow up your Yuanying now, I will be able to know everything you know. You will die an even more miserable death."
As for why Xiao Chen could dual-cultivate Immortal Cultivation and Martial Cultivation, the answery in the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation. This Cultivation Technique was left behind by either the Azure Emperor or the Sky Dome Immortal Lord.
The possibility of it being thetter was greater. However, none of that mattered.
This was the Martial Epoch. The Martial Dao reigned supreme. Cultivating the Immortal Dao to the limits would just result in strength simr to Immortal Venerate Tian Yi''s. To Xiao Chen, aside from Supreme Magic Skills like the Divine Lightning Eye, the Immortal Dao did not hold much of an attraction to him.
A long timeter, Immortal Venerate Tian Yi recovered from the shock of Xiao Chen being able to cultivate Immortal Cultivation as well.
He muttered to himself, "No wonder I sensed something familiar from your Saber Formation. It turned out that those were clones made using Immortal Arts. If I''d known"
"It''s already toote. I gave you many chances. Now, it is time to make your final decision."
Xiao Chen was not willing to listen to Immortal Venerate Tian Yi''s nonsense, directly interrupting him.
Immortal Venerate Tian Yi remained silent for quite a while before saying helplessly, "I choose the first option."
The second option was too painful for Immortal Cultivators. It was tantamount to one being eaten alive. No cultivator would ept dying in such a way; it would be too tragic.
"Good. I''m not too willing to use the second method, either."
Xiao Chen narrowed his eyes and gathered his Spiritual Sense into a thread that flew towards Immortal Venerate Tian Yi''s Yuanying.
With Immortal Venerate Tian Yi taking the initiative to cooperate, Xiao Chen did not run into any difficulties in his first time soul-searching someone. After one hour, he learned about the various happenings in the Peni Sea regarding this trip.
The Treasure Master!
Everything all boiled down to this person. It turned out that the Peni Sea had fallen into the control of the Treasure Master one thousand years ago.
The Treasure Master had defeated all three Immortal Venerates. Now, the Peni Sea was one of the Treasure Master''s pawns.
Xiao Chen also came to know that the master of the other factionthe Blood d Sectwas also the Heavenly Starry Ocean''s Treasure Master.
He could not help feeling shocked. The low-profile and mysterious Treasure Master already had such means at his disposal. This was simply too shocking.
Furthermore, this was just what Immortal Venerate Tian Yi knewwhich could be just the tip of the iceberg with more to the Treasure Master''s faction.
As for the Eternal Heavenly Sword School''s Xie Changtian, that person had been managed by Immortal Venerate Yun Chen all the while. Immortal Venerate Tian Yi did not know too much about this. He only knew that there was such a person living in the Peni Sea.
"Scatter your Yuanying, then!"
After finding out everything he wanted to know, Xiao Chen did not humiliate or make things difficult for Immortal Venerate Tian Yi. He let Immortal Venerate Tian Yi choose to scatter his Yuanying by himself. This was a form of suicide.
It if were during the Immortal Epoch, it would still have been possible for him to be a Loose Immortal after doing this. Now, that was impossible.
"Shadowless Saber Sovereign, if it is possible, please do not attack the Peni Sea. They are innocent, a group of pitiful people," Immortal Venerate Tian Yi said slowly; the words of a man on his deathbed always came from the heart.
Xiao Chen replied calmly, "Don''t worry. I have never been a bloodthirsty person. This is a personal grudge; I will not involve others in this."
"Many thanks, fellow Daoist"
After addressing Xiao Chen as a fellow Daoist, Immortal Venerate Tian Yi''s Yuanying slowly scattered in the form of light, until itpletely vanished.
"Dang!" The ancientmp fell to the floor with a loud sound.
Xiao Chen stretched out his hand and picked it up. After toying with it for a while, he ced it in his Universe Ring. This was Immortal Venerate Tian Yi''s life Magic Treasure. It should be extraordinary.
However, Xiao Chen could not be bothered to investigate it. The Treasure Master''s matter still troubled him.
In this trip to the Mirage Immortal Pce, Xiao Chen unexpectedly uncovered such a big secret, aside from obtaining what he wanted.
He had a feeling that this person would stop hiding soon, that when the Treasure Master finally showed himself, the entire oceanic world would undergo a huge change; perhaps the entire Kunlun Realm would.
The Blood d Sect and the Peni Sea were both pawns of the Treasure Master. He had sent the Blood d Sect to retrieve the Puppet Pearl but also sent the Immortal Cultivators to open the coffin. What was he trying to obtain from the coffin?
Aside from the painting, there was nothing else in the coffin. The answer seemed clear.
What did the Treasure Master want with the painting? This was truly confusing.
Time is short. I need to cultivate the Cycle Arts quickly andprehend the state of cycle. Afterprehending theplete Saber Dao, I will be able to fight against Primes, even surpass them.
The Demonic Cmity, the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign, and now the Treasure Master. Although Xiao Chen already had considerable strength, he still felt enormous pressure.
Chapter 1467: Leaving the Mirage Immortal Palace
Chapter 1467: Leaving the Mirage Immortal Pce
While Xiao Chen recuperated in peace, the entire Mirage Immortal Pce turned chaotic, uproars breaking out in every location.
At the Ten Thousand Fetus Blood Spring, Can Minghuo, the Blood d Sect''s Vice Sect Master, appeared pale. His scarlet clothes were tattered from the st, his hair in disarray; he was in an incredibly sorry state.
The tattered scarlet clothes wriggled around, looking like drops of fresh blood merging back together.
With a careful look, one would discover that these scarlet clothes were very different from the scarlet clothes that Xiao Chen saw in the past.
The original scarlet clothes emanated a strong Demonic Qi. Just looking at it made one ufortable.
The Demonic Qi of Can Minghuo''s scarlet clothes was withdrawn, not showing itself. If one did not purposely look for it, one would not notice any Demonic Qi at all. The quality of his scarlet clothes was much higher.
ording to rumor, people of different levels in the Blood d Sect wore different kinds of scarlet clothes. Of course, this was only the spection of outsiders. The world still did not know much about this faction that suddenly came to prominence in recent years.
Suddenly, Can Minghuo coughed loudly. After coughing a few times, he vomited a mouthful of blood before feeling much better.
"Shadowless Saber Sovereign!"
Unexpectedly, Can Minghuo was so miserably tricked. In recent years, the Blood d Sect had been demonstrating their sharpness and rarely suffered like this. Can Minghuo was experienced and wise; normally, he would not be the one suffering, yet such a thing happened to him today.
Had Can Minghuo known earlier, he would not have believed those two Immortal Venerates.
Fortunately, Can Minghuo did not lose the Puppet Pearl. Just thinking of the consequences of losing it made him tremble in fear. It was something that the Treasure Master wanted.
If Can Minghuo lost it, even the Sect Master would not be able to protect him. He would end up suffering a life worse than death.
Footsteps resounded. Can Minghuo''s expression changed slightly. Enduring the pain, he quickly left the ce.
Soon, the Pce Master of the Cyclic Astral Pce''s Sun Pce and other major characters of various Holy Lands arrived.
However, all they saw was rubble. They could not understand what had happened. They sensed no aura of any supreme treasure or natural treasure.
The people who caused thismotion already left long ago. This disturbance was destined to end very quickly, not attracting much attention.
The people present would never expect that this disturbance was what would give Xiao Chen the foundation to surpass a Prime. In the future, he would fight hard to avert a desperate crisis, saving the Kunlun Realm.
One month passed quickly. For most of the people who came, as long as they did not die in a restriction, they basically gained something, not wasting this trip.
These people either gained the Secret Treasures of the Heavenly Profound Sect, the Dao of predecessors, or some natural treasures.
People who were disappointed were not few, either. Chu Tian, the Sun Pce''s Pce Master, was one of them.
There was only one more day before they had to leave the Mirage Immortal Pce. However, the Cyclic Astral Pce''s people still had not found the Cyclic Arts. Their mission could already be deemed a failure.
After dismissing the people with him, Chu Tian took out a talisman. Once the talisman burned up, the Cyclic Astral Lord''s figure appeared before him.
"Cyclic Astral Lord, your subordinate is incapable. I failed to obtain the Cycle Arts."
The Cyclic Astral Lord seemed to have expected this. He asked unhurriedly, "Did the Shadowless Saber Sovereign snatch it away?"
"No."
Chu Tian shook his head and exined the strange circumstances of back then.
The Cycle Arts secret manual suddenly vanished right before their eyes. Chu Tian felt very nervous, worrying that the Cyclic Astral Lord would not believe him.
Unexpectedly, after the Cyclic Astral Lord thought for a while, he said, "Alright, I got it. After you leave, quickly return to the Cyclic Astral Pce; there is no need to bother about this matter anymore."
After obtaining such an answer from the Cyclic Astral Lord, Chu Tian was in disbelief. He was only startled to his senses when the Cyclic Astral Lord''s figure disappeared.
Feeling relieved of a heavy burden, he rxed.
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On another side, Can Minghuo contacted the Blood d Sect''s Sect Master.
The identity of the Blood d Sect had always been a mystery. If there were someone here and they saw the image of the Sect Master, they would be shocked.
The true identity of the Blood d Sect''s Sect Master was actually the Western Sea Dragon King, the Pce Master of the Western Sea Divine Dragon Pce.
"Sect Master, we already obtained the Puppet Pearl," Can Minghuo reported respectfully.
The Western Sea Dragon King revealed a smile and nodded. "Very good. Be careful and bring back the Puppet Pearl. The Treasure Master will reward you for this; he will give you a Life Extending Pill."
Hearing the words "Life Extending Pill," Can Minghuo showed wild joy in his eyes. However, his eyes turned gloomy shortly after. He said, "However, there are some surprises on the Peni Sea''s side. Immortal Venerate Tian Yi was captured by the Shadowless Saber Sovereign, and Immortal Venerate Ming Yue''s physical body was also destroyed."
Upon learning about the disastrous encounter of the two Immortal Venerates, the Western Sea Dragon King said calmly, "That''s not a problem. As long as we obtain the Puppet Pearl, the Treasure Master''s aim is already aplished. The Immortal Venerates'' matter was just a matter of convenience. He did not hold much hope for it."
When Can Minghuo heard this, hepletely rxed. This meant that this matter would not be med on him.
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Inside the meditation room, Xiao Chen had long since recovered from his injuries, returning to his peak state.
He would leave the Mirage Immortal Pce soon. He had already read through the Cycle Arts secret manual once.
After closing the Cycle Arts secret manual, Xiao Chen was certain that it was the real deal. However, like the Heavenly Profound Holy Lady said, this was indeed just an iplete copy and did not hold much value.
Without a doubt, one would seed inprehending the state of cycle by cultivating this Cycle Arts together with the seven thrones.
However, there was no mention of what came afterprehending the state of cycle. There was also no mention of how to cultivate it further and use it.
In Xiao Chen''s opinion, merging the states to form the state of cycle was just the beginning. The important part was how to apply itter.
He could only slowly experiment in the future.
Or perhaps, after he left this abandonednd and arrived in the true realm of the Martial Dao, he would be able to meet with experts who cultivated the state of cycle.
However, no matter what, he was already satisfied with being able to cultivate the state of cycle.
Xiao Chen put away the Cycle Arts secret manual and took out the second great harvest of this trip, the Universe Origin Fruit.
This Universe Origin Fruit looked very ordinary. Its surface was uneven, with many dimples in them. It even felt somewhat prickly.
It was hard to imagine that a legendary Immortal Fruit would look like this.
If one were tricked by appearances and missed out on this fruit, one would truly regret it for life.
One needed to look carefully without shifting one''s gaze away. After about seven to eight minutes, one would discover the profoundness of this fruit.
A scene of a golden Immortal Lord seated cross-legged would appear in the mind, which made one feel like one was bathed in a wondrous feeling of obtaining the Dao.
"It truly lives up to its name of Universe Origin Dao Fruit."
Xiao Chen looked away, filled with praises for it. However, he did not dare to eat this fruit right now.
Legends said that after eating this fruit, one would gain one thousand year''s worth of cultivation. However, Xiao Chen did not quite believe that.
This was something of the Immortal Epoch. The cultivations of the Martial Epoch and of the Immortal Epoch were vastly different,pletely unrted to each other. No one could be certain of its exact effects now.
Based on the feeling that Xiao Chen got, he was more willing to believe the part about its miraculous effects onprehending the Dao.
When the scene of the golden Immortal Lord appeared in his mind, he distinctly felt his Saber Energy''s agitation.
After eating it, Xiao Chen''s cultivation might not increase, but hisprehension of the Saber Dao definitely would. Perhaps, he might evenprehend theplete Saber Dao.
The Universe Origin Dao Fruit might contain aplete Dao, allowing anyone who consumed it to obtain the Dao.
Immortal Lords lived forever. One thousand years'' worth of cultivation was just one thousand years'' worth of time. Next to eternity, one thousand years was just a flick of the finger.
One thousand years of cultivation was not worth Immortal Lords fighting over it. What they valued had to be the effects on the Dao.
"Are you nning to eat it now?" the Heavenly Profound Holy Lady suddenly appeared and asked when she saw Xiao Chen staring at the Universe Origin Dao Fruit.
Xiao Chen smiled and put it away. He said, "It is too risky. If I consume it and lose consciousness, I might waste several decades here before I can get out."
"That''s true. You are still very young, in the prime of your life. It would not be good to waste it here. I''m here to tell you that you will be sent out of the Immortal pce soon."
The Heavenly Profound Holy Lady asked, "Where do you want to go? I can send you anywhere within five thousand kilometers of the Immortal pce."
"Anywhere will do. Right now, I already recovered back to my peak. It does not matter to me where Ie out."
Xiao Chen stood up and performed a cupped-fist salute. "Many thanks for your care in the Mirage Immortal Pce. Before I go, I have to thank you one more time."
"There''s no need. Both of us were just getting what we each needed." The Heavenly Profound Holy Lady shook her head and rejected Xiao Chen''s thanks. Then, she said, "Come, I''ll send you off."
Chapter 1468: Closed-Door Cultivation
Chapter 1468: Closed-Door Cultivation
After the Heavenly Profound Holy Lady finished speaking, Xiao Chen felt an irresistible force tossing his body out of the Mirage Immortal Pce.
The world spun around. When he felt his feet nted firmly on the ground again, he discovered himself on an ind.
Xiao Chen casually looked around and discovered that this nameless ind was the ind where the hemp-robed old man had been before entering the Mirage Immortal Pce.
He did not know if the Heavenly Profound Holy Lady did this on purpose or if this was a coincidence.
"Whoosh!"
Just as Xiao Chen was about to leave, a figure suddenly appeared beside him. It was the Four Sea Wild Saber, Feng Xiao.
"Brother Shadowless, I did not expect to be able to meet you again aftering out."
Feng Xiao appeared to be in good spirits; he gave off a certain sharpness. He must have gained a lot in the Mirage Immortal Pce.
Xiao Chen nodded firmly, answering the other party''s greetings. Then, they casually chatted for a while.
Indeed, it was as Xiao Chen expected: Feng Xiao had obtained the Dao Comprehension Picture that an ancient desman left behind. After spending some time toprehend it, Feng Xiao made a great harvest. Now, Feng Xiao was preparing to enter into closed-door cultivation and absorb theplete Dao.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly and congratted Feng Xiao, offering his blessings.
"Hehe! My harvest is not really much. There was a huge explosion on the ninth floor of the Immortal pce''s underground. I heard that a supreme treasure appeared. Unfortunately, I missed out on it."
Feng Xiao was in a good mood, turning somewhat voluble.
"It might not necessarily be a bad thing that you missed it. For many such fortuitous encounters, you need to gauge your own strength first," Xiao Chen said as he recalled his experiences on the Immortal pce''s ninth underground floor.
Naturally, Feng Xiao did not understand the deeper meaning behind Xiao Chen''s words. He nodded and said, "Brother Shadowless is right. I have to enter closed-door cultivation quickly, so I won''t chat any longer. Let''s meet again in the future if it is fated."
"See you." Xiao Chen sent Feng Xiao off with a cupped-fist salute.
Not longter, the middle-aged couple also came out. After casually greeting Xiao Chen, they rushed off.
It looked like they feared Xiao Chen attacking them, snatching away their treasures. Xiao Chen found it funny but did not say anything about it.
It looked like the Heavenly Profound Holy Lady purposely sent out his group to the same ce.
The hemp-robed old man had died, so he would definitely note out. However, there was also Geomaster Jiang Tian.
Although Xiao Chen believed that nothing would happen to the other party, he was still somewhat unsure in the depths of his heart.
"Could something have happened to that old fellow?"
Just as Xiao Chen muttered to himself, a beam of light shed beside Xiao Chen. It was Jiang Tian, who emitted negative energy, appearing beside Xiao Chen.
"Haha! Don''t worry, even if you all die, this old man will not die."
Although Jiang Tian seemed to give off negative energy, he was very spirited. He was not in a sorry state despite having gotten trapped in a Ghost Mountain.
"How unfortunate! If only I could continue."
Jiang Tian was in a very good mood, somewhat forgetting about the matter of the Immortal Cultivators.
It was only some timeter that Jiang Tian realized that he was being too rude. He smiled abashedly and said, "Sorry, when I was under the Ghost Mountain, I was researching the methods of the ancient Geomasters and got too engrossed. How was your side? Did the Peni Sea''s people manage to obtain the way to cultivate as a Ghost Immortal?"
Xiao Chen felt that there was nothing much to hide from Jiang Tian. So he honestly spoke about his encounter at the Immortal pce.
After hearing his ount, Jiang Tian was stirred, sighing endlessly.
"Unexpectedly, it is so difficult to cultivate as a Ghost Immortal. The Heavenly Profound Holy Lady, a heartless person, is really pitiful."
Xiao Chen said indifferently, "I feel that she is still fine. At least, she actually helped me obtain the Cycle Arts, unlike some people"
Jiang Tian smiled in embarrassment. "Wasn''t I trapped in the Ghost Mountain? If not for being trapped, it would have been easy for me to help you obtain the Cycle Arts."
"It looks like you are rather carefree aftering out, not like you were restricted at all." Xiao Chen did not ept the other party''s excuse. No matter what, he was the one who dealt with the Peni Sea''s people, so he had to try and get something out of Jiang Tian.
Jiang Tian knew that he was in the wrong. He said, "Very well, I owe you a favor for this. How do you want me to repay it?"
Xiao Chen smiled in satisfaction. "You are truly a good senior, very straightforward. In that case, I''ll speak directly. I want you to help me to investigate the Treasure Master''s identity and the ghost Hou. See if there is any connection between them."
The moment Xiao Chen said that, Jiang Tian''s expression sank.
"Little brat, you are pushing me into the firepit. The Treasure Master is low-profile and mysterious. Even the Primes did not dare to make a move against him, yet you want me to investigate him? Thisis really hard to justify." Jiang Tian tried to push this away, clearly unwilling.
"A gentleman keeps his promises. Haha! I can''t be bothered about that. This is my Voice Transmission Talisman; just inform me when you have any information." Xiao Chen did not care. After tossing out a Voice Transmission Talisman, he left the nameless ind whileughing heartily.
This left Jiang Tian alone, holding the Voice Transmission Talisman. After a while, he said with a sullen expression, "The Treasure Master''s matter Indeed, I should not try to delude both myself and others. Fine, I''ll take this opportunity to check him out thoroughly together with some old friends."
He had long suspected that the Treasure Master was connected to the Deep Abyss Demonic World.
However, the Treasure Master was too strong, and his movements were very low-profile. Furthermore, he did not oppose the various Holy Lands. Hence, everyone just closed one eye to his existence.
This was especially so after the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign made a move and failed to take down the Treasure Master. As a result, everyone felt more reverence for the Treasure Master''s strength.
Nevertheless, if this continued and Jiang Tian simply watched as the Treasure Master kept slowly increasing his influence, Jiang Tian would just be deceiving himself and others.
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After leaving the ind, Xiao Chen sought a suitable ce for closed-door cultivation on the boundless sea.
Compared to Feng Xiao, Xiao Chen had an even greater need to enter closed-door cultivation. Furthermore, he made up his mind to note out of closed-door cultivation until heprehended the state of cycle.
Wearing a mask everywhere he went gave Xiao Chen a feeling of shame.
In the long term, this would make his Heart Demon even more difficult to deal with, possibly even insurmountably so.
As Xiao Chen reflected, he discovered a pretty good spot for his closed-door cultivation. It was a lone ind with the boundless sea surrounding it for five thousand kilometers around. It was not along any trade routes, nor did it contain any natural treasures.
There should not be anyoneing to this ce for ten to a hundred years.
True to his cautious nature, after Xiao Chennded on the lone ind, heid down some defensive formations. Then, he tossed out a formation te and tapped the air with his right hand, activating the simple defense.
Afterying his formation, he sat down cross-legged, then cleared his head, entering into a state where he forgot about everything and himself.
After achieving the right mental state, Xiao Chen shouted. Lights of seven different colors shot out from his body.
Each light represented a different state: massacre, destruction, ruin, pain, grief, despair, and death.
Massacre caused destruction. When destruction spread out, it resulted in ruin, which brought pain and grief. When grief was infinitely expanded upon, it would be despair. At the end came death.
Death represented the destruction of all things. However, from death came new life, a cycle.
Nothing could escape this cycle, from the insignificant ants, birds, and beasts, to the world, even the epoch.
This was so for the Immortal Epoch. The Immortals fell, and the world crumbled. Everything was destroyed. However, the epoch''s death gave birth to a new epoch. Now, the Kunlun Realm was already this prosperous.
The great world above would definitely be even more prosperous. The Cycle Dao never stopped.
On the first page of the Cycle Arts secret manual, there were eight ancient words: the cycle does not stop; life never ends.
After he grasped the cycle, the mes of life would be eternal and inextinguishable. They would ze intensely, living as long as the heavens.
This was the greatest aspiration the creator of the Cycle Arts had for the Cycle Dao. Whether it truly had such an effect was unknown.
The Cycle Arts in Xiao Chen''s hand was iplete. The contents at the back were clearlycking, just enough for him toprehend the state of cycle. It was still a mystery if there was more at the back.
Xiao Chen read through the Cycle Arts secret manual again. Then, he closed his eyes and circted his energy as prescribed.
He cultivated ordingly. As the Primordial Energy swam around in his body, seven mes spun around him.
The lights of seven colors soared into the air, looking like a rainbow as they lit up the entire sky.
Chapter 1469: The Dragons Gate in Danger
Chapter 1469: The Dragon''s Gate in Danger
Time flew by quickly. In the blink of an eye, half a year passed.
For the past half a year, Xiao Chen had been on the isted ind in closed-door cultivation, not leaving it even once. He cultivated the Cycle Arts and lost track of time. The worries of the outside world no longer bothered him.
The situation in the Kunlun Continent changed. After the elites of the Kunlun Realm and the Demonic World fought at the Savage Battlefield, the struggle between the Demonic World and the Kunlun Realm intensified. Now, even the Demon Monarchs would asionally interfere.
The shadow of the Demonic Cmity shrouded the entire continent. Under the pressure of the Demonic World, the Deity Dao Union and the Martial God Pcetwo massive alliancesformed a temporary truce, not fighting with each other but working together against amon threat.
It was even to the point where they organized severalrge battles in the Astral Battlefield, holding intense firefights against the eighteen Demon Monarchs and the Deep Abyss Demonic World.
Both sides traded blows, winning some and losing some. They feared each other. However, they did not use up all their trump cards, waiting for the final decisive battle to decide the victory.
Regardless of the angle, the Kunlun Realm''s factions were disadvantaged.
This was clear just from the fact that the battles took ce in the Kunlun Realm and not the Deep Abyss Demonic World.
After the Hundred Race War, during the Ancient Era, the peak of the Martial Epoch passed and never returned. The Deep Abyss Demonic World, which had always been suppressed, took this opportunity to rise. The Kunlun Realm could only defend passively.
The Demonic Cmity would forever be a sword hanging over the heads of the Kunlun Realm''s cultivators.
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In the Demon Monarch''s pce in the Eros Demon Realm of the eighteen Demon Realms of the Deep Abyss Demon World:
Chu Chaoyun and the Demon Monarch Leng Yue stood side by side, looking at a scene a distance from the pce.
There was no color or sunlight in the Demonic World. The sky was always dark. There was only a clump of light that looked like blood in the west.
A careful look would discover a huge figure giving off a boundless might, which encased every Demon Realm, in this clump of light. No Demon could escape the gaze of that figure.
That was the Demonic God, the one that everyone in the Demonic World believed in. The headquarters of the Dark Church was located in the scarlet ball of light.
Chu Chaoyun asked, "How goes the refinement of the Demon Sword?"
"It follows my every wish. I''m able to send it out or withdraw it as I please like a part of my body," Leng Yue replied softly. Her voice contained an alluring quality.
Chu Chaoyun smiled and said, "Since ancient times, there has not been a Demon Monarch who could refine the Evil Shadow Sword this quickly. It looks like you are the one destined to be the leader of the Demon Monarchs."
Leng Yue was expressionless, not appearing happy at all. "Before the Demonic God, the leader of the Demon Monarchs is just the humblest servant."
"Soon. Our chance will arrive very soon. After leaving here today, I will travel to the Sky Dome Realm. There will soon be great changes in the Kunlun Realm." Chu Chaoyun said some rebellious words as he looked at the Demonic God.
He revealed a cold smile. He understood what that Demonic God was and felt that it was not worth fearing or respecting at all.
However, Leng Yue''s fear of the Demonic God deterred her from following up on Chu Chaoyun''s statement; she remained silent.
"The Sky Dome Realm does not permit Martial Emperors to descend there. How are you going to go over?"
"Don''t forget, I possess the Sky Dome Heart. As long as I''m willing, I can be the master of the Sky Dome Realm at any time," Chu Chaoyun replied softly with a faint smile.
Leng Yue still felt somewhat worried. "The Dark Church Master really never suspected you or doubted you?"
Chu Chaoyun smiled and said, "You are overthinking. He has known my ns from the very start. However, he is very confident in himself, believing that everything is within his control. He thinks that aside from himself, everyone else in the Sky Dome Realm is an ant.
"It''s time to go. Do be very careful not to expose yourself. We still need to wait for the right time. It is not the time to show our hand yet."
Chu Chaoyun gently drifted away, disappearing from where he was and not leaving any traces behind. It was like he was never there.
Leng Yue sighed softly to herself. In her life, she admired only two men. One was Xiao Chen, and the other was naturally Chu Chaoyun.
Chu Chaoyun was unmatched by anyone Leng Yue had seen in courage and wisdom.
She had never seen an outsider who could infiltrate the upper echelon of the Dark Church and even contend with the Dark Church Master until today.
When betraying Teng Xiao, Chu Chaoyun had not hesitated, acting very decisively.
Chu Chaoyun was originally supposed to be Teng Xiao''s pawn. However, he turned the situation around, tricking Teng Xiao and turning Teng Xiao into his pawn. Hence, the Azure Emperor''s evil doppelganger was killed.
When Chu Chaoyun spoke of his true n, he had startled Leng Yue, a Demon Monarch. That n was extremely audacious. She did not even dare to think about it. However, he had not only conceived of such a n but also carried it out step by step until today.
However, when Leng Yue thought about the battle between Chu Chaoyun and Xiao Chen, the event at the end of the n, she frowned heavily. She could not help worrying for Xiao Chen.
Could Xiao Chen defeat Chu Chaoyun?
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At this moment, the Heavenly Starry Ocean was not at peace.
The Blood d Sect, which rose up during the golden age, had already grown to the point of rivaling an Immortal Holy Land.
The conflict between the Blood d Sect and the various Holy Lands moved from covert out into the open. All sorts of minor shes urred until an intense sh finally happened. The Five Poison Sect fought a huge battle with the Blood d Sect in the Eastern Sea.
Both sides put in a lot of effort for the sake of a King Spirit Vein. The shock waves spread out for five hundred thousand kilometers. In the end, the Five Poison Sect lost; the Blood d Sect snatched away the King Spirit Vein.
After this battle, the Blood d Sect became the newest Holy Land of the Heavenly Starry Ocean. Its fame immediately spread far and wide.
The cultivators who wanted to join the Blood d Sect were as numerous as the clouds, unending. The sect flourished, its momentum surpassing that of the old overlords, the Lunar Pce and the Cyclic Astral Pce.
At this time, the identity of the Blood d Sect''s Sect Master was intentionally exposed.
Now, the Western Sea Dragon King Ao Lang stood at the forefront and acknowledged his identity as the Blood d Sect''s Sect Master.
His choosing to reveal himself at this point in time struck others as slightly weird.
Although there had already been some clues indicating close ties between the Blood d Sect and the Western Sea Divine Dragon Pce, no one expected the person behind the Blood d Sect to be the Western Sea Dragon King himself.
The peace in the Heavenly Starry Ocean immediately ruptured.
After acknowledging his identity as the Blood d Sect''s Sect Master, the Western Sea Dragon King Ao Lang rode the momentum and forcibly subdued the remnant factions of the Sea Monarch, grasping control of the Divine Dragon Pces of all four seas.
It was clear that Ao Long had been nning and preparing for this for a long time. Otherwise, he would not have unified the Divine Dragon Pces of the four seas so quickly after acknowledging his identity as the Blood d Sect''s Sect Master.
When the Western Sea Dragon King''s identity was exposed, the situation between the Western Sea Divine Dragon Pce and the nearby Dragon''s Gate promptly turned awkward.
Compared to the shock of the other factions, the Dragon''s Gate could be said to be in a panic,pletely caught off guard.
The unremarkable Western Sea Divine Dragon Pce had originally gone into decline, yet it managed to pull off a startling change, suddenly bing a major factionparable to an Immortal Holy Land. The Dragon''s Gate''s situation instantly turned precarious.
The City Lord, Mo Chen, immediately and decisively choose to seal the city. Aside from the Dragon''s Gate''s disciples, no one was allowed into Heavenly Dragon City.
At the same time, the Dragon''s Gate started searching for spies within the city, investigating everyone suspiciously. On the other hand, they also sent a message to the Martial God Pce, requesting reinforcements.
The thirteen Great Bandits of the ck Sea chose this sensitive moment to announce that they would be moving to Heavenly Dragon City.
The Dragon''s Gate''s strength was already extraordinary. However,pared to an evil faction like the Blood d Sect, there clearly remained a huge difference.
Although the Blood d Sect still had not shown any signs of wanting to attack the Dragon''s Gate, Mo Chen did not intend to be caught unprepared. The moment the Western Sea Dragon King acknowledged his identity, she started drafting all sorts of backup ns.
Indeed, half a monthter, cultivators from the various Blood d Sect branches headed to the Western Sea, mustering at the Western Sea Divine Dragon Pce.
In another half a month, the Divine Dragon Pces of the four seas and the Seven Distinguished Dragon Marquises gathered.
The various factions in the Western Sea who originally affiliated themselves with the Dragon''s Gate were attacked. Aside from a few astute sects that had moved far away, they all suffered destruction.
The news of the Blood d Sect wanting to attack the Dragon''s Gate immediately spread throughout the Heavenly Starry Ocean, bing a major matter that everyone paid attention to.
Many people saw this as the Western Sea Dragon King Ao Lang making an example of the Dragon''s Gate, to establish the prestige of the Blood d Sect and trample on the past reputation of the Azure Dragon King. He wanted to show that the Blood d Sect was the true overlord.
Chapter 1470: Pressing Hard Step by Step
Chapter 1470: Pressing Hard Step by Step
In a side hall of the Western Sea Divine Dragon Pce, Ao Lang, the Blood d Sect''s Sect Master, was receiving the Dragon Kings of the Eastern Sea Divine Dragon Pce, the Northern Sea Divine Dragon Pce, and the Southern Sea Divine Dragon Pce.
When these four people gathered, it was naturally because there was something to discuss. It was impossible for them to meet for no reason at all.
Originally, the Eastern Sea Dragon King was the leader of the four Dragon Kings and the Western Sea Dragon King was the weakest. However, one month ago, Ao Lang visited the other three Dragon Kings.
Without exception, he defeated all three Dragon Kings.
Even the strongest, Peng Yang, the Eastern Sea Dragon King, a Seventh Heaven Sovereign Martial Emperor, lost to Ao Lang in less than one hundred moves.
The defeat was extremely miserable; they could not resist at all.
Peng Yang and the other two Divine Dragon Kings looked at Ao Lang with uncertain expressions, feeling some fear and anticipation at the same time.
Ao Lang had already agreed to tell the three of them the way to grow strong quickly if they joined the Blood d Sect.
"Ao Lang, the three of us are here already; there is no need for you to keep us in suspense anymore," said Peng Yang, the Eastern Sea Divine Dragon Pce''s Pce Master.
Ao Lang smiled faintly and said carefreely, "There''s no rush. The Blood d Battle Armor that I put in a rushed order for you is about to arrive."
"Blood d Battle Armor?"
Peng Yang and the other two entered deep thought. That should be the scarlet clothes that the Blood d Sect cultivators wore.
Could it be that these scarlet clothes had different grades, and theirs needed to be specially refined?
While these three Dragon Kings entertained their doubts, three pretty maidservants entered the side hall, each carrying a neatly folded set of Battle Armor as they walked in.
"Sect Master, the three Heaven Series sets of Blood d Battle Armor have beenpleted. Please check them."
Ao Lang smiled and walked over. Then, he presented the armor. "This is the Blood d Battle Armor that has been prepared for you all. Its defense is no weaker than that of an Emperor Grade Secret Treasure. After wearing it, you will be able to bring out your body''s full potential. Your strength will soar rapidly within a short time."
Peng Yang frowned and said, "Although such Battle Armors are rare, they are not nonexistent. However, their side effects are all very terrifying. The light ones can already cripple. The severe ones might decrease one''s lifespan."
Ao Lang nodded and said, "That''s right. There is a price to pay for everything in this world. There needs to be a bnce. After wearing this Heaven Series Battle Armor, your lifespan will deplete faster. After wearing it, every day would be like four days of an ordinary person."
The moment Ao Lang said this, the expressions of Peng Yang and the other two changed drastically. Such a depletion rate was equivalent to decreasing their lifespans by more than half. This was simply exchanging lifeforce forbat prowess.
"Ao Lang, there are still things that you have not said yet, right?" Peng Yang prompted sullenly.
Ao Langughed and said, "Indeed, Big Brother understands me well. That''s right. Although our lifespan decreases faster, as long as we have the Life Extending Pill that I refine, it will be the same as a regr person''s.
"Of course, I cannot give you the refining method of my Life Extending Pill. As long as you remain loyal to the Blood d Sect, I can guarantee that the three of you will have priority for the Life Extending Pill."
The expressions of Peng Yang and the other two wavered. This was equal to them cing their lives in Ao Lang''s hands.
Ao Lang said indifferently, "The Blood d Battle Armor has four grades: Heaven, Earth, Profound, and Yellow. The Heaven Series Battle Armors are very difficult to refine. There are no more than ten sets in the entire Blood d Sect.
"It can bring out four times your potential. It will affect not only your cultivation speed but also yourprehension ability. What do you think? You decide for yourselves."
"I agree!"
After hesitating for a while, Peng Yang finally could no longer resist the temptation of having four times his potential. Furthermore, if he did not agree, Ao Lang would probably fall out with him, so he was the first to agree to wear the Battle Armor.
When the other two Dragon Kings saw this, they stopped considering and put on the Battle Armor as well.
"Whoosh!"
The instant the three donned the Blood d Battle Armor, they immediately felt their strength increase by at least twenty percent. The joy from feeling the rapid advance was indescribable. The three Dragon Kings rejoiced.
"Here are the Life Extending Pills for you, one bottle each. Don''t say that I do not take care of my brothers."
The Western Sea Dragon King Ao Lang''s n was exceptional. He knew that only by winning over these people could he continuously expand the Blood d Sect''s influence.
After the three each received a bottle, they felt very satisfied.
"Many thanks to Sect Master for this gift." Peng Yang knew that from here on, his life was in Ao Lang''s hands. When the situation had surpassed one''s capabilities, one had no choice but to bow one''s head.
"Thanks to Sect Master for this gift."
When Ao Lang heard this, heughed loudly without stopping. A sense of satisfaction spread through his chest. Then, he waved his hand and said, "We are all brothers. There is no need to be so polite. Properly make use of the potential that the Heaven Series Battle Armor brings out. Half a month hence, we will attack the Dragon''s Gate."
"Are we really going to attack the Dragon''s Gate? They have the Martial God Pce supporting them. Although there is nothing to fear from the Azure Dragon King, Heavenly Dragon City is well fortified. The City Lord, Mo Chen, is also not one to hold back."
It looked like the rumor of the Blood d Sect preparing to surround and attack the Dragon''s Gate was true.
Ao Lang replied coldly, "Don''t worry. At that time, the Martial God Pce will not be able to deal with the situation. They will not have the time to bother about this. Back then, I swore an oath to humiliate Xiao Chen thoroughly. If I don''t do this, all my years of hiding will have gone to waste."
When Ao Lang thought of Xiao Chen, the anger in his heart inevitably resurged.
The scenes of the past appeared in his mind''s eye, one by one, all of them scenes of his humiliation. The one that was the hardest to forget was the one where he led the many people of the various Holy Lands to cause trouble during the Dragon''s Gate''s reestablishment ceremony.
In the end, Xiao Chen dealt with the situation alone. Then, Ying Zongtian sent Ao Lang flying with one palm strike.
Ao Lang would never forget this humiliation for as long as he lived!
"However, the Azure Dragon King Xiao Chen''s reputation has already hit rock bottom. He is now merely a cripple," the Southern Sea Dragon King said softly.
"A cripple? I don''t care if he is crippled or not. Unless he kneels before me and begs for mercy, I will wash the Dragon''s Gate in blood." The sinister, murderous intent in Ao Lang''s tone had the others trembling in fear.
After this, the other three Dragon Kings stopped speaking and took their leave.
"Father, how did the discussion go? Did they agree?" After the three left, a youth immediately rushed into the side hall. It was Ao Yu, the Western Sea Divine Dragon Pce''s Young Pce Master.
"The discussion is over. Half a month from now, we will attack the Dragon''s Gate." Ao Lang added indifferently, "The disciples of the Divine Dragon Pces of the four seas will wear the Blood d Battle Armor.
"Send news to Heavenly Dragon City tonight. Tell them to hand over the Azure Dragon King Xiao Chen. Otherwise, the Blood d Sect will head out and wash the Dragon''s Gate in blood."
When Ao Yu heard this, he went wild with joy.
Back then, the Azure Dragon King Xiao Chen had forced Ao Yu to kneel with one palm strike, which had given rise to Ao Yu''s Heart Demon. After hearing that Xiao Chen failed the tribtion, Ao Yu had wanted to bring people to capture Xiao Chen many times already.
However, Ao Lang had stopped Ao Yu. Now, Ao Yu was finally going to get his wish granted. How could he not be excited? After hearing Ao Lang''s order, Ao Yu immediately went to carry it out, quickly disappearing from this ce.
After Ao Yu left far away, Ao Lang waved his hand, dismissing the maidservants. Then, he took out a Messaging Token.
"Whoosh!"
A ck figure appeared in the Messaging Token, shrouded in fog and looking mysterious.
"Greetings, Treasure Master. I''ve already given out the order. Half a month hence, we will attack the Dragon''s Gate," the aloof Ao Lang said respectfully to the ck figure.
"That''s not a problem. You already helped me obtain the Puppet Pearl, and I already promised to help you deal with the Dragon''s Gate. There is no need to keep reporting to me." The Treasure Master''s voice sounded somewhat sinister, inspiring difort in others.
"Many thanks, Treasure Master."
After getting reassurance from the Treasure Master, Ao Lang finally rxed. He had waited for this day for too long already.
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Far in the distance, in the underground room where the Treasure Master was in closed-door cultivation, the Treasure Master coldly watched Ao Lang''s figure slowly vanish. A strange smile appeared on his face as he toyed with a pearl in his hand. "This is good. I can use you to check out the strength of the Dragon''s Gate andpletely stir up the factions of the Heavenly Starry Ocean."
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Late at night, the Blood d Sect demanded the Dragon''s Gate hand over Xiao Chen. Otherwise, they would attack half a monthter. This news quickly spread throughout the entire Heavenly Starry Ocean.
Everyone knew that the Martial God Pce, which Ying Zongtian headed, supported the Dragon''s Gate. However, the Blood d Sect really dared to make an example of the Dragon''s Gate.
What was more shocking was the excuse that Ao Lang used: he wanted the Dragon''s Gate to hand over the Azure Dragon King Xiao Chen.
Many people had already forgotten this name. In fact, many of the newly risen outstanding talents had not heard of this name before.
After the Azure Dragon King Xiao Chen jumped off from thest step of his Emperor''s Road five years ago, there had been no news about him since his return to Heavenly Star Ind; he had vanished without a trace.
If not for Ao Lang purposely mentioning it, no one would recall this name.
Immediately, many cultivators became curious. They wanted to know if the Dragon''s Gate would hand over the Azure Dragon King or not.
Chapter 1471: Live and Die Together, Advance and Retreat Together
Chapter 1471: Live and Die Together, Advance and Retreat Together
At the great hall of the City Lord''s Residence of Heavenly Dragon City:
The upper echelon of the Dragon''s Gate had assembled. Mo Chen, Yue Chenxi, Jin Dabao, Lord Jiu, Lan Tianji, Xiao Yu, Jin Lin, Gong Yangyu, Xuanyuan Zhantian, and the others were all here.
Several of these people were frequently outside, cultivating alone, outstanding talents who sought out their own fortuitous encounters in this golden age.
When these people received Mo Chen''s message and found out that the Dragon''s Gate was in trouble, they did not hesitate to rush back.
Right now, these people all possessed high cultivation. They were like fish in water in the golden age, able to hold their own anywhere.
The weakest of them were still Greater Heavenly Martial Emperors. The strongest ones were people no one expected: Xuanyuan Zhantian, Yue Chenxi, and Gong Yangyu.
Like Xiao Chen, all of them came from the Sky Dome Realm. All of them possessed a strength that rivaled that of Sovereign Martial Emperors.
Of the three, Xuanyuan Zhantian was the strongest. Even Yue Chenxi and Gong Yangyu were not aware of his true limits.
Xiao Chen had said it before: Xuanyuan Zhantian walked an extremely difficult path. What Xuanyuan Zhantian cultivated was purely the state of kingship.
After that, Xuanyuan Zhantian had a fortuitous encounter, stumbling upon a physical body Cultivation Technique from the peak period of the Ancient Era. Merging the state of kingship and physical body, he managed to form the King War Body that had unlimited potential.
Of the people here, Xuanyuan Zhantian was thest to advance to Martial Emperor. His Emperor''s Road had been very dangerous, and he nearly fell on the final step.
However, he managed to pull through. Now, he gained a withdrawn sharpness. Even though he just stood at the corner of this great hall, his horrifying aura of kingship still put pressure on people.
"Miss Mo, did something happen for you to summon everyone?" Jin Lin, who came from the Supreme Sky Sect with Xiao Chen, asked.
Mo Chen and Lan Shaobai sat on the two chairs in the center. Lan Shaobai said, "Let me answer that. Last night, Ao Yu, the Western Sea Divine Dragon Pce''s Young Pce Master, personally sent a message to us, demanding we hand over Xiao Chen. Otherwise, the Blood d Sect will charge over half a monthter and wash the Dragon''s Gate in blood."
"Humph! They really talk big. Not to mention that Senior Brother Xiao Chen is currently not in the Dragon''s Gate, even if he were around, we absolutely would not hand him over. The people of our Dragon''s Gate are not easily bullied."
Angered, Jin Lin pounded the table, causing a loud sound.
"That little bastard. Back then, Xiao Chen was kind and did not take his life. Now that the situation turned around, that little bastard immediately starts strutting around with his nose in the air. When a vile character flourishes, they truly turned savage." Jin Dabao cursed in rage. He hated that, back when the Dragon''s Gate was stronger, they had not eradicated the Western Sea Divine Dragon Pce, leaving a future danger for themselves.
Mo Chen said, "There is no point saying all this now. I called everyone together so we can discuss this. Now, the Blood d Sect is in power. I''ve thought about it. Everyone here is a good friend of Big Brother Xiao Chen. There is no need to put everyone in danger to defend the city. We can temporarily head for the Kunlun Continent and hide. In the future, when Big Brother Xiao Chen returns, we can try to think of a solution.
"As long as the lush mountain remains, the fresh water will continue to flow."
Mo Chen''s words were very sincere. She believed that if Xiao Chen were here, he also would not want to see his band of friends in danger.
After all, the Blood d Sect was simply too strong. The Western Sea Dragon King Ao Lang, the Blood d Sect''s current Sect Master, was also ridiculously strong.
"There''s no need. Miss Mo, since we chose toe back, we already made our decision. We are people of the Dragon''s Gate. How can we just sit and watch the Dragon''s Gate get destroyed?"
Xuanyuan Zhantian, who had been silent, suddenly spoke firmly. "Even if we cannot defeat them, we still have to do our best."
"That''s right; what Brother Zhantian said makes sense. This Heavenly Dragon City is the culmination of Senior Brother Xiao Chen''s efforts. Likewise, it is also the culmination of Miss Mo Chen''s efforts. Even if we go, Miss Mo Chen will not leave, right?" Gong Yangyu smiled faintly, elegantly expressing his opinion.
"It took a lot of effort to build the Dragon''s Gate. Think back to when the Dragon''s Gate was reestablished and how much pressure Big Brother Xiao Chen faced. How can we retreat in the face of a little pressure? Miss Mo Chen, please permit us to resist the Blood d Sect together with you," Yue Chenxi said. She was like the rising sun as she glowed with determination.
"Let''s do it together. No one should leave first. If we are to leave, we should leave together. Miss Mo Chen, there is no need for you to think of living and dying together with the Dragon''s Gate. If you die in battle, Big Brother Xiao Chen will definitely be devastated," Xiao Yu looked at Mo Chen withrge, sad eyes.
At the sincere smiles of the people who stepped forward in the great hall, Mo Chen''s eyes teared up somewhat. She was moved beyond words. Now, she realized that she was being somewhat selfish earlier.
Gong Yangyu was right. Mo Chen had indeed been thinking of getting everyone to leave while remaining here alone.
However, when she heard what everyone said, she suddenly felt that she was being somewhat selfish.
The Dragon''s Gate belonged to Xiao Chen, but also to Mo Chen and everyone else here.
"Sorry, Mo Chen was being somewhat selfish earlier. Everyone, please don''t leave. We will live and die together, advance and retreat together. All of us have to live on properly; none of you are permitted to die."
Mo Chen''s voice seemed somewhat choked up. As she smiled, tears spilled out of her eyes.
"Live and die together, advance and retreat together!"
At this moment, Lan Shaobai stood up as well and stretched his hand to the center.
Immediately, many hands were piled on each other.
All the Elders of the Dragon''s Gate smiled, making a promise to ovee the difficulty together, to advance and retreat together.
Their smiles were carefree, determined, and courageous, revealing faith in the Dragon''s Gate.
"This is the Dragon''s Gate Treasure Armor that I personally refined based on the Azure Dragon Holy Armor. It is aplete set of Emperor Grade Secret Treasures. Although it is notparable to the Azure Dragon Holy Armor that the Azure Emperor wore back then, it can achieve half the defense of that."
Since everyone decided to remain, Mo Chen did not argue any further. In order to raise the Dragon''s Gate''s strength, she took out the ten sets of Dragon''s Gate Treasure Armor that she had refined.
Xuanyuan Zhantian''s eyes lit up as he revealed joy on his face. He immediately dripped his blood on one to take ownership of it, refining the entire set.
With a thought, all the parts gave off an azure light as they automatically equipped themselves to every part of his body.
"ck! ck!"
After a while, the handsome Xuanyuan Zhantian showed a remarkable change in disposition with the Dragon''s Gate Treasure Armor on. The azure-colored Battle Armor had patterns of True Dragons carved on it. His aura of kingship merged with the tyranny of a True Dragon.
It was like Xuanyuan Zhantian was the king of thousands of True Dragons, unique and unparalleled.
"It is really fitting. Miss Mo Chen, your skills are truly exquisite. Many thanks," Xuanyuan Zhantian said with a cupped-fist salute. He had a satisfied smile as he held the Heavenly War Halberd and swung it around a little.
Upon seeing Xuanyuan Zhantian radiating extraordinary might, everyone here could not wait to put on the Dragon''s Gate Treasure Armor.
Right now, Mo Chen could be said to be unrivaled in the entire Kunlun Realm with regard to the Refining Dao. She already stood at the peak, far ahead of the second-ranked person.
Everyone was satisfied with their own Battle Armor, all of them extremely happy.
Xiao Yu wore the Dragon''s Gate Treasure Armor and twirled around Lan Shaobai. Her heroic air immediately turned lively and adorable.
"Hehe! Elder Brother Shaobai, do I look cute in this armor?!"
Lan Shaobai smiled faintly and praised her a little, making Xiao Yu smile and blush.
Among the ten sets of Dragon''s Gate Treasure Armor, there was one that was snow-white and apanied by a red cape, looking very eye-catching.
Jin Dabao smiled and said, "This set of armor is truly unique. It looks very good, and it is as white as the winter snow. It really suits this Fat Lord''s purity and good looks. However, it seems a little too small, not very fitting for this Fat Lord''s figure."
Mo Chen''s smile faded slightly. She said with a soft sigh, "This is for Big Brother Xiao Chen."
The moment Mo Chen said that, everyone appeared somewhat disappointed. If only Xiao Chen were here, to fight amon enemy together while wearing the same uniform!
"I believe that Xiao Chen will definitely rush back. He will put on this Battle Armor and lead us in our charge to push back the Blood d Sect!"
Xuanyuan Zhantian stood proudly. He showed determination in his handsome appearance, vaguely bolstering everyone''s mood.
"I also believe that Big Brother Xiao Chen will definitely return. He has never disappointed us."
"Even if we are unfortunate and die in battle, he will don this white Battle Armor and take revenge for all of us."
"Half a month from now, we, as Elders of the Dragon''s Gate, absolutely cannot let down the prestige of the Dragon''s Gate and turn us into a joke for the Heavenly Starry Ocean."
"We absolutely cannot let the Dragon''s Gatethe Dragon''s Gate that Big Brother Xiao Chen endured so much pressure to reestablishbe destroyed like that."
"Live and die together, advance and retreat together."
Chapter 1472: First Victory in Battle
Chapter 1472: First Victory in Battle
Half a month was merely the blink of an eye to cultivators.
The Western Sea Divine Dragon Pce''s Young Pce Masterno, he should actually be the Blood d Sect''s Young Sect MasterAo Yu had waited for this day for very long already. Every day felt like a year.
Densely packed scarlet warships waited outside the sea region of Heavenly Star Ind. Every warship had the war banner of the Blood d Sect.
With one nce, it looked like a thick, scarlet cloud descending to the sea.
The Blood d Sect looked mighty, showing a strong aura.
Amid the densely packed warships were eleven warships leading the rest of them; the Seven Distinguished Dragon Marquises and the four Dragon Kings each rode one. The Western Sea Dragon King Ao Lang''s warship was the gship.
After bringing together the remnant factions of the Sea Monarch, the strength of the Blood d Sect reached the peak. Aside from theck of umtions, it could already rival an Immortal Holy Land, even possibly surpass one.
Many cultivators and people of the Holy Lands closely watched every action of the Blood d Sect from the distant sky.
Of course, these people were not here to help. They wanted to watch this battle to figure out the strength of the Blood d Sect.
Right now, the Azure Dragon King was not the Azure Dragon King from five years ago, when his reputation was at its peak. Hence, the people of the various Holy Lands all chose just to watch.
Many of them harbored insidious thoughts, hoping for the battle to end with both sides suffering heavy losses.
An envoy knelt on the gship''s deck and reported, "Young Master, the people of the Dragon''s Gate still have not replied. They are not willing to hand Xiao Chen over."
Ao Yu revealed a cold smile. Then, he turned his head back and looked at his father, who was seated on a throne. "Father, this Dragon''s Gate is not very wise. There is no need for us to be so polite to them anymore."
Ao Lang wore the Blood d Battle Armor. His eyes flickered with a strange light. Radiating an aura that made one tremble, he appeared mighty and mysterious.
"Send out my order: Three Dragon Kings and Seven Distinguished Dragon Marquises, surround the ind and wash the Dragon''s Gate in blood!"
"Yes, sir!"
Instantly, the person responsible for conveying the orders from the gship took out a Messaging Token and passed on Ao Lang''s orders.
The densely packed warships followed the formation that was agreed upon beforehand, soaring into the sky. They looked like a scarlet cloud swelling up, moving towards Heavenly Star Ind at an incredibly fast speed. Every warship was crowded with scarlet-d cultivators.
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At the City Lord''s Residence, Mo Chen, Lan Shaobai, and the other Dragon''s Gate Elders were all ready and waiting, boiling with fighting spirit.
In the yard outside the residence, the cultivators of the Dragon''s Gate already gathered on the Dragon''s Gate''s warships. The azure-colored Dragon''s Gate''s warships were filled with disciples who were willing to sacrifice themselves for the Dragon''s Gate at any time. These were the original residents of Heavenly Star Ind.
They had gained their current aplishments with Xiao Chen''s and Mo Chen''s help. They had experienced many difficulties alongside the Dragon''s Gate and were exceedingly loyal to the Dragon''s Gate, willing to jump into the fire for them at any time.
"Miss Mo, are the thirteen Great Bandits of the ck Sea and the Martial God Pce noting?" Jin Lin asked worriedly.
The Dragon''s Gate had been counting on these tworge factions to help out at the critical moment. Who could have imagined that trouble would erupt in the ck Sea? The thirteen Great Bandits, who had previously stationed themselves in the city, had to rush back to defend their homes.
As for the Martial God Pce, the Demons suddenly attacked. The Martial God Pce and the Deity Dao Union were working together, fighting a huge battle in the Starry Heavens.
It was hard to believe that this was just a simple coincidence.
"They won''t be able toe. We can only rely on ourselves," Mo Chen replied softly with a sullen expression.
Unexpectedly, things turned out to be so challenging.
"Dong! Dong! Dong!"
Footsteps resounded, and a Dragon''s Gate disciple quickly ran in and reported, "City Lord, the Blood d Sect''s people are here. They''ve surrounded the entire Heavenly Dragon City. The three Dragon Kings, the Seven Distinguished Dragon Marquises, and the Blood d Sect''s Vice Sect Master are all gathered at the eastern city gates."
"To war!"
Mo Chen did not hesitate. She quickly stood up with only one thought in her mind. She absolutely could not let the Dragon''s Gate that Xiao Chen personally established be destroyed at the hands of this group of people.
She did not wish for Xiao Chen to see a ruined Dragon''s Gate when he came back.
Mo Chen remembered that Xiao Chen had left with a faint smile. He should return with a faint smile as well.
The Dragon''s Gate Elders in the hall were feeling very grave earlier. Now, they stood up all together without hesitation. Since they had chosen to rush back, they did not have any intention of fleeing, no matter who the enemy was!
After leaving the great hall and looking up, the Dragon''s Gate''s group saw scarlet clouds made up of warships surrounding Heavenly Dragon City in a ring.
The ring was so tightly packed together, not even water could seep through. Although the defensive formations would prevent these people from charging in as long as the city gates held, therge banks of scarlet clouds put a lot of psychological pressure.
"Go to the eastern city gates," Mo Chen said indifferently. The hundreds of Dragon''s Gate''s warships waiting around the City Lord''s Residence soared extremely decisively into the air, shooting up like arrows as they quickly headed for the eastern city gates.
"Let''s go as well, then."
After Mo Chen spoke, she immediately leaped into the air and stood on the Book of Heavenly Works. Then, she tore across the sky like a zing meteor.
The others made use of various means, moving much faster than the Dragon''s Gate''s warships.
Despite departingter, they arrived in the eastern sector of the city first.
The guard at the city gates showed grave expressions. As they looked at the scarlet clouds filling the sky, their faces betrayed rm.
"City Lord, the Blood d Sect''s Young Sect Master Ao Yu wants to meet you," themander of the eastern city''s defense said with a cupped-fist salute.
"I''ll go and sound him out."
Mo Chen stepped forward and arrived at the edge of the city walls. Then, she looked down and saw Ao Yu mounted on a horse, surrounded by escorts.
At the rear, the three Dragon Kings and Seven Distinguished Dragon Marquises led a group of people each. Their faces were filled with murderous intent as they looked coldly at the people on the city walls.
The Western Sea Dragon King Ao Lang was even farther away. He did not set foot on the ind, defending from far behind. He appeared very confident.
When Mo Chen stepped forward on the tall walls, Ao Yu''s eyes lit up as he revealed a meaningful smile.
After advancing to Martial Emperor, Mo Chen abandoned her veil. In the past, she had been the top beauty of the Cloud Sea Domain. Now, she appeared distinguished, graceful, and noble, even more so than back then.
Many people were stunned at the sight, which made them feel jealous of Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen was already a cripple, but there was still such a beautiful woman willing to stay by his side, defending the Dragon''s Gate and not giving up.
"City Lord Mo, you finally came out. I thought that you were like Xiao Chen, bing like tortoises hiding in their shells." Ao Yu spoke arrogantly and with a smile, feeling that he held the upper hand.
Mo Chen replied calmly in a neither-servile-nor-overbearing manner, "Young Master Ao, I already told you, not to mention Big Brother Xiao Chen not being in Heavenly Dragon City, but even if he were here, the Dragon''s Gate''s people would absolutely not let him be put in danger."
"Haha! What an excuse. Everyone knows that after Xiao Chen jumped off the Emperor''s Road and suffered the rebound of the Great Tribtion of wind and fire, he got crippled and went into hiding in Heavenly Dragon City," Ao Yu said with a heavy tone while smiling coldly.
"Young Master, there is no need to speak any nonsense with them. I''ll personally go and capture this woman and grill her for the answers. After that, we will have what we want."
One of the people at Ao Yu''s side soared into the air, appearing like a sh of lightning as he flew to the eastern city gates to capture Mo Chen.
This person wearing an Earth Series Blood d Battle Armor was called Wu Yun. He was one of the core Elders of the Blood d Sect, a Sixth Heaven Martial Emperor.
"How arrogant!"
Gong Yangyu pushed off the city wall and used a heavy, ck, metal staff to wee this person, smashing his staff down.
"You are just an insignificant junior, and yet you dare to fight with me?!"
Wu Yunughed arrogantly and did not evade, throwing a punch instead.
"Bang!"
When the punch struck the metal staff, the impact produced a loud dull sound like thunder that made everyone''s eardrums buzz.
Ao Yu''s expression changed slightly. He said softly, "It''s him, Gong Yangyu, the top person of the staff Dao in the Heavenly Starry Ocean."
Right after Ao Yu spoke, blood leaked out of Wu Yun''s mouth, due to his carelessness. Then, this staff directly smashed Wu Yun down from the sky.
Wu Yun''s arm numbed as the force from the staff spread out, turning half his body somewhat stiff.
"It turns out that your cultivation as a peak Sixth Heaven Martial Emperor is reliant on external objects. It is just so-so."
Gong Yangyu decided to continue hitting Wu Yun while Wu Yun was down. He brandished the staff with one hand, and the ck, metal staff spun around like a whirlwind.
"Rumble!" The staff twirled around with the sounds of boundless wind and thunder, summoning thunderclouds in the sky.
"Whoosh!"
When the metal staff stopped, Gong Yangyu smashed it down. The thunderclouds shot out ten thousand bolts of lightning. Then, his figure moved so fast that it vanished.
When Gong Yangyu reappeared, Wu Yun vomited a mouthful of blood as he went flying back with a bloody hole in his chest and blood fountaining out wildly.
Chapter 1473: Inducted into the Cycle; Reversing Space and Time
Chapter 1473: Inducted into the Cycle; Reversing Space and Time
Gong Yangyu''s victory was beautiful, a great morale booster.
However, in reality, the Dragon''s Gate''s situation did not change at all. Wu Yun was just one of the core Elders of the Blood d Sect. Above the core Elders were eight Law Enforcers and the Vice Sect Master, Can Minghuo.
Furthermore, there were still the three Dragon Kings and the Seven Distinguished Dragon Marquises, who already wore the Blood d Battle Armor. Finally, there was the Western Sea Dragon King, whose strength was now unfathomable.
The Blood d Sect''s strength far surpassed that of the Dragon''s Gate. The situation was not something that could be turned around just with the fights of one or two individuals.
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At the same time, Xiao Chen''s cultivation of the Cycle Arts on the deste ind at sea had also reached the most critical moment.
The seven lights of the seven different states looked solid, like ribbons drifting about in Xiao Chen''s surroundings.
As the various states circled him, the entire ind materialized different mysterious phenomena.
Mountains and rivers shattered; smoke rose from zing fires. Arrows were stuck in the sandy ground strewn with soldiers covered in wounds.
Two armies faced off against each other, and the killing continued. Everyone''s eyes were all red.
All this was the so-called history, continuously evolving through killing.
This was the mysterious phenomenon materialized from the state of massacre. After a while, the scene changed.
Various damaged cities appeared amid the killing, showing signs of destruction. Civilization was trampled upon, mountains and rivers leveled. This was the mysterious phenomenon materialized from the state of destruction, the destruction that came after the killing.
Then, the scene changed again. There were people crying in pain amid the rubble. Flocks of condors flew through the scarlet sky. The fading songs in the air were suffused with grief.
Countless people silently disyed their distress to the sky, showing faces of despair.
After despair was the death of countless people. The entire world turned silent. Only ck and white remained in the scene. The silence that death brought nketed the mountains and rivers.
In the entire vista, all living things had withered away; there were no signs of human habitation. The world had returned to a nk state.
After an unknown number of years, the ck-and-white world suddenly showed some color.
It was a green de of grass, sprouting out from a crack between the rocks amid the rubble. The moment the de of grass appeared, the entire world gained color.
With life, there would be massacre. With massacre, there woulde destruction. Eventually, the entire world would die before it gained new life.
The cycle never ended; life would never be extinguished!
The illusions disappeared, and the seven lights fused into a beam of rainbow light that entered Xiao Chen''s sea of consciousness.
Inside the vast sea of consciousness, aside from the Innate Thunder Crystal and the will of ice, there was also a Cycle Heart that merged the seven states.
Xiao Chen opened his eyes, and the seven colored lights that had illuminated the sky for more than half a year vanished.
As he looked at this world, he vaguely came to understand something.
The originally isted and deste ind was no longer so in his eyes. There were ants'' nests buried in the ground and grass growing from the cracks in the rocks.
Everything was filled with life. Xiao Chen could even see even further; he could see this ce ten years into the futureeven a hundred years.
The deste ind would turn lush and green, covered with dense forests.
"The state of cycle finally reached this point."
Xiao Chen entered deep thought. Before he formed the state of cycle, he could never experience its wonders.
He flicked a finger. A saber light shot out of that fingertip and struck a rocky mountain one kilometer in front.
The saber light contained the state of cycle that Xiao Chen just fused.
The rocky mountain that the saber light struck suffered from the attacks of seven states. Finally, it turned into a clump of yellow sand that spilled to the ground.
There were no startling explosions or dazzling mysterious phenomena. It was extremely in and simple.
Xiao Chen felt satisfied. Although he still did not know how to use the state of cycle, the effects before him were already clear.
The state of cycle simplified his Primordial Energy, bringing it to a whole new level.
Xiao Chen''s Primordial Energy had always been weaker than the Primordial Energy of Martial Emperors in regard to quality.
The reason was simple: he did not undergo any of the tribtions that Martial Emperors had to go through.
However, now, the state of cycle made up for this weakness. As long as Xiao Chen merged his state of cycle with his Primordial Energy, his Primordial Energy would not be weaker than a Sovereign Martial Emperor''s.
Furthermore, Xiao Chen possessed one thousand strands of Primordial Energyone hundred more strands than what a Ninth Heaven Martial Emperor had. With the state of cycle, his cultivation was already no weaker than a Ninth Heaven Sovereign Martial Emperor.
In fact, he was even stronger than most. Only those peak Ninth Heaven Martial Emperors, like the Holy Masters who were only a hair''s breadth away from being Primes, could contest with him.
"Interesting. However, the state of cycle should not be this simple."
If the state of cycle had only this effect, it would be too disappointing.
I should try seeing what the effect is when I use the state of cycle with all my power.
The Cycle Arts secret manual was iplete. It only taught one how toprehend the state of cycle, nothing else. Xiao Chen had to test things out for himself. Otherwise, he would not have to put in so much effort.
"Whoosh!"
The Cycle Heart in Xiao Chen''s sea of consciousness spun quickly. Beams of rainbow light instantly filled his sea of consciousness.
Soon after, the energy of the state of cycle charged out of the restriction of the sea of consciousness, swimming about the body. His four limbs, his bones, and all his internal organs instantly filled with explosive power.
However, he could not move. His body was clearly filled with power, but the instant he raised his leg, he felt that he was fighting the whole world, facing a boundless resistance.
Why is it like this?
Doubt filled Xiao Chen''s mind. He could not understand even after thinking for a long time. Could it be that he could not use the state of cycle in this abandonednd?
If that was so, then his efforts over the past half-year were for naught.
Xiao Chen''s eyes turned scarlet. He had gambled big on this state of cycle, practically devoting all of the past ten years in the Kunlun Realm to attaining it.
In the end, this was the result that he obtained. Such a blow was too huge; no one would be satisfied with it.
I can never give up!
Xiao Chen roared furiously. At this moment, he infused his one thousand strands of Primordial Energy into his entire body.
"Whoosh!"
His body seemed to break throughyers of invisible constraints. The instant he broke through, the resistance no longer existed; he suddenly charged forward.
Holding Pride in his hand, Xiao Chen stabbed it into the ground, venting all the energy in his body.
"Boom!" The entire deste ind instantly exploded, reduced to nothing. Rocks flew through the air and turned into countless specks of dust.
An enormous pit appeared in the sea and formed a massive whirlpool that sucked in the seawater for five thousand kilometers around like an abyss.
"Hu ci!"
Something strange happened. Earlier, the ind crumbled, leaving a deep underwater chasm. However, Xiao Chen suddenly discovered that the scene before him had changed. He held his saber and stood upright on the deste ind.
His entire body felt an indescribable fatigue, making him want to topple to the ground and sleep right then and there. He was simply way too tired.
"How can this be? I recall that I clearly used my saber to shatter this ind I''m standing on. Why is it that I still see the ind in a perfect and wless state?"
Could I have seen wrong? Did I just experience an illusion?
However, my Primordial Energy is drained; my Cycle Heart is dim and lightless. My body and mind are incredibly fatigued. How can it be fake?
"Boom!"
Just as Xiao Chen thought this, the scene before him changed again. The ind under his feet disappeared. Caught off guard, he plunged into the massive whirlpool in the sea.
The whirlpool was so deep that he could not see the bottom. This was clearly the whirlpool that his saber strike created earlier.
"Fish Dragon Art, Azure Dragon Tail Whip!" Xiao Chen shouted.
He moved in a huge arc, like a berserk dragon struggling free of the strong suction of the whirlpool. Then, he somersaulted in the air andnded on the surface of the sea.
As he looked at the dark whirlpool, his mind slowly settled. Then, he calmly thought about this. The scene from earlier was too strange.
Reversing space and time!
After regaining hisposure, Xiao Chen pondered the various possibilities. Finally, these words popped up in his mind.
Reversing space and time, cycling between the future and the present. The state of space temporarily broke the constraints of time.
Chapter 1474: The Dragons Gate Destroyed
Chapter 1474: The Dragon''s Gate Destroyed
Xiao Cheny back on the throne, feeling fatigued and drained. He was still thinking about the scene that happened earlier.
He finally understood why he felt like he was fighting the whole world when he circted the state of cycle.
No wonder it was so difficult to take even one step forward.
Xiao Chen had reversed time and space. When he took a step forward, he arrived in the spacetime of the future.
When he stabbed his saber into the ground and caused the sea to explode and form a whirlpool, he returned to the moment he attacked.
This would exin why he saw the intact ind when he returned.
Because time and space had reversed. What he saw was the future, and he vented his energy in the future.
The future was already decided; the results could no longer be changed. For everything that happened after, Xiao Chen did not have to do anything, but the ind still exploded. It was exactly the same as the future he had seen.
It was ratherplicated to exin. Simply put, when the state of cycle erupted, he could travel to the future and attack his enemy.
From start to end, there was a total of three seconds of time and space reversal. There was also that moment where Xiao Chen attacked. The time of attacking in the future was only one second, perhaps even less.
However, this one second would be enough to decide the victor of the battle.
Unless the opponent was like Xiao Chen, who touched on the state of time, his opponent would not be able to block it.
Just think about it. How could one block an attack that happened in the future when one was in the present?
"The state of cycle is indeed too wonderful for words. It is truly something that sits above the various Great Dao."
No matter how one looked at it, the Cycle Dao was stronger than the Ice Dao or the Thunder Dao, and even the Saber Dao, which was Xiao Chen''s forte.
However, the weaknesses of this Cycle Dao were very clear to him.
Firstly, this was just the beginning, but he already had no way of cultivating it.
Secondly, without the Saber Dao and the Thunder Dao, once he executed it, it would be too difficult to ovee the feeling of constraint; he could not execute it naturally.
Finally, it used too much energy. Aside from how facing the resistance of the whole world to travel to the future and back again exhausted his energy, it felt like his physical body struggled to withstand it as well.
However, starting off was the difficult part. One should think optimistically. This was just the beginning, and it was already so strong. If he could reach Small Perfection, how strong would it be? Xiao Chen did not dare to imagine it.
Just at this moment, he suddenly sensed the Messaging Token in his Universe Ring ringing.
It was very costly to make a Messaging Token, something that only Sovereign Martial Emperors could afford to use. Xiao Chen had only ever given one to Jiang Tian.
Since a few days ago, Xiao Chen had been sensing that Jiang Tian wanted to contact him. Unfortunately, that was the critical moment of his cultivation of the Cycle Arts.
He did not want to interrupt the process. He feared that if he stopped, he would have to spend another half yearprehending the state of cycle.
Right now, Xiao Chen finished cultivating the Cycle Arts and no longer had anything to worry about, so he did not hesitate to take out the Messaging Token.
"Whoosh!"
A miniature figure of Jiang Tian appeared on the Messaging Token. Xiao Chen was in a good mood, so he smiled and said, "You have news about the Treasure Master?"
"Haha! To think that you still can smile! This old man is really in awe of you," Jiang Tian said with a cold smile, his expression strange.
Xiao Chen felt that something was wrong, his expression sinking. "Please speak frankly."
"I wanted to contact you half a month ago. The Blood d Sect was intending to attack Heavenly Dragon City and capture the Azure Dragon King. Three days ago, I tried to contact you to tell you that the Dragon''s Gate was in danger, and your good friends could not hold out any longer. Had you rushed over then, you might have made it in time."
Xiao Chen''s heart skipped a beat. An overwhelming murderous intent surged out from his body continuously.
Since the Dragon''s Gate was reestablished, it had maintained a low profile. They did not fight with others or expand their faction. It was just a group of good friends helping Xiao Chen fulfill his wish of reestablishing the Dragon''s Gate, bing a ce where they could gather.
There was no ambition to rule or conquer other factions.
To Xiao Chen, Mo Chen, and his other friends, the Dragon''s Gate was like a home that connected all of them. He had poured all his efforts into it.
"Now?"
Jiang Tian remained silently for a while before saying, "The city gates fell half a day ago. All the Dragon''s Gate''s Elders attacked and even managed to kill some of the Blood d Sect''s Elders. Left with no other choice, the Blood d Sect''s Sect Master personally made a move"
"Crack!"
Before the Geomaster Jiang Tian finished speaking, the Messaging Token floating in front of Xiao Chen shattered and turned into dust.
"This fellow. Even with his mental state, he is still unable to remain calm." Jiang Tian shook his head and sighed on the other side of the Messaging Token.
Xiao Chen''s mental state was very good, even much better than that of most Sovereign Martial Emperors.
He could control his greed and murderous intent very well.
However, dragons had reverse scales that would trigger them when touched.
The Dragon''s Gate and the brothers and close friends in the Dragon''s Gate were Xiao Chen''s reverse scale. No one was permitted to touch them.
Having a good mental state did not mean that Xiao Chen did not have a temper; it did not mean that his sharpness was gone.
Rage burned in his heart, a rage that he simply could not control. However, he did not wish to control it, either. Faced with such a thing, he could not remain calm, could not be as immovable as a mountain like before.
Xiao Chen had been nning to consume the Universe Origin Dao Fruit.
However, it looked like he could only set that aside for now.
He took out the Primordial Pills that he rarely used. Then, he did not hesitate to extract ten and swallow them at once. He used the Primordial Pills that was normally used to cultivate Primordial Energy to recover his Primordial Energy instead.
This was a treasure that many people sought, but Xiao Chen used them so casually without even blinking.
One hourter, his Primordial Energy hadpletely recovered, thanks to the ten precious Primordial Pills.
Xiao Chen''s mind and body were back to their peak state.
"Whoosh!"
He raised one foot and then heavily stomped on the water. After that, he soared up, roaring like a berserk dragon.
"Rumble!" The water where he stomped shattered like ss, leaving a huge pit.
Just like that, Xiao Chen made a wild dash for Heavenly Star Ind above the boundless sea at full force.
He appeared like a berserk dragon, moving ten kilometers with each step.
The deep pits in the sea that he left in his wake betrayed the rage in his heart.
In the blink of an eye, he traveled more than fifty kilometers. However, he was still extremely far from Heavenly Star Ind. Despite traveling at the fastest possible speed in the Kunlun Realm, he would not be able to rush over to Heavenly Star Ind that quickly.
Two dayster, a strange rumor started spreading in the Heavenly Starry Ocean. Some people imed that they saw a True Dragon rushing by them in a sh.
When these people recovered their wits, they discovered that the figure they had seen had already disappeared without a trace. The berserk aura inspired fear in everyone who saw it.
The person of the rumors was naturally Xiao Chen. He had no other thought besides Faster! Faster! Go a little faster! Get to Heavenly Star Ind, fast!
Such a thought managed to raise Xiao Chen''s speed to the limit. Everyone who saw him thought that he was a True Dragon shing by.
By relying on this speed that challenged the Kunlun Realm''s limits, Xiao Chen miraculously reached the sea region of Heavenly Star Ind three dayster.
When he passed the Western Sea Divine Dragon Pce, he found the atmosphere at that ind somewhat strange.
However, there was only one thought in Xiao Chen''s head. So, he did not stop. After passing it, he anxiously raced on toward Heavenly Star Ind.
The Western Sea Divine Dragon Pce was not that close to Heavenly Star Ind. However,pared to where he started from, it was much closer.
After a while more, Xiao Chen finally arrived at his destination.
The silhouette of Heavenly Dragon City appeared before his eyes. Afternding, he finally stopped his frantic dash.
Feeling somewhat nervous, Xiao Chen slowly headed for Heavenly Dragon City in the distance.
He saw smoke rising from the city. Thergest gatesthe eastern city gateswere already demolished; only a pile of bricks remained. Not a single figure could be seen.
Standing on the rubble, Xiao Chen looked around. The entire Heavenly Dragon City no longer existed.
All the buildings had been razed and then set on fire.
Heavenly Dragon City, which previously could rival Bright Moon City, was now a dpidated ruin pocked with craters. Smoke rose from everywhere.
In fact, most of the fires had yet to extinguish, continuing to burn.
Xiao Chen saw some of the original residents that he remembered among the rubble, digging through the bricks in search of their friends'' or rtives'' bodies in grief.
Those were the Dragon''s Gate''s disciples who died in battle. After being buried in the rubble, there was no one to care about them.
"How could it be like this" Xiao Chen muttered to himself, feeling grief in the depths of his heart, stunned still.
Chapter 1475: Rage Settled
Chapter 1475: Rage Settled
Not a single ce in the immense Heavenly Dragon City remained intact. The entire Dragon''s Gate was destroyed.
Xiao Chen reproached himself. Why had he not been here at the Dragon''s Gate''s crucial moment?
A bloody stench still lingered in the air. When one sniffed, one would be able to smell it. However, Xiao Chen did not want to, because who knew how much of it came from the blood of the Dragon''s Gate''s many disciples?
When looking around, he saw many of the families of the Dragon''s Gate''s disciples doing their best to dig in the rubble.
Some disciples had not died yet. Some were already dead for some time.
Hatred. Xiao Chen hated that he had failed to save the situation. He hated that he could not bring the dead back to life. He hated that he was not here back then to stop this tragedy from happening.
He hated the Blood d Sect for hurting the innocents of the Dragon''s Gate.
Suddenly, Xiao Chen somewhat came to an understanding of what it meant to feel pain so intense that one no longer had the heart to feel pain.
Xiao Chen formed hand seals with both hands and cast the Taiji Saber Domain. All the rubble on the groundwalls, stone pirs, eaveswithin one kilometer floated up within the Saber Domain.
With a thought, all the huge rocks instantly turned into dust and disappeared, borne away by the wind.
The Dragon''s Gate''s disciples buried in the rubble appeared.
Xiao Chen tapped on his forehead. The Life Essence merged with his Heart of an Emperor turned into motes of light and floated out of his body.
The motes of light containing his Life Essence looked extremely beautiful.
As long as the Dragon''s Gate''s disciples on the ground still had a breath in them, after the Life Essence nourished them, their wounds healed, mending at a visible pace.
As long as they were not dead, Xiao Chen pulled them back from the gates of hell.
He just closed his eyes and slowly walked about the immense city. Everywhere he passed, the huge rocks of the rubble floated into the air before being crushed into dust and disappearing into the wind.
Everywhere Xiao Chen passed, he cleared outrge areas of debris.
The Life Essence that Xiao Chen sent out was even more effective than the best medicine for treating injuries. The various Dragon''s Gate''s disciples miraculously recovered.
"Elder Brother White Robes, what are you doing? That is Life Essence." Little Three, the Three Life Mirror''s Item Spirit, was startled and frightened silly by Xiao Chen''s actions.
By scattering his Life Essence like this, Xiao Chen lost one hundred years of his lifespan.
The Life Essence also contained the origin of his cultivation. Hence, he likewise lost one hundred strands of Primordial Energy.
"There''s nothing to fear. I have two thousand years of lifespan. Even if I lose one thousand years of it, it will not be fatal. Even though my cultivation regressed, I can recultivate it back. Saving others is more important," Xiao Chen replied calmly. He appeared pale as he continued walking.
Xiao Chen simply exined his shocking and horrifying actions so casually. After Little Three heard this, she remained speechless for a long time, not knowing what to say.
Life Essence and the origin of one''s cultivation were the foundation of a cultivator. No one would be willing to shave off any of it. It was the most precious treasure of a cultivator.
Everyone alive amid the ruins was stunned at this scene.
After a while, Xiao Chen had walked all over the city, clearing out all the debris. Aside from some dpidated key structures, the vast Heavenly Dragon City no longer had any rubble.
People stood up from the ground, one after another, looking at their healed wounds in some bewilderment.
However, when they saw the masked ck-d Xiao Chen giving off a cold air, not one dared to go forward and ask anything.
Nothing!
Xiao Chen did not see the corpses of Mo Chen, Lan Shaobai, Xuanyuan Zhantian, or the other Dragon''s Gate''s Elders.
By now, Xiao Chen already drained one thousand years of his lifespan. Only seven hundred strands of his Primordial Energy remained. His anxious heart rxed slightly.
"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!"
A series of sonic booms resounded behind Xiao Chen, someone rushing towards him. When he turned around, he recognized this person.
This person was Heavenly Dragon City''s Vice Commander, Yuan Bing. He was a Third Heaven Martial Emperor and was normally in charge of maintaining the social order of the city as well as the guards of the City Lord''s Residence.
"Might I ask who you are? Why are you willing to use your Life Essence to save the disciples of our Dragon''s Gate?"
Yuan Bing looked at Xiao Chen, only daring to speak after drumming up some courage.
For some reason, when Yuan Bing faced this mysterious masked person, there seemed to be an invisible forcefield. Even though the other party did not do anything, he still felt like he fell significantly short of the other party.
The strange pressure made Yuan Bing very nervous.
"I am City Lord Mo''s good friend. I received a call for reinforcements but was toote."
Right now, Xiao Chen still could not expose his identity. However, he needed to ask about what happened in Heavenly Dragon City.
"So, it is City Lord Mo''s good friend. Pardon my rudeness!"
Mo Chen held very high prestige in Heavenly Dragon City. Those who could be friends with her would be people of at least simr strength and standing. However, it was still hard to exin why the masked man was willing to spend his Life Essence to save the Dragon''s Gate''s disciples.
There were many suspicious points, which confused Yuan Bing.
"Where is the City Lord?" Xiao Chen asked.
Yuan Bing''s expression turned somewhat grave at Xiao Chen''s question. He answered, "Captured. The Blood d Sect attacked. The City Lord and the Dragon''s Gate''s Elders fought hard. However, they still could not push back the other party''s attacks.
"The Blood d Sect''s Sect Master personally made a move and injured the City Lord. After the city gates fell, the troops of the Blood d Sect all charged in. The other party had too many people. We simply were not a match for them.
"The City Lord and all the other Dragon''s Gate''s Elders who had some rtion with the Azure Dragon King were captured."
Xiao Chen felt a pang in his heart. He endured the grief and continued asking, "Where were they brought to?"
"It should be in Western Dragon City where the Western Sea Divine Dragon Pce is. However, I do not know the exact location. I had fainted earlier and just woke up."
Xiao Chen''s expression changed slightly. "The Western Sea Divine Dragon Pce? How are they involved in this?"
Yuan Bing exined for a while, telling Xiao Chen that the Western Sea Dragon King was the Blood d Sect''s mysterious Sect Master.
It''s him!
Xiao Chen exuded a murderous air from his entire body, his control slipping somewhat. Before this extremely heavy pressure, Yuan Bing felt like he was plunged into an ice cave.
No wonder. I was puzzled why the Blood d Sect would attack the Dragon''s Gate for no reason at all. If the Blood d Sect''s Sect Master is the Western Sea Dragon King, everything is easily exined.
"Sir, please don''t be rash. That Western Sea Dragon King''s strength is now unfathomable. Without a Prime appearing, few would be able to defeat him.
"The more important thing is that the Blood d Sect is filled with experts and has gathered the factions that the Sea Monarch left behind. Now, they are as strong as an Immortal Holy Land. Charging in recklessly would be no different from sending yourself to death," Yuan Bing advised with much difficulty, enduring the pressure. He did not wish for this mysterious friend of the City Lord to rush into danger.
Without personally experiencing that huge battle, one would not understand the horror of the Blood d Sect. Without seeing the Western Sea Dragon King fight, one would not know how strong he was.
Xiao Chen calmed down. Indeed, even if he still had one thousand strands of Primordial Energy, and grasped the state of cycle and the Divine Lightning Eye, by charging into a Holy Land like that, he would not only fail to save his friends but also lose his life there.
It was not that Xiao Chen underestimated himself. It was just that the strength of an individual was indeed rather insignificant when facing arge faction that could rival a Holy Land.
Xiao Chen was confident that he could charge in and out, able to retreat safely.
However, that was pointless. That would not save Mo Chen and the others. Not only would it be useless, but it would even harm them.
After asking further, Xiao Chen also found out why the Martial God Pce and the thirteen Great Bandits of the ck Sea did note over to reinforce the Dragon''s Gate.
Ying Zongtian was leading the Martial God Pce''s people to battle the Demons in the Starry Heavens with the Deity Dao Union, which left him without scope for distraction.
As for the ck Sea, there were some sudden internal conflicts. The thirteen Great Bandits could not spare any of their attention elsewhere.
"I''ll take my leave first!"
Xiao Chen nced at the Dragon''s Gate and instructed Yuan Bing to care for these Dragon''s Gate''s disciples properly before departing alone.
The urgent matter now was to obtain thetest news about Mo Chen and the others in order to take appropriate measures.
From being thoroughly enraged, Xiao Chenpletely calmed down. His anger had not extinguished. It was just settling slowly, umting.
Chapter 1476: Success in Comprehending the Dao
Chapter 1476: Sess in Comprehending the Dao
Western Sea Divine Dragon Pce!
With the words "Western Sea Divine Dragon Pce" echoing in his mind, Xiao Chen silently left Heavenly Star Ind. Then, he casually arrived at an ind in the Western Sea.
This ind was known as Starry Universe Ind. It was not really famous locally, but it was one of the few inds that chose to be neutral.
It had not chosen to envassal itself to the Dragon''s Gate or the Blood d Sect. Due to the ind''s poor location andck of resources, the Blood d Sect did not make a move on it.
In recent times, the traffic in Starry Universe City on Starry Universe Ind had clearly increased.
The reason was obvious: its neutrality.
Now, the Blood d Sect was flourishing. There were many factions that chose to envassal themselves to the Blood d Sect. Most of the Western Sea was filled with the Blood d Sect''s factions. Finding a peaceful ce was extremely hard.
The factions destroyed by the Blood d Sect and the cultivators headed to the Western Sea would choose to stop here.
Xiao Chen came here to find news about Mo Chen and the other Dragon''s Gate Elders.
The best source of information was naturally an information broker. As long as one had money, one could find out anything. However, there was also the risk of exposing his identity.
Hence, Xiao Chen could only seek out other avenues.
Restaurants naturally became Xiao Chen''s target. The restaurants of any city would always be where people from all walks of life gathered. The people idly chatting there would definitely discuss thetest news from the Dragon''s Gate''s destruction.
After entering thergest restaurant in the city, Xiao Chen looked for a table in a quiet corner and called over a waiter. Then, he ordered a sk of wine and started to drink casually.
All sorts of discussions rang out in therge hall, adding a lot of noise to the lively atmosphere.
This was how restaurants were normally like. If one preferred peace and quiet, one would have to go to a teahouse.
[Note: The word for "restaurant" here includes the character for wine. So it is basically a wine house. However, it does not make sense to sell wine without food. Think of this ce as something like a bar and grill but one that serves all sorts of dishes aside from grilled food.]
As Xiao Chen expected, the main topic of discussion in the restaurant was the Dragon''s Gate''s destruction.
Xiao Chen already knew how the Dragon''s Gate was destroyed. He pricked his ears up and listened for information about Mo Chen and the others.
"I heard that the Blood d Sect already announced that if the Azure Dragon King still does not appear within half a month, they will start executing people in Western Dragon City. They will kill one person every day until Xiao Chen appears."
"How ruthless! The Blood d Sect is actually using such unscrupulous means to force Xiao Chen out, even doing something that shameless."
"However, this Xiao Chen is also another matter. Why did he not appear? If he had, the Dragon''s Gate would not have been destroyed and reduced to such a sorry state."
"How is he going to appear? From the moment he jumped off the Emperor''s Road, the Azure Dragon King was already lost. If he appears, he will just end up getting humiliated and killed. Do you think Xiao Chen is still the Xiao Chen of the past?!"
"Hey, everyone knows that this is just an excuse. A mountain cannot contain two tigers. Even without Xiao Chen in the picture, the Blood d Sect would still attack the Dragon''s Gate. If anyone is to me, it''s the Dragon''s Gate for being too lenient, not eliminating this potential danger early on."
Xiao Chen raised his winecup and drained it in one go, remaining silent.
It was like the cultivators in the restaurant said: by doing this, the Blood d Sect was clearly forcing Xiao Chen to show himself. This method was truly shameless, but it had to be said that this method was rather effective.
After leaving money on the table as payment, Xiao Chen got up and turned around to leave. Just at this moment, he heard another piece of information.
"I heard that the Holy Daughter Yue Bingyun issued a Hero''s Invitation today, inviting the Heavenly Starry Ocean''s outstanding talents to head to Western Dragon City to rescue Dragon''s Gate''s people."
"Yue Bingyun is truly worthy of the Holy Daughter title. She is indeed loyal to her friends. Rumor has it that she knelt before the Lunar Pce''s Pce Master for seven days and seven nights for the sake of getting the Lunar Pce to make a move. However, for some reason, the Bright Moon Empress still did not agree."
"The Blood d Sect is now arge faction. Even the Bright Moon Empress had no choice but to evaluate the situation carefully. However, logically speaking, the Lunar Pce should not fear the Blood d Sect. Perhaps there are circumstances that others are not aware of."
"Who knows? In any case, the Lunar Pce did not make a move. Hence, Yue Bingyun has no other choice but to use her own influence to send out a Hero''s Invitation. I wonder how effective it will be."
When Xiao Chen heard this, he was stunned for a moment. After a short pause, he shook his head and still left in the end.
Half a month. He had only half a month left. From here on, he could not stop for even a moment.
After sending Jiang Tian a message, Xiao Chen rented a courtyard in the city.
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It was nowte at night. The moon was like a silver disk hanging high in the sky.
Xiao Chen sat on a stone tform under a towering tree in the courtyard. He took out the Universe Origin Fruit that he had not had a chance to use yet.
This was the Dao Fruit that even Immortals would seek out during the Immortal Epoch, a priceless treasure.
ording to legend, after one consumed and refined this fruit, one''s cultivation would increase by one thousand years, directly reaching Prime.
However, Xiao Chen did not believe this.
Reaching Prime was not as simple as just increasing one''s cultivation. It was a kind of breakthrough, surpassing the limits of a Ninth Heaven Martial Emperor. However, the rules of the Heavenly Dao of this abandonednd obstructed them, preventing them from improving further.
Primes were already clearly no longer Martial Emperors but still fell within the boundaries of Martial Emperors. It was a cultivation realm that was filled with pain and contradictions.
However, Xiao Chen now clung to the hope that this rumor was true. If he could advance to Prime just by consuming the Universe Origin Fruit, he would not have to fear the Blood d Sect at all.
He opened his palm with some anticipation. Then, he refined the Universe Origin Fruit into a golden liquid filled with Spiritual Energy before swallowing it.
After the Universe Origin Fruit was refined into a liquid, it was like fresh spring water, devoid of any strange taste.
A momentter, the liquified Universe Origin Fruit permeated into all his internal organs, limbs, and bones.
A strange feeling pervaded Xiao Chen''s entire body. Before he could react, light suddenly shot out of his body, emitting vast Immortal Qi.
Xiao Chen''s body became like an instrument giving off Immortal music inaudible in the mortal world. The music contained the sound of the Great Dao.
The towering tree behind him was like a fairy, waving and dancing to the music.
The entire courtyard instantly came to life. Amid this ethereal Immortal music, it became filled with Spiritual Energy and danced along to the music.
Such a strange change caught Xiao Chen off guard. He had consumed many natural treasures before. However, there had never been one that could produce such a profound mysterious phenomenon.
The Immortal music did not require one to listen on purpose. It was like the sound of the Great Dao ying beside the ear, like one heard the supreme Great Dao itself.
The Cycle Heart aside, the will of ice, the Innate Thunder Crystal, and the Saber Energy in the sea of consciousness grew restless, incredibly agitated by this Immortal music.
Dao!
Xiao Chen was startled to his senses. The Universe Origin Fruit was indeed as he expectedit was a fruit for attaining the Dao.
It was allowing him to choose which Dao to obtain: the Thunder Dao, the Ice Dao, or the Saber Dao.
Unfortunately, the Cycle Dao seemed too strong. Even the Universe Origin Fruit could not move it.
Given that pursuit of the Cycle Dao was not an option, of the three Great Dao, Xiao Chen naturally chose the Saber Dao without hesitation.
With a thought, the Saber Energy in his sea of consciousness flourished with great brilliance, overshadowing the lights of the will of ice and the Innate Thunder Crystal.
The initially somewhat discordant Immortal music changed tunes, turning into one single pure melody.
All the spiritual liquid refined from the Universe Origin Fruit turned into music notes entering the sea of consciousness. His cultivation in the way of the saber greedily absorbed this Great Dao music, slowly growing stronger.
The number of spots of Saber Energy in his sea of consciousness multiplied, more than a hundred times faster than when he cultivated Saber Energy himself.
Xiao Chen''s mind turned clear. His understanding of Saber Techniques expanded as if he had opened arge door.
All sorts of wondrous thoughts poured in, enlightening him. Such a feeling was indescribable.
Three days. It took a total of three days for him to fully absorb the Universe Origin Fruit.
Now, a hundred spots of Saber Energy gathered in his sea of consciousness. Then, they formed aplete Great Dao.
The Saber Great Dao that Qing Yun, the Item Spirit of the Saber Medallion, mentioned wasprehended by Xiao Chen like this. When Pan Huangprehended the Saber Great Dao, he was already a hundred years old. Xiao Chen was only thirty-five years old now. By the Kunlun Realm''s standards, he was genuinely a junior.
There was none before and none after this that couldprehend theplete Saber Dao before the age of hundred as a result of a fortuitous encounter.
Xiao Chen opened his eyes and muttered, "Dao!" The Great Dao Energy behind him turned into a faint disk of light as it appeared.
"Ka ca!"
At this moment, the sabers of more than ten thousand desmen in Starry Universe City felt an invisible pressure and shattered at the same time.
"What''s going on?"
The desmen were all flustered, afraid.
Chapter 1477: Preparations Ready
Chapter 1477: Preparations Ready
"Dao," Xiao Chen muttered in the courtyard, and the Great Dao disk of light behind him suddenly shrank, condensing into one spot, and soared into the air.
That point of light continued to a height of ten meters before stopping.
"Pu ci!"
An even stronger aura of the Saber Dao than earlier covered the entire city. All the desmen felt their Qi and blood surge. Unable to resist, they vomited a mouthful of blood.
The other cultivators also felt a strange pressure, so they circted their energy and did their best to resist.
When the Great Dao appeared, an unintentional but intense pressure firmly suppressed the entire Starry Universe City. Even Martial Emperors could not avoid it.
Now, Xiao Chen finally gained some understanding of what kind of existence the Great Dao Energy that Qing Yun, the Item Spirit, described was.
One had to obtain the Dao first before one couldprehend it. Xiao Chen''s cultivation of Great Dao Energy was just beginning.
With a thought, the Great Dao Energy turned into a beam of light and entered Xiao Chen''s body. The pressure on Starry Universe City instantly lessened significantly.
"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!"
Xiao Chen was about to enter the Saber Sovereign Medallion and seek out advice from Qing Yun on how to cultivate this Great Dao Energy when three figuresnded on the courtyard''s walls. After a quick look around, the gazes of these three locked on Xiao Chen, their eyes narrow with suspicion.
Of the three old men, the one in the middle had the highest cultivation, an Eighth Heaven Martial Emperor.
The people at the left and right possessed lower cultivations but were still Sixth Heaven Martial Emperors. However, the auras of these two were rather ferocious. This was especially so for the one on the left. This person was as tall as a horse and had a fierce expression.
"This old man is Xiao Hang. I am Starry Universe City''s City Lord. Might I ask if the earliermotion was due to you?"
[Note: The Xiao in Xiao Hang is the same as the one in Xiao Chen. I doubt that the two are rted, though.]
Xiao Hang was somewhat doubtful. Themotion earlier had been extremely startling. However, this person before him appeared to be just a Sixth Heaven Martial Emperor, but at the same time, he did not feel like one.
"Big Brother, there is no need to care so much about him. This fellow is suspicious. We should just kill him first."
A look of greed shed in the eyes of the tall, old man on the left. When he saw that Xiao Chen''s cultivation was not high, wicked thoughts appeared in his head. He wanted to kill Xiao Chen and take away all the treasures Xiao Chen had.
Right after this tall, old man spoke, he jumped off the wall and threw a palm strike. Fire appeared in his palm, and a strong wind howled behind him.
This old man cultivated two wills together: the wills of fire and wind. With fire and wind merging, he disyed an extremely berserk might.
The pressure of this wind and fire burned the trees, the main building, and even the other buildings to ashes.
As Xiao Hang looked at the silent Xiao Chen in the courtyard, he felt that something was wrong. He called out loudly, "Third Brother, stop!"
It was toote!
With a thought, the Saber Dao Energy spread through Xiao Chen''s entire body as he weed the tall, old man with a palm strike.
The might of the Saber Dao Energy immediately extinguished the strong might of wind and fire. The old man felt an unbearable suppression throughout his body.
Before the tall, old man could react, the two palm strikes already collided. Xiao Chen''s Saber Dao Energy and Primordial Energy surged out of his body.
Thebination was overly strong; Xiao Chen could not control it properly. All his Saber Dao Energy surged out with this palm strike.
Countless holes appeared in the body of the tall, old man, each hole radiating a sharp saber light as bright as the sun.
In the next moment, the old man''s bodypletely ripped apart. Even his Heart of an Emperor shattered in an explosion.
"You!"
The old City Lord and the other person were frightened silly. Their third brother was killed with one palm strike.
What kind of strength was this? Even a Ninth Heaven Martial Emperor was not that strong.
Xiao Chen entered deep thought. His control over the Great Dao Energy was still too weak. For such a Sixth Heaven Martial Emperor, he needed only a tenth of the Great Dao Energy to dispose of him.
However, when Xiao Chen threw his palm strike, all the Great Dao Energy surged out.
He needed to seek advice from Qing Yun right away on how to control and cultivate the Great Dao Energy.
Xiao Chen nced at the old City Lord and the other person. Then, without saying a word, he left. The two old men felt relieved of a heavy burden, a chill running down their spines as they broke out in a cold sweat.
"What horrifying strength! Big Brother, he clearly does not have a high cultivation. How did he kill Third Brother in one strike?"
Xiao Hang''s heart still pounded with lingering fear. He answered, "There is only one exnation. Hisprehension of the Saber Dao already reached a certain legendary level."
"Legendary?"
When the Second City Lord heard that, he felt confused. Could it be that he had witnessed a legend?
After leaving Starry Universe City, Xiao Chen arrived at the shore of the ind. Then, after he materialized the Cycle War Chariot, he entered the Saber Sovereign Medallion.
"Congrattions to Master for sessfully grasping aplete Dao," Qing Yun said after she saw Xiao Chen enter. She knew about everything that happened on the outside.
At the same time, Qing Yun felt incredibly shocked. Back then, Pan Huangprehended a Great Dao only when he was one hundred years old. The Xiao Chen before her was merely thirty-five years old. However, he already obtained theplete Saber Dao.
Could it be that this youth before her would have greater aplishments than Pan Huang in the future?
Although Xiao Chen''s obtaining aplete Great Dao was due to the Universe Origin Fruit, fortuitous encounters were part of one''s strength, in the first ce. Back then, Pan Huang''s fortuitous encounters were no fewer than Xiao Chen''s.
Xiao Chen did not know what Qing Yun was thinking. After he saw her, he directly said, "Please tell me how to use and cultivate Great Dao Energy."
Qing Yun recovered her wits. Seeing there was something off with Xiao Chen''s emotions, she advised, "The cultivation of Great Dao Energy is something that requires patience. You should not be in such a rush. You have to be careful lest the Dao crumble, which would require you to recultivate it. First, let me teach you how to use the Great Dao Energy."
When Xiao Chen heard this, he was startled. He was indeed somewhat too impatient and was liable to make mistakes. Qing Yun''s reminder was very timely. "Right, please speak."
"The cultivation of a Dao is separated into five levels. From lowest to highest: First Peek at Initiation, Approaching Small Perfection, Heart of the Great Dao, Domain of the Dao, and Endless Dao."
Qing Yun continued, "To you, First Peek at Initiation and Approaching Small Perfection would be just like a skill. You will feel the support of the Great Dao, and the might of your Martial Techniques will increase severalfold. However, withoutprehending the Heart of the Great Dao, you will feel that the Dao is like a slippery mudfish, clearly in your hands but you are unable to grasp it firmly."
Xiao Chen entered deep thought. He asked, "In that case, how does one cultivate the Dao?"
"There is no way to cultivate the Dao. Do not mistake understanding as cultivating. It is a kind ofprehension. One needs toprehend the Dao, to raise yourprehension of it with experience and yourprehension ability. The level of the Dao will increase when the time is right."
Qingyun smiled and suggested, "Go to the Comprehension tform. Pan Huang left his experience and knowledge there. Take a careful look at how he utilized the Great Dao Energy inbat, and you will understand something."
"Many thanks."
Xiao Chen felt like his understanding of the Dao had be much clearer. After saying his thanks, he headed to the Comprehension tform.
"Whether I gain anything or not, please wake me up in seven days." Before starting his meditation, Xiao Chen left this instruction to Qing Yun.
Qing Yun nodded. "Sure, I will forcibly wake you up in seven days."
With a sh, Xiao Chen climbed onto the Comprehension tform and sat down cross-legged.
Instantly, an illusion appeared. The bodhi tree, the holy tree of the Buddhist sect, appeared above Xiao Chen. The surroundings became filled with white bodhi flowers. The moment he closed his eyes, he forgot about all the troubles of the world, entering a state where he even forgot about himself.
Without him needing to drive it on purpose, the Great Dao Energy quietly spread out behind him. As the bodhi flowers drifted down in the air, that disk of light flickered with a weak spiritual light like it was breathing.
"Little fellow, watch carefully. These are the battles I fought with experts when I was still at First Peek at Initiation. Pay close attention. How much you understand is up to your own capabilities."
Various scenes immediately appeared in Xiao Chen''s mind. The owner of these scenes was the first-generation Saber Sovereign. Pan Huang was currently fighting with someone during the peak age of the Martial Epoch. As he held his saber in one hand, he fought various talents of various fields.
Xiao Chen focused and watched, not daring to rx even for a single moment. Every time he finished watching a battle, he felt like he gained a lot. His mind waspletely immersed.
Soon, seven days passed. Xiao Chen suddenly startled to his senses in the Cycle War Chariot. Qing Yun had forced him awake by kicking him out of the Saber Sovereign Medallion.
"That was fast!"
Xiao Chen felt that the seven days went by too fast. There were still many things that he had yet to experience carefully.
However, now, he had toe out. Today was the appointed day for his meeting with Jiang Tian.
"Whoosh!"
The war chariot turned into a throne. Then, when he looked up, he saw a figure flying over quickly from the distance.
After a while, Jiang Tian appeared before the Cycle Throne. When he looked at Xiao Chen, his smile froze. He actually felt some pressureing from Xiao Chen.
He calmed himself and asked, "Xiao Chen, why did you call me here?"
"You should have already made some headway in your investigation of the Treasure Master. I have only one request. Please help me dy the Treasure Master five days from now. Do not let him go to the rescue of the Western Sea Divine Dragon Pce," Xiao Chen said seriously.
Others might not know that the Treasure Master was supporting the Blood d Sect from behind the scenes. However, Xiao Chen knew this very clearly.
If the Treasure Master made a move, unless Xiao Chen had the strength of a Prime, even if he made use of all of his means, he would not seed in rescuing anyone. In fact, he would even end up getting himself into trouble.
Jiang Tian smiled bitterly and said, "Your request"
"Can you do it?" Xiao Chen believed that Jiang Tian had the ability and means to pull it off. The catch was just whether he was willing or not.
"Very well, I''ll promise you that. However, you also have to promise this old man that after this, you owe me a favor," Jiang Tian replied with a serious expression, a light shing in his eyes.
"Deal!"
Chapter 1478: As You Wish
Chapter 1478: As You Wish
Only five days remained until the deadline the Blood d Sect announced half a month ago. However, the Azure Dragon King Xiao Chen still did not show himself. All sorts of rumors about him spread.
Some said that Xiao Chen was already dead. Naturally, he could not appear.
Some said that Xiao Chen was crippled. Now, he was just an ordinary person. Going there would be akin to suicide.
Over the past five years, the world had already forgotten about Xiao Chen''s existence, especially when new outstanding talents appeared every day in this golden age.
Who would remember a has-been talent?
However, due to the storm half a month ago, in addition to the Blood d Sect''s announcement, the focus of the entire Heavenly Starry Ocean''s discussion returned to Xiao Chen.
Now, this forgotten outstanding talent that no one bothered to remember became the topic of discussion of every cultivator.
There were even some people who opened betting pools on whether Xiao Chen would appear or not.
The number of people cing bets far surpassed imagination. On the day the betting pools appeared, thergest casino of the Heavenly Starry Ocean, the Rosy Clouds Vi, formally took over.
It organized the wagers professionally. There were all sorts of odds on specific details: Would Xiao Chen appear or not? If he appeared, would he be able to save the Dragon''s Gate''s Elders? Would he be able to leave safely?
There were only five days left. However, there was still no news on Xiao Chen. There was not even a clue as to where he was. Hence, spection that Xiao Chen would not appear spread far and wide.
The payout on Xiao Chen appearing soared immediately, reaching a payout ratio of one to one hundred. Even with such arge payout, few made that bet, not believing that Xiao Chen woulde.
As for bets that Xiao Chen would sessfully rescue the Dragon''s Gate''s Elders, those were even rarer. Saying that such people were as rare as phoenix feathers and unicorn horns was no exaggeration.
No one expected that a has-been Azure Dragon King would kick up such a storm five yearster.
As for information about Xiao Chen, there was none at all. However, there was another gathering of people that was very eye-catching and rted to this matter.
Previously, the Lunar Pce''s Holy Daughter issued a Hero''s Invitation, gathering the outstanding talents of the Heavenly Starry Ocean together to save the Dragon''s Gate''s Elders.
Since then, outstanding talents continuously answered this invitation.
There was the Cyclic Astral Pce''s Holy Son Chu Yang, the Myriad Fiend Ind''s Di Xinhan, Yinyang Paradise''s Yin Susu, and the Northern Sea Alliance''s Young Alliance Chief Ye Chen. Even the Human-Demon Sea''s Dugu Ao managed to rush over in thest few days.
In the long list of names, many of these people who answered the call were outstanding talents whose names resounded throughout the Heavenly Starry Ocean.
It was clear that even without the Lunar Pce, Yue Bingyun''s influence was still something that people respected.
When people spoke of the Holy Daughter Yue Bingyun, everyonevishly praised her personality. The phrase "loyal to her friends" was one of the best evaluations of her.
Some meticulous people noticed that in the long list of names, many of these people had Immortal Holy Lands or factions that were under Holy Lands supporting them.
This brought out even deeper guesses of the matter.
Could it be that these Holy Lands did not dare to formally open hostilities with the Blood d Sect, so they could only use this method to express their stance?
Of course, it was possible that these people were just overthinking.
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Five dayster, in the Western Sea, a huge crowd went to Western Dragon City, the headquarters of the Blood d Sect, to watch.
People could be seen in every street in the city, bothrge and small. They were all cultivators that came from all over the Heavenly Starry Ocean. There were both famous outstanding talents and cultivators who were here just to watch the excitement.
With so many cultivators rushing to Western Dragon City, there was only one reason.
This was the day when the Blood d Sect would kill the Dragon''s Gate''s Elders. All the Dragon''s Gate''s Elders were already restrained at Fresh Blood za.
It was said that when the time came, the Blood d Sect''s Young Sect Master, Ao Yu, would draw lots to decide whom to kill first.
After that, they would publicly execute a Dragon''s Gate Elder every day until Xiao Chen appeared. If Xiao Chen did not appear, they would kill everyone.
Such a method was extremely cruel and rarely happened even in history.
This way of doing things was also very brash, something rarely seen in recent years. Who could have expected that a newly risen faction would dare to be so brazen?
Probably, aside from forcing Xiao Chen to show himself, the Blood d Sect also intended to use this to establish their might.
After this was over, even if Xiao Chen did not appear, the Blood d Sect''s position in the Heavenly Starry Ocean would be firmly cemented.
As the saying went, "Two birds with one stone." The insidiousness of this n was extraordinary.
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At the tallest pavilion in Western Dragon City, the Blood d Sect''s Sect Master, Ao Lang, looked down at the crowd. The ruthless air that he exuded became increasingly apparent.
Even Can Minghuo, the Vice Sect Master standing behind Ao Lang, felt pressured.
With his back to Can Minghuo, Ao Lang stood with his hands behind his back and asked indifferently, "Is there still no news of Xiao Chen?"
"No. That fellow seems to have truly disappeared. There are no traces of him at all. Could he really be dead already? If so, then our grand actions seem unnecessary," Can Minghuo replied carefully.
Ao Lang''s lips curled up slightly in an unfathomable smile. "Unnecessary? Whether he shows up or not is no longer important. If he does show up, it will be a pleasant surprise. If not, then my purpose is already nearly aplished.
"From this day on, the Blood d Sect can truly be considered as established in the Heavenly Starry Ocean. Only by doing this will I be qualified to sit alongside the many Holy Masters as a peer."
Can Minghuo performed a cupped-fist salute and said, "Congrattions, Sect Master, on obtaining your wish. We look forward to the day you rule the entire Heavenly Starry Ocean."
When Ao Lang heard this, he felt very happy. He could not resistughing, "Who said that this golden age is only for the outstanding youths? Everyone has the opportunity to rise up in this age, gaining aplishments for themselves!"
"Sect Master, there is another matter. Yue Bingyun''s group of people scattered after entering the city."
Ao Langughed in contempt. "They are just a group of dancing clowns. What age is this already? To think they still cling to their heroics and loyalty! They think they are very stealthy. Do they think they can hide from my Blood d Sect?"
"Sect Master is wise. We have been keeping these people under strict surveince. It would be fine for them if they do not do anything. However, once they do, we will definitely teach them a lesson," Can Minghuo said softly with a faint smile on his face.
Ao Lang nodded in satisfaction. "There is no need for you to monitor that situation personally. It would be thinking too highly of them. Go and manage Fresh Blood za. I have a feeling that Xiao Chen will still appear."
"I obey!"
As Ao Lang stood upright with hands behind his back and looked down on the entire city, he felt like the crowd was like ants.
Xiao Chen, I said before, one day, I will make you kneel before me. Those are not merely words spoken!
Thinking back to his past humiliation, Ao Lang clenched his right fist tightly. A heavy, murderous intent shed in his eyes, giving it a strange red tinge.
Due to his terrifying killing Qi, strong winds blew in the sky above, making it feel cold and bleak.
Fresh Blood za was previously Western Dragon za. However, after the Western Sea Divine Dragon Pce became the Blood d Sect, they redecorated it. Now, it was a startling scarlet.
Hence, the name of the za naturally changed as well.
The Dragon''s Gate''s Elders were all restrained, with their cultivation restricted, on the tallest tform in the center. Chains bound their bodies as they knelt on the tform.
Mo Chen, Xuanyuan Zhantian, Lan Shaobai, and the other members of the Dragon''s Gate''s upper echelon were all people on close terms with Xiao Chen. Not a single one of them was missing, all of them present.
Their clothes were still rtively intact. However, theirplexions did not look very good as they knelt, appearing to be in sorry states.
"How miserable! Half a month ago, they were the upper echelon of the Dragon''s Gate. Unexpectedly, half a monthter, they all became prisoners."
"Why has Xiao Chen not appeared yet? Could it be that he does not feel responsible when he sees so many of hispanions suffering like that?"
"So what if he appears? Now, he is a cripple. What can he do? Send himself to death?"
"That''s true. Most likely, his friends do not want him to appear, either."
The crowd discussed all sorts of things as they looked at the Dragon''s Gate''s Elders on the tall tform.
Mo Chen''s eyes seemed to be scanning the crowd for something. When she could not find Xiao Chen''s figure, she heaved a sigh of relief.
The defense of the za''s surroundings appearedx. However, the experts of the Blood d Sect were already hidden in various locations.
If Xiao Chen really came, he would fall for the Blood d Sect''s n.
Behind them, Young Sect Master Ao Yu sat on a chair, ying with dice in his hand. These dice would decide the fate of the Dragon''s Gate''s Elders, to see who would be the first to be executed.
"Azure Dragon King Xiao Chen, listen carefully. I have not touched a single one of these Dragon''s Gate''s Elders. As long as you appear in front of me right now, I can immediately let all of the Dragon''s Gate''s Elders go."
Ao Yu leaned backzily in his chair. He drove his Primordial Energy and made his voice reach every corner of the city.
His arrogant voice contained a tone of mockery as it echoed throughout the city.
Clearly, Ao Yu did not think that Xiao Chen would really appear. If Xiao Chen wanted to, he would have appeared long ago. There was no need to wait until now.
Such an attitude was truly infuriating. Unfortunately, this was the Blood d Sect''s territory. Even if one got angry, one could only endure.
Ao Yu yawned, appearing bored. While he toyed with the dice, his echoing voice faded away. Just as he was about to say more, a cold voice suddenly resounded in Fresh Blood za.
"As you wish."
This voice sounded much less imposing than Ao Yu''s arrogant voice.
However, at these simple and clear words, the noisy city immediately fell silent.
Everyone held their breath, their heart pounding. For some reason, they started to feel nervous.
The entire city stopped breathing because of Xiao Chen!
Ao Yu''s expression turned startled. Hiszy smile disappeared. As he suddenly stood up, the chair fell over. "Crash!" Then, he looked around, searching for the owner of that voice.
"Pa!"
Just as Ao Yu stood up, the sky suddenly turned dark.
Before Ao Yu could react, a colossal foot ruthlessly stomped down. All his bones promptly shattered, his entire body turned to mush.
Chapter 1479: The Might of a Great Dao
Chapter 1479: The Might of a Great Dao
Naturally, the owner of the colossal foot was Xiao Chen. At dawn, he had already hidden above Fresh Blood za.
Given Xiao Chen''s strength, when he withdrew his aura, even a Prime could not detect him.
There was simply no need to use Dharmic World when dealing with someone minor like Ao Yu. However, Xiao Chen was furious; the rage that he had been suppressing had already been repressed for a long time. Now that the time to erupt hade, there was no holding back.
The tall tform on the za instantly shattered, catapulting the Dragon''s Gate''s Elders into the air. After Xiao Chen crushed Ao Yu into mush, his figure quickly resumed its original size. His masked face appeared as he sat on his throne hovering in the air.
"The Shadowless Saber Sovereign!"
Many people here were very familiar with this figure. This was the Shadowless Saber Sovereign, who became famous in recent years, able to contest against the Deity Dao Union and the eighteen Demon Royal Halls.
This was the most enigmatic character of the golden age, who rapidly came into prominence and was veiled in mystery.
There were already many legends about him, like being the new Saber Sovereign, suppressing both good and evil at the Savage Battlefield, not touching the saber, and not leaving a trace of himself behind.
Everyone discussed the identity of the Shadowless Saber Sovereign, which was one of the greatest mysteries of the Kunlun Realm.
Such a person was destined to be a legend of this golden age in the Kunlun Realm.
However, now, the Shadowless Saber Sovereign suddenly appeared at Fresh Blood za and even executed the signature move of the Azure Dragon King from back then.
Could it be?
An answer appeared in everyone''s heart.
Xiao Chen somersaulted in the air, and the throne entered his clothes. A saber light flickered in his hand, and the chains around the airborne Dragon''s Gate''s Elders shattered.
The Dragon''s Gate''s Elders regained their freedom, and theynded firmly on the rubble of the za.
Xiao Chennded on the ground and stood in front of the crowd. His eyes swept across the startled Dragon''s Gate''s Elders before finally fixing on Mo Chen.
Fortunately, all of them were here; not a single one of them was missing.
Xiao Chen casually removed his mask and said, "Sorry, I let you all suffer. I was not able to protect everyone. Xiao Chen let all of you down."
It was Xiao Chen''s delicate appearance, handsome face, and fluttering long hair. Who else could this be aside from Xiao Chen?
When everyone outside the za saw this scene, they were all stunned.
The famous and mysterious Shadowless Saber Sovereign was actually the Azure Dragon King Xiao Chen, who everyone thought was a cripple.
"How can this be?!"
Chu Yang, the Cyclic Astral Pce''s Holy Son, who was part of the group hidden in the crowd, preparing to rescue the Dragon''s Gate''s people, gaped in shock at this scene, his eyes and mouth open wide.
He had seen the Shadowless Saber Sovereign''s strength for himself at the Savage Battlefield and knew how horrifying the Shadowless Saber Sovereign was.
When Chu Yang saw Xiao Chen casually remove his mask and show his true appearance, an indescribable bitterness appeared in Chu Yang''s heart. He had thought that he had already be the leader of the oceanic world. Unexpectedly, he was still firmly surpassed by this person.
After an absence of five years, not only did the Azure Dragon King not disappear, but he even changed identities and became more famous.
At this moment, Chu Yang was not the only one feeling frustrated. All the Heavenly Starry Ocean''s outstanding talents that Yue Bingyun gathered felt suppressed.
A cripple?
Now, who would dare to say that the Azure Dragon King was crippled? The Shadowless Saber Sovereign was Xiao Chen! The Azure Dragon King was the Shadowless Saber Sovereign!
The mystery was unraveled. However, everyone found the identity of the Shadowless Saber Sovereign somewhat hard to ept.
Hundreds of thoughts and emotions swirled in everyone''s hearts,plicated and conflicting at the same time.
"Unexpectedly, the Shadowless Saber Sovereign is actually Xiao Chen!"
"This news will definitely spread throughout the entire Kunlun Realm in less than a day."
"It is indeed the Azure Dragon King. In the end, this golden age still belongs to him."
Many of the things being said could not be recounted. In any case, the cultivators that came definitely would not regreting.
These people not only got to see Xiao Chen but even got to see the Shadowless Saber Sovereign remove his mask.
The Blood d Sect members werepletely stunned as well. This was not the result they wanted.
They had been anticipating Xiao Chen''s arrival. However, when Xiao Chen revealed himself, they were shocked.
The Blood d Sect''s Young Sect Master had been crushed into mush without being able to put up a fight or evenunch an attack at Xiao Chen. The reason was none other than Xiao Chen being the Shadowless Saber Sovereign, a legendary character that even the Holy Masters could not do anything about.
"Big Brother Xiao Chen!"
Mo Chen let out tears of joy. She did not know what to say as she sobbed, "Sorry, the Dragon''s Gate was destroyed."
Xuanyuan Zhantian urged calmly, "Xiao Chen, leave quickly. The strength of this Blood d Sect''s Sect Master is unfathomable. Bying here, you truly fell for their trap."
"That''s right. Big Brother Xiao Chen, leave quickly. They lured you out on purpose."
The Dragon''s Gate''s people startled awake from their joy and advised Xiao Chen to leave.
"Go? Where? Whether you are the Shadowless Saber Sovereign or the Azure Dragon King Xiao Chen, you will have to ount for yourself to us today."
At the crucial moment, Can Minghou led the eight Law Enforcers of the Blood d Sect, the three Dragon Kings, and many Blood d Sect experts to surround Xiao Chen and the Dragon''s Gate''s people.
"ng!"
These people drew their weapons and directed their cold killing Qi at Xiao Chen.
"Everyone, move away. This is official Blood d Sect business. All in the way will die!"
Suddenly, countless cultivators wearing scarlet clothes appeared in the surroundings. They chased away the many cultivators watching the excitement in the za.
Instantly, Fresh Blood za became densely packed with the elites of the Blood d Sect.
There were even several warships in the sky, blocking off all paths of exit.
After the initial shock, Ao Long revealed a cold smile in the pavilion. "You are just seeking your own death. Even if you are the Shadowless Saber Sovereign, this Fresh Blood za will be your grave today."
"Dong! Dong! Dong!"
The tens of thousands of Blood d Sect elites moved in an orderly fashion, quickly surrounding the group. Their footsteps were like thunder. Whenbined with the killing Qi, they rumbled endlessly, a shocking sound.
All the cultivators chased away to the periphery were frightened by this sea of scarlet.
The aura of the thunderous footsteps even caused several cultivators to bleed from their facial orifices.
"This is not good. Even a Holy Master would not be able to handle this."
"The Blood d Sect''s strength is really frightening. How can the Azure Dragon King deal with this alone?"
"Might he end up falling here?"
Seeing this scene, everyone started to worry about Xiao Chen. He seemed to be trapped in a hopeless situation.
There were many Blood d Sect experts ring at Xiao Chen like he was prey. How was the Azure Dragon King going to break through this situation?
No matter how anyone thought about it, they could not figure any way out of this situation. At best, Xiao Chen could only escape by himself.
However, there would be no point in Xiao Chening here if he were to abandon the Dragon''s Gate''s Elders.
"Big Brother Xiao Chen, just leave on your own. There is no need to care about us," Mo Chen and the others said urgently, showing grave expressions.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly and said softly, "Don''t worry."
Then, Xiao Chen turned around and faced Can Minghou and the other members of the Blood d Sect''s upper echelon, not showing any fear.
"Xiao Chen, I''m really in awe of you. Even at this point, you are still so bold. Are you thinking of attacking us? I''m not going to give you that chance. Hahaha! I''m just going to tire you to death!"
Can Minghouughed loudly, and the tens of thousands of Blood d Sect''s elites soared up, charging at Xiao Chen.
Despite holding the upper hand, this Can Minghou actually wanted to overwhelm Xiao Chen with numbers and wear him down.
Everyone cursed Can Minghuo for being despicable in their heart, but they could not do anything about this.
"Dao!"
Just at this moment, Xiao Chen suddenly shouted, and a dim disk appeared behind him.
The might of theplete Saber Great Dao surged out at this moment.
The world seemed to merge with Xiao Chen at this moment, as he spoke. The might of the Great Dao appeared unblockable.
"Pu ci!"
The tens of thousands of elite cultivators charging over bore the brunt of it. The Dao Might caused them all to vomit blood.
This was the might of a Great Dao, something that few geniuses couldprehend even during the peak of the Ancient Era.
This distant legend, an ancient myth, resurfaced today.
"Dao!" Xiao Chen shouted again, and the disk gathered into a spot, resplendent and dazzling. It looked like a powerful saber light that rapidly extended.
The Blood d Sect cultivators in the air suffered another heavy strike. This second wave was like a blow to their heads, forcefully sending all of them flying back.
Can Minghuo and the other members of the Blood d Sect''s upper echelon were utterly shocked by this scene.
The vast Dao Might thrust this group of peopleexperts among expertsback several steps in sorry states.
Seeing the tens of thousands of elites brokenwithout them evenunching an attackmade theplexions of the Blood d Sect''s upper echelon all pale.
Chapter 1480: Lunar Shadow Saber Unsheathed
Chapter 1480: Lunar Shadow Saber Unsheathed
The two waves of the Great Dao''s might pushed back tens of thousands of the Blood d Sect''s elites. Such a scene was spectacr.
Everyone found it incredible. They had never seen or heard of anything like it.
"How How can this be?!"
Can Minghuo and the rest of the Blood d Sect''s upper echelon retreated far away. When they saw this scene, they paled and spoke in quivering voices.
As Xiao Chen''s long hair fluttered, his body exuded the Great Dao''s might. It was in and simple, without any brilliant or magnificent lights. However, as he stood there, no one dared to look directly at him.
"This is too terrifying. How did he do it?"
When the cultivators who had been chased away by the Blood d Sect saw this scene, they were shocked and stupefied.
How did that happen?
Earlier, the killing Qi of tens of thousands of Blood d Sect elites was flourishing, making everyone''s hearts pound heavily. How was it that Xiao Chen just shouted twice, and they crumbled and vomited blood in defeat?
The aura of a Martial Emperor could be used to pressure weaker cultivators, achieving a simr effect.
However, everyone knew that Xiao Chen''s shouts were vastly different from the aforementioned aura. Firstly, auras needed to be umted and were effective only on significantly weaker opponents.
Secondly, Xiao Chen''s aura clearly appeared to be at about Seventh Heaven Martial Emperor. How strong could his aura be?
Amid the crowd, the Cyclic Astral Pce''s Chu Yang suddenly eximed loudly, "It''s the Dao. It''s Great Dao Energy!"
Chu Yang was shocked to his senses. His gaze, which was focused on Xiao Chen, filled with incredulity. That was a legendary level. Even during the peak of the Martial Epoch, few geniuses could grasp it.
After the Martial Epoch went into decline, Great Dao Energy had never appeared again, consigned to legends and myths.
However, on this day, the Azure Dragon King Xiao Chen not only appeared as the Shadowless Saber Sovereign but even demonstrated the legendary Great Dao Energy.
The many outstanding talents appeared like they woke up from a dream. Records of the Dao were rare, even in ancient books.
It was even to the point where many questioned whether it truly existed or not.
"Is it really the Dao?"
If that answer was right, then everything was readily exined. The might of a Great Dao was not something ordinary people could resist.
Xiao Chen was already an existence on an entirely different level from them.
"Attack together. If we do not kill him, we are all goners!"
With tens of thousands of Blood d Sect elites pushed back in defeat, the Blood d Sect''s prestige crumbled. If they failed to kill Xiao Chen, their Sect Master would definitely be enraged. At that time, things would not end well for them.
Only Ao Lang held the recipe to the Life Extending Pill, which was their lifeline.
A tinge of violence shed in Can Minghuo''s eyes. After calming his mind, he took the initiative to charge over.
Can Minghuo did not care whether Xiao Chenprehended Great Dao Energy or not. He did not believe that he, a Ninth Heaven Martial Emperor, could not deal with Xiao Chen, who appeared to be merely a Seventh Heaven Martial Emperor.
Furthermore, the three Dragon Kings and the Blood d Sect''s Law Enforcers were by Can Minghuo''s side, all of them Sovereign Martial Emperors.
"Attack together!"
A strong wind blew. Struggling against the might of the Great Dao, Can Minghuo and the other eleven Sovereign Martial Emperors charged towards Xiao Chen while radiating an overwhelming killing Qi.
Even in this golden age, Sovereign Martial Emperors were still the peak experts.
A Sovereign Martial Emperor would be able to face a newly created Rank 9 sect alone. Now, Twelve Sovereign Martial Emperors, led by Can Minghuo, a Ninth Heaven Martial Emperor, soared into the air at the same time.
Theirbined auras stirred up winds and clouds. It was like a patch of the sky pressing down on Xiao Chen.
"Whoosh!"
The sky suddenly turned dark, plunging the ruined za into pitch darkness. When one stretched their hand out, they could not see their fingers. This was due to the twelve Sovereign Martial Emperors pressing over simultaneously, covering even the sky.
"Retreat! Retreat! Retreat!"
When the surrounding cultivators saw this formation, they turned pale in fright as they moved back hastily.
This was the first time in the Heavenly Starry Ocean when so many Sovereign Martial Emperors fought together during the golden age.
With twelve Sovereign Martial Emperors, it would be easy to imagine how staggering the destructive power would be.
Xiao Chen''s face sank. To shield the Dragon''s Gate''s people behind him, he enveloped everyone in his Dao Might.
The huge battle ignited immediately. The Eastern Sea Dragon King was the first to arrive. As his fist descended, it was like the w of an enormous dragon, tearing out bloody marks in space.
"Blood Dragon w!"
This was the Eastern Sea Dragon King''s signature Martial Technique. Hence, he was rtively confident in his attack. He believed that even if it could not defeat Xiao Chen, it would push him back.
As long as Xiao Chen moved back a step, the Eastern Sea Dragon King would be able to recapture the Dragon''s Gate''s Elders. Then, he would win without even a fight.
Xiao Chen''s expression remained calm. He shed his palm through the air, shooting out many saber lights from it.
Then, he ferociously grabbed all the saber lights and merged the Great Dao Energy of the Saber Dao with Primordial Energy.
Finally, he executed Distant Legend.
The light of Distant Legend illuminated this pitch-ck space. When palm and fist shed, the Eastern Sea Dragon King''s fist shattered, and he vomited a mouthful of blood as he went flying back like a sandbag.
The Eastern Sea Dragon King was like an insignificant hunting dog crashing into the huge and sturdy body of an elephant and rebounding with great force.
Xiao Chen was like a massive mountain, firmly protecting the Dragon''s Gate''s people behind him.
His internal organs churned, but he forcefully suppressed the upheaval. Now, he had only seven hundred strands of Primordial Energy. Had he still had one thousand strands, with the support of Great Dao Energy, he would not have gotten injured at all.
At this moment, Xiao Chen had no time to recover from his injuries. The twelve Sovereign Martial Emperors attacked one after another, showing no intention of stopping.
"Attacking in turns?"
"To think that twelve Sovereign Martial Emperors actually resorted to attacking in turns to deal with Xiao Chen!"
This scene truly stunned everyone. To deal with just one Azure Dragon King, the Blood d Sect used such a method,pletely abandoning the dignity of Sovereign Martial Emperors.
"This is not good. If this continues, Xiao Chen will tire out and die sooner orter."
"That''s right. He received all these Sovereign Martial Emperors'' peak strikes but did not even move a step back. He must be doing this to protect the Dragon''s Gate''s Elders behind him. This Xiao Chen is rather silly."
By shing like this, one would receive significant damage while dealing great damage to the enemy. After all, even a Prime would have to consider carefully before taking on the peak strike of a Sovereign Martial Emperor.
Xiao Chen used the Great Dao Energy to support himself as he executed the Myriad Heaven Divine Fist, forcibly receiving the peak strikes of twelve Sovereign Martial Emperors.
Rumbling resounded endlessly. Cracks appeared in the city below with each sh, causing it to tremble.
After seven such sounds, the cultivators who had already retreated fifty kilometers away were horrified to discover that the cracks now extended to their feet.
Hence, these cultivators quickly retreated all the way to the city walls before stopping.
Xiao Chen, who stood in front of the Dragon''s Gate''s Elders, was like an impregnable wall. Be it lightning, strong winds, or fire, he did not move back even half a step.
After Xiao Chen received the peak strikes of eleven Sovereign Martial Emperors, everyone saw his figure wobble slightly, shocking them deeply.
They could not help feeling insignificant before this figure.
"You truly live up to your reputation as the Azure Dragon King, deeply loyal to your friends. Even in such a state, you still have not moved back. However, you can die now!"
When Can Minghuo, thest to attack, saw the pale Xiao Chen leaking some blood from the mouth, he smiled coldly and swung his sword down.
Can Minghuo had been storing up power from his Ninth Heaven Martial Emperor cultivation, waiting for this moment.
The tip of his sword lit up like the mes of a star in the darkness. Following that, it exploded, burning the universe.
"ming Supernova!"
This stunning sword strike seemed to set the entire universe on fire, attracting everyone''s attention.
The Ninth Heaven Martial Emperor Can Minghuo was much stronger than the earlier eleven Sovereign Martial Emperors.
"Oh no! Xiao Chen is going to be defeated!"
Seeing that Xiao Chen''s Dao Might had already weakened significantly, the crowd could not help crying out.
This peak sword strike moved extremely fast. In the next instant, after the fire started burning, the sword strike arrived before Xiao Chen, incredibly fast.
"Dang!"
A melodious tone resounded, and a berserk me swept out in a wave.
This formed many horrifying ming tornadoes. No one could see what had happened inside.
Only the Dragon''s Gate''s people, who were in the center of the me, could see clearly. It was the Lunar Shadow Saber.
In the time it took for a spark to fly, Xiao Chen, whose hair was scattered, brandished his saber with his left hand, holding it horizontal. He used the scabbard to block this sword strike.
Doing so aggravated his internal injuries, making him vomit a mouthful of blood on the scabbard.
"Ao Jiao, if you still are not going to unsheathe, when will you?!"
As Xiao Chen''s hair fluttered wildly in the wind, he shouted and pulled hard on the handle with his right hand.
Chapter 1481: You are Already Dead
Chapter 1481: You are Already Dead
After being silent for five years, the Lunar Shadow Saber finally unsheathed when Xiao Chen pulled hard.
The Lunar Shadow Saber''s streamlined de released a resplendent and magnificent saber light.
There was no startling aura, just a resplendent saber light that withdrew after flickering for a moment. It was like a thousand-year-old spring, tranquil, distant, and ageda glory of the past.
The saber with its light withdrawn was like limpid autumn water that reflected the moonlight, looking very simple.
When it was drawn and brandished, it was like the shadow of the bright moon, silent and traceless. Then, there was a shattering sound.
With a swing of this saber, the Divine Weapon blocked by the scabbard shattered. Its pieces shot out with a sharp energy.
"What saber is this? How can it break my Divine Weapon?"
This Divine Weapon was deeply connected to Can Minghuo, something like a life Divine Weapon. He felt an intense headache and vomited a mouthful of blood immediately.
"Take an attack from me as well."
Now that Xiao Chen held the Lunar Shadow Saber again, power filled him. The energy from the Transcendent Divine Weapon Lunar Shadow Saber continuously flowed through all the meridians of his body, rapidly replenishing his drained Primordial Energy.
At this moment, he became one with the saber!
Xiao Chen soared into the air and used the most tyrannical move of the wless Saber Technique, the Dragon Subduing Stance.
A thousand dragons rapidly manifested in the air around him. The Lunar Shadow Saber subdued the might of the one thousand True Dragons, borrowing this power for its own use.
The instant the saber chopped down, the strong True Dragon''s might pressured Can Minghuo into trembling.
The Divine Weapon in Can Minghuo''s hand had already shattered. Facing this tyrannical saber strike, Can Minghuo was at a loss as to what to do, not knowing how to defend.
In the end, he could only defend with his bare hands, infusing all his cultivation into them.
Right before the sabernded on him, Can Minghuo pped his hands together, trying to mp the Lunar Shadow Saber.
Unexpectedly, his hands just met each other. His heart suddenly sank, horror flooding his entire body. He failed to catch the saber!
The berserk aura turned into a strong wind surging forward.
This wind sted away all the ming tornadoes in the surroundings, scattering them. The za''s rubble appeared before everyone''s eyes once again.
The instant the mes dispersed, everyone saw Xiao Chen chopping Can Minghuo in half.
"Boom!"
Cracks spread through the ground, the shock wave from this saber strike sweeping the entire city.
Rumbling rang out endlessly as the entire city started to crumble. The people on the city walls quickly soared into the air, horrified.
Dead
The Ninth Heaven Martial Emperor Can Minghuo actually died. How exactly did Xiao Chen block that sword strike?
What in the world happened in the mes for the situation to reverse in an instant? No one could understand.
As Xiao Chen held his saber, he stood proudly. The reborn Lunar Shadow Saber was even stronger than he expected.
Transcendent Divine Weapon, this was a true Transcendent Divine Weapon. Transcending Divine Weapons, unparalleled.
A faint light appeared on the saber, neither intense nor piercing.
However, the moment the crowd''s gazes met this light, drops of blood came out of many people''s eyes, and they suffered intense pain.
"A saber?"
Everyone was horrified. What kind of saber was this? Just the saber Qi in its flickering light could inadvertently injure their eyes from five hundred kilometers away?
"There is no such saber on the Divine Weapon Ranking, right?!" someone asked in confusion.
Of the ten Transcendent Divine Weapons, there was only one saber, the Coiling Monarch Time Saber.
"After today, there will be one."
The moment this was said, no one else voiced any doubts. Without question, this was a treasure saber that transcended a Divine Weapon.
Can Minghuo was miserably defeated. If he had known that Xiao Chen had a Transcendent Divine Weapon, he would not have died without knowing how he died.
"Great move, he is the Azure Dragon King indeed. Although he has been silent for five years, the reverse scale of a dragon still should not be touched."
Ao Lang slowly walked out from the rubble, wearing his Blood d Battle Armor.
The Western Sea Dragon King''s expression was calm, like still water, as he took in the ruined Western Dragon City.
Even when looking at the tens of thousands of Blood d Sect''s elites or the Blood d Sect''s scared upper echelon, he still showed no changes in expression, evincing neither joy nor grief.
It was like everything before him had nothing to do with him.
Actually, it truly did not matter. As long as the Western Sea Dragon King killed Xiao Chen and took away his Transcendent Divine Weapon, with the support of the Treasure Master, he would have no difficulty making an even stronger Blood d Sect.
Xiao Chen sheathed the Lunar Shadow Saber and sized up Ao Lang. The Western Sea Dragon King''s improvements over the past five years were rather horrifying.
The Blood d Battle Armor that the Western Sea Dragon King wore was extremely strangelooking like a sea of blood was sshed on it.
Xiao Chen said indifferently, "Make your move. There is nothing to say between us. I''ll give you three chances to attack. After that, I''ll take your head."
When the Western Sea Dragon King heard this, he was stunned. Then, heughed loudly, "Truly arrogant! I thought that I was already very arrogant. Unexpectedly, you are even more arrogant than me. If not for your Transcendent Divine Weapon, Can Minghuo''s sword strike would have killed you.
"Now, I already know all your trump cards. What are you going to use to fight me?"
Xiao Chen smiled coldly in his heart, not intending to argue with the other party. Beforeing here, he had still been slightly worried about the Western Sea Dragon King''s strength.
After seeing Ao Lang, Xiao Chen no longer worried since the Western Sea Dragon King was like the other members of the Blood d Sect.
They all relied on the scarlet armor they wore to obtain their current strength. The Western Sea Dragon King''s was just a higher grade, nothing more.
The Western Sea Dragon King was hardlyparable to people truly at the Holy Master level.
The reason why the Holy Lands did not make a move against the Blood d Sect was their fear of the mysterious person behind it. There was a saying, "If one wants to beat up a dog, one should find out who its master is first." This was the same principle.
"It looks like you have already given up on this chance. In that case, I will have to bring out the move that I kept in reserve for you."
The Cycle Heart spun silently in Xiao Chen''s sea of consciousness, storing up power and waiting to be unleashed.
The Western Sea Dragon King revealed a cold smile containing a trace of disdain. In his eyes, Xiao Chen was already a dead man. Trying to get what one wanted just by relying on a Transcendent Divine Weapon was simply an idiot''s dream.
"Azure Dragon King, I''m standing right here. Let''s see how you are going to kill me!"
Ao Lang reared his head back andughed maniacally. Then, he unleashed his aura rampantly.
His body released a boundless bloody light, and his aura flourished once more, nearing the level of a Holy Master before stopping.
Up in the sky, dense bloody clouds covered the sky and the sun. As they churned, they looked like a surging sea of blood, sshing up continuously and materializing many mysterious phenomena.
"How strong!"
The onlookers, who had retreated to five hundred kilometers away, all felt a strong pressure closeor even equalto a Holy Master''s.
"That is the aura of a peak Ninth Heaven Martial Emperor. No wonder the Blood d Sect''s Sect Master could break the formation protecting the Dragon''s Gate with one strike."
"Isn''t this too big a drain on Xiao Chen? He already fought many battles, one after another. Could he still have a trump card for killing this Western Sea Dragon King?"
The crowd was in some disbelief over Xiao Chen''s im that he would take Ao Lang''s head in one move.
It was not just disbelief; they felt that such a feat was impossible.
Xiao Chen narrowed his eyes as he fixed his gaze on the Western Sea Dragon King, who was one kilometer away. Then, a murderous intent shed in his eyes before disappearing.
He did not even need the time for a blink of an eye to cross that distance.
The cycle in its entirety, reversing space and time!
Xiao Chen ignored the other party''s maniacalughter, erupting the state of cycle in his sea of consciousness at full force. The feeling of the entire world resisting him appeared once again.
That''s not right. This time, it is even stronger!
Xiao Chen''s heart skipped a beat. It felt like this time, the resistance that he faced was fifty percent more than when he erupted the state of cycle at full force on the deste ind.
It seemed that experts had a forcefield around them. Reversing space and time before experts was much harder than before ordinary people.
Damn it. Could it be that this attack that I prepared for him will end without anything happening?
Up until now, even when facing the twelve Sovereign Martial Emperors, Xiao Chen had not used the state of cycleall to keep it for this moment. After holding it in reserve for so long, he did not expect such a variable.
This sudden development caught Xiao Chen somewhat off guard. After he used the state of cycle at full power, the right hand grasping the saber handle could not draw the saber.
Idiot Master, quickly draw the saber. I''ll help you break his forcefield! Ao Jiao suddenly said at the critical moment.
When the Western Sea Dragon King saw that Xiao Chen had not moved, he thought that the other party did not dare to. He smiled coldly and said, "You must be frightened silly. This Sovereign''s strength is already iparable to five years ago. Even if I stand here without moving, you will not be able to find any weakness!"
Right after the Western Sea Dragon King said that, he felt that something was wrong. However, he could not make out what it was.
"You are already dead."
Xiao Chen sheathed his saber and soared into the air. The Western Sea Dragon Kingughed maniacally, "What a joke"
"Pu ci!"
A saber light appeared at the Western Sea Dragon King''s neck, and blood spurted out. The maniacallyughing head suddenly flew off.
The airborne Xiao Chen seemed to have expected this. He stretched out his hand and caught the Western Sea Dragon King''s head.
Chapter 1482: Situation Unchanged
Chapter 1482: Situation Unchanged
As Xiao Chen held up the Western Sea Dragon King''s head, he descended from the sky and stomped on Ao Lang''s headless body.
"Bang!"
The strong impact crushed this headless body into powder. Ao Lang''s Heart of an Emperor immediately shattered, exploding with boundless scarlet spiritual light that swirled around Xiao Chen as specks of light.
While disying the Blood d Sect''s Sect Master''s head, Xiao Chen appeared grave and stern amid this boundless scarlet light, looking like a celestial being.
Dead?
"What''s going on? Who managed to clearly see how Xiao Chen attacked?"
"Damn! How did this Ao Lang die whileughing loudly? In the end, who attacked?"
"That startled me to death. His head just flew off all of a sudden. Am I seeing things?"
"Damn! What exactly is going on? Whoever saw it clearly, please say something!"
The spectating cultivators, who had already retreated outside the city, were close to going mad. Many even suspected that they saw wrong.
However, the scene before them was real. Xiao Chen held up the head of the Blood d Sect''s powerful Sect Master, Ao Lang. Like Ao Yu, Ao Lang''s body waspletely crushed by Xiao Chen, as dead as he could possibly be.
However, everyone only saw Xiao Chen sheathe his saber and not how Xiao Chen attacked.
Even the outstanding talents and experts with good eyes present did not see it.
That was not the strangest thing. The strangest thing was that even the Blood d Sect''s Sect Master did not know how he died.
Clearly, the Western Sea Dragon King had not realized that he had died and was even arrogantly talking down to Xiao Chen.
It was like the fulfillment of a death sentence. When the time came, Ao Lang died.
Strange!
This simple battle was so strange; no one could understand it or even guess what happened.
However, no matter what, the oue was inevitable: those who touched the dragon''s reverse scale would die.
After being silent for five years, the Azure Dragon King Xiao Chen used his actions to prove this point once again.
Given the ruined city and the wretched situation of the tens of thousands of Blood d Sect elite disciples, no one would dare to target the Dragon''s Gate even if Xiao Chen remained silent for a hundred yearsor even a thousand years.
The disastrous state of the Blood d Sect showed others, in gory detail, the consequences of offending the Dragon''s Gate.
Xiao Chen tossed the Western Sea Dragon King''s head into the Universe Ring. He felt dead tired. Blood flowed out continuously from a horrifying wound on his chest, which had ck Demonic Qi lingering in it.
This injury was inflicted by the Western Sea Dragon King Ao Lang before he died.
To the world, it looked like nothing happened. However, in actual fact, the instant Xiao Chen traveled to the future and shed with the Western Sea Dragon King in the time it took for a spark to fly, he had decided Ao Lang''s life and death in one move.
Even though Xiao Chen traveled to the future, the Western Sea Dragon King would not just stand there to be killed. That was not realistic. It was impossible that the Western Sea Dragon King would be a fool in the future.
The biggest advantage Xiao Chen had was the element of surprise.
One should not look down on this advantage. After Xiao Chen traveled to the future, there was absolutely no sign of such an attack appearing before the Western Sea Dragon King. In apletely unexpected situation, how could it be easy to receive a peak strike that someone had been storing up power for?
The difficulty could bepared to an ordinary person walking on the street as normal when a vase suddenly fell from above and struck his head.
The second advantage that Xiao Chen had was that the Western Sea Dragon King would have difficulty counterattacking since Xiao Chen returned to the present in the next second.
As for the final advantage, even if the Western Sea Dragon King managed to block, Xiao Chen would see how he would block.
After Xiao Chen returned to the present, he would be able to anticipate the Western Sea Dragon King''s movements. By suddenly changing his tactics, Xiao Chen could still throw him off bnce.
This was the state of cycle. While it looked like an easy battle to others, in this first practical usage of it, Xiao Chen''s victory was a stroke of good fortune.
If not for the Lunar Shadow Saber''s help, he might not have been able to break through the resistance, after bringing out the state of cycle to its fullest, to influence the time and space where the Western Sea Dragon King was.
Even if Xiao Chen managed to ovee the resistance, the amount of time he would have for attacking would have been significantly reduced.
However, even with all these factors, the Western Sea Dragon King still seeded in wounding Xiao Chen in the chest. This victory was truly lucky.
The state of cycle was boundlessly profound. However, Xiao Chen only just skimmed the surfaceor maybe even less than that.
It was simply too unfortunate that Xiao Chen had only the start of the Cycle Arts.
"Big Brother Xiao Chen!"
The Dragon''s Gate''s Elders that Xiao Chen had been shielding rushed over and surrounded him.
Xiao Chen barely managed to suppress his injuries. After he smiled at them, a Dragon''s Gate''s warship flew out of the Universe Ring. Then, he said, "I said that I would take you all away. Come with me. Let''s return."
After saying that, he wobbled slightly from extreme fatigue.
Mo Chen went forward and quickly supported Xiao Chen. The others leaped onto the Dragon''s Gate''s warship. There was not much time for exnations; it was best to leave this troublesome ce first.
The remnants of the Blood d Sect scattered the instant the Western Sea Dragon King died.
The injured upper echelon of the Blood d Sect ran even faster. Hence, the huge Blood d Sect copsed in an instant, just like that.
This result had everyone sighing. In the end, a sect that suddenly came to prominence stillcked umtions inparison to a Holy Land.
After experiencing a great storm and surviving this cmity, the Dragon''s Gate would definitely rise from the ashes and rule the Western Sea. Its prestige would soar once more, making it the center of the four seas.
As for Xiao Chen, he had extended the legend of the Azure Dragon King. The identity of the Shadowless Saber Sovereign would make his stories even more fabulous.
The Luck of the Kunlun Realm indisputably belonged to him and no other.
As the spectating cultivators watched the Dragon''s Gate''s warship leave, their emotions wereplicated, hundreds of them mixed together.
In merely half a day, as outsiders to the matter, their emotions experienced many swings, rising and falling. Several times, it felt like their hearts would not be able to endure, nearly jumping out.
The shock that the Azure Dragon King brought them was simply too incredible. They would probably need half a month for the idea to sink in.
Chu Yang and the others surrounded the Holy Daughter Yue Bingyun. The bitterness in their hearts was indescribable.
Originally, these people hade here to save the Dragon''s Gate''s people at the Holy Daughter''s invitation.
In hindsight, they had been too naive. The Blood d Sect had been much stronger than they had thought. If they had really attacked, it would have ended up in unsightly defeat.
However, these outstanding talents were rather open-minded. Many of them were even good friends of Xiao Chen.
Seeing that Xiao Chen was not only fine but even stronger than before, they rejoiced. Such people include the Northern Sea Alliance''s Young Alliance Chief Ye Chen, the Human-Demon Sea''s Dugu Ao, and the Myriad Fiend Ind''s Di Xinhan.
"What a fellow! This fellow really hid quite well from us, making us worry. After this is over, all of us should go to the Dragon''s Gate and extort something out of him, hahaha!"
Ye Chen was a simple-minded person,ughing incredibly happily.
As for the others, the bitterness in their hearts had not faded away yet; they simply could notugh. When no one replied, hisughter trailed off awkwardly.
As for Chu Yang, from the moment Xiao Chen removed his mask, he felt somewhat flustered.
"Bingyun, I was not of much help today, sorry for that. In the future, if you need help again, this Chu will definitely be the first to rush over."
Yue Bingyun said quickly, "Young Master Chu is too polite. No matter what, everyone came because of their concern for me. Bingyun will certainly remember this."
Chu Yang smiled and said, "Unfortunately, there is already a person in Miss Bingyun''s heart. I''ll take my leave first. As I said, this Chu might not be able to do much, but if you need help in the future, all Bingyun has to do is ask, and I''ll definitely be the first there."
Although Chu Yang felt bitter, he did not lose his grace. He performed a cupped-fist salute and took his leave with a smile.
The outstanding talents left one after another, and Yue Bingyun thanked them all.
Although Yue Bingyun''s efforts did note to anything, the matter still came to a perfect conclusion. Yue Bingyun''s smile already expressed her current emotion.
"Speaking of which, why did Xiao Chen hide under another identity, showing many half-truths? That is not his style," Ye Chenmented, still confused after thinking hard.
The Demon mixed-blood Dugu Ao said, "This is obvious even if you use your butt to think. If he exposed his identity, do you think the Primes would allow him to grow to such heights?"
"That''s right! Why did I not think of that?" Ye Chen pped his forehead, feeling like he was startled awake from a dream. "Wait, that''s not right. You just called me stupid in a roundabout way."
However, Dugu Ao did not respond to that. He merely said a few things to Yue Bingyun before leaving.
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At the same time, in thergest sea market that the Treasure Master controlled in the center of the Heavenly Starry Ocean:
The mysterious Treasure Master was ying chess with the Geomaster Jiang Tian in an open-air pavilion on the top of the huge Immortal statue''s finger.
ck and white stones filled the chessboard with crisscrossing lines.
"Treasure Master, in the many years we haven''t yed, it seems your chess skills have deteriorated. Or are you giving way to me on purpose? If this keeps on, you will really end up losing." Jiang Tian smiled faintly andid a white stone on the chessboard, taking down many of the Treasure Master''s stones.
[Note: The chess they are ying here is Go. Think reversi, but you have to surround the opponent''s pieces in all four directions. Also, pieces do not get converted to your piece but are just removed from the board. It is often considered a good simtion of war.]
Jiang Tian reached out and removed the ck stones. As a result, the white stones dominated the chessboard.
The Treasure Master smiled faintly and said, "Old Jiang, I never go easy when ying chess. It is just that the chessboard in my heart is muchrger than the one in yours."
"Dang!"
Right after speaking, the Treasure Master tapped the table. The wooden chessboard immediately turned to ashes, and the stones fell on the table.
When the ashes disappeared, Jiang Tian was horrified to discover crisscrossing lines on the table that were many times more than the chessboard''s. This formed a brand-new chessboard.
The situation between the ck and white stones had not changed. However, when falling onto thisrger chessboard, the situation that originally favored the white stones turned shaky.
Chapter 1483: Shocking the Kunlun Realm
Chapter 1483: Shocking the Kunlun Realm
The chess pieces and their positions remained unchanged. It was just that the chessboard becamerger. However, this resulted in a reversal of the situation.
The Treasure Master said indifferently, "I know why you called me out. That is just an abandoned piece that already achieved its purpose. If there are any additional gains, it would just be a pleasant surprise."
When Jiang Tian heard that, his expression changed slightly. "You abandoned the Blood d Sect?"
With a smile, the Treasure Master said, "Even if I didn''t abandon them, they would notst for much longer. After a bit more, the Blood d Battle Armor''s side effects will erupt. At that time, they will all be cripples. Everything in the world follows the natural order. Trying to skip over it will not bring about anything good.
"However, there are always people who cannot resist the temptation. They clearly know the consequences but still believe that they will be the exception."
Jiang Tian asked sullenly, "What are you nning?"
The Treasure Master smiled without answering. Instead, he murmured, "Old Jiang, you have reached the peak of Geomastery, traveling the world between Yin and Yang very skillfully. However, you are also at your limits.
"I want to tell you that this world is very big. You still have much room for improvement. As long as you are willing, I can satisfy you."
Jiang Tian smiled and asked, "Are you trying to incite me?"
"It doesn''t matter what you think. Goodbye!"
The Treasure Master stood up and waved his hand. Then, he quickly left the pavilion as if he was trying to avoid something, disappearing in the blink of an eye.
"Whoosh! Whoosh!"
Two figures stepped out of thin air behind Jiang Tian. The Bright Moon Empress and the Myriad-Law Fiend Mastertwo Primessilently appeared.
"That old crook is really smart. We are already that careful, but he still discovered us and left immediately without hesitation," the Bright Moon Empress muttered with a slight frown.
Based on her words, the two Primes seemed to be working together to test the Treasure Master.
However, the Treasure Master did not give them an opportunity. Not wanting to put himself in unnecessary danger, he left at the drop of a hat.
That which could not be understood would forever be what people feared the most. This seemed to be the game that the Treasure Master was ying.
The Treasure Master did not give anyone a chance to know his true strength or trump cards.
The Myriad-Law Fiend Master said softly, "He has been cautious his whole life. How could he let himself fall into danger so easily? This fellow is too mysterious."
Jiang Tian released a drawn-out sigh. "If possible, I really prefer not to see him make a move. He gives me the feeling that he just is not making a move. However, once he does, he will plunge the entire Heavenly Starry Ocean into disaster."
On the finger of the colossal Immortal statue, the three''s figures appeared as insignificant as ants. The Immortal statue''s eyes drooped as though it could see through everything.
The Bright Moon Empress received a message on a pendant. Then, her expression changed, revealing incredible startlement, her eyes wide with shock.
Jiang Tian asked, "What''s wrong?"
"I just received news that Xiao Chen killed the Blood d Sect''s Sect Master, Ao Lang. He also destroyed the main base of the Blood d Sect. The Blood d Sect''s entire upper echelon suffered severe injuries and fled."
Jiang Tian and the Myriad-Law Fiend Master were greatly startled to hear this and quite surprised.
Although these people did not really care about the Blood d Sect, they still understood the Blood d Sect''s strength.
Even a Holy Master would not be able to destroy the Blood d Sect, yet Xiao Chen seeded.
"Hahaha! Interesting! Interesting!"
After being stunned for a while, Jiang Tian burst out in uproariousughter. "No matter how big the chessboard is, so what? When the so-called pawns are out of your control, everything else is moot."
The Treasure Master probably never expected the Blood d Sect to suffer such a heavy blow.
In the Treasure Master''s heart, the Blood d Sect was already an abandoned piece, and he would not care about its loss.
However, had the Treasure Master realized that the Blood d Sect was already destroyed, he would have been so frustrated, he would have vomited blood.
Based on the conversation earlier, the Treasure Master had guessed that someone would cause trouble at the Blood d Sect. However, he absolutely would not have expected its destruction.
"This little fellow''s growth is really startling. I did not pay attention for a while, and he already grew to such a level," the Myriad-Law Fiend Master sighed.
The Bright Moon Empress spoke again. "He seems to have already grasped a Dao."
The Myriad-Law Fiend Master gasped. He could not help being impressed and changing his expression. "The Dao. I always wondered whether it was something the ancient people made up. How could it really exist?"
"Well, I''m not saying that it is real. I just received news that he seemed to have grasped a Daothe Saber Great Dao."
The Bright Moon Empress showed aplicated expression, but she still shared everything she knew.
"No, I have to make a trip to Heavenly Star Ind and get to the bottom of this."
Compared to the news of Xiao Chen destroying the Blood d Sect, the news of him grasping the Saber Great Dao was what truly moved the Myriad-Law Fiend Master.
After saying that, the Myriad-Law Fiend Master left right away, no longer lingering here.
"Whoosh!"
"Let''s go too. We should not stay here for long."
After the Myriad-Law Fiend Master''s departure, the Bright Moon Empress also became cautious, leaving this ce and bringing Jiang Tian away with her.
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In the city on the palm of the Immortal statue, the Treasure Master, who was in a secret room, learned of the destruction of the Blood d Sect from the Young Treasure Master Yi Ling''s mouth.
The normally calm and unfathomable Treasure Master was greatly startled what he heard that. Anger appeared on his face for the first time.
What angered the Treasure Master was not the loss that came from the Blood d Sect''s destruction but that this matter exceeded his control and ns.
"Our information has been wrong all the while. The Shadowless Saber Sovereign is Xiao Chen. Xiao Chen showed up in Western Dragon City. Furthermore, he was several times stronger than he was five years ago."
Yi Ling felt dissatisfied. He was not willing to believe that this news was true.
However, there were plenty of witnesses, and the news proved to be urate. Xiao Chen was the Shadowless Saber Sovereign. Not only was Xiao Chen not crippled, but he was even stronger, growing to be a new giant of this world.
Under Prime, no one could defeat him.
There was even a rumor that a Prime might not be able to do anything to Xiao Chen.
The strength that Xiao Chen disyed in Western Dragon City was simply astonishing. After five years of silence, he again shocked everyone in one go. He stunned the entire Kunlun Realm.
"Please leave. I know already."
The Treasure Master controlled his anger and waved Yi Ling out.
After remaining silent for a long time, the Treasure Master sighed and muttered to himself, "How unexpected! It looks like I have to move my n forward"
The Treasure Master did not maintain that mysterious and unfathomable appearance that he put on before Jiang Tian and other people. So many years ago, he had been like this with one personwho suddenly rose up and spoiled his n, leaving him an eternal scar.
Many years after that, another person escaped his control again.
"Fortunately, I already obtained the Puppet Pearl. Even if the Blood d Sect has been destroyed, it will not ruin the grand design of my n," the Treasure Master said as he toyed with the Puppet Pearl in his hand. A murderous intent shed in his eyes.
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At the same time, the other Primes of the Kunlun Realm received this news one after another.
At first, the Cyclic Astral Lord was momentarily stunned. Then, he rejoiced, "With theprehension of a Dao, his strength should have risen by another level. He should be able to finish walking the Road to Heaven without any problem."
Ying Zongtianboth a teacher and friend to Xiao Chenrevealed a joyful expression when he found out.
Now, Xiao Chen could finally truly hold his own. This was the best news he had heard before the imminent Demonic Cmity.
The three Primes of the Deity Dao Union were all shocked. The Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign, the Heaven Punishing Corpse God, and the East Mountain Ghost Monarch met to discuss this matter.
This was a major matter that was unprecedented. There had never been a single person who could make the three Primes of the Deity Dao Union feel that matters were serious enough to require them to discuss it in person.
The Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign never actually viewed the Treasure Master as a major enemy.
"Should we attack?" The Heaven Punishing Corpse God was the most direct, unable to hide the murderous intent in his tone.
The East Mountain Ghost Monarch shook his head and said, "No. Back then, even before he advanced to Martial Emperor, he was already very hard to kill. Now that he has grown this strong, it will be even harder to kill him."
"This fellow did indeed hide himself very deeply. Who could have imagined that after he jumped off his Emperor''s Road, he would be even more horrifying?" the Heaven Punishing Corpse God said while cursing.
"He even managed to grasp the legendary Dao. If we give him more time, he will definitely surpass us."
The more they spoke, the more the Heaven Punishing Corpse God found Xiao Chen horrifying. "We should attack. If we still do not, we will not have an opportunity anymore."
"Qitian, you make the decision." The East Mountain Ghost Monarch turned to the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign, seeking guidance from the strongest of them.
Chapter 1484: Calamity Approaches
Chapter 1484: Cmity Approaches
The Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign appeared uncertain. The other two could not figure out what he was thinking.
However, they did not want to interrupt him, so they could only wait.
After a long time, the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign said coldly, "There''s no need. There is no need for him to die yet. Wait first. Wait for him to open the doors of the Azure Dragon Pce. After that, he can die."
"The Azure Dragon Pce?"
The East Mountain Ghost Monarch and the Heaven Punishing Corpse God were somewhat confused. What time was this already? To think that Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign still intended to leave a tiger be and let a potential disaster grow!
"That''s right, the Azure Dragon Pce."
Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign said indifferently, "Back then, the Azure Emperor could rise up because of this Azure Dragon Pce. Have you ever thought about why, even though they are human Holy Lands as well, the Phoenix''s Passion Pce, the White Emperor City, and the Divine Martial Gate do not have a holy pce?"
"This"
This was something from ten thousand years ago. The Heaven Punishing Corpse God and the East Mountain Ghost Monarch truly did not know much. Furthermore, they did not really pay note to news about this.
The Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign was different. Ten thousand years ago, the Deity Race was even stronger than it was now. However, it was defeated by the Azure Emperor and his Dragon''s Gate.
For the past ten thousand years, the Deity Race had been investigating the Azure Dragon Pce, expending a lot of manpower and resources.
"I never thought about it. Could there be something more behind it?" The East Mountain Ghost Monarch''s eyes flickered as he looked somewhat anxiously at the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign.
The Azure Dragon Pce was a ce even more horrifying than the eight great forbiddennds.
They would be lying if they said that they were not tempted.
"Of course, there is more to it. Before ten thousand years ago, the Azure Dragon Pce did not exist here. Do you understand what I mean? That is to say, the Azure Dragon Pce did note from the Kunlun Realm but the great world beyond the abandonednd."
The East Mountain Ghost Monarch and the Heaven Punishing Corpse God were astonished. They had never heard of such a secret before this.
"Is that true?"
"The Three Holy Masters already personally testified to this. How can it be false?"
The Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign said, "Why could the Azure Emperor rise up back then? It was because of the Azure Dragon Pce. Furthermore, this Azure Dragon Pce contained the inheritance of the Dragon Race from outside this abandonednd.
"The Azure Emperor could only grow that strong by relying on the inheritance of the Dragon Land from outside the abandonednd, bing the strongest person after the Ancient Era."
The East Mountain Ghost Monarch still felt doubtful in his heart. "In that case, why did the inheritance of the other three Holy Lands from outside the abandonednd not appear? Why was it only the Dragon''s Gate?"
Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign replied, "I do not know about that. We will know the answer only after entering the Azure Dragon Pce. Hence, we cannot touch Xiao Chen now. We can kill him only after he opens the Azure Dragon Pce''s doors!"
Suddenly, the Heaven Punishing Corpse God asked, "Why are you willing to tell us such important information only today?"
"Matters already escaped my control. Don''t worry. There should be some benefits if we manage to enter the Azure Dragon Pce. We will definitely split them equally among the three of us."
Clearly, the initial silence was because the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign was considering whether to tell this to the Heaven Punishing Corpse God and the East Mountain Ghost Monarch or not.
Given the current situation, the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign made his decision. Xiao Chen''s growth surpassed his expectations.
This forced the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign to give way and form a true alliance with the East Mountain Ghost Monarch and the Heaven Punishing Corpse God.
"As for what to do, it depends on the two of you. If you still want to kill Xiao Chen, I will go along and definitely put in my full power to eliminate this threat."
The Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign tossed the ball back to these two, not saying anything more.
After a while, the East Mountain Ghost Monarch and the Heaven Punishing Corpse God decided not to kill Xiao Chen for now.
In the end, it was as the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign expected. These two could not resist the temptation of the Azure Dragon Pce.
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Back on Heavenly Star Ind, at the main peak of the Dragon''s Gate, Xiao Chen treated his injuries in his personal courtyard.
This was one of the few ces that were not destroyed by the Blood d Sect.
The other injuries of his body were not particrly severe. There was only one rather problematic one: the wound on his chest.
Before Ao Lang died, he infused all his cultivation into a final strike. If not for the strength of Xiao Chen''s physical body, this attack would have pierced through Xiao Chen''s heart on the spot.
At the foot of the peak, the Dragon''s Gate Elders were currently gathering up the remaining Dragon''s Gate disciples and dealing with the funeral for those who died.
After these people were released from their restraints, they recovered rather quickly, aside from being mentally fatigued.
Suddenly, Xiao Chen felt a strong aura. After the owner of that strong aura scanned Heavenly Star Ind, this person quickly flew towards him.
This person was very strong. Aside from Xiao Chen, no one else discovered this person.
Xiao Chen opened his eyes and happened to see the Myriad-Law Fiend Masternd in front of him.
Xiao Chen was somewhat startled to see him. He had gotten the impression that this old man did not care for much in the world.
In the Myriad Fiend Ind, even the Myriad-Law Fiend Master''s descendants found it hard to meet him even once.
Back then, when Xiao Chen went to the Myriad Fiend Ind, his meeting the Myriad-Law Fiend Master provoked envy in many of Myriad Fiend Ind''s denizens.
Xiao Chen stopped circting his energy and temporarily gave up on treating his injuries as he stood up and asked, "Senior, what''s the matter?"
"Asking about the Dao!"
The Myriad-Law Fiend Master was very straightforward, not hiding anything.
With these simple words, Xiao Chen realized the Myriad-Law Fiend Master''s objective. The Myriad-Law Fiend Master already knew about that battle with the Blood d Sect.
"That''s right. This junior did indeed grasp theplete Saber Dao. However, I''m only at First Peek at Initiation and still have a long way to go."
Xiao Chen answered honestly, having no intention of hiding anything.
The Myriad-Law Fiend Master showed an expression of joy, appearing somewhat excited. "You really managed to grasp Great Dao Energy?"
Xiao Chen nodded, and with a thought, he sent out Great Dao Energy that formed a faint disk that shone behind him.
Then, the Dao disk condensed into a point before elongating. As this happened, the Dao Might grew.
"Boom!"
The Myriad-Law Fiend Master slowly felt pressure. He had no choice but to bring out his aura to resist it.
"Enough. You are currently injured. There is no need to continue demonstrating. The ancients did not cheat us. The Great Dao truly exists in this world. However, this old man is too stupid. Unfortunately, I will not be able toprehend the Dao in this life."
The Myriad-Law Fiend Master gestured for Xiao Chen to stop. As he spoke, he was somewhat disappointed. Since he had notprehended a Dao by his age, it meant that he had no fate with the Dao. His thoughts are already set; it would be difficult to change.
If Xiao Chen had demonstrated this to the Myriad-Law Fiend Master one thousand years ago and exined it, the Myriad-Law Fiend Master was fifty percent confident he would have grasped Great Dao Energy as well.
Following this, the Myriad-Law Fiend Master asked Xiao Chen about the mysteries of the Dao and some of the tricks behind it.
Xiao Chen was not stingy with his information, exining everything he could to the other party.
No matter what, the other party had helped him during his Great Tribtion of wind and fire. Xiao Chen felt indebted to him, so speaking about this was nothing much.
After a while, the Myriad-Law Fiend Master asked, "Do you me me for not helping out when the Dragon''s Gate was destroyed?"
Xiao Chen shook his head and replied, "No, Senior does not have any duty to defend the Dragon''s Gate. I cannot stand on the moral high ground and me others."
"It is good that you can think that way. It is not that I was not willing to help. Let me tell you the truth: all those who could help you were dyedapparently by coincidences.
The Myriad-Law Fiend Master smiled and added, "However, after that, the Blood d Sect did not dare to go overboard. They did not mistreat the Dragon''s Gate Elders after capturing them."
Xiao Chen was startled. His thoughts raced as fast as lightning. After some quick thinking, he said, "Someone is testing me?"
"That''s right. You probably guessed who it is already. However, he should be suffering regrets right now. He underestimated your strength."
The Myriad-Law Fiend Master continued, "Your appearance spoiled his ns. The Heavenly Starry Ocean will probably enter into great chaos in advance. Given that person''s ability, he is just refraining from making a move. Once he acts, the entire Heavenly Starry Ocean will suffer from an extinction-level cmity."
As for who that person was, the answer was clear, not needing to be said.
Xiao Chen asked doubtfully, "Why did the few of you Primes not work together and attack? Could it be that three Primes are still insufficient to defeat him?"
"Of course, three Primes can defeat him. However, because we cannot figure him out, we dare not do so. No one can withstand the consequences of a true falling-out. We can only raise our guard in secret and make preparations."
The Myriad-Law Fiend Master sighed softly, "This matter is even moreplicated than you imagine. The attack on the Dragon''s Gate is just the start. Cultivate properly and use this rare period of peace. Do your best to improve your strength further.
"A great cmity approaches. A storm is about to arrive, a storm that can destroy the world after it descends"
Chapter 1485: Closed-Door Cultivation
Chapter 1485: Closed-Door Cultivation
"Senior, you must be exaggerating?"
However, the Myriad-Law Fiend Master''s stern appearance told Xiao Chen that this was not the case.
The Myriad-Law Fiend Master shook his head and said, "I''m absolutely not joking. I have lived for many years. The things that I experienced and know are much more than yours.
"Very long ago, it was not particrly difficult to leave this abandonedndmost of those existences who disappeared in history left. However, now, the Kunlun Road is increasingly more like a road to death; it is practically one already.
"Previously, the Thunder Sovereign was still around and could shoulder some of the problems for you. Now that he is no longer around, no one is willing to submit to another, to cooperate with others. The Kunlun Realm is now unable to withstand any great cmity.
"Right now, you are the Thunder Sovereign''s only hope. You are a variable, the one favored by the Kunlun Realm''s Luck."
After speaking to this point, the Myriad-Law Fiend Master set down a bottle of the Fiend Race''s Medicinal Pills for treating injuries before leaving quietly.
Xiao Chen entered deep thought. He strangely felt a certain pressure. This Kunlun Realm had long be chaotic already.
However, the Myriad-Law Fiend Master considered this still peaceful. How much more horrifying would the actual storm be?
Extinction If defeated, would everyone in the Kunlun Realm die?
When this thought popped up, Xiao Chen felt a chill down his spine. He was really unwilling to see this familiar world get destroyed.
Xiao Chen, don''t overthink. Just do your best. It is not fair to ce the weight of the entire world on your shoulders, said Ao Jiao, who was in the Lunar Shadow Saber, to console him.
Xiao Chen said helplessly, "If I truly am the one favored by Luck, bearing the great Luck of the Heavenly Dao, it is not as simple as just doing my best."
Right now, Xiao Chen grasped the Great Dao Energy and the Divine Lightning Eye, a Supreme Magic Skill. His potential was unlimited.
Surpassing Prime was previously a distant target. Now, he was not that far away from it.
Luck was not something given out for free. The Heavenly Dao was always fair, which was a form of self-protection. Although it was not alive and did not have any intelligence, it was not willing to let the Kunlun Realm be destroyed.
If one did not aplish anything, Luck might even turn into Misfortune, which would invite ominous events.
However, Ao Jiao''s words also made sense. Whether one believed in fate or not, all one had to do was put in their best effort in what they did. If it still did not work, changing the oue would be impossible. There was no need for unnecessary frustration.
After consuming the medicine the Myriad-Law Fiend Master left behind, Xiao Chen resumed working on his recovery. The wound on his chest healed at a visible pace.
It looked like the Medicinal Pills that the Myriad-Law Fiend Master gave Xiao Chen was a panacea reserved for dire moments.
Naturally, after hearing so much about the cultivation of a Dao from Xiao Chen, the Myriad-Law Fiend Master had to show some appreciation.
After recovering from his injuries, Xiao Chen prepared to enter into closed-door cultivation. However, another unexpected guest arrived.
The one who came was the Cyclic Astral Lord, another one of the Heavenly Starry Ocean''s three Primes. He is also the other party in the arrangement that had to be honored within one hundred years.
Xiao Chen was not surprised at the arrival of this person. What was unexpected was this person''s swift appearance.
"Little Brother Xiao Chen, congrattions on killing Ao Lang with one hit. You are unrivaled under Prime. Now that you haveprehended Great Dao Energy, it is just a matter of time before you surpass Prime."
The Cyclic Astral Lord showed a carefree smile on his handsome countenance, making one feel veryfortable when seeing him.
However, Xiao Chen knew what the other party was like. He replied indifferently, "Cyclic Astral Lord, you are exaggerating. I do not dare to say that I will surpass Prime."
"I don''t have any other purpose ining here aside from reminding you to cultivate quickly. You do not have much time left. Otherwise, if you are unable to fulfill your oath, you really will die."
The Cyclic Astral Lord still showed a smile on his face. However, his tone was not polite at all. "The Oath Stone is not a joke. If you do not fulfill the oath you made, the consequences will definitely happen."
Xiao Chen detested this person from the bottom of his heart. He said coldly, "Thank you for your auspicious words. Don''t worry. I will definitely do it."
"It''s good that you remember. Don''t disappoint me."
In keeping with the Cyclic Astral Lord''s words, after giving Xiao Chen this reminder, he left whileughing heartily.
After the Cyclic Astral Lord left, the Bright Moon Empress, whom Xiao Chen had not seen for a long time, appeared together with Jiang Tian. It looked like there would be many guests today.
So far, all of them were major characters. Of the three Primes of the Heavenly Starry Ocean, not a single one missed out.
The purpose of these two was the same as the Myriad-Law Fiend Masterto ask about the Dao.
Xiao Chen did not find this problematic, exining everything that he exined to the Myriad-Law Fiend Master earlier.
After the two listened, they each gained significant enlightenment. This was especially so for the Bright Moon Empress. Her pretty eyes looked like stars sparkled in them.
Although this would not result in the Bright Moon Empressprehending a Dao, it was definitely very beneficial to her cultivation.
"Xiao Chen, it looks like you are truly different from the Azure Emperor back then. I was too prejudiced against you in the past. Please do not take it to heart."
Xiao Chen wondered whether he heard wrong. The Bright Moon Empress actually apologized to him. He smiled bitterly in his heart. Indeed, strength still reigned in this world.
Even the Bright Moon Empress, a noble and elegant existence, paid him respect after he gained sufficient strength.
"Pce Master is being too polite. I have never hated the Lunar Pce."
This was the truth with no falsehood in it. Xiao Chen did not hold any hatred for the Lunar Pce. Of course, he did not have any good impressions of it, either.
After these two left,rge numbers of cultivators came. These people were either Holy Masters or the n Heads of ancient Noble ns.
These were all famous major characters of the Heavenly Starry Ocean, people who were hard to meet normally.
However, on this day, because they heard the news, they all rushed to the ruined Dragon''s Gate.
In the end, Xiao Chen was forced to close his doors and refuse to meet more guests and had Mo Chen announce that after the Dragon''s Gate was rebuilt in three months'' time, they would send out invitations.
Otherwise, if Xiao Chen had to keep entertaining these people, he would have no time to cultivate.
With the three Primes'' consecutive visits, Xiao Chen understood the urgency of the situation. He needed to cultivate and grow stronger quickly before making a trip to the Azure Dragon Pce.
Naturally, the trip to the Azure Dragon Pce was now imminent.
The trip to the Azure Dragon Pce was very important; nothing could go wrong with it. Hence, Xiao Chen needed to be able to handle Primes before going there. Otherwise, he would just end up like a fish in a.
Although the three Primes said that Xiao Chen would surpass Prime sooner orter, he did not lose his bearings. The distance between him and a Prime was still rather big. At best, he could use some of his trump cards to pose a threat to Primes.
Xiao Chen had seen Primes making their moves during his Great Tribtion of wind and fire five years ago.
All those who could advance to Primes were not ordinary people, all of them incredibly stronger than him.
Naturally, the first thing he had to do was recover his Primordial Energy. Then, he needed to purify it until he could no longer cultivate it.
After searching his Universe Ring, Xiao Chen organized and counted all the Primordial Pills that he had.
There was a total of two thousand.
This was arge number. If Xiao Chen refined them all, he would be able to recover all his Primordial Energy and even purify it.
While Xiao Chen cultivated, the entire Heavenly Starry Ocean became much more peaceful, as the Myriad-Law Fiend Master had anticipated.
This seemed like the calm before the storm.
After the destruction of the Blood d Sect, the Treasure Master seemed to have stopped all his activities, choosing to hide and vanishing from everyone''s eyes.
In the Kunlun Continent, the Deity Dao Union also became quiet, not taking any action.
It was like they were waiting for an opportunity. The Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign, the Heaven Punishing Corpse God, and the East Mountain Ghost Monarch rarely showed themselves.
The response of the Deity Dao Union surprised many, who had thought that the alliance would go and seek trouble for the Azure Dragon King Xiao Chen.
No one expected the Deity Dao Union to be so unruffled, not showing any reaction.
However, such peaceful days would eventuallye to an end. The monumental battle that would take ce because of the Azure Dragon Pce would far surpass Xiao Chen''s expectations.
Chapter 1486: Raw 1466 : Three Months in the Blink of an Eye
Chapter 1486: Raw 1466 : Three Months in the Blink of an Eye
One monthter, Xiao Chen had refined all two thousand Primordial Pills, and his cultivation returned to his peak.
Xiao Chens Primordial Energy numbered one thousand strands once more. Then, he re-refined his original cultivation.
Previously, every strand of Primordial Energy in his Heart of an Emperor was like a blurry dragon swimming around. Now, it had the form of a True Dragon, no longer just a vague image like the past.
Upon reaching this point, Xiao Chen felt like he had no way to continue cultivating his Primordial Energy. There seemed to be an invisible wall blocking him.
Even the Primordial Energy from outside this world could not allow his Primordial Energy to advance further.
Xiao Chen had reached the bottleneck of a Martial Emperor. Unless he broke through to Prime, improvement was impossible. However, his path was unique. He was not even considered a Martial Emperor, so how was he to break through to Prime?
Having to worry about how to continue cultivating after this was truly frustrating.
This was a very awkward stage. Xiao Chen was merely thirty-five years oldan age that was still considered a youth in the Kunlun Realm.
Despite his young age, Xiao Chen could no longer advance his cultivationalthough he clearly still had a huge potential to draw on.
Unfortunately, he already stood at the peak of this abandonednd.
The purple Emperors Door hovered in the middle of Xiao Chens Heart of an Emperor. This piqued his interest greatly. He remembered that this Emperors Door contained an incredible amount of energy.
Back then, it had only cracked open, but that had been enough to allow him to defeat Di Wuque with one punch the instant he jumped off the Emperors Road.
Perhaps this mysterious Emperors Door was a direction for him to cultivate towards. However, he was helpless to do anything about it. Previously, when his Primordial Energy was still only vague forms of dragons, no matter how they crashed into it, they could not even shake the door, retreating with nothing to show for their efforts.
Perhaps the only way forward would be to seek a solution in that mysterious Azure Dragon Pce.
Ill try it again!
Xiao Chen decided to use his Primordial Energy to smash into that purple Emperors Door. Now that he had returned to his peak and even improved further, he might be able to push it open.
With a thought, Xiao Chen readied his heart. The strands of True-Dragon-like Primordial Energy twisted and coiled around each other. The one thousand strands of Primordial Energy became like a hemp rope woven together.
This formed one huge dragon-shaped strand of Primordial Energy. The purple dragon scales on it were distinct; it looked like a true lightning dragon.
The Emperors Door hung high in the sky, its two doors tightly shut. It remained silent in this Heart of an Emperor.
Charge!
Feeling heroic, Xiao Chen decisively controlled the bundled strands of Primordial Energy and sent them at the Emperors Door.
Bang! The Primordial Energy advanced courageously and crashed into the Emperors Door. Then, it immediately scattered, plunging the entire Heart of an Emperor into a mess of primal chaos.
The force of the impact rebounded. Xiao Chen vomited a mouthful of blood.
When the primal chaos scattered, Xiao Chen saw that the Emperors Door remained tightly shut. He smiled bitterly. Its still impossible.
Actually, the initially stiff and tough strands of Primordial Energy had some spiritual liquid infused into them, making them much softer.
There was a softness amid the hardness, advancing as both hard and soft. The Primordial Energy seemed to have vaguely improved.
However, Xiao Chens thoughts were focused on the Emperors Door, and he did not notice this minute change.
Never mind, although my cultivation cannot advance, there are still many aspects that I can improve.
Xiao Chen wiped away the blood at the corners of his lips and shook his head, not wanting to think about this problem anymore.
There were still many areas where Xiao Chen could improve his strength: theprehension of Great Dao Energy, the Divine Lightning Eye, and the Taiji Dao, and the perfection of the wless Saber Technique, among others.
He needed to deal with the urgent ones first. He already knew which aspect he wanted to start with.
There was only one trump card that Xiao Chen had yet to reveal: the Divine Lightning Eye, his Supreme Magic Skill.
When Xiao Chen consumed the Universe Origin Fruit, not only did heprehend Great Dao Energy, but his Magic Energy also increased remarkably.
For Immortal Cultivators, after the Yuanying Stage were the Nascent Transformation Stage, the Soul Transformation Stage, the Void Training Stage, and the Great Multiplication Stage. Xiao Chen had already broken through the Soul Transformation Stage and reached the Void Training Stage.
However, he did not spend too much time on his Immortal Cultivation. Even the Immortal Venerates only amounted to that much, so why spend so much time on it?
Nevertheless, an increase in Xiao Chens Magic Energy would allow him to execute Magic Skills, such as Divine Lightning Eye and Dharmic World, more easily.
Immediately after this, Xiao Chen spent most of his time on theprehension of the Divine Lightning Eye. He needed to cultivate to the thirdyer and be able to bring out three bolts of lightning tribtions.
He devoted the remaining time to his Great Dao Energy, continuing to solidify his current cultivation of it.
As for the wless Saber Technique, the Myriad Heaven Divine Fist, the Taiji Dao, the Fish Dragon Art, and the other Martial Techniques, Xiao Chen set them aside for now, merely giving them a once-over for proficiency.
These peaceful days passed slowly, just like that.
At the foot of the mountain, the Dragons Gate was being rebuilt. Back then, although the citys buildings were razed, their foundations remained. The formation lines buried in the ground were only damaged and not destroyed.
Hence, the reconstruction was extremely fast. In less than a month, the vague silhouette of a city had already appeared.
The entire sect was activated to rebuild the city. Furthermore, there was assistance from various ces. In less than two months, a new Heavenly Dragon City reappeared on Heavenly Star Ind.
The sun rose and set; the clouds gathered and scattered. In the blink of an eye, another month passed.
Xiao Chensprehension ability was very astonishing; he seeded in cultivating the Divine Lightning Eye to the secondyer. With a thought, he could trigger two lightning tribtions in his right eye and unleash them.
However, he tried to break through to the Divine Lightning Eyes thirdyer a few times and failed.
Magic Energy surged in Xiao Chens sea of consciousness as he formed hand seals with both hands. Many shing talismans manifested in his sea of consciousness, filling the sky like snow and entering the Ten Thousand Tribtion Divine Lightning.
After Xiao Chen finished forming the final hand seal, the original light dimmed. The Ten Thousand Tribtion Divine Lightning, which was previously still, started spinning, sending out thousands of beams of electric light.
This lit up the entire sea of consciousness. Under the illumination of this Divine Lightning, everything appeared dim with their light obscured.
This was the master of lightning tribtions during the Immortal Epoch. When it released its light, everything would dim.
Xiao Chen felt an intense swelling in his right eye. Then, all the electric light gathered into a seed and entered that eye.
When the seed was buried in the depths of his eye, the Magic Energy in the sea of consciousness served as the seeds nourishment and rapidly drained.
When half of the Magic Energy was drained, the lightning tribtion seed sprouted and blossomed, forming two flowers.
The ck flowers had nine petals each. As they spun quickly in Xiao Chens right eye, his aura soared infinitely. Thunderclouds hung low in the sky, appearing like one could touch them just by stretching ones hand up.
Xiu!
When the petals of the flowers closed, a sh of electric light appeared one kilometer away, destroying the space there.
The startling thunder resounded in the surroundings. If not for Xiao Chen deliberately suppressing the might of these two lightning tribtions, which wereyered over each other, they would be sufficient to kill an Eighth Heaven Martial Emperor instantly. Even a Holy Master would be severely injured and lose hisbat prowess.
However, it would be hard to say for a Prime. Inflicting a fatal injury on a Prime would be very difficult.
I need to be able toyer three lightning tribtions before I can truly injure a Prime since Primes can instantly recover from normal injuries, Xiao Chen muttered to himself, softly analyzing.
Unfortunately, Xiao Chen had not chosen toprehend the Thunder Great Dao that day instead of the Saber Dao. If Xiao Chenprehended the Thunder Great Dao, the might of the Divine Lightning Eye, with the support of Great Dao Energy, would be able to threaten Primes.
There was no perfect solution to everything. If Xiao Chen had notprehended theplete Saber Dao, the might of the wless Saber Technique would not have reached its current strength.
Now, the execution of the Divine Lightning Eyes secondyer is incredibly smooth and easy. With another month, I should be able to barely execute the Divine Lightning Eyes thirdyer.
Xiao Chen closed his eyes and sat down cross-legged, cultivating once again.
There was nothing particrly difficult about the cultivation of the Divine Lightning Eye. After all, this was the Supreme Magic Skill that the Thunder Immortal Ancestor directly passed on to him. Furthermore, he had the Ten Thousand Tribtion Divine Lightning, a powerful weapon. All he needed to do was meditate andprehend, progressing systematically.
Hence, another month passed peacefully this way. On this particr day, just when Xiao Chen was about to attempt a breakthrough to the Divine Lightning Eyes thirdyer, a beautiful figure flew up nimbly from the foot of the mountain.
Xiao Chen revealed a smile and changed his ns. Then, he leaped up andnded before the approaching person.
Mo Chen, you are here.
The arriving person was Mo Chen. Normally, she would not interrupt Xiao Chen. Since she was here, she definitely had something that she needed to tell him.
In three months, not only had Xiao Chenpletely recovered from his injuries, but hisplexion had even improved.
He now exuded an air that rivaled a Holy Masters. He was also in high spirits, appearing very lively.
Mo Chen became distracted at this sight. After she startled to her senses, she blushed slightly. Then, she smiled and said, The Dragons Gate is mostly rebuilt already. Three days from now, we will host the various Holy Lands and ancient Noble ns of the Heavenly Starry Ocean that we invited. At that time, Big Brother Xiao needs to make an appearance. Im here to let you know to prepare.
When Xiao Chen heard this, he said softly, So, it has been three months. Its fine. I will definitely arrive on time three days hence.
In that case, Ill take my leave first and not interrupt Big Brother Xiaos closed-door cultivation.
Chapter 1487: Who is Causing Mischief
Chapter 1487: Who is Causing Mischief
As Mo Chen was about to leave, Xiao Chen said, "There is no need to be so distant. After being in closed-door cultivation for three months, there is a ce that I want to visit. Come with me."
When Mo Chen heard this, she was somewhat surprised. The banquet for the Dragon''s Gate''s reconstruction is in three days. Where is Big Brother Xiao going?
"Where to?"
"Meteor Trail City, the bloody graveyard."
"There"
This is really surprising. Big Brother Xiao actually wants to go there. That ce is inauspicious.
"What''s wrong? No time?" Xiao Chen asked when he saw Mo Chen hesitate somewhat.
"No, I have time. Are we going now?" Mo Chen replied quickly with a smile after startling awake. Even if she did not have time, she would squeeze out some.
"Yes."
Xiao Chen waved his hand, and two mutated flood dragons pulling the Cycle War Chariot descended from the sky. He boarded first before making a gesture of invitation.
Mo Chen smiled andughed, somewhat tickled by Xiao Chen''s actions.
After the two entered the war chariot, it instantly soared into the clouds, flying to the transportation formation on Heavenly Star Ind.
Three days would not be enough if one wanted to fly to the Kunlun Continent. However, if one took the transportation formation to the Central Province of the Tianwu Domain and rushed to Meteor Trail City from there, three days would be sufficient.
"Big Brother Xiao, why do you want to go to the bloody graveyard? That ce" Mo Chen asked somewhat shyly in the chariot.
Mo Chen had been to the bloody graveyard before. Blood Crows made of the sins from Xiao Chen thronged the sky of that ce. Therge graveyard was also crowded with tombstones with Xiao Chen''s name written in blood.
The moment Xiao Chen removed his mask and pulled out the Lunar Shadow Saber, he had already resolved his obsession.
He could now face this. He said softly, "It''s fine. Fleeing is not a solution. The past is already over. No matter how much I regret it, it is useless. I just want to take one final look and see if I can eradicate the sins in the sky."
Now that Xiao Chen''s obsession was resolved, he had to try to eradicate the sins filling the sky. Otherwise, if he just let it be, problems were very likely to crop up.
The origin of those sins was rather strange. Xiao Chen had killed countless people, so many that he had lost track. However, when he thought about it, those were all people who deserved death. He had never killed the innocent. He could not have umted so much sin.
There was only one possible exnation. Those sins were all left by the Azure Emperor.
Xiao Chen also vaguely felt that the Emperor''s Road five years ago was a trap. The appearance of a bloody Emperor''s Road was definitely not random. Perhaps there were some secrets behind it.
Of course, this was just a guess. There was no substantial evidence to support it.
"We''ve arrived."
A dayter, Meteor Trail City appeared in the distance. The scarlet clouds in the sky were already visible.
Xiao Chen waved his hand, and the Cycle War Chariot transformed into a throne. Then it entered his white clothes. The two slowly descended from the sky and stood at the rubble of the city gates.
Looking at the dimly lit and ruined Meteor Trail City, the two were deeply moved.
The scenes from five years ago appeared in their minds. As they thought about the events of that day, it felt like just yesterday.
That huge battle had truly been startling, turning the ce dark. The memories were still dark, probably impossible to forget in this lifetime.
Every step of the Emperor''s Road was very difficult; the memory of this was carved into his bones, indelible.
"Thinking of the past?" Xiao Chen asked when he saw Mo Chen''s smile fade from her pretty face, which now looked grave.
Mo Chen forced out a smile and said, "I was thinking of many things. I was thinking, what would it be like if Big Brother Xiao had not jumped off the Emperor''s Road for us back then?"
"Do you believe in karma?"
"What do you mean?"
"Karma means that there is no coincidence in this world. Everything that happens, happens for a reason. There is definitely some purpose for everything."
Since Mo Chen seemed to both understand and not understand at the same time, Xiao Chen smiled and stopped exining.
Instead, he simply said, "Actually, in my opinion, the final test of the Emperor''s Road was not whether I could step across or not. Instead, it was whether I had the courage to jump down or not. Five yearster, when I look back now, I think I really won the bet."
Mo Chen narrowed her eyes slightly as she showed her teeth in a smile. "As long Big Brother Xiao can walk out from the shadows, Mo Chen thinks that it is a good thing."
Xiao Chen felt a warmth in his heart. Then, he looked in front and said, "Come, let''s go in and walk around."
"Alright."
Xiao Chen was rtively familiar with the graveyard. After all, he hade here once a year for the past five years.
Every time he came, the pain in his heart intensified further.
It became so painful that he lost the courage to leave the Cycle War Chariot and remove his mask.
Now that Xiao Chen came to this ce again, he left the war chariot, removed his mask, and brought a friend over. The pain was no longer there. Instead, what he felt was more of a stirring of emotions. Death did not represent destruction; it represented new life.
Back then, these people died for him. They did not have any hope other than hoping that Xiao Chen could stand out and be the one favored by Luck. They had hoped that he would lead them to resist the Deity Dao Union, then resist the impending Demonic Cmity, which could arrive at any time.
They vested their new lives in Xiao Chen. As long as Xiao Chen could step up, these people would gain new life.
If he could not, then their deaths would be destruction. It would be grief, despair, pain, and all sorts of other negative emotions.
Afterprehending the state of cycles, Xiao Chen looked at problems from an extraordinary angle. He could now calmly face all this. All he needed to do was to be grateful and continue walking.
If he remained isted, stuck in his obsession, that would be the greatest disrespect for these dead people.
"Strange?"
After walking around for half a day, Xiao Chen revealed a suspicious expression, feeling very confused.
Seeing this, Mo Chen quickly asked, "Big Brother Xiao, what''s wrong?"
"When I came here previously, there would be many Blood Crows. The moment they discovered my existence, they would flock over. However, this time, aside from the scarlet clouds in the sky, I do not see any Blood Crows. The number of Blood Crows is also much lower."
Mo Chen was confused. "Is there something wrong with that?"
"It is very wrong. Someone is refining these Blood Crows, absorbing and digesting the sin that was once on my body."
Xiao Chen frowned slightly as he thought of an awful possibility.
In the past, some Blood Demon cultivators woulde to refine and absorb these Blood Crows. However, they had hardly made a dent on the origin of the sins. No matter how many Blood Crows they killed, the numbers always regenerated.
However, this time, the might of the sins in the sky was distinctly weaker. The number of Blood Crows had decreased markedly.
Who exactly is doing this?
Xiao Chen closed his eyes and extended his Spiritual Sense into the bloody graveyard. He slowly searched around, but aside from some scattered people who were here to tidy the graves, there were only Blood Demons on experiential training.
He did not discover anything suspicious.
Did I sense wrong?
Xiao Chen was not satisfied with this, so he used his Spiritual Sense to search again. After not discovering anything, he personally walked around and checked the entire graveyard. In the end, he still did not discover anything.
However, he did dispose of the Blood Demons that he ran into along the way.
When Xiao Chen looked up, the dense scarlet clouds in the sky seemed dim inparison to when he first arrived. However, the difference was not great and hard to notice.
"Big Brother Xiao, perhaps that person is in the sky."
Mo Chen''s words startled Xiao Chen to his senses. His eyes lit up as he said, "That''s right. The sins are densest in the scarlet clouds in the sky. Just grazing against them would taint the body with sin. Ordinary people would not go there, so I overlooked it. However, someone truly capable of refining the origin of the sins would not care about that."
With a thought, Xiao Chen pushed off the ground with the tips of his toes. Then, he instantly shot up towards the scarlet clouds like a sharp arrow.
However, there seemed to be some secret to the scarlet cloudsa soft barrier that felt like cotton.
No matter how much force Xiao Chen used, he could not break it open. Instead, the sins burdened him, which felt rather unbearable.
After Xiao Chen tried a few times, his eyes turned scarlet. ck lines appeared on the surface of his eyeballs, the sign of sin entering deep into the body and affecting the mind, an extremely dangerous thing.
Xiao Chen did not dare to remain much longer. He quickly left the scarlet clouds andnded on the ground. Then, he immediately used the Great Dao Energy to eliminate all the sin in his body.
"What''s wrong?" Mo Chen asked somewhat worriedly when she noticed that the situation was off.
After eliminating the sin in his body, Xiao Chen smiled and said, "You are right. Something is happening in the scarlet clouds. Even I cannot split them easily."
Being hard to split did not mean it was impossible. It just meant that one had to put in some effort.
Xiao Chen was not afraid of hard work. He was only afraid of not finding anything. Now that there was a clue, he was naturally happy.
"Move back a little."
Xiao Chen told Mo Chen to move away. Then, with a thought, the Great Dao Energy disk of light behind him condensed into a spot. Then, it soared into the air, reaching a height of ten meters before he shouted, "Dao!"
Xiao Chen pointed at the sky, and with the support of the Great Dao Energy, a saber light lit up the dark Meteor Trail City.
The saber light turned into a resplendent beam of light, shooting out together with a boundless saber intent. It instantly tore a hole in the scarlet clouds.
Chapter 1488: Confronting a Prime
Chapter 1488: Confronting a Prime
"Whoosh!"
The instant the blood clouds tore open, a golden Buddhist light shone from the hole. It was very dazzling and resplendent, quite eye-catching in this dim space.
"What''s that?!"
The cultivators in the graveyard, who were here to visit and tidy the graves, were confused when they saw the strange sight before them.
The instant after the Buddhist light appeared, it vanished. Clearly, the person who was refining the origin of the sins realized that he had been exposed. Noticing that something was wrong, he quickly stopped what he was doing and tried to flee.
However, it was not that easy to flee.
"Wait here for a moment," Xiao Chen said softly to Mo Chen. Then, he soared into the air like an arrow, tearing into the scarlet clouds.
Instantly, Xiao Chen''s field of vision expanded to above the dense scarlet clouds.
A Buddhist figure sitting there was now slowly fading away. The origin of the sins was like the receding tide, slowly scattering in the figure''s body.
"The K?itigarbha Bodhisattva?"
Xiao Chen was shocked. The appearance of the Buddhist figure matched the K?itigarbha Bodhisattva that he once saw.
Why did this fellow appear here? It is really hard to get rid of him.
Back then, in the satellite inds in Heavenly Star Ind''s sea region, Xiao Chen once destroyed the other party''s base, leaving only the other party''s head. Unexpectedly, the K?itigarbha Bodhisattva appeared again, causing trouble once more.
This was probably not K?itigarbha Bodhisattva in person. Otherwise, he would not run so fast at the first sign of trouble.
Xiao Chen raised his head and looked into the distance, where he caught sight of a ck dot quickly fleeing at the ends of his vision.
After him!
Xiao Chen narrowed his eyes and executed the Fish Dragon Art. He moved like a dragon and shook his body, scattering all the sins guing him. Then, he quickly gave chase.
With Xiao Chen''s current speed, as long as a Prime did not appear, no one would be able to flee from him.
However, this person before Xiao Chen seemed to be an exception. This person was strangely and incredibly swift. Buddhist light flickered under this person''s feet as bodhi flowers bloomed and withered around him.
Amid the bodhi flowers filling the sky, this figure appeared like a fleeting shadow as he fled into the distance.
One hourter, Xiao Chen not only failed to close the gap but even found it widening.
"Interesting!"
A smile appeared on Xiao Chen''s face as he became even more interested. Then, he waved his hand, and the Seven Deadly Sins flew out.
"Whoosh!"
With a sh of light, the seven Divine Weapons merged into one. Then, Xiao Chen stood on the Seven Deadly Sins as he executed the wless Saber Technique''s first move, the Void Breaking Stance.
This was a Martial Technique used for killing the enemy. However, Xiao Chen now forcefully used it to increase his speeda rather wasteful expenditure.
The amount of Primordial Energy exhausted was somewhat excessive.
However, Xiao Chen had no choice but to do this, using his body to control the saber, and the saber to control space, moving while breaking space.
With such "wasteful" usage, Xiao Chen''s speed immediately increased explosively. Everywhere he passed, space cracked.
When the person in front turned around to look, he was startled. In his nervousness and panic, he ended up slowing down.
"Strange, I have never seen this person before. However, why does his aura feel so familiar?" The instant the other party turned his head, Xiao Chen saw his appearance, which gave rise to some doubts.
After chasing for a while more, Xiao Chen had a sh of inspiration, suddenly recalling why this aura felt so familiar.
He could not help shouting, "Zhuang Zhenghe, so, you are not dead yet!"
Upon hearing Xiao Chen''s exmation, the owner of that figure was clearly stunned, having received a significant shock.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, Xiao Chen executed the Void Breaking Stance once again. However, this time, it was not to ride on his saber but to directly break space.
The saber that broke space eliminated all the light. Then, in a sh, it quickly appeared behind Zhuang Zhenghe.
"Dang!"
In the time it took for a spark to fly, Zhuang Zhenghe turned his head and formed hand seals with both hands. A swastika burst out from his palm and blocked Xiao Chen''s saber.
[Note: The swastika (d) is not only a Nazi symbol. It is also a Buddhist symbol that represents divinity, spirituality, and good fortune. This symbol also appears in many Indian religions with a simr meaning; its first appearance in the Indian subcontinent dates to around 3000 BCE. The Nazis merely adopted this symbol and did not create it.]
Xiao Chen flew forward and casually caught the Divine Weapon that bounced back. Then, he said indifferently, "Not bad, despite changing your husk, your strength improved significantly."
The Bloody Monk Zhuang Zhenghe wiped blood off his lips and said somewhat grudgingly, "How can Ipare to you, the Azure Dragon King Xiao Chen? After being silent for five years with no news of you, you suddenly appeared again and shocked the entire Kunlun Realm in one go!"
Xiao Chen did not care about the sarcasm in Zhuang Zhenghe''s tone. He merely demanded coldly, "Where is the K?itigarbha Bodhisattva? What is he plotting? Speak honestly, and I''ll let you die with aplete corpse."
"Hahaha! Xiao Chen, you little brat, you are really naive. Are you sure you have me cornered? You should look at where you chased me to. I''ll count to three, and after that, it will be hard for you to leave even if you want to."
Zhuang Zhenghe was very confident, not showing any fear, his face full of mockery.
The Ghost Domain?
Xiao Chen looked around and realized that he pursued him all the way to the Ghost Domain from the Tianwu Domain.
This fellow is really confident. Just what trump card does he have?
"Hahaha! My count of three is over. Xiao Chen, you can die now!"
Just as Xiao Chen was thinking, Zhuang Zhenghe suddenlyughed maniacally, appearing incredibly savage.
Suddenly, a figure descended from the sky and threw a palm strike at Xiao Chen. The palm strike appeared soft and light, but its might was startlingly great. The instant the palm wind blew, it seemed to press the sky down with its arrival.
This formed a boundless pressure forcefully bearing down, the aura of a Prime!
"Dao!"
Xiao Chen was startled, but he did not get flustered at the impending danger. At the critical moment, he shouted, and Great Dao Energy filled his entire body. Then, he swung his hand and sent out a saber strike.
A light flickered on Xiao Chen''s palm, and the shadowy figure of a saber appeared and spun around. Then, they merged into one.
"Bang!"
The saber light and palm wind shed. The world turned dark and started cracking; the sky shattered.
When one looked up, one could see the boundless Starry Heavens with millions of stars flickering, looking like aplex chessboard. This created the illusion that one was in the universe.
A strong wind blew, and Xiao Chen moved back five kilometers. The Dao Might behind him spread out but did not scatter, allowing him to stop himself firmly.
The person who came moved back one kilometer and stopped in the air, appearing to be one with the sky.
"East Mountain Ghost Monarch!"
Xiao Chen narrowed his eyes as he looked at this person. This was one of the Deity Dao Union''s three Primes, the East Mountain Ghost Monarch.
When Xiao Chen looked again, Zhuang Zhenghe had long since disappeared. Given his Movement Technique, it would already be toote to go after him.
Furthermore, there was still the East Mountain Ghost Monarch blocking Xiao Chen, preventing him from giving chase.
"Under Prime, you are the first who is strong enough to receive a palm strike at thirty-percent power from me," the East Mountain Ghost Monarch said indifferently. He tried to appear calm as he looked at Xiao Chen, but he was clearly hiding some shock.
This fellow has truly risen up already. Now, I''m no longer confident of keeping him here.
"Is that so? However, I have not drawn my saber yet. What is there to be so high and mighty about?" Xiao Chen countered coldly, not showing any expression.
Xiao Chen had not drawn the Lunar Shadow Saber. If he had, he would have been able to block that palm strikepletely.
"Haha! How arrogant! You don''t know what''s good for yourself. Leave immediately, and I can pretend that I never saw you."
Since the East Mountain Ghost Monarch knew that he would not be able to keep Xiao Chen here, he was not willing to put in unnecessary effort by fighting him.
Zhuang Zhenghe was clearly in the Ghost Domain. How could Xiao Chen be satisfied with leaving now?
Xiao Chen shook his head and said, "That''s impossible. If you hand over Zhuang Zhenghe, I''ll leave immediately. Otherwise, you can forget about blocking me."
The Lunar Shadow Saber appeared, and Xiao Chen grasped its handle. He did not show any fear as he confronted a Prime.
"Humph! What Zhuang Zhenghe? I''ve never met him before nor even know him. Brat, since you are so boundlessly arrogant, I do not mind teaching you a lesson." The East Mountain Ghost Monarch smiled coldly, and an ominous wind blew. Then, malicious spirits flew out of his body.
Very soon, the malicious spirits and evil ghosts materialized a great scene of the Yellow Springs.
It looked like a huge battle was about to begin.
"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!"
Just at this moment, a figure flew over from behind Xiao Chen. This figure looked like the great sun of the supreme sky shining its bright light everywhere.
A thought shed in Xiao Chen''s mind: Big Brother Ying is here.
That was right. The one who came was Ying Zongtian. He had felt an intense fluctuation from the Supreme Sky Sect and discovered that it was Xiao Chen, so he quickly gave chase all the way.
"Big Brother," Xiao Chen said as he turned around, joy written on his face.
Ying Zongtian nodded slightly. Then he softly, "Let''s leave first. It is very disadvantageous to fight him in the Ghost Domain."
"However, I have a very important matter to do and need to enter the Ghost Domain"
"Please listen to me."
Since Ying Zongtian asked, Xiao Chen had no choice but to give up, withdrawing the Great Dao Might.
"Ying Zongtian, you are rather wise."
The East Mountain Ghost Monarchughed loudly, and the mysterious phenomenon of the Yellow Springs disappeared.
Chapter 1489: Saber Light Gone
Chapter 1489: Saber Light Gone
"Big Brother Ying, why did we just let him go? With the two of us, we would definitely have been able to push him back," Xiao Chen asked, disgruntled. Since Zhuang Zhenghe ran to the Ghost Domain, he had to have an indisputable connection to the East Mountain Ghost Monarch.
A good trail of clues broken off like that, Xiao Chen simply felt dissatisfied with such a conclusion.
Ying Zongtian smiled and replied, "It''s not that simple. The strength of a Prime is even greater than you imagine. If you really fought, you would definitely be the one to suffer. Furthermore, you are in the Ghost Domain. He holds the home-ground advantage. Also, the Ghost Race''s experts coulde to help at any time.
"Even if you add me into the equation, if we fought, both sides would just sustain damage."
Upon hearing Ying Zongtian''s exnation, Xiao Chen slowly calmed down and analyzed the situation. Indeed, it was as Ying Zongtian said.
Naturally, Xiao Chen understood this logic too. However, his anxiety had blinded him to this rational.
There was still a great difference in strength between Xiao Chen and a Prime. Currently, he would just be able to retreat safely.
However, that was already quite incredible. For so many years, no one had been able to challenge the prestige of a Prime. Even a Ninth Heaven Martial Emperor was just an ordinary existence before a Prime.
Being able to easily receive the palm strike of the East Mountain Ghost Monarch and confront him clearly demonstrated Xiao Chen''s improvements.
"Big Brother, many thanks. I was indeed too hasty earlier. However"
Xiao Chen had never been one to waste time on an insoluble or insignificant problem. After he thought through the issue, he immediately thanked Ying Zongtian.
Ying Zongtian smiled amiably. "Even if I did note, nothing would happen to you. However, what happened for you to be this anxious? It must be something extraordinary."
Xiao Chen nodded and exined his encounter in the bloody graveyard as well as the details regarding the K?itigarbha Bodhisattva in one go.
"To think there is actually such a thing! Then it truly would have been worth taking a risk earlier!"
After Ying Zongtian heard Xiao Chen''s exnation, he regretted letting the East Mountain Ghost Monarch go scotfree. In hindsight, the East Mountain Ghost Monarch held the home-ground advantage yet still retreated so readily. Clearly, there was more behind this.
Xiao Chen did not harp on the issue. Instead, he smiled and said, "It is still better to think about this ande up with a long-term solution. Since you are here already, Big Brother Ying, you should invite me over to the Supreme Sky Sect."
Ying Zongtian appeared rather carefree. He continued smiling and nodded. "Let''s go. We should have a few drinks as you exin the Dao to me. You are not allowed to hide anything."
"Naturally, that goes without saying. However, we need to make a trip to the bloody graveyard first. I have a friend waiting for me there."
"Right, let''s go."
The two soared into the air and rapidly disappeared, quickly leaving the Ghost Domain.
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On the other side, after leaving, the East Mountain Ghost Monarch met up with Zhuang Zhenghe with a sullen expression.
"I already told you many times not to call me out casually. It is not time for our connection to be exposed yet," the East Mountain Ghost Monarch lectured.
Zhuang Zhenghe appeared somewhat startled and did not dare to rebut. He whispered, "I did not expect this fellow to grow so fast. I thought you would be able to deal with him easily with your means."
"Utter rubbish! If I could handle him just like that, do you think I would permit him to live until now? Let me tell you this, even if the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign wanted to kill him now, he would have to expend a lot of effort."
The East Mountain Ghost Monarch''s earlier palm strike had not actually forced Xiao Chen back. Hence, this Prime was angry in his heart and not in a good mood.
If not for needing to hide his connection with the K?itigarbha Bodhisattva, the East Mountain Ghost Monarch would not have that many concerns. He would definitely not have been so magnanimous to Xiao Chen.
"Since he is so strong, why not kill him? Isn''t this just letting him grow further and cause problems for you in the future?" Zhuang Zhenghe urged, feeling lingering fears from discovering that he really nearly died at the hands of the other party.
Fortunately, Zhuang Zhenghe did not waste any time, fleeing the moment he noticed that something was wrong. Otherwise, he might have be a pile of white bones already.
The East Mountain Ghost Monarch red at Zhuang Zhenghe. Then he said indifferently, "There is no need for you to know this. Bring me to meet the K?itigarbha Bodhisattva."
Before a Prime, Zhuang Zhenghe did not put on any airs. He, lowering his head and obeying everymand promptly. Thus, he quickly brought the East Mountain Ghost Monarch to the Yellow Springs Road.
Right now, the Yellow Springs Road was already a forbiddennd that was not open to others. Furthermore, after the K?itigarbha Bodhisattva''s head merged with his body, his control over this hell became very strong. Unless he willed it, even a Prime would have difficulty meeting him.
With Zhuang Zhenghe leading the way, the East Mountain Ghost Monarch arrived at the Gates of Hell without any obstruction.
Past the Gates of Hell was the Yellow Springs Road, where the six paths of reincarnation were.
"Wait here," the East Mountain Ghost Monarch said and walked in alone.
In this world, even a Prime could see only ck and white.
Aside from many years ago, when a certain person left behind a strand of saber light, no one could bring color to this ce.
However, right now, the situation seemed to be somewhat different.
Extremely far away, at the end of the Yellow Springs Road, one could vaguely see some iridescent Buddhist light rising and falling like the waves of the sea, appearing indistinct.
When one listened carefully, one would hear Buddhist chanting floating in the air.
The chanting buzzed like mosquitoes. There was not just one person chanting but many people''s voicesyered over each other.
The Sanskrit words ovepped, bringing a heavy Buddhist Might, which set one''s heart at ease as they marveled at the Buddhist Might.
The East Mountain Ghost Monarch moved quickly on the Yellow Springs Road. Soon, he reached the Underworld River that was deep inside. The sea of bitterness was right across the river.
Countless aggrieved spirits filled the sea of bitterness.
Arge bodhisattva hovered over the surface of the sea, the aggrieved spirits and evil ghosts struggling there looking like ants inparison.
There were eight hundred arhats around the bodhisattva, chanting with their eyes closed. Theyered Sanskrit chanting came from these people.
asionally, arge number of aggrieved spirits and evil ghosts was purified. Then, they became like thousands of fireflies flying onto the body of therge bodhisattva.
Naturally, the bodhisattva was the mysterious K?itigarbha Bodhisattva. He opened his eyes and withdrew his Dharmic Incarnation. Then, his body returned to its normal state. After that, he leaped over the Underworld River and arrived before the East Mountain Ghost Monarch.
"That disciple of yours seems to be rather unlucky. Not long after he started refining those sins for you, Xiao Chen discovered him," the East Mountain Ghost Monarch said, dissatisfaction in his tone. "He even called me out and revealed the connection between us."
The K?itigarbha Bodhisattva''s mortal body was that of an old man in a kasaya. He held a staff and had a long beard and long eyebrows. He had the appearance of a high-ranked monk from head to toe.
"It has not reached that point yet. He does not know what''s going on, much less my strength. Even if he has discovered some clues, he cannot do anything about them. You are not here, looking for me, because of this minor matter, right?"
The K?itigarbha Bodhisattva''s deep eyes revealed boundless wisdom and an unfathomable Buddhist light.
"That''s right. The Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign estimates that Xiao Chen will go to the Azure Dragon Pce very soon. Tell me everything you know about the Azure Dragon Pce."
The East Mountain Ghost Monarch did not believe in Buddhism. The Kunlun Realm did not have any Buddhist teachings, either. Hence, he was not interested in the K?itigarbha Bodhisattva''s identity, nor did he show much respect for him.
The East Mountain Ghost Monarch only took the K?itigarbha Bodhisattva as an expert, one whose strength was on par with his, a peak expert that he could cooperate with.
In the East Mountain Ghost Monarch''s eyes, strength reigned supreme. To him, all faiths, including that of the Deity Race, were mere fabrications.
"I have never heard of the Azure Dragon Pce. However, during my time, the Azure Dragon already existed. It was one of the Seven Colored Divine Dragons. The bloodline was very noble, only under the three great Ancestor Dragons among the Dragon Race."
When the East Mountain Ghost Monarch heard that, greed shed in his eyes. He looked at the K?itigarbha Bodhisattva and said, "I need you to help me. Ultimately, the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign is very selfish. I do not believe he will split much of the benefits with me. I still have to rely on myself."
The K?itigarbha Bodhisattva thought for a long time. Then, he said, "Sure. However, you have to think of a way to help me refine the sins in the bloody graveyard."
"This is rather difficult. Xiao Chen is already on his guard, and that ce is Ying Zongtian''s territory" the East Mountain Ghost Monarch muttered with a frown, bncing the pros and cons.
"Think about it yourself. This bodhisattva needs to empty out this hell of its aggrieved spirits. I swore not to be a Buddha until hell is empty."
Before the K?itigarbha Bodhisattva muttered his Buddhist name, a strange light shed in his eyes. Then, he resumed the form of his Dharmic Incarnation and continued to purify the aggrieved spirits and evil ghosts in the boundless sea of bitterness.
When the East Mountain Ghost Monarch saw this, he thought to himself, This bald old monk is as difficult to deal with as the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign. They are both troublesome characters.
The East Mountain Ghost Monarch flung his sleeves and left, thinking about how to satisfy the other party''s conditions.
The Yellow Springs Road and the boundless sea of bitterness were still there. Only the saber light left by the Azure Emperor was gone.
Chapter 1490: Hell is Not Empty
Chapter 1490: Hell is Not Empty
Supreme Sky Sect, Tianwu Domain:
Xiao Chen, Mo Chen, and Ying Zongtian sat casually in an open-air pavilion on a mountain, analyzing the matters regarding the K?itigarbha Bodhisattva.
"I know about this K?itigarbha Bodhisattva. There are ancient legends about him, a bodhisattva hidden in the depths of hell with extremely horrifying strength. However, that bodhisattva never left hell and did not interfere in the matters of the outside world; hence, very few people have heard of him."
Ying Zongtian put down his teacup and continued, "Furthermore, the Azure Emperor killed him ten thousand years ago. As a result, people no longer care about the matters of this bodhisattva."
Mo Chen had read many ancient texts about the Buddhist sect previously. She added, "During the Immortal Epoch, the Buddhist sects flourished. They were not much weaker than the Immortal Court. In Buddhist Cultivation, a bodhisattva is only one level lower than a Buddha, just one step away from it."
Xiao Chen asked interestedly, "What step?"
"A great ambition. If a bodhisattva wants to be a Buddha, they need to recite the Mahayana Scripture and announce a great ambition. After theyplete it, they can attain the Dao and be a Buddha."
When Xiao Chen heard this, he was stunned. He felt confused. "That simple? Then if a bodhisattva purposely made their great ambition very simple, wouldn''t they be able to be a Buddha easily?"
Mo Chen smiled faintly and replied, "You can say that, but no one would do that. The difficulty of the great ambition directly affects one''s strength after achieving Buddhahood.
"Ordinary great ambitions were known as minor great ambitions. The more difficult ones were major great ambitions. The bodhisattvas would choose the difficulty of their great ambition using their wisdom and enlightenment.
"Ordinary bodhisattvas would normally choose minor great ambitions. Those further along in wisdom and enlightenment would challenge major great ambitions. The most famous example is the Amitabha Buddha, who made forty-eight major ambitions. He was undoubtedly the strongest person in the ancient Buddhist sect."
Clearly, this was the first time Ying Zongtian heard this exnation. He asked interestedly, "How is this connected to the K?itigarbha Bodhisattva?"
Mo Chen smiled and said seriously, "It is very relevant. The Buddhist sects exin great ambition as being enlightened and seeing the true nature of things, taking pity on all living things, hence, making a wish to save the masses with a sincere heart without selfish desires.
"However, this is just the Buddhist sect''s exnation. From the viewpoint of us outsiders, it is not that profound. The so-called great ambition should be some kind of power of wishes. By making a wish to the world, the greater the wish, the more they would receive from the world and the stronger they would be.
"If one were not enlightened or wise enough, they would not be able to aplish the wish. Then, they would stagnate and experience a bottleneck in their cultivation."
Ying Zongtianughed loudly and said, "In and where Buddhist sects flourish, your exnation would definitely be considered heretical. However, I feel that it makes sense. It is just like the Deity Race''s power of faith. However, the Buddhist sect''s power of wishes is more mysterious."
Mo Chen smiled and nodded. "ording to ancient texts, the K?itigarbha Bodhisattva was considerably wise and far along in his enlightenment. Even as a bodhisattva, he could defeat many Buddhas. When he was preparing to be a Buddha, he encountered a great tribtion of the world. The Immortal Epoch was destroyed, and the Buddhist Realm was implicated. Countless Buddhas fell as well.
"The K?itigarbha Bodhisattva saw the state of the ancient Buddhist sect and immediately changed his major great ambition. He swore not to be a Buddha if hell was not empty!"
He swore not to be a Buddha if hell was not empty.
Xiao Chen repeated these words in a murmur, entering deep thought. It seemed like he figured something out.
Mo Chen continued analyzing, voicing her opinion.
"The difficulty of this great ambition could rival the forty-eight great ambitions of the Amitabha Buddha back then. Once he seeded, his strength would be beyond measure, very possibly bing the Lord Buddha of the new world!"
Given this, it looked like the K?itigarbha Bodhisattva was very ambitious. His objective was to be the Lord Buddha of the true great world outside the abandonednd.
When the ancient Buddhist sect was destroyed, the K?itigarbha Bodhisattva entered hell and made such a great ambition, truly decisive.
Mo Chen continued, "It is actually not difficult to exin why the K?itigarbha Bodhisattva is after the sins of Big Brother Xiao Chen. It can be exined with the words ''Hell is not empty.''"
A stroke of inspiration shed in Xiao Chen''s mind, an expression of enlightenment brightening his face. With Mo Chen''s reasoning, some of his questions were cleared up,pletely unraveled.
Xiao Chen said, "I figured it out. The sins on me were left by the Azure Emperor. Back then, the Azure Emperor also had a Cultivation Technique that absorbed and refined sin. He must have gone to hell before and taken some of the sins that were originally there."
When speaking of the ce with the most sins, it would naturally be hell. Since the Azure Emperor cultivated the Good and Evil Beneficence Art, he had to have gone to hell before.
The K?itigarbha Bodhisattva apparently had some old grudges with the Azure Emperor.
The Azure Emperor was also extremely familiar with hell.
Back then, the Azure Emperor took away arge amount of sin from hell. However, the K?itigarbha Bodhisattva''s great ambition was that if hell was not empty, he would not be a Buddha.
The K?itigarbha Bodhisattva needed to purify all the sins of hell before he could be a Buddha. However, arge portion of hell''s sins was with the Azure Emperor.
Even if the K?itigarbha Bodhisattva finished purifying everything, he still would not be a Buddha. He needed to purify the sins on the Azure Emperor as well.
The bloody Emperor''s Road from back then might have been due to the K?itigarbha Bodhisattva trying to force out all the sins from Xiao Chen.
Hearing what Xiao Chen said, Mo Chen smiled faintly and stopped speaking.
However, this was a huge eye-opener for Ying Zongtian. He gasped in amazement and praised Mo Chen. "I have long heard that Miss Mo is very intelligent, skilled in the zither, calligraphy, painting, medicine, astrology, and many other fields. Today, I finally see it for myself."
Without vast knowledge, another person would not be able to figure out the whole picture of what was going on with the K?itigarbha Bodhisattva nor state the information in an organized fashion.
Ying Zongtian was truly in awe at what Mo Chen said, not just being polite.
"Many thanks, Senior, for your praise."
Mo Chen was very happy to obtain the praise of a Prime. She smiled lightly and expressed her appreciation.
However, she was even happier to have helped Xiao Chen solve this puzzle.
Xiao Chen said sullenly, "We absolutely cannot let him advance to Buddhahood. Otherwise, given his character, it will not end well for us."
Xiao Chen could not be bothered with the matters of the Buddhist Realm. However, the existence of the K?itigarbha Bodhisattva was a threat to his own existence, so he had no choice but to care.
Ying Zongtian sighed softly and said, "Right now, the Kunlun Realm is in the midst of a storm. Before us is the Demonic Cmity, which could arrive at any moment. Behind, there are ambitious people like the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign. Now, there is another K?itigarbha Bodhisattva, who is eyeing us like prey.
"After the Thunder Sovereign left, this world turned chaotic everywhere. It looks like the Kunlun Realm will not be able to avoid this tribtion."
Xiao Chen''s heart sank. "Big Brother Ying, is the Demonic Cmity really that severe?"
Ying Zongtian''s expression turned grave. Then, he showed a helpless, bitter smile and replied, "It is really severe. Just the eighteen Demon Monarchs are already a headache to deal with. The even stronger Dark Church has not appeared yet. It is really hard to be optimistic about the situation.
"Even if we gather all of the Kunlun Realm, our hopes of victory are extremely slim. Furthermore, now, with us all scattered and divided"
The situation did not look good. No wonder the Myriad-Law Fiend Master spoke so gravely about it three months ago.
"Is there no way to resolve the situation?" Mo Chen asked worriedly.
Ying Zongtian heavily set the teacup down on the table. Then, he eyed Xiao Chen and replied, "Of course, there is. As long as someone bes as strong as or surpasses the Thunder Sovereign and unifies the Kunlun Realm, it is possible. That person will have to be like the Azure Emperor back then, fighting hard to save a desperate crisis and able to fight eighteen Demon Monarchs alone!
"Little Brother Xiao Chen, I have faith in you. You have never let me down. This is thest time. I''m sure that you will not disappoint me."
Xiao Chen showed a rare serious expression. He put down the teacup that he had raised to his lips and said, "Without Big Brother Ying caring for me in secret, I would have died many times over already. Although I do not share the same deep feelings as Big Brother Ying, I am still a person who knows how to be grateful. I will definitely do everything I can to protect the Kunlun Realm."
With a heroic feeling burgeoning in his heart, Ying Zongtianughed, "You are still the same as before, humble. That''s right. We cultivators only seek to be at peace with ourselves. Even if we die fighting, we just have to do our best!
"At the Dragon''s Gate''s banquet in two days, I''ll send you a big gift!"
"You are very wee to our banquet," Xiao Chen replied without much thought. Naturally, it would be for the best if Ying Zongtian coulde.
Following that, Ying Zongtian asked about the Dao. Xiao Chen shared everything he knew, moving the Supreme Sky Prime.
Before Xiao Chen left, he asked Ying Zongtian to keep an eye on and protect the sins at the bloody graveyard. In the future, when he was stronger, he woulde back and eliminate them.
Ying Zongtian knew how important this matter was and that he was duty-bound to do this, so he did not hesitate to agree.
Chapter 1491: Tyrannical Deity Sovereign
Chapter 1491: Tyrannical Deity Sovereign
After saying goodbye to Ying Zongtian, Xiao Chen brought Mo Chen back to the bloody graveyard.
When Xiao Chen looked at the dense scarlet clouds that lingered all year round in the sky, he frowned slightly, at a loss as to what to do.
It was very difficult to eliminate sins by other means aside from purification. The other means had a problempletely eliminating sins.
Unfortunately, the cultivators in the Kunlun Realm who encountered fortuitous encounters and learn methods of purification would find it hard to purify such a vast amount of sin.
The one who was truly capable of that was still the Buddhist sect''s K?itigarbha Bodhisattva. The Buddhists were experts at doing this in the first ce. Furthermore, the K?itigarbha Bodhisattva was a peak high-ranking monk of an ancient Buddhist sect.
This was really problematic. Xiao Chen was at his wit''s end, unable to figure out a good solution. Even Ying Zongtian, a Prime, did not have any ideas. What could Xiao Chen do?
"Mo Chen, do you know a method for eliminating these sins?" Xiao Chen asked as he looked at the scarlet clouds.
Mo Chen shook her head. Even with her extensive knowledge, she did not know of any method to eliminate such a vast amount of sins.
However, Mo Chen took note in her heart. After she returned, she would definitely look up ancient texts on sin, to see if she could help Xiao Chen solve this difficult problem.
Xiao Chen was merely casually asking. When he saw the situation, he said softly, "Let''s go back."
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Two dayster, the Dragon''s Gate''s banquet took ce as scheduled.
The location was at the za where the Dragon''s Gate''s reestablishment ceremony took ce. The honored guests were the same group of people, and all of the Dragon''s Gate Elders were there without exception.
The story was still the same, just that the Azure Dragon King was now extraordinary. Hence, the situation was no longer the same as before.
Many still remembered the day when the Dragon''s Gate was reestablished. The various Holy Landswhether covertly or overtlycame to cause trouble and stop the ceremony.
On that day, the white-d Azure Dragon King faced the mockery of ten-odd Elders of Holy Lands and Noble ns alone. The Dragon''s Gate''s reestablishment ceremony nearly did note topletion.
Now, there was a scene simr to that day, with nearly the same people showing up.
However, during the Dragon''s Gate''s banquet this time, these people smiled and greeted Xiao Chen, congratting him. The situation was now utterly different.
Xiao Chen was rather open-minded and did not care too much. Many of these sects had helped him during his Great Tribtion of wind and fire.
The conflicts of the past did not need to be taken seriously. After all, there was no deep-seated grudge.
When noon arrived, Xiao Chen started to speak about the Dao.
The Holy Masters and n Heads of various ces, as well as many famous people of prestige, hade for this, personally making a trip over.
Seeing that Xiao Chen was broaching the main topic, they all showed joyful expressions. Then, they pricked up their ears in anticipation.
Xiao Chen sat in the middle of therge hall. Mo Chen, Yue Bingyun, and many of the Dragon''s Gate Elders sat behind him. Tables and chairs lined the left and right, all filled with major characters.
The Holy Master of the Heavenly Province Academy, the pretty Paradise Master of the Yinyang Paradise, and the many n Heads of ancient Noble ns were here. Nearly all the major characters who ruled their own region in the Heavenly Starry Ocean were present.
After Xiao Chen calmed his emotions, he said, "With regard to Great Dao Energy, I''m a beginner myself and do not understand that much. All I can do is speak about what I know and haveprehended. I hope everyone will not be disappointed."
"Azure Dragon King, you are too humble. Since the Ancient Era, you are the first cultivator to grasp a Dao. You proved that Great Dao Energy is not just something of the legends. You already have plenty to be proud of; you don''t have to be humble."
The Heavenly Province Academy''s Holy Master responded with a faint smile, speaking both the truth and out of respect for Xiao Chen.
What both sides said were true. Xiao Chen was merely just initiated, butpared to these Holy Masters, he was much stronger.
Xiao Chen did not bother with further pleasantries and was about to start speaking about the Dao. However, just then, three figures suddenly appeared in the sky and quickly advanced. Their strong auras tyrannically knocked away everything in their path.
"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!"
The three figures in the sky earlier entered therge hall without an invitation in the blink of an eye.
The ones who came were the three giants of the Deity Dao Union: the East Mountain Ghost Monarch, the Heaven Punishing Corpse God, and the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign.
Xiao Chen''s heart sank. He felt some rage, but his expression did not change.
However, the expressions of the many honored guests changed greatly. Every one of the three giants was a Prime. This was especially so for the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign. Now, he was publicly recognized as the strongest person in the Kunlun Realm.
"Senior Deity Sovereign!"
All the seated honored guests quickly stood up and greeted the Deity Sovereign.
This was the respect for the strong, also the fear for the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign. The atmosphere immediately turned strange.
Who could have thought that the banquet for the Dragon''s Gate''s reconstruction would attract all three Primes of the Deity Dao Union toe over?
The Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign exuded a strong aura and showed a faint smile on his face. As he looked at Xiao Chen, he said, "Little Brother Xiao Chen, I hope that you don''t mind that we came uninvited."
Xiao Chen countered indifferently, "What if I do mind? We do not wee anyone from the Deity Dao Union here."
Some people could be forgiven. However, there were some that could never be forgiven. The three before Xiao Chen were thetter!
Xiao Chen made a clear distinction between those two types, not even willing to hide the dislike in his heart. The moment he said that, the atmosphere turned much tenser.
The Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign smiled faintly and said, "Little Brother Xiao Chen, why the need to be so angry? Isn''t it just speaking about the Dao? Can you not just add three chairs?"
The Heaven Punishing Corpse God said coldly, "Brat, don''t be foolish. Do you really think that you are a major character that can sit equally with us? It is your honor that the Deity Sovereign is giving you face."
Xiao Chen smiled. "It is an honor for the dogs that choose to follow him. Not for me, Xiao Chen!"
The Heaven Punishing Corpse God''s face turned ck. "You dare to scold me?"
A berserk aura burst out from the Heaven Punishing Corpse God. The entire hall started shaking as the overwhelming aura spread out, startling all the honored guests.
Fear surged in their hearts. This aura was the rage of a Prime; no one dared to be on the receiving end of it.
"That''s right. I am scolding you."
Xiao Chen smiled calmly. Then, he casually took one step forward and blocked the other party''s aura entirely, not letting any of the Dragon''s Gate''s people feel it.
Calm and not flustered, angered but not rash, this was the current Xiao Chen.
The Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign did not stop smiling. He stretched out his hand and stopped the Heaven Punishing Corpse God, who was about to attack. Then, he said, "Little Brother Xiao Chen, since you do not wee us, we will leave, then.
"However, before we leave, there is an ount we need to settle first."
The Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign withdrew his smile. He was finally getting around to his true purpose ining here.
"There are many ounts to settle between you and me. If you really want to settle them, will we be able to finish doing so?"
Xiao Chen revealed a cold smile on his face. Although he could not defeat a Prime, there was no need for him to show fear of them.
In the worst case, he would just go down together with them. Both sides would end up suffering. Hence, there was no need to be polite to the other party.
Furthermore, this was the Dragon''s Gate''s banquet. The other partying uninvited like this was already being very rude to Xiao Chen.
The Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign ignored that and continued, "The Azure Dragon King has always been a bold person, daring to admit to whatever he did. Could it be that you do not want to admit to this? Let me ask you this: are you acknowledging that you are the Shadowless Saber Sovereign?"
Xiao Chen''s heart sank. Since he did not know what the other party was nning, he remained silent.
"Your not saying anything is tacit admission. Back then, you used the identity of the Shadowless Saber Sovereign to injure the Divine Son severely. We have to settle that ount properly today."
When Xiao Chen heard this, he smiled coldly to himself. "That''s right. I am indeed the Shadowless Saber Sovereign. I am also the one who injured Di Wuque.
"However, that was due to the inadequacy of his own skills. In any case, you are probably here to cause trouble and will resort to any excuse, no matter what. Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign, I''ll ask you directly: what exactly do you want? Just be straightforward and don''t beat around the bush, making things soplicated."
The other party was here to cause trouble in the first ce. He would not stop without achieving his purpose. The so-called settling of ounts was merely an excuse.
The Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign said, "This Sovereign is not as unreasonable as you think. Back then, younded a saber strike on the Divine Son. Today, you have to receive three palm strikes from me. After that, this ount is considered settled."
His saying this immediately set the ce abuzz. Was the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign not being too much of a bully?
After all, he was currently the strongest person in the Kunlun Realm, someone who became famous long ago, yet he wanted a junior to receive three palm strikes from him.
"Deity Sovereign, isn''t this somewhat excessive? That is an issue between youths. Now, the Divine Son is fine; nothing happened to him. Just leave it be," the Heavenly Province Academy''s Holy Master advised, unable to just keep watching.
"Interesting. He can exin the Dao to you, but he cannot receive three palm strikes from the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign? Since you want to give your advice and help, how about you receive the Deity Sovereign''s three palm strikes instead?" the East Mountain Ghost Monarch, who had been silent, suddenly said, immediately countering the Heavenly Province Academy''s Holy Master''s words.
This deterred the next person who wanted to give some advice from speaking up, out of fear of the other party''s strength.
The tyrannical three giants of the Deity Dao Union caused the atmosphere of this nice banquet to sour. No one dared to say anything.
Chapter 1492: Strongest Prime
Chapter 1492: Strongest Prime
"Receive three moves from you? Why should I receive three moves from you?"
Xiao Chen did not fall for the trick, remaining extremely calm.
Did the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign truly think that Xiao Chen let his fame get to his head, thinking himself unrivaled after just gaining some strength?
Xiao Chen clearly understood the disparity between himself and the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign.
The other party was the strongest Prime as well as the strongest person in the Kunlun Realm; he was an unrivaled existence of the Kunlun Realm.
"Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign, how about I take three moves from you, then?"
Outside therge hall, Ying Zongtian arrived with Shui Lingling in tow. Although he arrivedte, he managed to catch this very critical moment.
Another Prime was here!
Ying Zongtian smiled at Xiao Chen. With his back to the sun, he walked into therge hall.
The Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign did not find this surprising. He smiled faintly and said, "Your arrival is really timely. However, Ying Zongtian, he has to be the one to receive these three strikes!"
"Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign, why? Is there a need to be this tyrannical?" someone among the Dragon''s Gate Elders asked in dissatisfaction.
The Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign suddenly guffawed and said, "It looks like I have been holding my temper for too long already. Why? Because I am the strongest person in the Kunlun Realm. That''s enough."
Right after the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign said that, a divine light burst forth from his body, and the ground trembled. The entirerge hall directly crumbled and instantly turned into tnd.
"Pu ci! Pu ci!"
Half the cultivators present vomited a mouthful of blood, knocked back by this intense divine light. They only regained their footing after taking a few steps back.
Only a few remained unharmed by relying on their own strength after retreating a few steps.
However, these people still felt fearful. After they stabilized themselves, they moved further back. This was because they felt a murderous intenting from the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign.
Xiao Chen blocked this divine light with all his might, protecting the Dragon''s Gate Elders. As a result, he felt his Qi and blood surge.
The Dragon''s Gate Elders took this opportunity to back away, not daring to linger.
The raging Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign was simply too scary. Just one wave of divine light had knocked back so many people.
The Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign continued smiling. He said softly, "I really miss the days of my youth. At that time, I did not have to worry about anything, revealing my sharpness as I pleased, killing anyone I wanted. However, after advancing to Prime and bing the Deity Sovereign, I have to think about everything I do, fearing the impact of my actions.
"Is there a need? That old fool Thunder Sovereign already died on the Kunlun Road long ago. Why should I have so many misgivings?"
Indeed, for one hundred years, two hundred yearsperhaps one thousand years, the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign had not truly made a move. The presence of the Thunder Sovereign had kept him suppressed for too long.
The Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign recalled his youth. He was once proud and brash, having his own golden period. He had sharpened his weapons with blood, treading the line between life and death, fighting fearlessly.
The Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign did not reach where he was today by living like a prince. Instead, it was due to abination of supreme talent and a path of decisive killing.
Before each throne were many corpses, bones, and endless bloodthe throne of the Deity Race''s Prime was naturally no exception.
Why did all the Holy Masters here stand up in haste to greet the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign the moment they saw him? Of course, it was because of his strength. They had once seen how cold-blooded and merciless this Deity Sovereign was when he was young. It was not just because of the Deity Sovereign''s title or reputation.
While the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign spoke, he suddenlyunched a palm strike at Xiao Chen.
Before Xiao Chen could make any preparation, this palm strike struck him and knocked him into the air, causing him to vomit arge mouthful of blood.
"Too weak! Xiao Chen, you are still not strong enough. I used only fifty percent of my strength, and you couldn''t even see my shadow."
The Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign stood where he originally was with a smile on his face. It was like he never moved and had been just standing there all along.
Xiao Chen fell to one knee. As he looked at the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign, shock shed in his eyes.
Xiao Chen truly had not seen anything. He did not even know how the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign had attacked. The force was also incredibly strong. If not for the Great Dao Energy in his body mitigating most of the force, this palm strike would have killed him directly.
"The principle of the world is that the strong reign supreme. I like talking reason with people. However, there are times when I like to be unreasonable as well, just like now."
An aura spread out from the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign, making him appear disdainful of everything in the world and putting huge pressure on everyone.
"You need to be clear about who you are talking to. It is I, the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign! I''m not begging you to take three moves from me. This is an order, an order that you cannot refuse!"
The faint sound of wind appeared. The Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign''s second palm strike arrived.
This time, Xiao Chen did not drop his guard at all. In the time it took for a spark to fly, he condensed the Taiji Yinyang me Diagram to shield him.
The instant the Taiji Yinyang me Diagram condensed and had notpletely taken form yet, it was shattered.
Xiao Chen''s heart sank. Without much time to think, he executed the Fish Dragon Art. His body became like a fish in water, showing thousands of changes. He moved about nimbly, flickering endlessly.
In that instant, thousands of afterimages appeared, making it hard to figure out which was the real one.
The Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign''s eyes lit up, and he smiled. "Interesting, you do have some strength. However, it is only so-so."
Suddenly, the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign''s palm turned humongous to Xiao Chen''s eyes. There was no ce to escape to.
"Bang!"
After being struck once more, Xiao Chen''s body flew into the air, moving backward.
Xiao Chen was like a fish moving in the vast sea. However, the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign''s palm strike caused the entire sea to turn over.
Using absolute strength, the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign sent Xiao Chen, whose technique was better, flying.
Tyrannical. This was true tyranny.
"Not bad, and I say this sincerely. Xiao Chen, you can be proud of yourself. I already used seventy percent of my strength in that palm strike. I have not used so much of my strength in so many years. I''m truly not used to it," the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign said carefreely after he reappeared where he originally was. Then, he merely watched as Xiao Chen flew back, not continuing to attack.
"Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign, don''t go overboard!"
Unexpectedly, the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign threw another palm strike immediately after the first one. A murderous intent shed across Ying Zongtian''s face.
Just as Ying Zongtian was about to step forward, the East Mountain Ghost Monarch and the Heaven Punishing Corpse God blocked him, smiling coldly.
"Don''t block him. Let hime over."
The Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign turned around casually and looked at Ying Zongtian. "What''s wrong? Are you sure you want to take three palm strikes from me? If I''m facing you, I won''t be as merciful as this.
"As a Prime yourself, you should be very clear about how strong I am. Perhaps you might be able to fight me to a draw with another hundred years. However, right now, you really cannot withstand three of my palm strikes thrown at full force!"
The rash Ying Zongtian calmed down. The Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign was right.
If the other party attacked at full force, the first palm strike would be able to defeat Ying Zongtian. The second palm strike would severely injure him. The third palm strikehe might not be able to withstand it.
This was not a true duel but simply receiving the attacks of the other party. When passively receiving the attacks of the other party, one would suffer a lot.
The Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign was indeed much stronger than Ying Zongtian. His title of the strongest person in the Kunlun Realm was not without merit.
Even so, Ying Yongtian still needed to receive the palm strikes. This was his responsibility as a big brother.
After considering for just a moment, Ying Zongtian made his decision. He said calmly, "I''m sure"
"There is one more palm strike. I''ll take it!"
Before Ying Zongtian could finish his words, a resonant voice interrupted him.
Xiao Chen, who had crashed into the rubble, pushed aside everything in his way and vomited a mouthful of blood. Then, he showed a determined expression as he looked calmly at the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign, showing neither joy nor grief.
"Xiao Chen" Ying Zongtian could not help feeling anxious. How could Xiao Chen endure the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign''s third palm strike in such a state?
Respect shed in the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign''s eyes. He smiled and said, "A strong spirit and an excellent mental state. Your superiority to Wuque is truly not as simple as mere luck."
The Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign could tell at a nce that Xiao Chen''s mental state had recovered its calm and was already prepared forbat.
If the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign used the same amount of strength as his first palm strike, given Xiao Chen''s current state, Xiao Chen had a chance of blocking it.
"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!"
Just at this moment, three figures descended from the sky. These were the Bright Moon Empress, the Myriad-Law Fiend Master, and the Cyclic Astral Lord, who all had not been nning to show themselves.
When the three giants of the Deity Dao Union appeared, the three Primes of the Heavenly Starry Ocean sensed them and had been observing silently.
For various reasons, these people were originally reluctant to reveal their presence. However, they now had no choice but to do that.
"Deity Sovereign, there is no need for the third palm strike, right? Why the need to hold a grudge against a junior? The power of the earlier two palm strikes is already sufficient to vent the Divine Son''s anger," the Cyclic Astral Lord advised, humbling himself.
The Bright Moon Empress said, "Big Brother Qitian, since things have already happened like that, just leave it be. It is rare for you toe to the Heavenly Starry Ocean. How about you visit my Lunar Pce?"
The Myriad-Law Fiend Master sighed softly and said, "Deity Sovereign, when we were young, we could be considered to have had some friendship with each other. How about we forget about the third palm strike?"
The three Primes respected the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign''s strength and advised gently, giving him a way out of this without having to lose face. They hoped that the other party would stop here.
However, if the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign was still not going to give way, no matter how strong the Deity Sovereign was, the three Primes would stick their necks out to help Xiao Chen.
As the saying went, "Talk when you can, before the saber and sword shes."
The Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign showed aplicated expression. Neither joy, rage, grief, or happiness could not be made out. No one could figure out what he was thinking.
Would the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign send out the third palm strike? Everyone looked anxiously at the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign, the strongest Prime of the Kunlun Realm, waiting for his decision.
However, the development of things surpassed everyone''s expectations. No one had considered Xiao Chen''s thoughts.
Chapter 1493: Just This Once, I Do Not Submit
Chapter 1493: Just This Once, I Do Not Submit
After thinking for a while, the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign finally withdrew his hand and said, "Very well. Since so many friends are advising me on this, I will not make another strike. Consider this ount settled."
Everyone heaved a sigh of relief. No one could ovee the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign''s strength.
Unless it was crucial, no one would be willing to fight with the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign. Being able to reach such a conclusion was rather fortunate.
"Consider the ount settled? Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign, I have never thought of settling this ount like this."
Significantly injured and pale, Xiao Chen actually suddenly said such words.
Instantly, everyone''s chest tightened and tensed up again. What was Xiao Chen doing?
Big Brother Xiao Mo Chen sent a voice projection. She felt very anxious, hoping that Xiao Chen would not be rash.
Don''t worry. I have a n, Xiao Chen replied casually.
However, he did not stop moving, taking another step forward.
The Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign''s face sank. Then he said indifferently, "It looks like I still have to make a move in the end."
"Xiao Chen, don''t be rash!"
The crowd quickly tried to advise Xiao Chen, not wanting to see him act recklessly.
Xiao Chen was very cool-headed. He said calmly, "I''m not being rash. I know what I''m doing. The ounts between the Deity Dao Union definitely cannot be settled with just this.
"He, the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign, will not actually stop here. Today, he can find the excuse of me injuring the Divine Son. Perhaps tomorrow, he would find the excuse of me killing the Divine Son. Then, the day after tomorrow, there would be a new excuse.
"Does this mean that as long as he has an excuse, he cane over at any time and give me three palm strikes? Coming and going as he pleases?!"
Xiao Chen''s words were like thunder in the ins, powerful and resonating, shaking everybody''s heart.
The truth in these words was rather tragic. However, in this world where the strong reigned, Xiao Chen''s words were right.
Although the possibility was not big, as long as the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign remained the strongest in the Kunlun Realm, he could seek out trouble for Xiao Chen at any moment, regardless of the rules.
This was a sorrowful and tragic fact.
It was not that the many people around did not think of this, but that they chose to ignore it. They just wanted to send away this demonic pestilence known as the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign more quickly.
"Your words do make some sense. There are many ces that this Sovereign cane and go as I please. However, there are also some ces where this Sovereign cannot do that. Unfortunately for you, your Dragon''s Gate is not one of them," the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign said, his expression even. He appeared calm and spoke extremely tyrannically.
Xiao Chen''s lips twisted in mockery as he sneered coldly, "Is that so? Either you kill me today, or you can forget about leaving the Dragon''s Gate!"
The Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereignughed loudly when he heard this. "Interesting, you think you can stop me from leaving?"
"I can''t stop you, but I don''t mind making a trip to the Deity Domain. With the saber in my hand, I do not mind massacring the people of the Deity Domain. As long as I''m willing, in one hundred yearsor perhaps one thousand yearsI can kill off all the people of your Deity Race!"
Xiao Chen''s eyes appeared sinister as he enunciated every word, speaking in an arctic and merciless tone.
The Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign''s heart skipped a beat. The image of Xiao Chen changing hiding ces after each time he slew one thousand people appeared without prompting before his mind''s eye.
Just the thought of Xiao Chen ughtering like this for one hundred yearseven one thousand yearsmade one tremble in fear.
Not just anyone could threaten the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign this way, but Xiao Chen could. If Xiao Chen hid his identity, the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign would not be able to find him.
A cold wind blew. Everyone felt a chill assaulting them, their body turning cold for no reason.
"Do you really wish to die that much?" The Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign''s aura grew increasingly stronger, quickly pressing towards Xiao Chen.
Dense clouds churned in the sky, making it look like the sky was falling.
With every passing moment, the pressure on Xiao Chen intensified.
It was like a burgeoning volcano. Everyone felt a horrifying energy umting. Once it erupted, it would unleash a startling amount of power.
"Who is not afraid of death? Who does not want to live? If not for you pushing me into a corner, why would I do this? If you want to juste and p my face any time you want, like you are doing now, what is the point of me, Xiao Chen, living on?!"
Soldiers could be killed but not humiliated. Everyone had their pride. When examining himself, Xiao Chen understood that he was as insignificant as an ant before the Heavenly Dao. However, despite being just a lower existence, he had his dignity as well.
Today''s matter was clearly the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereigning to p Xiao Chen''s face when he saw Xiao Chen rising up. Furthermore, it was clear that he had seeded, easily beating Xiao Chen up with two palm strikes without Xiao Chen managing to put up any resistance.
At the banquet of the Dragon''s Gate''s reconstruction, these two palm strikes were like two resounding ps, ruthlessly pping Xiao Chen, who was preparing to speak about the Dao.
With the various Primes speaking up and asking for mercy, giving the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign face once again, while it looked amiable, in reality, it only made these ps even heavier.
Was there a point?
To the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign, there naturally was. Teaching Xiao Chen a lesson, pping his face, then, acting very humble and leaving, how could this be pointless?
However, from Xiao Chen''s angle, it was pointless.
You can mess around; just don''t toy with me.
In the past, I was much weaker than you, likeparing an ant to an elephant. I had no choice but to submit. An ant trying to rebel against an elephant would just die.
However, the situation now was different. The gap between Xiao Chen and the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign was no longer as exaggerated as that between an ant and an elephant.
Xiao Chen''s pride did not ept humiliation with just such a difference.
Just this one time, I do not submit!
Xiao Chen''s expression was calm as he said indifferently, "You are the one who forced me into this. This is not what I asked for or wanted to do. However, everyone has their own principle and bottom line. Even if I end up paying with my life, I will not hesitate."
This fellow
The Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign clenched his fist tightly, his joints crackling. Was Xiao Chen forcing him to kill?
However, the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign could not kill him. A bunch of Primes already gave him face. If he attacked forcefully, both sides would end up severely injured. No one woulde out of this unscathed.
However, if the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign did not kill, could it be that he had to apologize to this fellow?
The strongest Prime of the Kunlun Realm felt conflicted, at a loss for words.
When everyone present saw this scene, they could not help feeling startled. Before the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign''s strong aura and pressure, Xiao Chen could actually remain so resolute, rendering the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign speechless.
Immediately, the onlookers whispered among themselves. As they gazed at the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign, they involuntarily revealed somewhat mischievous expressions.
Even the strongest person in the Kunlun Realm was not all-powerful. This was great. Now that things had escted, how would he deal with this?!
"What exactly do you want?"
After a long time, the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign finally chose to yield by half a step. His aura still made it hard for people to breathe, the pressure like a mountain.
However, the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign''s tone was clearly softer than earlier.
Xiao Chen replied calmly, "It''s very simple. Send out another palm strike. No matter the result of that palm strike, from today on, you are not to use such lousy excuses to attack me.
"I do not mind you attacking me. If you want to kill me, just fight a fair battle. In the future, when I want to kill you, it will definitely be a fair battle as well, not like today.
"I do not ask for much, only this word: respect!"
Xiao Chen''s snow-white clothes and ink-like hair fluttered wildly in the wind.
No one expected Xiao Chen''s final request to be so simple. His demand was exactly so simple; he merely wanted respect.
I do not care what you want. All I want is for you not to look down on me from today onwards after your third palm strike.
"Whoosh!"
Suddenly, Xiao Chen drew the Lunar Shadow Saber, and it gave off a gentle light. At the same time, an Oath Stone flew out from his Universe Ring.
The Oath Stone spun quickly as it flew to the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign.
Countless eyes immediately looked at the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign, the strongest expert of the Kunlun Realm. Even experts like the Cyclic Astral Lord, the Bright Moon Empress, and the Myriad-Law Fiend Master were no exception.
The purpose of these looks was not just to see what the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign would decide but also to apply some pressure.
This was a silent deration of sorts: Although you, the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign, are strong, you have tounch the third palm strike today.
The Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign reached out and caught the Oath Stone. As the Oath Stone spun in his hand, it kicked up a strong wind, making his long hair fly all over the ce.
As he raised his head and looked at the other party, he felt a certain misperception.
While he was firmly suppressing Xiao Chen, no matter how he looked, the other party appeared to be gazing down at him from a higher position.
Chapter 1494: Victor Humiliated
Chapter 1494: Victor Humiliated
The Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign seemed to reveal a bitter smile. After firmly grasping the Oath Stone, he said, "I, the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign, swear on my name that I will send out another palm strike. After this palm strike, I will absolutely not use any excuses to make a move on anyone of the Dragon''s Gate."
"Whoosh!"
The Oath Stone turned into boundless light that entered the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign. Then, at lightning speed, he quickly threw a palm strike.
This palm strike was incredibly fast. The number of people who clearly saw it could be counted with two hands.
"Whoosh!" The heavy clouds in the sky turned golden and spread out over five thousand kilometers.
Instantly, piercing and dazzling golden light erupted, nketing the area within five thousand kilometers.
It was not over yet. Five thousand kilometers of golden clouds suddenly coalesced to form a huge Deity Statue. That statue gave off bright golden light and looked very smooth as if coated in gold.
The clouds in the sky vanished. The sun, the moon, and the stars appeared before everyone''s eyes, now that there was nothing in the way. It looked like one could pluck the stars just by stretching out their hands.
The huge Deity Statue radiated a supreme might, creating an illusion.
It gave the impression that the Deity Statue came from the deepest, darkest depths of the universe to the mortal world to mete divine punishment.
"The Starry Heavens Divine Palm Strike! Qitian is really not showing any mercy this time."
When Ying Zongtian saw this, his heart sank. Then, he frowned heavily.
Together with the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign, the huge Deity Statue threw a palm strike at Xiao Chen.
"Whoosh!"
Before the palm strike arrived, the palm wind came, the intense pressure warping space.
Many people who could not dodge in time felt their skin tearing and blood flowing out. Their eyes widened with extreme horror.
"Boom!" Then, all these people got knocked far away.
Xiao Chen narrowed his eyes. He simply could not block this palm strike. Even his Dharmic Incarnation would shatter.
This was the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereignunching a palm strike at full power without showing any mercy.
The many Primes looking on in this ce would not dare to say they could receive this palm strike without getting injured, what more Xiao Chen.
If Xiao Chen shed head-on, he would die without a doubt!
There was only one way to break this palm strike: using the state of time to turn time back.
Xiao Chen had to return to the moment when the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign just grasped the Oath Stone. Otherwise, he would not have a chance.
The difficulty of executing the state of cycle and attacking before the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign went without saying.
However, if Xiao Chen wanted to live, this was the only way.
I''ll risk it all!
The Cycle Heart shone with a brilliant radiance in Xiao Chen''s sea of consciousness as it spun without pause. Cycle Energy filled his entire body. The various statesmassacre, destruction, ruin, pain, grief, despair, and deathturned into vast illusions shing around Xiao Chen.
Just as that palm strike was about tond on Xiao Chen, he roared ferociously and unleashed the state of cycle in full force.
Xiao Chen ferociously swung the Lunar Shadow Saber, a Transcendent Divine Weapon, and executed the Cycle Chop as he leaped up.
[Note: Apparently, Xiao Chen named the move Cycle Chop at some point in time without it being mentioned in the novel.]
"Pu ci!"
Xiao Chen felt a boundless resistance and incredible pain. The past already happened. Reversing space and time to travel to the past resulted in even stronger resistance than traveling to the future.
The resistance of space and time pressed on Xiao Chen''s physical body, causing his bones to cracklethe sound of his bones breaking.
How difficult! I simply cannot move. The presence of the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign made the pressure from space and time even stronger.
Xiao Chen felt that when he crossed over to the past, his body might shatter.
Back in the present, the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign''s palm strike was only an inch away from Xiao Chen. In the next moment, it wouldnd on Xiao Chen''s chest.
With the might of this palm strike, it was very possible that Xiao Chen would die on the spot without aplete corpse.
Ying Zongtian and the others changed their expressions considerably as their hearts pounded.
"Dao!"
At the critical moment, the light of the Great Dao appeared behind Xiao Chen. Then, it all curled around the Lunar Shadow Saber.
This Great Dao Energy came from the Saber Dao. With its support, the Lunar Shadow Saber''s might would multiply many times over.
Ying Zongtian''s heart sank. What is Xiao Chen trying to do, die together with the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign?
This is too naive. Although the might of this saber strike is strong, it will only severely injure the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign at best. It will not cause any lethal damage.
At this moment, the expressions of the Bright Moon Empress and the others distorted.
Everyone who could see the trajectory of the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign''s attack felt very anxious and could not bear to continue watching.
"Boom!"
However, in the next moment, the situation veered unexpectedly. The might of the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign''s palm strike plummeted.
The light of the Great Dao on Xiao Chen diminished, and the palm wind struck his chest, knocking him back into the air.
Instantly, Xiao Chen''s internal organs ruptured, and he slid back on the ground for one kilometer. He appeared so pale that he looked like he was drained of blood.
He vomited arge mouthful of blood before stabbing the saber in his right hand into the ground. Then, he said, "Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign, many thanks for teaching this lesson!"
How can this be?!
The onlookers were all in disbelief. Xiao Chen actually did not die. Although he was in a sorry state, severely injured and weak, he truly managed to receive the full-power strike of the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign.
What happened to cause the might of the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign''s palm strike to decrease sharply?
Countless eyes fell on the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign. Everyone thought that he had shown mercy. However, when they saw his face, there was a faint saber wound trickling blood on his smooth right cheek.
A saber wound?
When did the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign receive a saber strike? Why did they not see it?
One flew back, skidding for one kilometer, and struggled even to stand up. The other showed a flourishing aura with only a faint saber wound on the face.
It was clear who was the victor of this exchange.
However, the victorious Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign appeared extremely sullen, looking even more unsightly than the injured Xiao Chen.
"I will keep my oath. From today onwards, I will show the people of your Dragon''s Gate due respect," the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign said without any emotion in his voice.
Maintaining a sullen expression, the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign did not say anything else as he quickly left the ce with his hands sped behind his back. No one could understand why he was in such a poor mood.
Both the East Mountain Ghost Monarch and the Heaven Punishing Corpse God were confused. However, when they saw the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign leaving, it was not convenient for them to remain here, so they promptly followed him.
Five hundred kilometers away, above the vast ocean, the three giants of the Deity Dao Union looked at Heavenly Star Ind in the distance in silence.
"Qitian, what happened with that palm strike earlier? Why did its might suddenly decrease?" The East Mountain Ghost Monarch could not help asking; he simply could not understand.
The Heaven Punishing Corpse God was equally confused. He said calmly, "I could tell that you did not weaken the blow on purpose. Rather, it weakened all of a sudden. Such rapid changes are taboo for the attacker. The force of the palm strike would rebound and would not be easy to bear."
The Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign''s expression remained sullen as he said, "If I say that I do not know why, either, will you believe me?"
When the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign said that, both the Heaven Punishing Corpse God and the East Mountain Ghost Monarch showed expressions of disbelief.
"That''s impossible. You are the person involved. How could you not know how the force of your palm strike weakened?!" the Heaven Punishing Corpse God rebutted, unwilling to ept that.
The Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign reached up and touched the wound on his face. When he saw the blood on the tip of his finger, he asked indifferently, "What is impossible about it? Do the two of you know how the wound on my face came about?"
"This" At this question, the East Mountain Ghost Monarch and the Heaven Punishing Corpse God were stumped for words, not knowing what to say.
Indeed, they had not seen how the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign sustained the wound on his face.
It clearly was a saber wound, but they did not see Xiao Chen send out the saber strike.
The Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign had not been injured or even seen his own blood for many years. As he looked at the blood on his fingertip, he felt emotionally stirred and remained silent for a long time.
There were mountains beyond mountains and heavens beyond heavens. This Kunlun Realm was merely an abandonednd.
[Note: There are mountains beyond mountains and heavens beyond heavens: This is an idiom for there is always someone better.]
The Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign did not know what the true great realm was like at all. The adage "frog in a well" probably referred to him.
"Should we change our n?" the East Mountain Ghost Monarch asked carefully.
The Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign flicked away the blood on his hand and replied sullenly, "There are no changes. There is also no need for the three of us to return. We will just wait here for him toe out. I believe when hees out, he will definitely head for the Azure Dragon Pce."
The original n was for the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign toe and beat Xiao Chen up, to humiliate him.
This would teach Xiao Chen that there was someone stronger, to let him know that he was not strong enough. After being humiliated, he would surely go to the Azure Dragon Pce in order to raise his strength.
The Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign was an ambitious and ruthless character. Naturally, he would note simply to humiliate Xiao Chen.
He was just being impatient and wanted to do something to hasten Xiao Chen''s trip to the Azure Dragon Pce.
However, now, it looked like the one that was truly humiliated and received a blow was not Xiao Chen but himself.
Chapter 1495: Everyone Holds Ulterior Motives
Chapter 1495: Everyone Holds Ulterior Motives
When the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign said that the three of them should not leave and should wait here, a strange light shed in the East Mountain Ghost Monarch''s eyes.
After carefully hiding that glint, he asked, "We are going to personally wait here? Wasn''t the n to send experts here to wait? Given our status, why do we need to wait here ourselves?"
The Heaven Punishing Corpse God frowned and said, "Ghost Monarch, your line of thinking is uneptable. Naturally, we hold very respectable identities. However, the current Xiao Chen cannot be underestimated. If we send others, they would not be able to aplish the task."
"That''s not it. I just have some other matters to deal with, and I need to make a trip back," the East Mountain Ghost Monarch exined. Then, he looked at the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign and said, "Qitian, I''ll go back first. If Xiao Chen has any unusual activities, I''ll go directly to the Azure Dragon Pce to meet you.
"What do you think?"
The Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign thought for a while. Then he asked, "What is so urgent? Isn''t your situation the same, able to get a subordinate to do that?"
Smiling, the East Mountain Ghost Monarch replied, "Nothing much, but it is something that requires me to make a personal trip. Sorry."
Seeing the situation, the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign stopped asking and did not insist on his opinion. He said casually, "Do as you please. In any case, the secret in the Azure Dragon Pce will definitely allow us to break these shackles and leave the Kunlun Realm."
"I know. Once I get the word, I will immediately rush over to the Azure Dragon Pce and meet you."
After saying that, the Ghost Monarch turned into a beam of dim light and left quickly.
The Heaven Punishing Corpse God looked in the direction that the East Mountain Ghost Monarch had taken. Feeling confused, he asked, "What matter is so urgent? As a Prime, he should have long since handed over the management of his sect. What matter would require his personal attention?"
The Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereignughed meaningfully. Then, he said, "Xing Tian, you probably still do not know. Three days ago, I received some news that he had a confrontation with Xiao Chen at the Ghost Domain and nearly fought. In the end, Ying Zongtian arrived, and the situation was resolved."
"Why did he not tell us about such a thing?" The Heaven Punishing Corpse God''s expression changed slightly due to some anger. Then, he asked probingly, "Could it just be a minor matter, so he did not mention it?"
The Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign replied indifferently, "At first, I thought it was a minor matter too. However, after investigating a little, I found out something interesting."
"What thing?"
"Are you familiar with this person called Zhuang Zhenghe?"
Of course, Xing Tian did not know any Zhuang Zhenghe. Hence, the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign exined the origins of this person as well as some of Heavenly Star Ind''s past matters.
The things that Zhuang Zhenghe did in the sea region of Heavenly Star Ind were easy to investigate. Given the Deity Sovereign''s means, he had no difficulty in doing that at all.
"The K?itigarbha Bodhisattva!"
The Heaven Punishing Corpse God immediately understood. While he had never heard of Zhuang Zhenghe, he knew about the K?itigarbha Bodhisattva, whom Zhuang Zhenghe was connected to.
"Is he rushing away quickly so that he can coborate with the K?itigarbha Bodhisattva?" the Heaven Punishing Corpse God growled.
The Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign shook his head and said, "I''m not sure. Even now, I''m not sure what kind of existence the K?itigarbha Bodhisattva is, not even whether he is dead or alive. However, just knowing this is enough. The Ghost Monarch is hiding something from us. Furthermore, it is something significant."
"What should we do?" The Heaven Punishing Corpse God clearly could not understand these schemes.
The Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign smiled coldly. "He is still not qualified to y tricks with me. If this all remains spection, it will be fine. However, if this guess turns out to be true Humph! I have the means to deal with him."
The Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign shivered in his heart. He said, "Qitian, I have never yed any tricks with you. I have always been a straightforward person, and I also respect your strength. When working together, I have been sincere all the while."
"I know this. Otherwise, I would not tell you about this matter." The Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign continued, "I''ll tell you another thing. It''s about how the wound on my face appeared."
The Heaven Punishing Corpse God was startled. It turned out that the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign knew how he got the wound; it was just that he did not wish to tell the Ghost Monarch.
"If I guessed right, Xiao Chenprehended the legendary state of cycle and can reverse time, traveling to the past or future and moving within the cycle."
The Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign casually downyed Xiao Chen''s ability.
"Thisthis fellow is a little too horrifying." Xing Tian thought about it and trembled at that thought.
The Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign smiled and said, "There is no need to be too nervous. The state of cycle is extremely hard to cultivate. Furthermore, the state of cycle is not the state of time after all. All he can grasp is just the tip of the iceberg. With our strength, it should not be too difficult to deal with it."
After saying that, the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign told the Heaven Punishing Corpse God how to deal with that move.
When the Heaven Punishing Corpse God heard that, his face showed an enlightened expression.
At the same time, the Heaven Punishing Corpse God felt somewhat fortunate. At this moment, the East Mountain Ghost Monarch did not know this. If he ran into Xiao Chen, the East Mountain Ghost Monarch might end up suffering.
Thinking of this, the Heaven Punishing Corpse God could not help marveling at the ingenuity of the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign. When necessary, he could make use of the hands of another to kill the East Mountain Ghost Monarch.
"However, that fellow Xiao Chen is really good at hiding. I''m afraid that despite waiting here, we might not discover any traces of his whereabouts."
The Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign did not appear concerned. "There is no need for you to worry about that. I have my means of figuring out where he goes."
The two''s discussion ended, but on the other side, the East Mountain Ghost Monarch did not know about the situation. Right now, he was rushing back to the Ghost Domain, unaware that he had put the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign on guard.
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Half a dayter, the Ghost Monarch rushed down the Yellow Springs Road at his fastest speed and met the K?itigarbha Bodhisattva.
After the East Mountain Ghost Monarch stated the purpose of his visit, the K?itigarbha Bodhisattva argued, "However, you still have not aplished what you promised me."
The East Mountain Ghost Monarch''s face sank. Then, he retorted coldly, "Do you think Ying Zongtian is that easy to deal with? How can I possibly think of an idea within two or three days?
"I''ll definitely aplish what I promised you, but you need to help me too. The Azure Dragon Pce contains the secret of the Azure Emperor''s rise. Xiao Chen is about to enter it. This is a rare opportunity."
At the words "Azure Emperor," the K?itigarbha Bodhisattva''s expression changed markedly. Then, he red at the East Mountain Ghost Monarch and demanded, "Who told you that?"
The Ghost Monarch smiled coldly to himself. Apparently, the Azure Emperor had beaten this old man into a fearful state back then.
Otherwise, the K?itigarbha Bodhisattva''s expression would not have changed like that just because of a name. The East Mountain Ghost Monarch did not answer directly. "If I don''t gain any benefit and Xiao Chen really bes a second Azure Emperor, you will be the most miserable."
"You dare to threaten me?"
When the K?itigarbha Bodhisattva heard that, he snorted coldly and released Buddhist Might. As he red, it was like a Buddha ring, disying might without needing anger.
The Ghost Monarch''s heart sank. This K?itigarbha Bodhisattva improved at a godly rate; he seemed to have reached a whole new level,pared to half a year ago.
It was hard to imagine how strong the K?itigarbha Bodhisattva had been at his peak.
"This is not a threat. Right now, we are all like ants on the same rope. If I be stronger, I will have an easier time helping you refine the sins in Meteor Trail City."
When the K?itigarbha Bodhisattva heard that, he dispersed the Buddhist Might and remained silent.
After a long time, he finally made his decision. "Very well, I promise you. What do you want me to help you with?"
The Ghost Monarch smiled. "I need you toe with me to the Azure Dragon Pce. At that time, one appears in the open while one remains hidden as we work together.
"After that, we proceed ording to the situation. Unless absolutely necessary, we should not fall out with the Deity Sovereign."
When the K?itigarbha Bodhisattva heard this, he hesitated for a long time. Right now, his strength had yet to recover to its peak, and he was not willing to get involved.
He was wildly ambitious and did not want to end up dying in the Azure Dragon Pce. If anything happened, he would regret it for life.
The K?itigarbha Bodhisattva did not rush to answer but, instead, changed the topic. "I have a question. How strong is Xiao Chen now?"
The Ghost Monarch answered honestly, "He should be unrivaled under Prime. People at the same level as the three Holy Masters would find it hard to defeat him in a one-on-one. Even after receiving three palm strikes from the Deity Sovereign, he did not die. Instead, he even managed to injure the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign."
"Very well, I promise you. Remember your promise."
Upon hearing that, the K?itigarbha Bodhisattva quickly made his decision. The Ghost Monarch found this somewhat strange.
However, after thinking for a while, the East Mountain Ghost Monarch understood. This K?itigarbha Bodhisattva was afraid, afraid that Xiao Chen would really be the second Azure Emperor.
Exactly how strong was the Azure Emperor back then for the K?itigarbha Bodhisattva to be this fearful?
The secret of the Azure Dragon Pce was bing increasingly interesting to the East Mountain Ghost Monarch. He was not willing to remain forever under another person, always ordered around or manipted by the Deity Sovereign.
"It''s a deal, then. When Qitian sends news, I will head to the Azure Dragon Pce with you."
Chapter 1496 : So-Called Distance
Chapter 1496 : So-Called Distance
Back on Heavenly Star Ind, after the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign left, the other honored guests took their leave as well.
Given themotion and Xiao Chen''s severe injuries, he clearly could not speak about the Dao. However, thismotion gave everyone an objective view of Xiao Chen''s strength.
When these people left, many of them left behind their treasured panaceas for treating injuries for Xiao Chen to express their concern. This could be considered as them taking a side.
However, right now, Xiao Chen was in no mood to bother about these minor matters. The three palm strikes of the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign allowed him to see the actual distance between himself and a Prime.
This was especially so for thest saber strike, when he reversed time and traveled to the past.
In the end, this peak saber strikended on the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign''s face and left only a small saber wound. Thinking about it was heartbreaking for Xiao Chen.
He had traveled to the past and damaged his own body only to obtain such a result. He could not help feeling like he had lost out.
After the remaining Primes checked on Xiao Chen''s injuries and found that he was not fatally injured, they took their leave.
With Xiao Chen''s current cultivation, he could recover very quickly from anything short of lethal damage, with the aid of medicine and his physical body.
Hence, there was no need to worry too much. Most of the Primes left; only Ying Zongtian remained behind.
"Big Brother Ying, there is no need to worry. I will recover quickly with a period of recuperation," Xiao Chen said as he stood up.
Ying Zongtian smiled and said, "Are you chasing me away? Originally, I came here to deliver something to you. Now, it looks like I''d better keep it for myself."
"What thing?" Xiao Chen asked out of curiosity.
"The Martial God Medallion, the Martial God Medallion that the Thunder Sovereign gave me, the Martial God Medallion that allows one tomand the entire Martial God Pce," Ying Zongtian said seriously, enunciating every word and cing heavy emphasis on them.
When Xiao Chen heard that, he was stunned. The Dragon''s Gate Elders by his side were also startled.
Clearly, they had not imagined that Ying Zontian would want to pass the Martial God Medallion to Xiao Chen.
"There is no need to worry. I have changed my mind. You are already under enough pressure. If I put more on you, it will not be good. Just properly recuperate from your injuries."
Xiao Chen smiled bitterly and said, "I really did not expect Big Brother to think so highly of me. However, I do not intend to manage the Martial God Pce. Even so, if the Martial God Pce needs help, I''ll be the first one there."
Ying Zongtian revealed a gratified expression and nodded. Then, he said, "You probably gained a lot from the confrontation with the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign. I''ll remain on Heavenly Star Ind for the duration. If you need to, you cane over at any time to ask questions."
Xiao Chen''s eyes lit up with joy. "Many thanks, Big Brother Ying. After I have recovered, I will definitelye over and seek your advice."
"Haha! Good, I''ll be waiting." Ying Zongtian agreed without hesitation as heughed loudly.
Having an exchange with the current Xiao Chen was exactly what Ying Zongtian wanted.
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Three dayster:
Xiao Chen was alone at the summit of Dragon''s Gate Mountain.
He had withstood three palm strikes from the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign and even forced the other party to make an oath. To others, this was something very incredible, ruthlessly shaving off the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign''s spirit.
However, the bitterness Xiao Chen felt was indescribable.
He was very clear on what exactly the distance between him and the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign was. Simply put, it was cultivation.
The other party''s cultivation was much higher than Xiao Chen''s. However, he could not improve any further; there was no space for him to do so.
As long as the Emperor''s Door in his Heart of an Emperor did not open, his cultivation could not increase.
Xiao Chen stood up and looked at the clouds around the summit. He muttered to himself, "Could it be that my cultivation will stagnate for the rest of my life, unable to improve any further?"
This was truly tragic. If Xiao Chen''s cultivation could not grow, even with another hundred years, he would not be a match for the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign.
That day, when Xiao Chen received the second palm strike from the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign, he understood that he was no weaker than the other party in terms of Martial Techniques. With sufficient cultivation, he could have received the blow easily.
Unfortunately, the other party overwhelmed technique with strength. No matter what Xiao Chen did, he could not avoid the force of that palm strike entirely.
As for the third palm strike, managing to receive it waspletely a stroke of luck. At thest moment, Xiao Chen''s Great Dao Energy erupted at full force. Only then was he able to break through the time and space around the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign.
If not for disrupting the other party''s rhythm in the past, with the might of that third palm strike, Xiao Chen would have died without a doubt.
"Whoosh!"
A sonic boom rang out. Suddenly, a person appeared beside Xiao Chen. Without needing to guess, Xiao Chen already knew who it was.
For someone to arrive silently before Xiao Chen, taking him by surprise, it naturally had to be Ying Zongtian; there was no other possibility.
"What''s wrong, Little Brother Xiao Chen? Are you still feeling vexed over that day''s battle?" Ying Zongtian asked soothingly as he smiled and patted Xiao Chen''s shoulder.
Xiao Chen nodded and sighed softly, "I feel that I truly hit a bottleneck. Furthermore, I am unable to see any hope of defeating the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign."
Ying Zongtian was not surprised. Many of the Ninth Heaven Martial Emperors of the Kunlun Realm who could not break through to Prime ended up like Xiao Chen.
While there was clearly still more in front, the path was blocked off. Their cultivation stagnated, unable to advance.
No matter how much effort one put in, one could not progress. It was not because of their bodies but because there was nothing further in this Kunlun Realm.
Even if one was one of the fortunate existencesone of those one-in-ten-thousands who managed to advance to Primeone would quickly reach this bottleneck as well.
This was the grief that all the cultivators of the Kunlun Realm faced. This was the indescribable grief of all the cultivators born in this abandonednd.
Ying Zongtian withdrew his smile and sighed, "Now you understand what I was talking about back then, right?"
Back then, after Ying Zongtian discovered Xiao Chen''s identity, he immediately chose to support Xiao Chen.
It was because he thought highly of him, believing that he could surpass Prime. At that time, he was like the current Xiao Chen, full of grief butpletely helpless.
"I do. I remember Big Brother''s words like it just happened yesterday. I ask heaven, is there Martial God after Prime?!"
Xiao Chen thought about the past and sighed with sorrow. Unexpectedly, in a few short years, he ran into the same troubles as Ying Zongtian did.
Ying Zongtian''s handsome face revealed a grave expression. He sighed softly and said, "Martial God? How distant. Perhaps this Martial God is just our own delusion. We are mere frogs in a well, thinking that the world is only so big."
"Big Brother Ying, why the need to be so pessimistic?" Xiao Chen consoled.
Ying Zongtian smiled and said, "Let''s not talk about this. You''ve already recovered from your injuries, right? I''m here today to tell you that the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign is not as difficult to defeat as you think. Actually, I hope that you do not take him as your target to reach."
Xiao Chen showed a startled expression. This was really surprising. "Why?"
"You must feel like you ended up in a very sorry state in the exchange three days ago. However, he is, in fact, the one in a worse state. He is merely a pitiful worm. So what if he is the strongest in the Kunlun Realm? After leaving this abandonednd, what would he count for?"
Ying Zongtian revealed a mocking expression as he continued, "Don''t use him as your target. He is just a coward that does not dare to walk the Kunlun Road. The distance between the two of you is not as big as you think."
Xiao Chen smiled bitterly and said, "But, right now, I have no way to advance my cultivation"
Ying Zongtian interrupted Xiao Chen, asking, "How many strands of Primordial Energy do you think I have?"
"Rumor has it that a Prime has more than ten thousand strands of Primordial Energy."
Ying Zongtian guffawed when he heard this. "What nonsense! If I really had so many, do you think this body of mine would be able to take it?"
"This"
This rebuttal stunned Xiao Chen. He truly never considered this problem. If a body could gather so much Primordial Energy, how strong would the physical body have to be?
"I''ll tell you this, the number of strands of Primordial Energy a Prime has is the same as yoursonly one thousand strands!"
Ying Zongtian continued, "A Ninth Heaven Martial Emperor has only nine hundred strands of Primordial Energy, but you have one thousand. The moment you jumped off the Emperor''s Road back then, you already broke the shackles on your body."
Feeling confused, Xiao Chen asked, "Then, why do I feel that the energy of my body still has an enormous disparity with the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign''s? Could it be a misperception?"
"It is not a misperception; it''s real. Your state of cycle can support your Primordial Energy. The Great Dao youprehended can also do that and increase the might of your Primordial Energy."
At this point, Ying Zongtian crossed his arms and looked at Xiao Chen. "However, you never thought that the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign''s power of faith and will of divine light can support his Primordial Energy as well."
When Xiao Chen heard this, it felt like a smack on the head with a stick. He was suddenly enlightened, and everything became clear.
Chapter 1497: Might of the Heavenly Flame
Chapter 1497: Might of the Heavenly me
Xiao Chen now understood . The distance between him and the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign was not in cultivation but in umtion .
The other party had cultivated the power of faith and the will of divine light to the peak . He could no longer raise them any further in all aspects .
However, while Xiao Chens state of cycle and Great Dao Energy were strong, he only understood the tip of the iceberg .
The support that they provided for his Primordial Energy was notparable to the other partys power of faith and will of divine light .
You understand now, right? The distance between you and the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign is actually not huge . It is not difficult to defeat him . So you absolutely cannot take him as your target . Your target should be set much further .
When Ying Zongtian saw Xiao Chens expression, he revealed a smile, knowing that Xiao Chen already grasped his point .
Actually, even if Xiao Chen knew this, it still did not solve the problem . Ying Zongtians main objective was to prevent the development of a shadow in Xiao Chens heart over this . If a shadow was left and turned into a heart demon, it would truly be over .
Ying Zongtian smiled and said, For this duration, Ill remain on this mountain . If there is anything you do not understand, you can ask me for advice at any time .
Xiao Chen performed a cupped-fist salute and said, Many thanks, Big Brother .
You are too courteous .
Ying Zongtian smiled faintly, and his figure shed, disappearing from the spot .
Now that Xiao Chen understood the root of the problem, he knew the direction he should work towards . At this moment, the Great Dao Energy and the state of cycle were rather difficult to improve .
In that case, he should ce his focus on things that he could cultivate easily . Then, after raising them to the peak, those things would be able to support his Primordial Energy as well .
With the help of the Thunder Immortal Ancestor, the Innate Thunder Crystal already reached the peak, and he evenprehended the Thunder Domain . Improving it further would be very difficult .
There was only the will of ice that had been left at Small Perfection; it still had a lot of space for growth .
Xiao Chen immediately acted on his thoughts . He entered the Saber Sovereign Medallion and went to the Ice Pool, which took the form of an Icy Jade Bed . Then, he did his best to cultivate there .
This Icy Jade Beds effect was simr to the Lightning Pools, expediting the cultivation of a certain state .
Likewise, the pain from the cold was no weaker than from the Lightning Pool .
Countless strands of cold energy from the Icy Jade Bed entered Xiao Chens body . The will of ice in his sea of consciousness greedily absorbed these strands of energy and rapidly grew stronger .
This made Xiao Chens body so cold that he shivered . He felt like his bones all froze . For the first time, he endured for half a day before stopping .
However, for the second time, Xiao Chensted one week . When he came down, he was already like a piece of ice .
Crack!
The instant Xiao Chen shattered the ice around him, his bones crackled, nearly shattering as well . That feeling was like thousands of bugs chewing on him . After trying it once, he did not want to try it a second time .
However, he had to continue, having cultivated the will of ice only to Great Perfection, not even Consummation yet . It was far from condensing something like the Innate Thunder Crystal, so he could not give up .
Just like this, he persisted in cultivation for two months in the Saber Sovereign Medallion . He came out when his will of ice had finally reached the peak of Consummation .
Xiao Chen opened his eyes and his right hand . Strands of cold Qi immediately came out of his palm . With a casual wave, this cold Qi merged with his Primordial Energy and shot into the air .
Space instantly froze . In the next moment, it shattered into countless pieces .
Not bad, your rate ofprehension is rather fast . The destructive power of your Primordial Energy is now ten percent strongerpared to two months ago . Ying Zongtian seemed to have always been around . Upon seeing Xiao Chen open his eyes, he immediately appeared .
Ten percent!
Under the circumstances where his cultivation halted, Xiao Chen managed to raise the might of his Primordial Energy by ten percent in two months, far surpassing his expectations .
Xiao Chen stood up and looked at Ying Zongtian . Then, a desire to fight red in his eyes . Big Brother, I would like to have an exchange with you .
Haha! I have been waiting for you to say that for a very long time already .
A desire to fight zed in Ying Zongtian as well . Then, heughed boldly and said, Remember: use your full power . Do not hold back, for I will definitely not hold back .
Of course .
When facing Ying Zongtian, it was impossible not to use his full power . Otherwise, he would be in for a world of pain .
Whoosh!
Light shed as Xiao Chen took the initiative to attack . His Great Dao Energy, Innate Thunder Crystal, will of ice, and the state of cycle all supported his Primordial Energy .
He threw a palm strike .
Ying Zongtian smiled faintly . Then, the light of the sun erupted behind him as he countered with a palm strike .
Boom! The two palms met, and their clothes and hair fluttered wildly . They were actually evenly matched .
With the violence of these palm strikes, the clouds in the sky were all swept away . When one looked up, one could see the stars spangling the heavens .
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
The two rapidly exchanged moves, flying higher and higher . Soon, they broke through the barrier of the sky and reached the Starry Heavens .
After one hundred moves, the two each stood on an asteroid, looking at each other from afar .
Big Brother, the probing attacks stop here . Take this saber strike! Void Breaking Stance!
The Seven Deadly Sins merged into one, and Xiao Chen grasped its handle . Then, he instantly executed the first move of the wless Saber Technique .
A light shed in the Starry Heavens, and Xiao Chen disappeared . In the next instant, light erupted .
A saber light appeared in front of Ying Zongtian . He smiled faintly, and a light shot out of his palm, immediately taking the shape of a sun .
Then, Ying Zongtian swung his arm and pressed it forward .
Boom!
The palm strike knocked back the Void Breaking Stance in the Starry Heavens .
Xiao Chen spun around in space and swung his saber backhanded, sending out the wless Saber Techniques second move, the Dragon Subduing Stance .
The saber light flickered as Xiao Chen consecutively executed various moves of the wless Saber Technique . By the fifth move, Ying Zongtian felt that Xiao Chen was already pushing his limits .
Take a palm strike from me too! Light of the Great Sun!
Ying Zongtian switched from defense to offense, throwing a palm strike . His body released a lightparable to the sun, appearing incredibly dazzling in the Starry Heavens .
Fireball after fireball flew out of Ying Zongtians palm, looking like suns as they surged towards Xiao Chen .
Xiao Chens heart sank . He had once seen Ying Zongtian use this move on the Heaven Punishing Corpse God; it was an iparably horrifying move, one of Ying Zongtians killing moves .
wless Saber Technique, Heaven Swallowing Stance!
Xiao Chen executed the strongest move of the wless Saber Technique . As he held up Gluttony, he materialized the end of the wless Saber Techniques pathDeath .
Greed was merged with the Death Throne, represented the final end and silence . The Heaven Swallowing Stance that it materialized could swallow up all sorts of Martial Techniques .
The saber light descended, and a huge void beast appeared behind Xiao Chen . Then, it opened its mouth and swallowed all the suns .
Buzz! Buzz! Buzz!
The saber trembled endlessly as the Heaven Swallowing Stance struggled to digest the energy of these one thousand suns . Xiao Chen found holding his saber difficult and feared he might drop it at any moment .
Whoosh! A light shed, and Ying Zongtian appeared before Xiao Chen . Then, he smacked Xiao Chens hand, directly knocking away the Divine Weapon .
Boom! One thousand suns exploded in the Starry Heavens, annihting a small star .
You lost .
Ying Zongtian smiled faintly and stopped his actions, not attacking anymore .
This battle was very delightful . However, in the end, Xiao Chen lost . The might of his Primordial Energy was already not much weaker than Ying Zongtians . However, he could notst that long .
First, Xiao Chens Great Dao Energy exhausted . Then, the state of cycle emptied out, leaving only the Innate Thunder Crystal and the will of ice supporting his Primordial Energy .
With such meager energy left, when Xiao Chen executed the final move of the wless Saber Technique, he simply could not break Ying Zongtians Light of the Great Sun .
If not for Ying Zongtian reacting quickly and knocking away the Divine Weapon, Xiao Chen would have been injured by the st .
Although I lost, I benefited a lot . Big Brother Ying, many thanks, Xiao Chen said sincerely .
Ying Zongtian smiled faintly and said, You are one of us . There is no need to be so courteous .
The two returned to Heavenly Star Ind . When they reached the summit of Dragons Gate Mountain, they discovered that Mo Chen had been waiting there for some time .
Mo Chen, you waited for me for so long . Is something wrong? Xiao Chen asked .
Mo Chen smiled faintly and said, I kept in mind what Big Brother Xiao said to me previously . I have been looking through ancient records and visited many Holy Lands to search for information on it . I finally found out what can eliminate the sins in Meteor Trail City .
What? Xiao Chen asked quickly, joy blooming in his heart .
Ying Zongtian was surprised to hear that, his interest piqued as well . He smiled and said, Miss Mo, you are truly incredible . Even I failed to figure out such a difficult problem .
Mo Chen smiled humbly and said, There is a kind of me that can burn everything, and sin is no exception .
Are you talking about the Heavenly me? Ying Zongtian asked .
Mo Chen nodded and said, It is the Heavenly me . However, this Heavenly me has not appeared for ten thousand years already . I do not know where we can find it .
Ying Zongtian frowned and said, This is going to be difficult . The Heavenly me has long been lost . No one knows where it is .
I do .
Chapter 1498: I Waited a Year for You
Chapter 1498: I Waited a Year for You
Ying Zongtian noticed that Xiao Chens expression turnedplicated. It seemed there was some hidden trouble that was hard to mention. He asked, Is something wrong with that ce?
Xiao Chen smiled bitterly and said, There is nothing wrong with it. Its just that there are too many people watching the ce. I originally intended to wait until I was stronger before going there.
Where is it? Mo Chen could not help asking out of curiosity.
The Azure Dragon Pce!
Mo Chen did not react to the mention of the Azure Dragon Pce. However, Ying Zongtians expression changed markedly. This has to be considered at length. We cannot go there in haste. Once we make our way there, we will draw a lot of trouble.
Xiao Chen entered deep thought and paced. After a while, he said, No matter how much time we take to think about this, there are actually only two conclusions: to go or not to go.
The Azure Dragon Pce is a ce that I have to go to, ording to my original ns. Now that Mo Chen said that, it merely affirms that I definitely have to go there.
Although Ying Zongtian had some objections, it was not his ce to say too much. This is your matter. As long as youve considered it carefully, its fine. If you need my help, just ask for it.
Xiao Chen said while in deep thought, Actually, I have been to this Azure Dragon Pce once. As long as I can enter it, there is no need to worry about anything.
This exceeded Ying Zongtians expectations. Surprisingly, Xiao Chen had already gone there before.
However, at that time, I was rather weak. I only got a quick look at it and could not examine it carefully. Furthermore, I could not enter the second floor. There were so many mysteries that I have yet to unravel.
Xiao Chen said honestly, The Origin me of the Heavenly me is sealed in the first floor, using the blood of Deity Race Sovereign Martial Emperors.
Ying Zongtian now understood and entered deep thought as well. No wonder. At that time, you were rather weak, so naturally, you did not attract the attention of the others. However, now, if you were to make a move on it, you will immediately attract the Deity Dao Unions attention.
Xiao Chen looked into the distance and said softly, That is not my greatest concern. What Im worried about is obtaining the acknowledgment of the Azure Dragon Pce. If I fail, then the situation will be difficult to deal with.
Although Xiao Chen possessed the Azure Dragon Martial Spirit and was the Azure Emperors descendant, the Azure Dragon Pce was not his.
In fact, the Azure Dragon Pce was not the Azure Emperor Xiao Tengs. It was the inherited holy pce of the Azure Dragon Race. Its origins were even greater than the Martial God Pces. Before the Azure Dragon Pce, Xiao Chen was merely a candidate.
Xiao Chens current strength was sufficient for him to face Primes and enter safely.
However, if he entered and failed to obtain the inheritance, the chance would be lost, never toe again.
Suddenly, Mo Chen said, Big Brother Xiao, worrying about gains and losses like this is not your usual style. Actually, youve wanted to go there for a long time already, right?
Worrying about gains and losses
That was right. No matter how much Xiao Chen spoke about this, what he was doing was indeed worrying about gains and losses. Mo Chen saw this very clearly. He had long wished to go there, but he kept telling himself to wait until he was stronger.
Hence, Xiao Chen let this drag on. Even until now, he remained uncertain about it.
Big Brother Xiao, just go. I believe in you. In this world, no matter how much preparation one makes, there will always be gaps. Just go with your heart and bravely give it your all at once, Mo Chen said somewhat nervously after drumming up her courage. She feared that Xiao Chen would get upset at what she said.
After all, her words implied that Xiao Chen was behaving somewhat cowardly. This was not exactly a good thing.
Who could have imagined that Xiao Chen wouldugh, not having any intention of getting angry with Mo Chen? He said softly, Indeed, you still understand me very well, as you have in the past. Go back first. Ill discuss this with Big Brother Ying.
Mo Chen smiled and said, Hehe! Big Brother Xiao is too generous with your praise. Ill take my leave first, then.
After Mo Chen went far away, Ying Zongtian asked, What do you think? Have you made your decision?
Xiao Chen nodded. Big Brother, if I immediately go to the Azure Dragon Pce now, would you find it too crazy?
Ying Zongtian smiled and replied, Crazy? Indeed. Such things should be done after the best preparations are made. One should think about every possibility and make sure one is prepared for everything.
However, I feel that thess has a point. Life is unpredictable, changing frequently. No matter how well prepared you are, there will always be gaps. One might as well do as one wants, putting in ones best just this once.
When Xiao Chen heard that, heughed loudly, Great! Will Big Brother apany me in going crazy this once?
With great pleasure!
With Mo Chens reminder, Xiao Chen immediately came to a decision on something that he had been debating for many years.
This appeared rash, but in reality, it was not rash at all. This was passion and hot-bloodedness. Even being in a high position, one could still burn bridges and do something crazy in a hot-blooded manner.
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Outside Heavenly Star Ind, the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign, who had been waiting for very long, suddenly opened his eyes and said, Xiao Chen is starting to make his move!
The Heaven Punishing Corpse God revealed an excited expression and said, This fellow finally took action. I thought that he would not go. Qitian, what should we do now?
At the same time, the Heaven Punishing Corpse God felt doubtful. Why was the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign so certain that Xiao Chen already left?
As though he could make out the Heaven Punishing Corpse Gods doubts, the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign said indifferently, Back then, during the third palm strike, I left a faint mental energy mark in his body. Given his strength, he would not notice it.
The Heaven Punishing Corpse God smiled and said, Great. You are truly deserving of being the Deity Sovereign. Your preparations are so thorough.
The Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereigns expression turned grave as he said, Right now, the crucial point is that we can let him open the pce doors, but we absolutely cannot let him enter.
That is going to be very difficult. The Spirit Fox King and Ying Zongtian will definitely be assisting him. It would be difficult to make a move. The Heaven Punishing Corpse God frowned.
The Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign smiled coldly and said, Dont worry. Ive already made preparations long ago. At that time, I will invite out the Deity Race Ancestor to directly kill him the instant he opens the pce doors.
The Deity Race Ancestor! When the Heaven Punishing Corpse God heard this, he was startled. Was the Deity Race Ancestor that ancient existence that surpassed Prime?
How ruthless! The Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign truly ced all his bets on this.
Lets go, the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign said indifferently, then quickly left with the Heaven Punishing Corpse God.
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At the same time, at the Yellow Springs Road, the East Mountain Ghost Monarch received the news and prepared to rush to the Savage Battlefield with the K?itigarbha Bodhisattva.
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In the Heavenly Starry Ocean, Yi Ling hurried into the secret room where the Treasure Master was.
Father, I received news that Xiao Chen and Ying Zongtian appeared together at the Martial God Pces transportation formation in the Central Province and are currently heading to the Savage Battlefield, Yi Ling reported quickly, unable to hide the excitement in his heart.
This was something that the Treasure Master instructed long ago: as long as Xiao Chen appeared at the Martial God Pce, the Treasure Master was to be informed immediately.
The Treasure Master nodded indifferently and said, I got it. You may withdraw.
Alright.
Yi Ling took his leave, feeling somewhat confused. He did not know why his father did not show any excitement whatsoever over this matter.
However, this was the opportunity that Yi Ling had long been awaiting.
After Yi Ling left, the Treasure Master grasped the Puppet Pearl with a calm expression. No one would be able to figure out what he was thinking.
No one would figure out what the Treasure Masters n was and what kind of storm he would kick up.
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As everyone carried out their schemes, Xiao Chen and Ying Zongtian waited for the Spirit Fox King, the master of the Fiend Domain, to get to the Savage Battlefield.
Supreme Sky Prime, why are you looking for me so urgently? the Spirit Fox King asked suspiciously, unaware of Xiao Chens decision.
Ying Zongtian smiled and said, Im not the one looking for you. It is Xiao Chen who needs help. He wants to enter the Azure Dragon Pce and is asking us to serve as protectors.
The Spirit Fox Kings expression changed. Hes decided?
Xiao Chen nodded. I hope that Big Brothers will help me thisst time. I believe my movements have already been exposed. The Deity Dao Union should be rushing over very soon.
The Spirit Fox King said with a grave expression, Dont worry. Ill do my best.
As long as I can enter the Azure Dragon Pce, everything will be fine. No matter how powerful the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign is, he will not be able to do anything to me then. Xiao Chen was confident that as long as he could enter the Azure Dragon Pce, its Item Spirit could protect him.
Very well. We should hurry, then, and quickly enter the Azure Dragon Pce before the Deity Dao Union arrives.
The three went into the Savage Battlefield and rushed towards the Azure Dragon Pce.
For some reason, the Savage Battlefield was strangely peaceful. It was like the ferocious beasts there could feel a strange atmosphere.
The Savage Battlefield was huge. However, to Primes, this distance was nothing.
In a mere fifteen minutes, the threended in the periphery of the Azure Dragon Pce and caught sight of the azure-colored pce surrounded by five peaks.
The five peaks each represented an attribute, forming the Five-Element Absolute Sealing Formation. Even Primes could not enter this seal.
One peak had its upper half chopped off. This had been done by the Thunder Emperor back then.
Xiao Chen, you finally arrived. Ive waited a year for you.
Just at this moment, a figure suddenly appeared on that chopped-off peak. As he stood at the edge, he smiled faintly at Xiao Chens group.
Chapter 1499: Suddenly Disappearing
Chapter 1499: Suddenly Disappearing
This person had a sword on his back and was dressed all in ck . It was Chu Chaoyun, who had not shown himself for a long time .
After Chu Chaoyun finished his business in the Sky Dome Realm, he came to this ce and indeed had been waiting for nearly a year already .
Who are you?
Ying Zongtian and the Spirit Fox King did not know Chu Chaoyun . So, their faces sank as they ferociously encased Chu Chaoyun with their killing Qi .
Chu Chaoyung smiled faintly, unflustered before the pressure of two Primes . He replied calmly, Im Chu Chaoyun . Like Xiao Chen, I came from the Sky Dome Realm . There is no need for the two of you to be so nervous .
There is Demonic Qi in him! the Spirit Fox King said softly; he had yet to rx his guard .
Ying Zongtian frowned and asked, Xiao Chen, you know him?
The two Primes did not have a good impression of anyone from the Demonic World .
Xiao Chen was somewhat surprised, not at Chu Chaoyuns appearance but that other party was waiting here so openly .
He once thought of many possibilities for how Chu Chaoyun would appear .
However, he had never imagined that Chu Chaoyun would appear in such a manner . This was truly unexpected .
Xiao Chen felt conflicted upon hearing Ying Zongtians question, not knowing how to answer it . After thinking for a while, he said honestly, I know him . He is the descendant of the Tianwu Emperor . He should be waiting here for the Heavenly mes Origin me .
Then, he is an enemy!
Compared to Xiao Chens hesitation, Ying Zongtian was incredibly decisive . Killing Qi gathered in his eyes . Then, he threw a palm strike, ruthlessly smashing it towards Chu Chaoyun .
A bright sun lit up the surroundings; the might of the supreme sky surged in all directions .
Therge sun that flew out of Ying Zongtians palm arrived before Chu Chaoyun in the blink of an eye, trying to burn him to ashes and eliminate him as soon as possible .
Whoosh!
A beam of golden light flew out of the bright sun . Then, a loud sound followed . The zing sun shattered and turned into countless fireballs scattering in all directions .
Chu Chaoyun withdrew his hand and stood upright . Then, he looked at Ying Zongtian and said, The Primes of the Kunlun Realm are really bad-tempered . Even when the Demon Monarchs of the Demonic World see me, they do not get this angry .
He dealt with that so easily?!
The Spirit Fox King and Ying Zongtian were both startled . When did someone like this appear in the Demonic World? He was so young but was already so strong, easily receiving a palm strike from Ying Zongtian .
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In the distance, the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign and the Heaven Punishing Corpse God had arrived long ago and hidden somewhere . When they saw this scene, they frowned slightly .
Who is that fellow?
The Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign felt confused . There was no such person in his ns .
Whoosh!
A figure appeared behind the two . It was the East Mountain Ghost Monarch rushing over .
Hiding his doubts, the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign asked casually, Ghost Monarch, did youe alone?
The East Mountain Ghost Monarch smiled calmly and replied, Naturally . Didnt you instruct me not to bring any other people in case Xiao Chen notices? Of course, I know what to do .
The Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign smiled coldly in his heart but did not show any traces of it on his face . Very good . Later, the instant Xiao Chen opens the pce doors, Ill let you be the first to attack .
The East Mountain Ghost Monarch thought to himself, This Deity Sovereign intends to use me . However, its fine . This decision of his suits my purposes .
The East Mountain Ghost Monarch did not change his expression as he said, Dont worry . With me attacking, although I cant be certain of killing Xiao Chen, I should be able to stop him from entering the Azure Dragon Pce .
The Heaven Punishing Corpse God thought to himself, It looks like the East Mountain Ghost Monarch does have some other ns . However, he does not know that the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign already figured him out .
Nevertheless, the oue is uncertain . The Ghost Monarch might have some trump cards of his own . I shall just wait and see first . I cannot fully trust anyone . In the end, I can only y it by ear in order to not get deceived .
The three giants of the Deity Dao Union spoke with smiles on their faces, but they all held malicious intentions in their hearts .
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On the other side, after receiving Ying Zongtians palm strike, Chu Chaoyun saw that he was going to attack again . So, Chu Chaoyun said, At this point in time, we should not be divided . If you attack me, you will have to be careful of others taking advantage .
What do you mean? the Spirit Fox King asked, feeling confused . Could there be some other people here?
Chu Chaoyun looked at the sky before bringing his gaze back down . Then, he said, The mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind . Although I have not discovered the presence of others, Im certain that there are at least four people hidden, watching our every move .
After Chu Chaoyun said that, his gaze shifted to Xiao Chen . This is just the people of the Kunlun Realm . Who knows, there might be people from the Demonic World hidden somewhere as well .
Xiao Chen looked around; the ce seemed quiet . When he scanned the surroundings with his Spiritual Sense, he did not discover anything within five thousand kilometers .
However, he knew that if Prime-level existences wanted to hide, he would not be able to discover them .
It was just like how, when Xiao Chen wanted to hide, the other party would not be able to discover him . Hence, his Spiritual Sense was not reliable .
However, the situation forced Xiao Chen to stand in the open . Furthermore, he did not know who was hiding .
In a voice projection, Ying Zongtian said, This person makes some sense . The Deity Dao Unions group would note so openly to the Azure Dragon Pce . Who knows, they might already be hiding nearby .
Xiao Chen looked at Chu Chaoyun and asked, Chu Chaoyun, what exactly do you want? Just be straightforward .
Chu Chaoyun waved his hand and smiled bitterly . Brother Xiao, dont overthink . Im just waiting for you to open the doors . When this Five-Element Absolute Sealing Formation detects your bloodline and your current strength, it should not have any effect on you .
Naturally, Xiao Chen did not believe that Chu Chaoyuns motive was that pure . After discussing with Ying Zongtian and the Spirit Fox King, he walked calmly to the edge of the formation .
The Five-Element Absolute Sealing Formation could change time and space, showing many variants . Even Primes could not enter .
Many pairs of hidden eyes stared at Xiao Chen, waiting for him to walk over .
Without hesitating for too long, Xiao Chen gritted his teeth and stepped in .
Whoosh!
Suddenly, the space within the formation turned dark . It waspletely dark except for the space under Xiao Chens feet, which remained bright . It looked very eye-catching in this dark space .
Indeed, he is fine!
The strange scene was within the many peoples expectations . However, when they personally saw it, they still could not help eximing in their hearts .
Xiao Chen calmed himself and walked forward, step by step . Everywhere he passed, light appeared . Inside that dark space, he left a clear path as he walked towards the pce doors .
Within the formation, Xiao Chen found it hard to keep calm . As he looked at the pce doors, he felt hundreds of emotions .
The instant he pushed open the doors, the Five-Element Absolute Sealing Formation would probably lift automatically . At that time, what awaited him?
Xiao Chen did not know how many hidden people were watching him from within five thousand kilometers .
The strongest possibility was that the instant he opened the doors, he would be killed before he could even step inside .
Whoosh! Whoosh!
Ying Zongtian and the Spirit Fox King suddenly soared into the air, one moving to the left and the other to the right, casually nking Chu Chaoyun .
Chu Chaoyun smiled calmly . There is no need for the two of you to mind me so much . You will have plenty to do the instant the doors open .
Chu Chaoyuns calmness irritated Ying Zongtian and the Spirit Fox King somewhat . However, they had to admit that he was right .
Neither of them was very confident that they could block all the attacks that woulde at Xiao Chen the instant the door opened .
Before Xiao Chen came here, Ying Zongtian suggested that he invite the three Primes of the Heavenly Starry Ocean as well .
However, Xiao Chen felt that the Heavenly Starry Ocean was not very peaceful at the moment . If all the Primes left, something bad might happen . Hence, he did not contact these people .
Ten stepsnine stepseight stepsseven stepssix steps
Even though Xiao Chen did not walk very fast, he still approached, step by step . Finally, he was only one step away from the pce doors .
All Xiao Chen had to do was raise his hand, and he could push the pce doors open .
At this moment, the surroundings fell even more silent .
Rumble!
Just at this moment, countless ferocious beasts suddenly went berserk . They seemed to flee into the distance, kicking up clouds of dust, the ground rumbling under their feet .
Birds filled the air, covering the sky and the sun as they scattered in all directions .
Clearly, some people could no longer restrain their killing Qi and let it out slightly . These ferocious beasts with sharp senses could not endure it . The fear that woke in their hearts spurred them to abandon the ce .
Once all the ferocious beasts had left, this world seemed to turn far quieter; not even the wind blew .
The gazes of everyone around were now all fixed on Xiao Chens right hand, which he was raising . It looked like he was about to push the pce doors open .
Ying Zongtian, who was looking at Xiao Chen, nced to the left, and his expression changed drastically . Chu Chaoyun had disappeared .
Whats going on?
The Spirit Fox King and Ying Zongtian exchanged nces, feeling that something was wrong .
Chapter 1500: Absolute Surprise
Chapter 1500: Absolute Surprise
At the crucial moment, Chu Chaoyun suddenly disappeared . How it happened was not hard to exin .
As Xiao Chen approached the pce doors, step by step, Ying Zongtian and the Spirit Fox King had naturally focused on him . Hence, forgetting about Chu Chaoyun was inevitable .
However, this was not the important point . The important point was where Chu Chaoyun went!
Xiao Chen, who was preparing to open the pce doors, did not know the situation behind him . He had already ced his hand on the pce doors .
Xiao Chen, dont open the door . Chu Chaoyun disappeared!
Ying Zongtian shouted a warning, causing Xiao Chens expression to change and his heart to sink .
Its toote .
Suddenly, a voice resounded behind him . Using the state of primal chaos, Chu Chaoyun stood on the Five-Element Absolute Sealing Formation and appeared perfectly fine .
The flow of time and the changing space did not seem to affect Chu Chaoyun at all .
This was because Chu Chaoyun was like the primal chaos . No matter how time flowed or space moved, the primal chaos remained the primal chaos . Before the world was created, there was only the primal chaos; there was no time or space .
Although Chu Chaoyun only skimmed the surface of the state of primal chaos, it was sufficient for him not to fear the Five-Element Absolute Sealing Formation .
Chu Chaoyun threw a palm strike at Xiao Chens shoulder . Xiao Chen was prepared to pull back his right hand, but he was caught off guard . The force from the palm strike caused Xiao Chen to push the pce doors open .
The ancient Azure Dragon Pces doors appeared before the world once again as vast Dragon Might surged out . At this moment, the Five-Element Absolute Sealing Formation also lifted entirely .
However, the force of Chu Chaoyuns palm strike did not injure Xiao Chen . Instead, it was a strong push . The instant the door opened, that force thrust Xiao Chen inside .
Xiao Chen turned his head and looked at Chu Chaoyun in confusion . He could not understand why the other party helped him at this moment .
This situation also stunned Ying Zongtian and the Spirit Fox King, confusing them .
The even more depressed ones were naturally the three giants of the Deity Dao Union, especially the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign .
The Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign had nned for every situation he could think of . All that remained was the instant when Xiao Chen pushed the door open, so he could kill Xiao Chen . However, the scene before his eyes suddenly had an additional person pushing Xiao Chen in .
Regardless, the sword strike that the Ghost Monarch had held in preparation for a long time had to be unleashed .
The Ghost Monarch had gathered all the Primordial Energy in his body, just waiting for the instant the door opened . If he did not strike, the attack would rebound on him . Even he would not be able to endure it .
Whoosh!
Nearly at the same time as Xiao Chen entered the Azure Dragon Pce, a dim light shed, descending from the sky and piercing towards Chu Chaoyun .
The original target of the Ghost Monarchs full-power sword strike was Xiao Chen . Now, it was Chu Chaoyun who stood to receive it .
Dang!
Chu Chaoyun drew his sword and held it horizontally across his chest, blocking the other partys attack .
Loud ngor resounded . Clearly, Chu Chaoyuns strength was notparable to that of the other party . Some blood leaked out a corner of his lips as he stumbled a few steps back, forced away from the pce .
After driving Chu Chaoyun back with a sword strike, the East Mountain Ghost Monarch quickly flew towards the pce doors .
Bang! An invisible barrier at the entry bounced the East Mountain Ghost Monarch back .
Chu Chaoyun smiled faintly . It seemed like he had anticipated this . After wiping the blood off his lips, he quickly left this ce .
The Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign, who was watching from a distance, showed a sullen expression . Indeed, it was as he expected; once Xiao Chen entered the pce, no one else could enter .
The Azure Dragon Pce would only be opened to outsiders if they had managed to kill Xiao Chen the moment he pushed open the pce door, making the Azure Emperors bloodline vanish from this world . Otherwise, everything would be useless .
Damn it!
The Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign raged in his heart . He had nned everything out . As long as Xiao Chen pushed the pce doors open and the East Mountain Ghost Monarchs sword strike forced Xiao Chen away, the Deity Race Ancestor would appear .
With this absolute suppressive force, he would finish off Xiao Chen in one blow . After the death of the Azure Emperors descendant, the Azure Dragon Pce would be open to outsiders .
However, the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereigns ns did not include a person pushing Xiao Chen inside at the crucial moment and taking the East Mountain Ghost Monarchs full-power sword strike .
The most surprising thing was that this person could move about as he pleased in the Five-Element Absolute Sealing Formation, unaffected by the flow of time in there .
Qitian, what should we do?
The Heaven Punishing Corpse God felt very anxious but did not have any good ideas . So he could only ce his hope on the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign .
Ill gamble on it!
A crazed look shed in the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereigns eyes . Ive ced all my hopes on this Azure Dragon Pce . I absolutely will not permit this unexpected event to continue .
The Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign swept his gaze around and fixed it on Ying Zongtian and the Spirit Fox King . The crazed look in his eyes turned into an overwhelming murderous intent .
What is he nning?
The Heaven Punishing Corpse Gods heart skipped a beat, shocked by the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereigns murderous intent .
Capture the Spirit Fox King and Ying Zongtian . After Xiao Chenes out, I want him to obediently hand over all the secrets of the Azure Dragon Pce .
This
When the Heaven Punishing Corpse God heard that, he was stunned . Taking down two Primes was as difficult as ascending to heaven . While the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign could defeat those two, capturing them was an entirely different proposition altogether .
While those two could not win, they could still run . Furthermore, this was the Martial God Pces territory .
Is that appropriate?
Humph! The Ghost Monarch is not as simple as you think . He absolutely will not be satisfied with this failure .
Whoosh!
The Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereigns figure shed, appearing before Ying Zongtian and the Spirit Fox King . He hovered in the air as he looked at the two with a frosty expression .
The Spirit Fox King smiled faintly and said, Qitian, despite all your nning, you probably did not expect this to happen, right?
However, Ying Zongtian noticed that something was wrong . The Heaven Punishing Corpse God and the East Mountain Ghost Monarch appeared silently behind the two, preventing them from leaving .
Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign, what are you nning? Ying Zongtian asked coldly .
Im not nning anything . I just want to borrow the two of you . Surrender now and wait to be captured, before the cordiality is damaged, the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign said coldly .
Ying Zongtian retorted in disdain, With just the three of you? Dont forget: this is the Martial God Pces territory .
The Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign smiled and said, Dont worry about that . The three Holy Masters will dy the experts of the Martial God Pce . You simply have no idea how much Ive nned for and prepared for this day .
K?itigarbha Bodhisattva, how long are you going to wait? Does this old man have to force you out personally?
When the East Mountain Ghost Monarch heard that, his expression changed slightly . Could it be that the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign already knew from the start that the K?itigarbha Bodhisattva secretly came here?
May the Lord Buddha preserve us! You truly are the strongest person in the Kunlun Realm . This old man thought that no one would discover me .
The K?itigarbha Bodhisattva chanted out his Buddhist name and appeared . He joined the encirclement, blocking the final gap in the encirclement around the Spirit Fox King and Ying Zongtian .
Only at this moment did the expressions of Ying Zongtian and the Spirit Fox King change .
Four Primes surrounded the two of them . Furthermore, one of the four was the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign, whose strength surpassed theirs, and another was the mysterious and unfathomable K?itigarbha Bodhisattva .
Deity Sovereign, I, the Ghost Monarch said, wanting to exin .
The Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign waved his hand, saying, Dont bother with these pointless words and focus . Only by capturing these two can we force Xiao Chen to meekly give in after hees out of the Azure Dragon Pce . Otherwise, everything will be for naught .
Ying Zongtian extended his hand, and the Martial God Medallion appeared at his fingertips . It seemed like he was preparing to summon out the clone of the Martial God Pces First Generation Pce Master from the medallion .
The Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign smiled coldly and opened his hands . A crack tore open in the sky .
The strong aura of the Deity Race Ancestor surged out of the crack, making breathing difficult . When Ying Zongtian saw this scene, he revealed an unresigned expression . Then, he withdrew the Martial God Medallion, making it disappear .
Consider yourself wise .
The Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign waved his hand, and the crack mended . The Deity Race Ancestors aura also vanished .
I already said, I have prepared much more than you have for this day . Surrender and wait to be captured . Do not do anything pointless . Otherwise, dont me me for being too ruthless .
Ying Zongtians face sank, and the determination to fight to the end woke in his heart . At the worst, he would just die . He said coldly, Old Man Qitian, if you want me to surrender and wait to be captured, Ill tell you now that its impossible!
A huge, startling battle was ready to erupt at any moment .
Far in the distance, Chu Chaoyun saw that these six Prime-level existences were about tomence a chaotic battle among themselves, so he went another five thousand kilometers away . With aplicated expression, he took out a Messaging Token .
After he activated the Messaging Token, a ck figure appeared . Then, he said, As you expected, the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign went crazy and started attacking Ying Zongtian and the Spirit Fox King .
It is unfortunate that none of the Primes of the Heavenly Starry Ocean left . However, this is enough . After this matter, you do not owe me anymore . You may leave .
Right after saying that, the mysterious figure disappeared, and the Messaging Token shattered into countless pieces .
Chapter 1501: Ancient Azure Dragon Palace
Chapter 1501: Ancient Azure Dragon Pce
After Xiao Chen entered the pce doors and took two steps, he turned his head back but could no longer see the scene outside .
The space inside the pce seemed to form its own world, separate from the outside world .
The first floor of the Azure Dragon Pce was unchanged, looking exactly the same as on his previous visit .
Although Xiao Chen could not understand why Chu Chaoyun would help him deal with the most difficult step, since he was safely here already, there was no point in thinking too much .
He crossed the distance of three steps with every two steps, quickly moving towards the formation that sealed the Heavenly mes Origin me . The formation that wasid using the Deity Race Martial Emperors blood was still there .
The Heavenly mes Origin me is still here .
Xiao Chen rxed slightly . However, after a while, his expression suddenly changed radically .
The transparent crystal at the core of the formation was empty . The Heavenly mes Origin me that had been inside was missing .
Whats going on? Why is the Heavenly mes Origin me gone?
Shocked, the normally calm Xiao Chen could not help shouting .
Whoosh!
An old man appeared in front silently . When Xiao Chen raised his head to take a look, he saw that it was the Azure Dragon Pces Item Spirit . He immediately asked, Where is the Heavenly mes Origin me?
The ck-d old man smiled faintly and pacified Xiao Chen . Calm down first . Dont panic . Ill tell you everything in detail .
How is he to remain calm? My master is here specially for the Heavenly mes Origin me, Ao Jiao said with a fierce scowl after she came out of the Lunar Shadow Saber .
When the old man saw Ao Jiao, his eyes lit up, and he showed a warm smile . So, it is you . Lass, you really should thank me for the opportunity that you got . Dont be so fierce to the elderly .
Humph! Who would thank you? You were very fierce to me the previous time, flicking me away with one finger .
Ao Jiao was rather vengeful, still remembering the grudge from back then .
By now, Xiao Chen had already calmed down . He stopped Ao Jiao and performed a cupped-fist salute to the ck-d old man . This junior forgot himself earlier . I hope that Senior will not mind . I only want to know where the Heavenly mes Origin me is .
When the ck-d old man saw that Xiao Chen was calm, he nodded slightly and said, Dont worry . The Heavenly mes Origin me is still here . I just put it away .
Why?
One year ago, someone barged into the Azure Dragon Pce without fear of the Five-Element Absolute Sealing Formation . The Heavenly mes Origin me turned uncontroble and nearly flew out .
Its him!
After the ck-d old man exined, Xiao Chen immediately understood . To think that Chu Chaoyun did something so crazy one year ago!
It looked like Chu Chaoyuns desire for the Heavenly mes Origin me was far stronger than what he showed, which was a calm indifference .
Who? the ck-d old man asked, feeling confused .
Xiao Chen quickly exined Chu Chaoyuns identity and history in detail to the old man . After the ck-d old man heard that, he showed an expression of sudden understanding .
So, it is the Tianwu Emperors descendant . In that case, you have to be careful . Ten thousand years is a cycle . Now, ten thousand years is almost up . Do not ever lose to him .
Xiao Chen narrowed his eyes . Old sir, I have a question, what does ten thousand years being one cycle mean?
Chu Chaoyun had said the same thing in the future that Xiao Chen saw when he merged the seven thrones .
Xiao Chen was very curious about what ten thousand years being one cycle meant .
Before the first Tianwu Emperor departed the Kunlun Realm, he left behind a divine item . Every ten thousand years, this divine item would surface . Refining it will allow one to directly leave this abandonednd .
When Xiao Chen heard that, he was startled . The first Tianwu Emperor is that incredible?
The ck-d old man smiled and said, Of course, he is not from the Kunlun Realm in the first ce,ing from the outer realm . Ten thousand years ago, the divine item surfaced in the Sky Dome Realm . Thest Tianwu Emperor was preparing to refine this divine item when the Azure Emperor found out about it .
Then, the Azure Emperor could not resist the temptation and killed him?
Xiao Chen felt excited . He had heard many stories regarding these two; rumor had it that these two were originally good friends .
In the end, for some reason, a huge battle urred involving the two . Finally, the Tianwu Emperor lost and died .
The ck-d old man smiled and said, How could that be? The Azure Emperor killed him because thest Tianwu Emperor was too ambitious . He wanted to refine the three thousand lower realms and swallow up the Kunlun Realm, as well as the Deep Abyss Demonic World . He wanted to use the divine item to absorb all the Luck of the entire abandonednd before leaving .
It turned out that there was such a secret . Xiao Chen sank into deep thought and then asked, Why the need to do that?
Of course, it was to make his Luck flourish, so that even after leaving the abandonednd, he would be able to rise up and reach the peak again .
There is a much vaster world outside, full of infinite possibilities .
So, that was the case . If thest Tianwu Emperor had managed to absorb all the Luck of the abandonednd, then the abandonednd would have turned into rubble .
The Azure Emperor was not as unreasonable as rumor imed .
Xiao Chen said, Very well, back to the proper business . Pass the Heavenly me to me . I have need of it .
The ck-d old man shook his head and said, I cannot give it to you yet . You still have not received the acknowledgment of the Azure Dragon Pce and cannot take anything from this ce .
Xiao Chen smiled bitterly . It was as he expected . Then, his gaze shifted to the entrance to the second floor .
How can I obtain the Azure Dragon Pces acknowledgment?
The ck-d old man revealed an embarrassed expression . Im not very sure myself .
That cant be! Arent you the Azure Dragon Pces Item Spirit? How could you not know that? Ao Jiao eximed in shock .
With a forced smile, the ck-d old man exined, Honestly speaking, I was previously the Azure Emperors servant . After I died, the Azure Emperor pitied me and fused my soul with his treasure saber, making me the Item Spirit of his saber . Before the Azure Emperor left, he begged for mercy for me, which allowed me to attach to this Azure Dragon Pce .
Im not the Azure Dragon Pces core Item Spirit . This Azure Dragon Pce is even more ancient than you imagine . It contains many secrets; even the Azure Emperor could not figure them all out back then .
These words made Xiao Chens expression turn grave . After hearing what the old man said, he looked around this Azure Dragon Pce again . Now, he sensed something new and strange that made him hesitate .
The ck-d old man whispered, Back then, you were too weak . Hence, I did not let you go to the second floor . I did not want you to get humiliated . The core Item Spirit of this Azure Dragon Pce has a bad temper and is extremely entric .
Old man, did you think I would not hear you just because you spoke softly? Since he has the bloodline of the Azure Dragon, Ill naturally do things ording to the rules . Whether he can seed or not depends on his capabilities . Why would I go and humiliate him?
A resonant and dignified voice suddenly resounded in the vast Azure Dragon Pce . Its tone was extremely loud, imbued with strong majesty .
Xiao Chens eardrums buzzed painfully . The Azure Dragon Martial Spirit in his body trembled as well .
The ck-d old man smiled bitterly and said, Lets go . Ill bring you to the second floor to meet Big Brother Dragon . That ce is the true inheritance area of the Azure Dragon Pce .
Xiao Chen nodded and followed the ck-d old man, heading for the second floor with Ao Jiao .
Old Senior, I have a question . Back then, when the Azure Emperor returned to the Kunlun Realm, who dealt that fatal blow, which made him go to the Yellow Springs Road?
When the ck-d old man heard that, his footsteps paused for a moment, then he said, That is ancient history . Why the need to figure it out so clearly? The Azure Emperor already forgave that person, so there is no need for you to get involved too .
After saying that, the ck-d old man stopped speaking, clearly unwilling to dwell on that event .
It looks like there are some other secrets behind this, Xiao Chen analyzed in his heart . However, this was not the time to pursue it . He had best obtain the Azure Dragon Pces inheritance first .
I have no idea whats going on outside with Big Brother Ying and the Spirit Fox King . I have to obtain the Azure Dragon Pces inheritance quickly .
Xiao Chen had a bad feeling but could not make out what exactly it was . Back then, it was due to such a feeling that he rejected Ying Zongtians suggestion of inviting the Primes of the Heavenly Starry Ocean .
While thinking that, Xiao Chen passed a set ofrge doors unawares, arriving on the second floor .
The moment he raised his head, he discovered a pair of humongous azure eyes, brimming with boundless Dragon Might, ring at him .
In the next moment, he realized that a gigantic dragon head was right before his nose .
Roar!
The dragon suddenly roared, and a vast baleful aura surged out .
Xiao Chen could not withstand it and took a few steps back . However, he did not fall over . After he stabilized himself, his heart pounded endlessly .
Not bad, you have passed the first stage . You are qualified to take the test .
Chapter 1502: The Dragon Race’s Past
Chapter 1502: The Dragon Races Past
Xiao Chen calmed himself and revealed a bitter smile . What was that, a show of strength?
Xiao Chen, this is Big Brother Dragon, the core Item Spirit of the Azure Dragon Pce . Back then, the Azure Emperor passed his test and became the master of the Azure Dragon Pce, the ck-d old man introduced .
The huge Azure Dragons figure trembled and turned into a Dragon Horse with extraordinary might . Then, it said, To be more precise, Xiao Teng only passed my test back then and did not obtain the inheritance . Strictly speaking, he was not the master of the Azure Dragon Pce .
Test? Inheritance?
Xiao Chen was now confused, not understanding anything . His bafflement was written all over his face .
The azure Dragon Horse swung its body around and said to Xiao Chen, Come with me .
Xiao Chen obeyed, walking over and following the other party .
At the same time, Xiao Chen sized up the second floor of the Azure Dragon Pce . It was muchrger than the first floor, and the corridors were moreplicated . There were even some ces that were pitch-ck; he could not figure out where they led .
Since you are here, let me tell you more about the Azure Dragon Pces origins, so that you can understand some things, said the Dragon Horse as it led the way .
Xiao Chen nodded and said respectfully, Senior, please speak .
He could feel the strength of this Dragon Horse, as well as an ancient aura that was the result of the umtion of time on the other partys body .
Xiao Chen did not dare be rude and showed a sincere attitude . As he walked here, there was a sense of homing and acknowledging his ancestors .
He did not know whether this was a misperception or not, but he found it extremely strange . This made him even more humble .
The existence of the Dragon Race stretches far back in history . It is one of the universes Great Deste Hundred Races . Despite the destruction of countless epochs, it still exists until now .
Xiao Chen understood what epochs were . Right now, it was the Martial Epoch . Before that was the Immortal Epoch . There were definitely more epochs before the Immortal Epoch . The epochs were destroyed and created, moving in an endless cycle .
However, what were the Great Deste Hundred Races? Xiao Chen could not understand .
After the Dragon Horse heard Xiao Chens question, it muttered, How could you not even know that? Well, this is the abandonednd, after all . It is like a cage, sealed incredibly tightly .
Ill tell you more about it . When the universe first began, it was filled with primal chaos . There was no sky,nd, time, or logic in the primal chaos . However, it was not void of life .
The lifeforms born in the primal chaos were known as Primal Chaos God Demons . The God Demons killed each other continuously until the primal chaos broke . That eon was called the Mythological Eon .
After the primal chaos broke, the Mythological Eon came to an end and thus began the Great Deste Eon . During the Great Deste Eon, ten thousand races fought each other . Among these, one hundred races were the strongest . My Dragon Race was one of them .
After the end of the Great Deste Eon, the universe entered the Epoch Eon, an endless cycle of epochs . It was said that after three thousand cycles, the Epoch Eon woulde to an end, and the universe would enter a new eon .
When Xiao Chen heard this exnation that he had never heard of beforesomething that seemed like heavenly secretshe was utterly shocked .
The azure-colored Dragon Horse continued, There is no need for you to care about that . What I want to say is that the pureblood Dragon Race is already extinct . However, that is not strange . As the epochs cycled, nearly all the various purebloods of the Great Deste Hundred Races went extinct .
Right now, the so-called Dragon Race is made up of the existences that carry the Dragon Race bloodline, continuing the Dragon Races history .
The Dragon Race is just a general designation . There are various rankings within the Dragon Race . The strongest of which is the supreme three great Ancestor Dragons . Under the Ancestor Dragons are the Seven Colored Divine Dragons . Under the Divine Dragons are the coiling dragons, the sky dragons, the flood dragons, the lightning dragons, and other True Dragons . As for those under True Dragons, there is no need to mention them . Their Dragon Race bloodline is already too thin to allow them to be a True Dragon; hence, they can only be called false dragons .
Xiao Chensprehension ability was very startling . Although the azure Dragon Horse mentioned manyplicated things, he managed to understand all of them after thinking for a while .
The Dragon Race was ranked as such: Ancestor Dragon, Divine Dragon, True Dragon, and false dragon . However, Xiao Chen did not know which one his Azure Dragon bloodline belonged to .
You possess the Azure Dragon bloodline, one of the Seven Colored Divine Dragons . The Ancestor Dragons bloodline vanished several epochs ago . Now, the Divine Dragons bloodlines are the strongest bloodlines of the Dragon Race . You must understand how noble your identity is: you are a noble among dragons . In the future, when you leave the abandonednd, you must not fail the prestige of my Azure Dragon bloodline .
The azure Dragon Horse turned its head back and stared at Xiao Chen as it gave that instruction . It looked extremely grave, making him feel somewhat embarrassed .
Xiao Chen said softly, Senior, I dont think I have ever felt what was so special about my bodys bloodline .
That is normal, as the Azure Dragon Martial Spirit in your body has not merged into your blood yet . Since you have passed the test, I will naturally help you refine the Azure Dragon Martial Spirit . At that time, you will be a demonic genius possessing the bloodline of one of the Great Deste Hundred Races .
The Dragon Horse was not surprised . As it spoke, it continued walking forward . Stone pirs with dragon motifs nked the path . Xiao Chen felt that the destination was at hand .
Along the way, the two never stopped talking . Of course, most of the time, it was the Dragon Horse speaking and Xiao Chen seriously listening .
asionally, Xiao Chen raised some doubts, and the Dragon Horse would exin in detail, helping him reach a thorough understanding .
It seemed that the Dragon Horses temper was not as bad as the ck-d old man imed .
The Azure Dragon Pce is the inheritance Holy Pce of my Azure Dragon bloodline . The Azure Dragon bloodline has produced more than a hundred Dragon Emperors . The Dragon Emperor is the emperor of the Divine Dragons, able to manage the life and death of the Dragon Race . You have only passed the test, just like the Azure Emperor . You need to obtain a Dragon Emperors inheritance before you can be the true master of the Azure Dragon Pce .
As the twoone human and one horsespoke, they arrived at arge hall .
The hall was clean and elegant . However, despite such a serene atmosphere, the might of the Dragon Race lingered everywhere .
Those not of the Dragon Race would experience a different effect entirely, unable to be as calm as Xiao Chen .
After arriving at therge hall, the Dragon Horse stopped . Xiao Chen knew that the test would begin soon .
Along the way, it had been mostly the Dragon Horse speaking and Xiao Chen listening . Xiao Chen would only say something if he had doubts . Everything the Dragon Horse mentioned was rted to the origin of the Azure Dragon Pce and the Dragon Race .
However, Xiao Chen never asked the true question in his heart .
He wondered whether he would pass the test or not . If he did not pass it, then he would never have the chance to ask anymore .
Xiao Chen calmed himself and decided to ask before taking the test . After making up his mind, he said, Senior, this junior has a question . I hope that Senior will be honest with me .
The Dragon Horse was in no hurry . It looked at Xiao Chen and said, Speak .
Xiao Chen had rehearsed in his mind what he wanted to ask several times already . Senior, I would like to know if it is possible for a major character from outside the abandonednd to forcibly summon a person of the Kunlun Realm over .
They can, but they need to do so through a ceremony . Furthermore, the conditions are extremely demanding . The ceremony also exhausts a lot of effort and resources; it is something arduous . It is difficult for a person to leave this abandonednd . However, it is even harder for outsiders to enter .
Without any hesitation whatsoever, the Dragon Horse continued, Hence, such things rarely happen . In fact, it almost never happens . However, such a ceremony does exist .
Xiao Chen calmed down now that the matter that had been worrying him for so long was resolved . He suppressed the excitement in his heart and asked, If the person being summoned possesses the White Dragon bloodline, how possible would it be?
The core Item Spirit of the Azure Dragon Pce, who had previously answered quickly, hesitated for a moment when it heard this question, something that rarely happened .
Senior, whats wrong? Xiao Chen asked, his eyes sparkling with anticipation .
A strange, imperceptible light shed in the Dragon Horses eyes as it answered, The White Dragon is also one of the Seven Colored Divine Dragons . If what you said is true, then given the strength of the White Dragon bloodline and assuming unlimited resources, sess is guaranteed .
Xiao Chen did not notice the strange light in the Dragon Horses eyes . He smiled joyfully and said, Many thanks, Senior . Before I take the test, can Senior let me see the scene outside the Azure Dragon Pce?
The Dragon Horse immediately answered, I cannot do that . If we want to see the situation outside, I will have to open the barrier of the Azure Dragon Pce . That would risk outsiders invading .
Xiao Chen was somewhat disappointed to hear that . Then, he said, Very well . Senior, please let me take the test .
The Dragon Horse turned around and looked in a particr direction . Head towards that road of trials . Keep walking forward . If you can walk to the end, you will have passed the test .
Many thanks .
After performing a cupped-fist salute in gratitude, Xiao Chen hastened toward the road of trials . Whether he seeded or not, he wanted to get out quickly .
After Xiao Chens figure disappeared, the ck-d old man revealed himself . Big Brother Dragon, why did you lie to him? Given your abilities, cant you show him the scene outside?
And what if he saw it? Could it be that I should let him give up on the trials and send himself to death? He is thest of my Azure Dragon bloodline . I cannot let that happen . I think quite highly of him, so you had best not tell him too much about Xiao Teng and cause trouble for him .
Hearing the Dragon Horse mention Xiao Teng, the ck-d old man revealed a somewhat sad expression as he sighed .
Chapter 1503: Road of Trials
Chapter 1503: Road of Trials
With some anticipation and anxiety, Xiao Chen stepped onto the road of trials . He would pass if he reached the end .
Where was the end?
After walking for a while, Xiao Chen found the first set of doors, which had ancient dragon motifs carved on it .
Before he could reach out to push it open, the doors opened by themselves .
The instant the doors parted, a cold wind blew . Arge hally beyond .
Xiao Chen hesitated for a moment before stepping in . Dang! The moment he crossed the threshold, the stone doors immediately fell shut, closing tightly .
After trying to push the doors open again, he found that doing so was impossible . This was a road of trials that only permitted one to go forward and not backward .
Now, Xiao Chen took in the hall before him . Eighteen statues were arranged in a circle epassing most of the vast space .
One had to go through this circle of eighteen statues to get through this hall .
Xiao Chen had seen many such statues before . As long as someone walked over, these seemingly stiff statues would immediatelye to life . One had to defeat them .
The statues before Xiao Chen were neither human nor dragon but some strange beast that he had never seen before . The shape of the beast was unusual, and they looked very ferocious, ring at him furiously .
The protruding ck eyes were very striking .
Lets see how strong the first tests puppet war beasts are!
Without much thought, Xiao Chen quickly entered the circle, then cautiously faced these strange statues . However, to his surprise, they did note to life .
Just as he started to wonder, the eyes of the eighteen ferocious beast statues all lit up and glowed with golden light .
Before Xiao Chen could understand what happened, the gazes of the beasts gathered into beams of light shooting towards him .
Whoosh!
Thats really fast! Xiao Chen eximed to himself as he dodged hastily . The beams of light brushed by him .
Dang!
A few more beams followed right away . Xiao Chen could not dodge in time and could only draw a Divine Weapon to block .
In the end, the force from the light beam numbed his arm,pelling him to retreat continuously .
What a strong force!
The light beams could not be blocked . Xiao Chen realized that this test focused on the trial takers Movement Techniques and reaction speed . It was not what he initially expected: defeating these statues .
This made things easier . Eighteen beams of light shot about this tight space . To others, this was extremely difficult, but Xiao Chen was different .
His Fish Dragon Art excelled at dodging in tight spaces, so he put away the Divine Weapon and executed the Fish Dragon Art .
Xiao Chen became like a fish in water, gently wiggling his body as he dodged the many beams of light .
Rumble! Rumble!
Just as Xiao Chen was about to cross the circle, the statues moved . The light beams shooting out turned even more unpredictable .
Xiao Chens initially rxed expression sank as he entered deep thought .
Clearly, trying to figure out a pattern was just a pipe dream . The real way to clear the test was to cross it in one go .
With that thought, Xiao Chens eyes narrowed and fixed on a particr statue .
Just as that statue intercepted Xiao Chen, he gently kicked off the ground . His body changed from that of a fish to a dragon . His originally nimble figure suddenly disyed absolute tyranny .
Xiao Chen overflowed with a berserk force . The Immortal fish shows hundreds of variations, bing a dragon in one leap .
Whoosh!
Xiao Chen, who soared up, moved extremely fast . All the statues raised their heads, and the beams of light became like a in the air .
However, the light beams struck only Xiao Chens afterimages . Just as the statue in front was about to shoot a beam of light, the ferociously advancing Xiao Chen suddenly somersaulted in the air and pushed off the statues head, leaping over it .
The instant Xiao Chen made it out of the circle, the statues stopped moving and remained still .
p! p! p! Apuse resounded, and a handsome middle-aged man walked out from the darkness . Golden light flickered in the depths of his eyes .
Not bad . You can pass this test by not getting struck ten times . You did not get struck even once and used only one hour toe out . I truly did not expect this .
Xiao Chen was speechless . If he had known this, he would not have tried so hard .
Performing a cupped-fist salute, Xiao Chen asked, You are?
The middle-aged man smiled and said, When I was alive, I was a cultivator of the Azure Dragon bloodline . After I died, I was attached to the Azure Dragon Pce . I can be considered as half an Item Spirit . I am responsible for the test of the first trial .
After saying that, the middle-aged man waved his hand grandly, and seven or eight secret manuals and some things that looked like Secret Treasures appeared before him .
Full marks . This is the reward for you . The secret manuals are Movement Techniques . The others are Innate Profound Tools that enhance Movement Techniques and speed .
Xiao Chen felt happy that there was such a good thing . Even before finishing the road of trials, I can get a reward?
Of course . You are a person of my Dragon Race . Even if you do not pass the trial, I have to give you some benefits, right? the middle-aged man said with a smile, appearing very amiable .
So Xiao Chen did not stand on ceremony but picked what he wanted, having already decided .
No matter how good the secret manuals were, Xiao Chen would need some time to cultivate them . However, that Innate Profound Tool thing was different . After refining it, he could immediately use it .
From a long-term perspective, the secret manuals were definitely better . However, what Xiao Chencked the most now was time . He did not know when the Demonic Cmity would arrive, and he would no doubt face a lot of trouble during his egress .
Senior, what is an Innate Profound Tool? Can you exin it to me? Xiao Chen asked .
The middle-aged man nodded . Outside the abandonednd, the skill of refining has already developed to its peak . The Secret Treasures of your world are equal to Spiritual Treasures of the outer realm . Above Spiritual Treasures are Profound Tools . Profound Tools can be ssified into two typesAcquired and Innateboth of which are separated into three grades .
Even the most ordinary Innate Profound Tool is more powerful than the Emperor Grade Secret Treasures of the Kunlun Realm . Needless to say, the three Innate Profound Tools before you are much more so .
Xiao Chen entered deep thought and reached a rough understanding . Then, he chose a pair of wings .
This is a copy of the Azure Dragon Divine Wings . However, among Innate Profound Tools, it is peak Superior Grade . You have pretty good eyes .
Extending his hand, the middle-aged man passed the imitation Azure Dragon Divine Wings to Xiao Chen and put away the secret manuals and other Profound Tools .
After Xiao Chen left a Spiritual Mark on the Profound Tool, he started to refine it . Eventually, this pair of imitation Azure Dragon Divine Wings turned into a beam of light and entered his body .
Instantly, it felt like a fire was burning inside him, rampaging everywhere .
Just as Xiao Chen felt uncertain, this fire split into two and moved to his shoulder des .
He felt an intense pain in his back as if volcanoes were about to erupt there .
After a very long period of suppression, this energy finally broke free . A pair of azure dragon wings burst out from Xiao Chens back .
Whoosh!
The azure-colored dragon wings pped gently, and a strong wind blew . Then, Xiao Chen crashed into the ceiling with a loud bang .
His head met the ceiling with great force, causing him to cry out in pain and fall back down .
The middle-aged man was not surprised . He smiled and said, While your pair of Azure Dragon Divine Wings is just an imitation, it still possesses exceptional might . Just a gentle p can bring out the might of a strong wind . If you have an extraordinary me, you can use this pair of wings to intensify the mes might explosively .
Xiao Chen retracted the Azure Dragon Divine Wings, rejoicing when he heard that . Unexpectedly, aside from increasing his speed, this pair of Azure Dragon Divine Wings still had such an effect . It truly had boundless potential .
These Azure Dragon Divine Wings still have other effects . You wille to understand them in the future . However, remember this: outside the abandonednd, wing-type Profound Tools are extremely precious . Even if it is just an ordinary Innate Profound Tool, it will cause a hugemotion, so do not carelessly reveal it .
Xiao Chen nodded and performed a cupped-fist salute . Many thanks, Senior .
You are too polite . Friend, here is a hint . The next trial will test your eyes . Remember: before you go in, do not get distracted . If you have any Eye Techniques that can boost your vision, immediately execute it upon entering . You do not have much time .
The middle-aged man was rather gracious . He gave Xiao Chen another piece of advice before Xiao Chen left .
Chapter 1504: Perceptive to the Finest Detail
Chapter 1504: Perceptive to the Finest Detail
After Xiao Chen left, the Dragon Horse and ck-d old man walked into therge hall .
The middle-aged man said to the Dragon Horse, Big Brother Dragon .
The Dragon Horse nodded like it was human . Then, it asked, How was it? How did he do, and what prize did he choose?
The middle-aged man answered honestly, He passed with full marks in less than one hour . Then, he chose the imitation Azure Dragon Divine Wings .
Passing with full marks, that is even more incredible than the Azure Emperor back then!
The ck-d old man revealed a strange expression of disbelief, clearly too shocked .
The Dragon Horse said bluntly, I already said I think highly of him . He walks a different path from Xiao Teng . Back then, Xiao Teng wanted to use the Demonic Dao to reach the Dao, which means that he already took a detour . The most important thing is that Xiao Chen is still young . His future is filled with unlimited potential .
The ck-d old man remained silent . He did not have anything to rebut with, so he did not do so .
Using the Demonic Dao to reach the Dao was indeed a possible direction . All the Great Dao converged into one . No matter what path it was, in the end, it would reach the same destination .
However, the Azure Emperors path was too extreme . In the end, he failed . The victors were right, and the losers were wrong; there was nothing much to say about that, and there was no need to .
He chose the imitation Azure Dragon Divine Wings . Given his intelligence, it would not be hard for him to figure out that the secret manuals are even more precious . It looks like while he does not know what is happening outside, he has a suspicion .
The Dragon Horse was very smart, quickly guessing most of Xiao Chens thoughts .
After entering the second trial, after the doors opened, Xiao Chen discovered scenes that kept changing . In one moment, there was the deste desert, in the next, a vast ocean, then a cier, and then it turned into a sea of fire .
Xiao Chen had opened his Heavenly Eye much earlier . However, he still felt like he could not see clearly enough, unable to figure out what was happening .
Amid the changing scenes, a girl in her prime walked out . There was a barely detectable golden light in the depths of her eyes as well .
Xiao Chen bowed slightly and said respectfully, Greetings, Senior .
The girl in her prime nodded and said, This trial tests your eyes . Since you came in, there was a total of nine different scenes . I want you to draw all of them out in one painting .
This
Xiao Chen was somewhat stunned . No wonder the middle-aged man from before told him to open his Heavenly Eye the moment he entered .
Fortunately, Xiao Chen followed that advice . However, he had never learned how to paint .
Do cultivators of your strength even need to learn how to paint? This trial is about your eyes, not your skill at painting . Just draw what you saw .
The girl was far from being as amiable as that middle-aged man . Without showing any changes in expression, she went to the side and remained silent after handing the brush, ink, and paper to Xiao Chen .
Xiao Chen smiled helplessly and rolled up his sleeves . Then, he picked up the brush and looked at the paper, entering deep thought .
He did have some skills at drawing . After all, he once learned how to draw talismans . The way he held the brush looked correct . As his white clothes fluttered, he gave off an elegant impression .
What should I draw?
From the start to now, only a mere minute had passed . However, there were nine different scenes: deste mountain, desert, cier, swamp, city, courtyard, battlefield, ocean, andke .
It would be impossible to draw all of them out .
Eyesight
While at his wits end, Xiao Chen suddenly thought about the purpose of this test and revealed a faint smile .
It turned out that this trial tested not only eyesight but also ones flexibility .
The so-called eyesight referred to being perceptive to the finest details, carefully and meticulously noticing everything .
Xiao Chen just needed to disy his perception of the nine scenes through this painting . If he had to draw out all nine scenes, who knew when he would ever finish?
The first scene was that of the deste mountain . Xiao Chen remembered seeing an unremarkable small de of grass in a crevice at the summit of the deste mountain, so he decided to draw that .
At an extremely far part of the cier, there was an indistinct ck dot, which seemed to be a cultivator with a sword on his back .
The ocean was vast and boundless . However, what left the deepest impression on Xiao Chen in that illusory scene was a particr wave .
That wave was turbulent, hiding a ferocious sea creature that seemed to merge with the wave . It was extremely hard to tell them apart .
In the desert, two armies faced each other . Tens of thousands of cultivators fought each other, sending out countless Martial Techniques . However, Xiao Chen saw all of them .
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In less than fifteen minutes, Xiao Chen put down the brush and smiled at the girl . It is done .
So fast?
The girl in her prime was clearly in disbelief . She asked coldly, Are you sure? This trial has no time limit, but you have only one opportunity .
Xiao Chen replied confidently, I thought it through already . Senior, please take a look .
The girl gave Xiao Chen a deep look and walked over quickly . When she saw the painting, her lips curled up, her pretty face revealing a mocking expression .
What are you drawing? Although Im not strict, there is no need to do this even if you want to brush me off .
The painting depicted a handsome swordsman biting on a small de of grass as he executed a Sword Technique to kill a ferocious beast amid falling leaves .
Xiao Chen unhurriedly and gently prompted, Senior, please do look carefully .
The girl in her prime nced at Xiao Chen in suspicion . She could not understand why the other party was so confident .
However, when the girl looked at the painting again carefully, she was suddenly shocked . The more she looked, the heavier the shock on her face became .
How did you do it? the girl asked after putting down the painting .
Needless to say, Xiao Chen passed the test of this trial, meeting the requirements .
He smiled faintly and said, Just like that . Senior, this is considered a pass, right?
A pass with full marks . The reward of this trial is a choice between three Eye Technique secret manuals and a bottle of Superior Pure Immortal Water, a spiritual liquid for improving Eye Techniques . Choose one .
Without hesitation, Xiao Chen said in a low voice, The Superior Pure Immortal Water .
Have you thought it through carefully? Even without the spiritual liquid, your Eye Technique will continue to improve . However, once you give up on the Eye Technique secret manuals, it will be extremely hard for you to obtain another .
Thank you for Seniors kind intention . This junior has thought it through already .
Here .
The girl in her prime handed a jade bottle to Xiao Chen . Naturally, it contained the Superior Pure Immortal Water .
As Xiao Chen held the bottle in his hand, he entered deep thought . Then, he took out another jade bottle and split the Superior Pure Immortal Water into two portions .
Doing it this way would not bring out the best effect, but it would allow him to improve the two Eye Techniques that he had, the Heavenly Eye and the Divine Lightning Eye .
These two Eye Techniques had already reached critical points . It was ideal to rely on the Superior Pure Immortal Water to make them break through .
There was no need to describe the process of using the Superior Pure Immortal Water . After it was refined, Xiao Chens Divine Lightning Eye stabilized on the thirdyer .
It was no longer like before, only barely usable . Xiao Chen could now easilyyer three bolts of lightning tribtion and severely injure a Prime .
The Heavenly Eye formally reached the next level, Heavenly Divine Flying Eye, and could fly around independently .
With a thought, the Heavenly Eye could leave the body, moving to the nine heavens or the deep abyss underground with no difficulty .
Many thanks, Senior .
After Xiao Chen tested his two improved Eye Techniques, he bowed slightly and took his leave .
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Not long after Xiao Chen left, the ck-d old man, the middle-aged man, and the Dragon Horse all rushed over excitedly .
How did that fellow pass the trial so quickly? Show me his painting .
At first, the Dragon Horse felt suspicious . When it saw Xiao Chens painting, it was confused .
The ck-d old man and the middle-aged man goggled, feeling confused as well .
However, the Dragon Horses instinct told it that this painting was not that simple . It looked at the girl in her prime and said, Hong Xue, please show me the nine scenes from earlier .
Very well, Big Brother Dragon .
The girl in her prime did as told . After the Dragon Horse, the ck-d old man, and the middle-aged man examined the nine scenes, their eyes all lit up as they looked at this painting again .
Perceptive to the finest details, carefully and meticulously noticing everything . This fellows eyesight is truly extraordinary . The most unremarkable de of grass in a crevice at the summit of the deste mountain . He even saw a swordsman with such an appearance at a particr spot above the cier . He could clearly see a persons appearance out of millions of people in the war in the desert and even managed to remember that persons Martial Technique
Awe filled the middle-aged mans eyes as he muttered the various merits of the painting .
Hong Xue looked at the painting and said, Whats even more difficult was managing to merge all these into a painting . Furthermore, it looks very natural . His ability to deduce many things from one thing and his peakprehension ability and flexibility are extremely formidable .
The next trial should be about fear, right? the old Dragon Horse said suddenly . Everyones expression froze before turning sullen at the same time .
Fear . For millions of years, countless Dragon Race outstanding talents had fallen at this trial . It was not just the Azure Dragon Pce that had this trial; the inheritance pces of the other Divine Dragons had simr trials as well .
Many powerful demonic geniuses with unlimited potential had fallen at this trial, so many that they were uncountable .
Thest of the Azure Dragon bloodline showed outstanding results, but could he pass that trial?
Chapter 1505: Falling into Crisis at the Same Time
Chapter 1505: Falling into Crisis at the Same Time
At the Savage Battlefield, outside the Azure Dragon Pce, the area was inplete chaos .
The sky and earth were no longer connected to each other . Space had shattered, and all sorts of storms apanied the shards of space, howling loudly .
The periphery of the Azure Dragon Pce had long turned into rubble . The ground was cracked, and pieces of it floated in the air .
This was how horrifying the situation was when six Primes attacked with all they had . It was easy to guess that ordinary cultivators had fled as far as they could .
The destruction of the ground was so severe that the Azure Dragon Pce ended up floating in the air .
Although the battle was ferocious, an invisible barrier around the Azure Dragon Pce kept it unharmed .
In this huge fight, the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign alone suppressed the Spirit Fox King, while the other threethe East Mountain Ghost Monarch, the K?itigarbha Bodhisattva, and the Heaven Punishing Corpse Godsurrounded Ying Zongtian, who was alone .
The two Primes were in extremely miserable conditions . The Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereigns arrangements were utterly vicious .
The Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign separated the two, letting his three allies use their overwhelming numerical advantage to deal with the slightly weaker Ying Zongtian while he firmly suppressed the Spirit Fox King, waiting for Ying Zongtian to be defeated .
That would result in a four-on-one fight . At that time, the Spirit Fox King would be in even more miserable straits, leading to defeat!
At this moment, the Spirit Fox King had already reverted to his true body, a huge Nine-Tailed Spirit Fox . His eyes turned scarlet as he faced the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign .
The Spirit Fox King was in no mood to continue this fight, only wanting to leave this ce quickly . However, the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign simply would not give him this opportunity .
When the strongest person of the Kunlun Realm unleashed all his power, he became horrifyingly strong .
The Nine-Tailed Spirit Foxs body was already riddled with wounds and bleeding heavily . His glossy white fur was dyed scarlet from the massive blood loss, looking very ruffled .
The Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign also had many injuries . Clearly, this strongest cultivator of the Kunlun Realm was also putting in a lot of effort .
If it were a regr battle of the past, given the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereigns strength, there would be no need to fight in such a manner that was so ruthless to himself . All he had to do to defeat the Spirit Fox King was wear him down .
However, today was different . The Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereigns heart was filled with fury and had entered a frenzy long ago .
Inextinguishable Divine Light! Starry Heavens Divine Palm Strike!
Two palm strikesyered over each other . The Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereigns strongest move materialized, and the Starry Heavens appeared with twinkling stars, looking like an ancient Deity Statue giving off a boundless dazzling light .
The Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign released a solid-looking divine light that shot into the sky from his body .
He brought out the vast will of divine light to its limits, even appearing to freeze space . A huge Deity Statue appeared in the depths of the universe and threw a palm strike .
With the support of the will of divine light, this palm strikes might was at least double that of thest one Xiao Chen had received .
Boom!
After receiving this full-power palm strike, the Spirit Fox King could no longer maintain his true body and returned to human form . Then, he vomited arge mouthful of blood .
The Spirit Fox Kingsplexion appeared pale as his eyes zed with the mes of rage . Qitian, must you do this for real?
The Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereigns expression turned cold as he said, I already said that if you just surrender and wait to be captured, I would not do this . However, you wanted to resist to the end, so dont me me for being merciless . Ill tell you the truth: this is not my full strength . I am much stronger than you imagine!
Stronger than you imaginethese words were extremely tyrannical . However, this was exactly what the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign said that this moment .
However, the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereigns words were convincing; his actions left one with no choice but to believe him .
Before the Thunder Sovereign vanished, the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign had refrained from truly making a move . Now that he was pushed this far, he went all out .
Given this thought, the Spirit Fox King could not help feeling some despair . Facing the current Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign felt like facing the Thunder Sovereign from back then . The Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign had truly hidden his strength very deeply .
Actually, the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereigns strength had long been a match for the Thunder Sovereigns already . He just chose not to disy it .
On the other side, Ying Zongtian was surrounded by three people, and his situation was even direr .
The K?itigarbha Bodhisattva brought out his Dharmic Incarnation, using all sorts of Buddhist secret arts from the Immortal Epoch to harass Ying Zongtian relentlessly .
Just the K?itigarbha Bodhisattva already frustrated Ying Zongtian greatly .
Xing Tian, who cultivated the physical body to the peak, stuck close to the Supreme Sky Prime at all times . When fighting against Xing Tian, who held the physical advantage, Ying Zongtian felt his internal organs being shaken intensely with every exchange .
There was also the East Mountain Ghost Monarch, who was like a poisonous thorn . While he attacked the least, every time he attacked, he would inflict critical damage .
Several grievous sword wounds on Ying Zongtians body were due to the East Mountain Ghost Monarch .
Ying Zongtian, why the need for all these troubles? If this continues, you will die for sure! the Heaven Punishing Corpse God said indifferently as he knocked away Ying Zongtian with a palm strike .
Ying Zongtian vomited a mouthful of blood and smiled . He retorted, What is there to fear from death? In my entire life, I have never been threatened by another . All the more I will not be a pawn in the hands of another .
Ill tell you this, if you want to use me to threaten Xiao Chen, that is not going to happen . At worst, Ill just die!
Right after Ying Zongtian spoke, he suddenly moved in a phantom-like manner . Then, hended a palm strike on the East Mountain Ghost Monarch, who was trying to sneak-attack him, inflicting heavy injuries on the East Mountain Ghost Monarch . The light of the great sun burned him into a sorry state .
A mocking smile appeared on Ying Zongtians face as he said coldly, This is an opening that I showed on purpose . Hiding yourself and sneak-attacking, you are the most irritating . Even if I die, I have to take you down with me!
Ying Zongtians smile and the blood on his face scared the East Mountain Ghost Monarch speechless .
Hahaha! Look at your frightened appearance . Xing Tian, fighting with you is more delightful!
While covered in blood and his long hair fluttering in the wind, Ying Zongtianughed maniacally . Then, he took the initiative to charge at the Prime who advanced using his physical body .
May the Lord Buddha preserve us! Benefactor, your evil tendencies are too heavy
The K?itigarbha Bodhisattvas Buddhist scriptures buzzed and entered Ying Zongtians mind . They caused Ying Zongtians movements to slow down and wreaked incredible pain in his head .
Damn it! Herees this baldy again .
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No matter what the two Primes struggling to escape outside the Azure Dragon Pce did, they could not change anything . They were outnumbered and outpowered, reduced to miserable and sorry states .
As for within the Azure Dragon Pce, Xiao Chen also arrived at the most difficult test of the trialsfear!
The fear of the Dragon Race, the nightmare of the entire Dragon Race . No matter which bloodline of the Dragon Race, they all had to get through this stage to truly pass the test .
Otherwise, no matter how excellent one was, one would be eliminated from the test .
When Xiao Chen stepped into this stage and the stone doors fell, he was startled and had a bad premonition .
This ce was pitch-ck; he could not see anything . When stretching out his hand, he could not see his fingers .
Xiao Chen kept walking forward . The ce was silent . Aside from his footsteps, the only sound was his heart thumping heavily .
For some reason, the rate of his heartbeat kept speeding up .
Although Xiao Chen could not see anything in this pitch-dark ce, he felt like something was staring at him .
This suspicion made all of Xiao Chens hair stand on end and his heart beat continuously faster .
Whoosh!
Suddenly, a pair of eyes appeared in the dark space . These glowing eyes looked exceptionally scary .
Closely following that, another pair of eyes appeared . Soon, this ce was dotted with eyes .
What are these?
Suddenly, the ce became bright . When Xiao Chen saw what they were, hisplexion turned pallid .
They were Hous, the natural enemies of Dragons, the strangest mutated beasts of the world . They ate dragon brains and spat out a strange fire . Hous ate Dragons like earthworms .
The first time Xiao Chen saw the ghost Hou, even though it was just the soul of a Hou, he had frozen in fright, unable to move at all .
Now, live Hous appeared in front of him, not just one but a whole pack of them .
A rough count came to about fifty .
Xiao Chens legs trembled involuntarily as beads of sweat trickled down his forehead .
This was not due to cowardice . This was an instinctive fear that came from the body, just like when a rabbit saw an eagle . This was a fear of ones natural predator .
Chapter 1506: Ordinary versus Extraordinary
Chapter 1506: Ordinary versus Extraordinary
The Hou looked like a horse with dragon horns on its head and scales covering its body as well as short wings on its back .
There were many legends about Hous . Some said they were naturally mutated beasts born out of the void and primal chaos . Others imed they were formed out of the body of a certain Primal Chaos God Demon . Some even said that they were divine pets from the Primal Chaos Eon .
Regardless of the legends, this mutated beast was the nemesis of Dragons .
One Hou could hold its own against three dragons . Saying that it would be able to eat up two of those dragons in such a fight was no exaggeration .
It was difficult to imagine that the Dragon Raceone of the Great Deste Hundred Raceswould have such a weakness .
Fortunately, such mutated beasts were extremely rare and could not reproduce . Otherwise, the Dragon Race would have been pushed to extinction long ago .
The fifty Hous before Xiao Chen surrounded him . His mind went nk as his right hand, which was holding the saber, seemed sapped of energy .
If not for Xiao Chen having met a ghost Hou before and also possessing an Azure Dragon Martial Spirit strengthened by that tomb keeper in the Distant Sea Dragon Grave, he would have been in an even sorrier state, possibly sprawled on the ground already .
This was noughing matter; it was an innate fear that went bone-deep and was extremely hard to eradicate .
Whoosh!
One of the Hous ferociouslyunched itself with open jaws at Xiao Chen .
Immediately, the calm of the ce was disrupted . All the Hous surrounding Xiao Chen leaped over in a dense pack, hemming him in .
Saber! Saber! Saber! Damn it!
Sweat flowed like a river down Xiao Chens forehead as he did his best to grip the Lunar Shadow Saber and draw it . However, his right hand was nerveless . Despite his thoughts, his hand felt as heavy as a mountain, immovable .
Am I going to die?
Despair rose in Xiao Chens heart as he watched the Hous bounding over en masse . He would not be able to deal with even one of them . How was he to survive fifty?
Give up . Thats right . Only by giving up can I live .
If I persist, it will only lead to death . A dead person is like an extinguishedmp, unable to do anything .
I wont be able to continue protecting the Dragons Gate . I wont be able to get out of this ce . I wont be able to do anything . I still have many things to do . I cannot die! I absolutely cannot die!
In that instant, the time it took for a spark to fly, Xiao Chen thought of many thingsvarious experiences and people shed through his mind .
It turned out that he had so many attachments, that he was also someone who thirsted for life .
Before such strong fear, the confidence that the helpless Xiao Chen had built up for so long shattered .
Azure Dragon King? Shadowless Saber Sovereign? They were merely empty titles . In the end, he was just an ordinary person .
There was no difference between him and other people .
Dang!
Clutching his saber, Xiao Chen fell to one knee . As he watched the Hous approach, his eyes appeared dead . Despair flooded his heart, cutting painfully into him .
Xiao Chen was like a sessful person of high status in modern society who got locked in a cage with a pack of ferocious tigers that had not eaten for ten days .
As these tigers approached slowly, panic would crush all the confidence and poise that this sessful person built up .
It might even cause this person to wet his pants on the spot . Those with slightly stronger willpower might cry out in despair, not much better than the former .
When living in a mundane world, all of them were just ordinary people .
Ashes return to ashes, dust to dust . How different can it be?
Can I really just give up like this?
No way!
Although I, Xiao Chen, am just an ordinary person, at the very least, I cannot lose my pride . Even if I give up, I can do so only at the veryst moment .
Before this terror, after being stripped of his confidence and empty glory, Xiao Chen came to understand how ordinary he was .
However, while some things could be stripped away, some thingslike his prideabsolutely could not be lost .
Humans were born equal . However, some people lost too many things, while some managed to retain some things . It was not that some people were born extraordinary . It was just that they lost less .
Move! Move! Quickly, move for me!
The instant before the fifty Hous arrived, Xiao Chen finally seeded . He endured that terror and drew the Lunar Shadow Saber, releasing a resplendent saber light .
Whoosh!
The saber light scattered, and Xiao Chen discovered that the fifty Hous disappeared . However, in their ce was one Hou the size of a small mountain .
Fight!
Suppressing the fear in his heart, Xiao Chen tookrge strides, charging at the Hou without looking back .
However, his current strength was not even half of what it normally was . Nevertheless, while facing his fears, he had thought things through . He absolutely could not lose his pride . Even if he gave up, he had to endure to the veryst moment .
One was the natural predator of the Dragon Race, and the other was a Xiao Chen who was not even at half strength . The result of a battle between two parties of such disparate strengths went without saying .
In mere moments, the Hou inflicted numerous injuries on Xiao Chen, reducing him to a sorry state .
Dang!
The Hou swiped a w at Xiao Chen, knocking him away and sending his saber flying .
Boom! Xiao Chen crashed into a wall . Blood leaked out of a corner of his lips, and he revealed a bitter smile .
I really cannot clear this trial . Its time to give up, then .
Like before, it was the thought of giving up . However, this time, Xiao Chen was much calmer . It seemed like he had already forgotten his fear in the middle of the intense battle .
Now, even though Xiao Chen was still afraid when he looked at the Hou, feeling that it was hard to defeat, it was not to the point where he could not wield his saber .
I give up .
This was enough . Even if Xiao Chen failed this test, he had learned many things .
There was only calm in Xiao Chens eyes, rather than sorrow and pain at suffering a loss .
Congrattions . You passed this trial .
Whoosh!
The scene before Xiao Chen suddenly vanished . A youth wearing azure clothes with long sleeves walked into view .
Xiao Chen was dazzled, discovering himself to be perfectly fine . He asked in confusion, Whats going on?
Everything you experienced earlier was an illusion infused with the souls of a few Hous, which made it very realistic . Hence, you did not realize it, the azure-d youth exined with a faint smile .
Xiao Chen still felt confused . However, I already chose to give up . Why did you still let me pass?
Because this trial is a test of fear . All it takes to pass issting for fifteen minutes . You not onlysted for fifteen minutes but even attacked the Hous . That is enough to pass .
The azure-d man took out a pendant . This is a Dragon Race Secret Treasure containing the blood of an Ancestor Dragon . In the future, you will no longer be afraid when facing a Hou .
Xiao Chen received the pendant, feeling dubious . He did not pick up anything special about it . However, since the other party said that, it definitely would have some wondrous effects .
Many thanks .
The azure-d man smiled and pointed to the front . Quick, move along . There is still one more trial . After that, the test is considered cleared . Do your best to obtain the inheritance .
Dong! Dong! Dong!
After Xiao Chen left, urgent footsteps resounded . The Dragon Horse and the others asked in a rush, How did it go? How did Xiao Chen perform?
The azure-d man smiled and exined the earlier situation in detail .
The girl in her prime eximed, How dangerous! He was nearly consumed by his fear, tortured to the point of being crippled . Fortunately, he managed to persist .
The middle-aged man thought for a while before saying, Fear is something that can never be truly ovee . The most important thing is to face it calmly . It is truly impressive for him to understand this principle at the veryst moment .
The Dragon Horse looked at thest set of doors and said, This trial proves that he is different from Xiao Teng . As long as he can pass one more trial, he will definitely obtain the inheritance .
The ck-d old man remained silent . Back then, the Azure Emperor had used the Demonic Dao to obtain the Dao, which allowed him to rid himself of fear and clear this trial in seconds .
The Azure Emperor managed to pass this test much more easily than Xiao Chen . However, the old Dragon Horse had shaken its head and did not say much then .
The Dragon Horse merely said that the Azure Emperor absolutely would not be able to obtain the inheritance . Indeed, it was proven right .
Today, Xiao Chen passed this test with much difficulty, yet the Dragon Horse was confident that Xiao Chen would obtain the inheritance .
This confused the ck-d old man thoroughly .
Chapter 1507: Doubts and Suspicions Suddenly Appearing
Chapter 1507: Doubts and Suspicions Suddenly Appearing
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After clearing the final stage of this road of trials, Xiao Chen would pass the test . Of course, whether he could obtain a Dragon Emperors inheritance or not had yet to be seen .
When he opened the stone doors, the sight that weed him surpassed his expectations .
There was arge mirror in front with a person that looked exactly like him in it . This person also wore white and held a Lunar Shadow Saber in his hand .
Before Xiao Chen could react, the person in the mirror smiled faintly and walked out . At the same time, the surface of the mirror shattered .
A voice resounded in therge, empty hall, announcing the start of the trial .
For thest trial, you have to defeat yourself . The time limit is two hours . This clone is made ording to your strength, replicating it exactly . He also has a thorough grasp of all yourbat habits and experiences .
Defeat myself?
Before Xiao Chen could think of a countermeasure, the clone before him suddenly vanished .
wless Saber Technique, Void Breaking Stance!
It was the first move of Xiao Chens wless Saber Technique . There was no more time to think, so Xiao Chen made his move and responded with the wless Saber Technique as well .
Dang!
An intense light shed in the air as the sabers collided, giving off a ngor .
Xiao Chen and his clone were equal, both of them taking one hundred steps back .
As Xiao Chen held up his saber, he frowned slightly . The other party was truly exactly as strong as him, not even a little bit off .
This was somewhat problematic . Given this, no matter how he fought, it would end in a draw . Victory would be extremely hard to obtain .
Furthermore, this trial demanded that Xiao Chen win within a time frame .
A battle began in therge hall, not pausing even for a moment . Two figures that looked exactly the same executed the same Martial Technique . From the very beginning, every sh resulted in a draw .
Neither could seize the upper hand . Furthermore, time passed, second by second, minute by minute . Soon, half the time given to Xiao Chen was gone . However, he still could note up with any countermeasures .
As Xiao Chen looked at this person that looked exactly like him, executing the exact same actions, he felt like he was facing a mirror .
Such a battle was very boring and depressing .
The other partys Martial Techniques were all Martial Techniques that Xiao Chen was familiar with . Furthermore, the other party also grasped all hisbat habits and experiences .
After fighting until now, Xiao Chen even wondered whether he was in the mirror or outside it .
Xiao Chen already executed the wless Saber Technique, the Taiji Saber Domain, Dharmic World, and all the other killing moves he could use . Without exception, none could defeat the other party .
As for the Divine Lightning Eye, Xiao Chen simply did not dare to use it . Once used, both sides would be severely injured and defeatedstill a draw .
As the time limit approached, Xiao Chen started to turn increasingly frustrated and anxious .
Boom!
Suddenly, the clones saber twisted about and struck Xiao Chen with the Instant of Glory . The painting that materialized sealed space and directly froze him, not even allowing him to struggle free .
Our strengths are equal . If you are distracted, you will definitely lose! the clone said coldly as he looked at Xiao Chen, who was within the painting . Then, he clenched his fist .
Crack! Crack!
The painting shattered and space along with it . Xiao Chen vomited a mouthful of blood as he moved far away .
The shattered pieces of space covered Xiao Chens body, tearing wounds open . He wiped the blood away from his lips and smiled bitterly . You are truly a reflection of me . The moment a small opening appeared, you immediately caught it .
You really do not have any weakness? Xiao Chen asked in dissatisfaction as he stood up, seeing that he was about to lose .
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The clone held up the saber and stood upright . Then, he pointed the tip of the saber at Xiao Chen . I am you, and you are me . Are you asking me now or yourself?
Thats right . This clone was made based on me, a me that came out of the mirror .
I see him as a mirror . In that case, he also sees me as a mirror .
What is my weakness?
However, so what if I know that? Everything I can think of, the other party can as well . Our weaknesses are shared .
Damn it! This trial appeared simple, yet it gave Xiao Chen a sense of futility .
Mirrormirrormirror
Xiao Chen repeated this in his mind for a while before getting struck by inspiration . Then, he revealed a smile . I have not been able to defeat you because I have been fighting a mirror . How can I obtain victory by fighting a person in a mirror?
Then, he took out a strip of cloth and blindfolded himself, turning his visionpletely dark . He could only rely on his other senses and Spiritual Sense to fight the other party .
When the clone saw this, he revealed a mocking smile . Our strengths are the same, and yet you blindfold yourself? This is just suicide .
Under the astonished gaze of the clone, the blindfolded Xiao Chen revealed a confident expression and charged over .
Dang! Dang! Dang!
An intense battle began once more . However, this time, although they were clearly using the same Martial Techniques, the clone seemed slightly inferior, unable to defeat Xiao Chen .
It was obviously the same wless Saber Technique, but Xiao Chens wless Saber Technique was more flexible and nimble .
As for the clones wless Saber Technique, while it looked exactly the same, something invisible seemed to bind it .
In merely one hundred moves, Xiao Chen seized the upper hand by slowly umting his advantages .
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When thest second of this trial approached, Xiao Chen swung his saber and hacked the clone, making thetter fall over and vomit a copious volume of blood, unable to stand up any more .
The victor was decided .
Why? The clone waspletely confused, in incredible pain .
Xiao Chen removed the strip of cloth and opened his eyes . Ive already broken out of the mirror, but you are still fighting against a mirror . How could you not get defeated?
p! p! p!
Apuse resounded, and the proctor of the final trial walked out from the darkness . After he heard what Xiao Chen said earlier, heughed and said, What a way to break out of the mirror and defeat yourself! Over millions of years, numerous cultivators have passed this trial, but the number of people who could pass it the way you did can be described with the phrase countable on the fingers .
Xiao Chen, congrattions . You have already passed all the trials of the road of trials . You are now qualified to obtain the Divine Dragons bloodline and truly be a member of the Dragon Race!
Laughter resounded . The old Dragon Horse led the others over, clearly in a good mood .
Xiao Chen revealed a smile on his face . Along the way, he had surmounted all sorts of difficulties and could be considered rather fortunate .
This was especially so for the third and fourth stages, which he had cleared with much difficulty . He nearly gave up many times .
The ck-d old man was also happy for Xiao Chen . He went forward and said, Xiao Chen, Big Brother Dragon thinks very highly of you . After obtaining an inheritance and reestablishing the prestige of the Azure Dragon, you will definitely be able to revive the Azure Dragons bloodline .
Brother Xiao, congrattions . From today on, you are now one of us . The others came forward to offer their felicitations; even that girl in her prime, who previously did not show much expression, revealed a smile .
Xiao Chen performed cupped-fist salutes in response . Then, he asked the old Dragon Horse to help him refine the Azure Dragon Martial Spirit into his blood .
Whoosh!
The Dragon Horse turned back into a huge dragon . Then, it hovered a dragon w above Xiao Chens head . Scarlet light came from the dragon w and entered Xiao Chens head, then the Azure Dragon Martial Spirit .
Xiao Chen immediately fell into a deep sleep, unaware of what was happening outside .
Strange!
The old Dragon Horse revealed a doubtful expression, feeling confused .
The others were astonished to see this and asked, Whats wrong?
The Azure Dragon Martial Spirit in his body seems to have undergone some special cultivation and gained spirituality . Furthermore, it also possesses a faintly discernible Immortal Qi from the Immortal Epoch .
The ck-d old man frowned and prompted, What does that mean? Big Brother Dragon, please exin .
He seems to have cultivated a strange Cultivation Technique, causing his Azure Dragon Martial Spirit to mutate . Let me see what the Cultivation Technique is . To think that it is so tyrannical, even able to alter the Martial Spirit of my Azure Dragon bloodline!
The old Dragon Horse started checking Xiao Chens body and soon found the presence of the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation . Then, it activated the Primordial Energy in Xiao Chens body, circting the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation .
How can it be?!
After the old Dragon Horse saw the pathway the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation took, it was stunned . Whoosh! The dragon w quickly left Xiao Chens head .
To think that there is actually such a Cultivation Technique! Who in the world created it?
The old Dragon Horse was extremely shocked . Such a strange Cultivation Technique like the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation was too incredible .
Hong Xue asked, Big Brother Dragon, what Cultivation Technique is it exactly, for you to lose yourself like this?
In the outer realm, this Cultivation Technique cannot be considered a peak Cultivation Technique; in fact, it is far from it . However, it allows one to dual-cultivate Immortal Cultivation and Martial Cultivation at the same time .
This is a Cultivation Technique that alters and improves the nature of the body . It is not truly a Cultivation Technique of Martial Cultivation . I really cannot imagine who created it .
This person even managed to shock the old Dragon Horse . This persons origins had to be extraordinary .
It looks like he possesses a ratherplicated identity . I do not know what kind of scheme the person who created such a Cultivation Technique has . The old Dragon Horse started to hesitate, questioning whether it should help Xiao Chen refine his Azure Dragon Martial Spirit .
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Chapter 1508: Mysterious Inheritance
Chapter 1508: Mysterious Inheritance
Everyone sank into deep thought at the old Dragon Horses words . No one had imagined that there was someone so mysterious behind Xiao Chen .
They started to hesitate over the decision to help Xiao Chen refine the Azure Dragon Martial Spirit in his body .
Big Brother Dragon, he is now thest one left of the Azure Dragon bloodline . Unless he has children, there might not be another chance to build a true Azure Dragon Totem, Hong Xue said .
The middle-aged man said, I feel that Little Brother Xiao Chen is trustworthy . No matter who is behind him, his intent has always been sincere . He is definitely not someone who turns his back on loyalty . He is worth trusting .
Thats right . Big Brother Dragon, just look at the trials he cleared . Every time, he always chose a reward that could immediately increase his strength . He is thinking of rescuing his friends after he goes out, the azure-d man advised at a suitable moment .
Clearly, even though Xiao Chens Azure Dragon Martial Spirit had already mutated and there appeared to be a mysterious person behind him, his character was still trustworthy . They all felt that they should continue to help him refine the Azure Dragon Martial Spirit .
After all, Xiao Chen was thest of the Azure Dragons descendants . If they gave up, the Azure Dragon bloodline might truly be finished .
They would end up like the many branches of the Dragon Race in history .
I hope we are not making a mistake .
The old Dragon Horse sighed . Its dragon w encased Xiao Chen, and a spiritual scarlet light entered him again .
Bang! The spiritual light caused the Azure Dragon Martial Spirit to explode and quickly merge into his blood .
Whoosh!
Xiao Chens body immediately gave off a five-colored light, which looked like an Immortal fog with overwhelming Spiritual Energy and many colors .
Amid the Immortal fog, the indistinct silhouette of an Azure Dragon appeared .
That mysterious Azure Dragon silhouette exuded a puissant Dragon Might . The old Dragon Horse aside, the ck-d old man, Hong Xue, and that azure-d man all felt intense pressure .
They had to bring out their own Dragon Might to block with all their might .
Most of these people were of the Azure Dragon bloodline, bona fide descendants of the Seven Colored Divine Dragons . However, at this moment, that Azure Dragon silhouette behind Xiao Chen put enormous pressure on them .
This was simply too incredible, even unbelievable .
Time went by, and the Immortal fog thickened . The Azure Dragon Martial Spirit advanced another step in merging with Xiao Chens blood . The vast Dragon Might intensified; some of them felt like they could no longer endure .
Roar!
The old Dragon Horse ferociously spread its w, and the Immortal fog dispersed . Aplete Azure Dragon image appeared behind Xiao Chen, ring at the group .
Bang! Bang! Bang! The group copsed, vomiting a mouthful of blood and flying straight back . It was like something heavy ruthlessly struck the group, inflicting incredible pain .
The dragon image vanished, and Xiao Chen opened his eyes . A golden glow shed in their depths, turning them resplendent with golden light .
Xiao Chen did not notice anything strange . When he saw the ck-d old man and the others hurtling back in the air and vomiting blood, he felt confused . He asked, Seniors, whats wrong?
The azure-d man smiled bitterly and asked, If I said that you did all this, would you believe me?
I did this?
The old Dragon Horse said, Alright, Xiao Chen, please scatter the Great Deste Divine Light in your eyes first .
Great Deste Divine Light? What is that?
Xiao Chen only noticed the strange condition of his eyes after a while . After giving it a try, he quickly scattered the golden light in them .
This Great Deste Divine Light is really resplendent . No wonder the Dragon Might is so intense .
With so strong a Great Deste Divine Light, the grade of his bloodline should be extremely high!
Looking at Xiao Chen, the group discussed in soft voices . However, these words only confused Xiao Chen . Seniors, what is the Great Deste Divine Light?
The old Dragon Horse said, Ill exin it . The Great Deste Eon came after the Mythological Eon . Hence, it is also known as the Post Mythological Eon .
Our Great Deste Hundred Races were like gods among the ten thousand races during the Great Deste Eon . The bloodline characteristic unique to the Great Deste Hundred Races is the divine golden light in our eyes . This divine light is not just a sign of ones status but also has many miraculous uses . You will learn more about it in the future .
Now, let me test out your Azure Dragon bloodline to see what grade it is .
The exnation quickly allowed Xiao Chen to understand what the Great Deste Divine Light was . However, new doubts also appeared . There are differences in grades among the Azure Dragon bloodlines?
That is natural . Even with the same Divine Dragon bloodline, the difference in bloodline grade can result in a world of difference in ones future aplishments .
The old Dragon Horse led Xiao Chen to a spiritual pool . Then, it had him drip blood into the spiritual pool .
Shortly after, the clear spiritual pool started to show color . First, it became azure . Then, it quickly turned red .
Azure, red, ck, white, silver, golden, blue . There was a total of seven colors before the spiritual pool stopped .
The ck-d old man smiled and said, The quality of the bloodline is categorized into seven grades . The more colors, the higher the quality . Xiao Chen, your Divine Dragon bloodline is a peak Divine Dragon bloodline .
The azure-d man also smiled and said, Indeed, it is as expected . With a Divine Dragon bloodline of such quality, there is hope for the resurrection of the Azure Dragon bloodline after you obtain the inheritance .
The group was not surprised at the quality of Xiao Chens bloodline . After all, the Dragon Might and the Great Deste Divine Light from earlier already hinted at it .
However, just at this moment, something strange happenedthe spiritual pool suddenly churned and turnedpletely purple .
Including the earlier seven colors, Xiao Chens bloodline showed a total of eight colors . Furthermore, thest one was purple, a color that was unheard-of .
Whats going on? Of the Seven Colored Divine Dragons, I have never heard of a Purple Dragon . The azure-d man was greatly startled, appearing confused and even suspicious .
The others were stunned by this scene as well, so they all looked at the old Dragon Horse .
The old Dragon Horse said, It should be due to his Cultivation Technique causing his Dragon Race bloodline to mutate .
After saying that, the old Dragon Horses expression suddenly turned extremely grave . It looked at Xiao Chen and warned, Xiao Chen, do not ever tell anyone about this . Otherwise, all the Great Deste Hundred Races will turn hostile towards you .
Xiao Chen wanted to ask something, but the old Dragon Horse interrupted him, unwilling to pursue the matter, saying, Go to the inheritance hall . See if you can obtain an inheritance .
Since the other party did not want to say anything more, Xiao Chen could not force it . He could only suppress the doubts in his heart and follow the old Dragon Horse to the inheritance hall .
The moment Xiao Chen entered the inheritance hall, he discovered that the ground below him was the void, and when he looked up, he saw stars dotting a boundless universe .
This is the inheritance hall? Is this right?
The old Dragon Horse and the others all showed grave and respectful expressions .
The many Dragon Emperors above of my Azure Dragon bloodline, today, the new master of the Azure Dragon Pce, Xiao Chen, is here to greet the ancestors . Ancestors, please do look over him! the old Dragon Horse said respectfully to that boundless universe with an incredibly serious expression .
Whoosh!
Right after the Dragon Horse said that, many pairs of cold dragon eyes appeared in the distant universe, covering up the light of the stars .
Many ancient auras spread out . The many pairs of dragon eyes fixed on Xiao Chen .
Xiao Chen instantly felt like he could not move . A mighty, invisible force locked down on him .
The ck-d old man and the others did not even dare to breathe loudly as they waited with incredible anxiety . If Xiao Chen could not obtain an inheritance, no matter how excellent he was, he might end up like the Azure Emperor .
While everyone waited on tenterhooks, time seemed to slow to a crawl . Every minuteevery secondfelt like forever .
Whoosh!
Suddenly, amid the many dragon eyes in the distant universe, one pair suddenly turned golden .
The golden eyes looked like two golden mes burning in the universe,pletely eclipsing the starlight .
Sess!
The old Dragon Horse and the others showed joy on their faces . This meant an ancestor Dragon Emperor thought highly of Xiao Chen and was willing to send out his inheritance .
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
In the next moment, many pairs of dragon eyes lit up with bright lights, bing the most resplendent stars in the universe .
Lights flickered endlessly . The many pairs of dragon eyes seemed to bepeting with each other, all of them wanting to pass on their inheritance to Xiao Chen .
The ancestors are actually fighting over Xiao Chen . This is something that happened only once before, during the most flourishing period of the Azure Dragon bloodline .
The old Dragon Horses voice quavered; it was so excited that it lost itself somewhat . This scene was simply too shocking .
As the old Dragon Horse had guarded the Azure Dragon Pce from the ancient times until now, it had personally witnessed the Azure Dragon bloodlines rise to glory and decline . Now that it saw such a scene today, it felt deeply moved .
Just at this moment, something strange happened .
In an even more distant part of the universe, a pair of golden eyes with scarlet mes suddenly flickered .
The moment this pair of dragon eyes appeared, the other dragon eyespeting with each other all vanished . It was as if they saw a king and withdrew .
The boundless universe suddenly turned pitch-dark, leaving only that pair of golden eyes with scarlet mes surrounding it glistening brightly .
Chapter 1509: Surpassing Prime
Chapter 1509: Surpassing Prime
The sudden appearance of that pair of dragon eyes made the other shing golden divine lights all vanish .
The boundless universe was pitch-dark . There was only this pair of golden dragon eyes containing scarlet me .
Compared to the other pairs of dragon eyes, this pair was not too different; there was just a scarlet me in the depths of these eyes, making anyone who looked at them tremble in fear .
When that pair of dragon eyes stared at Xiao Chen, he felt enormous pressurefar more than what those other pairs of dragon eyes gave off .
Which Dragon Emperor is that? My Azure Dragon bloodline has more than two hundred Dragon Emperors . Still, I do not recall a Dragon Emperor like that .
The azure-d man, Hong Xue, and the others were all stunned by the intense pressure .
The Azure Dragon bloodline hadsted for countless epochs, passed down for millionsbillionsof years . It had produced more than two hundred Dragon Emperors . Although there were many of them, they were not particrly hard to remember .
However, no matter how hard this group thought, no Dragon Emperor with scarlet mes burning in their eyes like that came to mind .
Only that old Dragon Horse had eyes brimming with tears of excitement, unable to control itself . Tears flowed continuously as if it saw something incredible .
Big Brother Dragon, who is this?
The Dragon Horses voice sounded somewhat choked . This is my old master, the builder of the Azure Dragon Pce, the strongest Dragon Emperor in the history of the Azure Dragon bloodline .
The moment the Dragon Horse said that, it greatly startled the others .
No wonder they could not guess his identity . After this Dragon Emperor passed on, his inheritance had never appeared .
However, the entire Dragon Race knew the stories of this Dragon Emperor; everyone spoke of him . Calling him the greatest Dragon Emperor in the history of the Dragon Race was no exaggeration .
When this Dragon Emperor was alive, he was known as the Blood-Soaked Dragon Emperor . He strongly advocated ending ughter through ughter . While he was not the strongest Dragon Emperor in history, he was definitely the most legendary with the greatest strength of character .
Due to the Blood-Soaked Dragon Emperor, none of the other Great Deste Hundred Races dared to offend the Dragon Race . That was the Dragon Races most glorious period . Its prestige spread far and wide, impacting everywhere .
Heaven has eyes . I thought that the old masters inheritance would never appear . Heaven is truly blessing my Azure Dragon bloodline . Heaven truly has eyes! the old Dragon Horse muttered excitedly under its breath .
Whoosh!
That pair of dragon eyes vanished, and a beam of golden light traversed the universe in merely the blink of an eye and entered Xiao Chens body .
Then, the beam of light turned into a dragon seal reminiscent of a jade strip and entered Xiao Chens Heart of an Emperor .
Then, the dragon seal moved rapidly like a shooting star, streaking at lightning speed towards the mysterious purple Emperors Door in the Heart of an Emperor .
Xiao Chens expression changed . What is it doing? Based on its relentless advance, it seemed like it wants to shatter the purple Emperors Door .
Boom! Before Xiao Chen could react, the purple Emperors Door shattered .
After that, the shock waves swept through the entire Heart of an Emperor . Crack! Crack! Before the puissant might of the dragon seal, the Heart of an Emperor could not endure the heavy burden and likewise shattered .
Intense pain spread throughout Xiao Chens body, causing him to roar out involuntarily . All the hairs on his head stood straight up .
The Great Deste Divine Light burst out uncontrobly from his eyes . The golden divine light looked like it would pierce through the sky .
A strong killing Qi came from Xiao Chens body, turning him berserk .
Whoosh!
In the depths of Xiao Chens eyes, a scarlet pupil forcibly opened amid the golden divine light . It infused this golden divine light with a burning scarlet me, looking extremely strange .
The pain was too intense . Xiao Chen could not endure for long and fell unconscious .
Xiao Chen!
Xiao Chens appearance scared Ao Jiao into rushing out of the Lunar Shadow Saber and hugging him .
Seeing Xiao Chens paleplexion and blood leaking out of his skin all over his body, Ao Jiao looked anxiously at the old Dragon Horse and asked, Big Brother Dragon, will Xiao Chen be alright?
By now, the old Dragon Horse had already regained its calm . It said, He is fine . This is just temporary . He only fainted because he could not endure the energy from the Blood-Soaked Dragon Emperors inheritance .
The azure-d man added with an amiable expression, Dont worry . Although Master Xiao Chen is currently weak, the Dragon Emperors inheritance is reasonable . It will automatically split off some energy to protect his vitals, enough to ensure his survival .
When Ao Jiao heard that, she quickly checked Xiao Chens condition . Indeed, it was as the azure-d man said .
Xiao Chens internal organs and the most important brain were all enveloped in mysterious energy . On the surface, he looked severely injured, but in reality, his internal injuries were rtively light .
With this, Ao Jiao rxed and her emotions calmed .
The ck-d old man said, Given the condition of his physical body, he should recover right away .
At this moment, the ck-d old mans feelings wereplicated . The Azure Emperor back then was in no way inferior to Xiao Chen, even stronger in some aspects . However, not a single Dragon Emperor opened their eyes for the Azure Emperor .
Today, Xiao Chen not only caused the various Dragon Emperors to fight over him but also managed to startle the Blood-Soaked Dragon Emperor, the strongest in the Azure Dragon bloodlines history, into action .
It could only be said that life was unpredictable .
Not too longter, Xiao Chen opened his eyes . His head felt heavy as he rubbed his temples .
Greetings, Master!
The moment Xiao Chen opened his eyes, he saw the old Dragon Horse, the azure-d man, and all the other Item Spirits of the Azure Dragon Pce kneeling orderly in greeting .
This startled Xiao Chen . He quickly got up and said, Seniors, please get up . There is no need to do this .
Now that Xiao Chen obtained the inheritance, he was already the master of the Azure Dragon Pce . However, he had never paid much note to things like social ranking . Even if he was their master, there was no need for them to greet him like that .
Many thanks, Master .
Xiao Chen helplessly smiled bitterly . Master it is, then . After all, it is just a term of address .
Suddenly, Xiao Chen recalled that the Blood-Soaked Dragon Emperors dragon seal inheritance had shattered his Emperors Door and even his Heart of an Emperor .
At this thought, he paled slightly, feeling an anxiety that he never felt before .
The Emperors Door was shattered and the Heart of an Emperor destroyed . Was he crippled?
Xiao Chen sent his Spiritual Sense into his body and took a look . The sight that greeted him shocked him . Where the Heart of an Emperor had been, there was now ake of clear water suffused with a new kind of energy .
He seemed to have broken through some kind of restriction, entering a whole new realma realm that no one in the Kunlun Realm had entered .
Theke was formed by Primordial Energy . However, he vaguely felt that the energy it contained was even stronger than Primordial Energy .
Strange, what is going on?
Seeing the doubts in Xiao Chens eyes, the old Dragon Horse said, Hong Xue, please give him a simple exnation about his current situation .
The girl in her prime, wearing red, smiled and nodded . Then, she looked at Xiao Chen and said, The Nine Heavens of Martial Emperor in the Kunlun Realm is known as the Nine Heavens of Transcending Mortality outside this abandonednd . Once one surpasses these Nine Heavens, one will no longer be mortal and is known as a Veritable Personage .
In the outer realm, there is a saying, If one wants to be a god, one must first be a person . The ones worthy of being called a true person are Veritable Personage Realm cultivators . This is the threshold for one to be considered barely an expert in the outer realm .
The Veritable Personage Realm can be split into three stages: the Veritable Essence Stage, the Yin Essence Stage, and the Yang Essence Stage . Right now, Master is at the Veritable Essence Stage .
Hong Xue gave Xiao Chen a simple exnation, allowing him to gain some understanding even though he was still confused .
However, the main thing was that by relying on the Blood-Soaked Dragon Emperors inheritance, he had broken the constraints of Martial Emperor .
Xiao Chen asked softly, So, am I considered to have surpassed Prime?
Hong Xue entered deep thought and then replied, Although the strength that Master grasps right now is simr to that of Primes, in reality, they still have not broken through Martial Emperor . However, Master has already broken through the constraints and has unlimited potential . Saying that you have surpassed Prime is not wrong .
The old Dragon Horse said, Lets not talk about this first . Ill bring you to the Martial Technique pavilion, the Profound Tool pavilion, and the various meditation rooms of the Azure Dragon Pce to pick out some treasures .
Xiao Chen felt excited . Then, he remembered what he needed to do, so he said quickly, There is no rush for that . I wish to go outside and take a look first, to see the situation of my big brother and the Spirit Fox King .
Immediately after saying that, Xiao Chen discovered that the expressions of the old Dragon Horse, the ck-d old man, and the others appeared somewhat unsightly .
Chapter 1510: Transcending Life and Death
Chapter 1510: Transcending Life and Death
Outside the Azure Dragon Pce, half a day had already passed since Xiao Chen got pushed through its doors.
Having fought against three people alone, Ying Zongtian was already a spent force. Wounds riddled his body, and he fell to the ground in an extremely weak state and struggled to climb back to his feet.
Of Ying Zongtians three opponents, the more severely injured East Mountain Ghost Monarch aside, the Heaven Punishing Corpse God and the K?itigarbha Bodhisattva were in rather good condition.
It was just that their energy expenditure was considerable; hence, they needed some time to recover.
The East Mountain Ghost Monarchs figure shed and arrived beside Ying Zongtian. As he looked at Ying Zongtian straining to get up, he ruthlessly stomped on him.
Ying Zongtian, werent you very arrogant earlier? the East Mountain Ghost Monarch said hatefully through clenched teeth.
In the huge battle, the East Mountain Ghost Monarch was the most severely injured. Ying Zongtian even humiliated him a few times, making him very upset.
There were a few times where Ying Zongtian nearly managed to find the opportunity to take the East Mountain Ghost Monarch down along with himself.
Now that the other party was rendered helpless, stripped of hisbat prowess, the East Mountain Ghost Monarch naturally had to vent his frustrations and take revenge.
Whoosh! Whoosh!
The K?itigarbha Bodhisattva and the Heaven Punishing Corpse God quickly arrived with a sh. When Xing Tian saw what the East Mountain Ghost Monarch was doing, he frowned slightly and said, Ghost Monarch, dont go overboard. The Deity Sovereign still needs him for coercing Xiao Chen.
The East Mountain Ghost Monarch said indifferently, Dont worry. He wont die. I know my boundaries.
After saying that, the East Mountain Ghost Monarch prepared to move his leg away from Ying Zongtians body. After venting his frustration through his stomp, he still felt upset. However, he knew that the Deity Sovereign viewed this with great importance; he could not truly kill Ying Zongtian.
Cough! Cough!
Ying Zongtian coughed a few times, spurtingrge mouthfuls of blood. Then, he smiled bitterly. I, Ying Zongtian, wandered about my entire life, thinking highly of myself. Unexpectedly, I would fall at your feet.
When the East Mountain Ghost Monarch heard that, he was stunned. Then, he swung a foot back and stomped heavily again. He said coldly, How old do you think you are to be qualified to think highly of yourself? When I became a Prime, you were not even considered anything.
You think that Primes are very incredible? If I had wanted to, I could have advanced to Prime long ago. Ying Zongtian revealed a mocking smile, showing great disdain for the East Mountain Ghost Monarch.
The Heaven Punishing Corpse God remained silent. He knew that he was not a match for Ying Zongtian. If not for ganging up on Ying Zongtian, they might not have been able to suppress the other party.
The Heaven Punishing Corpse God did not want to say much. He also knew that back then, Ying Zongtian spent one thousand years gaining umtions as a Greater Heavenly Martial Emperor, dying advancement to Sovereign Martial Emperor in order to break through and surpass Prime.
However, for some reason, Ying Zongtianter gave up on this thought, disying only the strength of a Prime at Xiao Chens King conferral ceremony.
The victor is king, and the losers are in the wrong. Right now, I am the one trampling on you. No matter what you say, it is useless!
The East Mountain Ghost Monarch showed a cold expression as he heavily stomped on Ying Zongtian again.
However, when the East Mountain Ghost Monarch wanted to move his foot away, he discovered a pair of hands firmly gripping his leg like a vise. No matter what he did, he could not move his foot away.
I already said, even if I die, I will drag you down with me.
Suddenly, the Heart of an Emperor in Ying Zongtians body gave off a bright light. His entire being lit up like a candle, quickly burning up.
Self-detonation!
Ying Zongtian was going to self-detonate. A Prime would go so far as to use such a decisive method to end his own life.
This stupefied the three. The Heaven Punishing Corpse God immediately fled without even thinking.
Let go! Let go! The fear of death assailed the East Mountain Ghost Monarch, scaring him silly and making him scream.
However, no matter how the East Mountain Ghost Monarch cried out, Ying Zongtian firmly grasped his leg, refusing to let go.
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Inside the Azure Dragon Pce, Xiao Chen felt that something was wrong. When he rushed out in a fluster, he happened to see this scene.
Xiao Chen was shocked rigid on the spot. He cried out hoarsely, Big Brother! No!
Based on the expressions of the old Dragon Horse and the others, Xiao Chen already guessed that the situations of Ying Zongtian and the Spirit Fox King were not very good.
However, no matter what, Xiao Chen did not expect that a Prime was actually pushed to the point of resorting to self-detonation.
Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign!
Xiao Chen coldly called out this persons name in his heart. Then, he rushed towards Ying Zongtian, who was about to self-detonate.
However, it was already toote. Before Xiao Chen could get far, he heard a startling explosion.
An intense light soared into the sky. The two Primes at the center of the explosion died on the spot.
The Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign, the Heaven Punishing Corpse God, and the K?itigarbha Bodhisattva were all dumbfounded at this explosion.
Primes were the strongest existences in the Kunlun Realm. They were remote and stood at the peak of the pyramid, holding esteemed positions.
However, such an existence chose to self-detonate, taking the initiative to end his own life.
Xiao Chen, who was rushing over, did not have his guard up at all. The shock waves of the explosion knocked him into the air, and he crashed heavily into the ground, bouncing far away before he managed to stand back up.
There was still a chance. Ying Zongtian died only one second ago. If Xiao Chen could travel back two seconds and prevent the other party from self-detonating, he could change the past.
This was the same as when Xiao Chen weakened the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereigns Starry Heavens Divine Palm Strike.
However, Ying Zongtian was already dead. Traveling back to the time and space when the dead was still alive was like transcending the barrier between life and death.
The resistance that one would encounter would be even stronger than when Xiao Chen faced the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign.
State of cycle, reversing time and space!
Xiao Chen could not be bothered with so much. Determination shed in his eyes. The Cycle Heart in his sea of consciousness shone, holding nothing back.
Xiao Chen took a step forward, and a strong resistance pushed back, nearly shattering him into pieces.
Charge!
The Veritable Essence Energy in Xiao Chens body surged out, forming a strong, sharp light before him. Together with the support of the Great Dao Energy, he finally managed to move forward, breaking through that barrier between life and death.
With only one second to make his move, Xiao Chen did not hesitate. The moment he arrived, he thrust his finger out, and the Heavenly Snow Divine me spewed out in a torrent, directly sealing Ying Zongtian, who waspletely helpless and unable to resist.
Seeing that the lighting from Ying Zongtian dimming, Xiao Chen heaved a sigh of relief; he seeded.
Xiao Chens time happened to be up. A great force pulled him back to the present.
Now, when Xiao Chen looked over, Ying Zongtian was already sealed in ice, and the East Mountain Ghost Monarch struggled free. The East Mountain Ghost Monarch gazed at Ying Zongtian in confusion. However, a vicious expression shed in his eyes the next moment.
No matter the reason, Ying Zongtian was currently immobile, sealed by this mysterious ice. This was the best opportunity to finish him off.
Without even having to think, the East Mountain Ghost Monarch ruthlessly stomped at the ice-sealed Ying Zongtian.
If this stompnded, Ying Zongtian would shatter into a pile of ice shards, dying without aplete corpse.
Stop!
After putting in a lot of effort to use the state of cycle to bring Ying Zongtian back, Xiao Chen naturally would not permit such a thing to happen.
He leaped into the air and threw a punch.
Myriad Heaven Divine Fist, Distant Legend!
The East Mountain Ghost Monarch felt a cold wind behind his back, making his hair stand on end as he sensed danger.
He quickly turned around and saw Xiao Chen. His face immediately lit up in joy. Xiao Chen! I was just waiting for you. To think that you would deliver yourself into the!
Boom!
However, right after the East Mountain Ghost Monarch spoke, Xiao Chens punch knocked him into the air. He ended up flying with just one blow, appearing like a broken kite. He vomited a mouthful of blood and skidded far away.
How can this be?!
Aftering to a halt, the East Mountain Ghost Monarch felt extremely confused. While he was severely injured, unable to bring out even half of his normal strength, he should not have had any difficulty stalling Xiao Chen.
However, the reality now was that Xiao Chens punch readily sent him flying. The might of this punch vaguely felt like it was even stronger than his own at his peak.
Damn it! I do not believe this!
The East Mountain Ghost Monarch could not ept this fact. He pped the ground with his palm and soared into the air. Limitless ghostly Qi filled the air as he threw a palm strike at Xiao Chen. This attack even dyed the sky a dull ck.
Xiao Chen turned around and circted his Veritable Essence Energy to his chest, using his body to receive the East Mountain Ghost Monarchs palm strike straight on.
Buzz! Buzz!
As if this palm strikended on a metal mountain, its target remained stable, not budging at all.
The East Mountain Ghost Monarchs face sank. Horror shed in his eyes as he tried to retreat.
Whoosh!
However, in the time it took for a spark to fly, a hand shot out like a lightning dragon breaking through the clouds of the night sky, grabbed the East Mountain Ghost Monarch by the neck, and raised him.
Xiao Chen, let go of him.
Just at this moment, the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign and his other two allies charged over, bringing the bound Spirit Fox King.
Chapter 1511: Sweep through the Place, Unrivaled throughout the World
Chapter 1511: Sweep through the ce, Unrivaled throughout the World
Although the East Mountain Ghost Monarch was captured, Qitian revealed a faint smile on his face, for Xiao Chen had finallye out.
Not only had Xiao Chene out, but he had even used his state of cycle. For the short term, the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign would not have to worry about that move.
Xiao Chen narrowed his eyes and looked at the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereigns group. Qitian, what are you nning? Have you gone crazy?
To Xiao Chen, the other party had truly gone crazy. The Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign actually dared to shed off all forms of cordiality with Primes.
If the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign was not careful, he might end up sowing seeds of disaster for himself by making two Primes his enemies. While he was strong, he could not prevent others from sneak-attacking and killing the members of his Deity Race.
The Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign said indifferently, Cut the crap. Spill all the secrets of the Azure Dragon Pce and hand over all the benefits you obtained in there. After all, even though you saved Ying Zongtian now, you will not be able to keep saving him forever.
Oh, by the way, there is also this. Surely, you will not simply watch as this Fiend Sovereign Senior of yours dies, right? the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign said, feeling secure as he held up the Spirit Fox King.
To prevent the Spirit Fox King from self-detonating, the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign immediately restricted all of the other partys energies after he defeated him.
However, the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign was not in a very good condition, either. The counterattacks of the Spirit Fox King were not that easily resolved.
Even so, that did not matter. Right now, the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign controlled the situation. Given Xiao Chens character, he would not ignore his senior and big brother.
This was Xiao Chens critical weakness!
Xiao Chens heart sank. Unexpectedly, the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign had such a n. He had truly gone crazy. For the sake of an unverified goal, he actually made such a move. The so-called strongest of the Kunlun Realm was truly extremely shameless.
Interesting, really interesting.
Xiao Chenughed coldly in his heart. His murderous intent was like magma slowly building up underground.
Since Xiao Chens King conferral ceremony, the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign had been seeking trouble for him at every turn.
You are overthinking. Even if you knew the secret of the Azure Dragon Pce, it would not be useful. As for the benefits I gained, I cant hand them to you. Most importantly
Xiao Chen revealed a cold smile as he eyed them icily. His frosty gaze did not contain any trace of emotion.
What? The Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereigns heart skipped a beat, clearly unconfident.
Well talk after I finish killing.
Everything could be negotiated. However, the East Mountain Ghost Monarch, who nearly drove Xiao Chens Big Brother Ying to death, must die!
Ka cha!
Xiao Chen waved his left hand, and a saber light shed. The East Mountain Ghost Monarchs head flew off straightaway.
Then, he raised the East Mountain Ghost Monarchs headless body higher before casually tossing it aside like so much trash.
Boom! The East Mountain Ghost Monarchs head turned into a sh of scarlet and disappeared.
Dead
The Prime of the Ghost Domain, the Ghost Monarch of that generation, died at Xiao Chens hands.
You
The K?itigarbha Bodhisattva, the Heaven Punishing Corpse God, and the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign were all stunned. They had never expected Xiao Chen to go to this extreme.
After a Primes head was chopped off, he would not die. However, that was on the condition that the head could be reattached.
With the head gone, the headless body naturally was as dead as it could be.
Whoosh!
Countless motes of light scattered from the headless bodythe East Mountain Ghost Monarchs fading Life Essence.
The ce turned quiet. The Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereigns group was truly stupefied.
Xiao Chen, do you knowwhat you did
The Heaven Punishing Corpse God extended his hand and pointed at Xiao Chen. His voice quivered as he spoke.
I know. I killed a dog.
Do you really consider yourself unrivaled in the world?
The Heaven Punishing Corpse God roared furiously and clenched his fist. Then, ten thousand Dragon Force immediately burst out as he punched at Xiao Chen.
Not showing any fear, Xiao Chen circted his Veritable Essence Energy, and an aura that surpassed that of a Prime erupted from his body.
Then, he clenched his right hand and infused Veritable Essence Energy into it as he counterpunched.
Boom!
An intense explosion resounded. Strong winds blew, making Xiao Chens long hair and clothes p noisily.
Even after Xiao Chen forcibly received this punch, his feet did not move at all, not even by a single step.
Despite advancing to Prime by means of your physical body, you are merely so-so!
Xiao Chenughed coldly and augmented his punch with Great Dao Energy.
A Dao disk appeared behind Xiao Chen. As he stood in the air, he was like an unsheathed treasure saber, boundlessly resplendent as he shone with a brilliant light. His fist was like a de that he just released.
Originally, the two were on par. After infusing Great Dao Energy into his punch, Xiao Chen thrust slightly and directly sted the Heaven Punishing Corpse God away.
The white-d Xiao Chen, his long hair flying, still did not take even half a step off.
Surpassing Prime? the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign muttered to himself asplicated feelings shed in his eyes. It turns out that the Azure Dragon Pce truly contains the secret to breaking past Prime.
The energy that Xiao Chen used clearly originated from Primordial Energy. However, it also seemed to be one level higher than Primordial Energy.
Given the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereigns eyesight, he absolutely did not see wrong.
Only at this moment did the three understand that the East Mountain Ghost Monarchs death had basis.
Later, when we attack together, do not show any mercy. We cannot be careless at all.
The Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign sent a voice projection, giving instructions to the K?itigarbha Bodhisattva and the Heaven Punishing Corpse God.
A strange look shed in the K?itigarbha Bodhisattvas eyes. It appeared that he had other ns. However, after thinking for a while, he gave the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign his agreement.
As for the Heaven Punishing Corpse God, he was just sent flying by Xiao Chen. After suffering at Xiao Chens hands, how could he think of rejecting?
The Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign said, Indeed, you managed to break through the shackles of Prime. We can properly discuss, then. As long as you agree to tell us the secret, we can immediately release the Spirit Fox King.
Shaking his head, Xiao Chen said, You are overthinking. When I said talk, I meant you immediately apologizing. Release the Spirit Fox King, and I can consider letting you go.
Hahaha! The Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign guffawed like he heard a funny joke. He said coldly, You are truly boundless arrogant. Attack!
The three immediately released their killing Qi, not hiding any of it. The Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign glowed with resplendent divine light, which then soared into the sky and formed a divine sword chopping down on Xiao Chen.
The K?itigarbha Bodhisattva transformed into his gigantic Dharmic Incarnation. An enormous hand covered half the sky as it smashed down towards Xiao Chen together with a supreme Buddhist Might.
The Heaven Punishing Corpse God secretly stored up power, waiting for Xiao Chen and the K?itigarbha Bodhisattva to sh first beforeunching his peak strike.
Xiao Chen coldly eyed the threes movements. Three ck flowers with nine petals in the depths of his right eye spun around quickly until theyyered over each other.
Before the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign, who just formed the divine light sword, could react, the divine light sword broke. Then bolts of lightning struck him simultaneously, covering him in wounds. After vomiting a mouthful of blood, he got sted away.
The Divine Lightning Eye required only one look to call down lightning tribtions, determining a persons life and death.
With three bolts of lightning tribtionsyered over each other, even a Prime would be severely injured.
Dharmic World!
After knocking the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign away, Xiao Chen trembled and turned incredibly huge, about the same size as the K?itigarbha Bodhisattva.
The hand that originally covered half the sky now looked insignificant.
Then, Xiao Chen raised his foot and kicked the K?itigarbha Bodhisattvas incarnation away at lightning speed. The Buddhist light filling the sky scattered in every direction.
Die!
The Heaven Punishing Corpse God had been waiting patiently. When Xiao Chen resumed his original form, the Heaven Punishing Corpse God shot forward like an arrow,unching his peak strike.
The Heaven Punishing Corpse God had advanced to Prime by means of his physical body. If his fist struck Xiao Chen, even if Xiao Chen defended himself, he would sustain severe injuries.
With this punch, space even trembled. Once the blownded, Xiao Chen would shatter into pieces.
The Heaven Punishing Corpse Gods lips curled up into a smile. However, after quite a while, wind suddenly howled behind him. He immediately sensed that something was wrong, so he turned around quickly.
Whoosh!
However, it was already toote. A saber light appeared the moment the Heaven Punishing Corpse God turned around. Xiao Chen executed the Dragon Subduing Stance with the Transcendent Divine Weapon Lunar Shadow Saber, ruthlessly chopping down on the Heaven Punishing Corpse Gods chest.
The Heaven Punishing Corpse God, whose physical body had never been broken, flew back with blood spurting out of his chest.
As the Azure Dragon Divine Wings pped, Xiao Chen hovered in the air. Holding the Lunar Shadow Saber, he coldly eyed the three that he had instantly knocked away.
An air of absolute tyrannyof looking down on the worldcame from Xiao Chens body. He appeared cold, emotionless, proud, and aloof.
As the Azure Dragon Divine Wings on Xiao Chens back pped, boundlessly strong winds scattered the clouds for five thousand kilometers around. He seemed to teleport when he appeared before the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign.
Then, Xiao Chen extended his saber and ced the tip on the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereigns forehead.
Congrattions on bing the strongest in the Kunlun Realm. From today on, you will sweep through the ce, unrivaled throughout the world!
The Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereignsplexion was pale, a bitter smile on his face. I already considered the consequences of defeat. If you want to kill me, then do so. Do as you please.
Strongest in the Kunlun Realm? You are still thinking too much of yourself. I have never taken you as a goal to chase after.
Chapter 1512 (Raw 1492): Drastic Changes in the Heavenly Starry Ocean
Chapter 1512 (Raw 1492): Drastic Changes in the Heavenly Starry Ocean
Back on Heavenly Star Ind, Ying Zongtian had told Xiao Chen that the difference between Xiao Chen and the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign was not great.
They both had one thousand strands of Primordial Energy. It was just that the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign had the power of faith, and his will of divine light was already at the peak.
As for Xiao Chen, his Great Dao Energy and state of cycle had only scratched the surface.
Hence, the difference in strength seemed enormous.
From that moment on, Xiao Chen stopped taking the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign as a goal of any sort. No matter how he looked at it, he would surpass the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign sooner orter; doing so was just a matter of time. One had limitless potential while the others potential was depleted.
With a simpleparison between the two, one could easily tell.
When Xiao Chen broke through the shackles of Martial Emperor, advancing to the Veritable Personage Realm and grasping Veritable Essence Energy, his Veritable Essence Energy was already roughly as powerful as the energy that the many Primes grasped.
With the support of Great Dao Energy, Xiao Chens Veritable Essence Energy was even stronger.
Surpassing the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign was just a matter of waiting for the right conditions to gather. Hence, it was not hard to understand.
The Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign watched as Xiao Chen stood upright and pointed his sabers tip at the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereigns forehead, listening to what he said.
The Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign turned somewhat despondent. You have never taken me as a target? That makes sense; I am a failure in the first ce, a failure who does not even dare to walk the Kunlun Road.
Xiao Chen dismissed his Azure Dragon Divine Wings and sheathed his saber. Then he asked, Why did you not summon out the Deity Race Ancestor? You should be able to defeat me by summoning him out.
The Deity Race Ancestor grasped a power that surpassed Prime, a power that surpassed even that of the current Xiao Chen.
The Heavenly Dao would not permit the appearance of such an existence. As for Xiao Chen, he only barely touched the Heavenly Daos bottom line.
Its not that I dont want to but that I cant. The price of summoning the Deity Race Ancestor is greater than you think. If I summoned him out now, he might not even be able to kill you. However, I would not be far from death.
The Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign was rather direct, not hiding anything.
You can go. From today onwards, our grudges are written off, Xiao Chen said, looking indifferently at the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereignwhich rendered the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign speechless in disbelief.
However, in the next moment, the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign felt an indescribable bitterness and a strange sadness.
He knew that from now on, he could only watch Xiao Chen from behind, never to surpass him. By letting him go and not pushing things too far, Xiao Chen was demonstrating confidence in his own strength, as well as wisdom.
After all, the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign could still summon out the Deity Race Ancestor to fight back. If Xiao Chen pushed things too far, both sides might fall.
Just two months ago, the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign, a Prime, could send Xiao Chen flying with each of his three palm strikes.
However, in merely two months, the situation reversed. The Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign now had to rely on the other partys mercy to leave.
Life was truly unpredictable. No one knew what the future held.
Actually, the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign was not wrong; it was as he had guessed. The Azure Dragon Pce did indeed contain the secret to breaking past Prime. However, it was not prepared for him but left for Xiao Chen.
Many thanks.
The Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign got up and bowed, speaking with a cupped-fist salute.
Theres no need. You should be grateful that Big Brother Ying and the Spirit Fox King are not dead. Otherwise, even if the world flipped over, I would continue fighting until I took your life.
These cold words stunned the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign. He believed that Xiao Chen would definitely do what he said.
Just at this moment, while the two spoke, the K?itigarbha Bodhisattva took that opportunity to turn into a beam of light and fly away.
Xiao Chens eyes narrowed, and he intended to give chase. While he could let the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign go, he absolutely could not let the K?itigarbha Bodhisattva off.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
However, as Xiao Chen was about to do so, five figures suddenly appeared in the air, blocking Xiao Chen.
Azure Dragon King, there is no need to give chase. Youd best return to the Heavenly Starry Ocean.
The five figures were the experts from the various races guarding Kunlun Mountain. Devoting themselves to the defense of Kunlun Mountain, they did not participate in the conflicts of the world.
Back then, when Xiao Chen took his tribtion, they had appeared once.
Xiao Chens heart immediately sank. These five did not reveal themselves unless something major happened.
Seniors, whats going on in the Heavenly Starry Ocean?
Take a look for yourself, and you will know. Theres no need for us to say anything.
Right after saying that, the five figures vanished from the sky. However, this advice left a shadow in Xiao Chens heart.
There are three Primes protecting the Heavenly Starry Ocean. How can there be any major chaos there?
There are the Cyclic Astral Lord, the Bright Moon Empress, and the Myriad-Law Fiend Master. Could it be... When Xiao Chen thought of a certain person, he no longer dared to continue thinking.
On this trip to the Azure Dragon Pce, the Deity Dao Union suffered heavy casualties, losing a Prime. The Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign also lost his ambitions entirely. Without saying anything more, he undid the Spirit Fox Kings restrictions and left with the Heaven Punishing Corpse God.
Although Xiao Chen kept the Heavenly Starry Oceans matter in mind, he still had to help his big brother Ying with his injuries first.
Xiao Chen, you really managed to break through Prime? The Spirit Fox King had been watching from the start. He was somewhat afraid to believe this, feeling like he was dreaming.
Xiao Chen had defeated three Prime-level beings in an instant and forced the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign to lower his head and apologize.
Nodding, Xiao Chen said, That should be so. Senior, Im truly sorry for all the trouble this time.
The Spirit Fox King smiled and said, Its fine. You being able to break through Prime is what both the Supreme Sky Prime and I wanted to see the most. Lets not chat first. Quick, help Ying Zongtian out with his injuries.
Right.
Xiao Chen immediately withdrew the Heavenly Snow Divine me and released Ying Zongtian from the ice.
Then, he circted and infused his Veritable Essence Energy into Ying Zongtians body.
Xiao Chen remembered that when he broke through to Martial Monarch, the energy he grasped was known as Quintessence, which also meant Veritable Essence or true essence.
[TL Note: In the Chinese raws, these two energies are written with the exact same characters. When I first tranted the term, I chose to trante them differently to avoid repetition. It looks like that might have made a mistake. However, I still feel that calling it Veritable Essence Energy is a better choice to match the cultivation realm, so Im sticking with it. Therefore, I altered the exnation on this bit here slightly to make the different term fit.]
However, that Quintessence was not equal to this Veritable Essence Energy. One was the result of refining Spiritual Energy while the other was born of Primordial Energy but also surpassed Primordial Energy.
The difference between the two was like night and day.
A true person. To be a god, one must be a person first.
Xiao Chen wondered how the Martial Epoch had developed in the realm outside the three thousand great realms.
Such a thought shed through Xiao Chens mind. When Ying Zongtian opened his eyes, Xiao Chens thoughts snapped back to reality.
Im not dead?
Ying Zongtian felt an intense headache. His memories were temporarily hazy; he could not recall what had happened.
The Spirit Fox King smiled and replied, You are not dead, still living well. After Xiao Chen came out of the pce, he alone defeated the East Mountain Ghost Monarch, the Heaven Punishing Corpse God, the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign, and the K?itigarbha Bodhisattva.
You broke through!
Bright excitement red in Ying Zongtians eyes.
Due to a fortuitous encounter in the Azure Dragon Pce, I can be considered to have broken through.
Hahahaha! Good! Good! Good!
When Ying Zongtian heard that, he guffawed and said good three times. His boisterousughter carried a wild joy and excitement that could not be concealed.
Ying Zongtian, dont get too excited. You only just recovered, the Spirit Fox King advised.
Ying Zongtian waved his hand and said, Brother Spirit Fox, you dont understand. Ten years! I have been waiting ten years for this day. I waited far too long. Being able to live long enough to see Xiao Chen surpass Prime is the greatest wish of my life.
Back then, for the sake of protecting him, I gave up on my umtions and broke through to Prime. Now, the facts have proven my choice right. There actually is a peak above Prime.
Ying Zongtian could not help his excitement. His exnation was right. He really had waited ten years for this day.
In the end, Ying Zongtian even nearly died without seeing Xiao Chen surpass Prime.
Where is the East Mountain Ghost Monarch? Ying Zongtian asked with an icy expression when he suddenly recalled this person.
I already killed him.
Ying Zongtian was stunned to hear this. Then, he nodded and said, Good choice on killing him. Such a despicable person is a shame to Primes!
Ying Zongtians tone was very cold. Clearly, he hated the East Mountain Ghost Monarch to the bone. It would be hard for him to vent this hatred without killing him.
Suddenly, spiritual scarlet light appeared in the distant western sky, the bloody hue even richer than that of the setting sun.
It seemed like something happened extremely far away, perhaps an exceedingly dreadful battle.
The three felt a remarkably terrifying aura that made their expressions change at once.
That came from the Heavenly Starry Oceans direction!
Whats going on in the Heavenly Starry Ocean? Even a battle between Primes would not produce such a terrifying aura, the Spirit Fox King muttered with a heavy frown.
Ying Zongtian entered deep thought. Xiao Chen, youd better make a trip back fast. Something major is probably happening in the Heavenly Starry Ocean. On my end, I will have to reorganize the forces of the Martial God Pce as well.
Chapter 1513 (Raw 1493): Doomsday Approaching
Chapter 1513 (Raw 1493): Doomsday Approaching
Something had changed in the Heavenly Starry Ocean, so Xiao Chen had to go back. However, before he returned, there was something that he had to do.
Big Brother, you should go back to the Martial God Pce first. I still need to return to the Azure Dragon Pce for a while.
Xiao Chen hade out of the Azure Dragon Pce in a rush, leaving many things undone. Since his big brother was fine, Xiao Chen needed to go back in.
Ying Zongtian nodded and immediately left. Although he was injured, as long as he showed himself alive in the Martial God Pce, with the prestige of being a Prime, he could suppress the three Holy Masters and assemble all the forces of the Martial God Pce.
The Spirit Fox King performed a cupped-fist salute and left as well. Now that something major had happened in the Heavenly Starry Ocean, the entire Kunlun Realm would probably fall into great chaos. The Fiend Domain would need him there to takemand.
When Xiao Chen entered the Azure Dragon Pce, he found that the old Dragon Horse and the other Item Spirits had been waiting for a long time.
Sorry, please do not me us for hiding it from you. If we had not done so, you would not have been able to clear the road of trials, the old Dragon Horse said.
Everyone had different stances and different positions. How they looked at problems was also different.
Xiao Chen could understand this. The other party did it for his own good. The most important thing was that Ying Zongtian and the Spirit Fox King were both rather fortunate; nothing major happened to them.
Naturally, Xiao Chen would not me these people.
I understand. I would like to take the Heavenly mes Origin me. Also, I would like to move the Azure Dragon Pce to Heavenly Star Ind. Seniors, is that possible?
The Azure Dragon Pce itself was a supreme treasure. With the Azure Dragon Pce guarding Heavenly Star Ind, at the very least, the Dragons Gate would have nothing to worry about.
The old Dragon Horse hesitated for a while before saying, Everything in the Azure Dragon Pce is yours. Naturally, you may have the Heavenly mes Origin me. However, it is rather difficult to move the Azure Dragon Pce to Heavenly Star Ind. With your current strength, you still cant refine the Azure Dragon Pce.
Can you please do your best to help me figure out a solution? Xiao Chen requested with a cupped-fist salute.
How about you physically carry it back? Since you cant refine it, you can only use this kind of stupid method. It would just be tiring, the azure-d man suddenly suggested with a smile.
The old Dragon Horse was stunned for a while. Then, it said, That is a solution.
Can the Five-Element Absolute Sealing Formation be moved as well?
Of course. The core of the Five-Element Absolute Sealing Formation is the Azure Dragon Pce in the first ce. Furthermore, the Azure Dragon Pce was not here in the past.
Thus, the matter of moving the Azure Dragon Pce to the Dragons Gate was settled. The ck-d old man took out the purple crystal containing the Heavenly mes Origin me and handed it to Xiao Chen.
After Xiao Chen carefully put it away, he discovered that the old Dragon Horse was looking at him with a grave expression as if it had something to say but was restraining itself.
Old Senior, do you have any instructions for me?
Never mind, there is no need for now. Go about your business first. After things calm down for a while, I have some things to tell you. Also, as the Azure Dragon Pces master, you have some duties to fulfill.
Xiao Chen entered deep thought as he nodded to indicate his understanding.
There was no such thing as only one side benefiting without any sort of duty. Obtaining the inheritance and breaking through the shackles of Martial Emperor were both benefits. However, Xiao Chen still did not know his duties.
Even so, there was no rush. Since the old Dragon Horse did not exin, it was not convenient for Xiao Chen to ask.
Furthermore, this was indeed not the time to think about it.
Aftering out of the Azure Dragon Pce, Xiao Chen walked around the walls outside. Once he found a suitable angle, he grabbed it with both hands and pulled with all his might.
Rumble...!
The Azure Dragon Pce waspletely uprooted like arge tree. Xiao Chen felt incredibly tired as if he was carrying a mountain.
However, no matter how tired he was, he had to move it. This was a treasure even more valuable than a mountain of gold.
Holding the bottom of the Azure Dragon Pce, he gritted his teeth, and his Vital Qi surged like a huge river gushing endlessly.
One thousand strands of dragon-shaped energy danced about behind Xiao Chen, moving everywhere.
Using one thousand Dragon Force, Xiao Chen shouted and finally managed to raise the entire Azure Dragon Pce.
Then, he soared into the air, flying in the direction of the Heavenly Starry Ocean.
Wherever Xiao Chen passed, the people who saw him were all stunned.
This was simply a miraculous scene: Xiao Chen actually carrying the entire Azure Dragon Pce.
While this looked simple, as if one could move the Azure Dragon Pce with just sufficient strength, in this world, only Xiao Chen could do this. As long as the old Dragon Horse was not willing, anyone elseeven the Heaven Punishing Corpse God, who had advanced to Prime through his physical bodywould not be able to get close to the Azure Dragon Pce, much less pick it up.
Although Xiao Chen found this tiring, he did not rx for a single moment, worrying about the Heavenly Starry Oceans situation and the safety of the Dragons Gates people.
He directly unfurled the Azure Dragon Divine Wings and exhausted his Veritable Essence Energy to keep pping those wings.
Everywhere Xiao Chen passed, strong winds blew. He was like a sharp sword traveling thousands of kilometers, tearing a long tunnel through clouds.
By relying on the Azure Dragon Divine Wings and his Veritable Essence Energy, Xiao Chen finally arrived at the oceanside half a dayter.
Now that he was closer, the scarlet spiritual clouds over the Heavenly Starry Ocean became even clearer.
Those scarlet spiritual clouds were not made up of baleful aura. A fresh scarlet represented massacre, an ominous sign. However, those scarlet spiritual clouds clearly had pure Spiritual Energy, aside from massacre.
This was particrly striking in the dense scarlet clouds, which confused Xiao Chen.
Whats going on? I left a Messaging Token with Mo Chen. She should have sent me a message if anything had happened. However, I have not received any messages. Could something have happened to Mo Chen?
At this thought, Xiao Chen became even more anxious, so he made the Azure Dragon Divine Wings on his back p even harder.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Just at this moment, many figures popped up from the surface of the sea. Xiao Chen, who was holding up the Azure Dragon Pce, saw them very clearly. These were the people of the Merfolk Race from the Chaotic Demonic Sea.
Quick, look! That is the Azure Dragon King Xiao Chen. Inform the queen right away!
The Merfolk Race immediately noticed Xiao Chen. Soon, the Merfolk Races Queen Yao Yan, escorted by the Merfolk Race upper echelon, rushed over.
She gave the others some instructions, getting them to continue bringing the Merfolk Race to the shore.
Sorry, Im carrying the Azure Dragon Pce right now and cannot offer you greetings. Can you tell me whats going on with the Heavenly Starry Ocean and what all of you are doing? Xiao Chen asked anxiously, then showed a helpless expression as he raised the Azure Dragon Pce in explication when he saw Yao Yan walking over to him alone.
[TL Note: The greetings include the cupped-fist salute hand gesture and not just speaking words.]
Yao Yan saw that Xiao Chen seemed to be struggling. She asked, Is this the Azure Dragon Pce? It looks like you already went in. Perhaps the Heavenly Starry Ocean can still be saved.
Xiao Chens expression changed, and he said sullenly, Please tell me what in the world happened.
Yao Yan let out a long sigh and said, Its all over. Now, aside from the Cyclic Astral Pce, the Lunar Pce, and the Myriad Fiend Ind, all the Holy Lands of the Heavenly Starry Ocean are in ruins. The other factions and sects were eradicated; it is as though it is doomsday.
What exactly happened?!
You know about the sea markets that the Treasure Master controls, right? Originally, everyone thought that those huge Immortal statues were just decorations. However, they all came to life. Eighteen Immortal statues swept through the ce; no one could stop them.
The Heavenly Province Academy, the Five Poison Sect, and the Yinyang Paradisethree of the Immortal Holy Landswere the first to be destroyed. Even the Sect Master of the Five Poison Sect could not flee in time, squashed into meat paste by the Immortal statue.
Yao Yans expression was calm, showing no signs of panic. However, her words sounded like a fantasy story, simply too shocking.
Xiao Chen forced out a smile and said, You must be ying a prank on me. How could those dead Immortalse back to life?
Im not kidding. Soon, this disaster will sweep through the entire oceanic world. At that time, there will not be a single peaceful ce left.
This...
Xiao Chen remembered that the Myriad-Law Fiend Master once said that there was a danger hidden in the Heavenly Starry Ocean. Either it would not happen, or once it did, it would be doomsday; no one would be able to stop it.
At that time, Xiao Chen did not believe him. Unexpectedly, this came to pass in two months.
He also remembered that the Myriad-Law Fiend Master had told him to treasure the peaceful days he had. Surprisingly, the Myriad-Law Fiend Masters words were on the mark. The two months of peace had been the calm before the storm.
Hows the Dragons Gate? Whats Heavenly Star Inds situation like?
Xiao Chen quickly reacted, his expression distorting. Mo Chen did not even manage to send out a message. Could the Dragons Gate have been surrounded by the Immortal statues and instantly destroyed?
Dread flooded his entire body.
Xiao Chen really did not want something like the Blood d Sect holding all of the Dragons Gate hostage to happen again.
Im not sure. After I received the news, I immediately prepared the Merfolk Race for migration. The Chaotic Demonic Sea will not remain peaceful for long. I needed to get my people away from the oceanic world as soon as possible.
Yao Yan revealed an apologetic expression with some fatigue and helplessness. There was also a tinge of despair in the depths of her eyes.
Chapter 1514 (Raw 1494): Immortal Statues
Chapter 1514 (Raw 1494): Immortal Statues
Take care. I have to go first, Yao Yan said softly, her fatigue written on her face.
Xiao Chen asked, Where are you going?
To Kunlun Mountain. That is the safest ce in the entire Kunlun Realm.
Indeed, that was the safest ce in the entire Kunlun Realm. In the previous Demonic Cmities, the ce of refuge had always been Kunlun Mountain.
However, this time, perhaps nowhere would be safe in the entire Kunlun Realm.
Take care!
Xiao Chen sent off Yao Yan with his eyes and a heavy heart. He had been gone for only a few short days, but the Heavenly Starry Ocean experienced such drastic changes.
Could this matter have anything to do with my trip to the Azure Dragon Pce?
The more Xiao Chen thought about it, the more possible it seemed. His trip to the Azure Dragon Pce had upied half of the Primes of the Kunlun Realm, injuring them, and one even died.
If he had not specifically refused to ask the Cyclic Astral Lord and the other Heavenly Starry Ocean Primes toe, the entire Heavenly Starry Ocean would have fallen already.
Never mind. Ill go to Heavenly Star Ind first.
Right now, the first order of business is to verify the safety of the Dragons Gate.
After Xiao Chen got his bearings, the Azure Dragon Divine Wings pped ferociously, and he traveled fifty kilometers, moving like lightning and strong wind. He was like the legendary roc.
Whoosh!
The moment Xiao Chen entered the oceanic world, something strange happened. While carrying the Azure Dragon Pce, he felt the pressure on him increase.
Earlier, the aura he felt had inspired some slight fear. The moment he entered the oceanic world, this aura appeared omnipresent, spread throughout and enveloping the oceanic world.
The pressure forced Xiao Chen down to the sea surface. Hu chi! Ten-odd waves immediately soared up into the clouds.
After hended, flying again became much more difficult.
If Xiao Chen put down the Azure Dragon Pce, he could continue flying. However, that would be pointless. Putting in all that effort was for the sake of moving the Azure Dragon Pce to the Dragons Gate.
Ill walk if I have to. Given my speed, if I run with all my might, I will not be much slower.
After thinking for a while, Xiao Chen ran on the sea, still carrying the Azure Dragon Pce.
As he ventured deeper into the oceanic world, the pressure on him slowly increased.
Everywhere he passed, he saw even more oceanic factions fleeing in disarray. Most of the people were in a panic, having given up on their sects, which had been established for hundreds, thousands, or even tens of thousands of years.
These people had no choice. After all, even an Immortal Holy Land like the Heavenly Province Academy had been destroyed.
How could they dare to remain in the oceanic world? If they stayed, they might not be able to leave when they wanted to.
asionally, Xiao Chen would ask people about the Heavenly Starry Ocean and the Dragons Gate.
These people had a rough grasp of the situation in the Heavenly Starry Ocean. However, they had no idea about the Dragons Gate. The expressions of several of them changed slightly when they heard that Xiao Chen wanted to go to the Heavenly Starry Ocean.
The Heavenly Starry Ocean has already turned into a living hell. The Immortal statues are simply killing machines. Everywhere they passed, blood flowed like a river. With just one step, they would kill everyone in a city.
Exactly. My friend managed to flee from there. The sky waspletely scarlet without any signs of life. Furthermore, the Treasure Masters people are still going about capturing people.
It is a cruel sight to behold. Even the three Immortal Holy Lands with Primes inmand will notst for much longer.
The news that Xiao Chen obtained was bleak. There were even some Martial Emperor cultivators who were scared silly. However, he still insisted on going to the Heavenly Starry Ocean.
Xiao Chen increased his speed, continuing to move forward. After half a day, he finally arrived at the periphery of the Heavenly Starry Ocean.
Caw! Caw! Caw!
Sea birds covered the sky and the sun above, even separating from their partners. There were all sorts of ferocious beasts on the surface of the sea, riding the winds and waves, fleeing the Heavenly Starry Ocean.
Xiao Chen frowned slightly. People willing to put down and abandon their ideals and ambitions, birds and beasts stampeding, what exactly is going on in the Heavenly Starry Ocean?
Along the way, he saw that many of these cultivators hadpletely lost the will to resist. They only cared about escaping, not showing any hint of bravery. Was the enemy really that strong?
Heavenly Starry Ocean, show me what exactly is going on!
Being somewhat stubborn, Xiao Chen continued carrying the Azure Dragon Pce and went against the flow of people, facing boundless mockery.
Xiao Chens body and the Azure Dragon Pce that he held up exuded a strong Dragon Might.
The ferocious sea beasts, moving like a tidal wave, did not dare to seek trouble for him. Xiao Chen was like a sharp sword piercing forward as the countless ferocious beasts took the initiative to leave a path for him.
The instant Xiao Chen entered the Heavenly Starry Ocean, an offensive, bloody stench, mixed with the smell of seawater, assaulted his nose.
When he looked around, the inds along the periphery of the Heavenly Starry Ocean were deste, all of their inhabitants having fled.
Rumble...!
The sound of intensebat rang out in the distant sky. As lights erupted, the sky appeared like it was being torn, boundless starlight pouring through.
Xiao Chen could vaguely make out a gigantic silhouette. Even from tens of thousands of kilometers away, he could sense a strangely puissant pressure and might.
That was in the direction of the Cyclic Astral Pce. The ones fighting should be the Cyclic Astral Lord and some Immortal statues.
Xiao Chen looked away, remaining silent and showing a sullen expression. The Azure Dragon Divine Wings on his back unfurled again.
The wings pped ferociously. Whoosh! Xiao Chen soared into the air once more, enduring the immense pressure.
Now that Xiao Chen had gotten this far, he was exceptionally anxious. Even if he drained his Veritable Essence Energy, he had to hasten his arrival at Heavenly Star Ind.
With one p, a strong wind blew, and Xiao Chen moved five hundred thousand kilometers like a meteor tearing through the sky. As the wind blew in his ears, his long hair streamed wildly, and his clothes pped about loudly.
As he casually scanned his surroundings with a rushed nce, he saw that many inds had a fiery light soaring up from them.
The Treasure Masters people were taking captives from among the rubble. These people were very violent and cruel, stuffing the captives into cages like they were beasts.
There were simply too many captives. Xiao Chen could not save them all even if he wanted to. Furthermore, the Treasure Masters people did not immediately kill those they captured.
Instead, these captives were caged. This made Xiao Chen think of somethingblood sacrifice!
The Demonic God Blood Sacrifice required arge amount of blood from living people and souls. Could the Treasure Master really be connected to the Deep Abyss Demonic World?
Without much time to think, Xiao Chen quickly advanced. Heavenly Star Ind finally appeared at the limit of his vision.
Unexpectedly, this sea region waspletely silent, with no activity. The bloody stench in the air was also absent.
Whoosh!
Xiao Chennded on the sea and looked around suspiciously. The intense battle that he expected did not happen.
The bloody scene he expected did not appear, either.
What about the Dragons Gate?
Xiao Chen looked up and used his Heavenly Eye. Whoosh! The Heavenly Eye turned into a rhombus-shaped pupil and shot out. After moving five hundred kilometers, it hovered in the air.
The rhombus-shaped eye was like a divine eye, seeing everything below clearly without missing anything.
The Heavenly Eye focused its vision towards Heavenly Star Ind. Mo Chen and the other Dragons Gates people were in the city. Although they all showed anxious expressions, they were all there.
They are fine! The Dragons Gates people are fine!
Xiao Chen withdrew the Heavenly Eye and felt a wild joy as he rushed towards Heavenly Star Ind.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Xiao Chen pushed off with his feet. Every time his footnded, the enormous downward force kicked up boundless waves, which were visible even from far away, into the sky.
After about seven minutes, Mo Chen and the others at the city discovered a pce flying over on top of the sea.
That is...the Azure Dragon Pce! Mo Chens eyesight was very good, something trained from reading many books extensively. Just going by the vague silhouette, she managed to recognize the pce.
Miss Mo, there seems to be a person below the pce.
Soon, the people in the city all saw this strange sight. Mo Chens expression turned startled, and she eximed, Its Big Brother Xiao! Quickly, get him to stop and note here.
The others seemed like they woke up from a dream and shouted. They did not appear excited or happy to see Xiao Chen. Instead, their eyes filled with worry.
Xiao Chen was too far away and could not hear them. By the time he could, he discovered an additional person in frontthe Young Treasure Master Yi Ling!
Yi Ling crossed his arms over his chest, smiling. Then, he said, Azure Dragon King, it has been a long time.
Xiao Chen quickly looked around and did not see anyone else around him, so he immediately raised his guard.
Theres no need to check. It is just me. Not bad, you even managed to move the Azure Dragon Pce over. You must want to ce it on Heavenly Star Ind.
Yi Ling added with a crafty smile and a mocking expression, Unfortunately, you will have no such chance.
An Immortal statue appeared behind Yi Ling, slowly emerging from the sea and rising ever higher.
Soon, the Immortal statue towered over the Azure Dragon Pce, casting a huge shadow that encased Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chens sharp Spiritual Sense picked up a simr Immortal statue slowly rising behind him as well.
Chapter 1515 (Raw 1495): Intense Wretched Battle
Chapter 1515 (Raw 1495): Intense Wretched Battle
Xiao Chen felt a chill in his heart. This was a trap. The Treasure Master had predicted that he would appear here.
The Treasure Master had a total of eighteen Immortal statues yet buried two here in preparation for Xiao Chen.
No wonder none of the Dragons Gate people dared toe out or use a Messaging Token to contact Xiao Chen. They feared that he would rush over upon hearing the news and get trapped in the end.
However, the Treasure Master predicted that Xiao Chen would definitelye. Furthermore, he was right.
Xiao Chen, give the big present I prepared for you a try! Hahahaha!
Yi Lingughed loudly; then, his figure slowly faded away. It was only a clone. Clearly, he was not so bold as to truly appear before Xiao Chen. After all, Xiao Chen could instantly subdue him from anywhere within one kilometer.
The colossal Immortal statues stood ten kilometers tall. Having revealed only half their bodies, they already towered over Xiao Chen and the Azure Dragon Pce.
Rise! Xiao Chen shouted and raised the Azure Dragon Pce higher into the air. Then, he ferociously hurled the Azure Dragon Pce with both hands towards Heavenly Star Ind.
As long as the Azure Dragon Pce reached Heavenly Star Ind andid out the Five-Element Absolute Sealing Formation, the Dragons Gate would be safe, and Xiao Chen would have nothing to worry about.
He then executed the Fish Dragon Art and weaved between the two Immortal statues in an arc, escaping their trap and moving ten kilometers away.
When Xiao Chen looked up, the two Immortal statues were like two tall mountains. Although he tilted his head back to the limit, he could see only up to the necks of the Immortal statues.
One of the two statues was rather special: it had a sword on its back. Xiao Chen wondered if it would use the sword.
He also wondered whether such an enormous statue was nimble or not. How could they strike him, who must look like an ant to them?
The ability of an Immortal statue to destroy an ind or a sect went without saying. Given its colossal size, it just needed to stomp down to obliterate a city.
However, Xiao Chen could not help doubting the Immortal statuesbat prowess in a one-on-one.
While he was thinking this, one of the Immortal statues clenched its hand into a fist and ruthlessly punched at him.
Immediately, the sun above Xiao Chen disappeared. The fist was like a mountain, shrouding him in darkness.
Whoosh!
Xiao Chens figure shed; he managed to dodge the attack rtively easily.
Just when Xiao Chen was about to release his bated breath, he discovered another shadow over himself. The Immortal statues tightly clenched fist had opened up, expanding the area of attack by another kilometer. As a result, he could not dodge in time.
He had no choice but to dive into the sea and sink quickly.
Bang! The seawater split apart like so much tofu before sshing everywhere.
The tremendous force of the palm strike propagated through the water and still struck Xiao Chen, sending him hurtling into the silt at the seafloor like a cannonball.
Then, the two Immortal statues sank at the same time, raising their legs to stomp.
Instantly, the world shook, and countless inds cracked. The boundless seawater could not endure this tremendous force and was pushed away.
A huge hole appeared on the surface of the sea. At the same time, tall, surging waves spread out in all directions.
Strong winds blew in the sky, and torrential rains fell. The mighty force of the Immortal statues caused all sorts of mysterious phenomena to appear. Lightning shed and thunder cracked. The storm over the sea looked like the apocalypse.
After sinking to the bottom of the sea, the two Immortal statues forcefully trampled him out.
Xiao Chens clothes were covered with mud. A quick, simple exchange ced him in an incredibly sorry state. Now, he no longer dared to underestimate thebat prowess of the Immortal statues in solobat.
Whoosh!
The two Immortal statues hands moved quickly, forming hand seals.
Xiao Chens expression flickered. Could it be that they also execute Magic Skills?
In the next moment, Xiao Chens guess proved correct. Electricity crackled between the five fingers of the Immortal statue with the sword as it extended its hand.
Crackle!
Thousands upon thousands of hundred-meter-long spears appeared in the sky, boundless lightning dancing around each spear. As the downpour continued, the densely packed spears surrounded Xiao Chen.
With a thought, seven Divine Weapons appeared around Xiao Chen. Seven figures materialized in the rain, grasping the Seven Deadly Sins.
The Yinyang Saber Formation, formed by seven people, helped Xiao Chen block the lightning spears, one after another.
At this moment, the Magic Skill of the other Immortal statue waspleted, and it opened its mouth.
mes surged out. This me was the True Fire that Immortals used to refine pills. It was not much weaker than a primal-chaos-level me like the Heavenly Snow Divine me.
Furthermore, this me came inrge quantities. The moment the me appeared, it spread out for five hundred kilometers, leaving no escape.
Taiji Yinyang me Diagram!
Xiao Chen waved both hands, and a resplendent Taiji Yinyang me Diagram appeared in front, blocking the dense True Fire.
As the Taiji Yinyang me Diagram was on the verge of shattering, Xiao Chen soared into the air and, with a few shes, left the sea of fire.
Although he managed to escape the sea of fire, it was hard for him to avoid the lightning spears falling from the sky, which sent out strings of scintiting sparks as they struck him.
Starry Heaven Storm!
Xiao Chen took a moment to stabilize himself, then counterattacked with the Minor Magic Skill Starry Heaven Storm.
He now possessed extraordinary strength, and the Magic Energy in his sea of consciousness was as vast as an ocean.
Hence, executing this Minor Magic Skill was a simple matter.
The night sky appeared overhead. The stars of the universe twinkled without end. The vast Starry Heavens was a chessboard forged by fate, the stars dotting the sky the pieces on the board.
The sky as the board and the stars as the pieces, the seeds of fate rushed indiscriminately into action!
With a thought, Xiao Chen moved nine stars in the Starry Heavens that he materialized, bringing out the peak might of this Starry Heaven Storm.
Whoosh!
The resulting nine starry heaven storms merged into one and turned into a scene of a ck night sky as it surged out.
It immediately swept away the lightning spears filling the sky and blew the fire back.
Xiao Chen used Starry Heaven Storm to resolve the two Major Magic Skills of the other side. As he stood upright in the air, he stared at the two Immortal statues in the distance, not daring to rx at all.
Let me see how long can youst! Yi Ling said from the darkness with a sinister expression as he watched Xiao Chen dodge the danger and still retain hisbat prowess.
A pearl appeared in Yi Lings hand, and he sent his thoughts into it. The two Immortal statues eyes suddenly turned scarlet, and their attacks became sharper and more ferocious.
Xiao Chen made a mental note of something as he faced the ferocious and relentless onught of the two Immortal statues. He kept on dodging, doing his best not to face them head-on. For now, he was trying to gauge the actual strength of the Immortal statues.
The vast sea split into many parts. Strong winds and heavy rain filled the air.
Lightning shed and thunder roared in the sky. Dark heavy clouds seemed to be pressing the sky down. It looked like one could touch the sky just by stretching ones hand up.
Xiao Chens appearance grew increasingly sorrierlike he was in danger of dying at any moment. A cold smile finally curled Yi Lings lips.
Xiao Chen, you never thought that such a day woulde, right? Back then, you chopped off my two arms. Today, I will pay it back tenfold, trample you into a meat paste, make you wish for death.
When Xiao Chen heard this, he revealed a smile of disdain and said, Young Treasure Master, why keep hiding? Do you dare to show your true self?
Dont worry. When you approach death, I will definitelye out and trample on you, satisfying your wish.
Yi Ling was no fool. Naturally, he would not be tricked by Xiao Chens taunt and foolishly jump out.
As the intense battle continued, Xiao Chen watched calmly, quickly analyzing the two Immortal statues.
Just the bodies of the Immortal statues alone were capable of tiring out a Prime. Furthermore, their speed, reaction, and nimbleness were very good.
The even more horrifying thing was that they could also use Magic Skills and Immortal Arts, besides having bodies that could not die or feel pain.
Right now, the only uncertain thing was whether these Immortal statues could use a Magic Treasure or not.
Only when Xiao Chen verified the true bottom line of the Immortal statues could he attack with all his might. Currently, he was just not making a move. When he did so, he needed to have results.
Xiao Chens gaze swept across to eye the huge sword on the back of the Immortal statue on the left.
Needless to say, that sword was definitely a Magic Treasure.
Ill use you as a test, then!
After avoiding the two Immortal statues attacks, Xiao Chen executed the Azure Dragon Tail Whip, his figure streaking in a huge arc, and immediately appeared before the Immortal statue on the left.
Then, he attacked with the Myriad Heaven Divine Fists Distant Legend. Shining with divine light as his own poetic saga rang out in the air, he continuously stored up power for this punch, the radiance of his fist making it look like it contained the legend of a thousand years, boundlessly resplendent.
Pa!
Before Xiao Chens fist lightnded, the other Immortal statue seeded in punching him. Pu ci! Xiao Chen vomited a mouthful of blood. This was the price he paid for the sake ofunching his attack.
Good! Yi Ling eximed involuntarily when he saw this scene.
Xiao Chen dropped onto a wave. Then, the huge force of the wave tossed him high into the air. Strong winds blew continuously along with the heavy rain. He paled slightly but revealed a faint smile on his face.
He had finally reached a conclusion. These Immortal statues were still not ridiculously strong. They could not use Magic Treasures; the sword was merely a decoration.
Otherwise, that Immortal statue would not have required its partner to deal that blow when Xiao Chen punched. Using its sword would have been more direct, faster, and mightier.
Feeling that Xiao Chen was already a spent force, Yi Ling jumped out andmanded coldly, Kill him!
The Immortal statue with the sword on the back leaped forward, punching into the air at Xiao Chen, who had been tossed up by the wave.
Ten thousand bolts of lightning flickered behind the Immortal statue. The power of this punch materialized a boundless mysterious phenomenon, making the gigantic Immortal statue look extremely horrifying.
The legend still remains; the light is never extinguished! Xiao Chen suddenly shouted in the air. The diminishing light of the earlier Distant Legend quickly regathered in his body.
Amid the dark, the strong winds, and violent storm, Xiao Chens body shone faintly, looking like the only source of light in the night.
The distant legend, the glory of the poetic saga, yed out between heaven and earth.
Xiao Chen punched, shing fists with that colossal Immortal statue with his tiny body.
Bang!
When the fists collided, the world trembled. Xiao Chens Veritable Essence Energy, Vital Qi, and Magic Energy all merged, gathering on his fist.
Amid loud rumbling, Xiao Chen forcibly blocked that punch without taking a single step back.
In the dark night, Xiao Chen looked as insignificant as an ant whenpared to the colossal, mountain-like Immortal statue. However, the Immortal statues fist could not move him at all.
As this scene unfolded with lightning, thunder, and storm, Yi Ling stared at all this in disbelief.
Myriad Heaven Divine Fist, Deities Descending! Tenfoldbat prowess!
Again! Xiao Chenughed wildly. Instead of retreating, he advanced further, using the tenfoldbat prowess move, Deities Descending.
Crack! Crack!
Cracks spread throughout the gigantic Immortal statues arm. Then, it staggered backward, retreating continuously.
Dharmic World!
Scram!
The other Immortal statue wanted to help. However, Xiao Chen started his huge counterattack without any fear. His figure wavered, and his Dharmic Incarnation appeared, turning him three kilometers tall. Then, he raised his foot and kicked away the Immortal statue that was rushing to the rescue and sent it flying.
Chapter 1516 (Raw 1497, Raw 1496 Nonexistent): Demonic Calamity Arrives
Chapter 1516 (Raw 1497, Raw 1496 Nonexistent): Demonic Cmity Arrives
Its not over yet!
The duration of the Major Magic Skill Dharmic World was now seven seconds from the original three seconds.
Seven seconds was sufficient for Xiao Chen to do many things.
After kicking away the other Immortal statue, Xiao Chen narrowed his eyes and stared at the Immortal statue with the broken arm.
While you are down, Ill finish you off!
After executing so many killing moves, if he still could not kill an Immortal statue, then he would lose out.
Xiao Chen merged the Seven Deadly Sins into one, then executed the wless Saber Technique.
wless Saber Technique, Void Breaking Stance!
He used the Void Breaking Stance while in his Dharmic Incarnation, multiplying its might by severalfold and allowing his Taiji Saber Domain to extend to ten kilometers from the original one kilometer.
This increased the amount of energy that Xiao Chen could absorb by ten times.
When Xiao Chen executed the Void Breaking Stance, the resplendent light lit up tens of thousands of kilometers of pitch-dark space like it was day. The shing saber light was ten kilometers long, connecting the sky to the ground.
Dang!
A huge crack appeared in the Immortal statues body. Countless rocks fell as if a small mountain was crumbling.
Xiao Chen then used the Dragon Subduing sh, the second move of the wless Saber Technique. Wielding the might of True Dragons, standing on one thousand True Dragon images, hended a saber strike. The one thousand dragon images gathered into a dragon pir.
The Immortal statue retreated again, and another wound appeared on its chest. Xiao Chen quickly and ruthlessly followed up with yet another killing move, not giving the Immortal statue with a broken arm an opening.
Xiao Chens figure shed. While still in his Dharmic Incarnation, he leaped into the clouds, soaring into the air. Then, he executed the Falling Moon Stance, the wless Saber Techniques third move.
He chopped off the Immortal statues other arm, which fell off like it was a falling moon.
When the seven seconds were up, Xiao Chen returned to his true form. The other Immortal statue charged over.
Too noisy!
The harassment of the two Immortal statues was extremely frustrating. So, Xiao Chen turned around and executed the mightiest move of the wless Saber Technique, the Heartbreaking Stance. He immediately felt pain in his chest.
Heartbreaking, breaking ones heart first before breaking the enemies. The pain brought out the potential of the entire body, dealing great damage to ones self but even more to the enemy.
As Xiao Chen hacked out with his saber, the Immortal statue with arms remaining used them to block. Crack! A huge hole suddenly appeared in the chest of that Immortal statue.
Xiao Chen suddenly thought, Although this Immortal statue is incredibly enormous, its physical body should still be that of a human.
However, for some reason, maybe a secret art or Magic Skill, they became this way.
One Immortal statue had its arms broken and was covered in wounds, nearlypletely useless. The other one had a gaping hole in its chest. The Young Treasure Master Yi Lings expression distorted, and he sent a thought through the pearl as he withdrew in disarray.
Retreat!
The two Immortal statues leaped into the air and did their best to disengage from the battle.
Do you think you cane and go as you please?
Xiao Chen snorted coldly and drew his Lunar Shadow Saber, then flung it into the air.
The Transcendent Divine Weapon gave off a bright light, looking like a big sun as it descended.
The Great Dao Energy behind Xiao Chen condensed into a spot and then rose. The Dao Might infused into the Lunar Shadow Saber, making that bright light even more resplendent.
When the Lunar Shadow Sabernded, it stabbed the Immortal statue that lost its arms,unching it into the air.
The statue then fell into the sea and got firmly pinned to the seabed.
The seemingly invincible Immortal statue was forcefully destroyed, just like that. Yi Lings heart bled and was also horrified at the same time.
Fortunately, the mission that the Treasure Master gave him was not to kill Xiao Chen but just to test Xiao Chens strength.
However, Yi Ling originally thought that this would be nothing, that with the power of two Immortal statues, he would crush Xiao Chen easily.
Now, it looked like that was just a foolish delusion. He finally believed the Treasure Masters words.
After gaining victory with this strike, Xiao Chen abandoned his pursuit. Then, his figure shed, and he smashed the seas surface apart with one palm strike.
Bang! The seawater parted and revealed the colossal Immortal statue at the bottom of the sea, a saber stabbed into its back. Xiao Chen descended and pulled out the Lunar Shadow Saber.
Crack!
The Great Dao Energy exploded in the body of the Immortal statue. Then, its colossal body crumbled before his eyes.
Xiao Chen was not surprised at this. This Immortal statue was already severely damaged by his wless Saber Technique in the first ce. Finally, the Transcendent Divine Weapon infused with Great Dao Energy dealt it a fatal blow.
It would be impossible for the Immortal statue not to shatter.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Sonic booms resounded behind Xiao Chen. Mo Chen, Lan Shaobai, Xiao Yu, and the others flew over when they saw that the danger had been resolved.
Big Brother Xiao..., Mo Chen said, wanting to exin.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly and said, Theres no need to say anything; I understand. Everyone in the Dragons Gate is fine, right?
Mo Chen nodded and replied, They are fine. After I received the news, I gathered everyone in the nearby inds to Heavenly Dragon City. I originally thought that the two Immortal statues would attack Heavenly Dragon City. Who knew, they never attacked. So, at that time, I became suspicious.
Xiao Chen said, They are testing my strength. The Treasure Master will probably save attacking the Dragons Gate forst.
Mo Chen asked quickly, Should we leave now, then? During this period, Ipleted the reconstruction of Heavenly Dragon City and linked it with the entire Heavenly Star Ind. We can fly the entire ind to the continent.
Xiao Chen shook his head and replied, Things have not reached that point yet. Also, I have to go and rescue those three Immortal Holy Lands. We cannot just watch them get destroyed. Furthermore, would escaping to Kunlun Mountain mean that we will be safe?
Big Brother Xiao, what do you mean?
The others could not understand what Xiao Chen meant, showing expressions of confusion.
As Xiao Chen investigated the fragments of the statue, he exined, If my guess is right, the Treasure Master is intimately connected to the Dark Church. Furthermore, this is just the start. Soon, the apocalyptic Demonic Cmity will arrive. At that time, nowhere in the entire Kunlun Realm will be safe.
The expressions of Lan Shaobai and the others changed at his words. Clearly, they had not expected that the Heavenly Starry Oceans matter was just a beginning.
Hey?!
As Xiao Chen dug through the broken pieces of the statue, he found a heart-shaped rock. As he held it in his hand, he could feel the pulsation of heartbeats.
These Immortal statues were definitely living Immortals a long time ago. They either used secret arts or Magic Skills to turn into what they were.
Logically speaking, these bodies should not show any signs of life. However, this heart did.
In a moment, Xiao Chen realized that this heart was what the Treasure Master used to control the Immortal statues and organize their actions.
The Treasure Master probably used the Puppet Pearl to activate these hearts before achieving his purpose of controlling them.
In other words, as long as Xiao Chen shattered the hearts of these Immortal statues, these humongous killing machines would just be a pile of rocks.
No wonder Yi Ling quickly retreated after Xiao Chen used the Heartbreaking Stance and shattered that Immortal statues heart.
If Yi Ling still had not retreated, that Immortal statue would have slowly died from the shattering of its heart.
Unfortunately, Xiao Chen let that Immortal statue get away. The other side would definitely have a way to repair it. If he had just steeled himself and continued to give chase, both Immortal statues would have ended up remaining behind.
Big Brother Xiao, what are you thinking about? Mo Chen asked after Xiao Chen remained silent for a long time.
Xiao Chen revealed a smile and replied, I have a rough idea what the weakness of these Immortal statues is already. Come, follow me. I need to verify something in the Azure Dragon Pce.
Many warships and war chariots dragged countless cultivators like animals to the secret ind where the Treasure Masters Residence was.
The cultivation of all these cultivators was crippled, and they were bound with ropes. Then, they were piled up in a huge hole within the Treasure Masters Residence.
The Treasure Master watched all this without showing any expression, appearing to be in deep thought. Still not enough. The quality of these cultivators is too low. This is not enough to summon the Demonic God.
I need to take down the three Immortal Holy Lands. Those ces have the most Martial Emperor experts and even more elite cultivators.
Lord Treasure Master, the Young Treasure Master is back.
A subordinate came to report. The Treasure Master nodded slightly and said, Let hime over.
The Young Treasure Master walked over with fear and trepidation. He said with a lowered head, Father, you are right. The two Immortal statues are indeed unable to kill him.
The Treasure Master did not show any surprise. He ordered indifferently, Tell me about the process in detail, tell me everything that you saw.
When Yi Ling finished exining, the Treasure Master sighed, Nurturing a tiger invites cmity indeed. I should have guessed early on that he would end up as my greatest obstacle. Unfortunately, I did not harden my heart and eliminate him like I did the Thunder Emperor.
However, its fine. Even if the Azure Emperores back to life, no one can stop me this time!
Chapter 1517 (Raw 1498): Cause of the Azure Emperor’s Death
Chapter 1517 (Raw 1498): Cause of the Azure Emperors Death
Inside the Azure Dragon Pce, Xiao Chen held out the Immortal statues heart and sought advice from the old Dragon Horse and the other seniors.
Seniors, this is the heart of that Immortal statue. Even until now, it still possesses a strong lifeforce. Do any of you know of any Puppetry Techniques in the outer realm that can control this ancient Immortal body?
The moment Xiao Chen asked, the old Dragon Horse and the others allughed, confusing Xiao Chen.
Hong Xue said, Ill tell him. The development of Puppetry Techniques in the outer realm is far beyond what you can imagine. Not to mention bodies from the Immortal Epoch, they can control even bodies from dozens of epochs ago.
In my opinion, the strength these Immortal statues disyed is far from what they are capable of. However, thews of the Kunlun Realm restrict them to a certain level, preventing them from going further.
As for the method, there are simply too many. ns and sects famed for their Puppetry Techniques number in the thousands, perhaps even more.
Xiao Chen felt embarrassed when he heard this. No wonder these seniorsughed at his question. In the end, the problem was still with his ken.
If a three-year-old child asked Xiao Chen if moving a rock was incredible or not, he wouldugh as well.
The azure-d person said, We cant really put it that way. After all, the Kunlun Realm is an abandonednd. Even if the experts of the outer realm came, their strength would not be able to surpass Prime. It is still pretty incredible to be able to control so many Immortal statues.
A thought urred to Xiao Chen, so he asked, Seniors, do you know if there is a faction that goes by the Dark Church in the outer realm?
Even if you did not mention this matter, we would have told you about it. Back then, when the Azure Emperor fought with this group of people, we already guessed that the Dark Church is not a simple group, the azure-d man said as he looked at Xiao Chen.
What do you mean by them not being a simple group?
How should I put it...in the outer realm, few sects and factions would choose words associated with religious groups for their names. Such words are taboo. Without a certain level of strength and umtions, if one named themselves with such a term, the major religious groups would suppress them and dere them an evil religion, making it very hard for them to survive.
In the outer realm, a religious faction would create countless sects, spreading them across the ce, even to hundreds of the Great Thousand Realms. For example, Buddhist and Confucian sects build temples of various sizes, thousands of them. Fragrant incense wafts through those ces, flourishing for a long time.
Thus, all the factions that use a religious term as a name are either tiny factions that no one pays any attention to or are factions on a terrifyingly strong level!
Xiao Chen asked quickly, So which does the Dark Church belong to? The former or thetter?
The azure-d man entered deep thought. After a while, he said, There is no sect called the Dark Church in the outer realm. At the very least, there are norge factions going by that name there. However, when the Azure Emperor fought that group of people back then, we guessed that this Dark Church was actually arge religious group from the outer realm that changed its name in the Kunlun Realm.
Being able to devote so much resources to set up a base in the abandonednd is not something that a small religious faction can do.
Xiao Chen felt startled. Unexpectedly, the Dark Church had such a great background.
What is their purpose, then?
Purpose? Of course, it would be the Rock of Origin, also known as the Origin Heart. After every epoch ends, an abandonednd and an Origin Heart form. If one obtains the Origin Heart, one will have the opportunity to understand the mystery behind the rise and fall of an epoch. Besides, the Origin Heart itself is a divine item, able to aid one inprehending the Dao. Many major characters of the outer realm would fight over such an item.
The azure-d man continued, However, not many people in the outer realm would have such thoughts. Firstly, it is too difficult and will waste too much time. Secondly, it goes against the Heavenly Dao and will affect their Luck.
However, even if they do not obtain the Origin Heart, there will still be all sorts of benefits. For example, by upying such an abandonednd and developing it into thend of their religious group, it can provide an unending stream of believers and offerings.
Hence, all the abandonednds would be like the Kunlun Realm. There would always be groups like the Dark Church hatching all sorts of plots.
Xiao Chen finally understood. In the past, he always wondered why a Dark Church would appear for no reason at all.
It turned out that even if there were no Dark Church, there would be other factions with simr ideas.
As for the Origin Heart, Xiao Chen knew that it was in Kunlun Mountain.
No wonder there were always experts stationed at Kunlun Mountain, protecting it. The experts of the various races would put aside their differences and guard it.
Now, Xiao Chen understood everything. If the Origin Heart were snatched away, the Kunlun Realm would be a wastnd. Regardless of race, they would all face extermination or be ves.
If the various races did not work together to face the Demonic Cmity, they would just be seeking their own destruction.
What are you worried about? Dont overthink. As long as you are strong enough, you can save everything. This was the same for the Azure Emperor back then. He alone resisted the entire Dark Church. If he could do it, you can as well, the azure-d man consoled.
Xiao Chen gazed at the Immortal statues heart in his hand with a heavy heart. He felt that this Demonic Cmity was extraordinary, different from the ones before. This would truly be a battle to the death.
Never mind. Lets not overthink this.
Xiao Chen put away the Immortal statues heart, not wanting to think about the rest. He said, I feel that my strength is still somewhat unstable. How do I put it? Its like having a treasure but not knowing how to use it.
The old Dragon Horse said softly, You just advanced to the Veritable Personage Realm, and your cultivation is not stable at the Veritable Essence Stage yet, but you already underwent sessive huge battles. Under normal circumstances, you would need at least ten days to familiarize yourself with an energy like the Veritable Essence Energy. At the same time, you would use the Azure Dragon Pce to stabilize your cultivation.
Xiao Chen smiled bitterly and said, Things do not go as I wish. After resting for a while, I will have to leave again. I cannot just watch as the three Immortal Holy Lands get destroyed. Otherwise, it will be even harder to deal with the approaching Demonic Cmity.
Xiao Chen could already predict that the Demonic Cmity was imminent. No matter how strong he was, it would be hard for him to handle it alone. Furthermore, he had received some favors from these Immortal Holy Lands.
Whether for emotional or logical reasons, he needed to save them.
Suddenly, Xiao Chen turned his gaze to the ck-d old man. He asked, Senior, I have a question. Why was it that the Azure Emperor was surrounded and attacked immediately after he returned to the Kunlun Realm?
Back then, after the Azure Emperors final decisive battle with the Tianwu Emperor, where the Azure Emperor defeated the other party, the eighteen Demon Monarchs of the Demonic World surrounded and attacked the Azure Emperor; even the Dark Churchs Church Master made a move.
All these details were recorded in various documents. Xiao Chen had long known about them. The real mystery was the group attack that the Azure Emperor suffered after he dragged his severely injured body back to the Kunlun Realm.
Given the Azure Emperors might and prestige, even if he was severely injured, there should not have been anyone daring enough to make a move on him.
Who could have taken the lead?
This person needed to have high prestige. Otherwise, he would not have been able to get many to answer his call. Furthermore, this piece of history was not recorded. Clearly, everyone feared this person.
Although the Azure Emperor walked the Demonic Dao, no matter what, Xiao Chen was still the Azure Emperors descendant. Perhaps Xiao Chens previous incarnation, the Sky Dome Immortal Lord, managed to reincarnate thanks to the Azure Emperor. So for both logical and emotional reasons, he had a right to know about this past.
Big Brother Dragon...
The ck-d old man looked up at the old Dragon Horse. When the old Dragon Horse nodded, the ck-d old man said, Back then, when the Azure Emperor returned to the Kunlun Realm, the one who dealt the fatal blow was none other than the Thunder Sovereign.
When Xiao Chen heard this, it was like a crack of thunder in his mind. This was truly...truly something that he could never have imagined.
Before the Thunder Sovereign went missing, he had been protecting Xiao Chen, even to the point of going against three Primes for Xiao Chen during the King conferral ceremony.
Although Xiao Chen had not seen the Thunder Sovereigns true appearance, he had always held this senior in reverence and respect.
Actually, you should have guessed it already. Who was the person whose reputation was just under the Azure Emperors ten thousand years ago? Who else would dare to make a move on the Azure Emperor? Who else would be capable of dealing a fatal blow to a severely injured Azure Emperor? the ck-d old man said softly.
Xiao Chen remained silent, not daring to believe it. However, he could not think of a rebuttal. If he put aside his own emotions, the Thunder Sovereign was indeed the most likely person. If not for him always being around, how could that piece of history have remained hidden?
That had always been a mystery. Due to the Thunder Sovereigns interference, that piece of history was not passed down. He was the one with the capability and the prestige. The various Holy Lands would not dare to reject doing him this favor.
Chapter 1518 (Raw 1499): Lone Rescuer
Chapter 1518 (Raw 1499): Lone Rescuer
After a while, Xiao Chen recovered his wits from the shock of the revtion. He looked at the ck-d old man and said, The Thunder Sovereign should have his reasons for doing that, right?
The ck-d old man nodded. The Azure Emperor practiced the Demonic Dao. Ordinary people would not be able to understand everything that he did. As a result, he offended some people. These people had long hated him and spoke behind his back.
There was also a group of dancing clowns in the Martial God Pce taking action behind his back. I dont know what they did or used, but they managed to convince the Thunder Sovereign. After that, the moment the Azure Emperor returned to the Kunlun Realm, the Thunder Sovereign dealt him the fatal blow.
When Xiao Chen heard the ck-d old mans words, he felt somewhat likeughing in his heart, but he could not, either.
There were always two sides to everything. One could not listen to just one side of the story.
If judged solely based on the ck-d old mans words, the Azure Emperor would definitely be a decisive hero who ruled the world, a person whose words were iron-d. Even though the Azure Emperor practiced the Demonic Dao, in the old mans eyes, that was just a Dao that ordinary people could not understand.
However, to outsiders, the Azure Emperor had been no different from a demon. He had affected the interests of many people, bing aw unto himself, which incurred the displeasure of many and attracted a lot of hatred.
The words of both sides could not bepletely trusted when one was the Azure Emperors Item Spirit and the other was the group whose interests conflicted with the Azure Emperors.
However, if one took bits and pieces from both sides, one could more or less piece together the truth.
If Xiao Chen viewed this objectively from the perspective of a third party, neither side did anything wrong. It was just a matter of perspective; everyone had their own desires.
The Azure Emperor practiced the Demonic Dao, walking a path that had only him as supreme, decisive in killing, and viewing others lives like ants.
The other sides interests were damaged but did not dare to say anything for a long time. When they obtained an opportunity, naturally, they would beat him while he was down, uprooting the problem.
This situation looked very ordinary, with nothing out of ce. However, Xiao Chen still had one doubt.
Why did the Thunder Sovereign make a move?
Could it be that the Thunder Sovereign did it purely to eradicate a demon, thinking the Azure Emperor a great demon?
However, this is not normal, either. If there were no benefits involved, why did the Thunder Sovereign take this risk? How did the Thunder Sovereign benefit? Although he became the Martial God Pces Pce Master, in reality, the three Holy Masters controlled the Martial God Pce.
His Thunder and Lightning Pce had always been a sect of the same level as the Supreme Sky Sect.
The azure-d man spoke up at an opportune moment. Dont listen just to him. Back then, the few of us could not agree with what the Azure Emperor did. Although it was just the survival of the fittest, there are some basic principles in this world that should not be vited. However, the Azure Emperor
The old Dragon Horse interrupted, saying, Never mind, lets not continue. You already asked a lot about the Azure Emperors matter. The past already happened, gone like the wind. You just need to remember not to take the path of the Azure Emperor.
Right, the Azure Emperor was drenched in sin, giving off an evil aura. Even in the outer realm, few would be as heavilyden with sin as him. Back then, it was due to the sin on him that he did not obtain an inheritance. Hence, he could not walk out of the Kunlun Realm, the girl in her prime said slowly, likewise advising Xiao Chen not to dwell on this.
Inheritance?
At the mention of inheritance, Xiao Chen remembered that he received the Blood-Soaked Dragon Emperors inheritance, but there did not seem to be any benefits to it.
The azure-d man smiled and said, No benefits? If it were another Dragon Emperors inheritance, how would it have been able to help you directly break off the shackles of Martial Emperor and allow you to advance to the Veritable Personage Realm?
You are the personification of the saying, The well-fed cannot know how the starving suffer. If one desires to be a god, one has to be a person first. The Veritable Personage Realm is an important dividing line in the path of Martial Cultivation. Many people remain stuck and die at this bottleneck. Few could break through as easily as you did.
Xiao Chen smiled and did not argue.
The azure-d man said that Xiao Chen was the personification of the saying, The well-fed cannot know how the starving suffer. However, the azure-d man did not know how much more difficult it was for Kunlun Realm cultivatorspared to those in the outer realm.
Along the way, Xiao Chen had nearly died several times, many of which he had suffered in pain or had to gamble with his life.
Furthermore, there was his bloody Emperors Road with ten thousand steps.
One tribtion with every step, every step breaking the heart.
However, Xiao Chen was not one to argue much. Besides, the other party was also his senior.
The old Dragon Horse said, Right now, you are still unable to touch the Blood-Soaked Dragon Emperors inheritance. However, he did leave some things behind in the Azure Dragon Pce. Would you like to go and take a look now?
There is no need at the moment. I have to go to the Lunar Pce and take a look first and do my best to rescue the three Immortal Holy Lands.
The old Dragon Horse said, Right, that is good as well. However, after that matter is over, you need to soak in the Azure Dragon Pces medicinal bath and stabilize your cultivation. Otherwise, if you hurt your foundations, it will be problematic.
Many thanks, Seniors. Ill definitelye back safely.
After walking out of the Azure Dragon Pce, Xiao Chen looked at the sky overhead. The strong wind, heavy rain, and dark clouds fifty kilometers around had already vanished.
However, the previously clear sky was veiled by hazy scarlet spiritual clouds. There was no light or sun.
Now that Xiao Chen knew about the Dark Churchs origins and that the Thunder Sovereign was the one who had injured the Azure Emperor, he was dispirited.
The old Dragon Horse said that the past had already happened, gone like the wind.
However, Xiao Chen wanted to say that he was the reincarnation of the Sky Dome Immortal Lord and had an inseverable connection to the Azure Emperor. The causes of the past resulted in the effects of today. Everything was not over yet.
The past had already happened, gone like the wind. However, this wind was the autumn wind, heralding the even colder winter wind.
When Mo Chen came over from the distance, Xiao Chen withdrew from his rumination, then asked, Is there news of Yue Bingyun?
Coincidentally, Yue Bingyun happened to be in Bright Moon City. After the Dragons Gate was rebuilt, her rtionship with the Lunar Pce improved significantly. Hence, she frequently made trips back.
I was about to tell you about this. Bingyun just used a Messaging Token to contact me, telling me to bring the Dragons Gates people away as soon as possible. It seems like the Lunar Pce will not be able to hold out for much longer. A total of eight Immortal statues is surrounding and attacking Bright Moon City.
Mo Chen continued with an anxious expression, Before I could tell her that Big Brother Xiao returned, she shattered her Messaging Token. I believe she was probably in battle at that time.
Big Brother Xiao, are you going over immediately?
You understand me well.
After leaving those words, Xiao Chen brushed by Mo Chen. When she looked over her shoulder, all she saw was his back slowly disappearing into the distance.
Dont worry. I will return. If any refugeese to the Dragons Gate, open the city gates for them. Heavenly Star Ind will be fine.
Bright Moon City, Heavenly Starry Ocean:
It was the grandest city in the Heavenly Starry Ocean. Right now, it was in danger of destruction.
The Treasure Master seemed to understand that the Lunar Pce was a tough bone to chew, so he specially sent eight Immortal statues herealmost half of his eighteen Immortal statues.
The colossal Immortal statues surrounded and attacked Bright Moon City. The nearby inds were crushed, and the vast ind where Bright Moon City was located looked like a bright full moon floating in the sky.
A gentle golden light enveloped the entire city. From a distance, it looked exactly like a golden full moon.
Four Immortal statues relentlessly executed all sorts of Magic Skills at the golden light, trying to break this barrier.
There were lightning, ice, fire, and all sorts of other mysterious phenomena. There were also gigantic hands covering the sky, or ancient ferocious beasts continuously striking the barrier.
The Lunar Pce disciples in Bright Moon City and the cultivators who fled to this ce were all terrified.
Loud rumblings resounded in their ears as the city shook left and right.
The Lunar Pce disciples fulfilled their duties, doing their best to maintain the formation protecting the city, not letting the Magic Skills of these Immortal statues break the barrier.
Up in the sky, the Bright Moon Empress, Yue Bingyun, and the other Lunar Pce elders resisted the attacks of four Immortal statues.
If not for them fighting against four of the Immortal statues, all eight would have attacked the barrier together, and the citys barrier would have broken long ago.
Once the barrier broke, tens of thousands of Lunar Pce disciples and millions of cultivators in Bright Moon City would not escape death.
Even farther away, the Treasure Masters people, who were dressed in ck, rode on war chariots, watching all this and waiting for the city to fall, so that they could charge in.
A Holy Land was filled with elite cultivators with flourishing Qi and blood, which were very useful for the Demonic God Blood Sacrifice.
Pce Master, we cannotst much longer. These Immortal statues are tireless. Even after fighting us for half a day, they still do not show any sign of fatigue, a Lunar Pce Elder gasped with much difficulty, herplexion pale.
The Bright Moon Empress frowned slightly. Although she could still fight, these Elders would notst much longer.
Without these Elders assistance, she would be hard-pressed to face these four Immortal statues alone.
The Immortal statues gigantic bodies advanced triumphantly in the sky, forcing the Lunar Pces group into constant retreat.
Fall back to Bright Moon City!
It looked like they would be defeated soon. Hence, the Bright Moon Empress ordered a retreat and sent out a vast bright moon, barely repulsing the four Immortal statues and buying time for the group to withdraw.
Just at this moment, Yue Bingyuns eyes lit up with excitement. She pointed at the horizon and said, Master, look!
The Bright Moon Empress looked in the direction Yue Bingyun indicated. She saw a white silhouette walking over in a seemingly leisurely manner, moving fifty kilometers with every step, at the limits of her vision.
Everywhere this figure passed, the surging winds and howling waves calmed under his feet.
Chapter 1519 (Raw 1500): Proud and Alone
Chapter 1519 (Raw 1500): Proud and Alone
Its Xiao Chen!
The Bright Moon Empresss eyes lit up, but they soon dimmed. Even she found these Immortal statues difficult. So what if Xiao Chen came? With eight Immortal statues, the Lunar Pce was still doomed to fall in this cmity.
Xiao Chen ising! Quickly, block him!
At this moment, the Treasure Masters people discovered the white-robed Xiao Chen, who was slowly approaching over the surface of the sea.
The cultivators controlling the Immortal statues sent a thought into the pearls they held.
The four Immortal statues chasing after the Lunar Pces group turned and flew towards Xiao Chen together.
The four Immortal statues that turned around charged over side-by-side, covering the sky and casting a huge shadow. The area around Xiao Chen plunged into darkness.
Not good!
The expressions of the Bright Moon Empress, Yue Bingyun, and the others immediately changed drastically. Four Immortal statues attacking Xiao Chen together, how was he going to deal with them?
Bang! Bang! Bang!
However, the situation took an unexpected turn. Four loud reports reverberated in extremely rapid session, sounding like they rang out at the same time, shaking everyones eardrums.
The four Immortal statues that charged over staggered back a few steps. With every step, huge waves surged up from the sea.
The white figure weaved through the Immortal statues. After Xiao Chen knocked back these four Immortal statues, he caught up with the Bright Moon Empress with a few shes.
Xiao Chen, you... The Bright Moon Empress was incredibly shocked. She, too, could knock back four Immortal statues at the same time. However, she needed to use a killing move.
The Bright Moon Empress was far from capable of doing it like Xiao Chen, seemingly casual and rxed. As she looked at the current Xiao Chen, she picked up an unfathomable auraing from him.
Senior, you should return to the city and make preparations. Move to Heavenly Star Ind, and it will be fine.
Xiao Chen had nced at Bright Moon City. Its golden moonlight barrier was already significantly dimmer.
Since the Lunar Pce disciples in the city hadsted until now, they had to be greatly fatigued and would not hold out for much longer.
Xiao Chen was not confident of defeating all eight Immortal statues. He could only dy all the Immortal statues and help the Lunar Pce by creating an opportunity to escape easily, minimizing the deaths and injuries as much as possible.
After speaking, he gave Yue Bingyun a faint smile and a nod in greeting. Then, he turned around and slowly headed back.
With a somersault, Xiao Chen shed with the four Immortal statues again. Only, this time, he was the one taking the initiative.
Heartbreaking Stance!
Without hesitating, Xiao Chen started with the trump card killing move for these Immortal statuesthe wless Saber Techniques Heartbreaking Stance.
This move focused on breaking the enemies hearts. To the Immortal statues, whose hearts were their weakness, it was remarkably effective.
The Seven Deadly Sins merged into one, and Xiao Chens heart tore. Intense pain spread throughout his body. In the time it took for a spark to fly, he sent out a saber light that many could not see.
Crack!
The Immortal statue that was struck had its chest immediately shatter, a gaping hole appearing. It dropped to one knee as it fell straight into the seawater, kicking up a huge ssh.
Whats going on?!
The cultivator from the Treasure Masters Residence who was controlling the damaged Immortal statue was greatly startled. In his fluster, he no longer dared to let it continue fighting, so he had the other three Immortal statues surround and attack Xiao Chen.
Breaking one Immortal statue with one saber strike, this scene shocked and excited the Bright Moon Empress and all the cultivators and Lunar Pce disciples on the city walls after they saw it.
Its the Azure Dragon King Xiao Chen! He is here!
We are saved!
Seeing Xiao Chen defeat an originally indomitable Immortal statue with one saber strike had hope surging up in these peoples hearts.
The Bright Moon Empress said decisively, Lets go. Quickly, return to the city and prepare to withdraw to Heavenly Star Ind.
Originally, the Bright Moon Empress had her doubts about Xiao Chens strength. After seeing that scene, she now unconditionally trusted him.
Among the group, only Yue Bingyun showed a pained expression in her eyes when she saw Xiao Chen use this move.
Bingyun, lets go.
Seeing that Yue Bingyun still had not moved, the Bright Moon Empress quickly called out. Yue Bingyun recovered her wits and gave Xiao Chen a profound look before following her master into Bright Moon City.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
With his advantage in Movement Techniques, Xiao Chen sped through the air, dodging the attacks of the three Immortal statues.
He could move about freely and easily amid the Immortal statues concentrated attacks.
Xiao Chen split off a portion of his attention to watching the four Immortal statues that were using Magic Skills to bombard Bright Moon City. Then, he entered deep thought.
Only Bright Moon Citys vast umtions could withstand such an onught. If it were another Holy Land, the city would have broken after a while.
However, no matter how vast the umtions were, it would eventually get drained.
Xiao Chen had to think of some way to attract the attention of those four Immortal statues as well. Only then would Bright Moon City have a chance to escape. Otherwise, with these Immortal statues continuously attacking, they would not be able to leave at all.
The Heavenly Snow Divine me appeared. It seemed like there was a small world within his palm, one with a cold wind blowing and snowkes falling.
Go!
Xiao Chen waved his hand. Everywhere the Heavenly Snow Divine me passed, the sea became sealed in ice. The cold Qi spread out along the way, instantly freezing the four Immortal statues in the distance, holding them immobile.
Damn it!
The cultivator from Treasure Masters Residence controlling the Immortal statues discovered the strangeness of this me and found it extremely difficult to remove. He cursed reflexively.
With the cessation of the bombardment from the Magic Skills, Bright Moon City instantly turned quiet after all the loud explosions that reverberated in everyones ears.
Go!
The Bright Moon Empress looked at the white figure in the distance with gratitude. Then, she used this opportunity to remove the golden barrier protecting the entire city.
The Bright Moon Empress directed all her disciples energy into another formation. Boom! Bright Moon City soared into the air, flying among the clouds.
What should we do? Bright Moon City flew away.
The Treasure Masters people all became very anxious. The Treasure Masters instructions were that the three Immortal Holy Lands had to be defeated. However, after investing eight Immortal statues, they still let the Lunar Pce escape. They would not be able to ount for this to the Treasure Master.
Capture Xiao Chen. He alone will be enough!
The leader red at Xiao Chen, extreme hatred zing in his eyes.
Crack! The four Immortal statues sealed in ice finally got rid of the Heavenly Snow Divine me on their bodies, recovering their mobility.
When Xiao Chen saw this scene, he found it unfortunate. If these Immortal statues were alive, his Rank 3 Heavenly Snow Divine me would have been much more effective than this.
However, that was fine. He had already aplished his purpose. Bright Moon City had taken this opportunity to leave, the Lunar Pce escaping destruction.
Dong! Dong! Dong!
Loud sounds came from the sea surface. Seven huge Immortal statues charged at Xiao Chen.
The strong pressure formed an overwhelming wave rushing at him.
Xiao Chen stood firmly on the sea, bobbing up and down along with the waves.
Bright Moon City, which was soaring away in the clouds, looked like an indistinct bright moon. The people of the Lunar Pce and countless cultivators stood on the city walls.
As they looked at the white-d desman riding the waves, they felt that the back of the Azure Dragon King appeared lonely and insignificant before the seven Immortal statues.
As Bright Moon City slowly flew on, Xiao Chens image disappeared from these peoples sight.
However, that lonely and proud white figure on top of the waves would remain in the hearts of all of these people forever.
Dao! Xiao Chen shouted as he narrowed his eyes. Great Dao Energy spread out from behind him.
He radiated Dao Might, which halted the seven Immortal statues advance.
Dao! Xiao Chen shouted again, and the Great Dao Energy condensed into a point and soared up from behind him. He shone with boundless light, appearing like a powerful treasure saber.
Xiao Chens Dao Might intensified, turning sharper and brighter. From just pausing their footsteps, the seven Immortal statues all took half a step back.
Whoosh! The Seven Deadly Sins turned into seven beams of light and shot out.
The Great Dao Energy behind Xiao Chen infused into the seven Divine Weapons, making the seven saber lights incredibly resplendent and lighting up the sea region for five thousand kilometers around.
Even people in Bright Moon City, which was already far away, were startled by these saber lights.
Chapter 1520 (Raw 1501): Gathering at Heavenly Star Island
Chapter 1520 (Raw 1501): Gathering at Heavenly Star Ind
The seven Divine Weapons containing Great Dao Energy all struck the chests of the Immortal statues.
Crack!
Cracks spread out on the chests of the Immortal statues as all of them were knocked back one hundred meters.
The sheer size of the Immortal statues made the seven Divine Weapons look like toothpicks. However, incredibly, these insignificant-looking Divine Weapons knocked these seven Immortal statues into the air and brokerge stone shards off them.
When Xiao Chen saw the Immortal statues conditions, he entered deep thought and intensified his Great Dao Energy.
While Xiao Chen had struck the other sides weakness, the blow was not as effective as the Heartbreaking Stance, achieving barely half the damage.
Clearly, the other side also knew that the chest was the Immortal statues weakness and had significantly strengthened their defense there.
Only Martial Techniques that broke the heart from the inside, like the Heartbreaking Stance, would be very effective. An external attack would be much more difficult.
However, only Xiao Chen thought this. If others saw that his attacks knocked back seven Immortal statues at the same time and caused significant damage, they would be so shocked that their jaws would drop.
Xiao Chen leaped into the air over the sshes, and the seven Divine Weapons returned quickly.
He swept his gaze across the distance, looking at the Treasure Masters Residences war chariots and wondering whether to charge over or not.
After some thought, he gave up on the idea. If he charged over, this group of war chariots would immediately scatter.
It would not be easy to figure out which war chariot the controller of the statues was in.
Instead, he might end up in a prolonged battle with the seven Immortal statues, which would not be good. He still needed to rescue the Cyclic Astral Pce and the Myriad Fiend Indthe other two surviving Immortal Holy Lands.
Whoosh!
Xiao Chens figure shed, leaving without dy, heading towards the closer Cyclic Astral Pce.
The Treasure Masters cultivators watched as Xiao Chen left but did not dare to give chase.
At the Cyclic Astral Pce, a report soon reached the Holy Son Chu Yangs hand.
Master, good news! Good news!
Chu Yang joyfully barged into an important ce of the Cyclic Astral Pce while shouting in excitement.
This ce was where the Yin and Yang me pools were at the bottom of the sea, which Xiao Chen once went to when he visited. Aside from the Cyclic Astral Lord, the Cyclic Astral Pces Elders were all gathered here as well.
The Cyclic Astral Lord and the many Elders were all infusing their Primordial Energy into the tworge me pools.
The power of the Cyclic Astral Pces protective formation came from these Yin and Yang me pools.
Currently, there were four Immortal statues outside bombarding the Cyclic Astral Pces protective barrier with various Major Magic Skills.
The Cyclic Astral Pce upper echelon never stopped infusing Primordial Energy into the me pools. This guaranteed that the protective formation could keep operating.
However, based on the situation, the Immortal statues abundant Magic Energy far surpassed these peoples Primordial Energy. It would be impossible for the Cyclic Astral Pce to win the battle of attrition. Sooner orter, the formation would break.
The destruction of the Cyclic Astral Pce was inevitable.
The Cyclic Astral Pces upper echelon could still use their own strength to escape. However, the weaker Elders and disciples would not be able to avoid death, bing the Treasure Masters sacrifices for the Demonic God Blood Sacrifice.
When Chu Yang suddenly barged in, kicking up a fuss, the group of Elders immediately showed unhappy expressions.
Chu Yang, wasnt it already said that this is a very important ce and that no one shoulde in?
Did you not see the crisis we are in? There is no space for us to be distracted!
The Cyclic Astral Lord, who was hovering in the air in a cross-legged seated posture, opened his somewhat fatigued eyes and said softly, Elders, please stay calm. Dont be impatient. Chu Yang, please speak properly. What exactly happened for you to be so excited?
Chu Yang calmed himself and nodded. Master, I just obtained news that the Azure Dragon King Xiao Chen alone dyed eight Immortal statues and helped the Lunar Pce sessfully break out of their encirclement.
Now, Bright Moon City has already taken to the air and is heading for Heavenly Star Ind. I heard that Xiao Chen moved the Azure Dragon Pce there and that that ce is currently the safest in the entire Heavenly Starry Ocean.
How can that be?!
The group of Elders was incredibly shocked. When they heard that news, they nearly stopped what they were doing.
That is absolutely impossible. One Immortal statue is already as strong as a Prime. Furthermore, these Immortal statues are very nimble despite their tremendous size, not in the least stiff. Also, they have grasped Immortal Arts and Magic Skills.
Right, it must just be rumors. At this time, we should not be simply spreading and believing in such rumors.
No matter how powerful the Azure Dragon King is, he cannot possibly dy eight Immortal statues alone.
The many Elders had seen the Immortal statues strength for themselves, so they were all skeptical, unwilling to believe this piece of news.
A light shed in only the Cyclic Astral Lords eyes, but it disappeared after a moment. Just as he was about to say something, his expression suddenly changed slightly as he looked towards the entrance of this forbidden area.
Of course, we should not put credence in rumors. However, if it is not a rumor, then we must believe in it.
Whoosh!
The white-d Xiao Chen suddenly barged into the entrance of the forbidden area and looked straight at the Cyclic Astral Lord.
Xiao Chen!
The white-d person that barged in was naturally Xiao Chen.
Speaking of which, it was rather strange. Xiao Chen just arrived in the sea region near the Cyclic Astral Pce, and the Treasure Masters people immediately retreated without a fight when the four Immortal statues discovered him.
It was like they were afraid of fighting with Xiao Chen and suffering damage to the Immortal statues.
Before the people of the Cyclic Astral Pce could react to what was going on, Xiao Chen had already resolved the danger without even making a move. He just showed himself and scared off the Treasure Masters people.
In hindsight, the Treasure Masters people had probably received news of eight Immortal statues not being able to do anything to Xiao Chen. Four Immortal statues would fare worse, so they might as well leave to avoid fighting him. If they lost one of the Immortal statues, it would be a great heartache.
After hearing Xiao Chens exnation, the group of Cyclic Astral Pce Elders found it unbelievable. However, the news that they received after that stunned everyone.
Cyclic Astral Lord, the four Immortal statues were really scared away. The various Pce Masters cannot understand whats going on. Please give us instructions on the next step. The Elders looked to the Cyclic Astral Lord, awaiting his decision.
The Cyclic Astral Lord said, Lift the current highest state of alert and let the thirty-six Astral Pces rest in turn.
After a short pause, the Cyclic Astral Lord looked at Xiao Chen and said, Interesting, you already surpassed Prime, right?
Xiao Chen nodded and said, It can be considered as so.
The Cyclic Astral Lord revealed a slightly excited smile. It looks like I really have good judgment. The decision back then was absolutely correct.
Xiao Chen did not have a good impression of the Cyclic Astral Lord and was not willing to discuss this further. The danger is notpletely over yet. If the Cyclic Astral Lord trusts me, you can have your sects cultivators retreat to Heavenly Star Ind. That ce is absolutely safe for now.
After saying that, Xiao Chens figure shed, disappearing from where he was. He was already gone, leaving behind a group of wide-eyed and confused Cyclic Astral Pce Elders.
Chu Yang waspletely distracted, feeling all sorts ofplicated emotions. No words could describe the bitterness that he felt right now.
The one in the best mood was naturally the Cyclic Astral Lord. Now that Xiao Chen had surpassed Prime, the chances of him leaving this abandonednd were significantly greater. With the arrangement made with the Oath Stone, Xiao Chen had to bring him out within one hundred years.
Send down orders: all sect disciples are to rush to Heavenly Star Ind at full speed half a day hence.
Cyclic Astral Lord, you really believe him? A few Elders were still feeling suspicious.
The Cyclic Astral Lord red at the person who spoke and said, Dont overthink. This age is already his personal stage, just like how it was for the Azure Emperor ten thousand years ago. If we do not believe him, there is no second path.
When Xiao Chen reached the Myriad Fiend Ind, the same thing happened. Before he arrived, four Immortal statues under the Treasure Masters Residences control left quickly without breaking the Myriad Fiend Inds barrier, unwilling to sh with him at all.
Two dayster, the story of how the Azure Dragon King Xiao Chen alone saved three Immortal Holy Lands spread throughout the Heavenly Starry Ocean.
The cultivators fleeing in all directions from the many sects destroyed went to Heavenly Star Ind to take refuge.
As for the Treasure Master, for some reason, since then, the Immortal statues stopped taking action, giving the many disciples that escaped death a rare chance to catch a breather.
Various remnant factions headed for Heavenly Star Ind one after another, turning it into the center of the oceanic world.
Chapter 1521 (Raw 1502): Every Side Preparing
Chapter 1521 (Raw 1502): Every Side Preparing
Ever since Xiao Chen rescued the three Immortal Holy Lands, the remnant forces of the various Holy Lands and countless fleeing cultivators headed for Heavenly Star Ind.
Heavenly Star Ind, which was supposed to be drenched in blood, managed to attain a temporary peace, gaining some time for a breather.
However, everyone knew that this was just the calm before the storm. An evenrger storm was slowly brewing.
The Treasure Master would not leave things be so easily.
After all, the eight Immortal statues were withdrawn from the Cyclic Astral Pce and the Myriad Fiend Ind on his own initiative.
Nobody knew what his true intentions were or what his unspeakable purpose was.
At the Treasure Masters Residence on a secret ind:
The various dark-colored buildings on this ind were typical of sinister religious buildings. The ck temples had strange diagrams, which had never appeared in the Kunlun Realm before, drawn into the walls.
Countless strange sculptures dotted a huge za in the center of the ind.
The mouth to a mysterious ck cavey in the center of the za with an endless stream of cultivators being tossed in as sacrifices. Screams of fear came from the depths of the cave beforeing to a stop. This was a bone-chilling sight, making anyone who saw it tremble in fear.
This cave was actually an altar, an altar that no one had ever seen before. The Treasure Master watched silently as cultivators were fed to the cave.
Aside from the saber scar on the Treasure Masters face, no one could see his true appearance. It was shrouded in fog, just like his mysterious identity.
From the very start, the Treasure Masters true face had always been a mystery.
Many ck-d old men were currently working on someplicated patterns at the edges of the altar. As the cultivators were tossed in, in an endless stream, a huge ck figure was visible in the sky above the altar.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Many figures descended from the sky,nding behind the Treasure Master, the Young Treasure Master Yi Ling among them. These were all the Treasure Masters sons, but they were only adopted sons and not his true sons.
Father, the strengthening of the Immortal Statues is already finished. They all can use Magic Treasures now, the Young Treasure Master Yi Ling said as he took a step forward. Excitement shed in his eyes.
They can use Magic Treasures now?
The Treasure Master turned around. A trace of interest appeared in his voice as he said softly, These people really work fast. Lets go over and take a look.
After saying that, the Treasure Master spread his hands, and a massive dark screen enveloped the group. Then, there was a sh of iridescent light.
The next time they appeared, the Treasure Master and all his adoptive sons were in the Peni Sea.
That was right. The maintenance and repairs of the Immortal statues were being carried out by the Immortal Cultivators of the Peni Sea. The pearls, made by duplicating the Puppet Pearl, also came from this group of Immortal Cultivators.
Currently, seventeen Immortal statues hovered above the surface of the vast sea region.
Many Immortal Cultivators wearing Daoist robes stood on various Magic Treasures and flew around the Immortal statues, asionally sending out a beam of spiritual light into the statues.
With the maintenance of these Immortal Cultivators, the Immortal statues, which had undergone huge battles, looked like they were brand-new, bing even stronger.
A disciple flew quickly to an old man and spoke respectfully with a bow. Martial Uncle, the Treasure Master is here.
This old man was thest Immortal Venerate of the Peni Sea, Immortal Venerate Yun Chen.
Immortal Venerate Yun Chen was famous for his pill refining skills, his refining mes having reached the peak. As for refining equipment, his skills there had reached the peak as well.
Naturally, the matter of repairing the Immortal statues was left to him.
Upon hearing that the Treasure Master was here, a look of helplessness shed across Immortal Venerate Yun Chens face. He waved his hand to dismiss the disciple before turning into a beam of flowing light and arriving beside of the Peni Seas transportation formation.
Daoist Yun Chen, I heard that the Immortal statues can now use Magic Treasures. I definitely have to remember your contribution. The Treasure Master exchanged greetings with Immortal Venerate Yun Chen with a faint smile after flying out of the transportation formation.
Immortal Venerate Yun Chen did not say much. Come with me.
The group followed Immortal Venerate Yun Chen to the seventeen Immortal statues.
Immortal Venerate Yun Chen waved his hand, and the Immortal Cultivators around the Immortal statues scattered, leaving only seventeen Immortal statues standing upright above the sea region; they looked at the group with cold gazes.
A heavy Immortal Might came from the statues. Despite being dead for millions of years, these statues pressure was still terrifying.
It was hard to imagine how strong they had been when they were alive.
It was even harder to imagine what kind of enemy could send such strong Immortals to their deaths.
As an Immortal Cultivator himself, when Immortal Venerate Yun Chen stood before these Immortal statues, he always feltplicated emotions.
When the Treasure Master revealed an unhappy expression, Immortal Venerate Yun Chen came back to his senses. Then, he took out the Puppet Pearl and sent in a beam of spiritual light.
Boom!
Intense light burst forth from the statues. The adoptive sons of the Treasure Master were all knocked away.
The only ones who remained at ease were the Treasure Master and Immortal Venerate Yun Chen.
A satisfied smile appeared on the Treasure Masters face, which no one could see, as ancient Magic Treasures flew out from all the Immortal statues.
There were flying swords, war banners, bells, ancient mirrors...
Not bad. These Magic Treasures will increase the Immortal statuesbat prowess by at least fifty percent. Oh, by the way, have you figured out how to patch up their weakness in the chest?
Immortal Venerate Yun Chen shook his head and replied, Theres no way to do that. The Azure Dragon Kings move is an attack that is released from inside. No matter how we strengthen the outside, they cannot avoid that move.
The Treasure Master frowned and said, That is problematic. Fortunately, he does not dare to use that move casually. We will leave it at this, then.
Father, when are we going to make our move, capturing those people on Heavenly Star Ind in one fell swoop? the Young Treasure Master asked after stepping forward.
The Treasure Master looked at the Immortal statues and replied casually, Theres no rush. Use the pearls first and familiarize yourselves with how to control the Immortal statues and use their Magic Treasures.
After the Treasure Master left, Immortal Venerate Yun Chen went halfway up a spiritual mountain in the Peni Sea. There was a Martial Cultivator living there.
In this Peni Sea, where everyone was an Immortal Cultivator, this cultivator, who was not from the Treasure Masters Residence, stood out.
This person looked old and haggard with a lethargic vigor. However, he had a shocking nameXie Changtian!
That was right. It was the Thunder Emperors good friend from back then, the Xie Changtian who created the Eternal Heavenly Sword School after the Thunder Emperor died. Xiao Chen once bitterly searched for this person. As Xiao Chen guessed, Xie Changtian was indeed in the Peni Sea.
He left?
Xie Changtian did not say who he was referring to, but Immortal Venerate Yun Chen knew that he was referring to the Treasure Master.
He has left. Like before, he is still unfathomable. I cannot figure him out at all.
He did not notice the trick that you yed, right? It is not easy to hide things from him. Xie Changtian spoke between sips of wine as if he was saying something unimportant and insignificant.
Immortal Venerate Yun Chen said, He wont. I am the only Immortal Venerate left in the world. No one can discover the things that I want to hide. Even if he were stronger, he would not be able to.
Hahaha! You are crazy as well. The other two Immortal Venerates did not mind dying in order to save the Peni Sea, seeking the Ghost Immortal Dao. However, you personally buried the entire Peni Sea. Xie Changtian guffawed, then took arge gulp of wine. He seemed somewhat deranged like he was drunk and yet sober at the same time.
Immortal Venerate Yun Chen looked at this pitiful person and said, Actually, I always wanted to know why exactly he did not kill you. Instead, he wasted so much resources to keep you alive.
Xie Changtian smiled and said, Its nothing much; there is no problem with telling you. After all, his n is already in motion, and he no longer cares about it. It is because I am the only person in this world who has seen his true face. Only I know who he is. If he kills me, this information will spread throughout the world.
However, it no longer matters. Even if he reveals his identity now, nothing will change. His n is already in motion. The destruction of the Kunlun Realm is inevitable. Everything you are doing is useless.
Immortal Venerate Yun Chen took a sip of wine, remaining silent and not objecting.
Those who had never seen the Treasure Masters true strength would never know just how strong he was.
The bottom of Hidden Dragon Lake, Ancient Deste Land, Sky Dome Realm:
Chu Chaoyun wore the imperial robes of the Tianwu Dynasty. As he stood in the vast expanse before the first Tianwu Emperors empty grave, he did not even nce at it.
After lending Xiao Chen a hand in the Kunlun Realm, Chu Chaoyun brought the Sky Dome Heart to this ce and waited until now.
He was not here tomemorate anything; he did not have any good feelings for the first Tianwu Emperor.
The first Tianwu Emperor was a sinner in Chu Chaoyuns heart, an enemy that he wanted to get rid of with all his might.
The first Tianwu Emperor clearly possessed overwhelming strength. However, after he established the Tianwu Dynasty, he dropped it all and left, not caring about anything.
To the first Tianwu Emperor, the Tianwu Dynasty was merely a toy or a game. Even if he found out that the Tianwu Dynasty had been destroyed and every one of the royal n had died a miserable death, he would not do anything.
Was it interesting?
Since he did not intend to put in any effort, why bother to create a dynasty only to let it get destroyed, not keeping tabs on it, bringing disaster and eradication to every one of the royal n?
The other party would never understand the pain and torture of having to hide in the dark like a mouse.
That person would also never know that someone had been inculcated since childhood in his heritage as thest remaining bloodline of the Tianwu Emperor in the Sky Dome Realm, receiving all sorts of inhumane training.
Hatred burned like fire in Chu Chaoyuns heart. Two beams of lightone ck and one whitequickly shed around him.
ck patterns appeared on Chu Chaoyuns face, looking like a demonic tattoo.
This was the negative side effect of light and darkness mixing with each other. The pain that came from cultivating the state of primal chaos far surpassed what ordinary people could imagine.
Light and darkness were the two attributes that were in direct opposition. Every time they shed, the resulting pain made him wish for death.
Chu Chaoyun closed his eyes. After a while, the ck patterns on his face slowly faded away.
When he opened his eyes again, he revealed his calm and carefree smile once more.
Actually, Chu Chaoyun often really did not care for anything. He was a forgetful person in the first ce.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Many figures descended from the top of theke. Everyone influential in the Tianwu Dynastys royal n appeared.
If there were other Sky Dome Realm cultivators here, they would definitely be greatly startled. These figures were all people who were important or famous in the Sky Dome Realm.
Young Master, Senior Leng Yue sent word that the eighteen Demon Monarchs have received orders from the Dark Church Master to be ready. They are just waiting for the order to enter the Kunlun Realm.
Chu Chaoyun nodded to indicate his understanding. Very good. Remain on standby. When they make their move, we will make ours as well.
After a moments pause, Chu Chaoyun suddenly added, Dont touch the people of the Xiao n. As for the other factions, kill them if they resist. Once we make a move, we have to use the shortest possible time to upy the Sky Dome Realm.
Chapter 1522 (Raw 1503): Strange Medicinal Pool
Chapter 1522 (Raw 1503): Strange Medicinal Pool
Every side was making their final preparations. After returning to Heavenly Star Ind, Xiao Chen did not show his face again.
Now, an increasing number of cultivators poured into Heavenly Star Ind, making the situation extremelyplicated.
With so many cultivators from different factions gathered in one city, conflicts were inevitable. It would be hard to manage with just the Dragons Gate disciples. Fortunately, there were still the three Primes to help.
Hence, there was norge chaos. However, countless minor conflicts still cropped up.
During these days, Mo Chen and Lan Shaobaibored to maintain order, handling all these messy matters.
Indeed, it was a mess.
Of the remnant factions, first came the Holy Lands, then the ancient Noble ns, and, finally, the sects of the evil Dao. After that, there were uncountable loose cultivator powerhouses, from Sovereign Martial Emperors to the ordinary Martial Saints.
When anyone looked at this helter-skelter flow of people, cultivators who fled here, flooding in every day, one word would appear in their minds: messy!
It was not just an ordinary kind of messy. The order that had been maintained for the past ten thousand years in the Heavenly Starry Ocean had been broken. It would be hard for things not to get messy.
However, no matter how messy the situation, it had to be organized and prevented from turning into chaos.
No one knew when the Treasure Master would charge over. These remnant factions and scattered cultivators needed to band together.
The upper echelons of the various factions were making a lot of noise as well. Some hooted about wanting to regroup and prepare to attack, dealing with the root of the problem and destroying the Treasure Master.
Some suggested that the Azure Dragon King escort everyone to Kunlun Mountain.
Everyone had their own opinions. Maintaining a bnce was a challenge. There were those who just wanted to live and those who could not ept the loss of their previous estate.
Even though Mo Chen and Lan Shaobai were both good at dealing with people, they were so busy that they could not stop for a moment to rest, not daring to waste any time.
After all, no one knew when the Treasure Master would attack.
Quickly organizing all these cultivators and using them to protect Heavenly Dragon City was the right way.
Originally, Xiao Chen thought that with the Azure Dragon Pces Five-Element Absolute Sealing Formation, Heavenly Dragon City would be well-protected.
Onlyter did he learn that the Five-Element Absolute Sealing Formation could not cover the entire Heavenly Dragon City. At best, it could epass only the area around the City Lords Residence.
Hence, Xiao Chen had to change his ns and used another set of formations of the Azure Dragon Pcethe Worldly Absolute Dragon Formationto defend Heavenly Dragon City.
The Worldly Absolute Dragon Formation was a set of purely defensive formations. Its weaknessy in itsck of offensive capability. However, it was tremendously strong. If there were cultivators stationed at the nodes, its defense could be even stronger.
If this were when the Dragons Gate was flourishing, the Worldly Absolute Dragon Formation would be sufficient to block the attacks of the Immortal statues with just the Dragons Gate disciples. Now, the Dragons Gate was weaker.
However, Xiao Chen passed down the Yinyang Saber Formation, offsetting theck of offensive capability.
In the entire Dragons Gate, no one remained idle; everyone worked on something.
As for Xiao Chen, he naturally followed the old Dragon Horses wishes. After he returned, he immediately entered the Azure Dragon Pce.
Right now, the old Dragon Horse led Xiao Chen before a medicinal pool in the Azure Dragon Pce.
The medicinal pool bubbled, and steam wafted out, spreading a mist.
Just by standing at the side and without even soaking in it yet, Xiao Chen could already sense the ferocious Medicinal Energy in the medicinal pool.
The gurgling sounds were like ferocious beasts roaring. Various hazy, deste illusions even appeared in the mist.
This created a vast scene with all sorts of mutated beasts, their roars echoing throughout the mountains and rivers as they fought with the world.
There was a ferocious white tiger with wings on its back that shattered tall mountains with one stomp. There was a white wolf with proud eyes, its fur as white as snow, standing on a cier that stretched for five thousand kilometers.
There was a golden lion with nine heads flickering with golden light and eyes as red as blood. There was arge snake stretched out in a straight line, its entire body glowing with a dim light.
This was an extremely terrifying scene. The various mutated beasts fought with the sky and ground, even with gods!
Xiao Chen only took one look and found it somewhat hard to bear. However, the Azure Dragon Divine Blood in his body was strangely agitated, seeming to burn and making his entire body gush with surging, hot blood.
Above the Veritable Essence Energyke in Xiao Chens dantian, the scarlet dragon seal, which represented the Blood-Soaked Dragon Emperors inheritance, trembled slightly.
This...
Xiao Chens expression turned grave, feeling that this medicinal pool was extraordinary.
The old Dragon Horse revealed an expression of pride as it said seriously, This medicinal pool before you is the essence blood of one hundred types of ancient ferocious beasts boiled together with three thousand Spirit Herbs.
During the Great Deste Eon, the pure-blooded Dragon Race lived a savage life. The moment they were born, they would be baptized in this. Now, the pure-blooded Dragon Race is already long extinct. The physical bodies of the mixed-blood Dragon Race can endure this ferocious and surging Medicinal Energy only after reaching the Veritable Personage Realm.
Now, in the entire Dragon Race, only my Azure Dragon bloodline has such an ancient medicinal pool. None of the medicinal pools in the other Divine Dragons inheritance pces canpare to this.
Xiao Chen asked out of curiosity, Why?
Because the Veritable Personage would periodically spend some time to add in new essence blood of ancient ferocious beasts. After the fall of the Dragon Race, chances to hunt ancient ferocious beasts on arge scale became rare; only the Blood-Soaked Dragon Emperor managed to do it.
The Blood-Soaked Dragon Emperor!
Xiao Chen was surprised. Unexpectedly, the Blood-Soaked Dragon Emperor was that terrifying.
You will know more about the Blood-Soaked Dragon Emperors prestige in the Great Thousand Realms in the future. He is a true legend of my Dragon Race. Obtaining his inheritance is your greatest fortune and...honor.
A light shed in Xiao Chens eyes as he asked seriously, When can I truly receive the Blood-Soaked Dragon Emperors inheritance? Can I use it now?
If he could use it, then the Immortal statues outside and the Treasure Master would not be a match for him at all.
The old Dragon Horse looked at Xiao Chen seriously. You being too weak to receive the inheritance aside, even if you can, you should not. There is a limit to this abandonednd. Once you cross that threshold, you will receive the attacks of the Heavenly Dao.
If you do not wish to die, do not ever use it indiscriminately. Furthermore, that Martial Technique that increases yourbat prowess tenfold, stop using it. Such Martial Techniques are considered forbidden arts in the outer realm. You damage the opponent severely but damage yourself even more. The hidden injuries that it leaves in the physical body are very difficult to recover from.
Upon seeing that Xiao Chen seemed dismissive, the old Dragon Horse said seriously, Forbidden art. Why is it called a forbidden art? It is because if you use it too often, you will forever lose the chance to be a Martial God.
When Xiao Chen heard this, he was stunned. Unexpectedly, there were such severe consequences. Then, he recalled something. Does Martial God truly exist?
Of course. Every single Dragon Emperor of my Dragon Race needs to reach the True God Realm before they can take that position. If you cannot be a True God, then you will lose the chance to be the Dragon Emperor. Everything would be meaningless, then.
Alright. However, what is the limit?
The old Dragon Horse answered, Right now, you are only initiated into the Veritable Essence Stage, not even at Small Perfection. As long as you do not break through the Veritable Essence Stage and enter the Yin Essence Stage, you will be fine.
Xiao Chen rejoiced. This meant that he still had plenty of scope for improvement.
As for your physical body, your Azure Dragon Body Nourishing Art has reached only the thirdyer. You need to do your best to cultivate it to Consummation.
Xiao Chen smiled bitterly and said, I want to do that too. However, without Secret Treasures containing dragon souls, the cultivation speed is incredibly slow.
Before the previous generations of Dragon Race seniors died, they would use their dragon souls to nourish this medicinal pool to protect the descendants of my Dragon Race, preventing them from being injured or possessed by the remnant souls of the ancient ferocious beasts.
Xiao Chen was startled. This small medicinal pool was much moreplicated than he thought.
Lets not talk anymore. Enter the medicinal pool first and properly stabilize your cultivation. Do your best to remain in there for as long as possible.
The old Dragon Horse gestured for Xiao Chen to enter. Then, it slowly walked off, leaving him alone.
Xiao Chen eyed the medicinal pool with mist shrouding it. Then, he removed his shirt, revealing the well-defined lines of his muscles. His fair skin looked somewhat elegant, but the explosive power his muscles contained was even more ferocious than lightning.
Ssh!
Xiao Chen jumped lightly into the medicinal pool. At first, he did not feel anything, but after a while, his entire body heated up, and his mouth went dry.
As the Medicinal Energy permeated into his body, all the blood in his body circted quickly like a river in a freshet.
Beastial roars came from his body, sounding horrifying and scary.
Xiao Chen was shocked. With such speed, he could not calm down at all, much less enter a state where he lost himself in cultivating his Cultivation Technique to stabilize his cultivation.
The ferocity and tyranny of the Medicinal Energy far surpassed his expectations. He involuntarily roared with a deep voice.
He had to either refine this Medicinal Energy or vent it. Otherwise, there would only be one result: death due to the explosion of his body.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Suddenly, Xiao Chen felt like several ferocious beasts in the medicinal pool were crashing into his physical body and biting it. When this happened repeatedly, his face darkened. When it rains, it pours.
This is just the baptism for infant dragons?
This is ridiculously strong. Xiao Chen had a vague suspicion that a medicinal pool of such a level would kill him if he was not careful.
Calm down! Calm down! Calm down!
Xiao Chen did his best to suppress the me in his body and the anxiety of his heart. At this point, there was no retreat.
Unless he jumped out now.
However, that itself was very difficult and was also an admission of defeat. He remembered that before the old Dragon Horse left, it said to remain in the medicinal pool for as long as possible.
Xiao Chen wondered what expression the old Dragon Horse would make if he jumped out immediately after jumping in.
However, he did not know that the old Dragon Horse and the other Item Spirits of the Azure Dragon Pce were watching from a water screen in a meditation room at the side.
Big Brother Dragon, isnt this too ruthless and risky? This is no baptism for infant dragons. This is theing-of-age rite when an infant dragon matures! the girl in her prime eximed. Her heart ached at Xiao Chens appearance.
Risky? Without risk, can there be opportunities? Back then, the Azure Emperor failed even though he was stronger than him now. The situation now is even worse than ten thousand years ago. If he is still not as strong as the Azure Emperor, there will be only one resultfailure. Not only will he die, but all his friends and family will also die.
The old Dragon Horses emotions wereplicated, but it still spoke coldly without any expression.
The ck-d old man said, Dont worry. Even if Xiao Chen knew, he would not me us. He cannot bear the consequences of failure!
That was right. Xiao Chen did not fear death. However, if his friends and family were at risk of death, he would definitely put everything on the line.
However, could the current Xiao Chen really withstand this medicinal pool that was originally used as aing-of-age rite for dragons?
Chapter 1523 (Raw 1504): Cultivating the Physical Body
Chapter 1523 (Raw 1504): Cultivating the Physical Body
Inside the medicinal pool, Xiao Chens life teetered on a knifes edge. In front was the ferocious Medicinal Energy making the blood in his body surge like a river. This river was not one of those calm and gentle ones but a torrent ofva that gave off heatwaves.
Behind were the ferocious beasts crashing into his body and biting him. Every time they struck, he felt like vomiting blood.
The first problem to deal with was his Qi and blood rushing too fast. The Medicinal Energy was too tyrannical. His two choices were to vent it or refine it.
Clearly, Xiao Chen would not vent it. That would be a waste. He might as well not have entered the medicinal pool.
Hence, there was only one solution left: refining it. No matter how difficult it was, he had to refine it.
Amid the pain and torment, Xiao Chen did his best to remain calm. He needed to circte the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation.
However, it was very difficult. The medicinal pool contained a hundred ancient ferocious beasts blood. After the Medicinal Energy was released, it was extremely tyrannical.
Xiao Chens entire body felt like it was about to rip apart. Just enduring the pain was incredibly arduous.
After he mobilized his Veritable Essence Energy with much difficulty, those mysterious ferocious beasts would interrupt him.
The most frightening thing in the cirction of Veritable Essence Energy was the interruption of its flow. The Veritable Essence Energy would backflow, which hurt the meridians, a piercing pain like needles stabbing his meridians.
Once...twice...thrice... Over ten attempts all ended in failure. With each failure, the pain intensified.
When the old Dragon Horse and the other Item Spirits in the meditation room saw this scene, they found it somewhat hard to bear.
They all started to worry, but they had to be ruthless. The current Xiao Chen was still too weak. He had no chance of dealing with the danger outside, none at all.
Little fellow, dont me me for being ruthless. For you to obtain the Blood-Soaked Dragon Emperors inheritance is a rare spot of good fortune for the Dragon Race. However, you are rather unfortunate for being in the abandonednd. Your starting point is much weaker than the other geniuses of our race.
You are even more unfortunate in having to carry the weight of the entire Kunlun Realm at such a young age. The old Dragon Horse sighed to itself. If it knew what Xiao Chen experienced along the way, it would be sighing even more heavily, viewing Xiao Chen in a whole new light.
Whether something was fortunate or unfortunate was hard to tell. Along the way, Xiao Chen had experienced all sorts of thingsughter, fatigue, pain, grief, sorrow, sadnessactually, he already had long since seen past all this.
At the very least, he lived in this world without aint, without bending his back or bowing his head, remaining proud until now. This was enough already.
He seeded!
The azure-d man, who was staring hard at the water screen, revealed a happy and excited expression. The old Dragon Horse looked quickly. Xiao Chen had finally managed to circte the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation after failing one hundred times.
Good!
The normally calm and steady old Dragon Horse could not help calling out good in a loud voice.
The beginning was the most difficult step for all things. No matter how thorny or rugged the path, as long as one took the first step, one had a chance of sess. If one did not even take the first step, sess would definitely be impossible.
Inside the medicinal pool, the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation circted once and became like a huge whirlpool. Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! The Medicinal Energy in the blood poured into the small Veritable Essence Energyke like a storm.
The pressure that Xiao Chen faced immediately lightened, and the speed of his ferociously surging blood decreased.
The originally calm Veritable Essence Energyke instantly surged after the Medicinal Energy rushed in. However, this surging was different before; it made Xiao Chen felt incrediblyfortable.
This was Veritable Essence Energy. With the infusion of Medicinal Energy, it slowly densified and firmed.
As Xiao Chen refined the Medicinal Energy, his state improved continuously. His previously feverish countenance also turned normal.
Xiao Chens condition no longer looked that scary, as though blood would flow out at any moment. His current appearance was much better.
Phew!
After the Veritable Essence Energypleted one major cycle, Xiao Chen spat out a long breath of turbid air. He immediately felt refreshed as if his body was purified.
His eyes suddenly narrowed, and his right hand shot forward. Boom! He lifted a ferocious beast out of the water, an incorporeal being that tried to struggle free after being caught.
It tried its best to escape Xiao Chens grip.
Not so easy!
Now that Xiao Chen could split his attention and deal with this ferocious beast, naturally, he would not let it go.
He squeezed hard with one hand, and the incorporeal being turned corporeal and took form. It turned out to be a huge snake glowing dimly. However, it did not seem like a real ferocious beast, just a strand of malicious soul.
You are already dead but are still causing trouble like this. Xiao Chens eyes turned cold, and he scattered this figure with a palm strike.
Ssh! Ssh!
When the ancient ferocious beasts remnant souls at the bottom of the pool saw this, they leaped out of the water,unching themselves over.
Amid the mist, these ancient ferocious beasts remnant souls seemed to havee to life, flying at Xiao Chen.
The entire scene turned extremely horrifying. These ancient ferocious beasts were born during the Great Deste Eon. They were the descendants of the Primal Chaos God Demons that had wandered the world.
Xiao Chen frowned slightly, feeling an intense pressure assaulting him and making his entire body pause.
Roar!
Just at this moment, a thunderous dragon roar came from the bottom of the medicinal pool. Dragon Might surged out, forcing back all these ferocious beasts remnant souls.
Xiao Chen released his bated breath. It was finally somewhat peaceful. The old Dragon Horse had spoken true.
There were indeed countless dragon souls standing guard at the bottom of the pool. After Xiao Chen stabilized his cultivation, he could absorb these dragon souls to cultivate his Azure Dragon Body Nourishing Art.
After the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation had circted one hundred major cycles, the Veritable Essence Energyke in Xiao Chens body turned from white to a pure purple.
With the baptism of the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation, the Veritable Essence Energy became even purer and denser. His cultivation finally stabilized at Small Perfection Veritable Essence Stage.
The more surprising thing was that the residual Medicinal Energy entered Xiao Chens sea of consciousness, which was made up of Magic Energy, and expanded it several timesrger.
It vaguely felt like he was approaching a bottleneck.
As for Xiao Chens physical body, his Vital Qi strengthened steadily. From the previous one thousand Dragon Force, it increased to three thousand Dragon Force.
The Heaven Punishing Corpse God, who had advanced to Prime by means of his physical body, possessed ten thousand Dragon Force. Now, this was no longer beyond Xiao Chens reach.
With so many miraculous effects, Xiao Chen somewhat wondered whether this medicinal pool was as simple as the old Dragon Horse made it out to be.
However, this suspicion merely flitted by. After experiencing the hardship, he finally limatized to the environment of this medicinal pool.
I have to make full use of this. Xiao Chen rxed his body and sank deeper. Soon, his feet touched the bottom, reaching the lowest part of the medicinal pool.
He did not dare to open his eyes. The essence blood of the ancient ferocious beasts in this medicinal pool was too tyrannical.
Furthermore, the eyes were the weakest part of the body. If he was not careful and injured his eyes, it would be problematic.
Xiao Chen used his sharp senses to probe his surroundings. There were many dragon souls of varying strengths around.
When he arrived, these dragon souls showed their goodwill, several of them even taking the initiative to swim over and wait for him to absorb them.
Xiao Chen entered deep thought. It looked like many people hade to soak at the bottom of this medicinal pool previously.
Perhaps they used the dragon souls to strengthen their own souls or, like me, cultivated certain special Cultivation Techniques.
Hence, the dragon souls at the bottom of the medicinal pool are already used to it.
This was a certain feedback loop. One day, after he died, he would leave his dragon soul behind to bless the descendants as well.
Xiao Chen immediately stopped hesitating and sat down cross-legged. Then, he started to cultivate the Azure Dragon Body Nourishing Art at the bottom of the pool where the Medicinal Energy was the most ferocious.
The Azure Dragon Body Nourishing Art had a total of fiveyers. Xiao Chen had already cultivated to the peak of the thirdyer. As long as he broke through twice, he would reach the peak of the Azure Dragon Body Nourishing Art, entering Consummation.
ording to the introduction of the Azure Dragon Body Nourishing Art, after he attained peak Consummation, his physical body would turn into the genuine Azure Dragon War Body.
Xiao Chen would be able to materialize the Azure Dragon Battle Armor as he pleased. His hands would be like the ws of the ancient Azure Dragon. With one swipe, he would be able to tear through the body of a ferocious beast like it was a dead, dry branch on a tree.
At this very moment, the adoptive sons of the Treasure Master finally brought over the seventeen Immortal statues from the Peni Sea to the ind where the Treasure Masters Residence was.
After being re-refined by the Immortal Cultivators, not only had these Immortal statues gained a boost in defense, but their movements had also be nimbler.
The more horrifying thing was that those Immortal statues could use Magic Treasures. Naturally, the Magic Treasures of these Immortal statues were peak Immortal Equipment of the Immortal Epoch.
Right now, thebat prowess of each Immortal statue had more than doubled.
Furthermore, the many cultivators and the three Primes on Heavenly Star Ind did not know about this.
This time, the Treasure Master did not hesitate at all, directlymanding his ten-odd adoptive sons to charge towards Heavenly Star Ind together with the experts of the Treasure Masters Residence.
Chapter 1524 (Raw 1505): Might of Magic Treasures
Chapter 1524 (Raw 1505): Might of Magic Treasures
In the City Lords Residence of Heavenly Dragon City, Mo Chen and Lan Shaobai were counting the experts in Heavenly Star Ind.
Lan Shaobai took out a stack of vellum and looked at Mo Chen. The tabtion is done. Excluding the Martial Sages and below, we have a total of two thousand quasi-Emperors, three hundred Minor Heavenly Martial Emperors, eighty Greater Heavenly Martial Emperors, twenty Sovereign Martial Emperors, and including the Primes, ten people on the level of Holy Masters.
So few! Mo Chen said, frowning.
Indeed, there were very few. Before the golden age arrived, this would have been all the forces of the entire Heavenly Starry Ocean.
However, after the arrival of the golden age, people continuously broke through to Martial Emperor. Several older-generation cultivators experienced a spurt of improvements, advancing further.
However, many quasi-Emperors died during the recent cmity, leaving only two thousand of them.
The Minor Heavenly and Greater Heavenly Martial Emperors taken together totaled less than four hundred people. As for Sovereign Martial Emperors, there were only twenty people.
Most of these people were from the three Immortal Holy Lands. Without including them, there would be even fewer.
The sudden appearance of the eighteen Immortal statues had been like eighteen Primes appearing. They possessed tremendous destructive power; describing that day as doomsday was no exaggeration.
Lan Shaobai nodded and said, They are indeed rather few. The entire Heavenly Starry Ocean lost more than fifty percent of its peakbat prowess. Actually, had the Heavenly Starry Ocean been well organized, it would not have suffered such great losses.
Unfortunately, the Heavenly Starry Ocean is like a group of dragons without a leader. We also do not know what happened in the Kunlun Continent. The Martial God Pce and Deity Dao Union did not send any reinforcements. The Treasure Master choose the timing very well.
Mo Chen corrected, That was not a timing that the Treasure Master chose; that was a timing that he created himself.
Mo Chen believed that the Treasure Master had been waiting for this day and had nned for it for a long time already. If the Martial God Pce and the Deity Dao Union had been able to send reinforcements, the Heavenly Starry Oceans losses would not have been that much.
The Treasure Master had definitely known about the Azure Dragon Pce and included it in his ns.
Lan Shaobai smiled and said, We dont need to bother about this for now. There is a piece of good news. After many rounds of testing, the Worldly Absolute Dragon Formation can now block the attacks of the Immortal statues.
However, Mo Chen was not that optimistic. That is under one condition: that the Immortal statues strength has not changed.
Dong! Dong! Dong!
Just at this moment, footsteps pounded outside the City Lords Residence. A few Dragons Gate disciples rushed in and reported, Things are bad. The Treasure Masters Residences people are charging over.
Mo Chen and Lan Shaobai immediately stood up and flew out of the hall to look into the distance.
The two discovered the upper bodies of the Immortal statues at the limits of their vision. The statues showed lightless, cold eyes as if they were already very close.
In reality, there was still an enormous distance. It was just that these Immortal statues were too tall, looking like towering mountains clearly visible from fifty kilometers away.
Prepare for battle, then.
Mo Chen appeared calm, having anticipated this long ago. The Treasure Masters Residence would not leave things lying. The peace from earlier was just the calm before the storm, an evenrger storm that was brewing.
However, there was also a shadow in her heart. The Treasure Masters Residences arrival was somewhat too slow.
Under normal circumstances, after the Immortal statues were gathered back and repaired, the Treasure Masters Residence should have charged over one dayter. However, eight days had passed before the Treasure Masters Residence made its move.
To the city gates!
Without much time to think, Mo Chen and Lan Shaobai called out before flying to the city walls.
Many experts had already rushed to the eastern city gates. When they saw the gigantic Immortal statues in the distance, they felt very worried.
Before this cmity, these people were either Sect Masters or n Heads of ancient Noble ns. They had all been the rulers of their areas.
They could be called major characters of the Heavenly Starry Ocean. There was definitely no problem with them taking charge under normal circumstances.
However, even when banded together, none of them had any confidence when they looked at the Immortal statues.
City Lords, will the Worldly Absolute Dragon Formation be able to block the attacks of these Immortal statues?
The one who spoke had been the n Head of an ancient Noble n. He still held lingering fears of the attacks of the Immortal statues.
A physical body rivaling a Prime, swift and nimble speed, strong Magic Skills, and a vast body. Just one Immortal statue had destroyed his ns business, eradicated his entire n.
If the formation cannot block it, we should leave now.
The Heavenly Province Academys Vice Sect Master clearly was not confident. Back then, three of the Immortal Holy Landsthe Yinyang Paradise, the Heavenly Province Academy, and the Five Poison Sectchose to fight the Immortal statues.
In the end, they missed out on the best time to leave. The casualties were shocking, causing them lingering fear until today.
What is there to fear? The Azure Dragon King and three Primes are gathered here. I do not believe that we cannot take down these seventeen Immortal statues. Compared to passively defending, we might as well take the fight to them.
There were people who were very ambitious and very confident in Xiao Chen. However, they were in the minority.
Most people leaned towards defending. Defend when possible, retreat when defenses fall.
After all, most of these people had an emotional attachment to and interests in the Heavenly Starry Ocean. They could not just leave at the drop of a hat.
Mo Chen was somewhat helpless as to how to answer these questions. When strength reached a certain level, no matter how smart a scheme was, it would be useless.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Three figures appeared. The Bright Moon Empress, the Myriad-Law Fiend Master, and the Cyclic Astral Lord came at the same time.
The Primes appearance boosted the confidence of the crowd on the wall a little. After all, these Primes had fought and held back several Immortal statues alone back then.
The Myriad-Law Fiend Master looked at the Immortal statues in confusion and said, This again? Seventeen Immortal statues. With the three of us working together, we will be able to block this. If they want to use this to break us, the Treasure Master is expecting too much.
The Immortal statue was as strong as a Prime. However, in the end, it was not alive; in intelligence, it was not as flexible as Primes.
The three Primes working together would definitely be able to dy seventeen Immortal statues; at the very least, they would remain undefeated.
The Bright Moon Empress frowned slightly. It is surely not that simple. Given the Treasure Masters character, he will either not make a move or be very confident of victory the moment he does. There must be something different with the Immortal statues this time.
The Cyclic Astral Lord nodded and said, Thats right. The Treasure Master is very crafty. He definitely came prepared.
The Cyclic Astral Lord could be said to have suffered greatly at the Treasure Masters hands. Originally, he thought that even if the Treasure Master had any sinister ns, the three Primes could work together and use force to suppress him.
Before absolute strength, the Treasure Master would be helpless.
Unexpectedly, when the other party turned hostile, he used absolute strength to suppress the Primes into helplessness instead.
If Xiao Chen had not appeared and surpassed Prime, the consequences would have been dire.
When the others heard what the Cyclic Astral Lord said, they were incredulous.
That cant be. If they are so incredible, then why were they not used earlier? someone who wanted to charge out and fight with the Immortal statues asked in disbelief.
As this person spoke, someone else suddenly cried out, Whats that?
The crowd looked over and saw a perfectly straight beam of light tearing through the clouds in the distance, heading for Heavenly Star Ind.
The three Primes infused energy into their eyes. After they clearly saw it, their expressions changed. Its a sword!
It was a glimmering, one-kilometer-long sword with an exquisite design. Even though it was one kilometer long, the glint of its edge remained clear.
Mo Chen reacted very quickly. She ovepped her hands, mping on a formation te. Then, she closed her eyes and rapidly formed hand seals.
Bright lights came from Mo Chens hands. Instantly, all the Dragons Gate disciples and the other cultivators at the formation nodes in the city sensed her summons.
They quickly sat down cross-legged, activating the nodes in their charge. Immediately, thousands of pirs of azure light soared up from Heavenly Dragon City.
The pirs of light gathered in the sky. Then, Mo Chen extended her arm. A light barrier descended, encasing the entire Heavenly Star Ind.
Dang!
At this moment, the one-kilometer-long swordnded.
A loud sound echoed throughout the city. Heavenly Star Ind shook intensely, inciting fear and horror in everyones heart.
Chi! Chi!
The sword stabbed into the light barrier, half its de prating and hovering above the city gates, above everyone. The Worldly Absolute Dragon Formation that could block a Prime managed to hold back the might of this sword. However, the sword looked like it would soon force its way inpletely, shocking everyone.
The Cyclic Astral Lord soared into the air. Thousands of stars fell around him before gathering in his palm.
Then, he attacked with all his might, shoving the sword out of the barrier. Blood leaked from his mouth.
After the Cyclic Astral Lordnded, he shouted, Everyone, be careful. This is one of the Magic Treasures of the Immortal statues. They are all peak Immortal Equipment!
Mo Chen did not dare to dy. Her hands continued forming hand seals at an even faster rate. The color of the azure light barrier slowly turned deeper and denser until dragon patterns appeared on the light barrier and gave off a loud dragon roar.
The power of the sound wave knocked back the one-kilometer-long sword.
The seventeen Immortal statues leaped into the air. Now, they finally arrived. When they looked down from high up, their cold, lightless eyes made it seem like they were gazing at ants.
Every Immortal statue had a Magic Treasure hovering over their head, radiating strong Immortal Might.
These Magic Treasures were in the form of flying swords, treasure mirrors, jade fans, bells, or ancientmps. Every one of them was shocking; no one dared to look straight at them.
Despair sprouted in the depths of everyones heart in Heavenly Star Ind. No one expected that the originally strong Immortal statues could actually use Magic Treasures. From the start of this battle, their fate seemed sealed.
Prepare to retreat. There is no way to fight, the Cyclic Astral Lord whispered to Mo Chen.
If it were just one Immortal statue with a Magic Treasure, defeating it might still be possible. However, with seventeen Immortal statues all having a Magic Treasure, there was no need to even try and fight.
My three old friends, how have you been?
Laughter rang out. A ck figure flew up from behind the seventeen Immortal statues. That persons appearance was unclear; only a horrifying saber scar could vaguely be seen on his face.
Treasure Master!
The three Primes were startled when they recognized this person.
Since the initiation of the Immortal statues, the Treasure Master had remained hidden. This was his first time appearing before everyone since then.
The Treasure Master stood on the head of one of the Immortal statues, looking down on everyone. Then, he said, Cyclic Astral Lord, Myriad-Law Fiend Master, and Bright Moon Empress, the three of you are the strongest and know what the situation is like. I will not bother with any nonsense. Leave behind half the cultivators, and the rest may go. Dont try to fight to the end before realizing whats good for you.
The Treasure Masters tone was even. However, his casual words sentenced half the people in the city. The hearts of the cultivators in the city could not stay calm.
Despite a long silence, no one answered. This question was too heavy.
Haha! It looks like no one here is going to give me face. I have to beat some sense into you first.
The Treasure Master smiled coldly, and the seventeen Immortal statues Magic Treasures flew out at the same time, heading towards Heavenly Star Ind and eliciting rmed outcries.
Chapter 1525 (Raw 1507): A Glance at You
Chapter 1525 (Raw 1507): A nce at You
The Magic Treasures of the seventeen Immortal statuesunched attacks at Heavenly Dragon City at the same time, giving off a strong might.
Immediately, various mysterious phenomena covered the sky.
All these Magic Treasures were peak Immortal Equipment, putting the vast Immortal Might of the Immortal Epoch on disy once more. Colorful lights spread across the horizon, turning this world vivid, like a poetic painting.
When this painting unfurled, a feathered jade fan was the first to descend. That jade fan had a total of eighteen divine bird feathers, which it was refined from.
As this jade fan was about tond, it turned into a divine bird before suddenly scattering. The eighteen feathers shot out, leaving a long trail of zing hot mes.
These feathers were like needles, easily puncturing the defensive light barrier of the Worldly Absolute Dragon Formation. Then, they merged back together and reformed the feathered jade fan. When the fan pped, it kicked up a boundlessly strong wind, and an overwhelming me filled the sky.
Fire rained on the city. Countless buildings immediately took me.
The many Sovereign Martial Emperors on the city walls used their various means to resist the fiery rain.
However, the winds were too strong and the mes too concentrated. It was impossible to block it all.
Rumble...!
The one-kilometer-long sword attacked once again, repetitively striking the light barrier and producing loud thunderous sounds that shook everyones eardrums.
The light barrier of the Worldly Absolute Dragon Formation looked like it would crumble and break at any moment.
Mo Chen moved back quickly while holding the formation te. After she shed another hand seal, the various cultivators at the nodes immediately responded, sending out energy.
A huge wave surged up on the surface of the sea. The entire Heavenly Star Ind soared into the air like a gigantic ancient beast. It was incredibly huge; even the Immortal statues no longer looked thatrge in contrast to the entire ind.
Then, Heavenly Star Ind moved quickly, trying to leave this ce.
You think that you can flee?
The Treasure Master smiled coldly. Then, he sent a thought into the Puppet Pearl in his hand.
The seventeen Immortal statues attacked together. Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! They surrounded the flying Heavenly Star Ind, and each threw a punch.
When their fingers clenched, the fists of the Immortal statues were like small mountains.
Just one Immortal statue could burst forth with the strength of a Prime. With seventeen Immortal statues attacking together, the power was incredible.
The soaring Heavenly Star Ind was forced down amid loud reverberations,nding back on the sea.
The Immortal Equipment flew around the city wildly, sweeping across the ce.
Even when the three Primes acted in concert, they found it hard to block all the Immortal Equipment. The entire city was plunged into chaos. Countless cultivators fled in all directions.
There was a treasure mirror among the Immortal Equipment. Every time it sent out a beam of Immortal light, it could immediately pierce a hole even in a Martial Emperor.
There was also an Immortal bell that gave off a pleasing sound when it rang. However, the force of the sound waves shook the entire ce as if the world was spinning around.
Seventeen Immortal statues and seventeen Immortal Equipment. There was no way to win.
Heavenly Dragon City shuddered heavily. No one knew how long it couldst.
Suddenly, the Treasure Master waved his hand, and the many Magic Treasures returned as the Immortal statues stopped attacking. In mere moments, the entire Heavenly Dragon City had been plunged into a sea of fire. The ground was cracked, and many were severely injured.
Many Sovereign Martial Emperors and the three Primes all appeared fatigued.
As they looked at the Immortal statues, their eyes revealed extreme anger but also helplessness.
They were simply not satisfied. They had not even touched a corner of the Treasure Masters clothes, and they were already in such sorry states.
The Treasure Master hovered in the air, confident of victory as he said casually, What do you think? Do you still need more time to consider?
Mo Chen bit her lip, herplexion pale, helplessness and bitterness written on her face.
The opponent was simply too strong. Before they could fight the Treasure Master himself, they were already mowed down by the Immortal statues. As they looked at the Treasure Masters expression, it was clear that he was not limited to this. Was the end of the Kunlun Realm truly here?
Even though the Treasure Master did not speak loudly, the cultivators in the city still felt a pressure as heavy as a mountain and sank into despair and helplessness. Did they really have to agree to the other party and forsake half the people so that half could leave?
Still nothing? In that case, lets have another go!
The Treasure Master snorted coldly, and the Immortal statues formed hand seals. The seventeen Immortal Equipment flickered with light, on the verge of a fresh assault.
Stop!
Just at this moment, the Myriad-Law Fiend Master stepped forward and shouted coldly, Treasure Master, there is no need to be so overbearing. Ille with you. Let all these people in the city go.
Old ancestor!!!
The moment the Myriad-Law Fiend Master said that, the people of the Myriad Fiend Ind turned anxious and all cried out.
The Myriad-Law Fiend Master held up his hand to silence these people. Then, he looked at the Treasure Master and said, I know what you want to do. I alone am enough.
The Treasure Master did not say anything for a while. Light shed in his eyes, revealing aplicated expression. However, after a while, the strange light in his eyes vanished. He finally said, If you are willing, naturally, that can happen.
Sacrificing a Prime would, of course, be ideal, but this was something that the Treasure Master did not even dare to imagine.
After all, with the strength of a Prime, even if the entire Kunlun Realm were conquered and everyone else died, Primes would be very hard to kill; they could easily escape if they wanted to.
The Cyclic Astral Lord and the Bright Moon Empress exchanged looks, both shocked by the Myriad-Law Fiend Masters decision.
Why are you doing this? the two asked in unison.
The Myriad-Law Fiend Master replied calmly, I have already seen past life and death. If not for this Demonic Cmity, I would have already gone to the Kunlun Road long ago. Do not grieve for me. Being a Prime is a form of grief in itself.
As a Prime in this abandonednd, one was lonely but helpless to do anything about it. The higher one was, the more one felt that this world was a cage.
One could feel the invisible shackles binding oneself ever tighter. After living free and unfettered for so long, one only realized that one was not free upon reaching the peak.
This was the grief of the intelligent. Perhaps, death was just a release.
Old ancestor, dont go!
Seeing that their old ancestor was really going to surrender himself, the Myriad Fiend Inds cultivators called out in pain, their eyes watering.
Di Xinhans eyes turned bloodshot as he clenched his fists tightly, his heart suffering intense torment.
He was the Myriad Fiend Inds Holy Son but was helpless when it came to situations like this. He had to watch as his old ancestor sent himself to die. He simply could not just ept this.
There is no need to say anything more. Ive made my decision.
Very well, I promise you. As long as you are willing toe hand yourself over, Ill let everyone in the city go.
The Treasure Master was happy at obtaining a Prime as a sacrifice. However, he did not show it in his tone.
However, I do not agree!
Suddenly, a clear voice came from the Azure Dragon Pce in the City Lords Residence. Closely following that, a beam of azure light shot out and blocked the Myriad-Law Fiend Master.
Then, Xiao Chen stretched out his hand and ced it on the Myriad-Law Fiend Masters shoulder. His hand was heavy and forcefully stopped the Myriad-Law Fiend Master from continuing forward.
The Azure Dragon King! everyone in the city eximed. The one who arrived was Xiao Chen.
Treasure Master, I finally get to see your true body. You are indeed very mysterious. Despite being so close, I still cannot see your true face, Xiao Chen said indifferently as he looked at the Treasure Master in the air.
Haha! Azure Dragon King, you really appeared at the right time. I thought you went to get reinforcements from Kunlun Mountain. Unexpectedly, you are still in the city.
Reinforcements from Kunlun Mountain? Could it be that there is something stronger at Kunlun Mountain?
This thought passed in a sh. Xiao Chen stopped thinking about it; he had something even more important to do.
I do not need reinforcements in order to kill you. Showing your true self before me will be thest decision that you regret!
Xiao Chen red with his right eye. The Ten Thousand Tribtion Divine Lightning flickered in his sea of consciousness, sending the vast power of lightning tribtions into his right eye.
The three lightning tribtion seeds bloomed, and the flowers spun around in his eye,yering over each other as they prepared to call down lightning tribtions!
With one nce, the Divine Lightning Eye could call down lightning tribtions and decide a persons life and death.
There was no way to dodge. From the moment Xiao Chen looked at the target, the world had already locked down on the targets aura.
The bolts of terrifying lightning appeared in the sky. The world instantly turned dark; only the electric light illuminated the world.
Every bolt of lightning felt terrifying. With three lightning boltsyered over each other, even a Prime would tremble in fear.
This sudden scene shocked everyone else and, at the same time, brought on a trace of anticipation.
Whoosh!
Suddenly, a pair of eyes was revealed on the Treasure Masters hazy countenance. At this moment of life and death, he was scarily calm, looking straight at Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen felt shocked. This pair of eyes seemed somewhat familiar.
However, there was no much time to think as the lightning tribtion had alreadynded on the Treasure Master.
Chapter 1526 (Raw 1508): Azure Dragon War Body
Chapter 1526 (Raw 1508): Azure Dragon War Body
Xiao Chen vaguely felt that he had seen this pair of eyes somewhere before.
However, he could not recall where just then. Anyhow, this was not the time to think about it; he wanted to see the results.
Actually, Xiao Chen already had a rough idea in his heart. He was just not willing to dwell on it or specte.
Right now, all he wanted to see was the result, whether the Divine Lightning Eye managed to injure the other party severely or not.
With three lightning tribtionsyered over each other, no one could look directly at the piercing electric light. Everyone either closed their eyes or squinted against this intense light.
Only Xiao Chen did not close his eyes. Instead, he opened them as well as his Heavenly Eye wide.
Even though the electric light was dazzling, he wanted to see the result clearly. Even if the intense light injured him, he did not care!
Bang!
The lightning tribtion struck the Treasure Masters body; he could not dodge it at all. In fact, the Treasure Master did not even try dodging.
The huge electric energy exploded, the force knocking away the surrounding Immortal statues.
A mist rose up from the copious amount of seawater that the electric energy had instantly evaporated.
Sparks crackled and flickered nonstop in the mist.
With the reflection and refraction in the mist, the sparks shing with resplendent light lent the mist the appearance of zed tiles.
No one could clearly see what happened inside. No one knew whether the Treasure Master was dead or alive.
Is he dead? someone whispered. The world was strangely quiet, scarily so.
Even if he is not dead, he has to be severely injured, at least.
It would be best if he was dead. This fellow killed an unknown number of people from the Heavenly Starry Ocean. He also captured and took away many cultivators. I heard that they would be used as sacrifices.
The crowd discussed in whispers; no one dared to speak loudly.
The Cyclic Astral Lord frowned and said, This is very strange. There is such a vast amount of electric energy, but yet it exploded so quickly.
Thats right. The shock waves are also rather small. The Myriad-Law Fiend Master nodded in agreement.
This feels somewhat strange.
The experts would always be able to see things from a different angle. The three Primes felt that this situation was rather strange.
The power of three lightning tribtionsyered over each other, such a force terrified even Primes. After exploding, the shock waves should, at the very least, sweep across Heavenly Dragon City.
However, in reality, the shockwaves radiated less than one kilometer from the Treasure Master.
Xiao Chen felt somewhat impatient. He stretched out his right hand and swept the air.
Whoosh!
This seemingly ordinary wave burst forth with a shocking amount of force. Seven thousand dragon-shaped strands of energy appeared behind him.
Xiao Chens Vital Qi had reached seven thousand Dragon Force, only three thousand less than the Heaven Punishing Corpse Gods.
This gentle wave pushed away the mist like he was sweeping water away.
Such a scene shocked everyone once more. Seven thousand Dragon Force was already something very horrifying. Furthermore, Xiao Chen could use it so proficiently, exerting such fine control of it. This was truly incredible.
Could it be that this seven thousand Dragon Force was just the tip of the iceberg?
The more shocking thing had yet toe. However, it was not Xiao Chen that shocked but the result that was revealed when the mist dispersed.
When the mist scattered and revealed the Treasure Masters true body, he seemed entirely unscathed, still showing a flourishing aura.
Not bad! Unfortunately, you are not able to truly injure me. The Treasure Master spoke calmly like he was unaffected.
How can that be possible?!
Everyone was in disbelief. With such a strong lightning tribtion, how could the Treasure Master not be injured at all?
Even if the Treasure Master did not die, he had to be severely injured, at least.
This was what everyone expected. Even the three Primes were stunned. At the same time, despair appeared. Even such a strong lightning tribtion could not injure the Treasure Master.
Was there still hope of victory?
Only Xiao Chen remained equally calm. He just closed his eyes in disappointment.
When Xiao Chen opened his eyes again, the disappointment was gone. In its ce, it was an unfathomable gleam that made them look like a thousand-year-old frozen pond.
Mo Chen, lets go! Xiao Chen said without turning his head, continuing to stare at the Treasure Master.
Mo Chen felt somewhat put in a spot, so she said, I tried it once, but the seventeen Immortal statues attacked together, preventing me from doing it.
Dont worry. We can leave.
After obtaining Xiao Chens promise, Mo Chen soared into the air. Then, she used the formation te in her hand to activate the formation again, controlling Heavenly Star Ind together with tens of thousands of Dragons Gate disciples to raise it into the air anew.
It is not up to you to say whether you can go or not; it is up to me, the Treasure Master said casually, still maintaining the haze that prevented others from clearly seeing his face.
The seventeen Immortal statues leaped together. They were clearly as massive as mountains, but when they moved, they were like crafty rabbits, swift and nimble.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
This time, the seventeen Immortal statues were even more violent and direct. Each of them raised a foot to ruthlessly stomp on Heavenly Star Inds light barrier.
After suffering many attacks already, if the light barrier was struck again, it would probably shatter on the spot.
Mo Chen, who was the primary person maintaining the barrier, would bear the brunt of the bacsh. She would be severely injured and might even die.
Seniors, please help me distract the Treasure Master for a while, Xiao Chen said hurriedly before shooting out, going beyond the light barrier.
With a thought, he clenched his fists tightly. The instant he did that, Vital Qi surged in his body, forming countless dragon-shaped strands of energy around his body in a dense pack that roared continuously.
Ten thousand Dragon Force!
When the three Primes saw this clearly, they were all startled. The Vital Qi that Xiao Chen disyed was actually about the same as the Heaven Punishing Corpse Gods.
What a fellow! What exactly did he experience in the Azure Dragon Pce?! the Cyclic Astral Lord eximed in shock.
The Myriad-Law Fiend Master muttered, I feel like he underwent some kind of metamorphosis. If we were to say that his cultivation broke through the shackles previously, now, his physical body has broken through the fetters of the Kunlun Realm.
The Myriad-Law Fiend Master was right. The Vital Qi Dao was also quitemon in the Great Thousand Realms outside the Kunlun Realm.
Several cultivators attained the Dao through their physical body, specially cultivating Vital Qi. After they became powerful, they could rule their own areas as supreme beings. The power of one strike could even shatter a star.
The Heaven Punishing Corpse God advanced to Prime by means of his physical body, reaching ten thousand Dragon Force. However, he also met a bottleneck, unable to cultivate further.
Xiao Chen, on the other hand, was different. The medicinal pool of the Azure Dragon Pce was ancient. It was for theing-of-age rite of pure-blooded True Dragons. Once one seeded in soaking in it, one would undergo a rebirth.
The essence blood of ancient ferocious beasts was much more precious than Xiao Chen imagined, a thousandten thousandtimes more.
It looked like the Immortal statues feet were about to trample Heavenly Star Ind in the air when Xiao Chen roared.
Ten thousand Dragon Force gathered quickly above Xiao Chens head. At the center of the ten thousand dragon images, there was no light, just a savage aura flowing, appearing very in and natural.
Boom!
Before everyones eyes, the ten thousand Dragon Force formed a three-legged treasure cauldron with vague dragon motifs on it.
Ten thousand Dragon Force gathered into one Cauldron Force.
Outside the abandonednd, ten thousand Dragon Force was a bottleneck for cultivators who cultivated Vital Qi. Beyond this bottlenecky a whole new realm.
During the Great Deste Eon, when ten thousand races fought, every strong tribe would forge a cauldron to symbolize their power and prosperity.
Each of such treasure cauldrons was forged out of mountains and rivers, stars, divine metal, or bones of ancient ferocious beasts.
Cauldrons were the symbol of glory and authority. Emperors worshiped it, whichter resulted in it taking on a divine characteristic.
During that eon, cauldrons were a measure of strength. One Cauldron Force equaled ten thousand Dragon Force.
More importantly, this was a qualitative improvement, the mark of a certain level of control over Vital Qi.
When the three-legged dragon cauldron formed, the Treasure Masters expression immediately changed drastically. He took out the Puppet Pearl and sent a thought into it to get the Immortal statues to retreat.
Unfortunately, it was toote!
Xiao Chen threw seventeen punches. To others, it looked like he sent out seventeen clones, each of them punching at the same time.
However, in reality, it was just Xiao Chen punching too fast, which created the illusion of simultaneous punches.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Every time Xiao Chen punched, a three-legged dragon cauldron flew out from his fist. The dragon cauldrons contained an ancient aura from the Great Deste Eon, vaguely flickering with a divine light.
Crack! Crack! Crackling rang out. Half the leg of every Immortal statue immediately broke off, looking like a small mountain as they fell.
The seventeen Immortal statues were knocked back at the same time and sshed into the sea, kicking up huge waves.
After throwing seventeen punches in rapid session, Xiao Chen felt somewhat fatigued. So, he circled around andnded at the city gate.
Azure Dragon War Body... the Treasure Master muttered to himself, making a ratherplicated expression. That person who swept across the ce ten thousand years ago, using the Demonic Dao to obtain the Dao, had also possessed the Azure Dragon War Body.
Ten thousand yearster, the Treasure Master saw the Azure Dragon War Body once more, an Azure Dragon War Body that was clearly even stronger than the one he had seen before.
Chapter 1527 (Raw 1509): Demon Monarchs Arriving
Chapter 1527 (Raw 1509): Demon Monarchs Arriving
Xiao Chen threw seventeen punches, each of them one Cauldron Force strong.
He knocked back the seventeen Immortal statues at the same time and even broke a leg off each of them. For a short period, they would definitely experience a sharp decline inbat prowess.
However, it was not time to rx yet, as the Treasure Master still had not truly made a move!
Xiao Chen stared at the Treasure Master, not dropping his guard for a single moment.
Seeing Xiao Chen bring out the Azure Dragon War Body evoked an old memory of the Treasure Masters, plunging him into a momentary distraction.
When the Treasure Master came back to himself, Heavenly Star Ind was already about to reach the clouds, slowly going farther away.
Leaving isnt that simple!
The Treasure Master snorted coldly, and a medallion suddenly appeared in his hand and burned. A certainmand quickly reached the hands of people with simr medallions.
In the Astral Battlefield, the eighteen Demon Monarchs of the Deep Abyss Demonic World waited quietly with the experts that they led.
They formed a ring around a huge transportation formation. Every single Demon Monarch waited quietly.
The Eros Demon Leng Yue was among them. Her seductive face did not show any emotions.
These were all major characters of the Deep Abyss Demonic World. If any of them raged, blood would dye thend for five hundred kilometers around.
However, at this moment, all of them were silent, just waiting quietly for a particr order.
Who was it that could subordinate the eighteen Demon Monarchs andmand their blind obedience?
Naturally, it was the Deep Abyss Demonic Worlds Dark Churchs exceedingly mysterious Church Master.
Everyone in the Demonic World believed in the Demonic God. From the moment they stepped onto their paths of Martial Cultivation, they used a strand of their soul to swear an oath to serve the Demonic God.
The Dark Churchs Church Master was the representative of the Demonic God. His words were like a divine edict; no one dared to disobey.
Although the Dark Churchs Church Master rarely showed himself, letting the two Vice Church Masters deal with most of the Dark Churchs duties, no one dared to challenge the authority of the Church Master.
After all, anyone who showed disrespect ended up dead.
The strongest nine Demon Monarchs were Primes, and thetter nine were existences just below Prime. With the innate abilities of the Demons, they were even stronger than many of the Holy Masters of the Kunlun Realm.
While Leng Yue looked expressionless, in reality, her emotions wereplicated. She was very clear on what was going to happen.
She did not fear battle; she only feared that she could not face a certain person.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Suddenly, medallions flew out from all the Demon Monarchs bodies and started burning, then iid themselves in the nodes of the transportation formation.
In mere moments, the formation gave off a bright light, releasing vast Demonic Might. All the Demon Monarchs showed extremely grave expressions at this.
Lets go. The Church Master has sent his orders.
The Celestial Demon Monarch was the first to enter. Following him were the Earth Demon Monarch, the Thunder Demon Monarch, the Shadow Demon Monarch, and the Dark Demon Monarch. The Eros Demon Monarch Leng Yue sighed in her heart, but she still walked over and entered as well.
When all the Demon Monarchs had entered, the various Demon experts waiting quietly behind them followed in batches.
If one looked around, one would discover that the troops of the various Demon Races seemed to be endless, stretching into the horizon. All thebat-capable Demons had turned up in full force. This was the final battle; they burned their means of retreat, not permitting anything to be held back.
Countless cultivators with a ck lotus mark on their ck robes hovered in the air. Those were the most mysterious Dark Church cultivators, who ranked above the Demon Races in the Deep Abyss Demonic World.
Amid the people of the Dark Church, there were two extremely strong auras that were no weaker than a Primesthose of the two Vice Church Masters, Xing Wang and Fa Wang, who were normally in control of the Dark Church during the Church Masters frequent absences.
Xing Wang was in charge of capital punishment, punishing traitors and those who broke the sect rules. Fa Wang managed the people of the sect and was responsible for offering sacrifices to the Demonic God. The two split their work and were equal to each other.
[TL Note: Xing Wang () means Punishment King and Fa Wang () means Law King. Their names correspond to their duties in the Dark Church, making it sound like they are titles. However, they were used more like names in the raws, both here andter chapters.]
Strange, ording to the Church Masters n, we should not be going over so early. Xing Wang frowned slightly, feeling some misgivings. Could there have been an ident?
Fa Wang was more optimistic. He smiled and said, It could be that the Church Master dealt with the problems of that side earlier than expected.
No matter what, we have prepared for this for so long. We will definitely seed. There will not be any idents.
The many cultivators on Heavenly Star Ind did not see the Treasure Master make his move. It looked like Heavenly Star Ind would enter the clouds soon and fly towards the Kunlun Continent.
So, they all released their bated breath. Only Xiao Chen kept his eyes on the Treasure Master.
Xiao Chen clearly saw the other party burn a strange medallion. He did not know what the Treasure Master was nning.
Little Friend Xiao Chen, whats wrong? The seventeen Immortal statues temporarily lost theirbat prowess. The Treasure Master should not dare to take the risk and charge over alone, the Myriad-Law Fiend Master asked when he saw that Xiao Chens expression remained grave, still wary.
Xiao Chen shook his head and said, Its hard to say. From start to end, this Treasure Master still has not shown his strength.
The Cyclic Astral Lord deeply empathized. We cannot rx yet. Back then, although I knew that the Treasure Master had some connections with the Demonic World, I did not pay attention to it. Now, in hindsight, that was a great mistake.
The Bright Moon Empress nodded and said, Thats right. However, we should not overestimate the other partys resolve. There is Xiao Chen here and the three of us. The Treasure Master is alone and absolutely would not dare to take the risk.
This was right. Xiao Chens current strength already far surpassed that of a Prime. All by himself, he could knock back seventeen Immortal statues. His strength was now unfathomable.
The three Primes could no longer plumb Xiao Chens strength, not knowing how high he reached.
With someone as strong as the Azure Emperor back then and three Primes helping from the sides, there was no need to fear the Treasure Master charging over alone.
However, while this was logical, no one had ever seen the Treasure Master make a move. Hence, the result was hard to predict.
Xiao Chen stopped looking at the Treasure Master and sighed to himself. Then, he said, We had better be careful. I keep feeling that something is not quite right.
Right after Xiao Chen said that, a mysterious force spread out in the clouds. Then, many figures appeared in the sky.
The Celestial Demon Monarch received the Church Masters orders and is here to carry them out!
The Earth Demon Monarch received the Church Masters orders and is here to carry them out!
The Shadow Demon Monarch received the Church Masters orders and is here to carry them out!
...
Eighteen Demon Monarchs appeared at the same time, flooding the sky with overwhelming Demonic Might. The Demon Monarchs exuded an invisible aura, putting enormous pressure on Heavenly Star Ind.
Nine Prime Demon Monarchs and nine Holy-Master-level Demon Monarchsbined their auras. It was like an unending mountain range pressed down on Heavenly Star Ind.
As the eighteen Demon Monarchs slowly descended, the pressure suddenly increased and pressed Heavenly Star Ind down little by little.
Mo Chen, who was maintaining the formation, immediately paled. Pu ci! She simply could not endure the pressure, vomiting a mouthful of blood.
The eighteen Demon Monarchs!
Xiao Chens heart sank as he looked up. They were truly the eighteen Demon Monarchs of the Deep Abyss Demonic World. Furthermore, Leng Yue was among them.
However, Leng Yue did not dare to meet Xiao Chens gaze and purposely avoided it.
He is the Dark Churchs Church Master. Only the Dark Churchs Church Master canmand the eighteen Demon Monarchs. The Cyclic Astral Lords expression turned greatly startled. As he stared at the Treasure Master, horror shed in his eyes.
Although the Cyclic Astral Lord had guessed that the Treasure Master was connected to the Demonic World, even in his wildest imagination, he would not have guessed that the Treasure Master was the Dark Churchs Church Master.
Xiao Chen looked at the Treasure Master, his emotions heavy, having figured out all the details immediately.
It turned out that the other party had alreadyid out his n ten thousand years ago.
All of Xiao Chens doubts were resolved. All the clues connected. So, this was the case.
Xiao Chen revealed a bitter smile as he looked at the Treasure Master. He really wanted to ask why.
However, he still refrained from doing so in the end.
Seniors,e with me to wee the enemy. The cultivators in this city are thest sparks of the Heavenly Starry Ocean. As long as these sparks are still around, the Heavenly Starry Ocean can be rebuilt after the cmity.
As Xiao Chen looked at the eighteen Demon Monarchs, he set his resolve and stopped thinking about anything else.
The three Primes did not hesitate at all, charging out of the barrier with Xiao Chen. The auras of the three Primes and Xiao Chenbined blocked the Demonic Might of the eighteen Demon Monarchs, easing the pressure on the entire city.
Heavenly Star Ind, which was being forced down, rose into the sky once more.
Chapter 1528 (Raw 1510): Breaking an Arm
Chapter 1528 (Raw 1510): Breaking an Arm
Xiao Chen and the three Primes soared into the air, preparing to wee the eighteen Demon Monarchs inbat. Who knew, the eighteen Demon Monarchs flew directly to the Treasure Master.
Then, the many Demon Monarchs dropped to one knee in midair, saying together, Greetings, Church Master!
The Treasure Master did not say much. He waved his hand, getting the many Demon Monarchs to stand up, before looking at Xiao Chens group and saying, Stop that ind!
We obey!
After receiving the order of the Treasure Master, the eighteen Demon Monarchs immediately turned around and quickly flew towards Heavenly Star Ind.
Xiao Chens group of four stood guard outside Heavenly Star Ind, coldly eyeing these eighteen Demon Monarchs.
Invisible auras spread out from the two sides.
Both sides looked very ordinary; their appearances did not stand out too much. However, this was the apex, the scariest confrontation in the entire Kunlun Realm.
All the cultivators on the ind held their breath, not even daring to breathe and make a sound.
To many people, the eighteen Demon Monarchs were just legendary characters. It was very rare to see even one of them. Today, they all appeared at the same time. It would be hard for one not to be nervous. Everyone worried for Xiao Chen and the three Primes.
The Demon Monarchs were not like the Immortal statues. While the Immortal statues were as strong as Primes, in a one-on-one fight, they would not be able to defeat the Cyclic Astral Lord or the others.
After all, the Immortal statues could not practice Martial Techniques. While they could use Magic Skills and their movements were nimble, their thoughts could not keep up with a living persons. They could only rely on their numbers and physical advantage to suppress the three Primes miserably on Heavenly Star Ind.
When Xiao Chen faced the seventeen Immortal statues, he had been confident of knocking them all back by himself. However, when he faced the eighteen Demon Monarchs, he brought along the three Primes.
Clearly, Xiao Chen did not dare tomit too much to this.
This battle was fated to be the official start of the Demonic Cmity.
In this tentative confrontation, the Celestial Demon Monarch, the Earth Demon Monarch, and the Shadow Demon Monarch took the lead. They did not act rashly. Instead, they sized up Xiao Chens group, trying to figure Xiao Chens group out.
This was especially so for Xiao Chen. As for the othersthe Myriad-Law Fiend Master, the Cyclic Astral Lord, and the Bright Moon Empressthe Demon Monarchs had fought them before, having shed several times during the smaller Demonic Cmity one thousand years ago, and were quite familiar with their strength.
The only one that the Demon Monarchs could not understand was Xiao Chen. They felt that this person was unfathomable like a deep spring. He vaguely gave off a mysterious aura they had sensed only from the Treasure Master before.
The Treasure Master did not say anything, not informing the eighteen Demon Monarchs how strong Xiao Chen was.
The Treasure Masters true motive did not seem to be Heavenly Star Ind. He seemed to be more concerned with how strong Xiao Chen was.
Compared to the city filled with cultivators, clearly, Xiao Chen was more important to the Treasure Master.
The Celestial Demon Monarch suddenly said, You are the Azure Dragon King?
Xiao Chen nodded and replied softly, I am. Do you have any advice?
Giving advice? I do not dare to im to do that. I heard that you are the strongest in the Kunlun Realm and was just feeling a little itchy. Before the big fight, how about we exchange one move first?
Of course, the Celestial Demon Monarch had heard of Xiao Chens fame before. However, whether this proposal was really due to him itching for a fight was hard to say.
Do not agree. I have crossed this Celestial Demon Monarch before. He is full of tricks, very crafty. While he says that he wants to exchange one move with you, he definitely has other ns up his sleeve, the Myriad-Law Fiend Master whispered to Xiao Chen.
The Celestial Demon Monarchs position among the eighteen Demon Monarchs of the Deep Abyss Demonic World was simr to the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereigns among the Kunlun Realms Primes; he was the strongest of the Demon Monarchs.
The Celestial Demon Monarch was stronger than the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign. Back then, the Myriad-Law Fiend Master got provoked into fighting him and lost. The loss left a deep impression; hence, the Myriad-Law Fiend Master remembered it well.
This was especially so for the Celestial Demon Monarchs crafty methods catching people off guard.
Myriad-Law Fiend Master, I merely beat you into a somewhat miserable state. Why the need to bear so much hatred for me?! The Celestial Demon Monarchughed loudly. His hearing was very sharp, picking up what the Myriad-Law Fiend Master said.
I agree, Xiao Chen said indifferently, showing a calm expression.
The Celestial Demon Monarch revealed a faint smile and said, Very bold. Lets begin, then.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
The rest of the eighteen Demon Monarchs moved aside, leaving the Celestial Demon Monarch to face Xiao Chen. The three Primes also helplessly made space for Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen, be careful. The Celestial Demon Monarch is not simply after an exchange. He surely has some backup ns. When he exchanges move with you, he will definitely execute the Demonic Shadow Palm, condensing the image of the Demonic God. It is extremely horrifying, so be careful.
Suddenly, a voice rang out in Xiao Chens mind. His heart skipped a beat when he realized whose voice it was.
Xiao Chens expression did not change. As he was preparing, he sent a voice projection without giving anything away. Dont send a voice projection to me. The Treasure Master is extremely horrifying. If we are not careful, we will be exposed.
Leng Yue felt a warmth in her heart at the confirmation that the other party still cared for her. It was just that he showed a cold expression, not revealing anything.
However, the Treasure Master, whose appearance could not be clearly seen, smiled icily as a hint of chill shed in his eyes.
Young man, the saying is true, The newborn calf does not fear the tiger. I shall let you have the first move. The Celestial Demon Monarch gestured in invitation as he looked at Xiao Chen.
Many thanks.
With these simple words, Xiao Chen promptly took action without hesitating. The Azure Dragon Divine Wings appeared on his back and pped ferociously, turning him into a fleeting shadowunching at the Celestial Demon Monarch.
Xiao Chen moved swiftly and was decisive in his attack. As the light flickered, he did not hesitate at all. It was like how he drew his saber, never faltering and never fearing.
Before the Celestial Demon Monarchs smile could fade, it froze as his expression turned stiff.
Unexpectedly, Xiao Chen attacked immediately upon saying that he would. With a gust of strong wind, the Celestial Demon Monarch lost sight of Xiao Chens figure.
I see you!
When the Celestial Demon Monarch squinted, he finally saw Xiao Chens figure. A in and simple fist light appeared before him.
Damn it, are you underestimating me? To think that you are not even using a Martial Technique.
Demonic Shadow Palm!
The Celestial Demon Monarch cursed in his heart and instantly executed his killing move.
Hu chi! A Demonic God image that gathered the faith of the Demonic World and the evil and wicked energies of the world appeared behind the Celestial Demon Monarch.
The moment the colossal Demonic God image appeared, it gave off boundless Demonic Might.
Rumble...! Thunder rumbled incessantly. That was the Heavenly Dao raging, not permitting such an evil thing to appear in the world.
Behind Xiao Chen, the vast Heavenly Star Ind, which had taken to the air once more, shook intensely. It wobbled, looking like it would fall again.
The Demonic God image was evenrger than the Immortal statues. Its figure seemed to block half the sky, shrouding the entire Heavenly Star Ind in darkness.
Amid the darkness, everyone could only see the Demonic God image, which was even darker than a dark night. Even the light of the lightning was buried in the darkness.
As the Celestial Demon Monarch threw a palm strike, the Demonic God image likewise threw a palm strike at Xiao Chen.
Its over. Why is Xiao Chen not using a Martial Technique?
The three Primes were startled. The might of this Demonic Shadow Palm was very famous as one of the Deep Abyss Demonic Worlds top ten strongest Martial Techniques.
Of those who wanted to practice it, few could. Even fewer were those who could practice it to the peak. Currently, only the Celestial Demon Monarch had aplished that.
Bang!
Just as everyone worried for Xiao Chen, a loud report rang out. Light appeared again, and blood leaked out of a corner of his lips. This palm strike knocked him back one kilometer before he could stand firmly.
The Demonic God image disappeared, and the Celestial Demon Monarch growled, Azure Dragon King, I showed you respect on ount that you are the strongest in the Kunlun Realm, asking for a fair exchange with you. However, you did not even use a Martial Technique. Are you trying to humiliate me?
The three Primes worried that Xiao Chen was injured and wanted to go forward to protect him first. However, Xiao Chen held his hand up and stopped them.
He wiped off the blood at the corner of his lips and looked at the blood on his hand. Then, he entered deep thought and muttered, The Demonic Gods might is truly horrifying. It is just an image, and yet it can erupt out with such might.
When he shed with that palm strike earlier, it had felt like he was facing an entire world rather than a palm strike. His internal organs were significantly injured, and he could not help spitting out some blood.
Xiao Chen had experienced such a feeling only when bringing out the state of cycle. Unexpectedly, the Demonic God images casual palm strike easily managed to do this.
Xiao Chen, did you not hear what I said? Why did you not use a Martial Technique?! The Celestial Demon Monarch stretched out his hand, pointing furiously at Xiao Chen, appearing extremely unset.
You dont understand? Well, you will soon.
Xiao Chen did not give the Celestial Demon Monarch a direct answer, stunning everyone.
Before anyone could figure out what was going on, the arm that the Celestial Demon Monarch had extended towards Xiao Chen exploded with a bang and a sh of scarlet.
An agonized shriek rang out, and the Celestial Demon Monarch was sted back. After goggling at his missing right arm, he gaped at Xiao Chen with some horror in his eyes.
My punch gathered all the Veritable Essence Energy in my body and also one Cauldron Force of strength. Together with the Azure Dragon War Body, using a Martial Technique no longer matters. Do you understand now? Xiao Chen exined softly with an indifferent expression.
Chapter 1529 (Raw 1511): Reinforcements Arrive
Chapter 1529 (Raw 1511): Reinforcements Arrive
Xiao Chen destroyed an arm of the Celestial Demon Monarch with one punch. His strength shocked everyone.
Attack! Kill him! the Celestial Demon Monarch roared furiously, utterly difited. Flesh regrew on the stump of his arm, his injury healing at a visible rate.
The physical bodies of the Demon Races recovered faster than those of the various races of the Kunlun Realm. Furthermore, the Celestial Demon Monarch was a Prime-level existence. Hence, his recovery rate was even better.
However, even if he managed to regrow this arm now, he would need at least one month before he could regain his peak condition and use it as he pleased.
The regeneration of flesh always required some time, and the body could not recover back to normal so quickly.
With one arm crippled, the Celestial Demon Monarchsbat prowess dropped by at least twenty percentall the more he would not pose a threat to Xiao Chen.
When the chaotic battle began, Xiao Chen led the charge, attacking the Thunder Demon Monarch like a lightning bolt.
After that, the Iron Demon Monarch charged into close quarters, and the Winged Demon Monarch pped his wings and came over, as well, to harass Xiao Chen.
The Shadow Demon Monarch moved unpredictably like a phantom, repeatedly sneak-attacking Xiao Chen, something very frustrating.
The Ice Demon Monarch wielded an ice sword, shing head-on with Xiao Chen together with the Iron Demon Monarch.
The three Primes quickly joined the battle, helping Xiao Chen shoulder some of the pressure.
However, the threes strength was limited in the end. Even after going all out, they could only dy five Demon Monarchs, most of whom were not Primes.
Xiao Chen alone faced six Primes and seven Holy-Master-level Demon Monarchs in the air.
Thirteen Demon Monarchs surrounded Xiao Chen, the battle turning the sky dark. Although his cultivation surpassed Prime and he had the horrifying Azure Dragon War Body, he still faced impossible odds.
Compared to the Immortal statues, the Demon Monarchs possessed much more means and methods. They knew how to harass, sneak-attack, and be flexible with their Martial Techniques. Their advances and retreats were orderly, cooperating with each other. Suchbat prowess was beyond the Immortal statues.
More importantly, all the Demon Monarchs had protective Secret Treasures. It was very hard to inflict serious injury on the other party quickly.
The surrounded Xiao Chen was not in a good situation. He was in extreme danger, but he did his best to hold on, not sustaining any truly severe injuries.
The one that shed with Xiao Chen the most was the Iron Demon Monarch. This Iron Demon was the one that he met before, the Iron Demon that rescued him in the Savage Battlefield in the past.
It has just been about half a year, yet your punches have be much heavier. They really hurt. I really should not have saved you back then.
Now, Xiao Chen could punch with one Cauldron Force of strength. Even the Iron Demon, whose physical body was naturally strong, could not endure Xiao Chens blows.
After receiving a relentless pummeling, the Iron Demon was in incredible pain, some of his saliva dribbling out involuntarily.
Even if you did not make a move to save me, I still could have escaped the three Holy Masters. It would just have been more troublesome. However, you managed to be a Demon Monarch after returning. You really should thank me.
Hahaha! Great! Ill give you a punch to thank you properly, then!
The Iron Demon Monarchughed loudly. Then, his metallic figure suddenly glowed with a faint light.
A Martial Technique?
Xiao Chens eyes sank. A being like the Iron Demon actually learned a Martial Technique. However, when he thought about it, it was not really strange. This Iron Demon before him had gained intelligence and could understand things.
The Iron Demons heavy fist approached like a ferocious beast. As he punched, boundless bestial roars rang out. It was like an ancient ferocious beast reappearing in the world and roaring.
Xiao Chen dodged the many harassment and sneak attacks. Having been forced back by the Ice Demon Monarch, he had no choice but to meet this punch head-on.
Xiao Chen merged his Veritable Essence Energy and Vital Qi. Then, Dao Might appeared behind him as he infused Great Dao Energy into his fist.
In the end, in terms of sharpness, a saber was slightly weaker than a sword. However, in terms of tyranny, it was the king of weapons.
After the Great Dao Energy of the Saber Dao infused into this punch, Xiao Chens ordinary punch became very tyrannical. An aura of supremacy in the world burst out from Xiao Chen.
As for a being like the Iron Demon, they were born with an innately tyrannical body that weapons could not prate. However, they were stupid by nature and practically had zeroprehension ability. However, this Iron Demon Monarch before Xiao Chen was an aberrant.
The Martial Technique that the Iron Demon executed was not only extremely ferocious but also incredibly smooth. Clearly, he already practiced it to the peak.
Unfortunately, this Iron Demon met Xiao Chen, the Xiao Chen who already attained the Azure Dragon War Body. From the moment he started shing with Xiao Chen, he was doomed to lose. He could onlyment the fact that he was born in the wrong era.
Bang!
The two fists shed and caused a loud report. The Iron Demon Monarch immediately got sted back, the surface of his body crazing. ck blood leaked out, his skin seemingly covered in ck patterns. This looked very terrifying.
Not bad. Many thanks for your present.
Xiao Chen moved back one hundred meters, his palm somewhat numb. Although he knocked back the Iron Demon Monarch, the force of the other party was quite significant as well.
Die!
Taking advantage of Xiao Chen getting knocked back, the other twelve Demon Monarchs charged towards him and attacked at the same time, as though they were thinking in sync.
The Ice Demon Monarch produced a huge ice sword light. Everywhere the edge of this sword passed, cold Qi spread out. The tip of the sword flickered with starlight, looking boundlessly resplendent.
The Winged Demon Monarch kicked up a strong wind, creating many tornadoes spreading over five hundred kilometers.
The strong winds stirred the clouds, bringing out lightning. The horrifying mysterious phenomenon flickered continuously. The Winged Demon Monarch was trying to create a superstorm.
The Thunder Demon Monarch was the most tyrannical. He shot out countless lightning bolts from his body, exploding forth with electric light. Then, he merged with the lightning and turned into a bolt of lightning that surpassed a lightning tribtion as he hacked down on Xiao Chen.
Twelve Demon Monarchs executing their killing moves together resulted in overwhelming mysterious phenomena that spanned fifty thousand kilometers. It looked like it was doomsday.
The might of the various killing moves converged right on Xiao Chen.
Such pressure was even more horrifying than dead things like the Immortal statues.
Before this might and pressure, the vast Heavenly Star Ind behind Xiao Chen shook and struggled to continue to fly. Mo Chen, who was maintaining the formation, felt like she could not hold on any longer. Her pale face looked like it waspletely drained of blood.
The cultivators were shocked when they saw this. They felt like they themselves were facing such circumstances, worrying for Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chens expression turned grave; he did not dare to underestimate this attack. In the time it took for a spark to fly, he drew the Lunar Shadow Saber.
Then, he executed thest move of the wless Saber Technique, the Heaven Swallowing Stance!
This was the first time Xiao Chen used the Lunar Shadow Saber to execute the Heaven Swallowing Stance and also the first time he used the wless Saber Technique since his strength increased.
The Heaven Swallowing Stance represented the greatest ambition of the wless Saber Technique.
The wless Dao was something that Xiao Chenprehended. No matter what Martial Technique he cultivated, he would fuse in thisprehension.
There was no such thing as a perfect and wless Dao. There were only people who sought wlessness, continuously perfecting ones self.
The moment Xiao Chen drew the Lunar Shadow Saber, the many mysterious phenomena of all the Martial Techniques connected to the wless Saber Dao instantly burst forth.
There was a soaring bright moon burning like fire, appearing to be fueled by hot-bloodedness. That was the Thousand Year me.
There were the cycling seasonsspring, summer, autumn, and winter. That was the Four Seasons Saber Technique and the wless Four Seasons.
There were various mysterious phenomena, vast and boundless. His wless Dao vaguely formed the silhouette of a Dao.
As the saber light chopped down, the many mysterious phenomena formed a huge mouth. When the other sides Martial Techniques arrived, the huge mouth opened and swallowed up all the Martial Techniques, burying them in the wless Dao.
The horrifying mysterious phenomena for fifty thousand kilometers around vanished, all swallowed by Xiao Chens saber strike.
Here, Ill return them to you.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly. Just when he could no longer hold on, the saber light spun in the air, and the huge mouth opened again and spat out everyones Martial Techniques.
Icy sword light, superstrong winds, berserk lightning...with the guidance of the saber light, they all appeared, greatly amplified. Then, they surged out at the twelve Martial Monarchs.
Pu ci!
The twelve Martial Monarchs were stunned. What kind of strange Martial Technique was this? All of them were struck by their own killing moves and sustained significant injuries.
Just as the many Demon Monarchs felt helpless before Xiao Chen, a light shed in the silent Treasure Masters eyes. Then, he suddenly said, Continue the fight. He is already a spent force and cannot hold out for long.
When Xiao Chen heard this, his heart sank. He cursed in his heart, That sly old fox!
Earlier, when Xiao Chen sent the Immortal statues back with seventeen punches, he had used a lot of energy. Now that he executed the Heaven Swallowing Stance to deal with his situation, his Veritable Essence Energy and Vital Qi were about drained. Fighting twelve Demon Monarchs at the same time was still somewhat exhausting.
Enough!
An angry shout rang out in the air at this moment. Ying Zongtian, the Spirit Fox King, the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign, and the Heaven Punishing Corpse God all appeared at the same time. They finally arrived at this critical moment.
Chapter 1530 (Raw 1512): Treasure Master’s Identity
Chapter 1530 (Raw 1512): Treasure Masters Identity
Ying Zongtian, the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign, the Spirit Fox King, and the Heaven Punishing Corpse God charged over at the same time.
Their presence instantly deterred the twelve Demon Monarchs. The five Demon Monarchs fighting the Cyclic Astral Lord, the Bright Moon Empress, and the Myriad-Law Fiend Master had already withdrawn, feeling regret.
Both sides gathered together, facing each other.
Big Brother, you came at just the right time, Xiao Chen said to Ying Zongtian, expressing his gratitude.
Ying Zongtian smiled helplessly and said, In the end, we still arrivedte. We were guarding against a surprise attack by the eighteen Demon Monarchs. Unexpectedly, they broke in through the Heavenly Starry Ocean and came here.
The four Primes had each been guarding their own race and dealing with the aftermath of the previous storm. While the Primes had been fighting at the Azure Dragon Pce, their friends and family had been locked in a more far-reaching battle due to their conflicting stances.
The resulting destruction was extensive. The situation only stabilized after two months of work.
The Kunlun Continent Primes also feared that the Demons would take this opportunity to charge over. Hence, when they learned about the chaos in the Heavenly Starry Ocean, they did not immediately rush over.
These Primes only went after they verified that the eighteen Demon Monarchs had arrived in the Heavenly Starry Ocean at the same time. They were still not toote; at least, this gave Xiao Chen a chance to catch a breather.
Xiao Chens recovery ability was quite startling. Without any way to take him down in one move, if the injured Demon Monarchs were to continue attacking him, he would end up exhausting them to death.
Whats going on? the Heaven Punishing Corpse God asked in confusion when he saw the eighteen Demon Monarchs standing behind the Treasure Master.
The Myriad-Law Fiend Master sighed, He is the Dark Churchs Church Master. He was hiding in the Heavenly Starry Ocean and revealed his identity only today.
The Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign narrowed his eyes at the Treasure Master. You really hid well. You even managed to trick me.
The Treasure Master smiled and said, I have tricked many. You are not the first, nor will you be thest.
Humph! Very well. We shall settle ounts today. Let me see exactly how strong the Dark Churchs Church Master is.
Previously, when the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign fought with the Treasure Master, they ended with a draw. Today, they could have their rematch.
Hahaha! You?! You are still no match for me. If not for my not wanting to reveal my identity too early, you would not have been able to return previously. The Treasure Master roared withughter, not caring about the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign.
Arrogant!
The Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign raged and extended his hand straight, driving a boundless amount of power of faith. Giving off rings of divine light, he sent out a huge Deity Statue finger at the Treasure Master.
Presumptuous! You dare to be disrespectful to the Church Master?!
Three figures flickered. The Celestial Demon Monarch, the Earth Demon Monarch, and the Ice Demon Monarch shielded the Treasure Master. Each of them made their moves and received the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereigns finger attack.
The Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign was somewhat stunned. Unexpectedly, the Demon Monarchs were so loyal to the Treasure Master.
The Cyclic Astral Lord, who was very sensitive to spatial formations, suddenly frowned and said softly, I can feel great spatial fluctuations. It seems this ce has be the exit of a transportation formation. There will be Demon Race expertsing through continuously.
The Spirit Fox King asked, Should we drag things out? The experts of the Deity Dao Union, the Martial God Pce, and the Fiend Domain will rush over very soon. At that time, we can deal with these Demon Monarchs and the Treasure Master in one fell swoop.
Xiao Chen thought, This is a gamble. If the experts of the Demonic World arrive first, we will be in trouble.
However, if the Kunlun Continents reinforcements arrive first, things will definitely be bad for the Treasure Master.
However, can we afford such a gamble now?
While Xiao Chen was thinking, he suddenly discovered that everyone was looking at him. It turned out that the many Primes were waiting for him to make a decision.
Xiao Chen, what is your decision? Ying Zongtian asked, handing over the right to decide.
Lets retreat. Im somewhat tired.
Xiao Chen was not referring to physical fatigue but mental. This was the fatigue that came from finding out certain things.
Lets go!
The seven Primes of the Kunlun Realm worked together with Xiao Chen to guard Heavenly Star Ind as they retreated. Without receiving orders from the Treasure Master, the Demon Monarchs did not dare to take the initiative to give chase.
Church Master, should we stop them? Xing Wang and Fa Wang, as well as the Demonic World experts, will be arriving soon, the Celestial Demon Monarch asked with some rage as he looked at Xiao Chen.
The Treasure Master shook his head and replied, Theres no need. The armies of the Deity Dao Union, the Martial God Pce, and the Fiend Race will be receiving them. There is no need to rush. When we summon the Demonic God, no one would be able to save the Kunlun Realm.
Church Master is wise! the eighteen Demon Monarchs said with cupped-fist salutes. No matter what they thought, at the very least, on the surface, they did not dare to show any disrespect to the Dark Churchs Church Masteror rather, the Treasure Master.
The many cultivators on Heavenly Star Ind could finally stop worrying.
With seven Primes protecting Heavenly Star Ind, it quickly flew into the clouds, carrying the final seeds of the Heavenly Starry Ocean towards the Kunlun Continent.
With no one interrupting, the formations operation smoothed out, the ind flying swiftly, apanied by auspicious clouds of Azure Dragons.
Ying Zongtian and the others followed behind at an unhurried pace, whispering to each other.
As they spoke, most of them felt rather pessimistic.
They discussed moving all the ordinary people of the various races and the weaker cultivators to the back of Kunlun Mountain when they got there.
Kunlun Mountain was nearly the size of the Profound Domain. As long as the defenses of Kunlun Mountain were not broken, the ordinary people and weaker cultivators would be fine.
However, they would have to give up on the countless resources and cities on the side facing the sea.
The next attack of the Treasure Master would definitely be the big decisive battle. After repairs, the seventeen Immortal statues might be even stronger.
Then, it would be hard not to give up. Aside from the formations of the other sects and cities on Kunlun Mountain, it would be hard to defend against the attacks of the Immortal statues.
Along the way, Xiao Chen was rather silent, only listening to the discussion.
It was rare that in such a life-and-death situation, the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign did not dare entertain any ambitious thoughts. Of course, Xiao Chens deterrence was also a factor. Otherwise, it would be hard to say.
When Ying Zongtian noticed Xiao Chens unusual demeanor, he asked, Xiao Chen, whats wrong? I havent seen you talk the whole time. Didnt we just save Heavenly Star Ind?
Xiao Chen remained silent for a while, not answering directly. Then, he stopped and looked at everyone, asking, Who do you think the Treasure Master is?
The Treasure Master is the Treasure Master; it is just that, now, he is also the Dark Churchs Church Master, the Cyclic Astral Lord replied without giving the matter much thought.
The others were all confused by Xiao Chens question. Could there be some other mysteries?
The Myriad-Law Fiend Master, the oldest in the group, thought for a while before saying, The Treasure Masters identity is very mysterious and so are his origins. From as far as I can remember, the Treasure Masters Residence already existed in the Heavenly Starry Ocean and controlled the various sea markets there, which is to say, those Immortal statues.
Does that mean that Treasure Master is just a title that is passed down through the generations like the position of a sect master? The Heaven Punishing Corpse God considered that for a while, feeling that something was wrong.
A thought suddenly urred to Ying Zongtian. Thats not right. If it were in the past, when everyone did not know that he was the Dark Churchs Church Master, it might still be possible for Treasure Master to be a hereditary title. Now, it does not seem quite right.
Indeed, if the Treasure Master was also the Dark Churchs Church Master, then he would have been living in the Deep Abyss Demonic World. It would have been impossible for him to appear in the Heavenly Starry Ocean all of a sudden and establish the Treasure Masters Residence without anymotion.
After all, if the Dark Churchs Church Master came to the Kunlun Realm, he would definitely attract some attention.
Suddenly, the Bright Moon Empress said, The Treasure Masters Residence was established about ten thousand years ago, after the Demonic Cmity then. My Lunar Pce has a senior from the same generation as the Azure Emperor. I asked her about it. Ten thousand years ago, the Immortal statues were under the control of various factions. After the Azure Emperor died, the Treasure Masters Residence abruptly and strangely rose to prominence, swallowing up the other factions and taking control of all the sea markets.
Everyone thought about the Bright Moon Empresss words carefully and shuddered.
Going by this logic, the Treasure Master might be a person of the Kunlun Continent. In light of the Treasure Masters identity, the Dark Churchs Church Master was a person of the Kunlun Realm.
Such a thought was simply incredible. If that was true, it was absolutely horrifying.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Sharp gazes were directed at Xiao Chen. Then, the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign asked, Xiao Chen, do you know the Treasure Masters true identity?
Chapter 1531 (Raw 1513): Sudden Change in the Sky Dome Realm
Chapter 1531 (Raw 1513): Sudden Change in the Sky Dome Realm
Xiao Chen, do you know the Treasure Masters true identity? the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign asked, voicing the question that the other Primes shared. If not for Xiao Chen figuring it out, why would he raise this topic for no reason and make everyone apprehensive?
Sharp gazes stared at Xiao Chen, surprising him somewhat. However, Xiao Chen was really unwilling to answer this question now.
Ill tell youter. Im not entirely sure of it yet.
Boom!
Just as everyone was about to pursue the question, an overwhelming Demonic Qi suddenly appeared in the distance. It was so strong that Ying Zongtian and the other Primes could feel it even though they were already at the edge of the Kunlun Continent.
When they turned their heads to look, they saw clumps of demonic clouds spreading through the sky above where Heavenly Star Ind used to be.
Countless iridescent ck lights flickered endlessly, looking very eye-catching in the boundless seathe army of Demonic World cultivators being transported over inrge groups.
The ce turned dark, a single nce unable to epass the entire army. They could not figure out how many Demons there were.
The Myriad-Law Fiend Master muttered, This...
The forces of the Deep Abyss Demonic World came in full force; they have already cut off all their paths of retreat! the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign said sullenly with a heavy frown.
The Demon cultivators that appeared in the distance numbered in the tens of millions. The Deep Abyss Demonic World did not have that many people. This looked to be their entire poption.
After the Demon cultivators all appeared, many ferocious Demonic Beasts followed at their heels.
When the Primes saw this scene, their expressions turned grave, the earlier conversation forgotten.
With such a shocking scene, the identity of the Treasure Master was already irrelevant. So what if they knew? Would they be able to kill him if they knew?
At the same time, the Primes felt a chill run down their spines. If they had not listened to Xiao Chens suggestion and had lingered, they might have ended up being surrounded.
Not long after, the armies of the Deity Dao Union, the Martial God Pce, and the Fiend Domain arrived. So, the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign and the other Kunlun Continent Primes took their leave first.
Return to Kunlun Mountain and quickly inform every race to start withdrawing.
The Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign and the others did not have much time to think. They quickly turned and sped into the distance.
In the following days, they would be very busy. They needed to move the ordinary citizens and weak cultivators of their races in the shortest time possible.
Xiao Chen, along with the Myriad-Law Fiend Master, the Cyclic Astral Lord, and the Bright Moon Empress, headed straight for Kunlun Mountain.
Half a dayter, they reached the Profound Domain. When they raised their heads, they could see the tallest towering peak of the Kunlun Mountain Range.
The rising and falling mountain range crossed the entire Profound Domain, splitting it into two.
The Profound Domain looked very peaceful. This was the neutral zone that connected every race and had not suffered from any attacks yet.
However, the news of the Demonic Cmity had already spread far and wide. The entire Kunlun Realm was talking about this.
Clearly, the Profound Domain was also affected. Xiao Chen discovered that the western half of the Profound Domain, the part that they traveled through, was distinctly less bustling than before. The various ns of the Profound Domain must have heard the news and moved to the back of Kunlun Mountain in anticipation.
Upon arriving at the Profound Domain, Xiao Chen naturally thought of the Saber Sword Two Sovereigns, or rather, the word former should be added in front.
Right now, Xiao Chen was the Saber Sovereign. As for the Sword Sovereign Medallion, it was likely taken away by Chu Chaoyun.
Suddenly, Xiao Chen remembered something. The Treasure Master thought that Xiao Chen went to Kunlun Mountain to seek reinforcements. At that time, Xiao Chen was somewhat puzzled; were the people of Kunlun Mountain very strong?
Hence, he immediately asked the Myriad-Law Fiend Master about it.
Kunlun Mountains defenders are quite special. There are not many of them, and there are people from every race. However, they are all secretly selected elites. They have existed since the start of the Martial Epoch. At first, they were rather scattered, just merely some people from the various races protecting the Kunlun Realm together.
However,ter on, the Demons grew stronger, so Kunlun Mountains scattered protectors banded together and became an independent faction known as the Kunlun Pce, which stands above the variousrge sects and races. Even the Deity Race and the Martial God Pce cannot interfere with the matters of the Kunlun Pce.
The Myriad-Law Fiend Master gave Xiao Chen an introduction to some of Kunlun Mountains matters. Then, he continued, Furthermore, the many factions are not aware of how strong exactly the Kunlun Pce is. After the cultivators of the various races enter the Kunlun Pce, they rarelye back out. Hence, not much information has leaked.
Of course, the most important thing is that the minor Demonic Cmities happen only once every one thousand years. Most of the time, the Kunlun Pce does not have much of a presence. They do not interfere with the matters of the outside world. It is like this faction does not exist and does not need to be paid attention to.
Now, Xiao Chen understood, gaining a rough idea of this Kunlun Pce. They were somewhat like a utopia, which did not mix with the rest of the world, more or less simr to what he imagined.
Logically speaking, the Kunlun Pce had existed since the start of the Martial Epoch and been passed down for a long time. It took in the elites of the five races, nurturing them in secret from childhood. They should be very strong.
No wonder the Treasure Master thought that Xiao Chen went to Kunlun Mountain to seek reinforcements. Evidently, the Treasure Master understood the Kunlun Pce well. However, upon further consideration, this made sense. Given the Treasure Masters identity, it was impossible for him not to know about the Kunlun Pce.
Many could not understand why the Treasure Master did not initiate the final attack when he previously had eighteen Immortal statues and couldmand the eighteen Demon Monarchs. In hindsight, he probably feared this unfathomable Kunlun Pce.
Xiao Chen looked at the Myriad-Law Fiend Master and prompted, Others might not understand this Kunlun Pce, but Senior Fiend Master probably knows a little, right?
The Myriad-Law Fiend Master had participated in Demonic Cmities before and was definitely acquainted with the Kunlun Pce.
Smiling softly, the Myriad-Law Fiend Master said, The three of us have all interacted with this Kunlun Pce. However, we do not know many people. If the Thunder Sovereign were here, our contacts would be much more. After all, Senior Thunder Sovereign experienced the most Demonic Cmities. Many of the Kunlun Pces upper echelone from the human race and received kindness or pointers from the Thunder Sovereign before.
When the Thunder Sovereign was mentioned, the Cyclic Astral Lord and the Bright Moon Empress showed rather sad expressions.
If such a legendary person were still around, together with Xiao Chen, this Demonic Cmity would not be much.
Or to be more direct, if the Thunder Sovereign were still around, Xiao Chens tribtion would have been simpler, and the Kunlun Continent would not have been in chaos.
If the Kunlun Continent were in peace, the Deity Dao Union would not have such great conflicts with the Martial God Pce, resulting in both sides suffering damage. The Deep Abyss Demonic World would not find a chance to make a move.
Perhaps after Xiao Chen rose up, he could have organized the various factions and charged into the Demonic World.
However, all this was just fantasy. No matter how much one thought of or spoke about it, it was pointless.
Xiao Chen remained silent, but his expression changed slightly. He stopped asking about the Kunlun Pce.
Whoosh!
Suddenly, a pretty figure flew over from in front, causing sonic booms. This person was headed for Heavenly Star Ind.
Xiao Chen squinted, and a strange look shed in his eyes. The new arrival was the Ying ns Ying Qiong. He had not seen her for very long already and did not know why she wasing here.
It looks like someone from the Profound Domains Ying n, the Cyclic Astral Lord said uncertainly as he looked at Ying Qiong.
That is my friend. The Ying n also supported the Azure Emperor ten thousand years ago. For many years, they have been taking care of the Xiao n.
Xiao Chen, who had been silent, revealed a trace of joy. Then, he said to Mo Chen, Open the barrier. Let her in.
Mo Chen did as told, opening the barrier. With a few shes, Ying Qiong arrived before Xiao Chen.
This humbledy is Ying Qiong. Greetings to the various Prime seniors. Understanding propriety, Ying Qiong immediately greeted the Cyclic Astral Lord and the other Primes when she came forward.
After some polite pleasantries, Ying Qiong said to Xiao Chen, Xiao Chen, can I have a word with you?
Xiao Chen felt confused. He could not figure out what would warrant a private conversation.
After they walked a distance away, Ying Qiongs smile vanished, and her expression turned grave. Xiao Chen, about what Im going to say, please be mentally prepared and dont get too agitated.
Xiao Chens heart sank, but his expression did not change. He studied Ying Qiongs face, seeking a clue, but got nothing. Then, he said, I promise. What is it? Please tell me.
This is news that I got from Ying Yue not long ago. I was nning to tell you earlier, but the Heavenly Starry Ocean was in great chaos, so I did not dare to go over. I figured that you would being to Kunlun Mountain sooner orter, so I have been waiting here.
At the mention of Ying Yues name, Xiao Chen had a bad feeling, thinking of something.
Ying Qiong continued, Chu Chaoyun upied the Sky Dome Realm at a lightning-fast speed. The various Great Nations and sects were all destroyed. Now, there is only one Imperial Nation, the Tianwu Imperial Nation. The Emperor is Chu Chaoyun himself.
Are my rtives in the Xiao n alright?
ording to the news from Ying Yue, all the people of the Xiao n were taken by Chu Chaoyun. It is unknown whether they are alive or dead, Ying Qiong said softly, not daring to look Xiao Chen in the eye.
Chapter 1532 (Raw 1514): Recklessly Striving
Chapter 1532 (Raw 1514): Recklessly Striving
To Ying Qiongs surprise, Xiao Chen did not change his expression much, appearing rather calm.
You...are fine, right? Ying Qiong asked carefully. After all, she was partly responsible as well.
Right now, Ying Qiong was the Ying ns n Head. The Great Qin Nation of the Sky Dome Realm belonged to the Ying n. She definitely held some responsibility for not being able to protect Xiao Chens family properly.
Xiao Chen smiled, not wanting to put any pressure on her, and said, Its fine. Thank you for protecting my family for so long. You do not have to feel guilty over this.
Is it really fine? Ying Qiong asked with some disbelief.
Xiao Chen nodded. It really is fine. Chu Chaoyun promised not to touch my family. Furthermore, I have something that he wants. Perhaps, that has something to do with him taking my family.
Upon hearing this exnation, Ying Qiong felt relieved of a heavy burden. After heaving a sigh of relief, she said, Thats good, then. Otherwise, I would feel guilty for the rest of my life.
Xiao Chen felt embarrassed and said, Dont overthink. The Ying n is moving now, right? Do you have time?
Ying Qiong answered honestly, Yes, they already moved to the back. Whenever the Demonic Cmity begins, the ns and factions of the Profound Domain move over, so we are already very experienced at this.
Good. Then, please help me with something.
What do you need? If I can help, Ill definitely do my best.
Xiao Chen turned around and pointed at Heavenly Star Ind. This ind was filled with the cultivators of the Heavenly Starry Ocean. Many have nevere to the Kunlun Continent before. There will be a lot of problems with moving them. At that time, will you help me make arrangements for them?
Ying Qiong smiled and said, Its just a small matter. Leave it to me.
In that case, Ill thank you first. Come with me, and Ill make introductions.
Sure.
So, the two returned to the city gates. Everyone tried to figure out what was going on from Xiao Chens face. However, they could not.
This was especially so for Mo Chen. Her eyes asionally shifted to Ying Qiong, clearly cing her attention on this woman.
Mo Chen.
Ah!
Suddenly, Xiao Chen called out to Mo Chen, startling her from a somewhat absent-minded state.
Instantly, Xiao Chen showed an expression of worry. Originally, I was nning to get you and Ying Qiong to help make arrangements for everyone. It looks like I failed to consider some things. You are too fatigued from maintaining the formation. Go and rest first.
Mo Chen blushed slightly in embarrassment. She shook her head and said, Dont worry. I dont need to rest.
You really dont?
I really dont!
Xiao Chen found this somewhat strange, but he was not in a good position to ask about it. Then, he looked at the three Primes and said, Seniors, I need to rush back to the Sky Dome Realm to do something and wont be able to apany everyone to the Kunlun Pce.
The Sky Dome Realm...there seems to be an agreement between the Kunlun Realm and the Demonic World for Martial Emperors not to be allowed in there, the Myriad-Law Fiend Master said with a frown.
The Bright Moon Empress countered, Right now, the Demonic World and the Kunlun Realm are focused on the Kunlun Realm. There should not be anyone paying any attention to these rules. Xiao Chen, what are you going to do in the Sky Dome Realm? Is it a big problem?
Many thanks for Seniors concern. It is just a trifling matter. Once Ive dealt with it, Ill return immediately.
Do be very careful.
After saying his goodbyes to everyone, Xiao Chen tore open space and searched around for the Sky Dome Realm.
Awhileter, he sensed the Sky Dome Realm, the ce that was once an Immortals residence. Then, he went in with a sh.
During the Immortal Epoch, the three thousand great realms were all residences of Immortal Lords. They only slowly developed into smaller realms subordinate to the Kunlun Realm after the arrival of the Martial Epoch.
As for the Sky Dome Realm, Xiao Chen had not felt anything for it before. However, aftering to know that he was the Sky Dome Immortal Lords reincarnation, being emotionally affected was inevitable.
It was hard for Xiao Chen to imagine that this used to be his residence a very long time ago.
No wonder his Luck in the Sky Dome Realm had always been very heaven-defying. Even after many trials and tribtions, he did not die.
Perhaps the Heavenly Dao of the Sky Dome Realm had been taking care of him.
In the clouds after just entering the Sky Dome Realm, Xiao Chen frowned and said, Strange, why do I feel that the Sky Dome Realm is rejecting me a bit?
The previous times Xiao Chen entered the Sky Dome Realm, he did not feel anything like this; there had been no negative feelings at all, just a very ordinary feeling.
However, this time, the moment Xiao Chen entered, he sensed some rejection. Although it was not intense, it was definitely there.
Could it be that Chu Chaoyun already formed theplete Sky Dome Heart and refined it?
Never mind, theres no need to think about this now. He has that ambition. It was just a matter of time.
Xiao Chen was currently rather calm; he had not lied to Ying Qiong.
Firstly, Xiao Chen possessed the Heavenly me and had not done anything to it; this was the treasure that Chu Chaoyun wanted. Secondly, Chu Chaoyun once promised not to touch his family.
Xiao Chen opened his Heavenly Eye and looked around. His vision expanded to millions of kilometers in the direction of Xiao n City.
In the next moment, he casually tore space open and instantly appeared in the Xiao ns residence.
Second Brother, you really came!
After a momentary distraction, Xiao Chen heard the voice of his first brother, Xiao Jian. Then, he immediately looked around.
Xiao Chen discovered himself in the Xiao ns drill grounds. The Xiao n was there. When his n members saw him, they were all excited, disying their joy very clearly.
They all rushed over and greeted Xiao Chen. However, Xiao Jian rebuked them, getting them to back off.
The familiar scene allowed Xiao Chen to rx somewhat. First Brother, there is no need to be so strict.
Xiao Jian smiled and said, Lets go somewhere else and have a quick word.
Xiao Chen nodded. After they went far away, Xiao Jian said, The Great Qin Nation fell overnight. The entire Sky Dome Realm is now unified under the Tianwu Dynastys banner, undergoing a shift in dynasty with Chu Chaoyun as emperor.
The Xiao n is still fine. Mostly, nothing happened to us. However, we are surrounded. Chu Chaoyun appears to be rather amiable. I have no idea what he is up to.
Xiao Jian briefed Xiao Chen on all the recent events in one breath.
Matters were more or less as Xiao Chen expected. Chu Chaoyun indeed did not make things difficult for the Xiao n. Moreover, Xiao Jian was rather wise and did not rashlessly order the Xiao n disciples to leave the n premises. Now, even though the outside was rather chaotic, the Xiao n was still peaceful.
Wheres Father? Xiao Chen asked.
Xiao Jian replied, Father is fine. He is currently drinking tea with Chu Chaoyun in the great hall. Chu Chaoyun said that you would arrive before sunset. Unexpectedly, you really dide.
It looked like that fellow had eyes in the Kunlun Realm. His informationwork was truly impressive.
Ill go meet with him.
The two headed for the great hall. When they approached, they heard Chu Chaoyuns voice.
This is a superior grade Cloud Tea; its full name is the Misty Cloud Tea. Uncle, please sample it. In the future, when you brew it at home, remember that the first brew requires at least ten breaths of time. Otherwise, you will not be able to draw out the faintly discernible, misty Immortal Qi.
Chu Chaoyun seemed to understand tea very well. He exined it in detail, quoting ssics, and was very thorough.
Great tea! Xiao Chen said as he stepped across the threshold with Xiao Jian.
Chu Chaoyun set down the teacup and looked at Xiao Chen. Then, he smiled faintly and said, You still have not drunk it. How do you know that it is a great tea?
You are not me. How do you know that I do not know? Xiao Chen argued skillfully. Then, he walked over, picked up a teacup, and gently took a sip.
He savored the sweetness on his tongue and the fragrance lingering on his lips and teeth. It was like misty Immortal Qi, lingering without scattering.
Xiao Chen put down the teacup and looked straight at Chu Chaoyun. It is indeed a great tea. Chu Chaoyun, you are truly willing to go to great expense.
Chu Chaoyun raised his eyebrows and retorted with a smile, Only when one is willing to spend can one have it, right?
Chen`er, why are you back?
Xiao Chen gave a brief exnation and assured his father, I just returned to take a look. Lord Father, I have to discuss something with Brother Chu first. We will be backter.
Xiao Xiong was no fool. While the two looked like they were chatting casually, in reality, they were contesting against each other, producing a faintly tense atmosphere.
Xiao Xiong nodded and did not say anything.
Lets go out and have a chat, Xiao Chen said as he looked at Chu Chaoyun.
I was thinking the same.
Right after Chu Chaoyun said that, the two left the Xiao ns great hall as if they teleported. Then, they appeared at the summit of Seven Horn Mountain, facing each other.
Clouds surrounded the summit; wind tugged at their hair and clothes.
Xiao Chen waved his hand and tossed the Heavenly me over to Chu Chaoyun. This is the Heavenly mes Origin me, the big present that you wanted.
Chu Chaoyun smiled faintly and said, This present is really quite big. However, I dont need it.
Whoosh!
Chu Chaoyun waved his hand, stirring some wind to blow back the Heavenly mes Origin me.
Xiao Chen caught the crystal that sealed the Heavenly mes Origin me. Feeling this response was strange, he asked, What exactly do you want?
Chapter 1533 (Raw 1515): There Will Be a Final Battle
Chapter 1533 (Raw 1515): There Will Be a Final Battle
Then, what do you want?
Xiao Chen was bbergasted. Chu Chaoyun actually did not want the Heavenly me, a treasure that the other party put in a lot of effort to obtain. What else could be more attractive than the Heavenly mes Origin me?
I just want a promise from you.
This stunned Xiao Chen. Then, he looked at the other party and said, Very well, Ill make that promise. I also have another question: do you know who the Treasure Master is?
Chu Chaoyun was slightly stunned, not knowing why Xiao Chen agreed without even thinking about it.
After a while, Chu Chaoyun answered, Naturally, I know about his other identity in the Deep Abyss Demonic World; that would be the Dark Churchs Church Master. However, I rarely interacted with him. Most of the time, he would not be in the Demonic World, leaving most of the sect matters to the two Vice Church Masters.
Xiao Chen entered deep thought as he muttered, Actually, I have always wanted to ask how exactly you are rted to him.
Chu Chaoyun smiled and said, There is no rtion. I met him only once. I helped him with something, and he helped me with something. Thats all.
To be more urate, he should be an enemy now. If you cannot kill him, I will be the one to kill him.
Xiao Chen revealed a contemtive look. Apparently, Chu Chaoyun did not know about the Treasure Masters other identity. In the entire world, probably only Xiao Chen would think of that person.
If not for hearing some things in the Azure Dragon Pce, Xiao Chen would not think of this. That person really hid well.
After a long period of silence, Xiao Chen said, I feel that the matter between us can be resolved by discussion. I already roughly know the reasons for our conflicts. Dont worry. I do not want the divine item that the Tianwu Emperor left behind. You can leave for the outer realm.
Chu Chaoyun smiled and said, The divine item is just the opening. We stand on opposite sides. There is no way for us to get along unless you choose to turn a blind eye. I will walk the same path that thest Tianwu Emperor did ten thousand years ago, doing the exact same thing.
Xiao Chen was speechless when he heard that. Thest Tianwu Emperor from ten thousand years ago wanted to merge the three thousand lower realms and consume the entire Kunlun Realms Luck before finally leaving the abandonednd.
Thest Tianwu Emperor wanted to sacrifice the future of everyone in the Kunlun Realm for his alone.
When Xiao Chen remained silent, Chu Chaoyun continued with a smile, I already said long ago, our destination is the same. Unfortunately, there will be a final battle; it is unavoidable.
Xiao Chen frowned. Why? Many people want to leave the abandonednd and already find it difficult to seed. Now, you have this chance. You should treasure it. Why the need for such a great ambition?
Ambition?
Chu Chaoyuns smile turned bitter. However, he did not wish to discuss this further or exin anything.
Given your talent, I believe that even without all the Luck of the entire Kunlun Realm, you can still gain fame and prestige for yourself outside the abandonednd.
Chu Chaoyun remained silent, not answering Xiao Chen. The person he needed to defeat was not that simple. Even if he worked hard for his entire life, he might not even be able to defeat that person.
Only by obtaining the Luck of the entire Kunlun Realm would he have a small chance.
You should go. Your family is safer remaining in the Sky Dome Realmpared to the Kunlun Realm. Ill help you take good care of them.
When words got sour, adding words was useless. There was no more talking with Chu Chaoyun after he asked Xiao Chen to leave.
Goodbye!
Xiao Chens face sank; he was likewise unwilling to say anything more. He simply could not understand why the other party had to do this.
Do not do to others what you would not have them do to you. This was the principle that Xiao Chen lived by. He absolutely would not do something that would cause trouble for the entire world for the sake of his selfishness.
Chu Chaoyun was not willing to exin, because even if he did, Xiao Chen still would not understand.
Only I know the worries in my heart. Those who do not know me know not what I seek.
As Xiao Chen left, he recalled a certain scene in his mind. When he first merged the seven thrones, he saw a moment of fate. Chu Chaoyun had stood in the Sky Dome Realm, merging the three thousand lower realms and waiting for a battle with him.
It seems like fate really cannot be changed.
After parting from Chu Chaoyun, Xiao Chen was in no rush to leave the Sky Dome Realm. Since he already came to the Sky Dome Realm, he wanted to stay with the Xiao n for a few days.
The many events in the Kunlun Realm left him very fatigued. He had not had a chance to have a good rest yet.
Perhaps, this would be hisst chance to rx in the Kunlun Realm. After this, he would have to face the Demonic Cmity, not knowing whether he would survive or not.
Three dayster, Xiao Chen left the Sky Dome Realm and returned to the Profound Domain in the Kunlun Realm.
Alone, he walked to the foot of the tallest peak of Kunlun Mountain. This peak towered into the clouds. No one knew where the summit ended.
Rumor said that this peak was the Kunlun Road, also known as the Road to Heaven. By continuing to climb this peak, one could walk out of the Kunlun Realm.
However, now, this Kunlun Road had already turned into a road of death. Few walked it. Only people who truly neared death would drum up the courage to try it.
Along the way, Xiao Chen discovered that the west of the mountain range waspletely quiet.
In a mere three days, all the sects and ns had moved to the east of the mountain range. This Kunlun Mountain was like the final line of defense for the entire Kunlun Realm.
Long queues snaked along the foot of the mountain. Countless cultivators wanted to enter this peak. Most of these people were loose cultivators. Without the connection of a sect, they did not have the right to enter directly.
Xiao Chen looked at the queues. If he had to line up, he did not know when he would be able to enter the mountain.
Just as Xiao Chen hesitated over whether to sneak in or not, two figuresnded in front of him.
You are Xiao Chen?
These two figures wore long robes with treasure swords on their backs. They wore the same uniform and were both Martial Emperors.
Xiao Chen nodded and took out his Lunar Shadow Saber, proving his identity.
The Lunar Shadow Saber, it cant be wrong. Azure Dragon King Xiao Chen, this saber is the best proof. The two of us are fourth-generation disciples of the Kunlun Pce. Under orders from Pce Master Feng, we are here to receive you.
[TL Note: Fourth-generation disciples likely means the fourth generation in rtion to the current sect master.]
After Xiao Chen proved his identity, the twos expressions clearly showed reverence and respect as they looked at him.
Xiao Chen, who did not know the way and did not want to queue up, followed the two right away without much thought.
They flew all the way up. Along the way, many pairs of eyes sized him up surreptitiously. There were many checkpoints on this seemingly unremarkable peak with experts guarding them.
Xiao Chen wondered what the Kunlun Pce was like.
He was also very curious about their Pce Master. He did not know how strong this mysterious person was.
This was a person whom even the Treasure Master feared. He should not be weak. At the very least, he should not be weaker than the Primes.
After flying past the clouds, Xiao Chen saw the silhouette of a pce that stood on a broken cliff with clouds surrounding it. It looked like it was floating on a sea of clouds, bobbing up and down, like it was heaven.
As Xiao Chen approached, he discovered many young cultivators were practicing in the za in front of the pce.
He felt shocked in his heart. He had never heard of these youths before. However, all of them were no weaker than the outstanding talents of the world outside of this ce.
The three passed this za quickly. The disciples there came to a stop, putting down the weapons in their hands, curiously eyeing Xiao Chen as he flew by.
He is the Azure Dragon King?
He is really young. He looks even younger than us.
Rumors outside say that he is already the strongest person of the Kunlun Realm, someone surpassing Prime.
Thats impossible. Can he be stronger than the Pce Master?
It should not be false. After all, the Pce Master personally invited him over to meet him. However, it is hard to say whether he is stronger than the Pce Master or not.
Amid the disciples discussing this, there was a girl who appeared distracted. She never said a word.
She was Leng Liusu. Back then, before Nuan Muyun, the Phoenixs Passion Pces Holy Daughter, left for the Astral Battlefield, Nuan Muyun sent her to the Kunlun Pce.
After that, Nuan Muyun died in the Astral Battlefield, and Leng Liusu never left.
When Xiao Chen was about to arrive at the pce, he suddenly stopped. Then, he turned around and looked carefully.
When he gracefully nced over earlier, Xiao Chen had seen a familiar face. Now that he looked carefully, he did indeed discover Leng Liusus figure.
Memories immediately surged into his mind. He had not seen Leng Liusu for a long time; he had thought that she had perished in the Astral Battlefield like Nuan Muyun.
Leng Liusu was once the Young Pavilion Master of the Heavenly Saber Pavilion. There were some interesting events when he first entered the Heavenly Saber Pavilion.
However, after that, they barely had any interaction, and he had almost forgotten about this person.
Azure Dragon King, is there someone you know among these junior brothers and sisters?
Xiao Chen nodded and said, There is one.
Do you want to meet that person? If you do not take long, the Pce Master can wait.
Never mind. Meeting is as good as not meeting.
Even if Xiao Chen met with Leng Liusu, he would not know what to say, so he shook his head and looked away.
Chapter 1534 (Raw 1516): Strange Situation
Chapter 1534 (Raw 1516): Strange Situation
Junior Sister Leng, the Azure Dragon King seems to be looking at you.
Yes, it seems like he really is. He has been looking for a while. Will hee over?
Hey, he left.
The disciples in the za watched Xiao Chens every move. Naturally, they saw him turn around.
After the crowd sighed, this bustling scene quickly passed. Leng Liusu smiled faintly, not feeling mncholic or disappointed.
Everyone had their own fortuitous encounters; there was no need to envy or desire. At the very least, Xiao Chen gave Leng Liusu a nce at the end. That meant that he had not forgotten her. That was already enough; she had no regrets.
The Kunlun Pce was like arge courtyard on the mountain. All the buildings were covered in a dullyer of gold, not gold paint, but a certain special divine material that had been pulverized and refined.
Aside from looking pretty, it could connect formations and strengthen them. Xiao Chen had a feeling that even though he was walking in the pce, some kind of formation was excluding him.
The entire Kunlun Pce had manyyers of faint golden light. As Xiao Chen walked in it and saw it, it glistened golden.
The two Kunlun Pce disciples were also bathed in ayer of light. However, Xiao Chen was exactly the same as before he entered the mountain. This affirmed his guess. He was not included. If the person who maintained the formation wanted to, he could send Xiao Chen out at any time.
Of course, this was if Xiao Chen did not resist.
Noble and elegant. This fitted the image of the Kunlun Pce standing above all the sects in the world.
There were jade-white steps spiraling down from the hall built on the highest point.
Xiao Chen followed the two Kunlun Pce swordsmen up the steps. When he arrived at the top, he saw that the hall had a signboard with the words Qingyang Hall.
ording to legends, the founder of the Kunlun Pce was an extremely strong cultivator called Feng Qingyang.
Later, Qingyang Hall became the main hall, which only the Pce Master and select Elders could enter.
We cannot enter this Qingyang Hall. Senior Azure Dragon King, please enter yourself. The Pce Master and a few Elders have already been waiting for a long time, one of the disciples said with a smile.
After a short moment of silence, Xiao Chen stepped into the hall. However, all he saw was darkness.
This was a stark contrast to the brightly lit scene behind Xiao Chen. A sinister air spread through the dark hall.
Whoosh!
Six beams of light flickered in the dark space, and six figures appeared. One person sat on the main seat in front; he should be the Pce Master. The remaining five nked him.
Within the dark space, the five Elders and the Kunlun Pces Pce Master were covered in light. Their figures were clear to see. As for Xiao Chen, he was still bathed in darkness, looking like he was one with the darkness.
However, that Pce Master had his back to Xiao Chen, not turning around.
Xiao Chen was somewhat unustomed to this strangeyout. However, he still asked politely, Pce Master, why are you looking for me?
Try guessing?
The Kunlun Pces Pce Master still did not turn around, saying something somewhat mischievous and making Xiao Chen somewhat depressed.
Try guessing?
These words were very simple; Xiao Chen naturally understood them. However, he could not be bothered to try guessing.
Goodbye.
Respect was mutual. By being willing toe, Xiao Chen was showing the other party respect. However, the other party did not even face him while saying such words. That was disrespectful to him.
There was no point in remaining here. Xiao Chen still needed to check on the current situation of the Dragons Gates people.
You want to leave? Im afraid thats not up to you! one of the five Kunlun Pce Elders said indifferently with a cold snort.
Xiao Chen recognized these five people. After his Emperors Road, he saw them once. After the Azure Dragon Pces matter, he saw them again.
However, those two times were merely images of them. This time was their true selves.
Xiao Chen had always held these five Elders in respect. He stopped and said, Seniors, what exactly is the matter? Just be straightforward.
Whoosh!
Right after Xiao Chen spoke, the Kunlun Pces Pce Master suddenly turned around and looked at Xiao Chen.
His gaze was as sharp as a saber light. It flickered with resplendent light in the darkness, bringing a sharp and incredibly tyrannical aura with it, stabbing at Xiao Chen.
What a tyrannical Saber Might! What are the origins of this person?! Xiao Chen thought to himself as he brought out his Dao Might and easily blocked the other partys Saber Might.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
The light on the six suddenly vanished in the dark space. Then, the light encased Xiao Chen inyers.
Immediately, Xiao Chen could no longer see the six in this pitch-dark hall. However, he was exposed before the six.
The six could clearly see any moves Xiao Chen made, no matter how minute.
Interesting. Xiao Chens lips curled up. Are they trying to interrogate me?
Azure Dragon King, now, the Kunlun Realm is in danger. Please disclose how to surpass Prime. A voice rang out in the darkness.
Please forgive me for using such a method. Inside this Qingyang Hall, the strength of outsiders is suppressed by half.
As long as you are willing to tell us the secret of surpassing Prime, we will naturally let you go. All of us will work together and resist the Demons, dealing with this cmity together.
I hope you can consider the big picture and not act rashly.
Xiao Chens heart sank. It turned out that this was a trapid for him. Then, he tried to circte his Veritable Essence Energy.
He discovered that his ability to circte his Veritable Essence Energy was not affected. However, since the other party said that his strength would be suppressed to half, that should not be false.
Suddenly, Xiao Chen thought of it. Now, he somewhat understood what was going on. From the very start, he had been excluded from the Kunlun Pces formation.
Perhaps this was where the problemy.
He had no problems with circting his Veritable Essence Energy. However, offensive power and destructive power were affected.
Unfortunately, Xiao Chen hated being forced. Threatening him would not work at all.
At first, he had held respect for these people. However, all of it was gone, leaving only deep disgust.
Acting all mysterious, just tell me what you want straight to my face. Xiao Chen snorted coldly, ignoring the other partys words.
In the end, after all those words, they only wanted one thing: for Xiao Chen to hand over the secret to surpassing Prime. However, not to mention that were was no secret behind it, even if there was, Xiao Chen would not be frightened into handing it over.
What was the problem with talking cordially? Was there a point inying such a trap?
It looks like you do not agree. In that case, we can only use some forceful methods.
A strand of sword Qi flew at Xiao Chen without a sound in the darkness.
Dang!
Xiao Chen held his saber across his chest, blocking this sword Qi, which pushed him back one hundred meters.
The light that encased Xiao Chen lingered without scattering, like it was a ghost. As for the person who attacked, he remained in the darkness with no traces of him showing.
Dang! Dang! Dang!
The five Elders worked together and attacked,unching a powerful bombardment at Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen calmly defended himself, backing up step by step and dealing with the attacks as they came.
The other party was hidden in darkness, invisible to the physical eye. His Spiritual Sense also found it hard to locate them.
A formless barrier blocked the attacks Xiao Chen sent out, decreasing their might by half. This ced him in a passive position.
The five old men sent out killing moves relentlessly, not sparing any energy. The moves originated from various racessome from the Deity Race, some human, some from the Ghost Raceand were extremely tricky to deal with.
Xiao Chen was like a small boat caught in a strong storm, one that could flip over at any moment.
Hand over the secret to surpassing Prime, and everything can be discussed.
Otherwise, you can forget about leaving this hall.
The Kunlun Realm is in peril right now. Azure Dragon King, are you going to be that selfish?
The roars were like thunder. The five Elders kept yelling demands as they attacked Xiao Chen.
How noisy! Xiao Chen shouted coldly.
This was truly unbearable, so there was no need to continue bearing it. He suddenly drew his Lunar Shadow Saber.
Whoosh!
The instant the saber left its scabbard, a resplendent saber light lit up the entire hall. The figures of the five old men immediately appeared.
Cloud Reaching Stance!
Void Breaking Stance!
Dragon Subduing Stance!
Falling Moon Stance!
Heartbreaking Stance!
Xiao Chen immediately executed the wless Saber Technique. Then, he appeared to split into five. With the support of Great Dao Energy, every move was startlingly mighty.
Pu ci! Horror appeared in the eyes of the five old men as their defenses were torn apart. Then, they vomited a mouthful of blood and went flying back.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! The afterimages merged back as Xiao Chen sheathed his saber.
Ka ca! Suddenly, there was a sound of fingers snapping in the darkness. Then, all themps in the entire hall lit up, sweeping away the darkness.
For the first time, Xiao Chen clearly saw the situation in therge hall. The five old men that he knocked back had already disappeared somewhere.
Only the person on the main seat in therge hall remained. He stood up with his hair in utter disarray, not caring about his appearance as he looked at Xiao Chen with an evil smile.
Indeed, you are the Thunder Emperors inheritor. You did not disappoint me.
Chapter 1535 (Raw 1517): Final Preparations
Chapter 1535 (Raw 1517): Final Preparations
Xiao Chen felt that something was wrong. While he was feeling suspicious, many figures walked into therge hall.
Among them were familiar people like Ying Zongtian, the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign, the Myriad-Law Fiend Master, and the Bright Moon Empress.
There was also a group of old men that Xiao Chen did not recognize. However, without exception, all these old men were experts, the Supreme Elders of the Kunlun Pce.
As for the sloppy-looking desman in the front, he appeared very mysterious and should be a Prime at the very least.
Big Brother, whats going on?
Xiao Chen looked somewhat helplessly at Ying Zongtian. Then, he thought of a possible exnation. If that was not true, he would be very upset.
Ying Zongtian smiled and said, Please do not misunderstand. That was a test. We were discussing who should be the leader of this alliance for resisting the Demons. The Myriad-Law Fiend Master, others, and I rmended you, Little Brother Xiao Chen. However, these five did not believe in your strength and wanted their Pce Master to take that role.
Hence, we set up this situation to try and agitate you, so that you would not hold back. That would allow us to see your true strength.
While Ying Zongtian spoke, the five Elders that Xiao Chen injured walked out once more. Their injuries were significantly better.
The Deity Race Elder looked at Xiao Chen said, Sorry foring up with such a method; we were left with no choice. Without truly seeing your strength for ourselves, we could not feel assured. There is only one chance. If we lose, the entire Kunlun Realm will be destroyed. We have to be careful with our choice of leader.
After figuring out the truth behind the matter, Xiao Chen did not know whether tough or cry. However, he was not a petty person.
Although he was quite upset about this, the other party already apologized, so he could not me them for it.
Alright, back to the main topic. Since weve decided on Xiao Chen as the Alliance Chief, there should be no more conflicts between us. Lets properly discuss the Demonic Cmity that will be taking ce soon.
The Kunlun Pces Pce Master pped his hands, and the entire roof of Qingyang Hall parted, revealing the sky and clouds.
A rectangr wooden table covered in dragon motifs appeared before everyone. Under everyones urging, Xiao Chen and the Kunlun Pces Pce Master sat together at the head of the table.
Seated on the right were the seven Primes of the Kunlun Realm: Ying Zongtian, the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign, the Heaven Punishing Corpse God, the Spirit Fox King, the Myriad-Law Fiend Master, the Bright Moon Empress, and the Cyclic Astral Lord.
Seated on the left were eight Elders of the Kunlun Pce. They were all possessed strength close to a Primes, at the very least, and were very old. Most of them had experienced a few minor Demonic Cmities.
The ones present were the peak fighting force of the entire Kunlun Realm. Now, they all heeded Xiao Chensmands.
Xiao Chen would be the one making arrangements for how to resist the Demons.
Unexpectedly, the moment Xiao Chen returned from the Sky Dome Realm, he was faced with such a task. He was truly not prepared for this at all.
However, he could not shrink back at this moment. Right now, he carried the hope of the entire Kunlun Realm. He needed to withstand all this pressure.
How much time do we have left? Xiao Chen opened the discussion.
At most, seven days; at the very least, three days. After the armies of the Demons are organized, theyll require only half a day to charge over, one of the Kunlun Realm Elders said.
There really was not much time. Xiao Chen nodded and continued, How about our people? Are they organized already?
In the three days you were in the Sky Dome Realm, the Dragons Gates Mo Chen organized the cultivators of the Kunlun Realms various major sects. Speaking of which, we really have to thank you. If not for this wondrous woman from your Dragons Gate, all this would have taken several months.
It is Mo Chens efforts?
When Xiao Chen heard this, he did not find it strange. Mo Chen had long since proven her abilities in the Dragons Gate already.
What about the Ghost Races side? After the East Mountain Ghost Monarch died, did anyone step up? Xiao Chen asked with a frown. The Ghost Domain would be a great help on their side.
Ghost Empress Xi Xun and her disciple Qing Cheng are currently organizing the Ghost Domain and will probably need some time, someone answered.
Xiao Chen indicated that he understood. Then, he started to analyze the strength of the Demons and the Dark Church with the rest.
Now that they were at this final juncture, everyone shared all the information that they had about the Dark Church and Demons without holding back.
The strongest person of the Dark Church is naturally the Dark Churchs Church Master, which is to say, the Treasure Master. That person is mysterious and unfathomable. He has never been seen making a move, but his control over the Celestial Demon Monarch, the Earth Demon Monarch, the Ice Demon Monarch, and the other Prime Demon Monarchs proves that he possesses horrifying strength.
Xiao Chen expressed his agreement. Then, he said, Ill deal with this person.
After him, there are the two Vice Church Masters under him, Xing Wang and Fa Wang. They possess strange strengths and are stronger than normal Primes. Further down the list, there are the eighteen Demon Monarchs that everyone is more familiar with. You all are probably acquainted with them.
Eighteen Demon Monarchsnine Primes and nine with strengths close to a Prime. With the experts here and the Holy Masters of some of the Holy Lands, they should be able to handle these eighteen.
The crucial point was Xing Wang and Fa Wang. They did not know who to assign to deal with these two problematic people.
Let me do it. With my strength, it should not be difficult to dy those two, the Kunlun Pces Pce Master said gravely.
Given the strength of the Kunlun Pces Pce Master, dying those two should not be difficult. Based on all this, the odds of victory over the Demonic World seemed to be even.
Aside from these, the biggest worry is the Demonic God!
Thats right. The purpose of every minor Demonic Cmity is to obtain sufficient blood and souls to sacrifice to the Demonic God. The Demons have prepared for tens of thousands of years for this. This time, the Demonic God will definitely appear in the Kunlun Realm.
I heard that the Treasure Master captured nearly half the elite cultivators of the Heavenly Starry Ocean and even some Holy Masters in preparation for summoning the Demonic God.
At the mention of the Demonic God, the Primes present and the Kunlun Pce Elders all turned somewhat tight-lipped.
The Demonic God was a huge problem. No matter what angle they took, they all felt some despair.
When that happens, Ill summon out the Deity Race Ancestor, and Ying Zongtian can call out the clone of the Martial God Pces founder. With this, we should be able to resist the Demonic God, the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign said, breaking the silence.
Our Corpse Race also has a ten-thousand-year-old Demonic Corpse. We can use it at the crucial moment, the Heaven Punishing Corpse God said.
Suddenly, Ying Zongtian said, You are all forgetting something very importantthe Demonic Worlds Demonic Beasts. Many peak Demonic Beasts are as strong as Sovereign Martial Emperors. Furthermore, the Demonic Beasts arerge in number. We might end up surrounded.
After several rounds of analysis, no matter how they considered the issue, the Deep Abyss Demonic World was stronger than the Kunlun Realm.
Furthermore, the Demonic World was not just stronger by a little but possibly twice or thrice stronger. Just in terms of peak fighting force, their Primes already outnumbered the Kunlun Realms.
After the discussion ended, the Kunlun Pces Pce Master handed a banner to Xiao Chen.
This is the Kunlun Banner. After you refine it, there will always be a war banner fluttering behind you. Every cultivator in the battle will see this war banner when they raise their heads. This is the purpose of the Alliance Chief. As long as the war banner is still around, it means you are not dead. This will infinitely boost the confidence of the Kunlun Realm cultivators.
Xiao Chen received the Kunlun Banner and entered deep thought. Now, he somewhat understood why the five old menid out such a trap for him earlier.
If he was not strong enough and fell after fighting for a while, the Kunlun Banner would fall. This would definitely drag down the morale of all the Kunlun Realm cultivators.
Dont worry. Ill refine it properly. I will definitelyst until the very end, Xiao Chen said gravely.
The Kunlun Pces Pce Master smiled and said, If Sang Mu knew that his inheritor is so strong, he would definitely be very happy.
Xiao Chen looked at the other party, pondering his words. Might I ask if you knew Sang Mu?
Hahaha! Not just knew him. If not for him, this old man would not have glumly run to the Kunlun Pce, the Kunlun Pces Pce Masterughed loudly. However, this was a good thing for me. I am the Saber Demon. I was once rivals with him in the Sky Dome Realm. Even after arriving in the Kunlun Realm, we continuedpeting with each other. Who knew, right after he advanced to Sovereign Martial Emperor, he died. How unfortunate.
Saber Demon!
Xiao Chens eyes lit up. He had heard of this person before. Back then, he was the one who fought with Sang Mu in the finals of the Five Nation Youth Competition.
Unexpectedly, by some chance and opportunities, the other party became the Kunlun Pces Pce Master. No wonder his Saber Might was so frightening.
It looks like you have heard of me. I really wish to have a good fight with you. That could be considered a resolution of my wish to have a final battle with Sang Mu. Unfortunately, we no longer have that opportunity. In at most seven days, the Demons wille charging over. The Saber Demon sighed, showing aplicated expression on his ungroomed face.
Xiao Chen showed an equallyplicated expression. As he looked towards the distant Heavenly Starry Ocean, he muttered to himself, Ill be shing with that person within seven days.
Can I win?
I must win!
Chapter 1536 (Raw 1518): Gathering Storm
Chapter 1536 (Raw 1518): Gathering Storm
After the final discussions ended, it was time to mobilize everyone. The main peak of Kunlun Mountain became the gathering ce of all the experts from the various regions.
Many experts volunteered, one after another,ing to the main peak of this Kunlun Mountain.
Most of the older-generation experts gathered there, where the main hall of the Kunlun Pce was.
The younger-generation outstanding talents and the outstanding talents that rose up during the golden age gathered at the peak of the Heavenly Dew Divine Spring.
Now, the Heavenly Dew Divine Spring was sealed in ice. There were also countless experts guarding the ce in secret.
The reason why the youths preferred to gather here was simple. Many of the Kunlun Realms outstanding talents once soaked in the divine springs.
This included Xiao Chen. Back then, he resisted Di Wuque in this divine spring before slowly growing famous in the Kunlun Continent.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Figures shed, and two people descended from the air, moving side by side. They were Xia Houjue and Feng Wuji, two of what was once known as the Tianwu Domains three Holy Scions.
These two were on very good terms, frequently spending time together. The moment they appeared, several people immediately recognized them.
Among the younger generation, these two were well-known figures, having long since be influential people.
During the golden age, each of them obtained their own fortuitous encounters. This was especially so after they received the Deity Races help in forging Deity Statues. Their strength increased extremely fast.
Sovereigns Emperor Might casually leaked from the twos bodies, shocking many.
What a strong Emperor Might! Unexpectedly, these two are already Sovereign Martial Emperors.
It is to be expected. Di Wuque advanced to Sovereign Martial Emperor one year ago. These two follow Di Wuque closely, and their talents are not weaker. Furthermore
Whoosh!
A sudden chill spread in the sky. Three figures arrived quickly from the distance.
When these figures approached, everyone saw that these were two men and one woman. The female was Shui Lingling, the current Sect Master of the Supreme Sky Sect. The two men were An Junxi and Bai Wuxue.
All three of them also exuded the Emperor Might of a Sovereign Martial Emperor, attracting attention from many.
More importantly, the Sovereigns Emperor Mighting from the three was even heavier and stabler than Xia Houjues and Feng Wujis.
Now, the three vaguely appeared to be on the level of a Holy Master, no weaker than Ninth Heaven Martial Emperors.
After leaving the Savage Battlefield, the three entered closed-door cultivation and only recently came out.
As the disciple of the Thunder Sovereign, An Junxi naturally had extraordinary umtions. Shui Lingling had the resources of an entire sect at her disposal.
As for Bai Wuxue, he had the Eternal Ice from Xiao Chen. After refining it, he finally advanced to Sovereign Martial Emperor.
These three did not rely on the power of faith to reach Sovereign Martial Emperor. Instead, they relied on their own umtions and fortuitous encounters. Naturally, after advancing to Sovereign Martial Emperor, they were stronger than these two Holy Sons.
Shui Lingling, Bai Wuxue, An Junxi, you three actually advanced to Sovereign Martial Emperor as well! Xia Houjue eximed in surprise, shock shing in his eyes.
Bai Wuxue smiled and said, Why, you dont believe it? Do you want to give it a try and see who is the true Sovereign Martial Emperor?
Is that interesting? The Demonic Cmity is approaching, and a great decisive battle is before us. If you want topete, do so with the number of Demons you kill.
Suddenly, a voice interrupted the twos conversation.
Only the voice could be heard; no speaker could be seen. The voice echoed in the ce, reverberating. Only when it finally stopped did the master of the voice appear.
A ck-d person with an indifferent expression stood on a stone pir, cradling a treasure sword as he looked at everyone.
Yan Shisan!
The people of the Profound Domain immediately recognized Yan Shisan.
This was the strongest younger-generation swordsman of the Profound Domain. He cultivated the Killing Sword Dao and had not been seen for many years. His aura was even colder than before.
However, the killing Qi in his eyes had be more withdrawn and concealed; not even a hint of sharpness remained.
No one could guess Yan Shisans strength. However, based on the fact that he did not fear the Sovereigns Emperor Might of Shui Lingling and the others, he was, at the very least, a Sovereign Martial Emperor.
How lively! Unexpectedly, there are so many old friends.
Laughter rang out. Qi Wuxue and Long Fei, the White Bone Sovereigns descendant, walked over whileughing.
Qi Wuxue was naturally unbridled and unrestrained. He took mundane matters lightly and was frequently found smiling. People who liked him would say that he was optimistic. Those who did not would say that he was a bad influence that always lingered around.
All the influential people of the younger generation appeared and gathered here. There was only one purpose, to await the impending Demonic Cmity.
The crowd chatted casually, and more people arrived. However, this time, it was not just a trickle.
Instead, it was arge group. Mo Chen led the Dragons Gates people over. There was the fatty Jin Dabao, the Asura Races Lan Shaobai and Xiao Yu, the Sky Dome Realms Xuanyuan Zhantian and Gong Yangyu, and Yue Bingyun, as well as many other Dragons Gate experts.
Behind them were the Sun Pces Chu Yang, the Moon Pces Fu Hongyao, the Northern Sea Alliances Ye Chen, Di Xinhan, and many other Heavenly Starry Ocean experts, who intermingled with the Dragons Gates group.
Its the Dragons Gates people!
There are really many experts. Unexpectedly, the Dragons Gate actually managed to gather so many young outstanding talents.
Thats not right. Other outstanding talents of the Heavenly Starry Ocean seem to be mixed in. Could it be that they are all now the Dragons Gates people?
That should not be so. After all, the Dragons Gate is the onlyrge sect left in the Heavenly Starry Ocean. So they can only let the Dragons Gate take the lead.
The arrival of the Dragons Gates people made the area around the Heavenly Dew Divine Spring even livelier.
After a while, three strong auras rushed overthe Fiend Races Xiao Bai, Kong Yuan, and Yuan Xu.
Soon, more people arrived: the descendants and disciples of the thirteen Great Bandits of the ck Sea, including Sima Lingxuan, Ba Tu, and Ba Yan.
Demonic Qi?
Suddenly, someone noticed the presence of Demonic Qi, which instantly put countless people on guard.
However, when they saw the master of this Demonic Qi, they lowered their guard slightly. The one who arrived was the Human-Demon Sea genius, Dugu Ao.
Feeling that his own identity was somewhatplicated, Dugu Ao did not mix in with the rest. Instead, he stood in a distant corner, closing his eyes and resting.
Dugu Ao was a Demon mixed-blood. However, now, the Human-Demon Sea had also joined the Kunlun Realms camp, so they were in the same group.
Although the people here hated Demons to the bone, they would not attack their ally.
After half a day, almost all the young outstanding talents of the entire Kunlun Realm had gathered here.
However, after looking around, most discovered that one very influential person had noteDi Wuque!
As the Divine Son, his talent was excellent. His strength also went without saying.
However, everyone knew that there was a great conflict between Di Wuque and Xiao Chen. This time, it was Xiao Chen leading the alliance against the Demons. No one knew whether Di Wuque could let this go and rush over.
Xia Houjue, is Di Wuque really noting?
Could it be that he is going to hide and be a coward? Someoneughed coldly, mocking Di Wuque.
He is probably too embarrassed toe. Before the Azure Dragon King rose up, he kept pitting himself against Xiao Chen and tried to kill him several times.
Xia Houjue appeared to be ced in a spot, not knowing what to answer.
Humph!
A cold snort rang out. Golden light filled the sky and scattered down. A person bathed in golden divine light appeared above everyone. Who could this be but Di Wuque?
After looking around coldly at the people mocking him, Di Wuque withdrew his aura andnded at an empty spot.
Di Wuque showed a cold expression; no one could make out what he was feeling. He appeared to be distancing himself.
Only the youths that Di Wuque red at felt some pressure. They were drenched in cold sweat, not daring to say anything more.
What strength!
This was everyones evaluation of Di Wuque. Although he lost in thepetition with Xiao Chen to be the one favored by Luck, his strength still rendered most people speechless.
Not long after Di Wuque turned up, a person flew over from the Kunlun Pces peak. This person wore snow-white clothes, and his hair fluttered all over the ce. He had delicate features and held a saber in his hand as hended firmly.
The Azure Dragon King Xiao Chen!
The moment Xiao Chen arrived, he drew everyones attention. The many gazes were either filled with respect, helplessness, or incrediblyplicated emotions.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Not long after Xiao Chen appeared, many older-generation expertsnded and stood behind him.
There were the seven Primes, the Kunlun Pces five Supreme Elders, the thirteen Great Bandits of the ck Sea, and the various Holy Masters. They were all absolute experts, people who could stir up winds and clouds anywhere they went.
However, these people silently followed behind Xiao Chen. This expressed his identity as the strongest in the Kunlun Realm without any words needing to be said.
The experts of the younger and older generations had assembled. Clearly, they were all here for only one purpose: resisting the Demons and saving the Kunlun Realm.
Di Wuque looked at Xiao Chen and said, Unexpectedly, I end up fighting by your side. Even my master stands behind you.
Xiao Chen said calmly, The Demonic Cmity is approaching. Naturally, we have to put our grudges down. I definitely wee your arrival.
When one reached Xiao Chens heights, standing at the peak of the Kunlun Realm, many of the past grudges became like the fleeting clouds around the mountain peak.
Chapter 1537 (Raw 1519): Before the Decisive Battle
Chapter 1537 (Raw 1519): Before the Decisive Battle
The experts of the new and old generation were gathered. Nearly all the Martial Emperor experts of the entire Kunlun Realm were here.
There were more than two thousand of them. It was hard to imagine so many Martial Emperors stepping forward.
Due to the golden age, many young experts had risen to prominence. Many hidden white-haired old men, who had retired and lived in seclusion, had emerged at this moment as well.
New and old together, this was the highest number of experts in one age in the past ten thousand years in the Kunlun Realm.
Since the peak of the Martial Epoch passed, there had rarely been an age with so many Martial Emperors. Perhaps, the Heavenly Dao was aware of the danger of this one and did not want the Kunlun Realm to be destroyed.
However, the situation still did not look optimistic. Although there were many Martial Emperors, there were only one hundred-odd Sovereign Martial Emperors.
Compared to therge number of Martial Emperors, there were simply too few Sovereign Martial Emperors. After all, this golden age was too new; these geniuses had not had enough time to grow.
Not every outstanding talent was as fortunate as Shui Lingling, Bai Wuxue, and Yan Shisan, who found their own fortuitous encounters and advanced to Sovereign Martial Emperor in a short time.
What a pity! This batch of outstanding talents is much stronger than our generation. If they had more time, they would be able to achieve more.
How unfortunate! If they had another tenno, fiveyears, it would be sufficient.
The many older-generation cultivators all sighed when they looked at this batch of outstanding young talents.
Xiao Chen felt deeply moved. Probably, the Treasure Master saw this as well, and that was why he decided to make a move now.
The Treasure Master would not allow the Kunlun Realm to have any chance.
Suddenly, Xiao Chen opened his Heavenly Eye, and a divine eye flew out from it, then sped past mountains, rivers, and cities.
After it flew for several million kilometers, it seemed like Xiao Chens eyes hovered in the air, looking at the ind where the Treasure Masters Residence was.
Xiao Chen saw a shocking scene.
The sky was filled with Demon cultivators riding Demonic Beasts. They were densely packed together, looking like ants. Their numbers were unimaginably vast.
Among them were several strong Demonic Beasts radiating a Sovereigns Emperor Might, each ruling a group of Demonic Beasts like it was their king.
These were ferocious beasts of the king grade, no weaker than the Kunlun Realms Sovereign Martial Emperors. There were a ming Demonic Lion with eight heads, arge ck Gold Snake, a Twin-Headed Demonic Condor, and many others.
Xiao Chen was shocked at all this. The Demonic Beasts alone had so many king grade ferocious beasts. The situation really did not look good.
However, this was not what he wanted to see. The divine eye hovering in the sky turned around and looked through the manyyers of barriers around the Treasure Masters ind.
Whoosh!
Xiao Chen saw a za and a ck altar in its center. Boundless Demonic Qi rose from it, looking exceptionally scary.
What was scarier was that asionally, visible souls came out from the ck cave that was the altar. Their faces were twisted, as though they were screaming in pain as they were sucked into the pitch-ck clouds above.
The Treasure Master stood before the altar with Xing Wang and Fa Wang at his sides. Further back were the eighteen Demon Monarchs. Then, the Sovereign Martial Emperors of the Demon Races. Finally, there were the ordinary Martial Emperors of the Demon Races.
A rough count of the Demon Martial Emperors in the za came to at least two thousand.
What was scarier was the number of Sovereign Martial Emperors. There were more than four hundred of them. When including the Sovereign-Martial-Emperor-level Demonic Beasts, that was more than twice or thrice that of the Kunlun Realman extremely scary number.
Xiao Chen could imagine the enormous pressure that the Kunlun Realms Martial Emperors would face when the time came.
Could they withstand it? He simply had no confidence.
Xiao Chen fixed his gaze on the back of the Treasure Master, his feelings somewhatplicated.
Church Master, someone is watching you.
The Treasure Master did not turn his head. He said indifferently, I know. Help me deal with it.
Xing Wang suddenly turned around and met the gaze of the extremely distant Heavenly Eye that was hovering in the sky. Its the Azure Dragon King? Interesting!
On the Treasure Masters other side, Fa Wang also turned around. Then he smiled and said, Ill go test him out first. Not just anyone can peek in casually.
Suddenly, a ck me red up from Fa Wangs fingertip. Then, he flicked his finger, and the ck me sent a boundless, resplendent, ck light towards Xiao Chens eye.
Whoosh!
What a strange me. Xiao Chens heart skipped a beat as he hurried to withdraw his gaze.
However, it was already toote. A sh of ck light shot towards the Heavenly Eye.
Divine Lightning Eye!
With a thought, Xiao Chen drove the Ten Thousand Tribtion Divine Lightning in his sea of consciousness. The Heavenly Eye that was millions of kilometers away immediately released a bolt of lightning tribtion, striking the strange ck Demonic me.
After dismissing this technique, Xiao Chens Heavenly Eye quickly flew back.
Hehe! Even though you broke Fa Wangs Deep Abyss Demonic me, do you think you can hide from Xing Wangs ax?!
Xing Wang smiled coldly from a distance. Suddenly, an ax with ck chains on its handle swung down from above the Heavenly Eye, hacking at it.
Scatter!
At the critical moment, Xiao Chen chose to scatter this technique abruptly. The Heavenly Eye immediately scattered into countless motes of light, evading this ax strike.
Forcibly scattering this technique meant that Xiao Chen could not execute the Heavenly Eye again for some time.
However, this was still better than having it smashed apart by the other partys ax. After all, Eye Techniques were not Xiao Chens forte. He did not have many means at his disposal to deal with the attack.
At Kunlun Mountain, after scattering the Heavenly Eye, Xiao Chen took a step back, and his expression changed slightly.
Azure Dragon King, whats going on? What did you see?
The people beside him were all aware that Xiao Chen had executed an Eye Technique, so they asked quickly, anxious to know about the Demonic Worlds movements.
Xiao Chen was in no rush to reply. His face sank, and the Dao light disk of the Great Dao Energy suddenly appeared behind him.
Then, it quickly condensed into a line. Xiao Chen shouted, Dao!
The energy of the Saber Dao, which surpassed the saber intent, the saber soul, and the Saber Domain, spread through Xiao Chens body.
As his hair flew wildly, he became like a sharp, drawn saber. Everyone around unconsciously took a step back in response.
Xiao Chen flicked a finger, and a strand of saber light flew out, disappearing in a sh like lightning.
Ka ca!
Millions of kilometers away, this saber light smacked that ax that seemed to be falling from the sky.
On the Treasure Masters ind, Xing Wang staggered back one step, and blood leaked out of the corners of his lips. His face showed a crazed, berserk expression.
In this long-distance exchange, Xing Wang actually lost to Xiao Chen.
Enough, you are not a match for him. There is no need to persist stubbornly. Continue offering sacrifices to the Demonic God. We will be setting off very soon.
Yes!
The fury in Xing Wangs eyes abated. After the Treasure Master reproached him, Xing Wang stretched out his hand and caught the strange ax.
On Kunlun Mountain, Xiao Chen gave a simple exnation of what he saw and experienced.
Everyone was greatly startled. Unexpectedly, in just those few moments, Xiao Chen already shed with the two Vice Church Masters of the Dark Church.
Make your preparations. They will charge over at sunset at the earliest! Xiao Chen ordered softly as he closed his eyes and rested.
The ce fell silent. However, amid the silence, not a single person withdrew, all of them silently readying themselves.
Two hours passed...
Then, four hours passed... When the sun started sinking below the horizon, the sky in the distance suddenly turned ck. It was like night arrived early.
Theyreing!
Indeed, the Demons wereing. That ck cloud that covered the sky was the armies of the Demon Races.
The final decisive battle had yet to begin, but a desperate atmosphere was already spreading out. Everyone knew that this battle was unavoidable.
The Kunlun Realm had already retreated to its final line of defense. Kunlun Mountain was the final barrier. No further retreat was possible.
Either you die or I perish.
Once one side was defeated, the vanquished would be enved or even sacrificed. All their friends and families might encounter the same tragedy that befell the Heavenly Starry Ocean cultivators, dying a cruel, painful death.
The Kunlun Realm could not retreat nor be defeated. The eyes of the younger-generation outstanding talents and older-generation cultivators on the mountain all turned red.
They appeared like wild beasts, berserk and furious.
Behind Kunlun Mountain were many war chariots and warships carrying the strong cultivators of the Kunlun Realm, the troops made up of quasi-Emperors, Martial Sages, and Martial Monarchs. These cultivators from the various races numbered in the tens of millions.
While these cultivators were not strong enough individually, they could work together. They posed an even more crucial force than the Martial Emperors and quasi-Emperors.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
One hourter, the Demon Races armies arrived with the Treasure Master leading the eighteen Demon Monarchs and the two Vice Church Masters, standing at the front as he looked at everyone on Kunlun Mountain coldly.
The many youths on the mountain felt their arms tremble slightly at the sight of the dark cloud that was the Demon armies. However, no one took even half a step back.
Haha! There really are many old friends. Im not exactly an unfeeling person. As long as you are a Martial Emperor and join my Dark Church, you may live! the Treasure Master said as he looked at Xiao Chen, the Cyclic Astral Lord, and the other Kunlun Realm cultivators.
You bastard, scram! After killing the people of my Kunlun Realm like pigs and dogs, offering them to the Demonic God, you still want us to surrender? Dream on!
Even if we fight to the death, we will not surrender to you!
The crowd was agitated. Many of the Martial Emperors, who had lost their families in the Heavenly Starry Ocean, cursed loudly.
This incited the others to join in. Countless people yelled, No surrender, even if we die!
That suits me fine. The more sacrifices there are, the better! the Treasure Master said coldly, not appearing to care.
Suddenly, Xiao Chen opened his eyes and looked at the Treasure Master. One eye flickered with light that appeared like electricity.
As Xiao Chen stared at the other party, he gritted his teeth and said, enunciating every word emphatically, Senior Thunder Sovereign, even at this point, must you still continue deceiving us?!
Chapter 1538 (Raw 1520): Decisive Battle Begins
Chapter 1538 (Raw 1520): Decisive Battle Begins
What!
The two forces faced each other. The decisive battle was about to begin. However, Xiao Chen said something that shook everyone in the Kunlun Realms camp.
Xiao Chen, what are you saying? The Thunder Sovereign already went to the Kunlun Road. It is impossible for him to appear.
The Myriad-Law Fiend Master was deeply shocked by this news, thinking that Xiao Chen was joking.
Xiao Chen asked indifferently, Did you personally see him go onto the Kunlun Road?
No...
Do you know who dealt the fatal blow to the Azure Emperor ten thousand years ago? Its him! Who dealt the Thunder Emperor the fatal blow five thousand years ago? Its still him! Why is it that the moment he left, the entire Kunlun Continent fell into chaos?
Why is it that the moment the Azure Emperor died, the Treasure Masters Residence quickly rose up in the Heavenly Starry Ocean? I have never believed in coincidence. So many coincidences are truly suspicious.
Xiao Chens expression did not change as he enunciated every word clearly, calmly voicing his opinion.
Xiao Chen, although I respect you as my brother, please do not nder my master! the Thunder and Lightning Pces An Junxi said, feeling very upset. He did not like hearing Xiao Chen speak about his master this way.
The other experts who were on good terms with the Thunder Sovereign spoke up as well, unhappy with Xiao Chens words.
Such a scene surprised the eighteen Demon Monarchs. They all smiled coldly as they watched the internal conflict of the Kunlun Realms camp.
Xiao Chen, this is just a guess. There is no verifiable evidence. You cant just pin this on the Thunder Sovereign. Ying Zongtian frowned slightly, clearly upset at Xiao Chens words as well.
The prestige of the Thunder Sovereign was unexpectedly high. With just these words, the morale of the Kunlun Realms camp took a big hit.
Xiao Chen did not say anything. Often, things were not necessarily false just because there was no proof.
Although Xiao Chens Heavenly Eye did not manage to see the other partys appearance, he had seen the other partys eyes.
If it were in the past, it would be just a guess. However, having seen the other partys eyes, Xiao Chen was deeply suspicious already.
Although he had never seen the Thunder Sovereigns true body, he had seen the eyes of the Thunder Sovereigns clone during his King conferral ceremony.
Be it the true body or a clone, a persons eyes contained the light of ones mind. It had nothing to do with the physical body. The eyes could not lie or cheat others.
The Treasure Masters eyes and the Thunder Sovereigns eyes were too simr. Back then, Xiao Chen had already started to waver somewhat.
Later on, he tested his hunch, unwilling to believe in coincidence or ept this possibility. However, the results saddened him, making him feel very fatigued.
The Divine Lightning Eye, which could severely injure a Prime, did nothing to the Treasure Master.
Such a result would be impossible unless he was a peak expert in the Thunder Dao. Just this point alone was sufficient to prove Xiao Chens guess.
Furthermore, his guess could exin the many coincidences that had already happened before.
Xiao Chen ignored the others dissatisfaction and disbelief. He continued looking at the Treasure Master and demanded sullenly, Senior Thunder Sovereign, are you going to continue deceiving us? Perhaps, this is myst time addressing you as senior, Lord Church Master!
Silence...
The Treasure Master did not deny anything. This made everyone who doubted Xiao Chen start to look at the Treasure Master.
Under the many gazes, the Treasure Master, whose appearance was hazy from the very start, looking very unfathomable, asked, Why the need to seek the truth? Sometimes, it is best not to know about certain things.
Boom!
This was like thunder booming on a clear spring day. The Treasure Masters words were equivalent to a tacit admission of Xiao Chens guess. Many people could not ept it.
Everyone felt dazed. They all greatly respected the Thunder Sovereign, trusting him even more than their fathers. He was the source of their conviction, their motivation for continuing forward.
They even saw the Thunder Sovereign as a god. Suddenly, this conviction disintegrated. An Junxi was like a copsed ice cave, turning dispirited and in incredible pain.
The Thunder and Lightning Pces people were no better. Their emotions were more or less simr to An Junxis.
Ying Zongtian, the Myriad-Law Fiend Master, and the other old friends all found this uneptable as well, their emotions tangled.
This was especially so for Ying Zongtian. As he was on rather close personal terms with the Thunder Sovereign, this came as a rather big blow to him.
On the other hand, the eighteen Demon Monarchs quickly calmed down after some astonishment. Who the Dark Churchs Church Master was did not matter. As long as they could control the Dark Church, it was enough. Xing Wang and Fa Wang were not surprised. Apparently, they had long known this secret.
Treasure Master, dont lie to me. My master is absolutely not the Dark Churchs Church Master! An Junxi roared with all his might, unwilling to believe in this development.
Whoosh!
The hazy ck energy around the Treasure Masters face vanished, revealing his genuine appearance.
The Treasure Masters face looked exactly like the Thunder Sovereigns. Even the aura was the same; there was no difference at all.
He really is the Thunder Sovereign!
At this moment, the identity of the Treasure Master was verified, dealing a heavy blow to everyone in the Kunlun Realms camp.
Everyone had one question in their hearts: Why?!
As everyone was wondering this, an ugly saber scar surfaced on the Thunder Sovereigns right cheek. His aura suddenly changed, surging and turning evil. This felt very scary and horrifying, putting incredible pressure on everyone.
The Thunder Sovereign touched the saber scar on his face with his right hand as he looked at Xiao Chen. Heavy hatred red in his eyes as he said, This was left by your Azure Emperor ancestor ten thousand years ago. Although I suppress it with all my might, I can only hide this saber scar for three days. This scar has brought me pain and suffering. Today, Ill return it to you tenfolda hundredfold!
Xiao Chen entered deep thought. This saber scar was probably left by the Azure Emperor when the Thunder Sovereign sneak-attacked the Azure Emperor back then.
No wonder it could not be removed. It was easy for normal Martial Emperors to remove a scar. However, since this scar was left by the Azure Emperor, it was different.
This injury was already imprinted deep in the bones, the marrow, the blood vessels, even the soul. Even if the other party suppressed it with all his might, he could hide it for only three days.
Such conscious suppression should be extremely exhausting. Hence, when the other party was still the Thunder Sovereign, he frequently spent his time in closed-door cultivation. Covering this scar up was probably extremely painful. It was only natural that his hatred for the Azure Emperor ran this deep.
Give me an answer. Why did you lie to me?!
Ying Zongtians heart turned cold, simply unable to ept the taste of being lied to.
Why did I lie? Do you think that its possible for me to live for more than ten thousand years for no reason at all? Are you not able to figure it out for yourself? Ying Zongtian, I have never lied to you. I am the Thunder Sovereign, also the Treasure Master, and also the Dark Churchs Church Master. I have not lied to anyone.
Like you, I also hoped for Xiao Chen to mature. Otherwise, how could he stir up the Kunlun Realm and throw it into chaos? The battle when he walked his Emperors Road dyed the sky with blood, killing off half the Martial Emperors of the Kunlun Realm. Both you and he are my pawnsfurthermore, willing pawns. I have never lied to you.
I also wish to leave this damned abandonednd. I also want to stay alive without aging. If you were me and the previous Dark Churchs Church Master approached you back then, you would have agreed as well, bing his inheritor.
The Thunder Sovereign seemed to have held back these words for a long time already. Now that he had said it all in one breath, he seemed much more rxed.
Many people were startled when they heard this. Unexpectedly, there was someone who schemed so deeply, ying them in the palm of his hand. The vastness of this scheme involved nearly the entire Kunlun Realm.
Ying Zongtian did not show any emotions on his face; instead, his expression turned even colder. He shook his head and said, Stop looking for excuses. Everyone has their own principles. You just fell short of your own.
The victor is right, and the vanquished are wrong. The so-called principles are meant to be trampled on!
The Thunder Sovereign swept his cold gaze over everyone in the Kunlun Realms camp. Then, he said, On ount of past friendships, Ill give you all another chance. As long as you are willing to surrender and put your faith in the Demonic God, I can be merciful!
Merciful? By all means, use your dirty hands and draw your treasure sword. I, Xiao Chen, absolutely will never surrender to you. Xiao Chen frowned heavily, brushing off this offer.
The Dark Church killed my fellow men of the Kunlun Realm like they were pigs and dogs. You can dream on about me surrendering!
Sorry, Master. This is thest time I will be calling you master. This time, I cannot agree!
An Junxis face was even colder than Ying Zongtians and looked even scarier. He felt so much hurt in his heart that he no longer had the heart to feel pain. There was only coldness and numbness spreading through his entire body.
I swear to die fighting rather than surrender!
Hahaha! Good! Good! Good! Eighteen Demon Monarchs, heed my order: as long as it is a person of the Kunlun Realm, kill without mercy. I want to wash Kunlun Mountain in blood!
Hearing the voices of many people swearing to die rather than surrender, the Treasure Masterughed maniacally and gave the order to kill.
Dao Might spread from Xiao Chens body. With a thought, a war banner appeared behind him.
This banner fluttered in the wind. As Xiao Chen looked at the vast, endless armies of the Demon Races, he said gravely, Protect the Kunlun Realm. Our friends and families are behind. We absolutely cannot retreat. Kill!
The final decisive battle between the Kunlun Realm and the Demonic Realm began.
Chapter 1539 (Raw 1521): Boundless Slaughter
Chapter 1539 (Raw 1521): Boundless ughter
Kill!
The massive battle started with just a touch. Blood instantly dyed the sky red, sending down a rain of blood and broken body parts.
That was a truly incredible scene. Both the sky and the ground, everywhere that the eyes saw, were filled with bloody battles.
This was the true doomsday. Instantly, millions of living beings died miserably on the spot.
A heavy bloody stench spread out in the sky. Everyone killed until their eyes turned red.
The eighteen Demon Monarchs of the Demon Races made their moves. The Celestial Demon Monarch sent out a Demonic Shadow Palm, and ten Martial Emperors immediately died then and there.
Prime-level existences could instantly kill Minor Heavenly Martial Emperors, not giving them a chance to retaliate at all.
On the Kunlun Realms side, the seven Primes made their moves together.
The Heaven Punishing Corpse God was like a human-shaped ferocious beast charging in the air. All those that blocked him were crushed to death, turned into a mist of blood.
Finally, the Iron Demon Monarch of the eighteen Demon Monarchs blocked the Heaven Punishing Corpse Gods path as heughed in an eerie manner.
These two were peak experts of the physical body. Soon, they met each other, exchanging punches.
Iron Demons were innately impervious to sword and spear. The physical bodies of the Corpse Race were no weaker. The Corpse Race even had the advantage of being intelligent since young and could practice Cultivation Techniques and Martial Techniques, possessing extremely deep umtions.
Even though the Iron Demons physical bodies were slightly stronger, fighting against the Corpse Race cultivators was still not easy to bear.
Ying Zongtian opened his hand, and intense light burst forth. Arge sun soared into the sky as he threw a palm strike. The light of therge sun shot out, immediately creating an empty area in front. All the Demonic Beasts and Demons there died.
Whoosh! Whoosh!
The figures of the Ice Demon Monarch and the Flower Demon Monarch of the eighteen Demon Monarchs shed as they took on Ying Zongtian.
The Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign stood on the Deities Nation, fighting against two enemies as wellthe Celestial Demon Monarch and a Prime-level Demonic Beast.
An endless stream of the power of faith infused into the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign, making his body grow continuously.
The Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign held a divine sword in his hand, appearing like a true divine being, looking ridiculously strong.
The Primes of the Kunlun Realm were extremely strong. However, the situation still did not look optimistic.
The Kunlun Realm cultivators were too few. Practically everyone had to take on two opponents and could not afford to be distracted.
Many of the king grade Demonic Beasts were ferocious and bloodthirsty. They tore the Kunlun Realm cultivators bodies with one swipe of their ws, ripping them apart with their jaws and eating them up with relish.
These strong Demon Beasts all possessed intelligence and were unusually crafty and vicious.
Hahaha! This is really great! I have not drunk fresh blood so happily for so long already. It is much better than the flesh of Demonic Beasts. A ck Demonic Condor spoke in the human tongue. Every time it attacked, its hard ws sent blood raining down.
Then, the condor opened its beak and directly swallowed up dozens of corpses belonging to the Kunlun Realm cultivators. This looked extremely cruel.
The eyes of ten quasi-Emperors turned bloodshot with a lust for vengeance.
However, the difference in strength was too great. Attacking the condor would simply be just like striking a rock with an egg.
You overestimate yourselves. The ck Demonic Condor snorted coldly.
Pa!
Just as the Demonic Condor was about tounch another strike, a whip carrying flickering electricity mmed down on it.
Beast! Die!
It was An Junxi. His True Dragon Lightning Whip twisted in the air, mangling the flesh of this Demonic Condor and sending its feathers flying everywhere.
The ck Demonic Condor roared in rage, Ill kill you and swallow you alive!
Go first. Leave this ce to me, An Junxi said to those ten quasi-Emperors.
Many thanks, Hero An. The quasi-Emperors thanked An Junxi and immediately rushed to another part of the battlefield.
Elsewhere on the battlefield, Ximen Bao charged over and clung to a humanoid Demonic Wolf. No matter how the Demonic Wolf tore at his body, he refused to let go.
Earlier, just a second ago, two of Ximen Baos elders died in the mouth of this Demonic Wolf to protect him.
Ka ca! Covered in blood, Ximen Baos body was torn up and tossed aside. However, he still firmly hung on with one handhis remaining hand.
Hahaha! Die, you smelly dog!
Amid loudughter, Ximen Bao chose to self-detonate. He died together with this Demonic Wolf, whose strength far surpassed his.
Not far away, the eyes of Niu Deng, Ximen Baos good friend from the battle realms, turned red as he roared, Ximen Bao!
However, no matter how loudly Niu Deng shouted, he could not change the result. Amid an intense explosion, Ximen Bao died without aplete corpse.
Kill!
Niu Deng immediately entered a frenzy at this sight, going berserk. He swung the saber in his hand, regardless of the injuries on his body.
Shui Lingling stood on her Profound Sun Bird with the Emperor Yi Shooting Sun Bow upraised. This Transcendent Divine Weapon continuously fired arrows.
Shui Linglings arrows were both arrows of death and arrows of life.
Countless Demons and Demonic Beasts died miserably when these arrived. But countless Kunlun Realm cultivators were also saved by her arrows.
Shui Linglings figure flickered in the air, moving nimbly. No one could get a fix on her location. She appeared expressionless, numb to the killing already.
The epic battle had just started. The two sides barely shed with each other, yet the Kunlun Realms camp had already lost more than one hundred Martial Emperors.
As for those under Martial Emperor, there were even more deaths.
The Demon Races losses were equally great, perhaps even more. This made Xing Wang and Fa Wang frown slightly.
Unexpectedly, the various races of the Kunlun Realm, which had been embroiled in great internal conflict, were so united in this final battle.
Xiao Chen and the Kunlun Pces Pce Master did not make a move, as Xing Wang, Fa Wang, and the Treasure Master, who was also the Thunder Sovereign, had not, either.
Countless cultivators charged past Xiao Chens sides. All sorts of miserable deaths took ce before his eyes.
Xiao Chens normally calm heart could not help having ripples in it as he started to give off a violent aura.
Xiao Chen, dont ever let this violent aura control you. Otherwise, after todays battle, it will produce a shadow in your heart. In the future, your path of Martial Cultivation will be crippled. You still have a long way to go, the Kunlun Pces Pce Master, the Saber Demon, who was a contemporary of the Thunder Emperor, advised calmly.
Xiao Chen nodded and said, Ill keep it under control.
Its time for me to make a move!
The Saber Demons expression changed, and he suddenly vanished from Xiao Chens side. Xing Wang and Fa Wang had also made their moves.
The Saber Demon drew his saber. It was an extremely strange curved saber that looked like a crescent moon and shed with a blood-like light.
Saber Demon, it has been one thousand years. Lets see whether your Saber Techniques have improved or not. Xing Wang guffawed and charged into the air, brandishing his ax, which had a chain on the end of its handle.
The sinister Fa Wang smiled coldly, and the Deep Abyss Demonic me lit up on his five fingertips, dancing quietly.
Both sides were extremely familiar with each other. Soon, they shed with each other. The Saber Demon was very strong. Even when fighting against the two, he was not disadvantaged.
As Xiao Chen looked at the Treasure Master, the entire world seemed to disappear. There was only the Treasure Master in his eyes.
This was a very strong opponent. Ten thousand years ago, he was second only to the Azure Emperor. For the past ten thousand years, he had undoubtedly been the strongest person of the Kunlun Realm. Furthermore, during that time, he had still been hiding his strength.
Even though Xiao Chen already surpassed Prime andprehended Great Dao Energy, cultivating the Thunder Domain and Ice Domain as well as the Azure Dragon War Body, he still did not dare to be careless against this person. One mistake could mean his death.
Furthermore, the price of his death was the destruction of the entire Kunlun Realm.
This price was too heavy. Xiao Chen could not afford it.
The Lunar Shadow Saber trembled slightly. Xiao Chen did not know whether it was excited or nervous as it faced the true murderer of Sang Mu.
Xiao Chen, you are no match for me. Back then, the Azure Emperor died at my hands. Today, you will die at my hands as well. Furthermore, this time, you will not be as fortunate as the Azure Emperor. The Treasure Master Thunder Sovereign smiled coldly as he sent a punch at Xiao Chen.
Boom!
Thunder came from Xiao Chens body as his fist crackled with resplendent electric light. The sky suddenly turned dark, and thick thunderclouds filled the sky.
Xiao Chen roared and unleashed ten thousand Dragon Force from his body. Countless dragon-shaped strands of energy flew about in the air.
When facing the Thunder Sovereigns punch, Xiao Chen did not show any fear. He clenched his fist tightly, and the ten thousand dragons gathered and formed a dragon cauldron on his fist.
Bang!
The two fists shed, and the two men were knocked back. Both of them showed a slight shock in their eyes.
Xiao Chen was shocked by the other partys lightning-attributed energy. The Thunder Sovereign was shocked by Xiao Chens Vital Qi. Unexpectedly, when Vital Qi gathered into a cauldron, it would be so strong.
Interesting. However, this is only just the start. My lightning-attributed energy has long since mutated. Get ready for it. The Thunder Sovereign snorted coldly, and the purple electricity on him suddenly changed, all of it turning ck.
Bolts of ck lightning shot out from the Thunder Sovereigns body, spreading out like a spiderweb. It looked as scary as the Demonic Gods tentacles.
Xiao Chen narrowed his eyes. This was...a merger between electricity and the purest Demonic Qi of the Demonic World.
This lightning contained so much negative energygrief, worry, horror, despair, pain, and many othersappearing incredibly twisted.
Chapter 1540 (Raw 1522): Cruel Battle
Chapter 1540 (Raw 1522): Cruel Battle
Xiao Chen frowned slightly. This lightning was truly somewhat strange. Although the other party had not broken through to the Thunder Domain, progressing along the Thunder Dao like Xiao Chen did, the other party had already cultivated his lightning-attributed energy to the very peak, and even taken another path, creating something new.
Xiao Chen was only just initiated in his Saber Daos Great Dao Energy, so he did not enjoy much of an advantage from it.
Again! the Thunder Sovereign shouted. The saber scar on his face looked exceptionally sinister as he threw another punch.
The Thunder Sovereigns Movement Technique was exquisite. With every step he took in the air, electricity flickered under his feet. He looked like he was walking on the ground, the energy below his feet seeming very solid, making his aura appear exceptionally stable.
The lingering Thunder Might was like a mountain peak. With every evasive step linked together, his path was like a mountain range.
By the time the Thunder Sovereign arrived before Xiao Chen, it had formed a majestic mountain range that endlessly rose up and down.
The force of this punch looked very ordinary. However, it was suffused with extremely puissant might and full of tricks.
With one look, Xiao Chen could tell that this punch was as different from the earlier punch as night and day.
Xiao Chen held the Lunar Shadow Saber by his waist, and a vast Dao Might quickly spread out, forming a faint Dao disk flickering with a faint saber light behind him.
The Dao disk spun slowly, continuously building up Xiao Chens Dao Might, just like how a volcano stored up energy before spewing.
When the other partys fist approached, Xiao Chen shouted and decisively punched.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
The two fists collided,nding on their marks. The two shed with brute force. The report was even more resonant than thunder, the sound waves that erupted out very frightening.
However, the even stranger thing was that the space around the two had not broken.
This was because the twos auras were too strong, overly dense. Hence, the space around them turned firm and rigid.
The ck lightning on the Thunder Sovereigns fist contained all sorts of shifting negative emotions. While it looked ordinary, in reality, it constantly changed, each time showing a different state.
It showed Xiao Chen all sorts of horrifying illusions. Xiao Chens heart was not affected; his state of cycle also continuously changed.
Massacre, destruction, ruin, despair, pain, grief, and deaththey all formed various illusions and dispelled the other partys negative emotional interference into nothing.
After fighting for half a day, the two had exchanged more than a thousand moves. Neither could do anything to the other.
The epic battle between the Kunlun Realm and the Demonic World intensified. Millions of cultivators, Demons, and Demonic Beasts faced each other.
The ngor of desperate battle rang out continuously. This was like hell descended on the world, Armageddon, Ragnarok, perhaps even worse than those.
As time went by, the situation turned increasingly unfavorable for the Kunlun Realm. The Demonic Worldsbat prowess at the Sovereign-Martial-Emperor level was three times more than the Kunlun Realms.
At first, the Kunlun Realm could barely hold on. However, slowly, the battles turned from one-on-two to one-on-three, then one-on-four. The situation steadily worsened.
Am I going to die?
The Thunder and Lightning Pces An Junxi was incredibly fatigued. He had already lost count of how many Demons and Demonic Beasts he had killed. Finally, he was blocked by three Sovereign-Martial-Emperor-level opponents. As he fought against three by himself, his resolve gradually wavered.
There were two Thunder Demon Sovereign Martial Emperors and one three-headed Demonic Hound, all of them looking coldly at An Junxi.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Suddenly, boundless snow fell in this area. Amid the snowkes, an enormous icy palm struck the three-headed Demonic Hound.
Ka ca! The icy palm was like an ice mountain, directly smashing the three-headed Demonic Hound into pieces.
An Junxi, are you really going to give up that easily?
The one who came was Bai Wuxue. When he saw An Junxi in danger, he immediately rushed over to help.
Dont worry. I absolutely will not die in front of you. Hahaha!
Feeling a warmth in his heart, An Junxiughed heartily and said, Come, lets attack together.
Good!
The two fought side by side, forgoing pleasantries and throwing themselves into the ughter once more.
While An Junxi was saved, Xia Houjue was not that fortunate. When his father finally rushed over, after dealing with an opponent, a Sovereign-Martial-Emperor-level Demonic Wolf had already bitten off Xia Houjues lower half. Now, his lifeforce seemed faint, and death was very near.
My son! the White Tiger Holy Master automatically shouted hoarsely, tears and snot flowing on his face.
Xia Houjue smiled bitterly. Then, he reached up and touched his fathers cheek. Lord Father, dont be sad. This child is ipetent. My greatest regret in this life is losing your face during the King conferral ceremony, wasting all your efforts. Im really sorry!
Stop speaking. Its over already. Dont worry. Ill bring you away. Ill heal you.
Away? Where can we go? The Kunlun Realm will be gone. How can our home still remain? Lord Father...
Xia Houjues words stopped half-finished, and his right hand suddenly dropped to the ground. Then, as though he came back to life, the remaining half of his body soared into the air, flew to a huge Demonic Snake, and exploded with a loud bang.
That Sovereign-Martial-Emperor-level Demonic Snake died together with Xia Houjue, without an intact corpse.
Ah!
Unable to hold back his pain, grief, and heartbreak, the White Tiger Holy Master roared as his eyes turned bloodshot, Damn it!
Brother Xia...
Feng Wuji, the Divine Martial Gates Holy Son, who had grown up with Xia Houjue, was stunned on the spot for a while. As a result, he paid the price, receiving several more wounds on his body.
Such miserable scenes happened everywhere. The Kunlun Realm cultivators, who were at a numerical disadvantage, had to put in their very best as they had nowhere else to go. The back of the mountains was filled with innocent civilians and weak cultivators, who were not even Martial Monarchs.
To the Demonic World, such people would be like food or sacrificial goods; they could not mount any resistance at all.
Chu Yang, Im really tired. I feel like sleeping.
The Holy Daughter of the Cyclic Astral Pces Moon Pce appeared pale as she leaned weakly on Chu Yangs back. She spoke very softly as if she was sleep-talking.
Then, go to sleep. Dont think too much. Ill wake you up.
Chu Yang smiled warmly. The sword light in his hand appeared as resplendent as the sun as he chopped a Blood Demon Martial Emperor in half.
Although Chu Yang was smiling, tears silently flowed from his eyes.
Good. Remember to wake me up. Im going to sleep. Fu Hongyao no longer showed any signs of life. Then, she silently fell into the arms of Chu Yang, who continued to hold her up.
Pu ci! Pu ci!
Chu Yang had already pushed back many waves of Blood Demon Greater Heavenly Martial Emperors but was now surrounded. Before he could say anything, several swords stabbed him, and he vomitedrge mouthfuls of blood.
These Blood Race Greater Heavenly Martial Emperors pulled out the swords, and Chu Yang fell to his knees. With his Primordial Energy already drained, he simply could not deal with these wounds. His lifeforce ebbed rapidly, helplessly.
Sorry, I cant wake you up.
After saying that, Chu Yang fell to the ground, dying together with Fu Hongyao.
Damn, they finally died. This wretched couple is still sticking together even after death. Separate them and chop them into many pieces, a Blood Demon said coldly after vomiting a mouthful of blood.
Suddenly, a sword light swept across like a phantom. The heads of those Blood Demons preparing to act flew off, separated from their bodies.
A Blood Race Greater Heavenly Martial Emperor immediately shouted in horror, Who... Who is acting all mysterious?
Yan Shisan.
Ka ca!
Yan Shisan, a swordsman of the way of killing, had appeared behind this Blood Demon Greater Heavenly Martial Emperor at some point in time. Then, with a backhand swing, he stabbed his sword into this Blood Demons Heart of an Emperor, instantly killing him.
While Yan Shisan did not feel much about life and death, when he saw the two corpses wrapped around each other on the ground, he could not help pausing for a moment.
Hu ci! Hu ci!
He showed a cold expression as he looked at the two corpses. His feet did not move, but the right hand that held the sword swung around continuously. Without even a backward nce, a sword light shed and chopped up a group of Blood Demon cultivators sneaking up on him, eliciting miserable shrieks.
In the end, Yan Shisan left. Then, he swept his cold gaze across the entire battlefield. Many ces required reinforcement. After locating the group that was in the worst situation, he silently went over.
Yan Shisan was unfathomably strong. He clearly had the strength of a Ninth Heaven Martial Emperor but did not let any of his aura leak out.
Holding his murderous sword, he roamed the battlefield. No one could stop him.
After Yan Shisan dealt with another group and chopped off the head of thest enemy there, the headless body of that Demon exploded with a divine light just as he was about to sheathe his sword.
When the divine light scattered, Yan Shisan saw Di Wuque, who just withdrew his fist. These two old rivals met again under such circumstances.
Your fist is slower than my sword, Yan Shisan said.
Di Wuque smiled and said, However, my fist killed more Demons than your sword.
Nevertheless, no matter how many we kill, we cannot turn the tide.
With a nefarious grin, Di Wuque asked, Do you dare to y big?
Raising an eyebrow, Yan Shisan prompted, Speak.
Di Wuque looked at the sky and muttered, The ones who can truly turn the tide are the Primes. However, the other side is detaining our Primes. As long as we can free one Prime, we can ease the current situation.
Yan Shisan casually swept his gaze around. Aside from a few areas, the Kunlun Realm cultivators under Prime were being beaten into a gradual retreat from the battlefield. Their side was like the ebbing tide. The Demons and Demonic Beasts seemed endless, pushing forward like a torrential flood.
On such a grand stage, the small victories that these two had gained were clearly insignificant.
The advantage that the Demonic World held grew increasinglyrger. Soon, these two would be targeted and surrounded by some true experts.
Losing this battle would eventually affect the battles of the Kunlun Realm Primes.
Di Wuque narrowed his eyes at the Celestial Demon Monarch, the Earth Demon Monarch, and the Shadow Demon Monarch, who were currently fighting the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign. Lets go kill a Prime. Do you dare to or not?!
If you dare to, why not me?
Yan Shisan had long since seen past life and death. His Killing Sword Dao did not contain the word fear.
Chapter 1541 (Raw 1523): Demonifying Sword
Chapter 1541 (Raw 1523): Demonifying Sword
Di Wuque said, Good. Do you see the three fighting against my master, the Celestial Demon Monarch, the Earth Demon Monarch, and the Shadow Demon Monarch? These three are all Primes, and the Celestial Demon Monarch is the main force. My master is spending most of his efforts on this particr Demon.
He is the target?
Thats right. The other two Primes are weaker. As long as we get rid of or severely injure the Celestial Demon Monarch, my master will have a chance to make a move by relying on the power of faith from billions of believers in the Deities Nation.
Yan Shisan took a look at the situation of the battlefield. The whole ce was roiling with overwhelming Demonic Qi. The Kunlun Realms troop formation waspletely disrupted.
Many factions that originally possessed strongbat prowess were scattered and could only beat a hasty retreat.
If this continued, they would soon get pushed back to the Heavenly Dew Divine Spring.
Yan Shisan nodded and said, Very well, tell me what to do.
A fierce light shone in Di Wuques eyes as he said, My Myriad Heaven Divine Fist, Deities Descending, includes a forbidden art. I have never used it before. If I use the Deity Races essence blood to ignite this forbidden art, I can surpass my limits and bring out thirtyfold of mybat prowess.
Yan Shisan frowned slightly as he said indifferently, Your body cant take tenfold yourbat prowess. With thirtyfold yourbat prowess, even if you do not die, you will be crippled.
As the two chatted, they did not stop moving, their figures flickering continuously. Everywhere they passed, blood rained down. As long as a Demon Monarch did not appear, the other Demons would find it hard to stop these two when they worked together.
The fist light and sword light swept everything before them; anyone in their way died. The two did not get greedy for achievements. They rested often but never for more than fifteen minutes, never giving the Demons time to trap or surround them.
Bang!
With a casual punch, Di Wuque sent out many beams of divine light. Just one punch, and he directly made an Iron Demon explode. Even an Iron Demon could not withstand this fist light. This showed how much explosive power he had. After the nine-colored Emperors Road, his physical body had undergone a metamorphosis.
Haha! If the Kunlun Realm is lost and I survive, what difference will there be from being a cripple? Di Wuque said indifferently, You will have only one chance. I will use my forbidden art and create a chance for you, a chance tond one sword strike.
Remember, only one sword strike. If you do not have that confidence, then dont bother ying along with me.
Yan Shisan casually swung his sword, lopping off the head of a Winged Demon. Since you became famous, the entire world has feared you. However, I, Yan Shisan, have never feared you.
Hahaha! Good! Good! Good! You are truly Yan Shisan, indeed. If that person had not appeared, you would probably have been my greatest opponent in this life.
Di Wuqueughed maniacally. The many beams of divine light that he had shot out all returned to his body.
Immediately, Di Wuques aura became withdrawn, and his eyes hid the sharpest light of his life.
Ka ca!
Di Wuques heart cracked, and a drop of his hearts blood spread out in his body. His eyes suddenly became bloodshot, and his long hair fluttered about, the white strands turning scarlet as if they were dyed in blood.
Yan Shisan closed his eyes as he returned his sword to its sheath, preparing to execute the most magnificent sword strike of his lifeperhaps, thest sword strike of his life.
These two youths boldly wanted to assassinate a Prime. Furthermore, their target was the Celestial Demon Monarch, the strongest among the eighteen Demon Monarchs.
If such thoughts were known, everyone wouldugh until their teeth dropped out.
However, this was what Yan Shisan and Di Wuque were nning!
Myriad Heaven Divine Fist, Deities Descending! Di Wuque shouted, and his entire body released a scarlet light. It looked like he turned into a demon and suddenly erupted out, bing like a tornado.
The scarlet light scattered everywhere. This light contained Di Wuques hearts blood, looking like countless droplets of blood raining down.
The dazzling scarlet light shocked the vast battlefield spanning five thousand kilometers. All the cultivators fighting, both from the Kunlun Realm and the Demonic World, felt an aura that was even more berserk than that of a Prime. Di Wuque was like a human-shaped volcano.
Its him!
Xing Jue, the personal disciple of the Heaven Punishing Corpse God who was leading the Corpse Race cultivators against the Iron Demons, was stunned on seeing this scene.
Its Di Wuque! Feng Wuji said with some disbelief.
He is crazy. What is he trying to do?
With one look, everyone could tell that Di Wuque was definitely about to use a forbidden art. Otherwise, his aura would never appear so terrifying.
Celestial Demon Monarch, take a punch from me, Di Wuque!
The Celestial Demon Monarch, who was currently fighting with the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign, smiled coldly, entirely unconcerned. You overestimate yourself.
Above the Deities Nation, the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereigns body had grown to over three thousand kilometers tall as a result of the power of faith, appearing like a divine being.
Forbidden art. The bloodline forbidden art...
At this moment, the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereigns expression changed drastically. However, he could do nothing to stop what was about to happen.
Like a meteor streaking across the sky, a drop of divine light that looked like blood dripped on Di Wuques body. The tenfoldbat prowess of the Deities Descending expanded once more; this punch reached thirtyfoldbat prowess.
Pu ci!
Space tore. Di Wuque seemed like he teleported, appearing in front of the Celestial Demon Monarch out of nowhere. Blood leaked out of his mouth as he punched amid loudughter.
Humph! You think you are fit to perish together with me?!
The Celestial Demon Monarch felt slightly flustered in his heart. This fellow was actually aiming for mutual destruction. Without even thinking, he executed the Demonic Shadow Palm.
The Demonic God image appeared behind the Celestial Demon Monarch, vast Demonic Might immediately overwhelming Di Wuques berserk aura.
Then the Celestial Demon Monarch threw a palm strike to wee this punch.
Boom!
The energy in Di Wuques body was extremely unstable in the first ce. The instant the fist and palm met and the force spread out, his Golden Emperor Body exploded, and he died without aplete corpse.
Cracks appeared in the Demonic God image behind the Celestial Demon Monarch before it crumbled and disappeared.
Pu ci! The Celestial Demon Monarchs expression turned unsightly as he stumbled back a few steps and vomited blood.
Di Wuques final punch actually contained a force that was slightly stronger than what a Primes could, inflicting grave injury on the Celestial Demon Monarch.
Wuque!
The Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign goggled as he watched Di Wuque die before him. He simply could not ept this.
I have to retreat. The Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign will go crazy. I absolutely cannot withstand his attacks right now.
Horror surged up in the Celestial Demon Monarchs heart as he retreated hastily. The Earth Demon Monarch and the Shadow Demon Monarch reacted quickly, shielding the Celestial Demon Monarch and protecting him.
Killing Sword Dao, Demonifying Sword!
ng!
Suddenly, a sword hum rang out, apanied by ghostly wailing. Yan Shisan, who had his eyes tightly shut, opened them.
When he drew his sword and opened his eyes, he gave off an unparalleled sword intent.
Yan Shisan had been practicing the sword from the age of eight. Now, he was thirty years old. He had not taken the conventional path but a side path. He drew his sword only to kill.
Killing Sword Daos final sword, Demonifying Sword!
Opening the eyes, drawing the sword, and demonifying. Yan Shisans final sword strike contained overwhelming Demonic Qia Demonic Qi that could induce fear in all the Demon Monarchs.
The sword could no longer be controlled, dragging Yan Shisan into the air along with it.
The Celestial Demon Monarch, who was on guard against the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign, could not react. This final sword strike, which came from behind him, lopped his head off.
What kind of sword could be this fast? What kind of sword could kill a Demon in one strike?
Only a Demon Sword. Yan Shisans final sword strike was no longer under his control, transforming his sword into a Demon Sword.
The Celestial Demon Monarch died!
His head separated from his body, and his body started rotting. He died on the spot, not even having time for any final words.
The strongest of the eighteen Demon Monarchs died in the hands of two juniors from the Kunlun Realm. He would never have even dreamed of this. No matter how wild the imaginations of the Demonic World cultivators were, they would never have dreamed of this.
I, Yan Shisan, do not have many friends. However, before I die, you, Di Wuque, are included among them.
Yan Shisan, whose eyes brimmed with boundless Demonic Qi, barely forced out a smile. Using hisst shreds of rationality, he shook his hand hard, shattering the sword. Then, he stabbed the broken sword into his own Heart of an Emperor.
Demonifying Sword. With thest sword strike, Yan Shisan had stepped onto the Demonic Dao.
If he did notmit suicide, he would lose all his rationality, turning into a killing machine, a human-shaped demon.
After that, Life Essence flowed out of Yan Shisans body as it slowly fell from the sky.
Two outstanding talents under only Xiao Chen in this generation of the Kunlun Realm fell in exchange for the head of the strongest Demon Monarch of the Deep Abyss Demonic World.
Many people silently shed tears, and their eyes turned bloodshot. Hatred surged in their hearts as they wished that they could kill all of this endless swamp of Demons.
The pain and grief in the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereigns heart were indescribable. However, he also understood Di Wuques kind intentions. Di Wuque wanted to create a chance for him to make a move, to turn the tide of the battlefield.
Chapter 1542 (Raw 1524): Another Stalemate
Chapter 1542 (Raw 1524): Another Stalemate
Xiao Chen was currently fighting the Thunder Sovereign in the sky. Like the rest, he learned of the deaths of Di Wuque and Yan Shisan, as well as the miserable situations of the various shocking scenes.
Although the two focused on fighting each other, they kept track of the entire battlefield. They knew everything that happened in every corner.
Damn it!
Xiao Chen felt a pang in his heart. He shouted at the other party, asking, Is this the result that you want?!
The Thunder Sovereign smiled coldly without showing any emotions. You are the one who created this situation. If you had obediently surrendered and handed over the Rock of Origin, would there be such a result?
You must be dreaming! Xiao Chen shouted and suddenly attacked, once again executing a forbidden art, the Myriad Heaven Divine Fists Deities Descending.
He instantly burst forth with tenfoldbat prowess. A horrifying might and pressure made the raging him look exceptionally scary.
The Thunder Sovereign narrowed his eyes. In the time it took for a spark to fly, he crossed his arms and formed a shield of ck lightning suffused with all sorts of negative emotions.
Bang!
The surging force from the punch burst out and immediately knocked back the Thunder Sovereign. The ck lightning shield shattered and turned to ashes.
The Thunder Sovereign wiped away the blood at the corners of his lips. Instead of getting angry, he smiled and said, Tenfoldbat prowess deals a lot of damage to you. This was your only opportunity to use it. Now that you have used it, you cannot do anything but suffer from me, who am still in my peak state.
Whoosh!
Who would have imagined that Xiao Chen would ignore the Thunder Sovereign? He turned and headed for where the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign fought the remaining two Demon Monarchs.
The Thunder Sovereign frowned and said, What is he doing? Sneak-attacking them? Thats impossible. The moment he attacks, those two Demon Monarchs will immediately sense it and escape. Could it be that he is going to use the state of cycle and turn back time and space?
Di Wuque and Yan Shisan were already dead. Wanting to reverse time and space was simply a heaven-defying act.
The price that Xiao Chen would end up paying would be hard to imagine. Furthermore, if he truly managed to save them, he would suffer the wrath of heaven for defying heaven and changing fate. Even during the Immortal Epoch, the Immortal Lords did not dare to do that casually.
This is fine, as well. As long as Xiao Chen truly saves those two, the moment he returns to the present, Ill deal him a fatal blow.
The Thunder Sovereign quickly made up his mind, and killing Qi shed in his eyes. ck lightning started storing up power above his head.
Ao Jiao! Xiao Chen shouted, and the Lunar Shadow Saber unsheathed at lightning speed. He used his full power in this saber strike.
Inside Xiao Chens sea of consciousness, the Cycle Heart gave off a bright light. The Thunder Sovereign was right. He was going to reverse time and space, to defy heaven and change fate.
Xiao Chen turned around and swung his saber. The resistance that he faced was startlingly great.
However, Xiao Chen knew that when he returned to the past, the resistance would be even greater. However, this time, just this one time, he was not willing to give up.
Pu ci!
Light shed as Xiao Chen drained half of his Veritable Essence Energy to finally take the hardest step. Then, he saw Di Wuque.
Unfortunately, he saw the Di Wuque who had already punched. Even after putting in all his effort to turn back time and space, he was still toote.
Di Wuque, why? Xiao Chen asked as his figure trembled.
Di Wuques entire body was covered in blood, his skin cracked all over, in so much pain that he wished for death. Tears sparkled at the corners of his eyes. Those were not tears from pain but of release.
Di Wuques heart had withered away long ago when the Divine Daughter Tian Youxi died from the rebound of a formation when she helped him attack Xiao Chen.
At first, Di Wuque was surprised when he saw Xiao Chen. Then, he recalled a certain technique of Xiao Chens and understood.
Reversing time and space? Unexpectedly, you came for me. I have a question: this punch of mine, this peak punch, can it defeat you?
Xiao Chen nodded and said, Yes.
A smile appeared in Di Wuques lips. Then, his body exploded. The past did not change.
Whoosh!
After the explosion, time and space rewound. Xiao Chen returned to the present, to the moment before he drew the Lunar Shadow Saber.
Then, Xiao Chen turned around and swung his saber, blocking the attack that the Thunder Sovereign had been storing up power for. He had not defied heaven and changed fate, so he did not pay too big a price.
Dark Churchs Church Master, I will definitely kill you, definitely, Xiao Chen growled in a rage with overwhelming killing intent.
The Thunder Sovereign smiled and retorted, Unfortunately, rage cannot kill.
The twomenced another lightning-speed exchange of moves. This time, they no longer tested each other out, attacking with their full strength instead.
Kill!
The Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign roared as he watched Di Wuque die before him. The Deities Nation sent out more power of faith, and his figure grewrger again.
A boundless divine radiance continuously poured onto the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereigns body, allowing him to block the attacks of the Earth Demon Monarch and the Shadow Demon Monarch easily.
Despite his rage, the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign did not lose his rationality.
He swept his gaze over the battlefield, seeing the situation of the various battles, and sent out attacks while blocking the Earth Demon Monarch and the Shadow Demon Monarch.
Many huge fingers shining with a divine radiance fell from the sky.
Each time a finger fell, it killed arge number of Demon cultivators. The deaths of Di Wuque and Yan Shisan were exchanged for the chance for a Prime to make his move. Immediately, everyone in the entire Kunlun Realms camp released their bated breath.
Many of the Demon cultivators who had charged over were forced back. Many were severely injured or killed, alleviating the pressure on the Kunlun Realm.
People of the Corpse God Pce,e to me and ruthlessly charge forward!
Di Wuques death made Xing Jue feel grief and pain. His eyes turned bloodshot as he charged at the Iron Demons, the Demon Race that was the hardest to deal with.
All the Corpse Race cultivators still alive on the battlefield gritted their teeth and rushed to Xing Jue, charging along with him.
Disciples of the Thunder and Lightning Pce, if you are still alive, let out a roar and charge with me!
Di Wuque and Yan Shisantwo outstanding talentsexchanged their lives for a gamble, gaining the head of a Demon Monarch. The pain in An Junxis heart was indescribable, causing him to shout out somewhat crazily.
First Senior Brother, I, Tang Meng, am still around.
First Senior Brother, I, Fang Xuan, am still around.
...
Many Thunder and Lightning Pce disciples answered the call. All of them cultivated lightning-attributed Cultivation Techniques and were filled with energy. Even if they were severely injured, their voices boomed like thunder.
Disciples of the Divine Martial Gate, the Phoenixs Passion Pce, and the White Emperor City, gather up! I, Feng Wuji, am still around. Do not let the Demons break your courage!
Thest of the three Holy Scions, Feng Wuji, roared, inciting the disciples of the Tianwu Domains Three Holy Lands to respond.
desmen of the Dragons Gate, form the Yinyang Saber Formation and charge!
Orders received!
Halfway up the mountain, Mo Chen shouted, and the many Dragons Gate disciples holding sabers assembled quickly.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Two thousand elite Dragons Gate disciples fell into formation, materializing the Yinyang Saber Formation. This was the first time the formation, which Xiao Chen had taught them, would be used in actualbat. A huge Taiji diagram appeared under their feet.
As the Taiji diagram spun around, the two thousand desmen formed two dragonsone light and one dark.
Immediately, blood and flesh strewed all over the ce. A myriad of saber lights mangled the flesh of countless Demon cultivators. There was no time to dodge; many hastily fled down the mountain.
What a strong saber formation! Its the Dragons Gates people.
This seems to be the saber formation that the Azure Dragon King once used. How ferocious!
The Yinyang Saber Formation was like two saber dragons apanied by countless saber lights. With the Taiji diagram below, they swept through everything before them.
Soon, the Dragons Gate disciples reached the very front, covering the fatigued Corpse Race cultivators. The sharp, unparalleled saber lights cut up even Iron Demons, causing them to scream in pain.
Mo Chen felt gratified but also regretted somewhat that Xiao Chen had notprehended the even stronger Four Division Saber Formation.
Otherwise, this formation would be even more powerful.
Jin Dabao held his coffin lid as he weaved his fat body nimbly through the vast army.
The fatty did not attack a lot. However, every time he did, a Demon cultivator would fall and die, thanks to the coffin lid that was used for the burial of thest Tianwu Emperor. Now that the fattys cultivation was higher, he could draw out more of its might.
Gong Yangyu wielded his staff, appearing boundlessly tyrannical. When he swung it, even the strong Iron Demons got forced back.
Xuanyuan Zhantian, who possessed the Sovereign War Body, showed a strong aura, making him the most dazzling among the Dragons Gate outstanding talents.
When he swung his Heavenly War Halberd with all his might, he could chop the Iron Demons, who possessed a startling defense, in half. This looked very horrifying.
When the Dragons Gate erupted in full force, it beat back this wave of attacks.
Outstanding talent after outstanding talent stepped forward at the critical moment, gathering cultivators from their factions and triggering a flood. They used this rare opportunity to let their aura flourish and truly stop the armies of the Demon Races, which had already charged up the mountain.
A ghostly ck cloud came from the distance, looking like a knife stabbing in. Everywhere it passed, Demon cultivators fell from the sky.
Its the Ghost Domain. The reinforcements from the Ghost Race are here!
After clearly seeing what the cloud was, everyone in the Kunlun Realms camp let out joyful smiles. Now that reinforcements came at this critical moment, they all felt excited.
Having finally unified the Ghost Races factions, Ghost Empress Xi Xun led the strong cultivators of the Spirit Pce to tear a hole in the sky and scatter the Demonic Beast army.
The overwhelming momentum of the Demons was finally beaten down. The Kunlun Realm stopped the first wave of this hardest trial.
From the first contact, the Demon experts had used their advantage in numbers to beat the Kunlun Realm into a fluster.
Several outstanding talents had died in battle. The tragic scenes of them dying together with their opponents still failed to turn the tide. The Demonic Worlds advantage had expanded, the Demons charging up Kunlun Mountain and entering the ce where the Heavenly Dew Divine Spring was.
Fortunately, Di Wuque and Yan Shisan took a gamble, sacrificing themselves at a critical moment, saving the Kunlun Realm from this wave, and restoring the stalemate.
That was right. Even with the death of a Demon Monarchthe strongest Demon Monarch at thatfailed to reverse the situation on the battlefield.
There were simply too many Demonic World experts; therge army of Demonic Beasts was even vaster and boundless.
Such a result was very difficult for the Kunlun Realm to achieve. However, the many Demon Monarchs had originally thought they could easily suppress the Kunlun Realm.
Who would have imagined that the price that the Demonic World would pay was even higher than that of the Kunlun Realm?
Chapter 1543 (Raw 1525): End of the Road
Chapter 1543 (Raw 1525): End of the Road
The war returned to a stalemate. Although the Demonic World held the upper hand, the Demon Monarchs no longer dared tounch a final attack casually.
After the failure of the previous round, which disyed the strength of the Kunlun Realm when united, they changed their ns, preparing to fight a battle of attrition. With the disparity in numbers, especially that of Sovereign Martial Emperors, the Kunlun Realm would tire out eventually.
Such a stalemate tested a persons heart and determination.
One night passed since the raging battle started. Now, it was noon. The bright sun shone overhead, pouring intense sunlight down.
Blood flowed like rivers for five hundred thousand kilometers. Bones and corpses piled up high, looking like small mountains.
Such a miserable scene was simply like hell in the mortal realm, looking very shocking.
Many peoples minds started to feel fatigued from the prolonged battle. Their bodies were tired and their minds, exhausted. They felt physical pain, but the heart ached even more.
Unending grief, massacre, and despair,bined with a heavy stench of blood, filled every corner of this ce.
Xiao Chen, you are still too inexperienced. I just need to dy you, and the Kunlun Realm will definitely lose this battle. Victory was decided long ago.
From the very start until now, the Thunder Sovereign still had not disyed his full power, clearly having plenty to spare.
The Thunder Sovereign had never been distracted in this battle. His situation was much better than Xiao Chens.
For the sake of Di Wuque and Yan Shisan, Xiao Chen used Deities Descending and the state of cycle. Even so, he did not achieve anything important.
He even ended up in a passive state.
Xiao Chen felt somewhat frustrated. From the onset of the intense battle to now, he still had not discovered his opponents weakness, bottom line, or upper limit.
Hence, he did not dare to go all in. He feared that after he was drained of energy, the other party wouldunch a counterattack, catching him unprepared.
Ao Jiao, back then, when Senior Sang Mu fought with the Thunder Sovereign, was he really defeated in only one move?
Xiao Chens heart did not get flustered at the Thunder Sovereigns words. Instead, he calmly asked Ao Jiao about the past, trying to see if there was any useful information.
After all, this was Ao Jiaos second time fighting the Thunder Sovereign. She should be able to provide some guidance.
Yes, he lost in only one move. However, now that I think about it, the Thunder Sovereign should have been hiding his strength back then. He did not dare to use Demonic Qi in fear of exposing himself.
His weakness is that he is conservative in his attacks. In nicer words, he is firm and steady. In reality, he is conservative and does not readily put himself in danger. On the other hand, Sang Mu revealed his sharpness, attacking whenever he could. He pushed the Thunder Sovereign into a corner. If not for Sang Mus energy running out, it would be hard to say who would have won.
Of course, this assumes that the Thunder Sovereign would not use Demonic Qi or the Martial Techniques of the Dark Church. I also do not know if he is the same after five thousand years.
These words might seem long, but because the twos hearts were connected, the conversation happened nearly instantly.
When Xiao Chen heard that, inspiration shed in his mind.
The Thunder Sovereign feared getting injured. That was right. The Thunder Sovereign did not dare go all in because he could not afford to get injured.
The Thunder Sovereigns physical body was his weakness. After living for so long and being unable to raise his cultivation realm, he was already in decline. How could his physical body be as flourishing as the Thunder Emperor Sang Mus?
Not to mention the current Xiao Chen. For example, if Xiao Chen needed fifteen minutes to recover from a certain injury, the other party would require at least twice the time.
Ao Jiao, thank you. I know how to deal with him now.
A light shed in Xiao Chens eyes, quickly disappearing after that. Then, his aura suddenly changed, bing like a sharp saber shining with cold light.
Haha! You are going to go all in? It looks like you are running out of energy. In the end, you are too inexperienced.
The Thunder Sovereign narrowed his eyes. The experienced him had sensed the difference in Xiao Chen right away.
Thats right. I am going to go all in. That is because you cannot afford to do so. The thing you cannot put at risk the most is your life!
The Thunder Sovereigns expression changed as he thought of something. However, Xiao Chen did not give him any more time to think. Xiao Chen snorted coldly and instantly executed the wless Saber Techniques Heartbreaking Stance.
Xiao Chens heart cracked. The cracks speared out, and pain racked his entire body. Amid this intense pain, boundless potential burst forth.
The wless Saber Techniques Heartbreaking Stance, to break the enemys heart, one breaks ones own heart first, causing pain to the extreme, carved deep into the bones.
Whoosh!
A saber light shed as Xiao Chen ruthlessly used the Heartbreaking Stance. The Thunder Sovereign received the attack. At first, he did not notice anything strange.
However, in the next moment, his chest suddenly cracked, and the saber light entered, sending ck blood flying out.
The Thunder Sovereign paled immediately, and blood leaked out of the corners of his lips.
You are seeking death! ck Lotus Heart Imprisoning Chop!
ck lotus flowers appeared under the feet of the enraged Thunder Sovereign. ck flower petals drifted about in the air.
Every lotus flower contained pure and dense Demonic Qi. As they flew about, each petal was as heavy as a mountain.
The ck lotus flowers filling the air gathered into a sword. Then, following the direction of the Thunder Sovereign, they flew at Xiao Chen.
Dang!
Xiao Chen held his saber across his chest, blocking this sword. However, he could not block the huge force. He had to move back one hundred steps and vomited a mouthful of blood.
Humph! Since you want to die so badly, dont me me for being merciless!
The Thunder Sovereigns wounds contained energy from the Saber Dao. They could not heal at all, inflicting incredible pain. This enraged the Thunder Sovereign.
Xiao Chen wiped away the blood on his lips. However, he had a smile on his face. After fighting for so long, he finally saw the other party get angry and lose his calm for the first time.
It looked like Xiao Chens guess was correct. The Kunlun Realm could be saved.
Xiao Chen said coldly, How pretentious! Lets see who is afraid of whom. Ill fight you with my life on the line.
One flower, one world; one leaf, one bodhi. Thunder Hell!
Apparently cornered, the Thunder Sovereign formed hand seals, and countless ck lotus flowers came out of his body. It was like a strong wind scattered these endless ck lotus flowers for five kilometers around.
The thousands of petals of the ck lotus flowers all contained ck lightning. These bolts of lightning linked up, forming a Thunder Domain.
However, this was different from ordinary Domains. The lotus flowers also contained many negative emotions, and all sorts of hellish illusions shed endlessly.
Xiao Chens heart froze. Although the Thunder Sovereign did not manage to raise his Thunder Domain to the Thunder Great Dao, he had taken another path and pushed it to something no weaker than theplete Thunder Dao.
wless saber Dao, a saber Dao seeking perfection, wless Saber Domain.
In this Thunder Hell, Xiao Chen felt an extremely strong pressure as if the other party was the master of this world.
Xiao Chen brandished his saber, dancing around. Great Dao Energy spread in the wake of the saber light, fusing the Saber Domain and the saber Daos energy.
This formed a brand-new wless Saber Domain to resist the Thunder Sovereigns Thunder Hell.
Boom! Boom!
Two different Domains ovepped, contesting with each other, triggering endless intense explosions.
Clouds in the nine heavens, the moon soaring and falling!
Xiao Chen executed the wless Saber Techniques Cloud Reaching Stance and the Falling Moon Stance at the same time. His figure streaked across the sky, appearing like a bright moon above the nine heavens and falling toward the Thunder Sovereign.
Boom!
The two moves merged into one, instantly raising their might. The Thunder Sovereign shed head-on, clearly exerting a lot of effort to do so. However, when Xiao Chens move was over, the Thunder Sovereign counterattacked.
Thunder Hell, Hundred Ghosts Traveling in the Night!
The negative emotions coalesced into many malicious ghosts flickering with ck lightning. They were like the fallen leaves of autumn swept over by the wind.
Crackling sounds of electricity came from Xiao Chens body. Loud explosions also rang out in his sea of consciousness.
This move injured not only Xiao Chens physical body but also his mind.
Xiao Chenughed loudly, not showing any fear. His sharpness did not decrease as he continued charging at the Thunder Sovereign, putting his life on the line.
In less than a hundred moves, the effects were clear. The Thunder Sovereigns actions were distinctly slower. His body was covered in wounds; blood flowed under his ck robes.
Thunder Sovereign, in the end, you are already old.
Xiao Chen possessed the Azure Dragon War Body. The wounds on his body healed extremely quickly. He was in a much better situation than the Thunder Sovereign.
The Thunder Sovereign smiled coldly and said, Interesting. Dont you know that the gushing river appears to be as ferocious as a dragon, but before the great sea, it still has to give in?
That is because it is not fierce enough, not mighty enough! Xiao Chen shouted and charged over again. The Thunder Emperor felt startled, betraying some anxiety in his eyes.
The Demonic God Blood Sacrifice still required some time. If he really fell here, perhaps it would all be over.
Just as the Thunder Sovereign felt anxious, the situation on the battlefield suddenly changed.
Many towering statues appeared behind the Demons, casting down vast shadows. The seventeen Immortal statues were fully restored and came to kill.
Upon seeing this scene, the Thunder Sovereign guffawed, Xiao Chen, heaven wants you dead! The Dao cannot amodate you! You no longer have a chance!
How can it be?!
Despair arose in Xiao Chens heart. The mes of hope that just lit up were instantly extinguished.
Thats not right. Suddenly, Xiao Chen discovered that the Immortal statues started killing the Demons and Demonic Beasts at the back, making him confused.
Friends of the Kunlun Realm, the Peni Sea is here to help. The Immortal statues are fully under Immortal Venerate Yun Chens control!
The seventeen Immortal statues spoke at the same time, sounding like thunder, echoing in all directions. Everyone on the battlefield heard them clearly.
Life had its ups and downs; this was merely one of them. Xiao Chen shouted, Dark Churchs Dark Master, what other ns do you have? Your end is here!
Chapter 1544 (Raw 1526): Treasure Master’s Backup Plan
Chapter 1544 (Raw 1526): Treasure Masters Backup n
Whats going on?!
The Treasure Master was surprised to see the seventeen Immortal statues killing the Demonic Worlds cultivators and Demonic Beasts.
These statues were the Treasure Masters trump cardstrump cards that could turn the battle around. How did they end up in anothers hands?
Immortal Venerate Yun Chen!
The Thunder Sovereign could no longer be bothered with fighting Xiao Chen. Dismissing the Thunder Hell, he quickly flew towards the seventeen Immortal statues.
The Thunder Sovereign needed to go and deal with this problem quickly. Otherwise, the tide of the battle would turn against him.
At the very least...at the very least, the Thunder Sovereign needed tost until the arrival of the Demonic God.
Leaving is not that simple.
Xiao Chen held up his saber, wanting to give chase.
Xing Wang, block him for me. The Thunder Sovereign did not pay the slightest attention, directly calling Xing Wang, one of the two Vice Church Masters fighting the Kunlun Pces Pce Master, to block Xiao Chen.
Xing Wang and Fa Wang, two peak Primes, happened to be fighting an even battle against the Kunlun Pces Pce Master when working together. Now that Xing Wang was leaving, Fa Wang would be in a bad position.
Xing Wang, who would face Xiao Chen alone, would be in a worse situation.
Church Master, go. Rest assured that Ill block him.
Xing Wang knew that this development was very bad, so he immediately extricated himself from the fight and blocked Xiao Chens path.
Back then, when the two exchanged moves from a distance, Xing Wang lost by a little. Now, they were facing each other properly.
Xiao Chen frowned slightly. It was such a great opportunity, but the Thunder Sovereign managed to leave. In a desperate battle, the Thunder Sovereign clearly could not hold out for long. Now that he had a chance to catch a breather, he would be hard to kill.
However, this was fine as well. The sudden change in rhythm from the arrival of the seventeen Immortal statues was an extremely good thing for the Kunlun Realm.
Whoosh! Whoosh!
Xing Wang held the chain of the ax, slowly whirling the ax. It moved like the wind, causing countless clouds to crash into each other and bolts of lightning to fall, making thunderous noises.
Brat, dont be distracted.
Whoosh!
Xing Wang released the grip of his right hand, still holding the end of the chain with his left, and his ax tore through space. It appeared above Xiao Chens head, bringing a scary aura as it tried to chop Xiao Chen in half.
Xiao Chens figure shed, avoiding the huge ax with a surging momentum.
Who would have imagined that Xing Wang would jerk hard on the chain and the ax would veer at a strange angle?
Jangle! Jangle! Jangle!
The chain wrapped around Xiao Chens body.
Azure Dragon King, you are only so-so! Xing Wang was caught off guard at being able to gain the upper hand with one attack. So, he could not helpughing loudly, Now that you are chained up by my Demon Patterned Chain, even if you are very powerful, you will not be able to free yourself. This is the price of being careless.
Is that so?
Xiao Chen snorted coldly. Then, his right hand suddenly grabbed the chain. Ten thousand Dragon Force condensed into an ancient dragon cauldron.
One Cauldron Force erupted out. Before Xing Wang could react, he got yanked forward. Ka ca! A saber light flew out, looking like it would chop Xing Wang in half.
Xing Wang was startled, spooked out of his mind. Now, he finally understood why the Treasure Master had said so straightforwardly back then that he was not a match for Xiao Chen.
The careless one was not Xiao Chen but Xing Wang.
At the critical moment, Xing Wang did his best to avoid getting any of his vital spots hit. However, the saber light still chopped off one of his arms.
The Demon Patterned Chain fell off, and Xiao Chen stopped caring about Xing Wang, continuing to chase after the Treasure Master. Within the time of this quick exchange, the Thunder Sovereign had dwindled into a vague figure in the distance.
Stop him! Dont let him catch up to the Church Master! Xing Wang ordered loudly. Immediately, countless Demonic Beasts roared and charged toward Xiao Chen, covering the sky as they did so.
You are seeking death!
Saber light danced, supported by Great Dao Energy. The white-d Xiao Chen appeared like the grim reaper. None of the Demonic Beasts or Demon Race cultivators blocking him couldst even a single exchange.
The difference in strength was too great. Unless the eighteen Demon Monarchs worked together to block Xiao Chen, no one would be able to do so.
The Kunlun War Banner fluttered loudly in the wind behind Xiao Chen, encouraging every Kunlun Realm cultivator still fighting.
The Azure Dragon King chased off the Dark Churchs Church Master. Now, the Immortal statues are helping us as well. The Kunlun Realm can be saved!
Everyone, hold on. We will gain victory very soon.
With the Azure Dragon King around, everything will be fine.
The other cultivators were already mentally fatigued. They all held on through sheer determination and faith. Everyone encouraged each other, continuing to fight a bloody battle!
Together with the chaos of the Immortal statues attack on the Demons, for the first time, there was a meaningful counterattack. The Kunlun Realm now started to push back the Demon Races.
Hahaha! It is worthsting until now. I definitely have to keep living. I have to see all of the Demon Races die! Xing Jue, the Heaven Punishing Corpse Gods personal disciple,ughed loudly. His body was covered in wounds, his bones all broken.
These were internal injuries left behind from fighting the Iron Demons head-on. Even if he survived this, a full recovery would be difficult.
There is hope? Feng Xingsheng, once the top desman of the southern Tianwu Domain, asked, feeling fatigued as he looked at this scene.
The Immortal Venerate of the Peni Sea brought the seventeen Immortal statues in a sudden charge, wreaking great havoc in the Demonic Worlds rear line. This simply felt like a dream.
The Azure Dragon King Xiao Chen chased after the Treasure Master; no one could stop him.
The golden Kunlun War Banner fluttered loudly in the wind. As he zoomed by, everyone felt like dawn had suddenly appeared.
Far in the distance, the Thunder Sovereign rushed to the rear of the Demonic Worlds line in a rage.
Immortal Venerate Yun Chen, stop now! What are you trying to do?!
As the Treasure Master red coldly at Immortal Venerate Yun Chen, who was controlling the seventeen Immortal statues, a murderous intent appeared.
Unexpectedly, truly unexpectedly, Immortal Venerate Yun Chen betrayed the Treasure Master.
The Treasure Master was not surprised that the other party could control the Immortal statues. After all, the Puppet Pearl was a Magic Treasure of Immortal Cultivators in the first ce. The Immortal statues had also been repaired and strengthened by the Peni Seas Immortal Cultivators time after time.
However, the Treasure Master held the other partys weakness and hope. He believed that the other party would not dare to mess around.
Could it be that they were not afraid of even death?
What is he trying to do? Treasure Master, cant you clearly see it?
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
A skinny and aged figure flew over and arrived beside Immortal Venerate Yun Chen, looking at the Treasure Master with a mocking smile.
Xie Changtian, you trash, you actually came as well, the Treasure Master said coldly with a frown.
Xie Changtian smiled. Thats right. Im here to see how you die. You probably never even dreamed that the various races of the Kunlun Realm would be so united. You probably never imagined that the Peni Sea would betray you. Not everyone will be yed in the palm of your hand.
You are already at the end of your road. If you stop now, I think the people of the Kunlun Realm can let you die an easy death.
The Treasure Master simply did not care about what Xie Changtian said. Pissant, scram far away.
The Treasure Master flicked his finger and sent Xie Changtian flying far away. However, he did not kill Xie Changtian. He probably truly looked down on the other party.
The Treasure Master looked gravely at Immortal Venerate Yun Chen and said, Yun Chen, have you thought it through? You know that the Peni Seas Immortal Qi is nearly exhausted. All of the Immortal Cultivators will die. Only I can save them; only I can make you grow stronger.
The Immortal Venerate nodded and said, I am different from my two senior brothers. They did their best to try and let Immortal Cultivation be passed down. However, in my opinion, this is just extending our suffering. The Immortal Cultivators are trapped in an area like a cage. We have no goals, no freedom. Living like this is meaningless.
The Treasure Masters eyes sank as he asked, You are here to seek death?
Thats right. This is the Martial Epoch, where Immortal Cultivation is not tolerated. Why exist in the world as an exception? Ive long been tired of this. I might as well let the final inheritance of the Immortal Dao do something meaningful.
Immortal Venerate Yun Chen formed hand seals, and the seventeen Immortal statues gathered together, drawing close to him.
He knew that even with seventeen Immortal statues, his odds of victory over the Treasure Master were not good. More importantly, the Treasure Master had defeated the three Immortal Venerates long ago and left restrictions in their bodies.
In that case, you can die!
The Treasure Master gently waved his hand, and the electric restriction in Immortal Venerate Yun Chens body instantly exploded. Electricity shed in Immortal Venerate Yun Chens chest. First, his Yuanying was destroyed; then, many bolts of lightning shot into his body, obliterating it all.
Nevertheless, before the Immortal Venerate died, hepleted the final hand seal.
The seventeen Immortal statues shattered together with Immortal Venerate Yun Chen. However, the Magic Treasures in their hands gave off boundless Immortal Might as they all flew towards the Treasure Master.
The pursuing Xiao Chen happened to see Immortal Venerate Yun Chen die and the seventeen Magic Treasures surround and attack the Treasure Master.
Xiao Chen did not have enough time to do anything to stop this. He could only watch as Immortal Venerate Yun Chen died, and the seventeen Immortal statues Magic Treasures struck the Treasure Master simultaneously.
The Treasure Master had been significantly injured in the first ce. Now, he was gravely injured. He vomited arge mouthful of ck blood, his hair in disarray, appearing to be in a sorry state.
Xiao Chen spread his arms and firmlynded, pointing his saber at the Treasure Master.
The Treasure Master before Xiao Chen no longer stood a chance of winning.
The Treasure Master was riddled with wounds. The saber scar on his face appeared, turning even uglier. However, Xiao Chen did not look flustered at all.
Men can leave passion behind but not their hearts. Some leave passion everywhere but never their hearts. These are the most heartless people. Some do not leave any passion behind but leave their hearts everywhere. They appear to be heartless but are actually the most passionate people.
The Treasure Master smiled faintly as he looked at Xiao Chen. Are you the former or thetter?
Xiao Chen frowned and said, Get your men to stop, or Ill kill you immediately.
Did you not notice that all but one of the eighteen Demon Monarchs are present? the Treasure Master asked indifferently, making Xiao Chens heart skip a beat and his entire body tremble slightly.
Leng Yue!
Chapter 1545 (Raw 1527): Draw the Saber
Chapter 1545 (Raw 1527): Draw the Saber
Xiao Chens face sank. He looked at the Treasure Master and asked, What did you do to Leng Yue?
The Treasure Masterughed loudly when he heard this. It looks like you are thetter. Hahaha! You are too inferiorpared to the Azure Emperor. If it were the Azure Emperor from back then, he would not even say half of that to me, directly sending out a saber strike.
Xiao Chen said coldly, I am indeed not the Azure Emperor; I am me. There is no need topare me to another person. I just need to be able to face my own conscience. Cut the crap. What did you do to Leng Yue?
The Treasure Master narrowed his eyes and countered indifferently, Put away your saber, and Ill tell you.
Whoosh!
A murderous intent shed in Xiao Chens eyes as he directly sent out a saber strike.
Earlier, the two had fought with their lives on the line, and the Treasure Master had also been significantly injured by the simultaneous attacks of the seventeen Immortal statues Magic Treasures. In his current state, if he were to take another saber strike from Xiao Chen, he would, at the very least, be half-dead, losing allbat prowess.
The Treasure Masters expression changed slightly as he backed off quickly. Clearly, he did not dare to receive a saber strike from Xiao Chen right now.
It looks like you really do not care about her life or death. Hahaha! Xiao Chen, it turns out that I judged you wrongly. To think that I used this as a backup n.
As the Treasure Master retreated, heughed loudly. At the same time, he observed Xiao Chens expression.
If one was passionate, one would definitely have a weakness. Xiao Chen was one such person.
Did Xiao Chen care about Leng Yues life and death?
Of course, Xiao Chen cared. However, if hepared her to the entire Kunlun Realm and those countless cultivators who sacrificed themselves for the Kunlun Realm, how could he make such a choice?
If it were possible, Xiao Chen would definitely prefer a perfect method that sacrificed no one. Leng Yue would not need to die, and the Kunlun Realm could survive the Demonic Tribtion.
If you had to choose one, how would you choose?
Xiao Chen did not know which to choose. Many times, he was decisive in killing people, appearing cold and frosty, showing an exterior that was not easy to get close to.
However, who could truly understand him? Who knew that under this cold exterior, he also had a warm heart?
Hahaha! Xiao Chen, since that is the case, Ill let you do it yourself.
It looked like there was no ce to escape to. Xiao Chens saber strike sealed off all paths of escape and left no ce to dodge.
The Treasure Master vigorously flung out his long sleeves and then was suddenly holding up a person. When Xiao Chen clearly saw who it was, he appeared stunned, and he quickly withdrew his saber strike.
Whoosh!
The boundless saber light returned to Xiao Chens body. Then, his figure shed, and he moved back one hundred steps.
This scene was within the Treasure Masters expectations. He could tell that while Xiao Chens saber strike looked very ferocious, amid this ferocity was a trace of hesitation. If there was no hesitation at all, this saber strike would have long since struck him already rather than getting dyed until now.
It seems to be somewhat effective. He really stopped, the Treasure Master said, seemingly to Leng Yue, as he hid behind her.
The Treasure Master continued, It was truly worth wasting a spatial Secret Treasure to seal you for so long. Hahaha! I should continue to test out the effectiveness of this.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
As the Treasure Master roared, he carried Leng Yues body like a weapon, swinging her around and charging towards Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chens face sank, and he retreated continuously, not daring to make a move.
Such a scene attracted many peoples attention. They could not help feeling anxious. How could Xiao Chen let go of such a huge opportunity? What in the world was wrong with him?
After a while, Xiao Chen returned his saber to its sheath, and he looked at the Treasure Master.
Although he knew that there was a greater matter at hand and that he needed to send out this saber strike, he really could not do it. He clearly understood the principle, but he still could not do it.
No one could understand the pain in the Azure Dragon Kings heart.
Inside the Azure Dragon Pce that was currently on Kunlun Mountain, a water screen showed everything that was happening to Xiao Chen. While watching this scene, the old Dragon Horse, the ck-d old man, and the others felt extremely conflicted.
Fortunately, he did notplete that saber strike. Otherwise, he would be crippled for life, the old Dragon Horse said, its heart still pounding with lingering fear. After personally killing someone beloved, one would shoulder an extremely heavy mental burden. In the future, there would only be one result: falling into the Demonic Dao like the Azure Emperor.
However, if Xiao Chen did notplete the saber strike, there would clearly be greater trouble. All the outstanding talents that sacrificed themselves for the Kunlun Realm would also weigh heavily on his heart.
This child really lives a bitter life. At such a young age, he has to endure the pressure of the world. Furthermore, he has to face such a dilemma. Although he is born in the abandonednd, his future aplishments will definitely surpass those of the demonic geniuses and outstanding talents of the outer realm, the girl in her prime whispered. Her eyes turned red as her heart ached on Xiao Chens behalf.
How unfortunate that we cannot go out due to the rules of this world. Otherwise, he would not be at a loss like this.
Lets continue watching. Perhaps the situation will change, the old Dragon Horse said sullenly.
In the scene on the water screen, Xiao Chen sheathed his saber and looked at the Treasure Master. He had already recovered his calm, no longer as confused as before.
As the Treasure Master held up Leng Yue, he narrowed his eyes at Xiao Chen. I have always been full of backup ns, so how can I lose? Since you sheathed your saber already, we can discuss this properly. I can let her go, but you have to promise not to attack anyone of the Demon Races.
Xiao Chen smiled. However, this smile was cold and emotionless, devoid of all warmth. It was like the bone-chilling wind of the winter night.
The hair of Leng Yue, who was being held up by the Treasure Master, was scattered about messily. Herplexion was pale, her charming face miserable.
However, Leng Yue stubbornly did not allow even a single tear to flow down her delicate face. She merely raised her head and looked at Xiao Chen.
The twos gazes met; many things did not need to be said.
Go on and attack. Your willingness to withdraw your saber made my entire life worth it already, Leng Yue suddenly said to Xiao Chen.
She felt a pang in her heart, not for her own situation but for Xiao Chens.
She felt a warmth in her heart the instant Xiao Chen retracted his saber.
In that instant, time seemed to freeze for her. That white figure would forever remain fixed in her mind. Those who cultivated Charm Techniques feared falling in love the most. However, even if she had another chance, she would be willing to fall in love again.
Draw your saber. Not for the Kunlun Realm, not for anyone in this world, but only for me. Leng Yue smiled as she looked seriously at Xiao Chen.
This saber strike is only for you.
Whoosh!
A saber light shed as Xiao Chen swung his saber. In the next instant, Leng Yues head flew into the air. There was still a smile on her face.
Leng Yue did not feel any regrets, for that saber strike was what she asked for, a saber light sent out only for her.
Blood spurted out and sttered the Treasure Masters face.
This made his ugly face look colder and even more sinister, appearing simply revolting.
You...! You...!
This turn of events shocked the Treasure Master. It never urred to him that Xiao Chen would really send out this saber strike after stopping the previous one.
The Treasure Master let go, dropping Leng Yues headless body that he held with his right hand. Then, he made a mad dash to the rear line.
ng!
Xiao Chen sheathed his saber again. Then, he stabbed it into the ground. His expression appeared extremely sullen as he chased the Treasure Master step by step.
The instant Xiao Chen left, Ao Jiao flew out of the Lunar Shadow Saber and quickly looked around.
Feeling Xiao Chens aura approaching, the Treasure Master panicked. He roared, Stop him! Stop him!
However, no one could stop Xiao Chen. Whenever he punched,rge numbers of Demon Race cultivators fell.
Xiao Chens punch contained Saber Might. All the Demon Race cultivators struck died in indescribable misery.
Xiao Chen did not walk very fast, but the distance between him and the Treasure Master kept narrowing.
He was like the grim reaper. In the end, no one dared to block him.
In the final distance, Xiao Chen locked on to the Treasure Masters figure. Then, he raised his leg and kicked off the ground.
The Azure Dragon Divine Wings on Xiao Chens back opened suddenly, and his speed doubled, allowing him to catch up to the Treasure Master instantly.
Then, Xiao Chen ruthlessly kicked the Treasure Master to the ground.
The Treasure Master vomited out a mouthful of blood and remained prone on the ground. He looked at the sullen Xiao Chen and said, Even if you kill me, you will not be able to save the entire Kunlun Realm. After the Demonic God arrives, no matter how hard
Boom!
Xiao Chen did not give the Treasure Master a chance to speak further, ruthlessly stomping down and crushing the Treasure Masters brain into mush.
Chapter 1546 (Raw 1528): Demonic God Descends
Chapter 1546 (Raw 1528): Demonic God Descends
The Treasure Master died?
The Treasure Master was severely injured in the first ce. Then, he suffered the simultaneous attacks of seventeen Immortal Magic Treasures. Finally, Xiao Chen crushed the Treasure Masters brain.
Although a Martial Emperor possessed the Golden Emperor Body, the brain was still a vital spot for cultivators.
After the brain was crushed, it was extremely difficult for a cultivator to continue living. As proof of this point,rge amounts of ck Life Essence flew out from the Treasure Masters body.
Was the Treasure Master truly dead?
When everyone saw this scene, they all revealed an expression of disbelief. This was a strong person who had shaken the world for ten thousand years.
Did this death not seem somewhat too easy, or was Xiao Chen simply too strong?
The many Demon cultivators were stunned. With the death of the Treasure Master, who was strong enough to block the formidable Xiao Chen?
The many Primes fighting in the sky all showed doubtful expressions, appearing very grave.
He is dead?
Above the Deities Nation, the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign muttered to himself, not daring to believe.
After a while, the Treasure Masters corpse still did not show any changes, continuing to spew out many motes of dense ck Life Essence.
Only now did the many Martial Emperors and Primes show joy on their faces. The Treasure Master was truly dead.
Hahaha! The Dark Churchs Church Master is already dead. Are the two of you going to continue?!
The Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereignughed loudly. The expressions of the Earth Demon Monarch and the Shadow Demon Monarch, who were fighting him, changed greatly, showing extremelyplicated emotions.
The Church Master is dead?
Lets go. Well retreat as nned.
The two Demon Monarchs exchanged nces and retreated quickly.
The Dark Churchs Church Master is already dead!
Immediately, the news of the Dark Churchs Church Master death spread throughout the battlefield.
When the Kunlun Realm cultivators heard this news, they were all very excited.
On the other hand, the Demonic Worlds cultivators and Demonic Beasts retreated in somewhat of a fluster, leaving a trail of corpses.
The seventeen Immortal statues and Xiao Chens casual massacre had already reduced the numbers of the Demonic World cultivators and Demonic Beasts significantly.
Although the Demonic World still outnumbered the Kunlun Realm, it no longer held a suppressive advantage.
The united Kunlun Realm cultivators no longer faced any pressure. Furthermore, as the news of the death of the Dark Churchs Church Master spread, the Kunlun Realm suppressed the enemy instead.
Up until now, this was the first time the Kunlun Realm cultivators held the upper hand.
Kill!
If they did not attack now, when would they? No one cowered or showed any fear. The Kunlun Realms morale ran high.
Far away, Xiao Chen looked at the Treasure Masters corpse. He showed a cold expression, not betraying any emotion on his face.
Then, he threw another palm strike, which produced a pressure as heavy as a mountain and crushed the Treasure Masters corpse into mush.
The Treasure Masters flesh becamepletely mangled, as dead as a doornail. With such a state, Xiao Chen did not believe that the Treasure Master coulde back to life.
Xiao Chen swept his gaze over the battlefield, looking for the Dark Churchs two Vice Church Masters, Xing Wang and Fa Wang.
Those twos strength far surpassed the Demon Monarchs, second only to the Thunder Sovereigns; hence, they needed to be eliminated.
Xiao Chen nned to deal with those two while he still could fight. Otherwise, if his injuries worsened, he would have difficulty suppressing them.
Xiao Chens earlier battle with the Thunder Sovereign was extremely intense. Every move had risked his life.
Although Xiao Chen possessed the Azure Dragon War Body and his Qi and blood flourished, far surpassing the Thunder Sovereigns, so many injuriesyered over each other would not be easy to recover from quickly.
Hey, why cant I find those two?
Xiao Chen gasped slightly, shocked to discover that he did not see those twos figures, only the Demon Monarchs that were being chased.
Could it be that there is still some kind of plot?
The Demonic God?
Xiao Chens expression changed slightly. Suddenly, he remembered the words that the Thunder Sovereign said before dying: once the Demonic God descended, all effort would be for naught.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Xiao Chens figure shed and quickly arrived before the Kunlun Pces Pce Master. Senior, have you seen Xing Wang and Fa Wang?
The Kunlun Pces Pce Master had sustained severe injuries, particrly on the face. The burns from Demonic mes looked very scary.
There was a hole at his waist where blood flowed freely. Arge chunk of his flesh had been chopped off.
The battle had been difficult for him. The Kunlun Pces Pce Master had had to fight alone against two Primes that were second only to the Thunder Sovereign.
They fled. As the Thunder Sovereign moved to the back, these two started fleeing. I fell for Xing Wangs trap and could not give chase.
Xiao Chen asked quickly, What direction did they take?
The oceanic world.
Its over!
Xiao Chens face sank. The Demonic God Blood Sacrifice must be almostplete, and the Thunder Sovereign had probably sent word to the two to return quickly to the altar.
The Kunlun Pces Pce Master felt confused. Right now, the situation looked good. The Demons were being beaten into retreat. Soon, they would be pushed out of the Profound Domain. Why did Xiao Chen still say this? Could there be some hidden matters?
Just as the Kunlun Pces Pce Master was about to say something, extremely dense ck Demonic Qi appeared in the far distant oceanic world.
Even from millions of kilometers away, everyone could clearly see that pir of ck Demonic Qi. The flickering ck light actually looked bright and resplendent.
Whoosh!
Before anyone could react, dark clouds surged out in all directions from the Treasure Masters ind in a mere four or five breaths.
Just as the many Kunlun Realm cultivators showed shocked and confused expressions, the dark clouds spread to the Kunlun Continent, shrouding all of it. Neither the sun nor sky could be seen, the world plunging into darkness.
Heavens, what is that?!
Horror flooded the hearts of all of the Kunlun Realm cultivators. Terrifying energy was present in these dark clouds, inspiring dread in everyone.
The Kunlun Realm cultivators pursuing the Demon cultivators fled back in a panic, shocked and confused.
The seven Primes gathered together and looked at the sky, showing grave expressions.
The entire world was in darkness. There was no sky or sun; these dark clouds covered everything.
Did you sense the Heavenly Dao being isted? Ying Zongtian asked softly as his body trembled slightly.
The senses of Primes were much more sensitive than ordinary cultivators. Without a doubt, all of them detected something odd.
This feeling was indescribable. However, they could clearly sense that something was missing from the world.
The Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign nodded and said, It ispletely isted. The Heavenly Dao is no longer present.
Could it be... The Cyclic Astral Lord thought of a possibility that made his expression change drastically.
Hu chi! Hu Chi!
The demonic clouds churned and suddenly formed a gargantuan face looking down on everything.
The many Demon Race cultivators and Demonic Beasts all knelt at the same time, in the same posture, kneeling and worshipping, singing praises in low voices.
The Demonic God!
Its the Demonic God!
All the Kunlun Realm cultivators thought of this being and quickly retreated, extreme horror on their faces.
Could it be that heaven wanted the Kunlun Realm destroyed?
After several setbacks and countless outstanding talents dyeing the sky with blood, they still failed to save the world.
Damn it!
Tears flowed out of the eyes of An Junxi, who was covered in wounds. He wanted to shout, why!
The gargantuan Demonic Gods face looked down, and horror surged in everyones hearts.
A brilliant Demonic Might pressed over like a torrential flood, making it hard to breathe.
Shui Lingling felt extremely fatigued. Shended on Kunlun Mountain, holding the Emperor Yi Shooting Sun Bow, her countenance pale.
Not far away, despair shed in Bai Wuques eyes well as heavy reluctance.
Before the Demonic Godpletely appeared, it had already undermined the morale of most people, making them feel insurmountable despair.
Drip! Drip!
Suddenly, ck demonic rain fell from the sky. When this rainnded on the Demon cultivators, it was like a panacea. All the injured Demonic World cultivators instantly became spirited and vigorous, returning to their peaks.
Roar! Roar! Roar!
Several Demonic Beasts roared out continuously. Their ferocious momentum, which had been suppressed, returned.
Hahaha! With the descent of the Demonic God, the Kunlun Realm will definitely be destroyed! The Demonic World cultivators were all incredibly excited, all of them going into a frenzy.
Xiao Chen looked around and suddenly discovered that the Life Essence that was scattering from the Thunder Sovereigns body had quickly gathered and flown to the dark clouds in the sky.
Oh no! He is trying to use the Demonic God toe back to life!
A murderous intent shed in Xiao Chens eyes as his aura surged out once again.
However, it was already toote. That scattered Life Essence rose up very quickly and soon entered the dark clouds.
Once all of the Life Essence entered the dark clouds, the demonic clouds covering the sky churned.
A gargantuan figure suddenly took form andnded on the ground.
Boundless Demonic Might surged out of this figure, stirring up strong winds that blew for five thousand kilometers around.
Damn it! Xiao Chen, Ive already merged with the Demonic God. You are the one who forced me onto this path. I will wash the Kunlun Realm in blood, make you suffer pain a hundred timesa thousand timesworse.
An extremely harsh voice came from the mouth of that gargantuan figure. That figures face kept changing.
It was like countless peoples faces were squeezed under that skin, looking exceptionally scary.
The Thunder Sovereign came back to life but as a creature that was neither human nor ghost. This was likely not what he wanted.
Chapter 1547 (Raw 1529): Wind-Like Starlight
Chapter 1547 (Raw 1529): Wind-Like Starlight
What was the Demonic God?
Even the people of the Demonic World did not know. They only knew that this was the god that they believed in.
However, in reality, there was no such thing as a Demonic God in this world. It was just that with so many believers, the boundless power of faith had umted over the millennia.
This resulted in the birth of such a being. Itcked intelligence, even life, controlled by the person who created it.
It possessed strong powers, thanks to the umtion of the power of faith over countless years, the souls from the many Demonic God Blood Sacrifices, and the various evil Secret Techniques and negative emotions infused into it.
Instead of calling it a god, one might as well call it a monster.
It was different from the Deity Race. The people of the Deity Race directly absorbed the power of faith, infusing it into their bodies. They were not gods but still men. Men could die. When they died, the power of faith would scatter.
However, the Demonic God was born purely of the power of faith. It could not die or be destroyed, continuously umting the power of faith.
Furthermore, there was the Dark Churchs horrifying Demonic God Blood Sacrifice. The ritual offering of the blood and souls of experts made the Demonic God even more terrifying.
At this moment, the Treasure Master used the Demonic God to revive himself, and it looked like he retained his consciousness.
In reality, the true Treasure Master was already dead. The current Thunder Sovereign was now just a monster that was neither human nor ghost.
Kill!
The appearance of the Demonic God spurred all the Demon Race cultivators and Demonic Beasts into a frenzy. All of their eyes turned bloodshot as they entered some sort of crazed state.
It looked like their spirits were boosted, their strength returning to their peaks.
In reality, it was just the Demonic God using a Secret Technique to activate their potential and drain their Life Essences.
When facing such an attack from a group of crazed people, the Kunlun Realm cultivators were put in a difficult situation.
It looked like the Demon Race cultivators they had severely injured just moments before suddenly turned lively. No matter who it was, one would feel like dying when caught in such a situation; this was too torturous.
However, the Kunlun Realm cultivators could not retreat. They no longer had anywhere to retreat to.
Even if it looked like a dead-end, they had to use all their remaining strength to make an attempt.
Retreat and guard Kunlun Mountain.
Charging out to fight the Demons at this moment was clearly not suitable. They could only use the terrain and formations of Kunlun Mountain to hold the final line of defense.
When facing the horrifying Demonic God, everyone no longer dared to conserve their strength.
The Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign stood on the Deities Nation and quickly formed hand seals to summon the sealed Deity Race Ancestor.
That was an ancient ancestor of the Deity Race who had lived for many generations. Due to his old age, his strength already surpassed that of Primes.
However, the Deity Race Ancestor was restricted by the Heavenly Dao and remained in a sealed state most of the time, not daring to appear in this world.
A tear appeared in the dark space. Then, a sh of divine light appeared in the dark world.
However, it was soon drowned out by the boundless darkness. The Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereigns expression turned somewhat unsightly.
The Demonic Gods Demonic Might was simply too strong. Even the Deity Race Ancestors divine light could not illuminate this dark world.
The Heaven Punishing Corpse God sighed as eight Corpse Race old men appeared, carrying a ck coffin.
This coffin was heavily sealed and had many chains binding it. Each link of these chains burned with a ghostly green corpse fire.
The Martial God Medallion appeared in Ying Zongtians hand. Then, he closed his eyes, preparing to summon out the clone that the Martial God Pces founder left in the medallion.
The Heavenly Dao has really been isted!
The Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign turned grave. Every time he summoned out the Deity Race Ancestor, he would suffer attacks from the Heavenly Dao.
However, that did not happen this time. Even so, the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign could not bring himself to smile. How strong was the Demonic God for it to be able to iste the Heavenly Dao?
The Cyclic Astral Lord smiled bitterly. Now that things havee to this point, lets just do our best.
The aged Myriad-Law Fiend Master looked at the Demonic God that the Thunder Sovereign possessed. He muttered, Why the need for this? This way, he is neither human nor ghost. What exactly does he seek?
The Myriad-Law Fiend Master was on good terms with the Thunder Sovereign. Seeing the other party taking such a step, he felt his heart turn cold.
The Demonic God appeared, and the Heavenly Dao was isted. The Kunlun Realm was in peril and might even be destroyed in the next second.
However, at this moment, the seven Primes did not feel anxious at all. Instead, they appeared to be at ease.
What was that so? It was because they had already resigned themselves to dying.
They were Primes, the peak existences of the Kunlun Realm. They had already contributed all the strength they had. That was sufficient for them.
Whoosh!
Suddenly, a saber light lit up in the boundless darkness. That saber light appeared somewhat weak in the murk.
However, it was like the twinkling stars in the night sky, not bright but always there.
Its Xiao Chen!
The Azure Dragon King is making a move!
Everyone turned excited. In the dark night, even the weakest candlelight would draw everyones attention.
At the crucial moment, when the Demonic God descended, the strongest person of the Kunlun Realm, the Azure Dragon King, stood out once again without a second thought.
Hahaha! You came at just the right time. This saves me the trouble of searching for you.
The Demonic God stood more than three kilometers tall. Its face changed many times before finally settling into that of the Thunder Sovereign showing a sinister smile at Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen flew over in the sky without a saber in his hand. However, he cultivated the wless saber Dao. His body itself was the sharpest treasure saber in the world.
Xiao Chens body shone with a weak saber light from the very start, resisting the Demonic Gods might and pressure.
He remained calm as the Azure Dragon Divine Wings pped furiously. Then, he punched at the Demonic Gods head.
Ignorant.
The Demonic God smiled coldly and spat out a stream of ck mes at Xiao Chen.
The Azure Dragon Divine Wings pped gently, and the mes brushed by him.
Bang!
Xiao Chen just stopped, and the Demonic God threw a punch that distorted space; there is simply no way to judge this punch withmon sense.
Suddenly, the Demonic Gods mountainlike fist arrived above Xiao Chen, exuding apocalyptic Demonic Might.
Cauldron! Xiao Chen shouted, and ten thousand Dragon Force gathered into a cauldron, stabilizing and freezing the distorted space.
He executed a move of the Myriad Heaven Divine Fist.
Bang! Xiao Chen was immediately knocked back with blood flowing out of his mouth.
Do you feel the difference in strength? This is the power of faith that the Dark Church has umted for tens of thousands of years. Hahahaha!
The Thunder Sovereign, possessing the Demonic God,ughed maniacally, punching at Xiao Chen in rapid session.
Every punch distorted space. The fist lights were unpredictable and boundlessly tyrannical.
How scary!
Xiao Chen was momentarily startled. However, he gradually got cornered.
As the Demonic God approached, it brought along the allied Demon Races armies in a fierce and sudden advance. It looked like they would charge up Kunlun Mountain soon, which would simply be a disaster for ordinary cultivators since even Xiao Chen could not block the Demonic God.
Xiao Chen shouted and burned his Magic Energy, executing his Major Magic Skill, Dharmic World.
His figure trembled, and his body quickly erged to wee the approaching Demonic God.
Bang!
Xiao Chen punched and finally blocked the Demonic Gods fist light. He stood at the foot of Kunlun Mountain and checked the other partys advance.
I have only seven seconds. I have to do my best to push the Demonic God away.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Loud reports rumbled and resounded everywhere. Despite Xiao Chens execution of Dharmic World, the Demonic God did not take a single step back.
Instead, the Demonic Godunched a flurry of attacks on Xiao Chens Dharmic Incarnation. In merely a breath of time, the enormous Dharmic Incarnation was already covered in wounds.
Can you continue defending? Lets see how long you canst! The Thunder Sovereign, who was possessing the Demonic God, was ecstatic.
Xiao Chen gritted his teeth and brought out everything he had, using his fist as a saber, his body as a saber, and his Dharmic Incarnation as a saber. However, he could not truly injure the Demonic God and could only defend bitterly at the foot of Kunlun Mountain.
Boom!
The Demonic God punched again, forcing Xiao Chens enormous Dharmic Incarnation body down to one knee.
Xiao Chen!
The cultivators retreating to Kunlun Mountain were heartbroken at this sight, feeling incredibly pained. The Dharmic Incarnation kneeling on one knee was like a mountain guardian, stubborn but proud, never retreating.
Finally, after onest punch, the Dharmic Incarnation was knocked back. Xiao Chen resumed his original form, and blood spurted into the sky. Half of the bones in his entire body were shattered.
Xiao Chen, this is all you can do! The Demonic Godughed maniacally.
Save him!
However, of the seven Primes, the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign, Ying Zongtian, the Heaven Punishing Corpse God, and the Spirit Fox God were all anxiously summoning out the trump cards that guarded their respective races and could not take time out to help.
The Myriad-Law Fiend Master, the Bright Moon Empress, and the Cyclic Astral Lord all charged over without a care for themselves.
The three had only one thought: they had to save Xiao Chen, no matter what.
Block them. I want to oppress Xiao Chen to death. I want him to suffer pain a hundred timesa thousand timesworse than I did! the Demonic God roared, and the Primes among the Demonic Monarchs moved out, blocking the three Primes.
What should we do? With us blocked, only death remains for Xiao Chen, the Myriad-Law Fiend Master said gravely as he looked at the eight Demon Monarchs in front.
A brilliant light shed in the Cyclic Astral Lords eyes. He hesitated for a moment but eventually made up his mind. I have a Secret Technique that I can use to charge over. Help me dy them, and I can save him!
However, you will have to face the Demonic God alone.
There is no other choice.
The Cyclic Astral Lord showed a determined expression on his handsome face. His figure suddenly turned into a beam of starlight vanishing into the darkness.
Then, boundless starlight materialized into the Cyclic Astral Lord in the sky. He grabbed hold of the falling Xiao Chen and dodged the Demonic Gods gargantuan hand.
Just a mantis trying to stop a chariot. Ill kill you, an ant, first!
Xiao Chen vomited a mouthful of blood. He felt somewhat surprised. The Cyclic Astral Lord hade to save him without a care for his own safety.
The stars ofst night and the wind ofst night. Wind-like starlight sending me off, the Cyclic Astral Lord murmured.
Boundless starlight prated the dense demonic clouds in the sky and shone down. It turned into a gentle, nine-colored astral wind that carried Xiao Chen towards the summit of Kunlun Mountain at an incredible speed.
This left the Cyclic Astral Lord to face the Demonic God, possessed by the Thunder Sovereign, alone.
Chapter 1548 (Raw 1530): Limitless Star Burst
Chapter 1548 (Raw 1530): Limitless Star Burst
Xiao Chen was greatly startled. However, he was currently severely injured and could not even move at all.
He had not expected the Cyclic Astral Lord, who had been ambitious and sanctimonious all along, to make such a sacrifice for him at this critical moment.
Continue to live on properly. Only if you live will the Kunlun Realm have hope.
A voice appeared in Xiao Chens mind. It was a message sent by the Cyclic Astral Lord.
You should not die, either. I promised to bring you away from the Kunlun Realm.
Leave the Kunlun Realm? Sometimes, humans are really funny. I had been thinking about how to leave the Kunlun Realm. However, I only realized what I truly want at the end.
The Cyclic Astral Lord revealed a bitter smile. The deaths of Chu Yang and Fu Hongyao were a huge blow to him.
Those also allowed the Cyclic Astral Lord to see quite a lot of things clearly.
Even his two disciples felt a strong sense of belonging to the Kunlun Realm. The Cyclic Astral Lord had been in the Kunlun Realm for even longer, yet he kept thinking about how to leave it. Could it be that he was not evenparable to his two disciples?
Damn it! How dare you ruin my ns?! Cyclic Astral Lord, you must be tired of living!
The Demonic God raged and its face quickly changed. Under its skin, countless faces squeezed in. Joy, anger, grief, happiness, and all sorts of other expressions switched out continuously, looking very terrifying.
The Cyclic Astral Lord recovered his wits and looked at the other party. He said softly, You are really pitiful. Is there meaning to living like this?
Ill squash you to death like squishing an ant. What qualifications do you have to say that about me?
Enraged, the Demonic God opened up a gargantuan palm that looked like a piece of the sky shrouding the Cyclic Astral Lord.
Vast Demonic Might pressed down, making it hard for him to speak.
The Cyclic Astral Lord did not have any fear in his heart. He only quietly closed his eyes and murmured, The sun and moon move in a pattern; the stars travel around the three thousand realms. Limitless Star Burst!
He formed hand seals with both hands. When hepleted the final hand seal, all the acupoints of his body shone with starlight.
It was like each of the Cyclic Astral Lords acupoints hid a star. He turned transparent and crystalline. His hair gave off faint starlight as it fluttered in the wind.
The Cyclic Astral Lords entire being seemed to have turned into a painting. As the painting scroll unfurled, it revealed a resplendent, magnificent, majestic, elegant, and boundless star chart.
This bright scene deeply shocked everyone in the dark space.
This is...the Cyclic Astral Pces forbidden art, Limitless Star Burst!
No...
When the Cyclic Astral Pce disciples saw this scene, they all went mad. This was the forbidden art passed down by the Cyclic Astral Pces ancestors. Once one executed it, one would definitely die.
The Myriad-Law Fiend Master and the Bright Moon Empress, who were fighting the Demon Monarchs, were both stunned. Unexpectedly, the Cyclic Astral Lord was so decisive.
Old friend, why the need for that?!
Boom!
Before everyones eyes, the Cyclic Astral Lords crystalline body quickly exploded.
The Demonic Gods gargantuan palm exploded with the Cyclic Astral Lord as the explosion radiated out. Half of the Demonic Gods body was sted into nothing.
Anguished shrieks came from the Demonic Gods enormous body. Strange, scary sounds spread everywhere.
The miserable and pained cries sounded like wolves howling in chorus at night, torturing everyones ears.
Dead...
Xiao Chen watched this scene somewhat dispiritedly. Another person dead. The Cyclic Astral Lord chose to self-detonate to save him.
A resplendent light would always be short-lived, passing in an instant. Under the cover of the demonic clouds, the world returned to darkness.
Amid the darkness, the Demonic God shrieked in pain. However, what provoked despair was that its destroyed half quickly regrew and, after a while,pletely recovered.
The Demonic God red at the distant Xiao Chen in a towering rage.
Die!
The Demonic God soared into the air and threw a palm strike at Xiao Chen. Rumble. The instant the Demonic God rose, the mountain peaks in the entire Kunlun Mountain Range started trembling. Countless boulders tumbled to the ground.
Oh no!
Just at this critical moment, a loud dragon roar came from the Azure Dragon Pce behind Kunlun Mountain.
A dragon w extended from the Azure Dragon Pce, growingrger as the wind blew against it. Then, it smacked the Demonic God away before turning into a beam of light that pulled Xiao Chen into the Azure Dragon Pce.
The Demonic God, which was possessed by the Thunder Sovereign, flew back by one kilometer before stopping. When it saw that the dragon w had returned, it revealed a cold smile.
This group of people really dares toe out. Are they not afraid of death?
Whoosh!
After the dragon w returned to the Azure Dragon Pce, the pce soared into the air hastily as if it was afraid of something. It streaked away, vanishing from everyones eyes.
Upon seeing that the Azure Dragon Pce rescue Xiao Chen, the Primes released their bated breaths. Then, the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign let out a roar, and the Deity Race Ancestor opened his eyes, walking out of the tear in space.
The chains on the Corpse Races ancient coffin burst open, and a ten-thousand-year-old Corpse King zing with a green me slowly emerged.
The Martial God Medallion in Ying Zongtians hand stopped spinning, and a figure materialized from it.
The three existences that surpassed Prime roared ferociously and charged at the Demonic God, which had been sent flying.
Lets go as well. The Bright Moon Empress and the rest are not going to be able to hold on for much longer.
The Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign led the charge, arriving at the Bright Moon Empresss fight with the Demonic Worlds Primes.
As for the Azure Dragon Pce, as it flew, countless ck lightning bolts struck it, causing it to fall.
The Azure Dragon Pce crashed on the ground and trembled, but it did not crumble.
Big Brother Dragon, are you alright?!
Inside the Azure Dragon Pce, the old Dragon Horses entire body was charred, covered in wounds. Ity weakly on the floor for some time before slowly replying, Im fine. Do not ever go out. The Heavenly Dao is only isted to a certain degree. If people of our level go out, we will die a miserable death and even bring the disaster back to the Azure Dragon Pce.
What should we do now? The young master is unconscious and severely injured, Hong Xue asked anxiously while carrying Xiao Chen.
Bring him to the blood pool for treatment. This is a tribtion of the Kunlun Realm. He needs to rely on himself. We have already done all we can do to help.
After saying that, the old Dragon Horse stood up and, together with the rest, brought Xiao Chen to the medicinal pool made with the hundred types of ancient ferocious beasts essence blood, then ced him in the pool.
I already took a look at the method of refining that Demonic God. It is a secret technique of the ck Lotus Church from the outer realm. The Dark Church is following the orders of the ck Lotus Church, the old Dragon Horse said with a grave expression as it looked at Xiao Chen, who was in the spiritual medicinal pool.
Hong Xues expression changed slightly. I recall that the ck Lotus Church is an evil religious group that separated from the Buddhist sect during the previous epoch. They are very strong, but their umtions are not deep. How could such a small religious sect like them have such vast resources to try to invade and upy an abandonednd?
Lets not care about that for now. We should wait until Xiao Chen wakes up.
Four hourster, Xiao Chen woke up in the medicinal pool.
By relying on the strong and surging Medicinal Energy of the ancient ferocious beasts blood, Xiao Chens injuries had more or less recovered and no longer posed a major problem.
Senior, please save the Kunlun Realm, Xiao Chen immediately said when he opened his eyes, rejoicing at the sight of the old Dragon Horse and the others.
You are all experts whom I find unfathomable. You must have a way to save the Kunlun Realm, right? Xiao Chen said urgently.
Hong Xue, the azure-d man, and the others all shook their heads. They only sighed silently without replying.
Xiao Chen, if we could save the Kunlun Realm, we would have already made a move during the Azure Emperors time ten thousand years ago. I once told you that it is very difficult to leave the abandonednd, but it is even harder toe in. Aftering in, one faces many restrictions. This is also why the faction behind the Dark Church can use only the original residents of the Kunlun Realm to develop a faction.
Do you understand what I mean? Simply put, if a person from the outer realm came in, even if he were only as strong as you, the Heavenly Dao would emphatically reject him. However, you are different, as you grew up in the Kunlun Realm and are much more adjusted to it.
As for people like us, people who are much stronger than you, we cannot go out at all.
The old Dragon Horse sighed and told Xiao Chen, I already took a huge risk in rescuing you. It is not that I cannot; it is that I may not.
This answer was well within Xiao Chens expectations. If the old Dragon Horse could help, it would havee out long ago.
The only way to save the Kunlun Realm now lies in you. The old Dragon Horses expression suddenly turned serious as it looked at Xiao Chen.
These words rekindled a spark of hope in Xiao Chens heart. He asked longingly, What is the method? Please tell me.
The Blood-Soaked Dragon Emperors inheritance. Although you cannot seed the Blood-Soaked Dragon Emperors inheritance at the moment, as long as you manage to stir him up, startling the Blood-Soaked Dragon Emperors remnant soul awake, and get some pointers from him, defeating the Demonic God will not be a problem, the old Dragon Horse replied seriously.
The Blood-Soaked Dragon Emperors inheritance! Xiao Chen thought, Why did I not think of this?!
However, the scarlet seal above the Veritable Essence Energyke was extremely tough and apparently immovable. It was not that Xiao Chen had not tried before. That seal was simply too strong; he was far from being able to move it with his current strength.
Thats it, the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation!
As long as the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation breaks through to the tenthyer, the horrifying energy thates with the tribtion should be able to move the scarlet dragon seal somewhat.
After reaching the seventhyer, there would be a life-or-death test with every breakthrough of each seedingyer of the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation, the Lightning Tribtion increasing multifold. If Xiao Chen was not careful, he would die.
Saying that this was a slim chance of survival was no exaggeration. However, the impact of the Lightning Tribtion was also beyond Xiao Chens capabilities. It definitely could move the scarlet dragon seal!
Originally, Xiao Chen had been nning to wait until he left the abandonednd and grew a little stronger first before making his breakthrough.
Now, he could not care so much anymore. He needed to risk his life.
With this thought, Xiao Chen immediately flew out of the medicinal pool and headed out of the Azure Dragon Pce. The old Dragon Horse and the others asked quickly, What are you doing? Dont be rash!
Dont worry about me. I have to find a ce to make a breakthrough in peace. This is the only way I can stir up the dragon seal.
Not wanting this group of seniors to worry, Xiao Chen showed a determined expression as he rushed out of the Azure Dragon Pce without saying anything more.
Chapter 1549 (Raw 1531): Blood-Soaked Dragon Emperor
Chapter 1549 (Raw 1531): Blood-Soaked Dragon Emperor
While it was clearly day, the world outside was inplete darkness.
When Xiao Chen walked out of the Azure Dragon Pce, he found that he was far from the battlefield in the Profound Domain. However, this ce should not be the Tianwu Domain, either, as he had never been here before.
Xiao Chen looked at the sky. The demonic clouds overhead made the ce dark and hid the sky and the sun.
Using his sharp senses, he looked in the direction of Kunlun Mountain. The sounds of the battle there were already faint.
He could only vaguely feel some auras. Even so, those still felt frightening. The battle taking ce there would decide the fate of the Kunlun Realm.
Without a miracle, the fall of the Kunlun Realm was just a matter of time.
The Demonic God was practically immortal. Even after half its body was destroyed, it could still recover to a perfect state. The ordinary cultivators on Kunlun Mountain were also facing the Demon Race cultivators whose potentials were being overdrawn. This was a peak battle, different from an ordinary battle.
No matter which side won, they would immediately gather their allies and bring about a swift conclusion to this desperate battle.
Since Xiao Chen arrived in this world, he had never experienced such an intense battle before. Even his bloody Emperors Road was not even a thousandth as intense as this battle.
One moment before, Xiao Chens friends were still alive. Perhaps, they would die in the next second. Scenes of parting happened at every moment.
This battle would not have any winners. The Demons were just pitiful creatures that had been kidnapped by the Dark Church. From the moment they offered their souls to the Demonic God, they were fated never to betray it.
The Thunder Sovereign had turned into something neither human nor ghost. Clearly, this was not what he wanted. After ten thousand years of plotting, he still ended up a loser.
How pitiful,mentable, but even more so, how hateful.
Now that Xiao Chen was no longer on the battlefield, his anxious heart managed to catch a rare moment of tranquility. During this time, he thought of many things.
The death of the Cyclic Astral Lord hade as a great shock to Xiao Chen. This was the man who once used the Oath Stone to pressure Xiao Chen, yet he died.
With the death of the person that Xiao Chen made the oath to, the oath no longer applied.
However, Xiao Chen did not feel rxed at all. At this moment, when he looked at the distant Kunlun Mountain, many scenes shed in his mind.
Many people used their lives to bet on Xiao Chen.
This time, Xiao Chen could only seed; failure was not permissible.
He gently pushed off with his feet and soared into the air. Then, he looked around, searching for a suitable ce.
After a while, Xiao Chennded atop a mountain and sat down cross-legged.
It was not easy to break through to the Purple Thunder Divine Incantations tenthyera level that brushed the limit of strength that this worlds Heavenly Dao permitted.
Since the seventhyer, every breakthrough brought Xiao Chen experiences that were carved into his bones.
When he remembered them, aside from pain, only the word danger came to mind.
Sky Dome Immortal Lord, if I die in the hands of your Cultivation Technique, dontugh at me.
Before starting, Xiao Chen mocked himself, rxing his mood.
Then, the smile on his face vanished as he turned serious. He inhaled a deep breath of air before closing his eyes.
Like something ordinary like eating or drinking, the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation started circting in Xiao Chens body very naturally. He had been practicing this Cultivation Technique every day and every night and was now extremely familiar with it. Even if he was unconscious, his body would automatically circte it. He was simply too familiar with it.
The Veritable Essence Energy moved, flowing through Xiao Chens meridians. The lightning-attributed Spiritual Energy in the world quickly gathered at his body.
After the Veritable Essence Energy circted one major cycle, the area around Xiao Chen started flickering with crackling electric light.
Normally, one should stop here; it was enough already.
However, now, Xiao Chen was trying to break through, so he clearly could not stop. He calmed himself and opened up minor meridians. With every seedingyer, the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation would flow through even more meridians.
The so-called breakthrough was the opening of new meridians, making the major cycle even longer.
This allowed one to absorb even more energy at an even faster pace.
This was originally a rather difficult process. However, Xiao Chen had two years of umtions, so it was not difficult.
The difficult part was that when he opened the meridians needed for the tenthyer of the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation, a Lightning Tribtion would descend.
Only when Xiao Chen truly cleared the Lightning Tribtions would he be considered to have broken through to the tenthyer. Otherwise, it was pointless. Furthermore, he was trying to do something even more dangerous: to use the Lightning Tribtions energy to stir up the scarlet dragon seal.
Time passed by the second. When Xiao Chen opened thest minor meridian, tribtion clouds appeared above him.
Boom!
Very straightforwardly, a purple lightning bolt tore through the sky andnded on Xiao Chen.
Its starting.
Xiao Chen opened his eyes and silently endured the Lightning Tribtions as theyshed down continuously.
When the lightning bolts struck his body, he directed the energy of the Lightning Tribtion to smash into the scarlet dragon seal in his dantian.
The scarlet dragon seal, which was the size of half his palm, felt like it was a vast and boundless sea with the energy of the Lightning Tribtions as drops of dew. As this energy struck it, it did not move at all.
Xiao Chen was in no rush. ording to his experience, the Lightning Tribtions would slowly intensify.
This matter could not be rushed. Using the energy of the Lightning Tribtion was extremely risky. Previously, Xiao Chen would do his best to block the energy of the Lightning Tribtion outside his body. This time, however, he was doing his best to absorb them into his body.
If he was careless, he would lose control of the Lightning Tribtions energy, which would then explode in his body. Barring the unexpected, he would end up exploding on the spot, his bodypletely ripped apart, not leaving anything behind when he died.
Boom!
After about seven minutes, a divine dragon treasure pce formed by lightning descended. Its immense might and pressure immediately pulverized the mountain that Xiao Chen sat on.
Rumble... Before the lightning bolt even arrived, the tall mountain was already destroyed.
Xiao Chen felt very nervous. When the lightning boltnded, sparks flew off his skin. His numbed body, which was already in incredible pain, felt like it would crumble.
He pulled through by sheer willpower, directing the energy of the Lightning Tribtion through his meridians.
Rumble... The energy of the Lightning Tribtion was like an unruly wild horse galloping very quickly. It took a lot of effort for Xiao Chen to control it.
Bang!
This time, the scarlet dragon seal, which had not reacted so far, finally shook for a moment.
It was just a moment, not even a second. If Xiao Chen had not been watching closely, he would have thought that he saw wrong.
The thing that Xiao Chen never noticed was that the instant the scarlet dragon seal shook, countless scarlet particles came out of the dragon seal and merged into his blood vessels, helping his physical body recover.
His bloodline vaguely became stronger.
Xiao Chenughed loudly towards the sky and said, You deceitful heavens, again!
Ten thousand bolts of lightning shed and gathered, turning into a ferocious, venomous lightning snake trying to bite him.
Before the first wave was over, another wave came. Xiao Chen was like a small boat in the sea, bobbing up and down in a sea of berserk Lightning Tribtions.
The time that the scarlet dragon seal shook increased with each tribtion. The various signs indicated that the scarlet dragon seal could be truly stirred up.
Suddenly, the storm-like lightning stopped.
The entire ce turned quiet. Was the Lightning Tribtion over? No! The tribtion clouds were merely brewing up an even more ferocious Lightning Tribtionwhich was also thest set of Lightning Tribtions.
The tip of a sword suddenly came out of the clouds, which gave off a sound akin to ten thousand horses galloping.
The Lightning Tribtions turning into a weapon!
The sight of the Lightning Tribtions turning into a weapon gave the impression that he hadmitted a major offense and was being executed by the Heavenly Dao. It also shocked him to his senses; he had forgotten this.
Oh no! Even if I can withstand this Lightning Tribtion weapon, I have no way of drawing it into my body.
Sharpness. Aside from berserk energy, this Lightning Tribtion weapon also had a sharp edge.
Whoosh!
The Lightning Tribtion weapon arrived instantly, so fast that Xiao Chen could not react.
The tip of the sword entered Xiao Chens head without drawing any blood.
Im fine?
However, in the next second, Xiao Chens expression changed radically. This Lightning Tribtion was here for his physical body. Itpletely ignored his defenses and wanted to explode inside his body.
As the Lightning Tribtion weapon entered his body, it continuously shrank.
Electric light shone throughout his body, turning it transparent. His internal organs, flesh, blood, bones, and marrow were all visible.
This condensation of the lightning-attributed energy would allow the energy of the Lightning Tribtion topress over and over again without pauseuntil it exploded and vaporized Xiao Chen instantly.
In reality, it was not yet time for this breakthrough.
If not for the scarlet dragon seal quietly and slowly strengthening Xiao Chens bloodline, with his current physical body, there was no way for him tost until now.
Given his physical body, enduring up to this point should have been impossible. There were only twelveyers to the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation. The dangers of thest threeyers far surpassed his expectations.
Xiao Chen watched wide-eyed as that Lightning Tribtion weaponpressed in his body, unable to do anything.
The Lightning Tribtion weapon condensed into a small dot. Its light was already as resplendent and dazzling as the sun. There was no earth-shattering boom.
Amid silence, the final Lightning Tribtion exploded.
Before Xiao Chen had any time to think, his flesh, blood, bones, and marrow all vaporized on the spot.
Only a coiling Azure Dragon image was left, tightly wrapped around the scarlet dragon seal.
Whoosh!
It seemed like something awoke in the scarlet dragon seal. Then, the Azure Dragon image opened its eyes.
They were a pair of cold scarlet eyes, proud and aloof, looking down on the entire world.
Interesting. This barrennd actually produced an inheritor that dares to show me his temper. The secrets in his body are also plentiful. You shall be the one!
Chapter 1550 (Raw 1532): Soul Dao Martial Technique
Chapter 1550 (Raw 1532): Soul Dao Martial Technique
Dragon Race Secret Technique, Rebirth from a Drop of Blood!
A low rumble came from the scarlet dragon seal, and blood mist started to appear in the air.
The blood mist gathered and formed drops of blood. Once the blood was all gathered, Xiao Chen, who no longer existed one second ago, miraculously reappeared in a perfect state.
Am I dead? Xiao Chen said, feeling confused as he opened his eyes within a mysterious space.
This world was very dark, with countless stars shing above. However, the starlight could not reach this ce.
Dead? If I had awoken a secondter, you might really have been dead. Saving you this one time was not easy. Forcefully using Rebirth from a Drop of Blood before you have achieved the necessary cultivation is not that easy. Of course, I am an exception.
Suddenly, a voice rang out in the space, startling Xiao Chen alert.
Whos there?
Who am I? Werent you very eager to see me before? Whats wrong? You seem frightened after seeing me.
The voice came from behind Xiao Chen, so he quickly turned around and saw a figure in white clothes. The corners of this figures mouth curved in something of a nefarious smile, and faint scarlet light flickered in his eyes.
The aura of this person was eerie. His expression was awfully sinister with a trace of a nefarious smile. However, on seeing that pair of eyes, no one would feel that he was smiling.
Cold, emotionless, proud, and aloof. It felt like he was killing Qi personified in human form.
You are the Blood-Soaked Dragon Emperor? Xiao Chen immediately asked. This persons arrival meant that he had not died and had been saved.
Not replying, the white-d man suddenly raised his head and projected the killing Qi hidden in his eyes.
Then, the Blood-Soaked Dragon Emperor reached out and grabbed. With an extremely cold expression, he firmly gripped a clump of ck fog.
This ck fog twisted continuously, letting out a pained and harsh sound.
When Xiao Chen looked at that clump of ck fog, he felt a tinge of fear for some reason and could not help raising his guard.
Boom!
The Blood-Soaked Dragon Emperor squeezed with some force. The ck fog gave an agonized scream before turning into a clump of blood mist and vanishing.
What was that? Xiao Chen asked, feeling uncertain.
It was your heart demon. However, you neednt worry. I already killed it. Its not that strange. I cultivate the Massacre Dao and have been interacting with heart demons all my life. Ive killed so many heart demons that I even lost count. Actually, heart demons are good things for you. If you can clear them, your mental state will strengthen.
Unfortunately, you used such a decisive method toe and meet me. Naturally, I cannot let this heart demon waste any time.
The white-d person exined casually as though what he just did was something insignificant.
However, Xiao Chen was shocked. He had never heard that heart demons could be killed.
Speak, why did you seek me so urgently? The Blood-Soaked Dragon Emperor urged Xiao Chen, as though time was tight.
This startled Xiao Chen back to himself, and he gave a simple exnation of the problems of the Kunlun Realm and the Demonic God.
How troublesome! To think that someone put in so much effort to use a Soul Dao Secret Technique in this insignificant ce.
When the white-d man heard what Xiao Chen said, he frowned, which made Xiao Chen very nervous. Could it be that the Blood-Soaked Dragon Emperor could not deal with this, either?
Dont misunderstand. Such Soul Dao techniques can be destroyed with a nce by a newly initiated Cloud Sea Realm cultivator. This Soul Dao technique is particrly crude and rudimentary. However, on second thought, it is truly already very incredible for a Soul Dao Secret Technique to bepleted in this barrennd.
The white-d man spoke as he pleased without a care for anyone. Let me think what method a person of your level can use to deal with this.
What was the Soul Dao? Xiao Chen did not know. However, he guessed that it had something to do with souls.
This was far from something a person in the Veritable Personage Realm could handle.
The soul of a person was extremely mysterious. Since time immemorial, it had been a taboo area of cultivation. Only the Kunlun Realms Ghost Race had some aplishments there.
Even so, the Ghost Race was not even initiated into this Dao. This Soul Dao was too ancient, too dangerous. The soul was a taboo part of a person. The Soul Origin was even harder to trace. There was not a single Cultivation Technique or Martial Technique for the Soul Dao in the Kunlun Realm.
In order to truly cultivate the Soul Dao, one would have to reach a very high cultivation realm. At the very least, the current Xiao Chen was still far from it.
Senior, is there no method at all? Xiao Chen looked beseechingly at the other party. The Kunlun Realm was in danger and could fall even in the next second.
The Blood-Soaked Dragon Emperor looked at Xiao Chen and said, Although a Secret Technique like that Demonic God is very crude, it is still of a much higher level than yours. In the first ce, that Demonic God is impossible for you to defeat, as you have no way to do any significant damage to it.
There is not even a single method?
There is. To deal with a Soul Dao Secret Technique, naturally, you have to use a Soul Dao Martial Technique. I have grasped many Soul Dao Martial Techniques. However, I simply cannot find one that a person of your cultivation realm can practice.
Then, can Senior personally make a move and defeat the Demonic God?
I am only a strand of a remnant soul that exists in this dragon seal. Im not even as strong as you. You want me to go out and send myself to death? That Demonic God would really love to get its hands on someone like me. I would be great nourishment for it.
As the Blood-Soaked Dragon Emperor looked at Xiao Chen, he revealed disdain on his face, crushing Xiao Chens final hope.
In that case, this means there is no hope at all?
Humph!
Suddenly, the Blood-Soaked Dragon Emperor asked in a low voice, As my, the Blood-Soaked Dragon Emperors, inheritor, how can you be socking in ambition? To regr people, this is an impossible task. However, as my, the Blood-Soaked Dragon Emperors, inheritor, if you cannot even clear this task, then it can only be said that Im blind.
What do you mean? Xiao Chen countered, feeling confused.
Nothing. Ill teach you a Soul Dao Martial Technique. Although you are unlikely to learn it, youd better learn it. Otherwise, even if the Demonic God does not kill you, Ill kill you myself.
To think that you actually want me to make a move personally for such a minor matter! I truly feel ashamed on your behalf for entertaining such a thought.
The Blood-Soaked Dragon Emperor looked at Xiao Chen with heavy disdain, even smiling coldly.
Xiao Chens expression changed slightly as he eximed angrily, A minor matter! You may look down on me, humiliate me. However, do not ever y with the lives of myrades in the Kunlun Realm! This is not a minor matter! Not minor at all!
Seeing Xiao Chen being disrespectful, the Blood-Soaked Dragon Emperor did not get angry. Instead, heughed, You have a temper! However, to be my, the Blood-Soaked Dragon Emperors, inheritor, a temper isnt enough. Ill pass down this Soul Dao Martial Technique to you. As long as you can learn even a part of it, you will be able to kill the Demonic God.
If you fail to learn it...haha! Ill kill you and find another inheritor. Also, dont forget your roots. My Azure Dragon bloodline is one of the Great Deste Hundred Racesthe strongest bloodlineand yet you arepletely wasting it, not using it. How stupid!
Right after speaking, the Blood-Soaked Dragon Emperor prodded Xiao Chens forehead, sending in voluminous information into Xiao Chens mind.
Go on, then. In the future, dont disturb me if there is nothing. My remnant soul cannot exist for long. If you awaken me and cannot learn anything, it will be a waste.
Then, the Blood-Soaked Dragon Emperor waved his hand, and Xiao Chen returned to reality.
Xiao Chen opened his eyes. In the dark surroundings, he saw that the surrounding terrain waspletely ruptured, in a sorry state, and entirely different from before.
The mountain was gone; the ins no longer existed. Cracks covered the ground; sand and stone flew about.
Xiao Chen immediately checked his physical body and sensed that it seemed to be stronger.
There was an energy that seemed ready to roar out in his blood vessels, appearing different from before.
Vital Qi, gather!
Xiao Chen clenched his hand, and all the Vital Qi in his entire body surged, forming dragon-shaped strands of energy flying around in the air.
Along with this fist, two ancient dragon cauldrons appeared hovering above his head.
Two Cauldron Force. Xiao Chen felt shocked. His Vital Qi had actually doubled.
Whats going on?
Could this be the power of the bloodline that the Blood-Soaked Dragon Emperor mentioned? Xiao Chen sank into contemtion.
He thought back and vaguely recalled that when he underwent the tribtion, his blood seemed to undergo some changes.
Every time the Lightning Tribtion descended, its energy would strengthen the physical body, applying some kind of tempering, polishing his Azure Dragon War Body.
Aside from Xiao Chens Vital Qi doubling, the Magic Energy in the sea of consciousness had also grown vaster.
Xiao Chen rejoiced. This was the most obvious benefit of advancing the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation to the tenthyer.
With the increase in Magic Energy, it would be easier to execute Magic Skills. His Dharmic World wouldst longer, as well.
However, this was not the most important thing at the moment. The most important thing was that when the Blood-Soaked Dragon Emperor chased him out, he left a Soul Dao Martial Technique in Xiao Chens mind.
The Soul Breaking Finger!
Chapter 1551 (Raw 1533): Dragon Blood Soul Breaking Finger
Chapter 1551 (Raw 1533): Dragon Blood Soul Breaking Finger
Soul Breaking Finger!
This was a Soul Dao Martial Technique that the Blood-Soaked Dragon Emperor obtained in his early years. It required the next cultivation realm after the Veritable Personage Realm for one to cultivate it.
However, the Blood-Soaked Dragon Emperor tossed it to Xiao Chen, wanting him to learn it now. This was somewhat overbearing.
After all, Xiao Chen was currently only in the first stage of the Veritable Personage Realm, the Veritable Essence Stage. After that were the Yin Essence Stage and the Yang Essence Stage.
This was equivalent to Xiao Chen having to learn a Martial Technique that was at least two stages beyond his capabilities.
Xiao Chen carefully recalled what the Blood-Soaked Dragon Emperor said. Then, he calmed down and thought about it. The other party seemed unreasonable, but in reality, he was not being cruel and unfeeling.
If the Blood-Soaked Dragon Emperor did not think highly of Xiao Chen, he would not have handed the Soul Breaking Finger to him or saved him.
In fact, this approach was inevitable. If one could not defy convention, there was no need to even talk about saving the Kunlun Realm.
After familiarizing himself with the cirction method for the Soul Breaking Finger, Xiao Chen did not rush to try it out.
A Soul Dao Martial Technique drained a cultivators Soul Energy. Every failure harmed the soul.
This was especially so for someone like Xiao Chen, who was forcibly cultivating it. If he was not careful, it would inflict even greater harm on him.
If things went bad, Xiao Chen might even turn into a fool, or his soul might scatter.
The information that the Blood-Soaked Dragon Emperor gave Xiao Chen included specific instructions saying that he could fail only three times.
After three failures, if he tried and failed again, he would harm his Soul Origin, which would be difficult to recover from.
First step: driving my Soul Energy!
Xiao Chen slowly circted his energy. As he did so, he discovered that his consciousness was outside his physical body.
He drove a forbidden energy in his body. Immediately, winds blew and clouds churned in the world.
A strong aura erupted from Xiao Chens bodyan aura several times stronger than his Dao Might.
A strong wind howled, causing his clothes to p. If anyone of the Kunlun Realm stood in front of him now, they would feel a soul-deep fear.
Second step: condensing Soul Energy!
Condensing the Soul Energy was the most crucial step. If one could not condense the Soul Energy, the Soul Energy would not be mighty; unleashing it would be impossible.
Whoosh! Whoosh!
As the Soul Energy condensed, invisible storms appeared in the sky, gathering in the clouds.
Bolts of lightning tore through the clouds, producing loud cracks that shook the soul.
Pu ci!
Before Xiao Chen could even show an expression of joy, he vomited a mouthful of blood. The Soul Energy washed away like water from his hand.
All the mysterious phenomena in the sky disappeared. The terrifying aura vanished.
After experiencing failure, Xiao Chen rested for a while and then tried again.
This time, he sessfully condensed his Soul Energy. However, he encountered a problem with the third step, unleashing the Soul Energy.
In the end, the Soul Energy rebounded. He felt like his soul rattled. He felt drained of energy, his mind extremely fatigued.
Again!
After resting awhile, Xiao Chenmenced his third attempt. This time, he could only seed; he could not afford to fail.
Inside the scarlet dragon seal in Xiao Chens body, the Blood-Soaked Dragon Emperor had not gone back to sleep yet. Instead, he watched Xiao Chen very carefully.
What terrifying Soul Dao talent! With only two attempts, he already reached this step. His Soul Energy is also startlingly strong, much stronger than mine back then.
The Blood-Soaked Dragon Emperor muttered to himself, Perhaps it has something to do with those secrets in his body.
As the Blood-Soaked Dragon Emperor pondered, Xiao Chen formally made his third attempt.
First step: driving Soul Energy. Sess!
Second step: condensing Soul Energy. Sess!
Third step: unleashing Soul Energy. Sess!
There was still the final step missing, a drop of dragon blood missing. Dragons were one of the hundred strongest races during the Great Deste Era. Their inheritance had passed down until now. After millions of years, dragon blood was like a mythological bloodline.
Although the pure-blooded Dragon Race was no longer around, Xiao Chens Azure Dragon bloodline showed eight color changesan extremely high grade.
One drop of such peak-quality Azure Dragon Blood could raise the might of this Soul Breaking Finger tenfold.
Without dragon blood, the might of the Soul Breaking Finger would be very ordinary.
After seeding in unleashing his Soul Energy to his fingertip, a hole opened in Xiao Chens heart, releasing a drop of heart blood into the Soul Energy.
The tip of his right index finger gave off a scarlet light that turned the entire ce scarlet.
What was stranger was that when this scarlet light shone, even the insides of stones and grass showed themselves clearly.
Is he going to seed? The Blood-Soaked Dragon Emperor felt some excitement. However, his expression changed suddenly. Thats not right. The dragon blood and Soul Energy have not mergedpletely.
Boom!
A beam of scarlet light with dragon patterns shot out of Xiao Chens fingertip. However, this beam of light got only halfway before it petered out and vanished into nothing.
This time, Xiao Chen was not injured. However, his face was filled with disappointment. Why is it like this? It clearly already seeded. Why did it still scatter? No way, I have to try again.
Whoosh! The space before Xiao Chen twisted, and he got pulled into the space within the scarlet dragon seal again, meeting the Blood-Soaked Dragon Emperor once more.
Stop trying. You already failed, the Blood-Soaked Dragon Emperor said expressionlessly.
Xiao Chen argued seriously, I want to try again. I will definitely seed this time.
What if you fail? You will die a miserable death. Are you sure you want to try again?
Im sure. I can only gamble on this.
The Blood-Soaked Dragon Emperor silently sighed to himself, He is really stubborn, just like myself back then.
Perhaps he really can revitalize the already extinct Azure Dragon bloodline.
Just like how I managed to revitalize thepletely declined Dragon Race just by myself.
Alright, give it a try. I wont stop you. However, I really have to sleep for a period of time now. When you surpass the Veritable Personage Realm, wake me up. Remember, use the power of your bloodline properly. That is great wealth there.
After the Blood-Soaked Dragon Emperor finished speaking, his figure slowly faded, then vanished from Xiao Chens sight.
Xiao Chen returned to reality with a smile on his face. This Blood-Soaked Dragon Emperor is truly an interesting person.
He criticized me greatly, but right before he actually went to sleep, he did not mention anything about not wanting me as an inheritor after I fail.
The third failure should be because the dragon blood did not fully merge with the Soul Energy. I have to think of a way.
...
On the other side, the vast battle at Kunlun Mountain was entering its final moments.
Under the leadership of the Demonic God, the armies of the Demonic Worldunched berserk attacks against Kunlun Mountain over and over again. They could charge up Kunlun Mountain at any moment.
Once this final line of defense failed, all that awaited the Kunlun Realm cultivators was a one-sided ughter.
The Demonic God fought the Deity Race Ancestor, the ten-thousand-year-old Demonic Corpse, and the clone of the Martial God Pces founder by itself.
It possessed the innate advantage of being undefeatable. No matter what kind of injury it suffered, it did not sustain any fatal damage.
It could quickly recover from all injuries. On the other hand, of the three great trump cards of the Kunlun Realm, the clone of the Martial God Pces founder steadily dimmed.
The Deity Race Ancestor was wounded all over, looking like he would copse at any moment.
Only the ten-thousand-year-old Demonic Corpse was in good condition due to the advantages of its physical body.
At the sight of these three great trump cards being firmly suppressed by the Demonic God, Ying Zongtian and the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign, who were fighting the Earth Demon Monarch, the Shadow Demon Monarch, and the other Demonic World Primes, revealed helpless expressions.
Whoosh! Whoosh!
The clone of the Martial God Pces founder suddenly started shing. His figure turned increasingly fainter.
Ying Zongtians expression changed drastically. Oh no! Its time is almost up!
The moment he said that, the clone vanished.
The delicate bnce instantly broke. The Demonic Godughed loudly, You old undying fool can truly go and die now!
Bang!
Scarlet light burst out. The Deity Race Ancestor, who had been holding out for a long time, finally could no longer endure. He got knocked away, and a scarlet light shed.
With his many umted injuries, the Deity Race Ancestors lifeforce dwindled continuously, streams of Life Essence scattering in the air.
Ancestor! the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign cried out in despair. The Deity Race Ancestor had protected the Deity Race for generations. Now, he finally died in the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereigns generation.
Of the three great trump cards, only the ten-thousand-year-old Demonic Corpse remained, still holding on bitterly.
Kunlun Mountain would fall very soon, but Xiao Chen was still conducting his final attempt.
Chapter 1552 (Raw 1534): Leaping through the Clouds
Chapter 1552 (Raw 1534): Leaping through the Clouds
First step: driving Soul Energy!
Second step: condensing Soul Energy!
Third step and fourth step: unleashing Soul Energy and, at the same time, merging dragon blood with Soul Energy!
After thinking for a long time, this was Xiao Chens fourth attempt. This time, he took the risk and carried out the third and fourth steps together.
In order topletely merge the dragon blood and Soul Energy, Xiao Chen could only do it this way, as he was forcibly executing the Martial Technique because his cultivation was inadequate.
A cultivator with higher cultivation naturally could follow the normal order and would bepletely safe.
Xiao Chen, however, needed to make use of extraordinary measures. Otherwise, if he followed step by step, he would never seed.
He merged a drop of dragon blood from his heart and condensed the Soul Energy into his right index finger at the same time.
Throughout the entire process, the Soul Energy and dragon blood merged continuously.
A strong aura burst out of Xiao Chens body once more. Whether he seeded or not depended on this.
Dragon Blood Soul Breaking Finger! Xiao Chen roared, and a beam of scarlet light from his right index finger lit up the ce. The scarlet light shot forward for ten kilometers without scattering.
I seeded!
Xiao Chen revealed a smile on his face, rejoicing in his heart. He finally seeded on his fourth attempt.
By bringing the fourth step forward, carrying it out together with the third step, Xiao Chen pulled off this gamble that risked his life.
When the scarlet light vanished, fatigue grabbed hold of Xiao Chen. Then, he slowly calmed down.
Perhaps this is not enough. After all, the Blood-Soaked Dragon Emperor did not see the Demonic God for himself. Furthermore, what if this Dragon Blood Soul Breaking Finger cannotpletely kill the Demonic God?
There cannot be any what-ifs. I simply cannot afford to lose.
I cannot rely on just this Dragon Blood Soul Breaking Finger. I have to think of some other methods. Now that my Purple Thunder Divine Incantation has reached the tenthyer, my Thunder Domain should be simr to that of the Thunder Sovereign. However, the Thunder Sovereigns Thunder Domain already mutated...
As Xiao Chen pondered aloud, his mind suddenly shed with inspiration. Although my Ice Domain is not as strong as my Thunder Domain, it is already close. If I can merge the two, I will gain another tool to resist him.
When merging ice and thunder, what should I use to manifest them?
Naturally, the first thing that Xiao Chen thought of was the saber. He was the most familiar with the saber. However, he already grasped aplete Dao for the saber, something of an even higher level than domains. Merging the three would be somewhat difficult.
Aside from the saber, what I am most familiar with is...dragons!
Thats right. That is it! A brilliant light shed in Xiao Chens eyes. Xiao Chen himself possessed the Azure Dragon bloodline and had seen all sorts of dragons. That was simply the best thing for manifesting the two Domains.
He opened his palm, and arcing electricity appeared, crackling and flickering endlessly.
After that, with a thought, ice-attributed energy appeared in his palm at the same time. The two continuously mingled and mixed. Before his eyes, the amalgam quickly took on the vague form of a dragon, which slowly turned detailed and delicate.
ording to the Blood-Soaked Dragon Emperor, my dragon blood is a great treasure. However, I still do not know how to use it.
However, based on that might just now, the Dragon Blood Soul Breaking Finger, which is dragon blood merged into the Soul Breaking Finger, is the true Soul Breaking Finger.
Perhaps dragon blood can also be merged into this electric ice dragon.
Xiao Chen immediately acted on this thought. A drop of scarlet dragon blood came out of the palm with ice and electricity mingling on it.
The electricity and ice instantly absorbed the dragon blood like extremely greedy children. Then, they turned into a berserk tricolor dragon. There was the purple of lightning, the white of ice, and the scarlet of blood.
As the energy of the Thunder Domain and Ice Domain drained continuously, the berserk tricolor dragon on Xiao Chens palm grew increasinglyrger and longer.
When all the lightning-attributed and ice-attributed energies in Xiao Chens body werepletely drained, a ten-meter-long berserk tricolor dragon rose up from his palm. Its main body was lightning-purple, ice-white dragon scales covered it, and its dragon ws and horns were blood-scarlet.
I seeded. I shall call you Ice Blood Lightning Dragon.
Xiao Chen clenched his hand tightly, and the berserk tricolor dragon vanished. Heavy self-confidence shed in his eyes.
He now possessed one more killing move. With this, in addition to his increased Vital Qi and his strengthened physical body, hisbat power had undergone a metamorphosis.
Now, Xiao Chen was confident that he had an even chance of defeating the Demonic God that the Thunder Sovereign possessed.
Xiao Chen looked at the demonic clouds in the sky. Then, he muttered, If I can tear open the demonic clouds and make the isted Heavenly Dao reappear, that Demonic Gods strength will decrease greatly. My fifty-percent chance of sess would be seventy percent.
Whoosh!
With this thought, he soon arrived below the demonic clouds. After a little hesitation, he charged in.
When he entered the demonic clouds, all sorts of negative emotions immediately surged over. This was a terrifying mental attack.
However, right now, Xiao Chen was not in too much trouble. All he needed to do was guard his mind.
As Xiao Chen soared up, he flew for a total of ten kilometers. Even so, he still had not exited the demonic clouds. He felt greatly startled. No wonder it could iste the Heavenly Dao. The thickness of this demonic cloud was simply incredible.
Azure Dragon Divine Wings!
A pair of dragon wings unfurled on his back. Then, his speed skyrocketed. With ferocious momentum, he leaped out of the demonic clouds.
Rumble...!
The sunlight that had been hidden for a long time appeared. Before Xiao Chen could bask in it, bolts of lightning streaked towards him.
He hastily dodged the lightning bolts and quickly withdrew his aura. With his current strength right now, he was already pushing the Heavenly Daos limits.
To be more urate, Xiao Chen already straddled that boundary, alternating between crossing the line and going under it. However, he was a cultivator who grew up in the Kunlun Realm. Hence, the Heavenly Dao was more tolerant of him.
Indeed, there is a clear difference. Below the demonic clouds, I can be unruly and behave as I please. However, once Im out of the demonic clouds, I have to be careful. Otherwise, I will cross the Heavenly Daos bottom line.
Xiao Chen revealed a calm expression. However,pared to me, the Demonic God will suffer more. Without the demonic clouds, I should experience only a decrease of twenty percent at most. As for the Demonic God, its strength should decrease by twice or thrice that.
Xiao Chen still clearly recalled the sorry state he had been reduced to when he fought with the Demonic God, even after he executed Dharmic World.
Despite using his various means, he still could not receive all the attacks. Every punch brought incredible pain, resulting in an extremely miserable defeat.
Xiao Chen opened his Heavenly Eye, and his vision pierced through the clouds, allowing him to see the Kunlun Realms terrain clearly.
After about seven minutes, he arrived above the Profound Domain and looked at the demonic clouds contemtively.
How can I break a hole in the demonic clouds to allow the Heavenly Dao through, scattering all the demonic clouds covering the entire Kunlun Realm?
In a dam spanning five hundred kilometers, all it would take was one hole for the gushing water to knock it all down. Furthermore, the might of the Heavenly Dao was even more ferocious than gushing water. As long as the Heavenly Dao was given a chance, it would definitely scatter all the demonic clouds covering the Kunlun Realm.
For Xiao Chen to break a hole in the thick demonic clouds, aside from needing this blow to be strong, he needed it to have strong prative power as well.
Otherwise, if he could notpletely pierce through the demonic clouds, they would heal quickly. The Demonic God would also detect his presence and not allow him to mount a second attack.
There was only one chance. His attack needed to be strong and prative.
Standing on the demonic clouds, Xiao Chen grabbed a clump of demonic cloud and then spread his hand open to examine it.
The ck demonic cloud in his palm kept changing, materializing the heads of many malicious spirits. All of them showed sinister expressions with twisted appearances. It looked extremely horrifying.
Xiao Chens heart sank. Just a casual grab of demonic cloud actually had so many malicious spirits in it. How many innocent living beings had the Demonic God Blood Sacrifice imed?
Such a method was simply too cruel.
After Xiao Chen calmed down, he analyzed the demonic clouds, which were mainly made up of baleful spirits and Demonic Qi.
His energy attribute was not very useful against such a thing. It would be better if he had an attribute like holy light or divine light.
I can only use brute force and support it with Dao Might. The Great Dao Energy of the Saber Daobined with two Cauldron Force should be enough!
Xiao Chen took a deep breath, and a Dao disk appeared behind him. Then, this disk condensed into one spot and elongated.
When this light elongated to about eight centimeters, Xiao Chen punched ferociously. Two cauldrons gathered on his fist. The berserk force became extremely condensed with the support of the Dao Might.
One kilometer...two kilometers...three kilometers...
The fist light turned into saber light, continuously piercing through the demonic clouds. Xiao Chen was extremely confident in his strike.
Before the saber lightpletely pierced through the demonic clouds, he plunged into the hole.
Chapter 1553 (Raw 1535): Decisive Battle with the Demonic God
Chapter 1553 (Raw 1535): Decisive Battle with the Demonic God
At Kunlun Mountain, the Demonic God finally defeated the ten-thousand-year-old Demonic Corpse, thest remaining trump card of the Kunlun Realm.
No matter how strong the Demonic Corpses physical body was, it would eventually crumble. Its injuries umted continuously. When they all erupted, the Demonic Corpse exploded into a pool of ck blood.
As for the Demonic God, it remained undefeated. No matter how badly damaged its body got, it would quickly recover in very little time.
The Demonic God was terrifyingly strong, as well. The might of one punch could easily knock back a Prime.
No one could withstand a barrage of attacks from the Demonic God.
Xiao Chen was already very strong, yet he still had not managed tost long against the Demonic God earlier.
What more Ying Zongtian, the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign, the Spirit Fox King, and the other Primes?
Its over!
Upon seeing the ten-thousand-year-old Demonic Corpse, thest trump card, turn into a pool of bloody water, all the Kunlun Realm cultivators sighed in their hearts.
Qitian, there is no need for you all to continue struggling.
The Earth Demon Monarch and the other Demonic World Primes stopped attacking. Their anxious hearts could finally rest.
Following this, they no longer needed to make a move. The Demonic God alone was sufficient to deal with the seven surviving Kunlun Realm Primes.
The Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign, Ying Zongtian, and the others remained silent and indifferent. During these final moments, they did not feel fear or despair. Instead, they felt that it was unfortunate...
Unfortunate that they could no longer look that these mountains and rivers. Unfortunate that they no longer had an opportunity to fight side by side with their manypanions.
Ying Zongtian, Im sorry. In my entire life, I have never apologized. If I still do not, perhaps there will not be any more chances, the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign said faintly. His expression showed some sorrow and helplessness.
The Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign felt some regret as well. If he had not been so ambitious in the past, he would not have caused the Kunlun Realm to lose so much of its peak fighting force when Xiao Chen attempted his Great Tribtion of wind and fire.
Perhaps there might have been a chance to protect the Kunlun Realm in this battle.
Although the Demonic God was strong, if the Kunlun Realm had managed to kill all the other cultivators and Demonic Beasts of the Demonic World, the Demonic God alone would not be able to truly upy the Kunlun Realm.
Ying Zongtian smiled and replied, Alright. Ill forgive you. In my life, I had never forgiven anyone whomitted such major mistakes. However, I wont let you die with regrets.
The remaining Primes of the Kunlun Realm stood by each other, preparing to withstand the final wave of attacks from the Demonic God.
Shui Lingling felt somewhat fatigued as she stood on the Profound Sun Bird. Her Primordial Energy was almost drained, and her mind was incredibly logy.
Is it ending?
An Junxi leaned against a boulder. He simply had no more strength to continue fighting. He needed to rest, and he also needed time to recover from his wounds.
Feng Xingsheng, Xuanyuan Zhantian, Mo Chen, and the other Dragons Gate cultivators all showed helplessness and reluctance in their eyes.
At this moment, it was like the entire Kunlun Realm sighed.
Under the Demonic Gods skin, thousands of faces squeezed in, changing continuously. Finally, it turned into the Thunder Sovereigns face and said, Qitian, you thought that you have beenpeting with me all your life. Actually, from start to end, you have been dancing in the palm of my hand.
The Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign said coldly, Thunder Sovereign, if you have to make a move, do it quickly. Look at you now, neither human nor ghost. You probably cannot even die if you wanted to!
Humph! The dead have no qualification to mock me.
Whoosh!
Just at this moment, an intense beam of light came from the sky.
In reality, the light was not that intense. It was just that the demonic clouds had covered the sky for too long already. Everyone had not seen the sunlight for so long that the light felt extremely piercing and intense.
Light? These demonic clouds are more than ten kilometers thick. Even I cannot pierce through it in one breath. Who did it? Ying Zongtian eximed in shock as he looked up.
Amid the boundless darkness, that pir of intense light immediately attracted everyones attention.
The instant the light poured down, a white figure slowly descended in the middle of the pir of light.
Its Big Brother Xiao!
Its Xiao Chen, the White Robed desman Xiao Chen!
The Azure Dragon King is back!
Those with good eyesight immediately saw the white-d persons appearance clearly and could not help eximing.
The Heavenly Dao is back! I can feel it! The Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign, who had already resigned himself to death, suddenly became excited.
The Thunder Sovereign revealed a horrified expression and eximed, How can this be?! He was already so severely injured. How did he recover so quickly?!
The Thunder Sovereign could no longer be bothered with killing the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign. The gargantuan body of the Demonic God shrank steadily.
The Demonic God hastily released Demonic Might, taking the initiative to scatter some of its cultivation lest it get killed by the Heavenly Dao.
The pir of light erged continuously. By the time Xiao Chennded, the sky and the sun had already reappeared in the entire Profound Domain.
The demonic clouds were like the snow of winter, continuously melting as the sunlight spread. Soon, the demonic clouds, which covered the entire Kunlun Realm, had vanished.
It was like how righteousness would always triumph over evil. The darkness could not encase the entirend forever.
All it took was for one person to dare to stand out and make a hole. Then, the radiance of the Heavenly Dao filled thend again.
My eyes! Its very piercing!
My strength is vanishing. I feel very tired...very sleepy.
Im sapped of energy.
Whats going on? Why did I suddenly age so much?
Why are my old injuriesing back?
The countless Demonic World cultivators and Demonic Beasts were horrified to discover all sorts of terrifying troubles inflicting them. Several Demons even started crying in despair. Earlier, their minds were vigorous, and their bodies were very strong. However, in the next moment, their hair turned white, and wounds covered their bodies. No one could ept such a thing happening.
Since they exhausted their lifeforce and potential to heal their wounds and strengthen theirbat prowess, the side effects would arrive sooner orter.
By tearing the demonic clouds apart and weakening the Demonic God, Xiao Chen just brought this moment forward.
Saber!
Xiao Chen stretched out his hand and beckoned. The Lunar Shadow Saber, which he had stabbed into the battlefield earlier, turned into a beam of light and entered his grip.
Ao Jiao was not inside the saber. This stunned Xiao Chen for a moment. However, he could sense that she was still alive, so he did not worry about this for now.
Holding the saber horizontally, Xiao Chen sent out a saber light. A tyrannical aura that looked down on the world erupted from his body.
The saber light that shot out swept through the ce. All the Demons and Demonic Beasts within fifty kilometers of Xiao Chen were cleared away.
Dark Churchs Church Master, do you dare to fight with me?!
The saber light pulsated on Xiao Chens saber as he held it up and pointed its tip at the Dark Churchs Church Master. He gave off a strong aura that made everyone feel like he was a powerful sovereign of the saber, a king looking down on the world, all thends and all the seas, indomitable.
You will definitely be defeated. This time, the Heavenly Dao is not isted. Those old monsters in the Azure Dragon Pce cannote and save you now. I will make sure you die!
The Demonic God assumed the size of a regr person. Its overwhelming Demonic Might was withdrawn and not showed. It gently pushed off the ground and arrived before Xiao Chen, not showing any fear.
At this moment, the thousands upon thousands of Demonic World cultivators and Demonic Beasts fell into chaos.
The Demon Race cultivators and Demonic Beasts that had already charged up the mountain all retreated in a fluster. The state of their bodies suddenly fell from the peak to rock-bottom. Furthermore, all sorts of injuries and the side effects of overdrawing their potential were erupting. In fact, they became even weaker than a regr person, no better thanmbs waiting to be ughtered.
The Kunlun War Banner rose behind Xiao Chen once more, fluttering loudly in the strong wind.
As long as the war banner did not fall, it was like a roaring me that ignited the hot-bloodedness in everyones hearts, turning them into mes that zed strongly.
We cannot let them get away so easily!
Anger red in An Junxis eyes. He was alreadypletely sapped of energy. However, he gritted his teeth and eventually managed to stand up, although still trembling.
The fatigued Kunlun Realm cultivators all gritted their teeth and clutched their weapons, charging over on theirst breath.
Although the Kunlun Realm cultivators were injured and tired, they had not overdrawn their potential. Hence, they did not suffer from any side effects as the Demons did.
Before the Kunlun Realm cultivators, the Demons could not put up any sort of resistance whatsoever. They all fled in a fluster, breaking their formations.
At every moment, miserable shrieks resounded. These were the shrieks of the Demons. Kindness would be repaid with kindness and evil with evil. It was not that one did not suffer retribution, just that it was not time yet.
After killing so many people of the Kunlun Realm, the time hade for their retribution.
When Xiao Chen heard the shrieks, his expression did not change. He looked coldly at the Demonic God and said, This is their retribution. Soon, it will be your turn.
Humph! Do you think that by letting the Heavenly Dao appear once more, you can kill me? Let me tell you this: I cannot die. As long as Im around, this battle will never end.
The Thunder Sovereigns eyes appeared somewhat crazed. As it looked at Xiao Chen, its eyes were so filled with hatred that they were on the verge of popping out.
The Thunder Sovereign was just one step short of killing all the Primes of the Kunlun Realm and obtaining the Rock of Origin.
However, Xiao Chens reappearance shattered the Thunder Sovereigns dreams. The situation on the battlefield also reversed.
You little bastard! You are even more hateful than that Azure Emperor. If not forck of choice, would I have let you grow into a potential source of trouble? However, since you did not cherish this chance, then I shall not show any mercy. Die!
The Demonic God leaped into the air and punched. Overwhelming Demonic Might erupted from its fist.
This Demonic Might was so strong that with just it alone, the Demonic God could push back a Prime.
Show mercy? Youd best put in your full power. Otherwise, you will die very quickly.
Xiao Chen casually hacked with his saber, not showing any fear of the other party. He shed head-on, not dodging or avoiding.
Dang!
The fist and saber shed, producing a loud ng. Both of them moved back, appearing equal.
Blood leaked out between Xiao Chens lips. Then, he shifted to a two-handed grip as he gazed at the other party coldly.
The Demonic God possessed by the Thunder Sovereign was stunned. However, when it saw the blood on Xiao Chens lips, itughed, How surprising! You already became this strong. Unfortunately, I cannot die. Your body is now your greatest weakness!
Amid loudughter, ck sparks flew out from its fingertips.
With every step the Demonic God took, a ck lotus flower appeared under its feet. As the lotus flowers flew about, the Demonic God executed Thunder Hell.
This Thunder Hell was even stronger than the one that the Thunder Sovereign executed before.
wless Saber Technique, Heaven Swallowing Stance!
Xiao Chen sent out a saber light as he brandished his saber. Countless mysterious phenomena came from his body. There were bright moons, snowkes, lightning dragons, zing suns, and boundless saber lights.
Everything that Xiao Chenprehended in his life came out and eventually turned into a huge dragon head.
This dragon head opened its huge mouth and consumed all the lotus flowers, ck lightning, and the various negative emotions.
What Martial Technique is this?!
The disappearance of all the Thunder Hell and lotus flower mysterious phenomena greatly startled the Thunder Sovereign.
Here, Ill return it to you! Xiao Chen shouted and spun the saber in his hand around, sending out a pure ck saber light that contained lightning and negative emotions.
Pu ci!
The Thunder Sovereign vomited ck blood as its body was chopped in half by the saber light made of its own Thunder Hell.
Although the Demonic Gods body recovered continuously, the Thunder Sovereign felt an unprecedented worry as it looked at Xiao Chens eyes.
The Thunder Sovereign saw a strong self-confidence and a hatred that even the skies and seas could not contain in those eyes!
Chapter 1554 (Raw 1536): Killing the Demonic God
Chapter 1554 (Raw 1536): Killing the Demonic God
It looks like you are bringing out your full power. Xiao Chen, you are stronger than I thought!
The Demonic Gods body recovered quickly. Then, it stretched out its right hand, and a huge ax appeared.
Xiao Chens eyelids twitched. This huge ax was also a Transcendent Divine Weapon. When the Thunder Sovereign fought the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign during Xiao Chens King conferral ceremony, he had used this ax.
The matters of the past truly made one sigh. Suddenly, Xiao Chen recalled that the other party had mentioned regretting letting him grow as a potential danger. Could there be some sort of hidden difficulties behind this?
However, this thought passed in a sh as the Demonic God that the Thunder Sovereign possessed already charged over.
Its aura did not change much with the addition of the weapon. However, it put down its arrogance and stopped fighting crudely. Now, it used tricks and techniques as it fought Xiao Chen, posing a greater threat to him.
In terms ofbat experience, who couldpare to the Thunder Sovereign, who had lived for more than ten thousand years?
Perhaps the only thing that Xiao Chen could rely on was his sharpness.
Dang! Dang! Dang!
The huge ax shed with the saber, and the two started another intense battle in the Profound Domain.
The Thunder Sovereign possessed richbat experience, but Xiao Chens Saber Techniques were not weak, either. Soon, both sides brought out their full power and fought even more ferociously as time went on.
Amid the Demons miserable shrieks, the two continued their frenzied battle.
With each passing moment, more and more Demon Race cultivators were killed on the battlefield. The Demonic Worlds Primes endured bitterly, cing all their hope on the Demonic God.
The Demonic Worlds Primes only hoped that the Demonic God could avert this desperate crisis by killing Xiao Chen.
Aside from focusing on the Demonic God, Xiao Chen also split off some of his attention to observe the battles of Ying Zongtian and the other Primes.
The Primes mostly held the upper hand in their battles. The exception was the Kunlun Pces Pce Master, who had to fight Xing Wang and Fa Wang by himself and was in a dangerous situation.
Xiao Chen took a moment to execute the Divine Lightning Eye all of a sudden.
Three Lightning Tribtionsyered over each other struck Xing Wang without him being able to react at all.
Having just experienced a Lightning Tribtion, Xiao Chen had gained a new understanding of Lightning Tribtions. The three ovepping Lightning Tribtions condensed into a divine image made of lightning and fell.
Pu ci!
Unable to dodge, Xing Wang was immediately severely injured. After vomiting arge mouthful of blood, he was debilitated.
How could the Kunlun Pces Pce Master miss such an opportunity? With a backhand swing of his saber, he chopped Xing Wang in half.
The pressure on the Kunlun Pces Pce Master decreased considerably. In a one-on-one fight, neither Xing Wang nor Fa Wang was a match for him.
To think that you can shift your attention while fighting me! Xiao Chen, you are truly arrogant! The Thunder Sovereignughed coldly as it swung down the huge ax in its hands.
Boundless thunder roared as a lightning bolt tore through the sky, pulled over by the huge ax.
ck lightning stretched down from the clouds to the huge ax, making this ax move several times faster.
Dang!
Xiao Chen, who blocked the ax with his saber, was knocked back one kilometer before he barely stood stably again.
This is just the beginning. Xiao Chen, lets see how long you canst. Even if I fight for half a year, my Demonic Qi is endless. What about you? How long will it take before you can no longer hold on? Three days? Two days? One day?
Brandishing its huge ax, the Thunder Sovereign tried to deal a blow to Xiao Chens confidence and dampen his morale.
Killing you will not take that long. At most, just half a day.
Xiao Chen did not get angry or happy. His figure shed, and he took the initiative to charge over.
He sought an opening. All he needed was a chance to execute all his killing moves and then use his sure-kill attack to finish off the other party.
In the meanwhile, he could not let the other party take a breather. He needed to make sure nothing went wrong.
Thunder Hell!
After fighting for so long, the Thunder Sovereign roared and executed its move again. It did not believe that Xiao Chen could perfectly break its Domain a second time.
ck lotus flowers hovered in the air once more, each one of them as heavy as a mountain. They all contained highly condensed Demonic Qi and flickered with ck sparks. They could turn into sharp killing weapons at any moment, catching people off guard.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Countless lotus flowers spun around, circling Xiao Chen in a tight formation.
Fish Dragon Art! Moving like a fish in water, showing thousands of changes.
Instantly, Xiao Chens feet changed direction, shifting around. As he moved, he formed thousands of human figures and saber lights.
He dodged some of the ck lotus flowers and chopped up the others.
One leaf, one bodhi; one flower, one world.
The Thunder Sovereign formed hand seals with one hand, and the situation changed. The pieces of every lotus flower that Xiao Chen shattered became even more lotus flowers.
The sudden turn of events caught him off guard, his afterimages shattering. It was hard for his true body to dodge too. He got struck by the many lotus flowers.
It was like several mountains hit Xiao Chen. The enormous force instantly sent him flying.
The lotus flowers exploded, and boundless Demonic Qi and lightning surged about in his body.
The situation promptly degenerated.
Now! Kill him in one strike!
The Thunder Sovereign saw its opportunity, and its eyes suddenly turned sharp. It gave up on its n to fight a battle of attrition, deciding now to seize the initiative.
Aside from frustration, its decision was also mainly because the Demonic Worlds Demon Monarchs were getting killed one after another. The situation was turning increasingly disadvantageous to the Demonic God.
If those Kunlun Realm Primes could free themselves and surround the Demonic God, it might very possibly end up tortured to death. Even if it did not die, it would have to flee back to the Demonic World to rest and recuperate.
Itsing!
Xiao Chens heart sank with some nervousness. This time, the other party finally gambled and revealed an opening.
Sharp Spirit Finger!
As the Thunder Sovereigns ax descended, Xiao Chen quickly executed Sharp Spirit Finger, which he had not executed for a very long time already.
All of the energies in Xiao Chens bodyhis Vital Qi, Veritable Essence Energy, Magic Energy, and even the ck lightning and Demonic Qi ravaging his bodyconcentrated in his left index finger. He had purposely shown an opening in order to obtain such an opportunity.
In the time it took for a spark to fly, the berserk energy of the Sharp Spirit Finger knocked the huge ax that the Thunder Sovereign was smashing down out of its hands, sending it flying.
Even though the huge ax left its grip, the Demonic God still maintained the posture of holding the ax with its two hands.
This finger attack was too quick, too powerful. The Demonic God did not even realize that the ax was missing. When it finally reacted, Xiao Chen had already opened his left hand, doing his best to execute the Ice Blood Lightning Dragon, his killing move.
A berserk tricolor dragon burst out of his palm and tore a huge hole in the Demonic Gods chest.
Xiao Chens actions were fluid and natural as if he had practiced this move a hundred times.
Everything happened in the time it took for a spark to fly. Before the Demonic Gods body even fell, Xiao Chen swung the saber in his right hand, sending out a resplendent saber light and chopping the Demonic Gods body in half.
Under the facial skin of the Demonic God, countless faces squeezed about, contorting its face and making it looked very scary. Clearly, it was in incredible pain.
Xiao Chen! Ill kill you! Ill definitely kill you!
After reacting, the Demonic God moved at a crazy speed, throwing a palm strike at Xiao Chen.
However, Xiao Chen had long anticipated its counterattack. His left hand braced the de of his saber as he held his saber horizontally, blocking this palm strike. However, he was still injured, vomiting blood as he flew backwards.
Clearly, the palm strikeunched by the Demonic God in pain was extremely overbearing.
Dragon Blood Soul Breaking Finger!
Enduring the intense pain, the retreating Xiao Chen executed his final sure-kill technique.
Sess or failure hinged on this finger attack!
After a struggle, the Thunder Sovereigns face emerged from the thousands of faces, making the Demonic God look like him again.
After recovering that face, the Demonic Godughed maniacally and said, Xiao Chen, this must be the killing method that you arrived at after much nning. Unfortunately, you still cannot kill me. I cannot die...
The Demonic God spoke like it was speaking about something insignificant when, suddenly, it felt intense fear.
All at once, the retreating Xiao Chens aura changed radically when he sent out that finger attack.
Mysterious phenomena appeared in the sky. Boundless strong winds surged through the battlefield. At this moment, Xiao Chens aura truly suppressed the Demonic God.
This made the Demonic God feel a soul-deep fear, as well as immense pressure.
Despite recovering the Thunder Sovereigns face after much difficulty, it started changing its face again. Sometimes, it showed the Thunder Sovereigns face. Sometimes, it showed another persons face.
The souls inside the Demonic God felt fear and started struggling.
A Soul Dao Martial Technique! Thats impossible...absolutely impossible! Suddenly, the Thunder Sovereign felt terror. It tried to do something but found that it could no longer control the Demonic God.
A scarlet light shot out of Xiao Chens fingertip. Everywhere within a radius of ten kilometers turned into a scarlet space. Everything that he saw turned transparent to his eyes.
Soul Energy flooded the space. It was like there were no secrets at all in the entire world.
The scarlet beam of light that had dragon patterns on it instantly pierced through the Demonic Gods brain.
Whoosh!
The countless souls in the Demonic God scattered. Its upper body gave off countless beams of piercing ck light from the inside out.
As the light was released, the Demonic Gods Demonic Might receded like the tide.
Boom! The Demonic Gods body exploded. All the might and pressureing from it vanished, disappearingpletely.
Xiao Chen fell to the ground, feeling thoroughly drained. He pressed down on his chest with his left hand and coughed. After that, he got up and walked over to where the Demonic God exploded, wanting to assure himself of the Demonic Gods death.
He dragged the de of his saber along the ground, producing scritches. As he staggered over, he saw an image in the deep crater left by the explosion. This figure looked like it would vanish at any moment, flickering in and out.
It was the Thunder Sovereigns soul. His soul was the strongest, not immediately destroyed by the Soul Breaking Finger as the other souls had been.
However, the Thunder Sovereigns soul was not far away from destruction. This was clear from its current state.
Xiao Chen rxed. Now, he knew that the Demonic God had truly died.
As Xiao Chen looked at the Thunder Sovereigns soul, which would disappear at any moment, he asked, Do you regret it?
The Thunder Sovereigns soulughed and said, Regret? I only regret that I did not steel myself and kill you before. Dont be happy too soon. Unless you do not leave the Kunlun Realm, you will not be able to escape death.
Im only dying before you do. The victor is king, and the losers are evil. Since the day I became the Dark Churchs Church Master, I have never regretted anything. Hahaha!
Xiao Chens heart sank with a presentiment of trouble. However, when he was about to ask further, the speed of the Thunder Sovereigns souls flickering intensified as the Thunder Sovereignughed maniacally. His figure slowly dimmed until it disappeared.
Even in death, this crazy person, who had yed many Kunlun Realm Primes in the palm of his hand, did not have any regrets.
Chapter 1555 (Raw 1537): End of the War
Chapter 1555 (Raw 1537): End of the War
This time, the Demonic God was finally dead.
Most of the Demonic Worlds armies had already been ughtered beyond recognition. With the death of the Demonic God, these Demon Race cultivators and Demonic Beasts became even more terrified, losing all their fighting spirit.
Even the Demon Monarchs chose to flee, not continuing the fight.
After chasing out the remnant troops of the Demons, all the Kunlun Realm cultivators gave up the pursuit. It was not that they did not want to, but that they were simply too tired to continue.
The Kunlun Realm triumphed over the Deep Abyss Demonic World once again. However, this time, the price that it paid was far worse than for any other Demonic Cmity.
Blood flowed like rivers in the Profound Domain. Everyone who survived felt aggrieved and upset.
When the war ended, the people in charge in the various sects started rounding up their disciples that were fortunate enough to survive.
In this war, people of all levels, from Sect Masters to the weakest disciples, in the many sects died. Some sects even had nearly total mortality.
Many of these disciples cried loudly as they looked at the corpses of their good friends and rtives.
The greatest distance in the world was the one between life and death. That was a distance that could never be crossed. Once someone was lost, there was no finding that person again; that person would exist only in memories.
After the scenes of their memories with their friends and rtives passed, only sorrow remained.
Immediately, the entire Profound Domain was filled with sorrowful cries. Even the unyielding and prideful men, who had not cried in their despair, could not help voicing their long-suppressed sorrow now that the Demons had been chased away.
Xiao Chen also had many regrets in his heart. There were definitely people from the Dragons Gate among the dead. There was also Leng Yue, whom he had personally killed.
He had grown much stronger in this battle, gaining a lot. However, he had lost a lot as well. Inparison, the price was too heavy.
Big Brother Xiao!
Figures gathered and moved about the battlefield, busy searching for the bodies of their friends or rtives.
Mo Chen led the Dragons Gates people to Xiao Chens side. Xuanyuan Zhantian, Lan Shaobai, Xiao Yu, Jin Dabao, Gong Yangyu, and the many Elders of the Dragons Gate were by her side.
Although they were severely injured, most of them survived.
Mo Chen exined why to Xiao Chen. It was mainly due to the Yinyang Saber Formation Xiao Chen left, allowing the Dragons Gates people to gather as one group.
The Dragons Gate Elders, who fought independently, would join in the formation the moment there was any danger.
Among the many sects, the Dragons Gates losses were rtively few.
Such a conclusion set Xiao Chen somewhat at ease.
Soon, his friends of the same generation turned up and greeted him.
Feng Xingsheng, Shui Lingling, An Junxi, Xiao Bai, Yuan Xu, and many others of Xiao Chens good friends were still around.
Right now, all those who survived this tough battle felt very fortunate.
Everyone felt that surviving had not been easy.
Xiao Chen, this time, the Kunlun Realm owes you.
Without you, the Kunlun Realm would not be victorious.
Xiao Chen shook his head and said, Thats not right. This time, we won because everyone was united. Everyone disregarded their own life and death, doing their best together. Everyone put in their best effort. I am just like everyone, putting in my best effort.
They are the true heroes!
Xiao Chen extended a finger, pointing at the Kunlun Realm cultivators who had died. The crowds gazes followed the direction of his finger.
Various scenes appeared seemed to appear before them. There was the touching scene of Chu Yang and Fu Hongyao falling together, with countless swords pierced into them.
There were also Yan Shisan and Di Wuque, two outstanding talents who released the final radiance of their lives in exchange for the head of the Celestial Demon Monarch.
There was also the three Holy Scions Xia Houjue, who died in battle. Ximen Baos entire n dying in battle was another shocking scene.
These scenes were fresh, and the names familiar. When one thought about their past interactions with these people, it felt like it happened just yesterday.
Tears appeared in everyones eyes, sorrow welling up in their hearts.
These were all outstanding talents of the same generation. Everyone had interacted, barging into forbiddennds together, fighting inpetitions, entering into conflicts, suffering disaster together, or even just being rivals.
However, now, they could no longer see these people. All these turned into just memories.
Everyone went through hard times together in this war. The Kunlun Realm would very likely be at peace for a long time after this.
After recuperating and resting, the Kunlun Realm should develop quickly under the influence of the golden age.
After undergoing the baptism of war, these outstanding talents standing before Xiao Chen would definitely grow very fast.
Di Wuques and Yan Shisans deaths are too unfortunate, An Junxi said with a somewhat choked voice as he rubbed his eyes.
The ce turned silent. Everyones heart was heavy.
Xiao Chen said, Everyone, go back and deal with the aftermath first. Some things remain to be done.
Goodbye!
Everyone stepped forward and performed cupped-fist salutes at the same time, taking their leave of Xiao Chen.
When all the outstanding talents of the same generation had left, the Kunlun Pces Pce Master, Ying Zongtian, and the other Primes approached Xiao Chen.
They exchanged looks but were mostly speechless.
After some simple greetings, the Kunlun Pces Pce Master said, Xiao Chen, you should deal with the Dragons Gates matters as well. Leave the remaining issues to the Kunlun Pce. We are experienced in dealing with this.
Ying Zongtian said, Of the eighteen Demon Monarchs, only eight are still alive. They fled back to the Demonic World. After you are done with the Dragons Gates matters, lets discuss this again and figure out what to do.
Xiao Chen contemted for a while before saying, Leave this to me. Ill make a trip to the Deep Abyss Demonic World. With my strength, Im confident ofpletely eradicating the danger of the Demon Races.
When the Primes heard this, they nodded slightly. It would be best if Xiao Chen made a move.
Comrades, Ill take my leave first. There are many things I need to deal with in the Deity Race.
The Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign appeared extremely fatigued. This time, the Deity Race had suffered severe damage. The death of the Divine Son Di Wuque was also a huge blow to the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign.
I got to take my leave, as well.
All the Primes took their leave of each other. Everyone had things that they needed to deal with.
Everyone was upied with various matters on the battlefield. Xiao Chen also had something to do and could not return to the Dragons Gate at the moment.
Although the Lunar Shadow Saber was in Xiao Chens hand, its Item Spirit, Ao Jiao, had not returned yet. He could sense that she was fine, but he had to find her as well as find out what had happened.
After letting Mo Chen know, Xiao Chen followed his senses and found Ao Jiao restricted about fifty kilometers outside the Profound Domain.
Xiao Chen frowned slightly. Why is Ao Jiao here and restricted?
When Ao Jiao saw Xiao Chen, she suddenly rolled her eyes about incessantly. However, she could not move at all.
When Xiao Chen saw this scene, he smiled faintly. Then, he went over and removed the restriction on her.
This restriction was not a vicious one; it was merely for restraint. However, it was exquisite. Xiao Chen had to try a few times before he managed to lift it; it was extremely troublesome.
You finally came. Im about to be bored to death. Have you killed the Demonic God yet?
Xiao Chen nodded and said, The Demonic God is dead, and the remnants of the Demon armies have already left the Kunlun Realm. The war is over; we won.
Thats great! I knew that you could do it, and you really did.
Xiao Chen said, It was a lucky win. Tell me who restricted you. Why did youe out of the Lunar Shadow Saber for no reason?
Ao Jiao sighed and said, Arent I trying to help you? After a persons head is chopped off, if you reconnect it quickly enough, the person can still be saved. Back then, you were dying the Thunder Sovereign. It was a rare chance. Naturally, I could not let it slip away.
Xiao Chen was somewhat stunned, and his expression changed markedly. Could Leng Yue be still alive?
Then? Did you manage to save Leng Yue?
Ao Jiao replied helplessly, I dont know. I just managed to reattach the head to the body, but before I could find out whether I saved her or not, someone snatched her away. I gave chase, but the results are as you see now.
Xiao Chen asked anxiously, Did you see what that person looks like and how strong he is?
If Leng Yue was not dead, then Xiao Chen would have much fewer regrets about this war.
I dont know. That person was too fast and very strong. At the very least, he is Prime-level.
Ao Jiao hung her head and said softly, Sorry. Thats all the help I can give you.
After Xiao Chen thought for a while, his expression turned much warmer. He said gently, Its fine. Ive already guessed who it is.
Who?
My greatest enemy.
Chapter 1556 (Raw 1538): Mysterious Mark
Chapter 1556 (Raw 1538): Mysterious Mark
Xiao Chen already guessed who snatched Leng Yue awayor, more urately, who saved Leng Yue.
Naturally, only Chu Chaoyun, who was on good terms with Leng Yue, enough to risk his life for her, could do this in the middle of arge army without anyone realizing it.
Aside from Chu Chaoyun, who else could it be?!
However, this was a good thing. Leng Yue should be alive. With this, Xiao Chen no longer had any regrets.
He had already put in his best effort to kill the Demonic God, and most of the Dragons Gates people were still alive. This was a great constion.
Ao Jiao, get some rest first. Im making a trip to the Azure Dragon Pce, Xiao Chen said softly.
Ao Jiao nodded and turned into a beam of light entering the Immortal Spirit Ring.
Inside the Azure Dragon Pce, the old Dragon Horse and the others had already been biding for a long time, respectfully awaiting Xiao Chen.
Young Master, congrattions on killing the Demonic God and eradicating a cmity for the Kunlun Realm. This will definitely hurt the Dark Churchs bottom line. If the outer realm faction wants to target the Kunlun Realm again, they will need tens of thousands of years of preparations again, Hong Xue said the moment Xiao Chen entered the Azure Dragon Pce.
Young Master, it looks like your cultivation is even more stable. You even learned a Soul Dao Martial Technique. You must have met the Blood-Soaked Dragon Emperor, the old Dragon Horse said with a smile.
Young Master, tell us what this Blood-Soaked Dragon Emperor is like. There are many legends about him in the Dragon Race. The others all bombarded Xiao Chen with questions.
Xiao Chen nodded slightly and answered some of the questions. However, he had no way of describing the Blood-Soaked Dragon Emperor in simple words.
Like Xiao Chen, the Blood-Soaked Dragon Emperor also wore white. His face appeared sinister. He looked like he was smiling, but no one would ever connect the cold killing Qi in the Blood-Soaked Dragon Emperors eyes with that expression.
The Blood-Soaked Dragon Emperors character was also quite unusual. At first, he showed extreme disdain for Xiao Chen. Then, he shared with him all the details about the Soul Dao Martial Technique.
What kind of character was that? Unfriendly and blunt, but warm and tender inside?
These people probably would not be able to ept that the Blood-Soaked Dragon Emperor, praised as legendary, was such a strange person.
Xiao Chen smiled and said, The Blood-Soaked Dragon Emperor is very strong. I did not interact with him for long, so I cant really tell you what he is like.
These are just minor details. Young Master, when do you intend to leave this abandonednd? the old Dragon Horse asked very straightforwardly.
Xiao Chen gave this deep thought before saying, I still have some things to do in the Kunlun Realm. Furthermore, Im not ready yet. I will not be able to leave for a while.
The old Dragon Horse nodded. It showed a grave expression and said, It does not matter when you go. However, there is one thing you need to do.
Big Brother Dragon, please speak.
You need to leave an Azure Dragon Totem in the re-established Dragons Gate. People need to worship it and present offerings.
Xiao Chen entered deep thought. Why is that?
Do you know why no one managed to obtain an Azure Dragon Martial Spirit after the Dragons Gate was destroyed? It is because the Azure Dragon Totem was no longer around. As long as the totem receives sufficient worship and there are Dragons Gate disciples who signed a contract with the totem, there will always be someone who will awaken the Azure Dragon Martial Spirit.
After that, they cane to our Azure Dragon Pce and take the test. As long as they clear the trials, we will help them awaken the Azure Dragon bloodline. As long as the sect flourishes, the Azure Dragon bloodline will always gain new blood.
The old Horse Horse paused when it reached this point. Then, it continued, Of course, there is a condition to this.
What condition?
The condition is that you can be the Dragon Emperor! the old Dragon Horse said, emphasizing every word.
The other Item Spirits of the Azure Dragon Pce said, Young Master, this is a duty that is unavoidable for the master of the Azure Dragon Pce. I hope you can understand. Our Azure Dragon bloodline is already extirpated in the outer realm, but we never gave up, never despaired. Now, we pin all our hopes on you.
Young Master, you definitely can do it. Even the strongest, the Blood-Soaked Dragon Emperor, chose you!
Xiao Chen could make out fervor, pride, and honor in the tones of the Item Spirits.
Since I chose the Azure Dragon Pce, I will definitely not give it up. However, I have one question. Big Brother Dragon, earlier, you said that the Dragons Gates totem is no longer around; hence, we could not obtain an Azure Dragon Martial Spirit. Why did I?
This...
The Dragon Horse and the other Item Spirits exchanged looks, not knowing how to answer.
Finally, the Dragon Horse said, Young Master, actually, we have discovered many secrets in your body. It is not as simple as we think. You can only unravel all these yourself.
I have never seen such an exquisite Cultivation Technique like your Purple Thunder Divine Incantation even in the outer realm. To think that it actually allows one to dual-cultivate Immortal Cultivation and Martial Cultivation, cultivating Magic Energy and Essence at the same time!
I think that back then, the Blood-Soaked Dragon Emperor noticed your secret. That was why he risked passing you a Soul Dao Martial Technique. It is because your Soul Energy is extremely strong.
Hong Xue continued, Actually, I know the Dragon Blood Soul Breaking Finger as well. However, it is hardly as powerful as Young Masters. Furthermore, this is only Young Masters first time cultivating it. This power is very abnormal.
Xiao Chen noticed the groups serious expressions. These were major characters who were much stronger than him in cultivation. That incredible?
Everyone nodded at the same same. Extremely terrifying!
Xiao Chen smiled and did not say anything more on this topic. He could guess that some of the secrets of his body had something to do with the Sky Dome Immortal Lord. However, it was not time to tell anyone yet.
Big Brother Dragon, I have a question. Did you manage to figure out the origins of that Dark Church?
The old Dragon Horse thought for a while before answering, Its the ck Lotus Church. It is an evil religious group that was born of the Buddhist sect. However, the Buddhist sect never managed to eradicate it, which proves that this ck Lotus Church has some umtions.
Xiao Chens expression appeared stunned. Then, he said seriously, Big Brother Dragon, please check if there is anything wrong with my body.
Let me take a look.
Hong Xue suddenly opened her eyes wide, and stars flickered in them as if she was paying rapt attention to everything in the world.
Xiao Chen only felt some energy moving around in his body. However, he could not figure out where this energy was going or what it was doing.
This was...Soul Energy!
For this girl to be able to use Soul Energy so flexibly, this seemingly weak woman had to be at least two cultivation realms higher than him.
Whats that?! the azure-d man eximed, squinting and pointing at indistinct ck Qi on Xiao Chens chest.
A lotus flower mark!
Upon closer examination, there really was a vague outline of a ck lotus. However, it was too vague and hard to make out.
Hong Xue, take a look. See if you can help him get rid of it. This should be something nted when the Demonic God fought with him.
Xiao Chen thought back. He had fought with the Demonic God for a long time. There were too many asions when they made contact.
He simply could not pinpoint when the Demonic God nted this mark on him.
Hong Xue nodded and focused her Soul Energy on Xiao Chens chest. However, after several attempts, she still could not get rid of the ck lotus mark. Every time she removed it, it immediately reappeared.
There is no danger in this lotus flower. It should not cause any damage to the body. However, it has merged with Young Masters flesh and soul. It cannot be removed unless Young Masters body and soul get destroyed once, Hong Xue said helplessly after withdrawing her Soul Energy.
Xiao Chens heart sank. No wonder before the Thunder Sovereigns soul disappeared, the Thunder Sovereign said that Xiao Chen would not be able to avoid death unless he did not leave the Kunlun Realm; it would just be a matter of time.
The old Dragon Horse investigated for a moment before meeting Xiao Chens gaze. It looks like there is really no way to remove this ck lotus mark. This mark is probably used for tracking people. However, Im curious. Why did the ck Lotus Church put in so much effort to track you?
Previously, I felt that the ck Lotus Church was too reluctant to expend much resources to snatch away a piece of the Rock of Origin. I felt that they were seeking something else. Perhaps, the problem lies in you.
Hong Xue looked at the old Dragon Horse. Big Brother Dragon, what should we do? With Xiao Chens current strength, not to mention being a match for the ck Lotus Churchs Church Master, even his subordinates would be able to capture Xiao Chen.
The old Dragon Horse replied calmly, There is no need to be too anxious. I have ways to deal with this. Xiao Chen, I should be able to figure something out by the time you finally decide to leave.
In that case, many thanks to Big Brother Dragon in advance.
Young Master, you are too polite. Pass me the Emperor Dragon Ring in your hand. Ill go get the divine materials for forging the Azure Dragon Totem.
Emperor Dragon Ring?
What Emperor Dragon Ring? Xiao Chen hesitated for a while before realizing that the old Dragon Horse was referring to the ring that his father gave him.
It is said that this ring was obtained by the Dragon God during the Great Deste Eon. It was originally a piece of special divine material. Even the Dragon God could not figure out the mysteries behind it. He only forged it into a ring and passed it down through the generations. It became the sign of the Dragon Emperor.
Then?
Haha! When it came to the Blood-Soaked Dragon Emperors generation, he took it as the personal property of the Azure Dragon bloodlines n Head and passed it down through the generations.
No oneined about this?
Whatint? The Blood-Soaked Dragon Emperor was someone who rendered outstanding services. Without him, how could the Dragon Race have its current glory? It would have gone into decline long ago, Hong Xue said disapprovingly.
The old Dragon Horse smiled and said, Actually, the Blood-Soaked Dragon Emperor felt that there were more mysteries to this Emperor Dragon Ring, that it was a great fortuitous encounter. Although he could not figure it out, that did not mean that the Azure Dragon descendants could not. It could be counted as caring for his bloodline. Although the other bloodlines were not happy about this, this ring was normally just a symbol, so they let the Blood-Soaked Dragon Emperor do as he pleased.
When Xiao Chen heard this, he was speechless. This Blood-Soaked Dragon Emperor was truly tyrannical. No wonder he could get the respect of the Azure Dragonster generations.
Chapter 1557 (Raw 1539): Chasing the K?itigarbha Bodhisattva
Chapter 1557 (Raw 1539): Chasing the K?itigarbha Bodhisattva
After Xiao Chen walked out of the Azure Dragon Pce, he continued looking at the Emperor Dragon Ring in his hand.
Unexpectedly, this small ring has such a great origin. To think that it dated from the Dragon Gods time!
The Dragon God was the father of the three Ancestor Dragons. He already existed before the world existed, when the universe was just primal chaos. He was a Primal Chaos God Demon.
Even during the Mythological Eon, the Dragon God was a famous being.
After the Mythological Eon ended, the God Demons all sealed themselves.
However, these God Demons left behind descendants. The three Ancestor Dragons were descendants of the Dragon God. They represented the Dragon Gods will, fighting against the ten thousand races during the Great Deste Eon.
Xiao Chen pondered the ring. The Dragon God had already known that the material of this Emperor Dragon Ring contained mysteries.
Otherwise, the Dragon God would not have forged it into a ring and passed it down through the generations. Unfortunately, no one in theter generations of the Dragon Race could figure it out.
As for Xiao Chen, he just looked at it. Since generations of Dragon Emperors could not understand it, all he could do was look at it.
In the Azure Dragon Pce, the Dragon Horse had given him a piece of Azure Dragon Divine Wood and a book, Divine Knife Skills Record.
Knife skills did not apply to the saber of a desman but the carving knife of a sculptor. Xiao Chen needed to carve the Azure Dragon Totem himself.
[TL Note: The Chinese use the same word for knife and saber. They are differentiated by their contextual usage.]
At first, Xiao Chen thought that it would be a simple task. After all, in the past, for the sake of practicing the Life Bestowal Spell, he had studied sculpting for a period of time.
He only realized how vast this project was after he listened to what exactly it entailed.
The Azure Dragon Divine Wood was one kilometer tall. He needed to carve an Azure Dragon spiraling around it, which would probably end up several kilometers long.
After the tens of thousands of dragon scales were carved, they needed to look like a wave of ripples. There could not be a single blemish. Otherwise, it would affect the spirituality of the totem, preventing it from achieving its intended effects.
There were also the dragon ws, the dragon tail, the dragon horns, the dragon head, the dragon eyes, and all sorts of other requirements.
This was also why the Dragon Horse gave the Divine Knife Skills Record to Xiao Chen. Without this Divine Knife Skills Record and just Xiao Chens carving skills, he would have immense difficultypleting the Azure Dragon Totem.
Xiao Chen took it as cultivating his mind. His cultivation could not improve further. He could only remain in thete Veritable Essence Stage while in the Kunlun Realm.
For the next cultivation grade, the Yin Essence Stage, Xiao Chen needed to absorb the Baleful Yin Energy of the world. Although the Kunlun Realm had Baleful Yin Energy, its quality was too low. The old Dragon Horse suggested that Xiao Chen not absorb this Baleful Yin Energy. More importantly, Xiao Chens cultivation had already reached the peak of what the Kunlun Realm would ept.
Now, Heavenly Star Ind was already soaring in the clouds, flying towards the Heavenly Starry Ocean.
After the epic battle, Xiao Chens mind finally reached a true calm. Now, all he waited for was the fight with Chu Chaoyun.
One more problem remained. The Dragon Horse still did not have a method to deal with the ck lotus mark in his body.
Xiao Chen carefully thought about what the Thunder Sovereign had said. Back then, the Thunder Sovereign said that he wanted to kill Xiao Chen before Xiao Chen grew up, to eradicate a potential disaster. However, for some reason, he never made a move.
The ck Lotus Church was an evil religious group that broke off from the Buddhist sect. Why were they looking for trouble with Xiao Chen?
Xiao Chen, speaking of the Buddhist sect, arent you forgetting something? Ao Jiao prompted suddenly from the Immortal Spirit Ring.
What did I forget?
The K?itigarbha Bodhisattva!
Xiao Chens footsteps stopped. He had actually forgotten the K?itigarbha Bodhisattva. All along, he had been busy dealing with the Demonic Cmity. Now, the battle had just ended. If not for Ao Jiaos reminder, he would havepletely forgotten about this person.
Xiao Chen had still to refine the Heavenly mes Origin me.
The refinement of the Heavenly mes Origin me needed time and some special method. Xiao Chen had not found the method yet, so he could only put it aside for now.
First, Xiao Chen had been busy with the Heavenly Starry Ocean, fighting with the Treasure Master and saving the various sects, then came the Demonic Cmity.
There was simply no time to rest. Right now, he needed to carve the Azure Dragon Totem. He had too many things to do.
Where could the K?itigarbha Bodhisattva be?
Meteor Trail City! He must be at Meteor Trail City. He must be using this opportunity to absorb the sins in the sky above Meteor Trail City!
Xiao Chens face sank. Without even a word to the people of the Dragons Gate, he leaped off Heavenly Star Ind and rushed towards the Tianwu Domains Meteor Trail City.
He unfurled the Azure Dragon Divine Wings and flew extremely rapidly. In less than eight minutes, he arrived in Meteor Trail City.
Then, he withdrew the wings,nded, and looked up.
As Xiao Chen expected, the scarlet sin clouds in the skies of Meteor Trail City were mostly gone; only a small patch remained.
The K?itigarbha Bodhisattva was currently absorbing thest patch of blood clouds in the sky.
Layers of auspicious Buddhist light came from behind the K?itigarbha Bodhisattva. Amid the bright Buddhist light, the K?itigarbha Bodhisattva looked dignified and solemn, inspiring worship.
When the K?itigarbha Bodhisattva saw Xiao Chen arrive, the golden Dharmic Incarnation opened its mouth and sucked, drawing in thest patch of scarlet sin clouds.
Benefactor Xiao Chen, you arete!
The K?itigarbha Bodhisattva put on a benevolent expression, revealing a smile. Then, he withdrew his Dharmic Incarnation and quickly fled into the distance.
It is not that easy to run.
How could Xiao Chen let the other party leave that easily? He gently pushed off the ground and soared into the air, giving chase.
For every cause, there is an effect. Everything was destined by fate. These sins are mine in the first ce. Back then, the Azure Emperor took them away to cultivate the Good and Evil Beneficence Art. Today, you returned them to me,pleting the cycle of karma. Benefactor Xiao Chen, why the need to try so hard to stop me?
The K?itigarbha Bodhisattvas true body sat on a golden lotus flower tform as he looked at Xiao Chen. However, he still continued to flee.
The shing Buddhist light under the lotus flower tform considerably amplified the K?itigarbha Bodhisattvas speed.
At this moment, the K?itigarbha Bodhisattva, who was seated on the lotus flower tform, appeared to be at ease, even capable of distraction while refining thest bits of sin.
Stop trying to twist the facts. All of you people of the Buddhist sect speak nice words, possessing glib tongues. However, your nature is dishonorable. If you be a Buddha, why would you truly let me off?
Xiao Chen had always been very straightforward. The other partys absorption of the sins had nothing to do with him.
Xiao Chen also did not care about the K?itigarbha Bodhisattvas ambitions or whether the old man managed to be a Buddha or not.
However, the K?itigarbha Bodhisattva already formed a grudge with him very early on. Now that the other party was stronger, he posed a danger to Xiao Chen and might even harm Xiao Chens friends and families.
Xiao Chen wanted to nip this problem in the bud.
Back then, while in the Heavenly Starry Ocean, the K?itigarbha Bodhisattvas method of absorbing the power of faith had been extremely malicious, totally disregarding the believers lives and deaths.
The K?itigarbha Bodhisattva smiled and said, Benefactor truly understands me. The karma that started between us long ago is over already. After this bodhisattva bes a Buddha, I will have to cut off this segment of karma. Otherwise, it will be a barrier.
Unfortunately, you are already unable to hurt me. It is toote. May the Lord Buddha preserve us!
The K?itigarbha Bodhisattva formed a hand seal with one hand, and his figure suddenly vanished from Xiao Chens sight.
Whoosh!
Xiao Chen stopped in midair, checking the surroundings with his Spiritual Sense. He discovered that the other party seemed to have vanished into thin air, leaving no trace behind.
Where did he go?
Xiao Chen.
Just as Xiao Chen was at his wits end, someone suddenly called out his name from the sky.
When Xiao Chen looked up, he saw a pnquin quickly moving towards him.
The Eight Ghost Pnquin! Its Qing Cheng!
The new arrival was the Ghost Races Qing Cheng, the Ghost Empress Xi Xuns disciple. This was a person who had interacted with Xiao Chen many times before, a friend who had experienced difficulties with him.
Qing Cheng floated down from the pnquin. She appeared like before, possessing a pretty face with such a paleplexion that she looked like she was drained of blood.
As Qing Cheng looked at Xiao Chen, she smiled andnded beside him.
Qing Cheng, why are you here?
When Qing Cheng heard this, sheughed while covering her mouth with her hand. Me? This is the Ghost Domain. If I dont return here after the war, where should I go?
The Ghost Domain?
An idea shed in Xiao Chens mind. He thought of something. The Yellow Springs Road. The K?itigarbha Bodhisattva must have gone to the Yellow Springs Road.
No wonder the K?itigarbha Bodhisattva vanished without a trace. The Yellow Springs Road is his den.
Sorry, I still have something urgent at hand and cannot chat. Xiao Chen quickly performed a cupped-fist salute, preparing to rush to the Yellow Springs Road.
Qing Cheng hastily stopped Xiao Chen, saying, Wait, wait. Tell me first, where are you going?
The Yellow Springs Road.
Qing Chengs expression flickered. She said sullenly, Its best not to go there yet. When my masteres back, well bring you there. How about that?
Xiao Chen was startled. Whats wrong? We once went to the Yellow Springs Road before. With our current strength, would there be any problems?
Shaking her head, Qing Chengmented, You dont know about it. The current Yellow Springs Road is really different from the past.
Why do you think the Ghost Domain did not immediately join up with you at Kunlun Mountain after the Ghost Monarch died?
Why? Could it be because of this Yellow Springs Road?
Thats right. It is because of the Yellow Springs Road. Before the Ghost Monarch died, he frequently went to the Yellow Springs Road, which was extremely strange. Furthermore, he sealed the entrance to the Nine Layers of Purgatory and prevented others from entering.
Qing Cheng continued exining, Furthermore, his many descendants and faction members are all in the Yellow Springs Road and have not been killed yet. My master tried to charge in several times to figure out what was going on but failed.
Xiao Chen thought to himself, This is rather strange.
However, this proved all the more that the K?itigarbha Bodhisattva was in the Yellow Springs Road.
Chapter 1558 (Raw 1540): Entering Hell Again
Chapter 1558 (Raw 1540): Entering Hell Again
After thinking for a while, Xiao Chen nodded and said, Alright. Ill listen to you. When the timees, Ill go with your master.
Qing Cheng smiled and said, Ill let my master know now.
Lets go to the Yellow Springs Road first and wait for your master there.
The Yellow Springs Road was one of the famous forbiddennds of the Kunlun Realm. Its fame wasparable to the Savage Battlefields.
During the Immortal Epoch, before the six paths of reincarnation broke, this was theherworld. It managed the three realms and six paths of reincarnation, governing the reincarnation of all living beings.
[TL Note: The three realms here does not refer to a specific ce like the Kunlun Realm. Instead, it refers to heaven, hell, and the mortal ne.]
During that epoch, if one did not be immortal, they would end up in the cycle of reincarnation forever. They would be judged based on their deedsgood and eviland be reincarnated ordingly.
Those who were evil became animals, pigs, dogs, or other wild beastscking intelligence, unable to escape the fate of being ughtered. Those who were extremely vicious and evil ended up in hell, sinking into that ce forever and enduring all sorts of cruel torture, a sight that was too cruel to witness.
Those who were good would reincarnate as humans, possibly bing wealthy or nobles. Those who were very virtuous could even end up in heaven, reborn as spiritual beings and nourished by nature; they would be heavenly soldiers.
However, the Immortal Dao shattered. The cycle no longer continued; hell no longer existed. Only the Nine Layers of Purgatory remained.
The facts of the past became legends. Then, theyter became myths.
In the current epoch, the cycle no longer continued. There was no one immortal in the world. Everyone would be able to live only one lifetime. No one believed in ruing virtue.
Who could have known that there was a bodhisattva from the previous epoch hidden in the Nine Layers of Purgatory who announced a great ambitionhe swore not to be a Buddha if hell was not empty? This wait ended up being millions of years.
Such determination and a heart for Buddhism were terrifying.
However, it was exactly such a person who was extremely ambitious, resorting to all sorts of methods to meet his goals. He saw the believers as cattle, only taking and not giving.
The K?itigarbha Bodhisattva was an extremely scary existence. When properly calcted, his influence was even greater than that of the Thunder Sovereign and the Demonic God.
After half a day, Xiao Chen and Qing Cheng arrived at Mount Tai, which towered over the Nine Layers of Purgatory.
Mount Tai looked like it did in the past. The fifty kilometers surrounding the mountain were gloomy and sinister. Wandering spirits and feral ghosts roamed the ce, making asional appearances.
Arge turbid river gushed down from the top of the mountain, flowing all the way to its foot, and surged to thend. This river was the famous Underworld River. It was also known as the River of Death, the Yellow Springs, or the River of Helplessness.
However, it had not been entire for millennia. When the cycle broke, the same naturally happened to the Underworld River, just like the Profound River, which had fragmented into many segments.
All sorts of strange powers were lost. If one walked downstream, one would reach the Nine Layers of Purgatory.
Xiao Chen, do you remember this river? Qing Cheng asked, recalling the matters of the past.
Naturally, I remember.
Xiao Chen looked at the surroundings, indulging in some reminiscences. He recalled that thest time he came here, many cultivators were gathering at the riverside.
This time, all he could hear was the sound of gushing water. The surroundings were empty.
At that time, when Xiao Chen crossed the river, some interesting things happened. Back then, Qing Cheng pretended to be the boatman.
She nearly stranded Xiao Chen, Xiao Bai, and the others.
Xiao Chen stopped the recollection here. If he continued, it would be somewhat awkward.
Hehe! It seems like at that time, someone even wanted to strip me.
Xiao Chen was not willing to recall that, but Qing Cheng took the initiative to mention it, ncing mischievously at Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen smiled in embarrassment. Just as he was at a loss as to how to reply to this, a figure descended from the sky.
It was the Ghost Empress, Xi Xun. Qing Chengs smile immediately disappeared, her expression turning serious.
Azure Dragon King, sorry for the long wait, the Ghost Empress, Xi Xun, said courteously, strangely respectful to Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen replied calmly with a smile, Ghost Empress, you are too polite. I would like to know, what is special about the Nine Layers of Purgatory now?
The Ghost Empress, Xi Xun, nodded and exined, The entrance to the Nine Layers of Purgatory from the Underworld River is blocked by a Buddhist statue. That Buddhist statue seems to be able to draw strength from the Underworld River. It is very difficult to deal with. Even after gathering a few people and working together, we could not break it. As for what the Yellow Springs Road is like now, I do not know much.
Xiao Chen entered deep thought. It looked like the Ghost Empress did not have much information, either.
Come, follow me and take a look.
Most people could not fly above the Underworld River. However, this restriction, naturally, did not apply to the current Xiao Chen.
Between Qing Cheng and the Ghost Empress, one was a Greater Heavenly Martial Emperor and the other was of the Holy-Master-level, so they had no difficulty flying over the river.
While flying over the Underworld River, Xiao Chen kept feeling a force trying to pull him down.
Having already skimmed the surface of Soul Dao Martial Techniques, he realized that this was the work of the Soul Energy in the Underworld River.
Although Martial Emperors and below could not cultivate Soul Energy, their Soul Energy still grew with their strength. It was just that they could not use it.
The pull of the Underworld River was already ineffective on the Soul Energy of someone of the Martial-Emperor level.
As the three flew over the Underworld River and gradually descended, they soon arrived on the other side.
Xiao Chen saw the Buddhist statue that the Ghost Empress, Xi Xun, mentioned. It was a one-kilometer-tall Buddhist statue radiating golden light from its entire body as it sat in the Underworld River.
The Buddhist statues gargantuan body made the underground space look very small.
This is the depths of hell. Mortals should note here. Quickly return!
Suddenly, the Buddhist statue opened its eyes, and the golden light from its body red. The Buddhist Might made the water of the Underworld River churn restlessly.
What a strong Buddhist Might! Qing Cheng said with a sigh and a slight frown.
The Ghost Empress said, There are many arhats arranged in a formation behind the Buddhist statue. This allows the Buddhist statues strength to rise infinitely.
Mortal? Are you not a mortal yourself?
Smiling coldly, Xiao Chen immediately threw a punch after stepping forward.
Rumble...!
The water of the Underworld River soared up and covered the Buddhist statue, making it look like it was covered in gold paint.
Then, the Buddhist statue formed a hand seal with one hand and blocked Xiao Chens punch. Its golden body did not budge, and the Buddhist light intensified.
Interesting, but unfortunately, I do not have time to continue ying with you.
Xiao Chen roared. Ten thousand Dragon Force gathered into a dragon cauldron, and he burst out with one Cauldron Force.
This punch was fast and ruthless. Before the Buddhist statue could react, Xiao Chen struck its chest.
Cracks quickly spread through the Buddhist statue like a spiderweb.
Just when the Buddhist statue looked like it was about to shatter, solemn chanting of Buddhist scriptures rang out behind it.
The water of the Underworld River churned continuously. The cracked Buddhist statue healed quickly, returning to normal.
Thats how it was. We could not kill this Buddhist statue at all. We already tried several times, the Ghost Empress Xi Xun said softly. This was not her first time seeing this scene.
Xiao Chen looked at the Buddhist statue carefully, and after a while, he understood.
I thought there was a trick behind this. It is merely using the Soul Energy in the Underworld River to recover. Acting all mysterious. Today, I will scatter your soul!
After he shouted, Dao Might came from his body. A disk of faint light appeared behind him.
The appearance of the Dao Might immediately andpletely suppressed the Buddhist Might of the other party.
Xiao Chen stretched out his hand, and his strong Veritable Essence Energy formed a whirlpool in his palm.
Hu ci! Hu ci!
A strong suction pulled the water of the Underworld River into the whirlpool.
Qing Cheng was stunned at this sight. She had never imagined that a person could pull over the waters of the Underworld River.
When the Buddhist statue saw this scene, it formed hand seals with both hands, bombarding Xiao Chen with a barrage of attacks without pause.
However, the Ghost Empress, Xi Xun, blocked them all, not letting Xiao Chene to any harm.
In reality, Xiao Chen did not need the Ghost Empress Xi Xuns help to remain safe. However, her aid made it easier to focus.
Soon, the water level of the Underworld River fell by about thirty centimeters, leaving the body of the Buddhist statue high and dry.
Now!
Xiao Chen punched. This time, after the cracks spread out, no matter how loud the scripture chanting was, the Buddhist statue could not recover.
When the Buddhist statue shattered, a figure flew out from it.
It turned out that this Buddhist statue was the Dharmic Incarnation of a Buddhist cultivator. The destruction of the Dharmic Incarnation exposed his true body.
The instant the Buddhist statue shattered, the arhats chanting behind it fled in all directions.
Xie Zixuan! Qing Cheng eximed when she saw this persons appearance.
This person was the Ghost Monarchs disciple, Xie Zixuan. It was hard to imagine that this person ended up following the Buddhist Dao.
Dont call me Xie Zixuan. Now, my Buddhist name is Dao Xuan. How dare you mortals barge into Master K?itigarbha Bodhisattvas rite?! You will not have a good end.
Qing Cheng was shocked. She could not imagine how a person like him suddenly turned this strange.
Dont feel that its strange. He was purified, something akin to being brainwashed. He is now the K?itigarbha Bodhisattvas ve. If we follow him, we will find the K?itigarbha Bodhisattva.
Unsurprised by this turn of events, Xiao Chen immediately set out in pursuit. The Ghost Empress Xi Xun and Qing Cheng quickly followed.
Chapter 1559 (Raw 1541): Land of Reincarnation
Chapter 1559 (Raw 1541): Land of Reincarnation
Xiao Chens group of three trailed behind Xie Zixuan from a distance. Along the way, they found the various hells changed.
The sinister and gloomy atmosphere was gone. Instead, it was peaceful and auspicious. Even the sky was clear.
Everywhere they went, they did not see a single wandering spirit or feral ghost. What was more, there were no scary, aggrieved spirits and malicious ghosts.
Xiao Chen felt startled. Could it be that the K?itigarbha Bodhisattva had purified all of the aggrieved spirits of hell?
He had sworn not to be a Buddha if hell was not empty!
The sins in Xiao Chens body were once a part of hell. Back then, the Azure Emperor snatched them over.
Now, the K?itigarbha Bodhisattva had already purified all of the sins the Azure Emperor had taken. Then, he also purified all of the aggrieved spirits of hell.
Does this mean that the K?itigarbha Bodhisattva already aplished his great ambition?
With this thought, Xiao Chen stopped. Then, he raised his head and looked coldly at Xie Zixuans figure in the distance.
Azure Dragon King, whats wrong? the Ghost Empress, Xi Xun, asked as she stepped forward, feeling confused.
Qing Cheng, who was at the side, also did not know why Xiao Chen suddenly stopped.
Xiao Chen muttered, We might be entering a trap. The other party is probably luring us over.
The Ghost Empress and Qing Cheng exchanged looks, feeling extremely shocked.
What kind of enemy could this be for the Azure Dragon King, an existence who defeated the Demonic God, to find it difficult to deal with?
However, the two quickly discovered that they had misunderstood Xiao Chen.
On the other hand, this is fine as well. This saves me some effort. Well just wait here for him, Xiao Chen said softly, smiling faintly.
Qing Cheng thought to herself, The current Xiao Chen is really confident.
Indeed. After a while, a patch of Buddhist light emerged before them.
Amid Buddhist chanting, the K?itigarbha Bodhisattva appeared, sitting on a lotus flower tform, in the sky with a group of arhats.
Two novice Buddhist monks nked the K?itigarbha Bodhisattva, holding up a canopy over his head.
There were eight hundred arhats dressed in kasayas, all of them clutching Buddhist prayer beads in one hand and forming hand seals with the other, radiating rings of Buddhist light.
Like stars around a moon, they praised the K?itigarbha Bodhisattva, glorifying him. He seemed benevolent, his eyes narrowed as he spoke.
You are indeed the Azure Emperors descendant. You are very intelligent and quick-witted. You should just follow this bodhisattva and join the Buddhist sect. With me caring for you in the outer realm, you are guaranteed a rapid rise.
You already purified all of the aggrieved spirits of hell?
Xiao Chen frowned slightly. As he looked over, he found that the other party appeared somewhat unfathomable.
Benefactor Xiao, your guess is right. I left a clone here and purified the aggrieved spirits of hell. Now, my main body and my clone have merged back together and already purified all of the aggrieved spirits of hell. My Ancient Buddha Qi has already spread throughout the Kunlun Realm. Once the Buddhist sect holynd in the outer realm notices my Qi, the high-ranking monks of the Buddhist sect will immediatelye and receive me.
As long as you are willing, you can achieve salvation the moment you turn away from evil. With the Buddhist sect powerhouses making a move, you can easily leave this abandonednd with me, the K?itigarbha Bodhisattva said. His Dharmic Incarnation appeared solemn and dignified. When he spoke, his words sounded like some kind of great principle, inspiring respect and submission from others.
Xiao Chen smiled coldly and retorted, What if Im not willing?
May the Lord Buddha preserve us! In that case, this old monk can only forcibly purify you and wash you of your sins.
The many arhats leaped out and gazed at Xiao Chen with sinister expressions. The Buddhist prayer beads in their hands shone with bright light as they sent out the Buddhist swastika mark.
When eight hundred arhats attacked en masse, they looked very mighty. However, Xiao Chen was someone who had experienced an epic war with Demons.
This was nothing next to that. Eight hundred arhats would just be like eight hundred Martial Emperors.
An ordinary Prime would probably fear this. After all, the destructive power of eight hundred Martial Emperors attacking together was extremely terrifying.
However, Xiao Chen was different. His Azure Dragon War Body gave him a physical defense that surpassed that of the Heaven Punishing Corpse God.
His Veritable Essence Energy was an energy that surpassed Primordial Energy. Furthermore, the fight with the Demonic God had led to manyprehensions.
Xiao Chens cultivation had grown considerably, but the improvement of hisbat prowess was even more remarkable.
Sharp Spirit Finger, break!
Xiao Chen could not be bothered with wasting time. Against the simultaneous attacks of the eight hundred arhats, he directly executed the Sharp Spirit Finger.
Crack. The countless swastika symbols instantly shattered, and the bodies of the eight hundred arhats exploded into a pool of blood, dying on the spot.
You...
The K?itigarbha Bodhisattvas expression changed drastically. He had not expected the eight hundred to be killed instantly by Xiao Chen when they attacked together.
Xiao Chen asked indifferently, K?itigarbha Bodhisattva, did you not see my fight with the Demonic God? Are you still not clear on my strength? To think you tried to set a trap for me. Dont you know that is exactly what I wanted?
The moment Xiao Chen said that, he red. Blood surged in his eyes, and Dragon Might gathered. His eyes suddenly turned dazzlingly golden.
These were the Great Deste Divine Eyes that the members of the Great Deste Hundred Races had.
Under the strong pressure, the K?itigarbha Bodhisattvas Buddhist light withdrew entirely into his body, firmly suppressed and unable to unleash any Buddhist Might at all.
Damn it! How are you so strong? Even the Azure Emperor back then was not at this level!
The K?itigarbha Bodhisattva panicked. In his original expectations, even if Xiao Chen became strong, he would only be as strong as the Azure Emperor back then.
How could the K?itigarbha Bodhisattva have anticipated that Xiao Chens strength would surpass the Azure Emperors?
This was far from what the K?itigarbha Bodhisattva, who just recovered some of his true strength, could handle.
Damn it! The K?itigarbha Bodhisattva wished that he could p himself heavily. To think he thought himself clever and lured the other party over to the Nine Layers of Purgatory!
If the K?itigarbha Bodhisattva had known, he would have just found a ce to hide while waiting for the Buddhist sect powerhouse to receive him and take him away from the abandonednd.
The lotus flower tform immediately sped off, carrying the K?itigarbha Bodhisattva away in retreat towards the Yellow Springs Road.
Wait for me for a while.
Xiao Chen left this instruction and set out in pursuit alone. One fled and one chased. Soon, they passed the Gates of Hell and entered the Yellow Springs Road, where the world was only ck and white.
Yellow Springs Road, Yellow Springs Road. Never, ever look back.
Xiao Chen remembered that back then, he had been very wary when he walked this Yellow Springs Road, feeling very nervous. Now that he came to this ce again, he was chasing the K?itigarbha Bodhisattva, who was fleeing in a panic.
The matters of the world toyed with men.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Xiao Chen sent out strands of saber light towards the K?itigarbha Bodhisattva in front.
Everywhere the strands of saber light appeared, this ck-and-white world gained color, looking brighter.
Now, Xiao Chen could do what the Azure Emperor could do back then. Due to hisprehension of the Saber Dao, it was even easier for him.
Speaking of which, the K?itigarbha Bodhisattva was truly unfortunate. Ten thousand years ago, he ran into the Azure Emperor, who used the Demonic Dao to gain the Dao.
Ten thousand yearster, after making aeback with much difficulty, the K?itigarbha Bodhisattva ran into Xiao Chen, who was even scarier than the Azure Emperor.
This showed that heaven did not permit such an evil bodhisattva to bring disaster to the world.
While this looked like a coincidence, the cause and effect had already been put into ce. It would be difficult to go against karma.
Damn it! Why are the major characters of the outer realms Buddhist sect not making a move yet? Could it be that after all my schemes and my bitter vigil in hell for so many years, I am fated to end up with nothing?
The K?itigarbha Bodhisattva continued to dodge the saber lights, no longer putting on airs like he had earlier. Now, he was panicking and in a sorry state.
Puc ci!
A strand of saber light struck the lotus flower tform, which immediately disappeared. Caught off guard, he immediately fell.
The K?itigarbha Bodhisattva fell into the sea of bitterness below, kicking up arge ssh. After he climbed back up, he continued running forward.
In front was where the six paths of reincarnation were. If he kept running, he would run out of space to flee.
Lord Buddha, could it be that I, the K?itigarbha Bodhisattva, have reached the end of my road?!
The K?itigarbha Bodhisattva turned around with some despair. As he looked at Xiao Chen, his eyes filled with rage.
Xiao Chen said indifferently, Might I ask this bodhisattva if he still wants to take me in?
Your Dragon Race is truly hateful. If not for the Daoist sect making a move back then, the Buddhist sect would have purified them and turned all of you into our guard dogs. To think that I, the K?itigarbha Bodhisattva, a legendary character, would fall at the hands of you, a dog! the K?itigarbha Bodhisattva shouted furiously, unable to contain his rage.
Xiao Chen had heard the old Dragon Horse mention this before. There was a time when the Buddhist sect nearly drove the Dragon Race to extinction. Many of the Dragon Race members had been purified and turned into guardian Divine Beasts for the Buddhist sect.
After that, the Buddhist and Daoist sects fought each other, which gave the Dragon Race a chance to survive and gradually increase in number. The Dragon Race had rerisen only after the Blood-Soaked Dragon Emperor.
Just at this moment, a beam of light suddenly descended and encased the K?itigarbha Bodhisattva.
This light illuminated the entire Yellow Springs Road. Xiao Chen felt a slightly piercing pain in his eyes and moved back a few steps.
Rapture light? Hahaha! There are no dead ends in the world! Xiao Chen, our matter will definitely not end so easily. When I cultivate my Buddhist Golden Body, no matter where in the world you hide, I will find you and end this karma!
[TL Note: The literal trantion for what I called rapture light is actually receiving light. It is basically the Buddhist concept of being received into the purend or holynd. However, receiving light did not make that much sense in English; since the concept shares some simrities with the rapture, I went with rapture light.]
Being rescued from an impossible situation, the K?itigarbha Bodhisattvaughed maniacally in great joy.
Xiao Chen was somewhat stunned. Was Liu Ruyue summoned like this as well?
However, it was not that simple for the K?itigarbha Bodhisattva to leave!
Dragon Blood Soul Breaking Finger!
Suddenly, a horrific aura erupted from Xiao Chens body. A certain will burst forth from him, merging with the world.
The glistening might and pressure dimmed that rapture light somewhat.
Once Xiao Chen sent out the finger attack, sin poured out of the K?itigarbha Bodhisattvas body continuously in beams of scarlet light.
Ah!
The K?itigarbha Bodhisattvas face twisted in pain from the rebound of sin. He wanted to say something, but before he could, the rapture light took him away.
Xiao Chen stood upright with his hands sped behind his back as he contemted whether the other party had died or not.
However, even if the K?itigarbha Bodhisattva had not died, he would not be in good condition anyway. Although he left the abandonednd, he would likely end up a cripple.
Xiao Chen collected his thoughts and looked at the six paths of reincarnation before him.
Chapter 1560 (Raw 1542): Fate Is Hard to Escape
Chapter 1560 (Raw 1542): Fate Is Hard to Escape
The six paths of reincarnation...
Im back here again. Back then, Xiao Chen saw his past in the Three Life Mirror.
The Azure Emperor appeared here and took the human path of reincarnation, going to Earth.
Earth was where the Immortals had taken refuge. It was where the Sky Dome Immortal Lord had lived alone until the end, personally burying the various Immortals as they died, and finally met the Azure Emperor, Xiao Teng.
As for the remaining scene, the Sky Dome Immortal Lord had blocked it, preventing Xiao Chen from seeing it.
Xiao Chen did not know what the two had said when they met or what had happened.
He stepped forward, arriving before the six paths of reincarnationHell, Hungry Ghost, Animal, Human, Asura, God. All these paths were already shattered.
However, Xiao Chen recalled getting the impression that the human path of reincarnation was notpletely shattered.
He waited here, staring at the human path of reincarnation without looking away, waiting to see if it would mend.
However, despite him waiting for a long time, the broken human path of reincarnation did not show any signs of mending.
Xiao Chen felt somewhat doubtful. Could it be that it is alreadypletely broken?
Whoosh! Whoosh!
Just at this moment, the Ghost Empress, Xi Xun, and Qing Cheng appeared behind Xiao Chen.
Master saw that you had not returned after a long time, so she got worried and came over, Qing Cheng whispered.
The Ghost Empress smiled and did not deny that. However, in reality, it was Qing Cheng who had pleaded with her several times until the Ghost Empress finally relented.
When one reached the Ghost Empresss level of cultivation, one would be able to appreciate the horror of Xiao Chens strength. Nothing in the Kunlun Realm could pose a threat to him.
However, the Ghost Empress could not persuade Qing Cheng of that, so they came over.
Xiao Chen turned his head back and smiled. Its fine. Ive already dealt with the K?itigarbha Bodhisattva.
Its good that youve dealt with him already. Why are you looking at the six paths of reincarnation? Qing Cheng asked, blinking in confusion.
Nothing much. I was just curious. Lets go.
Right now, Xiao Chen was not strong enough. It was not yet time to unravel the secrets of the Sky Dome Immortal Lord. There was no telling what dangersy hidden.
Sky Dome Immortal Lord, what were you trying to do?
Entertaining some suspicions, Xiao Chen left the Yellow Springs Road together with Qing Cheng and the Ghost Empress, Xi Xun.
The instant Xiao Chen turned around, the broken human path of reincarnation suddenly mended, forming aplete path.
Did Xiao Chen see it?
Naturally, he did. He kept his Spiritual Sense out in the surrounding five thousand kilometers. He could clearly see the movement of every de of grass, every gust of wind.
However, he did not turn around. When the group was about to leave, the human path of reincarnation shattered once again.
It was not time yet. The Azure Emperor only dared to gamble on this right before his death.
Xiao Chens battle with Chu Chaoyun had yet to happen. If he left, what would the Kunlun Realm do?
Seven dayster, Xiao Chen was calmly carving the Azure Dragon Divine Wood on one of the Dragons Gates back mountains on Heavenly Star Ind when Mo Chen came over and interrupted him with a piece of news.
Big Brother Xiao, the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign and the other Primes sent word saying there is something urgent that needs you to make a trip to Kunlun Mountain, Mo Chen said, as she looked Xiao Chen, who was currently focused on carving the Azure Dragon Divine Wood.
The Azure Dragon Divine Wood was one kilometer tall. Xiao Chen hovered in the air with a carving knife in hand. His movements were slow but steady and smooth.
He was like a calm river slowly pushing the sand and silt at the bottom of the river.
Under the calm exterior was surging, gushing energy flowing in the depths, hidden.
When Xiao Chen heard what she said, his expression remained calm. Whats toe has finallye. He already guessed what this was about.
Xiao Chen put down the carving knife andnded firmly. Then, he looked at Mo Chen and said, Mo Chen, take a look, hows my carving?
Mo Chen looked at the Azure Dragon Divine Wood and saw that the rough figure of the Azure Dragon was already carved.
Although it was just a simple outline, it looked very imposing and tyrannical already.
The most important thing was the spirit it contained. Just looking at the outline would immediately bring to mind a nimble, lively Azure Dragon.
Very exquisite. Unexpectedly, Big Brother Xiaos knife work is so charming. Although I only have a shallow understanding of carving, I can tell that Big Brother Xiaos carving skills are extraordinary, Mo Chen said with certainty.
Carving was like calligraphy, which spoke with the strength and sharpness of the strokes and the spirit behind it.
The strokes had to be heavy like a mountain, the outline sharp, the words disying a tyrannical aura. Carving followed the same principle except that the carvers brush was the knife in his hand.
As for the spirit behind it, that was something of a higher level, which Mo Chen did not really understand.
Xiao Chen said, This is the Azure Dragon Totem. When the totem is finished, I probably will have to leave.
When Mo Chen heard that, her heart felt like it had emptied. However, she realized that Xiao Chen would have to leave sooner orter.
Since ancient times, the powerful outstanding talents capable of leaving the Kunlun Realm would do so to pursue a higher peak of the Martial Dao.
Mo Chen smiled and said, I guessed it. I have been recording your name in books every day, now.
At first, Xiao Chen was surprised. Then, he understood. Everyone who walked out of the Kunlun Realm would have all traces of them in the Kunlun Realm erased by the Heavenly Dao.
Speaking of which, he recalled that when the K?itigarbha Bodhisattva was taken away, Qing Cheng and the Ghost Empress had not forgotten about him.
Do you still remember the K?itigarbha Bodhisattva? he asked.
Mo Chen quickly answered, Of course I do. We discussed him before.
Xiao Chen smiled and said, If you remember the K?itigarbha Bodhisattva, then you probably wont forget me.
He thought of a possibility. The K?itigarbha Bodhisattva was a person of the Immortal Epoch in the first ce. Hence, the Heavenly Dao of this abandonednd had not erased all memories of him.
Then, as the reincarnation of the Sky Dome Immortal Lord, thest Immortal, the Heavenly Dao probably would not erase memories of him.
Why?
Naturally, Xiao Chen could not tell Mo Chen the reason. He smiled and said, Ill tell you in the future. Ill definitely return to the Kunlun Realm. I have to go to Kunlun Mountain first.
Before night fell, Xiao Chen arrived at Kunlun Mountain.
The Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign, Ying Zongtian, the Ghost Empress, the Heaven Punishing Corpse God, and the Spirit Fox King were all there.
These people showed bitter and worried expressions on their faces.
Xiao Chen, theres a problem. The lower realms that our factions control have been wrested from us. The experts we sent out could not return. Not even Sovereign Martial Emperors managed to return alive.
An impetuous person, the Heaven Punishing Corpse God quickly spoke even before Xiao Chen found his footing.
Indeed, it was as expected; those Immortal residences from the Immortal Epoch were in the control of these factions.
All along, these lower realms had been seen as exclusive properties that they did not permit others to encroach on.
Now, a mysterious faction snatched all these away. Furthermore, they did not even know where the other faction came from. Naturally, they could not help worrying.
Their factions had all suffered heavy losses from the Demonic Cmity. No one could withstand another epic battle.
We suspect that someone incredible appeared in the Demonic World. Now that the Demonic God is dead, this person immediately upied the Demonic Gods position, thenunched this attack. The Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign voiced his guesses as he looked at Xiao Chen.
Ying Zongtian added, Furthermore, this person hid himself well, ying the long game. While we were at war with the Demonic World, he hid his strength and bided his time.
However, when you think about it, his strength should not be too horrifying. Otherwise, he would have immediately attacked the Kunlun Realm after the Demonic Cmity, the Spirit Fox King calmly analyzed.
The Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign said, We are not afraid of him. The main thing is that we cannot figure him out, and we would like to ask you to help us check it out.
Xiao Chen shook his head and said, Theres no need. I know who it is. The situation is actually worse than you think. If you let him have what he wants, the Kunlun Realm will end up worse than the territory that the Demonic World upies.
What?!
The Primes showed shocked expressions, not daring to believe him.
In reality, Xiao Chens words were not false at all. Chu Chaoyuns target was to merge the three thousand lower realms and swallow up the Kunlun Realm, taking away the entire Kunlun Realms Luck.
After that, this abandonednd would turn into a wastnd, all for the sake of his future alone.
At that time, the entire Kunlun Realm would probably crumble. All living things would find it hard to escape death.
Xiao Chen, you know him? Ying Zongtian asked.
I know him. He came from the Sky Dome Realm, like me. However, back then, I went to the Kunlun Realm, while he went to the Demonic World, Xiao Chen answered with a calm expression, but he found it hard to suppress the ripples appearing in his heart.
The inevitable battle destined by fate had finallye.
Chapter 1561 (Raw 1543): The Fated Battle
Chapter 1561 (Raw 1543): The Fated Battle
Who?
Chu Chaoyun. Xiao Chen revealed that persons name indifferently. However, the Primes were all confused, not having any impression of it.
The Kunlun Realms people werepletely unfamiliar with Chu Chaoyuns name.
In the Demonic World, Chu Chaoyun had hidden behind the shadow of the Demonic God. The Kunlun Realm knew only of the Demonic God and not Chu Chaoyun. In the Sky Dome Realm, with Xiao Chens fame, who could care about a person whom Xiao Chen defeated?
This was how Chu Chaoyun always was. Even after causing a hugemotion, he remained hidden behind the scene; hence, no one could figure him out or saw through his ns.
Sometimes, Xiao Chen could not understand. However, after he thought about it, this was the only way.
Only in such a way could Chu Chaoyun not care about the world and be ruthless enough to destroy the world to fulfill his desires.
Chu Chaoyun always showed a carefree smile but concealed a heart that was colder and more emotionless than anyone elses.
Brother Xiao Chen, tell us what we should do, the Heaven Punishing Corpse God said as he looked at Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen replied calmly, Ten thousand years ago, the Azure Emperor killed thest Tianwu Emperor. As Chu Chaoyun is the descendant of the Tianwu Emperor, there is a fated battle between us. At that time, we will be fighting to the death. If I lose, you will have to figure it out yourselves.
Thats not right. Since this person is so strong, we should all attack together.
Right, there is no need for righteousness with such a person. To think that he wants to sacrifice the entire Kunlun Realm to fulfill his desires alone! There is no need to reason with such a person. The Heaven Punishing Corpse God and the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign opted for the most direct and most effective method.
Xiao Chen revealed a bitter smile. If Chu Chaoyun were that simple, how could he have reached his current position?
Are there some hidden matters behind this? Ying Zongtian asked.
Xiao Chen nodded and said, My family is in his hands.
Ah! The few Primes were greatly startled. To think that this Chu Chaoyun had a handle on Xiao Chen!
Xiao Chen continued, Thats not the main point. Even if I am defeated, he will not do anything to my family. He always aplishes what he wants to do. Between us, there is a tacit understanding. There are some things that do not need to be said between us.
When we were fighting the Demonic God, he did not do anything to interfere. That was him being reasonable. Do not doubt it; he definitely has the strength to turn the situation around.
If we unreasonably surround and attack him, he wont be this reasonable anymore. If such an enemy gives up his bottom line, the price we will pay will be much heavier than you can imagine.
The Primes exchanged nces, their expressions turning somewhat serious.
They simply did not dare to believe that there could be such a strong person in the world whom they did not know anything about.
However, Xiao Chen would not lie, especially about something like this.
Finally, everyone said helplessly, Well listen to you, then.
Three dayster, the entire Kunlun Continent suddenly shook for no apparent reason.
The mountains shattered, the seas surged, and the rivers flowed in reverse.
Night and day could not be made out. Stars flickered in the sky; starlight could be seen at every moment,id all over the sky in dense packs.
Such a strange sight naturally startled everyone in the Kunlun Realm.
The peak characters of the Kunlun Realm on Kunlun Mountain had already noticed this long ago.
A figure walked in the boundless Starry Heavens. As he stood on the Sky Dome Immortal Lords old residence, the other two thousand nine hundred ny-nine Immortal Lords residences were in the vicinity.
The three thousand lower realms continuously merged under this figures feet, and everything slowly moved closer to the Kunlun Realm.
It was like a clump of divine me lighting up the entire Starry Heavens. Every star gave off a bright light for him.
The intense lights made the entire Kunlun Realm appear to be in perpetual daylight. As a result of the strange sight of the many stars flickering, day and night were indistinguishable.
Today, the three thousand Immortal Lords residences finally merged into one, which affected the entire Kunlun Realm.
Mountains shattered, seas surged, and rivers flowed in reverse. All sorts of strange matters arose because of him.
Everyone, it is time.
Xiao Chen stood up and looked at the Starry Heavens. It seemed like he locked gazes with that person despite a separation of millions of kilometers.
Azure Dragon King, well send you off! The Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign and the others stood up and offered as they looked at Xiao Chen.
This group of people flew quickly in the Starry Heavens. Soon, the group saw Chu Chaoyun in the depths of the Starry Heavens, standing on what appeared to be a radiant sea.
Up to here will do, Xiao Chen said before his figure shed. asionally, shattered pieces of stars crashed towards him, but he easily dodged them.
Sometimeter, while dressed in his white robes and standing on his Cycle Throne, he finally saw Chu Chaoyuns face clearly.
Chu Chaoyun looked like before, carrying a sword on his back with bright lights flickering in his eyes. It seemed that he had been waiting here for Xiao Chen for a long time already.
The two did not say anything. They only looked at each other quietly in the depths of the Starry Heavens.
Many years ago, after the Five Nation Youth Competition, Xiao Chen had already felt that he would have a final battle with this person.
Unexpectedly, this day arrived in such a manner, having the entire Starry Heavens as the battlefield.
The price of losing would be the entire Kunlun Realm.
Xiao Chen spoke first. How is Leng Yue?
Quite well. Ive already helped her kill all the other Demon Monarchs. She now reigns supreme over the entire Demonic World. For many Demons, it is not that they are born without a conscience. It was just that there was the Demonic God, and they were forced to be like that. In the future, there should be a brand-new Demonic World. This is something that I promised her back then. There is no need to thank me for it.
Chu Chaoyuns expression remained calm. As he spoke, he did not show a shred of emotion.
Xiao Chen looked at Chu Chaoyun. With his current cultivation, he could make out something from Chu Chaoyun.
In Chu Chaoyuns body, there were two extremely berserk energies repulsing each other. However, a strong will forced them together.
That was the energy of light and darkness.
Xiao Chen entered deep thought. It looked like no one in this world had it easy. Previously, he could not figure Chu Chaoyun out; he could not understand how Chu Chaoyun improved so fast. Now that he could see it, he understood the price that Chu Chaoyun paid.
What is the point of this bitter battle? You are currently not in a good state. The best method to resolve that is to leave the Kunlun Realm quickly and break through to the Veritable Essence Stage. Otherwise, if you dy further, your physical body will be a problem for life.
Xiao Chen saw the crux of the problem and addressed Chu Chaoyuns current situation.
The body of a Martial Emperor could not endure the conflict between energies like light and darkness. It was not just painful. More importantly, it would leave hidden injuries behind.
Chu Chaoyun smiled faintly and said, You dont understand the hatred in my heart. Ive never thought of killing that person. I only want to ask that person something. However, if I do not absorb all of the Kunlun Realms Luck, I will not even be qualified to stand before him!
Suddenly, golden light erupted from the center of the bright sea below Chu Chaoyuns feet. It looked like something was bursting out.
Below was the Sky Dome Realm of the three thousand lower realms. Xiao Chen guessed that something wasing out.
Whoosh!
A beam of golden light burst out in front of Chu Chaoyun.
That was an exquisite palm-sized sword shining with a resplendent golden light that made one feel a piercing prickle on their skin.
It gave the impression that all it needed to do was move gently and it could destroy the entire world.
A divine object. This was the divine object that the first Tianwu Emperor left behind. As long as one possessed it, one would not need to walk the Kunlun Road to leave the abandonednd.
The Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign and the other Primes were watching from afar when, suddenly, they felt piercing pain in their eyes.
The light of this small sword injured the eyes of all of them. However, their expressions were filled with shock and excitement.
The legend is true! the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign eximed. Clearly, he knew some of the legends about the Tianwu Emperor.
The few were extremely surprised. Worry shed in Ying Zongtians eyes. Xiao Chen really has met his match. This person has the aura of primal chaos, which points to an apex Great Dao!
With the appearance of the divine object that the Tianwu Emperor left behind, this group of Primes felt that this matter was tricky and extraordinary.
Originally, everyone was confident in Xiao Chen. However, now, their belief wavered.
Ten thousand years is one cycle. Only one chance wille every ten thousand years. Azure Dragon King, you still have not drawn your saber. Until when are you going to wait?!
ng! Chu Chaoyun extended his hand, drawing his sword and pointing its tip at Xiao Chen.
The powerful divine object floated quietly between the two, its golden light looking very tempting.
This scene was exactly the same as what Xiao Chen once saw.
In the end, there was no escaping fate.
Xiao Chen held his Lunar Shadow Saber and looked at it. Then, he said softly, Little Ao Jiao, this might really be thest battle you have with me. Are you afraid?
What is there to be afraid of? I am an Item Spirit in the first ce. In nicer terms, I am a spirit. A more unpleasant term would be a ve. Previously, I was able to meet a nice person like Sang Mu. Now, I got to meet an idiot like you. An Item Spirit could not ask for anything more.
Inside the Lunar Shadow Saber, Ao Jiao calmly turned into a beam of light and merged with the Lunar Shadow Saber.
A resonant ngor rang out as Xiao Chen drew his saber, weing the iing sword intent.
Chapter 1562 (Raw 1544): Sword and Saber Contending
Chapter 1562 (Raw 1544): Sword and Saber Contending
The saber was the tyrant of weapons, boundlessly domineering. The sword was the ancestor of many weapons, its edge the sharpest.
One could not use the edge of a saber to block a sword edge directly. Hence, the angle that Xiao Chen swung his saber was from bottom-up.
With a gentle raise, Xiao Chen hacked the approaching sword intent in half.
This was the boundless Starry Heavens. Countless stars lit the ce, making this heavenly river look like a painting. This was the final battlefield for two powerful outstanding talents.
Many people did not know what the consequences of this battle were.
Compared to the Demonic Gods grand entry, Chu Chaoyun chose to be more discreet.
Although the strange sights of the Kunlun Realm were startling, many cultivators were actually unaware of what was going on.
These cultivators did not know that a battle that would decide their fates was taking ce in the depths of the Starry Heavens.
They did not even know the name Chu Chaoyun.
However, an increasing number of peak cultivators of the Kunlun Realm became aware of this battle. Many Sovereign Martial Emperors and the Primes of the Starry Heavenly Ocean arrived beside Ying Zongtian and the other Kunlun Continent Primes silently.
Far away, in the depths of the Starry Heavens, where this group was looking towards, were two figures standing tall.
These two figures were like resplendent stars, making the surrounding starlight appear much dimmer, unable to cover up their sharpness.
Xiao Chen and Chu Chaoyun both stored up power as they locked eyes with each other, not letting any detail go.
Vaguely, there was an invisible exchange between the two with their sharpness.
As for the divine object that the first Tianwu Emperor had left behind, it buzzed continuously, trembling endlessly.
Xiao Chen did not dare to make the first move, as he did not understand Chu Chaoyun well.
After not fighting with the other party for so long, Xiao Chen did not know how Chu Chaoyun fought nor had detailed information about him, so he could only quietly watch and observe first.
As the two faced each other, their auras continuously soared.
Whoosh!
When their auras reached their peaks, Chu Chaoyun made the first move. His sword thrust forward, all his aura and momentum focused on its tip.
Chu Chaoyuns actions were as fluid as flowing water and the moving clouds, extremely smooth. He was very experienced at catching hold of the timing.
However, the most exquisite part had to be Chu Chaoyuns understanding of the sword.
The strength of a swordy in its sharpness and unyielding nature, unbroken by anything. Chu Chaoyun instantly focused all his aura into the tip of the sword without any errors.
This proved that Chu Chaoyuns aplishments with the sword had already reached the peak.
As for the strength of a saber, ity in tyranny and berserkness.
However, sending out a tyrannical aura was not something done in one go. It required continuous umtion, the aura growing stronger as the fight went on, bing increasingly ferocious.
Of course, if the opponent was weaker, one would hold the upper hand from the start and would not need such umtion. Such situations did not count.
As the strongest desman of the Kunlun Realm in the current age, Xiao Chen understood this principle clearer than anyone else.
When facing Chu Chaoyuns sharp sword, the best option was to retreat and avoid the edge, waiting to act when there was an opportunity.
However, when facing Chu Chauyuns extremely dominant sword, one could not retreat. Once one retreated, there would not be any chance to turn the situation around.
Even if one suffered a disadvantage, one could not back off in momentum. There was only one thing to do: fight!
Before the sword arrived, the wind from the sword arrived already. This sharp sword wind blew back Xiao Chens long hair, sending it all streaming behind him.
The spot of light in Xiao Chens vision grew increasingly closer.
Xiao Chen roared ferociously and raised his saber to chop down. At the crucial moment, the sabers de struck the tip of the sword.
Chi!
When the saber and sword met, sparks flew. The two men exchanged nces and saw the sharp light in each others eyes.
Xiao Chen forcefully blocked this stab, the hand that held the saber going slightly numb from the shock.
Blood leaked from his palm.
Needless to say, Xiao Chen suffered a little in this exchange. Under such circumstances, Chu Chaoyun clearly held the upper hand, and Xiao Chen should not have met this attack head-on.
I thought that I already improved very quickly. Unexpectedly, you managed to keep up with me. Chu Chaoyun, it looks like you really suffered a lot these years, Xiao Chen said indifferently. While he could suffer a little physically, he could not let his momentum weaken.
Chu Chaoyuns lips curled up slightly in a smile. This is talent. It is not something that can be aplished with just suffering. Take another sword strike from me.
Right after Chu Chaoyun spoke, he flicked his wrist. Without losing momentum, the sword continued moving and pierced towards Xiao Chens forehead.
Despite being at such a close distance, Chu Chaoyun easilyunched another attack. However, Xiao Chen had only managed to send out the first saber strike after much difficulty and had not even finished neutralizing the force of the earlier sword strike.
This was because Xiao Chen was still umting power and had not had the opportunity to build up momentum yet. This was like how a long-ranged weapon would not be able to bring out its full power against an assassin that got up-close with a dagger.
Thats not good. Xiao Chen cannot dodge this sword strike, the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign, who was watching from afar, eximed, feeling worried for Xiao Chen.
What an incredible swordsman! It is hard to imagine that there is such a strong expert of the Sword Dao in the Kunlun Realm. Even though Ying Zongtian did not like Chu Chaoyun from the bottom of his heart, he had to acknowledge Chu Chaoyuns aplishments in the Sword Dao.
Xiao Chen can only move back.
The Heaven Punishing Corpse God shook his head slightly. This was just the start, and Xiao Chen was already disadvantaged. This was not a good sign.
Dang!
However, to everyones surprise, Xiao Chen blocked the sword and attacked with his saber as well.
Xiao Chen moved at an extraordinary speed within a small area, spinning around. Then, he turned andunched a saber strike in a dangerous situation.
To ordinary people, Xiao Chen did not move at all. They only saw a saber light moving from a strange angle, blocking that sword strike.
After the second sword strike was blocked, the momentum gathered on the tip of Chu Chaoyuns sword slowly dissipated.
The might of the sword tip became significantly weaker than at the start. Right then, Xiao Chen finally turned the disadvantageous situation into a draw.
ngor resounded endlessly.
Chu Chaoyun chose to attack quickly while his momentum was not entirely lost. Immediately, a torrent of attacks rained down on Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen fought firmly, dealing with the attacks as they came. The two managed to exchange more than a hundred moves.
The strong saber intent and sword intent continuously propagated as the two weapons shed, producing resplendent light that was visible even from a distance.
The melodious ngor of the saber and sword turned into a stormy song.
This song tugged at everyones heartstrings, making their blood surge. This was the most exciting song in the world.
As the saber and sword shed, the two men brushed by each other. Mysterious phenomena appeared behind them both.
Behind Xiao Chen was a wless moon. Under the moon was a vast sea with a dragon lurking in the water.
Behind Chu Chaoyun was a glorious imperial city. The royal ns banner fluttered at the city gates,manding the entire world.
Both of them were still equal. Neither side showed any signs of weakness.
After brushing by each other, the probing period was over. Next would be fighting at full power, fighting to the death.
Dao! Xiao Chen shouted, and Dao Might appeared. A Dao disk appeared behind him, giving off a faint light.
While exuding boundless Dao Might, Xiao Chen soared up and took the initiative to attack, sending out a saber strike.
Dao! Chu Chaoyun shouted as well, and a simr Dao disk appeared behind him. He had alsoprehended Great Dao Energy, but through the Sword Dao, not much weaker than Xiao Chen.
The saber and sword shed again. Blood leaked out of the twos mouths, each surprised by the other.
Xiao Chen turned around, and the Taiji Saber Domain appeared. Then, his figure hid with the Taiji Saber Domain.
After that, he held up his saber and charged over once more.
Under his feet, the Yin-attributed and Yang-attributed energies in the Taiji diagram each turned into a saber dragonone overt and one covert, appearing indistinct.
Chu Chaoyun gently pushed off with his feet, and light and darkness interchanged continuously throughout his body, forming a ck-and-white Sword Domain.
The two resumed fighting. The Taiji Saber Domain and the ck-and-white Sword Domain pushed against each other, winding and twisting intensely around each other.
It was like two huge gears fixed together but turning in different directions.
Ka! Ka! Ka!
The sound generated by the conflict shook space. Everyone who heard it felt a soul-deep fear.
These two are really equal. It is hard to distinguish who is better between their cultivations of the saber and the sword.
Indeed, it is really hard to say who will win this battle.
I really wonder where this Chu Chaoyun suddenly came from. He is so incredibly strong.
He is the Tianwu Emperors descendant, which exins everything. Dont forget, it was just ten thousand years ago when thest Tianwu Emperor severely injured the Azure Emperor. That gave the Thunder Sovereign the chance to sneak-attack the Azure Emperor.
The startling battle in the distance deeply impressed all the Primes and Sovereign Martial Emperors watching.
Be it Xiao Chen or Chu Chaoyun, their aplishments in the saber and the sword far surpassed those of the people of the Kunlun Realm by arge margin.
The techniques that the two brought out even confounded some of these Primes, who could not figure out the true mysteries behind the moves.
Chapter 1563 (Raw 1545): Change in Situation
Chapter 1563 (Raw 1545): Change in Situation
In the Starry Heavens, the huge battle between Xiao Chen and Chu Chaoyun continued to intensify.
The Taiji Saber Domain and the ck-and-white Sword Domainyered over each other. Countless sabers and swords made from light soared up in the ovepped Domains.
The two fought fiercely, exchanging more than a thousand moves, neither managing to gain a clear advantage.
The two kept trading blows, sending attacks back and forth. The advantages of the Saber Dao and the Sword Dao were brought out to their limits.
Both sides had reached the very peak of the Saber Dao and Sword Dao in the Kunlun Realm.
They were both stuck at the same bottleneck; this was the limitation of the Kunlun Realm, iparable with the outer realm.
If the two went to the outer realm, with their vast umtions, they would immediately be able to break through the bottleneck that they faced.
However, right now, it was clear that these two could not take that final step.
With just their skills in the saber and the sword, it was hard to figure out a victor.
Light and darkness, merge!
Yin and Yang, be one!
Chu Chaoyun roared, and two kinds of extreme energies merged in the ck-and-white Sword Domain. Suddenly, his body erupted with interchanging ck and white lights.
This looked extremely strange. A sword light shed, firing at Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen did not want to appear weak. The two saber dragonsone overt and one covertin the Taiji Saber Domain under his feet quickly united.
Then, they infused into the saber and blocked the sword light that was the merged ck-and-white Sword Domain.
Boom!
The two killing moves met and exploded like supernovas, forming horrifying shockwaves surging out.
Xiao Chen moved back quickly but still got struck by the shock waves. He vomited a mouthful of blood beforending on tiptoe on a meteor and standing firmly.
However, Chu Chaoyun was more severely injured than Xiao Chen. His long hair was in disarray, and saber wounds riddled his body.
asionally, a ck aura poured out, mending these saber wounds. However, their healing rate was still slightly slower than that of Xiao Chens Azure Dragon War Body.
Xiao Chen raised his head and looked at the other party. Then, he said indifferently, It looks like your physical body is holding you back.
Holding me back?
A strange light shed in Chu Chaoyuns eyes. He neither denied nor acknowledged Xiao Chensment.
Perhaps. However, that will not stop me from defeating you!
Evesting Sword Dao, Sword Covering the Sky!
Chu Chaoyun himself also walked a path that was different from everyone elses. It was extremely pure, quite unlike Xiao Chens wless saber Dao.
The so-called evesting was boundless and limitless.
The Sword Dao that belonged to Chu Chaoyun was boundless and limitless. The Sword Dao was its core, and he created the Evesting Sword Technique.
Sword Covering the Sky was the first move of this Evesting Sword Technique.
A sword light shed. Chu Chaoyun arrived holding the sword. When the sword swung out, it looked down the nine heavens, freezing and fixing down space.
Instantly, Xiao Chen felt the surrounding space locked down by the might of the sword.
It formed an invisible prison, trapping Xiao Chen and preventing him from moving.
Break! wless Saber Technique, Void Breaking Stance!
Xiao Chen executed the first move of the wless Saber Technique, turning from passive to active, and his figure suddenly disappeared.
When he reappeared again, his entire body released resplendent saber light, breaking through space.
Evesting Sword Dao, a Thousand Twists and a Hundred Turns!
Chu Chaoyun quickly changed moves, and his figure turned vague.
The sword light appeared formless and ethereal. Xiao Chen could not lock down on the other party with his Spiritual Sense, what more the other partys move. When viewed, the other partys body seemed to move about a twisting alley, crisscrossing. This created a kind of spatial confusion.
Evesting Sword Dao, Ten Thousand Swords Return to One!
Chu Chaoyun waited for Xiao Chens momentum to pass and the move to finish before charging over with the sword.
Amid all the twists and turns, countless figuresyered over each other and turned into a sharp sword, piercing towards Xiao Chen.
This sword strike was too fast, too ruthless, and too urate. Xiao Chen did not have any time to change moves. He could only hold the saber across himself to block this sword strike.
Dang!
Amid the intense ngor, Xiao Chen nearly lost grip of his saber as he quickly retreated.
No matter how strong your physical body is, if it keeps receiving attacks, you will only lose!
Chu Chaoyun smiled faintly. Having caught Xiao Chens mistake, he charged over carrying his sword.
The might of the sword could conquer every obstacle. Starlight-like sword lights rained down like a storm on Xiao Chen.
Ding! Ding! Dang! Dang!
They were like raindrops falling on the ground, producing endlessly melodious sounds.
With just one mistake, Xiao Chen was pushed back again and again. Countless stars streaked past the two.
However, it was not the stars moving. It was just that the two were too fast, making it seem to them that the stars were moving, shing past quickly.
Chu Chaoyuns sword moves became increasingly ruthless. This was his only opportunity.
He could not give Xiao Chen a chance to turn things around. Otherwise, he would lose all momentum, and his sword would lose its sharpness as well.
Xiao Chen remained calm, not panicking at all. He now had many means that he could use to counter the other party.
However, for some reason, he did not really want to do that.
If it were purely with just the saber and sword, the two should be about equal. Their aplishments were very simr. It would merely be a matter of who made a mistake first.
However, if other things were considered, Xiao Chen held too much of an advantage over Chu Chaoyun.
Be it the Ice Blood Lightning Dragon, the Dragon Blood Soul Breaking Finger, the Dharmic World, or the Divine Lightning Eye, they all could help Xiao Chen instantly turn the situation around.
After fighting to this point, Xiao Chen had alreadypletely figured out Chu Chaoyuns baseline.
Chu Chaoyuns cultivation was at peak Prime. However, he also cultivated the Cultivation Technique of the Demon Races, hence his capability to fight Xiao Chen.
Chu Chaoyuns skill with the sword was simr to Xiao Chens skill with the saber. It was hard to say who was better.
Chu Chaoyuns trump card was the state of primal chaos. That state was even stronger than the state of cycle. Before the primal chaos broke, there was no day and night, there was no time or space, and even more so, there was no cycle.
However, at the very start, Xiao Chen had discovered that Chu Chaoyuns fusion of light and darkness was not perfect.
In reality, Chu Chaoyuns will of light and will of darkness still needed more work.
Primal chaos was not as simple as the merger of light and darkness.
Chu Chaoyun forcibly merged them purely by willpower. Perhaps such willpower was his greatest trump card. It was something that could lead him further, to fly even higher. Of course, this was provided that he could leave the Kunlun Realm.
However, at this moment, Chu Chaoyun forcibly raised himself to a higher level. Compared to Xiao Chen, who fought firmly and steadily, following the necessary steps, he was like a tall building with an unstable foundation.
He clearly knows his own situation. Why does he want to fight with me?
As Xiao Chen pursued this line of thought, he got slightly distracted. As a result, Chu Chaoyuns sword pierced Xiao Chens chest.
Whoosh!
The sword flowed with ck-and-white light that quickly poured into Xiao Chens body. The flesh and bones around the wound immediately rotted; arge part of his body necrotized.
As Chu Chaoyun held the sword stabbed into Xiao Chens chest, he said indifferently as he looked at Xiao Chen, Azure Dragon King, you are distracted.
Xiao Chen nodded. I am indeed distracted. It is because I figured out why you insist on fighting me.
A smile appeared on Chu Chaoyuns face. His expression remained calm as he said, No one has ever managed to figure out my thoughts. Good. Before I kill you, let me hear it. If you guessed right, I wont push this sword down.
The tip of the sword stabbed into Xiao Chens chest pressed against his heart. The ck sword Qi surged out from the tip to circle the entirety of his heart.
As long as Chu Chaoyun wanted to, he could crush Xiao Chens heart.
You really want me to say it? I feel that it is better to show it with my actions.
Chu Chaoyun was slightly stunned. Before he could react, he saw three purple flowers, each with nine petals, quickly spinning in Xiao Chens right eye.
When the flowersyered over each other, the power of Lightning Tribtions instantly descended. Chu Chaoyun was immediately sted away, his clothes tattered, electricity flickering all over his body.
Ice Blood Lightning Dragon!
A berserk tricolor dragon appeared in Xiao Chens left palm. It howled while rearing its head before ferociously charging into Chu Chaoyun, who had been struck by the Lightning Tribtions.
Pu ci! Chu Chaoyun vomited a mouthful of blood. His internal organs shattered as he fell weakly on a small.
However, it was not over yet. Xiao Chens figure wavered slightly as he executed Dharmic World. Then, his gargantuan body stomped on the small.
Rumble...! The small promptly shattered. Chu Chaoyun, who was on the small, was a sight too miserable to behold. All the bones in his body shattered; he was no longer capable of fighting.
Chu Chaoyuny on a rtivelyrger piece of the small, without even the energy to stand up.
Xiao Chen dismissed Dharmic World and casually pulled out the sword in his chest.
Then, his figure shed, and hended on the piece of rock. After that, he looked coldly at Chu Chaoyun and asked, Is my guess right?
Chapter 1564 (Raw 1546): On the Verge of Leaving
Chapter 1564 (Raw 1546): On the Verge of Leaving
On the rock that remained of the shattered, Xiao Chen looked at Chu Chaoyun and said indifferently, It is impossible that you do not know about my strength. If it were before I entered the Azure Dragon Pce, I might not have been as strong as you. However, I already entered the Azure Dragon Pce and formally obtained the bloodline inheritance, breaking past the shackles of Prime. Now, no one in this Kunlun Realm is a match for me.
Very long ago, you said that there would be a final battle between us. Even though you knew that you were weaker than me, you still stubbornly insisted on fighting. Previously, I could not understand why.
However, I finally figured it out just now. In the end, in the depths of your heart, you are still not willing to destroy the entire Kunlun Realm to fulfill your ambitions. If you really wanted to do that, the time I was fighting the Demonic God was your best chance.
However, you did not. This proves that from the very start, your greatest goal is not to destroy the Kunlun Realm. What are you trying to do?
You are seeking death!
Towards the end, Xiao Chens voice became louder, emphasizing every word he said.
When Chu Chaoyun heard that, he immediatelyughed, You are right. Do it. By having you kill me, I will be at peace. At least, I would not feel too guilty towards those old fogies of the dynasty.
Xiao Chen did not do anything. He said indifferently, However, I do not understand. Why are you seeking death?
Chu Chaoyun showed no expression on his face; his eyes appeared dead. He replied calmly, Im tired. Do it. I have been waiting for this day for a long time already. I can only say, Xiao Chen, you did not disappoint me.
Xiao Chen looked at Chu Chaoyun and found the other party pitiful.
For every life in the world, who could avoid dying?
However, some people wished to die from the moment they were born; they were born to seek death.
Your heart is filled with the intention of dying. Do you not have any regrets?
Regrets? None left. After I merged the three thousand lower realms, existences above Martial Emperor could no longer enter. Only the people in there cane out. Outsiders cannot go in. The Tianwu Dynasty has already been reestablished. Since that group of old fogies loves dreaming, I gave them a dream.
I already fulfilled what I promised Leng Yue. I also aplished the final wish of thest Tianwu Emperor. After fighting with you, I, Chu Chaoyun have no regrets.
Studying the other partys calm expression, Xiao Chen said calmly, You are lying. Dont you want to leave and ask the first-generation Tianwu Emperor why he abandoned you all?
Chu Chaoyun smiled on hearing this. Honestly, this is the reason that Im the most unwilling to use as a reason for living. You have no idea how strong he is, much less how horrifying his background is.
After pausing for a while, Chu Chaoyun revealed a self-deprecatory expression. He is not a person of the Kunlun Realm in the first ce. From the very beginning, he established the Tianwu Dynasty as his springboard to leave the Kunlun Realm. He never cared for the survival of the Tianwu Dynasty. It is just a tool to him.
Xiao Chen felt somewhat shocked. Unexpectedly, there was such a secret about the Tianwu Emperor.
Send me on my way. I no longer have any regrets. Im really tired already, Chu Chaoyun said once again, urging Xiao Chen to make his move.
Xiao Chen remained silent for a long time.
Just as Chu Chaoyun gave up and prepared to take action himself, energy suddenly restrained his body.
It was Xiao Chen. He had made a move. However, he did not kill Chu Chaoyun. Instead, he healed him.
Chu Chaoyun was a Prime, to begin with, and possessed the ability to recover quickly. With an external force assisting, his injuries healed at an even faster rate.
Just as all of Chu Chaoyuns injuries were about to healpletely, Xiao Chen waved his hand and grasped the divine object that the first Tianwu Emperor had left behind.
Chu Chaoyuns expression changed slightly. What are you trying to do?
Nothing much, just sending you away from this abandonednd. For some things, it is better to ask personally. After you go out and truly have no more regrets, we can have another fight. In life, we cannot always keep living for others. Chu Chaoyun, do not disappoint me. I really do not have many true opponents in my life!
As Xiao Chen restrained Chu Chaoyun, he activated the divine object, the palm-sized sword, and it immediately merged with Chu Chaoyuns body.
Vigorous energy started bursting out from inside Chu Chaoyuns body. His clothes fluttered about as he showed a twisted expression, clearly in pain.
ck lines appeared on Chu Chaoyuns face, looking like tentacles trying toe out.
That was the side effect of the light and dark energies shing.
Whoosh!
A sharp sword light shot out from Chu Chaoyuns body. This caught Xiao Chen off guard, knocking him away.
The divine object slowly melted into Chu Chaoyuns body, gradually suppressing the light and dark energies.
Then, Chu Chaoyun soared, his body giving off melodious sword hums.
Buzz! The barrier between realms tore open, and Chu Chaoyun turned into a beam of resplendent light that illuminated this boundless Starry Heavens with boundless brilliance.
This light radiated from Chu Chaoyuns body. As the light spread out, all the stars in the entire Starry Heavens seemed to dim.
At this moment, every cultivator in the Kunlun Realm saw this strange scene.
In the dark sky, there was only one resplendent star flickering and giving off light.
Chu Chaoyuns body kept soaring higher. Vaguely, it seemed like the entire world grew farther and farther away from him.
Now that the momentum was already established, the restriction that Xiao Chen left on Chu Chaoyuns body no longer existed. However, Chu Chaoyun could not change anything; he was being dragged out of this world by this divine object.
Within the dark space, Chu Chaoyun sought out Xiao Chen. The other partys figure and appearance slowly blurred in his vision.
In life, we cannot always keep living for others, Chu Chaoyun muttered, repeating Xiao Chens words.
In hindsight, it seemed like he had always been in control of the whole situation, plotting and dealing with every matter. Everything had gone ording to his ns.
However, he had indeed lived his entire life for others.
He lived for the dreams of thest Tianwu Emperor, for the people of the previous dynasty. It seemed that he had never truly lived for himself.
Xiao Chen, I agree. When I am truly free of regrets, Ill have a true battle with you!
After Chu Chaoyun made up his mind, a bright light shed in his eyes. Then, he vanished from the Starry Heavens, leaving this abandonednd.
The instant he left, the Starry Heavens recovered its original appearance. The stars filling the skies became bright once more; everything returned to normal.
However, it was at this moment that the Heavenly Dao mercilessly erased all traces of Chu Chaoyun in this world.
This confused the many watching Primes and Martial Emperors, who did not know what had just happened.
The only exception was Xiao Chen. When the Heavenly Dao wanted to erase all memories of Chu Chaoyun from his mind, it failed again.
Back then, when Liu Ruyue left, the Heavenly Dao wanted to erase all of Xiao Chens memories of her. This was the same as back then, a failure.
Everyone forgot about Chu Chaoyuns existence. Everything that was connected to him was erased without a trace.
It was like this person never existed at all.
The Heavenly Dao was merciless. No wonder the people of the world wondered whether there was a peak above Prime.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
The many Primes and Sovereign Martial Emperors sought out Xiao Chen and quickly asked what exactly happened.
Just when Xiao Chen wanted to exin, he found that the moment he opened his mouth, his entire body trembled.
A strange, boundless killing intent descended from above and firmly locked down on him.
If Xiao Chen said anything, he would definitely be killed.
Xiao Chen smiled bitterly. The Heavenly Dao is not just merciless, it is heartless.
Since that was the case, there was no need to exin. He casually dodged the question, then nced at the direction where Chu Chaoyun left, before turning to fly to the Kunlun Continent.
Three monthster, Xiao Chen finished carving the Azure Dragon Totem. Then, he went to visit all of his good friends in the Kunlun Realm.
This was his final meeting with everyone before his departure. His first senior sister, Xiao Bai, Wu Xiaotian, Ying Zongtian, Yue Bingyun...he paid a visit to everyone he befriended.
The Deep Abyss Demonic World was Xiao Chens final stop. There, he met with the Demonic Worlds only Demon Lord, Leng Yue.
There were many ces that Xiao Chen could not bear to leave behind, so many people that were hard to forget. However, he still needed to leave the Kunlun Realm.
It was like what Xiao Chen said to Chu Chaoyun: For some things, it is better to ask personally.
No matter how Liu Ruyue was doing now, at least, in his heart, this person was once his master, the person he loved the most in his life.
Many old words rang in his ears like it was yesterday. Even if he hid his feelings in the depths of his heart forever, never touching them or thinking of them, that persons ce in his heart could not be reced. This was an indisputable fact.
Before Xiao Chen left, he entered the Azure Dragon Pce for one final time.
The old Dragon Horse and the other Item Spirits had been waiting for very long already.
Chapter 1565 (Raw 1547): Loath to Part
Chapter 1565 (Raw 1547): Loath to Part
You are leaving already? the old Dragon Horse said first, guessing Xiao Chens intent.
Xiao Chen nodded. He had already done everything that he should, met everyone that he should.
Now, he needed to leave the Kunlun Realm.
Be it to seek out Liu Ruyue or climb a higher peak of the Martial Dao, he needed to leave this abandonednd.
The old Dragon Horse and the other Item Spirits were not surprised. However, there were still some instructions that they needed to give Xiao Chen.
Hong Xue took out a spatial ring. Xiao Chen epted it and took a look with his Spiritual Sense. He discovered it had pieces of transparent crystals flickering with blue light.
This crystal seemed to contain an energy that was simr to Primordial Energy but denser and purer.
What is this? Xiao Chen asked after withdrawing his Spiritual Sense. Then, he looked at Hong Xue and said, I seem to sense something like Primordial Energy but much purer.
Hong Xue exined, This is Spirit Jade, a natural ore in the outer realm. This is what cultivators use for transactions. The so-called Primordial Energy of the Kunlun Realm is actually the natural Spiritual Energy of the outer realm.
When cultivators have reached the Transcending Mortality Realm, they can absorb the Spiritual Energy. Spirit Jade forms underground. It takes several hundred yearsthousands, and even tens of thousandsto produce a Spirit Jade ore vein. After umting for such a long time, the Spiritual Energy contained in the Spirit Jade, naturally, is purer than the Spiritual Energy moving about in the world.
The old Dragon Horse continued, There are about two million pieces of Spirit Jade in this ring. As the Azure Dragon bloodline is in decline, I can give only this much to you. The remainder is needed for the maintenance of the Azure Dragon Pce.
Xiao Chen put away the ring and voiced his gratitude, Big Brother Dragon, you are too polite.
In reality, the old Dragon Horse was indeed being too polite. Xiao Chen would know how precious Spirit Jades were only after he left. Furthermore, what the old Dragon Horse gave him were all Spirit Jades of high quality.
The azure-d man stepped forward and handed Xiao Chen an ancient book. This is the Book of the Epochs. Many sects give this to their disciples on entry. Keep it properly. It provides a rough introduction of the various matters of the Martial Epoch like what cultivation realmse after the Veritable Personage Realm, the many schools of thought in the Martial Epoch, and therger factions and sects. This book records all of it.
Xiao Chen epted the book and casually flipped through a few pages. He discovered that it was a simplified encyclopedia.
Although it was not some secret canon, it was the most suitable for the current Xiao Chen. At the very least, he would not bepletely ignorant when he left the Kunlun Realm.
Following that, the other Item Spirits took out some rather precious personal items, giving them to Xiao Chen.
These were mostly Profound Tools for protecting ones life. They could save Xiao Chen at a crucial moment.
Finally, the old Dragon Horse handed a jade pendant to Xiao Chen, telling him to wear it. As the jade pendanty on his chest, a cooling aura flowed out continuously from it into Xiao Chens body.
Xiao Chen immediately felt much more spirited, and his aura became significantly subdued.
The obverse of the jade pendant had a serene ancient Buddha sitting on a lotus flower tform. Its reverse had the words Pure Mind carved on it.
This was originally a Buddhist amulet. Later, someone refined it into jade. Although its shape changed, its effect did not. It can calm the mind and sober one up. Of course, the most important function is to withdraw aura. It can lower the aura of the ck lotus mark to the minimum.
The old Dragon Horse had truly expended a lot of effort. In reality, it was the one who refined the Buddhist amulet into jade, strengthening its effect of withdrawing aura, to help Xiao Chen and suppress the ck lotus mark.
However, you must remember that this jade pendant cannotpletely suppress the ck lotus mark. You still have to be very careful.
Xiao Chen felt the old Dragon Horses concern. He seriously expressed his gratitude. This pendant helped resolve his greatest hidden danger.
Whenever Xiao Chen thought about what the Thunder Sovereign said before dying, he could not feel truly at ease about leaving the Kunlun Realm.
It would be too much of an injustice if he just got out and was immediately surrounded by the ck Lotus Church.
I have a question for Big Brother Dragon. Where is the White Dragon Race? Xiao Chen did not forget about his greatest purpose ining to the Azure Dragon Pce this time.
The old Dragon Horse replied, Thats simple. You just have to ask around, and you will find out. However, I believe that the person you are looking for is not in the White Dragon Racesnd. To pay such a huge price to pull out your friend from the abandonednd, there can be only one reason: your friends bloodline is very special and is filled with great potential.
Such a genius would normally be in Ancestor Dragon City, where the demonic geniuses of the various Dragon Race bloodlines gather. That is the ce with the most resources and the greatestpetition.
Ancestor Dragon City, Xiao Chen repeated in his mind.
Liu Ruyue was very likely in this Ancestor Dragon City.
As for where Ancestor Dragon City was, Xiao Chen did not ask further. He did not know a thing about the outer realm. Even if the old Dragon Horse answered, he would not understand. Now that he knew the name, he could simply ask around himself in the future.
Seniors, Xiao Chen will be taking his leave. Ill leave the Kunlun Realms Dragons Gate to all of you, Xiao Chen said as he performed a cupped-fist salute when he reached the doors of the pce.
The old Dragon Horse smiled and said, Dont worry. I think thatss Mo Chen will be qualified to push these pce doors open soon. The revitalization of the Dragons Gate will be faster than you imagine.
Take care on your journey.
The group sent off Xiao Chen with their eyes. However, their hearts were filled with sighs. Xiao Chen carried all of their hopes.
As long as Xiao Chen became the Dragon Emperor, the Azure Dragon Race would be truly revitalized. However, in order to be the Dragon Emperor, he needed to face not only the various demonic geniuses and talents of the Dragon Race but also the other Great Deste Hundred Races and the inheritors of ancient Holy Lands.
Suchpetition was even greater than in the Kunlun Realm.
Once Xiao Chen left this Kunlun Realm, he would face the entire Martial Epoch. Amid the Great Thousand Realms, this abandonednd was not even a drop in the ocean.
At the foot of Kunlun Mountain, Ying Zongtian, the Heaven Abandoning Deity Sovereign, and the other Primes and Sovereign Martial Emperors of the Kunlun Realm, as well as Xiao Chens good friends who had all heard that Xiao Chen would be attempting the Kunlun Road had long been waiting already to send him off.
Look, the Azure Dragon King is here!
As the sun set, a white figure flew towards the foot of the mountain very quickly. It was Xiao Chen, who had just left the Azure Dragon Pce.
Little Brother Xiao Chen, this Kunlun Road is also known as the Road to Death. It has been tens of thousands of years since anyone of the Kunlun Realm dared to attempt it. Now, it all depends on you, Ying Zongtian said, ncing at the crowd around before turning his head to look at Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen took out a jade strip and handed it to Ying Zongtian. There is a strand of my will in this jade pendant that possesses a tenth of my strength. If I die, the jade strip will shatter. If I do not die, the will in the jade strip will grow stronger along with my true body.
Ying Zongtian put it away and said, Take care on your journey. I hope that you will be able to make a trip back while Im still alive and tell me what the outer realm is like.
Xiao Chen replied seriously, I definitely will!
After some simple exchanges with the people he was familiar with, Xiao Chen stepped onto the Kunlun Road alone, heading for an unknown world.
As the Heaven Punishing Corpse God looked at Xiao Chens back, he muttered, I wonder if he can seed. This is the Kunlun Road, after all.
The Kunlun Road had many legends. No matter how strong Xiao Chen was, everyone still worried for him.
The Kunlun Pces Pce Master said, Dont worry. Xiao Chen will find his Kunlun Road much easier than we expect. His strength has been suppressed all the while. When he arrives at the Kunlun Road, he will no longer have to suppress it.
When everyone heard this, they were all startled. Right now, Xiao Chens strength was already remarkably horrifying.
Unexpectedly, this was still not Xiao Chens limits.
On the mountain road, before Xiao Chen entered the clouds, he suddenly turned around and looked at Xiao Bai, Mo Chen, Shui Lingling, and Yue Bingyun.
Sorry, despite being able to have some free time after much difficulty, I have to leave alone again.
Xiao Chen was not a heartless person. Xiao Bai had followed Xiao Chen for many years already, and they shared a deep affection for each other. Shui Lingling was the person who had cared the most for him when he arrived in the Kunlun Realm. Mo Chen had single-handedly rebuilt the Dragons Gate, the person who helped him the most. Yue Bingyue had gone through perilous times with him, a confidant made through life and death.
He could not bear to part with any of them. He swore in his heart that he would eventually return to the Kunlun Realm.
Not for himself but for these people he could not bear to part with.
Chapter 1566 (Raw 1548): Leaving the Kunlun Realm
Chapter 1566 (Raw 1548): Leaving the Kunlun Realm
Kunlun Mountains main peak towered into the clouds. No one knew what was at the very top.
All everyone knew was that there was a road leading to the sky, to the outer realm, the road to leave this abandonednd.
Since ancient times, there had been too many legends about this road leading to the sky. However, after being passed down for so long, they had no practical information at all.
Xiao Chens figure entered the clouds,pletely vanishing from everyones sight.
The moment Xiao Chen passed the clouds, his body felt incredibly at ease. It was like shackles that had restrained his body since birth had vanished.
Xiao Chen understood why. The Heavenly Dao could not reach this ce, and its rules could not bind him.
Afterposing himself, he continued forward. The mountain road was very rugged. At some point in time, the environment on the two sides changed.
Theyer of clouds was no longer there; both sides were just the void. Amid the void were many spatial storms. Shattered pieces of space flew about like shards of ss.
As Xiao Chen walked on the mountain road, he felt the might of the spatial shards as they streaked by. No longer daring to underestimate them, he made sure to avoid these hazards.
These shattered pieces of space were different from the ones in the Kunlun Realm. The space here was clearly of a higher level.
Byparison, the difference was like that between the space in the Sky Dome Realm and in the Kunlun Realm.
This ce should be the intermediary space between the Kunlun Realm and the outer realm. The space of the outer realm should be of an even higher level.
Coincidentally, a spatial shard brushed by Xiao Chen; he had gotten slightly careless.
However, just by brushing past, it left a nine-centimeter-deep wound that looked extremely scary.
Xiao Chen nced at the peak, the towering peak, and wondered how much longer he had to walk.
Now, he no longer dared to fly. The farther he went, the greater the danger of being cut by the spatial shards.
Perhaps, he might be unlucky and get swallowed up by a spatial storm. He did not even dare to imagine such a scene.
No wonder this Kunlun Road is also known as the Road to Death.
Gritting his teeth, Xiao Chen slowly walked forward, carefully avoiding those spatial shards. When he could not avoid, he would send out a saber strike.
As the Kunlun Realms top desman in the current age, Xiao Chens skills with the saber had already reached a great height.
Sometimes there would be no way to scatter these spatial shards, so he used force to redirect them.
Oh no!
A spatial storm appeared overhead without any warning. A tremendous suction immediately pulled his body up.
Azure Dragon Divine Wings!
Greatly startled, Xiao Chen quickly unfurled the Azure Dragon Divine Wings, fighting against this suction force.
His body spun around under the spatial storm, out of control.
Meanwhile, several spatial shards flew over.
Fortunately, Xiao Chens Fish Dragon Art was excellent for dodging within small spaces.
Otherwise, even if he was not pulled into the spatial storm, he would be ripped apart by the spatial shards.
After the spatial storm passed from overhead, his bodynded abruptly. Crack! It felt like he crushed something.
The startled Xiao Chen looked down. It was a rotten corpse that had been there for some time already.
Despite being a Golden Emperors Body, it waspletely rotted through. The moment Xiao Chen stepped on it, it shattered.
A broken and rusted sabery by the hand of this corpse.
Senior, sorry about this. This was unintentional, Xiao Chen said softly. This was a senior desman, but he identally crushed this seniors corpse.
This senior was able to leave a corpse behind without beingpletely ripped apart. He must have been a famous person in the Kunlun Realm.
After sighing, Xiao Chen continued on his way.
Following this, corpses littered the road; one would be visible with every small segment he walked.
The further up the mountain, the stronger the pressure. Slowly, Xiao Chen started to find it difficult to raise his feet. However, there was still a long way to go.
Suddenly, he realized that he had not seen any corpses for quite some time already. Startled, he immediately stopped walking.
Theck of corpses clearly indicated that he had reached a forbidden area. The people who barged into this ce did not even leave a corpse behind.
Whoosh!
All at once, three spatial storms blew over, arriving above Xiao Chen. He turned slightly pale at the sight.
Before he could react, his body was sucked into the air, towards the middle of the three spatial storms.
Xiao Chen struggled with all his might. At the same time, he circted his Vital Qi. Dragon-shaped strands of energy swam around and gathered into two cauldrons.
He roared and threw three punches into the air, each one resounding like thunder, the strong recoil pushing his body back.
As for the spatial shards that flew over, he simply could not be bothered with them, leaving them to sh past his body.
After punching ten times, Xiao Chen finally fell to the ground, drained of Vital Qi.
His body was covered in wounds dripping with blood. His white clothes were dyed red.
With his injuries and fatigue, Xiao Chen had no way of continuing. He could only stop to rest and recover, replenishing his Vital Qi.
Even when resting, one had to be careful and keep an eye on the surroundings at all times. One could not rx ones mind, as there was no pattern to the spatial storms in this ce.
The summit appeared to be less than a kilometer away. However, Xiao Chen could not help feeling it was as far as the horizon, an infinite distance.
Following this, with every step he took, he woulde across threeeven fourspatial storms. Later on, there were the even-more-terrifying spatial tears.
These spatial tears closed instantly. If one fell in by ident, there was no saying when one mighte out next.
It might be a hundred yearster, perhaps even never.
For this one kilometer of distance, Xiao Chen took a step back for every three steps forward and also needed to rest. All in all, he walked for forty-odd days.
After about one and a half months, he finally reached the summit.
This period was truly a nightmare. In the future, Xiao Chen would find himself unwilling to recall this segment of his past.
This was too torturous.
When Xiao Chen turned his head back and looked at this Kunlun Realm, he sank into deep thought.
Even he had ended up in such a sorry state when he walked this path. If the Primes of the Kunlun Realm wanted to walk this road, they would die without a doubt.
This road should not be so difficult, simply a road to death without any chance of survival. Something must have changed, resulting in the present difficulty. Perhaps the ck Lotus Churchs people might really have tampered with this.
Xiao Chen retracted his gaze. There was no more road left to walk. When he raised his head, there was a huge spatial whirlpool in the distant sky.
Is this the spatial tunnel leaving the Kunlun Realm? Xiao Chen muttered as he looked at that spatial whirlpool. At this point, he was travel-worn, covered in dust.
Time to go!
Xiao Chen pushed off the ground and flew quickly towards that spatial whirlpool without hesitation.
Now that he had reached this final step, things became much safer instead. He did not encounter any trouble while soaring.
However, just as he was about to reach the spatial whirlpool, something strange happened.
Many ck lotus flowers spilled out of the spatial whirlpool and quickly formed a huge hand that smashed towards him ferociously.
The palm contained immense force. As the pressure bore down, Xiao Chen felt almost suffocated.
Sharp Spirit Finger!
Xiao Chen sent out a finger attack and quickly moved back. Cracks appeared on that huge ck palm.
However, the cracks soon mended, and the palm continued falling towards him, trying to squash him to death.
wless Saber Technique, Cloud Reaching Stance!
Xiao Chen promptly followed up with the wless Saber Techniques Cloud Reaching Stance. Lofty aspirations surged in his heart, along with hot-bloodedness, soaring past the clouds into the nine heavens.
Ka ca! The saber strikended on the huge palm, cracking it once more.
Ice Blood Lightning Dragon!
Ice-attributed and lightning-attributed energies mixed on Xiao Chens left palm. After a drop of blood came from his hand, a berserk tricolor dragon appeared. It reared its head and roared before ferociously crashing into that huge palm.
This string of attacks dispersed the huge ck palm, which turned into many lotus flowers drifting in the air.
Xiao Chens heart sank. To think that it was not destroyed and even showed signs of reassembling!
However, the speed of the lotus flowers regrouping wasnguid. Xiao Chen thought, Indeed, the ck Lotus Church tampered with this.
Aside from him, no one in the Kunlun Realm could have blocked the earlier strike.
Xiao Chen was determined to eliminate these lotus flowers. However, after trying a few times, he discovered that the shattered lotus flowers would turn into even more lotus flowers.
This was very simr to the Thunder Hell that the Demonic God, whom the Thunder Sovereign possessed, executed.
All his efforts managed to do was slow down the speed of the ck lotuses reassembly, hardly effective at all.
Never mind, I should enter the spatial whirlpool first.
Xiao Chen shook his head and chose to give up, directly heading for the spatial whirlpool.
Chapter 1567 (Raw 1549): First Step into the Starry Heavens
Chapter 1567 (Raw 1549): First Step into the Starry Heavens
When Xiao Chen entered the spatial whirlpool, he looked forward and found only one path to take.
A faint light beckoned at the end of the passageway.
After some testing, he discovered that it was very easy to move forward. However, when he tried to move back, it was like an entire world was pushing against him.
Xiao Chen had experienced such a feeling only when he tried to reverse time and space.
He entered deep thought. No wonder it is said that it is much more difficult for people of the outer realm toe in than for the people of the Kunlun Realm to leave.
The Kunlun Realm cultivators needed to face only those spatial shards and spatial storms.
The experts of the outer realm whose cultivation surpassed that of Prime would not fear the spatial storms at all. However, every step that they took in this spatial whirlpool would be like trying to reverse time and space once.
Although the passageway was not long, traversing it would be rather arduous. Furthermore, ording to the old Dragon Horse, the stronger one was, the greater the resistance.
Xiao Chen felt somewhat worried. What should he do when he tried to return in the future?
However, now that he hade this far, there was already no point in thinking about this. He could only shake his head and steel himself to move forward.
Fortunately, the ck Lotus Church had not tampered with anything else in this spatial tunnel. After some thought, he concluded that the sect had probably faced extreme difficulty when tampering with it.
When Xiao Chen exited the spatial tunnel and looked back, he discovered that he had walked out of a ck whirlpool. The entrance of the whirlpool was like the gaping mouth of a monster.
A nce around found a resplendent Starry Heavens that was boundless and limitless; he could not see the Kunlun Realm at all.
Xiao Chen thought for a while. It looks like the Kunlun Realm is merely a drop in the ocean within this true universe. Truly an abandonednd.
After probing his surroundings for a moment, He discovered that this Starry Heavens was different from the Starry Heavens of the Kunlun Realm.
The space here was of a much higher level. He was not as at ease as he was in the Kunlun Realms Starry Heavens.
He needed to expend his Veritable Essence Energy continuously to prevent himself from drifting away.
The pressure of this space was very great. Hence, his speed and strength suffered many limitations.
Xiao Chen flipped his hand, and the Cycle Throne appeared. Then, he sat down gently as the Seven Deadly Sins appeared, each Divine Weapon guarding a direction, forming a simple formation.
This allowed him to resist the pressure from the Starry Heavens.
As Xiao Chen sat on the throne, he casually flew around the Starry Heavens. Then, he started reading the Book of the Epochs that the azure-d man gave him. He needed to understand the outer realm quickly.
Book of the Epochs. When the Great Deste Eon ended, the Great Deste Continent shattered into countless pieces. Then, the world entered the Epoch Eon...
The first sentence of the book introduced the origins of the Epoch Eon. Xiao Chen immediately became absorbed in reading.
He had never encountered the information in the book before. It was a great eye-opener, giving him a fresh understanding of this universe.
The universe started off as primal chaos. There was no sky or ground. Only after the Mythological Eon passed were there the sky and the ground, bing boundless and limitless. Ten thousand races fought each other in the vast and endless Great Deste Continent. These were the descendants of the God Demons of the Mythological Eon.
The Great Deste Eon was too ancient. Only the ten thousand races of that eon had some mentions of it in their most ancient records.
As for the Mythological Eon that preceded the Great Deste Eon, that was even more ancient.
The Great Deste Continent shattered into pieces, the smallest of which was half the size of the Kunlun Realm. The billions of pieces formed countless realms of various sizes, bing the Great Thousand Realms. This was the start of the Epoch Eon.
During the Epoch Eon, many epochs rose and fell. After the Immortal Epoch was the current Martial Epoch.
When the new epoch was born, thend where the old epoch rose would be isted from the new epoch, turning into an abandonednd.
Three dayster, Xiao Chen finally finished giving this Book of the Epochs a cursory read.
He let out a long sigh. The Kunlun Realm was truly just a drop in the ocean within this world. The outer realm was muchrger than he had imagined, surpassing his expectations.
Now, Xiao Chen had a certain understanding of the Martial Epoch. After the Veritable Personage Realm, there was the Primal Core Realm, Cloud Sea Realm, Divine Vein Realm, Faux God Realm, and the True God Realm.
Before the Veritable Personage Realm, there were the Mortal Realm and the Transcending Mortality, also known as the Innate Realm. There were many people, and the number of people who cultivated in the Martial Epoch numbered in the trillions.
However, most people would remain stuck in the Mortal Realm. Those with some talent would advance to the Innate Realm, bing Innate Beings. After clearing the Nine Heavens of Transcending Mortality, one would be called a Veritable Personage.
People like Xiao Chen, who broke into the Veritable Personage Realm in his thirties, could be considered outstanding talents in most of this outer realm.
However, the Book of the Epochs also recorded that most cultivators who possessed the Great Deste Bloodlines would already reach the peak of the Veritable Personage Realm by his age.
There were even many exceptionally talented people who had broken through the Veritable Personage Realm.
Xiao Chens talent was not poor. It was just that the resources of an abandonednd could notpare to the outer realms. However, there were advantages and disadvantages. The geniuses of the outer realm could notpare to Xiao Chen in terms ofbat experience and the hardships he had gone through.
Hence, neither was particrly inferior to the other.
Xiao Chen thought to himself, I need to find Baleful Yin Energy quickly and advance to the Yin Essence Stage.
After the Yin Essence Stage, there was the Yang Essence Stage. Bybining the three Essences, one could form a Primal Core, which would allow one to enter the Primal Core Realm.
Xiao Chen saw a rough star chart in the Book of the Epochs. It had been given to him by the azure-d man. Traveling in the Starry Heavens without a star chart was equivalent to suicide.
The Starry Heavens was rife with not only all sorts of Astral Beasts but also pirates.
More importantly, cultivators who wanted to move about freely in the Starry Heavens would need the strength of a Primal Core Realm cultivator. Those in the Veritable Personage Realm could only barely travel the Starry Heavens, unable to stay there for long.
Veritable Personage Realm cultivators would not be able to withstand the expenditure of Veritable Essence Energy.
Xiao Chen recalled some information from the star chart. The Kunlun Realm, an abandonednd, was near the Profound Light Great Realm.
The Profound Light Great Realm was in the Purple Sun Region, just one among the thousands of great realms there.
He needed to go to the Profound Light Great Realm. Firstly, he could reconnoiter the current situation. Secondly, he could seek or purchase some Baleful Yin Energy.
Whoosh!
With a thought, Xiao Chen drained the Magic Energy in his sea of consciousness. Then, he started flying his Cycle Throne towards the Profound Light Great Realm.
While in the Starry Heavens, the air resistance was negligible. Hence, he could fly very quickly.
However, the air here was very thin. The air pressure and light were extraordinary as well. One could die from carelessness. Those who had not broken into the Veritable Personage Realm would not have any means to survive in the Starry Heavens.
Originally, Xiao Chen should have found it difficult to fly for a long time in the Starry Heavens.
Fortunately, he had the Cycle Throne. He only needed to use Magic Energy to drive it, which helped him conserve his Veritable Essence Energy.
Chi! Chi!
After flying for millions of kilometers and passing an asteroid belt, Xiao Chen heard strange noisesing from the asteroid belt.
There are many Astral Beasts in the Starry Heavens. These Astral Beasts are extremely hard to deal with. Some are extremely strong.
This was Xiao Chens first time traveling in this ce, so he was very wary.
As he flew, he would detour around theplicated environments that he normally did not encounter.
However, this time, there was no avoiding this.
Suddenly, severalrge bats flew out from the asteroid belt. These bats were huge and looked like monsters.
Due to the minimal air resistance in the Starry Heavens, these giant bats were extremely fast. Furthermore, they had strong auras. With one look, Xiao Chen could tell that they were not ordinary Astral Beasts.
Each of these bats should have the strength of a Veritable Essence Stage cultivator.
Xiao Chen did not panic. He calmly thought the situation over, wanting to test thebat prowess of these giant bats.
Kill!
Pride of the seven Divine Weapons tore through space. A saber light shed and struck a giant bat in front, cutting it in half.
The saber light contained Great Dao Energy, which allowed it to kill the giant bat very easily.
ng! Pride returned, leaving the corpses of the giant bats in the Starry Heavens.
Xiao Chen entered deep thought as he rapped the armrest of the throne with his fingers. It looks like mybat prowess is unrivaled within the Veritable Essence Stage. Come to think of it, not many with this cultivation canprehend Great Dao Energy.
With the support of Great Dao Energy, Xiao Chens strength surpassed that of an ordinary Veritable Essence Stage cultivator.
Unfortunately, I did not meet any Yin Essence Stage Astral Beasts and cannot measure my upper limits.
Just at this moment, something strange happened.
Arge number of giant bats suddenly flew out from the asteroid belt, some of which had golden patterns on their bodies.
After checking them out, Xiao Chen inhaled sharply. Those giant bats were at least Yin Essence Stage, and they came inrge numbers.
Run!
Without even thinking, Xiao Chen immediately got up and merged the throne into his white clothes before fleeing quickly.
Chapter 1568 (Raw 1550): It Was a Small World
Chapter 1568 (Raw 1550): It Was a Small World
With so many giant bats, Xiao Chen simply could not deal with them all. Furthermore, there seemed to be leaders among them, which made things even more difficult. Running was the only thing he could do.
However, he was much slower than these ferocious beasts, which had grown up in this Starry Heavens.
The bodies of these Astral Beasts were limatized to the Starry Heavens. As for Xiao Chen, he was a neer and had yet to get used to theplicated environment.
Soon, a group of giant bats surrounded him.
Now that Xiao Chen was near the bats, he discovered that their bodies were ten meters wide, their mouths were pointed, and they possessed huge wings.
The scariest things were their two ws, which were extremely sharp and glinted faintly, pulsating with a cold light.
Chi! Chi!
Suddenly, these giant bats gave off sharp cries in unison, which were piercing and harsh, attacking the mind.
A sound-wave attack!
Xiao Chens face sank. The sound-wave attack of these giant bats was impressive. They blended their individual Mental Energies. The main thing was that the sound waves of these giant bats were all focused on his body as the center of this encirclement.
The thought of this would make one tremble in fear. If one was careless, one could end up an idiot with blood flowing out of all the facial orifices.
Dragon Tone Art!
Without much time to think, Xiao Chen decisively executed the Dragon Tone Art. A purple whirlpool umted at his chest.
The image of a huge coiled dragon appeared above Xiao Chens head. At the critical moment, he roared.
Roar! Roar!
Xiao Chens Mental Energy was extraordinary. As the roar spread out, the giant bats sound waves could not harm him at all. Instead, the dragon roar severely injured the bats.
It was impossible for the bats to hurt him with the sound-wave attacks.
Revealing a smile, he swept his gaze through the encirclement, then locked on a giant bat with golden patterns at the rear of the group.
If Xiao Chen took down the leader, this group of giant bats probably would no longer dare to seek trouble for him.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
After Xiao Chen made up his mind, his figure shed as he executed the Fish Dragon Art and suddenly charged forward.
He easily passed the giant bats thatunched themselves at him, leaving only fading afterimages.
Chi!
Suddenly, a strong, sharp wind shed by in front. The wind was like a knife as it cut Xiao Chens face, leaving behind two bloody wounds.
Retreat!
Startled, Xiao Chen jerked back. Only then did he discover that the giant bat with golden patterns had flown over his head.
He thought to himself, How dangerous! If I had not dodged fast, my head would have shattered on the spot.
That giant bat flickered faintly. Its golden ws shone with a cold light that made one tremble in fear.
However, this firmed Xiao Chens decision: kill the leader of these bats, the one with golden patterns, first.
After fighting a few rounds with this bat with golden patterns, Xiao Chen actually lost out narrowly. Pushed to a corner, he said, Saber!
The seven Divine Weapons merged. Then, he grasped the scabbard. Not wanting to fight to the death, he executed the wless Saber Techniques Heartbreaking Stance.
Xiao Chens chest cracked, and he felt intense pain as he chopped down with the Divine Weapon.
Ka ca!
Who could have imagined that the bat with golden patterns would firmly grab the saber with its ws in the time it took for a spark to fly?
What great strength!
Xiao Chen could not free his saber, his expression changing slightly.
The golden-patterned bat pped its wings and tried to bite him with its sharp teeth, forcing him to abandon his saber.
At this crucial moment, that golden-patterned bat suddenly lost all signs of life.
Xiao Chens Heartbreaking Stance ignored all defense, directly attacking the targets heart. At this moment, the golden-patterned bats heart shattered, and it died on the spot.
Ka ca!
A strand of saber light shed as Xiao Chen pulled out the Divine Weapon, and he chopped off the golden-patterned bats pair of golden ws.
Just by looking at the cold, golden sheen of the sharp ws, even a fool would know that this was good stuff.
After killing this golden-patterned bat, Xiao Chen did not dare to linger. This group of Astral Beasts was even harder to deal with than he had imagined.
There was no need to continue zealously fighting.
Look, someones being chased by a group of Demon Tone Bats!
It turns out to be a Veritable Essence Stage rookie. No wonder he ended up offending that group of Demon Tone Bats. When this type of Astral Beast works together, even a peak Primal Core Realm expert has to retreat.
Demon Tone Bats can be considered the overlords of this area. That person is dead for sure!
Should we save him?
Why should we save him? Firstly, he has no sect insignia. Secondly, he has no experience. With one look, we can tell that he is an unreliable loose cultivator.
As Xiao Chen was fleeing, a ship streaked in front of him. Some people aboard it watched as he was being chased.
When Xiao Chen saw it, he was somewhat startled by this ships rapidness.
This should be an Astral Ship, which was forged specially for flying in the Starry Heavens, featuring formations for adjusting to the conditions of the Starry Heavens.
Xiao Chen had read about it in the Book of the Epochs.
While he was thinking, a strong aura swept over his body.
A Primal Core Realm expert!
Just as Xiao Chen was startled and uncertain, a cold snort rang out beside his ear. Scram farther away. Dont bring the Demon Tone Bats in our direction. Otherwise, this old man will take your life!
Xiao Chen looked at the top of the ship, where an old man in blue clothes was coldly eyeing him.
It turned out that the Profound Light Great Realm, the ce Xiao Chen was fleeing to, happened to be in the same direction as this ship.
Xiao Chen was in no mood to pay attention to him or exin. However, he had to be wary of this persons strength.
Hence, he slowed down. After all, it was not that he could not deal with the group of Demon Tone Bats on his trail, just somewhat problematic.
A man and a woman stood behind the blue-d old man on the ship.
The man looked handsome, but his lips were rather thin, looking somewhat unkind. The woman had a bit of a babyface. However, her facial features were exquisite. While she could not be said to be pretty, she was lovable.
Master, I think that man does not look like a bad person. We can save him, the woman whispered as she looked at Xiao Chen, who was slowly vanishing from their sight.
The young man smiled and said, Junior Sister, you are too young. With one look, I can tell that this person purposely lured the Demon Tone Bats over to our side. If we try to rescue him, we will fall into his trap. He will take the opportunity to leave. If he has nefarious thoughts, he might even take advantage and attack us.
However...however, Master, you are a Primal Core Realm expert. Why would you be afraid of a Veritable Essence Stage cultivator? The woman tried to argue with logic but was not very confident.
The blue-d old man sighed and said, Fer`er, your senior brother is right. At this moment, having one matter less is better than one matter more. With your character, I really worry about you. How are you going to fight others when you get to Profound Yin Ind?
Master, dont worry. Luo Nan will definitely protect Junior Sister! The young man immediately stepped up and expressed his stance.
The blue-d old man shook his head and did not say anything more.
After you get to Profound Yin Ind, you probably will not be able to protect yourself. Why boast so much? The old man did not think very highly of his two disciples. One was very strong but very soft-hearted. One aimed too high and was overly arrogant.
However, it would be good for them to experience some hardship. Thepetition within the sect was still too mild. It would be good for them to suffer a little and receive some tempering outside the sect.
Three dayster:
Shortly after the blue-d old man stalled Xiao Chen, Xiao Chen had decided to stop fleeing.
As Xiao Chen withdrew, he fought, tempering himself and gainingbat experience in the Starry Heavens, limatizing to this Starry Heavens and adjusting to the higher-level space of the Great Thousand Realms.
He relied on the Fish Dragon Art, showing many changes within a small space, moving like a fish in water with his Movement Technique.
He wore down and killed the three remaining leaders of the Demon Tone Bat group, one after another. However, the ordinary Demon Tone Bats pursuing him did not flee.
The vast Magic Energy in his sea of consciousness turned into Mental Energy, which he unleashed through the Dragon Tone Art. As a result, he did not fear the Demon Tone Bats lethal sound-wave attacks.
As Xiao Chen rested on the Cycle Throne, he inspected his war trophies.
There were many pairs of Demon Tone Bat ws, including four pairs of golden ws, the ws of the Demon Tone Bat leaders.
These golden ws were harder and sharper like divine material. To be more urate, they were even better than the divine materials of the Kunlun Realm.
Based on the tone of that Primal Core Realm expert, he was afraid of these Demon Tone Bats. I can defeat even existences that Primal Core Realm experts fear.
Then, Xiao Chen thought of an idea. He took out a carving knife and a pair of Demon Tone Bat ws, then started carving.
After another seven days, Xiao Chen regained his peak state. He was currently carving Demon Tone Bat ws when he frowned slightly and stopped what he was doing.
A light breeze came from the front, and the seven Divine Weapons protecting the throne buzzed and trembled.
This aura...there is a Primal Core Realm cultivator fighting in the distance.
Xiao Chen stood up and tapped his forehead with a finger. The Heavenly Eye flew out and hovered above him, looking into the distance.
After a while, he revealed a smile after seeing the situation.
It was a small world, after all. The ship from ten days ago had met with space pirates.
Chapter 1569 (Raw 1551): Suppressive Air
Chapter 1569 (Raw 1551): Suppressive Air
Using the Heavenly Eye, Xiao Chen saw everything that happened in the distance.
A smaller but much faster pirate ship blocked the ship that the blue-d old man was on.
That pirate ship had a ck banner zoned with a curved scimitar. The entire vessel was covered in sharp spikes, especially the ships bow, which was as sharp as a knife.
Although the pirate ship was small, it was much faster than the other ship and much nimbler. No matter how the other ship maneuvered, the other ship could not shake it off.
In fact, the ship that the old man was on was being forced back. Clearly, these two parties had been in conflict for quite some time.
This resulted in Xiao Chen being able to catch up.
Otherwise, with Xiao Chens speed, he would not have caught up to the blue-d old mans ship.
When Xiao Chen saw that pirate ship, his eyes lit up with fervent interest.
Master, is there any way to deal with this ck Scimitar Pirate Group? It has been two days already, but we still havent gotten away from them, Luo Nan, the young disciple beside the blue-d old man, asked with a grave expression.
The ck Scimitar Pirate Group was one of the ten major pirate groups in the nearby astral region.
The blue-d old man said, Ill go talk to them.
Brothers of the ck Scimitar Pirate Group, this old man is a second-generation Elder of the Tianyi Sect. Could you give the Tianyi Sect some face and not make things difficult for us? Our Tianyi Sect is not an easy target to bully, either.
The Tianyi Sect was considered a rtively strong sect in the region. It had a Cloud Sea Realm expert, the next cultivation realm after the Primal Core Realm, inmand in the sect. However, the sect was not based in the Profound Light Great Realm.
Although the Tianyi Sect was somewhat far away, it still held some prestige. If these pirates were wise, they would probably give the sect some face.
Hahaha! This old man is not blind. I saw your Tianyi Sects banner long ago. Cut the crap. If you want to pass this ce, hand over one hundred thousand Spirit Jades. Otherwise, take the long way around! On the pirate ship, a ck-d stout man holding a scimitarughed loudly and arrogantly.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Thirty-odd people came out from behind the ck-d man. All of them were at least of the Veritable Essence Stage. Several of them were in the Yin Essence Stage or the Yang Essence Stage. There were even some who were half step into the Primal Core Realm.
Within the Veritable Personage Realm, there were three stages: Veritable Essence Stage, Yin Essence Stage, and Yang Essence Stage.
The pirates of this pirate ship could be said to be elites, the group equal to some small sects.
This was especially so for the ck-d old man. He was, at the very least, ate-stage Minor Primal Core cultivator.
One hundred thousand Spirit Jades? You must be crazy. Ill tell you this: its absolutely impossible.
A murderous intent shed across the blue-d old mans face. Then, he continued, You are just insignificant pirates, yet you dare to be so arrogant.
Hahaha! In that case, Ill cut the crap. Kill everyone! the pirate leader shouted with a malevolent smile. At his order, all the pirates on the pirate shipughed and charged over.
Immediately, the cultivators of both sides took to the air, on the verge of a high-speed, close-quarter fight.
Whoosh!
Xiao Chen put away his Heavenly Eye with a dubious expression. This pirate leader seemed to have other motives.
The pirate leaders objective did not seem to be riches. Otherwise, he would not have demanded apletely uneptable price.
Lets not care about this. The grudges between the two parties have nothing to do with me. However, that pirate ship...
Xiao Chen felt some temptation. Previously, when he saw the speed of the Astral Ship, he had already been somewhat envious.
My Cycle Throne was like a tortoise whenpared to that Astral Ship. However,pared to that pirate ship, it is worse, like a snail.
The main consideration of an Astral Ship is the formations. Next is the materials of the Astral Ship. If I can obtain the formations and make alterations to the Cycle Throne...
Is there an opportunity?
Opportunities had to be fought for. If one fought, there would be a chance. If one did not fight, there would be no chance at all.
After making up his mind, Xiao Chen started scheming in his heart. Then, he rushed towards the battle.
Both sides were deeply worried where the battle was taking ce.
From an overall view, the ck Scimitar Pirate Group had somewhat of an upper hand. Furthermore, its advantage was growing.
The blue-d old man was very strong, practically suppressing the pirate leader. Hisbat style was decisive and vicious, extremely experienced.
However, the situation of the disciples on the ship was somewhat unsightlypractically a one-sided massacre.
The disciples would cry out in pain at the slightest injury. As for the pirates, they just continuedughing. These were people who frequently killed. Theirbat style was terrifying. The more injuries they sustained, the stronger their baleful aura.
Fortunately, the two disciples of the blue-d old man were holding down the fort, preventing a rout.
Xiao Chen took in the situation of the battle with a nce. Then, his gazended on the pirate ship.
Senior Brother, look, isnt that the white-d desman who was being chased by the Demon Tone Bats? the girl known as Fei`er eximed when she saw Xiao Chens figure, her eyes lighting up.
Junior Sister, you are still thinking about that fool at a time like this?
The thin-lipped man did not believe it. However, when he saw Xiao Chens figure, he was somewhat stunned and nearly got injured by a pirate.
Damn. Did I see wrong? To think that he is still alive after being chased by the Demon Tone Bats. Even a Primal Core cultivator would not be able to withstand the sound-wave attacks of the Demon Tone Bats. They would end up falling into an illusion, and their minds would be severely injured.
The blue-d old man, who was currently fighting the pirate leader, saw Xiao Chen as well.
The blue-d old man was experienced. Hope immediately woke in his heart. A person who could escape the ws of the Demon Tone Bats was definitely not simple.
Perhaps he might be able to tip the scales in our favor.
Young hero, would you be willing to help us? Our Tianyi Sect will repay you heavily in the future.
The old manpletely forgot about the time when he misunderstood Xiao Chen and told him to scram far away.
Xiao Chen showed no concern whatsoever, continuing to fly forward as if he had not heard the old mans words at all.
Hahaha! Interesting! He is just a Veritable Essence Stage desman, and you are treating him like a treasure. The more interesting thing is that he just ignored you. Hahaha! The ck-d pirate leader guffawed.
However, the pirate leader stoppedughing soon after, as Xiao Chen flew straight towards his pirate ship.
Screw you! How dare you target this old mans treasures! Quickly gather a few brothers and kill him. Just an insignificant Veritable Essence Stage desman, he must be tired of living.
The pirates killing on the ship heard their leaders orders, and three people immediately flew out in pursuit of Xiao Chen.
Confusion appeared in the blue-d old mans eyes. He could not figure out what Xiao Chen was nning.
What is he trying to do by going to the pirate ship? Isnt that just sending himself to death?
There are still some experts on the pirate ship.
Brat! Stop there!
Of the three pirates chasing Xiao Chen, one was faster and charged ahead by himself.
Then, this pirate quickly chopped down with hisrge saber.
Ka ca!
The moment the saber lightnded, Xiao Chen shattered. Before the pirate could rejoice, he discovered that what he struck was just an afterimage.
How fast!
The three pirates were startled, their hearts thumping loudly. Unexpectedly, Xiao Chen could dodge this attack so easily.
The pirate whose saber light struck nothing was stunned for a moment as he looked at the shattered pieces of the afterimage before him.
Die!
Suddenly, a figure charged out from the remains of the afterimage.
Before this pirate could react, a fist that was like a saber, exuding an unparalleled sharpness, struck him.
Hit with two Cauldron Force and Great Dao Energy, that pirate instantly exploded.
The corpse of that pirate shatteredpletely, leaving only a blood mist.
A Yin Essence Stage cultivator does not...seem like much..., Xiao Chen muttered to himself as he retracted his fist.
Right now, he urgently needed to gauge his true strength. However, it was clear that this was not the time.
Seventh Brother!
This turn of events stunned the two pirates behind. They could not ept their seventh brother dying like that.
Xiao Chen nced over indifferently, but he could not be bothered with them. His clothes fluttered as he performed a somersault and spread his arms, continuing to fly towards the pirate ship.
This scene shocked many people. No one had expected this white-d desman to kill a Yin Essence Stage cultivator so easily.
Senior Brother, he does not seem to be an ordinary Veritable Essence Stage cultivator! A bright light shed in Fei`ers eyes as she said, pleasantly surprised, Perhaps he might be able to help us.
Stop dreaming. No matter what, he is just a Veritable Essence Stage loose cultivator. He will definitely die by going to the pirate ship. There is a half-step Primal Core Realm expert there. However, this will help us by luring over some pirates, Luo Nan said emotionlessly, not caring at all.
After easily dodging the attacks of the two pursuing pirates, Xiao Chen soonnded on the deck of the pirate ship.
Boom!
The two pirates behind panted lightly as theynded heavily on the deck, kicking up a cloud of dust and blocking Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chens eyes lit up as he looked at the skinny desman on the left side. He said, A Yang Essence Stage cultivator. Not bad, I can sense some Baleful Yang Energy in you.
You are really not afraid of death. Even after seeing the two of us, you show no fear at all. The skinny man enunciated his words heavily. As he looked at Xiao Chen, killing Qi surged out.
Xiao Chen shook his head slightly. You two? While you have the strength, the air that you give off cannot scare me.
Right after saying that, Xiao Chen suddenly radiated an overwhelming aura. He had experienced many things in the Kunlun Realm for over twenty years, baptized by all sorts of events and battles.
This so-called air depended on a persons experience and mental state. Xiao Chens mental state was far beyond what these two pirates could manage.
As for Xiao Chens experience, he was a legend in the Kunlun Realm. How could these two nobodiespare to that?
The moment this strong aura appeared, the air that Xiao Chen exuded gave the two pirates great pressure, forcing them to retreat a few steps involuntarily.
Revealing mockery on his lips, Xiao Chen said coldly, You are full of openings. No matter how high your cultivation is, it is useless.
Chapter 1570 (Raw 1552): Experienced with Age
Chapter 1570 (Raw 1552): Experienced with Age
For the air a person exuded to be strong, it had to be the result of true nobility or gained amid a bloody rain, undergoing all sorts of experiencesboth joyous and grievousbing a legend.
Clearly, Xiao Chen was thetter. Such an air was even more suppressive than that of people born to nobility.
The two ck Scimitar pirates in front of Xiao Chen trembled slightly. The pressure they felt was even greater than that from their boss.
Stop acting all mysterious. You are just an insignificant Veritable Essence Stage desman!
The pirate on the left, whose cultivation was highera Yang Essence Stage cultivatorsuppressed the fear in his heart and roared out. He drummed up his courage and charged at Xiao Chen.
This is just false bravado, deceiving both yourself and others. Do you think that it is true courage?
Xiao Chen revealed a disdainful smile on his face while the other party attacked quickly, projecting a strong aura. However, the other partys steps were flustered; he was nervous and very restless.
Had the other party remained still, he would have had fewer openings.
When the pirate moved, the number of openings increased.
In the time it took for a spark to fly, the pirates saber light was about to chop down.
Xiao Chens figure flickered, leaving behind an afterimage on the deck. In the next moment, a leg appeared. The foot moved past the saber, sliding through the many openings, and urately struck the other partys chin.
Ka ca! That pirate got kicked into the air. When hended, he remained on the deck, twitching but unable to step up again.
The remaining Yin Essence Stage pirate was frightened silly. He even dropped everything and fled, not daring to block Xiao Chen anymore.
These were so-called nobodies. Naturally, there was no need to bother with them.
Although the cultivations of these pirates were pretty good, their mental states were far inferior to Xiao Chens.
It was like a beggar meeting a crown prince. No matter how strong the beggar was, the beggar would be intimidated by the princes air, feeling constrained.
Xiao Chen kicked open the door of the hold and walked in boldly, without any hesitation.
Hes going in!
That white-d desman charged into the ck Scimitar pirate ship!
How can it be? How can that Veritable Essence Stage fellows strength be so heaven-defying?!
Not only were the disciples of the Tianyi Sect astonished at this sight, but the pirates were incredibly astonished as well. They all wondered if they saw wrong.
Fei`er smiled and said, Senior Brother, didnt I say it? That white-d desman is incredible. Look, he even entered the pirate ships hold.
Luo Nan thought to himself, If it were me, I could handle three pirates by myself too.
However, it was hard to say whether Luo Nan could do it as easily as Xiao Chen.
Humph! He is just seeking death. There is definitely a half-step Primal Core expert guarding the control room in the hold!
Although Luo Nan was shocked at Xiao Chens strength, his words were still very unkind.
Bunch of trash cant even stop an insignificant Veritable Essence Stage desman. This is preposterous!
The pirate leader, who was fighting with the blue-d old man, was angered into trembling. He wished that he could personally go over and kill Xiao Chen.
However, the blue-d old man was as immovable as a mountain. He stuck close to the other party, hoping that Xiao Chen would cause an evenrgermotion.
Old fogey, dont get cocky. My second brother is guarding the ship. That fellow is just seeking his own death. There is no need to send anyone to help, the ck-d man said hatefully, thoroughly upset.
Right now, the situation was delicate, no longer like it was earlier. The blue-d old man said, Then, lets see whether your subordinates kill my disciples first or I defeat you first.
For both parties, as long as one side ended their battle, the victor would be quickly decided.
With three pirates less, the disciples on the Tianyi Sects ship felt much more rxed.
More importantly, Luo Nan and Fei`er were outstanding talents of the Tianyi Sect with a strength that surpassed their own cultivation. After familiarizing themselves with the piratesbat style, they were able to disy their true strength.
The structure of the pirate ships hold was very disorganized. There were ten-odd rooms of various sizes for different purposes.
Xiao Chen headed straight for the core control room. His Spiritual Sense had already detected a half-step Primal Core Realm expert inside.
As he rushed over, he silently stored up power for the Dragon Blood Soul Breaking Finger.
He was not prepared to fight a half-step Primal Core Realm expert. This was neither the right ce nor time. Hence, he nned to kill that half-step Primal Core Realm expert in one strike. That would be the tyrannical way.
Crash!
Xiao Chen kicked the door to the control room open. There was a middle-aged man, who looked rather young, in the room, who coldly eyed Xiao Chen.
The youths nowadays are getting increasingly bolder. You are just an insignificant Veritable Essence Stage cultivator, yet you dare to target our ck Scimitar Pirate Groups ship, the middle-aged man roared angrily. Then, he quickly and ferociously charged at Xiao Chen.
Baleful Yang Energy and Baleful Yin Energy slowly spun around in that middle-aged mans palm in a delicate bnce.
That persons body had also attained some sort of bnce, aligned with the world.
When this person leaped up, the entire space moved with him, putting great pressure on Xiao Chen.
Whoosh!
This middle-aged person moved very fast, not giving Xiao Chen any space to breathe, preparing to kill him.
However, a finger stretched out in the time it took for a spark to fly. The tip of this finger flickered with a scarlet light.
Soul Dao Martial Technique!
Panic shed in that middle-aged mans eyes. He wanted to move back quickly, but he was already moving forward very fast. It was not that easy to reverse direction.
Xiao Chen extended his finger and tapped the middle-aged mans forehead. It was like that middle-aged man delivered himself.
The eyes of the second-in-charge of this pirate group slowly turned listless, his soul having received severe damage.
To think that you did not die on the spot.
The resilience of the soul of a half-step Primal Core Realm cultivator was extraordinary.
Startled, Xiao Chen dropped his arm and formed a fist, then struck the other partys dantian with two Cauldron Force.
Bang! A hole appeared in the roof of the control room. The second-inmand of the pirate group vomited a mouthful of blood as he flew out.
Second Brother!
The pirate leader, who was fighting with the blue-d old man, happened to see this scene. The sight of his second brother flying out incensed him.
The pirate leader nearly went mad with rage, blowing his top.
How can this be?! My second brother is a half-step Primal Core Realm cultivator. How can he be helpless against an insignificant Veritable Essence Stage desman? Return to the ship! All of you, return to the ship and kill that fellow!
The ck-d leader was no longer in the mood to continue fighting. After he called out to the pirates on the Tianyi Sects ship, they all returned to their pirate ship.
The blue-d old mans eyes flickered. Actually, he could have kept the pirate leader there. However, the astute man chose not to.
Master, that half-step Primal Core expert on the pirates side is dead. Lets call out Second Martial Uncle and kill this group of pirates, Luo Nan immediately suggested after arriving at the blue-d old mans side.
There was a half-step Primal Core Realm expert in the control room of this ship as well.
Master, lets make a move. If we still do not, that white-d desman who saved us will die.
The blue-d old mans expression remained calm as he ignored Luo Nans rashness and Fei`ers anxiety. He replied indifferently, Its not time yet. Lets watch first.
Inside the control room, Xiao Chen was aware of what was going on outside.
Life Bestowal Spell, Xiao Chen muttered, and many Demon Tone Bat sculptures flew out from the control room. There were more than twenty of them, and one of them was even a golden-patterned Demon Tone Bat.
Boss, there are Demon Tone Bats!
There are many Demon Tone Bats, even a leader-ss Demon Tone Bat!
The pirates whonded on the ship saw the group of Demon Tone Bats suddenly fly out. They were scared silly and hastily retreated in a fluster.
A few of the pirates were too slow, and the sharp ws of the Demon Tone Bats dug deep into their chests, breaking a few ribs.
Blood spurted out, and these pirates died in agony.
Chi! Chi!
The golden-patterned Demon Tone Bat appeared and dug its sharp ws deep into the roof of the pirate ships hold. The other Demon Tone Bats surrounded it and stood in a line, giving off strange cries.
The ck-d man, who was about to burst with rage, felt like he was sshed with cold water. His heart instantly turned cold.
Demon Tone Bats... Damnation! Since when did my pirate ship be a bats nest?!
A strange light shed in the blue-d old mans eyes. At this moment, he finally made his move, leading the Tianyi Sect disciples over together with a half-step Primal Core Realm expert.
The old man appeared very righteous, inspiring awe as he shouted, ck Scimitar Pirate Group, today will be the death anniversary of your pirate group!
Chapter 1571 (Raw 1553): Impossible Request
Chapter 1571 (Raw 1553): Impossible Request
Inside the pirate ships core control room, Xiao Chen pried open the deck, and the formations of the Astral Ship appeared before his eyes, dazzling them; the sight was too much for the eyes to take in.
The formation under the deck sparkled with light. The formation was no more than a hundred meters across, but it had tens of thousands of nodes. There were also other formationsyered over each other in the formation, formations within formations.
There was a Spirit Jade set in each node and an exquisite formation te at the core of the formation of this seemingly small pirate ship. This formation te had borate patterns on it, most likely the work of a great master.
Driving this had to drain a lot of resources.
It required a total of ten thousand Spirit Jades. Furthermore, Xiao Chen did not know how long it wouldst.
I miscalcted. I should not have killed that fellow immediately.
Xiao Chen frowned slightly. With theplexity of this formation, he would not be able to understand any of it that quickly.
If only Mo Chen were here. With her aplishments in formations, she would be able to figure out the trick by herself.
However, there should be a formation diagram in this control room. Such an intricate formation would be very exacting to maintain, Xiao Chen muttered to himself while rubbing his chin.
He swept his gaze through the control room, searching for a secret mechanism or a hiddenyer.
After a while, Xiao Chen discovered a wooden box in a secretpartment under the control panel.
Inside that wooden box were three formation diagrams and a detailed star chart. This star chart showed not only the Purple Sun Region but also some of the nearby astral regions.
This is good stuff. The star chart that they gave me is already incredibly old. This star chart is really a timely find.
Xiao Chen studied it and was surprised to find that this star chart mapped out the nearby trade routes. It also recorded all the stars with values, listing down all the remnants and resources.
This is truly a star chart for pirate use. It is really detailed. Its mine now.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly and ced the star chart in his Universe Ring. Then, he looked at the formation diagrams.
The formation was indeed intricate. The formation diagrams came inyers. Furthermore, there were three of them.
Xiao Chen put away the formation diagrams and looked at the formation below. Then, he took out the formation te. Immediately, the flickering flowing light vanished, and the formation stopped operating.
This is indeed good stuff. Just the material alone is extraordinary, Xiao Chenmented, not standing on ceremony as he held the formation te and evaluated it.
Next up were the Spirit Jades on the nodes. Ten thousand Spirit Jades was not a small number.
Although Xiao Chen had two million Spirit Jades, no one would think that they have too much of such things.
Boss, something is wrong with our ship, the pirates, who were fighting with the Tianyi Sect, said in a fluster, showing greatly startled expressions.
The pirates saw their ship lose all signs of spirituality, the sharp spikes that were previously flickering continuously had stopped, and the entire ship shook violently in the Starry Heavens.
My ship!
The pirate leader was so furious, his lungs almost exploded.
The ck Scimitar Pirate Group that swept through the ce actually had their ship robbed. This would be the greatest joke in their circles.
However, these pirates could only watch it happen. The Demon Tone Bats stood guard above the ships hold, deterring them fromining.
Moreover, there was the counterattack from the Tianyi Sect. Hence, the pirates could not retreat even if they wanted to.
All sorts of loud sounds came from the ships hold. The strong pirate ship shook continuously in the Starry Heavens. No one knew what was happening inside. However, they knew that it was not a good thing.
How frustrating! Truly frustrating!
The ck-d man was so frustrated that he nearly vomited blood. This disrupted his movements, and he identally incurred some wounds.
The morale of the pirates plummeted. They held on bitterly, no longer as ferocious as they were at the start.
Boom! The ship copsed, and the deck started peeling off.
A proper pirate ship got strippedpletely bare, left with only its skeleton.
Pu ci! The ck-d man felt such rage at the sight of his beloved ship reduced to such a state that he could no longer hold back and vomited blood.
The ck-d man finally understood what Xiao Chen was doing. Xiao Chen was using brute force to tear out everything valuable on his ship.
Now, the ck-d man met with someone even better at banditry than he was.
Brat, this old man, Hu Fei, will not share the same skies as you!
Amid the intense battle, the pirate leader took time to re at Xiao Chen, and he was so angry that his body started trembling.
Xiao Chen did not hear what the pirate leader said. As he rubbed his chin, he looked at the bare skeleton that had once been a pirate ship.
Suddenly, Xiao Chens eyes lit up, and he reached out and touched the keel.
This was the backbone of the entire ship, the most important structural member. A lot of resources were used to forge the skeleton of the ship.
This was something that the pirate leader knew best.
Crack!
Xiao Chen gave a yank. The skeleton of the entire ship broke apart and instantly scattered.
A perfectly sound ship waspletely dismantled by Xiao Chen.
You
Before the pirate leader could finish what he wanted to say, the blue-d old man took the opportunity tond a palm strike on the pirate leaders chest.
After getting knocked away, the pirate leader looked at Xiao Chen and said while trembling, You are ruthless, really ruthless!
Now that the pirate leader had lost all momentum, he did not dare to remain at all and called out to his men.
The surviving pirates scattered and fled miserably into the Starry Heavens.
After chasing away the pirates, the many disciples of the Tianyi Sect and the two Elders looked at Xiao Chen in silence, deeply shocked.
It was hard to imagine that this white-robed desman forcefully dismantled the ck Scimitar pirate ship.
Senior Brother, should we take him down? He should be holding on to the pirate ship formation diagrams. Also, after the parts of this pirate ship are refined, they will be divine materials worth cities. The half-step Primal Core Realm old man beside the blue-d old man sent a voice projection while a murderous intent shed in his eyes.
Dont be in a rush. Originally, I was thinking of letting that group of pirates return to their ship and deal with him. Who knew, a group of Demon Tone Bats flew out. This fellow is rather strange.
The eyes of the blue-d old man flickered. After a while, he arrived before Xiao Chen.
It is really all thanks to you that the Tianyi Sect can escape danger this time. How about youe to my Tianyi Sects ship and have a rest? the blue-d old man invited very warmly.
Xiao Chen smiled coldly and put away the skeleton of the pirate ship.
He had been nning to use the pirate ships formations to upgrade the Cycle Throne. Then, he thought of dismantling the pirate ship. Unexpectedly, the harvest was bountiful, surpassing his expectations.
As for this old man, Xiao Chen just smiled. During his many years in the Kunlun Realm, he had met with all sorts of people.
He knew full well what the blue-d old man intended.
The small tricks that the other party was ying were not really brilliant.
That wont be good. I dont know where that group of Demon Tone Bats from earlier flew to. Who knows when they will reappear? At that time, maybe someone will tell me to scram again, Xiao Chen replied indifferently with a cold expression.
Xiao Chen was not so foolish as to board that ship.
The blue-d old man smiled in embarrassment. You misunderstand. Earlier, I thought that Young Hero meant ill for our ship. It was truly a misunderstanding.
Thats right. My master is a good person. You have saved us today. Doe and have a seat. You are going to the Profound Light Great Realm, right? We can give you a ride there, invited the baby-faced girl called Fei`er.
Junior Sister, what are you being so polite for? Master is being kind in inviting him, yet he is putting on airs. Since he is noting, then so be it. The thin-lipped man, Luo Nan, rolled his eyes at Xiao Chen and mocked him.
Goodbye!
The other party was a Primal Core Realm expert. Even if the old man harbored some malicious intent, Xiao Chen should not offend him too much.
After waving his hand, Xiao Chen turned and started to leave.
Please wait!
The blue-d old man seemed to have made up his mind about something, as he suddenly called out to Xiao Chen.
The wary Xiao Chen was in no rush to turn around. He only silently prepared his Dragon Blood Soul Breaking Finger and the Divine Lightning Eye at the same time.
How vignt!
The blue-d old man noticed Xiao Chens cautious nature and was slightly surprised. However, he was not nning to make a move on Xiao Chen.
The blue-d old man was somewhat afraid of those mysterious Demon Tone Bats. Before he cleared that up, he would not take the risk.
You saved the lives of everyone on the ship. This old man has nothing good to repay you with right now. However, I know a ce with extremely high-quality Baleful Yin Energy, and I can tell you about it.
Immediately after he said this, all the Tianyi Sect disciples and the other old man were startled. They could not understand why the blue-d old man was willing to tell an outsider this secret.
Peak-quality Baleful Yin Energy!
Tempted, Xiao Chen immediately started thinking. Although he was well aware that the other party was harboring ill intent, what the blue-d old man was offering was indeed very attractive.
Should I agree or not?
Chapter 1572 (Raw 1554): Taking a Risk
Chapter 1572 (Raw 1554): Taking a Risk
The blue-d old man was a Primal Core Realm expert. What was the Primal Core Realm?
The Veritable Personage Realm had three stages: Veritable Essence Stage, Yin Essence Stage, and Yang Essence Stage. When one merged the three Essences and formed the Primal Core, one would enter the Primal Core Realm.
Cultivators who could reach this cultivation realm were termed Venerates in this Great Thousand Realms.
Venerate meant a respected expert.
Out of the trillions of cultivators, probably only ten percent could break through the Mortal Realm. Those that could surpass the Transcending Mortality Realm were even fewer.
After exceeding the Veritable Personage Realm, one became a Primal Core Realm expert. No matter how old one was, this aplishment was still worth respecting.
On the pirate ship, the moment Xiao Chen attacked the half-step Primal Core Realm pirate, the second-inmand, he knew that he was not the pirates match.
When the other party made a move, there was a kind of alignment with space. The moment the pirate leaped, it was like the surrounding space rose with him.
If not for the other partys carelessness, running straight into Xiao Chens Dragon Blood Soul Breaking Finger, the oue of the battle might have been different.
Right now, Xiao Chen had a better understanding of himself. Not counting the sects outstanding talents, ordinary Yin Essence Stage and Yang Essence Stage cultivators would not be a match for him.
As for half-step Primal Core Realm cultivators, if he did not use trump cards like the Dharmic World, the Divine Lightning Eye, and the Dragon Blood Soul Breaking Finger, he would not be sure of victory.
Against Primal Core Realm cultivators, even if he used his trump cards, he would find it hard to truly hurt the other party. Given an opportunity, the other party would be able to kill him.
These words were no exaggeration.
The blue-d old man before Xiao Chen was very strong and experienced. Interacting with him was like asking a tiger for its skin. If he was not careful, he would get eaten up.
[TL Note: Asking a tiger for its skin is a Chinese idiom for making an impossible request.]
Xiao Chen did not say a thing, silently dismissing the Dragon Blood Soul Breaking Finger and the Divine Lightning Eye.
Peak-quality Baleful Yin Energy was too important to him.
As the saying went, to be a god, one must be a person first.
One needed to build a good foundation in the Veritable Personage Realm if one wanted to reach the True God Realm. The foundations had to be firm.
During the Yin Essence Stage and the Yang Essence Stage, it was best to absorb peak-quality Baleful Yin Energy and Baleful Yang Energy.
Xiao Chen had already decided in his heart: he would take the risk.
Since ancient times, wealth was found amid risk.
Xiao Chen turned around and looked at the blue-d old man and said, Since Senior is so sincere. This junior is indeed in need of peak-quality Baleful Yin Energy to advance to the Yin Essence Stage.
It was done.
The blue-d old man smiled and said, That can be discussed. Pleasee to the ship and have a rest. Ill exin it in detail.
Xiao Chen frowned slightly. What do you mean?
The blue-d old man waved his hand and said, Young Hero, dont ever misunderstand. This matter is somewhatplicated to exin.
Xiao Chen thought for a while, then climbed aboard with the other party.
One hourter, Xiao Chen had learned the details.
It turned out that this Tianyi Sect was a Rank 1 sect that hailed from the Dawn Star Great Realm, which neighbored the Profound Light Great Realm.
This sect had a Cloud Sea Realm powerhouse, someone who surpassed the Primal Core Realm, heading it.
The destination of this trip was a star near the Profound Light Great Realm.
There was an ind known as the Profound Yin Ind on that star.
This Profound Yin Ind was and of fortuitous encounters. The leylines deep underground contained plenty of high-quality Baleful Yin Energy, even peak-quality Baleful Yin Energy.
However, this Profound Yin Ind did not belong to the Tianyi Sect alone.
Instead, it was jointly managed by some of the surroundingrge sects. During this time every year, the variousrge sects would send out Yin Essence Stage and the Yang Essence Stage outstanding talents to fight for opportunities for themselves.
The blue-d old man pointed at Fei`er and Luo Nan, saying, This year, Fei`er and Nan`er put in a lot of effort and managed to stand out in the sect, obtaining the right to head for Profound Yin Ind.
The female disciple known as Fei`er smiled politely at Xiao Chen when she heard this. Luo Nan put up a cold front, not doing anything.
Xiao Chen was very smart, understanding the old mans n immediately. He looked at the blue-d old man and said, You intend me to masquerade as a Tianyi Sect disciple to enter the Profound Yin Ind?
The blue-d old man smiled and said, Young Hero is right. This is as much as this old man can help. After all, how can ces with resources like peak-grade Baleful Yin Energy be ownerless?
Back then, the various sects put in a lot of effort, fighting for this Profound Yin Ind. After much difficulty, we came to this current solution.
The blue-d old man spoke lightly of it, but Xiao Chen could deduce the bloody fights that had taken ce.
Perhaps this incident with the pirates might have had something to do with it.
That simple?
Xiao Chen looked at the other party. The tone in his words was very clear: Are you really that nice?
The blue-d old man smiled calmly. There are still some small requests. In the areas with Baleful Yin Energy, there will be Yin Essence Stones nearby. You just need to absorb the Baleful Yin Energy. Leave the Yin Essence Stones for the disciples of my sect.
Yin Essence Energy was refined directly from absorbed Baleful Yin Energy. That was the most effective method.
However, Baleful Yin Energy resources were scarce. Ordinary disciples could only rely on Yin Essence Stones. Some good-quality Yin Essence Stones were almost as effective as Baleful Yin Energy.
For those in the Veritable Personage Realm, Yin Essence Stones and Yang Essence Stones were very valuable treasures.
Big Brother Xiao Chen, please agree. My master sincerely wants to repay you. Providing Yin Essence Stones to the sect is something that Senior Brother Luo Nan and I have to do as well, Fei`er reminded out of kindness when she saw Xiao Chen hesitate.
When Luo Nan heard this, he felt upset. This junior sister of his seemed to be too concerned with this fellow.
Seeing her pure eyes, Xiao Chen smiled bitterly in his heart. After thinking for a while, he said, Thats fine. In that case, many thanks to Senior in advance.
Thats great. Everything can be discussed. Just stay on this ship for now.
Not seeming to care, the blue-d old manughed cheerfully as he stood up and said, Fei`er, Nan`er, you are all cultivators of the same generation. You should interact with each other. Help me host him properly. Your martial uncle and I will withdraw first.
Definitely! Fei`er answered joyfully. After her master left, she looked at Xiao Chen in anticipation and asked, Big Brother Xiao Chen, which great realm did youe from? Which sect did youe from? You are really strong.
In my opinion, you are no weaker than the elite disciples of those Rank 2 sects.
Xiao Chen remained silent. He had not met such a naive girl in a long time already.
There was an unspoken rule of the world: when one was outside, one should not ask about the other partys background unless the other party took the initiative to mention it. This was a taboo, though neither big nor small.
As someone experienced, the blue-d old man had not asked Xiao Chen anything, aside from his name.
Perhaps the blue-d old man got Fei`er and Luo Nan to interact with Xiao Chen in order to find out more about his background.
Is there even a need to say? With one look, it is clear that he does note from any sect. He is a loose cultivator drifting about. If not, then hees from an evil sect. If he was from a righteous sect, he would have reported his sect long ago, Luo Nan said sharply and unkindly without waiting for Xiao Chen to answer.
Senior Brother, how can you say that? Fei`er demanded angrily. Master wants us to host him properly. Quickly, apologize.
Luo Nan felt upset, but he still unwillingly said, Sorry, my words were too sharp. Brother Xiao Chen, please do not take offense.
Xiao Chen smiled, not minding. With one look, he could make out much of the ways of the world.
Its fine. Brother Luo Nan is too polite. Miss Fei`er, actually, your senior brother is right. When outside, if others are not willing to report their sect, there is definitely something to hide.
So the reason is as you said. Hence, I should not ask about a persons background unless they willingly offer the information on their own initiative.
Fei`er seemed like she understood yet at the same time did not. After a while, she nodded and smiled. Big Brother Xiao Chen, you know a lot of things. I can tell with one look that you are a good person.
Luo Nan nearly vomited blood when he heard this. It was exactly the same thing. However, when he said it, his junior sister got angry, yet when Xiao Chen said it, she considered him knowledgeable and a good person.
What kind of logic was this?
The three casually strolled around the deck, admiring the scene of the dark, infinite Starry Heavens. All the Tianyi Sect disciples on the deck held a lot of respect for the three of them.
This was especially so for Xiao Chen; they were exceptionally respectful of him.
Their eyes were filled with all sorts of expressions as they gazed at the person who had taken down the ck Scimitar Pirate Group.
At the same time, in a tea room in the ships hold, the blue-d old man and that half-step Primal Core Realm expert chatted over tea. Their topic was Xiao Chen, who was currently wandering the deck.
Senior Brother, why are you giving this fellow such a benefit? He does not have any sect or faction behind him, no one backing him. He is decisive in killing. With one look, I can tell that he is a loose cultivator.
We should just kill such a person. He definitely has the formation diagrams from the pirate ship, a prize worth cities.
The half-step Primal Chaos Realm expert still harbored ill intentions, not understanding the blue-d old mans actions.
Chapter 1573 (Raw 1555): Invisible Confrontation
Chapter 1573 (Raw 1555): Invisible Confrontation
The blue-d old man said indifferently, Junior Brother, you still arent looking at him clearly. Although he is just a Veritable Essence Stage cultivator, his aura and air are extraordinary.
Just think about it. When regr Veritable Essence Stage cultivators see us, how do they behave?
The half-step Primal Core Realm expert quickly replied, They are definitely as respectful as they can be, pleasant. Even trying to pander to us is normal.
Primal Core Realm cultivators were like gods to Veritable Essence Stage cultivators.
The blue-d old man nodded. But what about him? He is neither haughty nor humble, just very calm. With one nce, it is clear that he is someone who has experienced grand events. Such a person is either born to nobility or tempered by lifes vicissitudes. Based on his youth, he cannot possibly be thetter, only the former.
When the half-step Primal Core Realm old man heard that conclusion, it startled him. Given this, he would not be able to make a move.
Could he be the disciple of a Rank 2 sect or a rich and powerful n?
With a person of such a background, if they touched him, the consequences...
That is right and not right at the same time.
Senior Brother, what do you mean?
The blue-d old man smiled strangely. He is definitely from a rich and powerful n. However, look at him. He could not even find good-quality Baleful Yin Energy and is wandering the Starry Heavens alone. Is there such a Noble n?
Is that so? Senior Brother, stop beating about the bush. Just be direct.
The blue-d old man smiled andughed, Hahaha! Ill be direct, then. He is definitely of nobility. However, his n should be in decline. It is even more possible that his n was destroyed. Thats why he is wandering the ce, avoiding his enemies.
The half-step Primal Core Realm old mans eyes lit up. After a while, he raised his thumb and said, Senior Brother, to think that you can guess even that. You are really excellent!
Given this, everything could be exined. This was why Xiao Chen could kill the second-inmand of the pirate group.
For such a disciple of a diminished n, how could he not have any trump cards for protecting his life? This would also exin the origin of his air and aura.
Disciples of Noble ns grew up seeing many experts. Why would they be respectful to a Primal Core Realm expert?
A disciple of such a diminished n would also have more treasures than a regr loose cultivator.
Just the formation te and formation diagrams of the pirate ship were already worth these two people making a move against Xiao Chen. Furthermore, they assumed he had such an identity.
No matter how they looked at it, this white-d desman was a fattenedmb.
The blue-d old man smiled mysteriously and said, I got Fei`er and Luo Nan to interact with him. With youths, he should be less wary. They should be able to get some information.
In that case, why send him to Profound Yin Ind? Letting him grow stronger is not good for us.
The blue-d old man smiled and said, You dont get it. By sending him to Profound Yin Ind, firstly, he will help us gather Yin Essence Stones for free. This will be considered our contribution to the sect. Secondly, thepetition on Profound Yin Ind is fierce. That should use up many of his trump cards.
How quickly can he grow stronger? If not for fear of his trump cards, I could have easily killed him.
The half-step Primal Core Realm old man smiled and said, Ingenious. Senior Brother, with a n like yours, even if that Xiao Chen had nine heads, he would not be able to escape from the palm of your hands.
Humph. His n is already fallen, yet he is so proud and arrogant, thinking too highly of himself. He is not willing to ept reality. Since he ran into me, Ill teach him the ways of the world.
Greed shed in the eyes of the blue-d old man as he spoke in a cold voice.
As the saying went, the world is a dangerous ce. The danger of the world lies in the hearts of men.
On the deck, Fei`er and Xiao Chen chatted happily, asionally bursting out with tinklingughter.
This made Luo Nan, who followed by the side, extremely envious. He could not even get a word in when he wanted.
As Luo Nan looked at Xiao Chen, he wished that he could kill Xiao Chen with his eyes.
This was the first time Xiao Chen met with people in the outer realm. He did not understand many of the local cultures, sect ranks, Cultivation Technique grading, or Divine Weapons grading.
After all, the Book of the Epochs only recorded broad information. It definitely would not cover everything in great detail.
Fei`ers thoughts were very pure. She always warmly answered all of Xiao Chens asional questions.
Hence, Xiao Chen came to know that this Great Thousand Realms was mainly ruled by sects.
Sects were categorized into seven ranks. Below the seven ranks were mediocre sects.
However, any ranked sect possessed umtions from at least ten thousand years.
The Tianyi Sect was a Rank 1 sect. Such a sect would have a Cloud Sea Realm Supreme Elder inmand.
A sect required at least three Cloud Sea Realm cultivators before it could be considered a Rank 2 sect.
Most Rank 2 sects were very strong and normally controlled at least one great realm.
Rank 2 sects did not need to band together like Rank 1 sects did to control one great realm.
As for Rank 3 sects, those were considered very strong already. There would be a Divine Vein Realm powerhouse holdingmand. Within their astral region, even in the Great Thousand Realms, these existences were absolute overlords.
The Purple Sun Region, for example, had four Rank 3 sects. Just any disciple from there would be a Primal Core Realm powerhouse, people who were greatly respected.
Xiao Chen felt deeply moved when he heard this. It looked like this Great Thousand Realms was filled with infinite possibilities.
No wonder so many cultivators of the Kunlun Realm had rushed to the Kunlun Road without looking back since ancient times, one after another.
As it was gettingte already, Xiao Chen took his leave to rest, preparing to think about how to deal with that blue-d old man.
Junior Sister, Ill send you back. You should be tired after that battle with the pirates.
After seeing Xiao Chen leave and gaining this opportunity, Luo Nan immediately smiled.
Just at this moment, a disciple walked out of the hold and said respectfully, Senior Brother Luo, Master is looking for you.
Luo Nan felt depressed. After gaining a chance to be alone with his junior sister after much difficulty, he got busted again.
Fei`er smiled brightly and said, Senior Brother, go and see Master, then. There are no dangers on the ship. I can go back alone.
Luo Nan was stunned for a while as he gazed at Fei`ers back.
Senior Brother, its time to go.
Alright, alright, Im going.
Inside the tea room of the ship, Luo Nan greeted his two elders. Then, the blue-d old man smiled and asked, Nan`er, after interacting with you two for so long, did that Xiao Chen say anything?
Luo Nan could not help cursing in his heart. This question touched his sore spot. This Xiao Chen did not say even a single word to me.
He chatted with Junior Sister the entire time.
Reporting to Master, that Xiao Chen spoke only with Junior Sister and not to me, Luo Nan still replied honestly even though he felt somewhat upset.
The blue-d old man said, Alright, what did they say?
Luo Nan nodded and repeated pretty much everything that his junior sister Fei`er said.
The more the blue-d old man and the half-step Primal Core Realm old man listened, the more they felt something was off. This sounded more like Fei`er spilling all their secrets.
Fei`er had told Xiao Chen all about the Tianyi Sects situation.
She even gave a simple exnation of these two old mens strength to Xiao Chen, although she spoke about them with reverence.
Just by listening, one could tell that these revtions were unintentional.
Hold on. Who asked you all this? I asked about what that Xiao Chen said, the half-step Primal Core Realm old man interrupted rudely, his expression turning cold.
Luo Nan had been speaking happily. He remembered everything his junior sister said.
Being interrupted like that, Luo Nan felt somewhat stupid.
Asked about Xiao Chen?
Luo Nan wished that he could kill Xiao Chen. Why would he bother remembering what Xiao Chen said?
Speak. Tell me what that Xiao Chen said. Do not leave out a single word, the blue-d old man ordered expressionlessly.
I...I...
Sensing his master and his martial uncle getting somewhat angry, Luo Nan blushed slightly. However, no matter how much he tried, he simply could not recall what Xiao Chen said.
Master, Martial Uncle, this disciple really cannot remember. Master, please punish me!
Plop! Luo Nan fell to his knees, not daring to raise his head.
Trash. What are you even thinking in your head? Scram!
The blue-d old man was incredibly furious. Then, he waved his hand in dismissal, shooing Luo Nan away.
Luo Nan felt so frustrated that he wanted to vomit blood. He was enraged in the first ce. After he gained a rare opportunity to be alone with his junior sister, his master and martial uncle called him over and ruthlessly lectured him.
What is going on?! Luo Nan felt so depressed, he wanted to cry.
No wonder the blue-d old man was angry. These two were originally nning to fish for information about Xiao Chens background.
Who would have imagined that not only would they not get anything, but they even ended up giving away all their information?
How could the two old men not be angry?
Senior Brother, this fellow is somewhat hard to deal with.
The blue-d old man showed a hostile expression as he snorted coldly. This fellow is rather skilled and experienced. However, he chose the wrong opponent to oppose. Just he wait!
Chapter 1574 (Raw 1556): Arrival at Profound Yin Island
Chapter 1574 (Raw 1556): Arrival at Profound Yin Ind
Xiao Chen was dancing on a des edge. The dangers of the world and the human heart were unfathomable. These were principles that he had grasped many years ago.
Before this, Xiao Chen was valueless in the other partys eyes. Hence, all he got back then was scram.
The word scram was very interesting. Only round things could do that.
[TL Note: The Chinese word for scram also means to roll.]
Humans were not round, they were straight.
When a person said scram, it meant that if you did not do so, he would make you round and force you to scram by rolling.
When Xiao Chen singlehandedly dismantled the ck Scimitar Pirate Groups ship, the blue-d old mans attitude changed radically. Of course, it was not because Xiao Chen saved him.
In reality, Xiao Chen had not even thought of saving the blue-d old mans group.
It was foolish to expect repayment from a person who could say scram at the drop of a hat.
Naturally, Xiao Chen knew that the blue-d old man harbored treacherous thoughts. However, due to his need for Baleful Yin Energy, he had to take the risk.
The interior of the Astral Ship was divided into several rooms of various sizes.
Xiao Chen looked around the room he was in and entered deep thought.
Everything that he did probably would not escape the blue-d old mans notice in this ce.
After thinking for a moment, he drove the energy of his Ice Domain. Snowkes immediately drifted in the room, filling the ce with cold Qi.
The room soon turned hazy. Xiao Chen looked like he closed his eyes and cultivated amid the drifting snowkes.
The blue-d old man and the half-step Primal Core Realm old man, who were watching Xiao Chen, exchanged nces. They both saw fear in each others eyes.
What strong ice-attributed energy! He probablyprehended a domain, the half-step Primal Core Realm old man said.
In the Great Thousand Realms, although the level of the cultivators was higher than that of the Kunlun Realm, theprehension of wills and domains was notparable to that of the cultivators of the Kunlun Realm.
The reason was simple. The Kunlun Realm was limited in the Martial Dao. Since most cultivators there could not advance further, they could only improve themselves in areas like wills. The cultivators of the Great Thousand Realms had no such restriction.
The Great Thousand Realms cultivators devoted their time to their cultivation realms.
Life was finite. One had to give up something to gain something.
It looks like the Cultivation Technique that he mainly cultivates should be ice-attributed. We should pay attention to this. After gaining some understanding, the blue-d old man stopped watching.
Although the Ice Domain was strong, its difficulty in cultivation was too great. It was not something that the Ice Domain could make up for.
In reality, amid the hazy cold Qi, Xiao Chen was practicing his Divine Lightning Eye.
The thirdyer of the Divine Lightning Eye posed no threat to existences of the blue-d old mans level. At the very least, he needed the Eye Technique to reach the fourthyer.
The fourthyer was also a qualitative change for the Divine Lightning Eye.
It could ovep the first threeyers of lightning tribtions, reaching six lightning tribtions. Its might would increase severalfold.
The blue-d old man could not even dream that in contrast to the Ice Domain, Xiao Chen mainly cultivated the Thunder Dao.
All the more the blue-d old man could not imagine that Xiao Chen hadprehended the Saber Dao.
Half a monthter, the Astral Ship stopped above a star near the Profound Light Great Realm.
This was Profound Yin Star. Most of the star was covered in dead seas inimical to life. There was only one patch ofnd: Profound Yin Ind.
All the Tianyi Sect disciples walked out onto the deck to look at the ind below.
Those with better eyesight noticed that the terrain of the ind was veryplicated, with many sudden tall mountains and winding valleys.
A faint scary aura lingered in the air above the ind, not scattering.
The blue-d old man walked out and called Xiao Chen, Fei`er, and Luo Nan over. Go down directly. ording to the rules, our ship can only circle in the air.
When Luo Nan heard that, he felt slightly shocked. We are going down ourselves?
Thats right. Its the same for everyone. These unwritten rules have remained unchanged for many years. There is a gathering point on the ind that was set up by the various sects. After you go down, you will know everything.
Fei`er looked nervously at the blue-d old man and asked, Master, is there anything we need to pay attention to?
The blue-d old man smiled warmly and said, Let Little Brother Xiao Chen tell you. There are some things that I cant exin well.
Xiao Chen looked at the blue-d old man, feeling slightly confused.
Little Brother Xiao Chen, my two disciples do not have much experience. Please take care of them on Profound Yin Ind.
When Luo Nan heard this, he was unconvinced. Master, dont worry. I will definitely take care of Junior Sister. Our Tianyi Sect does not need to rely on outsiders.
Impudent, how can you say that? The blue-d old man lectured Luo Nan with a stiff expression.
Then, the blue-d old man turned to Xiao Chen and said, Little Brother Xiao Chen, please do not mind. Ill leave everything to you.
Seeing the blue-d old mans sincere appearance, most people would end up lowering their guard. Xiao Chen did not say anything, only nodding slightly.
Go on, then. Dont lose face for our Tianyi Sect.
The three flew off the ship, descended towards Profound Yin Ind, andnded on a t area there.
Just at this moment, two blue-armored cultivators came over from the gathering point on the mountain and demanded coldly and sternly, Who is it? What is your business on Profound Yin Ind?
Luo Nan and Fei`er were stunned on hearing this, feeling the other partys arrogance.
On further thought, these should be the experts that the other sects stationed here.
Before Luo Nan could show any anger, Xiao Chen stepped forward and said, We are disciples of the Tianyi Sect. As arranged, we are here seeking Baleful Yin Energy.
Tianyi Sect? Hand over the Tianyi Sects tokens. We need to verify your identities.
The two blue-armored cultivators checked the tokens before looking at Xiao Chen. You are Ye Bai?
This identity token belonged to another Tianyi Sect disciple. The back had the name Ye Bai carved on it. Xiao Chen nodded and said, I am Ye Bai. Do you have any instructions?
Nothing. I just noticed that your cultivation appears to be the weakest, yet you are the leader of this group. I just found this somewhat strange. Come with us.
After returning the identity tokens to the three, the two blue-armored cultivators turned and left.
The group traveled the mountain road like it was t ground. Cultivators wearing simr armor were a frequent sight on the mountain.
Xiao Chen noticed that this blue armor contained warm, fire-attributed energy. This was probably used to resist the Baleful Yin Energy.
The three of you, listen carefully.
While walking, the cultivator leading the way said, This Profound Yin Ind is opened once a year. Now, it does not belong to any sect. All who enter are equal. Everyone has to follow the rules here. Otherwise, they will have to suffer the consequences.
Luo Nan felt very upset when hearing this, wanting to argue several times.
Fei`er felt nervous. However, when she saw Xiao Chens calm expression, she calmed down as well.
There are not many rules here, just three. First, you only have one month here. After one month, you have to return to the gathering point.
Second, there are no rules to thepetition among the same generation. All means can be used.
Third, if there are any grudges, you have to forget about it after youe out.
Fei`ers expression turned somewhat unsightly as she whispered, Thepetition is that intense? It is just Baleful Yin Energy. To think that thepetition for it is so cruel!
Xiao Chen retorted indifferently, Cruel? When this Profound Yin Ind was first discovered, the fight between the various sects was probably ten times crueler than this.
Baleful Yin Energy and Baleful Yang Energy were way too important to Veritable Essence Stage cultivators. Furthermore, these cultivators were the foundation of a sect.
The importance of Profound Yin Ind to these sects went without saying.
It would be strange if thepetition in this strategically important ce was not cruel.
Now, Luo Nan became much more withdrawn. Junior Sister, this ce is not like the Tianyi Sect. Be very careful.
Fei`er nodded and did not say anything more.
Xiao Chen, Luo Nan, and Fei`er followed the two armored cultivators. Soon, they arrived at the summit. The gathering ce was not far away and had many stone houses scattered everywhere.
Those stone houses already house the disciples of the other sects. Just pick an empty one. When everyone has gathered, you can formally start exploring Profound Yin Ind.
After finishing the instructions, the two armored cultivators headed for the gathering point.
Most of the stone houses already had cultivators. The three just casually chose one; they were not picky about this.
This one, then.
Luo Nan pointed to a rather deste stone house and went in.
After entering, they each took a corner and sat down to rest.
Now that no one else was around, Fei`er asked curiously, Xiao Chen, my master said that you would tell us the things to pay attention to. So, what do we need to take note of?
Since she raised this issue, Luo Nan looked at Xiao Chen. Although he did not like Xiao Chen, he was somewhat curious as well.
Why did his master get an outsider to teach them?
Xiao Chen looked at the two, and the word newbie popped into mind when he looked at their faces.
After thinking for a while, Xiao Chen said, It is pointless to say it now. When the timees, you will naturally know.
Acting all mysterious, Luo Nan muttered. Then, he closed his eyes and ignored Xiao Chen.
Fei`er nced at Xiao Chen. She found him somewhat unfathomable. However, her instinct said that he was reliable.
On a morning seven dayster:
All sect disciples, listen up. Profound Yin Ind is officially open!
The voice rumbled like thunder in the ears of the three.
Xiao Chen and the other two felt stifled and somewhat ufortable from the rumbling of the voice.
Chapter 1575 (Raw 1557): Ten-Thousand-Year-Old Baleful Yin Energy
Chapter 1575 (Raw 1557): Ten-Thousand-Year-Old Baleful Yin Energy
This person...is really strong. He is probably a Major Primal Core cultivator, Xiao Chen muttered to himself softly, frowning slightly.
There were only two stages within the Primal Core Realm: Minor Primal Core Realm and Major Primal Core Realm. One was major and the other, minor. The difference in strength could simrly be described as one was like the sky and the other, the ground, or like cloud and mud.
Although the blue-d old man was strong, he was only a Minor Primal Core cultivator. The pressure he gave off was far fromparable to this voices.
With the urging of this voice, the sect disciples who came to seek Baleful Yin Energy came out from the stone houses.
Xiao Chen looked around casually. There were close to a hundred people.
Some sects sent more than ten people in one go. Extremely few sects did as the Tianyi Sect did, sending only two people.
With a nce, Xiao Chen understood. In strength and talent, the Tianyi Sects Fei`er and Luo Nan were above this group of people.
It looked like this Tianyi Sect was a sect that followed the policy of rewarding the elites.
Actually, during the battle with the pirates, Xiao Chen had noticed that even though these two were only Veritable Essence Stage cultivators, they were capable of fighting many Yin Essence Stage cultivators at the same time.
These two had both strength and talent. They justcked experience and worldly wisdom.
Most of the sect disciples who came to seek Baleful Yin Energy were mostly Yin Essence Stage cultivators. Few were Veritable Essence Stage cultivators.
Xiao Chen entered deep thought. It looked like, in this ce, the Veritable Essence Stage cultivators were the true experts.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Three figures flew over from above the gathering point at the peak at lightning speed. Then, they looked coldly at the sect disciples who were waiting to enter the other areas of Profound Yin Ind.
The leader of the three was a white-haired, ck-d old man, who gave off a stern air.
As this old man swept his gaze over the crowd, everyone, including Xiao Chen, felt an invisible pressure like a tiger looking at prey.
A Major Primal Core expert! Xiao Chen thought to himself. Indeed, his earlier guess was right.
An expert on such a level was terrifyingly strong, able to make Xiao Chen tremble in fear with just one nce.
The white-haired, ck-d old mans gaze was like a sharp knife. Everyone felt as though a saber hovered in front of his eyeballs.
This made everyone feel dizzy; they did not dare meet that gaze directly.
Not wanting to be careless, Xiao Chen withdrew his aura and avoided this old mans gaze.
Profound Yin Ind is opened once every year. You all may now head to the other areas of Profound Yin Ind.
The sect disciples listened quietly, not daring to be unruly.
Profound Yin Ind is and of blessings. There are ferocious beasts holding territory in the area and are terrifyingly strong. Do not be careless. There are mutated beasts guarding the surroundings of some Baleful Yin Energy. Gauge your own strength first before making an attempt.
After pausing for a while, the white-haired ck-d old man extended his hand and pointed to the distance. The inner area of Profound Yin Ind is five thousand kilometers out in this direction. A transportation formation will send you overter.
Back then, for the sake of obtaining this Profound Yin Ind, more than ten sects fought each other, and many people died. You juniors should treasure this opportunity. Now, we will be checking your identities onest time.
Honestly report which sect youe from and your strength. If there is any falsehood, we will kill without mercy.
The white-haired old man sharply shifted his gaze and fixed on a youth. He said, Well start with you.
I am from the Clear Feather Sect. My cultivation is at middle-stage Yin Essence Stage, and my name is Wei He.
Before the white-haired old mans gaze, no one dared to lie. The various sect disciples stepped forward and dered their background systematically and in detail.
Fei`er and Luo Nan worried about Xiao Chen.
If Xiao Chen messed up, not only would he suffer for it, but it would also implicate the two of them and the Tianyi Sect.
Ye Bai, from the Tianyi Sect. My cultivation is at peak Veritable Essence Stage! Xiao Chen said calmly before the white-haired old mans gaze.
Ye Bai?
The white-haired old man exchanged nces with the two beside him, a strange cast to their eyes, clearly somewhat shocked.
Its over...
Luo Nan trembled slightly as his face sank, feeling nervous and restless.
However, Xiao Chen remained calm. He believed that he had not messed up and exposed anything.
The Tianyi Sect is truly incredible. You must have been stuck at the Veritable Essence Stage for a long time already, right? the white-haired old manmented as he looked at Xiao Chen with his sharp gaze.
Xiao Chen nodded, revealing some sharpness in his own eyes. I spent three years to hone my skills. As long as I do not find the best-quality Baleful Yin Energy, I will not advance to the Yin Essence Stage.
The moment Xiao Chen said that, he attracted the attention of several people.
Good! You are ambitious. I hope that you will be able to get a good harvest in Profound Yin Ind. You may step down.
The white-haired old man and the two beside him did not find anything strange. They had only noticed that Xiao Chens Veritable Essence Energy was exceptionally dense and pure. Xiao Chens cultivation was also extremely stable, far surpassing that of the other sect disciples here.
All the sect disciples present were elites of their sects. However, Xiao Chen could still stand out among them.
This was what shocked the three men. People like this were normally very proud.
Such people believed that they would definitely excel in the future, soaring into the sky.
These people would properly build their foundation in the Veritable Essence Stage, not advancing unless they obtained the best Baleful Yin Energy and Baleful Yang Energy.
Seeing that Xiao Chen was settled, Fei`er and Luo Nan released their bated breath.
Luo Nan thought to himself, This fellow does not seem like much, but he is really good at acting.
You, report your name.
Im from the Lotus Sect Temple. Im Feng Yun, a Buddhist disciple. My cultivation is at peak Yin Essence Stage.
Just at this moment, another person reported their sect. Xiao Chen frowned slightly. Buddhist disciple?
He felt a somewhat familiar aura from that Feng Yun.
Fei`er smiled and said, Does Big Brother Xiao Chen not know? The Lotus Sect Temple is a Rank 1 sect subordinate to the ck Lotus Church. Theye from the same great realm as our Tianyi Sect.
The ck Lotus Church!
Xiao Chen was startled, but his expression did not change as he held his tongue.
This should be a coincidence. The ck Lotus Church should not have found out about his movements so quickly.
Although that was likely the case, Xiao Chen still needed to be cautious.
After the one-hundred-odd people were verified, a jade strip was given out to everyone. The jade strip had gone through some special refinement. Only those holding a jade strip could enter the inner area of Profound Yin Ind.
After putting away the jade strips, the group of sect disciples lined up to enter the transportation formation.
While waiting with the surrounding people, Luo Nan discussed the various dangers of Profound Yin Inds inner area with Fei`er in whispers.
I heard from a senior brother of the sect that this Profound Yin Inds inner area has extremelyplex terrain. There are mountains and rivers. Furthermore, ferocious beasts are hiding everywhere.
This is especially so for ces with Baleful Yin Energy. There definitely would be ferocious beasts guarding those ces, perhaps even Primal-Core-level ferocious beasts.
The startled Fei`er blurted, That cant be. There are even Venerate-level ferocious beasts?
There will be.
Suddenly, a handsome disciple squeezed his way over from the side. The three quickly turned to him.
Hehe! Greetings to the three of you. I am the Clear Feather Sects Wei He.
It turned out to be the first person to introduce himself earlier. Unexpectedly, they were in the same line.
Now that the other party introduced himself, the three had to reciprocate.
Ye Bai, just address me by my name, Xiao Chen said calmly.
How could I? Big Brother Ye is someone that the Guardian Elder thinks highly of, Wei He said humbly.
Luo Nan looked at the other party and asked, Earlier, you said that there would be Primal-Core-level ferocious beasts. How do you know?
It is just gossip. ording to rumors, the best Baleful Yin Energy of this Profound Yin Ind has existed for ten thousand years, and there are Primal-Core-level ferocious beasts guarding it.
Thats impossible. Ten-thousand-year-old peak-quality Baleful Yin Energy would have been taken by the Guardian Elder long ago. We would not have any opportunity to get it.
Wei He smiled mysteriously. You never can tell. No one knows where that ten-thousand-year-old Baleful Yin Energy is. Rumor has it that this Baleful Yin Energy has already gained intelligence and can travel around.
How do you know? Xiao Chen asked out of curiosity.
Wei He smiled and replied, The Clear Feather Sect is in the Profound Light Great Realm. Being so near, we naturally know some secrets. However, this is just a rumor. Many were tempted by it and blindly chased after it. In the end, they ended up with nothing.
Those people ended up wasting one month. Just listen and take it as a story.
Xiao Chen entered deep thought. If there really is such a thing, perhaps I might have a chance.
His Dragon Seeking Art could be useful in the search for Baleful Yin Energy.
Of course, this was just a thought. Xiao Chen did not believe that he would be able to walk out of this Profound Yin Ind safely after obtaining the ten-thousand-year-old Baleful Yin Energy.
It was better to just adhere to the norm and set his sights on peak-quality Baleful Yin Energy.
Chapter 1576 (Raw 1558): A Good Start
Chapter 1576 (Raw 1558): A Good Start
Soon, it was the turn of Xiao Chens group. After he walked into the transportation formation, a light flickered.
Five hundred thousand kilometers passed in just a sh. The group reappeared in a small transportation formation on a mountain peak.
A few Elders guarded this transportation formation.
Remember, you only have one month. You must leave one monthter. If you run into any danger and want to give up, you cane here in advance to receive protection. These Elders gave some final instructions.
Xiao Chens group looked around, taking in the inner area of Profound Yin Ind.
There was a swamp below and intersecting rivers in the distance and seemingly boundless mountains even farther away.
Would the three of you like to team up with me? The inner area of Profound Yin Ind is dangerous. It would be good for us to look out for each other, Wei He suggested, smiling at the three.
Senior Brother, Big Brother Xiao Chen, what do you think? Fei`er felt tempted. After all, an additional person would make their team stronger.
Seeing that this Wei He looked handsome and possessed an extraordinary bearing, Luo Nan quickly rejected before Xiao Chen answered. Theres no need.
Wei He smiled and said, This is a pity. Lets part here, then.
After Wei He left, Fei`er asked, Senior Brother, why did you reject him so quickly? He was being nice.
Luo Nan opened his mouth to say something. However, he found that he could not exin.
Xiao Chen said calmly, Although this Wei He appears friendly, he is here with his sect but did not follow them. Either he is used to moving about alone, or he has a bad reputation and the people of his sect do not care about him.
Luo Nan nodded and said, Thats right. Your senior brothers eyes are very sharp. I have already noticed that this fellow harbored bad intentions long ago. Unexpectedly, Xiao Chen managed to see that as well. You are somewhat sharp too.
Xiao Chen smiled and did not say anything more. He sized up the surroundings, observing the geography and terrain.
Baleful Yin Energy was termed Earthern Ghost in geomancy.
Earthern Ghosts were ominous entities. Aside from some special gravesites, most Dragon Veins would not have such a thing around.
The more ominous and sinister the geography, the greater the possibility of Baleful Yin Energy being present.
Whoosh!
Xiao Chen flew into the sky. Without Luo Nan and Fei`er noticing, he quietly opened his Heavenly Eye.
All the mountains and rivers within fifty thousand kilometers, every de of grass, every single tree, all sorts of flowers, birds, bugs, and beasts, even all the various sect disciples busying themselves entered his vision.
The Paradise Secret Canon had records regarding ominous geography. He quickly reviewed his information as he viewed the terrain before him.
This ce is bizarre. To think that it is entirely and of death! Could this Profound Yin Star itself be an ominous star?
Shaking his head, Xiao Chen dismissed the Heavenly Eye and slowly descended.
Big Brother Xiao Chen, what were you looking at? Fei`er asked out of curiosity.
Xiao Chen answered honestly, I was looking around, seeing if I could find some ces with hidden Baleful Yin Energy.
Are you that incredible? Haha, Baleful Yin Energy is hidden underground. Could it be that your eyes can see through the ground? Everyone can only rely on luck to find Baleful Yin Energy. When one arrives at a ce with Baleful Yin Energy, one will naturally sense it.
Luo Nan did not believe Xiao Chen. Then, he said in disdain, Junior Sister,e with me. I guarantee that you will find good-quality Baleful Yin Energy.
Xiao Chen did not argue. Luo Nan was right. That was how the sect disciples on Profound Yin Ind searched for Baleful Yin Energy.
However, such methods were not only inefficient but would also not allow one to find any Baleful Yin Energy that was more than one thousand years old.
As time passed and the Baleful Yin Energy absorbed more and more Yin-attributed energy, it would sink deeper into the ground, possibly to the bottom. The Baleful Yin Energy that could be sensed was mostly about one hundred years old, or at best, a few hundred years old.
Xiao Chen picked a direction and walked off, relying on his memory.
He recalled that there was an ominousnd to the northwest. The terrain hid from the sun, surrounded by danger. Scattered starlight fell from the sky, and there were many withered trees in its perimeter.
Senior Brother, lets follow Big Brother Xiao Chen. Lets believe in him.
Fei`er advised Luo Nan before setting off after Xiao Chen.
There is no way Im following him! Luo Nan said in a rage, feeling incredibly frustrated.
About seven minutester, Luo Nan followed behind with a sullen face, quietly trailing Xiao Chen and Fei`er.
Fei`er smiled and said, Senior Brother, I thought you said that you werenting?
Blushing slightly, Luo Nan said, I...I was just worried about Junior Sisters safety.
Fei`er covered her mouth and giggled nonstop, embarrassing Luo Nan even more.
After a long time, Xiao Chen came to a halt in a t area.
He looked at the sky, then at the surrounding terrain. After that, he made some more mental calctions.
Xiao Chen was very confident in using geomancy to find Spirit Veins and gravesites.
However, he did not dare to say the same when searching for Baleful Yin Energy. He could only say that there was a good possibility. Whether he seeded or not would still depend on luck.
However, there was something that Xiao Chen could be sure of. Either he would not find one, or if he did, it would definitely be older than one thousand years.
Hence, failures could be tolerated.
You think that this ce will have Baleful Yin Energy? Junior Sister, you dont really believe that, right?
Luo Nan closed his eyes and sensed his surroundings. He did not detect any Yin-attributed energy, much less the aura of Baleful Yin Energy.
Fei`er rolled her eyes at Luo Nan. Then she looked at Xiao Chen and asked, Big Brother Xiao Chen, does this ce really have Baleful Yin Energy?
Xiao Chen answered honestly, I cant be sure. I can only say that there is a chance.
Then, lets give it a try. Big Brother Xiao Chen, what should we do? Fei`er said in encouragement, trusting Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen smiled and said, It is better to address me as Ye Bai, lest I get exposed.
Fei`er stuck out her tongue and said, Alright, Senior Brother Ye Bai.
Junior Sister, we should hurry and leave. We cannot waste time. If we cannot even find any Baleful Yin Energy, it will be too unfortunate.
Fei`er smiled and said, Lets give it a try. Senior Brother, go give him a hand in concealment. Senior Brother Ye Bai is about to make his move.
Luo Nan was very unwilling. However, since Fei`er gave the instruction, he had to obey.
Xiao Chen drew a Divine Weapon, infused Veritable Essence Energy into it, and ferociously stabbed it into the ground.
The ground immediately split apart with loud rumblings. Luo Nan, who was responsible for concealment, quickly formed a hand seal. Space rippled and scattered the noise in the air.
This prevented the sound from going too far and alerting the people in the vicinity.
Xiao Chen nced at Luo Nan and smiled. This person truly obeyed everything his junior sister said.
Even though Luo Nan did not like Xiao Chen, he still did his best with the concealment.
The crack in the ground grew increasingly deeper. However, there was still no sign of Baleful Yin Energy. Slowly, Fei`er showed an expression of disappointment.
Haha! How was it? I was right, right? Luo Nan said with a smile, looking rather cocky.
Fei`er gave Luo Nan a strange look. Senior Brother, why are you happy that there is no Baleful Yin Energy? Could it be that you are not here to search for Baleful Yin Energy?
Of course not, Luo Nan quickly denied.
Then, why are you smiling?
Seeing Fei`ers naive expression, Luo Nan could no longer smile. If he kept speaking, he would appear like a fool.
Stand guard up here for a while. Ill go down and take a look.
Xiao Chen, who had been staring into the chasm, did not hear what the two were saying. He immediately jumped down after speaking.
This startled both Luo Nan and Fei`er. The environment of Profound Yin Inds inner area was veryplex. The underground was even more dangerous. How could Xiao Chen jump in just like that?
Junior Sister, stand guard here. Ill go down and take a look. This fellow is too rash.
Fei`er nodded and said, In that case, Senior Brother, be careful.
Luo Nan smiled calmly. Dont worry. Your senior brother is not as rash as that white-d fellow. I will definitely be fine.
The chasm was very deep. The farther down one went, the stronger the cold Qi and Yin-attributed energy. When Luo Nannded, he slipped and fell with a plop.
It turned out that he had not noticed the cold Qi, and his legs had gone numb. He did not even feel his feet touch the ground.
Hence, when hended, he slipped and fell.
After standing up with much difficulty, Luo Nan saw a white figure sh by, so he quickly gave chase.
Bang! Luo Nan only cared about chasing after Xiao Chen, unaware that he had to lower his head. So, his head crashed into a rock wall that was hanging down.
As Luo Nan gave chase, he panted. Even after putting in his full effort, he could only see the back of a white figure.
The environment of this underground area was veryplex. He tripped, fell, and crashed many times, suffering a lot. Fortunately, he was following Xiao Chen and did not encounter any ferocious beasts.
After some time, Luo Nan sensed that the white figure in front finally stopped.
Luo Nans eyes lit up as he hurried over, ignoring the soreness of his entire body. His clothes were tattered, and he appeared to be in a sorry state. He panted, I...finally...found...found...you. Come...with me. Its...really cold. Whats going...on?
Suddenly, Luo Nan felt that something was wrong. Only then did he noticed that the corpse of a ferocious beasty before Xiao Chen.
The entire ce appeared very gloomy and sinister. Luo Nan felt a bone-deep chill here.
When Luo Nan looked around, he saw ck cold winds silently curling together, emitting icy light, at the limits of his vision.
Baleful Yin Energy!
Chapter 1577 (Raw 1559): Secretly Startled
Chapter 1577 (Raw 1559): Secretly Startled
Luo Nans face twitched as he verified that he saw right. There was indeed a clump of Baleful Yin Energy in front.
Based on the light that it gave off and its color, it was definitely at least one thousand years old.
Then, Luo Nan looked at the ferocious beast corpse in front of Xiao Chen in disbelief.
Xiao Chen had actually dealt with the ferocious beast guarding the Baleful Yin Energy in such a short time.
Xiao Chen looked over his shoulder at Luo Nan. He found him strange, so he asked, Why are you in such a state?
Luo Nans clothes were tattered, and his face twitched. His face was also covered in cuts and wounds.
Luo Nan had been following behind Xiao Chen and had not gotten into a fight.
Who knew, the moment Xiao Chen said that, Luo Nan immediately became angry.
If not for this fellow, why would I be in such a sorry state? Yet, he still asks why?!
He must be doing this on purpose.
Senior Brother Luo Nan, Senior Brother Xiao Chen, are you there?
Just as Luo Nan was about to erupt in rage, his junior sisters voice rang out behind him. Luo Nan red at Xiao Chen and said, This Profound Yin Inds inner area is extremely dangerous. If not for Junior Sister, I would not care about you. Ill settle ounts for this with youter.
After saying that, Luo Nan turned around to guide Fei`er here.
One-thousand-year-old Baleful Yin Energy?
On seeing the Baleful Yin Energy, Fei`er revealed an expression of pleasant surprise.
Senior Brother Ye Bai, you really managed to find it. You are truly incredible!
Luo Nan let out a few coughs to remind Fei`er of his presence.
Fei`er smiled and said, Senior Brother Luo Nan is incredible as well. It must have been difficult; you are already injured to such an extent.
When Fei`er saw the ferocious beast corpse in front and Luo Nans injuries, she immediately concluded that Luo Nan had killed the beast.
Xiao Chen smiled and did not say anything.
Luo Nan felt very embarrassed and quickly changed the topic. This one-thousand-year-old Baleful Yin Energy is sufficient for the three of us to advance to the Yin Essence Stage. With such quality of Baleful Yin Energy, the quality of our Yin Essence Energy will definitely be extraordinary.
Xiao Chen shook his head and said, The Baleful Yin Energy needs to be in itsplete state for it to have the best effect. After refining aplete clump of Baleful Yin Energy, ones Yin Essence Energy will be purer. When the timees, the Primal Core we condense will be better.
This was what Xiao Chen read in the Book of the Epochs. However, ordinary cultivators rarely met such a condition.
Ordinary cultivators used Yin Essence Stones; directly absorbing Yin Essence Energy from Baleful Yin Energy was already a great blessing.
No one would dare to expect to refine an entire clump of Baleful Yin Energy themselves.
Only elite disciples of Rank 3 sects, Noble n disciples, or powerful outstanding talents with a Great Deste bloodline would be able to meet such conditions.
Luo Nan immediately barked, You! Are you thinking of monopolizing this Baleful Yin Energy?
Fei`er quickly said, Senior Brother, dont get angry. Big Brother Xiao Chen definitely did not mean that.
Xiao Chens expression remained calm as he took two steps back. You two choose between yourselves. This Baleful Yin Energy is not suitable for me.
With these words, Luo Nan and Fei`er were stunned.
Ive already said Big Brother Xiao Chen is not that kind of person, yet you did not believe me, Fei`er said, rolling her eyes at Luo Nan. This made him feel very ufortable.
Senior Brother, you are more talented than me. You should refine this Baleful Yin Energy. Remember to apologize to Big Brother Xiao Chenter.
Junior Sister, how can this do? Furthermore, I cant apologize to him.
Whats wrong? You are not going to listen to me?
Xiao Chen, who was listening to the two bicker from behind, smiled. For the first time since he left the Kunlun Realm, he felt a rare sense of warmth for these two.
This Baleful Yin Energy was indeed not suitable for him. His target was very clear; he wanted Baleful Yin Energy that was at least five thousand years old.
To be a god, one must first be a person.
One had toy down a good foundation in the Veritable Personage Realm. Having nothing would be better than epting something shoddy.
Refining Baleful Yin Energy was a perilous process. If one was not careful, one might suffer a bacsh from the Baleful Yin Energy and sustain injuries in the meridians throughout their body. Hence, someone needed to serve as a guardian.
Fei`er apanied Luo Nan all the way. Xiao Chen used this time to continue working on the Divine Lightning Eyes fourthyer.
Aside from re-refining the Cycle Throne, Xiao Chen spent most of his time on the ship practicing the Divine Lightning Eye.
Now, Xiao Chen could sessfully ovep six lightning tribtions.
However, hecked practice, and his sess rate was not high. Hence, he did not consider it a true breakthrough.
More importantly, there were eyes on him at all times. There was no way for him to actually execute it.
Xiao Chen, Little Yellow Feather is about to wake up. It can alreadymunicate with me. Just at this moment, Ao Jiaos voice came from the Immortal Spirit Ring.
Xiao Chens heart skipped a beat as he revealed a smile. That little fellow is finallying out. It looks like the Cyclic Astral Pces Sr True me still had some effect.
He originally thought that he would have to wait for more than a hundred years, so Little Yellow Feather waking up so quickly was a pleasant surprise.
Hehe! It told me that in its awakening this time, it recovered some memories of its past life.
Take care of it first. Remember not to let it mess around. The situation is ratherplicated now.
Right.
Half a dayter, Xiao Chen suddenly felt a strong aura spread out. The vast Veritable Essence Energy contained extreme Yin cold energy. Everywhere it passed, the surface of the cave became coated in ayer of frost.
Crack! Crack!
When the cold wind blew, countless frozen rocks fell and shattered into ice shards flying everywhere. Boundless snow drifted about in the cave.
Xiao Chen opened his eyes, and the six spinning purple flowers in his right eye disappeared in a sh.
I seeded!
Luo Nan managed to refine this one-thousand-year-old Baleful Yin Energy, formally advancing to the Yin Essence Stage.
Luo Nan was an elite disciple of the Tianyi Sect in the first ce. He had remained stuck in the Veritable Essence Stage for more than a year already. Now that he had finally gained this opportunity and refined an entire strand of Baleful Yin Energy, his strength, naturally, advanced rapidly.
Xiao Chen slowly stood up, and the frost covering him fell off noisily, unable to enter his physical body.
Junior Sister, I sessfully refined this strand of Baleful Yin Energy.
Luo Nans face glowed, and his injuries disappeared. His aura changed significantly.
Fei`er smiled and said, I just knew that Senior Brother could do it. Quickly, go and apologize to Big Brother Xiao Chen. If not for him, how could you have such an opportunity? Even disciples of Rank 3 sects might not get to use an entire strand of Baleful Yin Energy.
At this moment, Luo Nan was incredibly confident. As he looked at Xiao Chen, he was filled with pride from his superiority.
Previously, he had felt upset whenever he looked at Xiao Chen. Now, he believed that Xiao Chen was no longer a match for him, feeling that he was now on a different level.
Apologizing to Xiao Chen was nothing.
Luo Nan smiled as he walked over carefreely. Xiao Chen, sorry for the earlier offense.
Xiao Chens expression remained calm. As he looked at the other party, he nodded and said, Congrattions.
It was just a simple word, but for some reason, Luo Nan felt his pride being dealt a blow, shattered to nothing, when he heard it.
After collecting all the nearby Yin Essence Stones anding out of the chasm, they found that the sky outside had already turned dark.
The three lit a bonfire and decided to rest for a night. Xiao Chen stood up and said, Ill stand guard.
Theres no need. Let Senior Brother Luo Nan do it. Senior Brother Ye Bai should be very tired from today, Fei`er quickly said, not wanting Xiao Chen to be exhausted.
Luo Nan bravely volunteered, Xiao Chen, just rest up properly. With my strength now, it is more appropriate for me to stand guard.
Xiao Chen smiled to himself. Since Luo Nan wanted to fight for this as well, Xiao Chen let him have it.
The night sky was filled with stars, looking very pretty.
Beside the bonfire, Xiao Chen took out a sk of wine and started drinking alone.
This was the Thousand Year me that Mo Chen brewed. However, he did not feel happy drinking it. Instead, he felt somewhat bitter.
Xiao Chen wondered how his old friends in the Kunlun Realm were doing.
Fei`ers bright eyes seemed to glow in the night. She looked at Xiao Chen and asked, Senior Brother Ye Bai, why do you always give off the impression of a heavy heart?
A heavy heart?
Xiao Chen did not deny it. He left the familiar Kunlun Realm on his own. The friends that died in the battle of the Demonic Cmity were still fresh in his mind like it was yesterday. The Great Thousand Realms was boundless and limitless. Now, he sensed how insignificant he was.
Loneliness, grief, and some hesitation, how could Xiao Chen be relieved from these?
Furthermore, there was the ck Lotus Church, the faction that started the Demonic Cmities of the Kunlun Realm. He did not know when he could uproot it.
Xiao Chen wondered if his elder sister Ruyue was fine or not.
He changed the topic and smiled. Junior Sister Fei`er, you seem to really like your senior brother Luo Nan.
Fei`er blushed and said somewhat helplessly, Even Big Brother Xiao Chen, an outsider, can see it. However, Senior Brother cant. Actually, Senior Brother Luo Nan is very good. He is just somewhat...
Somewhat what?
Lacking in manliness. I like great heroes. However, Senior Brother frequently acts childish.
Xiao Chen smiled and said, One day, he will turn into a great hero for your sake.
Fei`er squinted, herrge eyes looking exceptionally cute on her babyface. I hope so.
At this very moment, the half-step Primal Core Realm old man received a piece of top-secret information on the ship that belonged to the Tianyi Sect.
When the blue-d old man heard that information, his expression turned grave. Is the information real?
This information was simply too shocking.
A drawing actually came from the sect, saying that this person was wanted by the ck Lotus Church and instructed them to keep a lookout for him.
It is absolutely true! The information came from the Lotus Sect Temple and identally leaked out in our great realm. The rumor is that the ck Lotus Church already issued arrest orders to all their subordinate factions!
The blue-d old man said gravely, This fellow is actually connected to such a big faction like the ck Lotus Church.
Senior Brother, what should we do? Should we continue to interact with him?
Theres no need. Although we are not subordinate to the ck Lotus Church, we will definitely still receive a reward for killing him. It is eptable to pay a small price for the sake of the ck Lotus Churchs reward, the blue-d old man said coldly and emotionlessly as a murderous intent shed in his eyes.
Chapter 1578 (Raw 1560): The Hearts of Men Are Evil
Chapter 1578 (Raw 1560): The Hearts of Men Are Evil
The night was gorgeous. As Xiao Chen drank the Thousand Year me, he was not aware that the blue-d old man and the half-step Primal Core Realm old man had found out about his conflict with the ck Lotus Church as a result of a leaked wanted notice.
The two old men were preparing to fall out with him, not to concern themselves with him anymore.
Tens of thousands of kilometers away, there was another bonfire where a man and a woman sat discussing the same thing.
These two came from another great realm and the same sectthe Spirit Star Pce. The man was called Bai Feng and the woman was Liu Ye, who were fellow disciples.
Due to their greater strength and their friendship, these two did not move together with the other disciples of their sect.
There were many such groups in Profound Yin Inds inner area. After all, it was better if there were fewer people for things like Baleful Yin Energy.
Senior Brother, we are really lucky. We managed to find three-hundred-year-old Baleful Yin Energy on the first day, Liu Ye said happily, a smile filling her face.
It is just three-hundred-year-old Baleful Yin Energy; it is nothing. It cant push us to the peak of the Yin Essence Stage. However, we are rather lucky. After casually chasing and killing a ferocious beast, we happened to sense the presence of Baleful Yin Energy.
Bai Feng shook his head, dissatisfied. Furthermore, he was very cautious. We need to be careful after this. When we were collecting that Baleful Yin Energy, it felt like someone noticed us.
Senior Brother, you are worrying too much. We already went far away and even checked several times. We already lost that person, Liu Ye said, not caring about it.
It is better to tread carefully. We should not sleep tonight.
Right, Ill listen to Senior Brother.
Just at this moment, wind suddenly blew. The bonfire swayed left and right.
This startled both Bai Feng and Liu Ye, causing both of them to stand up warily at the same time.
Whos there?
It turns out it was friends from the Spirit Star Pce. The two of you do not need to be anxious. I am the Clear Feather Sects Wei He. Earlier, I was being chased by a ferocious beast and managed to shake it off after much difficulty. I saw that there was light here, so I came over.
Wei He revealed an expression of pleasant surprise in the darkness as he looked at the two.
Seeing that the other party was just one person, Bai Feng and Liu Ye released their bated breath.
So, it is the Clear Feather Sects Wei He. However, my junior sister and I are not epting outsiders into our group. Since you are alone, please leave us.
Bai Feng calmly asked the guest to leave. It waste at night. The other party was clearly here to seek partners. Of course, they would not permit it.
Wei He appeared stunned before smiling. Without my saying it, Brother Bai guessed my intent. In that case, I will not force it. Goodbye.
Right after Wei He spoke, a gust extinguished the bonfire. A horrifying scream rang out in the dark night, then got cut short.
Junior Sister! Bai Feng called out loudly. In the earlier moment, his junior sister had probably lost awareness of her surroundings and fallen into Wei Hes vicious hands.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
A strong wind blew again, and a few more figures appeared in the darkness.
Bai Feng focused his mental energy in his eyes. The dark night could not obstruct his vision. Hisplexion turned ashen as he took in the new arrivals. Then, he said through gritted teeth, The Clear Feather Sects Wei He, the Lotus Sect Temples Feng Yun, the Flying Cloud Mountain Manors Tuoba Lang...I will definitely kill you all to take revenge for Junior Sister!
Aside from Wei He, there were four other people, all of them Yin Essence Stage experts.
Wei He smiled coldly. Revenge? Dont overthink. Rest assured. We will reunite you with your junior sister soon.
Haha! However, it will be in theherworld! the Lotus Sect Temples Feng Yunughed loudly as he charged forward together with the other four.
After a while, Bai Feng, who fought alone against five, fell in a pool of blood, dying in dissatisfaction.
Seeing the two corpses on the ground, Wei He said coldly, Brother Feng Yun, it is your turn.
Smiling faintly, the Lotus Sect Temples Feng Yun formed hand seals with both hands, and a lotus flower appeared under his feet.
A ck Buddhist figure appeared behind Feng Yun. Then, the Baleful Yin Energy in the two corpses was slowly forced out.
The pair had just refined the Baleful Yin Energy and had not converted it into Yin Essence Energy andpletely merged it with their flesh yet. Hence, Feng Yun could use the Lotus Sect Temples method to force it out.
Without a word, the five sat down cross-legged. After that, they greedily absorbed this pure Baleful Yin Energy to strengthen their cultivation.
When the five finished absorbing the Baleful Yin Energy, Wei He opened his eyes and revealed a satisfied smile. This is really great. If this continues, our Yin Essence Stage cultivation will be stronger. We will get several times more Baleful Yin Energy than before.
This is all thanks to Brother Wei He and Brother Feng Yun. Without the two of you working with us, we would not receive such benefits, the Flying Cloud Mountain Manors Tuoba Lang said with a smile.
Wei He said humbly, We still have to rely mainly on Brother Feng Yun. Without Brother Feng Yuns Lotus Sect Imprint, no matter how good my eyes are, they would be useless.
Wei Hes eyes were extraordinary, able to urately judge who recently absorbed Baleful Yin Energy or whopletely refined Baleful Yin Energy and merged it into their flesh.
With one look, Wei He could make out the difference and point out a target to the five.
This one month just started. When the time is up, we will all definitely advance to peak Yin Essence Stage.
The corpses of Bai Feng and Liu Ye had not turned cold yet and were still covered in fresh blood.
However, the five people sitting cross-legged were chatting happily, without a care.
Even the darkness of night could notpare to the hearts of these five.
The next morning, Xiao Chens trio was preparing to depart when Ao Jiao said from the Immortal Spirit Ring, Little Yellow Feather is about to break out of its shell.
The two of you, Ill go check things out first. Wait here for me, Xiao Chen said to Fei`er and Luo Nan after he turned around.
Luo Nan wished that Xiao Chen would go farther away, so that he could be alone with Fei`er. Hence, he quickly agreed.
Big Brother Xiao Chen, be careful, Fei`er reminded. She assumed that Xiao Chen was going to search for more ces containing Baleful Yin Energy.
After parting from the two and seeing no one else around, Xiao Chen took out the Golden Crow Egg.
He saw that cracks already covered it. Soon, the shell shattered.
Little Yellow Feather appeared with its wings spread out amid a golden me.
Arge amount of golden light spilled out. Having been ready for this long ago, Xiao Chen flung out his sleeves, and saber lights shot out, forming a saber formation for sealing, hiding all the mysterious phenomena.
When the light scattered, Little Yellow Feather, who had undergone a nirvanic rebirth, appeared before Xiao Chen and Ao Jiao.
Compared to the previous golden glistening little fellow, this time, Little Yellow Feather was covered in feathers that had a withdrawn golden glow. It looked very ordinary. All its brilliance and Divine Beasts might were hidden under the feathers.
Ao Jiao spread her hands and said joyfully, Little Yellow Feather, quicklye over.
Little Yellow Feather flourished its wings and flew happily to her, chirping endlessly.
Previously, when Little Yellow Feather was just born, it was like a baby. Ao Jiao was the one who raised it.
Xiao Chen knew that Little Yellow Feather was on very good terms with Ao Jiao, so he smiled faintly and did not interrupt their reunion.
After a while, Ao Jiao turned her head and said, Xiao Chen, Little Yellow Feather says that it can help search for Baleful Yin Energy. Such an extremely cold thing is of a shing attribute with it, so it can easily find Baleful Yin Energy.
When Xiao Chen heard this, he rejoiced. As an extreme Yang creature, the Golden Crow was naturally sensitive to Baleful Yin Energy, feeling ufortable around it.
Although Little Yellow Feather did not like Baleful Yin Energy, it was willing to do this; it could search much more easily than they could.
Nevertheless, after thinking for a while, Xiao Chen rejected, Im grateful for its kind intentions. However, it just hatched. I do not want it to take such a risk. I have my own ways to find Baleful Yin Energy.
Thats not what it meant. It said that there is a Yin-attributed energy that it especially detests. Even when hidden in the Immortal Spirit Ring, it could feel that energy. Hence, it needs to get rid of that energy.
Xiao Chenughed hoarsely. He had thought that the Golden Crows character had matured, showing care and concern for him.
Thats not right!
Suddenly, Xiao Chens expression changed. It must be the ten-thousand-year-old Baleful Yin Energy.
The thing that could make the Golden Crow ufortable even inside the Immortal Spirit Ring had to be the ten-thousand-year-old Baleful Yin Energy. Any other Baleful Yin Energy was not that horrifying.
Xiao Chen said with a grave expression, Ao Jiao, tell it that it must find the location of this Baleful Yin Energy. However, it must never take action alone. After it finds the location, just inform me at the fastest speed possible.
Seeing Xiao Chens expression, Ao Jiao quickly repeated the instructions to Little Yellow Feather several times before letting it go, although she remained worried.
Xiao Chen frowned and said, This little fellow wont mess around, right?
I already repeated the instructions many times. It probably wont mess around, Ao Jiao said somewhat uncertainly.
Xiao Chen shook his head. Never mind. Lets go back first. If any idents happen, we can just leave this Profound Yin Star.
In the following few days, Xiao Chen used his Dragon Seeking Art to search for ominous geography.
Perhaps he already exhausted his good fortune. After trying a few times, the three did not find any Baleful Yin Energy. Instead, they ran into danger several times.
Finally, ten dayster, just as Luo Nans forbearance was about to break, the three, fortunately, found thousand-year-old Baleful Yin Energy.
Xiao Chen did not say anything. No matter how Fei`er rejected, he pushed this Baleful Yin Energy onto her.
After Fei`er sessfully refined this Baleful Yin Energy, the three came out of the chasm.
Brother Wei He, there are three people over thereing out from underground. They seem to be Tianyi Sect disciples. See if they managed to gain anything.
Wei Hes group, which was searching for targets, happened to spot the three from a distance.
The Tianyi Sect...I have some impression of them. Let me take a look.
Wei He smiled faintly and shifted his gaze over.
Chapter 1579 (Raw 1561): Easy Counterkill
Chapter 1579 (Raw 1561): Easy Counterkill
When Wei He clearly saw the Tianyi Sects group, he nodded and said, They are indeed the Tianyi Sects disciples. That girl should have just refined some Baleful Yin Energy not long ago. Furthermore, that Baleful Yin Energy is of pretty good quality. All the Baleful Yin Energy that we previously absorbed cannotpare to it.
However, the Tianyi Sects people are not easy to deal with. This is especially so for that Ye Bai. He is someone that even three Primal Core Elders think highly of.
Indeed, out of so many people, that Ye Bai is the only one whom that old man chatted with for a while.
Should we attack?
The five hesitated somewhat. After all, while they were ruthless, they were not stupid.
Losing out on the prize, along with what they had, was not something that they were willing to do.
Just as everyone was hesitating and even considering giving up, a strange light shed in the eyes of the Lotus Sect Temples Feng Yun.
Feng Yun said, There is no need to tie yourselves into knots. No matter how powerful that Ye Bai is, he is just a Veritable Essence Stage cultivator. How strong can he be? At that time, we just need two people to dy him. The other three can deal with Luo Nan and that girl.
After weve dealt with the other two, the five of us can deal with Ye Bai together. By then, it will be easy.
Furthermore, Brother Wei He already said, the quality of the Baleful Yin Energy that girl absorbed is very high. Why shouldnt we take the risk?
Feng Yun came out with a string of reasons, tempting the other four.
After some deep thought, Wei He said, That Ye Bai is truly incredible. However, if we attack suddenly, just like we did to Bai Feng and Liu Ye, there is still a very good chance.
Soon, the five suggested some methods and started discussing the n.
The Lotus Sect Temples Feng Yun revealed a smile.
Since weve already made our decision, then there cannot be any gaps in the details of our ns, the Flying Cloud Mountain Manors Tuoba Lang said coldly.
Wei He nodded. Brother Tuoba is right. Otherwise, if we leave any future trouble, it will be problematic for us.
I feel that we should do it this way...
As Xiao Chens group of three walked out of the chasm, they did not know that someone was already targeting them.
Senior Brother Ye Bai, truly many thanks, indeed. Unexpectedly, I, Fei`er, would have such a day.
After refining an entire clump of Baleful Yin Energy, Fei`er was exceptionally happy.
You are too polite.
Xiao Chen did not think much of it. After all, he could not use the thousand-year-old Baleful Yin Energy, and coincidentally, he could give it to someone who needed it.
After Profound Yin Ind, Xiao Chen would be leaving very soon. By then, he would no longer interact with everyone.
Xiao Chen still needed to go to the Profound Light Great Realm and ask around for information. At the very least, he had to figure out where Ancestor Dragon City was.
Actually, Luo Nans opinion of Xiao Chen was already much improved. However, when he saw his junior sister consider Xiao Chen important, he felt unhappy from jealousy.
Lets go, lets go. Theres no need to say so much. Luo Nan forcefully interrupted the two.
Hey?
Xiao Chen stopped walking and raised his head, looking in front.
Whats wrong? Fei`er quickly asked.
Hahahaha! Brother Ye Bai, Brother Luo Nan, and Miss Fei`er, we meet again.
Just at this moment, Wei He led the other four in his group to appear before the three. What a coincidence! As the saying goes, It is a small world. We meet again, Wei He said with a smile, pretending to be happy.
Luo Nan had always been unhappy with this Wei He. Seeing the other appear so happy disgusted him.
Im not that familiar with you, yet you are smiling like a blooming flower. Who are you performing for?
Xiao Chen replied with a smile, Indeed. It is rather coincidental. It looks like Brother Wei He already found partners.
There was a saying, One does not extend ones hand to strike a smiling person. Xiao Chen was well aware of how to put on a superficial appearance.
Right, right. Let me make some introductions. Wei He said warmly, This is a brilliant disciple of the Lotus Sect Temple, this is the Flying Cloud Mountain Manors Tuoba Lang, and this is the Flying Snow Pces Young Master Yan.
I have long heard of Young Master Yes great name. Brother Ye Bai, how about we travel together? We just discovered some Baleful Yin Energy, but the ferocious beasts guarding it are somewhat hard to deal with, the Lotus Sect Temples Feng Yun suggested as he gave Xiao Chen a sincere look.
Fei`er immediately felt tempted by the proposal. Xiao Chen happened to need Baleful Yin Energy.
Just as Fei`er was about to say something, Xiao Chen projected his voice to the ears of Luo Nan and Fei`er: Do not show any changes in your expressions. Get ready to attack. Dont ask too much. This group of people is preparing to kill us. Do not show any mercy.
Xiao Chen did not like Wei He in the first ce. Wei Hes sudden appearance made him doubt that it was a coincidence. Now that Wei Hes side extended an invitation, Xiao Chen was sure that Wei Hes group was nning to kill them.
One clump of Baleful Yin Energy was already spread thin when shared by five people. Yet, they were nning to add three more?
How could there be such a good thing?
I understand. The sight of this group upsets me in the first ce, Luo Nan replied in secret. He felt somewhat excited. This was his first time entering the real world and experiencing such a thing.
What?! With Xiao Chens reminder, Fei`er was quickly startled to her senses as well. Then, she demanded angrily, How can these people be so vicious in their thinking?
After so many days of interaction, Fei`er had alreadye to believe in Xiao Chen unconditionally.
Fei`er was not stupid, either. After she calmed down and thought for a moment, she understood that something was off with these people.
Later, listen to my instructions. Ill kill Wei He first. With the two of you working together, that Tuoba Lang should not be able to block you.
As for Feng Yun, he was someone that Xiao Chen needed to kill. However, Xiao Chen still had some uses for him and would not make him the first target to be killed.
The three quickly discussed and soon came up with a countermeasure.
Wei He and the others were undoubtedly up to something.
Feng Yun continued, Brother Ye, are you not going to give us any face? We are very sincere about this.
Xiao Chen nodded and casually took a step forward. Then, he performed a cupped-fist salute at Wei He and said, Sorry, Brother Wei Ye, we are going to have to turn down your kind intentions.
Wei He smiled and said, Its fine, its fine. Brother Ye is too polite. If there are any opportunities in the future, lets cooperate then.
Although Wei He was smiling, he was cursing in his heart, This bastard is really not giving me face even though I showed him some. He is really wary. We should just attack directly.
Attack. Themand to attack was sent through voice projection, calling everyone to take action.
However, the one who attacked first was not them but Xiao Chen!
Xiao Chen had reached the optimal position much earlier. He did not give Wei He any time to react, instantlyunching the Sharp Spirit Finger at Wei Hes forehead.
The Sharp Spirit Finger was a Martial Technique unique to Xiao Chen, driving the energies of his body in one finger strike.
The power of two Cauldron Force, the Thunder Domain, the Ice Domain, and the vast sea of Veritable Essence Energy gathered at one point. The force was immense. Even a half-step Primal Core existence would find it hard to deal with.
Furthermore, Xiao Chen upied the best position, and his opponent was caught off guard.
The smile that Wei He put on had yet to fade when his lifeforce vanished; he copsed straight to the ground.
Wei He was thoroughly dead, showing no signs of life at all.
Fei`er and Luo Nan grew up in the sect from childhood. They worked very well together.
The instant Xiao Chen attacked, those two charged towards Tuoba Lang.
Whats going on?
Feng Yun, Young Master Yan, and their two allies revealed shocked expressions. How could Ye Bais group have charged over before they attacked?
Oh no, they figured out our n.
Dont hold back at all.
Kill them.
The remaining few reacted rather quickly. After the change in their expressions, they immediately executed their strongest moves.
Flying Snow Filling the Sky. The Flying Snow Pces Young Master Yan made his move.
Whoosh!
Countless strands of visible icy cold Qi directly encased Xiao Chen, causing the ambient temperature to drop sharply.
Young Master Yans cultivation of the will of ice was pretty good. He already condensed an Innate Ice Crystal.
Unfortunately, it was still weaker than Xiao Chens. Young Master Yan had notprehended a Domain yet.
Although Young Master Yan had notprehended a Domain, this Flying Snow Filling the Sky had many unique points to it.
Flying Snow Filling the Sky formed a great momentum, the momentum of a cold winter arriving and sealing everything under the sky in ice. This was especially so after ones cultivation reached the Yin Essence Stage. The Yin Essence Energy merged with the snow, making it even colder.
Xiao Chen entered deep thought. It seemed that the Martial Techniques of the outer realm had many things worth learning.
However, that was all. The other party was not skilled enough and could not bring out the essence of this move.
Lotus Flower Sword Art, Buddhas Rage!
Feng Yun ced his hands together and executed a sword art, sending out a ck sword light from his palm.
Immediately, a strong wind spread out, and lotus flowers flew around. A Buddha roared in the sky, amplifying the might of this sword light.
Ice Domain, open!
With a thought, Xiao Chen enclosed everywhere within one kilometer in his Ice Domain.
Young Master Yans Flying Snow Filling the Sky immediately and silently got assimted into the Ice Domain.
As for that strand of sword light, Xiao Chen gently waved his hand, and the Lunar Shadow Saber appeared.
Not even drawing the saber, he gently swung it around and used the scabbard to block the other partys sword light firmly.
Xiao Chen was someone whoprehended the Saber Great Dao. Against an opponent who had not evenprehended the Sword Dao and whose strength did not surpass his own by a considerable margin, dealing with such a sword light was like ying swords with children.
There were too many openings, and the sword move was unstable. It had no Dao Might at all and was readily scattered.
This battle was not very exciting.
Without much ado, the other party immediately lost two people. While Xiao Chen easily dyed two more people, Luo Nan and Fei`er dealt with their opponent.
This resulted in a three-versus-two fight.
Wei Hes group dreamed big, but in the end, they lost to Xiao Chen.
Without Xiao Chen putting in a lot of effort and with his deliberate restraint, only Feng Yun remained, bitterly holding on.
Xiao Chen needed to capture this person alive!
Chapter 1580 (Raw 1562): Little Yellow Feather in Danger
Chapter 1580 (Raw 1562): Little Yellow Feather in Danger
Wei Hes group of five tried to surround and kill Xiao Chens group. However, at this moment, only Feng Yun remained alive, still fighting Xiao Chen and desperately holding on.
The Lotus Sect Temple in the Purple Sun Region was subordinate to the ck Lotus Church. Although they were not closely rted, they received some news from the ck Lotus Church.
Feng Yun, who was fighting with Xiao Chen, felt very bitter.
The longer Feng Yun fought, the more fearful he felt. A sense of helplessness spread throughout his body.
No matter what powerful Martial Technique Feng Yun used, he was not even a threat to Xiao Chen, who easily broke every move he sent out.
Feng Yun was close to the peak of the Yin Essence Stage. However, before Xiao Chen, a Veritable Essence Stage cultivator, he felt like he was dancing in the other partys palms.
This was especially so after Xiao Chen drew his saber. Saber Might covered the ce, sealing off all paths of escape.
Lotus Flower Evasion!
After realizing that he could not fight his way out of this situation, Feng Yun suddenly vomited arge mouthful of blood, and his figure turned into tens of thousands of lotus flowers scattering in all directions.
Xiao Chen looked around, sizing them up and discovering that the lotus flowers were hard to differentiate from each other. There was no way for him to figure out where Feng Yun went.
I let him escape...
Xiao Chen felt somewhat depressed. He had thought that he had this Lotus Sect Temples Feng Yun firmly in his grasp.
On the other hand, Luo Nan was incredibly excited. He said, Five people surrounding us, but we killed four, and one fled. It looks like these people are only so-so.
Fei`er said calmly, Stop speaking nonsense. If not for Senior Brother Ye Bai reminding us to attack first, this battle would not have been this easy.
Xiao Chen nodded and said, These five were not that weak. If they had surrounded me, I would not have had much of an advantage. It is better to be more cautious in Profound Yin Inds inner area.
Senior Brother Ye Bai, what should we do now? Fei`er asked as she looked at Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen entered deep thought before replying, The two of you already absorbed aplete clump of Baleful Yin Energy each. You can be considered to have exceeded the purpose of this trip. I feel that you can go back first. It will be safer.
Fei`er quickly objected, No way. Senior Brother Bai Ye, you have not refined Baleful Yin Energy yet. How can we go just like that? Furthermore, even if you can find Baleful Yin Energy, we still need to guard you. Otherwise, what if you get injured by a ferocious beast? What will you do then?
Luo Nan did not say anything. He, too, did not feel good about leaving just like that.
Suddenly, Xiao Chens expression flickered, and he looked into the distance.
The faint connection between him and Little Yellow Feather allowed him to sense that the Golden Crow was currently fighting.
Furthermore, Little Yellow Feather was not in good condition.
Without thinking much, Xiao Chen rushed off in that direction.
Fei`er and Luo Nan did not know what happened, but they immediately followed.
There was a mountain range in the depths of Profound Yin Ind known as Profound Yin Mountain.
Mutated beasts roamed this mountain range. These beasts were strong and ferocious, making this ce a forbiddennd.
Few of the sect disciples seeking Baleful Yin Energy would go there, as there were too many ferocious beasts. Most of the people who went there never came back.
At this moment, arge bird radiating golden light from its entire body was flying around the mountain.
asionally, this bird would burst out in extremely raucousughter.
Roar!
The one roaring savagely was a ck ferocious beast that looked like a tiger. This beast possessed the strength of a half-step Primal Core cultivator.
Little Yellow Feather had pilfered a Thousand Leaf Fruit that that beast had guarded for five hundred years.
As this tiger-like beast roared furiously, hundreds of startled beasts in the mountains fled in fear.
The sound wave broke many trees in the forest.
Si! Si!
A one-kilometer-long snake on the ground eyed the golden bird in the sky coldly as it flicked its tongue in and out.
Everywhere it passed, cold Qi prated one hundred meters into the ground, turning the ground into frozen dirt.
This snake was incensed. The golden bird had raided its nest, barbequed its eggs, and eaten them.
There was also a huge golden-tailed eagle chasing after the golden bird. With a careful look, one would discover that half of the eagles golden tail feathers seemed to be burnt.
Aside from these, many ferocious beasts were rushing over on the mountain, all of them at peak Yang Essence Stage level.
A rough count showed that Little Yellow Feather had offended at least ten ferocious beasts.
When ferocious beasts reached such a level, they became very intelligent. Their rage was overwhelming; they wished that they could swallow Little Yellow Feather alive.
It appeared that Little Yellow Feather had gone too far.
Although Little Yellow Feather still could not speak, it was already very intelligent. As it looked around, it was somewhat startled.
It had offended too many ferocious beasts and was surrounded by them.
Even so, Little Yellow Feather moved about nimbly and unpredictably in the encirclement, dodging many attacks.
asionally, Little Yellow Feather even opened its mouth and spat out fire, burning these ferocious beasts and causing them to scream out in agony.
Even though this fellow clearly realized the danger, it still could not helpughing smugly.
When Xiao Chen arrived before Profound Yin Mountain, Fei`er and Luo Nan were both stunned.
Senior Brother Ye Bai, this Profound Yin Mountain is extremely dangerous. Before we came out, Master instructed us never to enter it. Fei`ers eyes darkened with worry.
Luo Nan listened carefully, hearing the livid roars of many scary ferocious beastsing from the mountain range.
Whats going on? The ferocious beasts in the mountain seem to be extremely angry. The startled Luo Nan involuntarily retreated a few steps.
Xiao Chen thought for a while before he pushed off the ground and slowly soared into the air to fly towards Profound Yin Mountain.
Fei`er shook her head but took off after him.
Junior Sister... Luo Nan was so frustrated that he gnashed his teeth. However, he had no choice but to follow.
Soon, the three saw ten-odd ferocious beasts surrounding Little Yellow Feather.
Startled, Luo Nan eximed, Damn! Where did this golden birde from? It looks swollen with arrogance!
Xiao Chen calmly exined, It is my spirit pet.
When Luo Nan heard that, he said in shock, Your spirit pet?
Fei`er asked directly, Senior Brother Ye Bai, are you going to save it?
Xiao Chen nodded, but his expression was somewhat unsightly. He got this little fellow to go look for the ten-thousand-year-old Baleful Yin Energy, but in just a matter of days, it caused such a big problem.
Luo Nan said sullenly, There are more than ten ferocious beasts, and one of them is a half-step Primal Core Realm Ink me Tiger. Isnt this too risky?
Screw that. Move back a little first.
Right after Xiao Chen said that, he descended quickly.
Human kid, what are you trying to do?
Xiao Chen had just descended when several voices rang out in his head.
He was not surprised. When ferocious beasts reached such a level, they would have a certain degree of intelligence.
That is my spirit pet. Im going to take it away. If it offended you in any way, I apologize on its behalf.
Fei`er and Luo Nan were both stunned that Xiao Chen, who had jumped down suddenly, did not get eaten by this group of ferocious beasts right away.
Having been tempered in the cruel wilderness for a long time, these ferocious beasts had very acute instincts.
When Xiao Chennded, several Yang Essence Stage ferocious beasts felt some fear in their hearts and hesitated. Although their hearts burned with rage, they did not act immediately.
That bastard barbequed my snake eggs. How can I let it go?
Itpletely burned down my nest in the mountain. I cannot tolerate that!
Scram. I must eat it alive.
A session of wrathful voice projections rang out in Xiao Chens head, causing a headache.
When Xiao Chen turned his head to look, Little Yellow Feather had already stopped at his side and turned into an obedient bird. He smiled and said, I had not discovered that you had such a talent. Truly incredible.
Little Yellow Feather puffed out its chest and shook its wings, thinking that Xiao Chen was praising it.
Kid, we ferocious beasts have an agreement with your sects. Profound Yin Mountain is a forbiddennd. We will not go down to eat the sect disciples, and the sects will not bother us.
The half-step Primal Core Realm Ink me Tiger took one step forward, exuding a tyrannical air that gave the impression of a supreme ruler. Then, it continued projecting its voice. Ill give you two choices: First, retreat obediently, and we will pretend that we never saw you. Second, remain, and we will eat your flesh and drink your blood to grow our cultivation.
The Ink me Tigers eyes flickered with an ominous light as it gazed coldly at Xiao Chen. Then, it red ferociously at Little Yellow Feather, which was now perching on his shoulder.
Little Yellow Feather had pilfered and eaten the Thousand Leaf Fruit that the Ink me Tiger guarded, so it quickly hid behind Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen turned his body and looked at the Ink me Tiger, then sent a voice projection. I will also give you two choices: First, you leave obediently and let us go. Second, stay, and I wont mind giving tiger meat a try.
Chapter 1581 (Raw 1563): Intense Battle
Chapter 1581 (Raw 1563): Intense Battle
Roar!
Xiao Chens taunt angered the tyrannical Ink me Tiger. It roared andunched itself at Xiao Chen.
The Ink me Tiger tore across the air, looking like a beam of ck light passing in a sh.
Nearly the next instant after the Ink me Tiger roared, its enormous body appeared before Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen was slightly startled. Unexpectedly, this Ink me Tiger was so fast.
He quickly executed the Fish Dragon Art in the time it took for a spark to fly. In the blink of an eye, he left many afterimages on the ground.
Crack! Crack!
The afterimages shattered. When Xiao Chen moved far away and stood firmly, two crisscrossing w marks appeared on his chest. Blood seeped through his white clothes and dyed it red.
Luo Nan eximed softly, How did this fellow cultivate his physical body? Even after the Ink me Tigerunched itself at him, he suffered only superficial injuries.
Senior Brother, what should we do now?
Fei`er felt very anxious. She was kind-hearted by nature. Upon seeing Xiao Chen, who helped her senior brother and her, in danger, she immediately felt worried.
When Luo Nan heard this, he quickly pulled Fei`er behind him. Then, he took a few steps back and said, At this moment, not helping is the best help. He was able to shock those Yang Essence Stage ferocious beasts with his air. This already exins a lot.
If we go down and help, those Yang Essence Stage ferocious beasts will immediately tear us apart. He will have to save us, and we will end up distracting him.
Believe in Xiao Chen. Since he dared to go down, he must be confident.
Although Luo Nan did not like that his junior sister was worried about Xiao Chen like that, for her sake, he still did his best tofort her.
Below, Xiao Chen looked at the wounds on his chest. The other partys ws were unexpectedly sharp, much sharper than the ws of the golden-patterned Demon Tone Bats.
He no longer dared to be careless. When facing a ferocious beast that was as strong as a half-step Primal Core cultivator, he needed to use his full power.
With the Ink me Tiger enraged, the other ferocious beasts did not dare to interfere.
This was good, as well. Sinceing to the Great Thousand Realms, Xiao Chen had never truly fought at full power.
He could use this battle to test his strength properly.
Xiao Chen waved his left hand, and the Lunar Shadow Saber appeared. Then, he raised his head and looked at that Ink me Tiger as he spread out his Dao Might.
The Ink me Tiger felt pressure, and it roared, somewhat irritated. As it roared, its ferocious aura intensified. Eventually, its aura formed dense ck smoke soaring into the clouds.
The guardians at Profound Yin Inds gathering point immediately sensed this development.
That group of ferocious beasts on Profound Yin Mountain is causing amotion again. Should we go and take a look?
What is there to see? There are always people who are not afraid of death every year, trying to go to Profound Yin Mountain. There is no need to bother ourselves with this matter. If we end up provoking those old monsters of Profound Yin Mountain intoing out, that would be truly problematic.
Thats true.
At Profound Yin Mountain, when Xiao Chen faced this Ink me Tiger that brought out all its ferocious aura, he felt some pressure. Then, he slowly condensed the might of his Great Dao into one point.
Roar!
The Ink me Tiger, which snarled endlessly, roared at Xiao Chen, sending its berserk aura to press down on him.
Dao! Xiao Chen called out gently. The Great Dao Energy that was condensed into a point soared ten meters. Then, his aura shed boldly with the Ink me Tigers.
Boom!
Amid a loud noise, the two berserk auras pushed against each other without giving way, colliding violently.
Ferocious beasts within fifty thousand kilometers fled in panic. Many birds took to the air.
Kill!
Xiao Chen drew his saber and joined the battle, taking the ferocious beast head-on.
There was no way to deal with it aside from being even more ruthlessmore ferociousthan the opponent.
Xiao Chen had experienced the baptism of his Emperors Road, the Demonic Cmity, and countless huge battles in his twenty years in the Kunlun Realm. His killing Qi was dense and heavy, far from what this Ink me Tiger could summon.
When the two auras shed, this Ink me Tigers ferocious aura was actually weaker than Xiao Chens.
Rumble...! The din of battle rang out continuously. One man and one beast fought furiously in this mountain forest. Xiao Chen used his wless Saber Technique together with the Yinyang Saber Domain and supported by Great Dao Energy.
He did not use Dharmic World, the Dragon Blood Soul Breaking Finger, or any of his other trump cards. He only relied on his skill with the saber and strong body.
Even so, Xiao Chen fought evenly with this Ink me Tiger, not inferior to it.
His white clothes became stained in blood. Wounds riddled his body.
However, his momentum did not decrease at all.
The more Xiao Chen fought, the braver and more ferocious he became.
Saber lights shed, reflecting the calm and ferocity in his eyes. The ferocious beasts watching were all stunned.
The Ink me Tiger was not in a good state, either. Although it was a ferocious beast, its thick fur and dense flesh giving it an advantage, Xiao Chens saber lights were supported by Great Dao Energy. Every attack prated the beasts body and was nigh unbearable. Its internal organs now had many tiny cracks.
Whoosh!
The man and beast fighting each other parted. The Ink me Tiger staggered back and crouched on its four legs, growling deeply and continuously.
Its savage nature waspletely on disy. As it opened its mouth to breathe, fierce ck mes leaped about its entire body.
In its memories, there never had been a sect disciple this ferocious and ruthless. While being at the Veritable Essence Stage, this person managed to reduce it to such a sorry state.
If the Ink me Tiger could not kill this white-d desman today, it would definitely lose its foothold in this Profound Yin Mountain.
Xiao Chen stood upright while holding up his saber. The Ink me Tiger before him was more difficult to handle than he had imagined.
Due to that fur, anyone in the Kunlun Realm would have difficulty breaking through its defense.
Furthermore, the Ink me Tigers speed was even faster than lightning.
Its sleek and streamlined figure gave it an innate speed advantage.
Xiao Chen had long been very confident in his Movement Technique.
However, all the wounds on his body were inflicted by the beast when it forcefully broke past his saber light using its speed.
Even so, everything remained within Xiao Chens control. He had yet to use a single one of his four trump cards.
If he used even one, he could immediately turn the situation around.
Xiao Chen let the blood drip off the tip of his saber. He only wanted to force out the potential of his body. If he could not even cope with a beast in this Great Thousand Realms, how was he to handle even stronger opponents in the future?
He revealed an evil grin. This time, he took the initiative to charge over.
wless Saber Technique, Heartbreaking Stance!
A tear opened in Xiao Chens heart, causing intense pain to rack his body. Then, he roared ferociously, pouring all his pain into this saber strike.
Crack!
An audible crack came from the Ink me Tigers chest, which blocked this saber strike.
However, the physical body of this beast was startlingly strong. Its heart was far sturdier than a humans heart and could not be severely injured so easily.
After the fight had gone on for so long, those Yang-Essence-Stage-level ferocious beasts had long since fled to a side already.
They were all frightened silly. None of them had expected the human youth that descended to be this ruthless.
As the saying went, Everything has its advantages and disadvantages. The Ink me Tigers physical body was very strong, even stronger than the Azure Dragon War Body that Xiao Chen cultivated.
After all, he had reached only the threshold of the Azure Dragon War Body and did not cultivate the Dragon Races even stronger Cultivation Techniques for tempering the body.
Hence, his physical body could notpare to the innately strong physical body of the Ink me Tiger, which had also been continuously tempered over time.
However, Xiao Chen had hisbat experience and exquisite Martial Techniques. The Ink me Tiger could not match him in those aspects.
As the battle dragged on, the Ink me Tigers disadvantage became clearer.
Eventually, Xiao Chen adjusted to the Ink me Tigers speed. More and more saber lights uratelynded on the Ink me Tigers body.
Dragon Subduing Stance!
Dragon Might spread out. Using the power of True Dragons, Xiao Chen executed the most berserk move of the wless Saber Technique.
Boom! In this head-on sh, the Ink me Tiger went flying back, and after it fell, it could no longer get up.
The Ink me Tiger struggled to stand up, but the force of the saber nearly shattered all its internal organs, causing blood to pour out of its mouth continuously.
No matter how hard the Ink me Tiger tried, it could not stand up. Its strength was drained, and it eventually had difficulty even moving.
Senior Brother, you really managed to kill this half-step Primal Core Realm ferocious beast!
Fei`er and Luo Nan flew over together and gave Xiao Chen incredulous looks.
This was especially so for Luo Nan. While he knew that Xiao Chen was strong, he never expected that Xiao Chen could fight something of the half-step Primal Core Realm.
Such an outstanding and talented genius would be an elite disciple in a Rank 3 sect or a legendary outstanding talent with the bloodline of one of the Great Deste Eons ten thousand races.
Luo Nan remembered how he kept mocking Xiao Chen, and felt very embarrassed, wanting to hide his face.
He was probably like a clown to the other party.
However, Fei`er did not think that much. She smiled and said, Senior Brother Ye Bai is truly incredible. What should we do with the corpse of this half-step Primal Core Realm ferocious beast?
The corpse of the Ink me Tiger was worth cities.
Xiao Chen casually wiped off the blood on his saber before looking around warily. He shook his head and replied, Dont touch it. There are even stronger ferocious beasts in this Profound Yin Mountain. They will be attracted here soon. We should leave first.
Actually, doing this was even more so a form of respect. Although this Ink me Tiger was not human, it was brave and unyielding.
It fought in a straightforward and upright manner, allowing Xiao Chen to thoroughly enjoy his fight and gain a lot.
Not touching its corpse was a form of respect.
When the group safely left this ce, Xiao Chen immediately started scolding Little Yellow Feather, which was in the Immortal Spirit Ring.
While he fought with the Ink me Tiger, this fellow sneaked back into the Immortal Spirit Ring and started boasting to Ao Jiao about the glorious deeds that it did on Profound Yin Mountain.
This nearly frustrated Xiao Chen to death.
Hehe! Xiao Chen, dont be angry. Little Yellow Feather said that it found the ten-thousand-year-old Baleful Yin Energy.
Chapter 1582 (Raw 1564): Land of Fortuitous Encounters
Chapter 1582 (Raw 1564): Land of Fortuitous Encounters
Little Yellow Feather found the ten-thousand-year-old Baleful Yin Energy?
Xiao Chen rejoiced in his heart. However, in the blink of an eye, he calmed down.
Little Yellow Feather had never been reliable in the way it did things.
Just look at the things that it did in Profound Yin Mountainstealing snake eggs, pilfering the herbs others were guarding, and burning down anothers nest.
No matter how Xiao Chen looked at it, he could not find it very believable.
Feeling doubtful, Xiao Chen asked, Is that ce safe?
It is safe, very safe. There is only a small snake there, Ao Jiao said.
Whether it was safe or not, Xiao Chen needed to rest first and recover his energy.
He let Fei`er and Luo Nan know before finding a rather isted ce. Then, he sat down cross-legged alone and recovered the energy that he had spent.
The earlier battle was truly delightful for Xiao Chen.
It allowed him to see his own strength clearly. Without touching his trump cards, he was almost on par with half-step Primal Core cultivators.
A victor would be hard to determine.
After all, a half-step Primal Core cultivator was smarter than a ferocious beast and had morebat experience.
No matter how savage a ferocious beast was, it would not be more dangerous than the hearts of men.
At the same time, Xiao Chen also came to realize the shorings of his Movement Technique.
While Xiao Chens Movement Technique was almost unparalleled in his generation, he had suffered greatly against this Ink me Tiger. The straightforward attacks of the other party were so fast that he struggled to deal with them.
His Movement Technique should still have much room for improvement.
Movement Techniques generally dealt with two aspects: speed and evasion.
Inspired by the Immortal fishes, the Fish Dragon Art focused on unpredictable and many changes, dodging within a small space. This could not be improved further.
The part that could be improved was likely its short bursts of movements, which was to say, pure speed.
Xiao Chens mind filled with thoughts. The scenes of the Ink me Tiger moving faster than lightning continuously yed in his mind.
There were many things that he could learn from them.
As Xiao Chen treated his injuries and recovered his energy, Feng Yun, who had executed a life-saving skill, reappeared.
Feng Yun looked pale like he was drained of blood, his body evidently severely weakened.
Clearly, he could not rashly execute that life-saving evasion skill. The price was very hard to bear.
How unlucky! To think that I had to execute a life-saving evasion skill because of a Veritable Essence Stage cultivator, Feng Yun said as he leaned against a rock wall, touching his wounds.
At the same time, many thoughts appeared in Feng Yuns head. He had recognized Xiao Chen much earlier as the person that the sect had issued an arrest order for.
Right now, Feng Yun somewhat understood why the order from the sect was not to get brash when meeting this person but just to report this persons location and wait for the ck Lotus Churchs Church Master to send people over.
One should know that the ck Lotus Church was not based in this astral region. Despite being so far away, the ck Lotus Churchs Church Master actually paid so much attention to this matter. This showed how extraordinary Xiao Chen was.
Originally, Feng Yun was thinking of capturing Xiao Chen alive and bringing him back to the sect to im merits. However, it looked like doing so was impossible.
Now, Feng Yun just wanted to return alive and report the news about Xiao Chen.
What is this ce? It is frighteningly cold, Feng Yun said suspiciously, tightly clutching his clothes.
Back then, when fleeing for his life, Feng Yun had casually picked a direction and flown for a long time.
Hence, he did not even know where he was now.
There was a small river not far away.
Strange, this is just ordinary river water. Why are the surroundings so frighteningly cold?
Feng Yun startled awake. Only now did he discover that the ce he was in was extremely deste, nearly unheard-of before.
After checking the river, he did not discover anything unusual.
Just as he was feeling bewildered, he stumbled and fell directly into the river.
The turbulent river water immediately pushed Feng Yun to the bottom.
Bone-chilling cold Qi assaulted him, promptly freezing his body.
Oh no, I was severely injured by Xiao Chen in the first ce; then, I risked my life to use my evasion skill, resulting in further injuries. Could it be that I, Feng Yun, will drown and die here?
Although dazed, Feng Yun still managed to retain a trace of his consciousness, doing his best not to faint.
Ssh! After some time, Feng Yun coughed a few times, spewing outrge mouthfuls of cold water.
The water had washed him up where the river was shallow. In a fluster, he hurriedly crawled up in a sorry state.
After Feng Yun calmed down and recovered some energy, hisplexion recovered significantly.
Then he looked around cautiously and continued walking downstream. After a while, he revealed a shocked expression.
Baleful Yin Energy!
Feng Yun sensed an extremely dense clump of Baleful Yin Energy. He had never encountered such strong Baleful Yin Energy before.
Even from so far away, it could make him tremble in fear.
Then, Feng Yun thought about a rumor of Profound Yin Ind. He quivered, trembling in excitement.
Could it be ten-thousand-year-old Baleful Yin Energy? Even if it is not, it is at least several thousand years old.
When one survives a cmity, there will be a blessingter. Is this my, Feng Yuns, fortuitous encounter?
Just as Feng Yun was about to walk over, he stopped calmly. No, even if I were in my peak state, it would not be easy for me to obtain one-thousand-year-old Baleful Yin Energy, what more in my current state. Furthermore, this might be ten-thousand-year-old Baleful Yin Energy.
Even if the fortuitous encounter was great, one needed to survive in order to enjoy it.
It will not be possible with just me alone. I have to work with others. I need to get the strongest experts from the various sect disciples that came. Otherwise, no matter how manye, all of them will die.
Many candidates appeared in Feng Yuns mind.
For example, the Clear Feather Sects First Senior Brother, who was much more powerful than Wei He. There was the Flying Snow Pces Liu Mu and the Flying Cloud Mountain Manors Tuoba Yun...
[TL Note: This Tuoba Yun is different from the one that first appeared in Chapter 631.]
These were the disciples of the variousrge sects who were functioning as shepherds for their sects on Profound Yin Ind. At this moment, they should be leading their juniors in adventuring.
Aside from having to seek out gains for themselves, they were also responsible for their juniors.
It is settled, then.
After making up his mind, Feng Yun left behind a mark and quickly left.
Even with one hundred people, ten-thousand-year-old Baleful Yin Energy was still a great opportunity. There was no fear of splitting it with too many people.
On the other side, after Xiao Chens group rested, they flew quickly, with Little Yellow Feather leading them.
Luo Nan raved, It really is the ten-thousand-year-old Baleful Yin Energy? That is a great opportunity!
Fei`er rolled her eyes at Luo Nan and said, Why are you so excited? Just properly guard Big Brother Xiao Chenter. Dont even think about the ten-thousand-year-old Baleful Yin Energy. Big Brother Xiao Chen already helped us find Baleful Yin Energy over one thousand years old. That is a very rare opportunity already.
Xiao Chen smiled when he heard that. He quite liked Fei`ers character: innocent, naive, and grateful.
As for Luo Nan, although he was rather disrespectful, that was only due to jealousy.
Luo Nans character was not bad.
With the two of them helping to guard him, he could indeed rest assured.
Xiao Chen, why do you not seem excited at all? Luo Nan asked, finding Xiao Chens calm expression strange.
Even though Luo Nan had no share in the ten-thousand-year-old Baleful Yin Energy, he was incredibly excited.
To think that Xiao Chen could remain calm! His mental state was as cid as a thousand-year-old well.
One day, when you have experienced as many things as I have, you will be like me, Xiao Chen said serenely with a faint smile.
Luo Nans lips twitched as he said, You make it sound like you have experienced a lot of things. Oh, right, your yellow bird, where is that from? I cant figure out what bird it is. It looks scrawny and not at all impressive, yet it is very arrogant. To think that it really managed to find the ten-thousand-year-old Baleful Yin Energy!
Boom!
Right after Luo Nan said that, a clump of fire came flying over. Catching him off guard, it burned off half of Luo Nans hair.
Startled, Luo Nan jumped up and down. He had to put in a lot of effort before he managed to extinguish the mes.
Junior Sister, dont stop me. Today, I must teach this yellow bird a lesson!
In the blink of an eye, Luo Nan lost half his hair, and his head smelled charred, with smokeing off it. This frustrated him considerably.
As Fei`er helped Luo Nan tidy up his hair, she smiled and said, Senior Brother, Im not stopping you. However, that bird even dared to provoke ten-odd ferocious beasts in one go. Are you sure you want to seek trouble with it?
Hey, Big Brother Xiao Chen came to a stop. He should have reached the location already. Lets quickly go and see.
In ordance with Little Yellow Feathers directions, the three jumped into the river and followed it all the way underground.
Gurgle!
Water sshed up, and three figures leaped out of the river. They were all so cold that they shivered.
Xiao Chen closed his eyes and sensed for a moment. When he opened his eyes again, he looked in the direction of the dark, unknown area. Then he said, It is indeed ten-thousand-year-old Baleful Yin Energy. The ce where it is hiding is really obscure.
Chapter 1583 (Raw 1565): Subduing the Baleful Yin Energy
Chapter 1583 (Raw 1565): Subduing the Baleful Yin Energy
At the end of the underground river, there was a pitch-dark cave. The aura of dense Baleful Yin Energy came from it.
As the three walked to the mouth of the cave, they found that the aura had already formed a berserk baleful wind.
This strong wind was like knives and even contained icy Baleful Yin Energy.
When standing at the cave mouth, Luo Nan and Fei`er both felt a strong pressure.
If not for their strength having reached the Yin Essence Stage through the absorption of Baleful Yin Energy over one thousand years old, they would have had a very hard time entering the cave.
Big Brother Xiao Chen, the baleful wind in this ce is really strong. Be careful while walking in front.
Fei`er found speaking somewhat difficult and walking even more so.
Junior Sister, are you alright? Luo Nan looked worriedly at Fei`er as he stood in front of her to block the wind.
Suddenly, the pressure decreased. The two felt that the Baleful Yin Energy in the wind had weakened significantly; now, it was almost negligible.
It turned out to be the work of Xiao Chen. He had sent out Dao Might and blocked the Baleful Yin Energy by himself.
Luo Nan felt startled as he looked at Xiao Chen in front. Xiao Chen had a faint disk of light behind him. Even though they were in darkness, it did not look remarkable.
However, no one dared to look at that weak light directly. Doing so felt like their eyes were being pierced by a saber light.
This light again? What Martial Technique is this? Or is it some kind of state? It feels like there are signs of saber intent in it. However, at the same time, it doesnt. Where exactly did this Xiao Chene from?
When Xiao Chen fought with the Ink me Tiger, he had released this Dao Might, instantly suppressing the Ink me Tigers berserk aura.
Now, Xiao Chen unleashed his Dao Might again, easing the pressure on the two. This surprised Luo Nan.
Hehe! Big Brother Xiao Chen is really incredible. Senior Brother, lets leave a restriction here to prevent anyone froming in.
Right!
Luo Nan withdrew his gaze and nodded somewhat distractedly. Then, together with Fei`er, he started building a formation at the entrance.
The Tianyi Sect had some umtions in the area of formations, and the two were rather skilled at it.
Xiao Chen turned his head back and watched them from a distance. He felt that the restriction that the two were setting up was much stronger than what he learned in the Kunlun Realm.
He could not help thinking to himself, The Martial Dao inheritance of the Great Thousand Realms is much stronger than that of the Kunlun Realm.
Furthermore, this is just a Rank 1 sect. How strong exactly are Rank 2 and Rank 3 sects?
What is Ancestor Dragon City, where Liu Ruyue is, like?
Xiao Chen turned back to look cautiously to the front. However, he did not discover the little snake that Little Yellow Feather mentioned.
He wanted Little Yellow Feather toe out and point the snake out to him. However, no matter what, the Golden Crow refused. It detested this kind of cold environment.
Whileying the formation, Luo Nan became somewhat distracted as he looked at Fei`ers face.
He had entered the Tianyi Sect together with Fei`er and had fallen in love with this junior sister at first sight.
However, his junior sister Fei`er was kind and beautiful. Many people pursued her in the sect.
Among which were senior brothers who were even more excellent than Luo Nan.
However, fortunately, his junior sister never epted any of them. She even maintained a certain distance from those people. This made him, who had an inferiorityplex, feel somewhat better, even secretly delighted.
At least, his junior sister still liked being with him.
However, when Xiao Chen appeared, everything seemed to change. Luo Nan kept belittling Xiao Chen, even coldly mocking him time and time again.
This was merely due to a sense of danger stirring in his heart, making him feel like he was notparable to the other party. Furthermore, his junior sister seemed to be overly concerned about Xiao Chen.
More importantly, Luo Nan realized that he was truly notparable to Xiao Chen, even far from beingparable to him.
No matter what aspect it was, mental state, strength, air...
Junior Sister, I have something I want to say to you, Luo Nan, who was currentlyying a formation, suddenly said to Fei`er.
Fei`er was somewhat busy, so she did not look up. Senior Brother, what is it?
Do you feel that I am uselesspared to Xiao Chen? Luo Nan whispered after he drummed up some courage, blushing somewhat.
Fei`er stopped what she was doing and put on a serious expression as she looked up. Senior Brother, why do you feel that way?
I... Luo Nan did not know how to answer. He had a lot of things that he nned to say, but he could not get any of them out.
Fei`er smiled strangely and said, Senior Brother, what are you trying to say?
Fighting the conflict in his heart, after a while, Luo Nan whispered, I feel that Junior Sister is a rather good match with Xiao Chen.
After saying that, Luo Nan no longer dared to look at Fei`ers face.
Fei`ers smile immediately vanished, her expression instantly turning cold. This is what Senior Brother wants to say to me?
When Luo Nan heard that, he felt that something was wrong. He looked up and said, N...no, whats wrong?
Nothing. I dont want to speak right now. Then, Fei`er went silent, not saying anything more.
Following that, both of them turned silent. When Fei`er stopped speaking, Luo Nans heart felt empty. However, he did not know what to say nor how he had angered his junior sister.
After the three traveled for about three kilometers, the baleful wind strengthened. Xiao Chen looked over his shoulder and said, Luo Nan, Fei`er, the two of you should stay here. Go no further. The ten-thousand-year-old Baleful Yin Energy should be close.
Fei`er nodded and surprisingly did not say anything in reply.
However, Luo Nan said, Go on, then. The two of us will stand guard here. We guarantee that we will not let anything interrupt you from absorbing the Baleful Yin Energy.
Xiao Chen felt that the two were behaving rather strangely. However, this should be a personal matter, and he was not in a good position to say anything.
So, he nodded and thanked the two. Then, after some thought, he made Little Yellow Feathere out and stand guard as well.
It was better to be safe than sorry.
Nothing could be allowed to go wrong with absorbing the ten-thousand-year-old Baleful Yin Energy. Otherwise, Xiao Chen would not be able to withstand the rebound.
Xiao Chen was getting increasingly closer to the ten-thousand-year-old Baleful Yin Energy. Although his vision was obstructed, he could feel that he was already quite near.
After a while, he raised his Dao Might to the peak, bearing the immense force of the baleful wind. In this dim space, he saw the ten-thousand-year-old Baleful Yin Energy hidden on a stone tform at the limit of his vision.
The color of that Baleful Yin Energy was very dense, very frighteningly ck.
It looked like a ck whirlpool that Xiao Chen once saw in the Starry Heavens. As it spun, strands of ck lightshed the surroundings like lightning.
This formed an isted area, protecting the Baleful Yin Energy.
The ck Baleful Yin Energy spun like a tornado in the quiet space. Suddenly, two clumps of green mes lit up in the whirlpool.
The glossy green light looked like eyes in the Baleful Yin Energy, startling Xiao Chen.
Rumor had it that this Baleful Yin Energy had already gained intelligence.
Could that be true?
Whoosh!
With a sh of ck light, the ten-thousand-year-old Baleful Yin Energy quickly bored into the ground.
The answer was clear without needing to be said. The ten-thousand-year-old Baleful Yin Energys reaction confirmed the validity of that rumor.
You want to leave? Its not that easy.
Having reached this point after much difficulty, Xiao Chen naturally would not let the ten-thousand-year-old Baleful Yin Energy go.
A Divine Weapon shot out, and an intense explosion urred where the ten-thousand-year-old Baleful Yin Energy was.
The ground burst, sending dirt flying into the air. The ten-thousand-year-old Baleful Yin Energy was forcefully sted out.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Explosions rang out continuously. Every time the ten-thousand-year-old Baleful Yin Energy tried to flee, Xiao Chen forced it out.
While the Baleful Yin Energy fled very quickly, it was not as fast as Xiao Chens saber light.
Xiao Chens Spiritual Sense was spread all over the ce. Every movement of the ten-thousand-year-old Baleful Yin Energy was within his grasp.
Although the nature of this ten-thousand-year-old Baleful Yin Energy was ferocious, it was also intelligent. However, it was clear that its intelligence had not matured yet. Compared to Xiao Chen, it was just a child.
You cant escape.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly and spread out his Taiji Saber Domain, encasing everywhere within ten kilometers.
The ten-thousand-year-old Baleful Yin Energy turned into a clump of extremely pitch-dark light moving all around.
However, the surroundings were encased by his Saber Domain, which was like a steel wall, preventing the ten-thousand-year-old Baleful Yin Energy from boring into the ground.
Dao! Xiao Chen called out softly, gathering the Dao Might in a certain direction, towards the ten-thousand-year-old Baleful Yin Energy.
The Dao Might was like an invisible mountain range pressing down on the struggling ten-thousand-year-old Baleful Yin Energy, greatly constricting its mobility.
As Xiao Chen moved closer, step by step, he forcibly reduced the ten-thousand-year-old Baleful Yin Energys area of activity.
Condense! When Xiao Chen found an opportunity, he condensed the Great Dao Energy into a point and stepped forward,pletely suppressing the ten-thousand-year-old Baleful Yin Energy.
The ck Baleful Yin Energy whirled around berserkly. Then, it shot out a strong knife-like wind.
This disyed the Baleful Yin Energys raging emotions.
There were even traces of malicious electric light amid the strong wind. With one touch, one would feel pain.
The ten-thousand-year-old Baleful Yin Energy hid in a corner, looking like an irate hedgehog ring at Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen entered deep thought. This ten-thousand-year-old Baleful Yin Energy is not that easy to deal with.
The previous clumps of Baleful Yin Energy had not been as crafty and nimble as this. Absorbing and refining them had just been slightly dangerous. If Xiao Chen did not have some tricks up his sleeves, he really would not be able to subdue it.
The energy of the Thunder Domain gathered in Xiao Chens palm. Then, it merged with the energy of the Ice Domain as a drop of dragon blood came out.
Boom! When the three energiesbined, Xiao Chen ferociously threw a palm strike.
With the suppression of absolute force, it shattered all the electric wind des shooting over.
This strike seriously injured the ten-thousand-year-old Baleful Yin Energy, which was already suppressed by the Dao Might and severely weakened.
Xiao Chen took this opportunity to open his palm and abruptly suck the ten-thousand-year-old Baleful Yin Energy over and into his body.
The berserk energy instantly surged around his body like a wild horse running amok, impossible to tame.
As for the rest, it now depended on how capable Xiao Chen was in absorbing, refining, and then advancing to the Yin Essence Stage.
At the same time, Feng Yun led a group of unwee guests underground.
Chapter 1584 (Raw 1566): Chaos Everywhere
Chapter 1584 (Raw 1566): Chaos Everywhere
At this moment, the Lotus Sect Temples Feng Yun was glowing and smiling. He was in a very good mood as he led three peak Yin Essence Stage cultivators downstream.
What an obscure ce. This area is very deste and isted in the first ce. Most people would note here. To think that there is an even more concealed area further down, apletely different world!
The one who spoke was the Clear Feather Sects Fang Yun, Wei Hes senior brother. This time, he was the one shepherding the Clear Feather Sect disciples.
Fang Yuns talent was much greater than Wei Hes.
It is truly apletely different world. Who could have expected there to be a secret passageway at the bottom of the river? Brother Feng Yun, was it really a coincidence that you found this ce? Flying Snow Pces Liu Mu, the other person at the side, eyed Feng Yun suspiciously.
Feng Yuns heart immediately sank. He could not afford to offend any of these three people. It was no exaggeration to say that they were the top three of the hundred-odd elite disciples here.
Each of these people was highly trusted by their sects and was tasked with protecting their juniors.
Without a certain level of strength, how could they be so trusted?
Feng Yun quickly exined, I really found this ce by ident. Something happened, and I coincidentally discovered it.
Haha! Brother Wang, lets not make things difficult for Brother Feng Yun. He is willing to share the news of this ce with us. We should be thanking him instead, thest person, a stocky man,ughed imposingly.
This was the Flying Cloud Mountain Manors Tuoba Yun. He was exceptional in Movement Techniques, Leg Techniques, and his physical body.
Liu Mu smiled and said, I was just casually saying. Brother Feng Yun even swore on this. How can I doubt him?
The Clear Feather Sects Fang Yun nodded and said, Thats right. Lets not argue anymore. Even with the four of us, we will not be able to fully absorb ten-thousand-year-old Baleful Yin Energy. There is no need to argue over this or scheme. We should just work together.
The amount of energy contained in ten-thousand-year-old Baleful Yin Energy was tremendous.
Of course, it was different for someone like Xiao Chen, a person with the bloodline of one of the Great Deste Hundred Races and deep umtions.
Some people ended up bloated when they overate. However, others could eat a lot and perfectly digest it all, nourishing themselves.
This was the advantage of having deep umtions.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
The four continued advancing along the river. Soon, they felt an icy wind and immediately revealed smiles on their faces.
Suddenly, Feng Yuns expression wavered slightly. He raised his hand to rein in everyone. Stop for a while.
Whats wrong? The three looked at Feng Yun.
Something is off. Feng Yun took one small step, feeling suspicious. The cold wind is much weaker than when I first came. The difference is like the sky and the ground, starkly different from back then.
What! His threepanions were all startled, feeling it was somewhat strange.
The Flying Snow Pces Liu Mus face sank as a murderous intent shed in his eyes. He demanded angrily, Feng Yun, are you making fools of us?
The Clear Feather Sects Fang Yun quickly said, Dont get agitated. No matter what, Brother Feng Yun would not have the courage to fool the three of us at the same time. He should be telling the truth. The most important reason is that I do feel the remnant energy of very dense and strong Baleful Yin Energy!
The other two sensed their surroundings for a while and noticed the same thing. That seems to be true.
You are truly the Clear Feather Sects Senior Brother Fang. Your Mental Energy is much stronger than ours. Feng Yun released his bated breath and quickly ttered Fang Yun.
Fang Yun was indeed the strongest among these three. He was the first person that Feng Yun approached.
After walking for a few kilometers, the group arrived at the cave, and their expressions turned grave.
Theres a restriction. Fang Yun frowned slightly. Then, he added, This formation is rather impressive. It looks like someone else came in before us.
Feng Yuns expression changed drastically. Thats impossible.
How could that be impossible? Little Yellow Feather found this ce first, to begin with. Feng Yun only found it by coincidence.
This looks like the Tianyi Sects formation. It should be Luo Nan and Fei`er, as well as that Ye Bai! The Flying Cloud Mountain Manors Tuoba Yun analyzed after taking a look.
After Feng Yun heard Ye Bais name, fear shed across his face as he involuntarily shrank back a little.
Liu Mus eyes were very sharp, so he asked, Brother Feng Yun, whats wrong?
Feng Yun tried to gloss over his previous expression with a smile. Nothings wrong. I think that Ye Bai is not easy to deal with. I should be more cautious.
The Clear Feather Sects Fang Yun nodded and said seriously, The judgment of a Major Primal Core cultivator should not be wrong. That Ye Bai is definitely not easy to deal with. However, since we are here already, we definitely will not retreat.
Fang Yun spoke with pride written on his face. Clearly, while he acknowledged Ye Bai, he was also very confident in his own strength.
Tuoba Yun smiled and said, It is just one Ye Bai. How can he scare the three of us? At worst, we will just kill Luo Nan and his junior sister. It is not impossible for us to share the ten-thousand-year-old Baleful Yin Energy equally.
Thats right. He will not be able to swallow up the ten-thousand-year-old Baleful Yin Energy alone. If he is not wise, I dont mind killing him as well!
The few were very prideful and did not care too much.
Ye Bai was quite strong, but the three of them were not weak, either. Their cultivation was even one grade higher than Ye Bais.
For the sake of ten-thousand-year-old Baleful Yin Energy, such a risk was worth it, possibly even negligible.
Come, lets break the formation together!
Fang Yun was skilled and bold. He immediately led the way into the formation.
Just as the four entered the formation, sshes came from the underground river as three ferocious beasts leaped out.
One was a demonic ck ape standing tall, one was a twin-headed, malicious hound, and one was a huge, blue lion.
Among them, the demonic ck ape was the strongest, a match for a newly advanced Primal Core cultivator. The other two ferocious beasts could rival the ck Ink Tiger that Xiao Chen fought earlier.
It has been more than one hundred years since Lord Jiao Snake forbade any ferocious beasts from approaching this ce. Why would it have use here to kill someone today?
Perhaps even Lord Jiao Snake cannot kill the person who came?
The twin-headed, malicious hound and the blue lionmunicated through voice projections.
The demonic ck ape said indifferently, Dont overthink. Lord Jiao Snake is able to negotiate directly with those sect elders. If it were someone that it could not handle, it definitely would not get us to do it. It must be concerned about something else.
Right, lets carry out Lord Jiao Snakes instructions without dy. After that, we will definitely receive great rewards!
The three strong ferocious beasts stoppedmunicating and carefully headed forward.
Inside the formation within the cave, the hearts of Luo Nan and Fei`er, who were giving each other the cold shoulder, sank at the same time. Then, they exchanged nces: someone wasing!
Luo Nan immediately checked, and his expression changed slightly. Its Fang Yun, Tuoba Yun, Liu Mu, and the Lotus Sect Temples Feng Yun.
Fei`er said rather anxiously, This is not good. They are all very hard to handle.
Aside from Feng Yun, this pair of senior brother and junior sister could not deal with any one of the others.
The two had promised Xiao Chen that they would not leave this spot. This made their situation extremely dangerous.
Chirp! Chirp! Chirp! Chirp!
Little Yellow Feather appeared very solemn. It looked around while beside Luo Nan, acting as if the situation was not good.
Feeling frustrated, Luo Nan pushed Little Yellow Feather aside and said, Little bird, stop messing around. Go y with fire at the side.
The moment Fang Yun and his group stepped into the formation, Xiao Chen, who was anxiously refining the ten-thousand-year-old Baleful Yin Energy, immediately sensed them.
His mental state fluctuated as a result.
Xiao Chens Spiritual Sense was much stronger than the Mental Energy of Fei`er and Luo Nan. He grasped all the movements of everything nearby.
However, right now, all he could do was wait anxiously.
Feng Yun again? This Lotus Sect Temple fellow is truly a cockroach.
If I had known, I would have just used a trump card and not have given the other party a chance to flee. Perhaps this would not have happened.
He was at a crucial moment in refining this ten-thousand-year-old Baleful Yin Energy. If things went wrong, he might die from his body exploding.
The ten-thousand-year-old Baleful Yin Energy possessed very vast energy in the first ce. Furthermore, it had already gained intelligence, which made it even harder to deal with.
It was like having a thousand unruly wild horses that he needed to tame one by one.
Just this alone kept Xiao Chen busy; he could not afford to be distracted.
Furthermore, if someone attacked him, interrupting him, he would definitely fail the refinement; he might even die here.
However, just these alone would not shake Xiao Chens mental state.
The main thing was that the other three people who appeared were powerful. Even with the aid of a formation, Fei`er and Luo Nan were no match for them.
If the two left, Xiao Chen would still be at peace. If they ended up dying here to protect him, he would not be able to remain at peace.
With all sorts of thoughts distracting him, fluctuations in his mental state were inevitable.
Just at this moment, that ten-thousand-year-old Baleful Yin Energy noticed Xiao Chens mental state wavering. Grabbing this opportunity, it struggled free of Xiao Chens restraints and barged into Xiao Chens sea of consciousness.
This ruthless and ferocious Baleful Yin Energy actually wanted to fight to the death. It wanted to flip the situation around and directly swallow Xiao Chens soul, trying to seize Xiao Chen!
Chapter 1585 (Raw 1567): Breaking Through the Veritable Essence Stage
Chapter 1585 (Raw 1567): Breaking Through the Veritable Essence Stage
At the mouth of the cave, Fang Yun, who was skilled and bold, took the lead in entering the formation.
There were threeyers of formations within the restriction. The firstyer was a bewilderment formation; then, there were twoyers of killing formations. Combined, they posed a great threat.
However, since Fang Yun dared to enter, he clearly thought of a countermeasure.
After the four stepped into the formation, the scene before them immediately changed radically, hazy, white fog encasing them.
asionally, wind blew in the fog, interfering with their perception.
Fang Yun took in their surroundings before saying, This bewilderment formation is not too impressive. Give me some time, and I can break it. There is no need to panic. Just calmly deal with it.
No matter how strong the formation was, the people whoid it were Luo Nan and Fei`er. So, it would not be ridiculously strong.
The four possessed outstanding strength. Fang Yun, Liu Mu, and Tuoba Yun were sufficient to deal with the situation. As for the Lotus Sect Temples Feng Yun, he walked at the back without needing to do much.
Junior Sister, activate bothyers of killing formations with me and spread them apart.
Alright.
Fei`er nodded gently and formed hand seals with both hands, her expression grave.
Crack!
Amid the hazy white fog, an overwhelming sea wave suddenly surged over from in front, towering to the sky. It was scary and startling as it rushed over, looking like it would swallow everything up.
Paltry tricks!
The Flying Snow Pces Liu Mu did not show any fear in the face of the impending danger. Instead, he smiled coldly as he threw a palm strike just as the overwhelming sea wave was about to arrive.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
This palm strike kicked up a boundless cold wind. The wind also contained crystalline snowkes that flickered with flowing light.
When the thousands of snowkes entered the sea wave, they gradually slowed it.
Soon, the sea wave looked like it was moving in slow motion before finally freezingpletely.
Bang!
Tuoba Yun charged forward ferociously and kicked. The frozen sea wave immediately shattered into thousands of pieces.
However, before the group could be happy, the moment the ice shattered, a tornado came from each side, whirling rapidly.
The few hastily tried to dodge. However, when they looked around, they discovered that their formation was messed up.
Dont panic. Protect yourselves. Ill immediately break the bewilderment formation.
Just as Tuoba Yun and the others were somewhat flustered, Fang Yuns calm voice rang out by their ears.
Whoosh!
A cool breeze blew, and Fang Yun broke some nodes of the bewilderment formation. The dense fog instantly dispersed significantly, and the separated people soon calmed down.
Dont let Fang Yun break the bewilderment formation! Luo Nan panicked. Unexpectedly, Fang Yun was so strong.
If this went on without any interference, the bewilderment formation would be broken right away.
Once the bewilderment formation was broken, the twoyers of killing formations would notst long against the three strong opponents.
Then, Luo Nan and Fei`er would end up getting ughtered.
Tuoba Yun and Liu Mu were already hard to handle. With Fang Yun added, the oue was clear.
Luo Nan gave Fei`er a look. Then, Fei`er nodded and slowly formed hand seals.
A strand of killing Qi tore through the fog amid the bewilderment formation, piercing towards Fang Yun, who was focused on breaking the formation.
Dang!
Fang Yun raised a hand and shattered this strand of killing Qi, only to discover that it was just an illusion.
Fang Yun, you fell for it, Luo Nan rejoiced in his heart. Then, his figure appeared behind Fang Yun, thrusting his sword as fast as lightning.
Who knew, something strange happened. Luo Nans sword pierced through Fang Yun, but it was also an illusion.
Just as Luo Nan hastily retreated, Fang Yun suddenly appeared from the left andnded a palm strike on his shoulder, sending him flying back and vomiting blood.
Trying to trick me? You two are too inexperienced.
Seeing the other party retreating into the dense fog, Fang Yun smiled faintly and did not give chase.
Outside the cave, the three ferocious beasts rushed over. When they saw the restriction covered in dense fog, they cautiously chose to stop.
At their level, these ferocious beasts were no longer mindless wild beasts.
There are sounds of a fight. It looks like there is more than one group of people.
I wonder which group Lord Jiao Snake wants us to kill?
The demonic ck ape said in a voice projection, Since it did not specify, lets kill them all. However, there is no need to rush for now. These sect disciples are extraordinarily strong. We should wait until they have killed and weakened each other first before going in.
Right.
After some discussion, they decided to watch, waiting to take advantage of the two groups fighting unaware of the looming danger. These ferocious beasts were rather wise.
Oh no, Fei`er and Luo Nan cant hold out for long.
The situation in the restriction startled Xiao Chen, who was currently fighting to the death with the ten-thousand-year-old Baleful Yin Energy. Unexpectedly, the situation would take such a turn for the worse.
The bewilderment formation had already broken. With three attacking, the twoyers of killing formations showed signs of crumbling at any moment.
Luckily, Little Yellow Feather suddenly attacked, catching the enemy off guard. Otherwise, the situation would be worse.
At this moment, Xiao Chen was rather anxious but could not afford any distraction.
The malicious spirit of the Baleful Yin Energy was waging war in his sea of consciousness while the Baleful Yin Energy rampaged in his bodyhe faced problems on two fronts.
If he did not have to tame the Baleful Yin Energy, using his strong Soul Energy to kill the spirit of this ten-thousand-year-old Baleful Yin Energy would be easy.
However, he still had to refine the ten-thousand-year-old Baleful Yin Energy, which gave the spirit in his sea of consciousness a chance to wreak havoc.
Right now, Xiao Chen had two choices. He could give up on refining the Baleful Yin Energy and let it out of his body. Then, he could ce his full effort into dealing with the ten-thousand-year-old Baleful Yin Energys spirit before going to help Luo Nan and Fei`er.
Or he could put his life on the line, taking the risk out of desperation, and forcibly refine the ten-thousand-year-old Baleful Yin Energy without caring for anything else, dying dealing with the spirit of the ten-thousand-year-old Baleful Yin Energy until after he advanced to the Yin Essence Stage.
The first option was stable and would protect Xiao Chens life. However, he would lose the ten-thousand-year-old Baleful Yin Energy.
Thetter option was radical. Once it failed, all three of them would lose their lives.
To gamble or not to gamble?
Gamble!
In the time it took for a spark to fly, Xiao Chen came to a decision. He had never been an indecisive and irresolute person.
Havinge to this Great Thousand Realms, he needed to stand out and not be ordinary.
He needed to fight. To fight with heaven, to fight with people, and to fight with himself!
With this thought, Xiao Chen endured the torture of the malicious spirit in his sea of consciousness. He focused fully on refining the Baleful Yin Energy and continuously circted the Veritable Essence Energy in his body.
The Purple Thunder Divine Incantations tenthyer circted madly at an unprecedented speed.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Countless purple lightning bolts shot out of his body as his long hair fluttered wildly in the air.
When Xiao Chen circted the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation to the fullest, his skin turned purple with sparks flickering everywhere.
Crackle! Crackle! The sparks crackled endlessly.
The expression on Xiao Chens delicate face kept changing, appearing malevolent and scary.
This was the result of the spirit of the Baleful Yin Energy warring in his sea of consciousness, trying to usurp his sea of consciousness and body.
The Baleful Yin Energy was like a herd of unruly wild horses being restrained one by one in Xiao Chens meridians and subdued into obedience.
As he refined the Baleful Yin Energy, he also continuously converted it into Yin Essence Energy.
Xiao Chen felt his bottleneck shaking loose already; he could break through at any moment.
The Yin Essence Energy refined from the ten-thousand-year-old Baleful Yin Energy was like a berserk flood gathering strength nonstop against the firm dam that was Xiao Chens bottleneck.
This dam endured the increasingly turbulent floodwaters over and over again. It looked like it would copse but did not in the end.
The situation at the front of the cave was already dire. One of the two killing formations had already shattered, leaving only the finalyer.
At this moment, Xiao Chen wished that his umtions were not so deep and vast.
Otherwise, his bottleneck would not be so difficult to break through.
For most people, the bottleneck of the Veritable Essence Stage could be broken through with just Yin Essence Stones, nowhere as extreme as Xiao Chens.
There is only oneyer of killing formations left. Luo Nan, if the two of you surrender yourselves, I can leave you a path to life, Fang Yun said unhurriedly, slowly wearing down the two. Victory was already at hand, and there was nothing left to fear.
Only Ye Bai, who should be absorbing the ten-thousand-year-old Baleful Yin Energy, remained.
There was no need to rush on this aspect; Fang Yun believed that Ye Bai would not be able to absorb much of the ten-thousand-year-old Baleful Yin Energy even in three days.
Damn it! Junior Sister, you should leave. Ill deal with this. Ill repay what we owe Ye Bai alone.
At this moment, Luo Nans clothes were tattered, and blood leaked out of his mouth. He appeared pale, and the situation did not look good.
Toote! Now, none of you can leave! Wind!
Suddenly, a strong wind erupted from Fang Yuns body. When he threw a palm strike, he made this boundless wind explode. Amid the intense st, the finalyer of killing formations crumbled. Fei`er and Luo Nan both went flying back while vomiting blood.
However, the moment thest killing formation shattered, the smiles of the four froze simultaneously as if they saw a ghost.
Without the obstruction of the killing formations, the scene of Xiao Chen absorbing the ten-thousand-year-old Baleful Yin Energy appeared before the four.
Berserk lightning, strong gusts of wind, a malevolent face, and a terrifying aura came from Xiao Chens body.
The four squinted, not daring to look at him directly. That aura continuously knocked and pushed them back.
This is?
He is refining the ten-thousand-year-old Baleful Yin Energy alone! Fang Yun and hispanions all eximed.
To think that Ye Bai was monopolizing the ten-thousand-year-old Baleful Yin Energy, trying to use it to break through.
A horrified expression appeared in Fang Yuns eyes. Then, he charged at Xiao Chen, leading the other three, roaring, Kill him, quickly kill him. Otherwise, we will all die!
Resisting the enormous pressure, the four soared into the air and slowly closed in on Xiao Chen.
In the time it took for a spark to fly, Xiao Chens eyes suddenly opened.
Boom!
An explosive shock wave surged out from Xiao Chens body. The four, who were only one step away from killing Xiao Chen, were knocked back.
Fang Yun aside, the other three fell to the ground in sorry states, with pained expressions.
Chapter 1586 (Raw 1568): So-Called Small Snake
Chapter 1586 (Raw 1568): So-Called Small Snake
Xiao Chen slowly got up, and the puissant Yin Essence Energy in his body leaked out uncontrobly.
The cave immediately became frigid.
Xiao Chens electric Veritable Essence Energy was also mixed in with this cold Qi, merging with it.
Visible purple cold Qi forced the group out with irresistible pressure.
The Yin Essence Energy had already poured into the Veritable Essence Energyke in Xiao Chens dantian.
The Yin Essence Energy refined from the ten-thousand-year-old Baleful Yin Energypletely covered the Veritable Essence Energy. This cold energy spread throughout Xiao Chens body.
Xiao Chen just entered the Yin Essence Stage, and the two energies had yet to merge fully.
He would need a lot of timeter to absorb the Yin Essence Energy transformed from the ten-thousand-year-old Baleful Yin Energy.
This Baleful Yin Energy truly lived up to being ten-thousand-year-old Baleful Yin Energy. Right now, Xiao Chens cultivation was already at the peak of the Yin Essence Stage.
The ten-thousand-year-old Baleful Yin Energy! You actually refined all of it!
Fang Yun revealed an extremely incredulous expression. He had expected Ye Bai to be very strongbut not this strong.
Xiao Chen swept his gaze around before looking straight at Fang Yun. Then, a murderous intent shed in his eyes.
In the next moment, his figure appeared in front of Fang Yun, clenching his hand into a tight fist. Sounds of ice shattering filled the air, together with the crackling and shing of electricity.
Xiao Chens long hair and clothes shook wildly as heunched a simple punch.
It was like an electric True Dragon giving off cold Qi from its energy body: frigid, frosty, and berserk!
Bang!
This punch swept through everything before it as easily as breaking dead, dry branches. It shattered all of the Martial Techniques that Fang Yun did his best tounch; he could not resist at all.
The strong Yin Essence Energy gave Xiao Chen an enormous advantage, allowing him to crush his enemy directly.
Xiao Chen did not even have to execute a Martial Technique.
All he needed was a light punch.
Xiao Chen entered deep thought. After absorbing this ten-thousand-year-old Baleful Yin Energy, hisbat prowess had tripled at the very least.
More importantly, Xiao Chen broke through his bottleneck, his potential increasing severalfold.
In the following days, as he digested and refined the crude and berserk Yin Essence Energy in his body, his strength would advance rapidly.
Fang Yun went flying back, vomitingrge mouthfuls of blood.
Flee!
The group no longer dared to remain. After they got to their feet, they turned tail.
Ten-thousand-year-old Baleful Yin Energy? Fortuitous encounter? Fear spread throughout their bodies. Running for their lives was the most important thing!
The four fled at the same time. Xiao Chen did not chase after them all, but there was one person he had to capture no matter what.
The Lotus Sect Temples Feng Yun!
Xiao Chen pushed off with his feet and tested some of the things heprehended from the Ink me Tiger in his Movement Technique.
When Xiao Chens body shot out, a faint fire burned on the surface of his body.
This was the result of moving too fast. His protective Veritable Essence Energy rubbed hard against the air, which ignited.
Now, Xiao Chen understood why the Ink me Tigers fur always had ck mes burning on it.
During this test, Xiao Chens linear speed became so fast, the eyes could notpletely capture his movement.
When Xiao Chen arrived by Feng Yun, the other party was only halfway getting to his feet.
Pu ci!
Xiao Chen reached out and grabbed Feng Yuns neck, then directly lifted him.
Only at this moment did the others fully get up and start fleeing. However, this development startled them, and they nearly tripped.
Right now, Xiao Chen was focused on Feng Yun and could not be bothered about the others.
He urgently needed to find out news about the ck Lotus Church.
Speak, are you aware of my identity?
Xiao Chen coldly eyed Feng Yun. His gaze was icy like that of a death god. Thebination of asphyxiation and fear shattered Feng Yuns mental defenses.
As a result, Feng Yun spilled everything that he knew.
After hearing that, Xiao Chen released his bated breath. The ck Lotus Church was still unaware of his whereabouts. The ck Lotus Church seemed not to want the help of outsiders when it came to him.
Regardless of what this meant, it was good news for Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen needed time. With sufficient time, he would trample on the ck Lotus Church sooner orter.
I said everything already. Can you let me go now? Feng Yun begged.
Xiao Chen replied indifferently, You have no sense of shame. From the moment you worked with Wei He to try and kill me, you should have expected this.
Naturally, Xiao Chen could not let such a person go. His berserk Veritable Essence Energy mixed with his Yin Essence Energy and flooded into Feng Yuns meridians.
Instantly, this energy shattered all of Feng Yuns meridians and internal organs, extinguishing all signs of life.
When Xiao Chen let go, Feng Yun silently fell to the ground,pletely dead.
Big Brother Xiao Chen...
Luo Nan and Fei`er walked over, feeling startled and afraid. Some fear lurked in their eyes as they looked at Xiao Chen.
After interacting with Xiao Chen for so long, this was the first time they saw Xiao Chens cold and unfeeling side.
I owe you two a favor. There is no need to mention the rest. This ce is not safe. We should go first.
Xiao Chen had always been cautious. He did not be arrogant and egotistical as a result of advancing to the Yin Essence Stage after absorbing the ten-thousand-year-old Baleful Yin Energy.
At this moment, he still had many questions that did not have any answers. Furthermore, for some reason, ever since entering this ce, he had felt like someone was staring at him at all times.
Xiao Chens instincts told him that it was not safe.
Ah!
Just as the three were preparing to leave, sharp cries suddenly rang out in front, shrieks of terroring from Fang Yun and his two surviving allies.
Whats going on?
Luo Nan and Fei`er felt suspicious.
The next moment, Fang Yuns group of three, which already fled the cave, ran back in a fluster.
Before Liu Mu and Tuoba Yun coulde to a halt, they screamed miserably as two ferocious beasts bit down on them and chewed continuously.
The Clear Feather Sects Fang Yun was so frightened that he fell to the ground and scrambled back continuously.
The demonic ck ape, the twin-headed malicious hound, and the blue lion appeared and radiated strong auras as they coldly looked at Xiao Chen.
An initiate Primal Core Realm ferocious beast!
The expressions of Fei`er and Luo Nan changed greatly. No wonder Fang Yun and the others looked like they had seen a ghost.
To think that this ce had three such horrifying ferocious beasts guarding this ce.
It looks like you are the one that Lord Jiao Snake wanted us to deal with!
The demonic ck ape did not even look at Fang Yun but just stared straight at Xiao Chen.
At the sight of the three ferocious beasts, Xiao Chens anxious heart settled instead.
If these were the strongest existences around, at most just initiate Primal Core Realm ferocious beasts, there was nothing to fear.
At the very least, they would not be a problem.
Xiao Chen stood in front of Luo Nan and Fei`er, showing no fear as he looked at the three ferocious beasts. He slowly unleashed his aura that contained Dao Might.
He faced the three ferocious beasts alone without taking even half a step back.
At this moment, Xiao Chen was confident enough to face these three ferocious beasts. No matter how strong that demonic ck ape was, it was just an initiate Primal Core Realm ferocious beast.
Compared to a middle-stage Minor Primal Core expert like that blue-robed old man, it was no big deal.
As for that twin-headed malicious hound and the blue lion, they were only of the same level as that Ink me Tiger.
While still a Veritable Essence Stage cultivator, Xiao Chen had not feared that Ink me Tiger, what more now?
Xiao Chen stood upright with his saber held up, positioned at the very front, not fearing a battle.
The twin-headed malicious hound and the blue lion trembled and took a step back before Xiao Chens sharp brilliance.
Only the demonic ck ape did not retreat. However, when facing such brilliance, its originally rxed heart immediately became wary.
Simply put, it was afraid.
It was very rare for a ferocious beast to live up to now and gain such a cultivation, so it was not willing to take the risk.
However, just at this moment, something strange happened.
The ground suddenly shook violently. No matter who it was, they all felt an irresistible, bitter cold.
Trash! All trash! What is the point of having you here?!
A strange, deep, and hoarse cry boomed by everyones ears. The three ferocious beasts immediately became so frightened that they knelt, trembling endlessly.
Whoosh!
A strong suction suddenly came from the cave mouth. This suction was irresistible; no one, including Xiao Chen, could block it.
Fear gripped Xiao Chen, paralyzing him as his body got dragged over willy-nilly.
Ka ca! Ka ca!
The three ferocious beasts and Fang Yun were instantly sucked out of the cave. Then, the suction stopped. Xiao Chen and the othersnded at the same time.
A loud gulp sounded, and a gargantuan snake head suddenlynded on the ground, blocking the three.
The scarlet eyes on the snake head looked down on the three from up high, making all of them tremble irrepressibly.
Instantly, realization struck Xiao Chens mind like a bolt of lightning. It turned out that this was the little snake that Little Yellow Feather mentioned.
Really little...
Two half-step Primal Core Realm ferocious beasts, one initiate Primal Core Realm demonic ape, and one snack. That snake swallowed all of them up without a breath in between, not even leaving scraps.
Chapter 1587 (Raw 1569): Spring Snow Bladesman
Chapter 1587 (Raw 1569): Spring Snow desman
Xiao Chen and hispanions stood at the cave entrance, looking at that gargantuan Jiao Snakes head. They did not dare to move at all, not even to breathe loudly.
The head of the Jiao Snake was like a small mountain blocking the entrance. Its scarlet eyes looked at Xiao Chen from up high.
There was a suffocatingly strong pressure.
Xiao Chen was still fine, but Luo Nan and Fei`er were both flushed red, their Qi and blood under a lot of pressure.
If this continued, they might suffer a stroke and even die.
At this moment, Xiao Chen felt like eating Little Yellow Feather.
If Xiao Chen had known that a Jiao Snake was guarding this ten-thousand-year-old Baleful Yin Energy, he would not have taken this risk even if he was ten times as courageous.
Such a strong pressure from this Jiao Snake was not due to its massive body but its great strength. Xiao Chen estimated that this Jiao Snake had already reached thete-stage Major Primal Core Realm.
This Jiao Snake was very close to the Cloud Sea Realm, hence its horrifying strength.
A Cloud Sea cultivator could easily cultivate Soul Energy. Wherever they went, they would be considered an expert.
In the nearby great realms, Cloud Sea cultivators were peak experts. One great realm normally would not have more than three of such existences.
Even in the entire Purple Sun Region, there were not many Cloud Sea Realm experts, either.
This Jiao Snake before the group was an expert that was almost on par with a Cloud Sea cultivator.
Its strength went without saying.
Not to mention Xiao Chen, even the middle-stage Minor Primal Core Realm blue-d old man would be like an ant before the Jiao Snake, someone easily killed.
This was an opponent on a totally different level. There was no means of resistance.
However, to everyones surprise, the Jiao Snake seemed to fear something and did not immediately kill Xiao Chens group.
When it nced at Little Yellow Feather, rage immediately burned in its heart. It was this bird!
The Holy Beast Golden Crow!
The Jiao Snake in Profound Yin Mountain used to be the spirit pet of a major character. That major character had swept through the Starry Heavens and throughout the Martial Epoch, someone whose achievements had resounded everywhere.
Being a spirit pet by the side of this major character, this Jiao Snake naturally would not have poor judgment.
Back when Little Yellow Feather came over, the Jiao Snake immediately recognized it as the Holy Beast Golden Crow, a Holy Beast that had long since gone extinct.
Now, among the Great Deste Hundred Races, there were no more pure-blooded Golden Crows in the Golden Crow Race.
At that time, the Jiao Snake immediately shrank back and talked with Little Yellow Feather. When it found out that Little Yellow Feather was not going to swallow the ten-thousand-year-old Baleful Yin Energy, it rxed.
Wanting to make a connection with Little Yellow Feather, the Jiao Snake chatted with it.
Who would have imagined that the situation would change in the blink of an eye? Little Yellow Feather had brought a group of people over.
This was dreadful!
Snakes were of the Yin attribute. To the Jiao Snake, the ten-thousand-year-old Baleful Yin Energy was rare nourishment. The Jiao Snake had stood guard here, intending to wait another thousand years, to let the ten-thousand-year-old Baleful Yin Energy mature further before swallowing it and directly advancing to the Cloud Sea Realm.
However, the people that Little Yellow Feather brought were even more formidable.
The Jiao Snakes judgment was very good. With one look, it could tell that Xiao Chens bloodline was extraordinary. It vaguely sensed that Xiao Chen had the bloodline of one of the Great Deste Hundred Races.
However, after observing for a long time, the Jiao Snake could not figure out which of the Great Deste Hundred Races he belonged to.
The Azure Dragon bloodline had been gone from the Dragon Race for too long. Furthermore, Xiao Chen was wearing the Buddhist jade pendant, which suppressed the aura of his bloodline.
As a result, this Jiao Snake could not make an urate judgment.
However, no matter what, the bloodline that Xiao Chen had was definitely no weaker than the Great Deste Hundred Races.
Such a character normally would have major characters or factions with overwhelming means behind them.
No matter where such a person fell, the elders behind him would be able to find out very quickly. At that time, the Jiao Snake would have difficulty denying its involvement, and it undoubtedly would die.
The Jiao Snake had seen many things in its earlier years and was very clear that the means of those major characters were beyond its capabilities.
The Jiao Snake feared Little Yellow Feather and Xiao Chens identity, so it could only watch as Xiao Chen entered the ce.
Originally, the Jiao Snake was nning to use those Profound Yin Mountain ferocious beasts as scapegoats by calling them over.
Who knew, this group of ferocious beasts dyed for so long. By the time they took action, Xiao Chen had alreadypletely drained the ten-thousand-year-old Baleful Yin Energy, not even leaving scraps.
What was the point of theming then? What was even more frustrating was that even when facing just one, the three still cowered and did not dare to attack.
The Jiao Snake was full of rage but had nowhere to vent it, so he could only take it out on those three ferocious beasts.
At this moment, the Jiao Snake stared at the group of three and Little Yellow Feather, which was hiding behind Xiao Chen.
The Jiao Snakes scarlet eyes flickered with faint light as a cold killing intent spread out, making everyones feet go numb and deterring them from doing anything overboard.
The Jiao Snake hesitated on whether to give up or go all the way by directly swallowing up this group of people and the Golden Crow Holy Beast.
However, after thinking of the terrifying consequences, it trembled in fear.
Finally, between its life and rage, it chose the former and roared, Scram!
The berserk roar appeared in the minds of Xiao Chens group, shocking the three and causing them to vomit a mouthful of blood. Then, their bodies went flying uncontrobly.
A gale screamed past Xiao Chens ears as a constant hail of rocks fell above his head.
Xiao Chen was the first tond. Then, he stabilized himself and caught Luo Nan and Fei`er before taking another step back.
Youre fine, right? Xiao Chen asked.
When the twonded, they panted endlessly. After resting for a long time, they gradually recovered their normalplexion.
Luo Nan said with lingering fear in his heart, What a scary Jiao Snake! It is even stronger than our Sect Master. Why did it appear here?
Fei`er whispered, Lets leave quickly. Who knows if that Jiao Snake will change its mind?
That Jiao Snake terrified the two. They would probably remember this incident for life. Even now, their bodies were still trembling.
Xiao Chen swept his gaze over the ce. There were many good-quality Yin Essence Stones near where the ten-thousand-year-old Baleful Yin Energy had been.
Yin Essence Stones were also categorized into various qualities. The ones near the ten-thousand-year-old Baleful Yin Energy were clearly top quality.
It would be such a waste to ignore so many peak Yin Essence Stones.
Go first. Ille after a while.
Big Brother Xiao Chen, lets leave together, Fei`er urged somewhat worriedly.
Xiao Chen shook his head, indicating that it was fine.
He had a feeling that the Jiao Snake did not dare attack the three of them. It was like the Jiao Snake was worried about something; otherwise, they would not have survived this long.
Now that he understood that, his anxious heart calmed down.
The two could not dissuade Xiao Chen, so they eventually left first to wait for him to rejoin themter.
Without wasting any time, Xiao Chen quickly dug out the nearby Yin Essence Stones.
Soon, he had harvested more than ten thousand pieces of Yin Essence Stones. The cold Qi in the cave vanished, and the air became much drier.
The value of Yin Essence Stones was quite unusual. Cultivators with rather high cultivations would not care about this thing.
However, sects would always buy such treasures in bulk to nurture their disciples. Some refiners and alchemists had special requirements for Yin Essence Stones as well.
Xiao Chen did not have to worry about not being able to sell therge number of peak Yin Essence Stones he held. Furthermore, they were extraordinarily valuable.
When he finished putting everything in order and left the cave, he felt a pair of eyes on him.
Could it be that the Jiao Snake has not left yet?
Xiao Chen entered deep thought and did not rush to move forward.
Young man, you are truly inordinately greedy!
Suddenly, the Jiao Snake rose from the river, revealing half its body. Then, it lowered its head and looked at Xiao Chen.
Even though only half its body was out of the water, this Jiao Snake was already several hundred meters tall, looking like a mountain.
Unflustered, Xiao Chen performed a cupped-fist salute. Thank you, Senior, for granting me this. If we meet again in the future, I will definitely repay this favor.
His being able to absorb the ten-thousand-year-old Baleful Yin Energy and obtain such a fortuitous encounter was all due to this Jiao Snake letting him have it. This was no exaggeration at all.
Humph! If not for me following Lord Pan Huang when I was young, which diminished my ferocity significantly, I really would not have cared about your Great Deste Hundred Races bloodline. Not all ferocious beasts are as good-tempered as I am!
Clearly, the Jiao Snake was still upset. Even though Xiao Chen was very polite, it did not give him much face when it spoke.
Lord Pan Huang!
Xiao Chen felt shocked. As he looked at the other party, he revealed a doubtful expression. The Pan Huang you mentioned...is he a desman who used a saber?
The Spring Snow desman, the Kunlun Realms Pan Huang. Could there be a second Pan Huang in this Great Thousand Realms?
Chapter 1588 (Raw 1570): Disposing of a Used Tool
Chapter 1588 (Raw 1570): Disposing of a Used Tool
This information stunned Xiao Chen for a while. It took him some time to react.
To think that he actually ran into a spirit pet of Pan Huang. This seemed like too much of a coincidence.
Whats wrong? Have you never heard of my masters name? That should not be so. Even in the Central Great Realm, the core in this boundless Great Thousand Realms, few would not know the name of the Spring Snow desman.
The Spring Snow desman?
What a great name. Xiao Chen immediately understood the meaning of this name.
The first time Xiao Chen saw Pan Huangs sculpture in Pan Huang Hall, what made the deepest impression on him was Pan Huangs smile.
Spring snow probably referred to Pan Huangs smile. It was like the first warm wind of spring melting thest snow of winter.
Most cultivators who were given a nickname or title would generally have one that was tyrannical in all sorts of ways.
A nickname like spring snow was rare. It could only be said that Pan Huangs smile truly left a deep impression.
Without saying anything, Xiao Chen took out the Saber Sovereign Medallion.
The atmosphere immediately changed. The Jiao Snake eximed in shock, What is this? Pan Huangs aura is on it!
Looks like it is true.
Xiao Chen spoke honestly, exining about his fortuitous encounter with Pan Huang.
Hahaha! This world is truly full of coincidences. Since you have epted Pan Huangs inheritance, you can be considered as half a disciple to Pan Huang. I have no grievances over letting you have that ten-thousand-year-old Baleful Yin Energy at all.
After the Jiao Snake heard that, its mood took a turn for the better, its depressionpletely swept away.
Xiao Chen said, Is Senior Pan Huang still around?
Im not sure. Master Pan Huang lives a carefree life and looks on the bright side in all matters. He loves roaming around. Back then, I was too severely injured. After he saved me, he let me leave.
Why?
After I was healed, my cultivation dropped too much. Furthermore, Master had a little too many enemies. Clearly, I was no longer suitable to follow Master. Master pitied me and dissolved the contract to let me leave.
When the Jiao Snake mentioned Pan Huang, its mood turned somewhat sorrowful. It thought about the days it spent following Pan Huang.
Clearly, the Jiao Snake had an extremely close rtionship with Pan Huang back then.
Xiao Chen suddenly felt enlightened. No wonder when he first saw the Jiao Snake, he had felt that it was extraordinary with a unique air.
Its cultivation back then had been greater than Major Primal Core Realm.
Now, its cultivation was no longer as high as before, but it still possessed its previous air.
A thought urred to Xiao Chen as he looked at the Jiao Snake and asked, Senior Jiao Snake, what are your ns now?
The Jiao Snake smiled and said, What ns can I have? I definitely cannot remain on this Profound Yin Mountain anymore. I will probably look around and see if I can find any fortuitous encounters to help me break through to the Cloud Sea Realm.
Is the Cloud Sea Realm that difficult to break into?
Of course. When one reaches the Cloud Sea Realm, one can cultivate Soul Energy and needs a sh of inspiration to light up the sea of consciousness. Without this sh of inspiration, all would be for naught. I am still fine. I still have my cultivation foundation from back then; I just need to obtain the appropriate fortuitous encounter.
Xiao Chen sank into deep thought. Then, he said, Senior Jiao Snake, there will be some trouble in the next half month. At that time, I would like to ask you to help me out. In the future, when I be the Dragon Emperor, I will definitely repay this favor.
The Jiao Snake narrowed its eyes. Dragon Emperor? Could it be that your bloodline is the Dragon Races bloodline? That cant be. The Dragon Race has a total of six bloodlines: the White Dragon, ck Dragon, Red Dragon, Blue Dragon, Golden Dragon, and Green Dragon. Furthermore, I have met every one of them before.
Im from the Azure Dragons bloodline, Xiao Chen answered honestly.
The Jiao Snake eximed in shock, The Azure Dragons bloodline! So that is the case. I thought that your Great Deste Hundred Races bloodline felt very familiar, but I just could not figure out which it was. It turned out to be the extinct Azure Dragons bloodline.
Xiao Chen nodded and looked at the other party, saying, What does Senior think?
Its fine. No matter what bloodline you have or your identity and origins, with just the fact that you are half a disciple to Pan Huang, I will definitely help you with this!
This senior Jiao Snake was unusually straightforward. It did not even ask Xiao Chen about the trouble or any details, just immediately agreed; this touched Xiao Chen.
You should cultivate properly first. As you are, right now, the energy of the Baleful Yin Energy is leaking out of your body uncontrobly. Not to mention the wastage, if others discover it, they might not let you leave.
Xiao Chen nodded in understanding. Even if one already absorbed the ten-thousand-year-old Baleful Yin Energy, there were many ways to extract it from ones body.
Following that, Xiao Chen told the other party about the trouble he encountered.
The Jiao Snake smiled and said, I thought it was some major matter. It turns out to be just trivial. Dont worry. Ill help you with this. Ill make a trip around Profound Yin Mountain first. Since Im leaving, I should go and search for some treasures.
Many thanks.
When Xiao Chen emerged from the underground river, he saw Luo Nan and Fei`er, who had been waiting a long time for him. The twos expressions appeared somewhat anxious.
When the two saw Xiao Chen, Fei`er revealed a faint smile. Big Brother Xiao Chen, you finally came out. If you still had not, Senior Brother and I would have gone back to find you.
Its fine. I spent some time collecting Yin Essence Stones. Xiao Chen added after some thought, There is still half a month. We should not go anywhere else, just remain here and solidify our cultivations.
Right, I was thinking the same. Now that Luo Nan and Fei`er had obtained what they came for, they were not willing to take any more risks.
Oneplete strand of one-thousand-year-old Baleful Yin Energy each was already sufficient for the two to cultivate throughout the entire Yin Essence Stage.
The vast energy of the ten-thousand-year-old Baleful Yin Energy far surpassed Xiao Chens energy. Now, the energy of the Baleful Yin Energy leaked out of his body. Like the Jiao Snake said, that was a great waste.
In Xiao Chens dantian, the Veritable Essence Energy and the Yin Essence Energy mixed, interacting with each other.
Xiao Chen had found it strange when he discovered that when the two fused, the Veritable Essence Energy was more prominent, even though Veritable Essence Energy was clearly much weaker.
The inclusion of Yin Essence Energy merely strengthened the Veritable Essence Energy, perfecting it.
If Xiao Chen guessed right, it should be the same in the future when he advanced to the Yang Essence Stage.
Yin Essence Energy and Yang Essence Energy were used to supplement and strengthen Veritable Essence Energy. Cultivators still mainly cultivated Veritable Essence Energy.
At this moment, the Yin Essence Energy transformed from the ten-thousand-year-old Baleful Yin Energy had not truly fused with Xiao Chens Veritable Essence Energy, simply mixed with it.
Right now, what Xiao Chen needed to do was to get this vast Yin Essence Energy to infuse into his Veritable Essence Energy and slowlybine.
When Xiao Chenpleted the fusion, he would have cultivated to the peak of the Yin Essence Stage.
The next half month passed by peacefully.
When Xiao Chen next opened his eyes, the brilliance in them was clearly much more withdrawn.
Xiao Chens body had also stopped leaking Yin Essence Energy, no longer radiating that horrifying and exaggerated aura he had when he just advanced to the Yin Essence Stage.
Luo Nan and Fei`er opened their eyes one after another. The feeling that they gave others was surprising.
It looked like the two of them gained a lot in a mere half month.
Fei`er smiled and said, Master would definitely not have imagined that our strength would improve so much. He will surely be very happy.
Luo Nan smiled abashedly without saying anything. He and Fei`er were still in a cold war.
At that time, Luo Nan did not know why in the world he said what he did, upsetting his junior sister.
However, it did not matter. It was fine seeing his junior sister happy.
Lets go. Its time to leave.
One month was already up. All the sect disciples still alive in Profound Yin Inds inner area rushed back.
The old men at the formation would wait there until sunset, then leave.
By that time, those that had not rushed back yet were probably dead in Profound Yin Inds inner area, if nothing unexpected happened.
To think that the Clear Feather Sects Fang Yun and the Flying Snow Pces Liu Mu did not appear.
Could it be that they died? How incredible!
When Liu Mu and the others did not appear, a discussion arose in the crowd, causing somemotion.
Luo Nan and Fei`er felt somewhat anxious, but Xiao Chen remained calm and at ease.
After a while, the group was sent to the edge of Profound Yin Ind through the transportation formation. Then, they all flew into the sky and rejoined their sects.
On the Tianyi Sects ship, the blue-d old man and that half-step Primal Core Realm expert had waited for a long time.
Seeing Xiao Chen, Fei`er, and Luo Nan fly over, the two old men revealed joy on their faces. The blue-d old mans eyelid twitched slightly; he had been waiting for this day for too long.
Hahahaha! Brother Xiao Chen, this old man knew that you would definitely bring them back safely, the blue-d old man said with a wide grin as he strode forward.
Fei`er and Luo Nan took out their Yin Essence Stones and handed them to the two old men.
These are...superior-quality Yin Essence Stones. Fei`er, Luo Nan, you found one-thousand-year-old Baleful Yin Energy! the blue-d old man eximed in surprise as he looked at the two.
Fei`er nodded and smiled. Right, Big Brother Xiao Chen helped Senior Brother and me find one strand of Baleful Yin Energy each.
What?!
With this, the blue-d old man and the half-step Primal Core Realm old man were even more surprised. As they looked at Xiao Chen, their eyes filled withplicated emotions.
Had the two not found out about Xiao Chen being wanted by the ck Lotus Church, perhaps they might have let Xiao Chen off.
For just these two strands of one-thousand-year-old Baleful Yin Energy, the Tianyi Sect would thank Xiao Chen effusively.
Xiao Chen looked at the blue-d old man and said, These are my Yin Essence Stones. Seniors, do keep them properly. Ill be taking my leave, then.
The blue-d old man put away the Yin Essence Stones that Xiao Chen handed over, but he did not seem to care for them. He smiled and said, Young Hero Xiao Chen, I have no idea how to repay this gratitude. How about you return to the Tianyi Sect with us? At that time, Ill get the Sect Master to host you properly.
Xiao Chen looked around and realized that without him realizing it, the Tianyi Sect disciples on the ship had gathered behind him, blocking his path.
That half-step Primal Core Realm old man already ced his right hand on his sword handle and started umting his killing intent.
Xiao Chens expression changed slightly in some surprise. Even after the other party found out that he had helped Fei`er and Luo Nan to refine a strand of Baleful Yin Energy each, the other party still wanted to make a move on him.
Disposing of a used tool?
Chapter 1589 (Raw 1571): Utterly Heartless
Chapter 1589 (Raw 1571): Utterly Heartless
Xiao Chens kindness gained such a result in exchange. This would normally make one tremble.
However, he had met all sorts of people in his life, and his mental state did not fluctuate much.
Xiao Chen revealed a smile as he raised his head to look at the blue-d old man and asked, Senior, are you nning to keep me here by force?
Fei`er still had not figured out what was going on. She smiled and said, Big Brother Xiao Chen, how about youe with us? Our sect master is a nice person.
Luo Nan sensed that something was wrong. His expression changed in startlement.
Brother Xiao Chen, leave quickly. Somethings wrong. The positions of my junior brothers are in the Nine Section Formation.
Compared to Fei`ers naivety and innocence, Luo Nan might seem offensive and foolish, but his observation skills were normally much more meticulous.
Although Luo Nan did not know what exactly was wrong, he immediately sent a voice projection to Xiao Chen to warn him.
Many thanks.
Xiao Chen felt grateful. While ginger got spicier with age, only youths would not care so much about profits and losses.
Master, Martial Uncle, since Brother Xiao Chen is not willing to stay, lets forget it. Ill send him off, Luo Nan said with a smile as he squeezed between the blue-d old man and Xiao Chen.
Clearly, Luo Nan wanted to create an opening for Xiao Chen to leave.
Scram to the side. This is not the ce for you to speak.
The half-step Primal Core Realm old man rudely shoved Luo Nan to the side with a palm strike.
That palm strike had a lot of force behind it; a strong wind howled on the deck.
Luo Nan was directly blown away, stumbling and nearly falling over.
Senior Brother, are you alright? The startled Fei`er ran over worriedly and supported Luo Nan.
Fei`er turned her head and frowned as she asked, Martial Uncle, why did you hit him so heavily?
The blue-d old man and the half-step Primal Core Realm old man did not even turn their heads. However, that blue-d old man ordered coldly, Luo Nan, just watch your junior sister carefully and stop sticking your nose where it does not belong!
The atmosphere immediately chilled as a killing intent spread out.
The nine people behind Xiao Chen gripped their swords at the same time and locked their killing intent on him.
Senior Brother, what is Master trying to do? Fei`er asked, feeling confused.
Judging by their posture, they are going to make a move on Xiao Chen.
Why?
Luo Nan smiled bitterly and said, Who knows? Its likely to have something to do with benefits. Actually, it is easy to understand when you think about it. How could Master be so kind as to tell Xiao Chen about Profound Yin Ind? He probably nned all this out long ago.
Luo Nan felt somewhat bitter. His martial uncle had not held back on that palm strike. His bones even cracked.
The blue-d old man looked at Xiao Chen and said indifferently, Xiao Chen, even if you do not want to stay, you will have to stay. It is not up to you!
Xiao Chen smiled coldly. I, Xiao Chen, have seen many shameless people like you. On ount of Luo Nan and Fei`er, Ill give you onest chance. Just obediently let me go, and nothing will happen. Otherwise, you will have to bear the consequences yourselves!
When the blue-d old man heard that, heughed loudly, Is that so? I have also seen many arrogant youths like yourself. Let me ask you this, then: what do you have to make me suffer the consequences?!
The blue-d old man unleashed his aura amid maniacalughter.
The aura of a Minor Primal Core cultivator pressed down heavily on Xiao Chen. The advantage in cultivation allowed the blue-d old man to show disdain for everyone around him.
Everyone else felt a faint pressure, but they did not dare to resist, either.
It was like the blue-d old man was an unstoppable king.
Xiao Chen, dont think that we do not know about your secrets. Our spy in the Lotus Sect Temple happened to learn that you are wanted by the ck Lotus Church. You are just a target of scorn, yet you dare to be so arrogant? You must really be tired of living! The half-step Primal Core Realm old man added some malicious words as he red at Xiao Chen ruthlessly from beside the blue-d old man.
The half-step Primal Core Realm old man was extremely upset with Xiao Chen for not showing any fear and appearing insolent.
Xiao Chen narrowed his eyes and said, So, thats whats going on. I was wondering why the two of you suddenly became so courageous.
Xiao Chen, you are not to be rude to my master!
Just at this moment, Fei`er suddenly shouted sternly at Xiao Chen.
Before anyone could react, Fei`er soared into the air and thrust her sword at Xiao Chen.
This sword was extremely fast. The angle of attack was also exceptionally strange, while its timing was excellent.
However...
There was no killing Qi. It was just a straightforward attack. The move was messy and not sharp at all. Aside from speed, there was no other threat.
Xiao Chen moved back lightly and flicked Fei`ers sword out of her hand with a snap of his fingers.
Big Brother Xiao Chen, hold me hostage and leave. Master has always been very good to me and will not make a move on me.
This happened in the time it took for a spark to fly, so Xiao Chen did not have any time to choose. He could only go with the flow and use one hand to grab Fei`ers neck.
Junior Sister! Luo Nan cried out. He appeared somewhat pale, his heart aching for some reason.
Fei`er, there is no need for you to do this. I can leave by myself.
I know. From the moment I saw Big Brother Xiao Chen, I knew that Big Brother Xiao Chen is not a braggart. Im just worried about Master and Martial Uncle. Is that fine?
Fei`er had seen Xiao Chens performance on Profound Yin Ind as well as his cold and emotionless expression when killing Feng Yun and the others. She knew that Xiao Chen was not one to boast and definitely had a trump card on hand.
Hence, she felt somewhat afraid.
Fei`er worried for Xiao Chen but also for her master and her martial uncle. Right now, this was the best way to deal with the situation.
In the worst case, her master would just severely reprimand her when she returned.
As long as Xiao Chen, her master, and her martial uncle were fine, it would be alright.
Xiao Chen felt somewhat speechless at the kindness of Fei`er. After a moment of silence, Xiao Chen said, I promise you.
While holding on to Fei`er, Xiao Chen moved back step by step. The Tianyi Sect disciples had to open up a path for him.
Master, save me!
The blue-d old man was furious. How could he not tell that Fei`er purposely handed herself over to be used as a hostage?
You traitorous bitch, this old man raised you for ten years, treating you like my own daughter. Yet, in a mere one month, you actually worked with an outsider to cheat me. What is the point of keeping you around?!
Seeing Fei`ers actions, the blue-d old man became thoroughly enraged. He unleashed killing Qi, and his figure shed as he directly threw a palm strike to the front.
Boom!
When the blue-d old manunched his palm strike, his body seemed to merge with the surrounding space. As he moved forward, spacepressed intensely.
This put immense pressure on both Xiao Chen and Fei`er.
Bing one with the world, the blue-d old mans body seemed to merge with the surrounding space. With the rise of his hand, he couldpress space.
This was a huge advantage that a Primal Core cultivator had over a Veritable Personage cultivator.
The vast might of this palm strike far surpassed Xiao Chens expectations.
The more surprising thing to Xiao Chen was that the blue-d old man turned deranged and lost all his humanity. The fact that the blue-d old man would attack Fei`er stunned Xiao Chen for a mere moment.
Although Xiao Chen was stunned, Luo Nan, whose heart was set on Fei`er, did not get stunned at all from beginning to end.
When seeing Fei`er in danger, Luo Nan did not even seem to think at all, reacting on basic instinct.
He leaped up from behind and shielded Fei`er in the time it took for a spark to fly.
In order to intercept this palm strike, Luo Nan drained all his Veritable Essence Energy to raise his speed to the limit.
His defenses were practically zero.
Pu ci!
The instant the palm strikended, Luo Nan vomited a mouthful of blood. His heart ruptured on the spot, and his internal organs shattered.
Luo Nans lifeforce faded at a visible rate.
Senior Brother!
Fei`er was so frightened that she cried. Then, she struggled free of Xiao Chens hand and immediately hugged Luo Nan.
Senior Brother, why were you so silly...
As Fei`er hugged Luo Nan, she checked his injuries with a pang in her heart. In despair, her tears flowed out even faster than before.
Junior Sister, dont cry. As long as you are alright, its fine. Senior Brother knows that you like heroes. However, I really cannot be one. Im too inferior...very much too inferior...
Senior Brother, stop speaking. I dont want to know anything. Dont speak anymore.
Fei`er hugged Luo Nan tightly, as though she could save Luo Nan by doing that.
No, there are some things that I need to say. Otherwise, I might never get the chance to do so. I like you. From the moment I saw you, I liked you... At that time, I was not trying to make Junior Sister angry. I just felt that I was not worthy of you.
Blood continuously flowed out of Luo Nans mouth. However, he still smiled. This was the first time he was so close to his junior sister.
Luo Nan was so close that he could hear Fei`ers heartbeat and feel her warmth, understand her worries...perhaps...this was enough.
Xiao Chens expression turned terrifyingly cold. He looked up at the somewhat stunned blue-d old man and said icily, Sometimes one really should not be too kind. This is especially so with someone worse than a beast like you.
You bastard! You have no right to scold me. All this happened because of you. Ill kill you! The blue-d old man roared somewhat crazily, Its all because of you!
Whoosh!
However, just at this moment, a horrifying aura appeared.
Before the other nine Tianyi Sect disciples on the ship could react, a strong suction pulled their bodies over. The Jiao Snake opened its jaws and swallowed them easily. Then, itnded on the ship.
Ate-stage Major Primal Core Realm ferocious beast! You are a beast tamer!
An enormous shadow immediately encased the blue-d old man and the half-step Primal Core Realm old man.
Sorry, Im a littlete. Profound Yin Mountain is toorge, so I got dyed.
Its fine. You are not reallyte! Xiao Chen said expressionlessly.
The Jiao Snake hissed loudly and swept out its tail. The blue-d old man and the half-step Primal Core Realm old man could not block the blow at all.
Pu ci! The two vomitedrge mouthfuls of blood and fell to their knees.
That half-step Primal Core Realm old man had it worse. This strike knocked him to the ground, his limbs and bones all suffering a severe impact.
Chapter 1590 (Raw 1572): The Black Scimitar Pirate Group Again
Chapter 1590 (Raw 1572): The ck Scimitar Pirate Group Again
Whoosh!
The Jiao Snake opened its mouth and sucked the half-step Primal Core Realm old man, who could not move at all, into its mouth.
Then, there was the sound of a gulp as the Jiao Snake directly swallowed him.
Such a huge disparity in strength could not be made up for with techniques and experience. The half-step Primal Core Realm old man had no chance at all before the Jiao Snake.
Xiao Chen stretched out his hand and stopped the Jiao Snake, who was preparing to deal with the blue-d old man.
Brother Xiao Chen, dont kill me. Ill do anything you want. I can give you this ship and all the Spirit Jades Im carrying.
When the blue-d old man saw this scene, he thought that he had a chance to live, so he immediately started begging Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen showed a disgusted expression as he said indifferently, Fei`er did not let me take her hostage to help me. Instead, it was to beg me to spare your life. Unfortunately, you old fogey, you did not treasure the chance at all. What is the point of begging for mercy now?
What?!
These words stunned the blue-d old man, who stared at Fei`er in disbelief. However, she did not even bother looking at him, only tightly hugging Luo Nan.
Young Hero Xiao Chen, please spare my life. Ill definitely change for the better and be a new person. Take it on ount of Fei`er. Fei`er, say a few words for Master.
The blue-d old man was in a sorry state. He only wanted to live and became so shameless that anyone who saw him would vomit in disgust.
Do it, then, Xiao Chen said coldly. The Jiao Snake roared andunched itself at the blue-d old man.
Whoosh!
Knowing that he could not defeat the Jiao Snake, the blue-d old man immediately got up and fled. The Jiao Snake turned into a sh of ck light and quickly chased him.
One man and one snake streaked through the Starry Heavens. Xiao Chen did not bother to continue watching. It was just a matter of time before the Jiao Snake caught the blue-d old man.
Big Brother Xiao Chen, save my senior brother, please. Please save him!
Fei`er already cried herself dry. When Xiao Chen walked over, she could not help saying, You must have a way, right? There must be a way.
Xiao Chen remained silent for a while, not daring to reply. Then, he said softly, Let me take a look.
Alright. Senior Brother, stop sleeping. Big Brother will definitely save you.
Xiao Chen gave Luo Nans injuries a brief check. Then, he frowned heavily.
Actually, there was no need even to check. Just looking at the ebbing Life Essence and Luo Nans increasingly paleplexion, it was clear that he was close to death.
Separations in life and death. Xiao Chen had seen many of these in his life.
He would never forget the scenes of the Kunlun Realms many outstanding talents dying in the Demonic Cmity.
However, when looking at Luo Nans current appearance, Xiao Chen found it hard to maintain his calm. That blue-d old man had really attacked ruthlessly.
The blue-d old man had not pulled his blow at all. A full-power palm strike of a Minor Primal Core cultivator would definitely have meant death for the current Fei`er.
Big Brother Xiao Chen, how is it? Fei`er looked at Xiao Chen with anticipation.
Xiao Chen shook his head, indicating his helplessness. All the internal organs were shattered, especially the heart.
However, this was not the problem. At Luo Nans level, the heart was already no longer truly a vital spot.
The most important thing was that the blue-d old mans palm strike destroyed Luo Nans dantian.
After a cultivators foundation was destroyed, the physical body would lose all its recovery ability unless Luo Nan could, by some miracle, reconstruct his dantian.
Senior Brother!
Fei`er revealed extreme grief on her face as she resumed crying in pain.
Luo Nan squeezed out a smile, wanting to console Fei`er. However, he discovered that he could no longer raise his hands.
Fei`er quickly grabbed Luo Nans hands and ced them on her face.
Xiao Chen entered deep thought and took out a Medicinal Pill. This was one of the treasures that the Item Spirits gave him when he left the Azure Dragon Pcethe Blood Cloud Pill, which could heal all injuries no matter how severe.
However, the Blood Cloud Pill could not reconstruct the dantian. It would merely treat the symptoms and not deal with the root cause. All it could do was extend Luo Nans life but not truly save him.
Even so, Xiao Chen still did not hesitate to allow Luo Nan to consume this precious pill.
This is the Blood Cloud Pill. It can stabilize his injuries for now. When Senior Jiao Snake returns, Ill try to think of something with it. Xiao Chen consoled Fei`er before silently walking away.
Soon, the Jiao Snakes gargantuan body reappeared before Xiao Chen.
Ive already killed him, the Jiao Snake stated simply before asking in a whisper when it looked at Fei`er and Luo Nan, What happened to them?
Xiao Chen gave a rough outline of everything that had happened.
Sorry. Looks like I really came toote. I went to get you a Profound Yin Fruit to help you refine the ten-thousand-year-old Baleful Yin Energy as soon as possible. Had I known earlier, I would not have let that old thing die too happily. This is a disaster!
After the Jiao Snake heard what happened, at first it raged, then it felt regret.
Xiao Chen thanked the Jiao Snake softly. Then, he asked, Senior, are there any natural treasures or Medicinal Pills in the Great Thousand Realms that can reconstruct the dantian? Ive already used the Blood Cloud Pill to stabilize his injuries, so he will survive for a period of time.
The Blood Cloud Pill?! Thats a Dragon Race Holy Pill! Even among the Holy Pill grade, it is considered to be at the peak. It is like having another life. You are really generous. The Jiao Snake was quite startled to hear that.
Xiao Chen smiled bitterly and said, What use is it? His internal organs are all destroyed from the inside out. The injuries to the meridians are also very severe. The foundation of his physical body is damaged, and his dantian destroyed. Even the Blood Cloud Pill cannot save him. We need to find a Medicinal Pill or natural treasure for reconstructing his dantian.
The Jiao Snake thought for a while. As it was thinking, it said, There are Medicinal Pills for reconstructing the dantian in this Great Thousand Realms. During my early days traveling around with Pan Huang, I saw some. However, I dont know how long the Blood Cloud Pill will keep him alive.
One month is definitely possible.
In that case, bring him to Purple Sun City. That is the capital of the Purple Sun Region. Thergest auction houses and markets in the entire Purple Sun Region are there. Some genius Alchemists and experts of other astral regions gather there as well.
Purple Sun City.
Xiao Chen repeated these words in his mind. In that case, his next destination would be Purple Sun City.
Since it was the capital of the Purple Sun Region, the flow of information would be better there. He should be able to find out something about Ancestor Dragon City and the Dragon Race.
Hu chi!
The Jiao Snake spat out an azure-colored fruit, which was covered in a thinyer of frost and emanated biting cold Qi.
This is?
The Profound Yin Fruit. I specially went to find it for you. I had to fight an old tortoise for this Profound Yin Fruit; thats why I was dyed.
Many thanks, Senior.
After Xiao Chen received the fruit, he immediately sensed that this Profound Yin Fruit possessed a high value. Most importantly, it could help him refine the ten-thousand-year-old Baleful Yin Energy quickly.
There is no need to be polite with me. Its nothing much. Ill escort you there. The people of Purple Sun City are ratherplicated. Im afraid that you will get cheated after going there.
That would be for the best.
The Jiao Snakes figure transformed, shrinking until it became a little snake and slid into in the ships hold.
Xiao Chen nced back and saw Luo Nan and Fei`er still hugging each other. Then, he sighed and walked into the ships hold.
Purple Sun City was very far away. This ship happened to be ownerless. Using it to travel would be excellent.
Xiao Chen continued chatting with the Jiao Snake in the ships hold. He still had many questions that he wanted to ask it.
Since he was new to the Great Thousand Realms, he could gain a lot of insight from an experienced person.
Time passed slowly as the ship flew towards Purple Sun City in the Starry Heavens.
Purple Sun City was located in the Purple Sun Great Realm. Even at the ships full speed, getting there in one month would still be something of a stretch.
Four dayster, the Astral Ship flew past the Profound Light Great Realm.
After passing another four or five great realms, they would arrive at the Purple Sun Great Realm.
Xiao Chen, who was making an all-out effort to refine the ten-thousand-year-old Baleful Yin Energy, was startled awake by Fei`ers knocking. Big Brother Xiao Chen, there is a ship following us from far behind.
An astral pirate ship?
When traveling in the Starry Heavens, the biggest concern was meeting pirates. A ship that followed from far behind was likely a pirate ship.
Ill take a look.
Xiao Chen followed Fei`er out to the top of the ship, which no longer bore the banner of the Tianyi Sect.
In the distance, there was indeed the silhouette of a ship. However, it was at the limits of Xiao Chens vision, so he could not make out much.
Heavenly Eye!
An eye appeared before Xiao Chens forehead and quickly flew out. After a while, he could see the details of that ship.
A ck scimitar.
It was indeed a pirate ship. When Xiao Chen saw the banner of that ship, he muttered to himself, feeling somewhat surprised.
Wasnt the ck Scimitar Pirate Group destroyed already?
Chapter 1591 (Raw 1573): Subduing the Pirate Ship
Chapter 1591 (Raw 1573): Subduing the Pirate Ship
Big Brother Xiao Chen, what should we do? This ship has been following us for about ten hours and shows no signs of changing directions.
Fei`er added somewhat worriedly, I saw that Big Brother Xiao Chen was cultivating, so I did not interrupt you.
Xiao Chen smiled soothingly. Its fine. There is no need for you to worry about this. Just go and take care of your senior brother Luo Nan. Ill deal with this.
Fei`er nodded obediently and silently withdrew.
After she left, the shrunken Jiao Snake slithered to Xiao Chens shoulder and said softly, There is no need to be nervous. This is an ordinary weak pirate group. The strongest in that group would just be an initiate Minor Primal Core cultivator.
The ck Scimitar Pirate Group was one of the top ten pirate groups near the Profound Light Great Realm. However, to the Jiao Snake, it was quite insignificant.
Xiao Chen chuckled. I know. This Tianyi Sect ship is a little slow, and I have notpleted my Cycle Throne yet. This is good timing. I can use their pirate ship to speed up the journey and save some time.
I was thinking the same. The construction of pirate ships has strict standards. The Pirate Alliance frequently has talented refiners and formation masters. They research all sorts of pirate ships and make them for the various pirate groups.
When Xiao Chen heard that, he said interestedly, Pirate Alliance?
Yes. This Purple Sun Region is rather isted, and the many great realms in it do not have many major factions. Only Purple Sun City is slightly more bustling. We can see one of their branches when you go there.
Interesting. Even a pirate group actually has an honorable alliance.
Haha! This Great Thousand Realms is even more interesting than you imagine. You just arrived and have not even seen the tip of the iceberg yet. When you get to Purple Sun City, it will be a small eye-opener for you.
Theyre here.
As Xiao Chen chatted with the Jiao Snake, the ck Scimitar Pirate Groups ship caught up with breakneck speed.
You are rather wise, taking the initiative to stop when you saw the ck scimitar. This lord will let you off after you hand over ten thousand Spirit Jades.
The ck-d man on the pirate ships deck rejoiced when he saw the ship in front stop. He thought that it was because the ship in front feared the ck Scimitar Pirate Groups reputation; hence, he did not demand his usual exorbitant price.
When Xiao Chen heard this, he revealed a faint smile. It turned out to be someone familiar. Unexpectedly, that person could still rise up again, obtaining anotherrge ship.
Ten thousand Spirit Jades? Thats not really a lot. Come over and get it, then.
The ck-d man frowned slightly. This voice sounded somewhat familiar.
Captain, this person looks quite familiar. Ill go over and get the Spirit Jades, the pirate at the side said with a smile.
What are you smiling for? Bring the ship closer!
Feeling somewhat frustrated, the ck-d man rapped hard on that pirates head. Then, he got up and walked to the bow of the ship.
When the pirate ship got closer and the ck-d man saw the white-d Xiao Chen at the top of the ship in front, he started ring. Damn! It turns out to be you, you little son of a bitch! There is a path to heaven, but you are not taking it, instead insisting on going to hell at all costs. Charge over and kill everyone on that ship! Dont touch that white-d one; leave him for me!
Xiao Chen was still fresh in the ck-d mans memory. After his pirate ship was forcefully stripped apart, he became the joke of all the pirate groups around. He would never forget this great humiliation.
There no need. I think Ille over by myself, Xiao Chen said indifferently. Then, he leaped up and flew towards the pirate ship.
Dont block him. Let hime over. The ck-d man revealed a sinister smile as he ced his right hand on therge saber on his back.
Come on,e on over. This old man will hack you to death with one strike!
The ck-d man mocked him in his heart. The other party was just an insignificant Yin Essence Stage cultivator, yet he dared to copy others and rob ships. Today, the ck-d man would definitely teach him a lesson.
Whoosh!
Suddenly, killing Qi gathered in the ck-d mans eyes. Before Xiao Chennded, the ck-d man suddenly drew his saber and hacked.
The ck-d man made a prediction based on Xiao Chens current speed, anticipating that the saber light would strike the instant Xiao Chennded.
The ck saber light was like a scary, strong wind, appearing extremely tyrannical.
This was the ck-d mans best technique, ck Wind sh!
However, as Xiao Chen descended, his speed increased abruptly.
His figure wavered slightly, appearing like a streamlined ck Ink Tiger as mes lit up on his body.
All of a sudden, Xiao Chens linear speed quadrupled.
The ck-d mans berserk saber strike merely shattered the afterimage that Xiao Chen left behind. The remnant saber light exploded and made the surrounding pirates cry out miserably.
Xiao Chen turned around and drew his saber. In the time it took for a spark to fly, he also made a prediction.
Whoosh!
The ck-d mans saber struck nothing but air. Then, he quickly switched moves. As he turned his head to face Xiao Chen, a dim saber light suddenly appeared, flying towards his neck.
This scared the ck-d man into a hasty retreat. He ran into the railings and stumbled, nearly falling over.
Xiao Chen sheathed his Lunar Shadow Saber and cradled it. Then, he looked at the ck-d man and said, There is no need to kneel to me. I cant ept such respect.
Kneel, my ass!
Xiao Chens mockery was like oil on a fire. The ck-d old man stabilized himself and leaped up, hacking his saber down on Xiao Chen.
There was only one thought in the ck-d mans head: to kill Xiao Chen and vent his hatred!
However, the ck-d old man saw Xiao Chen not moving at all when his saber light was about tond. Instead, Xiao Chen looked at him with faint mockery.
There must be a trick!
After all, back then, this brat made many Demon Tone Bats fly out for no reason, reversing the situation.
This was also the ruthless person who ripped apart the ck-d mans pirate ship. So, the ck-d old man had his guard up.
The ck-d man became uncertain, feeling conflicted. Many openings immediately appeared in his perfect saber move.
When Xiao Chen saw this, he smiled faintly, not even drawing his saber.
Xiao Chen jabbed at the openings of the other partys saber move. Then, heunched a strong counterattack with his sheathed saber, shaking the ck-d mans nerve.
The ck-d old man kept backing up, prevented from unleashing the advantages of his cultivation.
You bastard, how dare you fool me?!
After being fooled by Xiao Chen, the ck-d man felt so frustrated and wished that he could immediately kill Xiao Chen.
The ck-d man could no longer care so much anymore, suddenly unleashing all his aura.
Hepletely unleashed the aura of a Primal Core Realm expert, making the surrounding pirates afraid and retreat continuously.
The pressure on Xiao Chens body increased significantly. Now, he knew that the pirate leader was truly enraged and was going to fight it out with him.
Xiao Chen could not help analyzing this. This ck-d mans strength was fine, but his mental state was no good.
After shaking his head, Xiao Chen softly said something to the Jiao Snake.
Seeing that Xiao Chen was still not moving, the ck-d man roared, You bastard, are you still trying to fool me? If this old man does not hack you to death this time, Ill take on your family name!
Bang! Bang! Bang!
The ck-d old man quickly charged at him. With every step he took, the pirate ship jolted intensely as if it encountered a huge wave in the sea, shaking continuously.
The pirates aboard could not stand stably. Their bodies swayed left and right as they did their best to grab on to something.
It looks like you are going to have to take my family name.
Boom!
Suddenly, the unremarkable little ck snake on Xiao Chens shoulders erged, and the Jiao Snake stood next to Xiao Chen.
The aura of ate-stage Major Primal Core cultivator poured from the Jiao Snake as it looked down from high above with its pair of scarlet eyes, gazing coldly at the ck-d man.
Pu ci!
The aura of the ck-d man instantly crumbled. A great sense of helplessness flooded his body.
Under the cold gaze of the Jiao Snake, the ck-d man trembled and dismissed the move he was preparing to execute.
The ck-d man was frightened into shivering. Then, he copsed to the deck and scrambled back repeatedly.
Ate-stage Major Primal Core Realm ferocious beast!
The ck-d man revealed an extremely horrified expression. As if a pool of ice water extinguished his berserk rage, in its ce was only boundless fear.
This little one was too blind to recognize your greatness. Ill apologize to Senior, no, to Young Hero. The ck-d man put down his saber and knelt, apologizing to Xiao Chen.
There was an impassable chasm between a Minor Primal Core cultivator and a Major Primal Core cultivator. Furthermore, the ck-d man was only an initiate Minor Primal Core cultivator.
The Jiao Snake, on the other hand, was infinitely close to reaching the Cloud Sea Realm. It was a god-like existence to the ck-d man, an existence that he could not resist.
It would be easy for the Jiao Snake to crush the ck-d man without a second thought.
Even if the ck-d man did not want to submit, he had to. Even if he did not want to kneel, he had to.
Xiao Chen said indifferently, Get up. Ive already said it. Im not worthy of you kneeling.
You can, you definitely can. Big Brother, just speak. This little one will listen while kneeling. The ck-d man spoke humbly while enduring the humiliation.
This ck-d man was flexible, which was rather impressive. Since he wanted to kneel, so be it.
What is your name?
This little one is Wang Suo.
Alright. Wang Suo, right now, this ship belongs to me. You and your subordinates will have to listen to me. Immediately change course for the Purple Sun Great Realm.
Damn!
Wang Suo could not help cursing. Previously, Xiao Chen dismantled his ship. This time, he was even more ruthless, directly confiscating it.
Xiao Chen just looked at the other party without saying anything.
Big Brother is right. This little brother will break the contract and surrender the ship. Wang Suos heart bled. However, he had no choice but to submit.
Why am I so unlucky to run into this jinx twice ande off worse each time?
Chapter 1592 (Raw 1574): Grave Sea Cluster
Chapter 1592 (Raw 1574): Grave Sea Cluster
Pirate ships have contracts?
Xiao Chen was doubtful. When he actually saw the contract, he realized that it was true.
All pirate ships were made by the Pirate Alliance and had a unique serial number. The Pirate Alliance kept records of all purchases. If one wanted to transfer legal possession of a pirate ship, the person who signed the contract had to take the initiative to hand it over.
Xiao Chen took the contract and looked at it. When he saw the final use, he read it out softly, Anyone who formally owns the pirate ship will be a glorious member of my great Pirate Alliance. There is no turning back or withdrawing. Our voyage is far from just the starry sea!
Thisst use was written in an unremarkable font. If one did not pay attention, one would not notice it.
Wang Suo, whats going on with thisst use?
The ck-d man smiled and said, Big Brother, just call me Xiao Suo. I already said I would take your family name. As for thisst use, only the Pirate Alliance knows how to construct this pirate ship, which is the symbol of pirates. If one has it, there is no need for any proof. When others see it, they will recognize you as an astral pirate.
Xiao Chen eyed the ck-d man suspiciously. Then, he turned his head to ask the Jiao Snake about it.
The Jiao Snake said with a deep voice, He is right. However, you have nothing to your name now. There is no problem with joining this Pirate Alliance. It will not hinder you from joining a sect in the future. Anyway, pirates are free-spirited people in the first ce.
A thought urred to Xiao Chen. Will I receive the protection of the Pirate Alliance?
You are overthinking. Look at that man, turning so subservient. If the Pirate Alliance protected him, he would not be this subservient. However, there are some other benefits. For example, if youe into Profound Tools, secret manuals, or natural treasures with questionable origins, you can quickly dispose of them in the ck market controlled by the Pirate Alliance.
The Pirate Alliances ck market is also one of thergest ck markets in the entire Great Thousand Realms.
From the looks of this, there was nothing wrong with joining the pirate alliance. Right now, he was nothing.
It was fine to use the identity of a pirate to conceal his actual identity.
Big Brother, from the moment Iid eyes on you, I knew you would make an excellent pirate. You definitely have a great future with the Pirate Alliance. I already took the initiative to remove my name from the contract. Big Brother, just leave your name there.
The ck-d man thought of how Xiao Chen single-handedly dismantled his ship, seizing all opportunities, so he praised Xiao Chen very sincerely.
After thinking for a while, Xiao Chen eventually made his choice. He needed to rush to Purple Sun City.
At the same time, he needed a new identity to pull the wool over others eyes.
The moment Xiao Chen signed the contract, elsewhere in the boundless Starry Heavens, separated by thousands of great realms:
The child of the most mysterious epoch...the Great Deste. You finally appeared.
A mysterious voice echoed in the surroundings of a dark, ck divine mountain.
Countless ck lotuses bloomed in the sky. Amid the stern and solemn atmosphere, a sinister air developed. Each lotus flower had a vertical eye on it that radiatedyers of Buddhist lights.
Closely following that, an enormous sculpture of a Buddha appeared behind the master of the voice. However, this Buddha waspletely pitch-ck. Shrouded in solemnity and dignity, it looked at the world with cold eyes utterly devoid of warmth.
A ck light burst out of the Buddha sculpture.
A Buddhist Might spread into the world. When it peaked, it burned, turning into ck mes.
All the vertical eyes gathered into one huge divine eye looking at the surrounding five thousand kilometers of mountains. Then, the eye headed off into the boundless Starry Heavens.
At that moment, all living things in the great realm where that ck mountain range was fell silent as if they were plunged in eternal darkness.
At the same time, in the astral regions near the Purple Sun Region, the few Cloud Sea Realm powerhouses vaguely noticed something changing in the air.
In the ck mountain range:
An ancient Buddhist temple stood on every mountain peak with believers prostrated along the mountain paths.
These believers prayed earnestly and sincerely before this mysterious phenomenon, not daring to show any disrespect.
Orders from the Sect Venerate. Summon the four Protectors and the seventy-two arhats.
A rumbling Buddhist voice resounded in the cold, dark mountain range. That voice touched the soul of every believer, causing all of them to tremble.
After this voice spoke, the ck me burning in the sky suddenly disappeared, passing in a sh like resplendent fireworks.
Then, the boundless Buddhist Might vanished.
The ck lotus secret imprint and the Thousand Eyes Divine Eye. After getting injured by the head monk of Leiyin Temple one thousand years ago, he has been recuperating. Why did he spend so much effort to execute this Supreme Magic Skill this time? muttered a handsome bald monk in white robes with Buddhist prayer beads in his hand. He had a gentle look on his face as he sat atop an isted peak in the ck mountain range.
Whoosh!
At some point in time, this white-d monk stood up and suddenly appeared elegantly on the main peak of the ck mountain range.
This white-d monk gave off a peaceful and calm air, looking elegant, schrly, and tranquil, a stark contrast to the darkness that shrouded the mountain range all year round.
Holding the Buddhist prayer beads in his right hand, the white-d monk walked to an ancient Buddhist temple at the end of the mountain road, step by step.
The broad road before the doors had ck sculptures lining its sides.
Seventy-two cold-eyed arhats in ck kasayas hovered in the air, nking the path.
The white-d monk knew that these seventy-two ck-d arhats were all Major Primal Core cultivators. Furthermore, they were all well-known figures among the Major Primal Core cultivators. Regr Major Primal Core cultivators were notparable to them.
Aside from them, there were four Protectors dressed in magnificent clothes, holding Buddhist staffs.
These four Protectors were even stronger, already Cloud Sea cultivators. They were super experts who could cultivate Soul Energy. Even in the core of the Great Thousand Realms, they could be considered experts.
In the Grave Sea Cluster, where the Purple Sun Region was, these Protectors could be considered peak experts. No matter which astral region they went to, they would be overlord-ss existences.
Holy Son Ming Xuan!
Upon seeing this white-d monk, the four Protectors bowed slightly and greeted him respectfully.
After the four Protectors finished their greeting, the seventy-two arhats bowed as one.
All of you,e in.
A door to arge pce hall opened with a buzz. There was a Buddha figure at the top of countless steps at the front of the hall.
A weak-looking old man sat with his eyes closed on a ck lotus tform below the Buddha figure.
This was the ck Lotus Churchs Sect Master.
This was also the mastermind behind the Kunlun Realms Demonic Cmities, someone that Xiao Chen had to kill.
Greetings, Master.
Greetings, ck Lotus Sect Ancestor!
Everyone respectfully bowed and greeted the ck Lotus Churchs Sect Master when they saw him in the dim Buddhist hall.
The lotus tform slowly soared up, and the ck Lotus Churchs Sect Master swept his gaze over everyone below. Buddhist light flickered in his eyes. It looked like he could eliminate everyone present with one re.
Sect Ancestor, you put in a lot of effort to execute the ck lotus secret imprint and summoned all of us here. Is there something important to discuss?
Are we going to eliminate a Rank 3 sect and increase the number of believers?
With so many experts together, they could easily eliminate arge Rank 3 sect.
I need you all to personally search for a person and bring him back to me, the ck Lotus Churchs Sect Master said slowly, his voice deep and hoarse.
Everyone revealed a strange expression in surprise.
The ck Lotus Churchs Sect Master had summoned all the peak experts of the ck Lotus Church to find one person. Who could this person be?
The person Im searching for is the reincarnation of the strongest expert of the Immortal Epoch. He holds unlimited potential. I need this person greatly. The ck Lotus Church also needs this person. You have to find him. Do not get careless!
The ck Lotus Churchs Sect Masters eyes sank, striking fear and a scary pressure into everyones heart.
Did you hear that clearly?
We heard it clearly.
Given the serious tone of the ck Lotus Churchs Sect Master, no one dared to show a dissatisfied expression.
Where is this person?
The ck Lotus Churchs Sect Master remained silent for a long time before saying, In the Grave Sea Cluster...
The four Protectors, the Holy Son Ming Xuan, and the group of arhats were all stunned.
The Grave Sea Cluster...this was a startlinglyrge field. There were hundreds of astral regions, like the Purple Sun Region, in the Grave Sea Cluster. If they had to search through all the astral regions once, it would take them decades, and they still would not finish.
Look around the astral regions near the Purple Sun Region first. I nted the ck lotus mark on this persons body. Once you get near him, you will definitely sense it.
The ck Lotus Churchs Sect Master felt somewhat tired. Even after executing a Magic Skill like the Thousand Eyes Divine Eye, he still failed to get a fix on Xiao Chens location. All he managed to determine was the general area.
There had to be a treasure covering up the ck lotus mark on Xiao Chens body.
Left with no choice, the ck Lotus Churchs Sect Master could only send out the four Protectors, the seventy-two arhats, and his own prized disciple, splitting them up to search.
After the detailed exnation, these arhats and Protectors understood. With this information, they were certain of the general direction. Furthermore, this person had the ck lotus mark, so the difficulty was lowered significantly.
Its settled, then. Make your preparations and depart the day after tomorrow. Holy Son Ming Xuan, stay behind. The rest of you may leave.
After everyone else left, the ck Lotus Churchs Sect Master looked at the Holy Son, Ming Xuan, and said seriously, You must find it very strange that Im putting in so much effort to search for one person, right?
Ming Xuan nodded and replied, Disciple does not understand, but Master definitely has his reasons for his decision.
The ck Lotus Churchs Sect Master looked at Ming Xuan, his eyes glowing with anticipation. Ill tell you. The Demonic Bone ?arra of my ck Lotus Churchs founding ancestor is in that persons body. That persons previous incarnation used this Demonic Bone ?arra to sessfully reincarnate. Do you understand now?
The Holy Son Ming Xuans expression changed radically. Clearly, these words shocked him.
Disciple understands. Disciple will definitely bring this person before Master!
Chapter 1593 (Raw 1575): Arriving in the Purple Sun Great Realm
Chapter 1593 (Raw 1575): Arriving in the Purple Sun Great Realm
The pirate ship moved significantly faster. More importantly, there was sufficient crew to operate it, which allowed the thrust from the formation to be fully utilized.
Furthermore, the ck-d man was an experienced captain. Naturally, the pirate ship moved much faster than the Tianyi Sects Astral Ship.
Xiao Chens life did not change much.
Like before, he used the Profound Yin Fruit to help him quickly refine the ten-thousand-year-old Baleful Yin Energy. His strength increased daily.
The effects of the Profound Yin Fruit were startlingly good.
At the very least, the Profound Yin Fruit helped Xiao Chen refine the ten-thousand-year-old Baleful Yin Energy four times faster. Originally, he would have needed at least three months. Now, he would not take even one month.
Hence, he had to think about Baleful Yang Energy sooner.
After refining ten-thousand-year-old Baleful Yin Energy, Xiao Chen, correspondingly, had to absorb ten-thousand-year-old Baleful Yang Energy.
However, fortuitous encounters like ten-thousand-year-old Baleful Yin Energy were hard toe by, requiring many coincidences for it to happen.
Thus, Xiao Chen had to discuss this with the Jiao Snake.
After learning of Xiao Chens intent, the Jiao Snake said, You should not bother thinking about ten-thousand-year-old Baleful Yang Energy. Being able to absorb ten-thousand-year-old Baleful Yin Energy is already a great fortuitous encounter. Everything in the world is controlled by destiny. Things are already vaguely decided. It is impossible for you to run into ten-thousand-year-old Baleful Yang Energy.
Xiao Chen nodded and said, I also feel that it is impossible. Being able to find ten-thousand-year-old Baleful Yin Energy was the result of luck and Senior Jiao Snakes help.
For me to run into the ten-thousand-year-old Baleful Yin Energy was a coincidence. Being able to meet you is even more of a coincidence among coincidences. After pausing for a while, the Jiao Snake added, However, a cultivators cultivation cannot rely entirely on coincidences. Advance nning is the right thing to do.
Xiao Chen looked at the Jiao Snake and asked, Given Senior Jiao Snakes experience, do you have any suggestions?
The best method is naturally to join a sect. Those outstanding sect talents do not have to worry about Baleful Yin Energy and Baleful Yang Energy. The old monsters of the sect would go and search for these things on their behalf. You cannot rely on this method. In that case, you can only rely on external forces.
Senior, please borate.
The Jiao Snake sighed and said, For ordinary people, this matter is easy to deal with. However, you absorbed ten-thousand-year-old Baleful Yin Energy. Hence, you need Baleful Yang Energy of simr grade. Lowering the requirements would be somewhat problematic.
However, I recalled that Pan Huang once obtained an Alchemic Recipe that could condense Baleful Yang Energy, then use supplementary Spirit Herbs to refine a Heavenly Yang Pill.
Heavenly Yang Pill? Xiao Chen could not understand how was this rted to the Baleful Yang Energy that he needed to absorb.
The Jiao Snake exined, This Heavenly Yang Pill can condense one hundred strands of Baleful Yang Energy. Just think about it. If you could gather the essence of one hundred strands of one-thousand-year-old Baleful Yang Energy, would it be inferior to ten-thousand-year-old Baleful Yang Energy?
Xiao Chen thought for a while and was greatly startled. Is there really such a Medicinal Pill? If there really is, then wouldnt the disciples ofrge sects be able to absorb the equivalent of ten-thousand-year-old Baleful Yin Energy and ten-thousand-year-old Baleful Yang Energy? Once these disciples matured, how strong would such a sect be?
Xiao Chen had already personally experienced how vast the energy a strand of ten-thousand-year-old Baleful Yin Energy contained.
If a sect could allow all their disciples to forge such strong foundations during the Veritable Personage Realm, the resulting horror would be unimaginable.
The Jiao Snake shook its head and said, You are overthinking. Firstly, one-thousand-year-old Baleful Yin Energy and one-thousand-year-old Baleful Yang Energy are not easy to find. Sects cannot possibly prepare them for all of their disciples. Secondly, not everyone can absorb a ten-thousand-year-old Baleful Yin Energy. After all, many cultivators cannot fully refine even two-thousand-year-old Baleful Yin Energy.
Feeling enlightened, Xiao Chen said, That seems to make sense.
There is still the most important point...
What is it? Senior does not remember the Alchemic Recipe?
I do recall the Alchemic Recipe. A snakes memory is the best; you cannotpete with me in that. The most important thing is that the Alchemist that created this Alchemic Recipe did not create a Heavenly Yin Pill because...many disciples who consumed the Heavenly Yang Pill exploded and died when they advanced to the Primal Core Realm.
When the Jiao Snake saw Xiao Chens expression change, the Jiao Snake continued, Later, this Medicinal Pill became a forbidden medicine and was left unused for a long time. Now, the recipe should be generally lost already.
Xiao Chen entered deep thought and then said, Senior, please give me the Alchemic Recipe first. Ill decideter when it is time.
Right. Think about it carefully yourself. This is thest step. If you really cant, then you can only force out a portion of the ten-thousand-year-old Baleful Yin Energy and make another choice.
After obtaining the Alchemic Recipe, Xiao Chen left with a somewhat grave expression.
Captain, well arrive at the Purple Sun Great Realm soon.
Just as Xiao Chen stepped out of the ships hold and arrived on deck, he was met by an excited ck-d man.
Right, Ill go take a look.
Xiao Chen walked to the ships bow and looked in front. There was a purple star that looked very different from the other stars in the vast Starry Heavens ahead. This star gave off a strange light, its difference obvious with one look.
That was the Purple Sun Great Realm. All the great realms of today were formed from the shattered pieces of the Great Deste Continent.
Compared to stars, they were already unique fields during the Great Deste Eon, suitable for life and the development of civilization.
[TL Note: The fields here do not refer to the geographic feature but a psychology or sociology theory known as field theory, which explores the rtionship between humans and their environment.]
No matter how big a star was, without such a field, there would not be any civilization. The only thing that could survive were scary Astral Beasts.
Captain, we are about to enter the field. The field of this Purple Sun Great Realm is rather strong. However, it clearly will not be a problem for Captain.
Xiao Chen already felt it without needing the ck-d man to say anything.
As he moved through the field, the scene before him erged continuously. It was like zooming in several hundred times on a painting the size of a sesame seed.
This was the first time Xiao Chen entered a field, and the feeling was rather novel to him.
At the same time, he also felt the strength of that field. As the ck-d man said, it was rather strong. Without a certain level of strength, one would not be able to enter the field.
After entering the field, Xiao Chens perspective broadened significantly. The air felt fresher, much better than that of the Starry Heavens.
This Purple Sun Great Realm appeared to be a boundless continent.
Most of the continent was deste, with only a city in its center.
That had to be Purple Sun City.
Even from several million kilometers away, the silhouette of the city was still clearly visible. The citys majesty and vastness were easily imaginable.
There was a purple sky above, never scattering all year round and eternally unchanging.
Captain, lets go to the Pirate Alliance first. This pirate ship has been flying in the Starry Heavens for a long time and requires some maintenance, the ck-d man suggested to Xiao Chen, appearing rather excited.
Get your subordinates to go, then. Come with me to another ce.
Alright. When the ck-d man heard that, he immediately felt somewhat dispirited.
The next thing made the ck-d man even more depressed. Xiao Chen summoned out a ck horse chariot and actually wanted him to serve as a coachman.
Big Brother, you see...I am still a Minor Primal Core Realm expert, after all. Getting me to be the coachman, isnt that a little...
The ck-d man looked at Xiao Chen mncholically, clearly unwilling to do this.
Xiao Chen thought for a while and found his objection eptable, then took the reins. Ill do it, then. Youre in charge of pointing the way out to me. Help me find arge restaurant.
Sure, that is doable, Xiao Suoughed.
However, he immediately felt a chill in his body, which scared him into shivering. Then, he said quickly, I think Id better do it. How can I let Big Brother do this kind of menial work?
That Jiao Snake was still around!
Senior Jiao Snake, there is no need to scare him like that. Xiao Chen smiled bitterly. Naturally, he knew that the Jiao Snake had done something.
Its fine. I think this person is considered a talented person. Ill help you to tame him during this period so that you can use him in the future.
That was true, as well. With a subordinate like this, a lot of matters would be much more convenient to handle.
With this thought, Xiao Chen stopped caring about the Jiao Snakes actions and entered the Cycle War Chariot.
Fei`er was currently doing her best to care for Luo Nan. However, Luo Nansplexion appeared increasingly paler. As time passed, the effects of the Blood Cloud Pill weakened.
Upon seeing Xiao Chene in, Fei`er immediately said, Big Brother Xiao Chen, you are here.
Xiao Chen nodded casually and looked at Luo Nan. How is he?
Fei`er could not clear away her worried expression as she replied in a low voice, Senior Brothers spirit seems to have worsened over the past couple of days. Im afraid...
Luo Nan revealed a smile and held on to Fei`ers hand. Then, he consoled, Junior Sister, I really am already satisfied to have lived until now. These past days were the happiest days of my life...
Then, Luo Nan turned his head and looked at Xiao Chen. Brother Xiao Chen, Im sorry. I really misunderstood you in the past. I am sincerely grateful that you are willing to do so much for me. I can feel that my days are numbered. Brother Xiao Chen, stop wasting time and resources on me.
Xiao Chen smiled and said, Dont overthink. Fei`er calls me Big Brother, so I should help you out to the end. Furthermore, without the two of you protecting me, I would not have been able to absorb the ten-thousand-year-old Baleful Yin Energy.
Since we are already in Purple Sun City, stop overthinking and rest properly.
Chapter 1594 (Raw 1576): Crisis outside the City
Chapter 1594 (Raw 1576): Crisis outside the City
Purple Sun City, the onlyrge city in the Purple Sun Great Realm, possessed a history stretching back millions of years.
The vast ancient city already experienced the baptism of countless years, but it remained standing, proiming an ancient legend.
An incredibly beautiful ferocious beast sculpture towered above the city gates, ced on a patch of purple clouds.
It depicted the legendary Golden Crow Holy Beast that was born in fire. Every single feather of its outspread wings glistened with golden light, giving off an ancient aura.
Ages ago, this Purple Sun Great Realm was a ma for the Golden Crow Race. Hence, Purple Sun City was built on the Golden Crow Races ruins.
Although pure-blooded Golden Crows were already extinct and the descendants of the Golden Crow bloodlines had left long ago, the local cultivators still worshiped the divine bird that was born in fire.
The local cultivators love and respect for the Golden Crow were evident from the various signs and marks in Purple Sun City.
Purple Sun City sat in the center of this vast continent, surrounded by boundless desert and yellow sand.
However, all this did not impact this citys prosperity and liveliness.
This was only because Purple Sun City was the capital of the entire Purple Sun Region. Countless people from thousands of great realms in the Purple Sun Region came to this ce.
This city hosted many businesses here to trade.
Very few cultivators were native to the Purple Sun Great Realm. It was said that there had been a prestigious Rank 3 sect here long ago.
However, it fell into decline for some reason. After being surrounded and attacked, it was destroyed, vanishing into the river of history.
After that, Purple Sun City became a neutral city.
Now, there were only a few strong Rank 2 sects rooted near Purple Sun City, counterbncing one another.
Most of the cultivators here hade to seek something or to sell their treasures.
The city before Xiao Chen was thergest in the entire Purple Sun Region. All the cultivators here were at least in the Veritable Personage Realm. asionally, one could see Primal Core cultivators.
This city was veryplicated, filled with people from all walks of life and levels.
Sometimes, the person that one met casually on the street might be a Major Primal Core Realm peak expert. Such encounters were not rare.
At this moment, a ck, horse-drawn war chariot rushed along the road, kicking up dust and yellow sand.
Naturally, the ones inside the chariot were Xiao Chen, Luo Nan, and Fei`er.
There was a dedicated anchorage for ships like pirate ships in Purple Sun City, so they had parted from Xiao Chens crew.
There really are many experts.
Xiao Chen came out and sat beside Xiao Suo, observing the surroundings.
Earlier, two mutated beasts ridden by Minor Primal Core cultivators passed Xiao Chens chariot.
In other great realms, it was not that easy to see a Primal Core cultivator. One was already considered an expert upon reaching the Veritable Personage Realm.
When one advanced to the Primal Core Realm, one would be known as a Venerate. Everywhere one went, one would be respected by others.
However, the rules were apparently different in Purple Sun City.
Whoosh! Whoosh!
Just as the Cycle War Chariot was about to enter the city gates, two figures descended from the air and blocked it.
Xiao Suo pulled hard on the reins, appearing angry.
Then, he sized up the two before him. They were two middle-aged men. One of them showed a heavy murderous intent on his face while the other revealed a sinister smile. Clearly, they were up to no good.
Big Brother, the area around Purple Sun City has always been chaotic. There are often people who are blind and try to bully others and extort a toll.
Xiao Chen found the situation strange. These two people are just half-step Primal Core cultivators, yet they dare to target you?
How would I know? These days, there are always reckless people. The ck-d expert, Xiao Suo, shrugged in puzzlement.
Xiao Chen nced at Xiao Suo and somewhat understood.
Xiao Suo had withdrawn his aura. Furthermore, after traveling along the yellow-sand-swept road, he was already covered with dust. So, hepletely looked the part of a coachman.
This ex-pirate-boss turned into a coachman and got directly ignored.
Besides, Xiao Chens Cycle War Chariot was devoid of markings. In fact, it looked modest. Hence, people would take them for an easy target.
In reality, that was the case. The taller and thinner of the two men blocking in front looked at Xiao Chen and said, How many people are in the chariot? Hand over one hundred Spirit Jades for every person. Otherwise, you can forget about entering Purple Sun City alive.
Xiao Chen smiled and said, This Purple Sun City is a masterless city that is neutral ground. Peoplee and go as they please. Since when there is a need to pay a toll of Spirit Jades?
What is the point of saying all this nonsense? Are you giving it or not? Just answer directly.
The person who spoke appeared upset as he looked at Xiao Chen, entirely impatient.
Not giving, Xiao Chen replied decisively.
Are you sure?
The tall and skinny manughed coldly. Purple Sun City was filled with all sorts of people. There were many experts, but not everyone was an expert.
Every day, there would be Veritable Personage cultivators like Xiao Chen traveling through the field and entering the Purple Sun Great Realm. Such people were the target of their banditry.
Everyone who came to Purple Sun City was here to either purchase treasures or sell treasures.
These people would generally have some wealth on them. Since such people did not want to pay this toll, these bandits would just kill and rob them.
Youd best think about it carefully. One hundred Spirit Jades for one life, this is a pretty good deal, the azure-d man radiating a strong murderous intent said coldly.
What is there to think about? You actually dare to try and extort this old man? Kneel!
During this period, Xiao Suo had been holding back his frustration. At first, he was forced to serve as a coachman, which already upset him immensely.
Now, he was being robbed; his rage erupted thoroughly.
Xiao Suo suddenly stood up, holding the horsewhip. Then, the aura of a Primal Core Realm expert burst forth.
The two middle-aged bandits were instantly frightened half-dead. They never imagined that this unremarkable, dust-covered coachman was, in fact, a Minor Primal Core cultivator.
It is toote to run!
Smiling coldly, Xiao Suo swung the whip down and directly snapped both half-step Primal Core cultivators in two at the waist.
They were simply not on the same level.
Xiao Suo jumped off the chariot and searched the corpses. Then, he took away the twos spatial rings before walking back happily.
Old habits cant be changed. I let Big Brother see me making a joke of myself. Lets go!
After killing those two, Xiao Suo was in a much better mood. He returned to the Cycle War Chariot and drove straight into Purple Sun City unchallenged.
Only then did the people watching startle to their senses, letting out exmations.
What a mysterious chariot! There are no sect insignias at all. However, its coachman is actually a Primal Core cultivator. Where did that white-d youthe from?
This is a really grand style. Even when the disciples of Rank 2 sectse out, they do not get this sort of treatment.
Exactly! Primal Core Realm experts are seniors even in Rank 2 sects. How can they be coachmen for disciples?
That might not be so. The top disciple of a Rank 2 sect would definitely receive such treatment. Could this white-d person be a top disciple of a certain sect? However, it does not seem like it.
Although the ck-d man killed two people with onesh of the whip, the focus of everyones discussion was Xiao Chen.
If the coachman was that strong already, the identity of the white-d man had to be even more incredible.
Could that white-d man be the Ice-Snow Sword?
A few figurestwo males and one femalebelow the city gates watched as the Cycle War Chariot entered the city. The one who spoke was the female.
These three had arrived long ago, but when they saw the earlier incident, they stopped to watch. Who knew, they happened to see such a startling scene.
That should not be so. Even though the Ice-Snow Sword also dresses in white, he normally travels alone. He is extremely proud, not even thinking much of his fellow disciples from the Ice-Snow Mountain Manor.
The Purple Cloud Pavilions annual auction is about to begin. The elite disciples of the nearby Rank 2 sects will definitelye and join the liveliness. This person might be the descendant of a sect Elder or something.
Unable to guess Xiao Chens identity, the three paused for just a moment before following the crowd into Purple Sun City.
Chapter 1595 (Raw 1577): Ice-Snow Sword Luo Feng
Chapter 1595 (Raw 1577): Ice-Snow Sword Luo Feng
Most of the sects in the Purple Sun Region were Rank 1 sects like the Tianyi Sect. There were very few Cloud Sea cultivators in these sects.
Some weaker sects might not even have a Cloud Sea cultivator managing them.
Rank 2 sects needed at least two early-stage Cloud Sea cultivators; otherwise, the sects signboard would be in danger of getting torn down at any moment.
There was a total of three Rank 2 sects in the Purple Sun Region, and they were all based near Purple Sun City.
Of course, they were just rtively close. In reality, they were still a distance away.
The three Rank 2 sects were like the overlords of the Purple Sun Region. Only they had the qualifications to establish their headquarters in the Purple Sun Great Realm.
If the other sects wanted to establish their headquarters in the Purple Sun Great Realm, they needed to have the strength of a Rank 2 sect.
Otherwise, their sect could be destroyed at any moment.
There were enormous benefits to establishing a sect around Purple Sun City. Hence, therge sects were strongly opposed to sharing these with others.
Of course, there were quite a lot of unremarkable small factions around the city.
These factions were many in number and possessed varying levels of strength. The three Rank 2 sects could not be bothered with them, nor did they have the time to deal with them.
After all, these small factions posed no threat to their interests.
The Ice-Snow Sword, Luo Feng, was the strongest new talent of the Ice-Snow Mountain Manor, one of the three Rank 2 sects.
Although he was not the strongest true inheritor, his reputation had been growing over the past few years, rising extremely quickly in the entire Purple Sun Region.
The Ice-Snow Sword Luo Fengs skill at the sword approached perfection. It was said that while a half-step Primal Core Realm cultivator, he had killed several early-stage Minor Primal Core older-generation cultivators.
Now that he was only one step away from the Minor Primal Core Realm, his strength would be even more terrifying.
When he attacked, he was ruthless and vicious. He normally traveled alone and was very proud. Furthermore, heprehended the sword soul half a year ago, which allowed his reputation to catch up to that of the top disciple of the Ice-Snow Mountain Manor.
Due to Xiao Chens white clothes and extraordinary air, people wondered whether he was the Ice-Snow Sword.
The other two Rank 2 sectsthe Burning Moon Sect and the Wind Chasing Sectalso had a new talent each thatpeted with the Ice-Snow Sword, Luo Feng.
However, these two people were not as independent as Luo Feng. They also did not have a nickname like the Ice-Snow Sword as Luo Feng did.
Obtaining such a nickname, from a certain angle, was an acknowledgment of Luo Fengs strength.
Thergest restaurant in Purple Sun City was Idle Cloud Restaurant. The cultivators who came to Purple Sun City would mostlye here to have a drink.
Most importantly, it had heavy foot traffic. Not only could one obtain thetest news at the fastest speed here, but many cultivators also set up stalls on the third floor and above.
This ce was also a rather famous market.
After eating and drinking their fill, many people would go up and shop around for a while.
Just at this moment, a white figure slowly walked over on the top-quality cedarwood floor. The mor of the restaurant immediately hushed.
It seemed like the air even chilled significantly.
How cold!
What a sharp sword intent!
Many people cast nces at the entrance of the restaurant and saw a white-d, ck-haired man, with a sword in his hand, strolling in.
This person did not have an air of nobility and seemed ordinary. The atmosphere he gave off was somewhat simr to Xiao Chens.
The only difference was that this person did not withdraw his sword intent.
The way this person held the ancient sword in his left hand gave the impression that he might draw it at any moment.
It was such a person that caused the entirerge hall and second floor of the restaurant to fall silent the moment he entered.
There was no other reason than the scary sword intent that he emanated.
To others, he felt like a treasure sword stabbed into a tall mountain covered in white snow.
Then, this white-d youth looked around the restaurant casually.
Immediately, everyone whom this youth nced at felt like a sword shed right in front of their eyes. It made these people quickly lower their heads and avoid his sharp gaze.
Suddenly, the white-d youth stopped walking, and his gaze fell on a simrly white-d youth.
That person did not avoid his gaze. After taking a look, that person merely casually picked up a wine cup and started drinking.
desman? Swordsman?
The white-d swordsman could only vaguely feel the other partys sharpness but could not verify the other partys identity.
After a while, his lips quirked in mockery. What a coward! To think that he does not even have the courage to sh with me!
The white-d swordsman shook his head and found a seat. Now, the suppressive atmosphere of the restaurant finally settled.
Xiao Suo, do you know that person?
The one that the white-d swordsman noticed was, as might be expected, Xiao Chen.
After Xiao Chens group entered the city, they headed straight for Idle Cloud Restaurant. They had not had a good meal in a long time, so they naturally had to eat and drink to their hearts content. They would properly enjoy themselves, resting for a while.
Xiao Suo put down his wine cup and replied, He should be the Ice-Snow Sword, Luo Feng, a disciple of the Rank 2 Ice-Snow Mountain Manor. I heard that he is very strong. Of course, he is definitely nothingpared to Big Brother.
This way of speakingending his words with some ttery of Xiao Chenhad turned into a habit.
Xiao Chen could not be bothered about it, either. This Ice-Snow Sword did possess extraordinary strength.
In this Great Thousand Realms, due to theck of a bottleneck like that of the Kunlun Realm, most people focused on raising their cultivation. Those who couldprehend things like saber souls or Domains were considered to have outstanding talent.
This person also materialized a soul from his sword intent. Furthermore, his sword soul already reached sixty percentprehension. He was indeed quite capable.
However, that was all there was to it. There was still noparison to a swordsman like Chu Chaoyun, whoprehended the Sword Daos Great Dao Energy.
Of course, Chu Chaoyuns current cultivation definitely could notpare to the other partys.
If Xiao Chen did not have the fortuitous encounter of refining the ten-thousand-year-old Baleful Yin Energy, it would be hard to say who would win between him and this Ice-Snow Sword.
However, Xiao Chen believed that as time went by, Chu Chaoyun would continue to grow.
In this Thousand Great Realms, Chu Chaoyun would be like a fish in water, showing astonishing growth.
Interesting! Just a coachman, and you actually dare to evaluate our Ice-Snow Mountain Manors Ice-Snow Sword. Are you tired of living?
Just at this moment, a voice came from a nearby table as that person who spoke mockingly looked at the simply dressed Xiao Suo.
There were two men and two women at that table.
The one who spoke was one of the alluring women. As she looked at Xiao Chen and Xiao Suo, she smiled coldly. Do you think that by wearing white, you canpare yourself to the Ice-Snow Sword? What kind of country bumpkin are you? How ignorant!
We two brothers might not be the top disciples of the sect. However, even when considering the entire Purple Sun Region, our talent with the sword is hard toe by. What about you? Never mind that you are so ugly, are your eyes on your butt as well?
As Xiao Chen held his wine cup, he suppressed hisughter. This Xiao Suo was truly unfortunate.
When entering the city, someone attempted to rob him. When entering a restaurant to eat, a casual word from him caused an alluring woman to scold him.
Clearly, this alluring woman was someone who worshiped the Ice-Snow Sword of Ice-Snow Mountain Manor, not permitting anything to soil his name.
Just ignore it, Xiao Chen said indifferently as he put down his wine cup. So, Xiao Suo had no choice but to sit back down and drink depressedly.
However, Xiao Suo could not repress the rage in his heart. Bang! The wine cup in his hand shattered.
Xiao Suo was a pirate, someone with a fiery temper. He was already upset with Xiao Chen. If not for the deterrence of the Jiao Snake, he would not be so subservient to Xiao Chen, obeying everymand.
Xiao Suo would have long since drawn his saber and chopped him down.
As rage burned, the strong aura of a Primal Core cultivator spread out, which instantly startled the four people at the next table.
Whoosh!
Suddenly, a sword light shed like fleeting light.
Xiao Suo stretched out his hand and caught the wine cup that this sword light swept over.
Immediately, the people in the restaurant eximed softly, The Ice-Snow Sword made a move.
What a fast sword light! The Ice-Snow Sword truly lives up to his reputation. Most of the people in the restaurant failed to see how the Ice-Snow Sword sent out this move.
This Venerate, this is my junior sister. She was rude. I offer you this cup of wine in apology. Here, Ill drink first.
After the Ice-Snow Sword drained his wine, he stood up and looked at Xiao Suo before saying, However, not just anyone can discuss me, the Ice-Snow Sword. Although you are a Minor Primal Core Realm Venerate, you are still not qualified!
How arrogant!
Soft exmations arose within the restaurant. Unexpectedly, this Ice-Snow Sword truly dared to oppose a Minor Primal Core cultivator.
It appeared that the rumors of the Ice-Snow Sword having killed Minor Primal Core cultivators were true.
After this cup of wine, Ill take it as nothing happened, the Ice-Snow Sword said, heavily enunciating every syble as he looked at Xiao Suo.
The four people at the neighboring table, who were originally frightened silly, immediately regained their boldness.
This was especially so for that alluring woman. As she looked at the Ice-Snow Sword, her eyes sparkled.
The Ice-Snow Mountain Manors Ice-Snow Sword, Xiao Chen repeated in his mind. Then, hepletely forgot about this name.
Xiao Chen had seen many such people beforeproud and aloof, thinking themselves better than others, extremely arrogant.
However, the Purple Sun Region was merely an average-sized astral region in the Grave Sea Cluster. The Grave Sea Cluster was not even at the core of the entire Great Thousand Realms.
Where did such pridee from for this person to be so arrogant?
Although Xiao Chen was not as old as Xiao Suo, his mental state was much higher than that of this group of people.
To Xiao Chen, this Ice-Snow Sword was merely a dancing clown. There was no need even to remember his name.
Xiao Chens expression remained calm, showing no change. Then he said indifferently, Just drink.
Xiao Suo revealed a dissatisfied expression. However, since Xiao Chen said it, Xiao Suo still drained the wine in the cup.
Chapter 1596 (Raw 1578): Mysterious Stall Owner
Chapter 1596 (Raw 1578): Mysterious Stall Owner
When the four people at the neighboring table saw Xiao Suo drink that cup of wine while under pressure from the Ice-Snow Sword, Luo Feng, they immediately were ted.
So what if you are a Minor Primal Core Venerate? Before Senior Brother Luo Feng, you still have to behave obediently, the alluring woman said in a piercing voice as she looked cockily at Xiao Suo.
The crowd watching in the restaurant were all shocked. The Ice-Snow Sword, Luo Feng, actually managed to overwhelm a Minor Primal Core cultivator with his momentum.
Consider yourself wise. Remember, in the future, dont just casually discuss me, Luo Feng. Otherwise, even if you are a Minor Primal Core expert, I will teach you a lesson!
The Ice-Snow Sword Luo Fengughed coldly and ignored Xiao Chens group.
Big Brother, I have never been so annoyed in my life. This brat is overly arrogant. Even if he is incredible, if I truly fought with him, it would be an even fight, Xiao Suo muttered, feeling frustrated and dissatisfied.
An even fight?
Xiao Chen said indifferently, It looks like you are rathercking in confidence. If you really fought, he absolutely would not be a match for you.
Cut the crap. Just eat and drink.
As Xiao Chen had spoken calmly, Xiao Suo had no choice but to suppress his rage. Then, he continued to drink depressedly, cup after cup.
When Xiao Chen raised his head to nce at that Ice-Snow Sword, he happened to meet the other partys knife-like gaze, which carried boundless pressure.
Smiling faintly, Xiao Chen easily dissolved this sharpness, then turned his head to drain the wine in his cup.
This fellow!
Seeing Xiao Chen so calm, the Ice-Snow Sword felt upset for some reason. It was like the other party did not care about him at all.
However, the Ice-Snow Sword had already gained face in the earlier scene. There was no reason or opportunity for him to lose his temper now.
Dont ever let me get a chance. When that happens, lets see if you can still smile, the Ice-Snow Sword thought to himself in his heart.
After three more rounds of drinks, Xiao Chen paid the bill. Then, he looked at Luo Nan and asked, Hows your body?
Luo Nan forced out a smile and replied, Its still fine, just a little weak andcking energy. Im afraid that even after being healed, I will just be a cripple in the future.
Fei`er said right away, Senior Brother, I will take care of you for life.
Xiao Chen smiled and said, Did you hear that? With such a junior sister, why are you still sighing? Look on the bright side. Come, lets go shopping on the third floor. I recall that you use a sword, right? Lets pick out a good sword for you. When you are well, you will be able to use it.
This...how can I let you do that?
Its fine. Its just casual shopping. If you see anything that interests you, just tell me.
The matter with the Ice-Snow Sword did not affect Xiao Chens mood or mental state at all.
Right now, Xiao Chens main focus was healing Luo Nan and not showing off.
The Jiao Snake, who was hidden in the Immortal Spirit Ring, nodded to itself. Such a mental state was hard toe by.
The group headed straight for the third floor.
The third floor of Idle Cloud Restaurant was filled with people and very noisy.
There were aged old men, handsome young masters, charming and alluring women, cute and innocent youngdies, sloppy old men, and all sorts of other kinds of people on this level.
The cement of the stalls was extremely casual.
Xiao Chen saw all sorts of cultivators selling Profound Tools and weapons in the stalls.
He had learned in the Azure Dragon Pce that Secret Treasures were known as Profound Tools in the Great Thousand Realms.
Above Profound Tools were Treasure Tools.
However, Treasure Tools were extremely rare and valuable. Even a Major Primal Core Venerate would not be able to purchase a Treasure Tool that they wanted.
The Profound Tools sold in this market were mostly Inferior Grade and Medial Grade. Superior Grade Profound Tools were a rare sight. As for a Peak Grade Profound Tool like the Azure Dragon Divine Wings, there was practically none.
From the looks of this, although Xiao Chens Azure Dragon Divine Wings was an imitation, it was indeed rather precious.
Luo Nan did not want Xiao Chen to go to great expense, so he merely walked around and did not express any interest. However, Fei`er got very excited and wanted to buy a Medial Grade Profound Tool treasure sword.
Her current sword was only an Inferior Grade Profound Tool. She had long wanted to change it out.
At this moment, Fei`er stood in front of a stall and toyed with a scarlet sword. This was a fire-attributed sword, a Medial Grade Profound Tool.
Not only did the sword look exquisite, but its edge was also extremely sharp. In Xiao Chens opinion, it was a pretty good sword.
Of course, it was still some distance from beingparable to his Lunar Shadow Saber.
In the Kunlun Realm, the Lunar Shadow Saber was a Transcendent Divine Weapon. In the outer realm, it was likely a peak Superior Grade Profound Tool, yet to reach the level of a Treasure Tool.
The might of a Treasure Tool was extremely horrifying. Even a Major Primal Core cultivator could not fully grasp it.
After some bargaining, Fei`er bought this sword at the price of twenty thousand Spirit Jades.
Xiao Chen was somewhat startled and surprised. It seemed like the value of Spirit Jades was lower than he expected.
His two million Spirit Jades could buy only two hundred Medial Grade Profound Tools. As for Superior Grade Profound Tools, he could probably buy only a few dozen. He was truly poor.
Damn it. Im still short of some Spirit Jades. Fei`er counted the Spirit Jades in her spatial ring and discovered that she was still a few hundred short.
How much are you short of?
Two-hundred-odd.
Ill help you out.
Xiao Chen took out his Spirit Jades and handed them to the stall owner.
Medial Grade Spirit Jades!
The stall owner was a white-haired old man. When he saw the Spirit Jades that Xiao Chen handed over, his eyes immediately showed a fiery glint.
After being stunned for a while, he said, This young master is really extravagant!
As if he feared Xiao Chen having second thoughts, the stall owner immediately took Xiao Chens Spirit Jades and cautiously put them away. Then, he quickly ced the sword in Fei`ers hands.
Luo Nan and Fei`er were shocked. Unexpectedly, Xiao Chen so easily took out two hundred Medial Grade Spirit Jades.
One Medial Grade Spirit Jade could be exchanged for one hundred Inferior Grade Spirit Jades. However, no one would make such an exchange.
It was already very difficult for ordinary Spirit Jades to be formed. Spirit Jades could be used for cultivating,ying formations, and refining pills or equipment, and were extremely valuable.
All the more so for Medial Grade Spirit Jades. Most times, people would carry a few for emergency use.
When ones Veritable Essence Energy was drained in a huge fight, one could quickly recover most of their Veritable Essence Energy by absorbing a Medial Grade Spirit Jade.
A Superior Grade Spirit Jade was a treasure worth cities and could be obtained only by exchanging equivalent treasures.
After a short exnation, Fei`er asked, Big Brother Xiao Chen, did you take out the wrong ones?
Take out the wrong ones?
When the white-hair old man heard that, he said, Young man, you really took the wrong ones out. Can this old man offer you something else in exchange for your Medial Grade Spirit Jades?
Xiao Chen waved his hand and said, Theres no need. How can I take back something that I gave away? There is no need for Senior to mind it.
At this moment, Xiao Chen was in a great mood. He turned from a pauper to a wealthy person. How could he not be happy?
No wonder the old Dragon Horse in the Azure Dragon Pce said back then that although there were just a few Spirit Jades, they were all of rather high quality.
Young man, this old man is also too embarrassed to take advantage of you. Here is a VIP invitation for the Purple Cloud Pavilion. When you go to the Purple Cloud Pavilion tonight, you can use this VIP invitation to get not only a VIP room but also a ten percent discount on auction items.
When Xiao Chen received the invitation, Xiao Suos voice rang out in his ears. Big Brother, this old man is not simple. The auction at the Purple Cloud Pavilion is an annual,rge-scale auction. The entire city pays attention to it. Just getting a regr ticket is pretty hard already, not to mention a VIP invitation. Even a person like the Ice-Snow Sword might not be able to obtain one.
Xiao Chens eyes lit up. As he looked at the old man, his expression changed slightly.
At first, Xiao Chen had not noticed, but when he looked carefully now, he discovered that while this old man appeared ordinary, his eyes were spirited. There was a fire zing in their depths.
This old man was either an extremely brilliant refiner or an extremely brilliant Alchemist.
Xiao Chen thought of something, then took out a list of ingredients, which included many herbs, all supplementary herbs used for refining the Heavenly Yang Pill. These were all very precious and hard to find.
Old sir, can you take a look at this list and see if you can help me obtain the ingredients listed in it?
Sure, let me take a look.
Smiling, the old man at the stall epted the list. Then, he casually read it out, Yang Fish Grass, White me Flower, Fire Cloud Fruit...Dragonification Fluid. All these are ingredients with extremely strong Yang attribute.
As the old man continued looking down the list, his expression changed radically. Then, he looked seriously at Xiao Chen. Are you alsocking one hundred one-thousand-year-old Baleful Yang Energy?
Xiao Chen felt shocked. Unexpectedly, the other party could make out that this was for the Heavenly Yang Pill.
Chapter 1597 (Raw 1579): Touch My Reverse Scale? Die!
Chapter 1597 (Raw 1579): Touch My Reverse Scale? Die!
Xiao Chen calmed himself while keeping his expression even. Then, he said, Senior, experts truly hide themselves well. I have long heard that there are many experts in Purple Sun City. Indeed, that is true.
The stall owner appeared somewhat excited. He smiled and said, An expert? Thats not really so. I have a question: does Young Master have the Alchemic Recipe for the Heavenly Yang Pill?
Xiao Chen nodded and said, Thats right. I have the Alchemic Recipe. Does Senior have any advice?
Great. If you lend me the Alchemic Recipe to take a look, I can help you obtain all of the supplementary herbs here. Furthermore, I can also connect you to channels to purchase one-thousand-year-old Baleful Yang Energy and give you Spirit Jades, the white-haired old man said in a rush, appearing exceptionally excited.
Being so anxious in negotiations was clearly wrong. By exposing ones bottom line too early, one could end up cheated by ck-hearted people.
Based on the appearance of this white-haired old man, he was not a rash person. It could only be said that he wanted the Alchemic Recipe for the Heavenly Yang Pill too much.
Xiao Chen did not overthink and let the other partys offer overwhelm him. He said calmly, I do notck Spirit Jades. I can let old sir take a look at the Alchemic Recipe. I only ask Senior for a favor. If you can do that, Im willing to give the Alchemic Recipe to Senior and agree to a favor of Seniors.
What favor? Please speak.
Xiao Chen pointed at Luo Nan and said, Senior, please take the pulse of my friend here.
Alchemists were not doctors. However, most Alchemists knew some medical skills. The white-haired old man stepped forward and checked. Then, he frowned.
How vicious! This is an injury that should be fatal in the first ce. However, a Holy Pillprobably the Blood Cloud Pill, a peak Holy Pillforcefully suppressed it.
However, the effects of this medicine canst for only another seven days at most. Seven dayster, your friend will...
When Fei`er heard this, her expression immediately changed drastically. She said in a rush, Senior, you must save my senior brother.
Luo Nans expression, on the other hand, did not change. His experiences during this period allowed him to look past life and death.
However, when Luo Nan saw Fei`er sad, he also felt a pang in his heart.
Xiao Chen stretched out his hand and stopped Fei`er. Let Senior finish first.
The white-haired old man continued, If you had a Medicinal Pill that could reconstruct the dantian, the effects of the Blood Cloud Pill would be fully expressed, and his life would no longer be in danger.
The white-haired old man released Luo Nans hand and looked at Xiao Chen. Then, he said, I know how to help you. I recall that my friend has an Alchemic Recipe for a Medicinal Pill for reconstructing the dantian. Lets meet here again three dayster. Ill provide what you need.
The moment the old man said that, the four all revealed some joy on their faces. This trip to Purple Sun City was worth it.
Alright, its settled, then. Three dayster, Ill bring the Heavenly Yang Pills Alchemic Recipe as arranged.
The white-haired old man squinted slightly at Xiao Chen. Then, he said sincerely, I have not seen such an impressive youth like you for so long already. You do not harp on the small details or covet small benefits. The rarer thing is that you are loyal to your friends.
This old mans family name is Liu. In Purple Sun City, people know me as Senior Liu. I dabble in alchemy. Might I ask for little friends great name? If we have a chance in the future, we can chat more.
By providing his family name, this old man intended to befriend Xiao Chen. There was no fear in having many friends outside.
Xiao Chen replied, My name is Xiao Chen, Xiao with the grass head and Chen with the sun head. If there is an opportunity, I will definitely chat with Senior Liu.
[TL Note: Xiao with the grass head and Chen with the sun head: As exined before, this is a description of how the characters of Xiao Chens name are written.]
Hahaha! There will definitely be opportunities. Dont waste the VIP invitation I gave you. This is the Purple Cloud Pavilions annual auction, something considered a grand asion.
Senior Liu was in a good mood. Afterughing, he packed up his stall and left.
After dealing with Luo Nans issue, Xiao Chen was feeling rather buoyant as he looked at the VIP invitation in his hand.
He said in high spirits, Xiao Suo, you know where this Purple Cloud Pavilion is, right?
Of course, I do. After all, Ive gone there three times before.
Lead the way, then. Your performance today is pretty good. Pick something that catches your interestter. Ill bid on it for you.
Without Xiao Suos reminder, Xiao Chen would not have noticed this hidden expert. Helping Xiao Suo to bid for an item was very worth it.
Haha! Big Brother, its as though you are my real brother! It is settled, then. Dont ever regret it!
Xiao Suo nearly jumped in joy, feeling incredibly excited.
The Purple Cloud Pavilions annual auction wouldst two days. Each day, they would auction only twenty treasures, all of them carefully selected and extremely valuable.
Most people could onlye and watch, as many people came, and every auction item sold for sky-high prices.
Even after Xiao Chen came to understand that, he did not regret his words. Instead, his interest grew.
Xiao Chen was carrying two million Spirit Jades and was notcking at all. If he changed them to Inferior Grade Spirit Jades, he would have more than two hundred million.
The old Dragon Horse had spoken very humbly. However, Xiao Chen now discovered that he was definitely rich, at the very least, in the Purple Sun Region.
The Purple Cloud Pavilion was one of Purple Sun Citys threerge trading halls. They upied an area over five kilometers wide, looking very grand.
Purple Sun City possessed exceedingly deep umtions. Long ago, it was a ma for the Golden Crow Race. In regard to umtions, this city was far superior to any sect in the Purple Sun Region.
asionally, strange treasures would appear. No one considered this unusual.
The people who obtained these strange treasures would mostly choose to remain anonymous and let the trading halls handle the sales. Therge-scale trading halls had good reputations and were reliable; they were the first choice for many people.
The Purple Cloud Pavilion was one suchrge-scale trading hall.
Naturally, the Purple Cloud Pavilions annualrge-scale auction was considered a grand event. The Ice-Snow Sword, Luo Feng, came here because of it.
Soon, Xiao Suo led the group to the gates of the Purple Cloud Pavilion.
Suddenly, a fiery and berserk aura came from behind. The cultivators in front scattered, the ce immediately turning chaotic.
What a tyrannical aura! It is the Burning Moon Sects strongest new talent!
Exmations came from the crowd. Many looked behind and saw a group of people walking over.
The leader exuded a berserk aura from his entire body, fiery, sharp, and arrogant.
This was Yan Xin, the strongest new talent of the Burning Moon Sectone of the three Rank 2 sects in the Purple Sun Great Realm.
Xiao Chen looked in the direction that the crowd was pointing. When he saw Yan Xin, he was slightly stunned.
This person and the Ice-Snow Sword were like two extremes. However, they had one thing inmon: they were both wildly proud and arrogant.
After thinking about this, Xiao Chen concluded that this definitely had something to do with their respective Rank 2 sects holding an overlord-like position in the Purple Sun Region.
Furthermore, Yan Xin was strong in the first ce, and the sect behind him was strong. Who would dare to offend him?
As Yan Xins group walked over, the people parted to open a path for him. Soon, Yan Xins group arrived by Xiao Chens four.
All the onlookers stared. The crowd was stunned. To think that these people did not make way for Yan Xin.
Yan Xin frowned, and a berserk fiery aura pressed towards Xiao Chens group of four.
The air immediately turned parched and overbearing.
Without Xiao Chen needed to do anything, Xiao Suo spread out his own aura and scattered that fiery aura.
A Venerate?
Yan Xin contemted for a moment before saying coldly, Do you think that a Venerate can block the path that I, Yan Xin, wish to take?
After dealing with Luo Nans matter, Xiao Chen could not care too much now. However, he did not wish to cause amotion, either.
Xiao Chen patted Xiao Suos shoulder and moved to the side, taking the initiative to make way.
Humph!
Yan Xin snorted coldly and led his juniors over. The people who walked behind him all showed cocky expressions. In this Purple Sun City, these Burning Moon Sect disciples did not have to fear anyone.
Miss, you look quite pretty.
Just as one of the Burning Moon Sect disciples was about to walk past Fei`er, he stretched out his hand to touch her face.
This startled Fei`er, causing her expression to change markedly. Luo Nan also felt incredibly angered.
Ah!
However, before these two could do anything, they heard a cry of agony. Xiao Chen had torn off the arm of the person who had stretched out a hand.
Then, Xiao Chen casually tossed that arm into the air. Bang! The arm exploded in a ssh of blood.
With this, there was no hope whatsoever of reconnecting that arm.
How dare you hurt my junior brother?! Yan Xin spun around, incredibly enraged.
Xiao Chen said indifferently, These past years, I have seen too much death and be much more mild-tempered. However, there are some reverse scales that should not be touched. If they are touched, then dont me me for being ruthless.
Senior Brother, you have to get justice for me. This person broke off my arm for no reason at all. That person with the torn-off arm showed a pained expression, making aint first.
For no reason at all?
Xiao Chen smiled coldly. Are the people of the Burning Moon Sect all this shameless?
You! How dare you say that I am shameless?! If not for you sneak-attacking me, with my strength, how could you have broken off my arm? To think that you are so narrow-minded, dissatisfied at giving way to Senior Brother Yan Xin, so you vented your temper on me
Are you very strong?
Xiao Chen suddenly interrupted the other partys justifications. That person still had things to say when he met Xiao Chens gaze. Then, he suddenly felt fear flood his entire body.
Xiao Chen unleashed a sharp saber aura and extended his hand, sending a powerful saber intent into the other partys body.
The other party trembled as he looked at Xiao Chen in extreme horror. Then, blood leaked out of his mouth without pause.
You...
Before that person could finish, many strands of saber light shot out of that persons body, opening countless bloody holes, and blood spurted out as he copsed.
That person fell t on the ground, dead with his eyes open.
Had that person known before, he would not have suggested that Xiao Chen was notparable to him.
The faces of the people around froze as they looked at Xiao Chen. How bold of him to kill a Burning Moon Sect disciple before Yan Xin!
What strength to kill a Burning Moon Sect disciple before Yan Xin, so quickly that Yan Xin actually did not even have a chance to save him!
When I want to hurt people, I will not do it in a sneaky fashion. If I want to kill, all the more I wont do that! Xiao Chen said indifferently. He did not like speaking nonsense. Most of the time, he preferred to let his actions do the talking.
Chapter 1598 (Raw 1580): Dazzling Sunlight True Flame
Chapter 1598 (Raw 1580): Dazzling Sunlight True me
Xiao Chen, who never liked speaking nonsense, used his actions to prove that the other party was just trash.
Evaluating another person to be trash had nothing to do with their strength or the nobility of their birth. Instead, it was about their character and the things that they did, as well as their honor and shame.
That person who tried to molest Fei`er not only showed no intention to apologize but even tried to malign Xiao Chen.
Everyone had their own reverse scales. It was just that after another touched them, the price to be paid was different for different people.
For touching Xiao Chens reverse scale, the price was death.
It was the same no matter who it was, a Rank 2 sect disciple or Yan Xin himself.
Senior Brother, kill him!
The Burning Moon Sect disciples felt like they were pped before the crowd. So, they tried to instigate Yan Xin to regain face for them.
Xiao Suo snorted coldly and stood beside Xiao Chen, looking at Yan Xin without showing any fear.
Yan Xins enraged heart calmed down slowly.
Yan Xin was not afraid of the Minor Primal Core Realm Xiao Suo. However, he found that white-d desman somewhat unfathomable. Even without drawing a saber, that desman easily killed his junior brother.
If Xiao Suo got involved, Yan Xin would not be able to get to Xiao Chen to deal with him. In which case, his people might receive an even harder p to their faces.
The most important thing was that they were the unreasonable ones in this matter. Thus, they could not get the Burning Moon Sect to reason things out.
This matter might even turn them into a joke spread far and wide.
Might I ask what your noble name is? Yan Xin asked as he looked at Xiao Chen, somewhat at a loss as to how to handle the situation.
Xiao Chen!
The crowd was set abuzz. Who was Xiao Chen? No one had heard of this name before. These people were familiar with all of the outstanding talents with any fame to their name in the Purple Sun Region. The flow of information in this Great Thousand Realms was extremely fast.
Yan Xin said coldly, Good! Very good! Today, you pped my face. In the future, I will ruthlessly return this.
Xiao Chen smiled and retorted, Face is fought for by oneself, not given by others. If you behave and act with honor, naturally, no one will p your face.
Humph! Dont lecture me, and dont get cocky. As long as you do not leave Purple Sun City, youd better keep your head down. This is not a ce where you can throw your weight around!
Yan Xin hated Xiao Chen in his heart. However, based on his current strength, he could notpletely suppress Xiao Chen.
Hence, Yan Xin had to force himself to swallow this down, feeling very vexed in his heart.
Lets go!
Then, Yan Xin turned and led his confused juniors away. The crowd burst out in discussion; no one expected a new talent of one of the three Rank 2 sects, who was normally proud and arrogant, to submit. Furthermore, this was Yan Xin, someone who ranked together with the Ice-Snow Sword, one of the three new talents of Purple Sun City.
Xiao Chen...Ive really never heard of this name before.
However, after offending Yan Xin, it is better to leave early. With the Purple Cloud Pavilions auction about to start, Yan Xin is not in a good position to cause a bigmotion now.
However, Xiao Chen did not dwell on this incident. He led Xiao Suo and the others into the Purple Cloud Pavilion.
Inside a VIP room, Xiao Chen sat on a soft chair. The other three sat behind him, clearly showing who was more important.
By watching the water screen, which gave off a faint light, the four in the VIP room could see everything happening outside, capturing every single detail of the auction.
Just at this moment, a voluptuous, purple-haired woman suddenly walked out to the auctions tform.
This woman wore a red dress that flowed to the floor. The long dress looked very elegant and sexy, revealing the white skin around her chest, inspiring many wild and fanciful thoughts.
Suddenly, Xiao Chens eyes focused on this purple-haired woman as he quickly entered deep thought.
Fei`er blushed slightly red, feeling some embarrassment. However, the ex-pirate-boss Xiao Suoughed loudly, Big Brother, although Miss Lan Luo is a famous beauty in Purple Sun City, you should be a little more reserved.
Thisment startled Xiao Chen to his senses, but his expression did not change much as he withdrew his gaze.
Xiao Chen thought to himself, It feels like this woman named Lan Luo is an outstanding talent with a Great Deste bloodline.
However, why would an outstanding talent with a Great Deste bloodline appear in such a small ce like this Purple Sun City? This is rather hard to understand.
At the same time, many of the honored guests in the various VIP rooms looked at Lan Luo with iparable lust. The desire in their eyes burned fiercely.
Senior Brother, this Lan Luo is truly an extraordinarily beautiful woman. Only she can match your status! The junior brothers of Yan Xin fawned on him in another VIP room.
With Senior Brothers talent and status, as long as Senior Brother wants her, that Lan Luo will definitely deliver herself over obediently.
Who does not know that Senior Brother is very talented and can fight above his cultivation realm?!
Yan Xin coldly snorted. No matter how extraordinarily beautiful a woman who thrusts herself into the limelight is, how can she be a match for me? However, just ying around with her is fine.
A smile appeared on Yan Xins face, appearing rather sinister.
In the VIP room where the Ice-Snow Sword, Luo Feng, was, Luo Fengs gaze was also fixated on Lan Luos chest, not willing to look away.
To be able to attract the eyes of so many strong outstanding talents at the same time, this Lan Luo was clearly not as simple as Yan Xin made her out to be.
Otherwise, someone would have long since subdued her and forced themself on her. By then, she would not hold such a strong attraction to everyone anymore.
Wee to all honored guests to the annualrge-scale auction of the Purple Cloud Pavilion happening tonight.
Lan Luo showed a charming smile and bowed slightly, revealing a deep cleavage. This sight immediately inmed the desires of all the male cultivators present.
As for the female cultivators, they were all probably cursing in their hearts.
This woman is truly alluring! the ex-pirate-boss Xiao Suo said after swallowing his saliva in arge gulp. His eyes appeared somewhat stunned.
Xiao Chen nodded with sympathy. He murmured, She is not using any Charm Techniques. This is probably the so-called natural beauty that is med for losing ones reason.
Hehe! In the end, Big Brother is more cultured. I feel that with Big Brothers charm, you might be able to subdue this woman. At that time
At that time, we will really be unable to leave this Purple Sun City. Xiao Chen smiled faintly as he interrupted Xiao Suo.
Xiao Suo was stunned for a while before saying, That really does seem to be the case. All the men here would probably go crazy.
Fei`er whispered, You men are all like this.
Who would not like the beautiful things of the world? This is the same for both men and women. However, this is just base desire and cannot be considered passion...
Suddenly, Xiao Chens interest dulled somewhat, so he closed his eyes and leaned back in the soft chair.
Liu Ruyues figure appeared in his mind.
The parting in the Sky Dome Realm had nearly turned into an eternal parting. Now, he did not even know her exact location.
Ancestor Dragon City was only the guess of the old Dragon Horse. If Liu Ruyue was not there, then Xiao Chen had no other clue.
Fei`er and Xiao Suo did not notice Xiao Chens strange state. They only thought that he was tired and leaned back to rest.
At this moment, the auction formally started.
Xiao Suo paid full attention. Xiao Chen had promised to help him bid for an item. This was a rare chance.
Every item in this annualrge-scale auction was carefully selected and worth cities.
Perhaps, an exceptional treasure might even appear. That would be a great profit.
The auction started and proceeded as normal. Indeed, all the items were premium goods.
Xiao Suo felt tortured in his heart. Every one of these items was a treasure, something that he wanted. However, he suppressed his impatience as theter items would have a higher value.
Next up is the eighth auction item, the Dazzling Sunlight True me, a Yang-attributed Earth Grade me. It also ranks high among the Yang-attributed Earth Grade mes. This is a treasure that Yang-attributed cultivators, Alchemists, and refiners cannot miss out on.
Lan Luo smiled as she gave a detailed introduction of the Dazzling Sunlight True me and its other values.
Xiao Chen, whose eyes were closed, suddenly opened his eyes. Dazzling Sunlight True me?
The Book of Epochs recorded that the various mes were separated into six grades: Primal Chaos Grade, Sun or Moon Grade, then Heaven Grade, Earth Grade, Profound Grade, and Yellow Grade.
This Dazzling Sunlight True me was in no wayparable to the Primal Chaos Grade Heavenly me that he had.
However, if Xiao Chen refined the Primal Chaos Grade Heavenly me, its rank would not beparable to the Rank 3 of the Heavenly Snow Divine me. He would not be able to execute the Taiji Yinyang me Diagram in a bnced manner.
He needed to make preparations to raise the rank of the Heavenly me.
Just thinking about a Taiji Yinyang me Diagram formed by the Heavenly Snow Divine me and the Heavenly me already excited Xiao Chen somewhat.
Once he pulled it off, it would definitely be a great killing move.
Hence, Xiao Chen was prepared to obtain this Dazzling Sunlight True me.
Chapter 1599 (Raw 1581): Truly Domineering
Chapter 1599 (Raw 1581): Truly Domineering
However, Xiao Chen was not the only one interested in this Dazzling Sunlight True me. There were at least ten people in this vast auction house who wanted to obtain it at all costs.
Among them, the most ambitious one was naturally Yan Xin, the new talent of the Burning Moon Sect.
Yan Xin was a fire-attributed cultivator, who cultivated a fire-attributed Cultivation Technique. He alsoprehended the will of fire.
Senior Brother, after you refine this Dazzling Sunlight True me, you will be able to break through the bottleneck to Primal Core Realm! a Burning Moon Sect disciple said happily.
Yan Xin said coldly, I possess deep umtions and have to condense at least a 3 Star Primal Core. How can I make a breakthrough so easily? However, I must obtain this Dazzling Sunlight True me. After refining it, my umtions will only be even more horrifying.
Besides Yan Xin, several Alchemists and refiners were very interested as well.
Alchemists and refiners were not people whocked Spirit Jades. They possessed great wealth, and the bidding war was sure to be ferocious.
Before the bidding began, there was already tension in the air.
Prior to the bidding war, smoke already started rising.
The Dazzling Sunlight True me has a starting bid of one hundred thousand Spirit Jades. Hehe! Alchemists, do not miss out on it.
The charming voice of Lan Luo rang out melodiously, speaking in a provocative manner.
I bid two hundred thousand Spirit Jades!
I bid three hundred thousand Spirit Jades!
I bid four hundred thousand Spirit Jades!
I bid five hundred thousand Spirit Jades!
I bid six hundred thousand Spirit Jades!
I bid one million Spirit Jades!
Everyone was shocked. Lan Luos voice appeared to be magical. As soon as she finished speaking, the refiners and Alchemists in the VIP rooms immediately pushed the price to one million Spirit Jades via a rapid burst of bids.
The entire auction house fell silent, shocked by this bid.
Damn it! Lan Luo, you bitch, how dare you spoil my ns?!
Yan Xin immediately became enraged. He savagely pped the table, startling the other people in the room.
As Yan Xin saw the bids soaring uncontrobly higher, he immediately said, Everyone, I, Yan Xin, want this. Please give me some face. In the future, if any of you Alchemists need any help, you cane to the Burning Moon Sect to look for me.
When the bids reached two million Spirit Jades, Yan Xin could no longer hold back. He brought out his sect and started to pressure everyone.
The ferocious bidding war immediately came to a halt. Those wealthy Alchemists and refiners were stunned to hear this and stopped bidding.
Lan Luo, who was on the tform, showed a somewhat unsightly expression. Then, she smiled and said, Young Master Yan, this is not good, right?
Did I do anything against the rules? Is the Purple Cloud Pavilion that overbearing, not permitting our Burning Moon Sect disciples to speak at all?
Inside the VIP room, Yan Xin showed a stiff expression, not giving any face at all.
Xiao Chen thought to himself, This person is truly overbearing. When his own interest was affected, he immediately brought out the Burning Moon Sect.
His different standpoint aside, Xiao Chen rathered approved of this action.
It was every man for himself, or one might end up getting destroyed. If one had a trump card but did not use it, it would be too inflexible and would appear hypocritical.
However, Xiao Chen somewhat looked down on this persons judgment. This person thought too highly of himself, behaving too much like a bandit.
That Lan Luo was definitely not as simple as she appeared to be.
Those who took her for an easy target were fools.
Naturally, our Purple Cloud Pavilion will not prohibit the Burning Moon Sect disciples from speaking, and we do not do the same to others, either. However, you used the Burning Moon Sect to pressure others. Isnt that somewhat breaking our rules?
Lan Luo calmed herself. Her smile did not fade away. Clearly, she was somewhat shrewd and tolerant.
Shut up, you slut. How dare you nder me? In that case, dont me me for flipping out here. What proof do you have that I used my sect to pressure others? Who was threatened by me? As long as someone stands out, I, Yan Xin, will make amends with my death!
Who knew, right after Lan Luo just spoke, Yan Xin immediately knocked her words down, grasped on to a sore spot, and started spouting sophistry.
The entire ce turned silent; no one said a thing.
Lan Luo immediately became somewhat flustered, her entire body trembling slightly.
Humph! If the Purple Cloud Pavilion is filled with people like you, people who nder others, I feel that there is no need for you all to continue your business. I still have not brought up the point where you worked together with a group of old men to purposely raise the price, yet you malign me instead!
Yan Xins words were very vicious, especially thatst line of his, which created a stir.
You...!
Lan Luo was so angered that her entire body trembled. Her ample bosom shook, making the crowd think of improper scenes along with Yan Xins words.
I, the Ice-Snow Sword, Luo Feng, support Brother Yan. The Purple Cloud Pavilion needs to give an ount for this. Otherwise, there is really no need for you to continue doing business.
Just at this crucial moment, the Ice-Snow Sword, Luo Feng, suddenly said something. Clearly, he wanted to make use of this opportunity to make his presence felt, which would be more beneficial for himself in thetter part of the auction.
This meant that the Ice-Snow Mountain Manor supported Yan Xin as well, tilting the situation in Yan Xins favor.
However, it was really strange that Wang Ling, the new talent of the Wind Chasing Sectthe third of the three Rank 2 sectswas not here. Otherwise, he probably would have voiced his support as well.
We suppose Young Master Yan. The Purple Cloud Pavilion definitely needs to apologize!
Right, apologize! Apologize!
Voices rang out in the huge Purple Cloud Pavilion, like an overwhelming wave, earsplitting.
Xiao Chen observed carefully. The Great Deste bloodline in Lan Luos body became increasingly clearer at this moment, showing signs of going berserk.
Fei`er asked somewhat angrily, How can these people do this? It is clear who is right and wrong with one nce. Can they all be blind?
Xiao Chen smiled faintly. This is the result of too much stupidity and insufficient intelligence. These people merely seek a moment of exposure, not caring about what is right or wrong. Theyve numbed themselves to what they are doing, thinking that they are the righteous ones.
How can this be... Fei`er shook her head in confusion.
There is nothing impossible. It wont seem strange after you have seen more of the world. You will understand in the future. However, Im about to start my bidding.
Xiao Chen narrowed his calm eyes. A sharp brilliance shed in them.
Amid this overwhelming wave-like mor for an apology, a voice stating something different suddenly rang out. Dazzling Sunlight True me, three million Spirit Jades!
This voice was not loud, but it clearly spread to everyone, reaching everyones minds.
The wave of cries seemed like it struck something heavy and stopped.
The entire ce turned strangely quiet.
Who was it? Who was so blind as to go against the flow, calling out a bid of three million amid these wave-like calls?
Miss Lan Luo, whats wrong? Is my bid not valid?
Lan Luo, who was on the verge of going berserk, suddenly startled awake at this moment.
Damn it! What am I doing? If I cannot deal with even this small matter, how am I to seed to my ns business?
Lan Luo withdrew all her aura and gave the VIP room where Xiao Chen was a deep look. Then, she said, VIP room 3 calls a bid of three million Spirit Jades for the Dazzling Sunlight True me. Is there any higher bid?!
The cocky smile on Yan Xins face immediately froze and turned very sinister and frightening.
Its you!
Yan Xin could tell that the one who spoke in VIP room 3 was Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen, how dare you spoil my ns again?! Are you tired of living?
Yan Xins irate voice came from his VIP room. Everyone could sense his rage.
Four million Spirit Jades!
However, the only reply Yan Xin got was an unhurried, higher bid from Xiao Chen.
It looks like you really are tired of living!
Five million Spirit Jades!
Ill kill your entire family!
Six million Spirit Jades!
I, Yan Xin, swear that I will definitely kill you!
Seven million Spirit Jades!
Boom! An explosion reverberated from the room Yan Xin was in, as if he smashed a table to pieces.
The sound was exceptionally clear in this quiet ce.
Every time Yan Xin spoke, Xiao Chen would unhurriedly add one million Spirit Jades to his bid. This made the crowd feel like Yan Xins threats were quite ridiculous.
Why have you stopped speaking? Do continue. For every time you speak, Ill add one million Spirit Jades to the bid. Dont you want to obtain the Dazzling Sunlight True me? Lets see how much wealth you have. Continue cursing me. Lets continue ying!
The voice from VIP room 3 rang out coldly. Everyone immediately felt a chill, which made them shiver.
When the Ice-Snow Sword, Luo Feng, heard these words, he chose to hold his tongue.
He did not want to offend a wealthy person like Xiao Chen. If something interested him and he ended up fighting with the other party, causing an esction in the bids, it would be problematic.
Seeing Yan Xins current situation, Luo Feng rationally chose not to interfere.
A word appeared in everyones hearts: domineering!
What was true domineeringness? It did not need sharp words, just immense wealth, enough to suppress one into silence. This was true domineeringness!
These actions clearly asked, do you dare to continue ying?!
Chapter 1600 (Raw 1582): Mysterious Pirate Banner
Chapter 1600 (Raw 1582): Mysterious Pirate Banner
Seven million Spirit Jades. Going once...going twice, going thrice. Deal!
The winning bid of seven million Spirit Jades shocked everyone. With no one else bidding, Xiao Chen obtained the Dazzling Sunlight True me as he wished.
Congrattions to the honored guest in VIP room 3 on obtaining the Dazzling Sunlight True me.
Lan Luo smiled faintly. As she looked towards VIP room 3, interest gleamed in her eyes.
She really wanted to know who exactly the honored guest in VIP room 3 was.
To think that this person dared to risk offending Yan Xin at the critical moment to help her.
However, it was clear that Lan Luo overthought this. Xiao Chen purely wanted to obtain the Dazzling Sunlight True me.
No matter what Xiao Chen did, he would end up offending the other party, so he might as well just go all the way.
In a real bidding war, the final price of the Dazzling Sunlight True me might have reached ten million Spirit Jades.
Such a price was more than it was worth. Furthermore, Xiao Chen could suppress the other party, dealing him a psychological blow.
Who told Yan Xin not to dare to enter a bidding war with Xiao Chen, deterring others from calling out their bids as well?
Big Brother Xiao Chen, do you really have seven million Spirit Jades?
Fei`er was somewhat bbergasted. Xiao Chen was truly rich. To think that he could take out so many Spirit Jades in one go.
Xiao Chen had two million Medial Grade Spirit Jades on hand. Even at the most disadvantageous exchange rate, he could obtain at least two hundred million ordinary Spirit Jades.
Naturally, seven million was nothing difficult.
Big Brother is Big Brother indeed, truly domineering.
Xiao Suo felt very happy. Originally, he had been worried about Xiao Chens financial capabilities. Now, he was no longer worried.
At the same time, he was startled. Who exactly is this Xiao Chen?
Xiao Chen can summon ate-stage Major Primal Core ferocious beast and is incredibly wealthy. Furthermore, his strength is unfathomable.
Could Xiao Chen be an elite disciple of a Rank 3 sect that came out for experiential training? After thinking about it, Xiao Suo felt that this was usible.
Perhaps Xiao Suo might have followed the right person.
As the auction continued, Xiao Suo kept his eyes open wide, hoping to be able to bid on the most expensive treasure.
This was the mentality of men. Since someone else was paying, he would definitely get the most expensive one. If it was something cheap, he would feel like he was cheated.
In reality, he did not realize that no matter whether it was cheap or expensive, he got it for free.
Xiao Chen just smiled and let Xiao Suo continue thinking this way. Right now, he wanted to get a sword for Luo Nan.
Xiao Chen remembered what he promised the other party.
Next up in the auction is a treasure sword, the Cold Wind Sword, a Superior Grade Profound Tool. More importantly, It was forged by the Grave Seas Master Swordsmith Qian Tie. The quality is guaranteed!
The moment Lan Luo said that, the crowd erupted in discussion.
Unexpectedly, it is the work of Master Qian Tie! Just Master Qian Ties name is worth one million Spirit Jades.
I dont know who sent it over. To think that he did not use Master Qian Ties work for himself!
You cant say that. That person might be a desman. Perhaps that person requires Spirit Jades to make a breakthrough.
Right, right. Everything is possible. Since the Purple Cloud Pavilion said it is Master Qian Ties work, its guaranteed.
Xiao Chen entered deep thought when he heard all this. Then, he looked at Xiao Suo and asked, Is this Master Qian Tie very famous?
Xiao Suo nodded and replied, That is natural. He is one of the top ten refiners in the Grave Sea Cluster; his aplishments in forging swords have reached the peak. Few people canpete with him. This sword should be one of the masters early works. However, its value will definitely be extraordinary.
The master generally stays in the Grave Sea. People frequently risk danger to cross the sea to seek a sword!
The Grave Sea!
The center of every cluster was a boundless sea. That was a truly starry sea.
The seawater had formed from the many ancient stars dissolution and was not water in the normal sense. The bottom of these starry seas all had ferocious beasts.
Ordinary people could not go underwater. Just a ssh could smash a Veritable Personage cultivator to death.
The center of the Grave Sea Cluster was the Grave Sea.
That ce was called the Grave Sea because that boundless sea had many strange graves dotting it.
Even until today, it was a ce akin to a forbiddennd.
However, the resources, Spiritual Energy, and natural treasures found in the Grave Sea were all of the very peak in the outer realm.
All the Rank 3 sects in the Grave Sea Cluster flocked there, making it a ce where the true elites congregated.
Even pirates strived to be able to enter the starry seas.
There were many independent starry seas in the universe, all of them famous forbiddennds of the Great Thousand Realms. Being able to seek sess in such ces was an honor for pirates.
After a pirate barged into a starry sea once, they secured bragging rights for the rest of their life.
Xiao Chen collected his thoughts. When the bidding started, Xiao Chen contemted for a moment before deciding to get this sword for Luo Nan.
The Cold Wind Sword has a starting bid of one hundred thousand Spirit Jades. Swordsmen who are interested inpeting for it, you may start calling your bids. Lan Luo finished the introductions and announced the start.
No matter where it was, cultivators who used the sword always remained mainstream.
The bids soared very quickly. However, the flurry was not as exaggerated as the sale of the Dazzling Sunlight True me had been. After all, not everyone was as wealthy as Alchemists.
When the price reached one million, thepetition started to thin out.
One and a half million Spirit Jades!
Suddenly, the Ice-Snow Sword, Luo Feng, made a bid. The remaining swordsmenpeting for the sword could not help silently shaking their heads. Then, they stopped raising the price.
Firstly, they were unlikely to be wealthier than Luo Feng. Secondly, they feared Luo Fengs revenge for this.
However, Luo Fengs bid did notst for long. Xiao Chen called out an offer from VIP room 3.
One million six hundred thousand Spirit Jades.
Crack!
Inside the room, the wine cup in the Ice-Snow Swords hand instantly shattered. Luo Fengs expression turned so cold, it looked somewhat scary.
Senior Brother, how about I go look for Elders from our side to borrow some Spirit Jades? Theres no need to fear this Xiao Chen, one of Luo Fengs junior brothers suggested.
Luo Fengs lips curled up in a cold smile. Theres no need. Since he likes it, he can have it. As long as he survives to do so!
When Xiao Chen made his bid, the entire ce was shocked. Unexpectedly, Luo Feng did not counter with a raise.
However, after thinking about it, they understood. Luo Feng and Yan Xin were preparing to rob Xiao Chen after this was over.
This Xiao Chen is truly seeking trouble for himself. After offending Yan Xin, he now offends the Ice-Snow Sword.
Its over.
Inside his VIP room, Xiao Chens expression remained calm and was rather happy. Naturally, he was happy because he could keep the bid of what he wanted to buy low.
As for the discussions in the hall below, he chose to ignore them.
While one was alive, one could not possiblyck the right to buy something.
There was no such logic as far as he was concerned.
Big Brother Xiao Chen, this sword... Luo Nan asked as he looked at Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen nodded and said, Im buying this sword for you.
When Luo Nan heard that, he rejoiced. This Cold Wind Sword was personally forged by Master Qian Tie. It must be top-tier among Superior Grade Profound Tools.
As swordsmen, who did not like having a sword that they admired?
However, that Cold Wind Sword... Nevertheless, after some time, Luo Nan started to worry.
Xiao Chen said indifferently, Its fine. There are many things in the world that one can endure and give way. However, if one has to fear even when buying a sword, then what is the point ofing to this Purple Cloud Pavilion?
Most importantly, Xiao Chen never feared those two from the very start.
Congrattions to VIP room 3 on obtaining Master Qian Ties Cold Wind Sword for one million six hundred thousand Spirit Jades.
Lan Luos beautiful eyes brimmed with puzzlement. She was now even more curious about the identity of the person in VIP room 3.
However, she had more important things to do right now.
Now, she came to thest item of the Purple Cloud Pavilions annualrge-scale auction.
Next up, this auction item is somewhat special and is also thest treasure of today. It is a banner, an ancient pirate banner...
After that, Lan Luos subordinate brought the auction item to the tform and pulled off the red cloth.
A shabby scarlet banner appeared before everyone.
The banner pole was corroded and stained. The scarlet banner was tattered, and its design was no longer clear.
However, the ancient aura of the pirate banner shocked everyone when they sensed it.
This is an extremely ancient pirate banner. Although our appraiser did not manage to identify its origins, it definitely has at least ten thousand years of history.
This was found by a cultivator in the depths of the Grave Sea. This is enough to prove that the pirate banners master possessed an incredible identity back then.
Lan Luo did her best to exin the pirate banners history, pulling in everyone present.
The starting bid of the pirate banner is five million Spirit Jades. Any interested friends can start the bidding.
However, when Lan Luo announced the starting bid, displeased sounds came from the crowd.
This pirate banner was actually pretty good. Just its historical value was worth one million Spirit Jades. If by chanceeven a one-in-ten-thousand chancethe previous owner of this pirate banner was extraordinary, then it would be very worth the one million to buy it and research it.
However, such a pirate banner would be worth only one million Spirit Jades. Anyone who bought it for more than that would just be a foolish spendthrift.
Past five million Spirit Jades, the buyer would be an idiot, worse than a fool.
Big Brother, buy it. I want it!
When the pirate banner appeared, Xiao Suo became utterly excited. Then, he very excitedly urged Xiao Chen to bid on it.
Pu!
Xiao Chen spat out his wine. Then, he put down his wine cup and looked at Xiao Suo. Are you sure?
I might have money, but it should not be squandered like this.
Chapter 1601 (Raw 1583): Small Misunderstanding
Chapter 1601 (Raw 1583): Small Misunderstanding
Xiao Chen entered deep thought. He did still need a pirate banner.
Mounting a good pirate banner on the top of the ship could greatly raise a pirate ships defense.
Many peak pirate banners could even improve the quality of a pirate ship by several levels.
Pirate banners were not just a mark or decoration for pirate ships.
However, this pirate banner on auction was very tattered and shabby. Clearly, it only had some historical value left.
Nheless, there was still another benefit to this. Since the pirate banner was found in the Grave Sea, it was a precious collectors item to pirates with a great fondness for the starry seas.
Perhaps the ex-pirate-boss Xiao Suo was after thetter point.
You chose it, so you call the bid.
Since Xiao Chen already made a promise to Xiao Suo, naturally, he would help Xiao Suo get it. Even if he regretted the promise, he would not say anything.
Five million Spirit Jades!
The one who spoke was Xiao Suo.
The entire auction hall was immediately set abuzz. Excited voices rang out. Whispers of discussion spread throughout the ce.
Damn! What an idiot! He actually brought that broken banner!
What a talent! Haha! The people in VIP room 3 are all truly strange.
This is something worth only one million Spirit Jades at best. This is truly not worth it.
The entire ce was filled with whispers of mockery. However, Xiao Suo did not care at all.
Even after a while, no one made a second bid. Lan Luo started to feel anxious. This was no ordinary pirate banner; it was something with extraordinary origins.
It was just that the Purple Cloud Pavilions appraiser could not determine much about it. However, he still set a starting bid of five million Spirit Jades.
Looking at the situation, without a second bidder, the Purple Cloud Pavilion could only let it go for that price.
However, aside from a true fool, no one would buy it. No one would bid for it.
Five million Spirit Jades, going twice.
Five million Spirit Jades, going thrice! Deal! Congrattions to VIP room 3 on obtaining the final auction item of the day. Todays auction concludes here. After this is the auction sales time. There are many precious items that were not selected for the auction and can be purchased directly.
Lan Luo bowed slightly with a faint smile. Her fair bosom greeted and stunned the crowd again.
After Lan Luo descended from the tform and went to the backroom, an elegant, beautiful, forty-odd-year-old woman said with a smile, Xiao Lan, you did pretty well. Even in a crisis, you did not panic. You are getting better at controlling your temper.
Lan Luo smiled mischievously. However, she could not help thinking of that honored guest in VIP room 3 who helped her out earlier.
Auntie Bai, can I go and deliver the auction goods for VIP room 3?
The woman addressed as Auntie Bai looked at Lan Luo and smiled. Thats strange. You have never taken the initiative to send over the auction goods to customers before.
Just let me go. I want to see who is in VIP room 3. Lan Luo acted like an aggrieved spoiled child as she shook her Auntie Bais arm.
Auntie Bai looked at the beautiful Lan Luo and sighed, Alright, I give up. Fortunately, your Auntie Bai is a woman. Otherwise, no matter who it was, a male would not be able to endure such torture.
Hehe! Thank you! Auntie Bai is the best!
Dont you ever regret it. The guest registered in the information for VIP room 3 is an old man.
I dont believe it!
As Lan Luo carried the auction items Xiao Chen won and walked to VIP room 3, she felt very nervous.
Although she knew that Auntie Bai was teasing her, she still half-believed those words.
However, she did not think much of it. She was just curious and did indeed need to thank that person.
Lan Luo was of extraordinary birth and had seen all sorts of excellent men. She had long since looked past romance and did not hold any hope for it.
Knock! Knock! Knock!
Knocking resounded. In the room, Xiao Suo immediately stood up in a rush. He smiled and said, The auction items must be here. Big Brother, Ill go and open the door.
Creak! The door opened, and Xiao Suo was immediately stunned.
Seeing Lan Luo before him, Xiao Suo kept swallowing his saliva, continuously making gulping sounds. He wished that his eyes could plunge into that great whiteness of her chest.
Lan Luos heart fell. Unexpectedly, the person in VIP room 3 was also such a lecher.
She quickly put on a polite smile and said softly, Here are your auction items. To express my thanks, Lan Luo personally delivered them.
However, Xiao Suo was still staring,pletely insensible to her words.
Xiao Chen thought something had gone wrong, so he said, Xiao Suo, please invite the guest in. After we pay the bill, we still have to head over to the Pirate Alliance.
The familiar voice came from the room, making Lan Luos heart thump for some reason.
This also startled Xiao Suo awake. He quickly said, Sorry, sorry, pleasee in...
However, Xiao Suo was embarrassed to discover that Lan Luo had already stepped inside.
Lan Luo seemed to shine with some kind of light. From the moment she entered, the room brightened.
Xiao Chen turned somewhat distracted. The so-called radiant beauty probably referred to this.
However, he quickly calmed down.
Unexpectedly, Miss Lan Luo personally came to deliver the goods. Thank you for your trouble. Xiao Suo, Luo Nan, go and check the items. After you have verified that they are fine, Ill pay the bill.
Xiao Chen stood up and nodded politely. At the same time, he very naturally picked up the white crystal containing the Dazzling Sunlight True me.
A fiery light in the crystal illuminated the room.
After giving it a cursory examination and verifying that it was fine, he set it aside.
Xiao Suo waved the tattered scarlet pirate banner, appearing exceptionally excited. It was as if he was traveling the vast starry sea himself.
Luo Nan and Fei`er checked the Cold Wind Sword. It was obvious that the two were very happy with it.
It was indeed a good sword. It gleamed with cold light, showing an unparalleled edge. When it was unsheathed, a cold wind howled.
If I recall correctly, the three auction itemse to a total of thirteen million and six hundred thousand Spirit Jades. However, I do not have that many Inferior Grade Spirit Jades. How do I settle the bill with Medial Grade Spirit Jades? Can Miss Lan Luo help me with the calctions?
Lan Luo thought for a while before answering, In Medial Grade Spirit Jades, that would be one hundred thirty thousand Medial Grade Spirit Jades. We can round down the lower numbers. At our Purple Cloud Pavilion, you enjoy a twenty percent discount when using Medial Grade Spirit Jades. Also, I can personally help you get a bigger discount.
All in all, eighty thousand Medial Grade Spirit Jades will be sufficient.
Xiao Chen thought to himself, Medial Grade Spirit Jades are really valuable. This woman is also pretty straightforward, rounding down the lower numbers.
Miss Lan Luo is quite straightforward.
Xiao Chen counted and handed eighty thousand Medial Grade Spirit Jades to the other party.
Lan Luo casually epted the Spirit Jades and looked at Xiao Chen. Then, she said, Many thanks to Young Master Xiao Chen for helping out earlier. Otherwise, the consequences would have been dire.
Help?
Thisment stunned Xiao Chen for a moment before he reacted with a smile. The consequences would have, indeed, been dire. I wonder how many people would have ended up dying.
The moment Xiao Chen said that, a trace of caution immediately woke in Lan Luos heart, and she quickly calmed down.
A cold light shed in her eyes. Did he see something and figure it out?
However, she promptly covered up that look and said, No matter what, I still have to thank Young Master Xiao Chen. Let me send you out of the city. With the Purple Cloud Pavilion escorting you, I can guarantee your groups safety.
Theres no need. We still need to go to the Pirate Alliance.
Lan Luo could not help feeling somewhat angry. To think that Xiao Chen did not appreciate her kindness!
When Lan Luo saw the pirate banner in Xiao Suos hands, she suddenly recalled something. She asked, Young Master Xiao Chen, would you be willing to sell this banner to me? I can pay you an extra thirty percent.
Damn! What are you thinking? Even if I get you in exchange, I will not sell this banner!
The moment Xiao Suo heard this, he immediately became nervous and cautiously eyed Lan Luo.
Lan Luos expression changed slightly, her anger soaring. What was this example? What did he think she was?
In that case, I wish your group good luck and will not send you off.
Lan Luo was truly angered. First, Xiao Chen did not appreciate her kindness. Then, Xiao Suo spoke nonsense. So, she turned and left.
Xiao Suo appeared confused. Whats wrong with this woman? Earlier, when the door was first opened, she was smiling. Then, she left at the drop of a hat. I really wanted to chat with her a little longer.
Xiao Chen could not be bothered. He only contemted that ancient pirate banner.
Perhaps this pirate banner had some value. Based on Lan Luos appearance, she sincerely wanted to buy it.
Big Brother Xiao Chen, I think that Miss Lan Luo was just being kind, wanting to protect us. However, we ended up angering her away. Everyone probably misunderstood something, Fei`er said somewhat timidly.
Xiao Chen nodded his head and smiled. I know. However, we cannot leave yet. We can leave only after healing Luo Nan. We also need to visit the Pirate Alliance.
When outside, we cannot just casually ept the kindness of others. Furthermore, if those two dancing clowns dare to mess around, there is really nothing to be afraid of!
What had Xiao Chen not experienced before? Those two clowns were really nothing.
In Xiao Chens rich experience, those two could not even be considered side characters.
Chapter 1602 (Raw 1584): Merely So-So
Chapter 1602 (Raw 1584): Merely So-So
On the other side, Lan Luo returned to Auntie Bais side with a somewhat unsightly expression. Then, she handed over Xiao Chens payment.
Eighty thousand Medial Grade Spirit Jades? That is a really huge discount. Whats wrong? You fell for him? Auntie Bai teased as she looked at Lan Luo. However, Lan Luos expression seemed somewhat strange.
Lan Luo shook her head and said, Auntie Bai, stop teasing me. However, that person in VIP room 3 seems to have figured out my identity.
That cant be. How could someone in this ce figure it out? Well, even if he did, it is fine. Your experiential training ends at the start of next month. Then, you will return to headquarters.
Your experiential training ends at the start of next month. Then, you will return to headquarters.
A strange look appeared in Lan Luos eyes. The head office was truly aplicated and serious ce.
To avoid some things, Lan Luo had toe to this deste Purple Sun Region. However, no matter how hard she hid, from the moment she was born, some things were fated to remain the same.
The blood in her body would not change.
Auntie Bai, please send someone to protect those people in secret. I believe that the Ice-Snow Sword and Yan Xin will definitely make a move on him, Lan Luo said softly after collecting her thoughts.
Although Xiao Chen rejected Lan Luos kind intentions, she had to acknowledge that he did help her out. She had to repay that favor.
Haha! This is really rare. This is my first time seeing you take the initiative to plead on anothers behalf.
Lan Luo exined, This cant really be considered as pleading for another. Ensuring the safety of our guests has always been the policy of our Purple Cloud Pavilion.
That is for within the Purple Cloud Pavilion. Outside the Purple Cloud Pavilion, we cant do anything. This is the rule of Purple Sun City.
Auntie Bai did not agree to Lan Luos request. Instead, she said softly, You should know that Purple Sun City has existed for thousands of years and has many unspoken rules. Although these rules are unwritten, everyone knows them. Otherwise, the ce would be chaotic.
When Lan Luo heard that, she was slightly stunned. Then, she understood.
This Purple Sun City was at the very edge of her ns sphere of influence. Those Rank 2 sects knew who stood behind the Purple Cloud Pavilion and would not dare to mess with them.
However, the Purple Cloud Pavilion was here to do business as well. They could not openly offend those factions. They would absolutely never fall out with them.
I understand.
Auntie Bai nodded and said, Its good that you understand. To headquarters, Purple Sun City is more of a tribute to tradition.
After Auntie Bai left, a strange light shed in Lan Luos eyes. Then, she said softly, An Yue, you know what I want, right? Go, then.
No one responded from the darkness. However, if one looked carefully, one would discover that one shadow seemed to be missing from the room.
Since Lan Luo could not use the forces of the Purple Cloud Pavilion, she could only use her own personal bodyguard.
Xiao Chen led Fei`er and the others out of the Purple Cloud Pavilion. A few figures shed continuously, following closely behind.
However, Xiao Chen acted like he did not notice. He onlyughed coldly in his heart.
Walking at a leisurely pace, Xiao Chen exited the Purple Cloud Pavilion and arrived on the streets of Purple Sun City, then headed in the direction of the Pirate Alliance.
Brother Xiao Chen, why leave so soon? You were very high and mighty in the auction house. After youe out, are you going to flee with your tail between your legs?
A cold voice rang out, directed at Xiao Chen. This stunned the few behind Xiao Chen.
Just ignore it and continue walking, Xiao Chen said indifferently without stopping, continuing forward unhurriedly.
Whoosh! Whoosh!
However, just at this moment, two figures appeared from behind. The Ice-Snow Sword asked indifferently, Brother Xiao, why hurry off so quickly?
Yan Xin looked at Xiao Chen and said softly, I really overestimated you. I thought you would have some miraculous means. It turns out that you were just going to flee quickly.
The many cultivators who came out of the Purple Cloud Pavilion, a short distance away, immediately noticed the situation and felt excited. Indeed, it was as they expected. How could the Ice-Snow Sword and Yan Xin possibly let Xiao Chen off?
However, the crowd did not know why Feng Buyuthe Wind Chasing Sects new talentdid not appear.
[TL Note: This Feng Buyu is a different one from Chapter 500.]
The other two new talents had attended the Purple Cloud Pavilions annualrge-scale auction, but Feng Buyu had not.
Otherwise, this scene would be even livelier.
Yan Xin looked at the Ice-Snow Sword and said with a smile, Brother Luo, it seems like that there has never been anyone in this vast Purple Sun Region who could get us to attack together.
The Ice-Snow Sword said softly, There are always some people in the world who believe themselves infallible until they are taught a lesson.
Earlier, the Ice-Snow Sword, Luo Feng, had felt some resentment when he saw Xiao Chens group in Idle Cloud Restaurant.
However, Luo Feng had not felt the need to cause amotion over a few words. Now, it looked like these people were not going to reciprocate when he had already given them face.
Do they think that they can do as they wish in Purple Sun City because they have a Minor Primal Core Venerate with them?
However, speaking of which, that girl following behind them looks rather pretty. Yan Xin ogled Fei`er, lust shing in his eyes.
It looked like that Burning Moon Sect disciples attempt to molest Fei`er previously might have been the intention of Yan Xin.
Those two new talents spoke as if Xiao Chens group was just air.
This treatment made the people who came out from the Purple Cloud Pavilion shake their heads. To think that these two people were toying with Xiao Chen like that, not thinking anything of him at all. Clearly, they were extremely confident in their own strength.
However, the crowd pitied Xiao Chen. He really should not have offended these two people.
The Burning Moon Sect and the Ice-Snow Mountain Manor were Rank 2 sects of the Purple Sun Region. Furthermore, these two people were peak new talents of their respective sects. They were not people to offend.
However, no one discovered that some rage had appeared in Xiao Chens eyes at some point in time.
While Xiao Chen had gotten angry and killed since entering Purple Cloud City, he had not truly gotten enraged.
Xiao Chen said indifferently, Ill leave the white-d one to you. I know that you have been wanting to make a move since long ago.
Hahaha! I was just waiting for you to say that!
Xiao Suo, who was carrying the pirate g,ughed loudly. His figure shed, appearing like a ck tornado.
Dust flew up from the ground. Xiao Suos rage crushed the dust into nothing.
Xiao Suo used the scarlet pirate g as a saber. As he flourished it, the tattered g fluttered, giving off a low hum. Eventually, it buzzed loudly. Surprisingly, this tattered banner could give off a piercing, berserk howl.
The surrounding crowd let out startled exmations. Unexpectedly, the one who made the first move was Xiao Chens side.
The Ice-Snow Sword Luo Feng held his sword handle with his right hand and said, It looks like this sword will taste the blood of a Venerate again!
When Luo Feng drew his sword, there was a sh of cold light, and snowkes drifted down. The entire area turned cold, a chill that induced panic and fluster.
The more horrifying thing was that dense sword light. Its brilliance was so strong and ring that no one dared to look at it.
The instant Luo Feng attacked, the Burning Moon Sects Yan Xin attacked as well.
Yan Xin and Luo Feng were like pr opposites.
Yan Xins figure shed, appearing like an erupting volcano. His aura was berserk and unparalleled. Then, a burning, bright moon soared into the sky from behind him.
The burning, bright moon cast its light on Yan Xin. This energy then coalesced on his fist.
Immediately, Yan Xins fist zed with resplendent light, no weaker than Luo Fengs sword light.
That is really strong!
Startled outcries came from the crowd. Yan Xin and Luo Feng truly lived up to being two of the three strongest new talents of the Purple Sun Region.
No one doubted that Yan Xins punch could explode Xiao Chen if itnded.
After all, Xiao Chen waspletely unknown and only had a cultivation at the Yin Essence Stage. How could he block the half-step Primal Core Yan Xin?
Many people thought that this punch would instant-kill Xiao Chen.
As for Xiao Suo, no one expected much of him, either. However, as he was an early-stage Minor Primal Core cultivator, they believed that he would not die so fast.
Senior Brother, explode him with one punch! the Burning Moon Sect disciples yelled. They were all extremely confident in Yan Xin, and their voices were full of pride.
When the fist approached, Yan Xin shouted, Die! The berserk, fiery air seemed like it would burn Xiao Chen up.
At your hands? Thats impossible.
Xiao Chenughed coldly and threw a palm strike.
Boom!
Wind came from Xiao Chens palm, and a bright moon that was also burning soared from behind him.
When the palm and fist met, neither moved back at all. The Burning Moon Sects Yan Xin gaped at Xiao Chen in confusion, horror filling his face.
Xiao Chens palm contained Vital Qi, saber intent, and boundless Veritable Essence Energy, making Yan Xin feel like he faced a surging sea, vast and deep.
The watching crowd was stunned. This scene was truly unexpected.
To think that it was equal. Xiao Chen blocked this punch.
However, what was even more startling was that the bright moon behind Xiao Chen red.
The moon lit up five kilometers of the sky like fire. Blood filled the heavens. That was Xiao Chens hot-bloodedness burning fiercely.
This scene was very shocking. Yan Xin vomited a mouthful of blood as he got knocked back.
When Yan Xin fell to the ground, the burning, bright moon above him shattered. Then, he vomited another mouthful of blood. Hisplexion paled, looking drained of blood.
Genius? Merely so-so.
Xiao Chen waved his hand, dispelling his bright moon, and a gale swept away the blood, leaving only a group of stunned Purple Sun City cultivators.
Chapter 1603 (Raw 1585): Pirate Banner Dispute
Chapter 1603 (Raw 1585): Pirate Banner Dispute
Everyone was stunned. Unexpectedly, this was the result.
Initially, everyone anticipated seeing Xiao Chen exploding from one punch. Who would have imagined that Xiao Chen would defeat Yan Xin with one palm strike?
However, this was definitely not surprising to Xiao Chen at all. Neither Yan Xin nor Luo Feng was on his level in the first ce.
They would be able to put some pressure on him only after they broke through to the Primal Core Realm.
With the ten-thousand-year-old Baleful Yin Energy that Xiao Chen refined, his Veritable Essence Energy was on par with the half-step Primal Core Realm Veritable Essence Energy of the other party.
This was due to the disparity in umtions, not something that could be made up for with one or two cultivation grades.
Without an advantage in cultivation, hoping to defeat Xiao Chen, whose wills, mental state, Vital Qi, andprehensions far surpassed theirs, would just be a fantasy.
An Yue, who was hidden in the shadows, revealed a strange expression. She muttered, Who exactly is Young Miss trying to protect?
The Ice-Snow Sword, Luo Feng, who was fighting with Xiao Suo, was stunned as well. He had not anticipated that Xiao Chen would defeat Yan Xin so quickly. This far exceeded his expectations.
Damn it. Why did it turn out like this? Yan Xin, that trash!
Immediately, the pressure on Luo Feng increased.
The fight with Xiao Suo turned out to be unexpectedly difficult. The other party was no ordinary Minor Primal Core Venerate.
Not only did Xiao Suo possess richbat experience, but his battle style was also very formidable.
Xiao Suos killing Qi was startling. Luo Feng had already killed many people who had fought against him. However, before Xiao Suo, Luo Fengs killing Qi was entirely insufficient.
After all, Xiao Suo was once a pirate boss, a ferocious person who risked his head in fights most of the time.
The Ice-Snow Sword, Luo Feng, made a huge mistake by treating Xiao Suo as an ordinary early-stage Minor Primal Core cultivator.
Now, there was Xiao Chen watching from the side. Even if he did not make a move, he ced enormous pressure on Luo Feng.
The thirty-sixth stratagem: if everything else fails, retreat!
Hatred and love would never fade away. There would always be a chance to regain face in the future. If he ended up like Yan Xin, then he would truly be over.
With this thought, a ferocious glint shed in Luo Fengs eyes. Then, his sixty-percentprehended sword soul gathered on the tip of his sword.
When Luo Feng swung his sword, a strong wind blew, and ice and snow swept over.
Then, he shouted, bringing out his peak strike. He wanted to advance as a means of retreat, seeking a way to leave without losing face.
You want to fight to the end with me? Whos afraid?!
Who knew, despite Luo Fengs ferocious sword strike, the angered Xiao Suo did not show any fear at all.
Xiao Suo raised the pirate banner in his hand and charged instead of retreating.
His body and aura became one with the world. When he leaped forward, it was like the entire world moved with him.
Bing one with the worldthis was a skill that only Veneratesprehended.
Under Xiao Suos ferocious burst, a hidden scarlet light shed on the tip of the pirate banner. Pu ci! Luo Fengs perfect sword move suddenly showed many openings.
Xiao Chen raised his eyebrows. The appearance of these openings was somewhat queer.
The so-called sword move or saber move referred to aplete set of movements when the weapon was swung.
It looked like the sword edge or saber edge only moved in one direction and could be broken from another direction. In reality, that was not possible, unless there were openings in the move.
Otherwise, no matter how a desman or swordsman changed their moves, another would be able to easily put pressure on one.
The tip of the saber or sword was just one offensive point of the move.
However, right now, Luo Fengs sword move suddenly showed some openings. Xiao Chen found this very strange.
The two had initially been equal when they fought. Given this, Luo Feng would end up suffering a lot.
Indeed, as Xiao Chen expected, Xiao Suo ruthlessly grabbed this opportunity. Heughed maniacally, and the pirate banner struck first, stabbing Luo Fengs chest without resistance.
Boom! He pinned Luo Feng to the ground.
Pu ci!
Blood continuously flowed out of Luo Fengs mouth. Confusion and panic appeared on his face as he eximed, How can this be?!
At Idle Cloud Restaurant, this old man showed you some respect. Dont think that Im easy to bully because of that. What did you say back then? I cant just casually discuss you? Well, this old man is going to. You are trash!
Clearly, the ex-pirate-boss had been repressing his frustration for a long time. Back then, this fellow humiliated him before everyone over a casual remark, forcing him to drink a cup of wine. When had Xiao Suo been so humiliated by a junior before?
The crowd was stunned. Unexpectedly, two of the three strongest new talents of the Purple Sun Region were defeated so quickly.
Xiao Chen, let me tell you this: this matter will not end so simply. The influence of the Burning Moon Sect and the Ice-Snow Mountain Manor is even more horrifying than you imagine. You absolutely will not be able to leave Purple Sun City!
Pinned to the ground by the pirate banner, Luo Feng felt very sullen. Since his debut, this was the first time he was humiliated like this.
I will definitely repay todays humiliation a hundredfold!
Repay it a hundredfold?
When Xiao Chen heard that, he was stunned for a moment. The hearts of men were hard to predict. He narrowed his eyes at the Ice-Snow Sword, Luo Feng. You were only seeking humiliation for yourself. You cannot me others for that. Have you not thought that I could have easily pped you in return in Idle Cloud Restaurant? However, why did I not do so?
It was not because I feared you or the Ice-Snow Mountain Manor behind you. It was because there was no need to. However, in the Purple Cloud Pavilion, everyone has the right to bid on what they want. I have not done anything wrong. You are the one who keeps pushing me.
Shut up, you trash. I am the Ice-Snow Mountain Manors strongest new talent. I am the Ice-Snow Sword, Luo Feng. Do you think you canpare to me? Luo Feng simply refused to listen to anything Xiao Chen said, merely pointing at Xiao Chen, interrupting him.
You trash! Dont think that you are incredible for trampling on me. Let me tell you this: dont even think it!
Sorry, you are wrong...I really have not thought that at all.
Bang!
Without any warning, Xiao Chen suddenly flicked his finger. A sharp saber Qi shot out, and the Ice-Snow Sword Luo Fengs head flew off into the air.
Luo Fengs eyes opened wide; he died with his eyes open. This was a result that he never expected at all.
Then, Xiao Chen turned his head and nced at Yan Xin, who was lying on the ground. When Yan Xin felt this gaze, a strange horror spread in his heart.
Yan Xin summoned all the strength he had left and crawled on the ground with much difficulty, all so he could get as far as he could from the monster that was Xiao Chen.
He cut an extremely sorry figure, so frightened that he scrambled to escape. He no longer had that arrogant appearance that he had before.
Now, with just one nce, Yan Xin became so frightened that he crawled.
When everyone saw this, they were stunned, remaining dumbfounded and speechless for a long time.
This scene gave them too great a shock.
Lets go.
Xiao Chen shook his head and did not take further action against Yan Xin. That person was already crippled.
As the white figure left, the crowd looked at the headless Luo Feng on the ground and the crawling Yan Xin with some incredulity.
Two proud new talents tried to pass judgment on Xiao Chen, but one ended up dead while the other lost all dignity.
White Robed Xiao Chen. This persons name is going to shake Purple Sun City.
After this battle, the Purple Sun Region has only one new talent left, Feng Buyu.
I wonder, where did hee from? His mental state, temperament, and strength all seem to far surpass those of the three new talents.
Well see. This matter will not end just like that. The experts of the Burning Moon Sect and the Ice-Snow Mountain Manor will quicklye and settle ounts for this matter.
After Xiao Chen was far away, the crowd buzzed with spection, bing incredibly noisy.
Just at this moment, Feng Buyu, thest new talent that many were thinking about, was leading his sect Elders and disciples to wait for a certain person outside Purple Sun City.
The Wind Chasing Sect group of people led by Feng Buyu quietly bided their time amid the rolling, yellow dunes.
Feng Buyu had not gone to the Purple Cloud Pavilions auction but run out of Purple Sun City. Anyone would find his actions strange.
Clip-clop! Clip-clop! Clip-clop!
Suddenly, the sound of hoofbeats rang out. An old man on a fine steed entered Feng Buyus line of sight. When the master of that horse saw the crowd waiting in the distance, he was so frightened, he quickly retreated.
Senior Brother, the target has appeared.
A sinister smile spread across Feng Buyus face as he said indifferently, Martial Uncle, Ill leave him to you.
Dont worry. He cant run.
The one who replied was actually a Major Primal Core old man. Then, his figure shed, disappearing from the group.
When that old man appeared again, he was carrying a yellow-d man, whom he tossed to the ground.
The yellow-d man was in incredible pain. Clearly, before arriving here, he had already suffered a round of torture.
When this yellow-d man saw Feng Buyu, it was like he saw his savior. Young Master Feng, I have no grievances or grudges with the Wind Chasing Sect. Why did you capture me?!
Feng Buyu replied, Cut the crap. I have a question: where is that pirate banner that you obtained from the Grave Sea now?!
Ah!
The moment the yellow-d man heard that, panic erupted on his face. What pirate banner? I dont know. I dont know anything.
Beat him up ruthlessly. Beat him up until he tells us everything! Feng Buyu instructed coldly, not bothering with saying any nonsense.
Chapter 1604 (Raw 1586): Scarlet Blood War Banner
Chapter 1604 (Raw 1586): Scarlet Blood War Banner
The Pirate Alliance, an organization of pirates in the Starry Heavens across the entire Great Thousand Realms, considered piracy an upation.
Its stance was rather unusual. After all, piracy was not an upation with a good reputation.
Compared to powerful institutions like the Alchemist Association or the Myriad Image Tower, the Pirate Alliance was also rather unusual. While it looked loose and rxed, in reality, it was very well organized, with many departments possessing special skills.
Just the construction of pirate ships was a mystery that manyrge sects could not grasp.
The Pirate Alliance in Purple Sun City was on the western side of the city, in the middle of a deste and vastke.
No matter where one was in the bustling and busy Purple Sun City, one would feel a strongmercial vibe, what with all the auction houses, herb stores, Profound Tool stores, markets, and other kinds of shops.
However, the western side of the city was an exception. It lookedpletely different as if Xiao Chen had walked into another city.
Xiao Suo was very familiar with this ce. After all, he was an ex-pirate-boss. Moreover, when he got the new ship, he had bought it from the Pirate Alliance.
Big Brother, since you epted my pirate ship, you will need to register at the Pirate Alliance and then formally obtain an identity medallion, Xiao Suo exined excitedly while carrying the pirate banner.
As the group traversed the streets of the western side of the city, a vastke filled with many pirate ships appeared before the groups eyes.
At every moment, pirate ships flew up and down; it was a beehive of activity.
The scene looked extremely grand. If one was not aware of the situation, one would take this ce for a harbor.
Xiao Chen looked over and was very shocked. He saw incredibly formidable pirate ships. Amid these pirate ships, Xiao Suos looked utterly unremarkable.
Xiao Suo, what grade is your pirate ship?
Upon hearing this, Xiao Suo replied abashedly, Pirate ships are ranked up to 9 Stars. Above 9 Stars are the Kings. Above Kings are Legends. My broken-down ship is not up to par...not even 1 Star.
When Xiao Chen heard that, he was somewhat stunned. Why?
Simply put, no money. There is also another thing; my grade is not high enough. Such inferior pirate ships can be bought freely by any pirate. However, one needs to be a 1-Star captain in order to buy a 1-Star pirate ship.
Fei`er asked interestedly, How does one raise their captaincy grade?
With ones martial prowess as the foundation. Then, the mileage of their journey andpleting Pirate Alliance missions can add more points.
Is it difficult? Fei`er asked further. It seemed like the grand scene inspired in her a strong interest in pirates.
When people asked about pirates, Xiao Suo was delighted to answer. He smiled and said, Naturally, it is difficult. In the entire Great Thousand Realms, there are only one hundred 9-Star captains. As for Pirate Kings, there are only seven. The rank advancement exam gets increasingly difficult from 1 Star to 9 Stars.
How many Stars are you?
Me? In the past, I had the chance to reach 3 Stars. However, there is no need to mention the past matters. Now, Im not up to par...
Ha! You must be boasting.
Xiao Suo smiled, and surprisingly, he did not argue.
As the group spoke, a shadow suddenly nketed them. When they looked up, they saw a huge and extremely tyrannical pirate ship slowly descending from the sky.
That ship had a golden pirate banner, zoned with three resplendent golden stars below a golden setting sun, on its prow.
The densely clustered pirate ships on the vastke suddenly parted, producing an empty area of water.
The Golden Setting Sun!
The citys entire west side entered a frenzy. Everyone shouted, The Golden Setting Sun! The Golden Setting Sun!
The voices surged like waves, every wave higher than the one before.
That was a 3-Star pirate shipthe Golden Setting Sun. It stood out amid the 1-Star and 2-Star pirate ships, like a king receiving the reverence of the crowd.
All the pirates stopped what they were doing, ran to the shore, and cheered.
It looked like aside from being strong, this Golden Setting Sun Pirate Group had some special history. Otherwise, it would not be treated this way.
I remember that when I was young, I heard about the Golden Setting Sun Pirate Group, Luo Nan said somewhat uncertainly.
All the pirates cheered; only Xiao Suo showed a somewhatplicated expression. He said softly, It is a homegrown pirate group and the only 3-Star one in the Purple Sun Region, the pride and joy of every Purple Sun Region pirate.
Fei`er looked at the 3-Star pirate ship with a fiery gaze and did not notice Xiao Suos strange look. She smiled and said, I just know that you are boasting. Look at how incredible a 3-Star pirate group is; everyone in the city is cheering for them!
As Xiao Suo carried that tattered pirate banner, he appeared rather mournful. He said weakly, sounding somewhat sad, Yeah...I can only boast. Im just a lousy pirate.
Along the way, Xiao Chen did not say anything. However, he saw everything.
It looks like this Xiao Suo is a pirate with a story.
Lets go. This is someone elses glory. Just a look will do. I need to get to the Pirate Alliance and sell some things. I also have to deal with the procedures quickly, Xiao Chen reminded the rest of the group. Only then did they tear their longing eyes away from the 3-Star pirate ship.
That is easy. I still have some old friends in the Purple Sun Citys Pirate Alliance. Big Brother, lets go. Ill bring you over.
Xiao Suo immediately reced his helpless expression with a smile and led the way forward.
At thekeside, there was a blue clump of light in the form of a water screen.
As the group got closer, the blue, watery light grew increasinglyrger and clearer and finally revealed the silhouette of a pce in the water screen.
Around the silhouette was something continuous like a city wall.
When seen as a whole, even though it looked like a pce, it was more of a huge, independent castle city.
That is the Pirate Hall, the core of the Pirate Alliance. That ce cannot be broken into by Cloud Sea cultivators. It is absolutely safe.
When mentioning the Pirate Hall, Xiao Suo was very respectful and proud.
After sizing up the pce for a moment, Xiao Chen and the others walked through the blue water screen. Everyone felt dizzy as if the world was spinning.
The vertigo soon vanished. What entered their eyes were a pce and a world connected to the pce.
Xiao Chen, Fei`er, and Luo Nan felt somewhat shocked. This was their first timeing in.
Rather than calling this the Pirate Hall, it might as well be a pirate city made up of countless pces.
The Great Thousand Realms Starry Heavens Pirate Alliance!
The pce walls were carved with these flickering golden words. Past the pce walls was a row of statues of famous Pirate Kings in history.
Only by bing legends would their statues be erected in every Pirate Hall of the Pirate Alliance.
The handover procedures were notplicated. At the pce that specialized in dealing with such stuff, Xiao Chen smoothly obtained his own Captain Token.
From today on, Xiao Chen was a genuine pirate.
As the Captain Token got upgraded, one would enjoy increasingly better privileges and preferential treatment in the Pirate Alliance.
Xiao Chen entered deep thought as he held the pirate token. This might be a card for him to y.
Lets go. Ill bring you to find my friend and help Big Brother move all his goods.
The ck market within the Pirate Alliance in Purple Sun City was the easiest and fastest ce to move questionable goods.
About seven minutester, Xiao Chen saw that old friend of Xiao Suos in the ck market pce.
This person was truly old, a ck-d old man whose face was filled with wrinkles and an expression of having experienced many hardships, looking rather sloppy.
Wang Suo, I heard that you changed your name? The ck-d old man immediately started mocking rudely when he saw Xiao Suo.
Xiao Suo said abashedly, Old Gui, your information gathering is really efficient.
You are overthinking. When those sons of bitches of yours came to me to fix the ship, they told me. This must be the new captain of the ck Scimitar Pirate Group, the ck-d old man said unhurriedly as he looked at Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen nodded and said calmly, Im Xiao Chen. Greetings to Senior Gui.
Old Gui, stop it with your nonsense. Get a move on. My Big Brother wants to sell some goods. Help me take a look and give us a good price, Xiao Suo said impatiently.
The ck-d old man gave a few forcedughs. Just as he was about to say something to Xiao Chen, his expression suddenly changed.
The ck-d old man looked at Xiao Suo and said, Show me that pirate banner you are carrying.
What are you looking at? This is my treasure. Im not selling it, Xiao Suo said nervously.
I told you to show it to me. Just do it, and hurry up.
Before Xiao Suo could agree, the ck-d old man stepped forward and snatched the pirate banner.
A pair ofrge, rough hands gnarled with calluses started rubbing the corroded banner pole.
Sha! Sha!
Suddenly, Xiao Chen raised his eyebrows, astonished. Unexpectedly, the banner pole slowly brightened.
Some of the mottled rust fell off, and the pirate banner glowed with a faint, fiery, scarlet light.
Unremarkable, badly damaged patterns appeared at the end of the banner pole.
The ck-d old mans expression changed radically as he eximed, somewhat horrified, The Scarlet Blood War Banner! The Scarlet Blood War Banner of the legendary Scarlet Blood Pirate King!
Chapter 1605 (Raw 1587): Xiao Suo’s Past
Chapter 1605 (Raw 1587): Xiao Suos Past
The Scarlet Blood Pirate King?
Upon hearing the ck-d old man say that name, Xiao Suo could no longer remain calm. Old Gui, you better not be cheating me. That appraiser of the Purple Cloud Pavilion could not even appraise it, yet you could tell just by touching it?
The ck-d old man looked at Xiao Suo in disdain. There is a specialty in every skill. How long have I been in the Pirate Alliance? How many times have I ventured out? Those appraisers dont even know how many Pirate Kings the Pirate Alliance has raised. How can theypare to me?
However, they definitely figured out that this pirate banner is extraordinary. It is just that they could not appraise it. Am I right?
When seeing Xiao Suos shocked appearance, Old Guiughed, I already know the answer, based on your expression. However, this thing is a hot potato. I rmend you hand it over to the Pirate Alliance. That way, you will be able to rise to a 3-Star captain directly. However, it is up to you to decide what to do.
Xiao Suo showed aplicated expression as he looked at Xiao Chen and said, Big Brother, you should make the decision. After all, you are the one who paid for this pirate banner.
Xiao Chen felt a little confused on hearing all that. He held up his hand and said, Wait a moment. First, tell me what exactly is going on.
The ck-d old man looked at Xiao Chen and said, Whats going on? Did you see those statues at the entrance to the Pirate Alliance?
I did. Xiao Suo told me that only the legends among Pirate Kings have the qualifications to have their statues ced in front of the Pirate Alliance.
Old Gui nodded and said, Thats right. However, what outsiders do not know is how hard this is to achieve. To ordinary pirates, a Pirate King is already a legendary person. However, having their own sculpture erected in front of the Pirate Alliance after they die, receiving the admiration and respect of theter generations, is the lifelong pursuit of every Pirate King.
Just bing a Pirate King is not enough. One needs to be a legend of legends to qualify. The Pirate Alliance was established not long after the rise of the Martial Epoch, but there have not even been one hundred legendary Pirate Kings!
From the start of the Martial Epoch to now, there are less than one hundred legendary Pirate Kings.... This is truly difficult.
Xiao Chen contemted for a while before responding, The Scarlet Blood Pirate King is one of them.
Yes. He is the sculpture holding the scarlet war banner. Do you now understand how high his ce is in the hearts of pirates? Furthermore, this is the banner under which he became famous. Unexpectedly, it resurfaced. Its immense value goes without saying.
Xiao Suo interjected, Most importantly, just before every legendary Pirate King died, they would bury their treasures in the depths of the starry sea. Having the Scarlet Blood War Banner is equivalent to a chance to inherit the Scarlet Blood Pirate Kings treasures. This is also why Old Gui suggests I hand it over to the Pirate Alliance.
It is because its value is too great. Once news of it leaks out, it will spur the entire Purple Sun Region into action. Wait, thats not right. That should be the entire Grave Sea Cluster!
When Xiao Chen heard this, he realized that he had to be cautious about this. On the other side, Luo Nan and Fei`er were somewhat frightened.
Xiao Suo smiled fatuously. This is a surprise. Unexpectedly, my eyes are so sharp. A legendary Pirate Kings war banner! Furthermore, it is the banner of the Scarlet Blood Pirate King, the pirate that I respect the most. ording to legend, he ventured into all seven great forbidden starry seas. There was no part of the boundless Starry Heavens that his Scarlet Blood Pirate Group could not reach.
I caught hold of a legend!
The sloppy, ck-d Old Gui smiled coldly. Stop dreaming. First, think of how to protect your own life. I do not believe that there is an imprable wall in the world.
After having his bubble burst, Xiao Suo was startled for a long time before he said, Damn it! What should we do? Normally, I would be grinning from ear to ear in my dreams if I could be a 3-Star pirate. However, I would really feel dissatisfied at bing a 3-Star captain at the cost of the Scarlet Blood War Banner.
Xiao Chen, who stood at the side, was calmer. After all, at this moment, this Scarlet Blood War Banner was merely a tattered relic.
Let me see the war banner.
Xiao Chen took the war banner from Old Guis hands. He found it heavy, much heavier than he expected.
Following that, a boundless, venerable aura spread from his hands to his entire body.
It was like a distant age appeared in his mindscenes of the Scarlet Blood Pirate King sweeping through all ces in an unruly manner.
A strong desire to fight spread through Xiao Chens entire body. The blood in his body boiled restlessly.
Xiao Chen entered deep thought. No wonder when Xiao Suo fought with the Ice-Snow Sword, he had held the upper hand and easily defeated the other party. There definitely was a tight connection to the war banner.
This is a good treasure. If this war banner could be fixed, just considering it as a weapon, how strong would it be?
Big Brother...what do you think? Even now, Xiao Suo was still nervous and excited, his speech losing fluency.
Xiao Chen handed the war banner to Xiao Suo. Then, he looked calmly at the ck-d old man and asked, Senior Gui, how confident are you of restoring this war banner to its peak?
The sloppy old man shook his head and said, Im not that capable. At best, I can restore it to twenty percent of its peak might. However, the greatest use of this pirate war banner is in boosting the strength of a pirate ship.
Xiao Chen smiled and said, Senior Gui is really humble. Being able to restore it to twenty percent is quite incredible already. I would like to conduct business with you.
From the first moment Xiao Chen saw Senior Gui, he felt that the other party was extraordinary. When the other party appraised the Scarlet Blood War Banner, Xiao Chen was already sure of him.
Hehe! I only deal withrge transactions.
Thats good. What I want to do is arge transaction. One million Medial Grade Spirit Jades. Is thatrge enough?!
The moment Xiao Chen said that, Senior Gui withdrew his smile, and his expression slowly turned grave. His eyes glinted with a sharp light as if he was trying to see through Xiao Chen.
Unfortunately, he failed. His aura and gaze did not put any pressure on Xiao Chen.
Senior Gui said, One million Medial Grade Spirit Jades. Xiao Chen, the White Robed Xiao Chen, who exactly are you?!
At first, Senior Gui had thought that Xiao Chen was just an elite disciple of a Rank 3 sect. However, it seemed that he was not that simple.
Quietly, Xiao Chen released a little of the Azure Dragon bloodline that the Buddhist pendant was suppressing. Then, his Great Deste Divine Eyes suddenly appeared.
The resplendent, dazzling golden light in Xiao Chens eyes shed momentarily, so fast that the others did not notice.
The Great Deste Divine Eyes!
Senior Gui took a step back as he looked at Xiao Chen, his eyes full of shock. After a long time, he said, Ill do it. However, if it is just restoring the Scarlet Blood War Banner, there is no need for such arge sum of Medial Grade Spirit Jades, right?
Xiao Chen nodded. Then, he waved his hand, and the Cycle Throne appeared, I also need you to help me upgrade this Cycle Throne. I would like you to add the advantages of a pirate ship to my throne. Also, Xiao Suos pirate ship needs refitting. It should be at least a peak 2-Star pirate ship.
This throne...
With a thought, the Cycle Throne changed into its war chariot form before the ck-d old mans shocked gaze, directly stunning him.
Senior Gui moved around the Cycle Throne, staring at it fixedly. He praised, Exquisite. It is truly exquisite. I can see the shadow of an Immortal Epoch Magic Treasure in it. The skills required to refine this and the formations all show extremely high mastery.
This Old Guis eyes were indeed sharp. The refining and formations were a result of Mo Chen using her Book of Heavenly Works. Naturally, they were extraordinary.
However, back then, she had not taken the spatial construct and level of the Great Thousand Realms into consideration. Hence, the Cycle Throne wascking now and needed to be upgraded.
Old Gui revealed a somewhat awkward expression. However, private modification of a pirate ship is not really in keeping with the Pirate Alliances rules.
Otherwise, why would it be arge transaction? Xiao Chen smiled.
Xiao Suo felt extremely excited when he heard that. He immediatelyined, Old Gui, stop ying dumb. You have done many such private modifications. Back then, you were also the one who worked on my ship. Stop pretending.
Hearing that his pirate ship would be modified, Xiao Suo was naturally happy. He had long wanted to do this butcked Spirit Jades.
You son of a bitch. Never mind, I give up. However, Ill say this now. Hand me the one million Medial Grade Spirit Jades first. I will not advance the cost, nor am I capable of doing so. Then, Senior Gui sank into deep thought. Upgrading the throne, altering the pirate ship, and also restoring the war banner, why do I feel that Im losing out? he muttered to himself as he calcted the cost, wondering whether he was blinded by the one million Spirit Jades and thinking unclearly.
Brat, you know why Im working with you. The Great Deste Divine Eyes. I really underestimated you from the start. However, in all honesty, no one dares to privately modify a pirate ship, especially to the 2-Star level. Im taking this risk just once on ount of Wang Suo and your Great Deste bloodline. Senior Guis voice rang out in Xiao Chens mind.
Many thanks, Senior.
Hah! Im not even sure if I earned or lost out in this transaction. Never mind, Ill take it as making a friend, Old Gui sighed.
Xiao Chen smiled and said, Senior Gui, thank you for granting me this. Then, let me tell Senior more about my thoughts on how to upgrade the throne.
Just at this moment, a group of people walked into Senior Guis shop with heavy footsteps.
The leader was dressed magnificently in the standard captains getup. His clothes glittered with resplendent gems. He was clean-shaven and looked proud, radiating an aura that stood out from the crowd.
When Xiao Suo turned his head and saw this person, his expression changed radically. He was stunned for a moment; then, a green vein bulged on his forehead, and he had to force back his rage.
When the middle-aged captain saw Xiao Suo, he revealed a surprised expression. After being stunned for a while, he sized up Xiao Suo with a smile. I heard that youve fallen on hard times, but I didnt expect it to be this bad. Youve actually dropped to the point of being someones gbearer.
Seeing the extraordinary air of this person, Fei`er walked over to Old Gui and whispered, Old Sir, who is this?
Bai Yan, the captain of the Golden Setting Sun Pirate Group, a 3-Star captain, the light of the Purple Sun Regions pirates. He used to be Xiao Suos second-inmand, Old Gui muttered with aplicated expression.
Fei`er gaped, clearly surprised. She did not expect this at all. To think that the leader of the Golden Setting Sun Pirate Group, which the entire city cheered on, was once Xiao Suos second-inmand!
However, you really have a strong resolve. Youd rather carry a banner for another person thane to my Golden Setting Sun Pirate Group, Bai Yan mocked slowly, with a very natural tone, as he looked down on Xiao Suo.
How despicable!
Xiao Suo, who had been repressing his rage, could no longer endure it. So, he cursed and tossed the war banner aside. Then, he charged forward and grabbed Bai Yan by the cor and lifted him.
You bastard, you do not deserve to wear these clothes. You are simply not worthy of being a captain. Even if Im worth nothing and have no dignity, falling to the point of begging, Im still better than a shameless person like you!
The expressions of the four behind Bai Yan changed slightly as they unleashed killing Qi.
These four were actuallyte-stage Minor Primal Core experts who had experienced hundreds of battles. With one look, it was clear that they were not weak at all.
Bai Yan waved his hand, stopping the four behind him from moving forward. Then, he smiled faintly and said, I just like seeing your enraged but helpless appearance!
Boom!
Bai Yan suddenly unleashed a strong aura, and Xiao Suo flew back, vomiting blood.
Bai Yan tidied his clothes and said calmly, You should be thanking me. If my subordinates attacked, you would be dead. I will properly wear these clothes. asionally, I will return to Purple Sun City and tell you that not only can I be captain, but I am also better than trash like you, going even further!
You... Xiao Suo was so frustrated that he vomited another mouthful of blood. Rage burned in his eyes.
Just as Xiao Suo was about to charge forward, a hand on his shoulder stopped him.
Chapter 1606 (Raw 1588): Returning to Idle Cloud Restaurant
Chapter 1606 (Raw 1588): Returning to Idle Cloud Restaurant
The one who stretched out his hand was, naturally, Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chens Vital Qi was very strong, reaching two Cauldron Force. When he pressed down, it was like a mountain pushing Xiao Suo.
Then, Xiao Chen stepped forward and picked up the tattered Scarlet Blood War Banner.
Are you the captain that Wang Suo is following now? Not bad. Although you are young, your air is extraordinary. Im Bai Yan. Im rather well connected even in the Grave Sea Cluster. Little Friend, might I know your great name?
Bai Yans status and cultivation were higher than the other partys; before Xiao Chen, he was very confident. Hence, he questioned Xiao Chen with the attitude of a superior.
Xiao Chen acted like he had not heard anything. He looked at Senior Gui and said, Senior Gui, there are too many flies here. Since you are not going to do anything about it, I can only handle them myself!
Whoosh!
Right after Xiao Chen spoke, four sets of cold killing Qi came from behind Bai Yan and firmly locked on Xiao Chen.
What big words! Lets see who is the fly after I swat you to death!
A person came forward from behind Bai Yan and attacked Xiao Chen.
That person used his hand as a knife and chopped down from above, bringing with him strong pressure. Before the knifehand strike arrived, cracks appeared in the floor. Xiao Chens long hair and white clothes pped loudly.
Scram further way.
Before Xiao Chen made a move, the sloppy-looking Senior Gui surged forward.
No one saw how Senior Gui made his move. All everyone knew was that he suddenly stood in front of Xiao Chen and raised his peg, kicking the person approaching into the wall. Then, there was a dull thud, and that person fell to the floor while vomiting blood.
Bai Yan, Im not doing business here today. Please go to another shop.
The ck-d old man secretly sent a voice projection: Bai Yan, on ount of our previous friendship, let me give you some advice. Quickly leave. You cannot afford to offend this youth, or even touch him at all!
When Bai Yan, whose heart already bubbled with murderous intent, heard this, it was like cold water sshed on him, immediately extinguishing that murderous intent.
Who was Senior Gui? Bai Yan was quite clear on that. Senior Guis words would not be false.
Bai Yan was very smart. He figured that Senior Gui made a move so that Xiao Chen would not have to, reducing the resultant damage.
Sorry, my subordinate offended you earlier. Ill take my leave now.
Bai Yan had gotten to where he was today by being slick and sly in his handling of things. A smile appeared on his face as if nothing had happened. Then, he prepared to leave.
Who permitted you to leave? Xiao Chen suddenly asked unhurriedly the moment the other party turned around.
The features of Bai Yan, whose back faced Xiao Chen, scrunched up together in incredible rage. However, when he turned around again, a smile had already reappeared on his face. Little Friend, you should not be unreasonable. How about we leave todays matter as it is?
Unreasonable? What is unreasonable? Whats wrong? Are you feeling wronged now? Xiao Chen mocked coldly.
Earlier, Bai Yan did his best to humiliate Xiao Suo right before Xiao Chen. Yet now, he was using Xiao Chen of being unreasonable?
There was also that subordinate who jumped out and attacked Xiao Chen. Without instructions from Bai Yan, how could his subordinates have dared to act so rashly?
First, Bai Yan humiliated Xiao Suo. Then, he got his subordinate to attack Xiao Chen. If Xiao Chen had not been strong enough, he would have died here for nothing.
Now that Bai Yan knew that Xiao Chen was incredible, it was not that easy to leave.
When Bai Yan heard that, he felt stifled and frustrated. His face sank. Dont think that I, Bai Yan, fear you. If not for this being Senior Bais ce, I...
Xiao Chen smiled coldly. Then what? I am standing before you right now. Do you dare to attack me?
Suddenly, a little ck snake appeared on Xiao Chens shoulders. Its scarlet eyes gazed coldly at Bai Yan.
Upon receiving the Jiao Snakes attention, Bai Yan trembled. It was like he was plunged into an ice cave; the chill prated bone-deep.
Ate-stage Major Primal Core ferocious beast!
Furthermore, it was only one step shy of charging into the Cloud Sea Realm. Bai Yan sucked in cold air. Now, he understood why Senior Gui said that.
Bai Yan was an early-stage Major Primal Core cultivator. He should barely be able to stay alive and flee when facing this Jiao Snake. However, his four subordinates would not have any means of resistance. Their lives would be taken in mere moments.
Sir, what do you want? Please speak directly. Bai Yan will definitely do everything I can.
Without hesitating for long, Bai Yan chose not to sh head-on, preserving his strength first.
Xiao Suo was somewhat stunned at this scene. He had not expected Xiao Chen to step in and stand up for him.
Scram, then. I just needed to see your helpless appearance; that is enough, Xiao Chen said casually with disdain on his face.
These were precisely the words said to Xiao Suo when he was sent flying.
Who knew, the matters of the world were unpredictable. Soon, the same thing happened to Bai Yan.
You are toying with me!
Bai Yan reacted, instantly so frustrated that he trembled. Rage burned in his heart. It turned out that Xiao Chen had been ying him for a fool from the start.
Im not toying with you. I just want you to know, right now, you are nothing. So, put away your pitiful pride and stop acting superior, disdaining everything. I will not interfere with the grudges between you and Xiao Suo. Someday, he will personally end the grudge himself.
Bai Yans expression changed as he red at Xiao Chen with gritted teeth. Many thanks for teaching this Bai a lesson. However, if you expect this trash to surpass me, then you are making too much of him.
Not showing any fear, Xiao Chen looked at the other party coldly and said, enunciating every word heavily, The river flows east for thirty years and flows west for thirty years. Who can tell what the future holds? Scram and dont appear before me again.
You will regret this. A venomous light shed in Bai Yans eyes. After ring at Xiao Chen, he left quickly.
Xiao Suo, who was at the side, teared up a little. He had already vented his frustration. However, for some reason, he felt terrified and panicked.
Little Friend Xiao Chen, you should not have let him go. That person is a venomous snake and is very good at biding his time. In the future... Old Gui sighed softly at the side.
Xiao Chen looked at Xiao Suo and said, Did you hear what Senior Gui said? However, I have confidence that one day, you will help me chop up this venomous snake!
Senior Gui was startled. It turned out that Xiao Chen let this person live on purpose, to stimte Xiao Suo.
Likewise, Xiao Chen could tell that Bai Yan should not be left alive. However, he left Bai Yan alive. Such courage and boldness were truly respectable.
Even if it is just gratitude for today, I will definitely personally kill Bai Yan in the future, Xiao Suo said seriously, falling to one knee and feeling extremely touched.
Seeing Xiao Suos fighting spirit, Xiao Chen was stunned at first. Then, he revealed a gratified smile and helped Xiao Suo up.
There was nothing to fear from rage. What one should fear was being blinded by rage and losing ones fighting spirit. Such a person would then be truly crippled.
When Xiao Chen saw Xiao Suos gaze, Xiao Chen knew that this was a determined man. Xiao Suos sobering up and resolving his preupation, recovering his fighting spirit, were worth Xiao Chens making a move today.
At this moment, Xiao Chen did not realize that his actions here would create a legendary Pirate King who would travel the seven great forbidden seas, one who would be willing to go to all lengths for him.
Senior Gui, lets begin.
From where should we begin?
First, help me upgrade the throne. Without my help, it will be hard for others to understand the tricks in it.
Hehe! I was thinking the same. I, Old Gui, am also very interested in this throne.
In the following two days, Xiao Chen remained in the Pirate Alliance, hanging out with Senior Gui and making all sorts of preparations.
The work involved in these projects was tremendous. It was not something that could bepleted in a short time.
Nevertheless, after two days, Xiao Chen had to leave temporarily for Idle Cloud Restaurant.
In one more day, it would be the appointed date with Senior Liu, so Xiao Chen needed to go and meet with Senior Liu in Idle Cloud Restaurant. The other party would bring not only a medicinal pill for reconstructing the dantian but also the various materials that Xiao Chen needed for the Heavenly Yang Pill.
However, Xiao Chen had killed the Ice-Snow Sword Luo Feng and caused Yan Xin to lose all dignity, resulting in Yan Xin forming a heart demon. This triggered a great storm in the city; everyone knew about it. There would definitely be plenty of trouble on this trip.
Xiao Chen already anticipated all sorts of possibilities and made ns, yet when the true storm arrived, it still far exceeded his expectations.
Chapter 1607 (Raw 1589): Overly Sensitive
Chapter 1607 (Raw 1589): Overly Sensitive
The moment Xiao Chen left the western side of the city, his sharp Spiritual Sense immediately picked up dozens of gazes focused on him from the shadows.
As for the gazes out in the open, those were even more numerous.
Look! Xiao Chen is out!
White Robed Xiao Chen came out from the Pirate Alliance!
He is the one who killed the Ice-Snow Sword Luo Feng and caused the Burning Moon Sects Yan Xin to lose all dignity two days ago. Now, Yan Xin is nowhere to be found!
He is really bold. I thought that he already left Purple Sun City long ago. To think that he dared to remain here after offending two powerful sects!
I heard that some small groups outside the city are targeting him as well.
Haha! That is natural. He made so manyrge transactions in the Purple Cloud Pavilion. Who would not be envious? Purple Sun City has nevercked desperate criminals.
However, he is someone that can even kill the Ice-Snow Sword. If anyone wants to target him, they will have to think about it carefully!
The many voices entered Xiao Chens ears. Even he felt somewhat surprised.
The storm from killing a dancing clown was greater than he had imagined. In a mere two days, he actually became famous in Purple Sun City.
However, Xiao Chen was not in the least regretful.
If one did not court disaster, one would not die.
Xiao Chen did not feel any guilt, nor had he killed the innocent. He had given the other party many chances. The Ice-Snow Sword, Luo Feng, sought all this out himself.
Since Xiao Chen already killed Luo Feng, that was it. There was no need to dwell on it.
Big Brother, there sure are a lot of eyes on us, both covert and overt. Xiao Suo looked around, appearing extremely cautious.
Xiao Chen said calmly, Are you afraid?
Afraid? Naturally, Im afraid. Who would not be after inciting such a huge storm? However, I will not surrender if we really have to fight!
Xiao Suo did indeed feel somewhat afraid. After all, no one did not fear death. However, he also felt somewhat excited.
He felt his blood surging, his body constantly tense. He never had that feeling even when he plundered the sects orrge factions.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly. This Xiao Suo was speaking quite honestly. If Xiao Chen did not have so many trump cards, he would be afraid as well.
Dont overthink. Things are not as bad as you imagine.
Xiao Chen had seen many grand scenes before, and his heart was as still as an ancient well, not fluctuating at all.
Soon, he and his group arrived at Idle Cloud Restaurant.
Xiao Chen did not hesitate to step in and order some food while waiting for Senior Liu to turn up.
Just at this moment, someone in the restaurant said in a low voice, Did you hear, thest of the three new talents of the Purple Sun Region, the Wind Chasing Sects Feng Buyu appeared.
Many people looked over with expressions of curiosity.
Of the three new talents, one died, and one lost all dignity and was missing, leaving only one. The remaining Feng Buyu was a person who could stir up a conversation.
Feng Buyu appeared two days ago. However, he was outside the city. I wonder, what was he doing? This is very mysterious.
I heard that he showed up once at the Purple Cloud Pavilion yesterday. When he came out, he looked angry.
I wonder if he will go and seek trouble for that White Robed Xiao Chen. If he does, it will be very interesting.
The moment this was said, this topic immediately came to an end, as someone discovered Xiao Chens presence.
No one dared to pursue this topic.
Naturally, Xiao Chen and his group did not care. They merely ate and drank. Fei`er felt somewhat nervous. Soon, her senior brother could be saved. She hoped that there would not be any surprises.
Xiao Chen!
Just at this moment, a melodious voice rang out from outside Idle Cloud Restaurant. Xiao Chen looked around and saw Lan Luo walking in, wearing a long, red dress.
Big Brother, Beauty Lan Luo is back! When Xiao Suo saw this, he immediately smiled and said, Your charm is really extraordinarily great.
When Lan Luo walked over and heard that, she felt somewhat angry. However, the situation was urgent, and she could not be bothered to address that.
Xiao Chen had a pretty good impression of this woman. Previously, there were just some misunderstandings.
Miss Lan Luo, are you looking for me?
Lan Luo nodded and said seriously, Yes, hand that tattered pirate banner to me and quickly leave Purple Sun City. Otherwise, your life will be in danger.
Xiao Chens expression immediately changed. He looked at the other party and asked, Are you threatening me?
The matter of the other party leaving in anger could be exined as a misunderstanding. This time, Xiao Chen could not help being somewhat offended.
Lan Luo actually dared to make a special trip to look for me for the sake of the Scarlet Blood War Banner. Since Xiao Chen knew the origins of the Scarlet Blood War Banner, he naturally would not hand it over.
Lan Luos heart sank. Why is this person like this? Im trying to save his life, but he turned angry.
Think what you want. If you hand me the pirate banner, I will return all the Spirit Jades to you in their original condition. After that, Ill send people to escort you away. Purple Sun Region is about to turn chaotic. You cannot afford to y the games that will take ceter.
Lan Luo calmed herself and exined the pros and cons, hoping that Xiao Chen would listen to her.
She did not want to see someone whom she was grateful to and looked up to die in Purple Sun City.
Xiao Chen said indifferently, Thank you, but I have something to do and cannot leave.
Why are you not listening to me? What can be so important that it is even more important than your life! Lan Luo eximed loudly. Then, she added, Do you think that you are incredible for killing the Ice-Snow Sword and can really sweep your way through Purple Sun City?
When Fei`er heard that, she paled slightly. Then, she said with her head lowered, Big Brother Xiao Chen, should we...
Lan Luos words struck Fei`ers soft spot, making her feel helpless and flustered. That was right. What could be more important than Xiao Chens life?
Bang!
Fei`ers expression made Xiao Chen truly angry. He mmed the wine cup on the table and said coldly, Enough!
Am I wrong?! Tell me! What can be more important than your life, preventing you from leaving Purple Sun City? Lan Luo immediately felt wronged. She came here to save the other party out of kindness, but Xiao Chen actually repaid her with a fit of temper.
Since Lan Luo was young, she had been the apple of the eyes of all her family and friends.
When had she suffered such grievances and faced another persons anger like this before? This made her feel like crying.
Lan Luo, I said enough. I told you to stop. Let me tell you this: there are many things in the world that are more important than ones life. It is just that you, Lan Luo, do not understand.
Xiao Chen looked icily at the other party. I know you are of nobility and have an extraordinary background. However, you are nothing special in my eyes. Dont think that you are so incredible, that after performing some charity, I should be deeply grateful and be at your beck and call.
You look down on me, Xiao Chen. Regardless of whether you are sincere in saving me or covet my pirate banner, get out of my sight. Now!
Tears welled up in Lan Luos eyes and slowly spilled out. Her voice sounded somewhat hoarse as she asked, Are you going to attack me if I still dont leave? Fine! I dont understand! Ill leave! Xiao Chen, whether you are dead or alive, it has nothing to do with thisdy.
Soon, the three Sect Masters of the Temple Ghost Sect from outside the city will seek you out to demand you hand over the Dazzling Sunlight True me!
Although Lan Luo said that she did not care about Xiao Chen, she still told him about the trouble from the Temple Ghost Sect before leaving in a huff.
Fei`er whispered, Big Brother Xiao Chen...
Xiao Chen consoled, Its fine. Dont overthink. No matter what, I will wait for Luo Nans injuries to be healed first before leaving.
Sorry, I caused you to have a misunderstanding with Miss Lan Luo.
Misunderstanding? Theres no misunderstanding. I know the purpose of her visit. However...never mind. She has not experienced it before. Hence, she cannot understand a promise made to a friend who would go through thick and thin together, sharing life and death.
Xiao Chen took a sip of wine and stopped discussing Lan Luo.
There would always be people who clung to the belief that if one put in their one hundred percent sincerity, the other party had to reciprocate one hundred percent.
No matter what it was, one had to listen to her; otherwise, one was wrong and trying to anger her. This was simply unreasonable; no amount of exnation would workall the more so if such a person was of extraordinary birth and noble position.
Xiao Chen did not wish to exin too much. One day, when the other party truly grew up, they would naturally understand who was right and wrong.
She would alsoe to know that there were many things in the world that were more important than ones life!
Chapter 1608 (Raw 1590): Wholeheartedly Seeking Death
Chapter 1608 (Raw 1590): Wholeheartedly Seeking Death
Xiao Chen held up the cup, looking pensive. Then, he asked Xiao Suo, What kind of existence is the Temple Ghost Sect? Xiao Suo, tell me more.
Xiao Suo smiled and replied, Big Brother, do you really believe what that girl said? I think she came here to snatch the Scarlet Blood War Banner.
Xiao Chen shook his head. You dont understand women. Although her temperament is slightly poor, not understanding the principles of worldly conduct, her heart is not wicked. Otherwise, before she left, she would not have told me about the Temple Ghost Sect.
Xiao Suo rubbed his head, smiling, and said, I am just a ruffian. I let Big Brother see me make a joke of myself. However, I know a little about this Temple Ghost Sect. There are many bandit gangs outside the city. They arepletely inferior to Rank 2 sects. However, to ordinary people, they are still tyrants.
Xiao Chen gestured for Xiao Suo to continue.
These gangs typically bully the weak. When they meet disciples of Rank 2 sects, they are very respectful. However, when they meet independent cultivators, they immediately be ferocious.
Xiao Chen already noticed this when he first entered the city.
Who is Xiao Chen? Get out here!
Suddenly, an ear-splitting bellow thundered from outside the Idle Cloud Restaurant. This startled everyone drinking in the restaurant. Someone actually dared to challenge Xiao Chen.
Did that person not know that Xiao Chen had killed the Ice-Snow Sword?
Could it be that this was an elder of the Burning Moon Sect or the Ice-Snow Mountain Manor? That was not right; the tone of this person sounded very much like a ruffians, not the style of a sect disciple at all.
Xiao Chen narrowed his eyes slightly. The one who came should be one of the Temple Ghost Sects Sect Masters. Unexpectedly, the other party arrived so quickly.
This person spoke very boldly and was extremely arrogant.
Big Brother, this person must be the Third Sect Master of the Temple Ghost Sect. He is nicknamed ck Tiger, an early-stage Minor Primal Core cultivator who has experienced hundreds of battles and is excellent with the saber, Xiao Suo said honestly when he heard this voice, his expression flickering.
Xiao Chen stood up and put down his wine cup. Then, he said softly, Stay here. Ill go and take a look.
By now, many people had already gathered outside Idle Cloud Restaurant. However, they all hid far away, not daring to get too close to the building. The area immediately outside the doors waspletely empty save for a ferocious-looking, dark-skinned man, who appeared very tyrannical as he stood in the middle of the space.
You are the White Robed Xiao Chen? ck Tiger asked when he saw that the person who came out was wearing white.
ck Tiger exuded a scary, baleful aura that deterred others from approaching. As he spoke, he was like a wild beast salivating at Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen nodded and replied, Its me. However, the one I killed is the Ice-Snow Sword, Luo Feng. What grudge is there between your Temple Ghost Sect and me for you to make a move on me?
Hahaha! As long as its you, then its fine. Since when does my Temple Ghost Sect need a grudge to seek trouble with others? You bought the Dazzling Sunlight True me, right? Our big brother wants you to hand it over. After that, the Temple Ghost Sect will naturally not seek trouble for you, ck Tiger threatened, still staring at Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen looked around and asked, With just you?
ck Tigers lips curled up as he said, I alone am enough to make you hand over the Dazzling Sunlight True me.
ck Tiger looked very mighty as he held up a ck saber, posturing as if he already had Xiao Chen in the bag.
Xiao Chen said indifferently, It is not impossible. Just bring another Earth Grade me of simr rank to make an exchange. If Im satisfied, perhaps Ill hand the Dazzling Sunlight True me to you.
Interesting, are you looking down on me?
ck Tiger revealed a sinister smile as he coldly eyed Xiao Chen. There are very few Veritable Personage cultivators in Purple Sun City who dare to speak to me like this. Even the three new talents do not dare to do that. All the Veritable Personage cultivators who dared to speak to me like that are already dead.
ck Tigers tone was cold, showing confidence and indifference.
When others heard what ck Tiger said, they all shook their heads. The people of the Temple Ghost Sect were indeed overbearing. ck Tiger was very strong. Furthermore, the Temple Ghost Sect was also considered a peak existence in the area outside the city. Naturally, few dared to offend ck Tiger.
After all, Xiao Chen was not a local. Furthermore, he offended the Burning Moon Sect and the Ice-Snow Mountain Manor. If he did not hand over the Dazzling Sunlight True me, he would die here before those two Rank 2 sects arrived.
You only have one life. However, in your long life, you will definitely get to meet something like the Dazzling Sunlight True me again. You know what I mean?!
ck Tiger looked at Xiao Chen as he gave his final warning: did Xiao Chen want to keep his life or forcibly keep the Dazzling Sunlight True me?
Xiao Chens eyes remained as calm as still water. He nced at ck Tiger, unimpressed, and said, Many people have said simr things to me before. However, Im still alive, and I killed those who said these words, even the Ice-Snow Sword.
Ill give you a choice as well. While Im not truly angry yet, scram!
Surprisingly, Xiao Chen did not make a choice about ck Tigers ultimatum. Instead, he told ck Tiger to either scram or die.
Xiao Chens calm eyes showed brilliance, appearing somewhat carefree.
This fellow!
Far away, on top of a tall building, Lan Luo monitored the situation at Idle Cloud Restaurant. Actually, she had not gone that far. She scolded Xiao Chen in her heart. This Xiao Chen is truly too arrogant. Killing the Ice-Snow Sword does not mean he can defeat ck Tiger.
ck Tiger was well known among the Minor Primal Core cultivators. Furthermore, he had experienced hundreds of battles. Even the Ice-Snow Sword, Luo Feng, would not dare offend this person.
However, Xiao Chen did not show any weakness. Instead, he threatened ck Tiger.
As expected, when ck Tiger heard what Xiao Chen said, heughed sinisterly, Hahahaha! This is interesting. Xiao Chen, you are the first to dare to threaten me like that!
However, you will definitely be thest!
Whoosh!
ck Tiger let out a sharp roar, and his body turned into a ck afterimage, vanishing.
In the next moment, he appeared at the side, holding his saber with one hand andunching himself over like a ferocious tiger.
A strong wind blew, causing the people watching from afar to lose their footing and preventing them from opening their eyes.
The ck saber gave off a cold, sinister light in the air, which turned into a ferocious, ck tiger as he descended towards Xiao Chen.
This Movement Technique was so fast that only afterimages could be seen.
This saber light was strange and sinister. There was a scary and ferocious spirit in the saber.
What terrifying strength! Everyone took in a sharp breath of cold air. This ck Tiger was indeed much stronger than the Ice-Snow Sword.
Xiao Chen gathered his Veritable Essence Energy and punched.
Bang!
The fist and saber light shed. Xiao Chen took one step back, his arm going slightly numb.
ck Tigerughed nastily. He rode the momentum and hacked three times in rapid session.
With each saber strike, Xiao Chen took a step back. Instantly, he had retreated three steps.
He thought to himself, This ck Tiger is truly incredible. Even after I absorbed the ten-thousand-year-old Baleful Yin Energy, my Veritable Essence Energy can only barely block his attacks.
After all, he is an early-stage Minor Primal Core cultivator. There is a great difference in our cultivations.
Of course, this difference only brings him a small advantage.
You do have some strength, but that is all there is to it. I heard that you are a desman as well. Whats wrong? You do not even dare to draw your saber against me?!
ck Tigerughed maniacally. Hepletely suppressed Xiao Chen with his advantage in cultivation and dominated the scene.
Whoosh! Whoosh!
Suddenly, ck Tiger took two steps back. His right hand, which held the saber, hurt for some reason.
The other partys fist actually contained a saber Qi that was hard to eliminate. After they exchanged a few moves, this saber Qi already prated deep into ck Tigers arm.
As ck Tiger moved back, he hastily suppressed this saber Qi. Then, he looked at Xiao Chen. Ill give you one chance to draw your saber.
How arrogant! It looks like this ck Tiger is going to toy with Xiao Chen.
That cant be helped. The difference in cultivation is too wide. Clearly, ck Tiger advanced to the Primal Core Realm in a firm and stable manner; his Veritable Essence Energy is exceptionally dense and pure.
Xiao Chen too. Being too arrogantnded him in such a situation; hespletely unable to retaliate.
Far away, when people heard ck Tigers words, they broke out in discussion. ck Tigers expression turned cocky when this reached his ears.
Let me draw my saber?
Xiao Chen revealed a surprised expression. Is he tired of living already?
Based on the earlier exchange, the other party held the upper hand. However, Xiao Chens fist contained the wless saber Daos energy. Whenbined with Great Dao Energy, it was not easy to deal with, either.
While others might not understand, how could this ck Tiger not? Yet, he still wanted to pretend to be rxed.
I told you to draw your saber. Just draw it. Otherwise, dont me me for not even giving you the chance to draw your saber! ck Tiger said coldly. He wanted to not only kill Xiao Chen but also do so with ir.
ck Tiger wanted his name to spread even further in Purple Sun City.
wless Saber Technique, Void Breaking Stance!
Since the other party wholeheartedly sought death, Xiao Chen could only grant him his wish.
He drew the Lunar Shadow Saber, and his Great Dao Energy appeared. The strong Great Dao Energy of the Saber Dao instantly shattered ck Tigers move like breaking withered, brittle branches.
The other partyprehended his saber soul only to eighty percent, not evenprehending a Saber Domain. As for Xiao Chen, he had long surpassed the Saber Domain,prehending Great Dao Energy.
Xiao Chen was on an entirely different level. The instant the Great Dao Energy appeared, ck Tiger felt like he lost the ability to think.
When ck Tiger looked over, Xiao Chen suddenly vanished from in front. Just as ck Tiger felt horrified, a resplendent saber light gave off a brilliance like the zing sun, piercing everyones eyes.
The saber light shed and stabbed into ck Tigers chest, instantly shattering all of his internal organs.
Chapter 1609 (Raw 1591): What a Xiao Chen
Chapter 1609 (Raw 1591): What a Xiao Chen
You!
ck Tiger vomited a mouthful of blood, and his expression changed radically. Intense pain racked his entire body, confounding him.
Why?
Why could Xiao Chen break through his defense with one saber strike? Why could Xiao Chen instantly break his saber move, rendering him helpless?
These thoughts made ck Tiger tremble in panic. What was this daunting aura that prevented him from even holding on to his saber?
The Great Dao Energy of the Saber Dao was of too high a level. At ck Tigers level, he could not understand it at all.
ck Tiger did not even know how he was defeated. Furthermore, he was defeated so quickly, with only one saber strike.
The resplendent saber light was extremely dazzling. It contained a boundless sharpness and lightning-attributed energyand also Great Dao Energy.
The Great Dao Energy pointed to the Great Dao. The flickering saber light looked incredibly terrifying.
This stunned all the people in the surroundings. At first, they thought that ck Tiger was toying with Xiao Chen in letting him draw his saber. However, who knew, after Xiao Chen drew his saber, he immediately suppressed ck Tiger.
It was inconceivably fast.
ck Tiger appeared horrified. His internal organs were already all shattered. He desperately tried to circte the energy in his dantian to heal the damage his physical body had sustained.
However, the energy in Xiao Chens light did not consist of just saber Qi. There was also the Great Dao Energy. This energy was unparalleledly sharp,pletely suppressing ck Tigers Veritable Essence Energy.
Not only did ck Tigers injuries not get better, but they even got aggravated.
The fear of death spread throughout his body. ck Tiger said, I dont want it anymore. I dont want the Dazzling Sunlight True me anymore!
ck Tiger simply could not block this saber strike. If this continued, there would only be death.
Begging for mercy!
ck Tiger, the Temple Ghost Sects Third Sect Master actually begged Xiao Chen for mercy. This inconceivable scene shocked everyone.
When the strong ck Tiger arrived, he was very arrogant, directly ordering Xiao Chen toe out and wanting to plunder Xiao Chens Dazzling Sunlight True me.
Everyone thought that Xiao Chen was unfortunate. At the very least, he would have to hand over the Dazzling Sunlight True me.
When Xiao Chen said those frivolous words, rejecting ck Tiger, everyone thought that he would definitely die.
Who knew, the oue was the scene before them. The ck Tiger that imed to be undefeatable, someone whom the three new talents did not even dare to offend, actually pleaded with Xiao Chen.
Now that youve changed your mind, its toote!
Xiao Chens Veritable Essence Energy flowed relentlessly into the sabers handle before entering ck Tigers body.
The Great Dao halo behind Xiao Chen remained dense, not dispersing. He radiated a boundless Dao Might that induced fear in everyone for some reason.
Xiao Chen had no intention of letting the other party off at all. This ck Tigers thinking was too simple. When he came, he called Xiao Chen out by name, wanting him to appear and hand over the Dazzling Sunlight True me.
Otherwise, ck Tiger would kill Xiao Chen.
Right now, ck Tiger discovered that he was not Xiao Chens match, so he said he no longer wanted the Dazzling Sunlight True me, trying to protect his life?
How could the affairs of the world be that simple? Could everyone shout at Xiao Chen, trample on him in public, then leave with just a few words?
Was that possible? Of course not!
ck Tiger needed to die.
Xiao Chen, Im a member of the Temple Ghost Sect. If you kill me, then you will definitely die a horrible death. As ck Tigers injuries worsened, he looked increasingly weaker. Since Xiao Chen had not let go yet, ck Tiger panicked.
He had no choice but to bring out the Temple Ghost Sects name, trying to scare Xiao Chen.
The Temple Ghost Sect was a peak existence among gangs outside the city. Furthermore, this gang was extremely united. If any of their members was touched by someone, the entire Temple Ghost Sect could go after that person.
ck Tiger dared to be so arrogant in Purple Sun City mostly because there was the Temple Ghost Sect supporting him from behind.
Xiao Chen, let me tell you this: the Temple Ghost Sect is not like therge sects. There are no convoluted and overborate rules. As long as someone is killed, everyone will be mobilized. Furthermore, it is my big brother that sent me here this time!
ck Tiger grew increasingly weaker. The fear of death made him clutch at hisst hope, cing it on the threat of the Temple Ghost Sect.
If I let you go, wont the Temple Ghost Sect still seek trouble for me?
Xiao Chens cold voice startled everyone. That was right. Even if he let ck Tiger off, would the Temple Ghost Sect let him off?
Hence, youd better die!
You...
A furious roar rang out. ck Tiger let out a roar of despair as his lifeforce quickly ebbed.
Amid the despair was boundless regret, regret that he offended this fiend that was Xiao Chen.
However, now, it was all toote.
Pu ci!
The light exploded, and the saber light tore ck Tigers body apart, reducing him to a clump of blood scattering in the air.
Dead!
ck Tiger, the Temple Ghost Sects Third Sect Master, died. Before Xiao Chen, an early-stage Minor Primal Core cultivator could not even block a saber strike and retaliate.
Such a result waspletely unexpected. ck Tigers incredibly overbearing words draw your saber would probably be the greatest joke of Purple Sun City.
Giving the opponent the chance to draw his saber, how arrogant was that? How overbearing was that?
However, when the other party actually drew his saber, there was no chance for regret as he looked at the white-d figure with long, fluttering hair and a saber in hand.
The people watching from far away all revealed strange expressions.
This youth was truly decisive in killing, not hesitating at all.
Xiao Chen sheathed his saber, scattering his Great Dao Energy. His emotions did not fluctuate much.
If someone wants to kill me, I will kill themthis was a very simple principle.
Young man, leave quickly. The people of the Temple Ghost Sect will arrive soon. In the past, there was someone who killed a person of the Temple Ghost Sect. In the end, after half a day, corpses filled the street. An old man suddenly spoke up, not wanting to see Xiao Chen die.
Thank you, but I cannot leave.
Xiao Chen had an appointment with Senior Liu to meet in Idle Cloud Restaurant today. Since the other party had not arrived yet, he naturally could not leave. This matter involved Luo Nans life and Fei`ers expectations. He needed to do this.
Young man, this is just seeking death.
The Temple Ghost Sect has many people. Furthermore, the Second Sect Master and First Sect Master are even stronger than ck Tiger.
Various onlookers spoke up, advising Xiao Chen to leave right away.
This person is really going to suffer misfortune.
When Xiao Chen ignored everyones advice and returned to Idle Cloud Restaurant, that old man shook his head.
Not long after, about fifteen minutester, a group of cultivators riding horses and exuding baleful auras charged towards the restaurant, kicking up dust.
They all had simr auras to ck Tigers, all cold-blooded, overbearing, and unreasonable.
Aside from Xiao Chens group, Idle Cloud Restaurant was already empty.
All the guests in there knew that Xiao Chen killed ck Tiger and quickly fled lest they get swept up in the aftermath.
The entire Idle Cloud Restaurant turned extremely quiet and silent. The group of riders in the distance rushed over to the establishment, leaving a trail of dust.
The leader of that group showed a cold expression. As he looked at the pool of blood that had been ck Tiger on the ground, he could not help unleashing his killing Qi.
This person was ck Tigers second brother, the Temple Ghost Sects Second Sect Master, nicknamed Bloody Hands.
Murderers will pay with their life! Blood Hands suddenly bellowed. His voice was like startling thunder, shaking the surrounding fifty kilometers.
This roar shook the huge Idle Cloud Restaurant.
Pinging sounds rang out continuously in the restaurant as the wine bottles there shattered.
Boom! Close on the heels of that, all the doors and windows fell over, and the sound wave shattered them into dust, which scattered on the wind!
How strong!
When the onlookers, who already ran far away, heard that roar, they felt happy that they had run. It was just a roar, yet it nearly copsed Idle Cloud Restaurant, which was reinforced by formations.
When everything settled down, the restaurant remained quiet, without any sound emerging from it.
Could it be that White Robed Xiao Chen had already sneaked out and was not in there?
If someone tries to kill me, I will kill them. No one is an exception. Naturally, the Temple Ghost Sects ck Tiger is no exception!
Just as everyone was feeling uncertain, Xiao Chens calm reply came from the damaged Idle Cloud Restaurant.
Everyone felt excited. What a Xiao Chen! He had not fled. What an If someone tries to kill me, I will kill them!
Chapter 1610 (Raw 1592): Strange Restaurant
Chapter 1610 (Raw 1592): Strange Restaurant
The Temple Ghost Sects Second Sect Master had roared out, murderers will pay with their lives, and shaken Idle Cloud Restaurant, shattering most of the doors and windows.
Under such pressure, Xiao Chen tyrannically replied with if someone tries to kill me, I will kill them.
Xiao Chen shed head-on, not shrinking back.
You are seeking death!
The Temple Ghost Sects Second Sect Master snorted coldly and shouted, Charge in! I want to show him the consequences of offending the Temple Ghost Sect!
Boom!
The many Temple Ghost Sect members roared and immediately flooded into Idle Cloud Restaurant.
However, when they just stepped through the doors, a cold aura made them tremble.
What did they feel for them to tremble in fear? Cold energy prated into their bodies, freezing them in their tracks.
A powerful, irresistible suction appeared.
Following that, shrieks of terror rang out. The group of people was directly swallowed by the Jiao Snake, unable to put up a fight.
Such a strange thing caused the trailing members of the Temple Ghost Sect to feel nervous.
The doors of Idle Cloud Restaurant were like the gates of hell. After the first group went in, they screamed, and then there were no longer any movements.
There was no fighting, no cries for help, or Xiao Chen and his group speaking.
The extreme silence following those terrified shrieks was exceptionally horrifying.
Such a scene was equally strange to the others. No one knew what Xiao Chen did or what happened in Idle Cloud Restaurant.
The face of the Temple Ghost Sects Second Sect Master sank, his expression turningplicated.
The many Temple Ghost Sect members fidgeted at the entrance of the restaurant, pacing endlessly and not daring to enter.
It was very dangerous inside. Anyone who went in never came out again.
Clearly, these people did not dare to enter. If they did, they would just be sending themselves to death. After all, everyone only lived once.
Enter two by two. No matter what, you have to tell me whats going on in there!
The Temple Ghost Sects Second Sect Master felt incredibly frustrated. Even he was somewhat frightened by the current situation.
What was worse was that this was happening in front of a crowd. If he could not kill Xiao Chen, then the Temple Ghost Sect really would no longer be able to mingle in the Purple Sun City anymore.
Right now, Bloody Hands urgently wanted to know what was going on inside and thene up with countermeasures.
When the Temple Ghost Sect members heard that, they were stunned. They simply did not want to enter Idle Cloud Restaurant. However, when they saw the Second Sect Masters sullen expression, they could only steel themselves and charge in.
However, the enormous Jiao Snake in Idle Cloud Restaurant was like a chicken pecking at grains. Every time a pair came in, it lowered its head and bit. Two Temple Ghost Sect members disappeared without a trace each time.
Two...four...six...eight...
The Temple Ghost Sect members entered and never came out, dying without any warning. They could not even let out a startled scream.
Si!
A cold air spread into the surrounding streets. The many cultivators looking from a distance sucked in their breath, feeling a chill down their spines.
Horrifying. Simply too horrifying.
The normally bustling Idle Cloud Restaurant looked very sinister in the eyes of the crowd now, like a ghosty pavilion.
What in the world was happening there? No one knew!
This Xiao Chen is really incredible!
Exactly. I really could not tell that he is so strong. It looks like it will not be that easy to kill him.
Almost everyone is dead!
Interesting. I wonder if the Temple Ghost Sect members will end up tearing down Idle Cloud Restaurant?
They probably wont. If they really did, it would be very embarrassing. To think that one person daunted them so much that none of them even dared to enter the doors.
It did not matter whether the Temple Ghost Sects Second Sect Master was willing or not. The people that he brought charged in one after another but never returned. For every person that entered, one person died.
The Temple Ghost Sects Second Sect Master extended his Mental Energy but discovered that the restaurant was shrouded by a fog that interfered with his Mental Energy and blocked his sight.
Is this all the Temple Ghost Sect is capable of? If that is the case, you are better off not entering. Otherwise, for every person that enters, that will be one more dead. No matter how manye, it will be useless! Xiao Chens cold shout thundered from the silent Idle Cloud Restaurant, making the hearts of many sink.
If Xiao Chen had said these words earlier, no one would have believed him. They would have just taken his words for braggadocio.
However, right now, no one dared not believe what Xiao Chen said. He was indeed capable of this.
You are seeking death. All of you, fall back! Ill go!
The Temple Ghost Sects Second Sect Master roared and turned into an afterimage, flying towards the door of Idle Cloud Restaurant.
However, just as he neared the door, his body suddenly shot upwards at an inconceivable angle.
The Temple Ghost Sects Second Sect Master soared into the air like an eagle and forced his way into the restaurant from above.
A cold smile crossed Xiao Chens face when he saw that the other party entered in such a manner. His figure shed, and he entered the second floor, coldly eyeing the other party.
The Temple Ghost Sects Second Sect Master was dressed in yellow, possessing a cultivation of peak Minor Primal Core Realm, more than one grade higher than ck Tigers, and only one step away from Major Primal Core Realm. Of course, without any special opportunity, he might never be able to take this step in his life.
Die!
Upon seeing Xiao Chen appear, the yellow-d Second Sect Master roared. An upgraded Veritable Essence Energy circted in his Primal Core as he charged at Xiao Chen.
The Veritable Essence Energy split into three, then turned into a venomous yellow snake sticking its forked, red tongue out. It looked like it was alive as it tried to bite Xiao Chen.
The Veritable Essence Energy venomous snake moved swiftly and at a strange angle. In the next second, it arrived before Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chens expression changed slightly; the other party was indeed significantly stronger than ck Tiger.
Just these three stands of Veritable Essence Energy made Xiao Chen feel like they were unblockable. If he shed head-on, he would suffer greatly. After all, he was only a Yin Essence cultivator.
Xiao Chen drew his saber and instantly executed the Fish Dragon Art.
He quickly took three steps within a small space, sending out a saber strike with each step.
Each saber strike struck a weak point of the Veritable Essence Energy venomous snake. After the three saber strikesnded, the Veritable Essence Energy venomous snake scattered and vanished.
The yellow-d mans expression immediately turned serious. The Yin Essence Stage Xiao Chen actually received these three moves from him.
He could not underestimate this Xiao Chen. This Xiao Chen is definitely of extraordinary origins, likely a Rank 3 sect genius disciple.
Thats right. That must be what he is. Otherwise, he would not be able to fight above his cultivation and disy such strongbat prowess.
Aside from this, the yellow-d man felt that there was something strange about this Idle Cloud Restaurant. From the moment he entered, it was like someone had him in their sights.
Such a feeling persisted; he could not get rid of it.
Suddenly, the Temple Ghost Sects Second Sect Master wanted to retreat. He felt like he could not remain in this restaurant and should wait for his big brother to arrive before making any decision.
After all, his big brother was an experienced Major Primal Core cultivator. Even if the other party were really a Rank 3 sect outstanding talent, his big brother would be able to kill Xiao Chen.
With this thought, the yellow-d man pushed off the floor to return the way he came.
When Xiao Chen did not give chase, Temple Ghost Sects Second Sect Master released his bated breath for some reason. He could finally retreat from this ce.
However, suddenly, an enormous shadow swept towards the Temple Ghost Sects Second Sect Master, bringing heavy cold Qi that made him shiver a little, and his entire body numbed.
Before the yellow-d man could turn his head, the Jiao Snakes tail swept across and struck him.
All of the bones of the Temple Ghost Sects Second Sect Master shattered, and he vomited blood. He felt that even his soul was shaking. He felt dizzy, and intense pain spread, dazing him.
This attack of the Jiao Snake nearly took his life.
No!
What was more horrifying was the next moment. It was like Xiao Chen had predicted that the Temple Ghost Sects Second Sect Master would fly over in his direction; he swung down his Lunar Shadow Saber.
Pu ci! Amid a startled cry, the saber ruthlessly hacked down on the Temple Ghost Sects Second Sect Master, sending him flying from Idle Cloud Restaurant.
When the Temple Ghost Sects Second Sect Masternded, he had no signs of life at all.
A saber wound marked the Temple Ghost Sects Second Sect Masters body, stretching from top to bottom. If not for his strong body, this saber would have split him in half, leaving him to die without aplete corpse.
Someone finally made it out of Idle Cloud Restaurant. However, what came out was a corpse, a corpse that could not speak.
Like before, the people outside still did not know what had happened inside Idle Cloud Restaurant.
As the crowd gazed at Idle Cloud Restaurant, their expressions changed. Even the Temple Ghost Sects Second Sect Master died. How horrifying was it in there?
Clip-clop! Clip-clop! Clip-clop!
The sound of horses galloping rang out as strong auras surged. The crowd quickly parted to give way.
When the onlookers clearly saw who it was, their expressions changed slightly. The people of the Ice-Snow Mountain Manor and the Burning Moon Sect had finally arrived!
Chapter 1611 (Raw 1593): Amid Danger
Chapter 1611 (Raw 1593): Amid Danger
The Ice-Snow Mountain Manors new talent, the Ice-Snow Sword, had been killed, and the Burning Moon Sects new talent, Yan Xin, was in an even more miserable situation.
With just one look, Yan Xin had been frightened into crawling to escape, losing all dignity. He lost face not only for himself but also for the entire Burning Moon Sect.
Yan Xin probably knew that if he returned his sect, only punishment awaited him, so he had chosen to disappear. Right now, no one knew where he was.
A new talent of a sect meant that the sect had sessors. When they traveled the world, they were the face of the sect.
Nevertheless, Xiao Chen had killed one new talent and caused another to flee, destroying the reputation of two Rank 2 sects.
Xiao Chen alone pped the faces of two Rank 2 sects.
No matter which sect it was, it would not be able to ept such treatment. Furthermore, the Rank 2 sects were overlord-like existences in the Purple Sun Region.
However, due to the sects immense size and many convoluted, overborate rules, both sects took some discussion to decide to send people over to deal with this. Who to send? Who had the time? Who was willing? Who was suitable?
How strong should the people they send be? This matter was very important. Naturally, they had to discuss it cautiously.
As for the Temple Ghost Sect, they did not have that many concerns. They coulde when they wanted. Hence, they arrived before the two sects.
Although the experts of the two sects had not arrived previously, they had people secretly monitoring Xiao Chens movements.
Once the decision was made, the efficiency of arge sect manifested. The people of the Burning Moon Sect and the Ice-Snow Mountain Manor rushed over, arriving at nearly the same time.
The Ice-Snow Mountain Manor and the Burning Moon Sect each sent a hundred people. The leaders were Major Primal Core cultivators. The hundred disciples had cultivations at the Yang Essence Stage at the very least.
It was clear that all those who came were elites and experts. The two sects were truly angered.
Major Primal Core cultivators would absolutely be considered peak experts in the Purple Sun Region. There were not that many Major Primal Core cultivators even in Purple Sun City.
Han Feng, unexpectedly, you personally came, Bai Xu, the leader of the Burning Moon Sects group, said calmly as he looked at the other party.
The Ice-Snow Mountain Manors Han Feng said coldly, I had only that one disciple. I hoped that he would be able to surpass me and be famous. How could I note after someone killed him?
[TL Note: This Han Feng is different from the one first appearing in Chapter 1210. The characters of the two names are different but have the same pronunciation.]
It turned out that these two were the masters of the sects new talents. Even in their respective sects, they also ranked highly and were very strong.
Although our sects normally have some disputes with each other, how about we work together today to kill this White Robed Xiao Chen? What do you think? the Burning Moon Sects Bai Xu suggested to Han Feng.
If it were in the past and someone heard that these two sects would work together to deal with one person, after gathering one hundred people each, people would think that it was impossible. How could there be a person who could make two Rank 2 sects so cautious?
However, now that the crowd knew that the two sects were dealing with Xiao Chen, no one was surprised.
This was especially so since the Third Sect Master and Second Sect Master of the Temple Ghost Sect, as well as arge number of their members, died at Xiao Chens hands inside Idle Cloud Restaurant not long ago.
The many facts told the crowd that Xiao Chen was very impressive.
Sure.
Han Fengs gaze flickered for a moment as he agreed to the Burning Moon Sects Bai Xus proposal. Actually, Han Feng disapproved of cooperating with him from the bottom of his heart.
It would truly be a great shame if he needed to work with others to deal with one Yin Essence Stage brat.
However, with the current situation, Han Feng had no choice but to work with Bai Xu. It was better to be careful and cautious.
Otherwise, if they met with unexpected failure, they would be a rather big joke.
Clip-clop! Clip-clop! Clip-clop!
Rapid hoofbeats rang out again. The crowd parted, allowing the Temple Ghost Sects First Sect Master, Sect Master Xue, to lead people over.
Sect Master Xue was enraged, killing intent radiating from his body. His heart contained an indescribable sadness.
He truly had not expected a Yin Essence Stage fellow to take out most of his Temple Ghost Sect.
ck Tigers death could have been exined as him underestimating his enemy. However, after Xiao Chen killed the Second Sect Master and his group, it had to be said that Xiao Chen was strong.
Han Feng? Bai Xu?
The startled Sect Master Xue quickly pulled on the reins and withdrew his killing intent. Then, he went up to the front and said, Greetings, Elders.
The threes strengths were simr to each other, all of them early-stage Major Primal Core cultivators. However, their statuses differed greatly.
No matter how strong the Temple Ghost Sect was among the gangs outside the city or how well it did, it was inferior to a Rank 2 sect. Without any inheritance or umtions, it was just a group of bandits.
Han Feng and Bai Xu did not show much respect for Sect Master Xue. Bai Xu said, I heard that your Temple Ghost Sect just lost two Sect Masters and more than a hundred members.
Truly a gathering of rabble. Even with more than one hundred people, you still have not seen his face, the Ice-Snow Mountain Manors Han Feng mocked directly; he was even more arrogant than Bai Xu.
Sect Master Xue instantly became enraged. He said, No matter how huge the losses of my Temple Ghost Sect are, they cant bepared to your two sects. One had their new talent killed, and the other new talent was worse, frightened until he became like a tortoise, crawling away in order to live.
You must be tired of living! Han Feng shouted coldly. Immediately, a cold, icy wind started howling.
The ambient temperature plummeted, chilling everyone.
Snowkes fell and a frosty wind blew. The flying snowkes spun around like sharp knives.
What strength!
The people watching from a distance moved further back hastily. Who could have imagined that Han Feng could easily bring out such a strong will of ice with one thought?
This will was already very close to bing a Domain.
Furthermore, as a Major Primal Core cultivator, Han Fengs Veritable Essence Energy had undergone many rounds of improvement andpaction. Since those snowkes contained his Veritable Essence Energy, it was no wonder they put such enormous pressure on others.
In mere moments, a thickyer of snow covered the ground.
The vastness of Han Fengs Veritable Essence Energy was clear to see.
Humph! Do you think that this old man is afraid?!
Unwilling to appear weak, Sect Master Xue released a scarlet light mixed with a strong baleful aura, shing with the boundless snowkes.
Enough!
Seeing that the two were about to start a huge fight, the Burning Moon Sects Bai Xu quickly made a move. A heatwave swept over the ground and immediately melted everything.
Bai Xus forcible suppression of the twos wills made them cautious.
Sect Master Xue snorted coldly. My Temple Ghost Sect might not be some glorious group, but we will not permit others to humiliate us. Dont think that we are easy to bully. In the worst case, Ill just run to another astral region, and your Ice-Snow Mountain Manor will not be able to do anything to me.
Seeing that Han Feng was about to start a fight again, Bai Xu quickly said, Hang on. We are here to deal with Xiao Chen. Dont let the people in Idle Cloud Restaurant see us make a joke of ourselves.
Inside Idle Cloud Restaurant, Luo Nan, Fei`er, and Xiao Suo all felt a huge pressure.
Themotion seemed to be getting increasinglyrger. Not to mention the Temple Ghost Sect, two of the Rank 2 sects actually charged over as well.
Big Brother Xiao Chen, should we leave first? Fei`er suggested in a whisper.
Xiao Suo shook his head and said, It is toote to leave. They already surrounded the restaurant. There is no way to leave.
Xiao Chen sized up the situation outside with his Spiritual Sense and released his bated breath.
Clearly, Rank 2 sects hadte-stage Major Primal Core experts. However, there were too few such cultivators. Furthermore, the time of such people was very precious. They would note out of the sect for one Xiao Chen.
More importantly, these people needed to protect their sects and could not leave easily.
The ones who came were only early-stage Major Primal Core cultivators. With just three early-stage Major Primal Core cultivators, the pressure on the Jiao Snake was significantly less. The situation was still manageable, and there was no need to panic for now.
This was more or less in line with Xiao Chens expectations. Thete-stage Primal Core cultivators, the peak experts of the Rank 2 sects, would definitely note.
As for the Cloud Sea Realm Supreme Elder, just one dead new talent was not important enough to hand over the matter to the venerable.
Xiao Chenmunicated with the Jiao Snake for a while before saying to the group, Im around; theres no need to panic. Just listen to what I say.
Fei`er said, Im not panicking. Senior Brother and I are just worried about implicating you.
When Xiao Chen heard this, heughed loudly, Why are you talking about implicating me? All of us experienced hardship together. If we are pushed into a dead-end, we either live or die together. If we kill one, it will be worth it. If we kill two, we will make a profit.
Xiao Chen let out a sh of brilliance from his eyes. A hot-bloodedness burned in his bones as he said, Thats right. Live and die together!
Outside Idle Cloud Restaurant, the men of the three factions were already setting up a tight encirclement.
In a while, the restaurant became like a lone building on therge street.
The people in the distance all worried for Xiao Chens group in Idle Cloud Restaurant. With two Rank 2 sects working together, Xiao Chen no longer stood a chance.
Right now, with Bai Xus mediation, Sect Master Xue and Han Feng came to amon understanding and cooperated.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
The three soared into the air and released the strong aura of a Major Primal Core expert, encasing the entire Idle Cloud Restaurant.
Rumble...! The ground shook. Idle Cloud Restaurant shuddered as if three mountains pressed down on it.
The actions of the three experts startled everyone. They were preparing to use the most straightforward and violent method.
They wanted to destroy the building along with Xiao Chen.
No matter what means Xiao Chen had, these people directly used their cultivations to apply pressure with brute force. There was no need to enter Idle Cloud Restaurant at all.
Chapter 1612 (Raw 1594): Another Crisis
Chapter 1612 (Raw 1594): Another Crisis
The Ice-Snow Mountain Manors Han Feng, the Burning Moon Sects Bai Xu, and the Temple Ghost Sects Sect Master Xue, three early-stage Major Primal Core peak experts attacked at the same time.
Immediately, Idle Cloud Restaurant shook, shocking all the other cultivators.
No one expected the three to use such an overbearing and cruel method to deal with Xiao Chen.
If they seeded, Xiao Chens group of people, as well as Idle Cloud Restaurant, would be crushed under the attacks of the three experts, dying without a burial.
There would not even be remains left, an extremely pitiful death.
Lunar Shadow Burning the Sky! the Burning Moon Sects Bai Xu roared. There was no bright moon in the sky, but the shadow of a moon encased Idle Cloud Restaurant, zing noisily.
Traceless Falling Snow! The Ice-Snow Mountain Manors Han Feng drew his sword, and a spot of cold light flickered on the tip of his sword. Boundless snow fell silently, every snowke spinning around quickly.
The snow contained a horrifying sword intent and Veritable Essence Energy as it fell silently, bringing a frosty chill. This had a huge impact on the restaurant.
Sect Master Xue roared, and all the baleful aura of his body suddenly gathered and stored up energy.
As Han Feng and Bai Xu attacked, so did Sect Master Xue. A gigantic palm formed by scarlet light flew down heavily and pressed on Idle Cloud Restaurant.
The three experts executed their peak Martial Techniquessomething rarely seen in this Purple Sun City.
Such a scene deeply shocked many people, making their hearts pound.
This was using absolute power to suppress others, using pure strength to crush another.
However, the expected oue did not happen.
A cold frosty aura spread out from Idle Cloud Restaurant as the Jiao Snake spat out a mouthful of cold Qi, blocking the Martial Techniques of the three experts.
The intense sh happened invisibly. The Jiao Snake felt pressure, but it held on firmly, preventing the energy from the three killing moves from leaking into the building and injuring Xiao Chens group.
The expressions of Han Feng, Bai Xu, and Sect Master Xue changed at the same time. They all felt that someone received all of their killing moves simultaneously, shocking them.
Who could be strong enough to receive the killing moves of three early-stage Major Primal Core experts all together?
Although these killing moves should have ended this conflict in an instant, the result was a stalemate. The three shed with the Jiao Snake and was forced into a standoff.
Inside Idle Cloud Restaurant, Xiao Chen expressionlessly ced his hand on the Jiao Snakes body.
After a while, he shouted, Dao!
Heavy Great Dao Energy infused into the Jiao Snakes body. The stalemate between the Jiao Snake and the three experts instantly broke.
Han Feng, Bai Xu, and Sect Master Xue, who were hovering in the air, all immediately vomited a mouthful of blood and went flying far away.
The crowd cried out in shock. To think that three experts were knocked back at the same time!
Everyone felt like their brains short-circuited. What kind of existence was inside Idle Cloud Restaurant?
Boom!
The shock wave from the sh between the Jiao Snake and the three experts propagated, injuring the cultivators from the three factions, who surrounded the restaurant, significantly.
Whoosh! Whoosh!
A figure shed; someone in white clothes flew out of Idle Cloud Restaurant. It was Xiao Chen.
Kill!
Xiao Chens eyes swept through the ce; then, he indifferently said that word before attacking without hesitation.
This was the moment when the leaders of the three factions were severely injured and had been sent flying; moreover, most of the cultivators were injured. The other sides momentum hit rock bottom; hence, this was the best time to make a move.
A strong desire to fight spread in Xiao Chens heart as he held up his Lunar Shadow Saber, a treasure saber that could possibly surpass a Profound Tool. Then, he swept through everything before him.
The saber light flickered, and a scarlet light spread out. At this moment, one word appeared in everyones mind: fight!
During this opportune moment to strike, Xiao Chen did not hold back much. In an instant, the ce turned somewhat gory and cruel.
The three leaders could not support each other and had been caught off guard. Furthermore, they were all injured by the shock waves. On top of that, Xiao Chen and Xiao Suo suddenly jumped out and attacked.
The people of the Ice-Snow Mountain Manor, the Burning Moon Sect, and the Temple Ghost Sect either died or were severely injured.
This was especially so for the Temple Ghost Sect. Its group was the weakest. Nearly all of them died in moments.
If someone wants to kill me, I will definitely kill him!
Right now, these sect disciples and bandits looked like they were no longer a threat.
However, if the three experts recovered and reorganized them, they would be a strong fighting force. So if Xiao Chen was soft-hearted and did not take this opportunity to attack now, the one to die might be him.
When these people followed the three experts to surround Idle Cloud Restaurant to kill Xiao Chen, they should have considered that they might end up getting killed instead.
After about fifteen minutes, the three experts forcibly suppressed their injuries and returned to Idle Cloud Restaurant.
The scene that greeted them startled them; they revealed expressions of shock.
Blood flowed like a river before Idle Cloud Restaurant. Countless corpses piled up on the ground. Of the three factions, all of the Temple Ghost Sect members were dead. The surviving disciples of the Ice-Snow Mountain Manor and the Burning Moon Sect had lost their nerve and fled, running in all directions.
Only Xiao Chen stood in front of the building with his white robes stained with blood and his long hair fluttering.
It was not clear whether the blood was Xiao Chens or anothers. At this moment, the ce was silent except for the blood dripping off the des of the twos sabers.
The ce was so quiet and still that the surrounding cultivators all felt a chill. Everyone broke out in a cold sweat, shocked speechless.
There was simply no way they could have predicted such a result.
With the Ice-Snow Mountain Manor, the Burning Moon Sect, and the Temple Ghost Sect working together, three factions in total, there were three Major Primal Core experts. Even so, they still failed to take down Xiao Chen.
Instead, Xiao Chen killed many of the disciples and gang members, showing no mercy.
You...you...you are actually that cruel. You actually killed all of the people of my Temple Ghost Sect! Sect Master Xue was so angry that his entire body trembled. The Temple Ghost Sect that he put in so much effort to build waspletely destroyed today.
Han Feng and Bai Xu were both incredibly enraged as well. The Ice-Snow Mountain Manor and the Burning Moon Sect had not suffered such enormous losses for many years already.
Xiao Chen said coldly, What a joke! If I dont kill them, should I let you organize these people and give you a chance to charge into Idle Cloud Restaurant? Should I just watch as my friends and myself get plunged into danger?
This matter involves my own interests and safety. Dont bother trying to peg me as cruel. I, Xiao Chen, have never been an indecisive person.
This retort stifled the three; they did not know how to rebut.
That was right. That was their initial n.
In the earlier exchange, the three already guessed that there was ate-stage Major Primal Core existence in Idle Cloud Restaurant. They nned to have Hang Feng and Bai Xu dy thatte-stage Major Primal Core expert while Sect Master Xue led the three-hundred-odd people in charging inside to kill Xiao Chen.
After Xiao Chen died, thatte-stage Major Primal Core expert would definitely choose to leave.
However, the three clearly had not expected to see such a scene when they returned.
Corpses and bones littered the ground; blood flowed like a river. The front of Idle Cloud Restaurant looked like hell materialized.
As the three gazed at Xiao Chen, they suddenly discovered that this person had a formidable air that came from age and experiencing many difficulties.
Xiao Chens air was actually no inferior to the three Major Primal Core cultivators; in fact, it was even stronger.
Extremely far away, Lan Luo pressed her hand to her mouth in some disbelief.
Her pretty eyes were fixed on the front of Idle Cloud Restaurant, at Xiao Chen, whose white robes were stained with blood, facing three Major Primal Core experts while holding his saber.
A strange light shed in her eyes. If Xiao Chen had said those words before, Lan Luo would only have felt some appreciation for his intentions; now, her heart raced, making her feel conflicted.
You can forget about entering Idle Cloud Restaurant. Otherwise, no matter who it is, I will make him pay the most miserable price.
Xiao Chen stood upright while holding his saber. His blood-stained robes fluttered in the wind.
With the piles of corpses covering the ground and the flowing river of blood, no one doubted what Xiao Chen said.
Han Feng, Bai Xu, and Sect Master Xue immediately hesitated, not daring to charge forward.
The matters that happened today were sufficient to prove that shing head-on with Xiao Chen would have no good end.
If they continued, even if they could kill Xiao Chen, the Ice-Snow Mountain Manor and the Burning Moon Sect would definitely end up paying ten timeseven one hundred timeswhat they already paid.
In the end, was it worth it or not?
Hahaha! To think that the Burning Moon Sect and the Ice-Snow Mountain Manor are going to admit defeat against an unknown stranger! Suddenly,ughter came from the distance. The Wind Chasing Sects Feng Buyu appeared at this ce, leading a group of people.
Feng Buyu, thest new talent of the Purple Sun Region, appeared at the critical moment when everyone had almost forgotten about him.
Originally, everyone had thought that Feng Buyu would not have any interaction with Xiao Chen. However, right now, the situation did not seem quite right.
Feng Buyu, what are you here for? Han Feng asked coldly with a somewhat unsightly expression.
Feng Buyu ignored Han Feng. He looked at Xiao Chen and said, Xiao Chen, I remember that you bought a pirate banner in the Purple Cloud Pavilion. Right now, the seller wants it back. We have alreadye to an agreement with the Purple Cloud Pavilion. Hand over the pirate banner.
The manager of the Purple Cloud Pavilion, the beautiful woman that Lan Luo addressed as Auntie Bai, slowly walked out from behind Feng Buyu. She looked at Xiao Chen and said softly, Sorry. However, we will return five times the Spirit Jades to you to make up for Young Master Xiao Chens loss. We can even help you deal with your current situation.
Feng Buyu nodded and said, Thats right. My Wind Chasing Sect can guarantee your safety and agree to one of your requests.
Even the original owner of the pirate banner was pushed forward, and he expressed his hope of retrieving the pirate banner. Everything looked very reasonable. All that remained was for Xiao Chen to agree.
Xiao Chens heart sank. It looked like the secret of the Scarlet Blood War Banner had still leaked.
Chapter 1613 (Raw 1595): Trump Cards All Used
Chapter 1613 (Raw 1595): Trump Cards All Used
It was no surprise whatsoever that the secret of the Scarlet Blood War Banner had indeed been exposed already.
It looked like Lan Luo came earlier because of this.
However, due to her identity, Lan Luo could not straightforwardly tell Xiao Chen. Evidently, he had truly misunderstood the other party.
Feng Buyu looked at Xiao Chen and asked, Xiao Chen, what do you think? With your strength, talent, and mental state, this insignificant Purple Sun Region is bound to be only a pitstop in your life, not your final stopping point. Why lose your life here?
Xiao Chen raised his head and looked at the sky. The red sun was slowly setting in the west, the day quicklying to an end.
Xiao Chen, just hand over that pirate banner. After all, it is not very useful to you. Why the need for all this, right? Auntie Bai put on a sincere expression as she looked at Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen smiled and countered, Woman, why the need to be so hypocritical? Do you think that I do not know that the pirate banner is the Scarlet Blood War Banner of the legendary pirate, the Scarlet Blood Pirate King?
What?!
The ce was set abuzz. Xiao Chens words were startling. A legendary Pirate Kings Scarlet Blood War Banner!
What did this mean? It meant that there was the possibility of obtaining the treasures that a legendary Pirate King left behind. Even if they did not get a legendary Pirate Kings treasure, just the Scarlet Blood War Banner itself was worth half a sect.
Han Fengs face sank as he looked at Feng Buyu. Feng Buyu, is what he said true?!
Han Feng and Bai Xu were originally tempted to give up already, not wanting to continue shing head-on with Xiao Chen. They feared that even if they managed to kill Xiao Chen, they would end up paying a higher price. It would not be worth it.
Furthermore, if they ended up paying a higher price and still failed to kill Xiao Chen, the consequences were simply unimaginable.
However, when the two, who were about to give up, heard about the Scarlet Blood War Banner, their expressions changed radically. Now, they could not give up, no matter what.
At the same time, the spectators, who were originally nning to just watch, showed greedy expressions in their eyes after the uproar.
Several people left silently. The news of the Scarlet Blood War Banner resurfacing in the world would spread very soon.
The ones with the most interesting expressions were naturally the Purple Cloud Pavilions beautiful Auntie Bai and the Wind Chasing Sects Feng Buyu.
Those two had put on the appearances of saviors, thinking that Xiao Chen did not know the value of the pirate banner. They had mounted a farce, hypocritically saying that they were here to help Xiao Chen.
In the end, the two received a ruthless p that tore off their hypocritical masks.
Feng Buyus expression turned extremely unsightly. Exuding killing Qi from his body, he said coldly, Xiao Chen, I gave you face, but you did not reciprocate!
Feng Buyu, speak! Are Xiao Chens words true?
Han Feng and Bai Xu werepletely agitated at this moment, resulting in them directing their anger at Feng Buyu.
Upon seeing Feng Buyus conflicted appearance, Xiao Chenughed loudly, Feng Buyu, tell everyone whether it is true or not.
The beautiful Auntie Bai demanded coldly, Xiao Chen, how does doing this benefit you? Why press each other like that, making everyone look bad?
What a press each other? Who is the one pressing the other now? I, Xiao Chen, only bought two things that I wanted at an auction. In the end, two new talents blocked me on the street, wanting to kill me for the treasures. The two sects behind them are even more shameless, repeatedlying to Idle Cloud Restaurant to seek trouble for me.
There is still right now. The two of you clearly already came to an agreement to work together, nning to split the Scarlet Blood War Banner, yet youe before me, quite hypocritical and putting on an act. Is there a point?
Xiao Chen revealed a cold smile. As he looked at the beautiful woman from the Purple Cloud Pavilion, he showed an expression of disdain.
Such a person should be ruthlessly pped!
Auntie Bai, lets not care so much anymore. Just kill this fellow and search his body. Snatch away his spatial ring!
A decisive expression shed on Feng Buyus face as he prepared to work with the Purple Cloud Pavilion to kill Xiao Chen.
Stop. The two of you are thinking of monopolizing this together. Youd best forget that thought, Han Feng shouted coldly. Clearly, he was not willing to see the Scarlet Blood War Banner end up in the hands of another.
Bai Xu and Han Feng stood side by side, expressing that they were of the same mind.
If it were just an ordinary item, there would be no need to bring out thete-stage Major Primal Core Elders. However, it would be worth it for the Scarlet Blood War Banner.
The setting sun in the distance shone its light down on the blood-covered Xiao Chen. The light looked like it was blood.
The situation immediately entered a standoff.
Feng Buyu truly felt hatred for Xiao Chen. Now, his npletely fell through.
With the Scarlet Blood War Banner exposed, the entire Purple Sun City would definitely be spurred into action. By then, the difficulty of obtaining the war banner would be significantly higher.
All of the experts in the entire Purple Sun City would make a move when they heard this. A bloody storm was inevitable.
Everyone, I feel that we cannot continue this stalemate; otherwise, we will fall in with these fellows ns. He must be dragging this out, the Temple Ghost Sects Sect Master Xue, who had been silent, suddenly said.
These words startled everyone to their senses. It was strange that Xiao Chen took the initiative to offer information about the Scarlet Blood War Banner. Perhaps he was dragging things out.
In my opinion, we should just kill him first. We can make further ns after that!
Sect Master Xue revealed a sinister smile. He hated Xiao Chen to the bones, wishing that he could kill Xiao Chen now.
Feng Buyus eyes gleamed as he said indifferently, I have no objections.
The Purple Cloud Pavilions Auntie Bai said softly, I have no objections, either.
Han Feng and Bai Xu exchanged looks; then, both said, Remember, the Scarlet Blood War Banner is being held by his friend.
Soon, the group came to amon understanding: kill Xiao Chen, storm Idle Cloud Restaurant, and snatch the Scarlet Blood War Banner!
Han Feng, Bai Xu, Sect Master Xue, a Wind Chasing Sect Elder, and the Purple Cloud Pavilions Auntie Bai, a total of five early-stage Major Primal Core existences locked their auras on Xiao Chen.
Immediately, the pressure multiplied.
Xiao Chen red at Sect Master Xue. This person needs to die!
Even at the moment of your death, you dare to re at me. You must really be tired of living, Sect Master Xue said with a cold snort, feeling extremely upset at Xiao Chens manner.
Death? Even if I die, I will pull you down with me.
Divine Lightning Eyes fourthyer!
Suddenly, four purple flowers appeared in Xiao Chens right eye and spun quickly. ck tribtion clouds promptly appeared in the sky, covering all directions, and gathered above Sect Master Xue.
Ka ca!
The instant the four flowersyered over each other, the Ten Thousand Tribtion Divine Lightning in Xiao Chens sea of consciousness activated. Six lightning tribtions ovepped,nding on Sect Master Xue, catching everyone off guard.
Just one bolt of lightning tribtion was already shockingly powerful. With six lightning tribtionsyered over each other, the electrical light plunged the entire Purple Sun City into darkness.
Only that lightning tribtion was dazzling and resplendent.
All this happened in the blink of an eye. In the next instant, the sky returned to normal.
Sect Master Xue vomited a mouthful of blood, his body mangled, and went flying somewhere.
Severely wounding an early-stage Major Primal Core cultivator in one nce. Xiao Chens heaven-defying Magic Skill scared the crowd silly.
Xiao Chen told everyone with his actions that anyone who wanted to kill him, Xiao Chen, would have to pay a price.
Attack together!
Han Feng, Bai Xue, and the others felt horrified. They did not know whether Xiao Chen could execute this strange Martial Technique a second time in quick session.
Without taking time to think, they charged forward, preparing to attack together and deal with Xiao Chen.
Ice Blood Lightning Dragon!
Xiao Chen remained calm. A drop of dragon blood emerged from his right hand, and a tricolor lightning dragon flew out of his palm at the Purple Cloud Pavilions Auntie Bai.
That Ice Blood Lightning Dragon grewrger in the wind, turning huge, ferocious, and fiendish in the blink of an eye.
Auntie Bai was greatly startled, retreating in a fluster. Her killing move immediately broke, crushed by the Ice Blood Lightning Dragon. The ice-attributed energy and lightning-attributed energy swept across her, inflicting extreme pain.
Major Magic Skill, Dharmic World!
Xiao Chens figure wavered, and he suddenly turned into a three-kilometer-tall giant. As he swung his saber, vast energy swept out, knocking both Han Feng and Bai Xu flying at the same time.
When Xiao Chens body recovered its normal size, the Wind Chasing Sect Elder arrived before him.
wless Saber Technique, Heartbreaking Stance!
This saber strike was named heartbreaking. One first broke their own heart before breaking the enemys. Intense pain spread throughout his body, bringing out all his potential amid the intense pain, and he erupted.
Using the Heartbreaking Stance, Xiao Chen shed head-on with the Wind Chasing Sects Major Primal Core Elder.
Pu ci!
Xiao Chen vomited a mouthful of blood and fell on the steps of Idle Cloud Restaurant. The difference in strength was still too great.
However, before that Wind Chasing Sect Elder could smile, a crack suddenly appeared in his chest, and boundless saber intent flew out from it.
This startled the Wind Chasing Sect Elder into hastily retreating, doing his best to suppress the saber Qi in his body and not daring to press his attack.
A great battle took ce in the time it took for a spark to fly. Five experts attacked together, shing with Xiao Chen. However, it resulted in all of them getting repulsed.
Both sides ended up injured.
Humiliation. An absolute great humiliation. After all, Xiao Chen was just a Yin Essence cultivator.
After using his trump cards continuously and using a Martial Technique that injured himself against the Wind Chasing Sect Elder, Xiao Chen suffered injury upon injury. Fortunately, he possessed the Azure Dragon bloodline, and the damage recovered extremely quickly.
With the repeated exchanges, Xiao Chens blood flowed increasingly faster. His heart became like a dragon, thumping very strongly.
Whoosh!
Xiao Chen pushed off with his feet and got back up with a somersault. The Lunar Shadow Saber left his hand and stabbed into the ground. He said indifferently, With me around, you can all forget about getting close to Idle Cloud Restaurant!
The tip of the saber pierced the ground, and the saber trembled, prompting the people from the Wind Chasing Sect and the Purple Cloud Pavilion to unconsciously retreat a few steps in fear.
Chapter 1614 (Raw 1596): Right on Schedule
Chapter 1614 (Raw 1596): Right on Schedule
The crowd was frightened silly by Xiao Chens strength. Even though everyone knew that he was not in a good state, coughing up blood, hisplexion pale, almost bloodless, no one dared to charge in. Even Feng Buyu, who was still entirely unscathed, was frightened into taking several steps back.
What was Xiao Chen holding on for?
Many people started to feel confused. Based on the Xiao Chensbat prowess after he exposed his trump cards, he clearly could have left easily.
Why did he remain in Idle Cloud Restaurant, unwilling to leave Purple Sun City?
What was he guarding in Idle Cloud Restaurant, the mysterious Idle Cloud Restaurant?
The unsolved mystery gave rise to questions. Everyone was puzzled, entertaining fanciful thoughts.
Suddenly, Xiao Chens expression changed. He looked at the western sky again; the sun had already set.
The setting sun dyed the distant sky red, filling the sky with color.
The red light lingered like blood. As the lightnded on Xiao Chens body, it blended with his blood-stained clothes, making him look extremely miserable.
Imperceptible anxiety and fatigue shed in Xiao Chens eyes.
Was I cheated?
Twilight was falling, but the person Xiao Chen was waiting for still had not appeared. Is Luo Nan really going to die?
Xiao Chen did not wish that. He simply did not wish for this friend, whom he made when he just left the Kunlun Realm, to fall.
He was also unwilling to let this young couple be parted by death.
Xiao Chen was even more unwilling to see the kind Fei`er cry.
Right now, love was a luxury for Xiao Chen. Perhaps he saw the experience of young love, which he once had with Liu Ruyue, in Fei`er and Luo Nan. Perhaps his love for his first love was still around. Xiao Chen still stubbornly persisted.
Even if he was already clearly weak, he still stubbornly stood in front of Idle Cloud Restaurant, not letting anyone get near.
Xiao Chens saber trembled!
It was like the Lunar Saber Shadow understood Xiao Chens stubbornness, understood the persistence in his heart, knew the pride in his heart. At this moment, the Lunar Shadow Saber trembled, connected to his heart.
The Lunar Shadow Sabers buzzing filled the entire ce. The strong saber intent shocked the whole Purple Sun City.
Saber! My Dao! My Saber!
Ka ca! Just at this moment, Xiao Chens Saber Dao suddenly shattered some kind of bottleneck. He advanced from First Peek at Initiation to Approaching Small Perfection.
The Great Dao halo behind him condensed into one point and continuously extended up. It broke the bottleneck of one meter, reaching about three meters.
Whoosh!
Immediately, Xiao Chens body seemed to grow several timesrger in everyones eyes.
The formless pressure made everyone feel tortured. They had to move back once again. At the same time, they felt like they could not understand what sort of existence this was.
Saber intent? Saber soul? Or Saber Domain?
This...
When Lan Luo and her bodyguard in the distance saw this scene, they were stunned.
This is Great Dao Energy. Heprehended a Dao, and whats more, he advanced it further. This is truly surprising. I originally thought that such a genius that couldprehend a Dao would only appear in a Rank 3 sect, at least, An Yue, Lan Luos bodyguard hidden in the darkness, said in extreme shock.
Breaking through amid adversity, advancing in a desperate situation. However, what is he guarding?
Confusion appeared in Lan Luos eyes. Earlier, when she was in Idle Cloud Restaurant, Xiao Chen coldly chided her.
Xiao Chen said that she did not understand that there were many things in the world that was more important than ones life.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Just at this moment, three strong auras suddenly appeared in the sky in the distance and rapidly approached Purple Sun City.
These auras were extremely strong, relentlessly bearing down on Xiao Chens overwhelming saber intent and pushing it back to Idle Cloud Restaurant.
This was the huge pressure from absolute strength. It had nothing to do with saber intent or Great Dao Energy.
This was the absolute suppression from an absolute advantage in cultivation.
Even though Xiao Chens Dao had advanced, he was still suppressed.
Three people descended before Idle Cloud Restaurant.
Without exception, these three old men were allte-stage Major Primal Core cultivators. However, they were still slightly weaker than the Jiao Snake. The Jiao Snake was already a peak Major Primal Core expert that was about to advance to the Cloud Sea Realm.
However, the pressure on Xiao Chen was no weaker than that of the Jiao Snake.
It was like how an ant faced a lion or an elephant. They were both incredibly huge; to the ant, there was no difference.
Upon seeing the three old men arrived, the surviving disciples of the Burning Moon Sect, the Wind Chasing Sect, and the Ice-Snow Mountain Manor all revealed joy.
Greetings, First Elder!
The ones who came were the people from their sect who were second only to the Sect Master.
The spectating crowd radically changed their expressions. Late-stage Major Primal Core super experts had not appeared in Purple Sun City for many years already. Furthermore, three appeared at the same time now.
The Ice-Snow Mountain Manors First Elder was a white-robed, white-haired old man. He was like a chunk of ice as he stood there. When he swept his gaze across, everyone felt like they would be sealed ice.
In contrast, the Burning Moon Sects First Elder wore fiery-red crescent moon robes. He exuded a violent aura from his body, appearing like a volcano standing there.
As for the Wind Chasing Sects First Elder, he wore azure clothes and had long hair like catkins continuously fluttering in the air.
The three were distinctive, easy to differentiate. When theynded, they stared closely at Xiao Chen.
Make way, the white-robed old man said indifferently. The moment his voice rang out, everyone felt a piercing chill.
The chill in their bones felt like needles stabbing them, causing intense pain.
The Wind Chasing Sects azure-d old man said with a somewhat mild tone, Young man, stop persisting. The three of us have already lived for several hundred years and disdain to attack you. As long as you leave Idle Cloud Restaurant and vanish from Purple Sun City, we can take it as you never appeared.
Big Brother Xiao Chen, lets go.
Luo Nan, Fei`er, and Xiao Suo finally convinced the Jiao Snake to let theme out from Idle Cloud Restaurant.
Xiao Chen looked at the sky. There was still a trace of the light from the setting sun; the day was notpletely over yet.
He shook his head. The sky is not dark yet. It would be too unfortunate if we leave now.
Luo Nan said, Lets go. Brother Xiao Chen, it is already the fortune of my life to be able to receive kindness from you. I really have no regrets anymore.
Fei`ers eyes appeared somewhat moist. As she looked at the blood-covered Xiao Chen, her heart felt pained. Big Brother Xiao Chen, lets go. That old man must be cheating us. He will note. I will be upset if Senior Brother dies. However, if you die, Fei`er will be upset as well.
Many people suddenly felt enlighted. Now, they somewhat understood.
It turned out that Xiao Chen refused to leave, staying in the Idle Cloud Restaurant, in order to save his friend, waiting for someone to show up.
However, it looked like he was cheated. That person would not show up.
So, it is because of this...
Lan Luo felt stifled in that tall building and strangely flustered.
In front of Idle Cloud Restaurant, Xiao Chen was about to speak when the ck lotus mark suppressed by the Buddhist pendant on his chest suddenly erupted with heat.
He vaguely sensed that another person with the same ck lotus mark was heading rapidly towards Purple Sun City.
When Xiao Chen repeatedly attacked using his trump cards, he probably identally stimted the ck lotus mark. The ck Lotus Churchs people must have felt it.
Xiao Chen revealed a bitter smile. He felt helpless. Unexpectedly, the person he waited for did not arrive.
Instead, the ones who arrived were thest people that he wanted to see.
How reckless! Even in this situation, you still dare to dy. Xiao Chen, no matter where youe from, this is the Purple Sun Region. Quickly hand over the Scarlet Blood War Banner and get out of Purple Sun City! the Burning Moon Sects First Elder, who had a fiery temper, shouted furiously. Heatwaves surged out. Xiao Chens group could not withstand it, taking a few steps back.
Interesting, really interesting. Three undying fellows scaring a child, and their faces are not even red. This old man really feels embarrassed for you.
Just at this moment, a somewhat sloppy old man, dressed casually, appeared on a tall building near Idle Cloud Restaurant.
This persons silent arrival caused the three First Elders eyes to constrict and show extremely serious expressions.
Whoosh!
The sloppy old man arrived before Xiao Chen with a sh. Then, he looked at Xiao Chen said, I said to wait for three days, and you did. I did not misjudge you.
Xiao Chen smiled calmly. I also did not misjudge you. The sky is not dark yet, so Senior Liu is notte.
Sorry. The things you wanted were quite difficult to find, so I got dyed. However, I did not disappoint you; I found all of them.
Senior Liuughed. Then, he turned to the three old men. All of you should know me. However, if you want to turn hostile with me because of the Scarlet Blood War Banner, then bring it on. In any case, Im protecting Xiao Chen!
Xiao Chen felt a strange warmth in his heart. Senior Liu was merely ate-stage Major Primal Core cultivator. Fighting against three would definitely lead to death. However, he stepped forward and said that he would protect Xiao Chen.
Anyone would feel warmth in their hearts when meeting such a loyal senior.
Senior Lius thoughts were very simple. Your white robes ended up covered in blood for the sake of a promise. This old man is older than you, stronger than you. I cannot be inferior to you in this.
Who does not know the strongest Alchemist in the Purple Sun Region? However, Senior Liu, why do this? the Ice-Snow Mountain Manors white-d old man sighed softly.
The Burning Moon Sects red-robed old man said coldly, You will not be able to protect him by yourself!
Rumble...! Idle Cloud Restaurant suddenly crumbled, and the Jiao Snake finally showed its gargantuan body, appearing before the three old men.
What if Im included?
Chapter 1615 (Raw 1597): Pursuer Appears
Chapter 1615 (Raw 1597): Pursuer Appears
The Jiao Snake suddenly appeared. It looked down on the three First Elders with its gargantuan body.
A peakte-stage Major Primal Core ferocious beast?
After all, these were Elders of Rank 2 sects who seen grand scenes before. When they saw the Jiao Snake, they were not frightened.
As for the other cultivators watching, they were frightened into fleeing, no longer daring to remain on this street.
Idle Cloud Restaurant was truly a marvel; anything could happen.
Who would believe that ate-stage Primal Core ferocious beast suddenly appeared?
This was simply a fantasy story, but it happened before everyones eyes. The people who saw this scene even wondered if something was wrong with their brains.
The Temple Ghost Sect was destroyed, a peak Yin Essence cultivator defeated a group of early-stage Major Primal Core cultivators, a Jiao Snake leaped out of a dining restaurant, and the Scarlet Blood War Banner resurfaced in the world.
Any single one of the string of events that happened today would be very incredible on a normal day.
No one expected that the Ice-Snow Sword Luo Fengs death would trigger so many events.
Old Jiao Snake, you are something that has lived for more than a thousand years and know about the umtions of Rank 2 sects. Wise up and dont bother with this matter. If you hand over the Scarlet Blood War Banner, everything else is negotiable, the Ice-Snow Mountain Manors white-robed old man said with a calm and confident demeanor.
Hehehe! They are just Rank 2 sects. How much umtions can they have? Whats wrong? Are you thinking of calling out the Cloud Sea old monsters? Do you have the courage and boldness to do that?
The very experienced Jiao Snake was not frightened.
Rank 2 sects did indeed have old monsters at the Cloud Sea Realm. However, to a Rank 2 sect, such Cloud Sea existences were extremely aged and were frequently in closed-door cultivation. Unless the sect was at risk of being destroyed, they would not appear.
If not, they would be adventuring outside, seeking ways to make a breakthrough.
How could such people just casually appear? If they came out, another faction might raid their base. That would be a great sin and loss.
The Scarlet Blood War Banner was very tempting, but they could not withstand the potential disaster should they leave the sect.
Unless the Jiao Snake courted disaster by pursuing them to the sect headquarters, those Cloud Sea old monsters would note out.
After all, these sects were not Rank 3 sects with several Cloud Sea cultivators. Those Cloud Sea cultivators coulde out as they wanted. The Cloud Sea cultivator in a Rank 2 sect was required to protect the sect and their inheritance.
The Jiao Snakes words made the three Elders feel stifled.
Never mind, just attack. The Scarlet Blood War Banner has to remain behind. The two of you dy the Jiao Snake and Senior Liu. Ill deal with the white-d brat.
The Ice-Snow Mountain Manors white-robed old man had not expected the Jiao Snake to have such a good understanding of the human sects. However, he still decisively chose to attack.
No matter what, after paying such a huge price, they had to keep Xiao Chen here.
While they fought, the other reinforcements of the three Rank 2 sects would arrive. Furthermore, they did not fear the strength of the Jiao Snake.
Right after the white-d old man spoke, the Wind Chasing Sects azure-d old mans figure shed, charging at the Jiao Snake.
This person was the fastest and thus the most suitable to deal with Xiao Chens strongest supporter, the Jiao Snake.
The Burning Moon Sects red-d old man fought with Senior Liu. They both used fire, and the sh between them would be extremely intense.
As for the Ice-Snow Mountain Manors white-robed old man, a cold light shed in his eyes as he charged at Xiao Chen with a whoosh.
Xiao Chen sensed extreme danger. In the time it took for a spark to fly, he executed the improved Fish Dragon Art.
Purple me flowed on the surface of his body as he dodged in the air.
Relying on his Movement Technique, Xiao Chen fought with the white-robed old man.
Such ate-stage Major Primal Core expert could severely injure or even kill Xiao Chen in moments.
As for Xiao Chen, he only had the Dragon Blood Soul Breaking Finger left, hisst killing move.
Attack! Capture Xiao Chens group of friends!
Auntie Bai, whom Xiao Chen injured, gathered with Feng Buyu and the disciples of the Purple Cloud Pavilion and the Wind Chasing Sect. Then, they charged towards Xiao Suo, Fei`er, and Luo Nan.
Bastard!
Xiao Suo was very angered. After cursing, he said, Girl, you and your lover get behind me.
The current situation was urgent. There was no time to think much. Luo Nan was injured, and Fei`ers strength had not matured yet. They had to hide behind Xiao Suo.
A chaotic battle soon began.
Now, the sky waspletely dark. As the experts fought, all sorts of lights shed in the sky.
Rumble...!
The area within fifty kilometers immediately turned into rubble. Even if the buildings had formations supporting them, they could not withstand the shock waves from the fights betweente-stage Major Primal Core experts.
It was clear that the people who fled earlier were indeed wise.
Amid the chaotic battle, Xiao Chens side was clearly disadvantaged.
Xiao Chen executed his Movement Technique to its peak, but he still could notpletely escape the white-d old man. With the other party supporting his will of ice with Veritable Essence Energy, it was extremely strong.
Even though Xiao Chens Ice Domain was far superior to the other partys will of ice, he still could not make up for such a disparity.
The moment the other partys will of ice appeared, it was like trying to fight a storm; Xiao Chen ended up hurting himself instead.
Under the influence of the other partys will, Xiao Chens Movement Technique was severely affected, slowing down significantly.
Brat, unexpectedly, you are still pretty good at running.
The white-robed old man felt somewhat frustrated. Xiao Chen was as slippery as a fish. Several times, he nearly caught Xiao Chen, but Xiao Chen always managed to slip out.
Xiao Chen was extremely tense, not daring to let down his guard at all. Despite his fatigue, he bitterly thought of how to escape.
Right now, only the Jiao Snake held the upper hand on Xiao Chens side. However, that Wind Chasing Sects azure-d old man kept the Jiao Snake upied, preventing it from helping the others.
After all, the azure-d old man was also ate-stage Major Primal Core expert; he would not be defeated so quickly.
Furthermore, Xiao Chen could sense that the mysterious ck Lotus Church expert was getting closer, slowly approaching this battlefield.
The situation turned increasingly chaotic and increasingly disadvantageous for Xiao Chen.
I caught you!
Whoosh!
Suddenly, countless strands of cold Qi like invisible tentacles grabbed Xiao Chens feet, causing his figure to pause.
The white-robed old man smiled sinisterly. Then, he threw a palm strike at Xiao Chen.
To Xiao Chen, when he looked up, this palm covered all the sky in sight.
Before this palm strike, Xiao Chen seemed extremely insignificant.
Cultivation! Cultivation! Xiao Chens cultivation was too lowpared to this old mans.
Sharp Spirit Finger!
In the time it took for a spark to fly, Xiao Chen executed the Sharp Spirit Finger. The energies in his bodytwo Cauldron Force, Veritable Essence, Yin Essence, and Mental Energy, converted from his strong Magic Energy in his sea of consciousnessall gathered on the tip of his finger.
The light on the tip of Xiao Chens finger was incredibly sharp. Heunched the finger attack andnded it on the white-robed old mans palm.
Pu ci!
Xiao Chen flew back while vomiting a mouthful of blood. However, a bloody hole also appeared in the white-robed old mans palm.
Cold Qi covered the old mans right palm. The bloody hole in his palm was very eye-catching.
You really have a lot of trump cards.
The white-robed old man was slightly stunned. Unexpectedly, Xiao Chen could actually injure him.
While the white-robed old man was stunned, Xiao Chen nced at the fight on Xiao Suos side. Feng Buyus group was franticallyunching attacks at Xiao Suo.
In just a while, the number of wounds and the blood that covered Xiao Suo looked very scary.
wless Saber Technique, Dragon Subduing Stance!
Xiao Chen roared and swung his saber. One thousand dragons gathered into a saber light, and he chopped down berserkly.
When the saber light fell, those sect disciples and Purple Cloud Pavilion cultivators, who were not that much stronger than Xiao Chen, were all sent flying.
Immediately, the pressure on Xiao Suo decreased significantly.
How dare you get distracted before me? Brat, clearly, you are seeking to hasten your death!
The white-robed old man snorted coldly and flung his hand. The surrounding cold Qi suddenly intensified. Evidently, he had still underestimated Xiao Chen earlier.
How cold!
Xiao Chen shivered uncontrobly. Ate-stage Major Primal Core cultivator was truly an undefeatable existence to him.
Should I use the Dragon Blood Soul Breaking Finger and risk fighting to the death?
However, just at this moment, Xiao Chens heart thumped heavily, then started racing.
Oh no! The ck Lotus Church expert is already here.
Xiao Chen raised his head to look in that direction. He saw a ck hole suddenly appear in the sky. A beam of ck light came out from that hole, shooting towards the rubble of Purple Sun Citys Idle Cloud Restaurant.
The instant that ck figure appeared, everyones heart thumped heavily from a strange anxiety.
Chapter 1616 (Raw 1598): Horrifying Black-Clad Arhat
Chapter 1616 (Raw 1598): Horrifying ck-d Arhat
Xiao Chen could not help the despair in his heart. He was caught between a rock and a hard ce. Am I really going to fall here?
The reinforcements of the three Rank 2 sects were definitely rushing over.
Since even the First Elders had already made a move, the other Elders and elite disciples definitely would not remain idle.
It was just that the three First Elders were faster, arriving in advance.
After all, the Scarlet Blood War Banner held too great an attraction.
No one was willing to let the Scarlet Blood War Banner end up in the hands of another Rank 2 sect. Without a doubt, they would put in their best efforts, bring out the strongestbat prowess possible.
Afterward, there would be reinforcements from the sects. Now, there was the mysterious ck Lotus Church expert pursuing him.
Right now, Xiao Chen could not focus on other things, so he stopped thinking about the reinforcements from the three sects.
The current situation was devastating enough. Xiao Chen was already in dire straits due to the Ice-Snow Mountain Manors white-robed old man.
Just as Xiao Chen hesitated over whether to risk his life in an all-out attack, the pursuer that he worried about the most actually appeared.
Does heaven want me dead?
As that pursuer approached, the ck lotus mark suppressed by the Buddhist pendant kept giving off a surging heat that stifled Xiao Chen.
To think that you still have more backup!
Just at this moment, the face of the white-robed old man fighting Xiao Chen suddenly sank. Then, he turned around and threw a palm strike at the beam of ck light shooting towards Idle Cloud Restaurant.
Bang!
The approaching person sent out a ck swastika to sh with the white-robed old man. An intense explosion resulted.
Blood leaked out of the mouth of the white-robed old man. He showed a grave expression as he soared into the air and backed up several steps.
Xiao Chen revealed a surprised expression, feeling somewhat confused.
He looked at the new arrival. This person wore ck monk robes and held a Buddhist staff, giving off a stern and dignified air.
However, the evil set of this persons features ruined the air of dignity.
A person of the Buddhist sect. Who are you, and why are you interfering in my Ice-Snow Mountain Manors matter? the white-robed old man shouted coldly, but that ck-d arhat just ignored him. Instead, the arhat shifted his gaze to Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chens heart skipped a beat. It felt like his soul was targeted; his fear cut soul-deep.
At the same time, he also understood that this ck-d arhat wanted to capture him alive.
So, you are the one the Sect Venerate is searching for. The ck-d arhat sneered in disdain. To think that the Sect Venerate put in so much effort to find such an ant-like existence!
The Sect Venerate actually sent out the seventy-two arhats, the four Protectors, and the Holy Son, Ming Xuan. If it was only for such a person, then the Sect Venerate was making a mountain out of a molehill.
Come with me to meet the Sect Venerate.
The ck-d arhat stepped forward and walked toward Xiao Chen. A vague Buddha image appeared behind the arhat, and a Buddhist Might firmly suppressed Xiao Chen.
When the Ice-Snow Mountain Manors white-robed old man heard that, he thought, What an outrage! How can I possibly let Xiao Chen go?!
Stop!
A sword appeared in the white-robed old mans hand, and he charged over with a boundless cold Qi.
You are seeking death!
The ck-d arhat raised an eyebrow and instantly produced a sharp light from his eyes, like two sharp swords.
The staff in the ck-d monks hand swept out, radiating intense Buddhist light. On contact, it knocked the white-robed old man back.
This arhat was merely an early-stage Major Primal Core cultivator. However, the Ice-Snow Mountain Manors white-robed old man could not do anything about him.
Earlier, Xiao Chens heart was already thumping very heavily. He had started preparing the Dragon Blood Soul Breaking Finger, storing up power in his hand and waiting to release it.
Now, with these two people fighting, Xiao Chen had a very good opportunity to extricate himself from the battle and leave quickly.
Xiao Chen executed the Fish Dragon Art, and his figure shed, arriving beside Xiao Suo.
wless Saber Technique, Falling Moon Stance!
Xiao Chens figure soared into the air, and a moon plunged down. The saber light shed, and a bright moon fell to the ground, knocking back Feng Buyus group of people again.
Are you alright? Xiao Chen asked as he nced at Xiao Suo.
Xiao Suo said through gritted teeth, I still can hold on. Dont worry.
Lets go. Its time to retreat. Lets return to the Pirate Alliance.
This was a rare chance. If they did not retreat now, they were unlikely to be able toter.
Baldy, you are indeed here to protect Xiao Chen!
Upon seeing Xiao Chen, Xiao Suo, and his group quickly leaving the battlefield, the Ice-Snow Mountain Manors white-robed old man was incensed, so he charged at the ck-d arhat once again.
How stubborn!
The ck-d arhat was proud and arrogant. He could not be bothered to exin himself. Since this white-robed old man kept charging over, he truly became angry.
Buddhist Magic Skill, Rage of the Revered Buddha! the ck-d arhat roared.
The vague Buddha image behind him suddenly became distinct and turned into a huge Buddhist image, which looked like the revered Gautama Buddha.
[TL Note: The Gautama Buddha is the founder of Buddhism. He is also known as the Shakyamuni Buddha, the Buddha, the Lord Buddha, and the Tathagata Buddha.]
However, this revered Gautama Buddha did not have a peaceful air at all. Instead, it exuded a startling killing Qi and a ck light that filled the air.
The ck-d arhat held his Buddhist staff with both hands and smashed it down. Mountains and rivers shook; all living things cowered. An overwhelming Buddhist Might apanied the Buddhist staff.
The white-robed old mans sword strike materialized a world covered in ice. However, against the strike from the Buddhist staff, it immediately crumbled.
Then, the white-robed old man vomited a mouthful of blood and got knocked back.
On the other side, when the Jiao Snake and the red-d old man saw that Xiao Chen had retreated, they moved apart and stopped fighting.
The white-robed old man sprawled on the ground in a sorry state, finding even standing up difficult.
The ck-d arhat nced coldly at this person. Then, he looked up and fixed his gaze on Xiao Chen, who was already far away.
The ck-d arhat raised his foot, wanting to give chase.
The white-robed old man on the ground coughed and shouted to the First Elders of the Burning Moon Sect and the Wind Chasing Sect, Stop him! He is here to protect Xiao Chen. We must kill him. Otherwise, we will lose the Scarlet Blood War Banner!
The expressions of the azure-d old man and the red-d old man changed at the same time. After hesitating for a moment, they gave chase.
Since it was an enemy, there was not much reason to hesitate.
The azure-d old man was very fast, immediately charging in front of the ck-d arhat. Then, he materialized many afterimages. Those fleeting images were like winds that hid sabers within them, every gust of wind containing extremely strong might.
re of a Guardian Deity!
Suddenly, a fiery light zed in the ck-d arhats eyes as he red. He became like a temple guardian deity, his skin gleaming with a metallic sheen.
With this re, the ck-d arhat immediately located the azure-d old mans true body.
The ck-d arhat simply allowed the strong winds to strike his body with rapid-fire pings. Then, he used his heavy Buddhist staff, which shone with a sharp Buddhist light, to strike down at the azure-d old mans true body.
This action startled the azure-d old man, and he retreated hastily. However, it was toote.
Fortunately, the Burning Moon Sects red-d old man charged over. His entire body zed with fire as his fist shed with this Buddhist staff.
Dang!
An intense sh rang out. The ck-d arhat moved back for the first time. However, it was just half a step.
As for the red-d old man, he staggered back more than ten steps before he could stabilize his body. His fist also hurt.
This monk is somewhat strong! the red-d old man shouted, and the fire on his body red, rising continuously. As it shed, it lit up the night sky, filling half of Purple Sun Citys sky with a fiery light.
The ck-d arhat wiped off the trace of blood on his lips. Killing Qi shed in his eyes as he looked at the approaching red-d old man.
He stabbed his Buddhist staff into the ground and executed the Iron Arhat Body, then exchanged punches with the red-d old man.
With every punch, a ck swastika burst out of the ck-d arhats fist.
After three punches, it was like cold water extinguished the fire of the red-d old man. He stopped and fell to the ground.
Just as the ck-d arhat disyed his might, the drumming of many footsteps thundered on the damaged street.
Dong! Dong! Dong!
The experts and elite disciples of the Burning Moon Sect, the Wind Chasing Sect, and the Ice-Snow Mountain Manor rushed over at this moment. Although note-stage Major Primal Core Realm peak expert apanied them, there were many people. Just the Minor Primal Core Venerates totaled one hundred when the three sects were added together.
Elite disciples of the half-step Primal Core Realm and the Yang Essence Stage were even more numerous.
Form the formation and protect the First Elder. Kill this bald monk!
Upon seeing the sorry states of the various First Elders, the Elders and sect disciples immediately surrounded the ck-d arhat.
The ck-d arhat calmed down. When he looked at the faraway Xiao Chen, he was so angry he trembled.
However, when he saw the many Primal Core Venerates surrounding him, he frowned heavily as well. No matter how strong he was, he would not be able to deal with so many people all at once.
More importantly, there were still threete-stage Major Primal Core old men currently recovering from their injuries and coldly eyeing him.
This was great. Even leaving would be difficult.
Xiao Chen, who had already reached the western side of the city, executed the Heavenly Eye and saw the ck-d arhat being surrounded from a distance. So, he rxed slightly.
The strength of the ck-d arhat surpassed Xiao Chens expectations.
The ck-d arhat was just an early-stage Major Primal Core cultivator, yet he beat threete-stage Major Primal Core cultivators so badly that they could not retaliate. Such strength was even greater than the Jiao Snakes.
Were the experts of the ck Lotus Church all this horrifying?
Chapter 1617 (Raw 1599): Crisis Paused
Chapter 1617 (Raw 1599): Crisis Paused
The strong and horrifying ck-d arhat was in the middle of a solid encirclement by the experts from the three sects.
Barring any surprises, even if the ck-d arhat managed to escape by luck, severe injuries would be unavoidable. He could not possibly chase after Xiao Chen for the time being.
However, Xiao Chen could not feel happy at all. Instead, his heart turned heavy and his expressionplicated.
Clearly, the ck Lotus Church would not have sent just one person after him. This person should be only one of the members of arge army hunting him.
Furthermore, this was just an early-stage Major Primal Core cultivator, and he was already this strong.
Was the ck Lotus Church really that horrifying?
How did Xiao Chen offend such a strong enemy? Could it be that it was as the Thunder Sovereign had said before he died, leaving the Kunlun Realm was equivalent to death?
Why was the ck Lotus Church after him?
Big Brother, where did your reinforcemente from? How is he so strong? Xiao Suo asked with a smile. Now that they reached the citys west side, Xiao Suo rxed.
Xiao Chen retorted indifferently, Since when did I say that the ck-d monk is my reinforcement?
He is not?
The Jiao Snake, Senior Liu, Fei`er, and Luo Nan stopped when they heard this; all of them looked at Xiao Chen, startled.
Xiao Chen showed a bitter smile. Could it be that these people also think that the ck-d monk is my reinforcement?
Although the answer was not encouraging, Xiao Chen still revealed the truth: that ck-d arhat was not only not his reinforcement but was also his greatest enemy.
Hahaha! Little Brother Xiao Chen, you are truly very fortunate. Even with that, you still managed to escape, Senior Liuughed loudly after being stunned for a moment from hearing what Xiao Chen said.
Xiao Suo was also shocked. This is really coincidental. To think that the two groups even fought each other! That monk is really stupid, so arrogant that he could not be bothered to exin to the other group of people. He thought that he could forcibly capture Big Brother by himself.
Xiao Chen shook his head but could notugh. His movements were already exposed; it would only be more problematic after this.
Xiao Chen, if I did not see wrong, that monk should be one of the ck Lotus Churchs seventy-two arhats. How did you offend such a powerful existence? the Jiao Snake asked Xiao Chen, feeling puzzled.
Xiao Chen had no way to exin this. He could only do his best to rify the rough situation. I have many suspicions about the exact reason. Perhaps I can find out only by capturing a person high up in the ck Lotus Church and interrogating him.
Senior Liu smiled awkwardly. That is probably going to be difficult. The ck-d arhat that just appeared is merely one of seventy-two. Above the arhats are the four Protectors. After them, there is the ck Lotus Churchs mysterious Sect Venerate.
You will have to capture at least one of the four Protectors to have a chance of finding out what is happening. However, all of them in the Cloud Sea Realm.
Xiao Chen frowned and said, I do not intend to at the moment. Right now, I only want to grow stronger quickly. Senior Liu seems to understand the ck Lotus Church very well.
Senior Liu nodded his head slightly. Then, he said softly, I understand a little. This ck Lotus Church was very powerful many years ago. I heard that at their peak, they were a Rank 7 sect, about to rival the three holynds of the Buddhist sects. However, they went into decler, suppressed by the Buddhist sects until reaching where they are now.
Although they are a Rank 3 sect now, the ck Lotus Church is no weaker than a Rank 4 sect. Ordinary Rank 3 sects would be too weak before them. This is also why that ck-d arhat is so strong.
Sects were divided into seven ranks, from the weakest Rank 1 to the strongest Rank 7. Rank 7 was considered the peak.
Xiao Chen had not expected this ck Lotus Church to have actually been a Rank 7 sect long ago.
The ck-d arhat could be so strong mainly because of his sect umtions. The Cultivation Technique and Martial Technique he practiced were much stronger than those of Rank 2 sect Elders.
With the same cultivation, a Primal Core Venerate of a Rank 1 sect would be much weaker than a Primal Core Venerate of a Rank 2 or Rank 3 sect.
This sect is exceedingly mysterious. Even three days would not be sufficient to tell you everything about it. You need to leave Purple Sun City quickly, Senior Liu said seriously.
Xiao Chen nodded and said, I know. Lets go to the Pirate Alliance first, then.
The Pirate Alliance functioned as neutral territory. As long as Xiao Chen entered it, the three Rank 2 sects would definitely not dare to charge in. However, once he came out, the Pirate Alliance would not care.
Clearly, what happened at Idle Cloud Restaurant had already spread to the citys west side. Along the way, many people looked at Xiao Chen with shocked expressions. Some gazes even contained ill intent.
Everyone knew that the Scarlet Blood War Banner was in Xiao Chens hands. However, they also knew that he possessed extraordinary means, and they did not dare to make a move.
Soon, the group arrived safely at the Pirate Alliance and entered Senior Guis room. Then, without saying a word, Xiao Chen handed the Heavenly Yang Pills Alchemic Recipe to Senior Liu.
Senior Liu was incredibly happy when he received the Alchemic Recipe, excited beyond words.
After asking a little, Xiao Chen learned that Senior Liu had been unable to make a breakthrough in his Alchemy skills. For the past ten years, he had been seeking out various forbidden pills to temper his Alchemy skills.
Furthermore, Senior Liu had a passion for forbidden pills, a unique hobby.
That was why Senior Liu was stunned when he found out that Xiao Chen had the Alchemic Recipe for the Heavenly Yang Pill and quickly agreed to Xiao Chens terms.
Great, it really is the Heavenly Yang Pill. This Alchemic Recipe had been lost for many years already. Unexpectedly, it could resurface today. Senior Liu looked at Xiao Chen and said, Ill keep this Alchemic Recipe. Ill also help you refine the Heavenly Yang Pill and, at the same time, take the opportunity to temper my Alchemy skills.
Xiao Chen was very happy to hear that. With the other party refining the Heavenly Yang Pill, the chances of sess would be much higher.
This is the Source Tracing Pill. Let your friend consume it. It isnt considered very precious. Its just that some of the ingredients are extremely hard to get. One can consume it only once in their life, so be careful.
Senior Liu took out a jade bottle and handed it to Xiao Chen. Fei`er and Luo Nan immediately revealed joyful smiles.
Xiao Chen smiled and said, Take it first, Fei`er.
Thank you, Big Brother Xiao Chen. Thank you, Senior Liu. Thank you, Xiao Suo. Fei`er could not contain her joy. A smile covered her somewhat babyish face.
Xiao Suo scratched his face and smiled abashedly. Why are you thanking me? I did not do anything.
This was the first time a girl thanked him so politely, making him feel embarrassed.
Fei`erughed while covering her mouth, I have to thank you. Earlier, you shielded Senior Brother and me. If you had not done that, we would not have survived.
Luo Nans hand, which held the jade bottle containing the Medicinal Pill, trembled slightly. Xiao Chen truly paid too big a price for the sake of this Medicinal Pill.
As Luo Nan looked at Xiao Chen, he found it hard to express what he wanted to say. Big Brother Xiao Chen...
Xiao Chen interrupted with a smile, There is no need to say certain things. Fei`er, go bring Luo Nan somewhere to consume the Medicinal Pill. The earlier he consumes it, the better the effects.
Fei`er nodded and supported Luo Nan as they left.
Xiao Chen, Ill go and refine the Heavenly Yang Pill now, so Ill take my leave first.
Xiao Chen nodded, sending off Senior Liu with his eyes. Then, he asked Senior Gui for a quiet room and started cultivating.
Despite sustaining severe injuries from the repeated battles at Idle Cloud Restaurant, he had gained a lot.
This series of battles was the most intense he experienced since leaving the Kunlun Realm.
This was just the start, definitely not the end.
These battles also exposed some of Xiao Chens weaknesses. Naturally, his greatest weakness was his cultivation. If not for his heaven-defying trump cards, he would not have been able to hold his own against the early-stage Major Primal Core experts at all.
However, trump cards were known as trump cards because they should not be used frequently.
For now, there was no rush for cultivation. Once Senior Liu refined the Heavenly Yang Pill, Xiao Chen would be able to break through to the Yang Essence Stage.
With the ten-thousand-year-old Baleful Yin Energy and the Heavenly Yang Pill, his foundation in the Veritable Personage Realm would be very stable and firm.
When he condensed a Primal Core, it would definitely be startling, far surpassing that of ordinary Primal Core Venerates.
Right now, what Xiao Chen needed to do was to properly solidify the advancement of his Dao and the newprehensions of the Fish Dragon Art.
The strengthening of these two things could greatly improve his currentbat prowess.
In the boundless Starry Heavens, a white-d monk holding Buddhist prayer beads stood on a lotus tform, traveling the Starry Heavens with his eyes closed.
Suddenly, this white-d man opened his eyes, and a holy Buddhist light shed in them, lighting up the pitch-dark surroundings.
Someone already discovered him? Purple Sun Region, Purple Sun City...I seem to be the closest.
The white-d monk entered deep thought. After a while, the lotus tform gave off a Buddhist light that formed a long band of light.
The lotus tform traveled at an incredible speed on the band of light, quickly zooming through the Starry Heavens and rushing towards Purple Sun City.
Chapter 1618 (Raw 1600): Auctioning a Slave
Chapter 1618 (Raw 1600): Auctioning a ve
Inside Purple Sun City, rubble filled fifty kilometers of the dpidated street where Idle Cloud Restaurant was. Many of the shops and tall buildings lining the street had copsed. Blood flowed on the streets like a river, and corpsesy everywhere. A strong bloody stretch hung in the air.
Ga! Ga! Ga!
Red-eyed vultures wheeled in the night sky, giving off strange cries as they pped their wings. As they circled around continuously, they stared at the corpses below, restless.
The vultures in the desert actually smelled the bloody stench and flew over. This was a first for Purple Sun City.
This clearly showed how many people had died on the streets.
Many of the corpses had scary saber wounds on them. The hazy saber intent had yet to fade away. However, even more corpses were torn apart, a gruesome sight to behold. These people were killed in such a violent fashion, their corpses no longer intact.
Many invisible aggrieved spirits struggled in pain, unable to scatter.
The ck-d arhat that had swept his way through the three First Elders, appearing unrivaled, was now captured and forced to his knees in humiliation.
Most of the corpses on the ground were his handiwork.
In order to kill the ck-d arhat, the disciples of the three Rank 2 sects and the Purple Cloud Pavilion experts gathered in a formation to surround him and suppress him.
However, the ck-d arhat still ughtered most of the people, leaving the street filled with corpses.
Lets see how you are going to be arrogant now!
The surviving cultivators from the Purple Cloud Pavilion and the Rank 2 sects continuously beat down on the kneeling ck-d arhat.
The ck-d arhat remained silent. He closed his eyes and suffered these blows.
Earlier, both sides went all-in. Among those who died were the friends, juniors, or seniors of the survivors. Hence, they naturally all held incredible hatred for the ck-d arhat.
The three First Elders of the three Rank 2 sects and the Purple Cloud Pavilions Auntie Bai could only let these people be.
What should we do with this bald monk now? Should we kill him or imprison him? the Ice-Snow Mountain Manors white-robed old man asked sullenly, a faint murderous intent shing in his eyes.
The Burning Moon Sects red-d old man replied coldly, Kill him. Keeping him will only court disaster.
We should keep him first; perhaps he is useful to Xiao Chen. Xiao Chen would never have expected this bald monk to end up in our hands. Isnt he very loyal to his friends? Lets suppress this bald monk and auction him away at the Purple Cloud Pavilion. Given Xiao Chens temper, he will definitely rush over. The Wind Chasing Sects azure-d old man came up with a solution after a short time.
Auntie Bai nodded and said, That is a good solution. Lets just auction him off as a ve the day after tomorrow. Now that Xiao Chen is hiding, searching for him will be problematic. Let hime on his own initiative, and we willy traps for him.
Auntie Bai had her own schemes. Selling a Major Primal Core Venerate as a ve would greatly boost the reputation of the Purple Cloud Pavilion.
A cold smile shed on the white-robed old mans face. Thats right. Thats what we will do, then. This bald monk killed so many of our people. We should at least gain something back from him. Otherwise, we will be letting him off too easy.
As the four discussed this, they did not realize that the ck-d arhat sneered as if he had heard something extremely ridiculous.
Good, it is settled, then. We will restrict this bald monk and auction him off two dayster.
Far away, Lan Luo saw all this and could not help shaking her head heavily.
The secret guard hiding in the darknessughed involuntarily at the distant scene, dumbfounded for a while.
Young Miss, that is a ck Lotus Church arhat. These people are really seeking death. To think that they actually dare to auction off an arhat of the ck Lotus Church...should we give Auntie Bai some advice?
A cold light shed in Lan Luos eyes. She replied indifferently, Theres no need. I have finally seen her true colors. If she wants to court disaster, thats her problem.
Previously, when Feng Buyu sought out Auntie Bai, she immediately betrayed Xiao Chen. This bbergasted Lan Luo, who had been there, rendering her speechless.
When Lan Luo tried to advise Auntie Bai otherwise, it had been useless. Instead, Auntie Bai lectured her, saying that she did not understand business and was not experienced enough.
I now understand why the n gave up on her. She forgets about the n when ites to pursuing her own interests!
Heavy disappointment shed in Lan Luos eyes.
An Yue said softly, Surprisingly, that Xiao Chen even managed to establish a connection with the ck Lotus Church; he is truly not simple at all. No matter how I look, I feel that he is an outstanding talent of a Great Deste bloodline. I just cannot sense what it is.
Lan Luo was not surprised. Of the Great Deste bloodlines, aside from the strongest hundred races, some of the weaker bloodlines survived as well. During the Great Deste Eon, ten thousand races contested against each other. They did not all go extinct. Some managed to pass down their bloodlines as well; it is just that they are not as famous as the Great Deste Hundred Races.
No wonder. An Yue nodded gently, feeling enlightened.
However, both of them got it wrong. Xiao Chens bloodline was that of the strongest hundred races of the Great Deste Eon. It was just that the Azure Dragon Race had been extinct for too long already, and the world did not have much of an impression of it anymore.
When the sky turned bright, Xiao Chen came out of his cultivation and saw Senior Gui rushing over.
When Senior Gui saw Xiao Chen, he was stunned. There was a strange charm of the Daoing from him, as well as a powerful air. This distracted Senior Gui for a while.
How absurd! What is this? Is this the legendary Dao?
This was especially so for Xiao Chens eyes. They were bright and pure like gems of the Starry Heavens. They were filled with charm and appeared boundlessly deep.
With just one look, it felt like one would fall into them.
Xiao Chen hadpletely stabilized his Saber Great Dao at the second level, which resulted in him giving off this air of transcending the mundane.
After cultivating for one night, he had thoroughly internalized theprehensions he gained from the huge battle at Idle Cloud Restaurant. He managed to stabilize hisprehension of the Great Dao on the second level, which did note easily, as well as the new Fish Dragon Art Movement Technique.
This could be truly considered as being reborn.
[TL Note: Throughout the novel, Xiao Chen has been described as reborn many times already. Obviously, this is not literal. This is a Chinese way of expressing aplete change, so much so that the current self bes unrecognizable whenpared to the old self.]
However, Xiao Chen knew that this was far from sufficient. He still needed to raise his cultivation. Only then could he avoid using his trump cards when fighting Major Primal Core Venerates.
Of course, he was still far from capable of fightingte-stage Major Primal Core experts.
Senior Gui, has Senior Liue out yet? Xiao Chen asked with a rxed expression.
Senior Gui returned to his senses and replied, making a strange face, Im not sure. Several explosions came from his cest night. When I went over to take a look, he did not let me in. I have no idea what happened in there.
Did he fail?
That was logical and not surprising. There had never been any guarantees when refining Medicinal Pills. Furthermore, this was the Heavenly Yang Pill, a forbidden medicine that had been lost for countless years.
Let me go take a look.
Right now, Xiao Chen still could note to a conclusion. He calmed himself and headed to the pill refining room where Senior Liu was.
Go on, then. The modifications to the pirate ship are already in the final phase. I cannot dy here for too long.
Senior Gui had a strong sense of responsibility. After epting Xiao Chens Spirit Jades, he had been working hard.
When Xiao Chen arrived before the Senior Lius refining room, he smelled something burnt, even before he entered, seeping out from the seams of the door.
Little Brother Xiao Chen, you are here. Quick,e in.
Senior Lius excited voice came from inside the room. When Xiao Chen pushed the door open and entered,plete disorder greeted him. Berserk Baleful Yang Energy permeated the air.
Dust and ash hung the air as well. Xiao Chen fanned them away with his hand and saw a charred Senior Liu wearing tattered clothes. Senior Lius face was also covered in wounds.
After being stunned for a moment, Xiao Chen ventured, The cauldron exploded?
Senior Liu appeared somewhat embarrassed as he nodded. Three times...as for the results...well, you can see for yourself.
The cauldron exploding was something that happened only with unskilled Alchemists. It was the result of improper fire control.
There would definitely be failures in refining Medicinal Pills. However, experienced Alchemists normally would not cause the cauldron to explode.
The danger and destruction from a cauldron explosion were uncontroble.
When Xiao Chen saw the situation, he already knew what happened.
However, what was unexpected was that Senior Liu actually had the cauldron explode three times in one night.
Senior Liu, there is no need to push yourself so hard. Are you alright?
Xiao Chen felt that this was quite unusual. Senior Liu was pushing himself a little too hard, not caring about his own life at all.
However, Senior Liuughed loudly and carefreely. He tugged Xiao Chen somewhat excitedly and said, Its fine. I feel that I am close to making a breakthrough. I already refined your Heavenly Yang Pill. Look!
Xiao Chen looked in the direction Senior Liu indicated and saw a bright white Medicinal Pill in a damaged brocade box in the corner.
The surface of that Medicinal Pill had perfect me patterns and flickered with flowing golden light.
asionally, intense light shed. The piercing light nearly prevented Xiao Chen from looking directly at it.
He could not help feeling rather excited. The Heavenly Yang Pill was trulypleted. Furthermore, it was of perfect quality.
Senior Liu took in Xiao Chens expression with a gratified smile. When anyone saw another person admiring the pill that one made, one would feel sincerely satisfied.
Chapter 1619 (Raw 1601): Leaving
Chapter 1619 (Raw 1601): Leaving
The Heavenly Yang Pill was refined by condensing one hundred strands of one-thousand-year-old Baleful Yang Energy and using some other natural treasures as supplements.
By consuming it, one would obtain Baleful Yang Energyparable to a strand of ten-thousand-year-old Baleful Yang Energy. To Xiao Chen, this was something better than any natural treasure.
Xiao Chen had absorbed a strand of ten-thousand-year-old Baleful Yin Energy to advance to the Yin Essence Stage. Finding Baleful Yang Energy that matched it was very hard.
If he did not have this Heavenly Yang Pill, he would have to scatter his cultivation and force out some of the ten-thousand-year-old Baleful Yin Energy.
One could condense the Primal Core only when Yin and Yang were bnced. Otherwise, one would never be able to break through.
If one had time, one could wait and slowly seek fortuitous encounters.
However, Xiao Chens time was very precious. How could he afford to waste it? He urgently needed to raise his cultivation and be stronger. Only then could he find his own ce in this Great Thousand Realms.
Just those Major Primal Core experts of the ck Lotus Church were already horrifyingly strong and inspired fear.
In that case, how intense was thepetition in Liu Ruyues world? That was simply unimaginable.
Xiao Chen put away the Heavenly Yang Pill and sincerely looked at Senior Liu. Senior Liu, Xiao Chen owes you a great favor.
Senior Liu guffawed, Great, Ill ept this favor, then. Little fellow, if you are fortunate and manage to escape the cmity that is the ck Lotus Sect, your potential will definitely be unlimited. I definitely have to ept this favor.
Senior Liu was an optimistic person, not sweating the small stuff. He immediately epted Xiao Chens favor without standing on ceremony.
Right after Senior Liu said that, his expression slowly turned serious. However, right now, I suggest you leave as early as you can. The ck Lotus Churchs people will learn of your movements very soon. The earlier you leave, the safer you will be.
Xiao Chen nodded and said, I know. Im preparing to pack up. When Senior Gui finishes modifying the pirate ship, I will leave immediately.
Senior Liu felt somewhat reluctant to part. He sighed softly, How unfortunate! This old man hit it off well with you right from the beginning. We only just got to know each other, and we have to part. I really feel reluctant to part.
Xiao Chen smiled and said, There will be opportunities in the future. I definitely will have a good chat with Senior Liu and drink to our hearts content then.
Great, it is settled, then. However, have you thought about where to go? Senior Liu asked a very practical question.
Xiao Chen frowned slightly, looking like he was put on the spot. My eventual destination is Ancestor Dragon City. However, right now, that is rather difficult. Escaping the clutches of the ck Lotus Church is the main problem right now.
Xiao Chen, how about you go to the Grave Sea first? I know that Master Pan Huang has a nominal disciple called Ye Zifeng, who is in a sect in the Grave Sea.
Xiao Chen thought, Pan Huangs disciple should definitely be strong. Perhaps he might be able to shield me from the pursuit of the ck Lotus Church and help me avoid this cmity.
However, will he help me?
The Jiao Snake seemed to sense Xiao Chens concerns. So it exined, It will be fine. You can be considered half a disciple to Pan Huang. That person is your senior brother in name. Besides, I know that person too. Once you reveal your connection to Pan Huang to him, he will definitely not sit by idly and watch you die.
Lets put this matter aside first. Senior, please exin it to me in detailter. Right now, lets go to Senior Gui and see how the modifications to the pirate ship are going.
Xiao Chen thought about it and epted this suggestion in his heart for now. If he could obtain the protection of Ye Zifeng, it would be a great boon to Xiao Chen, helping him resolve this headache.
Purple Sun City was no longer safe. Now, Xiao Chen had decided to leave.
The underground secret chamber where Senior Gui worked on pirate ships contained an expansiveke. Its source was the vastke in the citys west side, which thronged with pirate ships.
This was Senior Guis secret base. Outsiders could not enter it.
On the pirate ship, Xiao Suo currently led his subordinates and followed the instructions of Senior Gui, appearing very busy.
The modified pirate ship actually appeared smaller, contrary to Xiao Chens expectations.
It waspletely ck. This color should be due to a special paint.
This would be very hard to see with the naked eye in the Starry Heavens, nearly merging into the darkness of space.
Big Brother, quicklye up and take a look at this ship! Hahaha! Xiao Suo, who was on the deck, invited excitedly when he saw Xiao Chen arrive.
Xiao Chen gently kicked off the ground, and faint mes shed on his body. As if he teleported, he appeared on the deck, startling everyone.
Greetings, Captain!
The busy crew greeted Xiao Chen respectfully after being stunned for a while when they saw Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen nodded slightly and walked towards Xiao Suo. At this moment, Xiao Suo was fiddling with the ck Scimitar Pirate Groups war banner.
After fitting in the pirate banner emzoned with a ck scimitar, Xiao Suo turned his head and said, Big Brother, Senior Gui is really sincere. This ship looks like a mediocre pirate ship, pitifully small, but in reality, it is a miniature 3-Star pirate ship. When it truly travels in the starry seas, there wont be any problems.
It has a total of threeyers of formations. Oneyer is the Dark Night Bewildering Formation, which is used for concealing the ship. Oneyer is the 3-Star defensive formations of the Pirate Alliance. As for the finalyer, that is really incredible.
Xiao Chen asked curiously, What do you mean?
Come with me.
Xiao Suo smiled mysteriously and led Xiao Chen into the hold. After passing through a barrier, they entered the lowest deck of the pirate ship.
This deck waspletely covered with scarlet formation lines, which looked like blood. Light leaped about on theplex formation lines, dazzling anyone who saw it.
It looked like vast blood light dancing about, extremely shocking.
This is... Xiao Chens sharp senses noticed that the scarlet light of the formation seemed to actually be the blood of ferocious beasts.
No matter how he looked at it, this formation felt very evil and sinister, inspiring fear.
It was like an ancient ferocious beast growling deeply, desiring fresh blood and souls.
Xiao Suo reached out and extracted the formation te at the core of the formation. Then, he handed it to Xiao Chen.
The formation te was a pure ck with a protruding ferocious beast on the obverse. The ferocious beast looked alive, savage and ring furiously. It held a small mysterious sword in its mouth.
Xiao Suo exined seriously, This is the Yazi Beast, a famous ferocious beast of the Great Deste Eon. It was extremely fierce and feisty. It possessed the head of a dragon and the body of a leopard. Senior Gui developed the formation based on the Deste Flood Swallowing the Sky Formationa famous formation of the Great Deste Eon. Big Brother, you can call it the Immemorial Demon Soul Formation.
[TL Note: There is no English equivalent for the Yazi Beast. In Chinese, it is written with the characters read as YaZi. I added beast to it to make it clearer. In Chinese folklore, this beast is very simr to how it is described by Xiao Suo, although I would say it is more of a cross between a dragon and a leopard, not just a simple head-and-bodybination. It is also said to be a descendant of dragons. Here is a link to a picture: https://gss0.bdstatic/-4o3dSag_xI4khGkpoWK1HF6hhy/baike/c0%3Dbaike150%2C5%2C5%2C150%2C50/sign=c48927bec1fdfc03f175ebeab556ecf1/83025aafa40f4bfbf7984f14014f78f0f7361821.jpg.]
As long as you keep adding the corpses of strong ferocious beaststhey have to be freshthis Immemorial Demon Soul Formation will grow stronger. The Yazi Beast Demon Soul that is summoned out can even possess a tenth of the strength of a true Yazi Beast.
Xiao Chen was rmed. He asked in a whisper, Who exactly is this Senior Gui?
Xiao Chen also dabbled in formations. This Immemorial Demon Soul Formation looked like it had impressive origins. It was shocking; furthermore, it was a formation of an evil Dao.
Xiao Suo replied, also in a low voice, I do not know much, but I once heard him mention by chance that he was a formation master on a 9-Star pirate ship in the past. When that group advanced to Pirate King, he left.
Previously, I thought that was just drunken nonsense. Now, given this Immemorial Demon Soul Formation, it might be true.
Clearly, Xiao Suos shock from before was no less than Xiao Chens.
Xiao Chen held on to the formation te and thought for a while. Then, he looked at Xiao Suo and said, Dont mention this to him and dont ask him anything about it. Just pretend that nothing happened.
I understand. Xiao Suo nodded, indicating his understanding.
This Immemorial Demon Soul Formation might be a formation from the legendary ship of a certain Pirate King. If that Pirate King knew that his formation was on another pirate ship, the consequences would be dire. Such an opponent would be scarier than the ck Lotus Church.
However, it was fortunate that most of the current Pirate Kings were adventuring in the forbidden seas, trying to reach the highest glory of legendary Pirate Kings. They would not have the time to bother with a small character like Xiao Chen.
Little Brother Xiao Chen, what do you think of this Immemorial Demon Soul Formation? Senior Gui asked as he walked down to the lowest deck, his footsteps resounding.
Xiao Chen turned around and smiled as though nothing had happened. Its pretty good. I can tell that Senior Gui put in a lot of effort.
When Senior Gui walked over, he took the formation te from Xiao Chens hand and pointed to a string of pearls on the ferocious beasts neck. He said, Do you see the eighteen pearls there? When all eighteen are lit up, the Yazi Beast Demon Soul will be able to erupt with a tenth of its original strength.
However, dont be happy too early. This fellow has a huge appetite. For you now, it would be extremely difficult to light up even one pearl. The further you go, the higher the requirement in the grade of ferocious beasts.
Xiao Chens eyes brightened. He had not noticed this detail.
Senior Gui returned the formation te to Xiao Chen and noticed Xiao Chens expression. Then, he smiled and said, There is no need to worry so much. The original owner of this formation te gave it to me. It had been collecting dust in my hands for more than a hundred years. Now, it has passed on to its fated person. I hope that in the future, you will be able to light up all eighteen pearls.
Right now, with not a single pearl lit up, the Yazi Beast Demon Souls strength is at the peak of the Major Primal Core Realm. However, its ferocity is still there and cannot be underestimated.
After Xiao Chen received the formation te, he asked, When can the ship go? I intend to leave as soon as possible.
Senior Gui nodded and said, Thats right. After offending the ck Lotus Church, you had better leave as soon as possible. If you want to go, you can go at any time. The ships modifications are already finished.
Many thanks.
Xiao Chen did not dy for long. When he checked with Luo Nan and Fei`er, they were both willing to follow him, so he allowed them to.
That evening, Xiao Chens group boarded the pirate ship and quietly departed Purple Sun City.
It was also at this time that the Purple Cloud Pavilion released news that they would be auctioning off a Major Primal Core ve. At the same time, they also secretly leaked word that this was the ck-d arhat associated with Xiao Chen, an extremely strong person.
Anyone with eyes could tell that the Purple Cloud Pavilion was trying to force Xiao Chen to reveal himself, to make him send himself over on his own initiative.
However, Xiao Chen had already left and did not hear about this. If he had, he would definitely haveughed his head off.
Chapter 1620 (Raw 1602): Holy Son Ming Xuan
Chapter 1620 (Raw 1602): Holy Son Ming Xuan
Early the next day, the instant the sunlight descended on Purple Sun City, Buddhist light appeared with the sun andnded in the city.
The Buddhist light spread out like a lotus flower, revealing a spotless white-d monk. This monk was handsome with delicate features, looking like an extraordinary, refined azure lotus.
If this were a bustling, crowded ce, his appearance might have caused everyone to stop and fall silent. His innate peacefulness seemed infectious.
However, it was unfortunate that he hadnded on the dpidated street where Idle Cloud Restaurant had been.
The heavy bloody stench had yet to fade away. This ce was now a famous ghost street of Purple Sun City. It was said that one could hear ghosts wailing at night; hence, no one was willing to clear the corpses.
The crowd had dispersed, leaving only blood that could not be washed away and the bare bones that remained after the vultures gorged themselves.
The white-d monk held Buddhist prayer beads in his hand as he swept his deep, pitch-ck eyes over the ce.
After a while, the white-d monk closed his eyes and chanted scriptures. His right hand formed the Buddhist hand seal for bemoaning the state of the universe and pitying the fate of mankind while his left hand thumbed through the Buddhist prayer beads.
The white-d monk gave off a holy Buddhist light, apparently a peaceful and auspicious holy light.
The bloody, baleful energy lingering in the air was swept away by the light, immediately chased away. The bloody stench turned fresh again, and clumps of white light wafted out of the corpses and bones.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
The countless corpses and aggrieved spirits turned into beneficence and entered the white-d monks body. When he opened his eyes, they shone bright and flickered with light.
This made those eyes looked even deeper and holier.
Then, the white-d monk extended his right hand, and his soft, white fingers changed positions, turning into the Buddhism Revealed Seal.
The scenes that the aggrieved spirits had seen appeared, flickering on the dpidated street.
Soon, the white-d monk found the scene that he needed.
That was the scene of Xiao Chen fighting a huge battle with the crowd, killing his enemies, one after another.
Then, the scene changed again. The ck-d arhat was restrained by a group of people, forced to kneel and repeatedly getting beaten up. He suffered all sorts of torture without saying a word.
On the other side, Auntie Bai and three old men quickly discussed and came to a decision to sell off the arhat.
When the white-d monk figured out what was happening, he revealed a smile, showing quite an interesting expression.
Scatter, the white-d monk muttered.
The purified aggrieved spirits that he absorbed into his body turned into beams of fleeting light that left his body.
The white-d man actually did not want these purified aggrieved spirits. Instead, he released the beneficence that they transformed into.
If another Buddhist monk were here, he would definitely be stunned.
The cultivators of the Buddhist sects sought faith and beneficence. If the white-d monk did not want the beneficence, purifying others without repayment, then what was he after?
Only by carefully looking would one discover that as these souls departed, the white-d monks eyes and physical body seemed to be cleansed, turning purer and more peaceful.
How unfortunate! To think that such a good opportunity slipped through our hands.
The white-d monk sighed softly and turned into a beam of Buddhist light, disappearing from this ce.
The previously sinister, dpidated street filled with a bloody, baleful aura was utterly different. It was like a newly made ce, filled with a flourishing aura.
Today was the day when the Purple Cloud Pavilion would auction off a Major Primal Core Venerate. After spreading for one day, the news had already caused a huge uproar in the entire Purple Cloud City.
It was not that auctioning ves was unusual. Rather, the people of Purple Sun City had not heard of a Major Primal Core Venerate being auctioned off before.
Just think about it: if one could have a Major Primal Core Venerate as a ve, would not the feeling be really great?
Nearly all the wealthy or those with status in the city arrived, prepared withrge amounts of Spirit Jades for a bidding war.
Even more cultivators were here to see the excitement.
While one could not afford to bid, one could stille to watch the liveliness and expand ones horizons.
Furthermore, it was rumored that this ck-d arhat was tightly connected to Xiao Chen. This auction was a trap set by the three Rank 2 sects and the Purple Cloud Pavilion.
These factions were waiting for Xiao Chen to appear and fall into the trap.
Judging from how Xiao Chen stood guard at Idle Cloud Restaurant for the sake of his friends, fighting sessive battles, many people guessed that even though he knew it was a trap, he definitely would stille.
There was no reason except that he was Xiao Chen. He had stayed in Purple Sun City for only a few short days, but his name had already spread far and wide. Everyone hade to know of the White Robed Xiao Chens name. In fact, most of the cultivators were here for him.
At a corner of the highest floor in the Purple Cloud Pavilion, Auntie Bai and the First Elders of the Wind Chasing Sect, the Burning Moon Sect, and the Ice-Snow Mountain Manor looked down, clearly seeing everyone in therge hall below.
Damn it! That fellow still has not arrived. The Ice-Snow Mountain Manors white-d old man frowned, feeling impatient.
The azure-d old man said, Dont worry. He will definitely appear. However, he should be able to hide from us. If he could be found so easily, he would not be Xiao Chen.
The beautiful Auntie Bai said through clenched teeth, As long as that fellow appears, this Purple Cloud Pavilion will be his burial ground. I have already assigned all the experts of the Purple Cloud Pavilion to hide in various locations already.
Aside from this, the three Rank 2 sects had also made some arrangements, bringing in more experts from their sects.
Their people were not just inside the Purple Cloud Pavilion but everywhere; there were even disciples of the three sects hidden outside the Purple Cloud Pavilion.
As long as Xiao Chen appeared, he would not be able to escape. This would be a dead-end for him.
Lets start the bidding. I do not believe that he will not show up, the Burning Moon Sects red-d old man said coldly.
Auntie Bai nodded and gestured. Someone hidden nearby immediately attended to her.
Everything went ording to n, proceeding efficiently.
Soon, the ck-d arhat was brought out. Chains bound his entire body in a humiliating fashion as he was ced on the tform.
The crowd immediately turned excited. All sorts of startled cries rang out.
It was truly a Major Primal Core Venerate. What the Purple Cloud Pavilion said was true. Immediately, many potential buyers became tempted.
The auctioneer smiled and said, As everyone knows, today is a great day for my Purple Cloud Pavilion. The Venerate bound on the tform will be auctioned away.
Everyone, there is no need to worry about safety. The experts of the three Rank 2 sects have ced restrictions on his body. As long as he shows any signs of resistance, he will explode and die. Whoever bes his master will control his life and death. Even if he does not want to summit, he will have to.
My Purple Cloud Pavilions reputation has always been excellent. Everyone can start bidding without any worries!
After the hosts introduction, the auction quickly moved on to the bidding phase. The price climbed rapidly. The bidders desire to possess this Venerate and their excitement were clear to see.
However, the four people on the highest floor started to show unsightly expressions. Even until now, it had been very peaceful; Xiao Chen still had not appeared.
Just at this moment, a white figure arrived outside the Purple Cloud Pavilion.
As this white figure stood on the street, he looked distinctive, quite conspicuous in the crowd. He had a handsome face and wore white monk robes. His peaceful and gentle aura drew everyones attention on the street.
What a handsome monk! Several women could not help praising softly, attracted by this persons face.
This showed how charming this person was.
This white-d monk looked at the Purple Cloud Pavilion. His deep gaze inspired wild and fanciful thoughts, making people wonder what he was thinking about.
Suddenly, the white-d monk stretched out his right hand and slightly curled his index and middle fingers. The Buddhist prayer beads hung from the two fingers, forming a profound hand seal.
The pristine, smooth, and white hand looked very gentle and pretty. Everyone stared at that hand, attracted by that profound hand seal and unable to look away.
Suddenly, a golden swastika erupted from the hand seal.
Boom! Amid boundless golden Buddhist light, the grand Purple Cloud Pavilion, which upied an extensive area, instantly copsed.
As for the people inside, they were still excitedly bidding right until the building shattered, with Auntie Bai and the three First Elders anxiously waiting on the highest floor.
There was no warning at all before the Purple Cloud Pavilion copsed into a pile of rubble. Many in there died or were severely injured.
Countless corpses were exploded into pieces hurtling through the air. Blood rained down amid the golden Buddhist light. Torn limbs went flying, dazzling the eyes.
The people around the Purple Cloud Pavilion were all shocked, feeling their brains short-circuit. They could not react at all, and in the next moment, the aftershocks swept them away.
The white-d monk retracted his hand, and his lips moved slightly as he chanted scriptures. As the scriptures rang out, the restrictions in the body of the ck-d arhat, who was buried in the rubble, came undone one by one.
Who are you?
Auntie Bai and the three First Elders descended from the air, shocked and angry. Then, they surrounded the white-d old man. There were traces of blood at the corners of their lips, and they appeared pale.
The white-d monk smiled faintly and stopped chanting. Then, he replied softly, The ck Lotus Churchs Holy Son, Ming Xuan.
The expressions of Auntie Bai and the three First Elders kept changing radicallyshock, confusion, fear, and panic; their faces looked extremely interesting.
The group that surrounded the white-d monk flinched, exposing openings. Fear woke in their hearts as they thought of fleeing.
Die!
However, it was already toote for them to leave. A ck figure emerged from the rubble, radiating overwhelming Buddhist Might. Then, he roared and charged at the four while holding ck chains.
Chapter 1621 (Raw 1603): Long-Distance Trip to the Grave Sea
Chapter 1621 (Raw 1603): Long-Distance Trip to the Grave Sea
The ck-d arhat did not hold back this time. With the support of the scriptures, not only were his injuriespletely healed, but hisbat prowess also increased by at least twenty percent.
Furthermore, the Holy Son Ming Xuan had already injured Auntie Bai and the three First Elders, resulting in a significant decline in theirbat prowess. Given this and the ck-d arhat being a match for them in the first ce, the four were not as lucky as before. They could not flee, and all died at the ck-d arhats hands.
These people died very miserably, their physical bodiespletely shattered, left without a corpse.
The Holy Son Ming Xuan chanted scriptures, helping these people purify their souls. Then, he used the purified beneficence to cleanse his physical body further, turning his aura gentler and more dignified like a living Buddha arriving in the world.
Fifty-Ninth Arhat greets the Holy Son. The ck-d arhat bowed deeply while performing a cupped-fist salute, not daring to tarry at all.
The seventy-two arhats were ranked by their strength. Fifty-Ninth Arhat meant that he was ranked fifty-ninth among the arhats.
It was not only their title but also represented their glory and strength.
The Holy Son Ming Xuan nodded slightly and said calmly, You have news about the person that Master is searching for. Tell me everything you know in detail.
Yes!
After the Holy Son Ming Xuan received a thorough report, he could not help finding it unfortunate.
The ck-d arhat clearly could have captured Xiao Chen; however, this Fifty-Ninth Arhat was too arrogant, overestimating his own strength.
The arhat not only failed to capture Xiao Chen but even got himself captured and nearly sold off as a ve.
Holy Son, please punish me. The ck-d arhat lowered his head and admitted his mistake, knowing that it was his mistake that allowed Xiao Chen to escape.
The Holy Son Ming Xuans expression remained even, not showing any anger. He said calmly, Just make up for it with your contribution. Now that we know his rough location, it is no longer like searching for a needle in a haystack.
The seventy-two arhats and four Protectors were spread out across the vast Grave Sea Region to look for one person; calling their efforts searching for a needle in a haystack was no exaggeration.
Now that they knew Xiao Chens general location, they could assemble everyone, which would make searching for him much easier.
Bringing the ck-d arhat with him, Ming Xuan went to the Myriad Image Tower of Purple Sun City. That was where information brokers gathered in the Thousand Great Realms.
One would be able to get information about almost anything there. Using the Myriad Image Tower was the most effective method to find a person in Purple Sun City.
After paying a sufficient price, the Holy Son Ming Xuan and the ck-d arhat received word of Senior Lius hiding ce.
Xiao Chen definitely ran already. Now, the only thing they could do was find out his destination.
Such secrets would take the Myriad Image Tower a long time to uncover. Asking Senior Liu, a person who was very close to Xiao Chen, was the most direct and most effective method.
The Holy Son Ming Xuan knocked on the door of a rather deste courtyard on the western side of the city and waited.
When a guest came to visit, Senior Liu did not think too much of it. He did not fear many people in Purple Sun City.
When Senior Liu opened the door, he immediately saw a white-d monkthe Holy Son Ming Xuan.
You are?
The ck Lotus Churchs Holy Son Ming Xuan.
Senior Lius expression flickered. Then, he turned around and fled without hesitation.
However, it was already toote. The ck-d arhat was faster than Senior Liu.
The Holy Son Ming Xuan waited quietly as the sounds of an intense battle came from the courtyard. It took a long time for peace to return.
After four hours, the ck-d arhat walked out of the courtyard with his clothes in disarray. Then, he reported, He went to the Grave Sea. As for the exact location, this fogey is unaware.
The Grave Sea? That already narrows it down by a lot. Inform the other arhats and the four Protectors to gather at the Grave Sea.
The two turned around and quickly left this ce.
Inside the dpidated courtyard, Senior Liuy sprawled on the ground, confusion in his unfocused eyes. Clearly, he had fallen for a mysterious mental art of the Buddhist sect and been tricked into speaking of Xiao Chens location.
In the blink of an eye, two months passed. With the speed of the 3-Star pirate ship, Xiao Chens group arrived at the Grave Sea ahead of time.
As the name implied, the starry sea was a sea formed by stars melting at the end of their lives.
However, in reality, it was not that simple. There would always be a starry sea at the center of every astral region.
The thousands of realms that made up the astral region revolved around the starry sea with it as the core.
The existence and origins of the starry seas were still unknown. Among the various opinions, the most mainstream was that they were seas formed by stars melting at the end of their lifespan.
A starry sea was the center of every astral region. These ces gathered the peak sects of the entire astral region. The Spiritual Energy there was fivefold to tenfold of what the outside had.
Most of the Spirit Jade ore veins and mines were concentrated in the starry seas as well. Everything was logical, as though the will of heaven arranged it to be so.
The starry sea was the center, the center of an astral region.
To pirates, the starry sea was where pirates should really be. Pirates that had not adventured in the starry sea were not true pirates.
The vast sea was where pirates truly belonged. Of course, aside from the romance of it, the great truth was that plundering in the starry seas led to the greatest harvest.
In the past two months, Xiao Chen consumed and refined the Heavenly Yang Pill, continuously using the Baleful Yang Energy and Baleful Yin Energy to cleanse and temper his Veritable Essence Energy.
Be it the Baleful Yin Energy or the Baleful Yang Energy, these external things existed for tempering Veritable Essence Energy. One should not put the cart before the horse, focusing on those two energies instead of the Veritable Essence Energy.
Xiao Chen possessed extremely highprehension ability. Furthermore, heprehended the Taiji Dao; hence, the cultivation in this realm came naturally to him.
With the Veritable Essence Energy mediating, the Baleful Yang Energy and the Baleful Yin Energy in his dantian formed the appearance of a Taiji Yinyang diagram.
Such a situation had never happened to anyone else before, as Xiao Chen was the only person in this world who understood the Taiji Dao.
Ordinary people found it hard to grasp the bnce between Yin and Yang. However, Xiao Chen did not face any difficulty at all; everything proceeded smoothly.
His cultivation crossed the Yang Essence Stage, leaping straight to the half-step Primal Core Realm.
Xiao Chen also brushed the threshold of being one with the world, something that only Primal Core Venerates understood.
One could say that in the past two months, his strength experienced a quantitative improvement, a great leap forward.
Compared to when Xiao Chen was in Purple Sun City, hisbat prowess had increased severalfold, due to his immense umtions.
Once Xiao Chen finally broke through to the Primal Core Realm, he would have a qualitative breakthrough. The benefits from his vast umtions wouldst his entire life.
In the past two months, Xiao Suo, Luo Nan, and Fei`er all experienced improvements in their strength as well. Although these were not as exaggerated as Xiao Chens, these were still much greater than normal.
Naturally, all this was thanks to Xiao Chen. Before he left, he spent a lot of Spirit Jades in the Pirate Alliance to purchase plenty of resources for them.
The pirate ship floated peacefully on the starry sea, sailing a great distance and advancing rapidly.
The water of the starry sea was not water in the ordinary sense. It was strongly corrosive and horrifyingly heavy. If ordinary people fell into the water, they would be melted into bits with nothing left.
Even regr cultivators faced oppressive restrictions to their speed in the starry sea. Flying in the air was a struggle since their mass would be too great and the pull on them extremely horrifying.
This gave the people in the air the illusion of the water being maic and pulling them into the sea.
For a pirate ship to travel normally in the starry sea, it had to be at least a 3-Star vessel. Just the waters corrosive nature could melt the hull of the ship, not to mention traveling for long distances.
In such a vile environment, the oceanic ferocious beasts born in this sea were naturally harder to deal with.
Xiao Suo, where are we now?
Xiao Chens voice rang out in Xiao Suos ears. Xiao Suo, who was in the control room, immediately replied, Captain, we just crossed the border of the Grave Sea and can be considered to be formally in the Grave Sea.
Xiao Suos tone was rather calm, containing a trace of happiness. It had been many years since he was in the starry sea.
After leaving Purple Sun City, Xiao Chen asked everyone to address him by his name. There was no need to be so polite.
However, everyone held respect and gratitude for Xiao Chen and was notfortable with doing so; theypromised by calling him captain.
It was like heaven was watching over them. During their time in the periphery of the Grave Sea, the ck Scimitar Pirate Group pirate ship had not met anyrge storms or oceanic ferocious beasts. The skies were clear with gentle winds and a bright sun.
Xiao Chen entered deep thought. The two months of peace did not dispel his wariness.
The ck Lotus Church would catch up sooner orter. The Jiao Snake had already departed to seek out other opportunities.
Xiao Chen needed to rush to the sect where Pan Huangs disciple, Ye Zifeng, was as soon as he could.
However, the Grave Sea was vast and boundless, even vaster than hundreds of great realms added together. In reality, finding the sect of Senior Ye Zifeng was truly something of a challenge. Traveling there would require a lot of time.
Furthermore, this did not take into ount any idents that they might encounter, such as oceanic ferocious beasts, other pirate ships, factions antagonistic to the Pirate Alliance, or storms.
Chapter 1622 (Raw 1604): Dangerous Starry Sea
Chapter 1622 (Raw 1604): Dangerous Starry Sea
Xiao Chen walked out of his room and went to the control room. Xiao Suo and the others currently operated the ck Cuss pirate ship, traveling through the sea.
The ck Cuss was the name that Xiao Suo gave the pirate ship, the shortened form of the ck Scimitar.
Xiao Suo had gone into the starry sea before and was no stranger to the environment of the starry sea. The ck Cuss traveled extremely smoothly through theplicated starry sea.
Captain, you came out?
Xiao Suo looked at Xiao Chen with some surprise. For the past two months, Xiao Chen had not shown himself at all,municating through voice projections from afar. Now, he finally formally emerged from closed-door cultivation.
There was a water screen in the front of the control room, showing the scene of the sea region in front.
Through the regtion of the formations, the scene on the water screen could be adjusted to show all three-hundred-sixty degrees around them with no dead angles at all. It was very well thought-out.
When one was in the control room, it gave one a sense ofplete control.
Xiao Chen nodded slightly. He was still not quite satisfied with the speed of the pirate ship.
The group only just entered the depths of the Grave Sea, but another month passed. There was no saying when they would reach Senior Ye Zifengs sect.
The Grave Seas vastness surpassed his expectations.
Xiao Suo could tell what Xiao Chen was thinking. He exined, For traveling in the starry sea, the ck Cuss is already considered very fast. Even ate-stage Major Primal Core Venerate would not be as fast as the ck Cuss.
Xiao Chen knew this. The gravity in the starry sea was more than ten times that outside. Flying above the sea would not only be a great drain but also very slow. Furthermore, there was the danger of falling into the sea at any moment.
The strongly corrosive nature of a starry sea was no joke. No one was willing to soak in it.
I can only hope that we find Senior Ye Zifeng before the ck Lotus Church finds us.
Xiao Chen knew that he could not rush this matter. As for the ck Lotus Church, he could only pray hard.
Rumble...!
Suddenly, the roar of a huge wave from the sea region ahead thundered. The wave was very startling, emanating the aura of a strong, oceanic ferocious beast.
On the water screen in the control room, a sharp ck object protruded from the sea.
Xiao Suos expression changed slightly. He said sullenly, Weve probably met with an oceanic ferocious beast. That dorsal fin is at least one kilometer long.
Ill take a look.
Remaining calm, Xiao Chen silently executed the Heavenly Eye. The Heavenly Eye turned into a sh of light, exiting the ship to hover in the sky and look down.
The Paradise Secret Canons Heavenly Eye peered through the water into the depths.
Then, Xiao Chen discovered that what was revealed on the surface of the sea was only the tip of the iceberg. His vision continuously sank deeper. After about five hundred meters, he discovered a sawtooth shark that was several kilometers long.
This was absolutely thergest oceanic ferocious beast Xiao Chen had ever seen. It was several timesrger than the Jiao Snake, exuding an even stronger pressure.
Xiao Chen withdrew his Heavenly Eye and said in a low voice, Go around it. This ferocious beast is several kilometers long. The dorsal fin is just the tip of the iceberg. This is a difficult opponent.
Could it be the ck Star Sawtooth Shark? The experienced Xiao Suo immediately thought of a specific oceanic ferocious beast.
The ck Star Sawtooth Shark is a rather strong oceanic ferocious beast. It possesses the strength of a Primal Core Venerate at birth.
At maturity, it is as strong as a Major Primal Core Venerate. The strongest ones are even on par with Cloud Sea cultivators.
Inside the control room, Luo Nan and Fei`er quickly gave out information about the ck Star Sawtooth Shark. Over the past two months, the two of them had studied up on oceanic knowledge.
Oh no! Its toote to go around it.
Xiao Suos face sank. The ck Star Sawtooth Shark in the water screen suddenly leaped out of the sea, revealing its gargantuan body. Its abdomen was covered in ck star patterns, the distinguishing mark of a ck Star Sawtooth Shark.
After the ck Star Sawtooth Shark breached and soared into the air, the starry seas strong gravity pulled it back down towards the pirate ship.
Under the influence of gravity, the ck Star Sawtooth Sharks humongous body flew like an arrow, moving at a horrific speed.
Theres no need to panic. Xiao Suo, you stabilize the ship. Ill use the Immemorial Demon Soul Formation to deal with it.
At the crucial moment, Xiao Chen settled everyone down and calmly issued orders.
Xiao Chen gently pushed off with his feet and left the control room. With a few shes, he arrived at the top of the pirate ship.
The first thing that weed Xiao Chen was the overwhelming gigantic wave kicked up by the ck Star Sawtooth Sharks breaching.
This powerful wave would be able to smash an ordinary Yang Essence cultivator to death. It was extremely mighty and also had a strongly corrosive nature.
Even with the defenses of the pirate ship, it would be hard to avoid being shaken and injured.
Xiao Chen extended his hand, holding the Lunar Shadow Saber. Then, he sent out a resplendent saber light.
The saber light chopped the overwhelming gigantic wave in half, not letting any waternd on the pirate ship.
After that, Xiao Chen sheathed his saber before brandishing the Scarlet Blood War Banner. The Immemorial Demon Soul Formation in the ship instantly activated. Ayer of dense, bloody, baleful, smoky clouds erupted with a startling bloodthirsty aura and quickly spread out.
Whoosh!
An enormous Yazi Beast image promptly shrouded the exquisite pirate ship. Inside the image, the pirate ship was like the Yazi Beasts heart, hidden within its body.
As the Spirit Jades in the formation drained of energy, white bones materialized, one after another, and connected to each other in the Yazi Beast Demon Soul imagethe Demon Soul of a Great Deste ferocious beast.
This made the image appear much more solid.
Boom!
The Yazi Beast Demon Soul bared its fangs and shed with the approaching ck Star Sawtooth Shark. Crack! Crack! The huge, sharp teeth of the ck Star Sawtooth Shark immediately shattered.
Intense shock waves spread out. Behind the severalyers of barriers, the pirate ship in the Demon Souls chest only shook a little.
The Yazi Beast Demon Soul possessed a brutal nature; there was no need to control it.
When in battle, it would bring out its cruel and bloodthirsty nature. Even as a soul, it could not rid itself of such a violent nature.
Possessing the head of a dragon and the body of a leopard, the Yazi Beastnded on the surface of the sea with its four legs. Its enormous body was incredibly nimble.
The Yazi Beastmenced a fierce battle with the ck Star Sawtooth Shark while the Spirit Jades in the Immemorial Demon Soul Formation continuously drained of energy, turning into a bloodthirsty light moving about in the formation.
Xiao Chen thought to himself, The ck Star Sawtooth Shark is really strong. Furthermore, this is only a juvenile, not an adult.
He was surprised that this ck Star Sawtooth Shark could fight on equal terms with the Yazi Beast Demon Soul. After all, this Demon Soul was not affected by the gravity or had a sense of pain. It was bloodthirsty and ferocious,pletely inheriting the nature of the Yazi Beast.
Fortunately, this battle did notst that long. After about four hours, the ck Star Sawtooth Shark clearly could not defeat its enemy and slowly weakened. Eventually, it became exhausted and could no longer move.
The extremely bloodthirsty Yazi Beast Demon Soul started swallowing up the blood in the ck Star Sawtooth Sharks body.
Soon, the ck Star Sawtooth Shark was nothing more than a bloodless husk, which slowly sank into the sea. The seawater ate at its body, leaving only its skeleton.
This scene happened too quickly. Those who watched it felt their scalps go numb, having gained a deep impression of the strongly corrosive nature of the starry sea.
Xiao Chen waved the war banner and dismissed the formation. The Yazi Beast turned into countless beams of light and shrank. Eventually, it dispersed into drops of blood thatnded in the Immemorial Demon Soul Formation.
Drizzle...!
A blood rain seemed to fall on the Immemorial Demon Soul Formation. An evil-looking blood mist rose from the formations surface.
The carved Yazi Beast on the formation te at the core of the formation showed an expression of enjoyment.
Xiao Chen entered deep thought. After eating a few of such huge oceanic ferocious beasts, it should be able to light up one pearl.
At that time, the Yazi Beast Demon Souls strength will be further improved.
Before anyone could release their bated breath, a deepment suddenly rang out in the vast surrounding sea. With the agitation from this sound wave, the seawater started to undte intensely.
There were waves upon waves, moving berserkly without a pattern.
The pirate ship started shaking violently. As the waves rose and fell, it could not control itself in the air.
At the top of the ship, Xiao Chen did his best to stabilize himself and looked over.
He saw a ck Star Sawtooth Shark that was several timesrgering out of the water in the distance andmenting in a deep tone.
The young ck Star Sawtooth Shark that just died was probably its offspring. Otherwise, its cry would not be so sorrowful.
As thement spread out, simr sounds responded further away. Then, many ck dorsal fins appeared in the sea.
This sight startled Xiao Chen. This is not good!
This ck Star Sawtooth Shark took Xiao Chens group for a strong enemy and was currently summoning itspanions.
Retreat!
Xiao Chen returned to the control room and got Xiao Suo to control the pirate ship to escape quickly.
While Xiao Chens group could deal with a young ck Star Sawtooth Shark, it had no chance against a shoal of mature ck Star Sawtooth Sharks.
The people in the control room also grew anxious. The scenes on the water screen showed at least one hundred ck Star Sawtooth Sharks.
Captain, the waves are too big; we are too slow. Xiao Suo expertly controlled the pirate ship but could not do much as the waves became increasinglyrger,pletely suppressing them.
On the other hand, after the ck Star Sawtooth Sharks congregated, they advanced in the water en masse.
Sink and hide! Xiao Chen decided on the spot, spitting out the order.
No one doubted Xiao Chens order. Fei`er activated the Dark Night Bewildering Formation, and the ship turned pitch-ck, looking like a ck rock sinking into the depths of the sea.
Underwater, the pirate ship, with the Dark Night Bewildering Formation activated, silently merged with the darkness. At the same time, it covered up all signs of life within it.
The 3-Star defensive formations of the pirate ship were activated at the same time, to resist the corrosion of the starry sea.
Everyone remained quiet on the ship; no one dared to speak. This was a matter of life and death; everyone felt incredibly anxious.
The minutes ticked by. The pirate ship did not show much activity; everything remained incredibly silent.
It was like the shoal of ck Star Sawtooth Sharks did not discover the pirate ship.
Still, no one said anything. After remaining in the water for some time, Xiao Suo sensed that something was wrong. He said softly, Why do I feel that the ship is still moving fast? The undercurrent should not be this strong.
Xiao Chen frowned slightly. He had no knowledge about the seas undercurrents. On hearing what Xiao Suo said, he quietly sent out his Spiritual Sense.
Xiao Chens Spiritual Sense was affected by the water; he could not see much.
However, just the scenes that he saw nearby were sufficient to shock him into not venturing further. Up, down, left, right, front, and back, he found mature ck Star Sawtooth Sharks in all directions.
The pirate ship was embedded in the shoal of ck Star Sawtooth Sharks, which was still moving forward, searching for the pirate ship.
The ck Star Sawtooth Sharks were unaware that the pirate ship was already among them. As they swam around, they created a strong slipstream that pulled the pirate ship forward.
When Xiao Chen told everyone in the control room about the situation, they were frightened silly.
They were like amb moving amid a pack of wolves; they could be discovered at any moment.
The pirate ship could cover up all signs of life and blend with the darkness. However, it did not truly vanish. If it identally touched a ck Star Sawtooth Shark or if one bit down on it by chance, the result would be absolute disaster.
Xiao Chen turned his head and said, Xiao Suo, using what you feel from the undercurrent, control the ship and do not let the ck Star Sawtooth Sharks touch us. Otherwise, we will all die.
When Xiao Suo heard that, he felt immense pressure. His hand trembled, but when he saw Xiao Chens trusting gaze, he gritted his teeth and stepped up at this crucial moment.
Chapter 1623 (Raw 1605): Life Juice Source
Chapter 1623 (Raw 1605): Life Juice Source
In the dark and gloomy seawater, the hundreds of several-kilometer-long ck Star Sawtooth Sharks frantically swam in a certain direction.
Every ck Star Sawtooth Shark appeared independent, but in reality, their auras were interconnected.
They formed one enormous entity, looking like a ck Star Sawtooth Shark swimming about. This way, they would reduce the water resistance and allow their entire shoal to move extremely fast.
The ck Star Sawtooth Sharks were far faster than most pirate ships. Furthermore, theplicated sea environment did not seem to affect them at all. They were simply blessed by nature.
In this vast group, the ck Cuss pirate ship appeared extremely insignificant.
The people on board all focused their gazes on Xiao Suo anxiously.
At this moment, all it would take was one mistake from Xiao Suo, touching one of the ck Star Sawtooth Sharks, and the Dark Night Bewildering Formation would crumble, exposing everyones life aura, and everyone would die.
To the crowd, every second in the quiet underwater world was torture.
How long can the 3-Star defensive formation allow us to stay underwater? Xiao Chen asked, looking at Luo Nan.
Luo Nan made some calctions and answered, Three days. Three dayster, we will have to surface and make repairs.
What about the Dark Night Bewildering Formation?
Fei`er said, We are good there. With sufficient Spirit Jades and no interruptions or external damage, we can keep it up forever.
Three days should be enough. Right now, it all depends on Xiao Suo.
Every small tremor of the pirate ship startled everyone, making them think that they had run into a ck Star Sawtooth Shark.
The ship stumbled along the whole way, moving extremely cautiously. In the end, it did not run into a single ck Star Sawtooth Shark.
We are changing directions. They have given up.
Xiao Chens Spiritual Sense noticed that the shoal of ck Star Sawtooth Sharks finally gave up after searching for half a day, no longer wanting to waste any effort.
Phew!
Everyone released their bated breath. They were finally free of this danger. Their hearts found this somewhat hard to take.
Suddenly, the entire ship spun around, shaking everyone left and right, throwing them off their feet.
Whats wrong?
Xiao Suo exined anxiously, The slipstream that they created is too strong. Hence, the ship was dragged along when they changed direction.
That was to say, the pirate ship was still embedded in the shoal.
This news elicited some despair in everyone. They thought that they had escaped the danger, but who knew, the situation was still the same.
Xiao Chen entered deep thought and started to make some calctions, trying to figure out what the chances of breaking out were if he forcefully activated the Immemorial Demon Soul Formation.
No matter how he calcted it, the chances were not great.
The Yazi Beast Demon Soul was still too weak, only equal to a Major Primal Core cultivator. However, every member of this group of adult ck Star Sawtooth Sharks was as strong as a Major Primal Core cultivator.
Nevertheless, even though the chances were slim, he still had to do it, as it was their only option.
By forcibly breaking out, the initiative would be in their hands, which would be much better than passively defending when they were discovered.
However, when Xiao Chen exined his n, aplicated light shed in Xiao Suos eyes. Captain, will you believe in me? I guarantee that I canst to the end without making a mistake.
Xiao Chen worried about Xiao Suo making a mistake, as the pressure on him for the whole journey would simply be too great.
Trust me. I definitely can do it. Gambling our lives on this is simply too risky.
Xiao Suos eyes no longer appeared irresolute. Now, they shone with determination and confidence.
Xiao Chen looked at the other party and asked, Are you sure? Right now, the lives of everyone on board are in your hands. You know that if you insist on this, Ill definitely agree.
I insist!
Good, Ill trust you.
Without arguing or demanding much exnation, Xiao Chen unconditionally trusted Xiao Suo, gratifying him.
Do your best. We also trust you!
Fei`er encouraged Xiao Suo as well, helping lift some of the pressure.
Boss, we trust you too!
At this moment, Xiao Suos previous subordinates also unconditionally put their trust in Xiao Suo.
The heavy trust in Xiao Suo allowed him to let go of his worries.
Xiao Chen stood at the side with a smile on his face. After this matter was over, Xiao Suo would truly be transformed.
The crew of the ship would also be more united.
The undercurrent surged as the ck Star Sawtooth Sharks swam increasingly deeper,plicating the situation even further.
However, Xiao Suo already let go of all his concerns and performed extraordinarily well. Although the ship was still stumbling along, it did not run into any ck Star Sawtooth Sharks.
After some time, everyone felt the pirate ship slowing significantly.
The shoal of ck Star Sawtooth Sharks scattered.
The water screen in the control room had been pitch-dark. After a few flickers, a scene finally appeared.
The scene showed many towering trees growing in front. They looked crystalline and shone with a crystalline, fluorescent light.
This light lit up the bottom of the sea, allowing the water screen to show something again.
Several ck Star Sawtooth Sharks swam around the fluorescent trees peacefully.
The originally dark and gloomy seabed looked very beautiful when illuminated by these fluorescent lights.
As for the people aboard the pirate ship, they somewhat forgot that they were already free from danger.
How beautiful! What tree is that? Fei`er asked, impressed. Those trees were not only huge but alsopletely crystalline. They even released bright fluorescence.
Xiao Suo startled and eximed with some excitement, Those are Starry Sea Fluorescent Trees, also known as the Tree of Life in the sea. They live for a long time and are the living fossils of the starry sea.
The ck Star Sawtooth Sharks must have brought us into their most mysterious nest. If not for this coincidence, even a Cloud Sea Realm powerhouse would not be able to find it.
The sap secreted by the Tree of Life is known as Life Juice Source. ording to legend, the starry seas can birth life because of it; it is extremely mysterious.
This Life Juice Source can improve ones physique as well as strengthen ones bloodline. With one bottle of Life Juice Source, I could immediately make a breakthrough!
The crew on the ship started talking about the various effects and the value of the Tree of Life.
However, they could only just chat about it. The many ck Star Sawtooth Sharks peacefully swimming around the Trees of Life were not just decorations.
This ce was the ck Star Sawtooth Sharks nest, which might contain their chief. That creature would most definitely be something surpassing the Cloud Sea Realm.
Strengthening the bloodline, improving the physique, strengthening the physical body, and building a stronger foundation for significantly increased chances of breaking throughthese were the benefits brought by the Tree of Life. Just one of these benefits would inspire temptation. Of course, Xiao Chen was tempted by this.
As Xiao Chen looked at the towering trees on the water screen, a decisive light shed in his eyes.
Just leaving such a natural treasure behind was not in his character. He wanted to take the risk.
The homonym of Life Juice Source was source of life. With the various benefits that it brought, it was indeed worthy of the name.
[TL Note: Naturally, the homonym refers to the Chinese words.]
More importantly, this spiritual wood held extremely great value to Xiao Chen.
Xiao Suo, you all slowly ascend to the surface first and wait for me there.
The moment Xiao Chen said that, he startled all the people on the ship. What was Xiao Chen nning? This was the nest of the ck Star Sawtooth Sharks.
Xiao Chen had made his decision, but he could not involve them. He would take the risk alone.
Xiao Suo was left without a choice. Although he was reluctant to let Xiao Chen take the risk, he understood Xiao Chens character.
In that case, we will wait for you at the surface.
Captain, you must return alive.
Xiao Chen felt the sincere concern of these people, and warmth filled his heart. No matter where one was, having a group of people with such sincerity was worth being happy about.
After leaving the pirate ship, Xiao Chen withdrew his aura and pushed the Buddhist pendant on his chest to its limits. Then, he slowly made his way into the ck Star Sawtooth Sharks nest.
There were hundreds of Trees of Life in there. Each one of them was covered in treasures to Xiao Chens eyes.
The starry sea was extremely corrosive and continuously drained Veritable Essence Energy from the protective barrier that he maintained around himself.
Xiao Chen would be able to remain for only two to four hours, which was not very long.
He needed to do his best to avoid a battle. Otherwise, his time would be even shorter.
With some anticipation, Xiao Chen approached the ck Star Sawtooth Sharks nest, steadily getting closer.
Chapter 1624 (Raw 1606): Great Harvest
Chapter 1624 (Raw 1606): Great Harvest
Soon, Xiao Chen was within one thousand steps of the closest Starry Sea Fluorescent Treealso known as the Tree of Life.
At such a distance, he was extremely insignificantpared to the towering giant.
What rose before him did not seem like a tree but a small mountain. It made the gargantuan bodies of the ck Star Sawtooth Sharks look rather normal.
On the other hand, he appeared like he had shrunk by one hundred times from normal.
Xiao Chen rested for a short while. Then, just as he was about to continue, he paused.
A ck Star Sawtooth Shark slowly swam by, startling him.
Only when the ck Star Sawtooth Shark was far away did Xiao Chen resume slowly approaching the Tree of Life.
He raised his head slightly and immediately felt dizzy. This tree was too tall and too big.
To extract the juice from the tree, one needed to make a horizontal slit on the tree first. After that, one just stuck in a funnel to direct the flow.
Without thinking much, Xiao Chen took out a dagger and infused Veritable Essence Energy into it. Then, he used some force to stab it in and slowly cut out an opening.
Immediately, pale-white sap leaked out of the cut, looking very distinct in the seawater.
Xiao Chen revealed a smile on his face. This did not seem to be as difficult as he had imagined.
He took out a funnel and stuck it in, fixing it in properly. Then, he aimed it at a jade bottle.
This jade bottle was refined by Xiao Chen. While it did not look big, in reality, it was a storage bottle simr to the Universe Ring.
Soon, the juice seeped out from the funnel, containing strong, intoxicating lifeforce.
However, Xiao Chen soon frowned. Why is it like that?
The white sap turned turbid, including a lot of impurities. Its color became extremely unsightly.
With a doubtful expression, Xiao Chen immediately gave up and sealed the cut.
In reality, the turbid Life Juice Source was already very valuable. The Life Juice Source in the starry seas markets was all of such quality.
Even so, such Life Juice Source was still extremely valuable and rare. It was just not that miraculous. However, this was clearly not what Xiao Chen sought.
Not giving up, he climbed up the Tree of Life to extract the juice from a higher spot. The oue was still the same; there were no exceptions.
Xiao Chen carefully moved to the nearby Trees of Life. However, there was no change; the result was still the same quality.
Standing on the branch of a Tree of Life, he looked at the depths where the ck Star Sawtooth Sharks were and entered deep thought.
He could not understand what was going on.
Just at this moment, three ck Star Sawtooth Sharks passed by. Xiao Chen moved like a fish and darted behind the tree leaves.
Only when the three ck Star Sawtooth Sharks had swum past did hee back out.
What is that?
Xiao Chen saw that the ck Star Sawtooth Sharks had the corpses of oceanic ferocious beasts in their gigantic mouths. However, they were not eating the corpses.
Strange, could they be full? Still, there is no way to preserve corpses at sea.
Once dead, the bodies of most oceanic ferocious beasts could not resist the corrosion of the starry sea.
It would be like earlier when that young ck Star Sawtooth Sharks corpse quickly corroded.
Lets go over and take a look.
Xiao Chen felt suspicious. After thinking about it for a moment, he quietly followed, swimming over.
Although the ck Star Sawtooth Sharks were gargantuan, their Mental Energy was extremely strong. If Xiao Chen was careless, they might discover him.
He did not dare get too close, only following from a distance.
After a while, he saw an inconceivable scene: a particr Tree of Life with many ferocious beast corpses piled up at its base.
As the corpses corroded, they turned into nutrients for the Tree of Life to absorb.
The size of this Tree of Life was not much different from the others. However, it was several times brighter. The fluorescence from its leaves was ringly intense.
A shoal of ck Star Sawtooth Sharks surrounded that Tree of Life, growling like they were praying.
The surging sound waves shook the Tree of Life and its leaves. Drops of silver liquid fell like a heavy rain of light in the sea.
After that, those ck Star Sawtooth Sharks opened their mouths and swallowed the silver liquid that was mixed with the seawater.
No wonder these ck Star Sawtooth Sharks were born with the strength of Primal Core cultivators. They consumed Life Juice Source like a snack, strengthening their bloodline. It would be strange if their descendants were not strong.
However, such a method was primitive and wasteful. These ck Star Sawtooth Sharks did not maximize the effects of the Life Juice Source; they just primitively swallowed the Life Juice Source, not refining it.
Suddenly, Xiao Chens eyes lit up. He now understood that he could obtain the pure Life Juice Source only from the Trees of Life that received special care.
That had to be the case. The color of this Life Juice Source was much vivider than what those untended trees produced. Furthermore, it was a pure silver color.
However, there were so many ck Star Sawtooth Sharks guarding this Tree of Life. Xiao Chen simply did not dare to act rashly.
Wait!
Xiao Chens mental state was very good. His emotions were not stirred up; he merely calmly waited.
Finally, he found his opportunity. Fifteen minutester, the ck Star Sawtooth Sharks left, satisfied. Only one ck Star Sawtooth Shark remained to guard the ce.
Xiao Chen observed the surroundings and understood somewhat. These ck Star Sawtooth Sharks seemed to group together in tribes.
Each tribe of sharks should be guarding a Tree of Life that could release the pure Life Juice Source.
With this thought, Xiao Chen rejoiced in his heart. This time, he really struck it big.
Through casual observation, he discovered at least twenty of such tribes nearby. The amount of Life Juice Source he could obtain would be extremely horrifying.
Xiao Chen calmed down and executed the Fish Dragon Art, silently swimming over.
Bang!
Suddenly, without any warning at all, Xiao Chen felt a huge force. Something heavy struck him, instantly shaking his internal organs. Intense pain racked his entire body as he went tumbling through the water.
Was I discovered?
Horror flooded Xiao Chens heart, making it race. He thought of an escape route and prepared to flee immediately.
However, he discovered from a distance that this particr ck Star Sawtooth Shark was only rolling over casually, trying to find afortable position for leaning on a tree.
Xiao Chen heaved a sigh of relief. He had been truly frightened earlier. He was dancing on a knifes edge.
He was not an opponent for any of these mature ck Star Sawtooth Sharks. What more arge tribe of thousands of them?
Xiao Chens expression turned even warier. Just casually rolling over already contained such force. He wondered how horrifying a ck Star Sawtooth Shark would be when it truly got angry.
This time, he proceeded more cautiously and finally reached that special Tree of Life. Then, he quickly swam upwards, putting a distance between him and the ck Star Sawtooth Shark below.
As Xiao Chen continued swimming, he discovered that at some point, the surrounding leaves were densely covered in shing silver drops of liquid.
Such high-quality juice from the Tree of Life had leaked out because no one harvested them.
The praying actions of those ck Star Sawtooth Sharks were for the sake of shaking the tree leaves and making these drops of Life Juice Source fall by themselves.
This is truly wasteful! Xiao Chen shook his head with a smile. However, this wastage was good; it happened to benefit him.
Actually, Xiao Chen did not know that the Starry Sea Fluorescent Trees were something like deities to the ck Star Sawtooth Shark tribes. They could not even touch it.
He cut an opening with his dagger. Sap immediately started flowing. So, he quickly took out the jade bottle and caught it.
This time, silver sap dripped into the jade bottle in a steady stream. After a while, Xiao Chen had already collected several kilograms of it, yet more still trickled out. This made him extremely happy.
After he collected two hundred and fifty kilograms, the flow slowed, and impurities started to appear.
Xiao Chen came to a realization. Although this Tree of Life might seem huge, it actually did not contain much pure sap. It required some time to umte sap. After the pure sap was drained, what was left would be the turbid sap.
Anyway, he had enough. There were still more than twenty such special trees waiting for him.
Xiao Chen sealed the cut and immediately shifted targets, making full use of his time. The drain on his Veritable Essence Energy was somewhat horrifying. His time at the bottom of the sea was limited, and he needed to act fast.
Soon, he realized that he really did not have enough time.
After harvesting ten of the special Trees of Life, he found that his Veritable Essence Energy would allow him to remain underwater for only another hour.
Am I going to leave just like that?
Xiao Chens harvest was already massive. A preliminary estimate came to at least two and a half tons of silver Life Juice Source. Furthermore, it was entirely pure.
However... Xiao Chen looked towards the center of the ck Star Sawtooth Shark nest, where a Tree of Life that was different from the rest stood.
There were even more ck Star Sawtooth Sharks surrounding the base of that Tree of Life. That Tree of Life had to belong to the chief.
Chapter 1625 (Raw 1607): Danger after Danger
Chapter 1625 (Raw 1607): Danger after Danger
After collecting so much Life Juice Source, Xiao Chen had gained an understanding of the tribes of these ck Star Sawtooth Sharks.
The strongest one, the chief, possessed the best Tree of Life. Following that were about twenty elder-level ck Star Sawtooth Sharks with a slightly inferior Tree of Life each.
Needless to say, the sap released by the chiefs Tree of Life would be the best. It might even be several levels better than what the other Trees of Life provided, a great temptation.
Clearly, Xiao Chen would not be able to harvest the other ten better Trees of Life in the remaining hour.
At best, he could harvest only one more before having to leave.
During thisst bit of time, Xiao Chen could y safe, setting aside the silver Trees of Life, or take a risk. He felt somewhat hesitant.
Three secondster, he decided to go with safety and leave right away.
Xiao Chen already gained a lot today: two and a half tons of Life Juice Source without any impurities.
However, just as he was about to leave, the nearby water surged. A strong asphyxiating aura came from below thergest Tree of Life.
Shocked, Xiao Chen quickly grabbed the branches of the tree he was on, desperately suppressing his own aura.
This asphyxiating aura felt unblockable. He closed his eyes and yed dead.
A long timeter, he felt the source of the aura go far away, so he immediately got back up.
Xiao Chen opened his eyes and saw a ck Star Sawtooth Shark several kilometers long swimming slowly. While its progress looked very gradual, it was actually extremely fast. Now, it was rapidly leaving the ck Star Sawtooth Shark nest.
This...
Why is the chief leaving?
Just as Xiao Chen was about to give up, the strong ck Star Sawtooth Shark chief, which could easily kill any of the other ck Star Sawtooth Sharks, suddenly left the nest.
Although he did not understand why, he felt that it was normal. This ck Star Sawtooth Shark chief could not possibly remain there, without moving, all the time.
Xiao Chen checked his Veritable Essence Energy. The Veritable Essence Energy shield that previously could havested one hour wouldst for only fifteen more minutes now.
There was still a small chance, but should he take the risk?
Risk it!
The blood that flowed in Xiao Chens body gave him never-ending courage from his hot-bloodedness. After making up his mind, he no longer dyed.
He silently executed the Fish Dragon Art, bing as unremarkable as a little fish before those gargantuan ck Star Sawtooth Sharks.
The fluctuations that his movements triggered in the water were so slight that they were negligible.
Aside from caution and the Buddhist pendant that hid his aura, the most crucial factor in his being able to move freely among the ck Star Sawtooth Sharks without being discovered was the Fish Dragon Art. This Movement Technique really helped Xiao Chen a lot in the water.
If it were another person moving quickly in the water, themotion they caused would definitely be immediately discovered by the ck Star Sawtooth Sharks.
Xiao Chens actions were something no one elseeven a peak Major Primal Core cultivatorwould dare to imagine.
Hot-bloodedness flowed in his body. Xiao Chen had not felt this for a long time already: the thrill of dancing on a knifes edge, treading the line between life and death.
Despite his anxiety, he felt a small thrill and excitement.
Ive arrived!
Without spending too much time, Xiao Chen sessfully avoided the ck Star Sawtooth Sharks standing guard at the foot of thergest Tree of Life.
He gently pushed off the tree branch and continuously climbed higher. He only stopped when he reached a height that was a considerable distance from ck Star Sawtooth Sharks.
At that moment, he felt extremely anxious. However, he still kept his cool and methodically took out a dagger.
Dang!
There was a soft ng. Xiao Chen was surprised to find that the dagger could not stab in.
This is problematic.
Xiao Chen had actually expected this scene. It was just that previously, he still held anticipation but now ended up disappointed.
He reached out and touched the bark, confident that if he infused his Great Dao Energy, he would be able to cut it open.
However, right now, Xiao Chen was in the middle of the ck Star Sawtooth Shark nest.
Using Great Dao Energy now would expose him. Such an action would be akin to suicide.
Time crawled, depleting the Veritable Essence Energy in Xiao Chens dantian until not much was left!
Dont panic.
At this moment, Xiao Chens past experiences and mental state were on full disy. He closed his eyes and entered deep thought. Countless ideas shed in his mind like sparks of electricity.
After a while, he opened his eyes.
The instant he did, his hands started forming hand seals. Magic Energy burned in his sea of consciousness as he executed the Life Bestowal Spell.
Whoosh!
A Jiao Snake suddenly materialized in the water, perfectly replicating Senior Jiao Snakes aura. The instant it appeared, it attracted the attention of all the ck Star Sawtooth Sharks.
Rumble...! A foreign ferocious beast was in the nest. What an outrage!
No oceanic creature would permit such a situation.
Rumbling thundered out incessantly. Much of the heavy debris at the bottom of the sea and various corpses surged up with the fluctuations of the water.
All the ck Star Sawtooth Sharks rushed towards that Jiao Snake. They kept roaring and projected their auras.
This instantlyplicated the situation in the water.
Right now, there was only an opening of one second. So, Xiao Chen brought out his Great Dao Energy and infused it into the dagger.
Crack!
The dagger entered as Xiao Chen expected. With the infusion of Great Dao Energy, the dagger slid in easily and cut open a hole.
Chi! Immediately, golden sap streamed out of the tree.
Its golden! Xiao Chens face filled with joy. Indeed, the quality was much better.
The Jiao Snake puppet did notst for long. It was instantly killed the moment after it appeared.
However, when the chaos was over, Xiao Chen had already dismissed his Great Dao Energy and avoided this cmity.
Alright, thats enough. I cant be too greedy. He collected only five kilograms before wisely choosing to give up. During this time, he could leave easily.
Five kilograms of the highest-quality Life Juice Source. Its value was already quite heaven-defying.
One had to know when to stop. Amid such a frenzied adventure, one ultimately had to maintain ones rationality.
Boom!
However, just as Xiao Chen put away the jade bottle and wanted to leave, that asphyxiating aura that required him to fake death reappeared.
It was the chief of the ck Star Sawtooth Sharks!
The earliermotion had drawn it back soon after it left.
Xiao Chen immediately paled.
How can I leave? If I leave now, that ck Star Sawtooth Shark chief will definitely discover me. Xiao Chen already felt the ck Star Sawtooth Shark chiefs gaze on the Tree of Life.
However, the Tree of Life was too big, and the ck Star Sawtooth Shark chief did not discover him.
However, it would be hard to say if he moved.
Xiao Chen felt a huge pressure. The seawater thrust forward from the ck Star Sawtooth Shark chiefs direction.
Whoosh! Xiao Chens body got stered to the tree, pushed by the seawater.
Itsing!
The ck Star Sawtooth Shark chief looked like it moved very slowly, but in reality, it was swift. In a few breaths, it reached the bottom of the Tree of Life.
Then, its gaze swept up the Tree of Life.
With such a small target, the ck Star Sawtooth Shark chief did not discover Xiao Chen, who was concealed by some leaves.
However, the ck Star Sawtooth Shark chief still appeared worried. Its strong Mental Energy turned into a visible golden pulse radiating out in the water.
The ck Star Sawtooth Shark chief checked the entire nest without dy.
The current stopped. When Xiao Chen saw this scene, he eased his bated breath somewhat. Fortunately, he was above.
Whoosh!
After the golden light scanned the entire nest and withdrew, it surrounded the base of the Tree of Life and swept upwards.
Im in trouble now.
Xiao Chens expression changed wildly. The light ring that represented the ck Star Sawtooth Shark chiefs Mental Energy rose inexorably. It was like a countdown to his death.
At this moment of life and death, Xiao Chen hastily wielded the dagger stabbed into the tree in a circle, without a thought about being noticed.
Then, he thrust the fingers of his left hand through the ring, deep into the core. Many splinters stabbed into his fingertips.
His five fingers, even his heart, hurt like hell.
A look of determination shed on Xiao Chens face. At that moment, he thought about many things.
Why did I push so hard? Why was I willing to risk my life adventuring? Many scenes shed in his head.
The many friends who died in the Kunlun Realms Demonic Cmity, the manyrades in the Dragons Gate, the expectations of the old Dragon Horse in the Azure Dragon Pce, also...Liu Ruyue, who had to be waiting for him.
I must be strong!
Crack! Xiao Chen forcefully pulled out a circr chunk of wood with his hand.
Without much thought, he entered the hole in the tree in a sh. Then, he reset the circle of bark that he cut out with the dagger.
Xiao Chen did all this very smoothly. Soon, the golden light covered this area.
Then...the golden light continued sweeping upwards.
Xiao Chen was not discovered!
Chapter 1626 (Raw 1608): Falling into a Frenzy
Chapter 1626 (Raw 1608): Falling into a Frenzy
The golden light swept to the top of the tree beforeing back down to the base. Only then did the ck Star Sawtooth Shark chief rx and stop searching.
In the first ce, the ck Star Sawtooth Shark chief only did this to be cautious.
Anyone who dared to barge into the ck Star Sawtooth Shark nest to steal the Life Juice Source would die, even a Cloud Sea powerhouse.
Furthermore, this ce was not that easy to get to. It was also very difficult for a Cloud Sea powerhousea strong existenceto hide their presence and aura.
However, after going out anding back, the ck Star Sawtooth Shark chief was no longer in the mood to go look for food, so it directlyy down under the tree and rested.
It was pitch-dark inside the tree. Xiao Chen did not even dare to breathe deeply.
He had managed to avoid the ck Star Sawtooth Shark chief. Unfortunately, he could not rx, as his Veritable Essence Energy was nearly depleted.
Xiao Chensst strike relied on the strength of his physical body to stab his hand into the tree, expending a significant portion of his Vital Qi.
If not for merging his Vital Qi and Veritable Essence Energy, he would not have been able to stab his hand into the tree.
Even so, that was still incredibly painful and tiring.
The hole in the tree was notrge. Xiao Chen crouched in the darkness and still needed to keep the hole closed. This posture was extremely ufortable.
While it looked safe, in reality, he was trapped here.
With his Veritable Essence Energy and Vital Qi drained, not to mention making a move after going out, even resisting the starry seas corrosion of his physical body would be impossible.
Xiao Chen could only slowly recover and wait for the ck Star Sawtooth Shark chief to leave again beforeing out.
What is this sticky thing?
Suddenly, Xiao Chen felt a rather sticky fluid dripping on his head.
Without him realizing it, a thickyer had already umted on his feet. When he shifted them, he could clearly feel it.
Xiao Chen reached out and brought it in front of him.
It was sap of the highest quality, the golden Life Juice Source.
How wasteful.
Xiao Chen stretched out his right palm, and a whirlpool appeared, drawing in all the golden Life Juice Source in the tree hole.
After all, he had nothing to do. He might as well refine all this golden Life Juice Source.
He could check out how effective this high-quality Life Juice Source was.
As the golden Life Juice Source entered Xiao Chens palm, it entered his bloodstream and gushed into his entire body.
Xiao Chen immediately felt a certainfort. The wounds on his hand recovered quickly and stopped hurting.
A warmth flowed through his body, feeling extremelyfortable. His listless, dispirited, and fatigued mood was swept away, leaving him feeling spirited.
This...
This development stunned Xiao Chen. Unexpectedly, the highest-quality golden juice had such immediate effects.
Interesting.
Xiao Chen revealed a smile on his face. This cramped space had this natural juice of life that gave him the best recovery environment.
He closed his eyes and forgot about everything for now, fully focused on refining the Life Juice Source.
Xiao Chen slowly refined the golden juice, which kept seeping out. The warmth in his body intensified. Eventually, his body felt like it was on fire.
After a while, his entire bodyhis bones, blood, flesh, limbs, and internal organsfelt a pressure that seemed toe from a Great Deste lifeform.
Even though Xiao Chen already cultivated an initiate Azure Dragon War Body physique, he still felt acute pain and pressure.
However, at the same time, he felt his soul getting cleansed bit by bit, gradually improving.
The blood in Xiao Chens body surged even more incredibly. The Azure Dragon bloodline in his blood was like a huge, ravenous dragon, making him feel hungry.
This dragons appetite was enormous, continuously absorbing the golden juice. However, it was still unsatisfied.
The scarlet dragon seal in Xiao Chens dantian, which had not moved for a long time, started pulsating at this moment like the heart of a huge dragon, thumping endlessly.
The whirlpool, which he had used his Veritable Essence Energy to create in his palm, suddenly spun faster. Energy charged out uncontrobly from his blood vessels.
This energy disdained Xiao Chen for absorbing too slowly, so it took things into its own hands.
Whoosh!
The golden juice, which was dripping naturally, started flowing in a rush with the suction of this horrifying whirlpool.
Soon, the golden juice filled the hole, submerging Xiao Chens entire body.
His absorption of the golden juice elerated. At this moment, he could no longer control it.
Half a day passed. Xiao Chen felt that his physique had clearly improved, transformed. Every part of his flesh and bones contained strong energy and an aura of life. His senses were sharper.
Compared to earlier, his entire body seemed to have been reborn, feeling brand-new, changed beyond recognition.
More importantly, with the refinement of this Life Juice Source, the Azure Dragon bloodline in his blood was purer and denser.
Xiao Chen still did not really understand the benefits that he received. However, he vaguely felt that they would bring him a great and pleasant surprise in the future.
At this moment, the frantic energy in his blood vessels had already calmed down as if saturated.
Due to the restriction of his cultivation, he could no longer continue absorbing the golden Life Juice Source. If he continued, there was no guarantee that his physical body would not explode.
Xiao Chen had returned to his peak state. Now, although his cultivation had not increased, he knew that he had already experienced a rebirth.
He had stabilized his cultivation at the half-step Primal Core Realm. Breaking through the bottleneck to the Primal Core Realm was now just a matter of time and waiting for the right conditions.
Many people would be stuck at the bottleneck to the Primal Core Realm for ten years or a hundred years, or even a lifetime.
However, this fortuitous encounter allowed Xiao Chen to greatly reduce the time he needed to reach the Primal Core Realm. Furthermore, his foundations had solidified even further,pletely eliminating any resultant problems from absorbing the ten-thousand-year-old Baleful Yin Energy and the Heavenly Yang Pill.
My bloodline seems to have an irresistible innate attraction for this Life Juice Source.
Now that Xiao Chen had resolved his current danger, he looked around and started entertaining ideas.
Although he could not absorb any more Life Juice Source for now, this golden Life Juice Source was worth cities. He should collect as much as he could.
With this thought, he repeated what he did before, taking the initiative to drive the power of his bloodline and form a whirlpool in his palm.
Immediately, the golden Life Juice Source spewed out from above and below.
It was indeed possible. Xiao Chen showed a delighted expression. Then, he took out the jade bottle that contained a huge space with his left hand and started collecting the liquid happily.
This Tree of Life contained an exceptional amount of this pure, golden Life Juice Force.
The other Trees of Life only gave about four hundred kilograms of silver Life Juice Force at most before the sap turned turbid.
However, Xiao Chen had already collected close to five hundred kilograms, yet there was still no sign of any impurities.
Rumble...!
However, just at this moment, something strange happened. Xiao Chen felt the trunk of the tree shake violently.
The entire Tree of Life juddered, creating horrifying undercurrents that rocked the ck Star Sawtooth Sharks in the nest up and down wildly.
Crack! Crack! The roots of this Tree of Life came out of the seabed. The massive Tree of Life, which was about three kilometers tall, started running in the water.
It turned out that this Tree of Life had already gained some intelligence. It felt its sap draining quickly but did not know what was happening.
Hence, its basic instinct was to leave this ce.
Xiao Chen tumbled uncontrobly, unable to maintain his bnce.
He wanted toe out, but when he used his Spiritual Sense to check, he was startled into abandoning that idea.
Frantic, clueless ck Star Sawtooth Sharks filled the waters, surrounding the Tree of Life.
The Tree of Life was a divine object of their race. This was especially so for this Tree of Life that gave golden liquid. It was a deity among deities, something that formed the basis of their faith.
During ancient times, many savage races stubbornly pursued their faith. Now, these ck Star Sawtooth Sharks were like those savage races, all of them entering a frenzy.
As they surrounded the Tree of Life, they moaned in a fluster. However, they did not know what had happened.
Even so, they did not dare to approach lest they hurt the Tree of Life. They could only surround it and swim forward with it.
Xiao Chen, who was in the Tree of Life, was stunned. Unexpectedly, he had triggered such a hugemotion.
If he went out now, he would probably get torn apart by these furious ck Star Sawtooth Sharks; not even scraps of his body would remain.
I need to make this Tree of Life surface. Only then will I have a chance of survival.
A brilliant light shed in Xiao Chens eyes. Either he gave up or went all-out. So, he frantically collected the Life Juice Source, trying to kill this Tree of Life. Then, it naturally would float up.
Chapter 1627 (Raw 1607): Making Up His Mind
Chapter 1627 (Raw 1607): Making Up His Mind
After making up his mind to go all-in, Xiao Chen stopped thinking of other things.
As he quickly collected the golden Life Juice Source, the surrounding scene did not change. The ck Star Sawtooth Sharks seemed to have gone crazy, roaring endlessly as they surrounded the Tree of Life.
Their energy felt inexhaustible. The chief that led them appeared extremely anxious.
The chief could sense the Tree of Lifes aura slowly ebbing and could not help bing even more anxious.
This Tree of Life had been passed down since ancient times in their tribe. It was a god-like existence to the chief.
If this Tree of Life suddenly fell, it would be like how some humans lost their faith. The consequences would be hard to imagine.
The chief wanted to go forward to pull the Tree of Life back several times. However, due to the reverence in its heart, it still did not dare to go and touch the Tree of Life, only following behind.
The situation developed more or less as Xiao Chen expected. As he collected more and more Life Juice Source, that massive Tree of Life started to rise slowly until it floated to the surface. However, those ck Star Sawtooth Sharks also followed it up.
Hundreds of crazed ck Star Sawtooth Sharks created towering, overwhelming waves on the starry sea like a scary storm.
Xiao Chen, who was in the tree, had already collected one ton of Life Juice Source. However, he could not smile when he saw the surrounding situation.
As things stood, the moment he appeared, this group of ck Star Sawtooth Sharks would immediately tear his body apart and eat him up. He would die without leaving even a corpse. There was no other way about it.
What should I do?
The Life Juice Source in the hole was already no longer pure, so Xiao Chen stopped collecting. The expression on his face clearly showed that he was in a spot.
In such a situation, he truly had no ideas at all, unable toe out.
Xiao Chen could only wait until this Tree of Life died and see if the ck Star Sawtooth Sharks would leave.
However, even if the Tree of Life died, these ck Star Sawtooth Sharks would probably not leave empty-handed. They might try to bring it back to the nest.
There was also the possibility that the defenses of the bark would deteriorate after the Tree of Life died. Then, when the starry sea corroded it, Xiao Chen would get exposed.
No matter how he thought about it, the current situation was not optimistic.
Suddenly, Xiao Chen felt a disturbance. The life aura of the Tree of Life actually stopped diminishing. Instead, it started to increase slowly.
This...
Xiao Chen immediately checked with his Spiritual Sense. He only saw that the Tree of Life, which was floating on the sea, had extended tens of thousands of branches interweaved in aplicated fashion.
These branches were like tentacles, all of them stabbing into the body of the ck Star Sawtooth Shark chief and absorbing the ck Star Sawtooth Shark chiefs flesh and blood to nourish the Tree of Life.
What was stranger was that the ck Star Sawtooth Shark chiefan extremely powerful, heaven-defying existencedid not resist at all.
This scene shocked Xiao Chen for a while. However, after some consideration, he understood. These Trees of Life grew by relying on the prey that the ck Star Sawtooth Sharks brought back.
It was logical that the Tree of Life could extend its life by absorbing the ck Star Sawtooth Shark chiefs flesh and blood.
These ck Star Sawtooth Sharks were normally savage and brutal. Unexpectedly, they were so fanatical when it came to their so-called divine object.
In Xiao Chens opinion, this was not worth the price.
Of course, this was not the main point, which was that Xiao Chens situation still did not look optimistic.
After half a day, the ck Star Sawtooth Shark chiefs aura weakened significantly. However, it still inspired fear and horror in others.
On the contrary, the Tree of Life waspletely stabilized, and its life aura slowly grew stronger.
In the distance, a in, t, blue merchant ship traveled on the starry sea, approaching this area.
ck Star Sawtooth Sharks?
Oh my goodness, it is an entire tribe of ck Star Sawtooth Sharks! Quickly, go around! Go around!
Dozens of figures appeared on that merchant ship.
These peoples cultivations were not low. With one look, it was clear that they were not the guards of the ship. However, with one nce at the situation, they quickly hid in the ship.
If it were an ordinary storm, they would be able to force their way through. However, this was a shoal of ck Star Sawtooth Sharks. In that case, they could only detour.
Following this, other merchant ships and adventuring cultivators passed by this stormy sea region. After seeing the ck Star Sawtooth Sharks, they chose to distance themselves immediately without getting a closer look.
However, not everyone in this vast Grave Sea would fear the ck Star Sawtooth Sharks. There would always be some experts around.
Soon, the sky turned dark.
A vast and boundless aura tore through the air and pushed back the countless waves.
When this aura descended, it forcibly suppressed the storm that the ck Star Sawtooth Sharks kicked up.
Then, this aura merged with the sea, and no more storms appeared.
The sea calmed. The rain and waves stopped, leaving the vast sea looking peaceful.
Xiao Chen, who was in the tree hole, was shocked.
Ate-stage Major Primal Core expert!
However, thiste-stage Major Primal Core expert was several times stronger than the three Rank 2 sect elders of simr cultivation in Purple Sun City.
This disparity confused Xiao Chen somewhat. After thinking for a while, he understood.
The entire Grave Sea was replete with dense Spiritual Energy. The level of space was higher here, and gravity was several times that outside.
Cultivators who grew up in such an environment would definitely be stronger than those outside.
It was just like the Sky Dome Realms Martial Sages being like paper before the Kunlun Realms Martial Sages.
This also exined why those three Rank 2 sect First Elders were helpless against the ck Lotus Churchs ck-d arhat, despite him being only an early-stage Major Primal Core cultivator.
A Starry Sea Fluorescent Tree?
Master, it really is the legendary Tree of Life of the sea. However, doesnt it live at the bottom of the sea?
A gray-d old man with white hair led two youths as they passed this sea region.
Without the storm and waves blocking, they could easily see the gargantuan Tree of Life surrounded by the ck Star Sawtooth Sharks.
When the gray-robed old man saw this, he found it strange. Then, he smiled and said, This is truly such a fortuitous encounter. This Tree of Life has lived for at least ten thousand years. The Life Juice Source in it should have reached the highest quality. However, even if it is not of the highest quality, it should still be something rare.
Life Juice Source?
A light clearly shed in the eyes of the two young men.
The youth on the left seemed to have some knowledge about the Life Juice Source. I heard that bathing in this Life Juice Source could bring about a transformation of the physical body. If one were a heaven-defying outstanding talent with a Great Deste bloodline, it would be a tonic of tonics, its effects several times stronger.
Thats right.
The gray-d old man smiled and said, Although the two of you are not of a Great Deste bloodline, this Life Juice Source can still bring you a lot of benefits. Even for me, it is extremely beneficial.
If you can obtain the Life Juice Source, you can gain a physical bodyparable to that of Primal Core Venerates, at the very least. Furthermore, your foundation will be firmer, and your chances of breaking through will be greater. All the more so for your future aplishments.
On hearing this, the two young men appeared somewhat excited. The two of them were peak Yang Essence cultivators and could advance to half-step Primal Core at any time.
With this Life Juice Source, their futures would be bright.
However, the gray-d old mans next words immediately made the two of them calm down.
Nevertheless, we can only think about it. That ck Star Sawtooth Shark in the very center is as strong as a Cloud Sea cultivator. The hundreds of ck Star Sawtooth Sharks around are not easy to deal with, either.
The two youths revealed dispirited looks; they even felt like dying.
Fortuitous encounters...were indeed hard toe by, but they were still too weak.
The gray-d old man, on the other hand, showed a calm expression, able to let it go. He was aged and had seen many things, experienced many things.
The old man once saw a Distant Ancient Era sects Dao Tool in a forbidden area of a Remnant. Experts had thrown themselves at it and died, one after another.
There were many things that would not be ones even if one saw it.
Somethings wrong!
Suddenly, the old mans expression changed slightly. He gathered his Mental Energy in his eyes and looked into the distance. Then, his gaze fell on the ck Star Sawtooth Shark chief.
The old man discovered that the branches of the Tree of Life had stabbed into this ck Star Sawtooth Shark chiefs body from underwater.
So, that is whats happening: one dying Tree of Life and one Cloud Sea ck Star Sawtooth Shark that appears weak.
The gray-d old man revealed a smile. He had been about to leave, but now he changed his mind.
A gleam of excitement shed in the old mans eyes.
Master, whats wrong? The two disciples could tell that something was off.
The gray-robed old man smiled mysteriously. Perhaps, this fortuitous encounter is truly a fortuitous encounter. Ill send a message to my two junior brothers to make a trip over.
Chapter 1628 (Raw 1610): Sea Tyrant
Chapter 1628 (Raw 1610): Sea Tyrant
Inside the tree hole, Xiao Chen entered deep thought.
He had heard clearly everything the old man said, and was considering countermeasures.
This was an opportunity. However, if Xiao Chen did not grasp it properly, the result would be the same. It would just be a matter of dying in the jaws of a ck Star Sawtooth Shark or in the hands of a sect expert.
Actually, there was not much difference. In fact, thetter might be worse. At least the former would be a quick death.
Xiao Chen waited quietly and observed first, to see how that old man intended to deal with the ck Star Sawtooth Sharks.
Even if the ck Star Sawtooth Shark chief looked ferocious but was weak, the hundreds of other ck Star Sawtooth Sharks would not be easy to deal with.
Each mature ck Star Sawtooth Shark would be at least as strong as an early-stage Major Primal Core cultivator. Some were even as strong as ate-stage Major Primal Core cultivator.
These ck Star Sawtooth Sharks were not much weaker than the gray-d old man.
Xiao Chen took special note that this old man and two youths were not riding a ship. Instead, there was an oceanic ferocious beast under them.
That ferocious beast was a tortoise-like beast that resembled the ck Tortoise. Clearly, it had been tamed.
After four hours, two red dots appeared in the sky. As the red dots approached, Xiao Chen discovered that they were two giant sea birds with ferocious gazes.
When Xiao Chen, who was in the tree hole, saw this scene, he felt somewhat shocked.
The sect that the gray-robed old man belonged to had to have some special means to tame ferocious beasts. If not, then they were a sect that focused on taming ferocious beasts.
Whoosh! Whoosh!
The two ferocious sea birds hovered above the sea. As they pped their wings, they instantly kicked up one-kilometer-tall waves.
A strong wind blew over the sea, rumbling strangely.
Xiao Chen did not recognize this sea bird. Their ws were like metal hooks flickering with cold light. Their wings were like sharp scimitars. As they pped their wings, they were like sharp, unsheathed sabers.
The feathers on the bird looked like metal, shining with a metallic gleam.
Senior Brother, why did you call for us so urgently, even getting us to bring the Cold Steel Eaglessomething rare in our sect?
We spent a lot of effort to get the Sect Masters permission for this.
Two slightly younger old men in attire simr to the gray-d old mans stood on the sea birds.
The gray-d old man smiled and projected his aura once more. Then, the storm caused by the ck Star Sawtooth Sharks calmed again.
ck Star Sawtooth Sharks. That is...
The Starry Sea Fluorescent Tree! The seas Tree of Life!
The eyes of the two old men on the Cold Steel Eagles immediately lit up as they instantly understood the gray-d old mans intentions.
The gargantuan Tree of Life was several kilometers tall, floating on the surface of the sea. Xiao Chen remained well hidden in the insignificant tree hole.
As he looked at the two Cold Steel Eagles, he felt doubtful. Could Cold Steel Eagles deal with all the ck Star Sawtooth Sharks?
However, his doubts were dispelled in the next moment. He learned that the sea birds that could fly in the starry sea were all tyrants of the sea.
Many creatures and things in the world countered each other. The ck Star Sawtooth Sharks were very strong; hence, mostte-stage Major Primal Core Venerates were reluctant to sh with them.
However, everything in the world had its own natural predator.
That was right. For the ck Star Sawtooth Shark, that would be this Cold Steel Eagle, a famous ferocious beast in the Grave Sea. The feathers on its body were as sharp as cold steel, its body as hard as metal.
The Cold Steel Eagle did not fear the corrosion of the starry sea. Just one of its feathers was said to be worth a city, extremely hard to get.
The two old men jumped onto the tortoise beasts back and blew a small exquisite flute. The pleasant melody of the flute immediately spread everywhere, echoing over the surface of the sea, and sounded exceptionally sweet.
When the flute trilled, the two Cold Steel Eagles immediately entered abat state, spreading their wings and attacking.
Every time the Cold Steel Eagles swooped down, their ws would gouge out six bloody wounds in the bodies of the ck Star Sawtooth Sharks.
The Cold Steel Eagles sharp beaks easily pecked holes in the ck Star Sawtooth Sharks skin.
More importantly, these Cold Steel Eagles were ice-attributed. The wounds they inflicted froze, unable to recover.
Their speed was as fast as lightning. The ck Star Sawtooth Sharks could not catch them at all.
Soon, the ck Star Sawtooth Sharks cried out miserably. The sea quickly dyed red, giving off a heavy, bloody stench.
As for the ck Star Sawtooth Shark chief, which posed the greatest threat to the Cold Steel Eagles, it was on itsst breath. The Tree of Life had nearly drained it, and only an empty husk was left.
This was simply a miserable scene. The strong ck Star Sawtooth Sharks were getting killed without being able to retaliate, so the remaining ones dove into the water.
Even so, these ck Star Sawtooth Sharks found it difficult to escape the danger since these Cold Steel Eagles could enter the water for short periods.
Working together, the two Cold Steel Eagles lifted a ck Star Sawtooth Shark into the air, their hooklike ws digging deep into its flesh.
Then, the two Cold Steel Eagles flew in different directions, creating a bloody scene.
The ck Star Sawtooth Shark was torn apart, and its blood spilled into the air. The scene was so cruel that Xiao Chen could not bear to watch, either.
The remaining ck Star Sawtooth Sharks no longer dared to show themselves, diving deep into the sea.
Suddenly, the flute music became sharper, and the two Cold Steel Eagles pped their wings and brought them together. Feathers containing cold Qi shot into the water.
Blood spread, and waves soared up from the bottom of the sea. The entire ck Star Sawtooth Shark tribe fled frantically far away in fear of being killed.
The two Cold Steel Eagles gained aplete victory!
Xiao Chen, who personally witnessed this scene, understood something: if he saw sea birds that could fly in the starry sea in the future, he should quickly avoid them.
These were the natural tyrants of the sea, the birds of the starry sea!
The tortoise beast remained in the water, carrying the smiling five people towards the Starry Sea Fluorescent Tree. Xiao Chen, who was in the tree hole, was immediately plunged back into danger.
He had originally been nning to use the chaos while the other party was fighting a ferocious battle with the ck Star Sawtooth Sharks to leave.
However, the battle ended up one-sided; there had been no chance at all.
If the other party knew that Xiao Chen had already emptied out the pure Life Juice Source of this tree, Xiao Chen would not survive even if he had nine lives.
The five on the tortoise beast chatted heartily. Xiao Chen, who was in the tree hole, could hear their conversation.
One kilometer...nine hundred meters...eight hundred meters...
When the tortoise beast was only five hundred meters away from the Tree of Life, Xiao Chen braced himself and came out of the tree hole.
Then, he revealed a happy smile as if seeing his savior. He performed a grateful cupped-fist salute and said, Junior Xiao Chen thanks the various seniors for saving my life.
Whoosh!
When Xiao Chen suddenly appeared, he startled the five. Who could have anticipated that there was someone among the hundreds of ck Star Sawtooth Sharks?
However, when the gray-robed old man saw that Xiao Chen was merely a half-step Primal Core cultivator, he immediately revealed a cold smile.
Speak! Why are you in the Starry Sea Fluorescent Tree? the gray-d old man shouted, unting his might as he coldly eyed Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen calmed himself and exined unhurriedly, This juniors ship overturned in the storm, and everyone scattered. I was lucky and ran into this strange tree. However, those ck Star Sawtooth Sharks quickly surrounded me. Fortunately, Seniors made a move earlier, saving me.
The gray-d old man smiled and said, That is reasonable and logical. You are not flustered and did not try to avoid our gazes. You do not look like you are lying. However, do you think I will believe you?
No.
When Xiao Chen heard that, he smiled helplessly. This gray-d old man was experienced. Xiao Chens acting skills would not get him through this problem.
However, it was a good thing that Xiao Chen had taken the initiative to reveal himself. Had he tried to flee right away, he would have died on the spot in the hands of threete-stage Major Primal Core Venerates.
When the gray-d old man saw Xiao Chens calm appearance, heughed, Based on your air, you are no ordinary person. My Beast Governing Sect is a righteous sect and will not kill for no reason. Hand over your storage ring and follow us back to our Beast Governing Sect. After we verify your identity, if you are not of an evil sect, we will naturally let you go.
These conditions were very stringent; the gray-d old man managed this very well, taking many things into consideration.
After living for so long, the gray-d old man knew that there were some people who should not be killed. He trusted his judgment in this.
This white-d youth before the gray-d old man possessed an extraordinary air and did not fluster before danger. He was definitely not an ordinary person.
If the gray-d old man could avoid killing this person, it would be best to do so. Obtaining this persons storage ring would already ensure he maximized his own benefits.
Otherwise, the seniors of this youth mighte to find fault with them. The gray-d old man knew when to advance and withdraw,ing out with a condition that the other party would have difficulty rejecting.
Sorry, this junior cannot ept this condition.
Xiao Chen immediately rejected the gray-d old mans terms and pushed off with his feet to soar into the air.
Upon seeing Xiao Chen fly far away, the three Major Primal Core Venerates shook their heads slightly with mocking expressions on their faces.
With two Cold Steel Eagles by their side, this person actually dared to flee into the air in the starry sea.
Showing off was no good.
The flute music rang out again, and the two Cold Steel Eagles cocked their heads back. Then, they locked their cold eyes on Xiao Chen before crying out and spreading their wings to take flight.
The others climbed onto the Tree of Life, no longer looking at Xiao Chen, considering him already a dead man.
Chapter 1629 (Raw 1611): Unexpected Rescue from Danger
Chapter 1629 (Raw 1611): Unexpected Rescue from Danger
Xiao Chen moved quickly, knowing that escaping from danger this time would be hard.
The gravity in the starry sea was ten times that outside, restricting his speed and movements.
Furthermore, the Cold Steel Eaglestyrants of the seagrew up in the starry sea. They were innately agile and could move as they pleased as fast as lightning.
In this trip to obtain the Life Juice Source, Xiao Chen had experienced setback after setback. Unexpectedly, in the end, this was still the result; he felt somewhat unreconciled to it.
After seeing the Cold Steel Eagles massacre the ck Star Sawtooth Shark tribe, he had no desire to fight them. He could only do one thing: run!
Xiao Chen prayed that the ck Cuss pirate ship was not very far from him and coulde over to reinforce him. By using the Yazi Beast Demon Soul, he would have a chance to survive and flee.
Xiao Chens Captain Token was linked to the ck Cuss. Xiao Suos crew could sense his general location through the pirate ship.
However, Xiao Chen did not know where the Tree of Life had carried him in this vast starry sea. The chances of the ck Cuss rushing over quickly were very slim.
Whoosh! Whoosh!
Two sonic booms came from behind Xiao Chen. Those were the feathers of the Cold Steel Eagles whistling by while emitting a sharp cold Qi.
The Cold Steel Eagles ignored the gravity of the starry sea, instantly charging over and piercing towards Xiao Chens back, as the pleasant melody of the flute rang out.
Ssh! Xiao Chen dove into the water, experiencing danger after danger, avoiding the two feathers filled with boundless killing intent.
Crackle! Crackle! Once the feathers entered the water, cold Qi spread out on the surface of the water and turned into ayer of thin ice.
With this obstruction, Xiao Chen, who had a head start, lost his lead to the Cold Steel Eagles.
Ssh! Water surged up as the Cold Steel Eagles followed Xiao Chen into the water without hesitation.
Crack! Crack! The two Cold Steel Eagles spread their wings out. Their sharp wings were like huge, sharp sabers. They moved through the water like they were des, crisscrossing and moving nimbly.
The water was even sliced into countless small pieces by the Cold Steel Eagles.
The two Cold Steel Eagles swam in the water, weaving in and out like a pair ofplicated and sharp scissors, which formed saber lights that were very confusing to look at. Soon, it looked like they would surround Xiao Chen.
Whoosh!
Pushed into a corner, Xiao Chen executed the Fish Dragon Art, instantly changing from a fish to a dragon and materializing the stance of an Azure Dragon leaving the sea.
Ssh! After storing up power, he shot out of the sea to a height of one kilometer.
Before he could catch a breather, the two Cold Steel Eagles followed amid the melody of the flute.
Afternding on the sea surface, Xiao Chen immediately charged at the Cold Steel Eagles. In the time it took for a spark to fly, he drew his Lunar Shadow Saber.
Dang! Dang! Dang!
The saber and the wings of the Cold Steel Eagles instantly exchanged a hundred moves, producing melodious and resonant ngor like two weapons shing.
After a hundred moves, dozens of bleeding saber wounds riddled Xiao Chens body.
However, the Cold Steel Eagles feathers were like metal, sustaining only some marks, and they were recovering quickly.
When Xiao Chen noticed this detail, his pupils constricted. He narrowed his eyes and looked carefully, entering deep thought.
However, he did not have much time for thought, as the two Cold Steel Eagles charged over once more.
By relying on his strong Azure Dragon War Body and the advantages of the Fish Dragon Art, Xiao Chen entered and left the battle quickly.
If not for having refined the high-quality Life Juice Source, which let his physical body experience a rebirth and refreshed his soulincreasing hisbat prowessXiao Chen would have long since be a ghost at the ws of these two Cold Steel Eagles.
The current situation was still not optimistic. Without a miracle, his defeat was just a matter of time.
Xiao Chen did not believe in miracles, only himself. He would persevere to the end. Even if it was a dead end, he would put in his full effort, never giving up until thest moment. No one could tell what would happen.
Hence, a somewhat miserable scene appeared above the vast sea. Two enormous Cold Steel Eagles continuously chased after Xiao Chen, who was several times smaller.
In the battle, that figure seemed nearly insignificant inparison to the Cold Steel Eagles.
Compared to the massacre of the ck Star Sawtooth Sharks, this scene looked even more miserable. It was like two ferocious tigers toying with amb.
When the five saw this distant scene from the Tree of Life, they were greatly startled, forgetting about what they needed to do.
This white-d desman has really strong willpower. To think that he is still struggling!
I wonder, why isnt he dead yet? Could he be stronger than the ck Star Sawtooth Sharks?
The two young disciples were startled, feeling confused.
The gray-d old man said seriously, Naturally, he is not as strong as the ck Star Sawtooth Sharks. However, his skill at the saber is excellent. This youth is incredible.
The flute melody came to a stop. The two old men behind said, Senior Brother, they are already too far away. The flute melody can no longer control the Cold Steel Eagles. However, that white-d youth seems to still have some fight in him and is still struggling.
Never mind, just ignore him. Even if we do not control them, the Cold Steel Eagles killing him is just a matter of time.
The gray-d old man shook his head beforending his gaze on the dying ck Star Sawtooth Shark chief at the roots of the Tree of Life. Junior Brothers, lets attack together and end it.
Yes!
A skinny camel is stillrger than a horse. Dont be careless and meet with unexpected failure.
The three Beast Governing Sect Elders flew up at the same time and charged at the ck Star Sawtooth Shark chief.
If they could sessfully kill the ck Star Sawtooth Shark chief, even without the Life Juice Source, just the ck Star Sawtooth Sharks body alone would be a huge windfall.
Extremely far away, the two Cold Steel Eagles and Xiao Chen were already beyond the line of sight of the gray-d old man and the others.
As the gray-d old mans junior brother said, Xiao Chen indeed had only a breath left in him. Actually, it would be more urate to say that he had long had only a breath left in him.
The two Cold Steel Eagles had been pursuing him, giving him no chance to catch his breath from the very start.
The injuries that Xiao Chen sustained became increasingly worse. While the recovery ability of the Azure Dragon bloodline was very strong, it was no match for this situation where he was harried into battle without any breaks.
He did not get even a single moment of rest.
Under such circumstances, he had no time to bring out a trump card. Before he could do so, one of the Cold Steel Eagles would have chopped him in half.
If there had been only one Cold Steel Eagle, Xiao Chen would not be in such a sorry state.
Just as he was about to despair, a figure of golden light suddenly appeared on the horizon.
The might of a Holy Beast, together with surging heatwaves, swept over.
The two Cold Steel Eagles chasing Xiao Chen paused for the first time. As they pped their wings, they looked into the distance with their excellent eyesight.
Little Yellow Feather! Xiao Chen could not help smiling faintly, revealing a trace of happiness.
He just knew that there would not be any true dead ends.
This was worth him bitterly hanging on until now. In life, there were many things that seemed impossible. However, if onested to the end, one would find that it was not truly a dead end.
This was not a miracle, just a possibility brought about by perseverance.
It is truly worth raising you for so many years.
For the first time, Xiao Chen felt that Little Yellow Feather was very cute.
He remembered that he left Little Yellow Feather on the ck Cuss. In that case, the ck Cuss should not be far.
However, as the pirates did not dare to risk flying above the water, they got Little Yellow Feather to meet up with Xiao Chen first.
Little Yellow Feather was like a golden meteor, its speed somewhat faster than the two Cold Steel Eagles.
Even though the gravity in the Grave Sea was ten times stronger than outside, Little Yellow Feather could move nimbly and freely like it was born here.
When the two Cold Steel Eagles saw Little Yellow Feather, they felt an innate fear. At the same time, they felt some doubts in their minds.
What kind of bird was this? They had never seen it before. It actually could also fly freely in the starry sea.
As the Cold Steel Eagles hesitated, Xiao Chen charged over at full speed. Then, he performed a somersault andnded on Little Yellow Feather.
The gravity immediately disappeared; all the difort vanished. Little Yellow Feather was like an istion barrier.
Thank you, little fellow. Lets quickly return.
Xiao Chen heaved a sigh of relief. Using this opportunity, he quickly treated all his wounds and recovered his energy.
Who knew, Little Yellow Feather did not listen to Xiao Chen. It continued hovering in the air, ferociously eyeing the two Cold Steel Eagles.
Xiao Chen, Little Yellow Feather says that it wants to get justice for you and teach these two silly birds a lesson.
Ao Jiaos voice rang out in Xiao Chens mind, stunning him.
Are you sure? Just one of these two Cold Steel Eagles is equal to a Major Primal Core cultivator. With the two of them together, theirbat prowess increases explosively.
Chapter 1630 (Raw 1612): Ending Up with Nothing
Chapter 1630 (Raw 1612): Ending Up with Nothing
Before Xiao Chen could think, Little Yellow Feather started trembling.
Whoosh!
As Little Yellow Feather gave off a golden light, its body zed with a fierce me. This was the first time Xiao Chen had seen it enter itsbat state since its Nirvanic Rebirth.
All of the Golden Crows feathers shone with a glistening, golden light. This was not the light from its feathers but the light given off by the me.
Xiao Chen squinted slightly, finding the light somewhat piercing. Heatwaves spread out uncontrobly.
The surface of the sea slowly started surging as heatwaves rose.
What strong heatwaves! Xiao Chens skin felt scorched, which startled him. Despite the strength of his physical body, he actually could not withstand the heatwavesing from Little Yellow Feather.
He had to leave the Golden Crow and watch from afar.
After that, Xiao Chen was shocked to discover that after Little Yellow Feather entered itsbat state, the two Cold Steel Eagles actually pped their wings and started to retreat.
Suddenly, drops of water appeared on the two Cold Steel Eagles bodies and dripped off.
Smack!
When a drop of that water fell into the sea, the sea sank in deeply like so much cotton candy. In the next moment, the seawater bounced back with a huge wave.
Drip! Drip!
These water droplets kept falling from the Cold Steel Eagles bodies. These water droplets looked very ordinary, but they contained a startling amount of energy. Rumbling rang out as towering waves appeared on the sea in rapid session.
Xiao Chen narrowed his eyes and saw a sh of light. Suddenly, he understood.
Its ice!
The Cold Steel Eagles feathers were covered in ayer of ice. This was why Xiao Chens saber only left a few marks on their surface without injuring the Cold Steel Eagles at all.
Clearly, this ice was not normal ice. When normal ice melted into water, it would not contain such intense might.
It was thisyer of ice that allowed the Cold Steel Eagles feathers to be even sharper and harder than Profound Tools and also give off cold Qi.
However, everything had its nemesis. Little Yellow Feather was the Golden Crow Holy Beast, which was born in the sun. It was a divine beast of mes from birth. To say that it was the ancestor of those that used fire was no exaggeration.
With Little Yellow Feathers purposeful control, the ambient temperature climbed steadily. Clearly, the two Cold Steel Eagles found it hard to bear.
Hence, a startling scene appeared in the air. Many Golden Crows much smaller than the two Cold Steel Eagles harried the Cold Steel Eagles in the air.
Why does todays sun feel somewhat strange?
Sweat continuously dripped down Xiao Chens forehead. Then, he raised his head and looked at the sun in the sky, feeling that the sun was ridiculously strong.
This moment of carelessness had him shutting his eyes in pain, feeling like fire had burned them.
Fortunately, he was not severely injured. After circting his energy a little, he recovered.
Xiao Chen carefully opened his eyes and squinted at the sun. It was incredibly bright, and the sunlight it sent down was exceptionally piercing.
Suddenly, Little Yellow Feather shrieked out. The sunlight became like snowkes falling.
Fierce mes immediately zed on the surface of the sea, covering a radius of more than fifty kilometers.
Is Little Yellow Feather able to use the energy of the suns light directly after its Nirvanic Rebirth?
I dont remember it having such an ability in the past. Xiao Chen felt startled. Little Yellow Feathers quiet growth exceeded his expectations.
Ga! Ga! Ga! Ga!
Suddenly, two miserable cries came from the air. Little Yellow Feather swung one of its ws forward like it was kicking a ball. It knocked one of the Cold Steel Eagles into the sea, not too far from Xiao Chen.
Then, Little Yellow Feather kicked again, and it struck down the other Cold Steel Eagle. This Cold Steel Eagle caromed into the first one, which had just gotten up, knocking it back down.
Burned by the sea of fire, the two Cold Steel Eagles wailed in pain, sounding wretched.
Whoosh!
Little Yellow Feather spread its wings, and the mes on the surface of the sea turned into beams of light that entered its body. The might of a Holy Beast surged out, and the two Cold Steel Eagles were frightened into shivering, not daring to get up.
Whoosh! Little Yellow Feather swooped down andnded on the head of one of the Cold Steel Eagles. Then, it turned back into the size of a palm, standing on the other party and appearing cocky.
Hehe! It is settled. Little Yellow Feather says that you should go and trample on these two silly birds. Ao Jiaos rxedughter rang out in Xiao Chens mind.
This battle was much more rxed than Xiao Chen imagined. The Cold Steel Eagles seemed like they met their nemesis,pletely suppressed by Little Yellow Feather, who was much weaker than them.
In the entire battle, the Cold Steel Eagles only managed to do one thing: get beaten up.
Xiao Chen pushed off with his feet, feeling cautious as hended before the two Cold Steel Eagles. They were like two small buildings standing right before him.
The two Cold Steel Eagles lowered their heads with none of the tyranny and ferocity they had disyed when they massacred the ck Star Sawtooth Sharks and hounded Xiao Chen.
They were like little children caught making a mistake.
Now, Xiao Chen finally fully believed what Little Yellow Feather said, and could not help showing a smile.
Everything in the world had a counter. Who could have thought that the powerful Cold Steel Eagles that pursued Xiao Chen all over the ce would be subdued into obedience by Little Yellow Feather?
Of course, Xiao Chen would not really go and trample on these two Cold Steel Eagles. He smiled and said, Little Yellow Feather, let them go.
Little Yellow Feather, which was on the head of one of the Cold Steel Eagles, extended a wing as though it was pointing and chirped endlessly.
Hahaha! Xiao Chen, Little Yellow Feather said that these are the disciples it just took in. You are its big brother, so you are the big brother of the Cold Steel Eagles big brother.
Ao Jiao was amused by this,ughing endlessly.
Xiao Chen was in disbelief, feeling suspicious. Really?
Little Yellow Feather patted its chest with its wing. Then, it rapped the head of the Cold Steel Eagle underfoot thrice with its wing.
The two Cold Steel Eagles nced at each other with hidden bitterness before nodding slightly three times. Then, they spread their wings and lowered their heads, prostrating themselves at Xiao Chens feet.
Xiao Chen could not helpughing at these actions. Then, he stepped forward to join Little Yellow Feather.
Who knew, Little Yellow Feather chirped noisily at Xiao Chen, pointing to the other Cold Steel Eagle with its wing. Then, it pounded on its chest with its wings continuously, raising its head and looking incredibly proud.
It was like Little Yellow Feather was saying one each would be more awe-inspiring.
Just like this, the two Cold Steel Eagles carried Xiao Chen and Little Yellow Feather into the distance, going to meet up with the ck Cuss pirate ship that was rushing over.
On the other side:
The three old men worked together and killed the ck Star Sawtooth Shark chief, which had already been on itsst breath.
Then, the three old men excitedlynded on the Tree of Life. The gray-d old man took out a sword and narrowed his eyes. He infused Veritable Essence Energy into the sword and ferociously stabbed it into the tree.
Pu ci!
Turbid sap immediately flowed out. The three old men frowned at the same time.
What is this? It is incredibly impure. Aside from some wood fragrance, there is no aura at all.
Thats not right. It is just ordinary tree sap, one of the old men said after bending down, scooping up a drop, and carefully inspecting it.
Master, there is a hole in the tree here! One of the two youths behind discovered something and immediately reported happily.
The gray-robed old mans figure shed; then, he arrived before the two. Some aura still lingered from the Life Juice Source in the tree hole.
However, aside from this, there was nothing. Only extremely impure tree sap remained.
Damn it! That white-d youth drained all the Life Juice Source!
The gray-d old man thought for a while and quickly figured out what had happened, bing enraged.
Senior Brother, dont worry. The two of us will get the Cold Steel Eagles to bring his corpse back.
The gray-d old mans two junior brothers immediately took out their flutes and blew them.
The sound waves focused into a beam, continuously stretching out into the distance to reach the Cold Steel Eagles that had already gone far away.
The trained Cold Steel Eagles turned restless, and Xiao Chens expression changed slightly as he sensed something wrong.
Who knew, Little Yellow Feather, who was on the other Cold Steel Eagle, fiercely swung its wing down, swatting the head of the Cold Steel Eagle it was on. Then, it stomped on the Cold Steel Eagles head like a warning.
The two Cold Steel Eagles immediately became obedient and ignored the sound of the flute.
The flute melody sped up, and the two old mens expressions turned increasingly unsightly. After a long time, they still saw no sign of the Cold Steel Eagles responding.
One of the old men said with an ugly expression, Senior Brother...we lost control of the Cold Steel Eagles.
Gurgle! Gurgle!
Just at this moment, the incredibly huge ck Star Sawtooth Shark chief, which had only its huge skeleton left, sank into the sea.
The gray-d old man ended up with nothing in the end and even lost two tamed Cold Steel Eagles. His expression changed greatly, looking very interesting.
Never mind, Ill return and exin to the Sect Master. Ill bear all responsibility for this.
The gray-d old man only sighed helplessly after a long time. He thought about the smile that Xiao Chen showed when Xiao Chen first appeared.
He felt that he had been yed. This time, he lost big.
Chapter 1631 (Raw 1613): Rapidly Rising Strength
Chapter 1631 (Raw 1613): Rapidly Rising Strength
One hourter, Xiao Chen saw the ck Cuss pirate ship, which was rushing over, as he stood on a Cold Steel Eagle.
Xiao Suo and the others stood at the bow of the ship. When they saw the two Cold Steel Eagles flying over, they were frightened pale.
The Cold Steel Eagle, one of the bona fide tyrants of the sea!
Just as Xiao Suo was about to go around, he noticed something wrong: someone was waving at them on one of the Cold Steel Eagles.
Its the captain. Its Big Brother Xiao Chen! Fei`er shouted joyfully after clearly seeing what was going on. Her eyes were very sharp.
Xiao Suo rubbed his eyes in disbelief. Damn, it really is! He went to harvest Life Juice Source, so how did he end up subduing two Cold Steel Eagles?!
When Xiao Chennded on the pirate ship, he quickly ordered Xiao Suo to turn around. By now, the group from the Beast Governing Sect should have noticed that something was wrong.
After the Beast Governing Sects group lost so much, if he ran into it again, he would have to be careful.
Half a dayter, the group from the Beast Governing Sect still had not sought Xiao Chen out. He finally heaved a sigh of relief at pulling through this cmity.
Captain, the pirate ship was submerged at the bottom of the sea for too long. Many parts were severely corroded. There is even some damage. Its speed, defense, and performance are no longer optimal.
Xiao Suo came forward and reported the ships condition to Xiao Chen.
That made sense too. The ship had been surrounded by a shoal of ck Star Sawtooth Sharks and moved about underwater. Even with a formation protecting it, damage was unavoidable.
Xiao Chen looked up and asked, Is there no way to fix it?
Logically speaking, there definitely would be a specialist in ship repair aboard. Furthermore, most of the crew understood the structure of ships very well, so they would have a certain amount of capability in performing repairs.
For simple problems, we can make do in a bad situation, but there are some things that are beyond us. The work of fixing a pirate ship is veryplicated, involving formations, refining, and an understanding of structures, knowing the properties of metal, and many more, Xiao Suo exined with a bitter smile while shaking his head.
Now, Xiao Chen understood. He had indeed oversimplified some things in his mind.
Xiao Suo suggested, We need to go to a Pirate Alliance base or arge harbor to find a specialist to fix it.
We can only do that.
Now, the journey was dyed again. Feeling helpless, Xiao Chen sighed softly.
The aim of this trip was to avoid the pursuit of the ck Lotus Church, to go to Senior Ye Zifengs sect. There was still a long journey ahead.
Lets put this matter aside for now. Xiao Suo, distribute these fifty kilograms of Life Juice Source to everyone.
Xiao Chen took out fifty kilograms of silver Life Juice Source and handed it to Xiao Suo for distribution to the ships many crewmembers.
Life Juice Source!
What a pure Life Juice Source! It is silver! This is superior grade Life Juice Source.
The crew of the pirate ship was incredibly excited, all of the members pleasantly surprised.
Life Juice Source was worth cities. Its efficiency went without saying. It was not something that these crewmembers would get to see, much less use.
However, today, not only did these crewmembers get to see it, but they even got a share of it. Their joy was naturally indescribable.
Captain, you really managed to collect Life Juice Source! Xiao Suo looked at Xiao Chen with incredulity, his gaze brimming with respect. To think that Xiao Chen dared to adventure in the ck Star Sawtooth Shark nest!
Just this courage alone was awe-inspiring. Xiao Chen really managed to get his hands on Life Juice Source.
Xiao Chen nodded and then looked at Xiao Suo, Luo Nan, and Fei`er. Come with me.
After entering the captains quarters and verifying that no one else was around, Xiao Chen took out one hundred seventy-five kilograms of golden Life Juice Source and split it between the three.
Xiao Suos cultivation was higher and could absorb more, so Xiao Chen gave him twenty-five kilograms more than the others.
This...this...this is too precious! Captain, we cant take this.
Right, right, right. Just silver Life Juice Source is enough. Captain, you should keep this for yourself. Fifty kilograms each is too much; we simply cant ept this.
Xiao Suo, Fei`er, and Luo Nan were all stunned. The silver Life Juice Source was already very shocking.
Who could have dreamed that after Xiao Chen went into the room, the Life Juice Source that he distributed to them would be golden? They had never even heard of it before.
This clearly showed how precious and rare it was,pletely surpassing everyones expectations.
What was even more unexpected that was Xiao Chen could bear to give out so much golden Life Juice Source for them to use. This was simply unimaginable.
Xiao Chen smiled and said, Take it. My harvest on this trip is much greater than you can imagine. Since you are following me, I naturally have to treat you well. If you be stronger, you will be of greater help to me.
After Xiao Chen eased their concerns, the three excitedly put away the golden Life Juice Source. They quickly returned to absorb and refine it.
Needless to say, after absorbing the Life Juice Source, the ordinary crew, Xiao Suo, Luo Nan, and Fei`er would experience a qualitative breakthrough.
Xiao Chen walked out of the captains quarters and arrived at the crows-nest of the pirate ship. Then, he waved his hand, and Little Yellow Feather came down, leading the Cold Steel Eagles over.
Smiling, he took out the golden Life Juice Source to feed these two Cold Steel Eagles.
After this, these two Cold Steel Eagles would be of great use. He needed them to go and hunt for ferocious beasts to nourish the Immemorial Demon Soul Formation.
Xiao Chen wanted to light up one pearl as soon as possible, to strengthen the Yazi Beast Demon Soul and improve thebat prowess of the entire pirate ship by arge margin.
As for Little Yellow Feather, it sniffed the golden Life Juice Source and drank it like it was water. Then, it even shook its head to indicate that it was not nice to drink.
There was no reaction from Little Yellow Feathers body at all, making Xiao Chen feel some heartache since he had wasted quite a lot of Life Juice Source.
This was because Little Yellow Feather was a pure-blooded Golden Crow, a Holy Beast. It was equal to a pure-blooded Azure Dragon Holy Beast. The quality of its bloodline was already as high as it could be. Of course, the Life Juice Source would be useless to it.
Little Yellow Feather only required time to grow, asionally gaining ess to the memories of the seniors in its bloodline.
Little Yellow Feather would quickly grow stronger without any bottleneck or any need to cultivate. Its eventual strength would be heaven-defying.
This was an existence that would cause others eyes to go green with envy, an innate strength.
However, Xiao Chen felt it was strange as well. Back then, he had found the Golden Crow Egg under the Longevity Tree in the Sky Dome Immortal Realm.
Could the Sky Dome Immortal Lord have left it behind on purpose to give Xiao Chen a helper in this Epoch?
Of course, that was possible. However, it might be due to some other reasons as well.
Three dayster:
Xiao Chen had bathed in the golden Life Juice Source several times. After going through repeated cleansing, his physique improved continuously.
Mysteriously, he felt a strong energy rushing about in the blood flowing through his body.
Xiao Chens body became sturdier, and his Azure Dragon bloodline, much thicker.
After absorbing and refining close to two hundred fifty kilograms of golden Life Juice Source, he discovered that his body was slowly limatizing to the horrible environment of the starry sea.
Xiao Chens speed and Movement Technique had already recovered to half of how they were outside, making him feel extremely gratified.
If he ran into the Cold Steel Eagles again, he would not be in such a miserable situation again. Of course...the Cold Steel Eagles were already his pets.
Right now, my physical body can be considered excellent among the Grave Seas Primal Core Venerates. The Major Primal Core Venerates would not be much stronger than me.
Xiao Chen took in a deep breath, feeling his entire body fill with energy.
However, to his surprise, the one who experienced the biggest change from the Life Juice Source was not him.
Instead, it was Luo Nan and Fei`er. These twos physical bodies had never absorbed expensive or precious natural treasures. The effect that the Life Juice Source had on them was a true rebirth, a heaven-defying change of fate.
The two of them broke through the Yang Essence Stage and reached the half-step Primal Core Stage, bing several times stronger.
When Xiao Chen heard this, at first, he was stunned. Then, he understood.
Everyones body had a certain amount of resistance to medicine. The first time one used a natural treasure would have the best effect. Furthermore, these twos cultivations were not high, and their umtions were not as vast as Xiao Chens. Such an effect was logical.
Xiao Suos improvement was also a pleasant surprise. He raised his cultivation to peak Minor Primal Core Realm under the influence of the Life Juice Source.
Xiao Chens physique continuously grew stronger after being cleansed several times. Now, hisbat prowess was no weaker than that of Primal Core Venerates who grew up in the Grave Sea.
In fact, he might even be stronger. The effects of the highest-quality Life Juice Source was indeed somewhat startling.
Xiao Chen was bbergasted. For the next year and a half, the effects of the Life Juice Source would slowly reveal themselves.
Thebat prowess of the ships crew would be greatly improved.
Xiao Chen simply handed out some more Life Juice Source to Xiao Suo and the others, earning their heartfelt gratitude.
Captain, we will arrive at the nearest Pirate Alliance base in another seven days, Xiao Suo reported.
Xiao Suos aura was more solid and vaster than before; his strength had increased significantly.
At that time, we can ask around to find out which sect this Senior Ye Zifeng is in. Captain, you also can take the chance to take the tests to raise your grade, Xiao Suo suggested to Xiao Chen.
After you raised your captain grade, you will gain many benefits and privileges in the Pirate Alliance.
Chapter 1632 (Raw 1614): Blessed Lands
Chapter 1632 (Raw 1614): Blessed Lands
Xiao Suos suggestion gave Xiao Chen food for thought. Honestly, Xiao Chen never nned on being a pirate for the rest of his life.
His goal had never changed, either. He wanted to go to Ancestor Dragon City.
He wanted to see Liu Ruyue, to be the Dragon Emperor, and revitalize the Azure Dragon bloodline.
If he got too deeply involved with the Pirate Alliance, he might face difficulty getting out in the future.
Well see. Right now, the overall capabilities of the ck Cuss are equal to that of a 3-Star pirate ship. There is no rush for now.
When Xiao Suo heard that, he was somewhat disappointed. He could tell that Xiao Chen did not have any ambitions in this area.
Xiao Chen looked at Xiao Suo and said softly, Sooner orter, I will have to leave, and this ship will return to your hands. Dont give up on what you were once determined to do.
However, Big Brother, I swore that I would follow you for the rest of my life, Xiao Suo said sincerely, appearing somewhat anxious.
Xiao Chen smiled. Dont overthink. Following me does not mean that you have to be physically with me always. I believe that one day, you will have the ability to take charge and be a 9-Star pirate. You might even be a Pirate King.
Xiao Suo smiled abashedly and did not take him seriously. Being a 9-Star pirate was already quite a stretch, what more a Pirate King.
Six dayster:
The ck Cuss pirate ship decelerated in the Grave Sea as it slowly approached the Pirate Alliance base on the sea chart.
Inside the captains quarters:
Xiao Chen opened his eyes. His body had just undergone another round of cleansing by the golden Life Juice Source and no longer had any more room for improvement.
Compared to before he first used the Life Juice Source, his physique had already experienced a qualitative change.
Now, his physical body was alreadyparable to that of Major Primal Core cultivators, not weaker by much.
Of course, the Major Primal Core cultivators referenced were those that grew up in ces like the Grave Sea.
These were not the Major Primal Core cultivators from small ces like Purple Sun City.
Right now, Xiao Chens physical body was his strongest asset. His Vital Qi could already produce three Cauldron Force easily with one casual punch.
Next were his skills with a saber, his Saber Dao. After arriving in the Great Thousand Realms, aside from his Great Dao Energy breaking into Approaching Small Perfection, there were no major improvements.
The final thing was his cultivation. The Veritable Essence Energy of the half-step Primal Core Realm was still somewhat weak.
Although Xiao Chen possessed vast umtions and firm foundations, in terms of cultivation, his Veritable Essence Energy was notparable to the peak Minor Primal Core Xiao Suo.
However, once Xiao Chen broke through the half-step Primal Core Realm, the energy that he could burst out with would be even more horrifying.
Xiao Chens current weakness was merely his umtions waiting to be unleashed.
My overall strength should not be that much inferior to that ck Lotus Church arhats anymore. Including my trump cards, I should be able to hold my own, Xiao Chen muttered to himself in deep thought.
Captain, we will arrive in the Pirate Alliance base soon. Come out and take a look. Fei`ers voice rang out as she walked into the room, addressing Xiao Chen.
ording to the directions on the sea chart, the base of the Pirate Alliance was just fifty kilometers ahead.
Xiao Chen nodded in acknowledgment. Then, he pushed open the door and went to the highest crows-nest of the ship.
Whoosh!
Suddenly, sonic booms rang out above the pirate ship. Several figures quickly flew by in the sky.
Those who dared to fly around in the starry sea were all peak experts. Without sufficient Veritable Essence Energy to support them, no one would dare to travel by flying.
Those people looked at the pirate ship below but did not linger, leaving quickly.
After a while, seven or eight groups of cultivators flew past the pirate ship, all of them heading for the ind where the Pirate Alliance base was.
Xiao Chen found it strange that so many people were wasting their Veritable Essence Energy to fly over the starry sea.
Do they not have ships?
Below, Xiao Suo exined to Fei`er, Those people are not pirates. Their ships cannot stop near Pirate Alliance bases. However, the Pirate Alliance will not stop them froming alone.
Fei`er felt confused, so she asked, They are not pirates, so what are they doing at the Pirate Alliance?
Xiao Suo smiled and replied, Some go there to buy or sell, some to establish their might and spread their fame, and some just purely to watch the excitement.
The Pirate Alliance bases in the starry sea are not as peaceful as the one in Purple Sun City. Just think of a chaotic city with no regtions. There are not as many rules as in a righteous faction. It is like a free market in the sea.
Fei`er said curiously, Establish ones might and spread ones fame? Can we do it as well?
An old crewmemberughed and said, The people of the righteous factions want to use us to spread their fame. Naturally, we can use them to spread our fame. However, it would be infamy. Hehe!
Xiao Suo nodded and said, Thats right. What does the Pirate Alliance have the most of? Naturally, it is pirates. Aside from that, there are some bandits and experts of the evil factions. Such people like to gather here as well.
There are dueling rings in Pirate Alliance bases. If one can defeat a strong pirate or an expert of the evil factions, one would be able to spread their fame quickly and even gain some benefits.
It is precisely because of its special nature that the Pirate Alliance can stand on its own, bing a special attraction of the vast starry sea and attracting all sorts of people. The people of both evil and righteous factions gather here.
Fei`er stuck out her tongue and said, So, thats the case? This feels rather interesting.
Xiao Suo turned his head and smiled. Girl, I think you have the potential to be a great pirate.
Luo Nan quickly shielded Fei`er and said, Stop talking nonsense and teaching my Fei`er the wrong things.
Xiao Suoughed loudly and said without concern, It was just a casual remark. Look at you and how anxious you are.
Xiao Chen leaned back at the high crows-nest. The Cycle Throne that was infused into his clothes appeared, and he reclinedfortably.
He looked into the distance where a blue dot had already appeared at the limits of his vision.
That was the Pirate Alliance base.
I heard that there are two Rank 3 sect disciples from different blessednds who are going to duel at this Pirate Alliance base.
Interesting. No wonder so many people areing over. It turns out that there is something exciting to see here.
There are three blessednds in the Grave Sea. Sects that are able to settle in the blessednds are peak existences among Rank 3 sects. These two people are definitely impressive.
Thats right. These two people have the bloodlines of the Great Deste Eons ten thousand races. Among the youths of their respective blessednds, they rank within the top hundred.
The physical body of Xiao Chen, who was on the crows-nest, had already undergone several rounds of strengthening. His sharp senses picked up some interesting conversations.
Blessednds...during the Immortal Epoch, that referred to the ces where the Earth Immortals resided.
Naturally, there were no Immortals in the Martial Epoch. However, the sects that upied the blessednds were simrly excellent. They had to go through intensepetition before they could enter the blessednd.
There were three blessednds in the Grave Sea: the Pot Mountain, the ck Cave Mountain, and the Heavenly Shaking Mountain.
Every one of the blessednds was famous and held a high status.
Only by going into a blessednd would Rank 3 sects have a chance to progress to Rank 4.
That nominal disciple of Pan Huangs had to be in a sect that was in one of the three blessednds.
Aside from fixing the pirate ship, Xiao Chen had another reason for going to the Pirate Alliance base: to search for Ye Zifengs sect, to find out which blessednd it was in.
When Xiao Chen overheard the conversations of these people, his eyes lit up.
If one of these two disciples from the blessednds came from the same blessednd as Ye Zifeng, perhaps he might be able to discover Yi Zifengs sect sooner than expected.
Captain, weve arrived! Xiao Suo shouted to Xiao Chen while raising his head.
Xiao Chen nodded and jumped down. The throne returned to his clothes, and hended firmly.
The group of four headed for the Pirate Hall while the other crewmembers steered the ship to the harbor to fix it.
This was not Xiao Chens first time at a Pirate Alliance base. He no longer found the many pces and halls, surrounded by pce walls, strange.
While it was the Pirate Hall, it was actually a pirate city. One should not be blinded by the name.
When one showed the Captain Token at the entrance to the Pirate Hall, one could enter for free.
If one was not a pirate and wanted to enter, one would have to pay a toll of Spirit Jades. Furthermore, it was not cheap.
Upon catching sight of the endless line of people pouring in, with all the outsiders handing over one thousand Inferior Grade Spirit Jades each, Xiao Chen was bbergasted.
The Pirate Alliance earned Spirit Jades really easily. He wondered if there were any envious factions that had set themselves against the organization.
Chapter 1633 (Raw 1615): Speak Properly
Chapter 1633 (Raw 1615): Speak Properly
Xiao Chen handed over his Captain Token to prove his identity, and his group smoothly entered the Pirate Hall.
There were majestic statues at the entrance of every Pirate Hall. As the four passed each pirate statue, their eyes lingered on it for a while.
The legendary Pirate Kings, the highest glory in every pirates heart.
One of them had a thick beard and a muscr physique. He held a scarlet pirate banner in his hand. This was the legendary Scarlet Blood Pirate King.
Xiao Chen observed for a while before going to a quiet corner. Then he said to the three, Weve traveled on the sea for so many days, so lets split up, then regroup here four hourster.
When the group approved this suggestion, Xiao Suo seemed especially excited.
After Luo Nan and Fei`er left, Xiao Chen called out to Xiao Suo to stop. Then, he handed Xiao Suo a stack of paper.
Xiao Suo received it and took a look. Every piece of paper had two or three strange,pletely unintelligible talisman runes written on it.
What is this disorderly and hideous mess?
Xiao Chen smiled and said, Mess? Thats the right word. These are the talisman runes on the Scarlet Blood War Banner; I copied them all down. This should be some kind ofnguage. Go around and see if you can find people who can trante them. Remember not to get them all tranted at the same ce; split the work up between different ces.
Xiao Suo immediately became excited. Great, leave this to me. I will definitely get it done.
There is no rush. The clues left behind by the Scarlet Blood Pirate King are surely not easy to figure out. In any case, no matter the result, be back here in four hours.
Alright, I got it. Xiao Suo rushed off with a happy smile.
Now that everyone had left, Xiao Chen stood alone, looking at this pirate city with its many tall and short buildings. He also had his own aims.
He wanted to ask around for information, as he had not managed to get much in Purple Sun City. He should be able to obtain some useful news here.
Young Hero, is this your first time in the Grave Seas Pirate Hall?
A friendly-looking person walked over to Xiao Chen with a smile, doing his best to look good-natured.
Xiao Chen sized up this person. This person wore an azure shirt and was merely a Yang Essence cultivator. He appeared ordinary with nothing special about him.
There were many such people at the entrance. Every time an outsider entered, they would go over.
In Xiao Chens previous life, such people were known as tour guides. They guided the strangers who were not pirates around the Pirate Hall.
However, most of these people made a beeline for Primal Core Venerates. Rarely would people take the initiative to chat up half-step Primal Core cultivators.
The principle was simple. Those with higher cultivations were definitely wealthier and would be more generous.
Hehe! Young Hero, dont overthink. I stay nearby. When Im free, I wait here and help outsiders like Young Hero familiarize themselves with this ce, to obtain some remuneration.
Young Hero, rest assured, aside from the dueling ring, fighting is prohibited in the other areas of this Pirate Hall. There will never be things like robbery or murder. Im Wang Feng. Young Hero can just address me as Little Wang.
[TL Note: This Wang Feng is new in the story. The Chinese characters for his name are different from the other Wang Fengs that appeared so far.]
The azure-d Wang Feng spoke a lot in one go, feeling somewhat nervous.
Wang Feng had pretty good judgment and could tell that this white-d person was of extraordinary origins and no ordinary half-step Primal Core cultivator.
If he managed to close this deal, it would surely be a big one.
Such a person would be of an extraordinary family. Furthermore, he would no doubt be the elite disciple of a Rank 3 sect. Perhaps he might even be from one of the blessednds.
Such a person would have very little experience, which would bring Wang Feng more profits.
You have pretty good judgment, but you still need more practice. Im a pirate.
Xiao Chen took out his Captain Token and unted it before the other party.
The azure-d man was surprised. Indeed, he had not expected Xiao Chen to be a pirate.
Wang Feng could not help feeling disappointed. The members of the Pirate Alliance only needed to go to the main hall of the Pirate Hall to have someone specially assigned to bring them around. He would earn nothing from this person.
However, right now, I am indeed in need of a guide. I have a question: where can I ask around for information in this Pirate Hall?
Wang Fengs face lit up with joy at Xiao Chens words. He looked around and smiled. You asked the right person. The Myriad Image Tower is the best ce to obtain information. However, our Pirate Alliance is not much inferior. Just in this Grave Sea alone, we have hundreds of strongholds of various sizes.
Cut the crap and just bring me over. Ill pay you well, Xiao Chen said bluntly, interrupting the other partys prattle.
With a happy smile, Wang Feng said, Alright, Ill bring you over now.
Having business to do was definitely a good thing. Now, Wang Feng could earn arge sum again.
Indeed, with a local leading the way, Xiao Chen saved a lot of time. Wang Feng led him through many turns and soon arrived at a tower.
Wang Feng pointed at the tower and introduced it. The West Wind Tower. This ce specializes in information gathering in the Pirate Alliance. It is not open to the public, but you have the Captain Token. Entry will not be a problem.
Then, he smiled. Do you have any other instructions? If not, then I will wait here.
Wait here first, then.
Xiao Chen strode to the West Wind Tower. The entrance was heavily guarded. They checked him very thoroughly, but when they inspected his Captain Token, they were rather casual about it, only giving it a cursory nce.
The guards handed the Captain Token back to Xiao Chen with a stern expression, speaking in an unfriendly manner.
Your Captain Token is mediocre and only gives you ess to the first floor. You cannot go to any of the other floors.
Is there a difference?
Naturally, there is. You will know after you enter.
Xiao Chen depressedly entered the first floor. Then, he was directed to a booth. There was a small window in the booth.
Azy voice came from the other side of the window. Ask, then. What do you want to know?
Xiao Chen walked over and took a seat. Then, he thought for a while before said, I would like to know if there is a Ye Zifeng in the Grave Sea. If there is
There is!
The voice behind the window answered very decisively. Then, itughed craftily and said, Good. Your free question is already used. Next up, you will have to pay Spirit Jades for every question you ask. Dont feel dissatisfied. Your level is too low, qualifying you for only one free question.
The interrupted Xiao Chen was nonplussed. His voice sank as he asked, Which sect is Senior Ye Zifeng in, and how far away is he?
Hehe! Young man, those are two questions. Each question is ten thousand Spirit Jades.
The old man speaking in there smiled and stopped speaking.
Alright, a different question, then. I would like to know Senior Ye Zifengs detailed information. Xiao Chen handed over the Spirit Jades, feeling upset. This was somewhat too expensive.
The old man seemed to be toying with him. If this continued, he would end up handing over even more Spirit Jades.
A hand stretched out of the window and quickly took away the Spirit Jades. Then, he said, For this question, you have to add another forty thousand Spirit Jades.
This was never-ending!
Xiao Chens face sank. Are you messing with me?
Hehe! Dont vent your temper on me. These are the rules set by the Pirate Alliance. The value of your question is much greater than the earlier two questions. Young man, dont y word games with me.
Bang!
The window immediately shattered. Xiao Chen had punched it, and when he pulled his hand back, he pulled out the old man in there.
The old man in there clearly had not expected him to be so tyrannical.
Xiao Chen acted promptly without any warning. Caught off guard, the old man fell to the floor after getting pulled out.
There were rows of bookshelves behind the window with all sorts of information there. Aside from those, the room was empty.
You dare attack me? The skinny old man who fell on the floor red at Xiao Chen in a rage.
You are just an insignificant half-step Primal Core cultivator, and you dare to be so condescending. You are seeking death!
Whoosh! The old mans figure shed, shooting up from the floor as he threw a palm strike at Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen snorted coldly and weed the palm strike with a punch. He instantly exploded forth with three Cauldron Force. The devious old man vomited a mouthful of blood while flying back.
This old man was a peak Minor Primal Core Venerate, but he could not withstand even one move from Xiao Chen.
As the old man stared at Xiao Chen, he could not help an expression of horror. However, he still maintained a look of confidence and said, You hairless brat, how dare you make a move here? Quickly apologize! Otherwise, you will not be able to walk out of the West Wind Tower!
Xiao Chen showed a cold smile and said indifferently, There is no need for you to care about my matters. Before the people of the West Wind Towere, youd better speak properly.
An invisible force field spread out, epassing the devious old man. He saw a terrifying murderous intent in Xiao Chens cold eyes.
The old mans heart sank, feeling a scary sense of danger envelop him.
Alright, Ill speak. The devious old mans gaze flickered as he chose to endure the humiliation first.
The devious old man said, Ye Zifeng, one of the ten Great Saber Venerates of the Grave Sea. His cultivation is extremely horrifying, having long since reached the Starry Sky Stage.
Starry Sky Stage?
Thats right. There are three stages within the Cloud Sea Realm: the Starry Sky Stage, the Holy Light Stage, and the Sovereign Stage. Starry Sky cultivators are known as Star Venerates, Holy Light cultivators are known as Holy Venerates, and Sovereign cultivators are known as Sovereign Personages, the sovereigns of humans, reaching the limits of humans. By advancing, they would leave the limits of humans, reaching another level.
Xiao Chen had skimmed through the cultivation realms of the Great Thousand Realms. Now that the old man mentioned them, he recalled this information.
Above the Cloud Sea Realm was the Divine Vein Realm. By opening one Divine Vein, one took a step into being a half-god.
Xiao Chen nodded and said, Continue.
It is said that Ye Zifeng is a nominal disciple of the Spring Snow desman, Pan Huang. His strength is among the top of the Star Venerates. There are even rumors that he has already reached the Holy Light Stage.
However, he has rarely shown himself in recent years, and there is very little news about him. Hees from the Heavenly Profound Sect, which is located in ck Cave Mountain, one of the three blessednds.
[TL Note: It is unsure whether this Heavenly Profound Sect is associated with the one in the Kunlun Realm, where the Heavenly Profound Holy Ladyes from.]
Xiao Chen nodded in satisfaction. Then, he looked at the devious old man and said, Isnt speaking properly better? Yet, you insisted on suffering first before being willing to obey.
The devious old man smiled. Dont get cocky. The moment you walk out of these doors, you will learn the consequences of your actions.
Xiao Chen smiled. What consequences? This ce is not an official information broker of the Pirate Alliance, clearly just a scam. That so-called Wang Feng is just a prop, right?
The devious old mans expression changed slightly. You...you... How did you know?
Chapter 1634 (Raw 1616): Fighting His Way Out
Chapter 1634 (Raw 1616): Fighting His Way Out
The devious old man was very surprised, filled with shock as he gazed at Xiao Chen.
Who knew, Xiao Chen smiled calmly. I was just scaring you. To think that I really guessed right.
Xiao Chen had only been somewhat suspicious. The guards strictly checked him when he came in but were very casual when it came to his Captain Token, like they did not care at all.
Hence, Xiao Chen kept an eye out. Later, the guards said that he could go only to the first floor.
At that time, Xiao Chen had already felt that something was wrong. He was just buying information, not going to the auctions or dueling ring. Why would there be a need for different grades? Normally, Spirit Jades would be sufficient, no matter what kind of news it was.
You...! The devious old man immediately felt incredibly frustrated. He said coldly, White-d brat, dont get cocky. If you have the courage, dont walk out. The waters of the Pirate Alliance are very deep. If you want to cause trouble here, it will only happen in your dreams!
Creak!
As the devious old man spoke, someone shoved the doors open. Three tall men who looked like ruffians barged in.
The leader looked at Xiao Chen with a stern expression. Are you causing trouble?
The devious old man appeared like he saw his savior. He climbed to his feet and said, Thats right. He is the one! He is the one! He is here for information, but instead of handing over Spirit Jades, he even pulled me out.
The leader looked at Xiao Chen and smiled coldly. Interesting. Now, even nobodies dare to cause trouble at the West Wind Tower. Leave behind one hundred thousand Spirit Jades. Otherwise, you can forget about walking out of the West Wind Tower.
You are really full of nonsense.
Xiao Chen could not be bothered with arguing. His figure shed, and he chopped with a knifehand strike.
Xiao Chens palm saber quickly descended.
The leader showed a startled expression. Unexpectedly, Xiao Chen attacked at the drop of a hat. In the leaders fluster, he retreated quickly.
The two at the left and right made their moves, taking advantage of this to surround Xiao Chen and force him back.
However, things did not go as the two wished. Xiao Chen was extremely fast, not giving the leader a chance to dodge at all. His palm saber hacked heavily on the other partys crossed arms. Crack! Cracks immediately appeared on the ground.
The leader groaned in pain; the bones in his arms broke, his arms losing all sensation.
Scram aside.
Xiao Chen showed no mercy, kicking the leader away. Then, with a sh, he exited the room. The two men on the left and right did not even manage to touch the corner of his clothes, getting nothing but air.
When Xiao Chen emerged from the room, groups of people holding sharp weapons charged at him from both ends of the corridor.
All of these cultivators were at the Yang Essence Stage at the very least. There were several half-step Primal Core cultivators, and the ones leading the charge were Minor Primal Core cultivators.
Xiao Chens expression remained calm as he recalled the route taken when he came. Then, he charged over to the right.
How dare you cause trouble at the West Wind Tower?! You must be tired of living.
When the leader of the group on this side saw Xiao Chen heading towards him, he smiled coldly and charged over as well.
Whoosh!
A strong wind blew, and Xiao Chen met that person midway. They exchanged nces and did not hesitate to make their moves.
This corridor was not very wide, but the two started an intense battle. They were so fast that they did not leave any traces of themselves behind, only flickers of afterimages.
After a hundred moves, the leader vomited a mouthful of blood, knocked back by Xiao Chens punch.
The huge force sent the leader crashing painfully into several people behind him.
The devious old man quietly stuck his head out of the booth to watch the situation.
The old man saw Xiao Chen advancing very rapidly without stopping at all. Anyone blocking him did notst more than three moves.
We ran into someone hard to handle. The devious old man showed a sorrowful and bitter expression, feeling somewhat nervous. Unexpectedly, Xiao Chen was so strong.
If this matter blew up, the old man would suffer as well.
Xiao Chen progressed very quickly. Aside from the few at the start whosted a few moves, there was no one who could block him for more than one second.
One second was sufficient for Xiao Chen to attack more than ten times. In less than ten moves, the stout man blocking him flew back like a sandbag.
At the same time, someone rushed into a magnificently decorated room for distinguished guests at the top of the West Wind Tower.
Chief Manager Ding, there is a problem. Someone is causing trouble.
There was a middle-aged man brewing tea with a rxed expression in the room for distinguished guests.
This middle-aged man wore simple clothes and had wooden Buddhist prayer beads on his hand. He appeared extraordinary and gave off an air of calm and ease.
This persons name was Ding Yuan, and he was one of the Chief Managers of the West Wind Tower. He had conducted business in this Pirate Hall for decades and was very strong, knowledgeable, and held great authority.
When Ding Yuan saw the flustered countenance of the approaching person, he calmly leaned back and pointed to the tea table. Have some tea first, then properly tell me about what happened in an orderly manner.
This youth was called Xiao Ma. After he picked up a teacup and gulped down its contents, he reported what happened below in detail.
Ding Yuans expression did not change as he said, It is just a half-step Primal Core cultivator, and they cannot deal with him? Since when did my West Wind Tower be so weak?
Chief Manager Ding, I already invited three guest officials to make a move but am still unable to deal with that person. I do not have the authority tomand the guest officials of the inner sect, so I can only ask you for help, Xiao Ma responded quickly when he heard that.
Ding Yuan smiled and said, That is rather interesting. Ill go and take a look.
Aftering out of the distinguished guest room, Ding Yuan leaned over the railing and looked down. Xiao Chen was currently fighting against three alone but was not at a disadvantage.
The three guest officials of the West Wind Tower were all peak Minor Primal Core cultivators and not one of those weak Minor Primal Core cultivators. In the Purple Sun Region, they would be top-ss experts, as strong as Major Primal Core Venerates.
However, despite bringing out all they had, they still could not take down Xiao Chen. There were no signs of Xiao Chen being at a disadvantage.
At the top of the tower, Ding Yuans eyes twinkled. He muttered, The bloodline of the Great Deste Eons ten thousand races. I just cant figure out which one it is.
Below, Xiao Chen was preparing to bring out his trump card and forcefully leave.
Suddenly, the three guest officials in the hall stopped and looked respectfully behind him.
Xiao Chen turned around and saw someone approaching. He sized up Ding Yuan. This person, who should be the manager of the West Wind Tower, was ate-stage Major Primal Core cultivator with an exceptionally stable aura. With one look, it was clear that this was no benevolent person.
Ding Yuan said coldly, All of you, withdraw. Ill deal with this.
Yes, Chief Manager Ding.
Ding Yuan nodded in satisfaction. Then, he looked at Xiao Chen and suggested, Little Brother, how about we go somewhere and have a chat?
Xiao Chen originally thought that this person would attack him and was already prepared to cause argermotion.
Unexpectedly, the other party was so polite.
Theres no need. If you have anything to tell me, you can tell me here, Xiao Chen replied indifferently.
Ignoring Xiao Chens rude tone, Ding Yuan smiled. It is just a misunderstanding. Little Brother, there is no need to take it to heart. I really have no ill intent towards you. If I did, I would have already activated the guest officials of the inner sect. Although the West Wind Tower does not appear in public view, we do still possess some strength.
These words were true, but Xiao Chen did not fear the other party. He looked directly at the other party and asked, What exactly do you want to say?
In that instant, when facing Xiao Chens gaze, Ding Yuan had the illusion of his soul being seen through. He calmed himself before replying, I admire your strength. Have you ever thought of earning big in this Pirate Hall and tempering yourself inbat?
Are you referring to the dueling ring? Xiao Chen eyed the other party suspiciously.
You are smart.
Ding Yuan nodded and smiled again. Then, he handed an engraved card to Xiao Chen. If you are interested, you cane and look for me at any time. The owner of the dueling ring in this Pirate Hall is my friend. Recently, it had two geniuses from the blessednds. They gained a lot of glory there and earned plenty of Spirit Jades. You can go and take a look.
Xiao Chen received the engraved card and nced at it. Then, he raised his head and said, Im interested. Ille and look for you. Ill take my leave now, then.
Watching Xiao Chen leave, several people at the side turned anxious. Chief Manager Ding, how can you just let him go? He broke the rules of our West Wind Tower.
Ding Yuan replied indifferently, A big reason why the West Wind Tower can stand for so long is knowing who we can and cannot offend.
With one look, Ding Yuan could tell that this person had extraordinary origins. Furthermore, this person possessed a bloodline of the Great Deste Eons ten thousand races. Clearly, this was not a person to offend.
Bring over his information broker. I have to cross-examine him. There needs to be an adjustment to the ethics here.
These words inspired fear in everyone. Then, Ding Yuan turned around coldly and left.
When the devious old man hiding in a corner heard this, he was so frightened that his legs went soft, and he dropped to the floor on his butt.
Chapter 1635 (Raw 1617): Two Strong Males Fighting
Chapter 1635 (Raw 1617): Two Strong Males Fighting
Aftering out of the West Wind Tower, Xiao Chen saw Wang Feng standing outside, still waiting for him. He walked over without any change in his expression.
Young Hero, how was it? Was there any harvest? Wang Feng asked extremely respectfully, a smile on his face.
Xiao Chen replied expressionlessly, I had a pretty good harvest.
Hehe! Thats great. In that case, my reward...what do you n? Wang Feng continued smiling, gazing hopefully at Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chens face sank as he said coldly, You are really extraordinarily bold. After tricking me, you still want a reward from me!
Wang Fengs chest tightened, as Xiao Chens gaze contained a huge pressure.
How can it be? Young Hero, you must be joking, right? Wang Feng prompted nervously, forcing a smile on his face.
Without saying anything, Xiao Chen took out an engraved card and held it before Wang Fengs eyes.
Ding Yuan, Chief Manager of the West Wind Tower!
Wang Fengs expression changed radically as he staggered back two steps. Then, he stared at Xiao Chen in shock.
How did this happen? To think that the West Wind Towers Chief Manager would give his engraved card to Xiao Chen!
In that case, that meant that the cooperation between him and the West Wind Tower had been exposed.
Xiao Chen put away the engraved card and said indifferently, I will not pursue this matter. Just make up for it with your efforts and do things properly. I will definitely give you a good reward after that.
Wang Feng felt very surprised that Xiao Chen actually let him go. Relieved, he nodded. Young Hero, dont worry. I will do my best to fulfill all of your instructions without needing any reward.
An hourter, Xiao Chen and the other three regrouped at the Pirate King statues at the entrance to the Pirate Hall.
Xiao Suo looked at Wang Feng and asked, Who is this fellow? He looks shifty. With one nce, I can tell that he is nothing good.
The embarrassed Wang Feng quickly put on a smile and said, This humble one is Wang Feng. I am very familiar with this Pirate Hall. If any of you need any help, you can instruct me anytime.
Everything else aside, Xiao Suo, how goes the matter I assigned to you? Xiao Chen was more concerned about this.
Xiao Suo smiled and reported frankly, It is done. We will know the results in ten days.
Xiao Chen rejoiced in his heart. He nodded and said, Not bad, you are rather fast.
Xiao Chen held great hope for the treasure that the Scarlet Blood Pirate King left behind. Ancestor Dragon City was in the Central Great Realm, the ce where the truly influential gathered. He was not strong enough to go there and would only be humiliated if he did.
He did not wish to see Liu Ruyue having to take care of him when he saw her.
Big Brother Xiao Chen, we should go and check out the dueling, right? Many of the people are here for the dueling ring, Fei`er suggested.
Luo Nan added, I heard that there are two outstanding talents from different blessednds betting with each other. They arepeting over who can gain more consecutive victories than the other. The atmosphere is extremely intense.
Xiao Chen took out the engraved card and recalled what Ding Yuan said, entering deep thought.
After a while, he shook his head and stopped thinking about Ding Yuans offer. However, he could go over and take a look.
Im familiar with the dueling ring. Ill bring you all there. Wang Feng snatched the opportunity to speak up first, wanting to prove his worth.
Xiao Chen nodded and said, Lead the way, then.
The dueling ring was a closed-off area. Its walls were made with extremely tough, refined underwater crystals. The entire dueling ring had formations protecting it. Even peak Major Primal Core existences would find it hard to damage the dueling ring.
The entrance had many of the Pirate Halls cultivators guarding it.
After everyone paid an entry fee of one thousand Spirit Jades, they smoothly entered the ce. Wang Feng felt a pang in his heart. One thousand Inferior Grade Spirit Jade was not a small sum.
What a fellow! That fellow from the ck Cave Mountain already achieved twenty consecutive victories, getting a lead on the one from the Heavenly Shaking Mountain.
An instant kill! The outstanding talent from the Heavenly Shaking Mountain instantly killed two people, overtaking the other fellow.
Damn! My Spirit Jades are fated to all be lost. These two are really too strong.
The atmosphere in the dueling ring was very intense. Deafening shouts came one after another.
The huge dueling ring usually had sixteen arenas. Now, they were merged into two.
This focused everyones attention on the two arenas. The seats that were near there had long been filled already.
These two are the outstanding talents from the blessednds?
This is really incredible. At such a young age, they already reached the Minor Primal Core Realm. I wonder, how do they cultivate?
Everyone gazed at the two youths on the arenas.
One had short hair and was dressed in ck. His handsome countenance gave off an air of sharpness. His eyebrows were sharp, and his eyes were like stars and gems.
The other had long hair covering his shoulders, appearing elegant and calm. His sharpness was somewhat withdrawn, but he could not hide the pride in his eyes.
That was a pride that was inherent to ones nature, one that was nurtured from childhood. With one look, one could tell that this person had stood out even when he was young, different from the crowd.
In this dueling ring that gathered many experts from the surrounding areas, the twos every action caught the attention of many.
This was especially so for some young girls. They could not tear their gazes away, their eyes sparkling.
Luo Nan felt very dispirited. He muttered, This is a true elite outstanding talent. The so-called three new talents of Purple Sun City are truly nothing next to them.
While Luo Nan negatively evaluated Purple Sun Citys three new talents, he was also doing the same for himself.
Luo Nan stole a nce at Xiao Chen but discovered Xiao Chens expression to be calm without any changes.
He wondered what Xiao Chen was thinking and entered deep thought.
It was hard for him topare Xiao Chen with these two people. He felt that the two in the arenas were showing off their sharpness and pride, enjoying the attention from everyone.
On the other hand, Xiao Chen appeared much steadier and calmer, which made him unreadable to others.
Jiang Xuan, you are pretty good, instantly killing two people consecutively and overtaking me, the short-haired, ck-d youth said softly as he eyed the elegant, long-haired youth mockingly, a corner of his mouth quirking up in a sneer.
The elegant youth, Jiang Xuan, smiled calmly and said, Ling Yu, if you want to defeat me, you will have to put in more effort.
Haha! The payout increased again. Brat from the ck Cave Mountain, Ill be your opponent!
As the two outstanding talents spoke, an unprepossessing old man holding a huge sword charged over to the arena where Ling Yu, the short-haired ck-d youth, was.
Its Old Devil Liu. This fellow is a 3-Star captain, and his strength is rather incredible.
I heard that this Old Devil Liu is a peak Minor Primal Core cultivator, only one step shy of being a Major Primal Core cultivator.
The rules of the dueling ring forbid Major Primal Core cultivators from participating. This is already the strongest person since the start of this.
Someone had recognized Old Devil Liu right away. This pirate was two cultivation stages higher than Ling Yu, who was only an early-stage Minor Primal Core cultivator. However, Ling Yu was young.
On the other hand, this Old Devil Liu had already lived for several hundred years. He possessed richbat experience and had killed countless people. The baleful aura he gave off was startling.
zing Sun Sword Light Chop!
The moment Old Devil Liu stepped forward, he brandished his huge sword and charged over.
The huge sword immediately burned, materializingrge mes that looked like sea waves. Then, they coalesced into an incredibly resplendent, zing sword light.
A Treasure Tool!
To think that Old Devil Lius sword is a Treasure Tool that surpasses Profound Tools. No wonder he dares to step up!
This revtion caused an uproar in the crowd. Xiao Chen entered deep thought. Old Devil Lius strength seemed rather scary when he had this sword as well.
In a one-on-one fight, Xiao Suo, who recently absorbed the Life Juice Force, should have only a sixty-percent chance of winning.
A Treasure Tool? I have seen even Dao Tools before. Why would I fear your Treasure Tool? Ling Yus lips curled up, not showing any concern.
Heavenly Stars Shattering Clouds Punch!
Instead of retreating, Ling Yu even stepped forward and threw punches. Powerful explosions erupted in the air as countless fist lights burst out, looking like twinkling stars with a flourishing aura, as grand as a sky with thousands of stars lighting up at the same time.
Pu ci! Pu ci!
The ming sword light that Old Devil Liu materialized slowly dimmed, suppressed by the stars and unable to resist.
Frightened, Old Devil Liu moved back again and again. He discovered that his heavy sword light was not even worth a strike before the other partys fist light.
Every punch made Old Devil Lius Qi and blood surge, putting his internal organs in extreme difort.
The impacts pressed on his body and his soul.
Boom!
Old Devil Liu vomited a mouthful of blood. Aftersting ten moves, a punch struck him and knocked him out of the arena.
The crowd went wild. No one had expected the strong Old Devil Liu tost only ten moves. After ten moves, he was sent flying, crushed and eliminated.
Chapter 1636 (Raw 1618): The Power of the Bloodline
Chapter 1636 (Raw 1618): The Power of the Bloodline
No one expected that the early-stage Minor Primal Core ck-d youth Ling Yu would defeat Old Devil Liu, who had hundreds of years ofbat experience, in ten moves.
The incredible battle ended very quickly, bbergasting everyone.
The victor of this battle was the ck Cave Mountains Ling Yu. Now, he equaled the Heavenly Shaking Mountains elegant youth, Jiang Xuan, in number of consecutive victories.
Jiang Xuan, the elegant youth, smiled and said, Ling Yu, pretty good. Do you dare to go bigger?
Do you think that Im afraid?
Ling Yus lips curled up in a cold smile as he asked, How do you want to y?
Jiang Xuan smiled and replied, We fight against three peak Minor Primal Core cultivators each at the same time. Lets see who obtains victory first. Do you dare to or not?!
What a joke! Why wouldnt I?
The moment these youths said this, it caused an uproar in the entire dueling ring. How arrogant of them to want to fight against three!
Furthermore, they wanted peak Minor Primal Core cultivators, people who were two cultivation stages higher than them. More importantly, Jiang Xuans words did not consider the possibility of defeat at all.
The bet between them was about who would obtain victory first.
This is too arrogant. Not to mention fighting against three, they are actuallypeting over who will end their battles first.
These twos auras are still flourishing. I wonder if anyone will enter, though.
Dont worry. They already gained twenty-one consecutive victories. If anyone defeats them, the Spirit Jades rewarded will be a heavenly sum. There will always be someone who will give it a try.
As the crowd discussed, a group of three old men flew up to each of the two arenas.
Luo Nan eximed in shock, These two people are really somewhat horrifying. Can they win?
Xiao Chen was also startled in his heart. If it were him, he would find fighting against three somewhat tiring.
Peak Minor Primal Core cultivators were not scary. What was scary was that those Venerates that dared to go up at this time would not be ordinary people.
Without some trump cards, no one would go up.
Just what kind of ce were the blessednds for these two to be this confident?
Xiao Chen sank into deep thought, some anticipation stirring in his heart. He wanted to see the charm of the blessednds for himself.
Quick, ce your bets! ce your bets!
I bet that these two fellows will not be able tost.
Thats right. They have already fought for so long. They must have exhausted at least half of their Veritable Essence Energy. I do not believe that they still can defeat three peak Minor Primal Core experts.
Ill bet. I bet half of my wealth. The six people up there are all pirate bosses that are even more powerful than Old Devil Liu.
Before the battle began, the atmosphere in the dueling ring had also peaked. Everyone watched carefully and ced their bets.
Xiao Suo pondered, then asked, Captain, should we join in the fun?
Xiao Chen thought for a while before replying, Never mind. It is just a trivial matter. If we win too much, we probably will not be able to walk out of this dueling ring easily.
Right, the person behind the dueling ring is not a person to offend.
Boom!
An explosion resounded in the dueling ring. Surging shock waves spread out in the air, wave after wave radiating into the surroundings and startling people.
As many of the cultivators who had made bets had anticipated, when fighting against three each, Ling Yu and Jiang Xuan no longer had as easy a time as before.
The six challengers in the arenas were clearly experienced, working perfectly with one another.
The ones with stronger physical defense stood at the front and dyed Ling Yu and Jiang Xuan, while the other two would continuously harass Ling Yu or Jiang Xuan, moving back after just one strike; such an approach was extremely frustrating.
The challengers in both the arenas used simr tactics.
This was rtively shameless, a battle of attrition that drained the twos Veritable Essence Energy.
No matter what, these two geniuses from the blessednds were only early-stage Minor Primal Core cultivators. In the end, the cultivation of these old men, who were several hundred years old, was vaster and purer.
Such a method was shameless, but the effects were obvious.
In the arenas, Ling Yu and Jiang Xuan frowned. Clearly, they felt somewhat frustrated.
Fight! Fight! Fight!
Take down these two people and destroy the pride of these geniuses!
The atmosphere in the dueling ring heated up. Everyone saw hope for victory. This was especially so for those bettors who had again ced bets. They entered a frenzy, shouting until they went hoarse.
After more than twenty consecutive victories, these two outstanding talents from the blessednds had already pushed the payout to a horrendous level.
If the old men won, everyone would earn a lot. However, if Ling Yu and Jiang Xuan won, the dueling ring would earn a lot, and the prize for the consecutive victories would be even more horrifying.
The situation in the arena went as Xiao Chen had expected. The two trios of old men who attempted the challenge were extremely experienced and worked perfectly together.
This led Xiao Chen to suspect that these old men were nurtured by the dueling ring for the express purpose of defeating those capable of consecutive victories. He had encountered simr situations before.
Xiao Chen nced up and was surprised to see the West Wind Towers Chief Manager Ding and a stern-faced old man looking down to watch the situation below.
The two were smiling. Clearly, the situation was still under their control.
Any owner of a dueling ring would feel heartache over the prize for consecutive victories more than twenty. It was natural for businessmen to pursue profits.
Suddenly, the entire crowd cried out excitedly. Xiao Chen swept his gaze across and discovered that Ling Yu had made a mistake and got struck twice in quick session. The attacks forced him into a corner, and blood leaked out of his mouth.
In the other arena, Jiang Xian moved cautiously, but an attack stillnded on him as well. His situation did not look good, either.
Incredible.
Xiao Chen thought to himself, These old men really work very well as threesomes. Furthermore, theyid trap after trap. Theirbat experience is quite astonishing.
Unfortunately, your cultivations are still a little too low. Otherwise, you really would have the chance to y around like this, one of the old men in the arenas said with a smile.
Is that so?
Ling Yu wiped off the blood on his lips. Then, he revealed a strange smile as he looked at the blood on his hand. Old-timer, you are too naive.
Heughed coldly in the arena, then roared, and a heavy, overbearing, and bleak aura from the Great Deste Eon burst forth from his body.
Suddenly, all the exposed skin on Ling Yus body showed ripples that resembled starlight. It was like he turned into the resplendent Starry Heavens, vast, boundless, deep, and distant.
Theyer of ripples on his body looked like skin and waves of light at the same time, appearing bizarre.
At the same time, Jiang Xuan, who had lost the upper hand in the other arena, snorted coldly.
ck marks appeared in Jiang Xuans body, looking very exquisite and emanating a noble and proud aura. It was like armor covering his body.
The two gave off powerful auras. The six old men in the arenas felt asphyxiated as a soul-deep fear spread throughout their bodies.
Attack! Attack!
The old men all felt that something was wrong, so they endured the pressure andunched a barrage of attacks, trying to overwhelm the two.
However, something strange happened; no one managed to see what.
Miserable cries rang out, and the six old men in the two arenas all went flying out while vomiting blood.
Whoosh! Whoosh!
The arena that Ling Yu was in burst out with countless starlight, dazzling everyones eyes. Scintiting stars revolved around his body as he thrust his palm forward.
Hundreds of tiny twinkling stars shot out in a steady stream, whistling as they did so.
Before this attack struck the three old men, the spectators had already been pushed away by the aura that Ling Yu gave off, unable to resist.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
In the next moment, as the three old men struck by stars hurtled through the air, their bones gave off cracking sounds.
When the three old men hit the floor, they immediately fell unconscious.
On the other side, Jiang Xuan was like a Great Deste Eon ferocious beast. His footsteps were heavy, the ground trembling with every step. The three old men fighting him were immediately sent flying.
The Qi and blood of these three old men surged as their skin tore; they looked shrouded in spiderwebs. Blood leaked out of these tearsan extremely scary sight.
Rumble...!
A terrifying, invisible aura spread out from Jiang Xuans and Ling Yus bodies, which gave off intense sounds that echoed in the entire dueling ring.
Plop! Plop!
The weaker Yang Essence cultivators directly copsed, unable to make a sound after being pushed to the ground by the pressure.
Even the spectators at the periphery felt their souls trembling inexplicably.
Xiao Chens bloodline also became somewhat restless, and he could not help turning grave.
These two knew how to activate their Great Deste bloodline and use it as they pleased.
A Great Deste bloodline...Its a Great Deste bloodline!
Many shouted out hoarsely, startled and unsettled.
Chapter 1637 (Raw 1619): The Paths of Enemies Cross Easily
Chapter 1637 (Raw 1619): The Paths of Enemies Cross Easily
The entire dueling ring was shocked silent.
For many of these people, this was their first time seeing the Divine Might of the Great Deste bloodline unleashed.
The instant the bloodlines power activated, the shock and pressure everyone felt was imprinted indelibly in their memory for all their life, unforgettable.
Through the reports of these people, the legendary Great Deste bloodline would continue to affect others, slowly bing a mythological existence.
More urately, during the Great Deste Eon, ten thousand races vied with each other. The ancestors of these ten thousand races were all descendants of the Primal Chaos God Demons from the Mythological Eon. Describing their bloodlines as mythological was no exaggeration, even though the pure-blooded Great Deste bloodlines no longer existed in this age...except for the Golden Crow.
Thump! Thump!
The hearts of all the cultivators of the various sects and the pirates in the dueling ring pounded loudly and rapidly.
Something soul-deep in their blood made them tremble.
With the agitation of the two Great Deste bloodlines, the weaker cultivators could not hold on, getting firmly suppressed on the ground, unable to get back up.
They were like worshippers prostrating themselves in reverence.
Furthermore, these were just bloodlines of the Great Deste Eons ten thousand races and not the strongest hundred races.
During the Great Deste Eon, ten thousand races fought each other, and the strongest hundred races emerged, smoothing the transition to the Epoch Eon. Their bloodlines were even purer, and the power they inherited was even stronger and longsting.
Xiao Chen felt shocked in his heart. However, he was not shocked at the Great Deste bloodlines in the twos bodies.
Instead, he was shocked at thebat prowess the other party instantly unleashed when they activated their bloodline power at will.
Xiao Chen could feel the strength of his Azure Dragon bloodline. This was especially so after his body underwent repetitive cleansing; his bloodline was a boundless treasure trove.
However, he could not use it at all.
Right now, the only benefits that the Azure Dragon bloodline brought Xiao Chen were just a somewhat stronger physical body, quicker replenishment of his Veritable Essence Energy, and faster recovery of his injuries.
He was still far from being able to unleash his bloodline.
I wonder, when will I be able to activate my bloodline freely? Xiao Chen thought to himself, feeling some anticipation as well as depression.
Anyone would be upset at this, having a pile of treasures but being unable to do anything with it.
At the same time, Xiao Chen felt conflicted. When he was in the Kunlun Realm, the Blood-Soaked Dragon Emperor had not taught him how to activate his bloodline when he woke up back then.
Could there be some other mysteries behind it?
Hahaha! Who else?! Who else dares to challenge me, Ling Yu?! Ling Yu shouted in the arena.
Ling Yu exuded an overbearing air, increasing the pressure on everyone. No one dared to speak. Of course, no one dared to go and humiliate themself.
The manager of the dueling ring shook his head lightly. He waved his hand somewhat unhappily, then walked off.
On the other arena, although the elegant youth did not say anything, he did not withdraw his overbearing air, either.
That Ling Yu seemed to be an outstanding talent of the ck Cave Mountain. Xiao Chen wondered if he knew Ye Zifeng.
Xiao Chen looked at Ling Yu and thought, They bothe from the same blessednd. Maybe I can establish a connection with him.
That way, it should be easier for me to head to the ck Cave Mountain.
The other party must definitely have a sect inter-realm transportation formation.
Suddenly, Ling Yu turned his head and met Xiao Chens gaze.
Ling Yus heart thumped heavily all at once. In that instant, his bloodline surged as if it faced a rival.
The starlight that flickered on Ling Yus body turned even more resplendent and dazzling. No one could look directly at it.
What kind of bloodline power is this? It also feels like the bloodline of the Great Deste Eons ten thousand races. However, its unfamiliar, probably one of the lesser bloodlines.
Unexpectedly, Ling Yu found apetitor with a casual nce around.
However, when Ling Yu saw that Xiao Chen was only a half-step Primal Core cultivator, he lost all interest. He turned his head and looked at Jiang Xuan. Jiang Xuan, are we going to continue? I suddenly feel that this is really pointless.
Indeed, there are no true experts outside the blessednds. How about this: lets just have a fight with each other to decide the victory?
Ling Yus lips curled up as he said, I was thinking the same.
Jiang Xuan smiled faintly, and a folding fan appeared in his hand. As he gently fanned himself, he quickly left this ce, vanishing before everyones sight.
Ling Yu gently pushed off with his feet and left the arena as well.
However, for some reason, just as Ling Yu was leaving, he turned around in the air,ing back tond in front of Xiao Chen.
This startled everyone as they cast their gaze on Xiao Chen. Who was this white-d youth who showed a calm expression?
To think that this person could get an outstanding talent from the blessednds to turn around for him.
Might I ask which sect youe from, or are you from another cluster? I do not seem to have heard of you before.
Ling Yu was still somewhat curious about Xiao Chen. The three blessednds were not far from each other.
Hence, the disciples from the different blessednds oftenpeted and were on rather familiar terms. Ling Yu was very sure that there was no one like Xiao Chen in the three blessednds.
Xiao Chen smiled calmly. Im Xiao Chen. I do note from any sect, just a wanderer.
When Ling Yu heard that, he could not help feeling somewhat disappointed. Originally, he thought that Xiao Chen might be the disciple of some hidden expert. That way, even if Xiao Chens cultivation was low and was of a lower bloodline, he could still make friends with Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen thought of the ck Cave Mountains matter and probed, Might I ask if you have some time? I would like to take this opportunity to have a chat with you.
Ling Yu thought that Xiao Chen was trying to climb the socialdder by making a connection with him, so he just smiled politely and said, Sorry, Im about to enter closed-door training to prepare for the battle with Jiang Xuan. Lets chat again if we have the chance.
After saying that, Ling Yu turned and left, not giving Xiao Chen a chance to say anything more.
Xiao Chen appeared somewhat stunned. However, after a while, he just smiled, not taking it to heart.
He was very clear on what Ling Yu was thinking. To him, this was not much of a problem.
With such strength and pride, this was nothing. However, Ling Yu was still too young, not even bothering to listen to what he had to say.
Feeling upset, Fei`er said, Big Brother Xiao Chen, he just brushed you off.
When Xiao Chen heard that, he could not helpughing a little. Such direct people like Fei`er were rare.
Lets go. Its not really considered brushing me off. I do indeed want to see if I can reach an agreement with him on something and have my own motives. If he is not willing to speak with me, then so be it.
Xiao Chen remained rather calm, not taking the dismissal to heart.
Had Ling Yu known that Xiao Chen had intended to use the golden Life Juice Source to trade for an opportunity to get to the ck Cave Mountain expeditiously, he probably would have felt so much regret that his innards would turn green. Even if he had to be shameless, he would have insisted on making the transaction with Xiao Chen.
The four and Wang Feng no longer remained, turning to leave.
However, the people in the dueling ring felt that Xiao Chen was incredible as they gazed at Xiao Chens departing figure. There were several people with higher cultivation than Xiao Chens in the crowd of more than ten thousand people, yet Ling Yu stopped only for him.
Although the two did not speak much, just this much already proved how extraordinary Xiao Chen was.
Right after leaving the dueling ring, Xiao Chen was stunned, pausing where he stood.
At the same time, an old man preparing to enter the dueling ring across him was stunned as well.
Xiao Chen remained stunned for a while beforeughing, What a coincidence! We meet again. It is truly a small world. What a chance encounter! How about I treat Senior to a drink? Take it as my gratitude for you saving me.
That was right. The one across Xiao Chen was the Beast Governing Sects gray-d old man.
However, the people at the gray-d old mans side were not his two disciples. Instead, they should be his good friends or something like that. Their cultivations were slightly weaker, early-stage Primal Core cultivators. However, they still gave off a strong suppressive aura.
The gray-d old man smiled and replied, It is indeed a small world. I heard that there were two geniuses from the blessednds here, so I came over to take a look. How unexpected to meet Little Friend here! What a coincidence!
However, Ill decline the wine. Just hand over all the remaining Life Juice Source.
Thest sentence was sent to Xiao Chen by voice projection. After all, the gray-d old man did not want other people to hear it.
Xiao Chen smiled. He had risked his life to obtain that Life Juice Source, so how could he give it away to a stranger?
Since Senior is not willing to ept my wine, Ill take it as Senior being noble and giving up on it. Ill take my leave, then.
While inside the Pirate Hall, Xiao Chen did not fear the other party making a move on him. He merely smiled and calmly led the confused Xiao Suo and the others away.
The gray-d old mans two friends were likewise puzzled, not understanding what happened.
My two old friends, will you help me with something?
Theres no harm in telling us what it is first.
When that fellow leaves the Pirate Hall, help me kill him!
Chapter 1638 (Raw 1620): Preparation Work
Chapter 1638 (Raw 1620): Preparation Work
Captain, whats wrong?
After leaving the dueling ring, Xiao Suo sensed that something was wrong, so he asked Xiao Chen about it.
Xiao Chen replied calmly, Ill tell you when we get back. When will our ship be fixed?
It will take at least half a month, Xiao Suo answered.
Half a month... Xiao Chen thought about it before saying, In that case, we will stay here for half a month. We should also modify the ship. There is some trouble waiting for us.
There were e-stage Major Primal Core cultivator and two early-stage Major Primal Core cultivators. They would not be easy to deal with.
The other party would definitelye to seek trouble with him once he left the Pirate Hall. He should make some preparations already.
This was truly too coincidental. Xiao Chen just stepped out of the dueling ring, and he happened to run into the other party.
If that ck Cave Mountains Ling Yu had not stopped to speak to him, Xiao Chen would have missed the gray-d old man.
However, fate was that fickle at times.
Wang Feng, do you have any connections in the Pirate Hall for modifying pirate ships? Not the official ones, the private ones.
Xiao Chen looked over his shoulder at Wang Feng, who was behind him.
At Xiao Chens summons, Wang Feng turned excited and thought, I have to grasp the opportunity properly this time.
He could already tell that this white-d youth was definitely a big customer. As long as he served Xiao Chen properly, he was bound to get a lot of benefits.
He could use this opportunity to make up for his mistake.
Wang Feng quickly put on a smile and replied, There are. Actually, many people of other factionse to the Pirate Alliance to modify their ships. After all, the Pirate Alliances skill at modifying ships is famous throughout the world.
As long as the core formation diagram and certain secrets are not leaked, the Pirate Alliance will keep one eye closed. Several of the shipwrights are actually shipwrights of the Pirate Alliance, so they know where to stop.
What grade does Young Master Xiao want?
Xiao Chen said, There are even grades?
That is natural. How can there not be grades? After all, you get what you pay for. As long as you can afford it, I can even get you the top shipwright of the Pirate Alliance.
Xiao Chen nodded and said, In that case, I want the best one. How much will it cost?
Wang Feng immediately showed a bitter expression when he heard that. It seemed like he had boasted too big. This... this...
Xiao Chen interrupted, Just speak. After the matter is over, aside from Spirit Jades, I can also give Life Juice Source. If the other party does not believe it, you can show this to them.
Wang Feng received a jade bottle. However, when he opened it, he found that it was empty.
However, the lingering aura of the Life Juice Source in there was unmistakable.
It really is Life Juice Source!
Wang Fengs expression changed wildly as his heart thumped heavily. He whispered, Young Master Xiao, can you take out some Life Juice Source? It will be more convincing that way.
Xiao Chen decisively rejected. That is impossible. You know your own character. However, after this matter is over, if it is handled well, I can give you at least two and a half kilograms of pure Life Juice Source.
Two and a half kilograms of Life Juice Source!
Wang Feng uncontrobly gulped down his saliva. Then he said, Very well, it is a deal. Ill go and do it.
Xiao Chen nodded in satisfaction. At the same time, help me find some reliable merchants. I have some things to sell.
Before the Jiao Snake left, it gave Xiao Chen many natural treasures from Profound Yin Mountain, many of which could be sold. Furthermore, on this trip, the two Cold Steel Eagles had also captured a lot of prey.
The materials from many oceanic ferocious beasts were very valuable. Xiao Chen could use this opportunity to dispose of them.
Wang Feng received the list from Xiao Chen and took a look. His heart pounded even heavier than before as he became somewhat distracted.
This was truly a huge sum. If hepleted this deal, the middleman fee alone would earn him a lot.
Just one or two of the many natural treasures already equaled half of his wealth.
I guarantee that I will do all this perfectly. I will not let down Young Masters trust.
After saying that, Wang Feng left quickly. Right now, he felt very excited, filled with drive.
Captain, is this person reliable? I think he looks very shifty, not a very impressive person. Xiao Suo said with a frown, He is probably small-minded and definitely traitorous.
Xiao Chen smiled and said, Dont worry. He knows his limits and understands how serious this is.
He already frightened this person with the West Wind Towers matter, showing that person how incredible he was.
Wang Feng would not dare to y any tricks unless he was tired of living.
More importantly, Xiao Chen believed that the benefits that he promised would tempt the other party.
Then, Xiao Chen changed the topic, looking at Xiao Suo. From today on, you are responsible for contact with this Wang Feng.
There was no need for Xiao Chen to deal with these minor matters himself. That would waste too much time.
Xiao Suoughed and said, Dont worry. Leave him to me. I am very experienced in dealing with people like him. I guarantee that he will not dare to y any tricks.
Xiao Chen nodded and looked at Luo Nan and Fei`er.
Big Brother Xiao Chen, what instructions do you have? Fei`er asked softly with a wide smile.
Xiao Chen replied seriously, I want you to investigate the ck Cave Mountain blessednd. The more detailed the information, the better. At the same time, figure out the best route to the ck Cave Mountain. It would be best if there is an inter-realm transportation formation that we can use.
Alright, leave it to Senior Brother and me.
The ck Cave Mountain was Xiao Chens next destination. He needed to make the necessary preparations.
The preparatory workmenced in an orderly manner.
Then, Xiao Chen closed his eyes in mediation at the inn where he was staying.
He had witnessed the boundlessly tyrannical and unparalleled berserk aura from the Great Deste Eon after Ling Yu and Jiang Xuan activated their bloodlines.
Xiao Chen felt a sense of danger in his heart. Now, he knew the difference between himself and those people.
Whether he was willing to admit to it or not, he was not very confident of defeating those two after they activated their bloodline power.
At best, it would be an even battle.
Furthermore, those odds already took into ount his many trump cards, his Great Dao Energy, and his having used the Life Juice Source to strengthen his physical body.
Xiao Chen had too little time. After all, he had spent his initial twenty years of cultivation in an abandonednd.
As for those people, they grew up in a blessednd. The difference was rather stark.
However, Xiao Chen did not abandon himself to despair. If he could cross the hurdle that was the half-step Primal Core Realm and reach the same cultivation as those two, his odds of victory would reach seventy percent.
More importantly, the bloodline power in Xiao Chens body was also a treasure trove; furthermore, it was an evenrger one.
It was just that he had no way of essing it for now.
Right now, Xiao Chen was amassing his umtions; then, soaring up would just be a matter of time.
Early the next morning, with Xiao Suo making arrangements, everyone in the ck Cuss became busy again.
The crew worked very hard. None of them had expected their ship to be modified again after just a few short months, bing even stronger.
Unless there was some important news, Xiao Suo, Luo Nan, and Fei`er would not interrupt Xiao Chen.
They could handle most of the matters themselves.
Three dayster, there was finally something that Xiao Chen had no choice but to handle personally.
After making use of all his connections, Wang Feng finally invited a master shipwright of the Pirate Alliances inner circle.
Those that were called masters in the Pirate Alliances inner circle could be considered the peak.
Young Hero Xiao Chen, this is Master Jin, who is a member of the Pirate Alliances inner circle. His standard of shipbuilding is at the very peak in this Pirate Hall. Even Rank 3 sect Elders would find it hard to meet Master Jin.
Wang Feng looked at Xiao Chen while solicitously introducing an unremarkable-looking old man not far away.
Stop licking my boots. Are you the master of this fellow? Let me ask you this: do you really have the Life Juice Source?
Who would have imagined that Master Jin would not give Xiao Chen any face but question him rudely as he gazed directly at him?
Xiao Chen gave Wang Feng a look, and Wang Feng withdrew tactfully.
There is no rush. Come and take a look at my ship first. If there is anything you dont understand, you can ask us about it, Xiao Chen said politely, maintaining a calm expression.
Whether this person was a real master or a fake one, he had to show some of his abilities first.
Xiao Chen was not so silly as to talk carelessly about the Life Juice Source.
Hehe!
When Master Jin heard that, heughed instead. It looks like it is real. You are actually trying to test me instead. Very well, Ille with you to take a look.
Chapter 1639 (Raw 1621): Problem of Trust
Chapter 1639 (Raw 1621): Problem of Trust
After Xiao Chen arrived at the ck Cuss pirate ship, he got all the crewmembers toe down, then led Master Jin to take a look at the ship.
What is below? Are you not going to let me take a look?
Master Jin pointed to the entrance to the lower deck. Xiao Chen smiled and said, There is no need.
The Immemorial Demon Soul Formation was down there. It would be best not to expose it, if possible.
Furthermore, Xiao Chen did not believe that the other party had the ability to improve the Immemorial Demon Soul Formation.
Master Jin did not find this strange. After he disembarked, he said, Just based on the exterior, I can tell that this is the work of a master who is no way inferior to me. In fact, he might even be better than me.
Xiao Chen kept silent, not acknowledging or denying it, letting the other party continue.
I can tell that the original shipwright made some backup ns, leaving this pirate ship plenty of space for improvement. Honestly speaking, it is a waste for you to invite me here to do this.
Xiao Chen found this strange. He asked, What do you mean?
Master Jin pointed to the ship and said, The person who originally modified this is extremely experienced. As long as you have enough resources and follow his train of thought, improving it step by step, it will be enough. There is no need at all to think further. Do you get it? No matter how ordinary a shipwright is, they will be able to see this easily and aplish what you want.
Let me think. I should have heard of a shipwright that has such skills...who could it be?
As the two chatted, Master Jin actually got lost in thought. Xiao Chen quickly interrupted him, asking, You mean that the original shipwright already nned out the future improvements and fixed it all down?
Right, thats what I mean. You can get any shipwright, and they just have to follow the steps. You dont need me to handle this minor matter.
Xiao Chen was stunned. Just based on the Immemorial Demon Soul Formation, he had known that Senior Gui possessed excellent origins, but he had not expected him to be that excellent.
As Xiao Chen pondered, Master Jin turned to leave, not having any intention of remaining.
Xiao Chen quickly went forward and stopped the other party. Master, thank you for being honest with me. However, I would still like to ask you to help with the modifications.
Master Jin frowned and said, Are you sure? Your ship does not need any major changes. You just need to follow the train of thought of the original shipwright. If you still want me to do it, I will not charge any less. My time is very precious.
The price is not a problem.
Xiao Chen smiled. He liked making deals with honest people like this shipwright. Then, he took out a jade bottle filled with silver Life Juice Source.
Master Jin opened the bottle, and his eyes gleamed. Clearly, he had not expected this Life Juice Source to be so pure.
What a pure Life Juice Source! It is at least superior quality.
Originally, Master Jin thought that it would be ordinary Life Juice Source but just purer, without impurities.
What would Master Jin think if he found out that Xiao Chen still had the golden Life Juice Source?
Suppressing the questions in his heart, Master Jin did not ask how Xiao Chen had obtained the Life Juice Source.
After thinking for a while, Master Jin epted the jade bottle and said, With this bottle of Life Juice Source, there is hope for my grandson to break through the bottleneck of the Primal Core Realm. His physique will be improved by several times as well.
Ill not take advantage of you. Ill help you prepare the materials you need for the upgrade and give you a fifty-percent discount on them.
Xiao Chen performed a cupped-fist salute and said, In that case, many thanks, Master Jin.
Master Jin appeared very satisfied. He smiled and said, This is good. Ill help you upgrade the ship to 4 Stars. Speed, defense, or offense, which direction would you like to focus on?
Xiao Chen thought for a while before replying, Speed and defense.
For now, offensive power was not necessary. The primary uses of the ship were travel and defense against enemies.
After that, the two started discussing the misceneous details, such as what materials to use and on what scale, what was needed and what was not, formations for an explosive increase in speed, and so on.
The discussion widened Xiao Chens horizons. Unexpectedly, building a pirate ship was soplicated.
He had not even heard of many of the issues involved. Fortunately, Master Jin patiently exined them to him, teaching him many things.
Ill take my leave first and bring people over tomorrow.
Master Jin took his leave. After he left, Xiao Suo nearly jumped up in excitement.
A 4-Star pirate ship. Xiao Suo had never even dreamed that one day, he could ride on a 4-Star pirate ship.
The entire crew was extremely excited as well. After all, back in Purple Sun City, the Golden Setting Sun Pirate Groups 3-Star pirate ship had already caused such a hugemotion.
However, the ck Cuss would only be modified to 4 Stars and not purchased from the Pirate Alliance.
It would look rather ordinary, and regr people would have difficulty making out the difference.
This was rather vexing, but it suited Xiao Chens character.
Ill leave the subsequent details to you. Whether we can deal with thatte-stage Major Primal Core cultivators harassment or not will depend on this ship, Xiao Chen said as he looked at Xiao Suo.
Xiao Suo patted his chest and smiled. Dont worry. There will not be any problems. Oh, right, the talisman rune puzzle of the Scarlet Blood War Banner will be tranted soon.
Let me know when the results are out.
Three dayster, Fei`er came to Xiao Chens room and reported the information on the three blessednds.
Big Brother Xiao Chen, Im almost done with the investigation. I have also found the route there already.
Youve worked hard. Tell me about it.
Right, the three blessednds are not very far from each other. They are all at the center of the Grave Sea and are connected by a sea region. They are heavily guarded. Those who are not disciples of sects in them cannot enter.
The Spiritual Energy in the blessednds is ten times denser than outside them. Every blessednd has twenty-odd Rank 3 sects and some Rank 4 sects. The Rank 3 sects in them are several times stronger than the Rank 3 sects outside.
In summary, those ces are aloof holynds. Outsiders can only look on from afar.
After hearing that, Xiao Chen frowned. He had not considered this possibility.
To think that the blessednds did not give outsiders any opportunity to enter.
How was Xiao Chen to get in touch with that Ye Zifeng like this?
Big Brother Xiao Chen, perhaps that Ling Yu has a way? Fei`er whispered.
Xiao Chen shook his head and said indifferently, Theres no need. That person is overly proud. If we seek him out, we will just get humiliated.
Withdraw first. Ill think of a way.
Alright.
Seeing Xiao Chen frown but being unable to help him, Fei`er left unhappily.
Xiao Chen toyed with an engraved card and looked forward with a thoughtful glint in his eyes.
West Wind Tower, Ding Yuan!
Perhaps this person could help him get into the blessednds.
With the engraved card, Xiao Chen received privileged treatment when he entered the West Wind Tower again. A pretty maidservant with a slender figure led him to the highest floor of the tower.
Inside the distinguished guest room, Ding Yuan was slowly brewing tea. When he saw Xiao Chen arrive, he smiled and asked, Youve thought it through? You want to go to the dueling ring and earn arge sum?
Xiao Chen sat down and epted a cup of tea from the other party. Then, he took a sip and said, The tea is pretty good. If I obtain consecutive victories before suffering one defeat, Chief Manager Ding will definitely like that even better.
Ding Yuanughed loudly and said, You really understand a lot of things, not like those two geniuses from the blessednds. They are so arrogant that their noses are nearly in the sky. No matter how I advised them, they would not listen. How about this: you obtain twenty consecutive victories, and then we will defeat you in the twenty-first?
Xiao Chen put down the teacup and replied calmly, Thats a pretty good suggestion. However, today, I came to you because I got some other matter to discuss.
When Ding Yuan heard this, his smile vanished. He said indifferently, Im only interested in business, nothing else. Lets just drink tea. Take it as my apology to you for that day.
I sought you out to do business.
Oh, what business? Ding Yuan asked casually, slightly interested.
Xiao Chen said, You send me to the ck Cave Mountain, and I give you sufficient remuneration. Are you interested in this business?
Ding Yuan smiled and countered, Lets just drink tea, then. I am not that capable. You overestimate me.
I know that you are not that capable, but you should know people who are, Xiao Chen said with heavy emphasis on every word, calmly analyzing. With your strength and standing, you are already in contact with such people.
Ding Yuans expression turned serious. He looked at Xiao Chen and said, It looks like you are serious. I do know such people, but sorry, I cant trust you. No matter how much you pay me, I cannot help you.
Trust...this is a big problem. If Xiao Chen were to do anything disrespectful in the blessednd, Ding Yuan would be implicated.
That would lead to death for sure. No matter how big the business was, it was not as important as ones life.
Because the other party could not trust Xiao Chen, no matter how Xiao Chen exined, the other party would not believe him. The problem of trust was indeed somewhat unresolvable.
Just when Xiao Chen felt that this was a dead end, he noticed a string of Buddhist prayer beads in Ding Yuans right hand.
The small, red sandalwood Buddhist prayer beads were very smooth, shining with spiritual light.
Under the illumination of thenterns, the Buddhist prayer beads reflected a faint light that made them glitter and look bright.
Xiao Chen felt excited. After a long time, wooden Buddhist prayer beads would turn purple then ck. This darkening was unavoidable unless their owner truly had a heart for Buddha.
Such people would thumb through the string of Buddhist prayer beads in meditation every day, cleaning it every day. This allowed the Buddhist prayer beads to maintain their luster, making it twinkle to the eye, free of dirt.
Xiao Chen revealed a smile. Now, he knew how to resolve the problem of trust.
Chapter 1640 (Raw 1622): Nourishing with Dragon Blood
Chapter 1640 (Raw 1622): Nourishing with Dragon Blood
Xiao Chen sampled the tea and put down the teacup. Then, he looked at Ding Yuan and asked, Is Chief Manager Ding of the Buddhist sect?
I cant really be considered to be. I spent a period of my youth in a Buddhist sect. Ive already left the monastic order and returned to secr life. Now, I am just a businessman.
Ding Yuans tone remained calm, not showing much fluctuation.
However, Xiao Chen did not care about that. For one to reach thete-stage Major Primal Core Realm in a Buddhist sect, one had to have lived for a long time and had highprehension ability. Not just anyone could reach thete-stage Major Primal Core Realm.
Xiao Chen said, Although you have returned to secr life, I believe that Chief Manager Ding still has Buddha in your heart. Your heart for Buddha has never changed.
A light shed in Ding Yuans eyes. He smiled without betraying any emotion. How can you be sure?
The string of Buddhist prayer beads in Chief Manager Dings hand. If your heart for Buddha is not resolute, how could you thumb through it every day and cleanse it of dust and dirt?
Your observation skills are pretty good. It is a habit formed when I was young, thumbing through the Buddhist prayer beads every night. Im unable to change it. However, what are you trying to express by telling me all this? There is no need to beat about the bush; just speak straightforwardly.
Ding Yuan also put down his teacup and looked at Xiao Chen, performing a gesture of invitation.
Xiao Chen said seriously, The problem of trust that Chief Manager Ding mentioned is indeed a difficult one. We have met only twice, and there is no reason for you to trust me.
Ding Yuan nodded and said, Thats right. It is impossible for me to take a risk for a person who Ive met only a few times. If you went to the blessednd and stole secret manuals or did something disrespectful, I would not be able to escape death, either.
Then, now, I will tell Chief Manager Ding that you dont have to worry about that.
Xiao Chen removed the Buddhist pendant on his chest. Then, with a thought, the ck lotus mark on his chest appeared.
Many ck lotus flowers formed aplicated Buddhist mark.
Ding Yuans expression changed slightly as he muttered, The ck Lotus Churchs ck Lotus Holy Mark.
The moment the ck lotus mark appeared, Xiao Chen made it vanish, putting the Buddhist pendant back on and suppressing it again.
It looks like Chief Manager Ding recognizes this mark.
Suspicion shed in Ding Yuans eyes as he looked at Xiao Chen gravely. Naturally, I recognize the ck Lotus Holy Mark. Those who are imprinted with the ck lotus mark absolutely cannot escape the pursuit of the ck Lotus Church.
However, why are you being pursued by the ck Lotus Church? Who have you offended?
Xiao Chen retorted indifferently, There is no need for you to bother about that. I want to enter the blessednd because I have a senior there who can protect me, to help me escape the pursuit of the ck Lotus Church.
With this ck lotus mark, Chief Manager Ding should be able to trust me now, right? I will definitely not do anything that will implicate Chief Manager Ding.
Ding Yuans eyes sparkled as he said, Alright, Ill believe you for now. However, you have to tell me what you can pay me.
What could Xiao Chen give?
Xiao Chen definitely could not give the golden Life Juice Source. That was too great a temptation. The other party would surely take the risk of killing him and searching him to rob him.
Having already been marked by thete-stage Major Primal Core gray-d old man, Xiao Chen did not want to get marked by this Ding Yuan too.
Yet, the silver Life Juice Source seemed insufficient to interest the other party.
If you want to interest me, you will have to take out one million Medial Grade Spirit Jades or an equivalent natural treasure or Profound Tool, Ding Yuan added unhurriedly, showing his huge appetite.
All in all, Xiao Chens current wealth was about one million Medial Grade Spirit Jades. How could he give it all to Ding Yuan?
Fortunately, he hade up with a n long ago. He said, Ill give you a promise.
Hahaha! What a joke! What can I do with your promise?
The moment Ding Yuan said that, Xiao Chen released golden light from his eyes. The Great Deste Divine Eyes instantly appeared.
Whoosh!
A soul-deep fear bloomed in Ding Yuans mind, putting immense pressure on him.
Boom!
The string of Buddhist prayer beads released a brilliant light. At the crucial moment, a wall of light covered in scriptures appeared, hiding Ding Yuan from Xiao Chens vision.
Ding Yuan pushed gently, and his body, as well as the chair he sat on, moved back several meters, putting a distance between himself and Xiao Chen.
Now, the Buddhist prayer beads that were in Ding Yuans hand draped over his palm as he thumbed through them, slowly moving the beads one by one with his thumb.
Ding Yuans body gave offyers of Buddhist Might, encasing the entire room with it.
After a while, the wall of light vanished, as did Xiao Chens Great Deste Divine Eyes.
However, Ding Yuan still maintained a distance from Xiao Chen, no longer as close as before.
Earlier, he had felt that his life was in peril. Even if the other partys Great Deste bloodline was not of the top hundred, it was not far from it. Otherwise, the other party could not release such piercing Great Deste Divine Eyes.
Ding Yuan nearly lost his calm.
I really misjudged you. Which one of the Great Deste bloodlines do you have? he asked.
Right now, the Dragon Race had only six bloodlines remaining. The Azure Dragon bloodline went extinct long ago.
Hence, Ding Yuan could not identify Xiao Chens bloodline. It seemed like the Dragon Races bloodline, but none of the six Dragon Races bloodlines matched it.
Xiao Chen replied calmly, Everyone has their own secrets. Sorry about that, Chief Manager Ding.
Ding Yuan was stunned for a while. Then, he smiled. Thats true. This is your secret; Ill not ask too much. Very well, Ill ept your promise. I hope that you will not disappoint me.
By opening the Great Deste Divine Eyes and showing his Azure Dragon bloodline, Xiao Chen proved his value and potential. Ding Yuan considered for a while and epted Xiao Chens offer.
If Xiao Chen fell in the future, this offer would be worth nothing. However, if he became a Cloud Sea powerhouse, or an even higher existence, the value of this promise would be immeasurable.
It was the nature of businessmen to take risks; they liked to gamble. Ding Yuan was the same. Without hesitating, he agreed.
Go back first and wait for my news. After I connect with my contacts, I will send someone to inform you.
Xiao Chen stood up and said, In that case, many thanks. This is my first time visiting you, so here is a small gift from me.
He set down a jade bottle filled with silver Life Juice Source before performing a cupped-fist salute and leaving.
Once Xiao Chen was gone, Ding Yuan opened the bottle and saw what it contained. Then, he revealed a smile. Now, he was even more confident of Xiao Chens future.
The final doubt in Ding Yuans heart no longer existed.
Men! Contact the Profound Cloud Sects Elder Liu! Ding Yuan immediately took action.
In the following days, everyones preparations continued methodically. The repairs and upgrades to the ck Cuss were nearlypleted.
When Luo Nan and Fei`er learned that they did not have to worry about not being able to enter the blessednd, they started working on potential problems that they might encounter on the journey, preparing for those.
Under Master Jins direction, Xiao Suo led his crew and helped with the upgrading of the ck Cuss pirate ship.
Without having to worry about all sorts of minor matters, Xiao Chen continued firming up his cultivation.
As he worked on digesting the various benefits that the Life Juice Source brought, he vaguely felt the bottleneck to the Primal Core Realm.
Inside Xiao Chens dantian, Yang Essence Energy and Yin Essence Energy mixed with his Veritable Essence Energy, forming a perfect Taiji diagram.
That vivid and lifelike Taiji diagram was like a poetic ink painting, bringing the incredibly berserk and horrifying energies of the ten-thousand-year-old Baleful Yin Energy and the Heavenly Yang Pill into an unbreakable bnce.
The problem of exploding, which those disciples who consumed the Heavenly Yang Pill in the past had, would definitely not happen to him.
The bnce of Yin and Yang energies in Xiao Chens body was even more perfect than that of Primal Core cultivators.
There was no need to worry about a Yin-Yang imbnce causing his energy to turn chaotic and explode.
More importantly, Xiao Chens physical body had been through many rounds of cleansing by the Life Juice Source. His physique was already as strong as Major Primal Core Venerates.
Even if he exploded by some chance, his entire body would not be broken. He would not die on the spot; at worst, he would just faint, severely injured.
In the blink of an eye, Xiao Chen had already stayed in this Pirate Hall for one month.
The upgrading of the ck Cuss waspleted. After thanking Master Jin, he got the brothers who had been busy all this time to take a rest first.
Then, Xiao Chen went to the most mysterious lower deck of the ck Cuss alone.
A strange formation te floated in the center of the extremely sinister and evil Immemorial Demon Soul Formation.
Now, one would discover that the Yazi Beasta Great Deste Eon ferocious beastcarved on the obverse had one and a half of the pearls on its neck lit up.
The difficulty of lighting up the pearls was greater than Xiao Chen expected. The Cold Steel Eagles fed it with ferocious beast blood every day and still had difficulty sating its appetite.
More importantly, the Yazi Beast Demon Soul was bing pickier. After one pearl lit up, the Minor Primal Core ferocious beasts barely had any effect anymore.
Now that Minor Primal Core ferocious beasts no longer had any effect, only Major Primal Core ferocious beasts could contribute to lighting up the pearls.
Xiao Chen did not fear meeting the gray-d old man after leaving the Pirate Hall, but he did not wish for any idents to happen.
He needed to make sure that everything was within his control.
Xiao Chen took out a small knife and cut his palm. A drop of blood slowly fell towards the formation below.
Before the bloodnded on the formation, the entire Immemorial Demon Soul Formation churned restlessly, shining with a red light, looking very sinister.
In the blood mist filling the air, the illusionary Yazi Beast Demon Soul smiled sinisterly as it watched the blood fall. An evil look shed in its eyes.
Chapter 1641 (Raw 1623): Everything Ready
Chapter 1641 (Raw 1623): Everything Ready
Plop!
When that drop of bloodnded on the Immemorial Demon Soul Formation, the entire space filled with an intense scarlet light.
Excited roars came from the formation, howling strangely without end.
Before Xiao Chen could adjust to this environment, he saw a shadowe out of the scarlet light, open its mouth, and bite him.
Xiao Chen felt pain in the depths of his soul. He rubbed his temples as he took a big step back.
It felt like something had taken a bite out of his Soul Energy. When he looked at this Immemorial Demon Soul Formation, he could not help feeling startled and afraid.
What a sinister formation! Xiao Chen thought to himself.
Fortunately, he had anticipated this and used only one drop of blood. Otherwise, he could not be sure of the consequences.
Whoosh!
When all the red light withdrew into the formation, it was clear that the formation te in the center now had two pearls lit up.
Before lighting up any pearls, the Yazi Beast Demon Soul was already equal to an early-stage Major Primal Core cultivator. Now, it should equal a peak Major Primal Core cultivator.
Xiao Chen thought for a while. Given this, he could guarantee that nothing would go wrong with the gray-d old man from the Beast Governing Sect.
After all, that old man was a Rank 3 sect Elder, who had who knew what trump cards. It would be better to have some insurance.
When Xiao Chen came out of thepartment, he found Xiao Suo still on deck, not having left yet.
Xiao Suo, after being busy for a month, why are you not going to rest? Xiao Chen asked out of curiosity. For the past month, Xiao Suo had been working hard with his crew, day and night.
They had seeded in upgrading the ck Cuss to a 4-Star pirate ship within a short period.
Xiao Suoughed, Hehe! Im not tired. I feel very excited, looking at these treasures on the ship. Furthermore, with my physique now, this fatigue is nothing.
Captain, look. These are the modified 4-Star ballistae. Although Captain said that you do not need offensive power, Master Jin still took it into consideration. These are all the proper equipment for a 4-Star pirate ship. One shot can easily pierce through the Veritable Essence Energy shield of a Major Primal Core Venerate.
Of course, that is if you use some special bolts. However, even with ordinary bolts, they are still quite mighty.
Xiao Suo pointed to the ballista towers above the ships hold, introducing them.
At first, Xiao Chen did not care so much. However, after a while, he felt somewhat shocked.
There were sixteen ballista towers, each with four ballistae for 4-Star pirate ships, for a total of sixty-four.
If all sixty-four ballistae for 4-Star pirate ships fired in the same direction and caught an enemy off guard, the sky would be filled with lethal ballista bolts. That was an unimaginable scene.
Even Xiao Chen himself was daunted at the thought, not wanting to be on the receiving end.
Then, Xiao Suo dragged Xiao Chen to the railing, pointing to the sides of the ck Cuss. The sides are each fitted with sixteen cannons, all 4-Star Neptunes Rage Demonic Energy Cannons.
Xiao Chen knew about the Neptunes Rage. That was a special Demonic Energy Cannon refined by the Pirate Alliances grandmaster refiners.
There was a total of nine grades, corresponding to the various Stars of pirate ships. Every grade was further split into mediocre, standard, and peak.
These were Demonic Energy Cannons that would inspire fear in anyone who heard them, truly living up to the name Neptunes Rage.
It had to be said that the Pirate Alliance did indeed have many geniuses and entric people.
No wonder the Pirate Alliance could stand alone without anyone targeting it.
Just the weapons it exposed were already that incredible. How strong were the things it distributed to its own people?
It was truly unimaginable.
Hehe! Captain, even a 4-Star captain would find it hard to purchase these items. Master Jin is really sincere and very honest. He does not like owing favors to others.
When mentioning Master Jin, Xiao Suo was full of praise, unable to stop.
Xiao Chen also felt surprised. It looked like giving that bottle of Life Juice Source was the right choice.
Master Jin also helped us strengthen the Dark Night Bewildering Formation. As for the defensive formation, he directly removed the old one and helped usy a 4-Star one. Furthermore, he also helped us add a formation for explosively increasing our speed.
When Xiao Chen heard this, he rejoiced. Master Jin truly understood him well.
Right, after all that, how much is left of the Spirit Jades that I passed to you?
Xiao Suo had gone to Xiao Chen several times to ask for Spirit Jades for modifying the pirate ship.
Since Xiao Chen found this problematic after a while, he just handed all the Spirit Jades from selling the natural treasures the Jiao Snake gave him, as well as his own personal wealth, to Xiao Suo.
Xiao Chen did not count the number, but the sum should at least be one or two million Medial Grade Spirit Jades, equivalent to two hundred million Inferior Grade Spirit Jades or so.
The Spirit Herbs that could catch the Jiao Snakes eyes were at least three thousand years old. Hence, that batch of treasures was of extremely high value.
On hearing that question, Xiao Suo smiled and replied, All gone.
What! All gone?! Xiao Chen was stunned by the answer. Two hundred million Inferior Grade Spirit Jades, how could they all be gone?
After all, when Xiao Chen was at the Purple Sun Citys auction, just about a hundred thousand Medial Grade Spirit Jades was already sufficient to suppress everyone with his wealth, stifling everyone.
With that alone, it was clear that it was a vast amount of wealth. Now, he was broke again.
Xiao Suo smiled in embarrassment. Its really all gone. Originally, there were some left. However, the various formations of the pirate ship need Spirit Jades to operate. We also need plenty of backup Spirit Jades. Hence...theyre all gone.
Seeing that Xiao Chens expression was still somewhat unsightly, Xiao Suo thought for a while, then asked, Should I go to the formation nodes and dig out some? I should be able to.
Xiao Chen narrowed his eyes and smiled. Good idea. Go and dig, then. Dig them out, one by one.
Upon seeing Xiao Chen smile, Xiao Suoughed, Captain, I was just joking. Dont worry. It will not let Captain down.
Right now, the ck Cuss looks ordinary. However, once it bares its fangs, it is a peak 4-Star pirate ship. It will easily crush an ordinary 4-Star pirate ship. Even 5-Star pirate ships will have to think twice if they want to attack us.
Xiao Chen was not truly angry. It was just that he liked the feeling of being imposingly wealthy.
Now that he was dead broke again, he was not used to it.
However, his mental state was very good. He quickly came to ept it and could treat the situation calmly.
Xiao Chen had risen and fallen in the Kunlun Realm many times, even had his cultivation regress a few times, losing everything. Even so, he still managed to make it here.
Even the worst-case scenario could not be that bad to him.
Captain, when are we departing? Xiao Suo asked somewhat eagerly.
Now that the pirate ship was armed to the teeth, his heart was restless.
Wait for a while longer.
Xiao Chen frowned a little on saying these words, revealing some worry.
The West Wind Towers Ding Yuan still had not sent word. This was not good news.
After seven days, just as Xiao Chens patience was wearing thin, Ding Yuan finally summoned him to the West Wind Tower.
Brother Xiao Chen, sorry for making you wait for so long, Ding Yuan said to Xiao Chen, his face filled with joy as he poured tea.
Xiao Chens heart immediately calmed down. From Chief Manager Dings appearance, the matter must be settled.
Right. The blessednds open up only once every three years and ept disciples all in one go. The previous opening was not too long ago. Originally, you would have to wait three years before being able to enter the blessednds.
Xiao Chen responded, However, Chief Manager Ding has managed to find a way for me to enter after that.
Thats right. I pulled a lot of strings and helped you obtain a rmendation letter. With the rmendation letter, you can enter the blessednds and freely choose a sect to join.
Of course, you still need to be tested. However, with Little Brother Xiao Chens strength, the test should not be a problem.
As Ding Yuan spoke, he proffered a rmendation letter.
Xiao Chen casually received it. This was just an ordinary rmendation letter. The contents were very ordinary, as well. However, the words put a lot of pressure on him, nearly toppling him.
Every word contained a pressure that bore down on the soul.
The strokes were full of force, radiating sharpness and a boundless aura.
It was almost more than Xiao Chen could endure. After one nce, he quickly closed the letter.
This is personally written by a Cloud Sea powerhouse. Xiao Chen looked at Ding Yuan, utterly shocked.
Yuan Ding nodded and said, The Cloud Sea Realm is an untouchable realm. With one thought, they can injure another. With one word, they can suppress a Major Primal Core Venerate.
As Xiao Chen held this heavy rmendation letter, he knew that this matter was settled. He performed a cupped-fist salute and said, Many thanks, Chief Manager Ding.
Ding Yuan smiled casually and said, Dont thank me. Im just a businessman. Remember, you owe me a promise.
For some reason, every time Xiao Chen heard Ding Yuan say this was a business, he felt it was strange.
Perhaps the other party was not as simple as Xiao Chen thought. At the very least, this rmendation letter was quite incredible.
Remember to carve it in your heart and do not forget. We will meet again in the future!
Chapter 1642 (Raw 1624): Lethal Payback
Chapter 1642 (Raw 1624): Lethal Payback
After leaving the West Wind Tower, Xiao Chen gathered the crew of the ck Cuss.
Tomorrow, we will leave the Pirate Hall.
This was only a pitstop on his way to the blessednds. He should have already left long ago.
Now that everything was ready, having gotten the most important rmendation letter, it was time to leave.
Good. I have been eagerly waiting for this. Captain, where to?
One of the three blessednds of the Grave Sea, the ck Cave Mountain!
Fei`er said, If we are leaving tomorrow, doesnt that mean we will be leaving together with those two outstanding talents from the blessednds?
Ling Yu and Jiang Xuan had fought a series of seven battles, each battle ending in a draw.
Each battle had been extremely exciting, causing a hugemotion in the entire Pirate Hall.
Due to these two, countless experts from various ces came to this pirate city with its buildings of various sizes. It could be said that these two fanned the excitement in the Pirate Hall to the peak.
Three days ago, these two arranged toe back one yearter andpete again. They were also going to depart tomorrow.
Xiao Chen said indifferently, They have nothing to do with us. There is no need to care about them.
Early the next morning, people thronged the entrance to the Pirate Hall to send Jiang Xuan and Ling Yu off, causing congestion.
Seeing the crowd there to send them off, the two felt very pleased and proud, their faces full of smiles.
Nothing could surpass the so-called favored ones of heaven attaining their dreams in their youth.
Brother Jiang and I are talents that appreciate each other. An exchange of blows can lead to friendship. Everyone, dont worry. We wille again next year, Ling Yu said to everyone while performing a cupped-fist salute.
Jiang Xuan also showed a smile as he said softly, We will part here, then. There is no need for everyone to send us off.
These are truly outstanding talentsgeniusesheroes at a young age. Their futures are without limit.
Being able to see so many exciting fights while alive is considered a blessing as well.
The gaze of the crowd did not shift away as they watched the two turn around and leave.
Clearly, Jiang Xuan and Ling Yu, two outstanding talents with a Great Deste bloodline, had brought a great shock to these people, earning sincere respect from them.
Not far away, at the harbor outside the Pirate Hall, an unremarkable pirate ship also departed.
A white figure stood in the tallest lookout tower on the ship sailing into the vast sea as the first light of morning appeared.
This white figure gave off a peaceful aura like he was isted from this world, away from all the chatter and noise. It was like he was one with the world.
Jiang Xuan and Ling Yu chatted happily about various things as they walked down the wide street.
Suddenly, Ling Yus gaze caught sight of Xiao Chen, who was on the ck Cuss, facing the wind.
Ling Yus gaze paused, and he said softly, Its him.
Jiang Xuan looked over, feeling it was strange. Whats wrong? Is that person the one you mentioned? The white-d youth who also has a Great Deste bloodline and wanted to fawn on you?
Ling Yu nodded and said, Yes. However, his cultivation is not high, and he is older than either of us. Furthermore, he is not from any sect and is alone. How can he be worth making friends with? So I rejected.
Jiang Xuan smiled and said, Brother Ling, you cantpare everyone to us. It is not fair to them. Among regr people, he is already very dazzling and can be proud of himself.
Thats true. Haha! I was wrong, then.
As the noise and chatter slowly died down, Jiang Xuan and Ling Yu left proudly before the eyes of the entire city. The pirate ship set off in a direction that no one paid attention to, slowing sailing farther away.
However, many yearster, when people spoke about this matter, they would only remember that they brushed by the Dragon Emperor Xiao Chen and regret the missed opportunity for life,pletely forgetting about these two geniuses from the blessednds.
When the ck Cuss left the territory of the Pirate Hall, a gray-d old man, leading two early-stage Primal Core Venerates, stood on a huge tortoise beast, showing a cold smile.
The gray-d old man was none other than the Beast Governing Sects Elder.
The temptation of the highest-quality Life Juice Source was simply too great. During the past month, the gray-d old man had made use of everything he had to position people all around the Pirate Halls periphery.
Once Xiao Chen appeared, the gray-d old man would find out immediately.
Brat, I was thinking that you would hide in there for life, never toe out again. Chase! the old man shouted coldly, and the tortoise beast he stood on charged at Xiao Chens pirate ship at lightning speed.
The strangely fast speed and the huge body of the tortoise beast did not seem to match up.
Captain, that old tortoise egg actually did not leave. Instead, he is standing on a small tortoise and chasing over. Should we shake them off? Xiao Suos cursing came from the control room.
[TL Note: There is a y on words here. The Chinese characters for tortoise egg are ng for bastard. There are a few characters for tortoises. The character used in the small tortoise here is a lesser-used one, but it is the one used in the ng for bastard.]
On the lookout tower, Xiao Chen sat peacefully on his Cycle Throne. He said calmly, That tortoise beast is quite impressive. You wont shake it off easily. Find a more deste sea region and finish them off.
Yes, Captain.
As the tortoise beast slowly shortened the distance, the gray-d old man felt that his victory was at hand. Hence, he revealed a smile as he spoke indifferently.
Little white-d friend, we meet again.
Xiao Chen replied indifferently, Indeed. However, this time, it is probably not a coincidence.
Humph! Cut the crap. Hand over the Life Juice Source, and Ill spare you from death. As for the matter of you killing my Beast Governing Sects two Cold Steel Eagles, I can write it off. This is the greatestpromise I can give you. Think about it yourself first.
The gray-robed old man released the strong aura of ate-stage Major Primal Core cultivator. His voice was deafening like thunder.
An incredibly berserk and scary storm kicked up the surface of the sea.
The sky immediately turned dark and overcast.
What a strong aura!
Feeling the old mans aura, the crew of the ck Cuss felt startled and took a sharp intake of breath.
With just his aura alone, he could raise such a huge storm. This gray-d old man was truly impressive.
However, to the gray-d old mans surprise, the average-sized ck Cuss sailed steadily amid the storm, not shaking at all.
This pirate ship is rather extraordinary.
The two early-stage Major Primal Core Venerates behind were bbergasted, now viewing the ck Cuss in a new light.
The gray-d old man smiled coldly. I thought that he was preparing something big for one month. It turned out that he just strengthened his pirate ship. Ill deal with this ship. The two of you charge over. Aside from the white-d youth, kill everyone else.
With two early-stage Major Primal Core experts climbing on board to deal with a group whose cultivation was mostly in the Yang Essence Stage and the Minor Primal Core Realm, this task would be very easy to aplish.
The gray-d old mans Veritable Essence Energy surged and gave off a terrifying aura before he threw a palm strike.
Boom!
A giant wave appeared on the surface of the sea and tossed the entire pirate ship into the sky, thoroughly reducing its speed.
Now!
A murderous intent shed on the faces of the two early-stage Major Primal Core Venerates. They soared into the air, preparing to take this opportunity to board the ship.
Captain, those two early-stage Major Primal Core fellows areing, Xiao Suo said nervously from the control room.
Xiao Chen observed from the lookout tower and said calmly, Brothers in the towers, change out the 4-Star ballistaes regr load for the special bolts. Then, aim at the old man on the right.
Xiao Chens calm voice rang out, calming down all the brothers on the ship.
Yes, Captain! All the crewmembers in the towers answered in unison.
Creak! Creak! The many ballistae silently swiveled in the towers, locking on to the old man charging over on the right.
Ssh! The unremarkable pirate ship in the airnded back on the sea.
At this moment, the two old men finally entered the range of the 4-Star ballistae.
However, Xiao Chen did not give the order to fire. So, everyone held their breath and did not act rashly.
The gray-d old man revealed a smile while standing on the tortoise beast, anticipating a bloody scene. No one on the ship would be able to stop the two Major Primal Core Venerates from ughtering everyone.
Fire.
On the lookout tower, Xiao Chen finally gave the order in a frosty tone, sending it to the ears of all the brothers in the towers.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Sixty-four huge ballistae. Each ballista could load eight bolts and shoot four bolts at a time.
Bolts rained out immediately, rushing forward mercilessly like venomous snakes.
The specially made bolts were expensive but were very effective.
Before the old man on the right side could cry out, his body looked like a honeb. Ssh! That old man fell into the sea and corroded away until nothing was left.
A bona fide Major Primal Core Venerate fell on the spot just like that.
The other old man was frightened silly, stunned in midair, unable to believe what just happened.
Chapter 1643 (Raw 1625): Prisoner
Chapter 1643 (Raw 1625): Prisoner
How can this be?!
The startled gray-d old man on the tortoise beast clearly did not expect this.
He thought that he had it in the bag, that this would be a piece of cake. However, in merely one breath of time, an early-stage Major Primal Core Venerate died.
This was an old friend that the gray-d old man had known for several decades.
Old Huang,e back. That ship is rather strange, the gray-d old man cried out loudly to the other old man.
Even if the gray-d old man had not said anything, the other old man was already frightened gutless. Hence, he retreated hastily.
In reality, if that old man had not retreated, this would have been his best chance to board the ship.
Under Xiao Chens instructions, all sixty-four ballistae had fired all their bolts. They would need at least three seconds to reload, enough time for the old man to charge over.
Most people would leave enough for two rounds of volleys. Half would finish firing before the other half started. That would give the first half time to finish reloading.
This would allow the 4-Star ballistae in the towers to maintain a continuous barrage.
Xiao Chen had taken a risk in firing all sixty-four ballistae in one go.
The facts proved his gamble right. The specially made bolts filled the sky and instantly killed an early-stage Major Primal Core Venerate.
As Xiao Chen expected, the other old man was frightened silly.
Xiao Chen revealed a cold smile from the lookout tower. Full speed ahead. Xiao Suo, prepare to use your best move.
Hehe! Captain, just watch me.
On the huge tortoise beast, the gray-d old man and Old Huang discussed countermeasures.
Suddenly, a giant wave surged up in front. The ck pirate ship cut through the waves like a sharp knife.
Oh no, they are charging over.
This shocked Old Huang. Clearly, he did not expect Xiao Chen and the others to be so bold.
However, these two old men were Major Primal Core cultivators. This was especially so for the gray-d old man, who was ate-stage Major Primal Core peak expert.
You are seeking death!
The gray-d old man trembled in anger. Xiao Chen was really bold; he was actually this arrogant.
Gurgle! Gurgle!
Bubbles appeared in the starry sea. The huge tortoise beast, which only showed its shell, emerged from the water.
When the tortoise beastpletely revealed itself, Xiao Chens crew discovered that the previously visible tortoise shell was only the tip of the iceberg. The tortoise beasts true appearance was like a small mountain.
Undaunted by the tortoise beast, Xiao Chen prepared tounch an attack as he looked at it. He immediately decided to take the initiative to attack.
Xiao Suo, its your turn now.
Hahaha! Got it, Captain.
Whoosh!
The ck Cuss ship turned on the surface of the sea, exposing one side to the tortoise beast.
Before the two old men could figure out what was happening, they heard creaking sounds from the ship. Then, they saw cannons extending from its side, looking like the bared fangs of a ferocious beast.
Peak 4-Star Neptunes Rages!
The gray-d old man was very knowledgeable. When he saw the sixteen cannons, he immediately paled.
Had the gray-d old man known that this pirate ship had so many Neptunes Rages, he would not have dared to get so close to the ck Cuss even if he was beaten to death.
The gray-d old man would definitely have fled as far as he could and would not have targeted Xiao Chen at all.
Fire! Xiao Chen expressionlessly gave the order.
The sixteen peak 4-Star Neptunes Rages simultaneously belched ck Demonic Energy Cannonballs.
All the ck Demonic Energy Cannonballs spun intensely, containing berserk energy that was highlypressed.
After the special treatment of the Pirate Alliances refiners, each Demonic Energy Cannonball could easily level a small mountain.
At the critical moment, the tortoise beast roared, and a towering wave appeared in front of it, forming a thick wall of water.
Boom!
A Demonic Energy Cannonball exploded on the water wall. Then, a second and third closely followed. Eventually, all sixteen exploded.
It was like the sea god was raging. The sky turned overcast, and the loud explosions were audible from five hundred kilometers away, deafening everyone temporarily.
The surging sea wave instantly vaporized as vast energy swept out.
The gray-d old man and Old Huang were immediately knocked into the air, vomiting blood.
With such a huge area of effect, there was no way to avoid the st. The two immediately hid behind the tortoise beast.
Fire!
Xiao Chens expression turned cold as he repeated the order to fire, without any mercy.
Boom!
The ear-splitting explosion burst out again. It sounded like thunder roaring, making everyones fighting spirit quail.
Without the sea wave to block this time, the Neptunes Rages cannonballs exploded with even more intense might. The area of effect was evenrger.
Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!
As the cannonadended on the sea, it kicked up towering sshes that soared all the way to the clouds.
The terrifying explosions pocked the sea, opening many huge pits in the marine in. Then, whirlpools formed, churning up towering waves. The sea immediately turned very chaotic.
Strong winds blew as tornadoes formed. Waves crested as explosions rang out endlessly.
The horrifying scene before the gray-d old man and Old Huang looked like there really was a sea god raging.
They raised their legs and ran wildly. They could not longer care so much anymore. They only wanted to leave the range of the Neptunes Rages as fast as possible.
The two old mens hearts were filled with horror. These Neptunes Rages attacks were not blocked by the waves and were much stronger than the first.
The gray-d old man was still fine, not significantly injured. However, Old Huang was covered in wounds, incredibly weakened, and quite pale.
As Old Huang looked ahead, the gray-d old man grew increasingly farther away. Old Huang felt despair and pain as he cried out hoarsely, Old Tang, save me!
The gray-d old man ignored Old Huang. He was only a few steps away from escaping the range of the Neptunes Rages. Why would he foolishly return and carry a burden?
You tricked me!
Old Huang let out a regretful roar, hatred flooding his heart, hating that he was not cautious in making friends.
Fire!
The aggrieved roars did not get any sympathy from Xiao Chen. Instead, he ruthlessly gave the order to fire.
Boom!
Amid the cannonballs that filled the sky, Old Huang, who failed to get out of their range, was immediately destroyed, dying without leaving a corpse.
Whoosh!
The shock wave surged out, striking the gray-d old man and causing him to vomit another mouthful of blood. However, he managed to escape the Neptunes Rages range in the end.
Damn brat! After I return, Ill definitely get the Beast Governing Sect toe and kill you! the gray-d old man yelled as he looked back.
Heavy rain fell on the sea with its horrifying waves. A ck pirate ship rode this surging sea like a berserk ruler.
Screech! Screech!
However, just as the gray-d old man thought that he had seeded in escaping cmity, two sharp bird cries suddenly came from the front.
The gray-d old man looked over, and his face changed, turning pale immediately.
Two Cold Steel Eagles, tyrants of the sea, shining with a cold light, took him as prey and firmly locked on to him.
Xiao Chen had anticipated that with the gray-d old mans speed, the old man would not die to the cannons. So, he preemptively got the Cold Steel Eagles to wait in front.
Since all forms of cordiality had already been shed, Xiao Chen had no intention of letting the gray-d old man return alive.
What made the gray-d old man despair even more was that these two Cold Steel Eagles appeared even stronger than when the Beast Governing Sect controlled them.
The Cold Steel Eagles vaguely seemed to have reached the peak Major Primal Core Realm.
The gray-d old mans despair was inevitable. If his tortoise beast were still around, he would not fear these two Cold Steel Eagles. However, after suffering three volleys of cannon fire, it was already severely injured.
Even with it, if the gray-d old man had not gotten injured by the cannon volleys, he would barely be able to cope with these two Cold Steel Eagles.
However, there were no ifs in life...
The scene of Xiao Chen being chased by the Cold Steel Eagles got reenacted over the surface of the sea, but this time, by a different person.
The prey now was the gray-d old man.
The irony of fate in the cycle of karma.
With the two Cold Steel Eagles in pursuit, the gray-d old man gradually got forced back. The ck Cuss that brought him nightmares grew increasingly closer.
The wounds on the old mans body slowly multiplied. Xiao Chen, who had once experienced the harassment of the Cold Steel Eagles, deeply understood how awful this feeling was.
There was no time for one to catch ones breath or heal ones injuries. It was a relentless pursuit. If one dared to stop, one would die in the next moment.
One hourter, the two Cold Steel Eagles worked together and carried the gray-d old mans damaged body over.
When the white-d Xiao Chen on the lookout tower saw the captured gray-d old man, he softly said, We meet again.
The gray-d old man was mentally fatigued and was very tired. When he saw Xiao Chen, he coughed a few times and vomitedrge mouthfuls of blood.
The gray-d old man felt extremely upset. He had never thought that he would appear before Xiao Chen as a prisoner.
Chapter 1644 (Raw 1626): The Last Laugh
Chapter 1644 (Raw 1626): The Last Laugh
The gray-d old man would never have imagined, even in his dreams, that he would end up in Xiao Chens hands one day.
The other party was only a hairless brat in the half-step Primal Core Realm.
If it were a proper fight, the gray-d old man would not even care about such a minor character. He could easily kill such a person. His upper hand in cultivation made him fearless.
This thought was not wrong. The current Xiao Chen was indeed not a match for him.
If Xiao Chen fought head-on, he would fall within a hundred moves. He would have no other option than to flee.
However, Xiao Chen had the ck Cuss, a powerful weapon almost equal to a 5-Star pirate ship. The moment it bared its sinister side, not to mention the gray-d old man, even a peak Major Primal Core opponent would die.
Furthermore, Xiao Chen still had the Immemorial Demon Soul Formation and the two Cold Steel Eagles.
I have been careful all my life. Unexpectedly, I fell in your hands, a junior, the gray-d old man, who was held up by the two Cold Steel Eagles, said, showing a bitter smile.
With a thought from Xiao Chen, the two Cold Steel Eagles could tear the gray-d old man apart.
Whoosh! Whoosh!
As the two Cold Steel Eagles hovered in the air, their knifelike wings pped continuously, kicking up a strong wind.
Xiao Chens white clothes and long hair fluttered noisily in the strong wind.
There is no need for self-reproach. No one would imagine that I would have a peak 4-Star pirate ship.
Xiao Chen smiled indifferently; no one could figure out what he was thinking.
The gray-d old man said sullenly, Cut the crap. Kill me if you want to. Dont humiliate me.
This gray-d old man was an Outer Sect Elder of the Beast Governing Sect. He was still quite stubborn and proud, not begging for mercy.
Xiao Chen said softly, If I wanted to kill you, why would I keep you alive until now?
You...
The gray-d old mans eyes gleamed with hope. No one wanted to die for no reason. If there was hope to live, naturally, one would be tempted.
What do you want?
Xiao Chen showed a serious expression as he looked at the other party. Its very simple. I just want you to focus on working on the pirate ship. Not only will I not kill you, but I will even give you the Life Juice Source that you want.
That was right. Xiao Chen was interested in the other party and wanted to continue improving the pirate shipsbat strength.
This person was not weak and was from a Rank 3 sect. He was also old and experienced, having seen many things. He was not someone Xiao Suo and Xiao Chen couldpare to.
Having a person who was experienced and strong and also knowledgeable about beast taming on the pirate ship would undoubtedly be a good thing.
The gray-d old mans eyes flickered; he was clearly tempted. However, he felt suspicious in his heart. What does this fellow intend?
To think that he dares to keep me on his ship! He is not a fool, right?
As long as I recover from my injuries, it will be easy for me to take over the ship. Is he not worried about me plotting in secret, pretending to cooperate while causing him trouble?
My patience is limited. I do not have much time to waste here. You have one second to consider!
Xiao Chen caused such a tremendousmotion earlier and had long startled the surrounding cultivators. He needed to leave quickly.
Since he said one second, there would be only one second.
One secondter, Xiao Chen did not wait for the other party to answer, directly turning and coldly saying, Kill him.
As two enormous forces pulled on the gray-d old mans body, the fear of death immediately spread through him.
Given the urgency, the gray-d old man quickly roared out his reply: Im willing!
Bang!
The two Cold Steel Eagles flung the gray-d old man onto the deck.
A satisfied smile appeared on Xiao Chens face as he walked down step by step. pping, he said, Wee our new crewmember of the ck Cuss, the Beast Governing Sects Elder Tang.
Wee! Wee!
Many crewmembers walked out and chimed in happily. Being able to have a Rank 3 sect Elder as their captive clearly gave them a strong sense of aplishment.
Get your tortoise beast to follow us. After we leave this area, Ill send someone to treat it, Xiao Chen instructed calmly.
Now that the gray-d old man was living due to Xiao Chens mercy, he had to bow down. He endured this and formed hand seals while muttering something, which produced some special musical notes.
Below, in the starry sea, the severely injured tortoise beast, which had suffered from several rounds of the Neptunes Rages, slowly swam over.
Captain, we found the storage rings of those two Venerates. That should make up for some of our losses.
Xiao Suo leaped out from the sea andnded on the deck, speaking excitedly.
Bandits never walked away empty-handed. This nature was hard to change.
Anyway, the storage rings of two Major Primal Core Venerates were definitely of extraordinary value.
Lets go!
Now that everything was ready, the ck Cuss quickly set off, leaving this area.
The earlier battle caused a tremendousmotion. Due to the Neptunes Rages firing several rounds, this sea region looked like a huge storm just passed through it.
It would be hard to avoid the attention of other cultivators.
What horrifying Demonic Energy Cannons! They should be Neptunes Rages.
Based on the lingering aura, two Major Primal Core Venerates died.
They were really seeking death. I wonder which reckless Venerates they were? They actually dared to offend a pirate ship with Neptunes Rages equipped.
Who knows? These days, there has been nock of reckless people.
Many of the experienced Grave Sea cultivators figured out the general situation and did not dare to linger here.
Not every 4-Star pirate ship in the Grave Sea could equip Neptunes Rages.
One needed extremely high authority and sufficient contributions to the Pirate Alliances inner circle. Furthermore, they were very expensive; just one fetched a high price.
No one would dare to offend a pirate ship equipped with Neptunes Rages. This wasmon knowledge.
At this moment, the root of this incident recovered its ordinary appearance, sailing freely in the starry sea.
Everyone on the ship was in a good mood. This was the ck Cusss first big battle sinceing to the Grave Sea.
The victory seemed simpler than expected. Now, all the crewmembers felt a strong sense of belonging to the ck Cuss.
Inside the captains quarters, the Beast Governing Sects Elder Tang, who already changed his clothes and appeared to be in much better spirits, faced Xiao Chen. There was a silver jade bottle on the table between them.
The jade bottle contained the highest-quality Life Juice Source.
Greed shed in Elder Tangs eyes as he asionally shifted his gaze to Xiao Chen, waiting for Xiao Chen to say something.
I keep my word. Since Elder Tang is willing to humble yourself and stay on the ck Cuss, I naturally cannot be stingy. Take it, then.
Xiao Chen waved his hand in invitation.
Elder Tangs face lit up with joy. Unexpectedly, Xiao Chen really was so straightforward. Elder Tang had been stuck atte-stage Major Primal Core Realm for many years already and could not break through to the peak. This golden Life Juice Source held a fatal attraction for him.
Many thanks.
Elder Tang reached out to take the jade bottle, feeling somewhat excited.
Thats nothing much. Ill go and rest first. After I recover, this old man will definitely do his best to serve Young Master Xiao.
Elder Tang showed a smile as he stood up, preparing to go.
Xiao Chen narrowed his eyes as he smiled. You will serve me with all your strength after you recover? Elder Tang, do you really take me for a fool?
Huh?!
Elder Tang pretended to be stupid, looking like he did not understand Xiao Chen.
I want to leave a restriction in your body. Elder Tang, what do you think? Xiao Chen asked probingly.
The smile of the Beast Governing Sects Elder Tang froze. However, he immediately replied, Yes, that is necessary.
Elder Tang had answered delightedly, but he was smiling coldly to himself. I just knew that you would do this.
However, you are still too inexperienced to be ying with me.
A Rank 3 sect has umtions from long ago. You are just a half-step Primal Core cultivator. What restrictions can you leave in me to restrain me?
Xiao Chen shot a sharp gaze at Elder Tang, indicating for him to let down all of his defenses.
Feeling very confident, Elder Tang did not give it much thought but just let down all his mental guard.
Dragon Blood Soul Breaking Finger!
Xiao Chen extended his finger at lightning speed to press it against Elder Tangs forehead.
Before Elder Tang, who let down his mental guard, could react, extremely destructive Soul Energy entered the depths of his soul like a sh of lightning.
Elder Tangs heart sank; he felt like his soul was about to leave his body, torn apart by this external force.
He was frightened into going pale and immediately tried to put up some resistance.
Whoosh!
Just as the energy from the Soul Breaking Finger in the depths of his soul was about to erupt, Xiao Chen quickly stopped it and withdrew his hand.
Elder Tang fell to the floor, holding his forehead. As he looked at Xiao Chen, he showed a horrified expression.
He could feel a vague scarlet light in the depths of his soul. It was like a time bomb nted there.
Xiao Chen smiled and said, That was dangerous. This is the first time I used the Soul Breaking Finger to set a restriction. Fortunately, my bloodline has been improved; I actually did not fail.
Rest properly, then. Elder Tang, dont overthink.
Its over. Its over. Its all over. This is a Soul Dao restriction. I will only have a small chance of escaping Xiao Chens control when I advance to the Cloud Sea Realm.
Elder Tang showed a sorrowful expression as he pointed at Xiao Chen and eximed angrily, Junior, you tricked me!
Xiao Chen smiled calmly. Let it go. We were trying to outwit each other in the first ce. It is just a matter of whose means are better. In the future, the ck Cuss will be in your care.
That was right. No one was stupid. However, no matter what, in the end, Xiao Chen was the one with thestugh.
Chapter 1645 (Raw 1627): Scarlet Blood Inheritance
Chapter 1645 (Raw 1627): Scarlet Blood Inheritance
Three dayster, not long after Xiao Chen left, a ck ship arrived silently at the Pirate Hall where Xiao Chen had stayed.
Holy Son, the Sect Venerates aura came from that Pirate Hall.
On the deck, a group of ck-d arhats stood respectfully behind the ck Lotus Churchs Holy Son, Ming Xuan.
The ck Lotus Churchs Holy Son wore white monk robes and looked extraordinary and graceful.
The Pirate Hall? He must have been here to repair or upgrade his ship. In that case, he should have stayed for more than a day or two and left behind a lot of clues.
The Holy Son Ming Xuan showed a peaceful smile as he calmly analyzed. The search area shrank significantly again. Come, follow me in.
Inside the captains quarters of the ck Cuss pirate ship, Xiao Chens heart thumped heavily.
The ck lotus mark on his chest seemed to pulsate, giving off heat. Fortunately, the Buddhist pendant firmly suppressed it, preventing it from releasing its aura. Even so, it made Xiao Chen very nervous.
After thinking for a while, he realized when he made a mistake.
It was that day when he released the ck lotus mark to convince the West Wind Towers Ding Yuan.
Someone from the ck Lotus Church had probably sensed it. Now, people from the ck Lotus Church had to be going to the Pirate Hall to seek out news.
Xiao Chen had stayed at that Pirate Hall for more than a month. Although he was cautious, if someone investigated carefully, they would definitely discover some clues left behind.
Fortunately, he already had the rmendation letter.
As long as he entered the blessednd, he would be temporarily safe. No matter how strong and bold the ck Lotus Church was, they would not dare to charge into a blessednd.
Thinking this, Xiao Chen calmed down and started cultivating again.
What he found even more confusing was why the ck Lotus Church was pursuing him.
Dwelling on the matter was pointless. He might as well use the time to cultivate.
If Xiao Chen kept worrying about everything, it would end up dying his cultivation and might even leave behind a mental block.
As the Purple Thunder Divine Incantations tenthyer circted, the ink-painting-like Taiji diagram in his dantian spun slowly.
Using Veritable Essence Energy as the foundation and Yin Essence Energy and Yang Essence Energy as supplements, every time the Taiji diagram spun around,fort swept throughout Xiao Chens body.
Inside the Taiji diagram, the two fishesYin and Yangwere actually the cores of the Yang Essence Energy and Yin Essence Energy. The two cores chased each other but would never meet.
The Veritable Essence Energy was in the entire Taiji diagram; it was everywhere, containing the Yin Essence Energy and Yang Essence Energy.
Whoosh!
Inside the captains quarters, as Xiao Chen entered a state of cultivation, a Taiji diagram appeared on the floor as well.
Light and shadow swirled around, flickering endlessly, looking incredibly mysterious.
Xiao Chens entire being seemed to merge with the world. The Taiji diagram formed by the Veritable Essence Energy, Yang Essence Energy, and Yin Essence Energy in his dantian spun slower and slower. Eventually, it was hard to tell that it was moving.
However, Xiao Chen already forgot about this long ago. His entire being seemed to have merged with this space. If another party used their Mental Energy Perception, they would find the captains quarters empty, void of life.
However, if one opened the door, one would clearly see Xiao Chen sitting there with his eyes closed.
One with heaven. This state was being one with heaven. Although Xiao Chen had not reached the Primal Core Realm yet, he seeded in merging with the world, something that only Primal Core cultivators could do.
When the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation circted for one hundred eighty minor cycles, Xiao Chen suddenly opened his eyes. He felt that he was one step closer to the Primal Core Realm.
After reaching the Primal Core Realm, Veritable Essence Energy, Yin Essence Energy, and Yang Essence Energy would merge and form the Primal Core.
It was said that the stronger ones umtions, the better the quality of Primal Core formed. The strongest cultivators could form a 9-Star Primal Core, possessing unlimited potential.
After refining a ten-thousand-year-old Baleful Yin Energy and the Heavenly Yang Pill, Xiao Chen was filled with anticipation over what grade his Primal Core would be.
Once his Primal Core formed, his strength would increase explosively.
The horrifying umtions that he had in the Veritable Personage Realm would be unleashed, hisbat prowess reaching an incredible level.
At that time, Xiao Chen nned to refine the Heavenly me, forming the Taiji Yinyang me Diagram with Primal Chaos Grade mesthe Heavenly me and the Heavenly Snow Divine me. This could be his strongest trump card.
Only then he would truly be able to protect himself from the ck Lotus Church.
Even though the ck Cuss was very strong, it was something external in the end. It was not his own strength.
Collecting his thoughts, Xiao Chen took out scattered pieces of paper and pieced them together.
Each piece of paper had only one or two words. They were just some simple words. When all the pieces of paper were pieced together, they formed a coherent message.
These words from the talisman runes on the Scarlet Blood War Banner had been tranted by schrs of ancientnguages.
Xiao Suo had tidied these up and handed them over to Xiao Chen long ago. When Xiao Chen had time, he would mull over them.
My name is Scarlet Blood. I have a body of scarlet iron with burning-hot blood;
For half my life, I went through ups and downs, homeless and miserable;
For half my life, I was peerless, traveling around without fear.
My body is like a sword, filled with a firm and unyielding pride;
My heart is like the sun and the moon, shining bright for ten thousand years;
My stature is like a mountain, spanning tens of thousands of kilometers;
My eyes are like the many stars, making the sky shine bright like day instead of night;
I cover the sky with one hand and establish myself an emperor with another.
Xiao Chen muttered these words, feeling extremely confused.
Without a doubt, the legendary Scarlet Blood Pirate King hid the location of his treasures in this passage.
No matter how Xiao Chen looked at it, this passage was an introduction of the Scarlet Blood Pirate King and him boasting of some things.
However, it could not really be considered boasting. If Xiao Chen were to describe himself like this, he would definitely be indulging in braggadocio.
However, this was the Scarlet Blood Pirate King speaking about himself. These were facts...as he himself was a legend.
This passage could be divided into two parts. The first part could be considered a simple introduction of himself. A body of scarlet iron with burning-hot blood could exin the origin of the name Scarlet Blood Pirate King.
For half my life, I went through ups and downs, homeless and miserable. The Scarlet Blood Pirate King did not lead a good life in his earlier days, wandering about and experiencing all sorts of difficulties.
For half my life, I was peerless, traveling around without fear. The Scarlet Blood Pirate King rose up in thetter part of his life, bing so strong that no one could defeat him. He did not need to fear anything as he traveled the Great Thousand Realms.
The key should be thest part. My body is like a sword, filled with a firm and unyielding pride; my heart is like the sun and the moon, shining bright for ten thousand years; my stature is like a mountain, spanning tens of thousands of kilometers; my eyes are like the many stars, making the sky shine bright like day instead of night; I cover the sky with one hand and establish myself an emperor with another.
Body, heart, stature, eyes, and hands.
Every line described a part of the Scarlet Blood Pirate Kings body. However, what did this mean?
Im confused. I do not understand. I simply do not get it.
Xiao Chen mulled this over, then suddenly thought of something. He called out, Get Elder Tang toe over.
Yes, Captain.
A respectful reply came from outside. Immediately, a crewmember went to get the Beast Governing Sects Elder Tang.
There was an experienced person here. If Xiao Chen did not make use of him, it would be too wasteful.
Compared to three days ago, Elder Tang was in much better spirits. He could even be said to have transformed; his aura vaguely seemed stronger.
Elder Tang walked over slowly. His aura was withdrawn, heavy as a mountain, giving off immense pressure.
Even Xiao Chen thought to himself that this Elder Tang was indeed very strong.
Previously, Xiao Chen had been quite lucky. Using the sixteen Neptunes Rages and the two strengthened Cold Steel Eagles, he had pulled off a one-sided battle.
Now, no matter how strong Elder Tang was, he had to listen to Xiao Chen.
There was a dragon blood mark in the depths of Elder Tangs soul. With one thought, Xiao Chen could turn him into a soulless body.
It looks like Elder Tang already started refining the Life Juice Source. The effects seem to be pretty good, Xiao Chen said softly with a faint smile.
Elder Tang did not show much joy on his face; he merely said indifferently, Its alright. What does Captain have in mind for this old man?
Take a look at this.
Xiao Chen did not mind Elder Tangs attitude. No matter who it was, no one would be happy if they were in Elder Tangs situation.
He let Elder Tang take a look at the tidied-up words.
Originally, Elder Tang did not care and just prepared to get to work. However, after he softly read those words aloud twice, his expression changed drastically.
Elder Tang looked excitedly at Xiao Chen and eximed, These are thest words of the legendary Scarlet Blood Pirate King!
Before every legendary Pirate King died, they would bury their treasures in the sea and leave some clues behind in theirst words, allowing thetter generations to search for their treasures. This formed a sort of inheritance.
This was a pirate tradition. There was a romance, which others would find hard to understand, pushing the Pirate Kings to do this.
In fact, even the ordinary Pirate Kings would bury all the treasures that they plundered.
Elder Tang understood what kind of opportunities and fortuitous encounters the treasures that the Scarlet Blood Pirate King provided.
Xiao Chen nodded and said, You are smart. I obtained the Scarlet Blood War Banner by chance. I managed to repair it to twenty percent of its peak state and obtain some ancient talisman runes from it. After tranting them and organizing them, we got what you see.
After finishing his exnation, Xiao Chen took out the Scarlet Blood War Banner and held it in front of Elder Tang for a moment, proving the truth of his words.
Elder Tang trembled slightly. He asked in confusion, Where exactly do youe from? To think that you even stumbled into such a startling opportunity!
Xiao Chen put away the war banner and replied calmly, Strictly speaking, it is not my opportunity. I was also not the one who bought the war banner. Never mind...lets put that matter aside. What did you manage to make out? Just tell me straight.
If we can obtain the treasures of the Scarlet Blood Pirate King, you will definitely benefit as well.
Elder Tang nodded and said, Of the two parts, I feel that we can ignore the first part. The main clue should be in the second part.
Great minds think alike. I am of that opinion as well. So, what next? Xiao Chen looked at Elder Tang in anticipation, hoping that Elder Tang had figured out something different.
Chapter 1646 (Raw 1628): Mysterious Mission
Chapter 1646 (Raw 1628): Mysterious Mission
Elder Tang pondered for a moment, then took some more time to consider before looking at Xiao Chen and saying, I need to go back and think about it for a while. These things cannot be figured out in a day or two.
Xiao Chen could not help thinking to himself, Sly old fox.
You can withdraw first, then. Let me know immediately if you figure out anything. You do not have the Scarlet Blood War Banner, so you will not be able to open the Scarlet Blood Pirate Kings treasure trove. Also, your life is not in your hands.
Xiao Chen let the other party withdraw, but he did not forget to take a stab at him, reminding the other party not to y tricks.
Elder Tangs heart sank. The scarlet mark in the depths of his soul was his greatest worry. The feeling of being controlled by another was awful. His only constion was that Xiao Chen was considerably respectful to him.
At least, Xiao Chen did not humiliate Elder Tang. Xiao Chen was also polite to him and had even given him Life Juice Source.
Dont worry. If I figure out anything, I will definitely tell Young Master.
Xiao Chen nodded and said, You know that I always keep my word. The Life Juice Source that I gave you is of the highest quality and a significant quantity. If you can find the inheritance treasure trove of the Scarlet Blood Pirate King, you will definitely benefit greatly from it.
Yes.
Elder Tang indicated that he understood. Then, he performed a cupped-fist salute and withdrew.
Xiao Chen entered deep thought as he watched Elder Tang leave. This person was really difficult to control.
Elder Tang was much stronger than Xiao Chen and was also a Rank 3 sect Elder, a proud person. Keeping him close required courage and wisdom.
However, Xiao Chen believed that he could control the other party.
He thought for a while before going to the control room to meet with Xiao Suo and the others.
Greetings, Captain!
The crew in the control room greeted Xiao Chen respectfully. He now held supreme prestige on this ship. Every crewmember respected him from the bottom of their heart.
The moment Xiao Chen saw Xiao Suo, his eyes lit up. Congrattions on breaking through.
During the period he had not seen Xiao Suo, thetter had actually broken through to the early-stage Major Primal Core Realm.
Xiao Suos face shone with happiness. Hehe! It is all thanks to Captains Life Juice Source and a moment of enlightenment. I just happened to have an opportunity.
It turned out that there was a moment of enlightenment. No wonder Xiao Suo broke through so quickly. Logically speaking, even with the golden Life Juice Source, it was still rather rare to break through this fast.
Luo Nan and Fei`er were both in closed-door cultivation. If they were lucky, they should break into the Primal Core Realm aftering out.
At that time, Xiao Chen would be the onegging behind.
Now that Xiao Suos strength had increased significantly, he felt very confident and wanted to test Xiao Chen.
Xiao Suo brought out a strong aura and pressed it toward Xiao Chen.
However, the startling thing for Xiao Suo was that his aura actually silently merged with Xiao Chens surroundings.
Xiao Suo narrowed his eyes and saw that Xiao Chens aura seemed to be one with the surroundings. His own aura was also assimted into the surroundings by Xiao Chens aura.
It turns out that...although Captains cultivation has not reached the Primal Core Realm yet, he alreadyprehended being one with heaven, something only Primal Core cultivators canprehend, long ago. Hisprehension of being one with heaven is even deeper than that of ordinary Major Primal Core Venerates, Xiao Suo thought to himself.
That was to say, Xiao Chens true strength was already equal to early-stage Major Primal Core Venerates.
Knowing that Xiao Suo was testing his strength, Xiao Chen remained calm and did not break Xiao Suos move.
Buzz!
Just at this moment, the Captain Token at Xiao Chens waist suddenly flickered with a faint light. Then, it flew into the air, hovering there.
Xiao Chen narrowed his eyes and looked at Xiao Suo, wondering what was going on.
Xiao Suo withdrew his smile, showing a grave expression. He said in a low voice, There is a 5-Star pirate ship issuing a mission through the Pirate Alliance.
When Xiao Chen still appeared confused, Xiao Suo exined, The higher the grade of ones Captain Token, the more authority one has. Based on what I know, the 5-Star Captain Token can directlymunicate with the Pirate Alliance and issue missions. Then, they can get the Pirate Alliance to inform all the nearby pirate groups with the Captain Token.
To be able to use such a forceful method to spread the information over arge area, the reward of the mission will definitely be extraordinary. However, Captain, if you are not willing, you can ignore it.
Xiao Chen revealed an expression of understanding. Then, he reached out and gently tapped the hovering Captain Token.
Poof!
A small human figure appeared on the Captain Token. Then, it said, Five-Star pirate group Savage Blood issues arge-scale scouting mission. The nearby pirate ships can freely choose to participate or not. The difficulty of mission: 5 Stars. Mission requirement: no limitation. The mission risk will be borne by yourselves. The Pirate Alliance only guarantees the authenticity of the mission.
Right after finishing, the illusionary figure disappeared. However, the Captain Token still hovered in the air.
Captain, send in your Mental Energy, and you can choose whether to ept or not.
Xiao Chen waved his hand and said, There is no rush. What do you think?
This was the first time Xiao Chen experienced this, so he was rather cautious about it and did not immediately make a decision.
Xiao Suo said, A 5-Star pirate ship can be said to be very strong. The captain would be at least a peak Major Primal Core cultivator. It would even be possible for the captain to be a Cloud Sea Star Venerate. A mission that they consider difficult will definitely not be simple.
The Cloud Sea Realm consisted of three stages. Those in the Starry Sky Stage were known as Star Venerates. Those in the Holy Light Stage were known as Holy Venerates. Those in the Sovereign Stage were known as Sovereign Personages.
Those with the strength of a Star Venerate were already extremely powerful people. Calling them horrifying was no exaggeration.
Xiao Chen nodded, encouraging Xiao Suo to continue speaking.
I feel that we can go and try our luck. After all, our ck Cuss is a peak 4-Star pirate ship. Even if there is any danger, we can pull ourselves out in time. Xiao Suo gave his opinion. His eyes twinkled; his daredevil character was innate.
I feel that we can as well.
Some of the experienced crewmembers in the control room also expressed their views.
However, the final decision stilly with Xiao Chen.
Lets take a look, then.
Xiao Chen sent a strand of his Spiritual Sense into the Captain Token to convey his eptance of the mission. At the same time, the distant Pirate Alliance recorded this information. With the corresponding Captain Token, it would be easy to find out Xiao Chens information.
Three dayster:
The ck Cuss rushed towards the sea region that the 5-Star pirate ship indicated. They suddenly discovered ten-old small pirate ships quickly flying towards them.
Xiao Chen checked them out with his senses and discovered that it was a fleet with hundreds of peak Yang Essence cultivators as well as numerous half-step Primal Core cultivators and Primal Core Venerates.
The ten-old pirate ships surrounded the ck Cuss and closed in on it.
Captain, what should we do? They dont seem to be friendly.
They have almost surrounded us.
Observe the situation and adapt.
Facing so many people of unknown origins, Xiao Chen told his crew not to be rash. Then, he took the lead and walked out of the ships hold.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Ten people flew over from the small ships, all of them Primal Core cultivators, three of which were Major Primal Core cultivators. The leader was a peak Major Primal Core cultivator.
Xiao Chens heart sank. A peak Major Primal Core cultivator was even stronger than Elder Tang.
Xiao Chen could not help feeling fortunate that he had not acted rashly. Otherwise, the consequences would have been dire.
The peak Major Primal Core ck-d man asked with a cold expression, Who are you?
The ck-d man gave off a dense baleful aura that inspired fear when he got closer, causing others to take an involuntary step back.
Captain, this person is definitely a pirate. He might be a member of the Savage Blood Pirate Group. Xiao Suos voice appeared in Xiao Chens mind.
Without needing Xiao Suos warning, Xiao Chen hade to the same conclusion, so he took out his Captain Token and handed it over.
You are a pirate group as well? The ck-d man revealed a mocking smile. That reaction was inevitable. The exterior of the ck Cuss looked too ordinary.
However, after Xiao Chen proved his identity, the ck-d mans attitude improved significantly. Withdrawing the baleful aura that he gave off, he patted Xiao Chens shoulder andughed, Haha! Little fellow, your courage ismendable. Even though youmand such a lousy ship, you dare to ept the mission of my Savage Blood Pirate Group. Men! Bring them to the mission area; treat them well.
After that, the ck-d man guffawed and turned around. Time to go. Lets continue to receive the others.
After the shock, the ck Cusss crewmembers all released their bated breath. The peak Major Primal Core Venerates pressure was simply too strong.
At such a close distance, they nearly could not breathe.
At the same time, the crew was curious, wondering what mission could prompt the Savage Blood Pirate Group to put in so much effort.
Even the receptionmittee was so huge.
Chapter 1647 (Raw 1629): So-Called Cannon Fodder
Chapter 1647 (Raw 1629): So-Called Cannon Fodder
The ordinary crewmembers were filled with curiosity and anticipation. However, the core members of the ship showed unsightly expressions.
Xiao Chen gathered everyone together in the captains quarters to discuss this matter.
He had a vague feeling that things were not as simple as they had imagined.
Xiao Chen needed to go to the blessednd and could not afford to waste too much time here.
Originally, he thought that they were here just to lend and. However, now, it seemed like they had fallen into a trap.
That peak Major Primal Core, ck-d man gave off a very unsettling feeling. That formation earlier was astonishingly huge.
Fortunately, the other party had not discovered the extraordinariness of the ck Cuss, thinking that it was just an ordinary pirate ship.
Xiao Suo, Luo Nan, Fei`er, Elder Tang, and Xiao Chen were in the captains quarters.
At present, the five of them could be considered the core of the ck Cuss. As for Xiao Chen, he was the very core of it all.
Make it simple. What does everyone think? Xiao Chen was the first to break the silence, indicating for everyone to express their opinions.
Luo Nan said, I feel that it is somewhat dangerous. The aura of that ck-d man is too scary. Even if his hands are not stained with ten thousand aggrieved spirits, there would be at least several thousand. Even from a distance, I could feel my hair standing on end.
The pressure that the ck-d man gave off from the moment he boarded was simply too strong.
Even now, the fear in their hearts had not abated yet.
Xiao Suo also felt somewhat regretful. He said, Its all my fault. I was too rash. I originally thought that this Savage Blood Pirate Group was just an ordinary 5-Star pirate group. However, it looks like even that ck-d man is not the Savage Blood Pirate Groups head. There is someone more powerful above. Clearly, the Savage Blood Pirate Group is among the top 5-Star pirate groups.
Fei`er whispered, In that case, we might as well leave first, before we see the Savage Blood Pirate Group. We should still be in time if we leave now.
Leave? Forget about it. This old man already sensed that this sea region is encased by someones Mental Energy. Every pirate ship has been marked. Unfortunately, the ck Cuss is no exception.
Elder Tang, who had been silent all the while, finally said something.
When Xiao Chen heard that, his expression changed slightly. Then, he came to an understanding. A Cloud Sea powerhouse?
Thats right. There should be a Star Venerate in charge here. If we turn around now, we will be considered spies, and the Iron Hand Yama will immediately charge over, Elder Tang said calmly.
[TL Note: Yama is the name of one of the kings of hell.]
Xiao Suo raised an eyebrow. The Iron Hand Yama?
Thats right. That is the ck-d man earlier. His nickname is the Iron Hand Yama. He is considered unrivaled under the Cloud Sea Realm. This Savage Blood Pirate Group is infamous in the Grave Sea. They have destroyed many Rank 2 sects, and even regr Rank 3 sects do not dare to offend them.
Elder Tangs expression appeared unsightly, but he still honestly shared the information that he had.
Luo Nan immediately felt upset. He said, Since you know about the Savage Blood Pirate Group, why did you not tell us in advance? What is the point of telling us now?
Elder Tang waved his hand and replied, No one asked me.
Seeing that an argument was about to erupt, Xiao Chen smiled and said, Things are not at their worst yet. There is no need to me yourselves or feel unsettled. It might be a blessing instead of a disaster. If it is a disaster, we might not have been able to avoid it anyway.
Yes, Captain.
After everyone else left, Xiao Chen told Elder Tang to remain behind. Senior Tang, did you manage to figure anything out?
Elder Tang knew that Xiao Chen was asking about the Scarlet Blood Pirate Kingsst words. He nodded and said, I have some thoughts. My body is like a sword, filled with a firm and unyielding pride; my heart is like the sun and moon, shining bright for ten thousand years; my stature is like a mountain, spanning tens of thousands of kilometers; my eyes are like the many stars, making the sky shine bright like day instead of night; I cover the sky with one hand and establish myself an emperor with another.
The thing is that the first line and the third line conflict with each other. A body like a sword and a stature like a mountain. So which is it, body or mountain? Once we figure this out, everything should be solved.
Xiao Chens eyes lit up. Elder Tang was indeed experienced. Xiao Chen had never even thought of this.
However, there is no point in thinking about this now. Lets just clear the ordeal in front of us first. To think that you dared to take a mission from the Savage Blood Pirate Group...I really did not expect that, Elder Tang sighed, helplessness written across his aged face.
Xiao Chen felt that Elder Tang still had things to say.
Senior Tang, if you have anything else in mind, just be straightforward.
Elder Tang hesitated for a while, but in the end, he still spoke. This Savage Blood Pirate Group is very nefarious and evil, the nightmare of all merchant ships in the Grave Sea, particrly in recent years, daring to rob even the blessednds ships. They caught the attention of the Heavenly Blood Sword and the Starry River Divine Shield long ago.
The Heavenly Blood Sword and the Starry River Divine Shield?
Thats right. The Heavenly Blood Sword and the Starry River Divine Shielde from the same ce, armies subordinate to the Oceans Star. They are spread throughout the Starry Heavens, the greatest opponents of the Pirate Alliance. They are also the mortal enemies of many pirates. This is especially so for the Heavenly Blood Sword. They chase down pirates to the end, vicious in their means.
To think that the Pirate Alliance really had an opponent.
Xiao Chen was startled when he heard that, but he did not find it too strange. The Great Thousand Realms contained countless starry seas with plenty of benefits to be found in them. No one would be willing to let the Pirate Alliance monopolize all these benefits.
Putting that aside for now, the Grave Sea is vast, and the Heavenly Blood Sword and the Starry River Divine Shield will not randomly target the Savage Blood Pirate Group. Im afraid that we will be used as cannon fodder, dying undeserved deaths.
Xiao Chen entered deep thought. You can withdraw first; dont overthink. The ck Cuss is not as simple as you think. If we want to leave, it will not be particrly difficult.
Upon seeing the confidence in Xiao Chens eyes, Elder Tang stared nkly at him for a moment. He did not know where Xiao Chen got his confidence.
In reality, the ck Cuss had the Immemorial Demon Soul Formation. Leaving would really not be difficult.
The main thing was that Xiao Chen also wanted to see what this Savage Blood Pirate Group was up to. If there truly was an opportunity, he definitely wanted a cut in the profits.
Half a dayter, the ck Cuss arrived at the destination of the directions given.
Captain,e and look.
Xiao Suo somewhat excitedly brought Xiao Chen to the deck to take a look.
Thousands of 4-Star pirate ships, as well as many elite 3-Star pirate ships, anchored in this sea region, densely filling the ce.
This was a startling number of pirate ships.
Amid the many pirate ships was a huge pirate fleet that looked exceptionally eye-catching. The banners that it flew were clearly visible even from five hundred kilometers away.
They had a scarlet sun that looked like blood and two crossed scimitars under a skull. This was the mark of the Savage Blood Pirate Group.
The other pirate ships around the fleet were not even half as tall as it, making it look even more overbearing and majestic.
More than a thousand pirate ships and several more small ships. This was truly a shocking scene.
Feeling confused, Xiao Chen asked, Elder Tang, didnt you say that this Savage Blood Pirate Group is notorious? Why is it that they can still gather so many people?
Well, naturally, for the righteous faction, they are notorious. However, among pirates, these are aplishments. Both are fame. Most of the pirate ships are here because of their fame. Some are here probably due to hot-headedness, Xiao Suo exined with a chuckle.
However, after a while, Xiao Suos expression turned sorrowful. However, our ship is too unremarkable. I believe that we will be used as cannon fodder. Our situation is still not good.
After Xiao Suos excitement passed, he returned to reality, turning sorrowful.
The facts proved Xiao Suos guess right. That night, the Iron Hand Yama led a group of people and descended on the ck Cuss again.
Hehe! Little white-d fellow, we meet again, the Iron Hand Yama said with a smile.
While it was a smile, whenbined with that ferocious and evil face, not smiling would have been better. His smile made people even more afraid of him.
These are the positions of all the pirate groups for tomorrow. Remember to move your ship to the position indicated here tomorrow.
The Iron Hand Yama handed over a map and pointed to a position that was at the very front.
Xiao Chen took a quick look at the ship formation on the map. The ones in front were nearly all the mediocre ships.
The 4-Star pirate ships and the Savage Blood Pirate Groups gship were at the back.
It was as Elder Tang predicted. The ck Cuss was ced in the cannon fodders position.
This is the mission that your Savage Blood Pirate Group is issuing? Xiao Suo asked directly. Although Xiao Chen did not say anything, the impatient Xiao Suo was very upset.
Whats wrong? You have questions?
You are using us as cannon fodder, Xiao Suo said after drumming up some courage.
The Iron Hand Yama smiled coldly. Is this your first day in the Grave Sea? Which pirate ship did not rise up from being cannon fodder? If you are not going to be cannon fodder, then should we treat you like a lord? Wake up from your foolish dream. Some day, if you are strong enough, even the Savage Blood Pirate Group can be cannon fodder for you.
The Iron Hand Yama gave off a strong air, one that was built up by killing.
His words were unreasonable. However, these unreasonable words rendered Xiao Suo speechless under the suppression of his air.
Newbie, you are still too inexperienced. The Iron Hand Yama smiled in disdain, turning to leave.
Chapter 1648 (Raw 1630): Deep in the Battlefield
Chapter 1648 (Raw 1630): Deep in the Battlefield
After the Iron Hand Yama left, Xiao Suo started panting endlessly. His back was already soaked.
That persons aura was too scary.
Captain, are we really going to be cannon fodder? Xiao Suo still felt somewhat upset, enraged.
As Xiao Chen looked at the ship formation on the map, he entered deep thought. Strictly speaking, based on the formation, the group at the very front would suffer the most attacks; they were definitely cannon fodder.
However, that might not be a bad thing.
Xiao Chen patted Xiao Suos shoulder and smiled. Dont overthink. Exposing our strength would result in us dying an even more miserable death. With the truebat prowess of the ck Cuss, it will be easier for us to survive as cannon fodder.
However, Im really not satisfied with this... Xiao Suo muttered while lowering his head.
Actually, while the Iron Hand Yamas words are hard on the ears, they may be true. He himself climbed to where he was through bloody killing, moving up step by step.
Xiao Chen added softly, Someday, I will hand this pirate ship to you. Take what you are going through now as training. All of the high-ranked pirate ships started as cannon fodder, then broke out of their shell.
Captain, I...
Stop speaking and properly calm yourself.
Danger and opportunities went hand in hand. Xiao Chen firmly believed in this.
Somewhat rashly epting this Savage Blood Pirate Groups mission might look like jumping into a fire pit, but he might be able to obtain something from it.
From the lookout tower, Xiao Chen gazed at the huge pirate ship in the distance. He discovered that it had a lot of damage.
Many crewmembers were urgently repairing it.
What kind of enemy was it? To think that the strong Savage Blood Pirate Group could not deal with it. Furthermore, they had to gather so many pirate ships to help them. This was really curious.
Early the next morning, Xiao Suo helmed the pirate ship to the very front of the formation.
The three front rows were mostly mediocre pirate ships, all of them ordinary. They were all here to try their luck or perhaps were hot-headed like Xiao Chens group, making simr decisions.
The many 4-Star pirate ships remained at the back with the Savage Blood Pirate Groups gship in the center; they were the main force.
Whoosh!
A man appeared from the air andnded on the deck of the ck Cuss. Then, he presented a storage ring.
Here are three hundred thousand Inferior Grade Spirit Jades. After the mission is over, there will be another three hundred thousand Inferior Grade Spirit Jades. If your performance is outstanding, there will be extra rewards. The Savage Blood Pirate Group can fulfill one of your requests.
However, if you do not follow orders, there will be only one result. I believe I dont have to say it.
After speaking, that man left quickly.
Indeed, high risk equals high gain. No wonder so many pirate ships came here to risk it, Xiao Chen said softly.
Elder Tangs lips twitched as he said, I wonder how many merchant ships the Savage Blood Pirate Group has robbed, even daring to rob the merchant ships of the blessednds. These Inferior Grade Spirit Jades are probably worth nothing to it.
Set off!
Just at this moment, a resonant roar rang out. Standing on a huge sea bird in front, the Iron Hand Yama directed the many pirate ships to advance.
At the same time, the Iron Hand Yamas gaze swept across the pirate ships at the lead.
This gave the feeling that the Iron Hand Yamas gaze was fixed on one, deterring rash actions and thoughts of escape.
One hourter, an ind appeared before everyone.
Strictly speaking, it should be arge continent, not much smaller than a great realm.
That is the territory of the Skeleton Dragon Hall, a Rank 3 sect. Elder Tang showed a shocked expression. Now, he knew what the Savage Blood Pirate Group intended.
The Savage Blood Pirate Group had gathered many pirate ships to directly level this evil faction Rank 3 sect.
Piging a sect...it turned out that this was the Savage Blood Pirate Groups true mission.
If this had been known beforehand, no one would have been willing toe. However, now that they were like arrows nocked on a bow, there was no backing out.
Elder Tang, how strong is this sect? Xiao Chen asked.
It is not really strong, somewhat weaker than my Beast Governing Sect. There is noparison at all between it and the Rank 3 sects in the blessednds. However, it is still a Rank 3 sect, possessing deep umtions. Why is this Savage Blood Pirate Group taking such a huge risk?
Elder Tang showed his confusion as he said, There must be more to this.
Never mind that for now. We are about to reach the shore.
Very soon, the many pirate ships soared into the air and flew to thend in front. Once they reach thend, gravity weakened, the environment lessplicated than in the starry sea. The pirate ships could fly now.
Under themand of the Iron Hand Yama, the pirate ships quickly coursed through the clouds, heading straight for the Skeleton Dragon Hall.
The Skeleton Dragon Halls people seemed forewarned. Aside from some random resistance along the way, there were no obstructions at all.
After a while, everyone saw a huge dragon skeleton lying in a group of mountains. The Skeleton Dragon Hall was within this rack of bones.
There were as many experts as there were clouds within the dragon skeleton, giving off intense killing intent. Indeed, the Skeleton Dragon Hall already gathered all its experts.
Charge!
The Iron Hand Yamamanded, and three rows of pirate ships steeled themselves and charged at that horrifying dragon skeleton.
You are seeking death!
The cold jeers of the Skeleton Dragon Halls cultivators came from the mountains. Countlessrge formations activated, radiating lights of various colors. The killing moves of the Skeleton Dragon Halls experts apanied the lights, surging over.
The overwhelming attacks roared out. The sky instantly changed color, turning dark and gloomy with ck clouds churning.
Rumble...!
The overwhelming attacks fell like heavy rain, covering the sun as they came, drowning the front row of pirate ships.
Explosions rang out continuously. With this round of attacks, more than half of the front row of pirate ships broke apart and shattered, turning into dust lingering in the air.
Without the protection of their ships, the pirates in those ships were exposed to the attacks of the formations, dying extremely miserable deaths.
The so-called cannon fodder waspletely true.
Second row, prepare...charge!
The Savage Blood Pirate Group needed to use these ordinary pirate ships to drain the formations of the Skeleton Dragon Hall, using their corpses to carve a path for the fleet. Then, the Savage Blood Pirate Groups elites would charge in and finish the battle.
With the Iron Hand Yama staring at them and the elite 4-Star pirate ships behind, the three front rows of cannon fodder had no path of retreat at all.
These ordinary pirate ships could only advance. If they hesitated, they would die even faster. After all, there was a fifty percent chance of survival. If they put in their all, they might not die.
As long as they did not die, the rewards that they obtained would be even more startling.
The three rounds of attacks drained too much energy from the Skeleton Dragon Halls formations. After the 4-Star pirate ships behindunched a volley from their Neptunes Rages, the formations broke.
The ck Cuss had the defenses of a peak 4-Star pirate ship. As Xiao Chen expected, they easily blocked the attacks of the Skeleton Dragon Hall.
The rtively undamaged pirate ship caught themanding Iron Hand Yamas attention as he found it somewhat strange.
However, this feelingsted for only a short while since countless cultivators sortied from that dragon skeleton lying in the mountains, charging towards the pirates.
The Iron Hand Yama himself entered into a bitter battle.
A huge battlemenced. At this moment, the 4-Star pirate ships behind joined the assault as well.
The battlefield immediately erged by a hundred times, stretching for tens of thousands of kilometers.
The scene turned incredibly chaotic. The ck Cuss could no longer protect itself deep in the battlefield.
Captain, our defenses are broken, Fei`er said anxiously.
After enduring a few rounds of attacks, the defenses finally broke. There would be no way to recover them within a short time.
In fact, the defensive formations of most of the pirate ships had broken already.
I know. Dont expose the ballista towers and the Neptunes Rages yet. Ill deal with this.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Three Minor Primal Core Venerates from the Skeleton Dragon Hall took the opportunity tond on the ck Cusss deck. Then, they charged towards the ships hold with cold smiles.
Xiao Chen snorted coldly and personally charged over while holding the Lunar Shadow Saber.
Turns out that it is only a half-step Primal Core pirate. Quickly finish him off.
The Skeleton Dragon Halls three Minor Primal Core cultivators did not think highly of Xiao Chen, preparing to end this battle quickly.
Coincidentally, Xiao Chen was nning the same thing.
Chapter 1649 (Raw 1631): Leaving the Battle
Chapter 1649 (Raw 1631): Leaving the Battle
Xiao Chen drew the Lunar Shadow Saber and released an autumn-water-like saber light.
He immediately suppressed the three Skeleton Dragon Hall Minor Primal Core Venerates with the wless Saber Technique.
Although he fought against three, he firmly held the upper hand. The might of the Great Dao radiated out with the saber light.
After ten moves, the three Skeleton Dragon Hall Minor Primal Core Venerates turned into headless corpses lying on the deck.
Some crewmembers immediately came out and disposed of the three corpses. The ck Cuss appeared extremely insignificant in the chaotic battlefield.
The miserable killing began. Everyone forgot about the passage of time.
The many pirate ships that the Savage Blood Pirate Group led shed with this Rank 3 sect of the Grave Sea.
Elder Tang appeared from somewhere and suggested, Young Master Xiao, how about we take this opportunity to leave?
Right now, the battlefield was utterly chaotic. The Iron Hand Yama himself was in a bitter battle, his supervision no longer as strict as before.
Indeed, this was the best opportunity to leave if they wanted to.
Xiao Chen looked at the vast battlefield and the dragon skeleton lying on the tall mountains. It was like the overwhelming killing Qi and surging shock waves around had nothing to do with him.
Elder Tang, why do you think this Savage Blood Pirate Group is attacking a Rank 3 sect for no apparent reason at all?
Elder Tang replied indifferently, Is there even a need to say it? Although the Skeleton Dragon Hall is a Rank 3 sect, it is of a lower level and is in slow decline. It has only one Cloud Sea cultivator. Furthermore, it is of the evil faction. By attacking them, the Savage Blood Pirate Group naturally wants to wash the Skeleton Dragon Hall in blood and plunder all their wealth.
This is big business. It is not like pirates have not done it before. The rewards are great for them.
As the two spoke, a few people boarded the ck Cuss. However, Xiao Chen and Elder Tang finished them off without much effort.
Xiao Chen shook his head and said, I dont believe that. By gathering so many pirate ships, just the advance payment itself would cost hundreds of millions of Inferior Grade Spirit Stoneseven more with those strong 4-Star pirate groups. Clearly, just plundering this Skeleton Dragon Hall would not be worth it.
If the Savage Blood Pirate Group loses, not only will it suffer a loss in reputation, but it also cant afford the loss. No one would be willing to do such a risky thing.
Elder Tangs eyes narrowed. What are you trying to say?
This Skeleton Dragon Hall must have obtained something, and there was a leak. The Savage Blood Pirate Group learned of it, hence brought such a disaster upon the sect. I am rather curious about what holds such a huge attraction.
Boom!
As the two spoke, a person suddenly appeared on the skull of the dragon skeleton lying on the mountains.
That person exuded a strong aura, spreading out vast might.
Immediately, winds blew and clouds churned. Lightning shed and thunder roared. All sorts of mysterious phenomena appeared in session.
The cultivators on the closer pirate ships all felt a soul-deep fear,pletely horrified.
That person wore gray imperial robes. His eyes sparkled with stars. Everywhere he looked, a will of soul merged with the world. As it swept out, rumbling sounds rang out.
This horrifying will of soul was incredibly destructive. The cannon-fodder pirate ships in front crumbled with just a slight contact, turning into a pile of rubble and floating in the air.
A Cloud Sea expert!
Xiao Chen felt shocked as he carefully withdrew his aura. The strongest expert of the Skeleton Dragon Hall finally could no longer endure and showed himself.
Hahahaha! Skeleton Dragon Star Venerate, you finally appeared.
A simr will of soul came from the Savage Blood Pirate Groups gship, shing with this Skeleton Dragon Star Venerates will of soul.
Boom!
The two wills of soul collided in the sky. Sparks shed and dark clouds formed. The horrifying light flickered endlessly throughout the surrounding five hundred kilometers. The mountains trembled, and the entire continent seemed to shake.
Just the sh of wills between the two Star Venerates created a scene that inspired dread in everyones heart.
Ill deal with this fellow. You all charge into the Skeleton Dragon Hall and clean out all their treasures and secret manuals.
Yes, Captain.
The moment the Savage Blood Star Venerate spoke, he soared into the sky and charged towards the Skeleton Dragon Star Venerate. After that, the true elites of the Savage Blood Pirate Group also appeared.
These elites charged towards the Skeleton Dragon Hall below. Among them were a few peak expertsparable to the Iron Hand Yama.
Hehe! They are going to plunder them? Lets go over as well, then.
Just at this moment, some of the strong 4-Star pirate ships smelled the bloody stench. Now, they no longer held back, sending out their experts to fly towards the enormous dragon skeleton in the mountains.
The Skeleton Dragon Halls situation was clearly bad. Even their Hall Master had to make a move himself. The battle was slowly tilting in favor of the pirates.
In fact, once the Savage Blood Pirate Group gathered so many pirate groups to deal with a Rank 3 sect in decline, the Skeleton Dragon Halls fate was already sealed. It could not possibly resist them.
However, this Skeleton Dragon Star Venerate still held hope in his heart. It had to be said that he was somewhat stupid.
The two Star Venerates shed in the clouds. After a mere ten moves, the Skeleton Dragon Star Venerate lost the upper hand.
Regardless of cultivation, Martial Technique, or will of soul, the Savage Blood Star Venerate was superior to the other party.
Hehe! I told you long ago. Without your sect formations protecting you, you are not a match for me. Hand over the Mahmy Abstinence Vition Saber Techniques iplete manual, and I will spare your life and let your damaged sect continue its inheritance, the Savage Blood Star Venerate said coldly while holding arge scarlet saber upraised.
[TL Note: Mahmy is the mother of the Gautama Buddha, the founder of Buddhism.]
It looked like the Savage Blood Pirate Group hade once before. However, the other party had many people and held a geographical advantage. Hence, the Savage Blood Pirate Group had suffered a great defeat.
Afterward, in a fit of anger, the Savage Blood Star Venerate threw in a lot of resources and gathered helpers through the Pirate Alliance, which resulted in the current scene.
Several of our experts died in order to obtain that Saber Technique manual. You can forget about me handing it over to you.
Despite being disadvantaged, the Skeleton Dragon Star Venerate did not show any intention of giving up.
Could it be that the Skeleton Dragon Star Venerate could not clearly see the situation and did not know that if this continued, his sect would be wiped out soon, and he might even lose his own life?
Or perhaps, the Skeleton Dragon Star Venerate had other arrangements?
You are seeking your own death. After I kill you, I will torture your soul and force out the location of the Saber Techniques iplete manual, the Savage Blood Star Venerate sneered coldly, and the will of souling from him strengthened.
The dark clouds that covered the sky inspired even greater horror in the people below.
At this moment, the entire ce was in utter chaos. The many members of the pirate groups were all ruthless and ferocious people.
After the pirates obtained the upper hand, turmoil immediately followed as everyone charged noisily towards the Skeleton Dragon Halls main camp, snatching up anything they saw.
Captain, what should we do? Should we withdraw now or snatch up something first before leaving? Xiao Suo asked Xiao Chen from inside the control room.
It would be very easy to leave now with tumult reigning everywhere.
With one look at the noisy mountains and the pirates excitedly plundering the ce, Xiao Chen lost most of his interest.
By relying on the strength of the ck Cuss, Xiao Chen could definitely make a big killing at the Skeleton Dragon Hall.
However, there were too many people looting the ce, which did not make for a good sight. Hence, Xiao Chen was no longer interested.
He looked at the horrifying mysterious phenomena from the two Star Venerates battle in the sky. The secret of why the Savage Blood Pirate Group came here definitelyy with the Skeleton Dragon Star Venerate.
Unfortunately, Xiao Chen could not partake in a fortuitous encounter of such a level.
Lets go.
Left with no other alternative, Xiao Chen shook his head and chose to quit the battle in the end.
If he descended to the surface, he would be just like those pirates, killing and plundering. This went against his character.
Now, he understood why those pirates treated as cannon fodder were willing toe. They were probably waiting for this moment.
As long as they survived, they would reap an astonishing harvest.
The ck Cuss moved in the opposite direction amid the chaotic battlefield, slowly leaving it and flying to the back.
If they went too fast, acting on their own, they would be quite noticeable.
After fifteen minutes, the ck Cuss finally escaped the battlefield. Now, the dpidated dragon skeleton was only vaguely visible between the mountains.
However, the auras of the two Star Venerates still fighting remained clearly palpable, making hearts pound.
Xiao Chen estimated that the entire continent should be within the range of the Star Venerates Mental Energy.
Thump!
Suddenly, a loud thump came from the deck. The Iron Hand Yama appeared on the ck Cuss without any prior signs.
The Iron Hand Yama was covered in blood, giving off a bloody stench. The blood on him had not even dried yet.
This made the Iron Hand Yama looked even more ferocious and frightening.
Hehe! Interesting. After suffering from several rounds of attacks from the formations and fighting for so long in the battlefield, your ship is actually still preserved in such a perfect state, the Iron Hand Yama muttered as he observed the ship, a smile on his face.
What do you want?
Xiao Chen and the others held themselves as if facing a strong enemy. They silently circted their Veritable Essence Energy, preparing to fight for their lives at any moment.
Hahaha! Why are you so nervous? This old man is not going to eat you up. Take this, your reward. Newbies, if you want to leave, then go on.
The Iron Hand Yama guffawed and tossed out a storage ring before leaving with a sonic boom.
Captain, there are one million Inferior Grade Spirit Jades, Xiao Suo said joyfully after he picked up the storage ring.
Xiao Chen received the ring and looked at the Iron Hand Yamas departing figure. Then he said softly, What a strange person. Lets go, then.
After leaving this continent, the ck Cuss traveled on the starry sea once more. Sunlight shone down, providing warmth and sweeping away the shadows in everyones heart.
We finally left. We should never mix with Savage Blood Pirate Group again for the rest of our lives.
The crew all heaved a sigh of relief. This experience had been exciting enough. Participating in the destruction of a Rank 3 sect was already something worth bragging about in the future.
They simply did not want to experience such a scary scene again.
With just the first round of attacks, half the cannon-fodder ships in the front row were destroyed. That shocking sight would be a nightmare, something hard to eradicate that would test their hearts.
Xiao Chen closed his eyes and enjoyed the warm sunlight. Likewise, his body feltfortable.
After the battle started, the sky had turned dark. This was especially so after the two Star Venerates began fighting, the atmosphere bing even more suppressive.
Thats not right!
Suddenly, Xiao Chen opened his eyes. Then, his expression changed considerably. Xiao Suo, when did we arrive at the Skeleton Dragon Hall?
We departed in the morning. When we arrived, it should have been about noon.
How long did the battlest?
Im not very sure but at least six to eight hours.
Xiao Suo could not understand why Xiao Chen asked that.
In that case, the sky should be dark. Where did this big sune from?!
Chapter 1650 (Raw 1632): Light of the Divine Shield
Chapter 1650 (Raw 1632): Light of the Divine Shield
The moment Xiao Chen said that, everyone turned nervous.
That was right. The sky should have turned dark long ago. Why was there still a sun in the sky?
Xiao Chen looked up and looked carefully. Finally, he discovered something wrong. The sky was very bright, but there was no sign of the sun.
Right now, it was indeed night. However, there was indeed sunlight as well.
Furthermore, there was also warmth, the warmth of sunlight.
Heavenly Eye, Heavenly Divine Flying Eye!
With a thought, the Heavenly Eye flew out of Xiao Chens forehead and soared.
As the Heavenly Eye flew up, Xiao Chens field of vision expanded continuously.
At some point, the Heavenly Eye seemed to break through a barrier.
All Xiao Chen saw was darkness. The sky showed the night scene with stars dotting it.
When he looked down, this angle felt like he was a deity looking down on the world. He could see everything.
Xiao Chen saw a dome of light around the entire ind where the Skeleton Dragon Hall was from above the pitch-dark starry sea.
This dome slowly and continuously shrank with the ind as the center.
This dome was made up of many blue ships with war banners, emzoned with a golden shield, hanging on them. The light came from these ships.
Whoosh! The Heavenly Eye returned to Xiao Chens forehead. Then, he said honestly, There is a ring of ships with golden shield banners around this ce. Furthermore, the encirclement is shrinking.
Its the Starry River Divine Shield! The Divine Shield Army! They mobilized all their forces. They must want to capture all the pirate groups in one fell sweep, not leaving any chance for the Savage Blood Pirate Group to survive, Elder Tang eximed in shock.
The Starry River Divine Shield? One of the two armies subordinate to the Oceans Star? Its over. At the mention of the Starry River Divine Shield, Xiao Suos expression slowly turned unsightly.
What is the Starry River Divine Shield? Fei`er asked, feeling confused.
No one answered her. At this moment, Xiao Chen, Elder Tang, and Xiao Su were all in deep thought.
After a while, Xiao Chen reached a decision in his heart, then ordered in a low voice, Xiao Suo, submerge the ship. The deeper, the better.
There is no need to go to such lengths, right? Cant we find somewhere to slip out? I dont believe that theypletely sealed off this sea region.
Diving into the starry sea was an extremely dangerous thing. It would ce an immense burden on the ship.
Elder Tang said resolutely, We need to submerge. Dont hold any illusions. No one can escape the light of the divine shield. Although the Starry River Divine Shield is not like the Heavenly Blood Sword,pletely merciless to pirates, they are not going to be easy to deal with. This old man does not want to be captured by them as a pirate.
However, our defensive shields were broken earlier. They will take some time to recover, Fei`er whispered.
Its fine. Elder Tang and I will deal with this. Quickly, take action.
Yes, Captain!
At Xiao Chens urging, the entire ck Cuss turned and swiftly sank into the sea.
On the deck, Xiao Chen and Elder Tang exchanged looks. Then, they both took a deep breath and sent out a ferocious palm strike.
Bang!
The two palms met, and their Veritable Essence Energy merged, enveloping the entire ship in a Veritable Essence Energy shield.
The twos Veritable Essence Energy drained continuously as the ship descended into the starry sea.
Young Master Xiao, if you cannot hold on, let me know. I will take on more of the burden.
Thank you.
However, after ten minutes, Elder Tang was shocked to discover that Xiao Chens expression remained calm and unhurried.
A Taiji Eight Trigrams diagram with Yin and Yang flowing in it had appeared under Xiao Chens feet, forming an extremely peaceful aura.
[TL Note: The Taiji Eight Trigrams diagram is an expansion of the Taiji Yinyang diagram. It is basically the Eight Trigrams around the Taiji Yinyang diagram. Heres a picture: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bagua#/media/File:Bagua-nameter.svg]
Serenity and emptiness merged with the world.
Although Xiao Chens Veritable Essence Energy drained rather quickly, his absorption was not much slower.
Elder Tang thought to himself, In a sea region with dense Spiritual Energy, Xiao Chen can nearly aplish a-zero drain.
Young Master really has a lot of secrets in your body. I have never seen anyone bnce Yin and Yang Energies so naturally. You give off the impression of a Daoist sect outstanding talent.
Gazing at the Taiji diagram under Xiao Chens feet, Elder Tang appeared startled. Now, his expression when looking at Xiao Chen changed slightly.
Daoist sect?
Thats right. Now, in this Great Thousand Realms, Confucianism is in decline; a Sage has not appeared for a long time already. Now, only the Buddhist sects remain to fight for dominance. I saw some Daoist sect experts execute the diagram under Young Master Xiaos feet when I was in the Central Great Realm.
Feeling excited, Xiao Chen asked softly, Elder Tang, you have been to the Central Great Realm before? What is it like? Can you tell me a little?
That is something from long ago...when I was young and recklessly showed my sharpness. I was like a frog in the well that is the Grave Sea. I thought that my talent was incredible and did not listen to the advice from my sect, so I ran proudly to the Central Great Realm.
In the end? Xiao Chen felt somewhat curious now.
Elder Tang showed a bitter expression. Evidently, this was a very painful memory. Ill skip past what happened at the end...there is an immortal dynasty there, a strong empire with boundless fortuitous encounters and tens of thousands of inheritances. There are four temples of the Buddhist sects, three Daoist sects, eight sword alliances, seventy-two Noble ns...only the strongest geniuses of the Great Deste Hundred Races bloodlines can climb onto that stage.
Xiao Chen felt a yearning in his heart. He asked, Have you heard of Ancestor Dragon City?
Ancestor Dragon City is the most ancient city of the Divine Dragon Empire. I heard that it has a history that goes even further back than the Dragon Capital. However, I never went there, so I do not know much. I did not even truly experience the glory of the Central Great Realm. There is really no need to talk about the past.
It looked like Elder Tang suffered in the Central Great Realm. The expression on his face could not be faked.
Seeing the situation, Xiao Chen did not ask any further.
Actually, Xiao Chen could figure out what happened without guessing. Elder Tang must have gone there feeling proud but ended up getting dealt a heavy blow. It might be even more miserable; he might have been ruthlessly humiliated by a genius of the Great Deste Hundred Races.
Such matters were simply toomon.
This was one of the main reasons why Xiao Chen was not willing to head straight for Ancestor Dragon City.
Xiao Chen believed that Liu Ruyue still remembered him, just like he remembered her. However, if he went there without sufficient strength, would he not end up hiding behind her?
Captain, the defensive formation can be activated already.
Fei`ers voice rang out. Xiao Chen and Elder Tang pulled back and then took out Spirit Jades and sat down cross-legged.
The two started to work on recovering their Veritable Essence Energy.
At this moment, the expression of the Savage Blood Star Venerate, who was fighting the Skeleton Dragon Star Venerate above the Skeleton Dragon Halls mountains, flickered.
The Savage Blood Star Venerate had sensed the light of the Starry River Divine Shields divine shield.
You! You actually called the Starry River Divine Shield over! the Savage Blood Star Venerate roared in rage.
The injured Skeleton Dragon Star Venerate smiled coldly. Lets die together. Since youve destroyed my sect, I will not let you off easy. Ill tell you honestly, Ive already agreed to hand the iplete manual of the Mahmy Abstinence Vition Saber Technique to the Starry River Divine Shields Sword General.
The onesing now are not just a small group of the Starry River Divine Shield but all its ships in the Grave Sea!
You!
The Savage Blood Star Venerates Mental Energy radiated out. He saw the divine shields light, which was slowly approaching the periphery of the ind. His expression changed entirely. To think that you are willing to work with the Starry River Divine Shield and unwilling to hand the iplete Saber Techniques manual to me! Skeleton Dragon Star Venerate, you must really hate me.
Give it to you? Why should I? If I give it to you, I do not benefit at all. The Mahmy Abstinence Vition Saber Technique is a Saber Technique directlyprehended from the third move of the Gautama Divine Palm. Although the manual is iplete, it is the original. It contains the philosophy behind it. You cannot imagine what the Starry River Divine Shield promised me.
You will regret it, the Savage Blood Star Venerate stated coldly.
The Skeleton Dragon Star Venerate guffawed. Dont worry. You will be the one who will regret. You should not have destroyed my sect. You should not have coveted that Saber Techniques iplete manual. Otherwise, your Savage Blood Pirate Group could still have continued to roam freely.
Chapter 1651 (Raw 1633): The Sword General
Chapter 1651 (Raw 1633): The Sword General
Since the Divine Shield Army was approaching, the Skeleton Dragon Star Venerate was already no longer in a mood to continue fighting. He could not defeat the other party in the first ce.
Right now, all the Skeleton Dragon Star Venerate had to do was flee from the Savage Blood Star Venerate and meet up with the Divine Shield Armys General Jian.
At that time, the situation would change.
The Savage Blood Star Venerate guessed what the other party was nning. He said coldly, Trying to escape me? You can forget about doing that without paying a price.
Haha! So what? In any case, you will definitely die today. The Savage Blood Pirate Group will be history!
The Skeleton Dragon Star Venerateughed maniacally; he had never feared the other party. Heunched a fierce counterattack, seeking an opportunity to escape.
Not being able to defeat the Savage Blood Star Venerate was a fact. On the other hand, the Skeleton Dragon Star Venerate did not think that he would have any problem leaving.
However, the Savage Blood Star Venerate was stronger than the Skeleton Dragon Star Venerate expected. Even after several rounds of attacks, sending out all sorts of killing moves, the Skeleton Dragon Star Venerate still could not break out.
As the Savage Blood Star Venerate held hisrge scarlet saber, he smiled evilly. Skeleton Dragon Star Venerate, it looks like you might not have a chance to escape tonight.
The Skeleton Dragon Star Venerate appeared slightly pale as he wiped off the blood at the corner of his lips. Then he said, Middle-stage Starry Sky Stage. Unexpectedly, you actually broke through.
There are many things that you cannot imagine. Just obediently hand over the Saber Techniques manual. If we work together, we can break out of the Divine Shield Armys encirclement.
The Savage Blood Star Venerate remained calm, not panicked by the fact that he was surrounded by the Divine Shield Army.
You can keep on dreaming!
Then, as if the Skeleton Dragon Star Venerate hade to a decision, he tossed away the sword in his hand and took out a saber.
Werent you very interested in the Saber Techniques manual? Today, I will show you the might of the Mahmy Abstinence Vition Saber Technique.
Suddenly, the surroundings fell silent.
The Skeleton Dragon Star Venerate abruptly gathered all his scattered aura in the clouds into his body, steadily expending Soul Energy.
He seemed to be storing up some kind of energy, continuously umting it.
This is...
The Savage Blood Star Venerates expression wavered as he changed to a two-handed grip. Then, with a cold shout, he prepared to interrupt the Skeleton Dragon Star Venerates move.
Normally, the Savage Blood Star Venerate would not mind taking a look at the Mahmy Abstinence Vition Saber Technique. However, right now, there were strong enemiesing from behind.
Clearly, this was not the right time.
Whoosh!
Upon seeing the Savage Blood Star Venerate charge over, the Skeleton Dragon Star Venerate shouted and unleashed his attack early.
Suddenly, a golden swastika shot out of the Skeleton Dragon Star Venerates forehead and lit up the area within five thousand kilometers.
Mahmy Abstinence Vition Saber Technique, Breaking the Mundane!
In that instant, a mysterious, twisting force field appeared around the Skeleton Dragon Star Venerate.
The Savage Blood Star Venerate, who was within the force field, strangely recalled the times before he became a pirate, the hidden-away events that were the most deeply impressed in his heart from when he was still in the mundane world.
That winter, he was merely thirty years old. He recalled that that winter was especially cold. Amid the cold wind, he begged at the roadside. It was so cold that his entire body went numb.
Just when he thought that he would die, a woman appeared and took off the fur coat she wore. He opened his eyes with much difficulty, wanting to see that womans appearance clearly. However, he could not do so at all.
All he saw was a vague smiling face brushing by him.
Whoosh!
Just at this moment, something strange happened. A gigantic Buddha stood in the sky, bathed in divine light. It red as a Buddhist monks knife released a saber light over thirty kilometers tall.
[TL Note: The Buddhist monks knife is more of a generic category and cane in many styles. It is normally wielded by monks and is a weapon that is not meant for killing. It can also be used for suicide in desperate situations, allowing ones body to remain intact at the time of death.]
The saber light directly pierced the womans chest, and boundless blood spurted out.
No!
The Savage Blood Star Venerate felt an intense pain in his heart that startled him to his senses. Suddenly, he discovered that the saber that the Skeleton Dragon Star Venerate held was only two centimeters away from his own chest.
A gigantic Buddha stood behind the Skeleton Dragon Star Venerate, forming a hand seal with the left hand and holding a saber with the right. The Buddhas saber light merged with the saber in the Skeleton Dragon Star Venerates hand.
You are seeking death!
The Savage Blood Star Venerate suddenly turned incredibly furious. His startling baleful aura erupted as a beautiful setting sun descended behind him.
His expression twisted, his entire body seeming to turn illusionary.
Ka ca!
In the time it took for a spark to fly, the setting sun turned into a heavenly scarlet river. As the Savage Blood Star Venerates saber light descended, it directly chopped apart the Skeleton Dragon Star Venerates saber, which was bathed in a Buddhist light.
However, the tip of the saber still stabbed in by one centimeter, inflicting intense pain.
The Buddhist light and the Buddha both disappeared.
The saber broke, and the Skeleton Dragon Star Venerate vomited blood once more. Hisplexion paled further.
The Skeleton Dragon Star Venerate saw that the Savage Blood Star Venerate appeared somewhat distracted, and quickly took the opportunity to flee, not daring to remain a moment longer.
The other party was stronger than the Skeleton Dragon Star Venerate anticipated. Despite using Breaking the Mundane with thirty-percentprehension, the Skeleton Dragon Star Venerate still had difficulty severely wounding him.
The Mahmy Abstinence Vition Saber Technique was a Saber Techniqueprehended from the Gautama Divine Palms third move.
When the Skeleton Dragon Star Venerate left, the Savage Blood Star Venerates expression turned cold as he muttered to himself, Breaking the mundane...breaking the mundane...how can the mundane be so easily broken?
The Savage Blood Star Venerates rage intensified, his killing Qi bing increasingly scarier.
It was like a scarlet sea gathering behind him, kicking up overwhelming waves and drowning out the sky.
The Savage Blood Star Venerates figure appeared exceptionally horrific amid the strong winds and huge waves.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
The Skeleton Dragon Star Venerate abandoned his sects headquarters and fled frantically. When he left the continent and saw the warm sunlight, he showed joy on his face. They are here! The Divine Shield Army is finally here!
At this moment, the Divine Shield Armys encirclement had already closed up. Now, one could see the Divine Shield Armys ships with the naked eye.
The Skeleton Dragon Star Venerate swept his gaze across the fleet and found the gship. Then, he flew over hastily.
The Skeleton Dragon Star Venerate moved extremely quickly as if the gravity of the starry sea did not affect him at all.
Suddenly, a resonant, clear, cold voice rang out over the surface of the sea. Which insignificant being is this? To think that you dare to barge into the Divine Shields light. Halt, now!
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Immediately, countless Divine Shield Army warships became like mirrors, sending out beams of piercing light that locked down on the Skeleton Dragon Star Venerate.
As soon as the hundreds of warships locked on to the Skeleton Dragon Star Venerate, he did not dare to act rashly.
Right now, he was extremely weak. Just one round of cannon fire would take his old life.
General Jian, this humble self is the Skeleton Dragon Halls Hall Master. Ie with the Saber Technique manual, the Skeleton Dragon Star Venerate shouted while squinting.
Let him enter.
Yes, General!
When the resplendent light focused on the Skeleton Dragon Star Venerate disappeared, he released his bated breath. With a few shes, hended on the huge gship of the Divine Shield Army.
The banners emzoned with a Divine Shield on the surrounding ships all pped loudly in the wind.
Two rows of cultivators wearing golden armor stood on the deck, looking at the Skeleton Dragon Star Venerate without any expression.
Straight ahead, General Jian sat on a throne above a flight of steps, looking down at the Skeleton Dragon Star Venerate.
The Oceans Star had a branch of the Divine Shield Army stationed in every starry sea, each with a general inmand.
Every general had a title. However, only this man in front was simply named the Sword General.
This was because his Sword Technique shed head-on and swept through the ce with wide attacks like a general charging into the traps and formations of the battlefield.
Many pirate groups feared him in the Grave Sea, frightened just by the sound of his name.
A murderous intent spread on the ship, causing the Skeleton Dragon Star Venerate to feel strangely unsettled.
The situation was somewhat different from what he imagined.
The Sword General was not as warm as he had been when theymunicated. He could even be said to be cold now.
Sword General, Ive brought over the Saber Technique manual. I even used my own sect as bait to lure in the Savage Blood Pirate Group. Now...
Alright, I got it. Hand over the Saber Technique manual, then.
On the throne, the Sword General interrupted the Skeleton Dragon Star Venerates words.
But...
I said, hand over the Saber Technique manual.
The Sword General simply did not give the Skeleton Dragon Star Venerate a chance to speak. He merely repeated himself in a lukewarm yet forceful tone.
Whoosh!
Right after the Sword General spoke, the murderous intent in the ship intensified.
Feeling a chill, the Skeleton Dragon Star Venerate took in the cold gazes from the hateful guards and the icy expression of the aloof Sword General on the throne.
Then, he started trembling for some reason, remembering the Savage Blood Star Venerates words: You will regret it.
Chapter 1652 (Raw 1634): Miserable Sea Battle
Chapter 1652 (Raw 1634): Miserable Sea Battle
Skeleton Dragon Star Venerate, why are you still not handing over the Saber Technique manual? Dont make the Sword General wait for too long! a youth in treasure armor by the Sword Generals side shouted coldly.
Feeling the disdain in this youths eyes, Skeleton Dragon Star Venerate felt humiliated. After all, he was still an early-stage Starry Sky cultivator.
He was a Cloud Sea powerhouse, yet a youth of the Divine Shield Army dared to look down on him.
However, right now, the Skeleton Dragon Star Venerate vaguely felt that if he did not surrender the Saber Technique manual, he would die on the spot. But if he did so, it would not end well for him, either.
Just as the Skeleton Dragon Star Venerate struggled to choose, not knowing what to do, a scarlet light appeared from the ind. The Savage Blood Star Venerate actually led all the pirate ships to charge out.
The Savage Blood Star Venerate did not sit and wait for his death, not giving the Divine Shield Army a chance to shrink the encirclement.
General, the Savage Blood Pirate Group ising out, the youth reported, his eyes shining with excitement.
The Sword General was about to say something when the Skeleton Dragon Star Venerate took this opportunity to push off with his feet and quickly leave the ship.
You are seeking death!
The Sword General narrowed his eyes. Then, he grabbed a broad sword by the side that was as tall as a person. His figure shed through the air as he stabbed with the sword.
In that instant, his sword thrust was like a huge army charging in the air. Killing Qi surged in all directions. The vast might could shake rivers and mountains.
In front, the Skeleton Dragon Star Venerates face immediately sank. The might of this sword firmly suppressed him.
The tyrannical and incredibly mighty Sword Technique firmly locked down on the Skeleton Dragon Star Venerate, not giving him any chance to leave.
The Skeleton Dragon Star Venerate was initially already weakened, retaining with less than ten percent of hisbat prowess. He could not block this attack.
Wanting to fight to the death, the Skeleton Dragon Star Venerate turned around to block the swords edge and seek a chance to survive.
However, just by him turning around, the sword strike inflicted many horrifying wounds on his body.
The Skeleton Dragon Star Venerates dragon robes immediately tore apart, looking like the sword wind shredded them.
p!
The Skeleton Dragon Star Venerate roared furiously and performed an extraordinary feat, mping down on the sword with his hands at lightning speed.
Pu ci! The enormous force from the sword made the Skeleton Dragon Star Venerate vomit a mouthful of blood. Then, he red at the Sword Generals cold and emotionless face with boundless hate.
You lied to me! You agreed to help me revitalize my sect!
The Sword General retorted indifferently, If you were of a righteous sect, naturally, I would fulfill my promise. However, the Skeleton Dragon Hall is an evil sect, performing all sorts of evil deeds. You are no better than those pirate groups. If I helped you revitalize your sect, that would be taking the side of evildoers.
You lied to me! You lied to me! You lied to me!
Despair spread in the Skeleton Dragon Star Venerates heart. He seemed to go crazy, shouting repetitively.
Idiot! the Sword General said coldly before swinging his sword wide. It looked like there was a huge army running in the desert. The entire space trembled, filled with unparalleled sword strikes.
This easily tore apart the Skeleton Dragon Star Venerates final defense. Hu chi! The sword stabbed into his chest and came out the other side.
Whoosh!
The Sword Generals other hand grabbed the Skeleton Dragon Star Venerates storage ring at lightning speed as the energy contained in the broad sword exploded.
Bang! This Starry Sky expert fell here, dying without an intact corpse.
Standing on the Savage Blood Pirate Groups gship, the Savage Blood Star Venerate, who wore a scarlet cape, expressionlessly watched this scene. Then, he said coldly, The evils we bring on ourselves are the hardest to bear.
He already anticipated such a result long ago. To think that this Skeleton Dragon Star Venerate still foolishly ced his hope on the Divine Shield Army, just because the Divine Shield Armys reputation was slightly better than the Blood Sword Armys?
It was truly sorrowful to be ignorant.
Whoosh!
Suddenly, a Buddhist light burst forth from the blood mist that resulted from the Skeleton Dragon Star Venerate exploding. Its source was a painting scroll.
Saber Technique manual? It turned out that this fellow hid the Saber Technique manual in his own body.
The Savage Blood Star Venerate ordered coldly, Third Brother, Fourth Brother, operate the Savage Blood at full power. Do not be stingy with the resources and our trump cards. Lead everyone out of the encirclement and go as far as possible.
Right after saying that, the Savage Blood Star Venerates figure shed and arrived in front of the painting scroll.
Up ahead, the Sword General was no slower, already arriving at the other side.
The painting scroll that contained the iplete manual of the Mahmy Abstinence Vition Saber Technique hovered between the two. Neither made a move.
Savage Blood Star Venerate, it has been many years since west met. Unexpectedly, you broke through. The Sword General felt astonished that the Savage Blood Star Venerate had reached the middle-stage Starry Sky Stage.
The Cloud Sea Realm was split into three stages. Those in the Starry Sky Stage were known as Star Venerates. Those in the Holy Light Stage were known as Holy Venerates. Those in the Sovereign Stage were known as Sovereign Personages.
Each of these stages was further split into the early, middle, andte stages. With every breakthrough of these bottlenecks, ones strength would improve qualitatively.
How easily the Savage Blood Star Venerate suppressed the Skeleton Dragon Star Venerate was the greatest proof of that.
The Savage Blood Star Venerate said expressionlessly, Cut the crap. If I die in your hands today, then it means that Im slightly weaker. However, you are dreaming if you want to both obtain the Saber Technique manual and destroy my Savage Blood Pirate Group.
I can give up the Saber Technique manual to you. However, you have to open a path up for my Savage Blood Pirate Group.
The Sword General thought very quickly. Then, he nodded and said, Deal. However, you will have to leave behind all of the other pirate groups.
Scram! The Savage Blood Star Venerate shouted coldly, bluntly rejecting the other partys offer.
The Sword Generals expression did not change as he said indifferently, Both of us are very clear that this world is not as simple as ck and white. There are many things that can be negotiated. Ive activated all of the Divine Shield Army in the entire Grave Sea. If I do not return with any aplishment, how am I to exin this?
The Savage Blood Star Venerate smiled coldly. You want both the Saber Technique manual and repute. In that case, it is better not to negotiate.
Whoosh!
Blood dyed the sky, and the setting sun appeared. The Savage Blood Star Venerate sent out a saber strike, infusing the heavenly scarlet river into his saber.
The Sword General held his sword horizontally, firmly blocking this saber strike in the air.
The two Starry Sky experts exchanged moves, and the situation immediately deteriorated beyond salvaging.
The Divine Shield Army and the pirate groups alsomenced an incredibly intense sea battle.
One side was the Divine Shield Army, which held a numerical advantage. The other side was pirate group elites, the survivors of a bloody battle.
Both sides were mortal enemies. The horror of the intensity of this battle could be easily imagined.
The Savage Blood Pirate Groups gship led the charge. The peak 5-Star pirate group showed its scary and ferocious side in the sea.
Several hundred Neptunes Rages fired at the same time. Cannonballs filled the air, covering the sun. This looked like the end of the world. The Divine Shield Army formed defensive formations of light; countless banners gave off a golden light.
The Divine Shield Army formed a huge golden shield on the surface of the sea, blocking thebined might of one hundred peak 5-Star Neptunes Rages.
The seemingly ferocious and boundless starry sea showed its gentle and weak side at this moment.
Under the force of the cannonade and aftershocks, thousands of holes pocked the vast sea. Waves surged, sounding like miserable shrieks.
The Divine Shield Army excelled at defense. With the support of the many huge light shields, they firmly blocked the pirates attacks.
If the Blood Sword Army were here instead, it would be a very different scene.
Under the leadership of the Savage Blood Pirate Group, the cannon fire of the pirates increased in ferocity. The person taking charge on the Divine Shield Armys gship coldly ordered a counterattack.
Light of the divine shield, counterattack!
Ka! Ka! Ka!
Immediately, many golden shields pointed to the sky on all of the Divine Shield Armys ships, sending out beams of resplendent light.
The light coalesced in the sky. After a while, it formed a sun.
The light was piercingly resplendent. What was scarier was the incredibly scorching energy that it contained.
The expressions of the many pirates immediately changed. Their pirate ships could not do as the Divine Shield Armys ships did, work together to form a shield formation.
The pirates could only defend individually, taking care of themselves.
Shatter that light! someone on the Savage Blood Pirate Groups gship shouted as he soared up.
This was the Iron Hand Yama leading countless strong pirates in a charge into the air. Then, they formed a human shield and used their auras to forcefully block the light in the sky.
Attack and kill all of the pirates!
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Countless golden-armored cultivators on the Divine Shield Armys ships soared into the air with sharp weapons in their hands. They radiated killing Qi as they prepared to fight the cruelest close-quarter battle.
Just at this moment, the ck Cuss slowly floated up from the bottom of the starry sea.
When the ck Cuss appeared at the surface, it was greeted by a dark night scene filled with resplendent starlight.
When one looked to the front, there was a brilliant light, which surrounded an ind and was steadily shrinking.
Chapter 1653 (Raw 1635): Mahāmāyā Abstinence Violation Saber Technique
Chapter 1653 (Raw 1635): Mahmy Abstinence Vition Saber Technique
Even from tens of thousands of kilometers away, the intense naval battle was still clearly palpable, giving off a miserable vor.
The loud sounds kept ringing in the ears.
The clouds were even more horrifying. Two Star Venerates of almost equal strength fought up there. Nearly no one dared to approach.
From the outside, that golden light that represented the Divine Shield Army steadily shrank, slowly massing.
One could peer through the golden light and see a bloody light trying several times to break out of the encirclement.
The Divine Shield Army has one special characteristic. Their Divine Shield is as firm as a mountain. It will be hard for any of those pirates to escape this time, Xiao Suo sighed softly. As a pirate himself, he felt fear in his heart, dissatisfied at the disastrous encounter of these people of the same trade, sympathizing with them.
He also felt some rage but could not do anything about it.
Unless a 9-Star pirate ship came along to save the situation, anything would be for naught. Just the ck Cuss alone would be negligible, too small to fill the gaps between a persons teeth. The disparity in numbers was too great.
If it were the Blood Sword Army, some pirate groups might be able to survive this. However, the pirates that died would die deaths that would be a hundred times more painful, Elder Tang added in sympathy as he gazed at this scene before him.
Xiao Chen studied the battle. The pirates had already lost the advantage. Now, it was just a question of whether they had an opportunity to break out of the encirclement.
At this moment, the wisest choice would be to leave quickly.
However, for some reason, he felt like something in that battlefield was calling out to him.
This was not a desire that came from his bloodline. Instead, it was a fetter from the depths of his soul. The two attracted each other as if they had some faint connection that was present and, at the same time, not.
This felt like it was just an illusion, giving rise to many wild thoughts.
Is it this?
A Buddhistmp appeared in Xiao Chens palm. The Heavenly Snow Divine me was inside this Buddhistmp. The ?arra that the Mahe?vara Buddha left behind floated above it.
However, when the Mahe?vara Buddhas ?arra appeared, that indistinct connection did not be stronger.
A ?arra? Elder Tang eximed hoarsely, somewhat startled.
As Elder Tang gazed at Xiao Chen, he was confused. To think that Xiao Chen even had a holy item of the Buddhist sects. Furthermore, based on the Buddhist light and the appearance of this ?arra, it was definitely of extraordinary origins.
Strange.
Xiao Chen put away the Mahe?vara Buddhas ?arra with a contemtive expression.
Since it was not Xiao Chens Azure Dragon bloodline or the Mahe?vara Buddhas ?arra, what was this mysterious item in the battlefield that drew Xiao Chen to it?
Young Master Xiao, what happened? Why are we not leaving? Elder Tang urged.
Xiao Chen answered honestly, I feel that the item that the two Star Venerates are fighting over has some connection to me.
Xiao Chens thought startled Elder Tang, who quickly warned, You cant ever have such thoughts. If you go in there, you will die for sure!
Elder Tang did not overthink. He only felt that it was normal for youths to have such rash thoughts. However, old men like him still had not lived enough.
I know. I wont enter, but I will take a look. You all should start the ship up.
The ck Cuss quickly sailed off on the sea. With a thought, the Heavenly Eye flew out from Xiao Chens forehead and soared into the sky.
The Heavenly Eye rose increasingly higher. In the blink of an eye, it went through the clouds and arrived in the Starry Heavens.
After that, Xiao Chen controlled it to head slowly towards the Savage Blood Star Venerate and the Sword Generals battle.
Seen from such a close distance, the two Star Venerates fighting still made Xiao Chens heart thump heavily from a soul-deep fear, despite his remoteness from the battlefield.
However, at the same time, this was a great eye-opener for Xiao Chen, giving him plenty of benefits.
The one holding the scarlet saber should be the Savage Blood Star Venerate. The one with the sword should be themander of the Divine Shield Army or something like that.
As the two Star Venerates exchanged moves, Xiao Chens Heavenly Eye hovered high in the heavens, looking down from above.
Strangely, an aloof feeling that the two Star Venerates were only so-so bloomed in Xiao Chens heart.
Such a thought startled him, and he quickly rid himself of such a notion.
Not daring to continue watching, he focused the vision of the Heavenly Eye and started searching.
That painting!
There was a painting shining with a Buddhist light near where the two experts fought. The Savage Blood Star Venerate and the Sword General purposely controlled the shock waves to avoid that painting.
Amid the intense battle between the two Star Venerates, the painting was like a peaceful park with no one worrying about it.
The two Star Venerates did not pay too much attention, either. Before the victor was decided, they only kept an eye on the painting. Neither could afford to get too distracted by focusing on the painting.
As for the other pirates and Divine Shield Army cultivators, they did not dare to get close to where the two Star Venerates fought at all.
What is there in my body that can attract this painting?
Xiao Chen thought very hard. It was not his bloodline or the Buddhist sect ?arra, so what else was special about him?
The Saber Dao...
Inspiration shed in Xiao Chens mind, and his eyes lit up.
Be it the Savage Blood Star Venerate or the Sword General, they were both very strong. Xiao Chen did not have the courage to fight them at all.
However, the two did notprehend the Saber Dao or the Sword Dao.
These two stopped at the level of Domains. Nevertheless, in this Great Thousand Realms, this aplishment was already quite incredible, making them talented people.
However,pared to Xiao Chen, they were still inferior since he already surpassed the Saber Domain andprehended Great Dao Energy.
While Xiao Chen had this guess, he did not dare to give it a try.
Once he exposed his Great Dao Energy, these two Star Venerates would definitely sense it and detect his presence.
Should I gamble or not?
He could take a risk before the eyes of these two Star Venerates, betting that the painting had a fate with his Saber Dao.
If Xiao Chen gambled right, perhaps he could obtain the painting. Then, the two Star Venerates would work together and pursue him to his death.
If he guessed wrong, it would directly be death for him.
Friend, after watching for so long, are you not going to show yourself?
Just as Xiao Chen felt uncertain, the Savage Blood Star Venerate and the Sword General suddenly stopped before one of them spoke.
I went too far.
Xiao Chens chest tightened. He abandoned all thoughts of the painting and quickly withdrew his Heavenly Eye.
Wait!
Since my Heavenly Eye has already been discovered, why dont I just make the gamble? After all, what I was afraid of was discovery.
Now that worst has alreadye to worst, why worry so much?
Boom!
A light disk of the Great Dao appeared behind the Heavenly Eye. Then, it condensed into a point, sending out a brilliant Dao Might.
This immediately swept away the clouds in the surroundings. The Heavenly Eye flickered with a faint light together with Dao Might, mysteriously looking at the two Star Venerates and emitting a sense of coldness and ruthlessness.
Great Dao Energy?
Both the Sword General and the Savage Blood Star Venerate changed their expressions radically as they focused on retreating.
The number of people whoprehended Great Dao Energy in the Grave Sea could be counted on ones fingers.
These people were all at least Holy Venerates. Furthermore, they were all old monsters who had lived for many years.
Such people would not appear easily. However, once they did, something shocking would definitely happen.
No! Thats not right!
In the blink of an eye, the two felt that something was off. This Dao Might did not put much pressure on them at all.
We were fooled. It should be an outstanding talent from the Central Great Realm.
The twos thoughts moved like lightning, quickly arriving at an answer closest to the truth.
Only the demonic genius outstanding talents of the Great Deste Hundred Races, the three Daoist sects, the four Buddhist temples, the Noble ns, and the Imperial n of the Central Great Realm could possiblyprehend Great Dao Energy before reaching the Cloud Sea Realm.
When the cultivation of a Holy Veneratebined with Dao Might spread out, everyone on the entire battlefield would instantly be immobilized, unable to resist at all.
My guess is right!
Xiao Chen, who was on the ck Cuss, revealed a joyful expression. He clearly felt the painting notice his existence.
The previously indistinct connection turned clear at this moment.
Whoosh!
The isted painting turned into a sh of resplendent saber light, quickly flying towards Xiao Chen. It traversed fifty kilometers in the blink of an eye, exiting the battlefield.
No matter which Noble n outstanding talent you are, if you dare to target me, you are seeking death! The Sword General raised an eyebrow and turned around to give chase.
However, just as the Sword General turned around, a baleful aura took the opportunity to attack him.
You dare to block me?!
The Savage Blood Star Venerate coldly smiled. Why would I not dare? Your Divine Shield Army still cannot grasp the entire Grave Sea. What can you do to me? Since it is hard to avoid the destruction of the Savage Blood Pirate Group, why should I let you get your hands on the Saber Technique manual?
You...
The Sword General immediately felt irate. The main objective of this trip was the Saber Technique manual. Destroying the Savage Blood Pirate Group and making contributions to the army were only secondary.
The loss of the Saber Technique manual was akin to the operations failure.
Give chase! Deputy General Liu, lead the troops and give chase!
Since the Sword General could not extricate himself from battle, he could only ce his hope on his deputy.
Chapter 1654 (Raw 1636): Miserable Fight
Chapter 1654 (Raw 1636): Miserable Fight
On the ck Cusss crows-nest, Xiao Chen stretched out his hand and caught the painting that had turned into a saber light and arrived here.
A trace of joy appeared on his face at finally obtaining it.
Even though Xiao Chen did not know what it was, it was something that two Star Venerates would fight over. It had to be worth cities; its value could not be estimated.
At the same time, he felt somewhat surprised. The two Star Venerates were still fighting each other and did not chase after him like he anticipated.
That is...
Before Xiao Chen could unroll the painting, he noticed several figures chasing the ck Cuss.
Those figures wore golden armor, madly dashing above the starry sea.
The weakest of the group was an early-stage Major Primal Core cultivator. The strongest was like the Iron Hand Yama, a peak Major Primal Core cultivator.
It is the people of the Divine Shield army. They are chasing after the painting.
Xiao Chen put away the painting andmanded the ck Cuss to speed up.
You want to leave? Its not that easy!
The peak Major Primal Core Venerate, wearing dark gold armor and leading the group, shouted and sent out a sh of sword light.
When the sword light descended, it chopped the starry sea in half as the sword Qi continuously sliced forward.
It looked like it would chop the ck Cuss in half along with the seawater.
In a fluster, Xiao Suo had the ck Cuss veer off, dodging the sword Qi in the nick of time.
However, the ck Cuss could not avoid the huge waves that the sword Qi kicked up. The sea waves surged and rocked the ck Cuss, greatly decreasing its speed.
Light of the divine shield, shining on the star!
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
The Divine Shield Army cultivators behind the dark-gold-armored Venerate held up golden shields and shot out beams of light. The light gathered above the ck Cuss and formed a zing me.
Sizzle! Sizzle! Heatwaves surged, and even the seawater behind gave off strange sounds as a result of this formation. The ck Cuss slowed further.
Captain, something is interfering with our formation. A few of the nodes are burned.
Damn it. The drain on the Spirit Jades has increased.
The seawater below turned into mud; whats happening?
Bad news arrived one after another, causing Xiao Chens expression to sink slightly. Unexpectedly, the Divine Shield Armys actions were so fast.
The Divine Shield Army nearly caught up in mere moments, chasing after the painting.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
A few more strands of vast sword Qi chopped down again. The ck Cuss dodged left and right but was still struck by one of the attacks.
Immediately, the entire ship shook. All the cultivators onboard felt their Qi and blood surging.
The waves rocked the ship, disorienting the crew.
Stop!
Xiao Chen decisively ordered Xiao Suo to stop. If they kept fleeing, the other party would exhaust them to death.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
The dark-gold-armored Venerate held a broadsword that was simr to the Sword Generals as he led a group of eight Venerates, consisting of early-stage andte-stage Major Primal Core Venerates, to the front of the ck Cuss pirate ship.
Dont be reckless. Ill buy some time. Prepare to counterattack.
Secretly sending out a voice projection, Xiao Chen gently jumped off the crows-nest andnded firmly on the ships bow.
His white clothes and long hair fluttered in the wind as he stared straight at the other party over the seawater.
What business do you have with us?
Xiao Chen, dressed in white, stood under the ck Cusss banner at the ships bow while he looked calmly at the dark-gold-armored Venerate.
The dark-gold-armored Venerate showed a careful smile as he held up his broadsword, his expression remaining stern. He exuded killing Qi that caused the seawater to surge.
By the generals orders, leave the Saber Technique manual behind, and you can leave. At the same time, you can be an honored guest of the Divine Shield Army. In the future, if you have any difficulties, you can always seek out the Divine Shield Army for help.
The Sword General thought that Xiao Chen was a Noble n outstanding talent of the Central Great Realm, a person with an extraordinary background. Hence, he did not wish to overly offend Xiao Chen and had instructed his subordinates to be more polite.
Of course, this was if Xiao Chen was willing to hand over the Saber Technique manual.
The Saber Technique manual?
It turned out that the painting was a Saber Technique manual. Now, Xiao Chen could not help feeling even more curious. What kind of Saber Technique manual was this for the Savage Blood Pirate Group to attempt to obtain it by destroying a Rank 3 sect?
Collecting his thoughts, Xiao Chen asked calmly, Does the Saber Technique manual belong to your general?
The dark-gold-armored Venerate did not know that Xiao Chen was buying time. Even if he knew, he would not react to it. The other party was merely a half-step Primal Core cultivator. This pirate ship also looked ordinary. Hence, he did not care at all.
The immediate cessation of the continuous attacks on the pirate ship was sufficient proof.
Whether it is or not, you dont need to know. You only need to answer whether you are handing it over or not.
As the dark-gold-armored Venerate spoke, the eight gold-armored cultivators umted their killing Qi at their forehead, waiting to attack.
Clearly, these people were already prepared to attack at any moment. They just awaited the order to do so.
When Xiao Chen heard the dark-gold-armored Venerates words, he rolled his eyes and said, Since it does not belong to your general, then you are forcibly snatching it. Since when has the Divine Shield Army be so shameless?
The dark-gold-armored Venerates expression did not change; he did not care about what Xiao Chen said. Are you handing it over or not? You have three seconds to think. Three...two...
Neptunes Rages, fire!
Not waiting for the other party to finish his countdown, Xiao Chen gave the order. Ka! Ka! Ka! Mechanical sounds came from one side of the ck Cuss. Then, sixteen peak 4-Star Neptunes Rages bared their fangs.
Xiao Chen did not give these people any time for shock. The Neptunes Rages fired simultaneously.
Boom!
Thepressed energy of the Demonic Energy Cannons howled, their explosions sounding like heavenly thunder. The seawater within five thousand kilometers churned endlessly.
Xiao Chens eyes lit up likenterns when he discovered that the gold-armored cultivators behind the dark-gold-armored Venerate had rushed to the front and put up their shields, blocking the shots from the Neptunes Rages.
When the surging waves scattered, a huge golden shield of light flickered five hundred kilometers away.
Neptunes Rages, continue. Xiao Chen issued themand without any expression.
Another volley of cannonballsunched forward. After enduring three volleys, the golden light shield explosively shattered.
A peak 4-Star pirate ship!
Blood leaked out of the corners of the lips of the eight gold-armored cultivators, who showed shock on their faces.
The dark-gold-armored Venerate behind the other cultivators was entirely unscathed. His expression turned cold. Even in such a situation, he did not panic.
The dark-gold-armored Venerate stared at Xiao Chen, who was on the deck.
Xiao Chen immediately felt a chill throughout his body, which made him tremble.
How strong!
Come with me, the dark-gold-armored Venerate ordered indifferently. Instead of retreating, he faced the cannonade and charged over.
An extremely condensed Demonic Energy cannonball flew over. The dark-gold-armored Venerate supported the de of his sword with his left hand. The broad de of the sword immediately blocked the Demonic Energy cannonball for most of his body.
Boom!
A loud sound reverberated as the light from the Demonic Energy cannonball radiated out. However, the dark-gold-armored Venerate did not get injured at all.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Facing the shots from the Neptunes Rages, the dark-gold-armored Venerate charged forward ferociously, his figure shing.
As the dark-gold-armored Venerate approached, the many peak 4-Star ballista towers shot out aplicated web of bolts, all of them the specially made bolts.
The dark-gold-armored Venerate swept his broadsword across, and the sound of a huge army marching rang out in the air. Then, all of the bolts flying over broke.
As the dark-gold-armored Venerates figure shed, he swept through everything before him, appearing invincible.
Die!
The dark-gold-armored Venerate pointed the broadsword at Xiao Chen and thrust it at him, wantonly disying his sharpness.
The ferocious aura of the other party shook the entire ship intensely. Everyone felt fear and horror from the depths of their heart.
Can I block him?
Even if I cannot, I have to. Otherwise, it will be over for everyone on the ship.
In the face of death, Xiao Chen remained exceptionally calm. He drew his Lunar Shadow Saber and somersaulted backwards.
Instant of Glory!
With the support of Great Dao Energy, Xiao Chen executed Instant of Glory without dy. A majestic painting appeared in the air and blocked the dark-gold-armored Venerate.
Crack!
The painting blocked the dark-gold-armored Venerate for only a moment before the broadsword broke it into countless shards.
wless Saber Technique, Heartbreaking Stance!
Xiao Chens heart shattered caused intense pain. Under the pressure of pain, all of Xiao Chens potential erupted.
His saber buzzed, trembling endlessly as he faced the other partys broadsword. Then, with a cold war cry, he did not hesitate to charge over on his own initiative.
Dang!
The sword and saber met. Xiao Chens arm went numb, and he vomited a mouthful of blood; he nearly lost his grip on the Lunar Shadow Saber.
His body, which was in midair, immediately fell. As for the dark-gold-armored Venerate, after his broadsword trembled for a moment, it continued towards Xiao Chens head.
To think that my heart actually got injured!
The dark-gold-armored Venerate frowned slightly. He had not expected Xiao Chens saber strike to injure his internal organsfurthermore, injuring them significantly.
Fortunately, the dark-gold-armored Venerate possessed vast umtions with deep cultivation. This was not a huge problem. Otherwise, he would have suffered greatly from this saber strike.
Below, Xiao Chen narrowed his eyes. A smile appeared on his face. The opportunity that he waited a long time for had finally arrived.
Earlier, it looked like the dark-gold-armored Venerate blocked Xiao Chens saber strike. However, the swords de had trembled, exposing a slight opening in the attack.
Buddhist Magic Skill, Dharmic World!
Chapter 1655 (Raw 1637): Firm and Unyielding Pride
Chapter 1655 (Raw 1637): Firm and Unyielding Pride
Buddhist Magic Skill, Dharmic World!
Xiao Chens body trembled slightly, and he turned into a three-kilometer-tall giant in the blink of an eye.
The tables were turned. He did not hesitate to send out a kick at lightning speed. This kick was like a mountain soaring through the air.
The great force, together with the slight opening in the sword move, sent the dark-gold-armored Venerate, who could not change his direction, flying away.
Bang!
The force was so great that the dark-gold-armored Venerate grunted and vomited a mouthful of blood.
The dark-gold-armored Venerate could not resist at all, rapidly tumbling back in the air.
A Buddhist sect Secret Art? You are indeed an outstanding talent from the Central Great Realm. I was too careless.
The dark-gold-armored Venerate was very knowledgeable. Upon seeing the gigantified Xiao Chen, he quickly understood the origin of Xiao Chens move.
However, at this moment, he did not have a good opportunity for a counterattack. Xiao Chens timing of the Magic Skills execution was very on point.
Xiao Chen used the first two moves to sh head-on with the dark-gold-armored Venerate, forcibly creating an opening in the sword strike without caring for the cost.
Then, after the dark-gold-armored Venerates move was fully extended, and he could no longer change moves, Xiao Chen instantly executed his Magic Skill, catching the dark-gold-armored Venerate off guard.
However, the dark-gold-armored Venerate remained calm. Such a technique could notst for long.
Once the technique expired, so would Xiao Chen.
The dark-gold-armored Venerate would not give him any more opportunities.
wless Saber Technique, Dragon Subduing Stance!
Dharmic World still had three seconds left. Xiao Chen used these three short seconds to execute the most tyrannical move of the wless Saber Technique.
Many azure-colored dragon images appeared. When Xiao Chens saber hacked down, he used the startlingly vast aura of the True Dragons.
Dragon Race Martial Technique?
The dark-gold-armored Venerate was somewhat confused. This Saber Technique clearly showed traces of a Dragon Race Martial Technique. Who exactly was Xiao Chen? This question confounded the Venerate.
However, this was no time to be muddle-headed. Xiao Chens saber was already about tond.
However, the force from Xiao Chens earlier kick had yet to subside, putting the dark-gold-armored Venerate in a very passive position.
In the time it took for a spark to fly, the dark-gold-armored Venerate erupted with full force, unhurriedly spinning around in the air and neutralizing most of the remnant force in his body.
The dark-gold-armored Venerate swung his broadsword around to sh with Xiao Chens descending saber light, doing his best to push back.
In that instant, ten thousand beams of golden light burst forth from the broadsword, illuminating the night sky.
A hot-blooded lofty aspiration flowed in the dark-gold-armored Venerates body. He was like a general of a vast army in the desert. Even with millions of people attacking them, he still disyed courage without any change in expression.
It was clear that the dark-gold-armored Veneratesprehension of the sword was as deep as the Sword Generals.
This move was known as One Sword Conquering the Country. It was also the Martial Technique that made the Sword General famous.
The dark-gold-armored Venerate executed his move in haste. Although it had just fifty percent of its usual might, it was still very powerful, scaring others into submission.
Dang!
The saber and sword collided. Having the initiative and the support of the Magic Skill, Xiao Chens attack held the advantage. It overcame the difference in cultivation and knocked the dark-gold-armored Venerate up into the air.
However, that was all it did.
Xiao Chen originally thought that Dharmic World would be able to cause the dark-gold-armored Venerate some problems. However, he was disappointed.
Deputy General Liu is actually injured.
His One Sword Conquering the Country was broken, as well.
The expressions of the gold-armored cultivators behind the dark-gold-armored Venerate changed radically. Xiao Chen was only a half-step Primal Core cultivator. His feat was truly heaven-defying.
This stops here! the dark-gold-armored Venerate shouted coldly.
He stabilized himself in the air and wiped away the blood on his lips. He watched Xiao Chens figure recover to normal before charging over again.
When the dark-gold-armored Venerate moved, it was like a vast army apanied him. This created a huge pressure.
Rumble..! Rumble...! The thunder of galloping horses and war drums shook the sky. There were also countless hot-blooded soldiers radiating murderous intent.
Xiao Chen remained calm. Now that the battle had reached this point, he had already dismissed all extraneous thoughts.
Since Xiao Chens arrival in the Great Thousand Realms, this was the battle where he was the most engrossed. This also presented him with his strongest and most horrifying opponent.
It made Xiao Chens hot-bloodedness surge, inspiring awe and respect for his opponent.
Great Dao Energy spread out behind Xiao Chen. His eyes appeared very calm. As the dark-gold-armored Venerate charged over, his eyes slowly cleared.
Suddenly, Xiao Chens eyes narrowed. Nothing but the dark-gold-armored Venerate existed in his eyes.
Dragon Blood Soul Breaking Finger!
After locking on his target, Xiao Chen attacked decisively. He drew energy from his soul andunched a finger attack.
A scarlet blood light erupted from Xiao Chens fingertip, pierced through the dark-gold-armored Venerates horrifying sword move, and entered the Venerates forehead.
A Soul Dao Martial Technique ignored all physical defense.
Suddenly, the dark-gold-armored Venerate, who advanced at the head of a vast army with grand aspirations, stopped.
The blood light entered the dark-gold-armored Venerates sea of consciousness and prated his soul. Then, it exploded with huge force, immediately scattering his Soul Energy.
Soul Dao Martial Technique...Soul Dao Martial Technique...
The heart of the dark-gold-armored Venerate immediately turned cold. Xiao Chens having such a trump card was entirely outside his expectations. This was something only Cloud Sea cultivators could execute. How could it be possible?
Xiao Chen, who was in the air, did not get greedy. He knew that this finger attack could not kill the dark-gold-armored Venerate.
In fact, it would not even severely injure the other party. A peak Major Primal Core existence already scratched the surface of Soul Energy, which prevented the Dragon Blood Soul Breaking Finger from achieving its greatest effect.
Xiao Chen made ns for the worst-case scenario for every moment, putting even more pressure on himself.
Only with such heavy pressure would one not getzy and have a chance to obtain victory.
He dragged his tired body, and a light shed in his eyes. He gritted his teeth and roared.
A tricolor lightning dragon shot out from Xiao Chens palm, containing palpable Azure Dragon Divine Might and the berserk aura of lightning and ice as it charged at the dark-gold-armored Venerate.
Bang!
The dark-gold-armored Venerate, whose eyes just regained some light, could not react in time before the Ice Blood Lightning Dragon, a powerful killing move of Xiao Chens, knocked him into the air.
Thebined power of ice and lightning allowed the two energies to surpass their limits, erupting berserkly.
The dark-gold-armored Venerate vomited another mouthful of blood on getting knocked back again.
This time, the dark-gold-armored Venerates charge was not as ferocious as before. The many mistakes and miscalctions that he made previously plunged his momentum to rock-bottom.
Each of Xiao Chens attacks did not truly pose a problem for the dark-gold-armored Venerate. It was the totality that he found somewhat hard to bear. His heart hurt, his soul was tortured, his body was cold, and the electricity had yet to scatter.
However, the dark-gold-armored Venerate could still fight. He believed that as long as he could make one moveno, just half a moveas long as he could get close to Xiao Chen and send out half a move, he could defeat him.
In reality, that was the case. Without using any trump cards, Xiao Chen would not be able to receive a move from the dark-gold-armored Venerate head-on.
He had failed to cope with the very first attack even after using two moves. He only managed to create an opening in the sword strike.
After that, he had used Dharmic World to break the sword move.
Xiao Chen knew his weakness. Hence, he never gave the dark-gold-armored Venerate a chance to truly attack him.
Of course, right now was no exception.
Xiao Chens white clothes were tattered, and his body fatigued. His pale face made him look weakened, but the expression on his face still appeared determined and stubborn, forever unyielding.
A scarlet war banner appeared in his hand, pping loudly in the strong wind.
Amid the strong wind, Xiao Chen suddenly remembered the message left by the Scarlet Blood Pirate King. My name is Scarlet Blood. I have a body of scarlet iron with burning-hot blood; for half my life, I went through ups and downs, homeless and miserable; for half my life, I was peerless, traveling around without fear.
My body is like a sword, filled with a firm and unyielding pride; my heart is like the sun and the moon, shining bright for ten thousand years; my stature is like a mountain, spanning tens of thousands of kilometers; my eyes are like the many stars, making the sky shine bright like day instead of night; I cover the sky with one hand and establish myself an emperor with another.
Suddenly, Xiao Chen understood what my body is like a sword, filled with a firm and unyielding pride meant.
Elder Tang had wondered whether the body was like a sword or a mountain. He could not figure it out, feeling that they were contradictory.
However, right now, Xiao Chenughed loudly. These two were not contradictory at all.
A body like a sword actually referred to the soul, the spirit of the Scarlet Blood Pirate King. It was the immortal will that flowed in his blood.
Understanding this, Xiao Chen could not helpughing loudly. Hisughter sounded very carefree and bold.
The spirit of your soul is like the noblest treasure sword in the world. It has a firm and unyielding pride, never bending, and its sharpness evesting. Scarlet Blood Pirate King, am I right?
As though it was answering Xiao Chen, the Scarlet Blood War Banner suddenly trembled and shot a beam of scarlet light into the sky.
As Xiao Chen tightly gripped the Scarlet Blood War Banner, he felt an eternal will, one with indomitable hot-bloodedness.
Immemorial Demon Soul Formation, Yazi Beast Demon Soul,e out.
Xiao Chen waved the war banner. Winds blew and clouds churned. The Yazi Beast took on this hot-bloodedness and roared ferociously as the sky changed color.
Chapter 1656 (Raw 1638): The End Declared
Chapter 1656 (Raw 1638): The End Dered
After the Immemorial Demon Soul Formation activated, the Yazi Demon Soul quickly appeared.
The Yazi Beast, a Great Deste Eon ferocious beast, had a dragon head and a tigers body and mes on its feet as it stood on the surface of the starry sea.
Compared to its first appearance, the Yazi Beast Demon Soul looked more solid. Now that the formation already had two pearls lit up, the Demon Soul was no longer just a skeleton. It now had a vagueplete form of the Yazi Beast.
Once the Yazi Beast Demon Soul appeared, it gave off an ancient and ferocious aura. Scarlet mes leaped about in its eyes.
The Yazi Beast presented its ferocity and its unyielding and bold aura. With one sweep of its gaze, it locked on to the dark-gold-armored Venerate.
The Yazi Beasts huge body was as big as a small mountain. With the support of the Scarlet Blood War Banner, its aura shook the sky, causing the wind to blow, the clouds to churn, and the sky to change color.
Right now, the Yazi Beast Demon Soul possessed the strength of a peak Major Primal Core cultivator. In fact, to a certain degree, it was even stronger.
This was because it was not alive. It did not feel pain or cowardice,cking weakness.
Roar!
When the Yazi Beast roared, towering waves surged up from the starry sea and tossed the eight gold-armored cultivators away.
Protect Deputy General Liu!
The situation instantly turned around. The Yazi Beast Demon Souls aurapletely suppressed the dark-gold-armored Venerate and the eight gold-armored cultivators.
Deputy General Liu, well cover you. You should leave first.
At this moment, the eight gold-armored cultivators already saw through Xiao Chens game.
Earlier, Xiao Chen shed head-on with the dark-gold-armored Venerate without care for the cost in order to injure him first. That way, when he activated the Immemorial Demon Soul Formation and called out the Yazi Beast Demon Soul, the dark-gold-armored Venerate would not be its match.
In fact, he did not intend to give the dark-gold-armored Venerate a chance to flee.
Xiao Chen had nned it out from the very beginning, so that none of them would leave alive.
Kill!
The ck Cuss remained at the chest of the Yazi Beast Demon Soul. Xiao Chen waved the banner from the crows-nest and coldly directed the Yazi Beast Demon Soul to charge at the dark-gold-armored Venerate.
Senior Tang, Xiao Suo, Luo Nan, and Fei`er, the four of you, go and separate those eight people, Xiao Chen instructed calmly.
After paying such a price, if he still could not take down this dark-gold-armored Venerate, his information would all be exposed. That would count as a great failure.
We obey!
Inpliance with the order, Elder Tang and the others went out.
A gargantuan tortoise beast appeared on the sea surface. Elder Tang stood on it and charged at the eight gold-armored cultivators.
Two sharp bird cries rang out in the air. Luo Nan and Fei`er each rode on one Cold Steel Eagle, blocking off the other sides paths of retreat.
Xiao Suo, who had already advanced to the early-stage Major Primal Core Realm,ughed loudly as he held his saber upraised, directly running on the sea surface.
A small golden bird perched on his shoulder with its eyes closed. This was Little Yellow Feather, the Golden Crow Holy Beast.
The ck Cuss pirate ship erupted with all of itsbat prowess.
This formed an encirclement around the eight gold-armored cultivators and the peak Major Primal Core dark-gold-armored Venerate.
When these nine people relentlessly pursued the ck Cuss, they definitely had not expected such a development.
Soon, the formation of the eight gold-armored cultivators broke apart. The four who had cleansed their bodies with the Life Juice Source were not weak at all.
Furthermore, there were the Cold Steel Eagles, the Golden Crow Little Yellow Feather, and the tortoise beast helping, making the group stronger.
The core of the battlefield was the Yazi Beast Demon Soul, which fought the dark-gold-armored Venerate.
Even after the dark-gold-armored Venerate used all his means, the ferocious and bloodthirsty Yazi Beast Demon Soul suppressed him from start to end. He had no chance to turn the situation around at all.
If the dark-gold-armored Venerate had still been in his peak state, he would have had no trouble leaving.
Unfortunately, Xiao Chen took this all into ount. Now, the dark-gold-armored Venerates soul, heart, and physical body had all suffered significant injuries. Not to mention leaving, he might not even survive.
After a while, two anguished shrieks came from the air. The Cold Steel Eagles tore apart two of the gold-armored cultivators, giving them a miserable death.
After another hour, the remaining gold-armored cultivators died one after another.
The gargantuan tortoise beast swallowed three of them, two died at Xiao Suos hands, and the Cold Steel Eagles killed one more.
Elder Tang and the others did not stop there. They turned to participate in the battle between the Yazi Beast Demon Soul and the dark-gold-armored Venerate.
The Yazi Beast Demon Soul could not be maintained for too long. For every moment it was out, it drew Spiritual Energy from the Spirit Jades.
Clearly, no one wanted a protracted battle.
The greater concern was that more reinforcements from the Divine Shield Army might arrive if the battle dragged on.
However, this worry was clearly the result of overthinking. No matter what, the Sword General would never imagine that his capable deputy general and eight other Venerates could not capture a half-step Primal Core cultivatora Veritable Personage.
What more getting killed by the other party, unable to bring back any news at all.
After another two hours, the dark-gold-armored Venerate could no longer continue to fight, losing all determination to resist.
The dark-gold-armored Venerate was fatigued and drained of Veritable Essence Energy. Hisplexion was pallid, and wounds riddled his entire body.
In the fight against the Yazi Beast Demon Soul, the dark-gold-armored Venerate had lost the upper hand entirely. Furthermore, Elder Tang and the others attacked him from the sides. He was now a tragic sight to behold and felt extremely sullen.
General, your subordinate is incapable and cannotplete your orders!
Crack!
With thest of his strength, the dark-gold-armored Venerate chose tomit suicide with his own sword, ending his life through such a bitter method.
When the dark-gold-armored Venerate showed no signs of life at all, everyone finally rxed.
At the same time, a sense of surreality pervaded their hearts. They actually managed to kill a peak Major Primal Core expert.
They simply did not dare to imagine this. Even Elder Tang, the strongest among them, would not be able tost more than one hundred moves against such an expert. He would even find it hard to flee.
However, it was such a peak expert that still died at the ck Scimitar Pirate Groups hands after they unleashed all of their power.
Xiao Suo, deal with the corpses, then set sail immediately, Xiao Chen ordered calmly.
Startled to his senses, Xiao Suo quickly worked with Luo Nan and Fei`er to deal with the corpses on the surface of the sea.
Elder Tang rode the gargantuan tortoise beast back to the ship first.
When he arrived by the fatigued Xiao Chens side, he revealed a sincere expression of respect and awe.
If not for Xiao Chen stepping forward at the crucial moment, fighting to the death with that dark-gold-armored Venerate, even with the Yazi Beast Demon Soul, the result would be different. At the very least, it would have been easy for the dark-gold-armored Venerate to flee.
The longer I interact with you, the more I find that I cannot figure you out. You even have the courage to fight a peak Primal Core expert. This old man truly admires you.
Xiao Chen said calmly, This is nothingpared to my past experiences.
The Beast Governing Sects Elder Tang really wanted to ask what exactly Xiao Chen had experienced. However, he held off in the end.
Asking about another persons secrets was taboo. If the other person was willing, he would naturally speak of them.
So, Elder Tang changed the topic. What did you obtain to prompt the Divine Shield Army to send such a strong formation?
It is a painting, which I have not taken a look at yet. However, ording to that dark-gold-armored Venerate, it is a Saber Technique manual. As Xiao Chen spoke, he took out the painting scroll and unfurled it.
The painting had many monks holding Buddhist monks knives. They had stern expressions, showing their might without appearing angry. As the monks danced around with their knives, they demonstrated many profound postures.
The background of the painting was the image of a Buddha. He held one palm horizontally across his chest.
The Buddha had a cold expression, his face radiating a murderous intent.
Elder Tangs eyes lit up. He said, Interesting, it is actually a rare massacre Buddha image.
This was not an evil Buddha. Buddhas had thousands of incarnations. Most were benevolent and kind, dignified and peaceful, or stern and solemn.
A Buddha already surpassed all karmic hindrances, cut off from greed and anger. They would not truly be angry.
Even for angry res, it was just the bodhisattvas and arhats putting on a stern appearance and not true anger.
However, there were many evil demons in the world whose interests shed with the Buddhist sects.
The Buddhist sects kept the furious incarnations of the Buddhas before their ascent to Buddhahood. These were used to banish demons, save people, help the injured, cause confusion, and purify mortals.
Buddha images carved from such incarnations were forbidden and rarely circted among the public.
Elder Tang gave Xiao Chen a brief exnation. By then, the painting had unfurledpletely, and the words Mahmy Abstinence Vition Saber Technique appeared at the bottom right corner.
The Mahmy Abstinence Vition Saber Technique!
After Elder Tang verified what he saw, his expression changed slightly as his body trembled.
Xiao Chen put away the painting and asked out of curiosity, Whats wrong?
No wonder the Savage Blood Pirate Group destroyed the Skeleton Dragon Hall at all costs. Even the Divine Shield Army moved at full force. It turned out that this Saber Technique appeared, Elder Tang sighed, appearing grave.
Chapter 1657 (Raw 1669, Raw 1639-1668 Nonexistent): Origin of Cultivation Techniques
Chapter 1657 (Raw 1669, Raw 1639-1668 Nonexistent): Origin of Cultivation Techniques
There were many badly damaged areas in the painting. This was an iplete Saber Technique.
Xiao Chen himself was a desman. Naturally, he could tell how extraordinary this Saber Technique was. With just one quick look, it entranced him, greatly widening his horizons.
Originally, he had thought that his self-created wless Saber Technique was something very hard toe by already. Now that he saw this Saber Technique, he truly felt somewhat embarrassed.
Compared to the Great Thousand Realms, being in the Kunlun Realm was like being a frog in a well.
Upon hearing what Elder Tang said, Xiao Chen could not help feeling more interested. Senior Tang knows this Saber Technique?
Naturally, I do...
Just at this moment, Xiao Suo and the other two returned to the ship. They quickly reported, Captain, the harvest is great. Those eight people all carried significant numbers of Spirit Jades and many pieces of equipment for the Divine Shield Army. Furthermore, we still have not checked the dark-gold-armored Venerates storage ring yet.
Stepping forward, Xiao Suo handed the dark-gold-armored Venerates storage ring to Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen nodded and said, Quickly leave this ce, then. It is still not very safe. As for these spoils of war, you can deal with them as you please. There is no need to ask me.
Thank you, Captain.
The three left excitedly, returning to their stations to steer the ck Cuss and quickly sail far away.
Inside the captains quarters, Xiao Chen brewed a pot of tea for Elder Tang, preparing to listen to him exin the Mahmy Abstinence Vition Saber Technique in detail.
There is no one to interrupt us now. Senior Tang, tell me everything you know, Xiao Chen urged softly as he poured him a cup of tea.
Elder Tang epted the teacup and took a sip. Then, he saidposedly, There is a long story behind this Mahmy Abstinence Vition Saber Technique, involving many things. Young Master Xiao, do you know how the ranking of the Great Thousand Realms Martial Techniques came to be?
Xiao Chen answered honestly, The Book of the Epochs does not record much about it. All of the great realms and astral regions have different introductions on Martial Techniques. Honestly speaking, I am not very clear on it.
Elder Tang smiled and said, That is very normal. The people who have not gone to the Central Great Realm would not know that it is the birthce of the Martial Dao. It is also the center of civilization for the entire Great Thousand Realms. It has already existed for millions of years, possessing a history that goes too far back.
Aside from the Primogenitor Grade Cultivation Techniques and the Mystery Grade Cultivation Techniques, which were directlyprehended from Primogenitor Grade Cultivation Techniques, all of the Cultivation Techniques and Martial Techniques in the world are ssified, from high to low, into Heaven Grade, Earth Grade, and Mortal Grade.
Xiao Chen said softly, Senior Tang, I know that already. Just get to the point.
Elder Tang nodded and said, It is not that Im beating about the bush. Some topics are unavoidable if we are to speak about the Mahmy Abstinence Vition Saber Technique. Otherwise, Young Master Xiao will not understand.
Very well, please continue.
Initially, the Martial Epoch experienced a chaotic age. Then, it entered into a dark age, known as the Chaotic Fiendish Demon Age. It was during that age when countless of our predecessors appeared and created many Primogenitor Grade Cultivation Techniques and Martial Techniques, truly cementing the foundations of the Martial Epoch.
Xiao Chen felt excited and asked, Are you saying that this Mahmy Abstinence Vition Saber Technique is a Primogenitor Grade Martial Technique?
Elder Tangughed involuntarily. How can that be? Many of the Primogenitor Grade Cultivation Techniques and Martial Techniques have already been lost. If one were to reappear, it would shake up the entire Great Thousand Realms. Countless powerhouses would rush over to obtain it. It would not possibly fall into the hands of the likes of us.
Then... Xiao Chen prompted curiously.
Elder Tang put down his teacup and said, I have not finished yet. One Primogenitor Grade Cultivation Technique is the eight moves of the Gautama Divine Palm, created by the Gautama Buddha.
The four Buddhist temples that we know of now are four Holy Lands that surpass Rank 7 sects. Each of them grasps one move of the Gautama Divine Palm. The other four moves are lost.
From there, countless powerhouses from the four templesprehended many Cultivation Techniques and Martial Techniques from the Gautama Divine Palm move that they grasped.
This Mahmy Abstinence Vition Saber Technique was directlyprehended by a powerful monk of the Hidden Spirit Temple from the third move of the Gautama Divine Palm. It is also the only Saber Techniqueprehended from the Gautama Divine Palm.
Xiao Chen muttered, The Hidden Spirit Temple...
Thats right. Now, among the tens of thousands of Buddhist sects in the Great Thousand Realms, the Hidden Spirit Temple is one of the four great temples with the greatest influence. It holds a high position, even surpassing that of the royal courts. Everyone in the Great Thousand Realms knows of it.
Xiao Chen murmured, In that case, this Mahmy Abstinence Vition Saber Technique should not be too shocking. The Hidden Spirit Temple managed toprehend hundreds of different Cultivation Techniques and Martial Techniques from the Gautama Divine Palms third move. What more the other three temples...
Elder Tang said gravely, You did not hear clearly. This is the only Saber Technique directlyprehended from the Gautama Divine Palm. The other Buddhist sect Saber Techniques did note from the Gautama Divine Palm.
More importantly, this is a Buddha-defying Saber Technique. Mahmy means that everything in the world is just an illusion, merely a dream of the Gautama Buddha. Within the Buddhist sects, this word itself is taboo and should not be bruited about rashly.
Whats worse are the two words thate after it: abstinence vition!
Xiao Chens chest tightened as he thought about the murderous intent the Buddha image gave off and the various strange aspects of the painting. Then, he suddenly trembled.
The cultivation of the Buddhist sects requires strict abstinence. Otherwise, one would be chased out of the temple. One might lose their base character and enter Berserking Qi Deviation, dissipating all their strength.
However, this Saber Technique dares to go against the rules of the entire Buddhist sect. It uses not only defiant words like Mahmy but also words like abstinence vition, showing no respect whatsoever for the rules.
Upon reaching this point, Elder Tang suddenly smiled. More interestingly, this Saber Technique came from the Gautama Divine Palm, directlyprehended from it. It is as authentic as it can be. It is the will of the Gautama Buddha. However, when it first appeared, it angered that group of monks.
You need to know that any Cultivation Technique or Martial Technique directlyprehended from the Gautama Divine Palm can be reversed engineered, eventually allowing one to practice the Gautama Divine Palm.
When Xiao Chen heard this, he could not help smiling. Interesting. How mighty is this Saber Technique?
Elder Tangs smile disappeared as he replied seriously, Very strong. So strong that many scary existences put themselves in danger to barge into the Hidden Spirit Temple to destroy it.
Finally, left without a choice, the Hidden Spirit Temple took the initiative to render this Saber Technique iplete. Actually, it was an embarrassing thing for the Hidden Spirit Temple in the first ce; hence, doing so was not too big a blow. Furthermore, the Hidden Spirit Temple has several of such Cultivation Techniques and Martial Techniques. Losing one was not a problem.
When Xiao Chen heard that, he was greatly startled. That exaggerated?
However, I did not exaggerate anything. You can just ask around in the Central Great Realm. Everyone knows about it. In the future, you will learn more stories about this Saber Technique. Then, you will know that Im telling the truth.
What stories are there?
Elder Tangughed, Hehe! You will know when you go there. Right now, you are not experienced enough and will not understand.
Xiao Chen felt helpless. Then, he said, Alright, then. I wont mention it anymore. I just have one more question: can I practice this Saber Technique?
If you can practice it, naturally, you may. You are not a person of the Buddhist sect, so you dont have to worry about it. However, people not of the Buddhist sect who want to train in it seldom learn the correct interpretation, Elder Tang said slowly.
Xiao Chen said, That might not be the case for me. Back then, this Saber Technique manual came to me on its own initiative.
It took the initiative to go to you? Elder Tang opened his eyes wide in some disbelief.
Thats right. After I spread out my Saber Daos Great Dao Energy, it took the initiative to follow my aura and flew over.
Elder Tang was still in disbelief. He muttered, This...although the Saber Daos Great Dao Energy is hard to attain, it is still a stretch to say that it canpel the Saber Technique manual to fly over...
You have a Buddhist ?arra...wait, thats not right. This Saber Technique is defiant and takes a different path. It would not care about an orthodox Buddhist sects ?arra...
Xiao Chen did not dwell on it, nor did he care about the reason.
In the end, the Saber Technique ended up in his hands. It was also a fact that the painting had taken the initiative to fly over to him.
Xiao Chen believed that he had a fate with this Saber Technique manual. He should be able to figure out its correct interpretation. This was a rare opportunity that he needed to grasp.
From epting the mission from the Savage Blood Pirate Group to now, this trip could be said to havee to perfectpletion, a temporary conclusion.
Obtaining the Mahmy Abstinence Vition Saber Technique was the greatest harvest.
If Xiao Chen could learn it before arriving in the blessednd, he would gain another great skill.
There was also the storage ring of that peak Major Primal Core Venerate. He wondered what kind of pleasant surprise it would bring him.
Oh, right. There is one more very important thing that I nearly forgot.
Senior Tang, as for the thing about the body being like a sword or mountain, I already figured it out. Xiao Chen told Elder Tang what heprehended when he held the Scarlet Blood War Banner before the fight with the dark-gold-armored Venerate.
After Elder Tang heard that, his eyes lit up. So, My body is like a sword, filled with a firm and unyielding pride refers to the will of soul. Alright, I understand now. In less than a month, I should be able to solve the riddle of the Scarlet Blood Pirate Kings final words.
Then, Elder Tang left while guffawing, incredibly excited.
Chapter 1658 (Raw 1670): Iron Hand Yama
Chapter 1658 (Raw 1670): Iron Hand Yama
Seven dayster, everything was peaceful in the starry sea.
The ck Cuss already left that battlefield long ago. It was now very difficult to find a pirate group in this vast Grave Sea.
The people that the Divine Shield Army sent out could not find Xiao Chen and could only withdraw helplessly.
The disappearance of the dark-gold-armored Venerate and the eight gold-armored cultivators struck the entire Divine Shield Army as strange. They could not figure out what happened.
Ignoring all that, Xiao Chen had finally escaped the clutches of the Divine Shield Army and no longer had to worry about its pursuit.
For the past seven days, Xiao Chen had been pondering the Mahmy Abstinence Vition Saber Technique.
He felt somewhat disappointed. This iplete Saber Technique had only three moves: Breaking the Mundane, Resolving the Mundane, and Entering Hell.
Right now, he focused entirely onprehending Breaking the Mundane. However, the deeper he delved into it, the greater the chill he felt spreading in his heart.
When one was in this teeming world, there were aplishments, love, and hate. Everyone yearned for them and could not let them go. How could one break the mundane so easily?
Thats not right, not right at all. I must have gotten something wrong. The further I go, the farther away I get. This is clearly a sign of entering Berserking Qi Deviation.
Xiao Chen stoppedprehending and took out the painting to look at it again.
As he gazed at the painting, he focused his mind.
There was a monk holding a Buddhist monks knife under the massacre Buddha image. As he moved and stepped forward, he sent out many saber lights.
The mantra for Breaking the Mundane slowly appeared at this moment.
The mundane is bitter. One grows old, gets sick, and dies. There are grudges and hatred, unable to obtain what one desires, parting from love.
One must not desire to be immortal!
One must not desire to be free of illness!
One must not desire to never part from love!
One must not desire to never separate!
Bitter, bitter, bitter. The various things of the mundane are all sorts of bitterness. Break the abstinence and purification. Use the mundane as a cauldron to temper my Buddha-like heart!
[TL Note: Buddha-like heart also refers to a heart full ofpassion, although it is also literal in this novel. It likely contains a double meaning.]
Whoosh! Whoosh! The sound of saber winds rang out. It was like the saber winds of the monk in the painting were passing by his ears.
Xiao Chens thoughts wandered to the various difficulties he had faced. He felt that this saber light was emotionless, that the saber wind was sinister and cold. His entire body felt a chill that he found difficult to understand.
Stuck again!
Xiao Chen closed his eyes and took a deep breath. After resting for a long time, he finally calmed his emotions.
If I just follow the painting and simply execute it, this Saber Technique is not difficult. However, if I want to seek the correct interpretation, it is really difficult. If I am not careful, this will turn into a demonic Saber Technique.
Shaking his head, Xiao Chen collected his thoughts and put this Saber Technique down for now.
It is better to think of happy things. Then, with a thought, the dark-gold-armored Venerates storage ring appeared in his hand.
Xiao Chen still had not looked at the possessions of that peak Major Primal Core Venerate. He did not know what was in there.
When his Spiritual Sense entered the storage ring, the first thing he saw was glittering Spirit Jades.
Medial Grade Spirit Jades! Eight hundred thousand of them!
Xiao Chen rejoiced in his heart. He recalled that this dark-gold-armored Venerate was a deputy general or something like that. Indeed, his wealth was extraordinary. Just the Medial Grade Spirit Jades he carried on hand were already so many. This did not include the scattered Inferior Grade Spirit Jades yet.
He continued looking around. What is this?
Xiao Chens Spiritual Sense moved, and he took out a manual. When he looked at the manual, he muttered, Thousand Army Sword Technique.
This should be the Sword Technique that the dark-gold-armored Venerate and the Sword General used.
Great stuff!
Xiao Chen revealed a smile. The dark-gold-armored Venerates Sword Technique had left a deep impression on him.
Sweeping through with the sword amid cannon fire. The One Sword Conquering the Country even managed to block the Dragon Subduing Stance that Xiao Chen executed with Dharmic World.
Its aura was grand and boundlessly tyrannical.
Unfortunately, Xiao Chen was a desman. However, he could still study it. Perhaps he could make some alterations to use it in his Saber Techniques.
More importantly, the style of this Sword Technique suited Xiao Chen, taking the tyrannical path.
He continued looking. Aside from the Sword Technique manual, there were a few general Spirit Herbs and supplements, all specially for the Divine Shield Armys use and their cirction strictly prohibited, which made them extremely rare.
Dynasty Influence Record. It records the birth and rise of the Central Great Realm dynasties...
Xiao Chen found a book, one circted in the Divine Shield Army to introduce the various dynasties of the Central Great Realm as well as a few of the strong empires.
This is interesting. Xiao Chen scanned down the contents page and found a shocking dynasty.
Tianwu Dynasty!
Xiao Chen was about to read further when Xiao Suos voice rang out in his ears. Captain, theres a situation. We found an ordinary ship of the Divine Shield Army.
An ordinary warship?
Yes, a lone ship. It is about as strong as an ordinary 4-Star pirate ship. It is chasing a person and noting after us.
Keep an eye on it first. Ill go and take a look.
Xiao Chen put away the Dynasty Influence Record. With a few shes, he arrived at the control room.
The water screen in the center showed the scene of ake where a Divine Shield Army warship was pursuing a man who was covered in blood. His face looked blurry.
That man was in a sorry state, fleeing with several gold-armored cultivators hot on his tail.
As for that group of gold-armored cultivators, the leader was just a peak Minor Primal Core cultivator. The ones following him were Yang Essence soldiers.
The warship followed unhurriedly, not showing any urgency at all.
Captain, should we help?
Normally, Xiao Suo would definitely immediately go and help. However, the ck Cuss had just escaped the Divine Shield Army. They could not easily take such a risk.
Even if they managed to destroy that warship, the Divine Shield Army might be able to figure out some clues from where the warship disappeared.
This matter was of great importance, so Xiao Suo could only leave the decision to Xiao Chen.
Of course, Xiao Chen was not a person who would help everyone. If he could help, he definitely would not mind. However, he would not be foolish enough to aid a stranger if doing so would implicate him and all the brothers on the ship.
Wait.
Just as Xiao Chen was about to decide to go away, his expression suddenly changed. Why do I find this person somewhat familiar?
Whoosh!
Xiao Chens Heavenly Eye flew out, and after a while, he clearly saw who that man was before recalling the Heavenly Eye.
Xiao Chen said, It is the Savage Blood Pirate Groups Iron Hand Yama.
Ah!
This greatly startled the people in the control room, giving them an incredible shock. The Iron Hand Yama was a very strong person, even stronger than that dark-gold-armored Venerate.
The Iron Hand Yama was known as the strongest person under the Cloud Sea Realm in the Grave Sea, an unrivaled Venerate.
To think that the Iron Hand Yama appeared in such a sorry state, chased by a bunch of mediocre Divine Shield Army cultivators like a monkey.
Xiao Chen looked at Xiao Suo and said, You take charge and make the decision yourself.
Back then, the Iron Hand Yama had ruthlessly lectured Xiao Suo, humiliating him. They could be considered to have some conflict with each other.
Xiao Chen could ept saving or not saving the Iron Hand Yama. It all depended on Xiao Suos decision.
Save him!
Xiao Suo only hesitated for a second before decisively making his choice.
Xiao Chen revealed a smile and patted Xiao Suos shoulders. Go, then. After using the Cold Steel Eagles to rescue him, circle around that warship and fly off in a different direction before returning to the ck Cuss.
That way, they would not expose the ck Cusss position.
Yes, I guarantee that I will not expose the ck Cuss.
Xiao Suo left to fulfill the order. He led the two Cold Steel Eagles into the sky, departing silently.
The ck Cuss slowly sailed on, getting farther away from that Divine Shield Army warship. After a while, the Divine Shield Army warship disappeared from the water screen.
Xiao Chen and the others went on deck and started to wait quietly.
There was no need to doubt the sess of this operation. Given Xiao Suos strength as an early-stage Major Primal Core cultivator and the two Cold Steel Eaglestyrants of the seathere was no possibility of failure. It was just a matter of how long it would take.
Indeed, after one hour, the two Cold Steel Eagles appeared in everyones vision.
Bang!
Xiao Suo jumped down from the sky, carrying a person, andnded heavily. Then, he slowly set the person on his back down on the deck.
Now, the Iron Hand Yama had none of his past glory. He looked so weak that he could notpare to even an ordinary Veritable Personage.
The Iron Hand Yama appeared pale, covered in blood. His physical body had been corroded by the starry sea to the point where he was nearly unrecognizable. His eyes had lost their light, and his spirit was depressed.
Xiao Chen looked and saw a wound on Xiao Suos chest. Given Xiao Suos strength, he should not have sustained an injury.
What happened?
Xiao Suos expression turned somewhat unsightly. This fellow didnt want me to save him. He wanted to die. Even after I put in a lot of effort, he still scolded me.
Help him with his injuries first. After he is healed, leave him be.
Xiao Chen did not find this hard to understand. It looked like the Savage Blood Pirate Group was mostly destroyed. The faith in the Iron Hand Yamas heart had copsed. Naturally, it would be hard for the Iron Hand Yama to look past this.
Chapter 1659 (Raw 1671): Breaking or Not Breaking Does Not Matter
Chapter 1659 (Raw 1671): Breaking or Not Breaking Does Not Matter
The Iron Hand Yama recovered very quickly. With a Medicinal Pill plus Xiao Suo personally treating him, hisplexion became much better.
The remaining wounds on him started to heal automatically, and the scabs fell off.
The physical body of a peak Major Primal Core cultivator was rtively strong. In fact, it was even stronger than Xiao Chens after he used all that Life Juice Source.
This was because the physical body would undergo a transformation with every advancement.
Of course, if Xiao Chen reached the peak Major Primal Core Realm, the strength of his physical body would definitely surpass that of the current Iron Hand Yama.
On the deck, the Iron Hand Yama slowly woke. When he clearly saw where he was and the people around him, he slowly stood up. He did not say thank you, nor had any joy on his face.
Is there any wine?
Xiao Suo frowned when he heard that. Although your cultivation is high, your wounds are only slightly healed. You should not be drinking wine.
The Iron Hand Yama smiled and said, This body belongs to this old man. I dont need a newbie like you to interfere. Do you think that you can start ordering me around just because you saved this old man?
Xiao Suo felt stifled when he heard this and somewhat embarrassed.
Fei`er could not keep watching. She put on a serious expression as she said, Why are you always like that? Boss Xiao Suo took the risk to save your life, yet you did not even thank him. He cared for you, and you turned around and scolded him.
The Iron Hand Yama turned his head and looked at her. Although he was injured, his air was still there. He red slightly, looking exceptionally scary.
However, Fei`er did not take even half a step back, directly staring back at him.
The Iron Hand Yamas lips curled up as he said, Little fat girl, get this clear first. This old man never wanted this newbie to save me from the start. Not pping him is already showing him a lot of respect, yet you want this old man to thank him? How ridiculous.
Fei`ers face sank. Her somewhat babyish face flushed red in anger. You called me fat? You...
Before Fei`er could go berserk, Luo Nan quickly pulled her back. This moment called for calm.
After all, the other party was a peak Major Primal Core existence who was very infamous. He had just recovered some of his strength now. It was best not to offend him.
Hahaha! The Iron Hand Yama guffawed, unable to stop. The people on this ship are all very strange. I wonder where this young couple came from; they are as unsophisticated as they can be. There is also the newbie pirate that just came to the Grave Sea, very foolish and stupid like a cow. Hey, there is also an elder of the Beast Governing Sect. You are supposed to be a righteous sect.
Elder Tangs face turned dark as he snorted coldly. Then, he waved his hand and left unhappily.
The Iron Hand Yama did not care. He shifted his re to Xiao Chen and continued criticizing, And there is this white-d fellow whoes from who knows where. To think that he is actually the captain. Furthermore, this lousy ship actually managed to escape the Divine Shield Army intact and unscathed.
After the Iron Hand Yama pointed and criticized others, heughed again.
This was truly a case of kindness never pays. All they got in return was despisal and vicious criticism.
Whoosh!
Xiao Chen casually threw a bottle of wine, which shot out like a bolt of lightning.
The Iron Hand Yamas reaction was very fast; he firmly grabbed the bottle. Then, he opened it and drank in big gulps. There was finally a gag on his mouth.
Great wine! Great wine! I did not expect this. I could not tell that despite your foolish appearance, you actually have some good stuff on you.
However, Xiao Chen already turned around and said indifferently, Everyone, return to your posts. The destination is the blessednds. Continue on our journey.
Everyone on deck red at the Iron Hand Yama before leaving.
Facing the breeze, the Iron Hand Yama drank wine, not caring about the gazes of others.
However, no one noticed theck of spirit in his eyes. As he stared at the sea, he appeared empty.
The following days were peaceful.
Having hit a block with the Mahmy Abstinence Vition Saber Technique, Xiao Chen moved on to the Thousand Army Sword Technique. This Sword Technique possessed extraordinary might. In terms of offensive strength, it was even superior to his wless Saber Technique.
After all, he created the wless Saber Technique when his cultivation was not very high. In hindsight, some of the moves had many areas for improvement.
Compared to the extremely profound Mahmy Abstinence Vition Saber Technique, the Thousand Army Sword Technique was grand and sweeping. Xiao Chensprehension ability was extremely high, and he quickly grasped the technique and infused it into his own skills with the saber.
Xiao Chen altered the Thousand Army Sword Technique into his own Army Breaking Saber Technique. After all, a saber was different from a sword. Xiao Chen made use of his unique characteristics and emphasized the word break.
He adapted and condensed the Thousand Army Sword Technique into four killing moves: Breaking Vast Armies, Breaking Mountains and Rivers, Breaking Stars, Breaking the World.
Of which, Breaking the World was based on the extremely mighty One Sword Conquering the Country of the dark-gold-armored Venerate.
As Xiao Chen worked on his Thousand Army Sword Technique over half a month, it became increasingly dazzling.
When he brandished his saber, saber light howled as his Great Dao Energy spread out. Sonic booms reverberated as its sharpness rang out. It was like all his hot-bloodedness umted in his chest as he roared at the sky.
Break! Break! Break! Breaking Vast Armies! Breaking Mountains and Rivers! Breaking Stars! Breaking the World!
As Xiao Chen executed all the moves of Thousand Army Sword Technique on the deck, he felt very carefree. His blood rushed through his veins, and he felt veryfortable.
Vaguely, the bottleneck to the Primal Core Realm also loosened significantly.
Great Saber Technique. I have seen many geniuses in my life but never such a demonic genius like you. In your hands, the famous Thousand Army Sword Technique of the Divine Shield Army transformed into your own creation in less than half a month.
For the past half month, aside from Xiao Chen, there had been only the Iron Hand Yama, who was hard to get along with and had abandoned himself to reckless drinking.
When Xiao Chen heard this, he smiled faintly. This was the first time the Iron Hand Yama spoke properly.
Over the past few days, Xiao Chen had suffered from many of the other partys evaluations. The Iron Hand Yama was like a fly buzzing around his ears, very annoying.
Damn! If only that thieving general were here to see this Saber Technique. He would be frustrated to death! Hahahaha!
Xiao Chen had just thought something nice about the Iron Hand Yama when the Iron Hand Yama suddenly said that.
Xiao Chens lip twitched as he said awkwardly, It would be better if he does not show up.
Xiao Chen was not tired of living yet. If the Sword General appeared here, everyone would die.
Thats true. With that old fellows tortoise-like nature, even if he was angry, he would not show it on his face. The Iron Hand Yama smiled and started to lose interest.
Xiao Chen could not help asking, What was the oue of that huge battle that day?
The Iron Hand Yama took arge gulp of wine before replying dispiritedly, How else could it have gone? Given the Divine Shield Armys style, no matter how great their losses, they would want to kill off all of the pirate groups. There was no way to charge out at all. Boss Savage Blood used his full power to help us create an opening...
When Xiao Chen heard that, he found it somewhat strange. He dared to get distracted when fighting the Sword General?
Thats right. Hence, even though we managed to charge out, Boss was nowhere to be found. We do not even know if he is alive. Later, everything turned chaotic. None of the Savage Blood Pirate Groups people fled, going all-out with them.
As the Iron Hand Yama spoke, tears leaped out of his eyes. Then, he ferociously took a swig of wine and said, However, you know, only I freaking lived! Everyone else died; only this old man alone lived!
Xiao Chens heart skipped a beat. He did not know what to do.
He could imagine that under such an intense situation, the Savage Blood Star Venerate got severely injured due to his distraction. Since no one knew whether he was alive or not, the result was unlikely to be good.
All of the people of the Savage Blood Pirate Group had not cared about their own lives, intent on fighting to the death as they charged at the Divine Shield Army.
Everyone died in the intense battle or had their heads chopped off by the gold-armored cultivators swords.
If not, they were killed by thousands of arrows piercing them, dying with their eyes open. Perhaps they managed to take their enemies with them.
Some were sted apart by cannonballs. Hot-bloodedness filled that surging sea, rage spread throughout their bodies.
The Savage Blood Pirate Group had fought to thest man. The Iron Hand Yama personally witnessed everyones death.
Everyone died. Only he lived...
The only pain greater than being parted by death was the resulting loneliness. Those who died were fortunate. The ones who lived were in greater pain.
The Iron Hand Yama leaned against the side of the ship, holding his head and pounding on it.
Xiao Chen did not know what to say.
From the moment Xiao Suo said that the Iron Hand Yama refused to be rescued, Xiao Chen already had a rough idea of what happened. However, he had not expected it to be so miserable.
Suddenly, Xiao Chen thought of a line from the mantra of the Mahmy Abstinence Vition Saber Techniques Breaking the Mundane: The mundane is bitter. One grows old, gets sick, and dies. There are grudges and hatred, unable to obtain what one desires, parting from love.
The line There are grudges and hatred, unable to obtain what one desires truly applied to the Iron Hand Yama.
However, in reality, how was Xiao Chen different?
The various things of the mundane are all sorts of bitterness. Break the abstinence and purification. Use the mundane as a cauldron to temper my Buddha-like heart!
Break the abstinence and purification...
Xiao Chen muttered to himself, pondering the words. However, bitterness spread in his heart. At this moment, he was not willing to think about this Saber Technique.
He shook his head and turned back. Then, he saw Xiao Suo at the door, looking over.
What are you doing here?
Xiao Suo said abashedly, Im afraid that he will take things too hard. Ive experienced what he did. Actually, I really dont me him. Ill go over and let him scold me for a while. Perhaps that might make him feel better.
Go on, then.
After Xiao Suo left, Xiao Chen thought about what Xiao Suo said and suddenly felt enlightened.
There were all sorts of bitterness. However, in this mundane world, there would always be someone who cared for one.
Breaking the abstinence, ignoring the outmoded conventions of the secr world, did not bring purity but temporary delight, leading one into the Demonic Dao.
Xiao Chen understood now. Breaking or not breaking did not matter. As long as one had a Buddha-like heart, one was a Buddha!
Chapter 1660 (Raw 1672): Absolute Danger
Chapter 1660 (Raw 1672): Absolute Danger
With a Buddha-like heart, I am a Buddha.
This was the principle of using the mundane as a cauldron to temper a Buddha-like heart.
With this understanding, many things cleared up. Xiao Chens clogged-up thoughts became like a dredged river, gushing ferociously.
The mantra of the Mahmy Abstinence Vition Saber Techniques Breaking the Mundane filled Xiao Chens mind, bringing with it a feeling of enlightenment.
Inside the captains quarters, Xiao Chen unfurled the painting and seriously observed it once more.
Soon, under the watch of the massacre Buddha image, the monk brandished his Buddhist monks knife.
The saber light shot everywhere. The originally cold, emotionless, chilly saber light turned somewhat warm. Various scenes of the mundane world slowly unfurled in the saber light filling the air like a painting.
Break!
When that saber light reached perfection, everything, all the scenes of the mundane world, came to an abrupt stop.
That huge massacre Buddha image gave off a golden light, suddenlying to life.
A purple-gold Buddhist monks knife appeared in the Buddha images hand as it ferociously thrust the knife forward.
The thirty-kilometer-long saber lightyered over the knife in the monks hand. It seemed toe out of the painting and pierce Xiao Chen, who was observing.
Before it was over, this saber severed the mundane, ending it.
That monk sat cross-legged, hovering in the air.
A Buddhist swastika appeared on his forehead, spinning continuously.
Earlier, the lingering thoughts of the mundane world, which had previously been severed, reappeared. Worry, concern, grief, joy, parting, happiness, sadness, and sorrow, they all appeared in the world.
Slowly, a me lit on the monks body, and the entire world started burning.
As this me zed, the Buddhist swastika on the monks forehead brightened, radiating golden light and Buddhist Might. Apanying those was a tyrannical aura that resembled the Buddhist Martial Techniques.
Use the mundane as a cauldron to temper my Buddha-like heart!
Xiao Chen rejoiced in his heart as he quickly put away the painting and started cultivating again.
All that Xiao Chen saw earlier were things that he had never seen before. This was the principle of Breaking the Mundane: Break the abstinence and purification. Use the mundane as a cauldron to temper my Buddha-like heart!
With a Buddha-like heart, breaking or not breaking did not matter.
With this thought, Xiao Chen stopped dwelling on his past. He let himself go, chopping off the obsession in his heart without worries.
Suddenly, scenes of Xiao Chens experiences appeared in the captains quarters.
Xiao Chens fresh face when he was in Mohe City. The peaceful times with Liu Ruyue in Qingyun Peak. The Kunlun Realms Demonic Cmity...
All sorts of scenes of the mundane world appeared. Within the same generation, nearly no one could match Xiao Chens experiences.
Break!
When the scenes of the mundane world increased to the point where there could not be any more, Xiao Chen shouted in his heart. Everything vanished. Then, like a crack of thunder, all the confusion scattered in an explosion.
After a while, everything reappeared and turned into mes, zing fiercely.
Xiao Chens entire body bathed in mes, feeling a warmth. Buddhist chanting rang out beside his ear as the various mysterious phenomena around his body approximated those of the monk in the painting.
All hecked was the swastika on his forehead.
This was because Xiao Chens tempering had not produced a Buddha-like heart yet. After all, he was not an experienced monk; it would still take him some time to develop a Buddha-like heart.
In the blink of an eye, one month passed.
Only seven days remained before the ck Cuss would reach the ck Cave Mountain, one of the three blessednds.
The journey had been smooth and peaceful without many setbacks. The crew of the ship slowly rxed.
For the past month, Xiao Chen had mostly stayed in the captains quarters in closed-door cultivation.
A faint Buddhist swastika finally appeared on Xiao Chens forehead. It was not bright or dazzling with golden light.
However, hepletely grasped the principle of the Breaking the Mundane Saber Technique, aplishing what Elder Tang thought impossible.
Without Xiao Chen grasping the principle, Breaking the Mundane would only have shape without form. He would not be able to release its true might.
He would be just like that Skeleton Dragon Star Venerate, who could bring out only twenty percent of the Saber Techniques might even when going all out. Despite being a Star Venerate, that was all the Skeleton Dragon Star Venerate could aplish.
However, Xiao Chen nowat the half-step Primal Core Realmcould easily bring out twenty percent of this moves might.
This was the difference between grasping the principle and not.
More importantly, only by grasping the principle could one have a thorough understanding of the move and reverse-engineer it toprehend the one move of the Gautama Divine Palm that the Hidden Spirit Temple grasped.
Xiao Chen dismissed the technique with satisfaction, revealing a smile on his face. However, before he could finish his smile, he turned grave.
The ck lotus mark pulsated, and Xiao Chen felt a burning sensation. The string holding the Buddhist pendant broke with a buzz.
The Buddhist pendant quickly floated in front of Xiao Chens chest, showing small cracks in it.
Xiao Chens face immediately sank. He reached out and grabbed the Buddhist pendant. Then, with a few shes, he arrived on deck.
This was a feeling that Xiao Chen never had before. It was not that he had not been pursued by the ck Lotus Church in the past. However, the reaction had never been this intense.
What kind of enemy was this strong?
A strong sense of danger bloomed in Xiao Chens heart as he stood on the deck and looked to the front.
Xiao Chens expression turned heavy. It seemed that the ck Lotus Church had already figured out his destination long ago and set up an ambush there.
Perhaps the ck Lotus Church hadid traps in advance around the few ces that one had to pass to reach the blessednds.
Damn, who leaked information about me?
Or was I not cautious enough and exposed some clues?
Why had the ck Lotus Churchs people chased Xiao Chen all the way to the Grave Sea, even waiting for him here? Originally, he thought that he had alreadypletely shaken them off in Purple Sun City.
Brat, why is your expression so ridiculously unsightly? It is not like you took a wrong path in cultivation. Your aura seems to be getting increasingly stable. Once you advance to the Primal Core Realm, I wonder how your strength will erupt?
The Iron Hand Yama, who had recovered his strength, had not left the ship yet, remaining aboard.
When Xiao Chen saw the Iron Hand Yama, his expression warmed slightly. However, the worry on his face did not fade away.
Telling you or not, what does it matter? Xiao Chen replied before turning around and heading for the control room.
Seeing Xiao Chen rush away so quickly, the Iron Hand Yama took another gulp of wine and smiled. Even if this fellow did not say it, this old man can also guess it. With that unsightly face, I can be sure that his enemies found him and are approaching.
The Iron Hand Yama looked in the direction Xiao Chen had looked towards earlier. Then, his expression turned slightly strange. After that, he shook the wine bottle in his hand; he was out of wine. He contemted as he stared at the empty bottle.
Xiao Chen gathered everyone in the control room. Then, he looked at Xiao Suo with aplicated expression.
Captain, dont look at me like that. I feel strange. Xiao Suo felt that something was wrong, so he said, Captain, just speak if you have something to say.
Xiao Chen smiled and said, Its fine. Remember what I once told you?
Which one?
Xiao Chen looked straight at him and said seriously, I said long ago that this ship would return to your hands someday. I cannot walk too far down the path of being a pirate.
When Xiao Suo heard that, he felt an itch in his heart, feeling somewhat excited and nervous at the same time. You are leaving.
Yes. There are seven more days before we reach the blessednds. If everything goes ording to n, I should meet a senior there. Then, I will cultivate there for some time before heading for my true destination. Xiao Chens expression appeared rxed; no one could tell what he was thinking.
On hearing this news, Luo Nan and Fei`er gaped in shock. This was too surprising.
They had no warning of this at all.
Captain, you never mentioned this before. This is too sudden, Luo Nan protested, feeling confused.
Xiao Chen smiled and said, This is not that sudden. I thought very long about this while I was in closed-door cultivation.
Fei`ers eyes turned red with reluctance. However, Big Brother Xiao Chen, Fei`er cannot bear to part with you.
Thats right, Captain. None of us can bear to part with you. Let us wait for you. Give us a time. No, no need for a time, just your word. We are all willing to wait for you.
All of the crew on the ship found Xiao Chens sudden departure somewhat hard to ept; they could not bear for him to leave.
Xiao Chens heart felt warm as he held back the gratitude in his heart. He smiled and said, I also cannot bear to part with you. However, there is no banquet that never ends. Everyone has their own destiny. Furthermore, while this starry sea is very vast, it is not impossible for us to meet again.
He paused here and looked at Elder Tang, who had remained silent all the while and showed a suspicious expression.
Then, he stretched out his hand and tapped Elder Tangs forehead.
Crack!
The red restriction in the depths of Elder Tangs soul, which had extremely worried and troubled him, vanished.
Elder Tang felt released of a heavy burden. He looked at Xiao Chen, wanting to say something. However, Xiao Chens re stopped him.
This period has been hard on Elder Tang.
Xiao Chen smiled and performed a cupped-fist salute. Everyone, we will meet again in the future.
The ck lotus mark on Xiao Chens chest burned hotter. He suppressed the reluctance in his heart and left hastily in a few shes.
Captain!
The others quickly gave chase, all the way to the deck. By then, they could only see Xiao Chens figure rushing off.
Xiao Suo looked at the Captain Token, which Xiao Chen had handed to him, in his hand. He felt that all this was too sudden. He muttered, Why do I feel like something is wrong?
Luo Nan, Fei`er, and the others continued looking into the distance, full of reluctance as they watched Xiao Chens dwindling figure.
The Iron Hand Yama shook the wine bottle, feeling bored. However, not a single drop of Thousand Year me came out.
How unfortunate! I will not be able to drink such nice wine again in the future.
After that, the Iron Hand Yama looked at the people at the side and said helplessly, You group of fools. Could none of you tell that he is running because he does not want to implicate you all?
What?!
Everyone felt startled, staring at the Iron Hand Yama in disbelief.
Chapter 1661 (Raw 1673): Gambling with Life; Protecting Xiao Chen
Chapter 1661 (Raw 1673): Gambling with Life; Protecting Xiao Chen
Even the Buddhist pendant was so stressed that cracks appeared. Xiao Chen definitely could not avoid this. He could only face it head-on to find a chance to survive.
That was right. Even after handing everything over, Xiao Chen did not just keel over and ept his fate.
As long as there was a chance, he would do his best to fight for it. He would not give in. In his personal philosophy, no threat was undefeatable.
The ck lotus mark on Xiao Chens chest made him feel that the other party was getting closer.
After a while, Xiao Chen raised his head and saw a ck ship stopped in front.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Eight or nine figures leaped from the ship, crowding around a middle-aged monk wearing a kasaya over gray monk robes. Then, they flew towards Xiao Chen.
These figuresnded on the surface of the sea, and a ck lotus appeared to carry this group of people.
Like fleeting light, this group arrived before Xiao Chen in the blink of an eye.
A soul-deep pressure pressed down. The middle-aged monk wearing the kasaya raised his head and locked his gaze on to Xiao Chen.
Whoosh! The middle-aged monks sharp gaze was like a sword light moving even faster than lightning, nearly arriving in an instant.
This gaze kicked up a strong wind and waves around Xiao Chen.
For Xiao Chen, it felt like time slowed. He could see every drop of water from the sshes. He could see a sharp light flying quickly at him.
In the time it took for a spark to fly, Xiao Chen turned his head and dodged this sharp light.
In that instant, Xiao Chens long hair fluttered about for no apparent reason, and a strand of his fine ck hair slowly fell.
The short probe ended in the time it took for a breath. That middle-aged monk asked somewhat uncertainly, Xiao Chen?
Xiao Chen did not say anything. Based on the information he obtained, this middle-aged monk before him should be one of the four Protectors under the banner of the ck Lotus Churchs Church Master.
As for those ck-d arhats, Xiao Chen was already rather familiar with them. He had already seen their strength in Purple Sun City.
All of the Protectors were Cloud Sea cultivators, extremely strong.
Xiao Chen entered deep thought. The others must have gone to the other routes that people would take to get to the blessednds.
No matter which one Xiao Chen took, he would not have been able to avoid discovery in the end.
These people truly thought highly of Xiao Chen, directly using Star Venerate Protectors to trap him.
No wonder Xiao Chens Buddhist pendant cracked. It turned out that there really was a Cloud Sea cultivator here.
Although it was just a Star Venerate, he was not someone Xiao Chen could deal with. Even if Xiao Chen used all of the ck Cusss trump cards, he would not be able to fend off the Protector.
It looked like Xiao Chens decision was right.
Tell me, you are clearly very weak, so why does the Sect Venerate think so highly of you? the Protector demanded coldly as he gazed at Xiao Chen.
Naturally, Xiao Chen did not know the answer to this question. He retorted indifferently, Who knows what you bunch of bald monks think? Ive already left the Kunlun Realm, but youre still chasing me to death.
Evil creature, how dare you be so rude?!
Right after speaking, that Protector charged over at lightning speed. He was strangely fast, leaving behind countless flickering afterimages.
The Protector stretched his arms wide as his broad sleeves billowed, like an eagle spreading its wings. He merged perfectly with the churning starry seas water, the gentle sea breeze, and the rippling light from the sea.
No matter where it was, what angle or what posture, the Protector merged into them, carrying this piece of the world along with him.
Suddenly, Xiao Chen felt like he was being rejected by the seawater, the sunlight, the light breeze, and the light. It felt like, despite the vastness of the world, he had no ce in it.
This feeling was very hard to express. This was anotherprehension that Cloud Sea cultivators had about being one with the world and then applying it to actualbat.
sh of airs, a battle of minds!
When the other party approached and threw a palm strike, it seemed to grow increasinglyrger like it was effortless. This was extremely hard to bear.
This was a very distinctive feature of the Buddhist sects Zen Dao Palm Technique.
Bang!
Xiao Chen calmed himself and countered with a palm strike, barely catching the attack.
With just slight contact, it knocked back Xiao Chen. He did not have time to bring out even a tenth of his Vital Qi or Veritable Essence Energy.
Quick, heavy, and ruthless!
Xiao Chen, who was in the air, vomited arge mouthful of blood, unable to retaliate at all.
This was not a fight between people on the same level. It was no different from an adult beating up a baby.
However, the other party had to be careful and not use too much force lest he identally kill Xiao Chen.
In the eyes of the Protector, all of Xiao Chens resistance would be like a baby swinging a sword, looking veryughable.
Buzz!
Suddenly, countless stars sparkled in the Protectors eyes. A force from the depths of his soul appeared.
The surrounding space froze. Strangely, Xiao Chen, who was flying in the air, stopped.
Xiao Chen could not move at all. There were also countless water droplets hanging crystalline in midair, every drop perfectly frozen and showing all sorts of brilliance.
As the countless stars flickered in the Protectors eyes, he showed a cold and expressionless visage. Then, he stretched out his hand, and Xiao Chens body flew over to him for some reason.
However, the countless crystalline water droplets in the air did not move at all.
How hateful...
Hatred surged in Xiao Chens heart. He swore that if he had the chance, he would definitely return this favor to the ck Lotus Church a hundred times over in the future. He was never one to break his promises.
There were the Demonic Cmities, which the ck Lotus Church instigated, repeatedly damaging the Kunlun Realm, and the repeated attacks on Xiao Chen. The hatred he had for the ck Lotus Church meant that they could not share the same skies.
Boom!
The Protector punched Xiao Chen, who had been pulled back, and the stars in his eyes disappeared.
The force that froze space vanished. Xiao Chens body fell to the sea together with the droplets of water.
Blood flowed out of Xiao Chens mouth continuously. His chest hurt like zes. His bones felt like they were dislocated and falling apart.
Even with such strength, you dare to be so rude? I have not even used twenty percent of my strength. Let me ask you again. Do you still dare to be so rude? The Protector snorted coldly, revealing a disdainful expression.
Interesting. I have met fools before, but I never imagined that a Star Venerate of the ck Lotus Church would be this stupid. I dared toe alone. That naturally means that I am ready to die. Are you bald monks really missing your brains?
Xiao Chen did not fear death. At that moment, he was very calm. However, he did feel some regret.
He still had many things to do, people he had not met yet.
However, it had been worth it already. Before he left, he received the reluctance of Xiao Suo and the others on the ck Cuss. At the very least, there were people who treated Xiao Chen sincerely in this Great Thousand Realms.
Although the mundane world is bitter, at least there are people who understand me.
You overestimate yourself! the Protector sneered coldly. Then, he extended his hand, and the surrounding space froze once more. Countless water droplets remained fixed in the air again, and Xiao Chens body was slowly drawn back.
Amid such a predicament, Xiao Chen remained calm, not showing any fear as he looked at that Protector.
The Breaking the Mundane that heprehended the principle of could hurt the other party.
Xiao Chen was waiting for a chancethe most suitable chance to make a move and deal a peak strike to the other party. Even if it only resulted in both sides getting injured, it would be worth it.
Even in death, he wanted the other party to know that he was no pushover with no dignity at all.
Boom!
However, just as Xiao Chen was about to make a move, the surrounding space and every single drop of water suddenly exploded.
A puissant force infiltrated this space and recklessly broke it.
Suddenly, a figure descended behind Xiao Chen. Before the Protector could react, this figure grabbed Xiao Chen and retreated at lightning speed.
After Xiao Chen looked over his shoulder, he revealed a shocked expression. It was the Iron Hand Yamathe pirate with a fiendish appearance, the pirate who had cursed and criticized nonstop since boarding the pirate ship. It was this pirate who actually made a move to save him.
Dont be so shocked. With just a twitch of your tail, I can tell what you are thinking. You have guts. I could not save the brothers of the Savage Blood Pirate Group. However, this old Iron Hand Yama is definitely saving your life!
Then, Xiao Chen looked to the back. A pirate ship was rushing over with all its sails set.
It was the ck Cuss!
There was an old man holding a flute while standing on a tortoise beast traveling beside the ship. That was the Beast Governing Sects Elder Tang.
Luo Nan and Fei`er rode the two Cold Steel Eagles in the sky, showing sullen expressions.
They were all here, the people that Xiao Chen chose to leave behind; they were all here.
No matter who it is, the ck Scimitar Pirate Group will fight to the death against those who dare to touch our captain! There are no cowards on the ck Cuss!
Xiao Suos somewhat loud, crazy roar rang out on the surface of the sea. Without exception, the entire crew of the ck Cuss charged over.
Even if they knew that Xiao Chen faced a Cloud Sea Star Venerate, they still would not retreat.
It was as Xiao Suo said; there were no cowards on the ck Cuss. Living and dying together, advancing and retreating together!
Chapter 1662 (Raw 1674): Intense Exchange
Chapter 1662 (Raw 1674): Intense Exchange
Xiao Chen, who was prepared to die, did not expect that everyone on the ck Cuss would rush over.
This even included the Iron Hand Yama.
Before this, Xiao Chen had never counted the Iron Hand Yama as part of the ck Cusss crew. If the Iron Hand Yama was willing to help, then after gathering the ck Cusss forces, they might be able to hold their own against the Protector, although the odds of winning were still slim.
However, there was a stark difference between holding ones own and passively getting beaten up.
The sudden turn of events made the Protectors face sink. He coldly eyed the Iron Hand Yama and said, With just your strength, you dare to be so unruly before me? How reckless!
Right after the Protector said that, he gently sent out a palm strike that seemed illusory.
The Iron Hand Yama did not dare to get careless. He pushed Xiao Chen away, and red light burst out of him. A baleful aura surged forth, and he took a step forward, receiving this palm strike head-on.
Boom!
The two palms met, and an overwhelmingly loud sound rang out. Many sshes appeared where the two exchanged moves.
A strong wind blew and heavy rain fell.
Amid the storm, the Iron Hand Yama and the Protector quickly traded blows. In the blink of an eye, they already exchanged ten moves.
Every move was startling, its might shaking the sky. No one could interfere.
After another ten moves, the two separated with a wave between them. Both of them took one hundred steps back.
Blood leaked out of the Iron Hand Yamas mouth. He appeared slightly pale but was still spirited, only lightly injured.
Bald monk, you are merely so-so, the Iron Hand Yama said disdainfully as he wiped away the blood on his lips.
The Protector appeared gloomy. He had not expected the Iron Hand Yama to be so strong. A peak Major Primal Core cultivator was only one step away from the Cloud Sea Realm, their cultivation terrifyingly high.
What was worse was that the Iron Hand Yamas Veritable Essence Energy was very dense and firm. His Cultivation Technique and Martial Techniques were exceptionally tyrannical.
The Iron Hand Yama was far superior to to regr peak Major Primal Core cultivators.
This was natural. If he were an ordinary peak Major Primal Core cultivator, how could he have obtained the nickname of the Iron Hand Yama, known as unrivaled under the Cloud Sea Realm in the Grave Sea?
The Protector said sullenly, I underestimated you. You probably have plenty of experience fighting against a Cloud Sea cultivator. You must have been a peak Major Primal Core cultivator for a long time already.
The Iron Hand Yama chuckled and said, Just so-so. However, it is enough to dy you. No matter how strong you are, can you be stronger than my boss, the Savage Blood Star Venerate? Can you be stronger than the Divine Shield Armys Sword General?
Haha! This esteemed Buddhist monk praised you a little, and you turned so cocky. I have used only fifty percent of my strength! Arhats, heed my order: capture Xiao Chen!
The Protectors expression turned serious as he charged over once more.
This time, the Protector no longer held back, bringing out his full aura.
Step by step, an overwhelming aura formed, driving the power of the world and fusing it with the Protector.
Whoosh!
With every step, the Protector brought along the vast sky and boundless sea.
Immediately, winds blew, clouds churned, and the waves surged as the Protectors will of soul merged with the world, creating an incredibly vast and invisible force field.
The Iron Hand Yamas face immediately turned grave. He did not dare to underestimate the Protector.
On the other side, the eight ck-d arhats worked together and charged towards Xiao Chen.
These eight ck-d arhats were early-stage Major Primal Core cultivators at the very least. When they worked together, the pressure that they brought was terrifying.
ck Lotus Devil Fist!
Boom!
The eight ck-d arhats attacked at the same time, each throwing a punch at Xiao Chen.
The sky suddenly turned dark. Eight Buddha images covered the sun and sky, each sending down a fist light.
Xiao Chen took a deep breath. As the fist lights approached and were about to drown him, he suddenly shouted, Break! Break! Break!
In an instant, he executed the Army Breaking Saber Technique, Breaking Vast Armies!
Xiao Chen shouted three times, each time more resonant than the one before. They sounded like bursting thunder. Each shout made the light of the Buddha images dim slightly. After three shouts, the arhats auras plummeted.
As for Xiao Chens aura, it soared explosively. It was like he was amid a bitter desert battle, facing a vast army alone.
His momentum, like onrushing thunder booming, made it seem that he needed only one saber strike to break the vast army before him.
Whoosh!
When the saber light appeared with the support of Great Dao Energy, an army-breaking might surged out.
Crack! The eight fist lights covering the sky were all swept away by the saber light, and the ck-d arhats retreated hastily.
Captain, well aid you!
Riding on the Cold Steel Eagles in the sky, Luo Nan and Fei`er charged at two of the ck-d arhats without having to consider.
Even if those ck-d arhats werete-stage Major Primal Core cultivators, they would not feel any fear.
Young Master Xiao, this old man will do his best.
On the tortoise beast, Elder Tang raised his flute to his mouth, and melodious sounds rang out. The tortoise beast under his feet immediately came out of the water and charged at that group of ck-d arhats.
At this moment, the ck Cuss also started firing their 4-Star ballistae, shooting out many deadly bolts.
The ck-d arhats could not afford to be careless.
Even with their physical bodies, they could notpletely block the bolts of the peak 4-Star ballistae.
The pressure on Xiao Chen immediately lessened. Now, he only needed to face two ck-d arhats on his own.
When fighting with eight terrifyingly strong, elite ck-d arhats, Xiao Chen clearly could not defeat them. However, dealing with two was no longer that scary. He had been cultivating for the past days and had improved.
Against the Protector, the Army Breaking Saber Technique and the Mahmy Abstinence Vition Saber Technique would not be sufficient.
However, they were more than enough to deal with these two ck-d arhats.
Fight at full force. Do not leave even a single one of them.
An intent to kill appeared in Xiao Chens heart. He only wanted to finish the battles here quickly so that he could immediately go and help the Iron Hand Yama.
Do not leave even a single one? You underestimate the ck Lotus Churchs umtions and strength.
The situation had suddenly changed, but the two ck-d arhats facing Xiao Chen did not evince any fear.
No matter what, to the ck-d arhats, Xiao Chen was just a half-step Primal Core cultivator.
Is that so?
Xiao Chenughed coldly and thrust his left hand forward.
Xiao Chens killing move, the Ice Blood Lightning Dragon, quickly took form. The berserk tricolor dragon containing the power of lightning and ice, as well as the Azure Dragons might, howled as it charged forward.
This was a Martial Technique that even the dark-gold-armored cultivator could not deal with. It immediately sted away the two ck-d arhats.
Army Breaking Saber Technique, Breaking Mountains and Rivers!
Xiao Chens aura soared to its peak. As he swung his saber, he materialized an unparalleled sharp light that could break five thousand kilometers of mountains and rivers.
This sharp light was boundlessly tyrannical. It advanced fiercely, unblockable.
The two ck-d arhats worked together to send out a palm strike. ck lotus flowers appeared, covering the sky and forming an independent Domain.
However, this Domain could not block this berserk and tyrannical saber. The two ck-d arhats retreated again. This time, their expressions paled even further.
Breaking Stars!
Lets see how many moves you can take! With another war cry, Xiao Chen descended from the sky, holding the saber with both hands.
The moment the two ck-d arhats blocked the saber light, a starlike light appeared and encased the three.
It was like a star had appeared out of nowhere on this vast sea. It released resplendent starlight into the surroundings, looking dazzling.
Boom!
In the next moment, the star exploded violently, giving people the impression that it had been a figment of their imagination.
The star vanished, leaving behind intense ripples of light in the air. The two ck-d arhatsy on the sea surface, vomiting blood. However, they could not get back up.
Xiao Chen had snatched the initiative, firmly suppressing them from start to end. They could not do anything to retaliate.
The tyranny of the Army Breaking Saber Technique was bbergasting, unbelievable.
Xiao Chen breathed deeply, his body covered in sweat. The Army Breaking Saber Technique had burst out with an iparable sharp light, boundlessly tyrannical.
However, the resulting exhaustion was also terrifying. He had sent out only two killing moves, yet he already felt incredibly fatigued.
Xiao Chen nced to the side and discovered that the Iron Hand Yama was in an extremely miserable situation.
When the Protector burst out with his true strength, the Iron Hand Yama could only get suppressed.
The Iron Hand Yama had no means of retaliating. However, it was also clear that the Protector could not afford a distraction, either.
The Protector wanted to extricate himself from the fight a few times to help. However, the Iron Hand Yama dyed him.
The Iron Hand Yamas explosive power was also terrifying. The Protector simply did not dare to sh head-on with the other party.
Damn it! Xiao Suo, take the war banner!
Xiao Chen waved his hand, and the Scarlet Blood War Banner turned into a beam of light flying towards the ck Cuss.
Whoosh!
A figure from the ck Cuss soared into the air and grabbed the Scarlet Blood War Banner with his right hand beforending firmly on the crows-nest.
The moment the Scarlet Blood War Banner entered Xiao Suos grip, he brandished it and sent a scarlet light shooting into the sky.
The Immemorial Demon Soul Formation instantly activated.
Chapter 1663 (Raw 1675): Sound of the Wooden Fish
Chapter 1663 (Raw 1675): Sound of the Wooden Fish
The Immemorial Demon Soul Formation activated, and the Great Deste Eon Yazi Beast revealed itself and reared its head as it roared.
A berserk aura surged out of the Yazi Beasts body, kicking up an endless rush of overwhelming sea waves.
Under Xiao Suos control, the Yazi Beast Demon Soul leaped up with its horrifying aura. Then, it swung a paw towards the sea in front.
In the force field unique to the Protector, his will of soul merged with the world. Every move of his could cause the world to change color and the waves to crest.
With every move, the Protector could drivve the power of the world in front of him.
It was like the Iron Hand Yama was not fighting against a person but the world. A palm strike was like the sky pressing down.
However, the w of the Yazi Beast Demon Soul was like a strange object descending from the sky, forcibly breaking the Protectors force field. It used the most violent method to attack at lightning speed.
The Protectors expression changed slightly. When he looked up, he saw a shadow sh, so fast that he could not clearly see it. In his fluster, his body flinched away.
Bang!
The Yazi Beast Demon Souls wnded on the surface of the sea, turning all the seawater soft and making it sink deep.
In actual fact, it was naturally impossible for seawater to be soft. However, when the Yazi Beast Demon Souls wnded, the impact was too immense and too rapid, creating this special phenomenon.
Boom! With a loud sound, the seawater rebounded. The surface of the sea suddenly surged, and a three-kilometer-tall giant wave appeared, an extremely terrifying tsunami.
What in the world is this thing? The Protector showed an uncertain expression, appearing puzzled.
It was like a ghost or a soul, but a ghost or soul should not be this ferocious or have such berserk power. It looked no different from a real ferocious beast.
Now that the Iron Hand Yama got a break, he breathed deeply and recovered quickly.
The Protectors will of soul pressured the Iron Hand Yama to the point of suffocation. However, the appearance of the Yazi Beast Demon Soul helped him a lot.
The moment the Yazi Beast Demon Soul appeared, it used a brutal method to directly shatter the other partys will of soul.
To the Iron Hand Yama, this was good news.
Without the suppression of the will of soul, the Iron Hand Yama would have a much easier time.
Big Brother Iron Hand, are you alright? Xiao Suo asked nervously as he controlled the Yazi Beast Demon Soul.
Dont worry. This old man wont die. Just continue what you are doing. Do not ever let this bald monks will of soul appear again. If we work well together, we might be able to deal with this corrupt bald monk.
Great!
The two formally established cooperation. After the Iron Hand Yama rested for a while, he took the initiative to charge over.
When Xiao Chen saw this scene, he eased his bated breath. Then, he focused his attention on the six remaining ck-d arhats.
Xiao Chen would take things one at a time. With the unexpected assistance on the Iron Hand Yamas side, the situation slowly took a turn for the better.
After four hours, Xiao Chen, Elder Tang, Xiao Suo, Luo Nan, the tortoise beast, and the two Cold Steel Eagles finally finished off the six ck-d arhats by working together.
This battle was even more problematic than Xiao Chen had anticipated. It turned out that the ck-d arhats all differed in strength.
The strongest ck-d arhat could equal three of the other ck-d arhats. This caught Xiao Chen and the others somewhat off guard.
Xiao Chen did not know that the seventy-two arhats of the ck Lotus Church were ranked by numbers representing their strength, their glory.
The first-ranked ck-d arhat was definitely someone equal to the Iron Hand Yama.
Fortunately, none of the eight ck-d arhats before them were among the top ten. Otherwise, this would have been a disaster.
Big Brother Xiao Chen, please dont abandon us, alright? Fei`er urged gloomily as she sat on a Cold Steel Eagle and looked at Xiao Chen.
Elder Tang said, Although this old man knows that you have kind intentions, however, by doing this, you make us wonder where we stand in your heart.
Xiao Chen felt warmth in his heart as he nodded thoughtfully. Sorry, I will not be this reckless in the future. Ill judge others by my own measure. If I were you all, I would not feel good, either.
Alright, lets not speak about that for now. Now, there is only that Protector left. We might still have a chance at victory, Elder Tang said seriously as he looked at the battle in front.
Xiao Chen entered deep thought and then said, Attack together and end the battle quickly. There is indeed some chance.
Right!
Everyone felt a hot-bloodedness surge in their hearts. They did not hesitate to soar into the air and charge at the Protector.
Although Elder Tang and the others did not fear death, they still exercised good judgment and did not blindly send themselves to their death. They only chose to harass the Protector from a distance.
Xiao Chen relied on the strength of his physique, bringing out the Azure Dragon War Body and opting to engage in closebat.
His Great Dao Energy merged into his saber light and could ce great pressure on that Protector. He was as much of a problem as the Iron Hand Yama was for the Protector.
Of course, the main force was still the Yazi Beast Demon Soul.
Supported by the Scarlet Blood War Banner, the Yazi Beast Demon Soul with two pearls lit up possessed the strength of an ordinary Star Venerate.
What was more important were the Yazi Beast Demons berserk aura and the fact that it was an ancient ferocious beasts soul.
Thispletely countered the Protectors will of soul. When he brought out his will of soul and merged with the world, it would be ruthlessly broken.
Otherwise, with the appearance of the will of soul, the others would not be able to get close to the Protector, much less harass him.
Whoosh!
The Protector nimbly dodged the Yazi Beast Demon Souls attack once more. However, when he was about to move again, he discovered that the tortoise beast in the sea below had stuck its head out and bitten one of his legs at lightning speed.
Given such a rare opening, the Iron Hand Yama did not hesitate to go forward and throw a punch.
The Protectors face sank as he red and roared. He did not move from his original spot as he forcefully traded punches with the Iron Hand Yama and sent the Iron Hand Yama flying.
Whoosh!
However, at this moment, Xiao Chens saber light arrived at lightning speed.
Crack! The Lunar Shadow Sabernded on the Protectors corbone. After Xiao Chen used all his strength, the de sank in by two centimeters.
Whoosh! Whoosh!
Two beams of cold light shed. At the crucial moment, the two Cold Steel Eagles each sacrificed a precious tail feather and shot them into the Protectors chest.
The Protector howled involuntarily in intense pain.
Now!
Xiao Suo controlled the Yazi Beast Demon Soul to open its huge maw and descend from the sky, wanting it to swallow up the Protector directly.
With victory at hand, everyone revealed an expression of anticipation.
At this moment, the Protector suddenly revealed a cruel smile. He shouted coldly, Honored Sect Venerate, hear my call! ck Lotus Sect Art, Outer Dharmic Golden Body!
When the ck lotus blooms, the revered one of the world bes a sage. Only I reign in the world!
[TL Note: The revered one of the world is a Buddhist reference to Buddha.]
Strange Buddhist scriptures rang out in the sky.
Clouds churned, and a ck lotus bloomed. A ck Buddha image stood up and crossed the universe, traveling an unknown distance.
Then, the ck Buddha image pierced through the clouds and entered the Protectors body in the time it took for a spark to fly.
This is not good!
Xiao Chens expression changed, and he quickly retracted his saber.
However, he was still half a beat toote. ck light burst out of the Protectors body, sting him away. Just the shock waves alone made him feel like his skin was burning.
This caused Xiao Chen incredible pain.
Then, the Protector stomped down with his free leg and kicked the tortoise beast to the bottom of the sea. The thick tortoise shell that was like a mountain cracked; this looked extremely terrifying.
Golden Body Protection! the Protector shouted, and many ck scriptures spread across his body. His skin turned dark and flickered with a metallic sheen, looking like dark gold.
As the Protector punched, countless scriptures surrounded his fist light. This knocked the approaching Yazi Beast Demon Soul into the sea.
The ck Cuss, which was in the chest of the Yazi Beast Demon Soul, shook continuously. Then, Xiao Suo vomited a mouthful of blood.
Xiao Suo was the one running the formations. This punch inflicted severe injuries on him.
By executing his secret art, the Protector immediately turned the tables. He radiated a strong aura, pressuring others to the point of suffocation.
Due to Xiao Suos severe injuries, the Yazi Beast Demon Soul, which everyone ced their hopes on, could not get up from the sea.
Humph! Even after doing your best, you are just a group of dancing clowns. Before the revered one of the world, everything is like an ant!
Although the Protector said that, his heart was full of rage. He felt an intense heartache. When dealing with such a group of people, he actually had to execute his forbidden art, nearly dying here.
This was simply a great humiliation.
Come with me!
The Protectors eyes swept through the ce before locking on Xiao Chen. Then, he hurriedly walked over.
It was like the Protector was worried about something. He did not care about the others, only wanting to bring Xiao Chen away quickly.
ck scriptures surrounded the Protectors entire body. The ck Buddha image appeared like a shadow. As the Protector walked over, Xiao Chen did not have any chance to retaliate.
Dong!
Just at this moment, a strange sound suddenly rang out over the churning seawater. It seemed distant yet substantial. It sounded like footsteps in a deserted valley and, at the same time, like a morning bell at a monastery.
When this sound rang out, the Protectors expression changed radically.
Dong! Dong! Dong!
Many simr sounds rang out. Xiao Chen finally made out what this sound was. It was the sound of a wooden fish.
[TL Note: A wooden fish is a percussion instrument that Buddhist monks use when chanting the scriptures or praying. One of its purposes is to help keep the rhythm.]
Which evil Buddhist sect disciple dares to appear near Pot Mountain?!
A loud voice came from a distance. Xiao Chens heart leaped. The Pot Mountain was one of the Grave Seas three blessednds.
Chapter 1664 (Raw 1676): Unbroken Karma, Unending Massacre
Chapter 1664 (Raw 1676): Unbroken Karma, Unending Massacre
As the sound of the wooden fish approached, a small boat appeared in everyones vision.
A gray-robed monk stood on the boat as it moved smoothly. He seemed separate from the mundane, giving the impression that this ce was a pure Buddhistnd.
Xiao Chen felt certain that this was an esteemed monk of the Pot Mountain. Based on his aura, he was at least equal in strength to the Protector.
The Pot Mountain...
The Protectors expression turned grave. The Pot Mountain was one of the Grave Seas three blessednds. It was replete with orthodox Buddhist sect temples, even great temples that were Rank 4 sects.
Actually, the Protector was not surprised. He had known that he would rm the people of Pot Mountain the moment he executed the ck Lotus Churchs secret art.
However, the Protector had not expected this person to arrive so quickly.
Needless to say, this gray-robed monk was definitely from one of those great temples.
Only an esteemed monk of a Rank 4 temple could arrive so quickly and ce such enormous pressure on the Protector.
If it were an ordinary day, the Protector would not mind fighting this monk to see who was more skilled.
However, the Protector could not indulge himself right now. If he wasted time here, more people woulde.
Boom!
Suddenly, the Protector made a move. A gigantic ck Buddha hand surrounded by countless scriptures pressed down on that boat.
Under the pressure of that Buddhas palm, the air waspressed. Even before the palmnded, the water under the small boat slowly sank under the immense pressure.
May the Lord Buddha preserve us!
As the Buddhist greeting rang out, the gray-robed monk gently knocked on the wooden fish.
As the sound of the wooden fish reverberated, an intense Buddhist light merged with it and radiated.
Boom! That ck Buddhas hand exploded from the collision with that Buddhist light and dissipated into nothing.
That gray-robed monk looked up but found that the Protector had already vanished, having run off at some point in time.
That gray-robed monk did not intend to give chase. Although this monks cultivation was higher than what the Protector showed, he could not do anything if the other party wanted to leave. Hence, he could not be bothered to waste the effort.
The gray-robed monk swept his gaze through the ce and saw Xiao Chen copsed on the surface of the sea in incredible pain.
He smiled faintly andnded gently beside Xiao Chen, exuding a quiet and peaceful air.
Xiao Chen quickly got up to thank the monk for saving his life. However, when he was halfway up, a burning pain surged through his body, and he fell back down.
Little Benefactor, you were injured by the demonic mes of the evil scripture. There is no need to thank me.
Right after the gray-robed monk spoke, he tapped Xiao Chen on the head and chanted scriptures. A steady stream of white Buddhist light appeared from his hand and flowed into Xiao Chens body.
Warmth immediately filled Xiao Chens entire body. His skin even felt somewhat itchy. Not only had the burns healed, but the internal injuries that he suffered earlier had also recovered.
This was truly miraculous.
Venerable, many thanks for saving my life. I am unable to repay this.
The gray-robed monk smiled and said, Saving a persons life is better than building a seven-story pagoda. This is a great beneficence for my cultivation.
The cultivation of the Buddhist sect was about beneficence, aspirations, and incense.
Beneficence was essentially doing good deeds. Of course, it was not just that simple. As ones beneficence increased, ones doctrines grew deeper; it was an extremely profound process.
As for aspirations, the Kunlun Realms K?itigarbha Bodhisattva had announced a great aspiration and kept working hard until he attained it, which allowed him to undergo a transformation.
Incense referred to nurturing believers, making others feel the might and extraordinariness of Buddhas. Simply put, it was absorbing the power of faith to increase the power of ones will.
Xiao Chen was fortunate in running into an esteemed monk that mainly cultivated beneficence. If it had been a monk that cultivated a different aspect, the monk might not have been this kind.
Little Benefactor, there is no need to mind this too much. Furthermore, I feel that Benefactor has a profound fate with Buddhism and possesses good luck.
Xiao Chens heart skipped a beat. The other party had to be referring to the Buddha-like heart that he tempered as a result of practicing the Mahmy Abstinence Vition Saber Technique.
Truth be told, I obtained some Buddhist sect Martial Techniques while wandering the world and am not truly a person who cultivates Buddhism.
The gray-robed monk was enlightened. So, that is the case. However, for you to cultivate them to such a consummate level is enough to prove your fate with Buddhism. Are you interested ining with me to the Pot Mountains Profound Light Temple?
He is trying to take in a disciple.
Xiao Chen thought about it quickly and understood the gray-robed monks thoughts.
However, it was clearly impossible for Xiao Chen to be a monk. He quickly rejected the other partys kind intentions and took out his rmendation letter.
He exined that he was heading to the ck Cave Mountain and already had arrangements.
How unfortunate! You have a lot of potential. If you join my Buddhist sect, you will be well treated and receive many benefits. Actually, you can be ay disciple. That way, there would be fewer things that you have to abstain from. In the future, you can leave the seat and marry. The gray-robed monk did not give up, continuing his persuasion of Xiao Chen.
[TL Note: Ay disciple is pretty much a disciple of a temple without bing a monk or only temporarily being a monk. Such people could be at the temple to learn more about Buddhism without having to fullymit their entire life. Another example would be people who only want to learn kungfu at the Shaolin Temple without being a monk. Of course, there would still be Buddhism studies as well.]
Hey, bald monk No, wait. Thats not right; its Venerable. Venerable, this little one is injured as well. Can you show me some care as well?
Lying on the sea, the Iron Hand Yama smiled and did his best to look friendly, trying to gain some trust.
However, the Iron Hand Yamas face was naturally ferocious, and that was before he tried to smile.
The gray-robed monk turned and smiled. I am Xuan Bei. Benefactor is not of the Buddhist sect, so you can directly address me by my dharmic name.
After saying that, the gray-robed monk softly chanted some scriptures. Then, as he gently raised his hand, warm Buddhist light came from the clouds andnded on the Iron Hand Yamas body.
All of the Iron Hand Yamas injuries immediately recovered, healing at a visible rate.
Hehe! Venerables aplishments in the Saving Scripture are really high. Im sincerely in awe and filled with respect. The Iron Hand Yama stretched his body. He felt wonderful and was not stingy with his praise.
Xuan Bei showed a benevolent expression as he said softly, Benefactors inner heart is full of hate and grudges. You already formed a mental block. In the future, it will be hard for your cultivation to improve further without entering into Berserking Qi Deviation.
When the Iron Hand Yama heard this, his face sank, and his eyes turned unfocused. He was somewhat surprised that this monk had such startling discernment.
How could the Iron Hand Yama not know about this? Every day, when he closed his eyes, he saw the Savage Blood Pirate Groups crew dying miserable deaths. He had long formed a mental block, going along thoughtlessly; actually, he was already as good as a walking corpse.
Venerable Xuan Bei, do you have any insights? the Iron Hand Yama asked earnestly.
Xuan Bei gently shook his head. Without resolving the karma, it would be hard to resolve the obsession. If you are willing to let it go, you can follow me to the Profound Light Temple. Ten years should be enough to resolve the mental block in Benefactors heart.
When the Iron Hand Yama heard that, he could not help smiling. Ten years...thats not really very long. However, this old man is used to freedom. I would rather die as a result of Berserking Qi Deviation than go to a temple, shave my head, and be a monk. Venerable, thank you for your kind intentions.
The Venerable Xuan Bei smiled back wordlessly. Then, he turned and looked at Xiao Chen, asking in a neither-heavy-nor-light tone, Little Benefactor, are you willing to tell me why the ck Lotus Church is chasing you, putting in so much effort and even sending out a Protector?
Xiao Chens face sank. As the Venerable Xuan Bei spoke, his eyes stared straight at Xiao Chen.
The gray-robed monks eyes seemed capable of seeing through all the falsehoods in the world.
Strangely, Xiao Chen felt that if he lied, he might be dragged to the Pot Mountains Profound Light Temple.
I do not know, either, Xiao Chen answered with a bitter smile. Right after saying that, he felt the invisible pressure on him disappear.
The Venerable Xuan Bei nodded. Benefactor, many thanks for telling the truth and resolving any misunderstandings.
Xiao Chen indeed did not know. This was the most honest answer he had. If he used any other excuse, he would probably really be in big trouble.
There is still a distance to the ck Cave Mountain. How about this old monk apany you there?
Xiao Chen rejoiced in his heart. This would be good. Sorry for troubling the Venerable Xuan Bei.
Nobody knew whether the ck Lotus Churchs people would appear again. The Venerable escorting them to guarantee their safety would naturally be for the best.
Four hourster, the scene at the site where Xiao Chen met the Venerable Xuan Bei suddenly changed. All the people of the ck Lotus Church guarding the other paths assembled here.
Holy Son, he was rescued by an esteemed monk of the Pot Mountain here. Right now, he should be entering one of the blessednds.
The previously injured Protector exined to the spotless, snow-white-d Holy Son Ming Xuan.
The Holy Son Ming Xuan entered deep thought. It looks like he already had a n. Knowing that we cannot enter the blessednds, he intends to hide there for a period.
However, this group of people did not know how long Xiao Chen would hide. One year? Perhaps, ten years?
At this thought, the people of the ck Lotus Church felt dismayed. Clearly, the deadline that the Sect Venerate gave them would not be long.
This is a good idea. However, if you think that I cannot capture you if you hide in a blessednd, that will be a huge mistake, the Holy Son Ming Xuan said softly without an expression.
Puzzled, the four Protectors asked, Holy Son, what is your wise opinion?
I have my means. Return to the holy mountain first and exin the situation to the Sect Venerate. The Holy Son Ming Xuan was not willing to say more. However, he appeared confident, not like he was put in a spot at all.
Chapter 1665 (Raw 1677): New Beginning
Chapter 1665 (Raw 1677): New Beginning
The Grave Sea had three blessednds: the ck Cave Mountain, the Pot Mountain, and the Heavenly Shaking Mountain.
The Pot Mountain was filled with the orthodox Buddhist temples and was rather unified. On the other hand, the ck Cave Mountain and Heavenly Shaking Mountain were more secr with moreplicated settings. Thepetition there was even more intense.
The Pot Mountain rarely produced overbearing people, but it was definitely the strongest of the three blessednds.
After seven days of travel, the ck Cave Mountain appeared in the distance at the limits of Xiao Chens vision.
Having reached this ce, the ck Cuss could no longer proceed. Otherwise, it would be properly taken care of by the ck Cave Mountains factions in the periphery.
Young Master Xiao, are you really not willing toe with me to the Profound Light Temple? Actually, ay disciple needs to cultivate there for only ten years before they can leave the temple and cultivate in the secr world. Furthermore, when you travel outside, you will also enjoy freedom. If you are willing, this old monk can take you in as my disciple.
As the group approached the ck Cave Mountain, the Venerable Xuan Bei expressed his desire to take Xiao Chen in as his disciple once again.
After interacting with Xiao Chen for seven days, the Venerable Xuan Bei had gained a deeper impression of him, finding himself bing attached to him.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly and rejected the Venerables invitation again.
Xiao Suo said, Venerable, what about me? Myprehension ability should still be fine. How about I be your disciple?
Being able to be a disciple personally taken in by the Venerable Xuan Bei was undoubtedly a good thing, filled with potential. At the very least, there would be nock of resources, Martial Techniques, Cultivation Techniques, weapons, Medicinal Pills, and Spirit Jades.
The Venerable Xuan Bei smiled and shook his head. Your six roots are not clean. Entering my Buddhist sect would only dy your cultivation. Dont be sad. As long as you have a heart for Buddha, no matter where you are, you are cultivating.
Hahaha!
Laughter immediately rang out on the deck. The evaluation of his six roots not being clean embarrassed Xiao Suo very much, and he could onlyugh awkwardly.
Such an evaluation was very easy to misunderstand.
Actually, it was not as everyone imagined. The so-called six roots referred to the eyes, ears, nose, tongue, body, and will, representing six different desires. The six roots not being clean meant that one was short-tempered and filled with desire.
The Venerable Xuan Bei said softly, Cultivating in a Buddhist sect is filled with suffering. Even if you were my disciple, you would not be given much special treatment. You would need to be like Benefactor Xiao, someone who can endure loneliness. Perhaps by following me for ten years, his cultivation and strength might not improve at all. However, when he gains enlightenment, he would experience an earth-shattering rise.
He paused for a moment before continuing, Benefactor Xiao, the ck Cave Mountain is different from my Buddhist sect. It will be hard to avoid being put on the spot as a result of cultivation. Do be mentally prepared.
Xiao Chen performed a cupped-fist salute, expressing his gratitude.
During the many days of interaction, this Venerable Xuan Bei had indeed proven himself to be an esteemed monk of virtue and prestige.
When the Venerable Xuan Bei spoke with everyone on the ship, he did note across as a peak Starry Sky powerhouse.
They could get some answers to the problems in their hearts from the Venerable Xuan Bei.
However, the many Buddhist sects had different cultivation focuses. Naturally, their characters would be different. One could not take the Venerable Xuan Beis character as representative of all the Buddhist sects.
The people responsible for receiving outsiders to the ck Cave Mountain should be right in front. I will not send you any further. Various Benefactors, we will meet again if it is fated. May the Lord Buddha preserve us!
The Venerable Xuan Bei bowed with one hand pressed to his chest as he chanted Buddhist scripture and rode on his small boat, slowly disappearing from everyones vision.
Captain, should we wait for you here? Or is there anything else we should do? Xiao Suo asked.
Xiao Chen pondered before replying, I will remain here for at least three months. At most, it might be two years. It is really hard to say. During this period, just roam about freely. After Ie out, Ille and look for you all.
Right. Captain, take care. After youe out, you just need to go to any of the Pirate Halls, and you can find us using the Captain Token.
This time, it was a true goodbye. Without the threat of the ck Lotus Church, Xiao Chen rxed and left instructions to everyone.
When he got to the Iron Hand Yama, he gave the other party a bear hug. Many thanks. If not for your help, all of us would have died at the hands of the ck Lotus Churchs Protector.
The Iron Hand Yama guffawed and said, Dont be so polite. At this moment, Captain is missing. I will stay aboard during this period and help you keep an eye on these newbies.
Elder Tang looked at Xiao Chen and said, Before I help you unravel the Scarlet Blood Pirate Kings riddle in hisst words, I will remain on the ship.
After obtaining these twos promises, Xiao Chen felt certain that after he left the ck Cuss, there was no need to worry about their safety, at least.
Goodbye. After Ie out, I will definitely look for everyone.
Captain, take care!
Before everyones reluctant gaze, Xiao Chen turned around and left. This time, there was no pressure. He would also be free of the ck Lotus Church for a long period, so he could be said to be entering with a light load.
When Xiao Chen was about two hundred fifty kilometers from an ind of the ck Cave Mountain, he felt an invisible pressure blocking him.
This was not a barrier or a formation.
Instead, it was two Cloud Sea Star Venerates directly using their auras infused with the will of soul to block Xiao Chen, preventing him from taking a step forward.
Xiao Chen could not help feeling startled. It was just an ind on the periphery, but there were already two Star Venerates personally standing guard here. This was somewhat too excessive.
Halt! Exin the purpose of your visit.
A message rang out in Xiao Chens mind. He knew what he had to do.
Xiao Chen took out the rmendation letter and directly opened it. The strong lingering aura on the words immediately spread out.
A rmendation letter?
Only someone who has made great contributions to their blessednd or has outstanding strength has the right to write a rmendation letter.
I have already verified the words of this senior. It is genuine.
After the guards had a brief conversation, a message entered Xiao Chens head. Holder of the rmendation letter, go to the inds Cloud Sealing Hall. Someone will receive you there.
Many thanks.
Feeling the obstruction disappear, Xiao Chen put away the rmendation letter and took a few more steps forward. Then, he saw someone flying towards him.
It looked like two young disciples. They did not speak much, only ncing at Xiao Chens rmendation letter before bringing him to the ind.
Under the twos lead, Xiao Chen soon arrived at the Cloud Sealing Hall that the two Star Venerates mentioned.
The Cloud Sealing Hall was extensive, several timesrger than any of the Pirate Halls that Xiao Chen had seen.
When he walked in, he found it to be in perfect order. Despite the bustle, there was no chaos.
In the hall, Xiao Chen noticed that there were many independent doors in there, all of them marked with the names of sects.
Xiao Chen guessed that these were the sects stationed in this blessednd.
Enter, then. The Cloud Sealing Halls Hall Master Mo is in there. We will not apany you any further.
The two disciples did not take Xiao Chen seriously. After all, he was only a half-step Primal Core cultivator.
As for the two disciples leading the way, they were both peak Minor Primal Core cultivators, so their attitude was rather normal.
When Xiao Chen entered the in and simple room, he found a ck-d, stern-faced old man inside.
This should be the Hall Master.
Greetings to Hall Master Mo.
Xiao Chen performed a cupped-fist salute and stepped forward to hand over his rmendation letter.
It is genuine. Tell me, which sect would you like to join? Hall Master Mo closed the rmendation letter and continued, Of course, you wont be able to enter just because you want to. You need to take the tests of those sects first.
There is a total of forty-three Rank 3 sects and two Rank 4 sects in the ck Cave Mountain. All Rank 3 sects face intensepetition, and there are eliminations based on the ranking. After a sect ranksst for ten years, it will have to leave the blessednd.
Thepetition was really intense. To a sect, there was a worlds difference in status between being in a blessednd or not. No one would be willing to be eliminated.
A blessednd was the core of all the sects in the entire Grave Sea. This was the stage whererge sects unted their strength.
Here is a simple introduction of all the sects. Take a look for yourself and then make your choice.
Hall Master Mo handed Xiao Chen a jade strip. Xiao Chen epted it and sent his Spiritual Sense into it. Then, plenty of information appeared in his mind.
However, this was not what Xiao Chen wanted. He put down the jade strip and asked, Hall Master, do you know which sect Senior Ye Zifeng is in?
You know Senior Ye Zifeng?
At the mention of Ye Zifeng, Hall Master Mos eyes lit up, appearing more emotional.
It looked like this Ye Zifeng was indeed a famous person in the ck Cave Mountain.
Xiao Chen did not wish toplicate things, so he replied cautiously, Not really. I just admire the ten great desmen of the Grave Sea. This junior is also a desman.
Oh.
The Hall Masters eyes immediately dimmed. Senior Ye Zifeng is in the Purple me Sect, which is one of the Rank 4 sects of the ck Cave Mountain. Could it be that you want to enter the Purple me Sect?
A mocking light appeared in Hall Master Mos eyes. I can tell that your bloodline is extraordinary. However, you still have not advanced to the Primal Core Realm. This proves that your bloodline power is not very strong.
The bloodlines of the Great Deste Eons ten thousand races are not very rare in the blessednds.
A Rank 4 sect would be interested only if you truly have a bloodline of the Great Deste Eons ten thousand races. Furthermore, it would have to be at least of Medial Grade.
In short, Hall Master Mo was saying that Xiao Chen was not worthy of joining a Rank 4 sect and should give up hope now.
However, he did it by beating about the bush.
In fact, I feel that it is still somewhat difficult for you to join a Rank 3 sect of the blessednd. If your skills at the saber are truly extraordinary, how about you try your luck at the sects that are focused on the saber?
Hall Master Mo was only speaking honestly and not trying to make things difficult for Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen did not get angry and replied calmly, I still choose the Purple me Sect. Hall Master, please help me make the arrangements.
Hall Master Mo shook his head and did not try to dissuade him anymore. Then, he called over a subordinate and said, Take him to the Purple me Sect branch. Say that I gave orders to you and exin his purpose here. Get those people from the Purple me Sect to not make things difficult for him or embarrass him.
Yes, Hall Master.
Chapter 1666 (Raw 1678): I’m Not Joking
Chapter 1666 (Raw 1678): Im Not Joking
The Purple me Sect was one of the ck Cave Mountains two Rank 4 sects.
Comparing a Rank 4 sect to a Rank 3 sect was likeparing the sky to the ground. The level of strength and umtions were different. In the entire Grave Sea, the Rank 4 sects were absolute overlords, enjoying many resources.
There were many geniuses and outstanding talents in the sect. Naturally, they would be very strict on the test for outsiders.
Hall Master Mo did not have any ill intent with his reminder and suggestion. They were merely honest words. If Xiao Chen were someone he was close to, he might even have been sterner and directly rejected him.
However, Xiao Chen was not rted to Hall Master Mo at all. Since Hall Master Mo already warned him, he would not waste any more energy trying to dissuade him.
Inside the hall of the Purple me Sect branch:
The youth who led the way spoke softly with an old man with a white beard, informing the old man of the Hall Masters orders.
If Xiao Chen circted his energy slightly, he would be able to hear what was being said. However, he did not do so.
If the other party wanted to do anything, Xiao Chen could only let him do so.
After a while, the white-bearded old man nodded slightly and beckoned Xiao Chen over. He said in a neutral tone, Our Purple me Sect has always upheld the rules of the ck Cave Mountain. Hence, we are giving you this chance.
Xiao Chen said calmly, Many thanks.
Dont get too happy yet. This rmendation letter cannot directly bring you into my Purple me Sect. We will not make allowances on the requirements of the test for you.
Xiao Chen nodded and did notin. I do not need any special care. I just need this chance.
Young man, confidence is a good thing. However, aiming too high is...
The white-bearded old man stopped at this point. Then, he said casually, Wait for a few days. During this period, the Purple me Sects branches in the various parts of the Grave Sea will be sending some elites to the sect. At that time, I will bring you to the main sect, together with them.
These people are the elites of the Purple me Sect branches in the first ce. They only got this chance after heavypetition and hence do not need to be tested. I hope you can understand that.
I understand. In that case, I will not take up any more of Seniors time. Ill withdraw first.
The white-bearded old man looked at Xiao Chen and nodded slightly. Although Xiao Chen was rather weak, his attitude was pretty good.
However, Xiao Chen chose the wrong sect by choosing the Purple me Sect.
Seven dayster, the elite disciples of the Purple me Sect branches and Xiao Chen boarded the same ship. With the white-bearded old mans lead, they headed into the ck Cave Mountain.
The elite disciples of the various branches gathered on the deck, chatting carefreely and appearing excited.
Anyone would be excited at the prospect of entering the ck Cave Mountain to cultivate. The saying entering heaven with one step might apply to this.
However, Xiao Chen did not think much of these people in his heart. This was the first time this group of people entered the ck Cave Mountain. When they reached the main sect, they would definitely be harshly suppressed.
Normally, when these people were in their branches, they stood at the top. When they reached the main sect, they would be average. It would be hard for them to adjust their attitude.
They would need a long time to do so.
There were three people in the group with pretty good cultivations. Xiao Chen thought highly of them.
One of them was a purple-d swordsman called Bai Feng, a peak Minor Primal Core cultivator. His skill at the sword was exquisite, and what was rarer was that he alreadyprehended his sword soul to ny percent.
[TL Note: As usual, this Bai Feng is new, and this is the third time this name has been used.]
Within the Great Thousand Realms, this was considered something incredible. Most swordsmen could already be proud when theyprehended their sword intent to the peak.
However, this purple-d man reached a higher level, surpassing sword intent and condensing a sword soul.
There was a youth who used the saber. He showed a stern expression and appeared proud. His name was Leng Yuan.
Thest one was a woman by the name of Yang Qing. Like the others, she was also a peak Minor Primal Core cultivator. She mainly cultivated an ice-attributed Cultivation Technique but did not give off a cold feeling at all.
On the contrary, Yang Qing smiled and looked friendly.
If Xiao Chen did not see wrong, she was the strongest of the three. However, she did not enjoy receiving special attention, so others found her cultivation hard to make out.
Xiao Chen did not have any purpose in noticing these three. He was just bored and checked in passing.
He was not worried about the Purple me Sects test; he definitely could pass it.
What he worried about was whether Ye Zifeng was in the Purple me Sect or not. If not, then he would havee for nothing.
Without a senior here, Xiao Chen might be sacrificed by the Purple me Sect under pressure from the ck Lotus Churchs Church Master.
There were a lot of rumors about that mysterious Church Master. The most horrifying rumor was that he once fought against the Sovereign Stage experts of the Buddhist sects and still managed to retreat safely, retaining his life.
After traveling for three days, the people of the various branches had be more familiar with each other. There was nock ofpetition, all of them exchanging moves with each other.
On this day, under everyones encouragement, the strongest swordsman Bai Feng and the strongest desman Leng Yuan prepared to exchange moves with each other.
They were going to hash out who was the strongest elite in this group heading for the ck Cave Mountain.
The two stood still and bowed. Then, Bai Feng chose to take the initiative to attack.
Bai Feng intended to use the advantage of hisprehended sword soul to snatch the initiative and not give the desman Leng Yuan a chance to retaliate.
The sword light flickered. Every move of Bai Feng, who brought out his sword soul, contained a strong aura.
Bai Fengs sword moves were all heavy and very fast. There was no opening at all.
On the other hand, Leng Yun had a tyrannical, hard, and thick saber. Compared to Bai Fengs fleet sword light, it seemed clumsy and stupidly heavy.
The situation was as Bai Feng expected; he firmly grasped his advantage, pressing on step by step.
The crowd immediately cheered.
Senior Brother Bais Sword Techniques are really exquisite!
Someone whoprehended a sword soul is truly different. I wonder if Senior Brother Leng has any chance to turn the situation around.
That should not be possible after being suppressed to such a level. What chance does he have?
Just at this moment, Yang Qing, whose cultivation was simr to the two fighting, walked over to Xiao Chen and asked, Young Master Xiao, what is your opinion?
Xiao Chen found this question somewhat strange. However, he replied honestly, I have no opinion.
Yang Qing was puzzled, so she asked, What do you mean?
Xiao Chen exined in a low voice, This exchange is overly casual. These two cant bring out their full strength. Otherwise, it would be hard to control this exchange and prevent injuries. Just this alone cannot determine the true strength of these two.
Before Yang Qing could answer, a disciple on good terms with Bai Feng shouted coldly, What a joke! Since the two of them are controlling themselves, it means that this is a fair exchange. How can they not figure out who is better?
Xiao Chen retorted indifferently, That is because you do not understand desmen. A desman fighting to the death ispletely different from a desman having a regr exchange.
As Xiao Chen spoke, the exchange also came to an end.
The desman Leng Yuan took the initiative to acknowledge defeat and sheathed his saber.
Bai Feng politely replied with Thank you for going easy. However, he did not show any joy at the victory, as he had heard what Xiao Chen said.
Xiao Chens words made his victory seem pointless, upsetting him extremely.
With your cultivation, are you worthy of discussing the saber? Are you saying that if there is a chance and if it is a struggle to the death, you can also defeat me? Bai Feng looked at Xiao Chen and coldly mocked him, eliciting uproariousughter from almost everyone.
Yang Qing, however, frowned slightly. This Senior Brother Bai was too petty.
Actually, there is always a chance, even now. I can enter into a state of fighting to the death at any moment.
Xiao Chen spoke indifferently amid theughter, and theughter stopped.
Everyone looked at Xiao Chen with incredulity. Everyone knew that Bai Feng was just casually mocking Xiao Chen and did not think anything of Xiao Chen at all.
Hence, no one had expected Xiao Chen to take him seriously.
When the desman Leng Yuan heard Xiao Chens im, his eyes lit up with spection.
Hehe! Young Master Xiao, stop joking. Look, Senior Brother Bai nearly took it for real.
Upon seeing that the situation was somewhat off, Yang Qing quickly tried to smooth the situation over.
Xiao Chen shook his head and said, I never joke. Or at least, I never joke with strangers.
Bai Fengs face immediately sank. He stepped forward and barked, I must be the joke, right? Very well, Ill give you this chance. I am right here now. Try to hack me down with your saber. Come on! If you still do not make a move, youd be my grandson
[TL Note: Youd be my grandson is one of the typical Chinese insults.]
Whoosh!
A saber light shed; it was so piercing that everyones eyes hurt, and they could not see clearly. When the saber light vanished, Bai Feng was already flying through the air, off the ship. He then sshed into the starry sea.
Everyone on the deck showed a horrified expression, looking dumbfounded.
Xiao Chen looked at Yang Qing and nodded slightly. Thank you for your kind intentions. However, I really rarely joke.
Yang Qing was stunned, unable to react for a while. What happened?
People only startled to their senses after a long time. They rushed to the side of the ship and called out Bai Fengs name. They did not know where Xiao Chen had sent him flying to.
Chapter 1667 (Raw 1679): Ways of the World
Chapter 1667 (Raw 1679): Ways of the World
Inside the captains quarters, the white-bearded old man who was watching felt startled.
Xiao Chens earlier knifehand strike might have been casual, but the force in that saber light and the saber intent in it were ridiculously strong.
Otherwise, it would not have instantly knocked Bai Feng into the air.
More importantly, the white-bearded old man could tell that Xiao Chen had still held back and had not used his full power.
Where did this fellowe from? The white-bearded old man started muttering to himself, feeling that he might have thought wrong earlier.
Back on the deck, Leng Yuan, who was a desman as well, looked at Xiao Chen with very different eyes. He found this turn of events incredible, suffering a great shock. As a desman himself, he could feel even more clearly the might of Xiao Chens knifehand strike.
Whoosh!
Just at this moment, Bai Feng leaped out of the water andnded on the surface of the sea. His entire body was drenched and his face pale. He coughed a few times, clearly finding this hard to bear.
Senior Brother Bai!
Senior Brother Bai, are you alright?
A group of people rushed over and asked out of concern. No matter how they looked at it, Bai Fengs face seemed unsightly.
Bai Feng ignored the others. He strode forward and looked at Xiao Chen, his eyes shining with an unwillingness to ept this. I told you to draw your saber. What do you mean by using a knifehand? Are you looking down on me, Bai Feng?
As Bai Feng walked over step by step, he projected his aura and ced his right hand on his sword handle.
A Sword Domain quietly spread out, and Bai Feng radiated a sharp light from his body. His long hair and clothes pped loudly. He became like an unparalleledly sharp sword.
Oh no, Senior Brother Bai is angry!
Feeling the Sword Domain that Bai Feng released and the murderous intent in his eyes, everyone took flight, not daring to interfere.
If the fight earlier was just an exchange, right now, Bai Feng truly intended to kill.
Bai Feng felt very wronged in his heart. He had not expected to be so easily sent flying by Xiao Chens knifehand strike.
Originally, he had not believed that Xiao Chen would dare to attack, would dare to make a move on a peak Minor Primal Core swordsman.
Of course, Bai Feng had hoped for Xiao Chen to attack. That way, he could take the opportunity to teach Xiao Chen a lesson.
Hence, Bai Feng spoke in an extremely provocative manner earlier.
Who knew, right after Bai Feng spoke, he was sent flying, to his utter embarrassment.
If Bai Feng did not regain his face, he would not be able to mingle in the Purple me Sect in the future.
Draw your saber. Werent you very incredible earlier? You bastard!
Bai Feng raised his aura to its peak, circting all the Veritable Essence Energy in his body. He waited for Xiao Chen to make a move before he would strike with his sword.
Since Xiao Chens expression did not change, he taunted him once more.
This time, he was prepared. He did not believe that he would fall at Xiao Chens hands again.
Senior Brother Bai, dont go overboard.
Yang Qings face sank. She felt that Bai Feng was simply being excessive. A cold intent spread from her body as she shielded Xiao Chen.
Inside the captains quarters, the white-bearded old man frowned upon seeing this scene.
He made some mental calctions. He could use this opportunity to see how strong Xiao Chen was. However, he did not expect to see Yang Qing block Bai Feng.
Move aside. This has nothing to do with you! Bai Feng shouted, You are in my way. Be careful, or I will not let you off, either.
Do you think that Im afraid of you?
Yang Qing smiled faintly. However, this smile was the pr opposite of her usual friendly smile. This smile inspired a chill, making others tremble.
Clearly, Yang Qing was angered by Bai Fengs words.
Everyone was slightly startled. Only now did they realize that Yang Qing had been hiding a strength that rivaled Bai Feng.
The group of old folks on the ship saw this wrangle but did not bother toe out and deal with it.
Xiao Chen was speechless. Unexpectedly, after Bai Feng got sent flying by his knifehand strike, Bai Feng still did not acknowledge the facts.
Bai Feng did not realize that Xiao Chen had already shown him mercy, believing that Xiao Chen had used his full power to sh with him.
Holding this train of thought, Bai Feng shouted coldly, I told you to move aside, so you are seeking this yourself! He did not show concern for anything else, venting all of his frustrations at Yang Qing.
The Sword Domain gathered at the tip of his sword. Immediately, that spot of sword light became as resplendent as a star, illuminating the entire ce.
A scary might radiated from the tip of the sword. A strong wind blew, making many move back in fear of being blown into the air. They flew out of the ship to hover above the starry sea.
Seeing such a stance, these people were frightened. The two were going to fight to the death.
Yang Qing snorted coldly and spread her hands. A cold intent gathered and turned into frost that spread out from under her feet. The air seemed to fill with mist. Everyone felt a chill in their bodies.
Then, she pushed off the deck, and her figure flitted through the air, charging at that spot of sword light.
Xiao Chens expression changed reflexively. What happened? How did these two end up starting a fight to the death?
If they really fight and one of them gets careless, someone might end up severely injured and possibly lose the chance to enter the Purple me Sect.
This development happened in the time it took for a spark to fly, so Xiao Chen did not have much time to think.
He executed the new Fish Dragon Art in the blink of an eye, moving like a phantom. The intense friction between his body and the air ignited the protective Veritable Essence Energy around his body, forming a thinyer of purple mes.
In an instant, despite movingter, Xiao Chen appeared in front of Yang Qing.
He nced at that spot of sword light that was as resplendent as a star. Then, he did not hesitate to draw his Lunar Shadow Saber.
Boom!
Great Dao Energy spread out. In merely an instant, Xiao Chen smashed Bai Fengs Sword Domain.
A saber light shed, and with a melodious ng, the sword in Bai Fengs hand shattered.
Then, Bai Feng vomited blood as he held his chest and fell to one knee.
A swordsmans heart was connected to his sword. Although it was exaggerated to say that a swordsman died when their sword broke, it was normal for a swordsman to sustain injury when their sword broke.
This sudden change in the scene caused Yang Qing to cry out softly.
Xiao Chens back faced Yang Qing, but her palm wind had already passed the point of no return. She could no longer control it nor withdraw it.
She could only do her best to draw back her Veritable Essence Energy to reduce the might of this palm strike.
However, she was toote. This palm strike wouldnd on Xiao Chen in the blink of an eye. There was no way to reduce the might at all.
At this critical moment, Xiao Chen did not appear flustered. Instead, he stretched out his hand.
Bang!
Yang Qings hand met Xiao Chens hand. It felt like the force of her palm strike was flowing into a sea without kicking up any ripples.
Yang Qing was immediately startled. What a strong physique! This flow of Veritable Essence Energy is also very strange.
Could it be that Xiao Chen is hiding his strength as well?
Everything unfolded in the time it took for a spark to fly. Xiao Chen broke Bai Fengs sword with one saber strike. Then, without budging, he received Yang Qings palm strike.
It all happened at nearly the same time, causing some confusion.
Who could have thought that Xiao Chen alone could easily resolve this dangerous situation, startling everyone?
Bang! Bang! Bang!
The many disciples hovering over the starry seanded on the ship quickly. The seas tenfold gravity was not that easy to bear.
Many people looked strangely at Xiao Chen, filled with confusion.
After that, a few kind disciples helped up the somewhat pitiful Bai Feng and checked on his injuries.
When they discovered that only Bai Fengs soul was injured, they rxed. For such an injury, he just had to rest for a few days. As long as he did not get into a fight, he would recover.
Young Master Xiao, you really hid yourself deeply. This little girl is in awe of you. Yang Qing withdrew her hand with a smile on her face.
Xiao Chen said calmly, I did not hide anything on purpose, including my strength. It was just that no one asked me. Im not a foolish person. Without true capability, why would I choose the Purple me Sect? You, on the other hand, are somewhat different.
Yang Qings expression changed slightly; her smile turned embarrassed. She did not argue.
You all had better straighten up. It is just a minor matter, yet you fought so brutally. Do you still want to enter the main sect?
After the matter was over, the white-bearded old man arrivedte. He showed an angry expression as he lectured everyone. Then, he said with a cold countenance, Xiao Chen,e with me.
Before everyonesplicated gaze, Xiao Chen followed boldly.
After Xiao Chen entered the room, the white-bearded old mans rage immediately vanished.
The white-bearded old man said, Little Brother Xiao Chen, have a seat. Would you like tea or wine? I have them both here.
Xiao Chen found this funny. This old mans attitude changed really fast. The ways of the world were quite interesting.
What do you have in mind? Senior, do be direct.
Haha! Nothing much. I just want a casual chat with you. You can address me as Martial Uncle Liu. After all, you will be a Purple me Sect disciple soon, the white-bearded old manughed.
Xiao Chen said, I have not taken the test yet.
Test? For what? With a word from me, there is no need for a test.
However, I recall that Senior told me ten days ago that having confidence was a good thing, but aiming too high was not too good.
Elder Liu smiled in embarrassment and said, Is that so? Im old already, and my memory is not very good. Perhaps you heard wrong? Its settled. When we reach the main sect, you can directly enter with these branch elites. Just remember to say that this old man helped rmend you.
Chapter 1668 (Raw 1680): Fiendish Demon Battlefield
Chapter 1668 (Raw 1680): Fiendish Demon Battlefield
Xiao Chen was very astute. This white-bearded old man clearly saw his potential and wanted to establish good rtions early. Not to mention wanting anything from him, at the very least, the old man did not want to offend him.
After all, most people would spend most of their life in the Purple me Sect after entering it. It would be hard to avoid contact with each other in the future.
Xiao Chen did not need to take a test and could enter the Purple me Sect without paying anything. Naturally, he felt happy with this, so he started a leisurely conversation with the white-bearded old man.
Elder Liu, do you have news on the Purple me Sects Senior Ye Zifeng?
Elder Ye?
The white-bearded old mans expression turned strange. Then, he asked somewhat warily, What are your intentions? That is our sects Supreme Elder. For the past few years, he has been in closed-door cultivation and has note out.
Xiao Chen exined, Nothing much. I just admire him. He is the strongest of the ten great desmen of the Grave Sea. I wonder what he is like.
The white-bearded old man smiled and said, It is not that this old man is looking down on you, but you can forget about trying to get Elder Ye as your master. Are you familiar with Pan Huang? Elder Ye is a disciple of such a legendary person. For many years already, several outstanding talents have wanted to take Elder Ye as their master.
Everything else aside, just being Pan Huangs grand disciple would itself frighten others.
Xiao Chen rolled his eyes in his heart. Not only am I familiar with him, but I also hold the Saber Sovereign Medallion. I happen to be Pan Huangs nominal disciple.
However, the white-bearded old man did not know what Xiao Chen was thinking. He merely showed an expression that said Xiao Chen would not make it and smiled. So, youd better not even think about it. However, with your potential, entering the inner sect is just a matter of time. Your future will still be equally great.
Xiao Chen continued chatting casually before taking his leave. Now that he knew that Ye Zifeng was in the Purple me Sect, it was fine.
When Xiao Chen returned to the deck, he happened to run into a smiling Yang Qing. This slightly surprised him. He asked, Miss Yang Qing, do you have something to say to me?
Yang Qing nced at Xiao Chen before saying, Come with me.
Xiao Chen pondered for a moment before following her to a deserted corridor of the ship.
You are also here for the Fiendish Demon Battlefield, right? Yang Qing asked in a low voice as she looked at Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen felt apprehensive, but his expression did not change. He gave off the feeling of being unfathomable.
Indeed, I guessed it!
Since Xiao Chen kept silent, Yang Qing took it for tacit acknowledgment and revealed an understanding expression.
How about it? Do you want to work together? The Fiendish Demon Battlefield rarely opens. At that time, if we help each other, it will be much safer.
Yang Qing blinked, looking at Xiao Chen in anticipation.
Xiao Chen felt enlightened. From the moment heid eyes on Yang Qing, he noticed that she was hiding her strength. It turned out that it was for that Fiendish Demon Battlefield. In that case, this was easy to exin.
However, he still did not know what exactly the Fiendish Demon Battlefield was.
However, by preserving ones strength and keeping it a secret before entering, one would definitely be rtively safer.
A pretty good suggestion. Xiao Chen smiled faintly and nodded slightly.
Yang Qing smiled and asked, Are you saying that you agree?
How is that an agreement? I dont even know what the Fiendish Demon Battlefield is, much less whether I can agree or not. Xiao Chen revealed a yful smile.
When Yang Qing heard that, she made a strange expression. She felt that she could not see through the person before her at all.
She could not tell if the other party was pretending to be stupid or truly did not know.
Very well. Ill exin. At the junction of the three blessednds is a Remnant known as the Fiendish Demon Battlefield. You should know about the chaotic age from when the Martial Epoch just started, right?
Xiao Chen nodded. He was aware of this. There were detailed records of this in the Book of the Epochs.
When the Immortal Dao crumbled, the Martial Dao had not formed yet. There was no cycle of reincarnation or Heavenly Dao. The entire Great Thousand Realms was in chaos. There were many conflicts, and Fiendish Demons were born amid the chaos, bringing cmity to the world.
The old order had just been destroyed, and the new order had not been established yet. This period was known as the dark age of the Martial Epoch, or the chaotic age.
Onlyter did the various predecessors appear, one after another, and three thousand Great Dao materialize to suppress the Fiendish Demons. With the newly established order, the Martial Epoch truly began.
Yang Qing rolled her eyes at Xiao Chen and said, I was thinking that you didnt know anything.
Xiao Chen smiled but held his tongue. He knew that the other party was purposelyying a trap for him. He did not rebut, merely quietly waited for the other party to continue.
The Fiendish Demon Battlefields are where the predecessors of the various races fought the Fiendish Demons. Coincidentally, the Grave Sea has one. Just ten thousand years ago, a powerhouse in the Grave Sea upied it as his own cultivationnd.
After saying this, Yang Qing paused before continuing, This powerhouse is the only Divine Vein expert of the Grave Sea.
When Xiao Chen heard that, a ripple spread in his heart. A Divine Vein expert!
As far as he knew, the strongest cultivator in the Grave Sea was only a Holy Venerate. This was the second grade of the Cloud Sea Realm, the Holy Light Stage. Furthermore, these people were very rare, like phoenix feathers or unicorn horns; there were less than ten of them.
Right now, the vast Grave Sea did not have even a single Sovereign Personage. However, there was actually a Divine Vein expert ten thousand years ago.
This felt somewhat unimaginable, something shocking.
When Yang Qing saw Xiao Chens expression changed slightly, she knew for sure that he really did not know about this Fiendish Demon Battlefield.
So, she exined, He is considered the only Divine Vein powerhouse in the history of the entire Grave Sea. If we go further back, it would be too long ago.
Xiao Chen entered deep thought as a light shed in his eyes. Continue. You have sessfully piqued my interest.
When Yang Qing heard that, she smiled. Before this powerhouses death, he returned to the Grave Sea from the Central Great Realm. Then, he left his inheritance and legacy in the Fiendish Demon Battlefield as a blessing to theter generations of the Grave Sea.
Xiao Chenmented, This senior really cared for the Grave Sea.
He is also the one who gathered the three blessednds together. Unfortunately, theter generations of the Grave Sea are notpetent. Not to mention the Divine Vein Realm, there has not been a Sovereign Personage for a long time already.
Sovereign Personages. The cultivators of the Cloud Sea Realms third grade, the Sovereign Stage, were known as Sovereign Personages.
At this cultivation grade, one already reached the limits of men. Any further, and one would surpass men.
These people known as Sovereign Personages were as their title suggested. Even in the Central Great Realm, they were overlord-ss characters that could sweep through the ce before them.
It was extremely difficult for one to be a Sovereign Personage.
Yang Qing continued, This Fiendish Demon Battlefield opens once every twenty years. With my strength, I could have entered the main sect long ago. However, my master did not let me go for the sake of nning a greater opportunity for me.
This is the opportunity that he waited for. Once I obtain the opportunity there, I will ascend to heaven in one step, greatly increasing my chances of advancing to the Cloud Sea Realm.
A demonic genius outstanding talent like Yang Qing would definitely be able to cultivate to peak Major Primal Core Realm, a level that most people looked up to and desired.
Attaining that realm was just a matter of time for her. However, it would be hard to say if she could advance to the Cloud Sea Realm.
Hence, Yang Qing needed to grab hold of all the opportunities that she could.
At that time, the various elites of the sects in the three blessednds will enter the Fiendish Demon Battlefield. You can easily imagine the intensity of thepetition. If we work together, our chances will be greater.
Xiao Chen smiled for some reason, slightly stunning Yang Qing and making her suspect that something was off.
Great, it is settled, then.
When Yang Qing heard that, she cried out in joy. Its a deal, then.
As Xiao Chen watched Yang Qing leave, he smiled faintly and went his own way.
Cooperation hinged on both sides having roughly equal strengths. If one side was much stronger, then the situation would be very dangerous for the weaker party.
Xiao Chen originally wanted to tell Yang Qing honestly that she misread his strength. The two of them did not possess the basis for cooperation.
If Yang Qing knew about Xiao Chens truebat prowess, she absolutely would not want to work with him.
However, after thinking about it, Xiao Chen did not say it.
Perhaps it was because Yang Qing shielded him earlier without thought for the consequences, wanting to help him block Bai Fengs sword strike.
Hence, Xiao Chens heart felt slightly moved.
Bringing along this girl might be a way to repay her for this debt of gratitude.
If Xiao Chen insisted on telling Yang Qing the truth, they might not even be able to interact cordially.
Sometimes, telling the truth might not be the best thing for both sides.
Chapter 1669 (Raw 1681): Arrival at Last
Chapter 1669 (Raw 1681): Arrival at Last
The ship continued towards the ck Cave Mountain.
After seeing Xiao Chens strength, all those self-important branch elites, who originally were unwilling to interact with him, started to try to befriend him.
Aside from Leng Yuan, who was also a desman, Xiao Chen had no interest in the others. Instead, he chose to remain in closed-door cultivation for these days.
Three dayster, the ship passed through an invisible barrier. The ambient Spiritual Energy suddenly changed.
Everyone felt like they had entered a strange space. Many disciples on the deck could not stand stably, swaying left and right.
The pure and dense Spiritual Energy from the blessednd was everywhere, applying heavy pressure.
Xiao Chens physique already reached the level of a Major Primal Core Venerate. Furthermore, he had the Azure Dragon bloodline. After adapting a little, he felt extremelyfortable; it was like encountering a spring wind.
As for the others, they were slightly flushed, clearly finding this hard to bear.
These people would need some time to adjust to the environment. After all, the level of space and the Spiritual Energy contained in the blessednd were vastly different.
Xiao Chen looked around. This somewhat strange ce had dark blue skies, looking like a sapphire. It had a dreamy beauty to it.
The strangest thing was that the seawater below the ship was clear and transparent. It had be ordinary seawater.
No, this water was even more transparent than ordinary seawater, replete with Spiritual Energy. The fish in the water seemed to abound with Immortal Qi, very simr to the Immortal fish that Xiao Chen once saw.
Every single de of grass and every tree gave off a faint Daoist Immortal Qi. When one looked around, it felt like everything here was filled with intelligence.
After the elite disciples of the various branches adjusted somewhat, they all revealed excited expressions.
Everything seemed different in the blessednd. The grass and trees, the tiles and bricks, the buildings, and the level of space were all stronger than in the outside world.
Elder Liu walked out from the hold and reminded the elite disciples with a nk face, Dont just look around. Take the time to regte your energy and quickly get used to the blessednd.
The others all sorted out their emotions and closed their eyes, sitting down cross-legged to regte their energies.
Xiao Chen did not feel any difort. He boldly stood there and continued to look all around.
Everything about the blessednd shocked him. This ce was like the description of heaven in his past life.
No wonder everyone fought for a chance to enter this ce. The outstanding talents from the blessednds also set their sights high and appeared very proud.
Back in the Pirate Hall, this was how Jiang Xuan and Ling Yu were.
Speaking of which, if Xiao Chen recalled right, Ling Yu was also from the ck Cave Mountain. However, he did not know which sect Ling Yu was in.
Elder Liu, who was across the deck from Xiao Chen, did not find this strange. He walked over and pointed to a peak in front. That is our Purple me Sects main peak.
Behind that are several peaks, all secondary peaks to our main peak. The Rank 3 sects that can be stationed in this ce hold two peaks of the ck Cave Mountain, at best. Our Purple me Sect has five, not including our main peak. These are the umtions of a Rank 4 sect.
As Elder Liu spoke, he faintly radiated pride.
The Rank 3 sects that can be stationed here are all among the peak of Rank 3 sects. However,pared to our Purple me Sect, they are not worth mentioning.
Xiao Chen looked around. ck Cave Mountain was an extremely vast mountain range in the sea. There was no pattern to its shape as if someone purposely made it so. The peaks were also very scattered.
Every peak had vast and pure Spiritual Energy spreading throughout them, moving in an endless cycle.
In fact, the summits of the peaks were covered in a dreamlikeyer of Spiritual Energy fog, looking very majestic.
Xiao Chens gaze paused and fixed on the peak that Elder Liu pointed to. He thought to himself, No wonder there are so many secondary peaks. It turns out to be one of the two main peaks.
Which sect does the other main peak belong to? he asked Elder Liu.
Elder Lius expression changed slightly at that question. It is the Divine Firmament Sect, the other Rank 4 sect of the ck Cave Mountain.
Xiao Chen understood some geomancy. The two main peaks were the center of the ck Cave Mountain, acting like huge pirs holding the sky up since ancient times, standing side by side in the world.
The peaks gave off boundless might. Even a Cloud Sea expert would not dare to barge into those peaks.
However, the ambiance of the two main peaks differed.
The Divine Firmament Sects main peak had electric light soaring into the sky, emitting startling purple energy. There was also an air of blessing circting above it.
The Purple me Sects ambiance was slightly weaker. The Divine Firmament Sect probably held the upper hand in thepetition between these two sects in the past few years.
However, the difference was not really that great.
Within the blessednd, aside from the sea and mountain peaks, Xiao Chen also saw plenty ofnd and rivers in the distance.
Just at this moment, some of the spiritual fog around the Purple me Sects main peak separated and formed a rainbow road stretching from far away to before the ship.
Get on, then. That is the main sects ushering light.
Everyone stepped onto the ushering light with excited expressions. Their bodies immediately floated into the air and started flying towards the Purple me Sect.
When the disciples of other sects saw this group being received by the ushering light, they all revealed envious expressions.
Only a Rank 4 sect, which upied a main peak, could bring out the ushering light.
Although their sects were separated by just one rank, there was a worlds difference.
After a while, the ushering light vanished, and the groupnded at the foot of the main peak.
The sects administrators had been standing by there for some time already.
Elder Liu, I have been waiting for you for a long time, the red-d administrator said as he stepped forward, appearing to be old friends with Elder Liu.
Elder Liu smiled and said, Administrator He, you are too polite. These are the ones selected by the sect branches. They all have excellent potential and will bring new blood into the main sect.
I hope so. The recent new-generation disciples of the Purple me Sect are notparable to the Divine Firmament Sects. I will arrange for them to join the outer sect first. As for the future, that will depend on themselves.
Elder Liu smiled in response. Then, he whispered some words into the red-d administrators ear.
The red-d administrators eyes lit up. As he looked at Xiao Chen, he showed a doubtful expression.
Men! As usual, take care of these new disciples as always. Bring them to the Outer Affairs Office and let the outer sect Elders pick from them. The red-d administrator issued instructions, and someone immediately came to take Yang Qing and the others away.
The red-d administrator pointed at Xiao Chen as he ordered indifferently, You stay behind.
As Yang Qing followed the person in front, she shot Xiao Chen a nce and sent a voice projection. The Fiendish Demon Battlefield will open in two months. I will use these two months to enter the inner sect. I hope you will not disappoint me.
One would be qualified to enter the Fiendish Demon Battlefield only by entering the inner sect.
These words expressed Yang Qings worry that Xiao Chen could not enter the inner sect. In that case, she could only seek out someone else to work with, which would inevitably increase the risk.
Yang Qing hoped that Xiao Chen could enter the inner sect.
After she and the other branch disciples were far away, the red-d administrator looked at Xiao Chen and said, Show me your rmendation letter.
The red-d administrator casually checked the letter. After verifying its authenticity, he stopped looking at it.
Elder Liu told me of your talent. He guarantees that you do not need to be tested. In fact, he even asked me to ensure you enter the inner sect.
The red-d administrator spoke slowly, addressing point by point.
Xiao Chen felt surprised. Unexpectedly, Elder Liu thought so highly of him.
What do you think? If you agree to it, I will do that and directly send you into the inner sect. That is a ce that many new disciples yearn for in their dreams, the red-d administrator asked rather casually, as no one would reject such a thing. He did not believe that Xiao Chen would, either.
Xiao Chen did not reply directly. Instead, he tried verifying again. I would like to ask if Senior Ye Zifeng is in the Purple me Sect now?
There was no other way. He needed the most reliable answer.
Elder Liu was frequently outside. There was no guarantee that his information was urate. It was still more reliable to ask this red-d administrator, who generally remained in the sect.
Why are you asking this? Senior Ye Zifeng has note out of closed-door cultivation for close to ten years already. However, I am sure he is still in the sect. The red-d administrator looked at Xiao Chen in doubt and confusion.
Elder Liu said helplessly, Xiao Chen, it really is not this old man looking down on you. Just forget about getting Senior Ye Zifeng as your master. That is our sects Supreme Elder. He is one of the anchors of the Purple me Sect and a disciple of Pan Huang. Why are you so...obstinately persistent about this?
When the red-d administrator heard this, he fondled his goatee and smiled faintly.
Many youths were like this. They entered the Purple me Sect all because of Elder Ye Zifeng. Unfortunately, Ye Zifeng was very picky. After so many years, he had taken in only one disciple. Furthermore, that was after the Sect Master personally persuaded him to.
Xiao Chens expression did not show much change. As long as Ye Zifeng was around, it would be fine. As long as he was sure that Ye Zifeng was here, he could rx.
With a thought, Pan Huangs Saber Sovereign Medallion appeared in Xiao Chens palm and started spinning quickly.
The aura unique to Pan Huang spread out from the medallion, radiating in rings to every peak of the Purple me Sect.
At the summit of a peak, where the Spiritual Energy was thickest, a stone door opened. A handsome, middle-aged man walked out.
This person revealed a dubious expression. Masters aura?
In the next moment, this persons figure shed, silently arriving at the source of the aura.
When the middle-aged man suddenly appeared, he startled the red-d administrator and Elder Liu. Just as they were about to shout at Xiao Chen, to ask him what he was doing, their expressions changed at the same time.
Both of them bowed simultaneously, trembling with fear. Greetings, Martial Grand Uncle!
The handsome, middle-aged man was none other than Pan Huangs disciple, Ye Zifeng.
Junior Brother, you came. Why did you not send someone to inform me? Upon seeing Pan Huangs medallion in Xiao Chens hand, Ye Zifeng understood and realized who Xiao Chen was.
He immediately revealed a warm smile as he spoke to Xiao Chen.
Plop!
When Elder Liu heard this, his knees went weak with fright as his heart pounded heavily.
Damn, are you trying to scare this old man to death? Junior brother... Feeling dizzy, Elder Liu fell to the ground,pletely confused.
Chapter 1670 (Raw 1682): I Am Your Martial Uncle
Chapter 1670 (Raw 1682): I Am Your Martial Uncle
Ye Zifeng once spent some time following Pan Huang. He had heard Pan Huang mention the Saber Sovereign Medallions matter before.
Hence, when Ye Zifeng saw the Saber Sovereign Medallion, he immediately guessed Xiao Chens identity.
Given Pan Huangs means, no one could trick the Saber Sovereign Medallion. Only a true desman would receive its acknowledgment.
Xiao Chen put away the Saber Sovereign Medallion and performed a cupped-fist salute. Big Brother Ye is too polite. This humble self is simply not worthy of such an address.
Ye Zifeng smiled faintly and sized up Xiao Chen carefully. His eyes soon lit up.
What a fellow! He has gone so far as toprehend the Saber Daos Great Dao Energy!
Ye Zifeng nced at the red-d administrator and Elder Liu. Then, he turned and said, My junior brother is here to look for me. I will personally speak to the Sect Master about his matter. The two of you should not leak this out and let anyone catch wind of this.
Before Ye Zifengs gaze, the red-d administrator and Elder Liu felt a pressure as heavy as a mountain. Sweat flowed out of their foreheads as they replied with fear and sincerity.
We obey Martial Grand Uncles instructions.
Ye Zifeng revealed a satisfied smile. Then, he extended his hand, wrapped Xiao Chen in a saber light, and soared straight into the clouds.
Long after Ye Zifeng had left, the red-d administrator and Elder Liu finally felt the pressure ease, feeling like they were relieved of a huge burden.
It turns out that Martial Grand Uncle has already broken through the Starry Sky Realm after remaining in closed-door cultivation for so many years. The red-d administrator revealed an expression of respect and awe as he looked in the direction that Ye Zifeng vanished in.
Elder Liu wiped off the sweat on his forehead and said somewhat weakly, Administrator He, sorry. I nearly brought trouble to you. This time, I really made a misjudgment and nearly let it grow into something problematic.
The red-d administrator smiled and said, Why the apology? Elder Liu, escorting Martial Grand Uncles junior brother to the main sect is clearly a big contribution. Just wait here for a day or two. Martial Grand Uncle will definitely send down a reward.
On hearing that, Elder Liu thought for a while beforeughing in understanding. Haha! Thats right. I did not think that far and nearly misunderstood.
However, Martial Grand Uncles junior brother... No matter how Elder Liu said it, it sounded awkward.
Nevertheless, if Elder Liu did not refer to Xiao Chen as that, he could not think of a suitable address for him.
Ye Zifeng was the Supreme Elder of the main sect. In seniority, he was even higher than the Sect Master. However, Xiao Chen was his junior brother. This meant that Xiao Chens seniority was now higher than the Sect Masters.
This was aplete mess.
However, Martial Grand Uncle said not to leak it out. Since he said that, he must have his own intentions, so dont ever leak it, the red-d administrator said as he nced at Elder Liu.
Elder Liu smiled and said, Dont worry. I already lived for so many years. How can I not know this principle? Come,e, we have not met for a long time. Lets go and have a drink.
Yang Qing would never guess that Xiao Chen, whom she worried about not being able to enter the inner sect, was directly taken away by Ye Zifeng, a legendary character in the Purple me Sect.
At the summit of the main peak, a seven-colored light spread out. The Spiritual Energy here was very dense, giving off a vast pressure.
Even with Xiao Chens physical body, which rivaled a Major Primal Core cultivators, he still found it somewhat hard to bear and needed some time to adjust.
Xiao Chen sized up the surroundings and felt startled. This ce seemed to spew Spiritual Energy at every moment.
The rainbow fog around was like a colorful waterfall.
Could this ce be a natural Spirit Spring, and the summit of the peak happens to be the source?
When Ye Zifeng saw Xiao Chen looking around curiously, he said softly, The entire blessednd is a natural Spirit Spring constantly gushing out Spiritual Energy. The two main peaks are the source.
Most of the Spiritual Energy of the entire Grave Seaes from the three blessednds. For the past few years, I have been in closed-door cultivation here and rarelye out.
When Xiao Chen heard that, he felt slightly surprised, as Ye Zifengs aura seemed like it was both there and not there as it drifted through the world.
Ye Zifeng clearly was a whole cultivation grade higher than the Star Venerates Xiao Chen saw before. Hence, Xiao Chen wondered why he was still in closed-door cultivation.
Big Brother Ye, you dont seem to be a Star Venerate anymore.
I was no longer one five years ago.
Then, why are you still in closed-door cultivation?
Since Ye Zifeng already broke through, why did he remain in closed-door cultivation? At this moment, he should be wandering the world and fighting with people of simr cultivation. He should be testing what he gained in closed-door cultivation and improving further through moreprehensions.
Ye Zifeng smiled faintly and did not reply. It seemed like there was more to this. However, he changed the topic. Junior Brother, are you here to evade disaster?
Xiao Chen felt startled as he gave Ye Zifeng a strange look. Before he spoke of it, Ye Zifeng already knew.
Was he too predictable?
It isnt strange. I know of your origins. You must havee from the same ce as Master, from the Kunlun Realm. As a fellow desman, I can see your talent and strength. If you wanted to join the sect, this Purple me Sect really would not be able to contain you. Instead, it would dy you.
Ye Zifeng hurriedly shared his analysis in detail. Most desmen are proud. Unless it was something very difficult, you would not ce your hope on a senior brother whom you have never met before.
His tone and expression were calm. His muddy eyes looked like they could see through everything in the world.
Xiao Chen felt startled. After thinking for a long time, he finally found a phrase to describe his convenient senior brother.
Sincere and honest!
That was right: sincere and honest. Ye Zifeng did not put on the airs of a senior or expert and pretend to be very learned. He was also not overly warm, which would give others an impression of hypocrisy.
Ye Zifengs tone was calm, and his attitude was warm. He spoke at a measured pace that sounded convincing and pleasing.
For some reason, Xiao Chen had a good impression of him. He performed a cupped-fist salute and said, Big Brother Ye, your analysis is right. Xiao Chen is indeed here to evade disaster.
In the end, Xiao Chens skin was too thin. He was still too embarrassed to address Ye Zifeng as Senior Brother, so he could only address him as Big Brother for now.
Xiao Chen did not hide anything. He told Ye Zifeng about how he met the Jiao Snake and that the ck Lotus Church was pursuing him for some reason.
Ye Zifeng listened calmly. When Xiao Chen finished, Ye Zifeng did not rush to answer, showing a contemtive expression.
Xiao Chens matter could cause a Holy Venerate to show such an expression. It looked like the ck Lotus Church was not that simple.
Xiao Chen could not help feeling nervous. Actually, he had long heard that the ck Lotus Church was an extremely special faction, particrly because of their Sect Master, who was exceptionally mysterious.
The ck Lotus Church is a little tricky to deal with. Ill do what I can. Ye Zifeng did not pursue this topic. Instead, he looked at Xiao Chen and said, There is no rush for you. I can tell from your aura that a breakthrough is imminent. Just stay at my ce during this period and cultivate properly.
If there is anything you need, you can tell your martial nephew. Ill introduce you two to each other.
Martial nephew?
That should be the disciple that the red-d administrator mentioned, the one that Ye Zifeng had reluctantly epted.
Ye Zifengs lips moved slightly, and invisible sound waves spread in the air.
After a while, a sharp aura approached from midway up the mountain. A nimble figure leaped about on the precipitous mountain road.
Xiao Chen wondered to himself, Why does this aura feel somewhat familiar?
The personing upnded excitedly and rushed over to Ye Zifeng. Then, Xiao Chen showed a slightly stunned expression as he resisted the urge tough, which made him appear unfathomable and calm.
The person who came was young and had an irrepressible pride written on his face, showing off his sharpness.
At such a young age, this person had already broken through the peak half-step Primal Core Realm and reached the early-stage Minor Primal Core Realm.
This person also gave off an ancient indistinct aura from the Great Deste Eon.
This person was none other than Ling Yu, whom Xiao Chen met a few times before.
This was the Ling Yu who oncepeted with the elegant youth Jiang Xuan at the Pirate Hall, taking more than thirty consecutive victories at the dueling ring.
When Ling Yu noticed Xiao Chen, he revealed his surprise.
Before Ling Yu could raise any questions, he heard Ye Zifeng say calmly, Ling Yu, greet your martial uncle, Xiao Chen.
Ah!
This stunned Ling Yu on the spot. His expression turned very interesting.
Ling Yu was sure that he had not heard wrong...he understood every word of what his master had said. However, when these words were put together, he was truly confounded at their meaning.
Ling Yu looked at Xiao Chen, then at Ye Zifeng.
Master, are you messing with me? He must be messing...messing...messing with me.
However, when Ling Yu saw Ye Zifengs affirmative expression, Ling Yus mind fell into chaos. He showed a smile that looked uglier than a crying face. Then, he performed a cupped-fist salute and bowed. Ling Yu greets Martial Uncle Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chenughed in his heart. He felt that this senior brother was worth knowing.
Xiao Chen thought back to when Ling Yu felt himself better than others. At that time, he had thought that Xiao Chen wanted to befriend him, so he coldly rejected Xiao Chen.
Although Xiao Chen was magnanimous and did not mind, he was not a saint and could not avoid being somewhat displeased at the time.
Hence, he now found the expression on Ling Yus face truly delightful.
Xiao Chen smiled and said, Martial Nephew is being too polite. Im the one that needs Martial Nephews care in the future.
Ye Zifeng said seriously with a nod, Your martial uncle will be staying here for a period. Ill leave all the trivial matters to you.
Your martial uncle...
These three words were very simple, but to Ling Yu, they sounded like they were being used to scold someone, worse than your grandfather.
Chapter 1671 (Raw 1683): Greeting Gift
Chapter 1671 (Raw 1683): Greeting Gift
Since the master left orders, naturally, the disciple did not dare to disobey. Ling Yu smiled while crying inside. Disciple will definitely obey Masters instruction!
Ye Zifeng smiled in satisfaction. Although this disciple was forcibly shoved to him by the Sect Master, his disciple was already pretty good in every aspect: talent, determination, and bloodline power.
Unfortunately, Ling Yu was not desman material. However, back then, after no longer being able to fend off the Sect Masters request, Ye Zifeng took him in as his disciple.
Although Ye Zifeng was not good with Fist Techniques, he had no problem with guiding and giving pointers to Ling Yu.
More importantly, Ye Zifeng was very knowledgeable and was even more experienced than any of the other Elders of the sect.
Although Ye Zifeng did not specialize in Fist Techniques, having his tutge was still much better than cultivating under the other Elders.
For Ling Yu, this was an exceptionally rare chance to be Ye Zifengs disciple.
Generally, Ling Yu worked very hard and improved very rapidly; he did not disappoint Ye Zifeng.
Hence, this master-disciple pair got along well.
Im going to meet with the Sect Master. Ill leave your martial uncle to you first. Dont be slow. Fulfill any requests he has.
Yes.
Ye Zifengs figure shed, vanishing from the summit. Clearly, he still needed to exin Xiao Chens matter to the Sect Master personally.
After Ye Zifeng left, Ling Yus expression changed. He looked at Xiao Chen with a smile that was not a smile. Young Master Xiao, you truly are excellent. In the short one or two months that we have not seen each other, you actually ended up as my martial uncle. Back then, I really made a misjudgment.
Xiao Chen did not mind. He smiled faintly. Martial Nephew, dont forget what my senior brother instructed. Lead the way, then.
When Ling Yu thought of this, he immediately felt unhappy. He said sadly, Come with me, then. Lets arrange a ce for you to stay in first. I also have no idea about Masters arrangements for you, so you can stay in my courtyard in the meantime.
On the way down, Xiao Chen finally got to see the Purple me Sects dignified air.
The various precious fruits of the outer world could be found here, nted on both sides of the road, casually growing among weeds without anyone caring for them.
They looked very ordinary like they really were wild weeds.
With one casual nce, one would discern an ancient hall behind a forest. It had already stood there for some time, exuding an ancient aura. There was an expert guarding it. Xiao Chen quickly checked and found that the expert was actually a Cloud Sea Star Venerate.
After one nce, those people who were frightened no longer dared to look again.
asionally, disciples that passed by the two would respectfully greet Ling Yu as martial uncle when they saw him.
Xiao Chen suddenly understood. Ye Zifeng was the Sect Masters martial uncle. Ling Yu was young, but he was actually of the same generation as the Sect Master in the Purple me Sect.
Usually, it was others who addressed Ling Yu as martial uncle. Today, the tables had turned. It was his turn to do so.
Furthermore, Xiao Chen was someone whom Ling Yu once coldly rejected. Ling Yus unsightly expression was normal.
Previously, when people addressed Ling Yu as martial uncle, he would secretly feel smug. However, for some reason, when he was addressed as martial uncle today, it sounded extremely awkward as if they were scolding him.
Hence, Ling Yu kept up a nk face, but he felt very upset and depressed.
Here, this is the courtyard where I normally cultivate. There are a few side rooms; you can choose any one of them, Ling Yu said as he stopped before a courtyard that abounded with Spiritual Energy, midway up the peak.
The Purple me Sect was very strict with its ranking, and its treatment made a clear distinction.
The outer sect disciples cultivated at the foot of the peak, where the Spiritual Energy was thinnest. Only the inner sect disciples could go further up. As for midway up the peak, it was reserved for core disciples like Ling Yu.
Further up was for the true inheritors and the sect Elders. The summit with the rainbow fog and dense Spiritual Energy was a special privilege for a rare few.
Xiao Chen sized up the courtyard and sang praises of it. Great ce. At this location, midway up the peak, this courtyard is in the best position. The Spiritual Energy is plentiful with an elegant environment. The back garden even has a spring and a waterfall.
Ling Yu revealed a cocky expression. Think about whose courtyard this is. Although Im not a true inheritor, I am young and have the bloodline of the Great Deste Eons ten thousand races. The Sect Master even arranged for me to be taught by Master.
Just a good courtyard is nothing.
Xiao Chen nodded and said, You have potential. However, is Martial Uncle an ordinary guest? How can I stay in a side room? Little Martial Nephew, dont you think so?
What do you mean? You want me to stay in a side room? This is my courtyard...
Xiao Chen responded straightforwardly, That makes sense. In that case, Ill stay at Senior Brothers, then. The Spiritual Energy there is very dense, and the air is pretty good.
Then, Xiao Chen immediately turned around and walked away. Ling Yu felt very frustrated. However, he remembered his masters instructions.
If Ye Zifeng came to know that Ling Yu chased Xiao Chen out, that would be it.
Forcing a smile, Ling Yu stepped forward and tugged on Xiao Chen. Martial Uncle, dont be angry. Ill sleep in the side room, alright?
However, I never liked forcing others.
Haha! Its fine, its fine. Sleeping in a side room asionally is actually pretty good.
I will be staying for at least half a year. Xiao Chen mercilessly stated a fact.
Ling Yus face froze. Then, he smiled stiffly. Is that so? Thats good, then. I will be able to nurture a good rtionship with Martial Uncle.
The half-pull-half-invite made Xiao Chen turn around. Then, Ling Yu said weakly, Its settled, then. Martial Uncle, if you need anything, you can call for me at any time.
Xiao Chen nodded and sat at the hosts chair in the main hall. Then, he said casually, Bring me some tea first, then.
Are you sure?
Ling Yu felt somewhat angered. To think that Xiao Chen really used him as a servant!
Xiao Chen smiledposedly and said, I rushed all the way here and finally managed to get a seat after much difficulty. Are you unable to serve your martial uncle tea? Is that considered taking care of me? Martial Nephew, is this how you normally treat your seniors?
Good! Good! Good!
Ling Yu said good three times. Then, he went to look for the things needed for brewing tea and started preparing tea leaves and spring water, despite never having made tea before.
On the other side, Ye Zifeng met with the Purple me Sects Sect Master and summarized the situation, exining Xiao Chens matter in a few words.
The Purple me Sects Sect Master said, Martial Uncle, you have to take care of this matter.
Ye Zifeng said calmly, Naturally. I am filled with gratitude to Master. There is no reason not to care for his sessor.
Good. Do you need any help? Martial Uncle can make use of any of the Purple me Sects resources.
After figuring out Ye Zifengs stance, the Purple me Sects Sect Master quickly made a decision. Xiao Chen was just a minor character, but Ye Zifeng was the Purple me Sects anchor. Since Ye Zifeng already expressed his stance, then the Purple me Sect could only steel themselves to offend the ck Lotus Church.
Theres no need. This is a personal matter of Pan Huangs line. It has no rtion to the Purple me Sect. I only need to use the sects astral transportation formation to send me as close as possible to the ck Lotus Great Realm.
There were many great realms in the Grave Sea Cluster. Even a Holy Venerate would not be able to reach certain ces in a short period on his own.
One could travel quickly from one great realm to another great realm only by means of an astral transportation formation.
The Sect Master was startled. You are taking action now?
Ill do my best. Naturally, the earlier I deal with this, the better. I will rece the resources used for activating the astral transportation formation.
Right after saying that, Ye Zifeng walked out of the sects great hall. His footsteps seemed slow and firm as he returned to his room and picked up a saber from the saber rack. Then, he turned around and went to the astral transportation formation.
A light shed, and in the next moment, he appeared at a transportation formation several great realms away.
The people at the receiving transportation formation only heard a saber hum and did not see anyone arrive at all.
Ye Zifeng had already turned into a sh of saber light and arrived at the foot of the ck Lotus Churchs holy mountain.
He walked along the small path in the mountain. As he walked, the surrounding formations, guards, and monks did not notice him.
On the ck lotus throne in the holy hall, the ck Lotus Sect Venerate suddenly opened his eyes.
At some point, Ye Zifeng had arrived in the hall.
What wind blew the strongest desman of the Grave Sea from the Purple me Sect to here? the ck Lotus Sect Venerate asked indifferently with a grave expression. No joy or anger could be made out.
The ck Lotus Sect Venerate was someone who had seen a Sovereign Personage before. He had seen all sorts of scenes and would not be frightened by a desman.
Ye Zifeng appeared expressionless. With one nce, he knew that he was no match for this ck Lotus Sect Venerate.
At the very least, he was no match for him on this holy mountain.
However, that did not matter.
Ye Zifeng was not thinking of killing the ck Lotus Sect Venerate. If he could kill the other party, he would not have considered this matter difficult.
He only needed to draw his saber; just being able tounch one saber strike would be fine.
In the next moment, sky-shaking Buddhist chanting resounded in the holy hall as a saber light struck down a towering Buddha image.
Ye Zifeng appeared outside the mountain, kneeling on one knee. The saber in his right hand stabbed into the ground by about seventeen centimeters.
He coughed, and a mouthful of blood sttered the ground. Then, he suddenly raised his head. He discovered a white Snow Lotus blooming not far away.
With a smile, Ye Zifeng reached out to pick the Snow Lotus.
Then, his figure became like the wind. After flying away, he returned to the great realm where the astral transportation formation was. A light shed, and with one step, he appeared outside Ling Yus courtyard.
At this moment, Ling Yu was halfway through brewing tea. This was the time when the tea fragrance was strongest.
Ling Yu suddenly raised his head and saw Ye Zifeng. He smiled. Master, I happened to be brewing tea for Martial Uncle. Do sample some as well.
Ye Zifeng smiled warmly and said, Not bad.
As Ye Zifeng walked past, he picked a few petals off the Snow Lotus and nimbly ced them in the tea.
When Ye Zifeng reached Xiao Chens side, he sat down casually. Then, he handed Xiao Chen the Snow Lotus. In the past, I heard Master say that the Snow Lotus that grew out of the darkness and filth was the most beautiful. Today, I finally got to see it for myself. Here, a greeting gift for you.
Xiao Chen epted the Snow Lotus with a somewhat strange expression. Ye Zifeng hade in holding a saber.
Furthermore, this saber was stained with fresh blood.
Chapter 1672 (Raw 1684): Naughty Martial Nephew
Chapter 1672 (Raw 1684): Naughty Martial Nephew
Soon, Ling Yu poured two cups of tea and gave them to Xiao Chen and Ye Zifeng.
Master, Martial Uncle, please have tea.
Ye Zifeng nodded and indicated for Ling Yu to go out first.
Xiao Chen picked up his teacup and sipped gently. Naturally, Ling Yus brewing technique was not good. However, with a few Snow Lotus petals in them, the tea gained a certain taste, leaving a bitter vor that whetted ones appetite.
After putting down the teacup, Xiao Chen whispered, Senior Brother, you brought your saber out?
Ye Zifeng nodded and said, I made a trip to the ck Lotus Churchs holy mountain and helped you deal with a part of your problem temporarily.
Xiao Chen felt startled, not having thought that Ye Zifeng would go to the ck Lotus Church without a single word.
Although the ck Lotus Church was also in the Grave Sea Cluster, the distance was more than hundreds of millions of kilometers. This was simply unexpected.
Ye Zifeng had taken the saber and gone to the ck Lotus Church to deal with the matter. Even with the return trip, Ling Yu still had not finished brewing tea.
The shock in Xiao Chens heart was simply indescribable,pletely stunning him.
Senior Brother, you fought with the ck Lotus Churchs Sect Venerate?
Ye Zifeng put down his teacup and said, I sent out one saber strike, and he sent out three palm strikes. For the next ten years, the ck Lotus Sect Venerate will not be able to make a move against you personally. Short of a miracle, I will not be able to recover my Holy Venerate cultivation within five years.
When Xiao Chen heard this, he was startled. Ye Zifeng made it sound very casual, speaking so calmly.
However, Xiao Chen could imagine how dangerous the exchange had been.
The ck Lotus Sect Venerates strength also surpassed Xiao Chens expectations. With three palm strikes, he damaged Ye Zifengs cultivation so badly that it would take five years to recover.
However, Ye Zifengs strength was also startling. He sent out only one saber strike, yet the ck Lotus Sect Venerate would need ten years to recover.
This truly helped Xiao Chen a lot, severely reducing the pressure on him. It also rendered him somewhat speechless.
Xiao Chen did not know how to thank this senior brother that he just met.
Ye Zifeng said quietly, The ck Lotus Sect Venerate has the strength of a Sovereign Personage in the first ce. He had been recovering his strength in the past few years. My saber strike caused him further injury; hence, he cannot afford to care about you.
Xiao Chen said, However, Senior Brother, you...
Ye Zifeng smiled faintly and waved it off. Its fine. Its just five years. To me, it is a short time. When I digest the force from these three palm strikes, I might even be able to advance further.
It is hard to say whether it is a blessing or a disaster.
Xiao Chen felt in awe of Ye Zifengs attitude. Very few people could get Xiao Chens heartfelt respect. Ye Zifeng was definitely one of them.
Then, this Snow Lotus?
At the mention of the Snow Lotus, Ye Zifeng revealed a warm smile. Luck. He sent me flying. When Inded, I happened to see this stalk of Snow Lotus.
If you consume this Snow Lotus entirely, you can undermine the ck lotus mark in your body to its weakest. At that time, I can use something else to help you remove it.
Given that, all the pressure that the ck Lotus Church ced on Xiao Chen was nearlypletely resolved.
The ck Lotus Sect Venerate could not personally make a move, and once the ck lotus mark was erased, his subordinates would not be able to find Xiao Chen, either.
Perhaps it might still be possible for the ck Lotus Sect Venerate after ten years. Anything was possible after ten years.
Perhaps at that time, it would not be the ck Lotus Sect Venerate seeking Xiao Chen out but Xiao Chen personally killing his way over.
Junior Brother, cultivate properly. If you have any questions about the saber, you cane and seek advice from me at any moment.
After saying that, Ye Zifeng walked out while holding his saber, takingrge strides as he moved like the passing wind, heading to the summit.
As Xiao Chen watched Ye Zifeng leave, he felt extremely grateful. Many thoughts shed through his mind.
The great cmity that had been troubling Xiao Chen all the while had been resolved, just like that. Ye Zifeng simply made a quick trip, like the wind, and dealt with it with one saber strike.
Xiao Chen felt like he was relieved of a heavy burden. The care and concern of this senior brother made him feel warmth in his heart.
Honestly speaking, before Xiao Chen came, he did not hold out much hope.
After all, the connection between Xiao Chen and Ye Zifeng was rather tenuous. He only obtained Pan Huangs inheritance in the Kunlun Realm and had not even seen Pan Huang before. However, this Ye Zifeng epted him as a junior brother without any hesitation.
No matter what, Xiao Chen had to repay this favor in the future.
Although Ye Zifeng always showed a warm smile, Xiao Chen could sense that he had some hidden reason for remaining at the summit for ten years.
Dong! Dong!
Footsteps rang out. Ling Yu walked in from outside the door. Then, he looked at the ten-thousand-year-old Snow Lotus by Xiao Chens side with a fervent gaze.
Ye Zifeng normally did not give out gifts. However, when he did, it would surpass ones imagination.
Ling Yu, who had received gifts from Ye Zifeng before, was well aware of this. He walked over.
With one nce, it was obvious that this Snow Lotus was something good, something even better than what Ling Yu received in the past. It made him very envious.
Ling Yu used his hand to waft the fragrance towards his nose. Then, he smiled. Martial Uncle, what good thing did Master give you? Let me take a look.
Seeing Ling Yus appearance, Xiao Chen wanted tough. This fellow was really young, unable to keep his thoughts off his face.
Xiao Chen replied casually, Ten-thousand-year-old Snow Lotus. I heard that it was found in the darkest and filthiest ce. Earlier, I took a sip of tea made from it, and I felt my mind clear up, bing more alert.
A natural treasure that increasesprehension ability! Ling Yu said with certainty, his eyes lighting up. Then, he noticed that Ye Zifengs tea was not finished. So, he picked it up and drained it in one go.
This startled Xiao Chen. How could one drink tea like that? Furthermore, the tea was still scalding.
Ptooey. Its really bitter. It scalded me...
Ling Yu spat out all of the tea. Then, he stuck his tongue out and panted, looking like he had eaten something particrly bitter.
However, when Ling Yu looked at the tea on the ground, he facepalmed, and his heart ached.
He had actually spat out a natural treasure that increasedprehension ability.
Xiao Chen smiled and said, This is the Buddhist sects Snow Lotus. It can calm ones heart and cleanse evil. The one that increasesprehension ability is bodhi tea. Martial Nephew, you should read more.
Ling Yu eximed in anger, You! You actually cheated me, made me screw up!
Xiao Chen smiled and retorted, You are the one who did not restrain yourself when drinking the tea; thats why you got scalded. Increasingprehension ability was something you assumed as well. I did not even have time to remind you.
When Ling Yu heard that, he felt stifled. As he pointed at Xiao Chen, he did not know how to rebut.
Xiao Chen picked a few petals off the Snow Lotus and handed them to Ling Yu. After he put away the Snow Lotus, he said, If you enter Berserking Qi Deviation or feeling distracted and frustrated, you can ce one piece in your mouth. There is no need to use it with tea. The effects are pretty good.
Ling Yu did not know how important the Snow Lotus was to Xiao Chen, so he received the petals without even saying thanks. Feeling depressed, he turned around to leave.
Xiao Chen took out a jade bottle and called out to stop Ling Yu. I do not have any natural treasures for increasingprehension ability. However, I do have a natural treasure that strengthens the physique and aids in breaking through bottlenecks. Do you want it?
Ling Yu spun around and smiled. Martial Uncle, you are going to give Martial Nephew a greeting gift? There is no need to be so polite. It is expected of Martial Nephew to serve you.
Although Ling Yu said that, he directly grabbed the jade bottle and held it in his hand.
I cant really call it a greeting gift. I am rather interested in how you activated your Great Deste Eon bloodline, Xiao Chen said softly.
When Ling Yu heard this, his eyes wandered as he asked, Why do you want to know that? Cant you activate your bloodline? That must be so. I have never seen your bloodline before or even heard of it. It must be a lost inheritance that skipped generations.
However, Martial Uncle, your thinking is too simple if you want to use a small bottle of natural treasure that increases the physique to exchange for this secret.
Xiao Chen smiled and said, Open it and take a look first. It wont be toote to say that after doing that.
Ling Yu suspiciously removed the bottle cap. The instant the bottle was open, a dense and ancient aura of life wafted out from it.
A spot of golden light shed within the bottle. Unable to contain his excitement, Ling Yu eximed, Life Juice Source! Furthermore, it is of the highest quality! This is of an even higher level than what the sect stocks.
After saying that, Ling Yu did not hesitate to lift the bottle and raise his head, trying to pour the Life Juice Source into his mouth.
Hehe! Screw you. Ill drink it first.
After finishing it, Im going to y around with you. I wont tell you the secret to activating the Great Deste Eon bloodline.
Ling Yu revealed a malicious smile. He opened his mouth wide and even stuck out his tongue. However, after waiting for a long time, no Life Juice Source came out.
Finding it strange, Ling Yu looked into the bottle. He saw a tiny drop of Life Juice Source in there, slowly inching its way to the mouth of the bottle.
The Life Juice Source gave off a golden light and was clear to see. However, it was only a small drop and could not be poured out.
Xiao Chen took out another jade bottle and gently shook it in his hand. Swishing sounds came from inside.
Ling Yu put down the jade bottle and barked, You fooled me again!
Xiao Chen smiled warmly. Thats not really so. I did not say that there would be golden Life Juice Source in there. Furthermore, Martial Nephew, I have to guard against your impatient character a little, right?
Ling Yu thought about the tea incident earlier. Then, he flushed red in some embarrassment.
However, in the blink of an eye, Ling Yu started chuckling. Martial Uncle, I had been fearing your status and forgot that you are only a half-step Primal Core cultivator.
Xiao Chen asked with a calm expression, What are you thinking of doing?
Haha! Ling Yuughed loudly, Martial Uncle, you have been wandering the world. Have you not heard of killing others for their treasures? Today, I, Ling Yu, am going to beat someone up for their treasure. Screw you. Ill beat you up first. If you dont hand it over, Ill keep beating you up!
Xiao Chen revealed a strange smile on his face. Are you sure?
Am I sure, my ass! I have long since wanted to punch you already!
Chapter 1673 (Raw 1685): Reaching a Common Understanding
Chapter 1673 (Raw 1685): Reaching a Common Understanding
Now, Ling Yu threw all caution to the wind. Originally, he was already very upset with Xiao Chen and found him an unpleasant sight.
In the blink of an eye, Ling Yu had be Xiao Chens Martial Nephew, and he even needed to take care of him.
Previously, Ling Yu could endure this. However, now, he felt yed twice, and there was the temptation of the golden Life Juice Source.
Of course, Ling Yu could not really do anything to Xiao Chen. He would only beat Xiao Chen up and snatch away the Life Juice Source.
When Ling Yus master found out about it and sought to settle ounts, Ling Yu could say that he had an exchange with his martial uncle.
After all, Ling Yu did not n to do much to Xiao Chen, just give him a painful beating.
Right after Ling Yu spoke, he chuckled andunched himself at Xiao Chen. A strong aura burst out from his body.
After firmly suppressing Xiao Chen with his aura, he punched at Xiao Chens chest.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly while seated on the chair. Three Cauldron Force gathered in his body as he threw a punch as well.
Boom!
The two fists collided, and a loud sound rang out. Ling Yu had not used even half his strength. Since he was caught off guard, the exchange knocked him into the air, causing him to reveal a shocked expression.
Ling Yu stumbled a few steps before he found his footing. He could not tell that Xiao Chens Vital Qi was so strong.
This was natural. Unless one was of Ye Zifengs level, no one would be able to tell that Xiao Chens physical body already equaled an early-stage Major Primal Core Venerates.
With a casual punch, Xiao Chen could bring out three Cauldron Force. He did not need to summon his strength at all.
I really underestimated Martial Uncle. To think that you even cultivate Vital Qi. However, it is for naught.
Ling Yu did not care. After all, in that earlier punch, he had used only twenty percent of his strength and had not been serious.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly and stood up suddenly. At this instant, he erupted with shocking speed.
He executed the new Fish Dragon Art. His Veritable Essence Energy shield rubbed against the air and zed with a purple me that covered his fist.
Xiao Chen turned into a ming phantom as he unhesitatingly threw a punch.
Raising his speed to the peak limited the might of the punch.
However, at such a speed and such close proximity, Ling Yu, who was still speaking, could not see it clearly.
Pa!
A ck ring immediately appeared around his eye, which swelled up. It hurt so much that Ling Yu cried out and retreated hastily.
Martial Uncle, you are really fast!
Ling Yus right eye hurt. His vision blurred as he sucked in a breath of cold air.
However, the reply Ling Yu got was another punch from Xiao Chen, which earned him a shiner around his left eye.
Xiao Chen secretly shook his head. Ling Yu wanted to punch him but never properly looked at him, making light of him and exposing openings all over his body.
Ling Yusbat experience was pitifully limited. His stance, his posture, nothing could be considered perfect.
Never mind. Ill beat you up instead!
Martial Uncle, Im really getting angry!
After getting struck twice in session, Ling Yu was thoroughly enraged, no longer having any qualms. His aura burst out from his entire body.
Ling Yu circted his Veritable Essence Energy, fully revealing his early-stage Minor Primal Core cultivation.
It had to be said that when Ling Yu was at full power, his aura was much stronger than that of many early-stage Major Primal Core Venerates that Xiao Chen had seen.
Ling Yus Veritable Essence Energy was dense and pure, incredibly vast. With one look, one could tell that his foundation during the Veritable Personage Realm was extremely firm.
He had also put in a lot of effort into his usual cultivation.
However, Ling Yucked that little bit of patience and killing Qi. If he faced an experienced person like Elder Tang and did not activate his bloodline, he would be defeated in ten moves.
Now that Ling Yu brought out his full power, he was filled with confidence this time. When he attacked, he no longer used an ordinary punch.
Instead, he used his best Martial Technique, the Cloud Shattering Heavenly Star Punch.
This punch was like a star falling and breaking through the clouds. In that instant, it parted the clouds for five thousand kilometers around.
This resulted in boundless resplendent starlight descending without any obstructionthe state and meaning that this punch drew on.
This Ling Yu was indeed a genius. At such a young age, he alreadypletelyprehended the principle of this Fist Technique.
No wonder he could take twenty-odd consecutive victories in the Pirate Hall. His unparalleled sharpness was eye-catching.
Unfortunately, Ling Yu ran into Xiao Chen, a person with even more talent than him and even more experience than his master. Xiao Chensbat experience was much more than that of the Elders in the sect, and his mental state was much better than that of the outstanding geniuses of the Purple me Sect.
Whoosh!
The Taiji diagramwhich looked like an ink paintingin Xiao Chens dantian slowly spun around.
Immediately, Xiao Chens surroundings flickered with light. The light of the Taiji diagram rippled like water, reflecting off the floor and walls as it moved slowly.
Xiao Chen executed the wless saber Dao at this moment, looking iparably profound.
His clothes fluttered as though arge saber struck the ground and shook the ce. His fine ck hair waved in the wind, bing like thousands upon thousands of blood-stained sabers being drawn at the same time.
A thick and heavy murderous air joined the ngor soaring into the clouds and startling the surroundings.
Xiao Chen used his palm as a saber and executed the wless Saber Techniques Falling Moon Stance. A figure flitted across the sky, and the moon descended.
Boom!
A saber light apanied the falling moon, shing with Ling Yus berserk fist that was like a star tearing through the clouds. The entire courtyard shook.
Xiao Chens saber strike shattered Ling Yus punch, which turned into a star. The starlight scattered, and Ling Yu went flying back again.
Ling Yu revealed an incredulous expression, in utter disbelief. Despite a half-step Primal Core Realm cultivation, Xiao Chens strength actually surpassed his.
Little Martial Nephew, letting your mind wander during battle is very dangerous. Xiao Chen smiled faintly, and the killing Qi his entire body exuded turned into a frosty chill at this moment.
Right then and there, Ling Yus body froze stiff, and his heart sank. He felt an intense chill spread from his heart to his entire body.
Before Ling Yu could dispel this feeling, Xiao Chennded a knifehand on him, sending him hurtling down.
Ling Yu crashed heavily into the ground, intense pain immediately flooding his entire body.
He could not helpining in his heart, This martial uncle really does not pull his punches.
When Ling Yu tried to get up, he found that a saber scabbard had appeared at some time, pressed against his chest. That saber scabbard felt as heavy as a tall mountain, pinning him down.
The saber scabbard blocked the flow of energy in Ling Yus body. If he tried to shove it off, it might instantly pierce through his chest.
At this thought, Ling Yu could not help revealing some fearespecially when he saw Xiao Chens cold face, which gave him a chill for some reason.
If Ling Yu really tried to force the scabbard off, this martial uncle would not hesitate to stab it into his chest.
Ling Yusplexion immediately paled.
Martial Uncle, you are not doing this for real, right? Ling Yu asked as he forced out a smile.
However, the murderous airing from Xiao Chen thickened, making it increasingly harder for Ling Yu to breathe. Xiao Chen said, Killing others for their treasures? With your level, you want to kill others for their treasures? That is unlikely.
This Ling Yu was really stupid too. The Xiao Chen before him was an expert at killing others for treasure.
When Xiao Chen was killing others for their treasures, Ling Yu was probably still suckling on his mothers milk.
Suddenly, Xiao Chen saw Ling Yus eyes screwed shut. Ling Yus hand clenched hard and trembled.
Ling Yus tightly shut eyes seemed somewhat wet.
Xiao Chen burst out inughter. This child was almost frightened into crying.
This was a huge offense. How was Xiao Chen to exin this to Ye Zifeng?
Xiao Chen moved the scabbard away and smiled. Get up. I, your martial uncle, am not really going to kill you.
You really wont?
Ling Yu did not dare to open his eyes. He justy there without moving and said, I dont believe it. Even if you dont kill me, you will definitely still beat me up.
He made up his mind not to get up before his safety was assured.
This martial uncle was full of tricks. However, Ling Yu could not defeat him. This was simply too dangerous.
Xiao Chen smiled helplessly. Just get up. It is just Life Juice Source; Ill give some to you.
Really?
Sporting two ck eyes, looking like a panda, Ling Yu gingerly stood up and grinned.
Really.
Xiao Chen shook his head and walked over. Then, he sat down once more and said seriously, However, you cant y any more tricks, either. Tell me honestly how to activate the Great Deste Eon bloodline.
How could Ling Yu dare to y any more tricks? A wily light shed in his eyes as he said, However, Martial Uncle, you have to tell me how to temper my killing Qi and also how to release it freely.
When Xiao Chen saw that wily light in those panda eyes, he could not restrain a smile. If Ling Yu did not try to take advantage, he would not be Ling Yu.
However, this was fine, as well. At least, Ling Yu knew how to hold himself back. Even at the very end, he did not activate his own bloodline to fight with Xiao Chen.
If Ling Yu had activated his bloodline, it would not have ended with just two ck eyes.
Xiao Chen would also have unleashed his Great Dao Energy. At that time, it would be no holds barred.
Deal!
Naturally, given Xiao Chens magnanimity, he did not care about this and quickly agreed to the other partys condition.
Ling Yu chuckled, feeling that he still benefited despite getting beaten up.
He forgot that he had initially intended to beat up the other party badly.
Chapter 1674 (Raw 1686): Ancient Spirit
Chapter 1674 (Raw 1686): Ancient Spirit
Upon reaching amon understanding, Xiao Chen straightforwardly gave Ling Yu a bottle containing five kilograms of golden Life Juice Source.
This truly startled Ling Yu. Unexpectedly, Xiao Chen was so generous, which simply surpassed his imagination.
As Ling Yu caressed the bottle, he was filled with joy, nearly dancing on the spot.
When Xiao Chen saw Ling Yus excited appearance, he smiled and said, You are a core disciple of a Rank 4 sect, after all. You should notck resources from the sect. Is there a need to behave so exaggeratedly?
Ling Yu sighed bitterly. Martial Uncle, you have no idea. Good stuff that improves the physique has always been rare. They are items that may have a price but cannot be found. There are not many of such things in the sects store. Furthermore, these things are usually given to the true inheritors first before they go to the core disciples.
Unless weplete some sect missions, we normally might get just a couple of hundred grams. Furthermore, it is just silver Life Juice Source. It is notparable to Martial Uncles at all.
Now, Xiao Chen understood. Suddenly, he saw Ling Yu wanting to pour the Life Juice Source into his mouth. He quickly ordered, Stop!
Whats wrong?
Xiao Chen said helplessly, This thing is best used by soaking in it, with the support of some other herbs. That will make it easier to absorb.
Ling Yu pped his forehead and said, I forgot about that and almost wasted such a valuable item. Mainly, its because, with the amount we usually get, there is no way to soak in it. Martial Uncle, thanks for reminding me.
Xiao Chen smiled and said, Dont get too busy with that yet. You should fulfill what you promised me now.
Ling Yu seriously put away the Life Juice Source and smiled. Thats easy. Although the various Great Deste Eon bloodlines are different, the ways to activate them arergely simr. One only needs to awaken the ancient spirit hidden in the bloodline. In the future, one will be able to activate it with just a thought.
Ancient spirit?
Thats right. No matter how many generations the Great Deste Eon bloodline has been passed down, there will be some amount of remnant spirit in it. For example, my Astral Roc bloodline has the remnant spirit of an Astral Roc. After awakening the remnant spirit and merging it with my soul, I can activate it as I please.
However, after activating the Great Deste Eon bloodline, one will face some corresponding restrictions. The stronger ones physical body is, the longer one can stay in the activated bloodline state. If one goes past this limit, there will be some lingering injuries in the physical body. After all, our physical bodies are not truly that of the Great Deste Eons ten thousand races.
Xiao Chen entered deep thought and nodded. How does one awaken the remnant spirit in the bloodline?
I have a book for the Remnant Blood Soul Summoning Art. Most people with a Great Deste Eon bloodline would use a simr Soul Summoning Art.
Xiao Chen received the Remnant Blood Soul Summoning Art and entered deep thought. Then, he suddenly looked at Ling Yu and discovered that Ling Yu was fighting backughter.
Xiao Chen immediately understood. What Remnant Blood Soul Summoning Art? The name sounds impressive, but it is actuallymon goods, right?
This startled Ling Yu. Then, he guffawed. Martial Uncle is really smart. As long as it is a disciple with a special bloodline, the sect will give them this book for free. The value of this outside would just be a few hundred Medial Grade Spirit Jades.
Xiao Chen now understood everything. No wonder this fellow was smiling to the point of nearly dancing.
It turned out that Ling Yu used something worth only three hundred Medial Grade Spirit Jades to exchange for a bottle of golden Life Juice Source. No matter who it was, they would go mad with joy.
Martial Uncle, you are not angry, right? Ling Yu asked nervously as he eyed Xiao Chens expression.
Xiao Chen flipped open the Remnant Blood Soul Summoning Arts manual and looked through it. Then, heughed softly, You are overthinking. That thing was meant as a greeting gift for you in the first ce. I still have one ton of it or so. I originally intended to help you to cleanse your bones a few times.
Now that Ive heard about the treatment you receive from your sect, I feel that it is no longer necessary. I think it is enough already!
When Ling Yu heard that, the smile on his face vanished, reced by dismay. Martial Uncle, dont, please. I was wrong...
Xiao Chen smiled faintly. That depends on your performance.
Ling Yu immediately felt regret. Why did he try to act smart? This was great. The loss was too great.
Ling Yus heart ached. The joy from obtaining five kilograms of golden Life Juice Source transformed instantly into acute depression.
Never mind, lets not talk about that anymore. I would like to seek advice from Martial Uncle. How did you temper your killing Qi, so that you can unleash and withdraw your killing Qi as you please? How do I make my killing Qi like Martial Uncles, as heavy as a mountain and suffocating others?
At that question, Xiao Chen closed the Remnant Blood Soul Summoning Arts manual and revealed aplicated expression. He looked at Ling Yu and asked, How old are you this year?
Martial Uncle, Ling Yu will be twenty this year. I entered the main sect when I was fifteen. This year is the fifth year since I started cultivating.
What was Xiao Chen doing when he was twenty?
The geniuses of the Great Thousand Realms were truly fortunate. Xiao Chen felt somewhat mncholic. Then, he smiled and said, Im thirty-odd years old this year.
Ling Yu did not hear the timeworn tone in Xiao Chens voice. Feeling thement strange, he asked, Whats wrong with being thirty-odd? In the Great Thousand Realms, our lifespan is really long. Even at fifty, we are considered young.
Could this have something to do with age?
Ling Yu tilted his head to the side, revealing a confused look. That cant be right. The true inheritors of the main sect are not young, much older than Martial Uncle. However, I have never seen any of them disy a killing Qi that is so terrifying, suffocating others.
Xiao Chen collected his thoughts and said softly, Killing Qi needs to be slowly umted. Only then can one turn quantity into quality. There are no side paths.
Ling Yu was disappointed to hear this. It was different from what he imagined.
As for how Xiao Chens killing Qi came about, he had experienced too much killing in the Sky Dome Realm and the Kunlun Realm.
He had undergone countless battles of various sizes. If there were not ten thousand of them, there were at least several thousand.
There was no way for Ling Yu topare with Xiao Chen on that; he was simply too young. When Xiao Chen was twenty, he had been as fresh as Ling Yu, and not even as powerful.
If you want to take a shortcut, there is actually a way.
Ling Yus eyes lit up. What way?
Xiao Chen smiled mysteriously, causing Ling Yu to tremble. Martial Uncle, dont scare me.
Three days hence, exchange moves with me for four hours every day. Do this for one whole month. Although your killing Qi will not grow, you will get inured to an enemys killing Qi. You will not appear as inexperienced as you did today.
When Ling Yu heard that, he was slightly startled. Could it be that he had to experience what he did earlier every day?
However, after a while, he thought of something. Then, he nodded seriously and said, Good. Three days from now, I wille and seek advice from Martial Uncle.
After saying that, Ling Yu headed inside.
Xiao Chen pointed outside and said, Little Martial Nephew, your room is outside.
Ling Yu smiled embarrassedly. Sorry, old habits...old habits...
After Ling Yu left, Xiao Chen started reading the Remnant Blood Soul Summoning Arts manual again, contemting it.
Right now, he had two urgent matters to deal with: one, breaking through; two, activating the Azure Dragon bloodline.
Regardless of which one seeded, Xiao Chens strength would advance significantly, experiencing a qualitative improvement. Two monthster, he would get even more opportunities at the Fiendish Demon Battlefield.
Based on what Ling Yu said, the Purple me Sect still had the mysterious true inheritors, people whose position was even higher than the sect Elders.
These people were much stronger than Xiao Chen. At that time, he would definitely face these people in directpetition; they could not be underestimated.
Xiao Chen had to set his priorities when dealing with matters. With two urgent matters, he had to focus on one first for greater efficiency.
After thinking for a while, he decisively chose to awaken the Azure Dragon remnant spirit in his bloodline.
Xiao Chen arrived at the cultivation room that Ling Yu normally used. He looked around and felt very satisfied.
Originally, Xiao Chen had been worried that themotion caused by awakening the Azure Dragon remnant spirit would be huge. Looking at theyout of this cultivation room, he rxed.
There were manyyers of formations in it that could iste a cultivators aura. A lot of thought had gone into the building materials of the walls.
The Purple me Sect probably already considered all this. After all, everyone generally had secrets of their own. The sect had to give its disciples a ce for their secrets.
Soul summoning! ording to the book, the higher the quality of the bloodline, the stronger the lingering ancient spirit will be. The old Dragon Horse said that my bloodline is at least Grade 8, stronger than any one of the six remaining Dragon Race bloodlines.
Xiao Chen felt some anticipation in his heart. The old Dragon Horse had said that the highest grade of a bloodline of the Dragon Race before was only Grade 7.
Xiao Chens Grade 8 bloodline was somewhat queer, so the old Dragon Horse had told him not to tell anyone.
In one night, Xiao Chen finished reading the Remnant Blood Soul Summoning Arts manual. Then, he spent a day pondering it. Now, hepletely understood everything that he previously did not.
When Xiao Chen felt fully confident, he began.
The book said that there was a chance of failing the soul summoning. Each failure dealt great damage to the physical body and soul.
One still needed to be careful.
With some anticipation, Xiao Chen closed his eyes. He circted his Veritable Essence Energy in the pathway for the Remnant Blood Soul Summoning Art.
His blood roiled as his body gave off a terrifying aura from the ancient Great Deste Eon. It filled the entire room, and the formations for isting aura buzzed.
Xiao Chen immediately felt that the reaction was not good. He had somewhat underestimated the ancient spirit in his bloodline.
This was just the start. When he started formally summoning the spirit, he would definitely expose his secret.
At the summit, Ye Zifeng, who was cultivating with his eyes closed, opened his eyes. Many Cloud Sea Elders also opened their eyes at the same time, revealing puzzled expressions.
Cloud Sea cultivators had already started cultivating Soul Energy and were exceptionally sensitive to the aura of ancient spirits.
Chapter 1675 (Raw 1687): Dragon Soul Awakening
Chapter 1675 (Raw 1687): Dragon Soul Awakening
Right now, Xiao Chen was in a position that was good for neither advancing nor retreating. Just as he was about to give up temporarily, the formations in the cultivation room suddenly stabilized.
Junior Brother, you can awaken your bloodline spirit with your mind at ease. Ill help stand guard.
Ye Zifengs voice rang out in Xiao Chens mind, giving Xiao Chen a sense of security. Many thanks, Senior Brother.
The aura of the Azure Dragons remnant spirit disappeared in a sh from the Purple me Sects main peak.
After attracting the attention of the Cloud Sea Elders of the sect, the aura immediately vanished, no longer perceptible.
A whileter, the Elders gave up on searching for the source of this aura. They just took it as a disciple failing in an attempt at soul summoning.
With Ye Zifeng standing guard, Xiao Chen calmed down and started to circte the Remnant Blood Soul Summoning Art again.
All the blood in Xiao Chens body surged and roiled endlessly.
His body warmed. Then, it felt like it was burning, all his skin turning a fiery red.
As the Remnant Blood Soul Summoning Art continued circting, spots of azure light separated from Xiao Chens blood.
His blood boiled hot as it surged, all of it starting to release azure motes of light continuously.
After that, all the azure motes of light sped towards Xiao Chens brain. Initially, he had already felt this process to be quite unbearable. Now, his brain felt like it was burning; he nearly fainted.
How can this be? The feeling of his rationality slowly ebbing away startled Xiao Chen.
Apprehensive and irritable emotions spread in Xiao Chens mind, affecting his rationality.
Phew!
Xiao Chen, who sat cross-legged, opened his mouth and exhaled a mouthful of turbid air. Immediately, heatwaves surged throughout the cultivation room. It was like a dragon breathing, horrifying and scary, apanied by deep growls.
The entire cultivation room started trembling once more. The formations buzzed, and small cracks appeared in the walls.
On the roof, Ye Zifeng frowned slightly. Since he was already cultivating Soul Energy, he could clearly see the invisible dragon soul coiled in the room, wanting to soar into the sky and shake it up.
Ye Zifeng gently drifted down andnded on one foot, stepping on that dragons head and firmly suppressing it.
Which of the six Dragon Race bloodlines is this? The berserk aura is simr to the Red Dragon bloodline, but the Red Dragon spirit does not look like this.
Ye Zifeng was very knowledgeable. When he was in the Central Great Realm during his younger days, he had interacted with many major characters with Great Deste Eon bloodlines.
As far as he recalled, there was no such bloodline in the Dragon Race. However, it was impossible for this to be a false dragon or one of the other branches.
The aura of Xiao Chens dragon soul was clearly stronger than that of the six main bloodlines of the Dragon Race. How could it be a false dragon?
Reason told Ye Zifeng that this was no simple matter and that he absolutely could not leak it out.
A slight breeze blew, and Ye Zifengs upright figure was like a naked de. Strands of Great Dao Energy emanated from his body. Using Dao Might, he firmly suppressed the dragon soul.
Outside the courtyard, Ling Yu, who had just finished preparing the supplementary herbs for the Life Juice Source bath, was caught off guard and directly blown back the instant he opened the doors to the courtyard.
He felt a soul-deep threat, one so deep that his body and bloodline trembled.
Ling Yu fell prostrate to the ground, buckling under the huge pressure.
Whats going on?
Blood leaked out of the corners of Ling Yus lips as he panicked. Suddenly, he recalled the Remnant Blood Soul Summoning Art that he gave Xiao Chen.
Damn it! Did something happen to Martial Uncle?
With this thought, Ling Yu paled. Facing that huge pressure, he struggled to his feet and inched his way in, step by step.
Then, he headed for the cultivation room that was originally his and took a look. A pair of azure-colored dragon eyes appeared, giving off a resplendent golden light.
Whoosh!
Ling Yu vomited another mouthful of blood as he got blown away again.
Ancient spirit! Its the ancient spirit in Martial Uncles body. Ling Yu, who was sprawled on the ground again, felt deeply shocked.
He had never imagined that the ancient spirit in Xiao Chens body would be so strong, so scarily strong.
Ling Yus Astral Roc bloodline could not resist at all.
Originally, Ling Yu thought that the Great Deste Eon bloodline in Xiao Chens body was extremely thin and likely ranked at the back, something far fromparable to his own Astral Roc bloodline.
However, based on the current situation, the strongest bloodlines of the Great Deste Hundred Races might not even beparable to this.
Where exactly did this martial unclee from? Ling Yu muttered under his breath. The more he thought about his various experiences with Xiao Chen, the more he felt that Xiao Chen had an extremely mysterious background.
Then, when Ling Yu thought about how he had coldly rejected him, he could not help flushing.
Ling Yu, there is no need to get any closer. I am standing guard for Junior Brother. Go patrol the area; dont let anyone get close.
Suddenly, Ye Zifengs voice rang out in Ling Yus mind, startling him to his senses. It turned out that his master was already here. In that case, there was nothing to worry about.
With Master around, Martial Uncle Xiao Chen will definitely be safe.
In Ling Yus heart, Ye Zifeng was like a god. With Ye Zifeng around, everything could be settled.
After standing up again, Ling Yu stopped trying to push his way into the courtyard, obeying his masters orders and patrolling the surroundings.
Inside the cultivation room, Xiao Chen panted softly. He felt some horror and fear in his heart.
He felt unbearably hot, wanting to breathe out and rx.
However, unexpectedly, the panting turned into deep dragon roars that tested his endurance even further.
As the azure light that separated from Xiao Chens blood continued to gather, a dragon soul took vague form in the depths of his soul.
The next step was for Xiao Chen to merge his soul with this ancient spirit.
When the merger seeded, Xiao Chen would be able to activate his Azure Dragon bloodline freely at any moment.
Xiao Chen needed the Azure Dragon bloodline too much. Ever since he witnessed Ling Yusbat prowess soaring after Ling Yu activated his bloodline, he had longed to activate the Azure Dragon bloodline. This was such a vast treasure, but it was hidden in his body, unusable. What else could this be aside from a waste?
However, right now, the situation seemed different from what Xiao Chen imagined. He vaguely felt that this dragon soul seemed to be vying with him for dominance.
Could it be that after the merger, Xiao Chen would truly turn into a dragon, and his original consciousness would bepletely wiped out?
No one could have expected such worries.
No matter who it was, or how strong their bloodline was, the ancient spirit could not upy the dominant position. After being passed down and diluted for so many generations, the ancient spirit would just be a strand of remnant spirit and could not be very strong.
However, Xiao Chens situation was truly somewhat of an exception. As he breathed deeply, he uncontrobly released dragon roars. The entire room trembled endlessly.
On the roof, due to Ye Zifengs efforts to suppress thismotion, beads of sweat already appeared on his forehead.
Ye Zifeng was injured in the first ce. Now, some blood leaked out between his lips; he no longer found this as rxed as it was in the beginning.
The situation was as Ye Zifeng expected. The bloodline power of his junior brother was quite impressive.
This further firmed up his decision to suppress this dragon soul and not let this secret get out.
Once news of such an anomaly leaked, it would attract everyones attention prematurely.
Who knew how many people mighte to fear this? It was hard to imagine Xiao Chen getting a chance to grow into his powers.
Someone would definitely kill Xiao Chen off before he could do so.
In the cultivation room, Xiao Chen was having the fight of his life, which made him hesitate.
He did not know whether he should continue to the end or not.
Azure-colored dragon scales had already appeared on his skin, glittering with a metallic sheen.
Such a situation worried Xiao Chen even more. He became even more impatient and violent as his consciousness gradually faded.
Its over!
Suddenly, Xiao Chen was horrified to discover that the Remnant Blood Soul Summoning Art was circting automatically without his direction.
No matter what Xiao Chen tried, he could not stop it. Motes of azure light continuously separated from the blood flowing in his limbs and bones, pouring towards his brain.
That faint dragon soul in the depths of his brain turned more and more distinct.
As the dragon soul grewrger, it slowly upied Xiao Chens soul, causing a dreadful bloating sensation. This was a pain that came from the soul, something that could not be stopped.
How can this be? His Soul Pool erged by four or five times!
Ye Zifeng, who was keeping tabs on Xiao Chen, showed a puzzled expression, feeling extremely confused. Logically, given Xiao Chens cultivation, if anything touched his Soul Pool, it should scatter his soul, turning his body into an empty husk.
Am I going to die?
As Xiao Chens consciousness slowly blurred, his thoughts gradually emptied. As hey unawares, a pair of dragon wings grew out from his back, spreading out straight like sharp swords.
His hands turned incredibly sharp. His entire body was undergoing dragonification. The situation kept progressing towards the worst-case scenario.
However, just as things were approaching a tipping point, a mysterious ck pearl in the depths of Xiao Chens soul suddenly released a bright Immortal light.
When that dragon soul was on the verge of wiping out Xiao Chens soul, the ck pearl generated an uncontroble suction, swallowing up that unparalleled and incredibly tyrannical ancient spirit without leaving anything behind.
Xiao Chen had already fainted at this time and did not see this strange scene.
Chapter 1676 (Raw 1688): Arrogant Azure Dragon
Chapter 1676 (Raw 1688): Arrogant Azure Dragon
When Xiao Chen woke up, it was already daytime. As he slowly opened his eyes, he discovered that hey in the middle of ruins.
He sat up with some difficulty. He felt like he was barely awake, his head befuddled and heavy, aching from head to toe.
Xiao Chens entire body felt ufortable. It was like his bones had all been scattered and then reassembled.
He gave himself a rap on the head and closed his eyes. Then, he took in a few deep breaths before he recovered a little.
When Xiao Chen opened his eyes again, he discovered arge face right before him. He could even feel the other partys breath, which startled him.
Ignoring the soreness of his body, Xiao Chen leaped up from the ground, immediately standing up.
Hehe! Martial Uncle, you are awake. It looks like Master was right. He said not to move you, as you would wake up naturally when the sky was bright, Ling Yu said with a wide smile as he stood up.
Ling Yusplexion seemed to glow. His aura appeared stable and his Veritable Essence Energy also vaguely much stabler.
Xiao Chen immediately understood what had happened. Ling Yu must have used the previous night to absorb the Life Juice Source andpletely transformed in one night.
Ling Yu had the foundationid by the sect in the first ce, as well as a Great Deste Eon bloodline. Furthermore, this was his first time using the golden Life Juice Source.
Hence, the effects were miraculous. It was just one night, but the results made ones eyes light up.
If Ling Yu had a few more days to finish absorbing all the Life Juice Source in his body, his strength would definitely improve further, boosting hisbat prowess significantly.
In contrast to a regr disciple, this was what a genius disciple could bring out, ten timeseven one hundred timesthe effect with just a small fortuitous encounter.
Xiao Chen collected his thoughts and looked at the rubble. Then, he asked, What happened before I fainted?
Ling Yu shook his head and replied, I dont know. I was patrolling the area for you when I heard a loud sound. Then, the cultivation room crumbled as a terrifying dragon roar rang out. Fortunately, Master managed to suppress this shocking mysterious phenomenon.
Otherwise, it would have startled everyone in the sect.
I owe Senior Brother another favor. Xiao Chen felt warmth in his heart. He knew how horrifying the consequences would be if his Azure Dragon bloodline got exposed prematurely.
It would be even more terrifying than the ck Lotus Church.
However, Xiao Chen was rather curious about what happened at thest moment.
He had thought that he was dead for sure, his consciousness wiped when he woke up. However, the situation did not seem quite right. He was still living properly.
Xiao Chens hands and feet had not changed, his body had not changed, his consciousness was still there, his soul...
His soul...seemed to be even stronger.
Martial Uncle, did you seed? Ling Yu asked, unable to contain his excitement.
Ling Yu really wanted to take a look at his Martial Uncles Great Deste Eon bloodline. What would it be like after it was activated?
Right, theres no need to care so much about that now. Lets see if the bloodline activation seeded or not.
Xiao Chen focused. He really wanted to know the results of his efforts as well.
With a thought, Xiao Chens ck eyes instantly turned bright and golden.
Xiao Chens entire body gave off a deep azure light as well as an ancient aura that had existed since time immemorial.
A formidable aura from the Great Deste Eon spread out from Xiao Chens body. In the next moment, his golden eyes turned into azure-colored dragon eyes with a spot of extremely resplendent scarlet light in the depths of his pupils.
Strange, mysterious, proud, arrogant, brutal, and strong!
An irritable emotion took root in Xiao Chen as power flooded his entire body. There was a feeling that human lives were no more valuable than grass, as if everything in the world was like an ant. Under the vast heavens, in the expansive universe, there was nothing worth pursuing.
Boundless loneliness swamped Xiao Chens heart. What in the world can get this king to look at it properly?
The instant Xiao Chen activated his bloodline, Ling Yu, who was at the side, immediately regretted it.
Ling Yu had been prepared to activate his own Astral Roc bloodline the moment Xiao Chen activated his bloodline.
However, Ling Yu felt strong, nearly unbearable pressure while standing before Xiao Chen.
Ling Yu even found it extremely hard to speak.
Fortunately, Xiao Chensted for only a moment in this state before he silently dismissed it.
When Xiao Chen returned to his normal state, he felt an exceptionally strong sense of unreality. In that earlier moment, it was like he had be another person.
Although Xiao Chens thoughts were clear, and he hadmand of his body, he did not have many thoughts. It was hard to shake off the feeling that he did not have control.
Was this the true nature of the ancient Azure Dragon?
Although the sky was vast, there were none among the ten thousand rivals that could get the Azure Dragon to look at them straight in the eyes.
Xiao Chen felt afraid. Such a mental state was not good. If he really held such a mental state and sought trouble with Cloud Sea cultivators, he would be taught an unsightly lesson.
Martial Uncle, your bloodline is really too horrifying, Ling Yu said with lingering fear in his heart. However, the stronger the bloodline, the greater the burden you will bear after using it. Martial Uncle, you should use it as little as possible
Bang!
Before Ling Yu could finish speaking, Xiao Chen fell back without any sign of consciousness at all, fainting again.
Martial Uncle, Im not finished yet. Ling Yu smiled bitterly, feeling helpless.
This time, Xiao Chen slept for three days, only opening his eyes after that.
All of Xiao Chens difort had vanished. He felt refreshed, his entire body invigorated.
In the past three days, Xiao Chens body had finished adjusting to the changes that the dragonification had brought that day.
He did not know that his body had turned into that of a dragon previously, improving his physique by another level.
Ao Jiao, how long did I sleep? Xiao Chen asked after he washed up.
Not too much, not too little. Just nice, three days, Ao Jiao answered honestly.
Oh!
Xiao Chen went out to the backyard alone.
He sat down cross-legged and carefully sensed the changes to his body. He was surprised to find that his Vital Qi had actually increased to four Cauldron Force.
This is strange, Xiao Chen muttered as he opened his eyes. The various scenes of his dragonification from that day appeared in his mind.
He simply could not figure out what had dragged him back from the gates of hell when he had clearly felt that ancient spiritpletely dominating his physical body.
When I have time, I have to go and ask Senior Brother.
Ye Zifeng, who had been monitoring the entire situation, should know much more than Ling Yu. However, Ye Zifeng was definitely not in a good state at the moment, so it was not convenient to interrupt him.
Martial Uncle Ling Yu, theres a problem! Theres a big problem!
Just at this moment, an anxious figure shouted from outside as he rushed inside in a fluster, charging in without a greeting.
This was a young Purple me Sect disciple wearing gray robes. His cultivation was pretty good, even higher than Ling Yus.
However, at this moment, this person appeared anxious and panicky.
The instant the gray-robed disciple entered, he was stunned to see Xiao Chen. Who are you? Why are you in Martial Uncles courtyard?
Just at this moment, Ling Yu came out from a side room and demanded proudly in a calm tone, Why are you so flustered? Speak properly. He is my martial uncle!
This stunned Xiao Chen slightly. At this moment, Ling Yus expression and air were back to how it had been when he first saw Ling Yu in the Pirate Hall.
Ling Yu radiated sharpness and an unconceble pride.
With such a strong air, no one would dare to underestimate Ling Yu after taking one nce at him.
Martial Uncles martial uncle? How do I address him?
Martial Grand Uncle? However, is there a Martial Grand Uncle in the Purple me Sect? This question immediately confused that person.
Why are you standing there like a fool? What is it? Quickly say it!
The gray-d disciple came back to his senses. He promptly said, Martial Uncle, the Divine Firmament Sects Little Thunder Saber Feng Yu led its core disciples over again. Senior Brother Lu, Senior Brother Lan, and the others were defeated already. Now, only Senior Sister Bai is left still fighting.
Damn! That bastard again! His Purple Thunder Seven Strikes must have improved again. Why did you not tell me earlier?!
When Ling Yu started to get angry, the gray-d disciple whispered, Martial Uncle, you instructed us not to interrupt you, as you were going into closed-door cultivation. Hence, the various senior brothers and senior sisters went to deal with the situation first, so as not to trouble Martial Uncle.
Ling Yus face sank. He had indeed given that instruction. He had been absorbing and refining the Life Juice Source and could not be interrupted.
Never mind, I forgot. Bring me over now. I hope that group of bastards did not go overboard.
Worry appeared on Ling Yus face. Without a word to Xiao Chen, he left in a rush.
Xiao Chen had heard everything from the start. He found it rather strange and did not understand any of it.
After a moment of hesitation, Xiao Chen followed, his figure disappearing in a sh.
Chapter 1677 (Raw 1689): Greeting of Swords’ Edges
Chapter 1677 (Raw 1689): Greeting of Swords Edges
Martial Uncle, why did youe along? Ling Yu asked, feeling it was weird.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly and replied, After sleeping for so many days, I have to move my body a little. Furthermore, sinceing to this Purple me Sect, I have not properly checked out the ce yet. Cut the crap and lead the way.
The gray-d disciple felt shocked at this scene and thought to himself, Where did this white-d persone from?
With just a few words, Martial Uncle Ling Yu really kept quiet.
After all, Ling Yu was the strongest core disciple, and he was very young, just around twenty years old.
Ling Yu might very possibly be the youngest true inheritor in the Purple me Sects history.
Furthermore, Ling Yu had Ye Zifeng, the anchor of the sect, as his master. Hence, he had a connection to the legendary Pan Huang. His future was filled with unlimited potential.
Within the sect, several of the Elders did not even dare to get upset with Ling Yu. When they met him, they politely greeted him as Martial Uncle.
However, Ling Yu did not even dare to show his temper before this white-d person. This was truly strange, confusing that gray-d disciple.
The three of them quickly traveled through the mountain roads. Soon, they arrived at a solitary peak surrounded by clouds and fog.
There was a in and simple pavilion beside an old tree on the peak. Many Purple me Sect disciples had gathered there.
Two Purple me Sect disciplesy at the side with paleplexions and pained expressions.
There was a purple-haired youth on the long bench before the pavilion, leading many core disciples wearing the Divine Firmament Sects uniform, all of whom had smiles on their faces.
They all gazed at an arena hovering high in the sky in front, shrouded by fog and clouds.
Currently, two people fought intensely in the arenaone male and one female. The male was a core disciple of the Divine Firmament Sect, while the female was a core disciple of the Purple me Sect. The female should be the Senior Sister Bai that the gray-d disciple mentioned.
Greeting of Swords Edges!
These words were written on a stone stele in ancient calligraphy at the entrance. Xiao Chen thought about it for a while and roughly understood the situation now.
Big Brother Lu, Big Brother Lan, what happened to you two?!
When Ling Yu saw the two weakened people at the pavilion, his expression changed greatly, and he charged in with a sh.
Little Martial Uncle, didnt we say not toe? the two said with irritation on their faces.
As the strongest core disciple, how can I not show up in such a situation?
However, Ling Yu did not care. He checked on the twos injuries, and his expression immediately darkened.
Electricity coursed through their bodies, injuring their meridians and bones. They would not be able to recover within two months. How ruthless!
Feng Yu, you bastard! Do you need to be that ruthless?! Ling Yu became indignant, shouting angrily as he looked at that purple-haired youth leading the Divine Firmament Sects group.
The purple-haired youth smiled faintly. Both our sects have the Greeting of Swords Edges to make it easy for the disciples of our sects to exchange moves. Fists and legs have no feelings; sabers and swords have no eyes. In an exchange of moves, it is hard to avoid some loss of control. Brother Ling, why so angry?!
Why all the shouting? It was a fairpetition. I already showed mercy; what more do you want? The Divine Firmament Sect core disciple that injured the Purple me Sect disciples stood up and gazed at Ling Yu in disdain, utterly remorseless.
The Greeting of Swords Edges. The various sects all had simr ces.
This was where a sect established its pride. No one would remove the Greeting of Swords Edges. Doing so would be a sign of weakness, a humiliation to the sect.
All the other sects wouldugh at them and look down on them.
The purpose of setting up such a ce was to encourage and motivate the sect disciples. In the world of cultivators, thew of the jungle prevailed: the strong reigned and the weak were humiliated.
However, in recent years, the Purple me Sect disciples rarely headed to the Divine Firmament Sects Greeting of Swords Edges. It was usually the other partying to humiliate them.
This time, the other party came prepared.
Clearly, the Divine Firmament Sect disciples wanted to deal a blow to the Purple me Sect disciples to prevent them from entering the Fiendish Demon Battlefield two monthster, thus reducing thepetition.
The Divine Firmament Sect disciples ruthlessness was unexpected.
Boom!
As these people spoke, an electric light struck that exquisite female ferociously, sending her flying out of the arena.
Immediately, startled gasps rang out. Rage and reluctance appeared in the Purple me Sect disciples eyes.
Three consecutive defeats!
Another three consecutive defeats. Aside from asional exceptions, when the Divine Firmament Sect core disciples fought the Purple me Sect core disciples, the Purple me Sects side normally ended up with three consecutive defeats.
The reason was none other than the Divine Firmament Sects development of the younger generation of disciples, which surpassed the Purple me Sects in recent years.
The Divine Firmament Sects momentum was extremely ferocious. Nearly every year, they had new geniuses and outstanding talents appearing, firmly suppressing the Purple me Sect.
Little Martial Uncle, who told you toe? Werent you in closed-door cultivation?
When the exquisite female saw Ling Yu, she spoke with a reproachful tone. Aside from that tone, her words were like those of the other two senior brothers, filled with concern.
Feng Yu, the Divine Firmament Sects purple-haired youth who held the upper hand, smiled faintly and said, Stop wasting time, putting on an act of sweetness for each other. We are tired of seeing that already. Ling Yu, it is your turn. Let me think. Who should I send so you can win one match to regain some face for your Purple me Sect?
The moment Feng Yu said that, the Divine Firmament Sect core disciples all startedughing.
This was how it had been for the past few years. After three consecutive defeats, Ling Yu would make an appearance and win one match. After that, this purple-haired youth would enter the arena as a climax and defeat Ling Yu.
Such a farce happened nearly every few months.
There had never been any exception. In the ck Cave Mountain blessednd, the Little Thunder Saber Feng Yu was like Ling Yus nemesis, firmly suppressing him.
Hehe! Senior Brother, let me do it. Perhaps, this time, you might not even need to make a move. The Divine Firmament Sect disciple who injured the two Purple me Sect disciples mocked again, evincing no fear.
The Little Thunder Saber Feng Yu showed a faint smile from the very beginning, putting on the appearance of having full control of the situation at all times. He said, Brother Ling Yu, please.
Ling Yu clenched his fist tightly. Even though he knew it was a trap, under such circumstances, he had no choice but to let the other party lead him around by the nose.
Junior Brother Fang, be careful. This Ling Yu probably had some kind of fortuitous encounter recently. I can tell from his aura that his strength improved significantly. The Little Thunder Saber Feng Yu secretly sent a voice projection to his junior brother.
Senior Brother, rest assured. Im not that foolish. This fellow must have obtained some natural treasure. However, he has notpletely refined it yet. He will definitely not be Senior Brothers match. Ill help Senior Brother test him out first.
These people were all core disciples of Rank 4 sects. Although the Divine Firmament Sects people were arrogant and liked to gasconade, they were not fools.
Feng Yus heart immediately settled down, no longer worried. Continuing to look at Ling Yu, he prompted, Brother Ling Yu, whats wrong? My junior brother already entered the arena. Could it be that you dont even have the courage to face him?
When Xiao Chen saw all this, he wanted to make a move to stop Ling Yu. However, Ling Yu could not hold his temper. He leaped up andnded on the arena.
This child, Xiao Chen sighed to himself. However, he understood, as well. After all, Ling Yu was young; he could not truly endure the humiliation or disregard it.
In this situation, Ling Yu should endure this humiliation first.
After Ling Yu absorbed all of the Life Juice Source and trained properly with Xiao Chen, waiting for his strength to truly improve, he could go to the Divine Firmament Sects Greeting of Swords Edges and return the humiliation ten timeseven one hundred timesover.
Ling Yu could dete the other partys sharpness in one go.
That would be better than Ling Yu feeling resentful and helpless as he went over to that arena.
The Divine Firmament Sect core disciple Fang Yun! Brother Ling Yu, do give me your advice!
[TL Note: The name Fang Yun had been used before in the novel. This is likely another reused name for a new and likely insignificant character.]
The Divine Firmament Sect disciple performed a cupped-fist salute and bowed on the arena.
Purple me Sect core disciple Ling Yu! Do give me your advice!
When Ling Yu saw the smile on the other partys face, he could not control the rage in his heart. Right after he spoke, he punched.
The punch Ling Yuunched in anger contained extremely great might. The fist wind produced sonic booms, the piercing screams filling the surroundings.
The Little Thunder Saber Feng Yu nodded slightly. His judgment was right. This Ling Yus strength had truly improved significantly.
However, everything was still within Feng Yus control.
Forewarned that Ling Yus strength had greatly increased, Fang Yun was not too shocked.
Fang Yus figure shed and left a lingering electric afterimage, avoiding the blow.
The strength that Ling Yu disyed in the arena made the Purple me Sect disciples eyes light up. They could not help focusing their gazes on the arena once more.
Although Ling Yu was angry, he did not lose his rationality. He wanted to end the battle quickly and conserve his strength.
After that, Ling Yu would fight the Little Thunder Saber Feng Yu and avenge all the past humiliations.
Due to the golden Life Juice Source from Xiao Chen, Ling Yus strength had increased greatly over the past few days. Now, he was very confident of defeating Feng Yu.
Xiao Chen felt somewhat shocked. This little martial nephew of his truly surpassed his expectations.
While Ling Yus Fist Technique looked fierce and brutal, in reality, he put the force to good use. Every time he attacked, he did not waste much Veritable Essence Energy.
Ling Yus movements were not impressive, but they slowly drove the Divine Firmament Sects Fang Yun into a corner.
This prevented Fang Yun fromunching attacks. He might not even have a chance to bring out his full strength, suffering a humiliating defeat.
Interesting. His improvements are truly extraordinarily great, Xiao Chen thought to himself. Perhaps, this time, Ling Yu might be able to create a miracle.
Chapter 1678 (Raw 1690): Divine Firmament Nine Changes
Chapter 1678 (Raw 1690): Divine Firmament Nine Changes
Now, the Divine Firmament Sects Fang Yun, who originally was confident of fighting Ling Yu to a draw, even defeating him, showed an extremely unsightly expression. Twenty moves had already passed, and he ended up in a very passive position.
Fang Yuns maneuvering space steadily shrank. He found every attack tricky to handle. He could not evenpletely bring out his aura, either.
From the very start, Fang Yun was suppressed, unable to utilize his strength. Now, this suppression intensified.
This was a mutual exchange of moves. Although the fight was intense, no matter what, they could not engage in a true fight to the death.
One would not be able to execute their killing moves or life-preserving trump cards. While one had these things, others would too. If everyone brought out their killing moves or life-preserving trump cards, the consequences would be hard to predict.
After one returned to ones sect, punishment would definitely be waiting. This was an unwritten rule of the various Greeting of Swords Edges.
Without being able to use killing moves or life-preserving trump cards, Fang Yun had no way to turn the situation around. The enraged Ling Yu did not give him any opportunities.
Ling Yu fought on firmly. After another ten moves, Fang Yun, who had been bitterly holding on for a long time already, could no longer hold on.
Fang Yun revealed a rather big opening, and a cold glint shed in Ling Yus eyes. Ling Yu did not hesitate to attack decisively.
Ling Yu brought out the true meaning behind the Cloud Shattering Heavenly Star Punch. Starlight descended on the arena, scattering all of the fog and clouds in the surroundings.
This afforded everyone a clear view of Ling Yu sending the Divine Firmament Sects helpless Fang Yun flying with a punch.
Great!
The Purple me Sect disciples immediately cheered. No one expected Ling Yu to win so handily.
Junior Brother Ling, your strength improved a lot in the past few days.
The disciple with the family name Lu, who was defeated earlier, felt slightly startled. Then, he revealed an expression of joy.
They were of the same sect. Of course, he was happy that Ling Yu could have such strength.
The female with the family name Bai, the one with the exquisite figure and pretty face, said, Little Martial Uncle, perhaps you might not lose to that Little Thunder Saber Feng Yu.
Even if you cannot defeat him, you might be able to fight to a draw.
I wonder how much that Little Thunder Saber Feng Yus Purple Thunder Seven Strikes has improved?
When mentioning the Little Thunder Saber Feng Yu, the Purple me Sect disciples all revealed sorrowful expressions.
Ling Yu was the future star of the Purple me Sect. He possessed great talent, a strong bloodline, had Ye Zifeng as his master, and was willing to work hard. At such a young age, he already became the strongest core disciple.
Many people had felt that with Ling Yu, the Purple me Sect would definitely suppress the Divine Firmament Sect in the future.
However, no one expected that the Divine Firmament Sects side had Feng Yu, who had remained silent and unheard-of until he turned eighteen. Once he made his debut, he kicked up a violent storm in the entire ck Cave Mountain.
It was like Feng Yu was born to be Ling Yus nemesis. Since he appeared, he instantly imed Ling Yus limelight in the ck Cave Mountain.
Then, Feng Yu led the Divine Firmament Sect core disciples to the Purple me Sects Greeting of Swords Edges time after time to humiliate the Purple me Sect.
It was rumored that Feng Yus master was the Thunder Saber, Xiang Tian. Feng Yu started practicing the saber at the age of six andprehended saber intent at the age of eight. After that, the Thunder Saber took him in as his final disciple. Feng Yu only revealed himself two years ago.
After eighteen years of obscurity, once Feng Yu made his debut, he revealed his sharpness and showed the tyrannical air that all the outstanding talents of the ck Cave Mountains younger generation had.
Hence, Feng Yu gained a nickname, the Little Thunder Saber.
Like Ye Zifeng, Xiang Tian was one of the ten great desmen of the Grave Sea.
Again like Ye Zifeng, Xiang Tian was a Supreme Elder who functioned as a sect anchor, but in the Divine Firmament Sect.
Aside from his exceptionally startling talent with the Saber Dao, the Thunder Saber Xiang Tiansprehension of the Thunder Dao was equally shocking.
More importantly, he also perfectly merged the two, reaching the level of controlling thunder with the saber.
Previously, no matter how much Ling Yu improved, he ended up being defeated by Feng Yu.
However, this time, Ling Yun easily defeated Fang Yun. This allowed the Purple me Sect disciples to see hope.
Senior Brother, sorry, Fang Yun said after his miserable defeat as he stood before the Little Thunder Saber, feeling guilty.
Feng Yu pondered and shook his head. Im the one in the wrong. I underestimated his improvement. I should not have reminded you. You already lost out in aura, and you also underestimated his improvement.
Had you not known anything at the start, you would have just charged forward with bravery. You would not have lost so badly. If you had another chance, you would not have lost so badly. It is not that you are weak. Dont overthink.
A light shed in Xiao Chens eyes. This Little Thunder Saber is really rather extraordinary.
Ling Yu revealed an enraged expression as he said, Feng Yu, it is your turn.
Theres no rush. No matter how much you have improved, you will always be weaker than me.
Feng Yuughed loudly, and his figure shed,nding on the arena.
Boom!
The sky immediately turned dark. Boundless thunderclouds gathered from all directions, heading for the sky above the arena.
Deep thunder rumbled. Bolts of lightning tore through the gloomy sky. The scene for fifty kilometers around changed.
Will of thunder!
He actuallyprehended the will of thunder!
Everyone showed startled expressions. Feng Yu was merely twenty-one years old. To think that he alreadyprehended the will of thunder.
The moment Feng Yu appeared, he shocked everyone. No one had expected that he alreadyprehended the will of thunder.
Ling Yu, if you can receive three moves from me, I will consider it your victory. I will personally help your senior brothers and senior sister to remove the electricity in their bodies, Feng Yu said indifferently while holding his saber upraised and showing a calm expression.
Three moves?
Ling Yus expression changed slightly. He needed to receive only three moves? This Feng Yu was really underestimating him too much.
After three moves, I will not return to the Purple me Sect for three years. Feng Yu continued speaking without any change in expression.
When Feng Yu said that, he set the ce abuzz. For the past few years, every time Feng Yu led people over, it was like torture for the Purple me Sect disciples.
To think that Feng Yu decided not toe back again.
Xiao Chen revealed a cold smile. This fellow really nned this out well.
The Fiendish Demon Battlefield would open two monthster. As long as Feng Yu could severely injure Ling Yu in three moves, preventing him from entering the Fiendish Demon Battlefield, Ling Yu would miss out on a huge opportunity.
With that, Ling Yu would forever be unable to catch up to the Little Thunder Saber. Feng Yu would settle the problem in one go. Why should he keeping to the Purple me Sect every few months to deal a blow to Ling Yu?
The many core disciples of the Purple me Sect felt somewhat anxious at this moment. They did not know how Ling Yu would reply.
On one hand, they wanted their Martial Uncle Ling Yu to agree, to fight on behalf of the Purple me Sect core disciples.
On the other hand, they feared that Feng Yu wasying a trap; hence, they felt nervous.
Alright, I agree.
Ling Yus gaze flickered for a moment as he decisively chose. He felt upset and was unwilling to submit, as well. He did not believe that he could not receive three moves from the other party.
First move!
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A saber light shed as Feng Yus saber scabbard flew into the air, turning into a sh of purple electric light as it shot towards Ling Yu.
Heavy thunder roared in the sky, shaking the surroundings.
Ling Yus face sank, but he did not choose to retreat. Instead, he swung his arm and punched.
Bang!
The fist light and saber scabbard met. Ling Yus figure trembled as he grunted. Then, he took a few steps back, his aura diminished significantly.
That saber scabbard actually caused lightning to manifest in the surroundings. The energy that it contained far surpassed Ling Yus imagination.
Second move!
The moment Feng Yu said that, he pressed forward. His footsteps appeared illusionary. With every step he took, a bolt of lightning fell. When the electric light shed, his figure suddenly vanished, leaving only nine saber lights flickering endlessly.
Divine Firmament Nine Changes!
This startled Ling Yu. He simply had not imagined that Feng Yu had managed to practice the most difficult consummate skill of the Divine Firmament Sect.
All of the Purple me Sect disciples at the Greeting of Swords Edges were stunned.
Oh no! Junior Brother is in danger!
The Divine Firmament Nine Changes! He actually seeded in practicing the Divine Firmament Nine Changes!
Only now did everyone startle awake. No wonder Feng Yu dared to say that he would defeat Ling Yu in three moves. It turned out that he practiced the Divine Firmament Nine Changes.
Feng Yus figure vanished from the arena. The nine saber lights pierced towards Ling Yu from different directions.
Each saber light carried countless lightning bolts.
The entire sky turnedpletely dark. This Divine Firmament Nine Changes was not as simple as just splitting a saber light into nine and making one vanish.
What was more horrifying was that each saber light carried lightning and materialized boundless berserk mysterious phenomena.
What should I do? I can block only six saber lights at most!
Chapter 1679 (Raw 1671): Don’t Understand
Chapter 1679 (Raw 1671): Dont Understand
Divine Firmament Nine Changes was the Martial Technique with the highest requirement ofprehension ability in the Divine Firmament Sect. Once it was executed, it immediately ced Ling Yu in a quandary.
Everyone from the Purple me Sect was stunned. With nine saber lights, the power of the world that the Martial Technique drove was very scary.
This was just the second move. The Little Thunder Saber Feng Yu still had one more move.
Ill block six saber lights first!
Ling Yu made up his mind to block six saber lights, then use his physical body to receive the remaining three.
His physique had already improved considerably. Hence, the three saber lights would not injure him too severely. After that, he would have to withstand just one more saber strike.
Cloud Shattering Heavenly Star Punch!
Starlight flickered. In the blink of an eye, Ling Yu used his full force and threw six punches.
Each punch shattered a saber light. The shattered strands of saber light turned into purple light lingering in the air.
Three saber lights remained. Sweat poured down Ling Yus forehead. Six punches were already his limit.
He could only use his body to receive the remaining three saber lights. His feet moved, and he circted his Veritable Essence Energy, doing his best to avoid being injured.
However, just at this moment, the three saber lights merged into one.
The thunderclouds for fifty kilometers around suddenly massed into a dense bank of ck clouds.
In an instant, that saber light burst forth with resplendent electric light. Feng Yus body also suddenly appeared at this moment, swinging down his saber.
The lightning driven by the saber light was like a purple flood dragon, baring fangs and ws, looking alive.
This greatly startled Ling Yu. Unexpectedly, Feng Yus Divine Firmament Nine Changes already reached such an exquisite level.
Its over!
This saber strike was quick and ruthless, arriving from a tricky angle. What was worst was that it surpassed Ling Yus expectations.
This was not part of Ling Yus ns. This change ced him in a terrible predicament.
Third move!
Feng Yu revealed a confident smile. The flood dragon roared ferociously as the saber light was about tond.
At this moment, the Divine Firmament Sect core disciples all showed smiles as they slowly stood up.
Those with eyes could tell that Ling Yu was done for. Even if he used the Great Deste Eon bloodline, Feng Yu also had a Great Deste Eon bloodline.
At that time, Ling Yu would only receive worse injuries and an even more miserable defeat.
The Purple me Sect disciples showed different expressions. When this sabernded, their Little Martial Uncle would be unable to recover within two months.
That would be equivalent to Ling Yu no longer having a fate with the fortuitous encounters at the Fiendish Demon Battlefield.
Whoosh!
Something strange happened. The disciples of the two sects at the Greeting of Swords Edges felt a strong wind blow. It was like a person charged over. In the next moment, a figure suddenly appeared beside Ling Yu.
Martial Uncle?! Ling Yu eximed in shock. Xiao Chen actually came to this arena.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly and looked at the saber light above. After pondering for a moment, he used the Sharp Spirit Finger and gently extended a finger.
Whoosh!
The horrifying lightning flood dragon entered Xiao Chens body. It was like a river pouring into a sea, silent without any waves.
The saber in Feng Yus hand got knocked away.
The entire ce fell quiet. Everyone was stunned. They rubbed their eyes, unable to believe what they just saw.
Xiao Chen alreadyprehended the Thunder Domain and also cultivated the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation; he was a lightning-attributed cultivator.
If this saber strike were of any other attribute, Xiao Chen would not have been able to receive it as easily. However, since it was lightning, it was really nothing.
There was the Ten Thousand Tribtion Divine Lightning, which was countless times more powerful, in Xiao Chens sea of consciousness.
Dang!
Feng Yus saber stabbed ten centimeters into the arena.
Feng Yu showed an unsightly expression. In some disbelief, he demanded, Who are you? Do you not know the rules of the Greeting of Swords Edges?
Xiao Chen waved Ling Yu into silence. Then, he replied indifferently, Naturally, I know the rules of the Greeting of Swords Edges. No one can interfere with a duel, including the sect disciples or Elders, no matter how severe the injuries or if there is any death.
Feng Yu stepped forward and extracted his saber. Electricity continued to flicker on the de as he said sternly, Since you know it, how dare you break the rules? Even if I kill you right now, the Elders of your Purple me Sect will not dare to say anything.
The anger in Feng Yus heart was not due to just the second move of his Divine Firmament Nine Changes being easily broken but to the failure of his n to cripple Ling Yu temporarily.
It turns out that the Purple me Sects people are like this, unable to understand rules.
Haha! Their sect is already in decline and will drop to a Rank 3 sect at any time. Now, to think that they are unable to even obey the rules.
Where are the Purple me Sect Elders? When I return, I will definitely get my Divine Firmament Sect Elders to get justice for this!
The Divine Firmament Sect disciples started taunting and making sarcasticments, bolstering their senior brothers momentum.
All the core disciples of the Purple me Sect felt confused as they did not know Xiao Chen at all.
Thats right. I am breaking the rules. What do you want to do?
Xiao Chen did not care. After all, he was not from the Purple me Sect. He did not need to follow all these rules.
He also did not fear this Little Thunder Saber. If the other party attacked him, it would be just fine. He had recently been itching for a fight anyway.
Moreover, he also cultivated the lightning attribute. He couldpete to see whoseprehension of the Thunder Dao and the Saber Dao was deeper.
You wish to die?
At Xiao Chens nonchnce, Feng Yus face twisted with a towering rage.
Seeing that this matter was escting, Ling Yu felt worried, afraid that Xiao Chen would fight with Feng Yu and end up injured. He said quickly, Feng Yu, he is my Master Ye Zifengs junior brother and not someone of the sect. There are some rules that he does not need to follow. Consider todays fight my loss. You do not need to fulfill your wager.
The crowd immediately let out surprised gasps. No one had thought that Xiao Chen had such a great identity.
Senior Ye Zifengs junior brother?
That cant be. How could Senior Ye Zifeng have a half-step Primal Core junior brother?
Could it be that he is Pan Huangs disciple as well?
However, Ling Yu probably would never joke about such a matter.
Discussions immediately broke out, all of them expressing confusion, doubt, and astonishment.
A brilliant light shed in Feng Yus eyes. He said, Ye Zifengs junior brother? Since when did Senior Ye Zifeng have a junior brother like you? Could it be that you are Pan Huangs disciple? What a joke!
Right after Feng Yu spoke, his figure shed as he directly swung his saber at Xiao Chen.
No matter who you are, since you dare to break the rules and spoil my ns, you have to pay the price!
Xiao Chen narrowed his eyes. The Cycle Heart in his sea of consciousness suddenly unleashed the state of cycle, spreading it throughout his entire body. Everyones actions slowed in his eyes.
In this Great Thousand Realms, the state of cycle was harder to execute than in the Kunlun Realm. Xiao Chen could not maintain it for as long as before, not even for a second.
However, when facing an opponent of Feng Yus level who had taken the initiative to strike, Xiao Chen needed to use the state of cycle to attain a quick victory.
Even if his state of cycle could notst for a second, it was already enough.
Crack!
A saber light arrived first despite being sent outter. Xiao Chen drew his Lunar Shadow Saber, and a gentle moonlight like autumn waters flickered on the saber. The light rippled like water as the saber sang melodiously, sounding pleasing andfortable like spring watering out of the mountain.
Feng Yu was startled. He had not expected Xiao Chens saber light to be so quick and ruthless.
The instant Xiao Chens saber light appeared, it broke Feng Yus saber move.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Feng Yu retreated four or five steps, and his expression suddenly turned grave. Your Drawing the Saber
As a desman, Feng Yu could tell that while this Drawing the Saber looked ordinary, it contained a lot of skill.
A desmans cultivation of the saber could be easily seen from their Drawing the Saber.
Xiao Chens Drawing the Saber already revealed a level where it was nigh imprable to outsiders.
In that earlier instant, Feng Yu sensed that the other partys Drawing the Saber already surpassed his.
Furthermore, it was not merely by a little. Feng Yus cultivation was higher, and he had made the first move, but he was the one who retreated. Just based on the facts, there was no need to say anything more.
Zi! Zi!
A long saber wound appeared on Feng Yus chest, and blood spurted out, dying his clothes red.
I still failed to dodge? How can that be?!
Feng Yus expression changedpletely. He gaped at Xiao Chen in shock and confusion. I clearly dodged it. How could I still be injured?
You dont understand? Not understanding is natural. If you understood, how could I have struck you ruthlessly?
Xiao Chen said indifferently, You dont understand? Then, go back and practice for a few more years. Stoping to the Purple me Sect. With your level, you would just be humiliating yourself, losing your masters face.
This came like a sudden p of thunder in Feng Yus mind. With horrified eyes, he argued, Thats impossible. How can I lose Masters face? I started practicing the saber at six and only made my debut at eighteen
Chapter 1680 (Raw 1692): Spirit Pool
Chapter 1680 (Raw 1692): Spirit Pool
This was the first time Xiao Chen used the state of cycle in the Great Thousand Realms, and he immediately confused the Divine Firmament Sects Little Thunder Saber Feng Yu.
Feng Yu continued muttering to himself. Even now, he still could not understand how Xiao Chen managed to strike him.
Feng Yu had been overconfident. He thought that within the younger generation of the entire Grave Sea, even if he was not among the top three desmen, he would at least be in the top ten.
Furthermore, this was just his conservative estimate. In his heart, he felt that he was the top desman.
In fact, before Xiao Chen appeared, it was truly so. None of the desmen of the same generation in the three blessednds could defeat Feng Yu.
The desmen that could defeat Feng Yu were all true inheritors of their sects. Those people were of a senior generation, so he still had time to catch up.
However, Xiao Chen was only a half-step Primal Core cultivator. Hence, Feng Yu simply could not understand.
Fellow cultivators of the Divine Firmament Sect, are you not going to treat your senior brothers injuries?
Seeing the so-called Little Thunder Saber still muttering to himself irritated Xiao Chen somewhat.
He swept his gaze over to the Divine Firmament Sect disciples outside the pavilion to signal them to bring Feng Yu away.
A few people immediately flushed red. They hade to the Purple me Sect many times before, but this was the first time they were instructed this way by another.
Senior Brother, lets go.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
The Divine Firmament Sect core disciples flew to the arena in the clouds and helped up Feng Yu.
Feng Yu startled away and stared at Xiao Chen, looking somewhat demented. I clearly dodged it. Why did I still get struck?
Feng Yu found this resultpletely uneptable. It was even more humiliating than actual defeat.
To think that he could not understand.
Who was Feng Yu? He was the prized disciple of the Thunder Saber Xiang Tian, praised as the disciple most likely to inherit his masters title.
For Feng Yu not to be able to even understand the Saber Technique of his contemporary was a huge joke.
Xiao Chen recalled some past matters. He replied indifferently, Go back and practice for a few more years. How long have I practiced the saber, and how long have you? There is nothing uneptable about this.
The other party was very simr to the young Xiao Chen. He both cultivated the lightning attribute and was talented at the saber.
However, they had different experiences and different characters. Perhaps one day, the other party might surpass Xiao Chen, but the time was not now.
Brother Feng Yu, you can go now.
Although Ling Yu had been defeated, he felt extremely happy when he saw Feng Yus appearance. Who told you to keep seeking trouble for the Purple me Sect? Lets see whether you dare toe again in the future.
Thoroughly embarrassed and disinclined to stay any longer, the Divine Firmament Sect disciples quickly brought Feng Yu away.
When the Divine Firmament Sects people had left, Ling Yu immediately asked, Martial Uncle, how did you do that? I also could not understand that saber strike.
You are not a desman; there is no point in asking this.
Thats true. Oh no! Ling Yu suddenly pped his forehead and said, I forgot to tell those Divine Firmament Sect disciples to remove the electricity in my senior brothers and senior sisters bodies.
Xiao Chen said softly, Thats not a problem. Ill do it.
He was very confident when it came to the lightning attribute, so he went to check on the few injured core disciples.
After sending his Veritable Essence Energy into the injured disciples bodies, he no longer worried. He absorbed all the tyrannical lightning-attributed Veritable Essence Energy in their bodies into his own.
Xiao Chen already cultivated the Thunder Domain. His will of thunder was an even higher level than Feng Yus. This tyrannical lightning-attributed Veritable Essence Energy was nothing to him.
This is great!
The three core disciples were previously very weak and worried. Now, they revealed joyous expressions.
Given this, the three core disciples would still be able to enter the Fiendish Demon Battlefield two monthster and seek out their own fortuitous encounters.
Many thanks. Are you really Senior Ye Zifengs junior brother? the rescued disciples asked curiously.
Xiao Chen thought for a moment, then replied, I can be considered so. I already dealt with the electricity; just rest for a few days, and you will be fine.
This admission astounded these people. Unexpectedly, Ye Zifeng had such a young junior brother.
No matter what, it is all thanks to Martial Uncle. Otherwise, Feng Yu would remain arrogant until who knows when.
For the past few years, he has made our Purple me Sect look terrible. However, the true inheritors could not make a move. No one could do anything about him.
Martial Uncle really did a great thing for the Purple me Sect. This is the first time I saw Feng Yu suffer so greatly, looking so aggrieved.
However, the Thunder Saber Xiang Tian is extremely protective. Now that Martial Uncle injured his disciple, you have to be careful.
Right, right, right! That Feng Yu still has a senior brother, a true inheritor. He is already an early-stage Major Primal Core cultivator, and his talent is no lesser than Feng Yus. He has cultivated for longer and is harder to deal with.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly and did not dwell on this. He did not believe that the Thunder Saber Xiang Tian would actually make a move on him.
This matter also reminded Xiao Chen that the opening date of the Fiendish Demon Battlefield was approaching. He really should start making some preparations.
Just from thepetition between the core disciples of the Purple me Sect and the Divine Firmament Sect, it was clear how intense thepetition at the Fiendish Demon Battlefield would be.
Furthermore, this was just the tip of the iceberg. Each blessednd had dozens of sects.
There was nothing to fear from the core disciples. However, just the true inheritors of those Rank 3 sects would already be a threat to Xiao Chen. Furthermore, there were still the Rank 4 sects true inheritors.
However, each sect did not have many true inheritors. The requirements for bing a true inheritor were extremely harsh.
Xiao Chen knew that the Purple me Sect had about five, maybe six, true inheritors.
Since Xiao Chen was going to the Fiendish Demon Battlefield, he did not want to be just a passerby.
He needed to seek advice from Senior Brother Ye Zifeng. Coincidentally, he could also ask his questions about what happened three days ago.
After casually chatting with the Purple me Sect core disciples, Xiao Chen took his leave.
Ling Yu followed, quick as a wink. Hehe! Martial Uncle, when can we start that special training you mentioned?
Xiao Chen realized that Ling Yu was referring to the killing Qi training. Lets start tomorrow, then. I also happen to be a desman. After the special training, when you meet that Feng Yu again, your odds of victory should be much higher.
Here is another bottle of Life Juice Source. Refine it as well. Use the next two months to break through to thete-stage Minor Primal Core Realm.
Ling Yu was beside himself with joy, having already experienced for himself the benefits of the highest-quality Life Juice Source over the past few days. This was like a delivery of coal in the middle of winter.
At the ce where Ye Zifeng was in closed-door cultivation at the summit of the peak, where the spiritual fog was the densest, a forbiddennd for the Purple me Sect disciples, Xiao Chen went up unobstructed. He discovered that Ye Zifeng had alreadye out long ago, apparently to wait for him.
You should not have made a move. At least, you should have waited until you broke through to the Primal Core Realm.
Xiao Chen knew he could not hide the matter at the Greeting of Swords Edges from Ye Zifeng, so he only asked, Why?
When he was young, the Thunder Saber Xiang Tian lost to me once and never epted the defeat, so he wants to fight me again. For the past few years, I have been avoiding him. In fact, his incitement is also a part of the reason why his disciple keeps seeking trouble for Ling Yu.
Xiao Chen thought about it and said, Senior Brother is saying that I spoiled his n?
Yes. However, that is just a small matter. I have been waiting for you for some time already. Actually, I also have some questions to ask you.
Senior Brother, go ahead and ask.
What exactly is your bloodline?
Xiao Chens thoughts ground to a halt. After hesitating for a while, he answered honestly, The Dragon Races Azure Dragon bloodline.
Looking like he had an epiphany, Ye Zifeng muttered, No wonder I found your aura so familiar that day, but I still could not identify it. The Azure Dragon bloodline...that exins it. However, why are you still alive? I really cant figure that out.
Ah! Xiao Chen was gobsmacked. He simply did not know why Ye Zifeng said this.
It is strange, right? I find it strange too. You are merely at the peak of the Veritable Personage Realm. To think that you already formed your Soul Pool. If you were a regr person, your soul would have long scattered, yet you are still alive and living well.
Xiao Chen revealed a confused expression. Soul Pool?
That is where Soul Dao cultivators store their Soul Energy. It is the most mysterious ce in the human body. It is hidden in the forehead, at the end of the sea of consciousness. Dont bother checking; with your cultivation, you wont be able to sense it.
Xiao Chens heart started pounding heavily as he thought of that Immortal Pill he swallowed before he transmigrated.
Dont overthink. The world is vast with all sorts of bizarreness. Even the Azure Dragon bloodline, which had been lost for several tens of thousands of years, could resurface. What could be impossible? In any case, even if you think about it, you wont understand.
Ye Zifengs words helped Xiao Chen let it go. There was indeed no need to dwell on this problem.
I would like to enter the Fiendish Demon Battlefield. Will Senior Brother help me?
It was better for Xiao Chen to return to reality and pay more attention to the things closely rted to his strength.
Chapter 1681 (Raw 1693): Buddhist ?arīra Pearls
Chapter 1681 (Raw 1693): Buddhist ?arra Pearls
Fiendish Demon Battlefield?
Ye Zifeng said softly, I know. I already spoke to the Sect Master about this when you first arrived. When the timees, there will be a spot for you under the Purple me Sect. However...
Xiao Chen thought to himself, This Senior Brother really thought of everything. Even before I said it, he already settled it in advance.
However, what is with his however?
However, dont reach for the moon. With your strength, you are not at the peak in the entire ck Cave Mountain. When considering the three blessednds, the difference is even greater. The top ten true inheritors are of a different ss.
Ye Zifengs words were very tactful. Another person would be much more direct.
With your strength, dont reach for the moon. Just go in and have fun. That was the rough meaning.
When Xiao Chen heard this, he was stunned. However, this was a fact. After all, every sect had its true inheritors.
The true inheritors were not like Ling Yu or Feng Yu. Although these two were talented, their cultivations were not high.
As for the true experts, they were at least of the Major Primal Core Realm.
Outside the blessednds, just one of these true inheritors would equal a Rank 3 sect Elder like Elder Tang. The peak true inheritors might not even be weaker than the Iron Hand Yama.
This was inevitable. They had good talent, sufficient resources, strong bloodlines, and high cultivations. Every aspect was at the peak.
Thebination meant the eruption of theirbat prowess would naturally be horrifyingly high.
If you want to gain anything, you will need to break through to the Primal Core Realm. However, I dont think that you can break through your bottleneck so quickly. I also do not suggest forcibly breaking through. There is no need to waste your future for the sake of one Fiendish Demon Battlefield.
Ye Zifengs suggestion took into consideration the far future. If Xiao Chen forced his way through his bottleneck, he would not be able to utilize the strong foundations that heid for himself during the Veritable Personage Realm.
It was indeed unwise to exchange a long-term benefit for short-term gains.
Given Ye Zifengs advice, Xiao Chens restless heart, which had originally been impatient for the Fiendish Demon Battlefield, calmed down somewhat.
It looks like my mental state is still wanting whenpared to Senior Brothers.
Many thanks for Senior Brothers advice. Otherwise, I really would not know when I could calm down, Xiao Chen said sincerely, performing a cupped-fist salute.
Ye Zifeng smiled warmly. How unfortunate! If you were born a little earlier, Master would definitely like you a lot. When I was as young as you, I just could not see it, could not figure it out...
A guilty light shed in his eyes. It seemed like he had done something rash when he was younger.
It was not convenient for Xiao Chen to pursue this, so he changed the topic, asking, Senior Brother, is Master still alive?
At the mention of Pan Huang, Ye Zifeng smiled. Master already opened up and cleared out nine Divine Veins. His physical body already attained immortality. Barring the unexpected, he should be able to live for a long time, longer than long can describe. However, with Masters character, its hard to say...
Xiao Chen had heard from the Jiao Snake that Pan Huang loved adventuring, not peace and quiet. Pan Huang loved going to whichever forbiddennd was the most dangerous. The ces that Pan Huang went to would definitely be forbiddennds that could threaten his life.
It really was hard to say if Pan Huang was still alive.
Ye Zifeng extended his hand, and a string of Buddhist prayer beads and a bottle of Medicinal Pills floated over to Xiao Chen.
This is... Xiao Chen said doubtfully.
Ye Zifeng exined softly, Previously, when I stood guard over you, I discovered that you are already cultivating a Buddhist sects Mystery Grade Saber Technique, the Mahmy Abstinence Vition Saber Technique and evenprehend the principle of this Saber Technique. With this Saber Technique, I do not need to give you any Saber Technique secret manual. This string of Buddhist prayer beads was given to me by an esteemed monk who already condensed a Bodhisattva body when I visited the Hidden Spirit Temple in the past. I think it will aid you.
The bottle contains Purple Cloud Pills, Medicinal Pills for treating injuries. I refined those when I had some free time. Although there is no need to go all out to fight in the Fiendish Demon Battlefield, you should still try to snatch as many fortuitous encounters as you can.
After all, it is a Remnant that a Divine Vein powerhouse left behind on purpose. If not for your senior brother being unable to enter, I would feel somewhat interested, what more those true inheritors.
Xiao Chen rejoiced in his heart. This senior brother was truly excellent.
More importantly, Xiao Chen had heard Ling Yu say that Ye Zifeng normally did not give out gifts. However, when Ye Zifeng did, they would be great gifts.
Thank you, Senior Brother!
After obtaining the string of beads and Medicinal Pills, Xiao Chen left with joy on his face.
As Ye Zifeng watched Xiao Chen leave, he muttered, He came from the Kunlun Realm as well. Back then, Master was probably like the current Junior Brother. However, he possesses the Azure Dragon bloodline...I hope he wont make the same mistake that I did.
Xiao Chen had only been in this Purple me Sect for a few short days, but Ye Zifeng already helped him a lot.
First, Ye Zifeng helped Xiao Chen resolve the problem of the ck Lotus Churchs pursuit. Then, he protected him, preventing his bloodline from being exposed. Now, he even gave him a valuable string of Buddhist prayer beads and some life-protecting Medicinal Pills.
This did not seem like a senior brother that Xiao Chen just met. Xiao Chen would always remember these favors in his heart.
Back in Ling Yus courtyard, Xiao Chen immediately took out the Buddhist prayer beads and carefully inspected them.
These Buddhist prayer beads were made of one of the Buddhist sects seven treasures, the Scarlet Pearl. The pearls were red and smooth, a total of twelve of them. Each pearl had Buddhist scriptures carved on them.
It was said that the Scarlet Pearl was born in a forbidden sea, in the stomach of a very rare and precious fish beast.
That kind of fish beast was intelligent from birth and lived for several epochs. They were very rare and were viewed as holy beasts by the Buddhist sects. After they died and their bodies cremated, they left a precious pearl that was simr to the ?arra of the esteemed monks. This was the Scarlet Pearl.
ording to Buddhist legends, the ancestor of this fish beast had a fate with the Lord Buddha before he became a Buddha. Its descendants all gained a Buddhist nature and were equal to high-ranking monks.
As the epochs passed, the numbers of these fish beasts declined.
Hence, every Scarlet Pearl was a priceless treasure. To think that there were enough Scarlet Pearls to form a string of Buddhist prayer beads. Furthermore, a high-ranking monk had maintained it for years. Its value was inestimable.
These Buddhist prayer beads formed by Scarlet Pearls were frequently termed Buddhist ?arra Pearls.
Xiao Chen only learned this after spending a lot of effort reading the Book of Epochs.
When he came to know that, it greatly startled him. That esteemed monk who gave these Buddhist ?arra Pearls to his senior brother must have held a very high position in the Hidden Spirit Temple.
However, Ye Zifeng passed this thing to Xiao Chen. It was truly impossible to repay such a favor.
It looked like Xiao Chens senior brother truly worried for him, fearing a frontal sh with those true inheritors.
Ye Zifeng also did not want Xiao Chen to break through rashly, wasting all the previouslyid foundation.
Ye Zifeng truly put in a lot of effort.
If Xiao Chen did not break through but still wanted topete with those true inheritors, his greatest trump cards were currently the three moves of the Mahmy Abstinence Vition Saber Technique: Breaking the Mundane, Resolving the Mundane, and Entering Hell.
As long as Xiao Chen deeplyprehended any one of them, he would be able to hold his own against those true inheritors. Learning two moves would be sufficient for him topete for the peak. If he learned all three, he would be able to suppress those true inheritors.
Understanding how much care his senior brother gave him, Xiao Chen did not hesitate. He held the Buddhist ?arra Pearls and closed his eyes, working on hisprehension.
He silently circted his energy in the pathway for Breaking the Mundane and gently thumbed through the Buddhist prayer beads. Soon, the Buddhist prayer beads gave off a faint glow.
A gentle Buddhist light appeared on his palm, enveloping him in ayer of pure and holy light.
Xiao Chen did not understand much about Buddhist principles in the first ce. He had managed toprehend the principle behind Breaking the Mundane by observing the Iron Hand Yamas bitter encounter.
By coincidence, Xiao Chenprehended the principle of the Saber Technique: Breaking or not breaking did not matter. As long as one had a Buddha-like heart, one was a Buddha.
However, Xiao Chen only just crossed the threshold and did not truly condense a Buddha-like heart yet and could not make a clearly defined swastika appear on his forehead.
Right now, he had these Buddhist ?arra Pearls. When he held them in his hand, he was like half a high-ranking monk.
Although Xiao Chen could not exin Buddhist principles, he could understand them in his heart.
By using Buddhist ?arra Pearls when practicing this Mahmy Abstinence Vition Saber Technique, he would gain more with less effort. Combined with his extremely highprehension ability, it was like adding wings to a tiger.
Many people managed to obtain Buddhist Martial Techniques. However, because they did not understand Buddhism, they could not figure out the principle of these moves.
The Buddhist ?arra Pearls made a big difference, sweeping away Xiao Chens greatest barrier to cultivating Buddhist Cultivation Techniques and Buddhist Martial Techniques.
Suddenly, Xiao Chens past appeared like a painting.
This painting unfurled before this gentle Buddhist light, reying all his experiences in the mundane world.
This time, Xiao Chensprehension was deeper than before. The scene that appeared was several timesrger.
Countless paintingsyered over each other, bringing the bitterness of the mundane world to a peak.
Aging, falling sick, dying, grudges, hate, love, parting, desire...
However, Xiao Chen looked past all this. As he held the Buddhist ?arra Pearls, he managed toprehend his experiences further and understand them better.
With a shout, the various scenes of the mundane turned into mes zing fiercely in the room.
Break the abstinence and purification. Use the mundane as a cauldron to temper my Buddha-like heart!
The fire leaped high, looking very scary. Xiao Chen remained in the center of the mes, closing his eyes while holding the Buddhist ?arra Pearls. The Buddhist light in his palm glowed, and he looked very calm.
A golden Buddhist light appeared on Xiao Chens forehead, bing increasingly resplendent. It looked like it woulde out at any moment.
Chapter 1682 (Raw 1694): Three True Inheritors
Chapter 1682 (Raw 1694): Three True Inheritors
Use the mundane as a cauldron to temper my Buddha-like heart!
Amid the mes made of the mundane scenes, Xiao Chen shone with a gentle Buddhist light as he held the Buddhist ?arra Pearls. He used this fierce fire to temper himself, cultivating a Buddha-like heart.
Nestled in the inferno of mundane scenes, Xiao Chen was like an old monk in meditation. He looked like he was not moving at all, but he was actually cycling through these mundane scenes.
In one moment, Xiao Chen was a merchant. In another, a farmer, then, a general. After a while, a flippant young master of a Noble n...each incarnation ended in bitterness after experiencing all sorts of difficulties and pain.
This continued in cycles. After seven days, that spot of resplendent golden light finally turned into a distinct swastika and flew out.
The swastika spun continuously on Xiao Chens forehead, releasing a piercingly intense, golden Buddhist light.
When Xiao Chen red while holding the Buddhist ?arra Pearls, he was like a ferocious temple guardian. An extremely tyrannical Buddhist Might spread out.
The mes created from the mundane scenes all scattered. In the entire cultivation room, there was only the dignified Buddhist Might that was unique to Xiao Chen.
That Buddhist Might was tyrannical and ferocious, containing killing Qi. It could not tolerate any impurities, disying its might without anger.
With a thought, Xiao Chen stopped thumbing through the Buddhist prayer beads. Then, the Buddhist swastika on his forehead withdrew.
The Buddhist light in the cultivation room vanished, leaving peace and quiet.
Only Xiao Chens body had some warm Buddhist light lingering on it, proving that everything that just happened was real.
Alright, I finally managed to condense a Buddha-like heart. I also attained a higher level in Breaking the Mundane.
Xiao Chen showed joy in his face. After seven days in closed-door cultivation with the support of the Buddhist prayer beads, he had gained aprehension of the Buddhist principles. He had experienced all walks of life in the illusionary mundane scenes, encountering all sorts of bitterness.
These short seven days were like seventy years. Xiao Chen finally cultivated a Buddha-like heart that only an esteemed monk of the Buddhist Dao could condense.
When the Skeleton Dragon Star Venerate executed Breaking the Mundane, his forehead had the swastika as well.
However, that had not been a true Buddha-like heart but a false Buddha-like heart, an imitation that the Skeleton Dragon Star Venerate created with his strong Soul Energy. He had not understood the principle of the Saber Technique or Buddhism. Hence, he could not have tempered a Buddha-like heart.
The Skeleton Dragon Star Venerate could only use his cultivation to forcefully make up for what hecked. However, Xiao Chen truly gained a Buddha-like heart.
It was the same Breaking the Mundane, but Xiao Chen could already bring out thirty percent of its might. The remaining seventy percent was dependent on his cultivation.
When Xiao Chen reached the Cloud Sea Realm, there would naturally be no more hindrances. He would be able to express the full might of this move.
He would not be like the Skeleton Dragon Star Venerate, barely able to bring out only thirty percent of the moves might by relying on his Cloud Sea Realm cultivation.
As Xiao Chen held the Buddhist prayer beads, he started to think.
Right now, he had a total of four directions that he could take in his training.
The first direction was Saber Techniques.
Xiao Chen could focus on the Mahmy Abstinence Vition Saber Technique. After all, it was a Mystery Grade Martial Technique derived from the Primogenitor Grade Gautama Divine Palm, something of a sufficiently high grade.
What he would need to do was continue meditating on Breaking the Mundane, thoroughly familiarizing himself with it to reach a level where he could control it freely.
As for Resolving the Mundane and Entering Hell, he could meditate on them after breaking through to the Primal Core Realm.
Next was the Army Breaking Saber Technique.
After all, Breaking the Mundane could only be used as a killing move. It required too much energy and could not be frequently used. As for the Army Breaking Saber Technique, which Xiao Chen derived from a peak Martial Technique of the Divine Shield Army, it was a Saber Technique with great offensive power.
Breaking Vast Armies, Breaking Mountains and Rivers, Breaking Stars, and Breaking the World.
Four powerful killing moves with incredible might. Continuing to practice them might result in plenty of improvement.
The Army Breaking Saber Technique was very suitable for regr battles.
Finally, there was the wless Saber Technique, which Xiao Chen had created when he was in the Kunlun Realm and inexperienced. Now, it looked like it was not powerful enough.
He could only temporarily set it aside and perfect it after his Saber Dao improved further.
The second direction was Movement Technique.
Currently, Xiao Chen used the new Fish Dragon Art. He had altered it based on his observations of a ferocious beast, using the beasts special characteristics to alter his posture and raise his speed.
Back then, it looked fine. In reality, it still had a gaping hole, a ring weakness.
Although Xiao Chens speed was fast, he could not control himself freely. It somewhat felt like losing control. When using such a Movement Technique, the cirction of his energy for his Martial Technique could not keep up; hence, the might of his attacks decreased.
In the end, it was still because of his inexperience. He had not observed enough Movement Techniques. If he had the chance, he had to find a Movement Technique in the Fiendish Demon Battlefield and take reference from it to make up for this shoring.
Right now, Xiao Chen had to y to the new Fish Dragon Arts strength, properly making use of that speed that pushed the limits of his control.
The third direction was the physical body.
Xiao Chen had already attained four Cauldron Force. Unfortunately, he had not found a truly strong body tempering Cultivation Technique in this Great Thousand Realms.
He still did not understand how to nourish, circte, and control his Qi, which prevented him from bringing out his true Vital Qi.
Xiao Chen estimated that his physical body could handle ten Cauldron Force without any problems.
Nevertheless, without a suitable Cultivation Technique, he could not cultivate so much Vital Qi.
Thest direction was his bloodline power.
This was the strongest of the lot but the one that Xiao Chen was the most helpless in. At least, he could seek out fortuitous encounters in the Fiendish Demon Battlefield for his Movement Technique or body tempering Cultivation Technique. He might even be able to find them in an auction. However, the cultivation of bloodline power was hard to obtain.
As for the other killing moves that Xiao Chen already familiarized himself with in the past, there was no need to continue working on them.
The Dharmic World, the Ice Blood Lightning Dragon, and the Dragon Blood Soul Breaking Finger would continue to grow stronger along with Xiao Chens cultivation.
After thinking for a while, Xiao Chen decided on his focus. Before the Fiendish Demon Battlefield opened, he would spend most of his efforts on practicing the Mahmy Abstinence Vition Saber Technique.
This would enhance Xiao Chens strengths even further. With the remaining time, he would work on the Army Breaking Saber Technique.
After tempering his Buddha-like heart for seven days, Xiao Chen gained some vague new thoughts on this Army Breaking Saber Technique.
He could infuse some of the Mahmy Abstinence Vition Saber Techniques ferocity and Buddhist Might, which contained killing Qi, into the Army Breaking Saber Technique.
Xiao Chen put away the Buddhist ?arra Pearls and came to a decision.
It is settled. Ill familiarize myself with Breaking the Mundane and continue to improve the Army Breaking Saber Techniques might!
In the following days, aside from spending two hours every day to guide Ling Yu, Xiao Chen followed his n to work on his Saber Techniques.
Ling Yu improved rapidly and would have practice fights with Xiao Chen. Both of them got what they needed.
Xiao Chen could practice his saber on Ling Yu, looking for weaknesses and improving them.
Ling Yu wanted to defeat Feng Yu. Fighting with a desman like Xiao Chen was definitely the best choice.
In the blink of an eye, one month passed.
Without realizing it, the two both improved greatly.
By relying on the Life Juice Source that Xiao Chen provided, Ling Yu sessfully broke through tote-stage Minor Primal Core Realm. More importantly, he had undergone the tempering of Xiao Chens killing Qi.
Ling Yus air had transformed. His entire body now gave off a sharpness, releasing a brilliance willy-nilly. He now had an intimidating aggressiveness.
As for Xiao Chen, his Army Breaking Saber Technique finally reached Great Perfection. After he infused the ferocious Buddhist Might into the four killing moves, it no longer had even a shadow of the Divine Shield Armys Thousand Army Sword Technique.
Now, the Army Breaking Saber Technique was something unique to Xiao Chen. It even somewhat surpassed the Thousand Army Sword Technique.
Xiao Chen could control Breaking the Mundane as he pleased, wielding it freely. With one thought, the Buddhist mark on his forehead would appear.
Martial Uncle, with your current strength, if you go all out, you are no weaker than the true inheritors of our Purple me Sect. However, your cultivation...
Having seen Xiao Chens many trump cards and horrifying Saber Techniques, Ling Yu gave Xiao Chen an extremely high evaluation.
Xiao Chen smiled and shook his head. There is no point in saying that. A gap in cultivation is still a gap. It cannot be ignored. Tell me, who are the strongest disciples in these three blessednds?
At this question, Ling Yu grew very excited. He nodded and replied, The strongest disciple of our ck Cave Mountain is the Divine Firmament Sects Shangguan Lei. His cultivation reached the early-stage Major Primal Core Realm long ago. He has exceptional talent in the Thunder Dao. Martial Uncle, you should pay attention to him. He is also the Thunder Saber Xiang Tians disciple and Feng Yus senior brother.
However, unlike Feng Yu, aside from the Thunder Dao, hisprehension of the Wind Dao is equally astonishing. He is known as the Thunder Wind Berserk Saber.
Xiao Chen nodded to indicate his understanding. Just the cultivation alone would already inspire fear in others.
Furthermore, Shangguan Lei also cultivated two different attributes. Such a person could not be underestimated.
The strongest disciple of the Heavenly Shaking Mountain is the Confucian Institutions Wang Yueming, a person of the Confucian sect. He cultivates righteous Qi and follows the teachings of the ancient sages. His Sword Techniques are bold, majestic, and pressing.
As for the Pot Mountain, they do not pay too much attention to ranking there. However, everyone knows that the Pot Mountains strongest disciple is the Profound Light Temples Zhen Yuan, a disciple of the Zhen generation. His cultivation is high, and he is rumored to have cultivated the Iron Dharmic Body. His physical strength is astonishing, and he is incredibly strong.
[TL Note: For Buddhist monks, when they be monks, they discard their old names and are given a new name, which is known as the dharmic name. For Chinese monks, this typically consists of two parts, the first part ismon throughout the same generation in the same temple, and the second part is like a given name. In fact, very traditional families of certain areas follow the same tradition, where you have a family name, and a name made up of two words with the first word being the word that indicates the generation.]
Chapter 1683 (Raw 1695): Sincere Conviction in Hanging Up the Saber
Chapter 1683 (Raw 1695): Sincere Conviction in Hanging Up the Saber
The Divine Firmament Sects Shangguan Lei, the Confucian Institutions Wang Yueming, and the Profound Light Temples Zhen Yuan.
Xiao Chen remembered these three peoples names in his heart. The three strongest true inheritors of the blessednds. Unless there was no other choice, he should not sh head-on with them.
Whoosh!
Just then, both Xiao Chen and Ling Yu felt a strong aura arrive at this courtyard.
Someone ising. It is a familiar aura. It should be one of our sects true inheritors, Ling Yu said as he looked at Xiao Chen after checking.
Xiao Chen felt excited. He thought for a while before nodding. Lets go out and take a look.
The two walked out of the courtyard and discovered a purple-d youth standing under a tree outside the doors. This person looked older than Xiao Chen but not by much.
As that person stood there, he radiated a gentle warmth into the surroundings.
The bugs, birds, beasts, flowers, grass, and trees all appearedzy as if they were enjoying a warm ray of sunlight in winter.
What a strong Fire Domain! He can control it freely, bringing it out and withdrawing it as he pleases.
Just from this minor detail, Xiao Chen felt that this purple-d youth could not be underestimated despite that person concealing his strength.
Its Hua Yunfeng, the strongest true inheritor of our sect.
Ling Yu did not dare to be slow. He stepped forward and performed a cupped-fist salute and said, Greetings, Senior Brother Hua.
Although Ling Yu ranked higher in seniority, he was young and did not have sufficient resources. His strength could notpare to the other partys, so he could only address him as senior brother.
Hua Yunfeng smiled faintly and said, Little Martial Uncle, you are too polite.
Senior Brother Hua, are you here for Martial Uncle Xiao Chen?
Ling Yus intuition prompted this question. Normally, this Senior Brother Huas whereabouts were very mysterious, and he had never taken the initiative to seek him out.
Hua Yunfeng nodded and nced at Xiao Chen. Then, he entered deep thought, revealing a confused expression.
Xiao Chen said indifferently, Brother Hua, just speak frankly.
The Fiendish Demon Battlefield is about to open. Normally, thepetition between the various sects in the ck Cave Mountain is very intense. However, during this period, the various blessednds do their best to work together, advancing and retreating together. At the very least, if they meet another person from the same blessednd, they will show some basic care for each other. This helps out everyone.
Xiao Chen listened seriously, feeling that it made sense. However...
What does this have to do with me? Xiao Chen countered boldly and confidently. What did this have to do with him? This was an alliance between these true inheritors. How could they possibly think highly of him?
Furthermore, Xiao Chen was notpletely considered a part of the Purple me Sect. He only relied on some backing to get a spot and enjoyed a lot of freedom.
Hua Yunfeng smiled and said, Exactly. What does it have to do with you? I cannot figure it out, either. However, the organizer, Shangguan Lei, called you out by name, wanting me to make sure to invite you along.
Shangguan Lei!
The expressions of Xiao Chen and Ling Yu changed at the same time. Then, Ling Yu whispered what happened at the Greeting of Swords Edges previously to Hua Yunfeng.
After Hua Yunfeng heard that, he showed a contemtive expression. Then, he said softly, No wonder. In that case, youd better not go. Ill help you shoulder this. By calling you over, this Shangguan Lei is probably up to no good. It is better that you not go.
Xiao Chen thought to himself, This Hua Yunfeng is really straightforward. However, by rejecting Shangguan Lei like that, will it incite even greater hatred in the other party?
In the end, Xiao Chen spoke of his concerns and asked Hua Yunfeng for his opinion on them.
Hua Yunfeng analyzed, That Shangguan Lei is on very good terms with his junior brother Feng Yu. To Feng Yu, he is a senior brother and also like half a master. When Feng Yu practiced the saber when he was younger, Shangguan Lei was the one guiding him. Since you put Feng Yu in such a sorry state, Shangguan Lei will definitely bear a grudge over this.
I am very familiar with Shangguan Leis character. He will surely take revenge. He is just not enraged now, but when he is, he is like a bolt out of the blue. He should not be angry yet, but if you do not go, you will probably anger him, making it even more problematic.
Xiao Chen said without a care, Ill go, then.
A trace of gratitude crossed Hua Yunfengs face. If Xiao Chen really chose not to go, Hua Yunfeng would be ced in a spot.
Make your preparations. We will depart tomorrow and head for the Divine Firmament Sects Thunder Controlling Peak. All the true inheritors of the ck Cave Mountains various sects will go there. No matter what, I will do my best to help you resolve this conflict.
Hua Yunfeng showed a somewhat helpless expression. Clearly, it was rather depressing to have to spend some effort on this pointless matter.
Before Hua Yunfeng came, he had not imagined that a prior conflict existed between Xiao Chen and Shangguan Lei.
No matter what, Xiao Chen still felt grateful to the other party. At the very least, Hua Yunfeng was frank, showing everything on his face, and did not beat about the bush, acting like a hypocrite.
Martial Uncle, what should we do? Ling Yu asked in a fluster, appearing somewhat distracted after Hua Yunfeng left.
The strongest true inheritor of the ck Cave Mountain wanted to seek trouble for Xiao Chen. How could Ling Yu remain calm?!
More importantly, Ling Yu was the cause of this trouble.
Xiao Chen looked at the sky with a somewhatplicated expression. Then, after a long time, he said, Ling Yu, please stay away for tonight. Let Martial Uncle be alone for a while.
Martial Uncle, dont take things too hard andmit suicide! Ling Yu said worriedly.
Xiao Chen was bbergasted in his heart. He smiled bitterly. I have experienced more difficult and far more dangerous things than this. Why would I take this too hard andmit suicide?
After Ling Yu left, Xiao Chen sat in the courtyard alone in silence.
Ao Jiao flew out of the Immortal Spirit Ring with Little Yellow Feather in tow. She looked at Xiao Chen with some concern, but she was not worried.
Seeing Ao Jiao appear stunned Xiao Chen slightly. In the long time he had not seen her, she had be much more human-like. There were almost no more traces of an Item Spirit in her anymore.
In reality, Ao Jiao could no longer really be considered an Item Spirit. Her connection to the Lunar Shadow Saber was so weak, it was negligible.
Suddenly, Xiao Chen noticed something very strange. He smiled in pleasant surprise. Ao Jiao, you grew taller!
Really? Ao Jiao asked, feeling it was strange; she had not noticed this.
Xiao Chen smiled and said, Come over andpare heights with me.
An embarrassed expression shed across Ao Jiaos face before she arrived beside Xiao Chen. Indeed, she had grown significantly taller.
Previously, Ao Jiaos head reached Xiao Chens shoulder. Now, it touched his chin.
Xiao Chen sighed, feeling that time passed really fast. He thought back to when he first met Ao Jiao. The scene of her fierce appearance came clearly to his minds eye like it was just yesterday.
Without Ao Jiao, Xiao Chen would have already died several times in the Sky Dome Realm and the Kunlun Realm.
Xiao Chen, whats on your mind? Ao Jiao asked out of curiosity after she stepped back and looked at Xiao Chen.
Ao Jiao knew that Xiao Chen was definitely not afraid. He had faced countless predicaments, but he had never feared anything before.
From that young and inexperienced youth in Mohe City to surpassing Ao Jiao, then surpassing the Thunder Emperor, until leaving the Kunlun Realm and entering the Great Thousand Realms. He could already face everything himself without being startled by changes, dealing with them easily.
Xiao Chen took out the Lunar Shadow Saber. He just looked at it, not drawing it. I was thinking about how to deal with tomorrows situation. Unfortunately, Ick information and cannote up with a solution.
Clearly, it was already toote to check up on Shangguan Lei. Thinking further about it was pointless.
So? Ao Jiao asked.
So, I stopped thinking about it!
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Right after Xiao Chen spoke, he drew the Lunar Shadow Saber.
The sleek, white saber was almost as tall as Xiao Chen. Not counting the handle, it was already about four-thirds of a meter long. Reflecting the sunlight, it had a luster like gently rippling autumn waters.
Ao Jiao, do you think that this saber is sharp enough? Xiao Chen asked softly as he looked at the shimmering saber.
Ao Jiao did not know what Xiao Chen was thinking. After pondering for a while, she answered, The Lunar Shadow Saber is a peak Divine Weapon in the Kunlun Realm. However, in this Great Thousand Realms, it is only a Treasure Tooland not even the peak of Treasure Tools. Furthermore, there are still the even-stronger Dao Tools above the Treasure Tools.
After pausing for a moment, Ao Jiao had to speak the truth. The true inheritors of the Rank 4 sects are definitely equipped with peak Treasure Tools. The Lunar Shadow Saber...is no longer sharp enough.
Xiao Chen said, If a desmans saber is not sharp enough, how can a desman intimidate others?
Faint grief shadowed his face. His white clothes and erect bearing made him look somewhat thin.
Although he spoke about the Lunar Shadow Saber, he was actually talking about himself.
If Xiao Chen were strong enough with unparalleled sharpness, he would not show any fear even if the Divine Firmament Sects Shangguan Lei called him out by name.
After tomorrows battle, I will seal up the Lunar Shadow Saber, Xiao Chen said softly.
Sealing up the Lunar Shadow Saber did not mean retirement. Instead, it was sealing up all his past glory, making a new start in this Great Thousand Realms.
Hanging up the saber referred to Xiao Chens sincere conviction. It was not that Xiao Chen was not ambitious. He just sought to keep surpassing himself!
Chapter 1684 (Raw 1696): Seeking the Moon
Chapter 1684 (Raw 1696): Seeking the Moon
Seal the saber?
Ao Jiao felt startled, surprised. However, this was logical, as well.
She did not feel too disappointed. She had managed to apany Xiao Chen throughout the Sky Dome Realm and the Kunlun Realm. Her mission was already over.
After arriving at the Great Thousand Realms, many things were unknown to Ao Jiao, making her feel somewhat out of ce.
In fact, the Lunar Shadow Saber had long be unsuitable for Xiao Chen. He only continued using it until now due to sentiment and reluctance.
As an Item Spirit, Ao Jiao felt that it was already her greatest fortune to have had a master like Sang Mu first, then Xiao Chen now. She had no reason for dissatisfaction in her life.
Xiao Chen closed his eyes and tapped the edge of the saber with his right hand.
The saber de trembled, buzzing sounds filling the air. Ao Jiaosplexion paled as she took two steps back.
In that instant, Xiao Chen broke off the final connection between Ao Jiao and the Lunar Shadow Saber.
Master...
Feeling pain in her heart for some reason, Ao Jiao held her palm to her chest as she took a few more steps back.
Xiao Chen turned around and caught Ao Jiao in his left arm. Then, he stabbed the Lunar Shadow Saber into the ground.
Ao Jiaos body seemed somewhat weak. However, her pale face blushed slightly. She smiled and said, If I dont call you that now, I might not have any more chances to call you master again.
Xiao Chen sat down where he was, cradling Ao Jiao in his embrace. He showed a gentle smile as he looked at her.
You know, I have never treated you as an Item Spirit. Along the way, I have experienced all sorts of misfortunes and difficulties. Without you apanying me, I would not have survived till today.
Xiao Chens right hand, which previously held the saber, lowered and grabbed Ao Jiaos smooth left hand, grasping it tightly.
Ao Jiao felt a gentleness and warmthing from Xiao Chens hand. When she looked up at Xiao Chens face, his gaze happened to shift down at the same time.
The two looked into each others eyes; many things did not need to be said.
A gentle, cool breeze wafted past. Xiao Chens thoughts wandered, and he could not help remembering the forging of the Lunar Shadow Saber at Mohe City, the scene of Ao Jiao hugging him, allowing him to operate the bellows smoothly back then.
On that day, spring struck that youths heart. Actually, the seed of warmth had already been nted long ago.
It was also that day when Xiao Chen became the master of the Lunar Shadow Saber, making the oath before the Thunder Emperor Sang Mu never to let Ao Jiao cry.
He had not done too badly. He recalled that Ao Jiao leaked out tears of heartache when he restrained her and faced an enemy alone in order to rescue her.
If that happened again, Xiao Chen would still choose to restrain Ao Jiao than let her be in danger.
Xiao Chen recalled that when he was advancing the Purple Thunder Divine Incantations seventhyera very dangerous thing to dohe had found the Heart Tribtion hard to clear. His heart demon had trapped him amid illusions.
At that time, Ao Jiao used her life to save him, bearing the final Lightning Tribtion on her own.
Xiao Chen entered into a deep sleep, wishing to continue dreaming and never waking up, not even for ten thousand years.
The rtionship between the two was already no longer purely that of master and Item Spirit.
Kaka! Kaka!
Just at this moment, strange cawing spoiled the mood. It came from Little Yellow Feather, who was perched on a tree branch in the courtyard with its back facing the two.
Little Yellow Feather looked up at the sky, pretending that it did not know anything nor could see anything.
Ao Jiao burst out inughter but was reluctant to get up. Lying in your embrace feels pretty good. You know, I just thought of a lot of things, thinking of my previous life and my current one, thinking of how I fought for you along the way. In my next life, I really am willing to be the weapon in your hand again.
Xiao Chen remained silent and did not reply. If he had a next life, he would definitely do the same as well.
Ao Jiao spoke softly, and Xiao Chen listened quietly. Usually, it was Xiao Chen speaking and Ao Jiao listening.
However, today, things were reversed. Xiao Chen knew that it might be time to part.
If Xiao Chen did not listen, he might not have any more chances.
Little Yellow Feather chirped asionally as Xiao Chen listened in silence. Night slowly fell, and the crescent moon hung high, scattering cold and bleak moonlight in the courtyard.
However, when the moonlight shone on the two, it did not feel bleak or cold. Instead, they held each other tighter.
At some point, Ao Jiao stopped speaking, and Xiao Chen looked at her.
Under the bleak and cold moonlight, Ao Jiaos exquisite face looked exceptionally gentle. There was a smile on her beautiful red lips. Her eyes held a trace of affection.
Amid the affection, there was also a trace of anticipation.
Xiao Chen lowered his head and paused for a moment. Then, without further hesitation, he kissed those beautiful red lips.
A warm me immediately lit up at the moment the kiss happened.
Little Yellow Feather, which was on the tree branch, turned around and entered deep thought. Then, it ferociously pped its wings, and a me surged over. The me flew over on the wind and burned away all the clothes of the two.
With Little Yellow Feathers control, the me did not hurt the two at all.
However, Little Yellow Feather made this warm me even more ferocious before nodding in satisfaction. Then, it pped its wings and soared into the air, not remaining behind.
After a while, provoking spring scenery appeared in the yard as the two expressed all of their repressed feelings for each other.
Early the next morning, when the first rays of sunlight descended, Xiao Chen struggled to open his eyes. Ao Jiao, who previouslyy beside him, was no longer there. When he looked around, the entire courtyard was empty.
There was only one sharp weapon, flickering with cold light, stabbed into the ground.
Xiao Chen put on clothes and slowly walked over. Then, he pulled out the saber. As he looked at the autumn-water-like sheen on the sabers edge, he remained speechless for a long time.
At some point, Ling Yu came in, feeling awkward and looking confused. Martial Uncle, howe a woman appeared in the courtyard? Also, there was a strange, bad-tempered, yellow-feathered bird.
With obvious disappointment, Xiao Chen asked softly, What happened after that?
Master told me to send them off. When they were leaving the ck Cave Mountain, that woman asked me to pass Martial Uncle a message.
What message?
She said for Martial Uncle not to worry about her. She would help Little Yellow Feather look for the members of its race and unlock a few final memories. Also...
As expected, there was Little Yellow Feather to take care of her. Xiao Chen did not worry about Ao Jiaos future. He prompted, What else?
She said that if Martial Uncle found another saber, not to forget your original intention and to name it Moon Seeking.
When Xiao Chen heard that, he was stunned. His expression turned somewhat stiff and unsightly.
Do not forget your original intention...Moon Seeking. Both Ao Jiao and Xiao Chen knew which moon he was seeking.
[TL Note: One part of Liu Ruyues name means moon (Yue).]
After a while, the calm on Xiao Chens face disappeared as he asked impatiently, Where is she now? When did she leave?
She left long ago, about four hours earlier. She already used the astral transportation formation. I do not know where she went.
Immediately, Xiao Chen seemed disappointed and frustrated, not speaking for a long time.
Martial Uncle, are you alright? Ling Yu asked worriedly. Xiao Chen still had to go to the Divine Firmament Sects Thunder Controlling Peakter. They did not know how Shangguan Lei would make things difficult for Xiao Chen.
With Xiao Chens current condition, his prospects did not look good.
Xiao Chen forced out a smile and replied, Im fine. Just leave me in peace for a while.
Ling Yu withdrew helplessly. Before he left, he shook his head slightly, wondering what his martial uncle experiencedst night.
Xiao Chen took out a bottle of wine and ced it on the stone table. Then, he started drinking alone in silence.
After this battle, Xiao Chen would put away the Lunar Shadow Saber as well as his past glory. However, the many memories would remain in his heart, never to be forgotten.
A toast to you...
Xiao Chen raised his wine cup to the Lunar Shadow Saber that was stabbed into the ground.
The saber trembled as though replying to Xiao Chen, I offer a toast to you as well.
Just one man and one saber drinking like that. The man became drunk, and so did the saber.
In the courtyard, the Lunar Shadow Saber trembled and took flight, dancing in the air. Scenes of the past appeared everywhere. Those were the scenes of Xiao Chen swinging the saber.
From the Sky Dome Realm to the Kunlun Realm. Finally, the scene of the fight with Chu Chaoyun.
When these scenes ended, Xiao Chen put down the wine cup and stood up. Then, he waved his hand and tightly grasped the Lunar Shadow Saber in his hand.
The saber was like his arm, connected by blood and mutual understanding.
When looking at the autumn-water-like saber de, Xiao Chen felt satisfied. Then, he sheathed it and walked out of the courtyard.
Leading the six true inheritors of the Purple me Sect, Hua Yunfeng had been waiting outside for a long time already.
I made everyone wait. Xiao Chen performed a cupped-fist salute.
Hua Yunfeng and the other true inheritors knew that Xiao Chen would face Shangguan Lei soon. They all sympathized with Xiao Chens disastrous encounter and did not feel displeased with waiting.
In the vast Starry Heavens, Ao Jiao sat on Little Yellow Feather, flying to the great realm where the Golden Crow Race resided.
The bliss of the previous night lingered on Ao Jiaos pretty face. Hanging up the saber with sincere conviction. This was Xiao Chens new life, but it was also Ao Jiaos new life.
Chapter 1685 (Raw 1697): Competing in the Thunder Dao
Chapter 1685 (Raw 1697): Competing in the Thunder Dao
Hua Yunfeng looked at Xiao Chen and said seriously, Dont overthink. I will definitely do everything I can to help you.
Xiao Chen nodded and did not say anything more.
There were many fortuitous encounters in the Fiendish Demon Battlefield. If they wanted topete with the other two blessednds, Hua Yunfeng and Shangguan Lei had to work together. At the very least, Hua Yunfeng could not make an enemy of Shangguan Lei and cause unnecessary conflict.
Of course, Shangguan Lei himself did not dare to cause too much trouble. Likewise, he needed Hua Yunfengs help to deal with the other two blessednds.
Between these two, there could only be a cooperative rtionship. After this was over, things would undoubtedly return to normal.
If not for the Fiendish Demon Battlefields opening, no matter what, Hua Yunfeng would definitely help Xiao Chen deal with this.
After all, at the very least, Xiao Chen represented the Purple me Sect. Unfortunately, Hua Yunfeng could not afford a major sh with Shangguan Lei at this moment.
Actually, from Xiao Chens point of view, he had to go as well; he did not have a choice.
Otherwise, if Xiao Chen ended up being targeted in the Fiendish Demon Battlefield, it would result in even greater trouble. He might as well resolve this first.
Xiao Chen could not avoid this unless he was willing to give up the opportunity to enter the Fiendish Demon Battlefield.
Unfortunately, he really could not give that up.
If Xiao Chen could not even deal with this, then what could he do when he went to Ancestor Dragon City and faced the outstanding talents that were stronger than Shangguan Lei? He might as well not go, then.
Xiao Chen did not overthink. He only took this as the true starting point of entering the Great Thousand Realms.
Hua Yunfeng raised his head and let out a loud whistle. After a while, a giant eagle-type beast flew over from a distant peak.
This bird had a wingspan of over three hundred meters. It could amodate five or six people standing on it without any problem.
The eagle-type beast carried the group to the Thunder Controlling Peak of the ck Cave Mountains Divine Firmament Sect. The two sects were not very far from each other, and the eagle-type beast flew swiftly.
Soon, the group saw a peak shrouded in thunderclouds. Purple lightning boltsshed down nonstop, illuminating it.
Before one got close, one could already feel the dense lightning-attributed Spiritual Energy. It had to be said that this peak of the Divine Firmament Sect was indeed blessed by heaven.
When lightning-attributed cultivators cultivated on this peak, their improvements would be very rapid, far surpassing other ces.
It was somewhat simr to the Thunder Emperor Valley in the Sky Dome Realmbut on an iparably grander scale.
Suddenly, the Ten Thousand Tribtion Divine Lightning in Xiao Chens sea of consciousness leaped like it was trying toe out. He quickly suppressed it. If the Ten Thousand Tribtion Divine Lightning came out by ident, as the person bearing the brunt of the force, he would be sted into a paste.
Right now, Xiao Chens Divine Lightning Eye could use only a small part of this Ten Thousand Tribtion Divine Lightnings power.
The closer the group got, the clearer it could see the electric light plunging from the sky.
The lightning bolts were like scary ancient flood dragons, flickering in the sky as they bared their fangs and ws, inspiring fear in everyone.
Lightning had always represented the Heavenly Daos rage. Ordinary people would fear it; evil existences would fear it all the more, as it was a force that had a devastating effect on them.
Thunder Controlling Peak. Xiao Chen wondered if there was a story behind this name.
It is said that the lightning from this Thunder Controlling Peak was left when a Sovereign Personage long ago failed his tribtion. Even after more than ten thousand years, it has not disappeared. After the Divine Firmament Sect upied this peak, people would try to take this tribtion lightning for their own use. Hence, it gained the name Thunder Controlling Peak.
Seeing that this was Xiao Chens first time here, one of the true inheritors at the side exined to him.
Xiao Chen revealed an expression of understanding. No wonder the Ten Thousand Tribtion Divine Lightning in his sea of consciousness was so restless, leaping about. It turned out that this was tribtion lightning.
However, Xiao Chen had experienced tribtion lightning several times before. Even so, the Ten Thousand Tribtion Divine Lightning had not reacted. It looked like the lightning tribtion of that Sovereign Personage was extraordinary.
It could not bepletely extracted? Xiao Chen asked casually. After continuous extraction over a long time, it logically could get used up.
The Divine Firmament Sect was a sect filled with people who cultivated the lightning attribute, from the Sect Master all the way to the outer sect disciples.
From the looks of things, it wont. The core of the lightning did not decrease by much. Furthermore, the Divine Firmament Sectid down a Lightning Guiding Formation, which constantly replenishes the lightning-attributed energy.
Xiao Chen entered deep thought. This Divine Firmament Sect is really ambitious. Establishing the Lightning Guiding Formation would have exhausted an astronomical amount of resources. They must be trying to advance to a Rank 5 sect.
This is something that everyone knows. Unfortunately...my Purple me Sect was unable to obtain such a good peak. If we could get a Purple me Divine Peak and everyone could cultivate the Purple me Art, we might be able to catch up to the Divine Firmament Sect.
Xiao Chen did not say anything. It looked like the Divine Firmament Sect was indeed strong. Even when the Purple me Sect disciples spoke, they admitted their inferiority.
After about seven or eight minutes and a check, Hua Yunfengs group finallynded on the summit of Thunder Controlling Peak.
The peak had been shaved off, and the summit turned into a huge tform with a purple za in the center.
There were many stone pirs erected in the za. All of the stone pirs had a thunder me burning on top of them, lighting the entire ce up and making it look glorious.
The thunder mes formed a special force field, raising a lightning dome flickering with electricity over the za. It was like a rather peculiar hood had been drawn down.
The location of the gathering was this Thunder me za.
When the group arrived, they discovered that the true inheritors of the other sects in the ck Cave Mountain were already there.
The Divine Firmament Sects true inheritors sat at the center of the tform. The other sects sat at their designated seats.
Xiao Chen casually looked around. All the true inheritors here were Major Primal Core cultivators.
This was as Xiao Chen expected. Those that could be true inheritors in the blessednds would not have a low cultivation.
Xiao Chen stood out like a sore thumb among these true inheritors. Several people looked at him, showing confused expressions.
Everyone found his presence strange. Why did the Purple me Sect bring a half-step Primal Core disciple over?
What were they nning? Didnt they know this was a gathering of true inheritors to discuss the matters of an alliance?
How could they bring someone with such a low cultivation? This was somewhat ridiculous.
However, the Purple me Sect was a Rank 4 sect, after all. Everyone knew about Hua Yunfengs strength. He was someone second only to Shangguan Lei. In the three blessednds, he would rank within the top ten.
Hence, no one dared to voice their doubts.
Brother Hua, I have waited a long time for you.
On the Divine Firmament Sects side, there was a purple-d man with eyes like lightning and a squarish face that looked prim and proper. This was the person who stood up and addressed Hua Yunfeng.
If Xiao Chen guessed right, this was Shangguan Lei.
I am slightlyte. I hope Brother Shangguan will forgive me.
Its fine. I understand. A certain honored guest must have wanted to put on airs.
Shangguan Lei smiled faintly and stepped forward. Let me make introductions to everyone. This is Young Master Xiao Chen, Senior Ye Zifengs junior brother. It must have been hard for him to make it to this meeting.
The entire ce suddenly buzzed with some disbelief. Such a young person with such a low cultivation was actually Ye Zifengs junior brother?
Who was Ye Zifeng? He was one of the ten Great Saber Venerates of the Grave Sea. He had already reached the peak of the Starry Sky Stage many years ago.
More importantly, Ye Zifeng was Pan Huangs disciple. This was something that everyone in the Grave Sea knew.
Hua Yunfeng felt somewhat embarrassed. Unexpectedly, the moment Shangguan Lei stepped up, he loudly proimed Xiao Chens identity.
Clearly, Shangguan Lei had some other malicious purpose.
Senior Ye Zifeng is a senior that I respect a lot. He is also the rival that my master respects the most. However, how could he have a junior brother like you? You disobeyed the rules and attacked my junior brother, nearly causing him a mental breakdown.
Indeed, Shangguan Leis expression immediately turned serious as he harangued Xiao Chen.
Every shout contained the rage of lightning, secretly using the power of the world to draw a hundred lightning bolts of Thunder Controlling Peak to descend at the same time.
Whoosh!
With Shangguan Leis furious shout, all the light in the tform instantly dimmed. The one hundred lightning bolts did not light the ce up at all, making everyones hearts sink.
Everyone felt pressure for some reason. Now, they knew Shangguan Leis purpose in calling Xiao Chen over.
They all looked at Xiao Chen in sympathy. This Shangguan Lei was famous for being vengeful.
Things did not end well for those who offended him.
Hua Yunfeng aside, the other five Purple me Sect true inheritors found Shangguan Leis shouts rather unbearable. However, Xiao Chen did not react. His expression remained normal, not wavering at all.
Without waiting for Hua Yunfeng to say anything, Xiao Chen stepped forward and looked at the other party. Shangguan Lei, the Thunder Wind Berserk Saber Shangguan Lei. Let me ask you a question as well. How could the Thunder Saber Xiang Tian have a disciple like you? You know no shame or honor! You are wildly arrogant and conceited!
This was likewise a shout containing the power of thunder. When Xiao Chens voice rang out, it also drew one hundred lightning bolts from the sky.
However, these one hundred lightning bolts were even more berserk and more resplendent than the ones that Shangguan Lei attracted.
Under Shangguan Leis purposeful control, the Purple me za had turned dark. Now, it suddenly lit up and recovered its original brightness.
Chapter 1686 (Raw 1698): Saber’s Final Battle
Chapter 1686 (Raw 1698): Sabers Final Battle
One bright and one dark represented two geniuses of the lightning attribute having an invisible sh.
No one expected that Xiao Chen, an outsider, could also draw in one hundred lightning bolts in the Thunder me za and light up the ce.
This was equivalent to dering war on Shangguan Lei. Everyone felt a terrifying aura fill the ce.
This is bad. Shangguan Lei is angry!
This white-d person is very bold. To think that he dares to sh head-on with Shangguan Lei in the Thunder me za!
Everyone present was shocked. Originally, they thought that with Shangguan Leis strong aura and pressure, Xiao Chen would crumble.
Who would have imagined that Xiao Chen would not only manage to endure it but even return it all?
This resulted in an invisible sh, a situation where theypeted against each other.
Shangguan Lei revealed a cold smile. An indistinct killing Qi spread out. Instantly, everyone felt a chill crawling through their bodies.
Hua Yunfeng thought to himself, This is bad. However, when he wanted to make a move to stop this confrontation, he found that it was already toote.
Suddenly, Xiao Chen and Shangguan Lei, who were shing against each other, unleashed their Thunder Domains.
Rumble...!
Resplendent electric light burst forth from the two. Countless electrical arcs flickered on their bodies, crackling endlessly.
An invisible electric force field spread out about the ground in all directions.
Retreat!
Hua Yunfengs group, which was behind Xiao Chen, retreated quickly. At this moment, the six could no longer interfere. Otherwise, they would suffer attacks from both Thunder Domains.
The consequences would be dire. Even Hua Yunfeng would find this hard to bear. Of course, he would not take such a risk.
When it came to ones interests, one would be very practical. It was not a problem to help care for Xiao Chen, but once it went beyond their capabilities, it would not be worth risking their lives.
At the least, in Hua Yunfengs opinion, Xiao Chen was not worth putting in his full effort to help.
The true inheritors of the various sects showed grave expressions. At this moment, they all stood up, clearly shocked.
However, there was one person that was even more shocked: Shangguan Lei himself!
A half-step Primal Core fellow actually shed with Shangguan Lei in the Thunder Dao and did not immediately get defeated.
Interesting. Lets see how long you canst! Shangguan Lei roared. He endured Xiao Chens Thunder Domain and forcibly stepped forward, throwing a palm strike.
This palm strike did not make use of Shangguan Leis cultivation. He channeled only his lightning-attributed energy to deal with Xiao Chen. He did not believe that his own Thunder Dao could not suppress the other party.
Boom!
That supreme tribtion lightning in the sky sent out one thousand lightning bolts together with Shangguan Leis palm strike.
With a thought from Shangguan Lei, the one thousand lightning bolts coalesced into a lightning ferocious beast. It bared its ws and fangs, covering up half the sky.
The might of this palm strike caused the sky to change color. The wind blew and clouds surged, bringing huge pressure.
Shangguan Lei used only his cultivation of the Thunder Dao, yet the strength that he showed was already so terrifying. Everyone felt a deep fear in their hearts.
Shangguan Lei truly lived up to being the strongest true inheritor of the ck Cave Mountain. With such strength, no one here couldpete with him.
Xiao Chen felt unprecedented pressure. Then, the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation started circting wildly in his body.
The Ten Thousand Tribtion Divine Lightning in his sea of consciousness gave off a bright light, eager to take action. He felt that he could not suppress it for much longer.
Gritting his teeth, Xiao Chen did his best to restrain the Ten Thousand Tribtion Divine Lightning. Then, he drew out a portion of the lightning tribtions power, an amount that he couldpletely control.
Xiao Chen countered with a palm strike. Likewise, one thousand lightning bolts plunged from the sky, shocking everyone.
The electric light gathered into a roaring flood dragon. When it faced the lightning ferocious beast that Shangguan Lei materialized, it did not show any fear.
One lightning flood dragon and one lightning ferocious beast. Each of them covered one side of the sky, engulfing the entire za in berserk lightning.
Bang!
The two palms met, and the two men formally shed.
A resplendent, dazzling, and piercing white light burst out between the two palms.
The berserk lightning-attributed energy kicked up a boundless wind. Uncontroble strands of lightning-attributed energy crackled wildly in the za.
Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!
Aside from the ancient stone pirs, which had long stood in the Thunder me za, everything else shattered, sted to smithereens.
The true inheritors of the various sects all raised Veritable Essence Energy shields immediately as if they faced a great enemy.
When the electric light gradually faded away, two figures stood amid the boundless dust.
Everyone was shocked to discover that Xiao Chen had not taken a single step back, but Shangguan Lei had.
Thats impossible!
Whenpeting in the Thunder Dao at the za of Thunder Controlling Peak, Xiao Chen had actually knocked Shangguan Lei back in the earlier exchange of palm strikes.
Shangguan Leis expression turned sullen. Due to his strong cultivation, he was not injured, but he could not ept that Xiao Chens Thunder Dao was stronger than his.
Xiao Chen paled, and some blood leaked out of a corner of his lips. Although he defeated the other party, it had been almost unbearable. Shangguan Leis Thunder Dao was exceptionally tyrannical and ferocious.
If not for Xiao Chen having a good foundation with a physiqueparable to a Major Primal Core Venerates, that earlier palm strike exchange would have half killed him.
Cultivation...what hecked was still cultivation!
If Xiao Chens cultivation were the same as the other party, the oue would not have been just a step back; the other party would have instantly gotten knocked into the air.
Shangguan Lei, what are you trying to do? If you want an opponent, just seek me out. Why the need to bully a half-step Primal Core cultivator? Just at this moment, Hua Yunfengs cold voice rang out.
Hua Yunfeng could no longer bear to watch this. Based on Shangguan Leis expression, it looked like he was truly going to attack.
That was Hua Yunfengs bottom line. He absolutely could not just watch as the other party made a move on Xiao Chen.
Hua Yunfeng was very clear on how strong Shangguan Lei was. Shangguan Lei had only wanted to show off his Thunder Dao cultivation earlier. There were still his Wind Dao, histe-stage Major Primal Core cultivation, and his scary skills with the saber that had not been used yet.
If Shangguan Lei attacked at full force, with Xiao Chens current cultivation, Xiao Chen would be no match for him.
Shangguan Lei smiled coldly. Humph! Dont worry. I, Shangguan Lei, still have not fallen to the point of making things difficult for a half-step Primal Core cultivator. However, there are some things that need to be dealt with today. He interfered with my junior brothers duel, which was wrong.
If I, Shangguan Lei, do not help my junior brother seek justice, doesnt that mean that just anyone cane and bully the disciples of the Thunder Saber Xiang Tians line?
The true inheritors of the various sects discussed in whispers. Given this, Shangguan Leis words did indeed make sense.
Xiao Chen could not be bothered to rebut. He was not a three-year-old child. In this world, reason always belonged in the hands of the strong.
If he was strong enough, then he would be the one considered reasonable.
Hua Yunfeng looked pensive. What do you want? Just speak your mind.
Good. I was just waiting for you to say that. Get this fellow to have a proper battle with my junior brother. As long as he agrees, I will not make things difficult for him over this matter. I will also not make a move on him in the Fiendish Demon Battlefield.
The moment Shangguan Lei said that, Hua Yunfeng and Xiao Chen both revealed confused expressions. Could it be that Shangguan Lei did not know that Xiao Chen knocked back Feng Yu with one saber strike back then?
Whoever loses will have to give up their rights to enter the Fiendish Demon Battlefield!
Shangguan Lei added a bet with a grave expression.
Xiao Chen, dont tell me that you do not even dare to ept this bet. If that is the case, you disappoint me too much.
Everyone let out startled cries. This wager seemed a little too big. After all, the Fiendish Demon Battlefield opened only once every twenty years.
Just a slight gain in there could change a persons life. If one could not enter, it would be too great a loss. These people had gathered here to discuss the matter of the Fiendish Demon Battlefield in the first ce.
Xiao Chen said calmly, If you insist on doing so, there is nothing I find uneptable. I just have to defeat him again.
Are you sure that you will definitely defeat me?
Whoosh!
Just at this moment, a figure arrived from the sky. The Little Thunder Saber Feng Yu suddenly appeared andnded on top of a stone pir.
When bathed in the light from the thunder me, Feng Yus expression appeared very stern. He gave off an atmosphere that made others feel he was unfathomable.
Xiao Chen frowned slightly. The other party had broken through to the peak Minor Primal Core Realm. However, if the other party intended to rely on that to defeat him, it would still be difficult.
Hua Yunfengs expression flickered as his gaze fell on the saber in Feng Yus hand. There is something wrong with that saber.
Xiao Chen, use my saber.
A Purple me Sect true inheritor took out his saber, wanting to hand it to Xiao Chen.
That disciples saber was a Superior Grade Treasure Tool forged from divine material. It was incredibly sharp and had many other effects.
Thank you, but there is no need.
Xiao Chen rejected the other partys aid. Then, he leaped into the air andnded on a stone pir, facing the Little Thunder Saber Feng Yu.
This was the Lunar Shadow Sabers final battle. How could he use another saber?
Chapter 1687 (Raw 1699): Heaven-Shaking Fury
Chapter 1687 (Raw 1699): Heaven-Shaking Fury
The Thunder me za had a total of one hundred eight ancient stone pirs. Each stone pir had a thunder me that burned all year round.
The stone pirs were both decorations and a part of the Lightning Guiding Formation.
Xiao Chen and the Little Thunder Saber Feng Yu each stood on a stone pir. Both of them were exceptional cultivators of the Thunder Dao.
Not only did the thunder me not hurt the two, but it even benefited them. During normal times, they could just sit there and cultivate.
The Little Thunder Saber Feng Yu looked at the nearby Xiao Chen, and his heart sped up slightly.
There was a deeper meaning to Feng Yus senior brother arranging for this duel.
One had to climb back up from where they fell. Only by defeating Xiao Chen could Feng Yu truly get rid of his mental block.
Feng Yus senior brother had put in a lot of effort for the sake of this duel. Shangguan Lei had not only asked their master for Medicinal Pills to push his cultivation to peak Minor Primal Core Realm but also exchanged moves with Xiao Chen to injure him and drain Xiao Chens energy before this duel.
Most importantly was the saber in Feng Yus hand!
I need to win. There is no retreat from this duel for me. Thinking of the various consequences of losing this duel, Feng Yu slowly calmed down.
In contrast, while Xiao Chen appeared calm, the thunder me around him flickered, obscuring his expression somewhat.
Shangguan Leis calm gaze gave his junior brother great hope.
Xiao Chen stood casually on the stone pir, in no rush toe out.
He did not feel any psychological pressure in the first ce, even though he had sustained slight injuries earlier and expended a significant amount of lightning-attributed energy.
On the other hand, Feng Yu had been watching Xiao Chen and raising his aura at the same time.
As Feng Yus aura grew stronger, the thunder me under his feet intensified. After fifteen minutes, it had risen into a fierce thirty-meter-tall thunder me.
A strong intent to fight swelled in Feng Yus heart. The ground trembled slightly, and everyone felt his desire and desperation for victory.
One peak Minor Primal Core cultivator against a half-step Primal Core cultivator. Originally, victory should have been clear with one nce.
However, due to Xiao Chens exchange with Shangguan Lei, everyone already had an inkling of Xiao Chens strength and knew that he should not be underestimated.
Hence, no one could predict who would win.
A person who could defeat Shangguan Lei in the Thunder Dao should definitely not be underestimated.
Im not waiting anymore!
From start to end, Feng Yu could not find any openings in Xiao Chen. He felt that the other party was like a pool of still water, not experiencing any changes for even a thousand years.
Feng Yu lost his patience and leaped out of the fierce thunder me.
His figure shot out like a lightning bolt before the eyes of the many true inheritors. They could not even clearly see him.
Whoosh!
Feng Yu arrived in the blink of an eye, and he drew his saber in the time it took for a spark to fly.
Then, the might of the Thunder Great Dao spread out from Feng Yus body, shocking everyone in the vicinity.
Several people revealed startled expressions. Its actually a Dao Tool.
Wait, no. Its a false Dao Tool, which doesnt truly count as a Dao Tool.
Why was it called a false Dao Tool? Naturally, a Dao Tool contained at least oneplete Great Dao.
This allowed the master of the Dao Tool to grasp Great Dao Energy in advance. If the Dao Tool contained the Thunder Dao, the wielder of the Dao Tool would be able to bring out the Great Dao Energy of the Thunder Dao, grasping Dao Might.
Aside from the harsh requirements on the materials, forging a Dao Tool required a person who already obtained the Dao to nourish it for a long time.
This was a time-consuming process, and if one cked off for a little, all the progress would be lost.
The saber in Feng Yus hand was not a true Dao Tool. The Dao within it was notplete. The true inheritors present were all outstanding talents of their sect. With one nce, they could see that.
However, even so, this saber had been nourished for at least one hundred years. Although the Thunder Dao contained within it was iplete, itplemented Feng Yus Cultivation Technique.
Furthermore, with Feng Yus cultivation, even if he had a true Dao Tool, he might not be able to grasp it. However, he could control such a false Dao Tool, perfectly grasping it and using it as he pleased.
Xiao Chen is going to lose!
The moment this saber appeared, several people came to that conclusion. They shook their heads slightly, feeling that it was a pity.
Even Xiao Chen evinced surprise on his face. This was the first time he saw a Dao Tool.
Unexpectedly, a Dao Tool was so miraculous.
Upon seeing Xiao Chens surprised expression, Feng Yu revealed a nasty grin as he used his speedy charge to create a huge momentum.
Then, he swung the saber down at Xiao Chen from overhead.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Before the sabernded, its formidable power cracked the stone pir under Xiao Chen. Several pieces of rock fell off.
This saber strike was as heavy as a mountain. Not only was the stone pir somewhat unable to bear it, but the air also became incrediblypressed, making breathing difficult.
The instant the Lunar Shadow Saber came out, Xiao Chen did not hesitate to swing it.
Xiao Chens saber strike arrived first despite beingunchedter. The saber flickered with an autumn-water-like light. Although the light was not bright, it was very glistening and eye-catching.
Xiao Chen did this to block Feng Yus overhead chop. Even so, he did not dare to underestimate Feng Yu and used his full power.
A Taiji diagram made up of Xiao Chens Yang Essence Energy, Yin Essence Energy, and Veritable Essence Energy slowly spun in his dantian. Fleeting lights appeared in the surroundings, and an evenrger Taiji diagram manifested.
Dang!
The two sabers shed with a loud ngor that shook everyones eardrums; it was even crisper and more resonant than thunder.
Feng Yu took a step back in shock, his hand going numb and his internal organs shaken. His Qi and blood surged, causing him to vomit a mouthful of blood.
Xiao Chen was not in a good condition, either. After all, the other party possessed a higher cultivation and grasped the Dao Might of the Thunder Dao. Furthermore, Xiao Chen had not used the Saber Daos Great Dao Energy.
Xiao Chen had put in his full power to block this saber strike and still found it exhausting.
Crack!
Suddenly, there was a cracking sound. Xiao Chens Lunar Shadow Saber snapped into two. The earlier strike already surpassed the limits of its endurance.
Then, Xiao Chen immediately vomited a mouthful of blood, and hisplexion paled.
When the sword was present, the person was as well. When the sword broke, the person died!
When the saber was present, the person was as well. When the saber broke, the person died!
Swordsmen and desmen could stand out from other cultivators and have their own ssification because their affection for their weapons surpassed that of other cultivators.
Although the description of a person dying when their sword or saber broke was exaggerated, it was not far from the truth, either.
The heart of a swordsman or a desman was connected to their weapon. When the weapon broke, its wielder would have difficulty avoiding severe injury.
Upon seeing this scene, the Purple me Sects group, Hua Yunfeng and the other five, immediately paled and stepped forward.
However, the moment the Purple me Sect disciples did so, a strong wind containing a tyrannical killing Qi surged over.
Shangguan Lei revealed a cold smile and looked at them without saying anything. The wordless threat in his gaze was clear.
Hahahaha! Before my Dao Tool, a Medial Grade Treasure Tool is indeed not even worth a strike. Xiao Chen, it looks like today is destined to be your death anniversary!
Feng Yu, who originally thought that Xiao Chen would be somewhat tricky to handle,ughed out loudly, feeling that heaven was helping him.
When Feng Yu spoke, he used his overwhelming momentum to charge over again ferociously.
He did not give Xiao Chen a chance to catch his breath at all. He wanted to kill Xiao Chen while Xiao Chen was down.
Buzz!
Suddenly, the bottom half of the Lunar Shadow Saber trembled continuously. A cold light shed in Xiao Chens eyes as the might of the Great Dao that he had been holding in check all this time burst out. A Dao disk behind him quickly condensed into a point before elongating to three meters long.
Xiao Chen unleashed his Great Dao Might at its peak in an instant.
In a breath, theplete Dao Might smashed apart the Thunder Daos Dao Might that Feng Yu forcibly brought out. That overwhelming aura immediately disappeared.
The bottom half of the Lunar Shadow Saber chopped down with the Saber Daos Dao Might.
A tremendous force surged over, and Feng Yus false Dao Tool flew off somewhere from out of his hand.
Whoosh!
Xiao Chens left hand had grasped the top half of the Lunar Shadow Saber at some point. Blood gathered at the tip of the sabers de as he ferociously thrust it forward.
The top half of the saber stabbed into Feng Yus chest at nearly the instant the false Dao Tool left his hand. Then, Xiao Chen mmed down a palm strike.
Holding the bottom half of the saber, Xiao Chen leaped into the air. When hended, he stomped on Feng Yus chest.
Xiao Chen had shown his opponent a moment of weakness, so that his opponent would drop his guard. Then, he made a lightning-quick strike to end the battle.
He ended this originally fierce battle in the time it took for a spark to fly, with one move.
It was so fast that before several people reacted, Xiao Chen already trampled Feng Yu, rendering him unable to get up.
Seeing Feng Yus dissatisfied gaze, Xiao Chen said indifferently, Ive already said that you wouldnt understand. So what if you changed your weapon before the battle? Even if it had been a true Dao Tool, you would not have been able to continue holding on to it, either!
Xiao Chen, you are seeking death! Shangguan Lei roared furiously all of a sudden.
Wind and lightning surged out, together with rolling thunder and boundless tornadoes, as he charged over.
Shut up!
Enraged, Xiao Chen ferociously turned his head back, now disinclined to suppress the Ten Thousand Tribtion Divine Lightning in his sea of consciousness, and there was a loud surging howl.
That ferocious tribtion lightning in the sky sent out a thick lightning bolt on Xiao Chen. The one hundred eight ancient stone pirs in the Thunder me za suddenly crumbled.
Chaos immediately reigned throughout Thunder Controlling Peak. Electric light streaked about wildly, startling countless major characters of the Divine Firmament Sect.
The core tribtion lightning that the Thunder Controlling Peaks existence relied on rampaged out of control and started to leak continuously.
Within the thick bolt of tribtion lightning, Xiao Chens expression turned exceptionally terrifying. At this moment, Shangguan Leis strong aura seemedughable before him.
Shangguan Leis aura was like a river facing arge sea, equally insignificant. Frightened stiff, Shangguan Lei froze in ce.
Three purple flowers in Xiao Chens right eye spun quickly, locking on Shangguan Lei. Shangguan Leis entire body trembled as a sense of imminent death enveloped him.
In this situation, the Ten Thousand Tribtion Divine Lightning could no longer be restrained. Even Xiao Chen feared the consequences of executing the Divine Lightning Eye.
Where would this Shangguan Lei get the courage to take another half step forward?
Shangguan Lei, I came here today not because I did something wrong or to apologize to you, much less because I, Xiao Chen, fear you. I only want to tell you one thing: dont think that I, Xiao Chen, am an easy target that you can bully at any time. If you anger me, I will just kill off both you and your junior brother!
Chapter 1688 (Raw 1700): Goodbye for Now
Chapter 1688 (Raw 1700): Goodbye for Now
Xiao Chen stomped on Feng Yus chest and shocked Shangguan Lei into a halt with his lightning-attributed energy. As he spoke while encased in that tribtion lightning, no one dared to doubt his words.
The current Xiao Chen was like a thunder god, inspiring fear in all the true inheritors there.
No one knew what was going on with that terrifying lightning-attributed energy around Xiao Chen. To think that it could move even the lightning core of a Sovereign Personages tribtion lightning, which belonged to the Divine Firmament Sect.
Xiao Chen felt that the Ten Thousand Tribtion Divine Lightning in his sea of consciousness was slowly absorbing that tribtion lightning. More urately, it should be swallowing up that tribtion lightning.
Furthermore, this was not the ordinary tribtion lightning but the lightning corethe heart and source of a lightning tribtion.
With the stimtion of this lightning core, Xiao Chens cultivation bottleneck loosened a little.
The expected explosive death did not happen. While this was a good thing to continue, Xiao Chen sensed many of the Divine Firmament Sects major characters flying towards Thunder Controlling Peak.
He did not dare to go overboard. Or else, it would be very difficult for him to leave.
Xiao Chen used all his willpower to suppress the Ten Thousand Tribtion Divine Lightning once more.
Aside from fearing the Divine Firmament Sects Star Venerates, Xiao Chen also feared absorbing more of the tribtion lightnings energy than his physical body could endure.
After a while, the pir of electric light encasing Xiao Chen vanished. Then, he retrieved the top half of the Lunar Shadow Saber and kicked Feng Yu away.
Stepping forward, Shangguan Lei quickly caught Feng Yu and checked his injuries.
Feng Yu was severely injured, but his foundations were not damaged. He would be able to recover after some time. However, after this battle, it would be extremely difficult to remove the shadow in his heart. His future might be ruined.
No one would be able to ept being defeated by a broken saber despite using a false Dao Tool.
Shangguan Lei looked at Xiao Chen, the rage in his eyes nearly spewing out. However, he did not dare to act rashly.
Earlier, Xiao Chen already demonstrated his strength. At the very least, Shangguan Lei would not be able to go head-on with him on this Thunder Controlling Peak.
More importantly, Xiao Chens final words made Shangguan Lei afraid.
Xiao Chen was much stronger than Shangguan Lei had thought. Xiao Chen dared toe to Thunder Controlling Peak, not intending to apologize, make amends, or submit meekly.
This was to make Shangguan Lei understand that he could not rely on his high cultivation to do as he pleased, humiliating Xiao Chen by calling him out.
That was impossible!
Xiao Chen preferred to fall in battle than to be dishonored. This spirit made all of the true inheritors hearts tremble.
If anyone wanted to target Xiao Chen, they would have to consider carefully.
I have attacked too heavily; sorry for the offense. Shangguan Lei, remember your promise. Goodbye!
Having aplished his purpose, Xiao Chen did not need to stay any longer nor was willing to do so, so he turned around and flew off.
As the many true inheritors watched Xiao Chen leave, they all felt the situation was incredible, not daring to imagine something like this.
A half-step Primal Core cultivator had trampled on the Little Thunder Saber. After shing with Shangguan Lei, he even managed to leave safely.
After this battle, Xiao Chens name would surely shake the three blessednds, attracting the attention of the various sects true inheritors.
As for Shangguan Leis reputation, it would definitely suffer a significant blow, no longer as impressive as before.
Hua Yunfeng smiled faintly. Now, he discovered that he waspletely wrong. This Xiao Chen did not need his protection at all.
Xiao Chen had note here to resolve the conflict between himself and Shangguan Lei.
He knew that a resolution was impossible since Shangguan Lei was a vengeful, proud, and arrogant person.
If Xiao Chen did not show Shangguan Lei his strength, Shangguan Lei would always look down on him and treat him as an easy target for bullying any time he wanted.
Xiao Chen came here only to prove one thing: one should not provoke him. Once he was provoked, the other party would not have a good time, either.
No one ever paid any attention to the cries of the weak.
Only the rage of the strong could shake others, daunting the other party and deterring rash actions.
This was the principle of this world and had never, ever changed.
Not long after Xiao Chen left Thunder Controlling Peak, he discovered that he could not move. Several invisible wills of soul locked down the entire space.
Xiao Chen froze in the air, unable to advance or retreat.
Several old men with vague figures hovered in the air in front, coldly eyeing Xiao Chen.
How bold! You nearly ruined the foundation of my Divine Firmament Sect, and you actually want to leave?
Speak, who sent you?
What means did you use to damage the lightning core of the Sovereign Personages tribtion lightning?
Cold, furious shouts pierced straight into Xiao Chens soul, causing his mind to buzz unbearably.
Xiao Chen cursed in his heart. To think that these Cloud Sea old fogeys made a move on me.
Just as Xiao Chen was at a loss as to what to do, a thunderous voice boomed in the sky, Let him leave. Since when has my Divine Firmament Sect fallen to such a level?
The moment this voice rang out, the many old men blocking Xiao Chen showed somewhat unsightly expressions.
However, Martial Uncle Xiang, he broke the Lightning Guiding Formation and even absorbed a significant part of the tribtion lightnings lightning core...
Humph, do you really want to be unable to raise your heads before Ye Zifeng?!
That person snorted coldly. The scalps of the few old men immediately tingled from fear, and they no longer dared to say anything more.
Xiao Chen immediately felt relieved of pressure. With just a little thought, he realized that the person speaking had to be the Thunder Saber Xiang Tian.
This Thunder Saber Xiang Tian truly lived up to being one of the Grave Seas ten Great Saber Venerates, ranked together with Ye Zifeng. Just this boldness alone was significantly greater than that of these Star Venerates before Xiao Chen.
Now that Xiao Chen could move as he pleased, he directly left this ce without saying anything.
When Xiao Chen saw the Purple me Sects peak, he finally rxed. Fortunately, he had not absorbed too much of that so-called lightning core.
Otherwise, that Thunder Saber Xiang Tian would not have made an appearance earlier.
When Xiao Chennded at the foot of the peak, he reported his identity. After a quick check, he was allowed in. The red-d administrator, whom he met before, personally came out to wee him.
Haha, Brother Xiao, no, Martial Grand Uncle, we meet again.
Administrator He appeared exceptionally friendly. After the previous meeting, Ye Zifeng had indeed given him and the white-bearded old man big gifts.
Even the Sect Master personally gave instructions to take good care of Ye Zifengs junior brother.
Martial Grand Uncle, you fought your way here? Administrator He asked when he saw Xiao Chen returning from outside.
Xiao Chen did not hide anything. I went to the Divine Firmament Sects Thunder Controlling Peak.
The red-d administrator showed a confused expression. Thunder Controlling Peak? I heard that Shangguan Lei is gathering the true inheritors of the various sects today to discuss the alliance for the Fiendish Demon Battlefield.
Xiao Chen nodded. I was one of the invitees.
The red-d administrator thought about the recent news spreading around like wildfire of Xiao Chen defeating the Little Thunder Saber, then considered Xiao Chens dusty appearance.
He concluded that Xiao Chen went to Thunder Controlling Peak to face Shangguan Lei. Believing that there had definitely not been a good end to it, he no longer pursued this topic.
Xiao Chen felt rather rxed and did not mind. The final fight with the Lunar Shadow Saber was over. He had tossed away all his past burdens, starting his journey with a light load. The future held another journey.
More importantly, while the earlier battlested only two short moves, it was a hearty fight, aplishing his purpose.
Oh, by the way, Administrator He, do you know where most of the inner sect disciples train?
I know where it is. Ill bring Martial Grand Uncle over.
There is no need to be so polite. I can go over by myself.
The opening of the Fiendish Demon Battlefield was imminent. Xiao Chen recalled that he had an agreement with a certain woman to go to the Fiendish Demon Battlefield and work together as a team.
Xiao Chen happened to meet some inner sect disciples on the way to that ce. When he looked up, he noticed Yang Qing among them.
He felt this to be a great coincidence: he wanted to seek her out and met her halfway there.
When Yang Qing saw Xiao Chen, she showed a stunned expression. After saying something to her surrounding senior brothers and senior sisters, she quickly walked over.
I thought that you were no longer in the Purple me Sect. During this period, I asked around in the outer sect and inner sect, but I did not hear anything about you. Where did you go?
When Yang Qing saw Xiao Chen, at first, she felt it was strange. Then, she rejoiced.
Me? I have a senior brother here. I have been staying at his ce during this time, Xiao Chen replied straightforwardly, not hiding anything.
Yang Qing said doubtfully, Senior brother? Which senior brother is it? To think that his position is so high that he can directly take in outsiders...oh, I understand.
She paused there as a possibility urred to her: perhaps Xiao Chen had not passed the test and was forced to do misceneous work to remain in the sect.
Yang Qing heard that true inheritors could bring in servants. The treatment of these servants was no worse than what the outer sect disciples received.
Finding her reaction strange, Xiao Chen said, I did not say anything. What did you understand?
Yang Qing feared touching Xiao Chens sore spot. She smiled and said, Its fine. I understand. I am already ranked in the top ten within the inner sect and obtained the right to enter the Fiendish Demon Battlefield. Will your senior brother be bringing you in?
Xiao Chen shook his head and said, My senior brother will not go, but he obtained a spot for me.
Upon hearing that, Yang Qing became increasingly sure of her guess. For one to be able to obtain a spot for Xiao Chen, it had to be a true inheritor.
It looks like you have been doing fine. In that case, I can rest assured. Our agreement of alliance still holds. After going to the Fiendish Demon Battlefield, my seniors and I will help take care of you.
Yang Qing saw that Xiao Chen was still a half-step Primal Core cultivator, while she had been improving rapidly in the main sect in the past two months.
She believed that her strength alreadypletely surpassed the other partys. However, she still remembered their agreement and did not intend to abandon him.
Xiao Chenughed hoarsely, In that case, Ill thank you for your care in advance. Go on first. I think yourpanions are waiting for you.
Good. See you in the Fiendish Demon Battlefield.
Chapter 1689 (Raw 1701): Increasingly Closer
Chapter 1689 (Raw 1701): Increasingly Closer
Three dayster, the matter of Xiao Chen defeating the Little Thunder Saber at Thunder Controlling Peak and easily departing from Shangguan Leis presence spread throughout the three blessednds.
All therge sects of the blessednds learned of a white-d desman who dared to trample on the Little Thunder Saber before Shangguan Lei, not giving Shangguan Lei any face at all.
More importantly, Shangguan Lei actually let Xiao Chen leave, only daring to get angry but not to take action.
Who was Shangguan Lei? He was the strongest true inheritor of the ck Cave Mountain. He was ate-stage Major Primal Core cultivator, only one step shy of breaking through to the peak Major Primal Core Realm.
Even if an ordinary Star Venerate wanted to kill Shangguan Lei, he might not seed.
Shangguan Lei was tyrannical and arrogant, a vengeful person. However, such a ruthless person, one famed in the Grave Sea for his ruthlessness, just watched as the white-d desman left, not daring to say anything. This thought was simply incredible.
It made everyone curious about who this white-d desman was.
In the Purple me Sect, Xiao Chen did not know that he had already kicked up a huge wave in the three blessednds.
Right now, he was making his final preparations for entering the Fiendish Demon Battlefield.
After Yang Qing and her fellow disciples said goodbye, Xiao Chen formally sealed up the Lunar Shadow Saber. From then on, he would no longer think about any of his past glory.
Xiao Chen would only deeply bury his pride in his heart.
The tribtion lightning that Xiao Chen absorbed in the Thunder Controlling Peak not only loosened his bottleneck lightly but also raised his Thunder Dao cultivation by another level to the peak of the Thunder Domain.
The next step would be to break through and grasp the Thunder Dao.
More importantly, his Divine Lightning Eye was on the verge of breaking past the thirdyer and reaching the fourthyer.
That was an unexpected joyous matter. The cultivation of the Divine Lightning Eye was exceptionally slow. However, every increase inyer resulted in a tremendous change.
This was especially so after the thirdyer. The Divine Lightning Eyes thirdyer only applied three lightning tribtions. However, the fourthyer would utilize six lightning tribtions, its might undergoing an earthshaking change.
For the next three days, Xiao Chen anxiously worked on breaking through. If he seeded, he would be able to show his capabilities when he entered the Fiendish Demon Battlefield; it would be like adding wings to a tiger.
Xiao Chen would no longer fear the top ten true inheritors of the three blessednds, able to sh head-on with them.
Above the clouds around the two main peaks of the Heavenly Shaking Mountain blessednd, there was a gleaming signboard with the words Confucian Institution. It appeared indistinct in a courtyard that looked like a paradise.
The memorial tablets of many predecessors of the Confucian sect were erected in the Confucian Institutions temple. The portraits of the masters of the Martial Epochs Confucian Dao hung on the wall.
Yueming, when you go to the Fiendish Demon Battlefield this time, you should have a great chance of obtaining a fortuitous encounter from that Divine Vein expert. However, if you sh with Shangguan Lei, your odds of victory are even. As for that Zhen Yuan from the Profound Light Temple, we have to admit that this little monk is the strongest among the three of you.
An indistinct voice containing righteous Qi rang out outside the study of this temple.
In the study was a youth dressed like a Confucian schr with his hair tied up with a strip of cloth. He appeared righteous and gave the impression of being quick-witted and unfettered. He held a book and calmly read it. When he heard the voice from outside the study, he slowly ced the book down.
This person was the strongest true inheritor of the Heavenly Shaking Mountain, Wang Yueming.
The righteous Qi that Wang Yueming exuded turned into an unyielding, sharp light that spread out. Teacher, although that Shangguan Lei is without a doubt the strongest true inheritor of the ck Cave Mountain, he is bold but not very astute, arrogant and prideful. I am more concerned about the Purple me Sects Hua Yunfeng. That person truly keeps his strength hidden. Also, there is the Cloud Mountain Academys Bai Yu; her righteous Qi is no inferior to mine.
However, the most difficult ones are the bunch of people from the Pot Mountain. Buddhist sect Cultivation Techniques are even more of a threat to the Fiendish Demons than our Confucian sect techniques.
Haha! You are really taking this easy. Recently, there is a neer in the Purple me Sect who defeated the Little Thunder Saber in one move and left Shangguan Leis presence with no rush. You have to pay some attention to him.
Wang Yueming entered deep thought. There certainly are many neers recently. Not too long ago, I heard that a Yan-generation disciple from the Pot Mountains Profound Light Temple defeated a Xuan-generation esteemed monk in a Buddhist principle debate.
Although these people are not strong, they might still end up being variables. You have to be cautious.
As the old man outside spoke, he silently walked in.
Whoosh!
The old man thrust out his hand, and a folding fan silentlynded on Wang Yuemings palm.
This is...
This startled Wang Yueming. The instant the folding fan entered his hand, it felt incredibly heavy. The ribs of the folding fan clearly were not made from ordinary wood. It even contained a profound aura. However, it was not a Dao Tool type of weapon.
When Wang Yueming gently opened the fan, he saw two simple lines of a poem written on it. A loyal heart for all eternity like the moon of tomorrow; a body full of righteous Qi throughout the seasons.
Teacher used twenty years before I finished writing these two lines. Using this, you will definitely be able to gain a lot in the Fiendish Demon Battlefield.
Wang Yuemings expression turned serious once he learned how precious this folding fan was. His teacher spent twenty years on this; every word condensed his teachers spirit, Qi, and energy, containing the purest righteous Qi of the Confucian sect.
At the Thunder me za of the Divine Firmament Sects Thunder Controlling Peak, Shangguan Lei peeked at a majestic figure whose back faced him. He did not dare to raise his head and look directly at this person.
The people of the world say that the disciples of my line are bold but not very astute, wildly arrogant and proud. No matter how strong we are, we are just boorish people. However, they do not understand. If one cultivates the Thunder Dao like they are bystanders, weighing everything and being very cautious, they cantprehend the true meaning of thunder. One should be arrogant and proud in order to bring out the true meaning of thunders tyranny to the fullest.
Three days ago, the Lightning Guiding Formation was destroyed, the tribtion lightnings lightning core was damaged, and your junior brother gained a heart demon. I do not me you for this. Shangguan Lei, I only me you for why you did not have the courage to charge forward at the final moment.
The Thunder Saber Xiang Tians words were spoken with great emphasis. Every word struck Shangguan Leis soul unbearably.
Master, Shangguan Lei knows his mistakes...
Where is the mistake?!
Fearing death, Shangguan Lei whispered with a lowered head despite feeling wronged.
At that moment, when Shangguan Lei faced Xiao Chens questioning and the power of the lightning that Xiao Chen drove, he had indeed felt death approaching. If he forcefully attacked, it would definitely have resulted in mutual destructionan uneptable oue.
Then, you can go die now.
Bang!
The Thunder Saber Xiang Tian turned around and struck Shangguan Leis body without any warning at all, sending him flying, then crashing heavily into the ground.
The startled Shangguan Lei felt a horrifying and terrifying lightning restriction nted in his body.
For the disciples of others, their masters give them all sorts of tools when they go to the Fiendish Demon Battlefield. I give you only a restriction. It will activate in the Fiendish Demon Battlefield. If you cannot break through to the peak Major Primal Core Realm in half a month, you will explode and die. If your cultivation does not improve every day, you will be tortured by electricity when night falls.
Xiang Tian continued, If you are not willing to do this, I can remove the restriction now.
Without hesitation, Shangguan Lei knelt on one knee. Disciple understands Masters intent. I will definitely live up to your great expectations.
The Thunder Saber Xiang Tian nodded and said, Before you go, check on your junior brother. It is just a heart demon. If he can resolve it, he will end up aplishing even more. He possesses a bloodline of the Great Deste Eons ten thousand races and is naturallypatible with the Thunder Dao. It would be too unfortunate if he were crippled just like that.
Yes!
The opening of the Fiendish Demon Battlefield approached. The top ten true inheritors of the three blessednds all received instructions from their masters.
However, Xiang Tian was the only one who ced a fatal restriction on his disciple.
Time flew by. The date of the Fiendish Demon Battlefields opening drew closer.
Xiao Chen finally broke through to the fourthyer of the Divine Lightning Eye. With a thought, four purple flowers appeared in his right eye, spinning rapidly.
I seeded!
Xiao Chen revealed a pleased expression. Now, he was far more confident about the trip to the Fiendish Demon Battlefield, even feeling exceptional anticipation.
When the Fiendish Demon Battlefield opened, the elites, core disciples, and true inheritors of the sects from the three blessedndsa total of one hundred peak Rank 3 sects and several Rank 4 sectswould pour in.
Any one of the inner sect disciples of a Rank 3 sect from the blessednds could stand out anywhere outside, equal to the Elders of sects outside the blessednds.
However, the Fiendish Demon Battlefield would wee thousands of such elites, who would kill each other to obtain fortuitous encounters.
Just imagining the intensity of thepetition could make ones blood surge. Who did not desire to be one of the elite outstanding talents, standing out and obtaining a fortuitous encounter to rise in one go?
Chapter 1690 (Raw 1702): Formally Opened
Chapter 1690 (Raw 1702): Formally Opened
Only two days remained until the opening of the Fiendish Demon Battlefield.
Xiao Chen was currently asking Ling Yu about the situation inside the Fiendish Demon Battlefield. The two of them were looking forward to its opening.
Naturally, Ling Yu did not know much. Martial Uncle, I have not been to this Fiendish Demon Battlefield. However, some of the senior brothers who went before left behind detailed information. This Fiendish Demon Battlefield is an independent world. It is vast and boundless. Even until now, the entire Fiendish Demon Battlefield has not beenpletely explored.
There are a few ces of great interest that we know of. First is the Ten Thousand Weapon Pavilion. This ce contains all of the weapons the Divine Vein expert collected. There are Profound Tools, Treasure Tools, Dao Tools, and even eternal Divine Tools. We do not know how long that Divine Vein expert lived. There are plenty of weapons in the pavilion; even until now, it has not been emptied out yet.
The weapons that the Divine Vein expert collected are all of peak quality, be it Profound Tools or Treasure Tools. As for Dao Tools, even the weakest Dao Tool would be worth cities outside, considered supreme treasures.
Xiao Chen understood that. A Dao Tool contained aplete Dao. It took hundreds of years to nurture one.
The value of any Dao Tool was inestimable. Even a Rank 4 sect did not have many Dao Tools.
Obtaining a Dao Tool in the Ten Thousand Weapon Pavilion was indeed a great fortuitous encounter since a Dao Tool would provide a tremendous boost to ones strength.
However, in the past one thousand years, only two Dao Tools appeared. It is simply too difficult to obtain a Dao Tool. The restrictions left by that Divine Vein powerhouse follow the same pattern: the higher the value, the more horrifying the restriction.
Ling Yu paused here before continuing, Next is the Ten Thousand Flower Garden. There are all sorts of herbs and nts there. One-thousand-year-old or even ten-thousand-year-old herbs are everywhere. Then, there is the Ten Thousand Book Library. That ce contains all the Cultivation Techniques and Martial Techniques that the Divine Vein powerhouse collected in his life, even those of the Buddhist, Daoist, and Confucian sects. These threends of fortuitous encounters are where the true inheritors like to go. Competition is intensest there, and the fortuitous encounters there are the best as well.
Aside from these, there are othernds of fortuitous encounters: the Buddha Seeking tform, the Dao Comprehending Mountain, ck me Mountain, Frosty Ice Lake... The precious treasures there are all different, and it is difficult to exin all of them in one go.
Xiao Chen entered deep thought. This Fiendish Demon Battlefield was muchrger than he thought.
Indeed, it was already an independent world. That Divine Vein powerhouses methods were truly extraordinary.
Oh, right. There are also some forbiddennds that Martial Uncle needs to pay note to. These forbiddennds should not be entered. Out of ten people who go in, eight or nine do note out. How about this? Ill go get a jade strip containing this information for Martial Uncle. Im afraid that if we rely on my memory, I might forget some important information.
For the sake of caution, Ling Yu felt that it was better to thicken his skin and ask for a jade strip for his martial uncle.
Ling Yu had always had an impatient character. Once he made up his mind, he immediately rushed off.
This somewhat stunned Xiao Chen, who had been about to ask about the Fiendish Demons in the Fiendish Demon Battlefield, but Ling Yu already disappeared.
Two days passed in the blink of an eye.
On this day, the Fiendish Demon Battlefield, which the three blessednds waited in anticipation for twenty years, finally opened again.
Boom!
At the sea region where the three blessednds abutted, an earthshaking, boundless mighty force spread out. Without exception, all the sects in the blessednds could see an ind rising from the sea to hover in the sky.
That ind was shrouded in a pitch-ck fog. However, the multicolored light above it looked quite magnificent. The Spiritual Energy that spread out from it formed a stark contrast.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Immediately, countless figures soared into the air, quickly flying towards that ind. Their expressions all looked extremely excited.
Thirty-odd people of the Purple me Sect qualified to enter the Fiendish Demon Battlefield, including six true inheritors, twenty core disciples, and the top ten elites of the inner sect.
The Fiendish Demon Battlefield was extremely dangerous. Although there were many fortuitous encounters, if one was not strong enough, one would just be sending oneself to death.
There was a total of forty-five sects in the entire ck Cave Mountain, which sent about six or seven hundred people. With all three blessednds added together, more than two thousand disciples were heading for the Fiendish Demon Battlefield.
Xiao Chens group had gathered at the main peak long ago. With Hua Yunfeng taking the lead, the thirty-odd people flew to the ind together.
The ind in the sky appeared very close. However, when the group started its journey, it discovered that the ind was actually a distance away. After leaving the ck Cave Mountain, the group continued flying for one hour before it reached the vicinity of the ind.
Fortunately, these cultivators were all elites of the sect. Flying for a few hours under the influence of the starry sea was nothing.
Xiao Chen casually looked around and happened to nce at Yang Qing. When she noticed that he was among the core disciples, she found this strange.
Xiao Chen gave her a friendly smile in greeting. Then, he fixed his gaze on that ind covered in a ck fog.
The entrance to the Fiendish Demon Battlefield was there. While the Fiendish Demon Battlefield looked like an ind on the outside, it was actually astonishingly huge.
The fog-shrouded ind looked illusory at first, giving the impression that it was a mirage.
However, slowly, the ck fog thinned. Views of the ind started to appear.
The most eye-catching thing was naturally the entrance to the Fiendish Demon Battlefield, which was a set of mysterious ancient doors forged from some unknown material. The doors looked rusted and aged, with sculptures of Great Deste Eon divine beasts nking them.
Even though those were just sculptures, they looked very realistic and lively, exuding a stern might.
Everyone waited patiently. When the time came, those mysterious doors would automatically open.
Why is that group of monks not here yet? Ling Yu muttered softly. The ones that had arrived so far were the sects from the ck Cave Mountain and the Heavenly Shaking Mountain. The people of the two blessednds hovered at different ces.
Xiao Chen felt curious as well. He really wanted to see how strong the people of the orthodox Buddhist sects in this Great Thousand Realms were and what they were like.
They are here! Ling Yu said softly as he looked into the distance.
A group of bald monks wearing Buddhist monk robes appeared far away. A monk with bronze skin and a squarish face with a stern expression led the group flying quickly towards the ind.
The monks stood on lotus tforms of golden light skimming through the air. They appeared exceptionally at ease.
Given this, all the elite outstanding talents of the three blessednds had assembled.
That monk is the Profound Light Temples Zhen Yuan. I heard that he is the strongest true inheritor of the three blessednds, even stronger than Shangguan Lei and Wang Yueming. While that is the rumor, no one has ever seen them truly fight each other before.
Ling Yu, who was beside Xiao Chen, whispered, He cultivates the Wise Guardian Deity Scripture and has already condensed the Arhat Dharmic Body. His palm is as hard as metal, extremely tyrannical.
Xiao Chen took note of this but did not show any change in expression. That Zhen Yuan did not smile or say anything, appearing stern.
Zhen Yuans aura did not leak out at all; hence, he looked like an ordinary novice Buddhist monk with nothing special about him.
However, Shangguan Lei and Wang Yueming immediately turned their attention to that monk at the same time.
Xiao Chen swept his gaze across and focused on Wang Yueming. This was the strongest true inheritor of the Heavenly Shaking Mountain. As he held the folding fan in his hand, he appeared very carefree and elegant.
That fan seems somewhat extraordinary, Xiao Chen thought.
It was about time to enter the Fiendish Demon Battlefield. Xiao Chen carefully observed all the true inheritors. Then, he memorized the appearances of those that he needed to keep an eye on.
Who is that?
Suddenly, Xiao Chen discovered a white-d monk not far away from Zhen Yuan. He looked very clean and had delicate facial features. As he held Buddhist prayer beads, he gave off a casual and gentle feeling.
That persons eyes met Xiao Chens. Then, he smiled faintly at Xiao Chen, confusing him.
Do I know him?
Xiao Chens heart filled with doubt. There did not seem to be such a person in his memories. He did not have much of a friendship with any monks.
Strange. After thinking that, Xiao Chen ignored his doubt. However, he kept an eye on this monk.
At the same time, Ling Yu introduced the stronger true inheritors of the various sects to Xiao Chen, giving particr attention to the top ten true inheritors of the three blessednds.
Creak...!
The mysterious ancient doors opened automatically. An ancient aura flowed out, together with scary roars.
The Fiendish Demon Battlefield formally opened.
Chapter 1691 (Raw 1703): Traveling in Groups
Chapter 1691 (Raw 1703): Traveling in Groups
When the mysterious ancient doors opened, the disciples of the various sects immediately rushed in, flying into the ind.
However, there was also arge group of people who remained calm. The fortuitous encounters in this Fiendish Demon Battlefield were great, but they did not need to be so anxious.
Martial Uncle, lets go, then.
Ling Yu, who was at the side, was raring to go. He appeared extremely excited. Now that his strength had increased greatly, he had high expectations for the Fiendish Demon Battlefield.
Xiao Chen nodded, and the two of them went with the flow, passing between those mysterious doors.
Whoosh!
The moment Xiao Chen stepped across the threshold, he felt a mighty and majestic force everywhere. The level of space here was distinctly higher than even that of the blessednds.
Several pained cries rang out. It turned out that when many of the sect disciples entered and soared into the air, the immense pressure from the world here caught them off guard.
These people immediately crashed to the ground, and their bones nearly shattered, putting them in so much pain that they wished for death as they moaned there.
The expression getting off on the wrong foot applied here.
With this lesson, the ones who arrivedter sat down on the spot to work on adjusting to the pressure of this ce first before doing anything else.
Now that we are in the Fiendish Demon Battlefield, Juniors, go and seek out your own fortuitous encounter. I have only one rule: our Purple me Sect never liked infighting. If you are discovered doing so, I will personally punish those responsible.
Hua Yunfeng gathered up the Purple me Sect disciples and gazed expressionlessly at his fellow disciples.
Rest up now and proceed after you get used to the environment here.
After Hua Yunfeng finished giving out instructions, he led the true inheritors away, disappearing from this ce in a few leaps.
The physiques of these true inheritors were much stronger than that of the core disciples and inner sect elites. Just feeling about for a while was sufficient for them to get used to the new environment. They did not need to spend time sitting down and adjusting.
Martial Uncle, with our physiques, it seems that we do not need to waste time here. Ling Yu possessed a Great Deste Eon bloodline and had also refined the golden Life Juice Source. His physique was not much weaker than a true inheritors.
As for Xiao Chen, that went without saying.
Where are you going? Xiao Chen asked.
Ling Yu smiled. I still have not thought of it. However, it is definitely the Ten Thousand Weapon Pavilion, the Ten Thousand Flower Garden, or the Ten Thousand Book Library. Im waiting for Martial Uncle to make the decision.
These three were the most popr ces, and thepetition there was the intensest.
Xiao Chen shook his head and said, Im afraid that I cannot travel with you. Im going to the Buddha Seeking tform.
Xiao Chen cultivated the Mahmy Abstinence Vition Saber Technique. Naturally, his first destination was the Buddha Seeking tform, a Buddhist holynd in the Fiendish Demon Battlefield, so that he could improve his Saber Technique further.
Moreover, he had the Buddhist ?arra Pearls to support him. Compared to ordinary people, his chances of a fortuitous encounter at the Buddha Seeking tform would be higher.
Most importantly, his aim was different from Ling Yus.
If the two went to the Ten Thousand Weapon Pavilion, Ling Yu only needed to obtain a good Treasure Tool, and it would be sufficient. How could Treasure Tools interest Xiao Chen?
Xiao Chen wanted a Dao Tool, which would mean shing with the peak true inheritors. Now was not the time.
Ling Yu felt it was unfortunate, his regret showing on his face. In that case, I will go with the other juniors. Martial Uncle, take care!
You too.
The Fiendish Demon Battlefield was perilous, rife with Fiendish Demons. Every time the Fiendish Demon Battlefield closed, less than half the disciples returned alive.
The dangers involved were clear to see.
After exchanging reminders to be careful, Xiao Chen sent off the other party with his eyes. By now, many disciples could no longer wait. Stubbornly enduring the pressure, they left the safe zone, intending to adjust to the environment as they traveled.
Xiao Chen stood up as though it was nothing. Then, he went to the gathering point of the Purple me Sect disciples. The twenty core disciples had banded together and left in groups. Now, there was only one group that had not left yet.
However, to Xiao Chens surprise, Yang Qing did not team up with anyone.
Xiao Chen came to this conclusion because a male Purple me Sect disciple was advising Yang Qing to join them.
Junior Sister Yang Qing, juste with us.
Thats right. With one additional person looking after you in this Fiendish Demon Battlefield, it will be safer.
Yang Qing smiled faintly and rejected, Senior Brother Wu, thank you for your kind intentions.
Xiao Chen walked over boldly and said with a faint smile, I couldnt tell that you are rather popr.
That male Purple me Sect disciple addressed as Senior Brother Wu turned around and looked at Xiao Chen. Feeling confused, he asked, Who are you?
He is mypanion. Before we entered the main sect, we agreed to work together in the Fiendish Demon Battlefield, Yang Qing exined softly after standing up and walking over to Xiao Chen.
A half-step Primal Core cultivator? I see. No matter who opened the back door for you, youd better just stay here. You do not have any say in the Fiendish Demon Battlefield.
That Senior Brother Wu revealed an expression of enlightenment. He only took Xiao Chen for a rtive of an inner sect Elder and believed that Yang Qing was interested in establishing a rtionship with this person.
He extended his hand, preparing to knock Xiao Chen unconscious here. Now that they were in the Fiendish Demon Battlefield, there were not many rules to follow.
Bang! The two palms met, and that Senior Brother Wu paled as he staggered three steps back before someone behind supported him.
Xiao Chen did not move at all. His expression did not change aside from a faint smile. On ount of being from the same sect, I will not bicker over this palm strike. Quickly scram.
Lets go!
That Senior Brother Wus arm had already numbedpletely. When he saw Xiao Chens smile, he felt a chill, so he quickly led the other inner sect disciples away.
Once those Purple me Sect disciples were far away, Xiao Chens lips curled up as he said, You really attract a lot of attention. Without being capable enough, I might have fallen earlier.
Yang Qing was not surprised at the strength that Xiao Chen revealed. She smiled and said, I just knew that my judgment would not be wrong. I suppose you have your reasons for being a true inheritors servant; you are just hiding your strength for now.
Xiao Chen blushed with shame in his heart. The other party truly overthought this.
However, it was not her fault. Word of Xiao Chens face-off with Shangguan Lei and his fight with the Little Thunder Saber had spread only among the true inheritors and a small number of core disciples. The inner sect disciples did not even know of Xiao Chen yet.
Yang Qings pool of information was very small, which made it hard to avoid erroneous judgments.
Never mind. Ill put these minor details aside first. Xiao Chen asked, Are you nning for just the two of us working together?
Yang Qing nodded and asked, Whats wrong? Are you afraid? It is hard to predict a humans heart. Even though these people are from the same sect, things often be hard to manage when there are too many people, giving rise to all sorts of problems.
There is no need for too many goodpanions. Just one is enough. Two is a godsend.
Surprise shed across Xiao Chens face. The other partys way of thinking was unique. However, it was ratherpatible with his own thought. If not for having agreed to the other party before entering the sect, he would definitely have chosen to move alone in this Fiendish Demon Battlefield.
Im not afraid; dont worry. Where do you want to go?
Yang Qing nodded and replied, Lets go to the Buddha Seeking tform. We cannot go to those ces starting with the words ten thousand for now. They are crowded. Even if we obtain a fortuitous encounter, it will be hard to get out. On the other hand, this kind of ce that people normally ignore will be safer.
Although countless years had already passed, the Buddha Seeking tform still had some remnant Buddhist Might, which held some threat to the ferocious beasts and the Fiendish Demons there.
The two shared the same destination; this was really coincidental and would save on several detours.
You want to go to the Buddha Seeking tform as well? Yang Qing asked, marveling at Xiao Chens expression.
Xiao Chen nodded and waved the Buddhist ?arra Pearls on his wrist. I have an affinity with Buddhism.
Lets go, then.
The Fiendish Demon Battlefield sounded like a boundless battlefield filled with Fiendish Demons. In reality, it was an independent world.
The Fiendish Demon Battlefield contained all sorts ofplicated terrain. Of course, most of the ces were ancient, but they were real.
The Fiendish Demons that appeared everywhere were real, as well.
The Fiendish Demon Battlefield contained fortuitous encounters, treasure troves, and inheritances. There would definitely be a lot of danger.
Whoosh! Whoosh!
Xiao Chen and Yang Qing traveled side by side. As they leaped up and down, they moved rapidly and very far.
This Yang Qing is hiding a lot of her strength.
Upon seeing that Yang Qing managed to keep up, Xiao Chen entered deep thought. From the first time he saw her, he had felt that she was not as simple as she appeared.
Their progress now verified Xiao Chens guess.
Suddenly, Xiao Chen had a strange thought.
What if while Xiao Chen was hiding his strength in front of Yang Qing, she was also hiding hers in front of him? Could it be that she had the same thoughts as he did?
Theres no need to care so much for now. Yang Qing feels that her judgment is right; I also believe that I am not wrong in my judgment of people.
Realizing that Xiao Chen hid so much of his strength, Yang Qing sighed in her heart as well.
Chapter 1692 (Raw 1704): White Jasmine Flower
Chapter 1692 (Raw 1704): White Jasmine Flower
Beyond the safe zone around the mysterious doors, the environment immediately changed drastically.
A dense aura of deste antiquity, as well as a weak but ever-present trace of fiendish aura, filled the ce.
That fiendish aura seemed ordinary, but if one breathed it in for a long time, it could make one irritable, bloodthirsty, and murderous.
It was not known where that Divine Vein powerhouse had found such a ce to use as his final resting ce.
Anyone could find out about the Fiendish Demon Battlefields information. However, how much they learned would depend on the position they held in their sects.
The jade strip that Ling Yu managed to obtain was definitely more detailed than what Yang Qing could discover by asking around.
For example, the Buddha Seeking tform. Yang Qing only knew its rough position, but Xiao Chen knew its exact location.
Xiao Chen took out the jade strip and sent in his Spiritual Sense. Then, a faint three-dimensional map appeared in his vision.
Afterparing the three-dimensional map and the real Fiendish Demon Battlefield, Xiao Chen synced the two.
After he thought the words Buddha Seeking tform, a shing red dot appeared in a distant location on the three-dimensional map, looking very clear.
The special map that the seniors of the Purple me Sect had drawn andpiled over time was stored in the jade strip.
Only a Rank 4 sect could make such a jade strip, and only their core disciples could obtain it.
Of course, this map was not all-inclusive. Most of the areas appeared ckthe unexplored regions.
Follow me.
After verifying the direction, Xiao Chen led Yang Qing forward at full speed.
Along the way, the two asionally saw the elite disciples of other sects. They casually exchanged nces before carefully leaving.
This was the Fiendish Demon Battlefield, where there were no rules. One had to be wary of Fiendish Demons as well as the disciples of other sects.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Suddenly, themotion of an intense fight came from a small hill not far away.
Xiao Chen opened his Heavenly Eye and immediately saw the situation clearly. It turned out that a few disciples had discovered a stalk of grass for raising ones physique.
As these people fought with the ferocious beast guarding the natural treasure, elite disciples of various sects started to join the fight.
Xiao Chen casually nced at this before ignoring it.
Xiao Chen had the Life Juice Source and did not care about this stalk of grass. As for Yang Qing, she only nced at it indifferently before ignoring it as well.
So, the two continued on their way.
Both of them quickened their pace. However, everyone suffered some form of restriction in the Fiendish Demon Battlefield, unable to bring out their usual maximum speed.
After most of the day passed, a towering pavilion with countless Dao disks surrounding it as it soared into the clouds appeared in the twos vision.
The Ten Thousand Weapon Pavilion! Yang Qing eximed, a hint of fervor shing in her eyes. When seeing those countless beautiful Dao disks, who would not be tempted?
When one grasped a Dao Tool, one would be able to sense the presence of the Dao in advance. A Dao Tool would not only increase ones strength rapidly but also provide boundless aid to onesprehension. Having a Dao Tool was any disciples dream.
More importantly, the Dao Tools that could catch the attention of a Divine Vein powerhouse would definitely be Superior Grade or even Peak Grade.
It was even possible for a Dao Tool to contain two or three different Dao nourishing each other.
It was rumored that eight hundred years ago, the Divine Firmament Sect had a disciple who obtained a Dao Tool with two Dao in it. Even now, it was kept as a supreme treasure, ced in the Divine Firmament Sects Divine Weapon Pavilion and rarely taken out.
As for that disciple who obtained the Dao Tool, heter advanced to the Cloud Sea Realm at a young age, having gained many fortuitous encounters.
In the past ten thousand years, there were many such legends and rumors. This attracted an endless stream of people to the Ten Thousand Weapon Pavilion.
Now was no different. No less than one hundred people passed by the two, rushing towards the Ten Thousand Weapon Pavilion.
Lets go, Xiao Chen urged indifferently.
Confused, Yang Qing asked, You have no desire to go to the Ten Thousand Weapon Pavilion?
Naturally, I do. However, not now. I am just waiting. Once I go in there, I definitely must take out a Dao Tool. Xiao Chen spoke in a rxed fashion, as though he was just stating facts.
Yang Qing smiled and said, Take out a Dao Tool? Thats too difficult. Not to mention thepetition from the many peak true inheritors, even withoutpetition, it is not easy to subdue a Dao Tool with the Dao Might suppression in the Ten Thousand Weapon Pavilion.
Xiao Chen merely smiled and did not argue. Four hourster, a mountain range appeared before the two.
ording to the map in the jade strip, the Buddha Seeking tform was at the summit.
This was the only ce in the Fiendish Demon Battlefield that had anything to do with Buddhism. The Buddha Seeking tform produced all sorts of things that had an affinity with Buddhism. For example, the famous five trees and six flowers of Buddhism grew here. These were all rare nts that were very hard to find outside.
These things were incredibly precious, providing enormous benefit, whether one was a Buddhist monk or cultivated the Martial Dao.
However, it was not easy to ascend.
A jungle nketed the mountainsides, and there were many hidden ferocious beasts all over the ce. The only exception was the road leading to the summit.
Left without a choice, the two could only walk up that small mountain path.
The mountain path had many people walking on it. Their eyes were opened wide, staring intently into the depths of the jungle.
Xiao Chen had the Heavenly Eye. He used it to sweep through the ce and easily saw everything in the mountainsides, every tree and grass.
Suddenly, the Buddhist ?arra Pearls on his wrist turned warm.
He understood that this was the Buddhist ?arra Pearls resonating with a rare nt of Buddhism.
Their Buddhist natures were in harmony, forming a connection between them.
Wait for me for a moment. After saying that, Xiao Chen followed his instinct and entered the jungle.
That feeling intensified, and the Buddhist ?arra Pearls shone with a faint Buddhist light. Xiao Chen swept his gaze across and fixed it on a white flower.
This flower had five petals, and it bloomed elegantly. Each petal also had a simple and elegant patch of yellow on it. The contrast between white and yellow looked exceptionally refreshing.
The White Jasmine Flower! One of the six flowers of Buddhisms five trees and six flowers!
Xiao Chen showed joy on his face. This flower grew on a tree and could be consumed directly. Of course, it exhibited its greatest effect when infused in tea or refined into a Medicinal Pill.
The White Jasmine Flower tasted simple, elegant, and refreshing. After consuming it, ones cultivation would increase.
One flower petal equaled ten years of cultivation. Of course, there would be diminishing returns.
However, even after it no longer increased ones cultivation, it would still solidify ones cultivation and make ones Veritable Essence Energy denser. These were wondrous effects for cultivators.
This flower was even more useful for the people of the Buddhist sects. It could not only increase their cultivation but also provide enlightenment on Buddhist principles, improve their affinity with Buddhism, and enhance their wisdom.
Any one of the five trees and six flowers was innately connected to Buddhism and had the effect of strengthening ones wisdom.
Xiao Chen gently leaped out and was about to pluck this White Jasmine Flower when he sensed something wrong.
He casually swept his gaze through the ce and saw many pairs of scarlet eyes ring at him from the darkness of the jungles depths.
Dodge!
After Xiao Chen picked the flower, he immediately evaded, flying between the trees.
Chi! Chi!
Sharp shrieks came from the depths. Four or five small Bloodthirsty Macaques screeched as they gave chase.
These Bloodthirsty Macaques moved at astonishing speeds. Furthermore, since they were ustomed to the Fiendish Demon Battlefields environment, they were catching up with Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen did not attack lest he startle some other ferocious beasts. He executed the new Fish Dragon Art, covering his body with ayer of purple mes.
Moving like a phantom, he crashed through severalrge trees and charged out of the jungle, reappearing on that mountain path.
The Bloodthirsty Macaques that had been chasing him stopped immediately. They stood on a tree branch and howled endlessly at him.
Xiao Chen had noticed much earlier that the mountain path contained lingering Buddhist Might and was much safer than the jungle.
There were believers in Buddhism bowing every three steps and kneeling every nine steps on the path, sincerely worshiping Buddha.
Indeed, as soon as Xiao Chen reached the mountain path, those Bloodthirsty Macaques gave up their pursuit.
Just one Bloodthirsty Macaque was as strong as ate-stage Minor Primal Core cultivator. If one got surrounded by Bloodthirsty Macaques in the jungle, it would be somewhat problematic.
A White Jasmine Flower!
Xiao Chens sudden appearance and the fragrance of the White Jasmine Flower, which was filled with a Buddhist nature, in his hand immediately attracted the attention of many people on the mountain path.
Damn! This fellow actually managed to escape the pursuit of the Bloodthirsty Macaques unscathed.
He is really lucky. He just arrived, and he managed to find a White Jasmine Flower.
Upon noticing that Xiao Chen was not injured at all, the people who wanted to target him immediately withdrew.
Xiao Chens emerging from the jungle unharmed was definitely not as simple as luck.
Of course, more importantly...Xiao Chen directly plucked out three petals of the White Jasmine Flower and carefreely ate them, wasting such a natural resource.
It tastes pretty good. You should give it a try.
Amid envious gazes, Xiao Chen gave the remaining two petals to the somewhat stunned Yang Qing.
Xiao Chen ate it just like that...one of Buddhisms five trees and six flowers. Although it could be directly consumed, it was a precious nt; no one would do so for such a treasure, furthermore, in so carefree a manner.
Chapter 1693 (Raw 1705): Buddhist Sect Evil Monk
Chapter 1693 (Raw 1705): Buddhist Sect Evil Monk
Yang Qing put away the White Jasmine Flower petals. She did not dare to consume them directly as carefreely Xiao Chen had.
Firstly, doing so would be a waste. Secondly, Yang Qing could not digest them so quickly.
Xiao Chen was different. He possessed a Great Deste Eon bloodline. His physique had also reached the level of a Major Primal Core Venerate already.
After he consumed the three White Jasmine Flower petals, the Taiji diagram in his dantian grewrger by twenty percent.
The effect on his cultivation was not particrly good. Xiao Chen felt that his cultivation increased by only twenty percent.
This was much weaker than the legendary increase of ten years worth of cultivation. Much of this was due to Xiao Chens cultivation bottleneck.
However, the White Jasmine Flowers effect ofpressing and condensing Veritable Essence Energy was extremely obvious. That Taiji diagram became even more realistic.
The Yang Essence Energy and Yin Essence Energy moved slowly in Xiao Chens body, shining faintly. He felt replete with energy.
The Life Juice Source had cleansed Xiao Chens physical body, strengthening his physique. The White Jasmine Flower improved his cultivation and purified his Veritable Essence Energy. These twoplemented each other wellone inside and one outsidebringing him boundless benefits.
Obtaining this White Jasmine Flower before breaking through to the Primal Core Realm was a godsend for Xiao Chen.
Once he broke through, the inside and outside wouldplement each other, allowing his strength to improve further.
Aside from this, he also discovered another effect. His Buddha-like heart became much stronger after consuming the petals.
The White Jasmine Flower truly had boundless wondrous uses, astonishingly so.
Ah!
Just at this moment, a miserable cry pulled Xiao Chen and Yang Qings attention.
The two saw fifty Bloodthirsty Macaques grabbing a young man in the forest, five hundred meters from the path. He ended up in a bitter battle.
That person got careless, and the Bloodthirsty Macaques bit him. Blood spurted out of his wounds.
Quick! Quick! Quickly go and save Senior Brother Ma!
That young manspanions waiting at the path charged out immediately to help him. Those two people were not slow. However, by the time they rushed over, that Senior Brother Ma already fainted. He was pale, and teeth marks dotted his body.
That Senior Brother Ma held a White Jasmine Flower in his hand. The two rescuers appeared rather sad.
This harvest was somewhat not worth the cost. They obtained one White Jasmine Flower, but it resulted in the strongest of the three, that Senior Brother Ma, ending up half dead, losing his chance to continue searching for fortuitous encounters.
More importantly, the injuries of that Senior Brother Ma were not something that would heal easily.
Roar!
Suddenly, something strange happened. An earthshaking roar came from the depths of the jungle as countlessrge trees were uprooted.
An enormous, thirty-odd-meter-tall ck ape appeared, snarling.
Be careful!
Its a Major Primal Core ferocious beast, the ck Iron Demon Ape!
Those two cultivators werete-stage Minor Primal Core cultivators. It would be rather difficult for them to face this ck Iron Demon Ape, so they quickly took the initiative to attack it using Martial Techniques.
However, the skin of that ck Iron Demon Ape was as hard as iron. The attacks of the two did not break its defenses at all.
Pu ci!
A spiritual light appeared in the ck Iron Demon Apes scarlet eyes as it swung two mountain-like palms, smacking the two away.
The beast then snatched the White Jasmine Flower in the unconscious mans hand and trampled him to death.
Finally, the surviving two fled to the path and could only watch as that White Jasmine Flower was carried far away.
Clearly, not just anyone could try to obtain benefits from the jungle and seed.
There were Buddhisms five trees and six flowers, as well as many other herbs. The White Jasmine Flower was just one of them.
However, it was not easy to obtain these things safely.
Only true experts would be able to reap some benefits. This was the principle throughout the Fiendish Demon Battlefield.
There was no such thing as a free lunch in this world.
Xiao Chen entered deep thought. The environment in the jungle was veryplicated. Going in to explore was just too risky.
Even a Major Primal Core Venerate could only try their Luck outside, to see if they could discover these rare nts among the trees by the path.
However, to Xiao Chen, this ce was simply too interesting. The Buddhist ?arra Pearls served as a cheating device.
As he walked up the path to the Buddha Seeking tform at the summit, his harvest far surpassed the total of what everyone else collected.
As Xiao Chen proceeded, he asionally felt a warmth on his wrist. Then, he would reveal a smile and charge into the trees.
Xiao Chen was different from those who had to take a risk and explore the jungle to search. He only needed to rely on his feelings to find his target.
Whoosh!
After a while, Xiao Chen returned once more with a White Jasmine Flower.
A White Jasmine Flower!
Its him again. Where is he from?!
After Xiao Chen easily collected another White Jasmine Flower, the eyes of the disciples from other sects on the path, busily searching for herbs, went green with envy.
However, Xiao Chen did not care. He carefreely swallowed three petals and left the remaining two to Yang Qing.
Yang Qing shook her head, refusing, I did not contribute to obtaining this White Jasmine Flower. I dont want it.
Xiao Chen smiled and insisted, Take it. This is just the start.
After saying that, he shoved the petals to Yang Qing.
Following that, the two seemed like they were taking a stroll on the mountain path. However, Xiao Chen would easily obtain a rare nt every few moments.
This formed a very stark contrast to the anxious expressions of other people.
Aside from the White Jasmine Flower, Xiao Chen kept collecting all sorts of rare Buddhist nts. This could be said to be a rewarding journey for him. Of course, he focused on the White Jasmine Flower.
This rare flower would melt in the mouth and continuously purify his Veritable Essence Energy.
As Xiao Chen consumed more, he felt the effects bing increasingly obvious. As his Veritable Essence Energy continuously underwent cleansing, it became clear and crystalline. The impurities were slowly removed.
A strange and very pungent odor wafted from his body due to the impurities washed out from the Veritable Essence Energy.
Fortunately, when a strong wind blew, the strange odor disappeared. Otherwise, he would have been somewhat embarrassed.
The more joyous thing for Xiao Chen was that his Buddha-like heart improved as well. The Buddhist light remained withdrawn on his forehead, but his aura became increasingly refined. If not for Xiao Chens long hair fluttering in the wind, people might even mistake him for a temple monk.
As Yang Qing observed Xiao Chens changes, she muttered to herself in confusion.
What a fellow! He is just a half-step Primal Core Veritable Personage. To think that he monopolized eighty percent of the rare nts on this Buddha Seeking Mountain!
This Buddha Seeking Mountain has always been our exclusive domain!
Four or five bald monks gathered together.
As these monks saw Xiao Chens burgeoning harvest, their dissatisfaction deepened. They red at Xiao Chens and Yang Qings figures, rage shing in their minds.
Cultivating Buddhism did not make people kind individuals. To many, it was just a means of growing stronger.
One could cultivate a Buddhist sects Cultivation Techniques and Martial Techniques without following all of its disciplines andmandments.
The cultivation of the Buddhist sects depended on beneficence, aspirations, and incense.
The monks who cultivated aspirations and incense suffered from fewer restrictions than the monks who cultivated beneficence.
The reason was easy to understand. If these monks were a group of otherworldly ascetics, they would not be able to survive in this world where thew of the jungle reigned.
Senior Brother Yan Feng, you are a disciple of the Profound Light Temple, which is no weaker than that Purple me Sect. That fellow relies mainly on his swift Movement Technique and strong physical body. Coincidentally, Senior Brother Yan Feng cultivates the Major Shifting Movement Technique and the Indestructible Iron Body, whichpletely counters him, a monk from a Rank 3 temple suggested.
The moment this was said, the other monks all nodded and expressed their agreement.
No matter where one was, a Rank 4 sect posed a very strong threat. If such a sect came to settle ounts with these monkster, the temples they were in would not be able to bear the pressure.
As thergest temple of the Pot Mountain, the Profound Light Temple was different. It would not fear the Purple me Sect at all.
Alright! Ill go test him out. We cant just keep watching as he cuts us off from our fortuitous encounters.
A sharp light shed in the eyes of the yellow-faced monk known as Yan Feng as he decided.
By this point, Xiao Chen had already traveled two-thirds of the mountain path. His harvest was plentiful, well worth the trip.
He had been in the Fiendish Demon Battlefield for only a little more than a day. His current harvest could be said to rank among the top.
If he had gone to the Ten Thousand Weapon Pavilion, the Ten Thousand Book Library, or the Ten Thousand Flower Garden, he would not have gained such a harvest. It could only be said that he chose the right ce by opting for the Buddha Seeking tform.
Just as Xiao Chen collected another White Jasmine Flower and prepared to leave the jungle, a strong Buddhist Might suddenly appeared on the path. This Buddhist Might merged with the strong wind, containing the rage of a guardian deity, trying to force him back.
However, there were several Bloodthirsty Macaques behind.
Where did this Buddhist sect evil monke from? Xiao Chen showed rage on his face. This was trying to push him into a dead end.
Chapter 1694 (Raw 1706): Fighting an Evil Monk
Chapter 1694 (Raw 1706): Fighting an Evil Monk
Where did this Buddhist sect evil monke from? To think that he is so sinister, sneak-attacking me at the most crucial moment.
Xiao Chen did not have time to think. He shed with the other partys Buddhist Might, gathering four Cauldron Force as he punched.
Bang! The collision of the two fists produced a loud sound, a boundless shock wave surging out.
Xiao Chen clearly saw that monks face. It was pale yellow with bronze-colored skin. With one look, it was clear that that monk cultivated the Iron Dharmic Body of the Buddhist sects and possessed an incredibly strong physical body.
Indeed, as expected, you are not an ordinary half-step Primal Core cultivator. The Vital Qi of your physical body is really astonishing.
Yan Feng smiled coldly and shouted in a deep voice, However, you will have to scram back right now!
After he shouted, his fist light intensified. Surging Vital Qi poured out, pressing over with earth-shattering momentum.
You are seeking death!
Enraged, Xiao Chen narrowed his eyes and merged his Veritable Essence Energy and Vital Qi, pushing back fiercely.
Amid loud rumbling, Xiao Chen shoved away Yan Fengs entire body as if toppling a mountain. However, the Bloodthirsty Macaques behind charged over at this moment.
It could not be helped. Xiao Chen could only expose his strength. Using his body as a saber, he sent out his Great Daos Might.
In the time it took for a spark to fly, Xiao Chen threw six punches. The fist lights were like sabers. A wind shrilled as though the fist lights were resplendent saber lights unleashed in the depths of the jungle.
Six punchester, Xiao Chen forced several Bloodthirsty Macaques to retreat.
However, such an intense battle attracted the attention of many ferocious beasts deep in the jungle.
Roar! Roar!
Scary roars came from the depths of the jungle. Xiao Chen sensed several Major-Primal-Core-level ferocious beasts rushing over.
Xiao Chen did not dare linger. With a few shes, he arrived on the mountain path, which was protected by a Buddhist Might.
On the other side, a group of bald monks surrounded Yang Qing. They did not send out any killing moves against her; they just dyed her, preventing her from going to Xiao Chens aid.
On the path, Yan Feng looked at Xiao Chen. He saw that despite the heavy strike heunched at Xiao Chen, Xiao Chen appeared to bepletely fine and uninjured. Hence, his expression turned cold.
Benefactor, too much is as bad as too little. You should leave some for others. Now that you have monopolized all of the resources of this Buddha Seeking Mountain, what are the people like us, who worked so hard to enter the Fiendish Demon Battlefield, to do?
Hearing the other partys reasoning, Xiao Chen smiled and said, So, what do you want me to do?
When Yan Feng saw that Xiao Chen seemed to be open to discussion, his expression turned much warmer. Share some of the White Jasmine Flowers and the other rare Buddhist nts with us. Then, we will work together at the Buddha Seeking tform. With the help of we people from the Buddhist sect, you will be able to obtain more opportunities at the Buddha Seeking tform.
You should also know thatpared to the fortuitous encounters at the Buddha Seeking tform, these nts in the forest are not worth mentioning at all.
Xiao Chen did indeed know that there was apletely preserved ancient temple in the Buddha Seeking tform that had many tools, weapons, treasures, and Medicinal Pills of the Buddhist sects.
In the depths of the temple, there was also a Wisdom Tea, the consumption of which could refine a cultivators Soul Energy, increasing a Major Primal Core cultivators chances at breaking through to the Cloud Sea Realm.
There was a legend from the past of a disciple from the ck Cave Mountain who obtained the Wisdom Tea. Within ten years aftering out of the Fiendish Demon Battlefield, that person broke through to the Cloud Sea Realm.
However, the Buddha Seeking tform was now upied by Fiendish Demons, lifeforms that already existed before the Martial Epoch formed, and far surpassed ferocious beasts.
The Fiendish Demons were born after the destruction of the Immortal Epoch. After the Heavenly Court copsed, the Immortal Qi had gone haywire, resulting in all sorts of things gaining intelligence.
For example, there were rocks, trees, flowers, grass, or even ordinary household items. There were all sorts of bizarre objects; everything was possible. After gaining intelligence, they turned into spirits, something neither human nor ghost, neither deity nor demon. Hence, they were termed Fiendish Demons.
However, when the Immortal Epoch was destroyed, the Immortal Qi of the Heavenly Court got tainted and was no longer pure. Hence, most of the Fiendish Demons turned irritable and bloodthirsty.
Before the Martial Epoch was born, the Fiendish Demons had rampaged, massacring several races.
It was only then that the predecessors of the Buddhist Dao, the Confucian Dao, and other factions appeared and fought the Fiendish Demons. After gaining the upper hand, they tried to exterminate the Fiendish Demons before ushering in the Martial Epoch.
Now, in this age, it was already impossible to meet a Fiendish Demon in the normal world.
Even if one ran into a Fiendish Demon in a special ce like this, the bloodlines of the Fiendish Demons were already very thin, no longer as strong as their predecessors
However, these Fiendish Demons were still not what ferocious beasts couldpare to. In terms of intelligence and strength, ferocious beasts were no match for Fiendish Demons.
If one wanted to enter the temple and seek out fortuitous encounters, the help of the Buddhist sects people would definitely be effective. Buddhist Cultivation Techniques and Martial Techniques were exceptionally suppressive against Fiendish Demons.
However, this Yan Fengs words made it seem like Xiao Chen needed his help, and Yan Feng even wanted Xiao Chen to hand over the White Jasmine Flowers and the other rare Buddhist nts.
However, was that possible?
Xiao Chen retorted coldly, You really overthink. If you are truly willing to work together, I can distribute some of the benefits obtained in the Buddha Seeking tform. However, you can stop dreaming about the natural treasures I obtained along the way.
Yan Feng smiled and said, Its fine. I will soon show you who is the one living in a dream!
Whoosh!
Yan Fengs figure turned around, and a Buddhist light flowed. A Buddhist chant rang out as he suddenly appeared in front. His entire body gave off a metallic sheen. This was the Profound Light Temples Indestructible Iron Body.
Xiao Chens expression did not change as he stomped lightly on the ground. Boundless killing Qi, together with his aura, surged out like a wave.
Before the suppression of such a puissant aura, Yan Fengs speed immediately slowed.
A cold light shed in Xiao Chens eyes as he quickly attacked. A melodious saber hum rang out in the surroundings.
Dang! Dang! Dang!
Xiao Chen sent out three knifehand strikes, chopping on the same spot and producing metallic ngor. Yan Feng grunted as this sent him flying back a hundred meters. He had not expected Xiao Chen to be so strong.
Look, the true inheritor of the Profound Light Temple is fighting with someone from the Purple me Sect!
Its him, that white-d person. He harvested many things in this Buddha Seeking Mountain and is very strong.
I already guessed that someone would get jealous of him. Indeed, the people of the Profound Light Temple could no longer resist making a move. Furthermore, it is an early-stage Major Primal Core true inheritor!
There will be a good show to see.
Xiao Chen was famous on this Buddha Seeking Mountain. His every action received great scrutiny.
Every time he emerged from the forest, he definitely collected something. He had long since caused amotion. However, due to the Purple me Sects prestige and his personal strength, no one had the courage to do anything despite wanting to.
The people around were not surprised at seeing Xiao Chen fight with the Profound Light Temple true inheritor. The monks of the Profound Light Temple had been monopolizing this Buddha Seeking Mountain for a long time already.
I wonder who will win?!
Do you even need to guess? Its definitely that bald monk. After all, he is a Profound Light Temple true inheritor. For his cultivation to be so high, it must have been done step by step with great effort. For Buddhists, cultivation is the hardest to raise.
Right. The white-d desman is merely a half-step Primal Core cultivator. Although his physical body is astonishing and his Movement Technique is very scary, the Profound Light Temple monks cultivation is not only higher, but I think his physical body and Movement Technique is also no weaker than the white-d desmans.
Its hard to say. The white-d desman has not drawn his saber yet!
Indeed, only now did the crowd notice that Xiao Chen, who was fighting with Yan Feng, still had not drawn his saber. This confused everyone and made them wonder about his restraint.
After getting knocked back by Xiao Chen again, Yan Feng patted his clothes down and smiled. Interesting. However, I already cultivated my Indestructible Iron Body to the fifthyer. With your cultivation, you can forget about hurting me. As long as I cannd one punch on you, you are finished.
Xiao Chen frowned slightly. The other partys physical body,bined with the Indestructible Iron Body, did pose somewhat of a problem.
Indeed, the true inheritors of a Rank 4 sect are all difficult to handle. If Xiao Chens cultivation were a little higher, he would not need to put in so much effort.
However, it was merely having to put in effort. The other party was not Shangguan Lei, not someone whom Xiao Chen considered a thorny problem.
Just as Yan Feng spoke, Xiao Chen shot forward and waved his hand. Seven beams of light shot out from his clothes.
These were the Seven Deadly Sins that Xiao Chen had not used for a long time already. The seven sabers each gave off a different state.
Under Xiao Chens control, the Seven Deadly Sins merged into one, and he reached out to grab it tightly.
Dao Might appeared!
The aura of Xiao Chen, who was holding a saber, suddenly changed, bing boundlessly tyrannical. It felt like his aura could swallow up mountains and rivers. The Dao Might of the Great Dao immediately made the situation unbearable for Yan Feng.
What saber is this?
Yan Feng was shocked to see Xiao Chens aura change. It felt like Xiao Chen was holding a Dao Tool.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly. First, there was the saber god; then, the godly saber. The saber does not matter. What is more important is the person holding the saber. Dont think that I really cannot do anything about your iron skin problem.
Chapter 1695 (Raw 1707): Defeating the Evil Monk
Chapter 1695 (Raw 1707): Defeating the Evil Monk
With a saber in hand, Xiao Chens offensive immediately became fiercer.
Holding the saber upraised, Xiao Chen did not try to dodge or hide. He directly chopped down at the opening at the left ribs of the Profound Light Temples Yan Feng.
There was nothing special with this move. It just brought out the limits of his speed. It was so fast that the crowd only saw a mottled afterimage, as fast as lightning. First, there was a sh of electric light. Then, there was thunder.
This made everyone ponder what Xiao Chen just said. First, there was the saber god; then, the godly saber. The important thing was not a godly saber but the person holding the saber. The analogy of the saber god initially made them scoff. However, now, they no longer dared to underestimate Xiao Chen.
This was just an ordinary move, but it widened everyones horizons, causing them to exim in startlement.
When Yan Feng faced Xiao Chens casual saber strike, hesitation appeared in his heart.
Yan Feng had shown these openings on purpose. His defense was riddled with them. However, he did not care before now.
Indestructible Iron Body made Yan Fengs physical body incredibly strong, suppressing Xiao Chens physical body. Yan Feng did not feel any pressure when shing head-on with Xiao Chens fist lights. It was as he said: they did not pose a problem for him.
However, right now, Yan Feng did not feel confident at all when facing this saber strike.
Open! Yan Feng shouted explosively, and resplendent golden scriptures surged out from every inch of his skin. His Buddhist Might strengthened tremendously, and his Indestructible Iron Body improved further. Now, it looked like it truly was the Iron Arhat Body.
Xiao Chen smiled coldly. Everything went exactly as he expected. Suddenly, he pulled up his saber, swinging it at lightning-speed and interrupting the downward chop abruptly.
The saber move changed unexpectedly yet very smoothly, an extremely skillful execution.
As Xiao Chens saber rose, it turned into an endless surge of rolling water. The saber light spread in all directions, looking like a wild surf on a river with whitecaps breaking over waves.
Xiao Chen perfectly merged firmness and ferocity into an uninterrupted chain. The might of this saber strike appeared boundlessly tyrannical.
Even those unfamiliar with the saber could make out how extraordinary this strike was,pletely indescribable.
Excellent! many people cried out in unison. There was practically no one that could send out such a saber strike here.
Yan Fengs face immediately sank. As the target of Xiao Chens saber move, he felt its excellence even more deeply. It was like suddenly meeting lightning in a deste in, then having the scene suddenly change to that of the vast sea, facing countless towering wavesyered over each other for thousands of kilometers, all moving towards him.
Yan Feng became like a small boat; as he looked around, he found nothing that could help him.
Retreat!
In the time it took for a spark to fly, Yan Feng decisively chose to retreat. His instincts told him that despite activating the Buddhist scriptures on his skin, he could not let this saber strikend on him. The result would be unpredictable.
Yan Feng took only one step back. With this one step, he formed hand seals with both hands, and Buddhist sect holy flowers started blooming at his fingers. An iridescent glow appeared in the air, giving off a warm Buddhist light.
This light turned supple, tough, and viscous, trying to move Xiao Chens saber, attempting to change the trajectory slightly to deflect it away from Yan Fengs openings. With that, he was confident of blocking Xiao Chens saber and turning the situation around in an instant.
Change!
Xiao Chenughed out loud, and his saber move changed again. The endless surging waves that he materialized receded quickly, without even a single drop of water leaking out.
It was another perfect change in moves. The shift even made the people watching forget to praise it. It was indescribably wondrous.
Breaking Vast Armies!
Suddenly, heavy thuds resounded, making everyones heart beat faster as if their heart would leap out of their chest. They felt like they were in a bloody desert with thousands of soldiers there as Xiao Chen swung his saber down.
It was like Xiao Chen wanted to hack apart the vast army with one saber strike, sweeping away the boundless dust.
Breaking Stars!
Xiao Chen changed the saber move again. Just as the saber light was about to strike, he withdrew the tip of the saber, and all of the momentum from Breaking Vast Armies umted at the tip of the saber.
Now, starlight fell from the sky, and the tip of the saber turned boundlessly resplendent, radiating a light that was even more dazzling than the stars, and shing like a bright star in the universe.
When Xiao Chen withdrew the saber, it was like he could shake up the clouds for five thousand kilometers around and destroy the stars in the universe.
This greatly startled Yan Feng. Due to Xiao Chen changing moves, he suddenly could no longer keep up. In other words, Xiao Chen used his astonishing talent for the Saber Dao to seize the initiative in one move.
Breaking the World!
Breaking Vast Armies, Breaking Stars, and Breaking the World!
Afteryering two moves and notunching them, Xiao Chen used the time when Yan Feng was startled to shift to Breaking the World as he chopped down.
As the saber descended, it was like a lone knight riding a horse and couching ance. As the horse galloped, it brought along a huge momentum that could sweep up the world.
This move pointed straight at Yan Fengs initial opening.
I admit defeat! Yan Feng yelled suddenly as he gave up on resistance in shock.
Buzz!
When the saber that was sweeping through the world was only two centimeters away from Yan Fengs opening, it stopped. The saber buzzed endlessly, and the saber intent that Xiao Chen gave off spread out in all directions.
I... Yan Feng tried to say something as his heart pounded heavily.
Pa!
Xiao Chen raised his saber and struck Yan Fengs face with the t of the de, sending him flying. When Yan Fengnded, he bounced off into the distance.
On the path ascending Buddha Seeking Mountain, countless peopleboth in the open and hiddensaw this scene.
Who could have expected that a Profound Light Temple true inheritor would end up like that after facing Xiao Chen?
Everyone saw the battle very clearly. After witnessing Yan Feng admit defeat, anyone with just the slightest bit of intelligence understood what had happened.
Yan Feng could survive only by admitting defeat.
After Xiao Chen attacked with the saber and kept changing moves, he had turned the opening that Yan Feng had disregarded into a fatal one.
This was a fatal opening that Xiao Chen had forcibly opened using his consummate and excellent skills with the saber. If this attacknded, Yan Feng would definitely have been crippled at the least.
Although everyone could tell that Yan Feng left so many openings due to his carelessness, they knew that even if he had not been careless, losing to Xiao Chen would have been just a matter of time.
The reason was none other than Xiao Chens skills with the saber, which were simply too incredible, reaching perfection.
Damn! Could he be that person?!
Which person?!
That mysterious expert that the rumors, which reached every sect, spoke of. It was said that a desman defeated the strongest core disciple of the ck Cave Mountains Divine Firmament Sect in one move right before Shangguan Lei!
Then, it really is possible. He happens toe from the Purple me Sect, his skills with the saber are astonishing, and everyone is not familiar with him, either. With so many coincidences, this must be true.
Immediately, startled cries rang out. This was the person who had angered Shangguan Lei to the point of trembling but not daring to attack, the idol in everyones hearts.
Unexpectedly, they met this person in such a ce.
Its you...
When Yan Feng heard what everyone said as hey on the ground, he revealed an expression of understanding.
Yan Feng had also heard about the mysterious desman of the ck Cave Mountain. However, he had not given the rumor credence. He was very clear on what Shangguan Lei was like. Hence, he did not believe that Shangguan Lei would not dare to make a move on a nameless nobody.
There had to have been some other hidden reasons. However, having fought with Xiao Chen, Yan Feng now somewhat believed it.
The white-d desman before Yan Feng might have some trump cards that could make Shangguan Lei afraid.
It is not that I was soft and benevolent with that saber strike. The Venerable Xuan Bei once saved me. So, I will not kill the people of the Profound Light Temple. However, if you provoke me over and over again, dont me me for being merciless.
Xiao Chen snorted coldly as he looked at Yan Feng. He did not say too much. He had always been decisive in killing, and this Yan Feng already touched his bottom line.
If it were another person, even if that person begged for mercy, Xiao Chen would havepleted that saber strike.
However, since this was a person from the Profound Light Temple and he had chosen to admit defeat, Xiao Chen spared his life.
Even so, Xiao Chen would give this person only one chance. If there was a second time, he would not be so lenient.
After a while, Yang Qing looked at Xiao Chen with a strange expression. No matter what, she had not expected him to be the one who had attacked the Divine Firmament Sect disciples, bing a legend to the many inner sect disciples in the Purple me Sect.
Originally, she thought that Xiao Chen had be the servant of a true inheritor.
As Yang Qing was not that familiar with Xiao Chen, she had not thought that he was the mysterious desman who had faced Shangguan Lei.
Yang Qing looked at Xiao Chen and said in a low voice, Young Master Xiao, you really hid yourself deeply.
Xiao Chen smiled helplessly. I have never hidden anything from you. I already said from the start that I was there to find my senior brother. However, you did not believe me. Nevertheless, my senior brother is indeed Senior Ye Zifeng. He has the authority to get a spot for me.
After saying that, Xiao Chen paused for a moment before continuing, You, on the other hand, have been hiding yourself very deeply. Even until now, I still have notpletely seen through you.
Yang Qing showed a slightly startled expression, somewhat surprised at his rejoinder.
Xiao Chen smiled and said, While we were on the ship, I was already paying attention to you. At that time, I thought that I had already seen through your strength. Only now did I discover that I had not, not ever.
However, what does it matter? I only need to recall that you acted righteously without care for the consequences of trying to shield me. That is enough.
Chapter 1696 (Raw 1708): Earthen Fire Golden Lotus
Chapter 1696 (Raw 1708): Earthen Fire Golden Lotus
This time, Yang Qing was truly shocked. As she met Xiao Chens sincere gaze, she spoke after being silent for a while. Thank you. However, there is definitely no conflict of interest between us. I just want to retrieve something from the back mountain of the Buddha Seeking tform, and I will leave after that.
Its fine. I believe you.
The two exchanged nces and continued towards the summit.
The group of monks from the Pot Mountain regrouped after Xiao Chen and Yang Qing were far away.
Senior Brother Yan, what should we do? Are we just going to watch as he empties out all the rare nts on this Buddha Seeking Mountain?
If this continues, that might really happen. Even Senior Brother Yan lost to him. Who else can stop him?
Although Yan Fengs strength was not at the peak among the three blessednds true inheritors, he could not be underestimated, either. While he did not rank among the top ten, he was still within the top thirty.
Being able to defeat Yan Feng was already sufficient for Xiao Chen to reign in this ce. After all, the truly powerful true inheritors would go to the Ten Thousand Weapon Pavilion, the Ten Thousand Flower Garden, or the Ten Thousand Book Librarythe three most popr areas. They would rarelye to the Buddha Seeking Mountain.
People like Shangguan Lei, Zhen Yuan, and Wang Yueming definitely would note here but seek out even more bountifulnds of fortuitous encounters.
Theres no rush. My senior brother Zhen Xuan will be arrivingter. We made arrangements long ago. When the timees, with my senior brother making a move, we will definitely take down this white-d desman.
Yan Feng admitted wholeheartedly that he was notparable to Xiao Chen. However, it was impossible for him to give up on the Buddha Seeking Mountain. This was especially so for a rare nt like the White Jasmine Flower of Buddhisms five trees and six flowers.
A Buddha-like heart was extremely important for a Buddhists cultivation. It helped with the understanding of the various ancient Buddhist scriptures and enhancing their wisdom. In fact, many Buddhist Martial Techniques specifically required a Buddha-like heart. If ones Buddha-like heart was not strong, the might of Buddhist Martial Techniques would weaken as well.
The rare nts in this Buddha Seeking Mountain all had the effect of strengthening the Buddha-like heart. This was especially so after one consumed a certain amount, which would result in a qualitative change.
For the people of the Buddhist sect, Xiao Chens monopoly of so many of these rare nts was beyond endurance.
However, this Yan Feng also forgot Xiao Chensst warning. If there was a next time, Xiao Chen would not show any more mercy.
At this moment, a white-d monk frowned heavily while standing on a hill some distance from the Buddha Seeking Mountain. He showed a confused expression.
Strange. To think that the ck lotus mark that Master left actually weakened so much.
This white-d monk was none other than the ck Lotus Churchs Holy Son, Ming Xuan. Right now, he had another identity, the Profound Light Temples new disciple Yan She.
Due to Xiao Chens consumption of the Snow Lotus, the ck lotus mark on him was already extremely faint.
The Holy Son Ming Xuan had thought that he could easily find Xiao Chen through the ck lotus mark after he entered the Fiendish Demon Battlefield. He now found this task somewhat tricky.
The ck lotus mark was very weak, flickering in and out of existence. This made it very hard for Ming Xuan to determine Xiao Chens location.
Fortunately, it did not disappearpletely. I still can sense the rough direction.
The Holy Son Ming Xuan nced in the direction of the Buddha Seeking Mountain. A light shed in his eyes, and his figure vanished in the next moment.
On the mountain path ascending the Buddha Seeking Mountain, Xiao Chen and Yang Qing continued walking. asionally, he sensed something from the Buddhist ?arra Pearls and would make a trip into the jungle.
When he came out, there would definitely be a rare Buddhist nt in his hand.
Earthen Fire Golden Lotus!
This time, when Xiao Chen sensed something from the Buddhist ?arra Pearls, he immediately followed what he sensed and discovered a golden lotus that seemed to be on fire.
Xiao Chen revealed joy on his face. The Earthen Fire Golden Lotus was one of the six flowers of Buddhisms five trees and six flowers and was a higher level than the White Jasmine Flower.
More importantly, the Earthen Fire Golden Lotus was very rare. It did not grow inrge numbers like the White Jasmine Flower. The Earthen Fire Golden Lotus had exceptionally high requirements for its environment, able to flourish only in special areas.
However, it seemed like this Earthen Fire Golden Lotus was not quite mature yet.
The petals of the Earthen Fire Golden Lotus still had not opened up, like a shy girl covering her face with her ten fingers.
Xiao Chen could not care. If it was immature, then so be it. It was better than letting another take it away.
He took out a brocade box and carefully moved his body. Right after he put away the Earthen Fire Golden Lotus, he sensed a dangerous aura.
His face sank as he quickly took a few steps back. Then, he leaped into the air andnded on top of a tree branch.
Xiao Chen looked over and saw a ck wall appear. When he shifted his gaze up, he discovered that it was a ck Iron Demon Ape over thirty meters tall.
It had silentlynded in front of him at some point in time.
Damn! How can this ck Iron Demon Ape be so nimble? To think that it can even hide its aura so well.
Xiao Chen suspected that he ran into a mutated ck Iron Demon Ape.
He pushed off with his feet, springing up and disappearing from the tree branch.
Bang!
Xiao Chens figure had just disappeared when ck Iron Demon Ape smashed the tree that he had been standing on into powder with one palm strike.
This also happened silently just like beforethe result of absolute control of force.
How scary!
Xiao Chens heart sank. He knew that he guessed right. This was a mutated ck Iron Demon Ape.
This ck Iron Demon Apes strength definitely surpassed that of an early-stage Major Primal Core cultivator. It might even be at the level of a peak Major Primal Core cultivator.
Xiao Chen knew that this Earthen Fire Golden Lotus would not be easy to obtain.
He did not dare to fight in the depths of this jungle. Who knew whether the battle would draw another ridiculously strong ferocious beast?
Relying on the new Fish Dragon Art, Xiao Chen made a mad dash for the mountain path, evading the various attacks of the ck Iron Demon Ape.
Xiao Chen dodged strike after strike. This mutated ck Iron Demon Ape was ridiculously strong. Even if there were no other factors, he would not be willing to fight such a ferocious beast. That would just be asking for trouble.
Although he focused fully on fleeing, after a while, he felt somewhat tired from being chased.
He had to keep his guard up at all times. Every time he leaped up, he had to n it carefully and execute it at full power to dodge the attack of that ck Iron Demon Ape.
While the actions appeared simple, the drain on his mind and body was enormous.
Fortunately, the mountain path was no longer far away.
Whoosh!
Xiao Chen made one final leap, and ayer of faint purple mes covered his body before he managed to dodge thest attack of the ck Iron Demon Ape. Once hended firmly, he would be able to catch a breather.
The mountain path was an absolute safe zone. Along the way, there had not been any sightings of a ferocious beast daring to step on it.
The mountain was like a pool of electricity intimidating all sorts of ferocious beasts in the jungle.
Young Master Xiao, be careful!
However, the expression of Yang Qing, who was at the side, changed drastically. Her fine ck hair all suddenly turned white. The ambient temperature plummeted, and snow fell in the air.
Yang Qings palm strike at the air looked like a sh of fiery light amid the snowkes. In the time it took for a spark to fly, the snowkes in the air also burst forth with light.
The snowkes turned crystal-clear and appeared perfect.
Bang! Xiao Chen looked over his shoulder and saw a frightening scene. The ck Iron Demon Ape had actually silently followed him and was just right above his head.
For some strange reason, this mutated ck Iron Demon Ape had ignored the taboo and gone over to the mountain path.
After the loud report, ice sealed the ck Iron Demon Apes entire body. Yang Qings peak palm strike sent it flying back into the jungle.
Young Master Xiao, are you alright? Yang Qings face paled slightly, and her voice sounded weak. Clearly, the rebound from that powerful palm strike just now was somewhat unbearable.
Xiao Chen nodded. That was really dangerous earlier. That ck Iron Demon Ape was too nimble. Every time it leaped, it was silent. This was simply too incredible.
Just as he was about to say something, a loud howl suddenly resounded. The thirty-odd-meter-tall ck Iron Demon Ape got up once more.
The ck Iron Demon Ape turned berserk, and all the ice on its body fell off.
Peak Major Primal Core Realm...Young Master Xiao, how did you manage to escape it uninjured?
Suddenly, the ck Iron Demon Apes aura skyrocketed to a horrifying level, startling both Xiao Chen and Yang Qing.
Unbendable Might!
Just as Xiao Chen was about to make a move, a few voices rang out in an orderly fashion. Righteous Qi spread out in all directions, soaring into the air.
Chapter 1697 (Raw 1709): Unable to Ally
Chapter 1697 (Raw 1709): Unable to Ally
The Confucian Mantra, Unbendable Might!
A few voices shouted that in unison. Four figures appeared, projecting a vast and boundless aura that was as heavy as a mountain. Then, theynded before Xiao Chen and Yang Qing.
The leader of this group was dressed like a schr. He had a fairplexion with no beard or mustache, exuding an air of elegance.
At this moment, these four brandished their swords. The elegant air turned into righteous Qi. They showed determined expressions and an unparalleled sharpness on their faces.
The aura of this group rose infinitely. In the blink of an eye, it reached the level of a peak Major Primal Core cultivator.
Xiao Chen entered deep thought. This Unbendable Might was somewhat simr to his Deities Descending. They were both techniques that temporarily raised ones aura and strength.
However, this wasbined with the Confucian sects righteous Qi. It was much better than Deities Descending alone.
These four eachunched a sword strike, sending out intense sword Qi. Mountains and rivers trembled as the sword Qi struck the ck Iron Demon Ape.
Boom!
Space trembled, and the ck Iron Demon Ape was immediately suppressed. Under these four swords attacks, it got forced back.
After sending out one strike of Unbendable Might, the leader aside, the other three appeared slightly pale and stopped to catch their breath.
However, the fair schr flourished his sword in the air, making calcted moves with his sword, appearing like he was dancing to a folk song. ngor rang out loud and resonant.
Great Sword Technique. Xiao Chen could not help eximing softly, entranced by it.
The other partys skill with the sword was truly exquisite, moving in a calcted manner. He wielded his sword amazingly, every sword move executed as he pleased, not sticking to one pattern.
While the moves looked very messy, they all held deep meaning. Every sword move was a set up for something. After this person sent out ten moves, the set-up waspleted. Then, that fair schr sheathed his sword.
As the fair schr descended, quivering sounds rang out in the air. The unremarkable ces that the sword had struck exploded and gathered into a resplendent sword light.
A face-sized wound appeared on the ck Iron Demon Apes chest, and blood poured out like a fountain.
This time, the ck Iron Demon Ape was significantly injured. However, its ferocity did not diminish. Nevertheless, after it paused for a moment and howled, it chose to return to the jungle.
After confirming that the ck Iron Demon Ape had gone far away, the fair schr and his threepanions walked up to Xiao Chen and Yang Qing.
Xiao Chens expression did not change. He waited to see what exactly these four wanted.
Although the ck Iron Demon Ape was incredible, strong enough to appear on the mountain path, Xiao Chen had not needed others to intervene.
At first, he had been caught off guard, and that ck Iron Demon Apes means of hiding its aura was highly excellent. Hence, he had not noticed.
However, since Yang Qing made a move, which gave Xiao Chen time to catch his breath, fleeing would not have been a problem at all.
Even without these four peoples aid, Xiao Chen could have dealt with the problem before him. Hence, he did not feel particrly grateful.
More importantly, he felt that these four were not simply helping him, but more like they were deliberately showing off their strength to him.
Many thanks to you four for helping out. I have not obtained your names yet, Xiao Chen said after stepping forward and performing a cupped-fist salute. He still needed to disy the basic courtesy.
Young Master Xiao, you are too polite. Even if we did not make a move, Young Master Xiao would have been able to deal with this as well. This humble self is Wang Ce. These three are my junior brothers. All of use from the Confucian Institution.
The fair schr appeared rather sincere and did not be arrogant from his aplishments.
The Confucian Institution? How are you rted to Wang Yueming? Xiao Chen asked softly, feeling interested.
At the mention of Wang Yueming, a trace of pride shed in the eyes of these Confucian Institution disciples. Wang Ce said, He is my senior brother. We are all disciples of the same teacher. However, Senior Brother Wang went to a forbiddennd.
A forbiddennd! Yang Qing eximed. However, she immediately understood. That makes sense. As one of the three top geniuses, he does have the qualifications to test himself in a forbiddennd.
Wang Ce smiled as he looked at Xiao Chen. Then he said, Lets not talk about that for now. Young Master Xiao, what do you think of our strength?
Xiao Chen thought for a while before answering honestly, Very strong. If you all worked together, I would find it hard to take things easy. This is especially so for Young Master Wang. Your skill at the sword is a great eye-opener. Your sword strikes are calcted. You move like you are dancing to folk music, not sticking to a pattern. When you attack, it is swift and mighty. You are decisive in attacking, using your full force and moving agilely.
Wang Ce clearly felt happy at gaining such an evaluation from Xiao Chen. He smiled humbly and said, Its not worth mentioning at all. Compared to Young Master Xiaos skill at the saber, I am much inferior.
Young Master Xiao...why is this person so long-winded and wishy-washy? Even now, I still do not know what he wants. Yang Qings voice rang out in Xiao Chens mind.
Xiao Chen replied, Theres no rush. The people of the Confucian sects are all like this.
Wang Ce paused for a moment before saying, All of us saw Young Master Xiaos battle with that monk from the Profound Light Temple. Actually, if you want to go to the Buddha Seeking tform, there is no need to ally with that group of monks.
The righteous Qi of our Confucian sect also has a strong suppressive effect on Fiendish Demons.
That ck Iron Demon Ape earlier was something that started a fiend transformation. However, our Confucian sects Sword Technique still forced it away.
Now, Xiao Chen understood. On a certain level, righteous Qi did indeed have the same effect through different means as the Buddhist sects Buddhist Might.
At the same time, he also understood what these four wanted. They wanted to ally with him and tackle the Buddha Seeking tform together.
Brother Wang Ce, you want to work together to go to the Buddha Seeking tform?
Wang Ce nodded. The Buddha Seeking tform is not a simple ce. The Fiendish Demons in that ce are intelligent, no different from us. Furthermore, they are limatized to the pressure in this Fiendish Demon Battlefield. When at the same cultivation level, they can erupt with more strength than we can.
Everyone who came to the Fiendish Demon Battlefield, including Xiao Chen, had their strength suppressed. It was just a matter of how much.
Young Master Xiao saw our strength earlier. What do you think? Do you want to head for the Buddha Seeking tform together? Wang Ce revealed a cocksure expression; he felt very confident in his invitation.
Xiao Chen exchanged looks with Yang Qing. Then he said, I will have to discuss this with mypanion first.
The two stepped aside and spoke via voice projections.
Xiao Chen asked, Miss Yang, what do you think? I do not mind. I am already very satisfied with the natural treasures from the jungle. Right now, I only want to go to the Buddha Seeking tform to take a look at the ancient Buddhist statues, and it will be enough.
Xiao Chens mind was set on his destination. This was for the sake of improving his Buddha-like heart, to strengthen the Mahmy Abstinence Vition Saber Technique. Everything else was just secondary gains.
Yang Qing entered deep thought and then replied, I do not mind, either. However, Young Master Xiao, do not be fooled by the righteous appearance of these Confucian Institution disciples.
Xiao Chen looked at the other party in surprise. This Yang Qing seemed to have a grudge against the people of the Confucian sect. She had not shown such an expression when facing that group of bald monks earlier.
After the discussion was over, Xiao Chen slowly walked over, feeling confident.
How did it go? What are the results of the discussion? Wang Ce asked.
We can do that. However, we want sixty percent of the gains along the way. There will only be forty percent for you.
That means the four of us will each get only ten percent. A Confucian disciple immediately expressed his dissatisfaction.
Wang Ces lips twitched slightly. Then, he smiled in embarrassment. Young Master Xiao, we are very sincere in this...
Xiao Chen did not care either way, so he actually could have asked for more. A sixty-forty split was already a rather sincere offer for him.
In that case, goodbye.
Since the other party felt that Xiao Chen was not sincere, there was no point in continuing chatting. Xiao Chen waved his hand and departed with Yang Qing.
How repulsive! Big Brother Wang Ce, we gave this white-d desman face, but he did not ept it.
We are helping him out of kindheartedness, yet he actually tried to rip us off.
How frustrating! He simply looks down on the people of the Confucian Institution.
Elder Brother Wang Ce, there is no need to be so polite with him. We can just directly snatch away everything on him.
Seeing Xiao Chen walk far away, the people of the Confucian Institution all expressed their dissatisfaction.
Wang Ces expression turned sinister as his eyes filled with rage.
Previously, Wang Ce sought to cooperate with Xiao Chen not just because of Xiao Chens strength but the mysterious item that Xiao Chen carried.
Wang Ce guessed that Xiao Chen had a treasure that had a strong fate with Buddhism. Otherwise, Xiao Chen could not have gotten such a harvest on this Buddha Seeking Mountain.
However, Wang Ce was not confident that he could deal with Xiao Chen. From the attack of the woman with Xiao Chen, she was not weak, either.
Just as Wang Ce did not know what to do, a group of people rushed past them.
When Wang Ce looked up, he saw that it was Yan Feng, whom Xiao Chen previously defeated, quickly leading another Profound Light Temple disciple to the summit.
The Profound Light Temples Zhen Xuan!
A smile immediately appeared on Wang Ces face. Then, he said, Now, there will be a time when he begs me.
Chapter 1698 (Raw 1710): Leaving Easily
Chapter 1698 (Raw 1710): Leaving Easily
There does not seem to be any more path ahead.
After parting from Wang Ces group of four, Xiao Chen and Yang Qing continued traveling on the mountain path and finally reached its end.
The path terminated at a tall, precipitous cliffside. The Buddha Seeking Mountains Buddha Seeking tform was on the summit above the cliff.
If one wanted to go to the Buddha Seeking tform, the only way would be to fly up in one go.
However, majestic and boundless Spiritual Energy mixed with the ever-present Fiendish Qi permeated the Fiendish Demon Battlefield. The level of space here was also much stronger than the blessednds
Aside from these, this cliffside also had a Fiendish Qi that was merged with Buddhist Might, which looked exceptionally strange.
Hence, leaping here would be extremely difficult.
Many sect disciples gathered at the foot of this three-kilometer-tall cliffside, staring at it. They all frowned; no one was willing to try at the moment.
When Xiao Chen and Yang Qing arrived at this ce, they did not act rashly. They merely calmly observed their surroundings.
It should not be much of a problem for me to jump up. The question is, what will I face after jumping up there?
After looking carefully, Xiao Chen felt confident. However, he did not know anything about what the Buddha Seeking tform on top of the cliff looked like or what kind of Fiendish Demons were there.
Yang Qing hade prepared. She said, There is an expansive temple on the Buddha Seeking tform. After jumping up there, you will see the huge temple gates.
The temple has the most Fiendish Demons of various strengths. The strongest is a tree spirit. I heard that its strength is equal to a Cloud Sea cultivators. Of course, this is information from twenty years ago. I do not know if it is still urate or not.
A tree spirit was not easy to deal with.
For a tree to be a spirit, it had to have lived for at least a thousand years. Furthermore, growing on this Buddha Seeking tform probably influenced it, giving it a Buddha-like heart and intelligence, which would make it even harder to deal with.
Does that mean that there is no way to go up?
With a Cloud Sea Fiendish Demon guarding there, going up meant death. How could one go to the Buddha Seeking tform?
Yang Qing smiled and said, How can that be? No matter what, this Fiendish Demon Battlefield is the ce where the Divine Vein powerhouse left inheritances after all. He would not let the Fiendish Demons gain true control. Although he died, the will that he left behind would have an invisible restriction over the Fiendish Demon Battlefield.
Just think about it. If not for such restrictions, how could the Fiendish Demon Battlefield prevent the Cloud Sea experts of the outside froming in?
Xiao Chen pondered her words. You mean that the tree spirit might not personally take action. However, it would be hard to avoid some form of testing. Passing the test left by that Divine Vein powerhouse would be the crux of whether one can obtain a fortuitous encounter?
Yang Qing nodded and said, Thats right.
Who is Xiao Chen?! Get out here!
As the two discussed, a shout suddenly came from below. This voice contained a Buddhist sect incantation. Just this simple line made everyones eardrums tremble and their soul shake. Some blood even leaked out of several peoples noses and ears.
The Buddhist sects Guardian Deity Lion Roar...its someone from the Profound Light Temple.
Yang Qings expression changed slightly. When she looked below, she saw Yan Feng, whom Xiao Chen defeated earlier, leading a square-faced monk dressed in yellow monk robes. Those two rushed over and leaped up.
Zhen Xuan!
Upon seeing that square-faced monk, several people immediately revealed shocked expressions.
Zhen Xuan was a Zhen-generation disciple of the Profound Light Temple and one of its top ten true inheritors. He possessed exceptionally terrifying strength.
Everyone knew that due to the need to establish a firm foundation, the cultivation of the Buddhist sect disciples grew the slowest. Many of such cultivators were not famous in the early stages. However, when they reached thetter stages, their strength would be even stronger than the disciples of the same generation.
This was also the same for Zhen Yuan, the strongest person of the three blessednds, who surpassed Shangguan Lei and Wang Yueming.
Although this Zhen Xuan could notpare with Zhen Yuan, he was still one of the top ten true inheritors in the Profound Light Temple. Against a backdrop of the three blessednds, he was definitely among the peak of the true inheritors.
Everyone was shocked as they had not expected someone of Zhen Xuans status toe to the Buddha Seeking Mountain, and of fortuitous encounters that was not popr.
However, after a while, everyone understood and looked at Xiao Chen.
They all showed an enlightened expression. It turned out that Zhen Xuan was here to stand up for his junior brother. Previously, Yan Feng lost badly to Xiao Chen.
They came really quickly, Xiao Chen thought to himself. Then, he stepped forward and said calmly, I am Xiao Chen. What do you have to say?!
You are the one Im looking for. Obediently hand over the Buddhist prayer beads in your hand and all the Buddhist sect items.
Zhen Xuan arrived ferociously, not thinking much of Xiao Chen at all. The moment he spoke, he charged at Xiao Chen.
Forming ws with his two hands, he spread his arms apart, looking like a divine eagle soaring in the air. His entire body radiated golden light and a heavy Buddhist Might.
As Zhen Xuanunched himself at Xiao Chen, the screech of a divine eagle rang out in the air. He knitted his brows heavily as he swung a whand from overhead.
Immediately, he materialized a huge and very realistic-looking eagle w, swiping it at Xiao Chen.
A boundless suction came from the w, pulling sand and stones on the ground into the air as a strong wind howled.
Whoosh! Whoosh!
The people in the surroundings all felt the suction. They quickly moved away after letting out startled cries, afraid of getting implicated.
What arrogance! Xiao Chen shouted coldly as his expression turned serious. The Seven Deadly Sins merged into one, and he quietly spread out his Great Dao Energy.
nting both feet on the ground, he became immovable like a mountain.
Just as the huge eagle w was about tond, the saber strike that was infused with Great Dao Energy turned into the Dragon Subduing sh as it berserklyunched out.
Boom!
Space trembled, and the twos instantaneous attacks created terrifying shock waves that surged out.
Xiao Chen leaped up, appearing like a treasure saber being unsheathed. Then, he executed the Army Breaking Saber Technique, forcefully shing head-on with the other party.
The emphasis of the Army Breaking Saber Technique was the word break. One charged forward courageously. Even if there were a vast army, one dared to use the saber to bring down men and horses alike, breaking and killing the army.
Zhen Xuans Divine Eagle w was also extraordinary. He moved like a divine eagle, kicking up boundless strong winds.
His fingers became as hard as a divine metal. As he moved, he exuded a startling Buddhist Might.
Dang! Dang! Dang!
After exchanging ten moves, the two looked equal, neither obtaining the upper hand.
Zhen Xuans initial burst of momentum could not gain him the upper hand. It slowly diminished, and left without a choice, he turned around in the air andnded once more.
The moment Zhen Xuannded, his whand changed to a palm instead, creating illusionary copies. Then, he threw a palm strike at Xiao Chen.
In midair, Xiao Chen felt space twisting as a palm shining with Buddhist light drifted towards him.
Break! No matter how illusionary it is.
Xiao Chen could not make out which one was real, so he just raised his saber and used the wless Saber Techniques Heaven Swallowing Stance.
Various mysterious phenomena shot out from Xiao Chens body. Just as that palm strike was about tond, his saber movepletely swallowed it up.
Xiao Chen immediately felt his entire body swelling unbearably as if he would explode soon.
The Veritable Essence Energy Taiji diagram in Xiao Chens dantian spun rapidly. Light and shadow swirled,pleting an evenrger Taiji diagram harmonious with the surroundings.
Go!
After barely suppressing the force from the other partys palm strike, Xiao Chen swung his saber again. He infused the force of the other partys palm strike into this saber light and returned it to the other party.
Damn it!
This counter caught Zhen Xuan off guard, forcing him to use his full strength. A scary Buddhist Might burst out, inspiring fear in everyone.
Zhen Xuan punched and shattered the saber light containing the force from his palm strike.
However, he still staggered back ten steps before he stood stably, which made his face sink.
Senior Brother!
This oue shocked Yan Feng. He had not expected that even after his senior brother made a move, his senior brother would not have much of an advantage.
When facing the other partys full-power attack and surging Buddhist Might, Xiao Chen barely managed to block it by holding his saber horizontally. However, he took merely three steps back.
Zhen Xuan truly lived up to being one of the top ten Profound Light Temples true inheritors. Even within the three blessednds, he might still rank among the top ten.
Although the other party could not do anything to Xiao Chen, Xiao Chen did not want to face a terrifying opponent attacking at full force, either.
In the end, both sides would get injured. Zhen Xuan held the upper hand in cultivation and physical body. He might have thestugh.
shing head-on with the other party now was not wise. At the very least, Xiao Chen should wait until he broke through first.
Lets go!
With this thought, Xiao Chen stopped wasting time and grabbed Yang Qings hand. Then, they soared into the air and flew towards the Buddha Seeking tform.
Wang Ce, who rushed over, happened to see this scene and could not help being startled.
Unexpectedly, Xiao Chen actually managed to escape Zhen Xuan so easily.
Wang Ce was still waiting for Xiao Chen to truly fall into danger before helping him, to use that as a bargaining chip.
Seeing Xiao Chen soar into the air, Zhen Xuan immediately felt furious. You want to leave? Get down here!
Zhen Xuan roared, and a gigantic Divine Eagle w suddenly descended from the sky. It tore apart the clouds and swooped down towards the soaring Xiao Chen and Yang Qing.
The gigantic w covered arge area, simply leaving no chance to dodge. It looked like it would smash Xiao Chen and Yang Qing to death.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly, and his figure trembled. He executed Dharmic World and sent a saber light into the sky.
This directly chopped apart that gigantic divine eagles w, causing it to fall to the ground.
Blood leaked out between Zhen Xuans lips. As he watched the gigantic divine eagles w descend, he quickly dodged, dragging along Yan Feng.
Chaos ensued below. No one dared to stay. In their fluster, they could not think of where to go, except away from this ce.
Chapter 1699 (Raw 1711): Unexpected
Chapter 1699 (Raw 1711): Unexpected
Amid a loud earth-shaking crash, the gigantic eagle w filled with spiritual Buddhist Might suddenly hit the ground.
It kicked up boundless dust into the surroundings, which made everyone cough endlessly.
Wang Ce stretched out his hand and wafted the dust in front of him away. He peered through the haze and vaguely saw two figures heading for the Buddha Seeking tformnd on the clifftop.
Lets go.
After seeing Xiao Chens trump card, Wang Ce made up his mind. He figured that he would manage to obtain a true harvest only by following Xiao Chen.
Fearing that Xiao Chen and Yang Qing would get too far ahead, he led his three junior brothers into the air, resisting the pressureing from above and soaring higher arduously.
When one flew in this Fiendish Demon Battlefield, one would face tremendous pressure. Furthermore, this Buddha Seeking Mountain was quite tall, and one had to resist the Buddhist Mighting from above.
It was not easy to get to the Buddha Seeking tform.
Wang Ce was not the only one who saw this opportunity. The disciples of the various sects that had waited for a long time already also made their moves at this moment, taking flight.
As for Zhen Xuan, who should have had the easiest time, he closed his eyes and rested, not acting rashly.
Xiao Chens earlier saber strike reached all the way to the source. Not only did it break Zhen Xuans Divine Eagle w, but it also struck Zhen Xuans soul and mind.
Zhen Xuans physical body was not injured. However, his soul sustained significant damage. While he could get up to the Buddha Seeking tform, it clearly was not wise to face Xiao Chen now.
Why is it that the secret art that that person executed earlier seems so simr to Dharmic World, the Major Magic Skill recorded in the Buddhist sect ancient records?!
Magic Skills were something from the Buddhist Dao of the previous epoch. In this epoch, Buddhism restarted from the beginning with the K?yapa Buddha equivalent to the Lord Buddha.
The Buddhist sect of the Martial Epoch could not practice Magic Skills, only Martial Cultivation.
Zhen Xuan only suspected that Xiao Chen practiced a secret art. After all, there were all sorts of strange things in this Great Thousand Realms. Although Cultivation Techniques or Martial Techniques that could make one growrger were rare, they still existed.
Zhen Xuan himself knew of simr Buddhist secret arts in the four great Buddhist temples of the Central Great Realm.
For now, he did not want to think of anything else. He focused on quickly recovering from the injury to his soul as he sat down.
Up in the air, Xiao Chen dismissed Dharmic World. Then, hended firmly while carrying Yang Qing.
Young Master Xiao, what was that earlier? Yang Qings heart thumped heavily. The earlier scene was truly a great eye-opener.
Xiao Chen did not exin much. It is just a trump card. My cultivation is too inferior to Zhen Xuans. In order to avoid wasting time with him, I had to use it.
Seeing that Xiao Chen was not willing to say anymore, Yang Qing did not pursue the matter. She also could guess a little in her heart.
Looking up, Xiao Chen only saw a dark sky with ck clouds covering it. Not far away, there was a stone stele with three ancient Buddhist characters written in cursive.
Xiao Chen could vaguely make out that they were the words Buddha Seeking tform.
In front, it was like Yang Qing said. There was an ancient temple.
This temple looked exceptionally expansive, upying arge area. However, it gave off a very ufortable aura of death.
Whats that?!
Suddenly, Xiao Chen saw something that startled him.
Xiao Chen saw the enormous head of a female Buddha statue above the temple, floating above it. Anyone who saw that would find it remarkably scary.
Wait!
Xiao Chen rubbed his eyes hard before discovering that it was an optical illusion.
That statue of that female Buddha should be in the valley behind the Buddha Seeking Mountain. Its body was blocked by the Buddha Seeking Mountain, leaving only its head visible.
Because the sky was dark, at first nce, it looked like an icy Buddha head floating above the temple.
Xiao Chen looked at Yang Qing, who was at the side, and found that her expression seemed strange. It was very odd.
Brother Xiao!
Just as Xiao Chen was about to console Yang Qing and tell her that it was just a misperception, a familiar voice came from behind.
When Xiao Chen turned his head to look back, he saw that it was Wang Ce, of the Heavenly Shaking Mountains Confucian Institution, and his group walking over with smiles.
Brother Xiao, I thought through it carefully already. Lets ally; you take sixty, and we take forty, Wang Ce said seriously while walking over withrge strides.
Earlier, it was sixty-forty. Now, its changed: seventy-thirty.
Wang Ces face sank, immediately turning unsightly. He showed an abashed smile and said, Brother Xiao, theres no need to be like that. Zhen Xuans injuries will recover very quickly. If we work together with himter...
Xiao Chen smiled coldly. I know what you are nning. You should be pretty disappointed to see that I was not injured by Zhen Xuan. The Confucian sects righteous Qi is about being open-hearted. It does not matter what you think, but you have to seek to be magnanimous.
For a person like you, full of schemes and tricks, even if you pretend to be magnanimous, no matter how good your skills at the sword are, your righteous Qi will not be that strong. I do not need to fear you at all. If you are really going to work with Zhen Xuan, Ill kill you right now!
Xiao Chens words were like a sword stabbing Wang Ces heart. They made him very ufortable, and he did not know how to rebut.
The few Confucian Institution disciples behind found it somewhat unbearable. Doing his best to keep calm, Wang Ce said seriously, Good. Seventy-thirty it is, then. In that case, let us take an oath to the will left behind by the Divine Vein powerhouse in this Fiendish Demon Battlefield.
The will of the Divine Vein powerhouse was everywhere in this Fiendish Demon Battlefield. It was like the Heavenly Dao of this independent world.
Making an oath to this will resulted in a very strong restriction. No one would dare to mess around.
Allying with these people would indeed be of great help to Xiao Chen, who was about to enter the temple and needed to keep his guard up against Zhen Xuan.
The distribution of any gains also strongly favored Xiao Chen. There was no need for him to reject the alliance.
After they made the oath, the barrier between them eased a little. After all, they were now in the same boat.
Lets go into the temple, then.
Xiao Chen took the lead and headed for the temple gates first.
The gates of the ancient temple were tightly shut. Its signboard hung high in the air, with two little ck birds perched on it, listening.
The words on the signboard were already effaced beyond recognition. Xiao Chen threw a palm strike at the air, which struck the gates. The gates boomed and trembled for a moment but did not open.
Two ck birds let out strange cries as they pped their wings and headed inside the temple.
Xiao Chen gave those two ck birds a strange nce. However, when he thought of doing something to them, he found that the ck birds were already missing, so he could only give up.
The two ck birds that just left must be transformed Fiendish Demons. Or perhaps, that is their original form. Our movements should already be exposed. Soon, the experts of the Fiendish Demons will rush over, Xiao Chen said sullenly as he retracted his gaze.
Wang Ce immediately revealed a regretful expression. We were too careless. We should have attacked earlier and killed the two ck birds.
Xiao Chen shook his head and said, How could they be killed so easily? The Fiendish Demons in the temple probably already heard themotion at the bottom of the cliff. They have long since noticed and are waiting for us toe.
Creak!
Right after Xiao Chen spoke, the temple gates suddenly opened.
Wang Ce and his junior brothers immediately behaved like a powerful enemy arrived, cing their right hands on their sword handles.
A young female in white walked out from inside. She had a pair of fluffy cat ears on her head, boasting a cute and pretty appearance despite looking wild and unruly.
The young cat-eared girl nced at Xiao Chens group. She did not find it strange, merely sizing up it somewhat mischievously.
The Fiendish Demon Battlefield that is opened once every twenty years is opened already?
That young cat girl seemed to be mumbling to herself. Then, she looked at Xiao Chen and the others. Come in, then. Ill bring you to seek out fortuitous encounters. Ill lead the way for you.
When Xiao Chen and the others heard this, they exchanged looks of surprise.
What was going on? This seemed somewhat different from their expectations. A Fiendish Demon was taking the initiative to bring them to find fortuitous encounters. Did they hear right?
Also, were not Fiendish Demons supposed to be berserk in nature without any sign of humanity at all?
Xiao Chen looked at Wang Ce, who was a Confucian Institution true inheritor. Wang Ce had been in a blessednd longer than him and should know more.
Wang Ce shook his head. Dont look at me. I dont know whats going on, either. Previously, the senior brothers who came out alive said that this temple was very dangerous. With ten people going in, at least half would die here.
Without experiencing a battle to the death, there was no chance at any fortuitous encounter. This situation...is iprehensible for me too.
Xiao Chen remained silent for a while. He said, Since we have stepped in already, thats one step in. We cant just turn back on ount of this.
Furthermore...if we go back, Zhen Xuan will be waiting for us there.
After saying that, Xiao Chen took the lead and entered. Yang Qing did not hesitate to follow.
The group of Confucian Institution disciples behind hesitated for a moment before following with clenched teeth.
Hence, a cat-eared Fiendish Demon ushered in the group of people entering the mysterious temple of the Buddha Seeking tform.
Chapter 1700 (Raw 1712): Heart of Innocence
Chapter 1700 (Raw 1712): Heart of Innocence
The group of six entered the temple and immediately felt a cold and sinister aura, so they quickly circted their energy to resist it.
The young cat-eared girl leading the way turned her head back and looked at Xiao Chen. Dont feel that it is strange. When the Old Master was still alive, this temple was managed by us Fiendish Demons. Following his will, we test the disciples thate in here to seek fortuitous encounters. Those who can pass will gain all sorts of benefits.
Old Master? Who is this Old Master? Xiao Chen asked cautiously.
The young cat-eared girl raised her head and said, That would be the Divine Vein powerhouse that you all speak of. Although he did not create this world, when he subdued this patch of Fiendish Demon Battlefield, he naturally became the master of all the Fiendish Demons. Even if it has been tens of thousands of years since he passed away, the will he left still influences this world. No Fiendish Demon would dare to disobey it.
It is just like the rules that need to be followed. The Fiendish Demons that do not obey will be struck to death by heavenly lightning without exception.
On hearing this, Wang Ce could not help rxing considerably. It turned out that these Fiendish Demons were bound by restrictions as well.
So, Wang Ce smiled faintly. I understand. However, what I dont understand is that Fiendish Demons are mostly berserk and see us sect disciples as enemies. Why do you give off the feeling that you are not a regr Fiendish Demon? Furthermore, you say that all the Fiendish Demons in this ce are like you?
The cat-eared girl looked at Wang Ce with a strange expression. Then, she replied coldly, To us Fiendish Demons, you sect disciples are mostly berserk, killing Fiendish Demons without any mercy. Every time, there would be sect disciples whock judgment or are greedy dying in this Buddha Seeking tform.
Wang Ce immediately felt embarrassed. Pretend that I never asked.
Every hall and room is guarded by Fiendish Demons. You just need to pass the test, and you can enter. Whether you can obtain the treasures in the halls will depend on yourself.
After the young cat-eared girl finished, her figure bounced up and leaped over a few tall walls, disappearing from the groups eyes.
As Xiao Chen watched the young cat-eared girl leave, he carefully thought about what she said.
Wang Ce said, It looks like this ce is not as we thought. It is not as dangerous as it is said. Young Master Xiao, how about we split up?
Seeing that this temple was not as scary as rumored, Wang Ce and the others immediately had other ns. They were no longer willing to continue traveling with Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen said magnanimously, As you wish.
Goodbye.
Wang Ces group of four revealed faint smiles, quickly charging in with anticipation.
Senior Brother, where are we going?
Of course, it is the Wisdom Hall. We have to be fast. Otherwise, when more peopleeter, we wont get many benefits.
Damn it! If we had known that this temple had such rules, we would not have bowed down to Xiao Chen and epted a split like seventy-thirty. Who does he think he is? To think that he even lectured me on how to cultivate righteous Qi.
Feeling regret, Wang Ce could not help an enraged expression appearing on his face. As he thought about what Xiao Chen said to him, he appeared upset.
Only Xiao Chen and Yang Qing remained. She asked, Young Master Xiao, what do you want to do at this Buddha Seeking tform?
Xiao Chen answered honestly, To achieve enlightenment. I have no need for Wisdom Tea or other Medicinal Pills. I originally thought that this was an ancient Buddhist sect holynd. Now, it looks like I was wrong. What about you?
Yang Qing paused for a moment before saying, Im here to retrieve something. Now that we are here, it is time to split up.
Xiao Chen did not question any further. Everyone had their own secrets. Hence, he nodded and said, Lets separate here, then.
Yang Qing looked at Xiao Chen and smiled bitterly in her heart before taking off.
Seeing the other party leave, Xiao Chen entered deep thought. Along the way, he did not seem to have done much for her; he was pretty much useless to her.
Given this, this woman did indeed not have any disloyalty to Xiao Chen. In fact, she could havee alone, and it would not have been a problem. She just wanted to help Xiao Chen and lead him over. However, she did not expect that Xiao Chens strength was so astonishing.
Since Xiao Chen did not need Yang Qings help at all, there was no more need for the original n.
Now that the two arrived at their destination, they each had things that they had to do; hence, it was time for them to split up.
As Xiao Chen held the Buddhist prayer beads, he meandered around the temple. The doors to the halls representing fortuitous encounters were all tightly shut. He tried checking with his Spiritual Sense, but it was ruthlessly repelled, an imprable force protecting the halls.
When one pushed open the doors and defeated the Fiendish Demons guarding the ce, one could search it as they pleased. Of course, some of the halls might have other tests aside from the Fiendish Demon guards.
Xiao Chen did not care about any of this. His original purpose was to seek out a fate with Buddhism, to see if he could find anything that could aid him with the Mahmy Abstinence Vition Saber Technique.
This was a temple that was actually changed into something with such utility. Furthermore, with Fiendish Demons staying in it, Xiao Chen did not feel that it would have anything with a fate with Buddhism.
Even if there was, that item would have been tainted by the world and the filth of the human heart. Hence, Xiao Chen did not have any thoughts of opening any of the hall doors.
However, it did not matter. After all, before he arrived here, he already reaped a bountiful and unexpected harvest. With the aid of those rare nts, his Buddha-like heart had already grown stronger than before. His Veritable Essence Energy also received another round of cleansing from the White Jasmine Flowers.
Xiao Chen even obtained the even more precious Earthen Fire Golden Lotus. No matter what, he did not make any losses.
He casually fiddled with the Buddhist ?arra Pearls as he wandered around this old, dpidated, sinister, gloomy temple. This brought out a certain mental state.
His heart remained calm. His body gave off an invisible light of a Buddhist nature. Vaguely, he formed an indistinct connection with the ancient aura of the temple.
Xiao Chen himself did not feel anything special after seeing everything. Aside from cold, sinister, and dpidated, all he noticed was the peace of the Buddhist sect.
Heart of innocence?
Under the hazy moonlight, the young cat-eared girl sitting on the roof revealed a shocked expression as she looked in Xiao Chens direction.
p! p!
Just at this moment, a ck bird flew over andnded on the young cat-eared girls arm.
Another person had arrived.
The young cat-eared girls figure shed, and the huge temple gates suddenly opened. As if she appeared from nowhere, she walked out.
There were many people outside. However, two bald monks led the group. The young cat-eared girls gaze swept across andnded on the monk on the left.
This was Zhen Xuan, who had already treated his injuries.
The appearance of the young cat-eared girl caused amotion. The many sect disciples behind whispered to each other. Like Xiao Chen and Wang Ce, they were confused.
However, the crowd did not rashly ask anything. The reason was none other than...Zhen Xuan standing in front. Who dared to interject with him around? That would just be seeking death.
You must be here to seek out fortuitous encounters. Come with me, then.
Seeing the young cat-eared girl turn around, Yan Feng asked in a whisper, Senior Brother, whats going on?
Zhen Xuans expression did not change. He merely said indifferently, We will find out after we go in and take a look.
After saying that, Zhen Xuan took arge stride forward and entered the temple. The many sect disciples behind followed quickly, not wanting to be left behind.
The words that were said to Xiao Chens group were repeated. This left the sect disciples exchanging looks with each other. Then, they burst out in joy. With that, the young cat-eared girl turned and left.
Wait a moment!
Zhen Xuan, who had been silent, suddenly said something, sounding somewhat hostile, his gaze fixed on the young cat-eared girl.
Right after Zhen Xuan spoke, he sent out invisible Buddhist Might. Suddenly, everyone felt intense pressure.
You have a question?
Zhen Xuan demanded coldly, Did you meet a white-d desman? There is also a young girl in her prime who appears chilly.
This is a question I should not be answering, nor is it something you should be concerned about. The young cat-eared girls expression did not change as she replied softly.
Zhen Xuan snorted coldly. Interesting. This is a holynd of my Buddhist sect, and a lowly Fiendish Demon like you really takes yourself to be its master.
Whoosh!
Right after Zhen Xuan spoke, he unleashed in one breath the killing move that he had been building up in his hand.
His hand formed a w, and the fingers immediately appeared like they were dyed with golden light, looking metallic. His figure shed, and a divine eagle bathed in Buddhist light flew up while spreading its wings.
Zhen Xuan was as quick as lightning, not even leaving an afterimage. He charged in front of the cat-eared girl and prepared to grab her.
Who knew, despite this absolutely infallible, lightning-quick attack, Zhen Xuan merely grabbed air. The young cat-eared girl turned into a small white cat and dodged nimbly.
Then, the white cat leaped up gently andnded adroitly on the roof. She turned her head back to look at Zhen Xuan before leaping again, vanishing from the crowds eyes.
Zhen Xuan dismissed his technique, feeling depressed. Then, he waved his hand and said, Little evil creature, consider yourself lucky that you ran fast!
Chapter 1701 (Raw 1713): Resolving the Mundane
Chapter 1701 (Raw 1713): Resolving the Mundane
Zhen Xuans sudden attack startled all the other sect disciples. Only he would be so bold.
The others would only dare to think of it but not really do it. After all, this temple was very strange. Not everyone was as strong and confident as Zhen Xuan.
Senior Brother, where should we go now?
Zhen Xuan showed an uncertain expression for some time before answering, Get some people to stand guard outside the temple. The others wille with me to the Wisdom Hall.
On the other side, Xiao Chen was already deep in the temple, unaware that many people had arrived at the Buddha Seeking tform. He continued to stroll around aimlessly.
Xiao Chens right hand gently fiddled with the Buddhist ?arra Pearls as he took unhurried steps. While observing his surroundings, he enlisted the aid of the Buddhist ?arra Pearls to digest the rare nts that he consumed earlier and strengthened his Buddha-like heart.
One hourter, he had digested and refined nearly all of the rare nts that he had consumed.
Xiao Chen felt that his bottleneck would rupture at any moment. The opportunities from the Buddha Seeking Mountain made his umtions even stronger. He was confident that once he broke through, he could immediately fight the top ten disciples of the three blessednds.
Even if the Mahmy Abstinence Vition Saber Technique did not improve, Xiao Chen would be able to hold his own in a frontal confrontation with the peak people like Shangguan Lei or Wang Yueming.
As for Zhen Yuan, Xiao Chen still found him somewhat unfathomable. He needed to improve the Mahmy Abstinence Vition Saber Technique before being confident enough to take him on.
With this thought, Xiao Chen now wanted to go to the Ten Thousand Weapon Pavilion and seek out a Dao Weapon.
As long as he engaged in a huge battle, he would be able to make a breakthrough. He would no longer fear the peak disciples of the various holynds working together and ying dirty tricks.
One of the main reasons why many people could not obtain a Dao Tool, regardless of their strength, was that they could not block attacks from the true inheritors from other sects after getting surrounded.
The logic was very simple: if one ultimately could not obtain something, they definitely would think of ways to prevent others from obtaining it as well.
Such was human nature and had always been.
Xiao Chen had not gone to the Ten Thousand Weapon Pavilion yet because of such concerns. He needed to prepare first, to gain the ability to fight against many.
However, he was now fully capable of making this gamble.
Xiao Chen immediately acted on his thoughts. He put away the Buddhist ?arra Pearls and raised a leg to walk back. After all, this Buddha Seeking tform was significantly different from what he expected.
Hey!
However, just as Xiao Chen was about to leave, he nced around and noticed that the doors to a hall in the distance were open.
Strange...
After walking for so long, Xiao Chen still had not seen any halls with their doors open from the start.
Lets go over and take a look.
While remaining cautious, Xiao Chen held the Buddhist ?arra Pearls and walked over. When he tilted his head back, he could barely make out the words on the old and dpidated signboard. This ce was the Heart Cultivating Hall.
Heart Cultivating Hall. Most temples had simr halls to this. Monks would sit there in meditation to seek peace.
No wonder this ce was empty. It would not have any Buddhist sect fortuitous encounters. Naturally, it would not need any Fiendish Demons to guard it.
When most saw this signboard, they would probably ignore it.
Xiao Chen pushed on the doors, fully opening them, and dust fell off. When he looked around, it was as he expected.
The hall had arge pile of tattered prayer mats on the floor, a headless Buddha statue that had toppled over, and countless yellowed sheets of Buddhist scriptures. It looked empty and gloomy. With one nce, one could see everything; there was nothing.
Dpidated, messy, and decayed. This was the scene that greeted Xiao Chen.
He casually picked up a page of Buddhist scripture. Before he could take a look at it, it crumbled into dust in his hand.
Xiao Chen sighed softly and chose to give up. There really was no fortuitous encounter for him to garner.
This was how cruel time was. No matter how flourishing the fragrant incense back then or how many esteemed powerful monks there had been, it could not stand up to the merciless march of time.
The many prayer mats on the ground clearly showed how many people had sat in meditation here. The ancient mottled wall paintings proved the glory of the past. The huge Buddha statue on the floor disyed exquisite craftsmanship.
Xiao Chen took in the surroundings before his gazended on the headless Buddha statue. Suddenly, he came to a realization.
If the glory of the past could not be eternal no matter how glorious it was, what exactly should one pursue in life?
That indistinct connection Xiao Chen originally had with this nameless temple suddenly became clear.
The Buddhist ?arra Pearls in his hand gave off a faint light.
A gentle breeze blew, picking up the scattered pages of scriptures and swirling them around Xiao Chen. They then spontaneously ignited.
This is...
Xiao Chens expression changed slightly in some confusion. A bloated feeling wasing from his forehead. The swastika there appeared without his volition.
Then, the swastika sucked in all of the burning scriptures. Immediately, the words of countless esteemed monks appeared in Xiao Chens mind.
There were too many scriptures, a boundless mess. They sounded like buzzing; he could not understand anything.
This startled Xiao Chen. He knew that this was a coincidental fortuitous encounter, a great piece of fortune.
These scriptures contained the realizations of countless esteemed monks in this Heart Cultivating Hall. However, there were too many in no particr order. It was impossible to obtain them all. He could only take one and use it for his own.
Xiao Chen quickly sat down cross-legged. As he held the Buddhist ?arra Pearls, he started to ponder on the Mahmy Abstinence Vition Saber Techniques Resolving the Mundane.
Slowly, only one set remained of the mess of words. Only one set contained enlightenment rted to Resolving the Mundane.
Four hourster, all of this realization condensed into a few words: resolve the mundane and gain eternity!
This happened to correspond with Xiao Chens earlier enlightenment. If the glory of the past could not be eternal no matter how glorious it was, what exactly should one pursue in life?
Such an obsession was due to the one being worldly-minded. He realized that if one could not look past the mundane, everything was just an illusion.
While one was in the mundane world, one sought to transcend. Once the mundane was resolved, it turned eternal!
In that instant, Xiao Chenprehended the true meaning of the Mahmy Abstinence Vition Saber Techniques Resolving the Mundane. It left its mark in the depths of his soul, unforgettable.
Whoosh!
When Xiao Chen opened his eyes again, he felt a cold sweat covering his entire body. This was too scary.
This move produced an even stronger pressure than Breaking the Mundane. Resolving the mundane, could one truly resolve the mundane?
Xiao Chen, who just returned to reality after transcending, felt frightened by the true meaning of this saber move, breaking out again in a cold sweat.
If I resolve the mundane, will I still be me?
The esteemed monk who created this Saber Technique was simply too terrifying. No wonder the Mahmy Abstinence Vition Saber Technique was relegated to a forbidden art in the Hidden Spirit Temple, disliked by the orthodox.
The words abstinence vition were very bold, making one feel ufortable all over.
Breaking the abstinence could mean going on a killing spree. If one were not careful, one would turn into a demon.
Although Xiao Chen had all sorts of concerns, the might of the Saber Technique went without a doubt. It was verypatible with his Saber Dao, absolutely his strongest move.
After he stood up, he was in no hurry to leave. He remained in this Heart Cultivating Hall and started practicing Breaking the Mundane.
In the distance, the young cat-eared girls gazended on the gates of the Wisdom Hall.
Wang Ce had a cocky expression as he walked out alone. The young cat-eared girl revealed mockery on her lips.
A short while earlier, Wang Ces threepanions wanted to work together to kill him. Who knew, Wang Ce made the first move and killed them all. Now, he monopolized their gains.
However, just as Wang Ce came out, he saw Zhen Xuan and Yan Feng leading the monks from the Pot Mountains various temples. His expression immediately sank.
Zhen Xuan revealed a cold smile. It looks like we do not need to take the test of the Wisdom Hall again.
Wang Ce turned to flee without saying a single word.
Cripple him!
Zhen Xuan pushed off the ground and blocked Wang Ce. The other Buddhist sect disciples surrounded Wang Ce without a word.
The result went without saying. No matter what trump cards Wang Ce had, he had no way to flee.
Just Zhen Xuan alone was enough to deal with Wang Ce. Furthermore, there were still Yan Feng and the other monks. At this moment, Wang Ce could not help feeling regret. If hispanions were around, they could have worked together to use Unbendable Might. If so, they definitely could have fled.
Greed. Wang Ce and his junior brothers all died because of greed.
p! p! p!
A ck bird flew to the young cat-eared girls arm again. Then, her figure shed as the temple doors opened, and she walked out of them.
When the young cat-eared girl saw the person who came, she noticed that the other party wore very clean-looking, white monk robes. This person had an extraordinary aura, d in gentle Buddhist Might that inspired respect in others.
However, the young cat-eared girl vaguely sensed that something was not quite right.
Suddenly, her eyes shone with a thick light that made them look like ck gemstones. She peered through the white-d monks clothes at his bones, which were crystalline and transparent, giving off a Buddhist light and appearing faintly spiritual.
The young cat-eared girl continued peering deeper. The more she looked, the more startled she became. This was a perfect Buddhist sect holy body.
Just as the young cat-eared girl was about to withdraw her gaze, she saw a ck heart. It was terrifyingly ck. After just one look, she immediately averted her eyes, her expression changing drastically.
Have you taken a good look at my heart? the white-d monk asked the young cat-eared girl as he smiled faintly.
This was the ck Lotus Churchs Holy Son, Ming Xuan!
The young cat-eared girl could not reply. The Holy Son Ming Xuan had used one hand to grab her neck and lift her.
This time, the young cat-eared girl failed to dodge, unlike with Zhen Xuan.
Chapter 1702 (Raw 1714): Born of a Calamity
Chapter 1702 (Raw 1714): Born of a Cmity
The Holy Son Ming Xuan showed a smile on his face as he flung his hand, tossing that young cat-eared girl heavily into the wall. Some blood leaked out of her mouth.
Your pair of ck Star Cat Eyes are really pretty good. With the opportunity from a fate with Buddhism, you can actually see my heart. That is something that even the Temple Abbot of the Profound Light Sect could not discover.
As the Holy Son Ming Xuan slowly walked over, his warm and gentle appearance turned exceptionally scary in the eyes of the young cat-eared girl.
Speak. Did you see a white-d desman with a grave and stern face? If you dont speak, Ill dig out your eyes, Ming Xuan said with a smile, as though he was joking.
I can figure out the answer from your eyes. Tell me, where is he? Ming Xuan asked, still smiling as he stepped forward.
However, just at this moment, a tree root shot out from the ground and swung towards Ming Xuan at lightning speed.
The Holy Son Ming Xuans expression changed slightly as he moved back in haste, narrowly dodging.
Then, he threw a palm strike that shattered the tree root into countless wood shards scattering everywhere.
However, in the next moment, more than a hundred tree roots shot out from the ground. Every tree root was a sharp, lethal weapon. They continuously grew and tangled with each other, forming a flood dragon that charged at Ming Xuan.
Star-Venerate-level Fiendish Demon?
The Holy Son Ming Xuan frowned slightly. It looked like the rumors were true. There was indeed a Star-Venerate-level Fiendish Demon in this Buddha Seeking tform.
However, it seemed like this Fiendish Demon suffered from some kind of restraint, unable to bring out its full strength. Just the strength disyed so far was insufficient to force Ming Xuan to back off.
A string of Buddhist prayer beads appeared in his right hand, held between his middle and index fingers. The dangling Buddhist prayer beads formed a hand seal as he thrust his hand forward.
Whoosh!
A Buddha image sitting on a lotus tform appeared behind Ming Xuans back. This figure held Buddhist prayer beads in the same way and threw a palm strike.
Before the boundless, mighty force, the terrifying flood dragon made from tangled tree roots suddenly shattered into wood shards that filled the air and fell like snow.
The Holy Son Ming Xuan stood in the middle, looking outstandingly graceful, exuding an indescribable air.
At this moment, the young cat-eared girl was already standing on top of the wall, looking indifferently at the Holy Son Ming Xuan. Once she entered the temple, no matter how strong the other party was, she would not fear him.
Evil Buddha Holy Son, leave. Dont contaminate this Ancient Cloud Temple with the filth behind you, the young cat-eared girl said coldly, not showing any expression on her face.
The Holy Son Ming Xuan smiled and said, Interesting. Born out of a cmity, the naturally impure Fiendish Demons can actually consider themselves the master of the temple.
Buddha gives consideration to all life, having a fate with all things. Anyone can be a Buddha. You merely look good on the outside but are ruined on the inside. To think that you use an evil method to temper your physical body. I really would like to see how you will eliminate your physical body and be reborn, gaining a Dharmic Body.
The young cat-eared girl showed neither joy nor rage. She merely looked at the Holy Son Ming Xuan with some disgust in her eyes.
You are debating Buddhist principle with me? Unfortunately, I do not have the time to debate with you. Ill use an even faster method.
The Holy Son Ming Xuan smiled faintly and thumbed through the Buddhist prayer beads in his hand gently. Then, he chanted scriptures. I have heard Buddha say, all living things sinned. The Buddhist doctrine is without boundaries, purifying the masses and following the flow of karma. Nature will not be exterminated...
You want to purify me?
The young cat-eared girl revealed a mocking, cold smile. This person was too naive, trying to purify her. One would need to be at least a Cloud Sea cultivator to do so.
However, in the blink of an eye, the young cat-eared girls expression changed drastically. The scripture echoed by her ears, entering her sea of consciousness and the depths of her soul.
She felt irritable for some reason. Her bright, pure ck eyes slowly filled with scarlet.
The Holy Son Ming Xuan was not trying to purify the young cat-eared girl. Instead, he was trying to use the scriptures to dig out the innately filthy bloodline of the Fiendish Demons.
The Fiendish Demons of the world were formed by obtaining Immortal Qi after the Immortal Epoch was destroyed. This was what born of a cmity meant.
However, after the Immortal Epoch was destroyed, the six paths of reincarnation no longer existed. The world plunged into chaos, and the Immortal Qi was already no longer pure. No Fiendish Demon could shake free from the contaminated Immortal Qi in their bloodlines.
The serious cases would appear berserk and live for killing, unable to escape it no matter what.
This was the original sin of the Fiendish Demons: born of a cmity, innately impure.
The young cat-eared girl turned increasingly scary. A thickyer of scarlet light covered her entire body, looking exceptionally strange.
She roared and used her willpower to the utmost to jump off the wall, no longer daring to block the Holy Son Ming Xuan.
He withdrew his hand and snorted coldly. Heavy disdain shed on his face.
Bang!
The Holy Son Ming Xuan forcefully knocked down the gates and barged in. He swept his gaze around, trying to sense Xiao Chens location.
However, there was a will here that could not be disobeyed, interfering with the Holy Son Ming Xuans Mental Energy and preventing him from finding Xiao Chen.
This Divine Vein powerhouse must have opened at least six veins. Otherwise, the lingering will would not be this strong, the Holy Son Ming Xuan muttered to himself.
Then, he shook his head, choosing to give up. He looked around and said coldly, Stop hiding ande out. Lets settle this in one go.
Right after the Holy Son Ming Xuan spoke, the stone table in the yard changed shape, eventually taking the form of a humanoid stone monster.
Three unremarkable stalks of grass swayed on the ground before turning into two cold and quiet girls in their prime. A handsome man holding a sword walked out of a bamboo grove in the distance.
Three ck birds descended from an old, withered tree and turned into three strange men covered in feathers.
This ce does not wee you. Please leave, the stone monster said in the human tongue with a harsh tone.
How noisy.
The Holy Son Ming Xuan waved his hand and sent out an intense, piercing Buddhist light, which sted the stone monster into countless stone shards that fell to the ground.
The other Fiendish Demons charged at the Holy Son Ming Xuan at the same time without saying a word. They surrounded him andunched their attacks.
The stone shards on the ground slowly gathered. The stone monster had not died yet.
On the other side, the young cat-eared girl showed a pained expression as she did her best to suppress the berserk aura in her body. She arrived at the back of the temple, above an ancient wall, her body radiating a scarlet light.
Withered roots draped down the wall. This was where the Star-Venerate-level tree spirit was.
Grandpa Tree, the people with the heart of innocence and the heart of darkness both appeared as prophesied by the ancient Buddha. The young cat-eared girl spoke with much difficulty as she leaned against the wall, showing a pained expression.
An aged face appeared on the wall, and a few willow branches descended, soothing the young cat-eared girls irritable heart.
That Evil Buddha Holy Son drew out all of the fiendish blood in your body. This will end your life, just like the prophecy says. Now, it depends on your choice. No matter whether you choose the desman with the heart of innocence or the Azure Lotus Holy Daughters emanation body, they can resolve your cmity.
Finding the advice strange, the young cat-eared girl echoed, The Azure Lotus Holy Daughters emanation body?
The Azure Lotus Church was born of Daoism and Buddhism. It was a huge faction with many believers and followers. However, Daoists and Buddhists did not ept them. This so-called emanation body was simr to the incarnation of Daoism but also somewhat different.
The emanation body was born of the emotions of the worldjoy, rage, grief, and happiness. Its character might bepletely different from the true bodys, and the emanation body and the true body did not seem like they were the same person.
It was rumored that the Azure Lotus Churchs ancestor had three thousand emanation bodies, all of them cultivating in the world at the same time. When all three thousand emanation bodies simultaneously gained the Dao and merged with the true body, the Azure Lotus Churchs ancestor could gain a supreme Great Dao.
The aged face on the wall exined in a deep voice, That would be the woman that arrived with that desman. No matter who you pick, you can resolve this cmity.
The young cat-eared girl nodded and said, I understand.
After thinking for a while, she arrived at an answer and quickly left this ce.
Grandpa Tree had already reached the limits of its lifespan and could not fight at full force. It would not be able to block that Evil Buddha Holy Son. If the young cat-eared girl remained here any longer, she would only attract disaster over. That was not what she wanted.
In front of the Wisdom Hall:
Wang Ce was on the verge of death. He held his sword and did his best. However, the many monks covered his body in injuries. Zhen Xuan did not even make a move.
Unbendable Might!
Wang Ce used the Confucian Mantra once more. However, he was horrified to discover that his righteous Qi did not strengthen at all.
Unbendable Might! Unbendable Might... Panic appeared on Wang Ces face, along with horror and confusion. Why is it like this? How can it be?!
The Confucian Mantras Unbendable Might could temporarily amplify onesbat prowess. It was one of the life-protecting measures of the Confucian sect disciples and was extremely hard to learn.
Wang Ce possessed incredible talent. Half a year ago, he seeded in cultivating Unbendable Might. However, now, he discovered that he could not use it.
For some reason, Wang Ce recalled Xiao Chens words. The Confucian sects righteous Qi was about being magnanimous. Even if one had any schemes, one had to dere them openly.
Xiao Chen had said that Wang Ce was narrow-minded and pretended to be magnanimous. Hence, there was nothing to fear from Wang Ce.
At that time, Wang Ce showed disdain for those words. However, those words struck gold. After he killed his fellow disciples, he could not use Unbendable Might.
Haha! That startled me. It turned out that your conscience is broken, so you cannot use the Confucian Mantra at all.
Zhen Xuanughed loudly and attacked at lightning speed. He injured Wang Ce so thoroughly that Wang Ce lost allbat prowess, then ordered coldly, Search him.
Soon, a few monks reported joyfully, Senior Brother Zhen Xuan, there are five Wisdom Tea leaves in his storage ring as well as Buddhist sect holy pills.
Zhen Xuan entered deep thought, then revealed an expression of understanding. No wonder this fellow even killed his sect mates and vited his conscience.
Wang Ce, who was on the ground, showed an unsightly expression, feeling extremely guilty and boundlessly regretful. However, the w wound on his chest put him in so much pain that he could not get up.
Zhen Xuan put away the tea leaves and distributed the Medicinal Pills to the others. Then, he looked coldly at Wang Ce. You are merely a pitiful worm. Just kill yourself. You are not worth my breaking abstinence for you.
Suddenly, Zhen Xuans expression changed when he felt a terrifying fiendish Qi. He looked around and happened to see the young cat-eared girl, who was radiating an increasingly denser scarlet light as time went by.
Zhen Xuan saw that the young cat-eared girl hid her hands in her sleeves. She ignored him and his fellow monks, just wanting to go past them.
What a heavy fiendish Qi! Indeed, you Fiendish Demons revealed your true form in the end.
Zhen Xuan showed joy on his face. He primarily cultivated beneficence and could not randomly start killing others. However, killing Fiendish Demons could increase his beneficence and had a salutary effect on his cultivation.
Without a second thought, Zhen Xuan spread his arms, and a divine eagle bathed in Buddhist light soared into the sky. With one step, he charged in front of the young cat-eared girl.
Dont push me!
The young cat-eared girl did her best to suppress the Fiendish Demon blood in her body, making an unsightly face. When Zhen Xuan charged over, she could no longer control herself.
She let out a terrifying roar. The sound waves propagated and caused the surrounding halls to tremble. The many monks behind all copsed at the same time, covering their ears in pain.
The young cat-eared girl thrust out her hand, which was hidden in the sleeve, at lightning speed in a palm strike. All her nails were bloody red, growing to about sixteen centimeters long and looking incredibly sharp.
The young cat-eared girls attacknded first despite herunching itter. She pierced Zhen Xuans chest, and then grabbed, crushing his heart.
With his heart shattered and a fiendish Qi assaulting him, Zhen Xuan quickly lost lifeforce. Filled with dissatisfaction, he looked at the young cat-eared girl, who had a terrifying expression and radiated a scarlet light from her entire body. Then, he fell over weakly, dying with his eyes open, a regretful death.
The many startled monks behind him went pale. Then, they screamed in horror and scattered in every direction.
A white figure with Buddhist ?arra Pearlsnded silently. Xiao Chen happened to see the scene of the young cat-eared girl killing Zhen Xuan.
She looked at Xiao Chen with red eyes. After pausing for a moment, her figure shed, rushing to the back of the temple.
Could it be that the person she chose to use to resolve her cmity was not Xiao Chen?
Chapter 1703 (Raw 1715): The Holy Son Charges Over
Chapter 1703 (Raw 1715): The Holy Son Charges Over
When Xiao Chen felt that astonishing fiendish Qi, he stopped practicing Resolving the Mundane and tracked down the fiendish Qi.
Unexpectedly, when hended, he saw such a startling scene.
Xiao Chen was not shocked at seeing Zhen Xuan die. He did not have a good impression of this bald monk at all and did not find his death a pity.
He only found this somewhat strange. When he saw that young cat-eared girl earlier, she was not that strong.
Now, she seemed ridiculously strong, instantly killing Zhen Xuan in one move. No matter how careless Zhen Xuan got, the other party should not have been able to kill him in one move.
Clearly, the young cat-eared girls current state was not quite right. It seemed somewhat simr to when the geniuses with a Great Deste Eon bloodline activated their bloodline.
However, her situation was much more serious. That aura was too evil andpletely uncontroble. It did not fit the normal pattern.
When Xiao Chen activated his Great Deste Eon bloodline, he could not maintain it for long before he had to dismiss it.
If this young cat-eared girl could not dismiss her bloodline, she might explode and die soon.
Looking at the direction that the young cat-eared girl had taken, Xiao Chen entered deep thought. She still possesses some rationality. Earlier, she suppressed her own murderous intent for me.
She is rushing around. Is she trying to save herself or do something?
Thinking this, Xiao Chen followed out of curiosity. This young cat-eared girl had a lot of secrets. It was hard not to be curious.
Soon, he saw her in the distance. He did not dare to get too close, so he followed carefully.
The young cat-eared girl did not use her hands as she kept walking swiftly. She found it increasingly impossible to control her fiendish Qi.
Where is she going? Xiao Chen wondered, puzzled. The other party did not enter any halls. She moved very quickly, continuously going deeper.
After a while, Xiao Chens questions were resolved. The young cat-eared girl left the temple through a back door.
With a thought, Xiao Chen also exited through the back door with a few shes.
Behind the temple was a huge, vacant area that bordered on a deep valley.
The female Buddha statue that Xiao Chen saw before stood in the deep valley. It was very tall, giving off an asphyxiating feeling.
Yang Qing? Xiao Chen cried out softly. He saw Yang Qing standing at the edge of the cliff, looking at the Buddha statue, silent all this time.
The young cat-eared girls target was Yang Qing, and she was currently rushing towards Yang Qing.
Hearing Xiao Chen cry out, Yang Qing turned her head back. When she saw the young cat-eared girl, who was giving off scarlet light andpletely transformed, her expression changed radically.
Stop! Xiao Chen shouted as he gave chase. He had seen the young cat-eared girls strength and knew how horrifying she was now.
The young cat-eared girl could kill Zhen Xuan in an instant. That would go all the more for Yang Qing.
Damn it! Im toote.
Whoosh! Xiao Chen stopped halfway. He realized that even if he continued pursuing the young cat-eared girl, he would not be able to stop her.
Without much time to think, Xiao Chen instantly executed the Divine Lightning Eye.
Six purple flowers immediately appeared in Xiao Chens right eye, spinning quickly. Dark clouds churned, and lightning shed in the surroundings, nurturing six horrifying lightning tribtions.
When heaven raged, a sudden p of thunder would fall.
As a Fiendish Demon, the young cat-eared girl was extremely sensitive to lightning tribtions. The moment the thunderclouds appeared, she immediately felt the changes in the world.
When the young cat-eared girl looked up, she saw six thunderclouds gathering from all directions, forming right above her head.
With a thought, the six flowers in Xiao Chens right eye merged and formed onepletely purple lightning flower.
The Ten Thousand Tribtion Divine Lightning in Xiao Chens sea of consciousness red with light. At this moment, the lightning tribtions in the sky suddenly merged and sent down a terrifying electric light, illuminating the surroundings.
All this took very long to describe, but it took ce within only a thought of Xiao Chens, merely the blink of an eye.
The young cat-eared girls survival instinct prompted her to stop moving and raise her hands to block, forming a thick clump of scarlet light and encasing herself in it.
Boom!
The moment she did all this, the purple lightning formed by six lightning tribtions struck.
With a loud boom, the lightning tribtions directly pierced through the scarlet light shield, mangled the young car-eared girls flesh, and knocked her into the air. After she fell and sprawled on the ground, she howled in pain.
Seeing the young cat-eared girl severely injured and weakened, Xiao Chen heaved a sigh of relief. He felt mentally fatigued and rocky on his feet.
Yang Qings figure shed and appeared beside Xiao Chen, supporting him. She asked worriedly, Are you alright?
Xiao Chen shook his head, feeling spent. The might of the Divine Lightning Eyes fourthyer startled him. The drain also surpassed his expectations.
This move consumed all his Mental Energy. He could not execute it again so soon; neither could he use Dharmic World.
Speaking of which, why did youe to this ce? Xiao Chen asked, feeling confused after he calmed himself. This female Buddha in the deep valley looked very strange no matter how he looked at it.
Yang Qing remained silent for a long time before pointing at the female Buddha. I came for her.
Her?
Yes. This is one of the K?yapa Buddhas three thousand emanation bodies. It is the only female one and is known as the Sarasvat Buddha. In the Great Thousand Realms, this is one of the eight statues of the Sarasvat Buddha that is preserved.
Xiao Chen was still confused. What does this have to do with you?
Yang Qing looked at the statue of the Sarasvat Buddha and smiled bitterly. Because I...am only the emanation body of a certain person and need to absorb the lingering power of faith in this Buddha statue. Then, I have to sacrifice myself andplete the true body.
Actually, its not really a sacrifice. The true body is me, and the emanation body is me. There is no difference.
When speaking of the sacrifice, Yang Qing seemed very epting of it. There was no yearning to avoid it or anything like that.
Xiao Chen now understood. He finally understood the many mysteries of Yang Qing. It was somewhat unfortunate, but it was as Yang Qing said. The emanation body was the true body, born out of opportunities from worldly emotions.
Although the character of the emanation body might be markedly different from the true bodys, they were one in the end, and there was no difference.
As the two spoke, they did not notice that the severely injured young cat-eared girl was healing at a remarkable rate.
Whoosh!
The young cat-eared girl recovered significantly and leaped up all of a sudden, bing as nimble as a cat and moving like a sh of lightning towards Yang Qing.
Be careful!
Xiao Chens reaction was slightly faster. He shielded Yang Qing, holding the Seven Deadly Sins tightly in his hand.
Damn it! Why does this fellow keep spoiling my n? Am I unable to avoid choosing you?!
With the young cat-eared girls lingering rationality, she felt incensed and frustrated. However, she did not have much time left and could not afford to wait.
Moving at a speed beyond Xiao Chens perception, her long, slender, and sharp nail tapped on his forehead.
The cat-eared girl immediately gained control over his life. If she wanted, she could stab her nail in, and he would dete like a leaking balloon, rapidly losing all his lifeforce.
Xiao Chen, who was grasping the Seven Deadly Sins, did not dare move at all.
If you want to live, dont move.
The young cat-eared girl snorted coldly and swiped her finger to the side, slicing Xiao Chens forehead open. Blood leaked out as she moved her finger, using the blood as ink to draw a mysterious mark.
Crunch! Crunch! Crunch!
The Holy Son Ming Xuan gently crushed the head of the stone monster with his feet, producing crunching sounds as some ck blood leaked out.
The bodies of the Fiendish Demons, which had died in horrible fashions, littered the surroundings.
The stone shards on the ground still quivered, trying to merge together, disying a very strong lifeforce.
Tribtion lightning?
The Holy Son Ming Xuan paid no attention to the familiar sight around him, the aura of a lighting tribtion attracting his attention.
Who is undergoing a lightning tribtion? Thats not right. It feels like someone summoned tribtion lightning.
Then, the Holy Son Ming Xuan thought about the news he obtained about Xiao Chen controlling tribtion lightning on Thunder Controlling Peak and facing Shangguan Lei.
A brilliant light immediately shed in the Holy Son Ming Xuans eyes as he revealed joy on his face. To think that you did not go and hide, daring to search for fortuitous encounters! You are seeking your own death!
Boom!
The Holy Son Ming Xuan stomped down, and Buddhist Might spread out. The resilient stone shards still moving were all crushed into powder.
The stone monster with the exceptionally strong lifeforce was annihted.
After doing all this, the Holy Son Ming Xuan did not rush to leave. He had sensed a pair of eyes staring at him from the very start.
The Holy Son Ming Xuan knew that it was the Star-Venerate-level tree spirit.
If the tree spirit really has the ability, it would havee out and destroyed me already. Clearly, it is afraid, or else its lifespan is running out.
However, I cannot be careless, either. I have to keep my guard up against the other party fighting to the death.
After the Holy Son Ming Xuan figured out a backup n, he gently leaped up and sped in the direction of the tribtion lightnings aura.
His pace was strangely fast, although his feet did not move. There was only a ck lotus on the ground, which looked like it was carrying him, leaving behind many afterimages.
After the Holy Son Ming Xuan exited the temple and looked up, he happened to see the transformed young cat-eared girl pulling her finger back.
The fiendish Qi covering the young cat-eared girl withdrew and continuouslypressed inside her body. Finally, she turned into a white cat andy down at the side.
Xiao Chen released his bated breath, revealing a fatigued expression as he turned. Then, he saw the Holy Son Ming Xuan, and surprise shed in his eyes. Its him!
Chapter 1704 (Raw 1716): Intense Battle
Chapter 1704 (Raw 1716): Intense Battle
Xiao Chen did not have enough time to figure out what the mark on his forehead was. He held up the Seven Deadly Sins and shielded Yang Qing.
Upon seeing this white-d monk approach, he immediately concluded that this person was hostile.
I finally meet you. Im the ck Lotus Churchs Ming Xuan, also a Profound Light Temples Yan-generation disciple.
When Ming Xuan saw Xiao Chen, he smiled unhurriedly and introduced himself.
Xiao Chen revealed a surprised expression. To think that a ck Lotus Church disciple could join an orthodox Buddhist sect and even get a spot to enter the Fiendish Demon Battlefield.
He felt somewhat confused, truly unable to wrap his head around such a development.
The orthodox Buddhist sects were mortal enemies with sects that believed in evil Buddhas like the ck Lotus Sect, yet this white-d monk actually openly entered the Profound Light Temple.
Young Master Xiao, whats going on?
Xiao Chen did not have time to exin his conflict with the ck Lotus Church. He whispered, Go and absorb the power of faith from the Sarasvat Buddha first. Ill block him. If need be, Ill lure him away.
Xiao Chen did not dare to underestimate this Holy Son Ming Xuan when facing him. The other party not only possessed a much higher cultivation but, more importantly, also gave off an unfathomable feeling.
Short of a breakthrough, Xiao Chen simply did not have the confidence to defeat the other party. If only he had more time.
Take care.
Yang Qing did not dy. After giving her well-wishes, she leaped into the air and jumped down the cliff, descending towards the Buddha statue.
The Holy Son Ming Xuan smiled gently and said, Not bad. We are finally alone. Come back with me!
Not wanting to dy and invite potential trouble, the Holy Son Ming Xuan leaped into the air and flew over after speaking.
His figure left afterimages in the air. Each of the afterimages looked stern and dignified, appearing like ancient Buddhas forming all sorts of hand seals.
Vast and boundless Buddhist Might immediately spread out into the surroundings. Then, the Holy Son Ming Xuan threw a palm strike.
Immediately, the boundless Buddhist Might condensed into a solid-looking golden light bursting out from the Holy Son Ming Xuans palm as it thrust towards Xiao Chen in an overwhelming manner.
Before this immense pressure, Xiao Chen remained expressionless. He appeared like he had turned stiff, not moving at all, like a sculpture.
Invisibly, the space surrounding Xiao Chen had also been affected, drawn tight into something like a huge chunk of ice.
Suddenly, Xiao Chen moved, shouting, Break!
As Xiao Chen held the Seven Deadly Sins, he spread out his Great Dao Energy and executed the Army Breaking Saber Technique.
The Army Breaking Saber Technique was the most suitable in situations like this, where Xiao Chen faced enormous pressure. The greater the pressure, the more ferocious the might.
He slowly raised his saber, moving it up from below. He was like a lone warrior holding a spear and facing a strong army, piercing through the sky.
Crack! Crack! The stiff, ice-like space around him shattered. The saber released a resplendent light, shing with the Holy Son Ming Xuans palm strike.
Amid adversity, the saber strike that Xiao Chen nurtured for a long time exploded forth with absolute killing force.
When the unparalleledly sharp saber light appeared, it pierced thousands of holes in the Buddhist light and Buddhist Might.
In the sh with the palm wind, the saber light held the upper hand, knocking back the Holy Son Ming Xuan, who was in the air.
The Holy Son Ming Xuan frowned slightly, appearing startled. Unexpectedly, the half-step Primal Core Xiao Chen could erupt with such a strong saber strike.
Rise! Xiao Chen soared into the air. After seizing the upper hand in momentum, he grasped the opportunity and smoothly chained Breaking Stars after Breaking Vast Armies.
The dark clouds in the sky scattered, and bright starlight descended. When the saber light swept across, it seemed like it wanted to destroy the stars.
When the Holy Son Ming Xuannded on the ground, he did not fluster in the face of danger. Holding a string of Buddhist prayer beads, he formed hand seals with both hands. Then, a ck lotus bloomed silently under his feet.
When the Breaking Stars descended, the Holy Son Ming Xuans body suddenly released an intense ck Buddhist light. His right hand formed a dharmic hand seal that blocked that unparalleled saber light.
The chanting of scripture echoed in the surroundings. As the Holy Son Ming Xuan raised his right hand, the words of the scriptures gathered. The space around him continuously grew even stronger as if it was about to be the Buddhists legendary spiritual mountain.
Change!
Xiao Chen felt the downward motion of the saber suffer from heavy obstruction. He flicked the tip of the saber up and changed the move in one breath of time to the wless Saber Techniques Heartbreaking Stance.
Xiao Chens heart shattered, and he felt a pang. All the potential of his body was forced out amid the acute pain, turning into a bright, unparalleled saber light that shot out.
The Holy Son Ming Xuan felt a pain in his chest, his face revealing a trace of suffering. Then, the dharmic seal broke.
Xiao Chen did not pause at all. The saber light spun around and brought out the Breaking Stars move, which he withdrew earlier, at lightning speed and without any warning, executing it in a berserk fashion.
Oh no! the Holy Son Ming Xuan thought to himself. Then, he pressed his palms together and quickly retreated.
Boom!
The moment the Holy Son Ming Xuan pressed his palms together, he erupted with an equally ferocious Buddhist Might from his body to resist the Breaking Stars.
The sh resounded in the surroundings. Xiao Chen held the advantage in momentum. The Buddhist Might that the Holy Son Ming Xuan burst out with at thest moment could not block the Breaking Stars.
After knocking away the Holy Son Ming Xuan, Xiao Chen tore through theyers of Buddhist Might and roared, executing Breaking the World.
The berserk saber light immediately turned uncontroble. The boundless Saber Might was like tens of thousands of unruly wild horses that broke free of their restraints. They snarled irritably like they were trying to destroy the world.
With this short exchange, Xiao Chen perfectly brought out his exquisite skills with the saber.
Finally, there was a great opportunity. Once Xiao Chen executed Breaking the World, he knew that the Holy Son Ming Xuan would not be able to run.
The Holy Son Ming Xuan had no more space to retreat.
Breaking the World scattered all of the Holy Son Ming Xuans Buddhist Might and the various defensive Martial Techniques formed by his hand seals. Then, the sabernded on his shoulder.
Dang!
There was a loud sound. Horror appeared in Xiao Chens eyes. His saber prated only about one centimeter before it could go no further. The corbone of the other party blocked the saber.
What is this physical body?
Hehe! Enough ying around!
The Holy Son Ming Xuan did not care about the wound on his shoulder. Instead, he gave Xiao Chen a rxed smile.
Xiao Chen thought to himself, Oh no! Then, his right hand released the saber, and he moved back.
The Holy Son Ming Xian smiled calmly, without any panic. He held the index and middle fingers of his right hand together. The string of Buddhist prayer beads hung from them. After a moment, he ferociously shoved it forward.
Bang!
Xiao Chen had already retreated several meters when a powerful force knocked him into the air. His internal organs ruptured, and when hended, he vomited a mouthful of blood.
His entire body hurt. Aside from internal injuries, cracks of various sizes appeared all over his body. Some of the shallower bones even shattered.
What hand seal is that?!
Xiao Chen gazed at the Holy Son Ming Xuans posture with a rictus of horror. In that earlier moment, the strength that the other party disyed already came infinitely close to the casual strike of an ordinary Star Venerate.
Show the enemy weakness. Then, use a lightning-quick strike to severely injure the other party.
Xiao Chen thought about the exchange between himself and the Holy Son Ming Xuan and could not help smiling bitterly. This was the same method he had used to defeat the Little Thunder Saber.
However, someone else used it on him. Karma cycled around. Retribution was truly distasteful.
To think that you still have some fight in you! Your physical body is rather impressive!
The Holy Son Ming Xuan casually pulled out the Seven Deadly Sins from his shoulder and tossed it aside. He revealed a startled expression when he discovered that Xiao Chen still possessed a strong lifeforce despite being injured to the point of nearly fainting.
The Holy Son Ming Xuan could not help his surprise. This physique was astonishingly strong.
The Holy Son Ming Xuan was shocked, but Xiao Chen was even more shocked. Xiao Chen used his full power with Breaking the World. To think that he could only leave an unremarkable wound on the other partys shoulder.
Compared to your physical body, what does mine count for?
Xiao Chen did not care. He stood up after much difficulty, refusing to give up.
The Holy Son Ming Xuan said indifferently, Your physical body is not qualified topare to mine. If not for youprehending Great Dao Energy, you could not have injured me at all.
These were very bold words. However, Xiao Chen did not refute them. His own Azure Dragon War Body could not improve further without a Cultivation Technique. He only relied on the Life Juice Source to improve his physique.
Purely in terms of the physical body, Xiao Chen truly could notpare to the other party.
You still want to continue fighting? Just obediently give up, and I can let you suffer less. The Sect Venerate never said that he wanted your life. You can rx. The Holy Son Ming Xuan sensed that Xiao Chen still had some trump cards. He did not want to push Xiao Chen too hard, so he tried to advise Xiao Chen softly.
When Xiao Chen heard that, he was enraged. Heughed wildly and said, Dont worry. Even if he wont kill me, I will kill him. Sooner orter, I will personally charge into the ck Lotus Church and take the head of that Sect Venerate!
The Demonic Cmity of the Kunlun Realm had caused countless of his brothers to die. Their deaths could not be in vain.
Xiao Chen wanted to charge into the ck Lotus Church, not for himself, but for the Kunlun Realmpanions that sacrificed themselves in the Demonic CmityChu Yang, Fu Hongyao, Yan Shisan...and many others, too many.
Ignorant.
The Holy Son Ming Xuan snorted coldly and revealed disdain on his face. He no longer bothered with any nonsense and prepared to end this battle quickly.
Breaking the Mundane!
When the Holy Son Ming Xuan moved, Xiao Chen immediately grabbed hold of the opportunity. He sucked the Seven Deadly Sins, which was on the ground, into his hand. Then, he smoothly executed the Mahmy Abstinence Vition Saber Techniques Breaking the Mundane.
A surging mundane world with tens of thousands of scenes spread out, together with Xiao Chens saber light.
The Holy Son Ming Xuans footsteps slowed. A warm scene appeared before him. It was from before he became a monk, living with his parents and siblings.
This was Ming Xuans most cherished memory. No matter how he was instructed under the ck Lotus Churchs Church Master or what he became, he would never forget his mundane past, a concern that he could never break off.
Break! Xiao Chen shouted coldly. A golden swastika flew out of his forehead, and a realistic-looking golden Buddha appeared behind him. A three-kilometer-long saber light shot out of its hand and merged with the weapon Xiao Chen held stabbing ferociously towards the Holy Son Ming Xuan.
Whoosh! The Holy Son Ming Xuans eyes suddenly opened as he startled to his senses.
However, it was already toote. That three-kilometer-long saber light from the Buddhas hand pierced through the Holy Son Ming Xuans chest.
Xiao Chen was bathed in a Buddhist light. The saber in his hand quickly followed, stabbing into the chest of the Holy Son Ming Xuan.
Pu ci!
The Holy Son Ming Xuan grunted in pain. In the time it took for a spark to fly, hended a palm strike on Xiao Chens shoulder.
Bang!
Both got knocked back at the same time. Xiao Chen was further injured. After he fell to the ground, he found it hard to stand up. The Holy Son Ming Xuan swayed but did not fall over in the end.
However, the might of Breaking the Mundane alsopletely entered the Holy Son Ming Xuan, causing him to pale and an indistinct ck light to appear.
Xiao Chen, who was on the ground, sighed helplessly. He had already done his best. If the other party still wanted to fight, then Xiao Chen could only take the risk of activating his Great Deste Eon bloodline in his current state.
However, it was hard to say whether the other party had a Great Deste Eon bloodline as well.
Whoosh! Just at this moment, something strange happened. The thirty-kilometer-tall Buddha image in the deep valley suddenly shattered into a powder that spread into the surroundings.
Chapter 1705 (Raw 1717): Preparing to Break Through
Chapter 1705 (Raw 1717): Preparing to Break Through
Inside the fathomless valley, the thirty-kilometer-tall Buddha statue turned to dust. A light soared towards the sky from below.
Yang Qing, who had been absorbing the Sarasvat Buddhas power of faith, threw a palm strike at the Holy Son Ming Xuan before shended.
Carrying an invasive chill, the palm wind arrived before the Holy Son Ming Xuan in the blink of an eye.
The Holy Son Ming Xuan did not have time to think. He simply countered with a palm strike.
Boom!
The two palms met, and Yang Qing repelled the Holy Son Ming Xuan without moving at all. After she absorbed the Sarasvat Buddhas power of faith, her strength had grown remarkably.
What a strong palm strike! The Holy Son Ming Xuan staggered a few steps back before he barely managed to stabilize his body, shock writrge on his face.
After suffering Xiao Chens Breaking the Mundane, the Holy Son Ming Xuan was clearly injured and could not drive much of his Veritable Essence Energy to sh with Yang Qing.
Yang Qing did not retreat, moving forward instead. She emanated terrifying Buddhist Might, and a thirty-kilometer-tall image of the Sarasvat Buddha floated behind her, making her look mighty without being enraged.
When the dreadful pressure swept over, the injured Ming Xuan found it unbearable.
This...
It had been many years since Ming Xuan had felt like that when facing someone of the same generation. This was truly surprising. What exactly happened? This girl who was not even worth a mention suddenly became remarkably stronger.
There was actually even a vague hint of the might of a Star Venerate, which caught him off guard.
Ming Xuans expression immediately turned grave. The Buddhist prayer beads gave off a resplendent iridescent light, and a ck lotus bloomed under his feet. Then, a huge ck Buddha image appeared behind him.
Bang! There was another sh of palms. The two were equal. Of the Buddha images behind them, one appeared stern and dignified while the other was malevolent. The fight between the two was intense.
However, the Holy Son Ming Xuan was injured in the first ce. A sh of such intensity immediately aggravated the wound on his chest.
The Seven Deadly Sins was still stuck in the Holy Son Ming Xuans chest. The saber intent in it lingered without scattering, continuously assaulting his meridians and internal organs.
What was worse was the principle of Breaking the Mundane. That saber strike severed the most cherished memory in his heart.
The pain in his heart was extreme, reaching all the way to his soul, a strange sense of loss and grief that lingered for a long time.
The mundane was hard to give up; lingering thoughts were hard to eliminate. No matter how strong a persons physical body was, the human heart was made of flesh.
Yang Qing drifted back gently with a grave expression. Unexpectedly, despite such severe injuries, the Holy Son Ming Xuan still could forcefully sh with her like that.
If the other party was not injured, even if Yang Qings true body were here, she would have to spend a lot of effort before she could defeat the other party.
Yang Qing did not have much time to think. She shouted coldly and charged over again.
After shing three more times, the Holy Son Ming Xuan finally could no longer endure. Blood continuously spilled out from the wound on his chest caused by the Seven Deadly Sins.
Drip! Drip! The blood fell on the ground.
Xiao Chen struggled to his feet after much difficulty. His expression was one of receiving a stroke of luck. Fortunately, Yang Qing appeared at this crucial moment.
Otherwise, the consequences would really have been too horrible to contemte.
While Xiao Chen still had some trump cards, he was grievously injured. He could not execute them. If he tried, the consequences would be dire. Without the other party needing to make a move, he would probably still die.
The Holy Son Ming Xuans strength was truly unexpected. This was especially so for his strange physical body. Xiao Chen wondered how he cultivated it.
Lets go.
Yang Qing knew to quit while she was ahead. After forcing the Holy Son Ming Xuan back, she did not press the attack. With a sh, she returned and quickly brought Xiao Chen away.
Damn it!
Rage burned in the Holy Son Ming Xuans eyes. Frustration appeared on his face for the first time. He had not anticipated such a result at all.
This was something that should have been in the bag. To think that something unexpected like this happened. The Holy Son Ming Xuan had never let anything slip by him. Even when facing a Star Venerate, he could leave easily without losing his graceful bearing.
However, today, the insignificant Xiao Chen actually managed to injure himsignificantly injure, at that.
That unremarkable woman strangely and suddenly became strong. This was not logical.
Crack!
The Holy Son Ming Xuan pulled out the Seven Deadly Sins stuck in his chest. As if venting his anger, he used his full force and snapped the saber in half, then furiously tossed it to the ground.
However, the Seven Deadly Sins had been through special refinement. It was not an ordinary weapon. After breaking, it immediately separated.
The saber turned into seven different colored lights flying towards Xiao Chen without appearing damaged.
Damn it! the Holy Son Ming Xuan roared and vented all of his rage and dissatisfaction with his feet, stomping heavily on the ground.
Cracks appeared on the cliff as it trembled. The cracks spread downwards, the cliff looking like it would break off at any moment.
The Holy Son Ming Xuan swept his eyes around and saw that insensible white cat. A murderous intent appeared in his eyes, and his expression instantly turned cold.
Who knew, when this white cat felt the Holy Son Ming Xuans gaze, it immediately stood up and nimbly ran off in the direction of Xiao Chen and Yang Qing.
It turned out that it had woken up long ago and was just pretending to be unconscious.
Interesting!
After venting his frustration, the Holy Son Ming Xuan calmed down, regaining his warm expression. Then, he closed his eyes and started to treat his injuries on the spot.
This matter was urgent. Clearly, the Holy Son Ming Xuan was extraordinarily brave, and he was rushing to return to peak condition.
The Holy Son Ming Xuan reevaluated Xiao Chens strength, wanting to find him, then capture him at lightning speed.
The Demonic Bone ?arra...This is something that will have repercussions on the ck Lotus Church, able to shake all the Buddhist sects of the Great Thousand Realms. I mustplete the mission that Master gave me.
Yang Qing moved quickly, carrying Xiao Chen the whole way. After descending the mountain and traveling for two hours, she rxed when she saw that the Holy Son Ming Xuan had not given chase.
There was no need for the two to be polite with each other. Xiao Chen asked, You did not finish absorbing the power of faith?
Xiao Chen felt that she hade too soon. It would be difficult to absorb all of the Sarasvat Buddhas power of faith within such a short time.
Yang Qing nodded and smiled faintly. It couldnt be helped. That Holy Son Ming Xuan is too strong. If I had continued to absorb it at my leisure, Young Master Xiao, you would be dead.
Xiao Chen felt guilty in his heart. In his life, he rarely needed girls to rescue him. He asked, Where are you going next?
A look of reluctance shed in Yang Qings eyes, a somewhatplicated expression appearing on her face. I forcefully took all of the Sarasvat Buddhas power of faith into my body. In a while, I will explode and die.
Ah!
Xiao Chens expression changed slightly as he looked at the other party with incredulity. He truly could not ept this.
Yang Qing smiled and said, Dont be shocked. Even if I did not forcefully take it into my body, after I absorbed the power of faith, I would choose to sacrifice myself. It was just a matter of time. How unfortunate! I originally wanted to remain a little longer. However, now, it cant be helped
Bang!
Right after Yang Qing said that, her body exploded. However, there was no blood or bones. Instead, she turned into a clump of nine-colored spiritual energy containing dense Buddhist light. It flew into the sky and disappeared.
This caught Xiao Chen off guard. After being stunned for a long time, he recovered his wits.
The two were just chatting, and Yang Qing exploded all of a sudden and left. This was somewhat uneptable.
Xiao Chen looked up at the sky and entered deep thought. He did not know if he would have an opportunity to see Yang Qings true body in the future.
However, there should be a big difference between the emanation body and the true body. Xiao Chen thought for a while and figured that it was still best not to interact with a girl who dared to cultivate an emanation body. It would definitely be someone both good and bad at the same time.
Perhaps, it might even be someonepletely evil.
Behind the temple at the Buddha Seeking tform, the Holy Son Ming Xuan opened his eyes and saw that clump of nine-colored energy streaking through the sky.
After some shock, the Holy Son Ming Xuan revealed an expression of understanding. So, it was the Azure Lotus Holy Daughters emanation body. No wonder...no wonder. That is a famous expert in the Great Thousand Realms.
Exceptionally hard to deal with...
However, since you spoiled my ns, I will repay this sooner orter, even if you are the Azure Lotus Holy Daughter!
On the other side, Xiao Chen still felt that he was not that safe. He rushed on alone and found a secluded ce, then set up a simple formation before rxing.
Right now, he had only one thing to do: quietly make a breakthrough!
In that earlier battle, Xiao Chen broke his bottleneck. If not for being too injured earlier, he could have broken through the limits of the Veritable Personage Realm on the spot.
He closed his eyes and swallowed a Medicinal Pill for treating wounds, which Ye Zifeng had given him.
The Medicinal Pill promptly melted in Xiao Chens mouth. A refreshing sensation spread throughout his body. The wounds all over his body immediately started healing.
Naturally, a Medicinal Pill from Ye Zifeng would not be lousy.
Shortly after, due in part to Xiao Chens strong physical body, his injuries had mostly recovered.
Its time to break through!
Xiao Chen opened his eyes. He had been waiting for this day for too long. However, when the time truly came, he was very calm.
Chapter 1706 (Raw 1718): Advancing to the Primal Core Realm
Chapter 1706 (Raw 1718): Advancing to the Primal Core Realm
To advance to the Primal Core Realm from the Veritable Personage Realm, one had to merge the three essences to form a Primal Core.
Xiao Chens Yin Essence Energy came from the ten-thousand-year-old Baleful Yin Energy that he had absorbed and refined. His Yang Essence Energy was obtained from the Heavenly Yang Pill, which rivaled a clump of ten-thousand-year-old Baleful Yang Energy.
As for his Veritable Essence Energy, that was equivalent to the regtor of the other two essences but was not exactly that.
Be it Yin Essence Energy or Yang Essence Energy, their ultimate purpose was to temper the Veritable Essence Energy. They constantly honed the Veritable Essence Energy. In the end, the cultivation of a cultivator was based on Veritable Essence Energy.
When the three essences merged into one, the most important thing was bnce. Through the conservation of Yin and Yang, one could condense the Primal Core.
Xiao Chen had already achieved this condition long ago. The Yinyang Taiji diagram spinning slowly in his dantian meant that he did not have to spend any effort on maintaining bnce.
This was already the most perfect bnce of this age. This was derived from the Immortal Epochs Daoism. Now, it belonged only to Xiao Chen, for him to use to his benefit.
In the Great Thousand Realms, there was a saying, one had to be a person first before bing a god.
After the Transcending Mortality Realm, one became a Veritable Personage and took the first step in the Martial Dao. The Veritable Personage Realm was the foundation, which determined how far one could walk in the future and how much potential one could bring out.
Many people understood this point, but not many could aplish this.
Not everyones physical body could endure ten-thousand-year-old Baleful Yin Energy and ten-thousand-year-old Baleful Yang Energy. Even if one could, one might not have the opportunity to encounter them or subdue them.
Even more so, not everyone could be like Xiao Chen, all the while bearing patiently, maintaining a calm and peaceful attitude.
Even in the face of great dangerthe pursuit of the ck Lotus Church, the challenge of the Divine Firmament Sect, or the encirclement of the Divine Shield ArmyXiao Chen did not forcibly break through.
Even more so, he did not rashly break through to stand out from the crowd and be famous.
Xiao Chens breakthrough proceeded naturally, happening when the conditions were right. He had been through countless cycles of tempering and polishing, moving step by step until today.
This was because from the very beginning to the end, he, Xiao Chen, had never forgotten his original intent: seeking the moon!
To seek out Liu Ruyue, to seek out the person he loved the most, to fight for the position of Dragon Emperor, and toplete the revitalization of the Azure Dragon bloodline.
Everything that Xiao Chen experienced in the Grave Sea Cluster was just a sideshow. His final battlefield was definitely the Central Great Realm, where the geniuses gathered and the outstanding talents of the Great Deste Hundred Races established themselves.
Heaven rewarded the faithful.
Xiao Chen took a deep breath. With a thought, the ck-and-white Taiji diagram formed by the Yin and Yang Essence Energies in his dantian slowly merged,pressing bit by bit.
After the cleansing of more than a hundred White Jasmine Flowers, Xiao Chens Yin and Yang Essence Energies were already incredibly pure and crystalline, giving off a glow that made them look like silk.
This was especially so for the Yang Essence Energy, which was refined from the Heavenly Yang Pill. Originally, it was contaminated by the Medicinal Pills impurities, which could have given rise to various problems.
After this round of cleansing, the impurities of the Medicinal Pill were all flushed out of his body; not a single hidden danger remained.
This resulted in the Yin and Yang Essence Energies bing exceedingly vast and pure. Hence, the process of merging the three essences was very slow.
Whoosh! An evenrger ck-and-white Taiji diagram appeared around Xiao Chens body. Light and shadow swirled around, shing endlessly. The world within the light and shadow flowed with a unique Dao aura as it turned illusory.
This Dao aura was different from Buddhist Might. It was exceptionally profound, capable of inspiring wild thoughts in others.
Time moved on, minute by minute, second by second. Although Xiao Chens progress was slow, it went very smoothly without any obstructions at all.
This was how a breakthrough from reaching the right conditions took ce. Without a bottleneck, everything moved naturally.
Four hourster, the Yin and Yang Essence Energies in Xiao Chens dantian had alreadypressed to the size of a palm. The light that they gave off looked boundlessly resplendent. This light shone through his body from inside.
Xiao Chens bones, flesh, blood, skin, and even his soul all received great benefits as the three essences merged.
Xiao Chens skin flickered with light that synchronized with the Taiji diagram in the surroundings, vaguely connected to the entire world.
This was the Fiendish Demon Battlefield. Not only was the level of space here higher, but the Spiritual Energy in this ce was also several times stronger than outside.
Breaking through here was several times better than in a blessednd. This was a pleasant surprise that Xiao Chen had not anticipated.
After another seven or eight minutes, the extremelypressed Yin and Yang Essence Energies finallypletely fused with Xiao Chens Veritable Essence Energy.
Whoosh!
The Taiji diagram, which was previously very slow, sped up, spinning wildly at ten timesone hundred times, one thousand timesits original speed after the union.
A bright, golden light shot out of Xiao Chens body, illuminating the surrounding fifty kilometers as bright as day. Every single de of grass and every tree was clearly visible.
Fortunately, he had chosen a rather deste area. Furthermore, this was the Fiendish Demon Battlefield, where the situation was ever-changing. Hence, such a hugemotion did not attract the attention of others.
As that light spun around, brand-new Veritable Essence Energy constantly flowed through Xiao Chens meridians.
Intense energy filled his entire body. He felt his strength increasing by leaps and bounds.
This continued for an entire hour before the feeling of his strength growing stopped all of a sudden.
The boundless light withdrew into his body. It was like all this had never happened.
After the light disappeared, Xiao Chen looked within himself and discovered a fingernail-sized, crystalline Primal Core hovering in his dantian.
The Primal Core had nine golden stars on its surface. Each golden star flickered with light, appearing bright and piercing. He could not look directly at it.
A 9-Star Primal Core!
This was the most perfect advancement. Any of the many outstanding talents in the entire Great Thousand Realms would be proud of it.
Xiao Chen could not help rejoicing. After leaving the Kunlun Realm and experiencing all sorts of trouble, he finally condensed his Primal Core.
Looking at thatpletely solidified crystal made Xiao Chen incredibly happy. His cultivation had jumped directly to peak Minor Primal Core.
When one first advanced to the Primal Core Realm, the Primal Core would mostly be soft. There might even be some sticky Veritable Essence Energy fluid inside it.
Apletely solidified crystal was the mark of a peak Minor Primal Core cultivator.
Advancing further would bring him to the Major Primal Core Realm. Only by breaking through could one expand the capacity of ones Primal Core. That required continuous tempering to allow the Primal Core to mix with the power of the world.
That was an extremely significant step. Many people could not cross this hurdle in their entire lifetime.
However, Xiao Chen suspected that his 9-Star Primal Core contained even more Veritable Essence Energy than that of an average Major Primal Core expert.
Every flickering golden star contained incredibly pure Veritable Essence Energy.
Regr Primal Cores had only two or three golden stars. Those that surpassed five stars were extremely rare in the blessednds.
Rumor had it that Shangguan Leis Primal Core had only six stars, and it was already enough to let him stand out from those of the same generation in the ck Cave Mountain.
Xiao Chen suddenly opened his eyes, and an insuppressible tyrannical aura shot out of his eyes. The air he exuded gave the impression that he had undergone a metamorphosis.
This was not something that made Xiao Chen happy. However, he had just advanced to the Primal Core Realm and indeed could not control it freely.
The strength and tyranny of a 9-Star Primal Core could not be easily concealed.
Shangguan Leis unparalleled tyranny, which prevented many people from looking directly at him unless they cultivated the Thunder Dao or had a violent character, was mostly due to his 6-Star Primal Core. This inevitably resulted in the suppression of others.
When I meet that Holy Son Ming Xuan again, I can give him a huge surprise!
Xiao Chen was a prideful person, but he did not show it before others. It was inevitable that he would remain defiant when he was suppressed so badly by a person from the same generation.
Xiao Chen did indeed possess the qualifications not to want to submit. He had been a half-step Primal Core cultivator when he faced the early-stage Major Primal Core Holy Son Ming Xuan. His opponent had held a humongous advantage in cultivation.
Now that Xiao Chen had made a breakthrough in his cultivation, going up against the Holy Son Ming Xuan could now barely be considered a fair fight.
Xiao Chens eyes wandered before turning in the direction of the Ten Thousand Weapon Pavilion. He muttered to himself, I have to go and find a good saber that fits me well.
If Xiao Chen had had a good Dao Weapon earlier, that awkward situation of being unable to injure the Holy Son Ming Xuan would not have happened.
Who is it?!
Suddenly, Xiao Chens expression flickered. After advancing to the Primal Core Realm, his senses had turned exceedingly sharp. Any small movement within fifty kilometers could not escape his attention.
He gently pushed off the ground and moved several kilometers,nding where the sound hade from.
Xiao Chen saw a wild white cat padding along, not making any sound as it nimbly leaped about.
He recognized this white cat. It was that young cat-eared girl, who had drawn a strange symbol on his forehand when her fiendish Qi erupted. He had lost track of her after that.
Xiao Chen had nearly forgotten about this matter, so she came at a good time.
The young cat-eared girls ck-gem-like eyes widened with surprise when she saw Xiao Chen appear. He had actually discovered her so early. Even more surprising was that after merely half a day, Xiao Chens strength had undergone such a massive change.
Chapter 1707 (Raw 1719): Fiendish Demon Blood
Chapter 1707 (Raw 1719): Fiendish Demon Blood
Xiao Chen locked his aura on the white cat, showing a cautious expression. He still clearly remembered how the young cat-eared girl had killed Zhen Xuan with one w strike.
After the white cat transformed, the feeling Xiao Chen got from her was even more horrifying than that from the Holy Son Ming Xuan.
The cats figure trembled and returned to the appearance of a pretty, young girl. Then, she looked at Xiao Chen with a displeased expression.
Why are you being so cautious? The Fiendish Demon blood in my body has already been transferred to yours.
What?
Her words shocked Xiao Chen. This revtion was truly unexpected and somewhat uneptable.
He recalled her transformed appearance, and fear stirred in his heart. He did not want to turn into something like that.
The young cat-eared girl rolled her eyes at Xiao Chen and said, Even after benefiting, you still want to act clever. You sect disciples all seem to be like that.
Xiao Chen fell speechless upon hearing this. He ignored the other party and closed his eyes to use his Spiritual Sense to check his bloodline.
Aside from the familiar Azure Dragon bloodline, there was only ordinary human blood, no other strange bloodline.
Is she lying?
Xiao Chens expression wavered. When he opened his eyes, he discovered that while his eyes were shut, the other party had not shown any intention of attacking him. Her expression had not changed, either.
Xiao Chen said indifferently, You came to seek me out to tell me this? I did not feel any Fiendish Demon blood. You can leave now.
The young cat-eared girl was not surprised. She looked at Xiao Chen and said, Naturally, the current you cannot sense that noble Fiendish Demon blood. It will grow stronger along with you and slowly make an appearance.
Fiendish Demons were born out of a cmity, innately impure. You are now an impure person. In the future, you will have to keep your guard up against people who can draw out the Fiendish Demon blood in your body. However, you possess a heart of innocence that resulted from the vicissitudes of life. Even if the Fiendish Demon blood is drawn out, you will not end up in such a sorry state as I had.
Since the other party was speaking with authority, Xiao Chens expression slowly turned serious. He tried checking once more but still could not find anything strange.
There is no need to worry. For you, this noble Fiendish Demon blood is definitely more beneficial than detrimental.
Xiao Chen pped his forehead and said, Alright. Ill believe you for now. Can you tell me more about your origins?
The young cat-eared girl said calmly, I never lie. You should have believed me in the first ce. I was just a small wild cat that the Ancient Cloud Temples old abbot took in. After the Ancient Cloud Temple fell, that 7-Vein Sovereign Emperor took it into this Fiendish Demon Battlefield.
This stunned Xiao Chen. The Ancient Cloud Temples old abbot. Is she referring to that nameless temple?
Xiao Chen had heard of Sovereign Emperors before. After one advanced to the Divine Vein Realm, one would be addressed as Sovereign Emperor. They were people who were between Sovereign Personages and Martial Gods, thoroughly qualified to be termed as Sovereign Emperors.
Right now, in the entire Great Thousand Realms, I am the only Fiendish Demon with the original Fiendish Demon blood. I am no longer that anymore. I had no intention of passing the bloodline to you. However, you repeatedly spoiled my ns. Hence, I had no choice but to pass it to you. Actually, it would have been better to pass it to the master of that emanation body. I could sense that her true body wanted the Fiendish Demon blood.
Xiao Chen suddenly startled awake. It turned out that when the young cat-eared girl attacked Yang Qing, it was to pass the Fiendish Demon blood to her. If he had not tried to save her, he would not have gotten implicated in this.
However, the old abbot said that everything happens because of karma. You must have a fate with Buddhism. Back then, when he passed that Fiendish Demon blood to me, he said that its next master would definitely be someone with a fate with Buddhism. The young cat-eared girl studied Xiao Chen. However, no matter how she looked, she could not make out any fate with Buddhism.
I have already said everything that I should. Goodbye!
Having conveyed what was necessary, the young cat-eared girl turned back into that white cat and quickly left Xiao Chens sight.
A fate with Buddhism...it seemed like the Mahe?vara Buddhas lingering soul, which Xiao Chen met in the Sky Dome Immortal Realm, had said something simr as well.
Due to some coincidences, he also obtained the Mahmy Abstinence Vition Saber Technique. It really seemed like he had a fate with Buddhism.
However, Xiao Chen could not have a fate with Buddhism for no reason at all.
Never mind. I will think about this again another day. Right now, whats important is going to the Ten Thousand Weapon Pavilion. I still do not know whether the Fiendish Demon blood is real or not.
Xiao Chen had always been decisive in the way he did things. He knew how to prioritize and would not be indecisive.
After checking his blood again, he decided to head for the Ten Thousand Weapon Pavilion. Having grown much stronger, he found that he moved extremely fast. He could leap very high in this Fiendish Demon Battlefield without suffering from any restriction.
He pushed off with his feet. Without needing to use any Veritable Essence Energy, he easily traveled one kilometer.
After a while, the towering Ten Thousand Weapon Pavilion appeared before his eyes.
The Ten Thousand Weapon Pavilion had more than a thousand disks ofplete Great Dao Energy draped around it. These formed lights of seven different colorspeting with each other. When Xiao Chen arrived at the entrance, he felt a heavy pressure and found it difficult to raise his feet.
He had to circte his Veritable Essence Energy in order to adjust to it.
The vast Dao Might extinguished the confidence born from his recent advancement. Before the Great Dao, he was still much too inferior.
Xiao Chen calmed himself and entered the first floor of the Ten Thousand Weapon Pavilion.
Naturally, there were no good weapons on the first floor. There were only some Superior Grade Profound Tools. However, for these to catch the attention of a Divine Vein powerhouse, they were all among the peak of Superior Grade Profound Tools.
Aside from some special Superior Grade Profound Tools, the Profound Tools used by a Sovereign Personage or Sovereign Emperor attracted the attention of the cultivators here.
Xiao Chen knew that weapons and tools had three levels: Profound Tools, Treasure Tools, and Dao Tools. He currently did not know what stronger weapons there were above Dao Tools.
Profound Tools were the weakest. However, those were the weapons used by ordinary Veritable Personages or Primal Core Venerates. When Sovereign Emperors and Sovereign Personages were younger, they definitely would have used Profound Tools.
If one could obtain a Profound Tool that such people used, a trace of their Dao would definitely linger in it. There would be many benefits fromprehending that trace.
Hence, although the hall on the first floor was filled with only Profound Tools, there were still many sect disciples seriously picking one out and breaking the restrictions.
There was nopetition here. Those who were lucky would obtain a Superior Grade Profound Tool that a Sovereign Personage used before. That was a great harvest, no worse than an ordinary Treasure Tool.
The weapons floating in the air looked like they were just hovering there. However, there were restrictions everywhere. One could pull out the weapon only after breaking the restrictions.
However, the restrictions on the first floor were still rtively simple, posing not much difficulty for the cultivators who came here.
Xiao Chen raised his leg and entered. He only just arrived, but all the sect disciples choosing a weapon in the hall felt a threat. They either turned their heads or their entire bodies to look at the entrance.
Who is this person? He is just a Minor Primal Core Venerate, but why does he give off such a huge pressure?
ng!
Just as many people felt depressed, ten sabers among the thousands of weapons hovering in the hall unsheathed. They surrounded Xiao Chen and stabbed into the floor at the same time.
The sabers trembled, buzzing endlessly as they uncontrobly released a peculiar saber intent.
It is the Dao trace left by a Sovereign Personage! Those are Profound Tools used by Sovereign Personages in the past!
Damn! Where did this white-d persone from? We worked so hard but still could not find a Profound Tool that a Sovereign Personage used. The moment he arrives, these weapons delivered themselves up to him.
The hundreds of disciples in the hall all appeared shocked, looking at Xiao Chen with incredulity.
Greed shone in their eyes. However, when they thought about the fear they felt when Xiao Chen walked in, they immediately dismissed any covetous thoughts.
Xiao Chen shook his head and casually waved his hand. Then, he absorbed the traces of the Dao in the ten sabers.
Immediately, a few Sovereign Personages appeared in his mind. These figures were how they looked when they were young and growing.
After a while, Xiao Chen opened his eyes, a sharp light appearing in them.
He thought to himself, They truly live up to being weapons once used by Sovereign Personages. Even though these peoples cultivations were not high at that time, this was still very beneficial.
After he absorbed the traces of the Dao in the ten sabers, these sabers immediately turned ordinary, their Spiritual Energy clearly weaker, no longer outstanding.
Xiao Chen waved his hand, and the ten sabers returned to their sheaths.
Crash! Just at this moment, a familiar figure fell down the stairs to the second floor in a sorry state. Then, this person grunted.
After this figure got up, he rushed to the entrance where Xiao Chen was.
This person had a flustered expression and did not look at where he was going, nearly crashing into a door.
Xiao Chen stretched out his hand and gently ced it on that persons shoulder, firmly stopping him.
That person looked up in shock. When he saw Xiao Chen, his face lit up in joy. Martial Uncle!
It was the Purple me Sects Ling Yu, who had entered the Fiendish Demon Battlefield with Xiao Chen.
Ling Yu, quickly hand over the Treasure Tool in your hand!
Before Ling Yu could say anything more, a few disciples he had injured quickly caught up.
Chapter 1708 (Raw 1720): The Might of Three Palm Strikes
Chapter 1708 (Raw 1720): The Might of Three Palm Strikes
Thud! Thud! Thud!
A crowd descended from the second floor, radiating surging killing Qi. These peoples cultivations were all extraordinary. They were core disciples of various sects. There were even one or two true inheritors.
Aside from the disciples from the various Confucian sects of the Heavenly Shaking Mountain and the many temples of the Pot Mountain, there were even disciples of the ck Cave Mountains various sects.
No wonder Ling Yu was still in such a sorry state despite experiencing a huge improvement in strength. If it were the Xiao Chen before advancing, he would not be able to deal with this, either.
What Treasure Tool did you get?
Xiao Chen could not help feeling curious about what Treasure Tool it was for so many people to go after him. Even if it were a Dao Tool, it would not be this bad.
Its this.
Ling Yu wiped off the blood at his lips and took out a short sword from his embrace.
Even before the short sword was unsheathed, Xiao Chen felt a cold sharpness and a weak aura of the Great Dao.
His expression immediately froze. This was a Treasure Tool that was about to nurture a Great Dao. No wonder everyone coveted it.
If it was used for three to five years and it managed to materialize a Dao, it would be even better for a cultivatorsprehension than a Dao Tool.
Being able to see aplete Great Dao being born in ones hand, just thinking about it made one excited.
Of course, Xiao Chen was not...he had alreadyprehended the Saber Daos Great Dao Energy.
Xiao Chen took the short sword and saw the words Ink Cloud. Just holding the swords scabbard, he could feel the surging energy contained in the sword.
It was indeed a good sword. The Ten Thousand Weapon Pavilion truly lived up to being one of the three most popr ces in the Fiendish Demon Battlefield. Just one peak Treasure Tool was already like this.
In that case, a Dao Tool would be even more incredible.
Its him. White Robes Xiao Chen!
Several core disciples from the ck Cave Mountain recognized Xiao Chen. Their expressions showed some changes.
The White Robes Xiao Chen had defeated the Little Thunder Saber with one saber strike on Thunder Controlling Peak. Then, he faced Shangguan Lei. This news had spread like wildfire in the ck Cave Mountain.
The disciples of the other sects more or less heard something about it. The urgent footsteps immediately stopped.
A persons name was like the shadow of a tree.
Although Xiao Chen was unknown, Shangguan Lei was very famous. Xiao Chen was able to face Shangguan Lei and leave easily. Due to just this point alone, no one dared to act rashly.
Xiao Chen, this does not concern you. Youd better not stick your nose where it does not belong, a blue-d youth, one of the two true inheritors present, shouted coldly when he saw Xiao Chen fiddling with the short sword. Even if Xiao Chen could face Shangguan Lei, there were more than a hundred people here.
The cultivations of these people were at least at thete-stage Minor Primal Core Realm. These were all core disciples of their respective sects. Otherwise, they would not dare topete for a peak Treasure Tool.
As long as one or two people stepped forward and rallied everyone here, they would have nothing to fear from the insignificant Xiao Chen.
This was where the difficulty of snatching a Dao Tool or Treasure Tooly. Just subduing a weapon did not mean that one would own it.
One still needed the ability to face the encirclement of more than a hundred people and escape. This was how humans were. If they could not obtain something, they would make sure no one could.
The blue-d youth turned his head slightly, looking at the other true inheritor, who came from the ck Cave Mountains Heavenly Profound Sect. He said, Brother Zhang Yu, you agree, right?
Zhang Yu was the blue-d youths greatest rival. However, at this moment, they thought of working together.
Xiao Chen, are you still not going to hand over the Ink Cloud Sword? Are you really thinking of helping your friend block so many of us? Zhang Yu followed up coldly, expressing his stance.
If Xiao Chen did not hand over the ck Ink Sword, Zhang Yu was willing to cooperate with the blue-d youth.
With two true inheritors leading the charge, the confidence of the group of core disciples immediately rose sharply.
After all, true inheritors were very strong. In core disciples opinion, a true inheritor would hold a forty-percent chance of victory against the peak Minor Primal Core Xiao Chen in a one-on-one fight. With two of them working together, their odds of victory would be higher than Xiao Chens.
If the core disciples were added, no matter how they calcted it, Xiao Chen did not have any chance of victory at all.
Given this thought, the core disciples no longer showed any fear. The ferocious expressions reappeared on their faces, conveying obvious agreement with the two true inheritors.
However, all that the core disciples saw was a silent Xiao Chen raising his head and ring at them coldly. Then, a strong aura erupted from him.
Suddenly, Xiao Chens aura skyrocketed. Previously, when he was suppressing it, the tyrannical air that he gave off was already quite daunting. When he stopped suppressing it, his aura billowed out spiritedly with nothing held back.
Five golden stars flickered on his crystalline Primal Core.
Combining the might of the Great Dao, Xiao Chen drove his Veritable Essence Energy. Resplendent purple energy flowed in his meridians like a raging river roaring like thunder. All the energy of his body erupted as he threw a palm strike.
Bang!
Xiao Chens formidable Veritable Essence Energy knocked the two true inheritors, who were leading the charge, into the air.
Before the core disciples of the various sects behind, who were preparing to voice their agreement with the two true inheritors, could speak, they fell back, vomiting blood. Caught off guard andcking the strength of a true inheritor, they were directly sted back and fell to the floor, moaning in pain.
The core disciples who were preparing to threaten Xiao Chen ended up groaning and moaning in pain on the floor. In the blink of an eye, only the two true inheritors remained standing.
The strong wind that the Veritable Essence Energy kicked up howled in the surroundings. The hair and clothes of the two standing true inheritors fluttered about wildly. They had difficulty opening their eyes.
How strong!
His strength is definitelyparable to Shangguan Leis. How did he do it?
The two true inheritors cried bitterly in their hearts, not daring to say anything more. They immediately turned tail and ran. They already knew how horrifying Shangguan Lei was. Now, Xiao Chen possessed a strength rivaling Shangguan Leis.
If the two true inheritors still dared to stand their ground, they would just be seeking death!
Boom!
Xiao Chen remained silent and threw another palm strikea more berserk and tyrannical one. Like before, heunched it at full power. However, the might that burst forth was even faster and more violent.
Six stars lit up on the crystalline Primal Core.
Bang! The two true inheritors had just turned around when the Veritable Essence Energy in the palm wind ruthlessly mmed them into the wall.
Then, the two true inheritors fell to the floor. This m was truly ruthless. They both felt most of their bones shatter.
It seemed like every time Xiao Chen used his full power, he could dig out more of the 9-Star Primal Cores potential.
Thinking this, heunched another palm strike. The Purple Thunder Divine Incantation circted wildly, and his clothes pped loudly. His long hair danced all over the ce, and his stern expression looked exceptionally fearsome.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
This time, when Xiao Chen threw the palm strike, the 9-Star Primal Core still lit up only six stars. However, the eruption speed was even faster. The hundred-odd core disciples on the ground and the two true inheritors ended up piled against the wall like sandbags.
With such a strong palm wind, not to mention working together, the many core disciples struggled even to walk. Their movements were also restricted.
Xiao Chen frowned slightly. If he wanted to explode forth with the might of a 9-Star Primal Core, it looked like he still needed some time to familiarize himself with it.
The might of the Veritable Essence Energy that gushed out of his Primal Core was a bit weaker than he expected. Nevertheless, he was rather satisfied.
This was worth his long and bitter perseverance.
Martial Uncle, when did you be so strong? Ling Yu gaped, stunnedpletely speechless for a long time after this.
Three palms strikes. With just three palm strikes, Xiao Chen severely injured all the core disciples and two true inheritors who had persecuted Ling Yu, depriving them of all theirbat prowess.
Ling Yu simply could not have imagined this. Earlier, he was still thinking of how to resolve this spot of trouble.
However, after three palm strikes, the situationpletely turned around, stunning and bbergasting him.
Was this still the martial uncle that Ling Yu knew?
Ling Yu recalled that when his martial uncle was a half-step Primal Core cultivator, Ling Yu could still barely hold his own for one hundred moves against him. When they entered the Fiendish Demon Battlefield, Xiao Chen was clearly not this horrifying.
However, Xiao Chen smiled calmly. Truthfully, just earlier. Lets not speak about this for now. Who gave you these wounds?
Those two true inheritors were mostly responsible. I could still deal with one. With two of them working together, plus the attacks of the others, there was no way I could resist at all.
Xiao Chen nodded to indicate his understanding. Then, he walked over to the piled-up core disciples and started tossing them aside like he was picking out vegetables.
The lips of the other people on the same floor who were watching twitched. This...were these really the core disciples of the various sects?
After digging out the two true inheritors, Xiao Chen carried one in each hand and tossed them at Ling Yus feet. Then, he returned the short sword to Ling Yu.
Whatever they did to you, you do it to them yourself. I wont be helping you.
Xiao Chen dusted his hands off as if he just did something very casual. Then, he headed straight for the second floor.
He left behind a group of speechless sect disciples who were swallowing their saliva and exchanging looks with one another.
Chapter 1709 (Raw 1721): Overestimated Strength
Chapter 1709 (Raw 1721): Overestimated Strength
On the second floor, the weapons hovering in the air were still Profound Tools. However, there were some Treasure Tools among them.
Xiao Chen did not even bother looking around, just headed straight for the third floor. On the third floor, the majority of the weapons were Treasure Tools, with a few Profound Tools mixed in.
On the fourth floor, almost all were Treasure Toolshigh-quality Treasure Tools. However, there were not many peak Treasure Tools.
The fifth floor was filled with peak Treasure Tools. However, there were only a few people subduing the weapons here.
Ling Yu must have obtained that short sword on the fifth floor before getting surrounded and fleeing to the first floor, pulling away most of the cultivators.
Xiao Chens arrival immediately attracted the attention of the five or six people here. They stopped working on subduing the Treasure Tools and watched him warily.
Subduing a Treasure Tool was an extremely difficult process. It might even be dangerous.
What one feared the most at such a time was encountering an interruption or a sneak attack. Every time another person arrived, the people who were currently subduing Treasure Tools would be very cautious.
When these people saw no sign of Xiao Chen intending to attack, they resumed working on subduing these peak Treasure Tools. Their expressions were all very focused, and they clearly were putting in a lot of effort.
Aside from the restrictions in the Ten Thousand Weapon Pavilion, every good Treasure Tool had their own temper. If one was not fated with the weapon, subduing it would be exceptionally hard.
It was like taming an unruly horse, not as easy as expected. If one ran into a Treasure Tool with a bad temper, one might even get injured.
For example, there was a person trying to subdue a treasure sword. This sword flew all around the hall, moving freely in this Ten Thousand Weapon Pavilion that put enormous pressure on the cultivators, extremely nimble.
The Heavenly Shaking Mountains Confucian schr bitterly chased it. However, he got careless, and the treasure sword suddenly turned around.
The sword scabbard crashed into that Confucian schrs abdomen, inflicting so much pain that he fell to the floor with his face scrunched up.
However, this was still fine. Sometimes, the treasure sword would unsheathe and send out a strand of sword Qi. One might even lose ones life.
All the unsubdued weapons in the Heavenly Shaking Mountain were like unruly, bad-tempered horses doing as they pleased. The Ten Thousand Weapon Pavilion was like a natural horse ranch.
These weapons could move about freely, but the cultivators who came here suffered from many restrictions.
After observing for a while, Xiao Chen roughly figured out how to subdue these weapons. Then, he headed for the sixth floor.
Upon seeing Xiao Chens direction, some people immediately revealed shocked expressions.
Friend, if you go up another level, there will be Dao Tools. The pressure there will be even greater. If you get careless, you might die, the Confucian schr sprawled on the floor warned kindly when he saw Xiao Chen heading for the sixth floor.
Xiao Chen nodded and said, Thanks.
Right after Xiao Chen said that, he saw the treasure sword that the Confucian schr was chasing earlier. He narrowed his eyes and reached out to grab it.
An extremely tyrannical Saber Might exploded forth from Xiao Chens body as he sucked that treasure sword, which was flying about happily, into his hand.
Buzz! Buzz! Buzz!
The sword immediately trembled intensely like a wild horse trying to struggle free from Xiao Chens grasp.
The sword released an enormous force. With a serious expression, Xiao Chen held the sword tight, showing no intention to let go at all.
Be careful. You cant do this so recklessly!
When that Confucian schr saw this scene, his expression changed markedly. The other cultivators subduing Treasure Tools were startled.
In their fluster, they moved back quickly and gathered together. They all spread their Veritable Essence shields, taking defensive stances.
ng!
The treasure sword unsheathed on its own. When it bared about two centimeters of its de, it emitted an intense light. The sharp sword light inspired fear in others.
A strand of sword Qi shot at Xiao Chens eyes. At such a close distance, there was no possibility of dodging.
Xiao Chen quickly swung his left hand, the Veritable Essence Energy in his 9-Star Primal Core surging.
He caught that formless sword Qi between two fingers, causing it to turn into a sword light, which had a form. That sword light was only one centimeter from his face.
When Xiao Chen let go, the sword light shattered like it was a piece of ice. Then, he pressed his left hand forward.
Holding the hilt tightly, he pressed the treasure sword into the floor. When its scabbard had stabbed two centimeters in, it stopped trembling.
Xiao Chen tossed the treasure sword out, and itnded before that Confucian schr. For you.
Xiao Chen had tested it out for himself, personally experiencing what it was like to subdue a Treasure Tool. This was preparation for subduing a Dao Toolter.
Thanks...thank...you!
That Confucian schr was so shocked that he stammered a little. He did not expect this bit of fortune toe so suddenly. Unexpectedly, Xiao Chen could subdue this Treasure Tool so easily.
After charging up to the sixth floor, Xiao Chen clearly felt the pressure increase considerably. His feet felt like they were weighed down with lead, which made walking difficult. asionally, he had to use some Veritable Essence Energy to offset this pressure.
The sixth floor consisted mostly of Dao Tools. If they were not Dao Tools, they would be peak Treasure Tools like the Ink Cloud Sword.
There were only twenty-odd people on this floor; hence, this hall looked very spacious.
Everyone was focused on subduing the Dao Tool that interested them, not caring about anything else. Even when Xiao Chen came in, they merely nced at him.
In such an environment, subduing a Dao Tool was already difficult enough. If there was nothing urgent, no one would entertain a distraction.
Of course, if someone truly subdued a Dao Tool, these people would suddenly attack as if they had been watching all the while.
A bloody stench...
Xiao Chen frowned slightly. He looked around and immediately discovered two corpses.
One of the bodies had only one woundat a vital spot. This person died in one strike. The other died in a very miserable fashion; the wounds on that body were clearly caused by multiple attacks.
These two corpses justy there. The others ignored them, showing cold expressions that chilled the heart for some reason.
The value of a Dao Tool already caused these disciples of orthodox sects to ignore their humanity.
Xiao Chen did not find this strange. He simply looked around to find a Dao Tool suitable for him.
There was a total of three treasure sabers here, of different shapes.
The Dao Might of these Dao Tools was very strong. Unfortunately, they were all treasure sabers that he could not use.
For a saber, Xiao Chen did not have any objective requirements. He sought only one thing: fate!
He wanted a saber that could make him burn with desire from the moment he saw it. That was the saber he wanted.
One of the sabers seemed to have felt Xiao Chens gaze. Whoosh! That saber directly flew over to Xiao Chen.
That was a Dao Tool that was in the shape of a saber with a thick back. It had a strong sense of heaviness. This saber definitely had a boundlessly tyrannical nature that focused on ferocity and unyielding, sweeping attacks.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly. The Saber Daos Great Dao Energy that heprehended was rather interesting.
A Dao Tool choosing a master. Any desman who saw this would be happy.
Whether Xiao Chen needed this saber or not, who would not be happy at gaining acknowledgment like that?
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Suddenly, Xiao Chen felt many cold gazes on him. The ten-odd true inheritors of the various sects currently subduing Dao Tools all stopped what they were doing and looked at him coldly.
The true inheritors who dared toe here were definitely not like the two true inheritors Xiao Chen met on the first floor. Perhaps they were no match for Hua Yunfeng, but at the very least, they would be at Zhen Xuans level.
As the focus of ten-odd elite true inheritors, Xiao Chen felt some pressure.
He could feel that one of them also possessed a Great Deste Eon Bloodline, and that persons cultivation was at thete-stage Major Primal Core Realm.
You are truly blessed with good fortune. Im the Heavenly Profound Sects Gongzi Mo. I saw you at the Thunder Controlling Peak!
When that person stepped forward, he stared coldly at Xiao Chen without a smile.
The Heavenly Profound Sects Gongzi Mo?
Xiao Chen found this name familiar. After thinking for a while, he recalled that this was the strongest true inheritor of the Heavenly Profound Sect.
Although the Heavenly Profound Sect was just a Rank 3 sect of the ck Cave Mountain and notparable to the Purple me Sect, being its strongest true inheritor would not be just empty fame.
Before Xiao Chen entered the Fiendish Demon Battlefield, Ling Yu told him about some people that Xiao Chen should take notice of. This Gongzi Mo was one of them.
Xiao Chens expression did not change. He said indifferently, Its an honor to meet you. Everyone, do not misunderstand. I wont be taking this saber. Dont worry.
It was better to have one less problem than one more. Xiao Chens aim was the highest floor of the Ten Thousand Weapon Pavilion, the seventh floor. He did not want to get embroiled in unnecessary battles before going there.
Haha! You are going to give up just because you want to? Is there a ce for you to speak here? Subdue this saber and give it to me. Otherwise...you can forget about leaving this ce alive.
This Gongzi Mo did not give Xiao Chen any face. He said indifferently, In the Fiendish Demon Battlefield, strength rules. This is not the Thunder Controlling Peak. You can forget about ying any tricks.
Xiao Chen gave him a faint smile. You want it? Here!
Sensing Xiao Chens murderous intent and encouragement, the Dao Tool on the ground shot towards Gongzi Mo.
Six stars lit up on Xiao Chens 9-Star Primal Core.
At the same time, he infused his Veritable Essence Energy and the Saber Daos Great Dao Energy into the saber.
Whoosh!
The Dao Tool shone brilliantly. Gongzi Mos expression changed as he forcibly received this saber. When the Dao Might spread out, he was immediately knocked into the air of this sixth floor that had tremendous pressure; blood leaked out between his lips.
Unfortunately, you could not catch it.
Xiao Chen sneered in disdain, revealing some mockery. The might of the Dao Tool was really strong. Whenbined with his Veritable Essence Energy and his Great Dao Energy, it grew mightier.
To think that Gongzi Mo dared to threaten him when there was a Dao Tool eager to follow Xiao Chen. He truly overestimated his strength.
Chapter 1710 (Raw 1722): The Saber Light Reflects One’s Heart
Chapter 1710 (Raw 1722): The Saber Light Reflects Ones Heart
After knocking back Gongzi Mo with one strike, Xiao Chen smiled coldly. No one on the sixth floor dared to underestimate him anymore.
Gongzi Mosplexion paled. He debated whether to activate his Great Deste Eon Bloodline and try to regain face.
However, who knew, after cating that Dao Tool, Xiao Chen headed straight for the seventh floor without looking back.
The seventh floor!
It turned out that Xiao Chens objective was the seventh floor from the very start. The faces of all the true inheritors here sank, with a trace of surprise. The seventh floor was a ce that they did not dare to go.
Everyone knew that the seventh floor had the best Dao Tools. However, the people among the disciples of the three blessednds who dared to go to the seventh floor were extremely few.
Not only did one need strength, but one also had to be extremely bold.
Everything on the seventh floor was a Dao Tool. With so much Dao Might ovepping, the pressure was vast and boundless. One still needed to subdue a Dao Tool under such pressure. If one was not careful, one would die a miserable death.
One might already be famous in the blessednds, dazzling among the same generation. Ones fame might even spread throughout the Grave Sea Cluster.
One would already have a great future. As long as one followed the routine, one would be highly valued by ones sect. One would be certain to reach the Cloud Sea Realm, unfettered by anything.
However, once one arrived at the Ten Thousand Weapon Pavilions seventh floor, one had to be ready to die. All ones glory had nothing to do with ones determination and boldness.
Without sufficient boldness, no one dared to enter the seventh floor.
It was just like Gongzi Mo. He was strong enough and had a bloodline of the Great Deste Eons ten thousand races. However, he did not dare to go up.
Why? Because Gongzi Mo cherished his life.
However, just at this moment, Xiao Chen, whom Gongzi Mo just threatened, turned around and climbed to the seventh floor. All of Gongzi Mos thoughts of using his Great Deste Eon bloodline and going all out immediately vanished. Instead, he felt a stifling sense of defeat.
When facing someone with such boldness, even if Gongzi Mo activated his Great Deste Eon bloodline, the other party would dare to fight with his life on the line.
When one was even too cowardly to fight, how could there be any chance of victory?
After charging to the seventh floor, Xiao Chen did not care about what Gongzi Mo thought. No matter how strong a person who did not dare to assay the seventh floor was, Xiao Chen would not care about him. Such a person was not even worth remembering the name of.
The entrance of the seventh floor was blocked by a light barrier that looked like a water screen.
If one wanted to enter the seventh floor, one had to go through the barrier first. It essentially established a minimum threshold.
When standing before this barrier, Xiao Chen felt surging waves of pressure assaulting him. Just standing there motionless, he found it hard to raise his feet.
Whoosh!
A figure appeared on the water-screen-like barrier. It was Xiao Chen himself, looking back at him indifferently.
With a quick thought, Xiao Chen figured out the purpose of the water-screen-like barrier. One had to kill oneself. Only a dead man could enter the seventh floor of the Ten Thousand Weapon Pavilion.
Only by forgetting about life and death, being a person who could gamble with his life, could one enter the seventh floor.
Immediately, Xiao Chen took a deep breath. Aside from the exceedingly strong, those who dared to enter this seventh floor were all ruthless people who dared to gamble with their lives.
These people did not care about their past glory, willing to gamble it all for a Dao Tool and forging a future. Their sights were no longer set on the Cloud Sea Realm.
Such a person was the scariest!
Fortunately...Xiao Chen was such a person as well. He desired this sort ofpetition to stir his hot-bloodedness.
He sent out his Great Dao Energy and set aside life and death, as well as glory. Then, he took arge stride forward and passed the water-screen-like barrier.
Crack!
Xiao Chens figure on the water-screen-like barrier immediately shattered. The moment he passed this, he no longer cared about life and death.
What a strong pressure!
As soon as Xiao Chen entered, he felt tremendous, omnipresent pressure. The air was like seawater pressing down on him.
Xiao Chen!
Just at this moment, a soft cry rang out. Xiao Chen looked in the direction of the voice and saw that it was the Purple me Sects strongest true inheritor, Hua Yunfeng.
Currently, the other party was subduing a treasure sword. The normally at ease Hua Yenfeng appeared to be progressing with enormous difficulty, facing a pressure as heavy as a mountain.
When Hua Yunfeng saw Xiao Chen arrive, he revealed astonishment on his face.
Xiao Chen nodded his head slightly in greeting. Then, he examined the environment of the seventh floor.
The seventh floor was vast, especially in contrast to the sparse number of people, which made it appear even emptier and vaster. There was also another difference from the other floors: the ceiling was extremely high, nearly at the limits of ones vision.
This floor was at least three kilometers tall. When one looked up, the suppression of the Dao Might resulted in a misperception of boundless height.
In the center of the room, all the Dao Tools described a small column rising towards the ceiling.
On the entire seventh floor, there were only eight people, including Xiao Chen and Hua Yunfeng.
Aside from Hua Yunfeng and Xiao Chen, there were three monks from the Pot Mountain, two of Heavenly Shaking Mountains Confucian schrs, and only one female, who cultivated righteous Qi.
That female looked delicate and pretty, valiant and formidable. She appeared even more righteous than the two male Confucian schrs.
Seeing Xiao Chen look at her, that female smiled faintly and continued working on subduing the Dao Tool she wanteda Confucian sect masters sword.
The three monks did not care about Xiao Chens arrival at all. They focused on subduing the Dao Tools they wanted.
The two Confucian schrs nced indifferently at each other before ignoring Xiao Chen.
The situation did not look good. They, including Hua Yunfeng, were far from subduing the weapons they wanted.
The Dao Might here was too strong. They could not bring out even half of their strength. The various Dao Tools were very unruly and prideful.
For example, one of the three monks was currently attempting to subdue a heavy bronze Buddhist staff radiating a Buddhist light.
That monk tried several times, but he did not even manage to touch it. Instead, he ended up significantly injured. Fortunately, he cultivated the Indestructible Iron Body and already achieved a certain level of proficiency, so it was not a big deal.
I should look around and find the Dao Tool that I need.
Xiao Chens gazended on the round pir described by Dao Tools in the middle of the hall, then swept up and down as he searched carefully.
This saber is unsheathed, revealing all its sharpness. It does not know how to hide itself. Not suitable!
This saber has no edge and is extremely heavy. This would be the top choice of people who cultivate Vital Qi. Not suitable!
This saber contains the Fire Dao. It is not relevant to me at all. Not suitable!
Not suitable! Not suitable! Not suitable!
Xiao Chen rejected ten-odd sabers with one nce. His gaze shifted increasingly higher. In the blink of an eye, he eliminated everything in sight.
Whoosh!
Enduring the considerable pressure, Xiao Chen could only take flight and continue searching.
He is biting off more than he can chew. He will end up falling sooner orter!
Nan Jin, one of the two male Confucian schrs, watched coldly, showing disdain on his face, as Xiao Chen soared higher.
The others also revealed mocking expressions when they saw what Xiao Chen did, thinking that he was overestimating his abilities.
The Dao Might of this seventh floor was vast and boundless. Just standing on the floor was already hard. For Xiao Chen to dare to fly up was truly reckless.
Brother Xiao Chen, dont be too rash. This ce is different from outside. If you identally anger the Dao Tools, you might cause a chain reaction and suffer waves of attacks from their Dao Might. So, be careful.
Hua Yunfeng could not bear to keep watching. After all, Xiao Chen was an honored guest of the Purple me Sect. Thus, he frowned slightly and kindly warned Xiao Chen.
Many thanks for Brother Huas reminder. I will be careful.
Xiao Chen thought to himself, Although these people left behind life and death, the caution ingrained in their bones remains unchanged.
If not for the special circumstance of not finding a Dao Tool that he wanted, Xiao Chen would not take such a risk, either.
However, Xiao Chen never settled for less. A saber was a desmans second life. All the more he could not approach this so casually.
He absolutely could not just choose one carelessly; he wanted one that caught his attention. Otherwise, connecting to it and bringing out its full power would be impossible.
The vast Dao Might assaulted Xiao Chen. He felt like he was carrying a mountain as he soared higher, enduring immense pressure.
Whoosh!
Suddenly, for some reason, a prideful long sword unsheathed by one centimeter. An intense and dazzling light shot towards Xiao Chen, together with a strand of sword Qi.
Caught off guard, Xiao Chen startled. Fortunately, he had been careful and remained cautious.
He brought out his full force and punched, shattering this strand of sword Qi.
However, his fist ended up bloody, mangled into a sorry sight. Even his bones were exposed. This showed how sharp the sword light was.
Whoosh! Whoosh!
The sword Qi shattered into countless shards, flying around everywhere and kicking up strong winds. The aerial environment of the seventh floor turned increasingly malicious.
This fellow is truly seeking death! Gongsun Po, the other male Confucian schr, shook his head and continued subduing the sword that he wanted.
Slowly, Xiao Chen found a pattern. After he reached a certain height, he would suffer the attack of a Dao Weapon every one hundred meters.
Hence, along the way, in just a mere one kilometer, he was already riddled with wounds dyeing his white robes with blood.
Slowly, the expressions the others had as they watched him changed.
They all secretly felt afraid. The will of this white-d person was too strong and determined.
The Dao Tools of this floor were the very best among premium goods. The difference was not huge. There was no need to fly so high and take such a huge risk to find a saber that caught their eye.
Although the Dao Tools that these people chose did notpletely suit them, as long as they were willing to overlook that, it would be fine.
Just being able to bring out a Dao Tool would already be incredible, something that would shake the entire Grave Sea.
Their progression to the Cloud Sea Realm would be almost guaranteed, and their future was without limits.
It was really somewhat foolish to be as stubborn as Xiao Chen.
Where did this fellowe from? Why does he not give off the air of a disciple of a famous sect at all. Hua Yunfeng felt nervous. Right now, Xiao Chen looked like a barbarian.
Whoosh!
Suddenly, a spear broke the pattern, appearing at lightning speed and stabbing at Xiao Chen. A cold light flickered in the surroundings. The expression of the seven below changed. This spear attack was too fast and too cold, icy and merciless. It could not be dodged.
The piercing cold light forced everyone to close their eyes involuntarily. When they opened their eyes again, they saw that Xiao Chen already grasped the spear shaft.
However, Xiao Chen only managed to push the spearhead aside by two centimeters, avoiding a vital spot but letting it stab into his shoulder.
Cold Qi invaded Xiao Chens body. The Great Dao Energy of the Ice Dao spread inside him. His figure immediately wobbled, about to fall over at any moment.
The 9-Star Primal Core bore the brunt, sealed in ice.
Xiao Chens limbs froze, and his entire body stiffened. As his figure slowly descended, his injuries were all frozen,pletely numbed.
Buzz! Buzz! Buzz!
The spear continued to tremble. The force of the sudden strike still had not dissipated. Instead, it continued to bore into Xiao Chens body.
Ive gone too far...
Despair appeared in Xiao Chens heart. His limbs were numb; even his blood felt frozen. He could not activate his Great Deste Eon bloodline.
Whoosh!
Just as Xiao Chens consciousness blurred, a bright saber light shed atop the pir of Dao Tools.
His already zed eyes noticed this saber light and saw half of that Dao Tool.
In the next moment, the saber light vanished, and he could no longer see the Dao Tool. An intense and irrepressible desire immediately surged in his heart.
That is it! That is it! That is the Dao Tool that I have been searching for so bitterly!
I absolutely cannot give up here. Absolutely not!
Chapter 1711 (Raw 1723): Tyrannical Tyrant Saber
Chapter 1711 (Raw 1723): Tyrannical Tyrant Saber
The most resilient will from the depths of Xiao Chens heart helped him endure this boundless pressure and not give up despite the difficulty.
This will seemed to infect his frozen blood, which slowly surged and started gushing through his body again.
Xiao Chens Qi and blood recovered, and he used all the force avable to him. He shouted, and his right hand, which was grasping the spear shaft, moved back, pulling the spear out.
As though he was venting, he hurled the spear towards the floor.
Crack! Crack! Crack!
The ice and frost covering Xiao Chens entire body shattered and fell. His body regained its mobility, and using the energy of the 9-Star Primal Core, he broke through the ice seal.
In the next moment, his Veritable Essence Energy flowed, reducing the cold Qi in his body by twenty percent.
Resplendent mes burned on Xiao Chens palm. When Hua Yunfeng, who was about to act to save him, saw this scene, he stopped in surprise.
The aura of Xiao Chen, who had flung the spear away, flourished. He shouted again and shot forward at lightning speed, flying towards that treasure saber that caught his attention.
Can this fellow possibly seed?!
Such a scene, the shocking scene of a counterattack, stirred the others. Some felt anticipation; some, envy; and some, a faint murderous intent.
Xiao Chen, who turned the situation around, experienced a breakthrough in his aura, which reached new heights.
His aura flourished all over his body. Saber light appeared everywhere; Dao Might spread out. His blood-stained white robes added to his air. Wounds covered his body, but he looked glorious.
The only female present could not help a light in her eyes, showing an expression of respect.
This person seemed to be even more manly than that elegant and schrly Wang Yueming.
The Heavenly Shaking Mountains Wang Yueming was very handsome, elegant, and schrly. He was the dream man of many girls in the Heavenly Shaking Mountain.
Of course, for this girl, this feeling was purely one of admiration for Xiao Chen; she had no other intentions.
Even if he were Wang Yueming, she would not n to do anything about it.
This females name was Bai Yu; when they entered the Fiendish Demon Battlefield, she was acknowledged by Wang Yueming as one of his three greatestpetitors.
I saw it! Xiao Chen rejoiced in his heart. After reaching a height of two kilometers, he peered through the manyyers of Dao Might and finally saw that saber that caught his attention and left a deep impression in his heart.
The saber was seated in a scabbard four-thirds of a meter long. It was straight and tough, pretty much a Dao Tool that was a longer version of a straight saber.
Perfection...aside from perfection, Xiao Chen could not think of any words to describe it. This was thepanion that he chased after in his dream.
Bang!
However, Xiao Chen only just got close when that saber suddenly moved at lightning speed. The end of the scabbard struck him on the chest.
Pu ci!
Xiao Chen, who was in the air, spat out a mouthful of blood. Then, he flew back to the floor several times faster than when he flew up.
Boom! When Xiao Chennded on his back, he felt like his spine fell apart.
Every inch of his body hurt; he could not help grunting in pain.
Pfft! That Confucian schr named Nan Jin burst out in mockingughter when he saw Xiao Chen falling to the bottom from high above.
I thought that it was some astonishingly powerful person. It turns out that he is only so-so. Haha!
Nan Jinughed coldly and stopped caring about Xiao Chen, resuming his subjugation of the Dao Tool he wanted.
However, Nan Jins Dao Tool did not look like it was going to submit at all. After he used all his energy and strength, failure would just be a matter of time.
Hua Yunfeng walked over, smiling bitterly. He offered his hand, saying, I really respect you. You are a true man!
Xiao Chen, whoy on the floor, was in so much pain that he felt like dying. When he heard that, he smiled involuntarily and reached out. He grabbed Hua Yunfengs hand and pulled himself into a sitting position.
Xiao Chen took out the Medicinal Pills that Ye Zifeng gave him. There were still two left. He took one and gave the other to Hua Yunfeng.
Phoenix Blood Pill! This is the Holy Pill for treating injuries that Martial Grand Uncle obtained in the Great Thousand Realms in his early days.
Hua Yunfeng smelled it and immediately recognized the Medicinal Pill. However, he did not ept it. You are not keeping it for your own use? From what I have seen of your tenacity, even if you fail again, you wont give up, right?
Xiao Chen helplessly shook his head and said, Ive already consumed it twice. If I take it again, the effects will be much weaker. More importantly, I have only one chance left.
He vaguely sensed that the saber would give him only one more chance.
If he failed this time, he would never seed. It would be very difficult for him to gather enough momentum for a third attempt. Doing it in one go would be the best.
Xiao Chen had failed once already. It would be hard to avoid his momentum declining during the second try. As for a third...no matter how strong his will was, his momentum would be at rock bottom.
Some things would not change just because one willed it. After all, the body was made of flesh and blood.
When Hua Yanfeng heard that, he took the Phoenix Blood Pill. Thats unfortunate. Choose another, then. There is no need to go for the best.
Xiao Chen showed a fervent gaze, his mind set. I do not know if it is the best. I only know that it is the most suitable for me.... If I cant obtain it, I will leave the Ten Thousand Weapon Pavilion. If it is not something I want, what is the point of having it?!
As Hua Yunfeng watched Xiao Chen treat his injuries, appearing not at all daunted, he could not help being stunned for a moment.
If it is not something I want, what is the point of having it? Hua Yunfeng muttered to himself, feeling embarrassed in his heart.
Bai Yu, who had been paying attention to the two, was still, as well. What a perspective!
The others were no longer paying any attention to Xiao Chen. They did not believe that Xiao Chen, who cut such a sorry figure after he crashed, still had a chance.
Xiao Chen closed his eyes, recovering from his injuries. At the same time, he also analyzed his earlier failure.
The first point was that Xiao Chen had been too severely injured and insufficiently experienced. The first time he met with an attack from a Dao Tool, he ended up injured. After that, he got attacked every one hundred meters. The injuries piled up and erupted when he closed in on the treasure saber. By then, hisbat prowess had already dropped below twenty percent.
The second was that Xiao Chen had not expected the attack of that Dao Tool to be so quick.
That attack had been fast and ruthless, not giving him any chance to react, sending him straight down.
There was one final point. Xiao Chens will had not been resolute enough. The moment the spear Dao Tool struck him, ice covered his body.
His Primal Core and blood became sealed in ice. His first reaction had actually been to give up.
After entering this ce, one should have forgotten about life and death. Giving up would be just cheating others and oneself.
Whether one truly had the boldness to forget about life and death, had the determination to do this in one go, would be the key to sess.
Is it there? Is it there? Is it there?
Yes!
Xiao Chen asked himself three times. Each time, he reached into the depths of his soul, deep into his bones, and tapped the endlessly gushing hot-bloodedness in his entire body.
After three times, he opened his eyes and looked to the top of the pir, where the treasure saber was flying about proudly.
Xiao Chen did not even give himself a chance to hesitate. He decisively charged up with a whoosh.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
As Xiao Chen flew, he endured the pressure, only advancing and not retreating. As he soared higher, the Dao Tools along the way attacked him in session every one hundred meters.
However, this time, he did not dodge. Should he dodge, the more cautious he acted, the worse the injuries he would suffer under the suppression of the Dao Might. Every moment he dyed would aggravate his injuries a hundredfold.
As Xiao Chen rose, he received the attacks of the Dao Tools without question.
Due to his speed, his injuries only umted but did not erupt. Hisbat prowess did not decline at all.
It was just like an overwhelming flood building up to a terrifying level but just touched the dam. The moment the flood touched the dam, the dam was still intact. However, in the next instant, when the floodwaters force burst out, the dam would crumble.
The same principle applied to Xiao Chen now. He could remain in his peak condition for only three seconds.
After three seconds, the umted injuries would erupt and be even worse than before.
However, three seconds was sufficient.
All Xiao Chencked was these three seconds. He looked at the unruly Dao Tool and saw that the treasure saber did not hesitate tounch another lightning-quick strike at him.
At Xiao Chens fullbat prowess, the lightning-quick attack of the treasure saber seemed much slower.
In the time it took for a spark to fly, he stretched out his hand and grabbed. Just as the Dao Tool was about to injure him, he firmly grasped it.
Rumble...!
The treasure saber struggled in Xiao Chens grip. The entire seventh floor shook intensely. The treasure saber erupted with shocking force. Xiao Chen clenched his teeth in a fierce expression, all the veins on his arm bulging, but he refused to let go.
One second passed. Two seconds passed. Soon, it looked like three seconds would pass. The horrifying umtion of injuries sustained from ten-odd Dao Tools would soon erupt.
Suddenly, Xiao Chens clear eyes shone with a golden light as he activated the Great Deste Divine Eyes and the Azure Dragon bloodline in an instant.
The ancient Azure Dragons tyrannical Dragon Might surged out from his body. He gave a war cry that sounded like a True Dragon roaring.
Get down!
Holding the treasure saber in his right hand, Xiao Chen ferociously yanked down.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
As Xiao Chen descended at lightning speed, the pir of Dao Tools gave off loud sounds and boundless Dao Might fluctuations. The various Dao Tools descended and charged at him.
Dang!
As thest second passed, Xiao Chen held on to the sabers scabbard and knelt on one knee, pressing the end of the scabbard heavily against the floor.
All of Xiao Chens injuries and the side effects of activating the Azure Dragon bloodline burst forth.
Xiao Chen could no longer suppress them. His skin split all over his body, and blood spilled out. He also vomited a mouthful of blood, spraying it over the sabers scabbard.
The blood washed off the dust, revealing an ancient word on the scabbard: Tyrant!
From the moment Xiao Chen opened his eyes tonding, only six seconds had passed. Many people turned their heads and discovered that he was already holding the Dao Tool. He had peremptorily knocked hundreds of Dao Tools away andnded on one knee.
Xiao Chen exuded a berserk aura, his blood-soaked figure shocking everyone.
Nan Jin, whoughed at Xiao Chen earlier, was stupefied, his eyes nearly popping out of their sockets.
Whats going on?!
The three monks resisted the remnant might apanying Xiao Chensnding. The shock on their faces was as though they had seen the K?yapa Buddha. They froze in ce.
Hua Yunfeng was somewhat agitated, showing an excited expression. Xiao Chen really did it!
The Heavenly Shaking Mountains Bai Yu gazed at the countless Dao Tools that Xiao Chen knocked away, somewhat speechless. This person was too tyrannical.
Too ruthless. These people were already very ruthless to themselves, daring to take the risk and enter this seventh floor.
However, they still paled inparison to Xiao Chen.
At this moment, the hundreds of Dao disks encasing the Ten Thousand Weapon Pavilion turned chaotic.
The Dao disks lost control, and a berserk aura spread everywhere, roiling clouds and stirring up wind. The entire Fiendish Demon Battlefield shook as a result.
A terrifying mysterious phenomenon enveloped the Ten Thousand Weapon Pavilion and surged to every corner of this Fiendish Demon Battlefield.
There was only one tyrannical aura that was exceptionally clear amid the chaotic Dao Might. Everyone who felt it trembled in fear.
Chapter 1712 (Raw 1724): Leaving the Ten Thousand Weapon Pavilion
Chapter 1712 (Raw 1724): Leaving the Ten Thousand Weapon Pavilion
On the Ten Thousand Weapon Pavilions seventh floor, Xiao Chen held on to the Tyrant Saber. His body was bathed in blood, and his figure wobbled.
His body suffered not only the umted injuries containing various Great Dao Energiesice, fire, lightning, and several others, all different from each otherbut also the side effects of activating the Azure Dragon bloodline.
With the multipleyers of injuries erupting simultaneously, it was like a sh flood breaching the banks, unstoppable once it started.
The strong Azure Dragon War Body and Xiao Chens tough and resilient physique were like a dam stopping the floodwaters. They could not do anything at all, only containing these terrifying energies and letting them rampage through his body like it was a pool without an outlet.
If these energies were not controlled, the oue would be extremely horrifying, his body exploding in the next moment.
This was no exaggeration at all. The might of a Dao Tool was that horrifying in the first ce. Furthermore, Xiao Chen sustained injuries from several dozen types of Great Dao Energies, whichyered over each other. His body could be said to be inplete chaos at the moment.
Xiao Chens blood vessels ruptured, and blood leaked out all over his body. He now looked utterly terrifying, thoroughly covered in blood.
Hua Yunfeng reacted very quickly. In this opening of chaos, when the others were still stunned, his figure shed, and he arrived beside Xiao Chen. Then, heid his hand on Xiao Chens back.
At this crucial moment, Hua Yunfeng sent in some warm Veritable Essence Energy. He was a fire-attributed cultivator. Although he had notprehended the Fire Dao, he already grasped the Fire Domain and could control fire-attributed energy as he pleased.
This warm Veritable Essence Energy was Xiao Chensst hope. It temporarily soothed the various rampaging Great Dao Energies in his body.
This gave Xiao Chens body a precious chance to rx. Originally, his body was like a pool of stagnant water without any output. Now, it was like a highly efficient and exquisite machine, slowly starting up to circte his energy.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Just at this moment, several gazes containing murderous intentnded on Xiao Chen at the same time.
A Dao Tools appearance would definitely change the genius ranking of the three blessednds. Further into the future, it would affect the ranking of the variousrge factions for the next few hundred years.
Whether it was on themselves or their sects, there would be a direct effect.
The outstanding talents here, be it the monks or the Heavenly Shaking Mountains Confucian schrs, were all people who were decisive in killing. They were extremely smart, and in an instant, a murderous intent bloomed in their hearts.
Go first. Ill help you to hold them back for a while.
There was no point in wasting time speaking. Hua Yunfeng moved, shielding Xiao Chen. Then, with a backhand, he pushed Xiao Chen to the entrance of the seventh floor.
Hua Yunfeng was a person who was calm with many ns, someone who cherished his schemes.
Hua Yunfeng had already clearly shown his character at Thunder Controlling Peak when he did his best to help out Xiao Chen. However, once the cost exceeded what he was willing to bear, he would start considering the consequences and move ording to his ns.
Nevertheless, the situation right now involved the benefits of Hua Yunfengs sect. Regardless of right or wrong, he was extremely decisive in this.
At this moment, Hua Yunfeng had to protect Xiao Chen. No matter what, he had to let the Dao Tool end up in his sect. He would be much better off, even if he did not obtain the Dao Tool, than if the Dao Tool was snatched away by other sects.
Pushed by Hua Yunfeng, Xiao Chen soared into the air and smoothly exited.
He nced over his shoulder at Hua Yunfeng helping him to dy the others. This was a friend worth making.
Xiao Chen only took one look before quickly turning his attention forward.
In the current situation, remaining here would just result in Xiao Chens death. Not only could he not help the other party, but he would even drag him down. Hua Yunfeng should have some life-saving measures and would not die so easily.
The instant Xiao Chen turned his head back, his face sank. He discovered that the heroic-looking female disciple from the Heavenly Shaking Mountain had been waiting here for him already.
Bai Yu was very intelligent. After being awed by Xiao Chen snatching the Dao Tool, she knew that this was her opportunity.
So, she had moved away from the chaotic seventh floor and gone to the entrance to await her windfall.
Xiao Chens first reaction was to draw his saber. However, when he tried to, he could not unsheathe the saber. His face betrayed his shock.
A confident smile appeared on Bai Yus face. It looks like you did not have enough time topletely subdue this saber. Hand it over.
Boom!
However, who knew, after showing the stunned expression, Xiao Chen just brandished the sheathed Tyrant Saber.
In the time it took for a spark to fly, he executed the wless Saber Techniques Heartbreaking Stance.
This saber strike first shattered ones own heart before shattering that of others.
Xiao Chens body was riddled with all sorts of injuries in the first ce. When his heart shattered, he experienced intense pain. The pain that came from the Heartbreaking Stance reached an unprecedented level.
The sharpness of this move was also unparalleled. Bai Yu revealed an extremely shocked expression.
She had never expected that Xiao Chen would still dare to push himself this hard despite his grievous injuries.
Caught off guard, she appeared unscathed when the weapons shed. However, her heart instantly shattered. The acute pain caused her entire body to tremble.
I knew that it couldnt be drawn in the first ce. It was just a ruse.
Xiao Chen did not capitalize on his victory by continuing to attack Bai Yu. After knocking her away, he headed downstairs quickly.
Bai Yu fell against the wall, holding her chest, her face betraying unbearable pain. Since birth, she had not felt such intense pain before.
The moment Xiao Chen entered the sixth floor, the many true inheritors immediately discovered his blood-soaked figure. Then, they all showed stunned expressions.
After the true inheritors looked around, they all stared at the Tyrant Saber in Xiao Chens hand. Their hearts immediately raced as two exciting words appeared in their minds.
Dao Tool!
Even the strongest, Gongzi Mo, thought very quickly, wondering if he should take a gamble and activate his Great Deste Eon bloodline.
However, Gongzi Mo remembered how Xiao Chen knocked him back in one move, inspiring in him a sense of helplessness; he feared that Xiao Chen still had trump cards or would fight to the death.
Making a move here would result in both sides getting injuries, allowing others to take advantage for nothing.
However, everyone was unwilling to give up just like that. Should I make a move? Should I make a move? Gongzi Mos heart felt conflicted.
Bang!
How could Xiao Chen care so much? Upon seeing Gongzi Mos expression, Xiao Chen charged over in a sh, without even thinking, and ruthlessly struck Gongzi Mos chest with the scabbarded Tyrant Saber.
Gongzi Mo got knocked to the floor, where he vomited a mouthful of blood. His face paled, and his eyes filled with horror.
Seeing Xiao Chens fierce gaze and domineering aura, Gongzi Mo felt that he was on the brink of death for the first time in his life.
Hesitant and indecisive. Even with an opportunity before him, this Gongzi Mo could not grasp it, either. While he possessed strength, he was just trash in the end.
Ill let you live, Xiao Chen said coldly, not having the energy to continue attacking. Before the others reacted, he rushed down.
Gongzi Mo held his wound and released a drawn-out breath, feeling that it was good to live.
However, he suddenly thought of something, and heavy regret appeared on his face.
This bastard attacked so ruthlessly. With how decisive he is, how could it be that he did not kill me when he could?!
He is injured in the first ce and cannot continue attacking me.
The normally thick-headed Gongzi Mo finally became smart for once. However, his injuries were severe, and he had not given chase.
Gongzi Mo shouted, You bunch of fools! What are you standing there, stunned, for? Quickly, go after him. He is holding a Dao Tool. How can you let him off?
His words jolted the true inheritors of the other sects to their senses, regret written on their faces. They had all been frightened by Xiao Chen earlier.
However, now having been reminded, the true inheritors gave chase.
The vast sixth floor emptied out save for Gongzi Mo alone. He clenched his fist and hammered the floor while lying down.
Damn it! Damn it! Why did I hesitate?!
That earlier moment had been Gongzi Mos best chance to obtain a Dao Tool in this life.
However, not only did Gongzi Mo fail to take action, but after Xiao Chen injured him, he even felt grateful to Xiao Chen for sparing his life.
Gongzi Mos thoughts were like pins and needles prickling him. Regret and hatred mixed together. His lips twitched, and he found breathing hard, vomiting out a mouthful of blood.
Stop him. He is holding a Dao Tool!
Upon reaching the fifth floor, Xiao Chen could no longer muddle his way through. The cultivators of the various floors all startled awake and relentlessly pursued him.
Xiao Chens face remained calm as he held the Tyrant Saber. Aside from asionally causing some chaos, he did not linger to fight.
However, the people pursuing Xiao Chen were not limited to them. There were the sixth floor, the fifth floor, the fourth floor, the third floor, the second floor...
The longer this went on, the more people there were until Xiao Chen reached the first floor after much difficulty.
Kill him! He is holding a Dao Tool!
Countless shouts came from the second floor, rousing the cultivators on the first floor to action, and greed appeared in their eyes. They all looked at Xiao Chen, preparing tounch themselves over.
Xiao Chen immediately felt a fire ze in his heart. It was like the mes of rage ring high.
The sixth floor, the fifth floor, the fourth floor...it was fine for the people there to chase him. However, the ones on the first floor were the weakest disciples.
These were ant-like existences, and yet they dared to try and humiliate Xiao Chen.
This was unbearable. Xiao Chen roared furiously and spread out his Great Dao Energy.
ng! Exuding a boundless tyrannical air, he controlled the Profound Tools on the first floor, sending them shooting out with the power of the Dao.
The Profound Tool weapons containing the power of the Dao were not things that the people of the first floor could block.
Instantly, miserable shrieks rang out. These were the cultivators thatunched themselves at Xiao Chen.
These cultivators either died or were injured as they were knocked back. They fell to the ground, a sorry sight to see.
This was especially so for a particr pile of people who got knocked away. With Xiao Chens purposeful control, they blocked up the stairs to the second floor, gaining him some precious time.
Xiao Chen turned around and gently floated out of the Ten Thousand Weapon Pavilion. After hended, he did not even turn his head back as he dashed forward.
Boom!
Just at this moment, the light from the thousands of Dao disks encasing the Ten Thousand Weapon Pavilion vanished, leaving the scarlet light from a single Dao disk.
This light gathered into a majestic, mighty warrior, a tyrannical and powerful figure that shouted and caused the entire Fiendish Demon Battlefield to shake intensely.
It was like the figure was announcing a secret beforeughing loudly. Theughter sounded solemn and stirring, peerless. Amid the grimness, there was a mockery and contempt for life and death.
The lingeringughter rang in the ears of everyone in the Fiendish Demon Battlefield.
After theughter faded, that figure seemed extremely delighted. Then, it turned into a boundless scarlet light and entered the Tyrant Saber in Xiao Chens hand.
The sky immediately turned dark, and profound darkness descended upon the Fiendish Demon Battlefield. However, a scarlet light shining from Xiao Chens body soared into the clouds, looking exceptionally eye-catching.
Damn it...there is no way to leave now.
Xiao Chen gripped the trembling Tyrant Saber amid the scarlet light, appearing helpless. Although he knew that this was some kind of inheritance, now was really not a good time for this.
The scarlet light vanished only after a while. Then, the Tyrant Saber in Xiao Chens hand became heavier.
At the same time, at certain ces, thousands of kilometers from the Ten Thousand Weapon Pavilion, Shangguan Lei, Wang Yueming, and the Profound Light Temples Zhen Yuan all felt this Dao Might.
Chapter 1713 (Raw 1725): Coming Back from Death’s Door
Chapter 1713 (Raw 1725): Coming Back from Deaths Door
At and grown wild in the Fiendish Demon Battlefield:
Dark clouds shrouded the sky, thunderclouds churned, and a miasma hung in the air. The ground was bare, shattered rocks littering the ce, and a mountain range loomed in the distance.
asionally, Fiendish Demons roared,ing out from the mountains to this forbiddennd of the Fiendish Demon Battlefield.
The environment was very vile. Fiendish Demons filled this no mansnd. People rarely escaped this ce alive, and there were no fortuitous encounters here.
Aside from Fiendish Demons, there were only more Fiendish Demons. However, to some people, these cruel and berserk Fiendish Demons were the best fortuitous encounters.
At this moment, windrows of Fiendish Demon corpses covered the ins of shattered rocks. They were countless, stretching to the horizon.
Many of the corpses were already weathered, leaving their skeletons exposed.
A tall and sturdy figure stood in the strong wind, holding a saber with blood dripping off it, staring into the distance.
A peak Major Primal Core Fiendish Demon had just fallen before this figure, which was covered in wounds, bereft of protective armor.
Crackle! Crackle!
Flickering electricity surrounded this figure, crackling in the air.
This person was none other than the Divine Firmament Sects Shangguan Lei, the strongest true inheritor of the ck Cave Mountain.
Shangguan Lei gazed into the distance, at the extremely faraway sky, where the chaotic Dao Might stirred up winds and clouds. A tyrannical air covered the entire Fiendish Demon Battlefield.
A Dao Tool appeared!
Shangguan Leis eyes widened in shock. It had been close to a thousand years since anyone managed to take a Dao Tool away from the entire Fiendish Demon Battlefield.
After that, heughed, looking exceptionally scary.
Masters teachings are indeed right. If I focus on training and tempering myself, continuously surpassing myself, an opportunity will appear.
After arriving in this Fiendish Demon Battlefield, Shangguan Lei improved every day. Otherwise, he had to endure the pain of lightning nibbling away at his heartan unbearable pain. After trying it once, he did not want to experience it a second time.
Hence, when he came to this Fiendish Demon Battlefield, he did not seek out any fortuitous encounters but fully immersed himself in killing Fiendish Demons.
As Shangguan Lei trod the line between life and death, experiencing hearty battles and the excitement of hot-bloodedness, his strength rose to peak Major Primal Core Realm unawares, only one step shy of the Cloud Sea Realm.
Shangguan Lei smiled coldly. He had to obtain this newly appeared Dao Tool.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Stepping on the corpses, Shangguan Lei moved one kilometer with each step, rushing towards the Ten Thousand Weapon Pavilion. Eventually, he broke into a run.
With each step, he would crush a corpse, raising boundless dust behind him.
Inside the Ten Thousand Flower Garden, Wang Yueming swept all before him by relying on his strength and the folding fan his master gave him.
He practically monopolized this vast garden. Nearly all of the rare nts or natural treasures that could be found ended up in his hands.
If not for some ces being too dangerous for him to explore, Wang Yuemings harvest would have been even more astonishing.
When the Ten Thousand Weapon Pavilion showed strange movements, he had been sitting cross-legged on the ground. He slowly opened his eyes.
Confusion crossed Wang Yuemings handsome and elegant face. A Dao Tool?
To think that someone actually obtained a Dao Tool! That was Wang Yuemings next goal. Who knew, someone managed to do it before he did.
Wang Yueming had heard about the difficulty of obtaining a Dao Tool from the people who had been to the Fiendish Demon Battlefield before. It was not obtained with just sufficient strength.
It was as difficult as ascending to heaven!
Wang Yueming originally thought of sweeping through the Ten Thousand Flower Garden and refining all the rare nts and natural treasures he had obtained first.
Once his strength had improved, giving him absolute confidence, he would go and subdue a Dao Tool.
Who could have imagined...
However, this is fine, as well. It might be easier to obtain if it is in your hand.
Wang Yueming smiled faintly, revealing strong confidence. Then, the folding fan in his hand opened slowly as he soared up.
Thousands of flowers shed by, looking very beautiful,peting with each other.
Wang Yuemings figure flew by the many flowers dancing in the air. Not a single petal touched his body, making him look graceful, elegant, and unconstrained.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
The Profound Light Temples Zhen Yuan was publicly acknowledged as the strongest true inheritor in the three blessednds.
His choice was the same as the Divine Firmament Sects Shangguan Lei: undergoing experiential training in the Fiendish Demon Battlefield and not seeking out fortuitous encounters.
Zhen Yuans upper body was bare, and his bronze-colored muscles looked like they were thered with ayer of golden paint as he fought an intense battle with a group of Fiendish Demons.
His hands moved like the wind as they shone with Buddhist light, firm, ferocious, and tyrannical.
The chest of the Fiendish Demon that received Zhen Yuans punch cracked open like rocks shattering. The Fiendish Demon revealed an agonized expression.
This Fist Technique was entirely different from Buddhist sect Martial Techniques, appearing illusory and real at the same time.
The moves were wide and open, firm and ferocious. When Zhen Yuanbined them with an Indestructible Iron Body cultivated to an extremely high level, he had an exceptionally easy time despite being surrounded by Fiendish Demons. His face appeared calm, showing neither joy nor rage.
A Dao Tool!
Feeling the mysterious phenomenon from the Ten Thousand Weapon Pavilion, Zhen Yuan frowned slightly, revealing a grave expression.
He was not very interested in the Dao Tool. His concern was something else.
A Dao Tool had not appeared for nearly a thousand years. Once it appeared, it would definitely be exceptionally valuable and would definitely trigger a chain reaction, kicking up a huge storm.
Is there going to be a change in the Fiendish Demon Battlefield?
While Zhen Yuan had his doubts, the many Fiendish Demons killing Qi soared. They took this opportunity to charge at him, overwhelming the ce.
Boom!
Zhen Yuan punched the dirt. A golden fist light shot out, and Buddhist Might exploded as a huge swastika manifested on the ground.
The Fiendish Demonsunching themselves at Zhen Yuan all got sted away. Flesh and blood sttered everywhere. However, under the glow of the Buddhist light, they were purified on the spot.
When these Fiendish Demonsnded, they appeared peacefully dead, filling the ground.
After making up his mind, Zhen Yuan soared into the air and rushed towards the Ten Thousand Weapon Pavilion.
Suddenly, the dirt crumbled. A huge swastika popped out of the ground, looking very ancient and eternal.
Not far from the Ten Thousand Weapon Pavilion, Xiao Chen did not know the strongest three true inheritors of the blessednds had all been goaded into action by his feat.
Even if he knew, he would not care.
At this moment, the scarlet Dao light that appeared above the Ten Thousand Weapon Pavilion entered the Tyrant Saber, which immediately became exceptionally heavy.
This weight significantly hindered Xiao Chens movement. The mysterious phenomenon also prompted all the sect disciples near the Ten Thousand Weapon Pavilion into action.
This was especially so because a moment earlier, the sky had turned dark, and that scarlet Dao light had encased Xiao Chen.
Now, everyone knew that the Dao Tool was in Xiao Chens hands.
The surroundings were filled with figures charging towards Xiao Chen, continuously leaping about.
After all, this was the Fiendish Demon Battlefield. The level of space here was different. No one dared to sustain flight in this ce.
Xiao Chen did not need to focus his senses to realize that there were no blind spots at all. No matter where he went, he would run into people.
As long as he got blocked and dyed, he would end up surrounded. At that time, even if he was very capable, only death awaited him.
Furthermore, right now, Xiao Chen was severely injured. His strength was not even ten percent of his peak.
After charging out of the Ten Thousand Weapon Pavilion, experiencing tremendous danger, he met with such a situation. Xiao Chen felt like crying but had no tears to do so. That Dao light had truly sabotaged him.
Brat...you are incredible. To think that you are so ruthless to yourself and still did not end up dead! This is such a miracle.
Suddenly, a voice rang out in Xiao Chens mind, raising the despairing Xiao Chen to the heights of happiness.
The Blood-Soaked Dragon Emperors remnant soul!
The mysterious dragon seal hid in the 9-Star Primal Core. The Blood-Soaked Dragon Emperors remnant soul sitting within it chose to say something at this critical moment.
Senior, when did you wake up?
When you broke through to the Primal Core Realm. At that time, I wanted to teach you some things. However, seeing that you were trying to subdue a Dao Tool, I did not startle you. You performed pretty well. If it is not something I want, what is the point of having it? Indeed, a man should have the tyrannical air of a man!
Senior, you praise me too much. Senior, do you have any way to help me quickly recover from my injuries? Xiao Chen asked, filled with anticipation.
If his physical body were not injured, no one would be able to stop him from leaving this Fiendish Demon Battlefield. Moreover, the current situation, where a bunch of ants could surround him and hound him, would not have urred.
Haha! Do you think that Im a deity? With several dozen kinds of Great Dao Energies in you, it is already the blessing of your Azure Dragon bloodline that you did not die. To think you still want to recover quickly, how naive!
The Blood-Soaked Dragon Emperor spoke mercilessly, smashing Xiao Chens dreams.
I cannot help you to recover from your injuries. However, I can help you absorb the Great Dao Energies in your body. Even so, you still have to find a ce to treat your injuries right away. You should not fight as you are. Otherwise, you will really end up crippled.
The Blood-Soaked Dragon Emperor would not just stand by idly and watch. After all, Xiao Chen was the hope of the Azure Dragon bloodline. However, this was already the best that the Blood-Soaked Dragon Emperor could do.
Alright!
If the Blood-Soaked Dragon Emperor couldpletely absorb the chaotic Great Dao Energies that prevented Xiao Chen from smoothly circting his own Veritable Essence Energy, at the very least, his injuries would not worsen. Xiao Chen would be able to recover twenty or thirty percent of his strength to use the Tyrant Saber in his hand.
In a quick fight, there was still hope of fleeing. He would not end up inplete despair like earlier.
Whoosh!
The Blood-Soaked Dragon Emperors remnant soul took action at lightning speed. A powerful suction came from the dragon seal.
The dozens of Great Dao Energies in Xiao Chens body were pulled willy-nilly into the dragon seal hidden in his Primal Core.
Ah!
Xiao Chen could not help crying out in pain. It felt like dozens of sharp knives were moving about inside his body. It was extremely unbearable.
He breathed out lightly and clenched his teeth, stopping himself from making further noise. Then, he picked a direction with fewer people. Raising the Tyrant Saber, he dashed off in that direction.
Alright, it all depends on you now.
The Blood-Soaked Dragon Emperor let out a dragon roar. He sounded weakened, but Xiao Chem immediately felt much more rxed.
At the very least, Xiao Chen could circte his Veritable Essence Energy, and those Great Dao Energies no longer clogged his meridians.
However, the injuries to his meridians remained, so he did not dare to use his Veritable Essence Energy rashly. If he did, he would end up killing himself. Right now, his body could not endure too much pressure or any further damage.
Xiao Chen!
It really is him!
Is that the Dao Tool?
Just at this moment, eight people happened to see Xiao Chen, their faces filled with pleasant surprise.
There was one peak Minor Primal Core cultivator, four middle-stage Minor Primal Core cultivators, and three early-stage Minor Primal Core cultivators. These were all core disciples of Rank 3 sects.
Xiao Chen swept his gaze across and saw the other partys strength, so he did not hesitate to make the first move.
Crack! Crack!
The heavy Tyrant Saber smote down on the few who spoke. They vomited a mouthful of blood and went flying back.
Xiao Chen created an opening in an instant. While the members of this group were still stunned and bbergasted, he sped away.
Damn! Chase him!
Xiao Chen relied on the horrifying Dao Might and the increased weight of the Tyrant Saber to fight. He dragged his injured body, not stopping at all as he dashed forward wildly.
After he cleared five sets of obstacles, his face sank when he saw the person blocking his way. Then, he frowned.
A true inheritor?
No matter which sect this true inheritor was from, Xiao Chen could not defeat him in such a short time, not with a cultivation disadvantage.
As long as Xiao Chens footsteps dyed for a while, the pack of cultivators nipping on his heels would immediately surround him.
Thud! Thud! Thud!
Xiao Chen did not know how many people trailed him, but the heavy footsteps and themotion from rushing across thend told him that he was not out of danger yet.
Hand over the Dao Tool, and Ill let you leave.
The person in front showed a cautious expression. He did not reveal any opening. As he faced the injured Xiao Chen, he was still very careful, not giving Xiao Chen any chances.
Impossible!
A saber was the pride of a desman. If one lost ones pride, what was the point of living?
With a resolute expression, Xiao Chen held the Tyrant Saber and charged ferociously. There was still a chance, so he would not give up.
You are seeking death!
Seeing that Xiao Chen dared to charge over, that true inheritor smiled coldly, preparing to kill him.
Pu ci!
Suddenly, a white figure appeared behind the true inheritor, catching him off guard. A scarlet sh appeared on his neck from nowhere. In the next moment, blood spurted out, and he toppled over.
The white figure revealed herself. It was the young cat-eared girl, who had parted from Xiao Chen previously. Now, she suddenly showed up.
Come with me.
After saying that, the young cat-eared girl turned into a white cat and dashed forward, leading the way.
Chapter 1714 (Raw 1726): Forced Out of the Valley
Chapter 1714 (Raw 1726): Forced Out of the Valley
Xiao Chen hesitated for a moment, then followed.
He could not keep his injuries effectively in check. If he dyed, they would worsen. Hence, it was worth trusting this little cat this once.
Xiao Chen followed the white cat, who moved quickly and took many turns. Unexpectedly, they managed to avoid the encirclement perfectly, not meeting a single enemy.
Many times, the two even brushed by various sect disciples. However, the other party did not discover them in the end.
One hourter, the little cat brought Xiao Chen to a valley where hundreds of flowers bloomed. After venturing deep into the valley, they stopped before a hot spring.
The white cat resumed human form and looked at Xiao Chen. They should not be able to find this ce for now. You can rest here for a bit.
Xiao Chens mind was fatigued. The Tyrant Saber seemed to weigh even heavier in his hand.
Many thanks for saving me!
The young cat-eared girl said calmly, You saved me once before. I have to return the favor, right? This hot spring has wondrous effects on treating injuries. When I go out and get injured, Ie here and have a soak. Quickly recover from your injuries. This is as much as I can help you. They will find this ce sooner orter.
Xiao Chen understood. While the Fiendish Demon Battlefield wasrge, it could be considered small, as well.
The disciples who came to the Fiendish Demon Battlefield were all elite outstanding talents. They could make guesses based on the conditions of the various possible locations.
There would also be numerous people who specialized in tracking. When working together, they would not have difficulty finding a person.
If all of them came here, the young cat-eared girl would not be able to block them all. Clearly, she could not possibly help him until the very end.
Xiao Chen already felt very grateful that the young cat-eared girl could buy him so much time. Naturally, he did not resent her decision.
As the young cat-eared girl looked at Xiao Chen, who entered the hot spring, a trace of shock darkened her eyes. She simply had not expected the other party, who just left the temple, to kick up such a huge storm in the Fiendish Demon Battlefield.
A Dao Tool!
For nearly a thousand years, no one had managed to take a Dao Tool out of the Ten Thousand Weapon Pavilion, much less a peak Dao Tool.
A regr Dao Tool could not have sparked such an extensive mysterious phenomenon.
Dao Tools had been taken away in the past. However, each and every one of the previous times had not been like Xiao Chens, causing such a hugemotion and shaking up the entire Fiendish Demon Battlefield. When that powerful, tyrannical air spread out and stirred up winds and clouds everywhere, the hearts of all the cultivators in this ce had trembled.
Who would not fear such a Dao Tool?
Who would not be tempted after knowing that Xiao Chen was severely injured?
No one!
The thousands who entered the Fiendish Demon Battlefield were all tempted, even core disciples of Rank 3 sects. Those bottom-level existences all revealed their ambitions, thinking that they could get lucky and manage to steal it.
Once these cultivators obtained the saber, even if they could not use it themselves, they could hand it over to their sects for sale.
That way, they could gain a great opportunity for themselves.
In the past, all the cultivators who obtained a Dao Tool managed to reach the Cloud Sea Realm at the very least, without exception. Half of those who obtained a Dao Tool eventuallyprehended their Dao, what more with a superior Dao Tool like the one in Xiao Chens hands.
The opportunities and value it represented went without saying. It definitely surpassed that of any previous time.
Perhaps he really was the right choice, the young cat-eared girl muttered to herself before turning into a white cat once more and leaving again.
This ce would soon be found by others. There was no point in her remaining here.
Finding Xiao Chen a temporary haven was already a great help.
Inside the hot spring, hot water engulfed Xiao Chens body. He felt extremelyfortable. His external wounds felt warm, healing at a visible rate.
Brat, this hot spring has some wondrous effects on your open wounds. However, it will not help your internal injuries at all.
The Blood-Soaked Dragon Emperors voice rang out in Xiao Chens mind again, telling him bad news.
Xiao Chen replied, I felt it. These injuries will take at least half a month to recover frompletely. The injuries left by those Great Dao Energies will be very difficult to treat.
When Xiao Chen checked the injuries left in his body by the various Dao Tools, he was shocked.
The price that he had paid to obtain the Tyrant Saber was somewhat horrifying.
In the past, it was Xiao Chen who had used Great Dao Energy to attack his enemies. This time, he had been on the receiving endof dozens of Great Dao Energies, at that.
The Dao injuries were very difficult to recover from. These were all over his internal organs and meridians.
Even if Xiao Chen managed to treat them, he would not be able to casually circte his Veritable Essence Energy. Just a little force could aggravate his injuries, creating a permanent hidden injury in his body.
Not to mention lighting up six stars on his 9-Star Primal Core, he could not even light up one star now.
Xiao Chen even had to continue suppressing his strength, using only half of his Veritable Essence Energy.
I can help you eliminate the Dao injuries in your body. However, it will take some time. Quickly work on recovering your internal injuries. Leave your Dao injuries to me. The Blood-Soaked Dragon Emperors voice sounded somewhat weak. However, it was still firm and forceful; Xiao Chen did not dare to dy.
In reality, this was not the time to rx yet.
There were two or three thousand sect disciples outside searching everywhere for Xiao Chen. There were also many cultivators who were good at tracking or had special bloodlines, narrowing down the search area.
Outside the valley, the people searching for Xiao Chen mainly split into three.
One groupprised the sect disciples of the ck Cave Mountain; another group, the Confucian schrs of the Heavenly Shaking Mountain; and thest group, the monks of the Pot Mountain.
The many true inheritors of ck Cave Mountain were led by the second strongest of the Divine Firmament Sect, the Berserk Saber Liang Zimo. In the absence of Shangguan Lei, he had the most prestige.
The leader of the Heavenly Shaking Mountains Confucian schrs was the Confucian Institutions Meng Qi. For some reason, Bai Yu, who was second only to Wang Yueming in the Heavenly Shaking Mountain, did not participate.
The Pot Mountains leader was the Profound Light Temples Zhen De, Zhen Yuans junior brother; the two were disciples of the Venerable Xuan Bei.
Four hourster, the three groups arrived outside of the valley at nearly the same time.
The various signs show that the trail of Xiao Chens aura ends in this valley. There is a very good chance that Xiao Chen is hiding here, the Berserk Saber, Liang Zimo, said softly as he looked at the valley. A trace of fervor shed in his eyes.
Liang Zimo had heard that the Dao Tool Xiao Chen obtained was a saber. As a desman himself, he was even more interested in this Dao Tool than the others were.
The Confucian Institutions Meng Qi held a sword in his embrace as he looked at the valley. Then, he said indifferently, It looks like we havee to the same conclusion. However, this valley is veryrge, and our Mental Energy cannot scout too far ahead in this Fiendish Demon Battlefield. If he puts in his full effort to hide from us, he will not be easy to find.
A look of disdain shed in Liang Zimos eyes. He smiled coldly and said, Thats no problem. Bring Hua Yunfeng out.
Before the gaze of the true inheritors of the various blessednds, Hua Yunfeng, who was covered in wounds and bound, was dragged forward.
Faced with the temptation of a Dao Tool, the ck Cave Mountain true inheritors, who should have been allies, actually turned on one of their own. This was a true eye-opener.
However, after the Confucian Institutions Meng Qi thought about it, he understood.
The Divine Firmament Sect and the Purple me Sect were both Rank 4 sects of the ck Cave Mountain. However, the Divine Firmament Sect had always been suppressing the Purple me Sect.
If the Purple me Sect obtained the Dao Tool, the one under the greatest pressure would be the Divine Firmament Sect, followed by the other sects of the ck Cave Mountain, then finally the other two blessednds.
Before the temptation of a Dao Tool that could upset the rankings of the variousrge factions, the previously agreed-upon alliance did not count for anything.
Hence, it was rather logical that the Divine Firmament Sectmitted such a contemptible deed.
The Berserk Saber, Liang Zimo, took a deep breath before shouting ferociously, Xiao Chen, I know that you are in there and can hear me. Your senior brother Hua Yunfeng is in my hands. Ill give you ten seconds. If you do note out, I will break off one of his fingers and will continue until I chop off his entire hand.
The might of thunder in Liang Zimo caused his voice to roar like thunder, echoing throughout the valley and reverberating endlessly.
Inside the hot spring, Xiao Chen heard Liang Zimo, and his expression instantly changed radically.
Without even thinking, he charged out of the hot spring, carrying the saber.
Brat, I have not removed even half of the Dao injuries in your body. Dont be rash.
The Blood-Soaked Dragon Emperors anxious voice rang out in Xiao Chens mind.
The warm water of the hot spring had washed away all the blood on Xiao Chens body as well as his fatigue. After four hours of recovery, his injuries had improved significantly.
The only remaining problem was the Dao injuries left by the many Great Dao Energies.
Xiao Chen ignored the Blood-Soaked Dragon Emperors words. He opened the Heavenly Eye, and his vision erged continuously until he saw Hua Yunfeng, who was pushed to the ground.
Damn it...
As Xiao Chen held the Tyrant Saber, a murderous intent surged out of his eyes. If not for trying to buy Xiao Chen time, given Hua Yunfengs strength as one of the three strongest direct inheritors of the ck Cave Mountain, he would not have ended up in such a sorry state by fighting against six alone.
Chapter 1715 (Raw 1727): Gains and Losses
Chapter 1715 (Raw 1727): Gains and Losses
Inside the valley, Xiao Chen could not stop the murderous intent pouring out of his eyes. It was hard for him to remain calm, and his anger could not be soothed.
If one were to say that a treasure would get one into trouble, that having the Dao Tool was a sin, and hence he was hunted down, he would acknowledge it.
However, Xiao Chen simply could not stand such unscrupulous means. Previously, Hua Yunfeng had formed an alliance with the Divine Firmament Sects true inheritors.
Xiao Chen! Your time is up. Since you still have not shown yourself, then dont me me for being cruel!
The Divine Firmament Sects Berserk Saber, Liang Zimo, had a sullen expression when he saw that there were no movements from the valley. He could not help getting angry. He raised his saber, prepared to chop off one of Hua Yunfengs fingers.
Hua Yunfeng looked unsightly, but he did not betray any horror. He only thought that the ugliness of human nature was even more terrifying than he had imagined.
At the same time, he prayed that Xiao Chen would note out.
Coming out would definitely mean Xiao Chens death. As the strongest true inheritor of the Purple me Sect, Hua Yunfeng was much calmer than most people.
This angry Liang Zimo looked like he would kill Hua Yunfeng at any moment. However, even if he were a hundred times bolder, he would not really dare do that.
No matter what, the Purple me Sect was a Rank 4 sect, after all. If he killed their strongest true inheritor so openly, he would not be able to bear the consequences.
At most, Hua Yunfeng would lose only an arm.
Liang Zimos greater purpose was to agitate Xiao Chen, to force Xiao Chen to show himself. This was his plot. Hua Yunfeng could see this more clearly than anyone else and looked down on it from the bottom of his heart. He hoped that Xiao Chen could see it as well.
Stop!
Xiao Chen, who was holding the Tyrant Saber, moved the distance of three steps in two steps, charging out of the valley, and coldly eyed Liang Zimo.
When Xiao Chen looked around, his heart immediately felt heavy. The true inheritors of the Heavenly Shaking Mountain and the Pot Mountain were here as well.
To the back, he also saw many core disciples, who hoped to gain some benefits,ing to watch and hiding in the surroundings.
The appearance of the Dao Tool attracted all the disciples in the Fiendish Demon Battlefield. Now, they had gathered outside this valley.
Liang Zimos face lit up in joy. He pped and said, The White Robes Xiao Chen is indeed a true man. I thought that you would hide in this valley forever.
Xiao Chen looked at the other party coldly. His gaze then fell on the two Divine Firmament Sect disciples who were suppressing Hua Yunfeng.
Killing Qi erupted from Xiao Chens eyes, sending a chill down those twos backs. They promptly retreated two steps with Hua Yunfeng for some reason.
Let go of Hua Yunfeng. If you want the Dao Tool or my life, it can be discussed, Xiao Chen growled through clenched teeth.
With a grin, Liang Zimo ordered, Release him!
The two true inheritors immediately loosened the ropes around Hua Yunfeng. Then, Liang Zimo stepped over and grabbed hold of him. Hand over the Dao Tool, and Ill hand you the person.
The Confucian Institutions Meng Qi and the Profound Light Temples Zhen De both raised their eyebrows, their expressions changing slightly.
These two seemed to know what each other was thinking. They exchanged nces and conversed through voice projections.
To think that this Liang Zimo is treating us as decorations, trying to monopolize the Dao Tool. Zhen De, what do you think? Meng Qi asked.
Zhen De replied, There are very few desmen in the Buddhist sects and the Confucian Institution. Lets work together. After we obtain this saber, we will sell it at an auction to someone who truly uses the saber. After maximizing the profits, we split them equally.
That works for me.
The two hit it off and reached a simple agreement.
Whoosh!
Without a second thought, Xiao Chen tossed the Tyrant Saber in his hand at Liang Zimo.
ng!
Just as Xiao Chen tossed out that saber, the crisp sound of a treasure saber being unsheathed rang out in his heart. This filled his entire body, a sensation like some kind of awakening.
Liang Zimo did not pay attention to these at all. Wild joy red in his eyes as he reached for the saber and kicked away Hua Yunfeng, intending to retreat into the protective circle of the Divine Firmament Sects true inheritors.
Its really heavy!
However, when Liang Zimo caught the saber, it felt like he caught a mountain, and he could not bear it at all.
Plop! When the Tyrant Sabernded in his arms, it pushed him to the ground, covering him in dirt.
ng!
A cold light shed in the Confucian Institutions Meng Qis eyes as he drew his sword. A sword light, which was as bright as the red sun, appeared as righteous Qi spread out. Then, he thrust his sword towards Liang Zimo.
The Profound Light Temples Zhen De soared into the air. The Buddhist staff in his hand swung out. As he held the end of the staff, the heavy staff head broke the sound barrier and smashed towards Liang Zimos head with a scary howl.
Damn it!
Liang Zimo brought out his will of thunder, and his entire body flickered with electricity. After cursing, he drove all the Veritable Essence Energy and Vital Qi in his body before finally managing to stand up while holding the Tyrant Saber.
Smiling coldly, he grabbed the sabers handle with his right hand and tried to draw it.
However, despite the amount of force Liang Zimo put in, he found that he could not draw the saber at all. His expression changed drastically.
Pu ci!
Meng Qi did not give Liang Zimo any time to be stunned. His sword pierced Liang Zimos chest, and then Zhen Des Buddhist staff knocked Liang Zimo into the air. Liang Zimos hand had not even warmed the Tyrant Sabers handle yet.
Borne by the shock wave, the Tyrant Saber flew off in an unexpected direction, taking Zhen De and Meng Qi by surprise.
After it!
The ce immediately fell into chaos. Everyone had their eyes on the Tyrant Saber as they chased it.
The saber! My Dao Tool!
The dispirited Liang Zimo remained sprawled on the ground. His hair was disheveled, and wounds covered his whole body. Blood leaked out of his mouth as he coughed incessantly. The attack that the two peak true inheritors plotted was horrendous, immediately severely injuring him.
This was especially so for Zhen Des heavy Buddhist staff. The heavy strike incapacitated Liang Zimo entirely.
All of Liang Zimos ribs were broken, and his internal organs, torn. The blow also aggravated the wound from Meng Qis sword.
Liang Zimo did not even have the strength to stand up. The worst thing was that no one cared about him. Everyone chased after the Tyrant Saber, wildly charging over.
Seeing the chaotic scene, Xiao Chen carried Hua Yunfeng to the valley and removed the restrictions on Hua Yunfengs body.
Phew...!
Hua Yunfeng released a drawn-out breath. Then, he said, You should not have shown yourself. As a desman, it is very hard to meet a treasure saber that matches you.
Hua Yunfeng had witnessed what Xiao Chen paid and how much effort Xiao Chen put in to obtain that Dao Tool.
Xiao Chen smiled calmly. That saber has only one characteristic: tyrannical. I tried three times but did not seed in drawing it. On the other hand, it unsheathed when I tossed it out earlier.
Hua Yunfeng showed a strange expression. It unsheathed? I did not see it.
Xiao Chen pointed to his heart. In here. In that earlier instant, I understood why I could not draw it. In the Ten Thousand Weapon Pavilion, I went with the flow and carried the saber away, leaving Senior Brother Hua behind to escape alone. As a result, I lost the mindset of a tyrant. Although I forcibly subdued that saber, it felt ashamed of me and was not willing to let me use it.
The true way of a hegemon is not being ruthless in fighting, ruling the world alone. Instead, it requires a heart of innocence, loyalty, the pride and courage of a tyrant, and, more importantly, the boldness and the mindset of a king. Only then can one embark on the path of a hegemon!
Hua Yunfeng entered deep thought and nodded. As you said, If it is not something I want, what is the point of having it? How is it not like that for sabers and swords? In ancient records, there are often ounts of famous sabers and swords directly shattering after changing owners. In the past, I thought that those were just tales. Now, it looks like they are true.
The gains and losses allowed Xiao Chen to benefit a lot.
In the Ten Thousand Weapon Pavilion, it looked like Xiao Chen obtained a Dao Tool. In reality, he failed to get the Tyrant Saber to submit to him. He had not obtained anything aside from boundless disaster.
Now, it looked like Xiao Chen had lost the Tyrant Saber, but he obtained its acknowledgment. Unintentionally, he had already drawn it from its sheath in the depths of his heart.
No matter how far it was, this saber now had Xiao Chens mark branded on it.
Suddenly, Xiao Chen heard a pained grunt. After he looked over, he sneered.
Hua Yunfeng looked over andughed involuntarily. Heaven watches whatever men do. After I fought with those six experts, this Liang Zimo took advantage to sneak-attack me. Now that he is in such a state, I can only say that it serves him right.
Brother Xiao, what do you n to do next?
Xiao Chens eyes appeared clear; he already had a n in his heart. Ill let the situation be more chaotic, to lure out all of those ambitious and greedy people. In the meantime, I will properly recuperate to recover my peakbat prowess.
Be it Shangguan Lei, Wang Yueming, the Profound Light Temples Zhen De, or the hidden ck Lotus Church Holy Son, they were all dangerous people who could not be underestimated.
Letting this Tyrant Saber draw out all of these threats would be excellent.
After all, aside from Xiao Chen, no one in this vast Fiendish Demon Battlefield could draw the Tyrant Saber.
What was his would be his in the end!
Chapter 1716 (Raw 1728): Saber of Misfortune
Chapter 1716 (Raw 1728): Saber of Misfortune
The appearance of the Tyrant Saber incited many people to fight over it, giving Xiao Chen a good chance to rest.
Now that he did not need to worry about others, he could focus on treating his injuries to prevent any permanent hidden injuries from remaining behind.
Xiao Chen still clearly recalled his experience in the Kunlun Realm. Now that he was in this Great Thousand Realms, he needed to pay attention to avoid repeating the mistakes of the past.
Martial Uncle.
Senior Brother Hua.
As the two chatted, the core disciples and true inheritors of the Purple me Sect all rushed over.
The originally anxious people rxed significantly after learning that the two were fine.
The people of the Divine Firmament Sect are really too much. We have to take revenge. To think that they took advantage of the situation to capture Senior Brother Hua!
After finding out what Hua Yunfeng experienced, the many true inheritors burned with rage, incensed.
Back then, at the Divine Firmament Sects Thunder Controlling Peak, there was an agreement to ally to deal with the people of the Heavenly Shaking Mountain and the Pot Mountain.
Now, for the sake of a Dao Tool, the disciples of the other ck Cave Mountain sects actually made such a despicable move. This was utterly contemptible and unbearable.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly and said, Of course, you have to take revenge. However, not now. Now is the best time to seek out fortuitous encounters. The disciples of the other sects are all busy trying to snatch the Dao Tool, which gives us an opportunity.
Confused, Ling Yu asked, Martial Uncle, why do you not seem anxious at all? Right now, the most important thing is to help you snatch back the Dao Tool!
A peak Dao Tool was the greatest fortuitous encounter. All the disciples of the sect would gain glory and benefits along with it.
There was no greater fortuitous encounter than this in the Fiendish Demon Battlefield. Otherwise, those sect disciples would not end up like this, all of them crazed and fighting to the death, not open to negotiating at all.
Even those that did not want to fight for the Dao Tool ran over to participate in the liveliness, trying to gain some kind of benefit.
Hua Yunfeng smiled mysteriously. There is no need to worry about this. Xiao Chen has his own ways. After I recover my strength, Ill lead everyone to go and sweep through the variousnds of fortuitous encounters.
Although all the others fought over the saber, they would not be able to draw it. This Tyrant Saber already acknowledged Xiao Chen as its master.
Xiao Chen had already left his mark on it, and the saber would eventually return to his hands. There was no need to worry at all.
The many Purple me Sect disciples were skeptical, but they were still satisfied with such an arrangement. With Hua Yunfeng leading the way to find fortuitous encounters, they would definitely benefit greatly during this period.
One hourter, Hua Yunfeng had recovered from his injuries with the help of a Medicinal Pill.
Then, he said goodbye to Xiao Chen and led the true inheritors and core disciples of the Purple me Sect away from the valley.
While Hua Yunfengs wounds looked terrifying, he still had his cultivation and was not as horrifyingly injured as Xiao Chen.
With the aid of a Medicinal Pill, Hua Yunfengs injuries had healed quickly.
As for Xiao Chen, he continued to clear out the Dao injuries left by the Dao Tools with the aid of the Blood-Soaked Dragon Emperor. His heart remained calm, not fluctuating at all.
On the other side, the fight for the Dao Tool devolved into sheer chaos, and its intensity was white-hot.
Meng Qi and Zhen De originally wanted to cooperate to control the situation. Unfortunately, they were not strong enough. Even when the two worked together, they still could not suppress everyone. Eventually, the two ended up fighting each other as well.
Both had their own selfish desires. How could the agreed-upon alliancest for long?
Damn it! This saber is really heavy.
I cant draw it at all!
Haha! I snatched it away! It is mine!
Amid the violent mob, the Tyrant Saber kept changing hands. However, no one could draw it. Instead, they brought unnecessary disaster upon themselves, surrounded and attacked.
Just when it looked like there would never be a winner, thunder suddenly roared in the sky.
A fearsome, tyrannical aura apanied by astonishing thunder came from the distance. This made the sky fill with churning dark clouds and endless thunder.
Where are the Divine Firmament Sect disciples?!
A loud shout resounded. The Divine Firmament Sects Shangguan Lei finally rushed over from a forbiddennd.
A bolt of lightningshed down from the sky. As Shangguan Lei bathed in the lightning, he looked like an aloof war god looking down coldly at the various sect disciples.
Its Shangguan Lei! Shangguan Lei appeared!
A persons name was like the shadow of a tree. The moment Shangguan Lei spoke, startled cries immediately rose from the mob.
The Divine Firmament Sect disciples answered the call, replying to Shangguan Lei, their faces filled with excitement.
Senior Brother Shangguan finally came out. This Tyrant Saber will definitely belong to my Divine Firmament Sect.
The moment Shangguan Leinded, the Divine Firmament Sect disciples crowded around him, bolstering his prestige.
Senior Brother!
The many Divine Firmament Sect disciples greeted Shangguan Lei respectfully. His peak Major Primal Core aura gave the people around him enormous pressure.
Shangguan Lei swept his eyes across, and the invisible pressure spread out, forcibly silencing the two-thousand-odd sect disciples here.
No one dared to even look at anyone. Even the Profound Light Temples Zhen De and the Confucian Institutions Meng Qi, who had been fighting each other very fiercely, avoided each others gazes.
No one dared to fight anymore. All of them felt shocked in their hearts.
How scary! To think that he is already at peak Major Primal Core Realm!
Just this cultivation alone is enough to stand out from the crowd. How exactly did he cultivate?
After ones cultivation reached Major Primal Core Realm, further increases would be extremely slow. Anyone who managed to reach peak Major Primal Core Realm could be considered an expert in the entire Grave Sea Cluster. After all, some Rank 3 sects Sect Masters outside the Grave Sea were at this cultivation realm.
Furthermore, there was still more to Shangguan Leis potential. He was still young and had scope for growth. In the future, he would definitely advance to the Cloud Sea Realm.
Shangguan Lei would surely be a Star Venerate or even higher!
Zhen De thought to himself, This Shangguan Leis aura seems even scarier than Senior Brothers. What exactly did he experience in the past few days? To think that his improvement is so terrifying!
Meng Qi had the same thought as well. When hepared Shangguan Lei to Wang Yueming, he got the impression that the previous equality between those two was no more.
Shangguan Lei felt very satisfied with the crowds reaction. His gaze never left the disciple who currently held the Tyrant Saber.
That was the strongest true inheritor of a Rank 3 sect in the ck Cave Mountain. He felt a huge pressure from Shangguan Leis gaze. Sweat continuously poured down his forehead.
Shangguan Lei looked directly at this person and recognized him. His eyes lit up. Suddenly, he shouted, Ma Tianliang, do you wish to die? Are you still not going to hand over the Dao Tool!
Shangguan Leis voice was like thunder, shaking everyones heart and driving straight into this Ma Tianliangs soul. Ma Tianliang felt like a bolt of thunder suddenly appeared in his sea of consciousness.
Ma Tianliangs entire body trembled, startled into shaking. Then, the Tyrant Saber he held flew out of his hand without his volition.
The crowd parted. No one dared to approach the Dao Tool lest Shangguan Lei target them. As they moved away, the Dao Tool fell in arge, empty area.
Now, no one wanted the item that everyone fought over earlier. They only watched in dissatisfaction.
It turned out that it is a tyrannical saber. With your weak appearance, do you think you are worthy of holding this saber?
After Shangguan Lei saw that ancient word on the saber scabbard, mockery appeared on his face, making Ma Tianliang feel very embarrassed.
Only I, Shangguan Lei, am worthy of possessing this saber!
The word tyrant deeply impressed Shangguan Lei. He showed a cold and stern face as he radiated strong confidence along with a tyrannical electric energy.
No one dared to block Shangguan Lei; they automatically opened a path for him.
Perhaps not!
Suddenly, a cool voice rang out. Wang Yueming descended, holding a folding fan. He had rushed over from the Ten Thousand Flower Garden.
Its Senior Brother Wang! Senior Brother Wang is finally here!
The people of the Confucian sects immediately became excited. The others all showed joyful expressions as well. Finally, someone who could suppress Shangguan Leis limelight had arrived.
Killing Qi red in Shangguan Leis eyes as he looked at the descending Wang Yueming and shouted coldly, Wang Yueming, you dare topete for the saber with me?
Wang Yueming opened his folding fan and said indifferently, Shangguan Lei, others might fear you, but would I, Wang Yueming, fear you?
Shangguan Leis eyes shed as he suddenly noticed that this Wang Yueming had actually also reached peak Major Primal Core Realm.
However, Shangguan Leis stance remained as overbearing as before. This saber perfectly matches my Dao. It is made for me. Wang Yueming, how are you going to use it?
Wang Yueming retorted indifferently, There is no need for you to worry about that. I have my reasons for making a move.
Interesting. You really think that you canpete with me after advancing to peak Major Primal Core Realm using natural treasures. Take a saber strike from me!
A saber appeared in Shangguan Leis hand as he leaped into the air, sending out a saber light.
Wang Yueming saw a saber light sh, brightening half the sky as resplendent as day, passing in an instant.
Propitious Omen!
Wang Yueming pulled back his folding fan. The righteous Qi he released turned into a sun rising in the east, sending out auspicious clouds.
He used his Veritable Essence Energy and righteous Qi to sh with this saber.
Crack!
A crack appeared on Wang Yuemings folding fan, and he staggered three steps back, his arm going numb. He could not help changing his expression.
How can it be?! My cultivation is the same as his. Why do our strengths differ by so much?
Shangguan Lei smiled coldly. He had raised his cultivation through a mountain of Fiendish Demon Corpses and a sea of blood, slowly building it up. Wang Yueming relied on external items to advance. How could they beparable?
A loyal heart for all eternity like the moon of tomorrow; a body full of righteous Qi throughout the seasons!
One exchange ended with Wang Yuemings loss, so he hurriedly read out the two lines of poetry that his master left on his folding fan.
The crack on the folding fan mended, and a vast amount of righteous Qi surged out. Wang Yuemings cultivation soared again; he exploded forth with an aura equal to that of a Star Venerate.
Now, when Wang Yueming shed with Shangguan Lei, he forced the other party back.
Shangguan Lei spun around in the air andnded on the ground, which immediately trembled. He looked at Wang Yueming and said, No wonder you have the confidence to fight with me. However, lets see how long this broken fan can help you.
Shangguan Lei did not show any fear when facing Wang Yueming, whose aura soared to the level of a Star Venerate.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Just as the two confronted each other, a figure suddenly appeared, stepping on lotus flowers and looking illusory. Then, this figure picked up the Tyrant Saber right under the noses of Shangguan Lei and Wang Yueming.
Tyrant Saber?
It was the strongest true inheritor of the three blessednds, the Profound Light Temples Zhen Yuan. As he held the Tyrant Saber, he showed a grave expression.
This saber is an ominous item. Although all its masters were powerful and ruled, they all ended up dying at the de of their own saber. Aside from Tyrant Saber, it has another name, the Saber of Misfortune. This saber needs to be handed to the Buddhist sect for safekeeping, Zhen Yuan said to Wang Yueming and Shangguan Lei as he held the Tyrant Saber.
Shangguan Lei mocked, Do you think that I will believe what you said? You repulsive monk, cut the crap and hand over the saber.
A vertical divine eye flew silently in the clouds.
Xiao Chen, who was in the valley, retracted the Heavenly Divine Flying Eye into his forehead. Then, he revealed confusion in his eyes. Tyrant Saber? Saber of Misfortune?
Chapter 1717 (Raw 1729): Who Is the Master?
Chapter 1717 (Raw 1729): Who Is the Master?
Saber of Misfortune? Xiao Chen muttered to himself, standing up. Feeling confused, he sought advice from the Blood-Soaked Dragon Emperors remnant soul. Is there really such an interpretation?
Do you believe him?
Although the Blood-Soaked Dragon Emperors voiceing from the dragon seal sounded weak, there was still disdain in it.
Feeling certain in his heart, Xiao Chen said, I take it that this monk is lying?
Naturally. I interacted with these monks quite a lot. They were always rattling on about the divine, as though everyone in the world was drunk, and they were the only ones awake. It is merely a different Dao; there is no need to understand too much. However, it is true that every master of that saber died by their own saber.
Xiao Chen fell speechless for a while. After such a long exnation, it turns out that what Zhen Yuan said was true.
The facts are so. However, that monk spoke about handing it to the Buddhist sect for safekeeping; that is clearly his own selfish desire. Can you not see it? Furthermore, the reason why all the masters of the Tyrant Saber ended up dying by their own saber was merely their own conceit and stubbornness. Their understanding of the way of the hegemon was wrong.
The way of the hegemon was never about monopolizing the world. If one stubbornly clung to their ways, being obstinate and self-opinionated, trampling the world under ones feet, not to leaving a path of survival for others, how could heaven leave a path of survival for such a person? Even if such a person did not obtain the Tyrant Saber, they would still end up in a sorry state.
Xiao Chen understood. So, it is not a problem with the saber but the person wielding the saber. The saber just magnified the weakness of their heart.
Thats right. Just like that person there, Shangguan Lei, right? I wonder who taught him. With such temper and character, even if he does not have the Tyrant Saber, he is destined toe to a sorry end. He took a wrong path leading in apletely different direction. If he manages to obtain the Tyrant Saber, he will definitely end up dying by the saber.
After that, falsehoods about the saber will spread, bringing up the name Saber of Misfortune. Then, there will be people expounding on religion again. Tell me, is there any reason to me the saber?
The Blood-Soaked Dragon Emperors exnation cleared up all of Xiao Chens doubts. It was the same as Xiao Chen expected.
Xiao Chens wounds had already recovered. The three experts of the blessednds were all present.
However, one person was still missing.
The ck Lotus Church Holy Son remained hidden somewhere, waiting for Xiao Chen to show up.
This fellow was even more cautious than Xiao Chen expected. Even a Dao Tool did not tempt him.
Never mind. Even if he does not appear, I have to make an appearance soon.
If this ck Lotus Church Holy Son still thinks that I am only as strong as I was at the Buddha Seeking tform, I will teach him a painful lesson.
Its time to go and retrieve the saber!
Xiao Chens figure moved like the wind. Using the new Fish Dragon Art, he quickly traveled through this Fiendish Demon Battlefield with its huge pressure and vast Spiritual Energy.
On the other side, Shangguan Lei and Wang Yueming did not believe the Profound Light Temples Zhen Yuan.
The two were sure that Zhen Yuan had selfish reasons and just wanted to bring the Dao Tool back to the Profound Light Temple.
Zhen Yuan looked at Shangguan Lei and Wang Yueming. Then, he sank into deep thought. If these two were to team up, he would not be a match for them.
Whether this Tyrant Saber was the Saber of Misfortune or not, no matter which of these two obtained it, their strength would increase exponentially in a short time.
This would not be a good thing for the Profound Light Temple, which was inpetition with their sects. The Buddhist sects also required their incense, fame, and their own forces. They were not separated from the mundane, not pure.
Zhen Yuan himself was in directpetition with these two. For both personal reasons and the good of his sect, he absolutely could not let the other parties obtain this saber.
However, doing so while still appearing benevolent would be really difficult.
Zhen Yuan thought for a moment before saying, I have a suggestion. I wonder if the two of you are willing to listen.
A cold light appeared in Shangguan Leis eyes as he said, Speak.
Wang Yueming nodded, indicating his willingness to listen.
Brother Shangguan, if you take the saber, are you sure that you can deal with Brother Wang and me working together against you? Zhen Yuan asked as he looked at Shangguan Lei.
Shangguan Lei remained silent for a while. He was unwilling to ept it, but he still answered honestly, I cant.
Then, Zhen Yuan looked at Yang Yueming. Wang Yueming shook his head and said, Same.
Alright. Since that is so, how about the three of us make a gentlemens agreement? Whichever of you two can block a palm strike from me will get the saber. If no one can block it, then it goes to me, and the Profound Light Temple will hold on to it for safekeeping.
Shangguan Lei smiled coldly and asked, However, what if both of us block it?
Zhen Yuan smiled back and replied, Then, I will withdraw from the fight for the Dao Tool and lead the Pot Mountains disciples away from this conflict.
Great. It is settled, then. The three of us will swear to the dead Sovereign Emperors will. If anyone breaks the oath, they will die. Wang Yueming did not consider at all, directly choosing to agree.
No matter what, he felt confident of blocking a palm strike from Zhen Yuan.
Shangguan Lei did not hesitate, either. If he really could not block a palm strike from Zhen Yuan, he could forget about living.
Great!
Zhen Yuan revealed a smile. After the three reached an agreement, they prepared to swear the oath.
The onlookers all revealed shocked expressions, feeling that Zhen Yuan was crazy and that he underestimated Shangguan Lei and Wang Yueming too much.
The atmosphere immediately turned tense. After fighting for half a day for the Dao Tool, this matter needed to reach a conclusion.
Everyone knew whom this Dao Tool would end up with eventually. Was the monk, Zhen Yuan, bragging again?
However, just at this moment, something strange happened!
The Tyrant Saber in Zhen Yuans hand suddenly started jerking uncontrobly, struggling to escape his grip.
A vast tyrannical aura surged out from the sabers scabbard, and strong winds immediately blew in the surroundings, kicking up boundless dust.
It was like there was something that strongly attracted the Tyrant Saber, inciting it to struggle with all its might. Even Zhen Yuan felt that he could no longer contain it.
A loud voice rang out, Come back!
Whoosh! The Tyrant Saber flew out, zooming to its master.
The expressions of Zhen Yuan, Shangguan Lei, and Wang Yueming, who already finished their discussions and were ready to swear the oath, changed dramatically. They did not understand what had happened.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
All three of them soared into the air and pursued the Tyrant Saber. However, they were only halfway when they discovered a white figure on a small hill in front.
This figure stretched out his hand and firmly grasped the Tyrant Saber.
Xiao Chen!
As Xiao Chen looked at the three travel-worn people giving chase, he enjoyed the fantastic expressions on their faces.
He could not helpughing. I say, the three of you, before you try to settle whom this saber belongs to in public, shouldnt you ask its original owner first?
Shangguan Leis face sank. I was wondering who managed to take out this saber. It turns out to be you! I was just worried about finding you. Now, you delivered yourself to me.
Before Shangguan Lei finished speaking, a saber appeared in his hand. Then, his figure shed, charging towards Xiao Chen.
After entering deep thought, Wang Yueming gently withdrew the folding fan in his hand, not making a move.
It was Zhen Yuans expression that was the most interesting. His scheme had nearly worked. Unexpectedly, right before it did, it fell through.
Anyone would feel depressed about that.
Fortunately, Zhen Yuan came from a Buddhist sect, and his mental state was stronger than regr peoples, so he calmed down very quickly.
When Xiao Chen saw Shangguan Lei charging over, his face turned serious. Without even thinking, Xiao Chen ced his hand on the Tyrant Sabers handle.
In the next moment, Xiao Chen drew the saber.
The saber unsheathed by one centimeter, looking like a sh of lightning that tore through the sky.
Boom!
Thunder roared in the sky, and two different Great Dao disks immediately appeared behind Xiao Chen.
One was the Thunder Great Dao, and the other was the Saber Great Dao that Xiao Chen firstprehended. The two Great Dao mixed and mingled. The Saber Dao and the Thunder Daoplemented Xiao Chens Purple Thunder Divine Incantation, simply a perfectbination.
Shangguan Leis expression turned grave. He no longer dared to hold back. He roared, Purple Thunder Seven Strikes!
As Shangguan Leis saber descended in the air, he hacked seven times.
Each stroke triggered a boom of thunder that shook the sky. As the thunder rumbled, the ground quaked.
Rumble...! After three strikes, it felt like only majestic thunder remained in this ce.
The sky changed color, and thunderclouds roiled. The sky turned dry and arid. The saber in Shangguan Leis hand grew increasingly brighter as it absorbed more lightning, bing as resplendent as the zing sun.
Each saber strike drove a boundless and vast amount of lightning-attributed energy, each one a peak strike from Shangguan Lei. However, every time he hacked, he surpassed his previous peak.
Seven peak strikes. Seven powerful arcs of lightningyered over each other. As Shangguan Leis saber was about tond, a thick bolt of lightning descended from the sky and infused into a three-kilometer-long saber light.
Before this terrifying saber strikended, it pressed the hill under Xiao Chens feet down into a pit.
Resolving the Mundane!
After unsheathing the Tyrant Saber, Xiao Chen did not hold back, either. The Purple Thunder Seven Strikes of his opponent was something that could threaten a Star Venerate.
If Xiao Chen was careless, he would be the one defeated, even if he wielded the Tyrant Saber.
A swastika appeared on Xiao Chens forehead. At this moment, his expression seemed devoid of humanity.
When one surpassed the mundane, the seven emotions and six desires no longer existed. Resolve the mundane and attain eternity!
The Tyrant Saber carried a neither-joyful-nor-grieving intent; it was like a stone-faced Buddha that looked past human emotions as it descended.
A huge K?yapa Buddha appeared behind Xiao Chen. As Xiao Chenunched his saber strike, it drew its Buddhist monks knife and mercilessly struck out with it as well.
It was clearly a Buddha. However, it did not give off the gentle and warm feeling of Buddhism. This move was totally different from Buddhist sect Martial Techniques. This was the Mahmy Abstinence Vition Saber Technique.
Shangguan Lei, who was exchanging moves with Xiao Chen, strangely felt like he hadmitted an egregious sin.
Even the benevolent Buddha turned merciless and decided to kill him. He could not help panicking, and a small opening appeared in his mental state.
As the two sabers collided, this weak opening expanded infinitely when the two powerful Martial Techniques shed.
Crack!
There was a crisp ng, and then Shangguan Leis Treasure Tool broke with a loud sound. Blood leaked out between his lips. The instant his saber broke, his momentum dropped to rock bottom. Then, the twoyers of Dao Mighting from Xiao Chen shoved Shangguan Lei back.
When Shangguan Leis feet touched the ground, he showed an extremely unsightly expression as he looked at the broken saber in his hand. He also had a horrific saber wound on his chest.
In one breath, the Tyrant Saber had cut through his bones and flesh, nearly chopping him in half.
However, no blood leaked out. The saber intent was overly tyrannical, lingering in the wound and sealing it, keeping it in its current state and preventing any blood from leaking out.
Plop! The pain felt so intense that Shangguan Lei wanted to roar, but no sound came out. Then, he fell to the ground face-first in a faint.
As for Xiao Chen, his arm was already numb, the flesh on his palm split open. The instant the sabers collided, the bones in his right hand holding the saber had cracked. Another moment longer and his entire arm would have been crippled.
ng!
Xiao Chen returned the saber into its scabbard. Then, he said with a cold expression, This is my, Xiao Chens, saber. Aside from me, no one has the right to decide whom it goes to. That includes you, Zhen Yuan.
Xiao Chens gaze swept around beforetching on to Zhen Yuan. The other party appeared eager to fight, clearly wanting to take advantage of the situation to attack.
Chapter 1718 (Raw 1729.5 Missing from raws): Dramatic Change
Chapter 1718 (Raw 1729.5 Missing from raws): Dramatic Change
Zhen Yuan felt stunned. He had been preparing to make a move. However, when Xiao Chen reprimanded him, he stopped and groaned internally.
The Mahmy Abstinence Vition Saber Technique!
Although Zhen Yuan had never truly seen the Mahmy Abstinence Vition Saber Technique, it was simply too infamous among the Buddhist sects, something that had be taboo long ago.
The peculiarities of this Saber Technique were extremely clear: break the abstinence, break it and go on a killing spree!
Zhen Yuan could make out in a nce the queerness of Xiao Chens Saber Technique, which brought the Mahmy Abstinence Vition Saber Technique to mind. He was immediately tempted, even more tempted than by the Dao Tool.
Zhen Yuan had long been dissatisfied with the title of the strongest true inheritor in the Grave Sea Cluster. Whening into this Fiendish Demon Battlefield, he only thought of casually walking around. He never thought of seeking out a fortuitous encounter that would interest him.
However, first, the Dao Tool appeared. Then, Xiao Chen used the Mahmy Abstinence Vition Saber Technique. Thispletely roused Zhen Yuans interest.
With this Mahmy Abstinence Vition Saber Technique, Zhen Yuan would be even more confident when he left the Grave Sea in the future.
Even if he could not cultivate it, it was still something derived from a Primogenitor Grade Cultivation Technique. He would definitely benefit from studying it.
However, Zhen Yuan saw the unconscious Shangguan Lei and that horrific wound on his chest.
Zhen Yuan was sure that it would be difficult to take down Xiao Chen. Who could tell whether Xiao Chen could execute Resolving the Mundane again? Even if he won, it would be a miserable victory.
This was a Martial Technique that could threaten a Cloud Sea cultivator. At their cultivation, it was not that easy to bear.
As Zhen Yuan thought, he considered a lot of things. Then, he said seriously, Since Benefactor is already tied by fate to this saber, I, Zhen Yuan, will naturally not interfere. The people of the Buddhist sect hold fate in high esteem, and we will never do anything that goes against that principle.
Actually, the most important thing was that the rice was already cooked. Xiao Chen could draw the Tyrant Saber; thus, he would not be that easy to deal with.
This discussion about fate was just an excuse. That Zhen Xuan was also a Profound Light Temple disciple.
Based on Zhen Xuans actions at the Buddha Seeking tform, he did not seem to care about things like fate.
Xiao Chens mind was very clear. The people of the Buddhist sect were also human. They just practiced the Martial Techniques of the Buddhist sect and did not truly cut themselves off from the seven emotions and six desires.
Otherwise, the Buddhist sect would have been eliminated from this world where thew of the jungle applied.
Hence, Xiao Chen did not rx. He continued to circte his Veritable Essence Energy, using the recovery ability of the Azure Dragon bloodline to heal the injuries of his right hand quickly.
In reality, Xiao Chen found even moving his right hand difficult right now.
When Shangguan Lei executed the Purple Thunder Seven Strikes with his peak Major Primal Core cultivation, the moves might was greater than most people expected. It could already pose a threat to an ordinary Cloud Sea Star Venerate. This persons strength truly lived up to his reputation.
Wang Yueming held his folding fan, remaining silent, his eyes wandering between the unconscious Shangguan Lei and Xiao Chen, who held the Tyrant Saber.
On one hand, he was evaluating the risk of making a move. On the other hand, he wanted to figure out Xiao Chens bottom line, to see if Xiao Chen was injured and how severely.
If Wang Yueming had known that Xiao Chens right arm was as good as useless earlier, he definitely would not have hesitated to make a move.
However, I can tell that Benefactors right tibia is already severely injured. I have the Profound Light Temples Bone Joining Spirit Paste. It is wondrously effective for treating bone injuries.
Zhen Yuan managed to make out something strange. He raised his eyebrows and chose to test Xiao Chen, taking out a box of paste and tossing it at him.
Whoosh!
Under Zhen Yuans control, the Bone Joining Spirit Paste shot towards Xiao Chen at lightning speed.
This bald monk was really crafty. He said one thing but did another. Fortunately, Xiao Chen had not believed him earlier.
Xiao Chen could not help cursing in his heart, feeling some disgust for this Zhen Yuan.
If he could not show Zhen Yuan a right arm that he could control freely, Zhen Yuan would probably attack him the moment he caught the Bone Joining Spirit Paste.
Fortunately, the Azure Dragon bloodlines recovery ability was astonishing, and Xiao Chens physique far surpassed that of his contemporaries.
During the time obtained from dying, Xiao Chen had already recovered from most of his arm injuriesenough to deal with the situation before him.
He grasped the Tyrant Saber and brandished it in a flickering flourish. Then, he spun around lightly and stabbed the saber into the ground before quickly extending his hand.
After firmly catching the other partys Bone Joining Spirit Paste, Xiao Chen said indifferently, Many thanks.
Seeing Xiao Chens nimble reaction, the hearts of Zhen Yuan and Wang Yueming sank. They knew that they could only choose to give up.
Firstly, Xiao Chen held a Dao Tool and grasped two kinds of Great Dao Energy. Secondly, he could execute a Saber Technique that could threaten a Star Venerate. Even though he was only a peak Minor Primal Core cultivator, he could not be underestimated. Before making a move on him, one had to consider the consequences first.
Benefactor, take care!
Zhen Yuan gave Xiao Chen a deep look. However, he thought to himself, The future is long. There will still be opportunities in the future to obtain the manual for the Mahmy Abstinence Vition Saber Technique.
Goodbye. Young Master Xiao, congrattions on obtaining a Dao Tool.
With an elegant smile, Wang Yueming performed a cupped-fist salute and offered his congrattions, preparing to leave as well.
The many sect disciples in the periphery could not help but sigh. After going in a round, the Dao Tool returned to Xiao Chens hands in the end.
What was anothers would remain anothers in the end.
Xiao Chen released his bated breath. He finally pulled through this stage. He had reaped an ample harvest on this trip, a continuous string of fortuitous encounters. Once he left this ce and digested all these resources, his strength would be thoroughly firmed up and then improve further.
At that time, even without the Tyrant Saber, Xiao Chen would be very confident of defeating Shangguan Lei, Wang Yueming, and Zhen Yuan.
Senior Brother, wait a moment!
Just at this moment, a white-d disciple walked out unhurriedly from the crowd of Pot Mountain monks. This person was the one who had called out to stop Zhen Yuan.
This persons voice was not loud. However, he used a special method to allow everyone to hear his clear and crisp voice.
Xiao Chen looked at that figure and was shocked. It was the ck Lotus Church Holy Son.
It turned out that this fellow did not go anywhere. He had been hiding here. This was truly unexpected.
Zhen Yuan looked at the ck Lotus Church Holy Son. Feeling doubts, he asked, Junior Brother Yan She, what do you want to say?
The ck Lotus Church Holy Son stepped forward and pointed at Xiao Chen. Then, he said, There is a problem with this person. He is a spy that the ck Lotus Church inserted into the blessednds!
What!
Zhen Yuans expression changed greatly. An uncontroble killing Qi shot out of his eyes as he turned his head to look at Xiao Chen.
The orthodox Buddhist sects and the ck Lotus Church stood on opposite sides. They could not coexist. This thought had been nted deep in the hearts of every Buddhist sect disciple since long ago.
Even if they had to risk their lives, they had to capture Xiao Chen and investigate whether he was really a ck Lotus Church disciple.
When the ck Lotus Church first came to the Grave Sea Cluster, they had fought with the many temples of the Pot Mountain. The battle seemed never-ending.
This continued until the ck Lotus Church left the Grave Sea and settled in a peripheral great realm. Only then did things calm down.
The ck Lotus Church did not have a good reputation with the other sects, either.
The moment the Holy Son Ming Xuan made that usation, he triggered amotion. Now, when the people around looked at Xiao Chen, their perspective had changed.
No wonder his Buddhist sect Martial Technique is so strong. It turns out that hes from the ck Lotus Church!
The ck Lotus Church really never changed its evil nature. It wanted to enter the blessednds in the past but was defeated back then. It looks like it wants to make another attempt!
That is really possible. He seems to have entered the Purple me Sect only recently. Furthermore, he did not enter through the normal channels.
Various discussions broke out, all of them unfavorable to Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen revealed a cold smile, feeling so frustrated that he wanted to vomit blood. This Holy Son Ming Xuan was truly shameless to make such an usation.
Zhen Yuan calmed down and said, Yan She, do not speak nonsense. You need evidence to back your words. Otherwise, you will cause a conflict between the Purple me Sect and our temple. Although Master likes you, the consequences will be more than you can bear.
The Holy Son Ming Xuan replied unhurriedly, When we fought at the Buddha Seeking tform, he identally exposed the Martial Technique of the ck Lotus Church. If you do not believe it, just look!
After saying that, the Holy Son Ming Xuan pointed a finger, and the remnant ck lotus mark in Xiao Chens body burned uncontrobly.
Immediately, ck-colored evil energy came from Xiao Chens body and spread out, forming a strange ck lotus hovering in the air.
Xiao Chens expression changed. Damn it, I forgot about this!
A ck lotus! He really is a ck Lotus Church disciple!
Countless people eximed their surprise at such iron-d evidence.
A smile shed in Wang Yuemings eyes. Given this, everyone would group up and attack this spy that the ck Lotus Church nted.
There would be no need to worry about any repercussions from the Purple me Sect after this. In the end, the ownership of the Dao Tool was still up for grabs.
Wang Yueming gently fanned himself with his folding fan and turned around. He casually took a few steps forward and said indifferently, Young Master Xiao, you really hid yourself very deeply. You nearly cheated all of us.
With these words, Wang Yueming directly proimed judgment on Xiao Chen, not giving him a chance to exin.
Zhen Yuans skin suddenly turned a dark gold as his body emanated a shocking Buddhist Might. He was like a golden arhat descending.
He stepped forward and used his aura to lock down firmly on Xiao Chen. This time, he was going to fight for real.
The formidable Buddhist Might was ferocious and tyrannical. His skin gained a dark-gold sheen. Vaguely, the flickering Buddhist light filled with explosive energy.
As Zhen Yuan walked over, he gave off an extremely strong pressure.
The two experts worked together once again. However, this time, they intended to kill.
The Holy Son Ming Xuan smiled as he looked at Xiao Chen, satisfied with the results of his meddling.
Zhen Yuan looked at Xiao Chen and asked, Benefactor Xiao, do you have anything to say?
Xiao Chen smiled coldly and raised the Tyrant Saber with his right hand. Then, he pointed the saber at them and said calmly, The wise man knows he knows nothing; the fool thinks he knows all. Furthermore, what do you two count for? I dont need to exin to you! I will say only this: take another step forward, and be ready to die!
Given these two fellows judgment, they actually knew that this evidence was insufficient to prove Xiao Chens identity.
Yet, these two firmly insisted on this identity for Xiao Chen. Clearly, they wanted to use this excuse to achieve their own aims.
Given that, Xiao Chen did not need to be so polite.
Zhen Yuan and Wang Yueming could not help feeling stunned as they faced Xiao Chens gaze.
The two heard the murderous intent and rage in Xiao Chens tone, which indicated a cold pride.
Kill him. To think that this evil ck Lotus Church disciple still dares to speak so arrogantly!
To think that he is so bold, even managing to mingle his way into the blessednds!
Immediately, the many disciples of the Pot Mountain and the Heavenly Shaking Mountain burst out with righteous indignation, hooting incessantly to attack Xiao Chen.
Dont me me for not giving you an opportunity to exin. The ck Lotus Church is mortal enemies with the Buddhist sects. All Buddhist sect disciples will kill on sight and are allowed to break their abstinence for this! Zhen Yuan said coldly.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly. I return those words to you. Dont me me for not warning the two of you. If you take another step, then prepare to die. I never joke!
It looked like Xiao Chen could not avoid a fierce battle. In the end, it would be hard for him to escape this cmity.
Chapter 1719 (Raw 1730): Plan within a Plan, Trap within a Trap
Chapter 1719 (Raw 1730): n within a n, Trap within a Trap
A huge battle would ignite with just a spark. Xiao Chen held the Tyrant Saber upraised; he had no intention of exining anything.
Sometimes, people just wanted an excuse, an excuse to make a move, an excuse to benefit themselves.
With Wang Yueming and Zhen Yuans discernment, they definitely could tell that there was something very off about the ck lotus that suddenly came out from Xiao Chens body.
Just that and the testimony of a new Profound Light Temple disciple were not enough proof to determine whether Xiao Chen came from the ck Lotus Church or not.
However, what did it matter? Using this favorable excuse to snatch away the Dao Tool was great for Wang Yueming.
With this excuse, Zhen Yuan could try to extort a confession and force Xiao Chen to hand over the Mahmy Abstinence Vition Saber Techniques manual. That would not incur any suspicions from others, either.
As long as they used the excuse of Xiao Chen being a ck Lotus Church disciple, they could do anything.
As for whether Xiao Chen was really a ck Lotus Church disciple, it obviously was not important.
Xiao Chens mind was very clear. As he watched Zhen Yuan put on a show, asking if he wanted to exin himself, he directly rejected.
Zhen Yuan inly could see that there were many suspicious points about the usation of Xiao Chen being a ck Lotus Church disciple, yet he still pressed forward and put on a show, urging Xiao Chen to try and exin.
The more Xiao Chen tried to exin, the more he would appear guilty. Doing so was useless.
At this moment, Wang Yueming and Zhen Yuan were already maintaining Xiao Chens identity as a ck Lotus Church disciple. How could they bother to listen to his exnation?
A false gentleman and a false monk. Both of them had schemes in their hearts. Xiao Chen did not believe that the two would really be willing to risk death and dare to take a step forward.
Seeing Xiao Chen advance courageously, preferring death to dishonor, Wang Yueming and Zhen Yuan showed grave expressions. They were no longer as overbearing as before.
The two did not dare to take another step forward, to cross the point Xiao Chens saber indicated. That was the line of death that Xiao Chen demarcated!
As Wang Yueming stared at Xiao Chen, trying to find an opening, he also sent a voice projection to Zhen Yuan, trying to pander to him. Brother Zhen Yuan, you are much stronger than me, and this fellow is a sworn enemy of your Buddhist sect. Im willing to coordinate with your attack.
When Zhen Yuan, who locked his aura on Xiao Chen, heard this, he could not help smiling coldly in his heart.
Indeed, Zhen Yuan did not fear Xiao Chen. If there were no one else around, he would not have had any qualms about charging forward long ago.
However, there were many people here, many who were hoping to take advantage. Furthermore, there was Wang Yueming. How could Zhen Yuan take the risk and charge forward?
Even if Zhen Yuan managed to defeat Xiao Chen, he would just end up doing all the work for Wang Yueming and letting Wang Yueming benefit from it.
Naturally, Zhen Yuan would not fall for that and end up being taken advantage of. He replied, Lets attack together. He can make only one move. He cannot possibly injure both of us at the same time, only one at a time. Then, he will be useless.
Wang Yueming smiled coldly and said, I do not like gambling. If it were me, I would definitely choose tond the strike on the weaker person.
As for who was the weaker of the two...it naturally went without saying.
Behind them, the face of the ck Lotus Church Holy Son, who had been smiling cockily, immediately sank.
Unexpectedly, Xiao Chens aura and momentum shook the two strongest outstanding talents of the Grave Sea into inaction.
Indeed, this ce is just a backwater. They cannotpare to people who have been through multiple life-and-death situations. No matter how strong they are, with their boldness, they are just trash in the end, not evenparable to the unconscious Shangguan Lei! Ming Xuan snorted coldly to himself, showing heavy disdain and despisal for Zhen Yuan and Wang Yueming.
Had Ming Xuan known, he would not have wasted his efforts. In the end, he still had to make a move himself.
ck Lotus Church Secret Art, World Eliminating Imprint, Eliminating All Life!
Ming Xuan held his index and middle finger together, forming a hand seal, and swiped his hand down. ck Buddhist prayer beads dangled from his fingers. Without moving the string of Buddhist prayer beads at all, he pushed it forward.
Boom!
A force equal to a Cloud Sea Star Venerates casual strike appeared from nowhere.
Caught off guard, Zhen Yuan and Wang Yueming could not turn around in time by the time they detected it.
This was a force equal to a Star Venerates attack. It contained the will of soul as it surged over.
It immediately knocked away Zhen Yuan and Wang Yueming. They felt intense pain, akin to all of their bones shattering. This disorienting attack shook their souls. The world seemed to spin as their souls trembled in their bodies. After they fell to the ground, they could no longer get up.
This strike inflicted heavy damage to the physical body and the soul.
It was as if a Star Venerate had attacked. Unready, the two lost all theirbat prowess.
This was especially so for the Confucian Institutions Wang Yueming, whose physical body was not as strong as Zhen Yuans. Intense pain overwhelmed his body; he could not even flip over. More terrifying was the shaking of his soul. Recovering within a short time was impossible.
Zhen Yuans Indestructible Iron Body negated half of the damage. The injuries of his physical body were much lighter than Wang Yuemings.
Even so, the current Zhen Yuan posed no threat to the Holy Son Ming Xuan.
The damage to Zhen Yuans soul put him in incredible pain. He barely managed to get up, and when he looked at the ck Lotus Church Holy Son, he revealed an extremely startled expression.
As for Wang Yueming, he was in so much pain that he would rather die. He could not even split his attention to raise his head.
You two trash! the Holy Son Ming Xuan spat in disdain. Without any hesitation, his figure moved through the air, charging at Xiao Chen, who just dealt with the remnant shock waves.
This time, you will not be so lucky!
The ck Lotus Church Holy Son did not hold back at all, bringing out his full power.
His entire body emitted a terrifying, ck Buddhist light. A cold, expressionless ck Buddha image appeared behind the Holy Son Ming Xuan.
The ck Lotus Church also believed in Buddha. However, they had a different interpretation of the ancient Buddhist scriptures from the orthodox Buddhist sects.
The Buddha that the ck Lotus Church believed in was the K?yapa Buddha, just like the orthodox Buddhist sects. However, in their eyes, this was what the K?yapa Buddhas true form was like.
Cold and expressionless, looking down on all life. This K?yapa Buddha was known as the ck Lotus Buddha.
The nature of man was evil from birth; the seven emotions and six desires were all sins. The K?yapa Buddha took pity on men. Those who believed in him could reduce their sin and enter the cycle of reincarnation. Those that did not believe in him were abandoning themselves, their overwhelming sin preventing them from reincarnating.
A ck Buddhist light appeared, immediately exposing the Holy Son Ming Xuans identity without any doubt.
Loud cries rang out. No one expected such a situation.
Who could have thought that the person who self-righteously pointed at Xiao Chen, iming Xiao Chen to be a spy for the ck Lotus Church, was the true ck Lotus Church disciple?
However, it was already toote. Wang Yueming and Zhen Yuan were severely injured.
The others were not strong enough and could not interfere with Xiao Chens battle, only watch from afar.
Xiao Chen possessed two kinds of Great Dao Energythe Thunder Dao and the Saber Dao. Using the Army Breaking Saber Technique, hemenced a battle with the Holy Son Ming Xuan.
The Army Breaking Saber Technique focused on pressing the advance without looking back. It was verypatible with the Tyrant Saber.
The Tyrant Saber contained the Thunder Dao. However, the tyrannical nature of the Tyrant Saber would not change. Instead, it would strengthen the aura of the Thunder Dao.
Likewise, the Tyrant Saber could also strengthen thepatible Army Breaking Saber Technique.
When facing the mysterious, unfathomable, and strong ck Lotus Church Holy Son, Xiao Chen maintained his calm.
Previously, he had been limited by his cultivation and could not sh head-on with the other party.
Now, Xiao Chen already obtained the Tyrant Saber; that was favorable timing. The other partys identity was exposed, giving Xiao Chen a home-ground advantage; that was a favorable location. His cultivation had made a breakthrough; that was a favorable human condition.
Timing, locality, and human condition. With these three, Xiao Chen could sh head-on with the other party.
Xiao Chen fully disyed his skills with the saber.
Back at the Buddha Seeking tform, Ming Xuan had relied on his cultivation and physical body, making light of Xiao Chens attacks.
Now, Ming Xuan no longer dared to do so.
He put in a lot of effort, fighting to his hearts content. However, even after exchanging more than a hundred moves, he was shocked to discover that he did not hold the upper hand.
Is this all you are capable of? ck Lotus Church Holy Son, you are only so-so!
Xiao Chen raised the tip of his saber, moving from defense to offense. He shouted, and a dragon roar rang out in the surroundings like sudden thunder shaking the nine heavens.
The Tyrant Saber in Xiao Chens hand was infused with two kinds of Great Dao Energies as he executed Breaking Vast Armies.
With the Tyrant Saber in hand, the surging aura seemed solid. A gentle upward stroke was like a hegemon making an appearance, a sovereign descending on the world. One chop of the Army Breaking Saber Technique tore through the clouds in the sky.
The Holy Son Ming Xuan frowned slightly. He could not forcefully continue attacking, and he already lost momentum. This was not the best time to sh head-on with Xiao Chen.
With a thought, he came up with a n and retreated quickly.
Break!
Holding the upper hand in momentum, Xiao Chen soared into the air. He showed a stern and dignified expression as he smoothly chained Breaking Stars after Breaking Vast Armies.
The previous saber strike tore apart the clouds, leaving the sky filled with stars sending down resplendent starlight. The saber light looked very piercing as Xiao Chen continued to advance.
The Holy Son Ming Xuannded on the ground. He held up the Buddhist prayer beads and calmly formed a hand seal, sweeping away the saber light and Saber Might that attacked him.
With each step the Holy Son Ming Xuan took back, a ck lotus bloomed under his feet.
Xiao Chen pressed on ferociously. The saber light in his hand moved relentlessly as he materialized his wless saber Dao to its limits.
It was like starlight, like the moon descending, like the sun rising, as cold as the winter snow, as warm as the spring light, as merciless as the autumn wind...
The Tyrant Saber continuously changed moves in Xiao Chens hand. However, the transitions were smooth like flowing water, as if it was telling a series of stories.
This exquisite Saber Technique stunned the sect disciples in the surroundings. They all gasped in amazement at this heavenly performance.
When Zhen Yuan, who barely managed to sit up and was doing his best to treat his injuries, saw this scene, he stopped circting his energy, stunned.
With just this skill with the saber, Xiao Chen was already qualified to fight toe-to-toe with Zhen Yuan.
No wonder...no wonder back then, when he pointed his saber, it made Wang Yueming and me feel like it was a line of death.
He does indeed have the strength to make anyone who crossed the line pay a heavy price, possibly even death.
Those were not empty words or a joke.
The Holy Son Ming Xuan was able to deal with this exquisite skill with the saber. Actually, his strength was rather respectable as well.
If the others were in his ce, how could they even make out which of Xiao Chens moves were real and which were feints?
However, in the end, Xiao Chens Saber Technique was superior to the Holy Son Ming Xuans Palm Technique. After three hundred moves, arge opening finally appeared, causing the Holy Son Ming Xuans expression to change drastically.
Breaking the World!
Relying on the momentum from the three hundred moves, Xiao Chen grasped the opening and executed Breaking the World, sending his saber hacking at the Holy Son Ming Xuan.
The Holy Son Ming Xuan had no room to retreat. He formed another dharmic seal and chanted scriptures, which echoed in the surroundings. Then, he stretched his hand upwards.
Scriptures gathered continuously, and the level of space around him strengthened until it was like a spiritual mountain of Buddhism.
The saber light shed throughyers of barriers. The two Dao Might merged into one and ruthlessly tore a hole in the Holy Son Ming Xuans tight defenses.
The Tyrant Saber continued hacking down towards the Holy Son Ming Xuans shoulder, to chop him in half with one strike.
This scene looked very simr to Xiao Chen and the Holy Son Ming Xuans previous fight. At that time, the Holy Son Ming Xuan showed a weakness to Xiao Chen on purpose before sending out a heavy strike that wounded Xiao Chen.
Would the same result appear again?
Whoosh!
Just as this saber strike was about tond on the Holy Son Ming Xuan, the ck Lotus Buddha image in the sky suddenly shrank and aggregated on the Holy Son Ming Xuans body.
The Holy Son Ming Xuans physical body changed, looking like a ck sculpture as Xiao Chens Tyrant Sabernded on its shoulder.
Crack! Crack! Cracks appeared in the ck sculpture before it quickly fragmented, revealing the ck Lotus Church Holy Sons true appearance.
The sculpture covering that broke had absorbed most of the force from the saber strike.
When the sabernded, it had stabbed in by only one centimeter, like before, blocked by the corbone.
History repeated itself!
The Holy Son Ming Xuan vomited a mouthful of blood. This time, the force of the saber was much stronger. Even though most of it got blocked, he still sustained severe injuries.
Despite the Holy Son Ming Xuan paling, a smile filled his face. To think that you fell for the same trick twice. Xiao Chen, you are really stupid. Soul Destroying Eye!
The Holy Son Ming Xuans forehead opened up, and a vertical eye appeared. An evil light shed in that vertical eye, releasing an aura that made the soul tremble.
From here, the Holy Son Ming Xuan would execute the final step of his carefullyid n: using the Soul Destroying Eye, a powerful killing move, to deal severe damage to Xiao Chens soul.
Is that so? In that case, you are going to be disappointed!
Dragon Blood Soul Breaking Finger!
Just as the evil light in the vertical eye coalesced and was about to shoot out, a scarlet light appeared on the tip of Xiao Chens left index finger as he attacked the Holy Son Ming Xuans forehead at lightning speed.
Before the Holy Son Ming Xuan could execute the Soul Destroying Eye, he grunted in pain as Xiao Chens finger attack knocked him into the air.
A n within a n, a trap within a trap. The two shed, but it was not just the Holy Son Ming Xuan who couldy a trap!
Chapter 1720 (Raw 1731): Returning to the Sect in Triumph
Chapter 1720 (Raw 1731): Returning to the Sect in Triumph
Dragon Blood Soul Breaking Finger!
Despite beingunchedter, Xiao Chens attack arrived first, his finger striking the Holy Son Ming Xuans forehead.
After the Holy Son Ming Xuannded, his paleplexion turned even more unsightly as he suffered the bacsh of the Soul Destroying Eye, and the Dragon Blood Soul Breaking Finger exploded in the depths of his soul. He felt like his soul would scatter, slowly separating from his physical body.
The Holy Son Ming Xuans thoughts blurred bit by bit. At the crucial moment, he crushed the Buddhist prayer beads he held.
Xiao Chen managed to gain the upper hand with this strike. However, he did not hesitate to swing his saber again forcefully.
Electric light shed as the Tyrant Saber suddenly descended. It was like a swift lightning bolt carrying unparalleled force as it stabbed into the Holy Son Ming Xuans chest.
Boom!
The Holy Son Ming Xuan, who just crushed the Buddhist prayer beads, was at a critical moment in the first ce. Before he could make any more movements, the Tyrant Saber struck him with a loud sound.
The force contained in the Tyrant Saber exploded. Boundless electric light burst out from that spot.
Churning dust clouds soared up. When the haze cleared, only a charred body remained, devoid of all signs of life.
Xiao Chen still did not rx. He withdrew the Tyrant Saber and soared into the air beforending a heavy kick.
The charred body cracked and crumbled like fragile bones, scattered in a mess.
This fellow is dead with just that? Xiao Chen looked at the charred ground, with pieces of the Holy Son Ming Xuans corpse strewn everywhere.
Xiao Chen was in some disbelief. However, whether he believed it or not, he could not do anything more.
He could not find any trace of the other party.
Xiao Chen was also incredibly tired, his entire body felt drained of energy, and a cold sweat trickled down his back.
This battle had been fraught with danger. Fortunately, the other party took a risk and tried to use trickery to gain victory.
The other party had not expected Xiao Chen to have a Soul Dao Martial Technique as well and ended up countered.
Without these factors, it would be hard to say who would have won.
Even so, Xiao Chen did not have an easy victory. Everyone witnessed his exquisite skill with the saber, the many changes and variations with him chaining his saber moves smoothly.
However, this was not something that could be executed without thinking. It exhausted his mind and Veritable Essence Energy.
Then, Xiao Chen nced coldly at Zhen Yuan and Wang Yueming.
These two ended up in a sorry state from the Holy Son Ming Xuans sneak attack. Since they were caught off guard by that World Eliminating Imprint, the injuries they sustained were not easy to bear.
Back then, Xiao Chen had kept his guard up. Furthermore, the ck Lotus Church Holy Son had held back. Even so, he had still suffered severe injuries from the World Eliminating Imprint.
This time, Wang Yueming and Zhen Yuan had received a World Eliminating Imprint sneak attack at full power. The severity of their injuries was easy to imagine.
They have only themselves to me. It serves them right! Xiao Chen scolded in his heart. Then, without looking at the two anymore, he carried the Tyrant Saber far away.
Zhen Yuans face sank. He had been recovering quickly and could already stand up, if just barely.
Most of his physical injuries had healed. However, his soul injuries would take much more time.
Zhen Yuan showed an unsightly expression, only able to watch Xiao Chen stroll off after the huge battle.
Right now, of the three strongest true inheritors of the blessednds, one was unconscious, oney on the ground unable to get up, and one could get up but could not fight.
Such a conclusion was rted to Xiao Chen, either directly or indirectly.
The greatest dark horse of this opening of the Fiendish Demon Battlefield was definitely Xiao Chen.
Clearly, after this trip, the White Robes Xiao Chens name would spread far and wide throughout the Grave Sea.
After Xiao Chen defeated the ck Lotus Holy Son, no one else sought trouble with him.
Having obtained a Dao Tool and the many Buddhist sect rare nts at the Buddha Seeking tform, including the precious Earthen Fire Golden Lotus, Xiao Chen was no longer interested in more fortuitous encounters. He spent the remaining three days treating his injuries.
He worked on everything necessary, not leaving a single hidden injury, andpletely recovered from his injuries, regaining his peak. Be it his physical body, Qi, mind, and energy, they all reached an unprecedented high. Then, he quietly waited for the closure of the Fiendish Demon Battlefield.
Defeating Shangguan Lei and the ck Lotus Church Holy Son invisibly increased Xiao Chens air and Luck.
Finally, an irresistible will appeared and forcefully invited Xiao Chen out of the Fiendish Demon Battlefield.
After leaving the Fiendish Demon Battlefield, Xiao Chen turned his head back and saw the ind in the sky sinking slowly to the bottom of the sea.
It would be another twenty years before the next opening of the Fiendish Demon Battlefield.
This trip was pretty good. The few resources that I managed to collect are sufficient for me to advance.
Everyone generally had some harvest. They excitedly discussed the results.
Martial Uncle, congrattions on obtaining a Dao Tool!
This time, Martial Grand Uncle managed to help our Purple me Sect gain glory in the Fiendish Demon Battlefield!
Haha! Even Shangguan Lei lost to our Martial Grand Uncle.
The Purple me Sect disciples in the crowd flew over to Xiao Chen quickly and congratted him.
Hua Yunfeng arrived a littleter. When he saw Xiao Chen, he smiled sincerely. I truly am inferior to you in this Fiendish Demon Battlefields opening. Im really sorry; I did not fulfill the responsibility of being the strongest true inheritor.
Hua Yunfeng had heardter that Wang Yueming and Zhen Yuan caused trouble for Xiao Chen. However, he had been leading the disciples to take advantage of the situation to search for resources.
Hua Yunfeng simply felt too embarrassed and guilty over it. Fortunately, Xiao Chen had managed to leave safely in the end. Furthermore, he had even defeated Shangguan Lei and foiled the ck Lotus Church Holy Son.
Xiao Chen demurred hurriedly, Brother Hua, you are too polite. Without your help, it would be impossible for me to obtain the Dao Tool. No matter what, I will remember this kindness.
Xiao Chen immediately acted on his words. He took out all of the Buddhist sect rare nts that he collected on the Buddha Seeking Mountain, except the Earthen Fire Golden Lotus.
Among them, the twenty White Jasmine Flowers were the most precious.
The White Jasmine Flower was one of Buddhisms five trees and six flowers. It could directly increase cultivation and cleanse Veritable Essence Energy.
This was an item that had a price but was always out of stock in the outside world. One could not purchase it even if one had money, something extremely precious. It felt like an unbearable weight in ones hands.
Hua Yunfeng had not expected Xiao Chen to be so generous, this extravagant with his gifts, treating the White Jasmine Flowers likemon cabbages.
There is simply no way to reject the White Jasmine Flowers. Ill take five flowers, then, and leave the remainder for the other sect disciples, so that everyone can benefit a little.
Hua Yunfeng did not pretentiously reject the gift. Right after he said that, the many Purple me Sect disciples all opened their eyes wide and smiled.
Many thanks, Martial Grand Uncle. Many thanks, Senior Brother Hua!
On this side, the Purple me Sect disciples all rejoiced. Originally, they had already reaped a good harvest. Now, they received such a valuable gift. Who would not be happy?
On the other side, the disciples of the Divine Firmament Sect, the Confucian Institution, and the Pot Mountain showed unsightly expressions.
Benefactor Xiao, I offended you greatly in the Fiendish Demon Battlefield. In the future, I will definitely visit your sect and apologize for it!
Zhen Yuan led the Profound Light Temple disciples over and bowed.
Before Xiao Chen could speak, Hua Yunfeng stopped smiling and said seriously, Zhen Yuan, you are really bold. Brother Xiao is the junior brother of my Purple me Sects Senior Ye Zifeng, the disciple of the Spring Snow desman, Pan Huang. To think that you used him of being a ck Lotus Church disciple! We will personally inform the Sect Master of this.
The moment Hua Yunfeng said that, a hugemotion broke out. The expressions of all the sect disciples changed as they gaped at Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen was actually Pan Huangs disciple. This was truly unexpected.
Zhen Yuan was powerful and held a high status.
However, when Zhen Yuan wanted to attack Xiao Chen in the Fiendish Demon Battlefield, iming to be dealing with a heathen, he hadmitted an enormous mistake.
More severe was that Zhen Yuan imed Xiao Chen was a ck Lotus Church disciple,pounding his mistake with another mistake.
When Zhen Yuan returned to the temple, he would not be able to avoid punishment.
Zhen Yuans expression changed slightly. He felt wronged; however, he still endured. He said softly, I was deceived by an evil person. I will definitely take responsibility for this. When I return to the temple, I will take the initiative to ept punishment. I will definitely provide a satisfactory apology for the trouble I brought to Benefactors. Goodbye!
Actually, Zhen Yuan did not sincerely want to apologize. However, he could not avoid doing so. The Buddhist sects were the strictest on their rules and abstinence.
Unless he gave up his Buddhist sect Martial Techniques and left the Profound Light Temple, he needed to apologize and disy his stance, giving an ount to the Purple me Sect on behalf of the Profound Light Temple.
Xiao Chen watched as the other party left. He thought to himself, This Zhen Yuan can really endure.
In the Fiendish Demon Battlefield, Zhen Yuan clearly was very unlucky. Yet, when he came out, he could swallow his frustration and apologize to me.
I cannot underestimate this person and have to keep an eye on him in the future.
As Hua Yunfeng watched Zhen Yuan leave, he said to Xiao Chen, Dont worry; there are rules between sects. This Zhen Yuanmitted a huge mistake. When he returns to the temple, he will definitely be punished. My Purple me Sect can at least make sure of that.
Based on Hua Yunfengs tone, he clearly had no intention of leaving this matter be.
Xiao Chen just repeated in his own heart, They have only themselves to me. It serves them right!
Xiao Chen!
As the two chatted casually and prepared to head back to their sect. A resonant voice rang out. It was Shangguan Lei, who had already mostly recovered from his injuries.
When speaking about the most sullen person of this Fiendish Demon Battlefields opening, aside from Zhen Yuan, it would be Shangguan Lei.
Shangguan Lei had pushed himself and charged to the peak of the Major Primal Core Realm. However, not long after Shangguan Lei showed off his might, Xiao Chen knocked him unconscious with one saber strike, reaving him of all his reputation.
Given Shangguan Leis character, this matter dealt an even greater blow to him than if he had died.
Shangguan Lei scowled at Xiao Chen in dissatisfaction. He said coldly, You just relied on the might of a Dao Tool to defeat me by half a move. Do you have the courage to put down your Dao Tool and fight with me again, to have a fair fight before everyone here?!
A sore loser, that perfectly described people like Shangguan Lei.
Shangguan Leis words sounded petty and funny.
They rendered Xiao Chen thunderstruck. Then, he replied indifferently, Sure, just lower your own cultivation to peak Minor Primal Core Realm, and I will fight a fair battle with you!
Shangguan Lei raged, You coward! I obtained my cultivation after much effort, tempered it amid a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood. Your low cultivation is due to ack of effort on your own part. How can you begrudge me for having a higher cultivation?
Interesting. Could it be that my Dao Tool just fell from the sky?
Xiao Chen could not helpughing coldly in his heart. He said seriously, I did indeed rely on the Dao Tool to defeat you in one move. However, so what? Just like how you obtained your cultivation through a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood, I subdued my Dao Tool by going through great danger. If you are not willing to ept that, then, by all means, go look for a Dao Tool, and I will ept your challenge at any time.
Stop humiliating yourself here and letting everyoneugh at you. The weapons and armor of a cultivator have always been counted as part of a cultivators strength!
Shangguan Lei was initially already full of hate and resentment. Xiao Chens rude retort was like adding oil to fire, making him even more furious.
However, Xiao Chen now had a Dao Tool, and Shangguan Lei was no match for him, so Shangguan Lei could not vent his anger.
Good! Good! Good!
Shangguan Lei was angered into shaking. Then, he said good three times before flinging his sleeve out and leaving.
When the Purple me Sect disciples saw Shangguan Lei, who was normally unparalleled in the ck Cave Mountain, stalk off in a huff, they were all very delighted.
Hua Yunfeng smiled and said, Unexpectedly, Shangguan Lei could also have such a day. Haha! Come, lets return to the sect!
Chapter 1721 (Raw 1732): Hidden Cultivation
Chapter 1721 (Raw 1732): Hidden Cultivation
After Xiao Chen, Hua Yunfeng, and the others returned to their sect, the calm sea bubbled noisily.
A whileter, ck lotus flower petals appeared on the surface of the sea before forming aplete ck lotus.
Whoosh!
The moment the ck lotus formed, the ck Lotus Church Holy Sons naked body appeared within it. He took arge gulp of breath, appearing extremely weak.
The ck Lotus Church Holy Sons cultivation had dropped from peak Major Primal Core Realm to peak Minor Primal Core Realmoneplete cultivation realm.
That was dangerous. I nearly died in this Fiendish Demon Battlefield.
The ck Lotus Church Holy Son felt some lingering fear. If not for crushing the Buddhist prayer beads at the final critical moment, activating the Undying Seal in it, he might have fallen in this Fiendish Demon Battlefield.
Xiao Chen, you really startled me. I will definitely obtain the Demonic Bone ?arra. The grudge between us will definitely not end so easily. It is not over yet!
A light shed in the ck Lotus Church Holy Sons eyes. Xiao Chens figure appeared in his mind. He wished that he could rend Xiao Chens body and extract the Demonic Bone ?arra.
After a long time, the ck lotus bore the Holy Son Ming Xuan into the air, heading for the Starry Heavens. He needed to return to the ck Lotus Church to recover from his injuries.
After receiving the news at the Purple me Sect, the Purple me Sects Sect Master personally led the various sect elders to the foot of the main peak to wee Xiao Chens group.
Such things rarely happened in the history of the Purple me Sect.
The scene of the Sect Master personally weing the disciples returning from the Fiendish Demon Battlefield was an umon sight.
The Purple me Sects Sect Master was a gray-robed old man named Duan Ya. His aura was withdrawn, preventing others from making out his strength.
However, Xiao Chen knew that the Sect Master had reached thete-stage Starry Sky Stage many years ago and was exceptionally strong.
You truly live up to being Martial Uncle Yes junior brother. The sect is blessed to have you!
Xiao Chen performed a cupped-fist salute and replied, Sect Master Duan is too polite.
Duan Ya did not say much more. He smiled and said, Go on first. Martial Uncle has already been waiting for you for a long time. When we return, I will discuss with the various Elders how to reward you.
Be it snatching the Dao Tool or suppressing the Divine Firmament Sect disciples, it invisibly raised the Purple me Sects Luck.
These dealt a huge blow to the Divine Firmament Sect, especially defeating Shangguan Lei. To the Purple me Sect, this was a very joyous thing.
This was how Luck increased or decreased.
The Divine Firmament Sect had long been suppressing the Purple me Sect, to the point of frustration. The Purple me Sect believed that after this, the situation would turn around.
Senior Brother is looking for me?
Xiao Chen did not dare to be slow. After saying his goodbyes to the rest, he headed quickly for the summit.
About seven minutester, Xiao Chen reached the seven-colored fog encasing the peak.
When Ye Zifeng saw Xiao Chen arrive, he nodded gently, gesturing for Xiao Chen to sit down.
Senior Brother, why were you looking for me urgently? Xiao Chen immediately asked.
Ye Zifeng answered honestly, You just came back from the Fiendish Demon Battlefield, so I should not have sought you out. However, I really need to do so now. Tomorrow, I will be leaving the Purple me Sect.
Where are you going?
The Central Great Realm!
However, Senior Brother, what about your injury? Xiao Chen frowned slightly. When Ye Zifeng fought with the ck Lotus Churchs Sect Venerate, he had been injured, and his cultivation regressed as a result, falling from Holy Venerate to peak Star Venerate.
Ye Zifeng smiled faintly and revealed some of his aura.
A vast and boundless sagely aura leaked out. It was like Ye Zifeng was an ancient sage, noble and respected, appearing very pure.
Holy Light Stage?
Ye Zifeng nodded. Thats right. I never despaired after getting injured by the ck Lotus Churchs Sect Venerate. This is because I know that fortune and disastere hand in hand. To me, that was not a bad thing. When you entered the Fiendish Demon Battlefield, an old friend visited, bringing a gift. Not only did my injuries recover, but my strength improved further.
Xiao Chen said sincerely, Congrattions, Senior Brother!
Xiao Chens senior brother got injured because of him. It was great that Ye Zifeng had now gained this stroke of luck due to that disaster.
Xiao Chen asked probingly, Senior Brother, why are you going to the Central Great Realm?
To make a breakthrough to the Sovereign Stage. It is nearly impossible to be a Sovereign Personage in this Grave Sea. Only by entering the Central Great Realm will I have an opportunity.
When Xiao Chen heard that, he found it strange because he could not tell that his senior brother particrly desired power. The impression Ye Zifeng gave him was more of indifference, having no desire.
For some reason, this changed.
Ye Zifeng continued, I will be leaving tomorrow. So, if you have any requests, you can tell me now. Senior Brother will help with whatever I can.
Xiao Chen felt embarrassed. How could he be thick-skinned enough to make more requests? Ye Zifeng already helped him too much.
Many thanks, Senior Brother. However, Junior Brother had some fortuitous encounters in the Fiendish Demon Battlefield already. The ck lotus mark in my body was alsopletely removed. For now, I have no other requests.
Ye Zifeng narrowed his eyes at the saber at Xiao Chens side. Your saber...
The Tyrant Saber. This is the Dao Tool I obtained in the Ten Thousand Weapon Pavilion.
Xiao Chen stepped forward and handed the Tyrant Saber to Ye Zifeng with both hands.
Ye Zifeng held the Tyrant Saber and felt it. Then, he nodded slightly. A good saber. This is a Superior Grade Dao Tool. Although it contains only the Thunder Dao, it is in perfect harmony with the word tyrant. These two are naturallypatible. The Thunder Dao takes the path of being tyrannical, ferocious, and decisive. It is simple, straightforward, eager, and nimble.
However, do not take the wrong path. Otherwise, you will end up like that saber idiot of the Divine Firmament Sect.
The saber idiot of the Divine Firmament Sect referred to the Thunder Saber Xiang Tian, Shangguan Leis master.
Ye Zifeng handed the saber back to Xiao Chen. Then, he entered deep thought before saying, Your level of mastery over the saber is very high. However, it gives me the feeling of being shy and hollow inside.
shy and hollow inside? Xiao Chen felt shocked. This was the first time someone described his saber skill that way.
However, since it was Ye Zifeng saying this, there had to be some reason for it. He would not say so with no evidence at all.
Ye Zifeng did not find Xiao Chens expression strange. You have not met a true expert with the saber. The Grave Sea Cluster ranks within the top hundred of the many clusters of the Great Thousand Realms. However,pared to the Central Great Realm, it is not worth mentioning at all. Your generation does not have even a single expert in the saber here.
After pausing for a moment, Ye Zifeng continued, Your skill in the saber is exquisite, and yourprehension ability is astonishing. However, your saber strikes are not heavy,cking solidity.
Xiao Chen pondered on this. He had long felt that his skills with the saber had reached a bottleneck. However, he did not know where.
After Ye Zifengs reminder, Xiao Chen seemed to understand something, thinking of something.
What should I do? he asked sincerely.
Ye Zifeng advised softly, Seek out experts of your generation and have an exchange with them. You have to find experts of the saber who are your contemporaries and are truly evenly matched with you. You have toprehend these things for yourself.
After the two chatted for a while and it was about time for Xiao Chen to depart, Xiao Chen asked, Senior Brother, if I go to the Central Great Realm in the future, where should I go to look for you?
The Tianwu Dynasty! Ye Zifeng replied calmly.
However, when Xiao Chen heard that, he was stunned. Those words were quite familiar.
So, it turned out that there really was a Tianwu Dynasty in the Central Great Realm. Xiao Chen could not help thinking about the descendant of the Kunlun Realms Tianwu Dynasty, Chu Chaoyun.
Xiao Chen wondered if the Central Great Realms Tianwu Dynasty was connected to the Kunlun Realms Tianwu Dynasty.
He asked a follow-up question. Senior Brother, who established the Tianwu Dynasty?
Ye Zifeng was surprised by the question. The four Immortal Dynasties of the Central Great Realm were established by the Great Deste Eon bloodlines working in concert to resist the sects. The Tianwu Dynasty was established by the ancient Chu Royal n.
Xiao Chen nodded silently, but waves surged in his heart; he was extremely shocked.
Chu Royal n...Chu Chaoyun. It looks like it is not a coincidence.
Xiao Chen said goodbye to his senior brother and returned to his courtyard. He could not calm his emotions.
If what Xiao Chens senior brother said was true, then the Tianwu Emperor that established the Tianwu Dynasty in the Sky Dome Realm must have been an expert of the Central Great Realms Chu Royal n.
However, Xiao Chen was not clear on why someone like that would enter an abandonednd.
Was it to lie low, waiting out difficult times? Or perhaps to explore? Or perhaps that person was purely bored?
Xiao Chen also had no idea where Chu Chaoyun was now. Aside from the K?itigarbha Bodhisattva, only Xiao Chen and Chu Chaoyun left the Kunlun Realm.
Xiao Chen shook his head and stopped thinking about these things.
Right now, the most important thing was still to raise his own strength, to properly digest the fortuitous encounters he obtained in the Fiendish Demon Battlefield.
Previously, Xiao Chen had not been strong enough. Now that he had advanced to the Primal Core Realm, he could test out some things.
Among the harvest from the Fiendish Demon Battlefield was the Tyrant Saber.
Xiao Chen had not even brought out ten percent of this sabers might. It still had a lot of potential for him to dig out. There were also a lot of aspects about the Thunder Dao contained within it that he could study.
After that was his cultivation. He needed to temper it, to stabilize his current cultivation realm.
Finally, there was the Earthen Fire Golden Lotus. After absorbing the Earthen Fire Golden Lotus, he would work onprehending Entering Hell, the final move in the Mahmy Abstinence Vition Saber Techniques manual.
In the following days, Xiao Chen remained busy, familiarizing himself with the Tyrant Saber in his hand every day.
Xiao Chen used this saber to evolve all the Saber Techniques he knew, using the Army Breaking Saber Technique as the mainponent and the wless Saber Technique as supplement to form aplete Saber Technique.
The Army Breaking Saber Technique became even morepatible with the Tyrant Saber. With these twobined, Xiao Chen felt that he could bring out nearly twenty percent of the Tyrant Sabers might.
It had to be said that this discovery turned out to be a pleasant surprise.
After familiarizing himself with the Tyrant Saber for half a month, Xiao Chen could finally bring out twenty percent of its might. The might of the Army Breaking Saber Technique also reached unprecedented levels.
The upper echelon of the Divine Shield Army probably would not be able to tell that the Army Breaking Saber Technique that Xiao Chen practiced had its roots in their Thousand Army Sword Technique. Now, it was already an entirely different Martial Technique.
Chapter 1722 (Raw 1733): Saber Manual Taken
Chapter 1722 (Raw 1733): Saber Manual Taken
Although the Army Breaking Saber Technique reached its peak, Xiao Chen still could not figure out how to achieve the heaviness and solidity that Ye Zifeng mentioned.
Xiao Chen clearly used his full power in every move, sinking in his momentum and aura. The moves were ferocious and tyrannical.
However, why did Ye Zifeng say that it was just shy, just having the appearance?
Xiao Chen thought very hard but still could not understand. Perhaps, it was like his senior brother said; he had to seek out an expert of the saber of his generation to have an exchange.
However, in this vast Grave Sea, Shangguan Lei was already the strongest desman of Xiao Chens generation. Even so, he was not a match for Xiao Chen in terms of saber skills.
If not for the difference in cultivation, Xiao Chen would not care about Shangguan Lei at all. Purely in Saber Techniques, he far surpassed Shangguan Lei.
Perhaps the expert of the same generation that Senior Brother mentioned refers to a person whoprehended the Saber Daos Great Dao Energy, like me.
If that was the case, Xiao Chen had to put down his cultivation of the Saber Dao for now.
So, Xiao Chen shifted to something that he had not done in the past, refining the Heavenly me and the Heavenly Snow Divine me.
These two mes were both of the Primal Chaos Grade. This was especially so for the Heavenly Snow Divine me, which already reached Rank 3. There was no need to refine it for now.
The one that needed refinement was the Heavenly me. This extremely tyrannical yang-attributed me was only the Origin me at the moment, not even reaching Rank 1 yet.
The fastest way to raise the rank of a me was to make it swallow another me.
Xiao Chen had already made preparations for this. He had the Sr True me that he previously used, the Purple Thunder True Fire that was born from the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation, and the Dazzling Sunlight True me that he bought at an auction in Purple Sun City.
[TL Note: Previously, the Purple Thunder True Fire was already consumed by the Sr True me. The only exnation that I can think of for this is that the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation created more Purple Thunder True Fire after that, especially after breaking into the nextyer.]
These three mes were all already Rank 8 or higher.
However, the grades of these mes were far inferior to the Heavenly mes. Primal Chaos Grade mes were the most ancient mes in the world.
Xiao Chen had heard that there was even a Primal Chaos me Ranking. If one obtained any one of the mes in the ranking and nourished it to its peak, one would be able to turn it into a powerful weapon and sweep through any ce.
Xiao Chen did not know if either of the two Primal Chaos Grade mes he had were on the ranking or not, or if it was, what rank it was.
He did not think about this for now. Instead, he took out the Dragon Phoenix Cauldron.
Seeing the familiar appearance of the Dragon Phoenix Cauldron, Xiao Chens thoughts wandered. This cauldron already followed him for many years.
[TL Note: The Dragon Phoenix Cauldron had broken in Chapter 1412 when Xiao Chen used it to refine Pride with the Destruction Throne, resulting in Pride chopping up the cauldron. However, it is possible that Xiao Chen had the cauldron fixed in between then and now.]
After some hesitation, a me appeared in Xiao Chens palm. This was the famous Heavenly me of the Kunlun Realm.
Xiao Chen blew gently, and the golden Heavenly me slowly entered the cauldron.
Boom!
The me immediately started zing in the cauldron. Strong heatwaves came out of the cauldron, washing over Xiao Chens face.
The temperature was intense. He had to use his Veritable Essence Energy to block it. Otherwise, it would eventually injure him.
Crack! Crack!
Just as Xiao Chen was about to add in the Purple Thunder True Fire, cracks appeared in the Dragon Phoenix Cauldron, then continuously grewrger.
Bang! The Dragon Phoenix Cauldron exploded.
The golden me quickly contracted into a small clump of zing me quietly floating in the air.
Damn it! My Dragon Phoenix Cauldron was ruined for nothing.
A pained expression appeared on Xiao Chens face. The Dragon Phoenix Cauldron had followed him for so long, carrying many memories of the Kunlun Realm. Yet, it broke at the drop of a hat. This was truly unexpected, catching him off guard.
Its all my fault for not putting enough thought into this. This Dragon Phoenix Cauldron was an imitation in the first ce. How could it endure the might of the Heavenly me?
Xiao Chen withdrew the Heavenly me and looked at the shards of the Dragon Phoenix Cauldron. Then, he sighed softly.
Right now, he needed a good cauldron.
Martial Uncle, theres someone looking for you!
Just at this moment, Ling Yus voice rang out from the outside.
If there was nothing, Ling Yu would note to disturb me, Xiao Chen thought before going out in a sh.
Why are you looking for me?
Ling Yu smiled and said, That monk, Zhen Yuan, came to apologize. Even his master came along. The Sect Master said that he would leave the decision to you. If you insist on it, that Zhen Yuan will definitely end up in a sorry state, possibly meditating in istion for ten years.
Where are they now?
Just right outside our courtyard. I left them hanging. Why should I pay attention to them? Ling Yu said.
Zhen Yuans master, isnt that the Venerable Xuan Bei?
No matter what, Xuan Bei saved my life before. This is this, and that is that. I cannot be slow in entertaining him.
Make some preparations to entertain an honored guest. The Venerable Xuan Bei saved my life before.
Xiao Chen feared letting the Venerable Xuan Bei wait for too long. In a few shes, he quickly arrived outside the courtyards gates.
Benefactor Xiao, how have you been?
Seeing Xiao Chen arrive, the Venerable Xuan Bei held up his palm vertically at chest level and bowed.
Zhen Yuan, who was beside Xuan Bei, bowed in tandem with a sincere expression.
Xiao Chen bowed slightly and said, Venerable is too polite. If you are here for your disciple, theres no need to worry. I have no intention of pursuing it.
The Venerable Xuan Bei smiled kindly. Not finding this surprising, he thanked Xiao Chen.
However, Zhen Yuan was astounded. Unexpectedly, Xiao Chen would so easily give up on such a great opportunity to punish him.
Xiao Chen waved his hand in invitation, saying, Venerable, please,e in.
Inside the hall, Ling Yu already prepared tea. Then, everyone sat ording to proper etiquette.
Benefactor Xiao, I was impulsive in the Fiendish Demon Battlefield. Although you have already forgiven me on ount of my masters face, please do ept this apology gift.
Zhen Yuan stepped forward and proffered a brocade box to Xiao Chen. Xiao Chen just casually epted it and did not open it.
No matter how Zhen Yuan had made things difficult for Xiao Chen, the Venerable Xuan Bei had saved Xiao Chen before, and that was enough to make up for Zhen Yuans harassment.
Xiao Chens eptance of the gift meant that he had written off this matter and would not mention it in the future.
The Venerable Xuan Bei looked at Xiao Chen and asked, Benefactor Xiao, what are your ns after this? Yourplexion looks good, and your aura is stable. There is no sign of instability in your cultivation despite just going through an advancement. You probably will be going away for experiential training soon, right?
Xiao Chen had a firm and stable cultivation with every aspect at the peak. Naturally, one could not remain in closed-door cultivation in such a state.
Ordinary sect disciples would normally take on sect missions and go out for experiential training. Xiao Chen was not a person of the Purple me Sect and could not do that, so he could only think of other methods.
Xiao Chen nodded and said, Im still thinking about it. For now, there is nothing fixed. I still have some things that I need to do.
The Venerable Xuan Bei smiled faintly. After some silence, he sent Zhen Yuan away, appearing to have something to discuss with Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen immediately noticed that, so he likewise sent Ling Yu away for now and prompted, Venerable, you have something to say?
The Venerable Xuan Bei took a sip of tea, then ced the teacup down. He said softly, I naturally was not worried about Zhen Yuans matter whening here. No matter what he had done or how overboard he went, I believed you would give me some face and not harp on it. However, I would like to speak about the Mahmy Abstinence Vition Saber Technique.
Xiao Chens expression changed, his face sinking. However, he still did notpletely understand.
Was the Venerable Xuan Bei representing the Buddhist sect to take back this Saber Technique?
Xiao Chen would not allow that. Even if the Venerable Xuan Bei had saved his life, Xiao Chen could not hand this saber manual to the other party and let him cripple his Breaking the Mundane and Resolving the Mundane.
The Venerable Xuan Bei said, You will need to hand over the saber manual and also abolish the moves that you already learned. This old monk will give you appropriatepensation.
I really guessed it...
Xiao Chen did not know how to answer for a while. The Mahmy Abstinence Vition Saber Technique was indeed a Buddhist sect Martial Technique. There was no denying that.
Furthermore, it was not an ordinary Buddhist sect Martial Technique but a consummate technique of the Buddhist sect that was derived from a Primogenitor Grade Cultivation Technique.
Therge sects had always considered their Cultivation Techniques their exclusive property, the foundation of their sect.
These sects would not casually teach such things to outsiders. When these consummate skills leaked out, they would send their experts to investigate and take it back.
The other party was a high-ranking monk of the orthodox Buddhist sect. The Profound Light Temple definitely had some connection with the Hidden Spirit Temple. As they belonged to the same faction, it was equivalent to having a superior and subordinate kind of rtionship.
The Venerable Xuan Bei making such a request was morally justified and appropriate, not overboard at all.
The crux was that Xiao Chen did not want to offend the Profound Light Temple now. After all, he had just dealt with the ck Lotus Church problem temporarily.
He considered for a while, then asked, Venerable, can I not hand it over?
The Venerable Xuan Bei smiled and said, Naturally, you can.
How?
Convert to Buddhism. I can personally preside over the tonsure for you and give you a rmendation to join the Central Great Realms Hidden Spirit Temple.
Xiao Chen felt speechless. This Venerable Xuan Bei still had not given up on making a Buddhist of him.
Is there no other way?
The Venerable Xuan Bei shook his head and said, At the very least, you have to surrender the saber manual. You should know that I am not trying to make things difficult for you. In the future, if you go to the Central Great Realm and reveal this Saber Technique, the people of the four Buddhist temples wille and seek trouble for you. You have no one to stand up for you, which will make things even more difficult.
At that time, people of the Monastic Discipline Institution will make a move. They will treat you as a traitor. Furthermore, the four great temples can influence the four dynasties.
The Venerable Xuan Bei was highly aplished in the Buddhist principles. He had alsopletely seen through the ways of the world and human nature. He very obviously hinted that this method of resolution was already him helping Xiao Chen.
If you hand the saber manual to me and then swear never to teach another person the Saber Technique, the situation will be very different. You will not only gain ties with the Hidden Spirit Temples line but also receive care from the Buddhist sect. I will also give you appropriatepensation.
The Venerable Xuan Bei used both emotional and logical reasons to advise Xiao Chen not to be stubborn.
Xiao Chen analyzed mentally. That saber manual had only three moves of the Mahmy Abstinence Vition Saber Technique, which he had alreadyprehended.
Even without the saber manual, he couldplete the final move, Entering Hell.
However, there was still the value of the saber manual itself. Back then, the Savage Blood Star Venerate had coveted it so much that he had destroyed a sect.
Just this alone proved the value of this Saber Technique.
Never mind, handing it over is fine. The Buddhist sects are arge faction. I really dont want to stir up trouble with them.
After Xiao Chen made up his mind, he took out the painting that was the Mahmy Abstinence Vition Saber Techniques saber manual and handed it to the Venerable Xuan Bei.
Breaking the Mundane, Resolving the Mundane, and Entering Hell, a total of three moves. I can swear that the saber manual in my hand had only these three moves.
The Venerable Xuan Bei did not pursue the matter. He only looked at Xiao Chen and asked, Benefactor Xiao, how many moves have you learned?
I already understand the true meaning of Breaking the Mundane and Resolving the Mundane.
The moment Xiao Chen said that, the Venerable Xuan Bei felt that it was a pity, making an extremely disappointed expression. This Mahmy Abstinence Vition Saber Technique is a forbidden art of my Buddhist sect. Ordinary people are not able to practice it sessfully. Benefactor, you are an outsider, and yet you managed to practice two of its moves. This is...
After all the trivial stuff was settled, Xiao Chen swore on a Heart Demon that he would not teach anyone this Saber Technique.
Then, the Venerable Xuan Bei handed Xiao Chen a golden page with words that he personally wrote: In the future, the people of the Buddhist sects cannot make things difficult for Xiao Chen over the Mahmy Abstinence Vition Saber Technique.
Xiao Chen could take this out as proof, and the people of the Buddhist sect would not make trouble for him. They would even treat him with respect.
This is the Golden Letter Honorary Gift, one of the highest Honorary Gifts of the Buddhist sects. I hope Benefactor Xiao will treasure it.
The Venerable Xuan Bei handed this page to Xiao Chen with a serious expression. Then, he took out a storage ring containing thepensation for Xiao Chen. Here are some secr gifts. I hope you will ept them, as well. We will meet again in the future.
After the Venerable Xuan Bei and Zhen Yuan were long gone, Ling Yu rushed in and asked, Martial Uncle, what did that old monk want from you?
Xiao Chen looked at the golden page in his hand and the storage ring. Then, he replied softly, Nothing much. However, today, I realized that people who hide a dagger behind a smile are actually the scariest. There is no way for you to reject them at all.
Chapter 1723 (Raw 1734): Startling Change
Chapter 1723 (Raw 1734): Startling Change
Hiding a dagger being a smile...was actually not urate.
However, after the Venerable Xuan Bei took the saber manual away, Xiao Chen felt rather upset in his heart. After all, it was an original saber manual.
If Xiao Chen had nothing to do, he could take references from it and benefit a lot.
Ling Yus expression changed slightly. Martial Uncle, whats going on? Werent they the ones who were in the wrong? Howe your saber manual got taken away? Ill help you seek out the Sect Master.
Xiao Chens expression recovered its calm as he waved his hand. You dont have to. I no longer need the saber manual. That Saber Technique is a consummate skill of the Buddhist sect in the first ce. Even if he did not ask for it, there would be people who would in the future. Those people would be even more forceful.
Another Buddhist sect expert would definitely attack without saying a word instead of being so polite like the Venerable Xuan Bei.
Everyone in the Grave Sea knew that Xiao Chen was Ye Zifengs junior brother. They would have to think twice if they wanted to attack.
The Venerable Xuan Bei used both kindness and might. His taking away the saber manual was the best solution.
In any case, no matter what, this experience opened Xiao Chens eyes. In the future, when he interacted with the people of the Buddhist sect, he could not let his guard down easily.
Whether these people cultivated beneficence, incense, or great aspirations, they were all not easy to deal with.
One could not think that another was easy to deal with just because they looked kind and showed a smile.
Ling Yu still felt dissatisfied. He considered it pure bullying, something very hateful.
Xiao Chen smiled and said, Lets not care about that first. Take a look at whats inside.
Xiao Chen did not want to involve the Sect Master, who would actually not be able to do anything. Xuan Bei had taken away the saber manual with justified reasons without making any problems.
Xiao Chen handed the storage ring to Ling Yu and got him to take a look at what was inside, to see whatpensation Xuan Bei gave him.
Ling Yu sent in his Mental Energy into the storage ring. Then, he let out an exaggerated cry, Wow! He only recovered his wits after a long time.
Martial Uncle, its all Spirit Jades...all of them Medial Grade Spirit Jades... Ling Yu was mumbling; hence, Xiao Chen could not make out everything he said.
How inexperienced! Theyre just Spirit Jades. Do you have to behave so exaggeratedly? Xiao Chen said with disdain. Then, he took the storage ring to take a look for himself. He immediately felt dazzled.
The storage rings space, which was not small, was practically crammed with Medial Grade Spirit Jades. Xiao Chen sent his Spiritual Sense through it and made some preliminary estimations.
Eight million Medial Grade Spirit Jades!
Aside from this, there was nothing else. They were all crystalline Spirit Jades giving off intense light.
Xiao Chens expression changed greatly. At his wealthiest, he had only had two million Medial Grade Spirit Jades.
Even so, that had already been enough to sweep his way through the peak auction house in the Purple Sun Region, directly crushing his opponent into not daring to show any temper.
When Xiao Chen made a move on them, he had beenpletely merciless.
It really is a pile of secr goods... Xiao Chen sighed. Then, he smiled bitterly. The Venerable is truly incredible.
Xiao Chen also added a line in his heart. If possible, I will not stand on ceremony no matter how much of these secr goods you want to give me.
Ling Yu only calmed down after a long time. He sighed, Previously, I heard that the umtions of any Pot Mountain Rank 3 sect were much vaster than our sects. Now, I truly saw it for myself. I heard that many of the believers give generously, wishing that they could donate everything that they have.
Xiao Chen shook his head. That was the charm of faith. Nothing couldpare to it.
Ling Yu smiled and said, Martial Uncle, all those present have a share, right? Can you split some with me? My pocket has been a little tight recently.
Xiao Chen smiled and said, Cut the crap. Aside from me, you are the one with the best harvest in this Fiendish Demon Battlefields opening. Just that peak Treasure Tool alone is worth a lot. Furthermore, you probably still have not revealed arge pile of natural treasures.
Ling Yu smiled and did not rebut. He was just kidding. He was indeed the one with the richest harvest.
Even so, Xiao Chen did not see Ling Yu as an outsider, directly handing Ling Yu one million Medial Grade Spirit Jades.
Ling Yu epted the Spirit Jades abashedly. He tried to reject a few times before reluctantly epting them and happily putting them away, unable to hide the smile on his face.
When Xiao Chen looked around, he realized that there was still the brocade box from Zhen Yuan on the table.
What would that fellow give me?
Martial Uncle, what is in that brocade box? Ill help you to open it.
Ling Yu headed over excitedly, but Xiao Chen quickly stopped him. Wait a moment!
Xiao Chen did not trust Zhen Yuan. Since Zhen Yuan was so unfortunate in the Fiendish Demon Battlefield, Xiao Chen did not believe that the monk did not hold a grudge against him.
Whoosh!
Xiao Chen sent out some energy with a flick of his finger. Bang! The brocade box immediately burst open.
The thing inside revealed its true appearancenothing, nothing at all.
Empty? Ling Yu said in surprise. Who gave that? What does it mean?
Xiao Chen picked up the empty box and smiled. Interesting. Is he trying to say that I am like air to his eyes, not even worth mentioning?
In reality, that was not far from the truth.
Zhen Yuan had never treated Xiao Chen as a true opponent. That day, the environment wasplicated. If he had faced Xiao Chen alone, he would not have been so concerned.
After that, the ck Lotus Churchs Holy Son ambushed him. Hence, he ended up just watching Xiao Chen defeat the ck Lotus Churchs Holy Son and leave.
As a result, he felt even more sullen, unable to bring out his strength at all.
By giving Xiao Chen an empty box, he was trying to tell Xiao Chen not to be cocky and that he would settle this ount sooner orter.
It must be from Zhen Yuan. What an arrogant fellow, Ling Yu muttered to himself but did not say much more. Zhen Yuan had firmly suppressed Shangguan Lei and Wang Yueming in strength for a long time already.
Zhen Yuans strength was unfathomable, and people rarely saw his full power. He did indeed have the capital to act mysterious and be arrogant.
Xiao Chen said indifferently, Lets not care about him. I have some questions. Do you know where I can buy a cauldron? An ancient cauldron would be best. The older, the better, and it must be an authentic one.
An ancient cauldron? That has me stumped. The Ancient Era used to respect the cauldron as supreme, symbolizing indomitable spirit and ascending the throne. During ancient times, it was not just some symbolic object. It also represented Luck, the Luck of the nation, even of the dynasty.
If Xiao Chen sought an ordinary cauldron, it would be fine. However, Xiao Chen specified an ancient cauldron. Ling Yu did not dare to speak any nonsense, so he thought carefully about it.
Naturally, Xiao Chen knew the history of ancient cauldrons. Coincidentally, he also needed a good cauldron to cultivate his Vital Qi.
In that case, Xiao Chen could use the cauldron for two purposes. As he refined the Heavenly me, he could use the cauldron to cultivate Vital Qi.
Before the Blood-Soaked Dragon Emperor went back to sleep this time, he finally handed over a Dragon Race Cultivation Technique and some Dragon Race secret arts.
Xiao Chen benefited a lot from this. However, he would have to wait until he broke through to the Cloud Sea Realm for the Blood-Soaked Dragon Emperor to wake up again.
Among those things the Blood-Soaked Dragon Emperor gave him was a Cultivation Technique for Vital Qi, called the Divine Dragon Golden Body Art. Just from the name itself, it was clearly extraordinary.
However, Xiao Chen required an ancient cauldron to practice this Cultivation Technique.
If he were in Ancestor Dragon City, a Dragon Race upper echelon would definitely bestow a precious Dragon Pattern Cauldron on him.
Unfortunately, Xiao Chen did not have such fortune. He could only rely on himself.
I got it!
Ling Yus eyes lit up as he finally thought of a ce. The Soaring Dragon Great Realm!
When Xiao Chen heard that, he felt somewhat astonished. Could the Soaring Dragon Great Realm be rted to the Dragon Race?
After hearing Ling Yus exnation, Xiao Chen learned that this Soaring Dragon Great Realm did indeed have some rtion to the Dragon Race. It was said that before the dynasties of the Central Great Realm were established, the Soaring Dragon Great Realm was thend of one of six Dragon Race bloodlines.
It seemed like they were defeated for some reason, resulting in that Dragon Race bloodline withdrawing.
Now, the Soaring Dragon Great Realm did not have any connection to the Dragon Race at all. It was currently the conferrednd of the Yanwu Dynastys Soaring Dragon Marquis and had held the name Soaring Dragon for more than ten thousand years already.
Naturally, the Soaring Dragon Marquis was not there. The Soaring Dragon Marquiss n and faction were based in the Central Great Realms Yanwu Dynasty.
The Soaring Dragon Great Realm was only the Soaring Dragon Marquiss external conferrednd.
Or perhaps, it was just the conferrednd of one of the Soaring Dragon Marquiss descendants. The Soaring Dragon Marquis had many more conferrednds.
Xiao Chen felt that it was very imperious. An entire great realm was actually just a conferrednd of a marquis.
The Tianwu Dynasty, the Yanwu Dynasty, the Leiwu Dynasty, and the Xuewu Dynasty were the four Great Dynasties in the Central Great Realm. Each dynasty had tens of thousands of years of history. The royal ns of the dynasties went even further back, traceable to the time of the Fiendish Demons, the time when the predecessors appeared.
[TL Note: The four dynasties have a two-part name, of which the second part (Wu) is the same and is exined below. Tian is sky or heaven, Yan is fire, Lei is lightning or thunder, and Xue is blood.]
The names of all the dynasties had the word Wu (martial) in them. It represented the descent of the Martial Daos Luck, an indicator of sorts that the dynasty would not fall in the Martial Epoch.
Ling Yu continued exining, Because the Soaring Dragon Great Realm is a conferrednd of the Soaring Dragon Marquis, its status is different. The many surrounding clusters have it as their center. I know a ce in Soaring Dragon City where we can get the ancient cauldron that Martial Uncle wants.
After pausing for a while, Ling Yu smiled. Furthermore, we are currently very wealthy. We have eight million Medial Grade Spirit Jades, and there are the many natural treasures from the Fiendish Demon Battlefield. We can sell those over there and get a good price.
Alright, Ill listen to you.
Xiao Chen secretly made some calctions. It seemed that his possessions did not total just eight million Medial Grade Spirit Jades but more.
Just the high-quality Life Juice Source, which he still had quite a lot left, added to the Medial Grade Spirit Jades he had on hand would already bring the total to over ten million Medial Grade Spirit Jades.
At the foot of the Purple me Sects main peak, after enduring for a long time, Zhen Yuan asked, Master, did you obtain the saber manual?
Xuan Bei nodded without much care. Your contributions make up for your mistakes. You do not need to get punished for the mistake youmitted because of the evil person from the ck Lotus Church. I will exin it to my senior brother, the abbot.
Zhen Yuans eyes gleamed. He did not listen to thetter part of his masters words. He smiled and asked, Master, can you let Disciple take a look at the saber manual? I am very curious about the Mahmy Abstinence Vition Saber Technique.
Xuan Bei shook his head and said decisively, If it were another consummate skill, there would be no problem with letting you take a look. However, since it is the Mahmy Abstinence Vition Saber Technique, definitely not. Too many disciples have fallen to the Demonic Dao because of this Saber Technique. After breaking the abstinence, how does one govern oneself? How do we exin Mahmy? Its origin itself is difficult to answer.
While speaking about this, Xuan Bei suddenly stopped and sighed, It is really unfortunate for Xiao Chen. At first nce, I already felt that he had a fate with Buddhism. Buddhism pays a lot of attention to fate. The feeling from my first nce was definitely right. Indeed, an outsider actually seeded in practicing the Mahmy, which even the orthodox Buddhist sect disciples find hard to practice...
The crux was that Xiao Chen evenprehended its true meaning. With such talent, it was truly unfortunate that he was not part of the Buddhist sect.
Xuan Bei did not notice that Zhen Yuans expression turned scarily sullen at this point.
Damn it. Could it be that Master feels that I cannot evenpare to an outsider?
I dont believe it!
Three dayster, the time when Xiao Chen and Ling Yu arranged to depart:
Ling Yu brought Xiao Chen a piece of very surprising news. Zhen Yuan betrayed his sect and fled. I heard that he killed a few Xuan-generation esteemed monks and stole a book of scripture before fleeing. The Profound Light Temple already informed all the sects in the three blessednds and sent out the highest-level wanted notice. Now, there is no ce for him in the entire Grave Sea.
When Xiao Chen heard that, he immediately thought, What scripture book? It must be the Mahmy Abstinence Vition Saber Techniques manual!
Chapter 1724 (Raw 1735): Special Auction Hall
Chapter 1724 (Raw 1735): Special Auction Hall
Martial Uncle, why do you think Zhen Yuan would betray his temple when he was doing so well? Ling Yu felt very confused and filled with questions.
Zhen Yuan was the most outstanding disciple the Profound Light Temple had had in three hundred years. In the three blessednds, he had the best prospects among the outstanding talents of the various sects.
No matter how Ling Yu looked at it, Zhen Yuans potential was unlimited. He would definitely end up famous throughout the Grave Sea Cluster and maybe even all the way to the Central Great Realm. Betraying his temple was a huge sin. Everything would be ruined.
Not only would there be no ce for Zhen Yuan in the Grave Sea Cluster, but in the future, when he went to the Central Great Realm, he would also be hunted by all of the Buddhist sects.
Zhen Yuans future would not be good. How could he cultivate in peace when he had to keep scurrying around and hiding?
Xiao Chen said calmly, He had been the strongest of the three blessednds for more than ten years already, right?
Yes. It is ten years, or more urately, it is more than ten. About ten-odd years ago, when Shangguan Lei and Wang Yueming made their debut, they were already no match for him. These years, he had grown even further. As he rarely fought with Shangguan Lei and Wang Yueming, no one knows how strong he truly is.
Xiao Chen sighed softly, Thats it. He had already reached the top in the Profound Light Temple, but he did not go to the Central Great Realm. Clearly, he was not confident enough and was very nervous. Now, he saw an opportunity; his taking a risk after being stifled for ten-odd years is not strange.
It looked like Zhen Yuan had already nned this out long ago. He knew that he could not openly snatch the Mahmy Abstinence Vition Saber Techniques manual from Xiao Chen.
So, Zhen Yuan informed the Venerable Xuan Bei to use the Profound Light Temple to obtain the saber manual from Xiao Chen.
After that, Zhen Yuan suddenly made a move to steal the saber manual in the Profound Light Temple. Everything was meticulously nned and tightly interlinked.
Zhen Yuan probably started nning it the moment he left the Fiendish Demon Battlefield.
This person was truly terrifying. If Xiao Chen ran into him again in the future, he would have to keep an eye out and not be careless.
What opportunity? Ling Yu asked, finding it strange since he did not know about the saber manual.
Xiao Chen smiled and did not say much more. Well leave this matter here. Lets go to the Soaring Dragon Great Realm.
Alright, lets go.
At the mention of going to the Soaring Dragon Great Realm, Ling Yu revealed an excited expression. That bustling ce was much more interesting than the boring blessednd. Unfortunately, he was not strong enough or rich enough to go there frequently.
Now that his martial uncle was around to go with him, Ling Yu finally got his wish.
The Purple me Sect had an astral transportation formation directly connected to the Soaring Dragon Great Realm. However, it drained a lot of resources to operate. Not just anyone was qualified to use it.
The two were in no rush and were too embarrassed to use Ye Zifengs name. So, they headed for the Soaring Dragon Great Realm the normal way.
There were three huge ports in the vast Grave Sea.
Each port had all sorts of peak astral ships that docked there, traveling between various ces in the Great Thousand Realms.
Such enormous ships that were used specially for traveling in the Starry Heavens could carry more than a thousand people at once. Furthermore, they were very fast.
The fastest liners could even rival the speed of a Sovereign Personage flying in the Starry Heavens.
Hence, many Cloud Sea experts would still choose to ride on these astral liners to save their energy.
Furthermore, no one could predict what danger one would run into in the boundless Starry Heavens. Even Cloud Sea experts did not dare to say that they could travel alone without fear.
Taking an astral liner was definitely the safest and most efficient method without a doubt.
Of course, if one were well connected and rich, one would use an astral transportation formation. But that would be a different story altogether.
Half a monthter, the ship finally arrived at the Soaring Dragon Great Realm.
Someone rousted Xiao Chen and Ling Yu, who were in closed-door cultivation. It was like they took a nap; when they opened their eyes, they had arrived at the Soaring Dragon Great Realm.
After they disembarked from the astral liner, the silhouette of a majestic city appeared at the limits of their vision.
The city appeared indistinct, hazy, and imposing amid the sand and dust. It looked like a huge coiling dragon.
A strong spiritual pressure came from that city even though it was still a distance away.
Both Xiao Chen and Ling Yu felt this pressure.
What strong pressure! Even if a Sovereign Personage wanted to attack this Soaring Dragon City, he would have to think twice.
Xiao Chen secretly felt surprised. The umtions of Soaring Dragon City were deeper than he expected.
This was just an external conferrednd of the Yanwu Dynasty, and it was already so grand and imposing.
He wondered how grand the true marquiss residence in the Yanwu Dynasty was.
This was not Ling Yus first time here. He exined softly, Soaring Dragon City was built in the center of this great realm. It takes in Qi from all directions, absorbing the Luck of the entire great realm. After more than ten thousand years, it is not strange for it to look so imposing.
A steady stream of people appeared in the harbor and rushed towards Soaring Dragon City.
Xiao Chen nced around. The cultivators who came here were all extraordinary. The older people were mostly Cloud Sea cultivators; Star Venerates were everywhere.
The people from Xiao Chens generation were at least Minor Primal Core Venerates. Young cultivators like Hua Yunfeng and Shangguan Lei abounded.
No wonder Ling Yu previously said that this Soaring Dragon Great Realm was the center of the nearby astral clusters. That was indeed true.
Martial Uncle, lets move out as well.
Xiao Chen nodded and stretched out his hand. Then, the Cycle Throne appeared from his clothes.
The Cycle Throne had already been through several rounds of alteration. Now, it was already equal to a peak Treasure Tool for travel.
Although the Cycle Throne could notpare to an astral liner when traveling in the Starry Heavens, it was very suitable for quick, short-distance travel.
It would save a lot of energy and was convenient to bring around.
Most importantly, the Cycle Throne was previously a Magic Treasure, made based on Immortal Equipment of the Immortal Epoch. In this Great Thousand Realms, it was unique.
What is this? Ling Yu asked in shock as he looked at the throne.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly, and the throne changed form, taking on the appearance of a horse chariot.
The two mutated flood dragons turned into ck dragon horses. As they moved their hooves, they appeared powerful and mighty, radiating an extraordinary aura.
Xiao Chen entered the chariot and called out to Ling Yu, Come on, then.
After entering, Ling Yu endlessly sang praises for the exquisite and luxurious interior of the chariot. This was especially so when he saw Xiao Chen gently touch a particr spot, and a small cab appeared on the wall.
This greatly surprised Ling Yu, a great eye-opener for him.
Cold Qi filled the wall cab, sealing the wine cups that Xiao Chen collected in ice.
Then, Xiao Chen took out a bottle of Thousand Year me, which he could not bear to drink, and filled cups for Ling Yu and himself before gently swirling the wine.
At this moment, the horse chariot moved. The two stallions pulled the war chariot onto the broad road and kicked up a cloud of dust.
Martial Uncle, Ill bring you to a ce. It is a special auction house. If you want an ancient cauldron, that auction house should be the fastest way. Otherwise, you will waste a lot of time and effortbing through the market. Ling Yu exined more about their destination to Xiao Chen.
How special is this special auction house?
Ling Yu chuckled and said, Martial Uncle, theres no rush. You will know when you arrive.
Hearing this, Xiao Chen felt some interest.
Xiao Chen had been to several auction houses; all of them were mostly simr. He really wanted to know what was special about this one.
With the horses galloping, the war chariot moved quickly, kicking up clouds of dust.
Soaring Dragon City looked rather near. However, they only barely made it by sunset.
Of course, it was not because the war chariot was slow but because the distance was too great. Xiao Chen estimated that it had been close to five thousand kilometers.
That meant that even from five thousand kilometers away, people could still see the silhouette of Soaring Dragon City.
Just imagine how vast and grand this city was.
After Xiao Chen put away the Cycle War Chariot, the two joined the queue to enter the city, at the foot of the grand and majestic city walls.
Once they paid the entry fee, they entered the city, without receiving any obstructions at all.
The broad road swarmed with traveling cultivators. There were extremely few ordinary people. This was definitely a cultivators city.
The bustling atmosphere was due to the peak cultivators from the nearby astral clusters.
Xiao Chen made some calctions. Just the Grave Sea Cluster alone had more than a hundred astral regions like the Purple Sun Region. Furthermore, the Purple Sun Region contained dozens of great realms.
If dozens of the nearby clusters centered themselves around this Soaring Dragon Great Realm, it was no surprise that this city was so bustling.
Ling Yu led the way, making many turns, bringing Xiao Chen to a deste street.
This street had much fewer people in stark contrast to the earlier scene.
Xiao Chens face immediately turned serious. He was surprised to discover that every cultivator on this street seemed to have a Great Deste Eon bloodline.
This street was filled with the bloodlines of the Great Deste Eons ten thousand races, which were rarely seen.
The Azure Dragon bloodline in Xiao Chens body seemed raring to go, as if it intended topete. It was like a shback to the Great Deste Eon, the hot-blooded period when ten thousand races contested with each other.
Ling Yu, the ce you want to bring me to...?
Ling Yu smiled and said, Thats right. Martial Uncle, only people with a Great Deste Eon bloodline can participate in the auctions at the ce Im bringing you to. As for regr people, no matter how many Spirit Jades they have, they are not qualified to enter.
This auction house is not open to the public, but it is the highest-scale auction house in the Soaring Dragon Great Realm. Lets go in and take a look first; see if there are any ancient cauldrons on auction. If there are, we will directly sign up for the auction.
Chapter 1725 (Raw 1736): Dragon Pattern Cauldron
Chapter 1725 (Raw 1736): Dragon Pattern Cauldron
Only people with a Great Deste Eon bloodline can participate in this auction?
The benchmark was really set high.
Ling Yu exined, Even if you are a Sovereign Personage, without a Great Deste Eon bloodline, you will not be able to enter the auction house, not even if you are extremely wealthy with mountains of Spirit Jades.
Oh, right. If your bloodline is not pure enough or of a high enough grade, you will also be asked to leave.
Xiao Chen thought about it, then asked, What is the point of that? There are not many people with a bloodline of the Great Deste Eons ten thousand races. Furthermore, with the requirement of the bloodline power not being thin and being pure enough, there would be even fewer people bidding. Shouldnt an auction havepetition for them to gain the most benefit?
Ling Yus lips curled up as he replied, Who knows? I heard that the owner behind the auction hall has some connection to the Soaring Dragon Marquiss descendant who is here. Perhaps the auction halls owner does notck Spirit Jades? However, in any case, cultivators with a sufficiently pure Great Deste Eon bloodline would be a sects true inheritor or a Noble n disciple. These people would notck Spirit Jades.
Xiao Chen felt more interested now. He smiled and said, Lets not care about that. Bring me over to take a look.
After a while, the two reached the end of the road, where an ancient pavilion that was neither tall nor gorgeous stood.
What was special about it was the emphasis on ancient. Aside from the ancient aura that this pavilion gave off, which ced heavy pressure on everyone, there was nothing special about it.
The signboard before the pavilion had three words on it: Soaring Dragon Pavilion.
The Soaring Dragon Pavilion in Soaring Dragon City. No one would believe that this pavilion had nothing to do with the Soaring Dragon Great Realms master.
Ling Yu pointed to the signboard and said, Martial Uncle, this is the ce.
Several people lined up at the front door, waiting to enter.
The people who wanted to enter had to undergo strict checks: a blood test to verify the might of their Great Deste Eon bloodline, and another test for the glow of their Great Deste Divine Eyes.
No, your Astral Roc bloodline is only Grade 2. You cannot enter the Soaring Dragon Pavilion! a ck-d old man in front of the pavilion said mercilessly to a young cultivator, then urged him to leave quickly.
Senior, help me out here. I have brought sufficient Spirit Jades to the Soaring Dragon Pavilion and want to buy a good Treasure Tool!
The ck-d old man refused to listen to any cajolery. He said, If you want to buy a Treasure Tool, there are many other auction houses that you can choose from in Soaring Dragon City. You do not need to do it at the Soaring Dragon Pavilion!
You old fogey, will you stop being so stubborn? I am a Rank 4 sects true inheritor in the Vast Sea Cluster. I came because I heard of the Soaring Dragon Pavilion. Cant you at least let me in to take a look?
How audacious!
The ck-d old man snorted coldly. He gentlyunched a palm strike and directly sent that so-called Rank 4 sect disciple flying.
The will of soul of a Star Venerate spread out from the old mans body, mildly shocking everyone.
Xiao Chen felt startled in his heart. The old man watching the door looked unremarkable, but he actually was a Star Venerate.
The Astral Roc Race is ranked towards the back among the Great Deste Eons ten thousand races. You have only a Grade 2 bloodline, yet you dare to be so audacious in front of the Soaring Dragon Pavilion. You are truly ignorant. Scram! the old man shouted coldly, and that youth no longer dared to remain, slipping away quickly.
After this scene, Xiao Chen discovered that the long line immediately shortened by quite a bit.
It turned out that there were many people who wanted to try and slip by the checks. These people now beat a hasty retreat, leaving quietly.
Soon, it was Ling Yus turn. He had entered the ce five years ago and naturally would not have any problems. After he easily passed the test, it was Xiao Chens turn.
Ling Yu waited at the entrance for Xiao Chen. In his opinion, Xiao Chen would have no problem passing the test.
After Xiao Chen activated his Great Deste Eon bloodline, the horrifying Dragon Might had caused the blood in Ling Yus body to tremble.
The Dragon Race was ranked among the top hundred of the Great Deste Eon bloodlines.
Although Ling Yu felt that his martial uncles bloodline could not possibly be part of the pure-blooded Six Colored Divine Dragons, it should not be far off. Furthermore, its grade had to be extremely high.
Xiao Chens bloodline was definitely at least Grade 5 or above!
That ck-d old man nced at Xiao Chen and said indifferently, Drip your blood!
Xiao Chen took a look. There was a small spiritual pool in front. When blood dropped into it, it would materialize all sorts of mysterious phenomena.
If someone of the Dragon Race dripped their blood into it, it would definitely manifest the image of a dragon.
It would show one of the Seven Colored Divine Dragons or a True Dragon of a lower grade, like a sky dragon, a flood dragon, a lightning dragon, a coiling dragon, and many others. As the bloodline thinned, it could only be called a false-dragon bloodline.
This would result in a strange-shaped dragon. It would still be a Dragon Race bloodline in name, but in reality, it was not worth showing at all.
Xiao Chen did as told, dripping his blood into the spiritual pool. Boom! Dragon Might spread out, making everyones eyes light up.
A person from the Dragon Race!
The Dragon Race, that is part of the strongest hundred among the Great Deste Eons ten thousand races!
That is really incredible. We met with another heaven-defying outstanding talent of the Great Deste Hundred Races.
However, who knew, after the mild shock that the ck-d old man experienced, he frowned when he looked at the image in the spiritual pool.
What in the world is that? It has azure skin and has a strange shape.
It is not one of the Six Colored Divine Dragons or the various True Dragons...
It turns out that it is a false dragon. There is no need for the rest of the test. Leave. You wont be able to enter the Soaring Dragon Pavilion, the ck-d old man said indifferently.
The Dragon Race was also internally ranked. The three great Ancestor Dragons were the strongest. However, the Ancestor Dragons bloodlines already went extinct.
Right now, the Six Colored Divine Dragons bloodlines were the strongest, followed by the True Dragons Finally, it would be the false dragons that had all sorts of strange shapes and extremely thin bloodlines.
Of course, in the history of the Dragon Race, there had been a few false dragon bloodline cultivators who turned the situation around, bing Heavenly Dragons.
However, most of the false dragon bloodline cultivators had an unsightly name within the Dragon Raceimpure dragons. They would not have any status on the outside, either.
The ck-d old man considered himself very knowledgeable about the history of the Great Deste Eons ten thousand races. With one look, he decided that Xiao Chen was just a false dragon.
But this was the Azure Dragon!
This was once the strongest of the Seven Colored Divine Dragons. However, to save the Dragon Race, nearly all their members had died in a battle. Hence, they had vanished for tens of thousands of years.
Right now, people only knew of the Six Colored Divine Dragons. These bloodlines were unparalleled; even a disciple of the Grave Sea, like Ling Yu, knew that.
No one alive had ever heard of the Azure Dragon bloodline.
Xiao Chen felt speechless. However, this was fine, after all. Even the ck-d old man could not recognize the Azure Dragon bloodline.
At the very least, Xiao Chen could conceal his identity for a while longer.
Ling Yu, who was at the entrance, felt shocked. This was unexpected. He cried out, That is impossible. Senior, you must have made a mistake.
The ck-d old man replied seriously, This old man has interacted with all the Great Deste Hundred Races. How could I be mistaken?
Xiao Chen waved his hand and smiled. If it is a false dragon, then so be it. However, shouldnt Old Sir give me a chance and decide after seeing the grade of my bloodline?
The ck-d old man thought about it and nodded. No matter how high a false dragon bloodline is, it is pointless. Leave. There is no point in talking more. Otherwise, dont me this old man for going by the books!
Whoosh!
Right after the ck-d old man said that, Xiao Chen smiled faintly and quietly opened his Great Deste Divine Eyes. A resplendent golden light shot out of them.
The two beams of light containing the Divine Dragon Might directly struck the ck-d old man, catching him off guard and invading the depths of his sea of consciousness.
The ck-d old man immediately felt his soul shake, and he involuntarily took two steps back.
When the ck-d old man recovered his wits, Xiao Chen had already withdrawn his Great Deste Divine Eyes. The ck-d old man showed an expression of horror as he muttered, How can it be...how can a false dragons might be so terrifying?
Xiao Chen asked softly, Senior, can I go in now?
The ck-d old man still felt somewhat dazzled, doubtful, and confused. He shook his head and said, Enter, then.
This went as expected. Xiao Chen smiled faintly and ignored the gazes of the others, crossing the threshold with arge stride.
Martial Uncle, that was close. I thought that you would not be able to enter.
Ling Yu released his bated breath. At the same time, he also felt confused. To think that Martial Uncles bloodline is not that of a true dragon but a false dragon! However, how did he clear the test, then?
In reality, it would be strange if the pressure from the strongest Divine Dragon could not clear the test.
Even if one was not knowledgeable and could not recognize the Azure Dragon, the might and pressure of a Divine Dragon were very clear.
Xiao Chen smiled and did not say more. The two entered the Soaring Dragon Pavilion.
The scenery immediately changed. While the outside looked ordinary, the decorations inside were very extravagant, presenting a dazzling sight.
Two maidservants wearing revealing clothing that showcased their sexy figures walked out and greeted the two.
Martial Uncle, Ill go around and take a look first.
Alright.
With the maidservants there to attend especially to them, there was no need for Ling Yu to lead the way. He also had things that he was interested in.
Xiao Chen asked the pretty maidservant who remained with him, Are there ancient cauldrons for sale?
There is. Ill bring you to the zone for the ancient cauldrons. It is on the third floor. The pretty maidservant smiled, making sure that she was very polite and that her services were excellent.
Upon arriving in the ancient cauldron zone, the pretty maidservant moved to a side to wait, not interrupting Xiao Chen.
Since this was the ancient cauldron zone, everything disyed was, naturally, an ancient cauldron. Furthermore, there were no restrictions.
Xiao Chen could look all he wanted, making thorough checks.
It looked like the people of the Soaring Dragon Pavilion were very confident in their security, not worried about anyone daring to cause trouble here.
There were not many people in the ancient cauldron zone. Right now, there was only Xiao Chen. This made the ce very quiet and empty.
The popr areas were the ones for Medicinal Pills, secret manuals, weapons, equipment, and some other ancient legendary items on the second floor.
Xiao Chen nced around, and a look of surprise appeared on his face. His eyes fixed on a certain ancient cauldron.
That was a square, four-legged cauldron. Ancient patterns were carved on its surface, looking very exquisite without being extravagant.
Dragon Pattern Cauldron!
Xiao Chen felt surprised. Unexpectedly, he found a genuine Dragon Pattern Cauldron in this ce.
However, after checking this ancient cauldrons aura, Xiao Chen found that it was not ancient enough. This should be a Dragon Pattern Cauldron that was made by the Dragon Race in the recent millennia.
For some reason, it ended up in the outside world. Perhaps it was the reward for a Dragon Race cultivator, and after this person no longer needed it, he ced it on auction, resulting in the current situation.
After all, it was not truly a peak Dragon Pattern Cauldron.
Young Master, are you interested in this Dragon Pattern Cauldron? This is an authentic item from the Dragon Race and not an imitation by others. It came from the hands of a Dragon Race Elder who was part of the upper echelon. Just this alone already makes it extraordinary. The pretty maidservant appeared at the right time and exined to Xiao Chen in a gentle voice.
Xiao Chen took a look at the minimum bidding price: five hundred thousand Medial Grade Spirit Jades with a buyout price of two million Medial Grade Spirit Jades.
This price was rather fair. The value of this Dragon Pattern Cauldron should be about eight hundred thousand Medial Grade Spirit Jades. After all, it was a product of the Dragon Race.
However, it was already very expensive. Ordinary Cloud Sea Star Venerates could afford to casually toss about only three or four hundred thousand Medial Grade Spirit Jades.
After all, these people would not sell their treasures and weapons.
Not everyone could be like the Profound Light Temple, having many believers and able to take out eight million Medial Grade Spirit Jades to exchange for the Mahmy Abstinence Vition Saber Techniques manual.
This brother, aside from the value, whether a cauldron is good or not also depends on who used it. This cauldron is definitely worth it. Within the ancient cauldron zone, it can rank in the top three.
Just as Xiao Chen prepared to say something, a smiling, azure-d man walked over. As he approached, his sharpness remained hidden.
Xiao Chen raised his eyebrow. This was a desman. Even with the azure-d mans sharpness hidden, Xiao Chen could sense it.
Furthermore, this was an extraordinary desman.
When that azure-d man got closer, he smiled and said, It is just like the saber in this brothers hand.
Chapter 1726 (Raw 1737): Brilliant and Resplendent
Chapter 1726 (Raw 1737): Brilliant and Resplendent
Who is this person?
To think that this persons eyes were so sharp, able to make out the origins of the saber in Xiao Chens hand.
I am Jiang He. How may I address this brother?
This azure-d man dressed very neatly. When he smiled, he appeared very rxed, making it hard for others to hate him.
Xiao Chen. Might I ask Brother Jiang why you think that this cauldron is definitely worth it? This was what Xiao Chen was rather concerned about. He indeed could not make out anything special about this Dragon Pattern Cauldron. The only clear point was that it came from the Dragon Race.
However, the materials of this cauldron were not at the peak and not very aged. How could this be worth it?
Jiang He casually patted this cauldron and smiled. Like I said, it does not matter that the cauldron is ordinary. Whats important is that the person who used it is extraordinary. Hence, this cauldron is extraordinary.
Then, Jiang Hes gaze moved to Xiao Chens saber before he continued, It is just like your saber. It contains only one Daothe rathermon Thunder Dao, at that. However, because of the word Tyrant on it and the legends of the many generations of hegemons, it turned from an Inferior Grade Dao Tool into a Superior Grade Dao Tool. Furthermore, it stands out from the crowd, much stronger than an ordinary Superior Grade Dao Tool.
Anticipation appeared in Xiao Chens heart. Then, who used this cauldron?
Jiang He smiled mysteriously. I cant tell you that. Even if I told you, you might not know. Do you know the young desman with the most potential in the Dragon Race?
Xiao Chen shook his head. He had not been to the Central Great Realm, how could he know about the Dragon Races matter?
That desman is known as the Willow Leaf Saber in the Dragon Race. That persons Saber Techniques are very graceful and nimble like the wind. When the saber light shines, it is like the leaves of a weeping willow, gently scattered with the wind, filling the sky and flying about everywhere. Back then, when the Willow Leaf Saber practiced the Dragon Races Cultivation Technique, that person used this cauldron.
Xiao Chen believed half of this, as he knew that many of the Dragon Races Cultivation Techniques required a Dragon Pattern Cauldron to practice.
Aside from this, only the cultivators of the other races who cultivated Vital Qi would use a cauldron.
However, there were not many cultivators who cultivated the Vital Qi Dao. Hence, this ancient cauldron zone was so deserted.
Jiang He continued speaking, endlessly extolling this Dragon Pattern Cauldron. However, this made Xiao Chen feel closer to this person.
This was because Xiao Chen was a person of the Dragon Race. Although he had not been to the Dragon Race before, there was a yearning in his heart. When he saw that the Dragon Pattern Cauldron came from the Dragon Race, he already felt tempted even though its price was high.
On hearing another person praise the item that he was interested in, Xiao Chen inevitably would have a good impression of that person.
Of course, this all happened in Xiao Chens heart. He would not show it on his face, especially not to a desman he did not know, who had taken the initiative toe over.
As the two chatted, they somehow overlooked the pretty maidservant at the side.
That pretty maidservant looked at Jiang He, frowning slightly, wanting to say something. However, she did not do so in the end.
Xiao Chen chatted happily with Jiang He, not noticing that tiny detail.
This Jiang He had a good understanding of cauldrons, giving a thorough introduction to all the cauldrons in this zone.
The many insights were a great and refreshing eye-opener for Xiao Chen.
For example, the differences between a square cauldron and a round cauldron, or a three-legged cauldron and a four-legged cauldron. Jiang He discussed the pros and cons of both. He also spoke about the value and condition of a cauldron and how to appraise them. As he spoke, he gave off the feeling of a true connoisseur.
Jiang He pointed to the cauldrons in this zone and said disdainfully, If speaking of true ancient cauldrons, it definitely needs to have an inscription. Only then could it be considered precious. However, the cauldrons in this zone, even the oldest one, do not have any inscription. This proves that these are just ordinary cauldrons.
Ancient things are good. However, the misceneous items of ancient times are still rubbish now. Cauldrons cannot be evaluated just by their age.
That maidservant interjected here. No one would sell the kind of cauldron you speak of. Those cauldrons anchor a sect or are the treasure of a Noble n. The strength of the Dao contained in an inscription that couldst until now without disappearing can be easily imagined. Who would be so foolish to sell something like that?
Clearly, the maidservant was angered by Jiang Hes words.
After all, no one would be happy to hear that the goods that their auction house sold were all trash.
Jiang Heughed loudly and said, Ill stop here. Brother, you can judge for yourself. This was a nice chat. I hope that I will get to see you again in the future. Goodbye.
Jiang He casually performed a cupped-fist salute and left withrge strides.
Xiao Chen looked around the ancient cauldron zone, and his gazended on the Dragon Pattern Cauldron. Thats the one!
After all, this was a cauldron that came from the Dragon Race. It had one thousand years of history. It should be able to endure a Rank 1 Heavenly me, even if just barely.
When using this cauldron to cultivate the body tempering Cultivation Technique that the Blood-Soaked Dragon Emperor gave Xiao Chen, it would be even morepatible.
Furthermore, from the chat with Jiang He earlier, Xiao Chen gained a much deeper understanding of cauldrons, which firmed up his decision.
Four hourster, Xiao Chen saw Ling Yu arrivingte on the first floor.
Clearly, his martial nephew still had not had enough and wanted to continue.
There are really a lot of good things. After looking around, I found that my sword is not even worth mentioning. Ling Yu sighed, appearing somewhat dazzled. Dao Tools were not rare in this ce.
There were two Dao Tools for auction at the moment. However, they were not Superior Grade, not even Medial Grade, but Inferior Grade.
Even so, those Dao Tools were very popr; many people went to see them and try them out. These people even praised them endlessly.
Xiao Chen smiled and said, Found anything that interests you?
There are too many of them. However, the one that truly suits me is a pair of gloves. I wanted to auction the sword away; after all, I cant use it.
Xiao Chen waved his hand and said, Theres no need. That Ink Cloud Sword of yours can be a Dao Tool in ten years. Even if you dont use it, you can benefit a lot from it. If you do not have enough Spirit Jades, Ill just lend you some.
Ling Yu said a little awkwardly, Im always benefiting from Martial Uncle. This is too embarrassing.
Xiao Chen did not mind. I am, after all, your martial uncle. Since Senior Brother left, I naturally will take care of you.
Xiao Chen went to the office that received items for auction. Then, he took out twenty-five kilograms of the highest-quality Life Juice Source and handed it to the pretty maidservant.
The auction will take ce three dayster. Your Life Juice Source is considered a first-ss auction item. The Soaring Dragon Pavilion will give you a VIP card for free. You can get a VIP room during the auction. Please keep it carefully.
Xiao Chen received the VIP card with no surprise.
The Life Juice Source was a wondrous item, and it was of the highest grade. It would be very popr.
The higher the bids, therger themission the Soaring Dragon Pavilion got. It was like giving them money. Naturally, they would not ill-treat their customers.
The two stayed in the city, touring around for a while. Three days passed in the blink of an eye.
Xiao Chen arrived at the Soaring Dragon Pavilion on time. When they went in, the venue was distinctly different from their previous visit.
The auction items decorating the hall had all disappeared.
The brightly lit hall only had one tall tform. There were no chairs at all. It looked like the honored guests would be upying booths on the other floors.
The arrangement was rather exquisite. With one nce, one would be able to clearly see the tall tform in the hall from all the floors.
Many people moved about, and a small crowd formed. The auction that belonged to the outstanding talents of the Great Deste Eon bloodlines would start very soon.
Brother Xiao!
A familiar voice came from behind. It was Jiang He walking over. His smile was like when Xiao Chen first saw him, clean and making a good impression.
This little brother is? Jiang He asked softly as he looked at Ling Yu.
My friend.
Xiao Chen did not want to embarrass Ling Yu in front of outsiders, so he would not purposely reveal his identity as Ling Yus martial uncle.
Jiang He nodded his head slightly. After the greetings, he said, Brother Xiao, do you know that something major happened in the Soaring Dragon Pavilion during the past three days?!
Xiao Chens and Ling Yus expressions changed slightly. They exchanged nces, both feeling confused.
What major matter?
Jiang He said softly, I have no idea which senior or expert it was, but he sent someone to sell twenty-five kilograms of Life Juice Source here. Furthermore, it is of the highest quality with no impurities at all. Even the people from the Cluster Lords Residence were startled into action.
The Cluster Lords Residence.
After touring around in the city for three days, Xiao Chen had already learned that the master of this Soaring Dragon Great Realm was a granddaughter of the Yanwu Dynastys Soaring Dragon Marquis.
Her house here was naturally the Cluster Lords Residence.
Just thinking about it was frustrating. As the saying went,parisons were odious. Xiao Chen heard that this Cluster Lord Gou Yu was just twenty-odd years old, about the same age as Ling Yu.
However, this person was already the master of a great realm. Furthermore, it was of the extraordinary Soaring Dragon Great Realm, the center of dozens of nearby clusters.
On the other hand, Ling Yu was only a Rank 4 sects disciple. He was not even the strongest in the Grave Sea Cluster.
Theparison was like heaven and earth. Even that was not sufficient to describe it.
Xiao Chen frowned. No matter what, Cluster Lord Gou Yu should notck Life Juice Source, right? Life Juice Source is not the only natural treasure that can improve the physique. There should be some others.
Jiang He said helplessly, Naturally, the Cluster Lord does notck these resources. However, there are many people in the Cluster Lords Residence. There are also many people she needs to reward. Not to mention the Cluster Lord, all those who are here are outstanding talents possessing a Great Deste Eon bloodline. Coincidentally, this Life Juice Source has the greatest effect on us. We are also the ones who need it the most.
Xiao Chen knew this. What the Life Juice Source improved first was the bloodline power before the physique.
The outstanding talents with Great Deste Eon bloodlines happened to be cultivators of special bloodlines. The Life Juice Source was a natural treasure that was simply tailor-made for them.
Jiang He shook his head and sighed, Looks like Im going to have to spend my hard-earned money. I hope that I can obtain it. Brother Xiao, which cauldron have you decided on?
This question was rather direct. However, Xiao Chen did not mind being honest. The Dragon Pattern Cauldron.
Jiang He smiled and said, Great judgment. In my opinion, in the ancient cauldron zone, that Dragon Pattern Cauldron is the only one worth keeping for a long time.
After a simple conversation, the two parted. Having suppressed himself for a long time, Ling Yu said excitedly, Martial Uncle, unexpectedly, that Life Juice Source is such a hotmodity. To think that it actually caused such a hugemotion. Earlier, I nearly could not hold it in. Even the Cluster Lords Residences people were startled into action.
Xiao Chen said indifferently, That is not really surprising. After all, we have a Great Deste Eon bloodline. Our bloodline power is like a treasure trove. If one could obtain the opportunity to develop it, who would not treasure it?
There were not many things that could develop a Great Deste Eon bloodline. The Life Juice Source happened to be one of them. Furthermore, this was the highest-quality Life Juice Source.
Xiao Chen thought about his narrow escape. To him, no matter what the result was, it would not be surprising.
After all, Xiao Chen risked his life to obtain this Life Juice Source.
When Xiao Chen entered the VIP room, he was surprised to discover that the maidservant in the room was the one that guided him three days ago.
The pretty maidservant smiled, looking very cute.
After everyone seated themselves, an old man with a goatee walked over to the tall tform in the hall. Although he seemed somewhat old and decrepit, his experienced face trembled with excitement, and hisplexion glowed.
Ling Yu appeared somewhat excited himself as he said, It is about to start.
Xiao Chen found this strange. It was just the start of the auction, so what was there to get excited about?
All Xiao Chen saw was a brightly lit hall. Suddenly, the mes extinguished, plunging the venue into darkness.
Before Xiao Chen could react, light suddenly returned in the next moment.
However, it was not the light ofmps but of many pairs of Great Deste Divine Eyes all opening at the same time.
The ancient Soaring Dragon Pavilion was immediately awash with light, looking brilliant and resplendent.
Chapter 1727 (Raw 1738): Who Is the Winner?
Chapter 1727 (Raw 1738): Who Is the Winner?
Many Great Deste Divine Eyes lit up the ancient pavilion.
All directions shone with piercing and dazzling divine light.
Under the light of the Great Deste Divine Eyes, the ancient Soaring Dragon Pavilions noble status and identity immediately became clear.
Anyone would definitely find their heart pumping hard when standing there.
Great Deste Eon bloodline outstanding talents, who were rarely seen during normal times, were gathered there on this day. All sorts of ancient Divine Might from the Great Deste Eon flooded the ancient pavilion. The many geniuses and outstanding talentspeted against each other.
Ling Yu, who was at the side, could no longer hold himself back. He activated his Great Deste Divine Eyes and released golden light,mencing an invisible sh with the various gazes everywhere.
This ce was not a battlefield, but the invisible sh was even more intense than that on a battlefield.
Geniuses had always been very prideful people. Furthermore, these were outstanding talents with Great Deste Eon bloodlines. Naturally, they would not be willing to appear weaker.
However, despite being in the thick of this, Xiao Chen did not move at all. He felt none of the hot-bloodedness and rashness that Ling Yu did.
Instead, for some strange reason, what he felt was bone-deep disdain. His Azure Dragon bloodline did not have any desire to activate at all.
There was no intent to fight whatsoever!
Honored guest, wont you give it a try? The final three remaining people will gain prizes given by the Soaring Dragon Pavilion. Furthermore, they will receive a significant discount on the auction.
When the maidservant in the hall saw that Xiao Chen had no intention to make a move at all, some surprise shed in her eyes.
Actually, the prizes were just secondary. What everyone fought for were glory and face.
Xiao Chen did indeed want to try as well. Unfortunately, his Azure Dragon bloodline clearly was not interested. Naturally, he would not forcibly open the Great Deste Divine Eyes.
Furthermore, Xiao Chen was not the kind of person who liked to show off.
There was no meaning in fighting for this empty glory.
Xiao Chen looked at the maidservant. On both times that he came here, it had been she who attended to him. This could be considered fate. He smiled kindly and said, Just address me as Xiao Chen.
The maidservant smiled and said, In that case, Young Master Xiao, just address me as Xiao Yu.
Xiao Yu...Xiao Yu...that is rather pleasant to say, Xiao Chen said before picking up his wine cup and ending the idle chatter.
Actually, it was not that there was no one else like Xiao Chen, people who were not interested at all.
For example, Jiang He sat happily in his booth and took in the scene before him. How bustling! The Soaring Dragon Pavilions move is rather pretty, arousing thepetitiveness of the cultivators from the same generation. Furthermore, they can use this to test these talents, to find out which ones are worth nurturing. I wonder how many talents the Soaring Dragon Pavilion has helped the Soaring Dragon Marquis recruit?
Jiang He smiled as he looked at the various outstanding talentspeting with each other. However, he could not help showing some disdain.
Strange, why do I not see Brother Xiaos eyes. Could it be that he lost already? I wanted to figure out what his bloodline is.
Jiang He felt very interested in Xiao Chen, who held the Tyrant Saber. Of course, he was even more interested in Xiao Chens wealth.
Whether Jiang He could obtain the Life Juice Source or not depended on Xiao Chen; he ced all his hopes on Xiao Chen.
Brother Xiao Chen, I have high expectations of you.
Ouch... Ling Yu cried out in pain, closing his eyes.
Earlier, Ling Yu had exchanged looks with another person. They shed with each other, and their bloodlinespeted. However, his opponent was too strong. In merely ten breaths of time, Ling Yu lost and could only close his eyes.
Are you alright? Xiao Chen asked.
Ling Yu rested for a while before opening his eyes again. He smiled and said, Im fine. There is always someone stronger. However, I have improved. Previously, I could not defeat even a single person. It is all thanks to Martial Uncles Life Juice Source. Otherwise, my bloodline power would not have improved so greatly.
Ling Yu wantonly disyed his brilliance in the Purple me Sect. However, he understood his own strength. When he was outside, he did not get impatient and was easily satisfied.
The maidservant at the side did not appear startled to hear this.
It seemed like she already knew. However, this made sense. Xiao Chen was the one who ced the Life Juice Source on auction in the Soaring Dragon Pavilion, so this was normal.
When only three pairs of eyes remained open in the pavilion, the sh ended, and the auction started.
Since Xiao Chen was not very interested in most of the auction items, he closed his eyes and started cultivating.
Xiao Yu looked at Xiao Chen, whose eyes were closed, and then at the saber, which never left his side, feeling somewhat curious.
The auction proceeded in an orderly manner. Ling Yu was very interested in the auction and asionally chatted excitedly with Xiao Yu.
Xiao Yu was very knowledgeable about the origins of every auction item.
Her detailed descriptions of the items came as a great eye-opener for Ling Yu. At the same time, he felt embarrassed at his own limited knowledge. He actually could not evenpare to a maidservant of the Soaring Dragon Pavilion.
Xiao Yu, it is said that the master behind your Soaring Dragon Pavilion is Cluster Lord Gou Yu. Is that true? Ling Yu did not hold himself back at all, asking anything that interested him.
Xiao Yu nodded slightly and said, The Cluster Lord highly values the Soaring Dragon Pavilion. She will definitely make an appearance at everyrge-scale auction.
When Ling Yu heard that, he perked up. He looked around and said, That is to say, the Cluster Lord is already in the Soaring Dragon Pavilion. Perhaps she might be in one of the booths. Was our earlierpetition observed by the Cluster Lord?
Since the establishment of this Soaring Dragon Pavilion is not purely for profit, then there must be some other purpose. When you think about it, it can only be for establishing connections with geniuses. Hence, most of what you said is likely correct, Xiao Chen said. He had opened his eyes at some point.
Ling Yu immediately felt disappointed. What a pity! If I had known, I would have used my full power.
Xiao Chen asked out of curiosity, You are the disciple with the most potential in the Purple me Sect. Are you interested in this as well?
Ling Yu replied with a fervent gaze, Which of the outstanding talents from the nearby astral clusters does not want to make it big in the Central Great Realm? If one could enter the Soaring Dragon Marquiss Residence, it would be an excellent shortcut, directly entering the core of the dynasty.
Xiao Chen entered deep thought. Ling Yus words showed him a new path.
This was a path to entering the Central Great Realm in advance. However, after the blink of an eye, he dismissed it.
Xiao Chens initial intention remained the same.
He wanted to be the Dragon Emperor and could not cast his lot with a dynastys marquis.
If one did not carry many burdens, the marquiss residence of a dynasty was indeed a good springboard.
After a few years, when one truly felt confident, one would reenter the Great Thousand Realms.
One could only rely on themselves and not others.
Is Young Master Xiao feeling regrets? If you are interested, this servant can bring the young master to meet the upper echelon of the Soaring Dragon Pavilion.
The maidservant Xiao Yu saw Xiao Chen being silent and misunderstood.
Xiao Chen smiled and said, Its fine. Many thanks for Miss Xiao Yus kind intentions.
The next auction item is a Dragon Pattern Cauldron. It has more than one thousand years of history andes from the Dragon Race. I believe its value goes without saying. The starting bid is five hundred thousand Medial Grade Spirit Jades.
No wonder Xiao Chen opened his eyes. It turned out that it was time for the Dragon Pattern Cauldrons auction.
Six hundred thousand!
Six hundred fifty thousand!
Seven hundred thousand!
Eight hundred thousand!
One million!
...
Before Xiao Chen could say anything, the price immediately soared to one million Medial Grade Spirit Jades.
This surpassed his expectations, bbergasting him.
He frowned heavily and muttered, Strange. It is just an ordinary Dragon Pattern Cauldron. Why is thepetition for it so intense?
It was a fact that the Dragon Pattern Cauldron was valuable. However, this Dragon Pattern Cauldron was not top-quality but a rather ordinary one.
To Dragon Race cultivators, it happened to be suitable for practicing their Cultivation Techniques and Martial Techniques.
To outsiders, it was not that valuable. At best, it would be worth just one million Medial Grade Spirit Jades.
However, for some reason, the bid instantly soared to one million.
Furthermore, Xiao Chen noticed that the people bidding were the same group of people.
These people all appeared determined to obtain it.
Xiao Chen entered deep thought. There was only one logical exnation. The people who came to buy cauldrons had all taken an interest in this cauldron.
Suddenly, Xiao Yu said, Young Master Xiao, actually I was going to tell you three days ago. During this period, that Jiang He would chat up anyone who came to look at cauldrons, influencing their judgment and steering their attention to that Dragon Pattern Cauldron.
Xiao Chens eyes lit up as he startled awake. He is the one who ced the cauldron on auction.
Yes. I checked and, indeed, he is the seller.
When Xiao Chen heard that, he could not helpughing out of frustration. This fellow really put in a lot of effort.
Xiao Chen thought back to that day. When the other party exined cauldrons to him, he had firmed up Xiao Chens thoughts about buying the Dragon Pattern Cauldron, whether intentionally or not.
However, even without Jiang Hes words, Xiao Chen would have bought this cauldron at any cost.
Two million!
Xiao Chen could not be bothered to participate in a bidding war. So, he directly raised the bid to two million Medial Grade Spirit Jades.
The buyout price of that Dragon Pattern Cauldron was two million. Back then, the people who looked at it did not buy it using the buyout price. That proved that two million exceeded what they were willing to pay for it.
Hence, after Xiao Chen bid two million, no one offered a higher price, and he obtained the Dragon Pattern Cauldron as he wanted.
The Dragon Pattern Cauldron was worth only one million Medial Grade Spirit Jades at best, and Xiao Chen ended up spending double that. He also felt heartache over this.
In another booth, Jiang He rejoiced. He managed to make out that the final bidders voice was Xiao Chen.
With two million Medial Grade Spirit Jades on hand, I am confident of winning the bid for that Life Juice Source. Brother Xiao Chen, you are truly worthy of my high estimation of you.
Jiang He smiled happily and muttered to himself, However, in any case, this is the Dragon Pattern Cauldron that the Willow Leaf Saber used. Two million is actually not a bad price. I spent a lot of effort before I could sneak it out.
The auction continued. Soon, it was time for the Life Juice Source.
There was a lively atmosphere as the price rose continuously. People did not even have enough time to breathe.
Three million five hundred thousand!
As the price continued to soar, a calm and peaceful voice rang out from the top floor. Everyones heart sank, knowing that the Cluster Lords Residences people were making their move.
Ling Yu could not help looking in the direction of the voice. However, he found that the booth was tightly sealed, isted from the mental energy of others.
This disappointed him since he wanted to see what the Cluster Lord looked like.
Ling Yu was not the only one disappointed. In fact, most of the people here had simr thoughts.
Just as everyone felt that no one would dare to bid against the Cluster Lords Residences people, azy voice called out, Four million!
It was Jiang He making a move. He did not care much about the Cluster Lords Residence and directly raised the bid to four million.
The voice from the Cluster Lords Residences booth fell silent.
Before the incredulous looks of many, Jiang He managed to win the bidding, using a sky-high price of four million Medial Grade Spirit Jades to bid for twenty-five kilograms of the highest-quality Life Juice Source.
In the regr market, twenty-five kilograms of this Life Juice Source would fetch about one million five hundred thousand Medial Grade Spirit Jades.
However, the intense bidding of the envious outstanding talents, the appearance of the Cluster Lords Residence, and the troublemaking Jiang He allowed Xiao Chen to earn a lot, which came as a pleasant surprise.
Following this was an ordinary Inferior Grade Dao Tool. This pushed the excitement to its peak before the auction came to a perfect end.
Xiao Chen checked out that Inferior Grade Dao Tool and did not feel interested at all.
It did not suit his taste, but it still felt too good to turn down, something of dubious worth that one was reluctant to give up.
However, it was still a Dao Tool in the end. Using it as the finale showed the Soaring Dragon Pavilions sincerity. Likewise, this item had the most people bidding for it.
Chapter 1728 (Raw 1739): Still Young
Chapter 1728 (Raw 1739): Still Young
The auction came to an end.
Due to the profit from the Life Juice Source, not only did Xiao Chen end up not spending anything, but he even gained two million Medial Grade Spirit Jades.
Young Master Xiao, do you really not want my help to arrange for a meeting? The Soaring Dragon Pavilion is rather curious about Young Master Xiao, given that you could obtain the Life Juice Source.
The pretty maidservant, Xiao Yu, blinked as she looked at Xiao Chen, putting on a cute appearance.
The originally sexy and enticing maidservant immediately turned graceful and sweet, feeling very lovable.
Xiao Chen said indifferently, It is something obtained by risking my life. There is nothing to be curious about. Well meet again if it is fated!
He was not very interested in the Soaring Dragon Pavilions invitation, so he rejected this beautys attempt to use her charm to entice him.
Xiao Yu was stunned for a moment, not expecting that Xiao Chen would reject her so decisively. She smiled and replied, Take care. I hope we will have a chance to meet again.
Goodbye.
After taking his leave, Xiao Chen put away the Dragon Pattern Cauldron and walked off.
He happened to run into Jiang He at the doors.
Jiang He showed a very satisfied smile as he fiddled with the jade bottle containing the Life Juice Source, drawing a crowd to gather around and watch.
He behaved so casually in such a high-profile manner. It would be hard not to see him.
Jiang He did not care about those dissatisfied gazes at all. He strode over to Xiao Chen and said with a smile, My god of fortunewrong, Brother Xiao. Congrattions on obtaining the cauldron!
Xiao Chen smiled and said, You are too polite. You did pretty well yourself. Your harvest is ratherrge. To think that you even dared to contest with the Cluster Lords Residences people. How bold of you!
When Ling Yu saw that this trickster Jiang He did not even change his expression on seeing Xiao Chen, he felt awed in his heart.
However, in terms of acting, my martial uncle is still superior!
This fellow thinks that he fooled Martial Uncle and is feeling cocky. However, he does not know that the Life Juice Source he treasures was sold by Martial Uncle.
Jiang He guffawed and said, Thats not much, not really much. The people of the Cluster Lords Residence are nothing. So, do you need any Life Juice Source? I can give some to you. However, not much, about one hundred grams would not be a problem.
Ling Yu nearly could not hold it in and almostughed out loud. After all, his martial uncle had given him fifty kilograms of Life Juice Source.
To think that this Jiang He is not embarrassed to give away one hundred grams.
Jiang He believed that no matter what, he had tricked Xiao Chen and felt apologetic. Without Xiao Chens Spirit Jades, he would not have been able to obtain the Life Juice Source.
Giving Xiao Chen one hundred grams was Jiang Hes way of thanking him.
Whats wrong? Dont try to be polite with me. Otherwise, it means that you dont treat me as a friend.
Upon seeing Xiao Chen remain silent, Jiang He purposely made his tone heavier.
Xiao Chen felt somewhat embarrassed. After you gave me two million Medial Grade Spirit Jades, how can I ept your Life Juice Source?
Dont. How about you treat us to some wine instead. After all, you spent a lot of money on that Life Juice Source, Xiao Chen countered after some consideration.
Jiang Heughed heartily, Haha! Thats brotherly enough! Come, the Smiling Daughter Pavilion. My treat!
Xiao Chen thought to himself, This name sounds somewhat like a ce for romantic passion.
The Smiling Daughter Pavilion was not a ce to seek out passion, just a regr restaurant but with elegant performers who yed music.
True to the name Smiling Daughter, one had to pay an extremely high price for thepany of these performers.
[TL Note: The Chinese term for daughter here can also mean money and riches. In fact, when tranted as daughter, it is normally used to refer to daughters of rich families.]
Furthermore, the Smiling Daughter Pavilion was among the top three factions in the Yanwu Dynasty. Its performers were charming and famous enough to attract many geniuses and outstanding talents to spend a lot of money.
A famous performer might even incite a fight between noble scions over just a smile, like a popr idol.
Such things also frequently happened in Soaring Dragon City.
However, as Xiao Chen rarely went to these ces, he did not understand much and knew little.
There was a total of eight floors in the Smiling Daughter Pavilion. The higher the floor, the more expensive it was, indicative of ones wealth and status. Hence, the outstanding talents that patronized the ce would do their best to go up to a higher floor.
Clearly, this was not Jiang Hes first time here. He smiled at the maidservant attending to the ground floor and said, To the sixth floor!
The sixth floor was the highest floor an ordinary person could goany higher required special statuses or invitations.
Our Smiling Daughter Pavilion is the best restaurant within the dozens of nearby clusters. As long as you have enough Spirit Jades, you can even have the pretty performers personally serve you.
That maidservant exined to Xiao Chen and Ling Yu without holding back anything. Her smile made Ling Yu blush slightly.
Xiao Chens expression did not change. He entered the elegant room and sat down. There was a fine painting of mountains and rivers on the wall behind him. Its craftsmanship was exquisite. While he did not know which mountain it depicted, it gave one the feeling of being in that ce.
When sitting with the painting behind, he felt like there was a wind with clouds drifting around him, a very wondrous experience.
The rooms appointments were elegant and refined, showing a certain charm.
This ce is indeed extraordinary, Xiao Chen thought to himself. For this ce to be able to attract the outstanding talents to spend a lot here, it was indeed somewhat extraordinary.
Jiang He familiarly asked that maidservant, Are there any headliners avable today?
In reply to Young Master, today is the day where the Flowers on Flowing River is held. Ten headliners will be appearing in turns today.
The maidservant smiled demurely, answering as she poured wine.
Jiang Hes eyes lit up as he smiled. Interesting. Brothers, we came at the right time. Actually, I should have guessed it. The Soaring Dragon Pavilion just finished arge-scale auction. The Smiling Daughter Pavilions Flowers on Flowing River would definitely be moved up.
After that, he waved his hand and said, You may go first. Remember to arrange for four performers skilled at the zither and three pretty girls to apany us in drinking.
The maidservant nodded and withdrew.
Ling Yu asked, puzzled, What is the Flowers on Flowing River?
Jiang He exined with a smile, This Smiling Daughter Pavilion asionally has a headliner appear. After she ys music, people bid for her to apany them. The Flowers on Flowing River happens once every three months. Ten headliners perform in turns, showing their best skills. This is normally very hard to see.
Ling Yu smiled and asked, It is just some performers. Why do people pay so much attention to them?
You dont understand this. Jiang He clinked his cup with Xiao Chens before continuing, The ten headliners are all extremely gorgeous women, all of them very charming. Their cultivations are even higher than yours. Their talents and air go without saying. This was what they have practiced since childhood. Just one word from the top ten performers in the Yanwu Dynastys capital could induce countless experts to offer their services.
When Ling Yu heard that, he felt flustered, not knowing whether to believe it or not.
Xiao Chen entered deep thought. Aside from the three thousand Great Dao, there were many other side paths. Indeed, someone couldprehend the Dao through music. However, without experiencing killing, walking the line of life and death, no matter how high ones cultivation was, one would be just like a flower vase.
However, Xiao Chen had not seen the experts of the Music Dao of the Great Thousand Realms yet. So, he waited to see how strong exactly the so-called headliners of the Smiling Daughter Pavilion were.
Jiang He said, Aside from this, this Smiling Daughter Pavilion is definitely where information spreads the fastest in the Soaring Dragon Great Realm. One can hear a lot of secrets and recent news here.
Reacting quickly, Xiao Chen discovered that the rooms did not have any restrictions on them.
As long as one focused, one could clearly hear the discussions.
Recently, more desmen have been going to the Dragon me Ancient Land. Now that the Soaring Dragon Pavilions auction has ended, there will be even more cultivators heading there now.
The Dragon me Ancient Land can be considered the most attractivend for fortuitous encounters in the Soaring Dragon Great Realm. One can hunt for ancient treasures of the Dragon Race and have exchanges with people of the same generation. Where else can one find a ce like that?
Actually, you cant really say that. The various clusters have simrnds of experiential training. However, they cant attract the outstanding talents of the dozens of nearby astral clusters the way the Soaring Dragon Great Realm can.
Xiao Chen listened casually and picked up some interesting information.
Ancient treasures of the Dragon Race and experts of the same generation gathering.
If there was an opportunity, Xiao Chen would have to ask around about the Dragon me Ancient Land for when he needed experiential training.
Soon, four performers entered the elegant room. After they bowed, the sound of zithers slowly rang out.
There were also three pretty girls sitting at the side, pouring out wine, and chatting with the group.
After three rounds of wine, the melodious sound of flowing water rippled above the eighth floor of the Smiling Daughter Pavilion.
Xiao Chen looked up and saw a fog spreading out. Amid the haze, a flower boat floated over from afar. The ethereal zither music, clear water, and hazy fog inspired wild and fanciful thoughts.
All the noisy chatter from the various floors immediately stopped.
Everyone knew that the true show was going to start. They just needed to wait in anticipation.
As the flower boat approached, it was like a painting slowly unfurling. The fog scattered, and a young maidservant walked out of the flower boat. She looked very refined, cute, and exquisite in her white attire.
This young maidservant appeared pure like a spirit amid the fog, inspiring tender affections.
She carried a flower basket and pulled out a green card. Standing on the flower boat, she looked down from above and announced, The first headliner to appear tonight is Miss Ling Long, a green card. Miss Ling Long excels at dancing and the pipa. She was once the music teacher of the Yanwu Dynastys youngest princess, staying in the pce for three years. She is very well-read and talented in many areas. She has also conducted some research in the Confucian interpretation of the Dao...
[TL Note: The pipa is a Chinese lute with four strings.]
This was the first time Ling Yu saw such a setup. His eyes opened wide with shock. Then, he asked Jiang He in a soft voice, Big Brother Jiang, what does the green card mean?
Jiang He burst out in a peal ofughter. You are still young; dont ask this. Be quiet. Miss Ling Long is about toe out.
Chapter 1729 (Raw 1740): Flowers Filling the Place, Intoxicating Three Thousand Guests
Chapter 1729 (Raw 1740): Flowers Filling the ce, Intoxicating Three Thousand Guests
The young maidservant withdrew from that immortal scene of clouds and water on the eighth floor. Then, a refined and exquisite beauty emerged from the flower boat.
Suddenly, a hugemotion erupted in the Smiling Daughter Pavilion as many people cried out Ling Longs name.
Xiao Chen looked at that woman. She did look as pretty as a flower, capable of ruining a kingdom with her beauty. Her appearance and air were excellent.
Of course, the most shocking thing for Xiao Chen was that this womans cultivation was actually at the Major Primal Core Realm.
Purely in terms of apparent strength, this woman was actually stronger than Xiao Chen. Jiang Hes words were true.
Ling Yu showed an embarrassed expression. He was just feeling conflicted over this earlier. He raised his head and looked at that woman. However, after merely one nce, his hand that held the wine cup froze.
Ling Long held her pipa in her embrace and nodded lightly. Then, her delicate hands started gently plucking the strings.
A wondrous pipa melody rang out, very pleasant to hear. It sounded like it came from right beside the ear. Ding dong! Ding dong! It sang of a splendid story.
The noisy chatter fell silent the moment the pipa music began.
Everyone was immersed in this wondrous state. The scenes of green mountains and flowing rivers immediately came to mind. When everyone closed their eyes, it was like this beautiful vista was just right before them, tangible if they just reached out.
Slowly, the many decorations in the elegant room, the mountains and rivers painting on the wall, and the pretty girls carved on the screen, they all seemed toe to life.
The flower boat on that foggy river above bobbed up and down along with the pipa music. Theyplemented each other perfectly, looking magnificent like a poem or a painting.
The bold strings rattled like stters of sudden rain; the fine strings hummed like lovers whispers.
Chattering and pattering, pattering and chattering; as pearls,rge and small, on a jade te fall.
The sweet melody recalls oriole singing among flowers; the sobbing music brings the gushing spring out of cier.
The spring frozen, the strings ceased vibration; the water stopped flowing and silence set in.
In my heart, a spell of deep feeling; at this magical moment, silence tells more than sound.
[TL Note: The above five lines are a part of a Tang Dynasty Chinese poem called Song of the Pipa yer. This poem is aboutpassion for a highly skilled female pipa musician who went through all sorts of misfortune, and her talents ended up being buried. It is also about the poets rage at being implicated despite being innocent. The actual poem is much longer; this is just a part of it. Reference for the english trantion for the poem is taken from here: http://.philmultic/pipa/pipa_song.html]
At some point, the music stopped. However, everyone remained immersed in it, their eyes still closed.
Wonderful! Xiao Chen could not help praising as he slowly opened his eyes.
However, Xiao Chen discovered that Jiang Hes eyes were already open. Brother Xiao, did you manage toprehend something from it?
Xiao Chen took a sip of wine and said, No, I just felt that the pipa music was wonderful, filled with many variations. Itplemented the elegant room and its decorations. One could not help bing engrossed in it. However, at the veryst note, this song of hers did not seem finished yet, as if there were still many emotions to be expressed, but she stopped for some reason.
Jiang He smiled and said, Great, in that case, I will help Brother Xiao clear your doubts. Tonight, I will get the headliner Ling Long toe and apany Brother Xiao.
Jiang He casually waved his hand, and a flowing crystalline light flew out of the window.
Countless Medial Grade Spirit Jades flew out of Jiang Hes storage ring, forming a flowing and dazzling ribbon of light.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
The moment the Spirit Jades flew out, they automatically headed towards the flower basket in the hand of the young maidservant on the flower boat.
One hundred thousand Medial Grade Spirit Jades to obtain Miss Ling Longs card!
Jiang He was very generous. With a wave of his hand, one hundred thousand Medial Grade Spirit Jades were spent just like spilling water.
However, the flower basket in that young maidservants hand did not expose anything, directly amodating all of the Spirit Jades.
How generous! The moment he made a move, he tossed out one hundred thousand Medial Grade Spirit Jades. I wonder which honored guest it is?!
The spectators startled awake from the music. When they saw such generous giving, they were shocked.
One hundred thousand Medial Grade Spirit Jades was a rather average sum, but ordinary people would not dare to spend such an amount casually.
It was not that they could not take out one hundred thousand Medial Grade Spirit Jades. It was the fact that Jiang He took out one hundred thousand Medial Grade Spirit Jades simply to please a performer.
Its him. He is that Jiang He who managed to win the bid for the Life Juice Source at the Soaring Dragon Pavilion!
No wonder he is so generous. He is someone who can afford to spend four million Medial Grade Spirit Jades. Naturally, one hundred thousand Medial Grade Spirit Jades is nothing to him!
I heard that he even offended the Cluster Lords Residences people. He showed off too much and stood out; many people are already upset with him.
Jiang He did not care about the various discussions taking ce around him. He continued to smile, as though there was nothing around frustrating him.
Two hundred thousand Medial Grade Spirit Jades!
Just as Jiang He thought that the matter was settled, a clear voice rang out as two hundred thousand Medial Grade Spirit Jades flew into the flower basket.
Jiang Hes face sank. That voice seemed to be directed at him. Clearly, there was some other meaning for doubling that amount.
Three hundred thousand Medial Grade Spirit Jades!
Jiang He already made a deration to Xiao Chen and could not possibly back away.
Four hundred thousand Medial Grade Spirit Jades!
Five hundred thousand Medial Grade Spirit Jades!
...
One million Medial Grade Spirit Jades!
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Light flickered in the Smiling Daughter Pavilion as ribbons of crystalline light made of Spirit Jades snaked about, making the pavilion looked resplendent and dazzling.
The flower basket, which concealed the bounty, flickered with light that seemed to expand infinitely, dazzling everyones eyes.
When the one million Medial Grade Spirit Jades entered the flower basket, a colorful cascade of countless beautiful flowers burst out.
In that instant, the Smiling Daughter Pavilion filled with blossoms, looking very vibrant and indescribably beautiful.
Jiang Hes face sank, but he could no longer keep adding Spirit Jades. When the other party sent out one million Medial Grade Spirit Jades, he could no longer keep up.
Everyone in the Smiling Daughter Pavilion knew that someone was purposely going against Jiang He, wanting to trample on him in front of everyone.
Blooming flowers filling the hall!
This is my first time seeing such a scene. They must have thrown in at least four or five million Medial Grade Spirit Jades by now.
What a rare sight! This is my first time seeing such intensepetition. This is too crazy.
Do they have to go that far?
That is the Heavenly Profound Gates Feng Chen, the Flowing Cloud Sects Chen Yun, and the Thunderme Castles Yan Yuan!
I remember them. In the contest of the Great Deste Divine Eyes at the Soaring Dragon Pavilion, those three were the ones whosted to the end.
No wonder they are purposely causing trouble for Jiang He. It turns out that a grudge was already sown in the Soaring Dragon Pavilion.
Haha! This is interesting. This time, Jiang He is going to be so embarrassed.
Excited cries immediately cropped up in the Smiling Daughter Pavilion. Some people wanted to watch amotion here; they would neverin that themotion was too big.
Jiang He shrugged and smiled helplessly. It cant be helped. In the end, Im unable to obtain Miss Ling Longs card.
In the sh with the others earlier, sending out Spirit Jades in turn, Jiang He already spent about two million Medial Grade Spirit Jades. Right now, he could no longer take out any more Spirit Jades. The other side had three people while he was alone, so he was at a disadvantage in the first ce.
This somewhat bbergasted Ling Yu. This sh truly opened his eyes. In just a few blinks of an eye, so much was spent.
Pauper, if you cannot afford to, then dont participate!
In the Soaring Dragon Pavilion, we were just giving face to the Cluster Lord. It was not that we could not handle you. To think that you dare toe to the Smiling Daughter Pavilion and show off!
Just as Xiao Chen was about to say something, sarcasticments came from the elegant room that had been opposing Jiang He.
In that particr elegant room, Feng Chen, Chen Yun, and Yan Yuan showed cold smiles and expressions of mockery as they sipped their wine.
The Heavenly Profound Gates Feng Chen said, Lets see if he is still able to continueughing in the Smiling Daughter Pavilion.
Yan Yuan set down his wine cup heavily and said, This fellow really doesnt know the rules. I wonder what backwater he came from. To think that he dared to be so arrogant. How reckless!
Tonight, we will show him what the rules are!
These three were elites of the nearby astral clusters. In the contest of the Great Deste Divine Eyes, they stood out prominently.
However, who could have imagined that this Jiang He from wherever would snatch the Life Juice Source in such a high-profile manner? Furthermore, he even dared to show off in the Smiling Daughter Pavilion without any care or fear.
The former was already enough to agitate these three. After some investigations into Jiang He, they followed him to the Smiling Daughter Pavilion.
Their goal was none other than to beat down on Jiang Hes sharpness before forcing him to hand over the Life Juice Source.
When Jiang He heard that, he immediately showed a murderous intent on his face. Then, a yful smile appeared in his eyes.
Xiao Chen held down Jiang Hes hand and said, Lets y with them!
This Smiling Daughter Pavilion was not a ce where they could take the initiative to attack the other side.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Xiao Chen waved his hand, and two million Medial Grade Spirit Jades flew out, turning into a stream of magnificent light as they flowed into the flower basket.
Inside the other elegant room, Feng Chen and hispanions were all stunned.
The ribbon of light formed by two million Medial Grade Spirit Jades continued for a long time before the flower basket finally collected all of them.
This sight stunned everyone who saw it, making them gape in disbelief.
Immediately, a boundless, beautiful, dazzling, iridescent light shot out from the flower basket in the young maidservants hands. As it shone on the eighth floor, where the clouds and waters were, the scene was like heaven on earth.
Whoosh!
A fairy-like beauty flew out from the rainbow light and performed a sword dance in the air.
This figure looked magnificent. The sword dancer possessed an extraordinary appearance, giving off a hazy air that brought all the people in the Smiling Daughter Pavilion to their feet and drew them to the windows as they opened their eyes wide, doing their best to get a better look.
These people only wanted to clearly see that fairys face. Everyone was intoxicated by her charm, unable to pull themselves free of it.
Finally, the sword dancers sword swung through the air, covering the sky. The snow and frost gathered into pure-white flowers drifting down everywhere, looking extremely beautiful.
A fairy performed a sword dance, and ice flowers bloomed.
The phenomenon of the beautiful flowers was of an even higher level than when flowers filled the ce.
Everyone became engrossed in it, unable to utter a single word.
This was flowers filling the ce, intoxicating three thousand guests; the frost of a single sword freezing fourteen provinces!
[TL Note: Flowers filling the ce, intoxicating three thousand guests; the frost of a single sword freezing fourteen provinces: This is a line from a Chinese poem.]
Chapter 1730 (Raw 1741): Problematic
Chapter 1730 (Raw 1741): Problematic
Flowers filling the ce, intoxicating three thousand guests; the frost of a single sword freezing fourteen provinces!
It was entirely apt to use a poem to describe the mysterious phenomenoning from the flower basket in the hands of the young maidservant standing amid clouds and water.
The scene of ice flowers filling the Smiling Daughter Pavilion intoxicated everyone. It was like this scene melted into their hearts.
Everyone stood at the windows and stuck out their head, stretching their neck out to look at the flower boat.
However, after that fairy swung her sword through the air and covered the sky, she returned to the flower basket and did not reappear.
This made everyones heart feel strangely empty like it was missing something. It manifested as a heartache, causing one to brood.
After a momentary sh of slight shock, the woman known as Ling Long in the flower boat showed only a calm expression as she hugged her pipa.
Ling Long simply did not expect such a mysterious phenomenon, which normally appeared only in the Yanwu Dynastys capital, to manifest here in this Soaring Dragon City.
That flower basket possessed a great origin, forged through astonishing processes. Itsplexity was even higher than peak Dao Tools
The Smiling Daughter Pavilions ability to bring in great wealth by relying on performers to provokepetition between the outstanding talents was mainly due to this flower basket.
This flower basket had a very nice-sounding namethe Fairy Basket. ording to rumor, not only could it produce many mysterious phenomena, but the managers behind the scenes in every Smiling Daughter Pavilion could also control it to fight enemies using its formidable offensive powers.
The Fairy Basket in the headquarters at the capital was a peak existence that surpassed Dao Tools. The ones in every branch were peak Dao Tools.
Two million Medial Grade Spirit Jades. If no one else is adding more, then congrattions to this young master for obtaining the card of the headliner Ling Long.
The young maidservant smiled as the green card in her hand turned into a beam of light and flew towards the elegant room where Xiao Chen was.
Whoosh!
Xiao Chen stretched out his hand and caught the green card. This card was actually an excellent piece of jade with the words Ling Long in a delicate and pretty font on the obverse.
Jiang Heughed loudly, I was wondering how incredible you three trash could be. You are merely so-so. It turns out that you are all talk. In the end, you are not evenparable to a pauper.
Feng Chen, Chen Yun, and Yan Yuan all showed sullen expressions of embarrassment.
These three were humiliated in such a way before the many honored guests in the Smiling Daughter Pavilion. They simply could not swallow this frustration.
Originally, these three thought that they had already trampled on Jiang He. Who knew, Xiao Chen appeared and returned the ps to their faces.
The three could not retaliate at all.
I cant hold back anymore. The Thunderme Pces hot-tempered Yan Yuan immediately stood up in a rage, wanting to re up.
Dont be rash. Wait for them to go out first, Feng Chen said indifferently as a trace of murderous intent shed in his eyes. Originally, he had not nned to touch Xiao Chen.
After all, Xiao Chen apparently came from a Rank 4 sect, unlike Jiang He, who did not seem to have a backer.
However, Feng Chen no longer cared. After taking a sip of wine, he said, Lets go. There is no need to continue making an embarrassment of ourselves here.
After saying that, he stood up and led Chen Yun and Yan Yuan out of the elegant room, into the corridor, and down the stairs.
The moment the three appeared, countless people immediately noticed their sullen expressions.
Many knew that tonights matter would never be settled amicably.
Jiang He peered through the window from his elegant room and also saw the trio walk out sullenly.
Xiao Chen entered deep thought. Those threes strength wasparable to Shangguan Leis.
It was somewhat problematic. However, that was all, just somewhat problematic.
Jiang He said casually, Dont mind them. Theyre just some flies. The true experts of the Soaring Dragon Great Realm are not in Soaring Dragon City.
Surprised, Xiao Chen asked, Where are they, then?
With a smile, Jiang He replied, The Dragon me Ancient Land. Aside from the Soaring Dragon Marquis, that is a huge reason why the Soaring Dragon Great Realm became the center of the nearby dozens of astral clusters.
In the past, when the Dragon Race was still around, that was a ce for them to adventure. The environment there is very vile, with many ferocious beasts wandering around. Innumerous outstanding talents are hidden there, bitterly cultivating, people who killed their way out of life-and-death situations. Those are the true experts. As for these people, they are just fanciful but impractical, form without substance. They are far fromparable to those experts.
The Dragon me Ancient Land!
Xiao Chen heard this name again. He felt somewhat surprised and curious. If there was a chance, he had to go and check it out.
The two chatted idly for a while before knocking came from the door. The headliner Ling Long had finished her preparations and arrived as arranged,ing to entertain the guest.
She cradled her pipa as she slowly walked in, dressed in in and simple clothing. When she saw Xiao Chen and Jiang He, she bowed.
When seen up-close, Ling Long did indeed appear extraordinary, apletely different impression from when she was at a distance.
Jiang He smiled and said, Miss Ling Long, it really was difficult to invite you over tonight.
Ling Long smiled faintly and said, Young Master Jiang is exaggerating. This servant couldnt help it, either.
Jiang He smiled casually and said, That doesnt matter. Apany my brother. I need to go and relieve myself for a while.
When Xiao Chen heard that, he was slightly stunned. Truthfully, he now felt some regret over his earlier action.
He did not have much feeling for the pipa music that this headliner Ling Long yed. He just felt that the music was wonderful but iplete, which was a pity.
The main reason why Xiao Chen was so generous as to toss out two million Spirit Jades was that he had earned these Spirit Jades off Jiang He in the first ce.
Unwilling to see Jiang He humiliated, Xiao Chen used the Spirit Jades he earned from him to help him regain his face.
After Jiang He left, Ling Long looked at Xiao Chen and said, Young Master Xiao, do you like listening to the pipa?
Xiao Chen did not answer that question. Instead, he asked serenely, Miss Ling Long, will you y the unfinished song from the flower boat earlier in its entirety?
Ling Long felt surprised. Unexpectedly, Xiao Chen only raised such a simple request.
However, she truly could not fulfill it. She said helplessly, Sorry, Im unable to finish ying that song. That song came from ancient times, but it is iplete, not finished.
An iplete song? No wonder. However, that is fine as well. If it were aplete song, I might end up forgetting it after hearing it. On the contrary, an iplete song leaves a deeper impression. If I do end up finding thetter part of the song, I wille and find Miss Ling Long to perform it again.
When Xiao Chen heard that, he felt that it was a pity. However, he took it in stride. His mind remained peaceful. He would not be stubborn on many things and was able to ept this.
Ling Long smiled in her heart. What a strange person. Then, she nodded and smiled. If you can find thetter half of this Song of the Pipa yer, you can go to the Yanwu Dynastys capital and look me up.
Xiao Chen did not know anything about music. However, the headliner Ling Long had a good impression of Xiao Chen. As they spoke, she patiently exined, allowing Xiao Chen to expand his knowledge.
Unexpectedly, the Music Dao was broad and deep, not much inferior to the Saber Dao, the Sword Dao, or other simr Dao.
This was Ling Longs first time to meet someone whose interest in the Music Dao surpassed hers.
Hence, she spoke very seriously. The two chatted very happily, nearly forgetting about Ling Yu and the maidservants.
Aside from bringing pleasure and enjoyment to people, the Music Dao could also be used to kill.
Furthermore, the Music Dao was even scarier. It would be no exaggeration to call it an invisible killer.
Strong Music Dao cultivators could even stop a vast army with one song, causing mountains and rivers to split, and the sky and ground to crumble.
However, such strong Music Dao cultivators were currently decreasing in number. The reason was none other than the immense difficulty of cultivating this Dao.
Compared to the Saber Dao or the Sword Dao, the Music Dao had a stricter requirement on talent. Furthermore, one needed to practice it from childhood.
After sending off Ling Long, Xiao Chen felt that his two million Medial Grade Spirit Jades were well spent.
At the very least, if Xiao Chen ran into difficult Music Dao cultivators, he would have a way to deal with them and not bepletely at a loss.
Ling Long had just left when Jiang He entered the elegant room. Upon seeing Xiao Chens pleasant smile, he eximed in shock, Miss Ling Long already left? What a pity!
Xiao Chen thought to himself, There is definitely something up with this Jiang He. I just dont know what he went to do.
Its time to go. Many thanks to Brother Jiang for this treat of wine. The two of us have to take our leave. Xiao Chen and Ling Yu stood up at the same time.
Jiang He smiled confidently. Come, Ill send you off. At the same time, Ill deal with those three trash. They have probably been waiting for a long time.
After exiting the Smiling Daughter Pavilion, Jiang He and Xiao Chen were immediately stunned to see Feng Chen, Yan Yuan, and Chen Yun leading more than one hundred cultivators, all of them with decent cultivations. This mob blocked Xiao Chen and Jiang Hes path, showing hostile expressions.
Jiang He said somewhat helplessly, I seemed to have forgotten that the sects behind the three have factions within Soaring Dragon City.
More than one hundred Primal Core Venerates and three outstanding talents of the same level as Shangguan Lei. Such a formation seemed undefeatable no matter how one looked at it.
Chapter 1731 (Raw 1742): Charging Out of an Encirclement
Chapter 1731 (Raw 1742): Charging Out of an Encirclement
Xiao Chens expression changed slightly. Matters somewhat exceeded his expectations.
If it were just Feng Chen, Chen Yun, and Yan Yuan, there would be no need to fear at all. Xiao Chen and Jiang He could easily defeat them.
However, now that so many people hadeall Primal Core Venerates, and even several Major Primal Core expertsthe situation was somewhat difficult to handle.
However, it was just somewhat difficult to handle. Since Xiao Chen had a Dao Tool, it would be impossible for them to stop him.
However, managing Ling Yu would be somewhat problematic.
Xiao Chen said indifferently, Ling Yu, go back and look for Miss Ling Long. Get her to make arrangements for you to leave.
Ling Yu understood the gravity of the situation. He also had confidence in his martial uncles strength, so he did not worry about Xiao Chens life. Martial Uncle, take care.
After saying that, he returned to the Smiling Daughter Pavilion.
As for Xiao Chen and Jiang He, they did not think of lying low. These people hade for the two of them. Ling Yus departure would not attract their attention. However, it would not be that easy for Jiang He and Xiao Chen to leave.
Feng Chen looked at Xiao Chen and said, Xiao Chen, this matter has nothing to do with you in the first ce. You may leave.
Believing that Xiao Chen had the Purple me Sect as backing, Feng Chen preferred to avoid offending Xiao Chen if he could.
Feng Chens main targets were Jiang He and his Life Juice Source. Jiang He had offended the Cluster Lord and did not have any sect supporting him.
Furthermore, this Jiang He seemed to like showing off. Hence, Feng Chen already made up his mind in the Soaring Dragon Pavilion to teach him a lesson.
Xiao Chen ignored the other party. Leaving Jiang He behind in such a situation while he alone left did not conform to his character.
Furthermore, the Life Juice Source that brought this cmity to Jiang He came from Xiao Chen as well.
Jiang He patted Xiao Chens shoulder and smiled. You are indeed a good brother. It was worth my spending a lot, bringing you to the Smiling Daughter Pavilion. Just go. I will block these three useless weaklings!
Whoosh!
Right after Jiang He spoke, he took a step forward and charged at Feng Chen.
You are seeking death!
Feng Chen instantly drew his sword, and a strong sword intent slowly spread out, forming a boundless sword light.
The sword light pressed down. Bang! Bang! Bang! The pavement exploded, scattering rubble in every direction.
Jiang He smiled faintly as a saber light appeared after he drew his saber. Then, he swung his saber. Boom! All the scattered rubble crumbled into powder.
Dang!
The saber and sword shed, producing a loud sound. Jiang Hes saber knocked Feng Chen into the air. When Feng Chennded, he revealed an expression of shock.
Jiang He smiled faintly and said, I did say that you were a useless weakling. You still dont believe it?
Rage distorted Feng Chens face. He performed a backhand swing with his sword and charged over again.
At the same time, Yan Yuan and Chen Yun could no longer just watch, so they joined the fight, the three of them surrounding Jiang He.
The situation immediately turned somewhat bad.
Although these three were arrogant and despotic, they were still strong. They were all people on the same level as Shangguan Lei. Feng Chen was even more incredible.
Xiao Chen held his Tyrant Saber in his embrace, in no rush to attack. He wanted to see Jiang Hes true strength.
With the three-on-one, Jiang Hes situation turned unsightly. However, he still had space to maneuver and was not truly in danger.
Jiang Hes footwork was wondrous; as he moved, Xiao Chen got a niggling feeling of familiarity.
After watching for a while, Xiao Chen suddenly startled in realization. The Azure Dragon Cloud Soaring Art!
That was right. This was a Dragon Race Movement Technique. It was very simr to the Azure Dragon Cloud Soaring Art but clearly was of a higher level.
As Jiang He moved within a small space, he moved like a dragon shaking its head and waving its tail. Hebined this with the saber in his hand, easily deflecting the attacks of the three.
He repeatedly dealt with the danger, remaining in an indomitable position.
Jiang He smiled and said, Three useless weaklings added together are only merely so-so.
You are seeking death. Activate our bloodlines and kill him!
These people were truly angered, feeling very sullen. Feng Chen was the first to activate his bloodline, the effects of which suddenly erupted from his body.
Next were Yan Yuan and Chen Yun. These three had managed to suppress the many people of their generation in the Soaring Dragon Pavilion with their bloodline power, which clearly showed how strong their bloodline power was.
When the three of them activated their bloodlines, a Great Deste Divine Might spread out. Immediately, the three of them obtained a suppressive advantage, forcing Jiang He to retreat.
Doubt appeared on Jiang Hes face for the first time. At the same time, his eyes flickered with hesitation.
Jiang He also possessed a Great Deste Eon bloodline. However, it seemed like he had some concerns about it and did not want to make it public.
Xiao Chen pondered about this. He knew that he could not continue just watching and needed to make a move.
Tyrant Saber, Breaking Vast Armies!
The saber appeared magnificent as a berserk, tyrannical mightbining the Thunder Great Dao and the Saber Great Dao surged out. Then, Xiao Chen went forward to sh with the three who had activated their Great Deste Eon bloodlines.
When Jiang He saw this, the serious expression on his face eased up a little, and heughed loudly.
The saber in Jiang Hes hand trembled intensely, and in the next moment, he unleashed a resplendent saber light, sending out a Great Dao Might as well.
Immediately, the three Great Dao Might merged, shing intensely with the threes Great Deste Divine Might and bursting forth with an astonishing mysterious phenomenon.
Without activating their bloodlines, just relying on their Dao Might, Xiao Chen and Jiang Hepletely blocked the threes terrifying Great Deste Divine Might.
In the next moment, the two sides shed.
A melee broke out: saber light against sword light, Saber Technique against Sword Technique, Great Dao Might against Great Deste Divine Might.
Horrifying auras spread in all directions, attracting countless people toe and watch.
Soaring Dragon City nevercked huge battles. However, such a scene was umon.
Two desmen relied on just their sabers to deal with three activated Great Deste Eon bloodlines, not activating their own bloodlines.
After a while, both sides moved back. Xiao Chen stood next to Jiang He. Some blood leaked out of a corner of his lips, clearly indicative of slight injury.
After activation of the Great Deste Eon bloodline, onesbat prowess would increase explosively. With the threes cultivations, their strength grew infinitely closer to that of a Cloud Sea Star Venerate.
Even with three Dao Might merged, there was still some difference. However, the two just relied on their exquisite saber skills to offset this.
All of the three had a scary saber wound on their bodies. Even scarier was that these wounds contained Great Dao Energy.
There was no way for these wounds to heal quickly. Their blood poured out in fountains, looking very terrifying.
What are you all just watching for? Attack together! Feng Chen shouted coldly, enraged. He no longer dared to sh head-on with Xiao Chen and Jiang He.
The one-hundred-odd Venerates behind the three raised their weapons and charged towards Xiao Chen and Jiang He, who had just fought an intense battle.
Xiao Chen and Jiang He immediately split up, each handling their own area.
The Dao Tool in Xiao Chens hand contained two Dao Might. The Minor Primal Core Venerates of simr cultivation to him could not block even a single saber strike from him.
The Major Primal Core Venerates could not block more than three moves.
If not for the other side having numbers and being Rank 4 sect disciples, Xiao Chen and Jiang He would have charged out long ago, utterly unscathed.
Attack!
Seeing that the situation was not good, the three quickly charged back into battle after a short breather.
They made the situation even more chaotic.
This is never-ending!
For the first time, killing Qi appeared in Jiang Hes eyes. The saber in his hand suddenly spun around as his aura changed.
When Jiang He swung his saber, his saber immediately turned heavy. Xiao Chens eyes lit up upon seeing this; he watched without looking away.
Xiao Chen saw all of Jiang Hes Dao Might vanish. The person seemed to merge naturally with the saber. The sharpness of Jiang Hes eyes all concentrated along the sabers edge.
After Jiang He swung his saber, the level of space continuously rose, giving Xiao Chen the same feeling he had in the Fiendish Demon Battlefield.
This...
Xiao Chens heart quivered. This was his first time seeing such a heavy Saber Technique.
This scene was like a lightning bolt shing in Xiao Chens mind, shocking him. He was stunned, forgetting about his current situation.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
All the Venerates in front of Jiang He were chopped in half everywhere the saber light passed. Then, the corpses exploded, turning into a pool of blood with stters shooting off in all directions.
Catching Yan Yuan and the other two off guard, the saber light struck them like a hammer crashing heavily into their chests, sending them flying and causing them to vomit blood.
The solid blow shook their meridians and bloodlines and nearly entered their seas of consciousness and souls.
Beads of sweat continuously poured down the forehead of Jiang He, whounched this saber strike. After opening such a huge path, he immediately fled far away.
Go!
Sheathing his saber, Xiao Chen quickly followed. This opening appeared after much difficulty. If this mob managed to reestablish the encirclement, it would not be easy to replicate that feat.
The three who had fallen to the ground were startled pale, not daring to give chase.
They could only watch as Xiao Chen and Jiang He disappeared into the distance.
The two stopped running wildly only after they were sure of their safety. They finally came to a halt outside the city.
Jiang He panted but had a smile on his face. Haha! That was delightful! Brother Xiao Chen, Im very sorry, but theres something that I have to tell you.
Xiao Chen thought of something, knowing what Jiang He wanted to say. He smiled helplessly and replied, I also have something to tell you that Im sorry about as well.
Chapter 1732 (Raw 1743): Strongest Talent
Chapter 1732 (Raw 1743): Strongest Talent
Jiang He appeared slightly confused. After a while, he smiled abashedly and said, I think I should go first. Actually, the Dragon Pattern Cauldron that you bought was mine. I was also the one who manipted the intense bidding war behind the scene. Brother, Im sorry to have tricked you.
Xiao Chen smiled and said, Actually, I already knew that long ago. It is fine. No matter what, I would have bid for it.
This startled Jiang He. He pped his forehead and smiled. Ive really turned stupid. I thought that you were still unaware. Hahaha!
Xiao Chen added, I was the one who ced that bottle of Life Juice Source on auction.
What?!
Jiang He jumped in shock, feeling stunned. The expression on his face looked as interesting as it could be.
After a while, Jiang He gave Xiao Chen a thumbs-up. He said depressedly, Earlier, I was acting stupid. Now, I really am stupid. I thought that I caused you to make a loss, so I specially invited you to the Smiling Daughter Pavilion. It turned out that I gave you money. Im too pitiful.
When Xiao Chen saw Jiang Hes expression, he burst out in involuntaryughter. Its still alright. In the end, those Spirit Jades all ended up with the Smiling Daughter Pavilion, helping you regain face.
Who would have imagined that Jiang He would smile mysteriously when he heard that? Indeed. Haha! I took back that Fairy Basket in the end.
A flower basket appeared in his hand. This was that mysterious flower basket that the young maidservant held in the Smiling Daughter Pavilion.
Hahaha! How can I, Jiang He, lose out, when I go out? There is no way for that Smiling Daughter Pavilion to trick me out of my money.
Jiang He felt extremely cocky. In the end, the Spirit Jades returned to his hands.
This truly shocked Xiao Chen. It turned out that when Jiang He said that he had to go and relieve himself, he had gone to steal the flower basket.
No wonder when Jiang He heard that Xiao Chen was leaving, he immediately followed.
With the flower basket missing, theter performers would not be able to make an appearance. They would definitely suspect the guests.
Jiang He used this opportunity toe out and fight a huge battle with Feng Chen and the others, to divert any suspicions the Smiling Daughter Pavilions people would have of him.
Having run into great trouble and fought a huge battle, how could Jiang He be in the mood to steal the flower basket?
This would immediately ay all suspicions of Jiang He.
Xiao Chen smiled helplessly. You are great.
Jiang He said calmly, Thats nothing. Ive already taken away all the Spirit Jades in there. Here, you can have the Fairy Basket.
After saying that, Jiang He casually tossed the Fairy Basket to Xiao Chen, showing no care at all.
Xiao Chen caught the Fairy Basket, feeling somewhat stunned. For me?
Jiang He nodded and said, Aftering out for so long and wandering everywhere, there are very few that I can truly chat with. During the fight with those people today, I identally exposed some of my strength. Im going to have to change locations again.
Xiao Chen startled in astonishment. Could it be that you also stole that Dragon Pattern Cauldron from the Dragon Race?
Jiang He smiled awkwardly.
Perhaps. It can be considered to be so. However... He stretched out thatst word, then continued seriously, That story is not a lie. The Willow Leaf Saber did indeed use that Dragon Pattern Cauldron. Otherwise, I wouldnt steal such an ordinary cauldron.
Indeed, Xiao Chen guessed it.
Xiao Chen smiled bitterly. The Willow Leaf Saber? Is this Willow Leaf Saber very famous?
Jiang He assured him gravely, Of course. The Willow Leaf Saber is the strongest talent of the White Dragon bloodline. That persons bloodline is very pure, reaching Grade 7. No one knew of that person during that persons first thirty years. However, the moment that person debuted, that person shook the entire Dragon Race. That person is one of the top ten most talented people in the six bloodlines of the Dragon Race. All of the bloodlines are paying attention to this person.
The Willow Leaf Saber, White Dragon Race, unknown in the first thirty years of life. This persons debut shook the entire Dragon Race.
Xiao Chens heart skipped a beat for some strange reason. His body froze slightly as he asked with some uncertainty, Is the Willow Leaf Saber male or female?
Female, why? The nickname Willow Leaf Saber is based on her name, Liu Ruyue! Hehe! She is an absolute beauty as well. Her smile is very charming. Within the Dragon Race, many outstanding talents are interested in her. Unfortunately, for some reason, she rejected even the noble Dragon God Crown Prince.
[TL Note: Liu Ruyues family name means willow.]
The more Jiang He spoke, the more engrossed he became. Hence, he did not notice Xiao Chens distracted expression and changingplexion.
Jiang He continued in a self-absorbed manner, I really dont understand why. Is it because she set her sights high or is fully immersing in the Martial Dao, not wanting to get into a rtionship for now?
Xiao Chen did his best to recover his calm and asked softly, How has she been?
Haha! Shes the strongest talent with boundless potential, an extremely charming person favored by many. Even the Dragon God Crown Prince is entranced with her. Do you think she is doing well or not?
This reply stunned Xiao Chen slightly. He asked seriously, Dragon God Crown Prince? There really is a Dragon God?
Jiang He smiled and exined casually, Well, it is said that there is. However, this fellow Im talking about is just the son of the current Dragon Emperor. Nevertheless, it is not really overboard to call him the Dragon God Crown Prince, given his status.
Right. I seem to have spoken a lot and gone off-topic. In any case, its impossible for the Willow Leaf Saber to have anything to do with you, so telling you more would be pointless.
Nothing to do with me?
Xiao Chen smiled faintly and did not pursue the topic. He looked at Jiang He and said, If I guessed right, you should be from the Dragon Race. Tell me, stealing a cauldron that the Willow Leaf Saber used should not be a grave sin, so what exactly did you steal to make you so nervous?
Jiang He continued smiling. However, the look in his eyes was no longer as casual as it was at first. He replied seriously, There is no need for you to bother about this. I initially got close to you mostly because I thought that you were an expert sent by the Dragon Race. However, now, it looks like I was worried for nothing.
Although you have the Dragon Races bloodline, it is too thin, and you are not from any of the six bloodlines, so it was just a coincidence.
Xiao Chen thought, It looks like he really has an important treasure of the Dragon Race. It was worth me taking this risk.
However, Xiao Chen would not attack someone who just fought side by side with him.
Furthermore, this Jiang Hes strength was hidden. That final astonishing saber strike was scarily mighty.
That should be the state that Ye Zifeng mentioned.
Even with the Dao Tool and the two moves of the Mahmy Abstinence Vition Saber Technique, Xiao Chen might not be able to take down Jiang He easily.
Who knew whether Jiang He had other trump cards?
Xiao Chen tossed out a small jade bottle and said, Before you go, here is a small gift.
Jiang He casually caught the bottle and joked, What is it? Its not poison, right?
Fifty kilograms of Life Juice Source. The next time we meet, I might not let you leave so easily. I am not as simple as you think I am. There is a deep connection between the Dragon Race and me, much deeper than you think. Letting me know that you have an important treasure of the Dragon Race was not a smart move, Xiao Chen said with a calm tone and expression.
Xiao Chen was not interested in Jiang He, only in the important treasure that Jiang He stole.
As the final inheritor of the Azure Dragons bloodline, Xiao Chen had promised the old Dragon Horse and the others that he would definitely be the Dragon Emperor and revitalize the Azure Dragons bloodline.
Whether Xiao Chen was willing or not, after finding out information about an important treasure of the Dragon Race, he could not pretend ignorance and do nothing.
The ordinary were innocent, but those with treasures would get into trouble.
Jiang He looked nk for a moment, then he smiled. That makes sense. I did not notice it earlier. You were willing to draw your Dao Tool and fight a bitter battle but not willing to expose your Great Deste Eon bloodline before me. It looks like you have other reasons. However, you should celebrate the fact that you did not hastily attack me. Otherwise...
Xiao Chen smiled faintly and said, No one knows what would have happened. However, Im really grateful for what you told me.
A light appeared in Jiang Hes eyes. He discovered that he really could not see through the strength of this person. Interesting, it looks like he really has some trump cards that can allow him to sh with me.
Its time to go, but I hope that we can meet again. Haha! Whether you make a move on me or not, I will be happy to see you again. Goodbye!
Jiang He guffawed and disappeared from Xiao Chens sight after a few shes.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly and said, What an interesting person.
In all honesty, the important treasure aside, Jiang He was indeed a person worth making friends with.
After the smile, Xiao Chen showed a dispirited expression on his face. No matter what, he had not expected to obtain news about Liu Ruyue under such circumstances.
The strongest talent that was very charming, even entrancing the Dragon God Crown Prince...
Xiao Chen took out the Dragon Pattern Cauldron and ced it before him. As he looked at the Dragon Pattern Cauldron that Liu Ruyue once used, he recalled many memories.
After a while, his gaze firmed with determination. He looked at the saber in his hand and muttered, From today on, I formally give you the name Moon Seeking.
Chapter 1733 (Raw 1744): A Good Person
Chapter 1733 (Raw 1744): A Good Person
After a long time, Xiao Chen put away the Dragon Pattern Cauldron and pondered the flower basket in his hands.
The exterior of the flower basket looked exquisite with its many fresh flowers. Aside from looking pretty, there was nothing else special about it.
However, Xiao Chen had seen the wonders of the flower basket in the Smiling Daughter Pavilion and naturally would not treat it as an ordinary flower basket.
However, it seemed that its effects were all sh.
Incredibly magnificent, filling the room with flowers, and presenting an excellent sword dance, these things attracted people to spend money.
Xiao Chen did not think much of this effect. If it were really useful, Jiang He would not have casually tossed it to me.
Could it be that there are still Spirit Jades in there?
Theres no point in thinking about it. Even if there had been Spirit Jades, Jiang He would have taken them all. How could he leave any for me?
Never mind, lets refine it first. No matter what, its still a Dao Tool.
Xiao Chen sent his Spiritual Sense into that flower basket, and he immediately felt the world spin as if he had entered a maze.
There were countless exquisite and beautiful screens inside intersecting with each other and looking veryplicated.
No matter what, Xiao Chen was trapped in there, unable to get out. He thought for a while and increased the strength of his Spiritual Sense, sending in some of his Soul Energy as well.
He prepared to force his way past the screens. Rumble...! He crashed through the screens, banging them down one after another.
However, this only resulted in him going deeper in. It was like an eternally endless realm.
How problematic!
Xiao Chen lost his patience and used his Spiritual Sense to cause an explosion. Rumble...! The entire maze exploded.
The many screens shattered like they were ss and floated in the air.
Xiao Chen started to smile. However, before he couldplete the smile, it froze.
Whoosh! The shards of the screen all regathered, forming a brand-new maze that was evenrger and moreplex.
The more problematic thing was that Xiao Chen discovered that he could not pull out this strand of Spiritual Sense.
His Spiritual Sense was stuck inside. He could get out only by cutting it off.
However, this was Xiao Chens Spiritual Sense, which was rted to his Soul Energy. If he cut it off, it would definitely affect his soul.
Damn it! This is bad. No wonder that Jiang He did not covet this.
Jiang He must have known about this from the start. Unless one possessed the strength of a Cloud Sea Star Venerate, one would not be able to break through this maze and obtain the control rights to this flower basket.
The flower basket was just a decoration when held in the hand, utterly useless. Even those mysterious phenomena could not appear.
How was this good?
Xiao Chen was caught between a rock and a hard ce. If he cut off his Spiritual Sense, epting his misfortune, he would have to endure the damage to his soul; however, at least his life would not be in danger.
If he did not, he would remain stuck trying to break this maze.
Hesitation was not in Xiao Chens character. He immediately made the decision and cut off his Spiritual Sense,ing back out.
Hisplexion paled, and he felt dizzy, his body swaying slightly.
Xiao Chen closed his eyes and held his head. After resting for a while, he barely managed to regain some vigor.
However, the injury to his soul would require a few days to recover.
While looking at the flower basket, Xiao Chen smiled bitterly. Before Jiang He left, he even left a trap for him.
Jiang He was indeed an interesting person. He looked very carefree with a smile frequently on his face but was actually very proud in his heart, unwilling to admit defeat, a careful and daring person.
However, Xiao Chen did not hate Jiang He. His feelings for Jiang He did not reach hate.
There was more of a rivalry between the two. That Jiang He could sense the saber intent in Xiao Chens body, verifying Xiao Chens identity as a desman.
Xiao Chen also immediately noticed the hidden saber intent in the other party. That sharpness could not be concealed from a true desman.
When two true desmen were together,petition was inevitable. Neither would be willing to admit defeat.
Upon careful calction, there did not seem to be a conflict between the two. In reality, they already shed more than once.
They could be considered to have shed once in the Soaring Dragon Pavilion. Xiao Chen caused the other party to lose out, and Jiang He even ended up treating Xiao Chen to wine.
In the Smiling Daughter Pavilion, Jiang He sneakily stole the Fairy Basket and evened the score.
Earlier, when Xiao Chen and Jiang He fought against the three, both of them purposely held back, wanting to see who would reveal their trump cards in the end. However, neither of them did, so that was a draw.
Like you, I look forward to meeting again, whether I make a move on you or not.
A smile appeared on Xiao Chens face as he put away the Fairy Basket. Then, he returned to the city to find Ling Yu.
Inside the Smiling Daughter Pavilion:
When Xiao Chen returned, the pavilion was empty and quiet, no longer as busy as before.
Xiao Chen, who knew the reason, did not feel surprised. After identifying himself, he found Ling Yu drinking happily in an elegant room.
Martial Uncle, why are you back? Ling Yu was startled to see Xiao Chen.
With a smile, Xiao Chen exined, After escaping from the encirclement of those people, I did not want you to worry about me. So, I came back to meet you and, at the same time, say goodbye.
Goodbye? This somewhat shocked Ling Yu. Martial Uncle, you are not returning to the Purple me Sect?
Xiao Chen nodded and replied, Exactly. I n to stay in the Soaring Dragon Great Realm for a period before returning to the Grave Sea.
How long?
Perhaps half a year, perhaps one year.
Ling Yu felt a sense of loss. However, he did understand. With his martial uncles cultivation having hit a bottleneck, he should have gone out on experiential training already.
This Soaring Dragon Great Realm teemed with experts. The truly incredible people of the nearby dozens of astral clusters were all here.
Actually, with Ling Yus martial uncles strength, this was the most suitable ce for experiential training; the Grave Sea was too small.
Ling Yu thought of something, and his expression changed slightly. Oh, right. Martial Uncle, something big happened in this Smiling Daughter Pavilion.
Oh, what happened? Xiao Chen asked despite knowing.
Ling Yu whispered, Their Fairy Basket disappeared. That Fairy Basket is extremely precious. Without it, the Smiling Daughter Pavilion cannot continue operating. They need to wait for the headquarters to send a new one. Furthermore, the Fairy Basket is extremelyplicated to make, with many steps involved, which will take a long time.
The Soaring Dragon Citys Smiling Daughter Pavilion probably cannot continue operating...
A ripple spread in Xiao Chens heart. However, his expression did not change. Unexpectedly, themotion caused was so huge.
However, it was impossible for Xiao Chen to hand over the Fairy Basket.
He felt that this Fairy Basket contained some secret and was of tremendous value. In any case, the Smiling Daughter Pavilion would not be able to link it to him.
Xiao Chen asked softly, Are there any clues to who stole it?
Shaking his head, Ling Yu replied, None. The person who stole it did not leave any signs behind. It is simply too strange. Right now, they suspect that a Holy-Venerate-level existence did it. After all, there is a Cloud Sea Star Venerate guarding this Smiling Daughter Pavilion.
Xiao Chenughed in his heart. This assumption is really a huge mistake. Jiang He could even steal an important treasure of the Dragon Race, what more the Smiling Daughter Pavilions Fairy Basket. The important treasure of the Dragon Race definitely had peak experts of the Dragon Race guarding it. Those people would be at least of the Sovereign Stage Cloud Sea Realm.
Sorry, some problems cropped up in the Smiling Daughter Pavilion, and I could not personallye and wee Young Master Xiao.
As the two chatted, the headliner Ling Long walked over with an apologetic expression.
Xiao Chen felt embarrassed. When being treated so sincerely like this, he felt somewhat awkward.
However, he could not get exposed right now. He nodded and said, Its fine. I heard from Ling Yu already. Miss Ling Long, what are your ns?
Ling Long smiled bitterly as she replied, What other ns can I have? Naturally, Ill return to the capital. When one is in the mortal world, one does not have the freedom to act independently.
Ling Yu felt sad to hear that. He blurted out, Miss Ling Long, how about you follow me back to the Purple me Sect? Given Miss Ling Longs talent, you definitely can be a true inheritor.
At that suggestion, Xiao Chen could not help thinking, After seeing and getting ustomed to a bustling life, how can she possibly endure quiet and loneliness?
In the end, my little martial nephew is still young and does not understand the human sentiments in this world.
Ling Long did not reject the suggestion. She smiled at Ling Yu and said, Many thanks for Young Master Lings kind intentions. In the future, when there is no more ce for me in the Smiling Daughter Pavilion, I will definitely remember Young Master Lings words.
Ling Yu smiled and said, Not a problem. Earlier, Miss Ling Yu made arrangements for me to leave safely without expecting anything in return. Naturally, I, Ling Yu, will do as I said.
Ling Long smiled faintly before saying, I would like to speak to Young Master Xiao alone.
Ling Yu looked curiously at his martial uncle. Then, he left the room as requested.
After Ling Yu left, Ling Longs expression changed slightly. She said straightforwardly, Your friend stole that Fairy Basket, right?
Xiao Chens expression did not change, not showing anything strange on his face. He looked at Ling Long and asked, Why do you say this?
It is just a suspicion. The timing of when he left us was too coincidental. It happened to be the time when the Fairy Basket disappeared.
Ling Long said seriously, Dont worry. I did not tell anyone. No one would believe that a Major Primal Core Venerate stole the Fairy Basket.
Xiao Chen felt surprised. Why?
Ling Long exined softly, As far as I am concerned, there is no loss. Furthermore, I truly see Young Master Xiao and Young Master Ling as friends and do not want to cause trouble for you two.
Xiao Chen felt warm in his heart. No matter what, as long as Ling Long voiced her suspicions, the Smiling Daughter Pavilion would definitely interrogate him, which inevitably would be a little inconvenient.
Many thanks.
Youre wee. If we are fated, lets meet up in the Yanwu Dynastys capital. Ling Long bowed and turned around to leave.
Xiao Chen entered deep thought as he watched the other party go.
When Ling Yu came back in, he asked, Martial Uncle, what did Miss Ling Long ask you?
Xiao Chen did not answer the question. Do you like thisdy?
Ling Long immediately blushed and countered, Martial Uncle, why do you ask that?
Xiao Chen smiled faintly and said, Because even a fool can tell. If you like her, marry her. Miss Ling Long is a good person.
Chapter 1734 (Raw 1744.5 Missing from raws): Divine Dragon Body Tempering Art
Chapter 1734 (Raw 1744.5 Missing from raws): Divine Dragon Body Tempering Art
When Ling Yu heard what Xiao Chen said, he asked with some embarrassment, Martial Uncle, can I? That Miss Ling Long must have met countless noble scions in the capital or outstanding talents from Holy Rank sects. Even so, she did not fall for them. I am just an insignificant Rank 4 sect core disciple; how can I be a match for her?
There was one more thing that Ling Yu did not say. The more embarrassing thing was that this Ling Long had not disyed her strength yet, but her cultivation was even higher than Ling Yus.
With a serious expression, Xiao Chen countered, How old are you? You are just twenty or so; your life is like a nk paper, full of boundless possibilities. However, if you do not even dare to think about it, then there would really be no chance at all. How could Senior Brother have a disciple like you?
Ling Yu floundered, But, Martial Uncle, I...
Xiao Chen said softly, There are no buts. If you do not have the determination, then just perish the thought while it is early, to prevent a mental block. If you really want it, why cant you make it your target? Decide for yourself.
Ling Yu was a pretty good person overall. However, he was somewhat soft and indecisive,cking in boldness.
Actually, Ling Yus bloodline is not inferior to anyone elses. As long as he was willing to work hard, anything was possible.
Otherwise, why would Ye Zifeng have epted Ling Yu as his disciple?
Martial Uncle, Ive decided. Ill go and meet Miss Ling Long right now and get her to wait for me in the capital for five years. If she gives me that chance, I will do my best and not waste the five years she gives me. If not, then I will forget about this dream!
After hesitating for a long time, Ling Yu finally made a decision. He knew that his martial uncle was thinking about him.
When one was not decisive enough, one would end up confused instead.
Xiao Chen watched as Ling Yu turned and left. However, he just smiled faintly, doubting that Ling Yu really had the courage to say that.
However, it was not convenient for Xiao Chen to interfere in this. He could only wish Ling Yu good luck.
As Xiao Chen expected, when Ling Yu rashly went to meet Ling Long, all his courage immediately evaporated with one nce from the other party.
Young Master Ling, whats the matter? Ling Long blinked as she gazed at Ling Yu with a serious expression.
Ling Yus me instantly guttered; he did not even dare to look straight at Ling Long. He felt extremely anxious, not knowing how to say the words that he had practiced several times in his heart.
When the time came, Ling Yu could not get them out.
Ling Yu showed an awkward expression, at a loss as to what to do.
After a long silence racking his brains, Ling Yu still could not think of anything to say. However, he knew that he had to say something. He blurted out, Miss Ling Long, I would like to learn the pipa from you!
The moment Ling Yu said that, he felt extremely embarrassed, wishing that he could find a hole in the ground to hide in.
Ling Long opened her eyes wide, stunned for a moment. Then, she burst out in a peal ofughter. How could there be a grown man who wants to learn the pipa?
Ling Yu was immediately disappointed, feeling like he was too much of a failure. Compared to his martial uncle, he was toocking. He did not even have the courage to speak.
However, when Ling Yu was prepared to say his goodbyes, Ling Long smiled and said, However, since the Smiling Daughter Pavilion is not operating during this period, I happen to be free. Im not in a rush to go to the capital, so, Young Master Ling, if you are really interested, I can teach you a little.
This was simply unexpected good news. Ling Yus slow-witted brain was dazed for a while before he reacted with great joy.
Many thanks, Miss Ling Long. Ill go and buy a pipa now!
Ling Yu ran out joyfully and told Xiao Chen everything that happened. He could not hide the smile on his face at all.
Xiao Chen wondered why his martial nephew was so joyful after being that terrified. However, it was enough for his little martial nephew to be happy.
In that case, congrattions. During this time, you should stay at the Smiling Daughter Pavilion. Ill find another ce and cultivate in peace for a period. Dont forget to cultivate.
Xiao Chen patted Ling Yus shoulder and said goodbye.
Xiao Chen rented an independent courtyard in Soaring Dragon City and prepared to upgrade the Heavenly me.
With a casual wave of his hand, the Dragon Pattern Cauldronnded heavily on the ground. At the sight of the Dragon Pattern Cauldron that Liu Ruyue once used, determination shed in his eyes.
The words that Xiao Chen said to Ling Yu earlier were also for himself.
If he was not determined, he might as well forget about this.
Once Xiao Chen made his decision, it would never change. If you are still there, I will never give up!
The strongest talent that was extremely charming. No matter what the Dragon God Crown Prince did, she remained unmoved.
Liu Ruyues position in the Dragon Race ced some pressure on Xiao Chen. However, it also strengthened his resolve.
He needed to have sufficient ability before he could enter the Central Great Realm and head for Ancestor Dragon City.
If Xiao Chen was not strong enough, even if Liu Ruyue did not abandon him, he would find it very unbearable.
The pride in his heart did not permit this.
Xiao Chen shook his head, dismissing these distracting thoughts. Then, he stretched out his hand and sent the Heavenly me into the cauldron.
Boom! The Heavenly me started burning fiercely.
It was like Liu Ruyues face appeared in the me, making Xiao Chen worry and inspiring wild thoughts.
Xiao Chen gently breathed out and then added the Dazzling Sunlight True me into the cauldron.
Whoosh! Although the Dazzling Sunlight True me was of a high rank, it was of a much weaker grade than the Heavenly me.
While the Dazzling Sunlight True me looked very mighty, it could not even cause a ssh before the Heavenly me.
After flopping about for a few times, it gave up in the cauldron and remained still as the Heavenly me slowly swallowed it up.
Xiao Chen firmly controlled the Heavenly me with his mind during this process. After half a day, the Heavenly me cried piteously for food afterpletely swallowing the Dazzling Sunlight True me.
The fierce Heavenly me condensed into a spot. When its light came out of the Dragon Pattern Cauldron, it was golden and glittery, looking very dazzling.
Boom!
Just as Xiao Chen felt doubtful, the spot of Heavenly me suddenly expanded and started zing intensely.
A terrifying heatwave billowed out, and the surrounding air turned arid.
The grass, flowers, and trees in the courtyard all charred. The ground dried up, small cracks spreading through it.
It is Rank 1 already!
Xiao Chen showed joy on his face. The Heavenly me finally shook free of its original form. Relying on the nourishment of the Dazzling Sunlight True me, it reached peak Rank 1.
In that case, Ill add more fire. Xiao Chen did not hesitate to send the Purple Thunder True Fire from the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation into the cauldron.
The Purple Thunder True Fire condensed and turned into a beam of light that poured in endlessly. The Rank 1 Heavenly me immediately red brighter.
A beam of golden light soared into the dark night sky, lighting up the surroundings.
Fortunately, all sorts of strange things often happened in Soaring Dragon City. There were experts everywhere, and some mysterious phenomena would manifest asionally.
For example, there would be some due to outstanding talents in closed-door cultivation, or old Alchemists refining Medicinal Pills, or perhaps an expert refining a weapon.
The mysterious phenomenon had not reached the point of earth-shaking and did not attract too much attention.
Five stars lit up on Xiao Chens 9-Star Primal Core, looking resplendent and dazzling.
The Purple Thunder Divine Incantation circted wildly as Xiao Chens Veritable Essence Energy drained continuously, turning into the Purple Thunder True Fire that flowed into the cauldron.
With Xiao Chens vast cultivation, he managed to make the injection of the Purple Thunder True Firest for one hour.
Then, there was a loud sound. The huge me in the cauldron condensed into a spot once again.
After experiencing it once, Xiao Chen did not dare bex. He extended his hand and materialized a barrier to prevent the Heavenly me from causing too huge amotion.
Boom!
The Heavenly me burned away that barrier in an instant.
Everything mmable in the courtyard ignited at the same time. The buildings all started to smolder.
When Xiao Chen saw this, it startled him. This courtyard had restrictions on it. Once triggered, they would definitely cause a huge fluctuation.
Heavenly Snow Divine me!
Xiao Chen thrust his hand forward, and a cold aura spread out, instantly sealing the series of heatwaves in ice.
The originally arid and smoldering courtyard immediately froze, frost limning its edges. Pure-white ice flowers drifted about.
It is Rank 2 now, Xiao Chen muttered to himself as he looked at the Heavenly me in the cauldron, not showing much joy on his face.
He had anticipated that the Heavenly me could break through to Rank 3.
However, from the looks of things, the Heavenly me was stillpletely suppressed by the Heavenly Snow Divine me. There was no way to bnce Yin and Yang. In that case, he could not use it to materialize the Taiji Yinyang me Diagram.
In the end, was it useless?
Xiao Chen put away the Heavenly me and frowned heavily. He pondered and muttered, It looks like I can only think of another idea.
Perhaps, there might be an opportunity at the Dragon me Ancient Land.
The Dragon me Ancient Land. Just from the name itself, it was clear that it was connected to fire.
However, there was no point going now. Xiao Chen had more important things to do. The greatest use of the Dragon Pattern Cauldron was not for the Heavenly me to swallow mes.
It was for Xiao Chen to cultivate a Dragon Race body tempering Cultivation Technique.
The Divine Dragon Body Tempering Art, which the Blood-Soaked Dragon Emperor gave Xiao Chen, required a good cauldron. A Dragon Race cauldron would be best.
This was Xiao Chens main consideration when he bid for the Dragon Pattern Cauldron. It was so that he could cultivate this Divine Dragon Body Tempering Art.
Chapter 1735 (Raw 1745): Powerful Technique Reborn
Chapter 1735 (Raw 1745): Powerful Technique Reborn
The Divine Dragon Body Tempering Art!
It had a total of nineyers, which did not purely cultivate Vital Qi but also reconstructed the physical body into one like that of the ancient Dragon Race. This allowed the physical body to reach simr levels of strength as the ancient Dragon Race, possessing its strong bloodline, a terrifying defense, and an extremely resilient physique.
The firstyer cultivated dragon veins, making the blood veins as strong as true dragon veins, so that they could endure a greater volume of Vital Qi.
Otherwise, even if one had strong Vital Qi, one would not dare to use it all.
Xiao Chen knew about Vital Qi injuring the body. Back in the Kunlun Realm, this was how he had damaged his body, resulting in considerable hidden damageter.
The body of a cultivator would always be their base. One could do ones utmost to temper it. However, one absolutely could not leave behind aftereffects and hidden damage.
The secondyer cultivated dragon bones, making all the bones in the body like dragon bones.
The bones were the framework of the physical body and the most important protectiveyer of the internal organs. One could injure the internal organs only after injuring the bones.
Although ones body was no longer ordinary after reaching the Veritable Personage Realm, gaining a remarkable recovery ability, to the point of regrowing limbs, if the heart were instantly shattered, it could still be fatal to cultivators.
After all, it was impossible to regrow a heart without a few months. Of course, while some special techniques could quickly regenerate the heart, these were very rare and precious, beyond the reach of ordinary cultivators.
The Divine Dragon Body Tempering Arts secondyer could reconstruct the bones, making them as strong as the ancient Dragon Races.
This allowed a cultivator to endure more damage and protect their internal organs, preventing fatal damage.
The thirdyer cultivated dragon blood. Only at thisyer could one be considered to be inducted into the Cultivation Technique and formally start cultivating Vital Qi.
As the saying went, Qi and blood surge together. Qi and blood are inseparable. Qi is born in blood. Blood was the source of Vital Qi. This was especially so after awakening the Azure Dragon bloodline. Xiao Chen could make use of this aspect.
To any cultivator of the Great Deste Eon bloodline, their bloodline would forever be an inexhaustible treasure trove. Any means to improve the bloodline would be an immense help, so no one could give up on these.
Any natural treasure that could dig out the potential of the bloodline would sell for sky-high prices.
This was the reason why the Life Juice Source was so revered.
After these threeyers were still six more. They were all in Xiao Chens mind. The Blood-Soaked Dragon Emperor personally imparted them to him.
With just one thought, the various details of the Divine Dragon Body Tempering Art would appear in Xiao Chens mind.
If one wanted to cultivate the Divine Dragon Body Tempering Art, one needed a cauldron. To be specific, an ancient cauldron.
Since ancient times, cauldrons were revered as supreme. The sayings asking the cauldron for the world and support the earth and hold up the heavens with a cauldron came from this philosophy.
[TL Note: Asking the cauldron for the world means to aspire to rule the world. Support the earth and hold up the heavens with a cauldron means to have an indomitable spirit.]
One needed to observe the cauldrons form, sensing the meaning behind it, andprehend its spirit.
Xiao Chen sat down cross-legged, and a light appeared in his eyes as he spiritedly looked at the Dragon Pattern Cauldron.
The Dragon Pattern Cauldron was a four-legged square cauldron with sharp and defined corners. Every angle revealed sharpness.
Its surface had dragon patterns that looked very lifelike. When observing these, one would discover that they depicted dragons swimming about the cauldron.
Indeed, the Dragon Pattern Cauldron that came from the Dragon Race was quite suitable for Xiao Chen. Soon, he sensed the meaning of the True Dragon within the cauldron.
The image of an ancient True Dragon appeared in Xiao Chens mind. It soared among the clouds, churning them and causing rain to fall. As it breathed, lightning shed and thunder roared.
The might of the Divine Dragon imprinted in his mind, inspiring his heart to worship and not profane it.
Xiao Chen remained calm andprehended its spirit and nature.
Soon, he entered a trance, forgetting everything around him. The meaning of the ancient True Dragon, imprinted deep in his mind, roamed about unfettered as if its spirit was fusing with him.
Without Xiao Chen noticing, the Dragon Pattern Cauldron merged into his body.
The heavens were above, and the earth was below. Between the heavens and the earth, there was an uncrossable chasm.
Xiao Chen used his body as the cauldron and the dragon spirit as his intent to connect to the heavens above and the earth below. He supported the earth and held up the heavens with a cauldron, creating a connection between them, the universe merging into one.
The power of the heavens and the power of the earth mingled in the Dragon Pattern Cauldron, where they turned into Dragon Energy that swam around his body.
At this moment, the Divine Dragon Body Tempering Arts firstyer started circting automatically. Under the influence of the Dragon Energy, the veins in his body slowly changed.
Xiao Chen had already achieved the Azure Dragon War Body. However, due to theck of a Cultivation Technique to continue cultivating, its development stagnated.
Now that he formally started to cultivate the Divine Dragon Body Tempering Art, it went very smoothly without any obstructions at all.
In merely four hours, the pure Dragon Energy formed by the vast power of the worldpleted a minor cycle in Xiao Chens body.
After half a day, the Dragon Energypleted eighteen minor cycles. Three dayster, the Dragon Energypleted a major cycle.
Xiao Chen breathed out and slowly opened his eyes. His entire body feltfortable, and his veins, full of strength. When he stretched out his hand and clenched his fist, the four Cauldron Force in his body gathered more easily than before.
With a flick of his finger, the four Cauldron Force instantly focused on his fingertip.
Buzz!
Space trembled, and dust fell off all the surfaces in the entire courtyard.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! It looked like fine snow falling, spreading everywhere.
Spiraling ripples spread out from where Xiao Chens fingertip tapped, scattering wave after wave.
Xiao Chens veins hurt a little. Bursting out with four Cauldron Force from his fingertip still somewhat of a strain.
However, this was already a huge improvement. Previously, he would not dare to instantly burst out four Cauldron Force so crazily.
Still sitting cross-legged, Xiao Chen closed his eyes and resumed cultivating.
One monthter, Xiao Chen opened his eyes again. Now, he could be considered to have sessfully cultivated the Divine Dragon Body Tempering Arts firstyer.
Next up was continuous umtion. As Xiao Chens cultivation increased, his dragon veins would strengthen as well.
Now, the veins in his body had undergone aplete transformation, turning into dragon veins. Surprisingly, his strength had also increased by one Cauldron Force.
Now, his Vital Qi reached five Cauldron Force. With a gentle flick, he could instantly burst out with five Cauldron Force.
Suddenly, Xiao Chen shouted, Explode! He extended his finger, tapping the air. Five ancient cauldrons appeared overhead, and the energy at his fingertip erupted in an instant.
Boom! The Vital Qi shot out, and a pile of things in front turned into dust, scattered with the wind, andpletely disappeared.
Not only did Xiao Chen not feel any pain in his veins, but there was also scope for more; that had been far from his limit.
He pondered this, feeling that it was somewhat wasteful if he used only five Cauldron Force.
Perhaps he could infuse his Veritable Essence Energy into his Vital Qi as he had with the Sharp Spirit Finger in the Kunlun Realm.
The Primordial Energy of the Kunlun Realm was far fromparable to the Veritable Essence Energy from bncing Yin and Yang, which formed the Primal Core.
Furthermore, Xiao Chen had condensed a 9-Star Primal Core. His Veritable Essence Energy was even vaster and purer.
When lighting up five stars on the 9-Star Primal Core, my Veritable Essence Energy already rivals a peak Major Primal Core cultivators. If I gather all my Veritable Essence Energy and focus it on one point, the offensive power created would not be weaker than five Cauldron Force.
Xiao Chen felt somewhat worried that his newly transformed dragon veins would not be able to endure it.
More importantly, executing the Sharp Spirit Finger would drain all the Vital Qi and Veritable Essence Energy in his body, leaving nothing behind.
However, the resultant energy would not simply have an additive effect but a multiplicative one.
Xiao Chen weighed the pros and cons.
He felt that it was somewhat too risky. Recovering from an injury to his dragon veins would be very hard. The losses would not be worth it.
Actually, using the Sharp Spirit Finger was also risky.
Once executed, Xiao Chen would be drained of Veritable Essence Energy and Vital Qi for a period. This was a killing move to be used at thest moment. If the enemy did not die, Xiao Chen would.
Hence, since learning the Sharp Spirit Finger, he rarely used it.
This was because Xiao Chen did not like putting himself in dead ends.
Even executing the Mahmy Abstinence Vition Saber Techniques Breaking the Mundane and Resolving the Mundane would not leave him in such a sorry state.
The Sharp Spirit Fingers efficiency was too low, of dubious value.
Since learning it, Xiao Chen had used it only a few times, because it meant gambling his life, as it would leave his body in dire straits.
Yet, giving it up was a pity. After all, it was a killing move that could buy his survival in a desperate situation.
Xiao Chen wanted to see if he could alter it into a regr move with higher efficiency.
After this thought popped up, Xiao Chen could not stop thinking about it.
In the end, all his thousands of attempts failed.
I keep thinking of using the Sharp Spirit Finger for offense. Why have I not considered using it for defense?
With the change in direction, all sorts of ideas immediately appeared, exciting Xiao Chen, who was already somewhat numb from failure.
I do not have many defensive moves in the first ce. My strongest defensive Martial Technique, the Taiji Yinyang me Diagram, currently isnt useful.
Indeed, I need a defensive Martial Technique that I can use normally.
How should I alter this?
Xiao Chen thought about it, rejecting the various ideas.
Just when he was running out of ideas, his gaze wandered andnded on the Dragon Pattern Cauldron in front of him.
The square, four-legged cauldron stood tall and firm, unmoving in the face of the wind that came from all directions.
It was just a simple cauldron, but there seemed to be a certain charm to it. Amid the ordinariness, it inspired deep thoughts.
Xiao Chen revealed a trace of a smile on his face. A cauldron reigns supreme. The cauldron is noble. Ask the cauldron for the world. Support the earth and hold up the heavens with a cauldron. The wisdom of the ancients were all focused on the seemingly simple cauldron. There was such a good reference before me, yet I actually ignored it. I am really foolish.
No matter how strong the wind was or where it came from, the cauldron did not budge.
It towered like a mountain but was even more imposing, vivider, and simpler.
The Great Dao points to simplicity; so, this was what that meant.
Why can I not be like a cauldron, supporting the heavens with my head and the earth with my feet? When the sky and ground change color and wind blows everywhere, I will not move at all.
Even with the churning clouds, the howling winds, or the surging waves, the cauldron remains unchanging.
After finding his direction, Xiao Chen resumed closed-door cultivation. This time, his line of thought turned clearer and lively.
In a mere seven days, he figured out how to alter the Sharp Spirit Finger.
Xiao Chen stood up. With a thought, he silently circted his energy for the Sharp Spirit Finger.
His Vital Qi surged, and five ancient cauldrons appeared above his head. Five stars lit up on his 9-Star Primal Core, and he drove all of his Veritable Essence Energy.
He merged his Vital Qi and Veritable Essence Energy. Instantly, a strong aura burst out of his body, something greater than a peak Major Primal Core cultivators, and infinitely close to a Star Venerates.
However, the energy did not flow to Xiao Chens fingertip. Instead, it filled his entire body, turning it as hard as a cauldron.
Every single part of Xiao Chens body, including his blood, froze.
As his aura spread out, it even influenced the surrounding space, freezing itpletely.
Time seemed to stop flowing. At this moment, not a single strand of his hair moved.
Xiao Chens appearance in the courtyard looked very silly. However, even if a Star Venerate arrived now, the Star Venerate would not be able to knock him back.
Dismiss!
Xiao Chen could not maintain such a state for long. He held two fingers together and swung them gently. The frozen space immediately broke, and cracks appeared in the ground. In the next moment, dirt shot up from the countless cracks.
Chapter 1736 (Raw 1746): Only So-So
Chapter 1736 (Raw 1746): Only So-So
By using the body as a cauldron, a powerful technique was reborn.
The Sharp Spirit Finger gained a new application, turning from primarily offensive to primarily defensive.
Furthermore, it even made use of the new dragon veins. After two months of closed-door cultivation, Xiao Chen gained a lot.
Xiao Chen looked at everything before him and revealed a smile. However, the aura it releases is excessive, and it wastes quite a lot of Veritable Essence Energy and Vital Qi. I have to improve my usage of it; otherwise, I wont be able to use it regrly.
He was extremely satisfied with the new Sharp Spirit Finger. Such a powerful technique would help him deal with strong enemies in the future.
After another month of closed-door cultivation refining the new Sharp Spirit Finger, Xiao Chen finally emerged from the dpidated courtyard.
Then, he started asking around for information on the Dragon me Ancient Land.
Before entering closed-door cultivation, he had already made up his mind and set the Dragon me Ancient Land as his next destination.
Xiao Chen had gone into closed-door cultivation mostly to ready himself for the Dragon me Ancient Land.
He did not know what kind of dangers would be there. Hence, he strengthened himself in advance, making some preparations. Without a doubt, preparedness averted peril.
There were a lot of information brokers in the city. The Dragon me Ancient Land was not a secret forbiddennd, either. After spending some Spirit Jades, he quickly found the information he wanted.
Before even finishing reading the information, Xiao Chen set out for the Dragon me Ancient Land.
Along the way, he detected some weak auras focused on him, dogging him.
These auras were well hidden. However, Xiao Chens Spiritual Sense was very sharp and managed to detect their traces.
Strange. Three months already passed. Hasnt Feng Chens group of people given up yet?
Perhaps I caused too huge amotion when I cultivated the Divine Dragon Body Tempering Art and attracted the attention of some experts?
Regardless of which it was, Xiao Chen kept an eye out.
His expression did not change as he continued out of the city, following the information about the Dragon me Ancient Land.
After leaving the city gates, he casually waved his hand, and the Cycle Thrones mutated flood dragon transformed into a tall, ck dragon horse.
Xiao Chen urged on the ck dragon horse, which moved swiftly, kicking up clouds of dust behind.
After traveling for one hour, Xiao Chen suddenly stopped. A group of people blocked his way.
The leader of this group was the Heavenly Profound Gates Feng Chen. However, Xiao Chen did not see the other two. Even so, disciples of the Flowing Cloud Sect and the Thunderme Castle were present behind Feng Chen as well.
Xiao Chen, we took turns guarding the ce and waited for you for three months. Had you remained for a few more days, this young master really would not have the time to continue wasting on you. Unfortunately, of all the times, you chose toe out now.
Feng Chen looked at Xiao Chen with a murderous intent so thick that it seemed tangible. His hatred practically spewed out like fire.
He wished that he could immediately kill Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen demanded coldly, After being defeated, are you here tomit suicide? He swept his gaze through the ce and dismounted.
Humph! Even if you are extremely capable, you will be settling ounts here today.
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Feng Chen drew the sword in his hand, and a spot of cold light exploded from the tip of the sword. The cold light looked piercing and dazzling, covering the ground in front and freezing it for three hundred meters around.
The sword strike arrived swiftly and was ruthless. Feng Chen was decisive and did not use any shy moves.
He relied on his cultivation and hisprehension of the Sword Dao, as well as his will of ice, to thrust his sword over.
The timing that Feng Chen chose was when Xiao Chen just dismounted from his horse. It had to be said that his judgment was spot-on.
The cold Qi mixed with sword intent turned into a seemingly solid wind. As it blew over, it caused Xiao Chens long hair to flutter.
As the sword wind ruffled Xiao Chens long hair, frost covered the strands, turning them white as they fluttered wildly backward.
Whoosh!
However, suddenly, it seemed like the wind stopped. Xiao Chens long hair froze in ce.
It looked like time seized up and space turned solid. Xiao Chen stretched out two fingers and gently mped the sword in Feng Chens hand between them.
Xiao Chen gently caught the extremely fast sword strike, holding it motionless.
No matter how much force Feng Chen used, he could not advance any further. Even after using all the Veritable Essence Energy in his body, he could not pull his sword out.
Shock bloomed on Feng Chens face. Horror spread in his heart as he flustered.
Damn it! How could it be like this?
My sword strike is fast and ruthless. Although I did not use a Martial Technique, not just anyone can catch it with two fingers, right?
Could it be that Xiao Chen already has the strength of a Star Venerate?
Only a Cloud Sea Star Venerate could so easily catch a sword strike from me. This is impossible.
Crack!
The state of turning the body into a cauldron, supporting the heavens with the head and the earth with the feet, scattered. Xiao Chen gently twisted the two fingers that he held together.
The Veritable Essence Energy and the Vital Qi used for the Sharp Spirit Finger oscited together with the sword tip.
The sword in Feng Chens grasp quickly vibrated and directly fell out of his hand.
The energy spread, and Feng Chens entire body vibrated as he was heavily knocked back. He felt like his bones were about to fall apart.
Only at this moment did Xiao Chens clothes and hair start moving with the wind again.
The frost on Xiao Chens fine, ck hair fell off like snow. As he stood there, he looked handsome and elegant.
Feng Chen, your skills are truly regressing. You are not even able to block two fingers from me, Xiao Chen mocked coldly as he saw Feng Chen copse to the ground.
Senior Brother!
The disciples behind quickly rushed over and helped Feng Chen up. As they looked at Xiao Chen, horror filled their eyes.
Xiao Chen looked around and said indifferently, Old Senior, are you noting out yet? Or are you waiting to collect a corpse?!
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
A figure shed in the distance, then appeared on top of a nearby tree. With another sh, this figurended in front of Xiao Chen.
Martial Uncle, you have to kill him! Feng Chen immediately shouted upon seeing this person.
Xiao Chen narrowed his eyes at this person. It turned out to be a Cloud Sea Star Venerate.
Feng Chen managed to bring out a senior of the sect; no wonder he dared to block Xiao Chen alone.
After verifying that this was just a Star Venerate, Xiao Chen rxed. Matters were not as serious as he feared.
Right now, Xiao Chen was no longer the Xiao Chen who just entered the blessednd, helpless before a Star Venerate.
Furthermore, this white-haired old man before Xiao Chen was much weaker than that ck Lotus Church Protector.
This white-haired old man was only an early-stage Star Venerate.
The white-haired old man looked at Xiao Chen and said indifferently, Hand over the Dao Tool in your hand, and you may leave.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly and said, I was wondering what could draw you to attack me. It turned out that you are interested in the Dao Tool I hold. However, you alone are not enough.
The white-haired old manughed instead of getting angry. Dont think that I cannot see through your earlier trick. There is no need to act mysterious before a Star Venerate. You can unt your might before a junior with some tricks. However, those are insufficient before an old man. Obediently hand over the Dao Tool!
Clearly, the old man was referring to the matter of Xiao Chen mping down on Feng Chens sword with two fingers using the Sharp Spirit Finger.
Xiao Chen revealed a meaningful smile as he said indifferently, If you want it, here you go.
He swung his hand, and the Moon Seeking Saberthe renamed Tyrant Saberflew towards the white-haired old man.
No one expected such a scene. The Dao Tool attracted everyones attention.
This included the white-haired old mans.
Divine Lightning Eye!
Xiao Chen instantly executed the Divine Lightning Eyes fourthyer. Immediately, six thunder clouds appeared in the sky, each containing a bolt of tribtion lightning.
Six purple-colored flowers quickly spun around and merged in Xiao Chens right eye.
At the same time, the tribtion clouds also merged. However, their target was not the white-haired old man but Feng Chen.
By the time the white-haired old man discovered this, it was already toote. The thick tribtion lightningshed down andnded on Feng Chen.
Electric light shed, and a boom roared out. The nearby cultivators got sted back, their bodies mangled.
When the white-haired old man, who caught the Tyrant Saber in the air, turned his head back, he happened to see this scene.
Startled, the white-haired old man cried out, Martial Nephew!
Who could have thought that Xiao Chen would use such a mighty killing move on Feng Chen instead of the white-haired old man?
The dust scattered, and a weakened Feng Chen appeared. The protective treasure that his sect had given him saved his life at the crucial moment.
Hence, Feng Chen was only severely injured and had not died on the spot.
The white-haired old man calmed down, and his gaze chilled as he turned to re at Xiao Chen with murderous intent.
However, the white-haired old man only saw an afterimage burning with purple light. When he turned his head back to the front, he discovered that Xiao Chen had used the instant he turned his head to arrive before Feng Chen.
Then, Xiao Chen caught hold of Feng Chen and gently lifted him.
The white-haired old man felt a burst of irritation. This Xiao Chen actually fooled him too badly. His expression immediately turned scarily sullen.
Junior, let go of him right now. Otherwise, the Heavenly Profound Gate will make sure that you die a death wherein your body cant be buried!
[TL Note: Burial or thest rites are very important to the Chinese. They believe that if one does not get buried or go through the properst rites, they are doomed to wander the world, unable to move on to the next life, and turn into malicious spirits.]
Xiao Chen grabbed Feng Chens neck as his Veritable Essence Energy restricted Feng Chens meridians. Then, he looked at the white-haired old man as he tightened his right hands grip, saying coldly, Interesting. To think that you still dare to threaten me.
Martial Uncle, save me. I dont want to die!
Despite managing to cling to life after experiencing the tribtion lightning, Feng Chen had fallen into Xiao Chens hands soon after. With death looming over him, he was already frightened out of his wits.
Aside from wanting to live, he did not have any other thoughts.
The white-haired old man felt stifled on hearing that. Most of his anger immediately dissipated. As he looked at the Dao Tool in his hand, he sighed and said softly, Truly, the younger generations will surpass us in time. This old man admits that I underestimated you. Release him, and I can swear to let you go. Also, I will return the Dao Tool.
Its toote, Xiao Chen replied coldly. Then, the Veritable Essence Energy that infiltrated into Feng Chens body exploded.
From the inside out, Feng Chens entire body exploded, bursting into pieces before the white-haired old man, as dead as he could be.
Xiao Chen had never been some kindhearted gentleman. After suffering repeated attacks, how could he be soft?
From the moment Feng Chen reappeared before Xiao Chen, Xiao Chen already intended to kill him; this person had to die.
You!
This bloody scene before the white-haired old man angered him into trembling.
The white-haired old man was a Star Venerate, yet a junior killed his martial nephew before his eyes.
Furthermore, this was under circumstances where the white-haired old man was willing topromise. Despite that, Xiao Chen mercilessly and decisively killed Feng Chen.
Had the white-haired old man not gotten greedy for the Dao Tool, how could Xiao Chen have had the chance to do this?
However, upon reaching this thought, the white-haired old man thought further. If this junior nned all this out, then he is too scary.
He perfectly nned every step, already figuring out how to kill Feng Chen from the start.
How bold. Your Dao Tool is in my hands. Lets see how you are going to get out of this today!
The white-haired old man spread out all his aura, incensed. He wanted to use his Star Venerate cultivation to directly subdue the Tyrant Saber and forcibly draw it.
However, the white-haired old man was shocked to discover that he could not budge the Tyrant Saber at all.
Thats not right. Even if this is a Superior Grade Dao Tool, with my Star Venerate strength, I should be able to suppress it. Why can I not draw this saber?
Xiao Chen revealed a mocking smile as he leaped into the air. Then, he stretched out his hand and beckoned. The Tyrant Saber unsheathed and flew into Xiao Chens grasp.
Breaking the Mundane!
While the white-haired old man was still feeling uncertain, Xiao Chen instantly executed Breaking the Mundane.
The Buddhist swastika appeared on Xiao Chens forehead. When the old man looked up, he was already within a certain memory deep within his heart.
By the time the old man startled to his senses, the three-kilometer-long saber light was already right before him.
Crack!
The white-haired old man tried to block with all his might. However, this saber strike still managed to break several of his ribs.
The white-haired old man vomited a mouthful of blood as he flew back. The scabbard fell out of his hand.
Xiao Chen extended his free hand and beckoned again, retrieving the scabbard. Then, with a sh, he sheathed the saber.
As Xiao Chen looked at the white-haired old man, who had regained his footing, he said indifferently, The so-called Star Venerate is only so-so.
Chapter 1737 (Raw 1747): Cluster Lord Gou Yu
Chapter 1737 (Raw 1747): Cluster Lord Gou Yu
Upon seeing the wound on his chest, the white-haired old man revealed a stunned expression. He simply had not anticipated that Xiao Chen could actually injure him.
The other party was still only a peak Minor Primal Core Venerate.
The white-haired old mans extreme embarrassment turned into rage. This was especially so because of Xiao Chens words. What did he mean by the so-called Star Venerate is only so-so?
The white-haired old man snorted coldly and said, How arrogant! I think you really do not understand how horrifying a Star Venerate is when he is enraged!
Boom!
Right after the white-haired old man spoke, his aura flourished, and stars sparkled in his eyes. Even more terrifying was the will of soul that spread out from him, surging towards Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen immediately felt his soul shake and could not help remembering his scary experience when he first faced the ck Lotus Church Protector.
However, Xiao Chen was no longer the Xiao Chen of the past. He would not make the same mistake twice.
Furthermore, he never thought of defeating this white-haired old man.
Although Xiao Chen did not fear early-stage Star Venerates now, he was still far from being their match.
Being able to kill Feng Chen and even injure the other party was already sufficient for him to be proud.
What was there to be dissatisfied with?
It is indeed horrifying. Goodbye!
Xiao Chen smiled faintly. His respectful tone oozed with extreme mockery to the white-haired old mans ears.
Xiao Chen turned, departing at lightning speed before that will of soul reached him, rushing into the distance.
The white-haired old man felt slightly stunned. Unexpectedly, the insufferably arrogant Xiao Chen left at the drop of a hat, having no intention of fighting him whatsoever.
How could the white-haired old man endure this? Xiao Chen injured him and even killed Feng Chen.
If Xiao Chen left just like that, the old man would be frustrated to death.
No matter what, the white-haired old man had to vent his frustration. Xiao Chen needed to die!
You want to leave? You will have to ask me for permission first!
The white-haired old man withdrew his will of soul. Then, his figure shed as he gave chase.
Breaking the World!
Who knew, just as the white-haired old man withdrew the will of soul, Xiao Chen suddenly turned around. He unsheathed the Tyrant Saber again and executed Breaking the World, the strongest move of the Army Breaking Saber Technique.
Five stars lit up on Xiao Chens 9-Star Primal Core. The Army Breaking Saber Technique brought out twenty percent of the Dao Tools might when used at full power.
As Xiao Chens saber descended, he was like a powerful hegemon. When he turned around to attack, the saber light illuminated the sky, shattering it.
This was a level that could threaten a Star Venerate. The white-haired old man, who had just withdrawn his will of soul, did not expect this at all.
Xiao Chen had actually chosen this moment to turn around and attackand use such a strong killing move, at that.
This immediately flustered the white-haired old man. He could not bring out his will of soul within such a short time, so he had to defend with a punch.
Pu ci!
This punch sent Xiao Chen flying far away. However, due to the white-haired old mans passive reception of the attack, he himself went flying even farther.
Nevertheless, the white-haired old mans advantage in cultivation mitigated his injuries.
Afterunching the saber strike, Xiao Chen fled once again, using the rebound to open the distance.
The white-haired old man paused for a moment. As he watched Xiao Chen flee, he cautiously pursued, ready to raise his defenses at any time. Xiao Chens sudden attack truly made him feel somewhat sullen.
One person chased and one person fled.
Xiao Chen did not get greedy. He executed the new Fish Dragon Art, covering his entire body with ayer of faint purple me.
His sudden attack did not gain him any advantage in speed against the white-haired old man. He did not have the advantage in cultivation, either. However, the new Fish Dragon Art was excellent for long-distance usage.
He did not fear the white-haired old man exhausting him. Cloud Sea Star Venerates were very frightening, but this was all that they amounted to.
Right now, Xiao Chen was someone with the confidence not to fear early-stage Star Venerates.
Whoosh!
After one hour, a figure suddenly descended in front of the white-haired old man relentlessly chasing, blocking his way.
The white-haired old mans face sank. The neer was also a Star Venerate. Furthermore, that persons aura was scarier than his.
Might I ask who you are, and why you are blocking my way? the white-haired old man asked sullenly, not daring to be rude.
The neer snorted coldly and took out a medallion.
The medallion released a piercing, eye-catching light, dazzling the white-haired old man. He narrowed his eyes, and when he clearly saw the medallion, his expression changed radically.
The Dragon Marquis Medallion!
The white-haired old man immediately lowered his head and said, This little one deserves death. How have I offended the Soaring Marquiss Residence?
Cut the crap. There is no need to continue hounding that person. The grudge between your Heavenly Profound Gate and that person ends here. Dont let me discover you trying to bully the weak with your strength. Now, scram!
When the white-haired old man heard that, he immediately felt sullen. What bully the weak with my strength? It was clearly that fellow humiliating my Heavenly Profound Gate.
Not to mention him injuring me, he even killed Martial Nephew Feng Chen.
However, the other party held the Dragon Marquis Medallion. That equated to the Dragon Marquiss Residence taking a stance. Even if he did not want to swallow this bitter pill, he had to.
However, in reality, even if this person had not appeared, the white-haired old man would only have chased for a few more hours before losing sight of Xiao Chen.
The white-haired old man had sustained injuries in the first ce. He also worried about Xiao Chen turning around andunching another sudden attack. Hence, he had slowed down considerably.
It was indeed difficult to catch up to Xiao Chen after he executed the new Fish Dragon Art.
This little one understands.
The white-haired old man did not dare to disobey. He quickly left in a somewhat pathetic state.
The neer nced in the direction of Xiao Chen, entering deep thought.
This person was somewhat surprised at a peak Minor Primal Core cultivator actually being able to reduce a Star Venerate to such a sorry state.
Whoosh! Whoosh!
After a while, that persons figure vanished from where he stood and reappeared in Soaring Dragon City.
Inside the Cluster Lords Residence, that person met with the personal maidservant of the Cluster Lord.
Miss Xiao Yu, Xiao Chen is already fine. Based on the direction he left in, he should be going to the Dragon me Ancient Land, that person said respectfully.
Although that person did not understand why Cluster Lord Gou Yu wanted to protect this unconventional desman in secret, he kept in mind Cluster Lord Gou Yus position in the Soaring Dragon Marquiss heart.
Cluster Lord Gou Yu had just finished her experiential training, and the Soaring Dragon Marquis gave the Soaring Dragon Great Realm to her as her conferrednd.
If this person could avoid it, it would be best to avoid mouthing off.
If Xiao Chen were here, he would definitely recognize this Miss Xiao Yu. This was the maidservant that he met twice in the Soaring Dragon Pavilion.
Xiao Yu nodded and said, You may withdraw. Ill let the Cluster Lord know about this.
That person turned silently and left without saying anything more.
After watching that person go, Xiao Yu turned and walked for a long distance before seeing Cluster Lord Gou Yu at a pavilion.
Then, Xiao Yu repeated what that person said.
The Dragon me Ancient Land? Are you sure he said the Dragon me Ancient Land? Cluster Lord Gou Yu asked with a grave expression.
The answer should not be far off. Senior Zhang said that the direction that Xiao Chen took was towards the Dragon me Ancient Land.
Xiao Yu could not be very sure. She only repeated what Senior Zhang said.
As for how urate it was, she left it to Cluster Lord Gou Yu to decide.
Cluster Lord Gou Yu slowly stood up and revealed a worried expression. The Dragon me Ancient Land is not a peaceful ce. Out of ten people who go in, at least five die.
Cluster Lord, in that case, should we continue to send people to protect Young Master Xiao from the shadows? Xiao Yu asked softly, her eyes puzzled. The Cluster Lord really cared for this Young Master Xiao.
The Cluster Lord showed no interest in all those aristocrats. Of all the people she could show so much concern for, it was this desman with an unclear bloodline and average cultivation from a weak sect.
Cluster Lord Gou Yu shook her head and said, Theres no need. After reaching the Dragon me Ancient Land, his life or death is in his own hands.
Perhaps that person would not like having someone secretly following him.
Cluster Lord Gou Yu could not help recalling past matters. The scenes of her various experiences in Purple Sun City when she was still Lan Luo appeared in her mind.
Although Xiao Chens final words to her had upset her, they had taught her something.
Since young, no one dared to lecture her like that.
Perhaps Gou Yu herself did not even know when she nurtured such a bad habit.
Fate was really unpredictable. After they parted in Purple Sun City, the other party actually appeared in Soaring Dragon City.
Furthermore, Xiao Chen even went to the Soaring Dragon Pavilion. However, Gou Yu still felt somewhat awkward about the parting back then.
Hence, she could only send Xiao Yu to entertain him.
Would he understand my kind intentions? Perhaps after he realizes, he will be very angry like thest time.
Cluster Lord Gou Yu felt very nervous. She shook her hand and did her best not to dwell on this.
On the other side, Xiao Chen, who had been rushing along, suddenly stopped and revealed a suspicious expression. He had not sensed the white-haired old mans aura for the past four hours.
Did I shake him off already?
That is impossible. ording to my estimates, I would need another eight to ten more hours to truly shake off that white-haired old man.
However, no matter what, Xiao Chen did, indeed, no longer sense that white-haired old mans aura.
Strange, he muttered to himself. Keeping an eye out, he summoned the Cycle Throne and continued heading for the Dragon me Ancient Land.
As the Cycle Throne traveled amid the clouds, Xiao Chen sat on it with his eyes closed and rested, recovering his energy and spirit.
At the same time, he mentally simted some of the details from the earlier fight with the white-haired old man.
Soon, Xiao Chen identified the key point.
Will of soul!
A Star Venerate could start cultivating Soul Energy and materialize a star-like will of soul.
Once the will of soul appeared, the opponent would not be able to stop it from entering deep into the soul, unless the opponent was also a Star Venerate.
This is an uncrossable chasm. If I could block the will of soul, dealing with Star Venerates would be much easier.
The Taiji Yinyang me Diagram should be able to block the will of soul, Xiao Chen muttered to himself, rubbing his chin after opening his eyes.
The Taiji Yinyang me Diagram was his strongest defensive move. A Taiji diagram formed by two Primal Chaos Grade mes would reach an unprecedented level.
Xiao Chen recalled that the ordinary Taiji Yinyang me Diagram could already block the auras of experts with higher cultivation in the Kunlun Realm.
It should be able to do the same for the will of soul.
It is decided. Whether it is possible or not, the first objective for the trip to the Dragon me Ancient Land is to materialize the Taiji Yinyang me Diagram.
Xiao Chen decided on his immediate goal for the Dragon me Ancient Land.
The more long-term goal was naturally to push his saber skills to the level that Ye Zifeng mentioned.
Xiao Chen flipped open the Dragon me Ancient Lands information and continued reading while sitting on the Cycle Throne. After a while, he put away the information, his expression slightly grave.
Out of ten who go in, only halfes out alive. Most of them die miserable deaths.
Xiao Chen felt startled. To think that the mortality rate was fifty percent. The danger of the Dragon me Ancient Land was even more horrifying than the Fiendish Demon Battlefields.
The Dragon me Ancient Land is the destination of most of the young experts of the dozens of nearby astral clusters.
Let me see what is so incredible about it.
Xiao Chens eyes sparkled slightly. He felt somewhat excited rather than frightened by the fifty-percent mortality rate.
Chapter 1738 (Raw 1748): Flame Demon Tribe
Chapter 1738 (Raw 1748): me Demon Tribe
Half a monthter, Xiao Chen ran into an invisible obstruction in the clouds.
The gravity multiplied, applying heavy pressure on the Cycle Throne, which made flying exceptionally difficult.
Ive arrived?
Xiao Chen opened his eyes and looked down. Dust covered the ce, reducing visibility. He could not see to the bottom.
An ancient and savage aura still lingered in the Dragon me Ancient Land. The level of space was different from outside.
Although Xiao Chen could not see much, he believed that he must have reached his destination.
He leaped into the air, jumping off the throne. When hended, the throne turned into a beam of ck light that entered his clothes.
Destend met Xiao Chens eyes wherever he looked. The ground was dry and cracked; even grass was rare.
Hot, arid, and lonely.
The ancient savage aura lingering in the air actually gave Xiao Chen a sense of familiarity.
This was the Dragon me Ancient Land.
Xiao Chen did not seem to sense any threat at all.
Lets go to Dragon me City first!
The Dragon me Ancient Land was vast, upying nearly one-third of the Soaring Dragon Great Realm. More than seventy percent of it remained unexplored.
Dragon me City was the only city in the entire Dragon me Ancient Land.
Maintaining his caution, Xiao Chen set off.
After about seven minutes, he took out a bottle of water to drink, having discovered that the drain from his bodily functions was much greater than outside.
Do not underestimate this. Cultivators were not immortals who did not need to eat and drink; they just had a smaller drain on their bodies.
A cultivator remaining in closed-door cultivation wouldst for only half a year or so. Any longer and they would need to eat and drink, unless it was a Divine Vein powerhouse that surpassed the Cloud Sea Realm.
The Dragon me Ancient Lands environment is rather vile. Im like an ordinary person.
Holding the Tyrant Saber in his hand, Xiao Chen casually walked in a direction he chose.
After taking just a few steps, he saw a charred corpse. The manner of death was exceptionally miserable.
Xiao Chen prodded the corpse gently with his scabbard, and the corpse crumbled into ashes.
It had not simply been burned; its lifeforce had beenpletely drained.
me Demon, Xiao Chen said indifferently.
One of the threats of the Dragon me Ancient Land was an endemic ferocious beast, the me Demon.
More urately, the me Demon was a kind of Fiendish Demon. The conditions of a me Demons birth were very harsh. It was much scarier than a regr Fiendish Demon and was one of the few extant Fiendish Demons in the Great Thousand Realms.
However, me Demons could not leave their special environment. Hence, the threat of the me Demons was significantly reduced.
The true powerhouses would not purposelye and seek trouble for the me Demons.
There was no way to exterminate the me Demons. As long as the Dragon me Ancient Land existed, me Demons would always be born.
The corpse was very well preserved. This means that this me Demon has not gone far yet.
Xiao Chen entered deep thought before deciding to test out this me Demon.
The Heavenly Eye in Xiao Chens forehead immediately turned into a beam of light and flew out to search the surroundings.
Soon, he found some traces.
A man and woman were fighting a me Demon on a hill some distance from Xiao Chen.
The two were Major Primal Core Venerates. However, they were struggling to handle a me Demon of simr cultivation.
Countless charred corpsesy around the two, presenting a very startling sight.
Strange. Those charred corpses seemed to be only Minor Primal Core cultivators. They were not very strong, not even having a Great Deste Eon bloodline.
Xiao Chen could not understand why those people took the risk of entering the Dragon me Ancient Land.
However, he stopped thinking about this for now and looked at that me Demon.
The me Demon looked human. However, one could tell the difference by its aura and how it attacked.
There was no way for it to disguise its Fiendish Demon aura. The white me that circled its hands had a bluish tinge that terrified those two cultivators.
Even within the simr cultivation, me Demons could differ in strength.
White me Demons were Inferior Grade me Demons. Blue me Demons were Medial Grade me Demons. As for the red ones, those were the Superior Grade me Demons that no one wanted to run into.
The colors did not represent strength but quality, simr to the bloodline grading of the human cultivators.
Despite being of simr strength, a blue me Demon could easily kill ten white me Demons.
The me Demon that Xiao Chen saw produced a me that was close to blue. That meant that it was already of rather high quality, nearly a Medial Grade me Demon.
Xiao Chen withdrew his Heavenly Eye. Then, with a few shes, he arrived in the man and womans vicinity.
Big Brother, someone ising.
The male cultivator looked at Xiao Chen and immediately frowned. It is just a Minor Primal Core Venerate; he is useless. This is really bad timing. We are just here to deliver supplies, and we actually ran into a peak Inferior Grade me Demon.
Upon seeing Xiao Chen appear, that me Demon abandoned the two andunched itself at him.
Perhaps it was because the me Demon discovered Xiao Chens rather low cultivation. Hence, that me Demon smiled and pounced at Xiao Chen.
That man and woman took the opportunity to flee without even turning their heads back.
Human, taste the feeling of being burned!
The me Demon gave a strange cackle. A fiery aura surged over, nearly singeing Xiao Chens hair.
Whoosh!
A saber light shed, and Xiao Chen chopped off the pouncing me Demons arm even before it could clearly see what happened.
When the me Demons arm fell off, a terrifying me spewed out as the me Demon shrieked in agony.
The me Demon held its wound with its left hand and gazed at Xiao Chen in horror. Then, it turned into a pool of mes and merged into the ground, fleeing far away.
The vertical Heavenly Eye on Xiao Chens forehead opened, and he clearly saw a ck shadow underground, rushing north.
Then, the vertical eye closed. When the ck shadow had fled far away, Xiao Chen set off in pursuit.
As for that man and woman from earlier, he could not be bothered with them.
They were likely to be members of a group of desperate runners. By transporting supplies from the outside to Dragon me City, they could earn a difference of several tens of times the original price.
Of course, they could also encounter me Demons and lose their lives.
Xiao Chen followed unhurriedly, hiding his aura as he carefully gave chase.
The me Demons were pack Fiendish Demons. He wanted to see if the me Demon would return to its tribe or not.
If this me Demon led Xiao Chen back to its tribe, he would not mind trying to barge into the tribe.
me Demon tribes lived by collecting fire.
The ce where they collected fire would definitely have a strong me, which was what Xiao Chen needed.
Before Xiao Chen arrived, he had already thought of a n.
Half a dayter, the sky turned dark. The me Demon that Xiao Chen was following disappeared all of a sudden.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
After a long time, Xiao Chen appeared from the darkness,nding where hest saw the me Demon.
Could the me Demon tribe be underground?
Xiao Chen had never heard that the me Demon had the ability to dig into the ground.
However, it was impossible for him to give up after chasing this far.
Xiao Chen rubbed his chin with his right hand and thought for a while. Then, he ferociously punched the ground.
Silently, the dirt that crumbled into dust flew out. After a while, a hole appeared in the ground.
Xiao Chens figure shed as he entered the hole.
As he descended, he discovered that the underground was as he had expected: notpletely solid with many tunnels there, crisscrossing each other like a maze.
Xiao Chen followed the heatwaves towards their source, carefully walking in the tunnels.
After one hour, he finally felt surging heatwaves in thisplicated system of tunnels and the auras of many me Demons.
So, they really are hidden here.
A light shed in Xiao Chens eyes. He thought for a while before quickly rushing over.
His figure appeared extremely nimble as he traveled in the tunnels.
When Xiao Chen swept his gaze across, he discovered the me Demon whose arm he chopped off heading towards a certain cave.
A smile appeared on his face. He stuck close to the ceiling, following quickly like a lizard.
Xiao Chen saw that one-armed me Demon stop at a certain cave and speak with two me Demons guarding the entrance, then stride in.
Right after the me Demon entered, Xiao Chen descended in a sh.
Then, he attacked at lightning speed. The Heavenly Snow Divine me instantly sealed the me Demon on the left in ice. Then, he stabbed his other hand into the chest of the me Demon on the right before pulling out a white ze Crystal.
The ze Crystal was the core of a me Demons life. Once lost, the me Demon would immediately die.
Before the two me Demons could speak, Xiao Chen quietly finished them off.
Then, he calmly walked in, continuing to sneak after that one-armed me Demon. Without that one-armed me Demon leading the way, he would not be able to find the main cave of this me Demon tribe in thisplicated maze of tunnels.
He ran into me Demon guards at regr intervals. The ce was tightly guarded.
However, Xiao Chen attacked at lightning speed every time, immediately killing the me Demons that the one-armed me Demon spoke to right after the one-armed me Demon left.
Along the way, he obtained more than fifty white ze Crystals.
Suddenly, the one-armed me Demon in front felt that something was wrong, and it suddenly turned its head back to look.
However, the me Demon did not see anything. When the me Demon turned its head, Xiao Chen had already realized and quietly pressed his body against the ceiling.
The moment the me Demon left, Xiao Chen descended.
He followed the one-armed me Demon in the shadows, keeping a close distance and moving quickly.
Behind him, all the me Demons died, either sealed in ice or turned to ashes.
Xiao Chen relied on his skills and boldness, as well as calm and steady movements, to do something that seemed utterly crazy.
He entered deep into the me Demon tribe alone.
Finally, that one-armed me Demon arrived at a rather vast cave.
A clump of dark-red me was burning fiercely in the center. This me flickered with a strange light, giving off surging heatwaves.
A blue-haired me Demon with gloomy eyes sat on a stone throne at the end of the cave.
Several me Demons stood in other areas, the weakest of whom was at Major Primal Core Realm.
These me Demons had expressions of bliss as they absorbed the heat from the dark-red me.
It was clear that only me Demons of a certain strength or high talent were qualified to enter the cave.
Xiao Chen watched from outside, sticking close to the wall and keeping his distance. Then, his eyesnded on that dark-red me.
Xiao Chen could not recognize the me seed, but he could sense that this was a Yang-attributed me that was not weaker than the Dazzling Sunlight True me.
Furthermore, this me was old, having burned for at least one thousand years already. This was clear from the fire-attributed energy that it contained.
Yan Feng! How were you injured?! Speak the truth, the blue-haired me Demon on the stone throne ordered without changing its expression while looking at the one-armed me Demon.
Tribe Leader, I was injured by a white-d desman. He chopped off my arm with one saber strike. He was so fast that I could not even see it clearly.
On recalling that scene, this one-armed me Demon shivered involuntarily.
You fool! Every tribe sent out an order not to engage with any human carrying a saber. Didnt I tell you that?! the blue-haired me Demon shouted.
This subordinate saw that his cultivation was rather low and got careless. This subordinate deserves death.
The one-armed me Demon was so frightened that it immediately knelt on the ground.
Humph! Your punishment is one months ban from the Holy me Cave. You can use the holy me to treat your injury one monthter.
This subordinate understands.
The one-armed me Demon did not dare to argue. It looked at the zing, dark-red me with some greed before turning to leave.
The one-armed me Demon walked halfway to the mouth of the cave when the blue-haired me Demon suddenly realized something. You trash! After having your arm chopped off, how are you able to return alive?!
Whoosh!
With these words, the gazes of all the me Demons in the Holy me Cave turned cold as they looked at the one-armed me Demon.
Speak! How did you return?!
Chapter 1739 (Raw 1750, Raw 1749 Nonexistent): Flame Demon Stampede
Chapter 1739 (Raw 1750, Raw 1749 Nonexistent): me Demon Stampede
Speak! How did you return?!
The voice of the blue-haired me Demon sitting on the throne sounded somewhat cold; the Holy me Caves temperature even dropped.
Tribe Leader, its not good. All the brothers on guard are dead!
Just at this moment, two me Demons ran in and reported anxiously after kneeling on the ground.
The moment these words rang out, the one-armed me Demon was so frightened that it slumped to the ground. Thats impossible. I was very careful on my way back. Absolutely no human cultivator could have followed me.
The blue-haired me Demon suddenly stood up and roared, Go and search!
The many Major Primal Core me Demons in the Holy me Cave immediately left to search.
The blue-haired me Demon looked at the one-armed me Demon on the ground. Then, it stretched out its hand and sucked the one-armed me Demon over. Finally, it punched the one-armed me Demon, reducing the one-armed me Demon to scattered mes.
Only a ze Crystal remained, falling to the ground with a clunk.
Xiao Chen secretly observed the Holy me Cave. At this moment, aside from the strongest four me Demons, only the blue-haired me Demon remained.
Im not waiting anymore.
If I keep waiting, those me Demons wille back after finding nothing, which would be even more difficult.
Xiao Chens figure shed, entering the Holy me Cave from the darkness. He immediately felt like he fell into a sea of fire.
Hot air came out when Xiao Chen exhaled; it was scorching and dry.
He kept moving, heading straight for that dark-red me, intending to collect that me seed at lightning speed.
The blue-haired me Demon smiled coldly and said, I was just waiting for you. Block him!
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
The four Major Primal Core me Demons waiting for orders soared into the air and threw a palm strike at the same time.
Boom! mes gathered and shot out. These mes looked solid as they surged over.
To Xiao Chen, it looked like mes flooded the ce, billowing over like huge waves. The thick mes were likeva, looking very scary.
Everywhere the mes passed, they sealed off space as they surged towards Xiao Chen.
There was no opportunity to block at all. It looked like these surging mes would bury Xiao Chen in the next moment.
Xiao Chen did not dare to be careless. Aside from a high temperature, this me of the me Demons was poisonous. When the me poison infiltrated the body, even a Star Venerate would find it hard to bear.
Ice!
Xiao Chen waved his hand, and the Heavenly Snow Divine me flew out. The Rank 3 Primal Chaos Grade me was of a much higher rank than the mes unleashed by these me Demons.
Furthermore, it was of an opposing attribute, so it immediately sealed the me waves surging over in ice.
As Xiao Chens figure flickered continuously, the ice-sealed mes shattered noisily like they were ice.
Xiao Chen sessfully broke through the attacks of the four me Demons. The instant he revealed his true body, the four me Demons and the blue-haired Tribe Leader were startled.
Primal Chaos Grade me?
While the me Demons were distracted, Xiao Chennded near the dark-red me.
The dark-red me seed sat on an altar, where it had burned for a thousand years, zing with a fierce fire.
Xiao Chen did not hesitate to reach into the fire and grab, grasping the me seed tightly in his hand.
His palm turned red, and the high temperature nearly melted away his hand on the spot.
In the hollow of his palm, the Heavenly me quickly swallowed the dark-red mes me seed.
Right now, the situation was urgent. Hence, Xiao Chen could only refine it on the spot that way rather than use the Dragon Pattern Cauldron.
Although this method would result in a lot of wastage, it was better than nothing.
The light in the Holy me Cave dimmed.
The blue-haired me Demons face looked extremely unsightly. No matter what, it had not expected that Xiao Chen would instantly break through the mes of four me Demons and grab the holy mes me seed in one go.
Surrender the holy me!
The blue-haired me Demon became enraged. Its entire body burned, turning into a blue ming person, as itunched itself at Xiao Chen.
Boom!
The blue-haired me Demon might only be at peak Major Primal Core Realm, but its aura was terrifying, simr to a Star Venerates.
A Medial Grade me Demon was indeed scary.
Now that Xiao Chen had an idea of the blue-haired me Demons strength, he retreated in a sh, not wanting to fight it.
The holy me is not in my hand.
When Xiao Chennded, he opened his palm. All that appeared was the scary wound in his hand, healing quickly.
Aside from that, his hand was empty; there was nothing there at all.
Its missing?
rmed, the blue-haired me Demon shouted, Thats impossible! Kill him! He must have hidden the me seed in his body.
The four me Demons ignited as they flew at Xiao Chen. In this state, the me Demonsbat prowess clearly increased significantly.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly, and a golden light appeared in his empty hand.
In the next moment, the ferocious Heavenly me surged out.
Boom! When the Heavenly me burned the four me Demons, the mes on their bodies red even stronger.
Yang-attributed mes were great nourishment to the me Demons.
However, too much nourishment would strain the me Demons endurance; there would only be one result.
Bang! The four me Demons exploded at the same time with a loud sound.
The entire Holy me Cave shook and crumbled.
However, Xiao Chen had already left. Holding the Tyrant Saber, he split apart the rock formations, charging towards the surface.
After about seven minutes, he broke out of the ground.
Not bad. However, its still some distance from breaking through to Rank 3.
Xiao Chen was very satisfied with the performance of the Heavenly me in the Holy me Cave. He merely had it swallow up a me seed in a rough manner without care for wastage, but the results were already pretty good. The Heavenly me was significantly mightier, arge step closer to Rank 3.
You want to leave after stealing the holy me?!
The blue-haired me Demon resumed its human form, reappearing before Xiao Chen. It showed a heavy murderous intent on its face, wishing that it could directly eat up Xiao Chen.
The holy me that had burned for one thousand years, maintaining the lives of its tribe, was stolen just like that; how could the blue-haired me Demon be satisfied with that?
Xiao Chen shook his head and said, Even a Star Venerate cannot stop me. What do you have that makes you think that you can?
This Medial Grade me Demonsbat prowess was very scary. In regard to true strength, Xiao Chen was significantly weaker.
However, the me Demon was not a Star Venerate in the end. Furthermore, it was not underground, and its tribe was in chaos. It really had no time to care about Xiao Chen.
Hence, Xiao Chen did not need to fear it, either.
Humph! You lowly humans simply do not know what the holy me means to us. By stealing the holy me, you are dering war on all the me Demon tribes in the south. You will definitely die today!
Right after the blue-haired me Demon spoke, mes soared into the dark sky from various spots in the ground.
Beams of fiery light shot into the clouds, piercing the darkness.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Amid the dark night sky, countless me Demons broke out of the ground and lit up the ce for five thousand kilometers around.
The various me Demon tribes appeared and rushed towards Xiao Chens position.
Xiao Chens expression immediately changed. He had not anticipated such a hugemotion.
Regardless of whether you are alone or have people to back you up, you will die a horrible death tonight!
As the blue-haired me Demon looked at Xiao Chen, he was already a dead man in its eyes.
Disinclined to argue with the blue-haired me Demon, Xiao Chen quickly turned and left.
The blue-haired me Demon soared into the air, turning into a clump of ming clouds and relentlessly giving chase.
Xiao Chen used the new Fish Dragon Art and continuously opened the distance between him and the me Demons.
Five stars lit up on his 9-Star Primal Core. His protective Veritable Essence Energy continuously drained as a faint purple me burned on the surface of his body.
Xiao Chen looked like a ming person. If not for the fact that purple me Demons did not exist, others would misunderstand.
At this moment, the entire southern region of the Dragon me Ancient Land fell into chaos. Countless me Demons emerged from underground.
The cultivators who were adventuring in the night were stunned as they fled in the direction of Dragon me City.
Those who were slightly slower were immediately cruelly killed by me Demons, turning into charred corpses.
Xiao Chen sped ahead with a calm expression, not looking back at all.
After running for two hours, he had already left the blue-haired me Demon far behind.
Damn! A purple me Demon. When did a mutated one appear?!
It is really quick. Everyone, run for it!
When the cultivators, who were fleeing for their lives, saw Xiao Chen overtake them, they were startled.
After a while, Dragon me City appeared in the distance. Xiao Chen slowed down, and the purple me on his body disappeared; he looked like a regr person now.
Damn it! Why am I so unlucky? I met a me Demon in the day, which killed everyone in the merchant group. At night, I run into a me Demon stampede!
Big Brother, stop speaking. Well arrive in Dragon me City soon. Well be safe once we enter the city.
Your thinking is too simple. With a me Demon stampede, the city gates would have already been closed long ago. It wont be easy to enter the city.
Xiao Chen found the voices somewhat familiar. When he looked around, he saw that they were the man and woman that he saved earlier that day.
When that man and woman saw Xiao Chen, they were stunned.
You are not dead yet? the man eximed, startled. However, the moment he spoke, he regretted it. His expression appeared extremely embarrassed.
Xiao Chen said indifferently, Just take care of yourself.
The moment this person spoke, he expressed surprise that Xiao Chen was still alive. Xiao Chen had a good temper and did not argue with him. Someone with a bad temper might have killed him straight off.
In the Dragon me Ancient Land, strength reigned supreme. There was not so much hypocrisy.
However, the matter of the city gates being closed, which the two mentioned, was problematic.
Watching Xiao Chen streak far ahead, the man and woman went pale with fright.
When Xiao Chen reached Dragon me City, the city gates were already shut, and several young cultivators rubbing their palms together had gathered on the city walls.
It was just a me Demon stampede from the south and was not that scary. To some people, it was a chance to perform and show off their strength.
There is a me Demon stampede. To avoid any me Demons from entering the city by pretending to be human, everyone has to pay a toll of twenty ze Crystals before they can enter the city.
Several cultivators on the city walls took the opportunity to extort from those outside.
Why? We are all clearly human. Why are you not letting us into the city?!
Quickly open the city gates!
Upon seeing that the ranks of me Demons approaching and the fiery clouds covering the sky, the cultivators gathering outside the city walls shouted with all their might.
There were several people who paid the toll of ze Crystals, but the city gates remained closed.
Xiao Chen already figured that the people on the city walls never had any intention of opening the city gates in the first ce.
Those people wanted those outside to serve as cannon fodder.
Xiao Chen soared into the air and directly barged in.
The walls were three hundred meters tall, and the formations were already activated.
Otherwise, someone would have forced their way in already.
Seeing Xiao Chen endure the pressure and fly up, someoneughed coldly and raised a foot to stamp down on him.
This person wanted to kick Xiao Chen down as a warning to others.
With the pressure from the ancient city, a fall off the wall would definitely leave ones flesh mangled. Those with weaker physical bodies would be crushed into a pastean exceptionally scary fate.
Xiao Chen smiled coldly. He suddenly elerated, avoiding that kick.
He ferociously thrust the scabbarded saber in his hand forward, and blood fountained out of that persons chest as that person crashed heavily against the wall.
Xiao Chen stood at the edge of the city walls and looked around coldly. No one dared to move.
The injured person was startled and frightened, not daring to say much.
The city gates were already closed, not allowing anyone in.
However, the city gates blocked only the weak. They could not block the true experts.
Chapter 1740 (Raw 1751): Hidden Talents
Chapter 1740 (Raw 1751): Hidden Talents
After seeing Xiao Chen sessfully attain the city walls, several people tried to imitate him. However, they all ended up in miserable situations.
Those people were ruthlessly kicked off. Due to the pressure from the formation, going up was hideously difficult. However, falling was iparably easy.
As a result, those who were weaker ended up badly mangled when they fell, a cruel sight.
The strong preyed on the weak; those who adapted survived.
Xiao Chen watched coldly from the side, not stopping those who kicked people off, but he did not join them, either.
They are here!
This southern me Demon stampede happens every half a year. For some reason, it has only been three months since the previous one, and they actually came again.
Who knows? The me Demons are cruel. The flesh and soul of humans are great nourishment for them. Perhaps they got greedy.
I heard that the experts of the northern city have mostly left in groups already, to explore deeper. Im afraid that this me Demon stampede wont be so easy to fend off.
There were many precedents of the southern citys defense failing. Each time the me Demons managed to enter the city, it was like a ughterhouse.
However, the me Demons know their limits as well. They wont enter the northern city.
After hearing the discussions on the city wall, Xiao Chen gained a rough understanding of Dragon me City when he pieced them with the information he previously obtained.
Dragon me City was split into the northern city and southern city.
Xiao Chen was at the southern city gates, which were near the periphery of the Dragon me Ancient Land; hence, the experts were not particrly plentiful here.
The northern city faced the interior of the Dragon me Ancient Land, seventy percent of which had yet to be explored.
That was also the most poprnd among experts for adventuring.
When Xiao Chen looked to the front, he saw fiery clouds covering the deste ancientnd, with sparks and fire everywhere.
The entire ce teemed with raging and howling me Demons slowly pressing their way over to Dragon me City.
Amid the mob of me Demons was a me Demon that zed with a strange blue me all over its body, looking exceptionally eye-catching.
The aura that this me Demon exuded was also extremely scary. Even from far away, people could feel its Fiendish Demon aura.
That was a bona fide Star-Venerate-level me Demon, probably the leader of this me Demon stampede.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Just at this moment, several experts jumped onto the city walls. These people radiated sharp and cold auras from their entire body as they gazed with grave expressions at the stampeding me Demons.
At the same time, a middle-aged swordsman wearing a ck cape and holding a treasure sword appeared at the highest point of the city walls.
Beiming Feng!
One of the ten strongest swordsmen of Dragon me City. With him here, this me Demon stampede wont be a problem at all.
This also startled some of the people in the northern city, who have not yet left, into action.
Xiao Chen sized up these people. The cultivators of the northern sector were indeed quite incredible.
It was not just as simple as having a high cultivation. There was also the heavy killing Qi and the invisible air that they gave off.
With one nce, one could tell that this was the aura of an expert.
As for Beiming Feng, he was a bona fide Star Venerate. He impressed Xiao Chen much more than the Heavenly Profound Gates white-haired old man did.
Kill!
With the me Demons having reached the city walls, the cultivators who could not enter the city had no choice but to start a fight to the death with them.
At this moment, Beiming Feng leaped into the air andnded in the center of the me Demon troops, directly challenging that strongest me Demon.
The many cultivators on the city walls, who were raring to go, also jumped off the city walls at this moment.
A light flickered in Xiao Chens eyes. After thinking for a while, he leaped down as well, charging at the me Demons.
With a wave of his hand, the Seven Deadly Sins merged into one sharp saber; he started a massacre with it in his hand.
A Minor Primal Core me Demon could not evenst one move before Xiao Chen.
With the support of Great Dao Energy, five stars lit up on his 9-Star Primal Core. Amid the chaos, he used the Army Breaking Saber Technique and ughtered heartily.
From every me Demon Xiao Chen killed, he would instantly extract a white ze Crystal.
He had long since discovered the preciousness of the ze Crystal. The Heavenly me could directly consume the crystal to replenish any drain on its energy.
The stronger blue ze Crystal could even help the Heavenly me in raising its rank.
Xiao Chens strength immediately attracted some attention in the chaos.
Look! That white-d desman is quite strong.
Despite his low cultivation, his Saber Technique is astonishing. What a surprise!
I heard that there are many newly advanced experts of the same in this Dragon me City recently.
Not everyone could easily subdue the enemy like Xiao Chen could. When facing the me Demons, the regr cultivators had to be careful.
Just at this moment, Xiao Chen paid some special attention to one of the experts fighting who came from the northern city.
Earlier, he had not looked very carefully. Only after the fight started did he realize that this person was also a desman.
That person wore ck, with a mask on his face, and his long hair covered his back.
His Saber Technique clearly showed the characteristics of viciousness. It was straightforward and sharp, heavy and powerful. When that personbined that with his peak Major Primal Core cultivation, the me Demons of the same cultivation could notst more than three moves against him.
After these people attracted attention, the Tribe-Leader-level me Demons targeted them.
Lowly human who steals life, we meet again.
A clump of fiery clouds descended from the sky andnded before Xiao Chen, blocking him from further killing.
Xiao Chen held his saber horizontally in front of him and said coldly, What can you do to me?!
Humph! I want your life!
The blue-haired me Demons figure shed, arriving before Xiao Chen. Then, it threw a palm strike, giving off boundless heatwaves.
Xiao Chen smiled coldly in his heart. Previously, when he retreated, it was not because he feared the other party.
He just had not wanted to get surrounded by me Demons. Since this blue-haired me Demon wanted to fight, then he would grant its wish.
Xiao Chen casually waved his hand, and the Seven Deadly Sins turned into seven bright lights and scattered. Then, he drew the Tyrant Saber. Immediately, his Army Breaking Saber Technique became significantly mightier.
With a gentle swing, he smashed apart the boundless heatwaves.
The me Demons held an advantage in the physical body. In this Dragon me Ancient Land, they also held the geographical advantage. Furthermore, the blue-haired me Demons cultivation was not low.
However, the greatest weakness of the me Demons was theck of systematic Martial Techniques.
By relying on his Saber Techniques and the Tyrant Saber in his hand, Xiao Chen was already undefeatable when he poured in Great Dao Energy.
In this exchange, the blue-haired me Demon fell into a disadvantage after ten moves.
The blue-haired me Demon relied on its physical body to go all out, fighting a savage battle with Xiao Chen, not letting him go.
This was a rather good strategy. A cultivators Veritable Essence Energy definitely could notpare to a me Demons. If things dragged out, it would be hard to say who would end up winning.
Xiao Chen saw through this trick and smiled coldly to himself, not shing head-on with the me Demon.
In any case, Xiao Chen already swallowed up the holy fire. He did not need to fight to the death with the me Demon.
The blue-haired me Demon turned into a clump of fiery cloud. As it soared into the air, it roared, and boundless fire rained down at Xiao Chen.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
The rain of fire sted out scary, deep pits in the ground. The soil instantly vaporized into nothing.
This attack was the me Demons most powerful move. It covered arge area and was very fast, possessing great offensive power.
Several human cultivators got implicated and died on the spot. Some became inflicted with the fire poison and promptly withdrew from the battle.
No one dared to remain near the twos battle.
Xiao Chen slid back with his arms spread wide. A saber light danced around in his hand, shattering all the fire bombarding him.
The gorgeous saber light formed a screen of light, raising a perfect defense.
The fiery clouds in the sky took human form again. Just as it was about to swoop down, a saber light soared straight at it.
Breaking the World arrived before the me Demon.
Boom! The strongest killing move of the Army Breaking Saber Technique engulfed the me Demon. Two kinds of Great Dao appeared within the move.
The saber strike knocked the blue-haired me Demon back, mes trailing the Fiendish Demons body like so much blood.
Afternding, that blue-haired me Demon appeared weakened, no longer as arrogant as it was before.
It was also at this moment that the me Demon leader fighting Beiming Feng at the center lost momentum.
After the me Demon leader howled, all the me Demons formed groups and retreated like the wind.
When the blue-haired me Demon saw the situation, it red at Xiao Chen and took the opportunity to withdraw.
Whoosh!
However, a dull light arrived from somewhere. When the dull light stopped, Xiao Chen saw that it was from the masked desman that he paid attention to.
The masked desman coldly and emotionlessly chopped down with his saber, hacking the blue-haired me Demon that was retreating in half.
mes filled the sky. A Medial Grade me Demon fell just like this.
Xiao Chen narrowed his eyes and soared into the air, shooting forward at lightning speed and grabbing at its blue ze Crystal.
Watch my saber!
The masked desman smiled coldly and sent out a ck saber light, which also produced a strange sound like ghosts howling, at Xiao Chen.
Immediately, a mysterious phenomenon appeared.
Xiao Chen felt like he had fallen into hell with malicious evils being burned by fire all around. The space was filled with metal chains binding those who had sinned in life.
Xiao Chens body fell continuously in that scary space. What was below him seemed to be an endless, bottomless chasm.
Xiao Chen focused and calmed himself. He paid attention to guarding his dantian. Then, without getting flustered, he calmlyunched a saber strike.
The illusion disappeared, but in reality, the saber light in the masked desmans hand was still approaching Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen had to give up on that blue ze Crystal. His figure shed as he retreated.
The masked desman smiled faintly and interrupted his move. Then, he reached out to grab the blue ze Crystal.
However, when he looked up, he noticed something strangea purple flower appeared in Xiao Chens right eye.
Without much thought, the masked desman pulled himself back.
After Xiao Chennded, his expression appeared somewhat grave. He had been too careless.
The saber skills of this masked desman were actually not weaker than Xiao Chens. The Martial Technique that he practiced was simr to Xiao Chens Mahmy Abstinence Vition Saber Technique.
With a little Soul Energy, that Martial Technique attacked the soul, creating an illusion.
Furthermore, the masked desmans reaction was swift. The moment Xiao Chen started to execute the Divine Lightning Eye, the masked desman noticed that something was wrong and moved away at once.
This resulted in the Ten Thousand Tribtion Divine Lightning losing its target, forcing Xiao Chen to dismiss it midway.
Dang!
The blue ze Crystalnded on the ground with a melodious sound. It flickered with a resplendent blue me, looking exceptionally bright.
A strange light shed in the masked desmans eyes. He smiled and said, Your saber skills are pretty good. We will definitely meet again.
Right after the masked desman spoke, he retreated, directly giving up on the blue ze Crystal.
Xiao Chen stretched out his hand and grabbed the blue ze Crystal.
As Xiao Chen watched the other party join up with the other cultivators from the northern city, he showed a contemtive expression.
Dragon me City indeed teemed with hidden talents.
This me Demon stampede forced out many experts. Xiao Chen wondered if there were more in the northern city who had not revealed themselves.
A figure whistled by in the sky. Everywhere this figure passed, everyone felt a pressure.
After defeating the me Demon leader, Beiming Feng left without a word.
Chapter 1741 (Raw 1752): Dangerous City
Chapter 1741 (Raw 1752): Dangerous City
To the southern city, this me Demon stampede was a big deal. However, after the northern city experts appeared, it became a minor matter.
Through this incident, Xiao Chen realized that the Dragon me Citys northern city and southern city were twopletely different worlds.
One side could adventure only in the periphery of the Dragon me Ancient Land, while the other side scouted the interior, even venturing into unexplored areas.
There was noparison between the two.
This was especially so for that masked desman. That person left a very deep impression on Xiao Chen. Even at the end, Xiao Chen could not figure out why that masked desman had given up on the blue ze Crystal.
The ze Crystal of a Medial Grade me Demon was rather valuable.
However, that blue-haired me Demon was fairly young. Although the blue ze Crystal that Xiao Chen obtained was valuable, it was not that precious.
If it had been an old me Demon that lived for more than a thousand years, the value would be utterly different.
Of course, the strength of a one-thousand-year-old me Demon would definitely be scary, noparison whatsoever.
That white-d desman is pretty strong, the few grave and stern cultivators from the northern city said as they watched Xiao Chen leave, after gathering together.
Being able to block a move from the Ghost Saber says a lot of things.
It looks like he is destined to end up in the northern city. Lets see if there are any opportunities to work together at that time.
Haha! Perhaps he might even end up an enemy, the strongest man, who wore azure clothes, said indifferently, putting an end to this topic.
Ghost Saber, leaving a person alive and giving up the ze Crystal is not really your style, the azure-d man said indifferently on seeing the masked desman arrive.
The masked man known as the Ghost Saber smiled coldly. There is ample time for thatter.
After saying that, the Ghost Saber turned around and left without a backward nce, returning to the city alone.
The azure-d man smiled faintly and looked at Xiao Chen again. He said, You all go back first. Ill go test out that white-d desman.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
The azure-d man took a few flickering steps, looking like he vanished into thin air. Suddenly, he appeared in front of Xiao Chen without any warning.
Xiao Chens gaze sank as he showed a grave expression. Yes?
Im called Leng Feng. I do not have any malicious intent. It is just that the Saber Technique that you used seemed somewhat familiar. It is simr to my Divine Shield Armys Thousand Army Sword Technique, yet, at the same time, not. Its quite puzzling.
The azure-d man smiled, disying hisck of malicious intent.
Someone from the Divine Shield Army?
This is really coincidental, but it is not too surprising.
Many of the sect disciples and Noble n scions who went out on experiential training would choose to join the two armies under the Oceans Stars banner.
It was said that the Central Great Realms many Noble ns had established the Oceans Star in the first ce.
Xiao Chen did not wish to have any connection with this. He said indifferently, You recognized wrong. That is the Army Breaking Saber Technique, not the Thousand Army Sword Technique. I also have not seen this Thousand Army Sword Technique before.
Leng Feng smiled and said in understanding, So, that is the case. If there is a chance, I hope that we can work together to explore the Dragon me Ancient Land. Fighting alone in this Dragon me Ancient Land is suicidal. Having an additional friend is not a bad thing.
Im Xiao Chen. If there is an opportunity, I dont mind working together.
I hope that we will not be enemies. The azure-d man narrowed his eyes, his thoughts unreadable. Then, he vanished into thin air right before Xiao Chens eyes.
Xiao Chen entered deep thought. Space Dao?
That should not be wrong. However, it should be the result of some inherited bloodline or a ns Cultivation Technique. Otherwise, given the other partys cultivation, he should still be far from being able to appear out of nowhere.
The Dragon me Ancient Land is indeed rife with experts. I dide to the right ce. Xiao Chen smiled faintly and calmly entered the city.
Dragon me City did not have any City Lord or rules.
Strength was the passport in this ce. If you were strong, many things would automatically find their way to you.
Without strength, many things would be lost.
Simply speaking, there were no rules on who could or could not enter the southern city or the northern city.
However, if one entered the northern city without sufficient strength, one might be humiliated even before doing anything.
Upon seeing weakness, others woulde and bully one.
Even if one were invited to join others, they would just use one as cannon fodder.
Hence, everyone was very self-aware. They would remain in the region appropriate for their strength.
This was also very convenient for forming groups to explore. There was no need to seek trouble for oneself.
Xiao Chen stayed in the southern city for close to three months.
In the past three months, me Demon stampedes happened three times. Naturally, each time was rted to Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen did not busy himself with entering the northern city. He needed to raise the rank of his Heavenly me quickly and achieve his first objective.
After adventures with three me Demon tribes, the Heavenly me finally reached Rank 3.
With Yin and Yang bnced, Xiao Chen sessfully executed the Taiji Yinyang me Diagram with the Primal Chaos Grade mes.
The Taiji Yinyang me Diagram materialized from Primal Chaos Grade mes was surprisingly effective, greatly boosting Xiao Chens strength.
A perfect trump card was born.
Even if Xiao Chen ran into a Star Venerate in the future, he would not need to be afraid since he would be strong enough to fight one.
Aside from that, he had also collected many white ze Crystals, which could replenish the drain on the Heavenly me.
The Heavenly me was just like a cultivators Veritable Essence Energy. When one unleashed it, one could not do so infinitely.
After draining the Heavenly me, one would have to refine it for some time to rebuild its energy.
However, the ze Crystal could function as replenishment, quickly recharging the Heavenly me. This was like cultivators using Medicinal Pills to replenish Veritable Essence Energy.
On this particr day, Xiao Chen was in closed-door cultivation in the courtyard.
He felt that his Minor Primal Core Realm bottleneck had already loosened a lot, and he could break through to Major Primal Core Realm at any time.
For the past three months, Xiao Chen had been undergoing experiential training. However, he did not ck on his cultivation.
He already sessfully lit up six stars on his 9-Star Primal Core. The day where he could light up all nine stars was just around the corner.
Suddenly, a murderous intent came from outside.
Xiao Chen, who was in closed-door cultivation, abruptly opened his eyes.
He saw one person and one sword thrusting over. At the touch of the sword light, the restrictions in his courtyard broke apart like dead branches. Theyers of walls turned into powder.
There was no way to stop the sword lights stab.
It was like all obstructions were pointless in that swordsmans eyes.
That swordsmans eyes peered through the courtyard walls, the hall, and the many walls, focusing only on Xiao Chen, who was in closed-door cultivation.
By the time Xiao Chen opened his eyes, most of the courtyard was already destroyed, exposing him in the secret room.
The surroundings were filled with rubble.
As the sword light stabbed over, it was cold and merciless. This one human and sword were unparalleled.
Beiming Feng?
Xiao Chen did not have time to think. In the time it took for a spark to fly, he stood up and instantly executed the Sharp Spirit Finger.
The head supporting the heavens and the feet supporting the earth. His Veritable Essence Energy and Vital Qi merged, filling his entire body. With the body as a cauldron, he bridged the sky and the earth, merging the universe into one.
At the crucial moment, Xiao Chen mped down on that sword with two fingers.
In that instant, space froze. Xiao Chens entire body appeared like a statue; even his hair stopped moving.
The force in the sword was too strong. Xiao Chen could not repel it. He could only gently sweep it aside.
After Xiao Chen let go, he leaped backward andnded on the courtyard wall behind him.
Beiming Feng sheathed his sword and looked at Xiao Chen coldly. This sword strike is a warning. Stop breaking the rules here. There are existences that both you and I cannot afford to offend in the Dragon me Ancient Lands periphery. In the future, you are not allowed to go to the me Demon tribes to obtain Yang-attributed mes.
Right after Beiming Feng spoke, he left. The ck cape fluttered about behind him as he disappeared from Xiao Chens sight.
Xiao Chen showed a confused expression. Every time a me Demon stampede happened, there was no other Star Venerate. Only Beiming Feng took action.
Xiao Chen had long found this strange. Now, he was certain that there was more to this.
The Dragon me City, an apparently masterlessnd, might have a strong hidden master.
Perhaps Beiming Feng was the master of the southern city and gained many benefits from it; he might even have connections with the me Demon tribes.
When Xiao Chen looked around, he saw that only half of the courtyard remained. The other half was like a sand table that was swept clear. He felt very fortunate. This Beiming Fengs Sword Technique was scarily strong.
Even if Beiming Feng did not use the will of soul, Xiao Chen was not his match.
Since he forbids me from doing that, then so be it. After all, the Heavenly me already advanced to Rank 3, and I nned on heading over to the northern city.
However, I will return this sword strike sooner orter.
This sudden sword strike was merciless. If Xiao Chen had been a little slower, it might have pierced through him, and he would have died on the spot.
Xiao Chen was sure that if he failed to block that sword strike, Beiming Feng definitely would not have shown mercy and would not have minded killing him.
One truly could not let down ones guard at any moment in Dragon me City.
Perhaps after closing ones eyes, one would not open them anymore.
Xiao Chen sent a meaningful nce in the direction that Beiming Feng had taken. Then, he turned around and flew towards the northern city.
Chapter 1742 (Raw 1753): Joining the Team
Chapter 1742 (Raw 1753): Joining the Team
That was incredible! That white-d desman actually blocked Beiming Fengs sword strike!
Furthermore, the white-d desman used only two fingers. Could he have hidden his strength?
This news will probably shake up the entire southern city. Someone used only two fingers to block a sword strike from Beiming Feng.
However, in the end, Beiming Feng chased him off.
In recent years, there have been many who broke the rules and died at Beiming Fengs hands. This white-d desman is really lucky.
There were many eyes in the southern city. The earlier sword strike caused a hugemotion, startling the surroundings.
Many people saw Xiao Chen catch Beiming Fengs sword, and they found it incredible.
As these people looked in the direction Xiao Chen took, discussions cropped up everywhere.
Only a few in the southern city would realize that Xiao Chens Sharp Spirit Finger was actually very profound despite looking very simple.
It had not been as simple as just mping his fingers together.
Unfortunately, there were not many experts in the southern city. If this were the northern city, the tricks behind the Sharp Spirit Finger would definitely be figured out.
Xiao Chen made his way out of the southern city, traveling at an average speed by leaping from rooftop to rooftop. He reached the division between the northern and southern cities only after one hour.
With Xiao Chens speed, he still needed one hour to reach the division. This showed howrge Dragon me City was.
Just as Xiao Chennded, someone descended in front of him while panting. That person smiled and said, Friend, I finally caught up to you.
Xiao Chen had noticed someone following him much earlier. Furthermore, there was more than one. However, he purposely did not try to shake them off.
He wanted to see what these people were up to. Now that someone appeared, it saved him some trouble.
Speak. Why were you following me? Xiao Chen asked directly.
That person wore gray clothes and was not very strong. He smiled and said, Friend, you want to go to the northern city, right? If you are going to the northern city, you must want to enter the depths of the Dragon me Ancient Land. You will need to find a team. I have the connections to introduce you to a strong team.
Xiao Chen entered deep thought without any change in expression.
Leng Feng had said that exploring the interior of the Dragon me Ancient Land alone was suicide.
Xiao Chen had taken those words with a pinch of salt. Now that he heard simr words again, he started to believe them.
Perhaps it really was unsuitable to travel alone in the Dragon me Ancient Land.
Young Master, there is no need to doubt my identity. Every strong team has its spies in the southern city. As there are always people dying in experiential training, the teams always need people, especially strong experts. Young Master clearly meets the requirements. If you can pass the test, I will benefit as well.
This person was rather straightforward, directly informing Xiao Chen of his intent.
Xiao Chen asked indifferently, What is your name?
When this person heard Xiao Chens tone, he felt that there was a chance, so he spoke happily.
Just call me Gu Yun. Although I am not very strong, I have lived in this Dragon me City for ten-odd years and understand the various rules of this ce.
Everyone had their own means of survival. Some people were destined not to be talented or courageous, so they could only live like Gu Yun did.
No matter where it was, there would never be ack of people who ran errands to earn resources.
Xiao Chen nodded and said, Lead the way.
Got it.
Lets take a look at what is going on first. Although Xiao Chen preferred moving alone, he was not opposed to being on a team.
About seven minutester, Gu Yun brought Xiao Chen to avish courtyard.
Gu Yun, are you here to introduce someone into the team again? Dont let it be like thest time, bringing trash over and bing aughing stock, the stout man guarding the entrance said with a grin when he saw Gu Yun.
How can that be? Absolutely not this time, absolutely not, Gu Yun said while smiling.
Just as Xiao Chen raised his leg and was about to follow Gu Yun into the courtyard, the stout guard looked coldly at him and blocked him.
You have to get my permission first before entering.
Boom!
Right after the stout guard finished speaking, Xiao Chens fistnded on the guards chest.
Xiao Chen instantly unleashed five Cauldron Force. He knocked the stout guard into the courtyard like thetter was a small mountain, sending him crashing into the ground.
Ignoring the shocked Gu Yun, Xiao Chen strode in.
The stout guard kept grunting in pain, sprawled on the ground inside the courtyard.
The cultivators living in the courtyard were all startled and appeared, one after another.
Xiao Chen took a rough look around. There was a total of one hundred-odd people, the weakest of whom was a Major Primal Core Venerate.
There were several experts with light sparkling in their eyes and astonishing auras.
More importantly, Xiao Chen discovered some familiar people. There was the azure-d Leng Feng and the masked desman that he saw at the southern city three months ago.
However, that Leng Feng did not seem to be the leader of this team.
Whats going on? Who is so bold as to injure our people?
A gray-robed old man walked out of the crowd and looked around, then stared at Xiao Chen.
Gu Yun quickly stepped forward and exined, Senior Ma, this is the person Im introducing. He used only two fingers to catch Beiming Fengs sword in the southern city.
These words immediately set the ce abuzz. Several people whispered to each other, asionally ncing at Xiao Chen.
These people all betrayed shock and disbelief. Beiming Feng was regarded as a rare expert within Dragon me City and one of the strongest swordsmen.
Whether a regr Venerate could block a sword strike from Beiming Feng or not was already questionable.
Not to mention using only two fingers to catch Beiming Fengs sword.
Clearly, this Senior Ma was the leader of this group. He was an early-stage Star Venerate, the one with the highest cultivation here.
Senior Mas expression did not change at Gu Yuns words. He said indifferently, I believe that he would not dare to lie in front of so many people. However, this old man is really rather doubtful.
Senior Ma, he is the white-d desman that I mentioned to you three months ago, the azure-d Leng Feng said to Senior Ma after stepping forward.
Senior Ma seemed to value Leng Fengs opinion; his expression immediately warmed. Since Leng Feng guarantees it, there is no need for you to prove your strength. Are you interested in joining our team to explore the unknown region of the Dragon me Ancient Land?
Xiao Chen looked at the surrounding people.
If the people going to the Dragon me Ancient Land to explore were in teams with dozens of people, then it was pointless for Xiao Chen to go alone.
The strength of a single person was clearly too insignificant before such a team.
If there was a conflict and Xiao Chen ended up fighting a team, he would be helpless to retaliate.
Xiao Chen nodded and said, Sure.
Catching Beiming Fengs sword strike with two fingers? Even if you are boasting, that is not the way to do it.
The person who spoke was a swordsman. As he looked at Xiao Chen, he showed disdain on his face.
Clearly, this person did not believe that Xiao Chen had caught Beiming Fengs sword.
With Xiao Chen about to join the team, this person expressed his opinion.
Senior Mas expression changed slightly. Xiahou Yun, Leng Fengs guarantee is sufficient to prove his strength.
Humph! Did Leng Feng personally see him catch Beiming Fengs sword? If he is that capable, then let him catch my sword before everyone. If he can do it with just two fingers, I will not object to him joining the team.
Xiahou Yun hugged his treasure sword, pride written on his face, utterly uncooperative.
He fixed his gaze on Xiao Chen and continued, There is no need for you to make things difficult for Senior Ma. If you are capable, catch my sword. Use your strength to prove yourself. This is the rule in Dragon me City.
You. Attack, Xiao Chen said simply as he looked at the other party.
Good. Watch my sword!
Whoosh!
With these words, Xiahou Yuns body shot forward. He had already drawn his sword at some point in time. As he thrust it at Xiao Chen at lightning speed, it shone with a cold light.
Xiahou Yun purposely tried to make things difficult for Xiao Chen. Frost covered the entire sword.
If Xiao Chen caught it with his hand, his fingers would freeze on the spot. Then, Xiahou Yun could swing his sword around and chop off Xiao Chens arm.
Xiao Chen narrowed his eyes, making his move in the time it took for a spark to fly. He firmly caught Xiahou Yuns sword with two fingers.
To think that he really dares to do so like that. How reckless!
Xiahou Yun smiled coldly in his heart. Just as he wanted to pull his sword free and swing it around, he found that he could not move his sword at all.
It was like space froze.
Sorry for the unsightly disy.
Xiao Chen gently flicked the sword with his fingers, and the energy formed by mixing Veritable Essence Energy and Vital Qi shot out with the sword.
The sword immediately twisted and bounced Xiahou Yun back with a bang.
He really caught it!
This was an eye-opener for many of the cultivators in the courtyard. Unexpectedly, Xiao Chen, a peak Minor Primal Core Venerate, had such means.
Senior Ma guffawed. Exquisite! Little Brother, this move is excellent. Using the body as a cauldron, bridging the heavens and the earth, instantly driving Veritable Essence Energy and Vital Qi throughout the entire body. Interesting! Really interesting!
Using the body as a cauldron was already very exquisite. Not just anyone couldprehend this.
Merging Vital Qi and Veritable Essence Energy and instantly saturating the entire body had harsh requirements on the veins. Most veins could not endure the fusion of Veritable Essence Energy and Vital Qi.
Even rarer was that Xiao Chen aplished this despite his low cultivation. His Veritable Essence Energy foundation had to be vast, possibly a 7-Star Primal Core.
As a Star Venerate, Senior Ma could make out many things.
However, while he could recognize these, it was nearly impossible for him to duplicate them.
Just the step of merging Veritable Essence Energy and Vital Qi already stumped him.
Chapter 1743 (Raw 1754): Pureblood Dragon Bones
Chapter 1743 (Raw 1754): Pureblood Dragon Bones
Upon seeing that Xiao Chen truly could catch Xiahou Yuns sword with two fingers, the observers were all in shock.
They whispered to each other, sharing their opinions.
As experts of the northern city, naturally, the strong members of the team could roughly grasp the profoundness behind this Sharp Spirit Finger.
These people could tell that this simple stretching of the hand required a lot of effort to practice and even more talent to pull off.
As these people look at Xiao Chen, they no longer showed their earlier disdain.
Regardless of Xiao Chens cultivation, this move alone was sufficient to earn their respect.
Im not convinced! I was merely careless earlier. Give me another chance; I dont believe that he can catch it again.
Xiahou Yun got back to his feet, his eyes dark with dissatisfaction.
He felt like everyone was looking at him as though he was a fool. For someone to have defeated him with two fingers was truly a great humiliation.
How audacious!
Senior Mas face sank. He scolded angrily, Xiahou Yun, are you truly unable to see it, or are you just pretending not to? While he looked like he just gently mped his fingers together, it was much more draining than your sword strike. To think that you actually want to go again! Are you not afraid of beingughed at?
Haha! If you try again and he still catches it, you will bepletely embarrassed. Someone, who had always been on unfriendly terms with Xiahou Yun, took this moment to chime in.
The azure-d Leng Feng smiled and said, Brother Xiahou, everyone knows your strength. No one will look down on you for what happened today. Xiao Chens move is indeed excellent. If it were me and I was unaware, I might not be able to strike him.
Xiao Chen could tell that Leng Feng held a rather high position in the team. Leng Feng did not want the harmony of the team to be affected, so his words gave Xiahou Yun a way out of this embarrassing situation.
Most importantly, Leng Feng said that he would not be able to strike Xiao Chen. This gave Xiahou Yun a lot of face.
Xiahou Yun knew that he could only leave it like this; he could only go with the flow and back off. Xiao Chens strength is indeed impressive. I have no objections to him joining the team.
Senior Ma turned his head and muttered a few words to Leng Feng. Leng Feng repeatedly nodded while smiling.
After a while, Senior Ma said with a smile, Since everyone has no objections, then from today on, Xiao Chen will formally be a member of our Meteor Trail Team. Da Liu, prepare a ce for Xiao Chen to stay. Also, reward five thousand Medial Grade Spirit Jades, one hundred ze Crystals, one Blood me Grass, and a Blood me Fruit to Gu Yun.
Da Liu was the stout guard that Xiao Chen sent flying at the start.
When Gu Yun, who brought Xiao Chen here, heard the rewards he would receive, he appeared joyfully surprised as he quickly gave thanks.
Disperse, then.
Senior Ma waved his hand. Then, he gave Xiao Chen some instructions before leaving.
Up on the roof, the eyes of the masked desman known as the Ghost Saber glinted with a strange light as he looked at Xiao Chen.
With a sh, the Ghost Saber silently vanished.
Leng Feng slowly walked over and said, It looks like we are really brought together by fate. After parting for just three months, we meet each other again.
Xiao Chen said, It is indeed fated. Was Young Master Leng in the northern city for the past three months?
Leng Feng shook his head and sighed softly, We just returned. This time, we ran into another team. Not to mention the loss in our forces, we did not gain anything.
Xiao Chen thought to himself, It looks like experiential training in this Dragon me Ancient Land might not always result in a fortuitous encounter.
Leng Feng smiled and said, I know what you are anticipating. Wait for another two months. The ancient transportation formation in Dragon me City will activate soon. At that time, we can be directly transported to the many unexplored areas of the Dragon me Ancient Land.
Ancient transportation formation?
Thats right. Its a transportation formation that the Dragon Race built when they still ruled this ce. However, as it has been too long, it could be activated only once every few decades. Recently, it could be activated only once every century.
Leng Feng said seriously, All the teams have returned to the city and started recruiting more people as well as buying supplies. This is the moment that we have all been waiting for. Hence, Senior Ma is exceptionally happy at your addition to the team.
After chatting for a while, Leng Feng also took his leave.
This ce was really once thend of the Dragon Race. However, why did the Dragon Race abandon it?
I wonder which of the six Dragon Race bloodlines ruled this ce? Xiao Chen thought to himself, his interest in this Dragon me Ancient Land piqued.
A me Dragon?
There does not seem to be such a dragon. Of the six Dragon Race bloodlines, the Red Dragon is of the me attribute. It is possible that the bloodline mutated and created a me Dragon.
After thinking about it, the highest probability is that this was once thend of the Red Dragons.
However, it is hard to say. I cant make out much just from the words dragon me.
Any dragon could spew out dragon mes and refine mes; they just were not as strong and proficient at it as the Red Dragon bloodline.
Young Master Xiao, your residence is ready. Ill bring you over.
The stout guard, who had stood watch at the front doors, now behaved very respectfully to Xiao Chen, no longer daring to be rude.
Xiao Chen collected his thoughts and nodded. Lead the way, then.
There were many empty rooms and pavilions in therge courtyard. Everything a cultivator needed could be found here: a meditation room, a small pill refining room, a gravity room, and many more. Although they were on a small scale, everything was present.
This ce was even better equipped than the courtyard that Xiao Chen rented in the southern city.
Xiao Chen felt extremely satisfied. After dismissing the stout guard, he entered the meditation room to cultivate.
He kept to closed-door cultivation for seven days, using more than ten thousand Medial Grade Spirit Jades. The bottleneck of peak Minor Primal Core Realm seemed to loosen further significantly.
Now, Xiao Chen took another step towards breaking through the Minor Primal Core Realm and entering the Major Primal Core Realm.
Nine stars decorated that exquisite Primal Core in his dantian, looking boundlessly resplendent.
Advancing from Minor Primal Core Realm to Major Primal Core Realm was not a qualitative breakthrough; it just allowed one to use much more Veritable Essence Energy than before.
It was like the container erging to contain even more energy.
A cultivatorsbat prowess would greatly increase, as they would not have to worry so much about the energy consumption when they used their various killing moves.
Some killing moves that one could not practice due to insufficient Veritable Essence Energy could be practiced then.
If Xiao Chen broke through to the Major Primal Core Realm, he was confident of practicing the Mahmy Abstinence Vition Saber Techniques third move, Entering Hell.
There are two months. That is plenty of time to break through to the Major Primal Core Realm, so there is no hurry.
Xiao Chen opened his eyes and muttered to himself, Right now, what I need are ancient dragon bones, so that I can start cultivating the Divine Dragon Body Tempering Arts secondyer.
He already finished cultivating the Divine Dragon Body Tempering Arts firstyer. Next was the secondyer, cultivating dragon bones.
The human body had a total of two hundred six bones. Right now, what Xiao Chen needed to do was refine all of them until they equaled those of the ancient Dragon Race.
After the sessful cultivation of the Divine Dragon Body Tempering Arts secondyer, his physical bodys ability to resist injuries would increase significantly.
The cultivation of dragon bones was something done throughout ones life.
While ones cultivation was insufficient, one could at most refine ones dragon bones to blue. As ones cultivation increased, the dragon bones would keep growing stronger before eventually turning into the noble golden dragon bones.
At the very end, everything would return to its natural state. The dragon bones would resume their normal color.
Right now, Xiao Chen did not aim that high. He just wanted to cultivate his dragon bones to blue, filling his entire body with them and achieving aplete dragon skeleton.
If one had some supplementary materials, the cultivation of the secondyer would be speedier.
If Xiao Chen had sufficient dragon bones and some rare herbs of the world, he could turn all his bones to blue dragon bones within two months.
His strength would increase considerably by the time the ancient transportation formation would activate, and he entered the interior of the Dragon me Ancient Land.
Xiao Chen went out and looked for the busy Senior Ma. Then, he told Senior Ma what he wanted.
You want True Dragon bones?
Xiao Chen shook his head and said, Not True Dragon bones, Great Deste Eon dragon bones.
True Dragons were not evenparable to the Six Colored Divine Dragons. Such bones could not interest Xiao Chen.
What Xiao Chen needed were the pure-blooded Dragon Races dragon bones from the Great Deste Eon when the ten thousand races fought for supremacy, not the bones of the cultivators with the Dragon Race bloodlines from this age.
Those True Dragon bones that were left in the Kunlun Realm could notpare at all to the pureblood dragon bones of the Great Deste Eon.
Senior Mas eyes sparkled as he said, This might be difficult in other ces. However, this is not that difficult in this Dragon me Ancient Land. Many people suspect that this Dragon me Ancient Land was a battlefield during the Great Deste Eon because people asionally find pieces of Great Deste Eon dragon bones in the depths of the Dragon me Ancient Land.
How many Spirit Jades do you have? Ill send people to go and gather them for you. I still have some connections in Dragon me City.
Senior Ma was a Star Venerate expert. Furthermore, he managed such arge team in the northern city. Hence, he had many more connections than Xiao Chen.
However, based on Senior Mas expression, he only took this for a business transaction and had no intention of letting Xiao Chen get the bones cheap.
After all, there was not much friendship between Senior Ma and Xiao Chen.
The so-called team had a lot of freedom. There was no direct subordination system.
If Senior Ma found a great opportunity, he might even leave Dragon me City. At that time, the team would immediately disband.
Xiao Chen could clearly see this. He said calmly, The more, the better. No matter how many pureblood dragon bones there are, I will be able to pay for them.
Good. Ill bring the results to you in three days.
Deal!
Watching Xiao Chen leave, Senior Ma entered deep thought. This fellows origins are unknown. Despite being of low cultivation, he gives off an unfathomable feeling. His appetite is also astonishingly huge.
Even though I am a Star Venerate, he remains calm and indifferent, not fawning on me or bowing down to me.
I hope that I did not bring in an ungrateful wretch. There had been many urrences of betrayal in teams in Dragon me City.
There is the temptation of benefits. I cannotpletely trust anyone.
However, there is no need to pay too much attention to this Xiao Chen. After all, he is only a peak Minor Primal Core cultivator. The gap between his cultivation and mine is toorge.
The ones that I truly need to keep my guard up against are people like Leng Feng and the Ghost Saber, who pose a threat to me.
Senior Ma viewed helping Xiao Chen obtain pureblood dragon bones as merely a business transaction.
The increase in Xiao Chens strength would be a good thing for the team.
After thinking for a long time, Senior Ma personally went out to handle this for Xiao Chen. For three days, he ran all over Dragon me City to use his connections, collecting all the pureblood dragon bones that he could.
Thirty pieces of pureblood dragon bones. Check for yourself. Among them are several perfectly preserved spine bones.
Three dayster, Senior Ma put all the pureblood dragon bones on disy for Xiao Chen to see.
Senior Ma had a cocky expression implying that only he could collect thirty Great Deste Eon dragon bones in such a short time, that it would have been impossible for anyone else.
Who could have imagined that Xiao Chen would actually look disappointed? Thats not really a lot, but it is sufficient for now. Many thanks, Senior Ma.
Embarrassment shed across Senior Mas face. Then, he smiled and said, Your appetite is really extraordinary. That is a total of three million Spirit Jades.
Xiao Chen gave Senior Ma a strange look. However, he did not say anything. After handing over the Spirit Jades, he turned and left.
Chapter 1744 (Raw 1756, Raw 1755 Nonexistent): Depths of the Ancient Land
Chapter 1744 (Raw 1756, Raw 1755 Nonexistent): Depths of the Ancient Land
Thirty-odd pieces of pureblood dragon bones, of which only a few were spine bones, would be worth two million Medial Grade Spirit Jades at most.
Senior Ma was clearly cheating Xiao Chen by saying three million Spirit Jades.
However, Xiao Chen did not have Senior Mas connections and could not get so many dragon bones himself within three days. Hence, he did not say anything.
Xiao Chen returned to his residence and entered closed-door cultivation to cultivate the Divine Dragon Body Tempering Arts secondyer.
Every day, he would observe the Dragon Pattern Cauldron, feeling for the meaning of the dragon and consuming the dragon bones to elerate the cultivation of the Divine Dragon Body Tempering Art.
Seven dayster, he finally seeded in transforming the first bone of his body into a blue dragon bone.
In another three days, he transformed ten bones into dragon bones.
After he familiarized himself with the process and figured out the trick to it, his cultivation speed increased rapidly.
In half a month, he transformed half of his two hundred six bones.
In one month, he finished transforming all his bones into dragon bones.
Now, his entire skeleton was aplete set of Divine Dragon bones.
Xiao Chen opened his eyes and looked at the Dragon Pattern Cauldron in front of him again. He vaguely felt like he could sense more from it.
The dragon veins and dragon bones in his body seemed to have some sort of connection with that meaning of Divine Dragons, allowing him to feel closer to that Dragon Pattern Cauldron.
Using pureblood dragon bones, Xiao Chen had spent only one and a half months in total to transform all his bones into dragon bones.
He was still rather satisfied with this speed.
Xiao Chens Vital Qi increased from five Cauldron Force to six Cauldron Force.
More importantly, cultivating this Divine Dragon Body Tempering Art invisibly tempered his Vital Qi.
As a result, his Vital Qi contained the meaning of the Divine Dragon when he punched.
A scary, audible dragon roar would apany the explosive sounds the bones in his body gave off, and a seemingly solid Dragon Might would spread out from his entire body.
Some spirituality appeared in his eyes, making them bright and expressive, touching the hearts of others. His visual observation of things became even more meticulous.
All these were the benefits of cultivating the Divine Dragon Body Tempering Art.
There is still half a month left. It is time to break through the bottleneck of the Minor Primal Core Realm.
Xiao Chen put away the Dragon Pattern Cauldron. Then, he took out Medial Grade Spirit Jades and ced them in the formation in the cultivation room.
Any professional cultivation room would have formations like the Spirit Gathering Formation, which allowed one to absorb the essence of the Spirit Jades with even higher efficiency.
After filling all the indentations in the formation, Xiao Chen closed his eyes and circted the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation.
The formation activated silently, and the formation lines shed with dazzling spiritual light.
Spiritual Energy gathered at the center of the formation, where Xiao Chen was, turning into many fine streams.
After this Spiritual Energy flowed through the meridians throughout his body, it poured into the 9-Star Primal Core.
With the infusion of Spiritual Energy, the fingernail-sized crystalline 9-Star Primal Core looked resplendent and dazzling, scintiting with light.
Xiao Chen glittered from the inside out.
As he sat cross-legged, his body slowly floated into the air. His long hair fluttered about as he showed a solemn and dignified expression.
Xiao Chens foundation was firm in the first ce. He did not encounter any particrly difficult bottleneck while moving from Minor Primal Core Realm to Major Primal Core Realm.
Furthermore, he had made ample preparations. The process of breaking through the bottleneck went very smoothly, without any problems at all.
One hourter, the Medial Grade Spirit Jades in the formation turned into powder and scattered with the wind.
The surrounding spiritual light quickly dissipated as the resplendent, crystalline 9-Star Primal Core absorbed all the light.
Then, the Primal Core started spinning continuously, forming a huge whirlwind in Xiao Chens body.
This stirred up his Veritable Essence Energy, cleansing his entire body, his internal organs, every cell, and every pore.
Xiao Chen broke through the bottleneck, and Veritable Essence Energy cleansed his entire body, improving his physical body and physique, once again.
After a while, he opened his eyes. A brilliant light shed in them as his entire body radiated sharpness. A rampant gale surged through the ce.
A tyrannical aura spread out from inside Xiao Chens body.
If someone else were here, they would have difficulty associating Xiao Chens current aura with the normally withdrawn and low-profile white-d youth.
With a thought, Xiao Chen quickly withdrew the aura that he gave off.
All the sharpness immediately vanished.
Xiao Chen regained his peaceful appearance. His aura appeared to be exactly the same as before he entered closed-door cultivation.
Early-stage Major Primal Core Realm. Im finally no longer in the Minor Primal Core Realm. I still need to continue catching up, Xiao Chen muttered to himself in encouragement.
Right now, Xiao Chen could not be said to havepletely changed, not showing any qualitative difference. However, he truly had grown stronger.
He no longer had to worry about the drain on his Veritable Essence Energy for his various killing moves, able to execute them many times now.
At noon, after Xiao Chen came out of closed-door cultivation, he unexpectedly received a guest.
The visitor was Xiao Chens neighbor, an old man on Senior Mas team.
I am Meng Zhuang. When I learned that Brother Xiao lives beside me, I wanted toe and visit. Unfortunately, Brother Xiao was in closed-door cultivation for the past two months, and I did not manage to find an opportunity to do so.
Meng Zhuang introduced himself politely. He had personally witnessed Xiao Chen catching Xiahou Yuns sword with two fingers and gasped in amazement, feeling exceptionally shocked.
Xiao Chen said politely, Actually, Im the onecking in manners.
Meng Zhuang smiled and said, Its fine. Brother Xiao, you have been in closed-door cultivation for the past two months and probably do not know that a storm has been brewing in the northern city of Dragon me City. Undercurrents are flowing, and people from all walks of life are here. It is no longer a very peaceful ce.
Is it because of the ancient transportation formations activation?
Meng Zhuang nodded and said, It is not just the strong teams of Dragon me City preparing to go all out. Several of the Rank 5 sects and Noble ns of the Great Thousand Realms will also use this activation of the ancient transportation formation for their own experiential training.
When Xiao Chen heard that, he felt startled. The Rank 5 sects and Noble ns are taking action?
Exactly. The time it takes to repair and activate the ancient transportation formation is increasing. This time, it took one hundred years. Next time, it might be two hundred years, even five hundred years. Naturally, the nearby Rank 5 sects and Noble ns wont give up this opportunity.
Meng Zhuang paused for a moment before continuing, However, not that many came. The Dragon me Ancient Lands hintends are quite extensive. It wont be that easy to meet them.
Xiao Chen gently rapped on the wooden table and muttered, There are Sovereign Personages in Rank 5 sects. The Noble ns have inheritances from the predecessors. Neither of them is easy to deal with. If we meet them, it will be problematic.
[TL Note: The Chinese have a simr expression to knock on wood. It is basically to ward off the bad luck of having what was being said happening.]
We can only pray for good luck. Furthermore, Senior Ma is very experienced. He has been into the depths of the Dragon me Ancient Land in the past and more or less understands how to avoid danger.
Meng Zhuang thought highly of Senior Mas strength and experience.
Also, our team can rank in the top five within Dragon me Citys northern city. Aside from a genius like Leng Feng, there is also Xiahou Feng. These two can rival Star Venerates.
Rival Star Venerates?
There were really a lot of strong people on the team. Those that could rival a Star Venerate would definitely be extraordinary.
What about the Ghost Saber?
Since Meng Zhuang was speaking about the team, Xiao Chen asked about that masked desman.
Meng Zhuang appeared puzzled as he shook his head. Im not too sure. He always acts alone and does not have much of a presence. He joined the team only in recent months, not as senior as Leng Feng and Xiahou Feng.
Meng Zhuang continued chatting idly for a while before taking his leave.
This could be considered as having a familiar face. When adventuring in the future, they could look after each other at a crucial moment.
Three dayster, Senior Ma assembled the entire team.
The team consisted of more than one hundred people, which somewhat surprised Xiao Chen.
The weakest members were Major Primal Core Venerates. All of them radiated sharpness and a firm and steady aura. These were all geniuses and outstanding talents capable of fighting above their cultivation realm.
As the sect elites of the nearby dozens of astral clusters, all of them were extraordinary.
Senior Ma appeared proud and magnificent. Leng Feng and Xiahou Feng, whom Meng Zhuang mentioned, nked him.
Indeed, that Xiahou Feng was as Meng Zhuang said; he could not be underestimated. When he stood next to Senior Ma, his aura did not pale inparison at all.
Depart.
At the ancient transportation formation in the center of the northern city:
A tall tform stood there. Forged of precious and divine materials, it was ancient and had seen great changes. Ancient dragon script was carved on it. It was majestic and boundless, unfathomable.
During ancient times, such transportation formations were known as Dao tforms. They allowed travel to the three thousand great realms, to the seven forbidden seas, to the world between Yin and Yang.
[TL Note: The world between Yin and Yang refers to a ce in between life and death. Yin represents death and Yang represents life. So its an in-betweennd of sorts that the living might identally wander into.]
However, right now, the dragon texts were iplete, and the tall tform was dpidated from age.
Currently, the Dao tform could bring out only ten or twenty percent of its original effects.
The experts of Dragon me City had already gathered nearby. The Dao tform flickered with light, sending the cultivators in the city to the unknown regions of the Dragon me Ancient Land in batches.
Hold on to this talisman bamboo strip. When necessary, crush it, and it will send you back to the Dao tform. It can be considered a life-saving talisman. However, it takes some time to activate the talisman, so be careful.
Senior Ma started to distribute the talisman bamboo strips. When he got to Xiao Chen, his sharp eyes noticed something different about him.
Young Master Xiao, yourplexion is pretty good. After two months of closed-door cultivation, your strength has improved a lot.
Xiao Chen received the talisman bamboo strip. Then, he said indifferently, It is all thanks to Senior Mas dragon bones.
At the mention of dragon bones, Senior Ma remembered that he had cheated Xiao Chen, so he smiled abashedly and continued distributing the talisman bamboo strips.
When Senior Ma finished, someone on the Dao tform contacted him. Then, Senior Ma waved his hand wide, and everyone on the team climbed onto the Dao tform.
After a while, the Dao tform gleamed with divine light. A door of light appeared.
This was the Dao Door. After going through this door, one would enter the Dragon me Ancient Land, going to a mysterious part of the interior that many had not been to before.
When Xiao Chen walked through the Dao Door, he immediately felt his physical body and soul turn distinctly heavier.
Boundlessly ancient Great Deste Eon Dragon Might covered the ce, a lingering, inextinguishable, ancient aura that had been through the baptism of many epochs.
When the Great Deste Continent shattered into countless pieces, it turned into thousands upon thousands of great realms.
For some reason, some shattered pieces with that ancient aura were not destroyed, lingering until today.
An endless, boundless destend filled Xiao Chens vision. It was dark, strong winds howled, and dust spread throughout the ce.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
After a while, the other members of Senior Mas team appeared beside Xiao Chen, one after another.
Cultivators who were sent in the same batch on the Dao tform would not arrive too far apart. Every batch would be sent at random to the same area in the depths of the Dragon me Ancient Land.
Two batches would rarely be sent to nearby locations.
Gather up.
Under the leadership of Senior Ma, Leng Feng, and the other elites, the people of the team started to assemble.
Leng Feng looked around at the horrible environment and asked, Senior Ma, where are we now?
At this moment, everyone could only rely on the experienced Senior Ma. Xiahou Feng and Leng Feng, the two young experts, were at a loss.
After Senior Ma arrived, he showed a rather grave expression. He had adventured in the hintends before and knew of its dangers.
It is hard to say. The hintends of the Dragon me Ancient Land are extremely vast, way too vast, filled with unknown areas. All of you, form groups and carefully explore the surroundings. Do not take any risk and rush into danger.
After directly entering deep into the interior, skipping many barriers, there would definitely be fortuitous encounters. However, even more so, there would definitely be danger.
Chapter 1745 (Raw 1757): World Destroying Dragon Flame
Chapter 1745 (Raw 1757): World Destroying Dragon me
Under normal circumstances, if one wanted to enter the unexplored region of the Dragon me Ancient Land, one would need to form a team and travel there step by step.
The team would have to cross several dangerous forbiddennds, forcefully charging their way through.
By the time one reached the depths, one would already be mentally and physically exhausted. One would find it hard to protect oneself; there would simply be no energy left to go and explore other ces.
With the ancient transportation formation, one could be transported directly into the unexplorednd of the Dragon me Ancient Land, saving a lot of effort.
No matter what, normally, no matter how capable we are, we would not be able to reach this ce. Since we are here, everyone should properly explore the ce and not do anything rash.
Senior Ma called out for the people in the team to form groups and explore the surroundings.
Everyone had people whom they are familiar with. They formed groups of twos or threes and set out to explore cautiously.
The ones who came here were experienced sect elites. They did not let the excitement get to their heads.
The din of an intense fight rang out. Several cultivators had probably run into some unknown ferocious beasts.
Immediately, the stronger people of the team soared into the air and rushed over to provide reinforcement.
Xiao Chen swept his gaze across, slightly opening his Heavenly Eye, to observe the situation in the distance.
He saw several strange ming wolves with a fiery lighting out of their eyes. As they wagged their tails behind them, they fought a battle with the cultivators from Senior Mas team.
Those were Three-Tailed me Wolves. Their physical bodies and physiques had been cleansed by dragon mes since young and were far stronger than those of the same species in the outside world.
These Three-Tailed me Wolves that Xiao Chen saw seemed to be even more incredible.
Even several Major Primal Core Venerates working together actually had difficulty ending the battle quickly. They only managed to kill these Three-Tailed me Wolves when ate-stage Major Primal Core expert rushed over.
The physical bodies of these Three-Tailed me Wolves have been cleansed by dragon mes and will sell forrge sums of money in the outside world. This is especially so for the three ming tails. They are exceptionally precious and can be forged into fire-attributed Dao Tools.
After the cultivators killed the Three-Tailed me Wolves and split the materials, they all showed joy on their faces.
After that, the many groups suffered incessant attacks from ferocious beasts.
Everyone in the team was careful and cautious, staying not too far from other members. There were surprises but no danger; the team did not get damaged at all.
Xiao Chen and Meng Zhuang were in the same group, and things were rather peaceful for them; nothing startling or dangerous happened.
Suddenly, Xiao Chen stopped and frowned slightly, sensing a dangerous aura.
Boom!
The ground cracked open, and a long snake with a horn and covered in fiery patterns charged out ferociously.
Its a me Jiao Snake! Everyone, be careful, Meng Zhuang shouted and soared into the air, throwing a heavy punch at the creature.
Meng Zhuangs aura flourished greatly as he punched. The blow was like a meteornding, heavy and powerful.
With a loud rumble, Meng Zhuang knocked this me Jiao Snake into the air. When itnded, it kicked up boundless dust clouds.
The people of the team quickly took advantage of this opportunity to retreat.
Afternding, the me Jiao Snake turned around and stuck out its forked tongue. Then, itunched itself over again.
Xiao Chens eyes were very sharp. He noticed that the ce where the snake was struck had only some faint marks; there was no sign of injury at all.
Whoosh!
Xiao Chen gently pushed off the ground and roared ferociously. All the dragon bones in his body crackled as he gathered his Vital Qi and punched.
The dragon veins carried six Cauldron Force of Vital Qi, letting it surge out. At the same time, they vented a berserk Dragon Might.
Boom!
The Dragon Might,bined with six Cauldron Force, struck the me Jiao Snakes body.
Had this been a regr Major Primal Core Venerate, that punch would have been sufficient to knock it into the air and shatter its internal organs.
However, this me Jiao Snake disyed a startling defense. The me patterns on its skin flickered with a glow that looked like flowing water.
The me Jiao Snake turned around a few times in the air and charged back again.
Xiao Chen shouted coldly, and a faintyer of purple me burned over his body. With a sh, hended on the me Jiao Snakes head.
He stretched out his hand, and the Seven Deadly Sins quickly merged into one. After infusing it with Great Dao Energy, he did not hesitate to stab it down.
Pu ci! Blood spurted out. The saber stabbed in by about seven centimeters but did not go any deeper.
Brother Xiao, be careful. Just at this moment, Meng Zhuang shouted anxiously.
Strong winds blew by Xiao Chens ear, along with surging heatwaves. The me Jiao Snakes tail whipped down at him like it was a ming wind.
Xiao Chen pulled out his saber to defend himself, fiercely swinging it to repulse the snake tail that contained an enormous force.
Bang! The ming wind scattered, and the saber light created a long, bloody gash on the snake tail.
Xiao Chen used the rebound to move back, performing a few somersaults in the air to neutralize the excess force.
When Meng Zhuang saw the situation, he rxed his expression. Then, he worked together with Xiao Chen to deal with this me Jiao Snake.
After a long, intense battle, they finally chopped off the head of this me Jiao Snake.
The two were incredibly tired. The me Jiao Snakes defense and lifeforce were astounding. The battle had not been easy for the two.
Of course, Xiao Chen had not gone all out, either.
If he used his full power here, there would be no need for him to continue exploring this Dragon me Ancient Land.
Brother Xiaos strength is truly admirable. If I had run into this me Jiao Snake alone, my odds of victory would be slim, Meng Zhuang said with lingering fear in his heart.
The me Jiao Snakesbat prowess already rivaled a peak Major Primal Core cultivators. Furthermore, this was the Dragon me Ancient Land, where its strength was amplified even further.
Meng Zhuangs words were not him trying to be humble at all.
Xiao Chen smiled in silent acknowledgment. Then, he called out, and the team started to cut apart the me Jiao Snakes body.
Unsurprisingly, Xiao Chen made the most contributions, so he got the me Jiao Snakes most precious part, the king horn.
The exploration continued in an orderly fashion. This was not the first time Senior Mas team worked together.
The progress was orderly, the division ofbor, clear. The harvest was pretty good.
However, everyone knew that this was just small earnings. If they stopped here, it would not justify the use of the ancient transportation formation that was activated only after one hundred years. They had to find a huge fortuitous encounter.
After most of the day passed, everyone felt parched. Their minds and bodies were significantly drained.
The demand on the body here was greater than in the outside world.
When Senior Ma saw the situation, he waved his hand and said, Lets rest for a while first. It is still early; there is no rush.
Everyone was tired as well. They immediately drank some water where they were and rested, replenishing their strength.
Since arriving here, the team had not stopped at all. It was either fighting or exploring the ce. If one was not a physical body cultivator, it would be easy to tire out.
Xiao Chen appeared calm and carefree. He took a drink of water and casually looked around. He had not exhausted himself.
Where did so many antse from?
The resting cultivators suddenly discovered many fiery-red ants climbing out of the cracks in the ground.
These were not ferocious beasts and were not very dangerous. However, they appeared inrge numbers, scurrying frantically.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Several people could no longer just watch. They made their move and killed off all of the red ants present.
Stop!
Senior Ma shouted when he saw these red ants. His expression immediately changed drastically. This is not good. These are underground Fire Ants. They are very good at enduring high temperatures. Under normal circumstances, they would not appear at all. They go aboveground only when they cant endure the high temperatures preceding a dragon me eruption.
A dragon me eruption?!
Senior Mas words startled everyone. The underground dragon me eruption was one of the scariest situations in the Dragon me Ancient Land.
Such a situation in thisplicated and horrible environment was simply hell on earth.
The strength of an individual was extremely insignificant against the spewing dragon me.
A dragon me eruption! We need to find a ce with water to shelter us. Otherwise, we will all die. Quickly, search the vicinity.
Senior Mas expression turned scarily sullen, affecting everyone else. Their hearts started pumping quickly for some reason as they searched the area.
A dragon me eruption.
There were some records of this in the information that Xiao Chen obtained beforeing here. That phenomenon was even scarier than a volcanic eruption. What erupted was the Dragon me Heart Fire that had umted for several tens of thousands of years.
This was known as the demonic mes of the deep abyss. It was no exaggeration to say that the dragon me destroyed whatever it passed in the world.
Even a Cloud Sea Star Venerate would be burned to ashes on the spot if the underground dragon me spewed out on him, not leaving anything behind.
No wonder Senior Ma was so anxious.
Fortunately, Senior Ma was here. Who else had such experience? Without noticing the strange movements of the Fire Ants, they would not even know how they died.
At the very least, they knew that they had to take shelter where there was water to ovee this cmity.
Senior Ma, there is a ratherrgeke one hundred fifty kilometers to the north.
At this crucial moment, Xiao Chen could not continue hiding his skills. After dismissing the Heavenly Eye, he told Senior Ma about theke that he saw.
Are you sure?
Xiao Chen replied indifferently, This concerns our life and death. I will not mess around.
Not wanting to dy, Senior Ma shouted, Gather up and follow me.
To these geniuses and outstanding talents, traveling one hundred fifty kilometers in the outside world would just take about fifteen minutes.
However, even walking was difficult in the depths of this Dragon me Ancient Land due to the ever-present ancient Dragon Might.
No one dared to fly casually. That would drain too much energy. They could only leap and run.
The air clearly turned even more arid. Sweat covered all their bodies. Their throats felt like they were spewing fire.
No one dared to doubt that a dragon me eruption was imminent.
The signs were already very clear.
Senior Ma, there is water in front. There really is water.
One hundred fifty kilometerster, the team did indeed see a rather vastke.
Senior Ma smiled and said, Xiao Chen, you saved all our lives.
Xiahou Feng and Leng Feng both nced at Xiao Chen in surprise. There really was water. Even with their excellent eyesight, they could not see this far in this ce.
Those two wondered how Xiao Chen had seen it.
Xiao Chen showed a calm expression, not revealing anything. He only responded politely to Senior Ma and stopped speaking after that.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Everyone flew to the center of theke. Senior Ma instructed calmly, Water-attributed and ice-attributed cultivators, stand on my left. Wind-attributed cultivators, stand on my right. The rest, stand behind me.
Is there anyone who hasprehended the Water Great Dao or has a water-attributed Dao Tool?
The moment Senior Ma asked that, someone stepped forward and pointed at the sword in his hand, indicating that he had a water-attributed Dao Tool.
Senior Ma nodded and said, Very good. Later, you will lead these water-attributed and ice-attributed cultivators. As for the wind-attributed cultivators, remember to create strong winds and do your best to scatter the dragon me. The other cultivators will work together to form a final barrier.
Rumble!
Suddenly, the world shook. The people standing on the water could not control themselves, wobbling left and right.
A pir of fiery light soared into the sky in the distance.
Closely following that, another pir, two more, three more...countless pirs of dragon me erupted from the ground, spewing out.
It looked like the end of the world. Clouds for five thousand kilometers around roiled and burned as if the sky was burned through.
The surging heatwavesbined with the berserk Dragon Might, sweeping out in every direction. There was no ce to hide.
Everyone could clearly see several frantic, strong ferocious beasts melting on the spot, leaving only their skeletons.
At the crucial moment, Senior Ma spread out his will of soul, enveloping everyone in it. He said seriously, Act now! Quickly, act now! Follow my instructions and maintain this formation.
Chapter 1746 (Raw 1758): Ancient Dragon City
Chapter 1746 (Raw 1758): Ancient Dragon City
With the envelopment of Senior Mas will of soul, the pressure on theke instantly declined significantly.
The youth holding the water-attributed Dao Tool drew it, and all of the water in the entireke stirred.
Then, the water formed an incredibly huge water spout that surrounded everyone. At the same time, all the people who cultivated water-attributed Cultivation Techniques made their move.
These people infused their Veritable Essence Energy into the berserk water spout.
The ice-attributed cultivators all created a mysterious phenomenon of snowkes drifting everywhere, causing cold Qi to spread out.
Wind!
At this moment, the wind-attributed cultivators formed a wind barrier around the water spout, sticking very closely to it.
Everyone expended their Veritable Essence Energy, doing their best to endure.
Under Senior Mas lead, Xiao Chen and the others materialized a final barrier of Veritable Essence Energy.
The strong winds were the outermostyer. The water spout and ice were the secondyer. The Veritable Essence Energy shield was the thirdyer.
This defense was already the limit of what the entire team could manage. No one dared to let down their guard and get careless.
The earlier scene of the dragon me eruption destroying the many ferocious beasts remained fresh in their minds, sending chills down their spines.
No one knew how long the dragon me eruption wouldst, so they could only continue enduring.
Rumble...!
Intense explosions reverberated outside. Those sounds came from the strong winds shing with the dragon mes.
The loud rumbles startled and shocked everyone.
Pu ci! A few of the weaker, wind-attributed cultivators could not endure it. Some blood leaked out of the corners of their lips as they paled slightly.
Four hourster, the outermost barrier of strong winds broke. It could no longer protect the water spout.
However, the water spout was created by that youth holding the Dao Tool. It contained aplete Great Dao.
Furthermore, there was assistance from many water-attributed cultivators and ice-attributed cultivators. It could be called the strongest defense.
Outside the barrier, dragon roars echoed endlessly in the nine heavens.
The horrifying Dragon Might shook every corner. Every time a loud sound boomed from the dragon mes, it strained everyones mind.
Several cultivators with weaker mental states even activated their Great Deste Eon bloodlines amid the incessant roaring to defend themselves.
The people on theke held on bitterly; Senior Ma was no exception.
Only Xiao Chen did not, the lone exception.
Xiao Chen possessed the Azure Dragon bloodline. Ordinary Dragon Might did not faze him.
Not only did this Dragon Might not threaten him, but it even gave him a familiar feeling. The dragon roar outside seemed to incite the bloodline in his body, causing it to surge.
However, there was something vaguely different. Xiao Chen could not tell what was wrong.
The Great Deste Eon Dragon Might lingered on until today.
Xiao Chen could not help thinking, Just the remnant Dragon Might is so strong. I wonder how strong the true pureblood Dragon Race was.
The dragon me eruptionsted for half the day.
Had it continued for longer, no one could guarantee that they could continue enduring.
Senior Ma stretched out his hand and threw a palm strike. The ice-sealed water spout suddenly shattered with tinkling sounds.
The scene outside reappeared before the eyes of Xiao Chen and the others.
The originalke had vanished, reced by ground covered in a thickyer ofva. The geography had changed radically. The tall mountains that were there previously were gone, reduced to nds.
The destend was now a sunken basin. The terrain that everyone remembered had changed beyond recognition in a mere half a day.
The dragon me turned into fiery clouds, dyeing a slice of the sky bright red, unlikely to disperse much in a short time.
asionally, strong winds blew, shattering the clouds. A rain of fire containing the dragon me would fall noisily.
Even though the dragon me was greatly weakened, it was still very scary, evoking fear.
As everyone looked around, they were all distracted. This scene was indeed quite shocking.
Who could have thought that in just half a day, the world could change so radically like that?
The transformation of the world happening in just one thought. Senior Ma could not help sighing softly, moved in his heart.
Before such might, an individuals strength, even a Star Venerates, felt very insignificant.
Whoosh!
Just at this moment, a beam of azure light shot out of the ground in the distance, disappearing in a sh.
The azure light appeared for only a very short time, so short that most people would not have noticed it.
However, the cultivators here were all people with extraordinary eyesight. Nearly all of them managed to see that sh of azure light.
The azure light that appeared clearly was not normal.
Many people turned to the experienced Senior Ma, who had entered the depths of the Dragon me Ancient Land before.
Senior Ma did not disappoint everyone. After thinking for a while, he said seriously, It is Dragon Qi! The dragon me eruption changed the terrain. At the same time, it also changed the underground world. It has been rumored that there is an ancient dragon city hidden deep under the Dragon me Ancient Land. We might have found it.
Leng Feng frowned and said, A dragon city?
Senior Ma nodded. Thats right, a dragon city. It is said that the Soaring Dragon Great Realm was once the conferrednd of one of the Divine Dragon bloodlines. That Divine Dragon bloodline was the strongest in the history of the Dragon Race. Later, for some reason, it declined and vanished.
However, no matter what, this Dragon me Ancient Land has a strong connection with that mysterious Dragon Race. Previously, I heard that someone had seen the dragon city in the depths of the Dragon me Ancient Land.
Unfortunately, the terrain of this Dragon me Ancient Land changes frequently. One might chance upon it, but it might be a lifetime before one runs into it again. If it really is the dragon city, then weve hit the jackpot!
Senior Ma revealed joy on his face, appearing somewhat excited.
At his age, Senior Ma was still pushing very hard, all for an opportunity.
If he did not win his gamble, his cultivation would remain stuck at the Starry Sky Stage Cloud Sea Realm, never to progress any further.
Senior Ma had waited for this opportunity for countless years. His emotions could be easily imagined.
Xiahou Feng said, I know of the Six Colored Divine Dragons. Could there be another bloodline?
Leng Feng also looked at Senior Ma, filled with doubts. He had never heard of this before.
Senior Ma already recovered his calm. He replied indifferently, Just go back and ask your elders. I somewhat lost control of myself earlier. Even if it is the dragon city, it has been tens of thousands of years. Im not even sure if there is anything left behind.
These three did not hide their conversation. Xiao Chen, who was not far away, overheard it.
His heart immediately thumped heavily. Azure Dragon! Its the Azure Dragon!
This was once the conferrednd of the Azure Dragon bloodline. Those of the Azure Dragon bloodline were the masters of this Dragon me Ancient Land.
No wonder Xiao Chen felt a sense of familiarity the moment he entered the Dragon me Ancient Land.
Senior Ma, we found where the Dragon Qi appeared!
A loud cry caused Senior Ma to raise his eyebrows. Then, he immediately broke off the conversation with Leng Feng and Xiahou Feng.
Whoosh!
Senior Mas figure shed, heading quickly towards that voice.
Xiahou Feng and Leng Feng exchanged nces, their eyes wide with incredulity.
Could it be that there is really an unknown Divine Dragon bloodline of the Dragon Race, and this Dragon me Ancient Land was once their conferrednd?
After thinking for a while, the two rushed after Senior Ma. The people of the team all gathered around.
Senior Ma, earlier, we clearly saw it. Another beam of azure light appeared from here. However, it was much weaker and very hard to detect, that person said to Senior Ma as he pointed at a crack in the ground.
Senior Ma thought for a while before ordering, Dig!
With thatmand, the members of the team all immediately worked together to dig, putting their backs into it.
The ground quickly opened up under Senior Mas grave expression. That small crack continuously erged.
When the team dug down to two hundred meters, a cold wind came from below.
We reached it!
A wind meant that there was a cavern below and that the airflow was rather good.
After they continued digging, an obviously man-made tunnel appeared. Joy brightened everyones face.
The ancient dragon city! It is definitely the ancient dragon city!
With a joyful expression, Senior Ma took the lead in entering the tunnel.
The team walked along the tunnel. After a long journey, it finally reached the end of the tunnel.
When the team looked around, it found a rather vast city. There were azure-colored floorboards below, and the surroundings abounded with pavilions, shops, inns, and restaurantsa perfectly preserved ancient city.
However, due to being deep underground, most of the cityy in darkness.
However, this did not prevent the crowd from feeling this citys majesty. It was no inferior to Dragon me City, even superior to it.
Leng Feng sized up the surroundings and sighed softly, It really is an ancient dragon city. The architecture is even more ancient than Dragon me Citys.
Chapter 1747 (Raw 1759): Bamboo-Hat Bladesman
Chapter 1747 (Raw 1759): Bamboo-Hat desman
An ancient dragon city!
On hearing these words, the cultivators in the team all felt somewhat excited.
The strength of the Dragon Race spoke for itself. This was especially so for the Dragon Race from the Ancient Era, the peak of the entire Dragon Race.
Although the Dragon Race was strong, many of the Great Deste Hundred Races couldpete with it. Furthermore, after the Noble ns formed the dynasties, the Luck of the Great Thousand Realms changed subtly.
The dynasties flourished and their Luck prospered. Over the years, they had developed further to their peak.
The four dynasties abounded with major characters. Be it the aloof holy sects or the strong races of the Great Deste Hundred Races, no one dared to challenge their sharpness.
However, the situation was very different during the Ancient Era.
After the age of the Fiendish Demons, the various races with Great Deste Eon bloodlines split the Great Thousand Realms, fighting each other, recreating the chaos from the Hundred Race War.
During this time, the Dragon Race stood out, establishing hegemony over their surroundings.
However, there was no such thing as flourishing in perpetuity without any decline. The Dragon Race rose and fell several times already.
Furthermore, after the Noble ns rose, they worked together and established dynasties in order to suppress the strong Holy Rank sects and the Great Deste Eon bloodline ns.
From then on, the situation was set.
Now, although the Dragon Race was a peak faction, they were no longer as tyrannical and bold as they had been during the Hundred Race War.
Being able to enter an ancient dragon city was an astronomically fortuitous encounter.
However, this ancient dragon city hadin dormant for some tens of thousands of years. No one could guarantee that there would be valuable treasures in it.
After all, there were the Dragon Race bloodlines. Perhaps before this bloodline went into decline, the other bloodlines split the valuable treasures among themselves.
Without any valuable treasure, this was just an ancient city.
It was not a sects inheritancend or a ce for nurturing natural treasures, so it would not be anything special.
Furthermore, countless tens of thousands of years had passed already. This underground dragon city might have some other inhabitants.
For example, the me Demons that liked to stay underground.
Many ferocious beasts and Fiendish Demons in the depths of the Dragon me Ancient Land liked to establish tribes underground.
Everything was possible, so the team should not be happy too early.
At the very rear, Xiao Chen felt very excited. However, he did not want to appear strange and attract attention, which might give rise to wild spection.
Without making a sound, Xiao Chen took in the surroundings.
He knew very little of the Azure Dragon bloodline in the Great Thousand Realms. As he looked around, his gaze brimmed with curiosity as well.
Based on what Senior Ma said, this city might very well be one that the Azure Dragon bloodline had constructed.
However, for some reason, since the dragon me eruption, Xiao Chen sensed something off.
If this really was the Azure Dragons conferrednd, how could it spew out such a terrifying dragon me?
The Azure Dragon was of the wood attribute and not very good with fire. That was the specialty of the Red Dragon.
However, the Red Dragon bloodline still existedeveryone was familiar with itso it did not fit what Senior Ma said.
Doubts stirred in Xiao Chens mind, unshakable.
Senior Ma, I feel that this city is rather strange. It has been underground for tens of thousands of years. Logically speaking, there should be heavy yin-attributed energy. However, when we came down, we did not feel any of that. Something is not right, Leng Feng said in a somewhat low voice as he cautiously observed the surroundings.
Senior Ma nodded and said, Thats right. I sensed it as well. The Spiritual Energy fluctuation is also somewhat strange. Its like the fire-attributed Spiritual Energy is practically nonexistent. However, this is the Dragon me Ancient Land. The fire-attributed Spiritual Energy should be proliferating.
Before Senior Ma led the team to carefully search the city, he shouted, Be careful. Everyone, follow closely. Do not move alone!
However, it was clear that Senior Ma and the others somewhat underestimated the danger of this dragon city.
Before the team could go far, several pairs of scarlet eyes opened in the dpidated pavilion in front. They looked like floating scarlet mes, giving off a charming mor.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Fiery lights flickered in the dark dragon city. Several red me Demons rushed over.
Miserable cries rang out. Three team members were caught off guard and immediately burned to ashes.
Blood poured out and seeped into the ground. They died exceptionally miserable deaths.
Be careful! They are Superior Grade me Demons! Senior Ma cried out. Unexpectedly, they ran into so many Superior Grade me Demons.
Arge battlemenced.
Thebat prowess of a Superior Grade me Demon was exceptionally scary. Furthermore, its vision was not affected by the darkness.
The me Demons possessed strange Movement Techniques. They could turn into mes and enter the ground, then reappear at an opportune moment, moving unpredictably.
Fortunately, Senior Mas team had recruited elites and outstanding talents and had fought Superior Grade me Demons before during experiential training.
After the initial fluster, everyone soon calmed down.
Xiao Chen used this opportunity to observe Xiahou Fengs and Leng Fengs strengths.
These two truly lived up to their reputations of possessing the strength of a Star Venerate. They fought several Superior Grade me Demons at the same time and held the upper hand. Furthermore, they could still lend others a hand.
These two already formed the will of soul!
After observing for a while, Xiao Chen finally noticed something. No wonder they were so strong, able to rival Star Venerates.
These two already materialized the will of souls, the greatest reliance of the Cloud Sea Realm. However, their cultivations were stillcking, so they did not rush to break through.
They were also wildly ambitious people. They understood the importance of foundations, of making a breakthrough when the time was right. Only by doing so could they go even further in the Cloud Sea Realm.
Xiao Chen did not find it strange that the two already materialized the will of soul before advancing to the Cloud Sea Realm.
The world was enormous, and there were all sorts of strange things. The Great Thousand Realms was far vaster andrger than what Xiao Chen had already seen.
Just like how Xiao Chen could practice the Dragon Blood Soul Breaking Finger, others might be able to practice Soul Energy Cultivation Techniques as well. Furthermore, these twos cultivations were very close to the Cloud Sea Realm.
Hence, they already scratched the surface of Soul Energy.
After a while, after losing a few me Demons, the other me Demons retreated, abandoning the fight.
Dont give chase!
Senior Ma reminded a team elite setting off in pursuit deeper into the city.
Who knew, just as Senior Ma spoke, a palm strike smashed that Major Primal Core elite cultivator backwards.
A ck palm print appeared on that cultivators chest, with a ck me burning in the wound.
That me looked beautiful and ethereal, surreal.
Then, this elite cultivators lips turned ck, and his lifeforce continuously flowed out.
Fire poison!
The others were shocked. They had never seen such terrifying fire poison before.
Senior Ma looked up and spotted a me Demon with ck mes covering its entire body in the darkness, leading hundreds of red me Demons forward.
The ck me Demons eyes shone with fanaticism, filled with killing Qi as it gazed at Senior Mas group.
ck me Demon!
Senior Mas expression changed slightly. He had never heard of or seen a ck me Demon before.
Leave half the people behind. The remaining half can return the way you came from. The ck me Demon suddenly offered terms to Senior Ma and the others.
Leng Fengughed hoarsely, You are just a mere me Demon, and you dare to speak so boldly. Coincidentally, I have not seen a ck ze Crystal before. I wonder how valuable it is!
Kill!
The ck me Demon smiled coldly, and the hundreds of Superior Grade me Demons charged towards Senior Mas team.
Senior Ma also smiled coldly. Everyone, work together and kill these me Demons.
Although the me Demons had numbers, Senior Mas team was not a pdash arrangement. The core members had experienced many life-and-death situations with each other before and worked well together.
Whenbining their strengths, the result was not simply additive.
Earlier, Xiao Chen had seen the might of the team during the dragon me eruption.
Although Senior Mas team was not very familiar with new members like Xiao Chen, as long as these people did not cause trouble, it would be fine.
Furthermore, the team boasted many sect elites, people who possessed many secret arts, protective Treasure Tools, and even Dao Tools.
When these people erupted with their true strength, they were exceptionally scary.
Xiao Chen drew his Tyrant Saber and used the Army Breaking Saber Technique to fight the Superior Grade me Demons, not fearing their attacks.
The situation quickly stabilized, and Senior Mas team slowly gained the upper hand.
Senior Ma looked around and went to join Leng Feng and Xiahou Feng to kill the ck me Demon.
The three fought the ck me Demon together.
Although the ck me Demon possessed horrifying strength, it could not block three Star-Venerate-level existences sending out strong attacks relentlessly.
After a while, the ck me Demon showed signs of defeat.
When it saw that it could not defeat the enemy, the ck me Demon roared and turned into a clump of ck cloud, fleeing.
None of the three gave chase.
Leng Feng said with some lingering fear, This ck me Demon is quite terrifying. It clearly is not a Star Venerate but is stronger than regr Star Venerates.
Lets not speak about this first. We should deal with the other me Demons.
Right.
One hourter, the fight ended with most of the attacking me Demons dead.
Close to twenty people from Senior Mas team had died. The casualties were high.
All at once, the team had lost a fifth of its forces.
The ce where the me Demon tribe gathers definitely has a strong yang-attributed me. I think that they must have a Primal Chaos Grade me.
Earlier, I managed to find some resources left behind in a courtyard. Most of it was already useless, but surprisingly, there were one or two perfectly intact items.
It is, after all, a dragon city. Furthermore, there are many important ces that we have not gone to.
After collecting the ze Crystals from the red me Demons, Senior Ma and the others discussed and decided to continue forward.
Those who felt that they were not strong enough could take some of the red ze Crystals and return the way they came.
However, no one chose to back out of this dangerous expedition; everyone preferred to continue deeper.
Just at this moment, the sound of an intense battle rang out.
A saber hum!
Xiao Chen raised his eyebrows. As a desman, he was much more sensitive to this sound than the others.
A strong desman was fighting with someone.
Senior Ma and the others immediately showed grave expressions. To think that someone else had barged into this ce as well.
Miserable cries rang out. The ck me Demon that just fled reappeared before the team, hacked back by someone.
Everyone saw a saber wound on the ck me Demons chest, nearly bisecting it. Saber Qi lingered in the wound. No matter what the ck me Demon did, the wound would not heal.
The ck me Demon kept roaring but could not get up.
How strong!
Who is it?
Everyone looked up and saw a mysterious desman wearing a conical bamboo hat and tight clothes flying over.
The bamboo-hat desman swept his gaze across Senior Mas team before gentlynding on the ground. Then, he dealt the final blow to the ck me Demon. Finally, he looked at Senior Ma and the others and said, You have no objections to me taking away this ze Crystal, right?
The bamboo-hat desmans voice had been altered, but it was still clear that the owner of the voice was young.
This was a young Star-Venerate-level desman.
How could Senior Ma and the others dare to object?
Although the three had injured the ck me Demon, weakening it, the bamboo-hat desman killed it single-handedly. This showed how horrifying his strength was.
With such strength, who dared to offend the bamboo-hat desman?
Chapter 1748 (Raw 1760): Queer Matter
Chapter 1748 (Raw 1760): Queer Matter
Despite the bamboo-hat desman taking away the precious ck ze Crystal, Senior Ma and the others did not dare to show any dissatisfaction.
Senior Ma and Leng Feng exchanged nces. Then, they stepped forward, wanting to establish a connection. If needed, it would be best if they could ally with the bamboo-hat desman.
Even if they could not ally, it would be good to make friends, preventing any sh from happeningter.
Might I ask for your noble family name and great name, also, which sect in the Central Great Realm youe from?
The bamboo-hat desman snorted inughter. He said indifferently, Central Great Realm? Ive never been there. Right now, Im just a loose cultivator. Just call me Ananda.
[TL Note: The Chinese phics for the name Ananda is Ah Nan or E Nan. However, this was also the name for the Prince Ananda, who was a cousin and the closest disciple of the Lord Buddha, so I chose to trante it as Ananda instead.]
As the bamboo-hat desman spoke, his gaze swept over Senior Mas team again.
This gave the bamboo-hat desman a clearer understanding of this teams strength.
When the bamboo-hat desmans gazended on Xiao Chen, a strange expression flickered in the eyes hidden under the conical bamboo hat.
However, this look passed in a sh, indiscernible to others.
A loose cultivator?
Both Leng Feng and Xiahou Feng were shocked. Since when was there such a heaven-defying character among the loose cultivators?
However, the world was vast. It was possible for some to run into great fortune.
Leng Feng followed up and invited, Brother Ananda, you are alone. How about you join our team?
The bamboo-hat desman Ananda smiled faintly and said, Theres no need.
With these simple words, the bamboo-hat desman left.
The bamboo-hat desman never thought of allying with Senior Ma and the others. Perhaps, he did not care about them at all.
After that bamboo-hat desman was far away, discussions rang out.
What a young Star Venerate! His saber skills are really astonishing.
Indeed. He almost chopped that ck me Demon in half with one saber strike, and the saber Qi lingered in the wound. Even if he has notprehended theplete Saber Dao, he should not be far off.
I wonder where this expert came from.
Xiao Chen remained silent, pondering as he stared in the direction the bamboo-hat desman had taken.
This bamboo-hat desmans entire body was tightly covered; Xiao Chen could not make out anything distinctive.
Nheless, he found the bamboo-hat desman somewhat familiar for some reason, feeling that he had met this desman before.
However, there was no desman in Xiao Chens memory that had such strength.
While Ye Zifeng definitely had such strength, he was much stronger than this, on the Holy-Venerate level.
Perhaps I saw wrong.
Xiao Chen started to doubt his instinct, as his memory had always been good.
He should not be mistaken and could not recall anyone. In that case, only his instinct could be the problem.
After a long time, Senior Ma said, Everyone, be careful. It looks like it is not just us who discovered the dragon city. Who knows, there might be others. If we meet Rank 5 sect disciples...
The sight of the bamboo-hat desman had caused the hearts of Senior Ma and the others to sink.
They no longer monopolized this ce.
The appearance of the bamboo-hat desman meant that there would be others. Their dreams of monopoly evaporated.
If things were bad and they ran into Rank 5 sect disciples, not only would they miss out on fortuitous encounters, but they could only flee in all directions, leaving their survival to fate.
Continuing forward, Senior Mas team destroyed another me Demon group. They explored the courtyards and pavilions around and obtained many benefits.
Some found ancient weapons, and some found ancient cultivation resources that managed tost until now. There were all sorts of things.
For these things tost for such a long time and still be able to reveal their brilliance after being cleaned, they definitely were excellent items.
Half a dayter, rumbling came from the front as well as dense mes and the war cries of cultivators.
Indeed, there are others.
There are really a lot of people.
Senior Mas expression immediately turned grave.
He did not fear meeting a lone expert like the bamboo-hat desman. What he feared was meeting a team like theirs.
Lets go over and see.
No matter what, they should understand the situation and who the other side was first.
Before Senior Mas team got close, a boiling heatwave surged over.
Up in front was a team, with simr numbers to Senior Mas team, fighting a group of me Demons.
The me Demons here were even stronger. They were all at the Major Primal Core Realm. There was also a ck me Demon that was a Star Venerate. This was incredibly terrifying.
Although the other teams members worked well with each other, under the attacks of the Star-Venerate-level ck me Demon, the teams situation was bad. Several people died.
Blood leaked out and formed rivers, a very cruel sight.
Its Senior Lius team! Leng Feng said when he clearly saw who the other teams leader was.
Senior Ma and the others heaved a sigh of relief. Fortunately, they were not Rank 5 sect disciples.
Like Senior Mas team, Senior Lius team was very famous in the northern city of Dragon me City. However, Senior Lius team was slightly weaker. The rtionship between the two teams was not very good, but it was not bad, either.
So, it is Senior Ma. We are allrades of Dragon me City. Give us a hand.
Senior Lius team was obviously at a disadvantage and was fighting a desperate battle.
Right now, the dragon citys environment was veryplicated. Without having to think much, Senior Ma made his decision.
He ordered, Go over and help.
If Senior Ma could obtain another helper, it would be beneficial for the journey after this.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
With that order, the people of Senior Mas team immediately flew over and started fighting the me Demons.
Instantly, the pressure on Senior Lius team decreased significantly.
Xiao Chen held up the Tyrant Saber, disying no fear as he moved about. The more he used the Army Breaking Saber Technique, the more familiar with it he became.
Slowly, there were signs of the Army Breaking Saber Technique reaching peak consummation. As Xiao Chen executed the Saber Technique, he swept through his area alone, appearing very powerful and tyrannical. An invisible tyrants might flooded the area, shocking everyone who noticed it.
What a suave Saber Technique!
One man and one saber amid a ten-thousand-strong army, sweeping through the ce fearlessly. Everything the saber points at breaks. Truly tyrannical!
Several people from both teams were shocked by Xiao Chens Saber Technique.
Xiao Chens Movement Technique was very exquisite. Using the Fish Dragon Art, he moved about freely.
Although the enemy was ferocious, they posed no danger to Xiao Chen at all, leaving him with plenty of room to maneuver.
The truly strong enemy was the Star-Venerate-level ck me Demon. However, Senior Ma, Senior Liu, Leng Feng, and the others worked together to handle it.
After a while, with both teams working together, they finally repulsed this group of me Demons.
The Star-Venerate-level me Demon found it hard to fight against so many with just its fists. It sustained significant injuries, so it turned into a clump of me and fled in a sorry state.
Xiao Chen watched that ck me Demon indifferently, paying attention to where it went, secretly keeping an eye on it.
That Senior Liu came over and expressed his thanks to Senior Ma. Then, he generously offered all of the ze Crystals from the me Demons corpses to Senior Mas team.
Senior Ma smiled casually but did not reject him.
Following that, the upper echelons of both teams started discussing an alliance.
Xiao Chen looked interestedly at the ground, entering deep thought.
The ground that was just covered in blood no longer showed much of a trace of it anymore. This baffled Xiao Chen.
He pondered this as he looked at the ground.
Senior Liu, how long has it been since you entered this dragon city?
About one day. This dragon city is very strange, but everyone felt that there is something to gain, so we persisted. They want to kill their way to the me Demon headquarters to see what it is like.
The two teams had entered at nearly the same time.
Soon, the two teams showed signs of agreeing to an alliance to attack the main camp of the me Demon tribe together.
Xiao Chen, who was squatting on the ground, heard what Senior Ma and Senior Liu were saying. Then, he thought of something.
This is strange. I have to make some preparations in advance.
Xiao Chens figure shed, and he silently vanished from this ce.
Following that, Xiao Chen hunted the Star-Venerate-level me Demon that Senior Ma and Senior Liu injured.
After a while, he stopped on top of a courtyard wall and calmly looked at the ground below.
Whoosh!
Suddenly, a clump of mes came out of the ground. That injured Star-Venerate-level me Demon resumed human form. It coughed, appearing weakened.
Resolving the Mundane!
Xiao Chen jumped off the wall and did not hesitate to use his strongest killing move, the Mahmy Abstinence Vition Saber Techniques Resolving the Mundane.
Since ancient times, sages were just passing travelers, ten thousand years of hopes and efforts in the mundane worlding to nothing. After resolving the matters of the mundane world, one would see Buddha and gain eternity!
Xiao Chens heart was as calm as still water. At this moment, he surpassed the mundane. The seven emotions and six desires were absent.
He expressionlesslynded the saber, and the swastika on his forehead appeared. A Buddhist light lit up the ce, but it contained no emotion or desire, only the eternally inextinguishable saber light.
Once the mundane heart was resolved, eternity remained.
That severely injured me Demon only had time to look up and reveal a horrified expression before this terrifying saber chopped it in half, killing it on the spot.
Clunk!
The Buddhist light purified the me Demon, leaving only a strange ck crystal falling to the ground. Xiao Chen sheathed his saber and picked up the crystal.
After killing the enemy, he did not stop moving, immediately taking out his carving knife.
Then, he quickly started shaping the ck ze Crystal. He was very focused, and his heart was like still water.
After a while, Xiao Chen transformed the ck ze Crystal into a statue of the ck me Demon.
He spat out some essence blood and let the ck crystal absorb it. Then, he crushed many red ze Crystals in his hand.
Xiao Chen continuously refined and drew out the essence of the red ze Crystals, infusing them into the ck crystal sculpture. It was like he poured blood into it, bringing it to life.
When he finished all this, he put away the exquisite sculpture in his hand and retraced his steps, rejoining the team.
The two teams had integrated into one, and several cultivators were currently searching the courtyards of the dragon city.
Hence, Xiao Chens movements did not arouse any suspicions at all.
Who could have imagined that Xiao Chen had killed a Star-Venerate-level me Demon with one saber strike earlier?
Chapter 1749 (Raw 1761): Divided Team
Chapter 1749 (Raw 1761): Divided Team
Brother Xiao, where did you go earlier? asked Meng Zhuang, who had some friendship with Xiao Chen in the team and found his absence strange.
Xiao Chens expression did not change as he replied, Whats wrong? I happened to discover an injured me Demon, so I went to give it the final blow.
Meng Zhuang said in understanding, No wonder I could not find you. Senior Ma and Senior Liu already finalized the alliance. We will share the resources and treasure in the nearby area. They will go to whoever finds them first.
Xiao Chen smiled and said, Isnt that good? There are clear rules and regtions.
Meng Zhuang smiled helplessly. If only it really were so. Even people on the same team have conflicts with each other, what more two teams? At that time, the only thing one can rely on is not rules but ones own strength.
So? Xiao Chen roughly understood why Meng Zhuang sought him out.
Meng Zhuang smiled and said, Ive found a few people to go and explore together. Do you want to join us?
Xiao Chen rejected him, saying, Thanks. However, Im more used to moving about alone.
In that case, I wont impose on you.
In reality, when Xiao Chen explored earlier, he had gained a lot.
Due to the Azure Dragon bloodline, he was more sensitive to the auras in this underground dragon city than the other cultivators.
It was like he hade home.
Xiao Chen would always be able to reach the ces with treasure first.
If he traveled with others, some of his secrets would be easily exposed. It would also be rather problematic to exin some things.
Hence, he could only reject Meng Zhuangs kind intentions.
Xiao Chen went to a quiet ce and closed his eyes, letting his aura spread into the surroundings.
His aura seemed to merge with the aura nketing the ancient dragon city.
When exploring the ce, Xiao Chen was much more efficient and detailed than the other people, including Senior Ma.
Soon, he found the general location of some treasures. He opened his eyes and pushed off the ground. His body soared into the air.
In a short while, a courtyard appeared before Xiao Chens eyes.
This courtyard was very grand and imposing. It probably was the courtyard of arge Dragon Race n during the Ancient Era.
After Xiao Chen entered, he followed the pull of the aura to a pavilion at the back of the courtyard.
Treasure Pavilion?
Upon seeing the damaged words on the broken signboard, Xiao Chen revealed joy on his face.
The Azure Dragon bloodline definitely would have been divided into severalrge ns during its most glorious era.
Perhaps the courtyard Xiao Chen was in had been the courtyard of one of theserge ns.
The Treasure Pavilion would be where the n stored its umtions.
Xiao Chen pushed open the doors, and all sorts of treasures and rare herbs gave off lights of various colors.
Surging, pure Spiritual Energy, together with the strong Dragon Might of the Dragon Race treasures, spread out. This immediately attracted the attention of several people.
Oh no!
As it had been too long, the formation that kept the aura from leaking out of the pavilion had already failed.
Xiao Chen could not care so much anymore. He swept his gaze across the ce, looking for the treasures that were the most useful to him.
Dragon Blood Pill!
Xiao Chen quickly discovered a jade bottle with the words Dragon Blood Pill written under it.
After breaking the restrictions, he took a look and saw four scarlet pills inside. A medicinal fragrance wafted out, and he took a gentle sniff.
Xiao Chen immediately felt the blood in his body surge, and his bloodline responded with a rush of energy filling his entire body.
So, theyre Medicinal Pills for bringing out the bloodline power. This is good stuff!
Xiao Chen put the bottle away and continued looking around at the fastest speed possible.
Dragon Subduing Wood, Ice Crystal Jade, Ink Gold Stone...this is Dragon Bone Wine!
When Xiao Chen discovered this bottle of wine, his sharp eyes immediately lit up.
Although he did not know the effects of this wine, he rushed over and worked on breaking the Dragon Bone Wines restriction first. This was because he loved wine.
If not for the things in this ce all having restrictions, Xiao Chen would not bother with all this.
He would have directly swept everything into his storage ring, taking it all away.
Xiao Chen did not have time to think much. After getting the treasures that were useful to him, he continued breaking restrictions and taking the treasures of higher value.
Xiao Chen moved quickly and orderly, utterly unflustered.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Three figures arrived in shes. These were the first batch of cultivators who felt the aura of the treasures.
However, at this point, Xiao Chen had already taken away the treasures useful to him and the more precious ones. While what remained still had high value, they could notpare to his haul.
How could it be like this? The aura of the treasures has more than halved.
All the good things are gone.
What the three felt when standing here was far fromparable to the surging, pure Spiritual Energy at the beginning.
The three could not help looking at Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen looked back at them. The three were not from his team, so he just walked away without any expression.
You! Stop right there! the blue-d man in the middle shouted, holding up his sword and eyeing Xiao Chen coldly.
Xiao Chen just ignored this person and continued walking forward.
Rage immediately appeared on the blue-d mans face. He thrust his sword at Xiao Chen.
Whoosh!
Xiao Chens saber light arrived first despite beingunchedter. After the Tyrant Saber left its scabbard, it knocked the blue-d man into the air before the blue-d mans sword light could fully materialize.
Brother Jiang!
The blue-d personspanions were shocked. They quickly retreated to help the blue-d man up and checked on his injuries.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Just at this moment, Senior Liu and Senior Ma led their teams elites to this ce.
They had felt the surging, pure Spiritual Energy as well. However, as they were farther, they took longer to arrive.
Upon seeing that his team member was injured, Senior Liu quickly went over and asked, Whats going on?
Senior Liu, he used the Dao Tool in his hand to force us away from the Treasure Pavilion. Then, he took away all the valuable treasures inside. It was clearly the three of us who arrived first.
The blue-d man looked at Xiao Chen and started making usations.
He even sneak-attacked Brother Jiang withplete disregard for morality.
After all, there were no witnesses, so the three felt free to make even more ridiculous ims, upbraiding Xiao Chen for being a shameless person who sneak-attacked others for the sake of treasures.
Senior Ma frowned slightly and asked, Xiao Chen, whats going on?
Xiao Chen replied indifferently, I was the one who found this ce first.
Senior Ma secretly sent a voice projection. Xiao Chen, it does not matter who found it first. More importantly, they said that you took away the valuable treasures. Is that true?
This question stunned Xiao Chen momentarily, but he quickly understood what Senior Ma meant. Senior Ma wanted a slice of the pie, to obtain some benefits.
Crafty old thing.
Xiao Chen replied coldly, If Senior Ma thinks that it is true, then it is true.
Senior Ma, you have to give an ount for this matter!
With a sullen expression, Senior Liu led the people of his team over to Xiao Chen.
Senior Ma felt upset in his heart. Despite him hinting to Xiao Chen, the other party seemed not to care at all.
At this moment, when Senior Liu went forward to question Xiao Chen, Senior Ma countered indifferently, What ount is there to settle? Have you already forgotten who saved you? Furthermore, it is just their words; there is no proof. If I take Xiao Chens word for it, what is there to settle ounts for?
While Senior Ma felt upset, he still had to maintain the appearance of protecting his team, so he needed to step forward and stand up for Xiao Chen.
These words immediately turned the atmosphere somewhat tense.
Senior Liu himself knew that these were just words and that there was no proof, which rendered his stance rather untenable. Furthermore, he had been saved by the other party earlier.
Hence, Senior Liu was caught between a rock and a hard ce, not knowing how to deal with this.
Leng Feng tried to mediate. Since we already came to an agreement on cooperation, how about we each take a step back? We wont take the remaining treasures in this Treasure Pavilion.
Given a way out, Senior Liu nodded and said, That would be good.
When Senior Liu and his people entered the Treasure Pavilion, Senior Ma, Leng Feng, and the others all looked at Xiao Chen.
Their meaning was clear: We helped you deal with this trouble. You should take out some treasures to thank us.
Xiao Chen feigned ignorance. He just nodded casually and went off.
This fellow is really not tactful, someone said coldly as he watched Xiao Chen leave.
Leng Feng shook his head and said, Never mind. ording to the rules, he indeed is not under any obligation to hand over the treasures.
Senior Ma snorted coldly and flung his sleeves out as he left sullenly.
How could Xiao Chen not understand what these people wanted? With the limited treasure, if he gave everyone one item, he would end up with nothing.
Even if Xiao Chen really managed to clear out the entire Treasure Pavilion, he would not share any of it with these people.
Firstly, Xiao Chen had not needed Senior Ma and the others help. He could have dealt with the matter himself.
Secondly, Senior Mas attitude was actually somewhat displeasing.
Back then, Senior Ma had cheated Xiao Chen of one million Medial Grade Spirit Stones over the matter of the pureblood dragon bones. At that time, Xiao Chen had seen through this persons nature.
Xiao Chen would not let Senior Ma cheat him once more.
Chapter 1750 (Raw 1762): Faux God Flame
Chapter 1750 (Raw 1762): Faux God me
For now, Xiao Chen did not count his gains. After separating from Senior Mas group, he sat down cross-legged and closed his eyes, letting his aura merge with the dragon citys aura once more.
His senses immediately became like a spiderweb spread infinitely throughout the dragon city in all directions. This was even vaster than when he used his Spiritual Sense outside.
However, it was not as clear as his Spiritual Sense. He could not see any scenes, only sense auras that were different from the others.
Thats it!
Soon, Xiao Chen detected another extraordinary aura, although he could not tell if it was a natural treasure or a Dragon Race treasure.
He opened his eyes with some anticipation, and his figure shed as he made his way over.
The sound of fighting?
When Xiao Chen approached, he heard fighting and could not help frowning.
Someone had arrived ahead of him. He reflexively increased his speed, rushing over.
By coincidence, Xiao Chen saw a shocking scene in a basement in front.
Meng Zhuang and other elite cultivators of Senior Mas team were sent flying by a saber strike.
They crashed into the ground, groaning in pain.
What happened? Xiao Chen asked as hended and helped up Meng Zhuang and the others.
After all, Meng Zhuang was someone he knew. He could not feign ignorance after seeing this.
A terrifying wound on Meng Zhuangs chest kept spurting blood. The flow could not be stopped.
Xiao Chen looked carefully and discovered a strong saber intent in it, containing the will of soul.
Brother Xiao, we discovered an ancient mutated beast corpse, but he snatched it away from us, even injuring us.
Meng Zhuangs eyes were wide with horror as he held his wound and pointed at the person in front.
Xiao Chen narrowed his eyes. The person in front was the bamboo-hat desman who called himself Ananda.
This persons conical bamboo hat covered his face. He also wore long robes over his tight clothes, so others could not make out his figure.
There is no need to be so heavy-handed in making your move, right? Xiao Chen admonished softly.
They asked for it. This cannot be med on others.
The bamboo-hat desmans voice was clearly altered. As he peered through his bamboo hat, he gave Xiao Chen a meaningful nce before leaving.
Xiao Chen did not give chase. There was no need to start a battle to the death with this bamboo-hat desman for now.
After all, the other partys strength was clear.
Xiao Chen turned around and said, Ill send you all back.
Meng Zhuang and the others did notin about this. They had seen the bamboo-hat desmans strength and did not fault Xiao Chen for not making a move.
For Xiao Chen to waste his time sending them back was already very good.
When returning to the assembly point of the team, Xiao Chen found that there were several injured people.
When Xiao Chen asked around, he found out why. It turned out that they had fallen victim to the bamboo-hat desman. However, while the other party was ruthless, he did not kill them.
Senior Ma cautiously questioned everyone before saying, It looks like this Ananda has some restraint. When you see him, do not ever make a move on him.
The people who were injured had not been able to bear seeing their treasures snatched away, so they had attacked out of rage.
The bamboo-hat desman never took the initiative to injure others.
The two teams did not dare to challenge Ananda, so they could only minimize the problem.
After resting and reorganizing for two hours, the two teams regrouped and charged towards the me Demon tribes headquarters at the same time.
In the following eight hours, the two teams worked together, killing many groups of me Demons.
The two teams arrived at a vast and majestic Dragon Race za in the ancient dragon city.
The Dragon Race za was more than a hundred kilometers in diameter and had an incredibly mysterious formation in the middle.
A three-hundred-meter-tall pir towered at the center of the formation.
A vast might surged upwards, spreading out from the middle.
This might was ancient, having faced great changes. It had turned into an incredibly heavy pressure after the baptism of time.
There was an ethereal, illusory ck me atop the pir, which looked exceptionally strange.
An Azure Dragon Totem!
Xiao Chens expression flickered. He immediately recognized that three-hundred-meter-tall pir. It was an Azure Dragon Totem.
A Faux God me!
Senior Ma, Senior Liu, Leng Feng, and the others focused on a different thing. They stared at the fluttering me on top of the pir.
That ck me seemed like it was in between an illusion and reality. It seemed very magical, attracting everyones gaze.
The entire ce fell silent. Not even breathing sounded. Several people started walking towards the Azure Dragon Totem in a daze.
Illusions appeared before their eyes, showing them the deepest desires normally hidden in their hearts.
Everything that they wanted: fame, achievements, powerful techniques, getting conferred...
These people all showed strange smiles as they slowly went forward.
Stop! Senior Ma, who struggled free from the illusion, shouted, his expression changing slightly.
Senior Mas voice rang out like sudden thunder. Everyone felt like their souls suffered from a heavy attack, and blood leaked out of the corners of their lips.
These people snapped back to their senses. When they saw what they had done, they felt startled and retreated quickly.
However, there were still some who were not strong enough. Their desires ran too deep, and they could not shake free.
These people continued walking forward. When they stepped into the mysterious formation, their three spiritual souls and seven physical souls immediately left their bodies.
Then, their three spiritual souls and seven physical souls flew towards the ck me before getting burned to nothing.
The formation sucked their bodies dry, turning them into a pool of blood that vanished.
As the souls of these people were sucked out and their physical bodies were drained by the formation, the ck me above the Azure Dragon Totem burned brighter.
The ck me seemed to have treated these peoples bodies and souls as a delicacy, swallowing them up.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
The terrified survivors quickly sped up and ran wildly.
These people rxed only after leaving the za.
How could it be like this?
This turn of events shocked Senior Ma and Senior Liu. They showed grave expressions, but their attention remained fixed on that ck me.
Xiao Chen also found the situation strange. He simply had not expected to run into the legendary Faux God me here.
After the Cloud Sea Realm was the Divine Vein Realm. After the Divine Vein Realm was the Faux God Realm.
Faux Gods were people whose physical bodies already reached immortality, but their souls had not. Once their souls did, they could be True Gods.
Their lifespan was practically unlimited. Their strength reached an incredible level, so heaven-defying that it was astonishing.
Mere words could not describe how terrifying Faux Gods were.
To the people here, just the Divine Vein existences were already too distant from them. They could only look up and admire these people.
This applied all the more to Faux Gods.
The so-called Faux God me was a special kind of existence.
To advance to the Faux God Realm from the Divine Vein Realm, one needed to light up a divine me in their body: the Faux God me.
As for how to light up this divine me, these people did not know.
However, the importance of the Faux God me was like the Yuanying to Immortal Cultivators. If the Yuanying were destroyed, the Immortal Cultivator would die for sure.
If the divine me went out, the supposedly undying Faux God would vanish from this world.
It is truly unexpected. We knew that there definitely was a yang-attributed me at the gathering point of the me Demon tribe. However, who could have expected that it would be the legendary Faux God me? This is incredible...
However, this Faux God me seems like it will be extinguished soon. It could not even send out Divine Might.
Something is not quite right with this Faux God me. It seems to have gained a demonic nature. I suspect that it controls those me Demon tribes.
Senior Ma and the others cautiously discussed as they looked at that Faux God me. Greed shed in their eyes.
Everyone wanted to obtain that Faux God me but did not dare to act rashly lest they lose their lives.
Xiao Chen squatted down and touched the floor of the za with his hand. Then, he showed a somewhat grave expression.
It was as he expected. Something was not quite right with this ce. There was an even vaster formation under the za.
The blood of the people who died earlier all eventually flowed into this mysterious formation in the center of the za.
Xiao Chen stood up and looked at Senior Liu. Then, he asked, How did you discover the underground dragon city?
Senior Liu did not like Xiao Chen, so he retorted coldly, What does it have to do with you? The upper echelons are discussing; it is not your ce to interrupt.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly. Even if you dont say, I know. You found azure-colored Dragon Qiing from the ground. Then, you sent people to search and found the entrance?
Senior Lius expression changed, appearing rather bbergasted. He was clearly thinking, How did you know?
Xiao Chen, I still have some things to discuss with Senior Liu. Go and rest at the side first and wait for instructions.
Senior Ma frowned slightly, not wanting to see Xiao Chen. He waved his hand in dismissal.
Xiao Chen did not say anything. He only smiled coldly in his heart and moved to the side.
How dare you barge into the holynd? All of you deserve death!
Just at this moment, a majestic figure descended from above andnded heavily on the za.
This figure had pitch-ck skin and wore ancient, ck dragon-patterned armor. It held a long spear while radiating terrifying Dragon Might.
The long spear swiped across the air, and the entire za suddenly turned bright with a boom.
Clumps of mes red up from the countless stone pirs on this Dragon Race za, which spanned one hundred kilometers.
Each clump of me was a red me Demon.
The seemingly empty za was truly their of the me Demon tribe.
The expressions of Senior Ma and the others immediately changed. The number of me Demons surpassed their expectations.
Chapter 1751 (Raw 1763): Rage of the Dragon God
Chapter 1751 (Raw 1763): Rage of the Dragon God
The numerous red me Demonsnded, surrounding the mysterious phenomenon and tightly guarding it.
A rough count gave at least one thousand red me Demons.
Senior Mas and Senior Lius teams only had slightly more than one hundred people when added together.
Furthermore, there was that mysterious ck-armored cultivator. His eyes zed with a scary ck me, and he was very tall, about three meters in height.
As that ck-armored cultivator held his spear, he stood in the center and looked around tyrannically.
That is a middle-stage Star Venerate existence!
As Senior Ma looked at that ck-armored cultivator, his face sank slightly. His voice also quavered.
Early-stage Star Venerate and middle-stage Star Venerate were twopletely different levelsa heavens difference.
Senior Ma deeply understood this difference, having been stuck at early-stage Star Venerate for more than one hundred years already, unable to cross this hurdle.
Aside from this, amid the thousand-odd red me Demons were ten elites. The aura they gave off rivaled Star Venerates and was definitely not weaker.
As Xiao Chen looked at that ck-armored cultivator, he felt startled. That person actually radiated Dragon Might.
That was genuine Dragon Might and not Dragon Might that came from some Cultivation Technique, Martial Technique, or Profound Tool.
It was genuine Dragon Might that came from the bloodline.
Is he a person of the Dragon Race?
However, it also feels like he is not. That Dragon Might seems tainted with plenty of evil aura. It is not pure at all. This is extremely strange.
This ce is bing increasingly strange. Xiao Chen somewhat felt like giving up on this.
However, there was the Azure Dragon Totem in the middle of the formation, which he found hard to ignore.
This ce was certainly connected to the Azure Dragon bloodline.
As part of the Azure Dragon bloodlinethest one at thatXiao Chen could not leave this ce, no matter what.
There should be other factions that were drawn in as well.
Both Senior Lius team and Senior Mas team found the underground dragon city because of the Dragon Qi. That was definitely not a coincidence.
This Dragon Qi was purposely leaked by the demonic Faux God me.
Otherwise, why had no one discovered this dragon city for the past tens of thousands of years, and now it was so easily found?
There had to be other factions that chanced upon the Dragon Qi and thought that they found great fortune, entering the dragon city.
Just as Xiao Chen made this guess, the sounds of intense battle suddenly came from across the za, as though to confirm his spection.
Kill!
A thunderous roar rang out. That group of peoples lineup was even stronger than Senior Mas and Senior Lius teamsbined.
After entering the dragon city from another side, this team charged over and arrived at this Dragon Race za.
When these cultivators saw the guttering Faux God me, they did not even have to think before charging over.
Helpers areing!
Senior Ma and Senior Liu exchanged nces, their faces lighting up in joy.
Having helpers charge over at this moment was truly timely.
When the strange ck-armored cultivator saw the faction charging over from the other side, a cruel smile curled up on his face.
Light of the Dragon God!
The ck-armored cultivator swung his spear, and a dragon image came out of the ck Faux God me.
After the dragon image circled around, it turned into a beam of light and shot out.
This light shone on the underground red me Demons, turning all of them into ck me Demons and directly amplifying their strength.
Damn it! Whats going on?
The group of people radiating killing Qi and flourishing auras immediately flustered, and miserable cries rang out.
Pear Blossom Rainstorm!
That young disciple at the lead swung his sword, and the power of icepressed to an extreme on the tip of the sword, turning into many fine ice needles that shot out and rained down like a storm.
The needles shot out in circles, looking like a blooming pear blossom.
The slender ice needles pierced several me Demons, and their movements turned chaotic. Cold Qi spread out, coating them in a thinyer of ice.
After that killing move, the young swordsman shouted, Retreat! And his people took the opportunity to withdraw.
Crack! Crack! In the next moment, the ice-sealed me Demons recovered. Several cultivators who did not retreat in time died on the spot miserably.
In this advance and retreat, this strong team suffered ten-odd casualties.
The young swordsman showed a scarily sullen expression. Clearly, he could not ept such a loss.
After that group left the za, those me Demons under the ck-armored cultivators control also retreated and did not give chase.
It is the disciples of the Snow Sword Pce, a Rank 5 sect!
Senior Ma and Senior Liu recognized the origins of this group of people at the same time. Their expressions changed slightly.
Just as Senior Ma and Senior Liu hesitated, that young swordsmans voice rang out. Are the ones on the other siderades from Dragon me City? I am a Snow Sword Pce true inheritor, Huangpu Qi. Im leading my junior brothers here on experiential training. Are you interested in working together and breaking through this ce?!
If you want to ally, count me in! the bamboo-hat desman said coldly after he flew out from a corner of the za. He seemed to have arrived long ago.
Great. You are included.
The Snow Sword Pces Huangpu Qi just nced at the bamboo-hat desman and saw that the bamboo-hat desmans strength could not be underestimated, so he immediately agreed.
Senior Ma and Senior Liu felt heavily pressured. At this time, they had no choice but to agree.
If Senior Ma and Senior Liu did not agree, when the other group and the bamboo-hat desman cooperated and broke through this me Demon formation, they would not have a say in anything.
All the sides immediately came to a simple understanding: they would work together and deal with the me Demons, then decide how to split the Faux God me and the Azure Dragon Totem.
After resting for a while, they charged in from all directions.
Threerge factions and the mysterious bamboo-hat desman worked together. Naturally, their strength could not be underestimated.
Senior Lius and Senior Mas teams consisted of elite outstanding talents who had risen above others in the nearby dozens of astral clusters. The weakest of them was on the same level as Shangguan Lei.
The Snow Sword Pces strength went without saying. Those were the disciples of a Rank 5 sect.
Every rise in rank was like a whole worlds difference higher, a difference akin to that of cloud and mud.
An intense and miserable battle ignited with a touch.
Take down that evil leader first!
The Snow Sword Pces Huangpu Qi fixed his gaze on the tall, mysterious, and unfathomable ck-armored cultivator and thrust his sword over.
The bamboo-hat desman, Senior Ma, and Senior Liu also headed for the ck-armored cultivator. The four strongest people worked together and started a huge battle.
The other cultivators focused on killing the me Demons.
The eyes of the cultivators who entered the za turned red, all of the cultivators truly angered and somewhat berserk.
Above the totem, the ck me flickered with a strange light, looking like ity between reality and illusion.
It was like a cold eye watching the battle below.
Aside from working to protect himself, Xiao Chen did his best to maintain his calm despite being in the thick of things.
The situation turned stranger and more chaotic. Xiao Chen could not do what he wanted, not knowing what to do.
ughter reigned in the za. When death and injuries urred, blood flowed freely.
No one noticed that the formation in the center of the za silently absorbed all the blood that spilled on the ground.
The people fighting did not care about this. The Faux God me baffled their intelligence, igniting the desire and murderous intent in their hearts.
The cultivators with Great Deste Eon bloodlines here activated their bloodlines, and the atmosphere of the intense battle reached its climax.
Why did human cultivators still feel so confident despite being outnumbered?
It was mostly due to many of the cultivators here possessing a Great Deste Eon bloodline. After activating their bloodline, their strength multiplied.
Kill! Kill! Kill!
After killing for half a day, they reduced the number of me Demons from the original one thousand-odd to three hundred.
After that, the human cultivators seized the upper hand. They put in their best effort and became increasingly braver as they fought.
The cultivators did not hold back their various killing moves. Shock waves immediately surged out, booming incessantly.
Mysterious phenomena appearedwind, fire, lightning, and thunderroaring ferociously.
Finally, most of the one-thousand-odd me Demons were dead. The Dragon Race za was littered with precious ck ze Crystals.
However, no one cared to pick them up.
At the same time, the ck-armored cultivator held up his spear. He dragged his wound-riddled body and jumped into the formation.
Huangpu Qi, the bamboo-hat desman, Senior Ma, and Senior Liu were all not in good states, either. They were all significantly injured.
After paying a heavy price, they finally managed to force the ck-armored cultivator and the remaining me Demons into the formation. The three teams worked together, and the human cultivators finally gained the upper hand in the situation.
Humph! If you are wise, youd better scram quickly. Otherwise, we will take your life the next time.
The Snow Sword Pces Huangpu Qi stood outside the formation and coldly eyed the ck-armored cultivator as well as the final one hundred me Demons.
The ck-armored cultivatorughed, Hahaha! The Dragon God will arrive soon. I will let you feel the Dragon Gods rage first. Rage of the Dragon God!
Whoosh!
The strange Faux God me above the Azure Dragon Totem flickered rapidly, releasing Divine Might.
Rumble... Everyone present, including Xiao Chen, was caught off guard, suffering a heavy blow to the chest.
Everyone vomited a mouthful of blood as they got knocked back.
They were being crushed by pure power. No one could block it or break it; they could only passively endure it.
Chapter 1752 (Raw 1764): Mysterious Dragon Scale
Chapter 1752 (Raw 1764): Mysterious Dragon Scale
Before the waves of Divine Might, few of those knocked back could get back on their feet after theynded.
Senior Ma, Senior Liu, the bamboo-hat desman, Leng Feng, Xiahou Feng, Huangpu Qi, and several elites of the Rank 5 Snow Sword Pce naturally could. After all, they were all peak experts that could rival Star Venerates or possessed the strength of a Star Venerate in the first ce.
However, after Xiao Chennded, he did not fall over.
Xiao Chens expression remained calm. No blood leaked out of his lips. With his entire skeleton already transformed into dragon bones, his defense rivaled that of a Star Venerate, possibly even stronger.
More importantly, that Faux God mes Divine Might was mixed with a lot of Dragon Might. The damage to Xiao Chen from that was not as much as what the others received.
Unexpectedly, the Faux God me still has such might despite being close to extinguishing.
It looks like it is guttering, but it probably wont die out within a hundred years.
What should we do? This ck-armored cultivator can actually use the power of the Faux God me. It will be somewhat difficult to kill him.
Huangpu Qi and the others gathered together, discussing with grave expressions.
These people were all Star-Venerate-level experts, especially Huangpu Qi, who was a true inheritor of a Rank 5 sect.
In terms of strength and umtions, Huangpu Qi had much more than Senior Ma and Senior Liu.
There was still the bamboo-hat desman, whose strength had not been revealed yet. So far, no one had figured him out, so he was equally scary.
That middle-stage Star Venerate, ck-armored cultivator was no match for them when they worked together. After all, he did not know that many Martial Techniques, wield a Dao Tool, or have many killing moves and trump cards like the sect disciples did.
However, now that the middle-stage Star Venerate used the Faux God mes power, he was somewhat difficult to deal with.
Charge! I dont believe that there are no side effects from his use of the Faux God mes power.
The strong Huangpu Qi snorted coldly and took the lead in charging over.
Senior Ma and the others were unwilling to fall behind. Fearing that Huangpu Qi would snatch the Faux God me ahead of them after the ck-armored cultivator died, they quickly followed.
The cultivators who were knocked back and could not get up again were severely injured, no longer able to continue fighting.
These cultivators could only close their eyes and treat their injuries on the spot.
Now, Xiao Chen moved silently. He collected all of the ck ze Crystals on the za that no one paid attention to.
More than one thousand precious ck ze Crystals covertly entered Xiao Chens pockets.
At this moment, anyone who could still fight followed Huangpu Qi in attacking that ck-armored cultivator.
Everyone wanted to snatch that Faux God me at thest moment.
Whoever could obtain the Faux God me would naturally climb to heaven in one step. That was a tremendous fortuitous encounter that could change anyones life.
No one could withstand the temptation of the Faux God me.
Right now, the injured had their eyes closed as they focused on recovering from their wounds. No one cared about Xiao Chen, who was moving around silently.
After collecting the one thousand-odd ck ze Crystals, Xiao Chen revealed a smile. He looked around and, with a sh, arrived at a shadowy area.
Then, he took out a carving knife and concentrated on sculpting.
Rage of the Dragon God!
Boom! Divine Might surged from the Faux God me again.
Huangpu Qi and the others sustained another heavy blow that sent them flying back. This time, they were even more severely injured than before.
Everyone fell to the ground; no one was spared. Even the cultivators in the periphery who were treating their injuries got caught up in the shock wave.
Pu ci!
However, that ck-armored cultivator was even more severely injured.
After using the Faux God me in the formation, that ck-armored cultivator vomitedrge mouthfuls of blood, and his aura declined.
The ck-armored cultivator continuously weakened at a visible rate.
Indeed, he cannot keep using the power of the Faux God me. If he uses it again, he will die for sure!
When Huangpu Qi saw this, he could not help rejoicing.
This old man still has killing moves that I have not used yet. When my Veritable Essence Energy recovers, I will make my move!
After a moment of silence, the bamboo-hat desman said, Lets go again. I wont hold back this time.
All those that could fight from the three factions gathered and discussed how to kill the ck-armored cultivator.
After half a day, everyone regained their peak condition.
Prepare to attack!
The Snow Sword Pces Huangpu Qi stood up, and the sword in his hand flickered with a cold, crystalline light.
At this moment, Senior Ma and Senior Liu slowly stood up, their eyes shining with a brilliant light.
This time, everyone felt confident of killing the ck-armored cultivator.
After that, they would discuss how to distribute the Faux God me.
Ice Sealing Chop!
Huangpu Qi showed a solemn expression, and his long hair fluttered about the ce. Suddenly, eight linked strands of icy sword Qi appeared behind him. Then, his sword buzzed in the air, radiating sword intent in all directions.
Ice-attributed Great Dao Energy spilled all over from the Dao Tool he held before gathering back on the sword.
The eight strands of connected sword Qi formed a horrifying icy sword Qi seal pressing towards the ck-armored cultivator.
In that instant, the entire za shook violently. Snow drifted down, and a chill spread out.
Huangpu Qis move forcefully brought out thirty percent of the Dao Tools might. Combining it with his own horrifying sword intent, he executed this Earth Grade Martial Technique that was derived from a Heaven Grade Martial Technique, something that was inferior to only a Primogenitor Grade Cultivation Technique. Using that, he perfectly fused his Ice Great Dao and his sword intent.
[TL Note: The Mystery Grade is no longer mentioned in the novel from now on. One possible exnation is that Mystery Grade just refers to Cultivation Techniques or Martial Techniques derived from the Primogenitor Grade. The Mystery Grade likely just means that there is a possibility of using it to reverse engineer andprehend a Primogenitor Grade Cultivation Technique, and is not an indication of its strength rtive to the Heaven Grade, Earth Grade, or Mortal Grade.]
This formed a terrifying seal that seemed to press directly on the ck-armored cultivator.
Before the eight connected strands of sword Qinded, that cold Qi already assaulted the ck-armored cultivators entire body.
The ck-armored cultivators body stiffened, and his movement slowed. He showed pain on his face as frost covered his lips.
The horror of this move was startling, sending a chill down Senior Mas and Senior Lius spines.
However, no one expected that the bamboo-hat desman, whose strength was well hidden, would closely follow up with an even-more-horrifying saber strike.
Asura Hell!
The bamboo-hat desman gently swung his saber, and it gave off a dull, ck light.
An incredibly terrifying killing intent shot out of the bamboo-hat desmans bodyan extremely cold and emotionless killing intent.
Severing the seven emotions, cutting off the six desires, bing an asura, and materializing hell in the mortal realm.
When the saber strike was sent out, it was like hell manifested in the mortal realm. The ck saber lightyered the space. This attack seemed like it wasunched from the eighteen levels of hell.
The saber strike ovepped the mortal realm with hell, making a tyrannical disy of controlling hell, controlling life and death.
Rumble...!
This saber strike covered all the ice encasing the za. The entire Dragon Race za shook even more intensely; small, scary cracks appeared.
What...Saber Technique is this?!
Huangpu Qi got somewhat distracted by this. He did not dare to imagine that this bamboo-hat desman was the one who sent out this saber strike.
Miserable shrieks rang out, and the saber strike that wasunchedter chopped down on the ck-armored cultivator.
The ck armor shattered into pieces,pletely destroyed.
Cracks appeared in the ck-armored cultivators robust skin. ck blood leaked out as he screamed.
Seal!
Huangpu Qi recovered his wits and pulled back his sword. The eight connected sword Qi containing the Ice Great Dao pressed down heavily.
The icy sword Qi continuously strangled the ck-armored cultivator andpletely sealed him at the same time.
Kill!
Just at this moment, Senior Ma, Senior Liu, Leng Feng, Xiahou Feng, and the Snow Sword Pces elite disciples allunched their killing moves as well.
The ck-armored cultivator, who just struggled free from the eight strands of sword Qi, did not have any time to retaliate before getting pushed back heavily.
He staggered as ck blood spewed out of his body.
Finally, the ck-armored cultivator fell to his knees and smiled eerily at the ground. The Dragon God will arrive soon. All of you will suffer the Dragon Gods rage!
Acting all mysterious. There are no longer any God Demons. Speak, where did youe from?!
Standing outside the blood formation, Huangpu Qi swung his sword around, sending the ck-armored cultivator, who was at the end of his rope, flying and crashing into the Azure Dragon Totem.
The ck-armored cultivator seemed to go crazy. After he got up, he suddenly fled, shouting nonstop, The Dragon God will arrive soon! The Dragon God will arrive soon!
After him! He is running away!
When the ck-armored cultivator fled, the others expressions immediately changed. This ck-armored cultivator could control the Faux God me. There had to be some secrets on his body.
Ka ca!
However, before the ck-armored cultivator in the distance could escape, his head suddenly flew off.
The ck-armored cultivators body turned into ck mes and burned up.
After a while, something ck fell from the air.
Xiao Chen sheathed his saber and reached out to grab this item. Dragon scale?
That was a piece of ck dragon scale. It was extremely heavy and gave off an ancient aura.
Its you!
Upon seeing Xiao Chen suddenly charge out and obtain the mysterious item, Huangpu Qi and the others rushed over in a fluster.
Anyone could guess that this item definitely had something to do with the Faux God me.
Xiao Chen, hand it to me.
After being stunned for a while, Senior Ma revealed joy on his face. Xiao Chen was someone from his team.
Xiao Chen raised his eyebrows and asked yfully, Why should I hand it to you? Because you cheated me of one million Medial Grade Spirit Jades or to repay you for threatening me in secret earlier, wanting my precious treasures?
Senior Ma felt stifled. He could not help shaking in anger as he pointed at Xiao Chen and said, Even if you do not want to hand it over, you have to.
Chapter 1753 (Raw 1765): Full Control of the Situation
Chapter 1753 (Raw 1765): Full Control of the Situation
Senior Ma felt utterly frustrated. He could not help making a ferocious expression, trying to threaten Xiao Chen.
Interesting, you sneakily hid here, waiting for us to end up half-dead from the fight with this ck-armored cultivator, then just picked up the benefits. Do you think that you, an insignificant Major Primal Core Venerate, can take advantage of us?
Senior Liu chimed in from the side, looking at Xiao Chen with contempt on his face.
Young man, you should not try to be clever in this. Any one of us here can smash you to death with one palm strike. Wise up and hand that thing over.
Huangpu Qi and the others maintained a calm expression, looking at Xiao Chen coldly.
These people did not think much of Xiao Chen at all. He was just a Major Primal Core Venerate, yet he wanted to take advantage of them. They thought that he should look carefully at his own strength first.
Leng Feng frowned and said, Brother Xiao, this is not the time to be reckless. If you dont hand it over now, when Young Master Huangpu Qi gets angry, Senior Ma and I wont be able to protect you.
Xiao Chen looked at these people and revealed a trace of a smile. Who should I hand it to?
What nonsense! Of course, to me! Senior Ma said directly without even thinking.
Right after Senior Ma said that, he felt that something was wrong. A few hostile gazes stabbed him.
Especially Huangpu Qis. An indistinct killing Qi shed in his eyes, chilling Senior Ma.
Senior Ma quickly changed his words, saying, Hand it to us to keep. In any case, it cannot remain in your hands.
Who are you all? What Im asking is, who do I hand this to?!
Xiao Chen looked at Senior Ma without the yful look on his face diminishing.
Huangpu Qi coughed, calling attention to his presence. Then, a few of his junior brothers immediately chimed up.
Of course, you hand it to our senior brother. Our senior brother is a true inheritor of the Snow Sword Pce. He is the strongest and contributed the most. Who else is more suitable than him?
Whoever opposes our senior brother is setting himself against the Snow Sword Pce!
Now that themon enemy was dead, internal conflict arose.
Human nature paraded itself at this moment.
On hearing the words of the Snow Sword Pce disciples, Leng Feng and the others clearly felt ufortable.
You speak as though we did not contribute at all, Xiahou Feng said calmly.
Strongest? Haha! the bamboo-hat desmanughed coldly, full of mockery.
As Xiao Chen watched indifferently, he smiled coldly in his heart. He knew that this group of people would not be united.
Young Master Huangpu, I think that fellow is purposely toying with us, making us fight each other. How about we kill him first before discussing the mysterious item? Senior Ma suddenly suggested as a murderous intent shed in his eyes.
The argument immediately stopped, and everyone turned to Xiao Chen once more. They suddenly realized that this fellow was indeed too calm about this matter.
With just a few words, Xiao Chen had shifted the conflict. He was truly extraordinary.
Whoosh!
Suddenly, Senior Ma turned around, emitting killing Qi from his entire body.
He soared into the air and threw a palm strike with strong winds surging, directlyunching a killing move at Xiao Chen.
The might of a Star Venerate pressed down heavily towards Xiao Chen. The palm strike was like a mountain descending on him.
The sudden attack,bined with the aura of a Star Venerate, looked boundlessly tyrannical.
Everyone expected Xiao Chen to get smashed into a paste in the next moment, dying without a corpse.
Xiao Chen smiled coldly. Then, his figure wavered, and in the next moment, he suddenly turned into a three-kilometer-tall giant.
Buddhist Sect Major Magic Skill, Dharmic World!
This greatly startled Huangpu Qi and the others. In their fluster, they retreated hastily.
This development stunned Senior Ma. To him, Xiao Chen suddenly vanished, reced by a wall in front of him.
Senior Ma looked up. However, before he could figure out what was going on, Xiao Chen stomped on him.
Rumble...!
Nonstop rumbling rang out. The entire za shook and trembled. The terrifying aura from Xiao Chens body bbergasted Huangpu Qi and the others. No matter what, they had never anticipated that he would have such a killing move.
When Xiao Chen recovered his normal form, Senior Ma alreadyy on the ground half-dead. All the bones in his body were broken, putting him in so much pain that he wished for death.
If not for Senior Ma being a Star Venerate, Xiao Chens stomp after he executed Dharmic World would have killed him.
Old man, you are not stupid, but you are too presumptuous.
Xiao Chen mercilessly kicked away Senior Mas body.
Just at this moment, something strange happened.
The severely-injured-but-not-dead Senior Ma did his best to turn around in the air. His entire body was covered in blood, and wounds riddled his body; he looked pathetic.
That repulsive old face looked even uglier now. He red at Xiao Chen somewhat dementedly and shouted, Die for this old man!
Boom!
The will of soul that belonged to a Star Venerate shot out from Senior Mas forehead. The invisible will immediately merged with the world, bringing a supreme might down on Xiao Chen.
With the attack of the will of soul, the ground of the Dragon Race za shattered and flew up.
Crack! Crack! Senior Ma moved towards Xiao Chen, step by step, pressing down on him.
Xiao Chens face sank. He did not dare to be careless. The will of soul of a Star Venerate entered into the depths of the soul. It was the greatest reliance of a Star Venerate. Those who had not reached Star Venerate did not have any means to resist.
This had reduced Xiao Chen to a sorry state many times already. He had felt the might of the will of soul before.
However, this time, he did not believe that it would happen again.
Xiao Chen moved his right leg back and braced it against the ground. Then, he held the Tyrant Saber by the scabbard with one hand and ferociously stabbed it into the ground.
Dang!
The moment the scabbard entered the ground, two Dao disks appeared behind Xiao Chen: one was the Saber Great Dao and the other was the Tyrant Sabers Thunder Dao.
The Saber Great Dao!
Surprised exmations came from everyone watching. No one expected that Xiao Chen had alreadyprehended aplete Dao.
Furthermore, it was the Saber Great Dao that many desmen dreamed about.
Envy shed in Huangpu Qis eyes. He had relied on his Dao Tool toprehend his Ice Dao. Even now, he still had notprehended the Sword Dao. Yet in this insignificant ce, he actually met an unknown insignificant minor character whoprehended the even-harder-toprehend Saber Great Dao.
Huangpu Qi found this thought incredible. He was a Rank 5 sect true inheritor, but he had not evenprehended the Sword Dao yet.
The two Dao Might ovepped and became one, shing with that horrifying will of soul.
The Dao Might shed with the will of soul and was actually slightly weaker. That was the will of soul that no one under Star Venerate could block. Even so, Xiao Chen still managed to forcibly block it.
Chi! Chi!
As Xiao Chens body slid back, the saber scabbard scraped out a gash in the ground.
Xiao Chen clenched his teeth, and the two hundred six dragon bones in his body crackled like a dragon roar. The Azure Dragons Dragon Might supported the two Dao Might.
The berserk Dragon Might felt its body being humiliated, so it roared uncontrobly in anger.
Bang! The scary will of soul exploded and directly crumbled.
Senior Ma vomited another mouthful of blood as he got sent flying back. His eyes filled with disbelief.
How can this be?! To think that someone under Star Venerate can block the will of soul. That is the will of a Star Venerate merging with the world, using the power of the world.
Senior Manded on the ground, bereft of all hisbat prowess. He felt confused and horrified.
p! p! p!
Suddenly, Huangpu Qi started pping his hands. He smiled and said, Not bad. You are able to defeat a Star Venerate as a Major Primal Core Venerate. It is really admirable. However, Xiao Chen, that is all that you amount to.
Seeing that Xiao Chen appeared to have pushed himself, Huangpu Qi thought that Xiao Chen had already reached his limits.
If that was so, then Xiao Chen would not pose any real threat to Huangpu Qi at all.
Huangpu Qi changed the topic, saying seriously, Hand over that dragon scale. Otherwise, you will die today for sure!
Huangpu Qi had long since lost his patience, and his envy towards Xiao Chen already turned into murderous intent.
If Xiao Chen dared to say no, Huangpu Qi would immediately attack to kill Xiao Chen without hesitation.
Who knew, Xiao Chen did not even look at Huangpu Qi. His gaze wandered andnded on the formation in the center, where the Azure Dragon Totem and Faux God me were.
Xiao Chen, who held the ck dragon scale, could clearly feel that the owner of that Faux God me was a senior of his Azure Dragon bloodline.
He could also feel that the remnant will in the me was currently suffering the most intense pain in the world, tortured at every moment.
The source of all the sin was in the ck dragon scale in Xiao Chens hand.
Xiao Chen wanted to save and free this Azure Dragon bloodline senior from the torment.
You are seeking death!
Upon seeing Xiao Chen paying no attention to him whatsoever, Huangpu Qi was incensed. He drew his sword, and snow started drifting as a cold Qi swept out.
Scram.
Anger shed in Xiao Chens eyes. Without even looking, he waved one hand and instantlypleted the Life Bestowal Spell.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
More than one thousand ck me Demons appeared in that instant, like they were phantoms, blocking Huangpu Qi.
The mes that burned on the me Demons and the evil Qi that spread out told him that this was not an illusion.
The one thousand-odd ck me Demons before him, which were as strong as Star Venerates, were all real.
Huangpu Qi paled in fright. Interrupting his killing move, he withdrew his sword and retreated.
Chapter 1754 (Raw 1766): With One Thought
Chapter 1754 (Raw 1766): With One Thought
The sudden appearance of over a thousand ck me Demons scared Huangpu Qi.
No matter how strong Huangpu Qi was, he would not dare to lose his temper before so many ck me Demons.
Most importantly, Huangpu Qi could not figure out the bottom line of these me Demons, so he did not dare to gamble.
It was not just Huangpu Qi. Senior Liu, Leng Feng, and the others were all startled as well.
They simply could not figure out why the ck me Demons, which they had clearly killed off, reappeared.
Furthermore, these ck me Demons were under Xiao Chens control.
There was nock of knowledgeable people here. These people muttered, Puppetry?
There were three thousand Great Dao and eight hundred Side Doors.
Puppetry was one of these Side Doors, something rarely seen and very difficult to cultivate.
However, once one seeded in cultivating it, one would be a powerful expert. It was no exaggeration to say that one could fight against ten or even a hundred alone.
The problem was that Xiao Chen did not look like someone who cultivated puppetry.
Sects that understood how to use puppetry in the world were extremely rare. All of them were hidden sects.
Since it was just a Side Door, after one cultivated it, one would naturally have an aura that differed from normal cultivators
Furthermore, it would be extremely obvious.
Just like that bamboo-hat desman. He exuded an evil aura. With one look, it was clear that he was not a cultivator of the righteous path.
However, Xiao Chen looked prim and proper. He possessed a withdrawn aura and a bright sharpness in his clear eyes.
He gave no indication of cultivating a Side Door.
Regardless, this move of Xiao Chens did manage to shake everyone up.
Especially Huangpu Qi. Originally, he thought that this was already in the bag. Now, his face paled, and his right hand, which held the sword, trembled a little.
The murderous intent of the me Demons was fixed on him. No one else could feel the pressure that he faced.
Xiao Chen, lets discuss this properly. There is no need to abandon all cordiality and fight to the death, Huangpu Qi said. Before the one-thousand-odd me Demons pressing nearer step by step, he finally showed weakness.
Did you not hear what I said? Xiao Chen demanded coldly, not bothering to look at him.
Once the me Demons materialized from the Life Bestowal Spell reached a certain number, they would unavoidably be weaker.
The drain on the Magic Energy in Xiao Chens sea of consciousness would also be enormous.
However, no matter how weak the me Demons were, they would each still have at least the strength of a Major Primal Core Venerate. No matter how bad the drain was, Xiao Chen could be able tost close to two hours.
Moreover, he could control the ck me Demons to materialize the Yinyang Saber Formation.
That was more than enough to kill Huangpu Qi.
Furthermore, aside from the ck me Demons, there was still Xiao Chen himself.
Huangpu Qi had no chance of victory at all. Unless he begged for forgiveness, all that awaited him was death.
The expression in Huangpu Qis eyes changed. He felt very aggrieved. His heart raged, but he did not dare to vent it.
Xiao Chens meaning was clear. It was for him to scram!
Huangpu Qi was a true inheritor of the Snow Sword Pce. When had he ever been humiliated like that before?
Xiao Chen, I, Huangpu Qi, will settle this ount with you sooner orter. Lets go!
Huangpu Qis face repeatedly flushed and paled for a while. Then, he led the remaining ten-odd disciples of the Snow Sword Pce away, forced to leave.
Xiao Chens eyes swept across Senior Liu, Leng Feng, Xiahou Feng, and the others. His meaning went without saying.
The Snow Sword Pces people left already. All the more there is no need for you people to remain here.
This was a silent threat that no one dared to disobey.
Senior Ma was severely injured and weakened, bereft ofbat power. Senior Lius team was not strong in the first ce. After the first few rounds of battle, its members had been severely injured. They definitely did not have the confidence to fight another huge battle with the ck me Demons.
Xiao Chen, youd best not return to Dragon me City for the rest of your life, Leng Feng said as he looked at Xiao Chen. The threat in his tone was clear.
Xiao Chen said calmly, There is no need for you to worry about that.
Soon, Leng Feng led Senior Mas team away. Senior Lius team followed closely behind.
Before long, the Dragon Race za and its vicinity turned quiet, leaving only Xiao Chen, and...
There was still the bamboo-hat desman who had not left.
You are not leaving? Xiao Chen asked indifferently as he looked at the bamboo-hat desman.
The bamboo-hat desman said softly, They left because they did not know what you are thinking, what you desire.
Xiao Chens heart skipped a beat. He looked at the bamboo-hat desman and said, The Profound Light Temples Zhen Yuan, there is no need to beat about the bush. After you used that Asura Hell, I knew who you were.
Good eyes.
The bamboo-hat desman smiled faintly and removed the conical bamboo-hat, revealing a bald head and a sharp and handsome face.
If this was not the Profound Light Temples traitor, Zhen Yuan, who else could it be?
Although it was as Xiao Chen guessed, when he clearly saw the other partys appearance, he still felt some shock in his heart.
He truly had not expected that this Zhen Yuan had hidden his strength so well.
You actually could have broken through to the Cloud Sea Realm long ago, right? Xiao Chen asked calmly as he looked at the other party.
For many years, Zhen Yuan had reigned as the strongest youth of the Grave Sea, firmly suppressing Shangguan Lei and Wang Yueming.
As for Wang Yueming and Shangguan Lei, their cultivations already reached the Major Primal Core Realm three years ago.
It was impossible for Zhen Yuan not to have improved.
Your guess is right. If not for the appearance of your Mahmy Abstinence Vition Saber Technique, I would have remained in that cultivation realm for three more years.
Zhen Yuan exined indifferently, The Buddhist sect focuses onprehension and does not care that much about the cultivation realm. One might spend ten years inprehension, but once enlightened, one could gain one hundred years worth ofprehension. However, that does not matter now...
Indeed, it no longer mattered. Zhen Yuan no longer walked a Buddhist path and naturally could not cultivate like that.
What do you think? How does my Saber Techniquepare to yours? he asked Xiao Chen, with a cocky expression.
I practiced the Saber Technique for only three months, and I alreadyprehended the true meaning of Breaking the Mundane, Resolving the Mundane, and Entering Hell. I also took reference from it andprehended another Saber Technique, the Asura Hell.
Bing Buddha after one year, bing a demon with one thought. You understand what I mean, right? Xiao Chen replied indifferently. This Zhen Yuan was indeed a genius with the Saber Technique. However, how could there be such a thing as instant sess with a Saber Technique?
In seeking a shortcut, Zhen Yuan already entered the Demonic Dao. The stronger he was, the greater the mental barrier. Sooner orter, he would end up digging his own grave.
When Mahmy broke the abstinence, that was the first demon. However, Buddha and demons stand on opposite sides. Hence, it became demonic. This is a Demonic Saber Technique in the first ce. It is not that I practiced it wrong; you were the one that was wrong from the start, Zhen Yuan said, enunciating every word clearly as he looked straight at Xiao Chen.
Zhen Yuan really wanted to see Xiao Chens expression of doubt and confusion on hearing these words. However, he was disappointed.
Xiao Chen had a strong mind. He would not doubt himself over just a few words. He retorted indifferently, We will see. You said that you know what I am thinking, what I desire. Tell me, what is it?
Zhen Yuan stepped forward and gazed at that Faux God me above the Azure Dragon Totem. He lookedpletely entranced like he was bewitched.
You seek the Faux God me. However, this Faux God me is already tainted with a demonic nature. I do not need this Faux God me, only the demonic nature in it, so there is no conflict between the two of us.
After pausing for a while, Zhen Yuan added, Now that I already have the saber manual, you have nothing that I want. I do not see you as an enemy, and we can cooperate here.
Xiao Chen felt tempted. This suggestion was indeed pretty good. He could feel the pain that the Faux God me was in.
However, he had not found a solution to it yet.
Zhen Yuan had already chosen to cultivate the Demonic Dao. The demonic nature that contaminated this Faux God me held a boundless attraction for him.
More importantly, Xiao Chen sensed that this ce should be sealing a certain evil dragon.
Originally, the Faux God me was the key part of the seal. However, too long had passed, and the Faux God mes divine nature inevitably weakened.
The evil dragon infiltrated it and controlled it.
The demonized Faux God me purposely leaked the so-called Dragon Qi, leading to the discovery of the dragon city.
Then, using the victims essence blood, it would activate the blood formation around the totem.
Xiao Chen could not think of a method now, and when the formation activated, the seal might bepletely broken.
Getting Zhen Yuan to absorb the evil dragons Demonic Qi might not be a permanent solution.
However, this was just Xiao Chens guess; he had no assurance.
Whether to gamble on this or not hinged on a single thought from Xiao Chen.
Seeing Xiao Chen remain silent, Zhen Yuan said softly, Are you still unable to decide? The Faux God me is an opportunity that many people dream of. As long as you agree, you can obtain it.
He believed that Xiao Chen would choose it.
Buzz! Buzz! Buzz!
Holding the ck dragon scale, Xiao Chen sensed the torture that the Faux God me experienced once more.
That was an indescribable pain that made his heart pound at his impotence.
Alright, deal.
Xiao Chen calmly extended his hand and tossed the dragon scale to Zhen Yuan.
Zhen Yuan revealed a smile and reached out to catch the dragon scale, looking at the ck Faux God me with a fervent expression.
Boom!
Just at this moment, the blood formation suddenly released a red light. The initially still Azure Dragon Totem started trembling. The entire dragon city also started shaking violently.
Chapter 1755 (Raw 1767): Suppressing the Demonic Dragon
Chapter 1755 (Raw 1767): Suppressing the Demonic Dragon
The dragon city shook continuously. All sorts of buildings crumbled and fell over.
Cracks appeared in the ground, and dragon mes spewed out.
Whats going on?
Save me!
The Snow Sword Pce disciples and Senior Lius team had not gone far. Initially, they thought ofying a trap for Xiao Chen and watching how the situation developed.
However, the sudden turn of events burned many to ashes when the dragon me spewed out.
Damn it! Why is it like this? Huangpu Qi roared in anger. He soared into the air, the building under him immediately copsing. Then, the ground vomited dragon me.
He paled in fright, cold sweat running down his back. Had he been slower, he would have died on the spot.
Before Huangpu Qi could catch his breath, the ground shook again, belching several columns of dragon mes at the same time.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Huangpu Qi drew his sword, radiating a cold intent, as he avoided the dragon me.
When looking over, one would see fiery light all over the dragon city. The ground gave off terrifying roars.
A horrifying Dragon Might spread in the city as a strange fear spread in the heart.
Huangpu Qi could not care anymore. He directly withdrew and made a mad dash out.
He could not remain in this ce any longer. If he did, he might be buried here.
Half of the intact dragon city crumbled in an instant.
mes billowed, spreading throughout the city. Everyone ran for their lives, not daring to remain a moment longer.
In the za, Xiao Chens and Zhen Yuans expressions changed.
The shaking Azure Dragon Totem in the middle of the blood formation looked like it would topple down at any moment.
Xiao Chen said seriously, Hurry up. Make your move now.
Zhen Yuan did not dare to be careless. His expression turned extremely grave. He held the dragon scale with one hand and formed a hand seal with the other.
He started muttering something. They were actually Buddhist incantations.
As Zhen Yuans hand seal changed, a dull, ck Buddhist light shone from his body. An expressionless ck Buddha image appeared behind him.
When Zhen Yuan roared, a ck swastika appeared on his forehead, radiating light.
As the swastika spun continuously, the Faux God me on the totem kept trembling, leaking out strands of ck aura.
An evil aura spread into the surroundings, affecting Xiao Chens body and stirring some fear in his heart.
Whoosh!
With a loud sound, ck smoke streamed out of the tiny Faux God me.
After a while, the thick, ck smoke shrouded the za. The terrifying evil aura pressed down, making everyone breathless.
This gave Xiao Chen a shock. Unexpectedly, there was so much demonic nature hidden in the Faux God me.
Even after so much demonic nature leaked out, there were no signs of its depletion.
Xiao Chen felt the pressure increasing. He had to sit down cross-legged and guard his own heart in order to prevent being invaded.
A pair of scarlet eyes appeared in the spreading ck smoke above the za, staring coldly at Zhen Yuan.
Xiao Chen squinted at those eyes and made out an indistinct ck dragon figure in the darkness.
Its a ck dragon!
Xiao Chen felt startled. An evil ck dragon was being suppressed under this dragon city.
What kind of existence was this? To think that a dragon city was insufficient to suppress it and still needed a Faux God me to do that?
Just thinking about it made one shiver in fear.
Zhen Yuans lips curled up in a cold smile as he said, Come!
The huge Buddha image behind Zhen Yuan formed hand seals with both hands, and the swastika on his forehead started to drag the ck smoke over.
This person had really be a demon, taking an unconventional path.
Zhen Yuan actually wanted to suppress and refine the demonic nature for his own use. It was hard to say whether he was crazy or bold.
Little bald monk, you overestimate your strength.
A terrifying, furious roar rang out in the air. The ck smoke formed a dragon image and charged at Zhen Yuan ruthlessly.
Rumble...!
With one pounce, the countless floor bs of the za flew out. A strong storm spread out in all directions, materializing a wave of ck storms that engulfed the surroundings.
You are but a remnant thought. You cannot do anything to me.
Zhen Yuan revealed a cold smile. He smashed his hand down, and the huge Buddha image behind him also smashed its hand down.
He directly shattered this ck dragon image, reducing it to tiny strands of ck smoke. Then, the swastika on his forehead quickly sucked them in.
Ah!
The instant the ck smoke was sucked in, ck lines appeared on Zhen Yuans face. He seemed to go crazy.
Although that was just a strand of remnant thought of the evil dragon, the demonic nature that it contained was astonishingly vast. Zhen Yuans aura strengthened continuously.
ck hair sprouted on his bald head, growing crazily like weeds.
Xiao Chen only took one look, and his heart skipped a beat. What exactly was the origin of the demonic dragon sealed underneath?
He nced around and was pleasantly surprised to discover that as Zhen Yuan absorbed the demonic nature, the ck Faux God me on the totem slowly turned clear, the flickering me purer.
The endlessly echoing, furious roars above the dragon city intensified.
However,pared to the initial berserk furious roar, this dragon roar seemed more like a roar of dissatisfaction.
Those who heard it found it even more terrifying.
The dragon city was razed,pletely turned into rubble and bathed in a sea of fire.
Hahahaha! I seeded! I seeded! I seeded!
Zhen Yuanughed endlessly in a maniacal tone, looking demented. The ck hair on his head fluttered about wildly.
His appearance was radically different. The prim, upright, and righteous air that he once had no longer existed. His long hair fluttered wildly, and he gave off a fiendish aura.
Zhen Yuans aura turned even more terrifying. Xiao Chen felt like the other man would break through Star Venerate at any moment.
Then, Zhen Yuan shifted his gaze to Xiao Chen. His lips curled up into a smile as he said, Xiao Chen, many thanks for your dragon scale. You can scram now.
Right after Zhen Yuan spoke, he let out a burst of maniacalughter as his figure shot upward to grab that Faux God me above the totem.
Zhen Yuan had never intended to leave the Faux God me for Xiao Chen.
However, Xiao Chens expression did not change at all. He merely smiled coldly and watched Zhen Yuans actions indifferently.
Boom!
That Faux God me, which had already beenpletely stripped of its demonic taint, ferociously released Divine Might and knocked Zhen Yuan away.
Whoosh! Then, the Faux God me flew straight into Xiao Chens forehead, setting a me mark on it.
Xiao Chen immediately felt boundless energy fill his body.
The Mental Energy in his sea of consciousness ballooned infinitely as if it would never stop.
Junior, many thanks for rescuing me from my pain.
Before Xiao Chen could probe this energy, a voice suddenly appeared in his mind. It was the master of the Faux God me.
Xiao Chen was not surprised that the Faux God me chose him, a proper descendant of the Azure Dragon, after struggling free from its constraints.
The other option was Zhen Yuan, a Buddhist sect traitor who fell into the Demonic Dao. There was no need to think at all; it was definitely Xiao Chen.
Damn it! How can it be like this?!
Blood leaked out between the lips of Zhen Yuan, who stood on a boulder outside the za. This turn of events had caught him off guard.
Heaven is helping me. At the critical moment, I unexpectedly managed to meet a descendant of the Azure Dragon. Junior, dont say anything; just do as I say. Quickly hammer the Azure Dragon Totem into the ground and block up the formation. Only then can we prevent the ck Dragon King from returning.
Xiao Chen was aghast to hear this. The demonic nature has already been absorbed, but the ck Dragon King can stille out?
The seal broke long ago. Even if we hammer the totem into the ground, it will only trap the ck Dragon King for another one hundred years. One hundred yearster, the ck Dragon King will still return.
There was not much time for Xiao Chen to think. His figure shed as he passed through the manyyers of blood formations andnded on top of the Azure Dragon Totem.
Xiao Chen! Ill kill you!
Xiao Chen justnded when he saw Zhen Yuan descending from above, a crazed look on his face as Zhen Yuan swung his saber.
Zhen Yuan was executing Entering Hell, the Mahmy Abstinence Vition Saber Techniques third move.
Xiao Chen saw the eighteenyers of hell and space ovepping each other. Ten thousand ghosts draped over Zhen Yuan as he chopped with the saber. A scary saber light that seemed toe from the depths of hell surged out.
Wu! Wu! Wu!
The anguished wails of malicious spirits rang out in all directions. At this moment, hell and the mortal realmyered over each other.
You are seeking death!
A cold snort sounded in Xiao Chens mind as a beam of divine light shot out from the me mark on his forehead.
All the malicious spirits burned and screamed. Then, all the mysterious phenomena burned away.
When Zhen Yuannded, mes clung to him as he rolled in pain on the ground.
His face changed continuously, sometimes turning ck, sometimes turning white. He looked human but not human, ghost but not ghost. He sank into apletely crazed state, looking extremely pitiful.
There were no shortcuts for the Saber Dao or the Martial Dao.
Since Zhen Yuan chose this path, he would have to bear the consequences. This was the result of his own sins; there was no need to pity him.
Quickly, bury the Azure Dragon Totem into the ground!
Boom! Boom! Boom! Just at this moment, the ground started surging like waves on the sea.
It was like something woulde out at any moment.
Xiao Chen used all his Vital Qi and smashed his palm down on the top of the Azure Dragon Totem.
He felt the Azure Dragon Totem wildly absorbing his Veritable Essence Energy, his Vital Qi, and the Mental Energy in his sea of consciousness.
As Xiao Chen pushed on the Azure Dragon Totem, it slowly entered the ground.
Chapter 1756 (Raw 1768): Divine Flame Inheritance
Chapter 1756 (Raw 1768): Divine me Inheritance
Boom!
The moment the Azure Dragon Totempletely entered the ground, the world turned quiet.
The terrifying evil dragon sealed beneath the city was finally suppressed, and the horrifying dragon roars stopped.
The fiery light all over the underground dragon city slowly died out at this moment.
When Xiao Chennded, he felt his entire bodypletely drained of energy. His Vital Qi and Veritable Essence Energy were depleted.
For the sake of sinking the Azure Dragon Totem into the ground, he had exerted himself to the fullest.
Without thinking much, Xiao Chen sat cross-legged on the spot and took out two Medial Grade Spirit Jades. Then, he closed his eyes and circted the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation.
Junior, what is your name?
Xiao Chen, who was anxiously recovering his strength, heard that grave voice in his mind once more. That was the original master of the Faux God me.
Im Xiao Chen.
The Xiao n? Of the eight great ns of my Azure Dragon bloodline, there does not seem to be one with the family name Xiao. However, that does not matter. Xiao Chen, I do not have much time. I can only pass on this Faux God me to you.
Ripples spread in Xiao Chens heart. He could not bear to tell the other party that he was the only one remaining from the Azure Dragon bloodline.
After a moments thought, Xiao Chen asked softly, Is there no other way? Since the Faux God me has not extinguished yet, I can help Senior find a body and undergo rebirth. Would that not work?
Its toote already. My divine me is already too weak. My will of soul has only a strand of remnant thought left. There is no way to seed. Furthermore, I also do not wish to continue living, so there is no need to force it.
The voiceing from the Faux God me was intermittent, which indicated that the senior was not in aplete state.
Xiao Chen remained silent, not knowing what to say.
There is no need for pity. I have already lived long enough. Remember, the ck Dragon King will return within one hundred years. This Azure Dragon Totem is just thest resort and cannot trap the ck Dragon King for long. How unfortunate...how unfortunate... In the end, I betrayed the Blood-Soaked Dragon Emperors heavy trust...
The Faux God mes voice faded, slowly disappearing.
Senior! Senior...
No matter how Xiao Chen called out in his mind, that voice no longer appeared, leaving him to sigh.
Whoosh!
Suddenly, many memories that did not belong to Xiao Chen appeared in his mind.
These were from the past that the Faux God mes master experienced. The many scenes shed and flickered in Xiao Chens mind continuously like a movie.
However, because what he received was just a strand of remnant thought, the many memories and information were very scattered.
Xiao Chen only managed to organize the information after a long time and gained a rough understanding of the ck Dragon Kings origins.
There were no ck dragons in the history of the Dragon Race. The ck dragon was also not part of the Seven Colored Divine Dragons.
The ck Dragon King was a natural mutation. On the day of his birth, there were all sorts of scary signs.
As the ck Dragon King grew older, he grew increasingly stronger, nearly heaven-defying, and quickly surpassed the many Dragon Race senior-generation experts.
The ck Dragon King called himself the reincarnation of the Dragon God and killed with an iron fist. After obtaining the position of Dragon Emperor, he became known as the ck Dragon King in the outside world.
After that, the hidden experts of the Dragon Race worked together to seal the ck Dragon King. However, he seemed to be immortal. Every time, he eventually managed to struggle free of the seal.
After a few rises and falls, the ck Dragon King would always appear in the Dragon Race and kick up a bloody storm, bringing all sorts of cmity.
Finally, the Blood-Soaked Dragon Emperor personally sealed the ck Dragon King. Then, a Dragon Race Faux God expert used his own divine me to suppress the ck Dragon King.
Unfortunately, the seals effectiveness had weakened already.
The Faux God me was about to burn out, which gave the ck Dragon King an opportunity. If not for Xiao Chens coincidental appearance, the ck Dragon King would have sessfully escaped earlier, not needing to wait another one hundred years.
Xiao Chen felt a burst of lingering fear. Had he not hammered the totem into the ground and the ck Dragon King returned, not only would he have died, but the ck Dragon King would also have brought an unpredictable disaster.
During this time, Xiao Chen also had sorted out the method to inherit the Faux God me.
Although this Faux God me had burned out, the energy contained within it was astronomical.
Xiao Chen thought about how Zhen Yuan grew so scarily strong after absorbing the demonic nature.
The Faux God me would definitely not be inferior.
However, Xiao Chen was different. He would not forcefully refine it and use it to raise his strength.
There were no shortcuts on the path of Martial Cultivation.
Just Zhen Yuans earlier, neither-human-nor-ghost appearance was the best lesson.
With Zhen Yuans talent, he did not have to go to such extremes, abandoning Buddhism and cultivating the Demonic Dao. That was truly unfortunate.
Xiao Chen cast aside these distracting thoughts and started to formte a few methods in an organized manner, slowly receiving the inheritance of the Faux God me.
That bright me mark on Xiao Chens forehead gradually dimmed.
Whoosh!
Xiao Chen let his physical body, Primal Core, and soul absorb the energy contained within the Faux God me little by little until it surged throughout his body.
This energy was not purely Veritable Essence Energy, Vital Qi, or Soul Energy. Instead, it was all three. Furthermore, there was a strand of the most important Divine Might.
As Xiao Chen absorbed the inheritance in a natural process, his cultivation grew quickly.
His body released motes of spiritual light. In the dark dragon city, they looked like exceptionally beautiful fireflies.
Xiao Chen purposely released them.
He was not as greedy as Zhen Yuan. If he absorbed all of the Faux God mes energy, he would have no problem breaking through to the Starry Sky Stage.
However, there was no need for that. If the foundations were not firm, it would be very easy to fall into a state of Berserking Qi Deviation.
Hence, everything had to remain within his control.
One hourter, Xiao Chens cultivation progressed from early-stage Major Primal Core Realm all the way tote-stage Major Primal Core Realm before stopping. He was just one step shy of peak consummation.
That was not all. When the energy that represented Veritable Essence Energy ended, the energy that represented Soul Energy continued. Strands of pure Soul Energy headed for the depths of his sea of consciousness, where he had never been to before.
Is it going to the Soul Pool?
Xiao Chen could not help feeling curious. Previously, he had heard from Ye Zifeng that he had already formed the Soul Pool that only Star Venerates had.
However, due to the limits of his strength, he had not been able to explore it.
Perhaps this was an opportunity.
Xiao Chens consciousness trailed these strands of pure Soul Energy that were slowly entering the depths of his sea of consciousness.
After a while, he saw a light in this pitch-ck forbidden area.
That was the Soul Pool.
Before Xiao Chen had a chance to take a good look, the pure Soul Energys entry into the Soul Pool dazzled him.
The Soul Pool was extremely vast, even boundless.
The vast Soul Pool was very hazy. The Soul Energy that came from the Faux God me flew towards a clump of brilliance in the middle of the Soul Pool.
That clump was what people referred to as the three spiritual souls and seven physical souls. The so-called will of soul was formed bybining the three spiritual souls and seven physical souls with the cultivated Soul Energy.
Any lifeform in the Great Thousand Realmseven the Fiendish Demons and ferocious beastshad three spiritual souls and seven physical souls.
When cultivated to the highest level, one would cultivate Soul Energy and temper the three spiritual souls and seven physical souls, materializing the will of soul.
As countless strands of Soul Energy entered, that clump of brilliance turned increasingly brighter.
Xiao Chen clearly felt his three spiritual souls and seven physical souls rapidly strengthening.
The Soul Pool was vast and boundless, infinitelyrge, appearing hazy. In reality, the vastness of the Soul Pool was beyond a persons imagination. It was the most mysterious part of the body.
In the distant east of the Soul Pool, at a ce beyond what Xiao Chen could sense, there was a mysterious gravestone.
As the gravestone stood tall, it gave off an ancient aura. On it were two calligraphic words written with strong strokes: Sky Dome.
There seemed to be a mound behind the Sky Dome gravestone. What was buried there was unknown.
However, Xiao Chen only entered this ce using a trick. His consciousness here was somewhat weak, and everything he saw was hazy. He could not see this gravestone in the extreme far east.
Once Xiao Chen absorbed all the Soul Energy of the Faux God me, the ball of light representing the three spiritual souls and seven physical souls in the center of the Soul Pool spun continuously and released countless beams of starlight.
After a while, the starlight filled the Soul Pool.
Then, the ball of light stopped spinning and formed an azure-colored dragon seal that exuded a terrifying Dragon Might.
Xiao Chens consciousness emerged, and he ferociously opened his eyes. Many stars sparkled in his eyes.
Immediately, everything within his field of vision, all the floating dirt and dust, froze in ce.
At this moment, it was like Xiao Chens thought determined the life and death of everything in the world.
The will of soul. After receiving the Faux God mes soul inheritance, Xiao Chen directly materialized the will of soul.
Boom!
With a thought, the dragon seal in the middle of the Soul Pool gave off a piercing light. Everything before Xiao Chen turned into dust.
All this happened silently. Its might was scary and astonishing.
Chapter 1757 (Raw 1769): Searching the Treasure City
Chapter 1757 (Raw 1769): Searching the Treasure City
As Xiao Chen entered closed-door cultivation, receiving the inheritance of the Faux God me, Huangpu Qi appeared aboveground in the Dragon me Ancient Land in a sorry state.
He counted the Snow Sword Pce disciples that managed to escape the city. He soon finished his count, and hisplexion turned extremely pale.
Out of one hundred Snow Sword Pce disciples, only twenty-odd remained. The rest had died, mostly in the final burst of dragon mes.
Only one-fifth remained, and they had no Faux God me or Azure Dragon Totem to show for it.
This was truly a huge failure.
When Huangpu Qi returned to the Snow Sword Pce, he could expect to be punished by the sect Elders.
Huangpu Qi had brought harm to the team, resulting in many deaths and injuries.
Brother Huangpu.
Just at this moment, a weakened Senior Ma, covered in injuries, led Xiahou Feng, Leng Feng, and the others over.
Senior Ma had lost more than half of his team fighting the many ck me Demons.
After the second dragon me eruption, even more died. Now, only ten-odd people remained.
Nearly the whole team wiped out.
Soon, Senior Lius team arrived at this ce. His members expressions were even graver.
Senior Lius team was the weakestonly a handful managed to flee the dragon city.
Senior Ma, this Xiao Chen is someone from your team. Where did hee from?
Huangpu Qis expression appeared very sullen. As he looked at Senior Ma, there clearly was a trace of dissatisfaction.
Right now, Huangpu Qi was in an extremely bad mood. He wished that he could kill anyone connected to Xiao Chen.
He is from the Grave Sea. However, Im not sure which sect he came from. He just joined the team not long ago, so I dont really know much about him, Senior Ma exined hurriedly when he saw Huangpu Qis expression.
This matter caused too huge amotion. So many people from the Rank 5 Snow Sword Pce died. They would definitely not leave this matter be.
Right now, if there was any connection to Xiao Chen, even an idental one, the consequences would be unimaginable.
Leng Feng said, This matter cannot be med on us. If we discover him, both Senior Ma and I will not let him off, either.
Thats right. I will absolutely not let that fellow off. Unless he never returns to Dragon me City, Senior Liu said coldly with a sinister expression as a murderous intent shed in his eyes.
Huangpu Qi said hatefully, Damn it! The ancient transportation formation of Dragon me City activated after one hundred years. The ten great sects of the Soaring Dragon Marquisate all sent people. My Snow Sword Pce haspletely embarrassed itself. I will make sure that fellow wishes for death when Im through with him.
When Senior Ma and Senior Liu heard that, their hearts sank.
The Soaring Dragon Marquisate was the Soaring Dragon Marquiss conferrednd in the Central Great Realms Yanwu Dynasty.
When a dynastysted for ten thousand years without dying out, its Luck flourished. Those who were conferred shared the Luck of the dynasty.
From the moment a dynasty was established, it started umting Luck. Now, the four great dynasties had already umted Luck for hundreds of thousands of years.
Right now, each of these dynasties had enormous influence over the entire Great Thousand Realms.
The aristocrats of the dynasties could use the Luck of the dynasty. The sects that were permitted to establish themselves in the aristocrats conferrednd could also use the Luck of these aristocrats.
Compared to the Rank 5 sects established in other ces, the Rank 5 sects in the dynasties were much stronger, in both umtions and strength.
ording to Huangpu Qi, the ten Rank 5 sects of the Soaring Dragon Marquisate had all sent people over.
It would be strange if Senior Ma and Senior Liu were not startled.
Go and investigate. We have to figure out Xiao Chens information. At the same time, spread the word that he obtained the Faux God me and the ancient Dragon Race totem.
Huangpu Qis eyes zed with murderous intent; the rage in his heart could not be extinguished. He ced all responsibility for his own carelessness on Xiao Chen.
In reality, when one went out on experiential training, death and injuries were practically inevitable.
The deaths of the Snow Sword Pce disciples had nothing to do with Xiao Chen at all. With such narrow-mindedness, Huangpu Qi was clearly a petty person.
With so many dead and injured, Huangpu Qi and the others had to crush their talisman bamboo strips to return to the city and recuperate.
This concluded their experiential training in the depths of the Dragon me Ancient Land.
In the underground dragon city, Xiao Chen revealed an expression of joy at forming the will of soul. This was truly a pleasant surprise.
Unexpectedly, the Soul Energy inheritance of the Faux God me helped him directly form the will of soul that he dreamed of.
Xiao Chen thought about how he always ended up in a sorry state whenever he faced the will of soul of those Star Venerates.
The will of souls power was simply too terrifying.
Now, he gained direct ess to the power of the world. Against cultivators without the will of soul, he would have a decisive edge.
Many times, even though Xiao Chen had the upper hand against Star Venerates, he had not dared to sh head-on, mostly because hecked the will of soul.
Vital Qi, Veritable Essence Energy, and Soul Energythe inheritance of these three energies from the Faux God me ended.
However, that me mark that already faded on Xiao Chens forehead had not vanished yet. There was still a faint trace.
The inheritance was yet over.
Xiao Chen was startled to discover a spot of golden me in his sea of consciousness.
Whoosh!
The spark lit up the entire sea of consciousness, gold and glittering, appearing vast and boundless.
Divine Might!
A quick thought urred to Xiao Chen. He was very familiar with this light. He had seen it back when that ck-armored cultivator used the energy of the Faux God me multiple times to send out Divine Might to knock Huangpu Qi, Senior Ma, and the other Star Venerates into the air.
This spot of golden me slowly grew, eventually turning into a strand of spiraling me lingering in his sea of consciousness.
At this moment, the me mark on his forehead vanished.
The inheritance of the Faux God me had ended.
That final strand of Divine Might was the most valuable treasure given to Xiao Chen. However, he did not know how many times he could use it.
No wonder those people wanted to obtain the Faux God me, to the point of fighting to the death.
Xiao Chen could not help sighing when he sensed the growth of his cultivation, Vital Qi, and the newly formed will of soul.
This was truly like a dream. The feeling that the Faux God me gave him was simply too miraculous.
That final strand of Divine Might would benefit Xiao Chen for life. It would be of great help when he tried to break through to the Faux God Realm and condense the Divine me.
Aside from that, the memories from the Faux God me represented a treasure trove of experience and knowledge.
The benefit of this was not obvious right now, but it would be of extremely great help to Xiao Chen.
Looking around, Xiao Chen saw that the dragon city had turned into rubble.
The dragon city no longer looked ancient and majestic as it initially had. Now, it was quite sad and dpidated. After the congration, everything had burned to nothing.
The Azure Dragon Race, its exquisite architecture, the courtyards that once existed, all of that vanished into history.
Xiao Chen did not know if he would have another opportunity to see an ancient Azure Dragon Race city.
His current emotions were indescribablyplicated.
Xiao Chen was thest inheritor of the Azure Dragon Race, someone who was determined to revive the Azure Dragon bloodline. When looking at this ancient dragon city reduced to rubble, he felt sadder and more sentimental than regr people.
He gazed at the Dragon Race za.
The ck me Demons formed by the Life Bestowal Spell had turned back into their original form, and most of the sculptures had cracked and shattered.
These ze Crystals were devoid of Spiritual Energy, no longer usable.
Only the first ck sculpture that Xiao Chen created remained undamaged. That statue was made with the nourishment of other ze Crystals and his essence blood.
Xiao Chen carefully picked up that ck sculpture and blew off the dust, then put it away.
This is...
Xiao Chen looked around and noticed something familiar underneath a few shattered rocks.
After gently pushing away the debris, he got a clear view of it. It was the ck dragon scale that he gave Zhen Yuan earlier.
Xiao Chen recalled that the Divine Might had knocked Zhen Yuan back, and the demonic nature rebounded on him.
In a state of Berserking Qi Deviation, Zhen Yuan had fled somewhere, unable to care for anything but himself.
Zhen Yuan was probably in closed-door cultivation somewhere in the Dragon me Ancient Land. His strength might be scarily horrifying right now, but he was not in a good situation.
The ck Dragon Kings demonic nature was consuming Zhen Yuan. His consciousness might be devoured at any time, which would leave him a puppet of the ck Dragon King, like the ck-armored cultivator.
The ck Dragon King...
When Xiao Chen thought about the ck Dragon King, his expression turned very grave. The ck Dragon King in the memories from the Faux God me was terrifying.
The ck Dragon King would reappear within one hundred years.
When he considered having to face such a dreadful opponent, it was hard to feel happy.
Xiao Chen collected his thoughts and looked around at the ruins of the dragon city.
In his eyes, aside from the vicissitudes of time, he also saw a treasure city.
The memories from the Faux God me inheritance informed Xiao Chen of many secrets about this city.
If he explored a little, he would definitely reap a great harvest.
Chapter 1758 (Raw 1770): Dare to Fight, Dare to Gamble
Chapter 1758 (Raw 1770): Dare to Fight, Dare to Gamble
ording to the memories from the Faux God me, there should be a hidden library in the northern part of the city.
That ce was once the Martial Technique Pavilion of thergest n in this dragon city. It was chock full of Dragon Race Cultivation Techniques and Martial Techniques, among which were some peak Cultivation Techniques.
Aside from the Primogenitor Grade, the other Cultivation Techniques of the Central Great Realm were ssified into three grades: Heaven Grade, Earth Grade, and Mortal Grade. Each grade was subdivided into four subgrades: Inferior, Medial, Superior, and Peak.
Further down would be the mediocre Cultivation Techniques. There were various ways to ssify them and no way to categorize everything properly.
For regr cultivators, being able to obtain an orthodox Mortal Grade Martial Technique was already considered remarkably lucky, something very hard toe by.
The Thousand Army Sword Technique that Xiao Chen had obtained was a famous Peak Mortal Grade Martial Technique in the Central Great Realm.
In the Central Great Realm, Cultivation Techniques and Martial Techniques were strictly ssified.
Many of the Martial Techniques and Cultivation Techniques of the sects in the various clusters were not even considered Mortal Grade in the Central Great Realm.
When a Cultivation Technique or Martial Technique reached the Earth Grade, it wouldmonly be referred to as a divine technique.
This was due to the incredibly vast might of those Martial Techniques. They were very hard to cultivate and very rare and precious as well.
For example, the Sword Technique that Huangpu Qi practiced was an Inferior Earth Grade Sword Technique, alsomonly known as a divine technique.
Xiao Chen had seen its might for himself before.
The northern part of the dragon cityy in ruins as well. Xiao Chen searched around ording to the memories from the inheritance.
Without spending too much time, he located that hidden library.
That library had copsed long ago. Its restrictions no longer existed. Many of the Cultivation Techniques and Martial Techniques had also gotten burned.
There were very fewplete Martial Techniques.
Xiao Chen took a look at one book. It was iplete, which he felt was very unfortunate, and it showed on his face.
Many of the Martial Techniques here were Superior Mortal Grade Martial Techniques. Some were even the so-called divine techniques.
Some of these even tempted Xiao Chen.
He seriously put away every single book, regardless ofpleteness. In the future, when he had time, he would try to restore all of them.
These were all Cultivation Techniques and Martial Techniques suited to the Dragon Race physique. If Xiao Chen wanted to revive the Azure Dragon bloodline, he would need aplete systematic set of Martial Techniques ranging from low to high.
Ice Feather Divine Incantation...
Suddenly, Xiao Chen discovered aplete Medial Earth Grade Cultivation Technique. His eyes lit up automatically.
He had not used a Cultivation Technique to cultivate his will of ice.
Now, with the aid of the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation, Xiao Chens will of thunder was slowly growing stronger. This created a widening disparity between the two wills .
Hence, Xiao Chen had been using the Ice Blood Lightning Dragon, one of his killing moves, less often because its might was beginning tog behind.
There shouldnt be any problem with cultivating an ice-attributed Cultivation Technique, taking the Ice Thunder Dao that no one had taken before, Xiao Chen muttered to himself, a vague notion stirring in his heart.
Cultivators who cultivated the thunder attribute normally supplemented it with a wind-attributed or cloud-attributed Cultivation Technique, taking the Wind Thunder Dao.
However, no one had taken the Ice Thunder Dao before because making the two attributes work together was too hard. Most people could not do it.
Xiao Chens talent at both attributes was pretty good. Furthermore, he managed to create a killing move, the Ice Blood Lightning Dragon.
He might be able to walk the path of the Ice Thunder Dao.
Having made up his mind, Xiao Chen put away this Ice Feather Divine Incantations manual, prepared to cultivate another Cultivation Technique when he had free time.
After he finished searching this ce, he sighed as he looked at the dpidated dragon city.
Then, he continued to hunt through the dragon city.
With the aid of the memories from the inheritance, Xiao Chen always found something in the vast ruin.
One monthter, he had looted all the treasures in the devastated dragon city.
His harvest surpassed his expectations.
Xiao Chen gave the dragon city onest grave look before leaving the dragon city for the surface.
It was just a few dozen days, but when he returned to the surface, he had the misperception of one thousand years having passed.
The change was too drastic. The current Xiao Chen was utterly different from the Xiao Chen from before.
Before entering the dragon city, how could Xiao Chen have expected that in just dozens of days, his cultivation would break through tote-stage Major Primal Core Realm, his Vital Qi would reach ten Cauldron Force, and he would even form the will of soul that he sought in his dreams?
Xiao Chen took out that talisman bamboo strip and crushed it.
A patch of mottled light and shadows immediately appeared under Xiao Chens feet, constantly flickering. After about seven minutes, aplete formation emerged.
Whoosh!
With an enormous energy surge, Xiao Chen vanished.
When Xiao Chen appeared again, he was back at the ancient transportation formation in the northern city of Dragon me City.
The desman Xiao Chen?
When Xiao Chen appeared, the old man taking care of the formation revealed a strange expression.
Xiao Chen sighed softly before asking, Sir, you know me?
Haha! Who in the city does not know about you, White Robed Xiao Chen? You chased away three factions alone. Even the Snow Sword Pces Huangpu Qi suffered greatly at your hands.
When Xiao Chen heard that, he felt stunned. The news had spread really fast.
However, the critical point is that rumor says you inherited a Faux God me and obtained an ancient Dragon Race totem. Right now, it is not just the Snow Sword Pces Huangpu Qi who wants your life but also Senior Mas and Senior Lius teams.
A strange light shed in the old mans eyes as he smiled.
Boom!
Suddenly, the old man attacked, punching at Xiao Chen and projecting his aura.
With this punch, the sky changed color.
This was the sudden strike of a peak Major Primal Core expert. Its might was tremendous.
If it were the Xiao Chen of the past, he would definitely be flustered, needing a moment to calm himself.
Now, Xiao Chen only smiled coldly.
The instant Xiao Chen appeared in the formation, he already felt something off with this old man.
Thus, he kept an eye out and was not surprised at the sudden attack.
With a thought, the Vital Qi in Xiao Chens body surged. The dragon bones in his body crackled.
Then, he used his horrifying physical body to forcibly receive the other partys punch.
Bang!
A loud sound rang out as Xiao Chen received this punch head-on. The strengthened dragon bones blocked most of the damage. The flow of Veritable Essence Energy easily dispelled the remnant force.
Despite receiving the punch head-on, Xiao Chen was unscathed.
How can this be?
That old man was shocked, making an extremely horrified expression, somewhat stupefied.
Although the old mans sudden attack was not his peak strike, its might was not small at all.
Nevertheless, not only was Xiao Chen not injured, but he did not take even half a step back, either.
Scram!
By the time the old man felt that something was wrong and wanted to retreat, the surging Vital Qi in Xiao Chens body had poured out.
Dang! Dang! Dang!
Ten dragon cauldrons formed by Vital Qi above Xiao Chens head knocked against each other, producing an ear-splitting sound.
Xiao Chen returned the punch, and ten Cauldron Force exploded, sending the old man flying.
The old man crashed to the ground in a sorry state, his clothes tattered and his flesh badly mangled.
After tidying his clothes, Xiao Chen strode off. When the other old men nearby, who were maintaining the formation, saw this scene, they were stunned. However, no one dared to block Xiao Chens way.
This was Dragon me City, where strength ruled. The experts were thew here.
Xiao Chen thought for a while. It should be Huangpu Qi who leaked the news about him.
This piqued the greed of the various cultivators in the city. Even the old men who guarded and maintained the formation were tempted into action.
Young Master Xiao, quickly leave Dragon me City. This is a ce where there is no right or wrong. You should not linger, a kindhearted old man nearby advised Xiao Chen.
Leave? Why should I leave? Tell everyone that for the next half-year, I, Xiao Chen, will stay in the northern city and not go anywhere!
Xiao Chen smiled calmly and continued on his way.
The current situation suited Xiao Chens intent.
Dragon me City teemed with hidden talents and experts.
Now that Xiao Chen sent this old man flying with a punch, many people would reevaluate their strength first before going to attack him.
Those that dared to seek trouble for Xiao Chen would be bold and skilled people, people with genuine talent.
Xiao Chens strength had improved too quickly, and he had not had the time to stabilize it yet. Having an endless stream of experts to train with would be ideal.
This was something that Xiao Chen wanted and wished for, so why would he leave?
If Xiao Chen died in this Dragon me City, he could only me himself forcking skill. There was nothing to say about that.
Since Xiao Chen was born in an abandonednd, his starting point was much lower than that of many people in the Great Thousand Realms.
Without a heart that dared to fight and to gamble, he would have no chance of rising.
In a mere half-day, the news of Xiao Chens return spread throughout the northern city of Dragon me City.
Many people immediately rubbed their hands in glee, raring to go.
There had never been any rules or ethics in Dragon me City.
However, the news of Xiao Chen sending a peak Major Primal Core cultivator flying with one punch apanied the news of his return. This immediately sshed cold water on many people.
Chapter 1759 (Raw 1771): Holding a Flower with a Smile
Chapter 1759 (Raw 1771): Holding a Flower with a Smile
Xiao Chen casually settled down in the courtyard that he rented in the northern city.
Then, he started cultivating the Ice Feather Divine Incantation.
This Ice Feather Divine Incantation was a Medial Earth Grade Cultivation Technique, a rare and precious Cultivation Technique that a Rank 5 sect true inheritor would find hard to obtain.
It had a total of sixyers. Supposedly, a person with an astonishing level ofprehension ability could merge the sixyers into one andprehend the hidden seventhyer of the Ice Feather Divine Incantation.
Inside the cultivation room of the courtyard, Xiao Chen took out Medial Grade Spirit Jades and ced them in the nodes of the Spirit Gathering Formation.
After filling up the nodes, he sat cross-legged on the prayer mat in the center of the formation. Then, following the cirction method for the Ice Feather Divine Incantation, he slowly circted his energy.
He closed his eyes and held his hands together around the position of his dantian. Sometimes, he crisscrossed them; sometimes, he ced one hand on top of the other.
As the Ice Feather Divine Incantation slowly circted, the Spiritual Energy gathered by the formation rushed into Xiao Chens body, endlessly flowing through his meridians.
Originally, there was only a purple whirlpool from the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation at the center of Xiao Chens dantian.
However, after the Ice Feather Divine Incantationpleted a minor cycle, countless strands of pure Spiritual Energy, looking like pure-white feathers, fell like a heavy snowstorm.
The white feathers then formed a white whirlpool around the purple whirlpool.
From today on, Xiao Chen formally cultivated an ice-attribute Cultivation Technique, walking the Ice Thunder Dao.
The initially scattered will of ice in his body flowed in the cirction method for the Ice Feather Divine Incantation, coalescing slowly.
Xiao Chen, who had never practiced an ice-attribute Cultivation Technique before, progressed exceptionally fast in this Ice Feather Divine Incantation.
Phew...
Xiao Chen opened his eyes and spat out a mouthful of turbid air.
When he looked around, he saw that the cultivation room had frosted over. Sparse snow slowly fell.
When the snownded on Xiao Chens white robes, it gave him a certain poetic feeling like a tree standing proudly in the midst of winter.
Several white strands appeared among his scattered hairthe sign of sessfully cultivating the firstyer.
I managed to cultivate the firstyer in half a day. This should be because the will of ice allowed me to cultivate it this fast.
Xiao Chen was very satisfied with his cultivation speed. However, he was also very calm about it.
The main reason he could cultivate so quickly was still his good foundation. More importantly, he had just started; this was just the Ice Feather Divine Incantations firstyer.
A journey of a thousand miles began with a single step.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Strong auras came from outside the courtyard, rushing over.
Xiao Chen raised his eyebrows and revealed a smile. Someone finally came. Lets see who it is.
There was no need to guess. These people definitely came for the so-called ancient Dragon Race totem and the Faux God me.
Xiao Chen was not trying to hide his location at all. As long as one put in the effort, anyone could find him.
The most important thing was that Xiao Chen had purposely leaked his location in the first ce.
His figure shed as he flew out of the cultivation room andnded on the roof of his courtyard.
Xiao Chen looked up slightly and saw Huangpu Qi leading the Snow Sword Pce disciples, Senior Ma, and Senior Liu right outside his courtyard. This was a group of old friends.
Then, these people charged in with surging murderous intent.
Bang!
Huangpu Qi kicked hard and pulverized the courtyard doors. Then, the entire group rushed inside fearlessly.
When this group looked up, they saw a white-d Xiao Chen on the roof, smiling at them with a saber in his hand.
Xiao Chen now had a few white hairs on his head. As he stood on the roof, he was like a lone tree standing amid the winter snow and wind, looking extraordinary.
Huangpu Qi felt slightly startled. He smiled. Xiao Chen, it looks like you anticipated that I, Huangpu Qi, woulde for you. You are just a Rank 4 sect disciple and yet
There is no point in talking. In Dragon me City, sect does not matter, nor does your background. Strength reigns. The winner is right, and the loser is wrong. Defeat the saber in my hand, and you can gain everything you want; I will give it all to you.
Two Dao disks appeared behind Xiao Chen as his fighting spirit zed in him. His aura reached its peak in an instant.
Huangpu Qi felt stifled. He did not expect Xiao Chen to be so direct.
Senior Brother, there is no need to be polite with him. Well just attack together. He encountered a great fortuitous encounter and will find it hard to escape death anyway. Why the need to go to all that trouble? a Snow Sword Pce disciple whispered into Huangpu Qis ear after stepping forward.
Indeed. Brother Huangpu, he is just a Rank 4 sect disciple after all. How can he measure up to you in nobility? Senior Ma, who was at the side, said seriously as he gave Xiao Chen a sinister look.
Anger welled up in Huangpu Qis heart. Livid, he demanded, Could it be that you think I, Huangpu Qi, am no match for him? I am a Snow Sword Pce true inheritor, an early-stage Star Venerate. Do I need your help to deal with one Rank 4 sect disciple?
Huangpu Qi looked up and said, As long as you dont use that Puppet Technique from that day, I, Huangpu Qi, am not afraid to fight you.
As a Rank 5 sect disciple, Huangpu Qi naturally had pride in his heart. From the very beginning, he had never treated Xiao Chen as his opponent.
Back then, after Huangpu Qi was forced to leave, he had brooded over it, thinking that Xiao Chen just used an unorthodox skill.
Huangpu Qi had rage bottled up in his heart since then. Now, he wanted to fight Xiao Chen alone.
This proposition suited Xiao Chens intent.
Xiao Chen said softly, Dont worry. The skill from that day has very stringent requirements and wastes a lot of energy. I definitely will not use it when fighting with you.
Then, you can go die.
Huangpu Qi radiated murderous intent as he shot forward, charging over.
Whoosh!
Snow started falling from the sky, and boundless cold Qi spread out. Frost instantly covered the entire courtyard, turning it into an ice pce.
The moment Huangpu Qi drew his sword, it radiated a boundless sword light.
Then, his figure vanished, merging into the snow in the air.
Exquisite!
The many Dragon me City experts watching from hiding and the Snow Sword Pce disciples could not help praising when they saw Huangpu Qis sword strike.
Huangpu Qi truly lives up to being a Snow Sword Pce true inheritor. The merger of his Sword Dao and Ice Dao is at a level that many of the senior generation cannot achieve.
It is truly indescribably exquisite. The moment the sword was drawn, the flying snow and the sword light merged. Is the falling snow just snow or sword light? It is hard to differentiate them, almost like an illusion.
I heard that the founder of the Snow Sword Pceprehended the Snowke Divine Sword from the great snow. Then, he created the Rank 5 Snow Sword Pce. The Snow Sword Pces high-leveled Cultivation Techniques and Martial Techniques are all derived from the Snowke Divine Sword. This Huangpu Qi has indeed figured out a trace of its true meaning, truly admirable.
On the roof, Xiao Chen immediately made out the merits of this move as he looked at the snow filling the air.
It had to be said that Huangpu Qis sword strike was indeed eye-opening.
It was not just purely cultivation. Huangpu Qi was also very aplished in the Ice Dao and Sword Dao, someone worth studying.
As the snow flew about, it had a dream-like beauty. It was like shattered jade, as clear as crystal, yet like the vast sea, rising and falling with hidden currents.
This was Huangpu Qis true strength. It was also the reason why he thought highly of himself and looked down on Xiao Chen.
How should I break this move?
Should I search for Huangpu Qis true body among the snow filling the air, differentiating the sword light from the snow?
If I did that, then I would have fallen for Huangpu Qis trick, defeated after one move.
The spring snow arrived in the air; flowers bloomed everywhere. Of all the trees in the garden, which one was the true plum tree?
Snow is everywhere, sword light is everywhere. With one wrong look, the ce bes filled with danger.
However, why must I look?
Flowers will wilt, snow will melt; there is nothing eternal in this world.
However, I have resolved the mundane, stepping out from it. True or false depends on my thought.
If I want it to be true, the flowers will bloom, never wilting eternally.
If I want it to be false, the snow will fly, never melting eternally.
Wind and snow filled the garden as Xiao Chens mind wandered.
In a thought, heprehended many things from Huangpu Qis move.
Invisibly, the Mahmy Abstinence Vition Saber Techniques Resolving the Mundane improved further. Xiao Chen also gained the confidence to break this move.
Xiao Chens energy circted in the manner for the Mahmy Abstinence Vition Saber Technique. However, he did not draw his saber, only using the true meaning of Resolving the Mundane.
Xiao Chen extended a finger, and that white whirlpool in his dantian started spinning wildly.
All the ice-attributed Veritable Essence Energy in Xiao Chens body poured out. Then, he gently tapped the flying snow.
Suddenly, the wind and snow filling the garden froze in ce.
All the snowkes started blooming in the air. One petal...two petals...three petals...until seven-petaled flowers were formed.
The snow filling the air all froze and turned into flowers in an instant.
The courtyard, the snow, the house, and the white-d desman formed a poetic scene.
Huangpu Qi, who had merged with the snow, was forced out of the scene that he created.
When Huangpu Qi looked up and met Xiao Chens eyes, he saw Xiao Chen standing alone on the roof, smiling while holding a flower between his fingers.
This shocked Huangpu Qi, prompting him to retreat hastily.
Chapter 1760 (Raw 1772): Establishing Might with One Battle
Chapter 1760 (Raw 1772): Establishing Might with One Battle
Huangpu Qi had no choice but to retreat.
With one finger, Xiao Chen had broken the perfect state and mysterious phenomenon that Huangpu Qi created, transforming it into his own mysterious phenomenon.
Then, he had forced Huangpu Qi out.
This was stupefying and bbergasting. No one expected Xiao Chen to break this move in such a way.
Xiao Chen was on target, skillfully wresting control of the moveoutrageously on target.
He resolved Huangpu Qis offensive move from the very foundation, instantly putting him on the defensive.
The situation flipped around, defense and offense swapping positions.
Damn... This is so incredible.
How did he do it? How strong is his mental state for him to break the move like that?
Why does it feel that this Xiao Chen is on apletely different level from Huangpu Qi when ites to mental state? He is much stronger.
He is going to be difficult to deal with.
The spectators were all experts. Anyone could tell that Xiao Chens seemingly simple movement of his finger actually contained many tricks to it. One needed an extremely focused mental state and an extremely astute understanding of the Martial Dao.
On the roof, Xiao Chen smiled faintly as he looked at the retreating Huangpu Qi.
He gently tossed the snowke he held with two fingers forward. The wind and snow filled the air, howling at Huangpu Qi.
In the time Xiao Chen thrust his two fingers forward, a crack of thunder roared out, together with the howling of the wind and snow.
Boom!
This earsplitting thunder struck the soul and resounded in the sea of consciousness.
The sound lingered and echoed endlessly.
Thunderclouds spread in the sky, and countless arcs of electric light shed. The instant the power of the wind and snow went out, Xiao Chen created his strongest mysterious phenomenon.
Holding his saber up, he leaped and pressed towards Huangpu Qi, who was retreating wildly.
Kill!
Xiao Chen unsheathed the Tyrant Saber, and a strand of saber light cut through the wind and snow in the air. The lightning and thunder made him look like a war god.
The momentumy with Xiao Chen in the first ce. Now, he held a suppressive advantage over Huangpu Qi, who was retreating.
Damn it!
With one misstep, the entire situation turned bad. Huangpu Qi could not help feeling bitter. The situation was extremely unfavorable to him now.
With just a moment of carelessness, one might be instantly defeated.
Sword!
Huangpu Qi focused more than he ever had before. His Ice Dao was broken, so he could only rely on the sword in his hand to turn the situation around.
With a ferocious roar, all of his Veritable Essence Energy surged. The sword in his hand buzzed endlessly.
Huangpu Qi materialized an incredibly sharp aura that continuouslypressed. By the time Xiao Chen charged over, Huangpu Qi was already as sharp as a needle.
The needle was thin and sharp. However, it was easily broken as well.
Huangpu Qi pushed himself into a dead end; he would either fall or win.
In any case, he was already cornered. He might as well gamble, make a risky move and take an extreme position.
No one expected the situation to turn so dangerous after just two moves.
This situation with an exceedingly high risk of death was truly shocking.
Even with Xiao Chens mental state, he was shocked. Huangpu Qis decisiveness was truly astounding.
Resolving the Mundane!
Despite seeing Huangpu Qi putting in so much effort, Xiao Chen still felt no fear. He went with the flow and executed his strongest killing move.
A swastika appeared on Xiao Chens forehead. He showed no expression as he cut off the seven emotions and six desires, forgetting about the mundane world and bing eternal.
A strand of eternally inextinguishable saber light immediately appeared. A boundlessly firm and ferocious Buddhist light illuminated the surroundings that were under the thunderclouds.
It was like the zing sun, shining forever and never extinguishing!
Ice Sealing Chop! Huangpu Qi shouted, and six huge connected icy sword Qi appeared above his head, flying toward that eternal saber light.
Huangpu Qi gently pushed off the ground, radiating light of many colors, betting all the Veritable Essence Energy he had.
The Ice Sealing Chops sword Qi and the eternal saber light shed.
Ice shards shot out of the six spinning sword Qi nonstop. As they scattered, they formed a noisy ice storm.
The cold Qi became like a knife, biting as it surged out.
Crack! Crack!
The area within five kilometers all frosted over. The courtyards turned into ice pces and then silently shattered, filling the ground with ice shards.
The cultivators waiting in hiding were forced out, afraid of being struck by the formidable ice shards.
Xiao Chen did not dodge. He only used his physical body to forcibly block the ice shards.
The cold Qi entered his body and immediately attacked his internal organs.
However, now that things already reached this point, how could Xiao Chen retreat? The eternal saber light in his hand did not stop descending.
The two already put in their all. Now, it was just a matter of whosted until the end.
Would Xiao Chen chop in half the connected icy sword Qi to the core, breaking that needle-like sword move?
Or would Huangpu Qis needle-like sharpness and pervasive icy sword move crush Xiao Chens physical body first?
The saber light might be eternal and inextinguishable, but it did not mean that the physical body was eternal.
Everyone held their breath and focused, waiting for the heart-gripping results.
Crack!
Everyone heard something crack in that icy storm.
In the next moment, the ice and snow broke. Huangpu Qi fell like a broken kite.
Senior Brother!
This scene shocked the Snow Sword Pce disciples. They quickly soared into the air and caught Huangpu Qi.
You lost.
The ice, snow, thunder, and saber light vanished when Xiao Chen sheathed his saber. Then, he slowly descended amid drifting snowkes.
Xiao Chens face paled slightly, and blood leaked out of a corner of his lips. Clearly, the earlier exchange was mentally strenuous, and he had sustained significant injuries.
Huangpu Qi was so pallid that he looked drained of blood. A scary saber wound appeared on his chest, nearly bisecting him.
Many thanks for showing mercy, Huangpu Qi said through gritted teeth, his sullen face expressing no gratitude whatsoever.
In thest saber strike, Xiao Chen could have killed Huangpu Qi.
In the end, he held back and did not chop Huangpu Qi in half.
Xiao Chen said indifferently, There is no need to thank me. You saved your own life. You did not use your will of soul or activate your Great Deste Eon bloodline. Otherwise, I would not be able to hold back.
Huangpu Qi smiled and said, Ie from a better background, and my cultivation is higher. If I used my will of soul, where could I put my face? A defeat is a defeat. Lets go.
This time, without needing Xiao Chen to say anything, Huangpu Qi led the Snow Sword Pce disciples away.
He would not appear before Xiao Chen again.
Huangpu Qi was convinced of his loss and did not have the face to remain here.
Just at this moment, Senior Ma and Senior Liu exchanged looks in the courtyard and lightly nodded to each other.
While Xiao Chen and Huangpu Qi spoke, Senior Ma and Senior Liu suddenly attacked.
Many stars sparkled in Senior Lius and Senior Mas eyes. The twos wills of soul drove a vigorous power of the world that howled as it pressed towards Xiao Chen.
The twos wills of soul merged into one in the air.
Immediately, the sky changed color, wind blew, clouds churned. An unparalleled force pressed down on Xiao Chen.
All the people in the distance sucked in a deep breath, startled by this scene.
Although there were no rules in Dragon me City, the cultivators in the city had their pride. Rarely would people mount a shameless sneak attack, much less right after the other party just ended a huge battle.
Furthermore, these were two Star Venerates working together to use the will of soul to suppress a Major Primal Core Venerate.
Xiao Chen, you traitor. This old man will show you the consequences of betrayal!
Senior Ma showed a sinister expression as he spoke through clenched teeth. He had waited for this moment for a long time already.
In Senior Mas eyes, Xiao Chen was already a dead man.
Back then, Xiao Chen already found it very taxing to resist Senior Mas will of soul.
Now that Senior Ma had Senior Lius aid, he was very confident that nothing would go wrong when dealing with a significantly injured Xiao Chen, who just fought a huge battle.
Its over. This time, Xiao Chen is truly finished.
Many people considered these two old men shameless. At the same time, they felt pity for Xiao Chen.
Under such circumstances, death was the most likely result. Anyone would have difficulty surviving this.
Even if one did not die, one would be crippled.
Xiao Chens expression changed slightly as he snorted coldly. Starlight sparkled in his eyes.
In his Soul Pool, the azure-colored dragon seal flickered with light.
A will of soul containing ancient Dragon Might surged out of Xiao Chens forehead, shing with the twosbined wills of soul.
Buzz!
The wills of soul shed invisibly in the air.
The two old mens wills of soul crumbled with one touch.
Before the two old men could show horrified expressions, Xiao Chens will of soul ruthlessly suppressed them, causing them to vomit a mouthful of blood each and kneel on the ground, unable to move.
Dust rose into the air, but they were fixed in ce. Xiao Chens will of soul froze the space around already.
Young Master Xiao, spare us!
Senior Ma and Senior Liu knelt on the ground, frightened silly. They begged for their lives with much difficulty.
Before Huangpu Qi had gone very far, he turned his head back and saw this scene. Petrified, he felt his face turn warm.
Chapter 1761 (Raw 1773): Half a Year in the Blink of an Eye
Chapter 1761 (Raw 1773): Half a Year in the Blink of an Eye
Huangpu Qi showed a sullen expression, his face entirely stiff.
He was stupefied.
Earlier, Huangpu Qi had still retained some pride. After all, he had not used his will of soul or activated his Great Deste Eon bloodline.
He believed that even if he lost, that was because he had not put in his full effort and brought out all his trump cards.
However, right now, Xiao Chen had shattered thebined wills of soul of Senior Ma and Senior Liu in front of everyone, demonstrating that he also had the will of soul.
Furthermore, Xiao Chens will of soul was not weak, easily shattering thebined wills of soul of two Star Venerates.
Huangpu Qi did not think much of Senior Ma and Senior Liu at all. They were merely Star Venerates with ordinary talents.
However, to normal people, these two Star Venerates were very mighty.
Huangpu Qi was experienced and knowledgeable. In the depths of a Rank 5 sect, he had already seen many Star Venerates, Holy Venerates, and Sovereign Personages.
In the Snow Sword Pce, Senior Ma and Senior Liu would be equivalent to only outside sect administrators at best with their cultivation, unlikely to be Elders.
Huangpu Qi believed that he, too, could break thebined wills of soul from the two old men working togetherbut not as easily as Xiao Chen did.
Senior Brother, whats wrong? a Snow Sword Pce disciple quickly asked when he saw something off with Huangpu Qis expression.
Huangpu Qi felt a little empty inside. He showed a dismayed expression, appearing somewhat embarrassed as well. Then, he said weakly, Im fine. Lets go. Lets go.
Huangpu Qi said the same thing twice. Clearly, he was not in the right state. His footsteps felt unsteady, and he suddenly seemed to have aged drastically.
As Xiao Chen looked at Senior Ma and Senior Liu, he ignored their pleas.
He extended his finger, and the two, who were suppressed with the will of soul, flew into the air.
When the two old mennded, their expressions were stiff, and their eyes were listless.
The twos souls in their Soul Pools already shattered. Now, they were two soulless bodies,pletely dead already.
Xiao Chen had always found vile people, who attacked when ones back was turned, the most shameless.
He coldly waved his hand and said to the people who came here to cause trouble, Fix my door and scram!
Yes! Yes! Yes!
The people of Senior Mas and Senior Lius teams startled in fright. Then, they picked up the twos corpses and quickly ran off.
The people who watched the battle from hiding remained silent for a long time. They never expected such a result.
With two Star Venerates attacking, this should have been in the bag. However, Xiao Chen actually managed to turn the situation around.
Who could have expected that it would not go as anticipated? Xiao Chen used only one finger strike, catching a flower between his fingers, to break Huangpu Qis mysterious phenomenon.
One dayter, the news of this battle rocked the entire city.
Previously, everyone had already heard about White Robed Xiao Chen. Now, he became even more famous in Dragon me City. People discussed not only the ancient Dragon Race totem and his many other treasures but also his strength.
Some even thought that Xiao Chens strength could rank among the top ten desmen of Dragon me City.
Aside from Xiao Chens rather low cultivation, he had no shorings.
Right now, the hottest topic was how strong exactly White Robed Xiao Chen was.
The next hottest after that was a line that Xiao Chen said.
Xiao Chen would give all the treasures on him to anyone who could defeat the saber in his hand.
This line could be interpreted as Xiao Chen challenging all the experts of Dragon me City.
Everyone knew that the Dragon me Ancient Land was the ce where the most outstanding talents and geniuses within the dozens of nearby astral clusters gathered.
Every day, sect elites and outstanding talents from the various astral clusters would arrive here on experiential training.
This was especially so now. Even the ten great sects of the Yanwu Dynastys Soaring Dragon Marquisate sent their true inheritors to lead teams on experiential training.
Some people felt that Xiao Chens words were overly arrogant.
There would be trouble sooner orter.
Indeed, on the second day after Xiao Chen defeated Huangpu Qi, someone went and sought him out.
Its Bai Yan, an old expert of Dragon me City. The team under him is ranked third in the city.
He lost!
Bai Yan lost! After one hundred moves, Xiao Chen sent him flying with a saber strike. Without anybat prowess left, he fled in a sorry state.
However, news of Bai Yans defeat could not stop thismotion. Of all the things that Dragon me Citycked, ruthless people were not one of them.
Did you hear? Fang Luo, nicknamed the Ten Thousand Demon Executor in the northern city, sought out Xiao Chen the moment he returned from exploring the depths of the Dragon me Ancient Land.
Is that Fang Luo? I heard that he killed more than ten thousand me Demons. Hes a very ruthless person. Heprehended the will of soul even before breaking through to Star Venerate. Hisbat experience is scarily rich.
Thats right; he is the one. On his return this time, he already broke through to Star Venerate. When he heard that Xiao Chen has an ancient Dragon Race totem, he immediately charged over without saying anything.
What happened?
Defeated. Xiao Chen defeated him in fifty moves, even worse than Bai Yan...
Ah! That cant be, right?
No one expected that defeating Huangpu Qi was just the start for Xiao Chen.
In a mere two months, more than twenty people went to challenge him.
Dragon me City experts or outstanding talents here on experiential training sought out Xiao Chen nearly every three days.
In the end, the results were identical; they all suffered defeat.
However, there would always be people who did not believe in this. They did not believe that a person who had not broken through to Star Venerate could be that strong.
There had to be a limit to strength.
However, despite an endless stream of these peopleunching themselves over, they could not defeat Xiao Chen. They even foundsting more than one hundred moves somewhat difficult.
In the end, the cultivators of Dragon me City were shocked to discover that Xiao Chen seemed to grow stronger the more he fought. After each battle ended, he would be one level stronger the next time he appeared.
Hence, something strange happened.
Originally, every time Xiao Chen fought, there would be more than one hundred peopleing to learn from the battle, curious about the result.
Three monthster, only a few people would show up to watch.
This was because Xiao Chens opponents were getting defeated increasingly faster.
From the initial one hundred moves, no one couldst more than ten moves against Xiao Chen now.
Defeated again. The Vast Sea Clusters strongest outstanding talent, Nangong Ming, who broke through to Star Venerate at the age of thirty, lost to Xiao Chen in five moves.
That is to be expected. I finally understand now. This Xiao Chen is purposely using this to temper and train himself.
He is really ruthless to himself. I think that only the dynastys Noble n scions or the top hundred strongest of the Great Deste Eon bloodlines can suppress him.
Thats right. At such a level, he can already go to the Central Great Realm and make a name for himself there.
That is hard to say. People who have never entered the Central Great Realm will never know how narrow their worldview is.
Thats right. In the dynasties, Rank 5 sects are like bottom feeders. Furthermore, there are the Rank 6 sects and the holy sects that rank above Rank 6.
That world is too far from us. Just think about it: just a Cluster Lord Gou Yu could have a great realm as her own personal conferrednd. The worldview of the people from the Central Great Realm ispletely different from ours.
Right now, the discussions about Xiao Chen were no longer about how strong he was in Dragon me City. Instead, it was about whether a demonic genius like him could make a name for himself in the Central Great Realm.
However, few went to the Central Great Realm, after all. The arguments over this never ended; everyone participated.
Some people said that Xiao Chen could join a holy sect.
Others argued that he was not strong enough, that when he went to the Central Great Realm, he would definitely end up humiliating himself.
It was just like how the many outstanding talents were the strongest or second strongest in their clusters.
However, after these people went to the Central Great Realm, they all became soured by the loss of their hopes. When they returned to their home clusters many yearster, they all refused to speak of their experiences in the Central Great Realm.
With one look, it was clear that they could not bear to revisit their past.
These people definitely suffered humiliation and were unwilling to recall that.
Another three months passed, which brought the total to half a year since Xiao Chen returned.
Xiao Chen stood on the roof of his courtyard and looked at the man below. He said softly, Senior, you lost.
Outside the courtyard, an old man gazed at a broken saber on the ground.
This old man kept muttering to himself, appearing very dispirited.
This old man was Feng Yuqiang, the strongest of Dragon me Citys ten great desmen. He hade because of the ancient Dragon Race totem.
A totem was not simply a piece of carved wood.
A totem required a race to make offerings to it, to have countless people worship it and offer up their sincere faith.
A totem could only be formed after thousands or even tens of thousands of years.
The totems of some small races were already priceless treasures. Furthermore, this was an ancient Dragon Race totem. Naturally, it attracted countless experts, tempting them.
Feng Yuqiang had already been tempted long ago. However, due to concerns over his own status, he had not taken action.
Half a yearter, as more and more people lost to Xiao Chen, Feng Yuqiang finally could no longer resist.
However, after one fight, exchanging ten moves, Xiao Chen broke Feng Yuqiangs saber.
This was an utter loss, a very miserable loss.
Xiao Chen sheathed his saber and looked at the old man at the courtyards door, appearing slightly distracted.
In the blink of an eye, half a year had passed. To think that no one in Dragon me City was a match for him.
Or perhaps, Xiao Chen had set his sights somewhat too low from the very beginning.
Chapter 1762 (Raw 1774): Cutting Off Your Arm
Chapter 1762 (Raw 1774): Cutting Off Your Arm
Within half a year, all the famous experts of Dragon me City had challenged Xiao Chen.
When the outstanding talents and geniuses here on experiential training heard of Xiao Chens fame and that wager, they all went to challenge him.
Even the ten Rank 5 sect true inheritors from the Soaring Dragon Marquisate all rushed over.
At first, there would be peopleing to challenge Xiao Chen every day.
However, in the past month, only Feng Yuqiang came. Even so, he lost in ten moves.
Im old already. Im really old already, Feng Yuqiang muttered to himself as he picked up the broken saber, sighing endlessly.
Whoosh!
Xiao Chennded on the ground and performed a cupped-fist salute. Senior, dont be too upset. Since ancient times, there has been nock of powerful experts who became famous in theirter years.
Feng Yuqiang smiled bitterly and said, Indeed, there are many such people. I even know some of them. However, I am sure that it wont be me. Goodbye.
Feeling sad, Feng Yuqiang shook his head and sighed, leaving alone.
As Xiao Chen watched the other party leave, he entered deep thought. During the past half-year, he had defeated countless people.
He had always seriously observed the expressions of the defeated and watched them leave.
Losing had never been scary. What was scary was losing all fighting spirit after one loss.
Xiao Chen had ended up in sorry states in the hands of Star Venerates before; he could have been squished like an ant by any one of them.
His defeats were even worse than what his opponents in the past half-year suffered, his oue even sorrier.
However, he did not lose his fighting spirit. Hence, he could have his rise today, defeating everyone in Dragon me City without a single loss.
This was not a battle result that Xiao Chen could be overly proud of.
He withdrew his gaze and said softly, It is time I went back.
After half a year, Xiao Chens cultivation already reached peak consummation Major Primal Core Realm, only one step away from the Cloud Sea Realm.
As he had already formed the will of soul, the bottleneck from Major Primal Core Venerate to Cloud Sea Star Venerate was not particrly big.
There was no need to purposely make a breakthrough. When the time was right, he would advance to Star Venerate.
Right now, what Xiao Chen needed to consider was where to go after breaking through to Star Venerate.
He needed a goal. He needed an opponent that he could use as a reference. There was nothing more to learn from the people in Dragon me City.
After packing up his things, Xiao Chen silently left the northern city in the middle of the night.
Dragon me City, southern city:
A middle-aged man wearing a cape sat cross-legged on the top floor of a clean and elegant pavilion.
An old and in sword rested beside this persons hand.
A swords aura spread through the calm and peaceful top floor, present everywhere. This swords aura came from the body of that middle-aged man.
As long as that middle-aged man was present, the swords aura would not disappear.
Even though that middle-aged man was in closed-door cultivation, as long as he opened his eyes, he could gather all that swords aura and store it up in preparation for an attack.
That middle-aged man couldunch a surprise attack at anyone who invaded, catching the invader off guard and killing the invader.
This was Beiming Feng, the strongest swordsman of Dragon me City, one of the overlords of the southern city. Countless people had died under his sword over the many years.
By relying on his four-thirds-meter-long sword, Beiming Feng had gained fame. People rarely dared to offend him.
However, on this night, under the shadow of the waning moon, a white-d youth arrived.
The moon was not bright, and the stars did not flicker. This night was very dark.
The white-d person approached, holding a saber.
When this white-d person got within five kilometers of the pavilion, Beiming Feng suddenly opened his eyes.
Buzz! Buzz! Buzz!
Auras shed, and there was the sound of sabers and swords humming.
The decorations on the top floor shattered, and cracks appeared in the pirs.
As the heavy saber intent and sword intent spread out, shing with each other, the cracks continuously extended.
The instant Beiming Feng opened his eyes, he grabbed the sword by his side and drew it by about one centimeter.
The dazzling sword light and sharp sword wind set Beiming Fengs hair and clothes fluttering loudly.
However, the instant Beiming Feng opened his eyes, it was already toote.
This was because Xiao Chen had already drawn his saber when Beiming Feng only just opened his eyes.
Boom!
The pavilion broke in an instant, turning into so much rubble. At this moment, Beiming Feng still had notpletely drawn his sword.
Whoosh!
An even-stronger saber light shattered Beiming Fengs sword wind, dispersing it and forcing it away.
Before Beiming Feng could swing his sword, the saber light knocked it away.
Ka ca! The saber light continued chopping down, and Beiming Fengs right hand, which was holding the sword, got hacked off.
Blood spurted out like a fountain.
The pavilion copsed, and Beiming Feng clung to his sword scabbard, which stabbed into the ground. He dropped to one knee, appearing pale. However, he did not make a single sound.
Xiao Chen sheathed his saber, and the saber light illuminating the dark night vanished.
However, Xiao Chens white clothes remained visible in this peaceful night.
I am a person who will definitely take vengeance. Half a year ago, you thrust your sword at me and nearly killed me. Half a yearter, I returned a saber strike to you and cut off one of your arms.
After saying that, Xiao Chen held up his saber and left, growing increasingly farther away in the hazy night sky with the waning moon high in the air.
Beiming Feng looked at the arm on the ground and revealed a bitter smile.
He had known that a demonic genius had appeared in the northern city and defeated all the experts in Dragon me City in the past half-year.
He also knew that this person was the white-d desman who once caught his sword.
Furthermore, he knew that before the other party left, the other party would definitely seek him out.
However, he did not leave. Firstly, he could not bear to give up the business he established and the benefits he could gain in Dragon me City. Secondly, he did not believe that he could not receive Xiao Chens saber strike.
Beiming Feng knew that Xiao Chen was like him, both proud people.
Half a year ago, after Xiao Chen caught Beiming Fengs sword, Beiming Feng immediately left.
Unfortunately, half a yearter, Beiming Feng failed to catch this saber strike.
Losing an arm was the price for his overconfidence.
Beiming Feng picked up the arm on the ground. Then, he quickly left without saying a word.
Over the years, he had made several enemies. Now that he was missing an arm, he would be seeking death if he still did not leave.
Those enemies would not be as nice as Xiao Chen.
When the sun rose, a ck chariot kicked up clouds of dust as it traveled quickly on the road to Soaring Dragon City.
Xiao Chen sat cross-legged in the chariot with his eyes closed, cultivating. He was notzing at all.
Si! Si!
Cold Qi filled the chariots interior, snowkes flying about and forming ice feathers that drifted everywhere.
In half a year, Xiao Chen had cultivated the Ice Feather Divine Incantation to the thirdyer.
This was already the fastest speed. In the future, it would be slower, unless he met with some fortuitous encounter or found an ice-attributed natural treasure.
Xiao Chens long hair was now half white and half ck. His current appearance gave off a coldness along with his elegance.
After three days and three nights, Soaring Dragon City came into sight in the distance.
Xiao Chen needed to make arrangements for some things before he could leave the Soaring Dragon Great Realm and return to the Purple me Sect in the Grave Sea.
He had gained many things in the underground dragon city. He still had not had time to dispose of the ze Crystals and the natural treasures that he could not use.
After cultivating for half a year, he had consumed a lot of his Spirit Jades and needed to replenish them.
Another half-day of travelter, Xiao Chen arrived at Soaring Dragon City.
There was no longer any need to use the Cycle War Chariot on his journey.
Whoosh!
The horses shrank and strangely disappeared. Then, an imprint suddenly appeared on Xiao Chens clothes.
Just as he prepared to continue on his way, a strange aura caught his attention.
The busy street had turned quiet at some point; there were no more chariots or people on it.
The road is sealed?
This was Xiao Chens first reaction. For this person to be able to seal off the road to Soaring Dragon City, how much authority did this person have?
Without the Cluster Lords Residences permission or a connection, one could not possibly seal off the streets.
This was because no one dared to offend the Soaring Dragon Marquis. That was a marquis that an immortal dynasty personally conferred.
What that represented was not just nobility and glory but, more so, a threat and strength. It was not just something symbolic.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Shadows flickered, and eighteen figures rushed over from afar and surrounded Xiao Chen.
These people all wore ck and revealed only their sharp eyes and a cold, murderous intent.
These peoples footsteps were swift, and they were all peak Major Primal Core cultivators.
From the way they stood, it was clear that these people were skilled at group formations and ustomed to working together to kill.
Hand over the ancient Dragon Race totem. You have one second to think.
Kill!
When the eighteen men saw that Xiao Chen did not quickly take out the ancient Dragon Race totem, killing intent erupted from them; they did not wait for Xiao Chens reply.
It was like the mountains howling, the seas roaring, and the volcanoes erupting. The eighteen drew their short swords at the same time.
Piercing lights shot out from under the eighteen mens feet. The light beams connected and instantly formed a three-dimensional formation, trapping Xiao Chen in it.
It was hard to advance or retreat; danger was everywhere.
Chapter 1763 (Raw 1775): Brushing By
Chapter 1763 (Raw 1775): Brushing By
Experts!
These were true assassination experts. This sort of group required at least ten years, possibly even several decades, to develop such rapport with each other.
Moreover, it required the investment of countless resources. Just simply based on these eighteen people, an unfathomablyrge factiony behind them.
Nurturing eighteen people like this required even more resourcescountless times morethan hiring a Star Venerate expert.
Resources had a price, but time was priceless.
Not everyone had the ability to spend more than ten-odd years to nurture such deathsworn warriors.
There had to be a huge faction behind these people, with specialized people and teams to carry out systematic training.
Light and shadow flickered, shifting between ck and white.
Countless sword shadows charged at Xiao Chen, stabbing at him, chopping down at him, or swinging left and right.
Up, down, left, right, front, and backthere was no gap in coverage.
Dang! Dang! Dang!
Xiao Chen drew his saber, and his feet did not move at all. He remained calm as the saber in his hand moved nonstop.
The saber and swords shed, raising a constant ngor that sounded very startling.
This was like an inescapable. The of attacks, which did not let anything through, ended in the blink of an eye.
However, another wave of attacks soon followed, not giving one a chance to catch their breath.
Light and shadow filled the world. This three-dimensional formation filled withyers of sword images.
From an onlookers perspective, the sword images formed a huge ball.
After eighteen rounds, the images retracted with Xiao Chen entirely untouched.
After the half-year of experiential training, Xiao Chens saber skills already reached a whole new level.
With a wave of Xiao Chens hand, his saber light could easily encase a ce. With one move, he could easily block multiplebined attacks.
However, the situation still did not look optimistic.
Xiao Chen felt that thisplicated and profound formation was just the start. There were other more incredible means that had not been brought out yet.
This formation was sufficient to kill a middle-stage Star Venerate, possibly even ate-stage one.
Xiao Chen needed to kill one of these people.
Otherwise, with the other side continuously bringing out the might of the formation, Xiao Chen would definitely fall today.
Change the formation!
It was as Xiao Chen expected. The ck-d leader snorted coldly, and the eighteen figures quickly changed positions.
The lights on the ground and the connected sword images in the air constantly shifted.
Like a water ripple, all sorts of killing moves kept pressing over.
The entire formation was filled with danger. One wrong step would be like falling into a thirty-kilometer-deep abyss; ones body would get torn to pieces.
Xiao Chen had to do his best to find a chance of survival amid the changing positions.
There was no road that the heavens sealed offpletely. Out of fifty possible paths, the great Dao upied forty-nine. No matter how merciless the Heavenly Dao was, there would always be a chance to survive.
This was the same for any killing formation. They could not go against the heavenly will. No matter how manyyers of danger there were, there would always be a chance to survive.
The difficult part was that reality was mixed with illusions.
How should one differentiate them and tell them apart?
Fortunately, Xiao Chen was skilled at geomancy and had a wealth of battle experience, so he was exceptionally sensitive to danger.
As Xiao Chens figure shed continuously in this killing formation, he dodged danger after danger, time after time.
Wait!
Killing intent gathered in Xiao Chens eyes. He still had many trump cards on reserve, even though there were manyyers of danger and he might die at any moment.
However, he held back these trump cards, not using a single one of them.
Either Xiao Chen would not use them, or when he did, it would draw blood and kill without mercy!
The eighteen assassins watched as Xiao Chen moved about without getting struck. All of them felt shocked in their hearts.
This formation was known as the Star Killing Formation.
This very incredible name meant it was for killing Star Venerates. Once it was executed, the odds of failure were very low.
However, today, Xiao Chen, a mere Major Primal Core Venerate, managed tost until now without even showing an opening.
Losing his patience, the leader shouted, Take him by storm! Immediately, nine figures soared into the air and thrust their swords at Xiao Chen.
Nine swords merged into one, and space trembled. If a tall mountain were here, this sword would definitely copse it.
Even a middle-stage Star Venerate would have to dodge thebined attack of nine swords.
As long as one retreated, one would fall into the danger of the formation, unable to recover from it.
The nine assassins showed sharp, cold, and merciless eyes. There were no emotions, only strong Death Qi.
Xiao Chen stood upright with his hands behind his back. Then, he smiled coldly. I was just waiting for you to try and take me down by storm.
Two lights appeared in his eyesone golden and one white.
The Taiji Yinyang me Diagram suddenly formed. Yinyang, four divisions, the eight trigrams, and other scenes appeared around the Taiji Yinyang me Diagram.
Dang!
The nine swords struck the diagram but did not budge it at all, unable to break it.
Separate for me!
Xiao Chen thrust his hand forward, and the Taiji Yinyang me Diagram red with a bright light and advanced ferociously. It swept forward; nothing could block it.
Before the nine ck-d assassins could retreat, the Taiji Yinyang me Diagram rammed them.
These nine immediately went flying back while vomitingrge mouthfuls of blood.
The Star Killing Formation instantly broke!
The lights and shadows vanished. The feeling of restraint that surrounded Xiao Chen vanished.
Resolving the Mundane!
The seven emotions were cut off, and the six desires were severed. After resolving the mundane, one became eternal.
After being suppressed for so long, Xiao Chens killing intent burst out like a mountain flood as he swung his saber.
Amid a bloody storm, he chopped the nine ck-d assassins in the air in half, spraying out an endless shower of blood.
The mission failed. Retreat!
The leader was horrified. In his fluster, he decisively retreated, no longer lingering.
After all, the remaining nine were not Star Venerates. Once the formation lost its effectiveness, they were left with only their original strengths.
You think that you can flee?
Xiao Chen snorted coldly, and his figure trembled. Then, he executed Dharmic World and turned into a three-kilometer-tall giant.
He stomped down and killed three fleeing ck-d assassins. Just as he was about to resume his true form, he swung his saber with all his might.
The saber light reached thirty kilometers long, looking like the rainbow in the sky as it descended and chopped down another four people.
Ice Blood Lightning Dragon!
The moment Xiao Chen recovered his true form, a tricolored berserk dragon flew out of his palm. As it braved the wind, it grewrger. Baring ws and fangs, it instantly swallowed a person up.
The situation reversed in an instant. Only the leader managed to get five kilometers away.
However, before that leader could celebrate and sigh, he felt an invisible will that drove the might of the world howling.
Everywhere that will passed, strong winds howled and the resilient grass bowed. It was like a sovereign arriving; all living things submitted.
Boom!
Feeling like a mountain was pressing down on him, the leader grunted and vomited a mouthful of blood as he fell to his knees.
Xiao Chens will of soul suppressed him to the point of immobility.
The might of the world froze the space around.
The floating dust, the flying tree branches, the birds passing, all of them remained still. It was like time stopped.
Xiao Chen stretched out his hand and grabbed. Nothing moved but the body of that leader he pulled over.
When that bodynded in his hand, his expression sank. Then, he tossed that body aside like trash.
This person was already dead. The moment the will of soul suppressed him, he killed himself.
The will of soul returned to Xiao Chens body. Rumble...! The trees fell to the ground, the dust continued flying, and the birds flew off in a flurry.
The corpses on the ground were either crushed or chopped apart. The heavy stench of blood spread out in all directions.
Xiao Chens expression turned somewhat scarily sullen. His hair, consisting of alternating stripes of ck and white, fluttered about. He gave off a chilly feeling from his entire body as if his killing Qi was sealed in ice.
He looked into the distance.
Then, he muttered three words: Cluster Lords Residence!
There was no grudge or hatred, but the other party made such a move. That was truly ruthless.
Xiao Chens figure shed as he vanished from his location, silently making his way through Soaring Dragon City.
His target in Soaring Dragon City was the Cluster Lords Residence.
It was not toote for a gentleman to take revengeter.
At the same time, a group of unexpected guests arrived at the distant Dragon me City.
About seven or eight people congregated under the city gates. All of them gathered together had an extraordinary presence, their sharpness concealed.
Vaguely, their presence stirred up the winds and clouds.
Even though their sharpness was hidden, the invisible air they exuded kept others away, deterring others from standing next to them.
It was like how a beggar would not dare to sit next to a ruler.
The leader was a woman in a in, red dress. She had an exquisite figure with a full head of fine ck hair that fluttered in the wind. A unique, short, straight saber hung at this red-dressed womans waist. She looked very charming, entrancing anyone who looked at her.
Dragon me City, the red-dressed woman said softly as she looked at the city gates.
This ce is the conferrednd of the Yanwu Dynastys Soaring Dragon Marquis. He then conferred it in turn to his most beloved daughter, Cluster Lord Gou Yu.
It has been quite some time, but this ce actually still has the aura of my Dragon Race lingering here. Truly incredible.
As these people spoke to each other, their words scared those who overheard them, the eavesdroppers eyes filling with shock.
The Dragon Race...the people of the Dragon Race havee to Dragon me City!
Something major is going to happen. Quickly, leave! Quickly leave!
No one at the city gates dared to eavesdrop on this group of people anymore; everyone scattered in a fluster.
Everyone felt their legs go somewhat soft.
A sharp and handsome youth in the group looked at the red-dressed woman and said politely, Senior Sister Ruyue, this is the ce where the news of an ancient Dragon Race totem came from.
Chapter 1764 (Raw 1776): Old Friends Still the Same
Chapter 1764 (Raw 1776): Old Friends Still the Same
Liu Ruyue!
The red-dressed woman was Qingyun Peaks Liu Ruyue. She hade here today to investigate the validity of the ancient Dragon Race totems news.
A totem was extremely important to any race. If the totem ended up in the hands of other races, it would be very bad for the Dragon Race, even if the totem was from the ancient Azure Dragon, an extinct bloodline.
Liu Ruyue said softly, Junior Brother Jiang, go and investigate the information within one hour.
That handsome man smiled and said, One hour is not necessary. Fifteen minutes is sufficient for that.
Liu Ruyue frowned slightly. This Jiang Cheng was a disciple of the White Dragon Race. He had excellent talent and pretty good resources avable to him.
After he entered Ancestor Dragon City, the seniors of the race got Liu Ruyue to keep an eye out for him.
Everything was good about this person. However, his character was somewhat prideful, and he tended to be overbearing in handling matters. He liked to use violence to solve problems.
In the end, Liu Ruyue did not say anything. She led the other people to an inn in Dragon me City to await news.
Not keeping them waiting, Jiang Cheng returned in fifteen minutes as he said.
Senior Sister Liu, I already investigated the matter.
Liu Ruyue nodded and asked, What exactly is going on?
Jiang Cheng reported, The rumor originated from a cultivator called Xiao Chen. Everyone says that he has the Dragon Race totem, but no one ever saw him take it out. They only heard that he and some cultivators saw a Dragon Race totem in an ancient dragon city.
After Jiang Cheng spoke, someone immediately gave a calm analysis.
Senior Sister, it looks like this rumor is not credible. Our Dragon Race totems are not easily obtainable by outsiders. The Dragon Race totems rejection of other races is extraordinarily strong. If others couldy hands on the totem just like that, then it would definitely be damaged and not be very important.
However, Liu Ruyue continued to ponder those words. She whispered, Xiao Chen? That name sounds somewhat familiar...however, I cannot recall who it is. Strange.
Jiang Cheng revealed a strange expression and smiled. Senior Sister, whether you are familiar with this person or not, Ill capture that person and interrogate him. After that, we will be able to dispel all doubts.
No. Before the matter is rified, there is no need to attack others blindly. Who was thest person to see him? Bring me to him.
With regard to Liu Ruyues calm way of handling things, Jiang Cheng just nodded in agreement but did not really take it to heart.
I knew that Senior Sister would say this. Ive already brought that person here.
Jiang Cheng smiled faintly and pped his hands. Feng Yuqiang appeared nervously.
When Feng Yuqiang saw the extraordinary youths seated at the table, his heart quivered.
Dragon Race...
Existences among the top one hundred races of the Great Deste Eons ten thousand races. With one look, based on their air, it was clear that these people were from the Six Colored Divine Dragons and had respected statuses.
Even if they were not, it would not be far from the truth.
Feng Yuqiang would not be a match for any of them. Furthermore, the other side still had a vast faction, which was the Dragon Race, behind them.
To Feng Yuqiang, these were people of apletely different level. Normally, he could not possiblye in contact with geniuses or outstanding talents of such high levels.
Senior is thest person to see that Xiao Chen person? Please tell me about him in detail. The totem is very important to my Dragon Race. I cannot be careless about this.
Liu Ruyue spoke respectfully to this old man as she looked at him. This inspired fear and trepidation in Feng Yuqiang.
Feng Yuqiang promptly bowed and said, I dont deserve to be addressed as Senior. Just call me Old Feng.
Jiang Cheng said with a serious expression, This is our Senior Sister Liu, the Holy Daughter of the White Dragon bloodline. Just address her as Your Highness the Holy Daughter. Spill what you know; do not leave anything out.
Yes. Yes. Yes.
Feng Yuqiangs voice quavered. He simply had not imagined that he would have the opportunity to see the Dragon Races Holy Daughter.
He spoke of everything he should about Xiao Chen and even things that he should not.
After Liu Ruyue heard this, her expression turned serious as she considered Feng Yuqiang. With your strength, you also wanted to defeat that Xiao Chen and take my Dragon Race totem? How bold of you!
I dont dare to. I dont dare to.
Feng Yuqiang immediately felt a strong pressure bearing down on him. He quickly changed tunes and imed that he was muddle-headed at that time, asking for forgiveness.
Senior Sister, it looks like whether there is a totem or not is still a mystery. We need to find this Xiao Chen and interrogate him before we can tell, one way or another.
The person who made the previous calm analysis spoke once again.
Liu Ruyue nodded and said, Right. You go and handle it, then. Although a totem that can be subdued by an outsider would definitely not beplete, we cannot be careless in this matter... Wait a moment.
She spoke halfway before suddenly stopping.
Earlier, that Feng Yuqiang said that within half a year, this Xiao Chen had defeated all the experts in Dragon me City.
Furthermore, Xiao Chen had defeated Feng Yuqiang in ten moves.
Although Feng Yuqiang was trash to Liu Ruyue, he was still an early-stage Star Venerate. Someone who could easily defeat him in ten moves would definitely be strong and talented. She might not care about such a person, but herpanions might not be able to handle him.
If that Xiao Chen were to escape capture, it would be somewhat problematic to search for him.
Junior Brother Jiang, you lead the team. You must find this person. Remember, ask first and do not attack if you can help it.
Jiang Cheng nodded and said, Dont worry. Leave it to me. However, after we leave, what will Senior Sister do?
Liu Ruyue replied seriously, I need to find that underground dragon city and investigate the truth. I need to see if that really is an ancient city of my Dragon Race.
Very well. In that case, Senior Sister, take care. Just wait for our good news.
Jiang Chengs tone suggested that the matter of seeking out Xiao Chen was in the bag and nothing to take seriously.
Upon seeing Jiang Cheng like this, she could not help feeling her head ache. She looked at that calmer disciple and said, Wu Xu, keep an eye on Junior Brother Jiang. After all, this is the Soaring Dragon Marquiss conferrednd. I do not want any unnecessary conflict with him.
Right. Senior Sister, dont worry. I think Junior Brother Jiang knows his limits.
It was more efficient to work as a group. They set out to uncover Xiao Chens movements. This left Liu Ruyue alone in the hall.
Since no one was bothering with him, Feng Yuqiang asked nervously, Your Highness the Holy Daughter, if there is nothing more, may this old man leave?
There is no rush. Liu Ruyue took a sip of tea. Now that there was no one else around, her expression rxed somewhat, no longer looking that stern. Draw that Xiao Chen. I want to see what he looks like.
Cultivators had very strong observation skills and memories. Even if they were not good at drawing, one would be able to recall anyones appearance and air with just one look.
As a Star Venerate, Feng Yuqiang naturally had no problem doing so. He prepared ink and paper and started drawing after a while.
The White Robed Xiao Chen held his saber while standing on the roof with his full head of long hair alternating between ck and white.
Xiao Chen had a handsome appearance, and his expression seemed cold.
Liu Ruyue waved her hand, dismissing Feng Yuqiang. She was entranced by the drawing. The person in the painting was very familiar, but she just could not recall where she saw him before.
Xiao Chen. The White Robed Xiao Chen.
These robes, this person, why are they so familiar? Liu Ruyue felt confused as she studied the painting with a grave expression on her face.
Of course, Liu Ruyue was familiar with these.
The white robes were the Clear Wind Robes that Liu Ruyue personally gave Xiao Chen. He had been wearing them ever since.
Although the Clear Wind Robes were not Treasure Tools, they were a pretty extraordinary Secret Treasure at that time. They could clean themselves automatically and featured self-repair on top of many other functions.
As for the appearance of the person, that was the person she loved. After ten-odd years, Xiao Chens air had changed, but his appearance had not changed much. How could she not be familiar with this?
When one was young, one did not understand love. One only knew that one had to proim it loudly.
At the Heavenly Saber Pavilion, Xiao Chen once shouted Liu Ruyues name atop tall mountains, wanting to say the things in his heart to the one he loved.
He never forgot about his past at Qingyun Peak.
He had left the Kunlun Realm only to seek out Liu Ruyue.
However, it seemed like Liu Ruyue did not remember the past. She was entranced by the painting but could not recall anything.
I must have been mistaken and do not know this person.
This was the conclusion Liu Ruyue arrived at after a long time. She could not find such a person in her memories.
Liu Ruyue was very confident in her memory. If she had truly seen this person before, she would definitely remember him.
Since she could not recall any memory of him, she could only say that she had never seen him before.
Ill stop thinking for now. I should go and look for that underground dragon city. Perhaps I might remember when Junior Brother Jiang brings this person back.
Liu Ruyue recovered her previous expression as she put down the painting. Then, she stood up and left.
Just as she was about to leave the hall, she paused for a moment before returning. Then, she ced the painting in her storage ring before finally leaving.
Chapter 1765 (Raw 1777): Scouting Out the Cluster Lord’s Residence
Chapter 1765 (Raw 1777): Scouting Out the Cluster Lords Residence
At this moment, Xiao Chen naturally did not know that the person that he dreamed about had arrived in the Soaring Dragon Great Realm.
This person was in Dragon me City, which Xiao Chen left not long agothe Dragon me City where he spent half a year.
Many times, matters of life were truly this coincidental.
Xiao Chen had been in Dragon me City for a total of eight or nine months, but Liu Ruyue never came. However, just three days after he left, she arrived.
The two brushed by just like that.
After entering Soaring Dragon City, Xiao Chen spent another hour getting to the vicinity of the Cluster Lords Residence in the city.
The buildings in the Cluster Lords Residence were grand and imposing, upying arge plot. When seen from afar, the area had an invisible majestic aura above it.
That was the Luck of the dynasty. The Soaring Dragon Marquis was conferred an aristocrat by the Yanwu Dynasty, furthermore, the rank of a marquis.
Naturally, the Soaring Dragon Marquis enjoyed the protection of the dynastys Luck. Thend that he conferred to his descendants would also gain some of the dynastys Luck.
Of course, the effects would not be as strong and obvious as at the Marquiss Residence in the Soaring Dragon Marquisate.
However, those who tried to sense it could still feel the dynastys Luck above the Cluster Lords Residence.
Even though it is very thin, it still scared anyone who saw it witless.
When major characters noticed this invisible Luck, they would give some face and not barge in.
As for those who were weakerHoly Venerates and Sovereign Personagesthey did not dare to cause any trouble.
However, today, Xiao Chen felt anger in his heart. Along the way, he was attacked for no good reason and nearly died. If he did not vent his anger, it would be hard to calm down.
Without rifying the reason for the attack, he naturally would not feel convinced in his heart.
If he had a chance to sneak into the Cluster Lords Residence, he would definitely not let it off.
Although Xiao Chen was angry, he remained careful and cautious, not rashly doing things.
He just observed from afar, not getting too close.
This was because many experts could even feel a nce from one, even if one was fifty kilometers away.
There would definitely be such a person in the Cluster Lords Residence.
However, Xiao Chen was just a Major Primal Core Venerate. The other party would not expect a Venerate to dare to spy on the Cluster Lords Residence, much less attack it.
Even if the other party discovered Xiao Chen, they would not care and just directly ignore him.
It was just like how elephants did not care about ants at all.
However, this was to Xiao Chens advantage and the reason why he dared to try this.
After observing the surroundings, Xiao Chen sighed to himself. The Cluster Lords Residence was indeed tightly guarded.
Just the formations were already heavilyyered. He could not tell how many there were.
Even worse, there were experts guarding every passageway and countless guards patrolling the ce. There was no blind spot.
In addition, there were some hired experts. The experts of this Cluster Lords Residence were even stronger than what many Rank 4 sects had.
Is there really no blind spot?
Xiao Chen did not believe it. Thus, the Heavenly Eye flew out of his forehead.
The Heavenly Eye hung high in the sky, looking down on the entire Cluster Lords Residence. Aside from some areas where there were special formations for concealment, Xiao Chen clearly saw every flower and every de of grass, picking up every single detail.
He did not need to search for secret areas; he just needed to see if there were any openings in the defense.
Failing that, finding the ce with the lowest risk to break in through would be good, as well.
Xiao Chen noticed that there were more experts among the guards in the important areas of the Cluster Lords Residence.
The outer areas had only ordinary guards patrolling. However, there were still formations.
If Xiao Chen barged in, he would immediately trigger a formation, which would then raise the rm and result in many experts chasing after him.
However, it was impossible for any formation to be perfect.
Naturally, there were ws in the formationsid in the Cluster Lords Residence as well. However, the formations wereyered over each other, several of them operating at any moment.
The secondyer made up for the openings in the firstyer, the thirdyer made up for the secondyers openings, and so on.
This continuedyer afteryer for a total of eighteenyers.
Xiao Chen made some calctions. As long as he broke through nineyers, he would be able to enter safely.
While Xiao Chen was not skilled at formations, he was skilled at Dragon Seeking Arts and had some aplishments in geomancy.
He could make out many things from the multitude of decorations, fake mountains, pavilions, gazebos, and passageways.
He could tell that many seemingly ordinary buildings were actually nodes of the formation.
Xiao Chen used the Heavenly Eye to see all of these.
Then, drawing on the Dragon Seeking Art techniques in the Paradise Secret Canon, he continuously made calctions for four hours.
After a lot of effort, he finally figured out a pattern and felt more confident.
Come back!
The Heavenly Eye returned to Xiao Chens forehead. His eyes hurt slightly, so he closed them and rested for a while.
The instant Xiao Chen opened his eyes, he pushed off the ground and withdrew his aura. Then, he soared into the air, flying towards the Cluster Lords Residence.
This looked crazy and impossible.
However, in reality, Xiao Chen was just a Major Primal Core Venerate. He did not have much of a presence in the area near the Cluster Lords Residence.
Even if someone felt it, they would not make much of it.
Furthermore, Xiao Chen specifically headed for a rather deste corner.
Firstyer!
Xiao Chens body shed, and he sessfully broke through an opening in the firstyer of formations without causing amotion.
Secondyer, broken through!
Thirdyer, broken through!
By relying on his countless mental simtions, Xiao Chen broke through the first eightyers.
However, when it came to the ninthyer, he suddenly discovered that the ninth formation had started to move in reverse.
Damn it! Xiao Chen cursed in his heart, as he had no choice but tond.
Hisnding spot was not good. The moment he appeared, a patrol arrived from not far away.
If Xiao Chen had cleared the ninthyer, he would havended in a deste ce.
Who is there? the leader of that patrol immediately shouted when he saw Xiao Chen appear.
Xiao Chens face sank. Then, he turned around quickly and demanded coldly, Who gave you the courage to speak to me with such an attitude? Even your master, the Cluster Lord, does not dare to do that.
Xiao Chen looked different from the crowd while dressed in his white robes. The alternating stripes of ck and white hair gave him a cold and arrogant air.
As Xiao Chen spoke, he released some of his will of soul. The strong aura instantly caused the Major Primal Core guard leaders aura to weaken.
There were many guards in the Cluster Lords Residence. Most of them were only about this strong.
The true experts were all guarding the important areas or special checkpoints.
After that, there would be the hired experts. Those were highly respected people and would not be used for something minor like patrolling.
Normally, when the guards found uninvited guests, they would sound the rm before getting the experts in the Cluster Lords Residence to take action.
Xiao Chens attitude stunned this patrol.
Hence, the guards did not sound the rm. They also could not imagine that someone who was not even a Star Venerate would dare barge into the Cluster Lords Residence.
These guards thought that Xiao Chen was an honored guest of the Cluster Lord or an outstanding talent that caught the Cluster Lords eye, someone that the Cluster Lord intended to nurture and send to the Marquiss Residence in the future.
There were many such outstanding talents in the Cluster Lords Residence. Xiao Chenpletely fit the bill.
Xiao Chen said coldly, What is all themotion about? Do you think that I am an assassin?
The person Xiao Chen was lecturing felt somewhat embarrassed. This humble one does not dare.
That was right. How could there be a lone Major Primal Core assassin? What a joke.
The patrol leader felt that he was truly out of luck this time.
Xiao Chen stepped forward and ordered calmly, Send someone to bring me to Heart Cooling Lake.
When that patrol leader heard this, he rxedpletely. Heart Cooling Lake was an important ce in the depths of the Cluster Lords Residence. Outsiders could not possibly know about it.
This white-d desman should be new to the Cluster Lords Residence and ended up getting lost.
The patrol leader immediately nodded and called out one of his men to guide Xiao Chen.
However, in reality, Xiao Chen had already seen Heart Cooling Lake from outside with the Heavenly Eye.
Xiao Chens strong mental state allowed him to remain calm. Even after this patrol left, his expression did not change.
As Xiao Chen walked, he casually chatted with the guard leading the way.
Xiao Chen was surprised to learn that Cluster Lord Gou Yu was currently meeting an honored guest from the Soaring Dragon Marquisate. This persons identity was a mystery; the guards did not know who it was. However, based on the treatment, that person was definitely of noble status.
Young Master, Heart Cooling Lake is just a short distance ahead. I still have other duties to fulfill, so I wont be sending you all the way, that guard said respectfully.
Xiao Chen nodded, indicating that the guard could go.
It was rather problematic to enter, but once Xiao Chen entered, he was very rxed.
This was because no one noticed or suspected anything about him.
There were even people who would nod to Xiao Chen and greet him after seeing him.
Suddenly, as Xiao Chen looked around the ce, he actually saw a familiar person in the Cluster Lords Residence.
Its her...
Xiao Chens gaze immediately turned somewhat gloomy. That exins it. Everything can be exined now.
Chapter 1766 (Raw 1778): Someone Else
Chapter 1766 (Raw 1778): Someone Else
Xiao Chen saw the maidservant Xiao Yu, who served him at the Soaring Dragon Pavilion in the past, walking quickly in a fluster at the entrance to the garden in front.
At first, he thought he saw wrong. After he verified it, he discovered that he was not wrong.
It was indeed the maidservant Xiao Yu, who had attended to him twice at the Soaring Dragon Pavilion.
At first, Xiao Chen thought that it was just coincidence or fate. Now, it looked like it was nned.
Xiao Chen recalled that Xiao Yu raised the topic of bringing him to meet the Cluster Lord several times.
Now that he thought about it, that Cluster Lord Gou Yu must have noticed him long ago.
Naturally, the Cluster Lord would be very familiar with my movements and what happened in Dragon me City.
It was not convenient to make a move in Dragon me City. So, after I left the city, the Cluster Lord immediately sent assassins.
Those skilled assassins, who worked together very well, required arge amount of resources and time to train. This would not be a problem for the Soaring Dragon Marquis.
However, the expression of this woman right now does not seem quite right.
Could it be that the news of my killing all the eighteen assassins has already leaked?
That is very possible.
Xiao Chens thoughts moved quickly. Right now, the other party should be reporting to the Cluster Lord.
I should follow her.
Xiao Chen silently hid himself and followed behind the maidservant Xiao Yu. At this moment, the other partys footsteps were flustered, and her expression was anxious.
Xiao Yu did not notice anyone following behind her at all.
About seven minutester, Xiao Chen followed Xiao Yu to a pavilion in the Cluster Lords Residence.
This pavilion...looks like a temporary residence prepared for a guest.
Xiao Chen noticed something odd. After thinking about it, he recalled that the Cluster Lord seemed to be entertaining some guests.
ck-d soldiers stationed around the pavilion guarded the ce. They all showed stern expressions and pride.
The uniforms of these guards were somewhat different from those of the Cluster Lords Residence. Their cultivation was also somewhat better.
Let me in. I need to see the Cluster Lord. I have urgent matters for her to deal with.
However, the surprising thing to Xiao Chen was that the maidservant Xiao Yu was actually stopped.
Miss, please show some respect. Seventh Young Master is currently speaking with the Cluster Lord and left strict instructions not to let anyone near. That guard showed a stern expression, looking like this was non-negotiable.
Xiao Chen thought, Who is this? To think that they are so bold, daring to be this rude to the Cluster Lords Residences people, not letting them in at all when asked.
Cluster Lord Gou Yu is the master here.
The maidservants expression appeared anxious. After she forcefully tried to enter, she was stopped. The situation immediately turned somewhat tense.
How audacious! Do you not know that this is the Cluster Lords Residence? If you still dont let me in, dont me me for being rude. Make way!
Xiao Yu looked like she was going to attack and barge in.
What are you doing?! Even if this is the Cluster Lords Residence, Seventh Young Master cannot be disobeyed.
Upon seeing that something was off, the guards in the other areas also came over.
It looked like the guards were trying to push the maidservant Xiao Yu away, wanting her to leave this ce.
Theres my chance!
Xiao Chens eyes lit up. The sudden change resulted in many openings appearing in the defenses of this pavilion.
The guards of that mysterious honored guest were all focused on the maidservant Xiao Yu.
Whoosh! Whoosh!
With a gentle movement, Xiao Chen spread his arms out and moved one kilometer and silentlynded on the roof of the pavilion, as light as a swallow.
He pressed his body low and retracted his aura, hiding quietly.
The guards everywhere else were still upied with that maidservant Xiao Yu and too busy to spot Xiao Chen; they did not notice anything strange at all.
Xiao Chen turned his Spiritual Sense into a fine thread and silently sent it through the cracks in the roof.
He immediately saw the scene inside, all of it entering his mind.
There were two people sitting at the hosts seat, one male and one female.
The man looked handsome, poised, and was luxuriously dressed. He radiated nobility from his face and looked very young, no more than twenty-five years old.
There was an extremely unremarkable old man hidden in the shadows behind the man. His eyes were closed as he stood upright with his hands sped behind his back.
If one did not pay attention, one would not notice this old man at all.
Xiao Chens heart immediately skipped a beat. He could not see through this old mans cultivation at all.
That was to say, that old mans cultivation was much higher than Xiao Chens. Xiao Chen could not make it out based on the aura.
Xiao Chen would only be able to make it out if he saw the old man use his power.
The woman seated next to the young man had exquisite facial features. Her magnificent and luxurious clothing did not hide her figure at all.
A slight gap across her bosom gave a deliberate glimpse of snowy-white skin. The half-covered chest inspired even fancier thoughts,pletely entrancing.
Its her!
This sight truly greatly startled Xiao Chen, nearly causing him to expose his aura. This girl was actually Lan Luo.
It was the auctioneer from Purple Sun Regions Purple Sun City, the girl Xiao Chens words upset into crying.
This was truly unexpected. To think that the other party held such a noble status. To think that she was Cluster Lord Gou Yu, the beloved daughter of the Soaring Dragon Marquis!
Seventh Elder Brother, why did you call me here?
Lan Luo clearly appeared impatient. She showed a gloomy expression as she said, What do you want? Just speak directly. There is no need to beat about the bush and act all secretive.
Seventh Elder Brother?
It turns out that he is the son of the Soaring Dragon Marquis. No wonder he receives such preferential treatment and his guards are so arrogant.
In that case, he is a viscount. However, the Soaring Dragon Marquis has many sons. He is not certain to inherit the Marquiss position.
[TL Note: The viscount here does not actually refer to his title. The Chinese here basically writes the Young Master of the Marquis but in the form of an address. There isnt such a word in English, so the closest thing would be viscount, which would be the son of a marquis under British peerage.]
The young man smiled and said, Alright, Ill stop dying. I heard that an ancient Dragon Race totem appeared in Younger Sisters conferrednd. I happen to have a friend in the capital who is very interested in it, and he asked me to help out.
After Lan Luo heard that, she immediately stood up. Then, she said with an extremely serious tone and aposed expression, Long Bo, you better stay far away from that. If Ie to know that you dared to target that Dragon Race totem, I will immediately fall out with you.
The man named Long Bo was somewhat stunned. Lan Luos reaction was unexpectedly intense.
After a while, Long Bo smiled abashedly and said, Interesting. Why the huge reaction? If you want it, I can let you have it. However, you did not make a move after so long. You should know that there are many people who are interested in the ancient Dragon Race totem. If not on ount of Father, others would have already made a move long ago. However, you did not make a move at all. If so, you will end up letting an outsider benefit sooner orter.
Lan Luo showed a serious expression as she said, There is no need for you to bother about my matters. If you dare to target that ancient Dragon Race totem, dont me me for being rude.
[TL Note: I noticed that the name Gou Yu is always used together with the title Cluster Lord. In theter parts of the novel, she is almost always referred to as Lan Luo. This leads me to guess that Gou Yu might be a pseudonym she used while in the Soaring Dragon Great Realm.]
Up on the roof, Xiao Chen immediately received a tremendous shock. Could it be that he guessed wrong?
If it was not her who sent the eighteen assassins, then someone else did?
Long Bo picked at his nails and sighed casually, Its toote. Ive already made my move.
You are seeking death!
The moment Lan Luo heard that, she erupted, no longer able to hide her murderous intent.
Boom!
Just at this moment, the doors of the pavilion were shoved open. The maidservant Xiao Yu barged in hurriedly.
Lan Luo looked and discovered some wounds on Xiao Yus body. Startled, she asked, Xiao Yu, why are you in such a state?
There were priorities to various matters. Xiao Yu did not mention the matter of her being stopped by the guards yet. Instead, she said, Cluster Lord, Seventh Young Master sent out the Eighteen Shadow Guards to kill Xiao Chen and even got people to seal off the road.
The Eighteen Shadow Guards!
Lan Luos heart felt empty. With the Eighteen Shadow Guards making a move, how could Xiao Chen possibly survive?
This blow was too great. Lan Luo had difficulty epting it. Her body trembled as herplexion paled somewhat.
Seventh Young Master, we already did our best, but she still managed to barge in. Seventh Young Master, please punish us.
The group of guards outside came in as well and knelt on the floor.
Long Bo smiled faintly and said, Its fine. Withdraw first. You did well.
Lan Luo looked like she understood something as she said, No wonder... No wonder you dyed me here, not letting me out.
Long Bo sat down and took a sip of tea. Then, he said slowly, Matters have already gone this far. Younger Sister, dont be angry. After a while, the Eighteen Shadow Guards should be returning with good news.
Lan Luos eyes seemed somewhat moist. She had never felt this upset and empty in her life before.
It was like a rock pressing on her heart, very unbearable.
Good news?
Lan Luos expression suddenly turned cial, making Long Bo feel that something was wrong.
Just as Long Bo was about to say something, Lan Luo continued, If anything happens to that person, you can forget about leaving. Youd best pray that you do not receive any good news. Keep an eye on him. From now on, he is not allowed to take even half a step out of this pavilion!
After coldly saying that, Lan Luo waved her hand and left, no longer wanting to see Long Bos face.
Lan Luo feared that she would not be able to hold back from attacking right then and there.
Whats going on?
Long Bo frowned slightly in some confusion. Whats going on? Lan Luo seemed like she really wanted to kill me.
Xiao Chen, who was on the roof, immediately understood what was going on.
It turned out that Xiao Chen had truly misunderstood Lan Luo. The one that attacked him was actually this Long Bo, the seventh son of the Soaring Dragon Marquis.
Given this thought, Xiao Chen could not help revealing some murderous intent in his eyes.
Who is up there?
It was just a small slip, some murderous intent leaking out Xiao Chens eyes, and the old man hidden behind Long Bo suddenly opened his eyes.
Chapter 1767 (Raw 1779): Smiling Daughter Pavilion
Chapter 1767 (Raw 1779): Smiling Daughter Pavilion
It was just a trace of murderous intent in Xiao Chens eyes, but the old man protecting Long Bo discovered it immediately.
The old man shouted and promptly attacked.
Up on the roof, Xiao Chen quickly thought of countermeasures.
Should he fight or flee?
However, fleeing was clearly impractical. Now that Xiao Chen was exposed, how could he walk out of this Cluster Lords Residence?
In that case, there was only one path left to take.
With one thought, Xiao Chen attacked decisively, making his move before that old man, and pressed his palm down. His entire body descended with the shattered tiles of the roof.
In the time it took for a spark to fly, Xiao Chen dodged the old mans attack and charged at Long Bo.
The old man had thought that Xiao Chen would definitely flee after being discovered. He did not expect Xiao Chen to be so bold as to attack instead of running.
The old mans body happened to brush by Xiao Chens. When he reached the roof, Xiao Chen already descended and pressed over to Long Bo.
This enraged the old man. To think that he was fooled by a Venerate. Damn it! he roared furiously and spun around to grab Xiao Chen.
Long Bo remained calm while seated on the hosts seat. He smiled coldly. You are just an insignificant Venerate, yet you dare to sneak-attack me. You overestimate yourself.
The spot between Long Bos eyebrows glowed, and a vast will of soul immediately surged out.
Xiao Chen did not even have to think. The azure-colored dragon seal in his Soul Pool released a bright light. Then, a will of soul containing the Divine Might of the Azure Dragon charged out fearlessly.
Boom!
The two wills of soul shed. There was no suspense at all. Xiao Chen had the powerful Soul Energy from the Faux God me, which was supported by the Azure Dragons Divine Might.
This crushed Long Bos weak will of soul and continued to pour over, firmly suppressing Long Bo; he could not move at all.
All this happened in the time it took for a spark to fly. At the same time, the old mans figure alsounched over.
It looked like the old man would touch Xiao Chen and suppress him in the next moment.
Stop. Take another step, and I will kill him!
Relying on the will of soul, Xiao Chen reached out and grabbed Long Bo, turning around quickly.
At this moment, the ck-d old man was only half a step away from Xiao Chen.
Had Xiao Chen been just the slightest bit slower, the old man would have immediately suppressed him and killed him on the spot.
Let go of Seventh Young Master!
Xiao Chen held on to Long Bos neck with one hand. He squeezed a little, and Long Bos pale face immediately showed pain.
This scared the ck-d old man into backing off, not daring to act rashly.
At this moment, Xiao Chen rxed slightly. He thought to himself, That was dangerous.
To think that this ck-d old man is actually a terrifyingte-stage Star Venerate. If I really fought such a person, he would need only one move to kill me.
Of course, that was if Xiao Chen did not use the Divine Might from the Faux God me in his sea of consciousness.
Xiao Chen!
Things happened too quickly. The instant Xiao Chennded, a middle-aged man hidden in the darkness immediately shielded the Cluster Lord. Then, the two moved very far back.
When Lan Luo saw Xiao Chen, she called his name with a hard-to-hide expression of pleasant surprise.
Upon hearing Lan Luos cry, Xiao Chen nodded slightly in acknowledgment.
You are not dead? Where are my Eighteen Shadow Guards?
After discovering Xiao Chens identity, Long Bo was stunned. The person who held the Dragon Race totem was actually not dead yet.
Instead, Xiao Chen barged into the Cluster Lords Residence and restrained him.
The development of the situationpletely surpassed his expectations.
Xiao Chen, dont be rash. Let him down. Ill help you deal...
After the pleasant surprise, Lan Luo calmed down. This was not the time to be happy.
Xiao Chen is here for revenge. Now that he has suppressed Long Bo, if he rashly kills him, the consequences will be unimaginable.
Father will definitely be livid. At that time, no matter how capable Xiao Chen is, he wont be able to survive.
No, I definitely cannot let that happen.
As Lan Luo thought this, she became anxious again.
Lan Luo was not willing to lose the hope that just emerged again. She had already experienced it once before. She did not want to experience that stifling feeling and the pain of despair anew.
She needed to advise Xiao Chen to stop.
Long Bos eyes narrowed in an insidious expression. He was not worried about being restrained by Xiao Chen. He said coldly, Senior An, there is no need to care about me. Just attack and kill this bastard. He wont dare do anything to me.
Yes!
Cold cruelty glinted in the ck-d old mans eyes. Then, his figure shed as he charged over.
Crack!
The old man heard a crisp sound from Long Bos neck. Then, Long Bos entire head twisted to the back, and his body went limp as it dropped to the ground.
If Xiao Chen would die anyway, then there was no need to be nice with Long Bo and resign himself to death.
Long Bos understanding of Xiao Chen was too simple. He never thought about how this person had dared to barge into the Cluster Lords Residence.
How could Xiao Chen be someone indecisive and wishy-washy?
The ce fell deathly silent. The ck-d old man was dumbfounded.
This was the Soaring Dragon Marquiss seventh son.
Why did this white-d person kill Long Bo at the drop of a hat, not hesitating at all? Decisive and merciless.
The ck-d old man was also very naive.
Why should Xiao Chen hesitate? What was there to hesitate for and ponder?
Should Xiao Chen feel conflicted and do nothing, then let the old man smash him to death with one palm strike?
Xiao Chen was not that stupid and silly. All the more, he would not be that soft.
While everyone was stunned, Xiao Chen turned and quickly left the ce.
Young Master?
Panicking, the ck-d old man rushed to Long Bos limp body and bellowed in rage.
The old mans voice contained some despair. As Long Bos personal guard, he had failed to protect his master.
Naturally, the old man was unlikely to escape death. He was very clear on how horrifying the Soaring Dragon Marquis was. At this moment, only fear and despair remained.
Xiao Yu, send out my orders. Let Young Master Xiao leave. No one is to block him.
Yes!
After sending out that voice projection, Lan Luo felt somewhat sad. Xiao Chen had not listened to her this time, either.
She could not exin why she felt sad.
Big Brother Bai, help me take a look and see if my seventh elder brother can be saved.
Lan Luo was also startled as she looked at Long Bos body. Who could have imagined Xiao Chen to be so decisive?
There is no need to look. He wont die. However, his will of soul was crushed earlier, and he lost so much of his life aura. Even if he is saved, he will be crippled. It will be hard for him to recover.
That middle-aged mans eyes were very sharp. With only one nce, he managed to diagnose Long Bos situation.
After all, while Long Bo was dying, he was still breathing, and his soul had not scattered yet.
Xiao Chen did not have time to deal a heavy blow before leaving. Hence, Long Bo managed to survive.
The process of leaving the Cluster Lords Residence was much easier than Xiao Chen anticipated. He did not have to use the Divine Might as he initially nned.
He did not even draw the Tyrant Saber.
After thinking for a while, Xiao Chen understood why without needing to guess: Lan Luo had made arrangements.
Now, he owed her two favors. He sighed softly in his heart and arrived on the street.
While in deep thought, Xiao Chen headed for the Smiling Daughter Pavilion.
He definitely could not remain in Soaring Dragon City for long, so he would have to find another ce to dispose of the treasures that he had on hand.
However, that was not urgent. After all, these were rare and precious natural treasures. Selling them would not be a problem.
Xiao Chen was in a pretty good mood. This was how he had always been. He repaid kindness with kindness and evil with evil.
He was decisive in killing and quick to settle kindness or grudges.
If a gentleman could take revenge in one night, he would absolutely not wait for ten years.
[TL Note: This is in reference to a Chinese idiom, a gentleman will not worry about waiting for ten years to take revenge. The closest English equivalent would be revenge is a dish best served cold.]
If one was restrained by concerns over everything while one was alive, what was the point of living?
After killing Long Bo, Xiao Chen did not feel any worry.
Firstly, the other party had already sent assassins to take Xiao Chens life while Xiao Chen was on the way back.
Secondly, after being restrained by Xiao Chen, Long Bo had overestimated himself, still wanting to kill Xiao Chen.
There was a saying, if one did not look for trouble, one would not die.
Killing Long Bo would not leave Xiao Chen with any mental blocks at all.
Without venting his anger, he would have a hard time calming down.
Now that he had vented his anger, his heart naturally was serene.
Now, Xiao Chen only wanted to find somewhere to have a good drink.
Of course, the Smiling Daughter Pavilion was his first choice. Furthermore, he could ask about headliner Ling Long and his martial nephew, Ling Yu.
After a while, Xiao Chen arrived at the Smiling Daughter Pavilion.
At this moment, it was night. Soaring Dragon City was brightly lit withnterns.
This should be the peak hour for the Smiling Daughter Pavilions business. However, when Xiao Chen arrived there, he could only describe the ce as quiet. It was not as noisy and bustling as when he first came.
It seemed that the Smiling Daughter Pavilion had fallen in decline.
Chapter 1768 (Raw 1780): Who Is Right and Who Is Wrong
Chapter 1768 (Raw 1780): Who Is Right and Who Is Wrong
There was not even a maidservant to wee the guests. After entering, Xiao Chen had to take the initiative to call someone over before a maidservant came to attend to him.
One room and good wine, Xiao Chen said.
The maidservant smiled faintly and said, Young Master is alone, right?
Xiao Chen thought for a while before saying, Prepare portions and cups for two.
After entering the room, Xiao Chen asked in confusion, Howe the Smiling Daughter Pavilion does not have any headliners recently? It is so quiet; not even a single person can be seen around.
The maidservant replied apologetically, Young Master probably has note to Soaring Dragon City for a long time already. Our Smiling Daughter Pavilions Fairy Basket was lost almost a year ago. The headliners have all returned to the capital already. The headquarters made some arrangements, and the headliners will not being to Soaring Dragon City for now.
Xiao Chen felt slightly stunned on hearing that. Then, he recalled that the Fairy Basket that Jiang He stole from the Smiling Daughter Pavilion was currently in his storage ring, quietly collecting dust.
If she had not mentioned the Fairy Basket, Xiao Chen would have forgotten it.
Since there is no more Fairy Basket, cant another one be made? Xiao Chen asked, puzzled.
The maidservant smiled. It is difficult. The Fairy Basket cannot be casually made on-demand. It is a peak Dao Tool withplicated craftsmanship. The formations within are intricate and need at least three years to make. Im not sure what will happen to this Smiling Daughter Pavilion by then.
It turned out that so much effort went into making a Fairy Basket. This startled Xiao Chen.
He picked up a wine cup and took a small sip. No longer lingering on this topic, he said, I would like to ask about the headliner Ling Long. Do you know where and when she went?
The maidservant smiled warmly. This is really coincidental. I was headliner Ling Longs personal maidservant. My young miss left for the capital already. That was about half a year ago. Originally, she should have left much earlier. However, there was a foolish fellow who wanted to learn the pipa or something. Im not sure what Young Miss was thinking, but she actually agreed.
This dyed her and resulted in her leaving two monthster than she initially nned.
Learning the pipa... Xiao Chen could not help smiling. Little Martial Nephew Ling Yu is really trying hard.
Alright, you may leave first. I will call you if I need anything.
Alright. Young Master, do enjoy.
After the maidservant left, Xiao Chen searched around his storage ring.
Eventually, he found the dusty Fairy Basket in a corner.
Xiao Chen had remained in Dragon me City, busy cultivating. He nearly forgot about this peak Dao Tool.
He recalled that he nearly got trapped in there when he tried to subdue it back then. He had cut off his Spiritual Sense and came out after much difficulty.
Now, he had already formed the will of soul, and his Soul Energy was extraordinary.
Xiao Chen believed that he should be able to subdue this Fairy Basket and ce his Spiritual Mark on it.
After that, he would be able topletely control this peak Dao Tool.
Whoosh!
Xiao Chens Spiritual Sense barged into the Fairy Basket.
He instantly entered the maze.
Countless ancient screens appeared, crisscrossing each other. The maze was veryplicated, just like before.
The Spiritual Sense that made up Xiao Chen in there was trapped inside, unable toe out.
However, this time was different from the previous time.
Xiao Chens strength was now extraordinary, unlike before.
Break! Xiao Chen shouted, and he merged his will of soul with his Spiritual Sense before letting it erupt.
Azure light shed, and all the screens instantly turned into dust flying in the air. It was like snow drifting down in the dark night sky.
This time was different from the previous time. This time, the dust continued drifting in the air and did not form a new maze.
This was because Xiao Chen had destroyed the maze from its foundations.
The boundless maze that continuously regenerated would not appear again.
Xiao Chen moved forward amid the flying dust. Then, he saw a sleeping woman at the limits of his vision.
This woman looked like a fairy. Her eyes were closed as if she just fell asleep.
Her eyshes were distinct. Her skin was like snow and looked as pretty as a flower.
The Azure Lotus Fairy!
This was the founder of the Smiling Daughter Pavilion. Back then, she was the one who performed the sword dance after countless Spirit Jades flew into the Fairy Basket.
Xiao Chen still recalled the scene of flowers filling the ce, intoxicating three thousand guests, the frost of a single sword freezing fourteen provinces!
He clearly remembered the final stroke of the sword dance. It was hard to forget.
This woman had definitely been a peerless talent. Her every frown and every smile gave off a beauty that could destroy nations. This resulted in people nicknaming her the Azure Lotus Fairy.
Xiao Chen tore his eyes off this woman with some difficulty. Then, he moved to the back and got rid of the Spiritual Mark that the previous owner left behind.
Finally, he left a strand of his will of soul, setting his mark there.
The Fairy Basket formally changed masters.
At this moment, the dark space lit up. Xiao Chen felt firm ground under his feet and discovered that his surroundings were a vast formation.
That was right. It truly was a vast formation.
There were many flickering stars in the sky, and a moon hung high above. The bright moon was the center of the formation, and the faint stars formed nine hundred ny-nine different formations.
Hundreds of flowers bloomed on the ground, each of thempeting in beauty. The field of flowers looked endless, like a sea of flowers.
Xiao Chen could not make out how many formationsy within the sea of flowers.
The sky and the ground were connected. The formations of the stars and the flowers were linked.
Just one movement caused the stars to move and the flowers to bloom and wither. There were all sorts of changes, looking unfathomable and mysterious.
The Azure Lotus Fairyy quietly among the flowers.
Now, Xiao Chen finally believed that this Dao Tool did indeed require three years to prepare.
That was still not quite right. He felt that it was already very impressive to be able to make this in three years.
The sleeping Azure Lotus Fairy looked lovable, piquing mens curiosity to the extreme.
While the Azure Lotus Fairys eyes were tightly shut, she already looked so beautiful. If she opened her eyes, how charming would she be?
However, that was just a thought.
Xiao Chen knew about the strangeness of this Fairy Basket. It needed to absorb sufficient Spirit Jades before the formation could be activated to disy mysterious phenomena of different levels.
The more Spirit Jades, the more magnificent and beautiful the mysterious phenomenon.
It was said that no one had seen the Azure Lotus Fairy appear from the original Fairy Basket of the Smiling Daughter Pavilion before.
The Azure Lotus Fairy in replicas would only asionally be invited out by some extravagant guests to perform her powerful sword dance.
Xiao Chen rubbed his chin as he studied theplicated formations above and below, a heavy frown settling on his face.
Due to his deep aplishments in geomancy, he could tell that therge,plicated formations hid a powerful killing move.
However, this killing move was well hidden. It would not be easy to uncover it.
Perhaps the rumor was true. The Fairy Basket was not something useless that could only materialize those magnificent mysterious phenomena.
After its mysteries were unraveled, the Fairy Basket could turn out to be a Dao Tool of inestimable might.
It could be that there might not be a need to figure out its mysteries at all. Maybe one only needed to activate all the formations formed by the stars and moon in the sky and the sea of flowers on the ground before materializing that killing move.
Just think about it, how awful would a killing move materialized by so many formations be?
Once this killing move appeared, it would definitely be terrifying.
However, this was just a thought. If Xiao Chen truly wanted to activate all the formations in the Fairy Basket, he would require an astronomical amount of Spirit Jades.
Nevertheless, if he hung on to it, the Fairy Basket might be a great killing tool to ce his final gamble on in the future, if he were truly in dire peril.
Xiao Chen withdrew his Spiritual Sense from the Fairy Basket and returned to reality. Then, he took another drink of wine.
The door to the elegant room opened, and Lan Luo walked in alone.
Upon seeing the other cup and wine prepared on the table, Lan Luo asked, You knew that I woulde?
Remaining standing, Lan Luo continued agitatedly, Why do you never listen to me, stubbornly wanting to kill Long Bo?
In Purple Sun City, Xiao Chen had not listened to her advice to leave the Scarlet Blood War Banner behind when leaving Purple Sun City.
In the Cluster Lords Residence, Xiao Chen had not listened to Lan Luo again, directly killing Long Bo.
These two matters resembled each other. Lan Luo simply could not understand.
After thinking for a while and drinking in silence, Xiao Chen gazed at the cup and asked, Why do you think that I must listen to you?
It looks like there are some misunderstandings between us that cannot be resolved quickly. This drink is on me. Lets meet again if it is fated. No matter what, I owe you two favors now.
Lan Luo toyed with the wine cup in her hand and smiled bitterly in her heart. Must you calcte favors so clearly?
When views were irreconcble, it would be a waste of breath to continue the discussion. Xiao Chen felt helpless. He wanted to talk things out properly with Lan Luo, but he discovered that their characters were totally different. Perhaps they were both too strong-minded.
Neither was willing to give in to the other; both of them felt that they were right.
Actually, no one was wrong. Neither could be med. It was just that many things in the world could not be exined simply with right and wrong.
Ill be going first.
Xiao Chen put down the wine cup and stood up to leave. However, just when he stood up, someone violently pushed the door of the elegant room open.
Six people appeared outside the door. The leader looked at Xiao Chen and smiled. You want to leave? You cant do so now.
It was the group of people who came to look for Xiao Chen under Liu Ruyues orders.
Chapter 1769 (Raw 1781): Confusion and Chaos
Chapter 1769 (Raw 1781): Confusion and Chaos
When Xiao Chen saw the six people outside the door, he instinctively felt a sense of familiarity.
A familiar bloodline flowed in the bodies of these people. He noticed it very easily.
The eyes of these people seemed familiar yet strange. He needed only one look to notice that.
However, he did not feel any sense of closeness. Instead, he turned cautious.
These neers are hostile!
These peoples eyes did not contain any goodwill. They were guarded and grave.
The leader disyed hostility in his eyes, not hiding it at all.
In a mere instant, Xiao Chen understood what these people wanted. They were here for the so-called ancient Dragon Race totem.
He said directly, I do not have the ancient Dragon Race totem. You also should know that even if the totem is hidden in a storage ring, the people of the Dragon Race can still feel it. You should have the answer you want now.
Then, a person walked forward from the back. It was Wu Xu.
This was the Dragon Race disciple that Liu Ruyue thought highly of. While he had a calmer and more stable character, he was not strong enough.
Wu Xu looked at Xiao Chen and found Xiao Chens aura somewhat familiar.
However, Xiao Chens aura also felt strange. Such a situation was not rare. Wu Xu thought that Xiao Chen was a Dragon Race disciple whose bloodline was especially thin.
Since Xiao Chen was not a Divine Dragon or a True Dragon like the coiling dragon, thunder dragon, or sky dragon, he should be a false dragon.
That was also what was termed as a mixed-blood dragon within the Dragon Race.
Wu Xu said seriously, Dont worry. We do not have any malicious intentions. You do indeed not have the aura of the totem on you. However, our Holy Daughter would like to meet you to understand what happened.
Holy Daughter?
Xiao Chen pondered, feeling curious about this Holy Daughter.
However, he definitely could not go. One might know a person for a long time without understanding that persons true nature.
Most importantly, Xiao Chen could not speak about everything that happened in the underground dragon city, especially to the people of the Dragon Race. He had looted so many Dragon Race treasures and even inherited the Faux God me.
When the Holy Daughter asked about it, how would he alter the answer?
If he could not answer, it would still raise suspicions and create a conflict.
After thinking for a while, Xiao Chen made his decision. He rejected them, saying, I have things to do. If you have any questions, you can ask me now. Furthermore, I do not have the Dragon Race totem and do not need to go with you.
Jiang Cheng smiled in disdain. You are refusing? Do you think you have the right to refuse? You are just a lowly, mixed-blood dragon. Whether you have the totem or not, you dont have the final say. Senior Brother Wu was just being polite with you.
What bold words! Are all the people of the Dragon Race as arrogant and self-absorbed as you?
When Lan Luo, who was seated, heard the words lowly, mixed-blood dragon, she felt an itch in her heart and immediately got upset.
She immediately stood up and went to Xiao Chens side, ring coldly at Jiang Cheng.
Jiang Cheng looked at Lan Luos getup and figure. Then, he smiled coldly. Those Noble n rich good-for-nothings of the dynasties might take the women of your Smiling Daughter Pavilion as some major characters, but to me, Jiang Cheng, you are just a pretty face. Scram to the side.
Right after Jiang Cheng spoke, he thrust his hand forward to p her.
How audacious!
The situation infuriated Xiao Chen. He did not mind people calling him a mixed-blood dragon or things like that.
The strong had their grace. There was no need to bicker with just anyone.
However, those who humiliated Xiao Chens friends were another story.
Without a thought, Xiao Chens aura burst forth from his entire body, and he punched.
Ten Cauldron Force instantly erupted. The blow arrived first despite beingunchedter and struck Jiang Chengs chest.
Bang! As the fist light was about tond, Jiang Cheng activated the Veritable Essence Energy in his body, forming a protective shield.
Jiang Cheng thought that he could easily block this punch.
Who knew, Xiao Chens lightning-quick punch actually contained ten Cauldron Force. The collision of the two energies produced a huge shock wave.
The entire elegant room suddenly trembled, and the various decorations gave off a gentle light, trying to negate this spreading force.
However, the force that burst out was simply too strong.
The screens and paintingsted for only a moment before shattering with endless pinging sounds.
This punch directly sent Jiang Cheng flying back, and he fell above the center of the hall.
The people in the rooms on that floor were all startled by the strange sound and came out to take a look.
These people saw Jiang Cheng crashing into the railing of the opposite corridor like a cannonball.
Damn it!
Jiang Cheng immediately became enraged. He bellowed, and an indistinct White Dragon image appeared behind him.
That White Dragon roared ferociously, appearing very fierce and scary.
A horrifying Dragon Might erupted from Jiang Chengs body. Bang! Bang! Bang! The windows in all directions shattered.
The cultivators watching from the railings could not block the Dragon Might and ended up getting blown back.
Wu Xus expression changed slightly. His senior sister had repeatedly instructed them not to blow matters up.
However, things devolved to the current situation.
Xiao Chen felt the Dragon Might and saw a dragon-shaped shock wave surging over from the front, looking berserk and ferocious.
He took one step forward and reached out. Then, he pulled Lan Luo behind him, shielding her.
Xiao Chens gaze turned cold. He threw a punch that wasyered with the Azure Dragons Dragon Might, erupting with ten Cauldron Force.
Boom! The dragon-shaped shock wave immediately shattered.
Whoosh!
After this punch, Xiao Chen gently pushed off with his feet, unwilling to bring the battle into the room and implicate Lan Luo.
He directly charged out to the hall and started an intense fight with Jiang Cheng in midair.
Two dragons fought each other, shing without giving way.
In just the blink of an eye, the two exchanged ten moves.
To others, it looked like two different dragon images fighting and roaring in the air. A terrifying Dragon Might spread out.
The protective formations in the Smiling Daughter Pavilion trembled continuously under the impact of the twos fight. The entire building shook as if it would crumble at any moment.
The fight between the two was just like one between Star-Venerate-level experts, possibly even a higher level and more intense.
The experts guarding the Smiling Daughter Pavilion had long been startled. However, when they saw the scene in the air, their expressions turned unsightly. They did not dare to make a move.
Whats going on?
Just at this moment, the highest-ranking manager appeared and asked about the situation.
Its the people of the Dragon Race. One of them seems to be of the White Dragon bloodline, one of the Six Colored Divine Dragons.
The people of the Dragon Race?
That manager could not help sucking in a breath of chilly air. These people had too great a background. He could not handle this at all.
This was not the Yanwu Dynastys capital. The manager did not dare to offend the people of the Six Colored Divine Dragons in this Soaring Dragon City at all.
This was the genuine bloodline of the Great Deste Hundred Races, an overlord-level bloodline. Such people would be outstanding talents even in the Central Great Realm.
Not many people dared to offend such people.
Xiao Chen, who was fighting with Jiang Cheng, felt somewhat surprised. Jiang Chengs cultivation was very simr to his, but Jiang Cheng could still burst out with astonishing strength, not weaker than a Star Venerate.
This was the first time Xiao Chen met with such an opponent with the same cultivation.
Just any one person of the Dragon Race is already this strong?
Xiao Chen was unavoidably somewhat disappointed at this thought. If that was the case, then would that Dragon God Crown Prince be even stronger?
Upon seeing the expression on Xiao Chens face, Jiang Cheng smiled coldly and said, It is not toote to surrender now. Later, you wont even get a chance to surrender.
Xiao Chen could not help being stunned. Then, he smiled. You are overthinking.
He was indeed disappointed. However, it was not because of Jiang Cheng.
Xiao Chen had simply seen that the other party was not the strongest person in the Dragon Race.
Yet, Jiang Cheng already had such strength. This showed that there was still a huge gap between Xiao Chen and the Dragon God Crown Prince.
However, Jiang Cheng assumed that Xiao Chen feared him.
Overthinking? You are just a lowly, mixed-blood dragon. I am indeed overthinking. In that case, die!
Xiao Chens mocking expression incensed Jiang Cheng. He thought himself of high status, cing heavy emphasis on the nobility of bloodlines.
The pride in Jiang Chengs heart did not permit a mixed-blood dragon, like Xiao Chen, to mock him.
Jiang Cheng immediately activated his Great Deste Eon bloodline. In that instant, his aura rampantly grew stronger.
The White Dragon image behind Jiang Cheng turned very realistic at this moment.
The dragon eyes became scarlet, and an ancient Great Deste Eon Dragon Might reappeared in the world.
The Dragon Might spreading in the air turned incredibly heavy right away, feeling like it was solid.
Creak! Creak!
A few of the pirs supporting the building started to give way and fall out. It was like the building would really copse.
Ill show a lowly, mixed-blood dragon like you what a truly noble bloodline is!
Jiang Cheng lost all patience and roared. Countless strands of dragon Qi spread out from his body.
This formed many noble White Dragon images. With one hundred dragons soaring, his aura grew infinitely stronger, reaching a terrifying level.
Ignorant.
However, the moment Jiang Cheng approached, Xiao Chen revealed a look of disdain, and his eyes suddenly turned golden.
Xiao Chen activated his Great Deste Eon bloodline, and his Grade 8 Azure Dragon bloodline instantly crushed Jiang Chengs aura.
Before the other party could react, Xiao Chen kicked.
Plop! A hole appeared in the Smiling Daughter Pavilions wall as Jiang Cheng flew out like a sandbag and fell on the street.
Wu Xu and the others were stunned when they saw this. They had not expected such a result.
Junior Brother Jiang Cheng offended you earlier. Please excuse him.
Wu Xu felt very anxious. He only wanted to go out immediately and check on Jiang Chengs injuries.
So, Wu Xe casually performed a cupped-fist salute and apologized to Lan Luo, who he thought was a Smiling Daughter Pavilion headliner. Then, he prepared to leave quickly.
However, just at this moment, a few exceptionally strong auras arrived in the air.
These people broke through the barrier and the wall of the Smiling Daughter Pavilion. When theynded, they asked quickly, Cluster Lord, are you alright?
Wu Xu and hispanions, who had turned around, turned back when they heard this.
The White Dragon group was utterly dumbfounded. Matters had blown out of hand already.
Wu Xu thought about Jiang Chengs words. Jiang Cheng had offended the person he should not have to an irreconcble level already.
Chapter 1770 (Raw 1782): Being Himself
Chapter 1770 (Raw 1782): Being Himself
The Cluster Lord!
The person whom Jiang Cheng wanted to p earlier was Cluster Lord Gou Yu, the most beloved little daughter of the Soaring Dragon Marquis.
This was the person that Liu Ruyue instructed to never, ever offend if possible.
Now, however, everything was messed up.
Cluster Lord, who are they?
Lan Luo answered indifferently, The Dragon Races people.
Wu Xu said abashedly, We have greatly offended you; Im truly sorry for that. It was just a misunderstanding earlier. Our Holy Daughter is also very respectful of the Soaring Dragon Marquis and does not have any malicious intentions towards the Cluster Lord. Earlier, Junior Brother Jiang Cheng only mistook Cluster Lord for...
Lan Luo raised her hand, stopping Wu Xu from continuing. Then, she said indifferently, Its fine. I also do not want any disagreement with the Dragon Race. However, this is my conferrednd. There are some things that I have authority over. I do not want to see you all in Soaring Dragon City again.
I understand. I apologize for the great offense.
Wu Xu released his bated breath. Fortunately, this Cluster Lord Gou Yu was not an unreasonable person.
If a conflict happened and they fought, as people who came from far away, the Dragon Races group would not be a match for the Cluster Lords Residence, no matter what.
More importantly, the ones who were unreasonable in the first ce were the Dragon Races people. Jiang Cheng had wanted to p the Cluster Lord earlier. This ced them in an extremely awkward position. There was no way to argue that, so they could only apologize and makepensation for their offense.
Wu Xus group arrived on the street.
There, they saw Jiang Cheng climb out of a deep pit in the ground with much difficulty. His face was pale, and he looked extremely sullen.
Jiang Cheng was actually defeated by the mixed-blood dragon, whom he looked down on, in one move.
Jiang Cheng, who took great pride in his White Dragon bloodline, simply could not ept this.
Senior Brother Wu, why did you alle out? Help me capture that fellow. If we attack together, he cannot do anything, Jiang Cheng immediately shouted when he saw Wu Xus group step out with embarrassed expressions.
Senior Brother Jiang, we have to go...todays matter... a girl said somewhat timidly. Clearly, she usually feared this Jiang Cheng.
Wu Xu patted that girls shoulder and said, Let me do it. Junior Brother Jiang, the person you wanted to p earlier was Cluster Lord Gou Yu.
What?!
Jiang Cheng looked shocked. He simply could not believe this. How could this be possible?
How could that mixed-blood dragon have a connection with Cluster Lord Gou Yu and even meet in a ce like the Smiling Daughter Pavilion?
Junior Brother Jiang, there is no need to feel responsible for this. You cannot be med for this matter. After all, who could have expected that she would be Cluster Lord Gou Yu? Wu Xu consoled softly when he saw Jiang Chengs appearance.
Jiang Cheng said obstinately, She is the Cluster Lord. I am the one who offended her. I was in the wrong; let me shoulder all the me. However, we still have to capture that Xiao Chen. We must bring him away. We must aplish what Senior Sister instructed.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
A few figures descended from the top of the building. Then, they gazed expressionlessly at Jiang Cheng and the others.
When are you all leaving? The Cluster Lord is already urging you on, the leader said politely as he looked at Wu Xu.
Unwilling to submit, Jiang Cheng opened his mouth to say something.
Wu Xu stopped Jiang Cheng and smiled. Its fine. We are leaving now.
At the same time, Wu Xu sent a voice projection to Jiang Cheng. Even a fool can tell that the Cluster Lord and Xiao Chen have an extraordinary connection. Arguing is useless. We should just report all this to First Senior Sister and let her decide.
Jiang Cheng felt wronged in his heart. However, at this moment, the situation was more than he could handle.
No matter how sullen or dissatisfied he was, he could only sulk about it.
In reality, this way was better for Jiang Cheng. If he continued to seek trouble for Xiao Chen, he would only embarrass himself further.
However, Jiang Cheng himself foolishly did not know that.
The group left Soaring Dragon City in about seven minutes. As the group looked at the city walls, they felt somewhat disappointed.
The group did not know how to face their first senior sister when they returned.
It is truly unexpected that this Xiao Chen is a person of the Dragon Race. Despite having the bloodline of a false dragon, he could still erupt with such a terrifying Dragon Might, someone sighed. The scene of Xiao Chens final exchange with Jiang Cheng, ending with Xiao Chen kicking Jiang Cheng away, still lingered in his mind.
Although Jiang Chengs cultivation was not high, he had limitless potential. In the White Dragon Race, it was said that if a Star Venerate did note, no one could defeat him.
Within the same cultivation, none of the strongest peak Major Primal Core experts could defeat Jiang Cheng.
In the future, when Jiang Cheng broke through Star Venerate, he would definitely rise very high. The Elders of the White Dragon bloodline set great hopes on him.
After Jiang Cheng went to Ancestor Dragon City, the Elders kept asking Liu Ruyue to take care of him.
However, Jiang Cheng suffered a great defeat todayfurthermore, he had lost in such an unsightly manner. That was simply inconceivable.
Not feeling convinced, Jiang Cheng said, I was just careless. If we fight again, I absolutely will not lose to him.
Wu Xu sighed and said, The false dragon bloodlines are not filled with only weaklings. Since ancient times, in the history of the Dragon Race, there have been many false dragons who changed their fates and became Heavenly Dragons. First Senior Sister often teaches us that we cannot judge a person based on their bloodline. They are allrades of our Dragon Race.
Jiang Cheng grew very sullen. He still did not feel convinced. However, Wu Xu had used Liu Ruyues words to lecture him, which he could not rebut. He could only feel depressed in his heart.
However, in reality, Jiang Cheng overthought.
Wu Xu did not intend to lecture Jiang Cheng; he only wanted to use Liu Ruyues words to counsel him.
He did not want Jiang Cheng to fixate on this, unable to free himself from this thought, which would turn into a mental block.
Junior Brother Jiang, how are your injuries? Let me help you take a look, Wu Xu asked somewhat worriedly when he noticed that Jiang Chengs expression still did not seem right.
Hypocrite, there is no need for you to bother.
Jiang Cheng had lost to Xiao Chen and failed to aplish his mission. Rage and grief intertwined in his heart. He showed a nk expression and stalked forward alone.
Senior Brother, we failed to aplish the mission this time... What will Senior Sister say? the people at the side asked worriedly.
Liu Ruyue had always been strict, clearly distinguishing between reward and punishment. Given that they messed up this time, a punishment was almost inevitable.
Wu Xu sighed in his heart. In the end, Jiang Cheng was too young, and the Elders pampered him too much.
Although Jiang Cheng was talented, with such a character, he would have difficulty aplishing great things.
Wu Xu smiled at the people beside him. Its fine. Ill exin it to First Senior Sister. This time, I did not n properly. I did not investigate his connections to the Cluster Lord beforehand. I was in the wrong. Lets go.
These people traveled on the road leading back, slowly disappearing into the horizon.
In the end, the Smiling Daughter Pavilion did not copse.
The manager released his bated breath. Earlier, sweat poured down his forehead without stopping.
The Smiling Daughter Pavilion had been rather unfortunate recently. First, they lost the Fairy Basket. Then, there was a fight between Dragon Race experts.
If the building truly copsed, then the Smiling Daughter Pavilion would have to suspend operation.
Inside the elegant room, Xiao Chen and Lan Luo sat at the table once again.
After the earlier storm passed, the tension between the two eased a little.
Lan Luo looked at Xiao Chen and said, You were too rash earlier. Given this, it will be hard to resolve the conflict with the Dragon Race.
Xiao Chen shook his head. It is not really rash. Its just my character, just like you. When you heard another person call me a mixed-blood dragon, you could not help getting angry. Likewise, when I heard another person humiliating you, I could not hold back, either.
I do not care about many things. Others can scold me or humiliate me; I can look past that. However, I will not let them involve my friends.
Lan Luo felt warmth when she heard it. The gentle smile on her face betrayed her happiness without her realizing it.
Actually, when thinking about it, the two were rather simr. They both had stubborn characters and could not easily submit to another.
However, when their friends were humiliated, they could not hold back, and their anger would erupt, regardless of the consequences.
When Lan Luo thought this, she suddenly figured out a lot of things. She smiled and asked, Do you need me to send you off? They mighty a trap for you outside the city.
Xiao Chen refused, Theres no need. Ive already troubled you a lot. I have to leave after this cup of wine. I do not have the Dragon Race totem with me. As long as I go far away, they wont really cause a hugemotion.
The two toasted each other before Xiao Chen stood up to take his leave.
Xiao Chen, in the future, no matter what trouble you are in, if you treat me as your friend, then please immediately tell me, Lan Luo requested sincerely as she looked at Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen felt stunned for a while on hearing that. Then, heughed heartily, Alright, I promise you that. In the future, if Ie to know that you are in trouble, no matter how far I am, I will rush over and do my best to help.
Xiao Chen formally epted Lan Luo as his friend from the bottom of his heart. In the past, Lan Luo was just a benefactor, one that he felt helpless about.
The two exchanged looks and were much more delighted in their hearts.
The unresolvable misunderstanding from beforepletely disappeared with this toast.
Sometimes, matters of life could be very strange.
When in disagreement, half a sentence would already be too much. No matter how one exined, it would be useless. Instead, the conflict would escte.
If thoughts aligned, a mere nce would be sufficient for the two to understand each other.
The previous disagreement was resolved amid wine.
As Lan Luo watched Xiao Chen leave, a mncholic but entrancing smile appeared on her face.
In the past, she had wondered why this person never gave her face. She could not stop thinking about him, unable to forget about him.
Now, Lan Luo finally understood. Actually, the reason was very simple. Xiao Chen was being himself.
In this foul and dirty world, Xiao Chen was only being himself. These were just a few simple words, but few could do it.
However, Xiao Chen managed.
He traveled the world in a neither-haughty-nor-humble manner. He would not look up to one just because one was the Cluster Lord, nor would he look down on one foring from a humble background.
Xiao Chen had his own principles and logic. Everything he did might look rash and unruly, but that was simply him being himself.
No matter how ck and white flipped around in this world, whether one was of nobility, whether one was restrained by all sorts of things, Xiao Chen would only be himself.
Chapter 1771 (Raw 1783): Smokelike Dust Clouds
Chapter 1771 (Raw 1783): Smokelike Dust Clouds
After Xiao Chen left, Lan Luo said, Men! Bring me the information of the Dragon Race people who came here, within fifteen minutes!
Naturally, many people were eyeing the ancient Dragon Race totem.
However, most factions would note to Lan Luos Soaring Dragon Great Realm without careful consideration first, on ount of the Soaring Dragon Marquis.
The Dragon Race was different. This matter involved the Dragon Race, considered their internal affairs.
Sending people to investigate was quite reasonable.
However, these people came silently without even informing her, wanting to take Xiao Chen away right before her.
That was simply making light of the Cluster Lord.
After about seven minutes, a stack of paper appeared in Lan Luos hands.
When Lan Luo finished reading the information, she put the papers down, and her expression changed slightly.
The White Dragon Holy Daughter, Liu Ruyue!
Lan Luo had heard of this woman long ago. She was a rare genius of the White Dragon bloodline, one that would appear only once every thousand years.
The White Dragon Holy Daughters origins were mysterious. Thirty years ago, every factionincluding the Dragon Racehad no news of this woman.
Then, thirty yearster, the White Dragon Holy Daughter suddenly appeared. She was a peerless talent and was also praised as the top beauty of the Dragon Race.
Liu Ruyues every frown and every smile was beautiful enough to topple nations. Even the Dragon God Crown Prince had fallen for her.
Lan Luo simply had not expected such a famous woman toe personally to handle this matter.
It looked like the Dragon Race paid a lot of attention to the matter of the ancient Dragon Race totem.
However, since Xiao Chen did not have the Dragon Race totem, everything was fine. Lan Luo would be able to help him settle this matter with her own abilities.
Xiao Chen remained in Soaring Dragon City, in no rush to leave.
He was not too worried about the Dragon Race. After all, he did not have the Dragon Race totem.
If the other party really went to Dragon me City, they would definitely make a thorough investigation of that and would not relentlessly chase him down.
Actually, Xiao Chen also wanted to see this Holy Daughter since she might be Liu Ruyue.
However, on further thought, he realized that if it really was Liu Ruyue, then when she heard his name in Dragon me City and found someone to draw his appearance, she would be able to guess his identity and would personallye to Soaring Dragon City.
Liu Ruyue would not send another person here.
Based on this logic, he concluded that the Holy Daughter had to be someone else. Furthermore, he had injured that Jiang Cheng. It was best not to meet the Holy Daughter.
Xiao Chen remained in the city for three days, exchanging all the precious treasures he wanted to dispose of for Spirit Jades before leaving.
Afterwards, he would head for the Purple me Sect in the Grave Sea.
At Dragon me City, Liu Ruyue heard Wu Xus report. A pair of sharp eyes immediately fixed on Jiang Cheng.
Jiang Cheng turned red, feeling incredibly embarrassed and not daring to speak.
Ive made a mistake. First Senior Sister, please punish me, Jiang Cheng said with a lowered head as he knelt on one knee.
Liu Ruyue said seriously, Raise your head.
Jiang Cheng carefully raised his head, feeling nervous. He hadmitted a huge mistake and caused the missions failure.
He felt guilty and simply did not dare to face Liu Ruyue.
Boom!
Jiang Cheng just raised his head when he saw Liu Ruyue throwing a palm strike into the air. This knocked him back and made him vomit some blood clots.
There was a saber intent with inextinguishable sharpness spreading in that blood. The blood turned into countless strands of energy shooting out in all directions with a howl.
This startled the others.
Jiang Cheng immediately felt incredibly rxed. This saber intent, which he could not get rid of for the past three days, was resolved by Liu Ruyues palm strike.
Many thanks, Senior Sister.
Liu Ruyue looked at Jiang Cheng and said, Go back and properly reflect on this. I do not want to see you now.
Yes.
Jiang Cheng did not dare to be rude, so he turned and left, feeling relieved.
The rest of you may leave, as well. Junior Brother Wu, stay behind.
Liu Ruyue dismissed the others, keeping only the experienced and knowledgeable Wu Xu.
Wu Xu asked, Senior Sister, what did you find in the underground dragon city?
Liu Ruyue shook her head and said, I did not find anything. It had all turned to rubble already. However, it felt like the totem was still there and was not taken away.
Wu Xus expression changed. Then, it looks like Xiao Chen was not lying.
Liu Ruyue said softly, However, I could not find the totem or the Faux God me. I still need to see this person and understand the situation that day.
That Cluster Lord seemed to share an extraordinary connection with Xiao Chen, though. Furthermore, the way Junior Brother Jiang Cheng offended her, it would be tough to have a proper discussion with the Cluster Lord now, Wu Xu said honestly with some worry in his tone.
On hearing that the Cluster Lord seemed to share an extraordinary connection with Xiao Chen, Liu Ruyue felt some difort in her heart for some reason.
She could not understand what was going on with this frustration that came out of nowhere.
Liu Ruyue snorted coldly. Even if the Soaring Dragon Marquis were here, I would not fear him. What more just a Cluster Lord? Come, Ill go check her out.
It was better to be early thante. Liu Ruyue was decisive in the way she did things. Right now, she wished to meet with this White Robed Xiao Chen even more.
As for the mission, the investigation was almostplete, and they could return at any time.
After the Dragon Race cultivators finished packing, they boarded a Divine Dragon War Chariot and rushed down the road.
Along the way, they met a ck war chariot pulled by two ck horses traveling on the wide road in the opposite direction.
This was Xiao Chens Cycle War Chariot. After he left the city, he happened to run into Liu Ruyues Divine Dragon War Chariot at this moment.
Liu Ruyue noticed a strange yet familiar aura that made her heart pound. She could not help asking, Did someone pass by outside?
First Senior Sister, there is no one outside. There is just a ck, horse-drawn chariot heading in our direction.
A ck, horse-drawn chariot?
Liu Ruyue could not recall anyone who would ride a ck, horse-drawn chariot.
The two chariots were moving at an extremely fast clip. They were even faster than many Star Venerates as they traveled on the road.
The Cycle War Chariot and the Divine Dragon War Chariot quickly approached each other.
Soon, they passed each other on the road.
Both Liu Ruyue and Xiao Chen felt something at the same time and opened the curtains.
However, the two horse-drawn chariots moved too quickly. By the time the two opened the curtains, they only saw roiling dust clouds rising like smoke.
Xiao Chen looked back and saw only the back of the Divine Dragon War Chariot disappearing in the dust.
They brushed by.
The two just brushed by. They sent each other off with their eyes amid roiling dust clouds, going farther apart.
The Dragon Races people?
Xiao Chen closed the curtains, unable to calm his heart. Earlier, when the two war chariots passed each other, his heart skipped a beat.
That feeling was incredibly mysterious.
There were no words in the world that could describe it.
There was an instinct, an intense feeling, that told Xiao Chen that someone extremely important to him just passed by him.
Who was it?
Within the Dragon Race, Xiao Chen had only Liu Ruyue in his heart, engraved deeply.
Could it be that Liu Ruyue just passed by? However, that cant be. If it was really her, she would have stopped what she was doing when she heard my name and rushed directly to Soaring Dragon City.
Liu Ruyue should not be arriving only now.
Could she have already forgotten me, Xiao Chen?
Did she forget everything she experienced in Qingyun Peak, forget the oaths of the past, the passion of back then?
I dont believe it! I dont believe it!
I absolutely do not believe it. I clearly must check this out.
Xiao Chen had never felt so anxious in his life. His rushing Cycle War Chariot came to a sudden halt.
Then, it turned around and promptly set out in pursuit of that Divine Dragon War Chariot.
However, the Divine Dragon War Chariot was Liu Ruyues war chariot, after all. It was of much higher quality than Xiao Chens Cycle War Chariot.
After missing it, how could it be easy to catch up to?
Xiao Chen only saw that Divine Dragon War Chariot getting farther away amid the roiling dust clouds, slowly disappearing from his sight.
Could my instinct be wrong?
At this moment, Xiao Chenpletely lost his past calm, bing very restless.
Perhaps my instinct was really wrong, and it was just the Dragon Race aura that made me find it familiar?
Xiao Chen persistently gave chase, traveling through the night and persisting into daybreak until he returned to the city gates.
When the sun rose and the first rays of light appeared, he came to the city gates with a trace of anticipation.
Did you hear? There was a huge battle in the Cluster Lords Residence.
What happened? I only heard some sounds, but I could not clearly make out the situation.
It is rumored that the Dragon Race Holy Daughter got into a disagreement with Cluster Lord Gou Yu, and they fought an intense battle in the Cluster Lords Residence. Even the Holy Venerates guarding the Cluster Lords Residence appeared.
This is huge news. This Dragon Race Holy Daughter is really incredible. She actually startled Holy Venerates into action.
Most importantly, the Holy Venerates could notpletely suppress her. They could only watch her leave while feeling angry.
The guards at the city gates discussedst nightsmotion. However, the smile on Xiao Chens face froze.
She left?
Chapter 1772 (Raw 1784): Returning to the Grave Sea
Chapter 1772 (Raw 1784): Returning to the Grave Sea
After just passing by in an instant, then giving chase for an entire night, the results turned out to be unexpected.
Xiao Chen could not help feeling somewhat disappointed as he stood outside the city walls.
However, aside from disappointment, there was also a trace of joy. Right now, his emotions were veryplicated.
Whether that person was Liu Ruyue or not, this was actually a good thing for Xiao Chen.
Beforeing to Soaring Dragon City, Xiao Chen did not have any news about Liu Ruyue at all.
After arriving, Xiao Chen came to know that Liu Ruyue was doing well and was now one of the strongest outstanding talents of the Dragon Race.
Her path had been far easier than his.
This was already sufficient for Xiao Chen.
More importantly, Xiao Chen knew that Liu Ruyues heart had not changed, not responding even to the Dragon God Crown Princes pursuit.
I am still not strong enough.
Someday, I will personally step onto the Dragon Racesnd and meet Liu Ruyue.
The temporary disappointment did not deal too huge a blow to Xiao Chen.
Three dayster, Xiao Chen boarded a huge astral liner heading back to the Grave Sea.
After flying for one month, he returned to the Purple me Sect in the Grave Sea.
Xiao Chen still had many things to deal with in the Grave Sea.
He needed to meet with his little martial nephew, Ling Yu, make a formal departure from the Purple me Sect, and find his pirate ship to see if they made any headway with the treasure that the Scarlet Blood Pirate King left behind.
That treasure was one of the things that Xiao Chen was counting on to help him rise up. He had never forgotten about it.
If he could find the treasure trove of the legendary Scarlet Blood Pirate King, that astronomical opportunity would be greater than any before it.
At the foot of the Purple me Sects main peak, Xiao Chen handed over his identity token.
When the disciple guarding the ce took a look, he immediately revealed an excited expression and said, Senior Brother Xiao Chen, you are finally back.
One year ago, Xiao Chen had fought huge battles all over the Fiendish Demon Battlefield.
He had led the Purple me Sect disciples in making a great harvest in the Fiendish Demon Battlefield, one that surpassed the haul of all the other Rank 4 sects.
Most importantly, Xiao Chen had firmly suppressed the Divine Firmament Sect, which was at odds with the Purple me Sect.
He had defeated the previously undefeatable Shangguan Lei, dealing a significant hit to the Divine Firmament Sects reputation, which the sect had yet to recover from.
Although this was just a short stay for Xiao Chen, he had already be a legendary character of the Purple me Sect.
Xiao Chen left a deep impression, one that would not be easily forgotten.
After Xiao Chens identity was verified, several people came quickly when they heard the news.
Many people came to greet Xiao Chen. Even administrators, protectors, and Elder-level people made a personal appearance.
When these people noticed Xiao Chens aura, they all found it incredible.
In just slightly more than a year, his cultivation actually reached peak Major Primal Core Realm.
More importantly, Xiao Chen gave off a feeling like that of a dormant volcano.
Under the calm exterior was a very horrifying power.
Once Xiao Chen erupted, he would be able to defeat experts. This was what the instincts of the experts told them.
Xiao Chen smiled and reciprocated all of their greetings, not putting on airs as he made his way to Ling Yus courtyard.
He only managed to reach Ling Yus courtyard after a long time.
Ling Yu is not around?
Xiao Chen felt slightly surprised. If Ling Yu was not around, that was too unfortunate.
He hade back to the Purple me Sect to say his goodbyes, mostly to Ling Yu, his martial nephew.
After leaving the Purple me Sect, he would not return to the Purple me Sect for a very long time.
Junior Brother Xiao.
Just at this moment, Xiao Chen heard a familiar voice. He turned his head and saw that it was the strongest true inheritor of the Purple me Sect, Hua Yunfeng.
Senior Brother Hua, it has been a long time. Congrattions.
Hua Yunfeng had sessfully broken through his bottleneck and advanced to the Starry Sky Stage Cloud Sea Realm during the period he and Xiao Chen had not met.
This was not too strange. When Xiao Chen first came to the Purple me Sect, the other party had been in the Major Primal Core Realm for some time already.
Furthermore, Hua Yunfeng was actually much older than Xiao Chen.
Hua Yunfeng said humbly, Many thanks. I happened to be discussing something with the Sect Master. When I heard that you returned, I immediately rushed over.
What were you discussing? Xiao Chen asked casually.
Hua Yunfeng revealed a mncholic expression. After a moments silence, he said, I want to leave the Purple me Sect and go to the Central Great Realm. I think I still can give it a try.
Xiao Chen expressed his understanding and asked, What did the Sect Master say?
Hua Yunfeng sighed softly and replied, Sect Master thinks very highly of me and hopes that I will not leave. Within a hundred years, he will definitely hand over the position of Sect Master to me.
Xiao Chen nodded and said, The Sect Master has kind intentions. Right now, the Purple me Sect has just regained some of its momentum and needs to rise up stably. You are experienced and knowledgeable without losing your sharpness. You are indeed a good candidate to be the next Sect Master.
Hua Yunfeng smiled bitterly as he looked at Xiao Chen. Many years ago, I never had any thoughts of going to the Central Great Realm. Would you believe it if I said that it is all because of you?
Finding this strange, Xiao Chen asked, Because of me?
Thats right. I see a kind of perseverance in you. I think back to when you just arrived at the Purple me Sect. At that time, your cultivation was so much lower than mine. However, I never saw you give up and abandon yourself to despair. This was especially so at Thunder Controlling Peak. The courage you disyed when you faced Shangguan Lei made me feel ashamed of myself.
Hua Yunfeng seemed to have bottled these words up in his heart for a long time. Now that he had said them, he felt more at ease.
When Xiao Chen heard this, he said seriously, You are overthinking. I am not as simple as you think I am. I have experienced many more things than you can imagine. My aplishments today are not the result of just a few years of effort. You have no idea of my previous umtions.
Xiao Chen could rise so quickly in the Great Thousand Realms because of his experiences in an abandonednd.
He had weathered life-and-death situations in the Sky Dome Realm and the Kunlun Realm many times, so many that they were uncountable.
The grand events that he had experienced were even more numerous. He had stubbornly survived the many waves of deadly cmities.
Others only saw Xiao Chens rapid rise in the Purple me Sect and his current glory.
However, no one knew about the hardships that he had gone through in the Kunlun Realm, which brought about his current mental state and perseverance.
Hence, Xiao Chen did not approve of Hua Yunfeng leaving the Purple me Sect to go to the Central Great Realm to try his luck.
Xiao Chen looked at Hua Yunfeng and said, Dont change yourself because of others. Just think about it carefully. Do not be rash in making this decision.
Hua Yunfeng remained silent for a long time. Unexpectedly, Xiao Chen gave him such a piece of advice. He originally thought that Xiao Chen would definitely support his decision.
Thank you for your advice. I will think about it carefully. Oh, yes, you are looking for Ling Yu, right? He is bitterly cultivating in our sects Purgatory Peak. This fellow is like apletely different person since returning from Soaring Dragon City.
Hua Yunfeng smiled carefreely, taking this rather easily. After chatting with Xiao Chen for a while, he took his leave.
Purgatory Peak?
Xiao Chen recalled that this was a manmade, treacherous area in the Purple me Sect. Cultivating there would be several times faster than outside.
However, the pain, torture, and danger one would have to endure would increase, as well.
Since this peak was established, few disciples chose to enter it.
The process was much too painful. Many experts in the sect could notst for long there.
The pain and torture were hard to endure.
Only people with great determination could persevere there.
Geniuses like Ling Yu actually did not need to enter that ce to cultivate. Their cultivation speed would not be much slower.
As the sun set, Xiao Chen sat in the yard and enjoyed tea.
The remaining light of the setting sun descended as a person covered in injuries walked in from outside, clearly fatigued.
This persons clothes were dyed in blood. That youthful face had a few new and scary wounds on it.
Xiao Chen looked up and found it hard to recognize this person, who was actually Ling Yu.
Martial Uncle!
When Ling Yu saw Xiao Chen in the yard, he was in disbelief. After a moment, he rejoiced and rushed over.
However, this aggravated Ling Yus injuries. He cried out in pain, making others unable to restrain a smile.
Xiao Chen smiled bitterly. Why dont you recover from your injuries first? Come in and rest. I have some Medicinal Pills here; use them.
Ling Yu refused, I cant. ording to the sects Supreme Elder, if I heal my injuries, my bitter cultivation will be in vain. I need to properlyprehend all the pain I suffered andprehend the essence of Purgatory Peak.
Xiao Chen felt stunned on hearing this. Are you really choosing the path of bitter cultivation?
Ling Yu nodded seriously. I do note from a good family. I alsock Martial Uncles mental state andprehension ability. Aside from bitter cultivation, I have no other option.
Why the need? Even if you do not choose bitter cultivation, you will still shake up the Grave Sea in the future, bing an overlord-level character within the nearby dozens of astral clusters.
Ling Yu shook his head and said, Thats not enough. Martial Uncle, you do not know. The headliner Ling Long promised to give me five years. She will wait for me for five years. Five yearster, I am to go to the Yanwu Dynastys capital to find her.
Seeing Ling Yus determined expression, Xiao Chen sighed. He saw a lot of himself in Ling Yu.
Since Ling Yu could do this, why not Xiao Chen?
Chapter 1773 (Raw 1785): Unskilled
Chapter 1773 (Raw 1785): Unskilled
Ling Yu had steeled himself to take the path of bitter cultivation because of love.
Xiao Chen himself hade here because of love. Why could he not take a simr path?
As long as there was hope, Xiao Chen could not give up.
Ling Yu looked at the somewhat mncholic Xiao Chen and asked, Martial Uncle, what happened in the Soaring Dragon Great Realm? I feel you changed somewhat.
What changed?
I cant pinpoint what changed. However, Martial Uncle definitely changed. Previously, Martial Uncles face was always calm and unchanging. Although it is still so now, I can just barely make out a trace of disappointment on your face that doesnt disappear.
Most importantly, Martial Uncle let this disappointment remain on purpose. Given Martial Uncles mental state, you should be able to get rid of it any time.
However, Martial Uncle did not do so. That proves that whoever is rted to this disappointment is exceptionally important to Martial Uncle. Even if it affects your mental state, you are not willing to cut it off but let it linger in your heart, never to disappear.
Xiao Chen was stunned on hearing that. To think that after a years separation, Ling Yus observation skills had be so detailed.
Or perhaps, it was as Ling Yu said: Xiao Chen had changed.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly and did not deny anything Ling Yu said.
Ling Yu smiled and said, It looks like I am right.
So what if youre right, and so what if youre wrong? Just take care of yourself. Although you can quickly raise your strength through bitter cultivating, if you go too far and injure yourself, it will be a huge loss, Xiao Chen warned.
Few chose the path of bitter cultivation. Firstly, it was too painful and unbearable. Secondly, the risk was too high, and one could easily injure oneself.
With Ling Yu being so persistent, it was hard for Xiao Chen not to worry about him. When Xiao Chen met Ye Zifeng in the future, Xiao Chen would not know how to ount for this to him.
Ling Yu smiled and said, Martial Uncle, dont worry about me. I wont die.
I hope so, Xiao Chen sighed softly. This was Ling Yus choice; he could not interfere too much.
As the two had not seen each other for more than a year, they chatted happily.
Ling Yu asked Xiao Chen about the difficulties he faced on the path of Martial Cultivation without any reserve, and Xiao Chen patiently answered his questions.
At some point, thest rays of the setting sun disappeared.
Then, a violent shout broke this rare peace.
White Robed Xiao Chen, get out here! I know that you have returned!
Ling Yus expression changed slightly. He looked at Xiao Chen and said, Its Shangguan Lei. The voice ising from the Greeting of Swords Edges.
The Greeting of Swords Edges was where the sects proudly disyed their face.
Xiao Chen had been there once before and knew what it was. Every sect had one.
Ever since Xiao Chen defeated Shangguan Lei in the Fiendish Demon Battlefield, the people of the Divine Firmament Sect rarely dared to show up at the Purple me Sects Greeting of Swords Edges.
This time, Shangguan Lei came here to regain his face after learning that Xiao Chen was back.
After thinking for a while, Xiao Chen understood the reasons.
Martial Uncle, ording to rumor, Shangguan Lei put in a lot of effort to obtain a Dao Tool for the sake of defeating you and cultivated like crazy while waiting for you to return. He came prepared, Ling Yu cautioned.
After all, Xiao Chen had not broken through to the Starry Sky Stage yet.
Ling Yu did not know what Xiao Chens current true strength was and could not help worrying.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Just as the two decided to go and take a look, Shangguan Leis figure suddenly appeared on the courtyards wall.
Shangguan Lei, if there are any grudges between sect disciples, it all has to be settled in Greeting of Swords Edges. Are you trying to start a war between the Divine Firmament Sect and the Purple me Sect?
Below, Hua Yunfeng and the other true inheritors rushed over, some rage on their faces.
Several Elders also appeared in the darkness, firmly locking down on Shangguan Lei.
Forcefully barging in, as Shangguan Lei did, was a vition of the rules set between sects.
If not for Shangguan Leis status and strength, someone would have forcibly taken him down already.
Shangguan Lei said seriously, Hua Yunfeng, stop being so wishy-washy like a woman. As long as Xiao Chen is willing to fight me, I will personallye to apologize and makepensation. Cant you tell whether I am trying to start a war between sects or not?
Indeed...everyone could tell that Shangguan Lei was here only for Xiao Chen.
If not for this reason, the sect Elders would have worked together to chase Shangguan Lei out already.
Xiao Chen, if you are not willing to fight him, we can run him off right now.
The voices of the sect Elders appeared in Xiao Chens mind.
Clearly, these sect Elders were very respectful of Xiao Chen and were polite in their speech.
There is no need to run him off, Xiao Chen replied.
Then, Xiao Chen looked at Shangguan Lei and said, Think carefully before you make your move. You have only one chance.
Shangguan Lei could not helpughing loudly on hearing that. What arrogance! One year ago, you could defeat me when holding a Dao Tool. One yearter, I already advanced to the Starry Sky Stage and now hold a Dao Tool. Even if I let you have three moves, you still cannot defeat me.
Xiao Chen said slowly, Many things...can change in one year.
Cut the crap. Stop being all pretentious. I will defeat you in one move!
Right after Shangguan Lei spoke, he gave a war cry and attacked in anger.
As the saber descended, thunder roared nine times. The Dao Tool in Shangguan Leis hand shook nine times at a speed that was hard to see.
Each shake created ayer of Thunder Might. When there were nineyers, Shangguan Leis aura became terrifyingly strong.
Dark clouds covered the sky. Lightning shed, encasing the surrounding five kilometers.
As Shangguan Lei jumped down, he was like a raging thunder god ruling the sky. Then, a terrifying figure appeared behind him.
The saber light in Shangguan Leis hand reached three hundred kilometers.
When the saber lightnded, a shock wave surged into the surroundings. Caught off guard, many Purple me Sect disciples went flying.
Divine Firmament Nine Changes! He managed toyer it nine times. He really seeded in practicing this.
From what I recall, many Elders of the Divine Firmament Sect can achieve only eightyers. To think that he can do nine!
The moment the move appeared, many of the countless Elders felt regret.
They regretted letting Xiao Chen receive the move. They should have forced Shangguan Lei away.
If Xiao Chen lost, then the momentum that the Purple me Sect built up would vanish like smoke, gone and forgotten.
On the other hand, Shangguan Lei would rise to another level.
This would result in the Divine Firmament Sectpletely suppressing the Purple me Sect in prestige.
However, just when everyone worried for Xiao Chen, they saw the space in the courtyard freeze all of a sudden.
Even the dust stopped moving. Then, Xiao Chen stretched out two fingers, and in the time it took for a spark to fly, he mped down on Shangguan Leis saber.
They were just two ordinary fingers, but Xiao Chen managed to mp down firmly on the saber.
How is this possible? everyone eximed at the same time, their eyes brimming with incredulity.
Hua Yunfeng was somewhat dumbfounded and stunned. He was not really worried about Xiao Chen. He believed that Xiao Chen would definitely not lose to Shangguan Lei.
However, he had not expected Xiao Chen to catch Shangguan Leis saber with two fingers, preventing the saber from moving entirely, neither forward nor backward.
This...
Shangguan Lei was utterly shocked and stunned. Even after using all his strength, he could not push his saber forward in the slightest, not to mention pulling it out.
Dang!
Xiao Chen waved his two fingers, and the saber in Shangguan Leis hand trembled as a strong force rebounded.
The saber immediately twisted like a water snake. When the force reached Shangguan Leis arm, his bones started breaking.
The force kept spreading through half of Shangguan Leis body before he forcibly blocked it.
However, by then, he had already been knocked into the air and crashed into the courtyards wall, vomiting arge mouthful of blood.
Shangguan Lei found it difficult even to stand up.
You!
Shangguan Lei stretched out his hand and pointed at Xiao Chen. However, he could not say anything, feeling very stifled and frustrated.
Shock, panic, and many other emotions roiled together.
Shangguan Leis breath was trapped in his chest, unable to advance or retreat. His Qi and blood surged as he opened his eyes wide, his face turning increasingly red. He looked like a swelling balloon that was about to explode.
Xiao Chen pondered a moment, then flicked his finger, sending a strand of saber Qi to strike an acupoint on Shangguan Leis chest.
Pu ci!
Shangguan Lei opened his mouth and vomited another mouthful of blood. His surging Qi and blood immediately subsided.
Xiao Chen could tell that Shangguan Leis cultivation had taken a wrong path. He sought ferocity and tyranny, filling his body with hidden injuries. Any setback could trigger a state of Berserking Qi Deviation, destroying him.
This was why brittleness went hand in hand with extreme hardness.
Back then, Ye Zifeng had said that the pair of master and disciple bothprehended the way of the hegemon wrong.
The Divine Firmament Sects Shangguan Lei is unskilled. Men, send the guest off!
An Elder of the Purple me Sect stepped out. He showed no expression on his face nor any pity for Shangguan Lei.
The word unskilled was replete with mockery.
Chapter 1774 (Raw 1786): Meet Again if It Is Fated
Chapter 1774 (Raw 1786): Meet Again if It Is Fated
Someone carried away Shangguan Lei, who was in a sorry state. Themotion came to an end.
The Purple me Sect Elders hidden in the darkness appeared. They had smiles on their faces as they approached Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen had used two fingers to defeat Shangguan Lei, catching the Divine Firmament Nine Changes, the Divine Firmament Sects most powerful Martial Technique, andpletely suppressing Shangguan Leis sharpness. Most importantly, several of the Elders could tell that Shangguan Leis foundations were unstable.
From today onward, the Purple me Sect no longer had to worry about Shangguan Lei as a threat.
Furthermore, all of this, in both incidents, were due to Xiao Chens efforts.
Naturally, these sect Elders had to thank Xiao Chen for making a move and promised many benefits to him on the spot.
Some were even more direct, asking if Xiao Chen wanted to stay in the sect and take up a position.
Xiao Chen calmly responded, rejecting the various benefits.
Martial Uncle Xiao, wont you reconsider? You can even be a guest official. Im sure the Sect Master will agree.
These old men valued the sect rules rather heavily. When they addressed Xiao Chen, they called him Martial Uncle Xiao, observing proper seniority.
Many thanks, but I will be leaving after one month. I still have things to do.
That is truly a pity.
Since Xiao Chen answered like this, the few Elders no longer pursued the matter, performing cupped-fist salutes and taking their leave.
After the group of Elders was gone, Ling Yu said excitedly, Martial Uncle, how did you do it? How did you manage to catch Shangguan Leis saber with just two fingers?!
The earlier scene shocked many people to their core.
However, the only person who dared to ask without any fear and pride was Ling Yu.
Despite facing the Divine Firmament Nine Changes, a Dao Tool, and a berserk Shangguan Lei, Xiao Chen used only two fingers to catch such a ferocious and tyrannical saber strike. This was simply as unrealistic as a dream.
You want to learn it? Xiao Chen asked with a smile.
What? Ling Yu felt startled. Then, he said with pleasant surprise, Yes. Of course, I do. Martial Uncle is willing to teach me?
Xiao Chen smiled faintly. I am your martial uncle in name, after all. It is nothing to teach you some Secret Techniques.
Many thanks, Martial Uncle.
Ling Yu earnestly gave thanks, nearly kneeling to Xiao Chen. His expression was extremely respectful.
Xiao Chen waved his hand, indicating that Ling Yu had no need to be so polite and follow propriety.
This Secret Technique is named the Sharp Spirit Finger. You will not be able to learn it in a short time. Ill teach you the initial version of the Sharp Spirit Finger first. After that, Ill tell you how to alter it.
There were two versions of the Sharp Spirit Finger. Xiao Chen had achieved the current effect only after many rounds of modification.
It was definitely impossible to achieve the same effect in one go. So, Xiao Chen first told Ling Yu the line of thought that the me Rock Sovereign had shared with Xiao Chen, letting Ling Yuprehend it for himself.
After a few days, when Ling Yu nearly grasped the principles behind the Sharp Spirit Finger, Xiao Chen exined how to use the body as a cauldron and the principles behind it.
Whether Ling Yu could merge the information andpletelyprehend it would depend on Ling Yu himself.
In Xiao Chens opinion, given Ling Yus talent, this should not be a big problem.
As for Xiao Chen, he did not fall behind on his own cultivation.
Right now, Xiao Chen had two Cultivation Techniques that he needed to cultivate: the Ice Feather Divine Incantation and the Divine Dragon Body Tempering Art.
While in Dragon me City, Xiao Chen had already cultivated the Ice Feather Divine Incantation to the peak of the thirdyer.
Inside the cultivation room, he ced Medial Grade Spirit Jades into the Spirit Gathering Formation.
After that, he started to cultivate the Ice Feather Divine Incantation. The cold Qi in the room turned into featheryyers of thin ice flying about, looking very pretty.
After circting a major cycle, countless strands of snowlike Spiritual Energy fell into the white whirlpool in Xiao Chens dantian.
Then, the white whirlpool turned the Spiritual Energy into Veritable Essence Energy before sending it into the 9-Star Primal Core.
Xiao Chen opened his eyes and entered deep thought. The Ice Feather Divine Incantation had reached a bottleneck.
The white whirlpool had not increased in size for a long time already. He needed to break through into the fourthyer.
However, this Ice Feather Divine Incantation only had a total of sixyers. Thetter threeyers were each much harder to cultivate than the one before it.
After pondering for a while, Xiao Chen decided to break into the Ice Feather Divine Incantations fourthyer after he reached the Cloud Sea Realm. That would be safer.
During this time, Xiao Chen ced his focus on the Divine Dragon Body Tempering Art.
He opened his palm and looked at the jade bottle he held.
The Dragon Blood Pill.
This was one of the Dragon Race treasures that Xiao Chen obtained in the underground dragon city. This was refined from genuine ancient Dragon Race blood.
For every one pill that was used, there would be one less in the world. Genuine Dragon Race blood was simply too difficult to obtain.
It was said that the modern Dragon Blood Pill was made using the essence blood of the Dragon Race upper echelon.
Compared to genuine Dragon Race blood, its effects would be somewhat weaker.
Xiao Chen removed the stopper of the jade bottle and consumed one Dragon Blood Pill. Then, he sat down cross-legged and started cultivating the Divine Dragon Body Tempering Art.
The firstyer cultivated veins. The secondyer cultivated bones. He had alreadypleted these.
Right now, he was going to cultivate the thirdyer, which cultivated blood.
Qi and blood were not separate. Vital Qi was generated from the blood. The thirdyer of the Divine Dragon Body Tempering Art could be considered the true start of its cultivation.
Soon, dragon roars came from Xiao Chens body. Eighteen ancient Azure Dragon images appeared and coiled around him, encircling him.
An ancient savage aura spread out in this cultivation room. It was like the time of the Great Deste Eon, when ten thousand races fought.
Xiao Chen felt his Qi and blood surge. It was like floodgates opened, and countless strands of prime energy poured out.
At this moment, not only did his Vital Qi soar, but he also felt the ancient energy surging out from this blood, refining and tempering his ice-attributed and lightning-attributed Veritable Essence Energies continuously. The ancient Dragon Might carved itself into the depths of his Veritable Essence Energy, bing like a part of his flesh and blood, inseparable from him.
From today onward, Xiao Chen would not need to focus to bring out Dragon Might.
His Veritable Essence Energy would automatically give off boundless Dragon Might, which was deeply engraved into his bones and soul.
Dang! Dang! Dang!
The most important change was the one to his Vital Qi. Many ancient dragon-patterned cauldrons appeared above his head.
Xiao Chens Vital Qi now soared to fifteen dragon-patterned cauldrons.
Just this one Dragon Blood Pill helped his strength directly grow by five Cauldron Force. His Vital Qi reached fifteen Cauldron Force, something unprecedented for him.
Each dragon cauldron was different from the one before. They had exquisite workmanship, glimmering all over. The dragon patterns carved on each one were very realistic and looked like they woulde to life at any moment.
Xiao Chen, who was immersed in his strengths growth, was somewhat surprised that the Dragon Blood Pill was actually so effective.
There was noparison between his current condition and when he was in the underground dragon city.
More importantly, the ancient energy from his bloodline reconstructed his Veritable Essence Energy and Vital Qi.
This was the greatest benefit, much better than the direct increase in his Vital Qi and cultivation.
Xiao Chen managed to absorb andpletely digest the energy of this one Dragon Blood Pill only after half a month.
Crack! Crack!
Vital Qi gushed in Xiao Chens dragon veins, and his blood surged. His dragon bones crackled, and his Dragon Might spread out uncontrobly.
Many dragon images swam in the surroundings. They looked like they were sighing with their eyes closed but also like they were growling softly.
When Xiao Chen opened his eyes, golden light flickered in his eyes, and his Great Deste Divine Eyes improved further.
The dragon images moving about also opened their eyes at this moment.
Boom! The entire cultivation room could not endure this Dragon Might.
The formation broke, and the roof fell in. When the dust scattered, Xiao Chen revealed himself.
Martial Uncle, thismotion is too big, Ling Yu said in shock as he walked out.
Xiao Chen felt somewhat embarrassed. The effect of the Dragon Blood Pill was beyond his expectations.
He stepped out of the rubble and looked at Ling Yu. Come, let me see how your practice of the Sharp Spirit Finger is going.
One hourter, Xiao Chen revealed a gratified smile. Not bad. You made great improvements in half a month. Im rather surprised.
Ling Yu felt excited. However, after a while, he felt a sense of loss again. Martial Uncle, are you really leaving?
Xiao Chen nodded. There is no banquet in the world that never ends. We have a fate with each other. I think we will definitely meet again in the future.
Martial Uncle, take care.
The many words in Ling Yus heart simply came out as take care. He felt reluctant to part, but he knew that Xiao Chen needed to go.
Xiao Chen was like Ling Yu; he had something to pursue in his heart. However, he had set his sights higher. The path he took would be even more difficult than Ling Yus.
He nodded slightly, then took out a Dragon Blood Pill and handed it to Ling Yu. Take care.
Xiao Chen did not expect the Dragon Blood Pill to bring Ling Yu the same level of transformation as it had himself, but it would definitely help.
Xiao Chen had benefited so much from the Dragon Blood Pill mostly because his bloodline was ancient and noble.
The Dragon Blood Pill had only tapped the huge treasure trove that was his bloodline.
If another Dragon Race disciple were to consume the Dragon Blood Pill, the effects might not be as strong.
After leaving the Purple me Sect, Xiao Chen did not go to find the ck Cuss. Instead, he headed for the Pot Mountain, one of the other blessednds.
He needed to tell Venerable Xuan Bei about Zhen Yuan.
No matter what, the Venerable Xuan Bei had saved Xiao Chens life once. Among the Buddhist sect monks that Xiao Chen had interacted with, he was rather trustworthy.
Chapter 1775 (Raw 1787): Attempted Assassination along the Way
Chapter 1775 (Raw 1787): Attempted Assassination along the Way
The three blessednds of the Grave Seathe Heavenly Shaking Mountain, the ck Cave Mountain, and the Pot Mountainwere not far from each other.
However, if one did not use a special vehicle, oceanic beast, or a transportation formation, traveling from one to another would normally take seven or eight days.
Xiao Chen was not slow,parable to those Star Venerates who did not cultivate special Movement Techniques. He required only four days to reach the Pot Mountain blessednd.
Half a day after leaving the Purple me Sect, he exited the ck Cave Mountain.
When seen from outside, above the vast sea, the ck Cave Mountain was shrouded in boundless fog, with only the silhouette of a mountain range visible.
If one was not a ck Cave Mountain sect disciple, one would find it difficult to traverse the fog and enter the blessednd.
This was why the three blessednds were shrouded in ayer of mystery in the Grave Sea.
Naturally, the people who had been in the blessednds before would not have such a feeling.
For example, before Xiao Chen entered the blessednd, he had also been full of curiosity, revering it.
Now, he had been in and out a few times, and the younger generation in the three blessednds was no longer his match.
While in Dragon me City, Xiao Chen had challenged everyone there and experienced something of a much higher level.
Hence, when he looked at the blessednds of the Grave Sea now, he felt that they were merely so-so.
Someone is following me?
Soon after leaving the ck Cave Mountain, Xiao Chen noticed something strange: an indistinct strand of hidden killing Qi. It was almost indiscernible.
The one following Xiao Chen might be a Star Venerate with deep umtions.
This person is extraordinary!
Who can make such a big move?
After Xiao Chen thought about it, he concluded that it could only be the Divine Firmament Sect.
Xiao Chens repeatedly defeating Shangguan Lei, suppressing him, was a huge blow to the Divine Firmament Sect.
The Divine Firmament Sect spent vast amounts of resources on Shangguan Lei. They even secretly promoted his poprity, practically making him a spiritual symbol of the Divine Firmament Sects youths.
Over the years, the Divine Firmament Sect had created an image of invincibility among the same generation, a tyrannical image.
However, Shangguan Lei lost to Xiao Chen twice, the second time worse than first. A Rank 4 sect simply could not ept such humiliating results.
Even the ordinary disciples would not be able to bear it. After all, the sect spent a fortune in resources on Shangguan Lei.
Due to Xiao Chen, not only did the many resources that the Divine Firmament Sect spent all go to waste, but the Divine Firmament Sect also received a ruthless p.
How could this be tolerated?
Without any change in expression, Xiao Chen continued rushing forward on the sea. He gently pushed with his feet and moved quickly.
Since the other party already decided to make a move, he had to be fully confident.
After all, the price of failure would be extremely high.
Xiao Chen was reluctant to fight a pointless battle. He executed his Movement Technique, and a faint purple me burned around his body as he flew as swift as a phantom.
You want to flee?! How can it be so easy?
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Upon seeing Xiao Chen increase his speed, that hidden person revealed himself and quickly gave chase.
Xiao Chen turned his head back and looked. He saw that person behind bathed in electric light.
That person moved at lightning speed, kicking up huge waves and traveling fifty kilometers in an instant.
It was indeed a person from the Divine Firmament Sect.
Xiao Chen thought to himself, This isnt good. The Divine Firmament Sects Movement Technique was famous for explosive bursts of speed.
Like a bolt of lightning, electricity flickered; then, that person appeared as if he teleported.
Rumbling rang out endlessly. Towering waves continuously surged up.
Boundless thunderclouds spread quickly in the sky above, looming closer to Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen executed the Fish Dragon Art to its limits. As he stuck close to the sea surface, he moved like a fish in water, using the surging sea waves to try to increase the distance.
However, the old man behind did not care about the drain on his Veritable Essence Energy at all.
Clearly, the old man came prepared, with many Medicinal Pills to support him, not stingy in consuming them at all.
After half a day, Xiao Chen saw that the sky above him was already covered with thunderclouds.
He sighed softly and stopped dashing forward.
Xiao Chen closed his eyes as he stood on the sea surface, bobbing along with the waves.
He waited quietly for the enemy to arrive, storing up power.
A lightning bolt shed, and an aura locked down on Xiao Chens surroundings. Thunder followed closely, booming throughout the surrounding five kilometers and churning the thunderclouds.
Brat, why arent you running anymore? that old man shouted coldly at Xiao Chen. He wore the uniform of a Divine Firmament Sect Elder, and the tyrannical Thunder Might in his eyes seemed palpable as he made a stern expression.
The thunderclouds already arrived. Seniors Thunder Domain already caught up. There was no point in continuing to run.
Xiao Chen did not open his eyes. His expression remained calm without any fluctuations at all.
You are rather wise. I think you should know why I am here. Sometimes, when helping another, it is very easy to get used as a tool, bing cannon fodder. Dont me this old man for bullying the young. If you want to me someone, me yourself for helping the Purple me Sect! the old man said coldly.
Then, the old man raised his hand and gathered countless lightning bolts. Thunderclouds churned in the sky, hiding all sorts of mysterious phenomena, waiting to unleash them.
Die!
The old man did not underestimate Xiao Chen at all. The moment he attacked, heunched a powerful technique.
Xiao Chen saw the countless mysterious phenomena hidden in the thick thunderclouds in the sky gather into an ancient lightning pce pressing down on himself.
Formedpletely of pure lightning-attributed Veritable Essence Energy, that pce contained the old mans will of soul and Thunder Domain.
A heavy and ancient aura spread out. This pce had to be replicating a certain building from the Ancient Era, something extremely ancient.
Its really strong!
Xiao Chen felt startled in his heart. This old mans cultivation was not very high, just about peak early-stage Starry Sky Stage.
However, this old man must have had this cultivation for at least one hundred years. Furthermore, as a Rank 4 sect Elder, he possessed deep umtions.
This was not a person that a fresh Star Venerate or a regr Star Venerate could resist.
No wonder the Divine Firmament Sect sent only this one person. They were confident of killing Xiao Chen.
If not for that Dragon Blood Pill digging out the ancient power hidden in Xiao Chens bloodline, reconstructing his Veritable Essence Energy and Vital Qi, just this move alone would kill him.
As the ancient lightning pce descended, Xiao Chen suddenly opened his eyes.
A brilliant light flickered in them. The two hundred six dragon bones in his body gave off explosive sounds.
The explosive sounds and the rushing of Xiao Chens blood merged into one, allowing his aura to reach its peak right then and there.
Xiao Chen punched, and fifteen ancient dragon cauldrons shining with azure light appeared above his head. The cauldrons banged against each other loudly.
The ngor kicked up towering waves. Thousands of water pirs surged up from the sea.
Each water pir looked like a huge dragon bursting out of the sea. In that instant, this mysterious phenomenonpletely suppressed the tyrannical aura of the lightning pce.
Boom!
In the time it took for a spark to fly, Xiao Chens fist light shot out. The lightning pce, which the old man thought that would definitely suppress and kill Xiao Chen, showed small cracks.
One punch containing fifteen Cauldron Force caused the entire sea to sink.
Wait, thats not right. It did not shatter.
Xiao Chens heart skipped a beat as he sensed something wrong. Although there were cracks in the lightning pce, it did not show any signs of disintegrating.
The force was clearly sufficient. Why did it not break?
The old man revealed a surprised expression. After looking nk for a moment, he said, Your strength is really shocking. However, in the end, you are not a Star Venerate. Even if you possess the will of soul, you are unable to use it as I can.
Will of soul!
No wonder. So that is the reason.
The core of this lightning pce was the old mans will of soul, which he had tempered several times. If the will of soul was not extinguished, it would be impossible to break this move.
Rumble...!
The lightning pce pressed down once more, and Xiao Chen felt enormous pressure again.
However, Xiao Chen did not get flustered. His eyes lit up in an expression of understanding.
So, that is how to use the will of soul. This is indeed a great eye-opener.
Saber!
Xiao Chen stretched out his hand and unsheathed the Tyrant Saber. A swastika appeared on his forehead, and his body emitted a Buddhist light. Then, he instantly executed Resolving the Mundane, revealing an eternally inextinguishable saber light.
This chopped the descending pce in half. The electric light scattered, leaving a bright flickering mark.
That was the old mans will of soul.
Break! Xiao Chen did not stop moving. His own will of soul shot out from his sea of consciousness in one instant.
The two wills of soul shed, erupting with a terrifying energy shock wave that sent both Xiao Chen and the old man flying.
Above the sea waves, the two radiated terrifying auras.
Xiao Chen felt very satisfied. His reconstructed Veritable Essence Energy was indeed extraordinary.
It even increased the might of Resolving the Mundane explosively.
Xiao Chen managed to break that lightning pce with one saber strike.
The old man was shocked. He simply had not expected Xiao Chens Veritable Essence Energy and will of soul to be this strong, not much weaker than his.
Xiao Chens only weakness was his usage of the will of soul.
Damn it!
However, that is all. Xiao Chen is still not strong enough.
No matter what, he has not broken through to the Cloud Sea Realm and is still a distance from me.
Whoosh!
However, as the old man was about to continue attacking, a saber light shed down from the sky.
That saber light appeared without any warning, chopping the old man in half. The old man could not resist at all.
A horrifying Saber Might spread into the surroundings.
Xiao Chens heart sank. The neer was a horrifying existence that was at least ate-stage Star Venerate. Who is it?
Chapter 1776 (Raw 1788): Venerable’s Painstaking Effort
Chapter 1776 (Raw 1788): Venerables Painstaking Effort
Might you be Senior Thunder Saber Xiang Tian?! Xiao Chen shouted under the heavy pressure.
Whoosh!
The boundless electrical light scattered, revealing an aloof person hovering in the air.
It was the Thunder Saber Xiang Tian. He was the one who made a move, killing the old man pursuing Xiao Chen with one saber strike.
Xiao Chen showed a stunned expression. Unexpectedly, it was really the Thunder Saber Xiang Tian.
You are rather smart. How did you guess that it was me?
Within the vicinity, Senior is the only one who can bring out the Thunder Daos Dao Might and have such exquisite saber skills. I only wonder whether Senior is here to kill me or save me.
Xiao Chen narrowed his eyes at the other party. He did not rx the caution in his heart at all.
Naturally, Im not here to kill you. If I wanted to kill you, I would have already attacked the day Ye Zifeng left. However, that bunch of idiots at the sect seem to think that Ye Zifeng wont return after leaving. So, they rushed to make a move. They think they can hide this from the world.
The Thunder Saber Xiang Tian said seriously, When I return to the sect, I will definitely punish everyone involved in this matter. Can we write off todays matter and leave it at this?
Senior is too polite.
Xiao Chen looked at this Thunder Saber Xiang Tian. He felt that this person was quite bold and straightforward, rather honest.
Im not being polite. I just fear Ye Zifeng. Without Ye Zifeng, I would be the first one to kill you.
Whoosh!
Right after saying that, the Thunder Saber Xiang Tian left. The sea regained its calm as if nothing at all had happened.
Unexpectedly, the ambush ended this way.
Honestly speaking, Xiao Chen had not fought to his hearts content yet.
Now that his strength had improved, he needed a strong opponent to face, to see where his limits were. The old man that chased him to kill him clearly fit the bill.
However, that earlier exchange gave Xiao Chen more confidence.
Even a Star Venerate Elder of a Rank 4 sect with deep umtions could not do anything to Xiao Chen. Even without advancing to the Starry Sky Stage, Xiao Chen could hold his own against Star Venerates.
Xiao Chen did not rush to leave. He closed his eyes and carefully pondered the old mans killing move, the lightning pce.
Infusing the will of soul into the killing move. This was the first time Xiao Chen saw such a thing.
Was it done like this?
Xiao Chen activated his will of soul in his Soul Pool, then infused it into the surroundings, building it up and not unleashing it.
Then, he slowly spread out his saber intent, merging it with the world and that will of soul.
Buzz! Buzz! Buzz!
Endless saber hums suddenly appeared in the surroundings.
In the next instant, Xiao Chen opened his eyes and flicked his finger.
Whoosh!
The boundless saber intent containing the will of soul in the world gathered and turned into a strand of resplendent saber Qi.
The saber light flickered, and the entire world turned dark, immediately reduced to ck and white.
Only that saber light appeared resplendent, dazzling and clear.
However, this saber Qisted for only a thousandth of a second before disappearing.
Xiao Chen revealed a gratified expression. It turned out that was how it was. It was as he expected.
Although this move did notst long at all, it verified his line of thought.
Once the direction was right, it was just a matter of time before he truly merged his will of soul with his saber intent.
That earlier saber strike brought to mind the Kunlun Realms Yellow Springs Road.
Xiao Chen remembered the saber light that the Azure Emperor had left behind there.
Could it be that the Kunlun Realms Azure Emperor had already gained the strength of a Star Venerate?
This thought was truly incredible. Xiao Chen shook his head, finding it somewhat ridiculous.
The Azure Emperor should have used some other method to achieve such an effect.
On the other side, the Thunder Saber Xiang Tian, who had not gone far, felt the saber light that disappeared in a sh.
He showed a stunned expression for a long time before recovering his wits.
This personsprehension ability is really astonishing. I nearly wavered on my earlier decision.
A murderous intent shed in the Thunder Saber Xiang Tians eyes before fading. He figured that such a person would definitely not remain in the Purple me Sect for long.
Such a person would go to the Central Great Realm, where, with his strength, trouble would eventually find him, even if he did not cause any problems.
The Thunder Saber Xiang Tians murderous intent disappeared. Then, he shook his head and continued flying back to the Divine Firmament Sect.
When the Thunder Saber Xiang Tian thought about the Divine Firmament Sects Sect Master, his face sank reflexively. The Sect Master was really too foolish.
To think that the Sect Master tried to hide such a huge decision like this! He must have already forgotten about the horror that is Ye Zifeng.
At just the thought of Ye Zifeng, some hidden shadows in Xiang Tians heart inevitably resurfaced.
That is a truly ruthless person. This pair of senior brother and junior brother are indeed the same kind of people.
Three dayster, Xiao Chen arrived at the Pot Mountain blessednd.
A fog spread on the sea. There was a vague Buddhist light in the fog, illuminating the surroundings.
At every moment, believers rushed over to the nearby inds.
As they faced this seemingly miraculous scene, they bowed in worship, praying sincerely.
When Xiao Chen stated his identity on the outskirts of the Pot Mountain, the expression of the person responsible for receiving honored guests changed right away.
You are Benefactor Xiao Chen?
Authenticity guaranteed.
I have heard of your reputation. However, if you want to meet the Venerable Xuan Bei, you still have to follow the rules. I will need to inform him first. The Venerable Xuan Bei has been in closed-door cultivation for a long time and does not meet guests.
That is not a problem.
Xiao Chen felt certain. He believed that Xuan Bei woulde out to meet him.
Indeed, Xiao Chen waited for only fifteen minutes before that monk walked back with a smile.
Benefactor Xiao is truly extraordinary. I will lead the way for you.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly and stood up to follow the monk and enter the Pot Mountain.
The journey brought them past many peaks and took a long time.
However, Xiao Chen got to enjoy the scenery of the Buddhist sect blessednd, so it was not too boring.
Soon, Xiao Chen saw a few martial monks exchanging moves with each other, which gave him a deeper understanding of Buddhist Martial Techniques.
We have arrived. Benefactor Xiao, please enter.
The monk pushed open the doors to a meditation room and performed an inviting gesture.
Xiao Chen took arge stride in, and a fragrance immediately weed him. His mind became much clearer and alert. The effect was indescribably wondrous.
The Venerable Xuan Bei sat cross-legged before a red table.
There were tea and incense on the table, with two strands of smoke swirling about that lent a certain charm.
How rare. To think that Benefactor Xiao woulde and visit me before leaving.
Xiao Chen picked up the teacup and sampled the tea. Then, he smiled and said, Venerable, werent you in closed-door cultivation? You seem to have up-to-date information about me.
Earlier, when I heard that Benefactor wasing, I got people to report on your recent activities, and I knew that you would probably be leaving. The Venerable Xuan Beis words were slow and drawn-out; there was no grief or joy in them.
However, Xiao Chen still detected lingering worry and self-reproach in the Venerable Xuan Beis expression.
Venerable, is something troubling you?
Xuan Bei raised his eyebrow at Xiao Chen. Then, he sighed softly and said, There is no need to hide it from you. You probably guessed it already. Are you here to me me for taking away your saber manual?
Xiao Chen shook his head. No. Although I felt dissatisfied about losing my saber manual, Venerable gave me Spirit Jades and the Golden Letter. I can still understand Venerables painstaking efforts.
When Xuan Bei looked at Xiao Chens expression, he sighed helplessly. If only Zhen Yuan had half your mental state, he would not have fallen to his current state. I am also to me. He had long since wanted to go to the Hidden Spirit Temple, but I kept thinking that his Buddhist cultivation was still insufficient and that the time was not right yet, so I had him bide in patience. I did not know that this nted a heart demon in him.
Xiao Chen ced down his teacup and said, This time, aside from catching up about the past, I also came to tell Venerable about something. It is rted to Zhen Yuan.
You have seen him!
The Venerable Xuan Bei raised his voice, his expression changing drastically. It was clear that he cared a lot about this disciple.
I have seen him.
Xiao Chen nodded and honestly told the Venerable Xuan Bei about his encounter with Zhen Yuan in the underground dragon city. However, he did not mention his connection with the Faux God me.
When the Venerable Xuan Bei heard that Zhen Yuan absorbed the demonic nature of the ck Dragon King, hisplexion paled.
The Venerable Xuan Bei let out a long sigh and appeared to have aged by a decade.
Benefactor, many thanks for telling me this.
When the Venerable Xuan Bei bowed to him, Xiao Chen quickly stood up and bowed back. Venerable is too serious. Venerable saved me once. I hold great gratitude to you. This is nothing.
After thinking for a long time, the Venerable Xuan Bei said, Benefactor Xiao, will you promise me something?
Xiao Chen felt curious and asked, What is it?
If you meet Zhen Yuan, could you spare his life and help him leave the sea of bitterness, if possible?
The Venerable Xuan Bei looked at Xiao Chen with an extremely serious expression.
Chapter 1777 (Raw 1789): Grave Island Sea Region
Chapter 1777 (Raw 1789): Grave Ind Sea Region
Should I agree or not?
The Venerable Xuan Beis request was actually extremely excessive.
Firstly, Xiao Chen did not have a good rtionship with Zhen Yuan. They were even hostile.
Secondly, Zhen Yuans strength was not low.
After Zhen Yuan absorbed the ck Dragon Kings demonic nature, his cultivation surpassed Xiao Chens.
Zhen Yuansprehension was not low, either.
If Xiao Chen encountered such a person, a fight was likely to break out. Why would he hold back to try to restrain him?
Holding back would be suicide.
However, when Xiao Chen met the Venerable Xuan Beis eyes, he could not bear to reject him.
After thinking for a long time, Xiao Chen said, Ill do my best. So long as I can ensure my survival, I will do my best to spare him and bring him back to the Profound Light Temple.
The Venerable Xuan Bei said, Many thanks, Benefactor Xiao. That child, Zhen Yuan, is not bad by nature. I am also partly to me for him taking this path. If Benefactor Xiao Chen pulls him out of the sea of bitterness, it will resolve the knot in this old monks heart.
Xiao Chen thought for a while before asking, Venerable, why do you feel that I will definitely meet Zhen Yuan? The world is filled with countless people; it is incredibly vast. Without an intentional search, how could it be so easy to meet a person?
Fate! Everything is because of that Mahmy Abstinence Vition Saber Technique. Both of you cultivate that Saber Technique and will meet sooner orter.
The Venerable Xuan Beis expression turnedplicated. After a pause, he said, Wait a moment. Let me show you something.
Xiao Chen saw the Venerable Xuan Bei turn around and enter a secret room in the next room. After a while, he came out and handed a painting to Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen gave the Venerable Xuan Bei a puzzled look. Then, he unfurled the painting, which made his expression change slightly.
The Mahmy Abstinence Vition Saber Techniques saber manual!
When Xiao Chen opened the painting, he saw that the scenery depicted there matched the one in the iplete saber manual that he once had.
However, there was only one stance in the painting. It looked like a saber manual and yet it did not.
The Venerable Xuan Bei looked at Xiao Chen and said, This is not a saber manual. It is the starting stance of the Mahmy Abstinence Vition Saber Technique. Theplete saber manual was lost long ago and spread everywhere in scattered pieces. Who knows when it can be collected together?
There were originally twelve moves to this Saber Technique. Adding the starting stance brings the total to thirteen moves.
Xiao Chen narrowed his eyes. He felt that this starting stance had boundless benefits. However, he could not immediatelyprehend it.
Many thanks.
Xiao Chen put away the painting and expressed his gratitude.
He was surprisingly pleased that the Venerable Xuan Bei did not voice any special opinion at his response, contrary to expectations.
Obtaining the Mahmy Abstinence Vition Saber Techniques starting stance also came as a pleasant surprise.
A Saber Technique with a starting stance waspletely different from one without a starting stance.
Here are some of Pot Mountains White Harmonious Flower Song and some ten-thousand-year-old sandalwood. Consider them as parting gifts; take them with you, the Venerable Xuan Bei said warmly as he pointed to the tea leaves and sandalwood on the table.
[TL Note: Sandalwood is frequently burned as incense.]
The White Harmonious Flower Song. The name of these tea leaves seemed particrly zen.
Xiao Chen loved wine the most; after that was tea. Naturally, he would not be polite and reject such good tea.
Goodbye.
Xiao Chen performed a cupped-fist salute and left the Profound Light Temple and the Pot Mountain while the Venerable Xuan Bei sent him off with his eyes.
Half a monthter:
Xiao Chen entered a familiar Pirate Hall in the Grave Sea and went to the West Wind Tower.
Back then, it was this particr Pirate Hall where Xiao Chen saw Ling Yu and another blessednd disciple fight.
Just two yearster, he returned to this ce.
Everything was the same, but Xiao Chen was now extraordinary, not even fearing Star Venerates.
Xiao Chen looked at the West Wind Towers signboard and stood there for a long time.
Back then, it was due to the West Wind Towers Chief Manager Ding that Xiao Chen could enter the ck Cave Mountain. Xiao Chen had used a promise to obtain a rmendation letter.
Naturally, Xiao Chen did not forget about that promise.
If there was a chance, he would redeem this promise while he asked about the ck Cuss.
Im Xiao Chen, here to meet Ding Yuan, Chief Manager Ding.
After reporting his identity, Xiao Chen was quickly led to a guest room on the highest level of the West Wind Tower.
Ding Yuan received Xiao Chen with a smile. However, when he saw Xiao Chen, he was greatly startled and showed a horrified expression.
In a mere two years, Xiao Chen had be a peakte-stage Major Primal Core cultivator from a half-step Primal Core Veritable Personage cultivator.
More importantly, Ding Yuan felt an aura that even made his soul afraid,ing from Xiao Chen.
That was a kind of pressure that only a Star Venerate could put on Ding Yuan.
In Ding Yuans heart, he had a strange feeling that what stood before him was not a Major Primal Core Venerate but a genuine Star Venerate.
Whats wrong? Has Chief Manager Ding forgotten about this Xiao after not meeting for two years? Xiao Chen asked indifferently.
Ding Yuan recovered his wits only after a long time. Then, he smiled bitterly. I have heard that you managed to enter the blessednd. However, I did not expect you to have changed so much in just two years.
Xiao Chen did not deny anything. Two years is not long, something that passes in a sh. I can have my current cultivation today because of my umtions in the Veritable Personage Realm. You should not be surprised.
In reality, Xiao Chen did not feel that his cultivation had increased particrly fast.
In the Veritable Personage Realm, he had used ten-thousand-year-old Baleful Yin Energy and the Heavenly Yang Pill to help him build a solid foundation. The moment he entered the Primal Core Realm, his umtions erupted. This was very logical and reasonable.
Such an aplishment was nothing for a person with a 9-Star Primal Core.
Shangguan Lei was a Venerate with a 6-Star Primal Core, and he already broke through to Star Venerate. Xiao Chen considered his own current cultivation very normal.
Ding Yuan smiled embarrassedly. Lets not talk about that. Why did youe here to look for me?
I once made a promise to you. If you have anything that needs to be done, I can help you right now, Xiao Chen replied candidly.
Ding Yuan smiled craftily. A gleam shed in his eyes as he waved his hand. Theres no rush, no rush at all.
Using this favor right now would be premature. As an intelligent businessman, how could Ding Yuan not see Xiao Chens potential?
Xiao Chen did not feel surprised, so he raised the second matter. Help me get news about the ck Cuss. I need to regroup with them as quickly as possible.
The ck Cuss?
Ding Yuan pped his forehead and said, I nearly forgot that this ship is yours. News about the ck Cuss is easy to find. Right now, all the pirates in the Grave Sea have probably heard about it.
Feeling excited, Xiao Chen smiled. Tell me what youve heard.
Two years ago, this ship was unknown. Now, it is a famous 4-Star pirate group in the Grave Sea. Even some of the experienced 5-Star pirate groups make way when they see it.
There was this incredible event that none can surpass. The ck Cuss once trapped the Divine Shield Army in a dangerousnd. The Divine Shield Army lost half their numbers, which infuriated the Sword General. Afterwards, the Divine Shield Army made several attempts to encircle and destroy the ck Cuss, but none seeded, so the bounty on it is now even higher, the ninth highest in the Grave Sea.
It is also the only 4-Star pirate group in the top ten.
It looked like the Savage Blood Star Venerate, whose location was unknown, was dead.
Otherwise, the Iron Hand Yama would not have such great hatred for the Divine Shield Army.
Without even needing to think about it, Xiao Chen could guess that it was the Iron Hand Yama, on the ck Cuss, who nned the trap for the Divine Shield Armys people.
However, Xiao Chen did not mind that. He did not have a good impression of the Divine Shield Army.
If the Iron Hand Yama wanted to take revenge, Xiao Chen would definitely support him.
When and where was the ck Cussst sighted? Xiao Chen asked. This was his main concern. He wanted to meet up with his old friends as soon as possible.
Regardless whether it was the Beast Governing Sects Elder Tang, Fei`er and Luo Nan, whom Xiao Chen met when he first arrived at the Great Thousand Realms, or the Iron Hand Yama, who had a sharp tongue but a soft heart, Xiao Chen missed them all after not seeing them for two years.
Ding Yuan smiled and said, Theres no rush. Ill find out.
After a while, Ding Yuan showed a rather strange expression. Whats going on? The most recent news of the ck Cuss was actually from three months ago.
Xiao Chen asked, Why is that strange?
Ding Yuan looked at Xiao Chen and said, Brother Xiao Chen, you do not understand. Every Pirate Hall would pay special attention to such a 4-Star pirate group. No matter where they are, there should be news of them at least once a month.
Xiao Chens heart sank. In that case, what is going on?
Im not sure. However, Brother Xiao Chen, dont worry, they should not have been annihted. If they were, the Pirate Alliance would have definite news. It would not be like how it is now: no news at all.
Xiao Chen thought to himself. The ck Cuss could summon the Yazi Beast Demon Soula Great Deste Eon ferocious beastat any time.
Even if the ck Cuss ran into a peak 5-Star pirate ship in the Grave Sea, it would be able to protect itself.
Where was the ck Cuss three months ago?
Ding Yuan took a look and replied with a voice quivering with some fear, The Grave Ind Sea Region.
Chapter 1778 (Raw 1790): Buddhist Sect Seven Kill Seal
Chapter 1778 (Raw 1790): Buddhist Sect Seven Kill Seal
The Grave Ind Sea Region?
The Grave Ind Sea Region was in the center of this sea. There were several mysterious inds there, all graves; hence, its name.
The Grave Ind Sea Region was extremely mysterious. No one knew whose graves these were or when they were from.
That sea region was a forbiddennd of the entire Grave Sea.
When one entered, death was almost guaranteed.
Few people managed toe out alive.
Even though these grave inds had many natural treasures, few would barge into that region.
Who would charge in, knowing that they would likely die? Who did not value their life?
Xiao Chen entered deep thought. Luo Nan, Fei`er, and the others would not venture into the Grave Ind Sea Region for no reason.
Unusual developments had to have something strange behind it.
Xiao Chen had to find out the reasons behind this one. If he learned that there were ulterior designs behind this, he would absolutely not let off whoever was pulling the strings, no matter who they were.
Xiao Chen said in a low voice, Chief Manager Ding, help me investigate this matter. I want to know why they would go to the Grave Ind Sea Region.
Dont worry. Leave it to me. I will give you an answer in three days.
Chief Manager Ding showed a serious expression. It was rare for Xiao Chen to ask a favor of him, so Ding Yuan would do his best to help.
If Ding Yuan improved his rtionship with Xiao Chen, he could gain more benefits in the future.
As a businessman, he could see such matters clearly.
Xiao Chen rented a courtyard in the Pirate Hall to stay in temporarily while waiting for news.
At the same time, he did not remain idle.
He took out the painting of the Mahmy Abstinence Vition Saber Technique starting stance, which the Venerable Xuan Bei had given him.
The starting stance.
Any Saber Technique would have a starting stance. Without the starting stance, it would be an iplete Saber Technique, one that was verycking.
Even the wless Saber Technique that Xiao Chen created had a starting stance.
However, since it was a Saber Technique that he created himself, the starting stance existed in his heart. He did not need to learn it, as he was the starting stance.
However, if another person were to study the Saber Technique, they would definitely need to grasp the starting stance.
This was all the more so for a Martial Technique that was directly derived from a Primogenitor Grade Cultivation Technique.
From a certain perspective, just this starting stance alone was more valuable than the three moves that Xiao Chen grasped.
Xiao Chen gazed at the painting very seriously.
It showed a monk holding a Buddhist monks knife in what appeared to be the starting stance.
The monk held the knife pointed to the sky. He formed a rather special Buddhist hand seal with his left hand.
The information below exined that this hand seal was called the Seven Kill Seal.
The Seven Kill Seal represented the seven kinds of murderous intents in the world. This hand seal was not a Buddhist sect creation but adopted from another religion.
In the Buddhist sect, this was also a forbidden technique. Ordinary people could not practice it.
There are seven kinds of murderous intents?
Xiao Chen entered deep thought. He had not seen or heard of this concept before.
He only understood when he continued reading the information on the painting. It turned out that the term referred to seven different states of the heart.
There was an indifferent murderous intent, like how a person casually crushed an ant without a care.
There was a gentle murderous intent, which was like water in a small brook, never in a rush. The killer maintained his calm and even a trace of joy.
There was a world-shaking murderous intent, a desire to fight strong enemies to the point of forgetting about death.
There was a murderous intent of extreme hate where rage consumed the heart and their anger shook the sky.
There was a murderous intent of being unable to endure further. One did not want to kill but simply could not bear it anymore.
...
Xiao Chen carefully thought about it and discovered that his murderous intent really did not depart far from these seven types. He could always find a corresponding one.
After one formed the Seven Kill Seal, it allowed the wielder to raise his killing intent to seven times the original. Furthermore, the wielder could control it freely, moving it as he pleased.
Seeing these words, Xiao Chen could not help feeling a chill. No wonder this seal was considered a forbidden technique.
It would be strange if an ordinary person did not go crazy and fall into the Demonic Dao after practicing it.
Only an esteemed monk with great benevolence and a kind heart could deal with the side effects of forming such a hand seal.
Xiao Chen continued to read.
Then, he discovered that the crux of this starting stance was not the Seven Kill Seal.
Instead, it was about ones understanding of the entire Mahmy Abstinence Vition Saber Technique. This Saber Technique was vast and boundless, wide-ranging and profound.
Everyone could gain different understandings from the Mahmy Abstinence Vition Saber Technique, to the point where each move could be disassembled and used to create a Saber Technique, ording to ones character. The might of the new move would be equally terrifying.
Every move can be disassembled into a profound Saber Technique.
Interesting. That Zhen Yuanprehended Asura Hell from Entering Hell.
His understanding of Buddhist principles does indeed surpass mine.
If Xiao Chen had not seen this starting stance, he definitely would not think that these simple moves would be disassembled and practiced separately.
He furled the painting and entered deep thought.
Xiao Chen had seeded in practicing two moves of the Mahmy Abstinence Vition Saber Technique: Breaking the Mundane and Resolving the Mundane.
He had thought that he already figured out their true meanings and fused them into the moves. Now that he had seen the starting stance, he realized that he had just begun.
As the Buddhist saying goes, a flower contains a world, a leaf contains a bodhi.
Breaking the Mundane could form its own set of moves, branching out and making the simpleplicated. As ones understanding of the true meaning of Breaking the Mundane evolved, the saber in his hand would be interpreted moreprehensively.
What is at the end, then?
Suddenly, Xiao Chen understood. He thought about how he practiced Saber Techniques.
It was merely going through two processes: making the simpleplicated; then, making theplicated simple. This repeated continuously. With every repetition, the one after would be even more difficult.
This was just like when he learned the Basic Saber Techniques at the very start in the Sky Dome Realm. After that, he started learning variousplicated Saber Techniques.
This was making the simpleplicated. In the end, heprehended the wless Saber Technique, fusing in everything that he learned into the seven moves of the wless Saber Technique. That was making theplicated simple.
When he reached the Great Thousand Realms, his ken expanded and started to make the simple foundations of his wless Saber Techniqueplicated.
Everything spontaneously became clear in Xiao Chens mind. His understanding of Saber Techniques went up by another level.
Invisibly, his Saber Daos Great Dao Energy improved.
The Mahmy Abstinence Vition Saber Techniques starting stance helped him derive many things from it, benefiting him greatly.
Xiao Chen closed his eyes and deepened theseprehensions further.
Two dayster, he opened his eyes and focused on practicing the Seven Kill Seal.
Although Xiao Chen was not a Buddhist sect esteemed monk, the things he experienced in the past had tempered his mental state to the point where it was no weaker than that of an esteemed monk.
Furthermore, he was not a Buddhist sect disciple and thus was not restrained by the Buddhist sects abstinence.
He had fewer worries when practicing the Seven Kill Seal, which meant he was less likely to form a heart demon.
Xiao Chen had astonishingprehension ability and clear instructions. He also could refer to the painting. Hence, practicing this went very smoothly.
Heprehended it in only three days.
As the hand seals changed in Xiao Chens left hand, his heart changed as well. The crux of sessfully forming the Seven Kill Seal was for the various murderous intents in his heart to change with the hand seals.
There could not be any deviation. Otherwise, it would fail.
Slowly, Xiao Chen felt his killing intent be like water strangely connected to his left hand.
As he changed the hand seals, forming his fingers in different shapes, he entered a wondrous state.
When his left hand formed the various hand seals, the murderous intent of his heart stirred, as well.
Eventually, he discovered that his killing intent was no longer controlled by his heart butpletely by his left hand.
Xiao Chens heart ended up bing an observer, entering a certain kind of trance.
It was like a lotus flower never retaining water or how the sun and moon never remained high above in the sky.
This so-called killing intent was just a pure killing intent. It has nothing to do with my heart. It has nothing to do with me, Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen had directly cut off the killing intent from his heart.
He took a look. At some point in time, he had already silently, sessfully formed the Seven Kill Seal. An extremely heavy killing intent encased the entire cultivation room, but he did not feel any of it.
Scatter!
Xiao Chen moved his left hand slightly, and the boundless killing intent vanished.
Crash!
It was like a bright moon falling into water and raising sshes. Xiao Chens heart also fell into the water with the bright moon.
That trance ended.
Xiao Chen startled to his senses, his eyes appearing clear. It was like his mind was cleansed once through.
His expression appeared clear and bright, untainted. His eyes were like gemstones.
His body gave off a simple, elegant, and extraordinary feeling. Whenbined with the cold and stern aura from practicing the Ice Feather Divine Incantation, it appeared even more extraordinary.
Buddhist Martial Techniques are truly boundlessly profound, Xiao Chen sighed in his heart.
Although this Seven Kill Seal looked incalcbly tyrannicalunlike Buddhist Martial Techniquesat its core, it was genuinely a Buddhist Martial Technique.
Young Master Xiao, we found the information.
Just at this moment, Chief Manager Dings voice rang out from outside the room.
The voice jolted Xiao Chen. Three days have already passed?
I really did not notice the time.
Chapter 1779 (Raw 1791): What Was Sought
Chapter 1779 (Raw 1791): What Was Sought
Ding Yuans expression was somewhat serious as he walked in. He said to Xiao Chen, Young Master Xiao, this matter is as you expected. There are ulterior designs behind it.
Is that so? What ulterior designs are there?
Xiao Chen had noticed something off with Ding Yuans expression and knew that something was wrong, so he was not shocked.
Ding Yuan segued into the information that he collected. Young Master Xiao, have you heard of the Wolf Smoke Pirate Group?
Xiao Chen shook his head and said, Im not very clear on the pirate factions of the Grave Sea.
Ding Yuan exined, Initially, the two overlords of the Grave Sea were the Savage Blood Pirate Group and the Wolf Smoke Pirate Group, both peak 5-Star pirate groups. The captains were peak early-stage Star Venerates. Together with their 5-Star pirate ships, no one could suppress them unless a sect Supreme Elder from a blessednd appears.
Xiao Chen nodded to indicate that he understood. Then, he gestured for Ding Yuan to continue.
Three months ago, the ck Cuss came in contact with the Wolf Smoke Pirate Group. After that, the ck Cuss headed for the Grave Ind Sea Region.
Ding Yuan added somewhat apologetically, What exactly happened is a secret. Im not very sure about it. However, I suspect that the Wolf Smoke Pirate Group might have something to do with the ck Cuss heading for the Grave Ind Sea Region.
Xiao Chen thought for a while before saying, You mean that the Wolf Smoke Pirate Group forced the ck Cuss to go to the Grave Ind Sea Region?
Ding Yuan nodded. I cant say that it is definitely like that. However, based on the information that I obtained and some deductions, the ck Cuss probably had a favor to ask of the Wolf Smoke Pirate Group. Then, left with no other choice, they were forced to go to the Grave Ind Sea Region.
No choice? Forced?
Right. The Savage Blood Pirate Group and the Wolf Smoke Pirate Group had an intense feud with each other. Hatred had been sown long ago, umting over a long time. After the Savage Blood Pirate Group was destroyed, its Iron Hand Yama went to the ck Cuss.
Ding Yuan paused for a moment before continuing, Given the character of that Wolf Smoke Pirate Groups captain, it would be impossible that he did not make things difficult for them.
Xiao Chen revealed a smile on his face. With this smile, Ding Yuan started trembling for some reason, feeling a chill.
Ding Yuan could not help his intense shock. He clearly did not feel any killing intent from Xiao Chen, but he still started trembling.
Wolf Smoke Pirate Group, Xiao Chen muttered to himself, repeating this pirate groups name several times.
Young Master Xiao, perhaps nothing will happen to them in the Grave Ind Sea Region. It might not be toote to make a decision after verifying whether the ck Cuss is fine or not.
Ding Yuans meaning was very clear.
Although Xiao Chen was pretty strong, he had not broken through to the Starry Sky Stage yet. Furthermore, the other party was an experienced overlord of the Grave Seas pirates.
If the crew of the ck Cuss was safe and nothing happened, then it would be better to leave this matter be.
Having one less problem was better than having one more. shing head-on would be troublesome.
After all, the Wolf Smoke Pirate Group had not only many old monsters, who had been the Starry Sky Stage for many years already, but also many other experts in the group.
No matter what, Xiao Chen was alone and would not have any advantage.
Perhaps he might even end up humiliated and lose his life.
Ding Yuan was merely worried and did not have any other intention.
Xiao Chen said calmly, There is no evidence, and its just based on guesses. I will not act rashly.
That is good.
Ding Yuan heaved a sigh of relief. If Xiao Chen really wanted to seek trouble for the Wolf Smoke Pirate Group, Ding Yuan really would not know what to do.
However, this involves my friends. Even if it is just a guess, I have to seek out the Wolf Smoke Pirate Group and get to the truth. No one can just casually bully the ck Cuss.
Ding Yuans heart, which just calmed down, grew anxious again. However, Young Master Xiao
Xiao Chen waved his hand. Chief Manager Ding, there is no need to try and persuade me further. Give me a set of the Wolf Smoke Pirate Groups information. The more detailed, the better.
Feeling helpless, Ding Yuan sighed, I guessed that I might not be able to persuade you. So, Ive already prepared the Wolf Smoke Pirate Groups information in advance.
After saying so, he handed a stack of preprepared information to Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen received the information and seriously read through it.
After a while, he put away the information and thought to himself, The Wolf Smoke Pirate Groups captain is Jiang Hengchuan, nicknamed the Wolf King. He is crafty, cruel, stubborn, and tyrannical.
He is a peak early-stage Star Venerate who has experienced hundreds of battles, someone numb to killing. In the Grave Sea, he is a true overlord. Even the Rank 3 sects of the blessednds give him face.
When meeting his pirate ships, the Rank 3 sects will not sh head-on but choose to bribe him instead.
He has fought countless intense battles and has long since been as famous as the Savage Blood Star Venerate. However, whenever they fought, he would be slightly inferior.
With the Savage Blood Pirate Group now destroyed, he became the overlord of the Grave Sea, and his strength grew explosively in the past two years.
After taking in many experts of other pirate groups, he holds strong sway among the Grave Seas pirates, able to rally many of them.
There are eight powerful experts under the Wolf King, all of them peak Major Primal Core experts no weaker than ordinary Star Venerates.
There is also a vice-captain, who is second only to him in strength, likewise an early-stage Star Venerate expert.
Right now, the Wolf Smoke Pirate Group has a total of eight pirate ships: one peak 5-Star pirate ship and seven ordinary 5-Star pirate ships.
Currently, the Wolf Smoke Pirate Group is at its peak.
Its great strength surpasses even that of the Savage Blood Pirate Group of the past.
Xiao Chen had personally experienced the strength of the Savage Blood Pirate Group.
He remembered that back then, when the Savage Blood Pirate Group issued a mission, they managed to gather thousands of pirate groups. The scene had been very majestic, and the memory of it was still fresh.
The Wolf King will celebrate his birthday in the middle of this month. At that time, he will hold a banquet at thergest Pirate Hall of the Grave Sea, inviting the pirate groups of various sizes. Ding Yuan quickly followed up with another piece of information for Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen felt stunned on hearing that. So high-profile?
Ding Yuan smiled and said, He has no choice but to make it high-profile. Right now is the Wolf Smoke Pirate Groups peak period. He wants to use this banquet to push his influence to the peak, to see who dares to give him no face and go against him.
Secondly, it is so that he can receive gifts. The pirate groups of various sizesing to the banquet will definitely prepare gifts. Pirates neverck treasures and Spirit Jades. Those that want to fawn on him will prepare valuable gifts. Those that do not intend to fawn on him will fear offending him if their gifts are too small.
Given this, all the gifts added together wille to an astronomical sum. Such wealth would be much higher and much more incredible than what he could obtain from plundering ships.
The businessman Ding Yuan had seen through the tricks and addressed them directly.
Xiao Chen looked at Ding Yuan and said, You mean that this is the most suitable time to look for him.
Ding Yuan hesitated somewhat before eventually speaking the truth.
Thats right. Otherwise, he is usually on his pirate ship. At that time, if he acts in concert with his ship, even if Young Master Xiao possesses heavenly means, the result...the inevitable result would be death.
Xiao Chen knew how powerful pirate ships were. A peak 5-Star pirate ship was not something that even a middle-stage Star Venerate could handle.
The Wolf King Jiang Hengchuans strength was extraordinary. It would only be more difficult to deal with him on his pirate ship.
Xiao Chen gave Ding Yuan a meaningful look and said, Many thanks. In the future, if Chief Manager Ding would like to go to the Profound Light Temple to worship, you can use my name to seek out the Venerable Xuan Bei.
Ding Yuan was a Buddhist and rather fervent in his faith. When he heard this, he felt shocked.
The Profound Light Temple was the holynd of the Grave Seas Buddhists. More importantly, Xiao Chen actually knew the Venerable Xuan Bei.
Based on Xiao Chens words, they apparently had a deep rtionship.
This gobsmacked Ding Yuan. He simply found it hard to imagine.
In a mere two years, Xiao Chen actually reached such heights. The Venerable Xuan Bei was one of the rare experts of the entire Grave Sea.
No wonder Xiao Chen felt so confident, daring to seek out the Wolf Smoke Pirate Group to find out the truth.
Ding Yuan originally thought that Xiao Chen was sending himself to death.
Theres no need. Young Master Xiao is too polite. These are all just a matter of convenience. I misunderstood you earlier. Since that is so, Young Master Xiao, why dont you ask the Venerable Xuan Bei for help? With the Venerable Xuan Beis position, that Wolf King definitely wont dare to behave atrociously.
Xiao Chen shook his head and said, I do not like owing people favors. Furthermore, this is a personal matter.
More importantly, he did not feel that he could not handle this.
While in Dragon me City, he had challenged the entire ce, taking on all the young experts of the dozens of nearby astral clusters.
Xiao Chen was undefeated. His sights were already no longer set on the Grave Sea.
No matter how strong the Wolf Smoke Pirate Group was, it had a limit.
Right now, the more important question was, what exactly did the ck Cuss seek from the Wolf Smoke Pirate Group? That was the crux of the problem.
Ding Yuan kept worrying about Xiao Chens safety. However, that was not what Xiao Chen was concerned about.
Chapter 1780 (Raw 1792): Preparations
Chapter 1780 (Raw 1792): Preparations
Why exactly did the ck Cuss ask the Wolf Smoke Pirate Group for help? That was the part of this conflict that Xiao Chen needed to know the most.
He thought for a while before saying, Chief Manager Ding, I need you to help me with one more thing.
Young Master Xiao, just speak; there is no need to be polite.
I would like to know what the ck Cuss asked the Wolf Smoke Pirate Group for help on.
This...Ill do my best, but I cannot guarantee anything.
Many thanks.
After Ding Yuan left, Xiao Chen continued looking at the Wolf Smoke Pirate Groups information and thinking about it.
The middle of this month would be the birthday banquet of that Wolf King Jiang Hengchuan.
Counting the days, that was merely ten-odd days away. If he deducted the travel time, he would be left with only eight days to prepare.
After careful consideration, he walked out of the courtyard and went to the market of the Pirate Hall.
Xiao Chen never fought a battle that he had no confidence of winning. He would not act rashly.
Eight days were sufficient for him to make ample preparations.
The Pirate Halls market was always a bustling ce.
In this ce, one might be cheated, or one might get a good deal.
The market was not as formal as an auction house, which meant it contained more possibilities. Hence, a few big spenders would frequently visit such free markets.
Xiao Chen needed some materialsa set of materials that were of a berserk nature and filled with baleful energy yet could be carved.
A mere eight days was not enough to search auction houses. He could onlye to the market to try his luck.
As Xiao Chen walked around, his expression appeared rather casual. His eyes gleamed as he checked out the various stalls, not letting anything slip by.
He did not even miss the stalls in the nooks and crannies.
Im pretty lucky.
After a while, Xiao Chen revealed a faint smile when he saw a stall that interested him, hoping that he would seed.
This little brother, from the moment Iid eyes on you, I can tell that you have especially sharp eyes. This piece of beast bone of mine is the wing bone of the Dragon Shadow Condor, one of the overlords of the ancient sea. Heres my offer, five hundred thousand Medial Grade Spirit Jades.
The stall owner was a skinny old man with deep and unrevealed cultivation. He was dressed very ordinarily and kept his aura withdrawn. However, Xiao Chen could tell that this was a low-profile Star Venerate.
There was only one treasure in this stall, just the expensive wing bone. Clearly, this old man was waiting for someone with sharp eyes toe and buy it for a good price.
Previously, several youths were interested in his wing bone. However, after hearing the price, they all left cursing, scolding the stall owner for being too greedy.
Xiao Chen knelt down and checked out that wing bone. Then, he spoke unhurriedly in a soft voice.
The Dragon Shadow Condor was one of the rare bird beasts with dragon blood. Whats more extraordinary was that aside from dragon blood, it also had the bloodline of the Underworld Ghost Bird. For this to survive until now, it was definitely a Sovereign-Personage-level overlord.
As Xiao Chen spoke, he sent a strand of his Spiritual Sense containing Soul Energy into the wing bone.
Whoosh!
A gigantic ck condor immediately appeared before his minds eye.
The wingspan of that gigantic ck condor was three hundred meters. The beast stayed close to the surface of the sea as it flew quickly, kicking up huge waves.
The wind from the pping wings sounded vaguely like dragon roars, shaking the sea.
What was stranger was that the gigantic ck condors figure seemed somewhat illusory.
It was like how the Faux God me had been, lying between reality and illusion. Xiao Chen could see some sshes going through the condors wings, passing through like the wings were air.
It was indeed genuine. The stall owner did not lie.
This little brother, you have good eyes.
The stall owners originally listless eyes immediately brightened. He originally thought that Xiao Chen would be like the other youths who had not recognized what it was.
Unexpectedly, when Xiao Chen spoke, he waxed eloquent about the wonders of the Dragon Shadow Condor.
Xiao Chen withdrew his Spiritual Sense and sighed softly, Unfortunately, although it is strange and can turn part of its body immaterial, its true offensive power is notparable to the Nine-Winged Thunder Rocs. Its ability to immaterialize is also notparable to the actual Underworld Ghost Birds.
The stall owner smiled to himself. This is a good prospect.
This person is now going to bargain.
However, the stall owner really misunderstood. Xiao Chen truly felt that it was unfortunate. If the bone were from a Nine-Winged Thunder Roc or an actual Underworld Ghost Bird, it would be ideal for Xiao Chens purposes.
This was barely usable.
Before the stall owner could say anything, Xiao Chen directly handed over a storage ring, which contained exactly five hundred thousand Medial Grade Spirit Jades, no more and no less.
This...little brother, you are really straightforward.
The stall owner reacted only after being stunned for a while. Without saying much, this deal closed.
This was truly unexpected, causing the stall owner to feel some regret. Was the price too low?
Please wait!
Xiao Chen, who already put away the Dragon Shadow Condors wing bone, turned around and asked cautiously, Do you want to back out of the deal?
No. This old mans word is gold.
The stall owner smiled and said, I still have something to sell. Little brother, how about you check it out first?
Xiao Chens time was limited. Since he already obtained the material that he wanted, he no longer had the patience to remain here.
No matter how precious any other treasure was, he could not use it.
Never mind, show it to me, then, Xiao Chen said casually.
The stall owner took out a transparent jade bottle containing a liquid that seemed to be blood. Xiao Chen took a look and could not pull his gaze away.
The blood apparently had a demonic nature. As it moved about, it gave off a strange light.
Xiao Chen recovered his wits and looked at the stall owner in amazement. He said, This is a drop of pure Dragon Shadow Condor essence blood. Im really curious. Did you hunt down a Dragon Shadow Condor that survived to this age?
That was an overlord of the sea that equaled a Sovereign Personage. With this old mans strength, he would not even be sufficient to fill the gaps between its teeth.
Furthermore, the strongest person in the Grave Sea was merely a Holy Venerate.
No Sovereign Personage had appeared for hundreds of years already.
Naturally, this old man is not that capable. I obtained this drop of Dragon Shadow Condor essence blood after a fortuitous encounter in a forbidden sea.
A forbidden sea?
Xiao Chen frowned slightly. He had once heard Xiao Suo speak about it before.
There were a total of seven forbidden seas in the Great Thousand Realms. These forbidden seas floated independently in the Starry Heavens and were the dreand of every pirate.
These were seas where the true pirate experts wandered, the true starry seas.
Xiao Chen seemed to connect some clues in his mind. However, he could not capture the crux of it.
Little brother, what do you think? Do you want this Dragon Shadow Condor essence blood?
Xiao Chen collected his thoughts and shook his head. No.
Although this was something good, he really did not need it.
While carving the statues for the Life Bestowal Spell did require essence blood, it only required Xiao Chens essence blood.
Xiao Chens Azure Dragon bloodline was even more noble and tyrannical than the Dragon Shadow Condors. When used together, his Azure Dragon essence blood would just assimte the Dragon Shadow Condor essence blood.
Hence, using the Dragon Shadow Condor essence blood would be pointless.
The stall owner felt very frustrated. If you dont need it, just say so earlier instead of waiting for so long. I thought that I could close another big deal.
Xiao Chen was disinclined to pay further attention to the stall owner. He immediately brought the wing bone back to his courtyard.
Then, he entered a secret room and took out a carving knife and started to shape the wing bone seriously.
Xiao Chens actions were slow and deliberate. With each cut, hisplexion paled noticeably.
In his Soul Pool, the azure-colored dragon seal that represented his will of soul slowly dimmed.
Since Xiao Chen came to the Great Thousand Realms, this was the first time he spent so much effort and focus on carving.
Every stroke was infused with his Soul Energy.
From the first stroke, Xiao Chen infused the item he was carving with Spiritual Energy and spirituality.
Such high-level carving was also a test of his craftsmanship.
Even more so, it was a test of his physical body and soul. If he was not careful, he would suffer a rebound on his soul and hurt his foundations.
Xiao Chens movements in the secret room possessed a certain kind of charm.
It was like the entire world slowed down because of his movements.
After seven days, Xiao Chen released seven drops of pure Azure Dragon essence blood. Hisplexion turned terrifyingly pale.
Previously, no matter what he carved, he would use only one drop of essence blood.
This time, he used an unprecedented seven drops of essence blood, which was the limit of what his physical body could endure.
However, after Xiao Chen did all this, his wan face revealed a rare rxed smile.
This was already sufficient. The trouble that was the Wolf Smoke Pirate Group was no longer a trouble.
What exactly did Xiao Chen carve for him to be so confident?
Chapter 1781 (Raw 1793): Wolf King Birthday Banquet
Chapter 1781 (Raw 1793): Wolf King Birthday Banquet
Early the next morning, Ding Yuan requested an audience with Xiao Chen. When he saw Xiao Chensplexion, it startled him.
Young Master Xiao, you...entered a state of Berserking Qi Deviation.
At this moment, Xiao Chensplexion was terrifyingly pale. His Qi and blood were weak. It looked like he had entered a state of Berserking Qi Deviation and received internal injuries from the bacsh.
Xiao Chen forced out a smile and said, Its nothing. Chief Manager Ding, theres no need to overthink. I just need a few days to recover.
Ding Yuan barely believed it. He said seriously, I have let down Young Master Xiaos great trust. Based on the information I gathered, I am simply unable to deduce what the ck Cuss could have asked the Wolf Smoke Pirate Group for help on.
Xiao Chen thought about the clues that he connected the previous day. Then, he said to the other party, I have a question. Normally, when pirate groups want to enter a forbidden sea, are there any requirements?
Why are you suddenly asking me this?
Just tell me.
Alright. No one would go to a forbidden sea for no reason, as it is simply too dangerous. The journey alone is extremely far. Furthermore, there are the dangers found in the forbidden sea itself.
Xiao Chen nodded and said, I know about that already. Tell me the details.
As for the specific details, it is impossible for an ordinary pirate group to enter the forbidden sea on their own strength.
Xiao Chen entered deep thought. What is the standard for ordinary?
Five Stars and below.
The strongest pirate ship in the Grave Sea is 5-Star ranked. The Wolf Smoke Pirate Group is capable of deterring the blessednds Rank 3 sects from shing head-on with them.
Could it be that they cannot enter, either?
Xiao Chen could not help voicing his doubt.
Ding Yuan smiled and said softly, On the contrary, the Wolf Smoke Pirate Group is rather special. It can enter the forbidden seas.
Xiao Chen felt curious. He asked, Why?
The Pirate Alliance branch of the Grave Sea once gave out three Iron Blood Tokens to the Savage Blood Pirate Group, the Wolf Smoke Pirate Group, and one other pirate group. With this token, they can use the Grave Sea Pirate Alliance branchs strength to go directly to a forbidden sea.
Ding Yuan exined the finer details, telling Xiao Chen the specific reasons.
After Xiao Chen heard that, he suddenly felt enlightened, realizing what had happened.
Can the Iron Blood Token be passed on to another?
It can. After all, there is only one chance to use it. One can only get the Iron Blood Token again in the future by making contributions to the Pirate Alliance. The Pirate Alliance acknowledges the token and not the person.
Xiao Chen thought to himself, Indeed.
Now, he knew what the ck Cuss had sought out the Wolf Smoke Pirate Group for.
It was for the Iron Blood Token!
Ding Yuan did not understand Xiao Chens thoughts. He continued, However, I think the Wolf King does not have any intention of going to the forbidden sea. The Iron Blood Token is simply wasted in his hands. Right now, he is the ruler of the Grave Sea. He passes his days freely and leisurely.
Just one birthday banquet and all the pirates of the Grave Sea do not dare not to give him face, rushing to fawn on him.
Xiao Chen did not continue listening. He performed a cupped-fist salute and said, Chief Manager Ding, many thanks. I know the answer now. Ill be leaving first. We will meet again in the future.
After saying that, Xiao Chen left in a sh, not waiting for Ding Yuan to react.
Answer? What is the answer? Ding Yuan himself felt somewhat confused. He did not know what exactly Xiao Chen understood.
After leaving the Pirate Hall, Xiao Chen flew quickly over the sea.
The seawater of the Grave Sea was no ordinary seawater.
This was a starry sea that was formed after countless stars shattered and melded.
The gravity was quite strong, and the seawater was intensely corrosive.
When Xiao Chen first came to the Grave Sea, he found it very difficult to fly there.
However, now, he no longer had any problem doing so. His physique could alreadypletely resist the gravity of the sea.
He could fly freely over the sea.
Xiao Chens destination was very clear: thergest Pirate Hall of the Grave Sea, where the Wolf King Jiang Hengchuan would be holding his birthday banquet.
Xiao Chens figure was like lightning. When he flew past, few could notice him.
So fast! In the many years I was gone, such a strong and talented youth actually appeared in the Grave Sea.
A middle-aged man wearing long robes stood at the bow of a somewhat majestic-looking pirate ship floating on the sea. From his words, it was clear that he had astonishing eyesight and extraordinary strength.
With one nce, that man saw not only Xiao Chens figure but also Xiao Chens appearance and determined Xiao Chens age.
Captain, I have seen this youth before.
The middle-aged captain revealed an interested expression. He turned his head back and smiled. Old Yuan, you know him? This youth is rather impressive. Tell me how you got acquainted with him.
If Xiao Chen were here, he would definitely recognize this Old Yuan. It was the stall owner who sold him the Dragon Shadow Condor wing bone.
Old Yuan exined, That day, when Captain met up with the Pirate Halls Hall Master, I had nothing to do, so I went to the market to sell off some of the more inferior goods we obtained from the forbidden sea.
This youth is not only extraordinarily knowledgeable but is also very liberal with his money. He did not even bat an eyelid at five hundred thousand Medial Grade Spirit Jades. Also...
Although the interaction between the two was short, Xiao Chen had left a very deep impression on the stall owner.
Because of that, Old Yuan recalled everything clearly, telling everything that happened that day to this middle-aged captain.
He is moving at quite a clip. Clearly, he is in a rush. The killing Qi in his eyes is very well hidden. His situation is undoubtedly very urgent, but he did not show any killing Qi or murderous intent on his face at all.
The middle-aged captain showed a meaningful smile. I am rather curious about who he is going to kill and what he is going to use that wing bone for.
Five dayster, thergest Pirate Hall in the Grave Sea appeared before Xiao Chens eyes.
He looked towards the Pirate Halls harbor, which was densely packed with pirate ships flying all sorts of gs and banners.
The number was astonishing, far more than what Xiao Chen had seen in the past.
Countless experts came and went.
Furthermore, a steady stream of pirate ships descended, gathering at the harbor.
Is this the ce? It looks like I am somewhat early.
After a moments hesitation, Xiao Chennded and entered the Pirate Hall.
He asked around and learned that he was a day early. Tomorrow was the day of the Wolf Kings birthday banquet.
The Wolf King held great clout. More than three thousand guests hade. Anyone with any fame in the Grave Sea had received an invitation.
There were even uninvited people who hade because of the Wolf Kings fame. They wanted to make connections and establish a good rtionship.
The waiter who provided Xiao Chen with the information sized him up and said, Young Master, you want to attend the birthday banquet but do not have an invitation, right?
Xiao Chen smiled and asked, Do you think that I look like a pirate?
Who says that only pirates can attend the birthday banquet? The Wolf Kings birthday banquet is a grand asion in the Grave Sea, something that rarely happens. Many came to join the excitement. If you are interested, you can just be direct about it. I have a way to help you obtain an invitation.
The waiter looked happily at Xiao Chen, as though he had already figured Xiao Chen out and knew what Xiao Chen nned.
Xiao Chen put down his wine cup and said, I dont mind taking a look. How much is one invitation?
No bargaining. Two hundred thousand Inferior Grade Spirit Jades.
Xiao Chen thought to himself, What a ripoff! By organizing a birthday banquet this time, the Wolf King not only raised wealth for himself but also managed to give benefits to his subordinates.
The channel to obtain the invitation must be from the Wolf Smoke Pirate Groups own people.
Otherwise, how could outsiders obtain this so-called invitation?
Do you find it expensive? Haha! Two hundred thousand Inferior Grade Spirit Jades isnt expensive. There are only so many invitations, and this is just for invitations for the outer area. Invitations for the inner area are even more expensive.
The waiter could make out what Xiao Chen was thinking. As he spoke, he used an aloof tone.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly. If you have an invitation to the main banquet, I would ept even a price of five hundred thousand Medial Grade Spirit Jades. Do you have that?
The waiter immediately showed an abashed smile. How could the main banquets invitations be sold? Those are for the people that the Wolf King personally invited and are not released to outsiders. No matter how many Spirit Jades you have, you cant buy one.
You can only obtain one with strength. One would need at least a peak 4-Star pirate ship. Otherwise, how can one be qualified to sit at the main banquet?
Xiao Chen pondered the waiters words. To think that the main banquet is not open to outsiders. This is rather problematic.
Never mind. Get me an invitation for the outer area. Ill use it tomorrow.
Alright. That is not a problem.
When night fell, Xiao Chen sat down cross-legged and closed his eyes to rest. At the same time, he worked on recovering his spirit and energy.
In the four days rush, he had used only his Veritable Essence Energy. His Soul Energy and Vital Qi had already recovered to normal.
Xiao Chen needed only this one night of rest to bring his mind, spirit, and energies back to their peak.
The moment the sun rose, he opened his eyes. A bright light shed in them before disappearing.
Chapter 1782 (Raw 1794): Somewhat Heavy Murderous Intent
Chapter 1782 (Raw 1794): Somewhat Heavy Murderous Intent
When morning arrived, Xiao Chen had already firmed up his murderous intent.
He pushed the door open and walked out. He happened to meet the waiter who had helped him obtain the invitation yesterday in the hall.
Young Master, you are up early. Are you rushing over to the Wolf Kings birthday banquet?
Xiao Chen smiled faintly and found a ce to sit. Then, he took out the White Harmonious Flower Song that the Venerable Xuan Bei gave him.
He handed the tea leaves to the waiter and said, Theres no rush. Brew me a pot of tea first.
Alright.
The waiter quickly received the tea leaves, took out a tea set, and started brewing the tea for Xiao Chen at the table.
The waiter was rather familiar with brewing tea. Although he did not have any advanced techniques, he was clearly well-practiced and knowledgeable.
After all, this was thergest Pirate Hall in the Grave Sea, and this was the best inn here.
Those who could work here would definitely be capable.
The waiter used boiling water to rinse the tea leaves and noticed the tea leaves churning around in the water. As a faint fragrance wafted out, he saw a white that was as pure as snow.
As the waiter looked at the water in the teacup, he vaguely saw his own life.
Many figures rushed about in the inn. The waiter showed them all smiles. However, he was merely watching coldly in his heart, feeling all sorts of emotions and thinking, This is not me.
Chivalrous youths, baleful pirates, worried women, generous men, and powerhouses of high status appeared before his eyes.
The waiter experienced the various states one experienced in the mortal world, seeing all the bustle of mundane life. However, he suddenly discovered that he could not figure out his own life.
As the waiter watched coldly, he eventually found that what appeared on the surface of the water in the teacup was the numb him.
The harmony passed, and he suddenly came to a realization. Only now did he realize that he had wasted his time and that time was priceless.
What did you see? Xiao Chen asked suddenly, startling the waiter awake.
The waiter looked at Xiao Chen, and his expression changed slightly. He smiled and said, No, I saw nothing. These tea leaves are not ready yet. I still need to use boiling water to rinse them a few more times before the best vor can be brought out.
Xiao Chen was well aware. He smiled and said, This tea is called White Harmonious Flower Song. It requires a total of seven brews to bring out the best vor. However, if you drink only the seventh brew, you will not be able to taste the essence of this tea.
The White Harmonious Flower Song bes the most wondrous thing in the world for an instant. Sincere emotions will always have a moment where they are lost. There is no need to feel sentimental. One needs to taste every brew and experience the process.
Xiao Chen took a sip of the first brew of the White Harmonious Flower Song. Then, he put down the teacup and left.
The waiter gave chase and shouted, Young Master, your tea is not ready yet!
Keep it and properly taste it for yourself.
Watching Xiao Chen leave, the waiter was strangely excited, feeling that there was more to what Xiao Chen said.
Xiao Chens purpose in attending the Wolf Kings birthday banquet was not as simple as joining the excitement.
Shaking his head, the waiter returned to the inn and continued brewing the tea. He felt curious about what the white-d young master saw in the tea.
Xiao Chen arrived at a grand courtyard in the Pirate Hall with the invitation in hand.
He hade very early, but he still had to join a queue to enter.
There is nothing wrong with your invitation. However, what is the birthday gift that you prepared?
When it was Xiao Chens turn, the cultivator on guard handed the invitation back to Xiao Chen and asked for the birthday gift.
Xiao Chen had prepared it much earlier. He took out a jade bottle and handed it to the other party.
Young Hero Xiao Chen offers a portion of peak grade Life Juice Source, the guard shouted, startling the surroundings and attracting the attention of several people. This was really a generous gift.
Hehe! This young master, this way, please. This way, please.
This munificent gift startled the members of the Wolf Smoke Pirate Group upper echelon responsible for entertaining the guests. Then, they noticed that Xiao Chen appeared extraordinary. His half-white-half-ck hair made him look cold and aloof.
These people did not dare to be slow. They quickly invited Xiao Chen, who held an invitation for the outer area, into the inner area.
Young Master is really generous. Had you reported your name earlier, perhaps the captain might have invited you to the main banquet, the pirate receiving Xiao Chen said with a smile.
Xiao Chen said carelessly, That is such a pity. I wonder where the main banquet is being held.
Do you see that tall pavilion? The Wolf Kings main birthday banquet is being held on the top floor.
Xiao Chen looked in the direction that the pirate indicated, and saw a tall pavilion in the center of the courtyard.
One could see all of the surrounding areas from the windows of the tall pavilion. Nothing blocked the view of the entire bustling birthday banquet.
However, the people outside could not see the situation inside.
Xiao Chen smiled and said, You can go and entertain the other esteemed guests. Is it convenient for me to walk around?
Haha! Thats not a problem. Everyone whoes is a guest. Furthermore, Young Masters gift is so generous. Just dont me me for not entertaining you well, that person said straightforwardly. He could tell that Xiao Chen was extraordinary and did not dare to slight him.
This was the purpose of thevish gift. If it were an ordinary gift, Xiao Chen would not have been able to enter this area and look around. Now that he obtained this persons permission, moving about would be much more convenient.
It could only be said that things had their value.
Time passed slowly. The huge courtyard became even busier.
Xiao Chen secretly observed and discovered that the honored guests whom the Wolf King personally invited had ushers directing them into that tall pavilion.
Normal people could not go in at all.
The surroundings of that tall pavilion were tightly guarded, with experts patrolling the perimeter.
However, Xiao Chen was someone who had barged into the Cluster Lords Residence at Soaring Dragon City. Although this ce was tightly guarded, this level of security was nothing to him.
Furthermore, that Wolf King Jiang Hengchuan did not believe that anyone would dare to cause trouble at his birthday banquet.
The Wolf Smoke Pirate Group was currently at its peak, dominating the Grave Sea and sweeping through the ce.
Offending the Wolf King right now would be suicide.
As for the true major characters of the Grave Sea, the Wolf King Jiang Hengchuan did not believe that he had offended any of them. Although his methods were arrogant and despotic, he would consider the situation and not provoke the people and factions that he could not afford to do so.
For example, the Wolf King would never plunder from the Rank 4 sects of the blessednds.
Although the Wolf King was arrogant, he knew his limits.
This was the reason why the Wolf King could be the ruler of the Grave Sea pirates.
Of course, the destruction of the Savage Blood Pirate Group was also a major factor. Without an opponent, the Wolf Smoke Pirate Group could run rampant and develop to its current level.
When it was noon, the birthday banquet formally began.
All the guests that came from afar were at their ces. Then, they saw the windows of the tall pavilions top floor open.
A tall, old man with sinister eyes and faint scars on his face appeared before everyones eyes.
All the guests could see that person just by raising their heads slightly, no matter where they were.
This person was Jiang Hengchuan, the Wolf Smoke Pirate Groups captain nicknamed the Wolf King.
Thank you, fellow pirates and friends, for giving face to this Jiang and attending this old mans birthday banquet. I am truly astonished by your affection for me and feel embarrassed. This old man will drink three cups first to thank everyone.
Right after the Wolf King Jiang Hengchuan spoke, he took out a wine cup the size of a bowl and drank three cups of wine.
Countless people immediately cheered. The guests were mostly pirates, all people who loved wine.
The Wolf Kings hearty drink raised the curtain on this birthday banquet.
The many guests at the tables started chatting and drinking.
Ka ca! Ka ca!
The windows of the tall pavilions top floor closed, concealing the scene at the main banquet from everyone outside.
The crowd did not mind. The Wolf King putting on airs was something very normal.
If just anyone could ess the Wolf King, then the guests that came here would not take him seriously.
However, no one could see that someone was currently lying on the roof beam of the top floor. As this person looked up at the clouds in the sky, he listened to the conversation happening below in the main banquet.
Xiao Chen was someone who sessfully barged into the Soaring Dragon Citys Cluster Lords Residence. Naturally, hiding from the group of people below posed no problem for him.
Actually, the main banquet already had three rounds of drinks; it had started long ago.
There was only one big round table on the top floor, seating hundreds of people. All of these people were, at the very least, at thete-stage Major Primal Core Realm; most were early-stage Star Venerates.
At any rate, these people all had peak 4-Star pirate ships.
This was a gathering of all the strong pirates with high status in the Grave Sea.
Xiao Chen waited for an opportunity to make a move. He wanted to hear some useful information first before questioning the Wolf King.
One hourter, he heard the ck Cuss being mentioned amid the noisy chatter, which immediately perked him up.
Boss Jiang, I heard that the ck Cuss sought you out for the Iron Blood Token.
After some drinks, the topic of conversation became rather unrestrained.
One of the pirate captains started asking about this news he obtained from somewhere.
Jiang Hengchuan smiled in disdain. They are just an insignificant 4-Star pirate group, but they sure are bold. Thats right; it did happen. However, I sent them to the Grave Ind Sea Region. If they can help me obtain a Ghost Cloud Flower, perhaps I can consider their request.
The moment he said these words, soft exmations rang out. To think that the ck Cuss actually went to the Grave Ind Sea Region, a ce where death was almost guaranteed.
The Wolf King was really ruthless.
If that ck Cuss does find a Ghost Cloud Flower, will Boss Jiang give them the Iron Blood Token? someone asked softly.
Jiang Hengchuans eyes turned dark as he looked at the inquirer, inspiring some fear in that person.
After a while, Jiang Hengchuanughed, This old man was just joking, and that bunch of fools took me seriously. What can I do? Would you go to the Grave Ind Sea Region? Hahaha!
That person was stunned for a while before starting tough as well. Of course not. Only fools would go to the Grave Ind Sea Region. Hahaha!
Everyone else promptly joined in on theughter. Indeed, only fools would go to a ce like the Grave Ind Sea Region.
While these peopleughed, Xiao Chen, who was on the roof beam above,ughed with them.
However, thisugh held a somewhat heavy murderous intent.
Chapter 1783 (Raw 1795): Rage of the Wolf Pack
Chapter 1783 (Raw 1795): Rage of the Wolf Pack
Everyoneughed heartily at the main banquet.
Under the influence of wine, theughter became increasingly overboard and wanton.
People started to mock the ck Cuss. It was as if mocking the ck Cuss was a requirement for mingling in this group.
This was rather normal. Many times, such mockery was needed at the table to get everyone tough heartily.
However, what was not normal was that the true owner of the ck Cuss was on the roof beam.
Boom!
Just as everyone wasughing very heartily, a hole suddenly opened in the roof. Xiao Chen floated down and stood on a wine sk with one foot. His body appeared as light as a feather.
Who?!
Such a scene shocked all the honored guests at the main banquet; they did not know what was going on.
The Wolf King Jiang Hengchuans face sank. He did not see any killing Qiing from Xiao Chen, so he waved his hand and stopped the people behind him who were about to attack.
The Wolf King looked at Xiao Chen and asked, Who are you, and why are you so rude?
Xiao Chen put some force into his foot, and a bit of energy spread out.
Immediately, all the delicacies on the table, all the seafood and wild game flew out, shooting every which way.
The honored guests in all directions hastily tried to block the hideous mess flying at them.
After the energy swept through the ce, the table was much cleaner. Then, Xiao Chen set down.
Xiao Chen looked at the Wolf King Jiang Hengchuan and said, Werent youughing very happily earlier? This untalented one is the master of the ck Cuss.
These words set the ce abuzz. All the honored guests appeared somewhat embarrassed.
This reaction was very normal since they had spoken bad about someone behind their backs and mocked them as fools. Who knew, that person was right here and heard everything. Now that they were caught, it would be strange if they were not embarrassed.
The scene immediately turned somewhat odd. The menacing people who originally wanted to reprimand Xiao Chen had to swallow back their words. This feeling was rather unbearable.
Actually, everyone found the situation strange. Even if they were speaking behind someones back and were caught, it should not feel this ufortable.
Why was it that when they faced this youth, they felt guilty and did not dare to be presumptuous?
When the Wolf King Jiang Hengchuan heard Xiao Chen identify himself, he was stunned at first, feeling that he was in the wrong.
However, after that, Jiang Hengchuan smiled coldly. Whats wrong? You have an opinion on me fooling the ck Cuss like a monkey?
With these words, the crowd immediately startled awake.
That was right. Why were they in the wrong and found this unbearable?
This was the Wolf King Jiang Hengchuans birthday banquet. The Wolf King was a peak early-stage Star Venerate. He had eight subordinates who were as strong as small perfection or great perfection early-stage Star Venerates.
All those present here were at the very least peak Major Primal Core cultivators. Why should they feel that they had wronged this fellow?
The strong fed on the weak. This was just a peak Major Primal Core kid. Even if the Wolf King scolded him in front of everyone, this kid had to listen obediently and not rebut.
Xiao Chen coldly smiled in his heart when he saw the change in everyones expression.
He extended his left hand and instantly formed the Buddhists Seven Kill Seal.
It was like the lotus flower not retaining water or the sun and moon never remaining in the sky forever.
The instant Xiao Chen formed the hand seal, his heart entered a trance. However, the killing intent hidden in his body multiplied sevenfold and erupted.
Whoosh!
The spreading killing intent seemed to solidify, making breathing difficult.
A few of the weaker people started trembling, sweat pouring down their foreheads. Theirplexions turned so pale that they could not turn any paler.
Xiao Chens killing Qi was very horrifying in the first ce. After it was multiplied by seven times, its terror was simply unimaginable.
This is a personal grudge. Those who are not rted may leave quickly, Xiao Chen said indifferently as he stared at the Wolf King Jiang Hengchuan.
If there were someone around whose Soul Energy reached the level of a Holy Venerate, he would discover that the killing Qi spreading out from Xiao Chens entire body was pitch-ck. It was like the ws of ghostly monsters sweeping through the hall.
However, Xiao Chens body itself gave off a faint light, appearing devoid of thoughts and emotions.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Right after Xiao Chen spoke, the honored guests present felt like they were relieved of a heavy burden.
These people used all their might and knocked down the windows in their haste to flee.
The many guests in the courtyard noticed what was happening on the top floor. This scene triggered a hugemotion.
Whats going on? Why are the people attending the main banquet flying out?
Theres killing Qi!
What a strong killing Qi.
Could it be that someone is challenging the Wolf King?
When the windows shattered, the people below felt Xiao Chens killing intent.
The bustling birthday banquet immediately fell silent. All of the guests put down their wine cups and gazed at the top floor of the tall pavilion in confusion.
They had no idea what exactly was going on.
On the top floor, the Wolf King Jiang Hengchuan already turned ashen much earlier. However, he did not act rashly.
The previously noisy main banquet soon emptied out, leaving only the Wolf King and his subordinates.
Those who were not involved were frightened into flight, not daring to stay due to the terror of Xiao Chens sevenfold killing intent.
After Xiao Chen revealed that horrifying killing intent, no one dared to doubt his strength.
Everyone cherished their life. How could they dare to get involved?
Kill him...
Unable to endure Xiao Chens killing intent, the Wolf King roared furiously. The people behind resisted the pressure, wanting to charge over.
However, this was the opportunity that Xiao Chen was waiting for.
He wanted them to be rash and impatient under the influence of his sevenfold killing intent, which would make them reveal openings.
Xiao Chen immediately drew the Tyrant Saber.
After taking the opening stance of the Mahmy Abstinence Vition Saber Technique, he followed up with Resolving the Mundane, materializing an eternal saber light that swept out.
Boom!
The moment the saber light appeared, all the might umted by the Seven Kill Seal infused into the saber.
The subordinates of the Wolf King bore the brunt of the attack and got knocked into the air, shrieking miserably.
The saber light hacked apart the roof of the top floor, leaving Xiao Chen, holding up his saber while standing upright, and the Wolf King Jiang Hengchuan, who blocked the saber light.
With several of the Wolf Kings subordinates shielding him in front, he managed to avoid the full force of the sevenfold-killing-intent-enhanced Resolving the Mundane, only having to deal with less than thirty percent of its original might.
However, even so, the Wolf King was still significantly injured.
This was due mainly to the sheer vastness of Xiao Chens killing Qi. Its impact felt more horrifying than that of middle-stage Star Venerates.
Someone really is trying to kill the Wolf King!
How courageous and what a scary saber light!
Whenbined with that overwhelming killing Qi, that person actually managed to knock away all of the Wolf Kings personal guards.
Who is that white-d desman? I have never heard of such a person in the Grave Sea before.
All of the honored guests who saw this scene were shocked and bbergasted.
It was already very surprising that someone dared to cause trouble at the birthday banquet. What was even more unexpected was that the troublemaker was actually such a young desman.
All of the guests in the entire courtyard stared at the top floor,pletely distracted.
After wiping away the blood at the corner of his lips, the Wolf King looked at Xiao Chen and smiled. I once thought about such a scene that is before me now, wondering who would be the first to step out and challenge me. However, I never thought that it would be an arrogant, self-absorbed brat.
It doesnt matter where you learned this secret technique to make your killing Qi turn so terrifying. You will definitely die today. Who do you think you are facing?!
You are facing the Wolf King! The entire Wolf Smoke Pirate Group crossed mountains of corpses and seas of blood with me, Jiang Hengchuan. Wherever the wind blows and the rain is, the wolf pack is there!
Jiang Hengchuans tone grew fervid, his voice slowly increasing in resonance. Eventually, it became deafening, like roaring thunder, making everyones blood rush and the entire body tremble.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Many figures soared up from the ground. The crew of the Wolf Smoke Pirate Group filled the sky. These people surrounded the entire tall pavilion.
In that instant, numerous eyes stared at Xiao Chen. The pirates were like ravenous wolves staring at their prey.
Xiao Chen looked around casually. A rough count gave him no less than one thousand people, all elites of the Wolf Smoke Pirate Group.
When Jiang Hengchuan saw that Xiao Chen did not reveal any horror, he felt slightly startled. He said, Interesting, even the Savage Blood Star Venerate from back then was not this bold, daring toe and kill me alone.
Kill you?
Xiao Chen shook his head and said, You are overthinking. I came here just to ask a question. However, right now, it already no longer matters, as you do indeed deserve death.
The Wolf King smiled and said, Indeed, there are many people in this world who deserve death. I will die too, but not now. There is only one person who deserves death today, and that is you. His voice had suddenly turned sinister.
As he looked at Xiao Chen, he ordered coldly, Kill him!
The surrounding Wolf Smoke Pirate Group crewmembersunched themselves at Xiao Chen without hesitation.
The furious war cries of the wolf pack sounded like the roar of the sea in the mountains; the sky even changed color.
So far, the Wolf Smoke Pirate Group crewmembers had never failed when attacking together.
Chapter 1784 (Raw 1796): Fierce Battle with the Wolf Smoke Pirate Group
Chapter 1784 (Raw 1796): Fierce Battle with the Wolf Smoke Pirate Group
The wolf pack raged. The pirates auras spread out and encased the entire sky, the murderous intent firmly locking down on Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen narrowed his eyes and looked. Saber lights and sword imagesyered over each other filled his eyes. The mysterious phenomena of the various Martial Techniques appeared very chaotic.
However, in reality, they were all very orderly.
The ten thousand-odd crew members of the Wolf Smoke Pirate Group divided into ten groups. Each group contained about a hundred people.
One hundred happened to be the limit of the number of attacks that could target a single body. Any more would just be a waste.
Each round of attacks only had one hundred attacksthe most that could reach Xiao Chen.
This was because all the targetable locations on Xiao Chens body were already covered. Any more would not have a target to attack.
Adding any more attacks would only mess up the rhythm, throwing the entire wolf pack into chaos.
Xiao Chen did not have much time to think. The attacks of the first hundred people arrived in the blink of an eye.
To onlookers, boundless waves seemed to swallow Xiao Chen, his figure entirely luded.
The endless ngor of weapons shing resounded from the chaotic mysterious phenomena of the many Martial Techniques.
A sh of saber light looked like the most dazzling star in a sky full of stars.
That saber light was exceptionally eye-catching amidst the various mysterious phenomena.
That saber light shed, so quick that only afterimages could be seen.
As the afterimages flickered by the desmans face, they revealed cold and stern features with ck and white hair fluttering in the wind.
Then, the saber light vanished in a sh. There was simply not enough time for a careful look.
Its that white-d desman!
He blocked the first round of attacks. What a quick saber strike!
Everyone was startled into paling. Then, they suddenly discovered that Xiao Chen, who appeared to have drowned in the flood of attacks, had not copsed. Instead, he resiliently blocked all the attacks, hacking apart every single Martial Technique that flew at him.
Brandishing the saber in his hand, that desman raised a watertight screen of sabers at lightning speed.
The pirates of the Wolf Smoke Pirate Group work in groups of hundreds. After the first wave, the next wave would soon arrive.
Soon, ten waves of attacks passed.
Strong winds blew in every direction; the skies and the clouds changed color. Shock waves surged out.
Clouds churned above the tall pavilion as a strong wind stirred.
Lightning shed and thunder roared amidst the strong winds, and saber lights scintited endlessly.
The white-d Xiao Chen held up the Tyrant Saber in the center of the storm. His defense was so tight that even wind and water could not prate it.
No matter how furiously this wolf pack howled, shouted, or unleashed killing Qi, Xiao Chen remained on the tall pavilion without budging, appearing very rxed. The wind could not blow him over, and the rain did not fluster him.
The expression of Wolf King Jiang Hengchuan, who was watching from a distance, slowly changed from the initial disdain to gravity.
This youth has already gone very far with his saber skills, much further than the crewmembers of the Wolf Smoke Pirate Group. Such an encirclement is not much of a threat to him at all, a captain with rather sharp eyes among the guests said.
However, there are still the eight generals under the Wolf King. Those are all existences that rival early-stage Star Venerates!
Thats right. Even if such an encirclement cannot injure this white-d desman, he will still have enormous difficulty breaking out of this situation.
In the end, this is still too much for this youth, someone sighed softly. However, the situation before them was truly surprising.
Even an early-stage Star Venerate would face miserable defeat when besieged by one thousand Wolf Smoke Pirate Group crewmembers.
However, not only did Xiao Chen defend himself, but his defense was also so tight that he was utterly unscathed.
This was simply shocking, startling, and awe-inspiring.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Just at this moment, eight strong auras appeared in the courtyard, flying towards the Wolf King Jiang Hengchuan.
The Wolf Kings eight generals are here!
The show is over. This youth will definitely die.
The ones who came were the eight generals, who had been guarding the ships outside the Pirate Hall.
Someone would always be left to guard the pirate ships to prevent unexpected incidents. When these eight learned that something happened at the birthday banquet, they did not act rashly.
Incredibly, themotion escted. Left without a choice, the Wolf King called over all his eight generals.
Greetings, Captain! The eightnded behind the Wolf King and greeted him respectfully.
What exactly happened that you have to mobilize even us?
Jiang Hengchuan did not say anything. He merely extended his hand and pointed at the top of the pavilion. The eight generals immediately showed startled expressions, stunned on the spot.
This...
The Wolf Smoke Pirate Group crewmembers had turned out in full force. To think that there was someone in the Grave Sea that they could not take down.
Where exactly did this youthe from?
Captain, dont worry. We will go and kill this fellow now.
The eight generals exchanged looks. Not wanting to let thismotion continue, they prepared to attack together to kill Xiao Chen and instantly resolve this problem, allowing the birthday banquet to resume.
However, while this line of thought was good...
Atop the tall pavilion, Xiao Chen sensed the arrival of the eight generals. He slightly raised his eyebrows. They finally arrived.
From the information that Ding Yuan provided, Xiao Chen already knew about these eight people. He also knew that they posed the greatest danger to him.
How could Xiao Chen not be prepared?
As Xiao Chen looked at the one hundred pirates charging at him in yet another round of attacks, he suddenly shifted his saber and stood upright on the tall pavilion.
He is insane!
When the many guests below saw this, they were stunned. This was simply too crazy.
Xiao Chen held two fingers on his right hand together and tapped his forehead. His will of soul spread out and merged with the saber intent around.
In the next moment, a saber hum rang out in the surroundings of the tall pavilion.
The sound was not loud, but it clearly reached the depths of everyones soul as if a powerful treasure saber was humming in everyones mind.
Thats impossible...
Such a scene immediately drew exmations from many Star Venerates. Xiao Chen was just a Major Primal Core Venerate, yet he could merge his saber intent and will of soul.
This was a technique that many early-stage Star Venerate experts failed to grasp.
Xiao Chen was just a peak Major Primal Core existence. How did he do it?
However, facts were facts. It did indeed happen.
Whoosh!
Then, Xiao Chen suddenly swiped down with the two fingers he tapped his forehead with. The boundless saber intent and the will of soul gathered into one resplendent saber light.
Only the colors ck and white remained in the world, but that saber light still appeared resplendent and dazzling and very moving.
Bearing the brunt of the force, the one hundred attacking Wolf Smoke Pirate Group crewmembers got bisected at the waist.
The saber light did not stop, continuing to radiate. It slowly vanished only after killing a total of five hundred pirates.
The remaining pirates were long startled pallid as they fled.
If these pirates did not flee, only death awaited them.
When the saber light vanished, color returned to the world. A cool and steady breeze blew around the tall pavilion.
The various mysterious phenomena and the shock waves all disappeared. The previously noisy, surflike spectacle immediately turned quiet.
Only the white-d desman remained, holding his saber and standing on the tall pavilion, like before.
The eight generals that came to help were all stupefied.
Such a scene was entirely beyond their expectations.
Earlier, the eight generals were still thinking of making use of lightning-quick attacks to kill Xiao Chen while he was upied by the Wolf Smoke Pirate Group crew.
The generals had already discussed various ns with each other through voice projections.
However, just one saber strike from Xiao Chenone saber lightdisrupted all their ns.
He simply caught everyone off guard, stupefying them and putting them in a daze.
When the guests below saw this scene, they all had simr expressions. Their mouths gaped wide in wordless shock.
Only Jiang Hengchuan burst out angrily, Why are you still not attacking?! How long are you going to wait? All of you are as strong as Star Venerates. With the eight of you working together, no matter how he resists, he will die!
These words immediately jolted the eight generals out of their daze.
Thats right!
Why were they hesitating so much? They suddenly recalled that even without the crewmembers help, they could easily kill Xiao Chen.
Clearly, that earlier saber strike could not be executed on demand, at any moment.
Kill! The eight generals shouted coldly and unleashed their berserk aura, which was merged with their wills of soul, as they charged over.
Clouds churned in the sky as the eight descended on Xiao Chen.
At this moment, it was like the sky above Xiao Chens head was forced down.
With these eight experts working together, they were truly extraordinary. The aura they showed was even stronger than that of the one thousand crewmembersbined.
Many people sighed in their hearts, This is the umtion of the Wolf Smoke Pirate Group.
Who else aside from the Wolf Smoke Pirate Group could have eight Major Primal Core experts that were as strong as Star Venerates?
No matter how heaven-defying this white-d desman was, he was destined to die. This would only serve to boost the Wolf Smoke Pirate Groups reputation.
Upon seeing the eight generals attack, Xiao Chen quickly formed a hand seal with his right hand, instantly executing the Life Bestowal Spell.
In the next second, the winds and clouds changed.
The sky suddenly darkened, and a sh of scarlet light soared into the sky from behind Xiao Chen. The sky that was pushed down towards Xiao Chens head immediately got lifted back up.
What Xiao Chen carved that day was the strongest and most terrifying existence in the history of the Azure Dragon bloodlinethe Blood-Soaked Dragon Emperor!
Chapter 1785 (Raw 1797): The Wolf King Admitting Defeat
Chapter 1785 (Raw 1797): The Wolf King Admitting Defeat
The moment the Blood-Soaked Dragon Emperor appeared, Xiao Chens aura suppressed the other partys.
The sky that originally pressed down on Xiao Chen visibly rose.
The situation changed.
The eight generals, who came attacking, got forcefully pushed back by the aura, reduced to passive defense.
Their initially ferocious aura was immediately suppressed.
Not many could understand this feeling of falling from a high position in an instant or of having the tables turned on them.
Retreat! Retreat! Retreat!
The eight generals cowered at the sight of the Blood-Soaked Dragon Emperor.
The generals did not know where this expert came from. The sudden turn of events shocked them into backing off hastily.
This Blood-Soaked Dragon Emperor was the umtion of Xiao Chens efforts, created by his carving. Its strength was merely at early-stage Star Venerate.
However, as long as this Blood-Soaked Dragon Emperor had even a ten-thousandth of the original Blood-Soaked Dragon Emperors spirituality, even if it was just a Star Venerate, it could suppress these eight, not giving them a chance to turn things around.
When fighting one against eight, against the eight generals, this was already the limit of Xiao Chens capabilities.
Even the Wolf King himself could not possibly defeat the eight generals by himself.
These eight each possessed the strength of a Star Venerate and were very experienced. Even though their strength only rivaled that of small perfection or great perfection early-stage Star Venerates, they were rtively scary when they worked together.
Objectively speaking, Xiao Chen could not possibly win with his own strength.
These eight generals were not just as strong as an ordinary Star Venerate; they were also experienced generals whom the Wolf King was proud of.
These eight people truly lived up to the title of general. This title was obtained by fighting other pirate groups or the Divine Shield Army.
However, what these eight faced now was the Blood-Soaked Dragon Emperor, the Blood-Soaked Dragon Emperor that Xiao Chen painstakingly carved.
The eight immediately lost in the sh of auras. Then, they werepletely suppressed as they fought.
These eight generals could not even retaliate. Soon, wounds riddled their bodies.
After about seven or eight minutes, one of the generals died.
The Blood-Soaked Dragon Emperor split that persons head in half, spilling blood all over the ce.
Everyone goggled when they saw this, utterly dumbfounded.
These people did not know that Xiao Chen actually had such an expert hidden beside him.
This...is a little too horrifying, right?
Who is that person? Since when was there such a character in the Grave Sea?
I have never heard of that person before. However, I have heard a little about this white-d desman. He is known as Xiao Chen and seems to have some connection with the Purple me Sect.
Something is not quite right. Look at that scarlet-d person. He gives off a huge aura and can bring out all sorts of killing moves. However, he does not seem like a living person at all. There is no color or intelligence in his eyes whatsoever.
Its a puppet!
There were some very knowledgeable experts mixed among the guests. They quickly saw through what was extraordinary about the Blood-Soaked Dragon Emperor.
Stop! the Wolf King shouted. All this time, Jiang Hengchuan appeared to be in a daze as he watched his eight generals get beaten until they could not retaliate.
Xiao Chen said coldly, Jiang Hengchuan, you are truly shameless enough. Now, you know to stop. Earlier, when you ordered the wolf pack to kill me, why did you not stop then? Back when you were fooling the ck Cuss, why do you not stop then?!
These words infuriated Jiang Hengchuan into cursing.
Xiao Chen, dont think that I, Jiang Hengchuan, am afraid of you
ng!
Xiao Chen replied to Jiang Hengchuan by drawing his treasure saber and pointing it at the other party.
Xiao Chens cold face showed no intention of resolving this peacefully.
Jiang Hengchuan, how much longer are you going to hide like a tortoise? Since you are not afraid, thene and fight!
Since you are not afraid, thene and fight.
Xiao Chen used the most decisive method to counter the Wolf King Jiang Hengchuan, ruthlessly forcing him to swallow his words, unable to say anything more.
The guests were all incredibly startled. Who could have thought that Xiao Chen would be so stubborn?
Who could have imagined that the existence that they did not dare to offend would shrink back like a tortoise from a junior in public?
However, in hindsight, this Jiang Hengchuan was indeed like a cowardly tortoise. From the very beginning, he never took the initiative to attack personally.
This Jiang Hengchuan cherished his life a lot.
Now, at the very end, Jiang Hengchuan even wanted topromise, unwilling to attack.
Now, Xiao Chen pushed Jiang Hengchuan to the edge, not giving him room to retreat.
Many people could not help having other thoughts.
The end of the Wolf King Jiang Hengchuan seemed to be before them. What if he really lost?
While thinking this, these people felt a chill, finding this possibility extremely incredible.
The matters of the world could truly change in an instant; the universe was unpredictable.
When the birthday banquet began, the crowd saw the Wolf King Jiang Hengchuan as absolutely invincible. It turned out that pulling him down was so easy.
Ah!
Another miserable shriek rang out. Another of the eight generals died.
Jiang Hengchuans lips twitched involuntarily as he faced Xiao Chens saber pointed at him from the tall pavilion.
For the first time, Jiang Hengchuan felt helpless.
Its over. Its all over.
Even if I personally attack and kill this fellow, after today, the Wolf Smoke Pirate Group will definitely fall off the top ranking.
When one was in a high position, there would be manypetitors.
Among the guests here, there were probably several taking pleasure in this disaster.
Even if the Wolf King managed to kill Xiao Chen, others would hit him while he was down.
When Xiao Chen pointed his weapon at him, Jiang Hengchuan knew that he had lost.
I admit defeat! the Wolf King Jiang Hengchuan said helplessly as he looked at Xiao Chen. He had not made even one move. His voice sounded decrepit.
If Jiang Hengchuan had another chance, he would definitely not fool the ck Cuss, forcing its crew to go to the Grave Ind Sea Region, a forbiddennd where death was almost guaranteed.
Xiao Chen stretched out his hand and beckoned. The Blood-Soaked Dragon Emperor turned into an exquisite sculpture falling into his hand.
He sheathed his saber andnded before Jiang Hengchuan. Then, he said coldly, You are rather smart.
Bang!
As Xiao Chen spoke, he directlyunched a palm strike, instantly driving ten Cauldron Force.
This palm strike, which came without any warning, gave off a loud sound. Jiang Hengchuan vomited a mouthful of blood as he went flying.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
This action immediately angered several Wolf Smoke Pirate Group crewmembers. Many of them stood up and red at Xiao Chen in rage.
Do not move.
Jiang Hengchuan stood up and wiped the blood from his lips. He raised his hand to stop the Wolf Smoke Pirate Group crewmembers.
Bang!
What answered Jiang Hengchuan was Xiao Chens second palm strike.
When this palm strikended, its offensive power was even greater than that of the previous one. This palm strike had Vital Qi and Veritable Essence Energy merged together.
Jiang Hengchuan did not resist. He was horrified to discover that even if he had not admitted defeat, the results would still have been the same.
The strength that Xiao Chen exhibited far surpassed Jiang Hengchuans expectations.
Getting sent flying for the second time aggravated Jiang Hengchuans injuries. It seemed like the bones of his body all shattered and his internal organs ruptured.
The mouthful of blood that Jiang Hengchuan vomited out actually contained several gobs torn from his internal organs.
Xiao Chens actions frightened the spectating guests into taking a sharp intake of breath.
The Wolf King had already admitted defeat,promising greatly, yet Xiao Chen was merciless in attacking.
His decisiveness in killing inspired a lingering fear in everyone.
Bang!
Before the Wolf King got up, Xiao Chennded another palm strike. After three palm strikes, Jiang Hengchuan was pretty much half dead.
Jiang Hengchuan could no longer stand up. The survivors of the Wolf Smoke Pirate Group rushed over to help him up.
Upon seeing Jiang Hengchuan in such a sorry state, none of the many pirates, who called themselves his brother during the banquet, was willing to step forward and plead for him.
There are many things that cannot be ended just by you admitting defeat. These three palm strikes are just the interest. If even a single person of the ck Cuss dies, I will return and take your wretched life.
As Xiao Chen gazed at the Wolf King Jiang Hengchuan, his eyes did not contain any pity orpassion.
Everyone chose their own path.
If the Wolf King had only made a simple transaction with the ck Cuss, Xiao Chens murderous intent would not have been so heavy.
However, this Wolf King had been toying with the ck Cuss; he had never intended to hand over the Iron Blood Token to the other party.
At the main banquet, the Wolf King even mocked the ck Cuss for seeking trouble themselves, saying that they could not me another for it.
Xiao Chen, dont go overboard. Our captain already admitted defeat. What more do you want?
Hearing the threat in Xiao Chens words, the Wolf Smoke Pirate Group crewmembers all red at Xiao Chen with hostility and anger.
What is there to be afraid of? At worst, we will just fight it out with him and have both sides fall together!
Jiang Hengchuan coughed intensely, then said, All of you, shut up! Fourth Brother, hand the Iron Blood Token to Young Master Xiao.
It was easy to speak of falling together.
However, Jiang Hengchuan finally understood now that Xiao Chen hadepletely prepared, piling ns on top of other ns.
Xiao Chen had even predicted how Jiang Hengchuan would react.
Jiang Hengchuan, on the other hand, did not know anything about Xiao Chen at all.
It was simply impossible for both sides to fall together. The Wolf Smoke Pirate Group crewmembers would only end up throwing away their lives for nothing.
One of the surviving generals showed a dissatisfied expression, but he still took out the Iron Blood Token and handed it to Xiao Chen.
After Xiao Chen received the Iron Blood Token, he swept his gaze over all the honored guests and dered, Only I may reap his life.
On hearing Xiao Chens words, Jiang Hengchuan released his bated breath.
Jiang Hengchuan knew that although his Wolf Smoke Pirate Group was finished, his remaining brothers would keep their lives.
Chapter 1786 (Raw 1798): The Team Gathers Again
Chapter 1786 (Raw 1798): The Team Gathers Again
Xiao Chen toyed with the Iron Blood Token in his hand and gave the Wolf King Jiang Hengchuan a meaningful look. Youd better pray for good luck.
Many thanks. The Wolf King performed a cupped-fist salute as he forced himself to speak.
Whoosh!
Right after the Wolf King spoke, Xiao Chen left the courtyard with a few shes, returning to the inn where he was staying.
His white robes appeared outstanding as he walked on the street. He looked calm and unhurried, with no fluctuations in his expression.
Xiao Chen did not seem like a person who had caused a tremendousmotion at the Wolf Kings birthday banquet, not at all like the tyrannical white-d desman.
He blended into the crowd. Aside from his somewhat eye-catching white robes, he did not look too different.
When Xiao Chen returned to the inn, he was surprised to discover that his tea was still there.
The waiter had left the tea set there, and the fire had not extinguished yet, still giving off warmth.
However, the waiter had already gone to entertain other guests.
Xiao Chen sat down and looked at the teacup. The White Harmonious Flower Song tea leaves at the bottom had alreadypletely unfolded and released their vor.
However, it had been too long. The tea had already cooled, devoid of all warmth.
Tea should be drunk hot, not warm, and all the more, not cold.
One could taste the best vor from tea only when it was piping hot.
Xiao Chen did not mind, downing the cold tea in one go.
The tea tasted somewhat bitter, possessing none of the various vors of the White Harmonious Flower Song. However, there was a certain charm to it, allowing Xiao Chen, who just returned from a huge battle, to experience it more deeply.
Young Master, youve returned?
The waiter possessed sharp eyes. He quickly discovered Xiao Chen and immediately rushed over. I heard that someone challenged the Wolf King at the Wolf Kings birthday banquet. There was even a fierce endless battle going on. This is apparently true.
All the experts in the inn headed over. Unfortunately, I cant go. I really want to see who exactly it is. To think that he is so bold, daring to mock even the Wolf King!
Xiao Chen put down the teacup and smiled. So near and yet so far.
Ah!
The surprised waiter nearly dropped the teapot in his hand.
By the time the waiter recovered his wits, Xiao Chen had already left.
Inside Xiao Chens room, he took out the Blood-Soaked Dragon Emperors sculpture, which was badly damaged. If the Wolf King had not admitted defeat, this sculpture would not havested much longer.
Even if the sculpture couldst, Xiao Chen would not have dared to continue making it fight.
While carving the Blood-Soaked Dragon Emperors sculpture, he had put in a lot of effort and essence blood.
When Xiao Chen was controlling the Blood-Soaked Dragon Emperor sculpture, his Magic Energy had flowed like a gushing river, leaking continuously.
Others saw only the Blood-Soaked Dragon Emperor sweeping through the ce and killing but not the drain on his Magic Energy.
Xiao Chens drawing his saber and challenging the Wolf King to a battle looked crazy, but it was merely him trying to end the fight quickly, willing to risk death.
As the saying went, he who is not afraid of death by a thousand cuts dares to unhorse the emperor. This applied to the earlier Xiao Chen.
However, this Wolf King Jiang Hengchuan was also rather smart. At the start of the fight, he had taken the initiative to admit defeat. By doing so, he protected not only himself but also what remained of the Wolf Smoke Pirate Group.
Xiao Chen originally nned not to leave without killing off the entire Wolf Smoke Pirate Group and the Wolf King.
There was no need to doubt this. As long as he was willing to pay the price, nothing was a problem.
Xiao Chen put down the Blood-Soaked Dragon Emperor sculpture and took out the Iron Blood Token. Then, his gaze turned serious.
He hoped that his brothers on board the ck Cuss were all fine.
If anything happened, even killing everyone from the Wolf Smoke Pirate Group would not make up for it.
Damn it, the Wolf King is right.
Why did that bunch of fools go to the Grave Ind Sea Region?
You lot had bettere back alive. I need to give you all a good scolding before my anger can be appeased!
Xiao Chen clutched the Iron Blood Token with his right hand, which was trembling slightly. Even when he was facing the Wolf King, his eyelids had not twitched at all.
However, his hand trembled at this moment of extreme helplessness.
The mncholy of that cup of bitter tea lingered in his mouth, still yet to disappear.
In the blink of an eye, half a month passed, and there was still no news of the ck Cuss.
Xiao Chen could no longer keep waiting. He prepared to find a ship to make a trip to the Grave Ind Sea Region.
Traveling alone and not relying on a pirate ship would be suicide even if he was just going to the edges, not to mention the Grave Ind Sea Region.
Nevertheless, due to force of circumstance, Xiao Chen felt that he had to make the trip.
However, just as Xiao Chen was preparing to go out, he happened to see Luo Nan, Fei`er, and the others outside the inn.
Captain!
Big Brother Xiao!
When Xiao Suo, Fei`er, and the others saw Xiao Chen at the door, they dashed over without any care for appearances.
Xiao Chen somewhat could not believe his eyes, thinking that it was just an illusion.
The Iron Hand Yamaughed and gave Xiao Chen a bear hug. Only then did Xiao Chen believe that they returned.
You all... Xiao Chen counted. Luo Nan, Fei`er, Elder Tang, Xiao Suo, the Iron Hand Yama, and the rest of the crew of the ck Cuss were all present.
Fei`ers eyes turned somewhat moist. Big Brother Xiao, I thought I would never see you again.
The heart of Xiao Chen, who originally wanted to scold these people, instantly softened; he could not scold them.
Xiao Chen smiled helplessly. Little Fei`er, stop crying. Lets go to my room.
After entering Xiao Chens room, Xiao Suo organized his thoughts and said, After we came out, we heard that Captain challenged the Wolf Smoke Pirate Group. At that time, we felt really happy.
To think that you still worried about us. We were sure that you would continue to wait for us, so we rushed over here through the night, without resting at all.
The Iron Hand Yama sighed, This time was truly dangerous. We nearly did not return. That bastard almost caused our deaths. Xiao Chen, you have helped us vent our frustration. Back then, that old bastard ridiculed all of us for a long time when he saw me.
When Xiao Chen saw everyone, he immediately asked the questions buried in his heart.
Everyone immediately fell silent. After a long time, Elder Tang said, I am to me for this. I already know where the Scarlet Blood Pirate Kings treasure is. However, we needed the Iron Blood Token to go to the forbidden sea. So
Fei`er interjected, Elder Tang cant be med. Back then, we were thinking that we could obtain the Iron Blood Token, then wait for Big Brother Xiao and go to the forbidden sea together. We cannot always rely on Big Brother Xiao for everything. So, we felt that we could give it a try.
Xiao Chen thought to himself, So, that is the case. It is about the same as I expected.
The treasure of the Scarlet Blood Pirate King was indeed in one of the forbidden seas. The crew could go to the forbidden sea only by obtaining the Iron Blood Token.
Fei`er and the others just wanted to give Xiao Chen a pleasant surprise.
At the same time, they did not want Xiao Chen to go to the Grave Ind Sea Region with them, not wanting Xiao Chen to take the risk.
Xiao Chen wanted to rebuke them but did not know where to start.
However, just at this moment, Xiao Suos expression suddenly turned somewhat serious as he said, Young Master Xiao, I have something to tell you.
Xiao Chen saw everyones expression turn somewhat off. His heart sank with foreboding.
What is it? Just tell me.
We lost the Scarlet Blood War Banner.
Lost it?
Xiao Chens expression did not change, but shock flooded his heart. The Scarlet Blood War Banner was crucial for finding the Scarlet Blood Pirate Kings treasure.
If the Scarlet Blood War Banner was lost, it was as good as losing the treasure.
However, Xiao Chen was a free and easy person. After a slight fluctuation in emotion, he quickly regained his equilibrium.
If the Scarlet Blood War Banner was lost, then he could only head for the Central Great Realm in advance.
Xiao Chen had to think carefully about whether to head directly for the Dragon Races territory or visit the Yanwu Dynasty or the Tianwu Dynasty first to understand the situation of the Central Great Realm.
Big Brother Xiao Chen, you are not angry? Fei`er eyed Xiao Chen nervously.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly and looked at Xiao Suo. Dont be sad. In the end, Xiao Suo was the one who bid for the war banner. It does not belong to me. There is no need to me yourselves.
You all being able to return alive is better than anything else. There are many fortuitous encounters in the world, but you have only one life. Seriously, dont take such risks again in the future.
Xiao Chens words came from his heart; they were very sincere. This made Fei`er and the others all feel warm.
The Iron Hand Yama hesitated before saying, Actually, it is not really lost. Given my understanding of that person, I feel that he will eventually return the Scarlet Blood War Banner. He wont stoop to snatching our things.
When Xiao Chen heard that, he was slightly stunned. Could there be more to this?
What exactly happened?
The Iron Hand Yama said, I just said that we nearly could not return, right? We were rescued in the Grave Ind Sea Region. Back then, someone rescued us. At that time, Xiao Suo was using the Scarlet Blood War Banner to fight.
That was where the problem arose. After that person rescued us, he suddenly said that he wanted to borrow the Scarlet Blood War Banner to take a look and that he would return it to us the next time he saw us.
The other party is very strong, and his pirate group is even stronger. While it was phrased as borrowed, we actually had no way of rejecting him.
Chapter 1787 (Raw 1799): Iron Horn Pirate Group
Chapter 1787 (Raw 1799): Iron Horn Pirate Group
The other party is very strong?
Since these words came from the Iron Hand Yama, they were rather extraordinary. After all, he was someone who once held a position ofmand within the Savage Blood Pirate Group.
Which pirate group is it? Could they be even stronger than the Wolf Smoke Pirate Group? Xiao Chen asked, feeling confused.
Fei`er, Luo Nan, and the others nodded slightly, indicating that it was indeed true.
The Iron Hand Yama said, It is the Iron Horn Pirate Group. Only three pirate groups in the Grave Sea received the Iron Blood Token. One was the Savage Blood Pirate Group of the past, and one was the Wolf Smoke Pirate Group. The remaining one was the Iron Horn Pirate Group.
The Iron Horn Pirate Group?
Xiao Chen felt slightly stunned on hearing that. He seemed to recall Ding Yuan mentioning that the Grave Seas Pirate Alliance branch had indeed given out three Iron Blood Tokens.
At that time, he only heard that the Savage Blood Pirate Group and the Wolf Smoke Pirate Group had received one each. However, he had not asked who received the remaining Iron Blood Token.
However, this Iron Horn Pirate Group left for the forbidden seas long ago. They have not returned to the Grave Sea for twenty-odd years already. I never met the Iron Horn Pirate Group before and only heard stories of them.
Many years ago, they were the overlords of the Grave Sea. Then, they left for the forbidden sea. When we met them, they had already be a 6-Star pirate group.
There was practically no hope of snatching the Scarlet Blood War Banner from a 6-Star pirate group.
Xiao Suo apologized somewhat embarrassedly, Captain, sorry. If only I had not used that Scarlet Blood War Banner back then. Then, it would not have been borrowed.
Xiao Chen consoled him, Dont say that. It is enough that you are alive. Just think about it: back then, you were already forced into a corner. Had you not used the Scarlet Blood War Banner, the entire crew might have been annihted already.
You simply could not have predicted the arrival of the Iron Horn Pirate Group.
Xiao Chen did not hold any hatred for this Iron Horn Pirate Group. It was normal for pirates to snatch things.
The other party had already been very benevolent by not making things difficult for the ck Cuss. Had they been ruthless, they could have just ignored the ck Cusss plight. Either way, they would still have obtained the Scarlet Blood War Banner.
Lets leave this matter at this. How is the ship? Xiao Chen asked. He was more concerned about whether the ck Cuss was damaged or not.
The ship is fine. It just needs some minor repairs. This time, we managed to reap a bit of a harvest. We found eight stalks of Ghost Cloud Grass and many other natural treasures. If we sell all of them, we can upgrade the ck Cuss to a 5-Star pirate ship, Xiao Suo reported excitedly, perking up at the mention of the pirate ship.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Just at this moment, knocks came from the door.
A waiter came over, bringing something for Xiao Chen. Young Master, earlier, someone outside delivered a storage ring and said to give it to you, mentioning you by name. He also said something about congrattions on the safe return of the ck Cusss crew.
The others all appeared confused, but Xiao Chen guessed what it was. It is thepensation sent by Jiang Hengchuan. You can go back first. Just say that Im epting the things.
Luo Nan and the others exchanged incredulous looks, finding this hard to imagine.
The Wolf King that they were helpless before, three months ago, now actually sentpensation and apologized.
The Iron Hand Yama carefully sized up Xiao Chen and was shocked to discover that Xiao Chens aura was now exceedingly extraordinary.
His aura was now several times stronger than it was two years ago.
Xiao Chens aura now reached a level that the Iron Hand Yama found unfathomableand this was despite the Iron Hand Yama having broken through his bottleneck and advancing to the Starry Sky Stage Cloud Sea Realm during the past two years.
Captain, did you really defeat the entire Wolf Smoke Pirate Group on your own? Until now, Xiao Suo was still in some disbelief. This was simply too surreal.
Xiao Chen retorted casually, Could it have been fake?
After Xiao Chen spoke, he sent his Spiritual Sense into the storage ring he just received. When he came back out of it, he smiled and said, The Wolf King is really generous. He probably sent half of what he received at his birthday banquet over.
This was nothing more than spending money to buy ones life.
Xiao Chen handed the storage ring to Xiao Suo, saying, Im handing this over to you to manage. Use it to upgrade the ck Cuss to a peak 5-Star pirate ship within the shortest time possible.
Alright, leave it to me.
The Iron Hand Yama said, I have some connections in the Pirate Hall here. We can make use of them, which should help a little.
Xiao Chen nodded and said, Ill leave this to the two of you, then.
Elder Tang felt stunned. As he looked at Xiao Chen, he asked, Young Master Xiao, are you nning to give up on the Scarlet Blood Pirate Kings treasure?
Xiao Chen raised his eyebrow. Why should we give up on it? We have already put in a lot of effort. We should at least try to fight for it. Just giving up like that is not my style.
Elder Tang immediately became excited and said, That is good. I thought that Young Master Xiao would just give up.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly. Come, let me see the ck Cuss first. We can continue our reunion on the ship.
Lets go!
Everyone wore smiles as they left the inn and headed for the harbor.
Along the way, they spoke of their encounters after they had separated. Two years had passed in a sh.
They still clearly remembered the day of parting like it was yesterday. Yet, in the blink of an eye, two years had passed.
In two years, Xiao Chen had grown a lot, and his strength was extraordinary now.
However, the crew of the ck Cuss was noway inferior.
The Iron Hand Yama had broken through to Star Venerate, and his cultivation already stabilized, his strength climbing steadily. When he was still at peak Major Primal Core Realm, he had been considered unrivaled within the same cultivation. Now that he had broken through, he became even more incredible.
If not for the Wolf Smoke Pirate Group having eight people with the strength of a Star Venerate each and the Wolf King himself being a peak early-stage Star Venerate, the Iron Hand Yama would not have cared about such an ordinary 5-Star pirate captain at all.
That coupleLuo Nan and Fei`eralso received extraordinary opportunities. With the cleansing of Xiao Chens Life Juice Source, they already reached the Major Primal Core Realm.
Although their progress was nothingpared to that of Rank 4 sect disciples, such improvements were already hard to make with their talent.
Elder Tangs cultivation did not grow much. However, his skills at beast taming had improved, bing more exquisite.
However, it was Xiao Suos improvement that was astonishing. The Life Juice Source seemed to havepletely unleashed his potential.
Right now, Xiao Suo had actually already reached peak Major Primal Core Realm. Just based on cultivation, he was exactly the same as Xiao Chen.
About seven minutester, the group arrived at the ck Cuss.
The ck Cusss appearance had not changed. When Xiao Chen saw it, he immediately felt a sense of familiarity.
He went to the hidden floor and arrived before the Immemorial Demon Soul Formation, which was his main concern.
The Yazi Beast carved on the formation te at the core of the formation already had three and a half pearls lit up.
This is our ck Cusss greatest trump card. Once the Yazi Beast Demon Soul is unleashed, it rivals a middle-stage Star Venerate. If not for the Yazi Beast Demon Soul, we would not have dared to barge into the Grave Ind Sea Region.
Elder Tang sighed before continuing, Unfortunately, the trouble we ran into was too much for it to handle.
What trouble?
We ran into a flock of Underworld Ghost Birds. Their strength was only at middle-stage Star Venerate, but their abilities were too strange; they could immaterialize their bodies. The Yazi Beast Demon Soul could not defeat them and was killed. If not for the Iron Horn Pirate Groups captains help, we would have been eliminated.
Xiao Chen eximed in shock, That Iron Horn Pirate Groups captain is really that strong?
The Iron Hand Yama nodded and said, I got the feeling that he was ate-stage Star Venerate. Elder Tang and the others could not make out that captains strength at all.
Ate-stage Star Venerate?
That was already an extremely horrifying cultivation. Right now, Xiao Chen could only barely protect himself against a middle-stage Star Venerate.
In a head-on sh, he would lose in less than one hundred moves.
On reaching the Cloud Sea Realm, every increase in cultivation grade brought about an earth-shattering improvement in strength.
The qualitative change made middle-stage Star Veneratespletely different from early-stage Star Veneratesa whole world of difference.
Without trump cards, Xiao Chens current strength should be only on par with the Wolf King, a peak early-stage Star Venerate.
He had no way of fighting a middle-stage Star Venerate, much less ate-stage Star Venerate.
Xiao Chen entered deep thought. It looks like I have to make a breakthrough to Star Venerate before going to the forbidden sea.
Right now, he already had one foot over the threshold of the Cloud Sea Realm and could advance at any time.
Xiao Chen, who already formed the will of soul, had no bottleneck to advancing to the Starry Sky Stage Cloud Sea Realm.
It was just a matter of waiting for the right conditions.
After advancing to Star Venerate, Xiao Chen could formally start cultivating Soul Energy as well as Entering Hell, the Mahmy Abstinence Vition Saber Techniques third move.
His Purple Thunder Divine Incantation could also break through to the eleventhyer, and he could begin cultivating the Divine Dragon Body Tempering Arts fourthyer.
All of his Martial Techniques and Cultivation Techniques required him to advance to Star Venerate before they could improve further.
Just at this moment, someone suddenly came to the entrance of the bottom level in a fluster.
Captain, something bad happened. The Iron Horn Pirate Group is back.
Chapter 1788 (Raw 1800): Dreamlike Mundane World
Chapter 1788 (Raw 1800): Dreamlike Mundane World
Its back?
Xiao Suo and the others immediately turned to Xiao Chen, clearly awaiting his decision.
Xiao Chen looked around before fixing his gaze on the Iron Hand Yama. Old Yama, what is your opinion of the Iron Horn Pirate Groups captain?
The Iron Hand Yama thought for a while before replying, He is not like an ordinary pirate, possessing a benevolent heart. I feel that he is here to return the Scarlet Blood War Banner.
After a pause, the Iron Hand Yama continued, However, it feels like something is off. If he were truly a magnanimous person, he would not have borrowed our Scarlet Blood War Banner in the first ce. This is quite contradictory.
At that time, while the word used was borrow, they were not given any justification or terms.
Xiao Chen said indifferently, Ill go and check him out, then.
He went to the bow to receive the guests.
About four or five people came from the Iron Horn Pirate Group. There were no other escorts. They looked very simple and did not appear to be putting on airs.
The leader, a middle-aged man, wore the ck uniform of a captain. He looked very proper with a serious expression, appearing very impressive.
Xiao Chen quickly stepped forward and performed a cupped-fist salute. Greetings, Iron Horn Pirate Groups captain. Ive heard of you and truly admire you.
The middle-aged man carefully sized up Xiao Chen. Then, he smiled and said, My name is Yan Zhe; you can just address me as Big Brother Yan. Actually, we met before.
Baffled, Xiao Chen echoed, We met before?
He could not remember meeting such a person before.
Xiao Chen was very confident in his memory. It was impossible for him to have met a person before yet have no impression of that person.
Young Master Xiao, do you remember this old man?
An old man walked out from behind Yan Zhe and looked at Xiao Chen while smiling.
Its you!
This person was the stall owner who sold Xiao Chen the Dragon Shadow Condor wing bone. Xiao Chen had a deep impression of him.
He recalled that this stall owner also tried to sell him the Dragon Shadow Condors essence blood at that time.
At that time, Xiao Chen even wondered if the stall owner had killed a Dragon Shadow Condor.
It turned out that the old man was a member of the Iron Horn Pirate Group. That exined everything now.
It looks like Young Master Xiao still remembers this old man. That day, you traveled through the Grave Sea in a rush. My captain happened to see you while standing at the bow of our ship. His impression of you was rather deep, and he still remembers it like it was yesterday, the old man exined with a smile.
Xiao Chen suddenly understood. So, that is how it was. Big Brother Yan, this way, please. I have yet to thank you properly for rescuing my friends and brothers.
Yan Zhe waved his hand in rejection. It is just a small matter, something done out of convenience and not worth mentioning. I did note here for that. Here.
Right after Yan Zhe spoke, he tossed out the Scarlet Blood War Banner. Xiao Chen reached out and gently grasped it.
Buzz!
The war banner instantly unfurled and fluttered in the wind. A sense of a blood connection came from the Scarlet Blood War Banner.
Back then, Xiao Chen had faced the experts of the Divine Shield Army while wielding the Scarlet Blood War Banner.
He had obtained the acknowledgment of the Scarlet Blood War Banner. Although he had not ced his imprint on it to be its master, this kind of connection made it feel like an extension of his arm, a feeling that remained.
A bleak tyrannical aura spread out from Xiao Chen.
The pping war banner made the surrounding wind even louder. Strong winds gathered around the ships bow, stirring the clouds all around slightly.
This materialized the mysterious phenomenon of the wind unfurling the banner and contesting for the world.
Yan Zhe muttered:
My name is Scarlet Blood. I have a body of scarlet iron with burning-hot blood;
for half my life, I went through ups and downs, homeless and miserable;
for half my life, I was peerless, traveling around without fear.
My body is like a sword, filled with a firm and unyielding pride;
my heart is like the sun and the moon, shining bright for ten thousand years;
my stature is like a mountain, spanning tens of thousands of kilometers;
my eyes are like the many stars, making the sky shine bright like day instead of night;
I cover the sky with one hand and establish myself an emperor with another.
As the Scarlet Blood Pirate Kings final words were read out, a faint scarlet me burned on the Scarlet Blood War Banner, flickering weakly and magnifying the tyrannical aura further.
p! p! p!
Yan Zhe apuded and praised, What a fine Scarlet Blood Pirate King! Even after his death, his will is still so strong. In retrospect, his life is so admirable and very moving. Young Master Xiao, you are truly a young hero. To think that you actually managed to gain the acknowledgment of the Scarlet Blood War Banner. Likewise, this Yan admires you as well.
This mysterious phenomenon manifested spontaneously within a breath of time; Xiao Chen had not purposely brought it out.
This mysterious phenomenon appeared the moment Xiao Chen touched the war banner. He gently furled the war banner and put it away.
With an even tone, Xiao Chen said, Big Brother Yan borrowed and returned such a treasure like the Scarlet Blood War Banner. Likewise, Xiao Chen truly admires you as well.
You are too polite.
Yan Zhe smiled faintly and did not deny it. Goodbye, then. I have an appointment with the Pirate Master of this Pirate Hall, so I shall not impose on you further.
Xiao Chen personally sent off Yan Zhes group. As he watched them leave, a contemtive expression shed in his eyes.
This Yan Zhe gives off the air of a major character. To think that he really returned the Scarlet Blood War Banner after borrowing it. That was truly unexpected, the Iron Hand Yama said, feeling deeply moved.
Xiao Suo smiled. Didnt you say long ago that this person would return it? So, it turns out that you were just consoling me.
The Iron Hand Yama smiled and said, It was just a feeling I had. Who would not be tempted when facing a treasure like the Scarlet Blood War Banner? Even I would be tempted. I can only say that we met a really good person this time.
Big Brother Xiao, why arent you speaking?
Xiao Chen returned his senses and smiled. I was wondering when he would return.
Ah!
This startled everyone. Yan Zhe would return?
Xiao Chens first instinct was that this Yan Zhe was not simple.
However, he could not figure out Yan Zhe and his character for now.
Xiao Chen sent the ck Cuss in for modification, so he and the ck Cusss crew rented a courtyard in the Pirate Hall.
He thought very hard in the cultivation room. Eventually, he chose not to advance to Star Venerate yet.
Xiao Chen needed an opportunity to break through. If he forced a breakthrough, it would be a little too willful.
Although he was only at the peak Major Primal Core Realm, the various aspects of his strength were well-founded, and there was no rush to break through.
Upgrading the ck Cuss took half a month. The expenditure totaled ten million Medial Grade Spirit Jades.
Most of the Spirit Jades came from thepensation given by the Wolf King.
Xiao Chen did not have to pay much out of his pocket. The ck Cuss was now a peak 5-Star pirate ship. Furthermore, it had a powerful killing weapon, the Immemorial Demon Soul Formation, which allowed it to rival a 6-Star pirate ship.
In the past half-month, Xiao Chen had spent all his time tempering his saber skills.
Now that Xiao Chen had the starting stance of the Mahmy Abstinence Vition Saber Technique, he nned toprehend a Saber Technique from the Mahmy Abstinence Vition Saber Technique, just like how Zhen Yuan hadprehended Asura Hell.
Between Breaking the Mundane and Resolving the Mundane, Xiao Chen eventually chose Breaking the Mundane as the foundation. He would create his own Saber Technique based on Breaking the Mundane.
This Saber Technique had a pretty name: Dreamlike Mundane World.
This time, Xiao Chen would infuse his Great Dao Energy and Soul Energy into this Saber Technique from its inception.
The difficulty was extremely high; this was the most challenging endeavor that he had undertaken.
In the past half-month, Xiao Chen did not manage toprehend a single move or even a single stance. He had only a vague direction and a rough feeling: using the saber to enter dreams and using the dreams as a saber.
When half a month had passed and Xiao Chen was about to set out on a long journey, intending to use the Iron Blood Token to enter a forbidden sea, Yan Zhe came.
Haha! Young Master Xiao, in just a few days, your aura has changed. This is truly admirable.
Yan Zhe came alone without any escorts or subordinates, appearing very casual.
It looked as though he just visited on a whim.
Xiao Chen smiled and said, Big Brother Yan is too polite. Your arrival is very timely. Had you been a dayter, I would have departed the Grave Sea already.
You are leaving the Grave Sea?
Yan Zhe appeared startled as he asked, Are you going to the Ash Gray Sea, one of the seven forbidden seas?
Xiao Chen nodded and said, Yes, it is the Ash Gray Sea.
ording to Elder Tangs deductions, the Scarlet Blood Pirate Kings treasure was in the Ash Gray Sea, one of the seven forbidden seas.
It looks like Big Brother Yan also knows where the Scarlet Blood Pirate Kings treasure is, Xiao Chen said casually.
Yan Zhe was rather straightforward. He said, I was in the Ash Gray Sea for thirty years. When I saw the Scarlet Blood Pirate Kingsst words, I figured out where the Scarlet Blood Pirate Kings treasure was after some thinking.
That ce is known as Myriad Star Mountain, and famous for fortuitous encounters in the Ash Gray Sea. Previously, it was rumored to be the remnants of an ancient sect. Unexpectedly, it is where the Scarlet Blood Pirate King left his treasure.
Many Rank 6 sects use that ce for experiential training for their disciples. Sometimes, the Elders of the sects even go there personally.
Xiao Chen smiled without batting an eyelid. It looks like Big Brother Yan understands this Myriad Star Mountain very well.
Naturally. After thirty years in the Ash Gray Sea, I definitely know these things. If you need any help, you cane and look for me any time.
Yan Zhe took out a jade strip and handed it to Xiao Chen. Then he said, My will of soul is in this jade strip. If you want to contact me, just use your Soul Energy to activate this jade strip.
Yan Zhe appeared very generous in giving that jade strip before leaving once again.
Chapter 1789 (Raw 1801): Life Is Like a Show; It All Depends on Acting
Chapter 1789 (Raw 1801): Life Is Like a Show; It All Depends on Acting
As Xiao Chen held the jade strip and watched Yan Zhe leave, he entered deep thought.
Beside him, Luo Nan whispered, This Senior Yan Zhe is really generous. To think that the Myriad Star Mountain is such a dangerous ce. Should we invite them toe along with us?
Xiao Suo said seriously, It turns out that the Myriad Star Mountain is such a ce with so many Rank 6 sect disciples on experiential training. This is somewhat hard to imagine.
Sects were separated into ranks, with Rank 7 being the highest. Above that were the various Holy Lands, the super factions of the mundane world.
Rank 6 sects were already genuine giants.
A Rank 6 sect elder could easily sweep through the entire Grave Sea without sweating.
Xiao Suos worry was not unreasonable.
However, Xiao Chen had interacted with Rank 5 sects before. In Dragon me City, he had fought with many Rank 5 sect disciples of the Yanwu Dynasty.
He had even fought with true inheritors. Without exception, he defeated them all.
Rank 6 sect disciples would be very strong, but not that strong. Xiao Chen did not fear them.
What Xiao Chen feared were the Rank 6 sect Elders. He would not have any chance of victory if he ran into them.
Xiao Chen turned to the Iron Hand Yama and asked, Old Yama, what do you think?
The Iron Hand Yama thought for a while. Feeling torn, he replied, There is simply no way to ask for help. Our strengths are not equal; a true coboration is impossible unless we let them have most of the profit.
In any case, I do not quite believe it. We have met only a few times; this Yan Zhe wont help us for nothing.
Elder Tang interjected, The Scarlet Blood Pirate Kings treasure would definitely be incredibly vast. Even if we took only one percent of it, we would gain a lot. It would still present each of us with a significant fortuitous encounter, but...
But what? the Iron Hand Yama prompted.
Elder Tang hesitated for a moment before saying, But what if the other party decides to tear down the bridge after crossing it, not even giving us one percent? We would not have the strength to do anything about it at all.
That cant be. I think that Senior Yan is not that kind of person. If he was, he would not have saved us the first time we met.
During our first meeting, there was no great profit involved. It would be hard to sayter.
Everyone discussed this; the discussion never ended.
The crew was split into two factions, with the Iron Hand Yama and Elder Tang arguing against the others. These two were very experienced and did not believe in all the so-called good things in the world. Before profits, everything was possible.
Luo Nan, Fei`er, and Xiao Suo all felt that Yan Zhe could be trusted and wanted to invite him toe along to Myriad Star Mountain.
Young Master Xiao, what do you think?
Only now did everyone recall that Xiao Chen had not spoken yet, and they quickly looked towards him.
Xiao Chens eyes looked serious as he said, This person is not normal.
What?!
Xiao Chen had just been keeping silent. The moment he spoke, his words were astonishing, shocking everyone.
Tell me, who can still remain so calm after hearing about the Scarlet Blood Pirate Kings treasure? He did not even show any excitement or agitation; could there be such a person?
Xiao Chens questions immediately had the Iron Hand Yama, Xiao Suo, and the others exchanging nces.
Naturally, there are such people. Once ones strength reaches a certain level, one would not care about the Scarlet Blood Pirate Kings treasure. However, what does he count for? He is just ate-stage Star Venerate. How could he be so at ease?
Fei`ers expression changed slightly as she asked in a soft voice, Then, he is pretending?
Xiao Chen nodded silently. This person is quite terrifying; his motives are hidden very deeply. He is extremely familiar with our every action. Of all the times toe, instead of earlier orter, he coincidentally appeared as we are about to leave.
After that, he casually told us about how dangerous Myriad Star Mountain is and what factions are in its surroundings. He clearly wants to go and explore Myriad Star Mountain with us. However, he purposely deterred us by scaring us, to get us to ask him for help.
Luo Nans, Fei`ers, and Xiao Suos expressions all changed immediately.
They recalled that they thought about inviting Yan Zhe along to explore Myriad Star Mountain with them after they heard him say that Myriad Star Mountain was too dangerous.
They hadpletely fallen into his trap and schemes.
Xiao Suo thought hard before saying, However, I dont understand. Why does he think so highly of us? With his strength, he doesnt need to bother with us.
Right now, even if all the people on the ck Cuss worked together, they would not be a match for Yan Zhe. At best, Xiao Chen could barely protect himself and flee.
To the crew of the ck Cuss, ate-stage Star Venerate was already an extremely terrifying existence.
Whoosh!
Xiao Chen deliberately took out the Scarlet Blood War Banner. It could be because of this.
Back when Xiao Chen first saw Yan Zhe, he felt that the other party was testing him.
Yan Zhe did not manage to get the acknowledgment of the Scarlet Blood War Banner and could only use it as a normal weapon.
As such, although Yan Zhe had the Scarlet Blood War Banner, he would not be able to use it in the treasure trove.
On that day, Yan Zhe saw the war banner unfurl in Xiao Chens hand and materialize a mysterious phenomenon.
Xiao Chen immediately guessed that Yan Zhe would return.
If Xiao Chen had not gained the acknowledgment of the Scarlet Blood War Banner, Yan Zhe would definitely have snatched it back.
After hearing Xiao Chens exnation, Luo Nan, Fei`er, and the others felt a chill run down their backs.
The Iron Hand Yama appeared rather normal. Before profits, how could there be any poise or magnanimity? After being in the Ash Gray Sea for so many years, if he really were this benevolent, he would have been eaten up long ago, unable to reach his current position.
What should we do?
The crew found both advancing or retreating difficult, unable to make up their mind.
In the face of the schemes of such a strong enemy, they were apprehensive of every step. It was like there was a sharp de pointing at their backs, about to thrust them into a deep abyss at any moment.
Xiao Chen remained rather calm. We will just adapt to the situation.
On the other side, when Yan Zhe returned to his abode, the core members of the Iron Horn Pirate Group started asking about what happened.
After Yan Zhe described what happened, they all showed confused and surprised expressions.
Captain, you arent just going to let them off like that, right?
Indeed, the Scarlet Blood Pirate Kings treasure is involved!
The Scarlet Blood Pirate King is a legendary Pirate King. There is no imagining how vast the treasure he left behind is. If we can obtain it, the Iron Horn Pirate Group might be able to be a legendary pirate group.
Yan Zhes subordinates were incredibly excited. Some even felt anxious.
They immediately asked for permission to go and capture Xiao Chen and the others and bring them back.
Yan Zhe smiled faintly. There are three levels of schemes. Poor, average, and good. Your method of just using brute force is the poorest of the poor. That Xiao Chen is not an easy person to subdue. Even if we use his friends to threaten him, we cannot guarantee that he wont choose to go down with us. At that time, the losses would be great; it would not be worth it.
However, we cannot just let them go like that, right? said the old man who sold the Dragon Shadow Condor wing bone to Xiao Chen, unable to understand.
Feeling confident, Yan Zhe smiled unhurriedly. He will take the initiative toe to find me in less than two hours.
What if they really leave? someone asked, dissatisfied.
Yan Zhe replied indifferently, I naturally have a backup n. The Ash Gray Sea is not a peaceful ce. After they suffer a little there, they will take the initiative to find me. When dealing with people, a psychological attack is the best tactic. I want him to serve me wholeheartedly and even thank me for being able to do so.
After a while, someone reported that Xiao Chen asked for an audience.
Yan Zhe smiled, and the Iron Horn Pirate Groups core members immediately felt that their captain was unfathomable and supremely clever in his schemes.
Captain is truly divine. Xiao Chens every step is within Captains calctions.
Indeed, it is as Captain said. He really came.
Yan Zhe waved his hand and said, Dont give anything away. Come with me to meet him.
Yan Zhe received Xiao Chen in the great hall. Young Master Xiao, whats the matter?
Xiao Chen pretended to mutter to himself irresolutely before saying somewhat abashedly, I would like to invite Big Brother Yan toe with me to Myriad Star Mountain; we could take care of each other. Of course, I will repay you greatly if we gain anything.
Yan Zhe revealed a conflicted expression and said, Im afraid that while I want to, I cant.
Curious, Xiao Chen asked, Howe?
Yan Zhe exined, I wont be able to leave the Grave Sea for half a month. I still have many old friends to see. After leaving the Grave Sea this time, I probably will not return for the rest of my life. I simply do not want to waste this opportunity.
Xiao Chen appeared shocked, but he did not press the issue. After casually chatting for a while, he took his leave and left.
Captain, he even delivered himself to our doors. Why did you not agree?
After Xiao Chen left, the other people in the great hall again revealed confused expressions.
Yan Zhe said indifferently, Dont worry. Everything is within my control. It is hard to say whether he is here to test us out. By answering like that, I can ease his suspicions. Also, if I just casually agree, it would be hard for him to recognize my importance. After he suffers hardships and I arrive to help him out, he will be truly grateful to me.
Yan Zhes words made all of his subordinates look at him in awe of him. They simply did not expect that their captains schemes ran so deeply.
Xiao Chen, who was outside the courtyard, shook his head and smiled bitterly as he left straightaway.
Even after being seen through, you are still acting. Very well, I will continue this act.
Life was like a show; it all depended on acting.
Xiao Chen did not have any good ideas on how to deal with this Yan Zhe for now, so he could only y along with the other party.
Firstly, he needed to verify how strong the Iron Horn Pirate Group was.
Chapter 1790 (Raw 1802): First Arrival in the Ash Gray Sea
Chapter 1790 (Raw 1802): First Arrival in the Ash Gray Sea
Yan Zhes cultivation was deep and unfathomable, at leastte-stage Starry Sky Stage. However, Xiao Chen could not tell if it was small perfectionte-stage, great perfectionte-stage, or peakte-stage; he could not sense it at all.
This was a terrifying enemy, someone who could destroy the ck Cuss in mere moments.
Beneath Yan Zhes magnanimous exterior hid a vicious and venomous heart.
If one was fooled by Yan Zhes appearance, feeling that one could avoid problems just by walking away, one would be making a huge mistake.
Xiao Chen did not fear the other partys pretense, only the other party dropping the pretense and directly using force to aplish what he wanted.
In that case, Xiao Chen would really be helpless, able only to wait to be ughtered.
Being targeted by such a person was truly unfortunate. The situation looked much more dangerous than it did on the surface.
However, since Yan Zhe liked acting, it suited Xiao Chens intent.
For now, Ill act dumb. Ill act like Im getting carried along and falling for his schemes.
The ck Cuss and I need time.
Xiao Chen believed that as time crept by, the bnce of strength would slowly tilt in his favor.
When Xiao Chen returned to the ck Cuss, Elder Tang quickly asked, How did it go?
Xiao Chen smiled and said, Its fine. He refused.
He refused? In that case, did we misunderstand him? Elder Tang felt somewhat surprised. The others were shocked as well.
Xiao Chens lips curled up into a mocking smile. It is just the tactic of releasing to capture moreter. This persons schemes run extraordinarily deep. However, it does not matter. We can just y along with his act. We do indeed need some assistance with the Scarlet Blood Pirate Kings treasure.
The chessboard was hard to predict. Since Yan Zhe wanted to use Xiao Chen as a pawn, Xiao Chen would repay scheme for scheme, thoroughly using him.
Come, lets go to the Ash Gray Sea!
Using the Iron Blood Token, Xiao Chen sessfully met the Pirate Halls Hall Master, an old man with deep and unfathomable strength.
The feeling that this person gave Xiao Chen was that he was much stronger than Yan Zhe.
The Pirate Alliance was also rather mysterious. It had operated in the open for so long, so there had to be something extraordinary about it.
If the Wolf King Jiang Hengchuan was the public overlord of the Grave Sea, then this old man was the emperor of the Grave Sea hidden in the shadows.
However, the Pirate Alliance had always been neutral and would not seek revenge for pirate groups. It would not start a conflict with the Divine Shield Army or the other sects and factions. Hence, it did not have much of a presence.
The Pirate Alliance was more like arge merchant association that recognized only money.
Anyone, even those who were not pirates, could trade treasures in the pirate hall, buy materials, or participate in auctions.
Even disciples of a righteous sect coulde and register to be pirates. The Pirate Alliance would not question anything or care.
The Pirate Alliances attitude was very interesting.
However, while it was like that, no matter how weak the Pirate Halls in the Grave Sea were, the Divine Shield Army and the Blood Sword Army did not dare to target them. Doing so was taboo.
No one dared to disobey.
Captain Xiao, are you sure that you want to use the Iron Blood Token to go to the Ash Gray Sea? It is not really good for you to go to the Ash Gray Sea with your strength. How about waiting a few more years?
The old man gave Xiao Chen a lot of face, not saying that only death awaited him if he went to the Ash Gray Sea.
The old man only said that it was not really good now and suggested that Xiao Chen goter.
Ive already made up my mind. Senior, please help me out here.
Its not considered help. The Iron Blood Token is issued by the Pirate Hall. I will follow the instructions of whoever holds the Iron Blood Token.
Since Xiao Chen insisted on it, the old man did not bother wasting his words.
The old man squeezed his hand, crushing this Iron Blood Token.
Boundless blood spilled out of the old mans hand like a river of blood continuously flowing.
Soon, the blood umted and drowned Xiao Chen, Xiao Suo, and the entire ck Cuss.
In the next moment, the blood broke down and turned into a beam of scarlet light streaking into the sky.
As the beam of light shot out of the Pirate Hall, the stars above the Pirate Hall flickered. A formation appeared out of nowhere andpletely absorbed this beam of scarlet light.
The light passed in a sh. The many people who saw this scene did not know what happened.
Captain, they have left!
However, the Iron Horn Pirate Groups people were no stranger to this sight and immediately eximed in excitement.
With a serious expression, Yan Zhe ordered, Follow them.
Right after Yan Zhe spoke, an Iron Blood Token appeared in his hand as well. Then, he ferociously crushed it.
After a while, another beam of scarlet light shot into the sky and entered that mysterious astral formation above the Pirate Hall.
The Iron Horn Pirate Group followed the ck Cuss.
It was as Xiao Chen expected. This Yan Zhe was not indifferent to the Scarlet Blood Pirate Kings treasure at all.
All the more, Yan Zhe would not let Xiao Chens group slip between his fingers.
Back then, when Xiao Chen epted the jade strip, he already knew that aside from allowing him to contact Yan Zhe, it would also allow Yan Zhe to keep tabs on Xiao Chens whereabouts.
Discarding it would reveal that Xiao Chen was on to Yan Zhe, and Yan Zhe would immediately use force to make Xiao Chen do what he wanted.
Unfortunately, Xiao Chen was not strong enough. Even though he knew about the other partys scheme, he could not throw away the jade strip.
Hence, Xiao Chen could only try to beat Yan Zhe at his own game.
The moment Xiao Chens group was drowned by the blood, they lost all perception of their surroundings until they appeared again.
The ck Cuss pirate ship was already in apletely different sea.
It was one of the seven forbidden seas, the Ash Gray Sea!
Captain, the firstyer of defensive formations is getting corroded by the seawater. It wontst more than one hour.
The level of space here is too terrifying. A fewponents in the ships interior are already damaged from the pressure. If we do not resolve it soon, the ship will fall apart after half a day.
Captain, a ferocious beast ising over in front!
...
Xiao Chens group just arrived, and all sorts of bad news appeared, keeping everyone too busy to appreciate the vastness and magnificence of the Ash Gray Sea.
Xiao Suo rushed about frantically. The entire ck Cusss crew worked hard to maintain the pirate ship for regr travel in the Ash Gray Sea.
Dont panic. Follow the n. The ck Cuss should not have problems just traveling in the Ash Gray Sea.
Xiao Chens strange calm allowed Xiao Suos anxious heart to settle.
Xiao Suo nodded and said, Right. It is just that we suddenly arrived in the Ash Gray Sea and still need some time to adjust. We can cope with most of the problems. However, that ferocious beast is somewhat tricky.
Inside the captains quarters, Xiao Suo pointed at a strange bird disyed on a water screen.
Xiao Chen smiled and said, This is good timing. The Immemorial Demon Soul Formation happens to need some nourishment.
Right after he spoke, he left the pirate ship with a few shes.
Whoosh!
What a strong spatial pressure! The forbidden sea truly lives up to its name.
Xiao Chen, who could already move about freely in the Grave Sea, felt pressured in this Ash Gray Sea.
It was like invisible hands above the sea surface were grabbing his feet and pulling him toward the water.
That churning seawater appeared to contain a demonic nature, deterring one from staring at it for too long.
The seawater here would definitely be even more terrifying than the seawater of the Grave Sea.
Open! Xiao Chen shouted, and his Vital Qi flowed in his veins. The dragon bones in his body crackled, sounding like dragons roaring.
Once he brought out his Divine Dragon War Body, which was roughly at small perfection, he managed to resist all the pressure.
He looked into the distance and saw a one-kilometer-long red bird covered with scarlet feathers.
A Demon Blood Vulture!
Xiao Chens eyes lit up. Now, he had second thoughts about using this ferocious beast to nourish the Immemorial Demon Soul Formation.
Even in the Ash Gray Sea, such mutated beasts were extremely hard to find. Their bodies possessed a demonic nature with very strong potential for growth, able to evolve continuously.
It was not rare for the Demon Blood Vulture to evolve beyond the limits of a Dragon Shadow Condor or an Underworld Ghost Bird.
The condition was that the Demon Blood Vulture had to absorb all sorts of demonic nature.
If Elder Tang tamed this Demon Blood Vulture, it would provide the ck Cuss with tremendous support.
Upon feeling Xiao Chens gaze, that Demon Blood Vulture automatically unleashed its bodys demonic nature.
That is just an insignificant human, yet he is actually thinking of taming me? He overestimates himself.
Chapter 1791 (Raw 1803): Magnificent Aspiration and Great Ambition
Chapter 1791 (Raw 1803): Magnificent Aspiration and Great Ambition
A Demon Blood Vulture!
The Demon Blood Vulture before Xiao Chen was already infinitely close to reaching the strength of a middle-stage Star Venerate and had grown up in this Ash Gray Sea.
To Xiao Chen, who just arrived here, this Demon Blood Vulture offered great benefits.
The Demon Blood Vulture possessed a strong demonic nature. When it spread its wings, it released a surging Demonic Might that caused the sea waves to surge and howl, appearing very mighty.
When Xiao Chen saw this, he thought to himself, I heard that many Demonic Dao experts like to raise this bird in particr.
This bird ispatible with their nature. Moreover, they can use their own Demonic Qi to nourish this bird, gaining mutual benefits.
It looks like the rumor is true. The Demon Blood Vulture does indeed possess a strong demonic nature and is ferocious and violent.
However, now that it ran into me today, it will have to obey me, surrendering itself to capture.
That Demon Blood Vulture charged at Xiao Chen with lightning speed. Its sharp ws looked like they were about to tear him in half.
While Xiao Chen was thinking, the Demon Blood Vulture arrived before him, and a berserk shock wave surged over.
Xiao Chen immediately felt a huge pressure. His entire body felt like a fallen leaf about to be swept away at any moment.
The Demon Blood Vulture was controlling the wind!
If Xiao Chen could not stabilize himself and got swept away by the strong wind, he could only be manipted by this ferocious beast, helpless to do anything about it.
With a thought, the Ice Feather Divine Incantation silently circted. Immediately, a huge snowstorm appeared, and cold Qi spread out.
Under the influence of the boundless cold Qi, the Demon Blood Vulture slowed down significantly. The originally terrifying, strong wind gentled.
Xiao Chenughed coldly and ferociously flung out his sleeve.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
With this casual fling of his sleeve, he drove twenty Cauldron Force of Vital Qi, kicking up a wind that surged out and howled like the sea waves and the mountains.
Xiao Chen scattered the other partys strong wind, stopping the Demon Blood Vultures advance. The ferocious beast, which was very close to him already, immediately felt its progress slow to a crawl.
Left without a choice, the Demon Blood Vulture spread its wings and circled around, building momentum to charge down again.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
The Demon Blood Vulture opened its maw, and thousands of demonic, scarlet arrows rained down, filling the sky. These arrows contained Demonic Qi, which had been cultivated for several hundred years.
If an ordinary person came in contact with one, that person would immediately die and wither to a white skeleton.
Xiao Chen did not dare to underestimate this threat. Even with his physical body, he could not risk letting this strange thing touch him.
Whoosh!
Without dy, Xiao Chen drew his saber and chopped.
This saber strike contained Great Dao Energy and Soul Energy, which he could control freely. As the saber light chopped down, it destroyed all the arrows made of Demonic Qi.
However, the Demon Blood Vulture used this opening to reach Xiao Chen. As it pped and brought its wings together, space seemed to fold over on itself.
Caught in between, Xiao Chen gotpressed by the two forces, falling into danger.
The Demon Blood Vulture quickly pressed its wings together, wanting to squish Xiao Chen to death.
It is really strong!
Xiao Chen did not fluster. A swastika appeared on his forehead.
A tyrannical and strong Buddhist light immediately encased Xiao Chens body, then swept out in all directions.
It started to purify the strong demonic nature of the Demon Blood Vultures body, burning like mes. The ferocious beast immediately shrieked miserably and loudly.
Buddhist Might!
This was why Xiao Chen was confident of subduing this Demon Blood Vulture. If it were another ferocious beast of equivalent strength, he would find it somewhat problematic to deal with.
The Demon Blood Vulture was a ferocious beast with its foundations built on its demonic nature. This made things much easier.
Of course, that was just rtive. If this Demon Blood Vulture were stronger, then the Buddhist Might would be useless against it.
This was just like how water and fire countered each other.
While the Demon Blood Vulture cried miserably, Xiao Chen executed Resolving the Mundane.
Boom!
An eternal saber light appeared. After eliminating his six desires, Xiao Chen brought out his strongest saber strike.
The strong aura immediately pushed back the Demon Blood Vulture, resolving the danger of being crushed by its wings.
When the boundless saber lightnded ruthlessly, a long gash with blood continuously flowing out appeared on the Demon Blood Vultures body.
The Demon Blood Vulture immediately screeched and pped its wings, quickly trying to flee.
To think that the Demon Blood Vulture has such a strong lifeforce. Xiao Chens body shed andnded on the Demon Blood Vultures head.
The Demon Blood Vulture was unwilling to submit, wanting to fling Xiao Chen off. It did its best to struggle.
Xiao Chen sheathed his saber and used the tip of its scabbard to smash down on the Demon Blood Vultures head.
This gave the Demon Blood Vulture a concussion and aggravated its injuries. A strand of Spiritual Sense entered this unruly Demon Blood Vultures mind.
Be obedient. Otherwise, I will kill you!
After struggling a few times and losing out every time, the Demon Blood Vulture was forced to carry Xiao Chen to the ck Cuss.
The expressions of the ck Cusss crew immediately changed greatly. When these people looked up at Xiao Chen, they all revealed shocked faces.
Captain actually subdued this ferocious beast!
Astonishment covered Elder Tangs face. Unexpectedly, Xiao Chen not only defeated this Demon Blood Vulture but even subdued it.
Whoosh!
In a sh of white light, Xiao Chennded beside Elder Tang. Senior Tang, Ill leave the matter of taming this Demon Blood Vulture to you.
Elder Tang appeared to be put on the spot as he said, Young Master Xiao, I maye from the Beast Governing Sect, but I am not at the level of being able to tame a Star-Venerate-level ferocious beast. Furthermore, the beast taming methods of the Beast Governing Sect rely on raising the ferocious beasts from young and controlling the beasts through music. We rarely subdue a ferocious beast with strength as Young Master did.
What Xiao Chen did was not beast taming. It was just subduing. There was no way to nurture loyalty in the Demon Blood Vulture.
Furthermore, with Xiao Chens strength, why would he spend his time taming beasts?
Naturally, I know that. Later,e to my cultivation room.
Xiao Chen did not exin much. He walked over to Xiao Suo and asked, How is the situation?
Xiao Suo smiled and replied, Everything is back to normal. Our ck Cuss can rival a 6-Star pirate ship. It has no problem with traveling in the Ash Gray Sea.
Xiao Chen frowned and said, Just traveling is insufficient. Back then, when Senior Gui reforged this ship, he used the Immemorial Demon Soul Formation as its core. You have not been spending any time or effort on studying this Immemorial Demon Soul Formation properly.
Naturally, I know what Big Brother is saying. However... Xiao Suo found it difficult to express what he wanted to say, unable to continue.
Xiao Chen patted Xiao Suos shoulder and said, I understand what you are thinking. The Immemorial Demon Soul Formations demonic nature is too strong and too evil. You fear that you might end up bing its puppet.
Yes, something along those lines.
Leave it to me, then.
Xiao Chen was very confident. At the moment, as he looked at the vast Ash Gray Sea and the circling Immemorial Demon Soul Formation, he felt very carefree. All the ck Cusscked was time.
That Yan Zhe thought that he had the ck Cuss in the palm of his hand, able to crush it at any moment.
However, the world right now was Xiao Chens oyster. The time in this Ash Gray Sea was his opportunity to shine.
Taking out Yan Zhes jade strip, Xiao Chen smiled coldly to himself. So what if you know where I am?
After seven minutes, Elder Tang arrived at the cultivation room. Aside from the Iron Hand Yama, he did not see anyone else here.
Old Yama, what do you think Young Master Xiao called us here for?
The Iron Hand Yama drank wine and smiled. Little Brother Xiao Chen spent a long time preparing for this trip to the Ash Gray Sea. Now that we are here, he should be putting his ns into effect.
What do you mean?
The Iron Hand Yama smiled mysteriously. Did you not notice that after Little Brother Xiao Chen discovered that Yan Zhes scheme, he was not flustered at all? He definitely has a n and does not fear Yan Zhe. Otherwise, given his character, he would travel alone and not bring us along to risk danger.
Elder Tangs expression flickered, as though he had thought of something.
Just at that moment, Xiao Chen walked out from inside and gave the two a slight nod before sitting down.
Xiao Chen looked at Elder Tang and said, Senior Tang, this is a beast taming Cultivation Technique that I just copied out. Take a look.
Beast Taming Art?
Elder Tang felt slightly surprised. There were many beast taming Cultivation Techniques with that name in this world. There was no way to make out anything special from just the name.
However, after Elder Tang scanned through it for a while, his expression changed drastically. This is the ancient Beast Taming Abodes beast taming Cultivation Technique. Young Master Xiao, where did you get this?
Where did Xiao Chen obtain it? Naturally, it was in the hidden library in the underground dragon city.
That was also where Xiao Chen obtained his Ice Feather Divine Incantation.
Xiao Chen possessed an astonishing memory. As long as he had seen a Cultivation Techniques manual before, he would not forget it.
When looking through his memories, he had found a Cultivation Technique rted to beast taming.
Created by an expert with original ideas, this Beast Taming Art could ce a formation in the mind of the subdued ferocious beast.
The formation fused with the soul and bloodline. It would control not only the ferocious beast but also the seeding generations of the ferocious beast.
By relying on this Cultivation Technique, any disciple of the Beast Taming Abode on long journeys during the Ancient Era could easily control hundreds of ferocious beasts.
The strong experts could even control thousands or tens of thousands of ferocious beasts.
That was not all there was to the Beast Taming Art. When cultivated to a high level, one could continuously change the formation and strengthen the ferocious beast that one controlled.
What do you think? With this Beast Taming Art, are you still not confident ofpletely taming that Demon Blood Vulture?
Elder Tangughed and said, It will be easy. Young Master Xiao, rest assured.
In his excitement on receiving the Beast Taming Art, he immediately took his leave and started studying it.
Now, only Xiao Chen and the Iron Hand Yama remained in the cultivation room.
Old Yama, you are the most experienced on the ck Cuss. Do you know why I gave the Beast Taming Art to Elder Tang only after we reached the Ash Gray Sea?
The Iron Hand Yama smiled faintly and replied, Our every action could not escape Yan Zhes eyes in the Pirate Hall. If even a single de of grass moved, it would startle him. At that time, everything we have done would end up in his hands.
Xiao Chen nodded and praised the Iron Hand Yama in his heart. He truly is experienced.
Actually, that Yan Zhe is nothing. I have never really cared about him. If we set him as our opponent, we would be setting our sights too low.
A brilliant light shed in Xiao Chens eyes. He had seen true experts before. After receiving the inheritance of the Faux God me, his ken was already extraordinary.
However, we do indeed need to use him on this trip to the Myriad Star Mountain. Im afraid that even more incredible people will appear at that time. It would be best if we can have him lead the charge. We can also probe his bottom line.
The Iron Hand Yama felt gratified as he said, Little Brother Xiao Chen seems confident. It looks like I was worrying for nothing in the past.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly. Then, he took out a secret manual and said, This is the Cultivation Technique and Martial Technique that I specifically chose for you. They are both Medial Grade Earth Ranked. You need them, now that you have advanced to Star Venerate.
When the Iron Hand Yama received the secret manual and took a look, his heart immediately pounded heavily. It indeed contained a Medial Grade Earth Ranked Cultivation Technique and a Medial Grade Earth Ranked Martial Technique.
Even in a Rank 6 sect, such a Cultivation Technique would require extremely high contributions before one could look at it.
Nevertheless, Xiao Chen casually took out two manuals, just like that. He was really generous.
There is no need to thank me. Danger lurks everywhere in the vast Ash Gray Sea. If we are not careful, we will get wiped out. However, this is also the best chance for our ck Cuss to rise up. The Scarlet Blood Pirate King is just the starting point.
Chapter 1792 (Raw 1804): Unyielding
Chapter 1792 (Raw 1804): Unyielding
When the Iron Hand Yama heard Xiao Chens words, a grand ambition immediately flooded his heart.
Xiao Chens words inmed the Iron Hand Yamas blood, causing it to surge, and boosted his morale.
The Scarlet Blood Pirate Kings treasure was just the starting point.
In that case, how high was Xiao Chens goal?
In the Great Thousand Realms, these people were mere ants. The things that they saw and experienced were just the tip of the iceberg of the Great Thousand Realms.
However, Xiao Chen was different. He had inherited a Faux God me and seen the magnificence and vastness of this world in that seniors memories, felt the strength of those true experts.
Picking the stars and pulling down the moon was no myth at all. To those strong experts, it was merely a minor matter.
There was the even-more-mysterious True God Realm. That was a cultivation realm that even the senior of the Faux God me strived toward.
Only by bing a True God could one possess an infinite lifespan, living as long as the world, never to be destroyed.
The Iron Hand Yama performed a cupped-fist salute and said, Ill be entering closed-door training. I definitely will not betray Little Brother Xiao Chens expectations.
Xiao Chen nodded and said, You had built your umtions for many years in the peak Major Primal Core Realm. Breaking through to the Starry Sky Stage proves your potential. You are no inferior to the experts of those big sects. All youcked were fortuitous encounters and resources. What is harder to obtain is your experience in killing. Those sect experts are nowhereparable to you in that aspect.
Those words boosted the Iron Hand Yamas morale further, reinvigorating him.
Originally, the Iron Hand Yama thought that he would reach only peakte-stage Star Venerate in this life, unable to go any further.
However, now that he heard Xiao Chens opinion, he felt enlightened, sensing that he could still advance.
The Iron Hand Yama had set his sights too low.
At the moment, Elder Tang and the Iron Hand Yama were the two strongest people on the ck Cuss. Naturally, Xiao Chen had to nurture them properly.
As for Xiao Suo, Luo Nan, and Fei`er, Xiao Chen had made simr preparations for them.
However, these peoples cultivations were still inadequate for practicing the Cultivation Techniques in the secret manuals he had prepared.
This was especially so for Xiao Suo. Xiao Chen had the greatest expectations of him. Right now, Xiao Suo was on the verge of breaking through to the Starry Sky Stage.
Xiao Chen hoped that Xiao Suo could figure out his own Dao without needing Xiao Chen to provide assistance.
Once Xiao Suo seeded, he could easily catch up to Elder Tang and the Iron Hand Yama. His potential would be even greater.
After some silence, Xiao Chen started thinking about his own path in the cultivation room.
Right now, he was considering forcibly breaking through to the Purple Thunder Divine Incantations eleventhyer.
He originally nned to smoothly break through to the Purple Thunder Divine Incantations eleventhyer after advancing to the Starry Sky Stage.
That way, there would not be any risks. It would be very safe.
However, the more he thought about it, the more he felt that it was unreliable.
Since the Purple Thunder Divine Incantations seventhyer, every advance inyer would trigger a Lightning Tribtion.
If one safely cleared a Lightning Tribtion without any challenge, it would not improve ones body.
Xiao Chens being able to surpass his potential and limits while in the Kunlun Realm definitely had something to do with the Lightning Tribtions.
Now that Xiao Chen reached the Great Thousand Realms, he had neglected his fundamentals. His own cleverness ended up misdirecting him.
I need to advance the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation to the eleventhyer before entering the Starry Sky Stage. My Thunder Dao happens to have reached a critical juncture. If I can break through, I might be able to grasp the Thunder Great Dao, Xiao Chen said softly.
The light in his eyes brightened like clouds parting and the sky clearing up.
Before Xiao Chen obtained the Tyrant Saber, he already had extremely high aplishments in the Thunder Domain. After he obtained the Tyrant Saber, hisprehension of the Thunder Dao deepened further.
Several times, when using the Great Dao Energy of the Tyrant Sabers Thunder Dao, he had gained a deeperprehension, benefiting a lot.
Actually, Xiao Chen had a simr experience in the Kunlun Realm before.
The facts proved that one should not purposely avoid the Lightning Tribtion. If one overcame the Lightning Tribtion without any threat, smoothly clearing it, the benefits would be vastly less.
However, while this vast Ash Gray Sea appeared quiet and empty, there were a lot of dangers hidden underwater. Such dangers were unpredictable.
Finding a ce to undergo the tribtion was not going to be that easy.
I should go and check out the Immemorial Demon Soul Formation first.
After collecting his thoughts, Xiao Chen entered the bottom level once more and arrived before the Immemorial Demon Soul Formation.
He sometimes wondered why Senior Gui ced such a terrifying formation on the ck Cuss.
This formation was extremely strong, extremely strange, and extremely evil. It was somewhat hard to imagine something like it.
In fact, the entire design of the ck Cuss revolved around the Immemorial Demon Soul Formation. No matter how one altered it in the future, it would all be within Senior Guis n.
No matter how many changes there were, the ck Cuss would not deviate from its core.
However, Xiao Chen and the ck Cusss crew would not use the Immemorial Demon Soul Formation unless it was critical.
The main reason was that this formation was way too evil.
Actually, using cultivators flesh, blood, and soul to nourish this Immemorial Demon Soul Formation was the fastest way to light up the pearls.
However, the people of the ck Cuss, including Xiao Chen, did not entertain such thoughts.
Should they make an exception once and enjoy the benefits, they would really cross the point of no return. That would be no different from how the people of the Demonic Dao did things.
The scarlet demonic formation wasplex and profound. The scarlet light that leaped about createdyers of blood mist spreading around the entire formation.
Xiao Chen had been suppressing the blood mist, which was why the blood mist had not grown to an exaggerated level. However, the incredibly evil blood mist filled with a demonic nature would cover and encase the entire ck Cuss.
Whoosh!
Xiao Chen extended his hand and beckoned, drawing the formation te at the core to his hand.
The blood mist spread on the formations surface immediately disappeared. The Immemorial Demon Soul Formation stopped operating, which affected the entire ck Cuss slightly.
The various defenses weakened significantly.
A cold sensation appeared. Xiao Chen felt like his entire body had plunged into an ice cave. His body seemed tock all warmth.
An evil aura infiltrated and spread throughout his body.
It is significantly stronger than before.
Xiao Chen possessed a strong will and naturally would not be influenced. With a thought, he eliminated that berserk evil aura filled with a demonic nature from his body.
He flipped the formation te over and checked the pearls hanging around the Yazi Beasts neck. Four and a half pearls were lit up. The image looked exceptionally terrifying.
Xiao Chen wondered how strong it would be once all eighteen pearls lit up.
The Yazi Beast looked like it would fly out at any moment. It stared ferociously at Xiao Chen, not taking him as its master at all.
Xiao Chen remained rather calm about this. No technique would work when dealing with such an evil thing.
There was no way of restraining it except for being stronger than it.
As long as Xiao Chen was stronger than it, the Yazi Beast would not be able to cause any problem.
Xiao Chen casually waved his hand, and the formation te returned to its position. The hazy blood mist rose once more.
He entered deep thought. This blood mist that is leaking out is very evil. It contains the purest demonic nature.
It poses a great hidden danger to the ck Cuss. The ck Cuss has to be careful at all times to suppress it.
Would letting the Demon Blood Vulture absorb it remove this hidden danger from the ck Cuss and strengthen the Demon Blood Vulture?
Xiao Chen waved casually, and a suction appeared in his hand, instantly absorbing a portion of the scarlet Demonic Qi.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
After a moment, Xiao Chen arrived above the pirate ship with a few shes.
The injured Demon Blood Vulture was currently curled up, resting on the Spirit Beast tform at the back of the ck Cuss.
The Spirit Beast tform looked like it was only one hundred or so square meters, but there was actually an entire world within it; it was incredibly vast.
Such a spatial formation was very expensive; maintaining it was even more expensive.
Many 6-Star pirate ships could not afford to maintain such a thing. However, Xiao Chen did notck Spirit Jades. Since he could afford it, naturally, he did.
There were the two Cold Steel Eagles and some other ferocious beasts, which Elder Tang had tamed, in the Spirit Beast tform. The Demon Blood Vulture had an area by itself. No ferocious beast dared to approach it.
Upon feeling Xiao Chens gaze, this Demon Blood Vulture opened its eyes. Still defiant, it looked back at Xiao Chen with eyes brimming with murderous intent.
It does indeed possess a strong demonic nature. Even now, it is still thinking of how to gobble me up. Xiao Chen smiled involuntarily when he saw it in the air.
The Demon Blood Vulture still bore the scars from the Buddhist light. Its originally beautiful scarlet feathers were dull like a wild chickens, dispirited and listless.
Xiao Chen waved his hand, and a scarlet light shot out. The blood mist that he absorbed from the Immemorial Demon Soul Formation entered the Demon Blood Vultures body.
The Demon Blood Vulture suddenly shivered, and its curled-up body opened up abruptly.
The dispirited and listless air immediately disappeared, and its injuries recovered quickly.
The scarlet feathers covering the Demon Blood Vultures body shone with a beautiful scarlet light. The ferocious beast appeared mysterious and noble, as well as slightly evil.
Whoosh!
When the Demon Blood Vulture finished absorbing the scarlet light, it soared into the air and charged at Xiao Chen.
In an instant, it burst out with Demonic Qi.
The sudden burst would have caught most people off guard. The Demon Blood Vulture would have torn a regr person into pieces in the next moment before eating him up.
Xiao Chen snorted coldly. Suddenly, his eyes released a golden light as he activated his Great Deste Divine Eyes, and the Azure Dragons Dragon Might surged out from his body.
The Demon Blood Vultures aura was shaken, and its speed slowed significantly.
However, the Demon Blood Vulture still refused to submit. When it continued to charge forward, Xiao Chen brought out his Dao Might.
A Dao disk appeared behind him as he quickly spread out the Dao Might of his Saber Great Dao.
Hesitation shed in the Demon Blood Vultures eyes, but it persisted in charging forward. It had been greatly humiliated, and it hated Xiao Chen to the bone.
After the Demon Blood Vultures injuries were healed, its demonic nature had immediately burst out.
What an excellent Demon Blood Vulture! To think that you are actually rebelling! Xiao Chen raged.
The swastika appeared on his forehead. His Dao Might, Dragon Might, and Buddhist Might merged into one, and his aura promptly peaked.
Xiao Chen punched ferociously, exploding forth with twenty Cauldron Force.
The Demon Blood Vulture suffered another setback to its aura after getting sent flying by Xiao Chens punch. It was already terrified of the Dragon Might, afraid of the Dao Might, and horrified by the Buddhist Might.
However, the threebined into one, and together with the twenty Cauldron Force, the punch knocked the Demon Blood Vulture into the air and sent it tumbling back.
Xiao Chen somersaulted andnded on the Demon Blood Vulture, which just stabilized itself. Then, he used his scabbard to tap its head.
The unruly fellow immediately quieted down. However, the red light in its eyes did not vanish.
Be more obedient.
Riding the Demon Blood Vulture, Xiao Chen explored the vicinity, searching for a suitable ce to undergo his tribtion.
At the same time, he hunted for ferocious beasts to strengthen the Immemorial Demon Soul Formation further.
Chapter 1793 (Raw 1805): Dispute Between Righteous and Demonic
Chapter 1793 (Raw 1805): Dispute Between Righteous and Demonic
Riding on the unruly Demon Blood Vulture, which possessed a strong demonic nature, Xiao Chen explored the vicinity of the ck Cuss.
Firstly, this helped Xiao Chen adjust to the environment of the Ash Gray Sea. Secondly, he hunted ferocious beasts to train himself and, at the same time, obtain nourishment for the Immemorial Demon Soul Formation. Thirdly, he could search for a ce to take the tribtion.
The vast Ash Gray Sea was boundless, stretching as far as the eyes could see.
The waves surged, soaring high. asionally, pirate ships and exploratory ships from sects swept by.
Although the Ash Gray Sea was dangerous, many cultivators and pirates came here to seek fortuitous encounters and temper themselves.
This was especially so for pirates. Out of ten ships that passed by, seven were pirate ships.
Xiao Chen once heard Xiao Suo say that many pirates wanted to explore the forbidden seas, making it their lifes goal.
Without entering a forbidden sea, one could never be considered a true pirate. This was like a kind of qualification.
However, the ck Cuss was merely at the edge of the Ash Gray Seas periphery. It was still a long distance from the true deep sea.
This ce was mostly peaceful. Nothing much would happen here.
Everyone knew that there would not be any tempting resources or fortuitous encounters at the Ash Gray Seas periphery. There was nothing worth risking serious damage here.
Big Brother, theres a Demon Blood Vulture!
When the cultivators on a pirate ship discovered the Demon Blood Vulture flying in the sky, their eyes immediately lit up.
The Demon Blood Vulture was a rare ferocious beast. Every part of its body was considered a treasure.
This was especially so for cultivators who cultivated demonic Cultivation Techniques. The Demon Blood Vulture was great nourishment for them, even more attractive than dragon blood or dragon flesh.
Dont even think about it. Do you not see the person riding it? That is someone who could subdue a Demon Blood Vulture. It is best not to offend such a person. Otherwise, you would not even know how you died!
The captain of that pirate ship was very knowledgeable. After seeing Xiao Chen on the Demon Blood Vulture, he immediately gave up on that thought.
Many people were tempted. However, when they saw that someone had subdued the Demon Blood Vulture, they also gave up.
Their eyes filled with regret. The Demon Blood Vulture was a very rare find. Even if one happened to stumble into it, it was very strong. It possessed an overwhelming demonic nature and should not be offended.
Xiao Chen was extremely lucky to run into a Demon Blood Vulture that was not fully mature and only as strong as a middle-stage Star Venerate.
That way!
Sitting casually on the Demon Blood Vulture, Xiao Chen swept his eyes across and discovered a strange ck fish with colorful hair.
The body of this fish was like a small ind. If not for it bobbing up and down, Xiao Chen really would have taken it for an ind in the sea.
Xiao Chen knew quite a lot about ferocious beasts, but he did not know what this strange ck fish before him was.
However, based on its aura, it was a Star-Venerate-level ferocious beast.
You are it. Attack!
Xiao Chen patted the Demon Blood Vulture he sat on. Then, it charged down, looking like a red phantom. Before the strange ck fish had time to sink into the water, the Demon Blood Vultures ws tore apart the fish scales. Then, it ferociously pped its wings.
Boom!
This kicked up huge waves and pressed down the water on both sides.
The Demon Blood Vulture grabbed the strange ck fish and hoisted it into the air. The ck fishs blood spilled out like a stream flowing out of the mountain.
The strength of this fellows ws is really horrifying. Fortunately, I did not give it a chance to grab me back then.
Xiao Chen felt quite lucky. The Demon Blood Vultures strength was truly incredibly horrifying.
There was nearly no need for Xiao Chen to make a move. The instant the Demon Blood Vulture lifted the strange ck fish into the air, its sharp, hooklike, silver beak ferociously pecked down and tore through the fishs head.
Then, the Demon Blood Vulture started eating the fishs brains. No matter how that strange fish struggled, it was useless.
In merely two or three pecks, this early-stage-Star-Venerate-level strange fish was nearly dead from the Demon Blood Vultures attack.
Xiao Chen quickly stopped the Demon Blood Vulture and directed it to return to the ck Cuss. When they approached, he got it to toss the half-dead fish into the sea.
Whoosh! Xiao Suo activated the Immemorial Demon Soul Formation in the ship, and a cloud of blood mist spread out.
The Immemorial Demon Soul Formation consumed the strange fish, which was about the same size as the pirate ship, without pause. Terrifying roars rang out. That was the Yazi Beast Demon Soul eating.
From Xiao Chens viewpoint, the ck Cuss with blood mist shrouding it looked exceptionally bizarre.
When the Demon Blood Vulture saw that blood mist, its drool flowed out like a long river.
It became restless, wanting to charge over to absorb that blood mist.
However, Xiao Chen firmly pressed down on the Demon Blood Vulture, not giving it a chance at all.
This was not the time to feed this thankless wretch. Once it grew stronger, it would immediately turn around and dispose of Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen could only feed the Demon Blood Vulture without worries after Elder Tang made progress on his cultivation and thoroughly tamed this ferocious beast.
Lets go.
After a few nces, Xiao Chen rode off on the Demon Blood Vulture once more into the distance.
For half a month, they patrolled the ce, killing various ferocious beasts.
With the experienced Demon Blood Vulture, Xiao Chen managed to avoid the terrifying ferocious beasts that should not be offended.
However, even so, he had several close brushes with death.
Once, there was an unremarkable-looking little bird that felt rather strange, so Xiao Chen took a few more nces.
That little bird suddenly turned very colorful. When it opened its beak, toxic green fluid consumed half the sky everywhere it passed. No ferocious beast could surviveing in contact with the toxic fluid.
Later, Xiao Chen came to know that this little bird was one of the ten great poisons of the Ash Gray Sea, known as the Flower Bird.
This bird looked as pretty as a flower. When it revealed its true form, it put hundreds of flowers to shame. However, not even a Holy Venerate would dare toe in contact with its toxin.
Fortunately, Xiao Chen had the Taiji Yinyang me Diagram to repulse the toxin. Otherwise, he definitely would have died.
After another half a month, Xiao Chen returned to the ck Cuss, riding on the Demon Blood Vulture.
Boom!
The Demon Blood Vulturended on the Spirit Beast tform and spread its wings. Then, it red at the other ferocious beasts, including the Cold Steel Eagles, immediately scaring them into trembling and moving aside.
Big Brother, the Immemorial Demon Soul Formation now has five pearls lit up!
Xiao Suo quickly ran over and shared this news with Xiao Chen.
After Xiao Chens one month of hard work killing hundreds of ferocious beasts, the other half of the fifth pearl finally lit up.
With five pearls lit up, the Yazi Beast Demon Soul was now as strong as ate-stage Star Venerate. Together with its identity as a Great Deste Eon ferocious beast, it would actually be much harder to deal with than a truete-stage Star Venerate.
Xiao Chen nodded and said, Ill go and take a look.
When Xiao Chen entered the bottom level, he found blood mist permeating the entire ce. There was practically nowhere to stand.
The blood mist, which originally covered just the formation, had leaked out and now filled every corner of the floor.
Xiao Chen observed carefully and discovered that the blood mist could infiltrate every part of the pirate ship.
Actually, the ck Cuss had been slowly absorbing the blood mist at every moment.
However, it was clear that the rate of absorption could not keep up with the leaking blood mist.
Otherwise, the situation would not have turned out the way it was now, without even a ce to set foot on.
Big Brother, actually, I discovered this long ago. Although the ships defenses increased significantly because of it, I feel that the ck Cuss will eventually turn into a demonic ship, Xiao Suo said, somewhat worried as he stood beside Xiao Chen.
A demonic ship?
Xiao Chen smiled and asked, Xiao Suo, what do you think of the Demonic Dao?
Xiao Suo was stunned for a moment before he answered, Actually, I havee in contact with many Demonic Dao cultivators. Many of them are ruthless characters without any morals. When they do things, they do not show any fear or restraint. They do not care about what means they use to aplish their goals.
Xiao Chen walked over and continued, What do you think of that Yan Zhe?
Xiao Suo could not understand. What does this have to do with Yan Zhe?
Xiao Chen smiled and said, Naturally, it does. That Yan Zhe appears to be very open and generous like a disciple of a righteous faction. However, his schemes are very insidious. Do you think he is of the Demonic Dao or the Righteous Dao?
This...
So, even if we use a demonic ship, we would not necessarily be of the Demonic Dao. Those who cultivate the Cultivation Techniques of the righteous faction might not be of the Righteous Dao. There is no need to worry too much.
These words immediately opened up Xiao Suos thoughts, loosening the knot in his heart.
Most of the crew on this ship are young. Their mental states and willpower are not as resolute as yours and mine. After living with this blood mist for a long time, they will have difficulty escaping its influence. As the captain, your every action is very important. If you can guard your own heart, it will naturally have an effect and prevent them from falling into the Demonic Dao.
I understand now.
Xiao Suo nodded. This time, his preupation waspletely resolved. In the future, he would no longer feel so conflicted when facing the Immemorial Demon Soul Formation.
After all, the owner of this ship was actually Xiao Suo. Xiao Chen exined this so that Xiao Suo could have a better ck Cuss in the future.
However, letting this blood mist leak out was truly a waste. It was also a potential danger.
I have to go and see Elder Tang and check how his cultivation of the Beast Taming Art ising along and whether he canpletely subdue that Demon Blood Vulture.
Captain, that Xiao Chen has yet to request assistance. It looks like he has already adjusted to the Ash Gray Sea.
The Iron Horn Pirate Groups core members surrounded Yan Zhe and discussed in whispers.
No one was willing to just watch this duck that he obtained just fly away like that.
Yan Zhe smiled faintly. It is just the periphery of the Ash Gray Sea. He will run into trouble sooner orter. There is no rush. I have benefited greatly in this trip to the Grave Sea, gaining a deeperprehension of mental states. I feel that it will not be long before I break through the Starry Sky Stage.
Congrattions, Captain!
On hearing these words, everyone immediately felt excited. Breaking through the Starry Sky Stage meant that their captain would advance to the second stage of the Cloud Sea Realm, the Holy Light Stage.
Chapter 1794 (Raw 1806): Search for Tribulation Grounds
Chapter 1794 (Raw 1806): Search for Tribtion Grounds
Elder Tang, how is your cultivation of the Beast Taming Art? Xiao Chen asked straightforwardly when he arrived at Elder Tangs room.
Elder Tang smiled and replied, Although one month is short, my aplishments in beast taming are not low in the first ce. There is a total of nineyers to the Beast Taming Art. Ive already seeded in cultivating the firstyer. I can be considered to be initiated already.
Xiao Chen felt gratified. This was the reason why he handed the Beast Taming Art to Elder Tang to cultivate instead of doing so himself.
Every specialty had something it was good at. The Beast Taming Dao was no weaker than Dao like the Sword Dao or Saber Dao.
However, Xiao Chen did not have a foundation in beast taming. He did not know how long it would take him to cultivate this Beast Taming Art.
Are you confident in cing a soul imprint in the Demon Blood Vulture?
This so-called soul imprint was the beast taming formation from the Beast Taming Art. The formation had more than a thousand variations of differingplexity. Collectively, these were known as soul imprints.
One couldpletely suppress and subdue the ferocious beast that the soul imprint was ced on.
With a thought from the master, the ferocious beast could die.
What was more terrifying was that the soul imprint would be ced on the bones, blood, marrow, and soul of the ferocious beasts. Even the descendants of the ferocious beast would have the soul imprint when they were born.
Elder Tang pondered before saying, I can give it a try, but I am not very confident. If I were a Star Venerate, there would not be any worries.
Xiao Chen consoled him, Its fine. You should test it on the Cold Steel Eagles and the other ferocious beasts first. I am not in a rush.
Right, if I gain some experience, I would be more confident when trying to tame that Demon Blood Vulture.
Elder Tang paused for a moment here. Then, he suddenly recalled something. Oh, right. Young Master Xiao, I took a look at the sea charts the other day. In another seven days, we will formally enter the Ash Gray Sea. After that, not only will the environment be harsher, but there will also be more pirate ships. We have to make some preparations beforehand.
Curious, Xiao Chen said, We are not considered to be in the Ash Gray Sea yet?
Elder Tang smiled and sighed at the same time. How vast is the Ash Gray Sea? Even a Divine Vein powerhouse would not dare to say that he could travel all over it. Right now, we are just at the very edge of the Ash Gray Seas periphery. We will formally be in the Ash Gray Sea only when the seawater turns white and we feel the ancient and bleak aura of the Ash Gray Sea.
Got it.
Seven days, there are only seven more days.
After formally entering the Ash Gray Sea, there will definitely be plenty of danger andpetition. Pirates have never been reasonable.
Those that dare toe to the Ash Gray Sea are not weaklings.
Xiao Chen entered deep thought. It looks like I have to bring my tribtion forward.
After scouting around for one month, Xiao Chen had found a few potential spots for undergoing his tribtion.
Unfortunately, these spots were far from ideal.
Now that they were about to formally enter the Ash Gray Sea, Xiao Chen could not afford to be picky.
After taking his leave of Elder Tang, Xiao Chen climbed to the crows-nest and looked around before finally fixing his gaze on the Demon Blood Vulture, which was on the Spirit Beast tform behind.
The Demon Blood Vulture felt Xiao Chens gaze and looked backzily. However, it did not show any intention of getting up.
Xiao Chen knew what the Demon Blood Vulture wanted. So, he smiled faintly and waved his hand. The blood mist that he had collected at the bottom level turned into a beam of scarlet light and flew to the Demon Blood Vulture.
This was Demonic Qi, which regr people would do their best to avoid. However, the Demon Blood Vulture screeched excitedly and absorbed all of it.
Then, the Demon Blood Vulture looked at Xiao Chen, wanting more.
Unfortunately, before Elder Tang tamed the Demon Blood Vulture, Xiao Chen would not let it wantonly consume the blood mist.
At most, Xiao Chen would just give some as a reward for it to snack on.
The Demon Blood Vulture flew out of the Spirit Beast tform reluctantly. When it spread its wings, it immediately kicked up a strong wind that momentarily shook the ck Cuss a little.
Whoosh!
Xiao Chen somersaulted andnded on the Demon Blood Vulture. Then, he rode it to the location he had chosen for his tribtion.
Even for Xiao Chen, flying over this vast Ash Gray Sea drained a lot of energy.
Having a Demon Blood Vulture was much more convenient. Not to mention speed, this could help him to conserve energy.
The only problem was that this Demon Blood Vulture was troublesome.
Once Xiao Chen could no longer suppress it, the Demon Blood Vulture would turn around, tear him to shreds, and ruthlessly consume him.
After flying for about five hundred kilometers, Xiao Chen spotted an ind.
Huge waves surged up around it. asionally, the sshes soared all the way to the sky.
This ce was remote, with strong winds and towering waves. Few ships would travel through this area. This was one of the ces on Xiao Chens shortlist for taking his tribtion.
Since the environment here was harsher, the lightning tribtion would definitely be more violent.
This was already the best out of the many poor options. However, Xiao Chen did not have much of a choice.
Go back, then.
Xiao Chen patted the Demon Blood Vultures head, telling it to return. He was not afraid of the Demon Blood Vulture fleeing.
The Demon Blood Vulture clearly liked that blood mist a lot, nearly to the point of addiction. It kept thinking of how to finish off Xiao Chen and consume even more blood mist.
The Demon Blood Vulture would not run away.
Xiao Chen stared at this Demon Blood Vulture from a distance. He discovered that it flew halfway and then turned around, not listening to his order to return to the ck Cuss.
This fellow... Xiao Chen sighed and withdrew his gaze, toozy to bother with it. In any case, he had left a mental mark on it. No matter where it flew, he could find it.
Whoosh!
Xiao Chens figure shed, and hended on the ind.
This ind was ratherrge, spanning about two or three hundred kilometers, about the size of a small city.
There were mountains, rivers, greenery, and even a vast forest.
Xiao Chen gently pushed off with his feet andnded on the tallest mountain of this ind.
Then, he took out the Medial Grade Spirit Jades in his storage ring andid a Spirit Gathering Formation.
After he was done, he sat down cross-legged at the center of this formation and closed his eyes.
The Purple Thunder Divine Incantation slowly circted.
The pure Spiritual Energy of the Ash Gray Sea immediately poured into the Spirit Gathering Formation without pause.
Then, the Spirit Gathering Formation sent the Spiritual Energy to Xiao Chens body, letting the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation turn the Spiritual Energy into the even purer lightning-attributed Veritable Essence Energy.
The lightning-attributed Veritable Essence Energy flowed through Xiao Chens meridians. Boundless thunderclouds started to gather within fifty kilometers of him.
After a while, the surrounding thunderclouds massed like a huge army, churning and kicking up dust, stirring up winds and clouds.
The thunderclouds turned increasingly ferocious, and thunder started roaring. Bolts of terrifying lightning tore through the thundercloud-shrouded sky.
Break! Break! Break!
Xiao Chen, who had suppressed his Purple Thunder Divine Incantation to the tenthyer for a long time already, roared in his heart. Now, he circted his Purple Thunder Divine Incantation without reserve or any worries.
The purple whirlpool, which represented the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation, in his dantian spun wildly.
The berserk purple whirlpool spread throughout his dantian,pletely covering up the weaker ice-attributed Qi whirlpool.
Flickering sparks appeared on his skin.
His ck and white hair fluttered. At this moment, even though his eyes were closed, he appeared domineering with his sharpness exposed.
If his eyes were open, his gaze would be like a powerful saber light shooting to the sky, illuminating this vast Ash Gray Sea.
As the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation circted in an increasingly berserk fashion, Xiao Chen smashed into the bottleneck to the eleventhyer over and over again.
The mysterious phenomenon created by the churning thunderclouds in the sky grew more horrifying.
Roar!
A pir of electric light suddenly plummeted from the sky, not far away from the Spirit Gathering Formation, directly shattering a mountain range.
That was the fury of heaven, warning Xiao Chen not to continue, to stop circting the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation.
If he persisted, heaven would rage, and a lightning tribtion would descend.
That could burn him to ashes, never to reincarnate.
As Xiao Chen slowly broke the bottleneck, all sorts of terrifying lightning descended in his surroundings.
After one hour, the mountain that he was on was already denuded. There was only the lone peak that he sat on.
Break! Break! Break! Break!
Xiao Chen pushed on, and the Veritable Essence Energy in his meridians broke through seven acupoints in rapid session, opening up all the meridians that the Purple Thunder Divine Incantations eleventhyer required.
Whoosh!
The thunderclouds covering the sky suddenly gathered andpressed together. Then, they turned into a gigantic and scary, ck whirlpool above Xiao Chens head. Thunderclouds churned continuously in the center of the whirlpool.
Layers of terrifying mysterious phenomena appeared. No one knew what formidable existences were behind this whirlpool.
Xiao Chen opened his eyes and looked disdainfully at the world, watching the vast sea from the mountaintop.
Two beams of light shot out of his eyes, stretching for five thousand kilometers over the boundless sea. The Ash Gray Sea looked like it was on fire.
The originally noisy sea region with huge waves suddenly fell silent at this moment.
The many creatures nearby, the sea birds and ferocious beasts, all felt danger approaching. Then, they started stampeding in all directions as if they went crazy.
Right then, the thundercloud whirlpool spinning overhead slowed to a crawl.
Shortly after, a lightning bolt streaked down toward Xiao Chen, lighting up the surroundings.
Heaven raged. A lightning tribtion would definitely appear.
Those who dared to provoke the Heavenly Might had to be ready to suffer a lightning tribtion.
Come, then, Xiao Chen said softly. At this moment, he was extremely calm.
However, he did not know that two dim jade-green lights had suddenly appeared in an underwater cave on the ind.
Chapter 1795 (Raw 1807): Tribulation in the Ash Gray Sea
Chapter 1795 (Raw 1807): Tribtion in the Ash Gray Sea
Amid strong winds and heavy rain, the first bolt of the lightning tribtion descended with a boom.
Small cracks appeared in Xiao Chens Veritable Essence Energy shield. Some of the scattered tribtion lightning prated the shield andnded on his body. Xiao Chen managed to clear the first bolt of tribtion lightning safely.
However, this was merely the appetizer.
Xiao Chen did not have any time at all for a breather before the second bolt of tribtion lightning suddenlyshed down.
This was a ck lightning bolt. As it descended, it tore through space, moving like a javelin.
Xiao Chens Veritable Essence Energy shield instantly shattered. He gently patted the ground with his palm. The moment he stood up, he threw a punch, which smashed the second bolt of tribtion lightning into random sparks.
Continuously circting the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation, he avidly absorbed the scattered Spiritual Energy in the surroundings.
While undergoing his tribtion, Xiao Chen did not stop cultivating.
As heaven raged, the Spiritual Energy turned strangely dense and vast, far thicker than it normally was in the Ash Gray Sea.
In the blink of an eye, another seven or eight bolts of lightning descended.
Each lightning bolt targeted Xiao Chen, not giving him any chance to dodge or catch his breath. Then, the tenth bolt struck him.
Boom!
Xiao Chen got knocked to the ground. A heart-rending pain red in all of his muscles.
However, he had pulled through the first wave of tribtion lightning. The wounds on his body slowly recovered.
The remnant energy of the tribtion lightning in Xiao Chens body had spread through all his internal organs, bones, and limbs; he would not be able to remove it within a short period.
He had no time to eliminate this energy as the second wave of tribtion lightning was already building up power and waiting to be unleashed.
Electricity continuously umted in the huge and horrifying thundercloud whirlpool in the sky.
It was like the thundercloud was pregnant with a sunlike ball of lightning that lit up the surroundings, looking resplendent and dazzling.
Whoosh!
The lightning ball suddenly dropped. As it fell, it continuously absorbed the ambient lightning-attributed energy, growingrger and even more dazzling.
When the lightning ball approached Xiao Chen, it was already the size of a mountain range. It was intending to squash him, not leaving him any room for survival. It wanted to use the absolute power of lightning to kill him, to eliminate the heaven defier that infuriated heaven.
Trying to kill me? It isnt that simple. Break!
Naturally, Xiao Chen would not surrender himself to his fate and foolishly allow this lightning ball to crash into him.
If that happened, no matter how capable Xiao Chen was, he would be sted to pieces. He would not leave a corpse, not even scraps.
Great Dao Energy!
A Dao disk appeared behind him, and Dao Might spread throughout his body, filling it with a vast and boundless saber intent.
Divine Dragon Body Tempering Art! Xiao Chen roared ferociously, and all the bones in his body and his limbs quietly strengthened. His Vital Qi coursed through his dragon veins. The Dragon Might existed both inside and outside, making azure-colored Dragon Qi ooze out of his body and shroud him.
The Dragon Qi that mantled Xiao Chen appeared ancient and noble, exuding a faint sovereigns might.
Nine-Star Primal Core! Xiao Chen roared, and seven stars lit up on his 9-Star Primal Core, something unprecedented. Starlight flickered in the Primal Core, and the Veritable Essence Energy that flowed out filled his body with strong and surging energy.
Will of soul!
With a thought, the azure-colored dragon seal in Xiao Chens Soul Pool released a bright light. The will of soul suffused his entire body. I reign supreme in the universe. My will is the mandate of heaven.
Saber of a tyrant!
With the various energies supporting Xiao Chen, he drew the Tyrant Saber. Then, heunched a saber strike in the time it took for a spark to fly.
Great Dao Energy, Divine Dragon Vital Qi, 7-Star Veritable Essence Energy, will of soul, and a peak Dao Toolthisbination produced a strand of powerful, tyrannical, and extremely dazzling saber light.
With this saber light, the world suddenly lost its color, leaving only ck and white.
The huge lightning ball split into halves as a result, turning into boundless electricity that struck the vast Ash Gray Sea.
Sizzle! Sizzle! Sizzle!
The scattered electricity crackled loudly when it hit the sea. Electric light exploded and gave off intense and berserk energy. Thousands of holes appeared in the sea andnd, turning Xiao Chens environs into a sorry sight.
In the surrounding five thousand kilometers, only the peak under Xiao Chen remained. He stood upright while holding his saber, gazing coldly at that terrifying thundercloud whirlpool.
Lets see what exactly you are! Xiao Chen roared and soared into the sky, flying towards that horrifying whirlpool in the sky.
Kneel down! Kneel down! Kneel down!
A virtual bellow exploded in Xiao Chens mind, ordering him to kneel down. It caused Xiao Chens sea of consciousness to surge, affecting even his soul.
At the same time, the terrifying electric light did not stop descending. It was like the hand of heaven trying to thrust Xiao Chen back.
Xiao Chen swung his saber, ruthlessly charging at the sky amid the electric light.
No matter how dangerous the road ahead was, he still persisted in soaring into the sky, defying heaven.
Xiao Chen only wanted to see what exactly the existence, the mysterious heaven, that sent down lightning tribtions at him every time was.
Ka ca!
A lightning boltshed out, inflicting severe injuries on Xiao Chen and ruthlessly knocking him down. However, in the next moment, he performed a somersault, ignoring his injuries, and resumed charging forward.
Just like that, Xiao Chen faced the incessant tribtion lightning, getting closer to that thundercloud whirlpool.
The strong Thunder Might made it difficult for him to proceed. He was already covered in wounds.
Xiao Chen, who was only one step away, did not think of giving up at all. With a war cry, he charged in, trying to see.
Suddenly, a piercing white light red in the whirlpool.
The instant the white light appeared, another bolt of tribtion lightning surged out.
At the same time, Xiao Chen was shocked to discover that his body could not move, restricted by some sort of pressure. He could only watch as the very fast tribtion lightning charged at him.
Pu ci!
This tribtion lightning was very thick. A bowl-sized hole appeared in Xiao Chens chest, and blood spurted out like a fountain.
Kneel down!
That explosive voice rang out in Xiao Chens mind again, and countless bolts of tribtion lightning sted him until he was unrecognizable.
Xiao Chen crashed down with a rumble.
His body was riddled with wounds. He could no longer bear the heavy burden, but the thundercloud whirlpool still spun slowly.
The surroundings fell silent, and the wind died down.
The lightning tribtion had already been going on for most of the day. That earlier lightning-quick strike, which severely injured Xiao Chen, consisted of a thousand bolts of tribtion lightning.
It was like the lightning tribtion already scattered.
Xiao Chen coughed a few times and vomited out a clump of fragmented blood. He forced himself to raise his head and check the wounds of his body.
His wounds were mostly due to thatst terrible strike when he tried to check out the thundercloud whirlpool.
Even now, the bowl-sized hole in his chest had yet to heal. It was scary and horrifying.
Has it ended?
Xiao Chen stabbed the Tyrant Saber into the ground beside him. Then, hey weakly on the ground, looking at the slowly dispersing thundercloud in the sky.
This lightning tribtion was much stronger than the previous one.
Xiao Chens heaven-defying actions had provoked heaven into increasing the difficulty of this tribtion greatly. Fortunately, his strong physical body helped him pull through.
When Xiao Chen recovered, his physical body would definitely improve further after being cleansed by the tribtion lightning.
Likewise, hisprehension of the Thunder Dao benefited a lot.
However, just as Xiao Chen was about to get up, the thundercloud whirlpool suddenly regathered, turning into arge bell with many talisman scripts carved on it, pressing down on Xiao Chen.
Damn it! Its not over yet!
Xiao Chen cursed in his heart. His eyes instantly turned golden as he activated his Azure Dragon bloodline.
An energy that came from the Great Deste Eon spread throughout his body. After his bloodline activated, Xiao Chen felt his strength recover quickly and increase further.
The ancient and strong aura immediately gave Xiao Chen a surge in momentum, growing berserkly.
Kill!
Xiao Chen pulled the Tyrant Saber at his side out of the ground and soared back into the air. With his bloodline activated, he erupted with the strength of ate-stage Star Venerate.
The saber light containing the will of soul ruthlessly chopped down on that lightning bell.
Dong! Dong! Dong!
The lightning bell gave off loud ringing, shaking Xiao Chen. His internal organs ruptured.
Blood poured out of his mouth in a continuous stream. His soul received a huge shock. His eyes turned zed, and he appeared dizzy.
The lightning bell did not shatter. It pushed down on Xiao Chen, relentlessly pressing him toward the ground.
Xiao Chen only had one thought in his heart: I have to shatter this lightning bell.
Otherwise, only death awaited him.
Boom! The saber opened long cracks in the lightning bell. However, the lightning bell also pressed Xiao Chen against the ind.
There was a loud sound, and the ind got sted into powder.
Break! As Xiao Chen roared ferociously, he used all his strength to send out one final saber strike.
The lightning bell finally broke. Purple electric light radiated in all directions. The seawater seemed to have sunk thirty meters.
The sky cleared and the thundercloud scattered. Now, the lightning tribtion was over.
The ind no longer existed. As Xiao Cheny on the sea, he let out a long sigh.
The Spiritual Energy above the Ash Gray Sea poured into Xiao Chens body as the Purple Thunder Divine Incantations eleventhyer circted quickly.
Xiao Chen did not consume any Medicinal Pill, merely relied on his physical body to recover.
If he could refine all the energy the lightning tribtion left in his body, he would receive boundless benefits.
Xiao Chens physique was remarkably strong. Since the lightning tribtion was already over, his physical body recovered extremely quickly.
In mere moments, the scary hole in his chest had already healed.
Xiao Chen closed his eyes and recalled the various experiences during the lightning tribtion, trying his best toprehend the Thunder Great Dao.
He wanted to use this opportunity to break through the final hurdle to the Thunder Great Dao.
However, just at this moment, he sensed a dangerous threat, which prompted him to interrupt hisprehension of the Thunder Dao in a fluster and quickly open his eyes.
Chapter 1796 (Raw 1808): Intense Battle with a Turtle Beast
Chapter 1796 (Raw 1808): Intense Battle with a Turtle Beast
Pa!
Xiao Chen smashed his palm against the sea surface and soared into the air with a somersault.
He saw a stream of water shooting out like an arrow from where he had been lying.
If this water arrow had struck him, it definitely would have pierced through his chest. The injuries that just healed would have opened up again and worsened.
Who is it?
Xiao Chen hovered in the air with a wary and puzzled expression.
All the lifeforms had long since fled the area where the lightning tribtion happened. This ce was also deste with no one around. Who could be sneak-attacking him?
Without giving Xiao Chen any time to wrestle with his questions, huge waves surged up on the calm sea surface, one after another.
The sea region here recovered to how it was when Xiao Chen first arrived. Furthermore, it appeared even more dangerous than before.
Xiao Chen revealed an expression of understanding. He had not investigated the reason for the harsh environment of this sea region, with its huge waves endlessly soaring to the sky. It looked like this was the result of a ferocious beast going berserk.
Where is it, and what ferocious beast is it?
As Xiao Chen looked around, he discovered the ind, which had been sted apart by the lightning tribtion, rising out of the water.
That is it!
Xiao Chen showed a startled expression. It turned out that he had been undergoing his tribtion on the back of a ferocious beast.
That ind had formed on the back of the ferocious beast.
With this realization, Xiao Chen quickly retreated. That ind was fairlyrge, at least one hundred kilometers wide. Just howrge would the ferocious beast be? It would definitely be extremely strong.
The ind grew increasingly taller until itpletely surfaced from the water. By then, Xiao Chen had already gone quite a distance.
Only then did Xiao Chen discover that the ind was a colossal turtle beast with a terrifying aura.
This was clearly ate-stage Star Venerate ferocious beast. Although it was not at peakte-stage Star Venerate, it would not be far from it. Furthermore, it was this huge.
Xiao Chen had just taken his tribtion, and his severe injuries had barely healed. This ferocious beast really caught a good timing.
Xiao Chen felt the other partys aura lock down on himself. So, he stopped retreating and cautiously eyed the other party, storing up power as he waited.
Just then, Xiao Chen saw a pair of jade-green eyes appear in a cave in the ind, staring hard at Xiao Chen.
Those eyes revealed a savage glint inconsistent with the gentle and firm aura of a turtle beast.
Interesting. This turtle beast even wants to eat me.
Pu ci!
Just as Xiao Chen thought that, the area with the two dim lights in the cave suddenly shot forward.
The turtle beasts head shot out like a terrifying viper trying to bite Xiao Chen.
The turtle beast moved even faster than lightning. When it opened its mouth and sucked, a strong pulling force appeared. Xiao Chen immediately resisted, and he slowed down significantly.
Damn it! This turtle beast really is thinking of eating me, Xiao Chen roared in his heart.
There was not much time to think. Then, two lights flickered in his eyes.
The Taiji Yinyang me Diagram instantly formed, blocking this lightning-quick attack that would catch anyone off guard.
Bang!
The turtle beasts serpentine head opened its mouth wide as it crashed into the Taiji Yinyang me Diagram. In intense pain, it retreated at an even faster speed.
The turtle beast let out a furious roar, and the waves of the sea turned even more terrifying.
Water-attributed Great Dao Energy spread out. This turtle beast was unusually talented. It actually managed toprehend Great Dao Energy.
Thousands of waves turned into dragons and soared out, charging at Xiao Chen with terrifying momentum.
As that happened, more horrifyingly huge waves appeared on the sea, looking like they were trying to swallow him up.
As the other partys Great Dao Energy spread out on the sea, the gravity of the Ash Gray Sea, which was already very intense, strengthened.
Xiao Chens mobility suffered another setback, his agility declining by arge margin.
That is fine with me!
Xiao Chens expression turned serious as a strong fighting spirit zed in his heart. He had just cleared his lightning tribtion and was merely half a step fromprehending the Thunder Great Dao.
Fighting the other partys Water Great Dao would give Xiao Chen great motivation for advancing his Thunder Great Dao.
With this thought, lightning immediatelyshed down from the sky. The rumbling thunder echoed in the heavens.
Roaring ferociously, Xiao Chen spread his hand, and a boundless electric light shot out of his palm.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
The electricity sted apart the water dragons flying over. However, after the water dragons scattered, they quickly reformed.
Since this was a sea region, water-attributed ferocious beasts naturally had the advantage here. Furthermore, this was an old turtle beast that already lived for an unknown amount of time.
Countless arcs of electricity surged out of Xiao Chens body, painting half the sky with electric light.
When the water dragons approached, he quickly punched with the force of rushing lightning.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Electric light exploded at Xiao Chens fist. In one breath, he threw hundreds of punches, crushing all the water dragons.
However, the huge waves surged out of the sea, swallowing him up.
Xiao Chens internal organs churned. He felt like a heavy mountain of metal had crashed into him.
A whirlpool appeared in the water and sucked him in, pulling him toward the colossal turtle beast.
Xiao Chens Purple Thunder Divine Incantation circted wildly. When he roared, lightning-attributed energy exploded in the surroundings, allowing him to charge out of the huge waves while electricity flickered all over his body.
The sky turned dark, and the thunderclouds spread. As Xiao Chen hovered in the air, he appeared to be in a sorry state.
However, the battle continued, giving him no time to rest.
Xiao Chen did his best to digest all theprehension he obtained during the lightning tribtion. The more he fought, the more ferocious he became. His control of lightning-attributed energy became increasingly smoother.
With a wave of his hand, a majestic lightning bolt boomed as it shot out, looking like a storm of lightning.
As Xiao Chen refined the energy of the lightning tribtion in his body, he discovered that the restraints of the Ash Gray Sea on him slowly rxed.
He became even nimbler. He found he had a much easier time dodging the various sea waves and water dragons attacking him.
Boom!
Upon seeing that it could not take down Xiao Chen, the turtle beast repeated its attacks. Suddenly, the sea soared three kilometers high, forming an overwhelming titanic wave trying to swallow him up.
The taller the wall of water became, the heavier the Dao Might of the Water Great Dao.
Xiao Chen continuously ascended, but he discovered that his physical body reached a certain limit of the Ash Gray Sea, unable to go any higher.
So, he somersaulted and quicklynded on the sea surface.
As he looked at the lofty wave, he continuously circted his Purple Thunder Divine Incantation, wildly absorbing the lightning-attributed energy in the sky.
Eventually, a terrifying pir of electricity encased Xiao Chen, connecting him to the lightning-attributed energy of the world.
As he absorbed more lightning-attributed energy, it replenished his lightning-attributed Veritable Essence Energy.
Now, Xiao Chen reached an unprecedented level. At this moment, all his hair turned purple.
His eyes flickered with electricity, losing their usual color.
Vaguely, Xiao Chen felt like he had broken through some sort of limit.
Before he could react, he saw aplete Dao disk slowly spreading out behind him.
It was the Thunder Great Dao!
Without the assistance of the Tyrant Saber, Xiao Chen independently utilized the Thunder Great Dao. He could not help rejoicing.
As the towering wall of water surged over, he punched.
The lightning-attributed energy that umted in Xiao Chens body rushed out. Then, the Dao disk behind himpressed to one point before shooting up. It was like the sky above him rose.
Bang!
As Xiao Chen punched, he appeared extremely insignificant, standing before that titanic wave.
However, his lightning-attributed aura made him look tall and majestic at this moment.
The surging lightning-attributed energy from his punch sted a huge gap in the wall of water.
Going through the hole, Xiao Chen happened to see the turtle beasts cold jade-green eyes in the distance.
He soared up and charged at the turtle beast.
However, just at this moment, the wall of water, which Xiao Chen had split into two, suddenly turned into two gigantic hands and pped together, trying to smash him into a paste.
Xiao Chen could not help pondering.
The turtle beast was ate-stage Star Venerate ferocious beast in the first ce. Furthermore, itprehended the Water Great Dao and held the geographical advantage in the Ash Gray Sea.
It would be extremely difficult to kill this ferocious beast. Just by looking at the turtle shell, one could tell how strong its defenses were.
If he carried on like this, he would be exhausted to death sooner orter.
Xiao Chen alreadyprehended the Thunder Great Dao, reaping a sufficient harvest. After returning and entering closed-door cultivation for a few days to meditate on everything heprehended today, his strength would definitely grow significantly.
Given this thought, he decided to retreat, no longer willing to waste his time on this turtle beast.
Hu ci!
However, just at this moment, something strange happened.
The two gigantic palms pping together suddenly separated into halves again. Then, a gust of strong wind blew by Xiao Chens head.
It was the Demon Blood Vulture, which had never left.
Upon seeing Xiao Chen in danger, the Demon Blood Vulture appeared and used its wings to chop apart the gigantic seawater hands containing a huge force.
When Xiao Chen saw this, he could not helpughing, You actually still have a conscience.
Given the assistance of the Demon Blood Vulture, Xiao Chen no longer considered retreating. He turned around,nded on the Demon Blood Vulture, and charged at the turtle beast.
Chapter 1797 (Raw 1809): Considerable Increase in Strength
Chapter 1797 (Raw 1809): Considerable Increase in Strength
With the aid of the Demon Blood Vulture, Xiao Chens confidence in handling this turtle beast increased greatly.
One beast and one man. After more than thirty days of fighting together, they now worked rather well together.
Xiao Chen used his Thunder Great Dao to counter the turtle beasts Water Great Dao while the Demon Blood Vulture focused on offense.
With the two working together, the situation immediately improved.
Since the Demon Blood Vulture impeded the other party, Xiao Chen faced much less pressure. Furthermore, the Thunder Great Dao that heprehended could easily deal with the ferocious beasts Water Great Dao.
However, while the situation looked good, the effects were not.
The turtle beasts four limbs and head shrank into the shell. When the Demon Blood Vultures various attacks struck the shell, they did not even scratch it.
On the other hand, even though the turtle beast was huddling inside, it could still use the Water Great Dao to attack Xiao Chen.
There was no way to break its defenses at all. From the very beginning, this turtle beast was impregnable.
No matter how much Demonic Qi the Demon Blood Vulture brought out or how frantically it attacked, it could not truly injure the turtle beast.
After shing head-on a few times, it ended up wearing out its own ws. It did not manage to do anything, injuring itself instead.
Xiao Chen thought about this. Where exactly is this fellows weak point?
Any ferocious beast or cultivator would have a weak point or a vital spot, just like how the Demon Blood Vultures weakness was Cultivation Techniques or Martial Techniques that countered its demonic nature.
Xiao Chens weakness was that his defense was not good, with most of his Martial Techniques for offense.
Aside from the Sharp Spirit Finger and the Taiji Yinyang me Diagram, two of his trump cards, he did not have any defensive Martial Techniques.
Also, his cultivation was rather low. Compared to the disciples of those huge sects, he did not hold any advantage.
The turtle beast before Xiao Chens eyes had to have some weak point.
Fire and water?
Suddenly, a thought urred to Xiao Chen. This turtle beast was clearly a water-attributed ferocious beast. Using his Thunder Great Dao, he had only leveled the ying field. Using fire might bring about unexpected effects.
Fire and water naturally countered each other, and he happened to have two Primal Chaos Grade mes.
Xiao Chen had the Heavenly me and the Heavenly Snow Divine me. However, he did not know which could counter the other party.
You restrain it. Let me take the offense.
Xiao Chen patted the Demon Blood Vultures head and leaped out to fly toward the turtle beast.
Although the turtle beast had retracted all its body parts into its turtle shell, there were still a few holes in that mountain-sized shell. Those holes were also equally astonishingly huge.
However, those cave-like holes were very dark. Xiao Chen remembered how the turtle beasts head could strike out at a speed even faster than lightning.
It really required some courage to approach the turtle beast.
It seemed like the turtle beast sensed Xiao Chens rapid approach and the inherent threat.
The pair of jade-green eyes that had retreated into the turtle shell glowed with cold light. Its gloomy gaze locked down firmly on Xiao Chen, clearly still treating him as its greatest enemy.
Xiao Chen and the Demon Blood Vulture wanted to kill this turtle beast. However, the turtle beast also did not want to let go of these two pieces of fat meat that were before it. It was not stupid, either. This was clear from how it had waited for Xiao Chen to finish his tribtion first.
Whoosh!
Suddenly, a dim light shot out at Xiao Chen.
He narrowly dodged the dim light and discovered that it was just a spurt of water from the turtle beasts mouth, something that was not much of a threat.
Oh no! I got fooled!
There was no time for Xiao Chen to change directions when he saw the turtle beast stretching its neck out like a snakeing out of a cave. It was like it had predicted the direction that he would dodge.
A terrifyingly huge mouth appeared above Xiao Chen and swallowed him up.
However, as the turtle beast withdrew its head, it suddenly opened its mouth in pain and spat out a clump of zing fire.
Since the turtle beast could trap Xiao Chen, why could Xiao Chen not trap it?
With this, the Heavenly me burned the internal organs of the turtle beast.
The turtle beast immediately spat Xiao Chen out andpletely retracted its head into its shell. Then, its entire body slowly sank into the water.
After the Heavenly me burned the turtle beasts insides, it no longer dared to continue fighting.
You are a piece of fatty meat that is already in my mouth. How can I just let you go?
Xiao Chen turned around and waved. The Heavenly Snow Divine me spread out. Ice immediately sealed the surface of the sea. Halfway down, that turtle beast found that it could no longer continue submerging.
The turtle beast could only thrash about and break the ice around it. Its rate of descent slowed to a crawl.
Seeing the turtle beast in such a sorry state, the Demon Blood Vulture raised its wings until they touched before pping down ferociously.
Then, boundless red lights like arrows shot into the turtle shell.
That was a lethal toxin.
Earlier, the turtle beasts defense did not have any opening. It could use the Water Great Dao to shield itself from the Demon Blood Vultures toxin.
At this moment, the turtle beasts internal organs were burning. It could not spare any attention to block the toxins.
There was the burning Heavenly me inside and toxins corroding the turtle beast on the outside. It was being attacked both internally and externally.
The seemingly invincible turtle beasts strong lifeforce slowly eroded, its aura weakening gradually.
Xiao Chen did not want the turtle beast to die just like that. It could provide such strong nourishment for the Immemorial Demon Soul Formation, something that the Immemorial Demon Soul Formation required.
He sent Xiao Suo a voice projection, telling him to bring the ck Cuss over right away.
Four hourster, a pirate ship flying a ck banner appeared before Xiao Chen. When Xiao Suo and the others saw the colossal turtle beast, they were all shocked.
Xiao Chens figure shed, and hended on the deck. Activate the Immemorial Demon Soul Formation, then.
Young Master Xiao, thiste-stage Star Venerate ferocious beast seems to be a ck Profound Turtle, which has the ck Tortoises bloodline!
Elder Tang, who understood the Ash Gray Sea a little more, was astounded when he saw the turtle beast, finding this incredible.
It has the ck Tortoises bloodline? No wonder it was so difficult to deal with.
Xiao Chen revealed an expression ofprehension. Elder Tang immediately felt embarrassed. It was just difficult to deal with? It was already very heaven-defying that you did not die.
Xiao Suo smiled and said, Captain, what a great harvest! This ck Profound Turtles shell is a rare and excellent material, especially for making armor and Dao Tools.
It was indeed a great harvest. The Immemorial Demon Soul Formation worked on consuming the ck Profound Turtle for one entire hour before it managed to leave behind an empty turtle shell.
The turtle shell was Xiao Chens war trophy. When ced in his Universe Ring, it upied arge area.
I will be in closed-door cultivation for a few days, so I will leave the ships matters to you, Xiao Chen said to Xiao Suo before entering the captains quarters to meditate.
Xiao Chen had seeded in his tribtion andprehended the Thunder Great Dao.
This day was truly quite rewarding for Xiao Chen.
The Purple Thunder Divine Incantation approached consummation. Xiao Chen was looking forward to what would happen after he reached the twelfthyerthe finalyer.
There should be some secrets behind the Cultivation Technique that the Sky Dome Immortal Lord left behind.
Few cultivated their main Cultivation Technique from the very start, without changing it, as Xiao Chen did.
More urately, there should be none.
It was nearly impossible not to change ones Cultivation Technique as ones cultivation realm increased. If the Cultivation Technique could not keep up, it would definitely hinder ones cultivation.
It was just like the Ice Feather Divine Incantation. Xiao Chen could cultivate it only to the Sovereign Stage before he had to rece it.
I hope it will help me understand your intent, Xiao Chen muttered to himself.
Aside from the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation, what made Xiao Chen happier was hisprehension of the Thunder Great Dao.
Even those geniuses of the Central Great Realm could rarely aplish this despite having a much higher cultivation than Xiao Chen.
At such an age, Xiao Chen alreadyprehended two Dao.
Comprehending one kind of Great Dao Energy was already something incredible, what more two.
Xiao Chen closed his eyes and meditated, and in the blink of an eye, seven days passed.
He stabilized his cultivation, and the lightning-attributed energy that his physical body absorbed improved further.
Xiao Chen finally gained a little control over the Thunder Great Dao, enough to use it as he pleased. The merger of the Saber Dao and Thunder Dao became smoother; he could now pull it off with a thought.
Right now, his overall strength had more than doubledpared to before the tribtion.
Xiao Chen stepped out of the captains quarters and sought Elder Tang.
Young Master Xiaos strength is bing increasingly unfathomable.
When Elder Tang saw that Xiao Chenprehended two kinds of Great Dao, he became even more respectful, finding Xiao Chen imprable.
Xiao Chens improvement in strength in a mere few days was bbergasting.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly and said, The conditions were just right. Elder Tang, how goes your cultivation of the Beast Taming Art?
At the mention of the Beast Taming Art, Elder Tang revealed a confident expression. I have ced soul imprints on the ferocious beasts in the Spirit Beast tform. Now, I am ny percent confident of cing a soul imprint on the Demon Blood Vulture.
Good.
It was better to get rid of this problem earlier. Who knew when the Demon Blood Vulture would act up and try to consume its master?
No one would be able to rx with such a time bomb.
The two went to the Spirit Beast tform. The Demon Blood Vultureyzily in a corner. The other ferocious beasts like the Cold Steel Eagles were very respectful of it and did not dare to go near.
The Demon Blood Vulture was like a little hegemon, reigning supreme in the Spirit Beast tform.
Whoosh!
Feeling Xiao Chens and Elder Tangs gaze, the Demon Blood Vulture suddenly opened its eyes. A sharp light shed in its eyes, sending a chill through Elder Tang.
What a strong disdain! Elder Tang felt shocked in his heart. To think that this Demon Blood Vulture is still so wild.
There was no sense of domestication in the Demon Blood Vulture at all, which was truly surprising.
Xiao Chen had been feeding the Demon Blood Vulture for a period already. To think that it had not instilled any gratitude whatsoever.
For some reason, Xiao Chen had a feeling that the process of Elder Tang cing a soul imprint might not be sessful.
This Demon Blood Vulture before them was somewhat extraordinary.
Chapter 1798 (Raw 1810): Positions Reversed
Chapter 1798 (Raw 1810): Positions Reversed
Elder Tang felt nervous, but he still drummed up his courage to enter the Spirit Beast tform with Xiao Chen.
The Spirit Beast tform looked very small. One would discover that there was an entire world within it only after one entered and the countless scenes expanded continuously.
Xiao Chen and Elder Tang leaped up andnded before the Demon Blood Vulture.
Xiao Chens figure shed. Then, he alighted gently on the Demon Blood Vultures back, preparing to suppress the Demon Blood Vulture at any time.
Lets begin, then.
When Elder Tang heard Xiao Chens words, he bobbed his head and promptly started forming hand seals with both hands.
Elder Tangs ten fingers flickered with light, and hisplexion slowly paled. Sweat filled his forehead, dripping off and plopping on the floor.
The hand seals became increasinglyplicated. Eventually, Xiao Chen could no longer make them out clearly.
Vague shadows leaped about as a mysterious seal appeared in Elder Tangs eyes.
Then, Elder Tang roared, and his aura suddenly soared explosively.
When Elder Tang stretched out a finger, a resplendent and dazzling light spun continuously.
A certain might and pressure poured out of Elder Tangs fingertip, inspiring fear in the Demon Blood Vulture.
The Demon Blood Vulture had already felt that something was not right in the first ce and wanted to resist. However, Xiao Chen stood on top of it, so it did not dare to act up.
Right now, the Demon Blood Vultures sharp senses picked up a dangerous aura as Elder Tangs hand seal approached it.
The Demon Blood Vulture spread its wings, immediately kicking up a strong wind. Then, its feathers started to glow.
These were the signs of the Demon Blood Vulture going berserk. If it managed to attack, it would not even need one move to kill Elder Tang.
Naturally, Xiao Chen would not let that happen. So, a Dao disk appeared behind him, the Saber Daos Great Dao Energy.
Then, another Dao disk appeared, the Thunder Daos Great Dao Energy.
After that, Xiao Chen activated his Tyrant Saber, and the Thunder Dao Might immediately soared.
With this string of actions, the Demon Blood Vulture was in exceptional pain, enduring huge pressure.
The Demon Blood Vulture felt that Xiao Chen, who was standing on it, was even heavier than a mountain. Furthermore, he was still bing heavier.
Xiao Chen suppressed the Demon Blood Vulture to the point where its aura slowly weakened. Eventually, he brought out his Buddhist Might.
The Demon Blood Vulture waspletely suppressed.
At this moment, Elder Tangs soul imprint entered the Demon Blood Vultures mind.
Xiao Chen saw Elder Tang panting continuously, covered in sweat. Hended beside Elder Tang and asked, Did you seed?
Elder Tang nodded weakly. I seeded.
Suddenly, Xiao Chens expression changed. Staring at Elder Tang, he asked, Since when did you have a mark on your forehead?
Ah!
Shocked, Elder Tang touched the mark on his forehead. Then, he looked up at the Demon Blood Vulture and revealed an expression of horror.
Elder Tang saw the Demon Blood Vulture raise its head and re at him. Then, he staggered, about to fall to his knees.
When Xiao Chen saw this, he quickly helped Elder Tang up.
Whats going on?
Shouldnt the Demon Blood Vulture bepletely tamed after the soul imprint was ced? Howe the positions seemed to be reversed?
It was like the Demon Blood Vulture became Elder Tangs master.
As the Demon Blood Vulture raised its head, it looked at Xiao Chen haughtily, its eyes brimming with mockery.
The Demon Blood Vultures thoughts were clear. Trying to subdue me? Its not that easy.
Young Master Xiao, my soul imprint was assimted in its Soul Pool. I have to cut off this connection. Otherwise, I will be its ve.
Elder Tang appeared weak as he hurried away in a fluster.
Clearly, he had suffered a great shock and simply did not dare to remain.
Xiao Chen looked at this Demon Blood Vulture. Then, after a while, he burst out inughter. Alright! You are really capable.
Never mind, I can only leave it like that.
Right now, Xiao Chen had two choices: one, kill the Demon Blood Vulture; two, continue raising the Demon Blood Vulture like this.
However, Xiao Chen could not bear to kill the Demon Blood Vulture.
Just its middle-stage-Star-Venerate-level strength already provided Xiao Chen with a lot of assistance. Furthermore, this fellow still had unlimited potential.
Xiao Chen had always been a decisive person, so he quickly made up his mind.
He decided to just raise the Demon Blood Vulture like this. Having a terrifying existence threatening him at every moment might not be a bad thing.
At the very least, it would be a reminder to Xiao Chen to keep improving.
The Demon Blood Vulture looked at Xiao Chen without fear in its eyes. It was still as unruly as before. Its feathers slowly turned more beautiful, looking like mes that could ze at any time.
The Demon Blood Vulture seemed poised for a fight to the death with Xiao Chen. It looked extremely scary.
However, Xiao Chen knew the Demon Blood Vultures tricks. He simply could not care about it, ignoring it.
Hence, he turned around and headed for the lowest level of the pirate ship.
Shortly after, Xiao Chen arrived before the Immemorial Demon Soul Formation. The blood mist spread all over the ce, appearing even thicker than when hest came here.
The consumption of the ck Profound Turtle had lit up one-third of the sixth pearl.
The scarlet demonic mist that leaked out was also astonishing.
If Xiao Chen stopped suppressing the blood mist, it would spread throughout the ship. He pondered for a moment before extending his hand and sucked over the Demonic Qi that permeated the room.
After one hour, the scarlet demonic mist returned to its previous level, restricted once more to the surface of the formation.
Xiao Chen went back to the Spirit Beast tform.
The Demon Blood Vulture failed to scare Xiao Chen earlier, so now it was disinclined to pay attention to him. It just closed its eyes and curled upzily in a corner.
However, in the next moment, the sharp Demon Blood Vulture suddenly opened its eyes and stared at Xiao Chen with a fervor.
It smelled the aura of the blood mist, that mysterious blood mist that could help its demonic nature grow.
To the Demon Blood Vulture, this blood mist was simply too tempting.
The blood mist was even more delicious than any ferocious beast the Demon Blood Vulture had eaten in its life. Furthermore, the blood mist raised its cultivation and strength, providing great nourishment.
Xiao Chen stretched out his hand, and the blood mist shot out of it, turning into a thick scarlet light.
The Demon Blood Vulture happily opened its mouth and swallowed up this scarlet light, heartily absorbing all the blood mist without reservations.
The fresh red feathers all over the Demon Blood Vultures body became increasingly vibrant. Eventually, they gave off a glittery glow, looking incredibly beautiful.
If not for its bizarre appearance and that terrifying Demonic Qi, the Demon Blood Vulture really might have been mistaken for a divine bird.
When the Demon Blood Vulture finished consuming the blood mist, it revealed a ferocious look in its eyes. Then, it screeched furiously and spread its wings. It flew out of the Spirit Beast tform, charging at Xiao Chen.
A terrifying aura came from the Demon Blood Vultures body.
This fellow actually broke through to thete-stage-Star-Venerate level from the middle-stage-Star-Venerate level.
Bang!
However, just when the Demon Blood Vulture flew out of the Spirit Beast tform, a saber light ruthlessly struck it down.
Xiao Chen drew his Tyrant Saber and merged the two Great Dao Energies, managing to bring out fifty percent of the Dao Tools might instantly.
In the time it took for a spark to fly, the saber strike released a flickering saber light that radiated electric light in all directions and illuminated the surroundings.
The Demon Blood Vulture suffered a heavy blow and got knocked back in a miserable state. Electric light leaped about its body as ity on the floor, shrieking in pain.
Previously, Xiao Chen could bring out only twenty percent of the Tyrant Sabers might.
Now that heprehended the Thunder Great Dao, he easily brought out half of the Tyrant Sabers might.
If he used his full power, he would not have a problem bringing out the full power of the Tyrant Saber.
Only now could Xiao Chen truly wield the horrifying might of the Dao Tool.
Its feathers are really hard. Despite catching it off guard, this saber strike still did not manage to draw blood.
Xiao Chen looked at the Demon Blood Vulture on the Spirit Beast tform and smiled before leaving.
As long as I am strong enough to suppress this Demon Blood Vulture, I do not fear it doing anything.
Xiao Chen had that confidence.
The Demon Blood Vulture begrudgingly watched Xiao Chen leave. Its eyes were filled with dissatisfaction and some hidden fear.
Seven dayster, the upper echelon of the ck Cuss gathered in the captains quarters.
Elder Tang showed a depressed expression. However, the soul imprint on his forehead had faded considerably.
When the others saw the mark on Elder Tangs forehead, they could not hide their smiles. When trying to enve the Demon Blood Vulture, he ended up enved by the Demon Blood Vulture instead. Others simply could not restrain their smiles.
Arge sea chart was ced on a table, which everyone surrounded.
Most of the sea chart had fog covering it, indicating an unknown area.
Those were the uninhabited areas of the Ash Gray Sea. Only ancient ns or peak experts might have an urate map of those areas.
Xiao Suo, how much longer to the Myriad Star Mountain?
Xiao Suo pointed to the sea chart and said, If we take the fastest route, we will still need two more months. Of course, that is barring surprises.
As for that condition, the odds were practically nil.
It was extremely unlikely for surprises not to crop up in the Ash Gray Sea.
Even if one were very lucky and did not run into any pirate ships blocking the way or Demonic Dao sect cultivators, one would probably still run into bad weather at sea.
Xiao Suo pointed to the sea chart again and said, There is a Pirate Hall here. We will arrive there in three days. We will go there to perform repairs and replenish our supplies. At that time, we can also ask around for information. We cannot just take Yan Zhes word for the situation at the Myriad Star Mountain.
Over time, Xiao Suo became increasingly more practiced in handling things. Now, he started to feel more like a captain.
The Iron Hand Yama said, The Pirate Halls in the Ash Gray Sea are ces where all sorts of people gather. They are even more chaotic than those in the Grave Sea. I hope we will not run into any trouble.
Three dayster, the Pirate Hall that Xiao Suo mentioned appeared before everyone.
That Pirate Hall was like a huge sea monster on the surface of the vast sea. Ever-present ck clouds hung above it.
Chapter 1799 (Raw 1811): People of the Demonic Dao
Chapter 1799 (Raw 1811): People of the Demonic Dao
The ck Cuss entered the Pirate Hall without any problems. Then, Xiao Chen and the others split up.
Xiao Chen brought the Iron Hand Yama and Xiao Suo to dispose of the materials that they collected from hunting ferocious beasts in the Ash Gray Sea. Of which, the most valuable was naturally the mountain-sized shell of that ck Profound Turtle.
Elder Tang brought Luo Nan and Fei`er to handle the pirate ships maintenance and repair.
There are so many Demonic Dao cultivators.
The Pirate Hall was a city. Walking around there was no different from walking around an ordinary city.
Xiao Chen saw that most of the passersby were Demonic Dao cultivatorsa rare sight in the Grave Sea and other ces.
The Iron Hand Yama exined, I heard that the Righteous Dao sects and the Demonic Dao sects had a huge war many years ago. The Demonic Dao sects were defeated, and most of them were forced to abandon their interests in the Central Great Realm, retreat to the forbidden seas, and reestablish themselves. Only a few extremely strong Demonic Dao sects managed to remain in the Central Great Realm.
Although the forbidden seas are rich in Spiritual Energy, with plenty ofnds of fortuitous encounters, the environment is very harsh. Furthermore, the Spiritual Energy in the forbidden seas naturally contains some demonic nature. Few Righteous Dao sects would establish their sects in a forbidden sea.
Xiao Chen revealed an expression of understanding. No wonder he had previously met so few Demonic Dao cultivators.
Even if he had met a Demonic Dao cultivator, that persons cultivation would not be high,pletely unremarkable.
Now, in this Ash Gray Seas Pirate Hall, Xiao Chen rarely saw people of the Righteous Dao. They were mostly either pirates or Demonic Dao sect cultivators.
Furthermore, most pirates actually cultivated Demonic Dao Cultivation Techniques and baleful energies; they were no different from the Demonic Dao cultivators.
No wonder this Pirate Hall looked very sinister from a distance, giving him an ufortable feeling.
Xiao Suo turned to Xiao Chen and asked, Big Brother, are we going to the market or the shops?
Opening a stall in the market was convenient and afforded more freedom. If one managed to meet a person who urgently needed an item one had, one could demand a high price.
The shops were more direct. One would need only moments toplete a transaction.
However, the price would not be up to one.
The shops, then.
Xiao Chen decided quickly. This Pirate Hall was rather chaotic, and something might happen at the market.
Shortly after, the group asked around and found out that there were threerge shops in this Pirate Hall that bought materials.
Hence, the group casually picked the Fantasy Cloud Pavilion and walked in.
Honored guests, are you here to purchase Dao Tools?
A manservant assigned to weing guests went over immediately with a smile.
The Fantasy Cloud Pavilion could manufacture Dao Tools and thus had a high demand for materials like the ck Profound Turtles shell.
Hence, it would also be the one to give the fairest price. When the manservant saw Xiao Chens group, he thought that they were here to buy Dao Tools.
No, we are here to sell materials. Do you ept them here?
The manservants expression wavered, but he still kept smiling. Yes, we do take them. No matter what kind of material it is, you will be able to get the best price at the Fantasy Cloud Pavilion. When our Fantasy Cloud Pavilion does business, we do it honestly, neither cheating the young nor the old. The prices are fair.
What are the few of you selling?
The manservant led Xiao Chens group inside, politely asking them about their goods.
A ck Profound Turtles shell and the bones and essence blood from other ferocious beasts.
A ck Profound Turtle!
At the words ck Profound Turtle, the manservants eyes lit up, and he asked somewhat excitedly, How old was the ck Profound Turtle?
More than one thousand years.
Honored guests, this way, please.
Upon hearing that the ck Profound Turtle was more than one thousand years old, the manservant immediately rejoiced. He even changed his address of the group back to honored guests.
Then, he led Xiao Chens group of three straight to the VIP room of the Fantasy Cloud Pavilion.
Please wait for a moment.
As Xiao Suo watched the manservant leave, he could not help saying, How exaggerated! Although this ck Profound Turtle shell is precious, such treatment is still unwarranted.
The Iron Hand Yamamented casually, The Fantasy Cloud Pavilion probably has a valued guest that urgently needs the ck Profound Turtle shell to refine a Dao Tool. I heard that such turtle beasts spend most of their time in hibernation. They have almost no aura in such a state, appearing dead. Hence, they are very hard to find.
Xiao Chen drank some tea and smiled. Lets just y it by ear.
Senior Brother Ou, someone is selling the ck Profound Turtle shell that you specified.
After the manservant left the VIP room, he went directly to an elegant room in the Fantasy Cloud Pavilion. There, he spoke to a ck-d youth who looked handsome and somewhat sinister.
When the youth heard that, he revealed a shocked expression. He could not hide the excitement in his eyes as he asked, How old is it?!
The other party said that it was more than one thousand years.
Great! Hahaha! With a ck Profound Turtle shell more than one thousand years old, I can finally seed in making my Essence Attracting Treasure Armor.
The youth became wildly happy and excited. He stood up and said to himself, With the Essence Attracting Treasure Armor, I will be more confident on the trip to Myriad Star Mountain.
Where is that person? I will meet him personally.
The manservant quickly led this ck-d youth to the VIP room where Xiao Chen was.
The ck-d youth pushed the door open and entered. He swept his gaze over the three and immediately made out their cultivations.
In the end, the ck-d youth fixed his attention on Xiao Chen. He could tell that this white-d person was the leader of the group despite being just a Major Primal Core Venerate.
How may I address this young master? I am Ou Zhenyun, the Young Master of the Fantasy Cloud Pavilion.
The ck-d man greeted Xiao Chen, then took a seat.
Xiao Chen.
Ou Zhenyun did not bother speaking any nonsense or could not care about Xiao Chens origins. He straightforwardly said, Take out the ck Profound Turtle shell and let me have a look.
Xiao Chen looked around at the VIP room and said, This ce is too small. How am I supposed to do that?
Ou Zhenyun smiled and said, Thats true. Come with me.
After speaking, he pped his hands, and a wall in the VIP room spun, revealing a door. He took the lead and entered.
Xiao Chen and the others followed behind Ou Zhenyun. After they entered, they found a whole world in there; it was actually an independent space that was vast and boundless.
This ce should be big enough, right?
Rather than answer, Xiao Chen waved his hand and took out that gigantic ck Profound Turtle shell.
It was like a mountain instantly appeared before everyone.
This startled Ou Zhenyun. He eximed in excitement, This...this should be a five-thousand-year-old ck Profound Turtle. It must haveprehended the Water Great Dao, right?!
Xiao Chen was slightly surprised. He nodded and said, It is as Young Master Ou said; that ck Profound Turtle did indeedprehend the Water Great Dao.
Five thousand years is a hurdle. Once past this hurdle, the ck Profound Turtle willprehend the Water Great Dao; the value of its shell would naturally be different.
Ou Zhenyun appeared rather calm at this moment and did not expose his emotions to Xiao Chen and the others.
He continued, The turtle shell contains traces of the Dao. After it is refined into armor, its defense will be even more astonishing. It will even be able to help its masterprehend the Water Great Dao and calm its masters mind. To us people of the Demonic Dao, that is something hard toe by.
When Xiao Suo heard that, he could not help rejoicing in his heart. They hade to the right ce.
Ou Zhenyun looked at Xiao Chen and said, I am rather curious. How did you kill this ck Profound Turtle?
I cannot say.
Naturally, Xiao Chen would not foolishly tell the other party.
Ou Zhenyun felt slightly stunned. Then, he smiled and said, Sorry for the offense. Its settled, then. I want the ck Profound Turtle shell.
Xiao Chen asked, Young Master Ou, are you going to refine the ck Profound Turtle shell into armor?
Thats right. I want to refine it into an Essence Attracting Treasure Armor. I will give you a reasonable price: two million Medial Grade Spirit Jades.
The moment Ou Zhenyun said that, Xiao Chens expression changed slightly. That was the price of an ordinary ck Profound Turtle shell.
The ck Profound Turtle shell that Xiao Chen was selling should be at least double this price.
Lets go.
Xiao Chen put away the ck Profound Turtle and turned away, leading the Iron Hand Yama and Xiao Suo.
Ou Zhenyun said helplessly, Have I finished? Also, an Inferior Grade Dao Tool. This is my personal purchase. I already spent the rest of my Spirit Jades on other materials and have only two million Medial Grade Spirit Jades left. However, I can make some decisions here. I do have the right to give out an Inferior Grade Dao Tool.
He had not expected Xiao Chen to take out a ck Profound Turtle shell of such high quality.
Otherwise, two million Medial Grade Spirit Jades would have been entirely sufficient to purchase a ck Profound Turtle shell.
Ou Zhenyun could only make a loss and let the other party choose an Inferior Grade Dao Tool.
An Inferior Grade Dao Tool could sell for two or three million Medial Grade Spirit Jades. Such a price was rather fair.
Xiao Chen thought for a while, then looked at the Iron Hand Yama and said, You happen tock a weapon that suits you. It is settled, then.
Ou Zhenyun smiled and said, Go to the second floor. Someone will receive you there.
When Xiao Chens group had left, Ou Zhenyuns expression immediately changed radically, revealing an incredibly sharp murderous intent. After they leave, keep a close eye on them.
Young Master, we are doing business. This is not honest, the manservant reminded as he looked at Ou Zhenyun, feeling unwilling.
Ou Zhenyun smiled strangely and retorted, We are people of the Demonic Dao. Do we need to be honest?
Chapter 1800 (Raw 1812): Waylaid Midway
Chapter 1800 (Raw 1812): Waid Midway
Big Brother, this Young Master Ou is really generous. We really earned big in this deal.
Xiao Suo appeared rather excited. If it were another person who was not in that much of a rush, this ck Profound Turtle shell would have fetched only three million or so Medial Grade Spirit Jades. A price of two million Medial Grade Spirit Jades and one Inferior Grade Dao Tool is rather surprising.
The Iron Hand Yama frowned and said, This Ou Zhenyun does not seem like a businessman to me. He is more like a sect disciple. Such arge store like this would normally have a master behind it, usually arge sect. How could ordinary people bear the burden of the resources for refining Dao Tools?
Xiao Chen nodded. Old Yamas opinion matches mine. From the very start, this Ou Zhenyun did not give off the air of a businessman at all. After the transaction ispleted, we should leave at once.
Right.
How could a normal businessman be like Ou Zhenyun, not hiding his own needs?
His final meaningful nce had not seemed quite right, either.
When the three reached the second floor, there was indeed someone to receive them. Based on that persons words, he clearly had already received instructions.
The three could choose any one of the Inferior Grade Dao Tools on the second floor.
The Iron Hand Yama was rather interested. An Inferior Grade Dao Tool was still a Dao Tool, after all.
The Iron Hand Yamas target was clear. He needed a pair of gloves, preferably with the Fire Dao.
Xiao Chen looked around casually, sizing the ce up. asionally, he picked up a Dao Tool and studied it.
In the end, he was disappointed. Even the Medial Grade Dao Tools on sale here paled inparison to his Tyrant Saber.
The Tyrant word boosted the Tyrant Sabers grade all the way to peak Superior Grade Dao Tool.
The Dao Tools here were all diligently made. However, without exception, they could only be said to be of good craftsmanship. Whoever made them was still far from master level.
As for grandmaster level, it was even further away.
However, Xiao Chens disappointment was also due to his sights being set too high. The Dao Tools for sale here were excellent products in the eyes of regr people.
In this vast sea region, the Fantasy Cloud Pavilion was very famous.
The Dao Tools for sale were released in limited numbers and would be bought out every month. Even if one had Spirit Jades, one would still find it hard to purchase a Dao Tool from the Fantasy Cloud Pavilion.
The Fantasy Cloud Pavilion sold only five Dao Tools, at most, every month. Most of the Dao Tools here were just for decoration and not for sale.
After all, the refining of Dao Tools required not only materials but also time to nourish and gain a Great Dao.
This process could be expedited only if an extremely strong powerhouse forcefully imprinted his own Dao on the Dao Tool.
Such a method was harmful to ones mind and would end up damaging ones cultivation, something that only arge sect, one with plenty of experts, could afford.
Little Brother Xiao Chen, I made my choice, the Iron Hand Yama said excitedly after walking over.
Xiao Chen saw a pair of very heavy-looking, pure-ck gloves in the Iron Hand Yamas hand.
Gloves were notmon weapons at all, not something considered mainstream and rarely seen.
It was truly fortunate for the Iron Hand Yama to find a set of gloves that suited him, so Xiao Chen nodded and agreed,pleting the transaction.
At the same time, Xiao Chen also sold off their other materials. After obtaining the Spirit Jades, they immediately left.
Once the group returned to the ck Cuss and met up with Luo Nan and the others, they quickly left the Pirate Hall, without any reluctance.
Young Master, I have investigated their origins. They are a group of pirates. It looks like this is their first time in the Ash Gray Sea. That pirate group should be merely a 5-Star group.
In the Fantasy Cloud Pavilion, the manservant honestly reported all the information he had obtained by following Xiao Chens group.
When Ou Zhenyun heard that, he could not helpughing. A 5-Star pirate group? I thought he was a sect disciple with a major character traveling with him. So, that is the case...haha!
The manservant smiled and said, Young Master, are you going to take action personally?
Ou Zhenyun replied disdainfully, That is just a minor character. Do I even need to make a move myself? Gather some experts of our sect in the city and make your move after they have left the coverage of the Pirate Hall.
Yes.
On the ck Cuss, Xiao Chen and the others remained unaware that they were being targeted.
However, Xiao Chen and the Iron Hand Yama felt that something was wrong, so they had the crew keep their guard up and not get careless.
Elder Tang looked at Xiao Chen and said, Based on the information I obtained, Yan Zhe was speaking the truth. There are indeed three Rank 6 sects around the Myriad Star Mountain. They are all Demonic Dao sects: the Fantasy Cloud Sect, the Blood Demon Pce, and the Heavenly Eagle Castle.
Xiao Chen and the Iron Hand Yama exchanged looks, some surprise shing in their eyes.
The Iron Hand Yama asked, Does the Fantasy Cloud Sect have any rtion to the Fantasy Cloud Pavilion?
Elder Tang replied, The threergest refining shops are backed by these three powerful Demonic Dao sects. These three sects have very strong influence in the area. This Starlight Sea Region is where they established themselves.
The Starlight Sea Region.
Due to the Myriad Star Mountain, the surrounding sea region was known as the Starlight Sea Region.
The Starlight Sea Region was just the tip of the iceberg that was the Ash Gray Sea. Even so, it was alreadyrger than the entire Grave Sea.
Finding the question strange, Elder Tang asked, Is there a problem?
Nothings wrong. Elder Tang, please continue.
Right. The Myriad Star Mountain sounds like it is just a mountain. However, it has more than one hundred thousand peaks altogether. It is boundlessly vast. Pirates and Demonic Dao cultivators frequently go there, adventuring and seeking out fortuitous encounters. There would always be someone gaining something there.
Every half-year, a myriad of stars would flicker above these one hundred thousand peaks, lighting the ce up. The eternal night scene would brighten up at this time. Also, many strange things would ur in the Myriad Star Mountain, resulting in many fortuitous encounters.
During this period, the three sects send their Elders to lead teams to seek out fortuitous encounters in the mountains.
This was the general situation.
After a short pause, Elder Tang continued, After passing this Pirate Hall, we will have to be extremely careful. We will run into strong pirate groups nearly every day in the remaining sea region. The way forwardter is simply not easy to find.
The tempers of pirates were extremely strange.
Who knew when a pirate ship would arrive and stop you, waiting to search through your items and plunder them?
As Xiao Chens group was discussing the measures to take for thetter half of their journey, sonic booms sounded behind. Soon after, a three-hundred-meter-long ck sailing ship, with sails of an oceanic ferocious beasts skin set, pressed over while radiating berserk Demonic Qi.
That ck sailing ship was a Demonic Dao sects ship that equaled a 6-Star pirate ship. Its speed was even faster than that of the ck Cuss when the ck Cuss was not operating at full power.
However, that sailing ship was enormous. Before it, the ck Cuss looked small and insignificant.
The ship in front, stop obediently. Otherwise, we will just crash into you and kill you.
An aggressive and arrogant voice came from the ck sailing ship.
Right after this voice spoke, a few wills of soul carrying the power of the world pressed heavily on the ck Cuss.
The Iron Hand Yamas face sank. Three early-stage Star Venerates and one middle-stage Star Venerate old man. This is somewhat difficult to deal with.
Xiao Chens Spiritual Sense scanned the area and noticed that there were other pirate ships nearby. If they fought here, they would reveal too much and end up attracting a strong enemy.
Theres no need to stop. Carry on.
The Immemorial Demon Soul Formation activated, and a blood mist spread out, shrouding the ck Cuss.
The ck Cuss immediately turned strange, bing like a demonic ship on the vast sea, moving at full speed.
How dare you run?!
Fifty kilometers away, a skinny old man stood at the bow of the sailing ship. His Star Venerate Will clearly detected the ck Cuss moving away. He revealed an expression of mockery.
[TL Note: After a certain point in the novel, likely here, the author started to refer to the will of soul as Star Venerate Will or the cultivation grade of the person. This suggests that the will of soul changes as one progresses in cultivation, and a different term is used to differentiate them.]
Change the sails and raise the banner. Give chase! the old man ordered, and the beast hide covering the surface of the ck sailing ship was removed, revealing its true appearance.
There were pictures and marks carved on both sides of the ship. These marks were very familiar to locals. With one look, they knew that this was a ship of the Fantasy Cloud Sect.
After removing the facade, the ship hoisted two ck demonic sails before rigging up the Fantasy Cloud Sects banner.
The Demonic Qi that the entire ship exuded immediately intensified. The ship seemed to float above the water, moving like a phantom.
Originally, this ship wanted to hide its identity. Now that the ck Cuss was trying to flee, the sailing ship no longer had any intention of hiding its identity.
The Demonic Dao sects were not used to sneaking about. tant action suited them better.
Young Master Xiao, that is the Fantasy Cloud Sects ship!
After the sailing ship shed its facade, Elder Tang immediately recognized it. He clearly turned somewhat nervous.
Xiao Chens expression did not change. He knew what was happening: Ou Zhenyun had sent people toe and kill him.
Ou Zhenyun was indeed from a Demonic Dao sect, not embarrassed by treachery and killing others for their treasure. The ck Cuss had just left the territory of the Pirate Hall, and Ou Zhenyuns men already impatiently rushed out.
Xiao Chen could see very far on the surface of the sea with his Spiritual Sense.
He discovered pirate ships everywhere; there was no suitable ce to fight.
After this hesitation, the Fantasy Cloud Sects demonic ship finally arrived in front of the ck Cuss and blocked the ck Cusss path.
Big Brother, what should we do? Xiao Suos voice came from the control room. He sounded nervous and slightly flustered.
Just the title of a Rank 6 sect would already frighten one to death.
The firepower and performance of this shippletely surpassed the ck Cusss in every aspect. It had four Star Venerates, one of whom was even an experienced middle-stage Star Venerate.
No matter what, the ck Cuss was in a pinch.
This is indeed somewhat problematic, Xiao Chen muttered to himself on the crows-nest. He did not get flustered at the sight of the ck demonic ship in front.
Board the ship and kill them all!
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Two early-stage Star Venerate experts led a group of Demonic Dao cultivators in charging towards the ck Cuss.
Chapter 1801 (Raw 1813): Counterkilling the Opponent
Chapter 1801 (Raw 1813): Counterkilling the Opponent
It looked like the skinny old man wanted to end the fight quickly since he immediately sent two early-stage Star Venerate old men over to plunder the ship.
Block them, Xiao Chen said indifferently with a cold expression.
Elder Tang let out a loud whistle, and the many hidden ferocious beasts flew out of the Spirit Beast tform. Then, he stood on a Cold Steel Eagle.
Controlling many ferocious beasts, Elder Tang dyed an early-stage Star Venerate old man.
The Iron Hand Yama smiled coldly and donned his gloves. Then, a terrifying killing intent burst out of his body as he faced the other early-stage Star Venerate old man.
Of the two of them, one fought using numbers while the other used his robust physical body and extraordinary strength, making big moves.
From the start, the two held the upper hand, beating their respective early-stage Star Venerate opponents helpless.
When the remaining Demonic Dao cultivators appeared on the ck Cusss deck, they suffered the bombardment of the ballista towers.
These ballista towers and formations rivaled those of a 6-Star pirate ship. Beneath their onught, all the Demonic Dao cultivators cried out miserably.
This was a one-sided massacre. The skinny old man never imagined such a situation could happen. It came as a great shock to him.
ording to the information that the skinny old man had obtained, this ck Cuss had only one Star Venerate. The men that the skinny old man brought along should have beenpletely sufficient to kill everyone.
However, right now, the situation was utterly different.
Go and help, the skinny old man said to the final early-stage Star Venerate old man at his side as his expression slowly turned grave.
When the skinny old man looked around, he saw Xiao Chen standing on the crows-nest, looking very calm and rxed. His heart skipped a beat for some reason.
He could quickly end this only after taking down that person.
The skinny old man held a ghost pennant in his hand. The ck cloth draping down the pole gave off a strange ck light.
[TL Note: In some Chinese beliefs, ghosts are vulnerable to sunlight. People who raised ghosts would keep these ghosts in things like umbres or pennants, which is a kind of banner.]
Is he going to attack me? Xiao Chen wondered when he felt this old mans gaze. Anyway, this suited his intent.
Xiao Chens figure shed, and he leaped into the air. Then, he shouted coldly, Old fogey,e out and fight!
He really wanted to see how capable a Demonic Dao expert was.
Sending yourself to death? As you wish.
With a strangeugh, the skinny old man soared into the sky while holding the ghost pennant, charging at Xiao Chen.
Ghostly Shadow Snake!
The skinny old man swung the ghost pennant in his hand, and a sinister, cold wind blew. Then, an illusory ck snake flew out of the pennant.
That huge snake appeared like it was just a soul. Right after it came out, it charged towards Xiao Chen.
The ck snake was extraordinarily fast. It arrived before Xiao Chen before he had time to react.
Boom!
The sinister, cold wind that the Ghostly Shadow Snake kicked up gave off deep sonic booms, sounding like ten thousand ghosts howling, as it slithered towards Xiao Chen like a tidal wave.
The sound shook Xiao Chens soul. He felt unbearably dizzy.
The azure-colored dragon seal in his Soul Pool shed, neutralizing the effect on his soul, which quickly recovered to normal.
However, the Ghostly Shadow Snake had already charged over to Xiao Chen and was about to swallow him up.
Saber!
Xiao Chen drew the Tyrant Saber in the time it took for a spark to fly. Then, a sh of electric light lit up the sky.
That saber light ruthlessly chopped the Ghostly Shadow Snake in half.
Xiao Chen could not help feeling somewhat startled. He nearly fell for this trick.
However, that skinny old man was even more shocked. This move of his had instant-killed many early-stage Star Venerates.
To think that Xiao Chen managed to break it with one saber strike.
The old man pointed the ghost pennant at the sky, and a thick ck mist immediately spread out, encasing Xiao Chen in an instant.
Xiao Chen could not see his five fingers after stretching out his hand in that pitch-dark space; it was like he was in a deep abyss.
His face sank, and electric light burst out of his feet as he moved back quickly.
Since his lightning tribtion, Xiao Chensprehension of the Thunder Dao had improved further.
For short-distance movement, when using the Thunder Dragon Steps, he could reach a level that was close to teleportation.
The electric light under Xiao Chens feet turned into two lightning dragons, continuously carrying him back.
The skinny old man let out a strangeugh as the ck fog kept spreading and pressing towards Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen retreated faster, his Thunder Dao circting constantly.
From the previously illusory appearance, the lightning dragons now looked solid and realistic.
Churning thunderclouds appeared in the sky with Xiao Chen as the center, encasing several dozens of kilometers around.
The area that the thunderclouds covered was even vaster than the area the ck fog covered. The cultivators of both ships, who were locked in intense battle, retreated quickly.
After returning to their ships, they turned their respective ships around and hastily distanced themselves from the twos battle.
Smash!
Suddenly, a snake image appeared from the ck fog and swung its tail heavily, crashing it into Xiao Chen and sending him flying.
How could a country bumpkin like you understand the means of the Demonic Dao sects? The means of my Fantasy Cloud Sect are boundless and varied. Brat, prepare to die.
The ck fog that encased the surrounding fifty kilometers turned into the head of a terrifying ferocious beast all of a sudden.
This ferocious beast seemed to be like the Yazi Beast Demon Soul. It radiated a hideous aura that made it hard to distinguish reality from illusion.
The huge beast head charged straight at Xiao Chen.
Beams of jade-green light flew out of the ghost pennant in the old mans hand and entered that beast head. This turned that illusory beast head increasingly ferocious and frightening.
This is no longer a simple illusion. It even makes use of Soul Energy.
Xiao Chen activated his Divine Dragon War Body. All the dragon bones and dragon veins in his body sent surging Vital Qi throughout his body.
Dragon Might materialized on Xiao Chens body, protecting him like Divine Dragon armor.
Bang!
The gigantic ferocious beast head crashed into Xiao Chen, producing a loud report.
The sky changed color, and waves soared to the sky, sting the clouds apart.
The impact shook Xiao Chens Qi and blood. However, with the strong Divine Dragon War Bodys defense and recovery ability, his injuries were not obvious.
Most importantly, that azure-colored dragon seal in Xiao Chens Soul Pool was extremelypatible with the Divine Dragon armor materialized by the Dragon Might.
This allowed Xiao Chens soul to remain unfazed.
Hence, this killing move failed to bring out its greatest effect.
This fellow...no wonder the young master said not to underestimate him...
The skinny old man finally revealed a serious expression. This move of his had managed to directly shatter the souls of his opponents in the past.
To think that Xiao Chen looked untouched to him.
After the exchange of moves, Xiao Chen had gained a rudimentary understanding of this old man.
Most of the Fantasy Cloud Sects killing moves probably focused on this kind of strange long-distance attack that targeted the soul and caught people off guard.
The Fantasy Cloud Sects people would be weaker in closebat. Otherwise, that Ou Zhenyun would not have spent so much money to refine Essence Attracting Treasure Armor.
Divide! the skinny old man shouted, and the gigantic ten-kilometer-long ferocious beast head split into three Ghostly Shadow Snakes ferociously charging at Xiao Chen.
The Ghostly Shadow Snakes attacked by biting Xiao Chen, crashing into him, winding around him, or using demonic sounds to harass him.
They upied half the sky. Their various scary attacks inspired dread in those who saw them.
The umtions of a Rank 6 sect were simply astonishing.
To think that a random middle-stage Star Venerate old man of the sect was already so strongfar stronger than thosete-stage Star Venerates of Rank 5 sects.
This old man was on apletely different level from them.
The more Xiao Chen fought, the more amazed he became. If not for him growing stronger, he would have been defeated in moments.
He brought out his Thunder Great Dao and Saber Great Dao to their limits.
When Xiao Chen sent out saber light, he would always call down thick lightning bolts from the sky, moving together with the saber light.
Although the Ghostly Shadow Snakes were ferocious, they could not get an edge over Xiao Chens saber skills.
Amid the boundless electric light, Xiao Chen was like a hegemon looking down on the world, emanating an awe-inspiring aura.
Break! Not wanting to continue the fight any longer, Xiao Chen roared ferociously and brought out fifty percent of the Tyrant Sabers might as he executed three saber strikes.
Electric light shot out, looking resplendent and dazzling, even more piercing than the sun.
After the three saber strikes, the three Ghostly Shadow Snakes were sted into nothing, scattering in the air and vanishing.
This...
The skinny old man was shocked. Xiao Chen being able to send out such terrifying saber lights was entirely outside his expectations.
While the old man was shocked, the two lightning dragons under Xiao Chens feet suddenly started burning, turning into a clump of electric light me spreading over his entire body.
In the next moment, Xiao Chen appeared right above the skinny old man.
Xiao Chen instantly executed the Mahmy Abstinence Vition Saber Techniques Resolving the Mundane.
Startled, the skinny old man tightly grasped the ghost pennant and shouted, Demon Soul Protection!
Suddenly, the skinny old mansplexion turned pallid, and a vast amount of his Soul Energy instantly drained.
The ghost pennant materialized a round shield with a ghostly face, blocking Xiao Chens sure-kill Resolving the Mundane.
Dang!
Resolving the Mundanes saber light sent the skinny old man flying. Then, cracks appeared in the ghost pennant.
Blood leaked out of a corner of the old mans mouth. He was clearly severely injured but had not received fatal damage.
Haha! Junior, without infusing your will of soul into your moves, you cannot kill me! the skinny old manughed wildly.
However, he did not dare to continue fighting with Xiao Chen,nding back on his demonic ship instead.
As the old man stood on the ships bow, he tightly grasped the banner rigged there, continuing to expend his Soul Energy.
After a while, the ck fog spread through the demonic ship, which soared into the air and left at lightning speed. The skinny old man looked at the people of the ck Cuss and shouted coldly, All of you, just wait for the Fantasy Cloud Sects endless retribution!
Whoosh! Xiao Chennded on the ck Cuss and sheathed his saber. Then, he gazed at the departing demonic ship coldly.
The umtions of arge sect are truly extraordinary. It is really difficult to take that old mans life, the Iron Hand Yama sighed softly while shaking his head slightly.
That might not necessarily be so! Xiao Chen said faintly. Then, four purple flowers in his right eye started spinning rapidly.
Clouds moved in the sky, and six tribtion clouds materialized around the demonic ship.
In the next moment, ten bolts of tribtion lightning instantly formed andshed down without any warning as the many cultivators on the demonic ship showed horrified expressions.
Chapter 1802 (Raw 1814): Big Brother Is Here
Chapter 1802 (Raw 1814): Big Brother Is Here
When the six bolts of tribtion lightning fell, the skinny old man, who was infusing his Soul Energy into the banner, revealed an expression of despair.
Demonic Dao cultivators strength was horrifying, and their cultivation speed was faster than that of Righteous Dao cultivators.
Hence, this created a weakness. Aside from their mental states failing to keep up and being prone to heart demons, their foundations were not firm.
They also had another rather significant weakness: lightning tribtions.
Righteous Dao cultivators called the lightning tribtions heavenly tribtions. Heaven would naturally deal with those that sinned.
The Heavenly Dao not permitting the existence of these Demonic Dao cultivators was the greatest reliance of Righteous Dao cultivators in disparaging them, easily gaining the moral high ground.
The lightning tribtions of Demonic Dao cultivators were terrifying, easily ten timeseven one hundred timesstronger than those of Righteous Dao cultivators.
When there was sin, the very ordinary lightning tribtion could cause enormous injury.
Furthermore, this lightning tribtion was the Divine Lightning Eye that Xiao Chen executed afterprehending the Thunder Great Dao.
Its might was entirely different from before.
The skinny old man was already considerably weakened and also distracted. Hence, the lightning tribtion instantly sted him to death without any suspense at all.
When the shock of the lightning tribtion spread out, all of the cultivators on the demonic ship who failed to flee in time were sted half-dead.
A few beams of light shot off in different directions. Those were the injured Star Venerates frantically running away from the demonic ship.
Without the protection of the skinny old man, those people were no match for Xiao Chen.
Kill them all. Show no mercy.
Xiao Chen did not want to give the other party a chance to report back. Otherwise, Ou Zhenyun might personally bring experts over, which would truly be somewhat problematic.
Yes!
The Iron Hand Yama and Elder Tang went to fulfill this order, pursuing the fleeing Star Venerates.
On the crows-nest, Xiao Chen turned his head back to nce at the Demon Blood Vulture, which was lying on the Spirit Beast tform.
Stop pretending to be asleep. Get up and do some work.
Just the Iron Hand Yama and Elder Tang alone would not be able to kill off the other party, especially the fleeing Star Venerates.
Watched by Xiao Chen, the Demon Blood Vulture spread its wings reluctantly and took flight. A terrifying aura immediately spread out.
Then, the Demon Blood Vulture quickly gave chase like a phantom.
The fleeing Star Venerates revealed expressions of despair. The ck Cusss means were entirely beyond their expectations.
Even without Xiao Chen, with just thiste-stage Star Venerate Demon Blood Vulture, they were helpless to do anything to the ck Cuss.
One hourter, Xiao Suo returned from the demonic ship, bearing plenty of plunder. Then, he tossed the demonic ships banner to Xiao Chen.
This is the war banner forged by the Fantasy Cloud Sect, it is much better than the one on our ship, Xiao Suo said excitedly. Clearly, he had a great harvest when he swept the demonic ship clean.
After Xiao Chen received the war banner, he checked it and discovered that it was indeed extraordinary.
Back then, when the skinny old man infused his Soul Energy into the banner to boost the demonic ships speed, the sight had made Xiao Chens eyes light up and left a deep impression.
In regard to war banners, naturally, the Scarlet Blood War Banner was the best. However, they could not openly use the Scarlet Blood War Banner, reserving it for the most crucial moment.
After they altered this demonic ships Fantasy Cloud War Banner and rigged it on the ck Cuss, the ck Cusss performance would improve significantly.
Furthermore, the ck Cuss was absorbing more and more of the blood mist, elerating its demonification. Hence, it was ratherpatible with this Demonic Dao sects war banner.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
The Iron Hand Yama and Elder Tang returned one after another. Xiao Chen did not care about the loot from killing the Star Venerates. Such loot did not need to be handed over; they were personal war trophies.
When the Demon Blood Vulture returned, all the fleeing Star Venerates had been killed.
Not wasting any words, Xiao Chen ordered directly, Immediately hoist the sails; do not remain here any longer.
Earlier, the ck Cuss kept fleeing because this ce was not suitable for a battle.
The ck Cuss only chose to fight with the Fantasy Cloud Sects people after getting cornered.
Now that the problem was dealt with, they naturally had to leave right away.
However, things did not go as they wanted.
In the end, a strong pirate ship blocked the ck Cuss, the thing that Xiao Chen did not want to see happen the most.
The sky suddenly turned dark, and a strong, storm-like aura pressed over from the front.
A peak 6-Star pirate ship, which was evenrger than the demonic ship, appeared before everyones eyes.
This was a genuine peak 6-Star pirate ship with all the usual trappings, muchrger than the ck Cuss.
The 6-Star pirate ship rode the winds and cut through waves, creating a terrifying sight amid the storm, pressing over amid lightning and thunder.
Slowly, the entire pirate ship appeared before everyones eyes. It was more than six hundred meters long and one hundred meters tall, looking very mighty.
Xiao Chen and the others felt an extremely strong pressure on the ck Cuss.
Interesting. Unexpectedly, it was actually the Fantasy Cloud Sects demonic ship that fell.
A cold voice spread everywhere within the storm and waves, loud and clear in everyones ears.
That was a handsome, ck-d man standing upright on that 6-Star pirate ship with his hands sped behind him and a sword slung on his back.
The ck-d man had a cold and stern air. His eyes were sharp, and he exuded a cold, bleak aura from his entire body.
A war banner embroidered with a silver fox pped wildly in the strong wind right behind that ck-d man.
Late-stage Star Venerate!
Xiao Chen and the others clearly felt that this ck-d man, who did not look old, was actually ate-stage Star Venerate.
This persons cultivation is slightly weaker than Yan Zhes, but he is much younger. His talent is probably extremely horrifying.
The Iron Hand Yama showed fear. Although he said that this person was slightly inferior to Yan Zhe, he did not dare to underestimate this person at all.
Based on the ck-d mans tone, it seemed that he had been targeting the Fantasy Cloud Sects demonic ship and had not expected the ck Cuss to eradicate the other party.
This ship was extraordinary.
This person definitely had an impressive origin with an incredible background.
The ck-d mans gaze swept across andnded on Xiao Chen. Then, he said interestedly, A neer? New pirates that are so dazzling rarely appear in the Starlight Sea Region now. Are you interested in joining me, Wei Shaofeng, as my subordinate?
This youth was very arrogant and extremely bold. The moment he spoke, he wanted Xiao Chen to submit to him and serve him.
Young Master Xiao, what should we do? The Iron Hand Yama sent a voice projection, sensing that the situation was not good.
However, the Iron Hand Yamas tone showed no intention of shrinking back.
Although the enemy was strong, the ck Cuss might still be able to hold its own. Not to mention the Demon Blood Vulture, there was the Immemorial Demon Soul Formation, a powerful killing move.
With a faint smile, Xiao Chen replied, An evil person will naturally be dealt with by another evil person. There is no need to fear him.
Then, Xiao Chen took out the jade strip. That Yan Zhe said that if there was any trouble, I could seek him out, right?
Great! This is the time to use him.
Xiao Chen squeezed with his hand, directly crushing the jade strip.
The Iron Horn Pirate Group was tailing the ck Cuss from a distance lest they startle their prey. However, such a distance would require only four or five days to close.
Yan Zhe, who was seated on a throne on the ship and chatting with his subordinates, suddenly startedughing.
Then, a glowing jade strip appeared in Yan Zhes hand.
Captain, why are youughing?
Yan Zhe replied indifferently, It is as I expected. After two months, that group of people of the ck Cuss finally ran into trouble and came to ask me for help.
Hahaha! Captain is truly wise and great at scheming. You managed to pin down that ck Cuss.
Captain is wise.
Yan Zhe waved his hand and said, Ill use the jade strip to go over first. There is no need to hold back anymore; full speed ahead. Rush over there within a day. By that time, the ck Cuss will bepletely in my control, unable to escape me.
Yes! Thinking of the treasure that the Scarlet Blood Pirate King left behind, the crew of the Iron Horn Pirate Group became excited.
Yan Zhe quickly crushed the jade strip in his hand, and a scarlet light encased him. This light seemed simr to that from the Iron Blood Token.
In the next moment, Yan Zhes figure disappeared.
At the same time as Xiao Chen crushed the jade strip on the ck Cuss, the ck-d man was saying, You have ten seconds to consider. I have always been a patient person, but I have a bad temper. Either you submit to me, Wei Shaofeng, or you die!
When ten seconds passed, Xiao Chen suddenly said with a serious expression, It is possible for me to submit to you. However, you will have to seek the permission of my big brother first.
When Wei Shaofeng heard that Xiao Chen still had a big brother, he smirked as if he had heard something very funny. Alright, do tell me, who is your big brother?
I am his big brother!
A cold snort resounded, and a red light shed above the ck Cuss. Yan Zhe appeared by Xiao Chens side from out of nowhere, looking extraordinary and imposing.
Big Brother Yan, you finally arrived!
Xiao Chen showed an excited expression and addressed Yan Zhe excitedly.
The people of the ck Cuss saw how quickly Xiao Chen changed. His expression seemed so natural that they all felt ashamed of their inferiority.
They held in theirughter and lowered their heads, staring at their feet so as not to expose themselves.
It was time to put on a perfect act.
When Yan Zhe saw Xiao Chens expression, he was very satisfied. He said calmly, Little Brother Xiao Chen, rest assured. We had an agreement in the Grave Sea. Now that you are in the Ash Gray Sea, I, Yan Zhe, will protect you.
Who is the one who wants to make a move on my Little Brother Xiao Chen?
Yan Zhe turned around. The moment he finished speaking and saw that war banner with the silver fox embroidered on it, his expression wavered.
A corner of Yan Zhes lips twitched once involuntarily, nearly ruining his perfect act.
It is me, Wei Shaofeng!
When Wei Shaofeng saw Yan Zhe, he smiled coldly, disdain on his lips, simply showing no fear.
It was clear that Wei Shaofeng recognized Yan Zhe, and Yan Zhe already guessed his origins.
Chapter 1803 (Raw 1815): I Do Not Bully Others
Chapter 1803 (Raw 1815): I Do Not Bully Others
Xiao Chen stood shoulder-to-shoulder beside Yan Zhe. He had been paying attention to Yan Zhes expression out of the corner of his eye.
He found Yan Zhes involuntary lip twitch funny. It seemed that Yan Zhe had gotten more than what he bargained for.
However, Xiao Chen liked seeing such a scene.
He really wanted to see how Yan Zhe would react and how Yan Zhe would deal with this matter.
Yan Zhe, the Iron Horn Pirate Groups Yan Zhe!
Wei Shaofeng purposely made his tone heavier when he repeated Yan Zhes name. He said coldly, I was wondering who could be his big brother. It turned out that it is you. I will count to three. You better have scrammed by then!
Xiao Chen could vaguely make out many people standing behind Wei Shaofeng in the darkness. Several of them had extremely strong auras, even stronger than Wei Shaofengs. However, in order not to suppress Wei Shaofengs sharpness, they purposely suppressed their auras.
Yan Zhe, the Young Master told you to scram. Why are you not gone yet? Are you going to have a dispute with our Silver Fox Pirate Group? Do you still want to mingle in the Starlight Sea Region in the future?!
A cold voice came from behind Wei Shaofeng. The tone was exceptionally unbearable.
At this moment, Yan Zhe cursed Xiao Chen in his heart. Of all the people for Xiao Chen to offend, it had to be this Wei Shaofeng.
However, Yan Zhe could not let his thoughts show on his face. The depression that he felt was easy to imagine.
Yan Zhe felt conflicted. Should he continue being this big brother?
After hesitating for a while, he arrived at an answer in his heart.
Between keeping the peace with the Silver Fox Pirate Group or obtaining the Scarlet Blood Pirate Kings inheritance, he quickly made his choice: the Scarlet Blood Pirate Kings inheritance.
With the Scarlet Blood Pirate Kings inheritance, everything would be worth it.
Ill scram!
Before the other party could count to three, Yan Zhe suddenly spoke and turned around.
Wei Shaofeng startedughing, You are rather wise. Neer, did you see your big brother? I merely said a few words, and he scrammed like a dog.
Surprise shed in Xiao Chens eyes. Unexpectedly, Yan Zhe decided at the drop of a hat not to help.
Pu ci!
However, in the next moment, before Wei Shaofeng could stopughing, his head fell off. Yan Zhe, who already disappeared, had appeared before him at some point and decapitated him.
This action was so fast that no one could react to it.
More importantly, everyone had thought that Yan Zhe really left, so they could not keep up with the sudden turn of events.
This included Xiao Chen. Even with his extraordinary mental state, he still could not hold back his shock and surprise.
A terrifying aura spread out from Yan Zhes body, and his will of soul encased the entire pirate ship.
Without bothering to say anything pointless, Yan Zhe used the opening from those peoples shock at Wei Shaofengs death to attack relentlessly.
Kill! Kill! Kill! Kill! Kill! Kill! Kill!
An overwhelming killing intent burst out of Yan Zhes body. It was even more terrifying than the huge, surging waves of this Ash Gray Sea.
A scene of hell appeared on the other partys pirate ship.
In a few blinks of an eye, more than ten people died. By the time the others reacted, the Silver Fox Pirate Group had already lost half their peak fighting force.
The other party waspletely terrified as horror spread in their hearts. Without someone inmand, their first reaction was to flee in all directions.
However, such actions created an even better opportunity for Yan Zhe.
If the other party worked together, they might be able to hold their own against Yan Zhe. Now that they scattered, they fought him one on one.
In such a situation, these people could not evenst a single strike. All of them died miserable deaths, an unbearable sight.
Right now, Yan Zhe seemed like apletely different person.
He was like a murderous god that charged out of hellcold and emotionless, decisive in killing. The elegant air that he originally had was nowhere in sight.
Once Yan Zhe attacked, it would be a critical move, killing within three moves.
No one on that pirate shipsted more than three moves. Yan Zhe alone washed this 6-Star pirate ship in blood.
You broke through...
The final person gaped at Yan Zhe with horror in his eyes. Fear, as well as total shock at the unexpected, filled that persons face. He could not even speak properly towards the end.
Yan Zhe smiled and said, Do you know why I left you forst? I want you to taste the torture of horror!
Right after Yan Zhe spoke, a sword light shed. A head flew off, and blood spurted out.
Thatst person was the one who scolded Yan Zhe earlier.
Yan Zhe casually wiped the blood off the sword and arrived at the headless body of Wei Shaofeng.
Then, he gouged out a formation te from Wei Shaofengs chest and crushed it.
The main formation of this peak 6-Star pirate ship immediately broke. Then, he sheathed his sword and turned around, leaped up, and gentlynded back on the ck Cuss. The people on the ck Cuss had not recovered their wits yet.
Rumble...!
With a loud rumble, that enormous pirate ship broke apart and got corroded away by the Ash Gray Seas seawater.
The 6-Star pirate ship, which originally gave off an extremely strong pressure, disappeared before everyone without leaving a trace.
When the Iron Hand Yama and the others recovered their wits, they stared at Yan Zhe beside them.
There was no way to hide the horror in their eyes as they instinctively moved back, truly a spontaneous reaction.
This was the horror that the physical body felt after they witnessed that earlier scene.
A great demon!
Of all the words that Xiao Chen knew, these were the ones that came to mind to describe Yan Zhe. This Yan Zhe was a true demon.
All those Demonic Dao cultivators paled inparison.
Yan Zhe was decisive in killing and bbergasting. He changed his tune very quickly, catching people off guard.
What was more terrifying was that Yan Zhe was so strong.
However, Yan Zhe did not disy any pride or arrogance. He was meticulous in his thoughts and vicious in his moves.
A pirate ship that looked formidable was dismantled so easily at Yan Zhes hands, with not even a single survivor.
He broke through to the Holy Light Stage. The Iron Hand Yama sent a voice projection to Xiao Chen, palpable horror and fear in his voice.
However, Yan Zhes expression appeared unsightly. He sighed softly and said, Little Brother Xiao Chen, I have created a huge disaster for your sake.
Xiao Chen smiled bitterly in his heart. I dont see any pressure from going through a huge disaster on your face, though.
Nevertheless, Xiao Chen yed along and asked, What do you mean?
The Silver Fox Pirate Group is one of the three overlords of the Starlight Sea Region. Their captain advanced to the Holy Light Stage many years ago. Now, no one knows his true cultivation. There are the Six Giants under him, any one of which can rival my entire Iron Horn Pirate Group. There are also many other pirate groups that subordinated themselves to him.
Yan Zhe muttered, The one that I killed earlier was his son.
The Iron Hand Yama forcibly suppressed the fear in his heart and said, Senior Yan, actually, you did not have to kill him. You just needed to show your Holy Light Stage cultivation to deter him from shing head-on.
Indeed, in the Starlight Sea Region, Holy Venerates were considered peak experts, able to sweep through wherever they went.
Holy Venerates were rare even in Rank 6 sects. Such people would be high-ranking inner sect Elders.
If Yan Zhe had shown his Holy Venerate strength, Wei Shaofeng would definitely have retreated, knowing the difficulty.
You do not understand this Wei Shaofeng. He is a terrifying junior with astonishing talent. He would definitely have be a Holy Venerate within ten years ande to seek trouble for me sooner orter. If I had not killed him, I would have died in his hands ten yearster, no doubt about it.
After a pause, Yan Zhe muttered, There is a saying, do not bully the youths for being poor. Hence, I did not bully him. Instead, I directly killed him and solved the problem once and for all.
This saying was truly good.
The waves behind pushed the waves in front of them. Many seniors ended up dying in the hands of juniors, turning into their stepping stones.
If those seniors were as decisive as Yan Zhe and as vicious, such tragedies would not happen.
Xiao Chen felt a chill down his back. He was a junior like Wei Shaofeng, furthermore, one with even more potential.
It sounded like these words were aimed at Xiao Chen.
I do not bully others; I will only kill you.
These simple words sent a strange chill through everyones heart.
Xiao Chen calmed himself and consoled him, Big Brother, you dont have to worry. Your work was very clean; no one will know.
Yan Zhe revealed a bitter smile and sighed softly, There is no imprable wall in the world. Little Brother Xiao Chen, even though I dont want to go to Myriad Star Mountain with you, I have to now. Without obtaining the Scarlet Blood Pirate Kings inheritance, I will die in the Silver Foxs hands eventually. You dont want to see your big brother die, right?
Itsing...
After beating around the bush for a long time, Yan Zhe finally arrived at the main topic.
Furthermore, he made it sound very reasonable. There was no way to reject him at all.
Chapter 1804 (Raw 1816): Too Immersed in Acting
Chapter 1804 (Raw 1816): Too Immersed in Acting
Xiao Chen finally grasped the saying, The situation is greater than ones strength. He now understood how the Iron Hand Yama and the others felt when the Scarlet Blood War Banner was borrowed.
There was simply no way to reject Yan Zhe.
Big Brother Yan, are you really willing to apany me to the Myriad Star Mountain?
Xiao Chens heart was in a spectacr mess, but none of that showed on his face. He even had a small trace of joy in his tone.
When Yan Zhe saw Xiao Chens expression, he simply found it unfathomable. He did not know if Xiao Chen was truly frightened or fully bowled over by him as nned.
However, that did not matter. The Heavenly Dao was not benevolent. The strong reigned supreme.
Yan Zhe was much stronger than Xiao Chen. There was no need to worry about anything. It would be for the best if Xiao Chen was fully bowled over.
That way would save Yan Zhe a lot of trouble. It would suit his style of doing things too.
However, it would also be fine if Xiao Chen had not fully submitted. That earlier scene should have nted a shadow in his heart that would be hard to eliminate.
Xiao Chen would have difficulty mustering the courage to oppose Yan Zhe.
Yan Zhe nodded and said, Lets go, then. I never fight a battle that I am not confident of. Since I have decided to go, I need to n this properly with you all.
Great.
Xiao Chen led Yan Zhe, as well as Elder Tang, the Iron Hand Yama, and Xiao Suo, into the ck Cusss reception room.
Little Brother Xiao Chen, how did you n to go to Myriad Star Mountain previously? Yan Zhe asked when he took a seat.
Xiao Chen answered honestly, There are no ns. There is still about half a year before the mysterious phenomenon will happen over the Myriad Star Mountain. We n to wait until then and y it by ear, to see if we can mingle then and take advantage of the chaos to find the Scarlet Blood Pirate Kings treasure.
Yan Zhe continued asking, After that?
Naturally, we will leave, Elder Tang said directly without thinking.
Yan Zhe smiled and countered, How can that be possible? The Scarlet Blood Pirate Kings treasure will definitely cause a hugemotion. How could it be so easy to leave? The leaders of the three Demonic Dao sects are all Holy Light Stage experts. Just one of them would be enough to take all your lives.
This... Elder Tang was immediately rendered speechless, at a loss as to how to answer.
Dont worry. Since I am here, I definitely will deal with the Holy Light Stage experts. However, I have a request: at that time, you will have to listen to me, no matter what it is. Even if there is a sea of fire, if I say jump, you jump.
The moment these offensive words came out, Elder Tangs and the Iron Hand Yamas expressions changed somewhat.
Xiao Chen smiled and said, Its fine. Big Brother Yan was just making an example. That is not a problem. I trust Big Brother Yan. At that time, we will definitely listen to Big Brother Yan.
Haha! Little Brother Xiao Chen understands me. Come, have a drink.
Yan Zhe raised his wine cup and gently clinked it with Xiao Chens, then drained it in one go.
After putting down the wine cup, Yan Zhe looked at Xiao Chen and said, Now, there is only the problem of how to split the Scarlet Blood Pirate Kings treasure
Xiao Chen interrupted, That is not a problem. We do not expect much. Even if it was just one percent, the harvest would be heaven-defying already.
One percent? How can that be possible?!
Yan Zhes expression changed slightly as he interrupted Xiao Chen. This caused everyones heart to sink.
He is not willing to give us even one percent?
Yan Zhe did not stop speaking. He continued, I do not care about the natural treasures in the Scarlet Blood Pirate Kings treasure trove. Just share some with the brothers under me. However, if we find the Scarlet Blood Pirate Kings inheritance, you have to let me have it.
I have always been an open and straightforward person, upright and frank. I will just speak my mind. If you all agree to it, I will definitely aplish what I said. If you do not agree, I can only go far away, leaving this Starlight Sea Region.
An open and straightforward person, upright and frank?
Up to this point, this description seemed to be true. However, if anyone believed that, then they would be the greatest fool in the world.
Xiao Chen looked at Yan Zhe and asked indifferently, Can we discuss this among ourselves first before making a decision?
Yan Zhe smiled and replied, Not a problem.
When the sky turned bright, the Iron Horn Pirate Groups ship appeared amid strong wind and huge waves. Yan Zhe stood up and took his leave, returning to his own pirate ship.
The Iron Horn Pirate Groups pirate ship seemed to berger and even stronger than Wei Shaofengs.
This nted a shadow in the hearts of the Iron Hand Yama and the others.
Yan Zhe was already terrifyingly strong. With the addition of this pirate ship, it felt like they had no chance of survival.
Big Brother, why did you not directly agree to his demand? We can just y it by ear when the timees. Xiao Suo looked at Xiao Chen, feeling somewhat confused.
Xiao Chens expression turned serious as he replied, Even if it is just an act, I cannot break a promise that I made.
Right after Xiao Chen said that, he turned around and left silently.
As the Iron Hand Yama and Elder Tang looked at Xiao Chens back, they both had a feeling of loneliness and helplessness at the same time.
Inside the captains quarters, Xiao Chen took out a bottle of Thousand Year me and drank alone.
He showed a smile but could not get rid of the worry on his face. Such an expression would appear only when there was no one around.
Yan Zhe was stronger than expected.
ording to Xiao Chens original n, even though Yan Zhe was a peakte-stage Star Venerate, Xiao Chen would have sufficient trump cards to oppose him.
Adding the Demon Blood Vulture and the Yazi Beast Demon Soul to Xiao Chens strength, he could fight Yan Zhe.
However, the other party suddenly broke through to the Holy Light Stage. Things were different now.
Xiao Chen needed to obtain the Scarlet Blood Pirate Kings inheritance. Otherwise, how could he be qualified to go to the Divine Dragon Empire and meet Liu Ruyue?
As Xiao Chen looked at the Thousand Year me, it was hard to avoid thinking about the Kunlun Realm.
Only now did Xiao Chen realize that having a Big Brother Ying in the Kunlun Realm to protect him had truly been a fortunate thing.
Many of those old monsters had not dared to suddenly appear and bully the weak.
Now that Xiao Chen was in the Great Thousand Realms, a random Yan Zhe already made him feel very helpless.
It was not that Xiao Chen did not work hard or did not improve fast enough.
It was that Xiao Chen had spent too little time in the Great Thousand Realms. There was no way topete with these people.
Mo Chens face appeared in Xiao Chens mind, and he could not helpughing. If you were here, you would be able to think of something.
It was not time to give up yet. Xiao Chen thought about when Mo Chen was alone in the Cloud Sea Domain. Her situation then was much worse than what he faced now.
The heavy burden of the vast Mo n had rested on her shoulders.
Now, it was just the weight of one ship on Xiao Chens shoulders. How could this defeat him?
No one in the world is invincible. There must be a way.
Xiao Chen closed his eyes and thought about countermeasures. After a long time, he opened his eyes, and they shed with light.
Something had urred to him.
If Yan Zhe was truly that horrifyingly strong, back when Wei Shaofeng told him to scram, Yan Zhe would not have needed to y any tricks.
However, Yan Zhe pretended to leave first, then suddenly attacked.
It actually was not surprising that he managed to kill everyone on the entire ship.
Thats right. That must be the case.
Yan Zhe had just advanced to the Holy Light Stage and had not had enough time to stabilize his strength, so he chose to end the fight right away.
The reason Yan Zhe had quickly killed off the entire crew was mainly his fear of the fight dragging out.
Yan Zhe was afraid that the weakness of his unstable foundations would be exposed, so he had used his full power from the start, not holding back in every move.
The earlier massacre was far from being as easy as it looked.
Back in the Grave Sea, Ye Zifeng, Xiao Chens Big Brother Ye, was also a Holy Venerate.
However, this Yan Zhe felt significantly weaker than Ye Zifeng.
The truly terrifying part was still Yan Zhes schemes and decisiveness in killing.
That line of hisI do not bully others; I will only kill youmade Xiao Chen afraid even now.
After a while, Xiao Chen suddenly startedughing. What a fellow! To think that you put on another act before me! You nearly managed to deceive me.
Yan Zhended on the Iron Horn Pirate Groups ship and immediately paled significantly. Sweat poured down his forehead in a continuous stream.
However, Yan Zhe could not hide the joy on his face.
Big Brother, whats wrong with you?
Seeing Yan Zhes weakened appearance, the upper echelon of the Iron Horn Pirate Group was greatly startled.
Smiling, Yan Zhe waved his hand. Im fine. I just drained my Veritable Essence Energy and Soul Energy, so Im slightly weakened. I should be able to recoverpletely after resting for a few days.
How could that have happened? Dont tell me that Xiao Chens crew made Big Brother go all-out.
Yan Zhe shook his head and said indifferently, Naturally not. I just killed everyone on Wei Shaofengs ship.
Ah! This greatly startled the others. The Silver Fox Pirate Group was very well known for its fighting prowess.
To think that their big brother killed the Silver Foxs son and even destroyed an entire ship.
In light of the big picture, one needs topromise.
Surging confidence shed in Yan Zhes eyes. He said coldly, You all underestimate the strength of Xiao Chen and his ship. If I were to face their ship alone, my victory would be even more miserable than now. I used the smallest price to convince that ship. It is all worth it.
Life was like a show. However, getting too immersed in acting really was not a good thing.
Chapter 1805 (Raw 1817): Controlling the Demonic Ship
Chapter 1805 (Raw 1817): Controlling the Demonic Ship
Half a month after Yan Zhe arrived:
Xiao Suo suddenly pulled Xiao Chen out of the captains quarters, where he had been researching the Dreamlike Mundane World, without any exnation.
What is it that you have to be so mysterious? Xiao Chen asked, looking curiously at Xiao Suo.
Xiao Suo was not one to beat about the bush. When something out of the ordinary happened, there had to be a cause.
Xiao Suo said, Something happened to the ship. It looks like it is about toplete its demonification.
When Xiao Chen heard this, his expression changed slightly. He immediately understood what Xiao Suo was talking about.
The ck Cuss had been in the process of demonification. All theponents of the ship had the scarlet demonic fog seeping into them at every moment.
From the very first modification, that Senior Gui had done something to the ship.
No matter how this ship was modified in the future, it could only be improved ording to Senior Guis n. This was because the ship had the Immemorial Demon Soul Formation as its core.
At first, the changes were not huge.
As time went by, Xiao Suo had noticed traces of it. Eventually, Xiao Chen discovered it too.
Back then, the two discussed it. Even if it was a demonic ship, there was no problem with using it.
Now that the ck Cuss really turned into a demonic ship, Xiao Suo still felt some fear.
He did not dare to tell anyone, only quietlying to discuss it with Xiao Chen.
Dont panic. I have a question first. Does Yan Zhe know about the Immemorial Demon Soul Formation in the ck Cuss? Xiao Chen asked as he looked at Xiao Suo, thinking of something.
Xiao Suo shook his head and replied, He does not know. Back then, he appeared only after the Yazi Beast Demon Soul was drained of energy. Otherwise, I would not have handed the Scarlet Blood War Banner to him so easily.
Great! Xiao Chen thought to himself. He was still worried that he did not have enough trump cards to deal with Yan Zhe. Yan Zhes ignorance of the Immemorial Demon Soul Formation was good news .
Bring me to the core control room. Lets take a look at the situation you mentioned.
Yes.
Xiao Suo nodded slightly and led Xiao Chen to the core control room.
The core control room was the pirate ships core. It was even more important than the external control room.
Actually, the external control room should be more urately called a remote control room.
One could enter the core control room only if they had the Captain Token. Xiao Suo took out the Captain Token and ced it into the wall.
A secret door opened, revealing an average-sized room. There were many formations in it, looking very cluttered.
In the center of the hundreds of formations was the core formation that maintained the ship, operating many other different formations. It was like a gear connecting a set of formations that worked together.
Actually, these were not the true formations, just projections of the many formations of the ship in the core control room.
The purpose of the core control room was to connect these formations and bind them into oneplete set.
The mysteries behind this involved the most fundamental secrets of the Pirate Alliance.
Even now, aside from the Pirate Alliance, no faction had managed to forge a ship like the pirate ships.
Big Brother, take a look. That little scarlet formation is the projection of the Immemorial Demon Soul Formation. It has infiltrated the other formations and is dyeing them scarlet as well.
Without Xiao Suo needing to say it, Xiao Chen could see it.
Originally, the formations were of different colors, looking very beautiful and vibrant.
Now, they had all turned a bloody scarlet, an exceptionally frightening sight at first nce.
Xiao Chen looked carefully and found that one-third of the core formations was still untainted by Demonic Qi.
However, it was just a matter of time. Something strange would definitely happen within these two or three days.
Xiao Suo said sullenly, Right now, the Iron Horn Pirate Groups ship is leading the way in front. If some mysterious phenomenon appears from the ships transformation into a demonic ship and the other party starts asking, it will be difficult to fob them off.
Xiao Chen understood what Xiao Suo meant.
Right now, even a fool could tell that this ck Cuss was extraordinary. That Senior Gui was a true expert.
The ck Cuss would change from the inside out. Or rather, it would be taking on its true appearance.
Xiao Chen thought for a long time. Then, he suddenly looked at Xiao Suo. There is no need for you to bother with it. Let me ask you this: do you have the courage to truly control this ship?
I... Xiao Suo revealed aplicated expression, a mix of struggle and hesitation.
Ill do it if I have to. It is just the Demonic Dao. I am willing to take this path. It is just like Big Brother said, as long as my heart doesnt change, I will still be me.
After a while, Xiao Suo made up his mind and looked resolutely at Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen shook his head lightly. He still could see fear and hesitation in Xiao Suos eyes, as well as some ill feelings.
In the end, Xiao Suo still feared the Immemorial Demon Soul Formation.
Never mind, Ill do it.
Big Brother... When Xiao Suo heard that, he felt like he had been relieved of a heavy burden. However, he also felt some self-reproach.
There is no need to me yourself. My mental state cultivation is much stronger than yours. I am the most suitable person in the first ce.
Xiao Chen smiled as he patted Xiao Suos shoulder. Then, he said softly, However, this is your ship, after all, which is why I was leaving this opportunity for you. Nevertheless, it seems you still are not ready to support it. On the other hand, Ive already reached the point where I have to face our cmity.
Xiao Suos mental state had yet to mature. However, Xiao Chen already needed to face a strong enemy like Yan Zhe.
Warmth bloomed in Xiao Suos heart. Hence, he felt even guiltier. He lowered his head and said, Sorry. I disappointed Big Brother. I really do not have the courage to face the Immemorial Demon Soul Formation.
Its fine. Im also afraid of the Immemorial Demon Soul Formation. Old Yama does not like it, either. You are not the only one with that problem.
Xiao Chen smiled and consoled Xiao Suo.
After making the decision, the next thing that Xiao Chen needed to do was merge his essence blood with the Immemorial Demon Soul Formation.
Once that was done, this ship would be his bound pirate ship.
Xiao Chen would be able to bring out the might of the ck Cuss to the greatest extent, controlling it as he pleased. It would be no exaggeration to say that he would be one with the ship.
However, he would also face the danger of falling into the Demonic Dao at any moment, irrecoverable.
Ill make a start on it now. Dont tell the others and startle them.
Xiao Chen had always been a decisive person. If he waited for the ck Cuss toplete demonification, it would be toote to hold the ritual.
After arriving at the bottom floor of the ck Cuss, Xiao Chen faced the Immemorial Demon Soul Formation, which was covered in blood mist again.
The formation te floated at the center, shining with a faint light.
The Yazi Beast Demon Soul carved on the formation te already had five and a half pearls lit up. Right now, it was already as strong as a peakte-stage Star Venerate.
Xiao Chen had once dripped a drop of essence blood into the formation.
At that time, the Yazi Beast Demon Soul had taken a bite out of Xiao Chens soul. He could not control it at all.
Back then, it had scared Xiao Chen for quite a while.
Now, the Immemorial Demon Soul Formation already influenced the entire ship. The Immemorial Demon Soul Formation before Xiao Chen should be the true core of the ck Cuss.
Merging with the Immemorial Demon Soul Formation would mean merging with the ck Cuss.
While standing at the edge of the Immemorial Demon Soul Formation, Xiao Chen stared at its depths. Then, he took out a short knife and made a small cut on his index finger.
Blood immediately flowed out and fell drop by drop.
When the first drop plopped onto the formation, the calm blood mist immediately surged up and released a bright light.
Xiao Chen distinctly felt a small bite getting gouged out from the azure-colored dragon seal that represented his will of soul in his Soul Pool.
Intense pain red, and his expression turned incredibly pale.
However, Xiao Chen did not give up like he had thest time. He endured the pain and let the blood drip out slowly.
Time passed quickly.
The essence blood, which was dripping at an unimpressive rate, umted in the center of the formation, turning into a pool of pure blood.
In the next moment, this pool of pure blood expanded through the vast formation.
The scarlet light that was leaping around grew from the previous one-third of the formation to covering half.
Whoosh!
Just when Xiao Chens essence blood covered half of the formation, a roar that seemed toe from an abyss rang out in the depths of the formation. This roar sounded extremely strange.
Suddenly, the Yazi Beast Demon Soul appeared in the depths of the formation.
Its cold, scarlet eyes gazed at Xiao Chen emotionlessly, inspiring terror.
If not for Xiao Suo somewhere nearby, Xiao Chen would find it hard to remain standing stably.
There were many chains piercing through the Yazi Beast Demon Souls body and firmly locking it to the formation. It would never be able to leave this formation or the ck Cuss.
Suddenly, the Yazi Beast Demon Soul pounced. It soared into the air and looked like it was about to swallow Xiao Chen up.
However, the invisible soul chains firmly dragged it back down, causing it to roar in dissatisfaction.
The Yazi Beast Demon Souls body entered the half of the formation covered by Xiao Chens essence blood.
The merger formally began.
The process inflicted such intense pain that Xiao Chen could no longer hold on. He fainted.
Chapter 1806 (Raw 1806): Full of Schemes
Chapter 1806 (Raw 1806): Full of Schemes
Xiao Chen remained unconscious for some time. When he finally woke up, he had a splitting headache. It was like having a hangover; he felt dizzy and was listless.
He rubbed his head and took a few deep breaths. Then, he closed his eyes to rest for a while until the situation improved.
Climbing back to his feet unsteadily, he looked at the Immemorial Demon Soul Formation.
Suddenly, he felt a sense of intimacy, which immediately startled him. Then, he revealed an astounded expression.
This...
After a while, Xiao Chen smiled bitterly. It looks like the merger seeded.
The flowing scarlet light in the Immemorial Demon Soul Formation felt like his blood. As the scarlet light flowed, there was no difort at all.
Xiao Chen could feel the vague heartbeat of a mysterious item in the formation.
He looked up, and his gazended on the formation te in the center of the formation.
When Xiao Chen narrowed his eyes, his gaze met the Yazi Beast Demon Souls eyes. It was like he was not seeing something dead but a living beinganother him.
That was right. Xiao Chen truly felt that what was in the formation was indeed another him.
Yet, it also felt like it was not. This feeling was very contradictory. There was no way for Xiao Chen to exin it with his current experience and knowledge.
It looks like I have to search the memories of the Faux God mes inheritance and see what state exactly I am in right now, Xiao Chen muttered to himself. However, this was not the time to consider this.
A lot of interesting information appeared in Xiao Chens mind.
With a thought, Xiao Chens Spiritual Sense spread to every corner of the ship. He felt that the blood mist had already infiltrated the ck Cuss and merged into it.
The Immemorial Demon Soul Formation was now a part of his soul. The ck Cuss was now a part of his body.
This feeling was incredibly wondrous.
At this moment, as long as Xiao Chen wanted to, he could easily hear what was being said by anyone on the ship from where he was.
He could also use the ships formation and see outside the ship, feel the waves and wind of the Ash Gray Sea.
What was more interesting was the usage of the Immemorial Demon Soul Formation.
Originally, the Immemorial Demon Soul Formation could only be used to release the Yazi Beast Demon Soul or keep it locked up, nothing more.
Now, Xiao Chen knew many other ways of using the Immemorial Demon Soul Formation.
Now, with a thought, he couldpress the blood mist spreading over the Immemorial Demon Soul Formation within the formation so that it would not leak out at all.
With another thought, the thick blood mist could rise and spread quickly to every corner of the bottom floor.
If Xiao Chen wanted, the blood mist could instantly go out and shroud the entire ck Cuss.
People outside would only be able to see a bloody mist but not through it to see what exactly it concealed.
Withdraw, Xiao Chen muttered softly, and the blood mist gathered together, sticking close to his body and forming armor that protected his entire body.
His white robes instantly turned scarlet, making him look incredibly strange.
Xiao Chen turned around, and his gazended on the pearls on the Yazi Beast in the formation te. Then, he tapped it gently.
Five pearls flickered with light, and five cultivators in scarlet armor appeared out of nowhere inside the formation. These cultivators exuded the terrifying aura of the Yazi Beast.
These cultivators all looked different. Their particrly dreadful aura made ones blood run cold.
After the merger, Xiao Chen gained many memories. These scarlet-armored cultivators were known as Demon Shadow Clones. The ancient Yazi Beast had eighteen clones that it made for itself when it was alive. Each one of them was previously a powerful cultivator.
After they were killed by the Yazi Beast, it used its essence blood to refine them into terrifying, ferocious spirit clones. They became a part of the Yazi Beasts flesh and soul, inseparable.
Naturally, the five Demon Shadow Clones were not as strong as they were during the Great Deste Eon, far fromparable, in fact.
However, each of them possessed the strength of ate-stage Star Venerate. While on the ck Cuss, they could even grow stronger.
Xiao Chen entered deep thought. As long as he was on the ck Cuss, even if Yan Zhe came, Yan Zhe might not be able to do anything to him.
With a flick of his finger, the Demon Shadow Clones returned to the pearls. The Demon Soul Armor on him also scattered and turned back into blood mist.
In the next moment, Xiao Chen appeared inside Xiao Suos room in the ck Cuss.
This startled Xiao Suo. Big Brother, how did you get here?
There were no signs of activity in Xiao Suos room at all. When Xiao Chen appeared by his side, Xiao Chen did so like a ghost.
Xiao Chen said indifferently, The merger seeded. As long as Im on the ck Cuss, I can appear at any ce at any time.
When Xiao Suo heard that, he understood. When he saw Xiao Chens paleplexion, he could not help saying worriedly, Big Brother, you look very weak. Are you alright?
Im just exhausted. It was a dangerous experience. However, I managed to pull through.
Xiao Chen paused for a while before adding, Dont tell the others about this for now. After we obtain the Scarlet Blood Pirate Kings treasure, I will get you another pirate ship.
The ck Cuss was nowpletely a demonic ship. It had many secrets that Xiao Chen had yet to figure out.
He could not let Xiao Suo and the others remain on this ship and take risks once more.
Xiao Suo understood the severity of the situation. He nodded gravely and said, Big Brother, dont worry. I guarantee that word of this will not leak.
At the same time, Xiao Suo felt helpless. If not for dealing with Yan Zhe, given Xiao Chens character, how could Xiao Chen risk entering the Demonic Dao?
Xiao Chen patted Xiao Suos shoulder and felt Xiao Suo tremble slightly.
Xiao Chen smiled bitterly, and in the next moment, he appeared on the Spirit Beast tform.
He swept his eyes across, and his gazended on the Demon Blood Vulture.
The Demon Blood Vulture, which was napping, sensed his attention and opened its eyes, feeling the attention strange.
p! p!
When the Demon Blood Vulture saw Xiao Chen, the sight of him scared all its sleepiness away. Its body trembled as it stood up hurriedly.
Then, it wanted to spread its wings to fly and flee. However, it found that its legs had gone soft, and it slipped, falling over.
When the Demon Blood Vulture slipped, Xiao Chen could not helpughing, Even you, a fellow who does not fear anything, also started to fear me. How terrifying am I now?
Actually, Xiao Chen looked no different from an ordinary person.
A Holy Venerate or even a Sovereign Personage would find it hard to see anything strange or different about him.
However, knowing that Xiao Chen merged with the Yazi Beast Demon Soul, Xiao Suo felt some fear in his heart. As for this Demon Blood Vulture, its fear was because of its bloodline.
When the Demon Blood Vulture saw Xiao Chen, it felt like Xiao Chen was something simr to it, like it met its natural enemy.
If Xiao Chen wanted to, he could consume it and grow stronger.
This was why the Demon Blood Vulture was frightened silly.
The Demon Blood Vulture thought that Xiao Chen came to consume it. If he knew, he would probablyugh.
After Xiao Chen left, the Demon Blood Vultures heart still pounded with fear. It thought to itself, That frightened me to death. Why did that fellows eyes suddenly turn so scary?
Half a month passed. Yan Zhe recovered to his peak, and his aura grew even stronger.
Yan Zhended on the ck Cuss alone. Through the pirate ship, Xiao Chen already knew of his arrival.
Yan Zhe had recoveredpletely. Not only did he not show any fatigue, but after the intense battle where he washed Wei Shaofengs ship in blood, his strength was also clearly a level higher.
Yan Zhe had consolidated his cultivation at the Holy Light Stage.
In the past half month, Xiao Chen had also rested and recovered his Qi, mind, and spirit. However, his changes were not obvious.
Big Brother Yan, are you here to ask me about our decision? Xiao Chen asked straightforwardly after warmly weing Yan Zhe.
Yan Zhe nodded with a smile. Little Brother Xiao Chen should have had enough time to think already. I am normally a rather tolerant person.
However, Xiao Chen thought to himself, You were probably afraid that your aura was not stable and would end up exposing yourself. Thats why you gave me so long.
Even so, Xiao Chens expression did not change as he said sincerely, Big Brother Yan, Im sorry. I thought it through already. The Scarlet Blood Pirate Kings inheritance is very important to me. I cannot give it up to others.
Yan Zhe did not feel angry at all. This was normal. If Xiao Chen had just surrendered the Scarlet Blood Pirate Kings inheritance, he would even suspect that Xiao Chen had seen through his ploy.
Yan Zhe smiled and said, Its fine. Big Brother understands. In that case, lets have a fairpetition in the Scarlet Blood Pirate Kings treasure trove. If I end up getting it, then I will not stand on ceremony. However, if Little Brother Xiao Chen obtains it, I will be fully convinced of it.
That is good, Xiao Chen agreed. However, he smiled coldly in his heart. With your strength, how am I to have a fairpetition with you?
With a broad smile, Yan Zhe said, Good, it is settled, then. We will arrive at the Myriad Star Mountain in one more month. You can go and familiarize yourself with its environment first. When the mysterious phenomenon of the Myriad Star Mountain starts, I will meet up with you.
From Yan Zhes tone, it seemed like he did not have any intention of going to the Myriad Star Mountain yet.
Xiao Chen asked, Where is Big Brother Yan going? Are you not going to travel with me?
Yan Zhe smiled mysteriously. I have some personal matters to attend to, meeting some old friends. There is no need to worry. When the mysterious phenomenon of the nightless sky appears, I will definitely be there. Goodbye.
Leaving the ck Cuss, Yan Zhe thought to himself, Xiao Chen possesses extraordinary talent. His strength improves practically every day. To think that after so many days, he is still at his original cultivation.
It is really strange that Xiao Chen spent all his time resting like me.
However, thats not important. No matter what, Xiao Chen is only a Major Primal Core Venerate. Even if he breaks through, he will be just a Star Venerate.
Everything is still within my control, but I cannot drop my guard.
After this matter, I have to kill him if I have an opportunity. In Yan Zhes heart, Xiao Chen was someone with even greater potential than Wei Shaofeng.
On the other side, Xiao Chen also thought to himself, This Yan Zhe is leaving at such a crucial moment. What exactly is he going to do?
The hearts of the two were full of schemes.
Chapter 1807 (Raw 1819): Broken in the Middle
Chapter 1807 (Raw 1819): Broken in the Middle
After Yan Zhe left, Xiao Chen disappeared and reappeared in his cultivation room with a thought.
It had to be said that the many benefits from the merger of Xiao Chens essence blood and soul with the Immemorial Demon Soul Formation were indeed too wonderful for words.
Just this ability to appear at any ce on the ck Cuss on his whim made him feel like an overlord.
Xiao Chen calmed down and entered deep thought. He could not figure out why Yan Zhe was leaving.
However, there was no point in dwelling on the matter, so he shook his head and let it go for now.
For the sake of resting and recuperating, to make up for the damage to his soul from the merger, Xiao Chen had neglected his cultivation for the past half-month.
His cultivation and strength had not improved at all.
Cultivation was like a boat going against the current. If one did not improve, one would regress.
After Xiao Chen took out Spirit Jades and filled the Spirit Gathering Formation, he sat in the center of the formation. The Purple Thunder Divine Incantation circted quickly, and countless strands of Spiritual Energy surged in.
The speed at which the Purple Thunder Divine Incantations eleventhyer, which was approaching consummation, absorbed Spiritual Energy was astonishingly quick.
After Xiao Chenpleted a major cycle, the 9-Star Primal Core was full once more. It even lit up one more star.
Now, Xiao Chen had eight stars on the perfect 9-Star Primal Core lit.
Not only could the Primal Core contain more Veritable Essence Energy, but it also cleansed the Veritable Essence Energy a second time, making it purer and denser. The Veritable Essence Energy that Xiao Chen could explode forth with improved further, mightier than before.
At this moment, a casual strike from Xiao Chen could already rival an ordinary Star Venerates.
Even middle-stage Star Venerates might not be much stronger than Xiao Chen in terms of Veritable Essence Energy.
Strange. Why are the Medial Grade Spirit Jades all drained already?
When Xiao Chen lowered his head and looked around, he was shocked to discover that the hundreds of Medial Grade Spirit Jades in the Spirit Gathering Formation were already devoid of Spiritual Energy and nothing more than worthless rocks.
Even the eleventhyer of the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation should not draw so much Spiritual Energy.
Strange.
Could it be that after my essence blood and soul merged with the Immemorial Demon Soul Formation, my physique and bloodline changed?
Xiao Chen entered deep thought. During the Great Deste Eon, those ancient ferocious beasts exhausted an astronomical amount of Spiritual Energy.
As those ferocious beasts breathed, the amount of Spiritual Energy they took in already reached a level that some cultivators could never achieve in their entire life.
The reason why those creatures were called ferocious beasts was actually not because they were evil and caused trouble. After all, they still ended up being exploited and killed by humans.
One of the main reasons was that the very existence of those ferocious beasts was a threat to other races since they could drain and exhaust the ambient Spiritual Energy if they lived inrge numbers for decades or centuries.
This would form patches of dead zones. The other races had no choice but to kill those ferocious beasts even if they did not want to. Ultimately, this matter involved their own survival.
Now, the cultivation ideals of the Demonic Dao sects and cultivators also destined them to be separate from those of the Righteous Dao.
Demonic Dao cultivators are unrestrained. As long as they could strengthen themselves, they would do anything.
They believed only in themselves and not in fate. They had no morals or etiquette to restrain them. They did not have any qualms in cultivating and lived an even more carefree life.
Although the focus of cultivation for the people of the Righteous Dao was still themselves and they might do things like killing others for their treasures, as Demonic Dao cultivators did, they believed in fate and would have ayer of restraint that came from morals.
One could call it hypocrisy or fake benevolence and righteousness.
However, the world did indeed need such rules. If the Demonic Dao cultivators ruled the world, the ensuing chaos was easily imaginable.
Even without strong enemies, they would bring about their own destruction, as the ancient ferocious beasts had, due to their excessive greed.
Hence, since ancient times, evil never trumped over the righteous. Even if the Demonic Dao sects won, they would quickly decline.
Right now, Xiao Chen was wondering whether he had unknowingly fallen into the Demonic Dao.
He thought about it carefully. The various signs indicated that he had indeed fallen into the Demonic Dao.
Thisrge number of exhausted Spirit Jades was the final nail in the coffin.
Demonic Dao cultivators consumed an exceptional amount of Spiritual Energy. This was the most basic characteristic of a Demonic Dao cultivator.
Xiao Chen did not get overly flustered and worried. In fact, he appeared rather calm at this expected result.
He took out the spent Spirit Jades from the Spirit Gathering Formation one by one, and Liu Ruyues image appeared in his head.
Everything that Xiao Chen had donebe it the nearly fatal egress from the Kunlun Realm or the many other difficulties that he experiencedbrought him step by step to where he was. Even now, he was doing his best to obtain the Scarlet Blood Pirate Kings inheritance.
He did all this for only one reason, to seek the moon.
[TL Note: As a reminder, seeking the moon refers to Xiao Chens search for Liu Ruyue as one of the characters in Liu Ruyues name means moon.]
As long as Xiao Chen could get what he wanted, there was nothing to fear, not even falling into the Demonic Dao.
Everything was worth it for ones loved one.
By the time Xiao Chen took out all of the spent Spirit Jades, he was alreadypletely calm like still water.
Since my bloodline already changed, I should figure out what exactly changed.
After I break through to the Starry Sky Stage, I have to ask the Blood-Soaked Dragon Emperor about it.
After recing the Medial Grade Spirit Jades, Xiao Chen cultivated the Ice Feather Divine Incantation.
Ice and lightning, he juggled both at the same time. He alreadyprehended the Thunder Great Dao, so he could not let the Ice Domaing too far behind.
When Xiao Chen came out of closed-door cultivation for the first time in half a month, the Myriad Star Mountain was already within sight in the distance. Although there were still millions of kilometers to go, the vague silhouette of the one hundred thousand peaks was already visible over the sea.
At the ships bow, the entire crew looked into the distance, feeling incredibly shocked.
Big Brother, we will reach the Myriad Star Mountains vicinity soon. It will be extremely chaotic. The Demonic Dao sects are moving about, and there is a mess of pirates. This is a ce where the strongest fist has the right of way. There will be ships getting destroyed nearly every day. It will not be easy to make it to the Myriad Star Mountain.
Xiao Suo actually did a good job exining the Myriad Star Mountains information to Xiao Chen.
The Iron Hand Yama said, It feels like a filter, screening out the factions and cultivators that are not strong enough.
I hope that we will not end up getting filtered out, Elder Tang whispered. Now that they were near the Myriad Star Mountain and the danger increased by the day, the atmosphere became heavier.
Xiao Chen said indifferently, Only others will get filtered by us and not us by them.
Three dayster, the environment of the sea region turned even harsher.
An unending clump of demonic clouds appeared in the sky, blocking the sight of the sky and the sun. Strong winds and lightning blew and shed relentlessly. As the waves surged, the Ash Gray Sea seemed to have turned into a gargantuan sinister beast.
Fortunately, the ck Cuss had alreadypleted its transformation into a demonic ship. Otherwise, when traveling under such conditions, it would be in danger of getting swallowed up. If that happened, everything would be over.
Tut-tut-tut! Even knowing that the Myriad Star Mountain is a trap, every year, there are fearless peopleing to risk their lives. To think that a 5-Star pirate ship now dares to appear here.
Haha! This piece of meat is too small. There is no point in eating it.
It is able to endure the waves without capsizing. There should be some value to it.
After entering the sea region near the Myriad Star Mountain, the ck Cuss was like amb among a pack of wolves, a piece of meat that could get gobbled up at any moment.
Many pirates and cultivators on demonic ships revealed strange gazes when they saw the ck Cuss.
However, no one made a move.
This meat was too small. Not many people were interested. Hence, they gave the ck Cuss a miss.
The crew of the ck Cuss did not know whether to be happy or upset.
However, no matter how small a mosquito was, it was still meat.
There would always be hungry wolves that had nothing better to do and did not mind having a toothpick to pick their teeth with.
Amid lightning and thunder, a six-hundred-meter-long, red pirate ship with sails of oceanic ferocious beasts beast skins leaped off a huge wave and flew over the ck Cuss.
The shadow that it cast covered the whole ck Cuss.
You are just an insignificant 5-Star pirate ship, and you think that you can travel freely in this stormy sea region?
A ferocious-looking, middle-aged man on a throne in the red pirate ships crows-nest nced at the ck Cuss and waved his hand.
The six-hundred-meter-long ship turned slightly in the sea, presenting its broadside to the ck Cuss and blocking it.
The Iron Hand Yama and Elder Tang appeared at the ck Cusss bow one after another. They eyed at that red pirate ship cautiously.
Call out to them. Tell them to abandon their ship now. Otherwise, kill without mercy, the ferocious-looking, scarlet-d, middle-aged man said indifferently.
An expert at the red ships bow promptly shouted, Quickly abandon your ship. Otherwise
Before that person could finish his words, that insignificant ck pirate ship suddenly released a clump of blood mist. Then, the blood mist coalesced and spread to every corner of the ship.
In the next moment, the ck Cuss shone with an even more splendorous scarlet light than the ship in front of it.
Then, like a sharp de, it broke right through the middle of that six-hundred-meter-long ship.
Chapter 1808 (Raw 1820): Slaughter Fest
Chapter 1808 (Raw 1820): ughter Fest
The scarlet-d man sitting on the throne did not have time to react before his pirate ship broke in the middle.
In reality, even a fool would know that when two ships shed and the ship in front was perpendicr to the other ship, they had to fire a broadside with their Demonic Energy Cannons immediately. They had to send an overwhelming cannonade and st their opponents to death.
Otherwise, one would be exposing their greatest weak point to their opponent.
Naturally, that scarlet-d, middle-aged man understood that. However, he had not taken Xiao Chens ck Cuss as a proper opponent at all.
That middle-aged man only startled awake after this huge disaster urred. However, the ship had already broken in half.
The waves immediately mercilessly swallowed up several cultivators that had tumbled off the pirate ship.
There were even weaker cultivators who got crushed by the waves, dying without a corpse.
Amid strong winds and huge waves, the Ash Gray Sea bared its ferocious and scary side. Countless miserable screams rang out immediately.
Take over their ship!
The scarlet-d man was enraged. He roared and led the experts of his ship out, charging towards the ck Cuss.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Immediately, figuresnded on the ck Cusss deck. Those that managed to do this were all elites of their ship.
The weakest of them was a Major Primal Core Venerate. There were a total of four Star Venerates, including the ferocious middle-aged man.
In fact, that ferocious middle-aged man was a peak Star Venerate, about the same as Yan Zhe back then.
Kill!
The scarlet-d man did not say anything else. He just led more than one hundred elites and charged at the ck Cusss crew.
These people had only one thought: kill everyone on this ship and repay blood with blood.
Whoosh!
The blood mist armor encasing the ck Cuss scattered with the wind.
Then, a clump of thick blood mist formed amid the strong wind and stormy rain. It spread out, shrouding everything.
The few ships monitoring the situation lost sight of the ck Cuss right away, unable to see what was happening.
Boss, all I see is fog. I cannot see through it at all.
No matter what I do, my Mental Energy cannot pierce through it!
There is a heartbeat!
The elites with the scarlet-d, middle-aged man immediately turned flustered and cried out, wanting to find theirpanions.
However, while every one of them could hear each other, they could not meet up with any of theirpanions. They were all lost in the thick blood mist.
Only the four Star Venerates could spread their Soul Energy out by ten meters in this blood mist to see around them.
Aside from them, the others only experienced a deep, dark night, their perception limited to a little over one meter.
Damn it! What the hell is this?!
The scarlet-d, middle-aged man was shocked. A strange dread stirred in his heart. At this moment, he suddenly startled to his senses. It was like he had boarded a ghost ship, which was even more terrifying than a demonic ship.
If even the scarlet-d, middle-aged man felt this way, his subordinates naturally felt worse.
Now, from the original intent of ughtering everything in sight, the invaders had only one thought: quickly leave this damned ce.
Fear spread in their hearts, burgeoning infinitely. All sorts of negative emotions took root in their minds.
Just the demonic blood mist, under the Immemorial Demon Soul Formations deliberate control, brought these hundred-odd people to the brink of copse.
What is this?
A Major Primal Core pirate suddenly discovered a silhouette in front wearing scarlet clothes and exuding a cold aura. At first, this pirate thought that it was hispanion.
However, after the pirate got closer, the hellish appearance of a Demon Shadow Clone shocked him, and he screamed.
Ka ca!
Amid the horrified scream, the Demon Shadow Clone coldly and emotionlessly attacked, separating the pirates head from his body in one fatal strike.
The five Demon Shadow Clones all moved out andmenced a hellish massacre.
This bloodbath was entirely one-sided, producing endless, bloodcurdling screeching and death. The malicious spirits created intensified the demonic nature of the blood mist even further. It was a ughter fest.
This was the first time the Demon Shadow Clones demonstrated their terrifying strength. They were like death gods on this ck Cuss.
Third Brother!
The scarlet-d, middle-aged man heard a familiar voice among the miserable shrieks. His expression changed drastically as he rushed in that direction.
When the scarlet-d, middle-aged man arrived, he only found a familiar corpse lying quietly on the deck.
The corpses extremely horrified expression at the moment of death inspired fear.
What in the hell is this?!
Throughout the scarlet-d, middle-aged mans life, this was the first time he experienced so many people dying without even knowing what his opponent looked like.
Big Brother, where are you?!
The scarlet-d, middle-aged man, who was hugging his third brothers corpse, trembled. It was his fourth brothers voice.
A brilliant light shed in the scarlet-d, middle-aged mans eyes, hope zing in his heart.
No matter what it is, if I work with Fourth Brother, the two of us should be able to get out.
If there is an opportunity in the future, we will definitely take revenge for our brothers deaths.
No, I cannot take revenge. I can never offend this ship. After I escape, I have to flee far, far away.
Ka ca!
Thinking this, the scarlet-d, middle-aged man stood up. Then, a scarlet light shed. He saw that, before his fourth brothers smile could fade away, his fourth brothers body broke into halves before his eyes, dying in an extremely miserable manner.
Fourth Brother!
The scarlet-d, middle-aged man shouted himself hoarse, nearly going crazy. Im going to kill you all!
After roaring furiously, the scarlet-d man suddenly discovered that the surroundings were terrifyingly silent. There was no sound at all.
The earlier miserable screams had sounded horrifying. However, now that there was no sound, the hush was bone-chilling!
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
A scarlet light shed in the blood mist. The five Demon Shadow Clones appeared around the scarlet-d, middle-aged man, revealing their true faces.
Boundless horror spread in the scarlet-d, middle-aged mans heart, immediately extinguishing his rage.
Kill!
Without any suspense, the five Demon Shadow Clones each sent out a move. The scarlet-d, middle-aged man instantly died, not even leaving scraps.
The blood mist encasing the ship spread out on the surface of the sea and soon reached the broken halves of the scarlet-d, middle-aged mans ship.
Then, the blood mist started biting away at the shipwreck like ants.
That enormous ship slowly disintegrated, and the ck Cuss conversely grew stronger in every aspect.
When the blood mist returned to the Immemorial Demon Soul Formation, the sea became calm once more as if nothing had happened.
There was only a ck pirate ship sailing peacefully on the water. It looked the way it had initially, low-profile and seemingly insignificant and weak.
The ck Cuss looked like it was weakly resisting the waves, as if therge waves would swallow it up at any moment.
The people on the ships around who saw the earlier scene were stunned, not knowing what had happened.
All they had seen was the ck Cuss breaking the scarlet-d, middle-aged mans ship. Before they could admire the ck Cusss courage, the blood mist obscured their view. Then, nothing but the ck pirate ship remained when it reappeared amid the huge waves.
It was not just these outsiders. The ck Cusss crew also found it incredible.
All the ck Cusss crewmembers knew was that Xiao Suo got them to return to their cabins. Then, he gave the order to ram the other ship.
Following that, the blood mist spread out. They seemed to have heard some terrifying sounds. However, due to the strict orders, they did note out of their cabins to take a look.
When the blood mist scattered, there was nothing left.
On the crows-nest, Xiao Chen closed his eyes. He saw that the other half of the sixth pearl on the formation te waspletely lit up.
Of the eighteen pearls, six were lit.
Now, he had one more Demon Shadow Clone, and the pirate ships strength had improved further.
Right now, the ck Cuss should no longer be a pirate ship. The ck Cuss was alreadypletely a demonic ship, one that was even stranger than the demonic ships of those Demonic Dao sects.
Chapter 1809 (Raw 1821): One Hundred Thousand Great Peaks
Chapter 1809 (Raw 1821): One Hundred Thousand Great Peaks
Young Master Xiao, what happened earlier?
Indeed. Big Brother Xiao, I heard the miserable screams of many people.
The Iron Hand Yama, Fei`er, and the rest of the crew all gathered at the ships bow. Then, they asked Xiao Chen about what happened as they looked at him, who was in the crows-nest.
No one could understand what had happened and even felt a little worried.
Xiao Chen descended with a sh. Then, he smiled faintly and said, Its fine. It is just the Immemorial Demon Soul Formation improving further. Xiao Suo and I worked together to operate the formation and destroyed this group of people.
Xiao Suo appeared at this moment and said with a smile, Everyone, dont worry. Big Brother and I managed to discover the tricks behind the Immemorial Demon Soul Formation one month ago. Now, we no longer have to fear the Iron Horn Pirate Group. Yan Zhe wont be able to do anything to us. However, as we feared information about this leaking to Yan Zhe, we did not tell you all.
That is great! Fei`er said, ted. Due to her innocent nature, she did not dwell on the matter.
The Iron Horn Pirate Group had always been like a thorn in their flesh, poking at them at every moment.
This was especially so after that day when Yan Zhe ughtered Wei Shaofengs entire crew.
That had deeply shocked everyone.
Although no one said it, everyone thought that the ck Cuss would end up like Wei Shaofengs ship.
The shadow of death was already nted in their heart.
Now that everyone heard that the ck Cusss strength had improved considerably, the shadow in their heart disappeared. Naturally, it was hard for them to hide their joy.
Xiao Chen looked at everyones rxed expression and revealed a smile. Seeing them happy was actually pretty good as well.
What does the difference between the Demonic Dao and the Righteous Dao have to do with me?
I only need to be concerned about the people I lovemy friends, my family, and my lover.
In life, aside from what I pursue, arent these all that are left?
With this thought, Xiao Chens mental state cultivation improved further.
He saw through his own character, understanding his own heart even more thoroughly now.
The group left, feeling assured. Then, Xiao Suo quietly joined Xiao Chen on the crows-nest and said somewhat excitedly, Big Brother, the ship is now as powerful as a 6-Star pirate ship. To think that the Immemorial Demon Soul Formation can even consume other ships. This is really incredible. Should we
Xiao Chen directly interrupted Xiao Suo, If I deliberately set out to ughter, then I will deviate from the Demonic Dao. Now, I vaguely feel that the world has misunderstood the Demonic Dao. The so-called Demonic Dao is not about killing the innocent and beingwless, being arrogant and thinking ones self as supreme. The true meaning of the Demonic Dao should be a pride that does not bow down to fate, one that disdains the worldly conventions, an unfettered and carefree heart.
Xiao Chens heart had sunk when he realized what Xiao Suo was thinking. Xiao Suo wanted to let the ck Cuss go and consume other ships.
Xiao Suo smiled bitterly. Big Brother, I find that I am increasingly unable to understand you.
Xiao Chen smiled and said softly, It is because I have experienced much more than you. In the future, you will understand. From the very start, I believed that you would be a Pirate King one day.
When Xiao Suo heard this, he burst out inughter. Big Brother, you think too highly of me.
Here, for you.
Xiao Chen opened his palm and directly handed the Immemorial Demon Soul Formations formation te to Xiao Suo.
This is... Xiao Suo said, feeling confused, This is the Immemorial Demon Soul Formations formation te. If it is taken out, wont the formation stop operating?
Xiao Chen pointed to his own temple and said, Right now, I am controlling the formation. Even without the formation te, I can operate it. Im handing the formation te to you now and will pass you a blood sealter. You will be able to use the formation te to operate the Immemorial Demon Soul Formation for a short period.
Big Brother, you are leaving! Xiao Suo suddenly startled awake. Then, he immediately said, Im not doing it.
Xiao Chen smiled and said, I need to leave. I simply cannot figure out why Yan Zhe is leaving at this moment. That person is too scary. I need to use this time to grow stronger. With you controlling the demonic ship and wandering this sea region, you will definitely gain some harvest.
However, the Myriad Star Mountain is extremely dangerous. Im truly worried about Big Brothers safety.
Xiao Suo had admired Xiao Chen all along, feeling sincere respect for him. He simply did not want anything to happen to Xiao Chen.
Its fine. The mysterious phenomenon has not started yet, so the Myriad Star Mountains most dangerous period is still impending. Furthermore, I have already merged with the ship. As long as it is not too far away, I can instantly call the ship over with some preparation.
After getting Xiao Chens promise, Xiao Suo rxed. Go on, then. The ck Cuss will not remain idle. Although I do not have Big Brothers mental state, I will not take the initiative to start a massacre.
Xiao Chen nodded. Then, in the next moment, he appeared on the Spirit Beast tform.
His gazended on the Demon Blood Vulture. Then, his lips curled up, revealing a smile.
This fellow wants me to fly him away again. Didnt you want to eat this great me? Well, beg me now. Go on. Beg me. Beg me. Ouch!
Xiao Chennded on the Demon Blood Vultures head. When he saw that it did not move at all, merely showing a cocky smile, he immediately knocked on its head. What are you thinking?
This great me will endure first. After suffering some pain, the Demon Blood Vulture suddenly spread its wings and carried Xiao Chen away, kicking up winds and waves.
Then, the Demon Blood Vulture flew towards the Myriad Star Mountain, to the one hundred thousand great peaks that the Scarlet Blood Pirate Kings body had turned into.
While the Myriad Star Mountain was called a mountain, it was actually a vast continent in the Ash Gray Sea.
The one hundred thousand great peaks covered an area even vaster than a great realm.
Demonic clouds gathered above them, and the sky showed all sorts of changes. The Myriad Star Mountain was boundless and extremely mysterious.
The Ash Gray Sea was one of the forbidden seas in the first ce. The Spiritual Energy in this sea naturally contained a demonic nature.
The one hundred thousand great peaks looked like they had pulled over all the Demonic Qi in the sea to form the incredibly terrifying demonic clouds above them.
The demonic clouds covered the sky, appearing endless.
The closer one got to the one hundred thousand great peaks, the thicker the demonic clouds in the sky appeared. They were pitch-ck and seemed to have demons and ghosts howling in them.
asionally, ck lightning fell. When the electric light shed on ones face, it could fluster one for some reason.
Xiao Chen felt somewhat curious. Would there really be a mysterious phenomenon that would sweep all these demonic clouds away?
Would there be a strange scene of a nightless sky?
Just the thought of it seemed incredible. The demonic clouds were terrifyingly thick.
Xiao Chen estimated that even a Sovereign Personage would not be able to easily disperse the demonic clouds. The Demonic Qi in them was not something that ordinary people could endure.
However, the Demon Blood Vulture that Xiao Chen sat on seemed strangely excited, screeching loudly without stopping.
Mine! Mine! All mine!
As the Demon Blood Vulture carried Xiao Chen, it asionally opened its beak wide and immediately swallowed arge patch of demonic clouds. The feathers all over its body continuously turned more splendid. Its strength grew at a visible pace.
Xiao Chen frowned slightly, feeling that something was not quite right. How could there be such a huge free lunch in the world?
If it were really that easy to obtain, no matter how boundless and endless the demonic clouds were, they would be drained by the Demonic Dao experts.
Hahaha! You fool, fall down for this great me!
The Demon Blood Vultures self-confidence grew rampant. It felt that after it endured for so long, its opportunity finally arrived.
It shook its body and wings, catching Xiao Chen off guard, and directly flung him off.
Now that Xiao Chen was already in the Myriad Star Mountain, he felt that the gravity was intense. His body plummeted uncontrobly.
Damn it! Xiao Chen cursed in his heart. At a crucial moment, he twisted his body and alighted on a towering tree.
This tree was more than three kilometers tall. When he looked around, he found that this ce was a forest within the one hundred thousand great peaks.
Before Xiao Chen could stabilize his footing, he heard a sharp whistle and the familiar screech of the Demon Blood Vulture.
When he looked up, he only saw a gigantic, demonic, ck ball streaking through the sky, falling several times faster than he had.
Boom!
In the next moment, the ground shook, and the mountains trembled.
The ck ball kicked up a boundless cloud of dust when it crashed into the ground.
What the heck?
After hesitating for a moment, the confused Xiao Chen leaped up and moved from treetop to treetop.
After a while, he saw what had happened from the top of a tree and could not helpughing.
Who told you to be greedy?
The Demon Blood Vultures enormous body had swollen up like a balloon and rounded out, unable to move at all.
The Demon Blood Vulture shrieked in pain on the ground, letting out strange cries.
Just as Xiao Chen prepared to go down, he heard voices, which made him stop and quickly hide in the tree.
First Senior Brother, I saw a Demon Blood Vulture earlier.
Cut the crap. You are not the only one who saw it. Quickly go over. Otherwise, other people will snatch it away.
Quick! Quick! Quick! It is a mutated Demon Blood Vulture, lying injured on the ground!
Figures shed in all directions. Several Demonic Dao cultivators rushed over wildly.
Soon, ten-odd people appeared and surrounded the Demon Blood Vulture. When they saw it, they were all stunned.
A female Demonic Dao sect disciple asked, Senior Brother, whats going on? Why does this Demon Blood Vulture seem like it is pregnant?
That senior brother observed for a moment before saying seriously, Hahaha! This Demon Blood Vulture is going to give birth. Everyone, there is no rush; just wait for a while. A Demon Blood Vulture usuallyys at least six eggs. That is enough for us to split.
That is great. An infant Demon Blood Vulture is much more valuable than an adult Demon Blood Vulture.
We struck gold.
The many Demonic Dao sect disciples were all overjoyed. They remained in the vicinity.
Lays eggs, my ass. Go away. This group of fools... This great me cannot take this anymore...
The Demon Blood Vulture felt very conflicted. It endured for a bit and tried to cry out to scare away this group of people. However, its efforts were to no avail.
I really cannot take this anymore!
Poot!
In the next moment, a resonant and shocking sound came from the tail end of the Demon Blood Vulture, reverberating endlessly.
A gaseous substance that looked like poison fog spread into the surroundings, quickly encasing those Demonic Dao sect disciples.
Following that, Xiao Chen heard many extremely tragic cries.
It stinks! It really, really stinks!
This Demon Blood Vulture was going to fart. Which bastard said that it was going toy eggs?
It smells awful. Im going to die...
It reeks too darn much. How can there be such a disgusting and lowly Demon Blood Vulture in the world?!
The ten-odd Demonic Dao sect disciples had their mouth, noses, and ears filled with the poison gas. It was so smelly that they all vomited and wished for death instead of suffering this. They fled as though they were running for their lives.
That was great! This great me had never let out such a long fart before. The Demon Blood Vulture let out a long cry, feeling veryfortable.
Chapter 1810 (Raw 1822): Encountering an Ambush
Chapter 1810 (Raw 1822): Encountering an Ambush
One fart from the Demon Blood Vulture scared away ten-odd experts of the Demonic Dao sects.
While the method was somewhat crude, its might was rather reliable.
After thinking about it, Xiao Chen believed that he would have had to spend a lot of effort, at the very least, to scare away those ten-odd Demonic Dao sect cultivators.
Once the poison gas scattered, Xiao Chen slowly descended and saw the Demon Blood Vulture shrink down to the size of his palm.
The Demon Blood Vultures baleful aura was gone, with nary a hint of any demonic nature. Its gorgeous appearance made it appear harmless.
This bird is really strange...
Xiao Chen pondered in his heart, Those demonic clouds in the sky probably contain some kind of poison.
This is why Demonic Dao cultivators do not rashly absorb it. Otherwise, it would be a huge treasure trove.
To think that this Demon Blood Vulture only became small after absorbing it.
Xiao Chen could tell that its miniaturization was just temporary. Actually, its aura became even stabler.
The Demon Blood Vultures strength had clearly improved, nearly reaching peakte-stage Star Venerate.
Xiao Chen eyed the Demon Blood Vulture coldly and said indifferently, Be more obedient. Dont keep testing my patience.
Earlier, the Demon Blood Vulture had definitely tossed Xiao Chen off on purpose.
The now palm-sized Demon Blood Vulture did not dare to show any temper when it saw Xiao Chen getting angry.
The Demon Blood Vulture clearly appeared somewhat afraid. It pped its wings andnded on Xiao Chens shoulder.
The one hundred thousand great peaks appeared vast and endless. Xiao Chen did not know where he was right now.
The one hundred thousand great peaks, which the Scarlet Blood Pirate Kings body had turned into, actually did not have many forests. Most of the region consisted of dpidated peaks and rivers. The Demonic Qi that turned into clouds in the sky made it look extremely bleak.
Xiao Chen turned his head to look at the Demon Blood Vulture. He wanted it to be big again and carry him into the air.
The Demon Blood Vulture was not willing. It had just suffered from some indigestion, and its belly still felt extremely ufortable.
However, even if it was unwilling, it still had to obey. It spread its wings and carried Xiao Chen into the sky once more.
Whoosh!
Not long after the two flew out of the dense forest, the demonic clouds in the sky parted and formed a thousand-winged centipede trying to bite the Demon Blood Vulture.
When the Demon Blood Vulture spread its wings, it had a wingspan of three-hundred-odd meters; however, it still appeared small before this thousand-winged centipede.
If the thousand-winged centipede managed to bite the Demon Blood Vulture, the Demon Blood Vulture would die for sure.
As for Xiao Chen, on the Demon Blood Vulture, his fate would not be much better.
This was the means of the Fantasy Cloud Sect.
Xiao Chen did not find that thousand-winged centipede unfamiliar at all. It was very simr to what that Fantasy Cloud Sect old man had brought out.
However, this thousand-winged centipede was even more incredible and even more terrifying than that old mansrge snake.
The Demon Blood Vulture beneath Xiao Chen sensed danger. It roared, and countless beams of scarlet light shot out of its feathers, turning into sharp arrows shooting at the thousand-winged centipede.
A burst of tinkling came through. To think that the thousand-winged centipede was so tough.
Dang! Dang! Dang! The scarlet arrows that were now covered in poison all bounced back.
Lets go! Xiao Chen shouted.
The enemy was hidden while he was in the open. He immediately made a decision. The Demon Blood Vulture pulled its wings in and turned into a beam of scarlet light, diving to the peaks in front.
That thousand-winged centipede wiggled its body as it relentlessly gave chase, noisily rushing over.
However, the centipede could not close the gap that was created at the start.
Ptooey!
Suddenly, the pursuing thousand-winged centipede opened its mouth and spat out a stream of poisonous gas that quickly arrived.
The surging Demonic Qi corroded Xiao Chens and the Demon Blood Vultures bodies. This Demonic Qi was vicious and poisonous.
The poisonous gas seeped through Xiao Chens clothes, and his skin started to melt away. Fortunately, His Veritable Essence Energy blocked it in time.
The poison did not prate into his body or blood vessels. Otherwise, his internal organs would immediately necrotize.
However, even so, the rate his Veritable Essence Energy was draining was exceptionally ufortable. The Demon Blood Vulture also found this hard to bear. If this went on, that thousand-winged centipede would bite them sooner orter. In the end, they would still die.
Thunder Dao!
Xiao Chen held two fingers together and ferociously swung them as he turned his head back.
Strong winds blew in the surroundings. Lightning shed and thunder roared. Instantly, several hundred strands of saber Qi containing lightning-attributed energy shot out of his fingers.
Each strand of saber Qi was three hundred meters long and shed with electric light. As the strands contained a Great Dao, their might was extremely horrifying.
Right now, Xiao Chen had already lit up eight stars on his 9-Star Primal Core. His Veritable Essence Energy rivaled that of a middle-stage Star Venerate and was even denser.
With one casual strike utilizing the berserk Thunder Great Dao, the saber Qi that he shot out already reached an exceedingly terrifying level.
The many strands of saber Qi immediately pierced thousands of holes in the thousand-winged centipede, slowing it down.
It was not over yet.
Xiao Chen shouted coldly, and the saber Qi that entered the thousand-winged centipedes body coalesced into a clump of pure electric light.
Then, the electric light exploded exceptionally ferociously. That colossal thousand-winged centipede in the air immediately broke into countless pieces.
The poisonous gas spreading everywhere quickly dissipated. The countless pieces of the thousand-winged centipede gave off ghastly shrieks, sounding horrifying.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
The Demon Blood Vulture caught hold of this opportunity to raise its speed to its limits. It turned into a sh of scarlet light and disappeared into the horizon.
When Xiao Chen reached safety, he gently jumped off, returning to the ground. His expression appeared rather sullen.
Damn it. To think that a Major Primal Core Venerate managed to escape my hands.
A pale youth flew out from the demonic clouds in the distance. He held a ghost pennant in his hand.
That youth quickly flew forward and soon arrived where the thousand-winged centipede had gotten chopped down.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
The pieces of the thousand-winged centipede turned into strands of demonic smoke and entered the ghost pennant.
The ghost pennant glowed with a faint white light, and a vague Dao disk appeared behind it. As the demonic smoke entered the pennant, the Dao disk slowly brightened.
The pale Demonic Dao sect disciple looked around with a sharp gaze. Then, he said, He ran really fast. How unfortunate! A mutated beast like the Demon Blood Vulture is very rare.
Hahaha! Qing Ziyu, you are a Fantasy Cloud Sect core disciple. To think that you cant even capture a Major Primal Core cultivator. Im truly astounded. You are an embarrassment to your Fantasy Cloud Sect.
Suddenly, loudughter rang out, which made the expression of the pale Demonic Dao sect disciple Qing Ziyu flicker.
A stocky man holding a demonic ax walked over.
This persons bulging muscles looked full of strength like he could split mountains with his bare hands.
Its you!
Qing Ziyu immediately recognized this person. This was Si Hongyi, a core disciple of the Heavenly Eagle Castle, one of the three Demonic Dao sects around the Myriad Star Mountain.
If not for my carelessness of underestimating the enemy, how could he have any chance to survive? I should have merged the Dao disk into the thousand-winged centipede from the start.
As Si Hongyi looked at the ghost pennant in Qing Ziyus hand, some fear shed in his eyes, as well as well-hidden greed.
Actually, those Dao Tools that the Fantasy Cloud Sect sold were all trash. They were just mass-produced goods.
Only a Dao Tool that had been handed down for thousands of years, going through several different masters who nourished its Dao, could be considered a premium product.
It was not just the Fantasy Cloud Sect. The Heavenly Eagle Castle and the Blood Demon Pce were like that as well.
The truly powerful weapons would forever be reserved for the elites of the sect.
The ghost pennant in Qing Ziyus hand was also no ordinary premium product. That Dao disk had been tempered for at least a thousand years.
The Great Dao Energy it contained was very strong.
However, these were just Si Hongyis thoughts. The twos strengths were very simr. Under normal circumstances, neither could do anything to the other.
Si Hongyi rolled his eyes and said, Qing Ziyu, I think that ignorant white-d fellow has not run far. This is likely his first time here, so he is definitely not as familiar with this ce as we are. If we work together, we might be able to catch him.
Qing Ziyuughed involuntarily when he heard those words. Brother Sis words are wise. Actually, I was thinking the same thing. Your Heavenly Eagle Castle does notck mutated beasts like the Demon Blood Vulture. That fellows physical body is pretty good; you can have it.
The Heavenly Eagle Castles Cultivation Technique focused on the physical body. Their core Cultivation Technique came from an ancient Demonic Cultivation Technique.
This Cultivation Technique allowed one to consume a persons physical body to strengthen their own physical body. It was just like cannibalism.
That suits my intent!
Si Hongyiughed loudly, then gave a loud whistle. A nimble figure flew over from the demonic clouds in the sky.
Lightning tore across the sky, and thunderclouds slowly brewed. The weather changed drastically.
This was the traveling tool that only Heavenly Eagle Castle core disciples had, the Heavenly Thunder Eagle, a ferocious beast.
Qing Ziyu looked at that Heavenly Thunder Eagle and said admiringly, At full power, both the eleration and top speed of Brother Sis Heavenly Thunder Eagle are much faster than that Demon Blood Vultures.
Si Hongyi said cockily, This is the basis of my confidence. This Heavenly Thunder Eagle will be enough to kill that fellow.
Is that so?
Just at this moment, a cold, soft snort sounded in the surroundings. When it suddenly appeared, it immediately sent chills running down the twos spines.
Who is it? To think that this person hid by them for so long, and they actually did not notice.
Chapter 1811 (Raw 1823): Dreams as a Saber
Chapter 1811 (Raw 1823): Dreams as a Saber
Xiao Chen had never been one to suffer a loss lying down. How could he not retaliate after being ambushed for no reason at all?
After leaving, he soon returned and hid.
Now, Xiao Chen could not help celebrating. Fortunately, he had returned.
Otherwise, if these two worked together, attacking him until he was helpless, he would have been in great danger.
Who is it? Acting all mysterious! Qing Ziyu shouted coldly, and the Dao disk behind the ghost pennant in his hand immediately merged back into it.
Roar!
A ferocious roar came from the ghost pennant. Then, after a burst of ck light, the thousand-winged centipede slowly emerging turned into a ck flood dragon.
Just a portion of the ck flood dragons body came out, and it was already three kilometers long, wrapping around Qing Ziyu.
Qing Ziyu only showed his head. His caution was clear to see.
However, since Xiao Chen revealed himself, he naturally was fully confident. He had long since been storing up power already.
Seven Kill Seal, Resolving the Mundane!
Xiao Chen had already formed the Seven Kill Seal in preparation, and the killing Qi surging out of his body intensified sevenfold.
After that, the killing Qi instantly gathered and infused into the eternal saber light materialized by Resolving the Mundane.
Ka ca!
Before the flood dragon in the ghost pennant could emergepletely and protect Qing Ziyus entire body, a scarlet light shed, and Qing Ziyus head fell off. The flood dragon could not block this strand of saber light at all.
That horrifying flood dragon turned into demonic smoke and returned to the ghost pennant.
Boom! Qing Ziyus head exploded. Flickering with a ck light, his will of soul sped to the ghost pennant.
Hahaha! Brother Ziyu, are you thinking of trying to seize my body ande back to life?
Si Hongyi swung his hand wide and snatched away Qing Ziyus ghost pennant.
Si Hongyi, you actually want to eat me. Damn it! To think that I was thinking of working with you.
Stop the pretense. If I died, you would make a move on me too.
Then, Si Hongyi tossed Qing Ziyus soul into his mouth, directly consuming it.
Si Hongyi looked at Xiao Chen, who had a strange expression. As he chewed Qing Ziyus soul, he smiled. Although the Demonic Cultivation Technique of our Heavenly Eagle Castle consumes the physical body to improve our cultivation, consuming souls also brings many wondrous effects. Little Brother, there is no need to give me such a strange look.
This was indeed a person of the Demonic Dao. The way he did things waspletelywless.
Even after sneak-attacking and killing Qing Ziyu in one move, Xiao Chen did not rx at all.
This Si Hongyi seemed like an impressive character.
Although the other partys cultivation was not highmerely peak early-stage Star Veneratethe feeling he gave Xiao Chen was no weaker than that ofte-stage Star Venerates outside the Ash Gray Sea.
Are the core disciples of Rank 6 sects all this horrifying?
Many thanks for making a move and killing this Qing Ziyu. If he brought out the full power of his Ghost Dragon Pennant, even I would not be able to deal with him.
Smiling, Si Hongyi continued, In order to thank you, when I consume youter, I will add some pepper. Hahahaha!
While wildlyughing, Si Hongyi ferociously tossed his demonic ax at Xiao Chen.
Dang!
In the time it took for a spark to fly, Xiao Chenunched a saber strike. Sparks flew as he knocked back the demonic ax.
The demonic ax flew for ten kilometers before crashing into a peak and crushing it.
Xiao Chens arm numbed, and his saber trembled. Cracks had opened on his palm; he felt a stinging pain.
Interesting. No wonder you dare to barge into the one hundred thousand great peaks alone. However, I am now even more interested in you.
What Si Hongyi meant by even more interested naturally referred to eating Xiao Chen.
Si Hongyi roared and summoned back his demonic ax, then charged at Xiao Chen once more.
Dang! Dang! Dang!
Xiao Chen shed head-on for three moves. He backed away one kilometer with each exchange.
After the three moves, the Heavenly Thunder Eagle, which was waiting in the sky, spotted an opportunity and swooped down at Xiao Chen. However, the ferocious Demon Blood Vulture blocked its charge midway.
At least it has a conscience and knows to protect its master.
Little fellow, you are not strong enough. Si Hongyiughed heartily as he brandished his demonic ax.
Right after Si Hongyi spoke, he charged at Xiao Chen again.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Si Hongyis strength was exceptionally horrifying. Every step he took left deep footprints in the ground. The nearby mountain range started shaking as well.
Xiao Chens heart remained as calm as still water. He did not bring out the full power of the Tyrant Saber, using only twenty percent of its might, together with his saber skills and Thunder Great Dao.
As Xiao Chen fought Si Hongyi, he moved back continuously, slowly familiarizing himself with how to counter this bull-headed way of fighting.
Xiao Chen felt that Si Hongyi was not simply using brute force.
As Si Hongyi swung his ax, the ground under his feet, the demonic clouds in the sky, the grass in the crevices, and all the other things in the world seemed to have their power forcibly sucked into his body.
Hence, the might that Si Hongyi erupted with was so horrifying.
Xiao Chen had no way to fight this. With just a gentle sh, he immediately felt an unmovable power.
So, that is the case.
The Demonic Cultivation Technique that he cultivates is not like the borrowing of the Righteous Dao. Instead, it wrests away. I can see that everywhere he passes, the grass withers and the ground dries up, losing all signs of life.
If I do not use my full power and fight against such an preposterous fighting method, I will get severely injured in less than ten moves, and the fight will be over.
Xiao Chen saw the trick behind this and thought for a moment before figuring out a countermeasure.
He had to make Si Hongyi falter; even just an instant would be enough.
Dreamlike Mundane World!
Xiao Chen switched Saber Techniques and executed the Saber Technique that he developed from Breaking the Mundane byplicating the simple.
He exchanged moves with Si Hongyi like before, moving back one kilometer with every sh.
However, as he did so, he also silentlyid out a dream. This was Dreamlike Mundane Worlds first move, Creating Dreams with the Saber.
After another three moves, Si Hongyi suddenly guffawed as he created a huge opening in Xiao Chens defense.
It looked like Xiao Chen would be chopped in half in the next moment.
You can be proud that you were able tost ten moves against me as a Major Primal Core Venerate.
Si Hongyi strode forward and swung his ax down from above. While heunched his strike, he also fell for Xiao Chens Saber Technique.
Entering Dreams with the Saber!
Xiao Chen showed no emotion on his face as the saber light in his hand suddenly changed. It turned gentle and soft, entrancing and charming, dreamy and flowing.
That is!
Si Hongyis actions paused. He felt sleepy all of a sudden, and the surrounding scene changed dramatically.
In his daze, Si Hongyi felt like he became a god. He could cover the skies with his hands, pluck the stars, and pull down the moon. Nothing was impossible for him. With a wave of his hand, the heads of many experts fell. Amid his loudughter, Demonic Dao experts everywhere knelt in worship.
Dreams as a Saber!
Immediately, Si Hongyi startled awake. The instant he opened his eyes, he discovered that a god appeared in front of him.
Everything that Si Hongyi dreamed of materialized on Xiao Chen. Dreams as a Saber, using ones dreams to take ones head.
This... How is this possible?!
Si Hongyi was horrified, and his Demonic Cultivation Technique paused. As he swung his ax, he could no longer rob the things of the world of their power.
The beautiful scene of the mundane was but a dream!
Xiao Chens seemingly gentle saber strike knocked away the demonic ax in Si Hongyis hand and pierced Si Hongyis forehead.
At the same time, Xiao Chen brought out fifty percent of the Tyrant Sabers might. A tyrannical and powerful aura surged into Si Hongyis body from the saber.
Si Hongyi did not get any opportunity to turn the situation around. The aura rammed through his body, shattering his meridians and scattering all of his Veritable Essence Energy.
Your saber...is even stronger than his Ghost Dragon Pennant.
After saying hisst words, Si Hongyi silently fell backward, his body showing no signs of life.
Xiao Chen withdrew his Tyrant Saber, and blood spurted out. His expression remained the same, calm and at ease, neither joyful nor grieving.
After he sheathed his saber, his figure shed to Qing Ziyus headless body.
Xiao Chen took Qing Ziyus storage ring and extracted a secret manual tucked into his clothes.
What kind of secret manual is this? He goes so far as to keep it on his body. It means that he needs to practice this every day.
Ten Thousand Soul Fantasy Demonic Art!
This should be what Qing Ziyu used earlier. Xiao Chen took a quick look and immediately frowned heavily.
The secret manual recorded many terrifying things like how to search for and collect all sorts of aggrieved spirits.
It required different methods to torture people: scaring one to death, literally humiliating one to death, making one die of despair by making one personally witness the ughter of all of ones loved ones...
The various methods were very startling. The cultivation and forging of the ghost pennantpletely went against heaven.
This included details of a Mother and Child Connected Heart Soul, a resentful soul created by killing both mother and child the moment the child was born.
Originally, Xiao Chen had some expectations of the Ghost Dragon Pennant. Now, he was not even willing to touch it.
Hence, he put away the Ten Thousand Soul Fantasy Demonic Art to use when he met the people of the Fantasy Cloud Sectter.
Then, he looked around and fixed his gaze on Si Hongyis body, wondering what would be on him.
Chapter 1812 (Raw 1824): Fake Monk and Real Monk
Chapter 1812 (Raw 1824): Fake Monk and Real Monk
With a sh, Xiao Chennded beside the body of Si Hongyi, a Heavenly Eagle Castle core disciple.
He also found a secret manual on Si Hongyis body, the Celestial Demon Tyrannical Body Art.
Xiao Chen took a quick look. This was a physical body Cultivation Technique. Its cultivation was extremely tyrannical and wasprehended from the now-extinct Celestial Demons.
This Cultivation Technique could consume all living things to strengthen the physical body. However, the scariest part was that when circting this Demonic Dao Cultivation Technique, one could continuously absorb power from everything in the world.
When cultivated to a high level, it allowed one to actually consume a star. This was rather bbergasting to read.
The more shocking thing for Xiao Chen was that when Si Hongyi talked about eating him, he had actually been serious.
The Celestial Demon Tyrannical Body Art had detailed records of consuming a human, perfectly absorbing and refining the other partys corpse.
This felt somewhat bone-chilling, making his hand break out in a cold sweat.
Xiao Chen calmed down and read carefully, slowly figuring out something different.
This firmed up Xiao Chens earlier thoughts that the Demonic Dao had been deviating increasingly further now. It had alreadypletely deviated from the true meaning of the Demonic Dao.
Using the Celestial Demon Tyrannical Body Art as an example, the focus ofprehension should be on the word tyrannical.
It meant standing independently of the world and using ones tyrannical air to subdue everything in the world for ones use.
It should not focus on wresting strength from others to enhance ones own body.
The world moved in endless cycles. If one forcefully exploited like this, then when the Heavenly Dao was gone and everything in the world was gone, the one that would be destroyed in the end would be ones self.
However, in the present, it was changed beyond recognition. How could one take such a shortcut? How could one use it fearlessly to make ones self stronger and put it to proper use?
Xiao Chen shook his head. Then, he removed Si Hongyis storage ring and checked the battle in the sky.
The Demon Blood Vulture already chased the Heavenly Thunder Eagle to a distant ce, dominating it, and should be able to end the battle soon.
Xiao Chen looked around, and his gaze fell on Qing Ziyus Ghost Dragon Pennant.
Who knew how many resentful souls were absorbed and innocent lives taken in the refinement of this ghost pennant?
Setting aside killing people, to think that it did not even let them off after death, making them suffer eternal torment.
Xiao Chen pondered and took out a Golden Letter, the Venerable Xuan Beis gift to him.
This was the highest Honorary Gift of the Buddhist sects. The monks of the Buddhist sects would give some face to the holder of a Golden Letter.
Some scriptures were recorded on the Golden Letter. After thinking for a while, Xiao Chen prepared to purify the resentful souls in the Ghost Dragon Pennant.
However, he did not know the scriptures for purification. He could only take a stab at it and hope for the best, so he gave the scriptures on the Golden Letter a try.
A swastika appeared on Xiao Chens forehead as he chanted the scriptures, using his Buddha-like heart to purify the souls of the dead that died with resentment in the Ghost Dragon Pennant.
As the scriptures turned into beams of Buddhist light and entered the Ghost Dragon Pennant, the resentful souls, which were howling in rage, all quieted down.
Xiao Chen rejoiced in his heart. Its effective.
Riding the momentum, he took out the ?arra that the Mahe?vara Buddha left behind when he passed away. With the support of the ?arra, the process of purification became several times more effective.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Countless beams of golden light flew out from the Ghost Dragon Pennant, looking like fireworks when they appeared in the sky.
The peaceful and quiet atmosphere gave off an aura with a trace of beauty. In the next moment, the fireworks bloomed as all the resentful souls were purified.
Xiao Chen spent an hour toplete all this.
Then, ignoring the sweat on his forehead, he picked up the demonic ax on the ground, gently leaped up,nded on the returned Demon Blood Vultures back, and left right away.
This was because someone wasing.
Furthermore, there were several people. Xiao Chens actions were too eye-catching in this ce where demonic clouds covered the sky and the sun.
It would be impossible not to attract attention.
Xiao Chen wiped his sweat off as he rode the Demon Blood Vulture. He felt that his Buddhist nature had improved invisibly.
This was a rather pleasant surprise. He had just made a casual attempt and had not hoped to gain anything.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
After Xiao Chen left, two people with extremely horrifying aurasnded on the ground at the same time.
When these two saw Si Hongyis and Qing Ziyus corpses on the ground, one of them frowned heavily and appeared very gloomy.
Si Shengjie, your younger brother really died a miserable death. The moment his forehead was pierced, the attacker extinguished his lifeforce, not leaving him any opportunity to survive, a man wearing loose gray robes said softly with a smile as he looked at the gloomy person.
Qiao Jiangsheng, dont mock me. As the strongest core disciple of the Fantasy Cloud Sect, you will definitely be punished by your sect since your junior brother died and his Ghost Dragon Pennant became useless.
These two were the strongest core disciples of the Fantasy Cloud Sect and the Heavenly Eagle Castle. They originally came here for experiential training and treasure hunting.
However, when the two saw the Buddhist light, they felt that something was wrong, so they rushed over.
Unexpectedly, they saw such a scene. The three Demonic Dao sects had not had a core disciple die such a miserable death for many years already.
My junior brother was pretty strong, and he had the Ghost Dragon Pennant to protect him. Normally, even if he could not defeat his opponent, he should still have been able to flee or send out a rescue signal. It is truly unbelievable that he died such a miserable death.
The Fantasy Cloud Sects Qiao Jiangsheng stopped bickering with Si Shengjie and started to analyze the situation.
Si Shengjie said sullenly, I heard about what those two have been doing. With the nightless mysterious phenomenon of Myriad Star Mountain approaching, many pirates and cultivators from other ces areing here. Recently, those two were ambushing these pirates and foreign cultivators. They must have met a strong opponent.
Qiao Jiangshengs eyes darted about as he said coldly, It is also possible that the people of the Blood Demon Pce did it. Then, they created a false Buddhist light to misdirect us.
The Blood Demon Pce was the most mysterious of the three Demonic Dao sects. Its disciples were particrly unconventional, and its rtionship with the other two Demonic Dao sects was not particrly harmonious.
Si Shengjie immediately rejected this possibility. That is impossible. That Buddhist light was very pure, and the Buddhist might was strong and gentle. How could a Demonic Dao cultivator possibly fake that?
Qiao Jiangsheng showed a contemtive gaze as he said, Then, it looks like it is the work of an expert of the Righteous Daos Buddhist sects. The Starlight Sea Region has been bing increasingly chaotic in recent times. No Buddhist sect expert has appeared here for a long time already. To think that a Buddhist sect expert came when the nightless mysterious phenomenon is imminent! Something major is going to happen.
No matter who it is, I will make him pay in blood for killing my brother!
Si Shengjie picked up Si Hongyis corpse. Then, he turned into a beam of demonic light speeding into the distance.
Qiao Jiangsheng looked at Si Shengjies departing figure and revealed a meaningful smile. Could this fellow be thinking of eating his own younger brothers physical body and is running so quickly because of that?
In reality, the Demonic Dao sects did not care too much about camaraderie.
Even the Righteous Dao sects had disciples who killed fellow disciples, what more the Demonic Dao sects? What these two were more concerned about was this mysterious Buddhist sect expert.
In the blink of an eye, Xiao Chen spent about a month or so wandering around this Myriad Star Mountain.
He had gained some understanding of the one hundred thousand great peaks.
ording to rumors, there had once been an extremely strong Rank 6 Demonic Dao sect in the Myriad Star Mountain, the Myriad Holy Temple, which was even stronger than the Blood Demon Pce, the Fantasy Cloud Sect, and the Heavenly Eagle Castle added together.
It had possessed the strength of a Rank 7 Demonic Dao sect. Given time to develop, it would have eventually advanced to a Rank 7 sect, bing an existence second only to a Holy Land. After all, it upied this prosperousnd that was the Myriad Star Mountain.
Unfortunately, for some reason, the sect was annihted at its peak.
No one knew what cmity befell it. All its experts had died.
If not for some of this sects Remnants and Demonic Dao Tools asionally appearing in the one hundred thousand great peaks, proving that this sect once existed, it would just be some baseless rumor.
This information shocked Xiao Chen.
To think that such arge sect had once been established on the Scarlet Blood Pirate Kings body.
In the end, the sect waspletely destroyed for some reason. This was simply strange.
Except for the people of the Blood Demon Pce, Xiao Chen met many Demonic Dao sect disciples in Myriad Star Mountain.
Aside from these people, there were also many strong pirates and foreign cultivators of unknown origins.
Xiao Chen learned from the disciples of the Heavenly Eagle Castle and the Fantasy Cloud Sect that the two sects were searching for a Buddhist sect expert.
This made Xiao Chen more cautious in his actions. He did not dare to expose any Martial Techniques or Cultivation Techniques rted to Buddhism.
Even so, Dreamlike Mundane World still improved significantly.
Developed from the Mahmy Abstinence Vition Saber Technique, Dreamlike Mundane World had three moves and nine stances,plicating the simple. Its might was even stronger than Breaking the Mundanes.
Now, Xiao Chen could execute it very smoothly, no longer as shaky as he initially had been.
On this day, Xiao Chen met many Demonic Dao sect disciples, all heading in a particr direction.
Xiao Chen stopped one person and asked about it.
Since his essence blood and soul had merged with the Immemorial Demon Soul Formation, he could sessfully pass himself off as a Demonic Dao cultivator.
This brother, what happened? Why are the people of the two Demonic Dao sects heading in the same direction?
That Fantasy Cloud Sect disciple was initially upset. When he saw Xiao Chens weak strength, he wanted to brush him off.
However, after Xiao Chen casually leaked out some of his aura, that Fantasy Cloud Sect disciple trembled and did not dare to repeat what he did. He smiled and exined, Senior Brother Qiao sent orders. The baldy that killed Senior Brother Qing has been found. He told us to rush over and not let that baldy run. The people of the Heavenly Eagle Castle probably received the news as well.
After exining, that Fantasy Cloud Sect disciple raced off. However, he had not gone into detail about the situation.
Xiao Chen showed shock on his face. The culprit was just right before that person. Who was that person talking about?
Chapter 1813 (Raw 1825): Blood Spirit Flower
Chapter 1813 (Raw 1825): Blood Spirit Flower
Xiao Chen looked at the disciples of the two Demonic Dao sects rushing into the distance. Then, he entered deep thought.
Buddhist sect expert?
Where did this persone from? Could he be from the Central Great Realm? That is possible.
The stage of the forbidden sea was ratherrge.
Theirs of many Demonic Dao sects were here as well. If a Buddhist sect disciple was confident enough, the Ash Gray Sea, as and of experiential training, was worth visiting.
Whether it was to increase beneficence, increase their ken, orplete their aspirations,ing to the Ash Gray Sea would be of great help.
The question before Xiao Chen now was whether to join in the excitement.
What was happening actually had nothing to do with him. There were also no special fortuitous encounters. It did not matter whether he went or not.
After thinking for a while, Xiao Chen decided not to go.
There would definitely be many Demonic Dao sect experts. If he got careless and someone noticed something off, he would be in big trouble. The risk would not be worth it just to take part in the excitement.
Xiao Chens figure shed, and he disappeared from where he was. Then, he started running about in the peaks.
He now knew that unless one was a true expert, no one would fly in these one hundred thousand great peaks.
Only the neers would be that bold. By flying in the air, they would present a huge target that was easy to spot.
The Demonic Dao cultivators seeking to ambush foreign cultivators liked attacking such targets.
Furthermore, Xiao Chens steed was Demon Blood Vulture, a mutated beast.
This was the reason why he had gotten ambushed previously.
After paying some attention to this now, Xiao Chen encountered much fewer ambushes.
Suddenly, the Demon Blood Vulture, perched on Xiao Chens shoulder, showed a sh of brilliant light in its eyes before taking off towards a particr direction.
This is...
Xiao Chen muttered to himself, This Demon Blood Vultures nose is particrly sensitive, far better than mine. Could it have discovered some natural treasure?
He pushed off with his feet and quickly gave chase.
Soon, ake covered in white fog appeared before him.
Xiao Chen could vaguely make out a small ind in the middle of theke through the fog.
The Demon Blood Vulture did not continue flying over. It slowly alighted on Xiao Chens shoulder, appearing cautious.
Xiao Chen looked at where the Demon Blood Vulture was staring, and his eyes immediately lit up.
Blood Spirit Flowers!
This was a spirit flower that contained pure Demonic Qi, providing great natural nourishment for Demonic Dao cultivators.
To think that this ce had so many.
Outside the Myriad Star Mountain, one Blood Spirit Flower would be worth at least one hundred thousand Medial Grade Spirit Jades.
In Xiao Chens eyes, that sea of Blood Spirit Flowers turned into gleaming Medial Grade Spirit Jades that were very tempting.
No wonder the Demon Blood Vulture flew over impatiently.
However, even the Demon Blood Vulture resisted and stopped here. Naturally, Xiao Chen would not just rashly charge forward.
There were many Demonic Dao cultivators in the one hundred thousand great peaks. Someone should have discovered thiske ind long ago.
It was impossible that no one hade to pick the flowers. There had to be some danger around.
Whoosh!
Just as Xiao Chen was thinking, a piercing sonic boom rang out. An old man with an extremely horrifying aura moved across theke like a phantom, rushing to the ind in the center of theke.
Even Xiao Chen was startled at the ck-d old mans speed; it was no slower than his own.
Xiao Chens Thunder Dragon Steps became extraordinary after heprehended the Thunder Great Dao.
Aside from speed, the other partys Movement Technique was exceptionally strange.
The other partys position constantly changed. At every moment, there would be a change in angle and direction, confusing the eyes.
The other partys next position was unpredictable.
Boom!
A loud sound rang out, and thekes surface split apart. A thirty-meter-long strange fish opened its huge mouth and urately pinpointed where the ck-d old man would appear next. Then, it tried to bite down on that old man.
Xiao Chen felt extremely shocked when he saw it.
That fish monster was incredible. It held the upper hand in the water, and its perception was startling.
Furthermore, the fish monster had such lightning-quick speed. Who knew how many Demonic Dao cultivators greedy for the Blood Spirit Flowers had fallen to it?
However, that ck-d old man did not fluster. He quickly changed directions, appearing illusionary.
That fish monster only bit down on an afterimage. In the next moment, that old mannded on the ind in the center.
The earlier scene happened in an instant. However, the danger involved made the hearts of anyone who saw it pound heavily.
The ck-d old man seeded in reaching the ind. Then, he stretched out his hand, wanting to take away all of the Blood Spirit Flowers.
What a fellow! He is really greedy.
When Xiao Chen saw this, he almost could not resist making a move.
However, just at this moment, another strange thing happened. A shadow suddenly covered the small ind.
The old mans expression changed slightly. When he looked up, his eyes filled with horror.
What cast the shadow covering the ind was the head of a gargantuan snake. When it opened its mouth and sucked, it swallowed the old man alive.
Then, the snake entered the water and started to enjoy its meal, a feast of a Demonic Dao middle-stage Star Venerate expert.
Xiao Chen had already seen the strength of a Demonic Dao expert. Any from arge sect, even an early-stage Star Venerate disciple, would already be very difficult to deal with.
A middle-stage Star Venerate would be stronger than ate-stage Star Venerate from outside the Ash Gray Sea.
Xiao Chen, who witnessed this scene, sucked in a breath of cold air. No wonder no one could pick those Blood Spirit Flowers. So, this is the reason. Given the strength of that huge snake, an ordinary Holy Venerate would not be able to take it down easily.
However, he had no intention of giving up.
Xiao Chen swept his gaze around and focused on the Demon Blood Vulture perched on his shoulder.
The Demon Blood Vulture let out a cry, immediately having a bad feeling. This fellow must be up to no good again.
Use your full power. You are even faster than me. Go lure away that huge snake. I will collect the Blood Spirit Flowers.
The Demon Blood Vulture was so frightened that it fell off Xiao Chens shoulder. It shook its head like it was a rattle drum.
It is not up to you!
Xiao Chenughed loudly and grabbed the Demon Blood Vulture. Then, his Vital Qi surged, and he hurled the Demon Blood Vulture, sending it zooming out like a cannonball.
The Demon Blood Vulture cursed eighteen generations of Xiao Chens ancestors in its heart, wanting to cry butcking the tears to do so.
However, now that things had gotten to this point, it was no longer up to the Demon Blood Vulture.
The Demon Blood Vulture had already arrived over theke. Its body rapidly increased in size as it narrowly dodged the attack of a fish monster.
Ill eat! Ill eat! Ill eat!
The Demon Blood Vulture flew to the small ind, and its eyes lit up. It had only one thought in its mind: Even if I die, I will have a hearty meal first.
The Demon Blood Vulture consumed one-third of the Blood Spirit Flowers before speeding away, fleeing in a hurry.
A furious roar rang out, and light burst forth above theke.
The gargantuan snake hidden in theke was incensed. A ferocious beast actually ate its Blood Spirit Flowers.
That was unpardonable!
When the gargantuan snake emergedpletely from the water, its body was actually at least one thousand six hundred meters long.
As it frequently consumed the Blood Spirit Flowers, the gargantuan snake possessed a strong demonic nature. Its skin was covered inyers of scarlet patterns, looking very terrifying.
However, the Demon Blood Vulture was already far away. This angered the gargantuan snake into roaring and giving chase.
Xiao Chenughed softly. It looks like this Demon Blood Vulture usually doesnt put in its full effort.
At the risk of death, the speed that it can erupt with is much faster than normal.
It seems that I will have to train it more in the future.
If the Demon Blood Vulture heard this, it would probably be angered into vomiting blood. There would be a good show to see then.
Back to business. Xiao Chens gazended on theke surface. He narrowed his eyes, thinking of something.
After he saw the ck-d old man and the Demon Blood Vulture disying their Movement Techniques on the surface of theke, he also wanted to see how fast he could be.
With a quick thought, Xiao Chen circted his Thunder Great Dao, and its Great Dao Energy immediately filled his entire body.
Chi! Chi!
Xiao Chens body crackled as small sparks appeared.
Lightning filled his eyes. If someone were to gaze into them, they would feel like they had fallen into a sea of lightning, one that was vast and boundless.
Explode! Xiao Chen shouted in his heart, and the Thunder Daos Great Dao Energy erupted.
Two lightning dragons appeared underfoot and instantly carried him across theke surface like he was a beam of light.
Whoosh!
A fish monster leaped out of theke but did not even manage to bite Xiao Chens afterimage.
Ka ca! In the next moment, the fish monster, which was about to sink back into the water, suddenly turned into a pool of blood.
Xiao Chen, who had already reached the small ind, had turned around and charged back, catching the fish monster off guard.
He had drawn his Tyrant Saber and chopped apart the fish monster while it was in the air.
ng! Xiao Chen sheathed his saber and smiled with satisfaction. That was speed.
There was nothing shy about it. And unlike the Demon Blood Vulture, when his speed peaked, he could attack and control his direction freely.
However, the blood seemed to have attracted some trouble. Xiao Chen looked down and realized that there was more than one fish monster.
Many pairs of fish monsters eyes teemed below thekes surface.
The remnant Great Dao Energy of the Thunder Dao erupted again, bringing Xiao Chen safely to the ind.
The moment hended on the ind, several thousands of fish monsters leaped out of theke at the same time.
That scene was so shocking that a chill ran down Xiao Chens spine.
Fortunately, he had reached the ind, avoiding that cmity.
All that remained was what to do with all these Blood Spirit Flowers.
Chapter 1814 (Raw 1826): Unchanging Character
Chapter 1814 (Raw 1826): Unchanging Character
Two-thirds of the Blood Spirit Flowers remained.
That was at least a thousand Blood Spirit Flowerswhich meant that the Demon Blood Vulture consumed at least five-hundred-odd Blood Spirit Flowers.
When Xiao Chen realized this, he could not help being dumbfounded. That Demon Blood Vulture was really going to stuff itself to death.
In reality, the Demon Blood Vulture fleeing in the distance was already suffering from the consequences of this.
Its enormous body had started burning up like it was on fire.
All of the Demon Blood Vultures feathers were going up in mes, making it want to cry despite not having the tears to do so. However, there was still a gargantuan snake relentlessly chasing it.
The Demon Blood Vulture did not have any time to digest and absorb all the Demonic Qi in peace.
On the small ind, Xiao Chen frowned slightly. There were so many Blood Spirit Flowers. He really did not know what to do with them.
If he picked them all and sold them, he would naturally earn a huge profit.
However, just selling the Blood Spirit Flowers would be such a waste.
Perhaps these Blood Spirit Flowers before Xiao Chen were his greatest fortuitous encounter in the Great Thousand Realms.
If he absorbed all the Demonic Qi in these Blood Spirit Flowers, he would be able to break through to the Starry Sky Stage without a doubt.
If his umtions all erupted, he would turn extremely horrifying.
Xiao Chens only worry was that he already had half a foot in the Demonic Dao. If he absorbed the Blood Spirit Flowers before him, there would really be no turning back.
This would test whether his understanding of the Demonic Dao was right or wrong.
The so-called Demonic Dao referred to pride that refused to submit to fate and heaven, unyielding and not conforming to the old ways, never submitting to heaven!
As long as ones character did not change, the Demonic Dao was just a means.
As far as Xiao Chen knew, the current Demonic Dao sects understanding was entirely different.
For the sake of aplishing their goals, the Demonic Dao sect did not care about what they did, killing the innocent. They abandoned their character and did as they pleased without restraint.
One guarded ones heart and did not change ones character; the other abandoned their character, leaving their desires to run rampant.
Both were the Demonic Dao, both showed disdain for the rules, both did not submit to heaven. However, they were fundamentally different.
Xiao Chens gaze flickered. After a while, he made his decision.
He believed in himself, believed that the Demonic Dao he understood was the true meaning of the founders Demonic Dao.
If that was the case, then entering the Demonic Dao was not inconsistent with his character.
There was no need to hesitate at all, fearing the power that these Blood Spirit Flowers brought.
After Xiao Chen made up his mind, his eyes immediately turned extremely clear, bright with a vague light flickering.
Just as he prepared to take action, he raised his eyebrows and quickly moved back, rapidly leaving his position.
Xiao Chen saw an enormous snake appear from among the Blood Spirit Flowers,nding at where he had been.
Rumble...!
The entire ind shook intensely as if it would copse at any moment.
To think that there was anotherrge snake.
Xiao Chen felt some shock. If not for his quick reaction, he would have been crushed to death.
The scarlet-patterned snake before Xiao Chen was much smaller than the earlier gargantuan snake.
He did not know if it was just of the same species or the child of the previous one. The Demon Blood Vulture had already lured away a terrifyingly huge snake, yet there was another one hidden.
Fortunately, the aura of this scarlet-patterned snake was much weaker than that of the earlier one, only about middle-stage Star Venerate.
However, this snake would still not be easy to deal with, judging by the scarlet patterns of its skin. Who knew how much it had been strengthened and how shocking its defense was?
Since the scarlet-patterned snake apparently intended to attack, Xiao Chen roared furiously and took the initiative to charge over.
He circted the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation at full power, and eight stars on his Primal Core immediately lit up. Two Dao disks appeared behind him. His Veritable Essence Energy filled the area. Lightning shed and thunder roared, many terrifying mysterious phenomena appearing in the sky.
Saber lights flickered endlessly in the surroundings, turning into a saber wind containing Xiao Chens saber intent, howling noisily.
His cultivation was lower. Hence, when facing such a ferocious beast, he had no leeway for restraint.
Xiao Chen could only gain victory amid danger if he used his full power and did not hold back.
With the support of two Great Dao Energies, his Veritable Essence Energy reached his limits. At the same time, he also circted his Divine Dragon Body Tempering Art.
Xiao Chens body crackled, and ayer of Dragon Might covered his body, forming invisible Divine Dragon armor.
Breaking Mountains and Rivers, Breaking Stars, Breaking the World!
Xiao Chen immediately attacked with the Army Breaking Saber Techniques three strongest moves. It was like him using a supreme might, facing arge army alone.
He sent out a saber light, initially using Breaking Mountains and Rivers. Next, Breaking Stars brought down boundless starlight. Then, the final saber light descended.
Xiao Chen advanced courageously, his heart clear, with only the domineeringness and courage to destroy the world.
A piercing, metallic sound rang out. Countless lightning bolts shed in the sky with countless strands of saber Qi.
The saber Qi weaved about the scarlet-patterned snakes skin relentlessly, leaving streaks of horrifying wounds.
However, the scarlet-patterned snakes strike, which contained overwhelming Demonic Might, alsonded on Xiao Chen. Bearing the brunt of the attack, he went flying.
Demonic Qi surged in the sky, and the clouds changed color.
The ck demonic clouds became dyed scarlet, looking like blood. The scarlet-patterned snake went berserk.
At this moment, the enormous snake was enraged. Originally, it thought that its first strike would catch Xiao Chen off guard and kill an ant like him.
Who knew, this antlike existence actually erupted with such terrifying strength. This was truly unexpected.
The defense that the enormous snake was proud of was inadequate before the opponents strength, which was supported by twoyers of Great Dao Energy. The bloody demonic clouds were dyed red by the blood that shot out of its body.
Xiao Chen wiped away the blood at the corners of his lips. Then, he revealed a cold smile. Want to eat me? Its not that easy!
Kill!
After Xiao Chen managed to break the opponents defense with one strike, his confidence soared. Then, he formed the Seven Kill Seal and charged over again.
The tide-like, surging killing intent inspired fear in the scarlet-patterned snake, a ferocious beast that had eaten countless people.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
One man and one snake started an intense battle.
What was surprising was that the seemingly insignificantly human with a clearly much weaker aura actually held a suppressive advantage over the scarlet-patterned snake in terms of momentum.
The scariest thing was the humans killing intent. It made the scarlet-patterned snake quail several times as it started to lose the will to fight with such a ruthless person.
The scarlet-patterned snake wanted to wait for its father to return to deal with this ruthless person.
However, Xiao Chen detained it. After infuriating him, how could he let the snake leave as it pleased?
After resolving the heart for the mundane, all that is left is eternity!
Go and die!
Xiao Chen was like a war god that descended from heaven. He poured out the Veritable Essence Energy in his Primal Core without holding anything back as an eternal saber light surged out, making that eternal saber light look much more resplendent and dazzling.
He executed his strongest saber strike, and his saber intent soared into the sky.
At this moment, a hole opened in the thick demonic clouds in the sky, and a column of light descended and bathed Xiao Chen in radiance.
Ka ca!
When the saber light fell, it chopped the scarlet-patterned snake in half. All signs of life immediately vanished.
Xiao Chen clutched his saber as he fell to one knee, panting slightly.
After risking his life fighting for four hours, he finally killed this middle-stage Star Venerate ferocious beast by himself.
However, it was still hard for him to bear. His clothes were tattered and torn.
His long hair was in disarray, and no part of his body remained uninjured. The scarlet-patterned snakes toxins had corroded his skin, making it a sorry sight.
The scariest injury was Xiao Chens right shoulder, where the scarlet-patterned snake had bitten off a huge chunk, leaving bare bones.
Had he not cultivated dragon bones, his bones would have been crushed, immediately reducing him to a half-dead state.
Xiao Chen consumed a Medicinal Pill for treating injuries that Ye Zifeng had given him. Then, he circted the Divine Dragon Body Tempering Art and quickly saw to his wounds.
Although he still had some trump cards left unused, he was tired to death.
Any random Star Venerate could kill him.
After fifteen minutes, Xiao Chens superficial injuries had just recovered. He immediately opened his eyes.
Although this small ind was rather remote, it was not a ce where he could treat his injuries in peace.
Xiao Chen stood up shakily and extracted the snake gall from the scarlet-patterned snakes corpse. The bright-red snake gall gave off an aura identical to the Blood Spirit Flowers. In fact, it was even denser.
This snake gall contained the cultivation essence of this enormous mutated snake. It was much more valuable than the Blood Spirit Flowers.
The remaining parts of the snakes body were also good stuff and should not be wasted.
Xiao Chen skinned the snake, then cut up its body into more than a hundred parts and tossed them into his storage ring. Then, he collected the scarlet-patterned snakes skin.
After he did all that, his gazended on the patch of Blood Spirit Flowers.
The shock waves from the earlier battle had swept through the thousand-odd Blood Spirit Flowers.
Aside from a few hundred perfectly intact ones, the rest were mushed up on the ground, which was truly a pity.
However, Xiao Chen got the scarlet-patterned snakes snake gall in return. It was worth it.
The intense battle with the scarlet-patterned snake did not change Xiao Chens decision. Instead, it made him even more determined.
I am me. Even if I fall into the Demonic Dao, my heart will never change. I will still be the white-d desman with a heart of innocence.
Chapter 1815 (Raw 1826 Repeated): Twists and Turns
Chapter 1815 (Raw 1826 Repeated): Twists and Turns
This time, Xiao Chen was no longer careless.
He scanned the ind but did not find any unexpected danger.
This ind was notrge. Xiao Chen soon finished checking the ce, and there were no other dangerous ferocious beasts.
All he had to worry about was the horde of fish monsters in theke.
However, the fish monsters apparently could not go ashore. Even if they could, they would be greatly weakened. Hence, they were not much of a worry.
Xiao Chen arrived before the Blood Spirit Flowers and entered deep thought. More than seven hundred Blood Spirit Flowersy ruined on the ground.
Their Medicinal Energy entered the ground and did notpletely vanish. He could actually still tap it.
Suddenly, Xiao Chen thought about how several rotten Blood Spirit Flowers seemed to have already fallen to the ground before he came here.
Who knew how many Blood Spirit Flowers had been buried here over time?
The ground hid pure Demonic Qi, probably even more than the Blood Spirit Flowers on the surface.
After thinking for a while, Xiao Chen had an idea.
He picked the remaining Blood Spirit Flowers and ced them in his storage ring. Then, he directlyid a Spirit Gathering Formation on the ground.
Xiao Chen intended to use the Spirit Gathering Formation, with the Blood Spirit Flowers at the nodes in ce of Medial Grade Spirit Jades, to gather the Demonic Qi underground.
He looked at this formation that he was inspired to make and suspected that he was crazy.
If one was not insane, one would not be able to be a demon.
Since Xiao Chen already decided to step into the Demonic Dao, he might as well be crazy this once, topletely be a demon, to demonstrate his understanding of the Demonic Dao.
My fate is not up to heaven. I do not believe in ghosts, deities, or Buddhas.
Afterying the formation, Xiao Chen gently leaped up andnded in its center.
He gently tapped on the formation, instantly activating the Spirit Gathering Formation. The hundreds of Blood Spirit Flowers ignited in the nodes.
Xiao Chen, who was in the center of the formation, immediately felt the burning Blood Spirit Flowers turn into pure Demonic Qi.
The surrounding Demonic Qi continuously poured into his body through the Spirit Gathering Formation.
Roar!
This was the first time Xiao Chen absorbed so much Demonic Qi on his own initiative. A certain wild beast seemed to wake in his heart.
This beast let out a soundless roar in his body, and his eyes turned pitch-ck.
It was like two clumps of ck demonic me burned in them. Faint ck Demonic Qi flowed all over his body.
All sorts of negative emotions surged through his mind.
Demonic Qi was impure by nature and contained many negative emotions corresponding with the seven emotions and six desires of humans.
Many Demonic Dao cultivators turned into madmen because the Demonic Qi infinitely amplified their negative emotions to an uncontroble level.
One might be a crazed murderer, taking delight in ughter, living to kill, increasing their cultivation through bloodshed.
Perhaps one might be a glutton, taking pleasure in food and unable to resist the hunger in their heart, bing an extreme foodie.
One might be very lustful...and there were many other examples.
This was Xiao Chens first test. As he continuously absorbed the Demonic Qi, the various negative emotions grew infinitely, turning into terrible obsessions in his mind.
He guarded his heart and watched coldly as the various desires red in his heart.
This test was much easier than he had expected.
Xiao Chens mental state already reached an extremely horrifying level. Even a Sovereign Personages might not be stronger than his.
Be it the craving that came after his strength increased, the desire to kill after his demonic nature increased, or the temptation of lust, they were all ineffective on him.
Before he knew it, two hours had passed. The two hundred-odd Blood Spirit Flowers were almostpletely drained.
Xiao Chen felt his strength increase exponentially. His limbs and bones were all suffused with power, so much that he feared his body would explode. He could no longer contain it.
Just as he was about to stop, his Primal Core suddenly released a resplendent golden light.
All the stars on his 9-Star Primal Core lit up!
The space inside the Primal Core expanded againthis time by more than tenfold.
Cultivators who could condense a 9-Star Primal Core were already very rare in the world. However, cultivators who could light up all nine stars were even rarer.
Even in the entire Great Thousand Realms, only a few outstanding talents or powerful demonic geniuses could do it.
Nevertheless, Xiao Chen now joined their ranks.
Due to some coincidences, Xiao Chen was also the only one simultaneously cultivating the Demonic Dao.
The Primal Core was a container. Now that the container had expanded, the feeling of engorgement immediately disappeared.
All the Demonic Qi in Xiao Chen quickly flowed into his Primal Core, turning into drops of ck Veritable Essence Energy.
A storm of ck rain poured continuously in the space within the Primal Core.
However, whenpared to the azure Veritable Essence Energy in there, the ck Veritable Essence Energy was still inferior, far from enough to sh with it.
The two Veritable Essence Energies rejected each other naturally, unable to ept each other.
An intense conflict started, each wanting to swallow the other up.
Even though the falling rain continuously replenished it, the ck Veritable Essence Energy could not win. However, it still stubbornly resisted.
The two vast pools of Veritable Essence Energies each turned into a dragon. One was a pure True Dragon. The other was a pitch-ck demonic dragon.
When the two dragons fought, the ck demonic dragon became covered in injuries, always at a disadvantage.
Nevertheless, with the ck rain continuously falling, the azure-colored True Dragon could not eliminate the ck demonic dragon.
However, once the Blood Spirit Flowers in the formation were depleted and the Spirit Gathering Formation started to absorb the scarlet Demonic Qi in the ground, which had umted over a long time, the situation changed drastically.
Overwhelming Demonic Qi poured into Xiao Chen, flowed through his meridians, and arrived at the Primal Core.
This formed clumps of demonic clouds in Xiao Chens Primal Core. The demonic clouds immediately covered the top and instantly suppressed the True Dragons aura.
The demonic dragon caught hold of this opportunity and recovered its energy. Then, it opened its mouth and absorbed the demonic clouds above.
The demonic dragon revealed its ferocious side. Now that the situation reversed, it wanted to swallow up that pure True Dragon.
The second test arrived.
If Xiao Chens foundations were destroyed and all his Veritable Essence Energy turned into Demonic Qi, he would be swallowed up by the Demonic Qi next.
He would be void of intelligence, a puppet of the Demonic Qi.
The best oue would be if the two Veritable Essence Energies were in a bnce, neither side able to do anything to the other.
At this moment, Xiao Chen felt somewhat anxious. The Demonic Qi in the ground far surpassed his expectations.
Blood Spirit Flowers bloomed, then wilted. After wilting, they bloomed. This cycle had continued for many years.
Over time, the Demonic Qi had umted, reaching a horrifying level.
The sh of Veritable Essence Energies in Xiao Chens Primal Core was natural. He could not do anything to interfere.
Even sages had to have failings. The most thorough deliberation would overlook some points.
The second test simply caught Xiao Chen by surprise. A small weakness appeared in his mental state.
The negative emotions that he had suppressed resurged at this moment.
I cannot just sit here, resigned to my fate!
A swastika appeared on Xiao Chens forehead. Suddenly, a golden Buddhist light shone from his body, which had been giving off a ck light.
He wanted to take the initiative by using the Buddhist Might to suppress and refine the Demonic Qi.
Sweat poured off his forehead. The Demonic Qi in the ground felt like a bottomless pit, the energy there exceptionally scary.
Xiao Chens Buddhist Might zed with golden light. However, he still could not suppress the Demonic Qi.
Just as he was at his wits end, he suddenly felt the Demonic Qi in the ground lessen significantly.
Far away in the ck Cuss, more than five thousand kilometers away, Xiao Suo was shocked to discover that the Yazi Beast carved on the back of the formation te in his hand was glowing.
Despite the Yazi Beast not killing any ferocious beasts, the seventh pearl lit up slowly.
Strange. What happened? Xiao Suo still felt confused after thinking about it. He looked into the distance, at the one hundred thousand great peaks, a trace of worry crossing his face.
At some point in time, a huge whirlpool appeared in the demonic clouds above the ind in the center of theke, looking exceptionally scary.
Xiao Chen narrowly cleared the second test.
However, the third test followed closely.
Before the first wave was over, another wave arose. At this moment, his Primal Core seemed like it was about to explode.
From the outside, it looked like there was a resplendent clump of light in Xiao Chens belly, an unparalleled radiance.
Even a 9-Star Primal Core could not endure this continuing battle.
The True Dragon and the demonic dragon, two conflicting Veritable Essence Energies, added together totaled a scarily vast amount of energy.
Horror spread in Xiao Chens heart. He had never felt death so close before.
If the Primal Core exploded, it would be hard for anyone to escape death.
Under normal circumstances, Xiao Chen should smoothly advance to the Starry Sky Stage Cloud Sea Realm. However, he did not dare to do so.
If he proceeded with his original n, he might be the first person in history unfortunate enough to die of their Primal Core exploding when advancing to the Starry Sky Stage.
He would be the joke of the century, his misfortune passing into legend.
Xiao Chens current situation was not very stable. His Primal Core turned increasingly resplendent. However, the two pools of vast Veritable Essence Energies were still not settling down.
The two pools of vast Veritable Essence Energies were squeezed into the narrow space. Neither could do anything with the other, but neither was willing to submit, either.
Calm down...calm down...calm down...
For Xiao Chen, the gates of hell seemed to be within reach. Despite being so close to death, he did not panic or despair.
Various thoughts shed through his mind like lightning.
He rejected all sorts of ideas but immediately came up with new ones.
Ive got it!
Xiao Chen suddenly opened his eyes and took out the ?arra that the Mahe?vara Buddha left behind after he died. Then, he sighed, Venerable, Im sorry.
After saying that, he opened his mouth and consumed the ?arra.
The gentle Buddhist light of the ?arra flowed around and soothed all the violent energy in Xiao Chens body.
[Author Note: Many people are worrying that the main character will fall into the Demonic Dao and end up on the path that the Azure Emperor had set, bing a second Azure Emperor. In reality, I am writing about predestination, but this Demonic Dao is not truly demonic. As the story said, Xiao Chen would always remain that white-d desman that never changed, never to be the second Azure Emperor.]
Chapter 1816(Raw 1827): Buddhist Sect Expert
Chapter 1816(Raw 1827): Buddhist Sect Expert
The gentle Buddhist light filled Xiao Chens limbs, bones, and internal organs. Like drifting goose feathers, it trembled slightly and swept away all the impurities in his body.
The warm Buddhist light shattered the everchanging uncontroble Demonic Qi.
This scene exemplified the so-called countering hardness with softness.
The seemingly gentle Buddhist light actually contained a horrifying amount of energyall the beneficence that the Mahe?vara Buddha cultivated when he was alive.
Unlimited beneficence,pletely immeasurable!
Xiao Chens restless body and his Primal Core, which was on the verge of exploding, calmed down under the influence of the Buddhist light.
The Buddhist light was like a cool breeze containing an irresistible Buddhist Might. Amid soft murmurs, it resolved all the danger.
Xiao Chen calmed down as well, knowing that the danger had passed.
Refining this ?arra would be sufficient to clear this test.
However, just as he prepared to refine the gently shining ?arra, it dissolved on its own.
The Buddhist light containing boundless beneficence spread out continuously, prating every part of Xiao Chens skin, muscles, bones, blood, and flesh.
Finally, the essence of the ?arra dripped into the 9-Star Primal Core.
The ?arra used its supreme beneficence to transform Xiao Chens Primal Core, reinforcing it and forming a firm and unbreakable barrier.
The danger was immediately resolved.
Xiao Chen did not understand why the ?arra dissolved on its own. Perhaps, the Mahe?vara Buddha still had a strand of lingering thought in it, and because of his merciful heart, he chose toy himself down and help Xiao Chen clear this cmity.
Xiao Chen closed his eyes and did not dwell on it. Although the danger was resolved, his true challenge had only just begun.
The two vast pools of Veritable Essence Energy in his Primal Core filled the entire space and continuously fought each other, shing intensely at every moment.
If the shock waves generated from the sh spread out, they would easily kill a Minor Primal Core Venerate.
If this continued, even though Xiao Chen had two vast pools of Veritable Essence Energy, he would not be able to use either of them at all.
However, he had expected this.
This current situation was what Xiao Chen hoped to see. The Taiji Dao should be able to deal with this problem.
However, he still needed some time if he wanted to use the Taiji Dao to bnce the two Veritable Essence Energies and mesh them together.
Xiao Chen was not in a rush. He had pulled through the greatest danger, so there was no need to rush now.
Just as Xiao Chen used the Taiji Dao to bnce the two vast pools of Veritable Essence Energies, the pursuit of that Buddhist sect expert on the other side also reached its climax.
Si Shengjie and Qiao Jiangsheng, the strongest core disciples of the Heavenly Eagle Castle and Fantasy Cloud Sect, finally managed to weaken that Buddhist sect expert after paying the price of severe injury.
Si Shengjie and Qiao Jiangsheng ranked at the top among the core disciples in their respective sects. Paying such a heavy price to weaken that Buddhist sect expert showed that the Buddhist sect expert already boasted a strength rivaling that of the true inheritors of their sects.
The true inheritors of Rank 6 sects were very strong, second only to Holy Venerates.
Even a Holy Venerate would not be absolutely confident of detaining such people.
The true inheritors of suchrge sects would either be sect Elders in the future or the next Sect Master; they would undoubtedly be the overlords of wherever they were.
After him! We absolutely cannot let him run.
Damn it! This baldy is really strong. Despite being this badly injured, he still managed to kill so many people from our two sects.
Oh no! He is running towards Blood Spirit Ind, that forbiddennd!
All under Holy Venerate will definitely die if they go to Blood Spirit Ind. Even Holy Venerates dont dare to casually go there.
Figures filled the dense forest. The disciples of the Fantasy Cloud Sect and Heavenly Eagle Castle relentlessly chased a monk wielding a Buddhist monks knife and wearing blood-soaked monk robes.
As the monk approached Blood Spirit Ind, the hundreds of Demonic Sect disciples immediately hesitated.
All the Demonic sect disciples familiar with the one hundred thousand great peaks knew that Blood Spirit Ind was a forbiddennd.
All under Holy Venerate would die if they headed for Blood Spirit Ind.
That ce teemed with Blood Spirit Flowers, something that everyone dreamed about. However, no one dared to go there, as anyone who did had all died.
Those with true capabilities, experts who could easily get to Blood Spirit Ind, would not care about the Blood Spirit Flowers.
Hence, this forbiddennd had long been a ce that people of the three Demonic Dao sects admired and wanted to challenge.
Then...there was no then for those who did.
After him!
I need to witness his death!
Soon, this group of Demonic Dao sect disciples made up their minds and resumed their pursuit.
That Buddhist sect expert was known as Yan Chen. At this moment, his heart was full of regret and strong dissatisfaction.
Unexpectedly, he, Yan Chen, would fall in such a ce, at the hands of the disciples of two Rank 6 Demonic Dao sects.
This was simply a great humiliation. With this thought, Yan Chen could not help cursing, The people of the Demonic Dao sects are truly despicable and extremely shameless. How hateful!
An ind in the center of theke?
After Yan Chen traveled through the forest, the vista before him suddenly widened, and he saw a vastke.
In the center of theke was a small ind that looked ruined. It was messy and devoid of life.
Thiske is very calm and vast. If I hide at the bottom of theke and use the Buddhist sects Turtle Breath Feigning Death Art, perhaps I can escape this cmity!
Lord Buddha truly preserves. It looks like heaven does not want me dead yet!
Yan Chen rejoiced and immediately jumped into theke without any sound or further thought.
His figure shot into theke like a sharp arrow, not even kicking up a ssh.
Gurgle! Gurgle!
Yan Chen took in a deep breath of air and felt shocked. Why is theke water so cold?
With my cultivation, how can my physical body still fear the cold?
Never mind, I should quickly execute the Turtle Breath Feigning Death Art. Who knows when the people behind will catch up?
Yan Chen closed his eyes and quietly circted his energy. His body immediately sank in the water like a rock.
However, he could not clear his mind of all thought and enter deep sleep.
Instead, his body felt increasingly colder and trembled.
I cannot open my eyes. I cannot open my eyes. I cannot open my eyes... Yan Chen continuously reminded himself in his heart.
Once he opened his eyes, the Turtle Breath Feigning Death Art would break, and his only chance of survival would be gone.
However, it was simply too cold, so cold that Yan Chen could no longer bear it.
He opened his eyes and looked around. It would have been fine if he had not looked since his body trembled even more violently afterwards.
Thousands of fish monsters slowly approached him in theke. Countless pairs of cold eyes stared at him with chilling killing intent.
The so-called coldness was due to these killing intents focusing on him.
Run!
Yan Chen paled from fear. Without even thinking, he used all his remaining Veritable Essence Energy and leaped out.
He shot out of theke in an instant andnded on the ind.
The small ind showed no signs of life. It was riddled with craters and fissures, scars of battle.
After escaping death, Yan Chen released a long, drawn-out breath. As he looked at this strange ind, he appeared rather dismal.
Could this ce be where I, Yan Chen, will be buried?
How hateful! Had I known earlier, I really would not have listened to that Schr whatshisname ande here to seek fortuitous encounters.
Yan Chen sighed softly, then saw a white-d person seated cross-legged on a pile of rocks ahead.
Hey! How could there be a dead person here?
That white-d persons body was dust-covered. He did not seem to be breathing, nor did he show any signs of life.
If the dirt were wiped off this persons face, he would be a rather handsome youth.
Yan Chen entered deep thought. This ce looks ruined as if a huge battle took ce here. It is not really strange for there to be a dead person here.
I wonder what his cultivation was when he was alive. Holding his Buddhist monks knife upraised, Yan Chen walked over carefreely, even entertaining the thought of something shady like searching a corpse.
I have sinned. I have sinned. This little monk is left without a choice. I have no other choice but to do such a thing. If I can flee this ce alive, I will definitely give Senior a proper purification ritual, Yan Chen muttered softly as he walked over.
However, just as he was about two meters away, the eyes of the person he thought was dead opened.
Stunned, Yan Chen could not react right away.
All of a sudden, dust flew, and a scary aura burst out of Xiao Chen as he threw a palm strike.
Two Veritable Essence Energies, tangled around each other, surged out from Xiao Chens hand.
Yan Chen vomited a mouthful of blood. He was already severely injured in the first ce, so he ended up crying out in agony as he flew back.
Ssh!
A fish monster leaped out from the water, opened its huge mouth, and swallowed Yan Chen.
A Buddhist sect expert?
Xiao Chen withdrew his hand, confusion written on his face. At some point in time, a perfect Taiji diagram had appeared on the ground under his feet.
Chapter 1817 (Raw 1828): Refined Appearance
Chapter 1817 (Raw 1828): Refined Appearance
Was the person I just killed the Buddhist sect expert that the two Demonic Dao sects are relentlessly hunting?
Xiao Chen felt perplexed. Earlier, when he closed his eyes to rest, while bncing the Demonic Qi Veritable Essence Energy and Spiritual Energy Veritable Essence Energy in his Primal Core, he did not let down his guard. After all, who knew whether a fish monster woulde out of the water or when the scarlet-patterned snake that was lured away would return?
Letting down his guard equaled seeking death.
Hence, Xiao Chen had prepared a move. Earlier. When Yan Chen reached within two meters of him and revealed a slightly dangerous aura, Xiao Chen immediately startled awake and attacked decisively.
Although this was a strike with stored-up power, Xiao Chen had just woken up and was not in a very good state. Even if his Veritable Essence Energy was quite strong, the might that he released should not beparable to when he was at his peak. However, he managed to send that Buddhist sect expert flying with one palm strike.
This expert did not live up to expectations; expert seemed to be somewhat of an overstatement.
However, since Xiao Chen already killed that monk, that was that. That monk had suddenly charged over when Xiao Chen was in a crucial point of his closed-door cultivation, nearly pushing him into a state of Berserking Qi Deviation, something he could not recover from.
It was no exaggeration to say that the monk deserved it.
Xiao Chen looked within himself with his Spiritual Sense. His Primal Core was resplendent, the nine stars looking dazzling.
After all nine stars lit up, the space within his Primal Core had reached a level that mostte-stage Star Venerates could only dream of.
What was more horrifying was that the vast space had a surfeit of Veritable Essence Energy with no room left at all.
Right now, Xiao Chen was managing and bncing the two incredibly chaotic pools of Veritable Essence Energies with the Taiji Dao, materializing something like the Taiji diagram where Yin and Yang remained constant, slowly circling each other.
I seeded!
Xiao Chen revealed a smile. He had seeded in absorbing the Demonic Qi that had umted in the ground of Blood Spirit Ind from the Blood Spirit Flowers blooming and wilting every year.
He had transformed the Demonic Qi into his Veritable Essence Energy. Originally, he thought that he could use this opportunity to advance to the Starry Sky Stage.
However, the situation had been rather urgent, with his Primal Core on the brink of explosion. It was somewhat of a pity, but if he had tried to break through to the Starry Sky Stage, it simply would have been suicide.
Xiao Chen could only prioritize his life and use the Mahe?vara Buddhas ?arra to suppress the Demonic Qi.
Although he did not be a Star Venerate, he gained a blessing through this disaster, reaching a level that he never imagined before.
Immortal and Martial dual cultivation, Buddhist and Demonic mutuallyplementing each other.
Due to the gentle Buddhist light from the ?arra having seeped into his limbs, bones, and internal organs, the Buddhist nature of his physical body now surpassed even that of an esteemed monk of the Buddhist sect.
However, Xiao Chen had merged with the Immemorial Demon Soul Formation not that long ago.
The Yazi Beast ferocious beast was said to be one of the ancestors of the Demonic Dao. The terrifying demonic nature of the Immemorial Demon Soul Formation had also transformed his physical body during the merger.
This resulted in Xiao Chen needing a terrifying amount of Spiritual Energy when he cultivated, just like the ancient ferocious beasts.
His Azure Dragon bloodline had been tilting towards the Demonic Dao side. The Buddhist Might of the ?arra returned the Azure Dragon bloodline to its pure state, uncontaminated by filth.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Just at this moment, the Demonic Dao sect disciples chasing the monk arrived at thekeside.
Where is the baldy?
Where is the huge snake that hides in theke? How can it be missingand the Blood Spirit Flowers too?!
When the disciples of the two Demonic Dao sects noticed that the Blood Spirit Flowers were gone, a hugemotion erupted among them.
The Blood Spirit Flowers held a fatal attraction for Demonic Dao cultivators of their levels.
Over hundreds of years, countless elite disciples of the three Demonic Dao sects wanted to break the taboo on going to Blood Spirit Ind, something that no one had managed to do.
They all did their best and hoped that one day, they would get on Blood Spirit Ind and take all the Blood Spirit Flowers.
The mounting failures fanned this Blood Spirit Inds fame. While the ind became scarier, it piqued the interest of the bold even more.
If it was not dangerous and they managed to reach Blood Spirit Ind easily, what sense of aplishment would there be?
However, now, everyone suddenly discovered that the sea of Blood Spirit Flowers had vanished.
The originally dense Demonic Qi was also missing. How could these Demonic Dao sect disciples not be shocked?
Someone with sharp eyes noticed Xiao Chen on a pile of rocks and cried out in surprise, Theres someone there! Its him. It has to be him that took away all the Blood Spirit Flowers!
Kill him! Snatch away the Blood Spirit Flowers!
Kill him! Kill him!
The Demonic Dao cultivators had always done what they wanted. When they saw that Xiao Chen was not even a Star Venerate, they immediately leaped up and flew towards the ind in the center without another word.
They did not care whether Xiao Chen really had the Blood Spirit Flowers or not.
Xiao Chen looked around, but his expression did not change at all. He did not spot any worthy opponents.
Whoosh!
The fish monsters in theke jumped out, and soon, blood-curdling screams rang out time after time.
More than half of the one hundred-odd disciples of the Heavenly Eagle Castle and the Fantasy Cloud Sect suffered instant death.
Less than fifty people managed tond before Xiao Chen. All of them broke out in a cold sweat, terrified.
Although the gargantuan snake was not around, the fish monsters in theke were still very mighty. Caught up in their excitement, the Demonic Dao sect disciples eaten by the fish monsters truly died miserable deaths.
Speak, did you pick the Blood Spirit Flowers here?!
The many Demonic Dao sect disciples recovered their wits. Relying on their numbers, they immediately shouted this question at Xiao Chen.
Kill!
All that answered the Demonic Dao sect disciples was the Tyrant Saber in Xiao Chens hand.
He drew his Tyrant Saber, and a saber light lit up the surroundings. The saber sounded like thunder as he charged into the crowd like a bolt of lightning.
Xiao Chen looked like a beam of light, his figure indistinguishable.
As he swung his saber, scarlet light shed. Heads started flying off in the air like they were turnips.
With the support of the Taiji Dao, the two vast Veritable Essence Energies in Xiao Chens Primal Core started circting rapidly.
Immediately, fleeting light filled his surroundings, the Yinyang Taiji diagram appearing as light and shadow, materializing an invisible energy around his body.
Inside this Taiji force field, the air became as viscous as water. The Demonic Dao sect disciples found it difficult to move. With their movements hampered, their speed declined.
The Demonic Dao sect disciples could not utilize their advantage in numbers at all.
Only a few strong, early-stage Star Venerate disciples managed to struggle free with all their might after using Dao Tools or powerful killing moves.
Before the horror on their faces cleared, a sh of saber light eliminated all signs of life.
Charging through the crowd, Xiao Chen seemed like he was chopping vegetables as he killed the disciples of the two Demonic Dao sects. They could not retaliate at all.
At this moment, a sorry figure with a weak aura was holding his breath in theke and swimming up arduously. After much difficulty, he managed to surface and take a breath of fresh air.
When that figure saw the carnage on the ind, he was scared pale. Then, he quickly sank back into the water. However, when he saw the many fish monsters approaching from all directions, he wanted to cry.
ng!
Xiao Chen sheathed his saber and saw the Veritable Essence Energy Taiji diagram spinning rapidly in his Primal Coree to a halt as soon as he willed it.
Just at this moment, he also stopped his Saber Dao and Thunder Dao.
Standing on the ground, he quietly circted his energy and scattered the remnant Veritable Essence Energy and the Saber Daos Great Dao Energy into the ground.
Boom! Xiao Chens entire body shook, and dust surged up.
When the dust cleared, the ground had copsed, revealing an exquisite Taiji diagram that was like the work of gods.
The corpses of the disciples from the two Demonic Dao sects had been pulverized.
Aside from the faint bloody stench, there was no indication that a bitter ughter had just taken ce.
Come out!
Xiao Chen stretched out his hand and threw a palm strike. Bang! The water exploded, and a figure flew out of theke.
Close at that persons heels, four fish monsters flew out as well. Then, they opened their mouths, wanting to chomp him in the air and share him among themselves.
Two lightning dragons appeared under Xiao Chens feet, and he moved like aser beam, instantly rescuing that person in the air and returning to the ind.
The four fish monsters caught nothing and sshed back into theke.
That person, whom Xiao Chen tossed to the ground, coughed a few times violently, continuously spewing water.
Its you!
The sight of that eye-catching bald head surprised Xiao Chen. He had seen this monk being swallowed up by a fish monster.
To think that this monk was not dead. There had to be more to this.
Xiao Chen followed the clues, made some deductions, and soon figured out what had happened.
This monk was indeed an expert, but he was severely injured. Furthermore, he had been very unlucky. By the time he arrived in front of Xiao Chen, he was already quite weak from his injuries and not worth a strike.
As Xiao Chen was thinking, the monk, who was on the ground, suddenly got up and fled.
Xiao Chen was slightly startled but did not give chase. There were many fish monsters in theke. Any one of them could kill the monk.
Xiao Chen did not believe that the monk had the guts.
Indeed, Yan Chen ran to thekeside and wanted to jump in. However, he stopped with an awkward expression.
It looks like heaven really wants me dead. After managing to flee from the fishs belly after so much difficulty, unexpectedly, I still cannot escape death.
The white-d cultivator with delicate features was not only scarily strong, but as he ughtered the others like chopping vegetables, his expression had remained calm and unchanging. He was even scarier than the Demonic Dao sect disciples.
Little monk, I see that you have a refined appearance and do not look like an evil monk at all. Why did you attack me earlier?
Just as Yan Chen was feeling uncertain, Xiao Chens voice rang out.
Chapter 1818 (Raw 1829): Everyone Has Their Reasons
Chapter 1818 (Raw 1829): Everyone Has Their Reasons
Ah!
Yan Chen was startled at Xiao Chens words.
Turn around. Lets speak. I wont kill you. Xiao Chen found this person somewhat unfathomable. However, this persons eyes were very clear and pure, unlike an evil monks.
Xiao Chen was always more tolerant of the Buddhist sects people.
Even if the other party was disrespectful of him or had malicious intentions, he would avoid killing them if possible.
Yan Chen felt depressed in his heart. If his strength had recovered, he would not be in such an awkward situation.
He thought himself clever and fled. In the end, he was blocked by a bunch of insignificant fish. This made it hard to advance or retreat. He could not help feeling trapped.
Yan Chen turned around and looked at Xiao Chen. Then, he answered honestly, I was not trying to attack you. I only thought that you were dead and wanted to see if you had any Medicinal Pills for treating injuries. Although I did not hold much hope, there might still have been a small chance. Who knew, you were not dead.
You sent me flying just like that, nearly made me die in a fishs belly.
When Xiao Chen heard this, he did not say anything, merely extended his hand and tossed Yan Chen thest Medicinal Pill for treating injuries that his senior brother Ye Zifeng had given him.
Whoosh!
Yan Chen reached out and gently caught the Medicinal Pill that was flying over. Then, he looked at Xiao Chen with confusion on his face.
What is this?
Poison? It does not seem like poison. Treatment medicine?
However, this was a person who appeared in the one hundred thousand great peaks and was so vicious in his attacks. If he was not a pirate, he should be someone of the Demonic Dao.
Why would such a person save me?
Right now, Yan Chen had a very negative opinion of the people of the Demonic Dao.
When he entered this Myriad Star Mountain, everyone attacked him just because of his bald head.
It was never-ending and incredibly frustrating.
Xiao Chen did not want to waste his breath, so he directly took out the Buddhist sects Golden Letter that the Venerable Xuan Bei gave to him. Do you recognize this?
A Golden Letter Honorary Gift!
Yan Chen was shocked. Then, as he looked at Xiao Chen, he was even more shocked.
Nearly everyone of the Buddhist sects would know about this Golden Letter. Only people whom the Buddhist sects had a great sense of gratitude towards would receive such a gift. As long as one saw the Golden Letter, no matter ones position in a Buddhist sect, one would have to be willing to repay that gratitude.
The materials of the Golden Letter were just ordinary divine materials. However, the scripture written on the Golden Letter was the K?yapa Holy Scripture.
That was the first andst scripture the K?yapa Buddha left behind after attaining Buddhahood.
Within the Buddhist sects, only the people managing the four Buddhist Holy Lands had the ability to make copies of this scripture.
Others Buddhist nature would not be strong enough. At the very best, they could only barely gain enlightenment through it. Even if one understood it, when one wanted to copy it down, one would discover that one did not know how to start,pletely forgetting it.
Hence, this Golden Letter was extremely precious.
All along, it had been used as the highest form of Honorary Gift among the Buddhist sects, given to those whom the Buddhist sect was exceedingly grateful to.
You...you... How could you possibly receive the Golden Letter?
Yan Chen did not dare to believe it as he received the Golden Letter. His hands trembled slightly.
Xiao Chen had returned the Mahmy Abstinence Vition Saber Techniques saber manual. Naturally, that was worthy of this gift.
However, there was no need to tell Yan Chen the reason behind it.
After verifying that the Golden Letter is real, Yan Chen stopped worrying and directly consumed the Medicinal Pill that Xiao Chen gave him.
Even before Yan Chenpletely refined the Medicinal Pill, he felt all the injuries on his body stabilize, no longer worsening.
Yan Chen could not help smiling. What a powerful Medicinal Pill! I can probably make a full recovery after six or seven days.
Six or seven days?
When Xiao Chen heard what Yan Chen said, he revealed a puzzled expression.
What kind of injury is it? To think that it is so severe.
The Medicinal Pill that Senior Brother Ye Zifeng gave me is extremely precious. Even if this monk is severely injured, he should not require such a long time to recover.
Yan Chen sighed, The Demonic Dao sects have too many means. I am to me for being careless when I saw that those two were only middle-stage Star Venerates and their Demonic Might was not strong. My mind and soul got injured; my physical body nearly turned into mush.
When Xiao Chen heard that, he gave Yan Chen a strange look.
Do you have to boast like that?
Even though I respect you as an expert, there is no need to put on a front and take a tone of looking down on middle-stage Star Venerates as nothing, right?
However, although Xiao Chen thought that, he did not care too much. He just listened quietly.
Boom!
Just at this moment, a strong Demonic Might, apanied by a will of soul, surged over.
Yan Chen vomited a mouthful of blood, sent flying as he cried out miserably.
At the same time, Xiao Chen used two kinds of Dao Might to support himself before barely managing to resist with his own will of soul. As he looked into the distance, his expression flickered.
Thats not good!
The gargantuan snake that rivaled a Holy Venerate charged back in a hurry.
The gargantuan snakes berserk fury when it discovered that its offspring was dead, the Blood Spirit Flowers plundered, and itsir no longer possessing Demonic Qi did not bear thinking.
Xiao Chens figure shed, and he grabbed hold of Yan Chen in midair. Then, not daring to remain any longer, he stood on the lightning dragons and streaked far away like a thunderbolt, his entire body shining with resplendent electric light.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Xiao Chen, who had already fled far away, could still feel an overwhelming Demonic Might erupting in the direction of Blood Spirit Ind.
Even from such a distance, he could still see ck Qi, formed by killing intent, soaring into the clouds.
After getting farther away, Xiao Chen put down the pale Yan Chen and asked somewhat worriedly, Are you alright?
Yan Chens injuries had just taken a turn for the better when the will of soul infused with Demonic Might smashed into him, aggravating his injuries.
Yan Chen vomited out a mouth of blood and smiled bitterly. Im fine. Im used to it. My master said that the moment I was born, I had already used up all my luck. In this life, I am fated to be unlucky. So, Im really used to it already.
There is such a thing? Ive never heard of it before.
However, your injuries...
Its fine. I will just have to dy the recovery of my full strength. I wont die.
Yan Chen stopped speaking after that and sat down cross-legged to rest.
Xiao Chen rubbed his chin, feeling that he had forgotten something.
Oh, right! Where is the Demon Blood Vulture?
Xiao Chen had seen the gargantuan snake but not the Demon Blood Vulture, which had lured it away.
Speaking of which, this Demon Blood Vulture is rather capable. To think that it managed to lure the huge scarlet-patterned snake away for such a long time.
This greatly surpassed Xiao Chens expectations.
I do not see it now. Could it have been eaten by the huge snake?
Thats not right.
The Demon Blood Vulture had absorbed the Demonic Qi that the Immemorial Demon Soul Formation leaked out. Xiao Chen could vaguely sense that the bird was still alive.
Far away, above the Ash Gray Sea, the Demon Blood Vulture flew close to the surface of the sea. It let out loud cries of extreme excitement.
The pursuit of the scarlet-patterned snake had been extremely dangerous, with nearly no chance of survival. To think that it managed to survive.
At the crucial moment, the Demon Blood Vulture seeded in refining all the Demonic Qi that it absorbed.
Its bloodline mutated further, and its nine scarlet tail feathers all had a golden line appear in the middle of the feathers.
With the contrast of the scarlet feathers covering its body, those nine golden lines appeared very eye-catching.
Its red eyes now also had a weak trace of golden light.
Hahaha! I have actually mutated. This great me is going back to fight to be the next Blood Vulture King. This great me will be the Blood Vulture King!
When this great me bes the Blood Vulture King, I will definitely return and teach that fellow a lesson.
To think that he dared to make the great me y bait. This great me will definitely take revenge.
If I do not take revenge, I swear that I will no longer be a bird!
It turned out that after this Demon Blood Vulture gained a great benefit, it no longer cared for Xiao Chen, its backer. It prepared to return to its race to fight to be the next Blood Vulture King.
Chapter 1819 (Raw 1830): Inherited Dao Tool
Chapter 1819 (Raw 1830): Inherited Dao Tool
While Xiao Chen was worrying about the Demon Blood Vulture, he did not know that the Demon Blood Vulture was thinking of how to finish him off when it returned.
It had to be said that this Demon Blood Vulture was truly ungrateful and brainless.
At this moment, Xiao Chen felt somewhat bored.
He was currently with Yan Chen, who was recovering from his injuries. Since Xiao Chens cultivation already reached consummation, on the verge of entering the Starry Sky Stage, he could not cultivate any further.
However, he could not abandon this monk and wander the one hundred thousand great peaks alone to seek out fortuitous encounters, or hunt ferocious beasts or Demonic Dao cultivators to temper himself and gain some experience.
Unfortunately, the mountains were dangerous. With the monks current state, if Xiao Chen was careless, the monk might die.
ng!
Xiao Chen drew the Tyrant Saber and casually sent out strands of saber light.
He did not set out to practice any particr saber skill. He only wanted to make his Saber Techniques morepatible with his newlyprehended Thunder Dragon Steps.
At Xiao Chens current level, any casual move of his was already indescribably wondrous.
If there were any other desman around, they would definitely watch carefully and take reference from his motions.
Although the motions still were not second nature to Xiao Chen, any casual swing of his contained the boundless Great Dao.
However, there were many tricks to them as well. At first nce, the moves looked like they were full of openings. However, when one looked carefully, one would be shocked to discover that the so-called openings were all transformations.
If one fell for these openings, one could face waves of counterattacks in the next moment.
Slowly, as Xiao Chen became more engrossed in brandishing his saber, his skills became better attuned to his Thunder Dragon Steps.
The lightning dragons under his feet enveloped his entire body. When he made sudden movements to the left and right, he was so fast that his figure was indiscernible.
Hisprehension of the Thunder Great Daopletely transformed the Thunder Dragon Steps. The more Xiao Chen practiced it, the more he felt that it had boundless potential.
He infused the Thunder Daos Great Dao Energy and his Veritable Essence Energy throughout his body.
Then, he shouted, Thunder Dragon Burst!
Whoosh!
Sparks flew, and in the next moment, Xiao Chen appeared on a peak fifty kilometers away as if he had teleported.
Fifty kilometers was not very far. However, what was astonishing was the speed; Xiao Chen arrived fifty kilometers away in half the time it took to blink.
Furthermore, the amount of energy used was just one breaths worth of Veritable Essence Energy and a strand of Great Dao Energy.
After a moments rest, Xiao Chen could use it again.
Excellent!
On the peak, Xiao Chen used the remnant Great Dao Energy, making it erupt again. Then, he returned to Yan Chens side.
What if I divide this Thunder Dragon Burst into nine stages and change fifty kilometers to one hundred meters? What would it be like?
When Xiao Chen learned things, he always managed to derive many things from one piece of information, taking aprehensive approach in his thoughts.
The Thunder Dragon Burst was suitable for retreating and chasing down an enemy.
However, it could not be used inbat. A fight generally consisted of brief exchanges that took ce in mere instants.
Clearly, one would not be able to decide a fight by running fifty kilometers away.
However, if one could reduce the distance to one hundred meters and instantly erupt nine times with this breath of Veritable Essence Energy and this strand of Great Dao Energy, it would be a different story.
Xiao Chen wanted to use these nine instantaneous movements to attack nine times, each time swinging his saber nine times. Within half the time it took to blink, his opponent would have eighty-one bloody wounds.
This would allow Xiao Chen to bring out more than his full strength without too much cost.
Why was it that some people had the same cultivation, Martial Technique, Cultivation Technique, and even Dao Tools yet still had a difference inbat prowess?
That was because some people could bring out only half of their strength while others could bring out sixty percent, seventy percent, eighty percent, or even all of their strength.
Some could exceed their full strength, understanding every part of their body and bringing out abat prowess that far exceeded their cultivation.
There were heaven-defying existences that could double or triple their strength; some were even capable of a tenfold increase.
Xiao Chen had only read about such heaven-defying geniuses in ancient texts, but he was somewhat dubious of the veracity of such ounts.
In reality, those that could exceed their full strength were already very rare.
In any case, Xiao Chen immediately acted on his thoughts.
After Xiao Chenprehended the Thunder Great Dao, his control of lightning-attributed energy became much better than others
However, even so, his first attempt reduced him to a sorry state.
When Xiao Chen tested the Thunder Dragon Burst, he failed to release the Veritable Essence Energy perfectly, and it ended up exploding in his body.
This was even more miserable than self-muttion.
Xiao Chen continued in pain, but he was happy. After one hour, he finally seeded.
All that could be seen was a sh of electric light, Xiao Chen drawing the saber, then Xiao Chen sheathing the saber.
ng! ng! ng!
After Xiao Chen perfectly ended his movements, saber hums sang continuously in the air, a total of eighty-one of them. The sound was pleasing to the ear, like the most wondrous zither music in the world.
I shall call you Thunder Dragon Nine Transformations.
Xiao Chen revealed joy on his face. Then, he drew his saber once more and swung his saber, recalling the variousprehensions he gained.
Since ancient times, musicians used the voices of zithers and flutes to express their joy, anger, grief, and happiness.
At this moment, the saber in Xiao Chens hand was his zither.
Right now, Xiao Chen was expressing his joy and happiness atprehending the Thunder Dragon Nine Transformations. As the saber light shed, creating saber flowers, it looked very pleasing and joyful.
Suddenly, he thought back to when he was at the Qingyun Peak and his moments with Liu Ruyue.
Xiao Chens saber light turned gentle like water, soft like cotton, sweet, and full of passion.
Then, the saber light changed again as he remembered the Kunlun Realms Demonic Cmity, the martyred Di Wuque and Yan Shisan.
When he thought about the Astral Lord giving up his life for the betterment of the world, his saber turned boundlessly heroic, solemn, and stirring.
Practicing the saber?
Just at this moment, a voice interrupted Xiao Chens reverie.
Bewildered, Xiao Chen withdrew his saber and turned to nce around. He saw Yan Chen giving him a profound look with a hint of a smile on thetters face.
That smile contained some admiration, a trace of disdain, some pride, and hidden arrogance. In any case, it was not a smile of an ordinary person capable of nothing.
Isnt that nonsense? If Im not practicing the saber, could I be practicing the sword?
Wait, thats not right.
After studying Yan Chens expression, Xiao Chen suddenly understood.
Yan Chens mysterious and erudite expression was clearly saying What a coincidence! I use the saber as well. Furthermore, I am extraordinarily good at it. Im just waiting for you to ask about it. After that, I will show you how strong my saber skills are.
Having realized what Yan Chen wanted, Xiao Chen smiled and asked, Whats wrong? Little monk, you are a desman as well?
Indeed, Yan Chen smiled in satisfaction and said, Thats right. This little monks dharmic name is Yan Chen. However, others prefer to call me...eh...lets forget about what others call me. Let me show you my saber skills, then.
Yan Chen took out a Buddhist monks knife and soared into the air. His aura suddenly changed.
Xiao Chen watched seriously, ready to observe carefully. However, Yan Chen had just flown up when he vomited blood and fell face first.
After coughing a few times, Yan Chen stood up, appearing extremely embarrassed. My Saber Technique is overly tyrannical and ferocious. When I use it, I need to use my Soul Energy and all of my Veritable Essence Energy to drive the power of the world. I forgot that I am currently injured. Next time...
Xiao Chen could not hold back a smile. This little monk seemed to be bragging a little too much.
Fortunately, Yan Chen had a refined appearance and was young, looking pure and innocent. The habit of bragging was very cute on him and not repulsive.
As for the next time, there was no need for it. Xiao Chen interrupted the other party and said, Stop speaking. Little monk, youd better rest and recover from your injuries.
Yan Chen felt depressed. How embarrassing! Why am I this unlucky?
Brother Xiaos expression clearly says that he does not believe me. Big Brother Xiao, you have to believe me. Im really strong. I, Yan Chen, am known as...
Known as what?
Having raised the subject of his nickname again, Yan Chen felt awkward and hurriedly skipped past it. There is no need to care about that. In any case, I really am very strong. When there is an opportunity, I will definitely show Big Brother Xiao.
Xiao Chen saw that Yan Chen became increasingly anxious about this and started to sweat and pale.
He figured that Yan Chen had probably overdrawn his strength and injured himself. Fearingplications, he could only agree to calm the little monk down.
Yan Chen wanted to cry in his heart. How could he not tell that Xiao Chen did not believe him and just wanted him to rest and recover?
Why am I so unlucky? It is just ying with the saber.
After Yan Chen quieted down with much difficulty and closed his eyes, Xiao Chen heaved a sigh of relief.
Half a dayter, when the surroundings were quiet, Yan Chen opened his eyes and looked at Xiao Chen seriously. Big Brother Xiao.
Xiao Chen asked, Whats wrong?
Do you feel that I was just bragging and ended up making a fool of myself? Actually, I really was not.
Haha...
Xiao Chen could not resistughing. However, at the same time, he felt somewhat helpless. How long was this little monk going to harp on this? Even after half a day, the little monk still had not forgotten.
Boom!
Just as Xiao Chen was about to answer, a beam of demonic light appeared in the distance and soared into the sky, scattering the thick demonic clouds for five kilometers around.
This is...the appearance of an inherited Dao Tool!
Xiao Chens expression flickered as he stood up quickly. There was once a flourishing Demonic Dao sect in the one hundred thousand great peaks, the Myriad Holy Temple.
asionally, people would discover the inherited Dao Tools and other Dao Tools left by the Myriad Holy Temple.
The so-called inherited Dao Tools referred to Dao Tools like the Tyrant Saber in Xiao Chens hand, peak Dao Tools that had passed through the hands of several generations of experts.
Every time an inherited Dao Tool appeared, it would kick up a bloody storm.
Chapter 1820 (Raw 1831): So-Called Trouble
Chapter 1820 (Raw 1831): So-Called Trouble
The situation would be just like when the Tyrant Saber appeared and caused everyone in the entire Fiendish Demon Battlefield to go crazy.
Now that another inherited Dao Tool appeared, there would naturally be a fight for it.
What strong Demonic Qi! This is a mysterious phenomenon that materializes only when an inherited Dao Tool appears, the little monk Yan Chen said as he walked over to Xiao Chens side.
Ill go take a look. You stay here and recuperate from your injuries.
After saying that, Xiao Chen looked in the direction of the Demonic Qi soaring into the sky.
Xiao Chen did notck an inherited Dao Tool. The Tyrant Saber, in his hand, was already good enough.
He only wanted to see how big a storm this inherited Dao Tool would cause, how many people it would lure out.
The one hundred thousand great peaks were very vast. The disciples of the three Demonic Dao sects and the foreign cultivators were like fish in the sea.
Even if a person did not try to hide, finding them would still be extremely difficult.
Xiao Chens primary purpose in going to the one hundred thousand great peaks for experiential training was to figure out the strength of the three Demonic Dao sects and how many experts were hidden.
The mysterious phenomenon of the nightless sky was imminent. All that had happened were just minormotions.
Xiao Chens thoughts had always been on the Scarlet Blood Pirate Kings treasure.
Since the mysterious phenomenon of the nightless sky would appear soon, he had to figure out hispetitors and know how strong they were.
The situation before him was a great opportunity.
Xiao Chen had firsthand experience of how strong an inherited Dao Tool was. Without the Tyrant Saber, he would not haveprehended the Thunder Great Dao so quickly.
Without the Tyrant Saber, he would not have been able tost so long when he fought against Star Venerates in the past.
With the might of the Tyrant Saber supporting him, he had gained the strength to fight Star Venerates as a Major Primal Core cultivator.
By activating half of the Tyrant Sabers might, he could easily force a middle-stage Star Venerate existence to retreat.
Xiao Chen had never brought out the full might of the Tyrant Saber, but he could imagine that it would be extremely horrifying.
Furthermore, his cultivation was rather low. An inherited Dao Tool would be even stronger in the hands of a Star Venerate, someone with higher cultivation.
The appearance of an inherited Dao Tool would undoubtedly attract various people toe and fight for it.
All the experts who came to the Myriad Star Mountain for experiential training would show up. Xiao Chen would be able to aplish his goal.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
After about seven minutes, Xiao Chennded on a rather concealed peak.
He spotted a hole in a nearby mound about fifty kilometers below, the source of the surging Demonic Qi.
Xiao Chen checked the surroundings of the mound.
Currently, two Demonic Dao cultivators were having an intense battle there.
Based on what Xiao Chen observed, he guessed that the hole in the mound was coteral damage from the shock waves from the twos fight.
When the two saw the surging Demonic Qi, they clearly were both startled.
Then, wild joy followed before the battle intensified even further. Both of them wanted to finish off their opponent quickly, snatch the Dao Tool, and leave as soon as possible.
However, the more anxious the two became, the more they could not end their fight.
Xiao Chen already sensed several experts lurking in the shadows just like him.
These people coldly eyed the two, not feeling anxious at all.
The two people on the mound, nearest to the inherited Dao Tool, were merely early-stage Star Venerates.
No matter what the two did, they would not pose any problems.
Clearly, the hidden people were all smart people. They knew that there would be no benefit in showing themselves so soon.
Everyone was waiting for when the inherited Dao Tool truly appeared.
The good show had yet to begin.
Xiao Chen closed his eyes and rested, waiting for the inherited Dao Tool to break free of its restrictions and soar into the sky.
After a while, the two Demonic Dao cultivators fighting on the mound felt that something was wrong.
The two exchanged one more move, then fled quickly.
If the two still did not leave, they would be the first to die when the Dao Tool appeared.
These two were not stupid.
Hence, a strange scene urred. The Demonic Qi fuming from the mound clearly thickened, but the various scenes around were even scarier.
The surroundings turned quieter. Eventually, there was not even a single sound.
The calm before the storm truly made one feel strangely anxious.
I wonder what will fly out?
The little monk Yan Chens voice suddenly sounded beside Xiao Chen, startling Xiao Chen.
What are you doing, following me? Xiao Chen asked with some reproach and frowned slightly.
Yan Chen smiled abashedly. Big Brother Xiao, its not strange. I am someone who naturally enjoys excitement. When I was stuck in the temple, I liked to sneak out and go down the mountain. I could not endure the loneliness.
Xiao Chen smiled bitterly, feeling speechless. He wondered which temple this little monk came from. To think that they managed to teach such a weirdo.
Then, you are only allowed to watch. Dont ever give me any trouble.
When Yan Chen heard that, he smiled faintly and said, Hehe! Dont worry. I never look for trouble.
There was one more thing that Yan Chen did not say. He indeed never looked for trouble. It was usually trouble that sought him out.
However, this time there should not be any trouble. I am just watching from a distance. Yan Chen smiled uncertainly in his heart.
Suddenly, right at this moment, countless horrifying shrieks burst out of the mound, sounding like the mountains and seas wailing in anguish.
A baleful aura soared up, causing everyone to tremble in fear and sending chills down their spine.
The Demonic Dao cultivators hidden in the darkness shivered reflexively in excitement.
Just based on this sound, they could tell that this inherited Dao Tool had refined an untold number of resentful souls.
It had to be at least one million. Furthermore, these would not be ordinary resentful souls. Otherwise, the sound would not be so mournful and piercing, reaching the depths of ones soul.
Rumble...!
Without warning, countless bolts of lightning tore through the sky and shattered the demonic clouds.
It was like the Heavenly Dao did not permit such a Dao Tool with overwhelming sin to appear.
Heavenly Lightning!
It is actually an inherited Dao Tool that can provoke Heavenly Lightning. This is incredible. This inherited Dao Tool must be extraordinary!
The sess rate of refining an inherited Dao Tool that can stir up Heavenly Lightning is frighteningly low. It is too easy for them to get damaged by Heavenly Lightning. The Myriad Holy Temple of the past was truly a great Demonic Dao sect.
This mysterious phenomenon immediately caused a bigmotion. Many Demonic Dao cultivators started discussing with each other.
Several bolts of Heavenly Lightning fell, but the Demonic Qi blocked them all; they failed to strike the ground and could not harm the inherited Dao Tool.
As Xiao Chen gazed at the lightning in the sky, he felt astonished in his heart. This inherited Dao Tool that is about to appear is probably several levels higher than that ghost pennant.
If itnded in the hands of a Demonic Dao cultivator, the other party would definitely grow much stronger.
That would immediately create another strong enemy for Xiao Chen.
He wondered if he should risk snatching this inherited Dao Tool.
This thought appeared for only a moment before Xiao Chen rejected it.
The strong dragon cannot suppress the local snake. It was simply irrational for him to fight alone in this ce and try to snatch this inherited Dao Tool. The risk was too great.
Furthermore, this was not the time for the final struggle.
Before the nightless mysterious phenomenon happened, Xiao Chen had best avoid doing anything that would attract attention.
Thats right. It is better to watch from afar. That way, my enemies will be in the open, and I will be hidden. The more I understand, the greater my advantage.
Based on his own experience, Xiao Chen knew that the new wielder would not be able to bring out the full might of the inherited Dao Tool right away.
Hehehehehe!
The inherited Dao Tool in the mound let out a burst of scaryughter as if disying wild disdain for heaven.
The Heavenly Lightning grew increasingly terrifying but never reached the mound to injure the inherited Dao Tool.
Just when everyone thought that the inherited Dao Tool would sessfully appear, an intense and very piercing light suddenly red in the sky.
Caught off guard, nearly everyone, including Xiao Chen, felt their eyes hurt.
Boom!
Close on the heels of that was an intense explosion. The mound was instantly leveled, and dust flew into the air, obscuring the sky.
The shrieks of countless resentful souls rang out. The fearless and unruly Demonic Qi that soared into the clouds got chopped apart and scattered with the wind.
The Heavenly Lightning had injured the inherited Dao Tool.
As expected, a scarlet demonic mirror appeared in the air, flickering with a melike ck light, and flew in a certain direction.
The ck demonic light was unsettling, but one could clearly feel it weakening. That final Heavenly Lightning had indeed injured this inherited Dao Tool that stirred the ce up.
Xiao Chen opened his dazzled eyes, feeling something was wrong. His expression changed drastically.
Whoosh! The demonic mirror disappeared.
Xiao Chen turned his head and eyed Yan Chen beside him. Then, he asked through clenched teeth, Little monk, can you exin why this inherited Dao Tool flew into your hands?
Chapter 1821 (Raw 1832): Thunder Dragon Nine Transformations
Chapter 1821 (Raw 1832): Thunder Dragon Nine Transformations
Yan Chen really felt extremely depressed. He was just here to watch the excitement. Who did he offend?
To think that the inherited Dao Tool spontaneously flew into his hand!
Yan Chen did not need this demonic Dao Tool. It was just trouble in his hand.
Big Brother Xiao, for you.
Yan Chen extended his hand, proffering the demonic mirror to Xiao Chen.
The ck demonic me on the scarlet demonic mirror spread to Yan Chens body and immediately zed fiercely.
The ck demonic me filled the air and soared up to the clouds.
Demonic Might overflowed, and the peak under them trembled slightly, causing countless boulders to tumble down.
Xiao Chens expression flickered, and he quickly tilted his body to dodge.
Boom!
A ck light shot out of the demonic mirror, and a few extremely tragic shrieks rang out.
Xiao Chen turned his head to take a look. It turned out that some of the faster Demonic Dao cultivators had charged over, and the ck light pierced through them.
Without exception, the ck light had burned arge hole through the chests of all the Demonic Dao cultivators it hit.
The ck me continued to burn around the wounds, endlessly spreading.
The flesh and blood necrotized, emitting a foul odor. It was very shocking and unbearable to watch.
Xiao Chens lips twitched. If that had struck him...
He turned his head to look at Yan Chen. Then, he smiled awkwardly. Little monk, you have delicate features, thick eyebrows, and big eyes. I really could not tell that you hid yourself so deeply.
Benefactor Xiao, Young Master Xiao, Big Brother Xiao, I...I... Yan Chen seemed startled by this scene as well. When he spoke, he stuttered a bit.
It was hard to describe how he felt with words.
Stop it with the Is. Quickly put it away. We have to run.
Xiao Chen carried Yan Chen with one hand and executed Thunder Dragon Burst. His figure shed, and they disappeared, reappearing fifty kilometers away.
Netherworld Foul me!
When the others saw the ck light pierce through the Demonic Dao cultivators, their eyes lit up with great joy.
Hahaha! After it!
The Netherworld Foul me. It must have been very difficult to refine it. It truly lives up to being an inherited Dao Tool. Even the Heavenly Lightning does not permit its existence.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Seeing the direction that Xiao Chen fled in, the Demonic Dao elites gave chase.
Although Xiao Chen held the upper hand in speed, he happened to be carrying a person and could not shake off the people behind.
Stop running. Little baldy, we meet again.
Boom!
Suddenly, a clump of demonic clouds descended in front. Then, the clouds scattered, and the Fantasy Cloud Sects Qiao Jiangsheng revealed himself.
Its you!
When Yan Chen saw this person, he immediately felt enraged. You despicable person, you actually sneak-attacked me. When I recover my strength, I will chop you into eight pieces!
Hahaha! Many thanks for the praise. However, you are a monk, yet your murderous intent is so heavy. This is somewhat surprising.
Although Qiao Jiangsheng spoke to Yan Chen, his gaze remained on Xiao Chen.
The injured Yan Chen was not much of a strong opponent for Qiao Jiangsheng. The one that he could not figure out was the person beside Yan Chen.
Although Xiao Chens cultivation was not high, Qiao Jiangshengs sharp senses picked up a dangerous aura from him.
Qiao Jiangsheng, you are really fast.
Whoosh!
A vast might that pulled on the power of everything in the world surged over.
Despite the absence of wind, Xiao Chen felt a huge pressure.
This feeling was familiar. It was someone from the Heavenly Eagle Castle.
The one who came was Si Shengjie. He jumped down from a Heavenly Thunder Eagle and happened to block off one of Xiao Chens possible paths.
Si Shengjie, we are about the same.
Qiao Jiangsheng made a strange smile. There was only one inherited Dao Tool. It would be hard to avoid a fight between the two.
Little baldy, you managed to escapest time. This time, lets see where you can run to. Today, I will take revenge for my brother. Eating you will ease the hatred in my heart.
Whoosh! Si Shengjie did not give the situation much thought. He leaped into the air and smashed his ax towards Yan Chen.
It looked like everything in the worldflowers, grass, trees, the ground, the demonic clouds in the sky, and many other thingshad some of their lifeforce extracted by Si Shengjie.
The lifeforce gathered in Si Shengjies body. As he flew over in the air, his aura soared. When he was about tond, Xiao Chen and Yan Chen felt somewhat breathless from the pressure.
This person was at least twice as strong as Si Hongyi, the Heavenly Eagle Castle core disciple that Xiao Chen killed previously.
Just as the ax was about to chop Yan Chen apart, Xiao Chen stepped forward, stretched out his hand, and used two fingers to catch the ax.
Using my body as a cauldron, connecting the sky and the ground, gathering all the energy in my body to freeze space. This was Xiao Chens Secret Technique, the Sharp Spirit Finger.
Go back!
Xiao Chen rxed his fingers slightly, and the Veritable Essence Energy, Great Dao Energy, and Vital Qi gathered by the Sharp Spirit Finger suddenly erupted.
Bang! With a loud sound, Si Shengjie, who arrived with a surging momentum, got knocked back.
After Si Shengjiended, he felt his Qi and blood surging. Not only had the force that he injected into his ax rebounded, but there was also the force from Xiao Chen added to it, leaving him with a big problem.
Qiao Jiangshengs eyelids twitched. Earlier, he was regretting letting Si Shengjie make the first move.
Now, he felt lucky that it happened. Fortunately, there was this fool to test this white-d fellows depths.
This white-d person was mysterious and could not be underestimated.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Demonic Dao cultivators arrived in a steady stream. When they saw this scene from the air, they felt startled.
Unexpectedly, Si Shengjie, the strongest core disciple of the Heavenly Eagle Castle, got knocked back with just two fingers.
Damn! What terrifying strength! To think that he could catch Si Shengjies powerful strike with just two fingers. That is really incredible.
Even the true inheritors of the three great Demonic Dao sects would not be able to do that so easily.
He cannot be underestimated. That is clearly a Secret Technique. There are many tricks behind it.
Where did this white-d youthe from? I have never heard of him. He must be here for the nightless mysterious phenomenon, right?
After the many Demonic Dao cultivators, Starlight Sea Region pirates, and some loose cultivators saw the earlier scene, they did not dare to act rashly.
Xiao Chen observed his surroundings and felt some disappointment.
The strongest people here were mostly at the same level as Si Shengjie and Qiao Jiangsheng.
None of the three great Demonic Dao sects true inheritors appeared at all.
There was not a single peakte-stage Star Venerate expert. It looked like they would not appear until the nightless mysterious phenomenon urred.
One could enter the core main peak of Myriad Star Mountain only when the nightless mysterious phenomenon urred and the eternal starlight scattered the demonic clouds. That would be the time for a true massacre.
Right now, everyone was making their final preparations. Anyone who revealed themselves would end up exposing some of their strength.
None of the strongest people would be so foolish. They were all in closed-door cultivation and had only prompted some of the disciples in their sects to cause smallmotions.
Although an inherited Dao Tool appeared, those people would not know of it.
When Xiao Chen figured that out, he felt disappointed.
Never mind. Since I have already exposed my strength, there is no need to continue hiding it.
It would be good to use this opportunity to take this inherited Dao Tool, preventing it from falling into the hands of some Demonic Dao expert.
Lad, where do youe from? Si Shengjie asked sullenly as he red at Xiao Chen.
After the earlier lesson, Si Shengjie no longer dared to act rashly. Although Demonic Dao cultivators werewless and unruly, they always respected the strong.
This was thew of the jungle. Whoevers fist wasrger had reason on their side.
You are not qualified to know where Ie from.
Thunder Dragon Nine Transformations!
Xiao Chen attacked at the drop of a hat, with no prior warning.
Everyone only saw Xiao Chen draw, then sheathe his saber in the blink of an eye.
Before they could understand what happened, they saw eighty-one saber lights striking Si Shengjies physical body. Then, he screamed and fell to the ground dead.
The people watching broke out in cold sweat. As they looked at Xiao Chen, they felt a chill and retreated hastily.
Lets go!
Remaining expressionless, Xiao Chen soared into the air, carrying Yan Chen, leaving those elites exchanging nces.
After seeing Si Shengjies body riddled with saber wounds, the others did not dare to give chase.
Suspicion shed in Qiao Jiangshengs eyes. He took a few steps and arrived before Si Shengjies corpse.
After Qiao Jiangsheng checked the body, his expression changed. He raised his head and red at the direction Xiao Chen had taken. Then, he cursed, Damn it! He fooled us. That fellow is not that strong!
Si Shengjies death was entirely due to carelessness.
After suffering a loss earlier when Xiao Chens Sharp Spirit Finger broke his attack, Si Shengjie had not expected Xiao Chen to attack at the drop of a hat.
Before Si Shengjie could circte his demonic Cultivation Technique, Xiao Chen had killed him within one breath of time.
In a normal exchange, Xiao Chens saber light would not have been able to pierce Si Shengjies body. At best, he would only have been able to injure Si Shengjie severelybut not to the point of instantly killing him.
As long as Xiao Chen did not have the strength to instantly kill Si Shengjie, with the many people here attacking together, he would not stand a chance at all.
If Xiao Chen were really that strong, he would not have needed to leave immediately after killing Si Shengjie.
Qiao Jiangsheng stood up and gave chase in Xiao Chens direction.
However, Xiao Chen had already gone far away. How could Qiao Jiangsheng catch up?
Chapter 1822 (Raw 1833): Nightless Sky
Chapter 1822 (Raw 1833): Nightless Sky
What a close call.
After escaping this cmity, Xiao Chen put down Yan Chen and heaved a sigh of relief.
After Yan Chennded, he looked seriously at Xiao Chen and said, Big Brother Xiao, your earlier Saber Technique seemed to be heading in the wrong direction. Although you managed to send out eighty-one saber strikes in the blink of an eye, the trajectories of the saber strikes were all different. Its might became way too scattered.
Naturally, Xiao Chen understood that without needing Yan Chen to say it.
It would be strange if one could send out so many saber strikes in the blink of an eye and still be able to do it like when one was in a normal and calm situation.
Storing up power had a process. The longer it took, the mightier the move. The shorter the time, the weaker the move.
Although Xiao Chens casual strike already possessed horrifying might for his cultivation, it was still not sufficient to inflict a truly fatal injury on a true expert.
However, everything required tempering.
Xiao Chen had justprehended the Thunder Dragon Nine Transformations today. How could he achieve consummation in one go?
He was already very satisfied with its current might.
Earlier, Xiao Chen had caught hold of Si Shengjies opening. The Heavenly Eagle Castle demonic Cultivation Technique needed to be circted at every moment in order for the user to grow stronger as the fight continued.
Not only would the physical body continue to grow stronger as it plundered the power of everything in the world, but each attack would also be even more powerful than the one before it.
That sects way of fighting was preposterous. Those who fought against a Heavenly Eagle Castle disciple would all feel extremely sullen. If one wanted to gain victory, one had to decide the battle quickly and end thetters life in one strike.
Otherwise, if the other party even had a breath left, they could be able to circte their demonic Cultivation Technique to recover quickly from their injuries andunch a counterattack.
Si Shengjie did not dare to act rashly after Xiao Chen caught his attack. While he was still recovering from the bacsh caused by the Sharp Spirit Finger, Xiao Chen suddenly attacked, truly capitalizing on the opportunity.
Eighty-one strands of saber light stabbed in at the same time, instantly cutting off all signs of life.
Under normal circumstances, the many weakened saber lights would not have dealt any fatal damage to the other party, no matter how many there were.
Had Xiao Chen not shocked the hundred-odd Demonic Dao experts around, he would not have had a chance to bring Yan Chen away.
If a chaotic battle had taken ce, Xiao Chen could have guaranteed his own survival, but he could not have said the same for the little monk. To think that after causing such a huge problem, despite him saving Yan Chen, the first thing that Yan Chen said was not thanks but criticism of his Saber Technique. That was somewhat bbergasting.
However, Yan Chen seemed oblivious. He continued happily, Hence, I feel that you should gather the saber light together and proceed with the attack. In the future, when your cultivation increases, you can improve it systematically, slowly splitting them apart. At that time, not only would you be more practiced in executing it, but the saber lights might would also not weaken and sessfully reach consummation.
Xiao Chen could not be bothered with Yan Chen. He casually sat on a rock and closed his eyes to rest.
He felt some worry. The three great Demonic Dao sect true inheritors and inner sect Elders still had not appeared.
This was truly unexpected. It looked like the true battle would begin only after the nightless mysterious phenomenon appeared.
Those true inheritors and 7-Star pirate experts were in closed-door cultivation, waiting for the mysterious phenomenon to ur.
This was so that they could fight to obtain the greatest opportunity in the Myriad Star Mountains main peak.
There was still Big Brother Yan, who was currently not with Xiao Chen. He was indeed the greatest danger. Who knew what scheme he was cooking up now?
Yan Chen was not happy being ignored. He walked over to Xiao Chen and asked, Big Brother Xiao, what do you think of my opinion?
Xiao Chen opened his eyes and observed Yan Chen. The little monk possessed delicate facial features with thick eyebrows andrge eyes. His smiling face made him look very young and tender.
Little monk, what secrets are you hiding? Why did the inherited Demonic Dao Tool end up in your hand? Xiao Chen asked, bewildered.
Had the inherited Demonic Dao Tool ended up in Xiao Chens hands, it would have been much easier to exin.
After all, Xiao Chen already stepped into the Demonic Dao. His physical body had been altered by the Immemorial Demon Soul Formation, and his Primal Core stored arge amount of Veritable Essence Energy transformed from Demonic Qi.
However, of all people, this inherited Dao Tool flew to the little monk.
There was a reason for everything that happened in the world.
Yan Chen replied helplessly, I do not know, either. Master said that I already used up all of my luck when I was born, so I will find it hard to avoid misfortune for the rest of my life. Most of the time, even when I do not seek out trouble, trouble seeks me out.
Previously, when Xiao Chen heard Yan Chen say this, he was still in some disbelief. Now, he started thinking, Could there really be such an unlucky person?
However, Master always tells me with a smile, being able to be born is my greatest fortune and also the Buddhist sects fortune. However, when I went down the mountains and wandered the world for the past few years, I always encountered bad luck. The only constion is that I defeated people of both the Demonic Dao and Righteous Dao. People call me...
Baffled, Xiao Chen prompted, Call you what?
Every time the little monk spoke of this, he stopped. This made Xiao Chen very curious about what people called him.
Yan Chen said awkwardly, Next time, next time.
Every time Yan Chen brought up his nickname, his excitement would immediately peter out.
Just at this moment, Xiao Chen raised an eyebrow slightly, his heart sinking. Then, he looked calmly at Yan Chen and said, Little monk, it looks like we will have to part for now.
Yan Chen was startled to hear this. That cant be. You saved me several times, and you are also a benefactor of the Buddhist sect. I was thinking of giving you pointers on the saber after my injuries are healed.
Xiao Chen said indifferently, Theres no need.
Yan Chen smiled and said, I have to. It is necessary. Master said that the debt of having ones life saved is greater than heaven. If I leave just like that, it would not be appropriate.
Xiao Chen showed no emotions on his face as he smiled dispassionately. Your departure would be the greatest repayment. Being with you, what else is there aside from trouble?
Ah...
Yan Chen felt startled. Unexpectedly, this Big Brother Xiao that he hit it off with also thought like that.
Yan Chen could not help feeling disappointed as well as guilty as he rubbed his head. Then, he smiled and said, Im leaving, then. My bad luck can, indeed, affect others. I did not think of that earlier.
After the little monk had really gone far away, Xiao Chen sighed. His expression remained the same, showing no changes.
Hahaha! Little Brother Xiao, we meet again!
The Iron Horn Pirate Groups captain, Yan Zhe, suddenly appeared out of nowhere. However, this time, he was not alone.
A lethargic old man stood beside Yan Zhe. His aura was actually even scarier than Yan Zhes.
This old man was very skinny, looking like a stick. He had practically no flesh on his face, which looked sunken in.
Who knew how long this old man had lived?
Yan Zhe pointed to Xiao Chen and said, Senior Chai, this is the young desman Xiao Chen that I mentioned. He is the one who managed to gain the Scarlet Blood War Banners acknowledgment by coincidence.
Indeed, each new generation surpasses thest one. Young man, pretty good, pretty good.
Senior Chai smiled sinisterly, his voice making one tremble.
Xiao Chen stood up and said, Senior Chai, you are too polite.
Xiao Chen shifted his gaze to Yan Zhe. Big Brother Yan, you are somewhat early. The nightless mysterious phenomenon will appear only after some time.
Yan Zhe smiled mysteriously. Im not early. Im just on time. In another few days, the three Demonic Dao sects will work together and sweep through the ce to ensure that they will be the first to enter the main peak and hold the greatest advantage.
The disciples of the three great Demonic Dao sects are in closed-door cultivation in their sects at the moment. This is the best time for us to enter the main peak. We need to take the initiative.
Xiao Chen looked at the sky. The demonic clouds covered it, lingering without scattering.
There were no signs of any change at all.
Before the mysterious phenomenon appeared, the demonic clouds shrouding the main peak of the Myriad Star Mountain would never scatter.
Not to mention a Holy Venerate, even a Sovereign Personage would not be able to barge into the main peak.
Upon seeing Xiao Chens strange expression, Yan Zhe smiled and exined, With you around, it is not difficult to deal with the demonic clouds. Take out the Scarlet Blood War Banner. These one hundred thousand great peaks are made from the Scarlet Blood Pirate Kings body. When he senses that the Scarlet Blood War Banner acknowledged you, he will gently blow a breath, and the demonic clouds covering the sky will disappear naturally like smoke.
Xiao Chens heart skipped a beat. It turned out that this Yan Zhe had already nned all this.
Back when Yan Zhe saw that Xiao Chen had gained the acknowledgment of the Scarlet Blood War Banner, he probably nned this day out.
Xiao Chens strength did not interest Yan Zhe at all.
Yan Zhe needed to find a true partner, which was this sinister and skinny Senior Chai.
Xiao Chen kept his thoughts hidden, a phrase immediatelying to mind: Putting away the bow when the birds are gone.
[TL Note: Putting away the bow when the birds are gone means discarding someone that has served his purpose.]
Helping Yan Zhe open the way to the main peak might mean that Xiao Chens death would be imminent.
Nevertheless, at this moment, two Holy Venerates were smiling at Xiao Chen. He had no chance of resisting at all.
Xiao Chens heart twitched. However, he still took out the Scarlet Blood War Banner without any change in expression. Then, holding the banner, he stabbed it into the ground, into what the Scarlet Blood Pirate Kings body had transformed into.
My stature is like a mountain, spanning tens of thousands of kilometers; my eyes are like the many stars, making the sky shine bright like day instead of night.
Xiao Chen was connected to the Scarlet Blood War Banner. It was an extension of his arm. When he stabbed it into the ground, an ancient aura surged into the ground, and the Scarlet Blood Pirate Kings body sensed it.
Rumble...!
All one hundred thousand great peaks shook intensely at this moment. The sea around surged and sshed with towering waves, suddenly turning merciless.
In an instant, it smashed countless ships nearby.
It was like a giant trying to stand up in the water.
Senior Chai appeared slightly excited. Yan Zhe still had his usual faint smile, revealing no grief, joy, or excitement.
Whoosh!
The demonic clouds covering the sky for millions of kilometers shrank back continuously, gathering at the main peak, which was wreathed in demonic clouds all year round.
Boundless starlight descended and quickly spread throughout the one hundred thousand great peaks and over the nearby sea regions.
The nightless mysterious phenomenon is happening in advance!
Strange. Previously, the demonic clouds would scatter to the outside. Howe it is gathering inside this time?
It seems like some kind of strange existence is swallowing up demonic clouds.
Such a startling and vast mysterious phenomenon immediately attracted the attention of countless people.
Yan Zheughed loudly three times and took the Scarlet Blood War Banner, which was stabbed into the ground, into his hands.
Little Brother Xiao, the forbidden area is dangerous. You should stay here for now. Senior Chai and I will enter first.
At this moment, countless people headed for the main peak.
However, Yan Zhe and Senior Chai were Holy Venerates. They soon overtook everyone.
There were a few fools who tried to block the twos way. Before they could say a word, they died without an intact corpse.
The true inheritors and inner sect Elders of the three great Demonic Dao sects, as well as the 7-Star pirate experts, were still far away.
Yan Zhe and Elder Chai were destined to snatch the initiative, rushing ahead of everyone.
Remaining in ce, Xiao Chen turned extremely sullen.
This was the first time he felt so angry and helpless. This Yan Zhe was truly extremely vile.
Who did Yan Zhe take Xiao Chen for, a pawn that he could manipte at any moment?
Chapter 1823 (Raw 1834): Mysterious Demonic Cave
Chapter 1823 (Raw 1834): Mysterious Demonic Cave
Old pal Yan, why are we not bringing that young man?
Senior Chais eyes flickered. When he spoke, his voice always had a sinister tone, making one tremble in fear.
However, Yan Zhe handled the situation calmly. He smiled and replied, That young man is not simple. Im afraid that bringing him willplicate things. After all, he gained the recognition of the Scarlet Blood War Banner. If he could make use of some of the restrictions in it, both of us would be in danger.
Yan Zhes worry was not without reason.
Since Xiao Chen had the Scarlet Blood War Banners acknowledgment, many restrictions might be ineffective on him in the forbidden area. With the Scarlet Blood Pirate Kings strength, such measures were entirely possible.
Senior Chai nodded and said, That makes sense. Then, why not just kill him? He is only a Major Primal Core Venerate. Killing him would be easier than killing an ant.
Yan Zhe smiled and retorted, We cant do that. What if we need him to get to some of the inheritance? That would just be causing problems for ourselves.
However, how will we find him, then?
Haha! Senior Chai, there is no need to worry about that. Since I can find him now, I definitely can find himter. He will not be able to escape from the palm of my hand.
Yan Zhe appeared very smug. He felt very confident that his n was airtight.
What a fellow! He is really impressive, indeed, Senior Chai thought to himself. He could not help admiring Yan Zhe. His plots and schemes are very meticulous, truly terrifying.
Being targeted by Yan Zhe is really a terrifying thing.
Fortunately, I do not have any conflict of interest with him on this trip. I also cant be bothered to fight with him for the Scarlet Blood Pirate Kings inheritance.
All I need is a Secret Technique that would let me live another life or a Medicinal Pill for extending my lifespan.
These two Holy Venerates traveled at full speed and soon arrived at the Myriad Star Mountains main peak.
This...
The twos expressions suddenly changed when they saw a huge cave mouth in the main peak, which was sucking in the demonic clouds in the sky.
Yan Zhe said, I always thought that these demonic clouds were natural. Unexpectedly, they actuallye from the Scarlet Blood Pirate Kings body.
Senior Chai felt deeply moved. After he died, his body formed these one hundred thousand great peaks. I really cannot imagine how strong this Scarlet Blood Pirate King was when he was alive. I wonder if he managed to be a god?
The god that Senior Chai spoke about referred to True Gods rather than Faux Gods.
When Yan Zhe saw this majestic scene, he also felt deeply moved. He said, How could it be easy to be a True God? If one manages to ignite a divine me and be a Faux God, one can already rule the world and snatch away its Luck.
The two did not advance. The situation before them was truly unexpected.
This time, the demonic clouds did not scatter. All of them were sucked into the main peak, and a mysterious cave mouth appeared.
Without a doubt, that cave mouth would be the inheritancend of the Scarlet Blood Pirate Kings treasure trove.
Right now, the problem was that the huge cave mouth had demonic clouds churning in it, materializing many mysterious phenomena and demonic beasts. The Demonic Qi there was extremely dense and would block entry.
Senior Chai, it is up to you, Yan Zhe said with a smile as he looked at the skinny old man beside him.
Attack straight on, then.
Senior Chai did not say anything more. His figure shed, and he flew towards the cave mouth.
From a distance, that cave mouth did not look particrly big. When one approached, however, one would discover that a cultivator was tiny inparison.
Boom!
The two had just approached when they saw the demonic clouds in the cave mouth materialize a group of hell soldiers wearing demonic armor. These soldiers charged over by the thousands.
At this moment, the demonic clouds were notpletely sucked in yet. It was when the clouds were at their most berserk and violent.
However, the two wanted to snatch the initiative and clearly could not worry much.
Senior Chai snorted coldly and threw a palm strike. A palm wind swept across.
Senior Chai shed head-on with therge army and managed to tear an opening in the clouds. The two grabbed hold of this opportunity and entered the cave mouth with a sh.
However, this was just the start. The demonic clouds in the cave were even more horrifying.
The sky was nightless, with ten thousand stars flickering. The one hundred thousand great peaks glinted with light.
Everything the eye could seetrees, flowers, grass, undergrowth, forests, mountains, and rockswas bathed in a sprinkling of faint starlight, looking very beautiful.
All one hundred thousand great peaks seemed to have a veil of starlight draped over them, looking like a dreamlike wondend.
Xiao Chen stood where he was. After calming himself for a while, he managed to sort out his emotions.
The Scarlet Blood War Banner had been taken away, but Yan Zhe had definitely nted something like the ck lotus mark on Xiao Chen so that he could track down Xiao Chen at any moment.
Furthermore, Yan Zhe was working with an old Holy Venerate. No matter what, the situation looked bad for Xiao Chen.
Right now, the right choice was to go as far away as possible.
However, Xiao Chen was not satisfied with this. He could not swallow this frustration.
Actually, this Yan Zhe had already be a mental block for Xiao Chen. If he could not defeat Yan Zhe, he would not be able to go much further on his martial path.
Sinceing to the Great Thousand Realms, Xiao Chen had walked to where he was by himself. Others would not be able to understand the difficulty involved and the extreme humiliation that he had suffered.
However, there was no such thing as give up in Xiao Chens dictionary.
Before he put in his best effort, he absolutely would not give up.
The path of a cultivator did not depend on ones talent or ones birth. It was about who could maintain the pride in their heart, never giving up.
Ultimately, who could climb onto the throne at the peak?
Xiao Chen did not act rashly. He closed his eyes and organized all the trump cards he possessed. Then, he seriously analyzed all the information that he obtained, going over it many times.
When Xiao Chen next opened his eyes, he no longer looked confused, resentful, or angry.
His eyes were like spring water, calm and clear.
They did not seem to have any fluctuations. However, when peering into that deep gaze, one would see a me hidden in the depths of his eyes.
The fierce me zed strongly.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Under the illumination of the starlight, Xiao Chen traveled quickly through the one hundred thousand great peaks, flying towards the Myriad Star Mountains main peak.
It was already veryte, but he was in no hurry, advancing using just a tenth of his usual speed.
Xiao Chen already anticipated that the mysterious cave mouth, which swallowed the demonic clouds, on the main peak was extraordinary.
Going early might not be an opportunity.
One might end up leaving a pile of bones, simply paving the way for others.
At this moment, people were rushing over from everywhere in the one hundred thousand great peaks, from as far as millions of kilometers away. They all flew towards the main peak, one after another, fearing that they wouldg behind the others.
At this moment, treasures, radiating demonic light and bathed in starlight, materialized a certain scene in the sky of the one hundred thousand great peaks.
These ces were the Remnants of the Myriad Holy Temple. All sorts of treasures frequently appeared there.
This was especially so for the main peak. Now that the mysterious phenomenon happened in advance and a mysterious cave mouth appeared on the main peak, it would naturally attract a lot of attention.
Xiao Chen already felt several terrifying auras, together with vast Demonic Might d in starlight, rushing over.
Everywhere these people passed, the ground shook and mountains trembled, prompting others to avoid them quickly, not daring to get close.
Themotion caused was much more than when the inherited Dao Tool appeared.
The many true inheritors, inner sect Elders, and 7-Star pirate experts were probably all racing over at their fastest speed.
There really are a lot of corpses.
As Xiao Chen traveled, he saw more and more corpses strewn on the ground, looking like they died very miserable deaths.
Before the event formally started, fights had already broken out, and all sorts of killing had happened.
Boom!
A loud sound rang out in the sky, along with a st of overwhelming Demonic Qi. Clearly, there was a disagreement, and a fight broke out. Various mysterious phenomena appeared as Veritable Essence Energy surged, sounding like thunder.
Whoosh! Suddenly, a ferocious beast flew out of the peaks, opened its jaws wide, and swallowed up thebatants whole.
Immediately after, the ferocious beast shrank and took on a human form. It turned out to be a Heavenly Eagle Castle peak expert, who used his demonic Cultivation Technique to transform into a ferocious beast and eat the people fighting in one bite.
Trash! With so little strength, they actually dared to seek fortuitous encounters and block my path. There is no need to pity their deaths.
A gray-d man licked his lips as hended on a huge Heavenly Thunder Eagle in the air. Then, he continued rushing to the main peak, apanied by thunderous sounds.
A true inheritor!
Xiao Chen felt startled. This person came really quickly. However, while this person was strong, he was still notparable to Yan Zhe or that skinny old man.
Although Xiao Chen acknowledged this persons strength, he did not feel any fear at all.
Since the true inheritors had already arrived, Xiao Chen stopped hiding his strength and traveled at full speed.
After one hour, his figure shed, and hended gently by the mysterious cave mouth on the main peak.
Chapter 1824 (Raw 1835): Blazing Sea of Blood
Chapter 1824 (Raw 1835): zing Sea of Blood
Ive arrived!
The mysterious cave mouth had already sucked in all the demonic clouds in the sky. The thick, ck demonic clouds filling the cave mouth formed various strangely shaped demonic beasts howling, shaking the sky and ground.
There were also all sorts of malicious ghosts and resentful spirits shrieking and wailing in the churning ck clouds in the cave. They cried about the misery of the world, their hatred, their helplessness, despair, and many other things.
The boundless hatred was terrifying.
Everywhere that Xiao Chen looked, he saw countless corpses lying around the cave mouth, sprawling in all directions.
The ferocious pirates of the Starlight Sea Region and the three Demonic Dao sects must have had a huge battle here, resulting in many casualties.
However, even more people should have made it into this mysterious cave.
As Xiao Chen looked at this enormous cave, he felt very insignificant and mncholic.
When the Scarlet Blood Pirate King was alive, he must have been a Faux God who already lit up his Divine me.
Xiao Chen believed that the Scarlet Blood Pirate King had not reached the True God Realm.
At the True God Realm, one would be one with the world, ones physical body immortal, ones soul never to be destroyed, living forever.
However, it was said that there were no True Gods in the world. Like the Immortals of the Immortal Epoch, who mostly lived in the Immortal Court, the True Gods lived in a simr world.
This was because True Gods had struggled free of the Heavenly Daos control. They no longer suffered the torture of aging. If they appeared in the Great Thousand Realms, they would disrupt the worldly order. As such, True Gods would not appear in the Great Thousand Realms under normal circumstances.
If one became a Faux God, one would already stand at the apex of this Great Thousand Realms.
Ones physical body would be immortal; ones lifespan would be very long, practically imperishable.
However, it was just practically imperishable. One could still die like the Scarlet Blood Pirate King before Xiao Chen had.
What a mysterious cave! It looks like the mouth of a monster swallowing up the millions of kilometers of demonic clouds in one breath.
How can this be possible? If this was the mouth of a monster, then how strong would its body be? That is impossible.
Strange. Strange, indeed.
I heard that the Myriad Holy Temple of the past found out a shocking secret about the Myriad Star Mountain, which resulted in the destruction of the entire sect. I wonder if it has anything to do with the mysterious cave in front?
Just at this moment, another group of people approached the cave mouth. When they saw the various mysterious phenomena materialized by the demonic cloud in the cave, they did not enter. Instead, they discussed it in whispers.
When Xiao Chen heard this, he looked at the cave once again. It was really possible that this was the Scarlet Blood Pirate Kings mouth.
This meant that the Scarlet Blood Pirate Kings inheritance should be inside his body.
The body of a Faux God expert would surely have many wonderful and original things in it. It would definitely be very dangerous.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Light appeared. Some Demonic Dao cultivators behind could not resist charging in.
Sensing the presence of people, the demonic cloud in the cave immediately turned into various ferocious beasts that flew out. When those people charged over into the demonic cloud, the ferocious beasts pounced on them, and an intense battlemenced.
Suddenly, miserable shrieks rang out. The people who entered all died.
Many resentful souls appeared in the churning demonic cloud. Those were the Demonic Dao cultivators who just entered.
Damn! The demonic cloud actually swallowed up those cultivators flesh and blood to grow. Even in death, they wont find peace and move on to the afterlife.
This is just the entrance, and it is already too difficult for so many people.
This is annoying. Even though we know that this is the entrance to a treasure trove, we have no way of entering.
Seeing the mysterious phenomena in the demonic cloud, the Demonic Dao cultivators broke out in curses, venting the frustrations in their hearts.
Xiao Chen thought to himself, With my speed, I can instantly break through this demonic cloud with the Thunder Dragon Burst. I do not need to waste time on the demonic cloud and can pass unharmed. This is not too difficult for me.
Just as Xiao Chen was about to make his move, an incredibly strong aura arrived. A shiver ran down his back as a strong chill assaulted him.
A strange, three-hundred-meter-long bird that seemed to exist in between illusion and reality slowly descended from the sky, carrying a few people.
An Underworld Ghost Bird!
Xiao Chen raised his eyebrows. He had long heard of this strange bird. Its body could turn immaterial, and it naturally possessed a strong spatial attribute. It was said that it was born in the underworld and that its riders could find the gates to the underworld.
Its the people of the Blood Demon Pce!
Upon seeing the Underworld Ghost Bird, the people nearby immediately recognized its riders origins.
Underworld Ghost Birds are very rare. Only the true inheritors are qualified to have them. The aura of the leader is so strong. Could he be the strongest true inheritor, Yun Mubai?!
The strongest true inheritor!
Xiao Chens heart skipped a beat. He could not help waiting and observing. He saw that the leader on the Underworld Ghost Bird wore white and that hisplexion was very fair like a womans. He had a scarlet moon mark on his forehead, and there were four pretty maidservants around him.
Whoosh!
Before Xiao Chen could see much more, the Underworld Ghost Bird went into the demonic cloud in a breath of time.
The Underworld Ghost Bird slowly immaterialized, merging even the people on its back into the air. Then, it silently entered unscathed.
It is truly an Underworld Ghost Bird. How mysterious!
Yun Mubai already appeared. In that case, the Fantasy Cloud Sects Xiahou Xuan and the Heavenly Eagle Castles Long Tingyu should be arriving soon.
They are all strong people. I heard that the three of them arete-stage Star Venerates and are known as unrivaled among Star Venerates. Short of a Holy Venerate, no one can harm them. Anyone who tries would just be seeking death.
These three were indeed strong; however, that was all there was to them.
A brilliant light shed in Xiao Chens eyes, and the Thunder Dragon Burst erupted. As thunder roared, he instantly traveled through the demonic cloud like aser beam.
Damn! Who is that? He is really fast.
Since when did such an expert appear?
It should be an elite of a 7-Star pirate ship. I heard that the three great 7-Star pirate groups of the Starlight Sea Regionthe Silver Fox Pirate Group, the Blood Shadow Pirate Group, and the Berserk Wind Pirate Groupare all here.
It is really getting messier. We cant even enter this cave. It looks like we wont gain any benefit at all.
After traveling through the demonic cloud, Xiao Chen continued down the only path, looking around.
The walls were as tough as divine materials, appearing as mysterious as could be. When he touched the walls, he got an eternal and immortal feeling from it.
Experts with sharp eyes could tell that the walls were extraordinary. Some had used their Dao Tools on the walls, wanting to break off some of the material.
However, no one seeded. Some of the weaker Dao Tools even cracked, showing signs of the Great Dao in them copsing.
Damn it! What kind of sted ce is this? To think that my Dao Tool is damaged.
This is inconceivable. An entire Great Dao actually crumbled.
Some of these Star Venerate experts felt regret and wanted to cry.
Xiao Chen looked at the long passageway and entered deep thought. If the cave was the Scarlet Blood Pirate Kings mouth, then he was now walking in the Scarlet Blood Pirate Kings throat.
When he saw the long passageway and the incredibly hard walls, he could not help his amazement.
How strong exactly was the Scarlet Blood Pirate Kings physical body when he was alive?
My name is Scarlet Blood. I have a body of scarlet iron with burning-hot blood!
These words were the starting lines of the Scarlet Blood Pirate Kingsst message. Now that Xiao Chen saw it for himself, he realized that they were true and even possibly an understatement.
He continued forward, and after five hundred kilometers, the temperature suddenly rose sharply.
A vast sea of blood appeared in front, surging likeva, gurgling and giving off hot air.
This was a zing sea of blood. The blood sea was vast, with arge continent floating in the center.
The zing sea of blood was another challenge. Not only was its temperature high, but there were also many zing blood fish monsters in it. With one nce, it was clear that they would not be easy to deal with.
As for that continent...
Xiao Chen frowned slightly. There seemed to be a whole world within that continent. When he looked at it, he could vaguely make out two different lights shining everywhere.
My heart is like the sun and the moon, shining bright for ten thousand years!
Could that continent be the Scarlet Blood Pirate Kings heart? It was very possible that the inheritance was in the Scarlet Blood Pirate Kings heart.
My body is like a sword, filled with a firm and unyielding pride; my heart is like the sun and the moon, shining bright for ten thousand years.
The burning blood was the boundless zing sea of blood burning endlessly. The huge continent floating on the sea of blood was the Scarlet Blood Pirate Kings heart.
There was a whole world within the continent, with both sun and moon, shining bright for ten thousand years.
If one could find the firm and unyielding sword in the Scarlet Blood Pirate Kings heart, one would be able to obtain the Scarlet Blood Pirate Kings inheritance and receive the treasure that he left behind.
Perhaps people like Yan Zhe would not understand what my body is like a sword meant.
However, from a certain angle, Xiao Chen and the Scarlet Blood Pirate King were the same kind of person. Now that he had arrived at the ce that the Scarlet Blood Pirate Kingsst words indicated, he immediately understood.
Chapter 1825 (Raw 1836): Toying with Yang Feng
Chapter 1825 (Raw 1836): Toying with Yang Feng
The mes churned in the vast sea of blood.
As more cultivators passed through the demonic cloud at the cave mouth, more cultivators of various paths arrived at the seaside.
With the lesson from the demonic cloud at the cave mouth, no one dared to act rashly this time.
Suddenly, Xiao Chen felt his hackles rise. More and more gazes seemed to focus on him.
Having already formed the will of soul and his physical body having made several breakthroughs, he could feel an ordinary gaze, even if it held no murderous intent.
Long ago, Xiao Chen had been exposed because of one re in the Cluster Lords Residence.
Now, he was capable of that as well.
Xiao Chen did not change his expression. He listened, and after a while, he understood the reason.
It turned out that when Xiao Chen killed Si Shengjie, the strongest core disciple of the Heavenly Eagle Castle, in public, he had established a grudge with the Heavenly Eagle Castles people.
Those Heavenly Eagle Castle disciples hid in the crowd, fearing Xiao Chens strength.
They appeared extremely cautious, only asionally ncing at him, not leaking any killing intent or killing Qi at all.
Xiao Chens heart skipped a beat. These people were probably secretly sending messages, reaching out to the true inheritors or Elders of the sect.
Whoosh!
Xiao Chen did not bother considering further. His figure shed, and he flew to the sea of blood.
When he reached the sea of blood, he felt the pressure immediately increase a thousandfold. His body started plummeting towards the water like he was a broken kite.
He discovered us. Stop him!
The Heavenly Eagle Castle disciples monitoring Xiao Chen in secret changed their expressions drastically and attacked from afar immediately.
Many killing moves flew towards Xiao Chen with nothing held back.
After seeing Xiao Chen kill Si Shengjie with one move, these Heavenly Eagle Castle disciples did not underestimate him because of his cultivation.
When they attacked, they used their best move.
Such a scene immediately attracted the attention of all the nearby cultivators.
What kind of grudge was it for so many core disciples of the Heavenly Eagle Castle to attack together?
Who was this white-d desman? To think that these core disciples all used their killing moves to deal with one Major Primal Core Venerate.
Xiao Chen did not get flustered. First, he activated the Divine Dragon War Body and stabilized himself in the air, interrupting his downward trajectory.
Then, he drove the Veritable Essence Energies with opposing attributes in his 9-Star Primal Core. When the two vast pools of Veritable Essence Energy circted, his aura immediately soared wildly.
His hair fluttered, and the sea of blood below surged endlessly, kicking up overwhelming waves.
Not wanting to waste time, Xiao Chen directly used force to break the techniques. He threw a palm strike with his vast and dense Veritable Essence Energy.
Boom!
A palm wind surged out as an invisible Taiji force field appeared around Xiao Chen. After the Taiji force field diminished the force of the attacks, he used just one palm strike to block them all.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly, and his body gently drifted away, continuing to go farther.
Shock waves spread out andnded on the zing sea of blood, kicking up pirs of bloodlike water.
Senior Brother Yang is about to arrive. We cannot let him leave.
After him!
Ten Heavenly Eagle Castle core disciples leaped up at the seaside and chased after Xiao Chen.
The Heavenly Eagle Castle disciples all summoned their Heavenly Thunder Eagles and quickly set out in pursuit over the zing sea of blood.
The zing sea of blood was terrifyingly hot. The Heavenly Thunder Eagles all turned restless and cried out in pain.
However, under the forceful control of their masters, they had no choice but to continue flying forward.
Various stimuli managed to bring out the peak speed of the Heavenly Thunder Eagles.
What grudge is that big? To think that they forcefully rode on their Heavenly Thunder Eagles. They will end up exhausting themselves soon. If they are not careful, they might get burned to death.
That white-d desman looks like the person who instant-killed Si Shengjie.
Its him!
No wonder, then. Their strongest core disciple was killed. If they cant establish their might, their sects reputation will suffer big time.
The many cultivators whispered to each other. Those who had not witnessed the event also came to know the details of this matter.
They all showed shocked expressions. They wondered when such a strong desman had appeared in the Starlight Sea Region.
The sea of blood was quite vast. That continent was still a long distance off.
Xiao Chen did not dare to move at full speed. One hourter, ten-odd Heavenly Thunder Eagles caught up to him.
After all, these Heavenly Eagle Castle disciples were overdrawing on the lifeforce of their steeds. Xiao Chen could notpete with that.
Brat, stay here!
Since Xiao Chen was near, the frontmost person pushed off with his feet and left the back of his Heavenly Thunder Eagle to give chase personally.
Boom!
However, the moment that person left the Heavenly Thunder Eagle, he felt a huge pressure pressing down on himself. The demonic Cultivation Technique that he was circting paused instantly.
Damn it. Howe the gravity above this sea of blood is a hundred times stronger?
Just then, that person saw a saber light streaking over, not giving him time to stabilize himself.
Whoosh!
Before that person could react, eighty-one saber lights appeared in his body. Blood flew out from his wounds, and he sank into the sea of blood like a lead ball.
Xiao Chen sheathed his saber and looked at the sea of blood. That Heavenly Eagle Castle disciple instantly burned up, leaving only bones.
Xiao Chen did not say anything before turning around and continuing to fly forward.
The Martial Technique that the little monk deemed fancy but impractical was actually useful in many cases.
That same scene had reappeared. The Heavenly Eagle Castle cultivators chasing relentlessly now paused, reining in the Heavenly Thunder Eagles that they rode on.
It was that move again. It was an instant kill in the blink of an eye again.
How terrifying was this person?
Humph! Since when were the disciples of my Heavenly Eagle Castle so terrified of others? Bunch of trash!
Suddenly, a cold snort came from the distance, the speakering closer.
The horrifying pressure slowly increased, making it hard to move above this sea of blood, where the gravity was extremely high in the first ce.
Im still a step too slow in the end.
Xiao Chen appeared expressionless as he stopped.
Senior Brother Yang is here. This guy will not be able to flee anymore!
The many Heavenly Eagle Castle disciples behind Xiao Chen immediately released their bated breath, showing joy on their faces.
However, before they could finish forming their smiles, an eternal saber light swept across.
It struck the Heavenly Thunder Eagles that the Heavenly Eagle Castle disciples sat on. As the birds shrieked, they got chopped in half.
These Heavenly Thunder Eagles had severely overdrawn on their lifeforce in the first ce, suffering from the heat waves at every moment. How could they survive when Xiao Chen executed the Mahmy Abstinence Vition Saber Techniques Resolving the Mundane?
The disciples riding the Heavenly Thunder Eagles simply did not expect Xiao Chen not to go and face their Senior Brother Yang but actuallye to seek trouble for them, instead.
Furthermore, the ones that Xiao Chen sought trouble for were not them but the Heavenly Thunder Eagles that they rode on.
These disciples showed horrified expressions. When they felt the gravity of the sea of blood, their horror turned into utter terror.
Thunder Dragon Nine Transformations!
Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!
The Thunder Daos Great Dao Energy and the Veritable Essence Energies with opposing attributes filling Xiao Chens body erupted nine times. The remaining nine people could not block Xiao Chens fast Saber Technique.
All of the disciples were struck with one set of attacks each, in addition to the shock wave from Resolving the Mundane. While their injuries were not fatal, they could not stabilize their bodies.
Showing unreconciled expressions, these disciples fell into the sea of blood and burned to a pile of withered bones.
The Demonic Dao cultivators who saw this scene from the distant seaside all felt a chill down their spines.
This white-d desman seemed to have delicate facial features, unlike a person of the Demonic Dao.
However, when the white-d desman attacked, he was even more ruthless than Demonic Dao cultivators. He did not say a single word or make any wasted actions.
You are seeking death!
When the Heavenly Eagle Castle disciple that was rushing over saw this scene, he became so mad that he almost went crazy.
That Heavenly Eagle Castle disciple roared, and his body continuously erged, suddenly turning into a huge and scary ferocious beast that tried to bite down on Xiao Chen.
Its you!
A brilliant light shed in Xiao Chens eyes as he recalled the scene he saw along the way.
Unexpectedly, he ran into this person so soon.
However, Xiao Chen did not want to fight this person right now. Without those Heavenly Eagle Castle disciples dying him, this person had no way to catch up to him.
We will meet again.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly and executed the Thunder Dragon Burst at full power. He turned into a bolt of lightning and moved fifty kilometers backward.
Then, Xiao Chens figure flickered as he changed directions. The lightning dragons that he stood on were incredibly nimble above this zing sea of blood.
The ferocious beast turned back into a human. As Yang Feng looked at Xiao Chen, who was already far away, he gritted his teeth in hatred.
This was the first time anyone toyed with Yang Feng so badly. Furthermore, this person even killed all the Heavenly Eagle Castle disciples right before his eyes.
Do you think you can run? None of the people that I, Yang Feng, want to kill can escape, Yang Feng roared furiously. As his demonic Cultivation Technique circted, his expression turned malevolent, and his body exploded.
He turned into a three-kilometer-tall giant and dashed on the sea of blood.
Moving like the wind, he traversed fifty kilometers each time he raised his feet.
Chapter 1826 (Raw 1837): Humiliated One After Another
Chapter 1826 (Raw 1837): Humiliated One After Another
The speed of Yang Feng, who had turned into a three-kilometer-tall giant, immediately increased explosively. Every step he took shook the sea, triggering endless rumbling.
Countless blood waves surged into the distance.
That is the Celestial Demon Tyrannical Body Arts Celestial Demon Manifestation!
I heard that one can execute this Secret Technique only after reaching the ninthyer. This Yang Feng is truly deserving of being a Heavenly Eagle Castle true inheritor.
When the many Demonic Dao cultivators at the shore of the sea of blood saw Yang Feng turn three kilometers tall, they were all startled.
Initially, these Demonic Dao cultivators thought that, after Xiao Chen killed the Heavenly Eagle Castle core disciples at lightning speed, he would be able to leave using his Movement Technique.
However, who could have imagined that Yang Feng was actually this strong? To think that he had managed to cultivate his Celestial Demon Tyrannical Body Art to the ninthyer.
Despite Yang Feng erging into a three-kilometer-tall giant, his Movement Technique did not weaken at all.
Instead, he became even more ferocious, and his speed increased significantly.
In mere moments, Yang Feng caught up to Xiao Chen, who had gotten far away. It was truly horrifying.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Thunderous sounds rang out behind Xiao Chen. With every step Yang Feng took, the zing sea of blood shook intensely. It was like the entire world was spinning. Even space seemed somewhat disordered.
In reality, this was not Xiao Chens misperception.
Actually, the surrounding space was affected. After Yang Fengs body turned into that of a three-kilometer-tall giant, the horrifying Celestial Demon Tyrannical Body Art continued circting endlessly, wildly plundering the power of everything in the world.
The ability to plunder power increased greatly. Now, Yang Feng was like an ancient ferocious beast, affecting the natural order of the world.
Die!
Yang Feng leaped up ferociously and clenched his fist. The fist wind pressed down on Xiao Chen like a mountain.
The fist was asrge as a small mountain. When it descended, a huge shadow encased Xiao Chen.
It was like the world turned pitch-ck. Even when stretching out ones hand, one would not be able to see ones fingers.
Dodge!
While controlling the Thunder Daos Great Dao Energy, Xiao Chen infused the Great Dao Energy and his Veritable Essence Energy into his left foot.
Then, Xiao Chens foot pressed gently on the surging sea of blood. The sea of blood seemed like a marshmallow. When his foot pressed down, the surrounding fifty kilometers sank.
Boom! The sea of blood did not have enough time to bounce back up before Yang Fengs fist shattered it.
Amid loud noises, the sea of blood surged even more violently.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Every frenzied attack of Yang Fengs contained an extremely horrifying force.
An ordinary early-stage Star Venerate probably would not be able to endure even a punch from the currently berserk giant.
Before this storm of attacks, which split the sea of blood apart, Xiao Chen was like a nimble little bird. He flitted about in the rain of zing blood, not letting a single fistnd on him.
As long as Xiao Chen got struck, even if it were a ncing blow, he would fall here.
Yang Fengs attacks were simply too horrifying. Furthermore, his might continued to climb.
Even Xiao Chen did not dare to sh head-on with him at this moment.
As Xiao Chen dodged, hisprehension of the Thunder Dragon Steps slowly deepened. After he grasped the rhythm, he found the attacks increasingly easier to deal with. He moved about nimbly, evading like the wind.
He dodged!
Yang Fengs stormlike barrage startled all who saw it. However, under such a harsh environment, Xiao Chen managed to deal with the onught.
It was hard to imagine that Xiao Chen was only a Major Primal Core Venerate.
Suddenly, everyone saw a strange scene. Xiao Chen, who had been dodging, suddenly turned around and punched at the three-kilometer-tall giant.
Whoosh!
Everyone broke out in cold sweat at the startling sight.
The Celestial Demon Tyrannical Body Art made one increasingly ferocious. As time went by, the attacks became more horrifying.
Right now, even a Holy Venerate would have to dodge Yang Fengs attacks. To think that Xiao Chen wanted to sh head-on.
Brat, you are seeking death.
When things reach an extreme, they can only move in the opposite direction. Pure Yin will not survive; things that are overly hard are brittle. Do you think that you can still maintain it after fighting for so long? Stop pretending! Scram!
Xiao Chen smiled coldly. He had studied the Celestial Demon Tyrannical Body Art.
He knew that such a demonic Cultivation Technique could not circte continuously. Otherwise, one would end up exploding.
Now, it was already time for Yang Feng to stop circting the demonic Cultivation Technique.
Damn it!
Seeing Xiao Chen charge over without any fear, Yang Feng felt incredibly frustrated.
Yang Feng simply could not figure out why Xiao Chens eyes looked so evil.
As Yang Feng saw Xiao Chen approach, he roared and moved back hastily. His physical body recovered its original size, and his aura plummeted.
It was at this moment, when Yang Feng reverted, that Xiao Chens fist lightnded on Yang Fengs chest.
Yin and Yang of the world, evesting primal chaos!
The two pools of Veritable Essence Energies in the 9-Star Primal Core circted wildly. Two difficult auras continuously revolved around Xiao Chen as he punched.
The Demonic Qi Veritable Essence Energy and Spiritual Energy Veritable Essence Energy mixed and suddenly exploded.
It was not over yet. The moment the two Veritable Essence Energies burst forth, Xiao Chen activated thirty percent of his Azure Dragon bloodlines might. He brought out his Divine Dragon War Body, and his Dragon Might increased, allowing him to unleash twenty Cauldron Force.
The first wave of explosions shattered the reverted Yang Fengs defenses. Then, twenty Cauldron Forcended on Yang Fengs body.
Dang!
The dragon-patterned cauldrons trembled, and an ancient, savage aura spread out everywhere. Dragon Might shook the surroundings.
Yang Feng vomited a mouthful of blood as he went flying back like a meteor and crashed at the seaside.
The immensity of this strength was simply terrifying.
The Heavenly Eagle Castle is only so-so!
Xiao Chen smiled faintly and spread his arms wide. The lightning dragons revolved around him, moving proudly above the vast sea of blood.
After being schemed against by Xiao Chen, Yang Feng heard this; he became so frustrated that he vomited blood again.
The other cultivators at the shore had already made themselves scarce. They did not dare to approach Yang Feng at this moment.
A true inheritor of the Heavenly Eagle Castle ended up so pathetically injured like this. Who knew how angry he would be?
Hey! Isnt this Brother Yang? Whats wrong? Your smile looks very unsightly. Did you identally eat dog shit?
Just at this moment, unpleasant mockery rang out.
A handsome but sinister-looking youth led a group of people over withrge strides.
This was Ou Zhenyun, a Fantasy Cloud Sect disciple second only to Xiahou Xuan, the strongest Fantasy Cloud Sect true inheritor.
The nearby people were all startled by another ruthless persons arrival.
The Fantasy Cloud Sect and the Heavenly Eagle Castle had never gotten along. Now that Ou Zhenyun saw Yang Fengs dejected expression, he could not help mocking Yang Feng.
Haha! Senior Brother Ou, that might really be true. The people of the Heavenly Eagle Castle like eating. Ferocious beast corpses or cultivator corpses, they eat them all without concerns. Who knows, he might really have eaten dog shit.
Thats right. Why else would his expression be so unsightly?
The group of Fantasy Cloud Sect disciples had Ou Zhenyun supporting them. They did not fear the severely injured Yang Feng.
Ou Zhenyun, you think that you can humiliate me just because I am injured, trying to bully a defeated person!
After suffering several setbacks, Yang Feng, who was sprawled on the ground, vomited blood again. Then, he roared and charged at Ou Zhenyun.
You overestimate yourself.
Ou Zhenyun smiled coldly. Facing Yang Fengs extremely ferocious punch, he actually did not do anything.
Bang!
Yang Fengs fistnding on Ou Zhenyuns chest produced a dull thud. Yang Feng cried out in pain, revealing an extremely horrified expression. He could not resist punching with his left hand as well, resulting in another dull thud.
The rebound shook the bones in both arms, shattering them and temporarily crippling Yang Feng.
This Essence Attracting Treasure Armor that I, your father, refined was specially designed to deal with you mad dogs from the Heavenly Eagle Castle. Today, youre the first to taste it! Ou Zhenyu smiled wickedly, looking very malevolent.
[TL Note: Quick reminder, addressing oneself as your father, grandfather, or any other senior member of anothers family is a form of arrogance or contempt for another.]
Ou Zhenyu waved his hand, and a ghost pennant appeared in his right hand. Then, he gently shook it.
Resentful souls howled and ghosts shrieked. A thousand-legged centipede with extremely dense Demonic Qi flew out of the ghost pennant. As it swayed, it chased after the retreating Yang Feng.
Yang Feng felt extremely regretful. Dragging his crippled arms, he fled for his life in a sorry state.
Hahaha! Senior Brother, look at him now. He is really like a dog.
Upon seeing Yang Feng running away with drooping arms, the Fantasy Cloud Sect disciples all startedughing loudly.
Ou Zhenyun looked very cocky. He felt great in his heart when he saw that he managed to push Yang Feng to this extent. He smiled and said, Yang Feng, you better scram far away when you see me in the future.
Come, lets hurry to thatrge continent. The Myriad Holy Temple of the past was destroyed there, so there must be a great opportunity on that continent. Now that I have the Essence Attracting Treasure Armor, I will definitely kill everyone around.
Ou Zhenyun was very ambitious. As he controlled the thousand-legged centipede, he carried the Fantasy Cloud Sect disciples over the sea of blood.
Chapter 1827 (Raw 1838): Sword Monarch Grass
Chapter 1827 (Raw 1838): Sword Monarch Grass
Xiao Chen finally reached thatrge continent that was the Scarlet Blood Pirate Kings heart.
This continent was incredibly vast, looking like a true continent.
There were already countless experts on it. Strong auras spread in the air. Xiao Chen could even sense the auras of several Holy Venerates.
These Holy Venerates should have noticed something wrong with this forbiddennd by now.
Xiao Chen just did not know where Yan Zhe and Senior Chai had gone.
Those two were very strong and had the Scarlet Blood War Banner with them. The hurdles probably would not affect them.
The gravity in the heart was much stronger than that of the zing sea of blood.
It was a great test of a cultivators physical body as one walked around.
Having formed the Divine Dragon War Body and activated thirty percent of the Azure Dragon bloodlines power, Xiao Chen did not experience too much pressure when flying there.
The ancient bloodline brought Xiao Chen a huge advantage.
It allowed hima Major Primal Core Venerateto move about freely in the heart, not much weaker thante-stage Star Venerates or Holy Venerates.
What a strong life force! I can even feel a heartbeat.
After Xiao Chennded, he detected a mysterious energy with the rhythm of a heartbeating from the ground.
Aside from this, he also felt a sword intent.
People with sharp senses like Xiao Chen could easily feel a vague sword intent that was everywhereup, down, left, right, front, and backin every direction.
Everything around, be it rocks, peaks, or trees, were straight and sharp like swords.
Unfortunately, this was not a saber intent. If it were, Xiao Chen could cultivate here.
If he could absorb an ever-present saber intent, his progress in the Saber Dao would soar, developing rapidly.
Xiao Chen raised his head and looked into the distance. There were demonic clouds churning in many ces, turning intorge armies and ancient mutated beasts.
Those demonic clouds seemed to be hiding something. They were very eye-catching in the distance.
I should go over and take a look.
Xiao Chen executed the Thunder Dragon Steps, and his figure moved like lightning as he rushed over.
Soon, he caught up with the people who crossed the zing sea of blood earlier.
These people seemed to know that the continent was incredibly dangerous and unpredictable, so they formed a simple temporary team.
A Major Primal Core Venerate!
When Xiao Chen appeared, several members of this group revealed bewildered gazes. Many early-stage and middle-stage Star Venerates had failed to barge into this ce. For a Venerate to seed was truly surprising.
Humph! He probably relied on some treasure to rush over. He is probably a rtive of an Elder from one of the sects. Just leave him be, to destroy himself.
The leader of this group was a white-d,te-stage Star Venerate old man. He ordered coldly, Go on. Keep an eye out. Everything is very strange here. We might die at any moment!
Clearly, the destination of this group of people was also the mysterious ces encased by demonic clouds.
Xiao Chen was happy to let these people scout the way. He followed behind this group but did not lower his guard.
He spread out Spiritual Sense, and the two pools of Veritable Essence Energies slowly circted in his 9-Star Primal Core, in case of emergency.
The group traveled through a forest and got through the daunting experience without mishap. Then, a boundless grass in entered their eyes.
Every de of grass was half a meter tall, standing straight like a sword. When the wind blew, the grass did not move at all. Truly a marvel.
This is interesting. This is my first time seeing such straight grass.
Indeed. Even the wind does not move them.
Xiao Chen frowned slightly, feeling that something was wrong when the saber intent in his body suddenly started trembling.
This was a sign of danger.
Indeed, in the next moment, when a cool breeze blew, bloody holes of various sizes silently appeared in the people at the head of the group. They fell over before they could say a single word.
The survivors fell into turmoil in an instant. They quickly moved back, drew their weapons, and used their Veritable Essence Energy to protect themselves.
It was a sword. The wind hid the sword intent from when the Scarlet Blood Pirate King was alive. All the green grass were formed by the Scarlet Blood Pirate Kings sword intent.
Those people that fell were not taken down by a simple, cool breeze.
Instead, while they were marveling at the sight, the sword intent had already silently started to attack them.
Xiao Chens hair stood on end. Could it be that when my saber intent trembled uncontrobly, it was actually shing with that sword intent?
How scary! For any swordsman, even the most insignificant sword intent would be sharp, hard, and tyrannical.
I have never heard that sword intent can be so gentle, silent but not losing any sharpness.
What height had such a Sword Dao reached? That is simply unimaginable.
Someone made a move, sending outrge mes to burn up this vast in of sword grass.
Who knew, it would have been fine if they had not tried to burn the sword grass. Once they did, something major happened.
A strong wind started blowing.
The boundless sword intent hiding in the wind covered the sky andunched an overwhelming attack.
It was a sword wind. However, it was hard to tell whether it was a swordlike wind or swords hiding in the wind. As the onught arrived, everyone became flustered.
Several people immediately took out their Dao Tools, only able to look after themselves and not others.
asionally, screams rang out when the sword wind reached their bodies. The sword intent mashed up their bones, marrow, blood, and flesh, inflicting incredible pain.
Boom!
Under such a chaotic scene, one person roared at the sky. Then, a resplendent and dazzling saber intent soared up from his entire body.
Without Xiao Chen drawing his saber, a Great Dao disk appeared behind him. He did not fluster in the face of danger, resisting the sword des that the wind brought with his saber intent.
Suddenly, he advanced, the Dao disk protecting his body as he shed with the sword wind.
ngor rang out, sounding very melodious as it echoed in the surroundings.
At some point in time, Xiao Chen reached the very front. While the others were flustered, it looked like he would break through the sword wind soon.
What a strong saber intent!
Great Dao Energy! This youth is incredible. He actuallyprehended the Saber Daos Great Dao Energy!
To think that I could not tell earlier. If I establish a friendship with him, it might be possible for him to bring me out.
Before the many experts envious gazes, Xiao Chen used his strong Saber Dao to advance slowly.
Young man, I can tell clearly that you still have more power. Give us a hand, then, the white-d old man, who was the leader, said to Xiao Chen as his eyes flickered.
Xiao Chen turned his head back and replied indifferently, Sorry, I can tell clearly that Senior also still has more power avable. You do not look like you need help.
This old fellow was really clever. As ate-stage Star Venerate, so long as he paid a certain price, he could very quickly break through this sword wind.
However, he wanted to use some praise to make Xiao Chen foolishly work for him. Such a thing could not happen.
While Xiao Chen spoke, he broke through the sword wind. Then, he changed out Great Dao Energies, and his body flickered with electric light. After that, he instantly executed the Thunder Dragon Steps.
The Thunder Great Dao!
The white-d old man, who was feeling very upset, hesitated for a while when he saw Xiao Chen bring out another kind of Great Dao Energy. Finally, he gave up on some of his earlier thoughts.
Xiao Chen passed through the strong sword wind and stopped in the grass in. Then, he looked around, in no rush to continue forward.
Every de of sword grass was extremely valuable. He was pondering whether to take them all away.
If others knew of Xiao Chens thoughts, they would probably call him a madman.
The sword intent attacked the physical body at every moment in the grass in. Staying longer meant more danger.
Others wished that they could leave. Why would they stop and target the sword grass?
However, Xiao Chen was different. His Saber Daos Great Dao Energy had already reached a profound level.
Although his Saber Daos Great Dao Energy could notpare to the sword intent that the Scarlet Blood Pirate King left behind, not reaching the level where it could be soft and hard at the same time, he still could protect himself with his Divine Dragon War Body.
After some quiet observation, Xiao Chen discovered something interesting. The wind did note from the distance but from the sword grass.
There were certain sword grass on the boundless grass in that trembled slightly. The wind came from them.
Xiao Chen spread out his Spiritual Sense, expanding it continuously. Then, he found a total of seven such sword grass.
Such strong sword grass could no longer be simply called sword grass. They were the monarchs of swords, kings of grass. It would be more appropriate to call them Sword Monarch Grass.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Xiao Chens figure shed, and he arrived at the closest Sword Monarch Grass,nding in a grass patch.
The sword grass immediately pierced his body, inflicting many wounds and bloodying him.
Xiao Chen did not care about these superficial injuries. He bent over and grabbed the Sword Monarch Grass by the roots. When it trembled again, he gently pulled and immediately tugged it out.
Crack! Crack!
The moment Xiao Chen pulled out this Sword Monarch Grass, the sword grass for five hundred kilometers around instantly shattered like swords, turning into flying shards.
These ended up causing the Demonic Dao cultivators behind him, who were still resisting the sword wind, some trouble.
After one hour, all of the sword grass in the entire grass in had shattered. As for Xiao Chen, he had obtained seven Sword Monarch Grass.
Pu ci!
Suddenly, seven sword lights shot out of Xiao Chens chest without any warning. Blood spurted out, looking like pirs.
Xiao Chen had remained on the grass in for too long. The sword intent had umted to a point where injury was unavoidable.
Furthermore, this level of injury was despite his strong physique and saber intent resisting the sword intent.
Anyone else would definitely have died.
Worth it!
Looking at the seven lush, green Sword Monarch Grass in his hand, Xiao Chen revealed a faint smile.
Chapter 1828 (Raw 1829): Vastness of the Heart
Chapter 1828 (Raw 1829): Vastness of the Heart
Xiao Chen showed a joyful expression as he held the seven Sword Monarch Grass.
A vast sword intent burst out of his hand, making his clothes and hair flutter endlessly.
As he clutched the Sword Monarch Grass, he felt a chill from the sword intent leaking out, which was merely an insignificant fraction of the vast sword intent that they contained.
What strength! If this Sword Monarch Grasspletely unleashes all its sword intent, it might even be able to instant-kill an experiencedte-stage Star Venerate, Xiao Chen muttered to himself.
Whether it could severely injure a Holy Venerate was another matter, though. Since he had not fought a Holy Venerate before, he could not make an urate judgment.
However, Xiao Chen had seen Yan Zhe make a move once and had a rough idea in his heart.
If he caught the opponent off guard and the other party did not understand the situation, the Sword Monarch Grass could undoubtedly injure a Holy Venerate.
It was just a question of how severe the injury would be.
However, Xiao Chen could not directly use these Sword Monarch Grass. He had to refine them first. At the very least, he could not let them continue leaking sword intent.
The wastage was heart-wrenching.
Xiao Chen raised his head and opened his Heavenly Eye, then looked around. After a while, he found a secluded ce. He gently pushed off with his feet and flew over.
When he arrived at the spot, heid a simple defensive formation before using the Heavenly me to refine the Sword Monarch Grass.
Xiao Chen happened to be somewhat injured as well, so he took this opportunity to recuperate. This was excellent.
Three dayster, he finished refining the Sword Monarch Grass.
The half-meter-long Sword Monarch Grass ended up the size of a palm. They looked in and simple like ordinary grass. However, their hardness was different. They were like fine, miniature swords.
Xiao Chen infused his Soul Energy into the Sword Monarch Grass, and after familiarizing himself with them, he could control them as he pleased.
With a thought, the seven Sword Monarch Grassyered over each other and turned into a bright light flitting around him.
With another thought, the seven Sword Monarch Grass immediately separated, dancing to his whim.
Return!
Xiao Chen opened his hand, and the Sword Monarch Grass hid in his sleeve. This was convenient and hidden.
Due to the three days dy, Xiao Chens advance had slowed a little. However, he did not mind.
Even if one were fast, without sufficient trump cards and strength, one would just be sending themselves to death.
Even if one were fast, no matter how fast one was, could one be faster than Yan Zhe and Senior Chai? When thinking of those two, Xiao Chen felt some anger and some helplessness.
However, he had a vague suspicion that those two woulde looking for him sooner orter since the Scarlet Blood War Banner was as useful as firewood in their hands.
There would not be any effect at all. If the inheritance at the end required the Scarlet Blood War Banner, then the two would need to look for Xiao Chen.
This is...
Xiao Chen, who was rushing on his way, suddenly discovered a gigantic handprint on the ground in front.
It covered arge area, the size of a city.
Countless shattered corpses and bonesy in the handprint. Many people were currently searching those corpses and bones.
Several of them gained a profit, feeling extremely amazed.
They were experts of the Myriad Holy Temple. Their entire army died, killed by one palm strike!
How scary! Who exactly was it? To think that with just one palm strike, he managed to destroy so many experts of the Myriad Holy Temple.
ording to rumor, the Myriad Holy Temple fell in one night. Now that I see this today, I have no choice but to believe it.
When Xiao Chen heard the discussions of the cultivators in the handprint, he felt surprised as well.
Something soon urred to him: it must have been the attack of the Scarlet Blood Pirate Kings lingering will. Perhaps the Myriad Holy Temple had found this forbiddennd by coincidence.
After that, they mobilized their entire sect and attacked the ce. Unfortunately, they did not have the Scarlet Blood War Banner and could not obtain the Scarlet Blood Pirate Kings acknowledgment.
The Myriad Holy Temple forced its way in and ran into various contingency ns that the Scarlet Blood Pirate King hadid, which destroyed their entire group.
As for the current group, the road so far had been difficult, but that was just due to the preexisting, harsh environment. It was not the Scarlet Blood Pirate Kings intentional actions. Otherwise, they all would have died.
When Xiao Chen used the Scarlet Blood War Banner to open up this forbiddennd, it caused the Scarlet Blood Pirate Kings lingering will to withdraw.
After all, the Scarlet Blood Pirate King wanted to pass on his treasures and not kill every cultivator that came here.
Xiao Chen crossed the handprint and continued on his way. Then, he saw more corpses.
These people all died in special environments, injured by sword Qi. They had been too careless.
Seven dayster, Xiao Chen finally reached the foot of the mountain where demonic clouds churned.
He felt a huge pressureing from where the demonic clouds churned at the peak.
Various mysterious phenomena materializedvast armies, flood dragons, ming phoenixes, centipedes, ox heads, and many others. Just seeing them made one tremble in fear.
It looked like this obstacle was much stronger than the demonic cloud at the cave entrance.
This time, Xiao Chen could not charge across unharmed just by relying on speed.
The Scarlet Blood Pirate Kings tests came one after another. Without corresponding strength, one would not be qualified to obtain the treasure that he left behind.
If one died, that was it. One could not me anyone.
Xiao Chen took a deep breath, then drove the opposing Veritable Essence Energies in his 9-Star Primal Core before charging forward without hesitation.
Boom!
The first thing that charged over was a beast with ox horns, materialized by the demonic clouds. It roared, and a ck demonic me burned at its hooves.
That beast charged at Xiao Chen with brute force. It was very strong, not much weaker than Si Shengjie.
Yin and Yang of the world, evesting primal chaos!
Nine stars sparkled in Xiao Chens Primal Core as the two pools of Veritable Essence Energies circted wildly. An invisible but firm and unbreakable Taiji force field appeared in his surroundings.
When he punched, the Taiji force field that mixed Demonic Qi Veritable Essence Energy and Spiritual Energy Veritable Essence Energy exploded.
Xiao Chen crushed this beast with ox horns with one blow.
Kill! Kill! Kill!
Xiao Chen walked briskly, his punches like the wind. His movements did not stop at all as he charged up the mountain.
The mountain road was littered with corpses everywhere he passed. They were all cultivators who had died while trying to charge through the demonic clouds.
There were also other cultivators progressing toward the summit of the mountain, persisting bitterly.
Damn it! Who is that youth? He is very strong!
He is really fast. Even the true inheritors of the three great Demonic Dao sects are not that strong.
To think that he is only a Venerate. Dang! I really cant understand this!
Seeing Xiao Chen overtake them so quickly, the cultivators who were struggling forward were extremely shocked.
Since when was a Primal Core Venerate much stronger than Star Venerates?
When Xiao Chen reached the waist of the mountain, he brought out the Saber Daos Great Dao Energy. His fist light started flickering with dazzling saber light.
Two-thirds of the way up, he activated the Thunder Great Dao. Aside from the resplendent saber light, his body started flickering with dazzling electric light.
In thest one hundred meters, he activated half of his Azure Dragon bloodline and started to drive his Vital Qi.
Just like that, Xiao Chen grew increasingly ferocious. As he trampled on countless corpses and bones, he never stopped, overtaking the many cultivators persisting bitterly.
Then, he entered the demonic clouds.
ng!
The moment Xiao Chen entered the demonic clouds, he drew his Tyrant Saber and started a relentless massacre.
He fought various mutated beasts for three days in the demonic clouds.
When Xiao Chen sheathed his saber, his white robes were still clean as he passed through the demonic clouds and stood up proudly.
The scene that appeared before him was very shocking.
This vast space had a sky of unknown heights and an abyss of unknown depths. It was like the Starry Heavens, unimaginably vast.
There was amon adage that, for however vast ones heart was, the world was vaster.
Now that Xiao Chen was inside of the Scarlet Blood Pirate Kings heart, he finally got to see what this adage truly meant.
The heart was very vast, to the point of boundlessness.
It was really hard to imagine that this vast space was just a small part of the Scarlet Blood Pirate Kings physical body.
After the days of intense battle, Xiao Chen felt extremely moved when he saw this scene.
It was like the legendary Scarlet Blood Pirate King was announcing: Even though Im dead, you are all as insignificant as ants in my heart, unable to do anything.
Even if I do not obtain anything, it is already worth it to be able to see such a sight, Xiao Chen said, feeling fully convinced as he stood at the edge of a cliff. He did not feel any sense of defeat or helplessness.
This vast space before Xiao Chen was not empty. There were tens of thousands of monoliths in the middle.
When Xiao Chen looked over, he saw treasure lights shining up from the many stone pirs. A strong Spiritual Energy spread out as well.
Of course, this would be apanied by endless killing and all sorts of intense battles.
It looked like these stone pirs were treasure pirs. The Scarlet Blood Pirate Kings treasure had to be hidden on these pirs.
The cultivators who arrived earlier were already standing on the stone pirs and had started killing each other.
Xiao Chen looked into the distance and saw a clump of mes burning on the centermost stone pir, illuminating the surroundings. The sky above was filled with starlight flickering brightly.
A Faux God me!
Xiao Chen immediately figured out what that me was.
He carefully soared into the air, flying towards the closest stone pir.
Boom!
The moment he pushed off the ground, he felt like he had gotten struck by thunder, like an invisible mountain range hadnded on his back.
That was the will that the Scarlet Blood Pirate King left behind. The boundless might and pressure were the Faux God Might.
Divine Dragon War Body! Great Dao Energy!
Xiao Chen grunted and endured the pressure, letting out a long breath after he managed tond on the stone pir after much difficulty.
That was dangerous. If I had not been careful and had gone too far, I definitely would have fallen. At this height and with the Scarlet Blood Pirate Kings Faux God Might, there would be no way to recover from that. My body would have been crushed.
Whoosh!
Shortly after Xiao Chennded on the stone pir, a light shed in the center of the stone pir. Then, a pile of Spirit Jades appeared on the tform, with an inherited Dao Tool on top of the Spirit Jades, giving off a dazzling light.
An inherited Dao Tool!
Before Xiao Chen could move, many figures flew over. These were Demonic Dao experts, who had managed to barge in.
These people were strong. However, when they leaped up, several of them were still caught off guard, and the Faux God Might ruthlessly thrust them into the abyss. Their blood-curdling screams echoed in this empty world, sounding very scary.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Finally, five peoplended on the stone pir that Xiao Chen was on, then hurriedlyunched themselves towards that inherited Dao Tool.
However, when those people flew over, a killing intent soared into the sky, and sword lights from the inherited Dao Tool pierced through their bodies, killing them without them realizing what happened.
Xiao Chen had long expected this oue. A glistening, golden Taiji Yinyang me Diagram blocked all of the sword lights for him.
There was a restriction on the inherited Dao Tool. Naturally, the Scarlet Blood Pirate King had left restrictions on his treasures.
This restriction was simple and tyrannical, nothing fancy at all. It was just a strand of the Scarlet Blood Pirate Kings sword Qi.
Chapter 1829 (Raw 1840): Mysterious Mask
Chapter 1829 (Raw 1840): Mysterious Mask
Xiao Chen nced at the five corpses on the stone pir. Then, he looked at the inherited Dao Tool.
That inherited Dao Tool was a spear. It might be a treasure that the Scarlet Blood Pirate King obtained by chance when he was alive. Clearly, he did not use it.
Xiao Chen did not go and touch it. He only checked it out with his Spiritual Sense before giving up on it.
This inherited Dao Tool was notparable to his Tyrant Saber. Furthermore, he would have to take risks to deal with the restrictions. It would simply be a waste of time.
However, there was no need to stand on ceremony with the Spirit Jades below the inherited Dao Tool.
The restrictions on the Spirit Jades were not strong. Xiao Chen easily took them away. He collected them with a casual wave, obtaining hundreds of thousands of Medial Grade Spirit Jades.
Whoosh!
Xiao Chen leaped up andnded on the stone pir in front. Then, a pile of Spirit Jades and an inherited Dao Tool appeared in the middle of the stone pir.
Like before, he took only the Spirit Jades and did not waste any time on the restrictions on the inherited Dao Tool.
When Xiao Chen swept his gaze around, he discovered that most of the killing happening on the stone pirs was due to the inherited Dao Tool.
If one wanted to break the restriction, one would have to face not only the sword Qi left by the Scarlet Blood Pirate King but also the sneak attacks of the other cultivators.
Honestly speaking, it was indeed a waste of time.
If the inherited Dao Tool that was left behind was stronger than the Tyrant Saber, then Xiao Chen might stop and spend some time on it. If it was not stronger than the Tyrant Saber, there was simply no need to waste any time.
He simply took away the Spirit Jades and left.
The others all showed excited expressions and fought to the death. Even so, they might not be able to obtain the inherited Dao Tool.
Xiao Chen clearly was more at ease. When hended on the tforms on top of the stone pirs, he simply took away the Spirit Jades.
As more people traveled through the demonic clouds, the killing on the stone pirs would naturally intensify.
However, Xiao Chen also noticed something else. The farther in he went, the stronger the Faux God Might. At first, he only needed to pay attention to avoid getting pushed into the deep abyss below by the Faux God Might.
However, even when one paid attention, it gradually became staggering. It looked like a game of hopscotch but with ones life on the line. No one could predict what would happen.
Who knew how strong the Faux God Might would be when they jumped to the next pir?
The only thing that one could be sure of was that the farther one went, the more valuable the treasures on the stone pirs would be.
Xiao Chen, who had been collecting Spirit Jades, was clear on that. Now, when he casually swept in the Spirit Jades, there were millions of them.
Ah!
Suddenly, a wail of despair echoed in the empty world. It turned out to be a cultivator heavily affected by the Faux God Might when he jumped to the next stone pir. He sank like a lead ball. No matter what Martial Technique he executed, it was all useless.
The sharp crysted for a long time before one heard a plop.
There was no need to look. That person definitely had been smashed into mush, his fleshpletely mangled.
Such pressure increased proportionally. One might be able to endure the Faux God Might at the top of the stone pirs. However, as one fell lower, the Faux God Might would slowly increase.
Up until now, no one had a good result after falling.
This miserable cry echoed for a long time. It chilled many cultivators, who were nning to jump to the next stone pir, and made them hesitate.
The ce that seemed to be a treasure trove turned into an arena for a game of courage.
Jumping resulted in either life or death. This tested ones heart and courage, especially since one would get smashed to death. No cultivator would be willing to die in such a sorry manner.
Naturally, Xiao Chen was not willing, either.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Wind shrilled behind Xiao Chen. Four peoplended on the top of the stone pir that he was on. These were all middle-stage Star Venerate old men.
They were Demonic Dao loose cultivators or members of a 7-Star pirate groups upper echelon. All of them eyed Xiao Chen with hostility.
Xiao Chen did not want to fight with them, so he gently pushed off with his feet and flew over to the front.
Ill send you off.
Who knew, someone behind suddenly attacked. The moment Xiao Chen leaped up, that person smiled coldly and threw a palm strike.
This incited the others to follow suit and attack as well. Immediately, several attacks surged towards Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen cursed in his heart. However, there was no turning back now.
At the crucial moment of life and death, he had no time to think.
Since he had to face the strengthened Faux God Might and the killing moves from behind, he could not afford any distraction whatsoever.
Before the huge pressure, Xiao Chen pushed his Thunder Dragon Steps to the limits.
The two Dao Might merged as Xiao Chen did his best to resist the Scarlet Blood Pirate Kings Faux God Might. Then, he moved as fast as lightning, rapidly changing positions several times in the time it took for a spark to fly.
It was danger after danger as he dodged all the attacks of these old fogeys.
However, as Xiao Chen descended, he had already charged past several stone pirs. He ended up heading towards a stone pir that he had not targeted.
What a fellow! To think that he survived. That youth is impressive.
Hehe! At least we managed to figure out his intentions. Otherwise, if he had purposely left to wait for us to fight an intense battle, then caught us off guardter, we would have fallen for a trap.
It is good that we chased him away.
Seeing Xiao Chen dodging and going a few stone pirs farther away startled the few who attacked him.
What a strong treasure light! There are already people around!
Xiao Chen, who had gone far away, revealed mild startlement upon discovering three people on this stone pir.
However, he had tond on this stone pir. There was no time for second thoughts.
Xiao Chen steeled his heart and alighted on the stone pir.
He saw a white mask hovering in the center of the stone pir. It was exquisite and looked smooth like it was made of porcin.
The mask emanated ck Demonic Qi into the surroundings. The Demonic Qi was so thick that it looked like silk. There were ancient scriptures written in ck on the mask, lending it exceptional strangeness.
This is a...Soul Tool!
This discovery shocked Xiao Chen, his expression turning slightly excited. A Soul Tool was also known as a Forbidden Treasure. Generally, only a Rank 6 sect or better would be qualified to possess one.
As the name Forbidden Treasure suggested, it was a treasure that was forbidden to be used using normal times for various reasons.
Once a Soul Tool was used, it would startle the world. It was usually reserved for saving a desperate situation.
The Forbidden Treasure before Xiao Chen was somewhat special. It did not look like an ordinary Forbidden Treasure, as it was a mask.
Mask-type treasures were extremely rare in the first ce. A Soul-Tool-level mask was even more intriguing.
It was extremely difficult to forge a Forbidden Treasure, yet someone actually wasted so much resources just to make a mask.
Such an action was simply rash.
The maker of this mask must have been someone who disdained the world, an absolute overlord with various rare and precious resources avable to him. Otherwise, he would not casually squander resources on making a mask.
Compared to a mask, a saber, sword, cauldron, or bell Secret Treasure would have been much more valuable.
However, it was hard to say. The first time Xiao Chen saw this Secret Treasure, all sorts of wild thoughts appeared in his head, as if his mind was on the fritz.
Hehe! Young man, this is a Soul Tool. What do you think? It is beautiful, right?
Three other people stood on the stone pir, each one in a corner. The one who spoke was a slightly plump, middle-aged man. As he spoke, he looked at Xiao Chen with a wide grin.
Xiao Chen sized up these people, and his heart sank slightly. This time, he had jumped into a den of wolves.
These three people were peakte-stage Star Venerates. Their auras were exceptionally deep and old. With one look, he could tell that they had remained at this cultivation for a long time already.
Each of them could be considered unrivaled among Star Venerates. Short of a Holy Venerate, it would be extremely hard to suppress them.
Aside from the plump, middle-aged man, the other two people were a pretty woman of indiscernible age and a cold swordsman d in ck.
The pretty woman looked at Xiao Chen and said with an enchanting smile, What a handsome young man! Come over to Elder Sisters side. This elder sister will exin to you what a Soul Tool is.
As the pretty woman smiled faintly, she appeared very charming. It was like thousands of flowers bloomed in Xiao Chens heart, giving him a good impression of her out of nowhere.
A Charm Technique?
This is too much of a childs y. Xiao Chen smiled coldly in his heart but still did not know what to do.
The situation seemed vtile. These three clearly had been at a standoff for a long time, not confident of dealing with each other.
When Xiao Chen arrived, the eyes of the plump, middle-aged man and the pretty woman had lit up. They thought to themselves, Herees a stepping stone.
The plump, middle-aged man smiled and said, Little Brother, dont ever go near her. That pretty woman is a famous ck widow. The number of men that died under her skirt would make a pile higher than this pir. Hahaha!
Damn fatty! How dare you expose thisdys n?!
Haha! Is there even a need to expose your n? You are an old monster that has lived for several hundred years already. Are you not ashamed of trying to seduce this youth? So, Little Brother,e over to my side. As the saying goes, those who are fat are kind-hearted. That is definitely correct.
The plump, middle-aged mans words were very vicious, utterly frustrating that pretty woman and making her wish that she could kill him now. At the same time, he invited Xiao Chen to side with him with a smile.
Ka ca!
The cold swordsman did not say anything. He only drew his sword by one centimeter, and a dazzling strand of sword light shot out. It instantlynded by Xiao Chens feet, leaving a deep mark on this ancient stone pir.
This was clearly a threat to Xiao Chen, telling him not to move or take any sides.
Xiao Chen lowered his head and looked at the sword light by his feet. Then, he smiled faintly. Everyone, dont worry. I will not take any sides.
Whoosh!
However, right after Xiao Chen spoke, he extended his hand and directly sucked over the Forbidden Treasure.
Chapter 1830 (Raw 1841): Surprise Appearance
Chapter 1830 (Raw 1841): Surprise Appearance
Of course, Xiao Chen would not take sides. The Soul Tool was right before him. His thoughts were very simple.
I must obtain it!
The instant the porcin-like mask entered Xiao Chens hand, the strong restriction in it immediately activated.
A resonant sword hum rang out, and resplendent sword lights burst out of the mask, radiating a terrible majesty.
The Scarlet Blood Pirate Kings sword Qi immediately shot out in all directions.
Ka ca! Ka ca!
The sword lights flew about chaotically, looking resplendent and dazzling. The plump, middle-aged man, the pretty woman, and that cold swordsman were poised to attack Xiao Chen.
However, when the sword lights charged over, dealing with the sword Qi took priority.
Xiao Chen had expected this to happen. The moment he touched the mask, he let go and brought out the Taiji Yinyang me Diagram.
Crisp cracking rang out. The restriction that the Scarlet Blood Pirate King left on the Soul Tool was far stronger than those on the inherited Dao Tools.
The sword Qi immediately pierced through the Taiji Yinyang me Diagram, which turned back into mes and scattered.
The brief moment that the Taiji Yinyang me Diagram managed to block the sword Qi was sufficient for Xiao Chen to dodge calmly. He tilted his body slightly, evading the sword Qi.
Chi!
As the sword Qi passed, it left a bleeding wound on Xiao Chens right cheek from the shock wave of the sword Qi grazing him.
Compared to the prepared Xiao Chen, the other three were caughtpletely off guard. The sword Qi nearly knocked them off the stone pirs.
It was not over yet. The sword Qi in the mask had not scattered.
The Scarlet Blood Pirate King left his will in the mask. As long as that will did not scatter, the sword Qi would remain.
Subduing this Soul Tool was a little difficult.
Previously, these three had already been in a stand-off. There was a reason why they did not dare to act rashly.
However, Xiao Chen did not care too much.
He grabbed the mask once more and quickly flew towards the stone pir behind.
Boom!
Xiao Chen brought out his Saber Daos Great Dao energy, and his entire body released a resplendent saber light, shing violently with the sword light from the mask for the first time. Boundless sword Qi and saber Qi spread out, forming fearsome sword winds and saber winds dancing in the surroundings.
What a strong saber intent!
Great Dao Energy. Indeed, those that can reach this ce are all impressive people.
If this continues, he might really subdue the Soul Tool.
After him!
The plump, middle-aged man, the pretty woman, and that ck-d swordsman broke past the scary sword wind and saber wind, in pursuit of Xiao Chen.
The moment Xiao Chenid eyes on this mask, he had decided that he had to obtain it at all costs.
He was certain that the mysterious scriptures on the mask had a great origin.
As he moved back, he filled his entire body with Great Dao Energy, materializing a boundless saber intent.
Xiao Chen continuously worked on wearing down the Scarlet Blood Pirate Kings will in the maskan extraordinarily intense process.
It was a series of life-and-death battles at every moment. Every time the saber intent and sword intent shed, his internal organs churned, sending piercing pain throughout his body.
The sword intent and saber intent rampaged through Xiao Chen, straining his physical body at every moment.
Fortunately, he had dragon bones and the power of the Azure Dragon bloodline. Hence, his recovery ability was extremely strong.
Otherwise, his physical body would not havested for long before the sword intent and saber intent destroyed it.
Why is this fellow so fast?!
Under the pressure of the Faux God Might, everyones speed dropped to less than half of their usual speed. The plump, middle-aged man panted as he gave chase and could not help cursing.
Cold Light Chop!
The cold, ck-d swordsman drew his sword and quickly sent a sword light infused with his will of soul at Xiao Chen.
A chill suddenly appeared. Xiao Chen looked askance at its source. However, all he saw was a chilly wind, not a sword light or a sword intent.
The sword hid within the wind, together with the cold swordsmans will of soul, as it pressed over.
It was like a sovereign of swords hiding in the wind, looking at Xiao Chen coldly.
The swordsman had silently sent out such a killing move. He was rather strong.
Left without a choice, Xiao Chen held on to the mask with his left hand and turned around tounch a saber strike.
Whoosh!
The saber scabbard flew out, creating arge hole in the invisible cold wind. Then, a saber light appeared. In an instant, Xiao Chen brought out eighty percent of the Tyrant Sabers might.
Boom! The cold wind scattered and turned into thousands of sword lights shooting in all directions.
He broke it? The cold swordsman felt slightly startled. Then, after a while, the saber in Xiao Chens hand caught his eye.
Inherited Dao Tool, Saber of Misfortune! No wonder! No wonder! The cold swordsman said no wonder twice. He clearly found it strange.
Someone actually gained the acknowledgment of this saber. This was simply inconceivable.
Those that understood the Tyrant Sabers history would show the same expression as the cold swordsman after recognizing it in Xiao Chens hand.
Die!
When Xiao Chen attacked, the pretty woman took the opportunity to charge over.
A palm windced with an extravagant perfume pressed down on Xiao Chen. The force of the palm strike seemed soft and gentle.
The pretty woman easily dodged Xiao Chens saber and pressed her palm directly on his chest.
Xiao Chen stabbed the Tyrant Saber into the ground, then released it as hended. Clenching his right hand, he moved back to store up power.
A dragon roar rang out, and Dragon Might gathered in his body.
In the time it took for a spark to fly, he sent a fist light containing twenty Cauldron Force to sh with that soft palm wind.
Xiao Chen immediately knocked that pretty woman into the air. However, the gentle force of her palm strike barged into his body like a venomous snake.
He felt intense pain, and blood leaked out from his mouth. As he picked up his Tyrant Saber, he continued moving back.
Little fellow, you dont know how to treasure the fairer sex at all.
The pretty woman smiled charmingly as shended gently. After taking a breather for a moment, she resumed her pursuit.
The plump, middle-aged man was slower. He could not attack Xiao Chen at all. However, he was rather happy that the other two were exhausting Xiao Chen.
As Xiao Chen rushed away, he had to deal with the harassment from two people as well as the Scarlet Blood Pirate Kings will in the mask.
Every step was dangerous. He was in a rtively passive position, which he found incredibly unpleasant.
If Xiao Chen was not careful, he might fall into the deep abyss, and his entire body would be crushed. He would be unable to recover from that.
However, he had already made up his mind. He needed to obtain this mysterious mask, regardless of the cost.
Gamble! I have to gamble on this!
Damn it! That fellow is charging over.
Just at this moment, Xiao Chens aura startled that group of old men who attacked him earlier.
The four old men were currently embroiled in an intense battle. No one wanted to admit defeat. All of them wanted to obtain the inherited Dao Tool on the stone pir.
When these old men saw Xiao Chening over, they became rmed and quickly stopped.
I just knew that this fellow is a schemer and that he would definitely return. Indeed, that is the case.
He is too treacherous. Lets attack together and make sure he never leaves this ce.
The four old men twisted the facts. Ignoring the fact that they sneak-attacked Xiao Chen first, they started making usations of him.
When the fleeing Xiao Chen saw that he had returned to where he had been, he was slightly surprised.
However, the three on Xiao Chens tail were too relentless. Xiao Chen could not be bothered with these old men.
Xiao Chen firmly pushed off andnded on that stone pir.
That is?!
The four old men, who were preparing to attack Xiao Chen, saw the mask in his hand. They were all stunned by the strong might and pressure that it gave off.
Before those old men could react, the saber intent in Xiao Chens body and the sword intent in the mask shed again.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Saber light and sword light danced around wildly, spilling brilliance all over the ce. The four old men cried out miserably and only barely managed to remain standing at the edge of the stone pirs after they brought out all that they had.
The saber light and sword Qi cut bloody wounds all over the four old mens bodies, a sorry sight to behold.
The hearts of all of the old men thumped heavily in fright as they took big gulps of air.
However, before the old men could catch their breaths, the cold swordsmannded on the stone pir, and a strong sword intent swept out the instant he arrived.
Ah!
The four old men standing at the edge yelped in startlement as they wobbled, on the verge of falling at any moment.
The ck-d swordsman did not care about the four old men at all. He swept his eyes around and fixed them on Xiao Chen, continuing to give chase.
Soon after that, the pretty womannded. A strong perfume wafted out, tugging at the heartstrings of anyone who smelled it. The four old men who were bitterly struggling to maintain their footing felt dizzy.
The four old menined endlessly in their hearts. After the pretty woman left, the plump, middle-aged mannded. The four finally gave up the struggle.
Now, the four old men could no longerin. When the plump, middle-aged mannded, the stone pir clearly trembled.
The four struggling old men cried out miserably as they fell into the abyss below.
There is only thirty percent left!
Xiao Chen felt the Scarlet Blood Pirate Kings lingering will in the mask slowly weakening.
For the first time, his saber intent gained the upper hand against the Scarlet Blood Pirate Kings will. This was truly great news.
Now, Xiao Chen felt more at ease when he dealt with the attacks of the cold swordsman and the pretty woman.
It was no longer like before, where danger was at every turn as if he would see the gates of hell at any moment.
This fellow seems like he is about to subdue the mask.
The previously expressionless, cold swordsman appeared somewhat anxious now.
Xiao Chens Movement Technique was clearly stronger than the threes. Once he subdued the mask, no matter how capable the three were, they would not be able to keep him in this vast ce.
The three had no choice but to gamble.
Ten percent!
Only ten percent remained of the sword intent in the mask. Xiao Chen was nowpletely at ease.
Finally, his saber intent couldpletely suppress the sword intent from the mask. He only needed a bit of time, just a little more, to subdue this white mask.
However, just at this moment, Xiao Chen felt intense danger. The shadow of death loomed overhead.
If he obstinately continued what he was doing, splitting his attention to suppress the Scarlet Blood Pirate Kings will in the mask, he would definitely die in the next moment.
Xiao Chen nced back and happened to see the cold swordsman hovering in the air turn into a cold moon illuminating the surroundings.
There was someone in the moon producing a loud whistle with a sword.
When Xiao Chen looked over, a pair of incredibly cold eyes in the cold moon happened to meet his gaze.
Xiao Chens heart skipped a beat. Damn it! This swordsmans senses are too sharp.
In a while more, just a little more, Xiao Chen could finish subduing this mask and retreat safely.
However, it was at this moment when the cold swordsman chose to sh head-on with him.
Xiao Chen swept his gaze through the ce. On the other side, the plump, middle-aged man and the pretty woman were quickly approaching.
In a split second, Xiao Chen immediately decided to risk it all.
He absolutely could not stop subduing the mask. Once he missed this great opportunity, it would note again.
Gambles involving ones life were rare, but Xiao Chen had never been afraid to gamble with his.
Steeling his heart, he increased the pace of subduing the mask. Two disks of Great Dao Energy spread out behind him.
All the stars in his 9-Star Primal Core lit up. His Taiji force field suddenly formed.
The Tyrant Saber in Xiao Chens hand pulsated with light. His saber intent soared into the air, flickering with electric light.
Crack!
Just as the two were about to sh, the cold moon in the sky suddenly shattered.
The cold swordsmans physical body got torn into pieces, and he immediately died, no longer showing signs of life.
A Holy Venerate!
The plump, middle-aged man and the pretty woman were scared into trembling. Then, they quickly turned around and fled.
Yan Zhe appeared slowly, stepping on the shattered moonlight filling the air. Then, he sheathed his sword and smiled at Xiao Chen. Little Brother Xiao, Big Brother saved you again.
Chapter 1831 (Raw 1842): Scarlet Blood Pirate King’s Inheritance
Chapter 1831 (Raw 1842): Scarlet Blood Pirate Kings Inheritance
Xiao Chen happened to finish dealing with the Scarlet Blood Pirate Kings will in the mask just as the cold moon shattered.
He was startled to see Yan Zhe appear at first. However, he quickly put the mask in his storage ring without showing it.
Big Brother, you came at the right time. What is Big Brother doing here?
Now that Xiao Chen faced Yan Zhe again, he had a n in mind. He kept his expression calm and unchanging, merely asking indifferently.
Yan Zhe did not seem to care. Hended in front of Xiao Chen and pointed to the stone pir in the middle. Little Brother Xiao, do you see that stone pir? That thing burning there is a Faux God me. That is where the Scarlet Blood Pirate Kings inheritance is.
The Faux God me.
Naturally, Xiao Chen already noticed that. Furthermore, this Faux God me was different from the one that he obtained in the underground dragon city.
This Faux God me still had an exceptionally strong lifeforce, and the me zed stronger, clearly filled with a divine nature.
The Faux God me in the underground city, on the other hand, had been greatly weakened due to having to suppress the ck Dragon King for a long time.
When Xiao Chen obtained that Faux God me, it had been guttering. He had received only a portion of the memories in it.
Many of the memories were vague and iplete.
The main help that the Faux God me provided Xiao Chen was in allowing him to form theplete will of soul while still a Major Primal Core Venerate.
This Faux God me before Xiao Chen was filled with divine nature. If he could obtain it, he probably would be able to inherit all of the Scarlet Blood Pirate Kings memories perfectly, the memories of a legendary Pirate King. There would be various Cultivation Techniques, Martial Techniques, experiences from battle, and everything the Scarlet Blood Pirate King had seen. This was the true inheritance of the Scarlet Blood Pirate King.
All of the treasures on the stone pirs here added together would not be as tempting as that Faux God me.
It was clear that these treasures would not necessarily allow one to be a strong Faux God like the Scarlet Blood Pirate King.
At best, these treasures would only help one break the shackles of the Cloud Sea Realm, bing a Divine Vein Sovereign Emperor.
However, if one obtained the Scarlet Blood Pirate Kings inheritance, one would gain all of the Scarlet Blood Pirate Kings memories. One might even be the next Scarlet Blood Pirate King.
As of now, the Elders and true inheritors of the three great Demonic Dao sects, the Silver Fox Pirate Groups captain, and the other Holy Venerates have all rushed to that spot. However, no one can get near the stone pir where the divine me is.
Regret shed in Yan Zhes eyes. He and Senior Chai were the first to arrive there.
However, no matter what they did, the two could not get to the stone pir where the divine me was at all.
By the time the two thought of Xiao Chen, the other Holy Venerate experts and those disciples as strong as Holy Venerates had already arrived.
The initiative was lost, frustrating Yan Zhe greatly.
Right now, even if he brought Xiao Chen over, the possibility of monopolizing the Faux God me was nearly zero.
Yan Zhe had lost control of the situation.
If he dragged this out, the situation would be even worse for him once the Sovereign Personage experts of the three Demonic Dao sects arrived.
Right now, Yan Zhe could only make the best of the situation and bring Xiao Chen over at once.
Having a handle on Xiao Chen was Yan Zhes only advantage.
Although Yan Zhe did not reveal this information, Xiao Chen already guessed what happened from his words.
Xiao Chen thought to himself, Serves you right.
You acted smart and schemed against me. However, before the Scarlet Blood Pirate Kings strength, it is all pointless.
This affirmed Xiao Chens thoughts. Before the strong, plots and schemes were all useless.
Not to mention how strong the Scarlet Blood Pirate King was when he was alive, just what he could do after he died was sufficient proof. Even overt plots would not work.
This rendered Yan Zhe, whose head was filled with schemes, helpless to do anything, depressing him.
Trying to be smart ended up a detour. If Yan Zhe had brought Xiao Chen over in the first ce, he would not have been this concerned.
Now that things hade to this, it was already toote for Yan Zhe to feel regrets.
Xiao Chen looked at Yan Zhe and asked, So, Big Brother Yan thinks that the Scarlet Blood War Banner is the key? However, without me, the Scarlet Blood War Banner is just like an ordinary war banner with no effect?
When Yan Zhe heard this, his expression turned somewhat embarrassed. Probably. Dont worry. As long as you are with me, Senior Chai and I will make sure you get a satisfactory profit from the treasures that the Scarlet Blood Pirate King left behind.
The Faux God me before us is unexpectedly strong. Honestly speaking, with your strength, you cannot obtain the inheritance.
Even now, this Yan Zhe was still trying to manipte Xiao Chen, to make Xiao Chen work willingly for him, to increase his own chances of obtaining the Faux God me.
If Yan Zhe had Xiao Chens help, with his own and Senior Chais strength, his own chances of obtaining the Faux God me were indeed the highest.
Xiao Chens heart was as clear as a mirror. This person before him was hypocritical and vicious. He had already figured this out long ago and naturally would not fall for it.
He said in a low voice, Big Brother Yan, please lead the way.
When Xiao Chens expression did not change, Yan Zhe rejoiced in his heart. Then, he smiled and said, Great, it is settled, then. Ill bring you over.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Using a Holy Venerates will of soul to resist the Faux God Might, Yan Zhe quickly brought Xiao Chen from stone pir to stone pir.
The speed was simply astonishing.
Some of the stone pirs they passed had people locked in intense battles, fighting for Soul Tools.
Even so, Yan Zhes expression did not change at all. With the temptation of a Faux God me before him, these Soul Tools appeared rather insipid.
Compared to the Scarlet Blood Pirate Kings Faux God me, a Soul Tool was simply worthless.
Furthermore, it was not easy to subdue a Soul Tool. If one focused on the Soul Tools, then one could only give up on the Faux God me.
Hence, a very strange scene appeared. Despite ten or so Soul Tools appearing in this ce, the most intense fights were betweente-stage Star Venerate experts. They fought to the death and carefully worked on breaking the restrictions.
Not a single Holy Venerate participated in the fight for these Soul Tools. They all targeted the Faux God me.
When I came earlier, I seemed to have sensed the aura of a Soul Tool? You snatched away a Soul Tool from that group of people? Yan Zhe suddenly asked casually.
Xiao Chen felt startled in his heart, but his expression did not change. Big Brother Yan must be joking. It is just a peak inherited Dao Tool. Why? Is Big Brother Yan interested? I can take it out for Big Brother Yan to check out.
Haha! How can that be? It was just a casual question. Yan Zheughed imposingly and did not say anything more.
In reality, Yan Zhe felt that Xiao Chen managing to subdue a Soul Tool was not realistic.
Earlier, he had seen several Star Venerates working together but still facing difficulties in breaking the restrictions.
Xiao Chen was only a Major Primal Core Venerate. How could he deal with the restrictions on a Soul Tool?
Yan Zhe had just been casually probing, so he did not ask too much about it.
If it really was a Soul Tool, Yan Zhe would not hesitate to turn hostile and wrest it from Xiao Chens hands.
With a Soul Tool, even if Yan Zhe could bring out only ten percent of its might, his chances of obtaining the Faux God me would increase by arge margin.
However, he would never have imagined that Xiao Chen did indeed obtain a Soul Tool.
However, the Soul Tool in Xiao Chens hand was rather special. It was not a Soul Tool with a strong offense.
Back then, the Scarlet Blood Pirate King had obtained this Soul Tool by chance and had not properly investigated it, taking it for only a rather ordinary Soul Tool.
Hence, the Scarlet Blood Pirate King did not ce as strong a restriction on this Soul Tool as those on the other Soul Tools, which focused on offense.
Furthermore, Xiao Chens Saber Dao cultivation was horrifically abnormal. With his Divine Dragon War Body, Azure Dragon bloodline, and some coincidences, he actually seeded in breaking the restriction.
Any other person, even a Holy Venerate, would not have broken the restriction on the mask so easily.
Just having to deal with the sword intent was enough of a headache. Dealing with it when the sword intent injured the physical body was an even bigger problem.
If one was not careful, the sword intent might ovee the physical body, and one would die due to the Scarlet Blood Pirate Kings restriction.
Boom!
Suddenly, many extremely strong auras came from in front. Even Xiao Chen could not maintain hisposure.
The weakest of these auras was already scarily strong.
Without a doubt, these were Holy Venerate experts or people who achieved that level of strength. Their only target was the Faux God me.
Xiao Chen looked around and found that these people were in groups of three to five, each group upying a nearby stone pir.
No one touched the Soul Tools and the Spirit Jades on those stone pirs.
Everyone stared with fervor at the brightest stone pir in front, their eyes locked on the zing me.
That was the Faux God me that represented the Scarlet Blood Pirate Kings inheritance!
Chapter 1832 (Raw 1843): Expectations Returned
Chapter 1832 (Raw 1843): Expectations Returned
Boom!
A loud sound rang out in the sky filled with glorious starlight. When a person approached the stone pir where the divine me was, he got knocked back heavily.
That person paled, and blood leaked out of a corner of his lips as hended back on his stone pir, showing an unresigned expression.
A war banner with a silver fox embroidered on it was erected on that stone pir, with a group of unruly Star Venerates huddled around it radiating killing Qi.
Their faces dripped with disdain. With one look, it was clear that they were vicious pirates who had killed countless people.
I still cant do it. Even if a Sovereign Personage came, there would be no way to break through the Faux God Might here, the middle-aged man who got knocked back eximed in anger.
This was one of the pirate overlords of the Starlight Sea Region, the captain of the Silver Fox Pirate Group, known as the Silver Fox Holy Venerate.
Xiao Chen stood beside Yan Zhe, sizing up the surroundings. He was rather surprised to discover some familiar people.
Among which, one was Ou Zhenyun, the Fantasy Cloud Pavilion young master that Xiao Chen had once met at a Pirate Hall.
Back then, Xiao Chen had sold the ck Profound Turtles shell to Ou Zhenyun. Then, Ou Zhenyun sent people to kill him.
This person upied a stone pir by himself, but he could not even be bothered to look at the Spirit Jades or the Soul Tool there.
Ou Zhenyun stared at the stone pir with the divine me, his eyes brimming with desire and zing ambition.
There were Fantasy Cloud Sect true inheritors in the vicinity as well. They all imed a stone pir each, upying an entire sector. They had a Holy Venerate Elder leading them and were extremely strong as a group.
However, even though these true inheritors were of the same sect, there would still be intensepetition among them in the fight for the Faux God me.
This was nearly the same for the Heavenly Eagle Castle and the Blood Demon Pce, the other two great Demonic Dao sects.
The true inheritors of these sects each imed a stone pir. Familiar people like Yang Feng were here as well.
Actually, this was not really strange. Xiao Chen had been dyed for a few days because he subdued the Sword Monarch Grass. He had also cleared the obstacles alone. It was very normal that Yang Feng made it here before him.
Aside from these, there were a few loose cultivators in groups of twos or threes.
There were also two other 7-Star pirate groups, the Blood Shadow Pirate Group and the Berserk Wind Pirate Group. Like the Silver Fox Pirate Group, they also erected their war banners and gathered on one pir each.
Whoosh!
Yan Zhe brought Xiao Chen over to the stone pir where Senior Chai was andnded.
Young man, we meet again, Senior Chai said with a smile that did not seem like a smile when he saw Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen responded politely. Like the other stone pirs, this one also had a pile of Spirit Jades as well as a Soul Tool hovering above the Spirit Jades.
Superior Grade Spirit Jades!
When looking closely, Xiao Chen discovered that the stone pirs around the one with the divine me all had Superior Grade Spirit Jades.
Compared to Medial Grade Spirit Jades, the quality of Superior Grade Spirit Jades was much better. One Superior Grade Spirit Jade equaled thousandseven tens of thousandsof Medial Grade Spirit Jades.
Even when considering the entire Great Thousand Realms, the Spirit Veins that could produce Superior Grade Spirit Jades were pitifully few.
Furthermore, they were all, without exception, upied by the Holy Lands, the dynasties, or Rank 7 sects.
Xiao Chen wondered what this group of people was thinking to ignore the piles of Superior Grade Spirit Jades before them.
All of them just kept staring at that Faux God me as if shifting any attention to the Superior Grade Spirit Jades and dying slightly would mean missing out on the Faux God me.
Yan Zhe muttered something to Senior Chai at the side. Xiao Chen could not be bothered with them and directly started to break the restrictions on the Superior Grade Spirit Jades.
Compared to the earlier Medial Grade Spirit Jades, the restrictions on these Superior Grade Spirit Jades were much stronger.
However, they were certainly not as strong as those on the Soul Tools. Breaking the restrictions was just a matter of time for Xiao Chen.
Boom!
A sword intent soared. Such amotion immediately startled everyone in the vicinity staring at the Faux God me.
Yan Zhe, when did you sneak back in?
The Silver Fox Pirate Groups captains gaze lingered on Xiao Chen for only a moment before shifting to Yan Zhe.
Haha! You even brought a money-grubbing, younger generation.
Hahaha! He is only a Major Primal Core Venerate. I wonder if the restriction will end up killing him. Yan Zhe, are you not going to help him?
The Silver Fox Pirate Groups Captain spoke very carefreely. As he watched Xiao Chen, his face was filled with disdain.
Anyone here with any experience would not care about the Superior Grade Spirit Jades. Compared to the Faux God me, Superior Grade Spirit Jades were nothing.
If they wanted to make a move, it would be better to do so on the Soul Tools. Collecting the Spirit Jades would make others look down on one.
All those here were people with status. They were either Holy Venerates or Rank 6 sect true inheritors, people with wide ken.
Yan Zhe appeared somewhat embarrassed. Unexpectedly, Xiao Chen suddenly made a move on this pile of Spirit Jades.
Yan Zhe tried to signal Xiao Chen with his eyes but discovered that Xiao Chen did not care at all. Instead, Xiao Chen continued working on breaking the restrictions on the Superior Grade Spirit Jades.
Little Brother Xiao, Ill help you to collect these Spirit Jadester. There is no rush, Yan Zhe said, coughing twice as he looked at Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen replied casually, Its fine. You all just go about your business. After all, we are just standing here doing nothing.
Its you!
Two people in the crowd goggled in surprise. One burned with rage while a murderous intent appeared in the other.
The one that burned with rage was Yang Feng. He turned his head to the leading Elder of the Heavenly Eagle Castle and said, Elder Gao, he is the white-d, mad demon that killed our sects core disciples.
There were two Holy Venerates by Xiao Chen. Naturally, Yang Feng did not dare to make a move. He only cast his gaze on the Heavenly Eagle Castles Holy Venerate Elder.
Haha! Is he also the person who kicked away Junior Brother Yang? one of the other Heavenly Eagle Castle true inheritors mocked.
Elder Gao and the Heavenly Eagle Castles strongest true inheritor, Long Tingyu, stood on a stone pir. Long Tingyu opened his eyes, and a bright light flickered in them. Elder, this person is rather strange. If there is no use for him, Yan Zhe will not bring him over. We can try to test him out.
The Heavenly Eagle Castles Holy Venerate Elder secretly sent back a voice projection. I was thinking the same.
He looked up, and his gaze fell on Yan Zhe. Captain Yan, please hand over the person beside you. He has killed more than ten of my Heavenly Eagle Castles core disciples. If you do not hand him over, the Heavenly Eagle Castle will consider you an enemy as well.
Yan Zhe, this fellow also killed the core disciples of my Fantasy Cloud Sect and some of our outer sect administrators. There is no tolerating his offense. If you do not hand him over today, my Fantasy Cloud Sect will also consider you an enemy.
Right after Elder Gao spoke, the leading Elder of the Fantasy Cloud Sect chimed in.
The situation turned interesting. Two of the Demonic Dao sects actually demanded the surrender of the same person at the same time.
Yan Zhe immediately felt a headache. When did Xiao Chen cause such a problem? This is so troublesome.
Before Yan Zhe nned out how to use the trump card that was Xiao Chen, Xiao Chen was already targeted by others.
Yan Zhe turned his head to look at Xiao Chen and saw that Xiao Chen was focused on breaking the restrictions on the Superior Grade Spirit Jades. It was as though nothing was going on at all.
Damn it! This bastards ability to cause trouble is truly too heaven-defying.
Previously, I helped him to deal with the Silver Fox Pirate Groups Young Master. To think that he offended two great Demonic Dao sects at the same time! Could it be that he is hoping that I will deal with this as well?
Yan Zhe looked at Senior Chai.
However, Senior Chai remained expressionless and advised indifferently, Now that things havee to this, it is toote for any ns. Just reveal it now; the sooner, the better.
Yan Zhe immediately cursed in his heart. He knew that this Senior Chai did not care for the Faux God me. His goal was obtaining a natural treasure that extended ones lifespan.
There was no need for Senior Chai to take the entire situation into consideration.
Two of the great Demonic Dao sects were making things difficult for him at the same time, and Senior Chai expressed his neutrality. Yan Zhe remained silent for a moment before suddenly smiling. This Yan had no association with this little brother. I only brought him here due to some coincidence.
At the crucial moment, Yan Zhe decided that he could not offend two great Demonic Dao sects for Xiao Chen.
The two Demonic Dao sects were horrifying factions with Sovereign Personages and many Holy Venerate Elders in them. They were much stronger than 7-Star pirate groups. He could not shoulder such a burden.
Xiao Chen, who was currently breaking restrictions, showed a mocking smile on his face, not feeling surprised.
It was already quite incredible that Yan Zhe had managed to sustain the nice big brother act for so long.
Then why are you still not handing him over?!
The two Demonic Dao sect Elders pressed forward with surging auras.
Yan Zhe smiled and replied, I cannot simply hand him over. This is the person who opened the Scarlet Blood Pirate Kings treasure trove. He might be the only person who can break the Faux God Might and enter the stone pir with the divine me.
What?!
The moment these words were spoken, they immediately caused a hugemotion. Those people who originally did not care about this matter immediately looked at Xiao Chen.
The person who can enter the stone pir and break the stalemate is a Major Primal Core Venerate?
Furthermore, he is the one who opened the Scarlet Blood Pirate Kings treasure trove? That is impossible!
There are so many people here, Holy Venerates of older generations and Demonic Dao sect outstanding talents. They tried all sorts of methods but failed, yet an insignificant Major Primal Core Venerate can enter the stone pir with the divine me?
Many doubts appeared in everyones mind. The same thought appeared in everyones head: I dont believe it.
The two great Demonic Dao sect Elders were startled as well. Unexpectedly, when they pressured Yan Zhe, they actually obtained such a result.
There is no evidence supporting that. Captain Yan, you will have to prove it, Elder Gao said coldly as he stared at Yan Zhe.
Yan Zhe felt helpless about the development of the situation. However, now that it hade to this, he could not be bothered with thinking too much.
He only wanted to break the stalemate quickly. With his and Senior Chais strengthsbined, he still had great hope for obtaining the Faux God me.
Senior Chais strength was much more terrifying than most people imagined. With him around, Yan Zhe had a sixty percent chance of sess.
This was worth a gamble.
However, if this dragged on and the Demonic Dao sects Sovereign Personages came, Senior Chai would not be strong enough, and Yan Zhe would not have much hope.
Little Brother Xiao, this might be your only chance to survive this. Prove it to everyone, alright?
Yan Zhe took out the Scarlet Blood War Banner and proffered it to Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen did not turn around or bother with Yan Zhe. He continued to break the restrictions on the Superior Grade Spirit Stones.
Yan Zhes expression turned somewhat awkward. Everyones attention was focused here at this moment.
However, Xiao Chen acted as if nothing happened. There were only Superior Grade Spirit Stones in his eyes.
No one knew what exactly Xiao Chen was thinking.
You repulsive brat, hurry up and prove that you are the one who opened the Scarlet Blood Pirate Kings treasure trove.
Hurry up. If you can get onto the stone pir with the Faux God me, Ill give you ten thousand Superior Grade Spirit Jades!
As long as you can deal with the Faux God Might, Ill give you one hundred thousand Superior Grade Spirit Jades.
While Xiao Chen was in no rush, the Holy Venerate experts were all extremely anxious. Some of the unruly pirates even lost their patience and looked like they would go over and snatch up Xiao Chen.
Just as everyones patience approached their limits, Xiao Chen finally subdued the restrictions on that pile of Superior Grade Spirit Jades. Then, he slowly turned around.
Xiao Chen looked at Yan Zhe and then at the anxious crowd. Then, he smiled faintly. Since everyone hopes that I can get onto the stone pir with the divine me, I will not stand on ceremony.
Chapter 1833 (Raw 1844): Why Fear a Battle?
Chapter 1833 (Raw 1844): Why Fear a Battle?
Someone needed to break the stalematein particr, someone who was only a Major Primal Core Venerate.
This was because someone with such a low cultivation would not be able to endure the inheritance of the Faux God me; their soul would explode directly.
Most importantly, it did not matter if Xiao Chen, a Major Primal Core Venerate, managed to get onto the stone pir with the divine me. They could kill such a person at any time.
If it were someone like Yan Zhe or Senior Chai, the situation would definitely be different.
The instant Xiao Chen grabbed hold of the Scarlet Blood War Banner, his aura changed, and the war banner pped noisily, radiating a faint scarlet light.
The atmosphere suddenly changed. It was like an invisible glow appeared around Xiao Chen, shining a spotlight on him.
Everyone uncontrobly focused on Xiao Chen, unable to ignore him.
Crack! Crack! Crack!
The war banners of the three 7-Star pirate groups started waving intensely at this moment. Cracks even appeared in the banner poles.
He really managed to gain the acknowledgment of the Scarlet Blood War Banner. Quickly, put away the Silver Fox War Banner!
The Silver Fox Holy Venerates expression changed radically. Daring to fly ones war banner before a legendary Pirate Kings war banner was no doubt a form of mockery.
If one mocked a sovereign war banner, one would naturally have to pay a price.
The Blood Shadow Pirate Group and the Berserk Wind Pirate Groupthe other two powerful pirate groupsalso put away their war banners in a hurry.
If they persisted, their war banners would definitely break under this pressure.
A strong aura spread out from Xiao Chens body, causing Yan Zhe, Senior Chai, and the others to frown slightly.
Then, Xiao Chen gently pushed off with his feet andnded on another stone pir.
There was no need for further proof.
The moment Xiao Chen grasped the war banner, everyone believed what Yan Zhe said. Xiao Chen was indeed the one who opened the Scarlet Blood Pirate Kings treasure trove.
Xiao Chen would indeed be the only person who could get onto the stone pir with the divine me.
Hahaha! Yan Zhe, it looks like you werent lying. Little fellow, quickly get onto the stone pir with the divine me and retrieve the Faux God me! the Blood Shadow Pirate Groups captainughed loudly.
The stalemate hadsted for a long time. The Holy Venerates present had all tried various methods already but failed to get onto the stone pir with the divine me. Now that they saw hope before them, they all felt very excited.
Junior, what are you waiting for? Quickly get onto the stone pir with the divine me and retrieve the Faux God me for us!
Stop wasting time. Do you want to die?!
Faster! Otherwise, I will kill you.
The impatient mor raged at Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen smiled coldly in his heart, but his expression remained calm. He felt indifferent.
No. Before he goes up, I need to leave a restriction in his body first.
Unlike the others, Yan Zhe knew that Xiao Chen was not as simple as he looked. He was no ordinary Major Primal Core Venerate.
If Yan Zhe simply let Xiao Chen go to the stone pir with the divine me, something uncontroble might happen.
Yan Zhe needed to take some precautionary measures to ensure that nothing would go wrong.
Xiao Chens expression did not change much, only frowning slightly at Yan Zhe finally shedding all pretense.
Thats right. It would be good to leave a restriction. That will prevent this bastard from ying any tricks. Yan Zhe, you can leave a restriction on his body, but our Heavenly Eagle Castle has to leave one on him too. The Heavenly Eagle Castles Yang Feng immediately chimed in just after Yan Zhe spoke.
Right, our Fantasy Cloud Sect needs to leave a restriction in his body too, Ou Zhenyun said coldly while a brilliant light shed in his eyes.
That makes sense. Our Blood Shadow Pirate Group wants to leave a restriction on his body too.
Hahaha! How can my Silver Fox Pirate Group miss out on such a thing?
Now that Yan Zhe raised this matter, everyone else chimed in one by one, all wanting to leave restrictions in Xiao Chens body.
The Holy Venerates and various true inheritors only saw Xiao Chen as amb awaiting ughter.
There was no respect for Xiao Chen at all, and their words were very presumptuous.
Interesting! All of you are shouting so happily, but when did I agree to let you all leave restrictions in my body?
Amid the noisy chatter, a chilly voice suddenly rang out.
Xiao Chens eyes swept through the ce, over the faces of the various people making a fuss.
As Xiao Chens cold gaze wandered about, the noisy chatter slowly turned quiet.
Humph! Do you think you have the right to object? You are an insignificant Major Primal Core Venerate. To think you dare to be so unruly before us! Dont forget: your life belongs to our Heavenly Eagle Castle and the Fantasy Cloud Sect.
Xiao Chens gaze infuriated Yang Feng, who continued coldly, You trash, dont think of ying any tricks. Just be obedient. Dont think that, after we gave you some face, you really are the Scarlet Blood Pirate Kings reincarnation!
Xiao Chen shifted his gaze and fixed it on Yang Feng. He did not say anything, only staring coldly at Yang Feng.
After seeing Xiao Chens gaze, Yang Feng felt delighted. Whats wrong? Feeling aggrieved? Everyone here is either a Holy Venerate or a Rank 6 Demonic Dao sect true inheritor. In terms of status, position, and strength, you cannotpare to anyone. Just listen to us obediently.
Yang Feng turned to Elder Gao, then knelt down on one knee and said, Elder Gao, please permit me to make a move, to teach him a lesson and make him obediently ept a restriction in his body, to show the might of our Heavenly Eagle Castle!
Elder Gaos expression had turned sullen. He also felt extremely upset. He killed so many core disciples of my Heavenly Eagle Castle but still dares to talk back. He really doesnt understand his situation and is too unruly.
Good. Yang Feng, you may make a move. Leave a restriction in him on behalf of my Heavenly Eagle Castle. Teach him a lesson in obedience!
Yang Feng showed wild joy on his face. He finally could teach this fellow a lesson without holding back and wipe out all his previous shame.
While on one knee, Yang Feng performed a cupped-fist salute and said, Disciple obeys. I will definitely not shame our Heavenly Eagle Castle Ah!
Before Yang Feng finished speaking, a de of grass had flown over silently. In the next moment, resplendent sword lights burst out of his body. All signs of life immediately disappeared, and sword wounds covered his body with blood spurting out like fountains.
Yang Fengs body still maintained the posture of kneeling on one knee. The smile of wild joy on his face had not even faded, freezing there.
Yang Feng! Elder Gao cried out as he stared at Yang Feng in shock, finding this development inconceivable.
Thete-stage Star Venerate Yang Feng, a Heavenly Eagle Castle true inheritor, died before Elder Gao in the blink of an eye.
Preposterous, preposterous, simply absolutely preposterous!
Senior Brother Yang!
Junior Brother Yang!
Boom!
As the many Heavenly Eagle Castle true inheritors and the leading Elder cried out, Yang Feng finally showed a response. His body exploded from the umted sword intent.
Resplendent sword lights soared out, ripping his flesh apart, presenting a cruel sight.
The ce fell deathly silent. Everyone revealed an incredulous expression.
As everyone turned to Xiao Chen, a trace of horror shed in their eyes.
This youth was scarily calm, attacking silently like that.
When Yang Feng knelt on one knee and looked away from Xiao Chen, Xiao Chen attacked without hesitation, wanting to end things quickly.
Xiao Chen had killed a Rank 6 sect true inheritor at the drop of a hat.
Some of the Holy Venerates here might have the strength to kill Yang Feng in one strike. However, they would not dare to do so in front of Elder Gao.
This was simply too arrogant and bold, toowless.
Even the ambitious and ruthless people of the Demonic Dao could not achieve such decisiveness in killing and boldness.
What was a demon? A demon was one who did not bow to fate, whose pride would not let one obey. Demons were naturally proud, determined not to be ordinary.
Those who humiliated one would die! Those who scolded one would die! Those that wanted to kill one would die!
As Yan Zhe looked at Xiao Chen, he was so shocked that he could not close his mouth, as if it was only at this moment that he truly saw Xiao Chen.
This white-d desman before Yan Zhe was even scarier than he imagined.
From the very beginning, Xiao Chen was not a pawn that Yan Zhe could grasp. He secretly regretted bringing Xiao Chen here.
This... This is impossible!
Elder Gao lost all rationality. As he turned his head to look at Xiao Chen, his eyes brimmed with confusion.
Xiao Chens expression remained calm, not changing at all. It was like everything that happened had nothing to do with him.
Elder Gao said through clenched teeth, cing heavy emphasis on each word, Kill him!
Xiao Chen replied calmly, If others want to kill me, I will definitely kill them.
Good! Good! Good! If others want to kill me, I will definitely kill them. Heavenly Eagle Castle disciples, heed my order. Immediately kill this white-d evil fellow!
Order received!
In his rage, Elder Gao snorted coldly, and aside from Long Tingyuthe strongest true inheritorthe other four remaining Heavenly Eagle Castle true inheritors all soared into the air and charged at Xiao Chen.
These true inheritors circted their demonic Cultivation Technique and forcibly took in the power of everything in the world. Their momentum soared wildly. As they flew over, they were like mountain ranges, like rivers, like the surging sea.
Good! Come! Xiao Chenughed loudly and radiated golden light from his eyes, instantly activating the Great Deste Eons overlord-ss bloodline.
Then, he reared back and roared. A dragon roar boomed into the surroundings, and a terrible Dragon Might instantly pushed away the ever-present Faux God Might.
I am a dragon, naturally proud and filled with hot-bloodedness. Why fear a battle?!
Chapter 1834 (Raw 1845): The Demon Is Originally a Buddha
Chapter 1834 (Raw 1845): The Demon Is Originally a Buddha
Kill!
The main demonic Cultivation Technique of the Heavenly Eagle Castle was all about momentum. Once their demonic Cultivation Technique circted, they would draw on the power of everything in the world at all times. The longer it continued, the stronger the momentum.
This gave the impression that it was perpetual. The cultivators who fought with them would all feel extremely sullen.
This was apletely preposterous way of fighting. As long as one retreated against such a fighting method, one could forget about advancingter.
This was because the opponents next strike would have double the momentum, or even several times more.
What was preposterous? This was it.
However, this group of people now met Xiao Chen, someone who could fight in an even more preposterous manner.
When the four Heavenly Eagle Castle true inheritors worked together and charged over, Xiao Chen instantly activated the Azure Dragon bloodline, an overlord-ss bloodline of the Great Deste Eon.
At this moment, Xiao Chen unleashed a fearsome aura without holding anything back, even temporarily pushing back the Faux God Might.
Without the suppression of the Faux God Might, the fours physical bodies immediately felt rxed.
However, before this rxed feelingsted for a second, a Dragon Might even more terrifying than the Faux God Might pressed over.
Boom!
The four suddenly received a heavy blow, and their expressions immediately changed drastically. They all felt their bodies be like lead, plummeting toward the deep abyss.
In that instant, the four revealed extremely horrified expressions. Once they fell into the deep abyss, they would really die without a corpse. Even a Holy Venerate would find it hard to escape death and would only get crushed into a pulp.
No one could im that they could escape this disaster.
Elder Gaos expression changed slightly, as he wanted to help out.
However, Long Tingyu, who was at the side, stopped Elder Gao, saying, Elder Gao, we cannot make a move now. Those old fellows are watching.
In the next moment, Elder Gao reacted to this. If he ended up injured, he would not be a match for the other Holy Venerates when the time to fight for the Faux God me came, leaving others to benefit.
Furthermore, those that can be my Heavenly Eagle Castles true inheritors all possess powerful skills. How can they fall so easily?
A crafty look shed in Long Tingyus eyes. He shouted, My four junior brothers, do not hold back at all. Quickly capture that white-d, evil fellow and bring him back.
The moment Long Tingyu said this, the people of the other factions could no longer wait patiently.
If the Heavenly Eagle Castles people captured Xiao Chen, then the Faux God me would be guaranteed to fall into that sects hands.
The leading Elder of the Fantasy Cloud Sect ordered, Quickly make a move. We absolutely cannot let the Heavenly Eagle Castles people capture that fellow.
Order received!
Aside from Xiahou Xuan, the Fantasy Cloud Sect true inheritorsfive people, including Ou Zhenyunsprang into action at the same time.
You all, wait for an opportunity. If there is one, capture him and bring him over.
A cold light shed in the Silver Fox Holy Venerates eyes as he indifferently gave instructions to histe-stage Star Venerates beside him.
Hehe! We guarantee that we will capture him.
Immediately, the true inheritors of the three great Demonic Dao sects and the experts of the three 7-Star pirate groups all made a move.
To these people, Xiao Chen was a hotmodity that they needed to capture. The situation spiraled out of control.
Yan Zhes eyes turned gloomy as he looked at Xiao Chen. His killing intent appeared like a raging me, zing fiercely.
The four Heavenly Eagle Castle true inheritors executed their most powerful techniques. Despite the pressure from Xiao Chens formidable Dragon Might, they managed to fly to the stone pir that Xiao Chen was on. As they looked at Xiao Chen, they did not hesitate to charge over.
Thunder Dragon Nine Transformations!
However, no matter how fast these four were, how could they be faster than Xiao Chen, who had been ready for a long time?
The moment these four alighted on the stone pir, Xiao Chen executed his own killing move. However, this time, he chose not to split up the attacks of Thunder Dragon Nine Transformations.
Instead, Xiao Chen focused the offensive power of the eighty-one strikes on one spot.
In that instant, Xiao Chen used the Scarlet Blood War Banner in his hand to spear the chest of one of the four Heavenly Eagle Castle true inheritors, knocking that true inheritor into the deep abyss.
Startled cries rang out, but Xiao Chen did not stop moving.
The opposing Veritable Essence Energies in his 9-Star Primal Core circted, and the Taiji force field instantly appeared. With the support of the terrifying Dragon Might, Xiao Chens Taiji force field became even more viscous.
In the Taiji force field, the three true inheritors could bring out only sixty percent of their strength. That was already their limit.
Dang! Dang! Dang!
Using the war banner and fighting alone, Xiao Chen easily dealt with the attacks of the three. The Dragon Might of the ancient Azure Dragon firmly suppressed their momentum and aura.
This prevented the three from bringing out the special characteristics of their demonic Cultivation Technique. From the very start, Xiao Chen beat them down.
It looked like the experts of the Fantasy Cloud Sect and the others would be arriving soon.
Xiao Chen did not want to drag this out. He stabbed the Scarlet Blood War Banner into the ground and quickly drew the Tyrant Saber with his right hand.
The Xiao Chen with a saber in hand was like apletely different person from the Xiao Chen without a saber.
Saber Dao and Thunder Dao. The might of two Great Dao ovepped. Xiao Chen used the extremely tyrannical Breaking Vast Armies and stabbed with his saber.
With the Tyrant Saber in hand, even if Im alone, I can block arge army. Break!
The powerful saber move materialized into a berserk saber wind. When the wind blew on the three Heavenly Eagle Castle true inheritors, it produced a ngor. The saber wind cut up the three, covering them in wounds.
The three Heavenly Eagle Castle true inheritors did their best to try and block Xiao Chens killing move. However, the activated Azure Dragon bloodline firmly suppressed their momentum.
The Heavenly Eagle Castle true inheritors could not circte their demonic Cultivation Technique at all. How could they block Xiao Chens saber strike?
When the Tyrant Saber arrived, the might of Breaking Vast Armies burst out. The three got knocked off the stone pir and fell into the deep abyss.
Ten moves!
In merely ten moves, the four Heavenly Eagle Castle true inheritors fell.
No one expected this at all. Even Long Tingyu, who had tried to y some tricks, did not expect it.
Long Tingyu originally thought that the Heavenly Eagle Castle true inheritors wouldst until the experts of the other factions arrived.
Who could have imagined that when facing Xiao Chen, who held the geographical advantage and activated his bloodline, the Heavenly Eagle Castle true inheritors would notst even ten moves against him?
How scary! This is the might of a Great Deste Eon overlord-ss bloodline. This is truly incredible.
Those of the top hundred Great Deste Eon bloodlines could be powerful demonic geniuses. Among those, the overlord-ss Great Deste Eon bloodlines are even more heaven-defying. However, I have not heard of such a Dragon Race bloodline before among the six Dragon Race bloodlines.
It does not matter what Dragon Race bloodline he has. The Great Deste Eon bloodlines cannotst for long. No matter how heaven-defying he is, the boost in power wille to an end soon. When the experts of the two other great Demonic Dao sects and the three pirate groups arrive, he will have to surrender himself to capture!
No matter how terrifying his bloodline is, he cant maintain it for long. He might be impressive now, but he will turn into a dogter.
The sight of Xiao Chen killing four true inheritors in ten moves shocked all the various experts.
However, these were all powerful experts who were very knowledgeable. With one nce, they could tell that Xiao Chen was relying on his bloodline to erupt with such strong power.
Even so, the four true inheritors would not have been killed so easily if they were elsewhere.
Once the bloodline power was depleted, Xiao Chen would immediately revert to an easily suppressed Major Primal Core Venerate.
They could not retreat now. They needed to take this opportunity to capture Xiao Chen and put him under their control.
Xiao Chens eyes flickered with a golden light that made them look resplendent and dazzling as he looked at the many experts rushing over.
His expression was cold and devoid of emotion.
His Dragon Might was vast and powerful. After he activated his bloodline, the suppression from this ce no longer affected him. His momentum soared wildly, and dragon roars echoed endlessly in the surroundings.
Xiao Chen watched these people surround him, getting closer to him. However, he remained expressionless, not making a move.
What is this fellow doing? Has he given up, knowing that he cannot escape death?
No matter what he does, he is just an evil dragon in the end. He wont be able to do anything.
Seeing that Xiao Chen remained still, the Holy Venerate experts observing the situation all started mocking him.
However, when the experts approached Xiao Chen from all sides, the situation changed.
Everyone saw Xiao Chens left hand move quickly, forming a strange hand seal.
It was like the lotus flower not retaining water or the sun and moon never remaining in the sky.
The Buddhist sects Seven Kill Seal!
In that instant, Xiao Chens originally fearsome aura grew seven times stronger, turning into a pitch-ck killing Qi that spread into the surroundings.
Damn it! I cant move!
This is killing Qi! It already infiltrated my internal organs, my limbs, my bones, and even my soul!
Its over. What should we do?!
Horror swarmed through the bodies of the various experts amid the killing Qi. This was a kind of horror that stuck in the throat and could not be vented.
Horror filled their hearts, stifling them. It was a hundred times worse than being suffocated.
Kill!
An expressionless Buddha appeared behind Xiao Chen. At this moment, he had resolved his mundane heart, cutting off the seven emotions and six desires, cutting off all thoughts of the mundane world.
Mahmy Abstinence Vition Saber Techniques second move, Resolving the Mundane!
Boom! An eternal saber light swept across and ignited the killing Qi all around.
Ka ca! Ka ca! At this instant, the attackers physical bodies and souls were all destroyed.
The emotionless Demonic Dao led to one bing a demon. One that gained enlightenment and became a Buddha with a thought was even scarier.
The golden light in Xiao Chens eyes withdrew, and his Great Deste Eon bloodline became muted once more. His aura slowly returned to normal.
However, the surroundings were silent.
The weak, white-d youth standing by the Scarlet Blood War Banner held his saber upraised and looked at the surroundings. It was as if he was announcing that the true overlord was here.
Chapter 1835 (Raw 1846): Legend of the Scarlet Blood Pirate King
Chapter 1835 (Raw 1846): Legend of the Scarlet Blood Pirate King
During thest moments of the Great Deste Eon bloodlines power, Xiao Chen had used the vast Dragon Might and turned it into the sevenfold killing Qi, killing all the true inheritors and Star Venerate experts that came to kill him, destroying their physical bodies and souls.
Such a cruel method of killing pulled out the demonic nature in Xiao Chens body uncontrobly. As his hair fluttered, he exuded a horrifying Demonic Might.
Even without the ancient Dragon Might, no one dared to underestimate this Demonic Might.
When the many Demonic Dao experts looked at the current Xiao Chen, none of them would dare to say that their Demonic Might was stronger than Xiao Chens.
Yan Zhes expression changed. He gaped at Xiao Chen in shock and eximed, You fell into the Demonic Dao!
Yan Zhe recalled that when he first saw Xiao Chen, there was not even a trace of a demonic nature in Xiao Chens body.
Xiao Chen had been cultivating a Cultivation Technique of the Righteous Dao and absorbed Spiritual Energy. He also had an upright and frank air.
However, at this moment, Xiao Chens demonic nature was very clear. His eyes looked like the eyes of a Great Deste Eon ferocious beast.
These were eyes like the Yazi Beasts. The demonic nature that his body exuded was the result of the Immemorial Demon Soul Formation transforming his physical body and bloodline.
It was hard for Yan Zhe not to feel shocked.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly. With this smile, the powerful Demonic Might immediately disappeared.
A swastika shining with golden light appeared at Xiao Chens forehead, and his entire body became bathed in a gentle Buddhist light. The light that his body absorbed from the Mahe?vara Buddhas ?arra spread out slowly. He became a Buddha with a smile like the spring wind blowing.
Tell me, am I a Buddha or a demon?! Xiao Chen said as he smiled faintly at Yan Zhe.
What pure Buddhist light! This... How is this possible?!
Yan Zhe was shocked, and his expression changed drastically. His eyes filled with disbelief.
The Holy Venerate experts and top true inheritors of the Demonic Dao sects on the various stone pirs all goggled at Xiao Chen, stunned.
They had never seen a person disy two entirely different kinds of auras.
Furthermore, the two kinds of auras were incredibly pure and ofpletely opposing Dao.
This fellow actually dual cultivates the Buddhist Dao and the Demonic Dao. That is really bold and arrogant. He will go crazy sooner orter.
Since ancient times, righteousness and evil stood on opposing ends. All who dared to dual cultivate Buddhism and the Demonic Dao came to bad ends. There has not been any exception since ancient times. Sooner orter, you will not be able to recover from this.
Thats right. There is no ce for you in the Righteous Dao, and the Demonic Dao will not ept you, either. There will be no ce for you in this world. You are destined to live a life of cmity.
It seemed like the sight of Xiao Chens Demonic Might disappearing and Buddhist light appearing had touched a nerve with these people.
The various older-generation experts started scolding and cursing.
Xiao Chenughed loudly. As heughed without restraint, the Buddhist lighting from him disappeared, and the Buddhist mark on his forehead vanished.
All the saber intent of his entire body gathered together and soared, contesting with the Faux God Might that was everywhere.
Buzz! Buzz! Buzz!
Melodious saber hums echoed everywhere in the vast space. That was a pure saber intent that was carefree and unbridled.
Xiao Chenughed loudly and said, I am not an Immortal, a demon, or a Buddha. I am the white-d Xiao Chen. My initial heart has never changed; my character remains the same. I look at flowers in tears, and the flowers tear up as well. I look at the moon with sorrow, and the moon also feels sorrow. Divine, Buddha, Immortal, or demon, they are all merely pretentious ideas.
The heart has every manifestation of nature. Hence, the world also has every manifestation of nature. You see me numbed to killing and take me as a White d Mad Demon; others see me as untainted and incorruptible, calling me the White Robed desman. However, I am just me in the end. What do your opinions of me have to do with me?
At this moment, Xiao Chen did not give off any Demonic Might or Buddhist light. There was only a pure saber intent, a pride that came from following his heart.
These words stunned the many people around, deeply moving their hearts.
The voices scolding and cursing Xiao Chen came to a stop. None of them could say anything.
After a long time, Yan Zhe startled awake. As he looked at Xiao Chen, he said, What exactly do you want? With your strength, you cannot obtain the Faux God me. Why are you doing this, offending all of us?
Thats right. If you are willing, this ce is filled with Soul Tools. As long as you are willing to hand over the Faux God me, we will work together and help you break the restrictions on the Soul Tools. Why the need to be so stubborn?
After Yan Zhe spoke, another Holy Venerate chimed in.
At this moment, the Silver Fox Holy Venerate said, Junior, we are in the wrong for wanting to ce restrictions in your body earlier. We can forgive you for killing our subordinates. As long as you are willing to take out the Faux God me for us, we can fulfill one of your requests as well.
Many voices immediately chimed in. The various Holy Venerates all dered that as long as Xiao Chen was willing, they could forget the past and work together to help Xiao Chen break the restrictions on any Soul Tool that he wanted.
Xiao Chen looked at the me giving off a divine light on the stone pir. He remained silent for a while before saying, The Faux God me belongs to anyone capable. If you all canpete for it, why cant I? As the saying goes, if ones obsession is not resolved, it will be a mental barrier. However, if one constantly keeps it in mind, there will eventually be a response. Senior Scarlet Blood Pirate King, am I right?!
It was like Xiao Chen did not hear the various promises and temptations directed at him. He only stared at that Faux God me, looking like he was speaking to himself.
However, as if in reply to Xiao Chen, the Faux God me dimmed significantly.
The fluttering Scarlet Blood War Banner by Xiao Chens side slowly stilled, and its strong aura weakened.
No, thats not right. This was the Faux God mes reply to Xiao Chen, telling him that he was wrong.
After being stunned for a while, Xiao Chen revealed a faint smile, and his eyes and thoughts cleared up somewhat. At this moment, he recalled his obsession, seeking the moon!
After obtaining the Faux God mes reply, Xiao Chen suddenly understood many things.
There were many things in the world where the more one cared about it, the tighter one held on to it, the more it would be like sand leaking through ones fingers, escaping ones grasp and control.
In the past, Xiao Chen kept feeling that he needed to be stronger than the outstanding talents of the Great Thousand Realms before he was worthy to meet Liu Ruyue.
Hence, his obsession could not get resolved, and he kept thinking about the Scarlet Blood Pirate Kings inheritance, thinking that it was something that he needed to obtain to meet Liu Ruyue.
The more Xiao Chen cared about it, the deeper his heart demon. Even if he obtained the Faux God me, he would still have doubts over his strength, feeling that he was not worthy to seek out Liu Ruyue and would endlessly chase after greater strength like a demon.
If that were really the case, he might embark on a road of no return.
When Xiao Chen finally met Liu Ruyue, she might see only a familiar stranger and not him.
In the end, it would be like water slowly leaking out from his hand.
With such a blow, perhaps Xiao Chen would be like the Azure Emperor from back then,pletely falling into the Demonic Dao, not recognizing his family, killing his master, killing his lover.
This fellow isughing in one moment and frowning in the next. Has he turned into a fool?
That really might be possible. It is hard to avoid some idents when dual cultivating Buddhism and the Demonic Dao. It wouldnt be surprising if he turned into a fool.
Should we take this opportunity to suppress him?
Right now, he seems perturbed. It would be very easy to suppress him.
Just when everyone wondered whether Xiao Chen had gone crazy, he suddenlyughed heartily.
However, this time, hisughter was filled with joy and relief from a kind of release, a kind of gaining enlightenment and turning back from the wrong path.
While Xiao Chenughed, he looked at the Faux God me and shouted, using all his Vital Qi, My name is Scarlet Blood. I have a body of scarlet iron with burning-hot blood!
Xiao Chens voice was thunderous, echoing in the surroundings.
As everyone stood there, stunned and uncertain, a resonant and even louder voice rang out in this vast space. It sounded aged, solemn, and stirring, like it had traveled through time and space. It carried a hot-bloodedness as it excitedly replied to Xiao Chen, For half my life, I went through ups and downs, homeless and miserable; for half my life, I was peerless, traveling around without fear.
That voice prated deep into the blood, bones, and soul!
The voice sounded hot-blooded and prideful. It was vast and powerful, echoing endlessly in this ce.
After the voice rang out, Xiao Chen appeared extremely excited. Using the voice from his flesh and soul, he replied, My body is like a sword, filled with a firm and unyielding pride; my heart is like the sun and the moon, shining bright for ten thousand years!
That voiceughed and shouted, My stature is like a mountain, spanning tens of thousands of kilometers; my eyes are like the many stars, making the sky shine bright like day instead of night!
Suddenly, the demonic clouds in the sky gathered and turned into a gigantic hand. The Scarlet Blood Pirate King traveled through time and space, and a loud voice rang out, I cover the sky with one hand!
Boom!
Light disappeared from the world. It was so dark that no one could see their hand after stretching it out. The many Holy Venerates could not even unleash their Mental Energy.
They all turned blind, like ordinary people in the dark night. However, the words I cover the sky with one hand continued to echo in their ears.
No longerughing, Xiao Chen simply grasped the Scarlet Blood War Banner beside him and replied to the voice resounding everywhere, And establish myself an emperor with another.
Then, he raised the Scarlet Blood War Banner to the sky. Doing so seemed to draw the Faux God Might, which then burned on his body.
Xiao Chen turned into the only source of light in this world of boundless darkness.
Chapter 1836 (Raw 1847): Supreme Inherited Treasures
Chapter 1836 (Raw 1847): Supreme Inherited Treasures
Light!
Only this sh of light existed in this vast and boundless dark space.
In the darkness, Xiao Chen was the spark that lit up this dark night, looking resplendent and dazzling.
To those Holy Venerates who were here to fight for the Faux God me, the warm light was also a sh of cold light.
This cold sh of light stopped everyone else from obtaining the Faux God me.
Xiao Chen raised the Scarlet Blood War Banner high, and the Faux God Might all around continuously gathered on his body, zing brightly.
His voice echoed all around as the Faux God Might on his body grew increasingly stronger.
Faux God Might!
Quick! Quick! Quick! Quickly, stop him. Otherwise, no one will be able to! Yan Zhe roared hoarsely, and he unleashed his aura from his entire body. A Holy Venerate Will surged out from his forehead and ruthlessly pressed toward Xiao Chen.
Boom!
Xiao Chen immediately felt a huge pressurethe will of soul from a Holy Venerate. This was much stronger than a Star Venerates will of soul. It was like a sage appeared, dering supremacy.
Normally, this Holy Venerate Will wouldpletely suppress Xiao Chen, preventing him from moving or controlling his physical body and soul. Under such circumstances, anyone would be able to kill him without him being able to retaliate.
However, right now, a me zed on Xiao Chen. The Faux God Might surged over from all directions like moths to light.
The Faux God Might on Xiao Chens body gradually grew stronger.
Shatter!
Xiao Chen swung the Scarlet Blood War Banner in his hand. Then, he ferociously stabbed with it, resulting in a cracking sound.
The pressure from Yan Zhes Holy Venerate Will slowly decreased. Eventually, Xiao Chen knocked it back.
Attack together!
The other Holy Venerates did not dare to hold back. The world immediately started shaking intensely.
The Holy Venerate Wills of the three pirate groups captains, the leading Elders of the three great Demonic Sects, Yan Zhe, Senior Chai, and other loose cultivator Holy Venerates ovepped, forming a horrifying demonic image above Xiao Chens head.
The demonic image wanted to extinguish the me on Xiao Chens body andpletely suppress the Faux God Might.
More than tenyers of Holy Venerate Wills bore down on Xiao Chen, putting enormous pressure on him, smothering the burning me on his body.
Small cracks appeared on the stone pir that Xiao Chen stood on, and slowly expanded.
Xiao Chen clenched his teeth and endured the enormous pressure as he swung the Scarlet Blood War Banner.
In that instant, the demonic clouds in the sky started churning and roaring like the sea.
The entire space seemed to have turned into a solid, surging sea. The many Holy Venerates got forced back by several steps.
With the diminished pressure, Xiao Chens nearly extinguished me suddenly red up with a roar.
Xiao Chen leaped into the air and flew directly towards the stone pir where the divine me was.
You want to get onto that stone pir? You have to get past me first!
Yan Zhe appeared extremely gloomy. Upon seeing Xiao Chen shatter the Holy Venerate Wills like breaking bamboo and fly towards the stone pir with the Faux God me, his heart burned with rage.
Yan Zhe had put in a lot of time and schemes for the sake of this Scarlet Blood Pirate Kings inheritance. However, at the very end, the payout for all his efforts would go to Xiao Chen.
How could Yan Zhe endure this?
Yan Zhe drew his sword, and a cold light shed. He leaped up and blocked Xiao Chen.
Big Brother Yan, you have not given up yet? Xiao Chen asked coldly and expressionlessly as he looked at Yan Zhe, who had lost control of his emotions.
Hahahaha! Who is your big brother? You son of a bitch, I really regret not smashing you to death with one palm strike back in the Grave Sea, Yan Zheughed loudly, looking demented.
Then, he shouted, However, it is not toote to smash you to death now.
Yan Zhe wildly swung his sword once, and a cold light filled the sky. His terrifying sword move turned into a storm that surged towards Xiao Chen.
The surging sword move was like a vast army charging over, kicking up boundless yellow sand. The icy killing intent it radiated turned into a vast storm of sword intent.
However, the Faux God Might was now flourishing on Xiao Chens body. His strength, which currently did not match his cultivation, was sufficient to destroy an entire citys worth of sword wind.
This storm before Xiao Chen right now was nothing.
The war banner furled up and became like a spear. The Faux God Might gathered at its tip. Then, Xiao Chen targeted the root of the attack, gently thrusting the banner over.
Ka ca! Ka ca!
With this thrust, Yan Zhes boundless sword move crumbled like fallen leaves before the autumn wind.
Dang!
The Scarlet Blood War Banner arrived like a hot knife through butter. Right before it pierced into Yan Zhes chest, a sword blocked it.
Haha! You piece of trash. Trying to kill me? You are still...
Bang!
Xiao Chen twisted his wrist and gently pulled back the Scarlet Blood War Banner. Then, he swatted Yan Zhe in the face, striking him away on the spot.
Yan Zhe vomited blood as he flew back. Then, he roared furiously and charged at Xiao Chen once more, utterly unconvinced of his loss.
Who knew, Xiao Chen leaped up lightly, stepped on Yan Zhes head, and continued to fly to the stone pir with the divine me.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Various figures flew over in the airthe Demonic Dao sect elders, the 7-Star captains, and the loose cultivatorsall showing unreconciled expressions.
They all wanted to block Xiao Chen and get onto the stone pir with the divine me.
However, Xiao Chens momentum was flourishing at this moment. Holding the war banner, he charged forward wildly.
The me on Xiao Chens body zed increasingly brighter, and the Faux God Might soared endlessly. These Holy Venerates could not block a strike from Xiao Chen at all.
With the support of the Faux God Might, Xiao Chen swung the war banner, and the entire space started surging like the tide.
These people were no match for the current Xiao Chen.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Xiao Chen knocked the various Holy Venerates back like they were sandbags, making them vomit blood as they tumbled in the air.
He advanced quickly. The stone pir with the divine me was already right before his eyes.
Xiao Chen was only one step shy of climbing onto the stone pir.
At such a distance, he could already feel the heat from the Faux God me and the endless, dignified, and ancient history.
The Faux God me was not just a me; it was the inextinguishable will left by a legendary Pirate King.
Whoosh!
However, at the crucial moment, a ck figure suddenly appeared in front of Xiao Chen at lightning speed.
A skinny, sticklike hand grabbed the banner pole like a vise.
It was Senior Chai, who sent Xiao Chen a sinister look. Junior, you need to use this Scarlet Blood War Banner to unleash the Faux God Might on your body. Now that I have grasped the Scarlet Blood War Banner, you will definitely die when the Faux God Might fades away.
You are overthinking, Xiao Chen retorted casually. Then, he freed his left hand and pointed at Senior Chai.
Senior Chais expression wavered. However, before he could react, the huge hand covering the sky above pressed down with one finger and instantly knocked him away, causing him to vomit blood.
Xiao Chen grabbed hold of the war banner and leaped up, climbing onto the stone pir with the divine me.
He looked around and saw the many Holy Venerates lying on the stone pirs, unable to get back to their feet. They all red at him with hatred.
If looks could kill, Xiao Chen would have already died a hundred times over.
Damn it! He really managed to get on.
Who could have imagined that the initially unremarkable Major Primal Core Venerate would actually climb onto the stone pir that everyone dreamed about, in front of so many outstanding talents and older-generation Holy Venerates? Furthermore, he did so with such a formidable disy of power.
At this moment, the Faux God me was already very close.
All Xiao Chen needed to do was stretch out his hand and beckon to grasp the Faux God me.
However, he was in no rush to do so. He looked around the stone pir first.
There was nothing on the stone pir. However, there was a hole in the center.
Xiao Chen studied the Scarlet Blood War Banner in his hand. Then, he walked over and slotted the butt of the banner pole into the hole. It matched perfectly.
Then, he grasped the pole and twisted gently.
Click! Eight shining treasures appeared around him.
Indeed, it was as Xiao Chen expected. The other stone pirs all had treasures appear. It was impossible for the stone pir with the divine me to be empty.
A careful look found that the first item was a Spirit Jade. However, this Spirit Jade was very bright and crystalline. It was pure and untainted like a starlike gem.
A Peak Grade Spirit Jade!
Xiao Chen immediately recognized it. This was an exceptional treasure that was also known as a Sub-Divine Crystal, meaning it already surpassed a Spirit Jade.
Mine!
Xiao Chen reached out, not hesitating to put the Peak Grade Spirit Jade into his storage ring.
The sound of countless hearts breaking seemed to ring out. The older-generation Holy Venerates and the top true inheritors of the various Demonic Dao sects in the surrounding stone pirs looked like their eyes were about to pop out.
This was supposed to be a treasure that belonged to them. Now, this white-d fellow took it.
Xiao Chen continued looking. The second item was a pitch-ck ghost pennant, a Soul Tool of extremely high quality.
The ghost pennant was as ck as ink, shining with a muted light. When the ghost pennant was unfurled, it had a Great Deste Eon ferocious beast embroidered on it. The beast was the size of a cow and looked like a tiger. It was d in a prickly pelt of bright red. A pair of wings sprouted from its back, and a horn grew out of its forehead. Its eyes looked extremely ferocious and evil, filled with demonic nature.
Qiongqi Beast!
A Great Deste Eon ferocious beast, the Qiongqi Beast! That was one of the ten great ghost pennants of the Demonic Dao, the Qiongqi Beast Ghost Pennant. It has been long lost. To think that it was in the hands of the Scarlet Blood Pirate King!
Damn it! That is a supreme treasure of the Demonic Dao sect!
The treasures on the stone pir with the divine me were revealed with the Scarlet Blood War Banner. There were no restrictions on them.
Xiao Chen only took a look before he added the Qiongqi Beast Ghost Pennant into his storage ring.
He continued looking. The third item was an extremely strange Medicinal Pill containing an overwhelming bestial nature. It looked like it was not meant for cultivators.
Mine!
The fourth item was an exquisite pipa. The fifth item was a secret manual. The sixth item was a mutated fruit. The seventh item was a treasure bow. The eighth item was actually a kasaya.
Xiao Chen did not have much time to examine them. He gave each one a nce before cing them in his storage ring.
Every time he stored something in his storage ring, it seemed like there were sounds of hearts breaking.
The many Holy Venerates wished that they could swallow Xiao Chen alive. Even if they worked together, they might not be able to break the restrictions on the Soul Tools here.
Furthermore, they might be killed by the sword intent at any time.
Xiao Chen, on the other hand, easily scooped up eight supreme treasures right before their eyes.
Constantlyparing oneself to others would only make one angry. When everyone thought about how Xiao Chen would be receiving the Faux God me before them, the feeling was very upsetting and unbearable.
Damn it! Damn it!
Several Holy Venerates were so angered that they seemed to lose their minds, clenching their right hands and repeatedly pounding on the stone pirs beneath them.
However, they could not do anything. While Xiao Chen was on the stone pir with the divine me, the Faux God Might on him had already reached an extremely terrifying level.
Even if a Sovereign Personage arrived, he too would only be able to watch, just like them.
The war banner beside Xiao Chen fluttered. Then, he gently beckoned, and the Faux God me that everyone dreamed about slowlynded in his hand. However, at this moment, his eyes were utterly calm.
Chapter 1837 (Raw 1848): Unexpected Reinforcement
Chapter 1837 (Raw 1848): Unexpected Reinforcement
Xiao Chen held the Faux God me in his hand. The Scarlet Blood Pirate Kings inheritance was only one step away.
In fact, it was not even one step away. As long as he wanted to, he could absorb and refine this Faux God me.
Then, he would receive the rich experiences of the Scarlet Blood Pirate Kings life, the various mysterious sea charts, the treasures in the forbidden sea, and the secrets of this one hundred thousand great peaks.
All the Soul Tools on this stone pir were not even worth mentioning before this Faux God me.
They were not even considered a drop in the ocean. There was noparison at all.
Damn it! Why?!
When Yan Zhe saw this scene, he turned dispirited, his eyes listless, looking like a walking corpse.
He had plotted and schemed for so long, putting in a lot of effort and making all sorts of ns. He had also put on an act from the very start.
However, in the end, he got nothing. The result was too cruel.
This was a great blow to Yan Zhe, who had harbored extremely great expectations.
It was not just Yan Zhe. Although the reactions of the other older-generation Holy Venerates did not appear as exaggerated as his, they still showed deep envy and helplessness on their faces.
If it were a Holy Venerate who obtained the inheritance, they would feel convinced of their loss.
However, it was Xiao Chen, an ant that they could crush at any time previously, who climbed onto the stone pir and grasped the Faux God me.
It looked like Xiao Chen would soon receive the inheritance. He would soar from here, bing resplendent and dazzling.
These people personally witnessed a junior climbing on them to rise up. No one would be able to ept this in their heart.
On the divine mes stone pir, Xiao Chen was preparing to absorb the Faux God me and receive the inheritance when something strange happened.
A barrier appeared around the Faux God me, preventing Xiao Chen from absorbing it. At the same time, a thought entered Xiao Chens mind.
This thought was a sigh at first. Then, it turned into words. How unfortunate. You are very suitable to receive my inheritance in every aspect. However...youck something, something that I care the most about.
Is that so?
Xiao Chen was stunned for a moment. Then, he said, I understand. However, Senior, please give me a chance. I know someone who can receive your inheritance.
Good. No matter how I look at you, we are very simr to each other. You were able to reach this step. I trust you. However, if you cannot receive my inheritance, the Faux God Might on you will notst for long. I hope that you will be able to leave alive.
The voice stopped speaking. The Faux God me turned into a mark on Xiao Chens palm.
The fire burning on Xiao Chens body slowly extinguished, and the demonic clouds in the sky retreated like the receding tide.
Whoosh!
The Faux God Mightpletely disappeared from Xiao Chens body. All the Dao Tools and Soul Tools on the various stone pirs in the space shed and entered the stone pirs.
Only the Spirit Jades remained, a small constion.
Whats going on?!
This happened suddenly, surprising everyone. All the inherited Dao Tools and Soul Tools vanished.
This shocked those Holy Venerates, who felt that they could at least make the trip worthwhile by subduing a Soul Tool since they could not obtain the Faux God me. Now, this was aplete loss; they obtained nothing.
The White-d Mad Demon received the inheritance?
It seems like he did and he did not. The Faux God me is indeed missing. However, there are no changes in his body. Nevertheless, the Faux God Might has disappeared. It is strange.
How unlucky! To think that even the Soul Tools disappeared! This trip is aplete loss.
Hahahahahaha!
Just at this moment, someone suddenly startedughing madly. It was the Iron Horn Pirate Groups Yan Zhe.
Yan Zheughed nonstop like he had gone crazy. Everyone looked at him strangely, not understanding what was going on.
However, Yan Zhe continuedughing. He pointed at Xiao Chen and said, Hahaha! That brat could not receive the inheritance. He only put away the Faux God me. Look, he has no Dragon Might or Faux God Might now. He is so weak that he is insignificant.
The expressions of the others changed greatly. They focused their Mental Energy on Xiao Chen and revealed smiles.
Haha! Its true! He did not receive the inheritance. His will of soul did not change at all.
Kill him!
Kill him!
Upon seeing such a change in the situation and that the Faux God me went missing from the stone pir, those listless Holy Venerates regained their spirits.
Those Holy Venerates looked at Xiao Chen like ravening wolves staring at amb.
Right now, Xiao Chen had many valuable treasures on him. He was undeniably a fatmb.
Suddenly, the situation changed again.
Yan Zhe, who was like a walking corpse earlier, immediately came back to life. His eyes gleamed brightly like a wild beasts.
Whoosh!
Yan Zhe took the lead in charging towards Xiao Chen, wanting to take Xiao Chen down and vent his hatred.
Xiao Chens expression remained calm while he was on the stone pir. He did not feel down despite not obtaining the inheritance for himself.
Before climbing onto the stone pir, he had proven his Dao heart. To him, that was something even more precious than the inheritance.
[TL Note: In Chinese, the Dao refers to the path or the way. This can refer to many things, like ones path in life or like the way of heaven.]
If he could receive the inheritance, it would be for the best. If he could not obtain it, it did not matter, either.
Xiao Chen had proven his Dao heart and stepped past his mental barrier. Nothing else was more worthwhile.
You really are my good big brother!
Seeing Yan Zhe leading the charge, Xiao Chen showed a mocking smile.
Xiao Chen grasped the Scarlet Blood War Banner with both hands, and with a thought, a ck-and-white Taiji diagram manifested around him, the fleeting lights shing in the surroundings. Various scenes kept appearing.
The Taiji diagram spun without pause, and the vast Demonic Qi Veritable Essence Energy and Spiritual Energy Veritable Essence Energy in his 9-Star Primal Core circted wildly.
Xiao Chens aura soared continuously, appearing endless.
This is... He is going to make a breakthrough!
Xiao Chens hair fluttered, and his aura flourished infinitely. Anyone with eyes could see that something was off.
That was right. After absorbing the Demonic Qi that had umted for more than one thousand years at Blood Spirit Ind, Xiao Chen could make a breakthrough at any moment.
His cultivation at the Major Primal Core Realm had already umted to a terrifying level. His foundation was so firm that it was appalling.
The moment Xiao Chen broke through, his strength would erupt.
Boom!
In that instant, Xiao Chens aura soared multiple times. He managed to break through the shackles of the Major Primal Core Realm and advance to the Starry Sky Stage Cloud Sea Realm.
However, Xiao Chens aura continued to flourish as he advanced directly to the peak early-stage Starry Sky Stage.
However, Xiao Chens aura was much stronger than thosete-stage Star Venerate true inheritors.
Scram!
Feeling his entire body brimming with energy and his strength soaring remarkably, Xiao Chen ferociously swung the Scarlet Blood War Banner when his aura reached its peak.
Boom! Before Xiao Chen swung the war banner, he had infused his irresistible Veritable Essence Energy into it.
He mmed back Yan Zhe, who had not expected such a development, once more, causing him to vomit blood.
Hahaha! So what if you made a breakthrough. There are so many Holy Venerates here. In the end, you still cannot escape death. Xiao Chen, you will definitely die!
Although Yan Zhe had been sted away by Xiao Chen, he seemed to have gone crazy,ughing endlessly as he looked at Xiao Chen.
Yan Zhe was right. Xiao Chens cultivation could go only so far.
Even if Xiao Chen could bring out one hundred twenty percent of his strength, he would be able to block only one Holy Venerate.
However, there were at least ten Holy Venerates here.
Aside from Yan Zhe, who was slightly weaker, the other Holy Venerates were Demonic Dao sect Elders or 7-Star pirate group captains.
No matter how one looked at it, Xiao Chen had no way of sessfully breaking out.
With effort, one can achieve anything. All I have to do is my best. There is no need for you to care about my life and death. Thank you for your curses.
Xiao Chen already looked past all these. His figure trembled slightly, and he suddenly transformed into a three-kilometer-tall giant.
Xiao Chen had instantly executed Dharmic World.
Using the undefeatable might of Dharmic World, he swung the war banner and knocked back the many Holy Venerates like sandbags.
He raised his feet and immediately stepped across hundreds of stone pirs.
Xiao Chen charged out of the Holy Venerates encirclement and dashed forward.
After him!
The Holy Venerates who were knocked away had not suffered much harm. They knew that this was a Secret Technique and that Xiao Chen could notst for long.
All of the Holy Venerates used their Holy Venerate Wills to resist the Faux God Might that was ever-present in the sky, speeding along in pursuit of Xiao Chen.
While giving chase, the Holy Venerates used their various means of attack, bringing them all out without reserve.
The means of Holy Venerates were naturally horrifying. Even if Xiao Chen had turned into a giant using Dharmic World, it was hard for him to avoid injury.
Pu ci!
When Xiao Chens figure reverted, he opened his mouth and vomited a mouthful of blood. Then, he knelt on one knee.
His face appeared pale. He had pushed himself too hard.
Holy Venerates were scarier than Xiao Chen had imagined. If there were only two or three of them, it would be really easy to escape.
However, there were simply too many Holy Venerates behind him. Some of the strong top true inheritors were not easy to deal with, either.
Brat! Lets see what other means you have!
When the people giving chase saw Xiao Chen fall to the ground in a somewhat sorry state, they all startedughing, their confidence boosted.
Capture him. We have to cut him up into a thousand pieces and extract his soul, brutally torturing him!
After killing so many people of our three great Demonic Dao sects, we cannot possibly let him die so easily!
Hahaha! You have your today as well. I can only say that you are unlucky and cannot enjoy such good fortune!
When the many Holy Venerates saw Xiao Chens current predicament, they all felt delighted.
This was especially so for Yan Zhe. He felt afortable feeling in his entire body. Seeing Xiao Chen in such a sorry state made him even happier than if he had obtained the Faux God me.
By relying on such a sick mentality, Yan Zhe charged to the front once more.
Who dares to hurt my big brother?!
Just at this moment, a loud shout suddenly rang out in the surroundings.
The sound was like thunder, shaking even the heavens. When this loud shout rang out, the tens of thousands of stone pirs quaked.
Even the Faux God Might shuddered, surging like waves.
The many Holy Venerates in relentless pursuit paused, reined in by the explosive shock.
When they looked up, there was a piercing silver light in the distance. It was resplendent and dazzling; no one could look at it directly.
That was a Dao Might, a pure Saber Daos Dao Might, one that was much stronger than Xiao Chens.
A person in the silver light pointed ferociously with his saber.
A boundless saber intent turned into a strong gale filling the ce, surging over in an instant. It was like arge army and also like the towering waves in the sea rushing over.
However, when the silver light shed, that person spread his arms out like a Roc and flew over.
In the blink of an eye, that person flew to the leading front of the saber move. He was like the sharpest de in the world. He seemed to slice apart the Faux God Might in the air like it was a piece of cloth, instantly charging over.
Acting all mysterious. No one can save him today.
Yan Zhe, who was already at the vanguard, snorted coldly without stopping. Then, he continued flying to the stone pir where Xiao Chen was.
You are seeking death!
Yan Zhe only saw the silver light sh, and that terrifying saber move disappeared with the silver light.
When the silver light appeared again, that person was above Yan Zhes head, and the saber intent in the air exploded.
The saber lightnded and instantly cut Yan Zhe in half. Then, his head separated from his body, showing no signs of life.
Dang!
Yan Zhes mutted bodynded on the stone pir, cracking the pirs surface.
When Xiao Chen saw that person, his eyes widened with heavy surprise. He nearly spewed out vulgarities.
He simply could not believe his eyes.
Chapter 1838 (Raw 1849): No Wonder, No Wonder
Chapter 1838 (Raw 1849): No Wonder, No Wonder
The person who came wore monk robes. He had thick eyebrows andrge eyes with refined facial features as well as an eye-catching bald head.
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If it was not the little monk Yan Chen, who else could it be?
Xiao Chen had heard the little monk repeatedly iming to be an expert, a powerful expert, one who did not even care about middle-stage Star Venerates.
Yan Chen had found Xiao Chens Saber Technique somewhat interesting and felt that he needed to give Xiao Chen pointers.
Xiao Chen had not believed him; he never had.
However, the earlier scene was bbergasting. Yan Zhe, who had recently advanced to Holy Venerate, could not even catch one blow from Yan Chen.
Although Yan Zhe had sustained repeated attacks from Xiao Chen previously and suffered some injuries, Xiao Chen still felt his worldview copse. After all, no matter what, Yan Zhe was still a Holy Venerate.
A silver light shed, and this knife strike chopped Yan Zhe in half. He lost all signs of life, and his soul scattered.
The Elders and the top true inheritors of the three great Demonic Dao sects, the captains of the three pirate groups, and the many loose cultivators were all frightened.
They were all in disbelief over what they just saw.
Was this person really a monk?
This person had such a refined face, how could he be so vicious and merciless? The Buddhist sects monastic discipline did not seem to restrain him. He killed at the drop of a hat, without any leniency, unafraid of breaking the abstinence of killing.
Little monk, you are an esteemed monk of the Buddhist sect. How can you mix with people like the White d Mad Demon? He is a great demon of the Demonic Dao! the leading Elder of the Fantasy Cloud Sect chided shamelessly, seeming to have forgotten that he was a great demon himself.
The refinement of the Fantasy Cloud Sects ghost pennants was utterly heartless and inhumane.
However, the leading Elder of the Fantasy Cloud Sect now spouted righteous words and called Xiao Chen a great demon.
The little monk Yan Chens strength truly scared them. They even said such things.
Yan Chen did not feel like arguing. Pointing his Buddhist monks knife, he said seriously, I cant be bothered. If anyone wants to kill my big brother, I will kill that person with the knife in my hand. As for whom I mix with, it is not up to you bunch of people to dictate.
These words immediately cut off all negotiations.
Humph! Do you really think that you can kill all of us by yourself?! Yan Zhe was only careless. Attack together! Kill this baldy!
Even though the strength that the little monk erupted with was scary and startling, Xiao Chen had too many treasures on him.
Be it the Faux God me or the eight treasures that he obtained, it was worth risking their lives with the little monk.
Furthermore, since there were many people on their side, they felt like they had an advantage.
Yan Chen smiled. His smiling face looked like a Buddhas, benevolent and kind, like he was the reincarnation of a Buddha.
Every action and every expression disyed a supreme Buddhist ideal. A heavy Buddhist Might turned into a pure silver light that radiated in all directions.
This light is really special. Ive rarely heard of Buddhist Might being a silver light.
Xiao Chen took this opportunity to stand up. When he saw this scene, he felt secretly startled. There seemed to be some scenes of a silver Buddhist light in the damaged memories of the Faux God me from the underground dragon city.
Using the time that the little monk bought him, Xiao Chen sat down cross-legged and quickly recuperated, recovering his strength.
Ka ca!
Who knew, Xiao Chen had just sat down when he heard a miserable scream. A silver light shed, and the little monks Buddhist Might and horrifying saber intent disappeared without a trace.
In the next moment, Yan Chennded in front of one of the top true inheritors.
That top true inheritor was the Fantasy Cloud Sects Xiahou Xuan. Yan Chens cultivation was very simr to his, nearly the same.
However, when the two faced off, Xiahou Xuans ghost pennant broke with just one move.
Moreover, the saber intent did not stop; that silver Buddhist monks knife continued descending and struck Xiahou Xuans physical body, exploding it into a pool of blood and leaving no corpse.
Whoosh!
After killing a person, Yan Chennded on a stone pir and looked at the stunned Holy Venerates. Then he smiled faintly and said, You want to capture my figure with your eyes? It will be somewhat difficult for you all.
Right after Yan Chen spoke, he spread his arms out again, looking like an eagle. A silver light shed, and he instantly moved to the horizon.
The group of people trying to surround Yan Chen caught nothing. Their expressions changed drastically. Then, they quickly looked in the other direction.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
This game of catch repeated several times. While the silver light shed, the many Holy Venerates could never surround Yan Chen.
Iming! Yan Chenughed loudly. Then, he suddenly appeared in front of the somewhat fatigued top Blood Demon Pce true inheritor, Yun Mubai. Without even thinking, he hacked down with his knife.
This knife strike shone with a resplendent silver light. The little monk showed a strange smile on his face.
This smile looked ancient. It was like he had lived for hundreds or even thousands of years, experienced life in all sorts of states, seen through the hustle and bustle, and been left with only loneliness and world-weariness.
Yan Chens saber light grew incredibly thick as if it had traveled through time and space, undergoing the baptism of hundredsthousandsof years.
Bang!
The top true inheritor that this blownded on immediately turned to ash,pletely destroyed on the spot.
Mahmy Abstinence Vition Saber Technique!
Xiao Chens eyes lit up. He immediately recognized the Saber Technique that the little monk used. It was the Mahmy Abstinence Vition Saber Technique that the Buddhist sect prohibited from practicing.
It should be an iplete copy. Like Xiao Chen, Yan Chen probably knew only a few moves.
However, the strength of the Mahmy Abstinence Vition Saber Technique whenpared to that of an ordinary killing move was like the difference between night and day.
Xiao Chen had to acknowledge the little monks strength. This world truly had people who could bring out many times their strength.
Regr cultivators who could bring out eighty percent of their strength inbat were already quite incredible.
If one could bring out their full strength, one would be called a genius. Those who could bring out one hundred twenty percent of their strength could be called demonic geniuses.
People like Xiao Chen, who could unleash one hundred fifty percent of his normal strength at his best, were very rare in the world, countable on the fingers of ones hands.
As for cases like the little monk, one could find such examples only in ancient texts.
e-stage Star Venerate actually had no problem when nine Holy Venerates surrounded him, killing three people so quickly.
This was simply not logical.
Good timing!
Just at this moment, a cold snort rang out. The next time the little monk reappeared after a sh, he arrived in front of the strongest, Senior Chai.
Senior Chai did not show any fear. He gently thrust his skinny arm forward in a palm strike.
Rumble...!
The world shook, and the nearby stone pirs trembled. This old fellow had lived for a really long time.
As the old man moved his hand, the force that he drove was extremely terrifying.
Bang!
The little monk vomited a mouthful of blood and went flying. This was the first time everyone saw him in such a sorry state.
Hahaha! Senior Chais incredible. With Senior Chai around, theres nothing to worry about!
Upon seeing Senior Chais strength, the other Holy Venerates immediately received a tremendous boost in confidence.
You are a man at deaths door. Lets see how many more times you can use such strength!
Yan Chen wiped off the blood from his lips. However, he did not feel convinced of his loss. So, he sent out another knife strike, and the silver light shed.
The other Holy Venerates were somewhat shocked to discover that Yan Chens strange Movement Technique made it impossible to surround him.
They could only watch as Yan Chen battled Senior Chai.
Yan Chen found each move easier to deal with. It was clear that Senior Chai could no longer keep up.
Senior Chais lethargy built up. He was too old.
If it were ten years ago, Senior Chai might not care about Yan Chen at all.
Now, Senior Chais lifespan was reaching its end. As he forced himself to fight on, he could feel his pitifully short, remaining lifespan draining quickly with every move he brought out. It was like an oilmp drying up.
In the Mortal Realm!
That world-weary smile appeared on the little monk Yan Chens face once more. A silver saber light shot out from the Buddhist monks knife in his hand and again grew thick.
Various scenes of the mundane mortal world appeared continuously, ovepping each other.
Each ovep added ayer to the silver saber light, etching a growth ring.
Boom!
After this blow, Senior Chais frail body reached the end of its lifespan, an oilmp thatpletely dried up. His body withered like an old tree, plummeting into the deep abyss like a lead ball.
Now, I remember!
Just at this moment, the expression of a Demonic Dao sect Elder changed drastically. The finger he was pointing at the little monk could not stop trembling. That Elders eyes filled with horror.
At first, the little monk appeared stunned. Then, he started to turn flustered.
The Buddhist sects Silver Saber, the Heavenly Eagle Demonic Monk!
Ka ca! The moment that person spoke, he got struck by Yan Chens berserk knife, severely injured on the spot.
As Yan Chen held the Buddhist monks knife, he said regretfully, Damn it! I was still toote!
Quickly, leave! Quickly, leave! He is the Little Demonic Monk, Silver Saber! The body of misfortune. His Buddhist monks knife is not restricted by the killing abstinence. He is the nemesis of Demonic Dao cultivators. Even if he is full of sin, he can immediately be a Buddha!
When the other Holy Venerates recognized who the little monk Yan Chen was, they no longer lingered, scattering promptly.
The Little Demonic Monk, Silver Saber?
Xiao Chen, who was recuperating, could not help smiling when he heard this nickname. His lips twitched involuntarily.
This nickname is indeed tyrannical! No wonder every time the subject of his nickname came up, the little monk immediately skipped past it.
Chapter 1839 (Raw 1850): Death from Misfortune
Chapter 1839 (Raw 1850): Death from Misfortune
After those Demonic Dao sect Elders recognized the little monk Yan Chen, they immediately scattered without even a second thought.
It looked like they were determined not to fight with this person.
With this little monks Movement Technique and his horrifying Saber Dao cultivation, they had no way to surround him at all.
The only advantage those people had was their Holy Venerate Will. However, Yan Chens Buddhist Might resisted most of them, giving them the feeling that they could noty their hands on him.
Although the other side had numbers, they could not truly cooperate. Instead, they ended up interfering with each other.
Right now, those Demonic Dao sect Elders already gave up on monopolizing the treasures on Xiao Chen. They were only hoping that the Sovereign Personages of their sects would arrive soon.
Only the suppressive strength of Sovereign Personages could deal with this little monk.
It turns out that not a single one of them can fight.
Yan Chens lips curled up in a smile. Then, he turned around and leaped over to Xiao Chen.
Yan Chen had refined facial features and wore monk robes. However, he had yet to gain a charming look, appearing rather young and tender. It was such a little monk that was called the Little Demonic Monk, Silver Saber.
Hahaha! Big Brother Xiao, I told you before. I am an expert. Monks do not lie!
As Yan Chen held his Buddhist monks knife, he flew past many stone pirs. The Buddhist Might that he gave off had not scattered yet, and hended heavily.
Xiao Chen smiled bitterly, not knowing what to say.
Boom!
However, suddenly, something strange happened. The instant the little monknded, the stone pir under him crumbled, sending him falling towards the deep abyss.
Big Brother, save me!
Everything happened in an instant. Neither Xiao Chen nor Yan Chen had time to react.
Anyone, including the Holy Venerates, would definitely die once they fell.
The strong gravity of the deep abyss was not something an ordinary person could endure.
The many experts who fell into the abyss all died without exception. Xiao Chens expression changed greatly.
He immediately leaped to the edge.
Xiao Chen found the little monk clinging to a hole in the stone pir. asionally, shattered rocks fell past the little monk, narrowly missing him. The echoes of those rocks only came a long time after.
The little monk tried to pull himself up, but it felt like there were mountains on his back. He could not raise himself at all.
Upon seeing Xiao Chen poke out his head over the edge, the little monk urged, Quick! Quick! Quick! Help pull me up! I cant hold on much longer! This ce is too weird. Once you fall down the stone pir, you cant use your strength!
The little monks bald head looked exceptionally eye-catching in the dark. Just a minute ago, he was ughtering the people around. One minuteter, he was in such dire straits.
Born with a body of misfortune. This was indeed true.
Xiao Chenughed hoarsely and stretched out his hand. Come on up, then.
Coming!
Damn...!
Who knew, when the little monk grabbed his hand, Xiao Chen felt a strong pull. It was so sudden that he could not react at all.
Yan Chen directly dragged Xiao Chens body down.
Boom!
In the time it took for a spark to fly, Xiao Chen shot out his hand and snagged a hole in the stone pir.
However, the little monk had firmlytched on to Xiao Chens other arm. Xiao Chen felt that his arm would be ripped off by the pull from the little monks body.
Xiao Chen finally felt for himself what Yan Chen described.
After falling off the stone pir, it was apletely different world. Xiao Chen could not bring out his strength under the pull of the gravity.
He could not even circte his Veritable Essence Energy normally. He could rely on only his Vital Qi and bitterly hold on.
If it were just Xiao Chen alone, he could circte all his Vital Qi, and he should be able to pull himself up. However, with the little monk dragging him down, he felt quite weak.
The little monk clung to Xiao Chens arm as he said bitterly, Big Brother, dont ever let go.
Xiao Chen felt angry in his heart. However, when he looked at the little monks face and remembered that nickname that scared everyone off, he endedughing from frustration.
If I die, so be it. After all, if the little monk had note, I would have found it hard to escape death anyway.
It was just that Xiao Chen had been about to get out of the situation already, but this happened. This was truly upsetting. No wonder those people ran away. With such misfortune, who would not be afraid? Not only would opponents be afraid, but so would friends.
Dont worry. I wont let go. Just keep hanging there. When I run out of strength, we will just fall together. Xiao Chen smiled somewhat helplessly.
Yan Chen grumbled depressedly, Why am I so unlucky? When Holy Venerates see me, they all run away. Howe...
Xiao Chen smiled. Stopining. Think of an idea.
Comining had never been the way to solve problems. ced in a predicament, Xiao Chen felt shocked for a while. Then, he started to think calmly of ways to get out of this predicament.
Xiao Chen continuously analyzed the situation before him, thinking about why this happened.
When he leaped between stone pirs, the gravity was not so scary. Why was it like twopletely different worlds when they got off the stone pirs?
After he thought about it, there was only one possibility.
In this vast space, the many stone pirs might be supporting an invisible barrier.
The boundary of the barrier was the top of the stone pir. Once one went below, one would no longer be subject to the effects of the barrier.
Aside from having to endure the pressure from the Faux God Might, one would face the original gravity of this ce.
Big Brother, I feel that thing might not be gravity. It is Heart Force. I once heard Master speak of it. Before the K?yapa Buddha became a Buddha, he managed to cultivate Heart Force. The energy of the heart is boundlessly ethereal and extremely profound. Not just anyone canprehend it.
Confused, Xiao Chen parroted, Heart Force?
Actually, Xiao Chen had noticed something much earlier. While the gravity was horrifying, it should not affect a persons Veritable Essence Energy.
At the very least, it should not prevent a person from bringing out their strength.
Furthermore, this ce happened to be the Scarlet Blood Pirate Kings heart. It might really be Heart Force.
However, what exactly was Heart Force? Xiao Chen had never heard of it before. Is there any way of breaking it?
No, the little monk replied bluntly.
Xiao Chen was speechless. After the little monk said so much, it turned out to be pointless.
Oh no, my arm feels like it is about to break. The pull from the little monk is growing increasingly stronger. If this continues, my arm will get torn off sooner orter.
At that time, although Xiao Chen could save himself by cutting his arm off, the little monk would definitely die.
With Xiao Chens physical body and cultivation, as well as his resources, regrowing an arm would be nothing.
Cutting off his arm to save himself was indeed a pretty good method for him to escape this predicament.
Big Brother, I think I should just let go. One person dying is better than two.
The little monk sensed Xiao Chens physical state. Now, he looked past this already and also felt somewhat guilty.
In the end, it was he who had implicated Big Brother Xiao.
Theres no need!
Xiao Chen directly let go. The little monk screamed, and the two fell.
The two dropped like lead balls. The strong wind rushed by their ears as they plunged even faster.
Those who fell to their death and got smashed into a mush ended up like that because their physical bodies were not strong enough.
With Xiao Chens physical body, he could let go and gamble on surviving.
Right now, all of his bones were already foundational-level dragon bones. His veins had already turned into dragon veins. Even though he could not circte his Veritable Essence Energy, his Vital Qi could gush about in his dragon veins.
Xiao Chen immediately brought out his Divine Dragon War Body, and a heavy Dragon Might spread all over him.
The Dragon Might formed an invisible Divine Dragon armor protecting his physical body.
Xiao Chen spun around twice, which elerated his speed of descent. He had done so to put the little monk on his back.
The whistle of the wind grew increasingly louder. The wind was already like knives. It cut into the body so painfully that he wanted to scream.
Unfortunately, even moving the mouth right now was extremely difficult.
Bang!
After some time, Xiao Chennded on his feet. The huge rebound flung the little monk away.
Pu ci! Blood spurted out of Xiao Chens mouth, his internal organs all rupturing on the spot.
A mouthful of blood containing pieces of Xiao Chens liver sttered the ground.
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Cracks appeared in Xiao Chens bones, continuously spreading out.
The fractures continued to expand. Just as the dragon bones all over Xiao Chens body looked like they would crumblepletely, the breakage came to a halt.
The cracks stopped spreading.
This is good.
Xiao Chen released his bated breath in a long sigh. He had alreadynded, and his bones did not shatter. This was a piece of fortune amid the misfortune.
As long as he had some time to rest, he would be able to recover from this with the recovery ability of the Azure Dragon bloodline in his marrows.
Even if all of Xiao Chens internal organs were shattered and his mind was shaken, recovery was just a matter of time.
Hahaha! Big Brother, Im fine! To think that nothing happened to me at all! I only feel like the wind got knocked out of me. Impletely fine!
Before Xiao Chen could say anything, he saw the little monk rushing over to him, excited over his escape from death.
Xiao Chen immediately paled in fright. He quickly said, Dont! Dont! Dont! Dont get close to me
Pa!
However, before Xiao Chen could finish, the excited little monk patted his hand hard on Xiao Chens shoulder.
Crack! Crack!
Xiao Chens bones, which were just shy of crumbling, shattered with the little monks pat.
All the bones in Xiao Chens body shattered, his dragon bones damaged.
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He vomited a mouthful of blood and fainted from the pain.
As the scene before Xiao Chens eyes darkened, he had only one thought: I died from misfortune. One really can die from bad luck...
Chapter 1840 (Raw 1851): Returning from Death’s Door
Chapter 1840 (Raw 1851): Returning from Deaths Door
When Xiao Chen next opened his eyes, four hours had already passed.
Big Brother, you finally woke up.
Upon seeing Xiao Chen crack his eyes open, Yan Chen revealed a joyful smile and said, You have no idea how dangerous it was earlier. The Sovereign Personages of the three great Demonic Sects were all here. Fortunately, they did not notice our presence.
In hindsight, the many Holy Venerates choosing to leave probably had something to do with the Sovereign Personages of the sects arriving.
Xiao Chen smiled bitterly. Looks like I have to thank you, then. If Sovereign Personages had discovered us, both of us would not have survived.
Yan Chen smiled in embarrassment and said, Theres no need to thank me. The contribution offsets the mistakes. Big Brother Xiao, just dont me me for patting you on your shoulder earlier.
Dont mention that again, or I just might beat you up... Ouch!
Xiao Chen had tried to move his body. Unexpectedly, when he did so, it was so painful that he sucked in his breath.
All the bones in his body were shattered; he could not move his body at all.
Right now, Xiao Cheny on a rock and could only speak and open and close his eyes.
Yan Chen said quickly, Big Brother, be careful. I took a look earlier. Your injuries are quite severe, down to your marrows. Your bones seemed to have be dragon bones, so youll have a much harder time recovering than normal people. Whats worse is that your internal organs have ruptured as well. Your Qi and blood are weak now. If Big Brother did not have an extraordinary physique, you would have died already. Speaking of which, howe I ampletely fine? This is truly...
Yan Chen rattled on endlessly and did not notice at first. However, when he raised his head, he happened to see Xiao Chens murderous gaze.
Yan Chen quickly smiled apologetically and said, Its all my fault. Its all my fault.
If its not your fault, whose is it? If not for your pat, the foundations of my dragon bones would not have been damaged.
I would have been able to recover after a while.
After my bones recovered, the Azure Dragon bloodline in my marrows could have slowly healed the injuries to the internal organs. Everything would not be a problem at all.
To think that he is not embarrassed to say that he is fine!
If not for me carrying you on my back, how could you be fine?
Xiao Chen had never been so unlucky before. He was so badly injured that he could not move at all, not even to take out the Medicinal Pills in his storage ring.
If this continued, his injuries would worsen, resulting in a negative feedback loop.
He might end up dying here.
Xiao Chen had always been very open-minded about life and death. However, he had just obtained a great fortuitous encounter. No one would be able to ept ending like that.
It could only be said that life and death were fated, decided by heaven.
Xiao Chen sighed softly and could only clear his heart of hisints and frustrations.
Big Brother, why are you sighing? Yan Chen asked, finding it strange. He still had not figured out Xiao Chens current emotional state.
As Xiao Cheny on the rock, he smiled casually. Never mind that. Speaking of which, why did you return? Didnt I drive you away back then?
Yan Chen scratched his head and said, Back then, I felt that something was off. I felt that Big Brothers tone was not quite right. When I returned, I overheard your conversation with that person. Only then did I realize that you purposely made me leave.
So, that is the case.
Xiao Chen understood. This was fine as well. It saved him from having to exin things.
Yan Zhe had been too difficult to handle. With this little monks intelligence, it was hard to say whether Yan Chen might have been tricked into bing cannon fodder for him.
However, Yan Zhe might not have been able to endure the little monks luck, either.
Just thinking about his encounters, Xiao Chen felt helpless.
The two just chatted. They were trapped here and could not do anything else.
After chatting for a long time, Xiao Chen finally understood a lot of things, including why that demonic mirror had taken the initiative to fly over to the little monk.
It was because this little monks body contained great sins. He had killed even more than Xiao Chen had.
Normally speaking, people with such horrific sins in them were either major characters of the Demonic Dao or ferocious demonic beasts.
The little monk was truly an exception, to be able to live simple-mindedly.
He was indeed strongextraordinarily strongbut the price he paid was extremely enormous as well.
He was gued with misfortune and would be apanied by it all his life.
It was as the little monks master said, being able to be born was already a great stroke of luck for him. Or perhaps, it could be said that he had already used up all his good fortune in his life.
All the little monks senior brothers and junior brothers in the temple knew about this and were not willing to interact with him.
Everywhere the little monk went, trouble would ur for no reason. Furthermore, it was hard to me him for it.
If he were an ordinary person, he would have ended up thoroughly antisocial, and might easily have gone to extremes, bing a tragedy.
Fortunately, the little monk had a very good master who always told him with a smile that he was the fortune of the Buddhist sect. Furthermore, he had an optimistic mindset. That was why he managed to live on, maintaining his simple-minded nature.
After chatting for a long time, Xiao Chen brought out a Medicinal Pill with a thought. Then, he got the little monk to feed it to him.
However, unless it was a high-grade Medicinal Pill, it would not do much for Xiao Chen.
This pill would only barely lessen the pain.
The crux was still how to heal his dragon bones, dealing with the root of the problem. Otherwise, Xiao Chen would never get better.
Thats right. I have something for you.
Xiao Chen recalled that there was a kasaya Soul Tool among the eight treasures he obtained.
The little monk joyfully received it. Then, he eximed in shock, This is a Soul Tool! However, I cant use it. My cultivation is insufficient, and I am not qualified to put on a kasaya yet.
Cant use it? Thats fine as well; I can save it. It is a Soul Tool, after all.
I can sell it and obtain many other items.
Hehe! However, my master can use it. Thank you, Big Brother Xiao.
The little monk quickly put it away, not standing on ceremony.
Xiao Chen smiled embarrassedly. Thats fine. I have a question. Was the Saber Technique you used earlier the Mahmy Abstinence Vition Saber Technique?
It is. Big Brother Xiao, how did you know?
Indeed, I was right. The little monk probably has an iplete manual as well. However, Xiao Chen did not know if it would break the Buddhist sects rules if he directly made an exchange with the little monk.
Truth be told, I also have an iplete manual and cultivated three moves of it, Xiao Chen answered honestly.
The little monk looked very happy when he heard that. Indeed, that Heavenly Book Schr said that I would definitely run into a great fortuitous encounter in the Ash Gray Seas Myriad Star Mountain. It turned out to be true. Big Brother Xiao, are you willing to trade manuals?
Xiao Chen was trying to figure out how to raise this issue. Who knew, the little monk immediately suggested it, without any concern at all.
Speaking of which, by trading them directly, does that not break the Buddhist sects abstinence?
The little monk smiled and replied, Ive already broken too many abstinences and cant be bothered to keep track anymore. Now that I think about it, aside from the abstinence of lust, Ive already broken all of the other abstinences at least once.
Xiao Chen said softly, Thats great. I was thinking the same as well. However, lets deal with that after I recover from my injuries.
When mentioning his injuries, Xiao Chen could not help feeling helpless.
All the bones in his body had broken. He could not move at all, as good as paralyzed.
The little monk was right. If not for Xiao Chens extraordinary physique, Xiao Chen would already be dead.
As for how to recover from this, he could not think of a good idea.
If Xiao Chen were outside, he could seek out a good physician and use the appropriate Medicinal Pills. After half a year to a year of bed rest, he should recover.
However, these were not possible here.
Actually, Xiao Chen should celebrate. Even Holy Venerates would die if they fell here. It was already a great fortune that he managed to survive.
You are rather stupid. This is the best ce for recovering from injuries. What is with all of these useless thoughts?
Just at this moment, a voice suddenly rang out in Xiao Chens mind, causing him to rejoice immediately.
The Blood-Soaked Dragon Emperor!
You are finally willing to make an appearance!
The Blood-Soaked Dragon Emperor had said long ago that the next time he met Xiao Chen would be the day when Xiao Chen broke through to the Cloud Sea Realm.
However, Xiao Chen had already broken through to the Starry Sky Stage and nearly died several times before the Blood-Soaked Dragon Emperor turned up.
I also wanted to make an appearance. Do you think that I wont end up draining your lifeforce when I appear? I am a remnant soul attached to you, relying on you to continue existing. With your current state, I really do not dare to appear casually. If it were in the past, when you were at your peak, the slight drain would be nothing. Now, if I use any of it, you might die on the spot.
Xiao Chen had not thought of that. He said, Back to proper matters, why is this ce the best ce for treating injuries?
Haha! There is Heart Force everywhere around here. To think you managed to find this ce in the Scarlet Blood Pirate Kings body. This is really surprising.
Heart Force. Heart Force again!
Ill teach you a method to use the Heart Force here to stimte your damaged dragon bones. When your physical body has recovered, I will exin what Heart Force is.
Chapter 1841 (Raw 1852): Danger Still Present
Chapter 1841 (Raw 1852): Danger Still Present
Xiao Chen opened his eyes and looked at Yan Chen beside him. Little monk, go and take a look at the surroundings. This ce might have some fortuitous encounters.
Fortuitous encounters? That might be true. This ce is filled with Heart Force. Perhaps we can find the secret toprehending Heart Force.
Yan Chen thought for a while before nodding. I have nothing else to do, after all. Even if there is no fortuitous encounter, it would be good to see if there is an exit. In that case, Big Brother, you should wait here first.
After Yan Chen had gone far away, the Blood-Soaked Dragon Emperors yfulughter rang out in Xiao Chens mind.
Must we wait until this monk goes far away before we start?
The Blood-Soaked Dragon Emperor did not care about this body of misfortune at all, showing disdain at the thought. However, Xiao Chen had to be cautious.
Xiao Chen did not exin much, skipping over this topic. Lets begin. You can tell me the method now.
After a moment, an abstruse incantation appeared in Xiao Chens mind. This was the Blood-Soaked Dragon Emperor telling him how to use the Heart Force here to treat his injuries.
The incantation looked iparably profound. However, once Xiao Chenprehended it, he realized that the principle was incredibly simple.
It was just like absorbing the Spiritual Energy of the world. However, Spiritual Energy required the dantian to circte it and absorb it into the body.
The absorption of Heart Force required the heart.
It sounded very profound, but the Blood-Soaked Dragon Emperor used an extremely simple method, as his method was not truly absorbing Heart Force.
It was merely absorbing the Heart Force into the body and treating Xiao Chens injuries, not truly possessing and controlling the Heart Force.
Xiao Chens current cultivation andprehension ability were still far from sufficient for grasping Heart Force.
Even if they were sufficient, Xiao Chen would not be able toprehend Heart Force so quickly.
By the time heprehended it, his injuries would have already killed him.
Hence, the Blood-Soaked Dragon Emperors method was rather special and ingenious.
Following the Blood-Soaked Dragon Emperors instruction, Xiao Chen continuously emptied his heart, reciting the incantation from the Blood-Soaked Dragon Emperor. As his thoughts slowly ebbed away, his soul in the Soul Pool wavered slowly like a guttering candle me.
He gradually entered a wondrous state. It was like being asleep yet, at the same time, not. There was nothing in his mind, and his consciousness floated about. He was like a dead person but with thought present.
Whoosh!
Suddenly, the soul in Xiao Chens Soul Pool vanished like a candle dying out, and his entire Soul Pool turned dark.
The Blood-Soaked Dragon Emperor, who was hidden in the 9-Star Primal Core, formed a mysterious hand seal. Xiao Chens paralyzed body started floating like a sponge in water.
The originally invisible Heart Force turned into thin halos in the surroundings.
As the Blood-Soaked Dragon Emperor kept forming hand seals, the halos continuously surged into Xiao Chens body and back out.
It was like using fresh water to wash out dirt. However, at this moment, it was the most mysterious Heart Force of the world that was cleansing the injuries of Xiao Chens body.
With the aid of this Heart Force, Xiao Chens shattered dragon bones slowly healed.
The Blood-Soaked Dragon Emperor gently blew out pure scarlet Dragon Qi. Xiao Chens healing shattered bones immediately became fixed in ce.
With this breath of pure Dragon Qi, the Blood-Soaked Dragon Emperors figure turned much weaker.
Although the Blood-Soaked Dragon Emperor had said that he was using Heart Force to treat Xiao Chen, the one who was actually doing it was the Blood-Soaked Dragon Emperor himself. The most important factor was that breath of scarlet Dragon Qi.
However, there was no need to tell Xiao Chen about this.
As the Blood-Soaked Dragon Emperor looked at the Demonic Qi Veritable Essence Energy and Spiritual Energy Veritable Essence Energy in Xiao Chens dantian, his expression appeared uncertain, his thoughts unreadable.
Xiao Chen had asked the Blood-Soaked Dragon Emperor why he had not appeared immediately after Xiao Chen broke through to Star Venerate.
However, the Blood-Soaked Dragon Emperor did not tell Xiao Chen the true reason.
Falling for the Demonic Dao...is this the inescapable fate of all experts of my Azure Dragon Race? I hope that you will be more fortunate than I was.
The Blood-Soaked Dragon Emperor shook his head and continued to focus on treating Xiao Chens injuries.
Four hours passed, and all of the shattered dragon bones in Xiao Chens body were pieced together and healed.
What remained was no longer a big problem.
By relying on the strong recovery ability of the Dragon Races bloodline, Xiao Chens internal injuries would recover quickly.
The Blood-Soaked Dragon Emperor stopped, and the surrounding halos disappeared. Xiao Chens floating body slowly descended.
Big Brother! Big Brother! There really is a fortuitous encounter!
Xiao Chen, who was apparently asleep, opened his eyes and saw the little monk rushing over to him, wild with joy. It was like the little monk wanted to carry him up.
Whoosh!
At first, Xiao Chen was startled. Then, he gently patted the ground and directly stood up.
Hey! Big Brother, your injuries are healed?!
Xiao Chen also found it strange. His dragon bones were intact once more, and most of his injuries were healed. This was really strange.
Xiao Chen wanted to ask the Blood-Soaked Dragon Emperor about it but found that the Blood-Soaked Dragon Emperor was already asleep.
This was truly surprising. Xiao Chen still had many things he wanted to ask the Blood-Soaked Dragon Emperor about. For example, the ck Dragon King in the underground dragon city. There had not been enough time for him to ask.
My dragon bones are healed. As for the remaining internal injuries, all I need is time for them to recover. What fortuitous encounter did you discover?
Originally, Xiao Chen just wanted to send the little monk away. Unexpectedly, the little monk really managed to find a fortuitous encounter.
Come with me. There are actually some carved words on a stone pir. I did not take a careful look before running over to let Big Brother know.
The little monk turned around and led Xiao Chen over.
Stone pirs covered the entire floor, making it look like a maze. The two walked around the stone pirs and stopped before one in particr.
Xiao Chen considered the stone pir. This seemed to be the one that had the divine me.
Big Brother, take a look. The words are here.
A careful look found that it was indeed the case. There were many words carved on this stone pir, densely packed together.
I researched Heart Force for a thousand years. In the end, I had to acknowledge that there is no way to pass down Heart Force; there is no way to teach another. Whether one canprehend it depends on fate. However, I managed to leave behind some of myprehensions. If you can see it, take it as fate...
Xiao Chen and the little monk read the words carefully. They were both wild with joy. These were the Scarlet Blood Pirate Kingsprehensions on Heart Force.
Xiao Chen continued reading and started frowning, feeling vexed.
It turned out that the Scarlet Blood Pirate Kingsprehensions were very hard to understand, incredibly profound, and even harder to understand than the will of heaven.
To think that this is a simplified version of Heart Force. This Scarlet Blood Pirate King is truly incredible. He knew that he could not pass on Heart Force. So, he used another method, leaving behind this Heavenly Heart Art. After cultivating it, one can use Soul Energy to simte a simplified version of Heart Force.
After the little monk finished reading it, he was impressed and revealed joy on his face.
You can understand it?
It is very simple. It is easier to understand than those ancient scriptures in the temple. How can I not understand it? Big Brother, whats wrong? Cant you understand it?
The little monk had a puzzled expression as he looked at Xiao Chen. It practically incited Xiao Chen to give him a beating.
This look seemed like a taunt: Feeling confused? To think that you cannot understand it!
Xiao Chen smiled in embarrassment. Its alright. I can understand some.
Oh, I thought that Big Brother could not understand it and was prepared to share what I understood. Looks like it is not needed. Usually, the abbot of the temple would ask me to exin some of the ancient scriptures.
The little monk finished speaking with a smile. Then, he sat down cross-legged and started to cultivate.
The little monk could understand the ancient scriptures that even the abbot could not understand. If Xiao Chen had known that before, he would not have held back.
Xiao Chen felt depressed, but he had no other choice. He could only continue reading the words left by the Scarlet Blood Pirate King.
After reading through the words ten times, he finally understood a little. Now, he understood where the words Heavenly Heart Art came from.
After reading the words one hundred times, Xiao Chen revealed an expression of enlightenment. The Scarlet Blood Pirate King was indeed formidable. To think that this Heavenly Heart Art could simte a simplified Heart Force.
Then, he thought about it in his heart before sitting down cross-legged and starting to cultivate the Heavenly Heart Art.
Xiao Chensprehension ability was already among the best in the world, something rarely found. After he managed toprehend the Heavenly Heart Art from the words on the stone pir, his cultivation speed was rather fast.
In merely one hour, the Heavenly Heart Art managed to move the Soul Energy in Xiao Chens Soul Pool.
Four hourster, Xiao Chen opened his eyes, and a pale-white me appeared on his palm.
This was a Heart me, the Scarlet Blood Pirate Kings term for the simplified Heart Force.
True Heart Force was formless and invisible. It was also very versatile and could be infused into any Martial Technique.
Xiao Chen looked at the tiny Heart me in the hollow of his palm, feeling somewhat vexed.
How should I bring out the might of this Heart me to the best effect?
Hahaha! Delightful!
Just as Xiao Chen was feeling vexed, he heard the little monkughing on and on. He saw the little monk jumping about the ce, repeatedly pointing into the air.
Every time the little monk pointed, a figure shot out.
This figure was a gigantic finger of an ancient Buddha. A faint me burned within it, the Heart me that the little monk just cultivated.
When Xiao Chen saw that, he felt horrified. What a fellow! To think that he managed to merge the Heart me with the Buddhist sect Martial Technique so quickly, producing a brand-new Martial Technique.
Constantlyparing oneself to others would only make one angry.
Xiao Chen looked at his palm, at the Heart me that he still had not figured out how to use properly. Then, he shook his head and put it away.
Originally, this achievement should have been something joyous. However, when Xiao Chenpared himself to Yan Chen, he could not feel happy.
Boom!
Suddenly, the gigantic finger flying about messily struck one of the stone pirs by ident.
The ancient stone pir instantly copsed with a loud boom and quickly fell towards Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen did not find this strange. In the time it took for a spark to fly, he got up and retreated, dodging danger after danger.
If he was struck, his freshly recovered physical body would not endure such a blow.
Even so, Xiao Chen could not avoid the dust.
Hahaha! Big Brother Xiao, how is the might of the Heavenly Heart Finger that I justprehended? Yan Chen asked with a smile as he rushed over excitedly.
Xiao Chen was about to answer when he suddenly sensed a terrifying will of soul pass through the obstruction of the Heart Force and sweep towards them.
Fortunately, with the obstruction of the Heart Force, the originally incredibly swift will of soul slowed significantly.
Pulling the little monk, Xiao Chen quickly retreated behind the stone pir of the divine me.
Those Sovereign Personages have not left yet, the little monk whispered fearfully.
That is logical.
Xiao Chen showed no expression, not finding this discovery surprising, as he considered countermeasures.
With such great potential profits, how could the Sovereign Personages of the Demonic Dao sects leave just like that?
Not to mention the Faux God me that could stir Sovereign Personages into falling out with each other, any of those eight supreme treasures would be worth those Sovereign Personages waiting for more than half a year.
It was rather difficult to leave this ce.
Right now, there was only one piece of good news. The terrifying Heart Force of this ce deterred those Sovereign Personages froming down to investigate.
However, obstructed by the Heart Force, the two could not execute their Movement Techniques, either, and would have difficulty leaving.
Chapter 1842 (Raw 1853): Respect from Me
Chapter 1842 (Raw 1853): Respect from Me
A stone pir suddenly copsed, but I did not see either of them.
Strange, what exactly happened?
Could someone possibly survive after falling there?
Three Demonic Dao sect Elders exchanged confused looks on top of the stone pirs.
The stone pir that suddenly copsed attracted the three over. However, when they investigated, they found nothing.
As for going down, the Sovereign Personages of the three great Demonic Dao sects all had their own thoughts. The Sovereign Personages from the Blood Demon Pce and the Fantasy Cloud Sect were definitely opposed to taking the risk.
Although these two were Sovereign Personages, their physical bodies had not reached a heaven-defying level. They would not be in a much better situation than the Holy Venerates.
As for the Heavenly Eagle Castles Sovereign Personage, he was confident of surviving if he went down.
However,ing back up would still be a problem for him.
The Heavenly Eagle Castles Sovereign Personage also had to worry about the other two preventing him froming back up after he went down. It would not be worth it if he would be trapped there for tenshundredsof years.
Brother Hong, your Heavenly Eagle Castles main Cultivation Technique focuses on the physical body. How about you go down and take a look?
An old man holding a ghost pennant suggested politely to the Heavenly Eagle Castles Sovereign Personage.
Tsk! How could that be ordinary gravity down there? It is clearly the legendary Heart Force. I might be fine if I go down, but as for how to get back up...
The rather stout Heavenly Eagle Castles Sovereign Personage shook his head, showing no intention of going down.
We have be muddle-headed. If the two were really below, even if they did not fall to their deaths, they would not be able toe out. If we want to break this Heart Force, our three Sect Masters will have to work together, the Blood Demon Pces Sovereign Personage said softly from atop an Underworld Ghost Bird.
The Faux God me is sufficient to get the three sects to work together. However, what if there is no one there?
The three Sovereign Personages discussed endlessly but failed toe to a consensus.
At the bottom of the pitch-ck abyss, the little monk and Xiao Chen could not hear what was going on above.
The two only felt a few incredibly horrifying wills of soul prating the obstruction of Heart Force to scan the area several times before withdrawing.
Big Brother, what should we do? the little monk asked somewhat anxiously.
Xiao Chen replied calmly, After they leave, the two of us should split up and see if there is an exit or not.
Actually, even if the two could not find an exit, Xiao Chen also had a risky way to leave as a backup n.
Alright.
Xiao Chens calm influenced the little monk, setting Yan Chen much more at ease.
The vast space was like a maze; all of the stone pirs were like pirs connecting the sky to Xiao Chen and the little monk, stretching far into the gloom above and out of sight.
After half a day, the two reconvened at the stone pir of the divine me. They shrugged at each other when they met. Clearly, neither found anything.
I also did not find any fortuitous encounters, the little monk said depressedly as he rubbed his bald head.
Xiao Chen felt like ridiculing the little monk. Do you think that fortuitous encounters are like cabbage, avable everywhere?
Lets rest for a while before continuing the search, then.
This space was quite expansive. The two of them had not managed to search the entire ce, so there might still be a chance.
Right.
Xiao Chen sat down cross-legged and consumed another Medicinal Pill for treating injuries. Then, he circted his Veritable Essence Energy and worked on recuperating.
Since breaking through to peak early-stage Star Venerate, he had yet to check on his current cultivation.
Xiao Chen looked within himself with his Spiritual Sense and saw that the space within his 9-Star Primal Core had expanded significantly. The nine stars etched on his Primal Core had be increasingly resplendent, as though they were about toe out and form a marvel of nine stars surrounding the Primal Core.
Deep inside the Primal Core, the Demonic Qi Veritable Essence Energy and Spiritual Energy Veritable Essence Energy remained in bnce.
However, they did not fill the entire space of the Primal Core, no longer ever-present, unlike before, where there was no gap between them at all.
How to bnce the two Veritable Essence Energies would be a headache for Xiao Chen in the future.
Although the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation had unusual origins, it was a bona fide Righteous Dao Cultivation Technique that absorbed Spiritual Energy.
Demonic Dao Cultivation Techniques also absorbed Spiritual Energy. However, they came from the ancient Great Deste Eon ferocious beasts.
Demonic Dao Cultivation Techniques were starkly different from those of the Righteous Dao, taking the ferocious, tyrannical, and selfish path.
The amount of Spiritual Energy required to cultivate a Demonic Dao Cultivation Technique would be several times, even tenfold, more than for a Righteous Dao Cultivation Technique. Of course, the advancement in the early stages was also very horrifying.
Due to the vast amount absorbed, it was hard to avoid trace impurities and some other energies that would be suppressed by the Demonic Dao Cultivation Technique.
This resulted in the Demonic Qi Veritable Essence Energy contrasting with the Spiritual Energy Veritable Essence Energypitch-ck, tyrannical, and horrifying.
The merits and drawbacks of such cultivation methods were very clear; they were in opposition to Righteous Dao cultivation. It was like the rtionship between humans and the Great Deste Eon ferocious beasts. This was inevitable.
Right now, Xiao Chen needed a Demonic Dao Cultivation Technique.
He retracted his Spiritual Sense, and his consciousness entered his Soul Pool. He valued his Soul Energy more than he did Veritable Essence Energy.
Xiao Chen had already learned about the importance of Soul Energy while in the Major Primal Core Realm.
Now that he was a Star Venerate, his consciousness could easily scout out his Soul Pool.
Like before, Xiao Chens Soul Pool was incredibly vast and boundless. The azure-colored dragon seal formed by his soul hovered in the very center.
A white fog obscured the surroundings. Many bright spots shone in the sky, looking like stars, lighting up the Soul Pool.
A Star Venerates cultivation was known as the Starry Sky Stage. These spots of lights filling the sky of the Soul Pool were the inspiration for the name. This was a sight that would appear only after one became a Star Venerate.
When the starlight flickered in ones eyes, it was like many stars lighting up. Then, ones will of soul could fly out.
The experts might even make their will of soul truly wander the Starry Heavens.
It was like an Immortals Yuanyinging out.
When Xiao Chen next opened his eyes, most of his injuries had healed already. Then, he casually chatted with the little monk.
The two continued exploring the surroundings. However, when they met again, neither of them had aplished anything.
Three dayster:
Big Brother, it looks like the two of us will have to live here alone for the rest of our life.
The two had already explored the space at the bottom of the stone pirs. It was a dead-end in every direction.
Now that the two figured it out, the little monk seemed more open-minded about it. Being able to die here with Big Brother is not too bad. After leaving the temple, aside from my master, most people would flee when they see me or try to cheat me on ount of my age. I...
Yan Chen jabbered on, speaking a lot. He still seemed normal at the start. However, as he continued, he started tearing up.
In the end, the little monk was still very young, his looks had not developed yet, and his face retained some childishness.
He still found dying somewhat hard to take.
Little monk, speaking of which, how old are you now?
Sniffle...! Sniffle...! Sniffle! Seventeen, why? the little monk said with a somewhat choked voice.
Seventeen...
Xiao Chen knew that Yan Chen had not reached twenty. However, it was surprising that Yan Chen was not even eighteen yet.
That made sense. Yan Chen was only seventeen. How could he easily ept the thought of dying here?
If it were Xiao Chen, he might not be able to do so, either.
Wait...wait...
Seventeen years old. Silver Buddhist light. Master said that being born is my greatest fortune. I am definitely the reincarnation of an esteemed monk. Aprehension ability and talent that are even more terrifying than the powerful demonic geniuses Many thoughts suddenly appeared in Xiao Chens mind.
The information that the silver Buddhist light did not represent an esteemed monks reincarnation popped into mind from the iplete memories of the Dragon Race experts Faux God me.
What the silver Buddhist light represented was the reincarnation of a Buddha, the reincarnation of a Buddha of the previous epoch, someone who rivaled an Immortal.
Seventeen years. When Xiao Chen counted the time, it happened to match up with when he met that Buddha.
The Mahe?vara Buddha! The Mahe?vara Buddha!
Xiao Chen suddenly felt excited. He finally had an answer to everything.
In that instant, the Mahe?vara Buddhasst words rang out in Xiao Chens mind. Buddhists pay particr attention to fate and believe in karma. I see a connection to the Buddhist sect on you. Perhaps we might be able to meet again in the future.
This fate had not ended; the karma was still there.
The little monk was drenched with sin, covered with a past of massacre. His entire body could be said to be contaminated. However, his heart was pure and clear, like a transparent crystal.
Mahe?vara, greatly unrestrained. The little monks character thoroughly fit these words.
[TL Note: The Chinese words for Mahe?vara in the Mahe?vara Buddha means greatly unrestrained.]
If one had Buddha in ones heart, one was a true Buddha; if ones heart did not have Buddha in it, where could one find a true Buddha?
With Buddha in ones heart, even with overwhelming sin and endless ughter, one would be free and unrestrained.
Xiao Chen pressed his palms together and bowed solemnly to the little monk in respect.
This fate has not ended; the karma is still there.
Venerate, you were right. Thank you. Be it the Udumbara Flower saving my, Xiao Chens, life on my Emperors Road, Dharmic World, a Buddhist sect Magic Skill that saved me from danger multiple times, all your advice before you passed away, or even now when your ?arra entered my body and suppressed the demonic nature in my body, you are worthy of my, Xiao Chens, respect.
Chapter 1843 (Raw 1854): A Pirate’s Heart
Chapter 1843 (Raw 1854): A Pirates Heart
Xiao Chens bow out of nowhere confused the little monk. He half-cried-halfughed as he said, Big Brother, I am not an esteemed monk or a Buddha. There is no point in paying respects or praying to me. Both of us still have to die here.
However, right after the little monk spoke, he saw arge Buddha image behind Xiao Chen.
That Buddha image smiled, emanating a supreme Buddhist Might.
That was not the strangest thing. The strangest thing was that thisrge Buddha image seemed to be smiling at him.
Who said that we would die here?
Xiao Chen looked up and smiled at the little monk, feeling closer to him.
Thats not it! Big Brother, I saw a Buddha behind you earlier! The little monk was incredibly shocked. Fearing that Xiao Chen would not believe him, he said in a serious tone, Its true! It really was a great Buddha. Furthermore, he even smiled at me.
Of course, Xiao Chen believed him. However, he did not tell Yan Chen the reason. Illusion. Its just an illusion.
Just an illusion? Its clearly not. Oh, right, Big Brother, did you just say that we wont have to die here? the little monk said in pleasant surprise, his attention diverted.
Xiao Chen nodded. I never said that we would definitely die if we couldnt find an exit. It is just that we will have to take some risks.
What is the method? the little monk asked curiously, his interest piqued.
Xiao Chen did not answer. He only took out the Scarlet Blood War Banner and grasped it tightly with his hands.
Then, he closed his eyes and sensed around for the ck Cuss that was wandering the Ash Gray Sea. His essence blood and soul were already merged with the Immemorial Demon Soul Formation.
No matter how far the ck Cuss was, as long as Xiao Chen focused, he could sense it.
This was because the ck Cuss was already a part of him.
I see it. I see it...
A scene slowly appeared in Xiao Chens mind. Xiao Suo and the others were on the ck Cuss, sailing on the sea in that scene.
People moved about the ship. The strange ck Cuss had ayer of blood mist covering it as it bobbed with the waves.
Xiao Chens consciousness slowly entered the ck Cuss. Soon, he saw the Immemorial Demon Soul Formation at the bottom floor.
There was a terrifying heartbeat in the depths of the scarlet formation, pounding away heavily.
An extremely terrifying ferocious beast seemed to be grinning amid the hazy blood mist.
As the little monk stood beside Xiao Chen, he suddenly sensed a terrifying Demonic Mighting from him.
Xiao Chens long hair fluttered about, and his eyes turned pitch-ck, filled with demonic nature. No one would dare to look directly at his eyes.
Slowly, this Demonic Might strengthened. If not for the Heart Force here blocking it, it would have soared into the sky and manifested a great mysterious phenomenon.
Not good.
The little monk sensed that something was not right. He quickly rolled away on the ground.
Bang! A demonic ship with blood mist spreading all over it appeared out of nowhere.
Xiao Chen stood at the bow of the ship as Xiao Suo and the others, who were in the ship, charged out onto the deck. They were all on their guard and appeared confused.
When everyone saw Xiao Chen, who was at the bow, their expressions rxed.
Young Master Xiao, what is going on? Elder Tang and the others asked, still confused.
Ill tell youter. Xiao Suo,e over here.
Xiao Chen turned around and withdrew his Demonic Might, reverting to his usual self, and looked at Xiao Suo.
Xiao Suo felt that something was off. His instinct told him that something big was about to happen to him.
Big Brother, whats wrong? Xiao Suo asked Xiao Chen, feeling anxious and nervous.
Xiao Chen did not say anything. He spread his palm, and the Faux God me that the Scarlet Blood Pirate King left behind appeared, hovering in the air.
Senior, what do you think of this person?
This is the person you chose for me? His talent is average, very ordinary. He is rather old.
Just when Xiao Chen thought that it would not work out, the Faux God me changed tunes as its voice rang out in his mind again. However, he does indeed have a pure pirates heart. This is something youck but is the thing I value the most. Back then, I possessed average talents and resources as well. As long as one maintains a pure pirates heart, one can be a legendary Pirate King. This is no exception, no matter what age it is.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly. It was indeed more or less what he expected. Back then, when the Scarlet Blood Pirate Kings will said that hecked something, he already guessed that hecked a pirates heart.
That was not where Xiao Chens ambitionsy. How could he have a pirates heart? That was very normal.
Xiao Suo, this clump of me represents the Scarlet Blood Pirate Kings inheritance. Today, I will pass this fortuitous encounter to you on behalf of Senior Scarlet Blood Pirate King. I hope that you will not let down the reputation of the Scarlet Blood Pirate King and that you maintain your own pirates heart, Xiao Chen said seriously, emphasizing every word.
Big Brother...I... This fortuitous encounter is too great. I cannot ept it. I do not have great ambition. I am satisfied with just being able to drift about the great sea for the rest of my life. Big Brother, you are the one Xiao Suo wanted to say more, but Xiao Chen directly cut him off.
Stop arguing. Back then, even I overlooked the Scarlet Blood War Banner in that auction. It was you. You were the one who personally bid for this war banner. It is fated by heaven. This fortuitous encounter was prepared by heaven for you, Xiao Suo, Xiao Chen said with a smile.
Before Xiao Suo could refuse, the Faux God me in Xiao Chens hand directly shot into Xiao Suos forehead.
Whoosh!
A fierce me immediately zed on Xiao Suos body. An incredibly vast aura surged out from him.
Without exception, Xiao Chen and the others on the deck were swept away by this aura.
The Iron Hand Yama and Elder Tang, who were rather knowledgeable, were petrified on the spot, feeling extremely shocked.
Faux God me. This is the legendary Faux God me.
The Iron Hand Yama muttered, It really is a Faux God me. Furthermore, it is the Faux God me of the legendary Scarlet Blood Pirate King.
Suddenly, the Iron Hand Yama thought of something. He looked at Xiao Chen and asked, Xiao Chen, did you snatch it from Yan Zhe?
Xiao Chen shook his head and replied, No.
Indeed, Xiao Chen had not. He had taken it right before the eyes of ten or so Holy Venerates, including Yan Zhe, and many Demonic Dao sect true inheritors.
Where is Yan Zhe?
Elder Tang and the Iron Hand Yama looked around, feeling cautious and fearful.
Clearly, Yan Zhe had made a huge impression on these two, practically an insurmountable mental barrier.
The little monk Yan Chen ran over happily, showing a cocky expression as he said, Hehe! I killed him with one saber strike.
Where did this little baldye from? Just focus on chanting your scriptures and stop stirring things up here.
The Iron Hand Yama stared in bewilderment at the little monk, not believing him at all. If it were in the past, when he had a bad temper, he would have directly shoved the little monk away.
Xiao Chen said softly, Yan Zhe did indeed die at his hands. Without him, I would not have survived. Let me make some introductions. He is a Buddhist sect expert of the Central Great Realm. His nickname is...
Ahem! Ahem! The little monk coughed in protest.
Xiao Chen smiled and continued, His nickname is not important. Most importantly, Yan Zhe did die at his hands. There is no need to worry about Yan Zhe appearing again in the future.
The Iron Hand Yama and Elder Tang showed shocked expressions, disbelief written across their faces as they gaped at the little monk.
However, since Xiao Chen said it, it was definitely true.
It was just a matter of convenience. Seniors, there is no need to be too shocked.
The little monk Yan Chen smiled faintly with the air of an expert.
Whoosh!
Just at this moment, Xiao Suos aura quickly withdrew.
In the next moment, he opened his eyes, and a brilliant light shed in them before disappearing.
Xiao Suos cultivation did not improve, but his gaze seemed deep and calm. Everyone now felt that he was extraordinary.
The Iron Hand Yama and Elder Tang both showed envious expressions.
Of course, the two did not have anyints. Xiao Chen risked his life to obtain this Faux God me.
The two would not mind, no matter whom Xiao Chen gave the inheritance to. It was just a little hard not to feel disappointed.
Big Brother.
Xiao Suo leaped over andnded before Xiao Chen. Then, Xiao Chen nodded slightly.
Ive already obtained theplete memories of the Scarlet Blood Pirate King. Although the treasures on the stone pirs are hard to take out, the entire body of the Scarlet Blood Pirate King is a huge treasure trove. What you saw is merely the tip of the iceberg.
Xiao Suos aura was now much stabler. As he spoke about this shocking matter, he was extremely calm and unflustered.
Xiao Chen was not surprised at Xiao Suos words. He knew that the entire one hundred thousand great peaks were the Scarlet Blood Pirate Kings body. Just the Scarlet Blood Pirate Kings body alone already had immeasurable value.
However, this was not what Xiao Chen was concerned about at the moment. He said, Right now, there are some Sovereign Personages in the Scarlet Blood Pirate Kings body. We are also trapped here and cannot get out.
Xiao Suo smiled calmly. This is simple.
Xiao Suo gently snapped his fingers. A mark appeared in the bodies of Xiao Chen and the others.
In the next moment, Xiao Suo snapped his fingers again. Done. I sent out those people who dont have the Scarlet Blood Mark on their bodies. The cave entrance is also closed. After I inherited the Scarlet Blood Pirate Kings will, even if Sovereign Personages gather in this ce, they will have to obey the Scarlet Blood Pirate Kings will.
Come, lets go to the zing sea of blood. The Scarlet Blood Warship that the Scarlet Blood Pirate King left behind is there!
Chapter 1844 (Raw 1855): Treasure Bow God Shadow
Chapter 1844 (Raw 1855): Treasure Bow God Shadow
After inheriting the Scarlet Blood Pirate Kings will, Xiao Suo was essentially the ruler within the Scarlet Blood Pirate Kings physical body.
He could easily do many things that were inconceivable to normal people.
For example, moving out all those Sovereign Personages with two snaps of his fingers.
With a thought, the ck Cuss carried everyone and appeared on the zing sea of blood.
The difficult problem that gued Xiao Chen and the little monk was resolved that simply.
This is really miraculous. We came out just like that.
The little monk, who was at the bow, stared at the boundless and endlessly burning zing sea of blood, feeling incredibly moved.
Boom!
ming scarlet waves parted about five thousand kilometers in front. Then, a majestic scarlet pirate ship emitting a strong pressure broke through the waves, riding the winds.
The Scarlet Blood Warship!
The crew of the ck Cuss immediately felt extremely excited.
However, when the Scarlet Blood Warship approached, they discovered that this ship was already incredibly decrepit. It was old and looked like it had just experienced a huge battle.
It had already been tens of thousands of years, but it looked like it still had not had time to rest and reorganize.
When Xiao Chen saw it clearly, he said, Its still pretty good. The hull is still intact, and the formations are not broken. It only needs some restoration. If you received a legendary warship so suddenly, you probably would not be able to take it.
Xiao Suo nodded. It seems that the Scarlet Blood Pirate King purposely arranged for it to be so before he died. It does not matter; it is not bad already. The foundation is there. With sufficient resources, it will be a legendary warship again sooner orter.
Xiao Chen sighed. After a long time, he said, It is time to part. You all can remain in closed-door cultivation here. There are still many fortuitous encounters in the Scarlet Blood Pirate Kings body, so you will definitely benefit greatly.
Xiao Suo knew what Xiao Chen meant. From the moment the ck Cusspletely demonized, it was no longer suitable for the crew to remain on it.
Big Brother, thank you, Xiao Suo said extremely seriously as he looked at Xiao Chen. For a moment, he did not know what else to say.
Xiao Chen smiled casually and said, Dont be so polite with me. Its settled, then.
Then, Big Brother, what about you? Are you going into closed-door cultivation here?
Theres no need. I understood the most important thing here and broke through the mental barrier in my heart. My previous way of thinking was really wrong. I have already wasted too much time and cannot dy anymore. I need to go to the ce that I want to go to.
Take care.
Xiao Suo did not try to keep Xiao Chen. He called out, and everyone on the ck Cuss all came over to say goodbye to Xiao Chen.
After parting this time, who knew when they would meet again?
Luo Nan and Fei`erthe little coupleElder Tang and the Iron Hand Yama were sadder than everyone else.
Big Brother Xiao Chen, take care. Fei`er will miss you.
Fei`er was still the same as before. Every time they parted, she was all teary.
However, Luo Nan was rather calm. He performed a cupped-fist salute and said, Big Brother Xiao, although I do not know what you are going to do, Luo Nan can sense that Big Brother Xiaos trip will not be easy.
Xiao Chen felt quite satisfied at having friends to send him off at a moment of parting.
Goodbye! Xiao Chen said with a cupped-fist salute. He also felt somewhat reluctant. He did not know when they could meet again.
Xiao Suo held the Scarlet Blood War Banner as he stood on the Scarlet Blood Warship and waved hard.
Then, an irresistible force sent the ck Cuss out.
This was because Xiao Chen instructed Xiao Suo to send him as far away as possible, so that he could avoid meeting the people of the three great Demonic Dao sects.
When the ck Cuss reappeared, he did not know which sea region he was in.
Xiao Chen looked at the little monk beside him and said, Now, it is just the two of us again.
Hehe! Speaking of which, Big Brother, are you going to the Central Great Realm?
Yes.
Where exactly? The Central Great Realm is incredibly vast. There are the four dynasties, the eight empires, the many races, and many other uninhabited areas. It is simply too vast.
The Dragon Race.
In that case, it would be the Divine Dragon Empire. Its a good ce, but I have not been there before and am not very familiar with it.
A thought urred to Xiao Chen. This little monk before him was from the Central Great Realm. He could ask the little monk how to go there.
Oh, right, little monk, I still have not asked: why did youe to the Ash Gray Sea? Xiao Chen asked curiously.
The little monk rubbed his head and smiled. There is a Heavenly Book Schr in the Yanwu Dynasty who is very good at fortune-telling. He understands the Dragon Seeking Art and is well known among themon people. There is no ones fate that he cannot tell. Many people go to him to get a reading on their fate.
I was curious, so I went to seek him out, as well. After that, he said that the greatest fortuitous encounter of my life is in the Myriad Star Mountain. Hence, I foolishly came here.
Heavenly Book Schr? Well known among themon people?
Interesting. If there is a chance, I can go and take a look, expand my horizons. I should get him to do a reading on my fate. Lets see if he really is that divine.
However, the Ash Gray Sea and the Central Great Realm should be very far apart, right? How did you get here?
Compared to the Heavenly Book Schr, Xiao Chen was more concerned about how to get to the Central Great Realm.
There are trans-realm transportation formations. The Ash Gray Sea has them too. However, it requires quite a lot of Spirit Jades, and the activation time is also limited. Those are ancient transportation formations, which require frequent maintenance.
Good. Bring me to a trans-realm transportation formation. That should not be a problem, right?
Hehe! Leave it to me. Although I am a little unlucky, I dont think I ever have been lost before.
Xiao Chen entered deep thought as he saw the little monks confident look. He thought to himself, I have to prepare a back-up n.
I cannot ce all my hopes on this little monk.
Whoosh!
In the next moment, Xiao Chens figure vanished and reappeared in his cultivation room.
With a casual wave, he summoned the eight supreme treasures that he had collected from the stone pir of the divine me.
Wait, thats not right. There are only seven left. I gave the kasaya to the little monk.
After collecting these supreme treasures, Xiao Chen had not had time to check them out. Actually, he had been eagerly anticipating doing so for a long time already.
He swept his gaze around and focused on the Peak Grade Spirit Jade.
Xiao Chen thought to himself, A Peak Grade Spirit Jades value already surpasses that of ordinary Spirit Jades. It is a rare and valuable gem of the world.
Even a Sovereign Personage would covet it.
Not to mention the Spiritual Energy in the Peak Grade Spirit Jade, which could allow Xiao Chen to break through to middle-stage Star Venerate without any difficulty, the most important thing was that the Spiritual Energy in it was exceptionally pure and dense, not containing any filth.
If using the Peak Grade Spirit Jade to advance, one would not need to spend time consolidating ones foundations. Ones Veritable Essence Energy would automatically be denser and purer.
However, using it right now would be an extravagance. Furthermore, it would not bring out its greatest effect.
After Xiao Chen put away the Peak Grade Spirit Jade, his gaze fell on the Medicinal Pill that was clearly for ferocious beasts.
This Medicinal Pill was about the size of a chicken egg. It was red, and its surface burned with fire. One could easily feel its ferocious and tyrannical medicinal nature without even consuming it.
It was clear that Xiao Chen could not use it. If the Demon Blood Vulture were here, he might consider giving the pill to it to use.
After all, the Demon Blood Vulture had followed him for quite some time.
Unfortunately, he did not know where the Demon Blood Vulture had run off to, so he could only put it away for further consideration in the future.
Next was the pipa. Xiao Chen gently plucked it, and a pleasing melodious tone rang out, sounding exceptionally clear.
This was also a Soul Tool. It was very valuable, but Xiao Chen could not properly assess it.
After all, he was not skilled with the Music Dao and did not know much.
Xiao Chen thought of a person, and a smile appeared on his face. He could let his martial nephew, Ling Yu, have it to give to the headliner Ling Long.
Ling Yu had admired the headliner Ling Long for a long time already. Furthermore, there was even a five-year promise between them.
Xiao Chen could keep the pipa for Ling Yu, so that when Ling Yu went to meet her, he could use it as a betrothal gift.
There was still a ghost pennant, a treasure bow, a secret manual, and a mutated fruit. These were the four supreme treasures that Xiao Chen valued the most out of the lot.
These four items would have a direct impact on his current strength.
Xiao Chen waved his hand slightly and grasped the treasure bow. When he looked at it closely, he discovered three words carved on it: Shadow of God.
So, this bow is called the God Shadow Bow. Does it mean that the arrows that the bow shoots out are like a remnant shadow of a god?
Just the name itself filled Xiao Chen with excitement and anticipation.
In the past, he had liked using the bow. In the Sky Dome Realm, he had killed many strong enemies with the Soul yer Bow.
There was a bow but no arrows. However, he was sure he had some arrows in his storage ring.
After searching for a while, he found many arrows. However, these were arrows that were forged in the Sky Dome Realm, arrows that were good for that ce. He did not know if these arrows were good enough for the God Shadow Bow.
Suddenly, Xiao Chen thought of something. He circted the Heavenly Heart Art, and a clump of Heart methe simplified version of Heart Force made using Soul Energyappeared in his palm.
He thought back to when the little monk easily crushed an ancient stone pir with the Heavenly Heart Finger.
The Heavenly Heart Fingers might was still fresh in his memory. Back then, he had been wondering how he could use this clump of Heart me.
Now that he had a bow and arrows, a way to use the Heart me immediately came to mind.
A smile appeared on Xiao Chens lips as he put aside the God Shadow Bow and went out cheerfully to look for the little monk Yan Chen.
Big Brother, why are you smiling so happily? Whats going on? the little monk asked out of curiosity, unaware of the impending danger.
Since youprehended your Heavenly Heart Finger, you have not found an opponent to help you practice it yet. I was thinking, I have nothing to do now and can help you train, Xiao Chen said softly with a calm expression, not letting anything slip.
The little monk smiled andughed, Haha! Big Brother really understands me. I have been itching for a fight these past few days. Afterprehending this unique Secret Technique, it is so frustrating not to have anyone to practice it on. However, the Heavenly Heart Finger is very mighty, and Ive justprehended it, so I cant be responsible if I identally injure Big Brother.
Xiao Chen smiled and said, Dont worry. Just do your best and attack.
The two arrived on the deck. Then, Xiao Chen pointed to the sea. The little monk leaped up and flew out one kilometer.
Farther away.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
The little monk traveled over the Ash Gray Sea like it was t ground. After going five kilometers away, he shouted, Is this far enough?!
Not yet!
After having the little monk fly one hundred kilometers away and being sure that he could not see clearly, Xiao Chen took out the God Shadow Bow and nocked an arrow.
Why does it feel like something is off? the little monk wondered, rubbing his head in puzzlement.
Chapter 1845 (Raw 1856): Soul Tool Forbidden Treasure
Chapter 1845 (Raw 1856): Soul Tool Forbidden Treasure
On the deck, Xiao Chen nocked an arrow to the God Shadow Bow. When he grasped the bow, he instantly felt a connection as if the bow was a part of his flesh.
Suddenly, a mysterious perception came from the God Shadow Bow.
Xiao Chens vision of the front continuously zoomed in. This was an ability of the God Shadow Bow. He did not have to circte any of his Veritable Essence Energy or open his Heavenly Eye.
The instant Xiao Chen grasped the bow, his vision continuously zoomed infifty kilometers were just like one kilometer to him.
Even though it was very far, it seemed very close. Xiao Chen could see everything clearly.
The perception of the God Shadow Bow even quickly sought a target. When the little monk one hundred kilometers away came into view, a vague interrogative feeling appeared in Xiao Chens mind. That was the God Shadow Bows perception asking him if the little monk was the target.
This was probably a connection by flesh and thoughts.
After the God Shadow Bow received an answer from Xiao Chen, the scattered perception in front instantly focused at a spot, gathering on the little monk.
The little monk, who felt that something was wrong, quickly moved his body, and his figure shed rapidly.
This Movement Technique was extremely terrifying. Even a regr Holy Venerates eyes would not be able to keep up. However, after the God Shadow Bow targeted the little monk, no matter what he did, his movements became incredibly clear to Xiao Chen. There was an invisible line between the God Shadow Bow and the little monk, firmly locking down on him.
When the two points connected, Xiao Chen did not need to make any more unnecessary actions. He only needed to draw the bowstring.
With just that, he would definitely be able to strike the little monk no matter where the little monk fled to or hid.
Buzz!
Xiao Chen slowly pulled on the bowstring and felt his Soul Energy flow into the bow. Even so, the bowstring still did not move, not even looking like it would move.
I cant draw it!
Immediately, Xiao Chen thought, I think I might have bitten off more than I can chew.
He had somewhat underestimated the might of this Soul Tool. Furthermore, this bow was no ordinary Soul Tool.
This was one of the eight supreme treasures that the Scarlet Blood Pirate King specially put aside. It was definitely very special.
It was very possible that when Xiao Chen released the arrow, the little monk might really die.
Not to mention using Heart me, Xiao Chen already felt nervous about just shooting the arrow.
However, once the bow is drawn, there is no turning back. Little monk, Im sorry about this.
After Xiao Chen drained one-third of his Soul Energy, he finally managed to draw the bowstring by two centimeters.
Boom!
Just as Xiao Chen was about to release the arrow, the arrow nocked on the bow exploded, unable to endure the huge force.
Arge hole instantly appeared in the deck of the demonic ship.
The huge force sted Xiao Chen away, sending him crashing into the crows-nest.
Bang! Xiao Chen vomited blood and fell on the deck, unable to move.
He appeared incredibly weak. The bowstring was still trembling slightly, and the remnant force continued to explode in the surroundings.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Before this force, the defense of the ck Cuss appeared extremely weak.
Large holes kept sting open in the ship. The surrounding sea surged and shook the entire ship intensely.
After a while, only the hull of the demonic ship remained.
Xiao Chen barely managed to get to his feet. When he saw this scene, he smiled bitterly. This time, he truly had bitten off more than he could chew, sabotaging himself.
Soul Tools were also known as Forbidden Treasures for good reason.
No wonder this was something that only a Rank 6 sect could have. Ordinary people could not control it freely.
The price of any error in usage would not be as simple as just dying.
Big Brother, what exactly did you do? Howe I cannot understand it at all?
When the little monk heard the terrifying explosions, he rushed over and was stunned by the sight that greeted him.
The entire ck Cuss was riddled with hundreds of holes. Xiao Chen appeared pale and extremely weak.
Earlier, I felt death looming over me for an instant. No matter what I did, I could not shake it off. That nearly scared me to death. Big Brother, quickly tell me how exactly were you using the Heavenly Heart Art? What Martial Technique did you create? I really could not understand it at all!
The little monk prattled on excitedly, not understanding what happened. He thought that Xiao Chen had used the Heavenly Heart Art toprehend an extremely terrifying Martial Technique like he had.
Then, due to it being the first attempt and not controlling it properly, Xiao Chen ended up failing.
Xiao Chen replied indifferently, If you could understand it, would I still be your big brother? Quickly, go and capture a ferocious beast. The more ferocious, the better.
Alright.
Yan Chen rubbed his head as he left to follow the orders.
That was really unlucky...
Xiao Chen felt like crying as he looked at the ck Cuss. However, after hanging out with the little monk, his mental resilience had be much sturdier.
No matter what misfortune it was, Xiao Chen was already mentally prepared.
Fortunately, this ck Cuss had alreadypletely demonified. All he required was a ferocious beast for the Immemorial Demon Soul Formation to absorb, taking in its flesh and soul, for the ship to recover slowly, so there was not much to worry about.
Xiao Chen carefully stored the God Shadow Bow he held. He made up his mind not to use it unless he had no other choice.
The God Shadow Bow was a great killing tool. He could not use it to test the Heart mes might.
He had to use an ordinary bow first to test the Heart me.
Xiao Chenbed through his storage ring and took out the dusty Soul yer Bow. Then, he gently wiped it clean.
When looking at this bow, he could not help remembering the Sky Dome Realm.
Xiao Chen recalled that the might of this bow depended on Vital Qi and that its origins were very mysterious.
One could draw this bow only with pure Vital Qi.
However, Xiao Chen now knew that there was no such thing as an item without limits in this world. It was just that he had not reached the limits of this bow while in the Kunlun Realm.
Now, he could give it a try.
Boom!
Xiao Chen nocked an arrow, readied the bow, and drew the bowstring!
He used one Cauldron Force and was slightly startled. He actually had not reached the limit of the bow yet.
He continued increasing his Vital Qi and soon reached ten Cauldron Force.
Xiao Chen discovered that the more Vital Qi he poured in, the more horrifying the resistance he faced.
Xiao Chen could not help his surprise. What exactly are the origins of this bow?
This was an item from the Sky Dome Realm. Now that he was in the Great Thousand Realms, he still could not draw it to its limit.
On further thought, there was only one possibility.
The formation used when forging this bow might have been an Immortal Dao formation from the previous epoch.
The strength of the formation made up for the poor materials of the bow.
When Xiao Chen increased his strength to twenty Cauldron Force, he still had not drawn the bowstring to its maximum.
Dragon roars rang out endlessly in Xiao Chens body. As he drew the Soul yer Bow, his aura soared continuously. This old item of the Sky Dome Realm gave him quite a surprise.
The Heavenly Heart Art slowly circted, and a clump of Heart me appeared on the end of the arrow. Then, the Heart me spread out and merged with the entire arrow.
Whoosh!
Xiao Chen let go, and the arrow infused with Heart me shot into the sky.
The arrow pierced through ate-stage Star Venerate ferocious beast flying there. The ferocious beast screeched miserably and fell into the sea.
The ck Cuss pounced over like a hungry tiger. The Immemorial Demon Soul Formation activated, and scarlet Demonic Qi spread out, quickly absorbing that ferocious beast.
As the Immemorial Demon Soul Formation consumed the ferocious beast, the scarlet mist thickened. The damage and holes in the ck Cuss gradually recovered.
As Xiao Chen stood upright while holding his bow, he entered deep thought. It seemed that the little monks Heavenly Heart Finger was slightly mightier than this.
However, this move was much faster, and the drain was practically negligible.
Xiao Chen took out more arrows. However, this time, he nocked three arrows at the same time.
Then, he infused the three arrows with Heart me and sent the arrows tearing through the sky. In the next moment, three miserable shrieks rang out in the surroundings, and three more ferocious beasts fell into the water.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly and said, There is no doubt that this simplified Heart Force is perfectlypatible with archery.
Next, he nocked another arrow and used only one Cauldron Force to draw the bowstring. Then, he opened his Heavenly Eye.
Xiao Chens vision continuously expanded. Using his Heavenly Eye, he achieved an effect simr to the perception of the God Shadow Bow while using the Soul yer Bow.
He wanted to test the limits of range and might after he infused the arrows with Heart me.
His vision zoomed further and soon reached five hundred kilometers away. He targeted a tall floating mountain.
Boom!
The instant Xiao Chen released the arrow, that tall mountain turned into dust and disappeared from the vast sea.
Xiao Chen was stunned for a moment. Then, he startled awake.
That was fast!
This was already a power that was totally beyond the Soul yer Bow. Heart Forceeven just the simplified version of itpossessed a bbergasting might.
However fast the heart is, the arrow that shot out will be faster.
However far the heart is, the arrow that shot out will be farther.
Suddenly, Xiao Chen gained someprehensions about Heart Force, vaguely feeling like he had touched on something.
He collected his thoughts and muttered to himself, Heart Force is indeed unfathomable. Back then, when I was in the Scarlet Blood Pirate Kings body, I found the space with the stone pirs incredibly vast like it was the Starry Heavens. That might have been the influence of the Scarlet Blood Pirate Kings Heart Force.
Regardless, he had already figured out how to use this simplified Heart Force, just like the little monk had.
The little monk was the reincarnation of a great Buddha. His horrifyingprehension ability was far beyond that of ordinary people. The Heavenly Heart Finger was not something just anyone could create.
Xiao Chen could already be proud of finding a way to use Heart Force that was not weaker than the little monks, despite not having the little monksprehension ability.
He put away the Soul yer Bow with satisfaction. There were still three supreme treasures that he had not checked out.
There was a secret manual, the Qiongqi Beast Ghost Pennant, and a mysterious mutated fruit.
Just smelling the mutated fruit gave Xiao Chen afortable, cooling feeling. Then, a burning impulse rose from his bloodline.
This was a mutated fruit that strengthened the physique and improved the bloodline. Its effects were simr to those of the Life Juice Source that Xiao Chen once obtained but should be much better.
This was not the time to consume this mutated fruit, so he put it away. Then, his gaze fell on the ghost pennant.
Xiao Chen had experienced using a Soul Tool already, so he only gave the ghost pennant a quick look before cing his Spiritual Mark in it and adding it into his storage ring.
The ghost pennants might was surely not far from the God Shadow Bows.
Now, only the secret manual was left. The words Demonic Cloud Heaven Swallowing Art were written on it. Xiao Chen skimmed through the manual and found that this was an extremely tyrannical Demonic Dao Cultivation Technique.
The demonic clouds that did not scatter above the Myriad Star Mountain were the result of the demonic Cultivation Technique that the Scarlet Blood Pirate King cultivated when he was alive.
After looking through the secret manual, Xiao Chen seriously put it away. He did indeedck a demonic Cultivation Technique.
Although this demonic Cultivation Technique was tyrannical, it did not require one to eat humans or absorb souls. This method was directlyprehended from an ancient ferocious beast, the Demonic Cloud Bird.
This is it, then.
Xiao Chen made up his mind. The demonic Cultivation Technique that he would cultivate in the future would be this Demonic Cloud Heaven Swallowing Art.
Having decided that, he wondered, Howe the little monk still has not returned after leaving for so long?
The ck Cuss had already consumed a few ferocious beasts and nearly recovered to its original state.
Hahahaha! Big Brother, I am back. I found a huge bird for you. It is definitely ferocious enough; it nearly managed to get away.
While Xiao Chen was thinking, the familiarughter of the little monk rang out.
The little monk appeared to be in a rather sorry state with some scary wounds on him. However, a smile filled his face as he dragged a gigantic scarlet bird behind him on the sea as he slowly walked over to the ck Cuss.
The gigantic bird was nearly plucked clean of all its feathers. It looked extremely miserable, struggling and shrieking continuously. However, no matter what it did, it could not break free.
Xiao Chen frowned slightly. Why does this birds cry sound somewhat familiar?
Furthermore, Xiao Chen felt like he had seen that figure somewhere before.
Chapter 1846 (Raw 1857): Is This Its Biological Child?
Chapter 1846 (Raw 1857): Is This Its Biological Child?
Big Brother, this bird is really ferocious, and stupid as well! Hahaha! It purposely ran away a few times and turned back to sneak-attack me, thinking that I would not know.
The little monk was really ruthless. He forcibly held the gigantic birds wings together and dragged it over that way on the sea.
Whoosh!
Xiao Chen, who found that bird familiar,nded on the sea with a sh and scrutinized the beast.
Aside from the tail feathers, most of the scarlet birds feathers were stripped off.
Its enormous, naked body looked pitifully scrawny and weak.
Xiao Chen appeared startled. To think that this really was the Demon Blood Vulture. He originally just found it familiar. However, he was finally certain after careful observation.
Upon seeing this scene, Xiao Chen could not helpughing. Where did you catch it?
The little monk answered honestly, It charged over by itself. I had not gone very far when I saw it flying in our direction. It was giving off killing Qi from its entire body, and it possessed a strong demonic nature. Feeling that it was not easy to deal with, I was prepared to give up on it. Who knew, this lowly bird pecked my head! Then, it flew away whileughing strangely. This was truly unbearable.
Look, it nearly pecked through.
When Xiao Chen looked, there was indeed a clear mark on the little monks shiny, bald head.
The Demon Blood Vulture held captive by the little monk cried in its heart. After it finished the trial of its race, its strength had increased explosively. Without a second thought, it came out to avenge itself against Xiao Chen.
After wandering around for a long time, the Demon Blood Vulture sensed the ck Cusss aura and quickly gave chase.
Along the way, it saw a baldy at sea and felt curious, so it pecked him.
Unexpectedly, the Demon Blood Vulture ended up bringing great trouble upon itself. Even after using all its strength and wits, it still could not defeat this monk.
After the Demon Blood Vulture was captured, it became a pitiful sight to behold. The little monk, whose head had never been injured before, pulled out all its features in a fit of anger.
The more surprising thing had yet toe. The little monk actually dragged it before Xiao Chen.
This was simply mortifying. The Demon Blood Vulture originally wanted to appear majestically before Xiao Chen and ruthlessly teach him a lesson.
Unexpectedly, the Demon Blood Vulture arrived in such a sorry state, making an embarrassment of itself in front of Xiao Chen.
The Demon Blood Vulture, who wanted revenge, wished that it could dig a hole in the ground and hide in it. Unfortunately, its reputation waspletely destroyed.
Let it go. This is my demonic pet, Xiao Chen said softly, smiling involuntarily as he took in the Demon Blood Vultures appearance.
The little monk eximed in shock, This is Big Brothers demonic pet?!
How can that be? This great me is the Blood Vulture King! The Blood Vulture King! How can I be someones demonic pet?! Dont listen to him!
The Demon Blood Vulture cried out in its heart, Dont let this great me go! This great me is no ones demonic pet.
Naturally, Xiao Chen and the little monk did not care about what the Demon Blood Vulture thought.
The little monk said tearfully, Big Brother, sorry about that. I plucked out all the feathers of your demonic pet...
Xiao Chen smiled casually. Its fine. Go and rest first. I have some things to say to the Demon Blood Vulture.
Hehe! Big Brother is truly magnanimous. Ill go ahead.
After identally reducing Xiao Chens demonic pet to such a state, the little monk simply felt too embarrassed to remain here.
Feeling relieved of a heavy burden, the little monk fled.
This left Xiao Chen and the featherless Demon Blood Vulture staring at each other in silence.
The Demon Blood Vulture broke first. It continuously cursed Xiao Chen in its heart. However, when it looked him in the eyes, his eyes always inspired fear in it.
This was especially so in the Demon Blood Vultures current weak state. It struggled to p its wings but found that it could not fly at all.
Xiao Chen stepped forward, and the Demon Blood Vulture scrambled back in a fluster. Then, it moved forward before retreating again.
Plop! The Demon Blood Vulture staggered and fell over, nearly swept away by the waves.
Strange. Whats wrong with this silly bird? Im just going to treat its injuries. Why is it so agitated?
Xiao Chen rubbed his chin, feeling somewhat confused, some misgivings bubbling up in his heart.
Has it turned into an idiot? I was prepared to give it that mysterious Medicinal Pill for beasts. It looks like I will have to think twice.
Dont move.
Boom!
Xiao Chen sent out his will of soul and finally forcibly suppressed the Demon Blood Vulture.
He brought out the demonic nature in his body, and the Demonic Qi Veritable Essence Energy in his Primal Core spread throughout his body. His eyes turned ck.
Its over! Its over! He really is going to eat me!
The Demon Blood Vulture was frightened into trembling. However, in the next moment, Xiao Chen directly used his Demonic Qi Veritable Essence Energy to treat its injuries.
As ck Demonic Qi entered the Demon Blood Vultures body, its injuries healed slowly.
Feathers sprouted all over the Demon Blood Vultures body.
What a strong recovery speed! What fortuitous encounter did this Demon Blood Vulture run into?
Xiao Chen was startled. Although his Demonic Qi Veritable Essence Energy was vast, it did not have such a great healing effect.
It looks like this Demon Blood Vulture had some fortuitous encounters while it was gone.
When featherspletely covered the Demon Blood Vulture, Xiao Chen looked carefully and discovered some great changes.
First was in the Demon Blood Vultures scarlet tail feathers. These now had a golden line down the middle.
Then, there was a faint golden light shing in the Demon Blood Vultures eyes.
This fellows bloodline mutated!
Xiao Chen thought to himself, Fortunately, the little monk was the one that found it. Otherwise, it might have been eaten up already.
Suddenly, Xiao Chen remembered what the little monk said. The Demon Blood Vulture had taken the initiative to fly over. Furthermore, it did so in a ferocious manner, emitting killing Qi.
At this thought, Xiao Chen stopped what he was doing and gave the Demon Blood Vulture a strange look.
Was iting to seek trouble for me?
When the Demon Blood Vulture, who was plotting some tricks, suddenly saw Xiao Chens suspicious gaze, it was startled and hurriedly lowered its head.
Boom!
Just at this moment, a Demonic Might spread throughout the ce. Demonic clouds churned in the sky and surged over, covering the sky above the ck Cuss before stopping.
Big Brother, there is a Sovereign Personage experting! the little monk, who was on the deck, shouted extremely anxiously, somewhat worried that one of the Sovereign Personages of the three great Demonic Dao sects might be giving chase.
Xiao Chen frowned slightly. He ignored the Demon Blood Vulture and returned to the ck Cuss.
Who knew, when the Demon Blood Vulture saw the demonic clouds in the sky, it became even more afraid than Xiao Chen was. It immediately flew up and hid in the ck Cusss Spirit Beast tform.
The aura is not right. It feels like a ferocious beast, Xiao Chen muttered. The oneing did not seem like a Demonic Dao cultivator but more like a terrifying ferocious beast.
The little monk said softly, Even if it is a ferocious beast, it is still a Sovereign-Personage-level ferocious beast. We will end up dying even more miserable deaths.
That was true. Ferocious beasts were much more violent and cruel than cultivators.
Xiao Chen did not say anything. He only took out the God Shadow Bow and nocked an arrow.
He had learned his lesson. This time, he merged the Heart me with the arrow in advance, preventing the arrow from exploding under the God Shadow Bows great force.
A Soul Tool! the little monk eximed.
Then, after a realization, he said, Big Brother, you werent going to use this Soul Tool to shoot me earlier, right? I was wondering why it felt like death shrouded me, and I could not shake it off no matter what I did!
Xiao Chens expression did not change as he retorted indifferently, How can that be? Is Big Brother that kind of person?
You are! the Demon Blood Vulture said in its heart as it sneaked its head out of the Spirit Beast tform.
The little monk rubbed his head, wondering if he really falsely used Xiao Chen.
Young man, put away the Forbidden Treasure in your hand. It cannot injure me, and I do not have any malicious intentions, either.
Suddenly, a voice appeared in Xiao Chens mind. This startled him. What a terrifying ferocious beast! Its will actually broke through his mental barriers and forcefully appeared in his mind.
Cant injure you? Thats hard to say. However, I believe that you do not have any malicious intentions.
Xiao Chen put away the God Shadow Bow, no longer preparing to make a move. This was because he saw a pair of scary eyes at the ends of his vision.
The owner of those eyes was a Demon Blood Vulture as well.
However, this Demon Blood Vulture was terrifyingly strong; the Demon Blood Vulture on the ck Cuss was noparison.
Xiao Chen had the vague feeling that this Demon Blood Vulture surpassed Sovereign Personage, somewhat unfathomable.
However, this was not a surprise. Demon Blood Vultures were rather special ferocious beasts in the first ce. As long as they took in sufficient demonic nature, their strength could grow infinitely with no particr bottleneck.
Of course, this was not the reason why Xiao Chen refrained from attacking. The main reason was that he could sense some kind of bloodline connection between the two Demon Blood Vultures.
That Demon Blood Vulture hiding on your ship is my young son. It has a naughty and mischievous disposition and is rather antisocial. This time, it went missing for half a year and suddenly returned to participate in the kings trial, where it defeated its senior brothers unexpectedly. Its bloodline has even mutated, which is something unprecedented for my Demon Blood Vulture Race.
However, after it stole and ate the holy fruit of my race, it ran away again.
So, that is the case. After knowing the reason, Xiao Chen prompted, So?
I wanted to see who exactly the human that caused it to change so much was.
Xiao Chen said indifferently, Well, now that you have seen me, you should know that I have no malicious intentions towards it, have not signed a blood contract with it, nor forcefully tamed it. If you want to bring it away, I have no objections. However, if you intend to attack me, I will not just surrender.
No! No! No! You misunderstand. I want it to follow you. I will help you form a blood contract with it.
Upon hearing Xiao Chen say that it could take its son away, this Blood Vulture King immediately turned anxious and said no three times.
This reply stunned Xiao Chen, bbergasting him.
Which father would give their own son away and make their son sign a blood contract?
Why, are you not willing? I can give you some benefits. What do you want? A Demonic Dao Cultivation Technique? A treasure of the Demonic Dao? A divine object from the bottom of the sea? The essence blood of ferocious beasts? Everything is negotiable.
When Xiao Chen remained silent, the Blood Vulture King thought that he was reluctant.
Xiao Chens lips twitched involuntarily. Is this fellow really its biological son?
Theres no need. Theres no need. Being able to subdue a Demon Blood Vulture with a mutated bloodline is a great help for me.
Xiao Chen felt somewhat embarrassed. He would alreadye out ahead by gaining a Demon Blood Vulture.
He was too embarrassed to ask for more treasures.
Hahaha! Unexpectedly, there is such a good person among humans. In that case, Ill get this unfilial son to follow you for one hundred years!
The mysterious Blood Vulture King in the distance seemed to execute some kind of Secret Technique.
Then, the Demon Blood Vulture in the Spirit Beast tform shrieked, and its demonic nature burst out and turned into a beam of red light soaring into the sky.
In the next moment, the beam of red light plunged towards Xiao Chen and turned into a ring on his index finger.
Xiao Chen felt something attach to his soul, entrusted to the scarlet ring on his finger.
Goodbye.
The horrifying demonic clouds in the sky came quickly and left even faster, falling back like the receding tide.
Whats happening? Why did it run off all of a sudden? The little monk rubbed his head as he spoke, finding the turn of events extremely strange.
Xiao Chen looked at the ring on his finger. Then, he looked into the distance and replied, It came to sell its son.
Chapter 1847 (Raw 1858): Consolidating Cultivation
Chapter 1847 (Raw 1858): Consolidating Cultivation
What?
The little monk had heard only one side of the conversation, so he could not figure out the situation at this moment.
What do you mean, sell its son?
Xiao Chen smiled faintly and did not say much. As he looked at the scarlet ring on his index finger, his smile turned yful.
He finally had some control over the Demon Blood Vulture.
As long as Xiao Chen wanted to, he could make the Demon Blood Vulture turn into a ring and keep it suppressed in his hand.
He could boldly raise the Demon Blood Vultures strength without worrying about it rebelling.
Where is my father?
Just at this moment, a clearly young but arrogantfrom self-importancevoice appeared in Xiao Chens mind.
That was the Demon Blood Vultures voice. Previously, there was no blood contract, so Xiao Chen could notmunicate with it.
Now, Xiao Chen could directlymunicate with the Demon Blood Vulture through thought. However, hearing the Demon Blood Vultures voice for the first time startled him.
Your father left.
He left? Haha! He scared this great me. I thought that bastard would capture me and bring me back to put me in closed-door cultivation.
Xiao Chens expression immediately froze; he did not know how to reply to that.
Whats going on? Why cant I move? Whats the situation?
Xiao Chen exined patiently, telling the Demon Blood Vulture what happened earlier.
Damn! That old bastard. He even sold off his own biological son? This ispletelywless! Completelycking conscience! No way! Send me back...
Xiao Chen entered deep thought. He felt like he understood why the Blood Vulture King was willing to give away this Demon Blood Vulture even at a cost.
This Demon Blood Vulture was simply a thoughtless, reckless, little demon king. In nicer terms, it was unruly. In harsher terms, it was a fool.
Xiao Chen could not be bothered with the Demon Blood Vultures hooting. He asked the little monk, How much longer to the Ash Gray Seas trans-realm transportation formation?
The little monk took out a sea chart. After studying it for a while, he replied, We are still very far. When we were sent out from the Myriad Star Mountain, we were sent off in the wrong direction. We will need three to four months.
Three to four months?
That was eptable. The Ash Gray Sea was very vast. The Starlight Sea Region was just a corner of it. Xiao Chen remembered that it had taken two months to reach the Starlight Sea Region. Only three to four months to the trans-realm transportation formation was already very close.
Furthermore, he needed three to four months to consolidate his strength.
Now is the time for us to discuss exchanging iplete manuals of the Mahmy Abstinence Vition Saber Technique.
Both of them had an iplete manual. They could gain the greatest benefit by exchanging the manuals.
There were benefits to both parties.
The little monk smiled and said, Great! Ive been waiting for this moment for a long time. I was just waiting for Big Brother to say it. The Mahmy Abstinence Vition Saber Technique manual I have contains three moves: In the Mortal Realm, Three Life Flower, and Merciless Killing. However, so far, Ive focused only on In the Mortal Realm. For a Saber Technique of such a level, one should not bite off more than one can chew. Completely figuring out one move will let one make much faster progress when integrating the other moves.
Xiao Chen understood this. Right now, he was also focusing on Breaking the Mundane, going through the process ofplicating and simplifying.
Xiao Chen had deconstructed Breaking the Mundane into his own Saber Technique, Dreamlike Mundane World, which had a total of three moves: Creating Dreams with the Saber, Entering Dreams with the Saber, and Dreams as a Saber.
After thoroughlyprehending this Saber Technique, then simplifying it, Xiao Chen couldpletely grasp Breaking the Mundane. He would be able to achieve more with less effort when working on the other Mahmy Abstinence Vition Saber Technique moves.
However, that was under the condition of having sufficient saber manuals.
With the exchange, they both now had six moves of the Mahmy Abstinence Vition Saber Technique.
After receiving Xiao Chens saber manual, Yan Chen said joyfully, ording to Master, this Saber Technique has a total of eleven moves. With this, both of us have half of the moves already. In the future, when we collect theplete Saber Technique, it will be possible to trace its origins and cultivate the foundation of all Martial Techniques in my Hidden Spirit Temple, the Gautama Divine Palms third move.
Xiao Chen found this strange. He asked, Cant you directly cultivate the Gautama Divine Palms third move?
The little monk shook his head and replied, Primogenitor Grade Cultivation Techniques are too hard to cultivate directly. Even if there is only one move, it is as vast as smoke, able to branch out to the many powerful techniques of the Hidden Spirit Temple. Just think about how difficult it would be if one were to cultivate it directly.
The foundation of all Martial Techniques in the world is the three Primogenitor Grade Cultivation Techniques: the Buddhist sects Gautama Divine Palm, the Daoists True Martial God Sword, the Demonic Dao sects Primal Chaos Demonic Scripture. Even though many Cultivation Techniques createdter rival the Primogenitor Grade Cultivation Techniques, they cannot be ssified as Primogenitor Grade Cultivation Techniques, as in the end, they had drawn inspiration from the three Primogenitor Grade Cultivation Techniques.
Confused, Xiao Chen said, In that case, even the Martial Techniques and Cultivation Techniques we create ourselves cannot shake off the influence of the three Primogenitor Grade Cultivation Techniques.
Of course. Without the three Primogenitor Grade Cultivation Techniques, there would not be the Martial Epoch at all. They are the source. Since we are both part of the Martial Epoch, we are unable to shake free of their influence.
This was rather interesting. The little monk lived up to his Central Great Realm roots. Many of these things were concepts that Xiao Chen had never heard before.
So, which of the three Primogenitor Grade Cultivation Techniques is the strongest?
The little monk promptly answered, Without a doubt, it is the Primal Chaos Demonic Scripture. Dont ask me why. This ismonly acknowledged in ancient texts. However, there is no point in thinking so much about it. All the Primogenitor Grade Cultivation Techniques are no longerplete, lost in the long river of time and irrecoverable. The Buddhist sects Gautama Divine Palm has only four moves left, each of the four great Buddhist temples holding one move. Only three sword moves of the True Martial God Sword remain, held by the three Daoist sects. As for the Primal Chaos Demonic Scripture, that is in an even worse state. It is said to bepletely destroyed, with not even oneplete move extant.
Just think about it, not even half a move of the Primal Chaos Demonic Scripture is extant, yet the Demonic Dao is already so strong. If there were still one move and someone grasped it, piecing together the Demonic Dao, there would be a great cmity in the world. Hence, there is no doubt that the Primal Chaos Demonic Scripture is the strongest.
A thought shed in Xiao Chens mind. Could it be that the loss of the Demonic Daos Primogenitor Grade Cultivation Technique is why the current Demonic Dao has lost its original meaning?
The little monk continued to smile. Hehe! As long as we find the remaining five moves of the Mahmy Abstinence Vition Saber Technique and learn one move of the Gautama Divine Palm, we can sweep through the entire Great Thousand Realms. We will be invincible. Hahaha!
The little monk drifted off into fantasy and his endless dreams.
Xiao Chen asked, Has anyone managed to collect all of them?
About this...it seems like no one has...
Has anyone practiced theplete set of the Mahmy Abstinence Vition Saber Technique?
The little monk scratched his head and said, Aside from the creator, it does not seem like anyone managed to...
Did the creator manage to cultivate the Gautama Divine Palm using the Mahmy Abstinence Vition Saber Technique?
It seems like he did not. The creator of this Saber Technique is a taboo topic of the Buddhist sect. There are no records of when or how this Saber Technique was created. The moment it was created, it suffered setbacks. After getting lost several times, it is nowpletely lost. I have never heard of anyonepleting it before.
Xiao Chen smiled and said, Hence, using this to cultivate the Gautama Divine Palm is not very realistic. It is better to take reference andprehend the Gautama Divine Palms third move directly. Even if you do not seed in cultivating it, you can use it toprehend a Cultivation Technique or Martial Technique of your own.
After suffering such a blow, the little monk stopped daydreaming. He took the iplete copy of the Mahmy Abstinence Vition Saber Technique that Xiao Chen wrote and went to study it.
Xiao Chen did the same. After returning to the cultivation room, he started studying the manual he had received.
Although he would not immediately practice it, he still had to give it a readthrough.
This way, he would gain someprehensions.
In the Mortal Realm, Three Life Flower, and Merciless Killing...
As Xiao Chen continued to read, he found the Mahmy Abstinence Vition Saber Technique to be increasingly vaster and more profound. This was quite interesting.
What kind of genius created this Saber Technique?
However, right now, Xiao Chen had many things to do. There was no time to think too much or consider the Saber Technique in depth.
He needed to consolidate his cultivation. Some of his Cultivation Techniques were previously restricted by his cultivation realm. Now that he had broken into the Cloud Sea Realm, it was time to cultivate them.
First was the Ice Feather Divine Incantation. Xiao Chen could now cultivate a higheryer of this ice-attributed Medial Grade Earth Ranked Cultivation Technique.
There was a total of sixyers to the Ice Feather Divine Incantation. He had already cultivated threeyers. Now, he was prepared to cultivate to peak Consummation of the sixthyer in one go.
If possible, he wanted to merge the sixyers and cultivate the hidden seventhyer.
This was merely a Medial Grade Earth Rank Cultivation Technique. Since there were no restraints, it was best to cultivate it to Consummation as soon as he could.
Xiao Chen took out Spirit Jades and ced them in the Spirit Gathering Formation under the prayer mat. Then, he started cultivating.
Three dayster, he broke through to the Ice Feather Divine Incantations fourthyer.
After seven days, he reached the Ice Feather Divine Incantations fifthyer without any difficulty. He found that his cultivation of the Ice Feather Divine Incantation was really fast with his physical body.
However, the drain on resources was rather high. In less than half a month, he already depleted one million Medial Grade Spirit Jades.
The sixthyer took more time. He spent half a month before he opened all the meridians required for it.
Whoosh!
Xiao Chen seeded in cultivating the Ice Feather Divine Incantations sixthyer. Afterpleting a major cycle, he opened his eyes.
He slowly breathed out a mouthful of turbid air. All his hair had already turned white.
Xiao Chen vaguely felt that this ice-attributed energy, which had increased vastly in his body, had a good suppressive effect on his demonic nature.
He could maintain his calm, like ancient ice, at any time, unshaken by various negative emotions.
Frost formed in the average-sized cultivation room. Crystalline ice feathers drifted around like snow.
It looks like there are still some tricks to this Ice Feather Divine Incantation. It is not as simple as I thought, Xiao Chen muttered to himself. Then, he stopped speaking, preparing to give it another try and continue his closed-door cultivation.
He wanted to try to merge the sixyers to find the hidden seventhyer of the Ice Feather Divine Incantation. That would be of great help towards hisprehension of the Ice Dao.
Half a monthter:
The little monk, who was messing with the Demon Blood Vulture, suddenly felt a horrifying chill. Then, his expression changed slightly as he soared quickly into the air.
The Demon Blood Vulture, which was one step behind, failed to react in time and unluckily got struck by cold Qi.
In an instant, the entire ck Cuss and the Demon Blood Vulture became sealed in ice, an ice sculpture floating on the sea.
What a strong will of ice! Big Brothers improvements during this period are rather terrifying.
The little monk, who was in the air, felt bbergasted, having personally witnessed Xiao Chens speedy progress in the ice attribute. That was truly shocking.
Whoosh! A figure charged out of the ship. It was the white-robed, white-haired Xiao Chen.
Big Brother, congrattions. You made another step towards grasping the Ice Dao, the little monk said with a smile.
Xiao Chen shook his head and smiled. Although I have cultivated the hidden seventhyer of the Ice Feather Divine Incantation, I am still far from the Ice Dao. However, my progress in this period is real. Shall we have an exchange or two?
The little monks fighting spirit zed in his eyes. He smiled and replied, I was thinking the same.
The two instantly exchanged moves. However, they had forgotten about the Demon Blood Vulture, which remained sealed in ice.
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Chapter 1848 (Raw 1859): Rare Peace
Chapter 1848 (Raw 1859): Rare Peace
Rumbling rang out continuously over the sea.
Xiao Chen and the little monk quickly exchanged moves. Neither drew a weapon, using only their fists and legs.
They exchanged moves, shing with each other.
The little monk clearly held back, not using the Movement Technique he was proud of or his horrifying Dao Might.
He thought that since he could even kill Holy Venerates, he would not need to bring out his full strength to deal with Xiao Chen.
However, this thought resulted in the little monk suffering a lot.
Xiao Chen raised his hand and waved. Then, a chill filled the ce. Icy feathers drifted down like snowkes in the air, the temperature plummeting.
Ayer of frost even covered the sea and spread out.
At first, the little monk did not care. However, he discovered the cold Qi permeating his body, slowly bing stronger, close to freezing his blood.
The little monks speed decreased significantly.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly. Little Yan Chen, the Ice Feather Divine Incantations seventhyer is not that simple. The cold Qi looks harmless, but in reality, it umtes with every moment and is difficult to get rid of.
Right after Xiao Chen spoke, he pressed forward and shed head-on with the little monk.
Xiao Chen forced the little monk back step by step. After a while, the little monk was horrified to find that the cold Qi in his body was actually solidifying and forming crystals. Its crystalline structure looked very beautiful. However, it was like many ice spikes, causing him damage at every moment.
Great Guardian Fist! the little monk roared as he drove the Veritable Essence Energy in his body. For the first time, he brought out his Buddhist Might in full force.
Boom!
When the little monk punched, golden light shone from his entire body. He shook off the ice crystals in his body, and the sea surged. Huge waves swept towards Xiao Chen in an overwhelming rush.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly. He finally brought out his full power.
Xiao Chen moved his hands, driving the cold Qi around him. Then, he threw a palm strike without any fluster.
The ice-attributed Veritable Essence Energy in his body surged out. Boom! The huge wave carrying the rage of a Buddhist sect guardian got sealed in ice immediately, freezing in an instant.
Big Brother, it looks like I really underestimated you.
Yan Chen stood on the huge, ice-sealed wave. As he looked at Xiao Chen, a strong fighting spirit zed in his eyes.
Xiao Chen gently took three steps back and stood upright with his hands behind his back. Smiling faintly, he said, Dont forget: your true strength only rivals a Holy Venerates.
Back then, Yan Chen relied on his Movement Technique to prevent the many Holy Venerates from surrounding him in the space with the stone pirs.
From the start to the end, Yan Chen had been fighting one-on-one. In the end, it was his notoriety as the Little Demonic Monk Silver Saber that scared away the Demonic Dao sect Elders and the other Holy Venerates.
Although Yan Chen had demonstrated an extremely horrifyingbat prowess by doing that, Xiao Chen still should not overestimate him.
However, Big Brother, you are only a peak early-stage Star Venerate. I do not believe that Big Brother canst three moves when I go all-out.
The little monk appeared extremely confident. His Dao Might appeared, and a silver light came from his Buddhist monks knife as he pointed it at Xiao Chen.
Two Dao disks appeared behind Xiao Chen. With the Tyrant Saber in hand, he shed with the little monks terrifying aura and said, Lets give it a try, then.
Xiao Chens cultivation already reached the early-stage Starry Sky Stage. He also wanted to know what hisbat prowess was like now.
His fighting spirit soared as anticipation for the little monks next attack surged in his heart.
First strike!
The little monkughed loudly and spread his arms out. Then, silver light shed. The instant his figure vanished, it suddenly reappeared in front of Xiao Chen.
A horrifying Saber Might immediately burst out.
Although Xiao Chen had two kinds of Dao Might supporting him, he could not resist and was still at a disadvantage.
ng!
Xiao Chens arm was slightly shaken. This strike knocked him back several steps and unbnced him.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
With each step back, a huge tear appeared in the sea.
Ten stepster, all the water underneath had scattered and shot out in all directions.
Next strike!
Silver light flickered, and the little monk became like a heavenly eagle tearing through the sky. Xiao Chen focused and looked but still could not catch the little monks figure.
He could only sense a vague trajectory but not urately determine Yan Chens position.
Dang!
Xiao Chen only saw the little monk suddenly arrive by his side, with barely enough time to drive his Veritable Essence Energy to block this strike.
This strike knocked Xiao Chen into the air and nearly forced the Tyrant Saber out of his hand.
Interesting.
After Xiao Chennded, he wiped away the blood on his lips and revealed a faint smile.
He finally understood how frustrated the Holy Venerates who faced the little monk had felt.
This strangely quick Movement Technique was very scary. The explosive Dao Might was also tricky to deal with.
The little monks Dao Might was simply too strong.
The little monks understanding of the Saber Dao surpassed Xiao Chens. With just the pure Saber Great Dao, he managed to suppress Xiao Chens two Great Dao.
There is still one more strike!
The little monkughed gleefully. Then, he pushed off the sea and sent the final strike at Xiao Chen.
Heavenly Eye!
Xiao Chen quickly opened his Heavenly Eye, and his vision immediately expanded by a hundred times. He could see even the small grains of dust floating in the air.
I see it! I see it!
With the aid of the Heavenly Eye, Xiao Chen finally captured the trajectory of the little monks movements.
The trajectory of the jump was extremely quick, making it extremely hard for the human eye to capture it.
Xiao Chen attacked decisively, as he could not guarantee he could continue to lock down on the little monk in the next moment.
Divine Lightning Eye!
Suddenly, many purple flowers with spinning petals appeared in his Heavenly Eye. Six clouds of tribtion lightning instantly gathered from the surroundings.
After massing above the little monks head, the bank of cloudsshed down with a thick bolt of tribtion lightning.
The lightning shed. Amid the thunderous roar, it sted away the little monks body.
At this moment, Xiao Chen shouted coldly and infused the Thunder Great Dao into the Tyrant Saber, instantly bringing out the Dao Tools full might.
The Tyrant Saber in Xiao Chens hands transformed. Now, ayer of purple lightning me covered its surface.
Boom!
When Xiao Chen swung his saber, he sent out a bright electric light. The little monk, who had gotten sted away, appeared to be somewhat at a loss.
Xiao Chens follow-up strike immediately sent the little monk flying again. A wound appeared on the little monks chest as he sshed into the sea in a sorry state.
Hahaha! Big Brother is truly excellent. I did not expect such a move.
After the little monk stood up, he was still in high spirits,ughing continuously.
Xiao Chen sheathed his saber and said indifferently, Lets fight again tomorrow.
No!
Yan Chen immediately vomited blood. He had only just suffered a loss, and Xiao Chen actually wanted to stop here.
Naturally, Xiao Chen would not continue fighting. He had already seen the little monks strength, allowing him to understand many of his own weaknesses.
Xiao Chen happened to have thought up some ideas to make up for his weaknesses and needed to digest andprehend the concepts.
Furthermore, it was best to quit while one was ahead.
This was the first time Xiao Chen used the Heavenly Eye and the Divine Lightning Eye togetherto wondrous effect. He did not have to fight again right away.
Three moves are over. Remember not to boast next time.
Yan Chen was someone who could instant-kill a Holy Venerate and was indeed extraordinary. Xiao Chen found him tricky to handle.
The little monk dispiritedly walked over with a lowered head. Xiao Chen consoled him, Lets continue tomorrow.
Its a promise, Yan Chen immediately said happily, perking up, his eyes turning bright.
Youths are indeed rash and ignorant. Xiao Chen already had a vague notion of how to deal with the problem of speed.
One day was sufficient for a lot to change.
Big Brother, we seem to be forgetting something.
Yan Chen suddenly recalled something. The two of them only discovered the pitiful, frozen, and fainted Demon Blood Vulture when they returned to the ck Cuss, which was still sealed in ice.
Xiao Chen found the situation strange, so he asked, What happened?
The little monk scratched his head and replied, I dodged too fast and seemed to have identally kicked it once as I was leaving. I dont really recall clearly.
Xiao Chen melted the ice and took a look. Then, he rxed. It wont die. You take care of it.
Dont. Master, Ill just stay on the Spirit Beast tform.
Upon hearing that Xiao Chen wanted Yan Chen to take care of it, the Demon Blood Vulture immediately dragged its stiff body to the Spirit Beast tform and stumbled into it.
After interacting with Xiao Chen for some time, the Demon Blood Vulture had no choice but to acknowledge Xiao Chens identity as its master.
After that, the Demon Blood Vulture found out in a miserable fashion that being with the little monk was even more unfortunate than following Xiao Chen.
You silly bird! How dare you avoid me!
How could the little monk endure this? He roared and chased the bird into the Spirit Beast tform.
When Xiao Chen saw this scene, he smiled faintly. Then, he sighed softly, wondering how long these peaceful days wouldst.
Drawing closer to the trans-realm transportation formation meant that Xiao Chens arrival in the Divine Dragon Empire was imminent.
How had the Dragon Race of today changed? Would Xiao Chen seed in meeting Liu Ruyue?
Would his Azure Dragon bloodline cause any problems? What were his chances of bing the Dragon Emperor?
The path ahead was destined not to be calm and peaceful.
During the one night of closed-door cultivation, Xiao Chen started to work on the Divine Dragon Body Tempering Art.
With the Divine Dragon Body Tempering Art, the firstyer cultivated dragon veins, the secondyer cultivated dragon bones, and the thirdyer cultivated dragon blood to temper Vital Qi.
The fourthyer cultivated dragon wings, allowing one to grow dragon wings on ones back.
The Azure Dragon Divine Wings would spread out with a thought.
At that time, the little monks speed would no longer be a problem for Xiao Chen.
The starting point of the fourthyers cultivation was the Starry Sky Stage. It was much more difficult than the Ice Feather Divine Incantation.
Xiao Chen never thought of seeding in one go. He only wanted to reach Small Perfection before he arrived at the trans-realm transportation formation.
When the sun rose again, Xiao Chen fought with the little monk once more, as arranged.
This time, Xiao Chen did not use his Heavenly Eye nor the Divine Lightning Eye. However, the little monk was shocked to discover that his own speed slowed down without his volition.
A strange force field appeared around Xiao Chen. It seemed soft but was incredibly hard.
It was like sinking into a quagmire. The more one struggled, the deeper one sank.
The little monk, who encountered the Taiji force field for the first time, suffered greatly. Even after ten moves, he did not gain an advantage over Xiao Chen.
The little monk took the opportunity to give up. When he returned to the ck Cuss, he entered closed-door cultivation to meditate on how to break Xiao Chens Taiji force field.
The little monk truly lived up to being the reincarnation of a Buddha. Within the day, he figured out a method.
The little monk used his Buddhist Might to support the surroundings, forming a simr force field. When he approached Xiao Chen, he used the Buddhist Might to sh with Xiao Chens Taiji force field.
Although the little monk did not break the Taiji force field, the sh caused many openings to appear in the Taiji force field.
The little monk grabbed hold of the opportunity, repeatedly going in and out and sessfully knocking Xiao Chen away.
This cycle of exchanging moves and discussing the fight after took ce every day, just like that.
Xiao Chen continuously perfected the Taiji force field, and the little monk did his best to think of ways to break it. Both of them improved rapidly.
This continued until the day Xiao Chen suddenly sprouted Azure Dragon Divine Wings, with a thirty-meter-long wingspan, from his back and executed Thunder Dragon Steps.
After Xiao Chen beat up the little monk, the little monk no longer sought him out for a fight.
By the time Xiao Chen attained Small Perfection with his Azure Dragon Divine Wings, only three days remained until they reached the trans-realm transportation formation.
Chapter 1849 (Raw 1860): Sudden Great Changes
Chapter 1849 (Raw 1860): Sudden Great Changes
The trans-realm transportation formation was still three days away.
Xiao Chen found it hard to remain calm as he fiddled with the mysterious mask that he obtained in the Scarlet Blood Pirate Kings treasure trove. It was a beautiful and exquisite, white mask that looked like porcin.
There were some ancient scriptures carved on it.
Unfortunately, these scriptures used an ancientnguage of the Buddhist sect, which Xiao Chen could not read.
This mask was different from the other Soul Tools. It did not have offensive capabilities, so it did not require great strength to handle.
Whenpared to the God Shadow Bow or the Qiongqi Beast Ghost Pennant, this low requirement was inconceivable.
Soul Tools were also known as Forbidden Treasures. Xiao Chen had already experienced the price of rashly using one and failing.
However, there were no such considerations for the mask he held.
When Xiao Chen set the mask on his face, it felt like human skin that instantly merged into his flesh.
With a slight thought, the mask hid all his aura.
This included vital signs and everything else, covering up his existence entirely. Information entered Xiao Chens mind, listing the various incredible effects of the mask; it was exceptionally wondrous.
This mask was called the Death God Mask. It contained three Secret Techniques. The first was Void Shadow, which could make a wearers physical body immaterialize once a day, neutralizing all attacks.
The second Secret Technique was the Death God Scythe, which could summon the mysterious death god in the mask to attack once, turning the wearers will of soul into a death gods scythe.
The third Secret Technique is the Masked Clone, which could create a perfect clone. Even a Sovereign Personage would not be able to distinguish it from the wearer.
Aside from the three Secret Techniques, the mask also had many supplementary functionssuch as immunity to illusions and Mental Energy attackswhich were just awaiting Xiao Chens discovery.
Death God Mask? Is there a death god in Buddhism?
Xiao Chen felt a little out of sorts, but he did not think much of it. Perhaps the scriptures on the mask wereter added at random.
Perhaps I need to ask the little monk about them.
However, during this period, the little monk had been in closed-door cultivation, thinking of how to best Xiao Chen yet again.
After Xiao Chen spread his Small Perfection Azure Dragon Divine Wings, his speed increased by more than tenfold.
More importantly, when he did so while bringing out the Divine Dragon War Body, he reached a whole new level.
As Xiao Chens wings pped, his bloodline surged. He could feel the surging energy and ancient Dragon Might from his bloodline.
These were nowpletely different from before.
After a certain level, the advantages of the Great Deste Eon bloodlines would result in the cultivators without a bloodline suffering disadvantages.
This was the problem the little monk faced.
Xiao Chens cultivation was stable, and he could break through to the middle-stage Starry Sky Realm at any moment. Hisbat prowess rivaled that of a Holy Venerate. He had many Soul Tools, a mutated fruit for improving the bloodline, and a Medicinal Pill for strengthening beasts.
Moreover, he had a horrifying amount of Medial Grade Spirit Jades in his storage ring.
Xiao Chen had collected practically all the Spirit Jades in the Scarlet Blood Pirate Kings treasure trove. No one else had cared about those.
No matter how he looked at it, he was more than qualified to head to the Divine Dragon Empire already. However, he still could not remain calm.
This was the so-called cowardly feelings when one neared ones hometown. Xiao Chen was a member of the nearly extinct Azure Dragon Race from an abandonednd. Now, he was returning to the Dragon Race. No matter what, this counted as returning to his ancestralnd.
Returning to the Divine Dragon Empire was very logical and extremely normal.
However, Xiao Chen could not remain calm. A bad feeling lingered in his heart, no matter how he tried to extinguish it.
Xiao Chen put away the mask and went to the crows-nest. Then, he looked at the vast Ash Gray Sea, gazing into the distance, and let his thoughts roam.
He allowed his heart to wander the surroundings in this endless sea.
The little monk suddenly appeared beside Xiao Chen. Seeing Xiao Chen in a daze, he asked softly, Big Brother, what are you thinking about?
Xiao Chen answered honestly, The Divine Dragon Empire. I am filled with anticipation for it. I also feel nervous. Itsplicated. I have no idea what exactly Im thinking.
The little monk felt shocked. He smiled and said, That cant be. Big Brother looks like he is always calm and collected. You give me a feeling of being unfathomable. Are there times when you get confused?
Xiao Chen replied faintly, Im not really confused, just rueful.
Yan Chen looked into the distance and frowned. It seems like there is a ship heading towards us.
Xiao Chen looked and did not pay it any mind. There are many ships traveling on the Ash Gray Sea, so it is not very strange.
Thats weird. The auraing from that ship is somewhat familiar yet, at the same time, strange. This is really odd. Ive never felt anything like it before.
The little monk Yan Chens expression changed slightly, revealing some confusion.
Xiao Chen, who was preparing to go down, stopped in his tracks and entered deep thought when he heard that.
Familiar yet strange?
Its not the ck Lotus Church, right?
Boom!
Xiao Chen just thought that when a huge wave surged up from the bottom of the sea. The terrifying force that the wave contained tossed the ck Cuss high into the air. The world spun, and Xiao Chen and the little monk felt their Qi and blood surging.
A colossal, ck palm rushed over, above the vast sea. It looked like it would smash the ship and the people in it.
Xiao Chen somersaulted andnded heavily on the deck. Blood mist gathered and covered the ship.
Then, the ck Cuss charged ferociously towards the colossal palm.
With a loud noise, the ck Cuss broke through that colossal, ck demonic hand like a sharp knife.
The sea of bitterness is endless. Turn back, and the shore is there!
A Buddhist chant echoed across the vast sea and sky. A Buddha image appeared in the sky, seated on a ck lotus throne. There wereyers of Buddhist light disks behind it, shining ck Buddhist light into the sky and over the vast sea.
In an instant, the sea for five thousand kilometers around turned into a sea of bitterness, filled with aggrieved spirits and hungry ghosts.
The surroundings changed. Xiao Chen and the little monk seemed to fall into hell; various illusions appeared around them.
ck Lotus Demonic Buddha!
The little monks expression changed drastically, horror shing in his eyes.
Xiao Chen looked around. It seemed like a small world was created out of nowhere. There were no signs of it being an illusion.
Big Brother, this is the Demonic Realm Hell. The ck Lotus Demonic Buddha personally created this! To think that there is someone who can summon the ck Lotus Demonic Buddha. The ck Lotus Sect Venerate must have personally made an appearance, the little monk said quickly. His eyes darkened with despair. He simply had not expected to meet such a terrifying enemy.
However, reality did not give the two time to catch their breath at all.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
The countless malicious spirits in the sea of bitterness suddenly revealed ferocious expressions. Then, theyunched themselves at the two on the ship from all directions.
Kill!
Xiao Chen and the little monk instantly drew their des, and their saber lights shone brightly. Tens of thousands of malicious spirits immediately turned into ashes.
However, the sea of bitterness was vast, made up entirely of aggrieved souls and malicious spirits. It gathered all sorts of negative emotions. There was no way to kill them all.
The two on the ship fought until they were fatigued and drained, trapped in a cycle of endless killing.
There was a limit to everything. Xiao Chen was originally thinking of seeing how many waves there could be of the seemingly endless malicious spirits.
Slowly, he discovered that this thought was somewhat naive.
He soon made a decision. With a thought, the Yazi Beast Demon Soul, previously a Great Deste Eon ferocious beast, in the ck Cuss appeared. Then, it opened its mouth and sucked in the countless aggrieved souls and malicious spirits.
The Yazi Beast Demon Souls strength actually more than doubled in an instant.
The aggrieved souls and malicious spirits here were simply the best nourishment for the Yazi Beast Demon Soul.
There was no need to fear, no matter how many there were.
As I have heard, since the dead are already dead, why think about the mundane, the various matters of the mundane world, and the rights and wrongs of the past...
Just at this moment, the ck Lotus Demonic Buddha in the sky suddenly started chanting scriptures to purify the Yazi Beast Demon Soul.
The Yazi Beast Demon Soul did not have a physical body. With the purification of the scripture, the scarlet light flowing on its body slowly started to scatter.
In an instant, the aggrieved souls and malicious spirits that the Yazi Beast Demon Soul just consumed turned into scarlet lights and soared into the sky.
As the chanting of the scripture elerated, the horrifying Buddhist Might became increasingly strange. Even Xiao Chen and the little monk had difficulty enduring it.
The ck Lotus Demonic Buddha, who was chanting scriptures with his eyes closed, suddenly opened his eyes and roared, The filth of the world will never gain eternity! Then, he ferociously smashed down with his palm.
Boom!
The enormous Yazi Beast Demon Soul immediately scattered on the spot.
Xiao Chen and the little monk dodged hastily. However, the shock wave still swept them up, sending them flying.
Both of them vomited a mouthful of blood, significantly injured.
As Xiao Chen stood amid the sea of bitterness and looked at the ck Lotus Demonic Buddha, he did not know how to deal with this enemy.
There was no way to use any of his Martial Techniques.
The ck Lotus Demonic Buddha, which was hovering in the air, seemed like he was an infinite distance apart from Xiao Chennear yet very far. There did not seem to be any way to attack him.
Karmic me Burning Body!
The ck Lotus Demonic Buddha fixed his gaze on Xiao Chen and the little monk. With just one look, the sins in the two of them started burning.
The fierce me came from the heart, burning the two. They howled in incredible pain.
The cultivators that had died at the hands of the two appeared in the mes as vengeful spirits,ughing sinisterly in the surroundings.
You are filled with boundless sin. Why are you still not sincerely turning to Buddha? Only the ck Lotus Demonic Buddha can save you foolish and ignorant followers of filth!
The ck Lotus Demonic Buddha sat crossed-legged on a lotus tform, showing no expression as he coldly eyed the two.
The manyyers of Buddhist light behind him gave off a horrifying and boundless Buddhist Might.
With a thought, karmic mes had descended.
The two were burned incredibly painfully, unable to retaliate. They were like the malicious spirits in the sea of bitterness, causing the vengeful souls around tough.
Little monk, buy me some time. I have a way to destroy him. Xiao Chen sent a voice projection with much difficulty amid the pain.
Ill do my best.
The sins in the little monks body were much greater than Xiao Chens. At this moment, when the sins burned, he was in even more pain than Xiao Chen.
Yan Chens mind raced. He thought of all sorts of methods at lightning speed. This was a Buddhist image and not the true ck Lotus Demonic Buddha.
There must be a way to break it! There must be a way to break it!
The body was in pain, but the heart was in even more pain!
The little monk felt full of self-reproach. It was him again. It was him who caused trouble for Big Brother Xiao again.
It was his own bad luck that brought Xiao Chen such a strong enemy.
I have to think of a way. No matter what, Big Brother cannot die here.
Before the Lord Buddha became a Buddha, all the evil demons of the world tried to stop him. The Lord Buddha did not get angry, sad, happy, or sorrowful. He only used his hand to touch the ground and made all the evil demons in the sky disappear like ashes.
Demon Subduing Ground Touching Imprint!
The little monk made up his mind. He did not hesitate to re furiously at that ck Lotus Demonic Buddha.
Without even thinking, the little monk formed a hand seal with his right hand and touched the ground with his left hand.
Instantly, the little monks pure and clear heart, which did not contain any impurities, burst forth with a pure Buddhist light.
When the little monks left hand touched the sea of bitterness, the karmic me on him died. A golden swastika appeared on his chest, and he red with a resplendent and dazzling Buddhist light, instantly turning this dark space bright.
All the aggrieved souls and malicious spirits disappeared.
The piercing Buddhist light even made the ck Lotus Demonic Buddha close his eyes, not daring to look directly at it.
Now!
Xiao Chen took out the God Shadow Bow, and his Soul Energy gushed forth like floodwaters, pouring into the bow.
He nocked an arrow to the bow, and his Heart me merged with the arrow as he slowly drew the bowstring. With the God Shadow Bows aid, he immediately locked on to the ck Lotus Demonic Buddha, who previously felt incredibly far away.
Buzz!
Xiao Chen released the string, and the arrow shot out. The bowstring trembled, and so did the Demonic Realm Hell as it slowly copsed with endless rumbling.
Chapter 1850 (Raw 1861): New Grudges and Old Hatred
Chapter 1850 (Raw 1861): New Grudges and Old Hatred
The bowstring trembled, and the space copsed.
That concealed divine arrow had entered the ck Lotus Demonic Buddhas body and instantly exploded!
Silently, the horrifying ck Lotus Demonic Buddha blew up into countless shards and turned into many ck lotuses drifting in the air.
The Soul Tools might was in apletely different ss from inherited Dao Tools.
With just a slight draw on the bowstring, it managed to shatter the ck Lotus Demonic Buddhas Buddha image in one strike.
The tens of thousands of ck lotuses gathered, trying to re-form the Buddha image.
However, every ck lotus had ayer of inextinguishable Heart me spreading on it, preventing the Buddha image from re-forming.
The ck lotuses could only scatter into the surroundings and be consumed by the Heart me bit by bit, vanishing.
The rebound from the God Shadow Bow surged through Xiao Chens body, causing him endless pain. What was harder to bear was that he had drained most of his Soul Energy. Now, he looked very weak.
The karmic me had already died. However, the injuries he sustained would not recover so quickly.
Little monk!
In executing the Demon Subduing Ground Touching Imprint, the little monk had burst forth with a Buddhist light far beyond his level of strength and cultivation.
After Xiao Chen shot once with the God Shadow Bow, he immediately leaped to the little monk without care of his own weakened state.
Big Brother, was the ck Lotus Demonic Buddha destroyed?
Xiao Chen helped up the little monk, who had copsed on the sea surface. Even though his aura was weak, the first thing he asked when he opened his eyes was whether the trouble was dealt with.
Damn it! He is already on the verge of death, and he is still asking this.
Xiao Chen felt self-reproach as he looked at the surroundings. The Demonic Realm Hell was currently crumbling bit by bit.
However, Xiao Chen could no longer wait. When he saw a ratherrge crack, he soared up, carrying the little monk.
Whoosh!
The moment Xiao Chen leaped out, a wave happened to sweep over and smashed heavily into the two.
Xiao Chen spun around to protect the little monk, using his back to bear the blow.
Pu ci! Xiao Chen vomited a mouthful of blood. Then, he tumbled a few times in the air.
When he looked around, he saw that he had already returned to the Ash Gray Sea.
That is...
Xiao Chen discovered a ck ship blocking the way to the ce with the trans-realm transportation formation.
The ck Lotus Sect!
Peering into the distance, Xiao Chen spotted the ck Lotus Sects banner rigged on the ships bow. He could even make out some people standing there.
Xiao Chens figure flickered in the sky. With one leap, hended on the dpidated ck Cuss.
The ck Lotus Demonic Buddha had nearlypletely scattered the Yazi Beast Demon Soul. The ship was severely damaged in several ces.
Xiao Chen put down the little monk. He could not be bothered with repairing the ship at this moment. He turned it around and quickly sailed far away.
Pu!
On the ck Lotus Churchs ship, a skinny, old man seated on a lotus flower throne, holding a cracked ck Lotus Demonic Buddha sculpture, vomited a mouthful of blood.
Master!
Sect Venerate!
The ck Lotus Holy Son revealed worry on his face. The Protectors and the arhats all appeared anxious.
To think he can break the Demonic Realm Hell! After him! We must catch him. This is ourst chance to catch him. We will never have another chance, the ck Lotus Sect Venerate said seriously. A haze shed across his deep, ck eyes.
Lay the formation!
The Holy Son Ming Xuan took the lead. A faint, white Buddhist light spread out from his body. He looked unique amid the group radiating ck Buddhist light.
As the group chanted scriptures, a beam of Buddhist light suddenly descended from the sky and lit up a path in front of the ship.
The ship shot forward like light, moving rapidly on the Buddhist light path inplete disregard of the Ash Gray Seas intense gravity.
As the Buddhist light continuously spread out, the ship nearly caught up with Xiao Chens ck Cuss in a few breaths.
Xiao Chen turned his head back to look. When he saw this scene, his expression flickered.
I cant shake them off!
Xiao Chen, my master came personally. Do you still think that you have a chance to escape?
The Holy Son Ming Xuan stepped forward on the ship, entering Xiao Chens sight.
Its you!
Shock shed in Xiao Chens eyes. He clearly recalled killing this person in the Fiendish Demon Battlefield.
However, right now, the Holy Son Ming Xuan actually showed up alive.
Protectors! Arhats! Bring him over.
The ck Lotus Sect Venerate showed a gloomy expression as he waved his hand, not saying anything else after that.
The four Protectors and one hundred arhats soared into the air and flew to the ck Cuss.
Its good that youvee, Xiao Chen thought to himself. Although he was quite injured now and could not bring out even half of his strength, he did not fear anyone while on his demonic ship.
Capture him!
The many ck-d arhats immediately charged at Xiao Chen after boarding the ck Cuss.
Xiao Chen remembered that when he was at Purple Sun City, he had found these ck-d arhats boundlessly strong.
However, now, they were not even worth mentioning to him.
These were merely peak Major Primal Core existences. Even with less than half his usual strength, dealing with them was still childs y.
Xiao Chen moved his hand and threw a palm strike. Then, his opposing Veritable Essence Energies surged out.
A strong palm wind swept through the ck-d arhats and immediately broke all their bones like so much bamboo, stripping them of all theirbat prowess.
Master...
The expression of the Holy Son Ming Xuan, who was beside the ck Lotus Sect Venerate, flickered with incredulity.
In only two short years, Xiao Chen had actually grown to such a horrifying level.
Peak Major Primal Core cultivators actually could not block even one palm strike from him.
Sitting on the throne, the ck Lotus Sect Venerate did not show any expression, entirely unsurprised. I said it long ago. The time when he just arrived at the Great Thousand Realms was the best chance to kill him. Once we missed that, the longer we waited, the more problematic it would be.
This disciple failed in his duties! the Holy Son Ming Xuan said quickly as he lowered his head in embarrassment.
It is not your fault. This time, he will not be able to run away, no matter what.
The ck Lotus Sect Venerates eyes looked as ck as ink. A terrifying aura came from his body. However, he seemed extremely weak as if the wind would blow him over at any moment.
Master, your body, the Holy Son Ming Xuan said worriedly.
No matter. It is just dying. Master already looked past that. As long as we can obtain the Demonic Bone ?arra, my ck Lotus Sect can rise again at any time.
A trace of zeal shed in the ck Lotus Sect Venerates eyes like a me zing there.
The Demonic Bone ?arra...was left behind when the Holy Ancestor passed away. Why did it appear on him?
Doubts shed in the Holy Sons eyes. However, he did not ask any of his questions. For many things, if his master did not say it, asking would be pointless.
Xiao Chen fought with the four Protectors on the deck. He was clearly covered in wounds, and his aura was weak; he could not bring out his full strength.
However, even when the four Protectors worked together, Xiao Chen was not at a disadvantage at all, thoroughly suppressing the Protectors.
Even the weakest of the four Protectors was a peak early-stage Star Venerate. The strongest Protector was even ate-stage Star Venerate.
The Holy Son Ming Xuan frowned slightly. Then, he stepped forward, wanting to make a move.
However, the ck Lotus Sect Venerate pulled him back. That ship is somewhat strange.
Right after saying that, the ck Lotus Sect Venerate suddenly moved. His right hand drooped, his thumb and middle finger held together, forming a mysterious hand seal.
When the hand seal waspleted, the ck Lotus Sect Venerate slowly pushed it forward.
Boom!
In that instant, a Sovereign Might shot out from the ck Lotus Sect Venerate, feeling like the ruler of the world was descending. A terrifying Buddhist imprint instantly surged out and sted the ck Cuss into pieces with a bang.
The shattered pieces turned into blood mist filling the air, lingering there.
Pu ci! The killing move that suddenly arrived caught Xiao Chen off guard and mmed him off his feet.
However, the four Protectors were unscathed,nding firmly on the sea.
The Protectors had a special ck lotus mark on them, which allowed them to avoid the ck Lotus Sect Venerates attack.
Pu ci! Pu ci! Xiao Chen vomited several mouthfuls of blood while on the sea.
Only the hull of the ck Cuss remained. Xiao Chen waved his hand and put it away in his storage ring.
Then, he looked around and found the little monk, who was floating on the sea. The little monk had already fainted.
With this, more injuries were added to the little monks existing injuries. Who knew if he was still alive?
Anxious, Xiao Chen wanted to get up, but the four Protectors appeared and surrounded him once more.
Damn it!
Xiao Chen clenched his teeth. His heart filled with hatred. Now, he no longer held back, fully activating his Azure Dragon bloodline.
A golden light flickered in Xiao Chens eyes. The declining aura from his body instantly soared to its limits.
Oh no! Quickly, attack!
The expressions of the four Protectors changed drastically. They hastily charged at Xiao Chen, not holding back their killing moves.
Seven Kill Seal! Resolving the Mundane! Die!
Using his weakened body, Xiao Chen burst forth with one peak strike. The so-called four Protectors were not even worth mentioning at this moment.
There was a time limit to the activation of the Great Deste Eon bloodline. After it was over, his body would suffer even more injuries.
Xiao Chen swung his saber, sending out an eternal and inextinguishable saber light. He slew the four Protectors in one breath.
Blood flowed down his saber, slowly dripping off. A terrifying demonic nature flickered in his golden eyes.
Kill!
Xiao Chen locked his gaze on to the ck Lotus Sect Venerate. Then, he snorted coldly and charged over.
The Holy Son Ming Xuan again prepared to make a move. However, the ck Lotus Sect Venerate said indifferently, Let hime.
The ck Lotus Sect Venerate instantly formed nine hand seals. With each hand seal, a demonic Buddha image manifested before Xiao Chen, all of them with different appearances.
The first one held a demonic trident. There were two horns on its head, and it had only one eye.
When the vertical eye opened, it shot a beam of demonic light at Xiao Chen.
In the time it took for a spark to fly, Xiao Chen took out the Death God Mask and ced it on his face. When the demonic light arrived, a ck light rippled on the mask, and the demonic light vanished into nothing.
Die!
A purple me burned on the Tyrant Saber as he thrust it forward. The one-eyed demonic Buddha image exploded.
Xiao Chen brought out the full might of the Tyrant Saber while wearing the Death God Mask. After breaking the nine demonic Buddha images, hended on the ship.
The mask looked icy, concealing Xiao Chens expression entirely. Only that pair of eyes revealed a scary golden light, disdainfully looking at the surroundings.
ck Lotus Sect Venerate!
As Xiao Chen looked at the ck Lotus Sect Venerate, new grudges and old hatred surged out together as a boundless murderous intent red in his eyes.
The deaths of all the outstanding talents of the Kunlun Realm and the heroes of the older generation during the Demonic Cmity rested on this persons shoulders.
Right now, Xiao Chen did not know if the little monk was alive or not. If anything happened to the little monk, Xiao Chen would me himself for the rest of his life.
The cause of all this was this person.
However, Xiao Chen did not have any time to waste. Once the effects of his bloodline power passed, he would copse from his grave injuries, even without the ck Lotus Sect Venerate making a move.
The horrifying ck Lotus Demonic Buddha had used karmic mes to burn Xiao Chen in the Demonic Realm Hell.
When Xiao Chen took the risk to draw the God Shadow Bow and drained his Soul Energy, the rebound from the God Shadow Bow injured his physical body again.
He no longer had many trump cards left.
Xiao Chens only advantage was that this ck Lotus Sect Venerate was much weaker than the ck Lotus Demonic Buddha in the Demonic Realm Hell.
Furthermore, the ck Lotus Sect Venerate was severely weakened as well, even more so than Xiao Chen.
However, Xiao Chen had only three seconds left. He had to kill this ck Lotus Sect Venerate within these three seconds.
A strange smile appeared on the face of the ck Lotus Sect Venerate, who was sitting on the throne. It was like he had seen through all of Xiao Chens trump cards.
The ck Lotus Sect Venerate remained calm and unflustered.
Chapter 1851 (Raw 1863, Raw 1862 Non-Existent): Good To Be Alive
Chapter 1851 (Raw 1863, Raw 1862 Non-Existent): Good To Be Alive
Three!
Xiao Chen used one of the Death God Masks Secret Techniques, Void Shadow. The Holy Son Ming Xuans attack, which he had long been storing up power for, struck the immaterialized Xiao Chen with a terrifying Demonic Might.
The Holy Son Ming Xuan revealed a horrified expression, as the attack just passed right through Xiao Chens body.
His peak attack did not even stop Xiao Chen for even a moment.
The ck Lotus Sect Venerates smile did not fade. He continued to look at Xiao Chen dispassionately, not making a move, not changing his expression.
Two!
Xiao Chen used another one of the Death God Masks Secret Techniques, the Masked Clone. Immediately, a masked clone appeared from nowhere.
When he executed the Secret Technique, he felt like his body split into two. No matter which one was destroyed, the other one would be able to preserve his strength and intelligence, continuing to live on without any hindrance.
Xiao Chen finally understood why even Sovereign Personages would not be able to figure out which was the real one. It was because both of them were real.
Two seconds had psed. Xiao Chen went past the obstruction that was Ming Xuan. Now, he was just one hundred meters away from the ck Lotus Sect Venerate, who was on the throne.
Xiao Chen locked on to the ck Lotus Sect Venerates aura, drove his Veritable Essence Energy,yered his two Great Dao Energies, and raised his Dragon Might to the peak.
Then, he waited for the final second.
Under the mask, Xiao Chens expression was serious. He revealed a pair of Great Deste Divine Eyes, but they held only a cold murderous intent and a strange demonic nature, nothing else.
How long could one second be?
One breath. One blink. The time it took to raise the head. The time it took to take one step. The instant one opened the mouth. The moment it took for a thought to form.
One second passed.
However, for experts, one second was sufficient to do many things.
An expert could soar into the air and go far away. An expert could swing his saber one hundred times. An expert could kill countless people. An expert could think of many things. An expert could...could do many, many things.
The ck Lotus Sect Venerate did only one thing. He stood up from his throne.
Some people stood up because they were tired. Some people stood up to leave. Some people stood up just from pure restlessness.
However, some people stood up for only one reason. The ck Lotus Sect Venerate was going to fight.
Boom!
Just as the ck Lotus Sect Venerate stood up, a strong fighting spirit surged from his body and into the air. It turned into a fiercely zing me burning up half the sky.
The clouds burned, and mes filled the sky.
This fighting spirit was pure and simple, tyrannical and direct. It directly sealed this space.
The two clones were forcibly stopped before the ck Lotus Sect Venerate.
Xiao Chen immediately thought, I cant move. I cant speak. I cant think.
The ck Lotus Sect Venerate slowly stretched out his hand. However, as his hand approached one of Xiao Chens clones, his lower body suddenlybusted. Then, his hand stopped right before the clones forehead, never to move further forward.
The ck Lotus Sect Venerate revealed a bitter smile and said softly, In my life, I have contended against Divine Vein Sovereign Emperors, fought Sovereign Personages, and killed countless Holy Venerates. However, I have never stood up for a Star Venerate before. You should be proud...
Master! the Holy Son Ming Xuan shouted hoarsely and in pain when he saw this scene. He ran over, wanting to grab the ck Lotus Sect Venerates hand.
However, before Ming Xuan could feel the warmth of that hand, the ck Lotus Sect Venerate looked at him silently and turned into ashes.
The ck Lotus Sect Venerates gaze brimmed with anticipation and doting love. However, he could not continue looking, only nce. The ck Lotus Sect Venerate, who moved unhindered all his life, able to retreat safely despite the suppression of the Buddhist sects four temples, died, his soul scattering.
The ck Lotus Sect Venerate vanished forever from the world. Only that fierce zing me that burned half the sky marked his existence, his glory, and his past.
The two clonesnded on the deck and merged back together. The Great Deste Eon bloodlines activation came to an end. Xiao Chen vomited a mouthful of blood.
Suffering injury upon injury, Xiao Chen fell weakly to the deck. Was it a victory or a loss?
The Holy Son Ming Xuan knelt down and mouthed scriptures. His clean body, which did not have any filth on it at all, exuded an iparably pure Buddhist nature.
Xiao Chen held a Sword Monarch Grass in his hand. If he made a move now, with the Sword Monarch Grasss might, the Holy Son Ming Xuan would definitely die.
In the end, Xiao Chen did not attack. He slowly stood up, left this ship, andnded on the sea.
As Xiao Chen looked around, a sorry sight entered his eyes.
The corpses of the ck Lotus Churchs Protectors and arhats floated on the sea. Their blood merged with the seawater, producing a choking stench.
That stench was a moving and tragic odor.
A declined sect, one that once could resist the four great Buddhist temples, fell here. The remaining four Star Venerates and more than one hundred Major Primal Core Venerates all gave their lives here.
That person fought for his entire life and died standing in the end.
Ye Zifeng clearly said that the ck Lotus Sect Venerate could not make a move within ten years. However, the ck Lotus Sect Venerate staked it all on this one move and ended up like this.
The zing me continued to roar into the sky. Sea waves surged endlessly. As the Holy Son Ming Xuan devoutly chanted scriptures, a Buddhas voice sounded, faintly discernible.
The zing me was the ck Lotus Sect Veneratesughter after he was freed. The waves were the cries of the heroes of the sect. The Buddhas voice was a blessing and a prayer for their next life.
Someughed, some cried, and some chanted scriptures...
These sounds filled Xiao Chens ears as he slowly walked to the little monks body on the seawater.
Xiao Chens weak body swayed as he held the Tyrant Saber and trudged over. It looked like the huge waves would drown him at any moment.
However, while this heart would hurt from parting, it did not fear death.
Dressed in white robes and holding his saber, Xiao Chen faced the winds and charged on in life.
A cold wind blew, and Xiao Chens weak body chilled. As he looked up, a ray of sunlight descended at his feet.
Xiao Chen looked back at the bleak and sorrowful sea. The wind stopped blowing as he nced at the floating corpses of the ck Lotus Church members.
The zing me burning in the sky died out. Dressed in white monk robes, the Holy Son Ming Xuan stared coldly at Xiao Chen.
The new grudges and old hatred were resolved today.
However, Xiao Chen felt neither joy nor sorrow. He only looked at that person at the ships bow before silently turning away.
He raised his feet and pushed off with some force. Afternding beside the little monk, he picked him up.
The scarlet ring on Xiao Chens hand turned into a sh of red light. Then, the Demon Blood Vulture carried the two and flew over that ship, continuing in the direction of the trans-realm transportation formation.
Xiao Chen held the little monks right hand and took the little monks pulse. The little monks breathing was very weak, his vital signs indistinct.
The lifeforce in the little monks body slowly ebbed.
The Demon Subduing Ground Touching Imprint, a horrifying Buddhist sect Secret Technique, was the strongest dharmic imprint left behind by the Lord Buddha before he became a Buddha.
Unless one was an abbot or senior monk of the four great Buddhist temples, one could not casually use it.
The little monk somehow found the courage and actually executed it. Furthermore, he even seeded.
However, the little monk had not considered whether a novice monk like him could pay the price involved.
The little monk had also forgotten that his physical body had already been tortured and weakened by the karmic mes.
The sins on the little monks body were even more terrifying than those on Xiao Chens. He was destined to kill with his Buddhist monks knife for the rest of his life, burdened by sin.
Xiao Chen showed a helpless expression. Then, he took out that mutated fruit he obtained from the stone pir with the divine me from his storage ring. Originally, he had been saving it for after he went to the Divine Dragon Empire.
However, he had no choice but to use it now.
I really owed you in your previous life, Xiao Chen muttered. Then, he forced the little monks mouth open and fed him this strange, mysterious mutated fruit.
The instant the mutated fruit entered the little monks body, his body surged with vitality.
The originally weak vital signs turned vigorous like a ferocious beast. The little monks paleplexion pinkened.
The more effective the fruit was, the more heartache Xiao Chen felt. He had been nning to consume it.
However, it no longer mattered. Surviving this cmity was already good enough.
It was good to be alive. One only had hope by living, hope to obtain everything,
Xiao Chen turned his head back. The me in the sky had already vanished.
The clouds that were burned away had gathered once more. The final mark that the ck Lotus Sect Venerate left in the world was gone.
However, right now, a Buddhist Might surged into the sky from that direction.
Countless ck lotuses fell from the sky. Buddhist chants spread in all directions. Xiao Chen could still hear them from where he was.
A moment of enlightenment, unrivaled for life.
Xiao Chen knew that even though the ck Lotus Sect Venerate was already dead, he had gained an enemy that was even more terrible than the ck Lotus Sect Venerate.
He also understood that aside from anticipation and doting love, the ck Lotus Sect Venerates final look at the Holy Son Ming Xuan also carried a more important message: not to make a move, as Xiao Chen still had the means to go down together with him.
One only had hope by living...
Chapter 1852 (Raw 1864): Withered Leaf City’s City Lord
Chapter 1852 (Raw 1864): Withered Leaf Citys City Lord
Xiao Chens gaze shifted away from the back. The ck Lotus Sect Venerate was dead. Now, only the Holy Son Ming Xuan remained of the ck Lotus Sect.
However, the doubts in Xiao Chens heart had not unraveled yet.
Why did the ck Lotus Sect go to such great lengths to capture Xiao Chen, even though that ck Lotus Sect Venerates old injuries were still bothering him?
Over two years ago, Ye Zifeng inflicted a new wound on the ck Lotus Sect Venerate, which would prevent the ck Lotus Sect Venerate from making a move within ten years.
Despite this, the ck Lotus Sect Venerate still made a move. First, he summoned the ck Lotus Demonic Buddha. Then, he broke the ck Cuss in one strike.
At the very end, the ck Lotus Sect Venerate was forced to stand up. However, he had already depleted his lifeforce; death was inevitable.
Under the suppression of the Buddhist sects of the Righteous Dao, the losing ck Lotus Sect, which was like a whipped dog, did not hide to recover its strength but chased after Xiao Chen instead.
The ck Lotus Sect even spent so much time and effort to trap the Kunlun Realm. What was it all for?
Perhaps the mysteries behind this would forever be a secret.
However, there was good news, as well. With the death of the ck Lotus Sect Venerate, there should no longer be any restrictions on the Kunlun Realms Kunlun Road.
It probably would be easier for Xiao Chen when he wanted to return in the future.
When his old friends wanted toe out of the Kunlun Realm, they would no longer be like their seniors, most of whom ended up dead.
Xiao Chen collected his thoughts and checked on the little monks condition with a nce.
After consuming the mutated fruit that Xiao Chen obtained from the stone pir with the divine me, the little monk took a turn for the better. He even seemed to be undergoing some kind of metamorphosis.
This little monk seems to be bing younger...
Xiao Chen discovered that the little monk, who originally looked somewhat young and juvenile, strangely showed startling changes in mere moments. His face actually started regressing in age.
What a strong mutated fruit!
This is probably a natural treasure for lengthening ones lifespan, the kind that people like Senior Chai sought in his dreams.
Thats not right. This is not an extension of life. This is aplete reversal of aging. It changed the bloodline as well as the foundations of the physical body. This is truly astonishing.
How unfortunate. Had Xiao Chen used it for himself, his strength would have improved further.
However, it was already great that the little monk could live.
Xiao Chen could still prioritize saving the little monks life over growing stronger.
Seeing the little monk safe, he rxed and started to treat his injuries.
Karmic mes burned sin, injuring the foundations of the physical body. Xiao Chen had also badly drained his Soul Energy. It would be hard for him to recover quickly.
So, Xiao Chen closed his eyes and regted his energies.
Six hourster, his Veritable Essence Energy had circted for a major cycle, and his spirits finally took a turn for the better.
Xiao Chen opened his eyes and breathed out a mouthful of turbid air. His injuries would probably take some time to fully heal.
The main problem was due to the karmic me, which damaged the physical bodys foundations. Surviving that was already very fortunate.
Karmic me was not something ordinary people could grasp.
It was something as ethereal as legends and myths. Furthermore, it did not hold any threat to ordinary cultivators.
The sins of an ordinary person could not light up karmic mes at all. Xiao Chen and the little monk were exceptions.
Hey! Since when did I have a little child with me?
Xiao Chen was shocked to discover a little child on the Demon Blood Vultures back.
This little child looked to be about six or seven years old. He had a bald head and wore oversized monk robes.
After being stunned for a while, Xiao Chen finally realized that this was the little monk Yan Chen.
Yan Chen actually regressed in age, his physical body returning to his childhood state. However, Xiao Chen felt that the little monk was now much stronger.
The little monks aura was steady and iparably dense.
This...this was too heaven-defying. Xiao Chen felt extremely shocked. Although he did not know what benefits the little monk obtained from this, just this transformation alone, regressing to a child, was not possible for a Sovereign Personageno, even a Divine Vein Sovereign Emperor.
If this happened to those people, they would even wake upughing from their dreams.
After all, if the ck Lotus Sect Venerate had obtained that mutated fruit, not only could he have gotten rid of all of his old injuries, but his physical body and bloodline would have been strengthened. His physical body would have regressed, essentially receiving a second life.
Just the thought of this made one tremble in fear.
If Xiao Chen had put that mutated fruit up for auction, he probably could have gotten a Divine Vein Sovereign Emperor to work for him.
The losses were too great, somewhat unbearable.
However, when the sky turned bright, Xiao Chen came to his senses, revealing a yful smile on his face.
He no longer felt the heartache from a great loss.
A young infant now appeared on the Demon Blood Vultures body, looking very sleepy. He possessed delicate facial features and a shiny, bald head.
That young child was as cute as he could be.
It was fortunate that Xiao Chen had not eaten that mutated fruit. Otherwise, he would not know how to face Liu Ruyue.
The scene this thought brought to mind was too beautiful. Xiao Chen shook his head with a bitter smile, not daring to dwell on it.
He checked the little monk once more and found that the heaven-defying regression finally stopped.
Xiao Chen rxed somewhat. Had the regression continued, that would be big trouble.
However, even now, the trouble already seemed to be very big.
How should I exin it to him after he opens his eyes? What a headache...
Boom!
Suddenly, the Demon Blood Vulture seemed to receive a violent shock and trembled intensely, nearly flinging Xiao Chen and the little monk off.
Damn! Please dont scare me. Master, you gave birth to a baby?
Suddenly, the Demon Blood Vultures voice appeared in Xiao Chens mind. It turned out that it had cked off. After flying for one night, it ended up falling asleep while flying.
When the Demon Blood Vulture opened its eyes and saw a baby on its back, it nearly died of fright.
Xiao Chens lips twitched involuntarily. He demanded coldly, Can your father give birth to you?
How can that be? How could I be born from my father?
The Demon Blood Vulture immediately denied that without even thinking.
Xiao Chen could not resistughing. It is indeed a stupid bird. It turns out that you are not a biological child. No wonder your father would sell you to me.
No! No! Thats not right! Thats not right. My father gave birth to me! I am my fathers biological son!
When the Demon Blood Vulture heard what Xiao Chen said, it immediately rebutted. This matter involved the pride of its bloodline, and it could not let him talk drivel about that.
Haha! Xiao Chenughed without saying anything.
Thats still not right. My mother gave birth to me! It has nothing to do with my father!
Hahaha! Xiao Chenughed endlessly. This stupid bird is really stupidly cute.
Stopughing. My father gave birth to me; it has nothing to do with my mother. This is now right, right?! The Demon Blood Vultures thought circled back. The bird was nowpletely confused, already on the verge of tears.
When Xiao Chen saw this, heughed softly and said, You are born from both your father and mother.
Right! Right! Right! That should be right! Hahaha! This great me is really smart. I figured it out in mere moments. When the Demon Blood Vulture heard that, it immediately turned gleeful.
However, after a while, the Demon Blood Vulture roared angrily, However, Master, you still have not said whom you had this baby with.
Xiao Chen was still thinking of how to exin the situation to the little monk. Now, he felt that this silly bird was incredibly stupid.
Feeling helpless, Xiao Chen said, There are only the three of us here, right? Tell me, who could I have him with?
Only the three of us?!
Horror bloomed in the Demon Blood Vultures heart. Aside from the little monk, there is only me. Could it be that he took the opportunity of me sleeping...
What are you thinking?
Xiao Chen rapped on the Demon Blood Vultures head. This is the little monk. He turned out like this after he ate the mutated fruit.
How fortunate. How fortunate.
The Demon Blood Vulture heaved a sigh of relief. Then, it suddenly thought about the little monk turning into a baby and burst out in strangeughter.
Master, Ill help you to take care of him, right?
Screw off.
After another day, an ind appeared below.
ording to what the little monk said, the trans-realm transportation formation was on the ind. With the little monks condition, Xiao Chen could only send him back to his temple first.
Xiao Chen gently leaped off the Demon Blood Vultures back and made the Demon Blood Vulture turn into a ring on his finger.
After considering the infantile little monk, he waved his hand, and a few strands of saber light shot out.
Xiao Chen turned the little monks oversized monk robes into a small sling and hung the little monk around his neck.
As he descended from the clouds, he looked at the ind below.
Soon, the ind came into full view. The city on the ind wasrge and majestic, of significant size.
Xiao Chen probed lightly and noticed the auras of many experts in the city.
There were many Star Venerates and Holy Venerates. He could even vaguely sense the hidden auras of Sovereign Personages.
Whoosh!
Xiao Chennded firmly at the city gate. When he looked up, he saw the words Withered Leaf City above them.
In that instant, several gazes immediately turned to him.
People pointed and whispered to each other.
Haha! There are really a lot of strange things these days. To think he brought a child on his travels. Is he not afraid of the dangers of the world?
There are Demonic Dao sects that specialize in capturing babies to refine ghost pennants, as well as several Demonic Dao powerhouses who do that too.
This person does not look like a Demonic Dao cultivator. This is somewhat interesting.
People whispered to each other without any fears or consideration. When Xiao Chen heard them, he did not overthink, merely headed for the city gate.
After Xiao Chen paid the toll, the captain of the city gates guards gave him another look.
Please hold on.
Xiao Chen kept up his guard. He turned around and asked, Sir, whats the matter?
With a friendly smile, that captain replied, Nothing much. It is just rare to see people bringing a small child to my Withered Leaf City, and I just wanted to ask some questions. Will you give me your name?
Xiao Chen smiled faintly and countered, If I dont say it, you wont let me into the city?
Thats not the case.
Since it was like that, there was naturally no need to say it.
Goodbye.
Xiao Chen turned and left, thinking to himself, This guard captain seems slightly off.
After Xiao Chen was far away, that guard captains expression changed slightly. He called someone over and whispered, Send people to keep this desman under the highest level of surveince. Do not identally alert him and expose ourselves.
Yes!
After the subordinate left to follow orders, this person left the city gate, riding a horse and rushing over to the City Lords Residence.
When this person reached the City Lords Residence, he took out a token and entered quickly.
After clearing many checkpoints, he finally stopped before a tightly guarded pavilion in the City Lords Residence.
Please inform City Lord Liu that the city gates Captain Bai Feng has something to report.
Someone went to send word. After a while, Bai Feng received permission to enter.
A gray-robed, old man sat in a luxurious room, drinking tea. This person exuded a certain might, appearing powerful without being angry.
Bai Feng, if there is nothing important, you would not personallye and make a report. Speak, what is the problem? the gray-robed, old man said calmly after he put down the teacup. His expression appeared indifferent, revealing neither joy nor grief.
Reporting to the City Lord, this subordinate discovered someone who might be the white-robed desman, Bai Feng said respectfully with a cupped-fist salute.
The eyelids of the gray-robed, old mans calm face twitched. The white-robed desman Xiao Chen, who suppressed the three great Demonic Sects and obtained the Scarlet Blood Pirate Kings inheritance?
This subordinate cannot be sure. This person carried a baby on his back and seemed slightly different from the rumors. I only sent people to monitor him in secret and did not act rashly.
The gray-robed, old man waved his hand and said, Quickly cancel that order. If it really is that white-robed desman, it is too hard not to expose yourselves. Wait, thats not right. It is already toote. We will leave it at this. I will remember your contribution. Ill deal with the rest from here.
Many thanks, City Lord.
When Bai Feng withdrew, the gray-robed, old man revealed a smile. Interesting. The Demonic Dao sects of the entire Ash Gray Sea are looking for you, and you actually run over to my ce. You are probably here for the trans-realm transportation formation.
Chapter 1853 (Raw 1865): So-Called Greed
Chapter 1853 (Raw 1865): So-Called Greed
Withered Leaf City:
This was one of the ces where all the cultivators of the Ash Gray Sea gathered. Aside from Rank 7 Demonic Dao sects, only ten cities had trans-realm transportation formations that connected to the Central Great Realm.
Withered Leaf City was one of them.
Xiao Chen did not understand much about Withered Leaf City. He only knew this basic information.
As he walked on the streets, he was surprised at how prosperous this city was. All the shops and stalls were extraordinarily busy. However, the ones who walked around were Demonic Dao cultivators.
Even the goods on sale were materials or equipment that Demonic Dao cultivators used for their cultivation, as well as food containing a demonic nature.
The style of this city felt distinctly different.
However, there was one point that left a deep impression on Xiao Chen.
Demonic Dao cultivators were unruly people. At the slightest disagreement, they would start a big fight. However, the city was very orderly, without any signs of fighting at all.
The only possibility was that Withered Leaf City had an extremely strong City Lords Residence with strict management.
Xiao Chen casually chose an inn in the city and asked around. The trans-realm transportation formation would open in mid-month.
The trans-realm transportation formation only opened once a month and required an astronomical amount of Spirit Jades.
Going to the Central Great Realm was not like going to the other great realms. Only the extremely ancient transportation formations could directly send one there.
Aside from that, if one really wanted to go to the Central Great Realm, one would have to go to a Starry Heavens ry station, then hopscotch through many small Starry Heavens ry stations until one reached the Central Great Realm.
How problematic. Xiao Chen frowned slightly.
The little monk in the sling still has not woken up, and I dont know why.
I also have no idea what that group of people following me since I entered the city is plotting.
Xiao Chen ate and drank casually after a table of food and drink was set before him. As he did so, he considered his current situation.
This ce is rather far from the Myriad Star Mountain. I should not meet the people of the three great Demonic Dao sects here. However, I am new to the Ash Gray Sea and do not have any friends or enemies here.
The only possibility is that word of my adventure in the Myriad Star Mountain has leaked.
Initially, I thought that bying here straight from the Myriad Star Mountain, I would be one step ahead.
Unexpectedly, I am still toote.
Ones wealth gets one into trouble. The people of the City Lords Residence will probably being soon.
How should I deal with this? This is a problem.
It does not matter. I survived even the cmity of the ck Lotus Sect Venerate. I am not afraid of going through another cmity.
Dong! Dong! Dong!
Just as Xiao Chen was thinking, a person arrived at the inns doors. It was the city gates Guard Captain Bai Feng, whom Xiao Chen met once before.
When this person appeared, low murmurs swept the inn.
Bai Feng!
This was the youngest guard captain of Withered Leaf City, the most trusted subordinate of Withered Leaf Citys City Lord, from one of the three armies managing the city, the City Guard Army.
Despite his youth, Bai Feng already gained the City Lords deep trust. His cultivation was also unfathomable.
Once, a Demonic Dao sect middle-stage Star Venerate expert had run rampant in the city. Bai Feng had taken his life within ten moves.
After that, that cultivators master and his sect did not dare to say a word ofint.
While Withered Leaf City was a city, it could be considered a strong Rank 6 Demonic Dao sect.
However, its management methods were somewhat unusual.
Bai Feng looked around the hall before fixing his gaze on Xiao Chen. Then, he walked over with a faint smile.
White Robed Xiao Chen,e with me for a while, Bai Feng said directly after walking over to Xiao Chen.
They verified my identity so quickly. Withered Leaf Citys City Lords Residence is indeed incredible.
However, no matter how incredible the other party was, sleep came first, and eating came after that.
Ill go after I finish eating, Xiao Chen said indifferently.
Who is this that he dares to speak that way to Captain Bai?
He does not look like a Demonic Dao cultivator. Could he be a Righteous Dao cultivator? To think that he is even carrying a baby.
I bet that he will suffer a cmity soon.
Upon seeing Xiao Chens attitude, all the other guests waited to see a good show.
However, who knew, Bai Feng showed a good attitude. He only smiled as he sat right across Xiao Chen.
What a City Lords Residence! Xiao Chen thought to himself as he ignored Bai Feng and continued to eat and drink his fill. Then, he stood up and said, Lets go. Lead the way.
Xiao Chen left with Bai Feng. The moment he crossed the threshold, he saw more than a hundred Star Venerate experts in uniform gathered in front of the inn. They all hid their killing Qi as a brilliant light shone in their eyes. These were the armys elites.
This is a sufficientlyrge troop formation, Xiao Chen said indifferently with a mocking smile.
This is probably not enough. White Robed Xiao Chen managed to butcher the true inheritors of the three great Demonic Dao sects before three Holy Venerates, Bai Feng said casually, voicing inside information about Xiao Chen, which revealed the purpose of his visit.
A murderous intent shed in Xiao Chens heart, but his expression remained calm, not revealing much.
Hence, Xiao Chen and Bai Feng headed for the City Lords Residence with therge troop following behind in a majestic parade.
Along the way, everyone in the surroundings pointed at the group and discussed it.
Instantly, the white-robed desman carrying a baby became a mysterious person that everyone in Withered Leaf City knew.
One hourter, under Bai Fengs lead, Xiao Chen met with Withered Leaf Citys City Lord.
Withered Leaf Citys City Lord was a swift and decisive person.
After verifying Xiao Chens identity, he immediately had Xiao Chen brought to him before the other factions learned of Xiao Chens presence. This would save him a lot of trouble.
This old man will be straightforward. I wont be able to obtain the Faux God mes inheritance. However, you obtained eight supreme treasures on the stone pir with the divine me. You have to give me one of them. Otherwise, you will find it difficult to leave Withered Leaf City, Withered Leaf Citys City Lord said indifferently, gently closing his eyes after looking at Xiao Chen. He did not even bother with exchanging conventional greetings.
The City Lord was a Holy Venerate, a peak early-stage one, at that.
His strength was unfathomable, surpassing that of the leading Elders of the three great Demonic Dao sects from back then.
There was probably someone even stronger in the City Lords Residence, remaining in closed-door cultivation and noting out.
Xiao Chen was rather foolish. He actually took the initiative to enter this den of wolves.
However, there was a restriction that was purposely set up in this room, isting it from the outside world.
Now, only Xiao Chen, the City Lord, and Bai Feng remained in the room.
It was like the City Lord did not want anyone to know about what was happening in the room, not even the City Lords Residences people.
This person was genuinely scheming and cunning, considering every aspect.
Or, if you do not agree, Ill kill you and search you personally, Withered Leaf Citys City Lord added when he noticed Xiao Chens silence. He still did not open his eyes.
For you.
Xiao Chen did not say anything else. He remained expressionless as he decisively tossed out the Qiongqi Beast Ghost Pennant.
Withered Leaf Citys City Lord opened his eyes and stretched out his hand to catch the Qiongqi Beast Ghost Pennant. Then, he revealed a smile and said, You are indeed incredible, not like some of the rotting older generation, who end up losing their lives over wealth and only feel regrets at the end.
Withered Leaf Citys City Lord checked and found that the Qiongqi Beast Ghost Pennant already had Xiao Chens Spiritual Mark.
However, he did not mind. Now that the Qiongqi Beast Ghost Pennant was in his hand, removing the Spiritual Mark was just a matter of time.
Withered Leaf Citys City Lord casually put it aside and continued, I believe you must be here for the trans-realm transportation formation. This Qiongqi Beast Ghost Pennant is for letting you remain alive. However, if you want to use the trans-realm transportation formation, you have to offer up another supreme treasure.
For you. Xiao Chen did not say anything more, tossing over the mysterious Medicinal Pill for beasts in his storage ring.
The eyes of Withered Leaf Citys City Lord lit up. What a tyrannical pill for beasts! If I give it to my demonic pet to consume, it should be able to bring about aplete transformation.
It truly lives up to being one of the supreme treasures that the Scarlet Blood Pirate King left behind. All of them are so entrancing.
Withered Leaf Citys City Lord received the scarlet pill and ced it beside the Qiongqi Beast Ghost Pennant. Then, he said indifferently, Right now, the various Demonic Dao sects are searching for you in this Ash Gray Sea. Who knows how many people want to kill you? If I let you go, it will be hard for me to avoid disagreement with them. After you leave, you do not need to care about anything. However, I will have to endure enormous pressure.
So, you still have to give me another supreme treasure to make up for the pressure that I will endure and the losses I will suffer.
Xiao Chen still remained expressionless. He casually waved and handed over the Demonic Cloud Heaven Swallowing Artthe Cultivation Technique of the Scarlet Blood Pirate King.
When Withered Leaf Citys City Lord received the manual for the Demonic Cloud Heaven Swallowing Art, his hand trembled slightly. His closed eyes red wide.
Withered Leaf Citys City Lord appeared extremely excited as he flipped through the secret manual. The more he read, the more startled and excited he became.
This joy was utterly indescribable.
Withered Leaf Citys City Lord was exultant when he thought about how the three great Demonic Dao sects had lost so many people and put in so much effort, only to receive nothing. On the other hand, he easily obtained these supreme treasures with just a few words.
At this moment, Withered Leaf Citys City Lord was not only happy but even appeared cocky.
With these, he was sure to soar to great heights. He anticipated the day he broke through the Holy Light Stage and advanced to the Sovereign Stage.
The thing that Withered Leaf Citys City Lord had sought all his life dropped into hisp in one day.
This was simply dreamlike, making him feel like he was floating on clouds.
The eyelids of Bai Feng, who was at the side, twitched continuously as he watched. Unconceble greed shone in his eyes.
All of the treasures that Xiao Chen handed over are supreme treasures.
These are supreme treasures that Sovereign Personages would kill to possess.
However, so what? That fool ran over to Withered Leaf City and still had to hand them over.
This was how fate messed with people. No matter how lucky one was, the situation might instantly change with a moment of carelessness.
Thinking this, Bai Feng could not help his glee, looking at Xiao Chen with an expression of schadenfreude.
Withered Leaf Citys City Lord flipped through the Demonic Cloud Heaven Swallowing Arts manual, then thoughtfully closed it andid it aside.
As Withered Leaf Citys City Lord looked at Xiao Chen, he said happily, Young Master Xiao is indeed a straightforward person and a smart person too. This old man admires your boldness.
Indeed, if it were Withered Leaf Citys City Lord with the supreme treasures and in Xiao Chens position, he would try fighting despite knowing that the theft was inevitable. Otherwise, he would feel very unresigned.
Not just anyone could take the great gains and losses of life.
Xiao Chen, on the other hand, showed no expression on his face, appearing extremely calm. This spirit was truly indeed worth admiring.
Withered Leaf Citys City Lord changed the topic, continuing, However, the activation of the trans-realm transportation formation is not the work of a single day. If we want to activate it now, it will be somewhat difficult. The price of maintenance after that is too great. This old man still wants another supreme treasure from Young Master Xiao to make up for the resources used for maintenance.
Xiao Chen entered deep thought, then took off the scarlet ring on his finger, tossing it to Withered Leaf Citys City Lord.
Withered Leaf Citys City Lords eyelids twitched after receiving the ring. The demonic nature of this scarlet ring was incredibly shocking.
He vaguely felt that the ring was continuously swallowing up the demonic nature around to strengthen itself.
When he wore it on his finger, he immediately felt an overwhelming demonic nature fill his body.
This made Withered Leaf Citys City Lord feel veryfortable and happy as he felt his strength immediately increase.
He rejoiced at obtaining another treasure. He was preparing to say more but discovered that he could not find any more good excuses.
Furthermore, he also felt a little guilty for going somewhat overboard in bullying a junior.
Withered Leaf Citys City Lord let out a dryugh and handed a token to Xiao Chen. Take my token and head to the trans-realm transportation formation in the residence. You will be able to activate the trans-realm transportation formation immediately and leave. This old man will do what he said. After taking one of your supreme treasures, I guarantee your safe departure.
Xiao Chen had just received the token, but Bai Feng felt extremely anxious. It looked like Xiao Chen would be leaving soon.
Bai Feng had been watching for so long but still had not received any benefits, so he felt a little upset.
This Bai is not talented and would like to ask Young Master Xiao to bestow a treasure on me as well.
Xiao Chen was stunned. After thinking for a while, he took out the remaining six Sword Monarch Grass from his storage ring.
Originally, Bai Feng felt somewhat upset. However, when he felt the vast sword intent contained in the Sword Monarch Grass, he immediately revealed an expression of joy.
Goodbye! Xiao Chen said after standing up and performing a cupped-fist salute.
Withered Leaf Citys City Lord was already focused on the supreme treasures that Xiao Chen handed over, so he did not even raise his head as he said, Take care. I wont be sending you off.
However, just at this moment, something strange happened.
As Withered Leaf Citys City Lord read the Demonic Cloud Heaven Swallowing Arts manual,pletely engrossed, the scarlet ring on his hand suddenly turned into a sh of red light.
Before Withered Leaf Citys City Lord could react, the Demon Blood Vulture opened its huge beak and swallowed him whole.
Bai Feng, who was toying with the Sword Monarch Grass, was about to say something, his expression turning startled, when the six Sword Monarch Grass shed with light and entered his body.
In the next moment, thousands of holes appeared in Bai Fengs body. Resplendent and dazzling sword lights shot out of those holes.
Bai Fengs eyes opened wide as he looked at Xiao Chen, dying a regretful death.
The Demon Blood Vulture emanated overwhelming Demonic Qi from its entire body and cackled strangely as it digested and refined Withered Leaf Citys City Lord in its swollen stomach.
Still expressionless, Xiao Chen stepped forward and took back the Qiongqi Beast Ghost Pennant, the scarlet pill for beasts, and the Demonic Cloud Heaven Swallowing Arts manual.
Chapter 1854 (Raw 1866): Life or Death Unknown
Chapter 1854 (Raw 1866): Life or Death Unknown
These old bones are tough to chew! the Demon Blood Vulture said with dissatisfaction as it spat out a storage ring.
A Holy Venerate, Withered Leaf Citys City Lord, died just like that. The Demon Blood Vulture swallowed him whole, not even leaving any remains. This was really pitiful.
However, this pitiful person had his hateful points, that greed and cupidity, in particr. Such an end was entirely the result of his own doing. He could not be left alive.
If Withered Leaf Citys City Lord had taken only the Qiongqi Beast Ghost Pennant and sent Xiao Chen on his way, this deal would still have been rather fair.
The Qiongqi Beast Ghost Pennant was a Superior Grade Soul Tool that the Scarlet Blood Pirate King specially picked out. It was extremely valuable and would be a great profit.
On seeing the token, the guards viewed Xiao Chen with different eyes.
This was a rare honored-guest token. One could not obtain it without an extraordinary background.
Young Master, this way, please.
The guards sent one person to respectfully lead Xiao Chen to the trans-realm transportation formation in the City Lords Residence.
Despite killing Withered Leaf Citys City Lord and Bai Feng, Xiao Chen remained calm and unflustered, not exposing himself.
Instead, he even got the City Lords Residence guards to bring him to the trans-realm transportation formation.
Xiao Chens mentality was not something that ordinary people could achieve.
It was practically impossible for an ordinary person to remain calm after killing a Holy Venerate.
The moment such a person came out, they would be exposed and still end up dying.
There were many experts in the City Lords Residence, far more than an ordinary person could imagine.
The guard led Xiao Chen through many checkpoints to a tightly guarded ce in the City Lords Residence.
As this was not the usual time for the trans-realm transportation formation to activate, there were no other people here aside from the City Lords Residences experts.
Senior Ma, someone holding the City Lords honored-guest token wants to use the trans-realm transportation formation, the guard shouted when he stopped at one of the checkpoints.
Token. A cold, vigorous voice came from behind the checkpoint.
Xiao Chen took out the token and had the guard bring it over. Soon, Xiao Chen was invited over.
After clearing the checkpoint, Xiao Chen saw a huge Dao tform. It was entirely made up of ancient divine materials and shone with a faint, flowing light.
The seams of the Dao tform were filled with flickering Superior Grade Spirit Jades.
The entire Dao tform was one kilometer wide with mysterious talisman scripts carved on the surface, constituting aplicated, profound, and abstruse formation.
There were many experts by the Dao tform. Aside from the regr Star Venerate guards, the scariest was the eight gray-robed old men sitting in the eight cardinal directions. Without exception, they were all peakte-stage Star Venerates as strong as Holy Venerates.
An oppressive aura lingered in the air. When one stood before the trans-realm transportation formation, one felt an extremely unbearable pressure.
The gray-robed man addressed as Senior Ma was a Holy Venerate. He headed over to Xiao Chen and said, The token is real. However, you are just an insignificant Star Venerate. Why did the City Lord give you the honored-guest token?
Senior Mas eyes were sharp. As he looked at Xiao Chen, a Holy Venerates might spread out indistinctly.
This ced extremely heavy pressure on others.
Xiao Chen was entirely unaffected. He retorted indifferently, Why dont you go ask the City Lord yourself?
Senior Ma snorted coldly and tossed the token to Xiao Chen. Humph! Dont bother ying games with me. The City Lord is just a spokesman in our eyes. Say it quickly, where do you want to go? We will send you there directly.
Senior Ma merely asked in passing. He did not truly suspect Xiao Chen. When he saw Xiao Chens unyielding attitude, he just let it be.
Xiao Chen thought for a while and said, Yanwu Dynasty.
The Yanwu Dynasty is boundlesslyrge. Aside from the capital, there are still one hundred eighteen provinces. Each province is asrge as some of the great realms. Which province and which marquisate do you want to go to? Senior Ma demanded, somewhat impatiently.
Xiao Chen really did not know which province to go to at the moment. It would probably be impossible to go straight to the Hidden Spirit Temple. Withered Leaf City was the city of the Demonic Dao; it definitely would not have a trans-realm transportation formation that connected to arge sect of the Buddhist faction.
These two were sworn enemies.
Soaring Dragon Province, Soaring Dragon Marquisate.
After thinking for a while, Xiao Chen said the only ce he knew in the Yanwu Dynasty: the Soaring Dragon Marquiss conferrednd.
Xiao Chen recalled that Lan Luos father, the Soaring Dragon Marquis, was the master of that marquisate.
Regardless of the situation, he would be utterly safe after going to the Yanwu Dynasty. From there, he could go anywhere he wanted.
At that time, Xiao Chen would wait for the little monk to wake up. Then, he would not have to worry about the rest.
Xiao Chen initially wanted to go to the Divine Dragon Empire. However, given the little monks situation, it was best to send the little monk back first.
After all, it would be much more convenient to travel to the Divine Dragon Empire when he was already in the Central Great Realm than to go there from the Ash Gray Sea.
Send him over, Senior Ma said expressionlessly. The eight old men started to form hand seals, and the formations in the Dao tform slowly activated one after another.
A mysterious pir of light soared into the clouds.
After a long time, sweat started to drip off the eight old mens foreheads.
A circr door of light appeared in the center of the Dao tform, forming a light screen as smooth as the surface of calm water. It flickered with light and looked like a mirror.
Xiao Chen knew that once he passed the door of light, he could go to where he wanted.
He pushed off the ground and gently propelled his body over, thennded before the door of light. As he entered the door, someone rushed over with a flustered expression.
Dont let him go! The City Lords life tablet is shattered!
Senior Mas expression changed slightly. He turned around and said, Quickly, stop the trans-realm transportation formation!
Its toote, one of the eight old men said with difficulty. All eight of them looked weakened.
Damn it! Senior Ma roared. His Holy Venerate Will surged out and crashed into the door of light.
Tiny cracks immediately appeared on the water-screen-like door of light.
Boom!
It was not over yet. Senior Mas aura soared as he threw a palm strike. He smashed that door of light apart, turning it into countless pieces.
Pu ci! The eight old men maintaining the formation all vomited blood.
After suffering from the huge rebound, the eight fainted on the Dao tform.
Speak. What is going on?! Senior Ma shouted coldly, making the person who came to report tremble in fear.
The City Lord and Captain Bai mysteriously invited this person over today. They evenid restrictions. When he came out, he was holding the City Lords honored-guest token. When the City Lords life tablet shattered, we did not immediately suspect him. After all, he is just a Star Venerate. Furthermore, there was Captain Bai, that person said with a quivering voice, trembling with fear and trepidation.
Doubt shed in Senior Mas eyes. Even if it were him, he would not have thought that the City Lord died in Xiao Chens hands.
Even now, Senior Ma did not think that Xiao Chen killed the City Lord.
He only believed that Xiao Chen was somehow involved, and was not happy at letting him go.
However, the door of light had shattered. Even if Xiao Chen managed to appear in the Yanwu Dynasty, he would find it hard to escape death.
As for the City Lords death, it would be a mystery.
Chapter 1855 (Raw 1867): Coincidental Meeting with a Familiar Person
Chapter 1855 (Raw 1867): Coincidental Meeting with a Familiar Person
There was only one trans-realm transportation formation in the entire Soaring Dragon Marquisate. It was in a pce at the central za in Soaring Dragon City.
The trans-realm transportation formation here did not belong to the Soaring Dragon Marquis.
Trans-realm transportation formations were strategic war resources. All the trans-realm transportation formations were in the hands of the Yanwu Dynastys royal court, controlled, protected, and maintained by it.
At this moment, chaotic fluctuations appeared above the Dao tform at Soaring Dragon Citys trans-realm transportation formation.
The door of light appeared extremely unstable. It shook and wavered, about to shatter at any moment.
It looks like there is an issue with the Dao tform on the other side.
The old men here maintaining the formation discussed this event but were not flustered.
Such things were not strange and not at all surprising.
Trans-realm transportation formations connected countless great realms and directly sent one to the Central Great Realms transportation formations.
All of them were ancient Dao tforms and thus extremely unstable. They needed frequent maintenance and meticulous care.
Even so, such failures in transportation would happen a few times every decade.
I wonder who the unlucky fellows are? To think that they ran into problems with the Dao tform. They are really unfortunate.
If it is a Holy Venerate, there is a thirty percent chance of survival. If it is a Sovereign Personage, there is an eighty percent chance.
An old man asked, What about a Star Venerate?
Certain death, no doubt about it, the old man leading the group around the Dao tform said with finality.
Bang!
Right after the old man spoke, a white-d man with a weakened appearance and carrying a baby walked out of the damaged door of light.
A Star Venerate! Its really a Star Venerate!
The old men around the Dao tform were stunned. All of them found this inconceivable.
Xiao Chen wiped away the blood at his lips and looked around. Then, he turned to the old man who was the leader. Might I ask Senior if this is the Soaring Dragon Marquisate in the Yanwu Dynasty?
It is. The red-d, old man nodded after being stunned for a while.
Xiao Chen heaved a sigh of relief. Ignoring these old mens confused expressions, he left directly.
After Xiao Chen left the pce, the group of old men startled awake and discussed this.
It really is a Star Venerate that walked out sessfully.
This is incredible. How did he endure the current of space? That is something that even Holy Venerates do not dare to face.
Whats scarier is that he arrived in the Soaring Dragon Marquisate and not somewhere else.
The leader entered deep thought before saying, We need to investigate this person. Immediately activate the royal courts informationwork and obtain all the information about this person.
After Xiao Chen left the pce, he looked at the sky and sighed.
It truly was difficult to escape death.
In hindsight, the situation was perilous. However, it was okay now. He had arrived in the Soaring Dragon Marquisate, in the Central Great Realm.
This was a ce where the sky was as high as the birds could fly, where the seas were as deep as the fishes could swim.
This is the Central Great Realm?
Xiao Chen sized up his surroundings. Aside from it being more bustling, it did not feel any different.
If there was a difference, it would be that there were more experts in the city.
Powerful Star Venerates like Xiao Chen, who could move about without fear in the Grave Sea, were not everywhere, but he would still see one or two asionally.
First, I need to find a ce and rest properly. Ever since I have been with the little monk, my luck has been bad, and I am always injured.
Xiao Chen did not say that he was affected by the body of misfortune. He refused to buy into that.
He casually chose an inn in Soaring Dragon City. Then, he remained indoors, not leaving, to recuperate from his injuries.
This time, his objective was to return his body to its peak,pletely recovering from all injuries.
Time passed very quickly. One month psed in the blink of an eye.
Xiao Chen opened his eyes, and many stars flickered in them. It seemed like he had shattered some of the shackles on his body. His Qi, mind, and spirit all improved. The stars above his Soul Pool had more than doubled.
I broke through!
Xiao Chen had been at the early-stage Starry Sky Stage all the while. Breaking through to the middle-stage Starry Sky Stage would have no bottlenecks if the conditions were right.
An unintentional breakthrough was not strange.
Xiao Chen had remained at the peak Major Primal Core Realm for an extremely long time. His foundations were incredibly firm.
When he broke through, he immediately reached the peak of the early-stage Starry Sky Stage.
Then, he experienced several cmities. Smoothly breaking through was to be expected.
Now that he had reached the middle-stage Starry Sky Stage, advancing to thete-stage would be somewhat tricky.
Xiao Chen walked out of the cultivation room and arrived in the bedroom. The little monk lying on the bed still had his eyes tightly shut.
The little monk showed no signs of waking up. Xiao Chen could tell that the little monks bloodline was experiencing some kind of transformation.
There was no telling when the little monk would wake up.
Perhaps he would wake up in the next moment. Perhaps it would be in eight or ten years. Anything was possible.
Little troublesome fellow.
Xiao Chen smiled bitterly as he pinched the little monks cheek. Then, he ced the little monk in the sling and left the room.
It is time to go. I have to hurry and send the little monk back to the Hidden Spirit Temple.
Carrying the little monk, Xiao Chen left the room. Then, he went to the innkeeper to pay the bill before leaving.
When Xiao Chen looked around, he showed a slightly surprised expression after his gazended on a handsome desman.
While Xiao Chen did not have any memories of this person, this person exuded a familiar aura. This person was of the Dragon Race and was also a desman.
Its him!
It was Jiang He, the one who stole the Dragon Races supreme treasure in the Soaring Dragon Great Realm. Then, he stole the Smiling Daughter Pavilions Fairy Basket.
It was truly a small world, what a coincidence.
Unexpectedly, Xiao Chen met the other party here.
Xiao Chen walked over with big strides. He suddenly sat down carefreely opposite Jiang He and ced his saber on the table.
Then, he picked up a wine cup and poured wine for himself.
Friend, I never treat strangers to wine, Jiang He said casually. When he looked up and saw Xiao Chens appearance, he was stunned for a long time.
Xiao Chen smiled indifferently. Brother Jiang He, we meet again.
After oveing his shock with much difficulty, Jiang He recovered his signature mischievous smile.
Come,e,e. After not seeing each other for two years, lets see how our White Robed desman has improved. Hey, how frightening! You actually advanced to middle-stage Star Venerate. You really worked hard on catching up. Oh, you actually even have a son already.
When Jiang He moved behind Xiao Chen, he saw the baby little monk and immediately felt pleasant surprise.
Come,e,e. Let me carry him.
Jiang He lifted the little monk out of the sling and returned to his seat. Then, he eximed in shock, He does not look like you, Little Brother Xiao Chen!
Xiao Chen smiled bitterly and said, Whatever you say.
Slowly, Jiang He noticed something off. His expression grew weird. This child is a little strange. How can he have such terrifying sins when he is so young?
Xiao Chen looked around, then put down his wine cup. This is not the ce to speak about it. Lets go elsewhere.
Jiang He nodded and said, Lets go to the courtyard I rented, then.
Sure!
After a while, the two arrived at Jiang Hes courtyard. Then, Xiao Chen gave a simple exnation of the little monks origins.
Damn! This is the Little Demonic Monk Silver Saber? Take him back! Take him back!
After learning the little monks origins, Jiang He was scared and hastily returned the baby to the sling on Xiao Chens back.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly. It looks like the Little Demonic Monk Silver Saber is indeed famous. To think that youre so afraid of him!
He is not just famous. There are too many stories about him. In the Yanwu Dynasty, there may be people who do not know who the crown prince is. However, everyone knows about the Little Demonic Monk Silver Saber.
Jiang He started to regret his actions somewhat. He muttered under his breath, feeling as if a god of misfortune already gued him.
Enough about me. What about you? Why are you in the Soaring Dragon Marquisate? You even used a disguise. Are you here to steal something again?
Xiao Chen remained rather calm. He was already used to the little monks existence, quite indifferent to this so-called misfortune.
Hearing that, Jiang He sighed. The matter of the Fairy Basket was exposed. Now, the Soaring Dragon Marquis and the Smiling Daughter Pavilion are after me.
Thats impossible, right? Xiao Chen felt incredibly shocked. After the matter was over, he had gone to the Smiling Daughter Pavilion. The other party had no clue about the culprit at all.
Jiang He frowned and said helplessly, Its the Heavenly Book Schr!
The Smiling Daughter Pavilion spent a fortune to get the Heavenly Book Schr in the Heavenly Mystery Tower to do a reading. Initially, I had already erased the fate from that. However, I ran into the famous Heavenly Book Schr, who reads the lives of allmon men. I had no way out; I was discovered in the end.
So?
A faint smile appeared on Jiang Hes face. As a result, I nearly died a few times. Of course, I have to take revenge. I heard that the Night Cloud Fan in the Heavenly Book Schrs hand is his most treasured item, so I am going to steal it. That will show him, for scheming against me.
The Heavenly Book Schr is in the Soaring Dragon Marquisate?
Of course. Otherwise, why would I run all the way here? What do you think? Do you want toe with me to test out this person?
Jiang He looked at Xiao Chen, instigating him. He concealed a smile; no one knew what he was thinking.
Chapter 1856 (Raw 1868): Read the Lives of All Common Men
Chapter 1856 (Raw 1868): Read the Lives of All Common Men
The Heavenly Book Schr who reads the lives of allmon men.
Xiao Chen thought to himself, As the adage goes, the heavenly mysteries cannot be revealed. Is he really that good?
Speaking of which, divination arts, including the Dragon Seeking Art that Xiao Chen once practiced, all belonged to the Profound Dao.
Xiao Chen had some confidence in divining the heavenly mysteries.
In the Kunlun Realm, Xiao Chens strength had reached the peak and already touched the Heavenly Dao of the Kunlun Realm. He could peek into some of the heavenly mysteries and see the future, like his battle with Chu Chaoyun.
However, even if one knew ahead of time, many things could not be avoided. This was how fate was at times.
Xiao Chen did not believe in fate. However, there was no way to avoid destiny sometimes.
What do you think? What are your thoughts?
Jiang He looked at Xiao Chen, his eyes gleaming with desire, a hope that Xiao Chen would go with him.
Ill go, then.
Xiao Chen thought, The little monk mentioned this person several times. There are no problems with meeting him.
Lets go.
Jiang He wanted to leave immediately, apparently too impatient to wait any longer.
The Heavenly Mystery Tower was in Soaring Dragon City. It was a famous building. When Xiao Chen left the courtyard, he could see the tall tower in the distance just by looking up.
The tower reached the clouds and had a resplendent bright pearl iid at the top. It radiated electrical light in all directions in the clouds.
Xiao Chen waved his hand, and the Cycle War Chariot appeared as a ck horse chariot. Then, it carried the two towards their destination.
While the Heavenly Mystery Tower looked very close, the path twisted and wound around, requiring one to go through several streets.
The horse carriage rushed on for an hour before finally reaching the vicinity of the Heavenly Mystery Tower.
Despite the Cycle War Chariots speed, the two had still needed to travel for one hour. Even so, they had not left this district of the city yet.
This showed how vast Soaring Dragon City was. It was inconceivably big.
The two got off the horse chariot and discovered that the Heavenly Mystery Towers doors were tightly shut. However, there was arge crowd gathered in front of the tower.
All of these people should be here to try and meet the Heavenly Book Schr.
Jiang He rubbed his chin and said, This is bad timing. To think that the Heavenly Mystery Tower is actually closed. There is no other way in.
Jiang Hes eyes wandered around. It seemed like he did not want to enter by the regr route.
Xiao Chen stopped Jiang He and said, It seems like there is something on the door. These people should be looking at it.
Is that so? Lets go over and take a look. Give way, give way.
Jiang He squeezed his way in without giving any exnation. The people who were pushed aside felt angry. However, there was a saying, one does not p a smiling face. Jiang He apologized with a smile and pushed his way to the front with Xiao Chen after much difficulty.
Its a notice!
A notice posted on the door said, There are honored guests visiting today. The Heavenly Book Schr will not meet with outsiders. The Heavenly Mystery Tower will open at dusk.
Xiao Chen raised his head and looked at the sky. It was not even noon yet. They would have to wait the entire day if they waited until dusk.
What honored guests? Even if we cannot meet with the Heavenly Book Schr, we can meet the other fortune-tellers. Why the need to close? This is really strange.
Perhaps there might really be honored guests arriving who do not want others to know their identity. Soaring Dragon City has nock of such major characters.
Could it be people from the Marquiss Residence?
Upon seeing that notice, the surrounding people started a lively discussion about it.
For honored guests, naturally, there would be no one more honored than the people of the Marquiss Residence in Soaring Dragon City.
However, it was also hard to say. The Yanwu Dynasty teemed with hidden talents. It was just a matter of how many.
Someone might have traveled from afar just to seek out the Heavenly Book Schr.
There were such examples in the past.
Lets get out first.
Jiang He pushed his way out of the crowd with Xiao Chen in tow. Then, they went to a deste ce and stared at the Heavenly Mystery Tower contemtively.
Xiao Chen observed Jiang Hes expression and said, You arent really thinking of sneaking in, right?
Jiang He said boldly and confidently, Of course, I am. I have already taken into ount such situations in my n. When honored guests visit, that would be when he needs to focus on conducting a reading. To me, this is a heaven-sent chance.
Xiao Chen shook his head, quite pessimistic.
This Heavenly Mystery Tower before him was already impressive based on its appearance. It had no other entrances aside from the front doors.
The towers perimeter was tightly guarded. There were no cracks, not even windows.
It was practically impossible to enter without anyone realizing it.
Furthermore, it was currently daytime, and many people were watching. This made it even more difficult.
How are you going to enter?
Of course, I will enter openly.
Jiang He smiled mysteriously and took out a talisman. Then, he handed it to Xiao Chen. I obtained this from an ancient grave. I do not know which epoch it is from. There are only three of them. It can make the body temporarily immaterial and canst for about fifteen minutes. That should be sufficient for us to enter.
After receiving the talisman, Xiao Chen felt slightly shocked. The value of your talisman is no lower than that of his folding fan. Is it worth it?
That folding fan is the Heavenly Book Schrs lifeblood. To me, the talismans are tools that I can casually give others. There is noparison between the two.
After Jiang He pasted the talisman on his body, he immediately disappeared from right in front of Xiao Chen.
After thinking about it, Xiao Chen used his Soul Energy to activate the talisman and pasted it on his body as well.
Xiao Chen thought to himself, This is such a precious item. Using it like this is simply a waste.
Only people who did not care about anything, like Jiang He, could be so calm.
Lets go, then.
Although Xiao Chen could not see Jiang He, he could hear Jiang Hes voice projections. They headed in through the crowd and directly passed through the doors.
After turning immaterial, the two easily passed through the doors that were covered in restrictions, not causing anymotion at all.
Lets move quickly. The Heavenly Book Schr always conduct s his readings on the eighth floor.
The talisman wouldst for only fifteen minutes. They indeed needed to hurry; it would be problematic if they were exposed midway.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
The two moved quickly, passing through many restrictions under the noses of many experts.
Traveling smoothly without any obstruction, the two advanced much faster than expected.
The two saved a lot of time in getting to the eighth floor.
On the west side.
Go straight. Go straight. Turn left. Turn right...we are here.
It looked like Jiang He was very familiar with theyout here. They hardly needed fifteen minutes. Soon, the two arrived at the divination room where the Heavenly Book Schr was.
A pair of in wooden doors appeared at the end of the corridor.
Strange. Isnt he meeting with honored guests?
Why is no one guarding the room? There are no soundsing from the room, either.
Xiao Chens immaterial body went through the wooden door and arrived in the Heavenly Book Schrs room.
The decorations of the room were very ancient and elegant.
There was a stack of white paper on the table with a maidservant looking through them. At the side, there was a white-d schr with his eyes closed and fanning himself with his folding fan.
There was no one in the chair on the other side.
Did the honored-guest leave already or there was no honored guest at all?
Sit! the white-d schr suddenly said as he raised his head to speak to Xiao Chen. Then, he revealed a smile on his delicate and pale face.
You can see me?
Xiao Chen felt startled. There was still a lot of time before fifteen minutes were up.
Why cant I see you?
The white-d schr closed his folding fan with one sudden movement. Then, he revealed a yful expression.
Ghostly Shadow Bandit, where are you trying to run to?!
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Ten-odd experts suddenly appeared in the formerly empty room, blocking Xiao Chens exit.
Humph! You never thought that today woulde, right, Jiang He? The Heavenly Book Schr already predicted that you would fall into this trap on your own today.
Return my Smiling Daughter Pavilions Fairy Basket!
And my Sun Moon Pavilions Sagely Space Treasure Mirror!
And the Jade Underworld Sword of my Jiang ns n Head. That is the only Soul Tool of my Jiang n!
These ten-odd people all appeared enraged. The murderous intent in their eyes looked like mes that were about to spew out.
Damn it! I was tricked.
From the very start, there were no honored guests. This was a trap that the Heavenly Book Schrid for Jiang He. He had predicted Jiang Hes arrival.
However, the one who trapped Xiao Chen was Jiang He.
Jiang He had messed with the talisman that he gave to Xiao Chen. The effects wore off long before they should have.
Xiao Chen said calmly, I am not Jiang He. I am Xiao Chen.
Haha! Who does not know that Xiao Chen is Jiang He and Jiang He is Xiao Chen? Ghostly Shadow Bandit, back then, when you stole my ns Jade Underworld Sword, didnt you use the name Xiao Chen? One of the old men holding a sword gazed coldly at Xiao Chen with an expression of mockery.
Today, with the Heavenly Book Schr here, it is easy to shed your perfect disguise. You can forget about arguing that.
Quickly, take out the treasures you stole and hand them over.
I can feel that my Smiling Daughter Pavilions Fairy Basket is indeed in his hands!
Right then, a beautiful woman in her prime red at Xiao Chen while holding a Fairy Basket. She could already no longer contain her murderous intent.
Great. This is great. No matter what I say, even right will turn to wrong.
Xiao Chen turned around and looked at the Heavenly Book Schr. Then, he said, Since you are said to read the lives of allmon men, knowing everything, how about you conduct a reading on whether I am Jiang He or not?
It looks like I can only rely on this Heavenly Book Schr. I hope he is more reliable.
All this time, the white-d schr had not said anything. He only appeared doubtful as he looked at Xiao Chen.
Is there even a need to conduct a reading? If you are not the Ghostly Shadow Bandit, how do you exin the Fairy Basket in your hands?! That is a replica of the Fairy Basket from a branch of my Smiling Daughter Pavilion. The resonance of the original in my hand should not be false!
That beautiful woman in her prime appeared extremely forceful, wanting to take down Xiao Chen immediately.
When the others heard this, the killing Qiing from their bodies grew heavier as they cast extremely hostile looks at Xiao Chen.
Everyone, there is no need to rush. He is already trapped, and he wont be able to escape.
The Heavenly Book Schr said slowly, Whether he is or not, I will know after a reading.
Then, stars sparkled in the Heavenly Book Schrs eyes, releasing a shing light. He held his fan with his right hand and used his left to read the heavenly mysteries.
As the Heavenly Book Schr executed his divination arts, a sheet of white paper floated up.
Xiao Chens expression changed slightly. It felt like no secrets could be hidden from this pair of eyes.
Invisibly, some mysterious energy encased Xiao Chen.
The many stars in the Heavenly Book Schrs eyes shed like the vast and boundless Starry Heavens. The stars copsed and reformed, seeming to reflect the order of the universe in his eyes.
Suddenly, someone eximed, It really is him! The white paper floating in the air had slowly shown the appearance of a person.
This was the appearance that Jiang He had when Xiao Chen first met him.
Xiao Chen felt stunned. How could he not know who he was?
Thats not right!
The Heavenly Book Schrs expression suddenly flickered. Someone tampered with the lifeforce signature of the person before me.
However, when the Heavenly Book Schr peered beneath the surface, he was horrified to discover a horrifying existence in this persons fate. It could not be read or calcted.
The Heavenly Book Schr wanted to stop, but it was already toote.
Pu ci! The Heavenly Book Schr vomited a mouthful of blood and fainted.
Young Master! The maidservant at the side was rmed.
The painting in the air suddenly burst into mes and turned into ashes.
Take him down. He wants to attack the Heavenly Book Schr!
The situation devolved to the worst. The ten-odd Holy Venerates immediatelyunched themselves at Xiao Chen.
Chapter 1857 (Raw 1869): Admitting Defeat
Chapter 1857 (Raw 1869): Admitting Defeat
He can read the lives of all themon men, yet he cannot conduct a reading to prove my innocence?
Xiao Chen felt somewhat speechless. As he looked at the ten-odd Holy Venerates surrounding him, he wondered what exactly Jiang He stole to offend this group of Holy Venerates to the point where they became unreasonable.
For one to be a Holy Venerate, ones mental state clearly would not be low, neither would ones intelligence.
However, right now, these people were obviously angered. Blood had rushed to their heads, making them want to kill Xiao Chen first before doing anything else.
Defeating ten Holy Venerates was definitely impossible for him.
All Xiao Chen could do was use his brains and not fight head-on.
Whoosh!
Xiao Chens figure shed, and hended behind the unconscious Heavenly Book Schr. Then, he knocked out the anxious maidservant with one strike.
After that, he grabbed the Heavenly Book Schrs body and used it to shield himself.
Shameless! The Holy Venerates immediately withdrew their moves lest they identally injure others.
Ghostly Shadow Bandit, quickly release the Heavenly Book Schr, and we can let you die an easy death. Otherwise, you will beg for death!
The old man whose ns Soul Tool Jiang He had stolen cursed in incredible frustration.
Xiao Chen checked his surroundings. Right now, the entire Heavenly Mystery Tower was startled, and all the experts in the tower were rushing towards him.
There were even a few extremely terrifying auras heading over.
Xiao Chen could not linger here. If he did, he would definitely die.
Xiao Chen had no interest in this group of people who yelled angrily at him but did not dare to step forward.
He turned around and punched a wall.
Boom!
Xiao Chen activated thirty percent of his Azure Dragon bloodline and mixed it with twenty Cauldron Force. Dragon roars rang out in the surroundings, and the force of the punch knocked a hole in the wall.
Whoosh!
Right after Xiao Chen punched, he jumped out of the hole with the little monk still slung on his back, lugging the Heavenly Book Schr.
The shocked Holy Venerates behind were stunned for a while. The force of Xiao Chens punch actually broke a hole in the Heavenly Mystery Towers wall. This was somewhat inconceivable.
After him!
After the Holy Venerates came to their senses, their figures shed as they quickly gave chase.
I wont let you go!
A mysterious expert leaped up from the top of the Heavenly Mystery Tower, taking the lead in pursuing Xiao Chen.
A will of soul came out from that experts forehead, and a vast heavenly might surged.
What a fellow. He is actually ate-stage Holy Venerate, a peak expert.
Xiao Chen did not dare to sh head-on. He immediately unfurled the Azure Dragon Divine Wings, and his speed suddenly soared, allowing him to avoid this Holy Venerate Will.
He circted the Heavenly Heart Art and opened the Heavenly Eye on his forehead.
Then, he took out the Soul yer Bow. He used the Heart me to form arrows and instantly fired ten-odd arrows.
Electric light shed on the Azure Dragon Divine Wings. As they pped gently, thunder roared endlessly.
This raised Xiao Chens Thunder Great Dao to its limits.
Using his nimble body and swift speed, together with the Heart me arrows, Xiao Chen blocked the many experts behind all by himself and widened the distance between them.
Who is that person? To think that he abducted the Heavenly Book Schr!
Isnt he meeting with honored guests right now? Howe someone abducted the Heavenly Book Schr? What is going on?
The Heavenly Book Schr reads the fate of allmon men. How could he possibly be abducted? Could there be someone that he cannot read?
The sudden scene immediately caused a hugemotion with the cultivators below the tower.
As Xiao Chen slowly opened the distance, he sensed many terrifying wills of soul surging from various directions in Soaring Dragon City before he could catch his breath.
These wills of soul gathered in the direction of the Heavenly Mystery Tower.
The number of hidden experts in the city was really terrifying.
Xiao Chen quickly put on the Death God Mask. Then, he activated Masked Clone, one of the masks Secret Techniques. After the two clonesnded on the ground, he executed Void Shadow, another Secret Technique. The instant a clone turned immaterial, the other fled to draw away the people chasing him.
No one noticed that a figure appeared on the roof of the Heavenly Mystery Tower at this moment. As that person looked at the enormous bright pearl crystal set at its peak, he smiled faintly. Hehe! This Sub-Divine Crystal is mine!
This person was Jiang He. While everyone was distracted by Xiao Chen, he appeared silently. Watching the experts of the Heavenly Mystery Tower and the Holy Venerates of various factions chasing after Xiao Chen, Jiang He said, Brother Xiao Chen, sorry. Ill exin it to youter.
Right after Jiang He said that, he extracted the Sub-Divine Crystal at lightning speed.
The moment the Sub-Divine Crystal was removed, the sky suddenly turned dark. The expressions of the experts pursuing Xiao Chens clone changed drastically.
These people all turned their heads back and were startled. The Sub-Divine Crystal, which was more than a thousand years old, on the top of the Heavenly Mystery Tower was missing.
Anothermotion broke out among the crowd. Someone actually dared to steal from the Heavenly Mystery Tower. Was that person not afraid of death?
After stealing the Heavenly Mystery Towers Sub-Divine Crystal, one could run to the ends of the world, and the Heavenly Mystery Tower would still be able to divine their location.
Most of the factions and experts in the Yanwu Dynasty could be offended, but it was publicly acknowledged that the Yanwu royal court and the Heavenly Mystery Tower were the two super factions that should not be offended.
Damn it! This is a clone!
When everyone caught up to Xiao Chens clone after putting in so much effort, they were all frustrated to the point of vomiting blood.
We let the Ghostly Shadow Bandit escape again. It turns out that his target was the Sub-Divine Crystal. It looks like he had aplices!
This Ghostly Shadow Bandit is bing bolder. To think that he even dared to target the Heavenly Mystery Tower.
However, since when did the Ghostly Shadow Bandit have a pair of dragon wings? Howe I have never seen them before?
The string of events was filled with mystery and strangeness, confusing the group of pursuers.
The inside of the Heavenly Mystery Tower was currently inplete chaos.
The Sub-Divine Crystal, which supplied energy to the entire Heavenly Mystery Tower, had been taken. Many of the formations stopped working. Some formations, which needed a continuous supply of energy, ended up ruined on the spot.
The inside of the tower was pitch-ck. Everyone felt extremely confused.
The most important thing was that the Heavenly Book Schr, the Tower Master, had been abducted. Without a leader, the situation turned even more chaotic.
The news of the Heavenly Book Schrs abduction and the Ghostly Shadow Bandits theft of the Sub-Divine Crystal quickly reached all the major factions in the city.
Such a major event had not happened in Soaring Dragon City in a long time already.
The Marquiss Residence immediately heard the news and reported it up, even startling the Soaring Dragon Marquis himself.
Xiao Chen, who managed to catch his breath, immediately brought the Heavenly Book Schr to Jiang Hes secret courtyard.
Xiao Chen believed that Jiang He would definitely return there.
This was because this ce was the safest due to the formations that Jiang He hadid, which could hide one from the heavenly mysteries, preventing others from reading ones location.
Xiao Chens gaze swept across the courtyard. Then, after some thought, he ced the Heavenly Book Schr on the stool by the stone table in the garden.
He positioned the Heavenly Book Schr with his back to the doors, then ced the folding fan in his right hand on the stone table.
Time slowly passed. Xiao Chen closed his eyes and waited quietly.
When it was dark, footsteps rang out outside. Xiao Chen quickly opened his eyes.
Jiang He was in a good mood. However, when he pushed open the door, he was stunned.
The scene that entered his eyes was the Heavenly Book Schrs back. He said hoarsely, Thats impossible. Iid a Heaven Bewildering Formation here. There is no way you could have divined this location.
You lose!
The Heavenly Book Schr, who should have been unconscious, suddenly turned around and opened his folding fan.
The doors behind Jiang He banged shut, and a light shone in the entire courtyard with countless shadows shing.
When the Heavenly Book Schr waved his fan, the Heaven Bewildering Formation suddenly turned into a Heaven Sealing Formation, directly closing off this ce.
Interesting. When did you wake up?
Xiao Chen originally wanted to restrain Jiang He while he was distracted and make Jiang He exin everything to him in detail.
Without a reasonable exnation, Xiao Chen would not hesitate to kill Jiang He.
Who knew, Xiao Chen failed to ount for something: the Heaven Sealing Formation activated in advance.
Damn!
Xiao Chens sudden appearance behind Jiang He startled Jiang He even more than the Heavenly Book Schrs appearance.
Are you not going to exin to me what happened with this talisman? Xiao Chen prompted as he looked at Jiang He, taking out the now useless talisman.
Jiang He smiled in embarrassment. This...
Ill tell you for him. He made a bet with me that he could steal the Heavenly Mystery Towers Sub-Divine Crystal within one month. If I lost, I would have to conduct a reading for him once. I calcted that he would being to take the Sub-Divine Crystal today but did not manage to see a variable like you. He did not tell you previously because once he did, I would know.
Even if I cannot predict you, I can figure out many of what he will do. However, he also did not take into ount the variable that is you, either. Not only did you manage to escape so many Holy Venerates, you even brought me here.
The Heavenly Book Schr stood up and spoke leisurely. As he gently fanned himself, he appeared very calm, looking like he had full control of the situation. So, in the end, he still lost. No one can escape from my Heaven Sealing Formation. I am the authority here. Hand over the Sub-Divine Crystal and all the other items you stole.
Pu ci!
However, right after the Heavenly Book Schr spoke, a hole immediately appeared in the Heaven Sealing Formation covering the sky.
Xiao Chen put down the Soul yer Bow, and the Heart me on the tip of his finger disappeared. He looked at the Heaven Sealing Formation and said, It does not seem as incredible as you im. I just casually fired an arrow, and a hole appeared.
Heart Force? That is not right. If it were Heart Force, the entire Heaven Sealing Formation would have been destroyed.
The Heavenly Book Schrs expression changed. He started using his divination arts, wanting to make a move.
However, the Heavenly Book Schr discovered a horrifying aura locked down on him after just a twitch. If he moved rashly, he would die in the next moment.
Now, who is the authority here? Xiao Chen asked the Heavenly Book Schr indifferently. He had swapped out the Soul yer Bow for the God Shadow Bow.
You! After a long time, the Heavenly Book Schr only managed to squeeze out a word through his clenched teeth, never having felt so sullen before.
The Heavenly Book Schr thought about how he was known for reading the fate of allmon men, not letting anything slip by. Even if a Sovereign Personage came here, they would give him face.
However, the Heavenly Book Schr ran into Xiao Chen, a person who broke his Heaven Sealing Formation without blinking. Just as he gained control of the situation, he received a resounding p.
Before the Heavenly Book Schr could think of an item, Xiao Chen had taken out a Soul Tool. That was truly unreasonable and incredibly overbearing.
Who is the one who lost now? Xiao Chen pressed.
The Heavenly Book Schrs expression changed slightly. As he looked at the God Shadow Bow in Xiao Chens hand, he replied with a sullen face, Me!
There is a saying, those who lose in a bet have to pay up. Im not forcing you, right?
A faint smile appeared on Xiao Chens icy face. However, he still did not put away the God Shadow Bow, continuing to lock on the Heavenly Book Schr.
Xiao Chen, I...
Jiang He felt warmth in his heart. Unexpectedly, Xiao Chen still helped him at this moment.
Stop wasting time. Hurry up. Since I was still willing to apany you when I knew that you were going to steal his fan, I already intended to help you. Now that the misunderstanding is resolved, I will naturally help you to the end.
Xiao Chen did not say anything pointless, merely expressed his stance and urged Jiang He on.
Many thanks! Jiang He said seriously. Then, he went over to the Heavenly Book Schr and said what he wanted to be divined.
Chapter 1858 (Raw 1870): This Moon Is like Fire
Chapter 1858 (Raw 1870): This Moon Is like Fire
Heavenly Book Schr, you are said to have read the lives of allmon men and can predict everything in the world. Let me ask you this, who will be the next Dragon Emperor?
Right after Jiang He asked that, Xiao Chens expression changed. What great ambition!
Could it be that Jiang He also wants to fight for the position of Dragon Emperor?
When the Heavenly Book Schr heard that question, a derisive look appeared on his face. Do you know what kind of Luck is contained in the title Dragon Emperor Who would dare to read that casually? You are also familiar with the divination arts, yet you actually made such a request. I have overestimated you.
Even if I conduct the reading without care for my lifespan, the result will still be tough to obtain.
Jiang He said, Naturally, I know that. I have already brought you a natural treasure for replenishing lifespan in advance. You just need to conduct the reading.
After saying that, Jiang He took out a brocade box from his storage ring. Then, he opened it to show its contents to the Heavenly Book Schr.
White Pure Water Lotus!
The Heavenly Book Schr epted the brocade box and no longer hesitated. You are really stubborn. In that case, Ill do as you wish.
The Heavenly Book Schr waved his folding fan and looked up at the sky. The stars in his eyes were a reflection of the stars in the Starry Heavens.
Xiao Chen opened his Heavenly Eye and looked up. He discovered that the stars above seemed to have some mysterious movements. The Heavenly Book Schrs eyes seemed to have traveled through time and space, breaking into the heavenly mysteries, his soulnding in the mysterious river of fate.
After a while, the Heavenly Book Schrs body released a terrifying aura as if fate had infused into him.
The Heavenly Book Schrs aura even inspired a deep fear in Xiao Chen and Jiang He.
The God Shadow Bow in Xiao Chens hand trembled slightly. When it felt a threat, it actually took the initiative to draw on his Soul Energy.
A pair of scarlet wings suddenly spread out on both sides of the God Shadow Bow.
This was a form that Xiao Chen had not seen before. The bow shone with a brilliant light, and the divine beast carved on the bow seemed to move.
This Heavenly Book Schr seems stronger than he looks. He is not as weak as he makes himself out to be, Xiao Chen thought to himself. In the past, the God Shadow Bow did not take on such a form when Xiao Chen faced the ck Lotus Demonic Buddha.
Naturally, the ck Lotus Demonic Buddha was stronger than the Heavenly Book Schr. It was just that the Heavenly Book Schr grasped terrifying taboo energy, which could not be easily used.
Whoosh!
The brilliant lighting from the Heavenly Book Schr shattered like ss, turning into countless shards lingering in the air.
What did you see? Jiang He asked, knowing that the results of the divination were out.
The Heavenly Book Schrsplexion turned pale; he looked extremely weak. He did not say anything. He only swept his hand over the surface of the stone table while holding his folding fan.
As the saying went, the heavenly mysteries cannot be leaked. Naturally, the Heavenly Book Schr would not speak of everything he saw.
The Heavenly Book Schr only casually drew something. How much wasprehended would be up to Jiang He.
You simted a saber mark. Are you trying to say that the next Dragon Emperor will be an expert of the saber? Among the Dragon Races young outstanding talents, aside from the Willow Leaf Saber, I am the only other expert desman. Jiang He muttered to himself, Could it be that the next Dragon Emperor will be Liu Ruyue?
There were precedents of female Dragon Emperors in the history of the Dragon Race. With Liu Ruyues talent and grace, it was indeed possible.
The Heavenly Book Schr remained expressionless. He said indifferently, Everything I want to say is contained in this stroke. There is no need to continue asking me.
Many thanks. Jiang He did not say anything useless. He took out the Sub-Divine Crystal and handed it to the Heavenly Book Schr.
After casually receiving the Sub-Divine Crystal, the Heavenly Book Schr looked at Xiao Chen and said, Friend, you can put your bow away already, right?
Xiao Chen smiled faintly and put his God Shadow Bow away in his storage ring once more.
After that, he walked over to the stone table and looked at that saber mark before entering deep thought.
It was indeed a saber mark.
Xiao Chen and Jiang He were both peak desmen. It was clear with one look that the Heavenly Book Schr had simted a saber mark.
However, this did not necessarily mean that the next Dragon Emperor would be a desman.
With the divination over and the Sub-Divine Crystal taken back, the Heavenly Book Schr stood up to leave.
When the Heavenly Book Schr saw Xiao Chen, he paused, then sat down again. Ill give you a word reading for free. Although I cannot do a divination for you, I can still do a word reading.
A word reading?
Brother Xiao Chen, the Heavenly Book Schr started off doing word readings for the three princes of the dynasty. That was how he became famous, Jiang He exined to Xiao Chen from the side. The Heavenly Book Schrs skill at word reading was excellent. In fact, it was his specialty.
Heavenly Book Schr took out ink, brush, and paper before saying, Please.
Xiao Chen held the brush and thought. He did not know what to write.
After thinking for a long time, he dabbed the brush in ink and wrote one character without hesitation in one continuous stroke.
Moon!
The Heavenly Book Schr looked at Xiao Chen curiously. What are you seeking?
Im seeking peace.
Haha! You will not be able to get that. The road ahead is hard, and peace is hard toe by, the Heavenly Book Schr said with a faint smile as he fanned himself with the folding fan after taking one look at Xiao Chens word.
Xiao Chen entered deep thought. Please exin further.
If you want peace, your heart needs to be open and bright, without any shadows in it. If there is a moon, there is no sun. How can the heart be bright? Furthermore, look at the stroke of your word. The calligraphy is casual but very sharp and decisive. Your expressions can fool others, but your writing cannot. You are a determined person and decisive in killing.
Look at the end of your stroke. The character for moon should have a hook over there. However, this does not. Instead, it goes straight down like a sharp knife. It is sharp, clear, and bold, descending from above like a sovereign. This moon is like fire, filled with hot-bloodedness and zing fiercely like the scorching sun. This moon is like a saber. The saber light is dazzling, with a threatening arrogance, and disys its sharpness wantonly.
Naturally, the Heavenly Book Schr could not draw a conclusion without any basis. Everything was supported by reasoning.
Jiang He felt somewhat confused. No matter how I look at it, all these things are merits. Why are the results so different?
Heavenly Book Schr replied indifferently, It is because of what he seeks. How can a heart that zes endlessly without caution find peace? How can a proud and lone saber be satisfied with being mediocre and not be obstructed by the world? It would be a good word, were he seeking wealth, fame, or righteousness. However, he seeks peace of all things.
Peace is hard toe by?
Xiao Chen looked at the character for moon on the white paper. He was stunned speechless for a while.
However, Jiang He asked on Xiao Chens behalf, Is there any way to break this?
Naturally, there is. This moon is like fire, burning fiercely. It is keen to soar higher, unwilling to slow down or stop. If you remain here in this ce, this moon will stop rising, and you can find peace.
The Heavenly Book Schr seemed to have expected this question. He smiled faintly and casually spoke of how to break this result.
The white-d schr fanned himself, looking graceful.
Xiao Chen did not expect the other party to make out so many things just from one moon character.
Whether it was urate or not depended on whether one believed it or not.
Goodbye, the Heavenly Book Schr said carefully with a smile on his face. He closed his folding fan and performed a cupped-fist salute.
Hold on, Xiao Chen said suddenly in a soft voice.
The Heavenly Book Schrs expression changed slightly as he asked, Whats the matter?
Dont worry. I wont take out the God Shadow Bow again. I just want to ask you something. A few months ago, did you entertain a little monk with delicate facial features and divine a fortuitous encounter for him?
So what if I did?
Nothing much. It is just that the little monk is upset and wants to seek you out for a chat.
The Little Demonic Monk Silver Saber?
An expression of shock shed in the Heavenly Book Schrs eyes. As someone who was skilled at divination and plumbing the heavenly mysteries, he was the most unwilling to meet with such a person of misfortune.
Those who walked the path of divination, naturally, believed in fate and destiny.
They were sure that nothing good woulde from a person of misfortune visiting them.
Feeling suspicious, the Heavenly Book Schr looked around but did not see anyone. He smiled and said, Young Master, please dont joke about that.
Xiao Chen smiled. I never joke.
Bang!
Right after Xiao Chen said that, the little monk leaped out of the sling on Xiao Chens back. The little monks soft and small fists instantlynded on the Heavenly Book Schrs face.
I became like this from listening to your nonsense! Ill punch you to death!
The little monks baby face did its best to show an expression of anger. However, no matter how he tried, he looked adorable with that young and tender little face of his.
The little monks tiny fists pounding on the Heavenly Book Schrs face looked more like an act of intimacy.
However, the Heavenly Book Schr was in incredible pain. He covered his head with his arms and ran about, looking incredibly pathetic, nothing at all like an elegant schr.
Seeing the Heavenly Book Schr in such a state, Xiao Chen was delighted. The thing that Xiao Chen disliked the most was people deliberately acting mysterious and pretentious.
Xiao Chen felt upset, but things had not gotten to the point where he had to make a move himself to teach the other party a lesson.
When the little monk woke up, Xiao Chen informed him of what had happened by voice projection. The little monk was the most appropriate person to make a move.
However, when Xiao Chen looked at the white paper on the stone table again, his smile slowly faded.
He was just satisfying a moment of curiosity. Unexpectedly, he ended up with a reading of peace being hard to find and his future path being hard to break off. He hoped that these were just some casual words.
Chapter 1859 (Raw 1871): Amorous Glances
Chapter 1859 (Raw 1871): Amorous nces
The little monk hammered on the Heavenly Book Schr for fifteen minutes before his anger subsided.
Then, the little monk leaped andnded on the stone table.
The anger on the little monks face had yet to disappear. When he looked at the familiar people around him, they all looked like giants.
The little monk was so frustrated that he wanted to vomit blood. After a nap, he actually woke up as a baby.
The little monk simply found this uneptable. The difference was too big.
Haha! Little Demonic Monk Silver Saber, you really fit your nickname now. Hahaha!
Upon seeing the little monks angry yet very adorable appearance, Jiang He burst intoughter.
The Heavenly Book Schr got up in a sorry state, his face bruised and swollen. He looked at Xiao Chen before shifting his gaze to the little monk. This was truly an invincible pair.
Ones fate contained great horror and could not be divined. The others fate did not even need to be divined and was already very horrifying.
With these two demonic geniuses working together, they were really undefeatable.
The Heavenly Book Schr was famed for reading the lives of allmon men and always being calm, in full control of the situation as he fanned himself. However, after meeting these two demonic geniusesone big and one smallthe Heavenly Book Schr could only hide as far as he could.
The instant I changed the Heaven Bewildering Formation to a Heaven Sealing Formation, the diviners of the Heavenly Mystery Tower could already divine our location. If there is any trouble, dont me it on me, the Heavenly Book Schr said with a sullen expression. Then, he closed his folding fan and waved it a few times.
Light flickered in all directions, and the Heaven Sealing Formation broke on its own. After that, his figure quickly shed as he flew off.
However, when the Heavenly Book Schr left the courtyard, he discovered that Xiao Chen, Jiang He, and the little monkpletely ignored him.
These people paid the Heavenly Book Schrs words no mind at all.
Being ignored like that for the first time, the Heavenly Book Schr felt depressed.
Get up and stop trampling on the character I wrote.
Xiao Chen grabbed the little monks baby waist and lifted him like a cat. The little monk cried out and iled his limbs.
However, the little monk still could not avoid his fate of being tossed into the sling.
Why! Why am I so unlucky?!
Inside the sling, the little monk threw a tantrum. His voice sounded a little choked.
Jiang He smiled and said, This little fellow really does not recognize his fortune. His physical body has been reconstructed, and he haspletely transformed. His strength improved further, and his future potential is boundless. Who knows how many older-generation experts would go crazy from envy after seeing you?
I dont care. I want to be big! I want to be big!
The little monk sadly iled around, swinging his fist and pounding messily on Xiao Chens back.
Pu ci!
Xiao Chen let out a dull grunt. The blow had made him vomit blood. He showed a pained expression.
This startled the little monk, and he immediately stopped moving, lying quietly in the sling. Big Brother, are you alright?
Its just a small injury, not a problem. Be gentler next time.
Xiao Chen gently wiped away the blood on his lips. His expression did not change as he focused on the character he wrote.
Jiang He, who was at the side, was bbergasted, incredibly shocked. Brother Xiao, arent you too calm about this?
Im used to it, Xiao Chen said as though nothing had happened.
What was vomited blood,pared to that pat that nearly killed him at the bottom of the stone pirs abyss? This was simply not worth mentioning.
It was not that Xiao Chen was calm. It was really that he was already inured to it.
After being with the little monk, one would never be shocked at unexpected urrences.
However, Jiang He still felt shocked. How lucky did one have to be to offset the little monk?
Since Xiao Chen was still looking at the character for moon on the paper, Jiang He asked out of curiosity, Brother Xiao, why did you write moon
Thats right. Thats right. Why?
The little monk on Xiao Chens back was like a cat. He patted Xiao Chens back and showed his little head, looking like a curious baby.
That was not right. The little monk was a curious baby now.
I dont know. The moment I lifted the brush, I thought of the moon. Perhaps I have an affinity with the moon in this life. Many of the Martial Techniques I practice are rted to the moon. Even the person that I love has the word moon in her name, Xiao Chen answered honestly, not hiding anything.
Jiang He consoled, Actually, there is no need to mind it too much. Even if he can see the fate of all men, he is not omniscient. I believe that Brother Xiao can achieve anything you set your mind to. If you want peace, just work towards it with all your might. There is no need to stop doing what you want to do.
Perhaps.
Xiao Chen put away the white paper, revealing the saber mark that the Heavenly Book Schr had made. Then, he looked at Jiang He and asked, Do you want to be the Dragon Emperor?
Xiao Chens sudden question made Jiang Hes eyes flicker. After some silence, Jiang He said, Lets not talk about that.
That is strange. It seems that he had some troubles that are hard to talk about.
Xiao Chen observed carefully. His sharp senses picked up some other things.
It was like Jiang He found some things difficult to put into words.
I want to be the Dragon Emperor, Xiao Chen said seriously as he looked straight at Jiang He. He had no intention of stopping here.
This deration stunned Jiang He. Then, he smiled and said, Im not the only one that says this, but even though you have the bloodline of the Dragon Race, Brother Xiao, it is not of the Six Colored Divine Dragons. It is good to have such ambitions, but dont take it too seriously.
Xiao Chen smiled when he heard that. It seems like you are not of a noble bloodline, either.
Jiang He said sullenly, I am different.
Perhaps I am also different in the same way you are?
These words seemed somewhat roundabout, but what Xiao Chen wanted to express was still very clear.
Jiang He smiled awkwardly and said, Brother Xiao, please stop joking.
Xiao Chen looked calmly at Jiang He and enunciated every word carefully, I never joke. I really want to be the Dragon Emperor. I am very clear about what I am thinking. I am also very clear of my target. I will put in my best effort to achieve that. Even if my life is the price, I will not mind.
There were some things that were best said in advance. Since they werepetitors, there was no need for Xiao Chen to hide it.
Xiao Chen was very clear of his own character. He was not willing to, nor did he want to hide it from Jiang He. He was not such a person.
You are serious?
Jiang Hes expression changed slightly, his smile fading. His expression turned slowly cold and serious.
What do you think? Xiao Chen countered with a question. He did not want to see such a situation happen, but sometimes, it was unavoidable.
The two looked straight at each other. At this moment, the rtionship between the two, which was originally already rather close, turned somewhat strange.
The two exchanged looks, sparks seeming to fly between them.
Interesting. No wonder I hit it off with you from the start. Aside from being of the so-called mixed-dragon bloodline and being desmen, we actually have the same target.
Jiang He revealed a mocking smile. However, it was not clear whether he was mocking himself or Xiao Chen.
Fate toyed with men. Sometimes, one felt speechless when facing heaven.
Few desmen could catch Xiao Chens attention. Even fewer were the people whom he considered worth making friends with. Without a doubt, Jiang He was one of these very few people.
However, it was such a person that actually had the same goal as Xiao Chen.
Not only were the two unable to be confidants, but they might even be enemies.
It was possible that in the fight to be the Dragon Emperor, they would end up as sworn enemies.
Speaking of which, the two of you are staring at each other, doing your best to appear fierce. However, there is no murderous intent. You did not infuse your wills of soul into your auras, either. Is this the legendary amorous nces? This little monk doesnt understand it.
The little monks infantile head appeared over Xiao Chens shoulder. He rubbed his head as he spoke, trying to understand.
The scene of two outstanding talents shing against each otherwhere love or hatred was hard to distinguishinstantly crumbled.
The scene changed. The baby little monk made the somewhat awkward situation even more awkward.
The two awkward men quickly looked away, no longer daring to stare at each other.
Xiao Chen sat down once again. As he looked at the saber mark that the Heavenly Book Schr left behind, he reached out to touch it.
At that moment, something strange happened.
The saber mark disappeared, and a saber light that was like mes rose and gathered into a light screen.
Scenes flickered on the light screen.
There was an ancient throne at the top of some steps.
Three vague figures, each radiating a powerful saber intent and holding sabers, dashed up the steps with all their might.
Along the way, fresh blood dripped off the tips of their sabers, leaving a long trail.
The road of sovereigns, the Dragon Emperors throne!
Jiang He was slightly startled. He immediately recognized the throne and steps. He anxiously focused his eyes on the light screen.
Just as Jiang He focused his attention, the scene flickered. In the next moment, he could see only one persons feet stepping towards the Dragon Emperors throne.
As that person turned around, the scene suddenly vanished as the light screen shattered.
Jiang Cheng did not see who ascended to the Dragon Emperors throne in the end.
However, he could be sure that the ones at the end were three desmen.
He was about to say something when the threes expressions all suddenly changed.
They looked up at the night sky. There were several strong auras currently rushing over to this ce.
The trouble that the Heavenly Book Schr mentioned had arrived.
Chapter 1860 (Raw 1872): Intoxicating Saber Sounds
Chapter 1860 (Raw 1872): Intoxicating Saber Sounds
A massive warship zing with purple light appeared in the north, flying quickly through the clouds in the night sky towards Jiang Hes courtyard.
There was an ancient Jiang character written on a war banner at the bow of the ship.
Even from five hundred kilometers away, one could feel the fighting spiriting from that ancient warship.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The deafening sound of war drums rumbled out from the ship, spreading in all directions.
Visible ripples surged out from the warship, looking like waves of water. Space even became confused and got swept away.
The loud drumming startled all of the cultivators in Soaring Dragon City.
Its the Jiang ns Purple Thunder Warship!
Whats happening? To think that the Jiang n brought out a Purple Thunder Warship! There are only three of them in the Jiang n.
Although the Jiang n is not one of the eight great Noble ns of my dynasty, it is still one of the top three ns within the Soaring Dragon Marquisate.
It has been many years since Ist saw the Jiang n send out a Purple Thunder Warship.
Go, go, go! Lets go and take a look!
The night sky was dark and a bright moon hung there.
The Jiang ns Purple Thunder Warship was like a bright pearl. Its burning light could contest with the moons radiance.
The thunderous drumming seemed like it would shake down the lunar pce in the sky.
[TL Note: Chinese legends speak of a pce on the moon where one of the deities live.]
No one knew why the Jiang n was furious enough to bring out a Purple Thunder Warship.
What was more horrifying was that the Jiang n even beat their war drums, something that had not happened for several hundred years.
Everyone believed that this was connected to the theft of the Sub-Divine Crystal in broad daylight and the Heavenly Book Schrs mysterious abduction.
Many with sharp senses all noticed an extraordinary aura.
Against this backdrop, many experts followed in secret, wanting to see what had happened.
However, something even more shocking had yet toe. A fortress ship bathed in jade light and surrounded by red clouds arrived from the west of Soaring Dragon City. It seemed to take its time traveling.
The ship sparkled and glowed like an Immortals treasure ship sailing at a leisurely pace. However, in reality, it moved extremely fast.
That fortress ship moved rapidly, leaving radiance in its wake like Immortal mist. It was like a jade ribbon falling from the heavens, drifting in this quiet night sky.
Ding! Ding! Dang! Dang!
Fluid, pleasant, melodious tones rang out from the fortress ship that gave off a brilliant light fromnterns. In contrast to the rumbling drumming, the gentle and elegant sounds were intoxicating. Only when the song ended did everyone slowly open their eyes.
One could make out several young women on that brilliant fortress ship, dancing and ying all sorts of instruments. Their swaying figures showed vague jade-green shadows thrown by the shipsntern me.
The Smiling Daughter Pavilions warship!
Damn! It really is the Smiling Daughter Pavilions warship!
What exactly happened? An entertainment establishment like the Smiling Daughter Pavilion actually sent out their warship!
Dont underestimate the Smiling Daughter Pavilions strength. In regard to umtions, even the Jiang n cannotpare to them.
I am just surprised. An entertainment establishment like the Smiling Daughter Pavilion rarely gets angry. Who is this shocking person who can anger even the Smiling Daughter Pavilion?
I need to go and take a look.
With the appearance of the Smiling Daughter Pavilion, many cultivators who initially just watched from afar could no longer hold themselves back, soaring into the sky.
There was a good show toe. Another four warships appeared in the night sky.
The factions behind these warships were all stronger than the Jiang n.
However, someone discovered something even more horrifying. These warships were converging on one destination.
The Heavenly Mystery Tower, the Sun Moon Pavilion, the Thunder Cloud Sect, and the Jade Water Mountain Manor! These are all the top factions of our Soaring Dragon Marquisate. What exactly happened?
All the cultivators paying attention to this matter were bbergasted. This was simply frightening.
Previously, offending just one of these factions was practically a death sentence.
Today, someone had actually fearlessly offended all of these factions.
Ghostly Shadow Bandit, you will definitely die today!
Suddenly, a furious roar came from the Jiang ns Purple Thunder Warship and echoed in the night sky.
The anger contained in the voice made ones heart pound heavily.
Its the Ghostly Shadow Bandit!
No wonder, no wonder. Aside from him, no one would dare to offend so many factions.
Practically all of these factions had valuable treasures stolen from them. Furthermore, news of that spread far and wide, which embarrassed them. Now that they have the Ghostly Shadow Bandit cornered, they will definitely not let him run away again.
This is truly an extensive formation of people. It looks like all these factions really hate this Ghostly Shadow Bandit to the bone.
Upon hearing that furious roar, everyone immediately understood why these factions were here. This dispelled many peoples doubts.
In the courtyard, as Xiao Chen watched the warships flying over from all directions, he entered deep thought. It looks like tonight would be rather unbearable.
The warships of the various factions had already locked down on this ce, sealing off all the exits.
There was simply no way to run. It was rather difficult to run away from right under their noses.
Jiang He said somewhat helplessly, Sorry, I implicated you. I did not expect that it would escte this much.
Previously, Jiang He had the Heaven Bewildering Formation to wipe his presence from the heavenly mysteries. He did not need to fear others surrounding him.
However, he made a bit of a blunder today.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly. I am the one who brought the Heavenly Book Schr here. If we are meting out me, I should be the one that implicated you.
Two big brothers, dont be afraid. I will go and dismantle one of the ships and tear a path out for you.
The little monk wore a red undergarment that covered his chest and abdomen. His tender buttocks were still exposed. Even so, he did not seem afraid.
As the little monk stood on the stone table, he looked up at the sky, a heroic expression on his baby face.
Be obedient and dont cause trouble.
Xiao Chen picked up the little monk and tossed him into the sling on his back as he thought about countermeasures.
This trouble could not be solved by dismantling one ship.
Not to mention whether the little monk could dismantle one of the ships or not, even if he could, the others would quickly seal the opening.
These warships all rivaled 7-Star pirate ships. Their speed was frightening.
Cultivators might be nimbler than warships and have greater explosive speed. However,peting in strength against a warship was simply seeking death.
What countermeasure do you have? Jiang He asked.
A cold light shed in Xiao Chens eyes as he replied, Snatch a ship.
At first, Jiang He was startled. Then, he thought about it. Indeed, snatching a ship was one possible way.
It was challenging to flee from a warship with their personal strength. However, if the two could use the other partys warship, the situation would be very different.
Of these warships, which one is the weakest? Xiao Chen asked. These were Jiang Hes enemies. He should know more.
Jiang He looked at a warship flying over from the west. Then, he said softly, Of these factions, the Smiling Daughter Pavilion is the one with the deepest umtions. However, this is not the dynastys capital. A warship that they brought out from a marquisates capital would not be that strong.
Thats the one, then.
Xiao Chen turned around, looking hopeful. His clear eyes were calm as if he was proposing something minor.
Jiang He entered deep thought. It seems that Ive been underestimating Xiao Chen all along. This person was far scarier than I imagined.
However, there was no fluster or hesitation in Jiang Hes eyes, either.
Since he had already made up his mind, Jiang He would not hesitate anymore.
Whoosh! Whoosh!
Suddenly, two sonic booms erupted in the courtyard. Xiao Chen and Jiang He took to the skies simultaneously, moving ten kilometers in the blink of an eye.
The two of them stood above the clouds, looking down in all directions.
The people who came to watch the excitement on the roofs along the streets looked up. They saw two figures high above, looking like people in paintings under the full moon.
Two people?
Which one is the Ghostly Shadow Bandit? Could it be that the Ghostly Shadow Bandit has always been two people?
What are they doing? To think that they took the initiative to head for the Smiling Daughter Pavilions ship.
Are they sending themselves to death?
The Smiling Daughter Pavilion is rife with hidden talents. There are many experts there. If such an entertainment establishment did not have experts guarding it, it would have been overturned long ago.
The loud exmations below rang out endlessly. The bold actions of the two in the air made the onlookers break out in a cold sweat.
Humph!
A cold snort came from the fortress ship shining with a jade light. One of the pretty women on the ship said, They are seeking death. You may injure them, but none of them are allowed to die!
That womans voice showed a determined tyranny and strong confidence.
Yes, Lead Headliner!
Hum!
Zithers, flutes, panpipes, pipas, bells, guzhengs, and many other instruments sang at the same time.
The music was still very gentle, flowing, and clear. It still sounded intoxicating, entrancing.
However, the killing Qi it contained was like huge, surging waves towering to the sky.
Anyone with eyes could see the killing intent and the offensive power of the sound waves. It could instantly kill an early-stage Holy Venerate.
With such great might, regr people would not dare to face it.
The two figures that seemed to be descending from the moon appeared as insignificant as a lone boat in the vast sea as they faced the surging attack.
However, the twos expressions did not change, remaining calm.
Be it that white-d youth with delicate facial features and exuding a proud aura or the gray-d youth that showed a yful and disrespectful expression to the world, neither retreated.
Many already imagined the two getting cut into pieces by the sound waves and their blood scattering throughout the sky. These people could not bear to continue watching.
However, in the next moment, the sound of two sabers being unsheathed rang out. These sounds were even more intoxicating than the wondrous musicing from the countless instruments.
This resulted in everyone reflexively opening their eyes to see.
Everyone saw two strands of resplendent saber light bursting out from the twos hands.
The night was gone. Only this light lit up the surroundings.
Chapter 1861 (Raw 1873): Beauties Falling from the Sky
Chapter 1861 (Raw 1873): Beauties Falling from the Sky
Two strands of saber light swept out.
These strands of saber light immediately tore through the ferocious waves of the torrential sound wave attack without losing any might.
The two infused their wills of soul and their Saber Daos Great Dao Energy into their saber strikes.
As a result, when they swung their sabers, the two produced a fearsome might.
The two strands of saber light were like two zing suns,peting in brightness in the night sky and illuminating this dark world.
Charge!
Above the fortress ship, the two broke through the sound wave attacks created by hundreds of instruments. Their auras flourished as they quickly descended towards the fortress ship.
The twos thoughts were straightforward. The attacks of the Music Dao were of pure sound and not very strong.
The strength was in the song arrangement. If the two could not break the other partys rhythm, then it would be quite problematic when the song from the fortress ship rang out endlessly.
Even if the two were very capable, they would be helpless.
In fact, the two would be deeply trapped in the song, unable to pull themselves out and escape.
Without needing tomunicate, the two knew what decision to make. There was only one choice: quickly end the battle at all costs.
The pretty woman in the fortress ship was the lead headliner of the Soaring Dragon Citys Smiling Daughter Pavilion. Her stage name was once Qiu Xue, and now she was known as Headliner Xue.
At this moment, the two saber lights already tore through the sound waves and crashed into the fortress ship.
Boom!
The saber lights shed intensely with the protective barrier of the fortress ship. The entire fortress ship shook amid rumbling.
Several instruments fell over, and that many women with exquisite figures felt dizzy and panicked.
Ding! At the crucial moment, Headliner Xue, sitting in the top deck of the ship, quickly strummed her fingers across her instrument.
A unique, tinkling melody rang out. In one breath of time, Headliner Xue yed more than a hundred notes with dazzling speed.
The flustered women in the fortress ship quickly calmed their emotions. Then, picking up Headliner Xues song, they started to y their instruments in apaniment.
One song of an intoxicated, beautiful woman, asking the gentleman where she could seek a soul mate. One song of the cold autumn water; who says that the scene of spring surpasses that of the autumn wind filling the air with falling leaves and flowers of various colors? One song of heartbreak; the flowers wilt and fly about the sky, the redness fades, and the fragrance disappears; who will take pity? One song of great sadness; the past is recollected from the start; as the one makes paper cuttings, one sees their thinning shadow cast from thenterns light; even the red conch starts to worry; do you still remember the brightly colored clothes worn under the bright moon?
...
As all kinds of instruments yed, Headliner Xue used her voice, which sounded like that of nature, to sing a song of extreme sorrow.
Its the Death of the Young Beauty!
This is one of the Azure Lotus Fairys legendary divine songs! Headliner Xue is truly incredible. Despite the situation, she remained calm. Not only did she block the auras of the Ghostly Shadow Fiend Duo, but she even dealt a beautiful counterattack. She is truly incredible.
This song is really very pleasing to the ear. Headliner Xue truly lives up to being the dynastys capitals queen of flowers back then. She can casually sing a legendary divine song, bringing out sincere emotions and excellent skills. She is truly admirable.
As long as Headliner Xue can dy them for a while, it does not matter whether the Ghostly Shadow Fiend Duo can break this song or not. The warships of the other factions will surround them, and the Ghostly Shadow Fiend Duo will definitely die.
The Ghostly Shadow Bandit turned into two people for some reason, so the cultivators had to change their nickname to reflect this.
Of course, this was not a good nickname: the Ghostly Shadow Fiend Duo.
We cannot continue like this. In the next wave, the song will be even more intense. We will definitely die for sure.
Headliner Xue yed the Death of the Young Beauty on her guzheng, immediately blocking the attack of Xiao Chen and Jiang He. In the end, they could not board the fortress ship.
[TL Note: The guzheng is simr to the zither butrger.]
On the contrary, the two even suffered significant injuries. The sound waves injured both the mind and body. These sound waves, which were infused with Soul Energy, caused invisible damage to the internal organs.
This was even more so for the mind and soul.
The clothes of the two immediately became dyed red with blood from the wounds inflicted by the sound waves.
This showed how sharp, dense, and broad the sound waves were, extremely horrifying.
Up at the top deck of the fortress ship, Headliner Xues ten fingers moved continuously, looking illusory as she drove the melody of the songing from the entire ship.
Combined with the formations in the fortress ship, Headliner Xue brought out the might of the Death of the Young Beauty to its limits.
Right now, Headliner Xue did not just want to block the two. She even wanted to deal with the Ghostly Shadow Bandit and take back the Smiling Daughter Pavilions missing Fairy Basket.
It might just be a replica, but if the Smiling Daughter Pavilionspetitors obtained it, they might be able to make a simr treasure.
That was a significant problem and worry for the Smiling Daughter Pavilion.
Just as the melody changed, Xiao Chen and Jiang He exchanged looks, each with a n in mind.
Xiao Chen instantly executed the Dragon Tone Art. Invisible Dragon Might gathered in his chest and formed a vast whirlpool.
At this moment, he activated thirty percent of his Azure Dragon bloodline, amplifying that Dragon Might whirlpool.
The wind and clouds above suddenly changed, surging chaotically. The invisible Dragon Qi formed an enormous dragon head above.
The instant Xiao Chen opened his mouth, he let out a terrifying dragon roar.
On the other side, Jiang He roared at the same time as Xiao Chen.
Jiang He used another kind of dragon tone Secret Technique. Compared to Xiao Chens spirited roar, his roar was sharper and covered less area. However, it was more focused.
Boom!
The two dragon roars worked together. Jiang Hes dragon roar pierced the fortress ships protective barrier. Xiao Chens vast spirited dragon roar followed up and swept through the entire fortress ship.
Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!
Immediately, the dragon roarshed all of the instruments on the fortress ship. The strings on the zithers snapped, the flutes exploded, and the musicians all vomited blood due to the extreme rebound.
Xiao Chen and Jiang He took the opportunity tond on the deck.
Whoosh!
Cold lights flickered continuously. The musicians on the ship did not just sit still and wait for death. They all drew out cold, sharp swords from their instruments and lunged towards Xiao Chen and Jiang He.
The two faced their enemies.
Opposing Veritable Essence Energies circted in Xiao Chens body, and the Taiji force field appeared.
Through the Thunder Dragon Nine Transformations, Xiao Chens figure flickered. Those who came to block him could notst even one move.
After losing their instruments, the musiciansbat prowess definitely decreased significantly. Their closebat skills were not up to even one move from the enemy.
On the other side, Jiang He seemed even swifter.
As Jiang Hes figure flickered, he left behind mysterious and unfathomable ck shadows. He was so fast that no one could find his true body.
This was how the nickname Ghostly Shadow Bandit hade about.
It was not only that. Jiang Hes saber light was even more tyrannical. His saber had a berserk aura, and when he attacked, he showed no mercy.
The musicians who were stuck all received heavy injuries, instantly losing theirbat prowess.
After about fifteen minutes, the two stood next to each other once again. Among the musicians, only Headliner Xue remained standing on the top deck of the fortress ship.
You!
Seeing the many severely injured musicians on the ship, Headliner Xue trembled in anger. She never expected such a situation to ur.
Not only did she fail to capture the Ghostly Shadow Fiend Duo, but all the girls on her side also ended up severely injured.
Furthermore, this oue was only because Xiao Chen and Jiang He were not bloodthirsty murderers. Otherwise, none would have survived.
This situation stunned Headliner Xue. She said sullenly, You both have to die!
After saying that, she took out the original Fairy Basket, the Smiling Daughter Pavilions Soul Tool.
Whoosh!
However, Xiao Chen was ready for that. He managed to nock an arrow in advance and release it.
The arrow that the God Shadow Bow shot moved at lightning speed, catching the Holy Venerate Headliner Xue off guard and pinning her to the fortress ship.
The Fairy Basket fell out of her hand; she did not get a chance to use it.
Xiao Chens arrow sought only speed; he had not infused much Soul Energy into it. Otherwise, Headliner Xue would not have ended up just like this; she would have died on the spot.
Whoosh!
Xiao Chens figure shed, and he arrived on the crows-nest of the fortress ship. Then, he pulled out the arrow.
Immediately, blood spurted out. Headliner Xues paleplexion looked bloodless. She was haggard, her soul and body both severely injured.
Xiao Chen raised his foot and kicked the Fairy Basket into the air. After catching it, he returned it to Headliner Xue.
Startled screams kept rising from the fortress ship as Jiang He skillfully tossed down the many beautiful women.
These women that were tossed off were in no danger of dying or falling to their deaths.
Although the Ghostly Shadow Bandit had stolen countless treasures, he did not delight in killing. He only lived in defiance of convention, without malicious intentions.
Hahaha! Beauties are falling from the sky. Catch them!
Smiling, Jiang He tossed down the many beautiful women from the fortress ship, causing the people below to exim in excitement.
Damn! There really are women falling from the sky. They are the Smiling Daughter Pavilions musicians!
They are all great beauties! Quickly! Quickly! Grab them and bring them home to be wives. Hahaha!
Whats the rush? They are all musicians of the Smiling Daughter Pavilion. Do you really dare to snatch them away?
What do you know? Havent you heard of saving the beauty as a hero and the beauty offering herself in return? Damn! Stop blocking me!
Ghostly Shadow Fiend Duo, quickly, quickly, quickly! Toss a few more down!
This action triggered a hugemotion among the thousands of cultivators below.
Thousands of cultivators soared into the night sky, waiting for the beauties to be tossed down from the fortress ship. This was a rare encounter for them, something that might not happen even once in a millennium.
You are shameless, despicable, hoodlums...
As Headliner Xue gripped the Fairy Basket, she pointed at the two. Poignant tears flowed on her face as she scolded, trembling in anger.
However, before Headliner Xue could finish, she let out a startled cry. Jiang He had picked her up and tossed her down as well.
Stop messing around. Ill cover the rear. You go to the control room! Xiao Chen said from the crows-nest. Then, he drew his bow, looking at the somewhat distant warshipsing over.
Hehe! Roger that.
Jiang He dusted his hands off and tossed down the final two beauties. Then, he rushed to the control room.
Chapter 1862 (Raw 1874): Dancing in the Wind
Chapter 1862 (Raw 1874): Dancing in the Wind
Xiao Chen held the God Shadow Bow in his hand as he stood in the crows-nest. All the warships that were hundreds of kilometers away appeared very clear to his eyes.
Since obtaining the God Shadow Bow, Xiao Chen had not even brought out ten percent of its might.
Even Xiao Chen himself did not know how great the potential of the God Shadow Bow was.
That earlier arrow was the result of just plucking the bowstring. The bowstring did not even get drawn back, yet the arrow managed to injure a Holy Venerate severely.
After Xiao Chen became a middle-stage Star Venerate, his Soul Energy had increased significantly. That earlier shot had not taken much of his Soul Energy, just about one-fifth.
He felt some anticipation as he infused the remainder of his Soul Energy, wondering how powerful this shot would be.
Xiao Chen also wondered if it could cause the God Shadow Bow to show its second form, the form where it spread out divine wings as it had when he faced the Heavenly Book Schr.
The fortress ship started moving. Controlled by Jiang He, it flew away from the city swiftly.
With this fortress ship, the two no longer had to fear the pursuit of the warships. They now had the power to sh head-on.
Damn it! We absolutely cannot let them escape. After them!
The Jiang ns Purple Thunder Warship led the charge and quickly gave chase.
The sound of war drums shook the sky as electric light spread out and lit up the surroundings. A purple mist shrouded the area.
A formation above the Purple Thunder Warship continuously absorbed the lightning-attributed energy in the surroundings, gathering them into a resplendent ball of electricity. This ball of electricity contained a horrifying amount of energy and possessed a shocking might.
This ball of electricity could be shot out at any moment.
Unfortunately, Xiao Chen was on the fortress ship that belonged to the Smiling Daughter Pavilion, which gave the Jiang n qualms about attacking.
Not knowing how to smooth over the destruction of the Smiling Daughter Pavilions ship, the Jiang n hesitated.
It was best not to shoot that ball of electricity until the veryst moment. After all, there was still a chance to catch up.
I choose you.
The Jiang ns people hesitated, but Xiao Chen did not. As he drew the bowstring, it seemed like godly shadows flickered in the sky.
The moment Xiao Chen let go, that ball of electricity instantly exploded.
The arrow was so fast, it defiedprehension. It looked like Xiao Chen just released the arrow when it struck the huge, horrifying ball of electricity.
The energy contained in the arrow shot from the God Shadow Bow made the ball of electricity explode. In an instant, the Jiang ns warship turned into a resplendent ze of fireworks. Fiery light endlessly shot out and filled the sky with glorious bursts of light, spreading out in the night scene.
Only a dpidated frame remained of the Purple Thunder Warship. It shook in the sky, on the verge of copse. The Jiang n cultivators on it had already bailed out.
Joy and sadness came at a moments notice. The Jiang n, which came with a ferocious momentum, ended up with apletely unexpected result.
Stop! Stop! Stop!
Stop! There is a Soul Tool in his hand!
The other pursuing warships were frightened into a panic. The Jiang ns warship ended up destroyed. This inconceivable scene stunned them all.
One moment earlier, the Purple Thunder Warship was in its peak state, its war drums pounding thunderously. Why did it explode just like that?
How did the other party break through its defenses? What did he use to make the ball of electricity explode? No one had clearly seen it.
This incited fear in everyone. The most horrifying thing was that the Jiang ns people did not even manage to react.
The several Holy Venerates on the warship actually did not discover how the other party attacked and stop him.
This was destined to be a crazy night, one that the cultivators in Soaring Dragon City would remember for many years.
The Ghostly Shadow Fiend Duo plunged Soaring Dragon City into turmoil.
First, the Ghostly Shadow Fiend Duo tossed down the beauties of the Smiling Daughter Pavilion, turning the surroundings chaotic. Even now, that uproar had yet to settle down.
Then, the Ghostly Shadow Fiend Duo shot an extremely fast arrow that caused the Purple Thunder Warship to explode. It was hard for everyone to recover from their shock.
Brother Xiao, its not good. The Marquiss Residences people areing over, as well, Jiang He said somewhat anxiously from the control room.
With such a hugemotion, it was impossible for the city guards not to show up. However, right now, the city guards also had difficulty controlling this situation.
Actually, the city guards had been observing in secret from the start.
The Marquiss Residence was happy to watch the various major factions of the Soaring Dragon Marquisate surround the Ghostly Shadow Bandit, not minding a fight breaking out.
Slightly weakening the factions in this cityboth the ns and the sectswas not a problem for the Marquiss Residence but a good thing instead.
It could increase the Marquiss Residences control.
The Marquiss Residence wanted both sides to wear out each other.
However, the situation had spiraled out of control, so the Marquiss Residences people had no choice but to show up and deal with the chaos.
Abandon ship.
Xiao Chen looked around and discovered the Marquiss Residences warships approaching from all directions of the city.
He felt somewhat surprised at the Marquiss Residences participation.
The fight between factions like this did not impact the Marquiss Residences interests. Typically, the smart people would choose just to watch.
Xiao Chen and Jiang He decisively abandoned ship.
The two chose tond in the most chaotic ce.
The cultivators below seemed to have gone crazy, throwing themselves into tumultuous fights. They all chased after the Smiling Daughter Pavilions musicians that the Ghostly Shadow Fiend Duo tossed down.
Jiang He felt somewhat rueful and surprised. He had only been avoiding killing those musicians. Unexpectedly, he had kicked up such amotion.
Faster! Faster! Faster! Everyone, quickly give chase! Ku Yejian snatched away an extremely beautiful musician. Dont let him run!
There is one there, as well. Howe I could not catch one?
Everyone, quick, look! That is Headliner Xue! Headliner Xue was also tossed down!
Headliner Xue, dont be afraid. Ill protect you! No one will be able to hurt you!
You beasts. Dont hurt Headliner Xue!
When Xiao Chen and Jiang Hended, they appeared somewhat embarrassed to be the cause of this furor. They put onrge cloaks and left right away.
The two moved quickly. They did not know what would happen to them if they were captured after causing such colossal chaos. Just the thought of that would set one atremble in fear.
Now, the two only wanted to take advantage of the chaos to sneak out of the city.
Haha! This is really interesting. How unfortunate that this little monk cannot break the abstinence of lust. Otherwise, I would also toss down one or two beautiful elder sisters.
A tiny head popped out from therge cloak on Xiao Chens body, speaking in a cheerful baby voice.
Jiang He said with a grin, You are nicknamed the Little Demonic Monk Silver Saber. Howe you have not broken the abstinence of lust yet?
Stop mentioning that nickname. Ill flip out if you do! The little monks baby face immediately turned extremely embarrassed, his little face thoroughly red.
Hahaha! Alright, Ill stop mentioning it.
Xiao Chen could not restrain a smile. The nickname Little Demonic Monk Silver Saber was destined to be the little monks lifelong pain.
This nickname would defame the little monk for life.
At this moment, Xiao Chen and Jiang He were effortlessly weaving through the chaotic crowd.
It would be challenging to find the two who hid in these muddied waters deliberately.
Speaking of which, when viewed from another perspective, Jiang Hes casual action created these circumstances that allowed them to escape.
One hourter, Xiao Chen and Jiang He had already gotten far away from the chaos.
The two walked on an empty street, which initially should have been extremely bustling. Themotion caused by Xiao Chen and Jiang He had emptied it out long ago.
This street was wide enough for more than ten horse carriages to travel side by side. Now, it looked hushed and empty.
The shadows of Xiao Chen and Jiang He elongated more and more in this empty street under the moonlight.
Frosty winds, cold night, and a bright moon in the sky.
As the two walked on, they did not say a word. After themotion was over, they returned to reality.
After parting here, the two might next meet each other with weapons drawn.
Perhaps this was thest time the two worked together.
The hearts of the two were somewhat heavy. Fate was merciless, and destiny toyed with men. Who could have imagined that both of them aimed to be the Dragon Emperor?
Both of them shouldered a heavy burden that could not be easily shown to others.
As the wind blew, the fallen leaves at the side of the street danced in the wind.
Xiao Chens feet suddenly came to a stop. As he looked at the drifting fallen leaves, he entered deep thought.
Sometimes, it felt like ones fate was like the drifting fallen leaves.
When the wind blew from somewhere, one would involuntarily dance in the wind.
At this moment, Jiang He also stopped.
The fallen leaves originally rested in the dust. However, they ended up dancing in the wind involuntarily, helpless against the merciless, cold wind.
These two were not sentimental people. Naturally, they did not stop because of the dancing fallen leaves in the wind.
Rows of cultivators dressed in uniform armor appeared at the ends of their vision, blocking the road.
This was a group of warriors that had experienced hundreds of battles and had great discipline.
These warriors radiated a horrifying killing Qi, which was where the wind came from.
Suddenly, the armored men moved. The city guards parted, and a man and woman walked forward.
When the two approached, Xiao Chen and Jiang He suddenly discovered that they were the Heavenly Book Schr and Lan Luo.
Chapter 1863 (Raw 1875): Invitation from the Marquis’s Residence
Chapter 1863 (Raw 1875): Invitation from the Marquiss Residence
When the Heavenly Book Schr and Lan Luo appeared together, Xiao Chen and Jiang He understood why they were blocked here.
This is a reallyrge formation of troops. We just left the tigers den, and we are blocked by a pack of wolves, Jiang He said helplessly with a smile. The saber in his hand disappeared, and a treasure saber giving off a terrifying aura reced it.
Ancient and mysterious decorative motifs of the Dragon Race were carved on the ck scabbard.
A Soul Tool!
Jiang He also had his own Soul Tool. Furthermore, it was clear that this Soul Tool had a connection to the Dragon Race. Perhaps this was the supreme treasure that he stole from the Dragon Race.
However, this was not the time to think about this. Xiao Chen held up his hand, heading off Jiang Hes attack.
Whats wrong? Do you know her? Jiang He asked, feeling confused. When he looked carefully, he noticed that something was indeed off with the way Lan Luo looked at Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen nodded and said, We can be considered to know each other.
Jiang He immediately showed his signature smile on his grave face. You are incredible. You even have a backer in the Marquiss Residence. Had I known earlier, I would have just gone to the Marquiss Residence openly. We would not have had to go through all this trouble.
Jiang He swapped out the mysterious Dragon Race treasure saber as the twomunicated in whispers.
On the other side, the Heavenly Book Schr appeared helpless. Lan Luo had forced him toe over.
While everyone was focused on the Ghostly Shadow Fiend Duo, Lan Luo had taken the initiative to bring the city guards to block the Heavenly Book Schr.
Left without a choice, the Heavenly Book Schr had to divine the locations of Xiao Chen and Jiang He.
Young Miss, it is best not to offend these two. Just let them go. After all, they did not cause any direct harm to the Marquiss Residence. There is no need to go down with them.
Although the Heavenly Book Schr had a bad habit of being cowardly, he did not have a sinister and insidious nature.
The life and death of Xiao Chen and Jiang He had nothing to do with the Heavenly Book Schr. However, he did not want the two to die because of him, either.
Who knew, Lan Luo simply ignored the Heavenly Book Schr and walked straight to Xiao Chen.
Her footsteps were hurried, not as if she wanted to attack Xiao Chen and Jiang He.
The Heavenly Book Schr suddenly startled to his senses with a feeling of enlightenment, understanding something.
Earlier, when he did a word reading for Xiao Chen, he had said that Xiao Chen would find peace if he remained here. Now he understood what it meant.
Xiao Chen, you already came all the way here. Are you not even going to ask around to find out whether I am here? Lan Luo asked softly as she eyed Xiao Chen with some hidden resentment.
Xiao Chen smiled bitterly, not knowing what to say. Then, the little monk popped out from under the cloak. The little monk immediately blushed red and eximed, What a pretty elder sister!
When Lan Luo saw the little monk, her expression changed slightly. Then, she said in understanding, So, thats why. No wonder you were not willing to see me. Xiao Chen, who do you think that I, Lan Luo, am?
Even if we are just ordinary friends, there is no need for you to be so impolite, not evening to say hello to me.
Xiao Chen showed an awkward expression. He had no idea how to exin this.
Hahaha! Young Miss, you misunderstand. This person is the Little Demonic Monk Silver Saber. He ate a natural treasure by chance and gained a great fortuitous encounter. Right now, his physical body is being reconstructed. The Heavenly Book Schr walked over with a smile, helping Xiao Chen out of the situation.
You still dare to mention it?!
Right after the Heavenly Book Schr spoke, the little monk became angry. He immediately leaped out from under the cloak, wanting to beat up the Heavenly Book Schr again.
However, Xiao Chen clearly could not allow the little monk to cause trouble under such circumstances.
Xiao Chen grabbed the little monks little hand while the little monk was in the air and ced him back in the sling.
Now that the misunderstanding was resolved, it was Lan Luos turn not to know what to say. Sorry, I...
Xiao Chen smiled and said, Its fine. It cant be helped. Lan Luo, do you have any way to send my friend out of the city?
Now that they were back on proper matters, Lan Luo recovered her usual expression. She replied softly, It is fine to send him out of the city. However, he has to hand over the treasures he stole here. These are my fathers instructions. I cannot disobey.
Hehe! Not a problem. Jiang He smiled carefreely, not intending to argue. Then, he handed over all the treasures that he had stolen in the city.
In reality, while a part of the reason why Jiang He stole the treasures of the various major factions was for opportunities, the main reason was just interest and habit.
Jiang He barely hesitated to fulfill Lan Luos condition.
After all, if he really needed these items, he could just steal them againter.
Thank you for Young Misss kind intentions. Brother Xiao, we will meet again in the future.
Jiang He showed a smile as he turned to leave.
After he turned away, the next time they met might be as enemies and not friends.
Despite knowing this, Jiang He forced himself not to show any changes in his expression.
He silently left under the cover of night. As he slowly went farther, his lonely figure passed into the even lonelier night sky.
Just like that, Jiang He vanished.
Xiao Chen withdrew his gaze and sighed softly. He felt somewhat rueful, a ratherplicated emotion.
He could not leave for now. Lan Luo had even brought out so many people. It would really be wrong of him to pretend that he never came here.
The Heavenly Book Schr performed a cupped-fist salute and said, I should not be needed any longer, so Ill take my leave first, in case the Heavenly Mystery Tower worries. Xiao Chen, although my words were harsh to the ears, there is a good chance that they are urate. There is no loss in thinking about it. Goodbye!
The street was now empty. The group of city guard elites had taken the initiative to leave at some point in time.
Now, only Xiao Chen and Lan Luo remained under the bright moon.
Wait, there was the little monk as well.
As the two walked on the street, they chatted casually. Xiao Chen gave a simple exnation of how he got to the Soaring Dragon Marquisate.
Back then, Xiao Chen had not wanted to attract any trouble in Withered Leaf City by wasting any time.
Hence, he just said the only ce he knew of in the Yanwu Dynasty. Aftering here, there had been an endless string of trouble. It had not been convenient for him to disturb Lan Luo. He just wanted to send the little monk back quickly.
After Lan Luo heard that, she understood. However, she also felt somewhat disappointed. So, your final destination is the Divine Dragon Empire?
Xiao Chen nodded. If not for this little fellow, I would be there already.
Why there? Actually, you could stay in the Yanwu Dynasty. With your talent and aptitude, the eight great Noble ns and the Rank 7 sects would all be willing to take you in. The dynasty is very vast. This is the stage for all the demonic geniuses and outstanding talents in the Great Thousand Realms. You definitely can carve out fame for yourself here. It would be a life worth living.
Lan Luo did not understand why Xiao Chen was so insistent on going to the Divine Dragon Empire.
Compared to the dynasties, the empires were still weaker.
Could it be that Xiao Chen fears thepetition from the eight great Noble ns and the royal ns outstanding talents?
That cant be. From what I understand of Xiao Chen, this is definitely not the reason.
After thinking about it, Lan Luo could only conclude that Xiao Chen was extremely concerned about the Divine Dragon Empire.
Perhaps it was for a person or some other worry.
Lan Luos words stirred faint ripples in Xiao Chens heart, inspiring some excitement.
Indeed, the four dynasties were the dreand of all the outstanding talents in the Great Thousand Realms, the ce where cultivators could climb to the peak. It was only in the dynasties that they could truly see the most glorious era of the Martial Epoch.
The Martial Epoch had been through several ages and developed through them. Now, it truly flourished.
The four dynasties held the greatest Luck of the Central Great Realm, attracting the outstanding talents of various ces.
This was especially so for the proud. They all wanted toe here and prove themselves.
As a cultivator, Xiao Chen was no exception. He wanted to see the truly outstanding geniuses and powerful demonic geniuses of this era.
However, this was not the time.
I wille but not now. I have to go to the Divine Dragon Empire.
Xiao Chen added, It is not convenient to exin the reason now, but many thanks for your kind intentions.
Lan Luo showed a rxed smile and said, There is no need for thanks between us. Dont see me as an outsider; there is really no need to stand on ceremony. No matter what you do or decide, if you need help, I will definitely give it.
She could not hide a trace of affection under her cool exterior.
Xiao Chen smiled bitterly and did not reply.
However, he thought in his heart, If Lan Luo is in any trouble, I will also help her without refusing.
As the two chatted about the past and their experiences, they walked to the Marquiss Residence.
Just as they were about to enter, Lan Luo turned around and smiled. I was too engrossed in chatting and almost forgot about proper matters.
Before Xiao Chen could ask what these matters were, she continued, My father wants to meet you.
The Soaring Dragon Marquis wants to meet me?
This was rather surprising. The Yanwu Dynasty had one hundred eight provinces. Those of different family names were conferred as marquises. Those of the royal n were conferred as kings.
Marquis was already the highest title of nobility, aside from those for the royal n.
Even against the backdrop of the entire Yanwu Dynasty, the Soaring Dragon Marquis was a major character. This was especially so since the Soaring Dragon Marquisate was strategically located at the border of the dynasty.
This made the Soaring Dragon Marquiss status even more prominent.
Xiao Chen did not know why such a major character wanted to meet him.
After some thought, he concluded that the reason could only be Lan Luo.
Chapter 1864 (Raw 1875.2 Repeated Number): Inside a Dream, Outside a Dream
Chapter 1864 (Raw 1875.2 Repeated Number): Inside a Dream, Outside a Dream
Whats wrong? You dont want to meet my father? Lan Luo asked as she purposely showed a stern face, looking upset.
Xiao Chen replied softly, No, when do we meet?
Tomorrow, then. This night is already sote. You are tired as well.
Alright.
Under Lan Luos arrangements, Xiao Chen received an exquisite and quiet courtyard in the Marquiss Residence.
Xiao Chen liked this a lot as it suited him well.
This night was indeed very tiring.
Or rather, since entering the Heavenly Mystery Tower, to being pursued, to now, Xiao Chen had not rested at all.
Xiao Chen ced the little monk at the side. Then hey on the bed, closing his eyes to rest.
However, sleep never came. As Xiao Cheny there, falling leaves drifted about outside the window, sounding like rain.
Those were the leaves that fell from the ancient tree in the courtyard when the night wind blew.
The falling leaves filled the air, rustling like rain. What concerned one that one could not fall asleep?
With something preupying the heart, it was naturally hard to fall asleep.
Xiao Chen turned on his side and opened his eyes. The moonlight from outside the window shone on the floor.
In no mood to sleep, he appeared expressionless as his thoughts wandered.
Xiao Chen was still thinking about what the Heavenly Book Schr had said before leaving.
Xiao Chen, although my words were harsh to the ears, there is a good chance that they are urate...
The word reading that the Heavenly Book Schr did for Xiao Chen did not have a good result, but it was as he said.
If they were not urate, there would not be so many people seeking out his divination skills.
When considering the Heavenly Book Schrs divination for the little monk, the little monk had gained a great fortuitous encounter, regardless of the process.
Is my heart destined to remain restless?
The path to bing the Dragon Emperor was destined to be hard. This went without saying. Xiao Chen did not mind. What he cared about was whether he could meet Liu Ruyue or not.
The White Dragon Holy Daughter, an absolute beauty of her time. Even the Dragon God Crown Prince was enamored with her.
In the dead of night, if one was not sleepy, ones imagination would inevitably run wild, unable to escape the turmoil of ones thoughts.
For some reason, Jiang Hes words reappeared in Xiao Chens mind, plunging it into chaos again.
Whoosh!
Since Xiao Chen could not fall asleep, he put on his clothes, picked up his saber, and walked out casually.
Big Brother Xiao, what are you doing? the little monk asked sleepily, opening his eyes.
Im going to practice the saber. Go to sleep.
The moonlight was like water as it shone on the courtyard, lending the scene a hazy veil.
Xiao Chen drew his Tyrant Saber and started swinging it casually.
Countless emotions intertwined in his heart. There was anxiety, anger, regret, dissatisfaction, frenzy, and many others.
However, the more this was so, the gentler and more exquisite the saber light Xiao Chen swung out.
There was a ferocious tiger in his heart, sniffing at the roses.
Xiao Chen expertly controlled his mental state, not letting his Saber Technique lose its order and meticulousness.
If the heart cannot find peace in the end, all I seek is a clear conscience.
Xiao Chen raised his saber and gathered all the moonlight in the courtyard together. The saber light swept across, and he gently leaped up.
Whoosh!
Xiao Chen gently pushed off with his feet, and his figure flitted across the sky. His white robes and white hair danced and spun around.
As he danced, the boundless moonlight spread out from his body.
Immediately, the moonlight in the courtyard became like drifting snow or like flower petals dancing in the wind.
Flowers drifted in the entire garden, looking very poetic.
Xiao Chen stopped and hovered in the air. Using his saber as a brush, he was within the painting, but his heart was outside.
If this heart cannot find peace, then who can understand me?!
Who can understand my many years of lonely persistence? Who can understand my heavy burden of revitalizing the Azure Dragons? Who can understand my struggles and persistence in seeking the moon?
The moon was like hundreds of flowers dancing for a sovereign. The flowers flew all over the ce. No one was around to appreciate this poetic scene. There was no one in the painting that understood it.
Ka ca!
A crisp crackle rang out as the painting shattered. The lights and shadow dispersed, and the moonlight scattered. The flowers broke and withered away, but no one found it a pity; no ones heart ached for it.
If this heart cannot find peace in the end, unable to find a soul mate, what is the point of having a clear conscience?
The night slowly grew darker, and the cold strengthened.
Who pities me for my thin clothes and lone figure facing the moon?
As Xiao Chen stood amid the scattered broken flowers, the saber light spreading out showed unspeakable grief.
However, this grief did not turn into anger or hatred.
One could grieve or worry, but one should not be wrathful nor hate.
Moreover, Xiao Chen used the saber to create dreams. The dreams had wine and beauties. The beauties apanied one to drink and get drunk, smiling together.
There was no grief or worry. Flowers drifted in the dream, and there were people to apany Xiao Chen to appreciate them.
If one did not understand the beauty of dreams, how could one use the saber as a dream, to use a dream as a dream?
An illusionary scene appeared in the courtyard under the bright moonlight. There were drunk people, people smiling, and people dancing in the sky with the moonlight.
It was hard to differentiate which were real and which were not, which were dreams and which were reality.
If this heart cannot find peace in the end, let me enter a long sleep and never open my eyes for ten thousand years.
However, one had to wake up from a dream eventually.
When Xiao Chen opened his eyes, it was not the beautiful dream disappearing but clearly the entire world slipping away from his hand.
A vast and boundless disappointment filled his heart. Could he continue to hold the saber tightly in his hand?
Buzz!
Suddenly, a boundless saber hum rang out in the courtyard. The saber in Xiao Chens hand burned with a purple me.
When the purple me faded, the pitch-ck saber had turned into an illusory purple. It felt like this was the true color of the Tyrant Saber.
Xiao Chen tightly grasped the saber and casually swung it.
The night scene in the entire courtyard garden faded quickly. The purple saber light spread out like it was water.
Suddenly, Xiao Chens expression changed. A ck-d person on the wall had been forced to show himself as a result of the purple saber light.
Who is it?!
Whoosh!
Xiao Chen thrust his saber, and the purple light filling the garden gathered and shot out.
That person cried out in surprise. Then, his figure shed, but the saber light still struck his shoulder.
That person gave Xiao Chen a strange look. This figure disappeared with a few shes, leaving in haste.
The night was hazy, and that person soon vanished from sight.
It was like that person had not appeared at all. The only sign was the purple saber light that had yet to fade, hanging in the air as proof of everything that just happened.
Xiao Chen sheathed his saber and frowned slightly. However, he did not give chase.
This person was able to appear silently without being discovered. He was only exposed when Xiao Chen surprised him by bringing out the Tyrant Sabers true form.
This proved that this person was far stronger than Xiao Chen. However, he did not attack all the while. This showed that he had no ill intent.
The Marquiss Residence was rife with hidden talents.
There would be at least ten such people in this ce. If Xiao Chen rashly gave chase and caused trouble, it would be bad.
Now that Xiao Chens train of thought had broken, he could not carry on his saber dance.
He went to the stone table in the courtyard and gently ced the Tyrant Saber on it. Then, he took out a bottle of Thousand Year me and started drinking alone.
With the saber dancepleted, Xiao Chens frustrated emotions settled.
After downing a few cups of wine, he unknowingly fell asleep, covered by ayer of moonlight.
When Xiao Chen next opened his eyes, piercing sunlight shone into them. His neck felt stiff and ufortable.
He discovered that he slept through the night with his head on his arms.
Young Master Xiao, sorry to interrupt. The Lord Marquis prepared a family banquet and would like to invite Young Master Xiao over. The Young Miss instructed me toe and assist you, a slender, elegant, and pretty maidservant said. She stood right outside the courtyard doors.
Xiao Chen recovered from his sluggishness and replied, Wait there. I wille over after Ive washed up.
After tidying himself up a little, Xiao Chen carried the little monk to participate in the family banquet, led by the maidservant.
Typically speaking, therge family banquets would be held at night.
Holding this family banquet in the morning meant that there would not be other people. It was possible that aside from the Marquiss children, it would be just Xiao Chen and the little monk.
The Marquiss Residence was enormous. There were many corridors, paths, ornamental rocks, and rivers. It was like a maze, with many of these features intersecting.
Without a guide to lead the way, one might get lost in it, taking many wrong turns.
Along the way, Xiao Chen discovered a group of people walking in a grandiose procession in front.
It seemed like that the group had the same destination as Xiao Chen.
However, Xiao Chen could tell that most of the people were only attendants or guards. The true master was the youth in brocade clothes, leading the group.
That youth looked handsome and easygoing, showing a smile on his face.
As that youth spoke to the maidservant leading the way, he did not put on airs at all. This made that maidservant feel bashful.
Aside from that, that youth exuded an overwhelming sense of nobility.
However, the youths easygoing air happened to cover up this noble aura, making one feel exceptionally intimate and close.
Xiao Chen stopped and pondered. There was nothing really much to mind about that youth.
However, he had discovered a rather pure dynastys Luck on that youth.
The four dynasties were the main rulers of the Central Great Realm. All those of the dynasties bloodlines would receive protection from their respective dynasties Luck.
Naturally, the purer ones bloodline, the more of the dynastys Luck one received.
In the vast territories of the Yanwu Dynasty, such a person would have more Luck than an ordinary person with the protection of the dynastys Luck.
Aside from that, the Noble ns, who were conferred titles by the dynasty, and officials would also enjoy the protection of the dynastys Luck.
This was just like the Soaring Dragon Marquis. He was conferred as a marquis, a rank that was only lower than a duke, which required one to be rted to the emperor.
No matter what dynasty it was, those with king titles were extremely rare. Normally speaking, marquis was already the highest.
[TL Note: For Chinese nobility in certain dynasties, the title or rank would sometimes have the king character as the second character in a two-character set. In this case, those with the king character are those rted to the emperor. Duke would be one such title, which is conferred to the emperors brother, or possibly brother-inw.]
The Soaring Dragon Marquis also has the Luck of the dynasty. It was just a matter of whether it was noticeable or not.
The maidservant leading the way stopped when she noticed Xiao Chens gaze and said with a smile, That is Monarch Yu. He was also invited to the family banquet. I heard that he is here for the Young Miss, to invite her to join the Rank 7 Divine Sword Pavilion with him.
[TL Note: Chinese nobilities do not entirely correspond to the English ones. Monarch Yu is actually the son of a duke. The nephew of a king (the ruler, so emperor equivalent) has the title prince. However, this will be confusing since even the princes (direct sons of the emperor) in Chinese nobility have different ranks among themselves. Hence, since there is a king character in his title, I chose to use another word for king as his title but one that sounds less impressive. The direct trantion for Monarch here would be County King.]
The maidservant seemed to be knowledgeable about this Monarch Yu. She stated a lot of information about Monarch Yu when Xiao Chen asked.
Based on the maidservants expression as she looked at Monarch Yu, she was one of his admirers.
Rank 7 sects already stood at the peak of this world. Even when considering the entire Great Thousand Realms, the number of Rank 7 sects could be counted on the fingers of ones hands.
In the vast Yanwu Dynasty, there were probably just a few.
Thepetition in such a sect was exceptionally intense. Even the rtives of the emperor would not get any special treatment.
Since this Monarch Yu so confidently came to ask Lan Luo to go with him to join the Divine Sword Pavilion, he probably was not weak.
Xiao Chen did not overthink this. He smiled faintly and said, Continue leading the way, then.
Chapter 1864 (Raw 1876): Hidden Sharpness
Chapter 1864 (Raw 1876): Hidden Sharpness
As a result of the slight dy, Xiao Chen arrived at the Marquiss Residences main hall after about seven minutes.
Several people had already gathered in the main hall.
Aside from the Soaring Dragon Marquiss children, there were also several of the extended family. After all, they were all part of the Long n.
It was clear that the Long n flourished and had many people.
This was normal. After all, the Soaring Dragon Marquis was conferred a marquis and ruled an area. It would be strange if his n did not flourish.
Outside the main hall, Monarch Yus escort scattered to the side, standing together with the Marquiss Residences guards.
These guards all showed serious expressions, no less cautious just because they were in the Marquiss Residence.
Inside the main hall, the family banquet had yet to begin.
As Monarch Yu was the son of a duke, he possessed the bloodline of the royal n and held a noble position.
However, Monarch Yu was easygoing in his interactions with people, polite to all. He was graceful and bold, inspiring admiration.
Monarch Yu was currently speaking to a youth who bore some resemnce to Lan Luo but older. This youth should be Lan Luos elder brother.
The disciples of the Long n surrounded the two, chatting merrily.
However, Monarch Yu held the limelight. Most people focused their gazes on him.
This was especially so for many of the women there. Most of them had sparkles in their eyes, not hiding their admiration at all.
Young Master Xiao, we have arrived, said the maidservant leading the way. Then, she performed a cute curtsey.
Before that maidservant left, she gave Monarch Yu an abashed look.
The little monk leaned over Xiao Chens shoulder, looking around curiously and appearing extremely cute.
One adult and one baby walked into the main hall.
The two immediately attracted countless gazes. Several people showed curious expressions on their faces.
This was the Long ns family banquet. Why was there an outsider aside from Monarch Yu?
You are?
The youth who was speaking to Monarch Yu asked from a distance, not getting up.
[TL Note: Culturally, this is a very rude action. The polite way would be to get up, walk over, greet each other first. It is just like someone remaining seated while shaking hands with someone who is standing, perhaps worse, as there was not even a greeting.]
Whoosh!
Immediately, many gazes focused on Xiao Chen. The noisy hall fell silent.
First Brother, he is Xiao Chen. He is the person that I told you about. Father specially invited him over.
Before Xiao Chen replied, Lan Luo stood up and brought him over while introducing him.
You! You actually dare to step into the Marquiss Residence?! Long n guards! Take him down!
A familiar figure appeared among the Long n disciples. This person shouted as he pointed at Xiao Chen, not hiding any of his murderous intent on his face.
Long Bo?
Xiao Chen thought for a while and recalled this person. This was the viscount that sent people to assassinate him in the Soaring Dragon Great Realm.
This person seemed to be Lan Luos seventh brother. Xiao Chen recalled that he had dealt him a killing blow.
However, Xiao Chen did not find it strange. At that time, he had left in a rush and had not finished him off.
With all the experts in the Cluster Lords Residence, it was not strange that they managed to rescue Long Bo.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! A group of guards appeared from outside and surrounded Xiao Chen without a word.
However, these guards did not attack. They only looked at the youth beside Monarch Yu.
Clearly, Lan Luos first brother held more authority here.
You may withdraw. Theres nothing going on.
Lan Luos first brother waved his hand and dismissed the guards. Then, he said indifferently, Seventh Younger Brother, Young Master Xiao is an honored guest that Lord Father specially invited. Pay attention to your behavior. Otherwise, I dont mind chasing you out.
Long Bo appeared rather sullen. His enemy was right before him, but Xiao Chen was his fathers honored guest.
Despite being in his own home, he actually could not do anything to Xiao Chen to take him down.
Dont get arrogant yet. Sooner orter, I will deal with you.
After that, Long Bo flung out his hand and left angrily.
Xiao Chen said indifferently, I also do not mind killing you again.
The moment Xiao Chen said that, there was an uproar. Xiao Chens words shocked all the Long n disciples. Aside from shock, all of them now looked at Xiao Chen with hostility. Despite being in the Marquiss Residence, he actually said something like that before the Long ns people. This was simply mocking them.
Even Lan Luos first brother appeared to feel somewhat awkward, stunned for a while.
It looks like I am not weed here. Goodbye.
Xiao Chen had always been a decisive person. Seeing the expressions of the others, he was no longer willing to remain.
Had Xiao Chen known that Long Bo would be here, he would have rejected the invitation from the start.
However, there were some people unwilling to let Xiao Chen leave.
Young Master Xiao, please wait. Since you have received the protection of the Marquiss Residence, it will be too disrespectful to the Lord Marquis if you leave. The family banquet of the Marquiss Residence rarely invites outsiders. Young Master Xiao, do reconsider, Monarch Yu said slowly as he poured himself a cup of tea.
This immediately caused another uproar among the many Long n disciples. It turned out that the Marquiss Residence was even protecting him. They felt that Xiao Chen was simply too condescending and unreasonable.
With these simple words, Monarch Yu instantly isted Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen thought for a while. If he left the family banquet like that, it was indeed too disrespectful to the Marquis, whom he had yet to meet.
This would also put Lan Luo in a spot.
So, Xiao Chen turned around, found a corner, and sat down beside Lan Luo.
When Xiao Chen returned and took a seat, Lan Luo clearly released her bated breath.
Xiao Chen, sorry for putting you on the spot. Lan Luo sent a voice projection. She had done this out of kind intentions. Unexpectedly, things turned out like that.
Its fine. I was the one who did not manage it properly.
There was indeed no need to get angry with someone like Long Bo. Xiao Chen already let it go.
Haha! Everyone is here.
Just at this moment, a middle-aged man with white hair at his temples and wearing armor walked in with enormous strides.
Father.
Third Uncle!
Lord Marquis!
Everyone at the table stood up and greeted the person who came. Needless to say, this person was the overlord of the Soaring Dragon Marquisate, the Soaring Dragon Marquis.
However, this person looked very ordinary. He only gave off the stern air of arge general.
There did not seem to be anything special about him, which felt rather strange.
I have been busy with military affairs and rarely eat with everyone. Today, I have invited two honored guests to the family banquet. Come, let me offer the both of you a toast first.
The Soaring Dragon Marquis was rather straightforward. He stood up to offer Xiao Chen and Monarch Yu a toast after he indicated for everyone to sit down.
Xiao Chen and Monarch Yu did not dare dy. They stood up at the same time and drank all the wine in their cups in one go.
Many thanks for Lord Marquiss hospitality.
The two took their seats once more and put down the wine cups.
The family banquet formally started. It was not really avish meal, but there were many fine dishes served.
The Soaring Dragon Marquis also did not pay any particr attention to Xiao Chen or Monarch Yu.
When the Soaring Dragon Marquis spoke, it was mostly about family matters and other minor things.
Your father does not seem arrogant at all, Xiao Chen said to Lan Luo, who was beside him.
However, Lan Luo said helplessly, As far as I know, this is how he has always been, neither hot nor cold about anything. No one can ever tell what he really thinks in his heart. Even I cant tell.
This was one such example. The Soaring Dragon Marquis had clearly called Xiao Chen over. However, he did not speak to Xiao Chen at all.
This made Lan Luo disappointed and slightly frustrated.
I heard that Monarch Yu wants to ask you to join the Divine Sword Pavilion with him.
Xiao Chen skipped past that topic and raised another.
A bright light shed in Lan Luos eyes as she said, Why? Are you interested? Lets go together. The Divine Sword Pavilion is one of the few Rank 7 sects of the Yanwu Dynasty. Many of their disciples are powerful demonic geniuses that can rank among the top.
Xiao Chen smiled and retorted, I am a desman. How can I go to the Divine Sword Pavilion?
Thats true. I nearly forgot about that. Lan Luo frowned, appearing vexed. Then, she said, In that case, Im not going, either.
On the other side, when Monarch Yu saw Xiao Chen chatting intimately with Lan Luo, an indiscernible cold light shed in his eyes.
Soon, someone suddenly stood up and offered Xiao Chen a toast. Young Master Xiao, you have traveled a long way. I, Long Yun, offer you a toast.
Since someone offered Xiao Chen a toast, he had to reciprocate.
After the cup of wine, Long Yun asked, Young Master Xiao and Monarch Yu both received invitations from Third Uncle. I believe you must be from a famous sect, right?
Xiao Chen countered indifferently, Im not. Just an ordinary independent cultivator. However, I am new to the Central Great Realm.
These words caused another uproar. This was actually a sectless, factionless, independent cultivator.
Furthermore, this was someone new to the Central Great Realm. To the Long n members, such people were country bumpkins.
When the others thought about the fact that they ate together with someone of such status, they could not help showing strange expressions.
Monarch Yu revealed a surprised expression. Unexpectedly, one of the Ghostly Shadow Fiend Duo, which shook up the entire cityst night, is actually new to the Central Great Realm.
Ghostly Shadow Fiend Duo!
Monarch Yus carefree words sessfully caused these Long n disciples to change their expressions again.
This fellow did not say much. However, his words all had a hidden sharpness to them, trying to iste Xiao Chen.
When Xiao Chen thought about it, he found it funny. This so-called monarch was someone petty. He was merely so-so.
Chapter 1866 (Raw 1877): Competition at the Drill Ground, Part 1
Chapter 1866 (Raw 1877): Competition at the Drill Ground, Part 1
This seemingly peaceful family banquet actually had deep undercurrents. Monarch Yu sessfully changed the tempo to his liking.
This made the entire Long n hold some enmity for Xiao Chen, eyeing him coldly.
While Xiao Chen was there, he found it somewhat strange. However, he did not overthink it.
When Lan Luos first brother saw this situation, he shook his head in his heart but held his silence.
Long Yan, have the cultivation and practice of the Long n disciples been neglected in the days I was not around?
Just as the family banquet approached its end, the Soaring Dragon Marquis looked at Lan Luos first brother and questioned him in a serious voice.
Since the beginning of the dynasty, my Long n has been famous for its warriors. We have never forgotten the teachings of our ancestors. Lord Father, you may inspect us at any time. The disciples of the Long n never ck off or even dare to do so, Lan Yan answered confidently without fluster.
The Soaring Dragon Marquis nodded in satisfaction. Everyone is born with different talents,prehension ability, and foundations. We cannot force these things, and I do not require them, either. The members of my Long n can have a trashy start, but we cannot havezy people.
The Soaring Dragon Marquis looked around before fixing his attention on Long Yan. Then, he continued, After the family banquet, I will test everyone at the drill ground. Those who can catch my eye will be rewarded. However, if the reverse is true, I will not punish them. I will only punish you, Long Yan.
Long Yan obeyed, not paying these stringent conditions any mind.
When the Long n disciples in the hall heard what the Soaring Dragon Marquis said, they showed excited expressions, filled with anticipation.
Everyone had apetitive heart. Furthermore, there was a potential reward from the Soaring Dragon Marquis. It would be hard not to get excited.
Monarch Yu and Xiao Chen, youlle along as well, right?
The Soaring Dragon Marquis looked at Xiao Chen and Monarch Yu, issuing an invitation. While these words sounded casual and easygoing, his tone precluded rejection.
Ill be d to. My father always told me that the Soaring Dragon Marquis is strict with his family teachings. You have been a pir of the north for so many years already. I will be sure to observe carefully. Monarch Yu smiled faintly, facing him calmly.
Xiao Chen thought for a while. He had been preparing to leave after the family banquet was over.
However, the Soaring Dragon Marquiss invitation made things difficult for him.
Xiao Chen, Luo`er has told me about your matter. I contacted the Hidden Spirit Temples abbotst night. They will send people over toe and pick up the little monk Yan Chen. At the same time, they asked me to convey their thanks to you and that the Hidden Spirit Temple owes you a favor, the Soaring Dragon Marquis said softly; he seemed to have guessed what Xiao Chen was thinking.
When the Soaring Dragon Marquis said that, he shocked all the Long n disciples. They all revealed expressions of extreme incredulity.
Monarch Yus words had already caused their impression of Xiao Chen to dive. They all felt that Xiao Chen was just a country bumpkin new to the Central Great Realm.
Furthermore, Xiao Chen was sectless and factionless. There was no need to pay him much mind at all.
There were simply too many such people.
In the entire Great Thousand Realms, everyone took the Central Great Realm as a glorious ce. This was the center of the Martial Epoch. The four dynasties, the many empires, and overlords directed the direction of the Martial Epoch from here.
As the family of the Yanwu Dynastys Soaring Dragon Marquis, they set their sights high and were hard to criticize.
This was because they had the capital to do so. No matter where they went outside the Central Great Realm, they would all be able to receive the highest level of treatment.
However, right now, a casual word from the Soaring Dragon Marquis shocked them.
The abbot of the Buddhist sects Hidden Spirit Temple, someone who did not care about mundane matters, actually said that the Hidden Spirit Temple owed Xiao Chen a favor.
The strength of the abbot aside, the Hidden Spirit Temple itself was an existence that surpassed a Rank 7 sect. It had an even longer history than that of the dynasty.
The Long n members were naturally shocked to hear that such a Holy Land actually acknowledged owing Xiao Chen a debt of gratitude.
At the same time, they all felt unconvinced. How could such a person get the Hidden Spirit Temple to owe him a favor?
All those here were proud people. When they heard these words, they could not help feelingpetitive.
Even Monarch Yus ever-calm expression showed a small change. As he looked at Xiao Chen, his face appeared rather strange.
Master ising? Hehe! This is really great.
The little monk had been staring at the fine food and wine on the table, which he could not partake; all he could do was drool. On hearing the news, he felt very excited and happy.
Given the situation, Xiao Chen could not reject the Marquiss invitation and could only agree.
The family banquet ended, and the group of people went to the Marquiss Residences drill grounds.
A drill ground needed to be extremelyrge since it was normally used to train the army and was a key military instation.
However, it would be more urate to call the Marquiss Residences drill ground a martial arts training field. It was just that the Soaring Dragon Marquis, who ruled this area, was the royal court-appointed general who guarded the borders.
All the members of the Long n were used to seeing this martial arts training field as a drill ground. This was also due to the Soaring Dragon Marquiss character.
Along the way, Long Yan purposely slowed his footsteps to walk with Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen, do you know why my father specially invited you to the family banquet?
Xiao Chen had long noticed the strangeness. If the Soaring Dragon Marquis wanted to meet him, they could just meet in private.
There was no need to meet during the family banquet. However, Xiao Chen did not mind, so he did not ask about it.
Since Long Yan was willing to exin, it would be great.
Would Brother Long please dispel my doubts?
Long Yans gazended on Monarch Yu. At this moment, Monarch Yu was saying something to Lan Luo. His expression looked sincere, but Lan Luo never responded warmly.
Monarch Yu?
Thats right. It is because of Monarch Yu. He is the son of a duke, a rtive of the emperor. He has a noble identity, and hisprehension ability and talent are even more incredible. He appears easygoing and has a good reputation.
Then?
Then, there is no then.
Long Yan smiled faintly and did not say anything more, leaving directly.
This confused Xiao Chen even more, making him frown slightly.
Big Brother, this fellow must be doing it on purpose, stopping halfway. There is nothing more annoying than that! the little monk said, feeling frustrated.
Xiao Chen said softly, Just take it easy. We will deal with the situation as ites. I wont stay here for long. After sending you off, I will leave immediately.
Xiao Chen looked past many things, not paying them any mind.
When everyone reached the drill ground, the Long n disciples impatiently sought out weapons suitable for them and started practicing.
Lang Yan apanied his father on a tall tform, observing the performance of the Long n disciples below.
All the Long n disciples were indeed extraordinary.
Xiao Chen looked around. The lowest-level cultivator here was at least early-stage Star Venerate. Many were evente-stage Star Venerates.
As for Long Yan, Xiao Chen estimated that he had already broken through the constraints of Star Venerate and was a Holy Venerate, due to his older age. He was an outstanding talent among the Long ns outstanding disciples.
Xiao Chen coincidentally discovered an archery range in the drill ground, where several Long n disciples were currently using bows to shoot arrows.
This archery range was rather borate.
There were formations on the ground that either increased or decreased gravity, which was a great test of the archers strength.
The archery range could also simte all sorts of harsh environments; Starry Heavens, forbidden seas,vands, ciers, and many more were easily achievable.
Great archery skills. Another ten points!
[TL Note: In archery, the target board actually has eleven rings, but the points only go from one to ten. One point starting from the outermost ring and every ring further in has one more point. However, the second innermost ring is already ten points. As for the innermost ring, it is also ten points. So what is the purpose of differentiating them? Only the innermost ring is called a bulls-eye, and it is one of the methods of deciding a draw. It has no impact on the scoring. The Chinese for ten points here is literally tenth ring; bulls-eye is different, literally tranted as the board heart or board center.]
Incredible. Third Brother truly lives up to your reputation as the top archer among my Long n disciples. Your archery skills are improving. Even under twentyfold gravity, you still firmly scored ten points from ten kilometers away.
The Long n disciples surrounded a youth, praising him endlessly.
Just at this moment, Monarch Yu and his escorts walked over. The group immediately egged Monarch Yu to take a shot as well.
Those of the royal ns bloodline have to be skilled in the Confucian six arts from childhood. I believe Monarch Yus archery skills should be extraordinary.
[TL Note: The Confucian six arts are rites/etiquette, music, archery, charioteering, calligraphy/literacy, and mathematics.]
That third brother of Lan Luo, Long Hua, also said in admiration, Thats right. Monarch Yu, let us take a look and widen our horizons.
Monarch Yu replied softly, I have not mastered this skill yet and do not dare to embarrass myself here. Feng Tian, go show the Long n disciples what you are capable of.
I obey.
An escort walked out from behind. Then, he took the bow from Long Hua. After finding stable footing, he casually shot an arrow.
A piercing screech rang out, and a strong wind blew throughout the drill ground, drawing everyones attention.
Boom!
This arrow directly shattered the target board, which was specially made with divine materials. The arrow continued screeching as it flew another ten kilometers and struck a second target board. Ten points!
This small show of skill shocked everyone.
Sorry, I damaged your Long ns target board.
Feng Tian appeared slightly arrogant as he returned the bow to the somewhat dispirited Long Hua. As Long Hua held the bow, he appeared disappointed and frustrated.
Earlier, Monarch Yu said that he had not mastered the skill yet and did not dare to embarrass himself. However, he casually sent out an escort, and it resulted in an easy victory.
Was this not saying that Long Hua had not mastered this skill but still dared to embarrass himself here?
The other Long n disciples did not empathize with Long Hua. They only felt even more admiration for Monarch Yu. Just the escort already had such skills. This was truly amazing for them.
Monarch Yu smiled faintly and strolled to another area in the drill ground. The group of Long n disciples quickly followed.
Now, only the somewhat bitter Long Hua remained in the empty archery range.
Just as Long Hua wanted to leave from frustration, he discovered that another person had appeared at the archery range at some point in time.
Xiao Chen held the Long ns specially refined Goose Dragon Bow and pulled on the drawstring, testing it out.
Honestly speaking, Xiao Chen was not an expert archer. He did not learn any archery formally, just from experience. All he had were some unorthodox tricks.
This was Xiao Chens first time in a proper archery range, and he was not used to it.
Seeing the way Xiao Chen held the bow, Long Hua started smiling. With one look, it was clear that Xiao Chen was an amateur.
Indeed, when Xiao Chen shot out the first arrow, the gravity pulled the arrow down midway, and it wobbled, then fell to the ground.
To think that he dares to embarrass himself with such skills. Long Hua let out a mockingugh as he turned away.
Just as Long Hua was about to leave, he heard a dang. This was the sound of an arrow striking the bulls-eye, a sound that Long Hua was extremely familiar with.
When Long Hua turned around, he discovered that Xiao Chens second arrow had struck the bulls-eye without any deviation at all.
Standing at the side, the little monk cheered while pping.
Dang! Dang! Dang!
After Xiao Chen familiarized himself with the Long ns specially made Goose Dragon Bow, all his arrows struck the bulls-eye. Every arrow struck the nock of the one before it and split the previous one all the way through before reaching the bulls-eye.
There was a total of ten shots fired; after the first, all of the rest struck the bulls-eye. Xiao Chens movements were fluid and smooth.
When Long Hua saw this scene, his expression turned severe as he said, Disgusting. He is clearly skilled at archery, yet he pretended to be new to it in front of me. He was pretending to be a pig in order to eat a tiger, trying to make a joke of me. He is truly a narrow-minded and extremely shameless person.
Haha! Little Benefactor, you are really incredibly stupid. The one who defeated you is the one who is purposely hiding his strength. It has nothing to do with my big brother. My big brother is only new to an archery range and was not used to the specially made bows of your Long n, the little monk said with an expression of disdain.
What do you mean? Long Hua asked, feeling confused.
Chapter 1867 (Raw 1878): Competition at the Drill Ground, Part 2
Chapter 1867 (Raw 1878): Competition at the Drill Ground, Part 2
When the little monk saw Long Huas confusion, he smiled and said, You are really stupid enough. Just look. Who are the two with Monarch Yu now?
Long Hua looked at Monarch Yu doubtfully. He saw that the two escorts apanying him were now different people.
Monarch Yu arrived at the ce where the Long n disciples practiced the spear.
That ce immediately became the busiest area in the drill ground.
It was not just the Long n disciples that gathered there. Even the guards and subordinates of the Marquiss Residence went over to take part in the liveliness.
Another person egged on Monarch Yu to disy his skills.
Monarch Yu humbly replied but still did not make a move, getting his escort to do so instead.
That escort looked ordinary, but his skills with the spear were excellent.
Even the strongest spearman among the Long n disciples could notst more than ten moves in that persons hand.
Many of the Marquiss Residences guards were eager to test themselves. Even so, they only served to demonstrate the excellence of that escorts skill with the spear.
Long Hua eximed in surprise, What incredible spear skills! This is...
He simply could not figure out what was going on. When he tried to think this through, this matter simply seemed shocking.
The little monk showed a look of disdain on his baby face. You still cannot tell? There are many capable people under that monarch. The one youpeted with earlier excelled in archery. That person is much stronger than you imagined. These are people whom that monarch deliberately prepared. Otherwise, do you think that just any one of his escorts possesses such scary archery skills?
Why? Long Hua asked, still confused. Why would Monarch Yu find an expert archer to trample on him for no reason at all?
Long Hua did not believe it at first. However, he saw Monarch Yu strolling around the drill ground and casually bringing out powerful escorts.
The little monk frowned and looked up at Xiao Chen, who was beside him. His clean, oval face had a foolish expression on it as he asked, Big Brother, why?
Dang!
Xiao Chen struck the bulls-eye again. He felt that this training field was quite useful.
If he trained here for a month, his mediocre archery skills should improve rapidly.
Then, if he sought a teacher to guide him and became an expert archer, it might even be possible for him to be a grandmaster.
You little mischievous child, it turns out that you do not know, either, Long Hua muttered under his breath.
Then, Long Hua went over to Xiao Chen and asked, What exactly is the reason?
Xiao Chen set the Goose Dragon Bow aside and nced at Monarch Yu. Over there, it was bustling and noisy. asionally, people shouted praises.
Probably building anticipation.
What?
Xiao Chen exined, Including the subordinates of the Marquis Residence and the disciples with different family names, there should be several thousand people on this drill ground. Everyone wants to see Monarch Yus strength, but he does not show it. He only gets his escorts to make a move, to shock the crowd and prompt them to sing his praises.
The more the crowd wants him to make a move, the more he wont do so. He will only use his escorts to pique everyones interest. What are you looking forward to seeing now?
Long Hua replied without having to think, Naturally, I want to see Monarch Yus personal strength. Even his escorts are so incredible. As their master, he should be stronger.
Thats right. That is the anticipation that he is trying to build up. He wants to bring everyones anticipation to the peak. Actually, there is also another thing that you are anticipating in your heart. While his escorts are that incredible, he might not be as incredible. You are also waiting to see him make a fool of himself.
Xiao Chen appeared expressionless, his countenance not showing any changes. He seemed to be able to see what was going on in the human heart.
Long Hua said somewhat awkwardly, I do feel that a little. After losing so badly, I naturally feel somewhat upset.
Xiao Chen smiled while saying softly, Dont ever think that. Otherwise, when he makes his moveter, you will despair even more. This is the effect he is going for. After raising everyones emotions to the peak, he will make a move while feigning reluctance to do so. He is trying to produce the effect that he just did not want to make a move, but when he does, it will shock everyone. This would drive everyones worship of him to new heights. It might even make people lose all hope of ever defeating him, inspiring others admiration in their defeat.
Thats impossible.
Long Hua was in disbelief. Xiao Chens words dealt him quite a big blow.
Long Huas pure heart had difficulty epting them.
This was overlyplicated. Right now, his brain felt slightly dizzy.
The little monk, who was not even as tall as Xiao Chens calves, rubbed his chin and nodded.
Big Brother is truly the smart one. He immediately saw the crux of the problem. This Monarch Yu is also incredible. I should try out this move in the future.
Long Huasplexion paled. He still did not believe Xiao Chen, or rather, he did not want to believe him. He asked, Does he have to trample on all of us first in order to make himself stand out?
Why not? Within the same age of the Martial Epoch, the seeding generations will remember only the brightest star. The other stars can only dot the night sky, serving as a backdrop to make the brightest star more resplendent and dazzling, fanning others admiration and awe of the brightest star. Such is the path of Martial Cultivation. Why would it not be so in reality as well?
Xiao Chen added indifferently, From the current situation, you were just unfortunate to share the same drill ground as him.
However...even if there really are people who think like that, would they act on it?
Long Hua thought carefully about it. If this was really true, then the people in the Marquiss Residence were not very good at scheming. Even after others purposely used them as stepping stones, they were still willing to admire the other party.
The sess of a general is built on ten thousand corpses. This has always been so since ancient times. While it looks like we are far from having this adage apply to us, in reality, it is happening at every moment. For the sake of reaching ones goal, what are a few stepping stones and tricks? Every day, every hour, every moment, there is someone bing a stepping stone for another.
Dang!
Xiao Chen pulled back on the drawstring, and the arrow struck the bulls-eye again. Then, he showed a faint smile.
I can increase the gravity to twentyfold now. I can alreadypletely control it using my Veritable Essence Energy.
If Xiao Chen used the Soul yer Bow, even the half-baked archer that he was would not have any problems reaching the level of that expert archer under Monarch Yu.
When Long Hua heard what Xiao Chen said, a chill ran down his spine. Was this world really that terrifying?
Now, Long Hua already half-believed him. He could not help asking, But what is his purpose? Why is Monarch Yu doing this?
Xiao Chen looked at the tall tform. The Marquis, Long Yan, and the upper echelon of the Marquiss Residence all had their gazes focused on Monarch Yu.
That was inevitable. Nearly all of the thousands of people in the drill ground had gathered where Monarch Yu was.
Monarch Yu was like a jade tree facing the wind, blossoming beautifully. However, he was not proud or arrogant. Just the escorts under him already had everyone singing praises and cheering. If the people in the drill ground did not pay attention to him, who should they pay attention to?
Could it be those solitary, confused, and disappointed stepping stones in the corners?
These people were dispirited, disappointed, and gloomy. They were all filled with negative thoughts. Compared to the cheerful Monarch Yu, who would one rather pay attention to?
The answer was very clear.
The outstanding talents among the Long n disciples who had been so eager and excited during the family banquet were now all like Long Hua, dispirited and disappointed, upset.
It was not that they were not excellent enough. It was that they met the even more excellent Monarch Yu.
This was a practice session that was originally prepared for them. With Monarch Yu ying some tricks, the main character became him instead.
This resulted in the Soaring Dragon Marquis and the Marquiss Residences upper echelon casting their gaze and attention on his body.
These people had already forgotten the initial aim of this practice session.
After listening to what Xiao Chen said, even if Long Hua did not understand everything, he at least understood Xiao Chens words.
However, Long Hua still only half-believed him. He felt that Xiao Chens words were too exaggerated and not really realistic.
Suddenly, Monarch Yu seemed to have noticed Xiao Chen from the distance. Then, he casually called out some words of praise. Brother Xiao, your archery skills are not bad!
All the eyes on the drill ground immediately shifted to Xiao Chen, together with Monarch Yus.
As Monarch Yu spoke, he very naturally walked over, and the others quickly followed.
Monarch Yu, do show us some of your skills, someone shouted, immediately causing amotion among the cultivators following behind Monarch Yu.
Right, right, right. Monarch Yu, you possess the royal ns bloodline. You are surely skilled in the Confucian six arts. Your archery skills are definitely extraordinary. Just show us a little. Let us see how exquisite the royal ns archery skills are.
Show us your skills.
After seeing Monarch Yus escorts make their move several times, these people were already agog over when he would truly disy his strength.
He remained silent for a while, then said as if put on the spot, Archery is not really my specialty. So, if I embarrass myself, please do forgive me.
Great! Great! Great!
The crowd was thrilled. Monarch Yu was finally going to make a move. The many Long n disciples and the Marquiss Residences subordinates all felt excited.
Brother Xiao, if you dont mind, may I use the bow in your hand? Monarch Yu asked softly, showing a humble attitude.
Xiao Chens expression remained calm as he casually handed the Goose Dragon Bow to the other party.
Only Long Hua felt shaken and shocked. He was stunned speechless.
Xiao Chen really hit it on the nail. It went exactly as he said.
There did not seem to be any pretense. Egged on by the crowd, Monarch Yu appeared helpless and somewhat reluctantly made his move.
It is not that I want to show off. You all are the ones forcing me.
This...this...what level of scheming is this? This is totally inconceivable.
Furthermore, Xiao Chen had seen through this long ago.
Long Hua felt curious. He wondered, If Monarch Yu knew that Xiao Chen already figured out what he was doing, what expression would Monarch Yu show?
Chapter 1868 (Raw 1879): Competition at the Drill Ground, Part 3
Chapter 1868 (Raw 1879): Competition at the Drill Ground, Part 3
Monarch Yu took the bow from Xiao Chens hand and instructed indifferently, Raise the gravity to fortyfold.
Monarch Yus casual words surprised everyone into sucking in a breath of cold air.
Long Hua felt mildly startled. He practiced archery frequently and naturally knew the difference between fortyfold gravity and twentyfold gravity.
There was a great difference between the two, not just a simple doubling of gravity.
Twentyfold gravity was already very exaggerated. This was merely the strict requirement of the Marquiss Residence. As for other ns and factions, the usual basic foundation required only tenfold gravity.
Archery skills like Long Huas would be greatly praised anywhere else.
However, Monarch Yus actions were somewhat terrifying, especially for experts in this field. The archers that knew the difference between twentyfold and fortyfold gravity would be even more shocked.
Even the general that followed the Soaring Dragon Marquis on the tall tform felt slightly shocked. He said softly, Lord Marquis, if Monarch Yu can score ten points, his archery skill should be on par with that of the top ten in our army.
The most important thing is that he is still so young. This is indeed terrifying.
As a rtive of the emperor, he naturally has a noble inheritance, yet he is not arrogant, able to settle himself down to cultivate. That is the hardest thing to do.
Monarch Yus performance garnered a good evaluation from the Marquiss Residences upper echelon.
Lan Luo, who sat beside Long Yan on the tall tform, looked over, clearly unhappy. She felt that this Monarch Yu had a grudge against Xiao Chen. Seeing that Xiao Chen was using the bow, he wanted to one-up Xiao Chen.
Luo`er, what do you think of Monarch Yu?
The Soaring Dragon Marquis did not reply to his subordinate. He turned his head and spoke to Lan Luo, showing some affection in his eyes.
Lan Luo remained silent for a while. Then, she answered simply, His strength and talent go without saying. What does Father think?
The Soaring Dragon Marquis smiled faintly and did not say much more. Just keep watching. The good show is just beginning.
Long Yan thought about what his father said but could not catch what his father meant, not understanding it.
On the drill ground, Monarch Yu drew the bow, held his breath, and focused.
Then, Monarch Yu released.
The arrow turned invisible the moment it shot out. Despite the fortyfold gravity, the arrow still firmly hit the bulls-eye ten kilometers away. After it pierced the target board, the tail continued to quiver.
The sound made everyones eardrums ring. Monarch Yu had seeded in standing out and shocking everyone.
Under the effects of fortyfold gravity, even ate-stage Star Venerate expert could find it hard to bring out their advantage in speed. Even Holy Venerates would be slightly affected and be unable to bring out their full power.
However, Monarch Yu used only the ordinary Goose Dragon Bow under such circumstances and firmly hit the bulls-eye from ten kilometers away.
Then, Monarch Yu handed the bow to Xiao Chen and asked softly with a smile, Brother Xiao, are you interested inpeting? Since you are able to gain a favor from the Hidden Spirit Temple, I believe Brother Xiao must be someone extraordinary.
Right. Compete! Compete!
Just at this moment, right after Monarch Yu inspired awe from the rest, his suggestion immediately gained the support of the many Long n disciples.
The Long n disciples were already hostile to Xiao Chen during the family banquet. Now, it looked like Monarch Yu was willing to stand up for them.
Furthermore, they would also be able to see Monarch Yus strength. This was indeed something good.
Whats wrong? You arent afraid, right? Long Bo caught hold of this opportunity to mock Xiao Chen.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Instantly, countless gazes from all over the drill ground focused on Xiao Chen.
These gazes contained mockery, disdain, and coldness, which made for unbearable alienation.
Monarch Yus many ns had sessfully isted Xiao Chen in the Marquiss Residence.
However, Xiao Chen had an extremely strong mental state, far from what this group of people could imagine. He replied indifferently, It is not impossible for me topete. However, you will have to wager.
A wager?
Monarch Yu rejoiced in his heart. A brilliant light shed in his eyes as he said seriously, If I lose to you, I will agree to one request from you.
Deal.
Xiao Chen had his own ns in his heart. After thinking for a while, he chose to y along.
At Xiao Chens agreement, Monarch Yuughed wildly in his heart. He had been waiting for this opportunity and got Xiao Chen to agree to it.
What are wepeting in? As long as you win at something, it will be considered my loss. However, if you lose, you will have to agree to a request from me as well.
Monarch Yu radiated strong confidence. The might of a ruler spread out from his body.
The invisible dynastys Luck hovering over his head spread out, together with this rulers might.
The tyrannical dynastys might immediately turned ancient, distant, and noble, looking like poetic history and shocking everyone.
It was like what everyone faced was not Monarch Yu alone but an ancient dynasty, which could tear open an insignificant corner at will.
Monarch Yus aura appeared extremely horrifying.
The people who were standing quite close to Monarch Yu got pushed back by the sudden appearance of the dynastys might. They did not dare to look straight at him.
The dynastys might. Monarch Yu is a dukes son, after all. He possesses the royal ns bloodline. When he gets serious, he bes totally transformed.
Several people felt shocked. As they gazed at Monarch Yu, they already looked up to him.
Xiao Chen observed carefully. He felt the vastness and antiquity of a dynasty. This Monarch Yu used less than a millionth of it, and he could already bring out such terrifying might.
The umtions of a dynasty were indeed horrifying.
At the same time, Xiao Chen thought to himself, This Monarch Yu is overly serious about this. Could it be that he did all that with the ultimate goal of trampling on me in front of everyone?
How exactly did I offend the other party, for him to take such measures?
With this thought, Xiao Chen looked grave and could not help getting serious. If this Monarch Yu wanted to use him as a stepping stone as he had done with the others, in order to advance his own goals, then he had targeted the wrong person.
Xiao Chens expression turned slightly cold as he said indifferently, It looks like Monarch Yus archery skills are pretty good. Letspete in that, then. Lets see whose archery skills are better.
This person really overestimates himself. Monarch Yu showed only a bit of his skills earlier. Even though it was at fortyfold gravity, he still easily hit the bulls-eye. Clearly, he had held back. To think that this person took the initiative topete in archery. Did a camel kick his head?
He is really stupid. Haha!
Words of disdain rang out. The many Long n disciples and the Marquiss Residences subordinates looked at Xiao Chen, feeling that something was wrong with his mind. He had been given a chance to choose the field ofpetition. To think that he suggested one of Monarch Yus fortes.
Compete in archery with me?
Monarch Yu was stunned for a moment; then, heughed, As you wish. Men, increase the gravity by another ten folds!
Boom!
The gravity at the archery range reached a terrifying fiftyfold. Under this formation, space even twisted.
In such circumstances, it would be much more difficult to hit the bulls-eye.
What made things even more difficult was that the arrow had to travel through the twisted space and still hit the bulls-eye.
It was as difficult as ascending to heaven.
This Monarch Yu is incredible. If he still can hit the bulls-eye under fiftyfold gravity, his talent at archery is terrifying.
Monarch Yus action shocked everyone. Even Holy Venerates might fall under fiftyfold gravity. They would find it hard to free themselves.
If Monarch Yu could still firmly hit the bulls-eye under such circumstances, it would be like saying that he had the strength to kill Holy Venerates.
Monarch Yu held the Goose Dragon Bow and shouted. He drew the bowstring, and his dynastys might soared continuously.
Boom!
The dynastys might eventually took the form of a strand of golden dragon Qi. It flew into the sky, and the clouds there all scattered.
The cloud cover vanished, and the vast universe with stars dotting the sky suddenly appeared.
When one looked up into the distance, one could see a sky full of stars. Monarch Yu used his dynastys might to support himself and cleared out all the clouds in the heavens.
This created the mysterious phenomenon of a reversal of the sun and day. Despite it being daytime, one could see countless stars flickering in the sky.
The stars above the Central Great Realm looked exceptionally bright.
What did it mean to be central? It meant that it was the center of the universe, of the Starry Heavens, because the Great Thousand Realms had it as the origin. The countless clusters revolved around it.
At this moment, Monarch Yu gave the impression that he was the only light among a sea of people, the person whom everyone revolved around.
Whoosh!
Monarch Yu suddenly released, and the stars in the sky gave off a bright light. The boundless starlight descending fell straight down.
The arrow fired was like a rainbow shooting through the sun, transforming into a resplendent beam of prismatic light.
All who blocked it would be swept away. It was undefeatable as it flew straight forward. The twisted space did not affect the arrow at all.
Boom! In the next moment, a loud sound rang out. The target board made of precious divine material instantly shattered.
The shock wave from this arrow slightly shook the entire drill ground. The sight of this might horrified many of those who were weaker.
Monarch Yus entire body looked bright and resplendent, like he was a sovereign ruler. His long hair fluttered about, and starlight surrounded him.
Monarch Yu smiled coldly and tossed the Goose Dragon Bow rudely at Xiao Chen. He said coldly, How can youpete with me in archery? I want to see just exactly how you can defeat me!
Whoosh!
Xiao Chen caught the bow, and the force contained within the bow shook the surroundings, kicking up a strong wind.
Everyone felt Monarch Yus rage and disdain. At this moment, his aura reached its peak since stepping into the Marquiss Residence.
It was clearly Monarch Yu who was rude. However, the people present only felt that Xiao Chen should not have challenged him.
Monarch Yu had shown that his archery skills were very strong already. However, Xiao Chen purposely chose this item. This was simply seeking trouble.
How I defeat you? Xiao Chen smiled coldly to himself. Naturally, he already had a n on how to win this bet.
Chapter 1869 (Raw 1880): Arrow to the Heavens
Chapter 1869 (Raw 1880): Arrow to the Heavens
Since Xiao Chen suggested archery, he naturally had the confidence to defeat the other party.
The brilliant light on Monarch Yus body slowly faded. The clouds in the sky slowly regathered. The scene of the zing sun existing together with the stars disappeared.
Everyone watched as Xiao Chen received the Goose Dragon Bow and drew it back. They wanted to see what capability he had that he was confident of defeating Monarch Yu.
Of course, aside from Lan Luo and the Soaring Dragon Marquis on the tall tform, no one on the drill ground felt that Xiao Chen could win.
This included Lan Yan, who had a good impression of Xiao Chen. He also shook his head in his heart.
With the bloodline of the royal n, as the son of a duke, Monarch Yu received the protection of the dynastys Luck from the moment he was born.
Furthermore, he also enjoyed the resources of the royal n. His starting point and circumstances were indeed enviable.
Even as the Soaring Dragon Marquiss first son, Long Yan also envied him.
More importantly, the arrow that Monarch Yu shot was indeed startling. It felt terrifying.
A Holy Venerate would not dare to drop their guard against such an arrow.
Long Yan, who knew why Monarch Yu had to trample on Xiao Chen, could not help worrying.
Whats wrong? You do not dare to? Or are you too embarrassed to make a move?
Long Bos heart pounded with happiness when he thought about how Xiao Chen would embarrass himself before everyone. He could not help taunting Xiao Chen.
Haha! If you really cannot do it, just admit defeat. Losing to Monarch Yu is not embarrassing. After all, he is a rtive of the emperor. He is not someone a country bumpkin like you canpare to.
Thats right. To think that you actually dare topete with Monarch Yu. If it were me, I would just directly admit defeat. Monarch Yu is a magnanimous person. He probably wont make things difficult for you.
Just admit defeat!
Admit defeat!
Admit defeat! Admit defeat! Admit defeat!
Suddenly, chants of admit defeat rang out all over the drill ground. Most of the Long n disciples were already convinced by Monarch Yus grace.
Now that they had seen Monarch Yus powerful move, they were already brimming with extreme admiration.
Furthermore, Monarch Yu had made a good impression on everyone beforehand. Nearly everyone stood on Monarch Yus side, calling for Xiao Chen to admit defeat.
The chant for Xiao Chen to admit defeat surged out like waves.
If an ordinary person were subject to such ostracism, that persons mental state would have broken down already, unable to remain calm.
However, Xiao Chen was very smart. Furthermore, he had also already figured out Monarch Yus game. He just did not expect that the person Monarch Yu wanted to trample on was himself.
Naturally, he could not show any changes to his expression. He said softly, If I really am unable to defeat a strong enemy, it is not a big problem to admit defeat and acknowledge my insufficiencies.
When Monarch Yu heard that, he smiled faintly and said magnanimously, Brother Xiao is rather wise. Since you already admit defeat, then lets void the wager. Just do something small for me, and that will do.
Are your ears blocked or your brain damaged? My big brother isughing at you for overestimating yourself. You want him to admit defeat? You are far from good enough. To think that you cannot even hear that. Your intelligence is really low. Some nonsense monarch you are. Haha! the little monk said while rolling his eyes as he rested on Xiao Chens shoulder.
These harsh words, together with the little monks cute baby face, angered Monarch Yu, nearly driving him mad.
This was especially so for theughter at the end. Monarch Yu nearly lost his poise and grace.
Monarch Yu was about to say something when he suddenly heard a crisp sound. An arrow silently passed through the twisted space and struck the bulls-eye ten kilometers away.
Compared to Monarch Yus vast aura with the spreading dynastys might propelling a powerful arrow that reversed night and day, Xiao Chens arrow seemed ordinary. He merely pulled the drawstring back and released. Then, the arrow flew out and struck the bulls-eye.
It was like the twisted space in front and the fiftyfold gravity were just decorations.
This... How is this possible?!
This feat stunned the Long n disciples. One disbelieving soul shouted, The gravity field is probably not turned on. Ill try it out.
Right, we must definitely try it.
No one could ept such a result. All of them made their moves and drew their bows to shoot.
In the end, the arrows that they shot either fell to the ground in the twisted space or deviated to another direction.
Not to mention a bulls-eye, not a single person managed to strike the target board.
The cruel reality stunned the Long n disciples. They all showed expressions of incredulity.
Xiao Chen was just a country bumpkin. How could he be so much stronger than them?
This was simply uneptable for them. They could ept Monarch Yu being stronger since they could understand it.
Monarch Yu was a rtive of the emperor, the son of a duke; he had the dynastys Luck protecting him.
It was normal for Monarch Yu to be stronger than them. However, what did Xiao Chen have?
Xiao Chen had nothing. Compared to the Long n disciples, he was not worth mentioning at all. However, such a worthless person could strike the bulls-eye when they could not even touch the target board.
Its useless. Totally useless. Monarch Yus arrow was powerful and shook up the ce, reversing night and day. It is not something that your shot canpare to. So, you still lost.
Thats right. Thats right. You still lost. Your shot is still far fromparable to Monarch Yus.
With how powerful Monarch Yus shot was, how could yourspare?
The Long n disciples who felt somewhat off bnce all spoke up, exalting Monarch Yu and demeaning Xiao Chen.
They refused to admit that Xiao Chens archery skills were more incredible than Monarch Yus.
Only the expressions of the Marquiss Residences upper echelon on the tall tform changed.
Indeed, the might of Xiao Chens shot was notparable to that of Monarch Yu. It was even far fromparable.
Monarch Yus shot made use of the dynastys might and could already threaten, even severely injure a Holy Venerate.
However, the experts have their own way of looking at things.
In terms of practicality, Xiao Chens shot far surpassed Monarch Yus.
The speed at which Xiao Chen fired his arrow was extremely fast, no different from taking a normal shot.
On the other hand, while Monarch Yus arrow looked powerful, in reality, he stored up power for it. Although it could threaten a Holy Venerate, in a true fight, it was unlikely to hit the Holy Venerate unless the Holy Venerate was upied by someone.
However, if it was Xiao Chen, the scene that appeared in these upper echelons minds was one of him using his Movement Technique to move about in the air while continuously shooting arrows.
A rain of arrows was more likely to hurt a Holy Venerate.
If such skills could be promulgated in the army and a group of divine archers formed, it couldpletely resolve the worries of dealing with the borders.
Such a team would be undefeatable.
Lord Marquis!
The generals behind the Soaring Dragon Marquis all felt excited. They could not help calling out.
Naturally, the Soaring Dragon Marquis knew what they were thinking. He indifferently held up his hand to forestall their words.
The experts saw the tricks behind the contest, but the Long n disciples and the Marquiss Residences subordinates were all unconvinced.
Various discussions cropped up. In any case, Xiao Chens shot looked ordinary and did not seemparable to Monarch Yus.
If one lost, one was ipetent. Hence, one was trash.
Bunch of fools. Why are you crying out so loudly? Whats with themotion? If you are that capable, then you go do it. If that Monarch whats-his-name is not convinced of it, he can give it a try; see if he can do it like my big brother did, calmly and unhurried!
The little monk spoke candidly. He wanted to protect Xiao Chen and loudly rebutted those people.
Haha! Im not convinced of it, but I wont be trying it. What can you do to me, little baby?!
Since no one could do it earlier, naturally, no one could do it now. Hence, they would not really give it a try. However, they were not convinced of it, so they used their numerical advantage to mock the little monk.
Dang!
What replied to the crowd was Xiao Chens second arrow.
Xiao Chen circted the Heavenly Heart Art, and the Heart me at his fingertips merged with the arrow. Then, the arrow split and pierced through the earlier arrow, striking the bulls-eye again.
Boom!
However, this time, there was Heart me. The might of this arrow was clearly higher than the previous ones.
The deafening sound immediately suppressed the mor from the many Long n disciples.
Boom!
The third arrow shot out. This time, Xiao Chen used ten percent more Heart me. When the tip of the arrow struck the board, the sound from the impact sounded even more terrifying.
It was like a sudden p of thunder echoing in all directions. The entire drill ground shook intensely.
What was more terrifying was that Xiao Chens control of Heart me had reached an extremely ingenious level.
He did not break the target board. However, he released the power of the Heart me through the target board in order to intimidate.
Fourth arrow. Fifth arrow. Sixth arrow...
Xiao Chen increased the amount of Heart me each time. The resulting booms steadily grew more terrifying than the ones before.
When the seventh arrow shot out, the terrifying sound waves surged out. The buildings in the Marquiss Residence shook violently.
The roofs of several buildings directly copsed.
As for the Long n disciples on the drill grounds, although they did their best to endure, they still failed.
The sound waves made them vomit blood and fall to the ground, thrashing endlessly. They covered their ears and howled in pain nonstop.
After the seventh arrow, no one dared to say that they were not convinced anymore.
Everyone only had horror on their faces as they looked at Xiao Chen. They felt angry but did not dare to show it, afraid.
At this moment, it was already clear whose archery skills were better.
So what if there was someone not convinced of it?
Xiao Chen used the simplest and most direct method to answer those who were not convinced. Who still dared to say that they were not convinced?
Monarch Yu, who had not said anything all the while, turned ashen. He said, Bring my White Feather Bow over.
Yes, Young Master.
Very quickly, an escort brought over a smooth bow that looked like it was made of white jade. Then, he ced it in Monarch Yus hands.
Peak Grade inherited Dao Tool!
Immediately, the Long n disciples expressions changed. Although there were no rules on what bow to use in the bet, it was clearly not right for Monarch Yu to do this. It was even somewhat shameless. However, given Monarch Yus status, no one said anything.
Monarch Yu held the Peak Grade inherited Dao Tool in his hand and drew the bowstring, pointing it at the sky.
Boom!
A ferocious beast flying in the distant sky exploded instantly, leaving only a clump of blood mist.
The clump of blood mist looked exceptionally eye-catching in the clear sky.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Monarch Yus figure shed continuously as he shot six arrows in a row. Each arrow flew far away and killed ate-stage Star Venerate ferocious beast.
Killing a ferocious beast from ten kilometers away. Such a horrifying scene deeply shocked everyone.
Whoosh!
Monarch Yus seventh shot was very powerful, making the reversal of night and day reappear. The dynastys might spread out from his body again, and starlight surrounded his body.
The arrow looked like a rainbow shooting at the sun. Then, a miserable screech rang out in the air.
Bang! After a while, a ferocious beast with an extremely terrifying aurasomething infinitely close to the Holy Venerate levelcrashed on the drill ground, struck by an arrow.
The severely wounded ferocious beast could not move. However, its savage aura still scared the Long n disciples into fleeing far away.
Xiao Chen had shot out seven arrows. So, Monarch Yu also shot seven arrows. Furthermore, what Monarch Yu shot were the extremely fast ferocious beasts in the sky.
The unmoving target boards could notpare to that. Clearly, Monarch Yu wanted toe out on top of Xiao Chen.
After seven shots, Monarch Yu appeared slightly fatigued. He looked at Xiao Chen and said, This White Feather Bow is a reward obtained by my military merits. I obtained it with my own ability. Naturally, it is a part of my strength. If you have any treasures, you may use them, as well. Dont say that I, Monarch Yu, bullied you.
These words sounded righteous and bbergasting.
It was hard to imagine that there actually was such a shameless person with such thick skin. This was simply high-sounding bullying of Xiao Chen for not having a strong n or sect behind him.
Monarch Yu said softly with a cold smile, I am the son of a duke, a rtive of the emperor. I am a monarch. You are far fromparable to me. Lets see how you are going to win!
I only need one arrow to win. Xiao Chen snorted coldly when the clouds had regathered and the reversal of night and day ended.
Xiao Chen activated his Azure Dragon bloodline and opened his Great Deste Divine Eyes. Then, Dragon Might surged up from his body.
He used his own Dragon Might to re-create the scene of night and day reversing, without relying on a dynastys might.
That pair of divine eyes swept through the ce, looking unparalleled. No one dared to meet his gaze.
Amid startled cries, Xiao Chen took out the God Shadow Bow and infused all his Soul Energy into it, burning his Heart me to the limit.
Xiao Chen drew back its bowstring and pointed it at the sky.
Whoosh!
The arrow shot out, and the bowstring quivered. Cracks immediately appeared above the drill ground, spreading out like a spiderweb.
However, no one paid attention to that. Everyone focused on the powerful arrow shot.
The arrow flew increasingly farther until it vanished from everyones sight.
Then, there was a loud sound, startling the entire Soaring Dragon City. A resplendent and dazzling light even brighter than the sun exploded in the Starry Heavens above the city.
A star suddenly exploded!
The resplendent light passed in a sh. In the next moment, countless fragments of the star turned into meteors filling the sky, streaking down.
With this peak arrow shot, Xiao Chen blew up a star.
The remnant might of the God Shadow Bow rammed into everyone in the drill ground and sent most of the people tumbling to the ground, leaving only one person standing proudly.
Unrivaled Dragon Might, ruling the world by force!
The moment this arrow shot out, there was no longer a need to discuss who won or lost.
The other party was just an insignificant son of a duke. To think that he dared topete with Xiao Chen in bloodlines. Xiao Chen had the iparable Grade 8 Azure Dragon bloodline.
Even a prince of the dynasty might not be sufficient to do so if he was not closely rted by blood!
No matter what Monarch Yus motive was, he had chosen the wrong target by trying to use Xiao Chen as a stepping stone.
Chapter 1870 (Raw 1881): Saber Light like a Dream
Chapter 1870 (Raw 1881): Saber Light like a Dream
Meteors fell from the sky as the God Shadow Bow in Xiao Chens hand shook the surroundings.
This shot directly exploded a star the size of a city.
If this were the Starry Heavens, strong Holy Venerates would be able to do the same thing with their full power as well.
It was just like destroying a city with one sword strike. The problem was that they were not in the Starry Heavens but in a city.
Despite the great height, Xiao Chens shot still exploded a star.
Everyone felt that this was too exaggerated and shocking.
This was especially so when Xiao Chen was a Star Venerate.
The upper echelon who had seen the world were all startled and shocked.
The only one who could maintain his calm was the Soaring Dragon Marquis.
Monarch Yu watched all this dispiritedly on the drill ground. Then, his expression distorted.
Monarch Yu red at Xiao Chen and eximed, You snake! No wonder you wanted topete in archery. It turns out that you have a Soul Tool. You lowly peasant, how dare you scheme against this Monarch?!
Xiao Chen held his bow and stood upright. Think whatever you want. However, you lost. Thats all there is to it.
Monarch Yu, you cant be that shameless. Earlier, when everyone used the same bow, your archery skills clearly were weaker. Long Hua stood up for Xiao Chen in anger. He had seen everything that happened and figured out what was going on.
The other Long n disciples thought the same as Long Hua. However, a barrier in their hearts prevented them from doing so. They were too embarrassed to speak up for Xiao Chen.
Even now, Monarch Yu still wanted to dispute the victory. Actually, there was no point in doing so anymore. Even a fool could tell that he lost.
Whether Monarch Yu was willing to admit to it or not, he lost.
Furthermore, it was a crushing defeat. Be it his honor or reason, he lost it all in this contest.
The aloof and dazzling Monarch Yu fell to rock bottom.
Although Monarch Yus strength was still astonishing, he no longer garnered everyones worship or respect.
Monarch Yu was now just an ordinary person, a somewhat shameless one, in fact.
First, Monarch Yu broke the rules and took out an inherited Dao Tool. Now, he refused to admit defeat and even used profanities. He was not resigned to his loss and no longer showed any grace.
Monarch Yu turned into a stranger that no one recognized.
Scram. This Monarch has not lost. This Monarchs best skill is the sword. Defeat the sword in my hand first! Monarch Yu snorted coldly. Then, he drew his sword in an instant.
Sword intent howled out like the wind.
Long Huas expression changed slightly as he moved away quickly. Monarch Yus sword intent nearly injured him.
Xiao Chen gently pushed off with his feet and opened a distance, putting away the God Shadow Bow as he did so.
Monarch Yus sword intent was exceptionally strong. It contained an unimaginable tyrannical dynastys might. The surging sword intent swept over like a sea of mes.
This Monarch will not lose!
Monarch Yu appeared gloomy as he leaped into the air and thrust with his sword.
A fiery light burst out of the sword tip, looking as piercing as the zing sun.
This was the famous Heavenly me Sword Technique of the Yanwu Dynastys royal n.
The emperors rtives, who shared the Yanwu Dynastys royal n bloodline, possessed a strong affinity for the fire attribute.
Aside from some special exceptions, most would choose to cultivate fire-attributed Cultivation Techniques.
With assistance from their bloodline, these people could achieve more while doing less, cultivating much faster than regr people.
The royal bloodline cultivators would have strongerprehensions and usage of fire-attributed Cultivation Techniques.
Monarch Yus sword tip disyed the effects as it burst out with the power of fire without restraint.
The instant the sword tip lit up, the sword intent spread out like sparks.
The sword intent burst out in front of Xiao Chen. There was no way to dodge at all.
The two already used up their Soul Energy. They could only use their Veritable Essence Energy, their Martial Techniques, and their other skills to fight.
This was the first time Xiao Chen faced such a strong fire-attributed Sword Technique.
It startled him slightly. He could not find a suitable way to handle it for the time being.
Holding his Tyrant Saber, Xiao Chen moved back as he fought.
Since erupting, Monarch Yu did not stop at all. mes roared relentlessly into the surroundings.
They sted deep pits in the drill ground, which was reinforced by formations.
Heavenly me Sword, Nine Dragons Soaring! Monarch Yu bellowed, and Veritable Essence Energy surged throughout his body. Nine lively fire dragons with the dynastys might appeared one after another, continuously circling him.
This move...
When the members of the Marquiss Residences upper echelon saw this move, they were mildly startled. They felt that things seemed to have gone out of control.
Once the nine terrifying fire dragons appeared, fires ignited all over the drill ground due to the horrifying temperature.
No moisture remained in the air, which turned arid.
What a terrifying temperature.
At the same time, the fluids in Xiao Chens body also started evaporating rapidly.
Before this move wasunched, it already felt like it would kill.
Xiao Chen did not dare to be careless. He circted the Ice Feather Divine Incantation, and his body became like ice. Icy feathers appeared in the surroundings, drifting like a snowstorm of swan feathers.
The ambient temperature decreased slightly.
Monarch Yu, who executed the Nine Dragons Soaring in front, already flew into the sky.
There, he shone with a dazzling light. As mes burned, he looked like the zing sun.
Monarch Yu reflected the true zing sun in the sky,peting in brightness and making it seem like there were two suns.
Then, he furiously pointed his sword at Xiao Chen.
The surrounding sky suddenly turned dark, leaving a sun that shone brightly.
This light dulled the five senses, preventing one from distinguishing whether the sun in the sky was the true zing sun or Monarch Yu with nine fire dragons around him. It was quite incredible.
Whoosh!
As Monarch Yu pointed with his sword, a dragon-like sword light flew out of the sun, burning up all light.
The sword light shooting towards Xiao Chen contained Monarch Yus peak sword intent, the dynastys might, and terrifying fire-attributed energy.
Monarch Yus Cultivation Technique supported the sword light, allowing that fire-attributed energy to bring out a might equivalent to the Fire Daos Great Dao Energy.
Fast!
The sword light was startlingly fast, arriving at Xiao Chen in nearly a sh.
Xiao Chen executed the Thunder Dragon Steps to its limits, quickly dodging as electric light flickered.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Who knew, this sword strike was just the start.
There was a total of nine sword strikes, each faster than the one before. Thest sword strike nearly forced out Xiao Chens Azure Dragon Divine Wings.
There was already such power without using Soul Energy. If it contained Soul Energy, there might even be a qualitative improvement in these nine sword strikes might.
After nine sword strikes, the entire drill groundy in ruins, filled with holes. The ground cracked, and countless huge rocks flew out and covered the sky and sun.
Xiao Chen, die!
When Monarch Yu saw that Xiao Chen managed to dodge his move, he turned livid.
Monarch Yus Star Venerate Will swept out from his forehead, together with a vast dynastys might.
Ancient drumming sounded vaguely, together with songs of poetic sagas, as Monarch Yus Star Venerate Will brought out some of the boundless umtions of an ancient dynasty.
This was the protection that the dynastys Luck provided the royal n disciples in its territory.
If Monarch Yus royal bloodline was pure enough, he could truly bring out a small portion of the ancient umtions under the dynastysnd.
Boom!
This Star Venerate Will contained an ancient might and felt solid. Everywhere it passed, the huge rocks in the way instantly turned to ashes, disappearing.
Xiao Chen did not show any weakness. The dragon seal in his Soul Pool flickered.
Then, he used his will of soul, which contained the Azure Dragons Dragon Might, to sh without fear.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
The two wills of soul collided violently, producing immense explosions. The entire Marquiss Residence shook intensely. The shock waves even reached the city.
The buildings in the city were not like the ones in the Marquiss Residence, which were reinforced by formations.
The twos auras spread out in the air. The shock waves swept out, sting countless rocks.
This...no longer feels like a fight between Star Venerates.
What a terrifying aura! This is more like two Holy Venerates fighting. The only difference is theck of Holy Venerate Will.
This Xiao Chen is really incredible. He is shing wills with Monarch Yu in the Yanwu Dynastys territory, and he is not losing!
His Dragon Might is really unfathomable. What exactly is it?
However, up until now, Xiao Chen has been defending passively. If he does not retaliate, Monarch Yu will wear him down.
The many hidden experts of the Marquiss Residence all flew out.
These people carefully observed the intense fight of the two in the air.
Surging sword intent and saber intent shed all over the drill ground.
The twos figures shed, moving so quickly that they did not even leave afterimages.
Dang! Dang! Dang!
The sword and saber shed. With each impact, loud, crisp sounds rang out, roiling the clouds in the sky.
The sky changed colors, the winds blew, and clouds surged.
When fighting within the dynasty, the people of the royal bloodline would have an innate advantage within the same generation. Xiao Chen not only held his own despite this disadvantage but even made up for his weaker cultivation, which was one grade lower than Monarch Yus.
Monarch Yu was also a powerful genius, a demonic genius capable of fighting above his cultivation level.
He was no ordinary Star Venerate expert. Along the way, he had plenty of resources to stabilize each cultivation grade. His umtions were deep and vast, far from what ordinary people could attain.
As a rtive of the emperor, of all the things Monarch Yucked, resources were not one of them.
However, now, everyone was shocked to discover that this sectless and factionless independent cultivators umtions were even stronger, vaster, and deeper than Monarch Yus.
Although Xiao Chen initially seemed like he would notst, as he faced Monarch Yu, he grew increasingly calmer and more rxed.
I will not lose. I absolutely will not lose to a mixed-blood dragon like you!
Monarch Yu red furiously, appearing crazed as his long hair fluttered about messily.
The greater Monarch Yus disadvantage was, the crazier he became. He kept sending out sword strikes recklessly.
Xiao Chen was not willing to go all out with such a person. It was simply not worth it.
So, he waited to see how long Monarch Yu could keep up these crazy actions.
Xiao Chen silently started to execute Dreamlike Mundane World, the Saber Technique heprehended from the Mahmy Abstinence Vition Saber Techniques first move, Breaking the Mundane.
As he backed off, saber light danced about.
The swaying saber light from the strange purple saber turned into illusions that yed in Monarch Yus eyes, quietly creating a dream.
I am the rtive of the emperor! I absolutely will not lose!
Monarch Yu grew increasingly berserk, apparently risking his life to bring out moves that would damage both of them.
Xiao Chen snorted coldly and made his first move.
Dreams as a Saber!
Xiao Chen withdrew all the saber light in the air and turned them into a beautiful purple saber light. Then, he broke through Monarch Yus sword move in an instant.
Crack! Crack! Crack!
An endless string of crisp sounds like treasure swords shattering rang out.
The beautiful purple saber light looked real and fake at the same time, like a dream or a fantasy. When it reflected in Monarch Yus eyes, it activated the dreand that Xiao Chen left in him.
Monarch Yus eyes turned zed as he stood still.
However, the purple saber light did not stop. It pierced through the exquisite armor Monarch Yu wore and the protective measures that experts left on his body, stabbing into his chest.
The purple saber light looked like a long, solid spear pinning Monarch Yu to the air and holding him immobile.
Chapter 1871 (Raw 1882): Greatly Startled
Chapter 1871 (Raw 1882): Greatly Startled
Monarch Yu showed an agonized expression. The saber Qi piercing his chest was unbearable.
However, Monarch Yu could not move. He felt extremely sullen.
You are seeking death. How dare you injure the monarch?! Kill him!
Seeing Monarch Yus sorry state, his numerous escorts and guards became enraged and charged at Xiao Chen.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Many figures soared into the air. These people were Star Venerate elites and possessed extraordinary strength.
Using the God Shadow Bow had drained all of Xiao Chens Soul Energy. Then, he had a big fight with Monarch Yu.
He had spent a lot of his strength. Now, he could bring out only about fifty percent of it.
Clearly, it would be difficult for him to face so many enemies.
You dregs! You want to bully others with your numbers? Thats not happening.
Just when Lan Luo cried out and was about to get her first brother and father to do something, a figure appeared behind Xiao Chen.
It was the Little Demonic Monk Silver Saber, Yan Chen, pointing a finger into the air.
The Heavenly Heart Finger surged out.
The Heavenly Heart Finger, which the little monk made by merging a Buddhist Cultivation Technique and the Heavenly Heart Art, possessed immense might.
The people at the front bore the brunt of this finger attack and got smashed away.
After the group crashed into the ground, they suffered severe injuries, vomiting blood, and fainted from the pain.
The people at the very front were a sight too cruel to beholddying without even a corpse remaining.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
It was not over yet. The little monks figure flickered, and his tender fist threw a punch.
No one short of a Holy Venerate could withstand a punch from the little monk.
In mere moments, the few Holy Venerates that came with Monarch Yu arrived at the dpidated drill ground. These were the only people remaining that could block the little monk.
However, the little monk had already undergone aplete transformation, his physical body reconstructed.
Furthermore, the little monk obtained the Heavenly Heart Art left by the Scarlet Blood Pirate King, and hisprehension ability was even ridiculously stronger than Xiao Chens.
The Heavenly Heart Finger that the little monkprehended was boundlessly strong.
Back then, Xiao Chen had thought about merging the Heavenly Heart Art with his Sharp Spirit Finger.
However, after trying it, he discovered that it was not that easy.
The difficulty involved was simply too great. He could only take a step back and settle for less, merging the Heavenly Heart Art with his archery skills.
Then, using the God Shadow Bow, Xiao Chen carved out another path.
Two Holy Venerates led the remainder of Monarch Yuste-stage Star Venerate guards, working together to fight the little monk. However, they only barely managed to hold on.
The little monk, who had a physical advantage, moved very nimbly. After returning to his baby state, he had be even nimbler than before.
Such a scene was a great shock when everyone saw it.
This was especially so for those Long n disciples who had disdained the little monk for being a small, mischievous child when they argued with him earlier.
These people felt a slight chill run down their backs. With such strength, if the little monks punchnded on them, the consequences would be quite horrifying.
Even Holy Venerates could not defeat the little monk. If it were those Long n disciples, they would probably explode from one punch.
Damn it! Damn it! Damn it!
Monarch Yu, who was in the air, cried out miserably. Several of his escorts went over to deal with that purple saber light.
However, the escorts found that they could not do anything.
That extremely strange purple saber light was solid but also seemed as ethereal and immaterial as an illusion. They had no idea where to start.
What Monarch Yus escorts knew could not exin how this Saber Technique was created.
Young Master, wait for a while. Just wait for a while more. The might of this saber light is slowly weakening.
Several old men surrounded Monarch Yu. They felt extremely anxious; sweat continuously dripped off their foreheads.
I cant wait anymore! Monarch Yu roared and grabbed that saber Qi with both hands. Using all his strength, he slowly dragged it out.
With every centimeter Monarch Yu pulled the saber Qi out, he suffered heart-wrenching pain.
While the saber Qi looked like a simple strand of saber light stabbing into Monarch Yus chest, in reality, it was Xiao Chens Creating Dreams with the Saber.
This move stabbed an invisible saber light into Monarch Yus sea of consciousness.
The saber light that entered deep into his sea of consciousness and physical body was incorporeal and traceless. Now that Monarch Yu tried to pull it out, there seemed to be thousands of them. They were like reverse hooks; pulling them out was excruciating and caused a lot of harm. It was extremely terrifying.
Monarch Yu, who was screaming in agony, gritted his teeth in determination and forcibly pulled this saber light out.
Xiao Chen, I want you dead!
Monarch Yus hair scattered about messily. His body was in a sorry state. His eyes seemed sunken. He no longer possessed any of his previous grace.
He roared furiously, and a terrifying aura erupted from his body. An invisible might and pressure encased the entire drill ground.
The boundless figure of a dynasty appeared in the sky, vague and indistinct as if it existed between illusions and reality.
A terrifying dynastys might spread out from that ce, putting enormous pressure on everyone in the drill ground.
Everyone felt their legs turn weak, unable to stand firmly.
Its over. This Monarch Yu is going all out. Hes trying to use his bloodline to forcefully bring out the dynastys umtion. He wants to use the supreme dynastys might to crush Xiao Chen. He intends to go down with him.
Unless one is a high-ranking noble with a king-level title or has the permission of the emperor, one cannot truly move the dynastys umtions. As a monarch, he is still far from sufficient!
Quickly leave! Quickly leave! Monarch Yu has gone crazy.
All the Long n disciples and the Marquiss Residences subordinates in the drill ground greatly changed their expressions as they fled.
Whoosh!
Just as that dynastys terrifying umtion took the form of an ancient city, a Sovereign Will surged out from the high tform.
The moment this will surged out, it prompted everyone in the vicinity to bow in worship.
Boom! This Sovereign Will crushed the dynastys terrifying umtion in one strike.
Men! Treat Monarch Yus injuries.
The Soaring Dragon Marquis, who had kept silent on the high tform all along, spoke for the first time after he neutralized Monarch Yus franticst-ditch attack with one wave.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Immediately, many experts of the Marquiss Residence went out and contained Monarch Yu without allowing any exnation, then brought him away.
Disperse. This practice ends here.
The Soaring Dragon Marquis stood up, not looking at Xiao Chen at all. Then, he turned and left, leading the Marquiss Residences upper echelon away.
However, Long Yan took a deep look at Xiao Chen after standing up.
On this day, the grace of this white-d desman had truly shocked Long Yan. Even a prince could notpare.
A prince might have a higher cultivation, but in terms of grace and tyranny, only a handful of the current princes couldpare to Xiao Chen, such a rarity.
Upon seeing Xiao Chen look over, Long Yan quickly turned away and left with his father.
Whoosh!
Lan Luo did not have any reservations. She gently floated down andnded beside Xiao Chen. Then, she said with a frown, Are you alright? I have no idea what got into his mind. To think that he targeted you like that. I really misjudged him. Earlier, I was still considering whether I should join the Divine Sword Pavilion with him.
Xiao Chen looked to the front and said indifferently, Im fine. The little monk helped me block those people earlier, and your father prevented Monarch Yu from fighting to his death. I did not suffer any major injuries.
After Monarch Yu was taken away, his escorts and guards were no longer in a mood to fight.
However, they could not leave just because they wanted to.
The little monk was determined to teach these people a lesson, not letting them leave at all.
Little ancestor, we are in the wrong. Please let us go.
Stop hitting me! Little child, why are you so unreasonable?
The two Holy Venerates held on bitterly. However, thete-stage Star Venerate old men were all beaten into submission.
As the little monk hammered his tender little fists on their bodies, they would rather have died than suffer the pain. All their old bones felt close to shattering.
So, you can bully my big brother with your numbers, but I am not allowed to bully you for a while? Is there still fairness and reason? I will not stop until all of you arepletely beaten up and lying on the ground, unable to move! The little monk spoke righteous words, but there was a wicked smile on his baby face.
The little monk was actually just purely itching for a fight. He had been stifled for so long without fighting. This time, he could not hold himself back.
Such a scene stunned all the watching Long n disciples.
This was indeed a bona fide little ancestor. Anyone who saw this would get a headache. This Xiao Chen and the little monka father and son pairwere indeed undefeatable when working together.
Each one was more terrifying than the other. Who could have expected the sweet-looking, innocent, harmless, and extremely cute little monk to be even more violent than Xiao Chen? That was truly terrifying.
When Lan Luo saw this rather bizarre scene, she also felt shocked. However, she thought of something, and her expression immediately turned worried.
Oh no. You have offended Monarch Yu. His father, Duke Yun, who supports him, will not let this rest. If he puts out a wanted notice for you, it will be very troublesome.
[TL Note: It is possible that the name used after their titles is not their family name but their given name. It is also possible that they use different family names due to how the royal n system works, where people of certain positions, usually the emperor or very high-ranking officials, get given different family names.]
However, Xiao Chen did not care. He said softly, This is what your father wanted to see.
Ah!
Lan Luos expression changed drastically. Her chest rose up and down as she breathed heavily in shock.
Chapter 1872 (Raw 1883): Reasons
Chapter 1872 (Raw 1883): Reasons
What?
Clearly, Lan Luos shocked expression was not a pretense. It looked like she was unaware of many things.
Actually, Xiao Chen did not know, either, but he could guess.
From the start, the Soaring Dragon Marquis had firm control over the situation. If he had wanted to, he could have stopped the bet between Xiao Chen and Monarch Yu at any time.
Nheless, the Soaring Dragon Marquis had not done that. He had given tacit consent to the bet.
Moreover, when Xiao Chens saber pierced Monarch Yu, the Soaring Dragon Marquis did not stop it.
The Soaring Dragon Marquis just stood aside as Xiao Chen defeated Monarch Yu in front of everyone, reducing him to an embarrassingly pathetic state.
The Soaring Dragon Marquis only stepped in when Monarch Yu seemed to lose all reason, wanting to use a killing move to go down together with Xiao Chen. Furthermore, the Soaring Dragon Marquis had done it so easily.
Such a scene verified some of Xiao Chens guesses.
However, that did not matter. Xiao Chen did not mind any of this. By now, he already took many things easy.
The Soaring Dragon Marquis held a high position and had horrifying strengthpared to regr people.
However, Xiao Chen treated the Soaring Dragon Marquis as an equal in his heart, not feeling any need for caution around him.
Xiao Chen just needed to maintain the basic respect for an expert, and that was sufficient.
Xiao Chen, are you saying that my father deliberately implicated you and caused you to be the target of Monarch Yus rage? Lan Luo asked anxiously when Xiao Chen remained silent.
Perhaps. However, it was not on purpose, just going with the flow. The main reason is still Monarch Yu seeking trouble for himself. Otherwise, I would not have noticed something strange and even shed with him.
Xiao Chen consoled, Dont be troubled by this. As your father is part of the dynasty, he often cannot directly offend those of the royal n. As he holds a high position, he influences the dynastys interests and cannot casually express his stance.
At this time, if an outsider appeared and dealt with this burden for him, it would naturally be for the best. Furthermore, I do not mind going with the flow and selling him a favor. After all, he is your father.
Xiao Chen emphasized the word your, expressing his thoughts on this matter.
Because you are Lan Luo, I do not mind even if your father is in the wrong.
Although Xiao Chen did not state this meaning explicitly, Lan Luo still heard it.
Thank you.
Lan Luo felt warmth in her heart. After giving her thanks, she quickly took her leave. She had a doubt that she needed to rify.
After Lan Luo left, Xiao Chen looked at the little monk, who was still beating up Monarch Yus escorts and guards. Then, he said softly, Thats enough ying. Lets go.
Roger that.
The little monk cheerfully sent out a Heavenly Heart Finger and knocked back fourte-stage Star Venerate old men.
Then, the little monk leaped into the air andnded in the sling on Xiao Chens back.
The remaining people immediately felt much more rxed as if relieved of a heavy burden.
Only the two Holy Venerates continued staring at Xiao Chen with lingering dismay.
The two Holy Venerates did not want to let Xiao Chen go so easily.
After Monarch Yu suffered such severe injuries, as guards and escorts, they would definitely have to take responsibility. None of them would be able to escape punishment.
Xiao Chen gave these people an indifferent look before leaving directly, ignoring them.
Inside the Soaring Dragon Marquiss study in the Marquiss Residence:
Father, this Xiao Chen is really incredible. Although he is currently only a Star Venerate, I can see that his potential is even greater than the princes He ispletely worthy of Eighth Sister.
Long Yan continued excitedly, saying to the Soaring Dragon Marquis, who was currently reading a book in the room, In addition, Eighth Sister truly likes him. I think it really can work!
Putting the book down, the Soaring Dragon Marquis said, Never mind. After the Hidden Spirit Temples peoplee, let him leave. It is best not to wade into these muddy waters.
Surprised, Long Yan said, Father, isnt this what you wanted? To let Monarch Yu, who came with a marriage proposal, fight with Xiao Chen, to get him to leave on his own initiative after his defeat.
You have already achieved your aim. Why are you not agreeing to Eighth Sister being together with Xiao Chen?
Xiao Chens guess was right. From the start, the situation had been in the Soaring Dragon Marquiss control.
On this trip, Monarch Yu had indeed brought a marriage proposal from his father, Duke Yun, to the Soaring Dragon Marquis.
[TL Note: In ancient Chinese culture, marriage is arranged by the parents. Even if there were two in love with each other, it would be the males parents that had to make the proposal to the females parents rather than the two doing it between themselves. Of course, while the parents are the ones with the rights, they tend to ask their childrens opinion first. However, the childrens agreement is not necessary, and marriage can be forced.]
Duke Yun held authority in the dynasty. He was also closely linked to the Eighth Princes faction.
The emperor was about to change. Without any special circumstances, every emperor had to abdicate after one hundred years. Then, the next emperor would be chosen from among the most outstanding princes.
That was to say, one could be emperor of the Yanwu Dynasty for only one hundred years.
After that, one had to abdicate and let thetter generation enjoy the resources, the dynastys Luck, and the supreme authority that came with the position.
This was so that the dynasty would always have new blood, ensuring the eternal vigor of the dynasty.
Furthermore, this would allow the dynasty to preserve itsbat prowess in thepetition with the surrounding empires and dynasties.
Otherwise, if the dynasty atrophied and declined, its Luck would also decline in a vicious cycle.
Once an ancient dynasty atrophied and declined, losing its Luck, it risked destruction.
There had been many examples since ancient times.
Not to mention those from history, just the current powerful Tianwu Dynasty was a good example. Due to the dynastys Luck declining, the Tianwu Dynasty had nearly fallen.
Hence, the rulers of the various dynasties and emperors did not remain in power for too long. No matter how wise a cultivator was, ones management style would inevitably ossify with time.
This was something unavoidable. Hence, there needed to be a change every one hundred years to preserve the dynastys vigor and vitality.
Right now, the Yanwu Dynastys current emperors one hundred years were almost up.
The various princes were in intensepetition, and people of various strong factions took sides.
The Soaring Dragon Marquis did not want to have any connections to Duke Yun. He was unwilling to be pulled into the maelstrom that was thepetition between the princes.
However, Duke Yuns faction was very strong. The Soaring Dragon Marquis could not directly reject the proposal while giving him face.
Coincidentally, Xiao Chen appeared at this moment.
So, the Soaring Dragon Marquis thought of using Xiao Chen to defeat Monarch Yu and making Monarch Yu withdraw on his own initiative.
The Soaring Dragon Marquis had no other choice but this.
Even though this ended up offending Duke Yun, it could be exined as a fight between juniors. On the surface, Duke Yun would not be able to find a reason to seek trouble for Xiao Chen.
This n seemed wless. It would not ur even to Monarch Yu himself.
Monarch Yu was a smart person, believing that everything was within his ns. How could he possibly fall for the Soaring Dragon Marquiss scheme?
However, facts were as such. Right now, the unconscious Monarch Yu had already been carried out of the Marquiss Residence. He would be too embarrassed toe back and deliver the marriage proposal.
Seeing his eldest son looking at him in confusion, the Soaring Dragon Marquis asked softly, Why do you think I was certain that Xiao Chen would defeat Monarch Yu?
Long Yan smiled and replied, Father is a Sovereign Personage and naturally has great eyes. How can you not tell? With just one quick exchange, you would be able to see who is stronger and who is weaker.
When the Soaring Dragon Marquis heard that, heughed. Then, he removed the armor and the heart-protecting mirror covering his chest, exposing an eye-catching wound on his shoulder. Even now, this wound still festered, remaining clearly visible.
Father, when were you injured? Did an assassin get in?
Long Yans expression changed radically as he stood up in a fluster.
The Soaring Dragon Marquis put his armor and heart-protecting mirror back on. Then, he exined indifferently, Xiao Chen left thisst night.
Ah! Long Yans expression turned even more shocked.
The Soaring Dragon Marquis said, Its fine already. Theres no need to worry. However, healing it is somewhat problematic.
The mysterious ck-d man watching Xiao Chen practice the saber during the night was the Soaring Dragon Marquis himself.
The Soaring Dragon Marquis had intended to attack to test Xiao Chens strength.
Who knew, on that night with the luminous moon in the sky, the white-d youth had danced alone facing the moon.
The Soaring Dragon Marquis had taken only one look and had been stunned, intoxicated by that exquisite Saber Technique, where light and shadow flickered and that gentle saber light hiding a surging heart roared angrily.
The Soaring Dragon Marquis had forgotten his original purpose, quietly watching Xiao Chens Saber Technique and having his horizons broadened.
Unexpectedly, Xiao Chen discovered the Soaring Dragon Marquis. By the time the Soaring Dragon Marquis startled to his senses, the saber light had already struck him.
So, the Soaring Dragon Marquis left in a hurry, paying no mind to his wound. He discovered how extraordinary this saber light was only after the sun rose.
Shockingly, even the Soaring Dragon Marquis could not eliminate it entirely.
After Long Yan heard that, he felt a chill. Xiao Chens potential was far greater than he had imagined.
To think that Long Yans father could not make the wound heal quickly. This Xiao Chen was truly a monstrous demonic genius.
The Soaring Dragon Marquis gave Long Yan a deep look as he said indifferently, Now, you know why I want to send him away, right? It is not that he is insufficiently excellent. Instead, he is overly excellent. My Marquis Residence cannot afford to rear such a great True Dragon.
I understand now. However, Eighth Sister... Long Yan frowned slightly as he thought about his most beloved eighth sister, feeling somewhat sad.
Chapter 1873 (Raw 1884): Cultivating the Demonic Cloud Heaven Swallowing Art
Chapter 1873 (Raw 1884): Cultivating the Demonic Cloud Heaven Swallowing Art
At the mention of Lan Luo, the Soaring Dragon Marquis appeared somewhat sad.
Just at this moment, footsteps suddenly rang out from outside. It was Lan Luo rushing in.
Eighth Sister! Long Yan eximed in a bit of a fluster, appearing somewhat shocked.
Seeing the expression on the two mens faces, Lan Luo said, It is indeed as Xiao Chen said; you are both hiding something from me.
The Soaring Dragon Marquis exchanged looks with Long Yan. After a moment of silence, he said, Tell her the truth.
Long Yan organized his thoughts, then told Lan Luo everything.
This Monarch Yu is really disgusting. I absolutely will not marry him.
Lan Luo showed a disgusted expression. When she thought about Monarch Yus actions, she felt repulsed.
Long Yan asked, Earlier, you said that Xiao Chen already knew. Whats up with that?
Lan Luo did not hesitate to tell the two everything Xiao Chen told her.
After the Soaring Dragon Marquis heard that, he smiled bitterly and said, I already gave him such a high evaluation. Unexpectedly, I still underestimated him. Lets just leave things be. After the little monks masteres, I will personally send him off and give him a gift as an apology.
Night arrived as it normally did.
Xiao Chen treated his injuries in the courtyard and worked on theprehensions he gained during the days battle.
During the fight with Monarch Yu, Xiao Chen had gained a good estimation of his own strength.
With Xiao Chens strength now, it should be simple to join any Rank 7 sect.
However, that Monarch Yu was not considered a powerful expert of the dynastys younger generation since he had yet to join a Rank 7 sect.
In terms of strength, Xiao Chen should still be some distance from a Rank 7 sects core disciple.
However, Xiao Chen had already limited this distance to a certain extent. When he just arrived at the Great Thousand Realms, he was not evenparable to a Rank 3 sect disciple.
In a few short years, he had managed to enter the Central Great Realm with his strength and umtion. This was already rtively hard to achieve.
In this battle, Xiao Chens greatestprehension was understanding how mighty his peak move was.
After activating his Great Deste Eon bloodline and using his Soul Energy to power the God Shadow Bow, he would definitely kill a Holy Venerate with one shot if he caught him off guard.
The other thing was the purple saber Qi that he had brought out at the end. He had practiced Dreamlike Mundane World to its limits already.
Now, Xiao Chen could freely use Creating Dreams with the Saber, Entering Dreams with the Saber, and Dreams as a Saber as he pleased.
The next step was physically entering the dream, infusing his Saber Technique deep into the marrow and soul.
With a casual saber strike, Xiao Chen could send out that incredibly strange purple saber Qi that seemed both real and fake at the same time.
His weakness remained his cultivation.
Before Monarch Yu joined a Rank 7 sect, his cultivation already reachedte-stage Star Venerate. So, what would the cultivation of those Rank 7 sect disciples be like?
Actually, Xiao Chen set his sights too high. Within the four dynasties, Rank 7 sects were very rare and extremely few in number.
A Rank 7 sect already stood at the top of this world.
Joining a Rank 6 sect was already extremely incredible for a regr person. One would be able to carve out a ce for themselves in the dynasty and be famous all over the Central Great Realm.
Furthermore, there were limited spots for the recruitment of Rank 7 sects. In reality, many Rank 6 sect true inheritors were not much weaker than Rank 7 sect disciples.
Xiao Chen opened his eyes and said softly, It is time to cultivate the Demonic Cloud Heaven Swallowing Art.
Xiao Chens cultivation had been stagnating for some time already. Maintaining primal chaos Veritable Essence Energy required him to dual cultivate the Righteous Dao and Demonic Dao before he could improve.
Just simply cultivating one was not enough.
The Demonic Cloud Heaven Swallowing Art had a total of nineyers, every one of which was very hard to cultivate. They required vast resources and clearing of a corresponding demonic tribtion.
While Xiao Chen cultivated, he needed to stop any Heart Demon from affecting him; it was much harder to cultivate than the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation.
This was another challenge for Xiao Chen, a hurdle that he had to face as a dual cultivator of the Righteous Dao and Demonic Dao.
During the Great Deste Eon, ferocious beasts wandered around, and the world was in chaos. There was no logic or reason. Only the strong could survive. Among the tens of thousands of ferocious beasts, there was a huge bird that could hold up the heavens, known as Demonic Cloud. At first, it was just a clump of demonic clouds born in the primal chaos. Although it had the bloodline of the Primal Chaos God Demons, it was still incredibly weak...
The title page recorded how the Demonic Cloud Heaven Swallowing Art was created.
This Cultivation Technique was born from the Demonic Cloud Bird, a Great Deste Eon ferocious beast. After the Primal Chaos Demonic Scripturethe Demonic Daos Primogenitor Grade Cultivation Techniquewas lost, this Cultivation Technique entered the ranks of the top ten Demonic Dao Cultivation Techniques.
This Cultivation Technique had not appeared for at least ten thousand years already, ever since the Scarlet Blood Pirate King fell. Now, few knew about it.
Xiao Chen carefully read through the secret manual, then pondered it.
In order to cultivate this Cultivation Technique, he had to condense a demonic cloud seed in his body first. Otherwise, he could not seed.
With this thought, Xiao Chen stood up and left the building to look up at the night sky.
After thinking for a while, he soared straight up and eventually arrived among the clouds.
Gathering demonic clouds would not be difficult in a forbidden sea.
However, this was the Yanwu Dynasty, a dynasty where the Righteous Dao ruled. Hence, it was not as easy.
The ambient Spiritual Energy was different.
The Spiritual Energy of the Yanwu Dynasty was astonishingly pure. There was no need for intentional tempering for the Spiritual Energy to condense.
Those that were born and raised in the Yanwu Dynasty had a higher starting point than those outside for most of their life.
Xiao Chen casually grabbed a clump of clouds. After analyzing it for a while, he looked to an even higher ce.
It is not enough. The clouds here are too thin. I have to find a ce where the clouds are exceptionally dense.
Whoosh!
Xiao Chens figure continued to rise. He slowly felt pressure building upan invisible pressure encasing the entire dynastys territory.
He looked up and seemed to see an invisible giant dragon ring at him.
That was the dynastys Luck protecting this ancient dynasty.
Once one reached a certain height, one would infringe on the dynastys might. Continuing to fly upwards would be incredibly difficult.
However, Xiao Chen already saw an extremely dense cloud bank ten kilometers higher. That was extremely suitable for condensing demonic clouds.
He projected his Dragon Might and barged through the resistance, flying to that bank of clouds.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Xiao Chen used his Dragon Might to sh with the dynastys Luck, looking very insignificant in the process. During the sh, countless thunderous lightning bolts tore across the sky, streaking out in all directions.
As he reached the bottom of the cloud bank, lightning shed and thunder roared, apanying a heavy downpour.
Ive arrived.
One hourter, Xiao Chen caught his breath and entered that somewhat scarily dense cloud bank.
The clouds were pitch-ck, a mass of terrifying thunderclouds.
When Xiao Chen stretched out his hand, he could not see his fingers. The extremely intense lightning-attributed energy within the clouds interfered with his Spiritual Sense.
Under such circumstances, Xiao Chen could not send out his Soul Energy at all.
The thing that Soul Energy feared the most was natural lightning. With just a touch, Soul Energy would crumble.
Xiao Chen could only open his Heavenly Eye and grope around in the clouds while advancing cautiously.
This bank of thunderclouds was deep and immeasurable, boundlessly vast.
Several timesrger than the entire Soaring Dragon Marquisate in size, it was exceptionally startling.
Whoosh!
Suddenly, a transparent and crystalline ferocious beast flickering with electric light flew towards Xiao Chen.
A Thunder Spirit!
Xiao Chen recognized this ferocious beast as a spirit born in an environment with an extreme concentration of a particr attribute. This spirit was that of the lightning attribute. It was naturally brutal, cruel, and bad-tempered, with extremely strong offensive powers.
This was a hundred-year-old Thunder Spirit that had the strength of a Star Venerate. Made up entirely of energy, it was exceptionally problematic for regr people to handle.
However, Xiao Chen had his own means of dealing with it. He took out the Soul yer Bow and infused his Heart me into the arrows, then shot out ten arrows before the Thunder Spirit arrived.
When he was one kilometer away, the Thunder Spirit finally copsed. It turned into mere streaks of lightning that swam away like electric snakes.
They left a resplendent crystal floating in the clouds.
This crystal was known as a Thunder Crystal. Its value differed depending on its age.
To lightning-attributed cultivators, the Thunder Crystal was extremely precious. There were experts who specialized in hunting Thunder Spirits for the Thunder Crystals.
Xiao Chen casually collected and put away this hundred-year-old Thunder Crystal before proceeding forward.
As he flew deeper into the clouds, he encountered more Thunder Spirits. These Thunder Spirits all had varied appearances.
Sometimes, they looked like snakes. Sometimes, they looked like huge trees. Sometimes, they looked like humans. They had only onemon point: they were all energy bodies.
After Xiao Chen finished off a batch of more than a hundred Thunder Spirits, he went no farther. With his strength, going deeper would put him in danger.
This bank of thunderclouds was more horrifying than Xiao Chen imagined.
However, this ce was sufficient. He could already absorb the clouds power to condense a demonic cloud.
Xiao Chen released the Demon Blood Vulture to have it protect him.
With a loud cry, the Demon Blood Vulture hid in the clouds, flying around happily.
Xiao Chen sat down, cross-legged, and closed his eyes. Then, nine stars lit up on his Primal Core. He infused Demonic Qi Veritable Essence into both his hands as he continuously formed hand seals.
As his hands shed, the Demonic Qi Veritable Essence Energy drained. A terrifying aura slowly spread out from his body.
This aura caused the clouds to churn and surge in horrifyingly huge waves.
Then, Xiao Chens hands stopped, forming the final Heaven Swallowing Seal.
A gigantic Demonic Cloud Bird image appeared behind Xiao Chen. After the Heaven Swallowing Seal manifested, it opened its mouth and sucked.
The Demonic Qi hidden in the deep and immeasurable demonic clouds turned into thousands of tiny ck lines that entered his body.
The ck energy lines glowed with a demonic nature. As they swayed, they drew together arge patch of demonic clouds.
The process of condensing demonic clouds was rather sessful.
Chapter 1874 (Raw 1885): Strange Demons
Chapter 1874 (Raw 1885): Strange Demons
Inside the deep and immeasurable, boundlessly vast, and incredibly mysterious thunder cloud:
Xiao Chen had formed the Heavenly Swallowing Seal with both hands to suck out the hidden demonic nature in the clouds. The demonic nature turned into thousands of ck ribbons and entered his body.
The environment here was different. The concentration of demonic Qi here could not bepared to that of the forbidden sea. Hence, the process of forming demonic clouds would definitely be much slower than in the Ash Gray Sea.
However, barring the unexpected, it was just a matter of time before Xiao Chen formed a demonic cloud seed.
The scary Demonic Cloud Bird behind Xiao Chen with a demonic light in its eyes looked very realistic and solid, even somewhat horrifying.
The Demon Blood Vulture wandering around asionally met the gaze of that Demonic Cloud Bird and quailed in cowardice and fear.
The Demon Blood Vulture felt like it had met its ancestor, an exceptionally unbearable experience.
After two hours, a speck of ck light appeared above Xiao Chens dantian.
This speck of ck light looked exceptionally deep. It was only a speck, but it gave the impression of boundless, vast energy.
Xiao Chen was on the verge of condensing a demonic cloud seed.
Just at this moment, two strange, ck-d men, who were hunting Thunder Spirits in the depths of the thundercloud, felt an unusual aura. Their expressions changed at the peculiarity.
Thats odd. There is actually someone cultivating a Demonic Dao Cultivation Technique here.
Lets take a look. It could be someone from our race.
These two strange men were described as strange because their skin had indistinct ck scales and there was a single horn on their forehead. They did not look like humans.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
The two walked out of the thundercloud. When they saw the ribbon-like ck demonic light drifting about in the thundercloud, they revealed expressions of extreme surprise.
Big Brother, this seems to be the Heaven Swallowing Seal!
It is the Demonic Cloud Heaven Swallowing Art. I had read about it in an ancient text. It is one of the top ten Demonic Dao Cultivation Techniques. Interesting...this person must have just started cultivating it. Otherwise, he would be able to absorb all of the demonic nature here and would not have to go through all this trouble.
The stronger of the two was skinnier and had a denser scale pattern on his face. Greed shed in his eyes. Clearly, he wanted the Demonic Cloud Heaven Swallowing Art.
Lets go!
The two moved quickly in the thundercloud, flying to where Xiao Chen was.
One hourter, the Demon Blood Vultures feathers suddenly released a scarlet light. It screeched loudly, and its sharp cry shook the surroundings.
Xiao Chens heart skipped a beat. He was at a crucial moment, but a strong enemy wasing.
It is not someone of our race! the slightly plump man with scales said when he saw Xiao Chen, who sat amid thousands of demonic ribbons, and the Demonic Cloud Bird image behind him.
The skinny man looked at the Demonic Cloud Bird image and said, It is indeed the Demonic Cloud Heaven Swallowing Art. Attack!
Without hesitation, the two turned into a sh of electric light, quickly charging at Xiao Chen.
However, the two had gotten only halfway when countless dense, red beams shot out from the thundercloud.
Those were the Demon Blood Vultures feathers. They shot out like arrows, covering the sky as they bombarded the two.
Dang! Dang! Dang!
The Demon Blood Vultures sudden attack covered arge area. The two strange men could not dodge at all. Catching the two off guard, hundreds of feathers flew towards their bodies.
Then, a water screen flickered around the two and sessfully blocked the venomous feathers.
However, their attacks were stopped as well, and they were forced back.
A Demon Blood Vulture!
That is the weird bird cry earlier! To think that he has a Demon Blood Vulture protecting him! Big Brother, this person is somewhat troublesome.
The slightly plump, scaled man became hesitant, afraid that Xiao Chen would be hard to deal with after Xiao Chen seeded and woke up.
What are you afraid of? Fortune is found in danger. This person is not even a Holy Venerate. So what if he wakes up?!
The skinny man had been consumed by greed. After he verified that Xiao Chen was cultivating the Demonic Cloud Heaven Swallowing Art, he did not want to give it up at all.
Go and restrain this strange bird!
Whoosh!
With a roar, the slightly plump mans scales surfaced, densely covering his face.
Then, he raised his sword and swept it across.
The sword immediately and easily cut through the thundercloud andnded on the Demon Blood Vultures back.
The Demon Blood Vulture found such a heavy strike unbearable.
However, the Demon Blood Vulture was a force to be reckoned with. After the sword struck it, it immediately counterattacked.
The Demon Blood Vulture turned around and pecked. Its gigantic body swerved nimbly in the air. Its hooklike beakshed down, trying to gouge arge hole in the slightly plump mans chest.
Dang!
This slightly plump, scaled man braced his sword across his chest, but he was still sent flying.
He nearly lost his grip on his sword.
Damn it!
The slightly plump, scaled man roared and started an intense fight with the Demon Blood Vulture.
Using the surroundings to his advantage, he only managed to hold his own against the Demon Blood Vulture, unable to gain the upper hand.
The Demon Blood Vulture was very strong in the air. However, it could not do anything to the other party, as he hid in the cloud and appeared unpredictably. Despite its aerial advantage, it could not catch the other party; it wished several times that it could userge-scale attacks.
However, the Demon Blood Vulture was too close to Xiao Chen. It had to restrain itself lest it injure Xiao Chen.
Good opportunity. I can kill him with one strike.
The eyes of the skinny man lit up as he fixed his gaze on Xiao Chen.
The skinny man decisively drew his demonic sword in an instant.
That skinny mans pair of eyes brimmed with demonic nature. His sword flickered with a watery, purple light, spreading out radiance. Then, rings of electrical pulses swept out. This was a perfect fusion of water-attributed and lightning-attributed energies.
This silent sword strike had the berserk speed of lightning and the stealth of fine water. The gentle water-attributed energy covered up the surging sword intent and lightning-attributed energy.
An ordinary person would very easily overlook this sword strikes might and sh head-on.
Without being mentally prepared, one would get caught off guard and injured, possibly losing ones life.
Xiao Chen felt somewhat anxious. That speck of ck light had yet to condense a demonic cloud above his dantian. He still needed some time.
There was no other choice. Xiao Chen could only take a risk.
Otherwise, if Xiao Chen gave up on everything he did, he would sustain even greater injury.
Whoosh!
At the crucial moment, Xiao Chen opened his eyes and executed the Sharp Spirit Finger with one hand while continuing to form the Heaven Swallowing Seal with the other, multitasking.
ng!
Xiao Chen gathered the Veritable Essence Energy, Soul Energy, and Vital Qi in his body. Then, he used his body as a cauldron, connecting the heavens and the earth and drawing from the power of the world.
The Sharp Spirit Finger managed to mp down on the other partys sword.
Boom! Berserk energy burst forth from the sword.
The thunder-attributed energy and sword intent contained within the water-attributed energy instantly exploded, and Xiao Chen nearly went flying.
Fortunately, the Demonic Cloud Bird image behind Xiao Chen helped him stabilize the space.
How can that be?!
The other party actually managed to catch the skinny mans sure-hit sword strike with two fingers, greatly startling him.
A cold light shed in Xiao Chens eyes. Then, he gently twisted his fingers. The energy gathered in his fingers immediately repelled the sword containing lightning-attributed energy and sword intent.
That sword twisted, and the skinny man vomited a mouthful of blood as he got flung back ten kilometers.
After flicking his opponent away, Xiao Chen did not bother to chase him. He swiftly formed the Heaven Swallowing Seal with both hands and worked on absorbing the demonic nature in the thunderclouds and condensing the demonic cloud seed.
I dont believe that you can catch my sword strike again!
The skinny man roared furiously, and scales appeared on his face as he sent another sword strike at Xiao Chen.
Three, two, one...
When that sword strike was only half a meter away from Xiao Chen, he finally seeded in condensing the demonic cloud seed.
The Demonic Cloud Bird image behind Xiao Chen entered his body, together with the thousands of strands of ck demonic light.
Then, everything gathered in that speck of ck light above his dantian.
However, just at this moment, the skinny mans sword light was only ten centimeters away from Xiao Chen.
Azure Dragon Divine Wings!
In the time it took for a spark to fly, the Azure Dragon Divine Wings red wide behind him. The wings spanned more than thirty meters as they pped ferociously.
Electric light surged out as Xiao Chen turned into a beam of light and arrived behind the skinny man.
Xiao Chen instantly drew his Tyrant Saber, and the purple Tyrant Saber pierced through the water screen and the scales of the other party, causing ck blood to spurt out.
That skinny mans attack struck only Xiao Chens afterimage.
The skinny man shrieked and revealed a pained expression. The scales on his face turned back into a pattern.
Then, Xiao Chen pulled out the Tyrant Saber, causing more blood to spurt out. The skinny man let out another miserable shriek. Not daring to turn around, the skinny man plunged straight down, trying to flee the ce.
Xiao Chen sheathed his saber, showing a confused expression. What is that? He has the aura of Fiendish Demons in his body, but the ck scales and the horn on his forehead suggest that he has some Dragon Race bloodline.
The person who fled was rather strong, so Xiao Chen did not intend to give chase.
However, there was still the other strange man fighting with the Demon Blood Vulture. Xiao Chen did not intend to let that person leave.
Chapter 1875 (Raw 1886): Venerable Xu Yun
Chapter 1875 (Raw 1886): Venerable Xu Yun
Xiao Chen watched the strange, scaled man flying around in the clouds, appearing every now and then.
After observing for a while, Xiao Chen pped the azure-colored dragon wings on his back ferociously.
A strong wind blew and swirled up the boundless thundercloud.
In the next moment, Xiao Chen appeared before that scaled man, blocking that scaled mans path of retreat.
The scaled man showed mild surprise on his face at Xiao Chens sudden appearance blocking his escape route.
Damn it! Ill fight it out with you!
Boom!
The scaled man burst forth with astonishing lightning-attributed energy. The light looked resplendent, rippling like water as it gently spread out.
The resplendent electric light contained terrifying energy. When this strange man erupted with power, he felt tricky to deal with.
Xiao Chen did not want to retreat. He did not want to let this person off, either.
Xiao Chen snorted coldly and drew his purple Tyrant Saber. Starlight flickered in his eyes, and his Star Venerate Will merged with his saber. He drove his primal chaos Veritable Essence Energy, and the saber immediately lit up with resplendent saber light.
Aside from the resplendent saber light, only ck and white existed in the thunderclouds.
Bang! Xiao Chens saber strike knocked the scaled man back.
The Demon Blood Vulture let out a burst of strangeughter, then opened its beak to swallow the scaled man whole.
Delightful. Even after all that jumping around, this great me still ate you.
The Demon Blood Vulture felt extremely excited after swallowing up this scaled man.
Xiao Chen looked at this scene with some shock. Then, he rapped on the Demon Blood Vultures head. Without exining, he made the Demon Blood Vulture turn back into a ring and temporarily restricted it.
What a stupid bird...
Xiao Chen muttered under his breath for a long time. That scaled man was indeed very strange, having a low-ranking Dragon Race bloodline as well as the aura of a Fiendish Demon.
Xiao Chen could not figure out why. His figure shed as he charged out of the clouds.
It was already daytime.
He had been out the entire night. Not daring to remain in this ce for too long, he rushed back to the Marquiss Residence.
After asking the little monk, Xiao Chen found that neither the Soaring Dragon Marquis nor anyone else hade to look for him.
It looked like Monarch Yus matter was settled for now.
However, it would be better to remain in the Marquiss Residence during this period and focus on cultivating.
It was better to be careful.
Xiao Chenid a Spirit Gathering Formation in the cultivation room within the courtyard, then sat cross-legged in the center of the formation.
He looked within himself and saw the demonic cloud seed he had sessfully condensed above his dantian.
Blood Dripping Seal!
Following the method of the Demonic Cloud Heaven Swallowing Art, Xiao Chens hands moved continuously, forming the Blood Dripping Seal.
Xiao Chens heart opened a crack, and a drop of his hearts blood fell slowly, shining with a strange light.
As the drop of blood fell, Xiao Chens hands kept moving, infusing his Soul Energy, Veritable Essence Energy, and Vital Qi into it.
The drop of hearts blood brightened, its scarlet light intensifying.
The light became so strong that it even leaked out of his body, covering his skin with ayer of scarlet.
This looked extremely strange. If someone else were here, he would be able to tell at a nce that Xiao Chen was definitely not cultivating a Righteous Dao Cultivation Technique.
Whoosh!
This drop of hearts blood contained Xiao Chens Soul Energy, Veritable Essence Energy, and Vital Qi. It uratelynded on the demonic cloud seed, and the scarlet light infused into the demonic cloud seed.
The drop of hearts blood instantly vanished, and the ck demonic cloud changed color, turning scarlet.
Xiao Chen finally officially condensed a demonic cloud seed. As he cultivated it, this demonic cloud seed would turn into a demonic cloud bird living in his body.
This was the exact same process of a true Demonic Cloud Birds birth during the Great Deste Eon.
The Demonic Cloud Bird of that eon also started off as a clump of demonic cloud contaminated with the Primal Chaos God Demons blood. Then, it evolved into the Demonic Cloud Heaven Swallowing Bird.
However, in this case, the Primal Chaos God Demons blood was reced with Xiao Chens blood, something much weaker.
Nevertheless, Xiao Chens bloodline power was much stronger than the Scarlet Blood Pirate Kings.
While Xiao Chens Grade 8 Azure Dragon bloodline power could not be called undefeatable in the world, it would not be arrogant to call it unrivaled in the world.
The demonic cloud seed that was now tinged with the hearts blood gained even more demonic nature, looking like it was brimming with vitality.
Thump! Thump! Thump!
Xiao Chen could vaguely hear a heartbeat. It was exceptionally strange, showing an extremely strong lifeforce.
Great sess!
Xiao Chens hand seal changed, bringing out the Heaven Swallowing Seal to aid the cultivation.
Then, he activated the Spirit Gathering Formation. All the Spiritual Energy contained within the formation entered the demonic cloud seed within a breathan incredible speed.
The demonic cloud seed pulsated, turning the Spiritual Energy into pure Demonic Qi Veritable Essence Energy that flowed into the 9-Star Primal Core.
Due to Xiao Chen rarely cultivating it in recent times, his Demonic Qi Veritable Essence Energy was already at a clear disadvantage.
His Demonic Qi Veritable Essence Energy was no longer in bnce with the Spiritual Energy Veritable Essence Energy. This prevented him from bringing out the Taiji force field.
The Taiji Dao emphasized bnce. Once the bnce was broken, there was no way to execute it.
After about seven minutes, the hundred-odd Medial Grade Spirit Jades in the Spirit Gathering Formation were depleted.
Xiao Chen opened his eyes and frowned slightly. This was the bad thing about Demonic Dao Cultivation Techniques.
Demonic Dao Cultivation Techniques drained a lot of energy. The stronger the technique was, the more energy it usedpared to a Righteous Dao Cultivation Technique.
If this continued, who knew when Xiao Chen could finish cultivating the Demonic Cloud Heaven Swallowing Arts firstyer.
After thinking for a while, he took out Superior Grade Spirit Jades this time and ced them in the nodes of the formation.
Superior Grade Spirit Jades were exceptionally precious. They were much more expensive than Medial Grade Spirit Jades.
Xiao Chen had not found that many Superior Grade Spirit Jades in the Scarlet Blood Pirate Kings treasure trove. There were only about one hundred thousand, quite few inparison.
Usually, Xiao Chen could not bear to use them. Now that he cultivated the Demonic Cloud Heaven Swallowing Art, he had no other choice.
The days passed very quickly, one after another.
From the time Xiao Chen fought Monarch Yu in the drill ground, more than two months psed.
Over the two months, several Long n disciples visited Xiao Chen.
These people wanted to befriend Xiao Chen or seek advice on Saber Techniques and archery from him. However, he did not meet with any of them.
Time was of the essence. Xiao Chen was about to go to the Divine Dragon Empire. How could he waste time on this?
However, the little monk leaped out, quite willing to ept the adoration of the Long n disciples.
Back then, the little monk had suppressed two Holy Venerates and the rest of Monarch Yus escorts. This made a deep impression on everyone.
Several Long n disciples were in awe of the little monk.
Knowing that the little monk was willing to guide them, they felt stirred up and excited.
Unfortunately, not everyone could be as unperturbed as Xiao Chen, calmly dealing with the nature of misfortune of the little monk.
All sorts of idents happened when the Long n disciples practiced with the little monk in the drill ground.
In merely seven days, more than half of the Long n disciples ended up injured.
No one dared to seek out the little monk anymore.
Feeling bored, the little monk could only drag the Demon Blood Vulture around and wander the Marquiss Residence. Everyone who saw him fled at the sight of him. He truly turned into the tyrant of the Marquiss Residence.
The little monk was even more exuberant than the first young master of the Marquiss Residence. He entertained himself and had plenty of fun.
Hence, the entire Marquiss Residence suffered unspeakable misery. The various Long n disciples all sought out Long Yan toin, wanting to get the little tyrant to leave earlier.
Long Yan smiled bitterly. It was clearly impossible to ask the little monk to leave.
On this particr day, an old man arrived outside the gates of the Marquiss Residence.
This old monk wore gray monk robes with a kasaya draped over them. His eyebrows and beard were white, and he held a dharmic staff.
When the Soaring Dragon Marquis received news of it, he led the Marquiss Residences upper echelon and a group of his children out and personally received the old monk.
Venerable Xu Yun, I apologize for the long wait!
The Soaring Dragon Marquis observed the Buddhist greeting conventions as he politely weed this seemingly ordinary, old monk.
May the Lord Buddha preserve us! Lord Marquis is too polite. I hope my little disciple did not give the Marquiss Residence any trouble.
The Venerable Xu Yun bowed lightly and returned the greeting with one hand, smiling and looking benevolent.
Inside the Marquiss Residence, someone immediately wanted to say something, to reveal what the little monk had done.
However, the Soaring Dragon Marquis red that person into silence. Then, he said softly, The child is just a little mischievous. It was not a big problem. Venerate, there is no need to worry.
This was an esteemed monk of the Hidden Spirit Temple. Even the emperor of the dynasty would have to show him respect.
Hahahaha! Master, you finally came. I have been very happy in this Marquiss Residence. I ate well and slept well. If you still did note, I would take up residence here.
A berserk, scarlet wind blew above everyones head, apanied by happyughter. Riding the Demon Blood Vulture, the little monk appeared before everyone.
Whoosh! Whoosh!
The little monk urged the Demon Blood Vulture to move at its fastest speed, which caused strong winds to howl endlessly.
Then, the signboard above the gates of the Marquiss Residence fell off.
This scared Long Yan into changing his expression radically as he took to the air hastily and caught the signboard.
When the little monknded and saw this scene, his tender little face appeared embarrassed.
Sorry, Big Brother Long, Ill help you to hang it back up.
The little monk quickly walked over and grabbed hold of the Marquiss Residences signboard, wanting to make up for his mistake.
Long Yan said quickly, No need, no need. Theres really no need.
Its fine. This is something I should do.
Crack!
Under the tug-of-war between massive forces, the signboard directly tore in half, right down the middle.
Everyone in the Marquiss Residence turned ashen. Even the Soaring Dragon Marquiss lips twitched involuntarily.
Breaking a persons signboard was as severe as killing that persons father.
The signboard of the Marquiss Residence represented the Long ns prestige. It had not been taken down for a thousand years and already influenced the ns Luck.
The breaking of a signboard was unbearable for any n.
When the Demon Blood Vulture saw this scene, itughed wildly in its heart. This is for torturing me every day. You are in trouble now.
The little monk truly felt embarrassed.
The little monk had not seen his master in a long time. Now, the moment they met, he caused such huge trouble.
The Venerable Xu Yuns expression did not change. He smiled faintly and said, It looks like he is genuine. He really is my good little disciple. If Lord Marquis does not mind, this old monk can write out a new signboard for the Marquiss Residence to express my apologies.
The Soaring Dragon Marquis immediately rejoiced. He was so happy, he looked like a flower blooming. The Venerable Xu Yuns cultivation was very high; even the Soaring Dragon Marquis found it unfathomable.
If the old monk put in effort in writing the words, the new signboard would be as good as a Soul Tool.
What was rare was that this was an esteemed Buddhist monk. His cultivation of the Buddhist doctrine was extremely high.
Obtaining the ink calligraphy of the old monk naturally meant the protection of the Buddhist sects will. It was a form of blessing on its own.
It was said that many of the signboards of the halls in the royal pce were written by esteemed monks of the Hidden Spirit Temple at the request of the royal n.
This offer was equal to royal treatment.
Venerable, this way, please.
The Soaring Dragon Marquis led the Venerable Xu Yun into the Marquiss Residence.
The little monk felt very depressed as he followed behind, riding the Demon Blood Vulture. asionally, he heavily patted the Demon Blood Vultures head, causing it so much pain that it wanted to fling off the little monk several times.
However, when the Demon Blood Vulture thought about the consequences of doing that, it endured helplessly.
The Venerable Xu Yun was an esteemed Buddhist monk. After a casual and pleasant chat with the Soaring Dragon Marquis, he immediately started to write out a calligraphic treasure.
Those Long n disciples who were fortunate enough to watch were incredibly shocked. It was said that the sound of the Buddhist Great Dao rang out with every word the Venerable Xu Yun wrote. Five-colored treasure light appeared, surprising everyone.
After the Venerable Xu Yunpleted the calligraphic treasure, the little monk led him straight to Xiao Chens cultivation room.
Chapter 1876 (Raw 1887): Common Origin of the Demonic Dao and Righteous Dao
Chapter 1876 (Raw 1887): Common Origin of the Demonic Dao and Righteous Dao
Xiao Chen had been in closed-door cultivation inside the cultivation room for two months already.
Time was of the essence. Xiao Chen wanted to make full use of his time to finish cultivating the Demonic Cloud Heaven Swallowing Arts firstyer.
In a mere two months, Xiao Chen had used up ten thousand of his one hundred thousand Superior Grade Spirit Jades.
These ten thousand Superior Grade Spirit Jades would probably be worth ten million Medial Grade Spirit Jades. Furthermore, Medial Grade Spirit Jades would not be as effective, so he would end up spending even more time.
Unfortunately, Xiao Chen had yet toplete the firstyer of the Demonic Cloud Heaven Swallowing Art.
The secret manual recorded that after one seeded in cultivating the firstyer, a Demonic Cloud Bird tattoo would appear on ones back. The Demonic Dao Veritable Essence Energy would alter the physical body, improving both the physical body and the will of soul.
However, Xiao Chen had made some progress after two months of bitter cultivation.
The clump of demonic cloud above his dantian had spread out and now had the vague shape of a cloud.
It was no longer like the start, where it was just a ck dot. The lifeforce of the scarlet demonic cloud was also stronger.
For the past two months, Xiao Chen felt his will of soul being continuously consumed by this demonic cloud.
This demonic cloud seed was probably not as simple as the secret manual made it out to be. Perhaps there were mysteries that surpassed his imagination.
Just at this moment, the demonic nature in Xiao Chens body erupted, and the Demonic Qi Veritable Essence Energy filled his entire body.
A ck light spread out from his body. When he opened his eyes, they were filled with demonic nature.
This was the base instinct of the demonic nature when it met its enemy.
Although Xiao Chens physical body had been altered by the Buddhist nature of the Mahe?vara Buddhas ?arra, he had merged his body with the Immemorial Demon Soul Formation and was cultivating a Demonic Dao Cultivation Technique.
The demonic nature in his body was already deep in his marrow and bloodline. There was no avoiding it.
Xiao Chen was currently cultivating a Demonic Dao Cultivation Technique. Hence, the demonic nature was dominant at this moment.
However, after a while, the Buddhist nature in his internal organs, limbs, and the depths of his bones turned into a gentle, cool breeze, spreading through his body and invisibly removing the demonic natures dominance over his physical body.
All this happened without him doing anything. It was just the natural response of his physical body.
From a certain point of view, this proved that Xiao Chens dual cultivation of the Righteous Dao and Demonic Dao still had not reached a state where he could control it freely and withdraw it as he wished.
His condition was extremely dangerous, like walking on a tightrope above a cliff.
Xiao Chen closed his eyes again and extended his Soul Energy, wanting to see what had happened.
He immediately picked up on everyone in the entire Marquiss Residence.
All the people appeared as a flickering spot of light. Xiao Chen could even see the Veritable Essence Energy flow in the weaker ones; everything was clear in his mind.
As for Holy-Venerate-level experts, they appeared as clumps of fiercely burning me. Unless Xiao Chen used his Soul Energy at full force, that would be all he could see, just vague clumps of mes.
As he swept through the ce, three clumps of mes appeared exceptionally eye-catching.
One clump burned fiercely. Its horrifying aura surged into the sky, and he vaguely sensed a Sovereign Might. A mysterious dynastys Luck also hovered over it.
Xiao Chen could not look into this person at all. It went without thinking that this was the Soaring Dragon Marquis.
There was another clump of mes simr to the Soaring Dragon Marquis. However, it was slightly lethargic. This should be a hidden Sovereign Personage expert of the Marquiss Residence.
As for the third clump, this was the reason why the demonic nature in Xiao Chens body red up.
This clump of mes was emitting a pure Buddhist Might. It was like the me of amp, not dazzling and eye-catching.
It only burned slowly. The me swayed, but the heart of the me remained still and unmoving. It was like this heart of the me had been there since the start of the world, never extinguishing at all.
Beside this particr clump of mes was a muddied ck me following along. It gave off a strong aura and an overwhelming Demonic Might.
However, when looking carefully, Xiao Chen could see the core of this ck me. The heart of this me was pure and entirely untainted.
It was the little monk Yan Chen, who wielded the Buddhist monks knife with overwhelming sin but had an innate heart for Buddha.
Xiao Chen opened his eyes, roughly understanding what was happening.
The little monks master wasing with him.
Not daring to be slow, Xiao Chen stopped cultivating and emerged from the courtyard to personally receive the two.
Big Brother, my master is here.
The little monk, who had happily led the way on the Demon Blood Vulture, performed the introductions for Xiao Chen.
The Venerable Xu Yun smiled faintly and said softly, I have long heard of Benefactor Xiaos name. Today, I finally got to see you.
Xiao Chen rubbed his nose and smiled. Venerable, you must be joking, right?
Long heard?
I arrived in the Central Great Realm not long ago. It has only been two months since I reached this Soaring Dragon Marquisate.
Although I caused a hugemotion, my fame should be limited to the Soaring Dragon Marquisate, far from spreading throughout the Yanwu Dynasty.
I am not joking. Monks do not lie. Seventeen years ago, I saw Benefactor Xiao.
The Venerable Xu Yun smiled mysteriously but did not exin himself.
Xiao Chens expression flickered. Seventeen years ago was when he first met the Mahe?vara Buddha.
Could it be that when the Mahe?vara Buddha reincarnated, some mysterious phenomenon appeared and showed me to this Venerable before me?
Yan Chen already told me about your situation. Will you let this old monk take a look? the Venerable Xu Yun asked softly after Xiao Chen invited him in.
Xiao Chen nced at the little monk and saw an innocent expression. He knew that the little monk worried about him, fearing that there would be problems with dual cultivating the Demonic Dao and the Righteous Dao.
Hence, the little monk got his master to take a look at Xiao Chen.
This was fine as well. If Xiao Chen could obtain some guidance or find some hidden injuries, it would be beneficial.
Xiao Chen nodded and lowered his guard. Then, he said softly, Please.
The Venerable Xu Yun put down his dharmic staff, and a vertical eye suddenly opened on his forehead.
This was an extremely strong skill of the Buddhist sect, Connecting Heavenly Eye.
ording to rumor, when the Connecting Heavenly Eye was cultivated to the peak, it could not only look through space and time but even see the long river of fate, bing like the Heavenly Dao.
One would be able toprehend the past and future, knowing ones karma from the previous life and the current.
Xiao Chen fell speechless. Once the Heavenly Eye was opened, the Venerable Xu Yun could see whatever he wanted, regardless of Xiao Chens willingness or reluctance.
The Venerable Xu Yun shone with a faint Buddhist light, emitting a mysterious energy simr to what Xiao Chen once saw from the Heavenly Book Schr.
A beam of golden light shot out from the Venerable Xu Yuns Heavenly Eye, encasing Xiao Chen.
Scenes that transcended space and time flickered. All of the tribtions that Xiao Chens physical body and soul experienced, along with the various Cultivation Techniques he cultivated in the past, appeared one after another.
However, the Venerable Xu Yuns Heavenly Eye did not peek into Xiao Chens Soul Pool. He only wanted to check and see if there were any hidden injuries in Xiao Chens body and whether he could provide any guidance.
The Venerable Xu Yun was not trying to dig out all of Xiao Chens secrets.
Actually, even if the Venerable Xu Yun did not peek into Xiao Chens Soul Pool, if Xiao Chen saw the scenes in the Venerable Xu Yuns eye, he would feel very surprised and shocked as well, as these scenes were tantamount to having everything revealed.
After a while, the Venerable Xu Yuns vertical eye slowly closed.
Master, how is it? Is my big brother fine? the little monk asked out of concern before Xiao Chen said anything. Clearly, he was even more anxious than Xiao Chen was.
The Venerable Xu Yun smiled and said, Benefactor Xiao is doing quite well now. Even better than this old monk. His lifeforce is vigorous, and his physical body and physique have no troubles.
His various fortune and karma are simply astonishing. His fate with Buddhism is very enviable.
The little monk said happily, That is good. Otherwise, if I leave now and meet Big Brother again in the future with his appearancepletely changed, I will find it hard to ept.
Baffled, Xiao Chen asked, Venerable, I once heard that dual cultivating righteous and demonic is a great taboo for those of the Righteous Dao. This is especially so for the Buddhist sect, which is exceptionally intolerant of it. The Demonic Dao also has the same issues. Why is Senior so calm about it?
The Venerable Xu Yun smiled faintly and countered, Let me ask you, what epoch is it now?
Naturally, it is the Martial Epoch.
Demonic Dao Cultivation Techniques and Righteous Dao Cultivation Techniques looked very different from each other. They even feel contradictory. In reality, they cannot deviate from the word martial. They share the same origin, to begin with. Why cant one dual cultivate them?
This... Now that Xiao Chen was asked this, he did not know how to answer.
The Venerable Xu Yun said seriously, Actually, you already have an answer in your heart. In that case, there is no need to hesitate. Buddhism is fine, demonic is fine as well. Never mind the righteous path. Since you are able to figure out your own character, it does not matter.
Xiao Chens heart skipped a beat. The Venerable Xu Yuns words swept away the final doubts andck of confidence in his heart.
They made Xiao Chen even more sure of his path.
Senior, many thanks for your guidance.
The Venerable Xu Yun seemed to gaze into the distance as he looked at Xiao Chen. It is very easy to exin why the people of the Righteous Dao and the Demonic Dao oppose each other. The contrasts between the two factions are sharp, and they cannot get along, just like fire and water. After a few wars between the two factions, they became like mortal enemies. How could they ept a dual cultivator of the Righteous Dao and the Demonic Dao?
Since youve already taken this path, your future will be difficult. Do be mentally prepared.
Xiao Chen nodded, indicating his understanding.
Actually, there is another reason why both factions cannot tolerate dual cultivators of the Demonic Dao and the Righteous Dao.
Whats the reason?
It is because they are too strong, so everyone fears them. Some people have dual cultivated demonic and righteous in the past. However, they did not walk the path to the end. Eventually, they chose a side. Otherwise, they would have had difficulty making out their own hearts. Hence, they could only choose to fall to one side.
The Venerable Xu Yuns words were calm, but they revealed a shocking secret to Xiao Chen.
I know of a total of three people. The first was the K?yapa Buddha. Actually, he was a dual cultivator of the Buddhist Dao and the Demonic Dao. However, the moment he became a Buddha, he abandoned his demonic side and started the flourishing age of Buddhism.
The second is a certain Dragon Races emperor, known as Blood-Soaked. However, he eventually fell to the Demonic Dao and took another path.
Xiao Chen stared at the Venerable Xu Yun somewhat nkly, unable to keep his reaction off his face. This revtion was simply too shocking.
Back then, the Blood-Soaked Dragon Emperor actually dual cultivated demonic and righteous. However, he did not follow the path to the end but fell to the Demonic Dao. Suddenly, Xiao Chen had an inkling of why the Azure Dragon bloodline got wiped out.
The third is the creator of the Mahmy Abstinence Vition Saber Technique. He was originally a Buddhist prodigy, one that came only once in a thousand years. Unfortunately, we learned that he was the ck Lotus Demonic Buddhas reincarnation only muchter. However, he eventually made a different decision. He abandoned the Demonic Dao and saved Buddhism, which also directly led to the ck Lotus Churchs decline.
Chapter 1877 (Raw 1888): Temporary Parting
Chapter 1877 (Raw 1888): Temporary Parting
Speaking softly, the Venerable Xu Yun casually revealed some shocking secrets.
After Xiao Chen heard these, he remained stunned for a while, unable to recover immediately.
It was understandable that the K?yapa Buddha dual cultivated righteous and demonic. Just through the Buddhist scriptures, one would know that the nature of Buddhism was emotionless.
If not for the K?yapa Buddha once cultivating a Demonic Dao Cultivation Technique, he would not have left the Buddhist sect Martial Techniques that specifically countered Demonic Dao Cultivation Techniques.
It was impossible for these techniques to have been created from nothing. One needed to understand their origins and figure out the principles.
However, this K?yapa Buddha was too distant from Xiao Chen. Even if Xiao Chen knew about it, he felt nothing.
The main source of his shock was thetter two people. One was the Blood-Soaked Dragon Emperor, who currently had a strand of his lingering soul in Xiao Chens body.
No wonder! No wonder!
No wonder, back when the Blood-Soaked Dragon Emperor woke up, he quickly went back to sleep. It probably had something to do with Xiao Chens initiation into the Demonic Dao.
Right now, Xiao Chen also felt somewhat confused. The Blood-Soaked Dragon Emperor had fallen to the Demonic Dao. The Azure Emperor had likewise fallen to the Demonic Dao. Now, Xiao Chen also cultivated the Demonic Dao.
It vaguely felt like there was some kind of destiny going on.
This is simply too coincidental. Are the revivers of the Azure Dragon Race destined to fall to the Demonic Dao?
When this thought suddenly urred to Xiao Chen, a chill ran down his back. If he had not gained thatprehension in front of the Scarlet Blood Pirate Kings Faux God me, he might have taken the same path as the Azure Emperor, falling to the Demonic Dao.
Fortunately, he had managed to see his own heart clearly and walk out of that path.
What was even more unexpected was that thest person also had a connection with Xiao Chen.
The creator of the Mahmy Abstinence Vition Saber Technique actually dual cultivated Buddhism and demonic. Furthermore, he caused the decline of the ck Lotus Church.
What was scarier was that this person was actually the ck Lotus Demonic Buddhas reincarnation.
What I have just told you are secrets and are taboo. Little friend, do not spread this around, the Venerable Xu Yun instructed softly, sounding quite serious.
Xiao Chen recovered his wits. He nodded and said, I understand. However, you have told me about the identities of the first two people. The third person is the ck Lotus Demonic Buddhas reincarnation. Why not tell me about his identity?
The Venerable Xu Yun smiled slightly and said, Benefactor truly listened very carefully. The identity of the third person is quiteplicated. Furthermore, his descendants now have overwhelming power. It is best to remain ignorant to avoid unnecessary trouble. Furthermore, this person turned back from his mistakes. That is something hard to achieve.
How mysterious.
The more this was so, the more curious Xiao Chen felt about the creator of the Mahmy Abstinence Vition Saber Technique.
However, since the Venerable Xu Yun did not speak of it, naturally, Xiao Chen would not press him.
The Venerable Xu Yun smiled and said, You have been caring for my lovely disciple during this period, helping him gain a great fortuitous encounter. As his master, I am unable to repay you for it. I can only bestow some guidance to you to demonstrate my regard.
Whoosh!
The moment the Venerable Xu Yun said that, he tapped Xiao Chens forehead with his finger. Then, extremely vast energy surged into Xiao Chens body.
Crackle! Crackle!
Xiao Chens bones gave off endless crackling, akin to that of frying soybeans.
After a while, the Venerable Xu Yun raised his finger. Xiao Chen immediately felt refreshed, his body much lighter.
What was more surprising was that his physical body seemed to have broken off some kind of shackles.
With a thought, dragon roars immediately came from Xiao Chens body. His Vital Qi surged endlessly like arge river or the great sea.
Xiao Chen could easily gather twenty-five Cauldron Force.
This...
Xiao Chen showed joy on his face. This guidance of the Venerable Xu Yun helped him break through the twenty-five Caldron Force bottleneck of his Vital Qi cultivation.
This paved the path for Xiao Chen, which would save him a lot of effort in the future.
Phew!
Xiao Chen breathed out a mouthful of turbid air. He felt that some of the minor hidden injuries in his body had been swept away as a result of this finger tap.
What was more surprising was the Venerable Xu Yuns finger tap contained a Buddhist Might that was extremelypatible with the Buddhist nature of the Mahe?vara Buddhas ?arra in his body.
This improved Xiao Chens heart for Buddha further.
This gentle finger tap was truly wondrous, giving Xiao Chen many benefits.
Thank you, Senior, Xiao Chen said with a cupped-fist salute.
The Venerable Xu Yun shook his head and said, It is just a matter of convenience. It is far fromparable to what you gave Yan Chen. Let me give you another Golden Letter, one from the Hidden Spirit Temple. In the future, if someone of the Buddhist sect makes things difficult for you, you can show them this.
Xiao Chen received the Golden Letter and found that it was not that much different from the one from the Venerable Xuan Bei.
However, the name inscribed on this Golden Letter was the Hidden Spirit Temple. With this, its value was iparable. The rarity of it was markedly different, like that of night and day.
It should be time to part. There are still some secrets in your body. Although this old monk did not take a look, I could feel a kind of energy that one cannot touch or delve into. Treasure it properly.
The Venerable Xu Yun performed a single-handed greeting. This was considered a goodbye.
Xiao Chen sank into deep thought. There are still secrets? Is it because I am the Sky Dome Immortal Lords reincarnation?
Xiao Chen was in no mood to dwell on this. He felt that the secrets of Immortals were too far from him and was not willing to touch them.
Big Brother, Im very sad. Who knows when I will next see you again?
The little monk felt distressed. His tender face looked extremely cute when showing such an expression.
However, the little monk suddenly thought of something. He gently rubbed the Demon Blood Vultures head and said with a smile, Silly bird, I feel that yourprehension ability is eptable. How about youe back with me to the temple, and we induct you into Buddhism? You can be a guardian beast in the future; that is also pretty good.
It was rare to see the little monk gently caressing and stroking the Demon Blood Vulture. However, it became terrified.
The Demon Blood Vulture immediately shrank and turned into a sh of scarlet light. It took the initiative to turn into a ring on Xiao Chens finger.
How can this lord possibly be a monk! I will not do it even if I die! Master, dont you ever give me away. Let me stay by your side. Ill be a horse or ox for you if that is what it takes!
[TL Note: The Chinese expression Ill be a horse or ox means willing to do anything. It refers to a person willing to do the same work as a horse or ox for another person, possibly even letting someone ride on their back, something very humiliating.]
The little monk nearly caused the Demon Blood Vulture to break down. Hearing that he wanted it to go with him to the Hidden Spirit Temple terrified it.
Xiao Chen smiled. Little monk, stop scaring it already.
Yan Chen pouted and said, Im trying to give it an opportunity, not pull it down.
Xiao Chen looked at the Venerable Xu Yun and said, To be honest, there is some karma between the little monk and me. I also thank Venerable for taking care of the little monk for ten-odd years.
The Venerable Xu Yun smiled until his eyes narrowed. This old monk understands what Benefactor is saying. He is the blessing of my Buddhist sect. How can we not take good care of him? Benefactor, if you have time in the future, doe and visit the Hidden Spirit Temple.
Not long after the reluctant parting, another honored guest came to this courtyard that had been quiet for a long time.
It was the Soaring Dragon Marquis apanied by Lan Yan. However, Lan Luo was not there.
Upon seeing the expressions of the two, Xiao Chen knew it was time for him to go. The Soaring Dragon Marquis was here to send off the guest.
Young Master Xiao, it is time to send you to the Divine Dragon Empire, the Soaring Dragon Marquis said seriously, appearing respectful.
Xiao Chen said politely, Lord Marquis, thank you for your trouble.
Please.
There were some things that the two clearly knew. Monarch Yus matter went without saying. It was sufficient that they both knew.
Along the way, the Soaring Dragon Marquis was very polite to Xiao Chen.
The Soaring Dragon Marquis personally sent off a junior. If word of this leaked out, the entire Soaring Dragon Marquisate would be shocked.
The group boarded a Marquiss Residences warship and quickly left the Marquiss Residence, flying out of the city.
From the start to the end, Xiao Chen never saw Lan Luo. He could not help finding it a pity.
This is good as well, Xiao Chen sighed softly to himself. For some things, rejection would hurt someone. However, eptance would hurt more.
The Marquiss Residences warship took to the skies. The Soaring Dragon Marquisate grew increasingly smaller in Xiao Chens eyes.
Xiao Chen believed that he would return to the Yanwu Dynasty not long after this parting.
This short stay here was like a dragonfly touching the water lightly. He had not experienced the vast Yanwu Dynasty at all.
The outstanding talents of the dynasty, the sect elites, or the legendary experts of the royal rankings, Xiao Chen had not met a single one of them. It was truly a pity.
However, he would sooner orter reenter the Yanwu Dynasty, to test out the true elites of the Central Great Realm, to experience the shining and dazzling outstanding talents of this flourishing age of the Martial Dao.
The Soaring Dragon Marquis stood beside Xiao Chen. After a long silence, he suddenly said, The person watching your saber dance that night was me.
Xiao Chen was not surprised. There were only a few people in the Marquiss Residence who had the strength to sneak up on him.
I hope Lord Marquis will forgive me for unintentionally injuring you.
The Soaring Dragon Marquis smiled as he said, It has been many years since someone managed to injure me. Although I was careless, I cannot deny your strength. If possible, I really would want to keep you with me as my general.
Xiao Chen felt rather happy to gain the Soaring Dragon Marquiss acknowledgment and high regard. Thank you, Lord Marquis, for your praise.
It is just facts, not really considered praise.
Xiao Chen looked at the increasingly distant city. The area in front grew more and more deste. Finding it strange, he asked, Where are we going?
The military camp.
Chapter 1878 (Raw 1889): Abyssal Underworld
Chapter 1878 (Raw 1889): Abyssal Underworld
The military camp?
Xiao Chens face revealed a trace of misgiving. Could it be that the transportation formation leading to the Divine Dragon Empire is in a military camp?
Seeing the doubt in Xiao Chens eyes, the Soaring Dragon Marquis exined, The trans-realm transportation formation of the dynasty is controlled by the Yanwu Emperor. People cane out but not go in. The requirements to use it are extremely high, and the usage is also limited. Although I can use it, it would be problematic to bring you along.
After thinking about it, I decided to bring you to the military camp to use the transportation formation of my Scarlet Blood Army.
Curious, Xiao Chen asked, There is also a transportation formation in the military camp?
The Soaring Dragon Marquis replied calmly, That is natural. The Formation Masters that the dynasty nurtures are not there for nothing. They invented a portable transportation formation long ago. All thats required is some special chariots. When one wants to use it, they just need to nt the formation gs and activate it using Spirit Jades.
In a fight, one can use it to retreat or give chase.
The Soaring Dragon Marquisate was only one of the Yanwu Dynastys one hundred eight provinces. It was the northernmost province of the dynasty. All the generations of the Soaring Dragon Marquiss n were generals who guarded the borders.
ording to history, an ancestor was once conferred a king title. Later, he went into decline. Even so, among the one hundred eight marquises, the Soaring Dragon Marquis still held military authority and a high and respected position. This was something exceptional.
This was the reason why Duke Yun wanted to form a marriage alliance with the Soaring Dragon Marquis.
Upon hearing the gravity in the Soaring Dragon Marquiss tone, Xiao Chen felt surprised. To think that there was still a need to fight wars.
Xiao Chen asked casually, The Yanwu Dynasty is so strong. Could there be any enemies that dare to offend it?
The Soaring Dragon Marquis appeared serious as he said softly, The Central Great Realm is not as peaceful as you imagine. The age of Fiendish Demons wreaking havoc is somewhat distant, only recorded in ancient texts. However, the previous war between the righteous and demonic is not too far back, just ten thousand years ago.
Furthermore, the Yanwu Dynasty is strong, its territories boundlessly broad and vast. There are always ces beyond its influence. In the northern regions, the greatest enemy is the Barbarian Race, which is uncivilized and naturally loves fighting. The tribes oftene to harass the borders.
The ces where the Barbarian Race sets up tribes have harsh environments with poisonous gas everywhere, thin Spiritual Energy, and tall mountains. The Barbarian Race has a very strong lifeforce, and it is difficult to bring out the dynastys advantage in numbers against the tribes. Until now, there is no way to eradicate them.
Yet, it would clearly be not suitable if the Yanwu Emperor personally tookmand and went to war, kicking up a big fuss.
The Soaring Dragon Marquis paused for a moment before continuing in a serious tone, However, even though the Barbarian Race is problematic, it is not a huge danger. After all, it is just a group of uncivilized savages; they cant do anything big.
The Soaring Dragon Marquiss words seemed to suggest that there was a scarier enemy, which was the great danger troubling them.
Xiao Chen did not pursue the matter. He already saw the military camp below.
Hah! Hah! Hah!
Soldiers trained in formations at the military camp, shouting vigorously and in unison.
The sound shook the clouds, stirring up a vague mysterious phenomenon.
This made one feel slightly dizzy and their blood rush faster. The heart thumped heavily as if it was about to leap out of the chest.
These soldiers were elite cultivators. Although their cultivation was not high, they were many, all of whom were decisive in killing, hiding boundless killing Qi in their bodies.
Under the unified drills, the soldiers Qi, minds, and essences merged into one. Their breathing was synchronized as they shouted and roared together.
The shouts were vast and mighty, even shaking up the clouds.
This was not a rabble. An individuals martial prowess seemed quite insignificant before this sea-like momentum.
As Xiao Chen observed the Scarlet Blood Armys drills, they somewhat overturned his traditional understanding of the army.
Originally, he had thought that no matter how many Major Primal Core Venerates there were, if they ran into one Holy Venerate, they would only end up ughtered.
However many that came would be however many that died.
Xiao Chen had felt that the dynastys army was a negligible existence without much meaning to it.
However, he now felt differently.
With so many Venerates tempered into a strong, cohesive unit, theirbined power with super-strong willpower was terrifying. When their killing Qi merged, just the shout, which contained their essence, Qi, and minds and gathered their Qi and blood, could shock and scatter a Holy Venerates attack.
Before this might, a lone Holy Venerate would be quite insignificant.
Furthermore, the army couldy formations and use chariots as well as formation gs.
After long periods of training and killing, eliminating many people, truly ferocious soldiers were forged. Any expert would avoid meeting with such an army.
This was actually the principle of a quantitative change producing a qualitative change. These seemingly insignificant people would experience a qualitative change after they reached certain numbers.
The Scarlet Blood Army was posted at the border, a deste region.
The environment was harsh. asionally, one could see army officers organizing troops to go into the surrounding mountains to hunt ferocious beasts and train soldiers.
The Marquiss Residences warship slowlynded.
The countless huge warships parked in this ce, flying their banners, which pped loudly in the wind, presented a very majestic sight.
Lord Marquis! First Young Master!
The moment the Soaring Dragon Marquiss trio disembarked, a group of armored military leaders immediately walked over withrge strides. Their backs were straight and their footsteps heavy. As they walked, their armor pieces shed with each other, producing ngor.
The Soaring Dragon Marquis nodded and said casually, Long Yan, bring Xiao Chen around to take a look at the army. After that, send him off. Dont take too long.
Yes, Father.
The Soaring Dragon Marquis looked like he still had many things to do. After giving some instructions, he left in a rush.
The group of military leaders quickly followed, reporting all the recent developments.
Xiao Chens senses were sharp, so he heard some of it.
Lord Marquis, recently the Underground Demons repeatedly appeared. It seems rather strange. I feel that we need to bring people down to sweep through the ce.
It is almost winter. Those Barbarians are not behaving well. They tried to cross the border several times, causing the deaths of several of our brothers.
Thetest resource delivery of the royal court still has not arrived. We need to send someone to check on it.
These were all important military matters. That group walked hurriedly, gradually getting farther away. Soon, Xiao Chen could no longer hear anything.
Long Yan said, Young Master Xiao, if you are in a rush, I can directly bring you to the transportation formation. If you are not in a rush, you can remain in the military camp and look around.
Ill take a look around, then.
This was Xiao Chens first time in a military camp, so he was rather curious. A military camp was a strategic location. It was normally off limits to outsiders.
However, the Soaring Dragon Marquis did not treat Xiao Chen as an outsider, being exceptionally gracious to him.
Naturally, Xiao Chen would not miss out on such an opportunity.
He could not helpparing the remote military camp with a Martial Dao sect.
In essence, the two were rather simr; they were ces where cultivators gathered.
However, the differences were also stark.
The strongest impression that the army gave Xiao Chen was of exceptionally strict discipline. Every soldier was like a precisionponent, able to bring out the greatest might only when set together.
No mistakes were permitted.
Under such circumstances, everything was uniform; individuality was stamped out. Clearly, such a ce was not suitable for the Martial Daos inheritance.
Nevertheless, everyones strength and willpower would improve rapidly through killing.
However, ones personalprehension and intelligence might be slowly suppressed in the army.
Inparison, sects had a much greater degree of freedom. They emphasized personal strength. No matter what the rank of the sect was, the organizational structure of allrge sects would generally be simr.
Through positions like outer sect disciples, inner sect disciples, core disciples, and true inheritors, they used manyyers of selections to pick out the most excellent cultivators.
This system guaranteed that those with talent and goodprehension ability could stand out, drawing out their potential to the fullest.
Purely from the perspective of the Martial Dao, the path of sects was more suitable for inheritances and produced powerful experts more easily.
This was also why all of the Noble ns sent their scions to sects.
Whenparing the two, both had advantages and needed to exist.
Clip clop! Clip clop! Clip clop!
Ten-odd war chariots moved past on a broad road, forming a procession that attracted Xiao Chens attention.
The war chariots wereden with corpses, the trophies of the soldiers.
These corpses were different from those of ferocious beasts. Instead, the corpses on the war chariots were all humanoid.
More urately, they were mostly the strange, scaled people that Xiao Chen met in the thunderclouds that day.
Xiao Chen pointed to the corpses on the chariots and asked, What are those?
Long Yan looked in the direction that Xiao Chen indicated and exined, That is a kind of Underground Demon, the Flood Dragon Humans.
Underground Demons?
Thats right. In ancient times, after the predecessors defeated the Fiendish Demons that were causing chaos, the Fiendish Demons vanished without a trace. However, their descendants survived and upied the Abyssal Underworld,monly known as the underground world. These descendants of the Fiendish Demons are collectively called as Earth Demons.
[TL Note: These Earth Demons are different from the ones that appeared in the Kunlun Realm, but they were given the same name.]
Yan Long nodded and continued, The Abyssal Underworld has a total of nineyers, each of which has an Underworld Monarch. The farther down one goes, the more horrifying the strength of the Earth Demons.
They have the blood of Fiendish Demons and possess astonishingprehension abilities. They cultivate Demonic Dao Cultivation Techniques and have many other advantages. Since they remained hidden, they actually managed to develop. By the time the people of the Righteous Dao realized it, the Earth Demons had already turned into a faction that was difficult to eradicate. Speaking of which, they are a muchrger threat than the Barbarian Race. Fortunately, the nine Underworld Monarchs have conflicts with each other, so the underground world is not very peaceful.
Xiao Chen entered deep thought. The Central Great Realm was indeed muchrger than he had expected.
This Soaring Dragon Marquisate was merely the tip of the iceberg. The things that Xiao Chen saw somewhat dazzled him already.
However, no matter how I look at them, these Flood Dragon Humans also have the Dragon Races aura aside from that of the Fiendish Demons blood.
Xiao Chen shifted the topic back to the Flood Dragon Humans, which was what he was more interested in.
On hearing thatment, Long Yan looked at Xiao Chen. Finding it strange, he asked, You dont know?
Xiao Chen felt depressed. What kind of expression is this? Its as if this is something I should know.
Not knowing this is strange?
Long Yan smiled in embarrassment. He said, Sorry. Seeing that you have the Dragon Races bloodline, I thought that you would know about this. Back then, the Dragon Races ck Dragon King led troops and defeated the nine Underworld Monarchs. He became known as the Supreme Underworld Monarch and ruled the entire Abyssal Underworld, something unprecedented. I thought everyone in the Dragon Race knew this as it greatly impacted them.
So, that is the case. Xiao Chen now understood. An ordinary Dragon Race cultivator would definitely know of this.
Unfortunately, Xiao Chen was no ordinary Dragon Race cultivator. No wonder Long Yan revealed such a surprised expression.
Back then, the Dragon Race cultivators who followed the ck Dragon King into the Abyssal Underworld became the strongest race among the Earth Demons. After the baptism of the Underworld River, they became Flood Dragon Humans, having both the Fiendish Demon blood and the Dragon Race bloodline. They lived in the ninthyer of the underground world.
While the ck Dragon King was alive, these Flood Dragon Humans naturally enjoyed glory. Their fame spread far and wide. Now, they are bottom-feeder existences among the Earth Demons.
Long Yan stopped to breathe. Then, he continued, When the Scarlet Blood Army sweeps through the underground world, Flood Dragon Humans make up the majority of the kills.
For some reason, Xiao Chen felt some difort on hearing this.
Perhaps it was because Xiao Chen was also part of the Dragon Race. Seeing these people, who were once part of the Dragon Race, in such a miserable state stirred somepassion in him.
The ck Dragon King was a mixed-blood dragon. The ones that followed him were also mostly mixed-blood dragons. These people had also been bottom-feeders in the Divine Dragon Empire.
At the same time, Xiao Chen thought about the seal in the underground dragon city in the Soaring Dragon Great Realm.
He remembered the words of that senior about how the ck Dragon King would appear within one hundred years.
Chapter 1879 (Raw 1890):The Dragon Returns Home
Chapter 1879 (Raw 1890):The Dragon Returns Home
Whats wrong? Long Yan asked, confused, when he saw Xiao Chen in deep contemtion.
Xiao Chen replied softly, I was thinking about some things. That is about enough. Lets go. I still have not asked where the military camps transportation formation can send me.
The two chatted as they walked. Long Yan said, The very farthest would be the border of the Divine Dragon Empire. After that, you have to cross a desert to enter the Divine Dragon Empire.
Xiao Chen frowned slightly and asked, Is there no way to send me into the Divine Dragon Empire?
Long Yan shook his head and exined, No, only the trans-realm transportation formation can do that. However, the trans-realm transportation formation is under the Yanwu Emperors control, so that is rather difficult to ess. Anyhow, once you reach the Divine Dragon Empire, travel will be more convenient.
Xiao Chen thought about it and found it eptable.
Even if he could be sent directly to the Divine Dragon Empire, he would not know which city he wanted to be sent to.
He knew too little about the Dragon Race.
After Xiao Chen slowly familiarized himself, he had to n his path among the Dragon Race.
Boom!
Just at this moment, the ground trembled slightly. A war chariot carried a small-mountain-sized, rocky ferocious beast into the camp, escorted by thousands of people.
When everyone saw the huge beast enter, the entire military camp erupted in enthusiastic cheers.
The formation of troops was extremelyrge. Xiao Chen could not help giving it a few more nces.
That is a Huge Hill Demon, a Holy-Venerate-level ferocious beast. It is said to be unrivaled within the same level. They are venerated as a holy beast by the northern Barbarians. Normally, if we manage to hunt down such a ferocious beast, it means we gained a significant victory over the Barbarian Race. Long Yan smiled as he exined to Xiao Chen.
The atmosphere in the military camp made Xiao Chen somewhat envious. Living and dying together, advancing and retreating together, sharing the glory with onesrades.
Were here. Ill get them toy the formation.
After a while, the two arrived at an open space within the military camp. Then, Long Yan called out.
Thirty-eight war chariots rushed over from different directions. They were like beams of flowing light, moving extremely fast.
Within a few breaths, these war chariotsbined to form a Dao tform withplicated formation lines.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Many cultivators flew out from the war chariots and stuck the gleaming banners in their hands into the Dao tform.
Immediately, a flowing light surged out, and thirty-eight iridescent white arcs descended from the sky. Propitious vapors spread out, followed by a rain of flowers.
A Dao Door manifested in the middle, among the boundlessly magnificent rain of flowers.
This transportation formation that should be extremelyplicated was so easily assembled. This was truly an eye-opener.
Xiao Chen had no time to continue admiring this. He had to start his journey.
Here is some information on the Divine Dragon Empire. Father had me collect them over the past few days. There is also a map and some Spirit Jades, which will be helpful on your journey.
Before Xiao Chen left, Long Yan handed over the things that the Soaring Dragon Marquis prepared for him.
Xiao Chen did not stand on ceremony. After epting the things, he performed a cupped-fist salute and said, We will meet again if it is fated.
Im sure well meet again someday.
Whoosh!
Xiao Chen pushed off gently with his feet and quickly entered the Dao Door, as light as a swallow in his white robes.
His Movement Technique was graceful and agile, just like his experience in the Yanwu Dynasty, merely touching the surface and not even causing any ripples, leaving before he could experience the boundless charm of the dynasty.
Thus ended the trip to the Yanwu Dynasty.
Half a monthter:
An incredibly vast desert between the Divine Dragon Empire and the Yanwu Dynasty appeared before Xiao Chen.
Heavy rain fell from the sky, ck clouds spread out, lightning shed, and thunder roared.
Xiao Chen was about to step into the Dragon Races territory, but there had not been any good weather at all. This was really strange, as it rarely rained in the desert.
However, once it rained in the desert, it normallysted for many months, even half a year.
The sudden rain and bad weather seemed to foreshadow the hurdle facing Xiao Chen.
As he looked at the desert amid the heavy rain, he felt deeply moved.
When calcting the time finely, Xiao Chen had been gone from the Kunlun Realm abandonednd for four years already.
After four years, he finally was stepping into the Dragon Races homnd. The things that he promised the old Dragon Horse in the Azure Dragon Pce shed before his eyes.
Xiao Chen clearly recalled these memories as he brought them to mind.
The goal seemed very near but also very far.
Xiao Chen wondered what the disciples of the Kunlun Realms Dragons Gate would think if they knew that he was about to step into the Divine Dragon Empire.
If his old friends knew that he had already gotten this far, they probably would wish him well.
In a mere four years, Xiao Chen had advanced from the Veritable Essence Stage to the Cloud Sea Realms Starry Sky Stage.
He was finally qualified to step into this Central Great Realm, to contest against the most resplendent outstanding talents of this age.
Outsiders would find it hard to imagine the effort and pain that Xiao Chen had gone through.
He had made his way here step by step, every step marked by startling events.
He had suffered humiliation, been looked down upon by others. He had also pitted himself against others in a battle of wits, suffering greatly in the hands of Holy Venerates.
Today, the dragon returned home. Xiao Chen finally arrived in the Divine Dragon Empire.
Xiao Chen did not choose to ride the Demon Blood Vulture. He walked the whole way, traveling through this deste desert that belonged to the Divine Dragon Empire.
He started on a journey that belonged to him.
Xiao Chen had a cloak draped over him as the rain soaked him. His footsteps were heavy and his eyes resolute with no hesitation at all.
Despite the interminable rain, he continued walking and rested along the way. As he walked in the rain, he calmed his emotions.
At the same time, he reviewed the information that the Soaring Dragon Marquis had given him.
Right now, the Divine Dragon Empires territory was only about one percent the size of the Yanwu Dynastys. Of course, this only included the territories in the Central Great Realm.
This did not include the Dragon Races affiliated great realms.
The Divine Dragon Empire had many subordinate great realms like the Yanwu Dynasty had the Soaring Dragon Marquiss Soaring Dragon Great Realm, as well as others.
However, in terms of poption, the Divine Dragon Empire was pitifulpared to the Yanwu Dynasty.
The Yanwu Dynasty had tens of billions of people. The Divine Dragon Empire barely had one hundred million. This was primarily because only cultivators with a Dragon Race bloodline counted as citizens of the Divine Dragon Empire.
This was the same for all eight empires; they were all nations based on bloodline.
In order to maintain the purity and continuity of their bloodline, they maintained their independence and did not ept immigrants.
The four dynasties were more casual. Aside from cultivators, they had an incredibly vast number of ordinary people.
Hence, in terms of poption, the empires could notpare to the dynasties.
The Yanwu Dynasty had one hundred eight provinces, each managing one hundred counties. Each county was about the size of a great realm outside the Central Great Realm.
The Divine Dragon Empire had only seven provinces. Of which, the Six Colored Divine Dragons each ruled one province with the remaining province ruled by the Dragon Emperor.
Aside from those, there were many independent counties scattered throughout the empires territory. These were managed by factions of lesser Dragon Race bloodlines.
Overall, the Divine Dragon Empire had about one thousand counties.
The Divine Dragon Empire was different from the dynasties. The Six Colored Divine Dragons were like feudal lords with a lot of independence.
For example, even the Dragon Emperor could not interfere in the internal matters of the White Dragons.
The Dragon Emperor was venerated as the Dragon God, the leader of the Dragon Race in name. However, the current Dragon Emperor did not have a strong authority the way the emperors of the dynasties did.
Even so, the Dragon Emperor controlled one additional province. Furthermore, with the Dragon Emperor title, he still had a lot of authority.
The current Dragon Emperor was the head of the Golden Dragons, one of the Six Colored Divine Dragons. He had held that position for one thousand years already.
Right now, the Golden Dragon Race was the strongest and the noblest bloodline of the Dragon Race.
Based on the Soaring Dragon Marquiss information, Xiao Chen could tell that the Dragon Race put great store by the nobility and grade of bloodlines.
The Golden Dragon Race was undoubtedly the bloodline at the top of the pack.
Behind it came the remaining Divine Dragon bloodlines. Then, it would be the cultivators with True Dragon bloodlines.
Finally, it would be the cultivators with extremely diluted bloodlines. There were all sorts of shapes and forms, collectively known as mixed-blood dragons.
If ones birth was not good, it might affect ones future.
There were a few heaven-defying, sessful people among the mixed-blood dragons. Within the Divine Dragon Empire, they held high statuses and were known as Heavenly Dragons.
However, their existence did not change the fact that the vast majority of the Dragon Race held low status.
Xiao Chen frowned slightly. Honestly speaking, he did not quite like evaluating a person based on their bloodline and deciding based only on that.
However, what surprised him was that the Soaring Dragon Marquiss information barely mentioned the Azure Dragon bloodline.
Within the Yanwu Dynasty, the Soaring Dragon Marquiss authority in information ess was already very high.
Even so, the Soaring Dragon Marquis had not included much information regarding the Azure Dragon bloodline.
All Xiao Chen found was a mention of the Azure Dragon bloodline in an unremarkable corner. It said that the Azure Dragon bloodline was once the strongest in the Dragon Race but no longer existed, and the details were not known.
The words were blurry, and there was just that one sentence.
After that, the information moved on to introduce the other Dragon Races. If one was not meticulous, one would easily miss it.
The rain still had not stopped. Xiao Chen shunted the information aside. As the heavy downpour continued, it strangely felt somewhat lonely.
After a lot of pain and effort, he had arrived in the Divine Dragon Empire.
Yet, there was no one else of his race. In fact, the people of the Dragon Race did not even know about the Azure Dragon bloodlines existence.
The dragon returned home with great ambition.
However, in this nation with a thousand counties, only he existed from the Azure Dragon bloodline. Only he existed!
Chapter 1880 (Raw 1891): Fierce Battle with a Ferocious Beast
Chapter 1880 (Raw 1891): Fierce Battle with a Ferocious Beast
The rain in the desert fell for very long.
However, it would eventually stop.
Two monthster, the sky cleared up. The temperature of the desert changed drastically.
The arid air,bined with the blistering temperature, felt extremely unbearable.
However, the desert before Xiao Chen seemed toe to life.
Perhaps what the desert needed was not rain or moisture but this intense sunlight and the high temperatures.
The desert could disy its true charm only under such environments.
Xiao Chen removed his cloak, revealing his white robes. Then, he continued walking in the desert like a monk on a journey of self-mortification.
When the desert started to truly revive, its savage and scary side also appeared before Xiao Chen.
Huge cacti with long, sharp needles suddenly came to life and attacked Xiao Chen.
Venomous lizards appeared in the desert. There were also scorpions that he could not crush even after infusing his body with Great Dao Energy.
Xiao Chen ran into danger several times, nearly losing his life. This made him exceptionally cautious.
Whoosh!
Xiao Chen drew the Tyrant Saber, and the illusory purple saber Qi shot out, looking like a rainbow piercing the sun.
He fought with a four-legged rainbow lizard, something he had never seen before.
He did not know what ferocious beast this was.
All he knew was that this ferocious beast possessed fiercebat prowess and astonishing defense. Its body constantly released a mild toxic powder.
When the toxic powderbined with the air, it was tasteless and odorless, making it impossible to defend against.
This toxin could even prate a persons Veritable Essence Energy shield andnd on the skin.
The rainbow lizard was Xiao Chens first brush with danger. He had not anticipated that the prative powers of this toxic powder would be so horrifying. It had numbed his body and slowed his movements. He nearly got swallowed up.
Fortunately, he had managed to activate the Azure Dragon bloodline at the critical moment. The moment hisbat prowess soared, he instantly killed the rainbow lizard, saving his life.
Without his Azure Dragon bloodline, he really might have lost his life then.
After that, Xiao Chen became much more cautious, always using half of his Veritable Essence Energy to protect his body.
ng!
After one hundred moves, Xiao Chen chopped off the tail of a lizard. The pain prompted the lizard to burrow into the ground.
Xiao Chen could not be bothered to give chase. He sheathed his saber and revealed a confused expression.
He took out the map and carefully examined it.
Xiao Chen wondered whether he had gone off course, as ording to Long Yan, the desert should not be too dangerous.
Strange. I nearly died a few times, yet this is not dangerous?
Xiao Chen put away the map. After he verified his route, making sure he was heading the right way, he shook his head and continued walking.
Late at night, the temperature plummeted.
Afterying a simple defensive formation, Xiao Chen continued cultivating the Demonic Cloud Heaven Swallowing Art. He felt that he was still a distance away frompleting the Demonic Cloud Heaven Swallowing Arts firstyer.
If there was no progress in the Demonic Cloud Heaven Swallowing Art, his cultivation would remain at Small Perfection middle-stage Star Venerate, unable to improve further.
Xiao Chens primal chaos Veritable Essence Energy required him to dual cultivate in order for his cultivation to rise.
He suddenly opened his eyeste in the night. Demonic nature appeared in his eyes, passing in a sh.
Something was targeting him!
This was the bodys innate instinct for danger. Xiao Chen thought about it; he had killed several ferocious beasts in the past days.
His body had ferocious baleful Qi lingering on it. Perhaps some overlord-ss ferocious beast smelled it.
Or perhaps he identally entered the territory of a ferocious beast.
Or perhaps some ferocious beast with a strong demonic nature sensed the fluctuation of his demonic nature while he cultivated the Demonic Cloud Heaven Swallowing Art.
Everything was possible. What he needed to do now was to cope with shifting events by sticking to a fundamental principle.
Xiao Chen ced the Tyrant Saber at the side and carefully looked around.
Then, he extended his Spiritual Sense and did his best to search for that hidden ferocious beast.
Sometimes, the most terrifying thing was not a strong enemy but a crafty and treacherous one.
Such enemies were patient and good at concealment. When one let down ones guard, they would deal a critical strike.
How crafty.
The moment Xiao Chen opened his eyes, that ferocious beast knew that it had been exposed, so it cautiously hid.
However, Xiao Chen still could sense a pair of cold eyes staring at him from the darkness.
Where is it? Where is it?
Xiao Chen quickly turned his head around and saw a silver figure at a distant sand dune, disappearing in a sh into the boundless dark night.
By the time he focused his gaze, that silver figure was no longer in sight.
How quick!
Thats not right. It did this on purpose.
Xiao Chens expression changed greatly. Then, he leaped back hastily. In the next moment, a resplendent and dazzling light appeared overhead.
This caused the dark night to light up as bright as day, showing everything clearly.
That resplendent brilliance contained terrifying energy that kicked up a boundlessly strong wind.
The wind was so strong that even space twisted slightly. Xiao Chens Movement Technique suffered a severe restriction.
Boom!
In the next moment, this resplendent light struck Xiao Chens previous position.
A terrifyingly deep pit opened on the ground, looking as scary as a meteor crater.
A horrifying shock wave radiated into the surroundings.
The shock wave caught Xiao Chen off guard, knocking him into the air. He felt like he was falling apart.
When Xiao Chennded, he felt horror spreading in his heart.
If not for him dodging preemptively, he would have died on the spot when this attack struck, not even leaving any scraps.
That silver figure had revealed itself on purpose for Xiao Chen to see, attracting his attention.
What a crafty ferocious beast. Its schemes were so deep, it was terrifying.
Xiao Chen vomited a mouthful of blood, hisplexion pale. When the dust settled, he felt even more shocked and surprised when the huge pit appeared before his eyes.
Whoosh!
Before Xiao Chen could catch his breath, a sh of silver light flew towards him, arriving in the blink of an eye.
Dang!
Xiao Chen drew his Tyrant Saber and used the purple de to block this sh of silver light.
A strong force came from the silver light. The skin on Xiao Chens right hand split, and he nearly dropped the Tyrant Saber.
This time, Xiao Chen clearly saw it. A silver fox appeared before him, a Silver Desert Fox.
This Silver Desert Fox did not have the agility and grace of the foxes from the forest or mountains. It was more ferocious, as it had grown up in the desert. Its cold eyes gleamed with a strong murderous intent as it gazed at Xiao Chen.
Aside from the murderous intent, there was also greed, lust for its prey.
Overlord-ss ferocious beast!
Xiao Chens expression changed slightly. Within the same level, an overlord-ss ferocious beast was practically undefeatable.
The Silver Desert Fox before Xiao Chen was one such overlord-ss Star-Venerate-level ferocious beast. Without a Holy Venerate, killing it would be hard.
The most important thing was that this Silver Desert Foxs schemes and craftiness already had an effect.
Before the fight started, it had injured Xiao Chen and gained the upper hand.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
The silver fox snatched the initiative and relentlesslyunched itself at Xiao Chen, trying to aggravate Xiao Chens injuries slowly.
Xiao Chen showed a grave expression as he maintained a calm mental state, continuously retreating.
The silver fox did not look big, but all its attacks contained immense force.
Xiao Chen infused two kinds of Great Dao Energy into the saber. Even so, he could only block, unable to gain any advantage.
As he kept backing up, his injuries worsened.
Whoosh! Whoosh!
The silver fox elerated its attacks, the sonic booms bing increasingly sharper.
The extremely sharp sounds propagated in all directions, causing amotion. Many of the deserts ferocious beasts that heard it fled in panic.
Clearly, this silver fox normally terrorized this area. This was shocking.
Xiao Chen could not let this continue. He needed to defeat the silver fox quickly, not letting it drag this out.
Resolving the Mundane!
A swastika appeared from Xiao Chens forehead, emanating a boundlessly strong Buddhist Might.
In an instant, Xiao Chen resolved his mundane heart. He showed no emotions on his face as a gigantic Buddha image appeared behind him.
Then, he sent out an eternal saber light, ruthlessly chopping down with it. This killing move was the one with the greatest might.
For the first time, Xiao Chen knocked back the silver fox, which held the upper hand in strength, causing it to yelp in pain.
Azure Dragon Divine Wings!
A pair of wings spread out behind Xiao Chen. Then, he brought out the Tyrant Sabers might using the Thunder Great Dao.
The purple saber immediately zed with a hazy purple me. The Thunder Great Daos Great Dao Energy filled his body.
Thunder Dragon Nine Transformations! Xiao Chen roared, and the lightning-attributed energy in his body erupted. For the first time, he used the Azure Dragon Divine Wings toplement the Thunder Dragon Nine Transformations.
He executed the Thunder Dragon Nine Transformations with a thought. The instant the electric light in his body erupted, his figure shed. Then, eighty-one strands of saber light burst out of the silver foxs body.
With the aid of the Azure Dragon Divine Wings, Xiao Chen did not need to focus his Veritable Essence Energy on speed. Hence, the Thunder Dragon Nine Transformations became mightier.
The silver fox yelped in pain and fell to the ground. The saber lights continuously surged around inside its body.
Blood flowed endlessly as the silver foxs lifeforce ebbed. When Xiao Chen counterattacked, it suffered a grievous injury.
Then, Xiao Chen sheathed his saber and took out the God Shadow Bow. After infusing in Soul Energy, he shot out an arrow.
Whoosh!
This arrow firmly pinned the fleeing silver fox to the ground.
The silver fox let out miserable cries, looking exceptionally pathetic in the night. The shot from the God Shadow Bow possessed a horrifying might.
Xiao Chen put away the God Shadow Bow and appeared slightly pale. An overlord-ss ferocious beast was indeed difficult to deal with.
After checking on his injuries, Xiao Chen found that, besides the trauma to his internal organs, his will of soul was also shaken and damaged.
This Silver Desert Fox was much stronger than Monarch Yu, on apletely different level.
The silver foxs lifeforce rapidly diminished. Xiao Chens figure flickered after he gently pushed off with his feet and arrived by the silver foxs side.
Xiao Chen saw that the silver foxs fur was smooth and slick, giving off a faint glow in the night. It looked rather charming.
If not for the Tyrant Saber revealing its true form and Xiao Chen propelling it with the Thunder Great Dao, he would probably have had trouble prating the silver foxs defense.
Xiao Chen thought about using this fox pelt to make a fur robe.
Such a fur robe would definitely look incredibly magnificent. With formations supporting it, it would be a natural Dao Tool.
The robe might even turn into an inherited Dao Tool after one thousand years, improving further.
Xiao Chen ended up significantly injured, but he also gained a lot. The fox pelt aside, just the Beast Core would be worth cities.
After the heavy blow from the God Shadow Bows arrow, the silver foxs lifeforcepletely drained away.
Xiao Chen reached out and grabbed the arrow, wanting to pull it out.
However, just at this moment, the silver foxs closed eyes suddenly opened.
The silver foxs eyes shone with a boundless fiendish light that was exceptionally eye-catching in the dark night.
A terrifying aura suddenly erupted from this seemingly dead silver fox. Bang! The silver foxs body suddenly erged, turning into a colossal beast in the blink of an eye.
Six tails towered up into the clouds behind the silver fox.
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Damn it!
Xiao Chens face sank. He had been deceived again. This fox was truly too crafty.
Chapter 1881 (Raw 1892): Six-Tailed Heavenly Fox
Chapter 1881 (Raw 1892): Six-Tailed Heavenly Fox
The dying silver fox suddenly turned into a gigantic, towering creature with six silver tails.
A boundless aura burst out of the silver fox, shaking the skies.
Xiao Chen had already been very careful. He had used Resolving the Mundane and Thunder Dragon Nine Transformations, then even shot an arrow with the God Shadow Bow Soul Tool.
Although he did not use his Heart me with the God Shadow Bow this time, it was more than enough to injure Holy Venerates severely.
It was already plenty for finishing off a dying silver fox, akin to using a sledgehammer to crack a nut.
However, even so, the silver fox still managed to trick Xiao Chen.
Buddhist sect Major Magic Skill, Dharmic World!
Xiao Chens figure wavered, and his physical body turned into a three-kilometer-tall giant. Then, he turned around, clenched his fist, and punched.
Xiao Chens fingers gave off thunderous crackling sounds. The force of his punch already reached twenty-five Cauldron Force. The sound shook the clouds in the sky.
He had reacted very quickly. The moment the silver fox erged, he executed Dharmic World, preventing himself from getting trampled to death by the other party.
However, he was still too slow. The silver fox managed tond a w on his chest after sessfully tricking him.
Then, the silver fox snatched the initiative again, continuing to attack Xiao Chen.
Ow! Ow! Ow!
Not only did the punch miss, but the other party also heavily struck Xiao Chens chest, causing him to breathe in sharply and clench his teeth.
The wind whistled by his ears as his body went flying back like a fired arrow.
Xiao Chens gigantic body, transformed by Dharmic World, reverted to its original size after this heavy strike.
Whoosh!
Xiao Chen retreated fifty kilometers. He knelt on one knee as he looked up. The six-tailed silver fox was incredibly huge. When looking at it, he felt very insignificant.
Pu ci! He vomited a mouthful of blood, hisplexion paling.
Somethings off!
Suddenly, Xiao Chens eyes lit up. He discovered that while this silver foxs aura seemed extremely horrifying, its follow-up was somewhat weak.
A final spurt of strength before copsing!
This thought came to mind, giving the somewhat despairing Xiao Chen renewed hope.
If this silver fox had always been this strong, he would not be able to defeat the other party in his current state.
However, since it was only a final spurt, it was worth going all out and seeing who couldst until the end.
Howl!
The six-tailed silver fox reared its head back and howled. It ferociously opened its mouth and sucked forcefully.
A strong suction pulled on the surroundings, drawing boundless Spiritual Energy into a continuously eddying whirlpool above the silver foxs mouth.
A disk of energy formed in the center of the whirlpool above the mouth of the six-tailed silver fox. The disk turned increasingly brighter until the demon fox appeared to be swallowing the moon.
Kill!
This fox was truly ruthless. It was set on killing Xiao Chen and consuming him to make up for the injuries it suffered.
Either you die or I die!
Xiao Chen roared to the sky.
In this instant, Xiao Chen fully activated his Azure Dragon bloodline. The ancient Azure Dragons Dragon Might shook the surroundings.
The Dragon Might nearly turned solid, bing a me that surged to the clouds. Xiao Chens heart was icy as he sent his heavy killing intent out in all directions.
Buddhist sects Seven Kill Seal!
Xiao Chen gave a war cry, and his left hand moved nimbly. The killing Qi filling the air was amorphous like water. However, under the deft motion of his hand, the killing Qi in the air transformed, taking on various shapes.
It was like how a lotus flower never retained water or how the sun and moon never remained high above in the sky.
When Xiao Chen formed the Seven Kill Seal at this moment of life and death, his originally violent heart calmed down.
The Buddhist sects Seven Kill Seal was clearly meant to turn the killing intent filling the air even scarier. However, it also calmed Xiao Chens mental state, bringing him tranquility.
It was like Xiao Chen was just an observer, coldly watching the killing intent in the air and observing this battle of life and death.
Boom!
Feeling the sevenfold killing Qi after Xiao Chen activated his Azure Dragon bloodline, the silver fox froze momentarily. Then, it no longer dared to drag this out.
The silver fox lowered its head slightly, bared its fangs, and pointed its tails at Xiao Chen.
The luminous ball of energy plummeted to the ground like it was a bright moon, speeding towards Xiao Chen.
The bright mooncked splendor. Everywhere it passed, it kicked up sand into the air, covering the sky and sun and spreading out in all directions for five hundred kilometers.
Kill!
Xiao Chen snorted coldly and drew his Tyrant Saber. Then, he focused the sevenfold killing Qi on his saber. There was no need for him to drive it for a surging saber intent to flow on the saber.
His figure flitted across the sky. Golden light flickered in his eyes. Using his Great Deste Eon bloodlines physique and the gathered sevenfold killing intent, he executed the wless Saber Techniques Cloud Reaching Stance and the Falling Moon Stance at the same time.
Clouds in the nine heavens, the moon soaring and falling!
The saber light flickered, and Xiao Chen chopped the moon-like energy ball in half.
Moonlight scattered and crashed into the ground, sting out hundreds of thousands of deep pits in the desert.
Craters scarred the boundless desert. The terrain experienced astonishing changes.
Die!
While Xiao Chen still had a breath and the Azure Dragon bloodline remained active, he spread out the Azure Dragon Divine Wings and swooped towards the ground, turning into a sh of bright azure light.
In the time it took for a spark to fly, blood spurt out. The six-tailed silver foxs head flew off.
However, before Xiao Chen couldnd, the six towering tails of the silver fox struck him at the same time.
Boom!
The Azure Dragon bloodline slowly withdrew. Xiao Chens body returned to its normal form as he went flying from the attack.
When Xiao Chennded, he felt the world spinning around him. The scene seemed inverted to his eyes, and his vision was blurry.
He had a splitting headache. His eyelids felt as heavy as mountains; he could not prevent them from closing.
Demon Blood Vulture, help protect me, Xiao Chen instructed in his heart.
Then, he could no longer hold up. He tumbled over and fell to the ground.
Three dayster, when the zing sun was high in the sky:
A mixed-gender group appeared on a rather tall sand dune about fifty thousand kilometers away.
When these people climbed up the sand dune and looked down, they were all stunned silly.
This...
Many huge pits spanning tens of kilometers appeared before them in the boundless desert.
The area for fifty thousand kilometers out was pocked with craters, terrifying killing intent, and the aura of a ferocious beast.
The terrain was unrecognizable, with deep pits dotting the ground.
The sight deeply shocked everyone.
A Six-Tailed Heavenly Fox!
Someone in the group practiced an Eye Technique and had extraordinary vision. When he saw the Six-Tailed Silver Foxs huge body, he showed an extremely startled expression.
A Six-Tailed Heavenly Foxs corpse?
The moment this person said that, the expressions of the group of cultivators changed somewhat.
Six-Tailed Heavenly Foxes were overlord-ss ferocious beasts at the Star-Venerate level. Normal Holy Venerates would find one hard to defeat. It was undoubtedly the tyrant of this area.
More importantly, these Six-Tailed Heavenly Foxes were very crafty and very difficult to kill.
When a Six-Tailed Heavenly Fox ran into something stronger than it, it would not appear at all. However, when it targeted something weaker than it, it never failed before.
There was a saying in the desert.
When you see the Six-Tailed Heavenly Fox, you are already dead.
There was no need to think any further. Since one could discover the Six-Tailed Heavenly Fox, the Six-Tailed Heavenly Fox must have allowed that to happen.
However, at this moment, a Six-Tailed Heavenly Foxs corpse appeared before them.
Furthermore, there were fifty thousand kilometers of desert scarred with deep pits. This was very shocking.
Could someone have fought an intense battle with the Six-Tailed Heavenly Fox and killed it?
Or was this a trick of the Six-Tailed Heavenly Fox? After all, it was famed for its cunning.
Senior Sister Tang, Senior Brother Deng, there is another corpse there!
At this moment, the cultivator who cultivated an Eye Technique said something else startling.
The leaders, a man and a woman, exchanged looks, surprise in their eyes.
This was a group of Dragon Race cultivators. They all had a Dragon Race bloodline and came from the same sect. They were here on experiential training.
Should we go and take a look? the woman with the family name Tang asked the man with the family name Deng, with a certain fervor in her eyes.
The corpse of a Six-Tailed Heavenly Fox was worth cities; its value was immeasurable.
The woman simply did not expect to find such a harvest while leading her juniors on experiential training.
This was truly a surprise.
The womans name was Tang Dan. She looked sweet-tempered with a gentle nature. However, she was cautious in the way she did things.
Tang Dan did not let down her guard because of the Six-Tailed Heavenly Foxs corpse.
Junior Brother Deng, the two of us should go and check it out first. We can get the juniors toe over if there is no danger. What do you think? Tang Dan asked the man with the family name Deng.
Sure.
Whoosh! Whoosh!
The two pushed off with their feet, moving like roaming dragons as they flew over the surface of the desert.
The bodies of the two rubbed hard against the air, the friction burning their protective Veritable Essence Energy. From a distance, they looked like two fire roaming dragons crossing the ground.
The two moved very quickly, like long rainbows.
After about seven minutes, the twonded beside the Six-Tailed Heavenly Fox. They showed grave expressions.
It really is the corpse of a Six-Tailed Heavenly Fox!
What the two saw was real. At this moment, they could clearly feel the remnant aura and resentful thoughts of the Six-Tailed Heavenly Fox. This was quite unbelievable.
Senior Sister Tang, look at the wound on its neck!
The man with the family name Deng pointed at the Six-Tailed Heavenly Fox. When he saw the clean cut on the foxs neck, his expression changed slightly.
What a fast saber strike! Tang Dan eximed when she saw it.
This saber strike was extremely fast and sharp, containing a puissant saber intent.
A particr scene appeared in Tang Dans mind.
A desman in the darkness held a saber, flying through the air, the saber in his hand radiating a sharp saber intent and materializing a saber light that lit up the dark night.
The saber light shed, and the Six-Tailed Heavenly Foxs head flew off in the next moment.
The man with the family name Deng released the all-clear signal, so the other Dragon Race cultivators rushed over.
Upon seeing the Six-Tailed Heavenly Foxs corpse, the other cultivators all gasped in surprise.
Senior Sister Tang, this person seems to be still alive.
Right then, someone discovered that Xiao Chen was not dead. His breath was just extremely weak and nigh unnoticeable.
What?!
Tang Dans figure shed as she had the others move back. Then, she looked at Xiao Chens pale face.
Xiao Chen showed no signs of life at all; he really did not seem alive.
Let me take a look.
Tang Dan remained cautious as she carefully walked over. Then, she ced her hand on Xiao Chens wrist to feel his pulse.
Chapter 1882 (Raw 1893): Instant Reversal
Chapter 1882 (Raw 1893): Instant Reversal
Tang Dan took Xiao Chens pulse with her right hand. After a while, she showed a strange expression.
This person is really fortunate. To think that he managed to survive the Six-Tailed Heavenly Fox.
He has a delicate face and looks rather young.
I wonder where he came from?
The group looked at Xiao Chen, discussing him and feeling curious.
Junior Brother Deng!
Just at this moment, the man with the family name Deng felt something was strange. So, he walked over from the Six-Tailed Heavenly Foxs corpse.
He showed a smile, clearly in a good mood. When he saw Tang Dans strange expression, he asked, Senior Sister Tang, whats wrong?
Tang Dan did not let go. She said uncertainly, This persons body...has a strong aura of the ferocious beast. He is severely injured, apparently from fighting the Heavenly Fox. He must have fought for a long time for him to have such injuries. Furthermore, he is a desman. It is very possible that...
Tang Dans words were very clear. This person might be the one who killed the Six-Tailed Heavenly Fox.
Right after Tang Dan spoke, the smile on the face of the man with the family name Deng vanished. Impossible! This Six-Tailed Heavenly Fox must have died at the hands of an expert. Furthermore, that expert probably did not care about the Six-Tailed Heavenly Foxs corpse, what with this aftermath, and left in a hurry.
No matter how I look at this person, he seems to be a middle-stage Star Venerate. How could he have killed the Six-Tailed Heavenly Fox?!
The man with the family name Deng showed a decisive expression, determined to reject the possibility that Xiao Chen killed the Six-Tailed Heavenly Fox.
The reason was very simple.
If Xiao Chen killed this Six-Tailed Heavenly Fox, then its corpse was not an ownerless item.
I feel that Senior Brother Dengs words make sense. Even Holy Venerates find it difficult to kill a Six-Tailed Heavenly Fox. How could it die in the hands of a Star Venerate?
This is an overlord-ss ferocious beast, after all. Furthermore, it is the extremely crafty Six-Tailed Heavenly Fox. So, that is impossible.
All we have to do is save him and ask, then we will know.
Some agreed with what the man with the family name Deng said. Some suggested saving Xiao Chen first and seeing the situation.
However, after a while, this brought up another argument.
That is not good. If he really is the one who killed the Six-Tailed Heavenly Fox and his character is viinous, we will end up endangering ourselves.
Thats right. Master also instructed us not to trust others readily when we are outside.
However, it is not quite right for us to just stand aside and watch someone die.
The group argued endlessly but could not make up their minds in the end, not knowing what to do.
The main thing was that Tang Dans wordsplicated this simple matter.
Humans were selfish.
If Xiao Chen were just an ordinary person, saving him in passing would pose no problem at all.
However, if Xiao Chen really was the one who killed the Six-Tailed Heavenly Fox, it would impact their interests; hence, their resistance was inevitable.
We might as well just kill him and pretend that he was dead in the first ce.
A murderous intent shed in the eyes of the man with the family name Deng. He ced his right hand on his sword handle and stepped forward, looking like he was going to attack.
Everyone was startled by their Senior Brother Dengs actions, but they did not say anything in opposition.
Stop!
Tang Dans expression changed slightly. Then, she demanded coldly, What are you doing? He also has the bloodline of the Heavenly Dragon, one of our race. The Heavenly Dragon bloodline is weak in the first ce. How can we kill our own? How can we just stand aside and watch him die?
The moment Tang Dao said that, the others could not refute her.
The man with the family name Deng showed a sullen expression and pouted. However, he did not say anything in the end, nor did he advance further.
No one noticed that a faint red light had shed in Xiao Chens ring earlier and quickly disappeared after that.
Go and process the Six-Tailed Heavenly Foxs corpse. We will keep the fur, the blood, and the bones; we will leave the Beast Core for him. Even if he is the one who killed it, it is not overboard for us to take those.
The others did not have any objections to Tang Dans arrangements. This was still eptable.
Of course, this did not include the man with the family name Deng. He felt very upset, but Tang Dan had reason on her side, so he could only endure for now.
Tang Dan fed Xiao Chen a Medicinal Pill before infusing some strands of Veritable Essence Energy into his body to induce the cirction of his own Veritable Essence Energy.
Xiao Chen should be able to recover faster that way; it would be more effective than any Medicinal Pill.
After doing all this, Tang Dan said, This person is severely injured. He probably wont wake up for one month. The two of you, take care of him.
Alright.
It was clear that Tang Dan held high prestige in this group. Nobody dared to object to anything she said.
That will be all for this experiential training. We will return immediately. Once we return, we will investigate this person, see if he joined the Heavenly Dragon Pce.
However, Senior Sister Tang, we still have not finished our mission.
I will give Master an ount for the mission. Since the Beast Tide twenty years ago, ming Cloud Desert has turned unusually dangerous. With two people distracted, we should not continue to risk the danger. Our lives are more important than the mission.
Alright!
The group did not hesitate. After processing the Six-Tailed Heavenly Fox, it headed back.
When the man with the family name Deng saw the others hand the Beast Core to Tang Dan, a trace of rebellion shed in his eyes.
The Six-Tailed Heavenly Foxs Beast Core was worth cities, something extremely rare.
In the middle of the night:
The man with the family name Deng opened his eyes. When he saw that Tang Dan had already started cultivating, a cold light shed in his eyes.
Then, that man stood up and headed to where Xiao Chen was.
The two Dragon Race cultivators caring for Xiao Chen were chatting in soft voices next to him.
Senior Sister is really kind. If it were me, I would definitely not save him.
Me too. A Six-Tailed Heavenly Fox Beast Core can be exchanged for several True Dragon Grade Blood Transformation Pills.
With just one True Dragon Grade Blood Transformation Pill, my strength would probably increase by twenty percent.
I heard that the disciples of the other pces normally receive True Dragon Grade Blood Transformation Pills as their usual stipend. The True Dragon Grade Blood Transformation Pill is nothing to them.
Hah...Hence, Senior Sister is right, as well. Our Heavenly Dragon line is already weak enough. How can we just stand by and watch him die?!
The man with the family name Deng walked over without any expression on his face. Then, he said, Go and rest. Ill take care of this person.
When the two who were chatting heard this, they stood up quickly and said, Many thanks, Senior Brother Deng. We will take our leave first, then.
Go on.
After the two left, the man with the family name Deng suddenly showed a gloomy expression. That murderous intent reappeared in his eyes as he looked at Xiao Chen.
The earlier two people simply did not know how valuable the Six-Tailed Heavenly Foxs Beast Core was.
It could be exchanged for not only a True Dragon Grade Blood Transformation Pill but even a Divine Dragon Grade Blood Transformation Pill.
Since you are already on the verge of death, you should just continue heading there. Whats with still retaining a breath, causing trouble?
The man with the family name Deng cautiously looked around before bending over, cing his hand on Xiao Chens wrist as if he was taking Xiao Chens pulse.
That man wanted to shatter Xiao Chens internal organs and cut off any possibility of survival. He wanted to create the illusion of Xiao Chens injuries worsening and him dying after that.
Sorry, the man with the family name Deng said sullenly as he prepared to make his move.
Just at this moment, Xiao Chen suddenly opened his eyes and looked at the other, asking coldly. What are you doing?
You...
This startled the man with the family name Deng. He had not expected Xiao Chen to wake up all of a sudden.
After the shock, that man revealed his ferocious side. He said in a muted voice, I want you dead!
However, just as that man was about to use his Veritable Essence Energy to crush Xiao Chens internal organs, he was horrified to discover that Xiao Chen had countered by grabbing his wrist at some point in time.
Whoosh!
A strand of slightly weak but iparably tyrannical Veritable Essence Energy flowed into that man with the family name Deng via his blood vessels.
A sharp pain immediately sprouted in that mans chest, making him shrill in pain.
This sharp shrill sounded extremely piercing in thete night, startling everyone.
Tang Dan rushed over, leading her fellow disciples. Then, she frowned and questioned that man with the family name Deng. Whats wrong?
He wants to kill me! that man with the family name Deng shouted as he yanked his hand back and pointed at Xiao Chen.
However, that man suddenly discovered that Xiao Chen had tightly shut his eyes at some point in time. His breathing seemed faint, showing no indication of waking up at all.
Junior Brother Deng Yun, are you joking?
Im really not. He clearly opened his eyes earlier and grabbed my wrist. I swear! Deng Yun found this unbelievable. He grabbed Xiao Chen and shouted, Wake up! Stop ying dead!
Stop!
Tang Dan quickly curbed Deng Yun and said heavily, Junior Brother Deng, I know you want to obtain the Heavenly Foxs Beast Core, so that you can break through your bottleneck. However, there is no need to do something so despicable, soiling your reputation.
Im not! It really is him wanting to kill me!
Tang Dan looked at Deng Yun coldly. I think you are the one who wants to kill him. You still have not exined to me why you are here!
It was Senior Brother Deng that took the initiative to rece us to care for this person, the other two immediately said when they saw their Senior Sister Tang getting angry.
I... Deng Yun was speechless, not knowing what to say.
Tang Dan red at Deng Yun and said, Theres no need to exin. Dont let it happen again. If he really isnt the one who killed the Six-Tailed Heavenly Fox, then I will definitely give you a portion of the True Dragon Grade Blood Transformation Pill that I will obtain from exchanging the Beast Core.
Junior Brother Deng, from now on, I will personally take care of this person.
Thus, thismotion came to an end. Deng Yun left with an extremely upset expression.
Tang Dan ordered the others to carry Xiao Chen to her tent.
Ka ca!
After Tang Dan entered the tent, azure light shed on the sword in her hand.
Then, she pressed the sword against Xiao Chens chest with lightning speed and said coldly, Stop pretending. I know youre already awake.
The power of the sword encased Xiao Chens entire body. Tang Dan circted her Veritable Essence Energy, and a faint murderous intent shed in her eyes.
If Xiao Chen still did not open his eyes, the sword Qi would crush his body when she stabbed her sword down.
Xiao Chen slowly opened his eyes. He did not say anything, only looked at Tang Dan.
Answer whatever I ask.
Even though Tang Dan already knew that Xiao Chen had woken up, she still felt somewhat shocked at actually seeing him awake.
When she checked on his injuries earlier that day, she had seen that they were very severe.
Tang Dan had determined that he would need at least one month to wake up. Unexpectedly, he did so that very night.
What do you want to ask? Xiao Chen replied calmly, with no fluster in his eyes.
Were you the one who killed the Six-Tailed Heavenly Fox?
Yes.
Xiao Chens clear and concise answer startled Tang Dan somewhat; then, some disbelief set in.
However...
However, what? Tang Dan prompted.
Pu ci!
Just as Tang Dan continued asking, Xiao Chen suddenly stood up, letting the sword pierce his chest. Blood spurted out and dyed his clothes red.
Shock shed in Tang Dans eyes. Her brain nked out momentarily.
When Tang Dan returned to her senses, Xiao Chen had already formed the Seven Kill Seal and pointed a finger at her forehead.
Xiao Chens terrifying killing intent immediately strengthened sevenfold. It surged into Tang Dans body like raging floodwaters.
The killing intent filled every corner, instantly restraining her and rendering her immobile.
The terrifying killing intent made it hard for her to even breathe, feeling extremely unbearable.
Xiao Chen rxed his hand and stood up. Then, he slowly pulled the sword out and said indifferently, However, I do not like others pointing their sword at me.
Chapter 1883 (Raw 1894): Tang Dan, a Good Person
Chapter 1883 (Raw 1894): Tang Dan, a Good Person
Xiao Chensplexion turned paler with every centimeter the sword moved.
Tang Dan, who saw this scene up close, turned even paler than Xiao Chen,pletely shocked.
Whoosh!
A whileter, Xiao Chen finally pulled the sword out of his body. Then, he casually tossed it aside.
Then, he stopped the bleeding and stretched his body.
After doing all that, he fixed his gaze on Tang Dan, who was restrained by the Seven Kill Seal.
With a slight thought and his left hand moving continuously, Xiao Chen dispersed the horrifying killing Qi umted in Tang Dans body.
If Xiao Chen did not, he would eventually lose control of the Seven Kill Seal.
At that time, Tang Dan would either die or sustain severe injury.
Clearly, Xiao Chen did not want to see that, nor did he aim for that.
Cough! Cough! Cough!
Tang Dan pressed her hands against her chest as she coughed intensely, looking at Xiao Chen with a horrified gaze.
Since Tang Dan was born, this was her first time seeing such a terrifying person.
Despite not having a high cultivation, Xiao Chen gave Tang Dan an even more horrifying feeling than when she faced her master.
Why did you not kill me?
Tang Dan looked at Xiao Chen with doubt in her eyes.
Xiao Chen looked for a ce to sit. Then, he replied calmly, Even if you had not shown up, I still would have woken up. However, you at least tried to save my life. My demonic pet told me what happened already, so I definitely wont kill you.
If Tang Dan had not appeared and helped direct Xiao Chens Veritable Essence Energy, he would have been unconscious for ten days or so.
With external assistance, waking up became easier.
After being unconscious for a few days, Xiao Chen had already recovered significantly with the help of his bloodline power.
Xiao Chens injuries were not as severe as Tang Dan imagined. The recovery ability of the Dragon Race bloodline was extraordinary in the first ce. Furthermore, he possessed a Grade 8 Azure Dragon bloodline, something even more extraordinary.
Secondly, I have some things I want to ask you. Lets see if we cane to an agreement.
Wariness shed in Tang Dans eyes as she looked at Xiao Chen. Who exactly are you? What is your purpose ining to the Divine Dragon Empire?!
I am Xiao Chen. I came to the Divine Dragon Empire to meet a person. As for my second purpose, you wont believe it even if I told you, so I wont bother telling you.
Xiao Chen answered honestly, not hiding anything. Then, he continued, Skipping past the chitchat, I have no malicious intention towards you. Although I did kill the Six-Tailed Heavenly Fox, I can let you have the Beast Core. I do not need it.
You...
Tang Dans instinct told her that Xiao Chen was not lying. The most important thing was that he had a strong air about him.
This gave her the feeling that Xiao Chen did not need to lie to her.
What do you want to know?
Tang Dan considered for a moment before reluctantly agreeing to Xiao Chens proposal. As long as it was not a secret, she could tell Xiao Chen everything she knew.
In fact, within the vast Divine Dragon Empire, Tang Dan was only a minor character and did not know any secrets.
Give me a brief description of the Divine Dragon Empires current situation and how to get to Ancestor Dragon City.
After hearing that, Tang Dan revealed a surprised expression. This information was no secret. Basically, every Dragon Race cultivator knew it.
Despite finding it strange, Tang Dan organized her thoughts, then gave a brief description.
Xiao Chen listed carefully, not missing out on anything. After she finished, his expression turned somewhat grave.
To think that Ancestor Dragon City was not open to outsiders.
In the vast Divine Dragon Empire, there was only one sect. Interestingly, this sect was also called Dragons Gate.
One would be qualified to enter and stay in Ancestor Dragon City only after entering the inner sect.
As for the inner sects situation, Tang Dan was not very clear about it. She only knew that entering the inner sect was a great honor.
As for the outer sect, it was separated into seven pces: the Golden Dragon Pce, the White Dragon Pce, the Silver Dragon Pce, the Blue Dragon Pce, the Red Dragon Pce, the Green Dragon Pce, and the Heavenly Dragon Pce.
While these pces were considered the outer sect, in reality, each of them was as strong as a peak Rank 6 sect.
The first six pces only epted cultivators with the Divine Dragon bloodlines or True Dragon bloodlines of extremely high grade. They rejected any mixed-blood dragon bloodlines.
From top to bottom, the Dragons Gate was controlled by the noble ns of the Divine Dragon bloodlines.
As for the Heavenly Dragon Pce, while the name sounded nice, in reality, it took in disciples of mixed-blood bloodlines.
The Heavenly Dragon Pce had the most people. However, their position was the lowest in the entire Dragon Race. The resources that they received were also insufficient.
In this nation where bloodline was the basis of status, the mixed-dragon bloodline cultivators were like vagrants in a nation of ordinary people.
Tang Dan was leading a group of Heavenly Dragon Pce inner pce disciples on an experiential training mission.
I would like to join the Heavenly Dragon Pce. Do you have any method to give me a clean identity?
After thinking for a while, Xiao Chen directly stated what he wanted.
Tang Dan gave Xiao Chen a strange look. You are overthinking a little. Just join the Heavenly Dragon Pce if you want. Who would go and investigate a Dragon Race cultivator with a mixed-dragon bloodline?
These words were loaded. Hidden behind these words, Tang Dan was saying that Xiao Chen was too egotistic.
The mixed-blood bloodline had an extremely small presence in the entire Divine Dragon Empire, practically nonexistent. No one would go and investigate.
Xiao Chen did not mind. He asked softly, Is there a way or not? If there is, I can give you another treasure that is just as valuable as the Heavenly Foxs Beast Core.
Since Xiao Chen insisted on it and his words sounded persuasive, Tang Dan could not help thinking about it seriously.
After a while, she said, Naturally, there is a way. Mixed-blood cultivators make up the majority of the people in the Divine Dragon Empire. It would not be difficult to create a fake identity.
I need one that is wless. No matter how it is investigated, there cannot be any holes. Xiao Chen emphasized this, speaking very gravely.
Tang Dan was somewhat frightened by his attitude. Then, she said through clenched teeth, I guarantee it will be wless.
Deal.
Whoosh!
Right after Xiao Chen spoke, he tossed a brocade box to Tang Dan. It contained a Spirit Herb, which he had found in the storage ring of Withered Leaf Citys City Lord.
This herb was more than ten thousand years old, something that could strengthen Soul Energy and improve the will of soul.
Tang Dan opened the brocade box, and her eyes lit up, showing an extremely shocked expression.
Soul Fixing Grass!
Unexpectedly, Xiao Chen casually took out a ten-thousand-year-old Spirit Herb. As Tang Dan lived in the resource-deprived Heavenly Dragon Pce, she was indeed greatly startled and could not help wondering about Xiao Chens origins even more.
However, since Xiao Chen did not say anything about his background, she did not dare delve into it.
Suddenly, Tang Dan realized why Xiao Chen had to obtain a wless identity.
It was to enter Ancestor Dragon City.
Yes, that must be the case. It would be impossible not to attract attention when one enters the inner sect. One would need a wless identity.
This thought startled Tang Dan, causing her to look at Xiao Chen and involuntarily let out a startled cry, You...
It is settled, then. I will stay with you and recuperate for the time being.
Xiao Chen did not have any intention of exining. He just lowered his head and went to sleep, appearing rather tyrannical.
This fellow...
To Tang Dan, Xiao Chen appeared rather scoundrelly. She gritted her teeth in irritation as she left the tent.
After she came out of her tent, she shook her head and walked to Deng Yun.
At this moment, Deng Yun felt iparably depressed and extremely sullen.
He had attempted to gain an advantage only to end up worse off. Not only had he failed to kill Xiao Chen, but he had also been caught in the act.
The worse thing was that Deng Yun could not even retort after being injured by Xiao Chen.
A Heavenly Foxs Beast Core!
Thinking of the Beast Core, Deng Yun clenched his fist tightly. Heavy dissatisfaction shed in his eyes. The Heavenly Dragon Pcecked resources in the first ce.
As a mixed-blood dragon, the resources that Deng Yun enjoyed could notpare to that of the Six Colored Divine Dragon cultivators and the True Dragon cultivators.
Even after putting in more effort and suffering more, he might not get as much as the disciples of the other six halls. Even his own pce would show more care for the True Dragon disciples.
This was a rare opportunity. Deng Yun simply felt dissatisfied at losing it.
Junior Brother Deng.
Just at this moment, Tang Dan suddenly appeared, startling Deng Yun awake. He got up quickly to greet her.
Senior Sister Tang, I guarantee that I will not repeat what happened earlier. There is no need for you to warn me again. However, I still have to say this. That person definitely woke up already. Furthermore, he possesses extraordinary strength.
Deng Yun felt somewhat embarrassed before Tang Dan. However, he did not think of trying to exin further.
Im not here to talk to you about that. Take this.
Tang Dan stretched out her hand and passed the Six-Tailed Heavenly Foxs Beast Core to Deng Yun. Then, she said, Both you and I know that this Beast Core can be used to exchange for a Divine Dragon Grade Blood Transformation Pill. Actually, I understand why you would do something like that.
Deng Yun epted the Beast Core, stunned. Senior Sister, I...
Take it. One Divine Dragon Grade Blood Transformation Pill should allow you to break through your bottleneck and reach the peak Starry Sky Stage. When trying to break through to the Holy Light Stage, your odds of sess would be ten percent higher.
Deng Yuns eyes watered. He was at a loss for words.
Inside Tang Dans tent, Xiao Chen opened his eyes and entered deep thought.
He had seen all this with his Spiritual Sense.
This woman has a strong and charming personality. No wonder she has such prestige in the group.
Otherwise, a casual word from her would not be able to get the team on experiential training to return willingly.
At the same time, Xiao Chen felt somewhat shocked. The position of mixed-blood dragons was much lower than he had expected.
Chapter 1884 (Raw 1895): The Same Journey but Different Paths
Chapter 1884 (Raw 1895): The Same Journey but Different Paths
Early in the morning:
After Tang Dans group made some simple preparations, they mounted Savage Beasts and continued traveling through the desert.
Savage Beasts wererge beasts with a Fiendish Demon bloodline. They moved very quickly in the desert.
If a Savage Beast stored up power, it could even fly in short, explosive bursts, moving several times faster than a fired arrow.
Savage Beasts were much better than any war chariot or ship.
The group traveled silently, not saying much.
As for Xiao Chen, he shared a Savage Beast with Tang Dan. The Savage Beasts back was very broad. If he was not afraid of slipping and falling, he could even sit cross-legged without any problem.
Since Xiao Chen already woke up, the eyes of the others asionally shifted to him; they all felt exceptionally curious.
To them, this white-d desman who hadin beside the Six-Tailed Heavenly Fox was quite mysterious.
Tang Dan did not say much about Xiao Chen, making the rest even more curious.
Deng Yun, who traveled beside Tang Dan, asionally looked at Xiao Chen, feeling slightly upset.
He had learnedst night that Xiao Chen had killed the Six-Tailed Heavenly Fox. However, he did not quite believe it.
Nevertheless, the Beast Core ended up in Deng Yuns hands.
Deng Yun felt that he had to thank his Senior Sister Tang properly. He had to remember this debt of gratitude and repay it when he broke through to Holy Venerate in the future.
Given this thought, Deng Yun let it go. There was no need to get into a conflict with Xiao Chen.
Of course, no matter what Deng Yun thought, Xiao Chen could not be bothered. Xiao Chen just closed his eyes and rested on the Savage Beasts back, anxiously recuperating from his injuries.
He needed to return hisbat prowess to its peak quickly.
Xiao Chens battle with the Six-Tailed Heavenly Fox allowed him to realize that he was still insufficient in many areas.
His Movement Technique was still not fast enough.
He had to refine the Thunder Dragon Steps, improving it further.
Ultimately, Xiao Chens ken was too low. After entering the Heavenly Dragon Pce, he would see if he could take reference from some Movement Techniques to refine the Thunder Dragon Steps.
When the sun set, a red hue covered the sky. It was so boundless that the setting sun looked like a sea of fire.
This beautiful scene of the desert inspired one to be carefree and rxed.
In one day, the Savage Beasts they rode on traveled four million kilometers. A cultivator would take at least three days to do the sameat a great drain.
After traveling like that through day and night, the group finally left the desert three dayster.
The group arrived at a majestic city at the edge of the desert.
Possibly due to the Dragon Races nature, the buildings in the Dragon Races city were extremelyrge, evenrger than those in the Yanwu Dynastys cities.
After Tang Dan identified herself, the group quickly entered the city.
Only after entering would one truly be in the Divine Dragon Empire.
In the streetsbothrge and smallbe it the ordinary people or the cultivators moving about, they were all people with some degree of the Dragon Race bloodline.
Due to his bloodline, Xiao Chen felt an ineffable warmth as he walked around the city.
It was like a wanderer returning home. Xiao Chen had already been in the Great Thousand Realms for four years or so. However, this was the first time he felt this way.
After checking into an inn, Tang Dan left some simple instructions before leaving in a rush.
The group rested in this ce, ordering some food and wine.
As Xiao Chen sat there, eating and drinking, the others asked him questions, casually chatting a little.
They had spent the past few days rushing on their way, so they had not had the chance to ask Xiao Chen much.
Now that there was a rare moment of rest, the Heavenly Dragon Pce disciples traveling with Xiao Chen asked him the questions that had been nagging them.
Xiao Chen, did you really kill that Six-Tailed Heavenly Fox?
This was the question that bugged the others the most.
Xiao Chen nodded and said, You can put it that way. However, it is not due to my personal strength. There was some luck involved.
Xiao Chen did not want to shock this group of people too much, so when the others continued asking, he only exined a little.
No wonder. I was wondering how you could possibly kill the Six-Tailed Heavenly Fox.
However, that is still difficult. Even if luck was involved, your strength goes without question. You must be quite strong.
Right. Even with the best luck, it would be pointless without strength.
Such an exnation was rather eptable, so the others did not continue asking.
Deng Yun showed a slightly ufortable expression, feeling awkward.
Logically speaking, the Beast Core belonged to whoever killed the ferocious beast. At this moment, the Six-Tailed Heavenly Foxs Beast Core was in Deng Yuns hands.
Deng Yun did not know that Xiao Chen had taken the initiative to hand the Beast Core over.
You really killed that Six-Tailed Heavenly Fox? Deng Yun asked Xiao Chen with a stern expression and a sullen tone.
Although there is some luck involved, I did indeed kill it.
Xiao Chen did not understand why Deng Yun brought this up again, but he still repeated his answer from before.
The atmosphere seemed somewhat off. Just when everyone thought that something would happen, Deng Yun took a swig of his drink in sorrow and took out a small brocade box. Then, he ced it on the table and said, Im returning this. Even without this Beast Core, I can still break through to Holy Venerate.
Xiao Chen felt surprised. He said calmly, Take it. I have already handed over everything of the Six-Tailed Heavenly Fox to you all. After Tang Dan returns, she will exin it to you. This is a fair deal.
Deal? Deng Yun gave Xiao Chen a strange look, not understanding what was happening.
Xiao Chen did not exin much as Tang Dan already appeared at the door.
Come with me.
Tang Dans voice projection rang out beside Xiao Chens ears. Then, he put down his wine cup and went off directly, leaving behind the stunned group.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Tang Dan led Xiao Chen around the city for a while before finally stopping at a deste alley.
My n has some umtions and power in the Divine Dragon Empire. Hence, I have some channels that specialize in transacting information in secret or creating false identities.
Tang Dan looked at Xiao Chen and said, Ive already used my ns connections to create an identity for you. Thirty years ago, there was an average-sized Xiao n in the north that was wiped out by the Underground Demons. Right now, your identity is that of the sole child of that Xiao n that managed to escape. This is the jade pendant of your n, keep it properly.
Xiao Chen received the jade pendant, somewhat impressed at Tang Dans efficiency in managing this. It seems that she has an impressive family background.
The jade pendant is real. This is that Xiao ns information. You can take a look.
Many thanks.
With this identity, it would be much more convenient for Xiao Chen to do thingster.
In order to be an inner sect disciple, he would have to stand out, attracting attention. It would be too difficult to avoid investigation. If anything went wrong and problems appeared, preventing him from entering Ancestor Dragon City, he would havee here for nothing.
Youre wee. I can tell that you are very confident of standing out and gaining the qualifications to enter the inner sect. However, I want to remind you not to get careless. People like Deng Yun and me are only barely above the bottom feeders. We are not considered strong.
Xiao Chen felt slightly surprised. Originally, he was about to leave, but he stopped and asked, What do you mean?
Tang Dan gave Xiao Chen a deep look before continuing, There are the core disciples above the inner pce disciples. Those that can be core disciples are all Holy Venerates. Furthermore, they are not the strongest of the Heavenly Dragon Pce. Above the core disciples are the even-stronger heaven-ss core disciples.
The Heavenly Dragon Pce is not as weak as you think it to be. As an independent pce, rivaling a peak Rank 6 sect, it has been passed on for tens of thousands of years. It has its own umtions and is very terrifying. Although it consists mostly of mixed-blood dragon bloodlines, there is a lot ofpetition. The manyyers of selection mean that those that can climb to the top are not weak.
The empires territory contains over a thousand counties. Among the mixed-blood bloodlines, there is nock of ns that have produced a Heavenly Dragon. The resources that these people obtained since childhood might not be any less than that of the True Dragon bloodlines or the Divine Dragon bloodlines. They only chose to go to the Heavenly Dragon Pce because their bloodline prevented them from going to the other pces.
So, take care.
Xiao Chen pondered this for a while. If not for Tang Dans words, he might have gotten somewhat careless.
That was indeed something he should not do. After all, Jiang He was also a mixed-blood dragon cultivator.
Many thanks for the reminder. It looks like I did not lose out at all in this deal. Goodbye. Xiao Chen gave his thanks as he performed a cupped-fist salute. Then, he smiled faintly and turned to leave.
When Tang Dan returned to the inn, her juniors surrounded her and asked about the deal.
Tang Dan felt somewhat helpless. After a while, she warned, Dont ask too much. That person is different from us. When we return to the Heavenly Dragon Pce, dont say that you met him. Major things will definitely happen to him. It is best not to hang around him.
This...
These words stunned her juniors; they found this inconceivable. They had eaten and drunk with Xiao Chen but had not felt anything extraordinary about him.
Only Deng Yun felt a shiver in his soul when he remembered the events of the night when Xiao Chen opened his eyes.
Deng Yun believed Tang Dans words.
This Xiao Chen was indeed someone on a different path.
Xiao Chen and Tang Dans group both headed for the Heavenly Dragon Pce. They had the same journey but different paths.
The path that Xiao Chen was going to take was destined to be full of hurdles,yered with difficulty, and his chances of survival were low.
Chapter 1885 (Raw 1896): Test at the Main Gate
Chapter 1885 (Raw 1896): Test at the Main Gate
Two monthster, Xiao Chen appeared outside an ancient dragon city of the Divine Dragon Empire.
The words Heavenly Dragon City were written on the signboard hung above the city gates.
The words on the signboard contained a certain charm that already attained the level of Heavenly Might. It transcended the category of a Great Dao, reaching a higher level.
As Xiao Chen stood before the city gates and looked up, he felt that the signboard was infinitely high. It was like the sky above his head, showing its might without any fury.
Aside from Ancestor Dragon City, the Divine Dragon Empire had only seven other perfectly preserved ancient dragon cities.
Each city had millions of years of history. After the Immortal Epoch crumbled, the culture and inheritance of before were destroyed.
However, some ancient buildings remained preserved. When the Martial Epoch rose up and people rediscovered them, they were passed down.
Now, these other seven ancient dragon cities of the empire were managed by the seven other pces of the Dragons Gate. Naturally, the Heavenly Dragon Pce was in charge of Heavenly Dragon City.
The dragon city before Xiao Chen was even vaster and more ancient than Soaring Dragon City.
When Xiao Chen entered the city, every street contained a hidden Dao charm. When looking with his Soul Energy, he found a bright light that was invisible to his physical eyes. The light was dazzling, piercing, and glistening.
Boundless Dragon Qi filled the sky. It looked very dense, coalescing into thick clouds and encasing the entire Heavenly Dragon City.
The purple clouds of Dragon Qi seemed to hide a mysterious building containing a supreme Dragon Might. It was aloof and produced an extremely strong pressure.
Several buildings on both sides of the street were made out of many inherited Dao Tools.
With the manyplete Dao interlinked and driven by formations inside, these buildings formed small worlds with stable Dao.
That was to say, while these buildings did not look that big, after one entered, one would discover entire worlds within them. A building that looked like it was only one hundred meters tall could have a mountain range inside when one entered.
Clearly, these were used as facades by therge ns within the empire.
An ordinary faction would not be able to use inherited Dao Tools casually in such an extravagant manner.
The Heavenly Dragon Pcey in the very center of this ancient dragon city. There were mountain ranges in there, towering into the clouds.
Xiao Chen managed to rush over in time. This day was the day that the Heavenly Dragon Pce recruited new disciples.
The main gate of the Heavenly Dragon Pce teemed with Dragon Race cultivators, who hade to take the test.
There were people with the same cultivation as Xiao Chen, middle-stage Star Venerate experts. Of course, there were even more early-stage Star Venerates. As forte-stage Star Venerates, there were still a significant number of them.
Such a scene was impressive. A Rank 6 sect was indeed different.
In other sects, Star Venerates could directly be true inheritors. However, everyone present was actually a Star Venerate. Without being a Star Venerate, one would not be qualified to step through the main gate, not to mention entering the Heavenly Dragon Pce.
However, after further thought, this was rather normal. After all, the Divine Dragon Empire was one of the eight great empires of the Central Great Realm, a huge faction.
As Xiao Chen stood before the main gate of this Heavenly Dragon Pce, he sighed sorrowfully in his heart. If the Azure Dragon bloodline still existed, he would be joining the Azure Dragon Pce.
How unfortunate! How unfortunate!
To think that no one recognized the bona fide Azure Dragon bloodline. Xiao Chen could only join the Heavenly Dragon Pce, which was mostly made up of the mixed-blood dragon bloodlines.
Someday, I have to reestablish the Azure Dragon Pce, restoring the glory of the Azure Dragon bloodline, Xiao Chen swore to himself, frowning heavily as he did so.
Another year passed, and the Heavenly Dragon Pce is recruiting disciples again. This time, it seems even more bustling than in the previous years.
That is natural. I heard that there would be positions for entering the inner sect one yearter. Many of the n disciples that do notck resources have to join the Dragons Gates outer sect first if they want to enter Ancestor Dragon City.
Ah, Ancestor Dragon City, the ce where the talented gather. That is the only ce where one cane in contact with the core-most inheritances of the Dragon Race.
However, we can forget about it. As early-stage Star Venerates, we can only be outer pce disciples of the Heavenly Dragon Pce. Those middle-stage Star Venerates andte-stage Star Venerates can try fighting for the chance to enter the inner pce, though.
The area outside the main gates was extremely bustling, with many discussions taking ce.
Boom!
Just at this moment, an incredibly berserk aura came from the distance. Everyone turned their heads and saw eight stallions pulling a war chariot in the north. A cold-faced youth was riding on the war chariot.
This youth looked calm andposed. He gave off a terrifying Dragon Might, the aura of a True Dragon bloodline cultivator.
Just the slight exposure of the might of a True Dragon kicked up a strong wind, shocking this group of mixed-blood dragon bloodline cultivators deeply.
That is Fang Tianyi, the Fang ns Young Master from the ming Cloud County. He possesses a Grade 5 True Dragon bloodline. How terrifying! To think that he is already a Holy Venerate! With such cultivation, he should be able to directly be a core disciple in the Heavenly Dragon Pce.
A core disciple!
Tang Dan had said that while the Heavenly Dragon Pces inner pce disciples looked glorious, in reality, they were not even worth mentioning before the core disciples, holding no status at all.
Only by bing a core disciple would one be qualified for promotion to heaven-ss core disciple, obtaining the focused care of the Heavenly Dragon Pce.
Outer pce disciple, inner pce disciple, core disciple, and heaven-ss core disciple.
The hurdle at each step functioned as a sieve. Every step would eliminate ny-nine percent of the applicants. Regr people would not be able to advance to a core disciple, even after working hard all their life. Directly bing a core disciple would be like ascending to heaven in one step.
When Fang Tianyi appeared, he immediately received many envious gazes.
A True Dragon bloodline, the disciple of a rich n, and talent, evident from Fang Tianyis Holy Light Stage cultivation, all of these were worth envying.
Xiao Chen felt shocked in his heart. Everything that he saw proved Tang Dans words right; he could not underestimate the Heavenly Dragon Pce.
After Fang Tianyi arrived, the many disciples ofrge ns turned up, one after another. Without exception, they were all Holy Venerates. Clearly, these people were targeting the core disciple positions.
These people did notck resources, unlike the other mixed-blood dragon cultivators who joined the Heavenly Dragon Pce due to an urgent need for resources.
What these people cared about was the qualification to enter Ancestor Dragon City at the end of the year.
These people had the same goal as Xiao Chen.
There were limited slots. Everyone wanted to get in, sopetition was unavoidable.
When these disciples of rich ns appeared, the atmosphere of the ce changed somewhat. As these rich n disciples looked at the other Holy Venerates, they all showed proud and hostile expressions.
Some of them even had old grudges with each other. If not for wanting to enter the Heavenly Dragon Pce, they might have started fighting each other here.
Friends who want to join my Heavenly Dragon Pce, those who want to take the outer pce test should take the small passageway on the left. Those who want to join the inner pce, take the small passageway on the right.
A resonant voice rang out from the hazy, purple clouds, and many Holy Venerates flew down from the sky.
These were the core disciples responsible for this test, weing the applicants, and introducing the Heavenly Dragon Pce.
As for those who want to advance to core disciple directly, just remain here. Let me see how many people there are.
One of the young cultivators swept his eyes across the ce, inspiring fear in others. The many cultivators in front of the main gate immediately fell silent.
This was a demonic genius who had reached peak early-stage Holy Venerate. Xiao Chens heart skipped a beat. The dense Veritable Essence Energy in the other party felt as dazzling as the red sun.
Dense, thick, and pure. This person must have refined his Veritable Essence Energy several times, making it boundlessly strong and iparably vast.
With one look, it was clear that this was no ordinary Holy Venerate.
It looked like Tang Dans warning was still somewhat conservative. Now that Xiao Chen was in this Central Great Realm, he could no longer look at it with the same expectations as in the world outside.
Furthermore, the Divine Dragon Empire was an elite empire with only Dragon Race cultivators; there were no ordinary people.
It was too easy for the Divine Dragon Empire to produce outstanding talents.
Furthermore, as the center of the Great Thousand Realms, this Central Great Realm possessed all of the Luck. The environment and the level of space here were naturally much higher than those of the outer realms.
No wonder most of the people who came from the outer realm ended up consigned to obscurity when they came to the Central Great Realm, feeling regret until their death.
There were simply too many geniuses in this ce.
No wonder when Tang Dan guessed that I wanted to enter Ancestor Dragon City, she revealed an extremely shocked expression.
No wonder she wondered why I would need a fake identity. I am just a Star Venerate mixed-blood dragon whom no one would pay any attention to.
This person is Yi Qianyun. He has a Grade 6 True Dragon bloodline. Ten years ago, heprehended the Sword Great Dao. The most terrifying rumor about him ims he killed ten Evil Dao Holy Venerates two years ago, when he was still a Star Venerate.
I also heard that in that fight, he grew stronger as he fought, eventually breaking through the bottleneck of Star Venerate in one go. After that battle, his fame spread everywhere, and his Luck increased. He ran into all sorts of fortuitous encounters. Indeed, he is actually close to breaking through to middle-stage Holy Venerate now.
The most terrifying thing is that his Veritable Essence Energy is dense and pure. I wonder how much resources he refined to get such a result.
When this Yi Qianyun stood out, the many young cultivators nning to take the test for core disciples discussed him in soft voices.
As Yi Qianyun stood on the tall tform, he radiated an overwhelming pride as he looked in all directions. Then, he smiled and said, Not bad. Not bad. To think that there are close to fifty people. This is the most in recent years. The attraction of Ancestor Dragon City is truly extraordinary. However, you might not necessarily be core disciples in my Heavenly Dragon Pce just because you are Holy Venerates. Wait a minute...
Suddenly, Yi Qianyuns expression changed slightly when his gazended on Xiao Chen. He shouted coldly, Where did this little mixed-blood dragone from? Did you not clearly hear what I said?
Immediately after Yi Qianyun spoke, many gazes fell on the white-d Xiao Chen at the same time.
Among the group of Holy Venerates, Xiao Chens middle-stage Star Venerate cultivation with his unknown bloodline did not have any presence. However, Yi Qianyuns cold shout immediately made Xiao Chen stand out like a sore thumb.
Chapter 1886 (Raw 1897): Might of a Palm Strike
Chapter 1886 (Raw 1897): Might of a Palm Strike
Hes talking about you. Stop staring nkly. If you want to enter the outer pce, go to the left passageway. If you want to go to the inner pce, go to the right passageway. This is not the ce for you.
When Xiao Chen did not immediately reply, a disciple beside Yi Qianyun berated him.
This person was a Holy Venerate as well, also a core disciple.
Naturally, when this disciple berated Xiao Chen, he did so in a stern and mighty manner. An ordinary person would definitely feel fearful and quickly apologize before leaving.
Xiao Chens expression did not change. He only asked indifferently, Is there a rule in the sect that middle-stage Star Venerates cannot directly take the test for core disciple?
However, even if there were, he would not leave.
Xiao Chen had wandered around outside for four years, encountering deadly situations and facing all sorts of dangerall to enter Ancestor Dragon City. After so much difficulty, he gained his current cultivation and strength. How could he possibly waste any time?
His target was very clear: the position of core disciple. Since others could directly take the exam, he could as well.
Although his question seemed to be an inquiry, Xiao Chen did not tone down his attitude or lower his voice. He directly faced Yi Qianyun.
Yi Qianyun felt slightly stunned, not having expected Xiao Chen to be so bold.
Where did this stupid persone from? Are you here purely to cause trouble?
While Yi Qianyun did not say anything, the person beside him felt somewhat upset. So, that person stepped forward to make a move, wanting to chase Xiao Chen away.
Whoosh!
That person gently took a step forward. He used some kind of Movement Technique, making the ground appear to shrink, and he miraculously appeared in front of Xiao Chen.
That person raised his hands, wanting to pick Xiao Chen up and directly toss him out.
Scram! Go back to where you came from!
Raging in his heart, Xiao Chen threw a punch.
Vital Qi surged in his body, and he instantly brought out the Divine Dragon War Body. The dragon veins and dragon bones in his entire body crackled. Thunderous noises rang out in the surroundings, sounding earsplitting.
As Xiao Chens Qi and blood surged, his physical body roared like a dragon. When he punched, he drove thirty Cauldron Force.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Explosions rang out. The force contained in Xiao Chens fist seemed to punch through space. He snatched the initiative andnded his punch on that persons chest first despiteunching itter.
It looked like Xiao Chen just offered his fist, and that person took the initiative to crash into it.
Pu ci!
Caught off guard, this person walked into the attack. A few bones in his chest broke with audible cracking sounds.
The attack directly knocked that person back. After hended, he vomited a mouthful of blood.
Everyone present felt stunned. The might of one punch knocked back a Holy Venerate.
No wonder. It looks like he cultivated his physical body. His punch probably contained thirty Cauldron Force. Furthermore, he did not execute a Fist Technique. He is truly extraordinary. No wonder he is confident in taking the test for core disciple.
However, even so, thats all there is to him. His cultivation is his weakness in the end. If he had not exposed this punch, he might have been able to catch everyone off guard. Now that everyone has their guard up, it would be hard to say.
Thats right. That core disciple earlier suffered a loss because he had his guard down. He did not even put up a Veritable Essence Energy defense.
Which of those cultivators who came to participate in this test does not have a trump card, aside from their cultivation?
After the rest regained their senses, they evaluated Xiao Chens punch.
Regardless of incaution or carelessness, Xiao Chens punch did indeed prove that he was qualified to participate in this test.
After suffering a loss, that person still wanted to continue attacking. However, Yi Qianyun stopped that person and sent a voice projection. What are you doing? Martial Uncle is watching from above. Do you still want to cause a spectacle?
Yi Qianyun gave Xiao Chen a deep look. He smiled and said, Not bad. I misjudged you. In reply to your earlier question, although the sect has no iron-d rules, as an examiner, if your strength is clearly insufficient, I have the right to advise you to give up. Do you have any more questions?
Some of the rich n disciples who came to take the test revealed disdainful expressions at his aloof attitude.
Xiao Chen did not reply to the other party, but merely countered indifferently, Do you still doubt my strength?
Hahaha! Well said. Yi Qianyun, there is no need for you to get self-conceited because of seniority and put on airs before us. After today, we will all bepetitors, fighting for the same slots for the heaven-ss core disciples. You are not much stronger than us.
The one who spoke was a youth with an unbridled sharpness. He was dressed in azure clothes and had sharp eyebrows, holding a sword in his hand.
Xiao Jinyu!
Yi Qianyun frowned slightly. This person came from the south, where his father controlled three counties. His n possessed deep and vast umtions.
Purely in terms of cultivation resources, Xiao Jinyus situation might be even better than Yi Qianyuns.
There were many such people here. Fang Tianyi was another example.
These people had only one purpose ining here. They wanted to use the Heavenly Dragon Pces allocated slots to enter Ancestor Dragon City.
Lets begin, then. Stop being so long-winded and overly sensitive. Yi Qianyun, are you a woman? Fang Tianyi said indifferently with a cold expression from his war chariot.
Come with me, then.
Yi Qianyun felt upset in his heart. However, he knew that he could not control this group of rich n disciples with his cultivation.
Hence, this smallmotion came to an end.
The group followed Yi Qianyun to therge path in the middle, to steps that headed straight to the mountaintop.
The Heavenly Dragon Pces main gate was at the highest point of Heavenly Dragon City. With every step, one could see the city below clearly.
When walking there, one naturally gained a certain loftiness.
As for the left and right paths, those were just small passageways, ordinary with nothing special about them.
The person whom Xiao Chen injured earlier, one of the core disciples in front leading the way to the Heavenly Dragon Pce,ined indignantly, Senior Brother Yi, the people who came to participate in this test are truly arrogant, each one more arrogant than the one that came before them. Never mind those rich n disciples, even a mediocre mixed-blood dragon independent cultivator dared to turn his nose up and look down on us.
He is just a clown, nothing much. The ones to pay attention to are Xiao Jinyu, Fang Tianyi, and the other rich n disciples. All of theme from impressive backgrounds, possessing extraordinary strength. They are all targeting the heaven-ss core disciple slots. At that time, they might be Senior Brother Yispetitors.
When Yi Qianyun heard that, he snorted coldly. It is just a group of dancing clowns who have not seen the true great world. They are too inexperienced topete with me. The Heavenly Dragon Pce has such a long history. It is not as simple as they think it to be. These so-called rich n disciples merely have ns with territories. They are ignorant and narrow-minded.
Right now, we should just endure for a while. When I break through to middle-stage Holy Venerate, I will be able to trample on them anytime. Only death awaits anyone whopetes with me for the heaven-ss core disciple position.
Compared to the other pces, thepetition within the Heavenly Dragon Pce was even more intense and cruel.
Someone of a True Dragon bloodline or mixed-blood dragon bloodline had to pay a much higher price in order to seed in the Divine Dragon Empirepared to a person with Divine Dragon lineage.
As Xiao Chen climbed the steps, he covertly observed the others. All those who came to participate in the exam this time were indeed experts.
Some of these people possessed exceptional strength, not even caring about Yi Qianyun.
Although Xiao Chen did not feel any pressure in his heart, he did feel a sense of urgency. Now that he had reached the Heavenly Dragon Pce, he could no longer purposely hide his strength.
He had to fight when it was time to fight, establish his might when it was time to do so.
Otherwise, the sect would have no reason to give him any resources or the qualification to be a heaven-ss core disciple. Without potential and strength, the sect absolutely would not take on a losing proposition.
Xiao Chen also felt somewhat curious. What method would the Heavenly Dragon Pce use to test them?
He suspected that there were too many people here. The slots for core disciples were probably much fewer.
Whoosh!
The fog of the mountain suddenly dispersed. Xiao Chen casually looked over and discovered that they had already arrived at a za at some point in time.
The za was made of divine materials. It was incredibly tough. Even the full-powered sword strike of a Holy Venerate might not be able to mark its surface.
A person sat on a dragon-patterned throne on a tall tform in the center of the za.
This person emanated a Sovereign Personages aura. A sovereign of people, the final cultivation grade of the Cloud Sea Realm, the Sovereign Stage.
This person did not do anything. He only looked at Xiao Chens group, and they felt a huge pressure on them.
In the path of cultivation, there was an adage, one had to be a person first before bing a god.
This person before the group was already a sovereign of people, reaching the limits of a person. Any further and one would be in the Divine Vein Realm. That was no longer considered a person. One would forge their bodies into a divine body step by step and light up a divine me, making preparations to be a Faux God.
Why was it that regr people could only inherit the Faux God me but not use it or forcefully absorb it? It was because their bodies were still that of a mortal, not yet divine.
If the divine me lit up, before it could burn the enemy, one would bepletely burned away already.
Hence, one could only store the divine me in their bodies first and slowly absorbed it when they reached the Divine Vein Realm.
I am one of the Heavenly Dragon Pces heaven-ss Elders. Just address me as Elder Tian Yun. I will be your chief examiner this time.
The old man swept his gaze through the crowd and made a rough mental calction. Then, he said, There are three stages to this test, and there are only ten slots.
What?!
Elder Tian Yuns pronouncement shocked everyone. The fifty-odd people here were almost all Holy Venerates, but the Heavenly Dragon Pce wanted only ten.
That was to say, forty of the people here would be eliminated.
The first stage begins!
Before everyone could recover from their shock, Elder Tian Yun suddenly sent out a palm strike. This palm strike contained a Sovereign Personages will of soul.
When the palm strike flew out, mountains and seas roared, rumbling endlessly. The sky changed color, and the za alternated between light and dark.
A strong wind blew, and different mysterious phenomena appeared before everyones eyes.
For some, it was a majestic ancient city. For some, it was a Great Deste Eon ferocious beast. For some, it was a gigantic, towering dragon. For some, it was even more startling, a treasure sword that split the world apart, breaking through the primal chaos.
Xiao Chen faced a massive w looming over him. This w tore the sky apart. Its talons were sharp and flickered with a strange, cold light.
If one was too slow, ones physical body would be immediately torn apart. One would sustain severe injuries, unable to stand up again.
Elder Tian Yuns sudden strike even caught Xiao Chen off guard.
By the time Xiao Chen reacted, the massive w had already appeared overhead.
There was practically no time for Xiao Chen to prepare. The might contained in the w already infiltrated his body.
Break!
Xiao Chens cultivation was not outstanding, but in terms ofbat experience, he was practically unrivaled in the same generation.
A crisp saber hum came from his body, and the Saber Daos Great Dao Energy spread out. This reaction was nearly instinct.
A Dao disk appeared behind Xiao Chen as the Great Dao Energy appeared. His aura changed suddenly, bing like a treasure saber unsheathed. He was bright, resplendent, and sharp.
In the time it took for a spark to fly, he drew the Tyrant Saber. The tip of his saber pierced the weakest part of the massive w, immediately shattering it.
A huge force charged around in his body. He nearly could not endure and could only move back.
Xiao Chen was stunned. This was just one-fiftieth of Elder Tian Yuns palm strike. If Xiao Chen faced theplete palm strike by himself, he knew that he would not have been able to block it; he would have been finished off on the spot.
When the mysterious phenomenon vanished, Xiao Chen looked around and saw that ten-odd people out of the fifty had already vomited blood and gone flying back, directly rolling down from the top of the mountain.
Trash! Your cultivations are built up by relying on your ns resources. Such trash would not even be able to enter the inner pce.
Elder Tian Yun did not give those people another look before casting his gaze on those who remained. Not bad. You are able to block my palm strike. You have not wasted the resources that your ns gave you. Even if you fail the test, I will let you all be reserve candidates, above the inner pce disciples.
Everyone present withdrew their initial arrogance. Their expressions were nearly the same as they looked at this Elder Tian Yun.
Yi Qianyun smiled coldly at the side. However, when he saw Xiao Chen in the group, a strange expression involuntarily shed in his eyes.
Continue! Those who can take ten steps forward will pass the second stage.
Chapter 1887 (Raw 1898): Easily Passing
Chapter 1887 (Raw 1898): Easily Passing
After taking ten steps forward, one would pass the second stage.
Just as everyone felt slightly doubtful, they heard a sword hum. A ring of blue light radiated from under Elder Tian Yuns throne.
Bang!
As the ring of light swept out, an irresistible force sent everyone, including Xiao Chen, flying.
Ka ca! Ka ca! The Dao disk behind Xiao Chen shattered.
The other cultivators whoprehended Great Dao Energy ended up like Xiao Chen, the Dao disks behind them shattering immediately.
As for those who did notprehend Great Dao Energy, they were knocked to the ground, falling on their knees and vomiting blood.
Xiao Chens expression changed for the first time. He looked at Elder Tian Yun, sitting on the throne, and shock shed in his eyes.
What a terrifying Dao Might! The person with the strongest Dao Might that Xiao Chen had seen was the little monk Yan Chen.
However, this Elder Tian Yuns Dao Might was not only stronger than the little monks, but his usage of it also seemed to have reached the acme of perfection.
It had apparently attained the limit of the Sword Daos Great Dao Energy.
This Elder Tian Yun was impressive. He might even be slightly stronger than the Soaring Dragon Marquis. He was definitely at least a thousand years old already.
The dense and vast Dao Might was like a toy in Elder Tian Yuns hands. He controlled it easily, stopping it right in front of Xiao Chen and the others, not a step more or less. His control was even more terrifying than the Dao Might itself.
Lets begin. Stop wasting time, Elder Tian Yun said casually as he looked at everyone.
Xiao Chen thought for a while before he pushed his hand forward. He immediately felt an invisible resistance.
In the process of pushing his hand forward, space rippled like water. It looked like Xiao Chens arm sank into water, turning blurry.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Just at this moment, someone took three steps forward. It was Xiao Jinyu, who mocked Yi Qianyun earlier.
Xiao Jinyus body was as straight as a sword, and his aura focused on one spot, bing like the tip of a sword as he proudly stood tall.
This action immediately spurred those still hesitant to step forward. They wanted to enter the area where Elder Tian Yun spread his Dao Might.
At this point, everyone knew that this Elder Tian Yun before them was a major character.
This was a time to prove themselves. No one was willing tog behind.
However, when these people truly entered, they realized that it was not as simple as they imagined. They only took two steps, and their bodies became covered in bloody wounds.
Sword wounds!
This was the Sword Great Dao. As one advanced, ones physical body would suffer damage from sword intent at every moment.
If one advanced without even using Veritable Essence Energy to shield ones body, one would probably die before managing ten steps.
Most people found this difficult. However, there were some who could advance easily like Xiao Jinyu.
The ming Cloud Countys Fang Tianyi, the Qin ns Young Master, Qin Yan, and four or five other people were not willing to fall behind. They brought out all that they hadshort of activating their bloodlinewanting to surpass Xiao Jinyu.
On the other hand, Xiao Jinyu sped up with every step he took. He was in no rush, moving stably.
However, after Xiao Jinyu had taken five steps forward, the pressure he faced from the Dao Might grew increasingly stronger. With every seeding step, the pressure more than doubled.
By the seventh step, the rxed expression on his face disappeared, leaving incredible grimness.
Xiao Jinyu gave off a resplendent sword light, shing with the Dao Might around him. At every moment, it seemed like thousands of swords were shing.
Ding! Ding! Dang! Dang! The ngor rang out endlessly.
It already became incredibly difficult at this step. Now, Xiao Jinyu did not even dare to raise his foot rashly.
The others were no better. After five steps, they all no longer had any energy to spare on thinking about how to prove themselves.
They all had grave expressions, just wanting to finish taking the ten steps.
Senior Brother Yi, look. That person still has not taken a step. Just at this moment, the core disciple that Xiao Chen injured spoke up while pointing at Xiao Chen.
Yi Qianyun smiled coldly and said, Its normal. With his cultivation, he has no way ofparing with the others. Of course, he still has his physical body advantage. At most, he will be able to take five steps. If he takes more than that, he will die. Haha! He is rather wise and did not move rashly.
What else is he thinking? No matter how he thinks about it, can he instantly break through to Holy Venerate? He should just quickly give up and stop making an embarrassment of himself.
Indeed, it was as the core disciples said. Xiao Chen had a huge disadvantage before the Dao Might as a result of his cultivation.
If Xiao Chen activated his Azure Dragon bloodline, he could easily take ten steps.
However, he did not want to expose his bloodline power this soon. So, he was trying to think of another method.
As the others already moved and Xiao Chen still had not taken a single step, he immediately piqued many peoples attention.
Naturally, Elder Tian Yun was no exception. However, he only gave Xiao Chen a nce before ignoring him.
The weak was not worth wasting time on.
Others might see this as a joke and take pleasure in it. However, Elder Tian Yun would not waste any time on it. Right now, he was observing the people doing their best to advance through the Dao Might.
Elder Tian Yun nodded to himself. He had discovered a few pretty good seeds.
Actually, this test had been intentionally made harder.
In the past, as long as one was a Holy Venerate and could receive a palm strike, one could be a core disciple.
However, this year was different. There would be intensepetition at the end of the year. There would be a contest among the seven pces for the slots to enter Ancestor Dragon City.
Ancestor Dragon City, the core of the empire. The Dragon Race ancestral temple was there, and it had the mostplete Dragon Race inheritance. It contained the vast umtions of the empire.
Furthermore, there were also remnants from the Great Deste Eon. The ancient dragon pces there recorded the history of the Dragon Race, chronicling their past glory.
Aside from the peak experts of the Dragon Race, only the outstanding among the six Divine Dragon bloodlines could enter Ancestor Dragon City.
After that would be the Dragons Gates outer sect. Every two years, there would be a chance to gain a number of allocated slots.
As long as the Heavenly Dragon Pce had one person that entered Ancestor Dragon City, these heaven-ss Elders would receive great rewards from the Dragon Races upper echelon.
These were rewards for nurturing talent and were exceptionally attractive. The entire Heavenly Dragon Pce would receive various benefits as well.
Whoosh!
However, just as Elder Tian Yun focused on Xiao Jinyu, Qin Yan, Fang Tianyi, and the others, a dreamlike purple saber light containing two kinds of Great Dao Energy shot straight forward.
Pu ci!
The saber light instantly tore a hole in the dense Dao Might, opening a path.
However, this path disappeared as quickly as it appeared.
The path disappeared practically the moment the Dao Might scattered the purple saber Qi.
However, that instant was already sufficient for Xiao Chen.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Xiao Chen took ten steps in quick session, surpassing everyone in front of him. Then, hended in front of Xiao Jinyu, who was about to take his ninth step.
Just like that, by the time the Dao Might covered the path again, Xiao Chen had already easily dashed forward ten steps.
Then, Xiao Chen brought out his Divine Dragon War Body, flooding his Dragon Might into every part of his physical body, his bones, marrow, skin, blood, and flesh. The heavy Dragon Might filled his entire body, making him as heavy as a mountain as he resisted the pressure from the Dao Might.
Damn! How is that possible?!
Hes cheating. This definitely has to be considered cheating! the core disciple beside Yi Qianyun shouted.
The people still struggling in the Dao Might also revealed extremely upset expressions.
Xiao Jinyus expression was the best. He had clearly been in the lead, but Xiao Chen actually surpassed him so easily.
This turn of events dismayed Xiao Jinyus proud heart.
Boom!
Elder Tian Yun waved his hand and dismissed the Dao Might, ending this stage early.
At the same time, he gently tapped the air. Aside from the frontmost twenty people, those who were behind were all flicked into the air.
Elder Tian Yun gave Xiao Chen a deep look before speaking softly.
The second stage ends here, then. Those who are left standing passed this stage.
His words kicked up amotion. This was because Xiao Chen was among the twenty.
I cant ept this. How could he pass the test after cheating like that?!
A man who was sent flying stood up and said with extreme dissatisfaction, Give me a chance, and I can do the same as him too.
Is that so?
Elder Tian Yun gently patted the armrest of the throne. Then, a strand of sharp sword Qi shot towards the person who spoke.
While it looked like a casual move, it contained startling sword intent. Before that person could draw his sword halfway, he got knocked back.
The inherited Dao Tool flew out of that persons hand, leaving him dumbfounded.
My strike isparable to the saber strike that he just sent out. You cant even clearly see it, yet you are not embarrassed to say that you can do it. Go back and practice more.
Elder Tian Yun impatiently waved his hand. The Sovereign Personage Will contained in the palm wind sent that stunned person flying.
That personnded at the top of the ten-kilometer-long stairway and rolled down towards the foot of the mountain.
Young man, your saber skills are pretty good. Elder Tian Yun gave some praise with a smile when his gaze fell on Xiao Chen again.
The rest of the candidates felt deep envy.
This was the first time Elder Tian Yun praised someone. To think that the one he praised was this middle-stage Star Venerate mixed-blood dragon.
How could they ept this wholeheartedly?
More importantly, this meant Elder Tian Yun valued Xiao Chen. In the future, when Xiao Chen entered the sect, he would receive many benefits.
Chapter 1888 (Raw 1899): Passing the Test
Chapter 1888 (Raw 1899): Passing the Test
Senior is too kind. Xiao Chen smiled faintly and performed a cupped-fist salute in reply to Elder Tian Yuns praise.
Elder Tian Yun nodded slightly and did not say anything more on this topic. Next is the third stage. After you pass the test, you will be core disciples of my Heavenly Dragon Pce. Additionally, those who perform well in the third stage may be taken as disciples of heaven-ss Elders.
My Heavenly Dragon Pce has a total of ten heaven-ss Elders. In regard to positions, they are below only the three Pce Masters. As for what this means, I believe I do not need to say more, given your experience. Of course, if you are excellent enough, you might even attract a Pce Master.
Right after Elder Tian Yun spoke, the eyes of Xiao Jinyu, Qin Yan, Fang Tianyi, Qiu Rongxuan, and the other rich n disciples lit up.
Naturally, everyone understood what it meant.
It meant that they could get even more resources, a higher position, and better guidance than the other core disciples.
Everything could be condensed into two words: better prospects.
Elder Tian Yuns words upset Yi Qianyun and the other old core disciples and made them jealous.
Most of them did not have a heaven-ss Elder as a master. To think that these people could enjoy such treatment the moment they arrived.
This was simply unfair.
However, the old core disciples could not do anything about it. Since Elder Tian Yun said that, they had no choice but to ept it.
The third stage is very simple. Youll fight in pairs. The winners advance, resulting in ten spots. As Elder Tian Yun spoke, someone brought a jade strip over to him. Then, he sent in a strand of Soul Energy.
The information of the people before him immediately turned into images before his eyes.
The Heavenly Dragon Pce could use the Dragons Gates informationwork. They only needed an instant to obtain everyones information.
The remaining twenty people cracked their knuckles and rubbed their palms together. They all felt excited as they each made their preparations.
Practicalbat was, without a doubt, the most exciting. Those with a Dragon Race bloodline naturally enjoyed fighting.
Furthermore, this fight could catch the attention of a heaven-ss Elder and prompt them to take on a disciple.
Hence, the candidates would put in even more effort in the fight, to present themselves in the best light possible.
First fight, Xiao Jinyu against Luo Hao!
After checking everyones information, Elder Tian Yun decided on the participants of the first fight.
An area of the za immediately cleared. Then, Xiao Jinyu and Luo Hao jumped into the space with a whoosh.
Elder Tian Yun pped gently while seated on the throne. The formations buried in the za activated.
Time and space changed. The space where Xiao Jinyu and Luo Hao were became a rather vast small world stretching out infinitely.
To people outside, the two were encased by a light screen. Then, the ground under the two rose into the air, forming an arena.
Xiao Jinyu, if I defeat you as a dark horse, I believe the heaven-ss Elders will value me.
Luo Hao licked his lips, and a fervent light appeared in his eyes.
A dark horse? You are just seeking death by wanting to trample on me. I shall grant your wish, then. I will cut off your arms and make you pay the price for your arrogance.
Xiao Jinyu snorted coldly without any expression on his face. In the next moment, a resplendent, dazzling sword light burst out of his body.
Throughout the Ages, Sword Subduing the World!
Whoosh!
It felt like time elerated on Xiao Jinyus body, flying by quickly. As the sword light umted and got tempered by time, it turned dense and heavy.
The sword light actually gave off an ancient dynastys aura as Xiao Jinyu drew his sword.
The sword light looked in and simple, making the entire ce ripple gently like water.
These ripples quickly reached Luo Hao; they felt so horrifying that his expression changed greatly.
Damn it! Why is his sword intent so horrifying?!
Great Deste Eon bloodline!
In that instant, Luo Hao was forced to activate his True Dragon bloodline. Dragon Might surged out as he resisted the spatial ripples created by the sword intent.
Dang!
However, even though Luo Hao managed to block the mysterious phenomenon caused by the sword intent, he could not block Xiao Jinyus sword light, which stabbed him.
Xiao Jinyus dense sword intent exploded on Luo Haos body as his sword pierced him.
Luo Haos protective Veritable Essence Energy shattered like ss and scattered into the air. His physical body got mangled, a cruel sight to behold.
Whoosh! Whoosh!
Two strands of sword light flew by; then, Xiao Jinyu pulled his sword back and sheathed it. Lao Hao cried out miserably; both his arms had been chopped off.
Scram!
Xiao Jinyu kicked Luo Hao, sending him back like a dog.
The cruel scene made several people shiver involuntarily. However, Elder Tian Yun smiled and nodded to himself, praising in his heart, Not bad.
At such a young age, Xiao Jinyu already reached peak Small Perfection in his Sword Great Dao. With my guidance, he should be able to reach Great Perfection within a year.
His talent with the sword is excellent. This Throughout the Ages is a peak Earth Grade Sword Technique.
This Sword Technique had high requirements onprehension ability. For Xiao Jinyu to learn its essence and reach Consummation, he was truly impressive.
Whoosh!
Xiao Jinyu flew out of the arena and happened tond near Xiao Chen. He gave Xiao Chen a taunting look. Unfortunately, you were not the one up there.
Clearly, Xiao Jinyu held a grudge against Xiao Chen for overtaking him and taking first ce in the second stage.
Xiao Chen remained silent, not replying to the other party.
This persons sword skills were indeed terrifying. That earlier sword strike was not Xiao Jinyus full power yet.
Next group, Fang Tianyi against Meng Hao!
The Fang n Young Master, who had enjoyed everyones attention earlier, also faced another rich n disciple that was not renowned.
Xiao Chen thought to himself, Actually, based on this arrangement, this Elder Tian Yun has already decided the ten people who will be core disciples.
He will not let the peak disciples fight each other.
As for those who are matched with someone stronger than them, they can only pray for good luck. To Elder Tian Yun, they are only touchstones for the popr candidate, to see how much of the other partys strength they can force out.
The next few battles went as Xiao Chen expected.
Those with Grade 5 True Dragon bloodlines, from rich Noble ns, and at least peak early-stage Holy Venerates all faced weaker opponents.
These people advanced easily. Elder Tian Yun intentionally did not pit them against each other.
Final group, Xiao Chen against Zhang Ye!
Whoosh! Whoosh!
The two flew onto the arena, and Zhang Ye said joyfully, It looks like you are an abandoned piece. To think that Elder Tian Yun let me face a mixed-blood dragon like you. Are you ready to be defeated?
Zhang Ye was delighted at not being picked to face the rich n disciples. He felt that he could easily crush Xiao Chen with his Holy Venerate cultivation.
Whoosh!
With a thought, a light swelled up at his forehead and shot out. A Holy Venerate Will pressed towards Xiao Chen.
Although Zhang Ye was very confident, he still acted with caution. He nned to use his Holy Venerate Will to suppress Xiao Chen first and firmly gain victory.
Zhang Ye brought out his advantage in cultivation in full.
The Holy Venerate Will rushed over, covering Xiao Chen.
It was like invisible chains wrapped around Xiao Chen. His Movement Technique, cultivation, physical body, and his every move all suffered from great suppression.
You are just an insignificant Star Venerate. No matter how heaven-defying you are, you are just a Star Venerate. Now, die!
Zhang Ye smiled sinisterly. Upon seeing that his Holy Venerate Willpletely suppressed Xiao Chen, he rushed forward.
Break!
Xiao Chen did not panic or fluster. He only shouted coldly and activated his Divine Dragon War Body. He immediately merged his Dragon Might with his physical body. His dragon veins and dragon bones gave off crackling sounds. His Qi and blood surged as dragon roars rang out in his body.
Xiao Chens figure trembled slightly. Using the Divine Dragon War Body, he directly shattered Zhang Yes Holy Venerate Will.
Seeing Zhang Ye flying over came as no surprise to Xiao Chen. Stars flickered in Xiao Chens Soul Pool, and many stars appeared in his eyes.
The Azure Dragons roar rang out, and Xiao Chens Star Venerate Will turned the tables on Zhang Ye, suppressing him instead.
Plop! Zhang Ye fell to the ground, dropping to one knee and nearly falling over.
This... Indescribable incredulity shed in Zhang Yes eyes.
Xiao Chens Star Venerate Will was actually not weaker than Zhang Yes Holy Venerate Will, catching Zhang Ye off guard.
By the time Zhang Ye tried to reform his Holy Venerate Will, Xiao Chen had already seized the advantage, pressing forward and preposterously punching him into the air.
Bloodline, activate! roared Zhang Ye, who was tumbling in midair, activating his True Dragon bloodline, as he wanted to turn the situation around.
However, Xiao Chen had activated his Divine Dragon War Body. His body already contained the Azure Dragons Dragon Might, so he did not fear this True Dragon at all.
Xiao Chens footsteps did not suffer from any restrictions whatsoever. He relentlessly threw punch after punch.
All of Xiao Chens punches contained thirty Cauldron Force. A dragon roar shook the surroundings with every punch.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
After ten punches, Zhang Yey sprawled on the ground,pletely limp like a dead dog.
Is that all the strength he has?
Xiao Chen felt slightly bored. He had only just started warming up and had not even drawn his saber yet.
Xiao Chen wins!
Elder Tian Yun announced the result. He thought to himself, I did not expect Xiao Chens physical body to be this strong. Perhaps I have to reevaluate him.
Chapter 1889 (Raw 1900): Three Laughs
Chapter 1889 (Raw 1900): Three Laughs
Xiao Chen defeated Zhang Ye in ten punches and obtained thest spot.
In this battle, Xiao Chen did not reveal anything. He did not even have to put in much effort after managing to catch one of Zhang Yespses.
He had used his Divine Dragon War Body, his physical advantage, to crush the other party.
Zhang Ye did not get any opportunity to retaliate at all. By the time he activated his True Dragon bloodline, the match was practically settled. There was no chance at all to turn things around.
This battle was not like Xiao Jinyus, defeating his opponent with one sword strike and chopping off his opponents arms, stunning everyone.
It was also not as splendid as the matches of Fang Tianyi, Qin Yan, and the other rich n disciples.
However, Xiao Chen used his middle-stage Starry Sky Stage cultivation together with his superior physical body to trounce a Holy Venerate. This battle astonished people and made their eyes light up.
The overly low cultivation was both an advantage and a disadvantage.
Congrattions. You have passed the test and be the Heavenly Dragon Pces core disciples. Xiao Chen, Xiao Jinyu, step forward! Elder Tian Yun said indifferently while seated on the throne after he swept his gaze over everyone.
Immediately, everyones attention focused on Xiao Chen and Xiao Jinyu.
The atmosphere turned somewhat heavy. Everyone knew what Elder Tian Yuns words meant. He was going to choose one of the two to be his disciple.
Whoosh! Whoosh!
Xiao Chen and Xiao Jinyu moved past the other new core disciples and arrived in front, directly facing Elder Tian Yun.
How hateful. To think that this Xiao Chen is being considered by Elder Tian Yun. How am I notparable to this fellow?
Although Xiao Chen is not strong now, his potential is great. Elder Tian Yun probably is interested in his potential.
However, his weakness is rather clear. Elder Tian Yun is still showing too much regard for Xiao Chen byparing him with Xiao Jinyu.
Of the remaining eight people, there were some that felt unhappy, but there were also some that still analyzed the situation objectively.
As for the old core disciples at the side, they showed somewhatplicated expressions. The people before them not only managed to pass the test and be core disciples but with some luck might also have caught the attention of the heaven-ss Elders. Thetter would make these old core disciples feel even more frustrated.
Xiao Jinyu appeared radiant with happiness, showing a smile on his face. He did not hide his sharpness and confidence at all.
The two of you, exchange one move with each other!
Elder Tian Yun did not say anything else. After cing his palms together, he merely ordered the two to exchange a move.
The two first bowed to Elder Tian Yun, then to each other before starting to size each other up.
Heaven has granted my wish. Earlier, I was a little upset that I was not facing you. Now, I finally have this chance.
Xiao Jinyu clearly still brooded over the matter of Xiao Chen overtaking him in the second stage.
Now that Xiao Jinyu finally got this opportunity, his eyes shone with excitement.
When facing Xiao Jinyus strong aura, Xiao Chen smiled faintly, dealing with it easily. You are rather confident. Make your move, then. Show me where your confidencees from.
Theres a price to pay for arrogance!
Xiao Chens attitude enraged Xiao Jinyu. With a cold snort, Xiao Jinyu ferociously thrust his sword down.
Its scabbard stabbed into the ground made of divine materials. Shattered rocks flew up, and cracks spread out.
Xiao Jinyus sword intent spread out wantonly, and a terrifying sword wind blew from his body.
A gale rose. The sword was in the wind; the wind hid the sword.
Whoosh!
Xiao Jinyus figure shed, stunning everyone. He was even faster than the sword wind.
It was clearly the sword wind that flew out first. However, Xiao Jinyu appeared in front of the sword wind in an instant.
The sword scabbard that was stabbed into the ground was already empty. At some point in time, the sword had appeared in Xiao Jinyus hand.
Xiao Jinyu, who was hidden by the sword wind in front of him, arrived before the sword wind. He focused the boundless sword intent and strong wind into this sword strike.
This sword strike was even more profound than the one he showed in the arena earlier.
This profound technique allowed Xiao Jinyu, who did not store up power at all, to infuse all his aura into the sword in his hand within one breath of time.
What was harder to achieve was the upromised speed of the attack despite him bringing out such great power.
Using my body as a cauldron to bridge the sky and the earth, merging the universe into one and drawing on the universes power.
Sharp Spirit Finger!
Xiao Chen remained as calm as he initially was. He drove his Veritable Essence Energy, Vital Qi, and Soul Energy, merging them into one before filling his entire body with it. Then, he forged his body into an unchanging ancient cauldron. He raised his hand and caught Xiao Jinyus sword with two fingers.
Whoosh!
The instant Xiao Chen caught the sword, the three vast energies in his body worked with the power of the world and solidified this space.
No matter how much force Xiao Jinyu used, he could not budge his sword at all.
Vast energy, formed by the fusion of Veritable Essence Energy, Vital Qi, and Soul Energy, filled Xiao Chens entire body. His physical body endured a huge pressure and could crumble at any moment. He needed to vent this energy.
Dang!
Xiao Chen gently tapped with his finger, and this energy flowed out through the sword. Xiao Jinyus figure trembled as blood leaked out of his lips.
Then, Xiao Jinyus body got smashed into the air. After hended, he stumbled three steps back before he could stabilize himself.
As Xiao Jinyu clutched his sword, he felt somewhat at a loss. He was not clear what Martial Technique Xiao Chen executed earlier.
You are merely so-so, Xiao Chen said softly with a smile as he looked at Xiao Jinyu, standing upright with his hands behind his back.
Xiao Jinyus face flushed red in dissatisfaction. When he prepared to make another move, Elder Tian Yun raised his hand and stopped the two.
Then, Elder Tian Yun said coldly, I said it before: exchange one move.
Junior knows his mistake. Xiao Jinyu startled awake and sheathed his sword, quickly apologizing.
The entire ce fell silent. Everyone focused their gaze on Xiao Chen, still immersed in that earlier miraculous scene.
Who knew, after Elder Tian Yuns gaze lingered on Xiao Chen for a second, he surprisingly shifted it to Xiao Jinyu.
Xiao Jinyu, are you willing to take this old man as your master?
Xiao Jinyu, who startled awake from the blow, was stunned for a moment. Then, he said joyfully, I will be extremely d to. Thank you, Master, for granting me this!
Xiao Jinyu went down on one knee and performed the rite of taking a master.
The others were set abuzz. They were somewhat at a loss as to why Elder Tian Yun made such a choice.
However, after a while, everyone understood.
It was bloodline.
Xiao Chen possessed a mixed-blood dragon bloodline while Xiao Jinyu possessed a Grade 5 True Dragon bloodline. The difference was too great. Elder Tian Yun thought hard about it but still made this decision in the end.
Everyone, step forward. I will issue you the core disciple identity token.
The ten took turns to go forward and receive their identity tokens. At this moment, Xiao Jinyu already calmed his emotions. Then, he stood at Elder Tian Yuns side.
However, there was still a shadow in Xiao Jinyus heart. Clearly, he had not dealt with the preupation in his heart from the earlier exchange.
When it was Xiao Chens turn, Elder Tian Yun looked at Xiao Chen as his right hand moved continuously, forming hand seals.
Whoosh!
Xiao Chen trembled, caught off guard as a bit of his soul was taken.
However, he did not panic. The people before him also had some of their souls taken by Elder Tian Yun.
The soul was for infusing into the identity token to forge a unique mark that belonged to them alone.
Xiao Chen received his identity token. He nced at it and saw the words Xiao Chen at the back.
It startled him. Fortunately, the identity that Tang Dan obtained for him was that of a Xiao n disciple.
Otherwise, if it did not match the information of the soul, he would be immediately exposed.
Do you know why I did not choose you? Elder Tian Yun softly asked Xiao Chen, not paying any mind to these details as he sat on the throne.
I do not. There is no need to know. In any case, Senior will definitely regret this in the future.
Xiao Chen put away the identity token, not saying much to Elder Tian Yun. He merely expressed his opinion in a clear-cut manner.
Xiao Chen also felt somewhat upset in his heart. No matter how anyone looked at it, his performance was better than Xiao Jinyus.
Yet, the other party actually chose Xiao Jinyu.
As for the reason, Xiao Chen naturally knew. It was definitely bloodline.
However, how Elder Tian Yun chose was his business. Xiao Chen would not me him. Time would prove everything.
These words scared everyone present. No one dared to speak.
Elder Tian Yun was stunned for a while. Then, he smiled. Jinyu, if you do not work hard, I will truly embarrass myself.
Xiao Chen, you were disrespectful to my master, but my master will not bicker with you. However, I will settle this ount on behalf of my master. Just you wait, Xiao Jinyu said coldly as he looked at Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen looked back at the other party and smiled calmly. Why wait? If you are willing, I can give you this opportunity now.
Underneath Xiao Chens calm exterior, he hid a startling pride.
Suddenly, everyone discovered that this low-key youth did indeed have a tyrannical air that did not belong to a Star Venerate.
If a regr Star Venerate dared to say these words, he would only make othersugh, his words taken for a joke.
However, when Xiao Chen said these words, no one dared tough. Invisibly, Xiao Chens air already affected them.
You...
Xiao Jinyu felt so angered, he trembled somewhat. However, when he thought about that strange move and saw Xiao Chens calm expression, he found the other party unfathomable. He was no longer as confident as he was at the start; he now hesitated.
Hahaha!
Seeing Xiao Jinyu being like this, Xiao Chen let out threeughs. Then, he turned back and said, Elder Tian Yun, do you still feel that you chose the right person?!
Xiao Chen left amidughter, presenting everyone with a proud and inhibited back figure
Chapter 1890 (Raw 1991, Raw 1901-1990 Nonexistent): Wager between Palace Masters
Chapter 1890 (Raw 1991, Raw 1901-1990 Nonexistent): Wager between Pce Masters
In an ancient pce hall, Dragon Qi wafted around like clouds, looking ethereal and mysterious.
Three Dragon Race cultivators, whose faces could not be clearly seen, sat in the hosts seats. There were a few other old men, who possessed auras simr to that of Elder Tian Yun, seated in the surrounding thrones.
The three Dragon Race cultivators in the hosts seats in the center were the three Pce Masters that the Heavenly Dragon Pces core disciples usually could not see.
The ones below were heaven-ss Elders, simr to Elder Tian Yun.
These people had been paying attention to the core disciple test from the start to the end.
Not bad. The people participating in this test are much stronger than those in thest one. Any of these ten can be a heaven-ss core disciple.
The best seed, Xiao Jinyu, was snatched away by Tian Yun. However, there are still Fang Tianyi and Qin Yan. These two are not much weaker than Xiao Jinyu. From what I saw, they were still holding back.
Haha! They are right to hold back. This is just the beginning. Thepetitionter is the time to truly fight. Xiao Jinyu gained Tian Yuns acknowledgment mostly because of his Sword Dao cultivation, on top of his bloodline.
That little fellows Sword Dao cultivation is pretty good. There is still a lot of potential to dig out.
However, these people are still a distance away from the current heaven-ss core disciples, Yi Xin, Li Luo, and Jue Yun. I wonder if one year can give them the chance to create a miracle.
It is hard to say. Yi Xin, Li Luo, and Jue Yun are already too far ahead. However, as long as one of these ten can rival them, they will be able to help shoulder the pressure in the fight between the seven pces. That would already surpass our expectations.
The heaven-ss Elders discussed softly. They all seemed to have someone that they were interested in.
The three Pce Masters in the center did not say anything.
Suddenly, the Third Pce Master on the left said, You all like those with the True Dragon bloodlines. However, I appreciate this Xiao Chen more. He does not have any of the shorings of a mixed-blood dragon. Even a Divine Dragon bloodline cultivator would find his poise and boldness convincing.
The mixed-blood dragon bloodlines came from humble beginnings. No matter how hard they worked, in an environment like the Divine Dragon Empire, they naturally had some ws, such as narrow-mindedness, an inferiorityplex, andck of experience. These were unavoidable.
However, the few heaven-ss Elders did not add anything more, shaking their heads quietly.
These heaven-ss Elders were practical people; they considered reality. There was an objective difference in talent and foundations between the True Dragon bloodlines and the mixed-dragon bloodlines.
Unless one was extremely heaven-defying and possessed great Luck, one would find it very hard to rely on determination and so-called poise to make up for this difference.
Although these heaven-ss Elders also valued Xiao Chens boldness, if they really had to choose, they would not waste their resources on him.
Haha! This is rare. Third Brother, you have always been a proud person, never taking disciples. You even rejected people with a Divine Dragon bloodline. However, Im willing to bet that even if you personally make an appearance, this person might not agree, said the Second Pce Master, who sat on the right among the people in the hosts seats, in a neutral tone while revealing a smile.
The Third Pce Master grumbled unhappily, What a joke. How about we make a wager on it, then? If I lose, I will personally refine ten Divine Dragon Grade Blood Transformation Pills. If you lose, give me your Jade Water Spirit Lotus.
Haha! I was just waiting for you to say that. Deal! the Second Pce Masterughed loudly, looking like his n had seeded.
On hearing that the Third Pce Master was going to refine pills personally, the few heaven-ss Elders below looked over with an anxious gleam in their eyes.
However, who knew, the moment they looked over, they saw nothing.
The Third Pce Master had directly left in a huff.
Second Brother, it is not right of you to keep bullying Third Brother like that, the previously silent First Pce Master said softly after a sigh.
The Third Pce Master was rather reclusive and had a proud heart. Moreover, he could not understand certain things. He could not tell that Xiao Chen was actually like him.
Xiao Chen held some anger in his heart. He would want to rely on his own strength to make Elder Tian Yun regret todays decision.
The Third Pce Master was like Xiao Chen. They both kept their pride inside. Even if the Third Pce Master went personally, the result would be the same.
The First Pce Master and the Second Pce Master were both experienced people. They could see this with just one look.
In reality, the two of them quite admired Xiao Chens boldness and strength of character. However, they knew that they would not seed, so they did not say anything.
Only this Third Pce Master could not help acting on his thoughts when he saw this rare strength of character and a temper that waspatible with his own.
Ill give you three pills, alright? With Third Brother doing it, the Divine Dragon Grade Blood Transformation Pills will definitely be 9-Star quality. Coincidentally, you can use them for that disciple of yours, as he can make a breakthrough, the Second Pce Master saidzily.
After the matter is over, directly send it to Li Luo, the First Pce Master, who was sighing earlier, said softly before leaving quietly.
Second Pce Master, Second Pce Master, give us one as well.
Although these heaven-ss Elders did not believe that Xiao Chen would reject the Third Pce Master, they saw that even the First Pce Master believed it, so they rushed forward to ask for Medicinal Pills to give to their own disciples.
Haha! Go ask Third Brother yourselves.
The Second Pce Masterughed loudly, and his figure slowly immaterialized, turning vague until he vanished from the throne.
After silently leaving the za, Xiao Chen took the core disciples identity token and entered the inner pce under the lead of an administrator.
Xiao Chen, this is the residence that the Heavenly Dragon Pce arranged for you. It is beside a True Dragon Spirit Vein. From today on, you will cultivate here. Every month, the sect will give you a stipend of one thousand Primeval Heavenly Pills. This so-called Primeval Heavenly Pill is a Medicinal Pill refined from natural treasures and augmented with Spirit Jades. You core disciples could be said to be receiving an extremely high allocation of resources from the sect. The inner pce disciples only receive one hundred Primeval Heavenly Pills every month.
This Primeval Heavenly Pill can be used not only as a Medicinal Pill but also as currency in the Great Thousand Realms.
This administrator had seen Xiao Chens strength at the za and was exceptionally respectful of him.
When the administrator spoke to Xiao Chen, he was deferential and exined things in detail.
Even the residence allocated to Xiao Chen was of superior quality. It was naturally much better to be closer to the Spirit Vein than farther.
Thepetition within the Heavenly Dragon Pce was cruel. One could win the respect of others only with strength.
Xiao Chen felt delighted with this arrangement. This Heavenly Dragon Pce was several times stronger than the Purple me Sect that he first saw.
This ce was extremely suitable for Xiao Chen to cultivate in.
Cold Moon Cave.
When Xiao Chen saw the name of his residence, he nodded to himself, rather satisfied with it.
While the name had the word cave, in reality, it was an entire mountain range that rose up and down, a boundlessly vast ce. There was a courtyard in the center of the residence, located in the middle of the mountains.
If there is anything, you cane and look for me anytime. Goodbye. That administrator performed a cupped-fist salute after he finished exining.
After the administrator left, Xiao Chen looked around the entire mountain range. This mountain range was incredibly expansive, boundlessly vast and unending.
However, whenpared to the entire Heavenly Dragon Pce, it was still not worth mentioning.
Such a strange scene was tough to imagine in the outer world. After all, the Heavenly Dragon Pce was right in the middle of Heavenly Dragon City.
When looking from outside the city, who could imagine that the scene within it was so mysterious? This was indeed a great eye-opener.
Cold Moon Cave happened to be in the middle of mountains. It was grand, equal to the size of a city outside.
This situation seemed to be intentionally set up by an expert, with Spiritual Energy pouring in.
The Spiritual Energy in the surrounding mountain summits continuously flowed into Cold Moon Cave, looking like clouds or fog.
Spiritual fog lingered around the residence, refreshing ones spirit.
Underneath Cold Moon Cave, there was definitely a great formation under the mountain range that connected to the Spirit Vein. This would allow the core disciples residing there to use the formation to directly absorb the Spirit Vein for cultivation. It was indescribably wondrous.
No wonder so many people fought so hard to be a core disciple.
Such treatment was simply extravagant.
This True Dragon Grade Spirit Vein is probably connected to at least one hundred mountain ranges. Just one Spirit Vein split between one hundred mountain ranges is still able to produce such dense and pure Spiritual Energy. If one could monopolize it, the benefits would be unimaginable.
Xiao Chen sang praises for the Spirit Vein. It was truly an eye-opener. What Tang Dan said that day was not exaggerated at all.
With the identity token on his body, Xiao Chen leaped into the air and passed through manyyers of restrictions. Then, he arrived at his residence.
He let out the Demon Blood Vulture, which had been stifled for a long time. This silly bird stretched its wings and flew high in the sky. As it surveyed the vast cave residence, it felt incredibly excited.
The energy is really strong. Unfortunately, it is all the Righteous Daos Spiritual Energy. If it were Demonic Qi, I would be full from just one breath. I would not even have to eat meat.
After flying around and getting over its excitement, the Demon Blood Vulture felt some disappointment.
Suddenly, the Demon Blood Vultures sharp eyes saw an old man walking in from the outside.
Master, there is an old man stupidly walking over here. He is really stupid. Walking is very tiring. It would be much faster to fly.
Xiao Chen, who was familiarizing himself with Cold Moon Cavesyout, did not pay much mind to this when he heard it.
Go over and take a look first. If it is just some random person, dont let them in. Ille over in a while.
Chapter 1891 (Raw 1992): No Time to Lose
Chapter 1891 (Raw 1992): No Time to Lose
To show his sincerity, the Third Pce Master did not fly over directly, avoiding a disy of arrogance due to his position.
The Third Pce Master walked over step by step.
Actually, the Third Pce Master had some anger in his heart as well. He was angered by the Second Pce Master. To think that the Second Pce Master said that he would not seed.
Several Dragon Race outstanding talents, including those Divine Dragon bloodline geniuses, wanted to take the Third Pce Master as their master.
If the Third Pce Master could not move a mixed-blood dragon cultivator by personally making a move, it would be inexcusable.
Suddenly, the Third Pce Master frowned slightly. He looked up and discovered a gigantic bird flying over to him.
Demon Blood Vulture!
The Third Pce Master smiled slightly. Then, he murmured, This Xiao Chen is rather understanding of etiquette, sending his demonic pet to receive me. It looks like things are going well.
Come down.
The Third Pce Master suddenly waved, and an irresistible force pulled the Demon Blood Vulture down.
Damn! Whats going on? Why cant this great me move? What is this old man? Stop stepping on me! Ah!
While flying towards Cold Moon Cave, the Demon Blood Vulture let out miserable cries as the Third Pce Master stood on it with a smile.
Xiao Chen, who was looking around, heard the miserable cries of the Demon Blood Vulture and showed a baffled expression.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
His figure shed, quickly arriving at the courtyards gates.
When he saw the Demon Blood Vulturend while carrying the Third Pce Master, his expression did not change. However, his heart was stunned.
How is this a random old man? This is clearly a senior that is even more incredible than Elder Tian Yun. His cultivation already reached the point of reverting to the natural state. I cannot see his bottom line at all.
Xiao Chen did not know about Seniors arrival and did not personally go out to receive you. Im truly sorry about that!
When facing such a person who could easily crush him with a finger, Xiao Chen needed to maintain the basic etiquette.
Haha! Even though I did not expose my identity, you still sent your demonic pet to receive me. That is already very thoughtful. You can dispense with the formalities.
The Third Pce Master dismounted with a smile. Then, he walked over to Xiao Chen and sized him up, nodding to himself in his heart.
Dressed in white robes, looking clean and spotless. Even when facing a strong expert, he does not tremble in fear and trepidation, neither does he forget the basic etiquette.
Not bad. Not bad.
Most importantly, now that the Third Pce Master was so close to Xiao Chen, he found that Xiao Chens strength of character was as he had imagined.
Xiao Chen did have a poise and boldness that did not belong to a Star Venerate.
The Demon Blood Vulture had been scared silly. It waddled around on the ground in a fluster, doing its best to p its wings. However, it failed to fly.
It even fell over several times, lookingical and rather pathetic.
The Third Pce Master frowned and said, Demon Blood Vulture, youre a mutated Demonic Beast. You have the bloodline of an ancient beast. Why are you only...you are somewhat different.
In the end, the Third Pce Master did not say it directly. This bird was somewhat stupid. After thinking for a while, he used the words somewhat different.
Xiao Chen felt embarrassed and could not answer that. He could only change the subject, saying, Senior, how do I address you? Do you have any instructions for me, since you came to Cold Moon Cave?
When the Third Pce Master heard that, he cut to the chase, stating directly, This old man is the Heavenly Dragon Pces Third Pce Master. I am in charge of alchemy and formations. In these two areas, this old man is widely acknowledged throughout the Divine Dragon Empire.
The old man spoke with hidden pride and cockiness.
Xiao Chen felt slightly startled. To think that it was the Third Pce Master. This identity was scarily grand.
ording to Tang Dan, the Heavenly Dragon Pce had three Pce Masters. Usually, these people remained behind the scenes. Many of the sects core disciples had not even seen any one of the three before; they were not qualified.
This was especially so for the Third Pce Master. Because he managed alchemy, his position was even higher.
What a cultivatorcked were resources. Medicinal Pills were one of the most important resources.
If one could establish a connection with this Third Pce Master, there would be numerous benefits.
This old man normally does not take in disciples. However, I saw your performance at the dueling za today and want to take you as a nominal disciple.
Such a great thing suddenly happened to Xiao Chen, rendering him somewhat stupefied.
Upon seeing Xiao Chens expression, the Third Pce Master secretly felt cocky. Since I personally made an appearance, is there anything that I cant achieve?
However, who knew, when Xiao Chen snapped back to his senses, he looked like he was in a spot. He said, Sorry, I do not intend to take a master at the moment. Although I am interested in the Alchemy Dao and Formation Dao, I am not as interested in them as I am in the Martial Dao.
This reply stunned the Third Pce Master. I say, little fellow, you seriously wont reconsider? Ive already nned it out. As long as you agree to be my disciple, I will use a Jade Water Spirit Lotus as a guide to refine a Blood Dragon Pill for you, to help you to raise your bloodline grade.
That Tian Yun saw your low bloodline and knew that you would require great amounts of resources. Your future potential would not beparable to that of someone with a True Dragon bloodline. However, with me, none of this is a problem.
Xiao Chen said sincerely, Many thanks for Senior valuing me. However, this junior really does not have any intention to take a master for now. One needs to live with pride. Since Elder Tian Yun chose Xiao Jinyu, I naturally will use my own actions to prove that his choice is wrong.
If I receive help from the Third Pce Master, Elder Tian Yun will not be convinced. He will only consider it normal.
Although Xiao Chens mental state cultivation was high, he was also a proud person.
At the dueling za earlier, Xiao Chen performed better than Xiao Jinyu in every way. However, Elder Tian Yun still ended up choosing the other party.
It would be a lie if Xiao Chen said that he was not angry at all.
However, Xiao Chen had another important reason for rejecting the Third Pce Master: this person was ridiculously strong.
Xiao Chen was not confident that he would be able to hide his Azure Dragon bloodline.
If the Third Pce Master saw anything off, exnations would be rather problematic. Even if the other party did not recognize the Azure Dragon bloodline, it would not be good if his dual cultivation of righteous and demonic were discovered.
The Third Pce Master was stunned for a while. He smiled helplessly and said, Indeed. I have never won a wager before. Never mind, I will not force you. This is the Pill Dragon Token from the Heavenly Pill Pavilion. With this token, you will be able to receive some care there. Although we are not able to be master and disciple, knowing each other is a kind of fate. Goodbye.
The Third Pce Master left as quickly as he came. After a faint smile, he vanished before Xiao Chen. He seemed carefree, not showing any disappointment or rage on his face.
However, he did appear somewhat helpless and sorrowful.
As Xiao Chen held the Pill Dragon Token, he sensed the Third Pce Masters kind intentions and how much the Third Pce Master treasured him.
The disappointment in the Third Pce Masters heart should not be as simple as how it was described.
This made Xiao Chen feel somewhat guilty. This Third Pce Master truly wanted to take him as a disciple.
Everything had its pros and cons. Xiao Chen revealed some of his strength in his earlier performance, which resulted in him obtaining a good residence. However, he also attracted the attention of the upper echelon, increasing his risk of exposure.
While Xiao Chen was in the Dragons Gate, he was treading on thin ice. Although he could go wild and be unruly, he still had to be cautious and careful.
He had to raise his own strength to fulfill his ns.
Xiao Chen held the Pill Dragon Token and murmured, I wonder, what benefits can this token bring me? It looks like I will have to visit the Heavenly Pill Pavilion after going to the Martial Technique Pavilion.
He casually waved his hand and got on the Demon Blood Vulture, which had not calmed down yet. Then, they flew to the Heavenly Dragon Pces Martial Technique Pavilion.
Xiao Chen had already thought of the first thing to do after entering the Heavenly Dragon Pavilion, which was checking out the Dragon Race Martial Techniques first.
As for what Martial Techniques to choose, he had put some thought to it long ago.
Right now, Xiao Chen only needed to follow the n and take things step by step.
He sent a strand of Spiritual Sense into the core disciple identity token. Then, a map of the Heavenly Dragon Pces inner pce was imprinted in his mind.
This would keep him from getting lost in this vast sect.
Along the way, Xiao Chen passed through many restrictions. As he rode the Demon Blood Vulture, he attracted the attention of many disciples.
Only core disciples could ride Spirit Beasts or demonic pets within the sect. The other disciples did not have the right to do so.
After a while, Xiao Chennded in front of an ancient, heavily guarded pce gate.
There were many checkpoints; the security was tight at every step.
Xiao Chen took out his identity token and smoothly entered the Martial Technique Pavilion.
The Heavenly Dragon Pces Martial Technique Pavilion has a total of six floors. Outer pce disciples are limited to the first and second floors. Inner pce disciples may enter the third floor. Core disciples may enter the fourth floor. Heaven-ss core disciples may enter the fifth floor. The sixth floor requires special permission to ess. One may remain in the Martial Technique Pavilion for no more than four hours each time, and one may choose up to three secret manuals only.
The administrator of the Martial Technique Pce was very polite with Xiao Chen, who held a core disciple identity token; he exined everything in detail.
Xiao Chen nodded and said casually, Have someone bring me around to take a look.
The Martial Technique Pavilion was overly huge. Since one could remain inside for only four hours, one would waste a lot of time if one was unfamiliar with the ce. Xiao Chen did not want to waste any time.
Right now, hecked time. He had to put every moment to good use.
How snobbish! The gray-d administrator thought to himself. However, he did not dare to offend Xiao Chen. The more snobbish a core disciple was, the more likely he had strong backing.
The administrator was very respectful. With one look, it was clear that he did not have any backer. There was no need to care about him.
The gray-d administrator called a person over and said, Bring this senior brother around. Answer any question he has immediately.
Yes.
That person was not very old and was fair-skinned, dressed entirely in long, blue robes. He smiled respectfully at Xiao Chen. Senior Brother, this way, please. Ill bring you to the fourth floor.
Chapter 1892 (Raw 1993): Supreme Dragon Fist
Chapter 1892 (Raw 1993): Supreme Dragon Fist
Heavenly Dragon Pavilion, Martial Technique Pavilion:
The first and second floors were bustling. People were practically everywhere.
There were many people in the outer hall. The numbers were shocking.
When Xiao Chen reached the third floor, the numbers started to decline. Only inner pce disciples coulde up here.
Even so, the numbers were in the thousands. Actually, there were quite a lot of inner pce disciples. This was just the tip of the iceberg.
This clearly showed how exceptionally intense and cruel thepetition was among the Divine Dragon Empires mixed-blood dragon bloodlines.
Xiao Chen!
Suddenly, a familiar voice attracted Xiao Chens attention.
When Xiao Chen looked over, he saw that it was Tang Dan, Deng Yun, and the others whom he had met in the desert.
The one who called out to Xiao Chen was Deng Yun.
At this moment, Xiao Chen was about to go up to the fourth floor. He felt somewhat stunned when he turned his head back and saw that group.
These people are very rude. To think that they did not even address you as Senior Brother. Senior Brother Xiao, do you know them? If you do not, Ill help you chase them away, the disciple guiding Xiao Chen said.
Xiao Chen pondered. Time was precious. Honestly speaking, he did not need to waste time on this.
However, it was indeed rare to meet each other in the Martial Technique Pavilion, given the vastness of the Heavenly Dragon Pce.
If Xiao Chen did not go over and chat for a moment, turning away and leaving, he might never meet them again.
Wait for me for a while, Xiao Chen instructed softly. Then, he walked over and nodded to the group.
Deng Yun and the others were all stunned, speechless with stupefaction.
Core disciple! Core disciple!
These words filled their hearts, dominating their minds for a while. Two months ago, Xiao Chen was that weak, white-d youth in the desert.
When the group met him again, he was actually already a core disciple.
The sect rules were very strict. Without being a core disciple, one would not be qualified to enter the fourth floor at all. Furthermore, Xiao Chen had someone leading the way. That verified his identity.
Among the group, Deng Yun was frightened silly. He thought about how he once wanted to kill Xiao Chen.
Then, he thought about the status and authority a core disciple had in the sect. Horror spread in his heart, and he trembled involuntarily.
Xiao Chen, no, Senior Brother Xiao, we...
Deng Yun could notplete his sentence. He could not say anything, unable to express what he wanted.
There is no need to have any ill feelings towards me. After pointing at that fair-skinned disciple, Xiao Chenmanded quietly, You,e over. Help me to pass on a message. Let them stay on the floor for double their allocated time.
Yes, Senior Brother.
That person was also rather wise. He knew about the status that core disciples had, so he promptly went to pass on the message.
Core disciples represented status, position, and authority.
In the entire Heavenly Dragon Pce, there were several million outer pce disciples and more than one million inner pce disciples. However, there were less than one thousand core disciples.
The height of its status was evident.
If an inner pce disciple could take one more step forward and be a core disciple, they would have authority akin to an inner pce Elders.
When the other inner pce disciples on the third floor saw this scene, they all looked at Tang Dans group with envy for actually having a connection with a core disciple.
While it seemed like inner pce disciples differed from core disciples by only one level, the difference was stark. The sect had millions of people, but only one thousand were core disciples. This showed how difficult it was to be a core disciple.
Many thanks, Senior Brother Xiao.
Deng Yun and the others immediately rejoiced in their hearts. Then, they rxed, no longer as tense as they were earlier, quickly giving thanks.
Congrattions.
A strange look shed in Tang Dans eyes. However, she soon calmed down. She had long guessed that Xiao Chen would be a core disciple.
However, she had not expected him to do it this fast.
You are too polite.
Xiao Chen nodded slightly and took his leave.
He did not owe this group anything. He had given them a Heavenly Foxs Beast Core and a ten-thousand-year-old Spirit Herb. That was already sufficient payment.
After Xiao Chen chatted with the group, no one in the inner sect would dare to offend them without careful consideration first, whether it was worth offending a core disciple as well. So, Xiao Chen could be considered to have helped them once more.
Senior Brother Xiao, take care.
That blue-d disciple who had gone to pass on the message quickly gave chase when he saw Xiao Chen leaving.
Tang Dan and the others stared nkly after Xiao Chen, feeling listless for a long time.
The same journey but different paths. These words appeared in Tang Dans mind once more.
There were very few people on the fourth floor.
When these people saw Xiao Chen enter, some shock shed in their eyes, and their gazes lingered on him for a while.
Right now, the old core disciples knew that ten people had directly entered the sect as core disciples. The story of Xiao Jinyu and the others already spread in their circles.
This was especially so for Xiao Chen since he managed to catch Xiao Jinyus sword with two fingers, astonishing everyone.
All the core disciples also knew about Xiao Chen dering in public that Elder Tian Yun picked the wrong person.
Proud and unruly. Many people admired this boldness.
Several people took the initiative toe and greet Xiao Chen, wanting to form a friendship.
Xiao Chen did not mind these people trying to worm their way into a friendship with him. However, he did not have time to waste at the moment, so he only nodded slightly and did not say much.
Senior Brother Xiao, which zone do you want to go to? The fourth floors Martial Techniques epass every aspectMovement Techniques, Cultivation Techniques, Martial Techniques, and various Secret Techniques. Each category is also subcategorized by their attributes. Senior Brother, do tell me about your situation. I can help you save some time.
Xiao Chen nodded. This was exactly what he needed. Lets go take a look at lightning-attributed Movement Techniques first.
This way.
After a while, Xiao Chen arrived before an ancient stone wall, which had holes bored into it.
Each hole had a restriction on it. Jade strips floated before the restrictions.
Senior Brother Xiao, your soul imprint is already in your identity token. You just need to send in your soul energy to know the contents in the jade strip. The jade strip only has a rough introduction. If you are interested, you can take the jade strip and exchange it for a copy of the secret manual with the administrator.
That is rather convenient, Xiao Chen thought to himself and started looking around.
Wing Thunder Step. The lightning attribute is the main attribute and the wind attribute is supplementary. It can result in speeds even faster than lightning. It excels in sudden bursts. When using this Movement Technique, one can use the mysterious phenomenon to attack the enemy. Its difficulty lies in the high requirement inprehension ability. When cultivating it, one needs to capture lightning, which is dangerous...
Divine Lightning Transformation, a Movement Technique that is purely lightning attributed. One needs to seek out a strand of Divine Lightning before one can cultivate it...
Electric Light Evasion, abination of the light attribute and lightning attribute. It took inspiration from the Great Sun Divine me and the rumbling lightning under the light of the dazzling sun. As the light shes, one moves five thousand kilometers...
After a while, Xiao Chen finished reviewing ten-odd lightning-attributed Movement Techniques. Then, he chose one of the jade strips.
The Movement Technique recorded in the jade strip was called Light of Freedom, a Movement Technique that was purely lightning attributed. The so-called light was pure electric light. It did not have much of a connection to light-attributed energy.
Senior Brother Xiao, pardon my directness.
Seeing Xiao Chen choosing this Movement Technique, the blue-d disciple beside Xiao Chen said softly, This Light of Freedom is merely Medial Grade Earth Ranked. It does not have much potential. You should go for a Peak Earth Ranked one.
Its fine.
Xiao Chen smiled but did not exin anything.
He did not want this Light of Freedom to practice it but to supplement his Thunder Dragon Steps.
Bring me to the ce for Fist Techniques. Im looking for Fist Techniques focused mainly on Vital Qi.
Xiao Chen needed a Fist Technique to bring out his advantage in Vital Qi. Otherwise, it would be a waste of his Vital Qi.
He had been directly circting his Vital Qi and punching with thirty Cauldron Force. That was simply like using a sledgehammer to crack a nut.
Senior Brother Xiao, speaking of Vital-Qi-focused Fist Techniques, there is a Fist Technique that practically seems tailor-made for you.
Clearly, the blue-d disciple had heard the story of Xiao Chen using thirty Cauldron Force to defeat a Holy Venerate in ten punches and hence his suggestion.
Oh, bring me over to take a look.
Soon, the blue-d disciple brought Xiao Chen to a stone wall. Then, he pointed to the highest hole. The Fist Technique in that jade strip is called the Supreme Dragon Fist. It was said to be created by a supreme Heavenly Dragon senior. It rivals a Heavenly Ranked Martial Technique, boundless imposing and greatly tyrannical. Unfortunately, my Heavenly Dragon Pce has not produced a core disciple that cultivated the physical body in the past millennium. Many people were tempted by it but had to give up due to its stringent requirements.
Supreme Dragon Fist! This name truly sounds very tyrannical.
The vast and mighty group of dragons wanders the world, entering the sky and the sea. Who is honored? The group of dragons is leaderless in the four seas and eight cardinal directions. The world is unfair, and the evil dragon rules. Why is he honored? Fate is unfavorable; life is like paper...what is supreme? In the entire world, only I am honored.
When Xiao Chen used his Spiritual Sense to scan the jade strip, he felt shocked. This Fist Technique was tailor-made for mixed-blood dragon bloodlines. The cultivators of the other bloodlines had no way of cultivating it.
For the past ten thousand years, no one had seeded in cultivating it.
Aside from needing ones physical body to be excellent, the even more stringent requirement was the tyranny transformed from an overwhelming hatred contained in the Fist Technique.
This was a Fist Technique created by a mixed-blood dragon cultivator who was extremely dissatisfied with the Divine Dragon Empires current situation.
The resentment was overly rebellious and violent. If one used ones boldness, determination, and pride to suppress this resentment, one would end up in a state of Berserking Qi Deviation.
Clearly, this blue-d disciple before Xiao Chen did not understand it much.
This disciple did not understand the profoundness, great terror, and vast danger that this Supreme Dragon Fist contained. It was no weaker than the Demonic Cloud Heaven Swallowing Art.
Even Xiao Chen hesitated when he stood before the stone wall.
Should I choose this or not?
The group of dragons is leaderless in the four seas and eight cardinal directions. The world is unfair, and the evil dragon rules. Why is he honored?
If Xiao Chen hastily practiced this Fist Technique, it would probably kick up a hugemotion. This Fist Technique hid a dissatisfaction with the current rulers of the Dragon Race.
It could simply be described as subversive.
Chapter 1893 (Raw 1994): Preparations for Closed-Door Cultivation
Chapter 1893 (Raw 1994): Preparations for Closed-Door Cultivation
Senior Brother, is this Fist Technique not suitable for your intent? the blue-d disciple asked softly when he saw Xiao Chen hesitate.
Xiao Chen recovered his wits. Ill take it, then. I should be able to shake up the hidden resentment with my strength.
Xiao Chen had already chosen a Movement Technique and a Fist Technique. He did not need a Saber Technique, and he had the Divine Dragon Body Tempering Art for tempering his body.
For now, he did not need anything else.
Ill get a Secret Technique, then.
Secret Techniques were normally extremely hard to practice. However, once one seeded, one would immediately have a life-protecting killing move.
After a while, Xiao Chen arrived before a stone wall. This wall had the words Dragons Gates Secret Techniques written on the top of the wall.
He did not rush to choose, seriously checking everything.
Firmaments Rage. Using the special characteristics of the Dragon Race bloodline, cultivate the five fingers into tough and resilient ancient dragon fingers. Then, use Great Dao Energy to condense the five elements into the fingers. With one swipe, a towering giant hand appears, looking like the firmament raging. When cultivated to the highest level, it is capable of destroying a nation with the five fingers spread out.
Good. This is it.
Senior Brother, this is the Secret Technique with the highest requirement inprehension ability in my Heavenly Dragon Pce. Right now, in the entire Heavenly Dragon Pce, only the First Pce Master has practiced it to Great Perfection. The others more or less have some ws and cannot bring it to Great Perfection, the blue-d disciple warned with a slight frown when he saw Xiao Chen choose this Secret Technique.
At the same time, the blue-d disciple also felt confused. This Senior Brother Xiaos choices in Martial Technique, Movement Technique, and Secret Technique are incredibly strange.
He chose Light of Freedom, the Movement Technique with the lowest requirement inprehension ability, but chose the Secret Technique with the highest requirement inprehension ability.
Since the First Pce Master can sessfully practice it, that means that it is possible to practice this Secret Technique.
Xiao Chen possessed strong confidence in hisprehension ability.
He wanted a Secret Technique that challenged his highprehension ability. He had chosen Light of Freedom only to perfect his Thunder Dragon Steps.
With three jade strips, Xiao Chen already reached his quota and could not choose more.
He returned to the first floor of the Martial Technique Pavilion and handed the jade strips to the gray-d administrator to exchange for a copy of the corresponding secret manuals.
Supreme Dragon Fist?
When the administrator saw the jade strip for the Supreme Dragon Fist, he muttered to himself as he gave Xiao Chen a strange look.
Whats wrong? Cant I choose this Fist Technique?
The gray-d administrator quickly replied, That is not the case. In the past, there were many people who chose to practice this Supreme Dragon Fist. In the end, they entered a state of Berserking Qi Deviation and did note to a good end. It has already be a forbidden technique. I need to remind you to choose this with caution.
Many thanks for your reminder. However, I still want to choose this Supreme Dragon Fist.
Since Xiao Chen already made his decision, his heart naturally would not waver. Otherwise, he really might not be able to practice this Supreme Dragon Fist.
Upon seeing this, the gray-d administrator did not say anything more on the topic.
Firmaments Rage?
When he saw Firmaments Rage, he could not help smiling bitterly. Xiao Chen, each of your choices is stranger than the one before it. Not just anyone can sessfully practice this Firmaments Rage. Only a few Divine Dragon bloodline geniuses seeded in practicing it. As for mixed-blood dragons, I have never heard of any seeding before. This Secret Technique has a high requirement in not onlyprehension ability but also bloodline.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly. Thats the one I want.
Bloodline? Xiao Chen possessed a Divine Dragon bloodline in the first ce, not a mixed-blood bloodline. As forprehension ability, that went without saying. Aside from the heaven-defying little monk, he had never seen anyone with a higherprehension ability than himself.
A core disciple has three chances to choose the first time theye. After that, it will be somewhat difficult to enter this Martial Technique Pavilion. An exchange will require arge number of contribution points.
The gray-d administrator asked one final time, Are you sure you are not changing your choices?
Im not changing anything.
Without saying anything more, the gray-robed administrator took out the corresponding secret manual copies and handed them to Xiao Chen. Then, before letting him leave, he made him swear on a heart demon not to spread these techniques.
As the gray-d administrator watched Xiao Chen leave, he shook his head. Xiao Chen, you might be filled with boundless potential, bing a core disciple as a Star Venerate, but not just anyone can tame Firmaments Rage and Supreme Dragon Fist. You are trying to take too big a step.
After leaving the Martial Technique Pavilion, Xiao Chen rode the Demon Blood Vulture and visited the Heavenly Pill Pavilion.
When Xiao Chen took out the Pill Dragon Token, he was immediately given a grand reception. Even the Pavilion Master showed up.
The Pill Dragon Token. Only the Third Pce Master is qualified to give this out.
Thats right. It was the Third Pce Master who gave it to me.
Xiao Chen took back the Pill Dragon Token from the Pavilion Masters hand. Honestly speaking, he had purposely used the Third Pce Masters name to obtain some benefits.
However, that being said, this was the Third Pce Masters intention in giving Xiao Chen the Pill Dragon Token.
If Xiao Chen did not do this, he would upset the Third Pce Master.
The expression of the Heavenly Pill Pavilions Pavilion Master, whose cultivation was much higher than Xiao Chens, changed slightly. He said respectfully, I see. What are you looking for here?
Im here to retrieve my sect stipend. Also, I want to ask about exchanging for Primeval Heavenly Pills.
The Pavilion Master smiled and said, Thats a small matter. I can pass you your sect stipend now. You dont have toe here personally for this minor matter in the future. Ill send someone to deliver them to you.
Many thanks, Pavilion Master.
Its nothing. As for exchanging for Primeval Heavenly Pills, you can exchange five hundred thousand Inferior Grade Spirit Jades for one Primeval Heavenly Pill. If you are using Medial Grade Spirit Jades, you only need ten thousand. As for Superior Grade Spirit Jades, one hundred would be enough.
Xiao Chen thought for a while. Including the trophies from defeating several Holy Venerates, he now had close to two hundred million Medial Grade Spirit Jades and thirty thousand Superior Grade Spirit Jades.
Never mind the Superior Grade Spirit Jades. I should keep them. Exchanging them for Primeval Heavenly Pills is wasteful.
Of the nearly two hundred million Medial Grade Spirit Jades, I should keep around fifty million and exchange the rest.
Afterpleting the exchange and adding his sect stipend, Xiao Chen obtained a total of fifteen thousand Primeval Heavenly Pills.
This was more than one year of stipend for the other core disciples, an extremely vast wealth.
For the many core disciples, they could not use all their stipend for cultivating, as they still needed to purchase other cultivation resources. Xiao Chen was different.
He truly deserves to be a disciple that the Third Pce Master values. He has an extraordinary background, to be able to bring out more than one hundred million Medial Grade Spirit Jades in one go. That would be all the wealth of a regr Holy Venerate. However, he is currently only an insignificant Star Venerate.
For you. This is a gift for having the Pill Dragon Token.
The Pavilion Master showed a faint smile as he gave Xiao Chen a jade bottle. When Xiao Chen epted it, there were exactly two thousand Primeval Heavenly Pills inside.
Xiao Chen did not stand on ceremony. The Demonic Cloud Heaven Swallowing Art required a vast amount of Spiritual Energy. He would not reject any Primeval Heavenly Pillsing his way.
After leaving the Heavenly Pill Pavilion, Xiao Chen felt rueful. It was truly much more convenient having someone backing him in the sect.
The Third Pce Master only gave Xiao Chen one Pill Dragon Token, and it allowed Xiao Chen to do things very smoothly, gaining other benefits as well.
Without having to do anything, he gained two months worth of stipend.
Lets go. Return to Cold Moon Cave.
Following this, Xiao Chen had to go into closed-door cultivation to digest the benefits from the Heavenly Dragon Pce.
At this moment, he felt a surge of ambition. However, he did not let it go to his head. He followed his original n step by step.
The Spiritual Energy around the mountains surrounding Cold Moon Cave was like an Immortal fog.
Whoosh!
Xiao Chen spread his hand open, and a scarlet pill containing boundless energy and emanating a berserk aura appeared in his palm.
This was one of the eight supreme treasures that Xiao Chen obtained on the stone pir with the divine me.
A Beast Blood Pill!
The Demon Blood Vulture, which was at the side, immediately drooled as it eyed this Medicinal Pill with a boundless demonic nature and berserk aura.
Master, if you had this thing, why didnt you take it out earlier? Had I consumed it, I would have reached the Holy-Venerate level long ago, the Demon Blood Vulture demanded angrily with extreme dissatisfaction.
Xiao Chen retorted calmly, What do you know? Although the cultivation of cultivators and ferocious beasts are different, the principle is still simr. If you did not train yourself properly as ate-stage Star Venerate, it would have been more detrimental than beneficial for you to consume it.
You need to make umtions and use opportunities to break through. Only by doing this will you maximize the medicinal effect of this Beast Blood Pill. It also wont leave any future problems. This is the best method for you. Go on. Take it.
Xiao Chen waved his hand and tossed the Beast Blood Pill to the Demon Blood Vulture, which swallowed it in one gulp.
Boom!
The Demon Blood Vultures body immediately swelled up, and a bright scarlet light burst out of its body, illuminating the entire Cold Moon Cave.
The golden line on the Demon Blood Vultures tail feathers did not get drowned out in the scarlet light. Instead, it grew even more piercing.
Vaguely, this strand of golden light seemed like it would outshine the scarlet light.
When Xiao Chen saw this scene, he nodded to himself. After his closed-door cultivation, his strength would definitely increase considerably.
If the Demon Blood Vulture did not improve, it would no longer be able to keep up.
Supreme Dragon Fist, Firmaments Rage, and seventeen thousand Primeval Heavenly Pills. Xiao Chen eagerly anticipated how strong he would be after he digested all this.
Chapter 1894 (Raw 1995): Bitter Cultivation
Chapter 1894 (Raw 1995): Bitter Cultivation
Xiao Chen decided to progress from easy to difficult. He would practice Light of Freedom first to perfect his Thunder Dragon Steps.
He had created Thunder Dragon Steps himself, and it did not have aplete sequence of ideas.
As for the many Martial Techniques of the Heavenly Dragon Pce, they had been passed down through many generations, continuously perfected with a lot of effort.
Xiao Chens Thunder Dragon Steps might still be fine for his own cultivation, but it was not worthy of beingpiled in a secret manual to be passed down.
This was the difference. Right now, he needed to perfect his Thunder Dragon Steps.
Light of Freedom was a lightning-attributed Movement Technique. After it reached Great Perfection, his entire physical body would turn into a sh of electric light.
One would be able to move five hundred kilometers in the clouds within a few breaths of time.
The more exquisite part of this Movement Techniquey in the word freedom.
Lightning was uncontroble. It was not like wind or other attributes. After a direction was determined, lightning would not be able to turn.
Although lightning was fast, it was straight and direct.
However, Light of Freedom could be freely controlled within a short distance, allowing one to change directions as one pleased.
However, its shoring was also rather obvious. One could only turn into a bolt of lightning. During that time, ones offensive means would be limited.
Hence, this Movement Technique was excellent for fleeing or traveling. However, it had limited use for killing an enemy.
Xiao Chen flipped open the secret manual and seriously read it. Then, the Thunder Great Daos Dao disk spread out silently.
The purple Dao disk gave off a gentle glow. As Xiao Chen flipped the pages, it flickered slightly.
Without his intentional control, the world changed as Xiao Chenprehended Light of Freedom. Thunderclouds gathered, and lightning asionally tore across the sky.
Night and day passed as Xiao Chen read Light of Freedoms secret manual over and over again.
His eyes looked like stars, sparkling with intelligence. It was like his eyes pierced through time and space to watch the creator of this Movement Technique practicing it.
Seven dayster:
Crack!
Xiao Chen, who appeared to have petrified, mmed the secret manual closed. The light in his eyes extinguished, and he withdrew the Dao disk into his body. The surrounding mysterious phenomena vanished, and the world turned quiet.
Whoosh!
Without any warning, Xiao Chens body suddenly transformed into specks of electric light, a bright sh of lightning that streaked to the courtyards wall. In the next moment, the lightning turned back into Xiao Chen.
Pu ci!
After standing stably, Xiao Chen vomited a mouthful of blood. However, he showed a faint smile on his face. I see.
He had sessfully executed a Medial Grade Earth Ranked Movement Technique.
This was Xiao Chens first time using it, and he was clearly unfamiliar with it, injuring himself in the process.
This Movement Technique involved turning into lightning. When reforming, there would be ag. Otherwise, if one reformed too hastily, one would injure ones self, which was very risky.
This Movement Technique is really strong. Probably only the Dragon Race can practice it. If other cultivators wanted to cultivate it, they would only be seeking death as they do not have the strong recovery ability of the Dragon Race, Xiao Chen said to himself.
Then, in the next moment, he turned into a sh of lightning again, rushing to the peak of a mountain near Cold Moon Cave.
Whoosh!
After Xiao Chens body reformed, he turned back into lightning again and leaped up to the clouds.
After he turned into lightning, his speed in the clouds increased by a hundred times, allowing him to experience a thrill that he never felt before.
That was fast! Xiao Chen could not help eximing after recovering his body.
However, when he checked on his Veritable Essence Energy, he got a surprise. He had actually consumed one-third of the primal chaos Veritable Essence Energy in his 9-Star Primal Core in just a few breaths of time.
If I dont raise my cultivation, I cant use this Movement Technique casually, Xiao Chen said to himself after returning to Cold Moon Cave.
No wonder the secret manual specially instructed that while this Movement Technique was extraordinary, it did not have a highbat ability and was only suitable for fleeing.
However, using Light of Freedom to improve Thunder Dragon Steps would result in a perfect match.
Once that thought urred to him, he applied himself to it without hesitation.
In the following days, Xiao Chen kept switching between the two Movement Techniques in Cold Moon Cave.
Sometimes, he would turn into lightning, moving freely. Sometimes, he would ride on a lightning dragon and move about.
While the thought was great, the reality was cruel. Every attempt at merger failed.
Failure. Failure. Failure. Failure. Failure...
After multiple failures, the berserk lightning had riddled Xiao Chens body with wounds. However, he did not show any intention of giving up.
On a certain day after half a month:
Boom!
Suddenly, a strange bolt of lightning fell from the sky. It fell straight down. Just as it was about to reach the ground, it suddenly turned and moved around the mountains and rivers.
When the strange lightning was close to Cold Moon Cave, it released Dragon Might and turned into a realistic-looking lightning dragon.
The lightning dragonnded and sted apart a pce hall within the city-sized Cold Moon Cave.
A cloud of dust bloomed, and the air flickered with crackling electricity.
Carefreeughter came from the thick dust cloud. Hahahaha! I did it! I did it!
When the dust scattered, a white-d person appeared among the rubble. He looked fatigued and was covered in dust.
However, that person tightly clenched his fists. Stubbornness and determination flickered in his clear and bright eyes.
I must be a heaven-ss core disciple! I must obtain the qualifications to go to Ancestor Dragon City!
With effort and persistence, there will be a reward.
Again! Xiao Chen roared and shook off the dust on his body. Then, he turned into a lightning dragon and soared into the sky.
This is it! This is it! Xiao Chen rejoiced in his heart. However, he was scarily calm.
After he turned into a pure lightning dragon, his speed was no slower than lightning. However, it became easier to control, and his offensive might increased considerably.
Havingbined the two Movement Techniques sessfully, Xiao Chen improved rapidly.
After another half month, nine bolts of lightning suddenly flew out of Cold Moon Cave, then turned into dragons in the next moment.
Nine dragons flew about in the air.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
The nine lightning dragons easily crushed the tall peaks of the mountain range, sting them into pieces.
When the nine lightning dragonsnded, they gathered and quickly merged. Then, Xiao Chen revealed his true body.
I did it.
Xiao Chen finally revealed a satisfied smile. He had finally perfected Thunder Dragon Steps.
Later on, he would take things in order, moving ording to the framework that he set and practicing Thunder Dragon Steps to its peak.
He had devoted two months to perfecting this Thunder Dragon Steps. By this time, themotion that he caused at the dueling za should have already passed.
Xiao Chen wondered about the rich n disciples that entered with him. They should have already made a name for themselves.
Those people were Holy Venerates in the first ce. After entering this Heavenly Dragon Pce, they had famous teachers to guide them.
In two months, those people should have improved rapidly and already left closed-door cultivation.
However, that did not matter. These random thoughts had nothing to do with Xiao Chen for now.
Next should be practicing Firmaments Rage.
Xiao Chen sat down cross-legged and took out the secret manual of Firmaments Ragethe Dragons Gates Secret Techniqueand seriously read through it.
He no longer thought about anything happening outside.
The first step of Firmaments Rages cultivation was the tempering of the five fingers, forging them into a w that equaled that of an ancient Divine Dragon. They should be imprable, strengthened to the point where they were akin to a divine weapon.
Xiao Chen carefully studied the secret manual, continuously thinking about the difficult aspects of the Secret Technique.
Normal people would find many parts imprable. However, Xiao Chen used his terrifyingprehension ability to figure them out one by one.
Many stars flickered in Xiao Chens clear and bright eyes, looking like they shone with the light of intelligence.
Because a mixed-blood dragons bloodline is not pure enough, it is very difficult to temper the fingers into a dragon w. Even if one seeded by some stroke of luck, it would not be powerful enough. Hence, mixed-blood dragons indeed cannot practice this Firmaments Rage.
Trying to forge the fingers into an ancient Divine Dragons w that is as tough as divine materials without losing their flexibility is a contradiction in itself. This is a big problem.
After sessfully forming the w, one needs to infuse their Great Dao Energy to fill their fingers with spirituality. As a result, the move differs from person to person. If it is done with the Sword Dao, the five fingers will be like swords. If it is done with the Saber Sao, naturally, the five fingers will be like sabers.
After that, I have to find a way to infuse in the energy of the five elementsmetal, wood, water, fire, and earth. I cannotck any of them. With the five elements cycling, Firmaments Rage can condense space and disy its true might, one that can destroy nations.
Secret Techniques were hard to practice and cultivate.
Difficult! Difficult! Difficult!
This was especially so for Firmaments Rage, which was even more difficult. The Martial Technique Pces administrator was right.
Clearly, giving up was not Xiao Chens style. He needed to seed in practicing Firmaments Rage.
Seven dayster, after hard training, he finallypleted the first step.
With a thought, Xiao Chens fingers flickered with azure light, looking tough and sharp.
He gently swiped his hand across the floor, which was made of divine materials, and left five w marks.
Boom!
Xiao Chen pressed his five fingers in and grabbed forcefully. He managed to pull up the entire floor.
As rumbling sounds rang out continuously, pieces of the floor made of divine materials flew about. The formations in the room immediately broke.
The next step was the infusion of Great Dao Energy to make his five fingers like sabers. Each finger needed to contain overwhelming saber intent. Naturally, just one type of Great Dao Energy would not satisfy Xiao Chen. He also wanted to infuse the Thunder Daos Great Dao Energy into them to produce an even more horrifying might.
Because Xiao Chen had a Divine Dragon bloodline and a strong physique, hepleted the first step extremely smoothly.
However, the second step was somewhat difficult.
Chapter 1895 (Raw 1996): Guarding against Anxiety and Impatience
Chapter 1895 (Raw 1996): Guarding against Anxiety and Impatience
Xiao Chen possessed two types of Great Dao Energy. Be it the Saber Great Dao or the Thunder Great Dao, they both were Great Dao containing vast energy.
If he was not careful, his hand might end up exploding.
The risk was huge, but since Xiao Chen chose this Secret Technique, he would not give up easily.
However, before he infused his Great Dao into his hand, he had to try executing this Firmaments Rage first to familiarize himself with this Secret Technique.
Xiao Chen wanted to see how powerful this Firmaments Rage that only had the first steppleted was. He also wanted to see if he had made any mistakes in his practice of it.
After a while, he entered an underground room and arrived at a secret realm within Cold Moon Cave for testing Martial Techniques.
This secret realm was made from a divine nation that a Dragon Race Faux God senior left behind.
The inheritance of this nation and natural treasure no longer existed, gone with the passing of time.
The Heavenly Dragon Pce had cut up the secret realm into hundreds of pieces and left them in every core disciples residence, letting the underground Spirit Vein nourish them.
No matter what kind of damage the secret realm sustained, it could slowly recover.
To Xiao Chen, this was an illusionary realm that was both real and fake.
After entering the secret realm, he arrived at a mountain range with aplicated environment. There, he circted his Veritable Essence Energy and executed his Dragon Race Secret Technique.
Boom!
The moment Xiao Chen executed the Secret Technique, the azure-colored dragon seal in his Soul Pool turned into motes of light and spread out from his body.
The vast Star Venerate Will soared into the sky and clouds, materialized by Firmaments Rage as it spread out.
Xiao Chen paid serious attention to every sensation. When the Secret Technique circted, he felt his will of soul carry the vast power of a certain Ancestor Dragon from the Great Deste Eon.
Who dares to shoulder my rage?!
An ancient furious roar rang out in the depths of Xiao Chens soul. The wrath traveled through time and space, reaching him together with vast and horrifying energy.
Strain appeared on Xiao Chens face. He somewhat could not withstand this force. Even space trembled slightly.
Wrath spread in the world as Xiao Chen released a terrifying aura. It was like he carried the rage of the firmament.
Xiao Chen frowned heavily. That wrath roared out endlessly in the depths of his soul.
Even when he did his best to suppress it, he could not do anything.
Left without a choice, Xiao Chen could only release the Firmaments Rage Secret Technique in advance.
Bang!
With a thought, Xiao Chens fingers turned as hard as divine materials, looking like an ancient Divine Dragons w.
Destroy then, my rage!
Xiao Chen aimed at a rather magnificent mountain among the thousands of peaks in the surroundings. Then, he let the Great Deste Eon Ancestor Dragons rage pour out.
A colossal, burning hand immediately appeared in the sky, covering half the sky above the Cold Moon Cave.
Xiao Chen felt that he could control that burning hand in the sky.
Despite sweating heavily, he could not hide his excited expression.
He found the force contained in that colossal hand somewhat terrifying, dread stirring deep in his heart.
There was no time to think. Xiao Chen arduously controlled that colossal hand and grabbed that tall peak.
Then, he pulled gentlyand pulled out that tall peak.
Ka ca!
Xiao Chen clenched his hand slightly and crushed that peak easily, turning it into dust.
Shock waves spread out, and many peaks crumbled, annihted.
The scene was so terrifying, it did not seem real. A shock wave swept past and blew the stunned Xiao Chen away. Only then did he startle awake.
Cough! Cough!
A pale Xiao Chen got up from the ground and coughed. As he stared at the distant scene of destruction, he felt somewhat aghast.
It truly was the firmaments rage. The mountains were destroyed instantly. Only the furious roar of heaven could do this.
In reality, Xiao Chen knew that there was no heaven.
This raging power came from the Great Deste Eon, from an ancient Great Deste Eon Ancestor Dragon.
The Firmaments Rage Secret Technique transcended space and time, connecting with this Ancestor Dragon that existed in the past.
The person who created this Secret Technique was indeed talented and admirable.
As of now, Xiao Chen did not know that all of the Dragon Races Secret Techniques were actually pieced together byter generations from iplete secret texts found in ancient Dragon Race Remnants. They were not created by people of this time.
Ive onlypleted the first step, and it was already somewhat scarily strong. The process of controlling it is also extremely dangerous. If I was not careful and failed to control that rage, I might have hurt myself. I need to be more familiar with it first before I can execute it. Otherwise... Xiao Chen muttered to himself as he got up, calmly analyzing the situation.
Suddenly, he felt something strange at his nose. He reached up and gently touched it, discovering blood there.
Xiao Chen gently swiped his hand in the air.
A mirror made of Veritable Essence Energy showed him his paleplexion as he bled from his facial orifices.
Xiao Chen felt a dizzy spelling on and held his head. He stumbled and looked like he was about to fall over.
Ka ca! Ka ca!
Xiao Chens internal organs shattered, bringing on an onught of pain. The various aftereffects came into y, nearly taking his life.
At the crucial moment, the ancient Azure Dragon bloodline surged, and Xiao Chens strong recovery ability stabilized his injuries.
Xiao Chen closed his eyes, and a Buddhist swastika appeared on his forehead. Then, a gentle Buddhist light enveloped his body.
His feet slowly left the ground. His heart for Buddha activated the gentle Buddhist Might left by the Mahe?vara Buddhas ?arra.
Thisbined with his Dragon Race bloodline. He let his mind empty out. As he floated in the air, he looked like he was soaking in water.
After one hour, Xiao Chen opened his eyes. Hisplexion had recovered, looking much better now.
Secret Techniques were risky. One needed to be careful when practicing one.
Xiao Chen slowlynded and reflected. He felt that he had been in too much of a rush.
Being in a rush was taboo when practicing an extremely dangerous Secret Technique like Firmaments Rage.
Not to mention Firmaments Rage, this taboo actually held true for any Martial Technique or Cultivation Technique.
However, Xiao Chens strong physical body could withstand the rebound from failing with some Cultivation Techniques and Martial Techniques, so they were negligible.
After some reflection, Xiao Chen was no longer in a rush to practice Firmaments Rage.
I should stabilize my cultivation first, then. Cultivation is the foundation. When my cultivation improves, perhaps it will be easier to execute this Firmaments Rage.
Earlier, when Xiao Chen executed Firmaments Rage, he found it arduous, although he managed to forcibly execute it in the end.
However, doing so might have left a hidden injury.
If Xiao Chens cultivation improved, he should not find it so hard. He would have a slightly easier time. He would also find the second step easier as well. At the very least, he should not end up bleeding from all his facial orifices.
After leaving the secret realm, Xiao Chen went to Cold Moon Caves cultivation room.
The formations in the cultivation room connected directly to the underground Spirit Vein. This was much better than in the outer world, not needing Spirit Jades when cultivating in the center of the formation.
Xiao Chen sat down cross-legged in the center of the formation, hovering in the air.
He used Spirit Jades to activate the formation. The Spiritual Energy from the underground True Dragon Grade Spirit Vein poured into his body.
Boom!
The vast Spiritual Energy was as dense and pure as that from a Medial Grade Spirit Jade, but the quantity was iparable.
Xiao Chens body gave off a spiritual light as he sat cross-legged, gaining a gem-like glow.
Demonic Cloud Heaven Swallowing Art! Xiao Chen roared in his heart and executed the Demonic Cloud Heaven Swallowing Art. The demonic cloud seed above his dantian immediately turned into a ck hole that sucked up the incredibly vast Spiritual Energy flooding his entire body.
Delightful!
The demonic cloud seed flickered with a ck light, making him excited and emotional.
Xiao Chens Cultivation Technique continuously circted. The Spiritual Energy endlessly poured in like there was a spring. He felt that the demonic cloud seed could change at any moment; then, he would finally seed in cultivating the Demonic Cloud Heaven Swallowing Arts firstyer.
After about one hour, the appetite of this demonic cloud seed seemed to increase.
The Spiritual Energy from the Spirit Vein started tog behind the demonic cloud seeds absorption. Irritation came from the demonic cloud seed.
This negative emotion influenced Xiao Chen. However, he remained calm and slowly dealt with it.
This was the reason why people who cultivated demonic Cultivation Techniques had twisted personalities.
However, with Xiao Chens mental state, he did not have to worry too much. He could deal with the problem himself.
It is time to use the Primeval Heavenly Pills.
Xiao Chen opened his eyes. They brimmed with demonic nature.
With a casual wave, one hundred Primeval Heavenly Pills flew out of his storage ring and floated quietly in front of him.
The Primeval Heavenly Pills were refined from Spirit Jades and natural treasures. They contained vast and pure energy.
The mainponent of the Primeval Heavenly Pill was Spirit Jades. Hence, one could absorb this Medicinal Pill without any worries. There would not be any negative effects.
It was reasonable that this was used as a form of currency in the Great Thousand Realms.
The demonic cloud seed above Xiao Chens dantian was already impatient and importunate.
However, Xiao Chen remained unflustered. He opened his mouth and sucked in ten Primeval Heavenly Pills.
Boom!
The Medicinal Pills immediately melted upon entering Xiao Chens mouth. Then, vast Medicinal Energy instantly burst out, filling his body.
What pure Medicinal Energy! Xiao Chen praised in his heart. No wonder this Primeval Heavenly Pill was so precious, having a high exchange rate. It was indeed much stronger than Spirit Jades.
Absorbing one thousand Superior Grade Spirit Jades would notpare to one Primeval Heavenly Pill.
The demonic cloud seed instantly sucked in the energy and radiated delight. Like before, Xiao Chen also dealt with this tion.
This was a temptation. Oftentimes, when Demonic Dao cultivators killed andmitted all sorts of evil deeds, harming innocents, they stillughed loudly, feeling extremely delighted.
This was the reason. Be it this tion or the irritation, neither should be taken in.
After Xiao Chen absorbed all one hundred Primeval Heavenly Pills, the ck demonic cloud seed shone with increasingly resplendent light.
Boom! Then, it exploded in Xiao Chens body.
Demonic Qi spread out, filling Xiao Chens body and pouring out, flooding the entire cultivation room.
Xiao Chen seeded in cultivating the Demonic Cloud Heaven Swallowing Arts firstyer.
Chapter 1896 (Raw 1997): Coming Out of Close-Door Cultivation
Chapter 1896 (Raw 1997): Coming Out of Close-Door Cultivation
When the demonic mist scattered, Xiao Chen looked within himself with his Spiritual Sense for the demonic cloud seed above his dantian. He discovered that the space was now empty aside from the whirlpools of the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation and the Ice Feather Divine Incantation.
When he looked within his dantian, he found a Demonic Cloud Bird, which emanated the might of a Great Deste Eon ferocious beast, flying around in that vast and mysterious space. Just one look inspired fear.
The overwhelming Demonic Might of the Great Deste Eon ferocious beast even triggered a burst of dread.
However, it was still fine. Xiao Chen possessed the Great Deste Eon Dragon Races bloodline, so he did not feel scared and did not submit to that Demonic Might.
Another person might have ended up bing a ve to the Cultivation Technique, corrupted by it.
With a thought, the Demonic Cloud Bird flew out of the dantian and immediately grewrger, merging with Xiao Chens physical body.
Boom!
Xiao Chens body released an overwhelming Demonic Might. At this moment, he had the air of a Demonic Dao character that was ambitious and ruthless.
With a re, others would feel the overwhelming Demonic Might, and a boundless fear would spread in their hearts.
Xiao Chen gave a war cry, and his Demonic Qi Veritable Essence Energy poured out endlessly. Boom!
Clumps of demonic clouds gathered above Xiao Chens head. Immediately, every minute action happening in the space beneath the demonic clouds was within his control.
Xiao Chen felt that the demonic clouds formed a special force field.
When fighting, he would naturally gain an advantage by forming demonic clouds that covered the sky.
There should be other wondrous uses as well, just waiting for Xiao Chen to discover them.
If he cultivated to the peak, he might reach the same level as the Scarlet Blood Pirate King. Even after death, the demonic clouds covering the sky could cover one hundred thousand great peaks, never to scatter.
Suddenly, Xiao Chen thought of something. He wondered if he could use Light of Freedom in the demonic clouds.
If he could, it would be a stroke of genius. Whenbined, he would be like a fish in water.
Xiao Chen decided to put that aside for now. With the cultivation of the Demonic Cloud Heaven Swallowing Arts firstyer, he had broken through a bottleneck. His stalled cultivation finally progressed a step.
After pondering this for a while, he consumed some Primeval Heavenly Pills to replenish his Spiritual Energy Veritable Essence Energy.
He might be able to cultivate to peak middle-stage Star Venerate within one month.
Now that Xiao Chen had broken through his bottleneck, as long as he had sufficient Primeval Heavenly Pills, he could boldly charge forward without any worries.
He had another important reason foring to the Heavenly Dragon Pce, aside from entering Ancestor Dragon City. He wanted to raise his strength quickly, to bring out his previous umtions to their limits.
Xiao Chen immediately acted on his thoughts. He closed his eyes and continued cultivating. However, this time, he circted the Purple Thunder Divine Incantations eleventhyer.
With the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation cultivated to the eleventhyer, the amount of Spiritual Energy that it could circte was no less than the Demonic Cloud Heaven Swallowing Arts.
This was because the Demonic Cloud Heaven Swallowing Art was only at the firstyer.
Focusing on ones cultivation was the driest thing to do. Time also passed very quickly. In the blink of an eye, one month had psed.
In one month, Xiao Chen exhausted the fifteen thousand Primeval Heavenly Pills.
His cultivation had advanced rapidly, surpassing his original target. He had reached peak Consummation middle-stage Starry Sky Stage.
Xiao Chen was only half a step away from breaking through the middle stage.
Actually, by the time he had used up ten thousand Primeval Heavenly Pills, he could have broken through to thete-stage Starry Sky Stage. However, he intentionally held back.
There was no need to take such a big step yet. He intended to use another five thousand Primeval Heavenly Pills to stabilize his cultivation and temper his Veritable Essence Energy.
It would be best if he could build up his umtions further.
Truly delightful!
At this moment, Xiao Chen felt refreshed, having reached an unprecedented personal peak in every aspect.
Right now, hisbat prowess was many times greater than before his closed-door cultivation.
However, this also had something to do with having just entered the Heavenly Dragon Pce. In the future, it would be difficult for his closed-door cultivation to attain such great results.
As for his delight, it was truly sincere.
Xiao Chen had used what would be more than a years worth of stipend for others within one month. If word of this spread, countless peoples jaws would drop.
After the shock, there would definitely be envy and jealousy. Those were fifteen thousand Primeval Heavenly Pills.
Right now, Xiao Chen not only reached peak middle-stage Star Venerate, but his primal chaos Veritable Essence also reached a bnce.
Xiao Chen could bring out his Taiji force field again. His situation was much better than before.
After leaving the cultivation room, Xiao Chen returned to the secret realm.
When in the secret realm, Xiao Chen executed Firmaments Rage again. This time, the execution was much easier and smoother.
This time, the execution did not leave behind any side effects. The huge drain did not make him overdraw on his energy.
In fact, Xiao Chen did not use all his primal chaos Veritable Essence Energy, only one-fifth of it.
However, his Soul Energy was drained. Even so, he easily endured it. Although his cultivation had grown, his Soul Energy had not improved much.
His Soul Energy would advance to the next level only after he broke through the Starry Sky Stage to the Holy Light Stage.
After one month of quiet cultivation, Xiao Chens somewhat impatient heart had also calmed down.
Now, his heart was calm and tranquil like a stillkeneither arrogant nor impatient, neither rushed nor hurried, unaffected by external things.
Executing Firmaments Rage with such a mental state was the most suitable.
Boom! At a decent-sizedke in the city-sized Cold Moon Cave, a bolt of lightning soared over and kicked up a huge ssh, causing waves to surge.
When Xiao Chen revealed himself andnded on theke surface, the originally violent waves slowly calmed down, not making any sound at all.
There was a saying that ones appearance changed with ones heart. Actually, the surrounding environment would also change with ones heart.
Right now, Xiao Chens heart was as calm as still water. He unintentionally influenced the waves and sshes caused by the lightning.
He waved gently, and the Cycle Throne appeared. Then, he sat on it.
Now, Xiao Chen started to cultivate the Dragons Gates Secret Technique again. He worked on Firmaments Rages second step, merging his Great Dao into his palm.
This was a process that required patience. Even though he possessed astonishingprehension ability and already understood all the difficult parts, if his heart was not still, he would still fail.
Once he failed, the consequences would be extremely brutal. His palm would directly explode. Although he could regrow missing limbs with his current cultivation, it would waste time, and his previous progress would be void.
There definitely was a reason for no one being able to reach Great Perfection in Firmaments Rageaside from the Heavenly Dragon Pavilions First Pce Masterin the past millennium.
Naturally, Xiao Chen needed to work on his Saber Great Dao first.
No matter when it was, Xiao Chens identity as a desman would always be his first priority.
A gentle breeze blew, and theke water rippled gently, rocking the Cycle Throne.
A Dao disk appeared behind Xiao Chen. Then, as easily as a knife cutting through tofu, he controlled his Great Dao Energy to run through the meridians in his five fingers.
He needed to make his five fingers like knives that were filled with the Dao and spirituality.
As Xiao Chen gravely ran his Great Dao Energy through the right hands finger meridians, his left hand could not stop moving. He needed to form hand seals continuously and circte his energy in the method for Firmaments Rage.
Multitasking was extremely draining on the mind.
Buzz!
Xiao Chens left hand suddenly stopped. Theke exploded, and thousands of water pirs soared up into the sky.
Failure. While infusing his Great Dao Energy, he did not control the strength well and injured his meridians.
Xiao Chen had to rest for a while and resumed after his meridians recovered.
Failure. Failure. Failure...
Xiao Chen failed several times. Either he did not control the strength well enough or he did not form the correct hand seal.
Sometimes, he managed to achieve both but failed in synchronizing them at the final step.
The repeated failures mentally fatigued him. It made him easily irritable and prone to rashness.
However, this thing could not be forced. Once Xiao Chen forced it, the consequences would be extremely dire.
This was a kind of torture. However, this torture also tempered his mental state.
Xiao Chen could not help wanting to give up or erupt in frustration several times. However, he endured it and returned to practice.
As he looked at theke water, he recovered his calm mental state and continued working hard.
Xiao Chen lost count of how many times he failed during that half-month. He had attempted it at least ten thousand times.
The calmke surface did not move when the wind blew on it or ripple when leaves fell on it. However, this calm surface actually had ferocious waves and deep undercurrents beneath it.
The eyes of the obstinate, white-d desman on the throne forever looked clear, flickering with a determined gleam.
Boom!
On a certain day, light suddenly burst out of Xiao Chens body. Saber intent surged, and when he opened his palm, tens of thousands of saber Qi rushed out. The quiet and calmke got sliced into countless tiny pieces.
Theke water seemed to have frozen. It had thousands upon thousands of cracks in it that did not mend as a result of the lingering saber intent.
I did it.
Xiao Chen had seeded in infusing his Saber Daos Great Dao Energy into his five fingers. When the light scattered, a Dao imprint appeared in his palm and slowly fused with it, entering deep into his marrows.
Xiao Chen had lost count of his many failures. After finally seeding, he only let out a faint smile.
He did not go wild with joy nor get overly excited.
The confidence of an expert, together with the pride of the white-d desman, appeared on his face. No matter how many times he failed, he would not doubt his own capability.
Ten dayster, Xiao Chen also sessfully formed the Thunder Great Daos Dao imprint in his bones and marrows.
With the flip of his hand, it could be a saber or lightning.
It is time toe out of closed-door cultivation.
After reaching Great Perfection with Firmaments Rage, Xiao Chen gently pushed his right hand toward the sky. A colossal hand appeared, flickering with lightning and saber light. This hand seemed like it could break the sky.
Chapter 1897 (Raw 1998): As You Wish
Chapter 1897 (Raw 1998): As You Wish
As the adage went, one feels restless after prolonged stillness. After more than three months in closed-door cultivation, Xiao Chens cultivation had soared greatly, his strength increasing explosively. It was indeed time to go out and take a look.
He also needed to know thetest news going around in the Heavenly Dragon Pce.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Xiao Chen put the throne away. After a few shes around Cold Moon Cave, he arrived at the courtyard.
Out in the front yard, there was a huge scarlet cocoon floating quietly in the air and emitting a terrifying demonic aura.
This silly bird. I have alreadye out of closed-door cultivation. To think that it is still digesting that Beast Blood Pill. Could its harvest be better than mine? Xiao Chen muttered to himself as he rubbed his chin.
After thinking about it for a while, he felt that it was really possible. The Demon Blood Vultures bloodline had already mutated. If the mysterious energy in the Beast Blood Pill ignited the Demonic Blood Vultures bloodline power, then who knew how great the improvements would be?
Xiao Chen waved his hand and ced this scarlet cocoon in a Spirit Beast Pouch, which was specially used for keeping demonic pets.
Normally, this Demonic Blood Vulture could turn into a scarlet ring. Wearing it on his finger was much more convenient than cing it in the Spirit Beast Pouch.
In fact, Xiao Chen usually did not need the Spirit Beast Pouch at all. Today, he had no choice but to use it.
Xiao Chen had just left the courtyard when he was surprised to discover an inner pce disciple not far away from the entrance. This inner pce disciple sat cross-legged with his eyes closed, cultivating. With one look, it was clear that this disciple had been there for a long time.
What are you doing?
That inner pce disciple opened his eyes. When he saw Xiao Chen approaching, he quickly stood up and said respectfully, Senior Brother Xiao, I am here on orders from the Mission Hall administrators orders. I have to inform Senior Brother that inner pce disciples and core disciples need toplete three missions every month. You can put them off temporarily and leave them for the next month. However, the number of missions needed to bepleted will increase
Xiao Chen interrupted the other party, asking, How long have you been here?
He understood. Any sect would have missions.
I arrived two months ago. However, I tried sending a voice projection, and no one answered, so I waited here. The administrator instructed that if Senior Brother does not reply, you should be in closed-door cultivation, and I should not interrupt but just wait here.
The disciples that just entered the Heavenly Dragon Pce would always go into closed-door cultivation for a long period. After that, things would return to normal. The administrator specially instructed not to interrupt and disturb Senior Brothers cultivation.
This person had already waited for close to three months, but he was not resentful. Instead, he seriously exined everything to Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen nodded slightly and said, Thank you for your trouble. How many missions have I rued already?
You are too polite. Senior Brother, you have currently rued ten missions. ording to the sect rules, you will have toplete them within one month. Otherwise, you will be punished, as you have not taken on sect missions for three months already.
I understand. You may leave first.
Yes.
Xiao Chen thought to himself, Ten missions. With my current cultivation, I should be able toplete them within one month.
After the missions arepleted, there should be a reward as well.
This was good timing. Xiao Chen was worried about how to obtain therge amount of resources he would need after enteringte-stage Star Venerate. Going on missions was a pretty good solution.
The Heavenly Dragon Pce had many missions. They were issued by the Dragons Gate inner sectthat was to say, Ancestor Dragon City.
The difficulty was extremely high, but the rewards were correspondingly lucrative. One could obtain vast numbers of Primeval Heavenly Pills.
Primeval Heavenly Pills, Primeval Heavenly Pills!
Right now, Xiao Chen had a great desire for these Primeval Heavenly Pills. He needed Primeval Heavenly Pills for purchasing things, and his cultivation required Primeval Heavenly Pills. The amount he had waspletely insufficient.
Who knew how many Primeval Heavenly Pills he would need after reachingte-stage Star Venerate?
Xiao Chen took out the core disciple identity token and sent in some Soul Energy. Then, a map showing the route to the Mission Hall came to mind immediately.
Xiao Chen sped off. After a while, the peak where the Mission Hall stood appeared in the distance. He could see many disciples going up and down the peak.
This peak had a high traffic flow and was exceptionally bustling.
Although the sect required every disciple toplete three missions a month, in reality, many disciplespleted more than three.
This was due to the Primeval Heavenly Pills that the sect gave out. The stipend was insufficient in the first ce. The disciples needed to find other methods to obtain more.
Just as Xiao Chen was about to go up the peak, he saw a group of core disciples discussing in soft voices.
Senior Brother Zhang, that group of rich n disciples that entered the sect three months ago are advancing up the core disciple ranking really quickly.
Indeed, most of them are among the top twenty. Now, these people have already started to upy some mountain summits and nurture their own factions.
It cant be helped. Those people are rich n disciples. Their strength is extraordinary in the first ce. Their talent and bloodline go without saying. After joining the Heavenly Dragon Pce, they are like fish in water. They will definitely improve at a godly speed. However, they can forget about bing heaven-ss core disciples. There are only three spots for heaven-ss core disciples. Two are decided behind closed doors, and thest one will definitely be Senior Brother Yi.
The leader of this group spoke frankly with assurance. He obviously had blind confidence in his Senior Brother Yi.
Xiao Chen found this person somewhat familiar. After thinking for a while, he remembered. Its him!
This was the person by Yi Qianyuns side, the one who wanted to throw Xiao Chen out because he considered Xiao Chen unqualified to take the test.
In the end, Xiao Chen had sent that person flying with one punch, causing him to suffer greatly.
Three months had passed, but this person did not have any growth at all. He was still a bootlicker like before. Xiao Chen walked straight on without any expression, brushing by this group of people.
Hold still!
Xiao Chen had just passed them when he heard an angry shout, stopping him.
Did he recognize me? Xiao Chen wondered.
Closely following that was another loud shout, which showed that Xiao Chens thoughts were wrong. Which inner pce disciple is this? To think that you did not even bow and greet when you meet a group of senior brothers. Showing no regard for your superior andcking any respect, I think you must be tired of living.
So, it was because of this. This is easy to exin.
That person must have thought that Xiao Chen was an inner pce disciple because of Xiao Chens low cultivation.
When inner pce disciples saw core disciples, they needed to greet them respectfully. Xiao Chen went past so many core disciples but ignored them. It did seem somewhat overboard.
However, this was nothing serious, far from something that should be pushed to the extremes.
Do I need to bow to you? Xiao Chen said coldly and expressionlessly after he turned around.
Its you!
When this person saw Xiao Chen, he was startled at first. Then, he rejoiced andughed loudly, Hahaha! So, it is the famous Junior Brother Xiao Chen. To think that you have the leisure time toe and take missions. Why dont you go and challenge that Xiao Jinyu, show us how you are going to make Elder Tian Yun regret his decision?
He is Xiao Chen? Three months passed already. To think that he is still a middle-stage Star Venerate. It looks like Elder Tian Yun made the right judgment back then. He is truly a mixed-blood dragon. His improvements at thete stage will indeed not beparable to that of a True Dragon.
Indeed. I heard that Xiao Jinyu, Fang Tianyi, Qin Yan, and the others are already close to peak early-stage Holy Venerate. They improved at a godly speed in a mere three months. A mixed-blood dragon bloodline is still too inferior.
Xiao Chen could not be bothered to argue with these people, so he turned to leave.
Junior Brother Xiao Chen, why the rush? Although you are a core disciple and do not need to bow to us, we are still your senior brothers. Are you not going to greet us, at least?
The disciple with the family name Zhang blocked Xiao Chen in a sh, speaking with a smile.
Although this person was smiling, in reality, he was smiling through clenched teeth, hiding a murderous intent.
Clearly, this person still bore a grudge over getting injured by Xiao Chens punch that day. He could not let go of it and wanted to use this opportunity to vent his frustration.
However, unless it was the dueling za, fighting was prohibited within the sect.
That person with the Zhang family name wanted to anger Xiao Chen into making the first move. That way, he would be reacting in teaching Xiao Chen a lesson. The situation would be very different.
The one breaking the rules would be Xiao Chen and not him, Zhang Yunxuan. Furthermore, Zhang Yunxuan would be able to vent his frustration.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Xiao Chens figure shed three times, but Zhang Yunxuan followed closely, blocking him every time.
Junior Brother Xiao Chen, I think you shoulde to this Mission Hall another day.
Zhang Yunxuan revealed a cocky expression. The group of core disciples appeared behind him,pletely blocking off the road.
Come on, obediently address me as Senior Brother. Perhaps I will feel better and forget about the grudge from that day and let you go, Zhang Yunxuan said while looking at Xiao Chen with a mocking expression.
Zhang Yunxuan stared at Xiao Chen straight in the eye, wanting to provoke him intoshing out.
However, Zhang Yunxuan failed. Xiao Chen narrowed his eyes and maintained a calm expression. From the very start, his expression showed no change.
Get lost!
Upon seeing no signs of Xiao Chen getting angry, Zhang Yunxuan could not help bing frustrated. He reached out, wanting to push Xiao Chen away.
However, Zhang Yunxuan only extended his hand halfway when Xiao Chen grabbed it.
Xiao Chens fingers were tough like divine materials. With just some force, Zhang Yunxuan could not move at all, and he let out a shriek.
You were waiting for this moment, right? the previously silent Xiao Chen said indifferently, suddenly speaking while looking at Zhang Yunxuan and raising his eyebrows slightly.
Originally, Zhang Yunxuan should be wild with joy after Xiao Chen took the bait. However, when he looked at Xiao Chens eyes, fear appeared in his heart for some reason.
As you wish, then.
Xiao Chen yanked Zhang Yunxuans arm, making him fall towards the ground like a sandbag.
Rumble...!
A huge crack immediately opened in the ground as the entire foot of the mountain trembled slightly.
When the core disciples with Zhang Yunxuan saw this scene, they paled in shock.
Then, they soared into the air, flying towards Xiao Chen. They shouted, Quickly let go of Senior Brother Zhang. You have already broken the sect rules.
Many people traveled in and out of the Mission Hall. When they saw this scene, they were greatly startled.
Previously, many people had noticed Zhang Yunxuans group blocking Xiao Chen.
They thought that Xiao Chen would fall into the trap, forced to attack. Then, this group of people would teach him a lesson. After suffering greatly, he would learn his lesson.
However, no one expected that Xiao Chen would grab Zhang Yunxuan with one move and pull him, sending him crashing into the ground.
This was somewhat too ruthless, stupefying everyone.
Chapter 1898 (Raw 1999): Blood Dragon Guards
Chapter 1898 (Raw 1999): Blood Dragon Guards
There was a total of six people apanying Zhang Yunxuan. All of them were core disciples as well as early-stage Holy Venerates.
When the six saw Zhang Yunxuan bing like a sandbag in Xiao Chens hand, ruthlessly crushed, they immediately felt very anxious.
These people rushed over at their fastest speed, wanting to rescue Zhang Yunxuan.
Boom!
Six Holy Venerates soared into the air at the same time. In an instant, winds blew and clouds surged as they sent out strong auras. No one dared to get close to the foot of this mountain. Caught off guard, the inner pce disciples that were watching themotion got knocked back, vomiting blood.
Xiao Chen, you are dead for sure. Dead for sure! To think that you dared to attack your fellow sect members within the Heavenly Dragon Pce. No one can rescue you today!
After being ruthlessly smashed by Xiao Chen, Zhang Yunxuan felt like all the bones in his body had shattered; he was in so much pain that he vomited blood.
He gritted his teeth tightly but did not look like he was willing to admit defeat at all. He howled withughter while bloodied, looking terrifying and crazy.
At the same time, he drove all the Veritable Energy Energy in his body, doing his best to break free of Xiao Chens grip.
Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!
The silent Xiao Chen remained standing where he was, repeatedly smashing Zhang Yunxuan into the ground, using more force each time. Eventually, the ground thoroughly cracked apart, and the peak, where the Mission Hall was, trembled slightly.
Xiao Chen attacked extremely quickly. Before the six Holy Venerates could charge over, Xiao Chen had already smashed Zhang Yunxuan into the ground ten-odd times.
Zhang Yunxuans body was now mangled, in a sorry state. However, he still gritted his teeth and hung on. Eventually, he gave up on struggling free and used his Veritable Essence Energy only to protect his body as he howled wildly.
Let go of Senior Brother Zhang!
The six Holy Venerates charged over to attack Xiao Chen.
Good timing! Xiao Chen smiled coldly as he raised Zhang Yunxuan, using him as a bludgeon in a horizontal sweep.
The six Holy Venerates charging over with ferocious auras refrained from attacking lest they injure Zhang Yunxuan. They all moved back, not daring to sh head-on.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Zhang Yunxuan in hand, Xiao Chen did not retreat, suddenly advancing instead as he brandished Zhang Yunxuans body. He suppressed the six Holy Venerates in this fight.
Some Holy Venerates. You are only so-so. Here, take him back!
Xiao Chen faced six Holy Venerates alone but managed to suppress the other party into not daring to show their temper. Smiling coldly, he infused his Veritable Essence Energy and Great Dao Energy into the body of Zhang Yunxuan, who was limp like a dead dog. Then, he flung Zhang Yunxuan at the six.
Zhang Yunxuans limp body flew towards the six. A strong wind blew, and the ground cracked wherever he passed, kicking up sand and pebbles.
The six Holy Veneratess faces turned ashen. It was clear that they should not catch Zhang Yunxuan. However, if they did not, he would receive even worse injuries.
The six felt unwilling, but they had no choice but to catch him.
Go forward together and catch Senior Brother Zhang!
The six steeled themselves, showing grave expressions as they merged their auras. Then, they each extended a hand while they soared into the air and caught the falling Zhang Yunxuan.
Boom!
A berserk force came from Zhang Yunxuans body. The six felt their Qi and blood surge. They forced themselves to endure and did not end up vomiting blood.
After the sixnded, they staggered several steps back before they managed to catch their breaths.
After knocking back six Holy Venerates, Xiao Chen smiled faintly before turning to leave.
You want to leave? Its not that easy!
The six Holy Venerates felt very sullen. Earlier, they could not attack in fear of injuring Zhang Yunxuan. Hence, Xiao Chen suppressed them before so many inner pce disciples.
Now that the six had retrieved their Senior Brother Zhang, how could they swallow the frustration from that?
The six gave off horrifying killing Qi, bing d in scarlet light, the result of the anger from six Holy Venerates.
The six stared at Xiao Chen, bringing out their horrifying Holy Venerate Wills at the same time. Then, they pressed it toward him. Nowpletely hostile to him, they ignored the fact that they were one cultivation grade higher than him, wanting to keep him here.
The people at the foot of the mountain all took in a sharp breath of cold air.
You are not willing to submit? Thats fine. I will make you all submit today. Not just anyone can block my path!
Xiao Chen showed a faint smile as the blood in his body rushed. A strong desire to fight arose in his heart. It felt like a me was zing in his eyes.
Whoosh!
Right after Xiao Chen spoke, he turned into a sh of lightning. Just as the six Holy Venerates strong wills of soul were about to encase him, he executed Light of Freedom. At a perilous moment, he left his original spot.
When Xiao Chen reappeared, he was fifty kilometers away. As he hovered in the air, he showed a smile.
There he is!
With a thought, the six Holy Venerates sent their horrifying Holy Venerate Wills rushing out. How fast could the wills fly? These were something aplished with one thought, practically undodgeable once they appeared.
However, in the next moment, Xiao Chens body turned into a sh of lightning and dodged the sixbined wills of soul by a hairs breadth.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
As lightning, Xiao Chen charged around in the air, snaking back and forth. He maintained a smile on his face as if mocking the six and appeared at ease. He moved about the sky as he pleased, as free as the wind, as free as light.
The six Holy Venerates originally came with surging auras, looking like victory was at hand.
The six Holy Venerate Wills nearly covered every corner, so fast that they could arrive anywhere with a thought.
No matter how one looked at it, six Holy Venerates could not possibly lose to a middle-stage Star Venerate.
However, the very opposite happened.
The six, who should have easily crushed Xiao Chen with their wills of soul, were sweating heavily. They felt anxious and frustrated. Their Holy Venerate Wills charged around back and forth, going in circles at Xiao Chens whim.
The Holy Venerate Wills were ineffective, only tiring the six to the edge of copse.
After the sixs attacks missed, the smile vanished from Xiao Chens face as he said indifferently, Ive had enough fun. Its my turn to attack.
Before the six could react and understand what Xiao Chens words meant, they saw a bolt of lightning charging at them.
Just as the six felt uncertain, the lightning bolt suddenly turned into a terrifying and berserk lightning dragon. Then, a strong Dragon Might swept out.
How is that possible? That is no longer Light of Freedom.
Damn it! Since when could Light of Freedom be changed into an offensive Martial Technique?!
The six fatigued and sweating Holy Venerates did not have enough time to withdraw their Holy Venerate Wills. They retreated hastily in a fluster.
With the sixs current condition, they could not withstand the attack of this roaring lightning dragon.
However, was it possible for them to flee?
When the dragon roared, the sound shook the sky. When the Dragon Might arrived, it was like a ruler descending from heaven.
The lightning dragon rammed three Holy Venerates, knocking them to the ground and causing them to vomit blood. The electric light charred their entire bodies ck. Then, the dragon tail swept around and smacked the remaining three into the air.
Rumble...! There were three loud sounds as the three Holy Venerates crashed into a mountain peak.
Mountain rocks shattered, and the three were immediately buried in the mountain peak.
Whoosh!
A light flickered, and the lightning dragon returned to its original form. Xiao Chennded on the ground, looking clean in his white robes.
Before the crowd could let out gasps of surprise, terrifying auras suddenly flew over in the sky.
Three scarlet-d peak early-stage Holy Venerates experts radiating horrifying killing intent arrived from the distance.
The Law Enforcement Halls Blood Dragon Guards!
Trouble is here. The Blood Dragon Guards are here. Xiao Chen injured so many core disciples in one go, breaking the sect rules. He will definitely be heavily punished.
How unfortunate. This matter clearly isnt Xiao Chens fault.
However, he should have had more restraint. No matter what, he should not have attacked first.
Then, what? Let others bully and humiliate him?
There were many inner pce disciples who had watched this matter from the very beginning. They felt that it was unfair to Xiao Chen. The fault of the matter did not lie with him.
Who attacked while inside the sect, injuring his fellow sect members? the middle person of the three scarlet-d guards demanded coldly.
Zhang Yunxuan, who had fallen to the ground like a dead dog, suddenly jumped up and pointed, shouting, Its him! Its him! Its him!
He is the one! He is the one who broke the sect rules and harmed those of his sect. He is very arrogant and condescending, making the first move...
How noisy!
Xiao Chen snorted coldly and swung his hand, pping Zhang Yunxuan and sending him flying.
He is truly like a fly. There really is no end to this.
How bold of you! To think that you dare to attack in front of us. Come with us.
The three Blood Dragon Guards expressions turned cold. Then, they descended towards Xiao Chen, wanting to restrain him and bring him away.
Scram.
Xiao Chen raged slightly in his heart. He spread his fingers and executed Firmaments Rage, a Dragons Gate Secret Technique, injecting his feelings into it.
A colossal, burning hand immediately appeared in front, covering the sky. An ancient Great Deste Eon Dragon Might traveled through time and space, letting out an angry roar. It was like the firmaments rage.
The three Blood Dragon Guards felt greatly startled, caught off guard. They did not expect that Xiao Chen would dare to resist.
Pa! Xiao Chen smashed them down, suppressing them with a flip of his hand.
Chapter 1899 (Raw 2000): It’s Fine for the Strong
Chapter 1899 (Raw 2000): Its Fine for the Strong
One colossal, burning palm covering the sky pressed three Blood Dragon Guards to the ground with the flip of a hand.
Such a scene shocked everyone.
The Blood Dragon Guards!
That was thew enforcement unit of the Dragons Gate. They were directly controlled by the Dragons Gate. Their standing was higher than that of the Heavenly Dragon Pce.
The seven outer sect pces of the Dragons Gate were each equal to a peak Rank 6 sect. Naturally, the Dragons Gate upper echelon needed an organization to keep them in check and bnce them out.
Otherwise, if the outer sect pces developed further and turned around to threaten the inner sect, the Dragons Gate would truly be digging its own grave.
The Blood Dragon Guards were a thorn that came from the Dragons Gate, stabbed deep into every outer sect pce.
The stronger the outer sect pces grew, the harder to pull this thorn out of their flesh. The Blood Dragon Guards had a reputation for fighting prowess that bordered on taboo.
Every Blood Dragon Guard was extremely strong, possessing great authority to enforce the rules in the various outer pces.
Today, Xiao Chen sent three Blood Dragon Guards flying with one palm strike. This would definitely kick up a greatmotion.
However, Xiao Chen did not care about the future, just the present, purely living in the moment.
The people who saw this scene were all startled. It was not because Xiao Chen dared to anger the Blood Dragon Guards.
Instead, it was because Xiao Chen first defeated seven Holy Venerates, then another three Blood Dragon Guards as a middle-stage Star Venerate.
Strong!
Only this word appeared in all the inner pce disciples minds. Xiao Chen was simply ridiculously strong.
Boom! The three Blood Dragon Guards struggled to get up from the ground, looking extremely sullen.
Although the three looked like they were in a sorry state, they were not severely injured. After all, they were peak early-stage Holy Venerates and were part of the Blood Dragon Guards. They enjoyed better resources than the core disciples, having direct ess to the Cultivation Techniques and Martial Techniques of Ancestor Dragon City.
The Blood Dragon Guards were older, and their strength was far from what an ordinary Holy Venerates couldpare to.
In addition, Xiao Chen had not used his full power when executing Firmaments Rage. All he used was the first step of Firmaments Rage, not activating the two Dao imprints on his palm. Hence, he had not fully disyed Firmaments Rages might.
Whoosh!
Scarlet mes zed in the eyes of two of the Blood Dragon Guards, like they had activated some kind of Secret Technique. Then, they spread out their killing Qi even more terrifyingly.
Xiao Chen smiled coldly, not showing any fear.
The atmosphere turned tense again. The air seemed to be vtile as if it would ignite with just a spark and explode.
When the four faced off, it was much scarier than when Xiao Chen faced the six core disciples.
The broad foot of the mountain fell silent. No one dared to speak.
This continued for a long time. The Blood Dragon Guard in the middle felt fear as he looked Xiao Chen in the eye. After hesitating for a moment, he stretched out his hands to the two slightly rash Blood Dragon Guards at his sides.
Lead the way. Ill go to the Law Enforcement Hall myself! Xiao Chen said indifferently without any expression. This matter needed toe to a conclusion. He would have to deal with it sooner orter. As such, he might as well take the initiative to face it.
Sorry for the offense.
Upon hearing what Xiao Chen said, the middle Blood Dragon Guard released his bated breath. The mes in the eyes of the two Blood Dragon Guards at his sides slowly dissipated.
Such an attitude was the fear and respect for the strong.
After the first attack, the three no longer behaved as they had before, aloof and overbearing. The three did not dare to scold Xiao Chen. They turned around and led the way for him.
Whoosh!
Electric light shed as Xiao Chen followed closely behind. He appeared calm and not flustered at all.
The surroundings were quiet. Only when the four were far away did various discussions start.
It was Firmaments Rage! Xiao Chen executed Firmaments Rage earlier. It was exactly as described in the secret manual. No, wait, it was even more horrifying than described.
Aside from the First Pce Master, no one has managed to practice it for the past one thousand years. To think that Xiao Chen seeded! Furthermore, he easily executed it.
No wonder Xiao Chen could smash down three Blood Dragon Guards with one palm strike. However, he seems to be at only Small Perfection. He still has not infused his Great Dao into it.
If Xiao Chen could infuse his Great Dao already, that would be too heaven-defying. That is absolutely impossible.
However, no matter what, after going to the Law Enforcement Hall, he will be skinned even if he is not in the wrong.
How tragic! Previously, two inner pce disciples vited the sect rules, and they had to cripple their cultivation by ten years.
Eventually, the discussion turned from shock to sighs. Nothing good woulde from going to the Law Enforcement Hall.
However, in reality, Xiao Chens treatment in the Law Enforcement Hall was different from what everyone expected.
After the three Blood Dragon Guards led Xiao Chen to the Law Enforcement Hall, they immediately reported his matter to their superiors.
Xiao Chen injured seven Holy Venerates below the Mission Hall and even attacked the Blood Dragon Guards. He was truly bold.
The news traveled up the chain ofmand quickly, startling the Law Enforcement Halls upper echelon.
What! This person is still only a middle-stage Star Venerate?!
This matter immediately caused a hugemotion in the Law Enforcement Hall. It even startled the Vice Hall Master into making a personal appearance. This person normally did not ask about daily matters but was very strict in his handling of things.
The Law Enforcement Halls Vice Hall Master had the family name Li. He was a stocky, old man with a thick beard and an extremely fiery temper.
The moment Vice Hall Master Li heard about Xiao Chens matter, he took over.
Vice Hall Master Li did not meet Xiao Chen face to face. Instead, he hid in the shadows and observed Xiao Chen, who was waiting to be judged.
A smile slowly appeared on Vice Hall Master Lis face, appearing somewhat yful.
While Xiao Chen awaited judgment, no expression whatsoever could be made out on his face. He merely took a sip of tea and rested.
Beyond that, there was no movement at all.
After waiting for a while, Xiao Chen started cultivating, not moving from start to end.
Interesting. He takes my Law Enforcement Hall as his residence. To think that he directly cultivated here. Vice Hall Master Li smiled. However, no one knew what the smile meant, whether it was happiness or anger.
Suddenly, Xiao Chen opened his eyes and looked in a certain direction.
Vice Hall Master Lis expression changed slightly. He dismissed the people around him and said indifferently, He actually discovered me.
Whoosh!
In the next moment, Vice Hall Master Lis figure shed, and he arrived directly in the room where Xiao Chen was.
Boom! Pressure immediately appeared in the average-sized room, which Xiao Chen found somewhat unbearable.
That was not a Sovereign Personage Will. It was Vice Hall Master Lis Dragon Might. Despite his strong cultivation, he did not bother to suppress this Dragon Might, casually letting it leak out.
Xiao Chen sized up the neer and said seriously, Senior is really patient, revealing yourself after six hours. This junior is honored.
Humph! You are in my Law Enforcement Hall, and you are still not showing any remorse. It looks like you are not interested in your core disciple identity.
Vice Hall Master Li got irritated. Immediately, that Dragon Might rippled, and a True Dragons roar rang out.
The sound echoed in Xiao Chens ears, prating deep into his soul and spreading fear in his mind.
Xiao Chen guarded his heart and easily cleared out this fear. Then, he looked at this Vice Hall Master Li with a terrifying aura and a great background.
He said softly, Why should I feel remorse? Ive done nothing wrong. Furthermore...
Xiao Chen paused for a moment and released an overwhelming aura. Then, he continued, Furthermore, do right and wrong really matter? If there is any fault with me, it would be that I am too strong, and they are too weak.
Boom!
The moment Xiao Chens Dragon Might appeared, it cleanly swept away the Dragon Might that Vice Hall Master Li casually sent out.
Vice Hall Master Lis serious expression suddenly vanished, and he startedughing, Good! Good! Good!
Vice Hall Master Li said good three times in a row. Then, he said loudly, Well said. Why judge right and wrong? Only the weak require rules. The rules of the sect have always been set by the strong! Hehe! I would even say that it was a great beating, very beautiful. Overestimating their strength and mocking someone else. Then, they got beaten up. They definitely deserved it.
Hahaha! Had you beaten up those three Blood Dragon Guards as well, it would have been even better.
Xiao Chens heart skipped a beat. I gambled right!
As long as I have sufficient potential, I can ignore the rules and discipline.
I think you have a good chance of bing a heaven-ss core disciple. I also think that you can enter Ancestor Dragon City. The current core disciples all boast of their strength and their incredible backgrounds. However, this old man does not think much of them. They do not have any temper. Even if they entered Ancestor Dragon City, they would amount to nothing.
Vice Hall Master Li appeared to be very straightforward. He showed extreme disdain for the other core disciples.
Xiao Chen handled the situation calmly. Although there were some differences from his expectations, things were easier to handle than he had initially thought. However, this was a good thing and did not cause any problems.
In the future, if you do not like someone, just beat him up. Hehe! Even if you beat up the Blood Dragon Guards like a dog someday, this old man will protect you and guarantee your entry to Ancestor Dragon City. Haha! Vice Hall Master Li spoke excitedly, directly giving Xiao Chen permission to beat up anyone he wanted in the Heavenly Dragon Pce.
However, I still have to put on a show. Ill dere that you are prohibited from entering closed-door cultivation for one month and have three months of stipend deducted. You should go and do some missions; dont appear in the sect for now. What do you think?
The Law Enforcement Halls Vice Hall Master used a negotiatory tone, not treating Xiao Chen as an outsider at all.
That is fine with me. I was thinking the same.
Hahaha! Great! It is decided, then. Lets go. Lets have a few drinks first. To think that you even managed to practice Firmaments Rage. How rare! How rare!
Chapter 1900 (Raw 2001): Rank 1 Missions
Chapter 1900 (Raw 2001): Rank 1 Missions
Just as Xiao Chen was chatting happily with Vice Hall Master Li, Xiao Jinyu, Qin Yan, Fang Tianyi, and the other core disciples who shone brightly recently received word of Xiao Chen defeating seven core disciples.
They were all shocked and found it inconceivable.
To think that you dare to beat up my people. Xiao Chen, you are clearly targeting me!
When Yi Qianyun received the news, he was the most shocked and the angriest.
Yi Qianyun had his own faction among the thousand-odd core disciples. Everyone knew that Zhang Yunxuan was his man. The other six core disciples were also affiliated with him.
In the end, Xiao Chen beat them all up. This was especially so for Zhang Yunxuan. He was beaten until he no longer looked human before getting flung away.
It was truly a cruel sight to behold. If others saw this, they would definitely take it as Xiao Chen pping Yi Qianyuns face.
Just you wait. Wait until I break into the middle-stage Holy Light Stage. I will definitely humiliate you during the fight for the heaven-ss core disciple spot.
Yi Qianyun felt furious. He clenched his right fist tightly, wishing that he could trample on Xiao Chen now to regain his face.
At another ce, Elder Tian Yun arrived personally at Xiao Jinyus residence. Then, he told Xiao Jinyu about what happened at the foot of the mountain below the Mission Hall.
Thats impossible. This Xiao Chen has been in the Heavenly Dragon Pce for only three months. How could he defeat seven core disciples in one go and even sessfully practice the hardest Secret Technique, Firmaments Rage?!
Xiao Jinyu appeared flustered when he learned of Xiao Chens exploits. Then, he thought about the fact that Elder Tian Yun personally came with this news.
In that case, its surely no mistake!
Xiao Jinyu quickly apologized, Master, Jinyu did not have any intention of offending you.
Elder Tian Yun had an unsightly expression. He asked seriously, Do you understand why I brought this news to you?
Disciple knows!
Humph! This Xiao Chen called me out by name and said that I chose the wrong person that day at the dueling za. This old man did not want to let others see me arguing with him. However, if you really lose to him, I will be too embarrassed. You will no longer be able to mix around in the Heavenly Dragon Pce.
Elder Tian Yuns expression turned sullen, cing heavy pressure on Xiao Jinyu.
This disciple will definitely not let Master down. Give me two months, and I will surely break through to middle-stage Holy Venerate.
What ignorance! What is the point of cultivating? Unless you reach peak middle-stage Holy Venerate, you will not hold an absolute advantage over Xiao Chen. That Xiao Chen is merely a middle-stage Star Venerate. How could he defeat seven core disciples in one go? Have you not even thought about it?
He relied on the Dragons Gates Secret Technique and his own umtions. Even though his cultivation is low, the quantity and quality of his Veritable Essence Energy are not low!
Elder Tian Yun seemed somewhat exasperated at Xiao Jinyu. He spoke with many pauses in between. What you need to do now is bring out your advantages to their fullest, properly build up umtions instead of rushing to raise your cultivation. The three heaven-ss core disciples of the Heavenly Dragon Pce are still only early-stage Holy Venerates. However, they can sweep through all of the core disciples.
Xiao Jinyu seemed to have thought of something. Master means...
After tomorrow, Ill bring you to Sweeping Sword Peak. If your Sword Great Dao can reach Great Perfection, you will be able to kill this Xiao Chen with one sword strike. It would be a hundred times better than you advancing to middle-stage Holy Venerate.
Many thanks, Master!
The other core disciples were more or less affected, as well. Their masters all gave guidance, and they put in more effort.
All this was so that they could obtain a heaven-ss core disciple slotter. Right now, everything was just an illusion. If one could not even obtain a slot, there was no need to speak about entering Ancestor Dragon City.
After entering Ancestor Dragon City, Xiao Chen or the otherpetitors would all be flung far behind.
Vice Hall Master Li led Xiao Chen over to the Mission Hall himself via a secret passage that few knew about.
The administrator of the Mission Hall personally attended to the Law Enforcement Halls Vice Hall Master Li and Xiao Chen with fear and sincerity.
What are the good recent missions? Show them to Xiao Chen, Vice Hall Master Li instructed indifferently.
The Mission Hall Elder gave Xiao Chen a look in startlement. Isnt this the person who was taken at the foot of the mountain for causing amotion earlier?
Why is it that the Law Enforcement Halls Vice Hall Master personally brought him over in the blink of an eye?
The Mission Hall administrator felt somewhat confused. However, since this was Vice Hall Master Lis instructions, he naturally could not disobey.
This is the most updated missions list. Take a look, and just let me know if there is anything suitable.
Xiao Chen received the mission list and scrutinized it.
The missions were split into seven ranks, with Rank 1 as the highest. Above those were Transcendental Rank and Absolute Rank, which were missions issued to Elders and required one to have the strength of a Sovereign Personage.
Xiao Chens eyes fell on the Rank 1 missions, and four Rank 1 missions in particr.
Two of the Rank 1 missions were missions to kill people. One was to search zing Sun Valley for a zing Sun Heart, which could be obtained only by killing the zing Sun Berserk Ape. Thest one had a special mark on it.
Thest mission was to help the Dragons Gate recover a lost military camp in the underground world. Of the four missions, it was the mostplicated one.
However, the reward for thest mission was very generous: a total of twenty thousand Primeval Heavenly Pills.
The first three Rank 1 missions also had generous rewards, at least eight thousand Primeval Heavenly Pills each.
These four Rank 1 missions. Wait, thats not right. I think I still need to take on some other missions before I can meet the sects quota. Just randomly give me a few Rank 7 missions, then.
Xiao Chen made his choice and handed the mission list to the other party.
What! You want to take four Rank 1 missions? No way, no way!
The Mission Hall administrator shook his head and said, Absolutely no way. Rank 1 missions require one to be a Holy Venerate in the first ce. Furthermore, they require two people working together. Letting you take one alone is already being very nice. To think that you want to take four Rank 1 missions alone! What are the other core disciples going to do?
Humph! This old man says that its fine, so its fine. Stop wasting time. Since my little brother chose these four missions, then these four missions it is.
When Vice Hall Master Li heard the words no way, he immediately got angry. This was someone he personally brought over, after all. To think that the administrator was not giving him face.
The angry voice, together with the Dragon Might, scared the Mission Hall administrator.
The Mission Hall administrator felt very bitter. The other party managed the Blood Dragon Guards, someone not to be offended.
Alright! Alright! Alright! However, I will say this first: if you fail the mission, you will still have to bear the punishment. Dont me me for not warning you; the punishment for failing the missions is more severe than you imagine.
The administrator did not dare to offend Vice Hall Master Li, so he could only vent his frustrations on Xiao Chen as he spoke through gritted teeth.
Since Ive already chosen them, I naturally ept the consequences.
Haha! Thats the way. Show me the mission list.
Vice Hall Master Li took the mission list and nced at it. Then, his expression changed. None of the missions was easy. Of the two killing missions, one was to eliminate a group of bandits in the Divine Dragon Empire that had been killing people for their money for many years.
There was a total of eighteen bandits. They called themselves the Demonic Cloud Mountains Eighteen Great Bandits. All of them were Holy Venerates.
These bandits worked together to refine theirirthe Demonic Cloud Mountaininto an inherited Dao Tool that allowed them to go and hide in the Starry Heavens and conceal themselves at any moment.
Every time a Sovereign Personage went to kill these bandits, they would flee far away. When the Sovereign Personage left, they would go somewhere else to resume killing people for their treasures and wealth. Their methods were extremely cruel.
The number of Dragon Race cultivators that had died in their hands and the Dragon Race factions destroyed by them was countless.
This crafty group of bandits had been troubling the Dragons Gate for many years already, a great headache.
The second killing mission was an assassination. Recently, a Demonic Dao expert had appeared in the nearby Cloud Sun Province. That expert specialized in killing Dragon Race experts and absorbing the unique dragon soul of Dragon Race cultivators to refine a demonic dragon pennant.
This experts movements were very secretive, and his methods were even crueler.
Those that this person killed were all Dragon Race experts. After their deaths, he extracted their souls and drained their dragon blood.
The Dragon Race bloodline possessed an extremely strong lifeforce. The Dragon Races souls were also iparably tyrannical and were extremely helpful for refining ghost pennants.
Cloud Sun Province was the territory of the Red Dragon Race. Several Red Dragon Holy Venerate experts had died in the hands of this Demonic Dao cultivator.
This caught the Dragons Gates attention, which immediately got it designated as a Rank 1 Mission issued to the Dragons Gates seven outer pces.
Since this Demonic Dao cultivator dared toe to the Divine Dragon Empire alone, he had to be very strong and confident.
As for the third mission, zing Sun Valley was a dangerous region. Although the zing Sun Berserk Ape was strong, it was still a ferocious beast, after all. The risks of this mission were manageable.
As for the fourth mission, Vice Hall Master Li shook his head slightly when he saw it. The water simply ran too deep when it came to the underground world.
The missions that could be categorized as Rank 1 definitely would not be easy. The rewards they offered corresponded to how much effort one had to put into it.
The Dragons Gate would not give out Primeval Heavenly Pills for nothing. The price would be equivalent.
Vice Hall Master Li frowned and said, I say, Brother Xiao Chen, the missions you took are not quite right. The risk is too huge.
The missions have been epted already. If he gives up, it will count as a failure.
The administrator also had a temper. He walked over quickly and handed the mission cards to Xiao Chen. Then, he smiled coldly to himself. Now, you know what fear is. It is already toote.
Xiao Chen calmly received the mission cards and smiled. Its fine. I have my own ns.
Without sufficient Primeval Heavenly Pills, Xiao Chen would not be able to advance quickly when he reached thete-stage Starry Sky Stage. He would not be able to enter Ancestor Dragon City then.
If he just waited in the Heavenly Dragon Pce, he would just be waiting to die, waiting for the other pces people to defeat him.
Anyway, since both paths potentially led to death, he might as well gamble and take the missions.
Furthermore, he had many trump cards. While those were not convenient to use within the sect, there were no restrictions on him after he went out.
Xiao Chen was still somewhat confident ofpleting these missions.
Little Brother, since you have your own ns, I will not say too much about it. Just remember to rush back within two months. Otherwise, you would lose out big if you missed the fight to be a heaven-ss core disciple.
The heaven-ss core disciple slot will definitely be mine. Many thanks, Big Brother Li.
The Mission Hall administrators heart had some disdain for Xiao Chen. It is still questionable whether you can return alive. To think you are still thinking about bing a heaven-ss core disciple. You really dont know how high the heavens are or how deep the earth is.
Chapter 1901 (Raw 2002): Situ Changfeng
Chapter 1901 (Raw 2002): Situ Changfeng
Xiao Chen took a total of ten missions. The main reason was the sect rules. All core disciples needed toplete three missions every month.
Aside from the four Rank 1 missions, the rest were all Rank 7 missions.
Xiao Chen took the mission cards and carefully analyzed them for a long time, mentally figuring out a n.
He had only two months. The ten missions were located in different ces, some far apart from each other. There were missions in the north and south. Even if he could use transportation formations to save some time, he would still end up wasting a lot of time.
After thinking about it, Xiao Chen decided to hire someone to finish off the six Rank 7 missions for him.
If there was time, he would definitely personallyplete these Rank 7 missions. However, the rewards of the Rank 7 missions were not worth the time he would have to spend.
Xiao Chen had no choice but to take a small loss, using his own Primeval Heavenly Pills to hire outsider cultivators to do these missions.
This was simple to aplish. In the Divine Dragon Empire, it was not just the Dragons Gate that had cultivators; there were many other factions as well.
With some Primeval Heavenly Pills as payment, the many factions would rush to grab these missions.
As for the remaining four Rank 1 missions, Xiao Chen had to think about their order ofpletion; that was very important as well.
I should go and try this Demonic Dao cultivator. To think that he dares to use Dragon Race cultivators blood and souls to cultivate his demonic Cultivation Technique and refine a ghost pennant. That is simply unforgivable.
A spark of anger shed in Xiao Chens heart. He had long felt that the current Demonic Dao sects and cultivators had gone to extremes.
Such extremes were very terrifying. If these cultivators continued to develop unchecked, they would end up destroying not only themselves but also the foundation of the entire world.
They had no moderation whatsoever, using all means in order to grow stronger.
These Demonic Dao cultivators even attacked ordinary people andmitted heinous deeds like using the souls of babies.
In contrast, while the Righteous Dao sects had many hypocrites and killed people for treasure, they rarely acted against ordinary people. Babies or pregnant women were even more impossible for them.
When Demonic Dao cultivators became Holy Venerates, they were normally termed Demonic Venerates. The target this time was known as Demonic Venerate Mu Yun.
The Divine Dragon Empire had seven provinces. Each province had about one hundred counties, each county about the size of a great realm. Cloud Sun Province was managed by the Red Dragon Race.
There was a huge desert in Cloud Sun Province known as Violent me Desert.
This desert was strangely hot, which made it an ideal experiential trainingnd for fire-attributed Dragon Race cultivators.
Red Dragon Race cultivators were mostly fire-attributed. They generally had fiery characters, and their temper was like unstable explosives. When they got angry, they would erupt, inspiring extreme terror in others.
The fiery light from the zing sun was enjoyable for Red Dragon Race cultivators.
Just spending one day in this desert gave them boundless benefits.
The disciples from the Red Dragon Pce frequently wandered Violent me Desert, hunting ferocious beasts, seeking fortuitous encounters, or circting their Cultivation Techniques. It was extraordinarily bustling.
However, the originally bustling atmosphere of Violent me Desert now turned sorrowful and angry.
Demonic Venerate Mu Yun suddenly appeared in this desert three months ago and started a massacre.
Several hundred Red Dragon Pce disciples had already fallen prey to him. They were drained of their blood, and their corpses littered the desert. These people died in extremely miserable fashions.
Even worse was that this Demonic Venerate Mu Yun was extremely arrogant. He had purposelyid traps and lured in several core disciples.
He had killed the Holy Venerates of the Red Dragon Race, whom he had caught off guard due to their carelessness. Now, his strength had advanced rapidly in the past three months, bing even more terrifying.
Xiao Chen looked at the information while in Violent me Desert, calmly analyzing it.
The Red Dragon Race was one of the Divine Dragon bloodlines. After cultivators of that race advanced to Holy Venerate, their bloodline power would already have developed considerably. They were not simple Holy Venerates. For Demonic Venerate Mu Yun to kill several core disciples one after another, he had to have some trump cards that no one knew about.
The most recent spate of killings happened seven days ago, yet this fellow still has not left. His Demonic Dao Cultivation Technique or ghost pennant must have reached a critical juncture. Once he breaks through, he will be even more horrifying and difficult to deal with.
Xiao Chen frowned slightly. Demonic Venerate Mu Yuns strength could no longer be evaluated using the information from three months ago.
This mission was somewhat tricky.
However, it was interesting only because it was tricky. If it were just something ordinary, then there would not be any challenge.
Let me see how strong this Demonic Venerate Mu Yun is, then.
I should go and gather with the others first.
The Dragons Gate issued this mission to the seven outer pces. The people of every outer pce could ept this mission.
Of course, only one person couldplete the mission. Whoever obtained Demonic Venerate Mu Yuns head wouldplete the mission and receive the reward.
One couldmunicate with others using the mission cards. One also could hear the voices of the other people who epted the mission, getting information.
Three dayster:
Six Dragon Race cultivators gathered at a sand dune in the depths of Violent me Desert.
Of which, three people were from the Red Dragon Pce. Based on the attire of the other three, they were from the Blue Dragon Pce, the Silver Dragon Pce, and the White Dragon Pce.
People from the seven outer pces epted the mission, aside from the Golden Dragon Pce and Green Dragon Pce.
Although it was a Rank 1 mission, it did not mean that there would be people taking the mission. It was rather normal for no one from those two outer pces to take the mission.
The mission can be epted by only one person. To think that your Red Dragon Pce sent out three people. The Red Dragon Pce must really be angry, said the youth wearing the Blue Dragon Pce attire among the six as he looked at the three from the Red Dragon Race.
It does not matter. As long as that person dies in the hands of my Red Dragon Race, its fine, said a sturdy youth wearing a white shirt with fiery patterns. He was the leader of the Red Dragon Race trio.
His voice had rage suppressed within it.
To the Red Dragon Pce, this mission was a humiliation. The Red Dragon Pce had not asked the Dragons Gate for help, wanting its disciples to kill Demonic Venerate Mu Yun themselves.
However, after the Dragons Gate upper echelon in Ancestor Dragon City evaluated Demonic Venerate Mu Yuns strength, it issued the mission to the seven outer pces.
If we run into Demonic Venerate Mu Yun, it is enough for us to make a move. After we kill him, we do not need Mu Yuns head, the leader of the Red Dragon Race group said with a sh of anger in his eyes.
The core disciples of the Blue Dragon Pce, the Silver Dragon Pce, and the White Dragon Pce exchanged looks, feeling somewhat helpless.
The Red Dragon Race seemed to be excluding them. These words were not pleasant to the ears.
As cultivators with Divine Dragon bloodlines, the core disciples of six Divine Dragon bloodline outer pces all had their own pride.
Murong Yan, arent your words a little overboard? Even though you are acimed as an unparalleled genius of the Red Dragon Pce, there is no need for you to look down on us like that, the Silver Dragon Pce core disciple Yun Tianhe said with a slight frown.
[TL Note: This Yun Tianhe is different from the one introduced in Chapter 925.]
If you think that Im being overboard, you can leave now. The Red Dragon Race does not need your help. We are giving up the reward for this mission to the three of you, not making youe over for nothing.
Murong Yan did not show any appreciation at all. His tone was hostile.
The Blue Dragon Pce core disciple smiled bitterly and shook his head slightly. Then, he patted Yun Tianhe, stopping him from pursuing the matter.
Changfeng, Ill not argue with him on your ount. The anger in Yun Tianhes eyes had yet to fade. Murong Yans words were indeed somewhat overbearing.
However, the Red Dragon Race had always been fiery-tempered.
If they continued arguing, they would definitely end up fighting.
Someone ising.
Just at this moment, the only female in the team, the White Dragon Pces core disciple, looked up into the distance.
The others also sensed someone quickly flying over because of their mission cards.
I wonder whether it is the Golden Dragon Pce or the Green Dragon Pce.
If it is a Golden Dragon Pce core disciple, this mission is most likely in the bag. If it is a Green Dragon Pce core disciple, its fine as well. At the very least, we wont have to worry about injuries or the erosion from Demonic Qi.
The three core disciples who were not Red Dragons discussed in soft voices. They were all very interested in the neer.
However, when that figure approached, the three Red Dragon Race cultivators showed increasingly unsightly expressions.
Yun Tianhe and the other two also showed strange expressions, finding this weird.
Damn! This is never-ending. Its one thing if it is the people of the Blue Dragon Pce, the Silver Dragon Pce, or the White Dragon Pce. But, now, even a mixed-blood dragon is here to join in. What do they think we Red Dragons are?!
Boom! Murong Yan burst into anger, erupting with a terrifying fiery aura.
Murong Yans figure shed, turning into mes and charging out, moving faster than a meteor.
Whoosh!
The Blue Dragon Pce core disciple frowned slightly. Then, he soared up and blocked Murong Yan at a critical moment.
Situ Changfeng, what are you doing?
Murong Yan showed an irritated expression on his face. He clearly was fuming.
Situ Changfeng remained calm and said amiably, Murong Yan, no matter what, one additional person is one more bearing the burden. Why the need to be so exclusive? There is no need
Humph! The two of you, either make that mixed-blood dragon bastard scram or st him away.
Before Situ Changfeng could finish speaking, Murong Yan snorted coldly and ordered the other two Red Dragon Race core disciples to go and send Xiao Chen away.
Situ Changfeng sighed, decisively turning around and preparing to meet up with Xiao Chen.
Situ Changfeng, stay here and stop butting in!
However, Murong Yan did not give Situ Changfeng a chance to do so. He threw a punch at Situ Changfeng, who was turning around.
When Murong Yan punched, a zing sea of fire burned behind him. The boundless mysterious phenomenon of mes was as terrifying as theva of hell.
Situ Changfeng wanted to help but was powerless to do so. He could only turn back and fight, dyed by Murong Yan.
The Silver Dragon Pces Yun Tianhe nced at the distant Xiao Chen and said indifferently to the White Dragon Race woman, This person is probably going to get very unlucky.
These two did not intend to interfere. It was just a mixed-blood dragon, hardly enough to get them to take action.
Chapter 1902 (Raw 2003): Blood Prison Demonic Dragon
Chapter 1902 (Raw 2003): Blood Prison Demonic Dragon
Xiao Chen headed for the gathering point indicated on the mission card. He rushed, practically going at full speed all the way, not wanting to waste the time of others.
When he neared the ce, he saw two people charging at him from the distant sand dune.
There were also two people fighting above the sand dune. Even from a distance, Xiao Chen could feel a horrifying aura.
Before Xiao Chen could understand what was going on, he heard two loud shouts.
Where did this mixed-blood dragone from? Scram! Go back! This is our Red Dragon Pces matter. It is not the mixed-blood dragon pces turn to interfere!
If you dont scram, we will attack!
The two Red Dragon Pce core disciples projected their Dragon Might toward Xiao Chen.
Rumble...!
Invisible pressure immediately stirred up the surface of the Violent me Desert, causing it to surge up in waves.
Xiao Chens face sank. Just as the two waves of Dragon Might arrived, hended firmly on the ground and released his own Dragon Might.
Bang!
When the waves of sand surging over shed with Xiao Chens Dragon Might, they exploded, and dust soared into the air.
A huge cloud of sand spread out in the sky, luding the sun.
You dare to retaliate?!
You must be tired of living!
The two Red Dragon Race cultivators became enraged. Their Holy Venerate Wills surged out and pressed toward Xiao Chen.
With the pressure of two Holy Venerate Wills, the desert for five thousand kilometers around started cracking.
The cracks spread for five hundred kilometers, looking like a spiderweb.
However, Xiao Chen had already turned into a lightning bolt. His cultivation was his biggest weakness.
The thing that Xiao Chen feared the most was shing with Holy Venerate Wills. The pressure from Holy Venerate Wills would restrict his strength considerably.
Even if he forcibly scattered the Holy Venerate Wills, it would only be for a moment. Fortunately, he was fast enough, not letting the Holy Venerate Wills suppress him.
The two Red Dragon Race cultivators were people with fiery tempers. This was only the first attack, and they already used their Holy Venerate Wills.
After seeing Xiao Chen dodge, turning into a sh of lightning and charging towards them, the two snorted coldly, and each made their own move, sending out the Dao Might of their Fire Great Dao.
To directly force Xiao Chen out, the two Fire Daos Dao Might ovepped and surged out.
Bang!
Who could have imagined that they would not manage to force Xiao Chen out? Instead, a lightning dragon, which was even more berserk than the fire, barreled through the Dao Might.
Stunned, the two retreated hastily. However, Xiao Chens lightning-quick attack had already arrived.
The dragon tail flickering with electricity flipped out, sweeping up the yellow sand of Violent me Desert. Every grain of sand looked like sparks.
The sandstorm created by the dragon tail resembled a ming tornado.
The two Red Dragon Race cultivators punched as they retreated, trying to negate the force of the dragon tail.
However, the two still somewhat underestimated the force of the dragon tail. Blood leaked out of the twos mouths as they got knocked back and fell on the sand dune in somewhat sorry states.
The Silver Dragon Pces Yun Tianhe and the White Dragon Race woman both showed shocked expressions at the two Red Dragon Pce core disciples getting knocked back.
Boom!
What formidable Dragon Might!
Closely following that, a howling lightning dragon appeared in the vision of the two. The berserk Dragon Might caused their expressions to turn grave, and they secretly prepared for a fight.
Whoosh! Xiao Chen revealed himself andnded on the sand dune. He looked at the two Red Dragon Pce core disciples.
Then, Xiao Chen looked up and saw Murong Yan and Situ Changfeng, who already stopped fighting. Finally, he fixed his gaze on Murong Yan.
This should be the person who gave the orders. Xiao Chens calm gaze instantly turned somewhat cold.
Damn it! You mixed-blood dragon, how dare you injure my
Boom!
Murong Yan turned enraged in the air, not having expected his two junior brothers to lose at the hands of a mixed-blood dragon. So, he wanted to personally make a move.
However, Murong Yan did not expect that Xiao Chen would take the initiative to charge over after verifying his target.
Murong Yan did not have time to think. Xiao Chen charged over and immediately attacked. His Vital Qi surged, and he punched.
Murong Yan had to swallow back his words and deal with Xiao Chens attack.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
The two figures in the air started fighting each other. After losing momentum in the first exchange, Murong Yan kept retreating. He only managed to force Xiao Chen back with a loud shout after one hundred moves.
Murong Yannded on the ground and took ten steps back. The sand and dirt in the surrounding desert exploded, looking like pirs of water soaring into the sky.
The ground sank by more than one kilometer. The twos fight changed the vicinity radically.
The two had exchanged moves so quickly that the others could not react. By the time they did, they could not stop the fight.
Now that the two separated, Situ Changfeng and Yun Tianhe made their moves at the same time, blocking the two.
This brother, although the Red Dragon Pce offended you, we are in the same boat right now. There is no need to get angry. Working together would be good for both sides. If we end up injuring each other, it would only benefit Demonic Venerate Mu Yun. Situ Changfeng appeared by Xiao Chen and softly advised him.
Yun Tianhe stopped Murong Yan from continuing to attack. He mocked coldly, Murong Yan, you are really incredible. Why havent I seen you kill Demonic Venerate Mu Yun yet? Instead, youe here and strut around, showing off your might.
Murong Yan smiled coldly and said, That is because I have not made a move yet.
You cant even deal with one Heavenly Dragon Pce disciple, yet you want to kill Demonic Venerate Mu Yun? Your words are really bold, Yun Tianhe argued back, not giving Murong Yan any face.
Xiao Chen looked at Situ Changfeng. The other party should be a Blue Dragon Pce core disciple. This person possessed a peaceful and calm aura of wind.
The Blue Dragon Race was good with the wind and clouds. They were also known as dragons of the sky.
Xiao Chen was about to say something when the two Red Dragon Pce core disciples rushed over to Murong Yan.
Senior Brother, Demonic Venerate Mu Yun killed another person. The two Red Dragon Pce disciples sent a voice projection to Murong Yan, which made his expression change drastical ly. Then, he quickly left with the two, not brooking further dy.
The White Dragon Race woman and Yun Tianhe walked over to Xiao Chen and sized him up, feeling rather startled.
A disciple from the Heavenly Dragon Pce actually dared to attack Murong Yan. Such a thought was simply incredible.
Ill make some introductions. This is the Silver Dragon Pces Yun Tianhe. This is the White Dragon Pces Miss Qiu Xiuying.
Situ Changfeng performed simple introductions. Yun Tianhe and Qiu Xiuying nodded slightly in greeting.
Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen gave a simple reply, reporting his name.
Murong Yan must have obtained information on Demonic Venerate Mu Yuns movements. It looks like he intends to monopolize the fight, Yun Tianhe said as he looked in the direction that Murong Yan left in. His tone contained some dissatisfaction.
Lets go over and take a look. We all have a part in this mission, Qiu Xiuying suggested softly. Then, she took off after the Red Dragon Pce disciples, the first to do so. Clearly, she did not want to miss out on this mission with its lucrative rewards.
Yun Tianhe quickly followed behind, not wanting to be too slow.
Should we go together, Brother Xiao? Situ Changfeng invited. This Demonic Venerate Mu Yun is not someone we can easily deal with on our own.
Lets go, then.
Xiao Chen did not overthink this. It was fine as long as he couldplete the mission.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Four hourster, Xiao Chen and Situ Changfeng sensed a heavy aura that belonged to a Demonic Dao cultivator.
When the two raised their heads and took a look, the distant sky was covered with sinister winds. All sorts of terrifying mysterious phenomena continuously appeared.
Raging mes red into the clouds, which had shrieking malicious spirits and all sorts of ferocious and malicious beasts that came from the depth of hell.
Lets hurry. They have already started fighting.
Situ Changfengs expression changed slightly, and he increased his pace. Xiao Chen followed behind with no urgency but not dawdling, either.
After a while, the two topped a tall sand dune. There, they saw Qiu Xiuying and Yun Tianhe watching.
The four stood together and looked down. Leading the other two Red Dragon Race core disciples, Murong Yan fought a great battle with a ck-robed middle-aged cultivator.
That middle-aged cultivator showed disdain on his face as he fought the three, brandishing a ghost pennant embroidered with a demonic dragon.
That ck-robed cultivator should be Demonic Venerate Mu Yun.
ck smoke shrouded Demonic Venerate Mu Yuns body. He appeared to be in a sorry state from his one-on-three battle, especially with Murong Yans attacks, which he found iparably hard to deal with.
However, Demonic Venerate Mu Yun did not show any sorrow or fluster, staring at the three with a greedy gaze.
Haha! Red Dragon Race Holy Venerates. Good timing! I needed the fresh blood of Holy Venerates. Hahaha! All of you, stay here. None of you can leave!
Demonic Venerate Mu Yun ferociously swung the ghost pennant in his hand, and sinister winds blew, causing the horrifyingly high temperature of Violent me Desert to plummet.
A chill assaulted Murong Yans three, making them shiver involuntarily.
This was a chill that came from the soul. Veritable Essence Energy could not block it.
Die, then.
Demonic Venerate Mu Yun shouted, and a ck demonic dragon head with a scarlet horn emerged from the ghost pennant. Its re inspired horror in the hearts of Murong Yans group.
Only the head had appeared, but the terrifying might of the demonic dragon already forced back the threes Dragon Might.
Hahaha! Sacrifice your fresh blood and souls to my Blood Prison Demonic Dragon!
Demonic Venerate Mu Yunughed wildly. Then, as the demonic dragon slowly came out, its might grew more terrifying. Demonic clouds gathered in the sky, pitch-ck like ink.
Roar!
Once the demonic dragonpleted its emergence, Murong Yans group could no longer resist its furious roar, forced back by it.
What a terrifying demonic dragon! Yun Tianhe and Qiu Xiuying could not help eximing.
This was a demonic dragon created using sacrifices and evil methods. It was already much stronger than Demonic Venerate Mu Yun.
Chapter 1903 (Raw 2004): A Fierce Battle
Chapter 1903 (Raw 2004): A Fierce Battle
The moment the Blood Prison Demonic Dragon appeared, Murong Yans group immediately lost its advantage.
This demonic dragons Dragon Might was extraordinarily terrifying. Who knew how many experts dragon souls it had absorbed to achieve such an effect?
The strangest thing of all was still the scarlet horn on the demonic dragons head. It looked as fresh as blood, extremely out of ce on its ck body. Just one look at it inspired difort.
Hahaha! You are all Holy Venerates, all with Grade 5 Divine Dragon bloodlines! The fresh blood and souls of the three of you willplete my Blood Prison Demonic Dragon, and I can leave this godforsaken ce.
Demonic Venerate Mu Yunughed wildly. He asionally made moves to harass Murong Yans group, aggravating the threes situation.
Just the Blood Prison Demonic Dragon already flustered the three, giving them a headache.
Blood Prison Demonic Dragon? This person is from one of the ten great Demonic Dao sects, the Blood Prison Demonic Pce. He is not a loose cultivator! When Situ Changfeng saw that demonic dragon, a trace of worry appeared on his face. This development was somewhat problematic.
This is a good opportunity. This is the best chance to kill this Demonic Venerate Mu Yun.
The eyes of Yun Tianhe and Qiu Xiuying lit up. They could clearly see that the Blood Prison Demonic Dragon was Demonic Venerate Mu Yuns greatest trump card.
The strength of that Demonic Dragon already far surpassed Demonic Venerate Mu Yuns. Controlling it would definitely take a lot of effort.
Whoosh! Whoosh!
The two did not hesitate, decisively attacking as they charged at Demonic Venerate Mu Yun.
Situ Changfeng frowned slightly. He wanted to stop the two but did not say anything in the end. He only looked at Xiao Chen and said, Brother Xiao, I believe this Demonic Venerate Mu Yun still has some trump cards. Later, if Brother Yun and Miss Qiu run into trouble, please save them.
Xiao Chen could not help thinking badly of the two. They clearly advanced prematurely out of greed. They underestimated Demonic Venerate Mu Yun. If there was any danger, they could not begrudge anyone. He had no obligation to help the two at all.
However, since Situ Changfeng asked, Xiao Chen nodded and said, As long as I can guarantee my safety, I will do my best.
That is enough.
Situ Changfeng smiled faintly and soared into the air. Wind and clouds gathered around him. In that instant, the previously gentle-looking Situ Changfeng seemed to have transformed into apletely different person.
Looking down from the heavens, radiating pride in all directions. Wind and clouds gathered; only I reign supreme!
Situ Changfeng roared and stretched out his hand towards the Blood Prison Demonic Dragons neck and clutched it.
Dragons Gate Secret Technique, Dragon Seizing Hand!
In the air, Situ Changfeng looked iparably insignificant next to the Blood Prison Demonic Dragon. However, the instant he attacked, his aura soared infinitely. My body may be small, but the world can be my body.
The skies as my will, the clouds as my body, and the wind as my wings.
Situ Changfengs attack was imposing and boundless. He struck the Blood Prison Demonic Dragon as it rose high in the air.
Standing on the dragons back, he held on to the Blood Prison Demonic Dragon and firmly pressed it back to the ground.
Murong Yans group quickly retreated, finally gaining a chance to catch a breather.
Wind God Silver Wing Palm!
Suddenly, a pair of silver dragon wings appeared on Yun Tianhes back. The dragon wings pped ferociously, and the silver Great Dao disk behind him immediately expanded, covering up the sky behind him.
Yun Tianhe threw a palm strike, and thousands upon thousands of silver palm imprints containing a berserk winds rage flew towards Demonic Venerate Mu Yun.
Sword light like leaves, fallen leaves like ice. Icy Fallen Leaves Sword!
Qiu Xiuying showed no expression on her face as she swept her sword out. The sword intent filling the air froze into ice. Then, the ice turned into falling leaves drifting down in the sky.
A cold light as resplendent as a star appeared on Qiu Xiuyings sword tip as she thrust her sword at Demonic Venerate Mu Yuns heart.
The twos auras flourished. They were decisive in attacking, preparing to deal with this Demonic Venerate Mu Yun with one blow.
Do you think that I have not discovered you?! The Dragons Gates outer pces are indeed filled with fools. Hahaha! Since you are here already, then dont leave. Blood-Like Great Sun!
When facing the twos coordinated attacks, Demonic Venerate Mu Yun seemed well prepared as heughed wildly.
Demonic Venerate Mu Yuns skin suddenly ripped apart. He showed a sinister expression as blood seeped out from all the cracks.
The blood on his body flew out drop by drop. Then, it gathered into a huge ball of blood surrounding him.
The lighting from the blood ball became increasingly resplendent and zing, dazzling and piercing. The terrifying Demonic Might actually contained an aura that Yun Tianhe and Qiu Xiuying were familiar with.
This was the aura of their race, dragon blood.
Boom! The ball of blood exploded like it was a great sun. Be it the thousands of palm imprints or the icy sword Qi filling the air, it sted all of them into bits.
By the time Yun Tianhe and Qiu Xiuying sensed that something was wrong, it was already toote. The scarlet light knocked them back, severely injuring them.
After the scarlet light faded away, Demonic Venerate Mu Yunughed sinisterly, You are too inexperienced to fight me. All of you will have to remain behind. I will drain your blood and ravage your souls, make you suffer such pain that you will wish for death. Hahaha!
Demonic Venerate Mu Yun shook the ghost pennant in his hand, and small demonic dragons wormed out of it. While the small demonic dragons auras were much weaker than the Blood Prison Demonic Dragons, there were many of them.
A baleful wind blew behind Demonic Venerate Mu Yun, producing ghostly shrieks. Thousands of miniature demonic dragons flew out and hemmed in Yun Tianhe and Qiu Xiuying.
In an instant, the two severely injured Dragon Race cultivators no longer had any breathing space, both of them surrounded and unable to deal with the attacks.
Damn it!
Yun Tianhes face twisted in extreme rage. The dragon wings on his back pped ferociously, but he could not open an egress.
On the other side, Qiu Xiuyings situation was not much better.
When Situ Changfeng, who was gripping the Blood Prison Demonic Dragon, saw this scene, he felt greatly startled. After watching for a while, he shouted, Miss Qiu, Brother Yun, work together. With the two of you working together, using sword intent to create a path and the strong wind to keep the enemies at bay, you will definitely be able to get free.
This advice startled Yun Tianhe and Qiu Xiuying, who were fighting alone, to their senses. They realized that it was true, so they quickly struggled towards each other.
Just take care of yourself, you fool!
Demonic Venerate Mu Yun became enraged. While Situ Changfeng was distracted, the Blood Prison Demonic Dragon roared furiously and shook free of its restraints. It reared its head up, flinging Situ Changfeng off.
Roar!
The scarlet horn on the Blood Prison Demonic Dragons head stabbed at Situ Changfeng, who was tumbling in the air, at lightning speed.
Linked Cloud Steps!
In the time it took for a spark to fly, flower-like clouds suddenly appeared under Situ Changfengs feet, giving him purchase in the air. As he moved about, he continuously attacked. The many palm winds sounded like thunder, shaking the surroundings as they pushed the Blood Prison Demonic Dragon back.
Dragons Gate Secret Technique, Heaven Burning Rage! Suddenly, a roar came from below. Murong Yan resumed attacking after some rest.
He thrust his palm out, and the sky instantly started burning. zing mes spread out for five hundred kilometers, looking like they would burn up the sky.
Pa!
The mes turned into a gigantic palm and smashed the Blood Prison Demonic Dragon to the ground from the sky. Situ Changfeng used this opportunity tond.
Brother Murong, many thanks for saving me.
After Situ Changfengnded, he felt that he was very lucky. Others might not realize the earlier danger. If the demonic dragons scarlet horn had pierced him, he would have ended up in a hallucinatory state, unable to rely on his soul. Even the gods could not save him then.
Murong Yan remained expressionless as he looked at the burning Blood Prison Demonic Dragon that the gigantic burning palm smashed to the ground. Then, he frowned slightly.
To think that it is only lightly injured. This demonic dragon is not a physical body. Dragon mes will deal very limited damage.
This wont do. We need to instantly kill this Blood Prison Demonic Dragon. Situ Changfeng, if the four of us activate our Great Deste Eon bloodlines and suppress it with our Holy Venerate Wills, we can instantly kill this Blood Prison Demonic Dragon. After that, we can easily kill that Demonic Venerate Mu Yun, Murong Yan said, determination zing in his eyes.
No. We should n ahead. It is better to think about how to leave. We do not hold any advantages here. Since Demonic Venerate Mu Yun dared toe, he definitely has backup ns for dealing with the Great Deste Eon bloodlines.
Situ Changfeng analyzed calmly, Once we gamble everything on this, there will be no retreat. We should take advantage of the Blood Prison Demonic Dragons injured state to rescue Brother Yun and Miss Qiu, then leave first before making further ns. We are merely at a disadvantage; he is not undefeatable. We just know too little about Demonic Venerate Mu Yun. We will be prepared the next time and will be able to take him down easily.
Humph! Murong Yan snorted coldly. How can the Blue Dragon Pce have a cowardly person like you? It is just dying. My Red Dragon Pces people are not afraid of death. Charge!
Yes, Senior Brother!
Boom!
Terrifying Dragon Might suddenly erupted from the three Red Dragon Pce core disciples. The overlord-ss bloodline from the ancient Great Deste Eon reappeared.
A red lightparable to that of the zing sun burst out of the threes bodies. Their eyes shone with a golden light.
Damned demonic dragon, suffer the rage of the Red Dragon Race! Murong Yan roared furiously, and his forehead swelled. With the support of his Great Deste Eon bloodline, his terrifying Holy Venerate Will seemed solid as it pressed down on the demonic dragon.
The three surging and overwhelming wills of soul carried a vast Dragon Might, instantly encasing the Blood Prison Demonic Dragon and smashing it down.
A fiery light spread out, and the surrounding five thousand kilometers sank. As for the area beyond the five thousand kilometers, the yellow sand became like sea waves, reaching a height of three kilometers as they surged over to this ce.
Countless fireballs floated in the sky, swaying.
Senior Brother, that Blood Prison Demonic Dragons Dragon Might vanished!
The other two Red Dragon Pce core disciples rejoiced, believing that the extremely detestable Demonic Dao dragon had disappeared.
Good. Press on with our advantage and finish off this Demonic Venerate before our Great Deste Eon Dragon Might disappears. Take revenge for our Red Dragon Pce brothers! Murong Yan shouted and quickly led the other two in a charge at Demonic Venerate Mu Yun.
Stupid, lowly dragons.
A corner of Demonic Venerate Mu Yuns lips twisted in a mocking sneer. Then, he took out an evil talisman made of dragon blood and shot it out.
When the dragon blood talismannded on the drained Blood Prison Demonic Dragon, it immediately burned with a bright, scarlet light, turning into a sea of blood.
Malicious spirits appeared in droves in the sea, making it look like hell.
Roar!
Waves surged into the sky, and the Blood Prison Demonic Dragon was reborn in blood. Not only were its injuries healed, but it returned to its peak and grew even stronger.
How can this be?!
Murong Yans three felt greatly startled. Despair appeared in their golden eyes.
Hahaha! Ive already said that none of you will be leaving today. You three worms, obediently lie down and die!
Amid Demonic Venerate Mu Yuns sinisterughter, the reborn Blood Prison Demonic Dragon gave off an even stronger Dragon Might and spewed out a clump of filthy, corrosive mes from its mouth. It looked like it would soon swallow up the three stunned Red Dragon cultivators.
Sky, please protect my kinsmen!
Golden light came out of Situ Changfengs eyes as he instantly activated his Great Deste Eon bloodline. Wind and clouds gathered behind him as he held out his hands with the palms facing the sky.
Situ Changfengs Veritable Essence Energy and Soul Energy drained continuously. A blue light zed up in the hollow of his palms. A strand of an Ancestor Dragons Dragon Might traveled through time and space, answering the call of a junior from a distance and falling from the sky.
Three invisible hands instantly dragged Murong Yans group into the sky, several dozen kilometers up, helping the three avoid the lethal corrosive mes and leave the battlefield.
Damn it! Three escaped. However, your bloodline alone is sufficient to make up for those three. Demonic Venerate Mu Yun spotted the incredibly weakened Situ Changfeng when he saw the Secret Techniques executionplete.
Just as Demonic Venerate Mu Yun was about to make a move, his expression flickered. He had picked up a faint killing Qi. He turned his head and looked in Xiao Chens direction. Insignificant mixed-blood dragon, even though I did not go and look for you, you actually dare toe and cause trouble? Where are you?
Demonic Venerate Mu Yun suddenly discovered that Xiao Chen, whom he could still sense earlier, had suddenly vanished. He could not help showing shock in his eyes.
Die! Firmaments Rage!
Xiao Chen had turned into lightning and entered the clouds. When he descended from the sky, he executed Firmaments Rage.
There was a colossal burning palm. The fingers were like sabers, and the palm was filled with boundless saber intent. When the palmnded, itpletely encased Demonic Venerate Mu Yun.
Firmaments Rage! A Firmaments Rage that is cultivated to the second stage!
Surprise shed in the eyes of the fatigued Situ Changfeng. I did not misjudge you indeed, Brother Xiao Chen.
Chapter 1904 (Raw 2005): Killing Mu Yun
Chapter 1904 (Raw 2005): Killing Mu Yun
Xiao Chen waited for the right opportunity andunched a lightning-quick strike when it was least expected, producing immediate effects.
With one look, it was clear that this Demonic Dao cultivator was good at controlling all sorts of demonic beings. He had strong Soul Energy, but his physical defense was rtively weak.
Furthermore, with Xiao Chens Firmaments Rage, even if one had defensive Dao Tools or Secret Techniques, one would not be able to escape death if the attacknded squarely.
Boom!
Demonic Venerate Mu Yun showed an expression of despair as Xiao Chens palm strikended. The saber intent spread throughout the colossal palm instantly pierced thousands of holes in his body.
Lightning-attributed energy sted out. When the palm pressed down, it smashed Demonic Venerate Mu Yuns body into nothing.
Without a head, Xiao Chen could only gather the surrounding lingering soul as proof ofpletion.
However, when hended and spread his Soul Energy, he frowned slightly.
Nothing!
There was no trace of a lingering soul at all. It did not seem like someone died. With Xiao Chens current cultivation, it was impossible that he could not find any lingering soul when he sent out his Soul Energy.
There was only one possibility: Demonic Venerate Mu Yun was still alive. All Xiao Chen killed was a clone.
Suddenly, the ghost pennant on the ground soared up. The many miniature demonic dragons and the Blood Prison Demonic Dragon quickly entered it.
Then, the ghost pennant turned into a beam of light, flying away at a lightning-fast speed.
Boom! A sand dune in the distance exploded. Demonic Venerate Mu Yun jumped out andnded on the ghost pennant and fled far away.
Whoosh! Whoosh!
Yun Tianhe and Qiu Xiuyingnded on the ground, fear lingering in their hearts as they looked at Xiao Chen.
Earlier, when they were trapped, they nearly died. Fortunately, Situ Changfeng provided some guidance. Otherwise, they might not even have kept their lives, not to mention escaping.
This Demonic Venerate was so terrifying. Even when the six of them worked together, they could not defeat the other party. Yet, the moment Xiao Chen appeared, he actually scared off Demonic Venerate Mu Yun.
How could the two not be shocked?
Brother Xiao Chen, many thanks for saving us. Situ Changfeng expressed his gratitude when he walked over, feeling fatigued.
Xiao Chen did not feel that he deserved this thanks. He shook his head and said, I dont deserve it. I did it for myself. Brother Situ, there is no need to be so polite. I still have to chase this Demonic Venerate Mu Yun, so Ill say goodbye here.
Right after saying that, Xiao Chen set off in pursuit of Demonic Venerate Mu Yun. He did not wait for Situ Changfeng to reply, not wanting to waste any time.
This fellow is really detestable! He waited for Demonic Venerate Mu Yun and us to fight each other, waited for us to nearly die before making a move. Now that Demonic Venerate Mu Yun is injured, he shows ingratitude and just left.
Yun Tianhe watched as Xiao Chen left, extremely upset about getting trapped earlier.
Yun Tianhe also wanted to give chase. However, he had not recovered yet. The spirit was willing, but the flesh was weak.
Right now, he was extremely weak. He could not force himself to move at all.
However, his words were also rather interesting. He seemed to have forgotten that he had also watched Murong Yans group fight Demonic Venerate Mu Yun for a long time before he chose tond a decisive blow.
Situ Changfeng frowned slightly and said, This is just a minor matter. Although Demonic Venerate Mu Yun is injured, it is still very risky to give chase alone.
Unfortunately, we ended up letting him run. Had we held him back earlier, it would have been the best chance to kill him. Qiu Xiuying looked into the distance, feeling somewhat dismayed.
Situ Changfeng smiled and said, There is no need to feel that it is unfortunate. This Demonic Venerate Mu Yun is not as strong as we think. It is just that we did not understand him well enough. The next time we meet him, we just need to recruit a cultivator skilled at archery and a cultivator good at controlling beasts. That way, we can easily defeat him. Alternatively, a Dragon Race cultivator good with mental attacks could defeat him alone.
Wheres Demonic Venerate Mu Yun?
Just at this moment, Murong Yans group, which got sent out of the battlefield, rushed over in a huff.
Yun Tianhe and Qiu Xiuying nced at Murong Yan. However, they were in no mood to care about him, so they sat down cross-legged, closed their eyes, and circted their energies.
Situ Changfeng went over and gave a rough exnation of what happened.
The mixed-blood dragon again!
Murong Yan felt upset in his heart. He asked seriously, Which way did he go?
Situ Changfeng felt helpless and thought for a while. Then, he pointed in the opposite direction.
After him!
Murong Yan did not hesitate to lead his two junior brothers away, charging off and kicking up a cloud of sand and dust.
Yun Tianhe slowly opened his eyes and saw the distant Murong Yan. Then, he closed his eyes once again and spat out indifferently, Fools!
Just at this moment, Xiao Chen, who was pursuing Demonic Venerate Mu Yun, was standing on a sand dune.
He looked into the distance with Demonic Venerate Mu Yuns figure nowhere in sight. There was not even a lingering aura.
No wonder he dares to charge into the Divine Dragon Empire alone. He really has many backup ns, Xiao Chen said indifferently, feeling some admiration in his heart.
Demonic Venerate Mu Yun schemed deeply enough, had sufficient means, and was cautious in the way he did things. When fleeing, he did not forget to erase the traces of his aura. Such a person was indeed somewhat hard to deal with.
However, the more this was so, the more Xiao Chen wanted to hunt down Demonic Venerate Mu Yun.
The various signs showed that this Demonic Venerate Mu Yun was truly injured. His main body had suffered due to the deep connection with the clone.
Otherwise, he absolutely would not have fled.
If Demonic Venerate Mu Yun were just pretending to flee in order toy a trap, he would have left some clues behind to tempt the person chasing him.
If Xiao Chen did not take this opportunity to finish him off, Demonic Venerate Mu Yun would be even harder to deal with the next time.
Xiao Chen took out the Death God Mask and wore it. Then, he closed his eyes. With a thought, he circted the Demonic Cloud Heaven Swallowing Art.
Whoosh!
Demonic clouds immediately gathered and covered the sky, spreading out toward the front. They surged, covering five hundred kilometers in one breath. This was even faster than Xiao Chens Movement Technique.
The demonic clouds in the sky were like Xiao Chens eyes. He could clearly see everything under them.
In fact, the view was even clearer than what he saw with his eyes. He could distinguish every single grain of sand.
More importantly, these demonic clouds were extremely sensitive to the aura of Demonic Dao cultivators.
Once Xiao Chen discovered his target, he could immediately lock on to him.
The wider the area the demonic clouds covered, the thinner the clouds became. This was to reduce the drain on Veritable Essence Energy.
Although Xiao Chens Veritable Essence Energy was not like the Scarlet Blood Pirate Kings, remaining very thick despite the demonic clouds covering an entire great realm, he still had no problem covering several million kilometers. Furthermore, he could consume Primeval Heavenly Pills to replenish his energy.
Demonic Venerate Mu Yun already fled far away. When he checked his surroundings, he did not find anyone chasing him within five thousand kilometers.
As he had erased the traces of his aura along the way, Holy Venerates would not be able to find any clues leading to him.
Only a Sovereign Personage would be able to track him. However, ording to the information he obtained, the Dragons Gate had not raised the rank of the mission to Absolute Rank yet.
Given that, no Sovereign Personages would being after him. That was enough to free him of worries.
Damn it! To think that a mixed-blood dragon spoiled my ns!
Demonic Venerate Mu Yun jumped off the ghost pennant and cursed as he held it in his hand. As he spoke, he coughed a few times involuntarily. The destruction of the clone had inflicted great damage on his main body.
Most importantly, it also damaged his Soul Energy, which meant Demonic Venerate Mu Yun could not control the thousands upon thousands of small demonic dragons and the Blood Prison Demonic Dragon with the horrific might and pressure.
If this continued and these demonic creatures saw that Demonic Venerate Mu Yun was weakened, they would definitely consume their master and put an end to him.
However, it does not matter. When my Blood Prison Demonic Dragon improves further, I will be able to materialize a boundless scene of hell. At that time, if a Sovereign Personagees, I wont be afraid. When I return to the Blood Prison Demonic Pce, my position will rise! Demonic Venerate Mu Yun said seriously, fervor shing in his eyes.
Somethings wrong. Why do I feel like someone is watching me?
Suddenly, Demonic Venerate Mu Yun raised his head and was shocked to discover that demonic clouds had gathered above him at some point in time.
Someone of the Demonic Dao?
Demonic Venerate Mu Yun gripped the ghost pennant in his hands. His expression appeared uncertain as he carefully made preparations.
Whoosh!
The distant Xiao Chen suddenly opened his eyes. A pair of demonic eyes appeared in the demonic clouds massing in the sky over Demonic Venerate Mu Yuns head.
Might I ask which esteemed expert this is? Since we are of the same faction, why not reveal yourself and meet me? Demonic Venerate Mu Yun asked nervously, praying that the person that came would not have too high a cultivation.
No one replied to him. The pair of eyes in the demonic clouds disappeared after ncing at him.
Whoosh!
Xiao Chen turned into a sh of lightning and entered the demonic clouds. He immediately sped up by more than a hundred times.
He rushed over in less than a breath of time.
Boom!
A lightning bolt streaked down from the clouds and struck the sand dune. Then, Xiao Chen appeared on the sand dune and looked coldly at Demonic Venerate Mu Yun.
Demonic clouds gathered from all directions, churning as they moved. The demonic clouds turned from thin to thick.
The Demonic Might in the sky slowly intensified. Under the influence of the Demonic Might, the air turned sticky and viscous; no wind blew.
This lowly one is the Blood Prison Demonic Pces Demonic Venerate Mu Yun. Might I ask why you are here? If it is for dragon blood, I have it and can give you half.
All of Xiao Chens aura was isted when he wore the Death God Mask. Demonic Venerate Mu Yun could not figure him out at all. He only found Xiao Chen mysterious and unfathomable. His expression immediately turned extremely grave.
The white mask looked extremely exquisite, with two rows of tiny mysterious scriptures on it.
With one look at the mask, it felt very strange, inspiring fear. If one kept looking at it, one would feel terror and no longer dare to look.
Your Excellency, do not get greedy. Half the dragon blood I have is already my greatestpromise. Demonic Venerate Mu Yun snorted coldly and mmed the butt of the ghost pennant on the ground. His overwhelming Demonic Might surged out in all directions.
I do not want your dragon blood.
What do you want? I can give you what is givable. Everything can be negotiated.
I want your life!
That reply infuriated Demonic Venerate Mu Yun. Swinging the ghost pennant in his hand, he shouted, This old man has been enduring. Do you really think that I am easy to bully? Die!
The Blood Prison Demonic Dragon came out of the ghost pennant at lightning speed, charging towards Xiao Chen with an even stronger demonic Dragon Might than before.
The demonic clouds covering the sky were an extension of Xiao Chens senses. Without moving, he could see everything.
The feeling of looking down from the sky felt wonderful. When Xiao Chen saw the Blood Prison Demonic Dragon rushing over, he smiled coldly.
The Qiongqi Beast Ghost Pennant appeared in Xiao Chens hand. Then, he shook it slightly, and the Great Deste Eon Qiongqi Beast flew out.
A Soul Tool!
The flustered Demonic Venerate Mu Yun tried to summon back the Blood Prison Demonic Dragon in his panic.
Unfortunately, it was toote!
Boom!
The Blood Prison Demonic Dragon and the Great Deste Eon Qiongqi Beast met in the air and shed. In merely a breath of time, the Qiongqi Beast tore the Blood Prison Demonic Dragon apart.
Demonic Venerate Mu Yun shrieked in pain. He paled, appearing drained of blood.
Withdraw! Xiao Chen shouted, not wanting to overuse the Qiongqi Beast Ghost Pennant.
The Qiongqi Beast roared furiously, and the sound spread out in all directions. Then, it reluctantly returned to the ghost pennant.
Bang! The Qiongqi Beasts furious roar directly knocked Demonic Venerate Mu Yun into the air.
When Demonic Venerate Mu Yunnded, he held a talisman in his hand and silently circted a Secret Technique, making a final gamble. However, he still showed an expression of horror and despair.
As long as this persones over, I can instantly turn the situation around. I still have a chance. There is still a chance!
Whoosh!
Clearly, this was just Demonic Venerate Mu Yuns wishful thinking. Xiao Chen took out the God Shadow Bow and shot an arrow with his remaining Soul Energy.
The instant Xiao Chen let go, the arrow stabbed into Demonic Venerate Mu Yuns chest, causing Demonic Venerate Mu Yun to get blown away again.
Demonic Venerate Mu Yuns meridians shattered, and his soul scattered. All signs of life disappeared in that instant.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Xiao Chens figure shed. Then, he removed his mask and looked expressionlessly at this Demonic Venerate Mu Yun. Even so, he did not approach him.
Only after Xiao Chen verified that Demonic Venerate Mu Yun was dead did he walk over. After taking a nce, he swung his saber and chopped off Demonic Venerate Mu Yuns head.
First missionpleted!
Chapter 1905 (Raw 2006): One Step Behind
Chapter 1905 (Raw 2006): One Step Behind
After taking the head, Xiao Chen destroyed the ghost pennant.
He still felt somewhat out of sorts. He had used two Soul Tools in rapid session. Although he only just touched the surface of what the Soul Tools were capable of, it still drained his Soul Energy. His mind felt fatigued, and hisplexion appeared pale.
Actually, Xiao Chen could have killed this Demonic Venerate Mu Yun without using Soul Tools.
After all, this person had been severely injured in the first ce. His Soul Energy was also significantly drained. It would just have taken longer. However, Xiao Chen had to ensure that no variables would crop up.
After taking Demonic Venerate Mu Yuns storage ring, Xiao Chen returned the way he came at his leisure, recuperating and resting along the way.
He had to recover his drained Soul Energy in case of any emergencies.
One hourter:
Murong Yan led his two junior brothers back. He eximed angrily, How hateful! This Demonic Venerate Mu Yun ran too far. There is no trace of him at all.
Yun Tianhe and Qiu Xiuying slowly stood up. They knew what had happened but did not intend to exin anything to Murong Yan.
Yun Tianhe looked at Situ Changfeng and asked, Changfeng, what do you think are the odds of that Xiao Chen catching up to Demonic Venerate Mu Yun? Also, if he caught up, does he have a chance of killing Demonic Venerate Mu Yun?
If Xiao Chen dealt with Demonic Venerate Mu Yun, then they no longer needed to waste any more time in this ce. Facing the Red Dragon Races people made Yun Tianhe feel extremely upset.
If the mission were snatched away by someone else, then Yun Tianhe would quickly leave, going as far away as possible.
Qiu Xiuying also looked at Situ Changfeng, waiting for his answer.
Situ Changfeng pondered this, then replied, If he can catch up, he should have an eighty percent chance of killing Demonic Venerate Mu Yun. Demonic Venerate Mu Yuns Soul Energy was greatly drained, and he was severely injured. If there are no other trump cards, only death awaits him. After all, Demonic Venerate Mu Yun is facing someone who sessfully practiced Firmaments Rage.
However, whether he can catch up or not is still in doubt. Since Demonic Venerate Mu Yun used a clone, he must have considered how to flee after his clone was destroyed.
Murong Yan nodded at the side and said seriously, Thats right. He did not leave behind any aura at all. I even used the sects Dao Tool for tracing Demonic Qi, and I still did not find any traces. That Xiao Chen wont be able to find him. Violent me Desert is extremely vast; it is too easy to hide.
Yun Tianhe and Qiu Xiuying showed strange expressions, but they did not reveal anything.
Whats with those faces? Am I wrong? Murong Yan demanded angrily when he saw something strange with the expressions of Yun Tianhe and Qiu Xiuying.
Situ Changfeng quickly mediated between them. Smiling, he said, That makes sense. How about this? We should leave first. We cant just wait here for Xiao Chen. We will leave a jade strip behind and tell him where we are going, so that he can rejoin us when he returns.
Murong Yan said in disdain, Do we still need a mixed-blood dragons help the next time we meet this Demonic Venerate Mu Yun? I already have countermeasures!
Im afraid your countermeasures would be useless now.
A lightning bolt descended from the sky, and Xiao Chen appeared. Then, he slowly walked over and said, Ive already killed Demonic Venerate Mu Yun.
Shock filled the eyes of Yun Tianhe and Qiu Xiuying.
This announcement likewise shocked Murong Yan. He said, That is impossible. My junior brothers and I searched the northwest direction for five hundred thousand kilometers. There were no traces of Demonic Venerate Mu Yuns aura. How could you have found him?!
Northwest direction?
Xiao Chen appeared confused. Then, he nced at Situ Changfeng and roughly understood what happened. Then, he took out Demonic Venerate Mu Yuns head and said, His head is here. Do you still not believe it?
Senior Brother, it really is Demonic Venerate Mu Yuns head! the other two Red Dragon Pce disciples eximed in surprise when they got a clear view.
Murong Yan immediately felt extremely upset. To think that the mixed-blood dragon that he looked down on the most had killed Demonic Venerate Mu Yun in his territory. This was simply a p to his face.
Murong Yan found this uneptable. Anger welled up inside him despite himself.
Senior Brother, he helped us take revenge for our Red Dragon Pce brothers, after all. In the future, this Violent me Desert will be safe. In the end, it is a good thing, one of the other Red Dragon Pce disciples exined, looking past this.
Demonic Venerate Mu Yun had cruelly killed hundreds of Red Dragon Pce disciples. The Red Dragon Race already possessed a bone-deep hatred for him; they all wished for his death.
If this mission still failed, the Red Dragon Pce would send out their Elders toplete this mission.
However, the Elders of the sect were Sovereign Personages and had many things to do. They could not be activated so easily.
Naturally, it would be best if the Red Dragon Pce did not activate the Elders.
Murong Yan took some time to calm down. Then, he gave Xiao Chen a deep look.
Consider this a thank-you gift from the Red Dragon Race. This great me has not thanked a mixed-blood dragon before. You should feel honored.
Murong Yan took out a jade bottle and tossed it to Xiao Chen. Then, he led his junior brothers away.
Xiao Chen stretched out his hand and grabbed the jade bottle. When he opened the bottle, he found it full of Primeval Heavenly Pills. There were roughly three thousand in there.
If it were in the past, Xiao Chen would be upset at Murong Yans words. He would definitely not have let Murong Yan walk off so easily.
Now, it did not matter. Xiao Chen could tell that this Murong Yan was not very intelligent. There was no need to argue with him.
Congrattions, Brother Xiao. Situ Changfeng performed a cupped-fist salute with a smile.
Although Qiu Xiuying and Yun Tianhe were not very willing to do so, they still came over and congratted him.
You are too polite. Although I killed Demonic Venerate Mu Yun alone in the end, without the few of you putting in your efforts earlier, I could not have killed him so easily. Hence, I did notplete this mission alone. The total reward is ten thousand Primeval Heavenly Pills.
Xiao Chens words stunned the other three. After a pause, he continued, Originally, I was nning to take just five thousand Primeval Heavenly Pills and split the rest equally. However, since Murong Yan left, I shall keep seven thousand, and each of you can have one thousand Primeval Heavenly Pills each.
After saying that, Xiao Chen took out his own Primeval Heavenly Pills and distributed them among the three.
Primeval Heavenly Pills were good stuff. The core disciples of the other outer pces had high stipends, receiving at least two thousand Primeval Heavenly Pills each month; some even got as many as four thousand.
However, no one would dislike having too many Primeval Heavenly Pills, so the three happily epted them.
This is my first time feeling bad about receiving something. Situ Changfeng smiled but still epted the Primeval Heavenly Pills. There was no need to be pretentious about it at this point.
Goodbye!
Xiao Chen was decisive in the way he did things. He still had three other big missions toplete, so he could not dy for long.
After dealing with the mission to kill Demonic Venerate Mu Yun, he had to rush off toplete the next mission.
Watching Xiao Chen leave, Situ Changfeng sighed, He left in a rush. I was thinking of having a chat with him along the way. Looks like there is no chance now.
Haha! Could it be that you want to befriend him? Although he is pretty strong, he is still a mixed-blood dragon in the end. He will not be sessful. There is no need to waste time on him.
Yun Tianhe smiled faintly. Although he did not directly show disdain on his face like Murong Yan did when facing a mixed-blood dragon, his pride was still obvious.
After saying that, Yun Tianhe said goodbye and left.
Qiu Xiuying had a quick chat with Situ Changfeng before leaving, quickly following after Yun Tianhe.
Mixed-blood dragon...mixed-blood dragon...mixed-blood dragons make up most of the empire. Was the lesson of the ck Dragon King insufficient?! Situ Changfeng smiled bitterly, feeling helpless.
Back then, when the ck Dragon King issued a call for action, most of the Divine Dragon Empires mixed-blood dragons followed him to the Abyssal Underworld.
When the ck Dragon King became the Supreme Underworld Monarch, he nearly destroyed the entire Divine Dragon Empire.
However, that piece of history was too far back. Now, the Divine Dragon descendants of the empire had already forgotten it.
While Situ Changfeng was thinking of the ck Dragon King, a thought urred to him out of nowhere. He startedparing Xiao Chen to the ck Dragon King.
If Xiao Chen issued a call for action in the future, how many mixed-blood dragons would follow him?
Such a scenario seemed like a stretch. Even Situ Changfeng found this thoughtughable.
Situ Changfeng leaped into the air. Using the skies as he willed, the clouds as his body, and the wind as his wings, he turned into a dragon of the sky and went far away.
Soon, he overtook Yun Tianhe and Qiu Xiuying while in the clouds. The two were on the ground and unaware of him.
zing Sun Valley, one of the famousnds of danger in the Divine Dragon Empire, was located in zing Sun County, part of the Golden Dragon Races territory.
Xiao Chen used ane inter-county transportation formation and his Light of Freedom to rush along his way. After spending seven days, he arrived in this ce.
There were tens of thousands of types of ferocious beasts in zing Sun Valley, several of which had overlord-ss bloodlines, unrivaled within the same level.
Fortunately, Xiao Chens prey, the zing Sun Berserk Ape, was not an overlord-ss ferocious beast.
Even so, zing Sun Berserk Apes were still a tough challenge. They were middle-stage Holy Venerates and frequently came in pairs. They could also be considered unrivaled among middle-stage Holy Venerate ferocious beasts.
However, that was not the most terrifying thing, which was the zing Sun Berserk Apes berserk bloodline.
After going berserk, the zing Sun Berserk Ape could burst out with the strength of ate-stage Holy Venerate.
This mission could bepleted only by using ones brains and not by force.
The only good news was that the zing Sun Berserk Ape was a ferocious beast, after all. Unless it was something like the Six-Tailed Heavenly Fox, it would not be as smart as humans.
As long as one was not stupid, one would be able to figure out a suitable n.
Three dayster, Xiao Chen detected the auras of zing Sun Berserk Apes in the danger-filled zing Sun Valley.
The surprising thing was that someone was one step ahead of him and had already started fighting the zing Sun Berserk Apes.
Chapter 1906 (Raw 2007): Variable Appears
Chapter 1906 (Raw 2007): Variable Appears
Someone arrived before me?
This was something unexpected. After all, unlike the earlier assassination mission, this mission was not open to the other outer pces.
In that case, it could only mean that another person wanted to obtain this zing Sun Berserk Apes Beast Core.
The zing Sun Berserk Ape possessed a berserk bloodline. Its Beast Core was very precious and could be used to refine Medicinal Pills with berserk effects.
If the side effects could be reduced or eliminated entirely, even Xiao Chen would be tempted by the Medicinal Pill.
After all, such a Medicinal Pill could raise ones cultivation by several folds. That was simply horrifying.
Even if there were some side effects, the Medicinal Pill could be used as a trump card. At a critical moment, one could go berserk for a period. That was still eptable. Such a Medicinal Pill held a strong attraction.
Xiao Chen withdrew his aura and quietly appeared on a mountain peak. Then, he opened his Heavenly Eye.
The Heavenly Eye flew out and hid in the clouds. Xiao Chen immediately saw the battle.
There was a person fighting two zing Sun Berserk Apes in ava-fillednd, yet he did not seem to be at a disadvantage.
That person wore golden dragon robes with a purple-gold crown on his head, along with several rings with gems iid in them.
This person exuded an air of nobility. Strands of golden Dragon Qi surrounded his body.
This persons cultivation was not high, only an early-stage Holy Venerate. However, his aura and air were even stronger than those of many of the Holy Venerates that Xiao Chen had seen.
The Golden Dragon Race of the Six Colored Divine Dragons, Xiao Chen muttered to himself.
The Golden Dragon Race of the Six Colored Divine Dragons was the strongest bloodline. Their current leader was the current Dragon Emperor, also the Sect Master of the Dragons Gate.
Within the Divine Dragon Empire, the Dragon Emperor held supreme authority and iparable, horrifying strength.
Logically, the Golden Dragon Race had stronger overall power than the other five Divine Dragon races, which were not factions to be offended. Hence, without corresponding strength, one would not be able to take the position of Dragon Emperor.
The two zing Sun Berserk Apes that this person fought were as strong aste-stage Holy Venerates. Furthermore, they had not gone berserk yet.
If the zing Sun Berserk Apes went berserk, their overall strength would be even greater.
Since this person dared to fight against two alone, he was very confident in his own strength.
Xiao Chen looked carefully and discovered that the five rings on the other partys hands were all inherited Dao Tools. Then, he looked at the Golden Dragon Robes, which were also an inherited Dao Tool. That was to say, this person could make use of six kinds of Great Dao Energies.
This...
Xiao Chen felt somewhat speechless. In reality, inherited Dao Tools were better than Soul Tools from a certain perspective.
Xiao Chen could not bring out the full might of a Soul Tool, only some of it. Furthermore, he could not control it freely.
However, he could casually use inherited Dao Tools. A Holy Venerate could easily bring out the full power of inherited Dao Tools.
With so many inherited Dao Tools, it was no wonder this person was so confident, daring to barge into zing Sun Valley alone and fight two zing Sun Berserk Apes.
The zing Sun Berserk Ape had fiery-red fur covering its entire body. When it stood upright and fought, its fur looked like fire.
The zing Sun Berserk Apes were about the size of a small mountain. They asionally roared and causedva to erupt in the surroundings.
Many horrifying ming waves sted out and soared up into the clouds. Then, they turned into a zing fire.
As the fire descended, it was like many burning meteors. They rushed to the ground with huge offensive power, looking resplendent and dazzling.
They even causedrge explosions. The fiery waves in the surroundings never stopped.
That Golden Dragon Race cultivator fought firmly, asionally using Great Dao Energy to resolve the various crises easily.
Xiao Chen pondered this and considered countermeasures.
The zing Sun Berserk Apes mission had a small reward, only eight thousand Primeval Heavenly Pills.
However, to Xiao Chen, this was still arge sum. He absolutely could not give up on it.
Nevertheless, someone had already engaged Xiao Chens target before him. Furthermore, this battle had gone on for a long time. He did not want to attract any unnecessary trouble.
Hence, Xiao Chen could only seek out other targets. With so many ferocious beasts in zing Sun Valley, finding another zing Sun Berserk Ape would not be simple.
For example, Xiao Chen had spent several days to find the target before him after much difficulty.
If he was not lucky, he would have to spend even more time.
How unfortunate. Xiao Chen shook his head. Then, he left decisively in search of other zing Sun Berserk Apes.
Four hours after Xiao Chen left, the two zing Sun Berserk Apes finally lost their patience, and both went berserk.
Boom!
The ground instantly cracked and turned into a sea ofva. There were very few ces where one could stand in safety.
The two zing Sun Berserk Apes radiated strong and berserk auras. Their heavy breathing sounded thunderous.
At this moment, the most suitable response would be to move a distance away and not sh head-on. After this period was over would be time to end the battle.
However, this young Golden Dragon Race cultivator smiled, not looking like he was going to move away from zing Sun Berserk Apes.
Anticipation shed on that youths face. He muttered, You finally went berserk. I have been waiting for this moment for a long time already.
That youth did not move at all. As he stood on the sea ofva, the two berserk zing Sun Berserk Apes charged at him without hesitation.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
With every step, fiery sshes ofva soared into the sky. The space within five thousand kilometers trembled. Horrifying, furious roars reverberated, panicking many ferocious beasts into flight.
Boom! Boom!
The attacks of the two zing Sun Berserk Apesnded on the Golden Dragon Race cultivator at nearly the same time. Then, his golden dragon robes rippled.
The golden dragon patterns on the robes seemed toe to life, forming a golden dragon shield around him.
Ka ca! The dragon shield immediately broke. However, the huge rebound directly knocked the two zing Sun Berserk Apes back.
The zing Sun Berserk Apesnded on the sea ofva and kicked up towering waves. When theva fell back down, it was like fire rained from the sky.
The two zing Sun Berserk Apes were severely injured. That dragon shield seemed to have some trick behind it. The stronger the attack, the more injured the opponent would be.
The auras of the severely injured zing Sun Berserk Apes plummeted to rock-bottom, even worse than before they went berserk.
Die!
The golden-robed cultivator snorted coldly. Under his control, the shattered golden light in the air rushed out, carrying the Golden Dragons Dragon Might. The thousands of incredibly sharp, golden splinters stabbed into the two zing Sun Berserk Apes bodies.
The lifeforce of the two zing Sun Berserk Apes quickly ebbed,pletely draining away in mere moments.
While the zing Sun Berserk Apes hadpletely lost their patience, this golden-robed cultivator had also lost his patience. He had not considered dodging the berserk zing Sun Berserk Apes at all.
The five gem rings on his hands shed at the same time, and five Dao disks appeared behind the golden-robed cultivator.
Dao Mightyered over each other, and his aura reached an incredible level. Then, the golden-robed cultivator punched.
A five-colored fist wind kicked up boundless sshes as the golden-robed cultivator ended the two zing Sun Berserk Apes.
After taking out the Beast Cores, the golden-robed cultivator revealed a smile. I have obtained two Beast Cores. It is time to seek out the remaining zing Sun Berserk Apes.
Xiao Chen had been pretty lucky. He found a pair of zing Sun Berserk Apes below a deste mountain two dayster. He did not rush into action, patiently observing them.
While observing this pair of zing Sun Berserk Apes from a distance, he also kept his guard up against other ferocious beasts in the valley.
Xiao Chen had put in a lot of effort. For the past three days, he had been carefully observing the two zing Sun Berserk Apes actions.
He was not like the Golden Dragon Race cultivator d in inherited Dao Tools. He could only carefully wait and create the best opportunity for him to make a move.
It would have been great if the Demon Blood Vulture were around. With its speed and strength, it could have lured one away first.
However, it did not matter. After observing for three days, Xiao Chen finally found an opportunity.
The two zing Sun Berserk Apes did not always hunt for food together. Sometimes, they took turns. However, there was no pattern to it.
On this day, Xiao Chen found his opportunity.
One of the zing Sun Berserk Apes went off alone again. However, it did not go too far from its partner. As long as it roared, it could get an immediate response.
If Xiao Chen attacked openly, the other one would definitely sense it.
Whoosh!
Xiao Chen stood on a mountain peak and took out the God Shadow Bow. Then, he pulled the drawstring back and fired an arrow that struck the zing Sun Berserk Ape hunting for food.
That zing Sun Berserk Ape immediately became enraged and rushed towards where the arrow came from.
The other zing Sun Berserk Ape found this strange but did not sense any danger. Its partner also did not call for it, so it did not pay any mind to its partners departure.
In such a manner, Xiao Chen leaped around the mountain, drawing this zing Sun Berserk Ape increasingly farther away. However, he did not show himself at all.
This drove the zing Sun Berserk Ape mad.
Im nearly there.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly and put away the God Shadow Bow. Then, he turned into lightning and soared into the clouds.
In the next moment, he arrived before the other zing Sun Berserk Ape, which was waiting at the original spot. By now, this zing Sun Berserk Ape had already sensed that something was wrong.
Just as this zing Sun Berserk Ape was about to go and check out the situation, Xiao Chen suddenly appeared and immediately attacked it.
Then, he lured this zing Sun Berserk Ape off in the opposite direction. This way, the two zing Sun Berserk Apes would get farther from each other.
As Xiao Chen dealt with the zing Sun Berserk Apes attacks along the way, he carefully avoided the territories of the overlord-ss ferocious beasts, leading this zing Sun Berserk Ape to a remote area.
For the past three days, Xiao Chen had been observing the two zing Sun Berserk Apes movements. However, his Heavenly Eye had not stopped flying about.
Xiao Chen had already clearly mapped out thend for five hundred thousand kilometers around and the ferocious beasts.
Ample preparations would guarantee this operations sess.
After four hours, Xiao Chen stopped in a vastnd of ck soil.
Then, he suddenly turned around and instantly executed Firmaments Rage.
Boom!
A colossal hand burning with a Great Deste Eon Ancestor Dragons rage descended from the sky. Its fingers were like sabers flickering with electric light as it smashed down toward the zing Sun Berserk Ape chasing Xiao Chen.
That zing Sun Berserk Ape never expected that the prey that it was chasing would suddenly attack.
Catching the zing Sun Berserk Ape off guard, Firmaments Rage squarely struck it.
This blow smashed the zing Sun Berserk Apes massive body down from the air. Its thick skin and massive body immediately became covered with injuries.
Electric light flickered continuously in the bloody wounds. As the zing Sun Berserk Apey on the ground, it howled in misery.
The zing Sun Berserk Apes cries also contained shocking rage.
Boom!
The instant the zing Sun Berserk Ape got up, it went berserk. A bloodlike me burned on its body.
The zing Sun Berserk Ape red straight at Xiao Chen. Its horrifying might pressed towards him.
Xiao Chen dodged nimbly, and the zing Sun Berserk Apes might instantly shattered the mountain behind him, obliterating it.
It went berserk sooner than I expected.
Xiao Chen frowned slightly. The situation before him came somewhat ahead of schedule.
The main reason was that Firmaments Rage was too strong. It immediately injured the zing Sun Berserk Ape, making it feel threatened.
If the zing Sun Berserk Ape did not go berserk and its injuries worsened, it would no longer have any chance of defeating Xiao Chen.
However, this is fine. I just need to endure this period.
After the zing Sun Berserk Ape went berserk, Xiao Chen was not willing to sh head-on with it. Every exchange would result in great suffering.
Using Light of Freedom, he moved about and continuously circled the other party.
For the zing Sun Berserk Ape, this was like trying to hit a fly. It kept swinging its hands at Xiao Chen but could notnd a blow.
The horrifying attacks devastated the terrain. Thousands of craters dotted thendscape. The ground cracked and exploded for five thousand kilometers around. Shattered rocks lingered in the air, covering the sky.
Boom!
At a certain point, Xiao Chen sensed the zing Sun Berserk Apes aura decreasing. He instantly caught hold of this opportunity.
The lightning turned into a lightning dragon, charging forward with a boundless electric Dragon Might.
This sent the zing Sun Berserk Ape flying. Itsnding sted out a huge pit. Despite trying several times, it could not stand up properly.
Whoosh! The lightning dragon turned around, and Xiao Chen alighted at the edge of the crater. Then, he coldly looked at this zing Sun Berserk Ape.
It was just a ferocious beast, after all. Its intelligence was notparable to cultivatorswith the exception of cultivators like Murong Yan, of course.
On further thought, Murong Yan was indeed quite simr to this zing Sun Berserk Ape.
As Xiao Chen was about tond the final blow with the Tyrant Saber in his hand, a jarring voice rang out behind him.
Haha! Not bad. To think that there is a talent like you among the mixed-blood dragons. This makes this young master feel extremely gratified. Step back, then. I want the Beast Core of this zing Sun Berserk Ape. I, Qin Aotian, owe you a favor. In the future, you cane to the Golden Dragon Pce to im it.
Chapter 1907 (Raw 2008): Aristocratic Wastrel
Chapter 1907 (Raw 2008): Aristocratic Wastrel
Qin Aotian?
Xiao Chen turned around and saw that it was the Golden Dragon Race cultivator whom he had seen a few days ago.
Based on this persons tone, it seemed like he had a high status in the Golden Dragon Pce. He might even be somewhat famous in the Divine Dragon Empire. He seemed to think that as long as he reported his name, he could easily resolve many things.
Xiao Chen observed this persons attire and his inherited Dao Tools. Clearly, this person was very confident in saying these words.
If another person said simr words, others would only treat that person as an idiot. However, this person spoke as though they were logical, as though this was what was supposed to happen. As long as he reported his name, others had to do what he said.
I, Qin Aotian, owe you a favor. In the future, you cane to the Golden Dragon Pce to im it.
Unfortunately, Xiao Chen had not heard of this person before. In reality, he did not know many people in the Divine Dragon Empire.
Xiao Chen paid more attention to something elsehow this person had managed to stay silently by his side for so long.
This person should have already nned this and watched for a long time. He did indeed have some strength for Xiao Chen not to have discovered him.
However, this was mainly due to Xiao Chens attention being focused on the zing Sun Berserk Ape. After all, after the zing Sun Berserk Ape went berserk, its casual strike could severely injure him. He did not have much scope for distraction.
Whats wrong? You are not willing?
Qin Aotian frowned unhappily. A trace of anger shed across his face.
Xiao Chen thought for a while. This mission is worth eight thousand Primeval Heavenly Pills. I also do not know the price of failing the mission. If you give me eight thousand Primeval Heavenly Pills and personally write a note that you will bear the price of failure, I can let you have it.
Xiao Chen felt that what he said, something he had deliberated over for a while, was sufficiently sincere. After all, he did not necessarily need the zing Sun Berserk Apes Beast Core.
As long as the other party could satisfy his conditions, he did not mind giving it up.
You want to negotiate conditions with me?
Anger red in Qin Aotians eyes. Then, five different colored Dao disks appeared behind him. Ayered Dao Might spread out in the world.
There vaguely seemed to be a vast and boundless nation behind Qin Aotian, which pushed his aura to an untouchable level.
The two clearly were looking straight at each other. However, Xiao Chen got the impression that he was looking up at Qin Aotian.
Xiao Chens expression did not change. He answered calmly, Naturally. If I do not negotiate conditions, how am I going to give you the zing Sun Berserk Apes Beast Core? I will not take advantage of you, but you have to make up for my losses, at least.
I gave you face, but you are not taking it. This young master already said that I would owe you a favor, and you are still negotiating conditions?!
Qin Aotian immediately turned hostile. Xiao Chens unwillingness to just hand the Beast Core over to him enraged him. Scram aside!
Qin Aotian punched, and a five-colored fist windcontaining the Great Dao Energies of the Ice Dao, Fire Dao, Thunder Dao, Wind Dao, and Light Daodescended on Xiao Chen.
When Xiao Chen saw this, he could not helpughing hoarsely. This was just some superficial tricks. While it looked mighty, in reality, there was no focus.
This move was mighty when used against an ordinary person or a ferocious beast.
However, anyone who had attained Small Perfection with their Great Dao Energyeven someone like Xiao Jinyuwould be able to deal with this attack.
As for Xiao Chen, it was even easier for him.
Holding the Tyrant Saber, Xiao Chen quickly brought it in front of him with the scabbard resting on the ground.
As Xiao Chen looked at the descending fist wind, his expression remained extremely calm. When the dense fist light containing many Great Dao Energiesnded, Xiao Chens saber intent erupted. Strands of saber Qi appeared without warning, continuously shooting out from his physical body.
Dang! Dang! Dang! Dang!
The saber Qi scattered the thousands of attacking fist lights. They did not injure Xiao Chen at all. More urately, they did not even get within one hundred meters of Xiao Chen.
A faint, azure Dao disk flickered behind Xiao Chen, looking peaceful like the wind and his calm heart.
Xiao Chen was neither arrogant nor impatient,pletelyposed.
Young Master Qin, do not push things too far, Xiao Chen said indifferently as he looked at the other party.
Anger rushed to Qin Aotians head. Given the scene before him, Xiao Chens words were clearly threatening him.
You mixed-blood dragon! To think that you dare to threaten me! Dont me me for being ruthless. Emperor Dragon Fist! A vast rulers grace!
The golden Dragon Qi circling Qin Aotian gathered into one strand and soared into the clouds. It turned into an Emperor Might filling the sky, lingering there.
Then, Qin Aotian punched.
The punch containing tyrannical Emperor Might flew towards Xiao Chen. It was as if the vast Divine Dragon Empire had turned into a towering ship. This punch activated the gears in this massive ship, producing a lot of creaking as the fist wind moved an empire.
This person is a rtive of the Golden Dragon Races Dragon Emperor!
Xiao Chen felt startled. In other words, this person was like a dynastys prince or monarch with the royal ns bloodline.
Is he the Dragon God Crown Prince?
That cant be. If the Dragon God Crown Prince were this pompous, then the Divine Dragon Empires ruler would definitely not be the Golden Dragon Race.
Perhaps anyone of the Golden Dragon Race can use the Dragon Might of the empire? That is possible. After all, the Golden Dragons all have the same bloodline. As long as one has the Golden Dragon bloodline, they would have some rtion to the Dragon Emperor.
However, no matter who you are, since you are not willing to agree to my conditions, then stop pestering me.
Xiao Chen would not take the initiative to cause trouble. However, he did not fear trouble. If others tried to bully him, he would not be polite to them.
Firmaments Rage!
When Xiao Chen saw that vast empire surging towards him, he did not even think before executing Firmaments Rage.
Boom!
Ancient Dragon Might from the Great Deste Eon appeared in the sky, tearing through the clouds like it was the firmaments rage.
The rage from a Great Deste Eon Ancestor Dragon surged in Xiao Chens body as heunched a palm strike.
Then, Xiao Chen gave vent to this boundless rage.
A colossal, burning hand covered half the sky as Xiao Chen smashed his palm down.
Rumble...!
The colossal palm shattered the incorporeal empire. The saber Qi of the five fingers tore the empire apart, shredding it to pieces. Then, the lightning that quickly followed sted the pieces into nothing.
In the blink of an eye, the vague force of the Divine Dragon Empire with boundless Emperor Might disappeared.
This bbergasted Qin Aotian, stunning him.
How is this possible?!
Not wanting to waste time with Qin Aotian, Xiao Chen soared into the air and drew his Tyrant Saber. The startling saber intent spread across the sky.
Knowing that the dragon robes that Qin Aotian wore were an inherited Dao Tool, Xiao Chen directly used his strongest Saber Technique, Resolving the Mundane.
Xiao Chen wanted to end this battle and chase this person away with one saber strike.
Resolving the mundane heart, cutting off the six desires. Only I remain eternal. The emotions of the mundane world instantly vanished from Xiao Chens face.
Xiao Chens cold and stern face was like a nk sheet of white paper. It was not that he was cold, but it caused others to feel an extreme chill in their hearts.
An eternal saber lightnded and immediately shattered the dragon-patterned shield around Qin Aotians body.
However, something unexpected happened. The force quickly rebounded. It was Xiao Chens own Resolving the Mundane.
Boom!
This pushed Xiao Chen back and caused him to vomit blood. He fell to the ground on one knee. He looked pale and in a sorry state.
You are truly a mixed-blood dragon indeed. To think that you have not even heard of my Dragon-Patterned Battle Suit. How pitiful!
The attack knocked Qin Aotian back fifty kilometers, but he was not injured. A mocking expression appeared on his face, his eyes brimming with the pride and pity of an expert.
Xiao Chen wiped away the blood on his lips and revealed a smile. Somehow, this smile flustered Qin Aotians heart.
You are still not going to scram? Emperor Dragon Fist, Ruling the World!
Qin Aotian did not want to prattle on. This punch was extraordinarily fast. It descended from the sky like an emperor arriving, radiating a supreme Dragon Might.
The vast Dragon Might suddenly appeared above Xiao Chens head, locking down on the surroundings and causing ripples in space. This obstructed his Movement Techniques.
Qin Aotian infused his Holy Venerate Will into this punch. Furthermore, this punch was extraordinarily fast. If struck, Xiao Chen would be in dire straits.
However, while Qin Aotian was fast, Xiao Chen was even faster!
The instant Qin Aotian punched, Xiao Chen turned into a bolt of lightning andnded on a distant mountain summit.
Boom!
The punch missed and sted a city-sized hole in the ground. Even the dirt was crushed into powder.
Qin Aotian looked at Xiao Chen on the distant mountain summit. Then, he said coldly, I have the Dragon-Patterned Battle Suit. You cannot possibly break through my defenses. You have no chance of winning. If you leave now, I will take it as nothing happened.
Is that so?
Xiao Chen took out the Soul yer Bow and aimed it at Qin Aotian.
Is that any use?
Qin Aotian showed a disdainful smile. The Dragon-Patterned Battle Suit had another set of formations that dealt with long-distance attacks, so he was not afraid.
A clump of Heart me ignited, and the arrow streaked off like a meteor, instantly striking Qin Aotian.
Bang!
Blood leaked out of Qin Aotians mouth. He gaped at the broken barrier and the arrow stabbed into his chest, bbergasted.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Before Qin Aotian understood what happened, Xiao Chen fired a barrage of arrows. The Golden Dragon Race young master immediately looked like a pincushion, bristled with arrows.
The Heart methe simplified Heart Forcepletely ignored the defenses of Qin Aotians Dragon-Patterned Battle Suit. He could not understand at all what had happened.
Qin Aotian felt so much pain that he would rather have died. The previously arrogant young master no longer dared to show his temper.
His internal organs were injured. A ring with an aqueous-blue gem released a gentle light.
This ring tried to heal Qin Aotians injuries. However, they were too severe, and he would not be able to recover quickly.
Whoosh!
A lightning bolt descended from the sky. It was Xiao Chennding in front of Qin Aotian and revealing himself.
You!
Qin Aotian stretched out his hand and pointed at Xiao Chen. Before he could say another word, Xiao Chen kicked him into the air.
Then, Xiao Chen vaulted forward and started pulling out the arrows stuck in Qin Aotians body.
Every time Xiao Chen extracted an arrow, Qin Aotian squealed in pain, sounding like a tortured pig. Xiao Chen did not care about the sound, continuing until he had collected all of the arrows.
I have indeed not seen the Dragon-Patterned Battle Suit before. I shall take it back and properly study it. I wont thank you, then.
With a wave of his hand, Xiao Chen removed the glittering, golden battle suit and put it in his storage ring.
You shameless person! That is the battle suit that my big brother gave me! I, Qin Aotian, will not let you off. I swear it! Qin Aotian howled in pain, pointing at Xiao Chen with a trembling hand.
Xiao Chen looked at Qin Aotian, who looked like he was on the verge of copse. Then, he shook his head slightly. Just be a young master at home. Whye out and take risks?
Doesnt he know that this world is very dangerous?
Fortunately for him, he ran into me.
Pity shed in Xiao Chens eyes. Then, he walloped Qin Aotian in the face, mangling Qin Aotians handsome features.
Qin Aotian fainted from the pain, his world going nk.
Xiao Chen then erased the Spiritual Mark in the Dragon-Patterned Battle Suit and ced his own Spiritual Mark. After that, he showed a satisfied smile.
This Dragon-Patterned Battle Suit was indeed pretty good. It was worth studying.
Chapter 1908 (Raw 2009): Might of the God Shadow Bow
Chapter 1908 (Raw 2009): Might of the God Shadow Bow
Xiao Chen put away the Dragon-Patterned Battle Suit and retrieved the zing Sun Berserk Apes Beast Core. Then, he collected all the valuable parts of the zing Sun Berserk Ape.
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Its time to leave.
Although it had taken some time and unexpected things happened, Xiao Chen managed toplete the mission.
Now, only two missions remained. One was to eliminate the Demonic Cloud Mountain Eighteen Great Bandits, and the other was to go to the underground world to reim the resource node that the Dragons Gate lost.
Of the two missions, it was clear without thinking thatpleting the first one would be better.
The underground world was also known as the Abyssal Underworld. It connected all the four dynasties and eight empires.
The waters ran deep there, and Holy Venerates counted as nothing. Sometimes, Divine Vein powerhouses would participate in huge battles.
However, this was a mission issued by the sect. Since it was a Rank 1 mission, it should not surpass the limits of a Holy Venerate.
There was still some guarantee to it. If it surpassed the capabilities of a Holy Venerate, it would have been ssified as Absolute Rank.
However, the underworld mission also had a special indication on it. Its difficulty wasbeled peak Rank 1, which meant it was extremely dangerous. It was suggested for three people toplete it.
One hour after Xiao Chen left, two old men suddenly appeared where he previously was.
These two old mens cultivations were extremely horrifying. Although they had not reached Sovereign Personage yet, their auras already seemed to be at the limits ofte-stage Holy Venerate. Their eyes were sharp and their Dragon Might strong.
Whoosh! Whoosh!
The two old men arrived by Qin Aotians side. One look left them stupefied.
They saw Qin Aotians previously handsome face mangled into something like crap. If not for them normally following Qin Aotian around, they would not have recognized him.
Who did this? This is too ruthless, right?
Enough talk for now. Quickly help Young Master realign his bones. Otherwise, when he sees how he looks like now, he will probably want tomit suicide.
However...however, this is rather difficult. Even if we manage to realign his bones, it will be difficult for him to regain his previous looks. I simply...simply...do not know where to start.
The two old men sighed. After a quick check, they found that Qin Aotians injuries were severe but not fatal.
Qin Aotian would be able to recover right away after taking some good Medicinal Pills.
Of the inherited Dao Tools on Qin Aotian, only the Dragon-Patterned Battle Suit was missing. The five rings were still there.
However, this Dragon-Patterned Battle Suit was the most valuable among the inherited Dao Tools.
What should we do? How are we going to give an ount to First Young Master? That Dragon-Patterned Battle Suit has been passed down in the Qin n for several generations. Losing it will bring great trouble.
Its fine. First Young Master has always been fair. This time, it was Young Master who insisted that we not follow him in. I think First Young Master will not me us.
I hope so.
Xiao Chen did not know about what happened. However, even if he did, he would not regret what he did.
On to the Demonic Cloud Mountain Eighteen Great Bandits.
The Demonic Cloud Mountain was not a mountain but also a mountain at the same time. This sounded contradictory, but that was indeed the case.
The Demonic Cloud Mountain was an inherited Dao Tool. Furthermore, it was a very incredible inherited Dao Tool.
With sufficient resources, it might be possible to refine the Demonic Cloud Mountain into a Soul Tool.
The Eighteen Great Bandits were people of different talents. Some were good with formations, some were good at refining Medicinal Pills, some were good at divination, some were good at forging weapons. There were experts in every field.
As such, the Eighteen Great Bandits could divine good and bad luck and turn misfortune into blessings.
The Eighteen Great Bandits could divine if there were Sovereign Personage expertsing to kill them. If there were, they would immediately flee.
The Demonic Cloud Mountain would enter the Starry Heavens and hide in the boundless universe, which was boundlessly vast that no one would know where to begin searching.
These bandits had already moved about freely for several years. The Dragons Gate had long since targeted these bandits. However, it could not do anything to them.
If the Dragons Gate sent people who were too strong, the bandits would flee in advance.
If the Dragons Gate sent people who were too weak, the bandits would end up killing them.
The Dragons Gate could send out a Divine Vein expert. That way, the Demonic Cloud Mountain Eighteen Great Bandits would not be able to divine his arrival. However, that would be like using a sledgehammer to crack a nut. Others wouldugh at them. Furthermore, a Divine Vein powerhouse would disdain to make a move on Holy Venerates. Hence, these bandits presented a headache for the Dragons Gates upper echelon.
Although this mission to eliminate the Demonic Cloud Mountain Eighteen Great Bandits had already been up for many years, no one managed toplete it.
The reward for this mission was quite high, a total of thirteen thousand Primeval Heavenly Pills, slightly more than the yearly stipend of a Heavenly Dragon Pce core disciple.
Xiao Chen used the informationwork the Dragons Gate scattered throughout the empire. After he obtained news of the Demonic Cloud Mountain Eighteen Great Bandits, he rushed over.
Divine Dragon Empire, Smoky Cloud County:
In the Smoky Cloud Mountain Range of Smoky Cloud County, there was a hidden peak that stood out.
However, the Smoky Cloud Mountain Range stretched from north to south, an incredibly vast ce. No one would notice one peak looking off.
This peak towered into the clouds. However, the clouds surrounding it were pitch-ck, surging with Demonic Qi.
This strange peak, which did not look too different from the other peaks, was the infamous Demonic Cloud Mountain.
A white-d youth sat at the summit of a distant peak. He had a treasure saber at his side, and his countenance looked delicate. Mist and clouds surrounded him, giving him the air of a person from ancient times.
When the mist around the peak scattered, one would discover that this white-d youth was actually sitting on a gigantic scarlet bird.
This scarlet bird stood tall and straight. It had sharp eyes with a golden glow. Its scarlet feathers looked fresh and vibrant. An eye-catching golden line ran down the middle of its tail feathers.
Naturally, the white-d desman was Xiao Chen, and the gigantic scarlet bird was the Demon Blood Vulture, which had just woken up.
After consuming the Beast Blood Pill, the Demon Blood Vulture had been in a scarlet cocoon for several months.
Indeed, this breakthrough was extraordinary. Not only had the Demon Blood Vulture advanced to Holy Venerate, but its mutated bloodline had also improved further. Its Demonic Might was stronger, and it awoke some iplete memories hidden in its bloodline, allowing it to grasp many new techniques.
The Demon Blood Vultures strength was alreadypletely different from before. Three to five regr Holy Venerates would not be strong enough to deal with it.
The Demonic Cloud Mountain! Xiao Chen said softly. A brilliant light shed in his eyes as he looked at the distant peak.
The Dragons Gates information on the Demonic Cloud Mountain was urate. However, even though its location was known, being able to eliminate it was a whole other issue.
If Xiao Chen were a Sovereign Personage, then the Demonic Cloud Mountain in front would definitely disappear, not letting him find it.
There was an expert at divination among the Eighteen Great Bandits. He could predict some crucial clues, which was why they could roam freely for so many years.
This showed that this divination expert was indeed of a certain standard.
Master, when are we charging over? I am already so hungry and thirsty. I cant wait anymore. The Demon Blood Vultures voice rang out in Xiao Chens mind, sounding very impatient.
Theres no rush. Let me think about it for a while.
Xiao Chen set his saber aside and took out the God Shadow Bow. Then, he started caressing it. This Soul Tool was undoubtedly the best means.
With Xiao Chens own strength, he honestly was barely strong enough to deal with eighteen famous bandits.
If he was careless, he might end up handing over his life.
If Xiao Chen wanted to run, he would not fear the other party catching up. However, this mission required him to kill the Eighteen Great Bandits.
Inside the Demonic Cloud Mountain was a mysterious ck space. That pitch-ck space was empty. Nothing at all was visible. It seemed boundlessly huge and yet small at the same time; it was very mysterious and unfathomable.
Boom!
Suddenly, a clump of light, then boundless stars above it appeared in the pitch-ck space, looking endless.
Ninth Brother, have you finished the divination? Are there really no Sovereign Personages targeting us this time?
A vague voice came from the clump of light in the pitch-ck space.
I tried divining three times, and there is indeed none. It is too difficult to divine who came. However, I am certain that it is not a Sovereign Personage.
Another clump of light appeared in the mysterious space, and it replied to the previous person.
Hehe! If there are no Sovereign Personages, it is good. Without a Sovereign Personageing, our Demonic Cloud Mountain is sufficient to sweep through the ce. No matter how many Holy Veneratese, it will be useless. Hahaha!
I hope it is a heaven-ss core discipleing this time. Just thinking about it makes me salivate. The heaven-ss core disciples of the various pces are all fatmbs.
The heaven-ss core disciples all probably have their own protective measures. They are not that easy to kill. I hope there will be more Holy Venerates. Let them think that they can break through the Demonic Cloud Mountain with many people. Hehe!
First Brother, who are we targeting this time?
The Smoky Cloud Countys Mo n. They are an average-sized n. I just got news of their Sovereign Personage passing away. There is no need to fear them.
I cant wait. Thest time we made a move was one year ago. The killing that time was truly delightful.
Eighth Brother, you are absolutely disgraceful. Every time we set out to destroy a n, you dont even let off the children. Hahaha! However, dont snatch them from me this time. Leave the destruction of the n to me.
Hahaha! No problem! As long as we Demonic Cloud Mountain Eighteen Great Bandits work together, we can sweep through the ce. Nothing is impossible.
More clumps of light appeared in the pitch-dark space. The discussion became more enthusiastic.
Just at this moment, the ninth brother frowned slightly. His heart had skipped a beat for some reason. For such a thing to happen to a person skilled at divination, there had to be something extremely horrifying.
The ninth brothers expression turned unsightly. He frantically started divining, and the clump of light representing the ninth brother became iparably resplendent and dazzling.
Ninth Brother, whats wrong?
Whats going on?!
Such a change made the other bandits feel that something was off.
Big Brother, quickly leave. Quickly make the Demonic Cloud Mountain leave. The personing has a Soul Tool. If we still do not leave, it will be toote!
Then, the light guttered and vanished. The ninth brother vomited a mouthful of blood. After he spoke the results of his divination, he fainted.
Ah!
The others were shocked at the turn of events.
Far away, a brilliant light shed in Xiao Chens eyes. Then, he pulled back on the bowstring. He poured all his Soul Energy into the bow, but that was not enough. Then, he poured in his Veritable Essence Energy nonstop.
A clump of Heart me appeared on his fingertips and spread out on the arrow, merging with it.
Xiao Chen felt his body wobbling. He felt like he would faint at any moment. However, he did his best to hold on with strong determination. As he continued to pour Veritable Essence Energy into the God Shadow Bow, he kept challenging the limits of his body.
Whoosh!
When Xiao Chen truly reached his limits, he let go, firing the arrow.
The arrow shot through the sky, flying so quickly that Xiao Chen could not capture its movement at all. He had released the arrow just as the Demonic Cloud Mountain soared up, and the Demonic Cloud Mountain instantly exploded.
Miserably cries rang out as eighteen figures were sted out in all directions.
One arrow from the God Shadow Bow exploded the entire Demonic Cloud Mountain into countless pieces. When the wreckage swept out, it triggered tens of thousands of tempests.
Shock waves surged out, directly crushing the surrounding peaks.
The somewhat feeble Xiao Chen jumped off the Demon Blood Vultures back. However, a cold, emotionless murderous intent appeared on his pale face as he said coldly, Dont let any of them escape. Leave none of them alive. If even one escapes, Ill hold you responsible.
Yes, Master!
The impatient Demon Blood Vulture screeched and turned into a blood arrow shooting forward.
Chapter 1909 (Raw 2012): Abyssal Underworld’s First Layer
Chapter 1909 (Raw 2012): Abyssal Underworlds First Layer
Xiao Chen had blown up the Demonic Cloud Mountain with the Eighteen Great Bandits all there. Naturally, none of them managed to escape. They were all caught up in the explosion.
The inherited Dao Tools explosion reached the deepest part of the interior. It was easy to imagine how severe their injuries were.
Not dying immediately when the Dao Tool exploded was already something of a miracle.
Sending the Demon Blood Vulture to deal with the survivors was the best solution.
Xiao Chen took out a Primeval Heavenly Pill and consumed it. Then, he sat down cross-legged and recuperated on a mountain summit.
Miserable cries kepting from Smoky Cloud Mountain Range. He ignored them all, remaining calm and resting.
That earlier arrow exhausted all his Soul Energy and Veritable Essence Energy. It even overdrew on some of his lifeforce.
Otherwise, the God Shadow Bow could not have unleashed such enormous might.
Normally, only a Rank 5 sect or above could have a Soul Tool as the trump card of the sect.
Even a Sovereign Personage could not bring out the full might of a Soul Tool. Although Xiao Chens Veritable Essence Energy was vast and pure for a Star Venerate, his Soul Energy was still somewhatcking inparison.
Every time Xiao Chen used a Soul Tool, he would suffer a significant rebound.
Hence, he would absolutely not use a Soul Tool unless he had to. He also had to do his best to keep his Soul Tools a secret.
After one hour, Xiao Chen opened his eyes. Hisplexion had recovered some color.
A red light shed before Xiao Chens eyes. It was the Demon Blood Vulture flying back cockily, circling in the air.
He grabbed the Tyrant Saber beside him and soared into the air. Then, hended on the Demon Blood Vultures back.
Amid the fog-covered Smoky Cloud Mountain Range, the white-robed Xiao Chen rode the Demon Blood Vulture and tore through the clouds and fog.
After mere moments, he saw the corpses of the Eighteen Great Bandits among the rubble of the various peaks.
The Eighteen Great Bandits died in different manners, all killed by the Demon Blood Vulture.
Xiao Chen revealed a satisfied expression. The current efficiency of the Demon Blood Vulture was very gratifying.
It was worth giving the Demon Blood Vulture the Beast Blood Pill.
One!
Xiao Chen stopped smiling and drew his saber. Then, he chopped off the head of one of the Eighteen Great Bandits from the air before grabbing it and cing it in his storage ring.
As the Demon Blood Vulture circled around in the air, the storage rings and the heads of all the Eighteen Great Bandits soon ended up in Xiao Chens storage ring.
The mission waspleted perfectly.
Xiao Chen heaved a sigh of relief. All in all, he used only one month toplete the first three missions. This left him with ample time toplete thest mission.
Just as he prepared to leave, the Demon Blood Vultures voice suddenly rang out in his mind. Master, I discovered something interesting.
Oh?
His interest piqued, Xiao Chen got the Demon Blood Vulture to lead the way. After a while, the Demon Blood Vulture arrived at the rubble of a mountain peak.
Due to the Demonic Cloud Mountains explosion, many of the nearby peaks had crumbled as a result of the shock wave.
This mountain peak in front was one of them.
Xiao Chen jumped off the Demon Blood Vultures back and found a cuboid crystal with dense markings on all its faces.
When he toyed with the crystal, he discovered that it was practically wless.
This crystal looked like a natural gem.
However, the formation markings carved on it said that this was manmade.
After Xiao Chen studied this crystal for a while, his eyes gleamed. Its a storage medium.
It was something like a storage ring. However, this crystal should have previously been iid in the Demonic Cloud Mountain, a part of the inherited Dao Tool.
Could the treasures that the Demonic Cloud Mountain Eighteen Great Bandits umted from robbing others for many years be in there?
If that was so, Xiao Chen would have earned big.
However, this formation was somewhat hard to figure out. He could not decipher it so quickly.
The Demonic Cloud Mountain Eighteen Great Bandits consisted of people who were excellent at various skills. This crystal had to be the product of a Formation Master. Ordinary people would not be able to unlock it.
However, that did not matter. Xiao Chen simply put it away for now.
After doing so, he left this ce toplete the final mission.
At this moment, Xiao Chen was eager to return so that he could break through tote-stage Star Venerate.
With theprehensions that he gained from these battles, he was ready to break through tote-stage Star Venerate.
Xiao Chen wanted toplete the missions quickly and rush back to the sect to participate in the heaven-ss core disciple selection.
The underground world, also known as the Abyssal Underworld, had a total of nineyers. Eachyer was incredibly vast. Back before the Martial Epoch fully rose up, Fiendish Demons caused chaos everywhere. After the predecessors of the various races killed them, the Fiendish Demons descendants went underground.
The Fiendish Demons descendants mingled with the races that originally existed underground, recuperating their strength. After one million years, they had developed a civilization that was no inferior to that of the surface.
The nine Underworld Monarchs were famous and had led the Underground Demons to attack the surface of the Central Great Realm.
Fortunately, the current nine Underworld Monarchs had conflicts with each other. They frequently fought each other and had no time to care about anything else.
Furthermore, the dynasties ruled most of the surface of the Central Great Realm. They enjoyed the Luck of the Central Great Realm and had umted it for hundreds of thousands of years. The umtions of each dynasty were all horrifyingly scary.
There were also the four Buddhist temples, the three Daoist sects, and other transcendent Holy Lands. With all these, the Abyssal Underworld could not cause any major problems.
However, the Dragon Races people had somewhatplicated feelings for the Abyssal Underworld.
This was because the only one that truly had ruled the entire Abyssal Underworld was the Dragon Races ck Dragon King, also known as the Supreme Underworld Monarch.
However, this ck Dragon King nearly brought about theplete destruction of the Divine Dragon Empire. That was a piece of history that no one of the current Dragon Race was willing to mention.
If one wanted to enter the Abyssal Underworld, one would have to search for deep abyss cracks.
The underground world was not located in the conventional understanding of underground. It was more of the dark side of the Central Great Realm.
The underground world was attached to the Central Great Realm and was incredibly vast. It was mysterious and unfathomable, even more horrifyingly so than the Central Great Realm.
One could not travel between the two worlds by normal means. However, after a long time, some surprises always appeared.
The deep abyss cracks were the result of these surprises, allowing people to travel freely between the two worlds.
Xiao Chen spent seven days in a deste in of the Divine Dragon Empire before he found a huge crack that seemed to split the world down the middle, spreading out for millions of kilometers and looking endless.
The crack in the ground was pitch-ck. asionally, he could see strange creatures flying in the darkness but nothing else aside from that.
Blood Crows!
Xiao Chen frowned slightly. He had seen these dark creatures before. They were creatures made up of dark energy and negative emotions.
Apparently, there was a huge Blood Crow nest hidden in the darkness below.
The Demon Blood Vulture looked at the crack below with an excited expression. It smelled the demonic-natured food that its bloodline desired.
Dive, Xiao Chen ordered, and the Demon Blood Vulture shot down like an arrow.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
After they fell for some distance, an overwhelming number of Blood Crows flew out from the incredibly cold, dark crack.
They are indeed Blood Crows!
Xiao Chens expression flickered. These Blood Crows were even more horrifying than the Blood Crows in the Kunlun Realm.
These Blood Crows were all incredibly huge and flickered with a red light in the darkness. Their wings were like des, and their eyes shone with an evil light. They were actually all mutated Blood Crows.
The Blood Crows came in arge flock, covering the sky andnd.
Without the strength of a Holy Venerate or a powerful treasure protecting the body, diving into the crack would be akin tomitting suicide.
However, the Demon Blood Vulture considered these Blood Crows delicacies. The Demon Blood Vulture that Xiao Chen sat on startedughing maniacally.
It quickly pped its scarlet wings, and a strong wind surged out. Then, this wind pulled arge clump of mutated Blood Crows into its mouth.
As Xiao Chen sat on the Demon Blood Vulture, he showed no expression, just unleashed two types of Great Dao Energies.
Any Blood Crow that managed to escape and dared to get near were either electrocuted to death or pierced by saber Qi.
The Demon Blood Vulture continued its dive. Mutated Blood Crow corpses fell like rain. Who knew how many were killed?
As for those that the Demon Blood Vulture swallowed, the number was even greater.
Whoosh!
Suddenly, the world spun around. Xiao Chen felt something strange: his Demonic Qi Veritable Essence Energy strengthened significantly for no reason.
When his field of view widened again, the Demon Blood Vulture had alreadynded on a peak.
On the peak, Xiao Chen looked into the distance. The vista before him was vast and boundless. There were ins, mountains, and rivers. The environment was ratherplicated and appeared quite strange.
This is the Abyssal Underworlds firstyer? Xiao Chen muttered as he sat on the Demon Blood Vultures back.
The Underground Demons ruling the Abyssal Underworlds firstyer were the Rakshasa Race. The next race in power was the Flood Dragon Humans. Aside from these, there were ghostly beasts that existed only in the Abyssal Underworld.
However, the Flood Dragon Humans situation in the Abyssal Underworld was different from the Rakshasa Races. They did not have fixed abodes but wandered around, scattered throughout the nine Abyssal Underworldyers. In eachyer, they were considered bottom-feeder existences.
The Rakshasa Race stayed mainly in the firstyer. The First Underworld Monarch was Rakshasa Tian, the strongest of the Rakshasa Race.
Xiao Chen took out the corresponding mission card and activated it to inform the Dragons Gates faction in the underground world of his arrival. Then, he waited for a response.
Chapter 1910 (Raw 2011): Flame Dragon Legion
Chapter 1910 (Raw 2011): me Dragon Legion
The underground world was incredibly vast. The soil was strange and the environment was special. This produced many resources that were rare or nonexistent on the surface.
In the Martial Epoch, resources came first, talent second.
With sufficient resources, there was no need to fear being unable to attract demonic geniuses and outstanding talents. Even Xiao Chen would not amount to much without resources.
The Heavenly Dragon Pces Primeval Heavenly Pills had benefited Xiao Chen a lot. In a mere two months, he had advanced from the initial middle-stage Starry Sky Stage to peak Consummation middle-stage Starry Sky Stage.
Without sufficient Primeval Heavenly Pills, that would simply have been impossible.
Hence, it was easy to imagine that there would bepetition over ces with rare resources.
There were many resources in the underground worldNetherworld Frost Iron, Obsidian, Ink Silver, Ghostly Cloud Steel, Heptagold, Dark Crystal Rock, Underworld Heart Jade, and many more, so many that they were uncountable.
The harsher the environment, the rarer the resources. This was the pattern of the Great Thousand Realms.
Given the bountiful resources, as long as the four dynasties and the eight empires were capable enough, they would not let go of it. Even the ten Holy Lands of the Righteous Dao and the ten great Demonic Dao sectsaloof existenceswould send out people of their factions.
Everyyer of the Abyssal Underworld was extremely vast. Even the Underworld Monarchs could not grasp all the resource nodes.
This gave the other factions an excellent chance to set up their factions in the Abyssal Underworld and upy resource nodes.
The Divine Dragon Empire was definitely a top-ss faction in the entire Central Great Realm. Naturally, they could not miss out.
The mission that Xiao Chen took was to help the Dragons Gate snatch back a resource node that it lost.
After using the mission card to send the notification, Xiao Chen quickly got a response from the other party.
The other party sent not only a gathering point to the mission card but also the corresponding map of the area.
After Xiao Chen channeled a strand of Spiritual Sense into the mission card, a three-dimensional map appeared in his mind.
me Dragon City?
This city was the main base of the Dragons Gate in this ce. There was an entire army camped there, the me Dragon Legion.
Right now, Xiao Chens mission was to rush over to this me Dragon City and listen to the other partys instructions on how to regain the lost resource node.
Whoosh!
Xiao Chen leaped into the air, jumping off the Demon Blood Vulture. Then, he glided down by the peak and gentlynded on the ground.
When he looked around, he saw only boundless destend. It was slightly dark with a suppressive aura nketing it.
Who knew what dangers this seemingly peaceful ce held?
Caution appeared in Xiao Chens eyes as he executed Thunder Dragon Steps. Standing on lightning dragons, he sped along the tnd.
Xiao Chen did not know what dangers flying in the sky might draw. Since this was an unknownnd, he proceeded carefully.
The Abyssal Underworld was dark. However, the surface of the underworld was not very different. The nts were just taller, and the soil was ck.
Just a stalk of ordinary grass could be more than a hundred meters tall. Fortunately, these did not grow in dense patches. Instead, they were sparse on the ground.
Otherwise, Xiao Chen would be much slower.
Whoosh!
A ghostly beast unique to the Abyssal Underworld pounced on Xiao Chen. It looked like a ck tiger.
This ck tiger showed the obvious characteristics of a ghostly beast. It was devoid of lifeforce and full of Death Qi.
Actually, ghostly beasts were the souls of dead ferocious beasts. After these drifted to the Abyssal Underworld, the special environment, dark energy, and negative emotions revived them as mutated beasts.
Strictly speaking, these beasts were already dead.
However, ghostly beasts could cultivate as well. Strong ghostly beasts killing Holy Venerates was not an umon sight.
Anxious to continue his journey, Xiao Chen attacked decisively, not holding any strength back in his attacks.
Two Dao disks appeared behind him so that he could deal with any strong ghostly beasts, which could turn up at any time.
As Xiao Chen rushed along, a strong sense of danger appeared in his heart.
Suddenly, a white figure leaped out of the darkness in front. This white figure revealed terrifying fangs, trying to bite Xiao Chens head.
Whoosh!
Xiao Chen did not even think, just instinctively moved back and dodged. Then, he turned into a lightning bolt and counterattacked.
A miserable cry rang out, and apletely white wolf ghost red at Xiao Chen with scarlet eyes.
Abyssal Demonic Wolf!
Xiao Chen recognized this ghostly beast. He thought to himself, It is really fast.
It moves around erratically, nearly injuring me.
Die!
Xiao Chen did not give the Abyssal Demonic Wolf a chance to turn things around. He punched decisively, and the two Dao disks behind him shone with resplendent light.
Saber light and electric light flickered in Xiao Chens fist light as he exploded the Abyssal Demonic Wolf.
The Abyssal Demonic Wolf shattered into pieces of ck energy scattering in the air. It would take a long time to revive again.
After the ck light faded, a ghostly beasts white Beast Core appeared on the ground, looking exceptionally resplendent like a crystal.
The Beast Core of a ghostly beast was also known as a Demonic Soul Core. If one directly refined it, one could quickly restore ones Soul Energy.
Of course, one needed to remove some impurities in it first. Otherwise, one had to limit their absorption of it.
Xiao Chen fought intense battles along the way. The ghostly beasts that he met grew increasingly stronger.
However, he did not waste too much time. He dealt with all his opponents in practically an instant. Those that he could not deal with, he just bypassed.
Four hourster, the silhouette of a city appeared before Xiao Chen.
This was me Dragon City.
This city was not very huge, but security was tight. There were many camps guarding it in the periphery.
Dragon Race cultivators patrolled the vicinity.
Whoosh! Whoosh!
Just as Xiao Chen was observing the ce, two Dragon Race cultivators wearing battle robes rushed out and cautiously eyed him.
When the two Dragon Race cultivators noticed the Dragon Race auraing from him, their expressions warmed slightly.
As mentioned before, the ce had tight security. They discovered Xiao Chen upon arrival. This was extraordinarily strict.
Martialw was imposed on me Dragon City recently. It is currently not open to the Dragons Gates outer pce disciples. If you are here to stop over at me Dragon City, you probably will be disappointed, the person on the left said frankly as he looked at Xiao Chen.
As the Dragons Gates main base in the underground world, they naturally provided many conveniences for Dragons Gate disciples.
Many Dragon Race cultivators who came to the underground world to adventure would stop at me Dragon City.
Xiao Chen took out his mission card and identity token. Then he said, I am Xiao Chen, a Heavenly Dragon Pce core disciple. I am here on a mission from the Dragons Gate.
After the two guards inspected the mission card and identity token, they showed strange expressions.
However, they still returned the mission card and core disciple identity token to Xiao Chen before respectfully bringing him into the city.
Come with me, then. The general has already been waiting for a long time. Of the seven outer pces, you are the only one left.
Xiao Chen followed the two past many checkpoints and into the city. They led him to a tower with the special characteristics of the Dragon Race.
He reported to the top floor of the tower. After verifying his identity again, he was invited in.
When Xiao Chen pushed the door open and entered, the average-sized room was already crowded.
Aside from the me Dragon Legion upper echelon, there were also the other outer pce core disciples who had taken the mission.
Xiao Chen was somewhat surprised to see Murong Yan among these core disciples.
An armored, middle-aged cultivator, who clearly gave off a superior airpared to the others, looked at Xiao Chen. Then, he said, Xiao Chen? There are three heaven-ss core disciples in the Heavenly Dragon Pce. I recall that they are Yi Xin, Li Luo, and Jue Yun. There does not seem to be a Xiao Chen among them.
If Xiao Chen guessed correctly, this person was the leader of the me Dragon Legion, General Feng.
Xiao Chen said calmly, General, the mission did not limit eptance to heaven-ss core disciples.
However, the mission specially indicated its difficulty. This is not a regr Rank 1 mission, and there were specific instructions on the missions importance. I was the one who asked the Dragons Gate to issue the mission. I am very clear on what kind of people I am seeking.
General Feng frowned slightly. He was clearly dissatisfied with Xiao Chen. He was even more dissatisfied with the administrator of the Heavenly Dragon Pces Mission Hall.
This was simply ridiculous. It was fine for the other outer pces to send ordinary core disciples. After all, they had Divine Dragon bloodlines to support them.
However, the Heavenly Dragon Pce actually did not send heaven-ss core disciples to take this mission.
General, I can guarantee that while Xiao Chen is a mixed-blood dragon, he is definitely strong.
Surprisingly, Murong Yan, who initially did not think highly of Xiao Chen, took the initiative to speak up for him.
General Feng felt surprised. Then, he said, Since Murong Yan is sure, I will not doubt your qualifications to ept this mission. Sit down, then. It is not personal; do not mind my earlier attitude.
Xiao Chen nodded and said, Many thanks.
Xiao Chen felt slightly depressed in his heart. The Divine Dragon bloodlines were truly great. Murong Yans words resulted in General Feng setting aside his doubts without further thought, which saved Xiao Chen quite a bit of trouble.
However, the way the core disciples of the other outer pces looked at Xiao Chen showed that they did not think much of him. After just one nce, they no longer paid attention to him.
Dont thank me. I am just speaking the truth. Murong Yans prideful words rang out in Xiao Chens mind.
When Xiao Chen heard that, he felt surprised. He had not intended to thank Murong Yan, as Murong Yan just stated the facts.
However, since Murong Yan sent him a voice projection, Xiao Chen replied, Many thanks.
Humph!
Murong Yan showed a proud look as he coldly snorted, with a look that said, Its good that you are wise.
Knowing the other partys temper, Xiao Chen smiled faintly and ignored it.
Chapter 1911 (Raw 2012): Purpose of the Mission
Chapter 1911 (Raw 2012): Purpose of the Mission
After General Feng saw Xiao Chen sit down, he nced around at the core disciples from the seven outer pces. Then, he said seriously. Since everyone is already here, I will exin the n to everyone.
Murong Yan, Xiao Chen, and the others looked at General Feng with serious expressions.
General Feng organized his thoughts before saying, The stolen resource node generates Netherworld Frost Iron ores and Underworld Heart Jades. You might not understand the value of these two resources, so I will give a simple exnation. Netherworld Frost Iron is necessary for the production of inherited Dao Tools. No other resource can rece it. As for Underworld Heart Jade, it can directly stabilize the soul. As a natural resource that replenishes Soul Energy, it can be used to refine Underworld Heart Pills, a Medicinal Pill needed by Sovereign Personages.
Everyone felt startled. Although they all had inherited Dao Tools, they did not know that the forging of inherited Dao Tools required Netherworld Frost Iron.
As for Underworld Heart Jade, most of the core disciples had heard of it before. As it was extremely precious, those with cultivations below Sovereign Personage would not be able to carry aroundrge amounts of it.
Xiao Chen recalled that he had some Underworld Heart Pills in his storage ring.
Those were trophies from killing Holy Venerates, and he did not have many.
Actually, we can bear these losses. As long as we have our main base, we will be able to rebuild these resource nodes in this vast Abyssal Underworld. The greatest loss is reputation and prestige. If we cannot regain our lost resource node within a certain time frame, the other factions will belittle the me Dragon Legions strength.
At that time, not to mention what Rakshasa Tian might do, the other factions from the surface might make a move on us. Thepetition in this Abyssal Underworld is even more intense than on the surface. Do you understand what I am saying?
Clearly, General Feng had long prepared these words to drive home the severity of the matter to everyone.
The matter was not as simple as losing one resource node. In this Abyssal Underworld, the strong fed on the weak. The survival-of-the-fittestpetition here was even more horrifying.
If the Dragons Gate could not quickly retake the resource node, it would appear weak to others.
There was no ce for the weak in this Abyssal Underworld. Ostensibly, it was just the loss of one resource node, but in reality, it threatened all of the Dragons Gates interests in the underground world.
If the Dragons Gate was not careful, me Dragon City might end up uprooted by others.
General Feng meant that this mission should not be underestimated. Everyone needed to understand the importance of this mission. Failure was not an option.
It is just an insignificant resource node. General, dont worry. It will not be too difficult for us.
Right after General Feng spoke, Murong Yan expressed his stance, radiating confidence.
Who knew, the core disciples of the other outer pces all gave Murong Yan strange looks.
General Feng frowned slightly in puzzlement. He had already expressed himself very clearly. Why did this Murong Yan still not understand? To think that Murong Yan called it an insignificant resource node, indicating no appreciation of the severity of this mission.
General Fengs gaze wandered andnded on Xiao Chen. Now, he started to doubt Murong Yans earlier words.
Xiao Chens heart skipped a beat, a presentiment of danger. He quickly said, General, we all understand the importance of this mission. Just tell us what we need to coordinate on. We will definitely not be careless and will follow your arrangements.
Good!
General Feng nodded slightly. He said softly, The fight for the node will be arge-scale battle. The seven of you alone cant take it back. What I need you to do is destroy the Rakshasa Demons Underworld God Altar. After you release a signal, I will initiate an attack. You must follow the arrangements. Do not take independent action.
Clearly, Xiao Chens words temporarily eased General Fengs worries.
Whoosh!
General Feng waved his hand, and a jade strip appeared before Xiao Chen and the others. The jade strip had information about the Rakshasa Demons altar as well as the details of this mission.
Through sacrifices, the Underworld God Altar could summon a clone of the Rakshasa Tian, the First Underworld Monarch.
When Rakshasa Tians clone appeared, he could use his Underworld Monarch Will to affect the Rakshasa Demons within five thousand kilometers, amplifying their strength considerably. They would not fear death, and theirbat prowess would increase by at least fifty percent.
Furthermore, Rakshasa Tians clone was a powerful existence itself, posing a great threat.
The countless Underworld God Altars were what allowed the Rakshasa Race to be the overlord of the Abyssal Underworlds firstyer. The various factions of the surface world could not truly shake up or threaten the Rakshasa Races predominance.
Destroying the Underworld God Altar was equal to breaking off an arm of the Rakshasa Demons and would significantly increase the Dragons Gates chances of reiming the resource node.
The mission that General Feng issued gathered the elites of the various outer pces. The seven people would rely on their own strength to enter deep into enemy territory and destroy the Underworld God Altar.
Xiao Chen thought to himself, This mission is truly extraordinarily dangerous. There are only the seven of us infiltrating deep into enemy territory.
If we seven are discovered or an ident happens, we will definitely die. It will be hard to flee.
When the other six saw the details of the mission, their expressions changed somewhat.
Originally, the core disciples thought that they would charge in with the me Dragon Legion and kill the enemy. Who knew, they were going in alone to destroy the Underworld God Altar.
Since the Underworld God Altar was so important, it went without saying that it would be tightly guarded.
General Feng said, This mission is indeed rather dangerous. However, you can rest assured; there are no Sovereign Personages guarding the Underworld God Altar. The Rakshasa Demons have only one Sovereign Personage. He cannot possibly guard the Underworld God Altar himself.
Once the Underworld God Altar is destroyed, I will initiate an attack. That Sovereign Personage will have to deal with the me Dragon Legion and will not be able to chase after you.
Xiao Chen grasped the jade strip and looked at General Feng. Then, he asked, When do we depart?
General Feng was very satisfied with Xiao Chens attitude. Xiao Chen did notin at all and was direct. General Feng replied softly, Three days hence. During these three days, if you have any needs, my army will do its best to fulfill them if possible.
During these three days, you should train together and familiarize yourselves with each other. When the timees, you will be able to cooperate with each other better. If you have any questions, you can raise them now.
The Golden Dragon Pce core disciple at the left side said, I would like to know whether we will receive extra rewards from the me Dragon Legion after the mission is over.
General Feng frowned slightly. However, he still said, I can make the decision to give you all some Netherworld Frost Iron and Underworld Heart Jade as an extra reward.
I want five tons of Netherworld Frost Iron and one hundred Underworld Heart Jades, the Golden Dragon Pce core disciple said indifferently. He was expressionless, looking like there was no room for discussion.
Wei Hongfei, you are profiting from misfortune! one of the adjutants at General Fengs side eximed angrily.
The Golden Dragon Pces Wei Hongfei did not change his expression. He did not say anything, just waiting for General Fengs reply.
General Feng felt slightly angry in his heart. However, this Wei Hongfei was the strongest among the seven and would be the core of this team. Eventually, General Feng said through clenched teeth, If you really can destroy the Underworld God Altar, I can give you five tons of Netherworld Frost Iron and one hundred Underworld Heart Jades. However, if you fail to aplish that...well, you know the consequences.
Wei Hongfei revealed a slight smile and said softly, Deal.
After saying that, he stood up and left.
Upon seeing the situation, the core disciples of the other outer pces also made requests, asking for extra rewards ording to their strength.
Soon, only Xiao Chen and Murong Yan remained out of the seven core disciples.
General Feng looked at the two, indicating that they could ask for extra rewards that corresponded to their strength.
Who knew, these two did not want any extra rewards. Murong Yan shook his head and said, I do not have the habit of taking advantage of others. My Murong n does notck resources.
Now, only Xiao Chen remained. He likewise did not want to ask for an extra reward. He also did not have the habit of taking advantage of others.
Xiao Chen only raised a request. He needed good arrows ofrge quantity and high quality.
The quality of Xiao Chens arrows was too poor. If he did not infuse Heart me into them, he could not use them with the God Shadow Bow.
Since he came to the army, he definitely had to obtain a batch of good arrows for his own use.
Xiao Chens request was very reasonable. General Feng agreed happily and got a person to bring him over to the military supplies.
Three dayster, the seven assembled. General Feng personally sent the team off.
Whether the Underworld God Altar was destroyed or not would be critical to reiming the resource node. Just from how much resources General Feng put in, it was clear how important this mission was.
General Feng even agreed to Wei Hongfeis unreasonable request.
While watching Xiao Chens group leave, General Fengs adjutant asked, General, do you think they will seed?
General Feng replied softly, There is a very good chance. These sevens strengths are impressive. Among the core disciples of their respective pces, they are among the top. Although that Wei Hongfei is unruly, taking advantage of the situation, he is certainly qualified topete for a heaven-ss core disciple position in the Golden Dragon Pce. As for Murong Yan, he is a once-in-a-thousand-years genius of the Red Dragon Race.
It is only Xiao Chen who is weaker. The Heavenly Dragon Pce is still somewhat unreliable. Prepare a fallback under the assumption that they will fail.
Yes, General.
After leaving me Dragon City, Xiao Chen could tell that the other six were already familiar with each other.
Along the way, the other six discussed with each other in soft voices, expressing their own opinions.
Xiao Chen immediately understood after one look. During the past three days, the other six had met, isting him.
After traveling for a while, Wei Hongfei suddenly stopped and cast his gaze on Xiao Chen.
I am the leader for this mission. I believe General Feng already told all of you. I have seen your information. Xiao Chen, you are good at Movement Techniques. You will lead the way and scout ahead.
Scouting was dangerous work. However, Xiao Chen did not mind. He was confident of survival should he meet a Sovereign Personage.
Not bothering with useless words, he nodded and directly went ahead to scout the way.
This mixed-blood dragon is rather wise. He knows that he is weaker and does not have any right to speak.
He also understands himself well. He knows that he can only rely on the six of us for this mission. If he does not hold us back, it would be very good already.
I really dont understand how he could be a core disciple with such low cultivation. Is the Heavenly Dragon Pce that weak now?
Once Xiao Chen was far away, the others revealed their disdain for mixed-blood dragons, which they hid deep in their hearts.
Murong Yan was aware of Xiao Chens strength. However, he did not want to say much and did not interject.
Wei Hongfei said indifferently, Lets continue discussing how toplete this mission. This matter is very important, and we need to be cautious and careful.
Chapter 1912 (Raw 2013): Mission Begins
Chapter 1912 (Raw 2013): Mission Begins
Xiao Chen did not have anyints about getting assigned to scout.
Completing the mission was sufficient.
After Xiao Chen left the team, he moved swiftly. He did not dy along the way, not wasting any time fighting when he met with ghostly beasts. Four hourster, he suddenly felt a strange aura.
His figure stopped. Then, he pushed off with his feet, retreating three steps.
Two tall and sturdy ck humanoids with hooves for feet, vermilion hair, jade-green eyes, and ferocious faces appeared before Xiao Chen.
Rakshasa!
Xiao Chen felt startled when he recognized these horrifying, strange creatures. These were the Underground Demons that ruled the firstyer of the underground world.
The two Rakshasa Demons held weapons. Their jade-green eyes glowed as they looked at Xiao Chen coldly.
Kill!
The two exuded a terrifying Demonic Qi. Without thinking, theyunched themselves at Xiao Chen.
These two Rakshasa Demons were only Star Venerates, pitifully weak. However, they somehow mustered the courage to attack Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen stood erect. He did not retreat but advanced instead when the two Rakshasa Demons charged at him. Hended his attack first and struck them without using Great Dao Energy.
Boom!
Xiao Chen gave each Rakshasa Demon a punch, and they instantly fell to the ground, no longer able to get up. Without giving the two a chance to shout, he sent out two strands of saber Qi and silently finished off the Rakshasa Demons.
After that, he unleashed the Heavenly me to burn their bodies to ash.
Since I ran into the Rakshasa Demons patrol, I should be close to the resource node, Xiao Chen muttered to himself, no longer advancing as quickly as he had earlier, and looked into the distance.
He discovered a rather tallndform andnded on it gently. Then, he opened his Heavenly Eye and looked ahead.
Xiao Chen saw a vast in with a dpidated city.
Based on this, he could tell that this was the Dragons Gates lost resource node.
However, the Rakshasa Demons clearly did not like the aesthetics of the Dragon Race, having torn down the city directly.
Tens of thousands of Rakshasa Demons were scattered everywhere among the rubble.
There were also many tamed flying ghostly beasts in the sky, Rakshasa Demons with clearly higher strength riding them.
When Xiao Chen saw this, he sucked in a breath of cold air. He had known that this mission was extremely dangerous; however, he had not expected it to be this dangerous. With so many Rakshasa Demons, he did not even dare to imagine the consequences if he got trapped.
A tall building stood in the center of the dragon city rubble.
It looked like a tower made by piling up countless ancient stones.
These stones were already dyed red. This was the Underworld God Altar. The entire setup struck Xiao Chen as extremely absurd.
Amid the solemn and dignified air, it had an evil and horrifying demonic nature.
There was a statue of the First Underworld Monarch, Rakshasa Tian, erected above the altar. A few Rakshasa Demons sat by the feet of the statue, their eyes closed, regting their energies. These should be the altars guards.
There was a total of eight people. Each of the guards emanated the aura of a Holy Venerate.
These people wore armor and had rxed expressions. Their faces looked human, but they had a bone spike on each shoulder.
Xiao Chen did not dare to look too closely, lest he inadvertently alert the enemy, so he withdrew his Heavenly Eye.
He was in no rush. He sank into deep thought as he gazed at the rubble of the city in the distance, pondering how toplete the mission.
All the thinking gave Xiao Chen a headache.
Even if he sneaked past the Rakshasa Demon army and destroyed the altar, getting out still posed a huge problem.
Xiao Chen looked around once, deeply imprinting the surroundings into his mind, before turning back to leave.
The instant he turned around, the eight guards at the feet of Rakshasa Tians statue suddenly opened their eyes before slowly closing them again.
It was as if they had noticed something, but they did not know what it was.
After returning to the team, Xiao Chen informed Wei Hongfei, Murong Yan, and the others of what he saw.
No wonder that General Feng agreed to our demands so quickly. He is clearly just sending us to die, Liu Feng, the Silver Dragon Pce core disciple, said in dissatisfaction, obviously upset.
Wei Hongfei appeared rather calm. The mission had a special indicator on it. Since you took the mission, you should have expected this difficulty. Furthermore, if the mission was not difficult, why would the reward be so high, reaching twenty thousand Primeval Heavenly Pills?!
Liu Feng retorted softly, I was just saying. Since I took the mission already, I cannot withdraw halfway.
The me Dragon Legion had already mustered. They were just waiting for the core disciples to destroy the Underworld God Altar. There was no time to waste.
The group picked up its pace. At full speed, the seven moved very quickly.
When the city came into view, the other sixs expressions changedpletely. This included that of the previously calm Wei Hongfei. He also frowned heavily.
Hearing Xiao Chen describe it was one thing. Truly seeing it for themselves was something else altogether.
Feeling somewhat bbergasted, Murong Yan said, Had I known, I would have left a will...
Tens of thousands of Rakshasa Demons camped in the rubble of the city, upying the resource node that originally belonged to the Dragons Gate.
Furthermore, that Underworld God Altar stood in the center of the rubble.
Liu Feng said, Is there any way to sneak in?
Wei Hongfei shook his head and said, Clearly, that is impossible. If we could sneak in, General Feng would have sent someone already. It would not be up to us to do it. The reward for this mission would not be so big, either.
Xiao Chen thought that if they wanted to sneak in, they would need someone to stand out and distract the Rakshasa Demons.
At least half of the Rakshasa Demons had to be lured away for the rest of the Dragons Gate group to have a chance to sneak in.
Murong Yan and I will draw their attention. The five of you take that opportunity to sneak in. This is the signal g. Ill hand it to you, Liu Feng.
Wei Hongfei took out a g and passed it to Liu Feng. Then, he made some simple preparations.
There were no tricks that could be used under the circumstances. Only such an arrangement would work. Wei Hongfei was rather decisive, not hesitating at all after settling on his course of action.
Murong Yan, you have no objections, right? Wei Hongfei asked seriously as he looked at Murong Yan.
Murong Yan smiled and said, Since when did the Red Dragon Race have people scared of death? Since you dare to stand out, why wont I?
These words made the core disciples of the other pces feel embarrassed.
If it were them, they would definitely hesitate for a long time before going to lure the enemy away with Wei Hongfei.
After all, not everyone could be like the Golden Dragon Pces core disciple, confident and not fearing death at the same time.
Rakshasa Race, is there anyone who dares to fight me, Wei Hongfei!
Wei Hongfei soared into the air, radiating a resplendent golden light from his entire body as well as a horrifying Dragon Might.
Boom!
The moment Wei Hongfei, who was shining brightly, appeared in the dark space, he caught the attention of all the Rakshasa Demons in the rubble.
Strands of golden Dragon Qi revolved around Wei Hongfeis body. The golden light dyed the clouds in the sky above it, making them golden and glistening and exceptionally eye-catching.
This persons Golden Dragon Race bloodline is nearly at Grade 6.
Xiao Chen evaluated Wei Hongfei. Wei Hongfei was indeed rather incredible. The prestige of the Golden Dragon Pce was well deserved.
Whoosh! Whoosh!
The moment Wei Hongfei appeared, countless figures flew towards him.
All of these were Rakshasa Race experts. They all exuded terrifying Demonic Qi and looked sinister. However, when they reached one hundred meters of Wei Hongfei, golden light shed in the sky as he exploded six Rakshasa Demons with a punch.
These Rakshasa demons turned into blood mist that spread out in the air.
Hahaha! Is there really no one in the Rakshasa Race that can fight me?
Wei Hongfei burst out in wildughter, and the Dragon Might spreading out in the sky intensified. The golden clouds burned like they were mes.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Just at this moment, a pir of fire suddenly appeared in the city and red up to the clouds, illuminating the dark spacepletely.
Without saying anything, Murong Yan directly started killing after hended in the rubble.
Between Wei Hongfei and Murong Yan, one attacked the Rakshasa Race experts in the sky while the other killed the Rakshasa Demons on the ground, using the Red Dragon Races incredibly berserk Fire Great Dao.
There was no pattern to it at all. Wherever the Rakshasa Demons were thickest was where Murong Yan would go.
Are we still not going? Xiao Chen asked when he saw the Silver Dragon Pces Liu Feng dying. Who knew what Liu Feng was thinking?
Do I need you to give me instructions?
Liu Feng red at Xiao Chen and ignored him, leading the other three away. Lets go.
Chapter 1913 (Raw 2014): Nine Dragons Soaring in the Sky
Chapter 1913 (Raw 2014): Nine Dragons Soaring in the Sky
With Liu Feng in the lead, the four silently headed for the rubble.
Xiao Chen did not rush to follow, pondering some things first.
Could the Rakshasa Demons have guessed that the me Dragon Legion would send someone to destroy the Underworld God Altar?
Actually, the thought of destroying the Underworld God Altar is quite crazy, as the sess rate is low. It is also very dangerous, with a high chance of death.
Normally speaking, the Rakshasa Demons should not have thought of this.
Xiao Chen shook his head and stopped thinking. Then, his figure gently drifted away and silently arrived by Liu Feng and the rest.
The four were all startled at Xiao Chens incredible speed. His Movement Technique was indeed superior to theirs, as Wei Hongfei said.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Amid the rubble, Murong Yans entire body zed with fire. He was like an ancient fire dragon, sending out overwhelming fire with every punch and palm strike, spreading mes everywhere.
The Rakshasa Demonic army fell into chaos. Several experts tried to pin down Murong Yan, to prevent him from wreaking furtherrge-scale destruction.
However, Murong Yans mission was to attract the attention of the Rakshasa Demons on the ground. How could he let himself get trapped there?
Murong Yan suppressed his temper and let out wildughter. His figure moved about chaotically without any pattern.
With Wei Hongfei in the sky and Murong Yan on the ground, they did indeed create a great chance for the other five.
Wei Hongfei gave off glistening, golden light in the sky, and the golden clouds radiated Dragon Might. Murong Yan released overwhelming fire from his entire body on the ground.
Themotion the two caused attracted the attention of nearly all the Rakshasa Demons.
As a result,rge empty spaces appeared in the rubble of the city.
Liu Fengs group took advantage of these to sneak forward, quickly approaching the Underworld God Altar among the rubble.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Loud noises rang out nonstop. As the group walked into the city, the surroundings were filled with Rakshasa Demons. The bangs and sts asionally erupted by their ears, making everyone show extremely grave expressions. They did not even dare to breathe deeply.
Whos there?!
Suddenly, a small team of Rakshasa Demons came out from behind a broken wall in front.
Kill!
Xiao Chens gaze turned cold. Then, he made the first move. Ghosting forward like a phantom, he tapped the forehead of the Rakshasa Demon that spoke.
A strand of saber Qi shot out of Xiao Chens fingertip and silently and instantly finished off this Rakshasa Demon.
Xiao Chens hand did not stop moving. With every move he made, a Rakshasa Demon died.
Liu Feng and the others reacted only after Xiao Chen had already dealt with three people. They hastily made their moves, and in the time it took for a spark to fly, they killed the remaining Rakshasa Demons.
Fortunately, Liu Feng and the others were not weak. Once they reacted, they were quick in killing the enemy.
Hence, this team of Rakshasa Demons was soon cut down without causing amotion.
Liu Fengs gaze fell on Xiao Chen, showing some surprise. Xiao Chen looked back and said indifferently, Come with me.
Right now, Xiao Chen gave off a different air. He seemed reliable for some reason, inspiring others to follow him.
Liu Feng was far fromparable to Wei Hongfei.
Liu Feng would not be able to aplish great things, so Xiao Chen chose to lead the team himself.
This matter was extremely important. They could not afford to fail.
With Xiao Chen in the lead, the group moved extremely quickly. His Spiritual Sense was very sharp. Many times, he could avoid the Rakshasa Demon teams in advance.
In the chaos, Xiao Chen led the other four towards the Underworld God Altar.
Along the way, the group asionally had some unavoidable encounters. Xiao Chen would use lightning-quick methods to end the battle quickly.
There were several close calls, but they were not exposed and did not attract more.
Stop.
Suddenly, Xiao Chen stopped, and the people behind copied him.
Upon seeing that the Underworld God Altar was less than ten kilometers away, Liu Feng said, Do you really think yourself the leader? Stand aside. Charge over to the Underworld God Altar and finish the mission.
After Liu Feng said that, he ignored Xiao Chens order and went past Xiao Chen.
Whoosh!
The moment Liu Feng went past Xiao Chen, the Rakshasa Tian statue above the Underworld God Altar suddenly opened a pair of scarlet eyes.
A scarlet light descended from the sky and encased Liu Fengs figure.
Liu Feng had nowhere to hide within ten kilometers. The eight guards at the Underworld God Altar opened their eyes as well and looked at him coldly.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Countless Rakshasa Demons rushed over from all directions, charging at Liu Feng. Although the situation in the rubble was chaotic, the guards in the vicinity of the Underworld God Altar and the eight on it did not panic or get distracted from the start to the end.
Those that could guard the Underworld God Altar were definitely all elites.
Its over. We are exposed!
Its truly over this time. There is no way to finish this mission. We will not be able to leave, either.
Xiao Chen and the others remained in hiding. However, when they saw the many Rakshasa Demons rushing over, they all turned ashen.
Liu Feng, who had been noticed by Rakshasa Tian, panicked. He felt not only a Demonic Might pressuring him but also the horror of impending death. The elite Rakshasa Demonsing from all directions also put heavy pressure on him.
It was like there were many grim reapers holding their scythes about to reap his soul.
Since we are exposed already, there is no need to think anymore. Charge forward.
Xiao Chen sighed in his heart but did not hesitate. He leaped into the air and shoved the dazed Liu Feng out of the line of fire.
Then, Xiao Chen stood before Rakshasa Tian and looked up to meet the statues gaze.
Rakshasa Tian, I dont believe that you really came to life.
Xiao Chen snorted coldly, then projected Dragon Might from his body. Without hesitating, he used the Dragons Gate Secret Technique Firmaments Rage.
A gigantic hand appeared in the sky. Its fingers were like sabers, containing boundless saber intent and electricity as it directly grabbed at the statue.
Sacrilegist! Die!
The eight high-ranked Rakshasa Demons suddenly stood up. They each executed their most powerful moves simultaneously and shattered the gigantic hand before itnded its blow.
The eight Rakshasa Demons on the altar paled and took a step back, leaking blood from their mouths.
Clearly, these eight had underestimated the might of this Firmaments Rage, suffering from a huge rebound.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
The burning pieces of the gigantic hand contained a Great Deste Eon Ancestor Dragons rage. It was not that easy to extinguish.
When these pieces hit the ground, they sted away all the Rakshasa Demon elites rushing over.
Ill cover all of you. Quickly charge over to the altar.
Indecision invariably led to trouble. Since the group was already exposed, there was naturally no need to think about anything else. There was only one thing to do: kill!
At the crucial moment, Xiao Chen stepped forward. Hope reignited in the hearts of the group, whose morale had plummeted.
No longer hesitating, all of them rushed to the altar.
Many thanks.
Liu Feng felt embarrassed, wishing he could hide. He simply had not expected that he actually could notpare to Xiao Chen, a mixed-blood dragon.
Xiao Chen said indifferently, Im not saving you. I just dont want the mission to fail.
Go!
Provoked by Xiao Chens cold attitude, Liu Feng snorted coldly and ran towards the altar with the others.
There was a Divine Might on the altar. Under the heavy pressure, the groups Movement Techniques were restricted. It was not easy to get on it.
Soon, the thousand-odd Rakshasa Demon elites sted away by Firmaments Rage regathered and charged over.
If these Rakshasa elites harassed the Dragons Gate disciples, then Liu Feng and the others would not have an opportunity to climb the altar.
All of you,e here!
Xiao Chen bashed the ground with the Tyrant Saber. Then, he drove the primal chaos Veritable Essence Energy in his 9-Star Primal Core, and the Taiji force field encased the surrounding ten kilometers.
A huge Taiji diagram spun quickly on the ground.
A strong suction pulled over all of the Rakshasa Demon elites trying to stop Liu Feng and the others from climbing the altar.
The many Rakshasa Demons were horrified to find themselves dragged over to Xiao Chen.
A strange force was sucking their bodies, preventing them from using their Movement Techniques and greatly hampering their speed.
However, in terms of numbers, the thousand-odd Rakshasa Demons were still very horrifying.
ng!
Two Dao disks appeared behind Xiao Chen. Then, he drew his saber, and a saber light shed. The saber light slit the throats of ten Rakshasa Demons near him, instantly killing them.
However, there was no time to take a breather. Rakshasa Demons surged in from all directions.
Xiao Chen brought out his saber skills to their limits, dancing among the crowd with a dense saber light.
Snowkes, lightning, a bright moon, and all sorts of mysterious phenomena erupted from Xiao Chens body, shining in all directions.
He stepped on a lightning dragon and moved about. He also used Light of Freedom to dodge many of the powerful attacks.
Xiao Chen fought against a thousand alone. When Liu Feng and the others, who were climbing the altar, saw this scene, they felt shocked.
The eight guards on the altar also frowned heavily, finding the scene somewhat inconceivable.
The leader of the eight Rakshasa Demons, a high-ranked Rakshasa Demon wearing ck armor, said, Four of you go down, stop them from climbing the altar.
Yes!
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Immediately, four guards jumped down from the altar and charged at Liu Feng and the others.
However, Liu Feng and the others possessed extraordinary strength. They were core disciples of the Dragons Gates outer pces and also boasted Divine Dragon bloodlines.
They had high odds of victory if they fought one-on-one.
The four Rakshasa Demons that went down did not pose a significant obstruction to them.
Taiji Burst! Xiao Chen roared below, and the Taiji force field ferociously exploded, sting away all the remaining Rakshasa Demons.
Saber wounds riddled the Rakshasa Demons, electricity crackling in the gashes; none of the Rakshasa Demons were recognizable.
Xiao Chen stood erect with his saber upraised. His white robes were stained with blood, perhaps his or his opponents.
Amid the chaotic battle, Xiao Chen got struck so many times that he no longer bothered to keep count.
Then, he looked up and happened to meet the gaze of the ck-armored Rakshasa Demon standing on the altar.
Kill!
Xiao Chen soared into the air and headed for the altar, directly charging over.
You overestimate yourself.
The ck-armored Rakshasa Demon showed mockery on his face. He smiled coldly and grabbed the protruding bone on his left shoulder with his right hand. Then, he pulled out a slender, white bone spike.
As Xiao Chen charged over, the ck-armored Rakshasa Demon attacked at lightning speed.
Pu ci!
The bone spike pierced through Xiao Chens right chest. Blood spurted out. He had only gotten halfway when a strangely powerful Underworld Monarch Might encased him, restricting his speed considerably. Caught off guard, he could not avoid the ck-armored Rakshasa Demons blow.
Furthermore, this was the result of Xiao Chen dodging at the critical moment. Had the spike pierced the center of his chest, he would have been severely injured.
The ck-armored Rakshasa Demon looked handsome, not like regr Rakshasa Demons. The slender bone spike dripped with blood. The ck-armored Rakshasa Demon brought the spike to his mouth and licked it. Then, with a strangeugh, he said, Tastes good. After the battle is over, I will make good use of your body.
There were still three high-ranked Rakshasa Demons standing behind. They gazed at Xiao Chen coldly with their jade-green eyes.
Xiao Chen stopped his wound from bleeding. Then, he nced at Liu Feng and the others, who were fighting on the altar. They had nearly won their fights.
However, the four would not have much of a chance of victory when they charged over. They would have to face the ck-armored Rakshasa Demons group of four, who were still fresh and fit, while Liu Fengs group would be exhausted.
Xiao Chen snorted coldly, and his body suddenly turned into lightning, charging to the bottom of the altar.
In that instant, he coiled around the altar, rushing upwards.
Rumble...!
The rapidly spiraling electric light illuminated the surroundings, kicking up boundless strong winds, sand, and stones, covering the sky and sun.
When the strong winds blew above the altar, the ck-armored Rakshasa Demons group of four had difficulty keeping their eyes open, and their figures trembled slightly.
Xiao Chen, who turned into lightning, resisted the Underworld Monarchs Might. His primal chaos Veritable Essence Energy drained continuously. When he was about to reach the top of the altar, he suddenly turned into a lightning dragon and roared ferociously at the ck-armored Rakshasa Demons group of four.
The dragon roar spread out in all directions, shaking up the sky.
Before this startling dragon roar, the ck-armored Rakshasa Demons group could not help taking several steps back on the altar.
Scram! the ck-armored Rakshasa Demon yelled. He resisted the pressure and projected his aura. He led the remaining Rakshasa Demons inunching themselves at the lightning dragon, wanting to chase Xiao Chen down.
Who knew, the lightning dragon split into nine and did not waste any time with the Rakshasa Demons, continuously spiraling upwards around the three-kilometer-tall Rakshasa Tian statue.
The nine dragons soaring in the sky triggered a terrifying mysterious phenomenon.
Layers of thunderclouds massed above the statue, and lightning tore across the sky.
Oh no! He is nning to destroy the statue!
The ck-armored Rakshasa Demons expression changed drastically. He hastily formed hand seals. The three Rakshasa Demons behind him simultaneously slit their wrists, and their blood spurted on the statue of Rakshasa Tian.
Forced by circumstances, the four were preparing to summon Rakshasa Tians clone.
Chapter 1914 (Raw 2015): Charging out of Encirclement
Chapter 1914 (Raw 2015): Charging out of Encirclement
Nine dragons soared into the air and instantly dodged the attacks of the four high-ranked Rakshasa Demons.
The ck-armored Rakshasa Demon was extremely decisive. He immediately chose to summon Rakshasa Tians clone.
Rather than letting Xiao Chen destroy the statue, the ck-armored Rakshasa Demon might as well waste this one chance to summon Rakshasa Tians clone and kill all these invaders.
ck! ck! ck!
Rocks fell off the surface of the three-kilometer-tall Rakshasa Tian statue, and the Underworld Monarch Might continuously strengthened.
Below, Liu Feng and the other three had already won their fights. Their expressions changed slightly, and after being stunned for a moment, they decisively retreated.
Although the scene before them was surprising, the n had still taken this possibility into ount.
The best result of the mission was the destruction of the altar. The worst would be its failure. However, there was still an in-between possibility. That was what was happening nowthe other party summoning Rakshasa Tians clone in advance.
Clearly, Rakshasa Tians clone could not be summoned every day. Otherwise, the Rakshasa Race would be unrivaled in the Abyssal Underworld. They could summon Rakshasa Tians clone only once a month.
It required sufficient sacrifice and time. The Underworld God Altar itself also needed maintenance.
Rakshasa Tians clone being summoned in advance of the battle was still an eptable result for the me Dragon Legion.
However, for Xiao Chens group, it was practically a death sentence.
It was already hard to flee in the first ce. With Rakshasa Tians clone showing up, would they have a chance to leave?
Liu Feng pulled out the signal g. After rotating the bottom once, he shot it towards the sky.
Instantly, the signal g burned bright in the sky, looking like a star. The color changed continuously before finally fixing on red.
A fewte-stage Holy Venerate Rakshasa Demons fighting Wei Hongfei in the air felt a scary Underworld Monarch Might surging out.
These Rakshasa Demons looked up and happened to see the rocks falling off the Rakshasa Tian statue. So, they could not help feeling stunned.
With the Underworld Monarch appearing, you will all die for sure!
When the Rakshasa Demons surrounding Wei Hongfei saw this scene, they startedughing coldly. Their attacks became even sharper.
Boom!
However, just at this moment, Wei Hongfeis eyes suddenly red and turned golden.
Wei Hongfei instantly activated his Great Deste Eon bloodline. The Dragon Might from the Great Deste Eon Golden Divine Dragon Race infused into him. A berserk Dragon Might immediately knocked the Rakshasa Demons back.
He looked around casually at the others, who were in a chaotic situation. Then, he turned and fled with the Great Deste Eon Dragon Might supporting him.
In such a situation, Wei Hongfei simply did not have any leeway to care for others. He might not even be able to escape himself.
Extremely decisive, Wei Hongfei turned into a sh of golden light, using the Great Deste Eon Dragon Might to flee. With the Dragon Might spreading out, no one could block him. Soon, he carved a path out for himself.
After him! When his bloodline power runs out, it will be time for him to die!
The Rakshasa Demon experts that Wei Hongfei knocked back clearly did not intend to let him off so easily.
The Rakshasa Demons turned into shes of demonic light and gave chase.
This time, I truly am going to die.
The somewhat fatigued Murong Yan looked at the endless flood of Rakshasa Demons surrounding him. When he felt Rakshasa Tians clone manifesting, he could not help the despair appearing in his eyes.
Although Wei Hongfei attracted the attention of most of the Rakshasa Demon experts, Murong Yan was still facing practically the entire Rakshasa army.
Although there were not many experts, as the adage went, many ants could bite an elephant to death. Murong Yan had activated his Great Deste Eon bloodline way before Wei Hongfei did.
It was impossible for Murong Yan to use his bloodline power to save his life.
Countless Rakshasa Demons surrounded Murong Yan; they were in every direction, even above and below. However, they did not dare to act rashly.
This berserk Red Dragon Race cultivator had made too deep an impression on these Rakshasa Demons earlier.
Murong Yan restrained the anger in his heart. His entire body was bathed in blood. He looked around as he panted. He had only one simple thought in his mind: to kill more before he died.
Between the two Dragon Race cultivators, there was no telling who was right or wrong.
However, it was clear that Murong Yans thoughts were much more direct than Wei Hongfeis.
This showed a difference in intelligence.
As Rakshasa Tians clone was being summoned, the nine lightning dragons soared into the sky. Then, they merged in a vortex of thunderclouds in the sky.
The instant Xiao Chens figure appeared, countless bolts of lightning burst out of his body.
When Xiao Chen looked around, he saw that Liu Feng and the rest already left. Within one second, he had analyzed the situation before him.
This is bad!
The Underworld Monarch Rakshasa Tian statue had already shed off a significant portion of its stone covering. Rakshasa Tians clone would descend shortly.
At that time, no matter how capable Xiao Chen was, he would end up surrendering his life.
Run away, you lowly, mixed-blood dragon. With the Underworld Monarch appearing, you will die for sure. Hahaha! The ck-armored Rakshasaughed maniacally as he looked at Xiao Chen in the air. He continued forming hand seals through all this.
A horrifying Underworld Monarch Might had already swept through the entire battlefield, giving all the Rakshasa Demons a great boost in morale.
Those who were fleeing were being pursued, all of them in extremely sorry states.
ck! ck! ck!
The sound of the rocks falling off the Underworld Monarch Rakshasa Tian statue was like a death knell. It incited worry and disrupted thought.
Can I flee?
Where can I flee to? When Rakshasa Tians clone appears, there will be nowhere safe.
I can only fight!
ck clouds spread out under the thundercloud vortex. Xiao Chen activated his Great Deste Eon bloodline, and a golden light appeared in his eyes, looking like a divine me burning.
However, before the light could escape, he closed his eyes.
The Tyrant Saber, in his right hand, left his hand and spun around in the air, flickering with boundless electric light.
Buddhist sects Seven Kill Seal!
A swastika appeared on Xiao Chens forehead as he formed a hand seal with his right hand. After he activated the Great Deste Eon bloodline, his killing Qi became iparably horrifying. With a sevenfold increase, the boundless killing intent that erupted filled the entire city.
The killing intent instantly suppressed the Underworld Monarch Might, giving all the Rakshasa Demons pause. When the killing intent arrived, their movements stiffened.
The horrifying killing intent surged and burned. It was as if a murderous god born in an ancient battlefield had appeared in the mundane world.
However, Xiao Chens heart remained iparably calm. He was like a person of the Buddhist sect looking at the situation with a discerning eye. An unbearably turbid aura permeated the entire demolished city.
Only Xiao Chen gave off a gentle light, separate from the killing intent pervading the ce.
He was like the lotus flower not retaining water or the sun and moon never remaining in the sky forever.
Xiao Chen was clearly in the water, but he did not get wet at allan extremely profound state.
What is he doing?
The ck-armored Rakshasa Demon slowed his actions of summoning Rakshasa Tian.
What was Xiao Chen doing?
Naturally, Xiao Chen was staking everything on a gamble, making a final effort at survival.
Kill!
Xiao Chen ferociously opened his eyes. At this moment, Rakshasa Tianpletely revealed himself. A gray light shone in all directions.
Xiao Chen looked up, and a pair of jade-green eyes projected a terrifying will straight into his Soul Pool.
An ordinary person would not be able to move at all before the horror of Rakshasa Tian and this will, frozen on the spot.
However, Xiao Chen, who was in the air, did not evince any fear of Rakshasa Tians clone at all.
Xiao Chen stretched out his hand and directly drew the Tyrant Saber, which had been spinning in the air.
A crisp saber hum rang out in the surroundings.
Resolving the Mundane!
After resolving the mundane heart, there was no desire, no joy, and no grief. Xiao Chen was immune to all mental attacks and negative emotions.
After activating his Great Deste Eon bloodline and forming the Seven Kill Seal, he executed Resolving the Mundane. The might of his saber strike already reached an inconceivable level.
Boom!
Xiao Chennded his saber strike, splitting in half Rakshasa Tian, who just appeared and did not know what was going on yet, with the eternal saber light from the Tyrant Saber.
The undiminished might of the saber strikended on the altar. The ck-armored Rakshasa Demon aside, this saber strike crushed the high-ranked Rakshasa Demons, not even leaving bones behind.
Rumble...!
This saber strike continued cutting down and destroyed the entire altar.
Just like that, Xiao Chens saber strike destroyed Rakshasa Tians clone before it could make any moves at all.
Liu Feng and the other Dragon Race disciples, who were fleeing, were stunned by this saber strike, deeply shocked.
Before the shock waves dissipated, Xiao Chens Great Deste Eon bloodline slowly withdrew. He wiped the blood off his lips and revealed a smile. The gamble paid off!
He had gambled that the moment that Rakshasa Tian arrived would be Rakshasa Tians weakest moment.
If Xiao Chen did not kill Rakshasa Tians clone with this saber strike, Rakshasa Tians clone would kill him in the next second.
Fortunately, his gamble proved right.
Go! Xiao Chen called out, and there was a sh of red light. The Demon Blood Vulture appeared and carried him into the air.
On the Demon Blood Vultures back, Xiao Chen consumed several Medicinal Pills in rapid sessionPrimeval Heavenly Pills, an Underworld Heart Pill, and a Living Blood Pill. After that, he closed his eyes and rested.
Fortunately, the Demon Blood Vulture had note out from the start to the end, preserving its strength.
It flew forward swiftly, carrying Xiao Chen and killing its way out in the sky.
After recovering slightly, Xiao Chen opened his eyes and happened to see Murong Yan below being forced into a corner.
Murong Yans armor was broken, and wounds covered his entire body. Fatigue showed on his face, his eyes listless. His figure swayed, but he gritted his teeth and held on.
This fellow...
Without hesitating, Xiao Chen leaped down and turned into a lightning bolt. He streaked past many Rakshasa Demons riding flying ghostly beasts in the sky. As he approached Murong Yan, the lightning bolt turned into a lightning dragon and pushed everyone back.
Then, the lightning dragon surrounded Murong Yan, continuously circling him. It picked up Murong Yan and turned into a lightning dragon storm, soaring into the air.
After knocking the Rakshasa Demons in the air away, the storm abated. Xiao Chen and Murong Yannded on the Demon Blood Vultures back.
Hahaha! This great me is actually not dead. I, Murong Yan, am indeed not fated to die!
Murong Yan went wild with joy when hended on the Demon Blood Vultures back. Heughed endlessly but did not say thanks to Xiao Chen at all.
However, Xiao Chen had seen this happen too many times already. Even so, he did not care. He promptly closed his eyes, taking the opportunity to recuperate further.
The few times Situ Changfeng saved this fellow, he did not even get a word of thanks.
There was something wrong with this persons brain. He felt that people rescuing him was something normal and logical. He did not feel that there was anything wrong with this thinking.
However, someday, if one were in dire straits, Murong Yan would definitelye to save one without care for himself.
Likewise, Murong Yan would not expect a word of thanks in return. In his opinion, doing so was something very normal and only right.
Chapter 1915 (Raw 2016): The Legion Surrounded
Chapter 1915 (Raw 2016): The Legion Surrounded
Xiao Chen, you are truly incredible. To think that such a talent like you coulde from the Mixed-Blood Dragon Pce; that is really strange, Murong Yan eximed in excitement when he saw Xiao Chen open his eyes.
Xiao Chen said expressionlessly, Im from the Heavenly Dragon Pce.
Haha! Isnt the Heavenly Dragon Pce the Mixed-Blood Dragon Pce?
Say another word, and I will toss you off.
Seeing that Xiao Chen did not seem to be joking, Murong Yanughed abashedly and said, I wont say anymore. I wont say anymore.
The Demon Blood Vulture carried the two forward, carving a path out with its might.
Dust clouds roiled at the rubble of the Underworld God Altar. The ck-armored Rakshasa Demon walked out from the rubble, looking weak and frowning heavily.
Anger shed in the ck-armored Rakshasa Demons eyes. To think that someone destroyed Rakshasa Tians clone the moment he appeared.
The Underworld Monarch Rakshasa Tian was something like a deity to them. Hence, the ck-armored Rakshasa Demon found this turn of events uneptable.
Just at this moment, a ck-d man walked out from behind the rubble. This person had a perfect figure. His bare arms bulged with muscles. His eyes were spirited and his expression cold and stern. However, there was a sinister-looking scar on his right cheek.
This scar gave that handsome face a very different air, making him look sinister and overbearing.
Yan Cangming, I have followed your n and summoned the Underworld Monarchs clone in advance. If things do not proceed the way you said that it would, neither you nor I will be able to bear the consequences, the ck-armored Rakshasa Demon said through gritted teeth as he looked at the ck-d man.
Rakshasa Tian had a myriad of incarnations. One clone counted as nothing. However, to the ck-armored Rakshasa Demon, the clones destruction was a humiliation, one that would inevitably incite mockery in the future.
This might even be a reason for others to attack the Rakshasa Race. The ck-armored Rakshasa Demon could not help getting angry.
The scarred Yan Cangming said indifferently, Dont worry. The me Dragon Legion should have set off already. Lord Wu Ting has long been prepared. We are just waiting for them toe. After this, the Dragons Gate will not be able to develop further for ten years in this firstyer of the Abyssal Underworld.
Besides, I have already prepared a trump card. You know about that, so why worry?
At Yan Cangmings mention of the trump card, the ck-armored Rakshasa Demons expression rxed somewhat. Then, he said somewhat yfully, It is still you Flood Dragon Humans that are the best at dealing with the Dragon Race. After all, you were once part of the same race.
It turned out that this scarred man was a Flood Dragon Human. It was rather hard to tell.
A murderous intent shed in Yan Cangmings heart. However, there were no fluctuations in his expression. After a while, he suppressed his murderous intent.
What do you think of the Dragon Race cultivator who chopped apart Rakshasa Tians clone with one saber strike? the ck-armored Rakshasa Demon asked as he looked at Yan Cangming.
Yan Cangming looked into the distance and replied, Very strong. The mixed-dragon race has not had such a horrifying character in many years already. However, it will be difficult for him to have a future in the Divine Dragon Empire due to the limitations of his bloodline.
Are you certain? the ck-armored Rakshasa Demon asked softly.
Xiao Chens earlier saber strike left a deep impression. It was simply hard to imagine how horrifying this persons future would be.
However, Yan Cangming said that there was no need to worry, that Xiao Chen would not be able to aplish much.
Yan Cangming thought for a long time, then said indifferently, If the mixed-blood dragons were not pushed so hard, then why did most of them follow the ck Dragon King into the Abyssal Underworld back then.
Shut up. Dont mention those three words!
The ck-armored Rakshasa Demon erupted in rage. He showed a sullen expression and unreasonably interrupted Yan Cangming.
The words ck Dragon King were taboo in the nineyers of the Abyssal Underworld. No one was permitted to mention them. Yan Cangming nced at this ck-armored Rakshasa Demon and said softly, The preparations should be done. I need to rush over to Lord Wu Tings side. Ill leave this ce to you.
After speaking, Yan Cangming disappeared in a sh into the darkness, going far away.
Most of the me Dragon Legion had already gathered outside me Dragon City. They were ready to depart and take back the resource node.
War chariots gathered like clouds on the deste wilderness. Warships covered the sky.
Tens of thousands of Dragon Race cultivators stood in tight formation, exuding invisible Dragon Might and spreading their aura.
General Feng had seen the signal that Liu Feng sent out. The Underworld Monarch clone being activated in advance was an eptable situation.
However, although the me Dragon Legion considered it eptable, that was the situation that the seven youths carrying out the mission were the most unwilling to see.
It would already be very fortunate if one of the seven could leave after Rakshasa Tians clone arrived.
General, it is almost time, the adjutant prompted softly from the side.
General Feng collected his thoughts. Then, a burning me shed in his eyes as he said, me Dragon Legion, set off!
Rumble...!
Immediately, horses with dragon blood broke into a gallop, neighing loudly. The war chariots rumbled over the ground, making the ground tremble slightly.
The warships flew together in the sky, covering the sky and sun.
The me Dragon Legion advanced rapidly. The tens of thousands of troops were actually no slower than Xiao Chen and the other six. The entire legion was like an exquisite machine.
As time passed, this machine picked up its pace. The me Dragon Legion looked like a huge burning dragon from a distance. It became like a clump of me in the air, moving very quickly.
In just a while, this team traversed fifty thousand kilometers, traveling somewhat startlingly fast.
Everywhere the me Dragon Legion passed, the ghostly beasts in the way instantly burned to ashes.
If a lone Sovereign Personage faced this me Dragon Legion, he would have to flee and not dare to show his sharpness wantonly.
Wei Hongfei heaved a sigh after escaping the pursuit of the Rakshasa army andnding on a mound.
He consumed a Medicinal Pill and closed his eyes to recuperate. His Grade 6 Golden Dragon bloodline helped him to recover quickly.
After about fifteen minutes, Wei Hongfei suddenly opened his eyes. He saw two figures rushing over to him in the dark night.
Dragon Race aura!
When the two figures approached, Wei Hongfei discovered that it was Liu Feng and the White Dragon Pce core disciple.
Brother Wei!
Upon seeing Wei Hongfei, the two showed joy on their faces andnded on the mound.
Wei Hongfei asked, Where are the others?
There were still traces of blood on Liu Fengs face, which looked rather miserable. He sighed and said, I saw the Rakshasa Demons surrounding and killing Brother Hong and Brother Ma. I dont know about Xiao Chen and Murong Yan, but I believe it would be hard for them to escape.
Murong Yan had activated his Great Deste Eon bloodline long ago. Furthermore, he attracted the attention of so many Rakshasa Demons. Needless to say, it would be hard for him to escape death.
As for Xiao Chen, after that saber strike, he definitely would be extremely weak. Furthermore, he had been in the center of the rubble, surrounded by Rakshasa Demons elites. Likewise, he would find it hard to escape death.
If Brother Xiao Chen died, it would be too unfortunate. If not for him killing the Underworld Monarchs clone at the crucial moment, even with Brother Lius and my best efforts, we could not possibly have fled.
The White Dragon Pce core disciple recalled Xiao Chens saber strike, still feeling shocked.
What?!
This greatly startled Wei Hongfei, and he jumped to his feet with astonishment on his face. Say that one more time? Xiao Chens saber strike destroyed Rakshasa Tians clone?!
It is absolutely true. Brother Liu Feng and I saw it with our own eyes!
Liu Feng did not dare to lie. He nodded in agreement. If not for Xiao Chens saber strike, he would have died long ago.
Even if Rakshasa Tian did not make a move, his Underworld Monarch Might would support the Rakshasa Demons and greatly increase their strength.
Being able to escape under the current circumstances was already very fortunate. What more when facing a strengthened Rakshasa Demon army?
Wei Hongfeis expression changed. He tightly clenched his right fist,plicated emotions shing in his eyes.
The instant Rakshasa Tians clone appeared, the first thought of Wei Hongfei, a Golden Dragon Pce core disciple, was to flee right away.
However, Xiao Chen, a mixed-blood dragon bloodline cultivator, actually dared to do something that Wei Hongfei did not dare to do: gamble with his life.
Vaguely, Xiao Chenpletely surpassed Wei Hongfei.
As the empires current ruler, those of the Golden Dragon Race were all incredibly proud. Such a result made him feel somewhat embarrassed.
If Wei Hongfei had dared to gamble with his life, perhaps he might also have had the chance to kill Rakshasa Tians clone when it first appeared.
However, he had not dared to make this gamble. If he failed to kill Rakshasa Tians clone, he would have died for sure.
Wei Hongfei lost to Xiao Chen just on this point alone.
No, we have to go back and rescue Xiao Chen. Even if we cannot rescue him, we need to bring back his corpse. We cannot let the Underground Demons desecrate his corpse, Wei Hongfei said seriously with a determined look in his eyes.
Brother Wei! Brother Wei!
The two quickly tried to stop Wei Hongfei. What kind of joke was this? Charging back in their condition was tantamount to suicide.
Ive made up my mind. The two of you dont need to follow me.
Actually, Wei Hongfei still could fight. From the very beginning, he had held some strength in reserve. He still had some trump cards avable.
Xiao Chens gambling his life to kill Rakshasa Tians clone impressed Wei Hongfei deeply, so he decided to go back and make a gamble as well.
If Xiao Chen was not dead, then everything would be worth it.
Liu Feng advised anxiously, Senior Brother Wei, the two of us are grateful to Xiao Chen for saving us. However, if we go back now, we would only be sending ourselves to death. There is no need for it.
Rumble...!
Just at this moment, the ground trembled endlessly. Cracks appeared on the mound.
A surging Dragon Might arrived and ttened this one-kilometer-tall mound.
Liu Feng immediately rejoiced. The me Dragon Legion was here. They were nowpletely safe.
The adjutant by General Fengs side waved a g, and the rapidly moving me Dragon Legion instantly came to a halt.
This is great. It is really fortunate that there are three of you still alive.
When General Feng saw Wei Hongfei and the other two, joy shed in his eyes. He originally thought that it would already be very good if one person could survive.
General Feng fixed his gaze on Wei Hongfei. Then, he said, You truly live up to the reputation of a Golden Dragon Pce core disciple. The Golden Dragon Divine Dragon bloodline is truly extraordinary, living up to its reputation. After the battle, I will fulfill your requests as agreed. I will also report your outstanding military service.
Wei Hongfei said seriously, General does not know about this...
After some thinking, Wei Hongfei chose to honestly tell General Feng about Xiao Chen killing Rakshasa Tians clone.
Such a thing really happened?!
General Feng was a Sovereign Personage. However, the shock on his face was no lesser than Wei Hongfeis earlier.
Xiao Chen, the Heavenly Dragon Pce core disciple that General Feng worried about the most, had actually forced the other side to summon Rakshasa Tians clone in advance.
Furthermore, Xiao Chen had killed Rakshasa Tian with his own strength. Such a thought was simply incredible.
The mixed-dragon bloodlines had not produced such an astonishing character for many years already.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Just at this moment, a huge fireball flew into the sky. The fireball exploded into countless sparks, lighting up the night sky.
In that instant, the sky turned as bright as day.
All the cultivators in the me Dragon Legion squinted slightly in some difort.
Countless figures appeared left, right, and behind the me Dragon Legion. Those areas were densely packed with people.
These people wore armor flickering with demonic light and had indistinct scales on their faces.
The Flood Dragon Humans!
General Fengs expression changed slightly. He waved his hand, and the me Dragon Legion instantly entered in a battle-ready state.
Chapter 1916 (Raw 2017): Falling for a Scheme
Chapter 1916 (Raw 2017): Falling for a Scheme
Aside from on the ground, there were also countless ghostly beasts in the air. Each ghostly beast had a Flood Dragon Human standing on it.
The me Dragon Legion was surrounded on three sides. Besides the front, there was nowhere to flee to.
However, the front had the Rakshasa Race.
If there were no surprises, the Rakshasa Demon army was currently rushing over toplete the encirclement and seal off all paths of retreat.
General Feng looked around, and his gazended on the summit of a tall mountain in the distance.
A Rakshasa Demon with regr facial features and a gray bone spike on each of his shoulders stood there. Next to this Rakshasa Demon was a Flood Dragon Human with a scar on the face.
General Fengs eyes turned sullen. Then, he said coldly, Wu Ting, what are you nning by getting a bunch of trash to surround my army?! Could it be that you want to rely on this group of worthless rebels to surround and kill my me Dragon Legion?
Indeed, while there were many cultivators surrounding the me Dragon Legion, they mostly had weak cultivation. Not to mentionparing with the me Dragon Legion, they were not evenparable to the Rakshasa Demons at the resource node.
Many of these Flood Dragon Human cultivators were not even Minor Primal Core Venerates. Calling them trash was justified.
While the Divine Dragon Empire had fewer people than the dynasties, everyone had the Dragon Race bloodline. Their starting points were higher. Those that could enter the me Dragon Legion were at least Major Primal Core Venerates, half of which were elites, Star Venerates.
Although the me Dragon Legion was surrounded, General Feng did not evince any worry.
The Rakshasa Demon on the tall mountain was the Sovereign Personage Wu Ting. The one beside him was the Flood Dragon Human cultivator Yan Cangming.
Wu Ting smiled faintly. You are right. I am nning to use these Flood Dragon Humans to deal with you today. This n is called using dragons to counter dragons. If you feel that they are trash, then you should look at the armor they are wearing first before saying that again.
It is Demonic Dragon Armor!
The expression of the adjutant by General Fengs side changed drastically when he clearly saw the armor.
Demonic Dragon Armor was personally refined by the ck Dragon King. Aside from a strong defense, it also had an extremely strong suppressive effect on Dragon Race cultivators. The armor could cancel most of the might of a Martial Technique containing the Dragon Race bloodlines Veritable Essence Energy.
Against this Demonic Dragon Armor, the me Dragon Legion cultivators cultivation advantage diminished greatly.
With the Flood Dragon Humans numerical advantage, being several times more than the me Dragon Legion, the situation turned bad.
Hahaha! Not bad. Youve got good eyes. Although these Demonic Dragon Armor are imitations, useless after one use, that is sufficient to destroy your me Dragon Legion. Now, charge!
Wu Tingughed maniacally, and the one-hundred-thousand-strong Flood Dragon Human army charged over without any fear.
I fell for their scheme!
General Fengs heart skipped a beat. The other party might have deliberately summoned Rakshasa Tians clone in advance and were just waiting for him to bring out the army. Someone had already schemed all this long ago.
General, what should we do?
General Fengs face sank. He ordered coldly, Charge. Charge out before the Rakshasa Demon army arrives.
It was simply not worth fighting with this group of Flood Dragon Humans.
To General Feng, the Flood Dragon Humans were extremely despicable. It was not worth exchanging the lives of Dragon Race cultivators for the Flood Dragon Humans In any of theyers of the nineyers of the Abyssal Underworld, the Flood Dragon Humans position was always the lowest.
Furthermore, as General Feng was a Dragon Race cultivator, he was very biased against these descendants of traitors.
The situation before him was also one of the reasons why General Feng made this judgment. There was no need to think about snatching back the resource node.
As long as the me Dragon Legion could charge out of the encirclement before it closed, preserving the lives of most of the me Dragon Legion members, that would be very fortunate already.
With a sullen face, General Feng led the me Dragon Legion in charging straight ahead.
The Flood Dragon Humans let out excited cries, starting a frenzied chase. Flood Dragon Humans continuously harassed the me Dragon Legion on two sides, impeding the me Dragon Legions progress.
Wei Hongfei sensed that something was wrong, but with the urgency of the situation, he could not figure out what was wrong.
Relying on their high mobility, the members of the me Dragon Legion ran forward frantically, not fighting the Flood Dragon Humans. After a while, they finally left the three-sided encirclement of the Flood Dragon Humans behind.
However, before the me Dragon Legion had the time to catch a breather, the ground suddenly sank. Before anyone could understand what happened, endless streams ofva spurted out.
A trap!
Someone had anticipated General Fengs move. That person guessed that he would not sh with the Flood Dragon Humans.
The ground exploded, and the horrifyingva of the Abyssal Underworld burst out, tearing up the me Dragon Legions troop formation.
Countless me Dragon Legion cultivators instantly died miserable deaths. Their cries of pain rang out as one.
Several war chariots exploded. There was no ce for the cultivators in them to hide, a cruel sight to behold.
Instantly, countless Dragon Race cultivators died or were injured.
Charge!
A chaotic battle started, and the Flood Dragon Humans from three directions charged in, taking the risk of being sted byva. They wanted to make sure that the me Dragon Legion does not regain its order, keeping the situation chaotic.
What drove the Fire Dragon Legion deeper into despair was the rumbling that came from the front. It was the ck-armored Rakshasa Demon leading the Rakshasa Demon army, blocking up the opening.
Old Brother Yan, your scheme is truly exquisite. Hahaha! I will definitely remember your contribution. After this is over, I will ask Rakshasa Tian to give you a piece ofnd as your tribes territory.
Wu Tingughed maniacally, strangely excited as he looked at the me Dragon Legions predicament.
The me Dragon Legion was incredibly strong and had inflicted a lot of suffering on the Rakshasa Demon army. Now that the me Dragon Legion had this day, Wu Ting felt delighted.
Many thanks.
Yan Cangming was expressionless. He hadid this scheme, and although it looked like it was about to seed, he did not appear joyful.
It was easy to figure out why. A significant portion of his subordinates would die in killing this me Dragon Legion.
The Rakshasa Demons only needed to block the front. However, the Flood Dragon Humans had to jump into theva and fight the me Dragon Legion.
The difference in treatment was clear with one look.
However, Yan Cangming did not show any dissatisfaction on his face, not revealing any of it at all.
As the chaotic battle continued, blood spurted everywhere, and miserable cries rang out.
Everyone killed to the point where their eyes turned red and they went berserk. The battle was utterly chaotic.
The more chaotic this battle became, the more advantageous it was for the Flood Dragon Humans because the me Dragon Legion could not bring out its advantage in organization and teamwork at all.
Haha! You still want to defy heaven and change your fate? I wille and test you!
Seeing that no one could block General Feng from trying to reorganize his troops, Wu Tingughed maniacally and charged over.
The two Sovereign Personages fought, instantly creating arge empty space in the middle of the battlefield.
The strong auras deterred everyone from getting close. Anyone who did would die.
Yan Cangming looked around, and his gazended on Wei Hongfei. A cold, murderous intent shed in his eyes as he said, Golden Divine Dragon! All of the Six Colored Divine Dragons should die!
Whoosh!
Yan Cangmings figure shed. He entered the battlefield andnded before Wei Hongfei.
Wei Hongfei appeared slightly stunned. This Flood Dragon Human before him actually had a somewhat dangerous aura.
Yan Cangming showed a disdainful smile. The scar on his face twitched, making his face look incredibly scary. You seem to be injured. In that case, I will use only half of my strength. Come, let me see how strong a Golden Dragon is.
You are seeking death!
Rage immediately shed in Wei Hongfeis eyes at the other partys disdainful expression. To think that a Flood Dragon Human dared to look down on him.
The Flood Dragon Humans were the lowest existence in the Abyssal Underworld, yet this one dared to mock the Golden Dragon Race, the strongest existence in the Divine Dragon Empire.
Bang!
In the end, the two exchanged a palm strike. Endless Demonic Qi surged out from Yan Cangmings body. His demonic Dragon Might felt like a vast and boundless sea.
After Yan Cangming used some force, Wei Hongfei vomited a mouthful of blood and got knocked back.
You dont even have the strength to force out my bloodline power. It looks like you were truly severely injured before this. How unfortunate. There is no pleasure in killing you like this.
Wei Hongfei quickly retreated over the surface of theva sea. As he looked at the other partys armor, he entered deep thought.
Aside from his injuries, the bigger reason for his loss was the Demonic Dragon Armor that the other party wore, neutralizing most of his strength.
In the battlefield within the sea ofva, most of the me Dragon Legion cultivators were in simr situations as Wei Hongfeis.
The Dragon Race cultivators simply found the other sides Demonic Dragon Armor hard to deal with.
Even though the Flood Dragon Humans were insignificant Venerates, when they wore the imitation of the ck Dragon Armor that the ck Dragon King made, they became troublesome opponents.
In the distant sky, the Demon Blood Vulture traveled through the clouds while carrying Xiao Chen and Murong Yan.
Suddenly, Xiao Chens and Murong Yans expressions changed at the same time.
A heavy bloody stench drifted through the clouds and spread over, causing the twos expressions to turn grave.
It was the scent of Dragon Race cultivators blood.
Many Dragon Race cultivators had to have died for the smell of blood to pervade the clouds.
Xiao Chen and Murong Yan sensed that something major had happened. Furthermore, it was something terrible.
Chapter 1917 (Raw 2018): Great Miserable Battle
Chapter 1917 (Raw 2018): Great Miserable Battle
When the Demon Blood Vulture saw the direction that Xiao Chen was looking, it turned around in the clouds and headed for the battlefield in a sh of scarlet light.
The two had been fleeing pursuit and incredibly weak at that time.
After the two escaped, they had slowed down and focused on recuperating. They did not go to meet up with the me Dragon Legion as soon as they could.
Why is this happening?!
Soon, the two saw the extremely chaotic and cruel battlefield. The me Dragon Legion was surrounded by Rakshasa Demons and Flood Dragon Humans, which were severalfold greater in number.
The me Dragon Legions troop formation waspletely disrupted. The twenty-thousand-strong me Dragon Legion had broken down into small groups that were being dealt with by the Flood Dragon Humans under Yan Cangming.
The me Dragon Legion could not re-form their formation.
The worst thing was the location of the battlea sea ofva, a hot and cruel environment.
me Dragon Legion cultivators died at every moment in thisvand.
Although several Flood Dragon Humans died for every me Dragon Legion cultivator that died, such an exchange was meaningless.
Those Flood Dragon Humans had low cultivations. They all relied on the Demonic Dragon Armor to be able to fight the me Dragon Legion.
Without the Demonic Dragon Armor, the me Dragon Legion wouldpletely suppress the Flood Dragon Humans and easily break out.
The most intense fight in the battlefield was definitely the one between General Feng and the Wu Ting, the Rakshasa Races Sovereign Personage.
Wu Ting brandished two bone spikes and merged his Sovereign Personage Will with his Thunder Dao Might, forming a zone of lightning.
When Wu Ting fought with General Feng, he did not seek to kill the other party. He only wanted to dy him.
If a Sovereign Personage wanted to leave, Wu Ting would not be able to stop him.
Even if the me Dragon Legion were destroyed, nothing would happen to General Feng. However, Wu Ting wanted to dy General Feng so that the rest of the me Dragon Legion would get destroyed. That was the situation he wanted to see.
What could General Feng do alone then?
Wu Ting smiled and said, Even if I let you go now, you are powerless to save the situation. Today, the me Dragon Legion will be annihted.
General Feng remained sullen, not saying anything. He only attacked more frantically, venting the rage and dissatisfaction in his heart.
The Demon Blood Vulture hovered in the air far away, carrying Xiao Chen and Murong Yan.
Murong Yans hot blood rushed to his head. Without even thinking, he wanted to charge down.
Xiao Chen stretched out his hand to stop him. Then, he said, Just protect me. There is no need to send yourself to die.
Are you sure?
Rage already filled Murong Yans heart. He felt somewhat upset at Xiao Chen for stopping him.
It would be better than you going down to die.
Xiao Chen did not feel like exining further. He took out the Soul yer Bow, drew it, and fired an arrow.
Heart me from Xiao Chens fingertip merged with the arrow that silently entered the battlefield.
The arrow was like a beam of dim light, silently piercing the Demonic Dragon Armor and into a Flood Dragon Humans heart.
Demonic Dragon Armor had a suppressive effect on a Dragon Race cultivators Veritable Essence Energy. However, it was like paper before the arrow infused with Xiao Chens Heart me.
Pu ci!
That Flood Dragon Human pierced through by the arrow died on the spot, losing all signs of life.
The arrow did not lose any momentum; it continued to pierce through ten-odd Flood Dragon Humans before stopping. Although the arrow did not pierce their hearts, it destroyed the Demonic Dragon Armor they wore.
Indeed.
Xiao Chen revealed an expression of understanding. It was as he had expected: the Demonic Dragon Armor countered the Dragon Race but did not have any defense against his Heart me.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Immediately, Xiao Chens arrows became like dragons. He shot nine arrows every second, and each arrow pierced through at least ten enemies. In one second, one-hundred-odd Flood Dragon Humans Demonic Dragon Armor broke.
The unlucky Flood Dragon Humans were killed by a single arrow and died on the spot.
After ten seconds, more than a thousand sets of Demonic Dragon Armor broke, with at least one hundred Flood Dragon Humans dying instantly.
The many me Dragon Legion cultivators fighting the Flood Dragon Humans found it strange. Even the Flood Dragon Humans could not understand what was going on when their Demonic Dragon Armor broke and exploded.
After losing the Demonic Dragon Armor, these Flood Dragon Humans could no longer put up a fight against the me Dragon Legion cultivators.
A simple swing of the sword easily slew the armorless Flood Dragon Humans.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Xiao Chens arrows all flew in the same direction, immediately breaching the tight encirclement.
Whats going on?
The me Dragon Legions Dragon Race cultivators found this somewhat strange. However, this opportunity could not be wasted. They all instinctively rushed towards that opening.
The momentum of the entire me Dragon Legion, which had reached rock bottom, resurged.
The situation on the battlefield instantly changed. Such a clear departure from the expected tide of battle naturally attracted the attention of the Rakshasa Demons upper echelon and Yan Cangming.
The same words appeared in their minds: Whats going on?
Liu Feng looked around and eventually looked at the distant sky. He saw Xiao Chen and Murong Yan standing on the Demon Blood Vulture.
Its Xiao Chen!
Several of the me Dragon Legion upper echelon, who knew about the mission, were greatly startled but immediately shouted, Its Xiao Chen and Murong Yan! They are not dead yet!
Yan Cangming, who had put in a lot of effort and pushed Wei Hongfei to the limit, was about to deal a finishing blow when his movements suddenly paused. Then, he looked at Xiao Chen, who relentlessly shot arrows.
The Rakshasa Demons and Flood Dragon Humans that went over to harass Xiao Chen were either knocked away by Murong Yan or chased away by the Demon Blood Vulture.
With these three working together, they were unrivaled in the air.
Damn it! Yan Cangming cursed coldly. Then, he ignored Wei Hongfei and soared into the air, nning to handle the situation personally.
Stay behind!
Wei Hongfei, who was already severely injured, knew how horrifying Yan Cangming was. Even though he was already greatly weakened, he seemed to experience a burst of strength. He erupted with a tremendous aura, and strands of golden Dragon Qi revolved around him as he continuously soared into the sky.
The Golden Dragons Dragon Might spread out.
You...
A murderous intent shed in Yan Cangmings eyes. However, he could not do anything about it, forced to remain behind. His Demonic Qi surged, and he gave off the aura of death.
Yan Cangmings aura changed greatly, his eyes flickering with the mysteries of death.
In that instant, it was like Yan Cangming had turned into a grim reaper of hell. It was like a ck dragon representing death lurked in the depths of his eyes, circling around continuously.
Touch of Death!
Countless strands of ck energy containing the Death Dao shot out from the sea ofva. They were like the tentacles of a demonic ghost, looking iparably horrifying.
Yan Cangming was expressionless, the scar on his face sinister and scary.
Then, he spread a palm, and the ck energy that shot out turned into countless ck tentacles, curling around Wei Hongfei.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Wei Hongfeis expression changed slightly as his fists danced around,unching many attacks.
The roar of a Golden Dragon shook the surroundings. Tens of thousands of strands of golden Dragon Qi flew out continuously, trying to stop the ck tentacles.
Unfortunately, Wei Hongfeis golden Dragon Qi corroded the moment it touched the ck tentacles.
Aaah!
A miserable cry rang out. Countless ck energy tentacles immediately stabbed thousands of holes in Wei Hongfeis body.
Wei Hongfei could not move at all. It was like there was a huge mutated hand with thousands of sharp fingers piercing into his body, holding him up in the air and preventing him from moving.
ck Demonic Qi slowly covered the golden light in Wei Hongfeis eyes, and his lifeforce ebbed away.
Boom!
Yan Cangming flung his hand, and Wei Hongfeis body crashed into many ghostly beasts in the air before falling into the sea ofva.
No one knew whether Wei Hongfei was alive or not.
This dy seeded in buying Xiao Chen a lot of time. The breach in the encirclement not only did not close up but even widened.
The me Dragon Legion took this opportunity to regroup and break out of the encirclement.
Earlier, the me Dragon Legion cultivators were scattered about, unable to bring out the me Dragon Legions might as a single entity. Now, they finally pulled together.
The exquisite machine started running again. The me Dragon Legion became one once more.
A surging Dragon Might gathered as the me Dragon Legion charged out with unstoppable momentum, trampling on the corpses of Flood Dragon Humans and Rakshasa Demons along the way.
At this moment, it was Wu Ting who was trying to get away but was firmly blocked by General Feng.
Damn it! Why is it like this? Why did this sure-kill scenario break?
Wu Ting felt incredible rage as he brandished his bone spikes. He could not understand why things turned out this way.
Xiao Chen felt dizzy as he stood on the Demon Blood Vulture. He held the Soul yer Bow with one hand and held his head with the other as he knelt down one knee.
Heart me was a simplified version of Heart Force.
The extremely profound Heavenly Heart Art formed Heart me using Soul Energy and Veritable Essence Energy. Xiao Chen continuously and recklessly drew on these energies within a short period, overdrawing from what he just recovered.
Whoosh!
Murong Yan, who had been dealing with the harassment, returned to the Demon Blood Vulture. Seeing the pale Xiao Chen, who looked like he might copse at any moment, flustered him considerably. He quickly helped Xiao Chen up, urging, Xiao Chen! Xiao Chen! Hold on!
Have they broken out of the encirclement? Xiao Chen asked somewhat weakly.
Murong Yan looked back and saw a huge dragon moving out through the opening that Xiao Chen made.
The remaining me Dragon Legion cultivators escaped the encirclement.
They seeded, Murong Yan quickly answered.
Leave at once.
Without much thought, Xiao Chen gave instructions. The Demon Blood Vulture immediately obeyed the orders. Its body released a red light, and many red feathers containing a strong toxin shot out in all directions.
After the space was cleared out, the Demon Blood Vulture figured out a direction and flew far away.
You think you can flee? Death God Mystery Chop!
Yan Cangming rushed over with a strong murderous intent. He yelled and executed a killing move.
The sky tore, and a dim, cold light containing the mysteries of death streaked across the sky, turning into a thirty-kilometer-long saber light that chopped down at the Demon Blood Vulture.
Heaven Burning Rage!
At the crucial moment, Murong Yan turned around and stood in front of Xiao Chen, not even thinking before throwing a palm strike.
Fire burned half the sky, illuminating the surroundings like it was day.
Murong Yans rage soared, zing with a fierce me. Anger filled his heart, and his bloodline burned, covering his entire body with fire.
Then, he leaped into the air. Controlling the descending, gigantic, ming hand in the sky, he blocked that Death God Mystery Chop.
Pu ci!
Who knew, that Death God Mystery Chop, which contained the Death Dao, chopped down heavily on the palm strike that overdrew on Murong Yans physical body and bloodline.
A mouthful of ck blood spurted into the air, and Murong Yan fell, half-dead. The Demon Blood Vulture quickly caught him.
Damn it! He actually blocked it!
Seeing Murong Yan block his killing move incensed Yan Cangming.
Just as Yan Cangming was about to make another move, he suddenly saw clouds surging in from all directions.
Six tribtion clouds massed above Yan Cangming.
Xiao Chen had taken the opportunity to execute Divine Lightning Eye.
Yan Cangmings expression immediately changed drastically, and he descended hastily. As a person who cultivated a Demonic Dao Cultivation Technique that contained the mysteries of death, he had umted an overwhelming amount of sin in his bodya terrifying amount. He dreaded getting struck by tribtion lightning the most. It would be like a heavenly punishment.
On the ground, the me Dragon Legion managed to muster its strength and retreat, although the damages were heavy.
The Flood Dragon Humans and the Rakshasa Demon army continued giving chase. However, the distance between the me Dragon Legion and them slowly widened.
The Demon Blood Vulture had casually chosen a direction to fly to. As it gave off a scarlet light, an indistinct golden glow appeared in its eyes.
The Demon Blood Vulture did its best, carrying Xiao Chen and Murong Yan away in the clouds.
Chapter 1918 (Raw 2019): Mission Ends
Chapter 1918 (Raw 2019): Mission Ends
Boom!
Six bolts of tribtion lightningnded on Yan Cangming amid loud sounds.
Yan Cangmings strong cultivation blocked most of the tribtions might. However, the tribtion ignited his sin, inflicting unbearable pain that he could not extinguish.
Dense scales appeared on Yan Cangmings face. That scar turned even more horrifying. His eyes shone with a demonic light.
Yan Cangmings expression twisted from the pain. His thoughts were chaotic as he entered a state of Berserking Qi Deviation.
He gave off terrifying sin from head to foot. The sin seemed nearly solid, continuously torturing him.
Young Master!
When the many Flood Dragon Humans saw Yan Cangmings unusual state, they quickly flew over. They had worried expressions as theynded beside him.
Yan Cangming, who was in a chaotic state and emitting a surging killing intent, gritted his teeth. His eyes slowly cleared up when he saw the Flood Dragon Humans around him.
This persons willpower was scarily strong. He could actually endure the rebound of the horrifying sin through sheer determination.
Pa!
The Flood Dragon Humans had just gone over to help the pale Yan Cangming up when the Rakshasa Demon Sovereign Personage Wu Ting arrived and pped him away.
Yan Cangming was smacked into the air with a crisp, resounding p. Half his face swelled up, and blood leaked out of his mouth.
Haha! Your ambitious scheme ended up getting Rakshasa Tians clone chopped down, and the me Dragon Legion escaped. Who knows whether we can defend the resource node or not. Yan Cangming, you can forget about having your own territory. You are just a group of wretched dragons. You all should just remain kneeling!
Wu Ting was enraged. Since the Rakshasa Tian clone at his resource node got killed, he would be the joke of the Rakshasa Race.
And worse, the members of his race might even use it as an excuse toe and attack him.
It would still be fine if Wu Ting managed to eradicate the me Dragon Legion and upy the Dragons Gates main base in the Abyssal Underworld.
However, despite the me Dragon Legions severe losses, it still retained itsbat prowessenough to make conquering me Dragon City impossible.
After paying such a huge price, Wu Ting ended up with nothing but trouble for himself. How could he not be furious?
The fury of a Sovereign Personage made the group of Flood Dragon Humans tremble in fear, worried that Wu Ting might kill them in anger at any moment.
Remain kneeling and p yourself!
Pa! Pa! Pa!
Yan Cangming did not say anything. He remained kneeling on the ground, pping himself until his face swelled up. Even after vomiting blood, he still did not stop.
My Lord!
The ck-armored Rakshasa Demon slowly descended and arrived at Wu Tings side. Then, he reported softly, I just received news that the Golden Crow Empires people are rushing over. It looks like they intend to take the Dragons Gate resource node that we upied.
An uncontainable fury welled up in Wu Ting. He sent out a palm wind containing his Sovereign Personage Will and struck Yan Cangming into the air.
Retreat. Abandon the resource node.
The ck-armored Rakshasa Demon nced at Yan Cangming before snorting coldly and leaving with Wu Ting.
Young Master!
Upon seeing the two Rakshasa Demons leave, the other Flood Dragon Humans quickly helped Yan Cangming to his feet, their eyes brimming with worry.
Yan Cangming tightly clenched his right fist. His sharp nails dug into his flesh, causing some blood to seep out.
Im fine. Clear out the corpses of our race. Lets go, as well.
However, where could the Flood Dragon Humans go? This vast firstyer of the Abyssal Underworld was like a dark forest. Dangery everywhere. While it looked vast and boundless, the Flood Dragon Humans had nowhere to truly establish a footing.
Yan Cangming slowly rxed his hand. The rage and murderous intent eased, returning him to how he was before.
However, there was an unforgettable obsession hidden deep in his heart.
Yan Cangming looked around. The sea ofva mostly had corpses of the Flood Dragon Humans. In fact, not many of the Rakshasa Race died.
After a while, the Flood Dragon Humans cleared out most of the corpses belonging to their race. All that remained were the Dragon Race cultivators corpses, which the me Dragon Legion did not manage to collect, and the Rakshasa Demon corpses, which no one cared about.
It had to be said that the me Dragon Legion was indeed well-disciplined and much more responsive than the Rakshasa Race and the Flood Dragon Humans.
Given an opening, the me Dragon Legion instantly turned the situation around, preserving most of their strength.
However, this opening should not have existed in Yan Cangmings n.
A white-robed desman riding a Demon Blood Vulture appeared slowly in Yan Cangmings mind.
Four hourster:
The me Dragon Legion returned to me Dragon City and tightened security.
A suppressive atmosphere spread throughout the city. They had not suffered such a severe blow since the me Dragon Legions establishment.
If not for Xiao Chen suddenly appearing and creating an opening, the consequences would have been dire.
General, the Golden Crow Empires army moved out. The Rakshasa Demons and the Flood Dragon Humans are retreating.
Before everyone could sit down and catch a breather, this news arrived. General Feng sighed.
There would be no way to reim the resource node. The Golden Crow Empires army must have received news and made their move.
If it were him, he would not let such an opportunity go.
However, this was still eptable. General Feng could go over and negotiate with the Golden Crow Race. Perhaps he might be able to reim the resource node after paying a price. After all, they were still allies in name.
Send out my order. Have people put in their full effort to search for Xiao Chen and the others. Then, bring them back to the city.
Yes.
The legion had left in a hurry, unable to care about Xiao Chen, Wei Hongfei, or the others. They now could only pray that these Dragon Race elites would be very lucky and would survive this cmity.
Three dayster, the Demon Blood Vulture carried Xiao Chen and Murong Yan, who were back in peak condition, to me Dragon City.
Back then, after the two escaped from danger, they did not rush back to me Dragon City.
They moved about carefully, seeking a deste ce where they could recuperate.
The two had been severely injured and resolved not toe out until they recoveredpletely. In the end, they returned to their peak states only after three days.
Murong Yan patted the back of the Demon Blood Vulture and smiled. Xiao Chen, your demonic pet is pretty good. When can you help me get one?
This was the first time the silly bird was praised. After thinking for a while, Xiao Chen said, There should be an opportunity. Its father is the Demon Blood Vultures chief. In the future, we could go and ask.
Stop mentioning my father. Every time he is mentioned, I feel angry! the Demon Blood Vultureined in Xiao Chens mind.
This was understandable. After all, Xiao Chen obtained it only because its father sold it off.
When Murong Yan heard that, he rejoiced. Really?
Really. However, we will have to wait for an opportunity first, Xiao Chen replied casually with a smile.
After managing to flee alive from consecutive huge battles, the two felt somewhat rxed.
Weve arrived.
Whoosh! Whoosh!
The silhouette of me Dragon City appeared before the two. They leaped off andnded firmly on the ground.
The two had no soonernded than a group of me Dragon Legion cultivators appeared and surrounded them.
After the earlier battle, me Dragon City was much more tightly guarded, several times more so than before.
Xiao Chen!
It really is Xiao Chen!
When the me Dragon Legion cultivators took in Xiao Chens appearance, they immediately broke out in joyful smiles.
The leader of the group said respectfully, Young Master Xiao, the general has been searching for you for several days already. He thought that something happened to you. Come,e,e. Lets return to the city.
Murong Yan, who waspletely ignored, felt upset. He protested, Hey, Im here too.
Haha! Young Master Murong,e along as well. The general did not forget you.
In mere moments, news of Xiao Chen and Murong Yans return to the city spread through the entire army.
Everywhere the two passed, all the cultivators looked over at them.
Now, everyone knew that a genius had appeared in the Heavenly Dragon Pce. This genius had chopped down Rakshasa Tians clone with one saber strike, then created an opening for the me Dragon Legion practically single-handedly, saving more than ten thousand of the me Dragon Legions cultivators.
In other words, every cultivator in the me Dragon Legion owed Xiao Chen and Murong Yan a favor.
General Feng and the rest of the me Dragon Legion upper echelon came out of the city to receive the two at the city gates.
Xiao Chen thought back to when he first arrived. Everyone in the me Dragon Legion had wondered if he could handle this responsibility.
Now, Xiao Chen was famous. Everyone knew about the White Robed desman, who chopped down Rakshasa Tians clone with one saber strike and rescued the me Dragon Legion from danger.
Xiao Chen, Murong Yan, it is really all thanks to you two this time. The entire me Dragon Legion owes you two a favor.
General Feng did not put on any airs, directly dering Xiao Chens contribution.
Murong Yan epted thismendation without standing on ceremony. Then, he noticed Wei Hongfei by General Fengs side. Greatly startled, he eximed, You actually did not die! I thought I saw you being flung into theva with my own eyes?!
Wei Hongfei frowned. Anyone would feel upset at hearing these words. He said calmly, The Golden Dragon Pce core disciples all have an Emperor Dragon Pill that the Dragon Emperor personally gave. We will not die that easily.
After the exnation, Wei Hongfeis gazended on Xiao Chen, and he said softly, It is really astonishing that the Heavenly Dragon Pce produced someone like you.
Brother Wei, you are too polite.
Xiao Chen nodded slightly. This Wei Hongfei was pretty good. He had seen Wei Hongfei dying Yan Cangming at the risk of death.
General Feng said softly, Lets stop the conventional greetings here first. The five of you,e with me. I will give you the rewards forpleting the mission.
Chapter 1919 (Raw 2020): Solar Divine Daughter
Chapter 1919 (Raw 2020): Sr Divine Daughter
After everyone followed General Feng into an inner hall and sat down, General Feng pped his hands.
Someone immediately came over and brought out the extra rewards that Wei Hongfei and the others asked for before.
Wei Hongfei did not show any joy on his face. He waved his hand and said, I do not need it. I only barely managed toplete this mission. me Dragon City took severe damage. Give them to those injured brothers. The Golden Dragon Pce does notck this little bit of resources.
The moment Wei Hongfei said these words, Liu Feng and the White Dragon Pce core disciple felt embarrassed.
However, these words made sense after thinking about it. The me Dragon Legions losses referred to all the Dragon Race cultivators who died in the sea ofva.
The cruel scene appeared before everyones eyes when they thought about it. They could still hear the miserable cries by their ears and smell the bloody stench that seemed to spread for five thousand kilometers around.
Liu Feng and the White Dragon Pce core disciple also chose to give up their extra rewards.
General Feng said softly, There is no need for you all to feel guilty. It was mymand that failed in this mission. Everyone performed with flying colors. The extra rewardse from me and have nothing to do with the army.
Also, it is not as though there is no good news. The Rakshasa Race army also suffered severe losses, and the Golden Crow Empire snatched the resource node. I have already negotiated with their leader. For the next ten years, we will give them twenty percent of the gains from the resource node. The resource node still belongs to our Dragon Race, and the Dragon Races g will fly there soon.
At the very least, we demonstrated the might of the Dragon Race. Now, the entire underground worlds factions will know about it. Without the me Dragon Legions bitter battle, inflicting heavy losses on the Rakshasa Demon army, the Golden Crow Empire would not have had such an easy time. Hence, you allpleted the mission excellently.
Whether the group wanted the extra rewards or not, General Feng still forced the rewards on them, fulfilling his earlier promise.
The Golden Crow Empire? Xiao Chen muttered to himself as he recalled something. Ao Jiao and Little Yellow Feather seemed to have gone to the Golden Crow Empire.
Xiao Chen had known long ago that Little Yellow Feather had been slowly gaining memories of its ancestors from its bloodline.
Back then, Ao Jiao had said that she was going to send Little Yellow Feather back to its kin.
The past scenes that took ce in the Grave Sea appeared before Xiao Chen.
After that night with the wind, the flowers, the snow, and moon, there was no more news of Ao Jiao and Little Yellow Feather. Xiao Chen had followed his heart and searched for Liu Ruyue step by step. However, where was Ao Jiao now?
Could Ao Jiao be in this Golden Crow Empire?
Right, its the Golden Crow Empire, one of the Central Great Realms eight empires. The Golden Crow Empire became the empire with the greatest reputation three years ago. Rumor has it that the ancestor of the Golden Crow Race actually reappeared. Truly astonishing.
When mentioning the Golden Crow Empire, General Feng sighed.
A pure-blooded Golden Crow actually arrived at the Golden Crow Empire. It was simply like something out of legends.
The Golden Crow Empire rose up, shaking up the entire Great Thousand Realms.
After all, the so-called Dragon Race and the other Great Deste Eon races were not pure-blooded. They were only humans with the ancient bloodlines, descendants of the Great Deste Eon races. This was true even for the Six Colored Divine Dragons.
The appearance of Little Yellow Feather in the Golden Crow Empire was like a pure-blooded Ancestor Dragon arriving in the Divine Dragon Empire.
The inevitablemotion that would cause could be easily imagined.
General Feng recalled that back when this news arrived, it had shocked the Dragons Gate upper echelon.
It even got the Dragons Gate upper echelon to send out arge number of people to search for a Great Deste Eon Ancestor Dragon. In the end, there were no results.
Dragons were not like the Golden Crow or the Vermilion Bird, which could undergo a nirvanic rebirth and pass down its memories through the generations.
When Xiao Chen heard General Fengs words, his expression did not change. However, he felt shocked in his heart. Indeed, it was as he had expected.
Wei Hongfei, Liu Feng, and the others also showed calm expressions. They had long known about this, having been shocked back then.
General Feng, might I ask further about this? How did the Golden Crow appear? Xiao Chen asked softly, unable to suppress the doubt in his heart.
The others all gave Xiao Chen strange looks, showing their confusion. To think that he did not know about such a major matter.
Xiao Chens heart skipped a beat; he realized that he asked the wrong question. ording to his false identity, he should be well aware of this matter.
He added, Back then, I left the Central Great Realm to avoid enemies. I only came back after obtaining some fortuitous encounters.
General Feng nodded and said, No wonder. However, its not a problem telling you that. Back then, when the Golden Crow Race offered sacrifices to their ancestors, they divined the arrival of the Golden Crow. They themselves did not believe it. After several divinations, they told the Golden Crow Empire upper echelon. Even so, many people did not believe it and did not do anything about it.
This continued until the Faux God ancestor of the Golden Crow Empire, who was in closed-door cultivation, suddenly came out of closed-door cultivation. Then, before everyones disbelieving eyes, he respectfully led a pure-blooded Golden Crow and a young woman over. This caused a hugemotion in the entire empire.
It was really mysterious. That young woman was very pretty. Even without makeup, her face was exquisite, and her lips looked very fresh. She had bright eyes and shallow dimples. However, her bloodline was ordinary. Nheless, she openly sat on the pure-blooded Golden Crow without any fear. You should know that the Faux God ancestor did not even dare to look straight at that pure-blooded Golden Crow.
Xiao Chen could not helpughing in his heart. It would be strange if she were afraid. She was the one who brought it up.
Back then, Little Yellow Feather did not even care about me, its master. It only liked to stick to Ao Jiao.
If the Golden Crow Empires people knew that Ao Jiao gave their supreme holy beast the name Little Yellow Feather, they would probably die from anger.
The others still felt rather interested in the discussion about the Golden Crow Empire. The past matters mentioned still astonished them.
Murong Yan, who sat beside Xiao Chen, said, I know about this matter. That young woman called herself Ao Jiao. I heard that her beauty is unparalleled,parable to our White Dragon Holy Daughter.
The White Dragon Pce core disciple immediately felt unhappy. How could shepare to our White Dragon Holy Daughter? Our White Dragon Holy Daughter has a Grade 7 bloodline and an innate dragon soul, one that is sparkling and crystal-clear. In regard to her disposition and beauty, she is excellent and surpasses everyone. She is a beauty that could bring down nations. How could anyonepare to her?
Seeing the serious expression of the White Dragon Pce core disciple, Murong Yan smiled and said softly, I was just saying it, but you speak as though the White Dragon Holy Daughter is yours...Xiao Chen, dont you think so?
Xiao Chen felt stunned but did notment on it. It seemed like both of these women were his. Even that Golden Crow was his. He had used the Sr True me and the Heavenly me to hatch it.
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Of course, he definitely would not say that out loud.
Wei Hongfei thought for a while before saying, The Golden Crow Empire has the Divine me Order as their national religious sect. I recall that after the young woman came, she was installed as the Sr Divine Daughter.
General Feng smiled and said, Thats right. ording to rumors in the Golden Crow Empire, the Sr Divine Daughter went to the sun to bring out the pure-blooded Golden Crow.
Puzzled, Liu Feng asked, Speaking of which, exactly what benefits did this pure-blooded Golden Crow bring the Golden Crow Empire?
General Feng replied seriously, The benefits are great. Why else would the Golden Crow Empires Faux God ancestore out of closed-door cultivation to attend to this personally? I heard that back then, there were many great battles happening in secret. Many factions did not want the Holy Beast to return to the Golden Crow Empire. Many powerful characters came out to stop it from happening and nearly seeded.
As for intangible benefits, naturally, it would be the increase in the empires Luck. Just consider the development of the Golden Crow Empire for the past three years. As for the tangible benefits, lets put it this way, if a pure-blooded Ancestor Dragon appeared and you took a look at it, you would be able to increase your strength by twenty percent.
Wei Hongfei nodded and said, There is a statue in the Golden Dragon Pce that is said to be a petrified Golden Divine Dragon. Back when I just became a core disciple, I was allowed to cultivate under it for three days. After that, my strength increased by at least thirty percent. Many of the problems that gued my mind suddenly cleared up. It is hard to imagine how much benefit I would gain if I cultivated beside a living Divine Dragon.
General Feng said, No matter what, the Golden Crow Empire growing stronger is a good thing for our Divine Dragon Empire. Although the eight empirespete with each other, we do help each other out. We are still allies in name. A stronger Golden Crow Empire will be able to shoulder more of the pressure from the dynasties, giving the other empires an easier time.
The eight empires were all elite empires. They all had overlord-ss bloodlines from the Great Deste Eon. The four dynasties had to keep their guard up against them.
The conflict between the dynasties and the empires could be traced back to the early period of the Martial Epochs birth.
Xiao Chen, although you did not ask for any extra rewards, you have to ept my kind intentions.
General Feng took out a brocade box and gave it to Xiao Chen in front of everyone.
General Feng did not have the slightest qualms about the gift. Wei Hongfei and the others did not overthink it, either. Be it the matter of Xiao Chen chopping down Rakshasa Tians clone with one saber strike or saving the me Dragon Legion at the final moment, Xiao Chen was worthy of General Feng awarding him a valuable item.
Xiao Chen did not stand on ceremony, immediately epting the brocade box. Murong Yan smiled and said, General, I have contributed as well. Dont forget about me.
Naturally, I wont forget. General Feng smiled faintly and took out a gift for Murong Yan.
Murong Yan opened the box and smiled in delight. It had a me seed that came from the depths of the Abyssal Underworld.
The Red Dragon Race was innately good with fire. This great gift suited him well, making Murong Yan very happy.
As Xiao Chen was about to open his brocade box, General Feng stopped him and said with a smile, Open it after you return to the Heavenly Dragon Pce. I will not send everyone out of the city.
Chapter 1920 (Raw 2021): Extra Reward
Chapter 1920 (Raw 2021): Extra Reward
With the resource node recovered, the mission formally came to an end.
The surviving five all gained pretty good rewards. Just the mission reward was already twenty thousand Primeval Heavenly Pills each.
This was arge sum even for the core disciples for the Six Colored Divine Dragons outer pces.
After leaving me Dragon City, Xiao Chen, Wei Hongfei, Murong Yan, and the other two felt like this matter had taken a lifetime toplete.
Beforeing, no one expected that one mission could trigger so many chain reactions.
Two of their kinsmen left their families forever, dying during the mission.
The group also did not expect Xiao Chen to burst out with such horrifying strength, underestimating him and considering him a burden.
Xiao Chen, it looks like in thepetition between the seven outer pces, you will be a strongpetitor, Wei Hongfei, who was dressed in golden dragon robes, said seriously as he looked at Xiao Chen.
Thepetition between the seven outer pces was for the heaven-ss core disciples of each outer pce to fight for the qualifications to enter Ancestor Dragon City.
Nearly all of them believed that with Xiao Chens strength, his position as a heaven-ss core disciple was guaranteed.
However, your cultivation is too low. All the heaven-ss core disciples from the various outer pces have extremely horrifying strength. The Heavenly Dragon Pce is no exception. They would rather go without a heaven-ss core disciple than have a substandard one. In the end, your time in the Heavenly Dragon Pce is still too short.
Wei Hongfei did not blindly tter Xiao Chen. Instead, he continued objectively, It should not be difficult for you to be a heaven-ss core disciple. However, it is still too hard for you to obtain the qualifications to enter Ancestor Dragon City.
Actually, these words were true. The strength that Xiao Chen disyed was far from sufficient to enter Ancestor Dragon City.
However, what Xiao Chen showed this time was potential, one that would make a persons eyes light up.
Xiao Chen nodded, indicating his understanding. He was not arrogant to the point of thinking that his current self could sweep through the core disciples of all seven outer pces. As for how he would fare against the heaven-ss core disciples, that would be even harder to say.
Just Wei Hongfei already felt like a tough challenge; he was very strong.
I hope to see you at thepetition between the seven outer pces. It is not easy to be a heaven-ss core disciple in the Golden Dragon Pce, Xiao Chen replied softly.
Wei Hongfei smiled, confidence written on his face. You will definitely see me. Goodbye.
The five took their leave of each other. Soon, only Xiao Chen and Murong Yan remained. Murong Yan said, That fellows words are true. If we want to enter Ancestor Dragon City, we will all have to work hard. Goodbye for now. In the future, remember toe and visit me at the Red Dragon Pce. Just report my name when you are there. Hehe!
After patting Xiao Chens shoulder, Murong Yan soared into the air.
The path ahead was endless. Xiao Chen still needed to put in a lot of effort.
He was still a long way from entering Ancestor Dragon City. Right now, what he wanted to do was im the rewards for these four missions.
Killing Demonic Venerate Mu Yun was worth ten thousand Primeval Heavenly Pills. The zing Sun Berserk Ape was worth eight thousand Primeval Heavenly Pills. Killing the Demonic Cloud Mountain Eighteen Great Bandits was worth twelve thousand Primeval Heavenly Pills. Finally, snatching back the resource node was worth twenty thousand Primeval Heavenly Pills.
The rewards from these four missions were worth fifty thousand Primeval Heavenly Pillsjust barely enough for Xiao Chens needs.
They were worth all the effort he had put into the missions and the risk to his life.
This was especially so for the fourth mission. In hindsight, Xiao Chen felt that he was lucky. The two kinsmen that died were rather unlucky.
Aside from the mission rewards, Xiao Chen also obtained the crystal that contained the wealth that the Demonic Cloud Mountain Eighteen Great Bandits collected over the years, Qin Aotians Dragon-Patterned Battle Suit, and Demonic Venerate Mu Yuns storage ring.
There was also the mysterious brocade box that General Feng had given.
This trip out had garnered a bountiful harvest for Xiao Chen.
There was no need to think about what to do after returning. He had to break through tote-stage Star Venerate and practice the Supreme Dragon Fist. He also had to further improve Firmaments Rage.
With resources in hand, Xiao Chen was confident of doing anything.
What exactly did General Feng give me? Should I open it now? Perhaps I should wait until I return to the Heavenly Dragon Pce. I should check out the Dragon-Patterned Battle Suit first.
Xiao Chen took out the Dragon-Patterned Battle Suit. With a thought, he put it on.
He recalled that when the Dragon-Patterned Battle Suit activated, many strands of Dragon Qi revolved around it. The patterns on the battle suit had glowed.
In the end, Xiao Chen was somewhat embarrassed to discover that he could not activate the Dragon-Patterned Battle Suit.
It looked like only Dragon Race cultivators with the Golden Dragon bloodline could activate the Dragon-Patterned Battle Suit.
Could this be a Dao Tool specific to a ns inheritance?
Xiao Chen pondered this and concluded that it was possible.
If that was the case, then the requirements might be even stricter. Perhaps only the people of the Golden Dragon bloodlines Qin n could use the Dragon-Patterned Battle Suit.
Had Xiao Chen known, he would have just taken away those rings of various attributes.
However, Xiao Chen also thought about how this inherited Dao Tool was extremely precious. There had definitely been experts guarding Qin Aotian in secret. So, Xiao Chen could not have remained for long. Hence, he had left immediately after taking the Dragon-Patterned Battle Suit.
Based on today, it looked like he had lost out.
Xiao Chen shook this head. Then, he put away the Dragon-Patterned Battle Suit. He nned to find an opportunity to sell it off after he returned.
Then, he considered the crystal that he obtained from the Demonic Cloud Mountain Eighteen Great Bandits.
The crystal was cuboid and covered in patterns. It had a Dao hidden within it. If he was not careful, it might end up exploding.
Xiao Chen was not an expert in refining tools or formations. He frowned slightly, at a loss as to how to unlock the crystal.
The Heavenly Dragon Pce is equal to a peak Rank 6 sect. There should be experts in these skills. I should go and seek out the Law Enforcement Halls Vice Hall Master Li.
Xiao Chen did not worry about the crystal. He would definitely find a way after returning to the Heavenly Dragon Pce.
After seven days, traveling at full speed, Xiao Chen finally reached the Heavenly Dragon Pce.
Out of the two months Xiao Chen had, he had taken about forty days toplete the four missions.
He still had another twenty days to prepare topete for a heaven-ss core disciple slot.
That was sufficient.
I should go to the Law Enforcement Hall first.
Xiao Chens figure shed in the vast and boundless Heavenly Dragon City, turning into a beam of electric light.
After fifteen minutes, he arrived at the Law Enforcement Hall. After reporting his name, he quickly got a reply.
Vice Hall Master Li personally came out to receive Xiao Chen, a wide smile on his face. Little Brother Xiao! Hahaha! This old man knew that you would definitely return in time. Not bad, you returned even earlier than I expected.
After walking over, Vice Hall Master Li asked in a soft voice, Are the missionspleted?
After all, Xiao Chen had toplete four Rank 1 missions in such a short time. Vice Hall Master Li also felt anxious for him.
If you have notpleted them, I can help you figure something out. You dont have to worry about the sects punishment.
Vice Hall Master Li was very straightforward. Since he thought highly of Xiao Chen, as long as Xiao Chen said something, he would deal with the problem for him.
Xiao Chen smiled and said, Thank you, Big Brother Li. Naturally, the missions were perfectlypleted. With the rewards from these missions, the heaven-ss core disciple slot will definitely be mine.
Excellent!
When Vice Hall Master Li heard that, he was slightly stunned. Then, he burst into praise. You truly are a person this old man thinks highly of. Come, I will go to the Mission Hall with you. This old man has disliked that dog-shit administrator for a long time already. Now, I can show him that this old mans judgment is absolutely right.
I have the same thought, as well.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly and used the secret passageway to go to the Mission Hall under Vice Hall Master Lis lead.
When the Mission Halls administrator saw Xiao Chen and Vice Hall Master Li, his eyes lit up. He smiled and asked, Isnt this core disciple Xiao Chen? Why are you back so early? Have you finished the missions? Vice Hall Master Li, it is not that I am not giving you face, but if he fails the mission, he will need to receive punishment. This is very normal. The more failures, the heavier the punishment. Even I cannot change the sect rules.
The Mission Halls administrator had a deep impression of Xiao Chen. Back then, Xiao Chen took four Rank 1 missions in one go, putting him in a spot for a while.
Now that the Mission Halls administrator saw that Xiao Chen had returned early, with Vice Hall Master Li in tow, he believed that Xiao Chen failed the missions. By bringing Vice Hall Master Li, Xiao Chen was hoping to avoid punishment.
The Mission Halls administrator smiled coldly. Who told you not to listen to my advice, making things difficult for me?
Now, it is your turn to beg me.
Xiao Chen and Vice Hall Master Li exchanged looks. Then, Vice Hall Master Liughed and said, Who told you that they are notpleted? Listen up. All four Rank 1 missions have beenpleted. Xiao Chen even received themendation of the me Dragon Legions general!
The Mission Halls administrator could not help his expression changing greatly. Thats impossible. How could he possiblyplete four Rank 1 missions in such a short time? Give me the mission cards and the proof ofpletion. It is absolutely impossible!
Xiao Chen calmly took out the heads of Demonic Venerate Mu Yun and the Demonic Cloud Mountain Eighteen Great Bandits, the zing Sun Berserk Apes Beast Core, and the mission card that General Feng signed off on.
Thepletion of all the missions was proven.
The Mission Halls administrators face turned somewhat unsightly. When he saw themendation General Feng had for Xiao Chen in thest mission card, his expression turned even more unsightly in disbelief.
Vice Hall Master Li felt incredibly delighted. Heughed and said, Stop dying. Quickly bring my brothers rewards over. Wait, thats not right. Completing four Rank 1 missions at the same time is something rare. No matter what, there should be some extra rewards, right?
This... This does not conform with the rules, Vice Hall Master Li, the Mission Halls administrator stammered.
Vice Hall Master Li snorted coldly. Just do what I told you. Dont think that this old man does not know that after Rank 1 missions arepleted, youzy bums also receive rewards from the Dragons Gate. Just give him twenty percent more. Stop wasting time!
The Mission Halls administrator felt bitter in his heart. Now he knew why Vice Hall Master Li came personally.
Vice Hall Master Li was not here to beg for mercy for Xiao Chen. The Mission Halls administrator had incurred the displeasure of Vice Hall Master Li by being narrow-mindedst time.
Vice Hall Master Li was here for revenge.
The Blood Dragon Guards are a group of bastards, the Mission Halls administrator cursed in his heart, forced to do as told.
Chapter 1921 (Raw 2022: Heavenly Dragon’s Past
Chapter 1921 (Raw 2022: Heavenly Dragons Past
Vice Hall Master Li was very straightforward and extremely supportive. He directly helped Xiao Chen increase his rewards by twenty percent.
From the original fifty thousand Primeval Heavenly Pills, Xiao Chen obtained another twenty percent, for a total of sixty thousand Primeval Heavenly Pills.
Gaining an extra ten thousand Primeval Heavenly Pills for nothing was indeed delightful.
After leaving the Mission Hall and expressing his gratitude, Xiao Chen segued to the reason he came looking for Vice Hall Master Li. Big Brother Li, this is a cuboid crystal that I obtained when I killed the Demonic Cloud Mountain Eighteen Great Bandits. I believe that this contains the wealth that they umted over the years.
Vice Hall Master Li received the crystal and marveled, What an exquisite trinket! To think that this old man cannot figure out anything about it immediately.
He toyed with the crystal for a while. Without needing Xiao Chen to say anything more, he smiled and said, You want me to search for a grandmaster to help you open this up?
Thats right. No matter what the crystal contains, I am willing to give Big Brother Li twenty percent.
Vice Hall Master Li smiled and said, That is pointless. The Demonic Cloud Mountain Eighteen Great Bandits do not interest me, although it would be good to have a reward for our sects grandmaster cksmith. I think highly of you because you show great promise of bing a Heavenly Dragon before entering Ancestor Dragon City.
Heavenly Dragon? I frequently hear these two words. What exactly is a Heavenly Dragon? Xiao Chen asked, feeling puzzled.
Vice Hall Master Li smiled and replied, Heavenly Dragon is a kind of metamorphosis, a great leap up, breaking out of the cocoon and bing a butterfly, a thorough cleansing and bing a legend. The Heavenly Dragon is a legend, an existence above the Divine Dragons. It is very horrifying.
Words are pointless; you probably would not understand. Lets see...do you see that mountain summit? Do you see the Heavenly Dragon statue shrouded by clouds and mist? Thats the one.
Vice Hall Master Li pointed into the distance at a statue towering over a mountain summit.
Xiao Chen looked in the direction that Vice Hall Master Li pointed at. Then, he saw the statue indicated. Even from such a far distance, he could feel the dignity of the gigantic dragon sculpture.
The entire statue was incredibly long, coiling around the peak.
That peak was hundreds of kilometers tall. Clouds and mist covered the summit, moving with the wind. The statue hidden there looked like it was alive.
The Heavenly Dragon bloodline is a kind of mutated bloodline of the Dragon Race. It cannot be inherited. Actually, Heavenly Dragons existed during the Great Deste Eon, but they could not pass on their bloodline. Logically, Divine Dragons could mutate into a Heavenly Dragon as well. However, it has never happened before. Without experiencing the tempering from starting from the bottom, one cannotplete this mutation to be a Heavenly Dragon, Vice Hall Master Li said. There was a tone of anticipation in his voice. However, the Heavenly Dragon would only remain a legend for him.
Are there any cultivators with the Heavenly Dragon bloodline in the Dragon Race now? Xiao Chen asked.
No. The chances of a Heavenly Dragon appearing is too low. However, once it appears, the Dragon Race will definitely prosper. Actually...
Actually, what?
I should not be telling you this. However, it does not matter; this old man does not fear it. Twenty-five years ago, my Heavenly Dragon Pce produced a bona fide Heavenly Dragon. However, right after he appeared, he vanished.
He died?
Yes, he died. When I was young, I had already felt he was weird. Indeed, the first thing he did after bing a Heavenly Dragon was challenge the current Dragon King. If that was not suicide, what else could it be?
Vice Hall Master Li seemed to know that person. When he spoke about him, his tone turned very emotional. Even though he tried to hide it, Xiao Chen still could feel it.
Speaking of which, he is the one who created that Supreme Dragon Fist you chose.
What?!
Xiao Chen felt greatly startled. Some ripples appeared in his normally calm heart. He recalled that the disciple that guided him in the Martial Technique Pavilion had told him something different.
Vice Hall Master Li smiled and said, He is the one who created the Supreme Dragon Fist. However, due to the matter from twenty-five years ago, the Dragon Race sealed off information about him. Not just anyone knows about it. As the adage goes, everything is determined by fate. Of all the Martial Techniques, you chose that secret manual.
Xiao Chen thought to himself, I am an Azure Dragon, a bona fide Divine Dragon bloodline.
It is not possible for me to be a Heavenly Dragon. Vice Hall Master Li will be disappointed.
After saying goodbye to Vice Hall Master Li, Xiao Chen walked down the peak alone.
His conversation with Vice Hall Master Li still lingered in his mind.
A Heavenly Dragon, who fought with the Dragon Emperor, had actually created the Supreme Dragon Fist. That was truly unexpected.
No wonder Xiao Chen felt that the Supreme Dragon Fist was filled with defiance and had an unorthodox feel to it the first time he looked at it.
The vast and mighty group of dragons wanders the world, entering the sky and the sea. Who is honored? The group of dragons is leaderless in the four seas and eight cardinal directions. The world is unfair, and the evil dragon rules. Why is he honored? Fate is unfavorable; life is like paper...what is supreme? In the entire world, only I am honored.
The incantation for the Supreme Dragon Fist rang out in Xiao Chens mind, and his thoughts drifted off.
It looks like I have to practice this Fist Technique properly. Since it is created by a Heavenly Dragon, it is definitely real.
Vice Hall Master Li also said that the Divine Dragon bloodline could also produce a Heavenly Dragon, in theory.
I might still stand a chance.
I wonder if there is any difference between the Azure Dragon bloodline metamorphosing into the Heavenly Dragon bloodline and an ordinary bloodline doing the same?
Xiao Chen!
Just as Xiao Chens thoughts were wandering, a startled cry recalled him from his reverie.
Xiao Chen raised his head and looked at the person approaching. He stared somewhat nkly for a moment, then revealed an expression of sudden understanding.
Zhang Yunxuan!
This was the person who forced Xiao Chen to make a move before he left for his missions, the person who was beaten up into a dead dog. Coincidentally, he just returned, and he ran into this person.
Xiao Chen, you are really bold. The Law Enforcement Hall put you in detention, and you actually sneaked out.
Zhang Yunxuan was stunned when he saw Xiao Chen. After getting a clear look, he could not helpughing coldly in his heart.
Xiao Chen, you are great. It looks like the Law Enforcement Hall has not punished you enough. Even after being put in detention, you dare to sneak out.
Quickly, go and call the Blood Dragon Guards; Ill dy him. After breaking the sect rules and getting punished, he actually dares to sneak out. This is another offense on top of the previous one. Xiao Chen, no one can save you today!
Zhang Yunxuan looked at Xiao Chen and smiled coldly. At the same time, his friends hurried off to inform the Blood Dragon Guards.
Xiao Chen suddenly remembered that he was supposedly put in detention. Back then, Vice Hall Master Li said that he would just casually make up a punishment and that Xiao Chen should not appear for now.
Xiao Chen had forgotten about it.
However, did it matter?
It did not!
Xiao Chen raised his hand and threw a punch at Zhang Yunxuan. After the tempering from the missions, his cultivation was stable, and his ken had increased. In many ways, he became firm and steady.
When he punched, his attack was sharp. The fist wind contained thirty Cauldron Force and an incredibly sharp saber intent.
Xiao Chen raised his leg lightly and moved. Then, two Dao disks appeared behind him, kicking up wind and churning clouds.
This time, Zhang Yunxuan was prepared. He kept his guard up against Xiao Chen. When he saw Xiao Chen take action, heughed, I was just waiting for you to make a move.
However, when the fist wind approached, an immense might pressed down; the fierce fist wind was stifling.
Zhang Yunxuan immediately regretted his choice. He simply could not receive this punch and should have dodged the moment the attack wasunched.
However, Xiao Chens fist already arrived. Retreat was impossible.
Bang!
A loud sound rang out. Xiao Chens punch knocked Zhang Yunxuan into the air. After hended, he kept backing away.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Xiao Chen executed Thunder Dragon Steps, standing on a lightning dragon and emitting electric light from his entire body. Saber winds and fist lights flew out continuously.
Punch after punch battered Zhang Yunxuan. With every blow, more blood leaked out from between his lips.
After ten punches, he could no longer endure. After getting knocked back yet again, he vomited arge mouthful of blood.
Pa!
Zhang Yunxuan was just about to get up when Xiao Chen stomped down on him.
Senior Brother Zhang, the Blood Dragon Guards areing! The Blood Dragon Guards areing!
At the crucial moment, reinforcements came. Zhang Yunxuan, whom Xiao Chen was trampling on, could not helpughing out loud. Xiao Chen, your death approaches. Lets see how you are going to participate in the selection for heaven-ss core disciples after the Blood Dragon Guards arrest you!
Xiao Chen raised an eyebrow and looked at the four Blood Dragon Guards in the air. Then, killing Qi appeared and vanished in a sh.
When the four Blood Dragon Guards saw Xiao Chen, their expressions turned startled.
Beforeing, they had not heard that the one breaking the rules was Xiao Chen. When Xiao Chens gaze swept over them, they felt a chill.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
The Blood Dragon Guardsnded and walked over to Xiao Chen and Zhang Yunxuan.
Its him! Its him! He escaped from detention and broke the sect rules. Now, he even injured his fellow sect member,mitting more offenses on top of what he already did, Zhang Yunxuan yelled when he saw the Blood Dragon Guards walk over. The glee on his face grew thicker as he pointed at Xiao Chen.
Senior Brother, youve had it hard. Leave this person to us.
Its not been hard, not at all, Zhang Yunxuan said with a smile. However, he soon felt that something was not quite right. These words did not seem to be directed at him.
Core disciple Zhang Yunxuan, you deliberately attacked fellow sect member Xiao Chen. You are a vile influence. Now, we will bring you away, ording to the sect rules.
After the Blood Dragon Guards spoke, they eachunched one palm strike and knocked Zhang Yunxuan out. Then, they worked together to lift him.
The leader of this group of Blood Dragon Guards looked at Xiao Chen and said, Senior Brother Xiao Chen, we will take our leave first.
The disciples that came with Zhang Yunxuan were all stupefied when they saw this scene.
Why did nothing happen to Xiao Chen? Instead, Senior Brother Zhang was brought away.
What a joke. Right now, the Blood Dragon Guards did not dare to offend Xiao Chen. Everyone knew that Vice Hall Master Li backed him.
It was already fortunate that Xiao Chen did not beat them up.
Chapter 1922 (Raw 2023): Xiao Jinyu’s Hatred
Chapter 1922 (Raw 2023): Xiao Jinyus Hatred
Xiao Chen coldly watched the Blood Dragon Guards bring Zhang Yunxuan away. He only thought in his heart, Serves him right!
Zhang Yunxuan repeatedly sought trouble for Xiao Chen. If this were outside, he would not have gotten off so easily.
The disciples who apanied Zhang Yunxuan startled to their senses after being stupefied. Then, they quickly ran up to stop the Blood Dragon Guards.
Blood Dragon Guards, you got it wrong! Him! Him! Him! Xiao Chen is the one causing trouble. Our senior brother was only blocking him. You need to take a clear look at the situation, Zhang Yunxuans upsetpanions insisted, pointing at Xiao Chen.
It is not your ce to interfere when the Blood Dragon Guards are working. Scram!
The leader of these Blood Dragon Guards lost his patience. A scarlet me immediately zed in both his eyes, and he attacked directly.
The palm strike heunched contained vast Veritable Essence Energy and Dragon Might as it surged out.
This attack immediately scattered Zhang Yunxuanspanions. Then, the leader of these Blood Dragon Guards shouted coldly, If you still dont scram, we will arrest you, as well. You are pretty bold to dare to obstruct the Blood Dragon Guards in the performance of our duty.
Seeing the fierce appearance of the Blood Dragon Guards, Zhang Yunxuanspanions cowered and did not dare to say anything more.
Zhang Yunxuans groups bullying the faint-hearted and fearing the stouthearted got exposed.
Many disciples were watching around the peak. When they saw this scene, they could not helpughing loudly.
These core disciples who followed Zhang Yunxuan were normally very arrogant and despotic. However, because he had Yi Qianyun as a backer, no one dared to do anything to them.
Despite getting bullied, the disciples could only put up with them.
Now that Zhang Yunxuan was arrested by the Blood Dragon Guards, these disciples were incredibly delighted.
As for Xiao Chen, the observers were clear on who was in the right and who was in the wrong.
Regardless of the rumors, at the very least, Xiao Chen never used his core disciple identity to suppress other disciples or try to snatch away the cultivation resources of other disciples. He did not have any conflicts whatsoever with these people.
Everyone could clearly see this and could differentiate right and wrong for themselves.
At the very least, no one stepped forward to speak up for Zhang Yunxuan. Furthermore, no one stepped forward to censure or cause trouble for Xiao Chen.
Of course, Zhang Yunxuans group was the exception.
Even when the Blood Dragon Guards were far away, Zhang Yunxuans followers only dared toin angrily but not take action. They vented their frustrations on Xiao Chen. Just you wait. Senior Brother Yi already broke through to middle-stage Holy Venerate. He will definitely seek justice for Senior Brother Zhang.
However, when Xiao Chen looked up and appeared like he would attack, they quickly fled.
They simply did not dare to linger and give Xiao Chen a chance to attack.
You all run rather fast.
Xiao Chen smiled coldly in his heart, dismissing these dancing clowns.
Then, he called out the Demon Blood Vulture and flew straight back to his residence.
Zhang Yunxuans followers ran over to Yi Qianyuns residence in a fluster. Even before they arrived, they already started shouting, Senior Brother Yi! Senior Brother Yi! Something major happened!
Yi Qianyun, who had been in closed-door cultivation, frowned slightly. When these people arrived, he shouted sullenly, Speak properly. Dont act like you lost your souls.
Yes, yes.
Senior Brother Yi, Xiao Chen beat up Senior Brother Zhang outside the Mission Hall again!
What?!
Yi Qianyun immediately became enraged. This Xiao Chen is truly going against me. Doesnt he know that Zhang Yunxuan is my man?
Xiao Chen repeatedly does not give me face, humiliating Zhang Yunxuan in front of everyone. How am I going to establish my prestige among the core disciples in the future?
Wait, somethings wrong.
Yi Qianyun stood up and remembered. Shouldnt Xiao Chen be in detention right now?
Yi Qianyun had forgotten about Xiao Chen long ago. At the crucial moment, Xiao Chen had broken sect rules and was detained. He would likely miss the heaven-ss core disciple selection.
If Xiao Chen could not be a heaven-ss core disciple, he was as good as crippled, no longer a threat to Yi Qianyun.
Why did he suddenly appear?
Yi Qianyun ordered coldly, Speak, whats going on? Tell me everything you saw in detail. Tell me everything.
Senior Brother Yi, this is what happened...
After Yi Qianyun heard their report, his expression turned grave. He thought hard and soon had a rough idea.
Since the Blood Dragon Guards ignored Xiao Chen, it meant that Xiao Chen being in detention was just a cover story.
This was rather normal. A talent with potential, like Xiao Chen, would always have major characters appreciating them.
Senior Brother, what should we do now?
Yi Qianyun replied coldly, Stop causing trouble during this period. When I be a heaven-ss core disciple, his good days will end. Now, scram.
With an unquiet state of mind, how could Yi Qianyun be bothered to think about Zhang Yunxuans fate?
Now that a major character thought highly of Xiao Chen, the threat Xiao Chen posed to Yi Qianyun was several times stronger.
After the group left, Yi Qianyun said, I have to visit Elder Yun. There is only one heaven-ss core disciple slot. Nothing must go wrong.
At the same time, Qin Yan, Xiao Jinyu, Fang Tianyu, and the other strong core disciples with deep umtionsthe ones who managed to gain the tutge of a heaven-ss elderalso received news of Xiao Chen returning to the Heavenly Dragon Pce with a strong show of force.
Back then, these disciples ofrge ns had be core disciples together with Xiao Chen after passing three stages of a test.
As Xiao Chen was a mixed-blood dragon, they had not cared about him at first. Now, they had to pay attention to him.
However, these people were confident in their strength. In the short period they had been in the Heavenly Dragon Pce, they had put their umtions to good use, and with an excellent master, they had improved rapidly.
These people did not believe that they would lose to others. All of them had strong self-confidence, as Yi Qianyun did.
Everyone believed that they would definitely be a heaven-ss core disciple.
However, there was only one heaven-ss core disciple slot.
At Xiao Jinyus residence:
Clouds covered the sky and a strong wind blew. A sword intent dyed the surrounding five thousand kilometers like it was frost.
A white mist veiled the surrounding mountains, looking like snow.
However, when one looked carefully, one would discover that it was not white mist, frost, or snow but sword intent.
It was the sword, an extremely pure sword intent. It moved with a thought, turning into frost and icing the tall mountains andkes.
A strong wind howled. If one listened carefully, one could hear armored horses and weapons shing. The sky shook and raged. That was the sound of the Sword Dao.
Inside the residences courtyard, pear blossoms fell, nketing the ce. Xiao Jinyu slowly descended, spiraling down from the air.
Xiao Jinyus heart and sword were still. The pear blossoms flew into the air and gathered. By the time hended, they had formed a pear blossom grave.
ng!
Xiao Jinyu stabbed the sword in his hand into the ground by one centimeter. The sword buzzed endlessly, the sword intent like a powerful storm.
However, that pear blossom grave did not move at all as if it was a true grave.
Xiao Chen! Xiao Jinyu snorted coldly, and the image of the white-robed Xiao Chen appeared before him.
In the past month, Xiao Jinyu had cultivated bitterly, Elder Tian Yuns words echoing endlessly in his head.
However, if you really lose to him, I will be too embarrassed. You will no longer be able to mix around in the Heavenly Dragon Pce.
The echoing words grew increasingly louder. Xiao Jinyu could not help roaring to the sky in fury.
Dang! Dang! Dang!
The sword stabbed in front of the pear blossom grave shattered, bursting out with a horrifying sword intent.
Rumble...!
The sword shards stabbed into the surrounding peaks, chopping those peaks in half.
Xiao Jinyu said coldly, Xiao Chen, there can only be one of us in the Heavenly Dragon Pce. Only I can be a heaven-ss core disciple. You are not worthy!
A strong hatred caused Xiao Jinyus sword Qi to surge endlessly. As his heart raged, the sword Qi stormed and howled.
Whoosh!
Elder Tian Yun suddenly appeared in the residence and softly praised Xiao Jinyu, Not bad.
Xiao Jinyuns expression flickered. An intractable hatred shed in his eyes as he bowed his head and said, Master.
Only with emotion can you burst out. However strong your hatred is, just bring it all out. I know about your ambitions. Your heart does not lie in this Heavenly Dragon Pce but the even greater Ancestor Dragon City. However, if you cannot even take the first step and fall to Xiao Chen, your entire life is over, Elder Tian Yun said coldly, his face nk.
Disciple does not dare to. No matter my aplishments in the future, I do not dare to forget about my gratitude to Master.
Humph! What do I want your gratitude for? If you can be a heaven-ss core disciple, then enter Ancestor Dragon City, the Dragons Gate upper echelon will reward me. Just remember not to make me lose face. So what, if you manage to get into a high position in the future? What does it have to do with me? This old man has lived long enough. Right now, I just want to fight for the present, not the future.
Elder Tian Yun continued seriously, You must ruthlessly defeat Xiao Chen. Otherwise, I will personally chase you out of the Heavenly Dragon Pce.
Xiao Jinyus expression distorted slightly. Xiao Chen. Xiao Chen. Xiao Chen again!
Why do you feel that I am definitely notparable to Xiao Chen?
He is just an insignificant, mixed-blood dragon, yet you use him to provoke me repeatedly. How hateful!
When Xiao Jinyu saw Elder Tian Yuns clear distrust of him, his hatred for Xiao Chen and Elder Tian Yun deepened.
Prepare well. There is still one more month. Your Sword Great Dao must break through! Then, Elder Tian Yun waved his hand and disappeared.
Chapter 1923 (Raw 2024): Breakthrough in Cultivation
Chapter 1923 (Raw 2024): Breakthrough in Cultivation
Xiao Chen returned to Cold Moon Cave, unaware that he had already be a thorn in the flesh of Xiao Jinyu and other core disciples.
However, based on Xiao Chens character, he would not care even if he knew.
Those who do not incite envy in others were mediocre. As long as the heart did not fear, it did not matter.
Xiao Chen took things easily, not entertaining such frustrating thoughts at all.
His heart did not contain hatred or fear, only unbending pride and steadfastness, no matter the circumstances. He knew his own heart and his own goals. Then, he would put in the effort and never give up.
That was already enough.
Inside his residence, Xiao Chen took out the brocade box that General Feng gave him. He finally could open it to take a look.
What could it be?
Murong Yan got an Underworld me seed from General Feng. That happened to be verypatible with his attribute,plementing him well. It suited his heart and body.
What General Feng would give Xiao Chen could only be better and not worse.
Furthermore, it would be somethingpatible with Xiao Chens body, rather than a useless treasure.
Xiao Chen opened the brocade box with some anticipation.
Boom!
The instant he opened the brocade box, piercing light dazzled his eyes.
There was a blur of white and gray, as well as some pain. Tears welled up in his eyes and leaked out uncontrobly.
Xiao Chen could not help ridiculing himself, Interesting, I am already moved to tears before even seeing what it is.
No wonder General Feng told him not to open it then.
With such piercing light, it would have provoked Wei Hongfei and the others envy.
When Xiao Chens vision recovered and the blurry, scintiting scene slowly turned clear, he finally managed to see the brocade boxs contents: an herb and a piece of jade.
The light came from both items, though mainly from the jade. The herb originally did not have any light. However, due to prolonged exposure to the jade, it had absorbed some of the light.
This jade was unpolished. Aside from the resplendent flowing light, there was nothing unusual about it.
It looked very in and simple, pure and clear, like a drop of dew formed at dawn.
The water hid a zing me.
Strange. The jade is like water, but the water hides a me? Xiao Chen muttered to himself. He opened his Heavenly Eye, and his vision magnified, the me in the jade now appearing a thousandfoldrger.
Only then was he shocked to discover that this me was a thunder me. It was this thunder me that was responsible for the piercing light that hurt him.
Great stuff! How dense and pure is this? Just a little bit could already injure me. I wonder how itpares to my Thunder Great Dao?
With this thought, the Dao disk that represented the Thunder Great Dao appeared behind Xiao Chen.
The Dao disk slowly condensed into a spot, giving off resplendent electric light. Then, he held it in his hand andpared it to the me.
The light from the thunder me hidden in the jade surpassed that of his condensed Great Dao, making the Great Dao look dim.
This... This... How is this possible...
Xiao Chen trembled slightly. His control of the Thunder Great Dao wavered, nearly letting it explode.
He quickly focused and slowly retracted the Thunder Great Dao into his body, preventing an explosion from destroying his courtyard.
This piece of jade was extraordinary; it was like water and mist.
However, this extraordinary jade was just there to hide the aura of that bit of thunder me. General Fengs gift to Xiao Chen was the thunder me and not the jade.
This was indeed a verypatible item. General Feng had seen that Xiao Chenprehended the Thunder Great Dao, so he gave Xiao Chen this item.
This can help my Thunder Dao improve further.
This indeedplements me well. This is too wonderful for words. It really suits me!
Then, Xiao Chen looked at the herb. It was lush and green but seemed very simple and harmlessa de of ordinary grass that might grow on the ground or the corners.
However, since it was ced next to the thunder me, it was definitely something extraordinary.
What could it be?
Xiao Chens first thought was that it might be something like Sword Monarch Grass, a de of grass grown by watering it with sword intent.
This de of grass might be grass that was grown with saber intent. However, it was of a much higher grade than the Sword Monarch Grass.
Back then, that ce in the Scarlet Blood Pirate Kings heart was filled with Sword Monarch Grass, as far as the eye could see and even beyond.
At that time, Xiao Chen felt that it was unfortunate. He thought about how much better it would have been if they were all Saber Monarch Grass.
If they were, Xiao Chen could have improved his peak Small Perfection Saber Great Dao further by directly absorbing them.
Can this de of grass before me fulfill my dreams?
Ill know after I try!
Xiao Chens Spiritual Sense entered the de of grass. Crack! The dense saber intent shredded his Spiritual Sense, which did notst even a thousandth of a second.
All he saw was a vague saber light in his mind, one that was as vast as the ocean, disappearing in a sh.
Xiao Chen suffered a splitting headache. It was like his sea of consciousness was cut in half. He fell to one knee and nearly dropped the brocade box.
Fortunately, the scene that appeared in his sea of consciousness passed in a sh,ing quickly and leaving just as quickly.
After Xiao Chen recovered, his face shone with joy. His eyes flickered with light as heughed loudly. Good. It indeed suits me well. Even though it is just a small de of grass, it has its pride.
There were two treasures: one for his Thunder Dao and the other for his Saber Dao.
No wonder General Feng told Xiao Chen to open it after returning to the Heavenly Dragon Pce.
Opening the gift there and then would have been fine if it were only Wei Hongfei and Murong Yan present. At most, they would just feel envy in their hearts. It would be hard to say for the other two. If these two items had been revealed, what kind of trouble they would bring Xiao Chen was unthinkable.
Xiao Chen was gunning for the heaven-ss core disciple slot. He was already confident of obtaining it. These treasures made him even more confident.
Ill advance to thete-stage Starry Sky Stage first by absorbing all these Primeval Heavenly Pills.
Xiao Chen calmed his restless heart. He knew that it was not the time to absorb these two treasures. Absorbing them now would be somewhat wasteful.
If he absorbed these two treasures after reaching his peak in every aspect, they would induce a great qualitative change.
Even with valuable treasure at hand, Xiao Chen could not forget his own heart and develop a heart demon.
Caution and more caution, that was the principle he adhered to.
Xiao Chen went to the residences cultivation room and sat down cross-legged in the center of the formation there. Then, he gently waved his right hand.
One thousand Primeval Heavenly Pills appeared and hovered around Xiao Chen in the cultivation room.
Such a scene looked extremely extravagant and would dazzle ones eyes.
These were Primeval Heavenly Pills, something much more precious than Superior Grade Spirit Jades.
Break through, then!
Xiao Chen did not find using so many a pity; he did not fear wastage. He opened his mouth, and the Primeval Heavenly Pills became like small shrimps and fish entering the mouth of a huge whale as he swallowed them.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Intense explosions rang out in Xiao Chens body, provoking excitement.
A dragon roar rang out endlessly, shaking the sky and ground, stirring up his body.
Every cell in his body yearned for the vast Spiritual Energy from the Primeval Heavenly Pills, greedily absorbing it.
Xiao Chens aura continuously soared explosively.
When he had absorbed all one thousand Primeval Heavenly Pills, the bottleneck in his body instantly crumbled like a dam trying to hold back a flood and failing. The surging energy crushed it.
After sessfully breaking through, Xiao Chen advanced to thete-stage Starry Sky Stage.
The bottleneck between thete-stage Starry Sky Stage and the middle-stage Starry Sky Stage had long since worn away to practically nothing. However, Xiao Chen had wanted to temper himself further in the middle-stage Starry Sky Stage and build deeper umtions.
Based on today, the effects were pretty good.
After Xiao Chen broke through, his aura strengthened severalfold.
His 9-Star Primal Core had been bloated with Veritable Essence Energy. Now, the Veritable Essence Energy suddenly turned sparse.
The Primal Core was like a nation that had gained incalcble additional territory.
The space above Xiao Chens Soul Pool became densely filled with stars. When he opened his eyes, starlight burst out.
The azure-colored dragon soul formed by his Soul Energy looked strangely in as if it had returned to a natural state, a foreshadowing of the next cultivation realm.
Xiao Chen did not circte any Cultivation Technique. He only relied on these one thousand Primeval Heavenly Pills to forcibly break through.
Tyrannical and orderly.
I still have tens of thousands of Primeval Heavenly Pills. Next, I have to progress slowly but steadily. I should not rush to advance in one go.
Xiao Chen did not lose himself because of this advancement. He closed his eyes once more.
With a wave of his hand, more Primeval Heavenly Pills appeared in the Spirit Gathering Formation below.
He circted his eleventhyer Purple Thunder Divine Incantation, continuing to absorb Spiritual Energy. The room immediately flickered with electric light, and thunder roared endlessly.
Various mysterious phenomena of thunder and lightning appeared in this cultivation room, nourishing Xiao Chen, who was in the center of the formation.
In the blink of an eye, seven days passed.
Xiao Chen had consumed ten thousand Primeval Heavenly Pillsa horrifying rate of absorption. He had to stop temporarily.
Although his physical body now had horrifying requirements after cultivating a Demonic Dao Cultivation Technique, his body would still explode, killing him, if he absorbed fifty thousand Primeval Heavenly Pills in one go.
Hence, he exercised some restraint and did not rush to advance.
There was a bnce in Xiao Chens heart, a bottom line that could not be touched. Once it was touched, it would be hard to turn back.
After ten thousand Primeval Heavenly Pills, histe-stage Starry Sky Stage cultivation stabilized.
Xiao Chen had reached Small Perfectionte-stage Starry Sky Stage and was not that far from Great Perfection.
Senior Brother Xiao, I am here on Vice Hall Master Lis orders. Please kindly open the doors and meet with me.
Just at this moment, a voice projection came from outside the residence.
Chapter 1924 (Raw 2025): Heavenly Dragon Palace’s Main Peak
Chapter 1924 (Raw 2025): Heavenly Dragon Pces Main Peak
Here on orders of Vice Hall Master Li? It looks like the seal on the cuboid crystal has been removed, and it can be opened.
Whoosh!
Xiao Chen turned into a sh of lightning. After traveling throughyers of formations, he appeared outside his residence.
The person who came was a twenty-something inner pce disciple. When he saw Xiao Chen, he felt slightly shocked, and a trace of reverence appeared in his eyes.
Xiao Chen nced at him and found this persons expression rather strange.
Senior Brother, Vice Hall Master Li told me to bring this crystal to you. He said that it could be opened already, but he had not done anything to it. He also asked me to remind you that there might still be some restrictions inside there, so you should be cautious, the inner pce disciple said respectfully to Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen received the cuboid crystal. Vice Hall Master Li had carefully thought about it, fearing that hecked experience.
However, these worries were for naught. Xiao Chen had encountered simr things many times and was very experienced.
Oh, right, Vice Hall Master Li also asked me to tell you not to be careless in thepetition for the heaven-ss core disciple slot. ording to the information he received, there is only one slot this time. All the disciples that are capable enough topete for the heaven-ss core disciple slot are cultivating crazily. Xiao Jinyu, Qin Yan, and the other core disciples with heaven-ss Elders as their masters are rapidly growing stronger.
When Xiao Chen betrayed some slight agitation at this news, the inner disciples voice trembled slightly.
One slot?
Among the outer pces, the Heavenly Dragon Pce had the most core disciples, more than ten thousand.
Making these ten-thousand-odd people fight for one heaven-ss core disciple slot was somewhat cruel.
No wonder Wei Hongfei said that the Heavenly Dragon Pces heaven-ss core disciples were not weak, despite not being of a Divine Dragon pce.
Xiao Chen nodded. Convey my thanks to Big Brother Li. I will definitely do my best to fight for the heaven-ss core disciple slot and not let him down.
Haha! I believe that Senior Brother Xiao will seed. Now, everyone in the Heavenly Dragon Pce knows that Senior Brother Xiao defeated and killed Demonic Venerate Mu Yun. Then, you chopped down Rakshasa Tians clone with one saber strike in the Abyssal Underworlds firstyer before saving the entire me Dragon Legion single-handedly.
This news has spread throughout the seven outer pces. Brother Xiao has helped our Heavenly Dragon Pce gain face. You managed to outdo those Divine Dragon pce disciples, truly delightful! The inner pce disciple spoke a lot in one go in his excitement.
It had been many years since a mixed-blood dragon gained so much attention.
The mixed-blood dragons had always had a rather low status. They were looked down on by the Six Colored Divine Dragons and even those with slightly better True Dragon bloodlines.
Now, Xiao Chen suddenly appeared and outdid the disciples from the Divine Dragon pces in two missions. This truly aroused excitement.
Xiao Chen finally understood. No wonder he felt that this inner disciple looked at him with such a strange expression at their first meeting.
News traveled fast.
However, Senior Brother Xiao Chen, do be careful. Those rich n disciples that took heaven-ss Elders as their Masters and some of the veteran core disciples cannot be underestimated. That Yi Qianyun finally broke through to middle-stage Holy Venerate, the inner pce disciple said, analyzing things objectively and speaking about the opponents that Xiao Chen needed to pay attention to.
Xiao Chen smiled and said, Many thanks.
You are too polite. Too polite. The inner pce appeared ted to receive Xiao Chens thanks. I will take my leave first, then.
Xiao Chen sent that person off with his eyes. Then, he looked at the cuboid crystal in his hand as he entered his residence.
Honestly speaking, after opening General Fengs brocade box and obtaining two great gifts, Xiao Chen no longer had any anticipation for the cuboid crystals contents. He did not believe that the Demonic Cloud Mountain Eighteen Great Bandits could give him any pleasant surprises.
He had been spoiled. Naturally, he set his sights higher.
After thinking for a while, Xiao Chen casually put the cuboid crystal away, not nning to check it out for now.
Having just absorbed ten thousand Primeval Heavenly Pills, he was in no need to rush to cultivate. He called out the Demon Blood Vulture and went to theke in his residence.
The surface of theke was as smooth as a mirror. The willow trees at the shore cast shadows on it. White mists veiled the tall mountains in the distance, and the blue sky looked very clear as if it had been washed.
Whening to this ce, one immediately felt a serene and peaceful atmosphere that calmed ones heart unknowingly.
Since his time was free, Xiao Chen might as well stroll around.
He rxed at thekeside, not thinking about thepetition for the heaven-ss core disciple slot or advancing his cultivation.
Xiao Chen just meandered about, without any destination in mind, moving as his heart pleased.
He nced at his surroundings and suddenly felt stunned.
The mirror-likeke surface was reflecting a dragon. This dragon image was very clear, looking realistic.
For an instant, it was hard to tell whether the image was real or fake. It was like there really was a dragon hidden in theke.
Xiao Chen raised his head and looked into the distance. It turned out that the image was the reflection of the gigantic Heavenly Dragon statue towering over the Heavenly Dragon Pces main peak.
The wind blew and clouds drifted about, revealing the Heavenly Dragon statue, which was reflected in theke.
I did not notice this scene previously. How mysterious, Xiao Chen muttered to himself. Soon, this scene disappeared.
The Heavenly Dragon statue in the distance disappeared behind the clouds and mist once more. However, the reflection in the water looked like a Heavenly Dragon gently swimming away. It vanished without a ripple.
Heavenly Dragon! Heavenly Dragon!
As Xiao Chen looked at the smooth and calm water, he felt a sense of disappointment and frustration for some reason, like he lost something.
It was as if a Heavenly Dragon really slipped by right under his nose.
The Heavenly Dragon was an existence above the Divine Dragon. It held a high and respected ce in every mixed-blood dragons heart, like it was a divine being.
On this point, it was rather interesting that only lowly, mixed-blood dragons could break out of the cocoon and be a butterfly, turning into a Heavenly Dragon.
Once oneprehended the Dao and transformed into a Heavenly Dragon, one would be able to rise above the Six Colored Divine Dragons, bing a transcendent existence.
Every mixed-blood dragon probably fantasized about this happening to them, hoping that they would be a Heavenly Dragon one day.
This moment engraved the Heavenly Dragons image deep in Xiao Chens heart with just one nce.
If Xiao Chen could be a Heavenly Dragon, he would be even more confident of obtaining the Dragon Emperor position.
Ill go take a look!
With a thought, Xiao Chen turned into a sh of lightning and entered the clouds.
After a while, that extremely distant main peak appeared before his eyes.
The interesting thing was that when he approached, he could no longer see the full figure of the Heavenly Dragon statue. What he saw became vague.
Furthermore, he could feel heavy restrictions around the main peak andyers of Dragon Might.
These kept him outside, preventing him from getting close.
I am a core disciple, yet I still cant approach the main peak?
Xiao Chen knew that it was an issue of his identity. The vast Heavenly Dragon Pce was covered in restrictions.
However, with his core disciple identity token, he could travel unhindered to many ces without any restriction whatsoever.
I dont care anymore.
It was rare for something to spark Xiao Chens interest. How could he just return in defeat? So, he decided to barge in.
Boom!
Xiao Chen became like a saber, giving off an incredibly sharp light. This allowed him to withstand the vast Dragon Might and barge through threeyers of restrictions.
The immense pressure felt unbearable for Xiao Chen. Thepression of his bones produced audible crackling.
Divine Dragon War Body! Xiao Chen shouted, materializing the Divine Dragon War Body. His Dragon Might merged with every cell of his physical body. The surface of his body became like an armor made of Dragon Might.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Just like that, Xiao Chen continued breaking through another threeyers of restrictions, charging towards the peak.
Unknown to Xiao Chen, when he barged through the first restriction, many hidden old men on the main peak noticed him and opened their eyes.
However, when these old men saw who it was, they were not bothered. They just caressed their beards with smiles, watching Xiao Chen barge through the restrictions with much difficulty.
This was not an unusual urrence for these old men.
Every year, there would be new core disciples who tried to barge in, attracted by the Heavenly Dragon statues Dragon Might.
Its a new face. I wonder how manyyers of restrictions he can get through?
It looks like he does not know the rules. Aside from the sect Elders, only the heaven-ss core disciples may cultivate on the Heavenly Dragon Pces main peak.
Old Liu, lets gamble on how manyyers he can get through. One hundred Sub-Divine Crystals. What do you think?
Haha! This old man shall take part, as well. I bet that he will realize the difficulty and retreat after fiftyyers.
His physical body cultivation is pretty good. He should be able to break through eightyyers!
It is not just his physical body cultivation. His saber intent is also quite incredible. I bet nyyers.
These old men evenmunicate with each other in secret, betting on how manyyers Xiao Chen could breach.
The Heavenly Dragon Pces main peak had a total of three hundred and eightyers of restrictions.
Normally, the suppressive might of the restrictions did not operate at full power. The maximum would be activated only when an enemy attacked.
Otherwise, Xiao Chen would have been sted away at the firstyer of restrictions.
After tenyers of restrictions, his sharp Spiritual Sense discovered that while the main peaks aura blended with the Dragon Might, making it imposing and boundless, the Dragon Might seemed to be intelligent. It moved about and did not mergepletely with the main peaks aura.
This peculiarity was almost indiscernible. However, Xiao Chens Spiritual Sense was extremely sensitive. Furthermore, he was meticulous in his thought. In the end, he managed to discover this unusual feature.
So, that is whats happening!
Xiao Chens eyes lit up. Since that is the case, as long as I am fast enough, I can avoid the Dragon Might.
Given this, the pressure he faced would be significantly smaller.
Xiao Chen immediately acted on his thoughts. He scattered the Veritable Essence Energy protecting his body and executed Thunder Dragon Steps at full power.
His figure flickered like lightning. With incredible speed, he skillfully cleared many restrictions.
Oh no! He is going to break through one hundredyers!
Merry banter aside, once a person broke through one hundredyers, while one would not be able to climb to the peak, one would have crossed the peripherys barriers and couldnd on the main peak.
For the past thousands of years, no core disciple had managed tond on the main peak.
Chapter 1925 (Raw 2026): The Top of the Heavenly Dragon
Chapter 1925 (Raw 2026): The Top of the Heavenly Dragon
After passing one hundredyers of restrictions, Xiao Chen suddenly felt the pressure on his body ease up. This allowed him to move around without restraint.
It turned out that Xiao Chen had broken through all the restrictions at the periphery. If he ventured further in, he would face the restrictions of the inner area. There probably was a set of restrictions for the core area, as well.
It seems like I cannd now.
By relying on a trick, Xiao Chen had broken through one hundredyers. He admitted to himself that he could not break through the restrictions of the inner area, so he decided tond here.
He looked down and saw three people seated on a tform, cultivating with their eyes closed.
There were two men and one woman. They, along with their auras, seemed to have be one with the surrounding mountains and rivers.
A cliffside behind that tform soared over thirty kilometers high.
Hidden in the clouds above was an indistinct dragon head. The dragon head poured out Spiritual Energy like it was the source of a waterfall.
As the Spiritual Energy flowed down, it formed a dense river of Spiritual Energy, coiling around the mountain as it descended.
With such a backdrop, that tform was like an Immortal realm, an ethereal dreand.
Whoosh!
The three people cultivating on the tform opened their eyes at the same time. Their powerful, sharp auras felt solid, pressing down on Xiao Chen as they looked over.
The magnificent auras were boundless; the threes gaze felt vast and mighty.
Break!
Xiao Chen threw a palm strike with his umted Dragon Might. Dragon roars rang out in his body endlessly. A palm wind surged out and rammed through the auras of the three, paving the way for him.
Hended firmly on an old tree by the cliffside at the edge of the tform.
When Xiao Chen sized up these three, he thought, These three should be the current heaven-ss core disciples of the Heavenly Dragon Pce: Yi Xin, Li Luo, and Jue Yun.
These three truly deserved to be heaven-ss core disciples. With just one look, they disyed vast might and unparalleled sharpness.
Xiao Chen only nced at them once before shifting his gaze upwards, to the Heavenly Dragon head above the tall cliffside behind the tform.
The feeling when looking from afar and looking up close was indeed different.
Compared to the Divine Dragons Dragon Might, the Heavenly Dragons Dragon Might had an ethereal and ancient quality to it, a kind of righteous energy that conformed with heaven.
Xiao Chen looked carefully and felt it in detail. A profound feeling lingered in his mind.
What is heaven?
Heaven is emotionless. The Dao is heartless. The Heavenly Dao is emotionless and immortal.
The life and death of mortals, the withering of nts, the destruction of dynasties, and the birth of empires, what do they have to do with heaven?
What is a Heavenly Dragon?
Emotionless, heartless, desireless. No, thats not right. If it is emotionless and heartless, it is not a Heavenly Dragon but a demonic dragon...
Xiao Chen gained manyprehensions. However, he continuously rejected theseprehensions.
Thousands of thoughts lingered in his mind; tens of thousands of frustrations dazzled him.
Suddenly, the clouds scattered, and the Heavenly Dragons head revealed itself. As if it felt dissatisfied with someone looking at it, a vast Dragon Might pressed down.
Boom!
The Dragon Might immediately knocked Xiao Chen off his perch. However, he did not startle away, seemingly immersed in that wondrous state ofprehension.
Xiao Chen remained insensible of his surroundings.
He overestimates himself. He is just a mixed-blood dragon, and he dares to look straight at the Heavenly Dragon, the blue-d person among the three heaven-ss core disciples said before ignoring Xiao Chen.
The other two also appeared stunned for a while before they recovered their calm.
As heaven-ss core disciples, their mental state was sufficiently strong. Unforeseen events would not cause too big a fluctuation in their hearts.
If a core disciple barged into the main peak, there would naturally be sect Eldersing to deal with him.
However, just at this moment, something strange happened.
The eyes of Xiao Chen, who was deep inprehension, glowed, sparkling with golden light. A vast dragon roar came from his body, and half of the peak trembled slightly in response.
A Dragon Might that Xiao Chen did not have before flowed out of his body, lending him an ethereal and sacred feeling.
What is a Heavenly Dragon?
It is not emotionless and heartless. Instead, one needs an imposing soul and a big hearta heart so big that it can tolerate and contain this vast, boundless heaven.
Howeverrge heaven is, the heart has to berger.
What one needs to do is tolerate and contain this heaven and notpletely merge with it. Merging with it will result in cutting off ones heart and emotions, a path of no return. One needs to be a part of heaven but also outside of it. This ethereal feelinges from this.
Whats going on?
Suddenly, Xiao Chen discovered that his body was falling to the ground. With a slight thought, he turned into a sh of lightning and soared towards the clouds.
However, he met with great resistance. There was a strong aura above the main peak.
Turn into a dragon! Xiao Chen roared in his heart and turned into a lightning dragon. He used the dense and divine Dragon Might to smash the resistance apart.
After a moment, he continued flying up.
Roar!
The heaven-shaking dragon roar startled the three heaven-ss core disciples awake. The instant they stood up, they saw a lightning dragon charging up.
Before the three could react, the lightning dragon turned and flew over their heads.
The howl of a strong wind rushing by filled their ears. The wind tumbled the threes long hair, and they hurriedly turned their heads to follow the lightning dragons path.
The three saw the lightning dragon stick close to the Spiritual Energy waterfall and swim up. It exuded a certain aura that seemedpatible with the Heavenly Dragons Might.
The secondyer of restrictions did not seem to be effective on the lightning dragon as Xiao Chen continued to charge up.
This...
This sight shocked the three heaven-ss core disciples, inducing a violent fluctuation in their mental states.
Whoosh!
In the next moment, Xiao Chens physical body appeared andnded firmly on the gigantic head of the Heavenly Dragon statue.
This was the top of the Heavenly Dragon.
Xiao Chen looked around, and he could see all of the pces, halls, and cities within the entire mountain range.
The many buildings, outer pce disciples, and flying beasts appeared incredibly insignificant in his eyes.
For a period, Xiao Chens consciousness expanded. There was a feeling of proudly looking down on the world, of a tyranny where only he reigned supreme.
With the aura of the Heavenly Dragon, Xiao Chens ken reached an extraordinary level.
At this moment, an unprecedented heroic sentiment woke in his heart. He vaguely felt that his heart managed to epass the entire Heavenly Dragon Pce.
Xiao Chen did not know that many peak experts of the Heavenly Dragon Pce appeared behind him on the Heavenly Dragons body.
These experts were preparing to make a move to chase him away.
Then, a figure descended silently from the sky. It was the Third Pce Master.
The Third Pce Master slowly descended and gently raised his hand, heading these experts off before they acted rashly and interrupted Xiao Chen.
The Third Pce Master had sharp eyes and could plumb the heavenly mysteries. He could tell that Xiao Chen had entered into some kind of profound state.
Hence, the hundreds of Heavenly Dragon Pce peak experts withdrew quietly, dispersing to various nooks around the gigantic Heavenly Dragon statue. However, they continued to stare at Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen was unaware of all this. His mind was immersed in the grand scene. He felt lofty aspirations, causing the winds and clouds to surge in the surroundings and the sky to change color.
The vast and mighty group of dragons wanders the world, entering the sky and the sea. Who is honored?
The group of dragons is leaderless in the four seas and eight cardinal directions. The world is unfair, and the evil dragon rules. Why is he honored? Fate is unfavorable; life is like paper...what is supreme? In the entire world, only I am honored.
For some reason, Xiao Chens energy automatically circted in the path required for the Supreme Dragon Fist.
Xiao Chen smiled. Taking advantage of the boundless lofty aspirations in his heart, he started practicing the Supreme Dragon Fist on top of the Heavenly Dragon.
First move, Leaderless Dragons!
Roar!
Xiao Chens Veritable Essence Energy gushed out, and his Qi and blood surged. As he punched, his entire body vibrated intensely. Countless strands of Veritable Essence Energy merged with the Dragon Might, bing strands of Dragon Qi wandering in the air before turning into tens of thousands of dragons.
The dragons made up of the tens of thousands of strands of Dragon Qi soared and danced above the Heavenly Dragon Pces main peak. This scene immediately attracted the attention of the millions of people in the entire Heavenly Dragon Pce.
Second move, Commanding the Dragons! Xiao Chen shouted.
The group of berserk dragons immediately turned quiet. Boundless Dragon Might supported Xiao Chen, causing his aura to soar. The tyrannical air of a sovereign descending upon the world burst out of his body, making the group of dragons submit.
Third move, Regretless Heavenly Dragon!
The boundless aura gathered into a lofty aspiration focused on Xiao Chens fist. When he punched, he was like a regretless Heavenly Dragon filled with determination and ready to give his life. He made the entire main peak tremble.
The Heavenly Dragon under Xiao Chen apparently responded to him. It seemed toe to life and let out a ferocious roar.
Dang! Dang! Dang!
The ancient bells in many of the halls within the Heavenly Dragon Pce pealed at this moment. The nging of the bells and the dragon roar lingered, echoing endlessly.
Fourth Move, Raging at the Unfair Heaven!
The lofty aspiration turned into rage, shaking up the sky and making it change color entirely. The rage in his heart disturbed even the sky.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Countless lightning boltsshed down at Xiao Chen. He attacked in rage, his fist light soaring to the sky with the mes of anger and shattering the lightning bolts striking at him.
Fifth move, Master of the World!
As Xiao Chens energy circted for the Supreme Dragon Fist, a burning war banner appeared when he punched. He grabbed the war banner and nted it by his feet. The entire Heavenly Dragon statue trembled, and the vast Heavenly Dragon Pce shook.
Standing on the Heavenly Dragon statues head, Xiao Chen entered a wondrous state. His mind was clear, and the doubts that he had were immediately resolved.
He actually smoothly executed the entire set of Supreme Dragon Fist moves.
Each move bbergasted the peak experts of the Heavenly Dragon Pce behind him.
When Xiao Chen finished executing the set of Fist Techniques, he felt very delighted and satisfied. His hot-bloodedness surged, and he roared furiously, What is supreme? In the entire world, only I am honored!
Immediately, a colossal dragon image surged out of Xiao Chens body. It soared up into the nine heavens and looked down on the entire Heavenly Dragon City.
Delightful! Xiao Chenughed loudly and swept his gaze over the ce. However, he discovered no one around. For some reason, none of the Elders of the main peak showed up.
He had been thinking about how to exin himself. Now, he was not inclined to dwell on it. He turned into a sh of lightning and went far away.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
After Xiao Chen left, more than a hundred figures appeared. They gathered on the Heavenly Dragons head and watched him fly into the distance.
The Third Pce Master stood at the front. After thinking for a long time, he dered gravely, On my authority as Pce Master, I announce that not a single word about todays matter can be revealed. If anyone asks, just say that I was practicing my Fist Technique on top of the Heavenly Dragon.
Yes, Third Pce Master.
Chapter 1926 (Raw 2027): Absorbing the Thunder Flame
Chapter 1926 (Raw 2027): Absorbing the Thunder me
Normally, few would appear at the Heavenly Dragon Pces main peak. Others could not possibly know that it was Xiao Chen who was practicing the Fist Technique.
The Third Pce Masters strict orders were clearly meant to protect Xiao Chen.
The Third Pce Master looked in the direction that Xiao Chen had taken. Then, he left with aplicated expression.
When the many peak experts on the Heavenly Dragon statue, guarding the main peak, saw that the Third Pce Master had left, they started discussing with each other.
That was incredible. This white-d youth actuallyprehended a trace of the Heavenly Dragons mysteries. Perhaps he might even be a Heavenly Dragon one day.
It is hard to say. It is not that one will definitely be a Heavenly Dragon byprehending the Heavenly Dragons mysteries. There are examples of failures in the past.
However, he only took one look, and he was able toprehend a trace of the Heavenly Dragons mysteries. That is the most shocking thing. Otherwise, why else would the Third Pce Master seal off information about him? The Third Pce Master clearly wants to protect him.
You are all wrong. It is because of the Supreme Dragon Fist. That Fist Technique was created by a bona fide Heavenly Dragon. The crucial thing is that this Heavenly Dragon took the path of opposing the Dragon Emperor. That person held too great a hatred. The Third Pce Master is afraid of the Golden Dragon Race finding out about this.
That makes sense. Back then, the Golden Dragon Race wanted to get rid of all the secret manuals that he left behind. The First Pce Master put in a lot of effort to preserve this Supreme Dragon Fist. The Golden Dragon Race felt that no one could possibly seed in cultivating the Supreme Dragon Fist, so they agreed to let it be preserved.
It would be bad if the Golden Dragon bloodline finds out that someone seeded in practicing the Supreme Dragon Fist.
Humph! Whats bad about it? Could it be that they are going to stick their noses into what Martial Techniques our Heavenly Dragon Pces people practice?
Xiao Chen caused too great a sensation, triggering an exceptionally intense discussion among these Sovereign Personage experts.
Compared to the peak experts on the main peak, the outer pce disciples, inner pce disciples, and core disciples outside the main peak were even more shocked.
The shocking scene on top of the Heavenly Dragon had been visible to everyone in the vast Heavenly Dragon Pce.
Compared to the group of Elders who had witnessed the whole thing from the Heavenly Dragon statue, the people far away had seen an even more shocking and inconceivable scene.
If these people were told that the Heavenly Dragon hade to life, there might be some who would believe it.
When the mysterious phenomena disappeared, many disciples seemed to go crazy, asking around for information.
These disciples wanted to know what was going on, what had happened.
Unfortunately, the Third Pce Master had sealed off information about this. No matter how these disciples tried to investigate, they would never learn the details of this matter.
In a pce hidden among tens of thousands of clouds in the Heavenly Dragon Pce, the three Pce Masters gathered because of Xiao Chen.
The First Pce Master sat on a throne in the middle. After he heard the Third Pce Masters report, his expression also turned grave.
So, this means that he seeded in practicing the Supreme Dragon Fist?
In my opinion, while still not fully proficient, he indeed brought out the state behind the Supreme Dragon Fist, the Third Pce Master answered objectively and honestly.
The Second Pce Master said softly, Big Brother, it looks like your decision back then was rather wise.
However, the First Pce Master frowned heavily, not showing a smile. He said, I participated in the birth of this Fist Technique back then. It disturbs me that it hasin unused since then. How I wish that someone can really seed in practicing it again!
Humph! Big Brother, what are you worried about? Havent the six Divine Dragon pces suppressed us enough yet? Since he already managed to practice it, so be it! It is just practicing a Fist Technique; are they going to kill him for it? In any case, Im sticking my nose into this. Even if he is not my disciple, I will not let others do as they please, making trouble for him. The Third Pce Master expressed his stance with a serious expression.
The First Pce Master and the Second Pce Master exchanged looks. They knew their third brothers temper. Once he decided on something, he absolutely would not change his mind.
Speaking of which, it was just a Fist Technique; there was no need to be so afraid.
If this matter happened in the other pces, the upper echelons would definitely be very excited and might even report it to Ancestor Dragon City.
However, when it came to the Heavenly Dragon Pce, they ended up so cautious about it. This was reallyughable.
The First Pce Master thought for a while before saying, This Fist Technique will soon be exposed in the heaven-ss core disciple selection. However, there is still some time. It is enough. Ill make a trip to Ancestor Dragon City. Third Brother, since I was the one who wanted to preserve this Fist Technique, I naturally will not ignore this matter.
The Second Pce Masterughed, Third Brother is right. In the end, it is a good thing that my Heavenly Dragon Pce managed to produce such talent. Big Brother, when you go there, just take it as reporting good news. The old seniors of the mixed-blood dragon bloodline will probably be very happy.
However, the Third Pce Master could not find it in his heart tough. How can this be going to report good news? Big Brother is clearly going there to take the me for this and shoulder it alone.
He will definitely say that he wasx in his supervision and ended up letting the Supreme Dragon Fist get preserved. He is going forward to im the me and not let any of it fall on Xiao Chen, to ensure that Xiao Chen can continue to practice the Supreme Dragon Fist.
Who knows what difficulties he will face?
With this thought, the Third Pce Master could not help feeling somewhat forlorn.
The First Pce Master looked at the Third Pce Master. Then, he shifted his gaze to the Second Pce Master. Second Brother, Ill leave the heaven-ss core disciple selection to you, as well as the matter of thepetition between the seven pces. You have to make preparations early.
Right.
As Xiao Chen returned to Cold Moon Cave, he realized that he had caused a bigmotion when he saw the agitated disciples along the way.
However, he had indeed felt moved when he was on the Heavenly Dragon statues head. It was in that the lofty aspirations and state of mind he felt when standing on the top of the Heavenly Dragon would fade with time. If he did not grasp these properly, he would have difficulty reproducing them.
Heavenly Dragon!
Compared to seeding in practicing the Supreme Dragon Fist in one go, Xiao Chen cared more about grasping a trace of the Heavenly Dragons mysteries.
In the past, the words Heavenly Dragon were only ordinary words to Xiao Chen.
He had only known the name but not the meaning behind it. Now, he not only understood the meaning but had even taken a crucial step forward.
In the past, Xiao Chen could only think about bing a Heavenly Dragon. Now, there was a truly distinct trace of possibility.
I can put the Supreme Dragon Fist aside for now. However, I have to properly grasp the strand of the Heavenly Dragons mysteries.
If Xiao Chen knew that the three Pce Masters had gathered because of this Supreme Dragon Fist, even prompting the First Pce Master to go to Ancestor Dragon City to preemptively plead guilty, he might havee to a very different decision.
For three days, Xiao Chen focused onprehending that trace of the Heavenly Dragons mysteries to retain it in his heart and nt a small seed.
It did not matter whether he could be a Heavenly Dragon or not; at the very least, his Dragon Might was indeed different from others now.
Compared to the ordinary, incredibly tyrannical Dragon Might, his Dragon Might had an ethereal quality that seemed uncontained by heaven, which would make it challenging for others to figure it out.
Inbat, this Dragon Might might have unexpected effects.
There are only twenty days left until the heaven-ss core disciple selection. I have to properly allocate my remaining time.
Xiao Chen now felt fully confident about the heaven-ss core disciple selection.
The things that he could do within twenty days were limited. He could not rush to absorb the remaining Primeval Heavenly Pills during these short twenty days.
Hence, Xiao Chen chose to refine the two gifts from General Feng. This would be a more suitable use of his time.
With the resources in his hands, he could improve his cultivation at any time. After all, he was already ate-stage Star Venerate.
To Xiao Chen, the difference between Small Perfection and Great Perfection was not much. Furthermore, he was some distance from peak Consummationte-stage Starry Venerate.
He definitely would not be able to close that gap in twenty days.
Xiao Chen spread his palm, and a de of grass and the unpolished jade with the thunder me appeared.
The unpolished jade looked as resplendent as before. However, he had already grown inured to its light. No matter how piercing it was, it would not injure his eyes again.
Just like the top of the Heavenly Dragon, the second time would definitely not provoke the same level of shock as the first time.
Which to choose between the Thunder Dao and the Saber Dao? Xiao Chen had to consider carefully.
The Thunder Dao, then. My Saber Dao has been at peak Small Perfection for a long time already. It will definitely break through. As for the Thunder Dao, I haveprehended it for too short a time. Who knows whether I can push it to Great Perfection or not?
After pondering the issue, Xiao Chen decided to absorb the thunder me that contained boundless Great Dao Energy first.
Whether the Thunder Great Dao could reach Great Perfection or not depended on this.
He sat down cross-legged. Then, with a thought, a purple Dao disk slowly spread out behind him.
Then, the Dao disk condensed into a spot emitting resplendent radiance. Xiao Chen prodded the unpolished jade with a finger, and a crack appeared in it.
A momentter, the unpolished jade broke apart. No longer suppressed, the thunder me broke free of its restraints.
The entire courtyard turned extremely resplendent with the light of this thunder me. Xiao Chen endured the pressure and let this spot of thunder me enter his forehead.
Boom!
Instantly, the spot of Great Dao electric light behind Xiao Chen shone with even more brilliant light, continuously brightening at a visible pace.
Chapter 1927 (Raw 2028): Preparations in Every Aspect
Chapter 1927 (Raw 2028): Preparations in Every Aspect
After Xiao Chenpleted absorbing the thunder me, the spot of light made up of the Thunder Great Dao suddenly soared straight up by ten meters.
The Thunder Dao had reached Great Perfection!
Xiao Chens Great Dao Might spread throughout Cold Moon Cave.
His Thunder Daos Dao Might encased the entire city-sized Cold Moon Cave. Thunderclouds covered the sky.
Xiao Chen felt that his control of the Thunder Dao was smoother and easier than before.
Whoosh!
With a thought, Xiao Chen turned into a sh of lightning and leaped about Cold Moon Cave.
From a distance, one would just see a beam of electric light jumping around the residence.
Then, this beam of light sped up, creating many afterimages. Chaotic electric light would fill the eyes of an observer.
Gather!
In that instant, the electric light vanished, and Xiao Chen revealed himself, hovering in the air.
Xiao Chen revealed a smile. The Thunder Dao was now at Great Perfection. All his Martial Techniques, Cultivation Techniques, and Magic Skills that used the lightning attribute reached a new level.
It was the same for Light of Freedom. As free as light, moving as my thoughts want.
With just a thought, Xiao Chen could turn into lightning and leap to anywhere within his line of sight.
The considerably improved nimbleness of his Movement Technique made him lose himself slightly, immersed in the rush of it.
Xiao Chennded firmly. Then, he stretched out his hand and grasped the Tyrant Sabers scabbard.
He wondered if the Tyrant Saber would improve further, now that his Thunder Dao had improved.
Xiao Chen remembered how he had activated the second form of the Tyrant Saber when he seeded inprehending the Thunder Dao.
The Tyrant Saber was now purple and gave off a dreamlike purple light. Its might was now that of a peak inherited Dao Tool.
Xiao Chen closed his eyes and grasped the scabbard. Then, he continuously infused his Thunder Dao into the Tyrant Saber.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Surging thunderclouds rushed over like a river at full spate.
Streaks of electric light tore through the sky, looking extremely terrifying. Invisible strands of auranded on Xiao Chen, turning his presence incredibly tyrannical.
There seemed to be an even more dreadful existence among the horrifying thunderclouds. As Xiao Chen infused his Thunder Dao into the Tyrant Saber, a mysterious gate seemed to be opening in the thunderclouds.
Soon! Soon!
Xiao Chen sensed that the inherited Secret Technique of the Tyrant Saber would be revealed soon.
He roared, and the Thunder Dao berserkly infused into the saber.
Boom!
Instantly, his full head of ck hair flew about messily. His delicate face looked like it was further augmented by a brush, turning more masculine.
A scarlet me suddenly surged up the purple saber de. The thunderclouds in the sky scattered, and the mysterious gate opened.
However, the instant after this me surged up, zing fiercely, it died.
The saber turned back to purple, and the mysterious gate in the sky closed.
ng!
Im still a little short, Xiao Chen said with some regret after sheathing the saber. He now had a vague idea of what this inherited Secret Technique was.
It was a soul!
When the past masters of the Tyrant Saber died, their souls were probably infused into this saber.
Why did this saber not have an Item Spirit? It was because the souls of the many generations of the Tyrant Sabers masters continuously merged into it.
This saber no longer needed an Item Spirit.
Or rather, the spirit formed by the fusion of the past masters was the Item Spirit of this saber.
Although Xiao Chen was still a little short, he saw hope. In the end, it was a good thing.
She said that if Martial Uncle found another saber, not to forget your original intention and to name it Moon Seeking.
For some reason, the message that Ao Jiao got someone to pass on came to mind.
Actually, the saber I love the most will forever be the Lunar Shadow Saber, Xiao Chen sighed to himself. Then, he took out the box sealing the Lunar Shadow Saber and slowly opened it.
The two halves of the broken Lunar Shadow Sabery peacefully in the box.
The Lunar Shadow Saber had apanied Xiao Chen for many years. Now, its might was too weak, not even equivalent to a Dao Tools.
However, Xiao Chens feelings for this saber surpassed that for the Soul Tools.
As he gazed at the saber, he thought about his past.
The Lunar Shadow Saber represented his past. It represented the various experiences he had in the Kunlun Realm. Be it Liu Ruyue, Ao Jiao, or the unforgettable people of the Kunlun Realm, they all had something to do with this saber.
Xiao Chen took out one half of the saber and gently caressed it as scenes of the past appeared before his minds eye.
His expressions changed ording to the scenes he saw as he let his thoughts wander.
After Xiao Chen put the Lunar Shadow Saber away again, he sighed and took out that de of grass.
He intended to focus fully on the Saber Great Dao in the remaining time.
At the same time, Xiao Jinyu, Yi Qianyun, Qin Yan, Fang Tianyi, and the others were making full use of their time to cultivate bitterly.
There was only one heaven-ss core disciple slot. These people found this somewhat uneptable.
Before the huge pressure, all of them put in their full effort and bitterly cultivated. Everyone had only one thought: to obtain that slot.
Very good. Your Sword Great Dao reached Great Perfection, Elder Tian Yun said with satisfaction as he looked at Xiao Jinyu, who stood in front of him covered in sword wounds.
Xiao Jinyu panted continuously. His entire body hurt, but his heart pounded with excitement.
Sess!
Xiao Jinyu had worked hard since entering the Heavenly Dragon Pce. For close to half a year, he endured tremendous torture from Elder Tian Yun every day.
Xiao Jinyus Sword Great Dao finally made a breakthrough, reaching Great Perfection.
Elder Tian Yun said, Ill teach you a set of Sword Techniques now toplement your Great Perfection Sword Dao. The heaven-ss core disciple slot must go to you.
Many thanks, Master.
Theres no need to thank me. Your aplishments are all due to your own efforts. You relied on the hatred in your heart. The Sword Technique I will teach you is called the Dark Cloud Sword Technique. It will be able to bring out the hatred in your heart to the limit, materializing the full might of the Sword Great Dao.
Elder Tian Yu waved his hand, and a secret manualnded in Xiao Jinyus hands.
Dark Cloud Sword Technique?
Xiao Jinyu flipped through the secret manual. Soon, he showed an expression of uncontainable excitement.
This was actually a Peak Grade Earth Ranked Sword Technique. No wonder Elder Tian Yun said that it would bring out the full might of Xiao Jinyus Sword Great Dao.
Aside from the Primogenitor Grade Cultivation Techniques and the Mystery Grade Cultivation Techniques and Martial Techniques directlyprehended from the Primogenitor Grade Cultivation Techniques, the other Martial Techniques in the world were categorized into three grades: Heaven Grade, Earth Grade, and Mortal Grade. Each grade was subdivided into four subgrades: Inferior, Medial, Superior, and Peak.
Heaven Ranked Martial Techniques could only be found and not sought. They were too rare. Even if one managed to find one, it might not be suitable for one to practice or cultivate directly.
Within the Cloud Sea Realm, even Sovereign Personages would generally get to practice only Peak Grade Earth Ranked Martial Techniques at best.
By giving Xiao Jinyu the Dark Cloud Sword Technique, Elder Tian Yun clearly demonstrated his great expectations of his disciple.
This disciple will definitely not let you down and will obtain the heaven-ss core disciple slot. I will also definitely make that Xiao Chen regret the words he said at the dueling za! Xiao Jinyu said seriously after closing the secret manual.
Elder Tian Yun clearly felt satisfied with Xiao Jinyus attitude. He nodded and said, Good. Be it your confidence, your aura, or your situation, they have all nearly reached the peak. When you sessfully practice the Sword Technique, you will definitely be unrivaled among the core disciples.
Master, this disciple has a question.
Ask.
Who caused the mysterious phenomenon on top of the Heavenly Dragon a few days ago?
Xiao Jinyu had seen that majestic mysterious phenomenon that day. That scene had shocked him and also cast heavy doubts in his heart.
Unfortunately, information about this matter had been sealed. Even Elder Tian Yun did not know the truth. He replied, It was the Third Pce Master. This matter has nothing to do with you for now. If you can be a heaven-ss core disciple, you will be able to go to the main peak to cultivate and personally feel the Heavenly Dragons Dragon Might.
The Third Pce Master?
Xiao Jinyu felt inspired. No wonder. It turns out that it was a mysterious phenomenon caused by the Third Pce Master.
One day, I will stand at the top of the Heavenly Dragon as well. The entire Heavenly Dragon Pce will focus its attention on me.
While Xiao Jinyu made breakthroughs, the other rich n core disciples that had joined at the same time he hadQin Yan, Fang Tianyi, and the othersdid not stagnate, either.
All of them had their own trump cards and were fully confident.
These people had True Dragon bloodlines and did notck resources or talent. After they came to the Heavenly Dragon Pce, they were like fish in water. All of them managed to gain heaven-ss Elders as their masters. With experts guiding them, they improved rapidly.
Until the day of the heaven-ss core disciple selection, no one knew who was the strongest.
As for Yi Qianyun, he knew that he was different from the others. He could notpete with the resources and connections of these rich n disciples.
However, he was not stupid, either. He thought of ways to get hisckeys to suppress the inner pce disciples and snatch their resources.
Yi Qianyun did his best to push his middle-stage Holy Venerate cultivation to Great Perfection.
At the same time, he visited an expert in the sect. After making some promises, he obtained a Secret Technique that could bring out his advantage in cultivation to its fullest, the Senior Dragon Art.
This would allow Yi Qianyun to instantly solidify his Holy Venerate Will with a thought.
The condensed Holy Venerate Will would turn into a dragon-shaped senior. That would be enough to sweep through the ce.
Those with lower cultivation would not even be able to touch Yi Qianyun before being suppressed.
Clearly, Yi Qianyun put in all this effort to practice this Senior Dragon Art to counter Xiao Chen in particr.
You are just ate-stage Star Venerate. Lets see how you are going topete with me!
A sinister smile appeared in Yi Qianyuns face. While Xiao Chens potential might be greater and he might end up overtaking him in the future, this heaven-ss core disciple selection did not leave Xiao Chen much time.
All Yi Qianyun wanted was to trample Xiao Chen down and be a heaven-ss core disciple.
Once Yi Qianyun became a heaven-ss core disciple and entered Ancestor Dragon City in the future, he would be confident of remaining above Xiao Chen and pulling the difference between them further apart, not letting Xiao Chen have a chance to turn the situation around.
The heaven-ss core disciple slot was an opportunity. Yi Qianyun had to trample on everyone, be it Xiao Chen, Xiao Jinyu, or the others.
Only he was qualified to be a heaven-ss core disciple.
I have endured for so many years. I absolutely will not let your bunch of disciples who just entered the Heavenly Dragon Pce for half a year get your way!
Chapter 1928 (Raw 2029): Dragons Gathering
Chapter 1928 (Raw 2029): Dragons Gathering
Dueling za, Heavenly Dragon Pce:
On this particr day, when the sun just rose, the surroundings already teemed with people.
Countless inner and outer pce disciples gathered in groups of threes to fives around the dueling za.
This was the ce where Xiao Chen and the others took the core disciple test that day.
Today, the heaven-ss core disciple selection would take ce here as well.
The heaven-ss core disciplepetition was a major matter for the Heavenly Dragon Pce. None of the core disciples in closed-door cultivation in the sect or wandering around outside would let this chance slip away.
If they missed this chance, the next chance woulde only three yearster.
Even if the core disciples could not obtain the heaven-ss core disciple slot, an excellent performance would still garner extraordinary rewards.
More importantly, they had to provide a worthy ount of themselves.
If the core disciples did not even have the courage to participate and feared death, then there was no need for them to remain core disciples.
As for the inner and outer pce disciples, they wanted to see if they could learn anything from the core disciples, besides watching the excitement.
Normally, only about one thousand core disciples would be in the sect.
However, on this day, all the core disciples in closed-door cultivation, adventuring outside, orpleting missions would do their best toe to the dueling za.
Describing the heaven-ss core disciple selection as picking one out of ten thousand was no exaggeration.
Thepetition was extremely intense. One had to bring out ones full strength and skills. Hence, many rare powerful techniques would be seen.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Just then, many strong auras arrived. Yi Qianyun walked down the mountain, escorted by many core disciples.
Hundreds of people followed behind Yi Qianyun, a tide of people looking like a crowd of starsplementing the moon.
After several years of hard work, Yi Qianyun managed to create a small faction among the core disciples with him as the leader.
Normally, theseckeys used Yi Qianyuns name to go about suppressing the other disciples.
Yi Qianyun received benefits from this. He was also happy to see this happen, relying on these benefits to chain this group of core disciples together as one.
As long as Yi Qianyun continued growing stronger, his followers would be able to obtain even more benefits. They shared glory and failure.
There were many such factions among the core disciples.
The Heavenly Dragon Pce Elders did not object to this. As long as things did not go overboard, they even encouraged the core disciples to do this.
This further intensified thepetition between the core disciples.
It also drove home to those core disciples without any factions the cruel reality of this world, spurring them to take part in an even intenserpetition.
Yi Qianyun was one of the big names. He had be famous many years ago. Before he advanced to Holy Venerate, he could already fight above his cultivation realm.
Now that he had advanced to Great Perfection middle-stage Holy Venerate, he was the front-runner for the heaven-ss core disciple slot.
Yi Qianyun is here!
His following is really as big as ever. He truly is an expert among the veteran core disciples. He has so many supporters.
Strange, why do I not see Zhang Yunxuan beside him?
Hahaha! You are asking about Zhang Yunxuan? I heard that he had a stroke of bad luck and got locked up in the Blood Dragon Guards prison. Yi Qianyun tried to spring him several times but failed.
Haha! That fellow is really unlucky.
Although the inner pce disciples, as well as the outer pce disciples who heard about him, acknowledged Yi Qianyuns strength, they did not like him.
If Yi Qianyun really managed to get the heaven-ss core disciple slot in this selection, many people would probably be unhappy about it.
Just at this moment, two more groups of people came. The leaders of these groups were Fang Tianyi and Qin Yan.
These two were disciples of big ns and possessed True Dragon bloodlines. They had excellent talents and had heaven-ss Elders as their masters.
In less than half a year, these two managed to establish their own factions. The followers they had were not much less than Yi Qianyuns.
These two apparently knew that thepetition between core disciples was not just a personalpetition but also depended on the number of supporters they had.
Otherwise, when one went out during a conflict, one risked getting heavily outnumbered.
When Yi Qianyun saw these two appear, he frowned slightly, and a murderous intent shed in his eyes.
It had been just half a year, and these twos improvements made Yi Qianyun feel threatened.
Senior Brother Yi, this is the heaven-ss core disciple selection, not a gang fight. What is the point of bringing over such arge group of people? Could it be that you think that you can be a heaven-ss core disciple by having more people? Fang Tianyi mocked when he saw therge number of people behind Yi Qianyun.
Qin Yanughed and said softly, Perhaps Senior Brother Yi thinks differently from us. After all, he is one of the veteran core disciples. If he still does not advance to heaven-ss core disciple, he wont have another chance. Its inevitable that he would take extraordinary measures.
Hahaha! I understand. I understand.
Fang Tianyi and Qin Yan echoed each other. This angered the people behind Yi Qianyun.
However, Yi Qianyuns expression did not change as he said, They just have sharp tongues and are feeling cocky. There is no need to bother about them.
As time went by, more core disciples showed up at the dueling za.
However, this dueling za was extremely vast. It was capable of containing more than one hundred thousand people, so it was not that crowded.
Furthermore, this was before the spatial formations were activated. With the spatial formations activated, the dueling za could easily amodate one million people.
Whoosh!
Just at this moment, a ck-d youth holding a sword with a cold expression slowly revealed himself.
This person looked quite skinny. Although he was not old, he had a weathered face.
He exuded a strange air that prompted the people around him to move back automatically, not willing to stand with him.
Its Zhang Ye, Senior Brother Zhang! someone among the inner pce disciples eximed in surprise when he recognized this person.
[TL Note: Based on the information in this chapter, I believe that this Zhang Ye is different from the one that Xiao Chen fought in the third stage of the test to be a Heavenly Dragon Pce core disciple in Chapter 1888 (Raw 1899).]
It really is Senior Brother Zhang. Didnt he meet with an ident when he went to the Snow Region on a mission?
I heard that he already qualified to be a heaven-ss core disciple the previous time. However, there was an ident, and many people thought that he died.
Senior Brother Zhang is actually still alive!
After the ck-d person who suddenly appeared was recognized, his identity immediately caused a hugemotion.
The new disciples felt confused, but the expressions of the many veteran core disciples changed.
This was especially so for Yi Qianyun, who was shocked. He is actually still alive...
Yi Qianyun managed to rise up among the core disciples back then only because something had happened to Zhang Ye. This was why he could reach his current position.
Unexpectedly, this person appeared again today.
Yi Qianyun had many questions, but Zhang Yes appearance here meant that Zhang Ye had obtained the sects permission and still had the qualifications topete for the heaven-ss core disciple slot.
Junior Brother Yi, you have improved during the three years I didnt see you. Zhang Ye smiled coldly after turning his head back and looking at Yi Qianyun.
Yi Qianyun felt a chill and trembled internally. He needed some time before he managed to rid himself of this fear in his heart. Then, he said calmly, Senior Brother Zhang, it has been a long time.
So what if you returned? I am already no longer who I was three years ago. Even if youe back, the heaven-ss core disciple slot will still be mine!
Senior Brother Zhang!
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Just at this moment, several powerful auras appeared in the dueling za. No one expected so many experts to be hiding among the core disciples.
If not for Zhang Ye showing up, they would not have exposed themselves at all.
These people were older, and most had only this one chance left. If they still failed, then they would lose their qualifications topete for a heaven-ss core disciple slot for the rest of their lives.
Hence, they normally took a low-profile approach to the way they did things, unlike Yi Qianyun.
This turn of events instantly elevated Qin Yan, Fang Tianyi, and the other new core disciples opinion of this Zhang Ye.
Zhang Yes sudden appearance not only triggered discussions among the many disciples but even drew many of the strong, low-profile veteran core disciples into the open.
The situation grew even more confusing.
Whoosh! Whoosh!
A sh of sword intent and a bolt of lightning descended from the sky at the same time, as though prearranged.
ng! Xiao Jinyunded straight on the za. Then, he looked around coldly, and his gaze settled on the figure that the lightning bolt turned into.
This person was dressed in white and had long hair draped over his shoulders. No expression could be made out on his delicate face.
This was the famous White Robes Xiao Chen, the White Robes Xiao Chen of the seven outer pces.
Although these two appeared at the same time, everyones attention focused on Xiao Chen, just like Xiao Jinyus did.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Countless eyes turned to Xiao Chen, wanting to see the rumored White Robed desman, who chopped down Rakshasa Tians clone with one saber strike before saving the me Dragon Legion single-handedly.
In this gathering of dragons, be it Xiao Jinyu, Yi Qianyun, Zhang Ye, or the other low-profile core disciples, the same figure reflected in their eyes.
The fame of a person was like the long shadow that a tree cast on its surroundings; such great influence dominated everyone else.
Only Xiao Chen could receive such treatment.
Chapter 1929 (Raw 2030): Only Me Alone
Chapter 1929 (Raw 2030): Only Me Alone
Clearly, Xiao Chen did not want such a treatment. Being paid attention to meant getting targeted.
Even though Xiao Chen did not fear being targeted, it would be better if he could expose fewer trump cards.
Whoosh!
Elder Tian Yun and the other heaven-ss Elders appeared above the dueling za. The entire ce fell silent.
Elder Tian Yuns eyes swept through the dueling za, putting huge pressure on everyoneincluding Xiao Chen.
Even though Xiao Chens cultivation had advanced rapidly in the past five months, he still felt that the gap between him and Elder Tian Yun was too great, practically unbridgeable.
The rules for the heaven-ss core disciple selection are different every time. I believe you all want to know the rules for this year, Elder Tian Yun said slowly after the entire za fell silent in rapt attention to him.
The rules could not be revealed in advance. Even the heaven-ss Elders like them did not know what the rules would be.
Otherwise, the heaven-ss Elders would be able to design targeted training, giving their disciples an advantage.
The rules for the selection this year are very simple. Thest man standing on the dueling za will be the heaven-ss core disciple for this round. As for the others, even if you do not obtain the qualifications to be a heaven-ss core disciple, you will receive one hundred Primeval Heavenly Pills and a Blood Transformation Pill personally refined by the Third Pce Master for every person you knock out.
The rules Elder Tian Yun announced set the entire za abuzz. Everyone felt stunned for a moment, feeling like their brain short-circuited.
It was not just the disciples. Even the heaven-ss Elders were confused.
However, the rules were set by the Pce Masters, who would not entertain any objections.
Rumble...!
Despite their shock, the heaven-ss Elders worked together and raised the entire dueling za.
At the same time, the heaven-ss Elders activated the formations, and the za turned into an enormous arena in the air.
Snow drifted down on the dueling za as the temperature dropped drastically, and the environment changed radically.
Hahahaha! Heaven is helping me! Heaven is helping me!
Yi Qianyun reacted first. He reared his head back to the sky andughed wildly, unable to contain his excitement.
The rules were simply too advantageous to Yi Qianyun. Although there were many other factions of various sizes in the dueling za, they clearly could not match up to his group of people.
Protect Senior Brother Yi!
The core disciples behind Yi Qianyun immediately surrounded him, protecting him in the center.
The expressions of Qin Yan, Fang Tianyi, and the others changed slightly, and they quickly assembled the members of their own factions.
How can it be so simple?!
A few heaven-ss Elders smiled faintly and took action at the same time.
Time and space turned chaotic in the hovering dueling za. As the world spun around, everyones position changed, messing upid outbat formations.
Before Yi Qianyun and the others could regather their factions, a chaotic battle started.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
For every person that one knocked out, one could obtain one hundred Primeval Heavenly Pills and one Blood Transformation Pillan extremely tempting reward.
White snow drifted everywhere, giving the ce a cold, bloody stench. The situation immediately turned chaotic, so chaotic that it could not be resolved.
A melee filled every corner.
Sometimes, two might be fighting when someone would suddenly appear from the side and mount a sneak attack. Those who were extremely unfortunate got killed.
However, there was a special formation activated in this dueling za. While people were said to be killed, in reality, right before they were killed, they were ejected from the arena.
No matter how a participant killed another person, the formation would record it without any mistakes.
With the ice and snow around, the ice-attributed cultivators gained a huge advantage.
Despite the chaotic situation, Xiao Chen did not get flustered. If he could avoid fighting, he did so. If he could not avoid fighting, he ended things in one strike, not letting the fight drag out.
Xiao Chen was very intelligent. While the rule seemed absurd and chaotic, in reality, those that survived would only be the strong.
The more chaotic things got, the clearer the strength of the experts. The weak would not survive by luck.
This was just the beginning. Preserving strength now was the most important thing to do.
It would be best if everyone ignored Xiao Chen.
Suddenly, Xiao Chen felt a chill. When he evaded and turned around, he found an ice-attributed swordsman sneak-attacking him.
Xiao Chens expression turned cold, and he instantly executed Sharp Spirit Finger, mping down on the other partys sword with two fingers.
How is this possible?
The attacker was shocked to discover that the ambush that he prepared for so long, to take advantage of the chaos, was so easily intercepted by Xiao Chen.
Scram!
Xiao Chen flicked his fingers, and the attacker vomited a mouthful of blood as he went tumbling through the air.
Boom!
Right after Xiao Chen dealt with this person, shock waves surged over from the side, triggered by someones killing move.
Those who could be core disciples were at least Holy Venerates. Their full-powered killing move would definitely be extremely horrifying. The shock waves could not be underestimated, either.
Xiao Chen turned into a lightning bolt and quickly dodged. He happened to reappear beside two core disciples fighting each other. When Xiao Chen suddenly popped up, the two were stunned at first.
Then, the two decisively stopped fighting and charged at Xiao Chen at the same time as though in tacit understanding.
Whoosh!
Xiao Chen stood on a lightning dragon and moved away, easily dodging the twos attacks before punching with both fists.
Boom! Surging Vital Qi sent the two flying at the same time.
Xiao Chen!
Xiao Chen had just stopped when a cold shout rang out. He turned around and saw a gray-robed youth with snowkes dancing around him like they were butterflies.
It was an expert, an expert whoprehended the Snow Great Dao.
Excitement appeared in the gray-robed youths eyes. He said seriously, Let me test out how powerful the legendary person who destroyed Rakshasa Tians clone with one saber strike is.
Xiao Chen said calmly, You will regret this.
The gray-robed youth stepped forward,ughing, Haha! This snowstorm is my greatest support. Come, let me see how you are going to make me regret. Then, he brought out his Snow Great Dao, and his figure instantly merged with the flying snow.
The gray-robed youths figure turned illusory amid the snowstorm. Xiao Chens eyes and Spiritual Sense could not detect the other party.
This was an extremely exquisite Movement Technique. Whenbined with this snowstorm, it was simply a divine technique. No wonder this person dared to seek out Xiao Chen.
However, it was still not sufficient.
This could not trick Xiao Chen. In the next moment, Xiao Chen became like a sharp saber, using his body as a saber.
Hebined this with Thunder Dragon Steps as he shot forward so quickly that the motion was undetectable.
Bang!
A loud sound rang out, and all the inner and outer pce disciples spectating from outside the dueling za felt their hearts skip a beat.
The gray-robed youth showed a pained expression as blood leaked out from his lips. Xiao Chen knocked him out of the arena, directly eliminating him.
So strong!
The many disciples watching the battle could not help sighing. The earlier scene looked very simple. However, in reality, it contained two Great Daothe Thunder Dao and Saber Daoexquisitely merged.
While others could not clearly see the situation, Xiao Chen easily grabbed an advantage and knocked out a veteran core disciple.
After Xiao Chen won with one strike, the people nearby no longer dared to get close to him, a wide, empty space opening up around him.
After the initial round of chaos, the fight slowly turned more organized. Yi Qianyun, Qin Yan, Fang Tianyi, and the others put in a lot of effort and finally regathered the members of their factions.
Even Zhang Ye grouped up with some veteran core disciples, forming a team with extremely horrifying strength.
After a while, Xiao Chen was somewhat horrified to discover the clear space around him growingrger.
When he looked around, he saw that groups of people had surrounded him at some point in time.
As the heavy snow fell, Xiao Chen felt a chill, something even colder than the snow or ice. It was the expression of Yi Qianyun and the others looking at him.
Your fame is truly well deserved!
Yi Qianyun said with a smile, Xiao Chen, no matter how strong you are, it is your fate to be eliminated!
Everyone has no objections, right? Attack together and eliminate him first before doing anything else.
I have no objections.
There was some sort of tacit understanding. Without needing discussion, they readily came to an agreement.
Thisrge encirclement had initially been unintentional.
Like before, the fame of a person was like the long shadow that a tree cast on its surroundings; such great influence dominated everyone else.
Only Xiao Chen could receive such treatment.
Chapter 1930 (Raw 2031) Who Is Honored, I Am Honored
Chapter 1930 (Raw 2031) Who Is Honored, I Am Honored
Xiao Chen looked around. More than ten groups surrounded him.
Of the many groups, there were two that were the strongest. The first was Yi Qianyuns. His group had the most core disciples, nearly a hundred people.
The second was Zhang Yes. While it did not have many people, they were all strong veteran core disciples.
There were also the groups belonging to Xiao Jinyu, Qin Yan, and Fang Tianyi, the core disciples that joined the Heavenly Dragon Pce with Xiao Chen. These rich n disciples had developed very quickly in the past half-year.
With enough time, these people would inevitably surpass Yi Qianyun.
Aside from these groups, there were many core disciples who woke up from the chaos. When they saw this scene, they came to their senses and sought out a group of their own in a fluster, resulting in more groups surrounding Xiao Chen.
A rough count came to at least a thousand people.
The majority of the core disciples had been directly eliminated in the first wave of chaos.
For some reason, Elder Tian Yun raised his hand, not letting the other heaven-ss Elders interrupt.
Elder Tian Yun, this...
The other elders tried to say something. Elder Tian Yun said indifferently, Just observe quietly for any changes. Since the Pce Masters did not send any instructions, we do not need to act on our own initiative.
Yes.
The Second Pce Master and the Third Pce Master had indeed instructed the Elders to cause chaos only once. That was because they did not expect the situation before them now.
On the Heavenly Dragon Pces main peak, the two Pce Masters stood side by side, looking into the distance and feeling slightly shocked.
The Second Pce Master wanted to order the heaven-ss Elders below to cause the core disciples in the arena another round of chaos.
Just as the Second Pce Master was about to speak, the Third Pce Master stopped him, then said, Theres no need. Ive thought about it. Letting him be a heaven-ss core disciple might not be a good thing. We might as well let him wait for three years.
The Second Pce Master thought for a while and concluded that it made sense. With Xiao Chens potential, he could afford to wait for three years.
Three yearster, Xiao Chens potential would definitelypletely erupt. By that time, his aplishments would be high when he entered Ancestor Dragon City.
The most important thing was that Xiao Chen could use these three years to practice the Supreme Dragon Fist.
Xiao Chens safety would be even more certain.
The factions of various sizes in the arena carefully eyed Xiao Chen. At the same time, they worried that their formation would be disrupted again.
Unexpectedly, the various Elders did not show any intention of breaking the formation, even after a long time.
A smile slowly appeared on Yi Qianyuns face. He said seriously, Xiao Chen, it looks like the Elders also do not want to see a mixed-blood dragon be a heaven-ss core disciple. Just jump off yourself. Save us from having to attack and cause you problems.
The leaders of the other factions all showed yful expressions. Regardless of whether Yi Qianyuns words were true or not, at the very least, the heaven-ss Elders did not disrupt their current formation.
The implicit meaning was worth thinking about.
They do not want me to be a heaven-ss core disciple?
Xiao Chen does not know how true that was. His expression did not change, but he felt a flicker of rage in his heart. Why?
Xiao Chen looked at Yi Qianyun coldly and said, Ill just stand here. Lets see how you are going to make me jump off.
Kill him!
Seeing Xiao Chens uncaring expression, Yi Qianyun snorted coldly. Immediately, ten-odd people charged at Xiao Chen.
Knowing that Xiao Chen was incredible, these people sent out their Holy Venerate Wills and merged them into one. The Holy Venerate Wills became like a vast mountain range that instantly encased Xiao Chen.
If it were in the past, Xiao Chen would fear these Holy Venerate Wills. After all, his cultivation was significantly lower.
However, Xiao Chen alreadyprehended a trace of the Heavenly Dragons mysteries. He now gave off a carefree and ethereal air.
He merged his Dragon Might with his Star Venerate Will and released it. The early-stage Holy Venerate Wills of the ten-odd people did not affect him that much.
Whats wrong? There is not much of an effect?
The ten-odd Holy Venerates that charged over at the same time were stupefied to discover that Xiao Chen, who was encased by thebined wills of soul, could move about like the wind. He did not have to put in much effort to drift about, unaffected by the wills of soul.
Die!
Xiao Chen grabbed his sabers handle with his right hand and the saber scabbard with his left. Then, he yanked with his left hand.
The scabbard turned into a dim light and shot out. Before the leader of this group could see it clearly, the horrifying saber intent pierced through his chest, and he turned into a sh of flowing light, ejected by the formation.
The others turned their heads and looked. They saw only the light of their leader vanishing, leaving them incredibly shocked.
However, when they turned their heads back, they met a sh of saber light. Blood spurted out from their necks, and they were likewise ejected.
ng!
Xiao Chen turned around gently, and the Tyrant Saber happened to slide back into the scabbard that was still airborne and yet to fall to the ground, giving off a resonant saber hum.
Xiao Chens actions were very fluid. Those who were weaker did not even see how he drew his saber.
The white-d Xiao Chen just stood there with his saber in hand as if he never moved.
Xiao Chen looked at Yi Qianyun and said indifferently, Yi Qianyun, your followers are all too weak.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Xiao Chen only smiled faintly. However, this smile startled the group of people on Yi Qianyuns side into retreating several steps.
Yi Qianyun was somewhat embarrassed to discover that his followers were one hundred meters away from him.
He is really fast. His Thunder Dao reached Great Perfection!
Several peoples eyes lit up. They saw one of the tricks behind Xiao Chens saber strike, and they felt startled.
It was indeed the Great Perfection Thunder Dao. Otherwise, those ten-odd core disciples would havested more than one move.
Xiao Chen was simply too fast.
Damn it! Xiao Jinyu cursed in his heart. To think that this fellow actuallyprehended his Thunder Great Dao to Great Perfection. Fortunately, it is only the Thunder Great Dao.
Compared to my Sword Great Dao, it is still weaker.
Attack together! Do not give him a chance. We need to finish him off first. Otherwise, we wont stand a chance, Xiao Jinyu shouted. Then, he led the disciples behind him to charge at Xiao Chen.
This saber strike exposed some of Xiao Chens strength and reaffirmed the soundness of these peoples decision to work together and eliminate Xiao Chen.
Attack!
Zhang Yes cold face showed some changes. This veteran core disciple demonic genius also felt some threat from Xiao Chen.
Thud! Thud! Thud!
Everyone took action. In that instant, the remaining one-thousand-odd elite core disciples charged at Xiao Chen together.
To think that you really are not going to let me be a heaven-ss core disciple. You are all too much!
To think that under such situations, these Elders are still not messing up these disciples formation.
Xiao Chens heart was already dead. He raged inside, Since you dont want me to seed, I will seed for you to see!
I have to obtain the heaven-ss core disciple slot!
Supreme Dragon Fist, Leaderless Dragons!
Fortunately, these one-thousand-odd people were not unified. This gave Xiao Chen a chance. The Supreme Dragon Fist was most suitable for situations where one fought against many.
When Xiao Chen executed Leaderless Dragons, dragon roars immediately rang out in his body, and more than a thousand dragon-shaped strands of energy burst forth.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Zhang Ye, Xiao Jinyu, and the other outstanding talents immediately crushed some of these dragon-shaped energy bodies. However, most of the energy bodies caught many of the core disciples unprepared, turning the ce chaotic.
The first wave of attacks from the one-thousand-odd core disciples had been overwhelming with an unparalleled aura, yet Xiao Chen actually managed to block it.
When the many cultivators watching the battle saw this scene, they could not help sucking in a breath of cold air.
However, how would Xiao Chen break the second wave?
There were still more than one hundred core disciples, who were not flustered. They continued crushing the dragon-shaped energy bodies and charging at Xiao Chen.
Dance of the Brutal Snow!
Zhang Ye drew the sword in his hand. His sword was actually a broken sword. When he sent out his killing move, the snow in the air turned into a sword dance that seemed iplete but hid a mystery. As it surged out towards Xiao Chen, it radiated a horrifying aura.
Dark Cloud Sword Technique!
Xiao Jinyu turned into a sh of dim light. As his sword swept across the air, dark-jade-green sword images materialized in the air. This move merged perfectly with his Sword Great Dao, showing no openings at all.
Yi Qianyun shouted coldly, Senior Dragon Art!
Yi Qianyuns horrifying Holy Venerate Will turned solid, manifesting an ancient Heavenly Dragon cultivator holding a Heavenly Dragon Dagger-Axe. This cultivator had a powerful aura as he thrust his weapon at Xiao Chen.
[TL Note: A dagger-axe is a kind of ancient pole weapon. Here is a picture of it: https://i2.kknews/SIG=nt0ofq/66o30001o639sro8p20n.jpg]
Rock Dragon Burst!
Heavenly imagesyered over each other.
More than one hundred people crushed the dragon-shaped energy bodies without hesitation. They allunched killing moves.
An overwhelming barrage of attacks flew over, covering the sky. Xiao Chen looked and saw that there was no way to escape at all.
The attacks all had horrifying mysterious phenomena and puissant auras.
Xiao Chen believed that he would die on the spot. Not even the formation would be able to save him. He would be sted to pieces.
Damn it! I cannot die!
Commanding the Dragons!
Xiao Chen threw another punch, and the berserk dragons in the air immediately turned quiet. Boundless Dragon Might endlessly infused into him, making his aura soar. His body emanated a tyrannical air like that of a sovereign descending upon the world, subduing this group of dragons.
Its still not enough. Another punch!
Xiao Chens face paled slightly as he clenched his teeth. He circted his energy for the Supreme Dragon Fist and followed the lofty aspiration and tyranny in his heart as he punched again.
Supreme Dragon Fist, Master of the World!
With this punch, a burning war banner materialized. This war banner was incredibly heavy. A ponderous might and pressure traversed the obstruction of space and time andnded on the war banner, making the me zed stronger. No one dared to receive it.
Using the aura from Commanding the Dragons, Xiao Chen reached out and grabbed the war banner. His feet stopped. Then, he arduously mmed the war banner on the ground. Boom! The entire arena trembled. The vast dueling za shook.
The berserk aura paused the attacks and killing moves of Zhang Ye and the one-hundred-odd people.
Heavenly Dragons rage! Xiao Chen roared as he punched. Heunched the burning war banner along with the rage in his heart.
Immediately, the various mysterious phenomena and sword moves were crushed by the war banner like it was sweeping through withered branches. Zhang Ye and the other one-hundred-odd people vomited a mouthful of blood, knocked into the air by the war banner at the same time.
This scene shocked all the spectators speechless.
The evil dragon rules. Why is he honored?
However, it was not over yet. Xiao Chens anger had yet to subside, the lust for battle in his heart had yet to wane. He held his breath and punched again.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
This punch ignited the thousand-odd dragon-shaped energy bodies roaming in the air and sted away all the core disciples fighting the dragon-shaped energy bodies.
Now, when Xiao Chen looked around, no one, aside from him, remained standing on the dueling za.
Who is honored? I am honored!
Chapter 1931 (Raw 2031 Repeated): Dragon’s Pride
Chapter 1931 (Raw 2031 Repeated): Dragons Pride
Supreme Dragon Fist! Supreme Dragon Fist! Zhang Ye held his chest, and blood leaked between his lips. He no longer cared what was happening, only staring at Xiao Chen.
Zhang Ye had no doubt at all. He was very certain that Xiao Chen used the Supreme Dragon Fist.
The Supreme Dragon Fist was known as a forbidden skill of the Heavenly Dragon Pce. Why was Zhang Ye so certain? It was because he had tried to practice it in the past. However, despite two years of bitter study, he still could not execute the Martial Technique and was forced to give up.
Zhang Ye had studied this Fist Technique for two years and was very clear on how horrifying this Fist Technique, which the Dragons Gate upper echelon ordered destroyed, was.
Once someone seeded in practicing it, it would be described with only this word: unparalleled.
This was an unparalleled Fist Technique. It would be bright and dazzling, unforgettable. It had experienced the stability and baptism of time. Once it was dusted off, it could give off an even more piercing light.
Its him. He was the one practicing on top of the Heavenly Dragon that day!
Its definitely him! It cant be wrong!
Many inner pce disciples eximed after they recovered from their shock.
The reason was none other than the simrity. The mysterious phenomena were simply too simr.
The mysterious phenomena from the top of the Heavenly Dragon back then reappeared on the dueling za just now. That unparalleled lofty aspiration and tyranny that dered him supreme were nearly the same.
There would not be such a coincidence in the world. No one would forget what happened merely twenty days ago.
Furthermore, they would never forget the mysterious phenomena from that day. That figure, which was both clear and indistinct at the same timea contradictory thinghad already been imprinted on their hearts long ago.
The white-d youth still stubbornly standing on the dueling za at this moment perfectly matched the figure in their memories of that day. A perfect match, a perfect tally.
White Robes Xiao Chen!
White Robes Xiao Chen!
White Robes Xiao Chen!
After a while, the crowd all cried out as one. All the inner and outer pce disciples cheered Xiao Chens nickname frantically.
The thunderous sound echoed in the surroundings, a rare scene in the Heavenly Dragon Pce.
Above the Heavenly Dragon Pces main peak, the Second Pce Master and the Third Pce Master were both stunned. Actually, they had seen a simr scene many years ago.
They had a sense of dj vu. This scene was shockingly simr to the past.
Never mind.
The Third Pce Master closed his eyes and sighed. He already knew Xiao Chens choice.
At the same time, the snowy environment in the dueling za suddenly changed, turning into heavy rain with lightning and thunder in the sky.
Yi Qianyun stretched out his hand and wiped the rain off his face. Then, he stood up and cursed, Damn it!
All those who still could fight got up one by one. They all looked at Xiao Chen sullenly withplicated expressions.
Clearly, they had seen the scene from twenty days ago as well. However, they did not expect that it was Xiao Chen.
The figure on top of the Heavenly Dragon had left too deep an impression.
Do I have to give up?
Everyone asked themselves this question. They just let the rain soak themselves, not caring at all.
Do I have to give up?
This question lingered in everyones mind. The Dragon Race always respected the strong. Even the mixed-blood dragons had their pride deep in their hearts.
No matter how they denied it, no matter how they were mocked, there would always be that bottom line and perseverance in their hearts.
Suddenly, a core disciple behind Yi Qianyun gave Xiao Chen a deep look and said, I give up.
Then, this person gently pushed off and spread his arms wide. He walked away through the heavy rain, slowly leaving the dueling za.
Its not fair!
Xiao Chens strength already convinced them. Furthermore, after realizing that it had been him standing at the top of the Heavenly Dragon that daythe existence that made their hearts waverthey simply found it too unfair to continue surrounding Xiao Chen. They simply could not ept it in their hearts.
Since ancient times, from top to bottom, the Dragon Race worshipped the strong. The strong had nothing to fear. The strong did not have to care.
I give up.
I give up.
I give up.
Immediately, many core disciples pushed off with their feet and disappeared into the heavy rain like illusions.
The heavy rain poured down, washing away the dust in the dueling za and cleansing everyones souls.
Immediately, most of the one-thousand-odd people in the dueling za left, with only one hundred people still standing there.
Such a scene had never happened before. Everyone, including the heaven-ss Elders, was stunned at this sight.
White Robes Xiao Chen! White Robes Xiao Chen!
However, all those watchingthe Heavenly Dragon Pces inner and outer pce discipleswere excited with their morale boosted. Their cries became even more resonant.
I withdraw.
I withdraw as well.
Slowly, out of the remaining hundred people, the veteran core disciples with extraordinary strength thought about it. They were indeed notparable to Xiao Chen. So, they shook their heads and smiled bitterly. Then they left, feeling deste yet liberated.
Soon, aside from Xiao Chen, only the previous strongest core disciple Zhang Ye, the current strongest core disciple Yi Qianyun, and the three excellent talents among the new core disciples Xiao Jinyu, Fang Tianyi, and Qin Yan remained on the dueling za.
There was a total of six people.
These six all had their own demands and objectives. For this day, they had invested too much effort and resources.
Even though five of them knew that they would lose, they would not give up.
Receive three moves from me first.
Fang Tianyi snorted coldly and smashed his palm on the ground.
Boom!
The rain on the ground turned into waves that shot out.
In the next moment, Fang Tianyi appeared in the air and said, First move, Scarless Sky!
The moment the palm strikended, Fang Tianyiunched another palm strike with no openings. This palm strike was like the vast sky as if it truly created the sky.
This palm strike seemed to contain a vast and boundless Heavenly Might.
Bang!
Xiao Chen sent out a fist light and shed with this palm strike head-on. Then, he took three steps, moving one kilometer each step.
Merciless Sky! Fang Tianyi roared and executed an even mightier attack, one that was even more horrifying and radical.
Whoosh! Whoosh!
The strong wind blew the rain into Xiao Chens face. In the next breath, Fang Tianyi charged over.
Dang!
In the time it took for a spark to fly, Xiao Chen made his move, using the tip of the scabbard to block the other partys palm wind.
Bang!
The rain trembled and turned into dust. An empty space appeared temporarily around the two.
By the time the pouring rain filled this empty space again, the two had each sent out another move at lightning speed.
As the rainpletely filled the empty space, blood spurted out, mixing with the rain, and soon disappeared.
The rain was still pouring; the saber was still there. However, only Xiao Chen remained.
Fang Tianyi touched his neck with some horror. The formation ejected him; he had been eliminated.
ng! ng!
The sound of two weapons being unsheathed rang out. Qin Yan and Zhang Ye could not help attacking at the same time, charging at Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen drew the Tyrant Saber, and a saber light appeared. He fought an intense battle with the two.
Two swords and one saber. The three shed in the rain, seeking a conclusion.
At some point in time, the surroundings fell quiet as everyone became immersed in this spectacr battle.
Both Zhang Ye and Qin Yan were excellent with the sword. When working together, they be even mightier. However, they faced Xiao Chen.
For some reason, the two could not suppress Xiao Chen at all.
Be it Sword Techniques, Movement Techniques, or states, Xiao Chen could use his saber to break them in the rain. Instead, the two stepped into the dream that he created for them without them realizing it.
Why was this so?
Zhang Ye and Qin Yan used the sword in their hands to materialize states to suppress Xiao Chen with sword moves.
Xiao Chens state was superior. He used the saber in his hand to st open the ws in the other partys spirit. Then, he sought a chance to kill them in one strike.
Dreams as a Saber!
When the chance came, Xiao Chen did not hesitate to detonate the move. When he sheathed his saber, a dreamlike, purple saber Qi burst out from the twos chests.
Pu ci! The two vomited blood, and the formation forcibly transported them away.
The heavy rain continued to pour. However, the blood spurting out from Xiao Chens wounds never stopped. The rain could not wash the blood off.
You are still not retreating?
Xiao Chen looked around and saw that Xiao Jinyu and Yi Qianyun were still around. Then, he smiled faintly.
Xiao Chen did not hold back. Two Dao disks spread out behind him one after another, then condensed into a spot before surging out and rising three meters.
How can it be like this...
Xiao Jinyu, who was cradling his treasure sword, was stupefied. He had thought that with his trump card of the Sword Great Dao, he had the final victory firmly in hand.
Who knew, Xiao Chen brought out two Great Perfection Great Dao in the next moment. Xiao Jinyu was stunned, his mindpletely nk.
Xiao Jinyu lost the strength to hold on to his sword. It dropped to the ground with a loud ng and sent water sshing up.
Pu ci!
The instant the sword hit the ground, the two Great Perfection Great Daos Dao Mightyered over each other and knocked Xiao Jinyu and Yi Qianyun away at the same time.
Chapter 1932 (Raw 2033, Raw 2032 Nonexistent): My Request
Chapter 1932 (Raw 2033, Raw 2032 Nonexistent): My Request
Xiao Chen knocked Yi Qianyun and Xiao Jinyu into the air on the spot. They did not even have a chance to use the trump cards they prepared.
This blow was simply too great.
Be it Yi Qianyun or Xiao Jinyu, they both held great trump cards.
Yi Qianyuns trump card was his Holy Venerate Will. After it solidified, it doubled in might. Xiao Jinyus trump card was the even sharper Great Perfection Sword Great Daos Dao Might.
Unfortunately, those two ran into Xiao Chen.
Even though Xiao Chen was already fatigued and drained, the instant he brought out his two Dao Might, the two core disciples gave up, losing the courage to resist.
Now, aside from Xiao Chen, there was no one in the surroundings, no one in the vast dueling za.
Only the heavy rain existed with Xiao Chen.
Cheers rang out in the entire Heavenly Dragon Pce; all of them chanted Xiao Chens nickname: White Robes Xiao Chen.
Time makes the man. The Heavenly Dragon Pce had not produced experts for a long time already. The Heavenly Dragon Pce required such a demonic genius to step forward and gain glory for it.
To fight for the glory of all the mixed-blood dragon bloodlines, the ones who lived at the bottom level of the empire.
Xiao Chen looked at the Heavenly Dragon Pce disciples excitedly chanting his nickname.
Some warmth appeared in his heart. This was the first time he had a strong favorable impression for these Dragon Race disciples.
After using the Supreme Dragon Fist and enduring all the attacks, Xiao Chen was already severely injured. His Soul Energy, Vital Qi, and Veritable Essence Energy were nearly all drained. However, these people did not take the chance to organize a second wave of attacks.
If there had been one more wave, unless Xiao Chen activated his Great Deste Eon bloodline, he would have definitely died for sure.
However, that did not happen. As these people looked at him, they all silently chose to give up.
This was to allow the one who was truly qualified to be a heaven-ss core disciple to be one.
No matter how intense the battle was earlier, no one activated their Dragon Race bloodline.
This was because there was no need to do so. While one could activate their bloodline, others could as well. This was not a fight to the death. There was simply no need to do so.
No matter what, one had to acknowledge that even the mixed-blood bloodlines, the ones who were the lowest, had their pride.
The dragons pride would forever be in everyones heart.
Boom!
The few heaven-ss Elders made a move at the same time, and the dueling za descended back to the ground.
Elder Tian Yun looked at Xiao Chen, who was the only one left, with a very upset expression. Five months ago, he had the chance to take this person as his disciple.
However, due to Xiao Chens bloodline, he had chosen the True Dragon bloodline Xiao Jinyu.
At that time, the angered Xiao Chen did not just endure silently. Instead, he loudly mocked Elder Tian Yun and said that that choice was a misjudgment.
Not muchter, just five months, Xiao Chen used the Supreme Dragon Fist to prove his im.
Xiao Chens words were true.
Elder Tian Yun had made a misjudgment.
Although Elder Tian Yun felt somewhat embarrassed, he still carried out his responsibility. He said seriously, The result of the heaven-ss core disciple selection is out. Congrattions, Xiao Chen, you are the Heavenly Dragon Pces new heaven-ss core disciple.
After saying that, Elder Tian Yun took out a war banner with the Heavenly Dragon embroidered on it from a brocade box that a servant behind him held. Then, he handed it to Xiao Chen.
Drip your blood on this Heavenly Dragon War Banner.
Xiao Chen did as told. He took the war banner and dripped his blood on it. Boom! A Heavenly Dragons Dragon Might spread out from the war banner. A dragon image carrying Xiao Chens blood soared to the Heavenly Dragon Pces main peak.
Then, this dragon image entered the Heavenly Dragon statue. From today onwards, Xiao Chen could freely enter the Heavenly Dragon Pces main peak.
Whoosh!
At this moment, the war banner transformed. It grew to two meters long. When the wind gently yed with it, the Heavenly Dragon Banner pped noisily.
The Heavenly Dragon embroidered in the war banner seemed to havee to life, looking very lively.
Xiao Jinyu, Zhang Ye, Yi Qianyun, Qin Yan, and Fang Tianyi. Congrattions to the five of you. You have obtained the right to be reserve heaven-ss core disciples. You can enter the Heavenly Dragon Pces main peak to cultivate as well. After more testing, you will get the chance to be formal heaven-ss core disciples, Elder Tian Yun said to those five, passing on the Second Pce Masters words.
This pleasant surprise made those five reveal expressions of joy.
It was just a reserve position, something far inferior to Xiao Chens formal position; they did not even get a Heavenly Dragon War Banner. However, it was still a chance, at least.
Come with me.
After ncing at Xiao Chen and the others, Elder Tian Yun brought the six back. Then, the other heaven-ss Elders appeared and scattered the Heavenly Dragon Pce disciples watching the selection.
Thus, the heaven-ss core disciple selection came to an end.
At the top of the Heavenly Dragon statue, the Second Pce Master and the Third Pce Master showedplicated expressions.
Supreme Dragon Fist! It truly lives up to being a forbidden skill. Even this could not bring him down, the Second Pce Master murmured after sighing.
The Third Pce Master said softly, That is also because our Heavenly Dragon Pce disciples were willing to give him a chance. Compared to Xiao Chen seeding in practicing the Supreme Dragon Fist, I am happier that our Heavenly Dragon Pce disciples still have their pride. Even though the empire suppresses them, they still do not bend their backs. Given that, the mixed-blood dragon bloodlines might still have a future.
I will personally refine the Primeval Heavenly Pills for the disciples who gave up.
This statement startled the Second Pce Master. Third Brother, will you be able to hold up? Are you really going to waste all your time on this?
The Third Pce Master said coldly, Im happy. You receive the new people. Ill go first.
As the Second Pce Master watched the Third Pce Master leave, he smiled bitterly. His third brother was still as reckless as before, and his temper never changed.
Theyreing.
The Second Pce Master looked around and saw Elder Tian Yun leading Xiao Chens group of six in flying over to the main peak.
I should get to work too.
The Second Pce Master appeared before Xiao Chen and the others at a tall tform in one of the halls dotting the Heavenly Dragon Pces main peak.
Greetings, Second Pce Master.
There was a difference in status. When Elder Tian Yun saw the Second Pce Master, he respectfully greeted the Second Pce Master.
Zhang Ye and the others were startled. This ck-d old man that suddenly appeared was actually one of the three mysterious Pce Masters of the Heavenly Dragon Pce.
Everyone quickly bowed and paid their respects together with Elder Tian Yun.
The Second Pce Master smiled faintly and said, There is no need to be so polite. This old mans name is Jue Yang. Outsiders call me Old Devil Jue Yang. For you to be a heaven-ss core discipleand those with reserve qualificationsyou are all pirs of my Heavenly Dragon Pce. There is no need to be so polite with me.
Yes, Second Pce Master.
ording to the rules, only the newly advanced heaven-ss core disciple can make a request of me. The reserve candidates do not have that right. However, I will make an exception today. You may all make a request of me as long as it is not unreasonable.
Pce Master Jue Yang did not say any pointless words, directly giving everyone a pleasant surprise.
Being able to make a request of this existence, who was possibly already a Divine Vein Realm Sovereign Emperor, was very tempting.
Everyone entered deep thought, clearly pondering what request to make.
Fearing another person would preempt his request, Yi Qianyun stepped forward and said, Second Pce Master, this junior would like to ask for a Medicinal Pill or natural treasure that can dig out the potential of my bloodline.
Is this possible?
No matter what, a Great Deste Eon bloodline was a boundless treasure trove for any cultivator.
Compared to ordinary cultivators, it gave a huge advantage.
The more potential one could dig out, the better. If one could transform just ten percent of their bloodline power, one could gain great benefits.
However, one could not rely on oneself for the transformation of bloodline power. One could only rely on external items.
Furthermore, the further along one went, the more difficult it would be. The requirements for the natural treasures level would grow even higher.
That is easy. Pce Master Jue Yang smiled faintly and took out a jade bottle and handed it to Yi Qianyun.
This is a peak-quality Blood Transformation Pill that the Third Pce Master refined using ten natural treasures that can transform the bloodline. Only the Third Pce Master knows the Alchemic Recipe. Every year, the other outer pces use astronomical amounts of resources to exchange for it.
Many thanks, Senior Jue Yang.
Yi Qianyun received the pill with incredible joy. He carefully put away the valuable treasure. Qin Yan immediately said, Second Pce Master, I would also like a peak-quality Blood Transformation Pill.
Pce Master Jue Yang smiled faintly and said, You are toote. Please make another request.
Such a reply drove Qin Yan mad. Yi Qianyun felt happy in his heart.
The others stopped hesitating and made their own requests. Pce Master Jue Yang easily satisfied them. It was as if the requests that they racked their brains toe up with were just minor matters to Pce Master Jue Yang.
Elder Tian Yun, who was at the side, heard these requests and thought, These peoples ken is still too low.
Now, only Xiao Chen was left. Pce Master Jue Yang handed him a jade bottle and said, This is your reward for formally bing a heaven-ss core disciple. It has a specially refined peak-quality Blood Transformation Pill. On top of that, you also can make a request.
Unexpectedly, Xiao Chen did not ept it. He looked at Pce Master Jue Yang and said, I can forfeit the Medicinal Pill. Second Pce Master, I would like to meet a person.
What?!
Qin Yan, Zhang Ye, and the others were all stunned. What kind of stupid request was this? This was too reckless.
Chapter 1933 (Raw 2034): Starry Heavens Dragon Prison
Chapter 1933 (Raw 2034): Starry Heavens Dragon Prison
Whom do you want to meet? the Second Pce Master Jue Yang asked, looking at Xiao Chen interestedly.
As for who Xiao Chen wanted to meet, the one that he most wanted to meet was naturally Liu Ruyue.
However, that was not the request that Xiao Chen wanted to make. Liu Ruyue was in Ancestor Dragon City. He had already obtained definitive information on that.
Furthermore, Xiao Chen was getting closer to reaching that step. It was just a matter of time.
There was no need to waste this opportunity.
Xiao Chen looked left and right. Pce Master Jue Yang said something to Elder Tian Yun; then, Elder Tian Yun led the rest away.
Now, only Xiao Chen and Pce Master Jue Yang remained.
After Xiao Chen verified that there was no one else, he said seriously, I would like to meet the creator of the Supreme Dragon Fist, the senior who fought the Dragon Emperor twenty-five years ago.
Who told you all this?
Pce Master Jue Yangs face suddenly sank. His gaze instantly turned incredibly sharp, piercing Xiao Chen like an invisible arrow.
Xiao Chen immediately felt immense pressure. His legs trembled involuntarily, finding it difficult to remain straight.
It was like he had touched on something taboo.
However, Xiao Chen did not get flustered. He asked coldly, Does it have anything to do with my request?
Pce Master Jue Yang looked at Xiao Chen with a grave and sharp expression, continuously putting pressure on him for a long time.
When Pce Master Jue Yang saw that Xiao Chen showed no changes under such heavy pressure, he slowly withdrew his aura. Then, he sighed softly, It has nothing to do with it. However, this person is already dead. I am unable to fulfill your request.
Dead?!
Xiao Chen felt that it was impossible. A bona fide Heavenly Dragon only challenged the Dragon Emperor. He could not have been executed.
After one became a Heavenly Dragon, one held a special position with extremely high prestige. No one would hastily execute such a person unless he was too great a threat.
Pce Master Jue Yang smiled and said, I know that you are determined to be a Heavenly Dragon and that you also sessfully practiced the Supreme Dragon Fist. The request you made is not overboard and is quite reasonable. However, I am unable to fulfill it. I cannot possibly arrange a meeting between you and a dead man.
Take the Medicinal Pill and raise another request. If you cannot think of one right now, you can wait first and make the requestter.
Xiao Chen received the peak-quality Blood Transformation Pill and said, I will wait first, then. If there is nothing else, I will take my leave now.
Alright, you may leave. Your soul and blood imprints have already been entered into the core formations of the Heavenly Dragon Pces main peak. You may cultivate freely here in the future.
Pce Master Jue Yang smiled faintly. When he saw Xiao Chen turn around, he looked up and muttered to himself, There should be a full moon tonight. The top of the Heavenly Dragon statue is probably the best ce to admire the full moon.
The bright moon hung high in the sky, and the night breeze was cooling.
In the cultivation room, Xiao Chen opened his eyes and exhaled a prolonged breath of turbid air.
That night, he had drained five thousand Primeval Heavenly Pills. He proceeded firmly, solidifying his cultivation.
Xiao Chen did not overthink anything. He went out and raised his head to look at the bright moon in the sky.
In the middle of the night, he turned into a lightning bolt and flew to the Heavenly Dragon Pces main peak.
This time, he did not feel any obstruction or resistance as he entered andnded firmly.
Then, he went to the tform where the Spiritual Energy waterfall was.
This ce was known as the Profound Dragon tform. It was the heaven-ss core disciples favorite spot for cultivation.
Firstly, Spiritual Energy was abundant here. Secondly, the Heavenly Dragon statue was here. When cultivating here, one could feel the Heavenly Dragons mysteries, which could help resolve many difficult questions about the Martial Dao.
More importantly, if one went up, one would be on top of the Heavenly Dragon statue. Many heaven-ss core disciples dreamed of being able to stand on the top of it one day.
Seeing the Heavenly Dragon Pce from such a height was different.
Xiao Chen gently pushed off with his feet and turned into a lightning dragon. As he received the baptism of the Spiritual Energy waterfall, he continuously moved upwards.
After a while, hended on the head of the Heavenly Dragon.
Xiao Chen saw that someone had already arrived to admire the full moon.
This was the Second Pce Master, Jue Yang.
After seeing Xiao Chen arrive, Second Pce Master Jue Yang flew up without saying a word.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Xiao Chen quickly followed him. Slowly, he felt the pressure growing stronger. He could not help feeling startled. The Second Pce Master is flying to the Starry Heavens.
Indeed, Jue Yang tore through the sky in front without saying a word, reaching the infinite Starry Heavens.
The vast Starry Heavens was boundless and endless.
Second Pce Master Jue Yang arrived at an asteroid belt, where tens of thousands of asteroids made up an extremely expansive formation that looked like the vast ocean.
Xiao Chen felt startled. He found it hard to imagine that there actually was such a horrifyingly powerful formation in the world.
The stars were like stones with the Starry Heavens as thend.
Xiao Chen could feel the vastness and magnificence of this asteroid belt from extremely far away.
Looking from afar, he was somewhat horrified to discover that boundless resentment and killing intent had gathered in the asteroid belt, at the center of the formation.
Countless negative emotions had umted, forming a dreadful face that twisted continuously.
Xiao Chen could not help feeling a chill and shivering. He did not dare to look anymore.
Plop! Plop!
He seemed to hear the sound of dripping water. With each drip, his heart shivered, and his soul shook.
What is that sound? Xiao Chen asked in his heart, feeling confused. At the same time, he hurt with a pain that made him wish for death; it felt like his soul was being torn apart.
Second Pce Master Jue Yang shielded Xiao Chen in time. Then, he leaped up andnded on an asteroid.
The formation made up of a myriad of asteroids immediately started spinning; the power of the world that it drove could easily crush a Sovereign Personage.
Follow closely, Pce Master Jue Yang said. Xiao Chen recovered his wits and did not dare to move rashly.
As Pce Master Jue Yang continuously ventured deeper, Xiao Chen slowly approached the core area.
The center of the formation was where the boundless killing intent, resentment, and rage were. The twisted human face also became increasingly clearer.
Well stop here.
Pce Master Jue Yang stopped, and the asteroid that they stood on slowly rose. While looking through the haze, Xiao Chen discovered a ck dragon city under the horrifying, twisted human face.
That is Dragon Prison City. All the criminals above Sovereign Personage in the Divine Dragon Empire are locked up in there. The person you want to meet is in there.
Xiao Chen looked in the direction that Pce Master Jue Yang indicated and saw a scarlet dragon pir on an altar in the center of the city.
There was a cold sword stabbed into the top of the dragon pir.
Chains flickering with cold light bound a petrified cultivator at the bottom.
Even though this cultivator was petrified, his eyes remained spirited, brimming with intelligence. This made it clear that this was not a statue.
This was a person, a person who was temporarily petrified.
This is the person you want to meet. He offended the Dragon Emperor, and the Dragon Emperor personally suppressed him and locked him up in this dragon prison. He will be released only after three thousand years.
Xiao Chen did not respond,pletely entranced by that petrified cultivator, who gave off a unique air.
Even from such an extreme distance, Xiao Chen could feel a boldness that epassed the entire dragon city.
Yet, the boldness also was independent of the dragon city. This cultivator did not sink into depravity despite the sin and negative emotions that were rife in the prison.
This cultivator clearly suffered, but he showed no signs of rage or helplessness at being punished.
Thats not right!
Xiao Chen suddenly discovered that the scarlet dragon pir was not scarlet in the first ce.
Rather, the terrifying divine me on the altar was burning that Dragon Race cultivator red. Although this person was sealed, he still suffered from inhumane torture and punishment. He suffered from the burning of the intense me at every moment.
However, Xiao Chen amended his conclusion after a while.
He noticed a sword wound on the chest of the sealed cultivator. This wound was intentionally left behind. Blood dripped onto the altar from it.
The drip that Xiao Chen heard at first was the heart blood of this person falling out.
The dragon pir was dyed red with this cultivators blood.
Xiao Chen was stunned. He eyed the dragon pir, wondering how tall it was. To think that this cultivators heart blood had dyed itpletely red. What kind of torture was this cultivator suffering?
Boom!
Just at this moment, the twisted human face in the sky shrieked interminably. Then, it turned into countless strands of ck energy, surging chaotically in the Starry Heavens but unable to escape the boundaries of the dragon prison.
The twisted human face dispersed, and the figure looked blurry for a while before it formed the face of a normal person.
This face looked exactly the same as that of the cultivator being punished on the dragon pir. Its air was identical, showing no difference at all.
Jue Yang, you are here to see me again?
This persons voice sounded hoarse but mellow and rich. When it rang out, it echoed throughout this area of Starry Heavens.
Every asteroid in the asteroid formation released a resplendent pir of light, looking like it wanted to seal off this part of the Starry Heavens.
Xiao Chen felt shocked. Such a scene exceeded his expectations.
Even though this cultivator was being suppressed and sealed, he still could cause such amotion.
Chapter 1934 (Raw 2035): What Is Supreme?
Chapter 1934 (Raw 2035): What Is Supreme?
That face in the boundless Starry Heavens gave off a hazy light.
The deep and resonant voice echoed in this vast asteroid formation.
The pirs of light from the asteroids shot up, isting the area. Even that voice became intermittent. However, that did not prevent Xiao Chen from understanding what it said.
The face above the dragon prison looked at Jue Yang. Then, its gazended on Xiao Chen, who was behind Jue Yang.
That face appeared stunned, and the voice stopped.
Jue Yang said softly, I am not the one who wants to see you. It is him. You know the Heavenly Dragon Pces rules. I will always do my best to fulfill the request of those who can be a heaven-ss core disciple. His request was to meet you, to see the creator of the Supreme Dragon Fist.
That person, who was definitely that particr Heavenly Dragon, smiled as his face hovered in the air. I am just a criminal; what is there to see? However, you said that he is a Heavenly Dragon Pce disciple? That is interesting. Hahahaha!
Suddenly, that person startedughing wildly, stunning Jue Yang and confusing him.
Xiao Chen found it strange in his heart. Could it be that this person already guessed my true bloodline?
Thats right. I immediately noticed your bloodline, the Azure Dragon bloodline. To think that the Azure Dragon did not go extinct and even sneaked into the Heavenly Dragon Pce. What are you nning? Are you thinking of restoring the Azure Dragon bloodlines glory?
Suddenly, that persons voice rang out in Xiao Chens mind, startling him. How did you know what I was thinking?
Your expression betrayed you. Dont worry. I will not tell others. If not for me having specially studied the Azure Dragon bloodline, I would not have recognized your bloodline so quickly. Anyone else, even with simr cultivation, would find it difficult to make out your bloodline. After all, it is a bloodline that people have already forgotten. Who would go and study it like me, even visiting the formernd of the Azure Dragons?
The formernds of the Azure Dragons? Where is that?
After the short conversation, that person stopped speaking with Xiao Chen. He did not give Xiao Chen an answer before continuing his chat with Jue Yang.
He sessfully practiced the Supreme Dragon Fist?
After that person heard Pce Master Jue Yangs introduction, his gaze on Xiao Chen turned somewhat yful. I thought that it had been destroyed long ago. To think that he helped me preserve it. However, the ws of this Fist Technique are extraordinarilyrge...
As the two seniors spoke, Xiao Chen discovered that the sword wound in the chest of the petrified physical body under the dragon pir no longer just dripped blood. Now, the blood fountained out, directly shooting upwards.
When sprinkled with this blood, the divine me on the altar grew much stronger. The dragon pir was now an even brighter red, looking very fresh.
The treasure sword stabbed at the top trembled lightly as though it was pulling on the sword wound of that persons chest.
The petrified skin slowly ripped apart, presenting an exceptionally horrifying sight.
Just by looking at it, Xiao Chen felt intense pain. Who could endure this inhumane torture?
However, the face above the dragon prison did not look affected at all. Instead, he calmly chatted with Pce Master Jue Yang.
Xiao Chen could not help saying, Second Pce Master, lets go.
Pce Master Jue Yang nodded and said, Lets go, then.
The asteroid carrying the two left, moving away at a constant speed.
Xiao Chen looked over his shoulder at that person. That face in the air turned increasingly blurry. But it still smiled at him.
When Xiao Chen turned around, an imposing shout suddenly rang out. That person roared using the voice of his soul.
The vast and mighty group of dragons wanders the world, entering the sky and the sea. Who is honored? The group of dragons is leaderless in the four seas and eight cardinal directions. The world is unfair, and the evil dragon rules. Why is he honored? Fate is unfavorable; life is like paper...
The surroundings echoed with his voice singing the incantation of the Supreme Dragon Fist.
Xiao Chens Veritable Essence Energy started circting without his volition for some reason, driven by that voice.
As Xiao Chens Veritable Essence Energy gushed and that person sang, his strand of Heavenly Dragons mystery slowly merged with the Supreme Dragon Fist. The Heavenly Dragons mystery steadily strengthened like a nt nourished with water. It grew together with the Supreme Dragon Fist, the two supplementing each other.
Wait...
Xiao Chen suddenly discovered that the incantation that this person sang included many things that the Supreme Dragon Fists manual did not.
The Supreme Dragon Fist that Xiao Chen obtained had ws. In the past twenty-odd years, this person had gained newprehensions about the Supreme Dragon Fist.
Xiao Chen did not know this but could clearly feel the difference. To him, there were only benefits and no deficits.
Not only did his Heavenly Dragons mystery grow, but his Supreme Dragon Fist also got perfected.
What is supreme? The heavens turn deste, and the ground ages. The supreme is ageless; time passes unhurriedly, but the supreme is immortal. His heart never dies; his speech never shows regret. His body is undying...
At the end of the incantation, Xiao Chen was certain that it was not that the Supreme Dragon Fist was iplete.
Instead, in the past twenty-odd years, this person had newprehensions about the Supreme Dragon Fist and perfected it. Many of the things he sang surpassed Xiao Chens understanding.
What was supreme?
The original Supreme Dragon Fist answered this in simple words: In the entire world, only I am honored.
Now, this person borated on this. He had to have had newprehensions.
Xiao Chen was very intelligent. He could feel that the line In the entire world, only I am honored was merely tyrannical. Twenty-five years ago, that person felt that when one was unrivaled in the world, one could be called supreme.
However, this person now gained many newprehensions. The heavens turn deste, and the ground ages and Time passes unhurriedly involved the Time Dao.
His heart never dies; his speech never shows regret. His body is undyingthis meant surpassing space and time. As for what it represented, Xiao Chen could not understand for now.
Hahaha! Purple Gold Dragon Emperor, you cannot lock me up. My heartsts through eternity; my will is immortal, passed on without ending. My physical body will never be destroyed. Be it one thousand years or ten thousand years, I will return sooner orter!
As that personughed wildly, his voice faded slowly until it vanished.
Whoosh!
As Second Pce Master Jue Yang led Xiao Chen out of this extremely suppressive ce, the two looked back silently.
Suddenly, Second Pce Master Jue Yang asked, Feeling regrets?
Xiao Chen felt stunned for a while, not understanding what the Second Pce Master was referring to.
Did regrets refer to Xiao Chen wasting the request? Or did it mean disappointment at seeing that person in a sorry state and suffering great torture, far from the unparalleled existence that he expected?
However, it did not matter whether Xiao Chen understood him or not. Regardless of which it was, he did not feel regret. He shook his head.
Second Pce Master, I somewhat do not understand. Does he not feel pain? Xiao Chen thought about the me on the altar and the sword wound intentionally left on that persons chest.
That persons heart bled constantly. Such pain would be indescribable.
Pce Master Jue Yang replied softly, His pain is a soul-deep torture. Everything you see is just the tip of the iceberg. This is the most horrifying aspect of the Purple Gold Dragon Emperor. He can make you live in pain, wishing for death, yet you cannot feel it. This pain will umte and burst out one thousand yearster. Even if one regains freedom, ones soul and body will crumble.
This...
These words sent a chill through Xiao Chen. The scene of the Purple Gold Dragon Emperor appeared before his minds eye, making him tremble in fear.
No one can challenge the Dragon Emperors prestige. Even the Heavenly Dragon is no exception.
Pce Master Jue Yang added softly, Hence, I feel that bringing you to see him is not a bad thing. At the very least, you wont end up entertaining thoughts that you should not from practicing the Supreme Dragon Fist.
When Xiao Chen heard that, he could not help asking, What kind of thoughts does Second Pce Master think that I would have?
Jue Yang looked at Xiao Chen and replied, Even without me saying it, you should be very clear on the negative effects of the Supreme Dragon Fist. The rage and resentment it contains can affect a cultivators mind at any time. There has never been a wless Martial Technique. For every pro, there is a con. You are a rare genius of my Heavenly Dragon Pce. My big brother and third brother ce heavy hope on you to revitalize the Heavenly Dragon Pce.
I do not want to see you destroy yourself.
Xiao Chens heart skipped a beat. Then, he said softly, Many thanks to the three Pce Masters for your care. This junior will definitely remember the Heavenly Dragon Pces grace to this junior.
The Second Pce Master nodded and said, After you return, cultivate properly and do not rush. Thepetition between the seven outer pces will begin in another half-year. Do not think that you have nothing to worry about after gaining the Supreme Dragon Fist. Even within the Heavenly Dragon Pces heaven-ss core disciples, you are not unrivaled.
This junior knows.
Xiao Chen was very clear on the drawbacks of the Supreme Dragon Fist. He would avoid using it as much as possible.
The Supreme Dragon Fist aside, Xiao Chen was actually already not far from Yi Xin, Li Luo, and Jue Yun.
People like Murong Yan, Wei Hongfei, and Situ Changfeng were only unparalleled among core disciples.
As for the heaven-ss core disciples, Xiao Chen could only try to imagine it. He could guess that those heaven-ss core disciples with Divine Dragon bloodlines would be even stronger.
Those people had much more resources than the Heavenly Dragon Pces heaven-ss core disciples. Even with the Supreme Dragon Fist, Xiao Chen would not dare to im to be unrivaled.
His path was still long.
Go back, then.
Pce Master Jue Yang brought Xiao Chen back to the Heavenly Dragon Pce. The moon was still up, but the moonlight had already dimmed significantly.
Cultivate properly. If you have any questions, you cane and consult us.
After leaving these words, the Second Pce Master Jue Yang vanished from Xiao Chens sight, as though he had never appeared at all.
Chapter 1935 (Raw 2036): The Price of Rashness
Chapter 1935 (Raw 2036): The Price of Rashness
After the Second Pce Master left, Xiao Chen remained on the Heavenly Dragon statues head by himself.
The moon looked hazy, reflecting Xiao Chens current emotions. What he just experienced was too great a shock.
The strength of a Heavenly Dragon went without a doubt.
However, even a strong Heavenly Dragon lost to the current Dragon Emperor, suffering inhumane torture.
Xiao Chen knew that anyone from the Dragon Race had the right topete for the position of Dragon Emperor.
For any generation of Dragon Emperor, the Dragon Emperor could remain in power for only five hundred years.
This was simr to how a dynastys emperor had no chance of being allowed to continue holding power. Otherwise, with the Dragon Emperors cultivation, there would be no need to change emperors for at least ten thousand years.
For the empires, a long-reigning emperor would not be a good thing.
If one bloodline suppressed the other bloodlines, not even giving them hope, conflicts would umte over time and inevitably erupt.
Furthermore, it would not be beneficial, either. Withoutpetition, the Golden Dragon bloodline would eventually go into decline, no matter how much resources it had.
However, while it was said that all Dragon Race cultivators were qualified, the Dragon Emperor position had never ended up in the hands of a Dragon Race cultivator from the Heavenly Dragon Pce.
All the Dragon Emperors came from the Six Colored Divine Dragons. The True Dragons and mixed-blood dragons of the Heavenly Dragon Pce simply could notpete with Divine Dragon cultivators, who had the advantage of resources and stronger bloodlines.
Although the Heavenly Dragon Pce had many people, they were all lower-ss.
Xiao Chen closed his eyes and stopped thinking about this. It was still something far away.
After seeing the sealed Heavenly Dragon, who still exuded a soul-shocking air, Xiao Chen realized that he remained far too weak.
As for fighting for the Dragon Emperor position, Xiao Chen felt that he would have to return to the Kunlun Realm to see advice from the Dragon Horse and the other seniors if he had the chance.
Right now, Xiao Chen only focused on the Supreme Dragon Fist incantation that the Heavenly Dragon sang at the end.
Compared to the Supreme Dragon Fist that Xiao Chen previously learned, the perfected Supreme Dragon Fist was like a brand-new Fist Technique.
That persons current mental state was markedly different from twenty-five years ago.
His understanding of supreme was simply not the same.
The ken and style of that cultivator now were much superior to what they had been twenty-five years ago.
In the past, that cultivator only cared about being unrivaled. Later, he thought about leaving a move for the generations toe, one that involved the Space-Time Dao and would eventually suppress space and time.
Clearly, Xiao Chen could not hope toprehend all of it.
Furthermore, while that person was strong as a Heavenly Dragon, those were hisprehensions and not Xiao Chens.
Right now, Xiao Chen only thought about absorbing as much as he could, then altering the Supreme Dragon Fist, to make it even more suitable for himself and reduce the drawbacks.
When Xiao Chen retrieved the secret manual, he had already sensed the overwhelming resentment.
The Second Pce Master brought Xiao Chen to meet the Heavenly Dragon with this consideration in mind. He was indeed concerned about Xiao Chen and did not want Xiao Chen to lose himself in the Supreme Dragon Fist.
The horizon was now dyed red. The sun peered through the clouds, the sunlight scattering on the entire Heavenly Dragon Pce.
As Xiao Chen sat cross-legged on top of the Heavenly Dragon statue, he was the first to receive the baptism of the morning sun.
However, Xiao Chen was currently immersed in his gains from the previous night and had not opened his eyes yet.
Under the light of the morning sun, the Spiritual Energy waterfall under the head of the Heavenly Dragon statue gave off a myriad of colors.
At this moment, the air felt incredibly fresh.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
When the sun just rose, the other three heaven-ss core disciplesYi Xin, Li Luo, and Jue Yunrushed over to this Profound Dragon tform.
The three exchanged simple greetings before sitting cross-legged and closing their eyes to cultivate quietly at this ce under the Heavenly Dragon statue where the Spiritual Energy was abundant and the clouds and mist seemed ethereal.
The early morning was the golden time of the day; everyones mind, spirit, and energy were all at their peak.
It was clear that these three were hardworking. They did not waste the best time of the morning.
The three had been maintaining this routine ever since bing heaven-ss core disciples; they were quite self-disciplined.
Soon, there was the sound of a few others arriving.
It was the people who obtained reserve qualifications to be heaven-ss core disciplesXiao Jinyu, Zhang Ye, Yi Qianyun, Qin Yan, and Fang Tianyi.
All the disciples of the Heavenly Dragon Pce considered the Profound Dragon tform a holynd. To some degree, they all dreamed of being able to cultivate at this ce someday.
Although it was not as convenient for the reserve heaven-ss core disciples toe to the main peak, they were still allowed to cultivate here.
The five felt very curious. They all held reverence in their hearts as they sized up the ce.
What pure air! The Spiritual Energy here is unimaginably abundant.
Yi Qianyun took in a deep breath as he stood on the peak. He could deeply feel all this as he looked at the rising sun in the east.
The others stood in front of the Spiritual Energy waterfall and tried to scoop some up with their hands.
Before the light of the rising sun, the Spiritual Energy waterfall gave off colorful light, looking very beautiful.
These people felt a coolness in their hands. They all showed smiles. Yi Qianyun discovered that the spiritual mist turned into clear spiritual water.
Then, he directly drank the water in his hand.
Yi Qianyuns body immediately felt refreshed. His internal organs underwent a cleansing. He eximed excitedly, What refreshing spiritual water! To think that Spiritual Energy could actually turn into a waterfall! This is simply inconceivable.
When one looked down, the Spiritual Energy waterfall formed a winding stream like a dragon coiling around the main peak.
The five found it hard to conceal their joy. Even Zhang Ye, whose expression had been tense all this time, was affected by this beautiful scenery reminiscent of a paradise; he showed a warm smile.
Just at this moment, the group felt a gaze, so they turned their heads.
The gazes came from Li Luo, Yi Xin, and Jue Yun. They all opened their eyes at the same time and looked at the five calmly.
This startled the five, and they hurriedly apologized respectfully, Senior Brother Yi Xin, Senior Brother Jue Yun, Senior Sister Li Luo, sorry for interrupting your cultivation.
Interrupting someones cultivation was extremely rude. In severe cases, it might even provoke a huge battle.
However, the three heaven-ss core disciples merely smiled faintly, not showing any disapproval of the five.
Li Luo, the only female among the three heaven-ss core disciples, smiled and said, Its fine. Your emotions being affected on your first visit to the Profound Dragon tform is unavoidable. Back then, we were the same.
Xiao Jinyu and the others heaved a sigh of relief. When they thought back to their earlier actions, they felt extremely embarrassed.
After all, they were all Holy Venerates. Some of them came fromrge, rich ns. Nevertheless, they ended up behaving so childishly.
To ease the awkwardness, Xiao Jinyu asked, Senior Sister, are the three of you the only heaven-ss core disciples of the Heavenly Dragon Pce?
Li Luo replied, Of course not. Even if only one heaven-ss core disciple is chosen in every selection, there will be more than three heaven-ss core disciples in the Heavenly Dragon Pce. It is just that some of them already went to Ancestor Dragon City and some went adventuring outside.
Senior Brothers, Senior Sister, why do you all not go out and adventure? Yi Qianyun asked out of curiosity. It was rather strange that the heaven-ss core disciples always remained on the main peak to cultivate.
Li Luo did not answer. Instead, Jue Yun smiled bitterly. We also want to. However, the sect has rules for that. Before meeting the requirements, we cannot take even a step out of the sect after bing heaven-ss core disciples. You are all the same now. Even if something happens outside, you are not allowed to go out without the three Pce Masters permission.
The moment Jue Yun said this, the fives expressions changed. This meant that they were effectively trapped in the Heavenly Dragon Pce.
Compared to when they were core disciples, they had even less freedom.
What is the requirement? Zhang Ye asked, his expression regaining its usual coldness.
Li Luo pointed at the Heavenly Dragon head above the tall cliffside and said, Its very simple: fly up and stand on top of the Heavenly Dragon. After doing that, you can leave.
What a strange requirement.
The five showed puzzled expressions as they looked up. They felt confused. What was the point of such a strange requirement?
Suddenly, Xiao Jinyus expression changed. He said, There is someone up there!
Li Luo took a look and said, Its Xiao Chen. He arrived long ago and was probably there the whole night.
The expressions of Xiao Jinyu, Yi Qianyun, and the others changed slightly. They immediately felt a huge disappointment.
Their joy at bing reserve heaven-ss core disciples and entering the Profound Dragon tform diminished significantly.
Then, the five startled to their senses. It turned out that other people had already entered the Profound Dragon tform and even reached the top of the Heavenly Dragon statue, which these three heaven-ss core disciples had yet to reach.
It is just twenty or thirty kilometers tall. Could it be that I cannot go up with my middle-stage Holy Venerate cultivation?
Yi Qianyun snorted coldly, feeling unconvinced. Suddenly, he raised his aura to its limit and turned into a gust of strong wind, charging into the clouds.
Be careful!
Before Li Luo and the others could stop Yi Qianyun, he already charged up one-third of the height.
Haha! It turns out that it is only so-so.
Although Yi Qianyun felt some pressure, he discovered that it was tolerable. He could still go higher.
The instant Yi Qianyun raised his head, he discovered that the clouds and mist had scattered at some point, revealing the Heavenly Dragons head.
Now, Yi Qianyun could clearly see Xiao Chen, previously a blurry figure hidden by the clouds and mist.
However, before Yi Qianyun could think, the Heavenly Dragon statue seemed toe to life.
The Heavenly Dragon statue roared ferociously, and the Heavenly Dragons Dragon Might descended from above.
Pu ci!
Yi Qianyun vomited a mouthful of blood. He could not resist at all, getting knocked away and falling towards the bottom of the cliff.
The expressions of Li Luo and the others changed slightly. After one fell off the cliff, it would be somewhat hard to get back up.
Furthermore, Yi Qianyun was injured. If no Elder helped, he would be in some danger
Chapter 1936 (Raw 2037): Different Comprehensions
Chapter 1936 (Raw 2037): Different Comprehensions
Bang!
A miserable shriek apanied the loud sound. Xiao Chen, who was at the top of the Heavenly Dragon statue, opened his eyes.
It seemed like someone had fallen off the cliff. The voice sounded familiar, like Yi Qianyuns.
Xiao Chens night of cultivation was interrupted that way. As he looked at the rising sun, he spat out a mouthful of turbid air.
He stood up on top of the Heavenly Dragon statue and looked around. As he did so, his heart epassed everything he saw.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
With a thought, Xiao Chen started practicing the Supreme Dragon Fist, testing the results of his night ofprehension.
Li Luo and the others gathered below and looked down the cliff. They could no longer see Yi Qianyuns figure.
Will he die? Qin Yan asked with some fear as he gazed at the seemingly bottomless abyss.
Li Luo shook her head and replied, He wont. Although this deep abyss is somewhat strange, it should not kill a reserve heaven-ss core disciple. However, he will suffer from severe injuries and will probably have to lie in bed for one or two months.
When Li Luo said that, Zhang Ye and the others could not help feeling somewhat happy.
After all, right now, they were just reserve heaven-ss core disciples. Sooner orter, they would have to fight each other. They were still inpetition with each other.
Yi Qianyuns rash actions were tantamount to him writing off his opportunity to be a formal heaven-ss core disciple. The thought of this was extremelyughable.
This inspired fear in the others and deterred them from attempting the same thing.
Li Luo withdrew her gaze and said seriously, The stronger you are, the stronger the Heavenly Dragons Dragon Might will be. You can try if you want to. However, you cannot be rash. You have to make sure you leave yourself some leeway.
Just at this moment, the howling of wind came from the top of the Heavenly Dragon statue. Dragon roars rang out, and the clouds around surged.
The seven stopped talking and looked up. As they watched Xiao Chen practice at the top of the Heavenly Dragon statue, they all revealedplicated expressions.
Why can he do it?
Xiao Jinyu revealed a dissatisfied expression. Looking up at Xiao Chen made him feel sullen and depressed.
Envy shed in Jue Yuns eyes as he exined, Heprehended a trace of the Heavenly Dragons mystery. He can already merge his aura with the Heavenly Dragons Dragon Might. That is the best way to climb to the top of the Heavenly Dragon. If the three of us tried to force our way up, we have an even chance of sess. However, we want toprehend the Heavenly Dragons mysteries first before going up instead of fighting the Dragon Might on the way up.
Xiao Chens talent truly astonished the three of them. Back then, Xiao Chen forced his way into the Heavenly Dragon Pces main peak.
The first time he arrived at the Profound Dragon tform, he only observed for a while, thenprehended the Heavenly Dragons mysteries.
As for the three of them, they had cultivated at this Profound Dragon tform for more than a year. Although they improved rapidly, they had made no headway in the Heavenly Dragons mysteries, unable toprehend them.
As the group below spoke, Xiao Chen finished practicing the improved Supreme Dragon Fist. He now gave off an extraordinary aura, one that surpassed the mundane.
Under the light of the morning sun, Xiao Chens handsome face appeared hazy and divine. He looked like he was the Dragon God.
Its still alright.
Xiao Chen shook his head. After practicing the improved Supreme Dragon Fist, he felt that if he diverged from it, he would end up in a state of Berserking Qi Deviation if he continued.
Indeed, the Supreme Dragon Fist could not be easily altered.
Xiao Chen collected his thoughts and leaped into the air, turning into a bolt of lightning entering the clouds. In the next instant, hended at Cold Moon Cave. Then, he went to his cultivation room and started cultivating.
While he needed toprehend the Supreme Dragon Fist, his cultivation could not fall behind, either.
In this way, time slowly passed. Xiao Chen would cultivate in his residence during the day, stabilizing his cultivation and improving it.
During the night, he would go to the top of the Heavenly Dragon statue and meditate. When the morning sun rose, he would practice what heprehended overnight.
The clouds came and went; the sun rose and set. In the blink of an eye, one month had psed.
I did it!
Xiao Chen revealed a smile at the top of the Heavenly Dragon statue. After thirty days, he finally seeded in practicing the improved Supreme Dragon Fist.
He had also reced the resentment in the Supreme Dragon Fist with killing Qi.
Although these two were both negative emotions, killing Qi only needed to be vented, and it could be controlled. There would not be any negative impact.
As for resentment, after umting for a long time, it would sooner orter warp ones mind.
Changing resentment to killing Qi made the Supreme Dragon Fist more suitable for Xiao Chen. Compared to that Heavenly Dragon senior, he did not have so much resentment. Forcibly bringing out the might of this Fist Technique using resentment would be like flipping the result and the process.
In this one month, Xiao Chen had drained arge number of Primeval Heavenly Pills, and his cultivation had increased stably to peakte-stage Star Venerate.
However, he was still some distance from the bottleneck. He would not be able to break through to Holy Venerate so quickly.
Moreover, Xiao Chen was not nning to break through to Holy Venerate for now.
The Holy Light Stage was a brand-new level. After suffering attacks from Holy Venerate Wills so many times, he was exceptionally cautious of this cultivation grade.
Junior Brother Xiao Chen!
Just as Xiao Chen prepared to leave, he heard someone below calling him. With a thought, he descended.
The one who called out was Li Luo. She smiled at him and said, Junior Brother Xiao Chen, congrattions on sessfully altering the Supreme Dragon Fist.
After observing for one month from below, Li Luo naturally knew what Xiao Chen was doing.
Many thanks.
After Li Luo hesitated for a while, she asked, Junior Brother, would you be willing to tell us about the Heavenly Dragons mysteries that youprehended?
Sure.
The simple and straightforward answer startled Li Luo and the others somewhat. Unexpectedly, Xiao Chen was so straightforward.
They had been at a loss for a long time, wondering if they should ask Xiao Chen and what to do if he rejected.
It was not that there were no Elders to exin the Heavenly Dragons mysteries to them. However, the Elders cultivations surpassed the threes by too much. There were many things that were hard to understand and exin.
However, if a person of simr cultivation were to exin it, it would be much easier to understand.
Many thanks, Junior Brother Xiao Chen.
Everyone quickly expressed their gratitude, and they invited Xiao Chen to the top of a stone pir on the Profound Dragon tform. Then, the others spread out and formed a circle.
Xiao Chen did not think too much, just answering honestly, I can only speak about my own understanding. Everyones situation is different. I cannot guarantee that I will be able to help the various seniors.
Junior Brother Xiao Chen, there is no need to be so polite. Your aplishments are clear to see. Since you are willing to share your understanding, we will definitely gain something from it. It is just a matter of how much, Jue Yun, one of the heaven-ss core disciples, said with a smile, performing an inviting gesture.
After thinking for a while, Xiao Chen said, ording to my understanding, the Heavenly Dragons mysteries are not about merging with heaven. Should heaven be supreme and be the master, or should the dragon be supreme and be the master? Simply put, we have to take ourselves as supreme, to have a boldness greater than heaven. Howeverrge heaven is, our hearts have to berger. The vastness of our hearts has to be greater than the sky and thend. Toprehend the Heavenly Dragons mysteries, we first need to have great boldness before fully grasping the intrinsic state of the Heavenly Dragon.
Li Luo asked, What is the intrinsic state of the Heavenly Dragon?
Xiao Chen exined, ording to my understanding, the intrinsic state of the Heavenly Dragon is a kind of ethereal air. It might be different from what everyone imagines it to be, tyrannical, Heavenly Might, or the way of the king.
This...
Li Luo and the others frowned slightly, confusion written on their faces.
When they raised their heads to look at the Heavenly Dragons head hidden behind the clouds and mist, the first impression they got was a soul-shocking Heavenly Might. Next was an unparalleled tyranny. After that was the pride and arrogance of paramountcy.
Why would Xiao Chen describe what he saw as ethereal? The heaven-ss core disciples simply could not understand.
Xiao Chen, you are not messing with us, right?
Xiao Jinyu frowned slightly, eyeing Xiao Chen with suspicion. I have sought advice from many Elders, but no one ever said that the Heavenly Dragons mysteries contained an ethereal state. Could it be that your understanding of this is deeper than those Elders
Perhaps, Xiao Chen answered honestly, not denying it.
To Xiao Chens eyes, the Heavenly Dragon was boundlessly ethereal, proud but not arrogant. No matter how tyrannical it appeared to be, it always had an unrestrained carefreeness.
Even the skies could not clip the Heavenly Dragons wings, and the ground could not bind the Heavenly Dragons feet.
The vastness of its heart was not subject to the restraint of the skies and ground.
What arrogance... At Xiao Chens immodesty, Xiao Jinyu turned his head away, no longer intending to listen.
Xiao Chen did not care and ignored him. If Xiao Jinyu wanted to leave, that was up to him. Xiao Chen did not beg him to listen in the first ce.
As Xiao Chen continued to exin his opinion, more conflicts in opinion cropped up. Fang Tianyi, Qin Yan, and the others left.
Even the three heaven-ss core disciples frowned heavily. The exnations from the seniors and juniors from before who had alsoprehended the Heavenly Dragons mysteriespletely differed from Xiao Chens.
Eventually, only Li Luo remained with him on the Profound Dragon tform. The others could no longer bear to listen.
These people were not interested in openly rebutting Xiao Chen and did not want to start a conflict, so they snorted coldly in their hearts and left.
Soon, even Li Luo could no longer bear it. The more Xiao Chen spoke, the more his words deviated from her understanding. She felt that her mind would copse soon.
If she continued listening, her understanding of the Heavenly Dragon might end up wavering.
Junior Brother Xiao Chen, sorry. I have to leave as well, Li Luo said awkwardly after standing up. She felt somewhat guilty as she looked at Xiao Chen.
Its fine.
Everyone left, but no one discovered that Xiao Chens air had be increasinglypatible with the Heavenly Dragons, nearly one with it.
Chapter 1937 (Raw 2038): No One Can Understand
Chapter 1937 (Raw 2038): No One Can Understand
No one could understand?
Xiao Chen felt slightly disappointed to see the empty Profound Dragon tform. He had been quite happy to share his understanding with others.
No matter what, one would feel conflicted in such a situation.
Even the sect Elders could not see the intrinsic state of the Heavenly Dragon. Why was this?
Xiao Jinyu might have been lying, purposely opposing Xiao Chen. However, Li Luo was not such a person.
Xiao Chens observation and understanding conflicted with the other heaven-ss core disciples understanding.
Otherwise, Li Luo would not have left.
There had to be a reason behind this. Xiao Chen stood up and looked at the Heavenly Dragon statue, at its head hidden behind clouds and mist. It appeared indistinct. Its Dragon Might merged with Heavenly Might, tyrannical and proud, deterring others from looking straight at it.
However, Xiao Chen felt a familiarity when looking at the Heavenly Dragon. Aside from that, there was an ethereal and carefree air that seemed exceptionally obvious.
Strange...strange...
Xiao Chen felt rather interested. As he pondered this, a thought suddenly urred to him.
The Azure Dragon bloodline!
Thats right. It must be because of my special bloodline, which is much higher than the mixed-blood dragons and True Dragons, even the other Divine Dragon bloodlines.
This allows me to see the intrinsic state of the Heavenly Dragon statue.
Otherwise, it would be impossible for those Elders not to see it.
After thinking about it, Xiao Chen concluded that this was the most likely reasonor something not far from it.
Aside from this, it might have some rtion to his experiences.
Xiao Chen did not have the experience of a mixed-blood dragon. He could be said to be looking at this from an observers point of view. When he looked at the Heavenly Dragon statue, his seeing some other mysteries was unavoidable.
Whoosh!
Just then, a treasure light suddenly appeared.
Xiao Chen turned his head back and saw a seven-colored treasure light at the mouth of the Heavenly Dragon, which was shrouded by clouds and mist.
After a moment, something flowed out of the mouth and came down the waterfall. It shone with a bright light that dazzled the eyes.
What is it?
Xiao Chen stepped forward and arrived before the waterfall. Then, he reached out and fished that item out of the water.
When the light disappeared, he saw that it was a fruit emitting a strong fragrance. It was golden and glistening, looking somewhat like a small, coiled dragon.
Strange.
Xiao Chen shook his head and stored this fruit before turning to leave.
At the same time, below the Profound Dragon tform, Xiao Jinyu and the others sat together, discussing the Heavenly Dragons mysteries.
This Xiao Chens understanding is simply nonsensical and aplete load of crap. To think he actually feels that he sees clearer than the Elders. How arrogant! Xiao Jinyu eximed agitatedly, feeling extremely upset.
When Xiao Jinyu thought of Xiao Chens carefree reply of perhaps, he felt depressed.
To think that he really considers himself unrivaled just for being able to stand on top of the Heavenly Dragon statue.
He is just lucky and managed to get up there earlier.
At the bottom of his heart, Xiao Jinyu still did not acknowledge that he was notparable to Xiao Chen. He did not believe that he would lose to a mixed-blood dragon.
Qin Yan frowned and said, Although he did indeedprehend the Heavenly Dragons mysteries, I feel that he was skipping on the details. He did not tell us about the true mysteries behind it. Senior Brother Zhang Ye, you are more experienced, what do you think?
Zhang Ye shook his head and said, It is hard to say. It is too inconceivable,pletely different from what I haveprehended. If I continued listening, I might go astray in my cultivation in the future.
Jue Yun and Yi Xin maintained their poise, not saying anything.
However, based on the twos expressions, it was clear that they agreed with thements. Otherwise, they would have said something in rebuttal.
Senior Sister Li Luo left as well! Fang Tianyi said when he saw a graceful figuree down.
Indeed, even Senior Sister Li Luo could not bear it. I knew it; he was just ying us. Xiao Jinyu spoke louder and with more certainty.
Li Luo frowned slightly upon noticing that the groups expressions were somewhat off. She said seriously, Junior Brother Xiao Chen had said from the start that this was just his personalprehension. He did not guarantee that we would gain anything from it, so stop badmouthing him behind his back.
Haha! We are not saying that he is not good. We are saying he is intentionally misdirecting us, not wanting us to catch up to him, Xiao Jinyu said with a cold smile; he had a strong bias against Xiao Chen.
Just at this moment, a bright light suddenly appeared at the Profound Dragon tform. When everyone looked up, they saw a clump of seven-colored treasure lighting out of the Heavenly Dragon statues mouth and flowing down the waterfall.
Immediately feeling shocked and confused, Qin Yan asked, What is that?
A Heavenly Dragon Fruit!
Jue Yuns expression suddenly changed greatly as he said excitedly, It is definitely a Heavenly Dragon Fruit. It looks exactly the same as how the sects ancient texts describe it. A mutated fruit formed in the mouth of the dragon; it gives off a seven-colored light and flows with the water.
Li Luos expression flickered as she muttered, Junior Brother Xiao Chen did not lie to us. Perhaps his understanding is correct.
Senior Brother Zhang, what is a Heavenly Dragon Fruit? Qin Yan asked as he looked at Zhang Ye.
The veteran core disciple Zhang Ye replied softly, If one can gain the Heavenly Dragon statues acknowledgment byprehending the Dao at the Profound Dragon tform, there is a chance that it will spit out a mutated fruit. This fruit is the Heavenly Dragon Fruit. This Heavenly Dragon Fruit can not only increase cultivation but also cleanse the physical body, condense Soul Energy, and strengthen ones understanding of the Heavenly Dragons mysteries. I have only heard some legends about it. Unexpectedly, the Heavenly Dragon Fruit really exists.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Jue Yun and Yi Xin did not say anything. They directly rushed to the Profound Dragon tform. Now, they could no longer care too much about anything.
The two only wanted to ask Xiao Chen for a leaf. If they could obtain just one leaf from the mutated fruit, it would already be a great opportunity for them.
The two rushed over very quickly. However, all they saw was a lightning bolt shing into the clouds. They could no longer catch up.
Even if the two could catch up, they would be too embarrassed to do so.
Soon, Xiao Jinyu and the others arrived as well. When they did not see Xiao Chens figure, they felt some regret.
When the Heavenly Dragon Pce was just established, the Heavenly Dragon Fruit appeared quite frequently. However, for the past ten thousand years, the Heavenly Dragon Fruit has appeared only three times. Each time, the person who obtained the Heavenly Dragon Fruit became an influential, powerful, outstanding talent in the entire Great Thousand Realms.
Li Luo muttered indifferently, Ive already said, even if you cannot understand Junior Brother Xiao Chens words, you should not nder him behind his back. Even the spiritual symbol of the Heavenly Dragon Pce acknowledged his Dao. Clearly, he is not wrong.
Xiao Jinyu appeared embarrassed. He knew that Li Luos words targeted him. This face p felt rather painful.
Even though Xiao Chen was no longer here, Xiao Jinyu still felt a burning pain.
The mutated fruit should have three leaves. After Junior Brother Xiao Chen consumes the Heavenly Dragon Fruit, he wont have much use for the leaves. We might be able to get them from him.
Jue Yun and Yi Xins thinking was rather practical. After further thought, the temptation of the Heavenly Dragon Fruits leaves overcame their embarrassment. They decided to thicken their skin and ask Xiao Chen for them. They were still rather hopeful.
At Cold Moon Cave, Xiao Chen, who had turned into a lightning bolt and was streaking through the clouds, sensed someone visiting him at his residence.
He resumed his true form in the clouds and looked. Then, he revealed a surprised expression.
His visitors were actually Wei Hongfei, Situ Changfeng, and Murong Yan. Xiao Chennded right away and rushed over to wee them.
Junior Brother Xiao Chen, it has been a long time!
No sooner did Xiao Chennd than he heard Murong Yans loud voice booming from far away.
Xiao Chens figure flickered, and he appeared at the waist of the mountain to wee the three.
Situ Changfeng said softly with a smile, You arrived really quickly. Brother Xiao, your strength is bing increasingly horrifying. You could even sense our auras from so far away.
Since that was not actually the case, Xiao Chen replied softly, It was just a coincidence. Come with me. Lets go to my residence and have a seat.
After entering the residence, Murong Yan saw Xiao Chen personally heat water for the tea and pour it. He smiled and said, I say, Xiao Chen, your residence is really empty. Why not find some servants?
One could hire servants to manage the residence. However, Xiao Chen preferred quiet and did not ask the sect for some.
After exchanging conventional greetings, Wei Hongfei said, Xiao Chen, you still surpass my expectations. Although I felt that it would not be difficult for you to be a heaven-ss core disciple, I did not expect you to seed in practicing the Supreme Dragon Fist.
I was just lucky.
The mention of the Supreme Dragon Fist piqued Murong Yans interest. Come,e,e. Let us exchange moves. I heard that this Fist Technique is quite ferocious. I happen to have recently practiced a forbidden Fist Technique of my Red Dragon Pce, as well.
Naturally, Xiao Chen would not stupidly start fighting with Murong Yan here. He ignored Murong Yan and looked at Situ Changfeng. Why are the three of you here?
Situ Changfeng turned to Wei Hongfei and said, Brother Wei, you say it.
Wei Hongfei nodded and said, Thepetition between the seven pces will take ce in half a year. I intend to use this half-year to make a trip to Deste God Valley. After looking up Murong Yan and Situ Changfeng, I came to you.
Xiao Chen had heard about Deste God Valley, a forbiddennd located at the borders of several empires.
That ce was extremely dangerous but also had a lot of fortuitous encounters.
Xiao Chen nodded and said, I do not have a problem with that. I have been in closed-door cultivation long enough. I happen to need to go out and walk around.
Situ Changfeng smiled and said, I just knew that Brother Xiao would definitely agree. We cannot remain in the Heavenly Dragon Pce for too long. Lets meet in Heavenly Dragon City three dayster to discuss the details. You should make your preparations.
Wait for a moment.
Xiao Chen recalled something. Then, he took out the mutated fruit he obtained at the Profound Dragon tform. He handed it to Situ Changfeng and asked, Brother Situ, what is this?
This... When Situ Changfeng saw the fruit, he stared at it somewhat nkly. As he took it, he felt shocked. He countered, Where did you get this?
Xiao Chen answered honestly, exining what he experienced.
Situ Changfeng exchanged looks with Wei Hongfei. His expression turned very serious as he said, Quickly put this away. This is the Heavenly Dragon Fruit. That Heavenly Dragon statue on the Heavenly Dragon Pces main peak is extremely ancient. The outer pces have even fought over this Heavenly Dragon Fruit. Youd better consume it as soon as you can, to prevent anything unexpected from happening.
It has such a great influence?
Xiao Chen felt rather shocked. To think that two people with Divine Dragon bloodlines actually showed such grave expressions.
It looked like the value of this item surpassed his expectations.
Wei Hongfei said, It is not just the fruit. The three Heavenly Dragon Leaves are also as valuable as cities, something very precious. You should keep them properly. You can use them to exchange for resources that you need in the future.
Xiao Chen asked, Will their effect work with the fruit?
It wont. After consuming the Heavenly Dragon Fruit, the Heavenly Dragon Leaves will have practically zero effect.
When Xiao Chen heard that, he understood. Then, he said straightforwardly, In that case, Ill give the three Heavenly Dragon Leaves to the three of you. The Heavenly Dragon Fruit is sufficient for me.
Hehe! I will not stand on ceremony, then. While Wei Hongfei and Situ Changfeng might reject out of politeness, Murong Yan gingerly epted a Heavenly Dragon Leaf and put it away. Hence, the other two gave their thanks and carefully put theirs away, as well.
[TL Note: In Chinese culture, it is polite to reject a gift two or three times when first presented with it. One may ept the gift only after the giver insists on it two or three times. Immediately epting the gift is considered rude.]
Then, Xiao Chen suddenly looked outside. Someone else just arrived.
Chapter 1938 (Raw 2038 Repeated): Discussions Complete
Chapter 1938 (Raw 2038 Repeated): Discussions Complete
Someone else just arrived?
On hearing what Xiao Chen said, Situ Changfeng smiled and said, It looks like Brother Xiao is very popr in the Heavenly Dragon Pce.
Very popr?
Xiao Chen did not say anything. However, he guessed that this had something to do with his disappointment at the Profound Dragon tform earlier.
He did not know who came, but with a thought, he took out his identity token and formed a hand seal with both hands.
The formations surrounding the residence opened. Soon, Jue Yun and Yi Xin rushed over to Xiao Chen.
Senior Brothers, why are you here? Xiao Chen asked as he looked at the two, finding their presence somewhat unusual.
Jue Yun hesitated for a moment before probing, Junior Brother, did you obtain a Heavenly Dragon Fruit?
Thats right. While exining myprehensions to everyone, I seemed to have gained the acknowledgment of the Heavenly Dragon statue. A fruit dropped out, a Heavenly Dragon Fruit, Xiao Chen answered honestly, not hiding anything.
It was indeed the Heavenly Dragon Fruit!
Jue Yun and Yi Xin both rejoiced in their hearts. Yi Xin said, Junior Brother, there should be three Heavenly Dragon Leaves with the Heavenly Dragon Fruit. After you consume the Heavenly Dragon Fruit, the effects of the Heavenly Dragon Leaves will not be great. The two of us would like to ask Junior Brother for a Heavenly Dragon Leaf each. We can use resources to exchange for it.
Senior Brothers are too polite. If not for exining myprehensions to everyone, the Heavenly Dragon Fruit would not have appeared. We are from the same sect, so an exchange is not necessary...
Before Xiao Chen could finish speaking, Jue Yun and Yi Xin rejoiced greatly. Junior Brother is really straightforward. In that case, the two of us will not stand on ceremony.
Unexpectedly, Xiao Chen was so generous, not requiring them to use resources to exchange for the leaves.
Xiao Chen felt helpless, not knowing how to exin. He had not finished what he wanted to say.
When Situ Changfeng saw what happened, he said softly, The two of you are toote. Brother Xiao Chen has already given the Heavenly Dragon Leaves to the three of us. Im afraid it is impossible for us to return them.
What?!
Jue Yun and Yi Xin were both shocked. Only now did they notice the three people with Xiao Chen. These three had extraordinary auras and were very strong.
The two asked, Might we ask who the few of you are?
The Red Dragon Pces heaven-ss core disciple Murong Yan!
The Blue Dragon Pces heaven-ss core disciple Situ Changfeng!
The Golden Dragon Pces heaven-ss core disciple Wei Hongfei!
Jue Yun and Yi Xin immediately felt a huge pressure. These three were actually heaven-ss core disciples with Divine Dragon bloodlines.
Although they were all heaven-ss core disciples, everyone in the Divine Dragon Empire knew that there was a clear disparity between the Heavenly Dragon Pces heaven-ss core disciples and the heaven-ss core disciples of the other outer pces in terms of strength and status.
Furthermore, Jue Yun and Yi Xin were among the Heavenly Dragon Pces weaker heaven-ss core disciples.
The stronger heaven-ss core disciples had passed the test long ago and were adventuring outside.
Feeling somewhat awkward, Jue Yun smiled in embarrassment. Sorry for the interruption.
After the two left Xiao Chens residence, they found it hard to remain calm. To think that three Divine Dragon bloodline heaven-ss core disciples were visiting Xiao Chen.
Moreover, the threes expressions showed that they did not act superior before him.
In fact, Jue Yun and Yi Xin got the impression that the three were there to ask him for help.
That calm, white-robed desman at the top of the Heavenly Dragon statue had already surpassed them without them realizing it.
Be it ken or broadness of heart, there was noparison.
With this thought, the two could not help feeling slightly disappointed.
It looks like Senior Sister Li Luo is right. Junior Brother Xiao Chen had kind intentions. With his strength and the broadness of his heart, he does not need to misdirect us to prevent us from surpassing him. Yi Xin somewhat helplessly stated the facts and let out a long sigh.
Even heaven-ss core disciples with Divine Dragon bloodlines came to Xiao Chen for help. How could he have seen the Heavenly Dragon Pces heaven-ss core disciples as opponents and harbored ill intent?
After shaking their heads, the two left dispiritedly.
They were not disappointed by their failure to obtain the Heavenly Dragon Leaves. What truly disappointed them was the discovery of the gap between them and Xiao Chen.
Back at Cold Moon Cave, Situ Changfengs group did not remain for long.
Wei Hongfei stood up and said, Lets meet at thergest inn of Heavenly Dragon City three days hence. Xiao Chen, you should make your preparations.
Right.
After the three left, Xiao Chen took out the Heavenly Dragon Fruit and ate it without much thought.
The glistening, golden Heavenly Dragon Fruit tasted pretty good. It was fragrant and sweet and felt refreshing as it slid down the throat.
Soon after, the Heavenly Dragon Fruits effects started to manifest.
Xiao Chen closed his eyes and carefully probed the changes. The instant he closed his eyes, his entire body released a resplendent light formed by strands of pure Dragon Qi. Then, the Dragon Qi gathered behind him and formed a Heavenly Dragon.
There was already a trace of the Heavenly Dragons mysteries in his body. With the aid of the Heavenly Dragon Fruit, this trace strengthened.
Xiao Chen gradually felt that he could grasp the originally indistinct and intangible Heavenly Dragons mysteries, as if they were about to take form.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Suddenly, Xiao Chens aura flourished wildly and rapidly. After he consumed the Heavenly Dragon Fruit, his opposing Veritable Essence Energies condensed before quickly expanding. His cultivation advanced by leaps and bounds.
When he hadpletely absorbed the Heavenly Dragon Fruit, his cultivation directly soared to peak Consummationte-stage Star Venerate.
This saved Xiao Chen a lot of time, bringing him to the peak of the Starry Sky Stage.
Previously, he had expected to need some time to reach the bottleneck. Now, he was already there.
Four hourster, Xiao Chen opened his eyes. A dragon-shaped golden light shed in his eyes.
How strong! The improvements to my Veritable Essence Energies are secondary. On the other hand, the Heavenly Dragons mysteries are a pleasant surprise.
Xiao Chens Veritable Essence Energies would have reached such a level eventually. Furthermore, he did notck resources, just time.
However, the Heavenly Dragons mysteries were different. Comprehending them took time. One Heavenly Dragon Fruit directly helped him condense aplete strand of the Heavenly Dragons mysteries.
It was no longer like before, where he could only sense it but not grasp it.
With a thought, a strand of swimming light appeared in Xiao Chens palm.
This was the form of the Heavenly Dragons mysteries. Xiao Chen revealed joy on his face. In the future, infusing the Heavenly Dragons mysteries into his aura, his Dragon Might, and Martial Techniques would be easy.
Now, he was more confident of bing a Heavenly Dragon.
For the next three days, Xiao Chen did not make any preparations. He only worked on digesting the many benefits he had gained from consuming the Heavenly Dragon Fruit.
Aside from his Veritable Essence Energy, his cultivation, and the Heavenly Dragons mysteries, he had to slowly experience the other benefits.
For example, the cleansing of his physical body allowed his Divine Dragon War Body to improve further.
Three dayster, Xiao Chen met up with the other three at thergest inn in Heavenly Dragon City.
Now that they were not in the Heavenly Dragon Pce, Wei Hongfei, Situ Changfeng, and Murong Yan did not have to restrain themselves.
Situ Changfeng looked at Xiao Chen, and his eyes lit up. Xiao Chen, you already refined the Heavenly Dragon Fruit?
Yes. The effects are pretty good. It condensed my Veritable Essence Energy again, and my cultivation even reached peak Consummationte-stage Star Venerate. My Heavenly Dragons mysteries also improved further.
The Heavenly Dragon Fruit raised Xiao Chensbat prowess by at least twenty percent.
Although Situ Changfeng and the other two refined the Heavenly Dragon Leaves, the effects were much lesser than Xiao Chens.
Furthermore, the three had notprehended the Heavenly Dragons mysteries. So, the greatest effect of the Heavenly Dragon Leaves was wasted.
In that case, lets go to Deste God Valley. The opportunities there will be greater. Situ Changfeng smiled softly.
Wei Hongfei said, Speaking of which, Xiao Chen, what do you know of Deste God Valley?
Not much. I only know that it is a forbiddennd that is on the borders of several empires. It would have not only Divine Dragon Empire cultivators but also cultivators from other empires adventuring there. Aside from the dangers of Deste God Valley itself, we will have to deal with the cultivators of the other empires.
Wei Hongfei said seriously, Actually, it is more dangerous than you think. With our strength, we can only wander about the periphery of Deste God Valley for fortuitous encounters. While Deste God Valley is called a valley, in reality, it is quite vast,parable to a county of the empire. There are also many secret realms that can materialize unknown, small, independent worlds.
However, if we can find some opportunities, our chances at thepetition between the seven pces will be much higher.
Xiao Chen thought about another matter, which led him to ask, Among the outer pces heaven-ss core disciples, where you do all rank?
Murong Yan and the others answered his question honestly. Although we are not bottom-feeders, it is still difficult for us to enter the top ten. The many veteran heaven-ss core disciples all hide their strengths deeply and are very horrifying. Who knows how strong they are?
When Xiao Chen heard that, he stared nkly, somewhat stumped for words. The Divine Dragon bloodline heaven-ss core disciples were apparently a little frightening.
To think that Murong Yan, Wei Hongfei, and Situ Changfeng did not dare to say that they could rank within the top ten.
Wei Hongfei added seriously, However, the three of us are still confident of breaking into the top ten within half a year. Those people just had more time than us. Their talent andprehension ability are not that strong, even weaker than ours.
Situ Changfeng said, We need to find a fortuitous encounter when we enter Deste God Valley this time, one that can allow us to surpass them within a short period.
Xiao Chen entered deep thought. He had not met any of the Heavenly Dragon Pces veteran heaven-ss core disciples yet.
However, based on the strength of Jue Yun, Li Luo, and Yi Xin, Xiao Chen could roughly deduce those heaven-ss core disciples strength. Those adventuring outside the Heavenly Dragon Pce would definitely be stronger.
Like Situ Changfeng, Murong Yan, and Wei Hongfei, he had to work hard too.
After they concluded their discussion and reached an agreement, Wei Hongfei said, We still need to go to the White Dragon Pce and Green Dragon Pce to find one person from each of them. Lets go to the White Dragon Pce first.
Chapter 1939 (Raw 2039): Special Physique
Chapter 1939 (Raw 2039): Special Physique
The Divine Dragon Empire had seven provinces. Each province had one hundred counties that were each the size of a Great Realm.
The Six Colored Divine Dragon ns each held one province, and the remaining province was ruled by the strong mixed-blood dragon ns.
The province that the White Dragon bloodline upied was Cloud Water Province.
The White Dragon Pce was located in White Mountain County, Cloud Water Province, a long distance away from the Heavenly Dragon Pce. A Holy Venerate would take at least a year to fly over.
Hence, one could only use the transportation formations in cities and make serial jumps to reach that extremely far ce.
After spending seven days traveling continuously through transportation formations, Xiao Chen and the other three arrived at White Mountain County.
Like the Heavenly Dragon Pce, the White Dragon Pce was also located in an ancient dragon city.
This ancient dragon city had an extremely in and simple name: White Cloud City.
Most of the buildings in the city were white, like the name of this city. However, they were not pure white. Instead, they had a jade glow.
The people in theter times had probably used divine materials to renovate this ancient dragon city in the preferred style of the White Dragon Race.
Although the city waspletely white, it looked much more beautiful than Heavenly Dragon City.
However, there were far fewer people herepared to Heavenly Dragon City.
The streets of Heavenly Dragon City bustled with activity and people.
This was easy to understand. After all, mixed-blood dragon cultivators outnumbered those of the Six Colored Divine Dragons.
There was simply noparison. Also, mixed-blood dragon cultivators would note to White Cloud City if they had no reason to do so.
In this city, the mixed-blood dragon cultivators were mostly likely bottom-level existences like servants.
Xiao Chen felt that this ce did not wee mixed-blood dragons. After thinking for a while, he decided against going to the White Dragon Pce in order to avoid setbacks or problems.
Xiao Chen, are you sure that you are not going toe with us? Wei Hongfei asked. After all, they came together. He hoped that everyone could go together.
Xiao Chen nodded and said, Im not going.
Murong Yan smiled and said, You are really noting? I heard that the White Dragon Holy Daughter asionally returns to the White Dragon Pce. If you dont go and miss out on that, it would be too unfortunate.
Situ Changfeng startedughing in his heart. What kind of reason is this? Xiao Chen does not look like a person who lusts after beauty.
Although the White Dragon Holy Daughter was very beautiful and very charming, Situ Changfeng did not think that Xiao Chen would change his decision just because of her.
Who knew, just as Situ Changfeng thought that, Xiao Chen said, I have no issues with going.
Hahaha! Xiao Chen is truly one of us! Murong Yanughed boisterously. However, Wei Hongfei and Situ Changfeng both felt startled.
Nevertheless, the two quickly regained their calm. Situ Changfeng said, The White Dragon Holy Daughter is indeed very beautiful. I once managed to see her from afar. She was extraordinarily charming. I wonder how much more charming she is now after a few years.
Wei Hongfei said, She should be ate-stage Holy Venerate already, but quickly breaking through to the Sovereign Stage will probably be difficult even for her. The bottleneck of the Holy Light Stage is still too great.
The four chatted as they walked. Soon, they arrived at the main gate of the White Dragon Pce.
Xiao Chen took a look. The main gate of the White Dragon Pce was muchrger and much more majesticpared to the Heavenly Dragon Pces main gate.
The mountain ranges of the outer pces controlled by the Six Colored Divine Dragons should be muchrger than what the Heavenly Dragon Pce controlled.
Wei Hongfei had sent notice beforehand. Furthermore, he was a Golden Dragon Pce heaven-ss core disciple. Thus, the White Dragon Pce would show him some respect.
After verifying the groups identity, the White Dragon Pce did not make things difficult for the group and even sent an administrator to guide the four.
The White Dragon Pce was as it normally was. Clearly, Liu Ruyue was not here.
There were not that many coincidences in the world. Xiao Chen came knowing that there was only a slim chance of seeing her, so he was not too disappointed.
After they entered a residence, some servants received them, and the group settled down to wait.
Xiao Chen looked around. This residence was very simr to his own, except with many more servants.
Even if the master of the residence were out, the servants would be able to properly entertain any guest that came.
The person we are waiting for is very strong. He became a heaven-ss core disciple one year ago. If there are no surprises, he will be the leader for this trip. Most importantly, he has already been to Deste God Valley twice. He is much more experienced than us. We cannot do without him on this trip. Wei Hongfei introduced the identity and strength of the person they were meeting in the White Dragon Pce in a soft voice.
Is he stronger than you? Murong Yan asked, somewhat surprised. If that was the case, then this persons strength was quite respectable.
Perhaps. Wei Hongfei did not deny or object.
Thud! Thud! Thud!
Xiao Chen and the others did not wait for long before footsteps came from outside. Based on the sound, there was more than one person.
Indeed, two White Dragon bloodline cultivators of simr stature arrived. The one on the left appeared more eye-catching.
This person was handsome. He had sharp eyebrows and bright eyes. While his cultivation was not highpeak early-stage Holy Veneratehe had a tempered aura that felt extremely formidable. With one look, it was clear that this was an expert who had gone through many rounds of elimination.
This persons gaze was sharp, and his expression felt somewhat cold.
Brother Zhong Li, it has been a long time, Wei Hongfei said softly in greeting as he stood up. Then, he introduced Xiao Chen and the others.
As Wei Hongfei introduced each person, Zhong Li nodded slightly to indicate his acknowledgment. However, when Wei Hongfei got to Xiao Chen, Zhong Li interrupted, Brother Wei, ording to our arrangement, I dont recall any mention of bringing a mixed-blood dragon.
Herees trouble...
Xiao Chens heart skipped a beat, but his expression did not change. He had expected this.
So what if he is a mixed-blood dragon? As long as he is strong enough, that is sufficient. Murong Yan spoke straightforwardly, upset with Zhong Lis attitude.
Zhong Li did not even bother looking at Murong Yan. He pointed to the person beside him. This is my junior brother Liu Yunfei. He just became a White Dragon Pce heaven-ss core disciple this year. I would like to bring him to Deste God Valley.
Situ Changfeng said softly, Actually, given our team, having an additional person is not a problem at all.
How is it not a problem? An additional person means splitting the gains between more people. There will be one more person to take care of. If that person ends up holding us back, the entire team might die. I will not permit trash in my team.
Zhong Li showed a cold expression, not intending topromise at all.
Situ Changfeng and Wei Hongfei immediately felt put on the spot. They did not expect Zhong Li to be so firm on this.
Wei Hongfei did not give in, either. He said seriously, Xiao Chen is not weak. Before he became a heaven-ss core disciple, he could already chop down Rakshasa Tians clone with one saber strike. He rescued the entire me Dragon Legion nearly single-handedly. Now, he has even seeded in practicing the Supreme Dragon Fist.
If Brother Zhong Li insists on this, then we can only take the risk and enter Deste God Valley by ourselves.
Although Zhong Li was strong and had entered Deste God Valley twice, it was absolutely impossible for Wei Hongfei to abandon Xiao Chen.
With strong confidence in Xiao Chen, Wei Hongfei decisively made his choice.
Such a resolute stand startled Zhong Li. To think that this Wei Hongfei was so determined.
Alright, then. Ill take a step back. He is indeed extraordinary to be able to practice the Supreme Dragon Fist. However, the ws of the Supreme Dragon Fist are rather clear. If he is not careful and loses control of his emotions, he will enter a state of Berserking Qi Deviation. Clearly, that move is not suitable as a trump card. Without the Supreme Dragon Fist, how strong can he be? Zhong Li analyzed very objectively, remaining extremely calm.
So? Situ Changfeng felt that the other party meant more than what he said.
Zhong Li replied seriously, Its very simple: have him fight with my junior brother without using the Supreme Dragon Fist. We need a stablepanion and not a problem that might lose control of his emotions at any time. If he wins, I will have nothing to say.
Zhong Li sounded justified and reasonable. However, Situ Changfeng felt that he had already prepared this argument when he brought Liu Yunfei over.
Zhong Li had intended to kick Xiao Chen out and put his junior brother in.
Situ Changfeng and Wei Hongfei exchanged looks. They could not make the decision on this, so they turned to Xiao Chen. Xiao Chen, what do you think?
After all, it was not really fair to restrict Xiao Chen from using the Supreme Dragon Fist.
Xiao Chen replied calmly, I have no objections.
Zhong Li smiled and said, You are rather bold. I forgot to say, my junior brother has already transformed twenty percent of his Divine Dragon bloodline. His potential is even greater than mine. This is also why I insist on bringing him to Deste God Valley.
What?!
This revtion startled Situ Changfeng, Murong Yan, and Wei Hongfei. They all looked at Liu Yunfei, finding it inconceivable.
A Great Deste Eon bloodline was a boundless treasure trove. Normally, it was very difficult topletely transform all of ones bloodline into ones strength before reaching the Faux God Realm.
This person was rather incredible for having transformed twenty percent of his bloodline as a Holy Venerate.
Situ Changfeng and the others had not transformed even ten percent of their bloodlines.
The transformation of their bloodlines could only rely on external assistance like Medicinal Pills and natural treasures. However, some people had special physiques. For the same Medicinal Pill, one might be able to transform one-thousandth of their bloodline, but such a person could transform one-hundredth.
People with such a special physique would receive heavy attention in any sect and priority in nurturing.
Unexpectedly, this unprepossessing Liu Yunfei actually had such a special physique.
Chapter 1940 (Raw 2040): Big Commotion in the White Dragon Palace
Chapter 1940 (Raw 2040): Big Commotion in the White Dragon Pce
Liu Yunfei looked at Xiao Chen and smiled coldly. You will lose for sure. To think that you dare to not use the Supreme Dragon Fist. However, you dont have to worry. If you take the initiative to admit defeat, I will not injure you.
Wei Hongfei said anxiously, Xiao Chen, lets go. There is no need to remain in this White Dragon Pce any longer. With the strength of us four, as long as we remain united, we can go to Deste God Valley too.
Go? Why go?
Xiao Chen continued coldly, It is just transforming twenty percent of his bloodline power. Being able to do that as a Holy Venerate is pretty incredible. However, so what? The key lies in how much of it he can bring out. If he cannot bring it out, it is useless.
It was truly incredible for a Holy Venerate to transform twenty percent of their bloodline power.
Furthermore, this was a Divine Dragon bloodline. Twenty percent of such a bloodline would allow this persons strength to surpass that of regr people. It would make it easy for him to fight above his cultivation. Furthermore, as his cultivation increased, this twenty percent of bloodline power would continue showing an effect. His potential would only growrger.
Xiao Chen had not tested himself, but he estimated that he had already transformed about ten percent of his bloodline power.
Although Xiao Chen did not have any special physique, back then, he had consumed plenty of Life Juice Source. Even now, he still could feel his bloodline power getting dug out.
Xiao Chen believed that ten percent of the Grade 8 Azure Dragon bloodline was more than equal to this White Dragon bloodline of unknown grade.
Furthermore, who knew how much of the bloodline power the other party could bring out?
Even without using the Supreme Dragon Fist, Xiao Chen was fully confident of defeating the other party.
What bold words!
Xiao Chens words enraged Liu Yunfei. He said sullenly, You mixed-blood dragon! Do you dare to make a bet with me?!
What are we betting?
Ten thousand Primeval Heavenly Pills. Not only that, but whoever loses also has to kneel down, kowtow, and acknowledge their mistake! Liu Yunfei shouted overbearingly.
Zhong Li revealed a yful smile. He did not care. After all, he believed that Liu Yunfei could not possibly lose.
It would be best if Xiao Chen did not dare to take the bet and just acknowledged defeat now.
If Im leading the team, I absolutely do not need cowards. Deste God Valley is full of danger. If you have no courage at all, there will be no need for you to follow me, Zhong Li said carefreely as he nced at Xiao Chen.
What fellows! The junior brother was overbearing, and the senior brother mocked in concert.
However, these words infuriated Wei Hongfei. He flung his sleeves out and said coldly, It looks like there really is no need to remain at this White Dragon Pce. Xiao Chen, lets go. Since they do not wee us, there is no need for us to linger here anymore.
With such an attitude, there was no need to continue this farce. Even if they ended up teaming up, with this preupation in their hearts, ill-feelings would be unavoidable.
Xiao Chen could not help admiring Wei Hongfeis decisiveness. If the team did not get along, there would be conflicts after going to Deste God Valley.
Since there was no way to get along, they might as well leave early.
What nonsense is this?! Ptooey! Murong Yan cursed and angrily got up. Clearly, he supported Wei Hongfeis decision.
Wei Hongfei, are you actually falling out with me over a mixed-blood dragon? Zhong Li gave Wei Hongfei an incredulous look, utterly bbergasted.
Wei Hongfei smiled coldly and retorted, Your question is rather interesting. You can fall out with me over a junior brother with a special physique. Why cant I fall out with you over a mixed-blood dragon that sessfully practiced the Supreme Dragon Fist and even saved me?
Insignificant mixed-blood dragon, stand still. Your duel with me has not started yet!
Upon seeing Xiao Chen stand up to leave, Liu Yunfei, who was at the side, suddenly charged at him.
Murong Yan and the others could not help changing their expressions slightly. They already fell out with each other, so what was the point of a duel?
Xiao Chen, be careful! a few loud voices warned.
Even without the others reminding him, Xiao Chen already felt the other partys murderous intent the moment it was formed.
Xiao Chen turned around and took action as well.
The instant Xiao Chen made his move, a Dao disk spread out behind him and infused into his palm strike.
Boom!
Great Dao Energy?! Do you think you are the only one with it?! Liu Feiyun snorted coldly. Then, a Dao disk also appeared behind him. This Dao disk infused into his palm wind, and his aura immediately soared.
A strong wind blew, and a Dao Might swept across. The others all scattered quickly.
Do you think you can touch me? Insignificant tricks!
Liu Yunfei revealed a disdainful smile on his face. His aura kept merging with the Dao Might and rapidly grew stronger.
Just as Xiao Chen looked like he would fall into a disadvantage, another Dao disk appeared behind him with a thought.
Two kinds of Dao Might? Damn it! Scram!
This startled Liu Yunfei. He had not expected Xiao Chen to haveprehended two Great Dao. He quickly used his Holy Venerate Will to encase his body.
Thats enough.
Upon seeing that the other party was being pig-headed, Xiao Chen felt some anger. Heyered his two Dao Might and ran them at full force, raising them from Small Perfection to Great Perfection.
Electricity and saber intent resonated with each other. As electric light flickered, the two Great Perfection Dao Might merged into one.
Boom! This knocked Liu Yunfei back and caused him to vomit blood.
Great Perfection Dao Might!
Liu Yunfei and Zhong Li were both rmed. Both kinds of Dao Might are already at Great Perfection!
When Wei Hongfei and the others saw this scene, they revealed some joy after mild startlement. Unexpectedly, Xiao Chens two Great Dao reached Great Perfection.
Murong Yan guffawed and said, Haha! You are indeed trash. You should celebrate that my Brother Xiao Chen did not make that bet with you. Otherwise, you would have to kneel and kowtow while apologizing. In addition, you would have to hand over ten thousand Primeval Heavenly Pills.
You! You are an intolerable bully!
After being humiliated like that, Liu Yunfei was incensed and directly attacked Murong Yan.
Do you think I am afraid of you?! Murong Yan snorted coldly, and a berserk aura rushed out of his body.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The entire room instantly crumbled, and mes spread, damaging a portion of therge residence.
To think you are causing trouble in my residence! You truly show no regard for my White Dragon Pce!
Zhong Li was irritated. He was a veteran heaven-ss core disciple, yet this Murong Yan actually ruined his residence and humiliated his junior brother right in front of him.
Some murderous intent stirred in Zhong Lis heart, especially when he remembered that Wei Hongfei did not give him any face and fell out with him.
That being the case, Zhong Li decided to keep them locked up in the White Dragon Pce and let them go only after they realized their mistake.
Noticing something off with Zhong Lis expression, Wei Hongfei said, Lets go.
The four did not think of anything else, immediately turning and leaving. Right now, they just wanted to leave this nest of trouble.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
The group soared into the air, instantly leaving Zhong Lis residence and reaching the White Dragon Pces interior.
In close pursuit, Zhong Li shouted in the air, These people came to the White Dragon Pce to cause trouble. Stop them!
As a veteran heaven-ss core disciple, Zhong Li held a high position in the White Dragon Pce. When he called out, the White Dragon Pce disciples around were momentarily stunned before going to surround Xiao Chens group.
When Xiao Chen saw more than one hundred White Dragon Pce core disciplesing over, he smiled bitterly. What is happening?
Although he had had a presentiment of trouble, he had not expected such a hugemotion.
Wei Hongfei clearly felt startled. He said seriously, Quickly leave before the Elders arrive. We absolutely cannot let them capture us.
If the group was captured, right or wrong would be in the hands of the other party.
However, if they managed to leave, they would no longer need to be afraid when they reached their own territories, as they were all heaven-ss core disciples of outer pces.
Hahaha! Dregs of the White Dragon Pce, to think that you dare to block me, Murong Yan. You are all seeking death!
Murong Yan was simple-minded. He felt very excited. He had not caused trouble in a Dragons Gate outer pce before.
He threw a palm strike, and a strong, burning wind rushed out and sent a few core disciples flying.
Xiao Chen did not draw his saber. Heyered his two Dao Might and attacked casually. With a gentle bump, his scabbard knocked anyone who dared to block him into the air.
Situ Changfeng danced about with his sleeves fluttering. The strong wind became like extra pairs of hands thrusting out.
Before those that tried to block Situ Changfeng could get near, they were sent flying, iling helplessly in the air.
These people could not control their bodies at all. After that, they fell to the ground in pathetic states.
Miserable cries and pained moans rang out endlessly.
Short of a heaven-ss core disciple appearing, simply no one could block Xiao Chens group.
The four felt like they had returned to the battlefield in the Abyssal Underworld. Their auras flourished, and their hot-bloodedness surged.
Bang! Bang!
Zhong Li and Liu Yunfei cursed as they stepped in to block the four.
Unfortunately, the four worked together with tacit understanding. Zhong Li and Liu Yunfeisted only one move before getting knocked away with wounds covering their bodies.
Murong Yan and the others could not helpughing.
Wei Hongfei said seriously, Zhong Li, if not for your experience of going to Deste God Valley a few times, do you think I would let you be the leader of the team? Now, it looks like there is no need for you, either. The four of us working together are sufficient.
Themotion was too great. More and more disciples arrived and helped to block the group.
However, it was like Wei Hongfei said; when the four worked together, nothing could stop them.
Keep it up. We are nearing the exit, Wei Hongfei said when he saw the White Dragon Pces main gate ahead.
The four raised their auras to their peaks and merged their auras. Their Dragon Might was vast and unparalleled, actually bing increasinglypatible with one another.
The four advanced quickly, not lingering to fight and give the other party a chance to trap them using formations.
When it looked like the group would charge out of the main gate, a short saber less than one meter long shot down from the sky.
Willow leaves scattered about and danced messily in the air.
A spot of cold, resplendent, dazzling light amid the leaves flew straight down, as quickly as a meteor, not giving anyone a chance to react.
Willow Leaf Saber?!
Wei Hongfei recognized this Saber Technique. He quickly said, Scatter!
The strong saber intent contained in the short saber made the fours expressions change slightly, and they scattered hastily.
Boom!
Before the short saber reached them, it suddenly exploded. The shock waves containing saber intent radiated into the surroundings.
The four could not dodge in time. They grunted as the shock wave knocked them into the air.
After the fournded, they had to take a few steps back before managing to stand stably. This saber strike scattered their formation.
The group saw a short-haired girl in front, who looked valiant and formidable. Then, this girl extended her hand and beckoned.
Whoosh! Whoosh!
The short saber spun as it returned. Under the sunlight, the whistling saber light looked dazzling and piercing.
Xiao Chen and the others could not help squinting slightly. At the same time, their figures shed continuously, avoiding the saber Qi that the saber light shot out as it spun around.
Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!
The four executed their Movement Techniques. Aside from Xiao Chen, who dodged everything, the saber Qi struck everyone.
Damn! This girl is really heavy-handed.
Murong Yan was in the sorriest state. His Movement Technique was weak. More than ten attacks struck him, inflicting incredible pain; blood covered his body.
ng!
The short-haired girl withdrew her saber, and the bright saber light disappeared into the scabbard at her waist.
Do the few of you truly think that there is no one strong in my White Dragon Pce? the short-haired girl asked in a charming fashion as she looked at Xiao Chens group of four.
For an instant, Xiao Chen thought that Liu Ruyue appeared before him.
However, this rxed, short-haired girl clearly had a different air from Liu Ruyue.
Chapter 1941 (Raw 2041): Hesitation
Chapter 1941 (Raw 2041): Hesitation
Thud! Thud! Thud!
After the short-haired girl blocked the four and broke their formation, the people behind immediately ran over and surrounded them.
Once momentum was disrupted, regaining it was very hard.
Furthermore, with this obstruction, the White Dragon Pces Elders were sure to arrive.
The four exchanged looks and smiled bitterly. After causing a hugemotion and rushing out, they had failed at thest moment.
Without any other ideas, they gave up on resisting.
However, the hearts of the four remained easy. They were all heaven-ss core disciples. The White Dragon Pce would not dare to do much.
At the very most, they would be locked up before being sent back to their respective pces, then punished.
However, this dypletely disrupted their ns.
This was still a huge loss. It would affect theirter ns and perhaps even affect them during thepetition among the seven outer pces.
Murong Yan stopped his wounds from bleeding and looked over. Now, he discovered that the short-haired girl in front of them was quite young.
This girl appeared to be in her twenties; the juvenile cast to her face had yet to disappear. With one look, it was clear that she was not experienced,cking a worldly air.
Turns out, it is a young girl. Murong Yan smiled. He could not help crying out, It really hurts.
ng!
Right after Murong Yan spoke, he saw a piercing light from a strand of saber Qi rushing at him, looking like a willow leaf.
This scared him. He could no longer be bothered with stopping his bleeding. He quickly jumped and dodged, not daring to say anything more.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
A few strong auras arrived in the airthe Sovereign Personage experts of the White Dragon Pce. As Xiao Chen and the others expected, they no longer had a chance.
Elders, just leave this matter to me.
Who knew, the short-haired girl shouted to the sky, and those Sovereign Personages withdrew.
However, before those Elders left, they sent a voice projection to Xiao Chens group: Stop causing problems. Otherwise, you will not just be locked up.
After making the threat, the Elders withdrew, but they did not go far away.
Actually, without these Elders needing to say anything, Xiao Chen and the others would not continue attacking. If there were a chance, they naturally would not give it up.
If there were no chance, they would not do any pointless work, either.
Junior Sister Liu!
Just at this moment, Liu Yunfei and Zhong Li rushed over in a fluster.
Situ Changfeng whispered to Wei Hongfei, Hongfei, who is this girl? Why does she know the Willow Leaf Saber? To think that Zhong Li is so polite to her. What is her background?
Wei Hongfei replied uncertainly, Ive heard that Liu Ruyue has a younger sister, but she rarely appears. This should be her, right?
What?!
Xiao Chen was shocked. A younger sister?
Whats going on? Why have I not heard of this before? Xiao Chens shock was indescribable.
However, it was not convenient to ask about this now. He could only forcefully suppress his questions. Although he felt shocked, he did not show it. He only nced at that girl a few times.
Seeing that Xiao Chen and the others no longer intended to resist, Zhong Li heaved a sigh of relief. He said to the short-haired girl, Junior Sister Liu, these people caused trouble at my residence. They not only injured Junior Brother Liu but even humiliated him with their words and destroyed a part of my residence. Leave these people to me. Ive already informed the Law Enforcement Halls people.
Screw your mother!
Murong Yan scolded, It clearly was you who looked down on our friend, wanting to chase him out of the team that was arranged beforehand and put in your junior brother. After being rejected, your bullshit junior brother even sneak-attacked my friend. Haha! The funniest thing was that even though it was a sneak attack, he still lost.
I have seen shameless people, but I have never seen anyone as shameless as you. No wonder you could go to Deste God Valley and leave a few times. It turns out that your skin is so thick, you are already undefeatable. Haha!
Even though the situation was bad, Murong Yan still did not change. He not only scolded Zhong Li but even mocked him, not giving him any face.
Murong Yans words were true. Zhong Li raged in his heart, but his expression did not change. He said casually, Junior Brother Liu, send Junior Sister Liu back first. Ill deal with this.
[TL Note: The Liu in Liu Yunfei is different from the Liu in Liu Ruyun and Liu Ruyue. They are not rted aside from their White Dragon bloodline.]
Yes.
Wait a moment. I have not questioned them yet. I am the one handling this matter. Although I am not experienced, my elder sister told me that when dealing with such matters, the people involved should avoid arousing suspicion. Someone other than you should handle this.
The short-haired girls words were logical. Zhong Li was temporarily at a loss as to how to rebut.
Junior Brother Liu, did you really sneak-attack them? The short-haired girl questioned Liu Yunfei as she looked at him wide-eyed.
Liu Feiyun blushed slightly, feeling embarrassed. He found it hard to exin, so he looked at Zhong Li, hoping for assistance.
Just as Zhong Li was about to speak, the short-haired girl said, Dont interrupt. Let him speak for himself. In any case, the truth will be revealed in the end, so dont even lie. Otherwise, thisdy will not be nice.
Liu Yunfei felt conflicted for a long time, hesitating on whether to deny the charge persistently.
However, he concluded that if the short-haired girl was really serious and called out the Pce Master, he still would have to tell the truth in the end.
Hence, he might as well admit to it now and avoid greater troubleter. He lowered his head and said through gritted teeth, Yes.
Really?!
The short-haired girl felt startled. You sneak-attacked others and were even defeated?
Yes.
Liu Yunfei had yet to wipe away the blood on his lips. He could not hide the wounds on his body. There was no way for him to rebut this.
So, Liu Yunfei nodded again while clenching his teeth.
Zhong Li sighed in his heart, Its all over.
Things took a different turn. Xiao Chen and the others did not expect that this Liu Yunfei would actually admit to everything.
Murong Yan smiled and said, You are truly dreg. You are weak, and your character is poor. Your skin is not even as thick as your senior brothers. So what if you transformed twenty percent of your bloodline? You are still trash. Hahaha!
After cursing, Murong Yan felt incredibly delighted. However, hepletely frustrated Liu Yunfei and Zhong Li.
On the other hand, the short-haired girl was not concerned about this. She smiled in excitement and said, Stop scolding others. You are not a good person, either. Who is the friend you mentioned?
Murong Yan immediately felt like vomiting blood. What do you mean I am not a good person, either?
However, Murong Yan still honestly pointed at Xiao Chen and said, Xiao Chen, the Heavenly Dragon Pces newly advanced heaven-ss core disciple.
The short-haired girl rolled her eyes. Now, she roughly understood what had happened. She looked at Zhong Li and asked, Senior Brother Zhong Li, are you going to pursue this?
Zhong Li smiled bitterly and replied, With Junior Sister managing this, how could I dare to pursue this?
Pursue my ass. Liu Yunfei admitted to everything like a fool.
This is the White Dragon Pce, my territory. They are outsiders causing trouble. Even if themotion reached the Pce Masters ears, as long as he kept denying it, nothing would have happened. Which pce would not protect its disciple even though the disciple was in the wrong?
After ncing at Wei Hongfei, Zhong Li snorted coldly before flinging his sleeves out and leaving. Liu Yunfei quickly followed.
The many core disciples surrounding Xiao Chens group sighed and scattered. They knew that they have suffered for nothing today.
Many thanks to this young miss for upholding justice. If there is nothing else, we will go now.
In order to avoid running into more trouble by lingering here, Wei Hongfei performed a cupped-fist salute and took his leave.
Theres no rush. With me around, no one will dare to seek trouble for you. My elder sister always tells me that you cannot judge a person by their bloodline. All the more I should not look down on others because of their low bloodline. This time, it was indeed Senior Brother Zhong Li who was in the wrong. I apologize to you all on behalf of the White Dragon Pce, also this...Heavenly Dragon Pce friend, the short-haired girl said sincerely as she looked at Xiao Chen.
Murong Yan said, This girl, although she is ruthless in her attacks, her manners are pretty good. However, just an apology is useless. We are all injured. Compensation needs to be made!
The short-haired girl did not me Murong Yan for wanting a mile when given an inch. She smiled. Hehe! Actually, I was thinking the same. I would like to invite you all to my residence to have a seat. I can see that you are all injured, and your Veritable Essence Energy is significantly drained. It will be good to rest up first before rushing on your way.
Murong Yan now became embarrassed. He had been kidding when he said that. He did not expect the other party to be so sincere, listening to him.
Murong Yan looked at the other three and whispered, What do you all think?
Xiao Chen was still wondering how Liu Ruyue gained a younger sister; he could not think about anything else.
Wei Hongfei rolled his eyes. He felt exasperated at Murong Yan but could do nothing. They clearly could have left, but Murong Yan had to mouth off. He could not be bothered with Murong Yan now.
Situ Changfeng said helplessly, Miss Liu, with such great hospitality, if we dont go, we would appear to be unreasonable.
Lets go.
Since Xiao Chens group agreed, the short-haired girl appeared very happy.
Once this group was far away, the hidden Sovereign Personage Elders appeared and helplessly shook their heads.
The Second Young Miss is still yful. She still loves to poke her nose into other peoples business. I think Zhong Li must be almost angered into wanting to kill.
She has been cooped up in the White Dragon Pce all the while. It is quite boring. It would be hard for her to ignore thismotion, as something out of the ordinary rarely happens. These peoples identities have no problems, right?
They are fine. They are heaven-ss core disciples of the other outer pces. They probably just got into a conflict due to an argument and are not intentionally causing trouble.
In that case, lets just leave things be. When the Second Young Miss has had her fill of fun, send this group back as early as possible. To think that they dare to cause trouble in the White Dragon Pce! They are truly bold.
Clearly, these Elders were still quite angry.
Whether Xiao Chens group was in the right or not, it consisted of outsiders, who had injured White Dragon Pce disciples. No matter what, these Elders would feel upset.
If not for the short-haired girls interference, things would not have been settled just like that.
Chapter 1942 (Raw 2042): Blank Painting
Chapter 1942 (Raw 2042): nk Painting
The short-haired girls residence was built by the side of ake among the mountains.
It was hard to imagine that there was such a hugeke in the middle of towering mountains and precipitous ridges.
Theke water was clear, and white mist spread all over its surface. Spiritual Energy pervaded the ce.
An exquisite pavilion stood at the center of theke shrouded in white mist. When one looked over, it vaguely seemed like paradise.
Mountains surrounded the ce, and theke water looked like a painting. The mountain ranges stretched up and down into the distance.
Amid the rising and falling mountains, theke looked like jade, a perfect and wless treasure jade iid in the mountains and rivers.
Birds flew in the sky, and fish swam about happily in theke.
As one stood by thekeside, the poeticke looked incredibly long, stretching out between two mountain ranges.
Theke actually gave the impression of being a great sea, like it was vast and endless.
As for that pavilion at the center of theke, when one peered through the mist at it, the dragons and phoenixes carved in jade werepletely white.
The pavilion sparkled with light, which reflected on theke surface. The water rippled gently, and the jade-green color lingered. A few birds took off into the air and tore through the thick mist, flying over the pavilion.
It was like the poetic scene instantly came to life.
Great ce. I would not tire of such a ce even if I lived here until I died. If I stopped pursuing the Martial Dao one day, I would want to seek out such a beautiful scene for my retirement.
Situ Changfeng sighed,pletely immersed in the beautiful scenery.
The short-haired girl rebutted, Thats impossible. I have stayed here for ten-odd years. Ive already had enough of this. How could one possibly stay here forever without hating it?
Xiao Chen countered softly, That is because your heart is not still enough. If your heart is not still, no matter how good the scenery, you will simply think of mountains and rivers when you see it. After you look past the bustle, the glory, the humiliation, and settle down, you will see
The short-haired girl interrupted, What will one see?
Xiao Chen smiled and said, It will still be mountains and rivers.
Then, it is still the same. Do you see that pavilion? Every time my elder sisteres back, she stays there, the short-haired girl said softly as she pointed at the white-jade pavilion at the center of theke.
Murong Yans eyes lit up. Can we go over and take a look?
The short-haired girl shook her head and said, Of course not. No one can enter my elder sisters room without permission.
Thats as good as not saying, Murong Yan said, slightly disappointed.
Hehe! However, we can go to the residence. Speaking of which, that pavilion is empty. There is nothing to see there.
After the short-haired girl finished speaking, she called out to everyone to go to her residence.
Xiao Chen was thest to enter. Before he did, he nced contemtively at the pavilion in the center of theke.
After entering the residence, the short-haired girl seemed to be apletely different person. She pestered the group, asking all sorts of questions.
Now, she was far from the expert she looked like at the beginning.
After some conversation, the group came to know that this short-haired girl was called Liu Ruyun, a daughter of the current leader of the White Dragon Race.
With such an identity, Liu Ruyun was a bona fide major character.
The leader of the White Dragon Race was the White Dragon King, the one who led all the White Dragon cultivators in the Divine Dragon Empire.
Ostensibly, the White Dragon Pce belonged to the Dragons Gate, but in reality, the White Dragon bloodline had control over it. The Pce Master and the Vice Pce Master were both appointed by the White Dragon King.
If anything major happened, the entirety of the White Dragon Pce would definitely listen to the White Dragon King when he issued the call.
Of course, all the outer pces were managed by the Dragons Gate, just like the White Dragon King was.
Xiao Chen could not help thinking, What nonsense!
Wouldnt that mean Liu Ruyue is the White Dragon Kings eldest daughter?
In that case, who died on the summit of Qingyun Peak in the Sky Dome Realm because of the Demons, sealing himself in ice as he died? Who was that to Liu Ruyue?
Liu Ruyue could not possibly have two fathers, right?
Xiao Chen thought to himself, The things that are happening here might be much moreplicated than I thought.
Previously, Xiao Chen had heard from a White Dragon Pce core disciple.
Liu Ruyue possessed not only a Grade 7 bloodline but also an innate dragon soul. The power of the dragon soul was extremely pure.
Regr Dragon Race cultivators possessed only the bloodlines of dragons; their Soul Energy was only that of ordinary people. There was nothing special about their souls.
Having an innate dragon soul meant that Liu Ruyues Soul Energy contained the power of a dragon soul. She waspletely different.
Such an existence could not only revitalize the White Dragon Race but even gain the position of Dragon Emperor.
Perhaps this was why the White Dragon Race needed to hide Liu Ruyues identity.
A cover story of Liu Ruyue being the White Dragon Kings daughter would be the most convincing. Who would dare to doubt the White Dragon King?
Now, it looked like the cover story was rather sessful. While Xiao Chen was in the Divine Dragon Empire, he had not heard of anyone doubting Liu Ruyues identity.
To Xiao Chen, all this did not matter. The main question was whether Liu Ruyue herself knew about it.
If you lot hurt Ruyue for your own benefits, I absolutely will never forgive you!
Xiao Chen had seen too many cases where people went overboard when benefits were involved.
He could not help dwelling on this a little more.
Are you going to Deste God Valley? the short-haired girl asked as she looked at the group curiously.
Wei Hongfei nodded. Yes. We were nning to invite Zhong Li to go with us. Now, we can only go with just the four of us.
Liu Ruyun, the short-haired girl, said seriously, Ill apany you, then. My strength is not lower than Zhong Lis. They did not stop you, but I could. Confidence shed in her eyes.
Liu Ruyun was truly not weak. In fact, she was stronger than Zhong Li.
As the White Dragon Kings daughter, Liu Ruyuns bloodline and talent would not be weak. The Cultivation Techniques and Martial Techniques she used would definitely be the best.
On the surface, it looked like Liu Ruyun was even stronger than the four here.
However, if they truly fought a life-and-death battle, the short-haired girl would not be a match for any of them.
When the short-haired girl said that she wanted to apany them, not even the brainless Murong Yan responded to her.
Situ Changfeng said, It is already dark. Lets rest first.
The short-haired girl said helplessly, Alright, then. Uncle Mei, bring them in to rest.
When the bright moon hung high in the skyte in the night, Xiao Chen left his room. He swept his Spiritual Sense through the ce. When he verified that there was no one around, he gently pushed off with his feet. Then, he carefully avoided the many restrictions andnded on the surface of theke.
He turned into a cool breeze that blew close to theke surface, silently flying to the pavilion at the center of theke.
However, when Xiao Chen neared the center of theke, he was shocked to find that there was nothing there.
Ripples spread out on the water, and the cool breeze lingered. However, there was no pavilion.
Is it an illusion?
Xiao Chen did not rush. He opened his Heavenly Eye and noticed something strange. It was no simple illusion before him.
If he took another step forward, he would be trapped by an illusion formation.
If he tried to barge in, the consequences would be dire.
This is not too difficult for me.
Xiao Chen put on the Death God Mask and activated Void Shadow, one of the three Secret Techniques it contained.
His figure slowly immaterialized, bing something in-between reality and illusion. Thissted for only a short time, just one second.
However, this one second was sufficient for Xiao Chen to pass that troublesome illusion formation and enter the pavilion.
I seeded.
Xiao Chen took the mask off and walked up the steps of the white-jade pavilion. He did not hesitate to push the door open.
This is where Ruyue lived.
He looked around but did not discover anything special. It was a typical girls room.
It was like Liu Ruyun said, empty. Clearly, Liu Ruyue had not been back for a long time.
Even if Liu Ruyue returned, she would not remain for long.
As Xiao Chen casually walked around the pavilion, he did not think about much. He simply looked at the ce where Liu Ruyue once lived.
This is...
Xiao Chen stopped walking, having discovered a painting in the pavilions study.
He slowly spread the painting. It depicted a blurry figure. There was an outline but no face. It was notplete. Nothing much could be made out from it.
Who is this painting of?
Xiao Chen closed the painting, wondering curiously whether Liu Ruyue painted it.
Only Liu Ruyue and Liu Ruyun had lived here. Liu Ruyun was still young and did not seem like someone who painted.
After thinking about it, this might possibly have been drawn by Liu Ruyue.
Xiao Chen thought about it, then rolled the painting up and put it inside his Universe Ring.
Hahaha! Little thief!
Just at this moment, a voice rang out. Liu Ruyun suddenly appeared outside.
Unsurprised, Xiao Chen looked up and gave this girl a strange look. He took out the painting, opened it up once more, and asked, Did you paint this?
Since Xiao Chen was unflustered, not appearing shocked or embarrassed at all, the short-haired girl found the situation boring.
It looked like he had guessed that Liu Ruyuns residence was connected to this pavilion. She could feel every movement within the pavilion.
How could I possibly have drawn that? I borrowed it. There are many more, all like that. There is only an outline without a face. Hey, I just noticed, this outline is very simr to you.
Liu Ruyun seemed to have discovered something extremely interesting. When she got close, she looked at Xiao Chen and said, You really look very simr.
Chapter 1943 (Raw 2043): An Answer
Chapter 1943 (Raw 2043): An Answer
Like me? Xiao Chen thought in his heart, feeling a little depressed. If it is like me, then why not justpletely paint me?
Wait there. Dont move.
Liu Ruyun rushed out, then returned quickly with a brush in hand.
She squinted at Xiao Chen, looking at him in detail as she drew him, filling in that nk space with a face.
Her painting skills were not that good, but she could still do a simple illustration.
Soon, facial features appeared on the outline, slowly bing clearer.
Now, the person in the painting had delicate facial features. He looked very handsome with a certain calm and elegance on his face.
It is very simr, practically identical, Liu Ruyun muttered to herself, finding this inconceivable after shepleted the painting. At first, she only felt that there were some simrities, so she casually did this.
Unexpectedly, after shepleted the painting, it looked exactly the same as Xiao Chen; there was not a single difference to be found.
Liu Ruyun rubbed her chin in thought, unable to figure this out, as she muttered to herself, Could it really be just a coincidence?
Let me see.
The shock in Xiao Chens heart was no lesser than Liu Ruyuns. When he took the painting and looked at it, he frowned heavily.
Whats going on?
He could not understand at all. Was this just a coincidence, or did Liu Ruyue forget what he looked like?
Its impossible. Xiao Chen did not believe that Liu Ruyue would forget him.
Furthermore, with the memory of a cultivator, as long as one wanted to recall someone, one would be able to see that person clearly in their mind with just a slight thought.
Earlier, you said that your elder sister frequently drew this. However, she only drew the outline but never the features?
Yes! As far as I can remember, she was already painting this when I was young. Id see her trying hard to recall something, but she still could not draw the face. Let me see...there have to be at least ten thousand of these paintings, Liu Ruyun answered honestly, not hiding anything.
This is strange. Xiao Chen closed the painting, his emotions chaotic. No matter how hard he thought about it, he could not understand.
When it came to Liu Ruyue, his normally calm mind had difficulty functioning properly.
Xiao Chens gaze shifted to Liu Ruyun. I have to find out more from her. I still have too little information. If I have more, perhaps it will be easier to figure out whats going on.
Why are you looking at me like that? Liu Ruyun asked with her head lowered. She felt somewhat ufortable with how Xiao Chen was staring at her.
How much do you know about your elder sister?
You want to find out more about my elder sister? Hehe! She practically watched me grow up. So how much do you think I know about her? However, for me to tell you...
When Liu Ruyun heard that Xiao Chen wanted to know more about Liu Ruyue, a crafty look shed in her eyes as she kept Xiao Chen in suspense.
To think that this girl wants to discuss conditions with me!
Xiao Chen did not argue his way out. What do I have to do for you to tell me?
Hehe! You are indeed a smart person. You should know what I want. Liu Ruyun did not speak her condition directly, looking Xiao Chen straight in the eye.
Xiao Chen shook his head, decisively rejecting her. No. You cannot go to Deste God Valley. If anything happens, we cannot take responsibility for it. No one will be able to bear the White Dragon Kings rage.
When Liu Ruyun heard that, she snarled, In that case, you can forget about knowing about my elder sister!
I will find out sooner orter.
Xiao Chen did not argue with the other party. He put down the painting and left after turning away.
Dont go!
After seeing Xiao Chen leave, Liu Ruyun stamped her foot and clenched her teeth in anger. She caught up to Xiao Chen and said, Alright, Ill tell you.
Xiao Chen smiled inwardly. This girl is still too kind. He stopped and said, Great. Just answer what I ask.
I really lost to you. Ask away, then.
Not wanting to waste any time, Xiao Chen organized his thoughts and asked a few critical questions: Did Liu Ruyue ever mention the Sky Dome Realm? Did Liu Ruyue do any strange actions? In general, what did Liu Ruyue experience during these years?
After Liu Ruyun answered these questions, Xiao Chens thoughts became clearer.
In the end, he concluded that Liu Ruyue had her memories wiped.
Indeed, this was the best way for the White Dragon Race to control Liu Ruyue: making her feel that she had grown up in the White Dragon Race.
There would be no need for anything else to get Liu Ruyue to work for the White Dragon Race and acknowledge her identity.
This would exin why Liu Ruyue did not remember what Xiao Chen looked like.
It was also why Liu Ruyue did not show anything strange or mention the Sky Dome Realm all these years.
Now that Xiao Chen had an answer, he released his bated breath.
Memories were marks on the body made by time. Completely eliminating them was impossible. One could only seal them. As long as the method was found, memories could be recovered.
It just depended on how strong the person who sealed them was.
If the White Dragon King did it personally, then recovering Liu Ruyues memories would be somewhat problematic.
No matter what, this was a piece of fortune amid misfortune. Liu Ruyue did not suffer from any true damage. She was not threatened or controlled, either. Xiao Chen found this barely eptable.
Although I know a lot about my elder sister, I have a feeling that she is hiding something from me. During these years, there has been an endless stream of people pursuing her. Aside from the Dragon God Crown Prince, there were many outstanding talents from the eight empires. However, none of them interested her. I suspect that there is someone in her heart, but she will not tell me about it...
As Liu Ruyun spoke, she found that she did not seem to truly understand Liu Ruyue.
It would be strange if you knew. Even Liu Ruyue herself does not know, Xiao Chen thought to himself. Dont overthink. Just remember that she is good to you.
That is natural... Hey, somethings off. Why are you so concerned about my elder sister, even speaking up for her?
Liu Ruyun eyed Xiao Chen suspiciously, trying to make out something from his face. In the end, she got nothing.
There is no need for you to care about that. Ive thought about it. It might be possible to bring you to Deste God Valley. Xiao Chen changed the subject.
Really?
Liu Ruyun felt extremely excited. However, she immediately asked, Are you not afraid of suffering the wrath of my father?
I will end up falling out with your father over Liu Ruyue sooner orter. Im not afraid of adding you to the problem.
Xiao Chen said seriously, Cut the crap. Do you want to go or not?
Of course! I have waited for this day for a long time. You all should leave tomorrow. Then, I will meet you outside White Cloud City.
Xiao Chen felt somewhat shocked. Youve prepared already?
I have been preparing for a few years. I justcked the opportunity and did not dare to go out alone. Now that I happened to meet you all, I absolutely cannot miss out on this opportunity. Hehe! Actually, even if you did not agree, I still would have gone to look for you all. I left marks on all your bodies.
Liu Ruyuns eyes gleamed. This news startled Xiao Chen. This girl was much more difficult to deal with than expected.
What if someone discovers that you went missing? What are you going to do?
I already prepared to deal with this long ago. Before I leave, I will say that I am entering closed-door cultivation. Then, I will onlye out some time after I return. There should be no problem. Dont worry. I have been ready for years. There will not be any idents.
Xiao Chen still did not feel at ease. He said seriously, I will make something clear first. After we go out, you have to listen to all my instructions. Otherwise, I will not bring you along.
I promise to listen to you, alright?
Xiao Chen said indifferently, Swear it. Swear it on a heart demon.
Since Xiao Chen was going to bring her out, he had to ensure her safety. He could not permit anything to go wrong.
Although Liu Ruyun probably had even more treasures and trump cards than he did, he still had to be cautious. There was nothing wrong with being careful.
After all, that Qin Aotian had been covered in inherited Dao Tools but still fell easily to Xiao Chen.
Alright, I swear it on a heart demon. After I leave the White Dragon Pce, I will not act alone. I will listen to you, Xiao Chen, in everything until I return to the White Dragon Pce.
Since Xiao Chen looked so serious, Liu Ruyun swore on a heart demon to put him at ease.
If she went back on her oath, she would develop a heart demon that would cause her to go into a state of Berserking Qi Deviation.
Xiao Chen heaved a sigh of relief and asked, Why do you trust me so much?
Liu Ruyun showed a heroic look and replied, Because I am confident. Because you are a smart person and know that I have trump cards. If you wish to harm me, you will have to be ready to die.
Ill go and prepare. You should leave early as well. Dont let others discover you. Immediately after saying that, Liu Ruyun turned and left.
Xiao Chen entered deep thought. This girl was not as simple as she looked. This was good too. He would worry less.
As he looked at the painting, he felt a warmth in his heart when he thought about Liu Ruyues matter.
Even with her memories wiped, Liu Ruyue still did notpletely forget about him and tried her best to remember.
Wait for me. I will definitely help you recover your memories.
Xiao Chen gave the pavilion a final look before putting on the Death God Mask and leaving this ce.
Chapter 1944 (Raw 2044): Ancient Desolate Town
Chapter 1944 (Raw 2044): Ancient Deste Town
Early the next morning, Xiao Chens group of four was respectfully sent out.
When the four saw the unfriendly expressions of the White Dragon Pces people, they smiled to themselves. They were probably the only ones who had managed to cause trouble in the White Dragon Pce and leave safely.
How unfortunate. I find myself rather fond of that girl, Murong Yan said abashedly when he turned his head to look back at the White Dragon Pce.
Liu Ruyun not only did not send them off but did not even meet with them one final time. Murong Yan felt slightly disappointed.
Wei Hongfei mocked, You really must have taken pleasure in her beating you up. If you like it, I can beat you up againter.
Wei Hongfei was referring to when the four got blocked from leaving; Murong Yan had been the one in the sorriest state from Liu Ruyuns saber light.
At the mention of this embarrassing matter, Murong Yan did not re up. He only grunted, Ill not bicker with you.
Situ Changfeng asked, Are we still going to the Green Dragon Pce? The Green Dragon Race is good at healing. The primary Cultivation Technique of the Green Dragon Pce is the Spring Wind and Rain Art, an extremely famous Cultivation Technique throughout the Central Great Realm.
Theres no need to go. Ill just tell him to head straight to the meeting ce.
Wei Hongfei said, My friend from the Green Dragon Pce has experienced life and death with me. He will not be as despicable as Zhong Li.
Thats good.
The group left White Cloud City and traveled for about fifty kilometers. Then, a strong aura arrived with a surging saber intent, causing a strong wind to blow and leaves to fall.
Be careful. Theres a strong enemy. Wei Hongfeis expression flickered as he took a few steps back and shielded everyone.
Murong Yan growled, I just knew that the White Dragon Pces people would not leave things lying so easily.
Who knew, tinklingughter rang out, and a person flew out of the strong wind.
This person was dressed in tight azure robes, revealing a perfect figure. She looked heroic as her short hair fluttered about in the wind. It was the White Dragon Kings little daughter, Liu Ruyun.
Murong Yanughed in pleasant surprise, Little girl, you ran out?
Humph! You are not allowed to call me little girl. You are not that much older than me. You are not even stronger than me.
Liu Ruyun red at Murong Yan. Then, shifting her gaze to Xiao Chen, she smiled and said, He promised to bring me to Deste God Valley.
What?!
Everyone felt greatly startled. Wei Hongfei turned to Xiao Chen and said, Brother Xiao, you do not seem like a person who does things without a thought. You are aware of the consequences of bringing her along, right?
Xiao Chen nodded and said, Sorry for making the decision without discussing it with you all and causing you all trouble.
She did me a great favorst night. So, to repay the favor, Im taking her out for a while. Thats my n. If the few of you find this problematic, then I will bring her around myself. If the few of you are willing, I will take responsibility for it. If there are any fortuitous encounters, I will give up my rights to choose once.
Situ Changfeng and Wei Hongfei felt conflicted, not knowing what to choose.
Wei Hongfei looked at Xiao Chen and said, Brother Xiao, sorry. I cannot take this risk, so I cannot go with you this time.
Xiao Chen performed a cupped-fist salute and said, You are too polite. Im the one causing you trouble.
Hey, you! Stop treating me as a burden. Here, for you all.
Liu Ruyun stepped forward and gave everyone an armband each. The armbands were of different colors and had a Divine Dragon drawn on them.
This is... Wei Hongfei prompted, finding it strange.
Xiao Chen received an armband and took a look. Then, he said seriously, This is a simplified version of the Divine Dragon Four Divisions Formation. If we work together to bring it out, we will be able to fight against a peak Holy Venerate, even possibly trapping and killing the other party.
[TL Note: The four divisions refer to the four holy beasts of Chinese mythologythe Azure Dragon, the White Tiger, the Vermilion Bird, and the ck Tortoisebasically, the Martial Spirits of the Kunlun Realms Holy Lands. The inspirationes from the Chinese constetions. They are also known by a variety of names: Four Guardians, Four Gods, Four Auspicious Beasts, and a few others.]
Liu Ruyun looked at Xiao Chen and said, You really know a lot.
Just passable.
Xiao Chen had inherited a Faux God me while in the Soaring Dragon Great Realm. Although the memories were iplete, it contained many of the things that senior had seen. The Divine Dragon Four Divisions Formation was one of them.
Xiao Chen put on the armband and activated it with his Soul Energy. The purple Divine Dragon on the armband turned into a dim light and entered Xiao Chens body. Then, the armband slowly merged into his sleeve and vanished.
The others copied Xiao Chen and activated the armbands one after another.
Interesting. This armband is actually perfectlypatible with the different attributes of the four of us. Situ Changfeng discovered that after they all activated their armbands, the colors that appeared on their respective armbands were different.
These armbands seemed to coincidentally match their attributes.
Xiao Chen was lightning, Murong Yan was fire, Situ Changfeng was wind, and Wei Hongfei was light.
Of course. The Divine Dragon Four Divisions Formation is famous. Although this is a simplified version, it has boundless uses. I saw your tacit cooperation yesterday. You each have different attributes but did not have a suitable formation for working together, so I found one for you all, Liu Ruyun said cockily.
Then, she took out a jade bottle and gave each of the four a Medicinal Pill.
This is a Rank 3 Heavenly Pill! Wei Hongfei eximed in shock after receiving it.
A Heavenly Pill was the highest ssification for Medicinal Pills in the Great Thousand Realms. There was a total of nine ranks among Heavenly Pills.
The Primeval Heavenly Pill, which they normally used for cultivating, was of the lowest rank and had only the most basic function of aiding cultivation. In reality, there were many types of Heavenly Pills of various effects. Even a Rank 1 Heavenly Pill was very rare for them.
Alchemists who could refine Heavenly Pills were greatly respected everywhere in the Central Great Realm, holding high status. They were known as Grandmaster Alchemists.
Grandmasters were also ranked. Those who could refine Rank 1 Heavenly Pills were Rank 1 Grandmasters. Those who could refine Rank 2 Heavenly Pills were Rank 2 Grandmasters, and so on.
Liu Ruyun nodded and said, Thats right. These are Rank 3 Heavenly Pills, the Spring Sun White Dew Pills. They are Medicinal Pills for treating injuries. As long as you still have a single breath left, you can be saved.
To think that it actually is a Rank 3 Heavenly Pill. My master treated them as a treasure before he left, giving me only one. Hahaha! Ruyun, to think that you took out four in one go. Truly incredible!
Murong Yan excitedly put away the Medicinal Pill. Then, he thought of something and asked worriedly, You gave them to us. What about you?
Wei Hongfei looked disdainfully at Murong Yan. Theres no need to worry about her; worry about yourself. She is the White Dragon Kings daughter. It would not be up to you to worry about her.
Murong Yan pped his forehead and smiled. Thats true.
His threepanions were already used to Murong Yans simple-mindedness, so they did not find this strange. Situ Changfeng toyed with the Rank 3 Heavenly Pill in his hand and said in a neutral tone, It looks like we found a treasure. Hongfei, what do you think?
Wei Hongfei thought for a while, then finally said, Alright. I understand what you mean. Wee to the team.
Liu Ruyun smiled widely, causing her eyes to narrow, as she replied, Thanks.
Three dayster, Duan Fei, a Green Dragon Pce heaven-ss core disciple, met up with the group.
Now, that the team wasplete, they set out for Deste God Valley.
Lets go.
Xiao Chen summoned the Demon Blood Vulture and got it to carry everyone to rush them on their way.
A Demon Blood Vulture! Unexpectedly, Brother Xiao actually has such a rare demonic pet. This is really surprising.
This was Duan Feis first time seeing the Demon Blood Vulture, so it slightly startled him. The Demon Blood Vulture was a mutated beast that naturally did not suffer much from bottlenecks and limitations, something with infinite growth potential.
For one to be able to subdue a Demon Blood Vulture, one had to be strong, aside from being lucky.
When Duan Fei saw this Demon Blood Vulture, he could not help viewing Xiao Chen in a new light.
Xiao Chen felt somewhat depressed. Unexpectedly, this stupid bird can improve others opinions of me. When the stupid bird heard someone praising it, it immediately became very happy.
Just as Xiao Chen was thinking this, the Demon Blood Vulture let out a prolonged screech and blew away the clouds for five thousand kilometers around. Then, it turned into a dim scarlet light, flying even faster.
Deste God Valley was located at the borders of several empires; it did not belong to any of them.
There was a town outside Deste God Valley, known as Ancient Deste Town.
This town was not big, but its traffic wasparable to that of huge cities in the various empires. When the cultivators of the various empires wanted to go to Deste God Valley to adventure, they woulde here first to rest up and organize themselves.
Aside from that, all the famous merchant associations of the Central Great Realm had permanent shops here as well.
These shops would purchase the treasures that cultivators brought out from Deste God Valley.
The peak factions of the Central Great Realm also reached out to this ce, establishing branches of various levels of strength.
This Ancient Deste Town is really busy. Ive heard a lot about it, but hearing stories still does notpare to seeing it for myself.
The people walking around the town were all at least Star Venerates. Just a casual nce around would already garner many Holy Venerates and Sovereign Personages.
There were even a few terrifying auras hidden in the town, inspiring fear in others and deterring them from checking out these auras.
There had to be terrifying existences that surpassed Sovereign Personages guarding the town in secret.
The Demon Blood Vulture became docile even from a few hundred kilometers away. It withdrew its aura and flew carefully.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
The Demon Blood Vulturended and turned into a sh of red light going to Xiao Chens finger. Such a scene made the eyes of the rest light up.
They did not know what trick this was. To think that Xiao Chen did not use a Demonic Pet Pouch.
Do you have any ns for when we enter Deste God Valley? Liu Ruyun asked.
Duan Fei did not know Liu Ruyuns identity. He smiled and replied, This is our first time going to Deste God Valley. We know nothing. What n could we have? We can only remain cautious at all times and try to go as far as we can, to see if we can run into any fortuitous encounters.
Wei Hongfei and the others nodded. This was the n, or rather, there was simply no n at all.
Liu Ruyun frowned and said, How stupid of you all! If you just try your luck like that, it would be strange if you receive anything. You have to take the initiative before you can grab any fortuitous encounters.
Wei Hongfei realized that he really could not underestimate this Liu Ruyun. He asked, What do you think? How should we grab the initiative?
Liu Ruyun replied, Deste God Valley is boundless with countless forbiddennds. It is incredibly dangerous. However, the many empires have frequently explored it for so many years. The ces that should be explored have mostly been covered already. There must be some useful information.
What useful information can there be? Before I came here, I asked around but did not find any valuable information, Wei Hongfei said with a frown.
Watch me.
After saying that, Liu Ruyun slipped out. Wei Hongfeis expression changed slightly as he gave Xiao Chen a nce.
However, he discovered Xiao Chen already ghosting after Liu Ruyun.
When Wei Hongfei saw this scene, he rxed slightly. Xiao Chen was indeed reliable. With Xiao Chen looking after Liu Ruyun, there was no need to worry too much.
Xiao Chen secretly followed Liu Ruyun into Ancient Deste Town. When he saw what she was doing, he realized that this girl was looking for the local tyrant.
She is rather smart, Xiao Chen praised in his heart. Wei Hongfei had organized this trip, so Xiao Chen had not put much thought into the details.
Now, it looked like Wei Hongfei was indeedcking in some areas.
Seeking out the local tyrant had a certain amount of danger. However, if they could obtain useful information, they would be much better off than if they just tried their luck.
Chapter 1945 (Raw 2045): Demonic Blood Thousand Wing Snake
Chapter 1945 (Raw 2045): Demonic Blood Thousand Wing Snake
Liu Ruyun had an overwhelming air full of youthfulness and liveliness, appearing very beautiful.
She also had the aura of a Divine Dragon, and her cultivation was not low. When she spoke with the local tyrant, the local tyrant did not dare to entertain any other thoughts.
After paying a certain amount of Primeval Heavenly Pills, Liu Ruyun obtained the information that she wanted. Then, she sent off the other party with a smile.
Whoosh!
Xiao Chen appeared beside Liu Ruyun and asked, Is there any value to the information you obtained?
She replied softly, Naturally, there is value to it. There are many brokers in this Ancient Deste Town. They are very familiar with Deste God Valley and will know about any fortuitous encounters the moment they appear. These brokers are opportunists that are full of tricks. They cannot obtain these fortuitous encounters on their own and have to organize teams from the cultivators thate here to adventure in order to obtain these fortuitous encounters.
A team like us, all Dragons Gate outer pce heaven-ss core disciples, will genuinely be in high demand. The local tyrant here told me that there happens to be a famous broker seeking a team recently. Just wait. Someone wille to look for us soon.
Xiao Chen could not help feeling admiration as he said, You are quite young and inexperienced, but you know quite a lot. Your elder sister must have told you.
Hehe! You guessed it. My elder sister went to Deste God Valley several times before. I am indeed more familiar with this ce than you all. At the very least, I am more reliable than that Zhong Li. Liu Ruyun put on an expression that said, Im very smart; quickly praise me.
Xiao Chen nced at Liu Ruyun before directly ignoring her. Then, he turned around to inform Wei Hongfei and the others.
What a boring fellow, Liu Ruyun muttered to herself before following Xiao Chen.
Soon, the team regrouped. After the others received the information, they felt somewhat nervous as they discussed this.
Wei Hongfei looked at Xiao Chen and asked, Xiao Chen, what do you think?
Xiao Chen gave his opinion. I agree with Liu Ruyun. Just running about aimlessly is too reliant on luck. If we are unlucky, this opportunity will go to waste. Dont forget what we are here for.
As for risk, there definitely will be some. However, we are not greenhorns at adventuring. We should all understand that risk and opportunitye hand in hand; they always exist together.
At Xiao Chens words, Wei Hongfei said with certainty, Good! It is decided, then.
The group reentered the city. Before long, someone called out to Xiao Chens group.
This must be Miss Liu Ruyun!
An ordinary-looking youth with a bright glint in his eyes arrived before the group.
After sizing up Xiao Chens group, this youth felt certain. These people were strong; they were the people he was seeking.
Upon seeing the groups looks of suspicion, that person introduced himself. Hehe! I am Qi Yunfeng, a Ruling Sword Gate disciple. I received information that a team of Divine Dragon cultivators are going to Deste God Valley and wanted toe and befriend you.
Here we go!
Xiao Chen exchanged looks with the others. Indeed, it was as Liu Ruyun said. However, this was a little too fast.
Qi Yunfeng looked around before fixing his gaze on Wei Hongfei. Then, his expression changed as he said, To think you are a Golden Dragon Pce heaven-ss core disciple! Might I ask for your great name?
While Wei Hongfei had a rather indifferent temperament, he still felt secretly pleased to see the other partys reverence. His impression of this person improved a lot.
I do not dare im to be great. Im Wei Hongfei.
Xiao Chens eyes were sharp; he noticed some of the tricks that this Qi Yunfeng used. He truly was a broker; his skill at establishing a friendship was excellent.
Liu Ruyun had told that local tyrant that there was a Golden Dragon Pce heaven-ss core disciple in their team. However, this girl still showed a shocked expression.
Had Xiao Chen not known beforehand, he might have been deceived. This acting was truly convincing.
Soon, this Qi Yunfeng was chatting happily with Wei Hongfei.
Qi Yunfeng invited excitedly, This is not the ce to speak. I have a courtyard in Ancient Deste Town. Lets go there to talk.
Wei Hongfei did not let down his guard. He turned his head and looked at Xiao Chen, seeking Xiao Chens opinion.
Xiao Chen nodded slightly. Then, Wei Hongfei said, Many thanks to Brother Qi for your hospitality.
Qi Yunfeng noticed this tiny detail and secretly felt shocked. Why would a Golden Dragon Pce heaven-ss core disciple seek the opinion of a mixed-blood dragon?
Furthermore, the stranger thing is that this mixed-blood dragon is only a Star Venerate.
Never mind. He is just a Star Venerate. There is no need to worry about it.
The group went to Qi Yunfengs courtyard and noticed a war chariot in the shape of a ming bird hovering over the courtyard.
This war chariot shone with a faint light, radiating a scary might that shocked the soul.
A Heaven Suspending War Chariot!
Wei Hongfei said with some shock, Brother Qi, you are truly impressive.
The original model of the Heaven Suspending War Chariot was made by the Pirate Alliance and specially designed for the Central Great Realms experts. It performed exceptionally well, far surpassing the other war chariots of the Central Great Realm. There were few war chariots of the same level.
A Heaven Suspending War Chariot was a status symbol.
However, the Heaven Suspending War Chariot also was avable in nine grades. Qi Yunfengs was only of the lowest grade.
Nheless, for people of the teams cultivation, it was still something very precious and mighty.
Qi Yunfeng said humbly, Its still alright, just 1-Star. However, its speed is excellent. With this war chariot, no Holy Venerate can catch up to me. Even an ordinary Sovereign Personage would have to put in some effort to catch up. As for defense, it can withstand a Sovereign Personages attack three times.
Although Qi Yunfeng appeared humble, his tone still betrayed his pride.
Liu Ruyun, who was beside Xiao Chen, whispered, Acting all self-important. I have one too, a 2-Star one at that.
Xiao Chen said, Then, why did you not take it out at the beginning?
Hehe! When one is outside, one should not unt ones wealth, Liu Ruyun retorted with eyes narrowing from a smile. She looked very cute and lovable.
Qi Yunfeng, have you freaking found the people you are looking for yet? This great me has been waiting for one month already.
Just at this moment, someone cursed inside the courtyard. Qi Yunfeng chuckled embarrassedly and said, Lets go in, then.
After entering, the group realized that there were already three sets of people inside.
One was a skinny old man, who was alone. He was known as entric Tie. His cultivation was the highest among those present, a peak Consummationte-stage Holy Venerate.
With such a horrifying cultivation, entric Tie alone could face Xiao Chen and the others without any pressure.
The one who cursed at Qi Yunfeng earlier was this person. He had quite a bad temper.
One group had nine people. The leader was a stout, middle-aged man known as Baili Xiu, ate-stage Holy Venerate.
Everyone in this team was a Holy Venerate.
The other group was a middle-aged couple. The man looked like a schr and was a member of a Confucian sect. The woman was very pretty and held a long whip.
While they were called a couple, they looked extremely ipatible with each other.
After a simple introduction, entric Tie said sinisterly, To think that you are people from the Divine Dragon Empire. Qi Yunfeng has great judgment; most of them are cultivators with Divine Dragon bloodlines. Not bad, not bad.
The middle-aged couple and Baili Xius group were very satisfied with Xiao Chens group.
Xiao Chen, who remained in the center of the group, waspletely ignored.
Qi Yunfeng said seriously, I will not bother with speaking nonsense. Clearly, the few of you released information about yourselves because you want to go into Deste God Valley to seek fortuitous encounters. Ill not keep this from everyone; I have a great fortuitous encounter on hand and would like to invite all of you to join in.
Wei Hongfei looked at the other three teams and asked calmly, What fortuitous encounter? You already have so many people here. Even if you face a Sovereign Personage, you could probably hold your own. Why do you still need us?
entric Tie, the middle-aged couple, and Baili Xius group all did not say anything, only smiling mysteriously.
Naturally, I have a reason for seeking you out. It is because my fortuitous encounter is an...
Qi Yunfeng started putting heavy emphasis on his words, pausing after every word. Overlord. ss. Ferocious. Beast. The. Demonic. Blood. Thousand. Wing. Snake!
The moment Qi Yunfeng said this, the expressions of Xiao Chen and the others changed.
The Demonic Blood Thousand Wing Snake was a genuine Sovereign-Personage-level ferocious beast that possessed the bloodline of a Great Deste Eon ferocious beast. Regr Sovereign Personages were helpless against it.
While this group had many people, it still did not stand a high chance of victory against a Sovereign Personage. Targeting this Demonic Blood Thousand Wing Snake would be tantamount to suicide. This existence was on apletely different level.
Wei Hongfei smiled awkwardly. Brother Qi, you must be joking.
Something must have happened to this Demonic Blood Thousand Wing Snake. I think it is probably severely injured or has just undergone a lightning tribtion?
Xiao Chens sudden words startled Qi Yunfeng. This mixed-blood dragon said what he wanted to say.
Thats right. This Demonic Blood Thousand Wing Snake just underwent a tribtion, so it is currently at its weakest. Once it pulls through this period, there will not be any more chances. While it is still dangerous now, there is a chance.
Qi Yunfeng looked around and said with a smile, Furthermore, there are still all of you. If you all activate your Great Deste Eon bloodlines at the same time... Haha! Even a Sovereign Personage would have to run!
Chapter 1946 (Raw 2046): The Hunt Begins
Chapter 1946 (Raw 2046): The Hunt Begins
Xiao Chen exchanged looks with the rest. It turned out that this was the other partys objective. However, how could they just casually activate their Great Deste Eon bloodlines?
If everyone were their own people, they would not mind activating their Great Deste Eon bloodlines. However, there were outsiders.
Naturally, activating their bloodlines could only be used as a life-saving measure.
Wei Hongfei said clearly, If that is what Brother Qi intends, Im afraid its off the table.
Qi Yunfeng smiled and said, It was just a casual remark, an emergency n. After all, you are all heaven-ss core disciples of the Dragons Gates outer pces. Even if you do not use the Great Deste Eon bloodlines, you are all strong enough.
We need to discuss this first.
Qi Yunfeng extended his hand in a gesture of invitation and said, Please go ahead!
Xiao Chen suddenly spoke, calling the others out. Then, Wei Hongfeiid a simple isting formation.
Inside the courtyard, entric Tie looked at Qi Yunfeng and said, Little brat Qi, to think that you managed to find bloodline cultivators of the eight great empires. Im now much more confident about this trip.
Qi Yunfeng said, It looks like Senior Tie knows this as well. The Demonic Blood Thousand Wing Snake possesses a Great Deste Eon ferocious beasts bloodline. The might of its bloodline has tremendous suppression on us. With Divine Dragon bloodline cultivators shouldering that, our odds of sess will increase considerably.
entric Tie snorted coldly and said, Humph! If this great me did not know that, why would I waste a month with you? I would have gone alone long ago.
Baili Xiu asked with some concern, One month had passed. The weak period of the Demonic Blood Thousand Wing Snake has not passed yet, right?
Dont worry. The Demonic Blood Thousand Wing Snakes weak periodsts three months. During this period, it will have difficulty bringing out even half of its strength, said the middle-aged Confucian schr, Murong Sheng, appearing quite knowledgeable.
Thats right. There is no need to worry for two more months, Qi Yunfeng said.
Outside the courtyard, Wei Hongfei and the others discussed whether to go or not. The temptation of the Demonic Blood Thousand Wing Snake was quite great. However, the risks were equally great. If they were not careful, they might die.
The Demonic Blood Thousand Wing Snake is a treasure trove, especially its blood, which is great nourishment for us Dragon Race cultivators. The value of its other body parts would be worth at least ten thousand Primeval Heavenly Pills each. No matter what, we should not let this opportunity slip by easily.
Wei Hongfei simply spoke his opinion. Clearly, he approved of going.
Situ Changfeng said softly, However, this Demonic Blood Thousand Wing Snake is an overlord-ss Sovereign-Personage-level ferocious beast. Even in its weak period, it will still be as strong as a normal Sovereign Personage. It is hard to say whether we can kill it or not.
Murong Yan said seriously, One has to gamble to obtain a fortuitous encounter. Nothing is certain.
The group discussed intensely. Suddenly, Xiao Chen asked, This Qi Yunfeng and the Ruling Sword Gate behind him, what are their backgrounds?
Wei Hongfei exined, The Ruling Sword Gate is not considered a huge faction. In this northern region, it is only an ordinary Rank 6 sect. However, it is considered rather strong in the area around Ancient Deste Town.
Northern region?
Xiao Chen was still not very clear on the distribution of factions in the Central Great Realm, so he felt somewhat confused.
Wei Hongfei said in sudden understanding, I forgot that you left the Divine Dragon Empire when you were young. Ill give you a simple exnation of the distribution of factions in the Central Great Realm. In the Central Great Realm, the three strongest dynasties upy the central region, enjoying supreme Luck. The eight great empires are distributed to the north, south, east, and west. The Divine Dragon Empire and the White Marsh Beast Empire are both in the north.
[TL Note: The White Marsh Beast, or the Bai Ze, is a Chinese mythical beast from legends. There is no real English equivalent. It is white with a lions figure, two horns, and a goats goatee. It is known to be an auspicious beast, seen as holy. Here is a Wikipedia entry on it: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bai_Ze]
The area to the north is collectively known as the northern region. Within the northern region, there are many small empires of various strengths aside from the Divine Dragon Empire and the White Marsh Beast Empiretwo great empires ruled by Great Deste Eon bloodline cultivators. Many sects are established in these small empires.
Curious, Xiao Chen asked, Arent there four dynasties?
Wei Hongfei exined, The Xuewu Dynasty is not in the central region. Its situation is ratherplicated. I can exin more in the future.
Xiao Chen thought to himself, I do need to understand more of this in the future. Previously, I focused all of my time on cultivation. I actually do not know a lot of such basic information.
Wei Hongfei continued, I studied this Ancient Deste Town in advance. The strongest faction here is the Heavenly Lodging Pces branch. The Heavenly Lodging Pce is a Rank 7 sect of the northern region. Even when considering the entire Central Great Realm, it is a superpower. Inparison, the Ruling Sword Gate is not very strong.
After figuring out Qi Yunfengs background, Xiao Chen gave his opinion.
If it is not considered strong, then there is no problem. We can try gambling on this fortuitous encounter.
A momentter, the group returned and announced the result of their discussion.
Qi Yunfeng smiled and said, Good, I knew that you would all definitely agree. So, as for the split of the spoils, each group will take twenty percent, I will take ten percent, and the remaining ten percent will be kept in reserve for emergencies. Are there any objections?
This distribution method was rather ordinary. Although Qi Yunfeng was not very strong, the information came from him, so it was reasonable for him to get ten percent.
As for the reserve ten percent, that was kept aspensation for death or injury.
None.
Good. Then, we will set off immediately and not dy anymore.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Everyone soared into the air and entered the Heaven Suspending War Chariot hovering in the air.
The war chariot was very wide, and there were already some Ruling Sword Gate disciples running it inside. When Xiao Chen and the others entered, it was not crowded. In fact, it was rather spacious.
Apletely intact beast skin covered the floor. It felt incredibly soft and strangelyfortable underfoot.
The decorations in the entire war chariot were extremely luxurious, very pleasing to the eye.
Whoosh!
When Qi Yunfeng gave the order, trailing red mes shot out from the back of the Heaven Suspending War Chariot, which turned into a beam of light zooming off into the distance.
You can tell us the location of the Demonic Blood Thousand Wing Snake now, right? entric Tie prompted indifferently.
Qi Yunfeng smiled and opened up a map covered in mist on a jade-white table in the center of the room.
Then, he tapped on a particr spot, and the mist scattered, revealing aplete three-dimensional image.
You are truly a famous broker of Ancient Deste Town. Not just anyone could get their hands on this map, Baili Xiu sighed. With this map, he could increase his gains by twenty percent when adventuring in Deste God Valley and lower the danger by half.
This ce is already extremely close to the core of Deste God Valley.
The core of the map was a valley, which was Deste God Valley. The Deste God Valley that most people visited was not the true Deste God Valley but the periphery of the valley, an extremely vast area.
No one would treat their lives lightly and enter the true Deste God Valley.
Qi Yunfeng said, Everyone, dont worry. Although it looks very close, it will not involve the core area. While you are afraid of death, I am even more afraid of death.
entric Tie smiled sinisterly. If it were not this close to the core area, this Demonic Blood Thousand Wing Snake probably would have been discovered by others already, right? With the value of this ferocious beast, even a Sovereign Personage would risk death.
Qi Yunfeng smiled faintly, not refuting him. I will give a brief exnation of the n. The outstanding talents of the Divine Dragon Empire naturally will be shielding the front, helping us to block the Great Deste Eon Demonic Might. Baili Xius team will harass the Demonic Blood Thousand Wing Snake on both sides. Senior Tie and the Murong couple will be responsible for the main attack.
Qi Yunfeng had apparently drafted this n long ago.
entric Ties cultivation and strength were the highest. When the Murong couple worked together, they were not much weaker. It was very suitable to have these three responsible for attacking.
If there are no objections, we should work together to kill some ferocious beasts first to train our cooperation, to guarantee that nothing goes wrong.
Qi Yunfeng was pretty good at managing things, organizing everything in an orderly fashion.
After hunting together for a while, the team of twenty-odd people slowly developed a tacit cooperation with each other. They also gained a basic understanding of each others strengths.
Half a monthter, the door to the Heaven Suspending War Chariot opened.
Whoosh! Whoosh!
A strong wind blew over with scarlet sand. Everyones vision turned blurry. The entire world became covered in a hazy blood mist.
Indeed, we are very close to the core already. Even blood sand appeared, Wei Hongfei murmured.
Xiao Chen frowned slightly. The baleful bloody energy here was extremely, terrifyingly dense.
The groups vision was limited to the surrounding ten kilometers. When Xiao Chen sent his Spiritual Sense out, he still found it blurry, utterly ineffective.
Why is it so blurry? How are we to find the Demonic Blood Thousand Wing Snake? Baili Xiu frowned, unable to make out anything beyond ten kilometers. The various auras were also chaotic; his Soul Energy could not investigate them.
Qi Yunfeng walked to the very front and formed hand seals. In the next moment, ancientmps flew out from beneath the Heaven Suspending War Chariot.
As themp mes burned, they looked like eyes.
Demonic Eye Lamps?
Xiao Chen felt slightly startled. Unexpectedly, Qi Yunfeng has such wondrous items.
The Demonic Eye Lamp was an ancient device. Its refinement method was long lost. These should be imitations. Even so, not to mention their value, they would be very hard to obtain.
Qi Yunfeng smiled and said, This friend is really knowledgeable. With the aid of the Demonic Eye Lamps, it wont be difficult to find the Demonic Blood Thousand Wing Snake.
As the Demonic Eye Lamps entered the strong wind and swirling blood sand, the group waited nervously.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
After one hour, a terrifying roar came from the distance. Close at its heels were a few intense explosions.
The Demonic Eye Lamps were all destroyed. However, they gave off ring light the instant they were destroyed, looking extremely eye-catching amid the blood sand.
At the same time, a vast, boundless, ancient Demonic Might surged towards the Heaven Suspending War Chariot.
Found it, Qi Yunfeng eximed joyfully. Then, he looked at Xiao Chen and the others.
Lets go!
Xiao Chens six merged their Dragon Might and shed with that vast Demonic Might as they charged over.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Baili Xius team quickly followed. entric Tie and the Murong couple soared into the sky, flying increasingly higher.
The hunt began!
Chapter 1947 (Raw 2047): Unexpected Development
Chapter 1947 (Raw 2047): Unexpected Development
Bang!
The heavy Great Deste Eon Demonic Might seemed like it traveled through time and space, pressing down overbearingly on the group with a loud sound.
Xiao Chens six, who had already merged their Dragon Might, grunted. They felt their Qi and blood surge, finding this extremely unbearable.
What strong Demonic Might! Duan Fei said. He was the weakest in the group, so he suffered the greatest.
Let me bear the brunt of it, Xiao Chen suggested to Wei Hongfei. After getting the other partys agreement, the two swapped ces.
Be careful, Wei Hongfei said.
The two auras shed. The resulting shock waves spurred the strong wind further. Even the Heaven Suspending War Chariot could not remain steady, looking like it would get blown away at any moment.
Damn, this is scary.
Qi Yunfeng was in the war chariot as it shook for a long time before stabilizing. He quickly ordered the Heaven Suspending War Chariot to withdraw and watched from a distance.
Originally, Qi Yunfeng wanted to observe from close range. However, on just the first contact, he gave up on this thought.
Ive already put so much effort into this. Dont fail. Qi Yunfeng frowned heavily as he looked at Xiao Chens group. Sess or failure depended on this group.
How long Xiao Chens group couldst was the crux to whether entric Tie and the Murong couple could kill the Demonic Blood Thousand Wing Snake.
Icy River Iron Horse!
High in the air, entric Tie raised his aura to its limits. His Holy Venerate Will encased his body as a Dao disk spread out behind him.
Then, entric Tie took on a strange posture, like he was surfing on an icy river as he descended from the sky.
entric Ties body became like iron, and he exuded an icy intent. With one nce, he looked like a cold, skinny iron horse as he surfed on the river and charged over.
He gave the feeling that he could shatter a vast army by charging into them.
The sun sets in the west, sobering one up. Wind and rain fill the sky, falling on the west pavilion!
The Confucian schr Murong Sheng chanted as he drew his sword. Immediately, Righteous Qi surged out, scattering the blood sand obscuring the surrounding five kilometers.
This was when everyone clearly saw the Demonic Blood Thousand Wing Snakes true appearance.
The Demonic Blood Thousand Wing Snake was enormous, looking like a mountain with its body coiled up. Its head rose straight up, high like a mountain peak. Purple patterns covered its skin.
A sharp, cold light shone at the crown of the snakes head. As its forked tongue flickered in and out, rage gleamed in its eyes.
The instant the blood sand scattered, the heavenly horse, which was transformed from entric Tie, charged over from the sky, moving as fast as lightning. There was simply no time for anyone to think as he crashed into the Demonic Blood Thousand Wing Snakes body.
Boom!
No one saw what exactly happened. entric Tie shot back like a cannonball.
The Demonic Blood Thousand Wing Snake uncoiled its body and swam over in a frenzy. It roared as its Great Deste Eon Demonic Might surged out.
The sky and ground shook. Under the agitation of this Demonic Might, the world spun. Space seemed to flip over.
Everyone wobbled, unable to stand firmly, much less attack or harass this Demonic Blood Thousand Wing Snake.
Fear welled up from the bottom of everyones heart as their expression changed wildly.
Form the Divine Dragon Four Divisions Formation!
Xiao Chens expression flickered. This Demonic Blood Thousand Wing Snake was mightier than Qi Yunfeng said.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
With the aid of the armbands, the Divine Dragon Four Divisions Formation immediately formed.
Xiao Chen, Murong Yan, Wei Hongfei, and Situ Changfeng each flew in a certain direction. Lightning, strong wind, fire, and light manifested. Dragon roars thundered as the Dragon Might formed by the four mysterious phenomena spread out.
This directly suppressed this shaking world.
Great fellows! They truly are Divine Dragon cultivators!
entric Tie wiped off the blood at his lips andughed. No longer hesitating, he prepared the second wave of attacks.
As for the Murong couple, they took the opportunity to execute their dyed killing move.
A sh of sword light chopped down mightily, apanied by wind and rain.
Ka ca!
There was a sh of scarlet. Blood spurted out from the Demonic Blood Thousand Wing Snakes wound and fell like heavy rain.
Pa! Pa! Pa!
Suddenly, electricity sparked in the air. Murong Shengs wife swung her whip around twice, and electricity crackled.
As the pretty womans whip descended, it turned into a lightning snake continuously stretching out and coiled around the Demonic Blood Thousand Wing Snakes body.
However, just as the woman was about to make a move, the Demonic Blood Thousand Wing Snake pulled. The pretty woman vomited a mouthful of blood as she got dragged through the air.
Fortunately, the pretty woman held on to her whip. That lightning snake bit the Demonic Blood Thousand Wing Snake, and a bright electric light pierced its body.
The Demonic Blood Thousand Wing Snakes actions froze. The pretty woman quickly took the opportunity to let go and leaped nimbly in the air, moving ten kilometers away.
Had the pretty woman been a momentter, she would have been pulled into the mouth of the Demonic Blood Thousand Wing Snake and swallowed alive.
The Murong couple justpleted their attacks, but entric Tie had not finished preparing his move yet, so an opening appeared.
Baili Xiu instantly led his team to charge over. Nine strong Holy Venerates each executed a move.
The sky changed colors. Sword intent, saber intent, spear intent, and many others covered the sky and sun, rushing over.
The various harassments fanned the Demonic Blood Thousand Wing Snakes berserk fury. It roared continuously as it projected the horrifying Demonic Might that seemed solid.
Xiao Chen and the other three, who brought out the Divine Dragon Four Divisions Formation, felt the pressure increase explosively. Their Veritable Essence Energy drained incessantly as they gritted their teeth and endured it.
Spring Wind and Rain Art!
The Green Dragon Pces Duan Fei closed his eyes and formed hand seals with his hands.
The wind blew and rain fell. The soft spring wind was like a gentle, youngdys arm softly caressing everyones bodies. The fine rain fell continuously, infusing into the bodies of Xiao Chen and the other three. They immediately felt refreshed, and the pressure on them lessened considerably.
A significant portion of their Veritable Essence Energy recovered.
Far away in the Heaven Suspending War Chariot, Qi Yunfeng muttered anxiously, Hold on. Just two more waves. After two more waves, this Demonic Blood Thousand Wing Snake will no longer be able to endure.
Mountain and Rivers in Dreams, Ten Thousand Horses Galloping!
entric Tie finally executed his killing move. Tens of thousands of galloping horses instantly obscured the sky.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The sound of the ten thousand horses galloping suppressed even the dragon roars in the surroundings. entric Tie used the momentum of the ten thousand horses tond a palm strike.
Bang!
When this palm strikended on the Demonic Blood Thousand Wing Snake, the figures of many strong horses crashed into the enormous body of the Demonic Blood Thousand Wing Snake in a relentless wave.
Bang! Bang! Bang! The horses exploded continuously. The might of this palm strike forcefully knocked away the mountain-like Demonic Blood Thousand Wing Snake.
The formidable might of the palm strike was shocking.
Fragmented skinny bones holding a heavy sword. Ruthlessness or hatred causes one to sigh!
Righteous Qi gathered again. The sword in Murong Shengs hand turned incredibly heavy. In contrast to the heavy sword, his body appeared skinny and emaciated like a hungry ghost. Only the bright, spirited eyes showed the state within the poem.
The heavy swordnded with a sigh, knocking away the Demonic Blood Thousand Wing Snake that had yet tond, then striking the ground.
Pa!
The Demonic Blood Thousand Wing Snake spun around in the air. Before Murong Sheng could pull his sword back, the ferocious beast smacked him away.
Elder Brother Sheng!
The pretty woman could no longer bother attacking. Her whip curled around and pulled Murong Sheng back.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Baili Xiu led his Holy Venerate team, taking advantage of the opportunity to send out all sorts of killing moves in rapid session.
Mysterious phenomenayered over each other in the sky, appearing incredibly chaotic.
That was dangerous. Murong Sheng stood by the pretty womans side as he wiped the sweat off his forehead. However, even more cold sweat broke out on his back.
Nevertheless, that earlier sword strike had contained a lot of Soul Energy. It not only wounded the Demonic Blood Thousand Wing Snakes body but also inflicted severe injury on the ferocious beasts soul.
One more wave!
Sweat poured down the anxious Qi Yunfengs forehead. When he turned his head and looked, he saw his junior brothers in the war chariot all on their knees, unable to stand up, their legs weak from fright.
Qi Yunfeng scolded angrily, Hurry up. Get back on your feet. Drive the war chariot over already. Faster! Faster! Faster!
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Just at this moment, the Demonic Blood Thousand Wing Snake became thoroughly enraged. A horrifying Great Deste Eon Demonic Might surged out in ferocious waves, each wave stronger than the one before.
Several of Baili Xius team, who had taken the opportunity to harass the Demonic Blood Thousand Wing Snake, could not dodge in time. The snake tail swept across and struck them, causing them to vomit blood.
Somethings wrong.
entric Tie, who was preparing to attack, felt that something was wrong, so he stopped.
He saw the purple patterns on the Demonic Blood Thousand Wing Snakes back spread out silently, turning into pairs of purple wings.
Damn it. Isnt it in its weak period? How could it spread its wings?!
Boom!
This sudden turn of eventspletely surpassed everyones expectations. One thousand wings spread out, and the Divine Dragon Four Divisions Formation formed by Xiao Chens group instantly shattered.
No one could control the raging Demonic Blood Thousand Wing Snake. It vented its rage as it pleased, sending out attacks without discrimination.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
The ground split. The strong wind and blood sand closed in once more. The terrain for five thousand kilometers around was devastated.
Several tall mountains and rivers broke into thousands of pieces. Then, they hung in the air with the Great Deste Eon Demonic Might, unable to fall.
The Demonic Blood Thousand Wing Snake crushed these pieces into powder in its rage, turning them into blood sand wildly dancing about.
The world was plunged into incredible chaos. A scarlet color swept across without restraint. Aside from the raging Demonic Blood Thousand Wing Snake, nothing else could be seen.
Liu Ruyuny prone in the crack of a rock, feeling somewhat flustered. Her heart thumped heavily. There was not a single person beside her.
Some blood leaked out of Liu Ruyuns lips. Herplexion appeared somewhat pale.
The instant the Divine Dragon Four Divisions Formation broke, the solid Demonic Might struck her. If not for the valuable treasures on her, the consequences would have been dire.
Liu Ruyun also did not know when the Demonic Blood Thousand Wing Snake would discover her. As she faced this overlord-ss ferocious beast that was unting its might, her thoughts ran wild, her entire body shivering intensely in fear.
Whoosh!
Liu Ruyun sensed someonend silently beside her. When she turned around to look, she nearly cried out in joy.
It was Xiao Chen.
The startled Xiao Chen quickly pressed his hand over her mouth. Then, he performed a gesture to tell her to be silent.
Liu Ruyun rolled her eyes to indicate she understood. Only then did Xiao Chen let go.
Where are the others? Are they dead?
A nervous voice projection appeared in Xiao Chens head. After Liu Ruyun learned from the experience, she no longer dared to make a sound.
The instant the Divine Dragon Four Divisions Formation broke, Liu Ruyun saw some people getpletely dismembered on the spot and swallowed up by the Demonic Blood Thousand Wing Snake. Not even a scrap of them remained after they died.
They are all hiding. They are a group of experienced people. How could they die so easily? Xiao Chen replied. At the same time, he kept a close eye on the Demonic Blood Thousand Wing Snake, not daring to rx at all.
Liu Ruyun calmed down. She discovered that Xiao Chens Dragon Might had an indescribable quality to it. When this Dragon Might shielded her, the pressure from the Demonic Blood Thousand Wing Snakes Demonic Might weakened significantly.
Blood sand filled the air. Aside from the enormous ferocious beast, only the sound of wind and sand lingered for five thousand kilometers around. No aura of living people remained.
No one would think that many people had been fighting against this Demonic Blood Thousand Wing Snake in a frenzy just mere moments ago.
Chapter 1948 (Raw 2048): No Compromise
Chapter 1948 (Raw 2048): No Compromise
Bang!
A loud sound rang out amid the blood sand filling the sky. The Demonic Blood Thousand Wing Snake had wrecked that precious war chariot of Qi Yunfengs.
No one knew if there was anyone in the war chariot. If there were, they probably did not escape death.
Even if anyone in there managed to survive, they would probably suffer extreme heartache. After all, a 1-Star Heaven Suspending War Chariot was worth more than one hundred thousand Primeval Heavenly Pills.
Furthermore, a Heaven Suspending War Chariot was very difficult to purchase. Having it wreck was truly heart-wrenching.
Murong Yan stood on a boulder amid the blood sand and hovering rocks.
Everyone ran already?
Murong Yan looked around furtively. His vision was blurry. Even when he did his best to see, he could not see anyone.
This seems to be a good opportunity!
A brilliant light shed in Murong Yans eyes as he revealed a smile. This Demonic Blood Thousand Wing Snake seemed like it was unting its might. However, in reality, it was only aggravating its injuries.
If everyone already fled, then perhaps he might be able to obtain the entire Demonic Blood Thousand Wing Snake for himself.
Murong Yan consumed the Rank 3 Heavenly Pill that Liu Ruyun gave him, and his injuries quickly recovered.
Those people cannot block the Great Deste Eon Demonic Might. I have a Divine Dragon bloodline and hold a significant advantage. The Red Dragon Races Martial Techniques can be said to be the most ferocious in explosive power among the Six Colored Divine Dragons. I can try gambling on this.
The fire of battle red in Murong Yans eyes, roaring stronger and stronger as he stared at that Demonic Blood Thousand Wing Snake.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Murong Yan carefully leaped from rock to rock, seeking the most suitable opportunity for himself.
Despite his zing fighting spirit, he still carefully reminded himself, I have to be patient.
Finally, an opportunity arrived!
The Demonic Blood Thousand Wing Snakended at a ce that was very suitable for Murong Yan to make his move. He had long since given in to his desire to fight, so he erupted like a volcano.
Blood Devouring Dragon Fist, Boundless Madness! Murong Yan roared, and a surging aura burst out of his body. A heatwave soared into the clouds, as resplendent as a meteor.
A berserk aura that would shred anyone in the way spewed out. Everything within ten kilometers before it turned to ashes.
Just the berserk aura alone resulted in such might. This showed how ferocious this Fist Technique was.
Murong Yanughed loudly, and a dragon roar rang out. Fiery light shot out, and his fist lightnded on the Demonic Blood Thousand Wing Snakes body.
Oh no...
Xiao Chen, who was protecting Liu Ruyun with his Dragon Might, which contained the Heavenly Dragons mysteries, pped his forehead. He could not bear to see the scene before him.
Murong Yan alone fought an intense battle with the Demonic Blood Thousand Wing Snake, fully bringing out the berserk, fiery explosiveness of the Red Dragon Race.
He had a very excited smile on his face and fought until he felt delighted, fighting to his hearts content.
Soon, Murong Yan was somewhat shocked to discover that while this Demonic Blood Thousand Wing Snakes aura was weakening, it would not give up without a fight. Furthermore, this was an overlord-ss Sovereign-Personage-level ferocious beast.
In merely ten moves, Murong Yan was in peril. His Great Deste Eon bloodline showed signs of crumbling at any moment.
Wait for me. Dont move, Xiao Chen instructed. You might be our trump card to turn the situation around at any moment.
When Liu Ruyun heard that, she nodded her head and said, Dont worry. I understand.
Whoosh!
Before Liu Ruyun finished speaking, she saw Xiao Chen turned into a sh of electric light. Then, he instantly arrived above the Demonic Blood Thousand Wing Snake with a whoosh.
Xiao Chen did not hesitate tond a killing move, using Firmaments Rage.
The rage of a Great Deste Eon Ancestor Dragon traveled through time and space to the present. Rage flooded the sky and spread all over.
When one looked up, it was like the firmament raging with uncontainable fury.
A gigantic, burning palm appeared, tearing through the sky. Xiao Chens face turned cold, and the Dao disks of the Thunder Dao and Saber Dao appeared.
The Thunder Dao and the Saber Dao infused into the gigantic palm. Instantly, the palms fingers became like sabers, and electricity flickered. When the palm struck, it smashed down the Demonic Blood Thousand Wing Snake from the sky.
Electric light exploded, and the Demonic Blood Thousand Wing Snakes entire body convulsed.
The five saber-like fingers left five gaping holes spurting blood out like fountains in the Demonic Blood Thousand Wing Snakes body.
Xiao Chen!
When Murong Yan first saw Xiao Chen, he felt joy. Then, he said, Quickly leave. This Demonic Blood Thousand Wing Snake is harder to deal with than expected. We cant kill it.
Its toote, Xiao Chen sighed softly.
What do you mean?
Murong Yan still did not understand. However, closely following that, a few figures appeared. Situ Changfeng, Wei Hongfei, and Duan Fei turned up one after another.
Damn. How are you all still around? Werent you all frightened away already? Murong Yan said, greatly startled.
Xiao Chen said helplessly, You are overthinking. Not only are they still around, but entric Tie, the Murong couple, Baili Xiu, and the others should also all still be around. They are waiting to see if there are any fools that cannot resist making a move. Then, they will benefit from that afterwards. Unexpectedly, they won their gamble.
Murong Yan could not help getting enraged. Damn! That group of people was using me as a tool!
Xiao Chen, what should we do now? Wei Hongfei asked as he looked at Xiao Chen.
At some point in time, Xiao Chen had be the core of this team, the one to make the final decisions.
I cant be bothered anymore. We either give up or see it through to the end. After we kill this worm, we will take eighty percent of the gains.
A decisive look shed in Xiao Chens eyes as he said coldly, Since they love watching a show, let them watch one!
The others breathed somewhat heavily. Unexpectedly, Xiao Chen was so decisive, either giving up or going all the way.
Great! everyone said without hesitation, influenced by Xiao Chen.
The group attacked together, not holding anything back as they fought an intense battle with the Demonic Blood Thousand Wing Snake.
Somewhere hidden under a rock, entric Tie smiled coldly. Bunch of fools. Do you really think that we have all been frightened off?
The Murong couple also showed a smile, happy to see this development.
After Baili Xiu smiled coldly, he released his bated breath. His team had sustained the greatest casualties. Only five remained of the original nine.
Previously, he had worried that the decrease in strength would deprive him of any speaking rightster.
This scene inevitably made him very happy.
Whoosh!
Just as Baili Xiu was thinking, a figurended in the middle of his group. He let out a startled cry, Qi Yunfeng!
Qi Yunfeng was significantly injured. He smiled in embarrassment and said, Brother Baili, you do not mind me resting here for a while, right?
Qi Yunfeng had been lucky to escape the Heaven Suspending War Chariots destruction. However, he lost his greatest reliance. Bying to Baili Xiu, he was seeking a temporary alliance.
Baili Xiu understood this. He smiled and said, You are very wee to do so.
Right now, Baili Xiucked people. How could he reject him?
This Demonic Blood Thousand Wing Snake might not die without a fight. However, its injuries were already too severe.
Xiao Chen and the others did not let down their guard. They attacked at full power, working together to stabilize the situation.
They trapped the Demonic Blood Thousand Wing Snake, not giving it a chance to counterattack or flee.
The group relentlessly executed Dragon Race Martial Techniques. Strong wind, lightning, fire, and sunlight appeared as the Divine Dragon Four Divisions Formation formed. Then, the group tried to expedite this fight.
Supreme Dragon Fist, Master of the World!
Xiao Chen saw that the Demonic Blood Thousand Wing Snake wanted tounch one final counterattack. He snorted coldly and circted his energy for the Supreme Dragon Fist. When he punched, a zing Dragon Might materialized a burning war banner suffused with killing intent.
The moment the war banner appeared, the killing intent filling the sky soared. Xiao Chens Heavenly Dragons Dragon Might flourished, bringing out a pride that looked down on the world, that of a sovereign descending upon the world.
Trying to retaliate? No way. Stay down!
Boom!
This supreme dragon banner with overwhelming killing Qi swept down from the sky, carrying a boundless tyranny and a might that held up the heavens.
The banner turned into a beam of light and instantly stabbed into the neck of the Demonic Blood Thousand Wing Snake.
Rumble...!
The ground shook continuously. Xiao Chen pinned down the Demonic Blood Thousand Wing Snake, which wanted to counterattack with a powerful killing move, using the supreme dragon banner.
The Demonic Blood Thousand Wing Snake kept roaring, struggling continuously; the supreme dragon banner shook intensely.
Red Dragons mysteries, Inextinguishable Rage! Murong Yan roared, and a pure Red Dragons Dragon Might emerged from his entire body. His figure shed, and hended on the tip of the banner pole.
Golden Dragons mysteries, Indestructible Light! Wei Hongfei snorted coldly. His body spun around continuously, releasing a golden light condensed by the Golden Dragons Dragon Qi, illuminating the surroundings.
Murong Yan raised his palm up to the sky, over his head. Then, Wei Hongfeinded firmly on his hand.
Boom!
The might of the supreme dragon banner increased. The Demonic Blood Thousand Wing Snake roared in pain, and its aura plummeted.
Green Dragons mysteries, Spring Wind and Rain!
Blue Dragons mysteries, Wind Wandering the World!
Duan Fei and Situ Changfeng joined in, one after the other. They used their strength to reinforce the supreme dragon banner. The Demonic Blood Thousand Wing Snakes aura diminished continuously.
Heavenly Dragons mysteries, A Heart Higher Than Heaven!
Xiao Chen descended from the sky. His Dragon Might merged with the Heavenly Dragons mysteries as hended firmly on Situ Changfengs upraised palm.
Bang!
This final strike made the might of the supreme dragon banner soar. The Demonic Blood Thousand Wing Snakes huge head separated from its humongous body.
The Supreme Dragon Fists energy turned into tens of thousands of strands of Dragon Qi flying about. The tower of people scattered quickly, smiles showing on their faces.
p! p! p!
The outstanding talents of the empire are indeed incredible. This was such an eye-opener. This old man truly admires you!
pping his hands, entric Tie appeared with an insincere smile. His eyes gleamed as he looked at the Demonic Blood Thousand Wing Snake corpse on the ground.
The right people were chosen, indeed. Hehe! You may all draw back now. Leave it to us to decide how to split this Demonic Blood Thousand Wing Snake.
The Murong couple, Baili Xius group, and the others showed up, one after another. They all believed that they had Xiao Chens group in the bag, directly telling Xiao Chens group to leave.
entric Tie frowned slightly and said coldly, You are still not scramming? Do you want to be the ones to split the gains? I do not have much patience!
Xiao Chen exchanged looks with his fellow Dragons Gate disciples. After a moment, he suddenly burst intoughter.
Baili Xiu and the others felt strangely depressed for some reason.
Xiao Chen shouted, What do we do with those who offend the prestige of my dragon empire?!
Kill without mercy, fight to the death! Murong Yan and the others responded loudly. Even before they finished speaking, they simultaneously activated their Great Deste Eon bloodlines. The ancient Dragon Might from the Great Deste Eon surged out.
The five possessed Divine Dragon bloodlines. Once they activated their bloodlines, the ancient bloodline power in them became like an endless torrent, surging out uncontrobly.
Only dragon roars growling deeply remained in the dark sky.
Run!
Baili Xiu and the others were so frightened that they nearly cried. They simply did not expect Xiao Chens group to be so decisive.
The Dragons Gate disciples did not leave any room for negotiation. At the first sign of something wrong, they activated their Great Deste Eon bloodlines. The one who bore the brunt was entric Tie standing at the very front.
After getting struck by the five at the same time, entric Tie could notst for even a second. The berserk Divine Dragon Veritable Essence Energies crashed into his body, sting him apart and leaving him without even a corpse.
Chapter 1949 (Raw 2049): Grand Beta Profound Lightning
Chapter 1949 (Raw 2049): Grand Beta Profound Lightning
entric Ties death was truly undeserved. It was not that he did not consider that no matter how weakened the five were, they still had not activated their Divine Dragon bloodlines.
Once the Divine Dragon bloodline activated and ended, the already weakened five would weaken even further.
At that time, not to mention a Star Venerate, even a Major Primal Core Venerate could end them.
Under such circumstances, Xiao Chen and the other Dragons Gate disciples should have yielded to the threat.
Who could have thought that they would not bother speaking any nonsense? They had already anticipated how the rest would react.
Xiao Chen and the other four activated their Great Deste Eon bloodlines at the same time. entric Tie was caught off guard, unable to react; he ended up sted to bits.
The auras of Xiao Chen and the other four flourished as they gave chase. Baili Xius team did not manage to get far before getting wiped out.
Qi Yunfeng was right. When the five activated their Great Deste Eon bloodlines at the same time, even a Sovereign Personage would have to run, what more those that remained of Baili Xius team? They were far fromparable to a Sovereign Personage; how could they even run?
Bang! Bang! Bang!
The Murong couple had some time to prepare. They endured their severe wounds and fled far away with whatever they had left.
However, Xiao Chen did not want to let those two off. A scarlet light shed on the ring he wore. Then, the Demon Blood Vulture appeared, let out a loud screech, and gave chase.
In mere moments, only Qi Yunfeng remained, running madly from the bunch of people that came with ferocious auras.
Qi Yunfeng went pale with fright. Cold sweat flowed copiously. The fear of death shrouded his mind.
The horrifying Great Deste Eon Dragon Might spread out in the world, preventing him from bringing out even half of his strength.
Flying Cloud Talisman!
The deaths of the others bought Qi Yunfeng time to use his trump card.
A talisman appeared. After Qi Yunfeng activated it, he stood on a flying cloud, and his speed more than tripled.
Just when it looked like Xiao Chen and the others could not catch up, winds blew and willow leaves scattered. A sh of saber light stabbed into Qi Yunfengs chest.
Qi Yunfeng dropped like a broken kite. Who knew, he was still breathing. He endured the intense pain and resumed running.
Liu Ruyun stretched out her hand and grabbed her saber, frowning slightly. Clearly, she did not expect that Qi Yunfeng would have the strength to continue fleeing.
It should be because of Qi Yunfengs armor negating most of the sabers might. Otherwise, it would not be like that.
Dont chase him, Xiao Chen said when he saw that Liu Ruyun wanted to set out in pursuit.
This Qi Yunfeng was not simple. Who knew what other trump cards he had? If he ran, so be it.
Since Xiao Chen knew what was going on, he did not care much about this.
After Xiao Chen spoke, the groups aura rapidly weakened, plummeting to rock bottom.
However, everyone had a smile on their face, feeling extremely delighted.
Earlier, they had been worried about how to deal with the other people just waiting for them to be exhausted, ready to kill them after the Demonic Blood Thousand Wing Snake.
Xiao Chen did not have to think much before he came out with this n to activate their bloodlines and deal lightning-quick strikes.
Since they already fell out with each other, there was no need to show any mercy.
Hahaha! I have not felt so delighted in such a long time. That group of bastards all hid and used me as a tool!
After Murong Yan vented his frustration, he felt jubnt. Suddenly, he turned his head around and said, Xiao Chen, thank you!
Xiao Chen and Situ Changfeng exchanged looks, thinking that they heard wrong.
This Murong Yan was famous for being thoughtless. Even though Xiao Chen and Situ Changfeng had rescued him many times, they had not heard a single word of gratitude from him before.
Hearing this for the first time, the two found it strange.
The others also all gave Murong Yan strange looks. Murong Yan asked in a fluster, Whats wrong? Did I say something wrong?
Wei Hongfei scolded, You thoughtless fellow finally said something nice. Xiao Chen, how should we deal with this Demonic Blood Thousand Wing Snake?
Xiao Chen pondered. Just the head alone was the size of a small mountain; the body was evenrger.
This was indeed not easy to deal with. If they wanted to dispose of everything, it would waste a lot of time.
Just take all the valuable parts. We can discuss how to split them after returning. We can take just the essence of the Great Deste Eon demonic blood, but we have to take away all one thousand purple-pattern wings. Those are peak materials for refining equipment, worth at least a million Primeval Heavenly Pills. We have to take the snakes crown as well. However, be very careful; it has a powerful poison. We should take its venomous fangs as well...
Xiao Chen sized up the Demonic Blood Thousand Wing Snake and seriously gave instructions. Harvesting just the keyponents was still a huge task. However, the group proceeded at full swing, feeling extremely excited.
Originally, the group would have obtained only twenty percent of this Demonic Blood Thousand Wing Snake. Now, they took more than eighty percent of it. As for the remaining parts, they did not need them.
Regarding the most valuable Beast Core of the Demonic Blood Thousand Wing Snake, Xiao Chen personally extracted it.
The Beast Core was covered in purple cloud patterns. It gave off a strong aura and flickered with a faint glow. This was an overlord-ss Sovereign-Personage-level ferocious beasts Beast Core.
The value of this Beast Core far surpassed Xiao Chens capability to evaluate it. He had to seek out a skilled appraiser to find out.
Otherwise, if the group sold it off without figuring out the situation, they would lose big.
Xiao Chen, we already removed all of the purple-pattern wings.
The collection of the Great Deste Eon demonic bloods essence is nearlyplete.
I got the venomous fangs! Hehe! There are nine of them in all. Even without refining these trinkets, they are already a bone weapon equal to a Dao Tool.
I removed the snakes crown. That was really difficult. The venomous fluid nearly squirted onto me.
After extracting the parts of the Demonic Blood Thousand Wing Snake, the others all came to report to Xiao Chen one after another. Without saying anything more, they handed the items to Xiao Chen for safekeeping.
This was a kind of trust. Xiao Chen had shown stability and decisiveness amid danger several times already, gaining their trust.
Xiao Chen,e take a look. What is this? Wei Hongfei called Xiao Chen over to where he was standing on the Demonic Blood Thousand Wing Snakes head.
Whoosh!
With a thought, Xiao Chens figure shed, and he arrived beside Wei Hongfei. Then, he looked at where Wei Hongfei pointed.
This is...
Many bolts of terrifying ck lightning could be seen in the Demonic Blood Thousand Wing Snakes head, endlessly moving about chaotically.
This is tribtion lightning!
Xiao Chen eximed in some shock, Just what tribtion did this Demonic Blood Thousand Wing Snake go through? To think that this tribtion lightning even gives me a trace of dread.
Wei Hongfei thought in his heart, What a stroke of luck! It turned out that while they were fighting the Demonic Blood Thousand Wing Snake, it was still refining the tribtion lightning.
An extremely special tribtion lightning must have descended during its lightning tribtion. The Demonic Blood Thousand Wing Snake probably wanted to subdue and refine it for its own use. We really got lucky this time. Had it not tried to refine this tribtion lightning, the consequences would have been dire. Wei Hongfei gave his analysis.
Xiao Chen nodded in agreement. This tribtion lightning sparked his interest.
Among us, you are the only one who cultivates the Thunder Great Dao. You subdue it, Wei Hongfei offered when he noticed Xiao Chens interest.
Xiao Chen did not reject him. Ill try, then.
After speaking, he directly entered the head, using his saber intent to carve a path. Then, he followed the tribtion lightning to its source, relentlessly hunting it down.
Crackle! Crackle! Crackle!
The electric light that surged around in the snakes head asionally crashed into Xiao Chen, inflicting some pain. However, this whetted his interest.
I found it.
It was not easy moving around in the head. After some effort, Xiao Chen arrived at the source of this tribtion lightning.
A sword?
Xiao Chen found this strange, surprise shing across his face. The Demonic Blood Thousand Wing Snake had refined the lightning source into a sword embryo.
The sword embryo had ancient characters naturally generated by the power of heaven and earth carved on it, flickering with golden light, and the supreme truth within it swam about like tadpoles.
It is actually a bolt of Grand Beta Profound Lightning!
[TL Note: The Grand Beta is one of the ten heavenly stems. The ten heavenly stems are a Chinese system of ordinals and are used in many systems, even the naming of some deities. They correspond with the various elements and attributes. The system is also used for numbering or ordering things, 1-10. A-J, Alpha-Gamma, used in various aspects, including molecule names.]
ording to the iplete memories that Xiao Chen inherited from the Faux God me, the tribtion lightning containing a natural supreme truth was known as Grand Beta Profound Lightning.
Grand Beta Profound Lightning was very rare, a Dao naturally materialized by the Heavenly Dao and born when mixed with lightning.
It was something that could only be found and not sought, something very hard to obtain.
No wonder this Demonic Blood Thousand Wing Snake wanted to refine the Grand Beta Profound Lightning into a weapon. Once it seeded, it would have a Grand Beta Profound Weapon, something with inconceivable might.
Xiao Chens heart thumped heavily. Without overthinking, he erased the lingering thoughts and Spiritual Mark in the sword embryo.
Then, he set his own Spiritual Mark on the sword embryo before withdrawing it into his palm.
However, right now, this was just a rudimentary sword embryo. Who knew how long it would take to form?
Of course, if Xiao Chen did not want to refine a Grand Beta Profound Weapon, he could directly absorb the Grand Beta Profound Lightning. His Divine Lightning Eye could digest this Grand Beta Profound Lightning.
Both choices were eptable. It just depended on Xiao Chens preference.
When Xiao Chen exited the Demonic Blood Thousand Wing Snakes head, he discovered that the others had already harvested the rest of the valuable parts of the Demonic Blood Thousand Wing Snake.
When Murong Yan and the others gathered, they handed all the parts they collected to Xiao Chen for safekeeping.
Actually, what remained of the enormous body still had extraordinary value. However, it was toorge. The groups storage rings would not be able to contain it.
Ga! Ga!
A strange cry rang out. The Demon Blood Vulture, which went after the Murong couple, probably rushed back after perfectlypleting its task.
Lets search the surroundings. Wherever there are overlord-ss ferocious beasts, there would normally be things like ten-thousand-year-old Spirit Herbs. Perhaps we might reap some unexpected gains, Xiao Chen suggested softly as he looked around.
I nearly forgot about this. We should do a proper search. Wei Hongfei smiled. If they managed to find something, it would be another huge pleasant surprise.
Chapter 1950 (Raw 2050): Heavenly Lodging Palace’s Hua Qingyun
Chapter 1950 (Raw 2050): Heavenly Lodging Pces Hua Qingyun
As the others searched the surroundings for natural treasures, a voice rang out in Xiao Chens mind. The Demon Blood Vulture sent him a voice projection, They escaped.
Originally, when Xiao Chen saw the Demon Blood Vulture returning while emitting a baleful aura, he thought that it had perfectlypleted its mission. Unexpectedly, the Murong couple still managed to escape.
Since they escaped, so be it. Xiao Chen was not a bloodthirsty person. Since he had already taught the other party a lesson, the other party probably knew whom they should not offend in the future.
After casually consoling himself, Xiao Chen did not linger on this matter but joined the search.
Far away, a flickering Heaven Suspending War Chariot flew over the fleeing Qi Yunfeng.
Qi Yunfeng raised his head and took a look. That Heaven Suspending War Chariot moved too fast for him to see it clearly. He only caught a glimpse of the Heavenly Lodging Pces mark on it.
It was the Heavenly Lodging Pces Heaven Suspending War Chariot. Furthermore, it was a 2-Star Heaven Suspending War Chariot.
A 1-Star Heaven Suspending War Chariot was iparable to a 2-Star Heaven Suspending War Chariot. With that war chariot, one would not even need to fear a Sovereign Personage.
Qi Yunfeng was still incredibly weak, and his chest continued to bleed. He was not even confident of being able to walk out of this Deste God Valley. How could he think of anything else?
He withdrew his gaze and continued trudging forward.
Hey! Isnt that the Ruling Sword Gates Qi Yunfeng?
The Heaven Suspending War Chariot that just flew over turned around. Then, a youth wearing blue embroidered robes came out when the door opened. This person mocked, Why are you in such a sorry state? Where is your 1-Star Heaven Suspending War Chariot? Why dont you take it out andpare it to my 2-Star Heaven Suspending War Chariot?
Qi Yunfeng felt slightly stunned. He had not expected the war chariot to return. With his debilitation and the blood sand haze, he could not clearly see that persons appearance.
After peering at the other party for a long time, Qi Yunfeng discovered that it was Hua Qingyun, the young master of the Heavenly Lodging Pces branch in Ancient Deste Town.
Hua Qingyuns grandfather in the Heavenly Lodging Pce had surpassed Sovereign Personage. With his tyrannical backing, Hua Qingyun was considered an influential scion of the sect. Furthermore, he held some authority within the Heavenly Lodging Pces branch in Ancient Deste Town.
Within Ancient Deste Town, Hua Qingyun was someone who walked about without any fear.
Qi Yunfeng had met Hua Qingyun once before. He knew that the other party was mocking him. He smiled bitterly and said, Young Master Hua is joking. How can my broken war chariotpare to Young Master Huas? Furthermore, my war chariot was already destroyed by the Demonic Blood Thousand Wing Snake.
What?! A Demonic Blood Thousand Wing Snake!
Hua Qingyuns expression changed radically as he ordered loudly, Speak, where is the Demonic Blood Thousand Wing Snake? Man, invite him up.
Qi Yunfeng had purposely said that to attract this persons attention. After he boarded the war chariot, he spoke about his experiences while adding extra details.
Qi Yunfeng sighed and said, They are the disciples of the Divine Dragon Empires Dragons Gate, after all. We had just killed the Demonic Blood Thousand Wing Snake, and they immediately fell out with us. Our Ruling Sword Gate cannot afford to offend them. They will probably end up taking away the entire corpse of the Demonic Blood Thousand Wing Snake.
Hua Qingyun smiled coldly and said, How audacious! I will help you vent this frustration. This is not the territory of their Divine Dragon Empire. To think that they dare to be so arrogant aftering to Ancient Deste Town.
Many thanks, Young Master Hua. However, they are Dragons Gate disciples, after all. I can just endure this small wrong done to me. Young Master Hua, there is no need to make a big fuss over this and offend the Dragons Gate.
Hua Qingyun smiled widely and said, If they were inner sect disciples, I would give them some face. However, they are only outer pce disciples, and they dare to bully the people of my Ancient Deste Town. I wont let them do that!
Qi Yunfeng smiled coldly to himself when he saw that he managed to incite Hua Qingyuns hostility with a few words. He could not help feeling cocky.
What are you doing still sitting there and not leaving?
Qin Yunfeng asked dispiritedly, Young Master Hua, what do you mean?
Of course, I mean scram. Ive already said that I would stand up for you. Could it be that you want toe with me?
Bang!
Right after Hua Qingyun spoke, he kicked Qi Yunfeng out of the Heaven Suspending War Chariot.
Qi Yunfeng fell out with a bang and tumbled on the ground a few times. Then, he startedughing uncontrobly.
The pain he felt brought tears to his eyes. He cried miserably. He really had suffered eight lifetimes of misfortune today.
Young Master, good kick! That fellow has ill intentions. He might even be feeling cocky over sessfully inciting conflict between Young Master and that group of Dragons Gate disciples. A gray-d old man came over and pandered to Hua Qingyun.
Hua Qingyun mocked, Others might not know what he is like, but would I not know? He is merely a broker. He is a viin that betrayed other viins several times. Does he think that everything he has done is a secret?
The gray-robed old man asked, Young Master, what are your ns?
A glint shed in Hua Qingyuns eyes as he said, The headquarters Ninth Elder has nearly reached his bottleneck in his poison Cultivation Technique. I can give him that Demonic Blood Thousand Wing Snakes Beast Core.
The gray-robed old man said, However, Elder Xu and the others said that there is a great discovery in Deste God Valley, and they need the 2-Star Heaven Suspending War Chariot to suppress the ce.
Whats the rush? It is just a group of Dragons Gate cultivators who have activated their Great Deste Eon bloodlines. It wont take much time to deal with them.
Hua Qingyuns tone brimmed with pride. He did not think much of Xiao Chens group at all.
Drive the 2-Star Heaven Suspending War Chariot at full speed!
Xiao Chen and the others, who were searching for natural treasures, did not know that big trouble was speeding towards them.
I found it! Liu Ruyun cried out happily, calling everyone to her. They saw a bright-red, seven-petal flower under the rubble of a mountain.
In the middle of the petalsy an exceptionally sinister-looking fruit that looked like a ghosts face.
Demonic Blood Ghost Face Flower!
Wei Hongfei let out a startled cry, We struck it rich this time!
Xiao Chen went over to take a look. Then, he said, It is more than ten thousand years old. How old exactly will require a professional Alchemists appraisal.
Liu Ruyun frowned and said, This ghost face looks really scary.
This fruit is actually its essence. However, we cannot consume it. It is for Demonic Dao cultivators. On the other hand, we can exchange it for resources in the ck market. We can keep the seven Demonic Blood Leaves and consume them after reaching Sovereign Personage. At that time, the leaves can bring out their greatest effect, strengthening our Soul Energy.
Situ Changfeng knew a lot about this Demonic Blood Ghost Face Flower.
The group carefully picked the Demonic Blood Ghost Face Flower and left it to Xiao Chen for safekeeping, like before.
Boom!
Suddenly, a loud, piercing sound rang out in the distance. Recognizing this very familiar sound, Liu Ruyue cried out in startlement, It is a 2-Star Heaven Suspending War Chariot!
A 2-Star Heaven Suspending War Chariot was several times faster than a 1-Star Heaven Suspending War Chariot. By the time the group discovered it, escape was impossible.
Bang!
The war chariotnded heavily in front of the group, like it was unting its might, sending powerful shock waves surging out.
The expressions of Wei Hongfei and the others changed. Right now, they had not recovered much of their strength yet.
Remain calm. Xiao Chens expression did not change as he released the Demon Blood Vulture.
The Demon Blood Vulture understood what Xiao Chen wanted. It let out a loud, prolonged cry, and its demonic nature burst forth. Its entire body turned bright red and repulsed the shock waves, nearly knocking back the 2-Star Heaven Suspending War Chariot.
Hua Qingyun cursed in the war chariot. When he saw the Demon Blood Vulture clearly, his eyes lit up as he said, They really have plenty of good stuff. You all, go out and tell them that this young master is interested in the Demon Blood Vulture. Tell them to hand over the Demon Blood Vulture and the Demonic Blood Thousand Wing Snakes Beast Core. After that, they can leave.
Young Master is really magnanimous, wanting only the Beast Core and the Demon Blood Vulture. You are giving them too much face.
Hua Qingyun smiled and said, Enough with the bootlicking. Go out quickly.
Theres no need!
Just at this moment, a cold snort came from outside. Hua Qingyun demanded, Who is it?
Bang!
What replied to Hua Qingyun was a heavy punch from Xiao Chen. Fifty Cauldron Force surged over together with a dragon roar.
The door of the 2-Star Heaven Suspending War Chariot broke off and went flying into the war chariot.
The broken door whooshed through the air, bringing a strong wind that blew the decorations inside the war chariot intoplete disarray.
You are seeking death!
The enraged Hua Qingyun extended his hand to catch the door.
However, he underestimated the force in the door. Blood leaked out of his lips as the door knocked him back.
Xiao Chen alone blocked the entrance and swept his gaze around, taking in the general situation.
There were ten-odd people on the war chariot. Aside from the people operating the war chariot, there were ten Holy Venerates.
This was a rather strong team. That gray-robed old man was particrly strong, no weaker than entric Tie.
A Vital Qi cultivator!
The gray-robed old man frowned as he asked, Friend, where do youe from?
Xiao Chen retorted indifferently, Cant you tell from the Dragon Race auraing from me?
The gray-robed old mans heart skipped a beat. They had kicked an iron board this time. As he looked at the calm and firm Xiao Chen, he found him rather unfathomable. He reached out to stop the enraged Hua Qingyun and said, So, it is a Dragon Race disciple. Is there a misunderstanding? We are only passing by.
Xiao Chen said coldly, Stop pretending. I heard what you said in here.
Honestly speaking, Xiao Chen had many considerations while in the sect regarding his current strength, and he could not bring it all out.
Now that he was out of the sect, he had many trump cards. Unless a Sovereign Personage arrived, he would not fear anyone.
It was already good that Xiao Chen did not go about bullying others. However, those who dared to target him werepletely reckless and tired of living.
Senior Yang, why are you afraid of him? Attack together and take down this mixed-blood dragon! Hua Qingyun snorted coldly and led the other cultivators in the war chariot to charge at Xiao Chen, ignoring the gray-robed old mans efforts to stop them.
You overestimate yourself, Xiao Chen said indifferently. Then, two Dao disks appeared behind him, and their Great Perfection Dao Mightyered over each other.
After he infused the Heavenly Dragons mysteries into his Dragon Might, his aura soared, and he charged at Hua Qingyuns group.
Chapter 1951 (Raw 2050 Repeated): Flamboyant Confidence
Chapter 1951 (Raw 2050 Repeated): mboyant Confidence
Bang! Bang! Bang!
The sounds of intense battle came from the 2-Star Heaven Suspending War Chariot, making Murong Yan and the others very anxious.
Damn it! Lets go and take a look.
Murong Yan cursed, wanting to charge over. However, Liu Ruyun stopped him.
She said, You all have not recovered yet. You are not evenparable to a Star Venerate right now. What can you do if you go in? Xiao Chen said he could deal with this by himself. Trust him.
Murong Yan muttered frustratedly to himself. Then, he looked at the Demon Blood Vulture at the side and said, This stupid bird looks strong enough. Why is it not going in to help Xiao Chen?
Situ Changfeng and the others sat down cross-legged and circted their energy. They consumed Medicinal Pills and focused on recovering their strength, ignoring Murong Yan.
Liu Ruyun said, It should be remaining behind to protect you all. Dont worry. Look at what Situ Changfeng and the others are doing and just imitate them.
When Murong Yan turned his head back, he discovered that Situ Changfeng and the others were recovering quickly.
Murong Yan pped his forehead and said in annoyance, I should have reacted like that earlier.
Clearly, doing ones best to recover ones strength as fast as possible was the right thing to do at this moment.
Seeing Murong Yan listening obediently, Liu Ruyun rxed slightly. However, she still felt somewhat worried.
Like Murong Yan and the others, Xiao Chen also activated his Great Deste Eon bloodline. Why is it that he can still fight and even has the confidence to barge into a 2-Star Heaven Suspending War Chariot alone?
What trump cards does Xiao Chen have?
Never mind. Ill just follow his instructions first. Moving like a drifting leaf, Liu Ruyunnded on top of the Heaven Suspending War Chariot.
Xiao Chen only had Liu Ruyun guard the back door. If anyone tried to escape, she was to block them.
However, she did not know where Xiao Chens confidence came from, for him to be so sure that he could force the other party out of the war chariot.
In reality, Xiao Chens Spiritual Energy Veritable Essence Energy was already drained as well.
However, he still had not used any of his Demonic Qi Veritable Essence Energy nor his Vital Qi nor his Magic Energy.
There was the Divine Lightning Eye, the Taiji Yinyang me Diagram, the Sharp Spirit Finger, the Mahmy Abstinence Vition Saber Technique, and many other unused trump cards. Naturally, Xiao Chen could still fight.
Furthermore, heprehended the Heavenly Dragons mysteries. He could already make it take form from something formless and fuse it into various Martial Techniques and Movement Techniques.
Inside the Heaven Suspending War Chariot:
A huge, bitter battle had begun, with Hua Qingyun leading his group to charge at Xiao Chen and surround him. They ignored the gray-robed old mans efforts to block them.
In the end, after a chaotic battle, Hua Qingyuns group could not leverage their advantage in numbers against Xiao Chen at all.
Xiao Chenbined his Light of Freedom and Thunder Dragon Steps, freely moving about like lightning.
As for aura, with his two Great Perfection Dao Might and the Heavenly Dragons mysteries merged, he firmly suppressed the auras of the other side, preventing them from turning the situation around.
Dragons Gates Secret Technique, Firmaments Rage!
The other side allunched killing moves, going all out. Their Holy Venerate Wills grew stronger, and their auras actually temporarily surpassed Xiao Chens. Upon seeing this, Xiao Chen did not even think, instantly executing Firmaments Rage.
A gigantic hand covered the sky, flickering with electricity, the fingers like sabers. The moment this palm appeared, no one in its path could block it.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
A total of eleven people, including Hua Qingyun, got smashed into the air. They vomited blood as they fell to the floor.
The interior of the war chariot waspletely ruined.
Aside from the gray-robed old man, only Xiao Chen remained standing.
Damn it! If only I did not get careless and used the war chariot from the beginning to kill you all straight off, things would not have turned out like this!
Hua Qingyun felt incredible regret. As he looked at Xiao Chen, a murderous intent zed in his eyes. He wished that he could swallow up Xiao Chen on the spot.
If you had not mentioned it, I would have forgotten. Right, this is a 2-Star Heaven Suspending War Chariot. You may go but leave the war chariot behind. After that, this matter will be over, Xiao Chen said indifferently after sizing up the surroundings.
Young man, when doing things, one should not go overboard. This will make negotiations easier in the future. We only heard Qi Yunfeng say that you snatched his Demonic Blood Thousand Wing Snake and just wanted toe and uphold justice. Now, it looks like there should be some misunderstanding. Consider this our Heavenly Lodging Pce s mistake, alright?
The gray-robed old man, who had not made a single move, snorted coldly. When he spread out his aura, a vast star chart with tens of thousands of constetions appeared behind his back.
Aside from showing his own strength, the old man ced especially heavy emphasis on the words Heavenly Lodging Pce.
The Heavenly Lodging Pce was one of the few Rank 7 sects, one of the superpowers in the northern region. Its overall strength was not much weaker than that of the Divine Dragon Empire.
This was especially so in Ancient Deste Town. The Heavenly Lodging Pce branch there was stronger than the other factions.
Xiao Chen said indifferently, You think things are over with just saying you were wrong? Since you know that you are in the wrong, then why are you not apologizing and offeringpensation? However, I am very easy to negotiate with. You can skip the apology, justpensate us.
Above the Heaven Suspending War Chariot, Liu Ruyun heard that and nearly fell off from surprise.
Did I hear wrong? To think that Xiao Chen turned things around and threatened the other party instead, demanding that they paypensation!
The other party is from the Heavenly Lodging Pce, ate-stage Holy Venerate old man. Where does Xiao Chen get his confidence from?
You! The gray-robed old man trembled with anger. He barked, You are too overbearing. Dont go overboard.
Senior Yang, why argue with him? Just kill him, and everything will be settled, Hua Qingyun shouted as he struggled to get up. He had never been so sullen before.
Just quietly stay down!
Xiao Chen threw a palm strike and smashed Hua Qingyun back on the floor. Then, he waved his hand, pulling over a chair. Holding the undrawn Tyrant Saber in one hand, he sat down.
As Xiao Chen watched the gray-d old man continuously store up power to attack at any time, he said, Brat, it is not that your housekeeper is unwilling to make a move. It is that he does not dare to. Am I right, old man? You have been observing me, trying to find an opening as I fought with these dregs, trying to figure me out. However, the more you watched, the more startled you became, and the more uncertain you became, right?
As Xiao Chen sat on the chair, he showed an indistinct smile. His eyes were as sharp as swords, piercing the gray-d old man.
The gray-d old man felt stunned. Cold sweat dotted his forehead. How does he know everything?
That was right. The gray-d old man had been observing Xiao Chen from the very beginning. Finding an opening was secondary. He mainly tried to figure out Xiao Chens strength. Without being able to see it clearly, he did not have the courage to attack at all.
When did such an incredible youth appear in the northern region?
As the gray-d old man watched Xiao Chen sit casually on the chair, mboyantly oozing confidence, he felt pressure as heavy as a mountain.
Under the immense pressure, the gray-d old man had to attack no matter how unwilling he was.
Evesting Heavenly Lodging, Reversing the Starry Heavens!
The gray-d old man roared furiously. Sess or defeat depended on this one palm strike. When the palm strike surged out, the surrounding environment changed. The war chariot disappeared. It was like everyone was in the boundless Starry Heavens.
As the gray-d old manunched his palm strike, the entire Starry Heavens spun in reverse. Then, a ck hole seemed to appear behind him, and a horrifying suction pulled on Xiao Chen.
What a strong palm strike! Had this old man attacked at the start, the situation might really have been different.
However, now... Xiao Chen smiled coldly. Then, his left hand moved, forming the Buddhist sects Seven Kill Seal.
He was like the lotus flower not retaining water or the sun and the moon never remaining in the sky forever.
Xiao Chens killing Qi increased sevenfold. His killing intent filled this boundless gxy, causing the Starry Heavens that spun in reverse to slow.
This... The gray-d old man felt shocked. Horror appeared in his eyes. He had never felt such horrifying killing Qi before.
It was not over yet.
Supreme Dragon Fist, Leaderless Dragons!
Xiao Chen formed the Seven Kill Seal with his left hand and executed the Supreme Dragon Fist with his right hand, using the overwhelming killing intent to drive the Supreme Dragon Fist.
Roar!
A berserk dragon roared, and killing intent surged out. With one punch, the gxy shattered. Xiao Chen sent the gray-robed old man flying and crashing into the wall of the Heaven Suspending War Chariot.
Xiao Chen hovered in the air as Dragon Qi revolved around himself. He radiated killing intent from his entire body, looking like a grim reaper.
His Supreme Dragon Fist had already been modified, with killing Qi recing resentment. With the Seven Kill Seal, the might of this attack increased by seven times.
Not only did the gray-d old mans palm strike, which he prepared with much effort, break, but he also ended up half-dead. His eyes filled with horror.
However, the gray-d old man was incredible. The instant he moved back, he actually grabbed hold of Hua Qingyun.
Lets go!
The gray-d old man did not dare to linger. Carrying Hua Qingyun, his figure flickered, and he disappeared from before Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen did not find this strange. The gray-d old man must have used a formation in the Heaven Suspending War Chariot to send them out.
He swept his eyes around and looked at the remaining people.
Finally, Xiao Chens gaze fixed on one of them. He demanded coldly, Speak, where was this 2-Star Heaven Suspending War Chariot originally heading?
When that person saw the grim-reaper-like Xiao Chen, he immediately shivered in fright, feeling as if he had plunged into an icy cave.
Dont kill me. Dont kill me. Ill speak! Ill speak!
Xiao Chen, we are here to help you.
Just at this moment, Murong Yan and the others rushed over frantically after recovering some of their strength. When they saw this scene, their jaws nearly dropped.
Chapter 1952 (Raw 2051): Nine Cauldron Pavilion
Chapter 1952 (Raw 2051): Nine Cauldron Pavilion
When Xiao Chen saw Murong Yan and the otherse in, he nodded slightly and continued questioning the remaining Heavenly Lodging Pce people.
For a team of Holy Venerates to ride a 2-Star Heaven Suspending War Chariot into Deste God Valley, there had to be some other purpose.
A 2-Star Heaven Suspending War Chariot was very powerful. Had these people used it to attack Xiao Chens group from the start, Xiao Chen would have been helpless unless he used the God Shadow Bow. Otherwise, he could only flee with his group.
Fortunately, that Hua Qingyun got careless, giving Xiao Chen the chance to charge inside. Hence, he had caused his entire groups defeat.
Three days ago, Elder Xu led the Heavenly Lodging Pce branch elite into Deste God Valley for some reason. Today, he sent word that there was an important discovery and had Young Master Hua bring the 2-Star Heaven Suspending War Chariot, probably to help suppress the ce and seal the area.
Under the mental pressure from Xiao Chen, that person did not dare to lie, speaking the truth.
Elder Xu? Which Elder Xu?
Our Heavenly Lodging Pce branch has two leaders. One is Xu Feng, Elder Xu. The other is Leng Quan, Elder Leng. The one leading the team this time is Elder Xu. He brought nearly all the elites of the branch, leaving only Elder Leng to guard the branch.
How strong is this Elder Xu?
Elder Xu has been a Sovereign Personage for many years already. He is currently a Small Perfection Sovereign Personage.
What exactly did he discover?
I dont know. I...I...I really dont know. Young Master Hua does not know, either. He only said that it was a shocking discovery, nearly causing Elder Leng toe too. Right now, he is doing his best to seal off all information.
Pa!
It looked like that person really did not know, so Xiao Chen knocked that person unconscious.
Outside the war chariot, Liu Ruyun brought the fleeing gray-robed old man and Hua Qingyun back.
Clearly, the gray-d old man had not expected Xiao Chen to have anticipated his escape and made arrangements in advance, getting Liu Ruyun to wait on top of the war chariot and catch him off guard at the opportune time.
Everyone, we have lost this time. However, we are people of the Heavenly Lodging Pce, after all, one of the three Rank 7 sects of the northern region. There is no need to eradicate all of us. The gray-d old man brought up the Heavenly Lodging Pce again as he looked at Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen said coldly, If the Heavenly Lodging Pce really cared about you, they would not have ced you in a branch. Furthermore, we have the Divine Dragon Empire backing us. We do not fear your Heavenly Lodging Pce. You can me yourselves for not being wise, thinking that the outer pce disciples of the Dragons Gate are easy to bully.
The gray-d old man demanded furiously, Are you trying to start a war between two superpowers?
Xiao Chen could not helpughing in his heart when he heard this. This gray-d old man truly lost his intelligence in his rage.
If there was no direct conflict of interest, why would two superpowers wage war over a small matter like this?
If that were the case, this world would have been in chaos long ago. There would berge factions fighting each other all over the ce.
I cant be bothered to argue with you.
Xiao Chen used the Tyrant Saber in his hand to hit the gray-d old man gently, directly knocking out the severely injured old man.
Hua Qingyun, who was at the side, felt extremely frightened. As he looked at Xiao Chen, then the surrounding people, he felt great regret.
Damn it! If I return alive, I will definitely ruthlessly beat up Qi Yunfeng.
That piece of dogshit got me into trouble for nothing.
Boom!
The Heaven Suspending War Chariot trembled for a moment before spewing out a trail of mes. Under Liu Ruyuns control, it flew into the sky.
Toss everyone out, aside from him.
Murong Yan smiled and said, Roger that. Ill deal with this. Haha!
Regardless of whether they were still breathing or not, Murong Yannded a palm strike on everyone in the war chariots before tossing them out to the ground.
When Hua Qingyun saw this scene, he became greatly frightened. He endlessly begged for mercy, but the group did not say anything to him. After leaving a restriction in his body, they knocked him out with a palm strike.
We obtained a 2-Star Heaven Suspending War Chariot just like that?
Murong Yan found all this somewhat surreal, not daring to believe it.
Wei Hongfei gave Xiao Chen a meaningful look and asked, Xiao Chen, exactly how much strength are you hiding from us?
Right now, everyone could tell that Xiao Chens strength was not as simple as what he showed on the surface.
Xiao Chen was already much stronger than the group. Even though he had activated his Great Deste Eon bloodline as they had, he was still capable of fighting.
After barging into the Heaven Suspending War Chariot, Xiao Chen dealt with ten-odd ordinary Holy Venerates. Furthermore, one of them was ate-stage Holy Venerate expert.
Xiao Chen answered honestly, They were nothing. That Xu Feng should have led the elites away already. Aside from the gray-robed old man being somewhat difficult to deal with, the rest were not worth mentioning. I believe that they were mostly loose cultivators that the Heavenly Lodging Pce recruited in Ancient Deste Town.
Lets not care about that first. Xiao Chen, what are you nning to do? Situ Changfeng asked.
Right now, there were two paths before the group. One was to return. The harvest of this trip was already quite bountiful. After going back and selling what they obtained, they would earn an astronomical profit.
Furthermore, the group also gained a 2-Star Heaven Suspending War Chariot for free, which was a very pleasant surprise.
The second choice was to see what this Heavenly Lodging Pce discovered that prompted it to go to such lengths.
The first option had no risks. The second option was somewhat dangerous.
How to choose?
Xiao Chen, you decide. We will listen to you.
Wei Hongfei was rather straightforward, directly leaving the choice to Xiao Chen and not discussing this further.
After all, Xiao Chen had the final say in the end.
Xiao Chen thought for a while before saying, The other partys discovery should be huge. Otherwise, they would not bring over the elites of the Heavenly Lodging Pce branch and still find their forces insufficient. With our strength, going to join the excitement would just be suicide.
Sometimes, one should not blindly join just because there was something exciting. Otherwise, one might end up as cannon fodder.
Should we give up? Wei Hongfei felt somewhat reluctant to do so.
Xiao Chen smiled and said, Naturally, we cannot. After we return to Ancient Deste Town, we will spread the news. Didnt the Heavenly Lodging Pce want to seal off the information? We wont do as they want. We will let the entire Ancient Deste Town know that the Heavenly Lodging Pce discovered a startling fortuitous encounter.
Situ Changfengs eyes lit up. Good idea. As long as we stir up the waters, we can gain a small opportunity.
Furthermore, we can sell off the materials from the Demonic Blood Thousand Wing Snake and use this opportunity to increase our strength first. By then, we will be more confident of dealing with this. Xiao Chen gave a simple description of his opinion.
Murong Yan scratched his head and asked, What if they obtain the fortuitous encounter before then? What should we do?
Xiao Chen replied calmly, That is impossible. I have a feeling that what the Heavenly Lodging Pce discovered cannot be dealt with that quickly. Otherwise, they would not have to go to such lengths.
Alright. It is settled, then.
Whoosh!
After the group came to a decision, Liu Ruyun piloted the war chariot to Ancient Deste Town.
Naturally, the Heavenly Lodging Pces mark on the Heaven Suspending War Chariot had been taken off. The six also altered its exterior slightly.
Otherwise, if they drove the Heaven Suspending War Chariot into Ancient Deste Town, there would be some trouble.
Liu Ruyun also had a Heaven Suspending War Chariot of her own. With her instructions, they quickly familiarized themselves with this 2-Star Heaven Suspending War Chariot.
Driving the war chariot required many formations. It would be very difficult for one person to control all of them alone.
After the other five familiarized themselves with the 2-Star Heaven Suspending War Chariot, they pushed it to its maximum speed, turning it into a bright beam of light heading for Ancient Deste Town.
Using this 2-Star Heaven Suspending War Chariot, the group took less than a day to get back.
The speed was truly startling.
Look! A 2-Star Heaven Suspending War Chariot!
It is really fast. Where is this 2-Star Heaven Suspending War Chariot from? Howe there is no mark on it?
A 2-Star Heaven Suspending War Chariot was considered an exquisite rarity in Ancient Deste Town. The war chariots that were not in the possession of huge factions could be counted on one hand.
When returning to Ancient Deste Town, the 2-Star Heaven Suspending War Chariot immediately attracted a lot of attention.
The group rented a luxurious courtyard in Ancient Deste Town before Xiao Chen gave some instructions. Liu Ruyun and I will go to the merchant associations to sell the Demonic Blood Thousand Wing Snake parts. You all should quickly spread the news of the Heavenly Lodging Pce making a huge discovery. You can even embellish the information.
Hehe! No problem.
Xiao Chen did not fear to show off. He had Liu Ruyun steer the 2-Star Heaven Suspending War Chariot to a merchant association.
As Liu Ruyun piloted the war chariot, she asked, The top ten merchant associations of the Central Great Realm should have branches in Ancient Deste Town. Xiao Chen, which one do you want to go to?
Xiao Chen nodded and said, Lets go to the second-ranked one.
Alright.
Boom!
The war chariot elerated, flying extremely rapidly through the skies above Ancient Deste Town.
Soon, Xiao Chen arrived at his destination, above the Nine Cauldron Pavilion. Then, the Heaven Suspending War Chariot slowly descended.
[TL Note: This Nine Cauldron Pavilion is likely unrted to the one in the Kunlun Realm.]
The various big merchant associations had ces to receive war chariots. On seeing the 2-Star Heaven Suspending War Chariot descend, the eyes of the person in charge of receiving guests lit up.
A big customer is arriving. Receive them as though they are gold members.
Xiao Chen and Liu Ruyun opened the door, and the scene that greeted them shocked them slightly.
They saw ten youngdies lined up on both sides, decked out with all sorts of ornaments. They looked very pretty and sexy, bowing at the same time in greeting.
Hahaha! Honored guests, sorry for not weing you from afar on your arrival.
In front, a middle-aged man wearing embroidered clothes walked over with a forthright smile.
Xiao Chen secretly sized up this person and found that this person showed an extraordinary air. This person actually was a peak Holy Venerate, someone who seemed like he could break through at any moment.
This humble one is Li Xiuhai, the person managing this Nine Cauldron Pavilion branch. Might I ask who the two of you are?
When Li Xiuhai approached, he felt slightly surprised. He did not expect that the two people who walked out of the 2-Star Heaven Suspending War Chariot to be two youths. Furthermore, one of them was not even a Holy Venerate yet.
Li Xiuhai could not help feeling disappointed. However, he did not show it on his face.
The manager? You are the one with the highest authority here, then? There is no need for you to know who we are. Send off the others. We have a huge transaction for you.
Xiao Chen waved his hand, leading Liu Ruyun straight ahead and ignoring this Li Xiuhai.
Li Xiuhai felt greatly startled. How arrogant! However, just as displeasure stirred, he discovered that Xiao Chen had already walked quite far, so he hastened to follow.
Li Xiuhai restrained his anger and smiled. Might I ask how big this transaction is?
However, he smiled coldly in his heart. What kind of business has the Nine Cauldron Pavilion not seen before? Just looking at your age, how big can your transaction be? Could it be bigger than that from Sovereign Personages?
Its not really that big. We just killed a Demonic Blood Thousand Wing Snake, Liu Ruyun replied softly with a smile.
When Li Xiuhai heard that, he could not help his great shock. Did I hear right? A Demonic Blood Thousand Wing Snake?
An overlord-ss Sovereign-Personage-level ferocious beast?!
Chapter 1953 (Raw 2052): Taking the Opportunity to Break Through
Chapter 1953 (Raw 2052): Taking the Opportunity to Break Through
Li Xiuhai felt greatly startled. After being stunned for a long time, he reacted.
His eyes filled with disbelief. However, he did not dare to tarry on such huge business.
Li Xiuhai instructed the person beside him with a very grave expression, Go invite Master Bai out!
Master Bai was the highest-ranked appraiser in the Ancient Deste Towns Nine Cauldron Pavilion branch.
Inside a private room, Li Xiuhai smiled at Xiao Chen and said, Little Brother, I have not asked for your great name yet.
Xiao with the grass head and Chen with the sun head, Xiao Chen replied indifferently.
[TL Note: As mentioned in previous notes, this bit is a description of the characters for Xiao Chens name, as in Chinese, many words can be read the same way.]
So, it is Young Master Xiao. Since you said you killed a Demonic Blood Thousand Wing Snake, shouldnt you take something out to prove it? A bright glint flickered in Li Xiuhais eyes. The smile on his face never faded.
Xiao Chen countered indifferently, Even if I take something out, can you appraise it?
Li Xiuhai could not help feeling embarrassed. This humble self has managed this Nine Cauldron Pavilion branch for many years. I still have some discernment.
Lets just wait for the appraiser. I dont want to waste time, Xiao Chen said, ignoring Li Xiuhai and making Li Xiuhai feel somewhat ill at ease.
This young master is waiting for this old man?
The door to the room opened, and an appropriately dressed, spirited old man with strong Soul Energy and an extraordinary air walked in.
Li Xiuhai looked like he saw his savior. He stood up and said, Master Bai, you finally arrived. These two youths said that they hunted a Demonic Blood Thousand Wing Snake.
A Demonic Blood Thousand Wing Snake!
Master Bais eyes lit up as he said seriously, Show me the Beast Core.
Without a word, Xiao Chen took out a mirror box with the flip of his hand and handed it to the other party.
Boom!
The mirror box opened, and a Great Deste Eon Demonic Might immediately surged out in all directions.
The entire room shook slightlyeven the formations supporting the room in secret shook.
An illusory Demonic Blood Thousand Wing Snake charged out of the Beast Core towards Master Bai. Li Xiuhai could not help feeling startled. Master Bai!
Beast, you are seeking death!
Master Bai snorted coldly, and strong Soul Energy spread out from his forehead. The Soul Energy directly scattered the Demonic Blood Thousand Wing Snakes soul.
What strong Soul Energy!
Xiao Chen felt slightly startled. This Master Bais Soul Energy was probablyparable to that of a Sovereign Personage already. He could control it with ease and move it as he pleased, possessing boundlessly profound techniques for it.
Good! Good! Good!
Master Bai said good three times before bursting into wildughter. It is indeed a Demonic Blood Thousand Wing Snakes Beast Core. To think that it died less than three days ago. Furthermore, you specially used a treasure box for restraining souls to store it. Little Brother, it looks like you have a lot of tricks up your sleeves.
Li Xiuhai felt overjoyed. Since Master Bai said this, it was clearly a big transaction.
Hahaha! Young Master Xiao, no, Young Sir Xiao, you are truly extraordinary, inspiring admiration. I wonder if you have the other parts as well? If you do, my Nine Cauldron Pavilion will take them all!
Li Xiuhai looked at Xiao Chen with a wide grin. Even his form of address immediately changed.
Xiao Chen said indifferently, Theres no rush. Give me a price for this Beast Core first.
Right, right, right. There is no rush. Master Bai, what is the value of this Beast Core? Li Xiuhai asked in anticipation.
After thinking for a while, Master Bai said, The price of an overlord-ss Sovereign-Personage-level ferocious beasts Beast Core is rather well-known. It is normally about two million Primeval Heavenly Pills. However, Young Master Xiaos Beast Core still has a lingering soul. Its value will definitely be at least twenty percent higher. I estimate three million Primeval Heavenly Pills should be about there.
Li Xiuhai felt very pleased. This number was already an astronomical sum. However, when he nced at Xiao Chen and Liu Ruyun covertly, he was quite startled.
Xiao Chen still looked calm, his expression unchanged. As for Liu Ruyun, she just smiled and did not appear shocked.
Of the two, one was the White Dragon Kings daughter, while the other was someone who had seen many grand scenes. How could they be easily bowled over by three million Primeval Heavenly Pills?
Liu Ruyun smiled and said, I recall that in the Divine Dragon Empires Ancestor Dragon City, there was an auction, which was open only to Sovereign Personages and inner sect disciples. An overlord-ss Sovereign-Personage-level ferocious beasts Beast Core apparently sold for four million Primeval Heavenly Pills.
If I recall correctly, the one hosting the auction then was the current n Head of the Bai n, and the Nine Cauldron Pavilion was the one that sold the Beast Core. The Bai n is one of the three appraiser ns of the Central Great Realm. I think they probably would not do anything to spoil their reputation.
The moment Liu Ruyun said that, Li Xiuhai and Master Bai both felt startled.
Li Xiuhai looked at Liu Ruyun and said, Might I ask who Young Miss is?
Do I need to say it one more time? Just properly deal with our business. There is no need to ask about our identities!
Xiao Chens face sank in displeasure. This Li Xiuhai was truly showing no regard for what he said.
Sorry, sorry. This humble one is at fault. This humble one is at fault.
For some reason, when Li Xiuhai saw Xiao Chens expression, his heart quailed, and he quickly apologized.
Master Bai sent a voice projection. Li Xiuhai, this girl seems to have an extraordinary identity and understands my Bai n well. There is no way for us to deceive them. These two are people who have seen the world. If we do not properly grab hold of this business, it will end up in the hands of the Heavenly Essence Merchant Association.
Alright. Tell me, what is this Demonic Blood Thousand Wing Snakes Beast Core worth?
Five million Primeval Heavenly Pills!
Good. We will offer this price, then. No matter what, we have to get this business. Oneplete Demonic Blood Thousand Wing Snake will equal half a year of our normal operations.
The two discussed in secret and quickly came to a decision.
Auctions naturally result in inted prices. If the two of you are willing to sell the other parts to our Nine Cauldron Pavilion, we can offer you five million Primeval Heavenly Pills for this Beast Core, Li Xiuhai said with a serious expression as he looked at Xiao Chen. He apparently wanted to seize the initiative.
Xiao Chen said indifferently, Just offer how much you are willing to pay; dont add on other conditions. I do not like discussing business that way. Be more decisive. Five million Primeval Heavenly Pills, are you taking it or not?
Interacting with businessmen was something very headache-inducing. While it looked like the other party hadpromised greatly, if Xiao Chen agreed, the initiative would be on the other partys side, allowing them to scoop up the other parts at low prices.
Xiao Chen hated to deal with such people the most. He added coldly, Put away your small tricks. Whether you want to take it or not is up to you.
Li Xiuhai immediately felt anxious. Sweat dripped off his forehead. Hepletely lost to Xiao Chens strong air.
Master Bai could no longer continue watching. He said seriously, Then, lets settle it this way: four million five hundred thousand Primeval Heavenly Pills with no other conditions. We will do things one by one. Ill make the final call on this transaction.
Li Xiuhai heaved a sigh of relief as he nodded. Right, right, right. Master Bai will make the final call.
Alright. Four million five hundred thousand Primeval Heavenly Pills. Deal!
After the two parties came to an agreement, Xiao Chen did not hesitate to take out nine hundred of the Demonic Blood Thousand Wing Snakes purple-pattern wings, keeping one hundred for himself.
After Master Bai carefully appraised the wings, he offered two million Primeval Heavenly Pills.
Next were the essence of the Great Deste Eon demonic blood, the venomous fangs that contained strong toxins, and then the softest of the Demonic Blood Thousand Wing Snakes skin.
With every item that Xiao Chen took out, Li Xiuhai and Master Bai both felt startled and incredulous. There were so many Demonic Blood Thousand Wing Snake resources; did they really alle from one person?
Eventually, the two of them became numb to it, rendered speechless.
After all the transactions werepleted, the total reached a horrifying twelve million Primeval Heavenly Pills.
Li Xiuhai took out a VIP card and gave it to Xiao Chen. Then, he smiled and said, This is a Grade 1 VIP card of the Nine Cauldron Pavilion. You can enjoy very high discounts in all of the Nine Cauldron Pavilions in the Central Great Realm. This VIP card is extremely limited in number. In the future, Sir Xiao will be our Nine Cauldron Pavilions friend.
Xiao Chen carefully put away the VIP card. Then, he nodded slightly and said, I still need some things.
Feeling excited, Li Xiuhai smiled and asked, What does Sir Xiao want?
I need a Medicinal Pill, one for breaking through bottlenecks.
Master Bai looked at Xiao Chen and said, Young Master Xiao is currently a peak Consummation Star Venerate. Although your cultivation is not high, your umtions are very formidable. The vastness and density of your Veritable Essence Energy far surpass a normal Holy Venerates. If you want to break through, you will need at least a Rank 4 Heavenly Pill. The Nine Cauldron Pavilion happens to have one such pill.
What Medicinal Pill is that?
The Seven Apertures Cloud Breaking Pill! It is a Rank 4 Heavenly Pill worth two million Primeval Heavenly Pills. If Young Master Xiao wants to buy it, you need only one million five hundred thousand Primeval Heavenly Pills.
Ill buy it!
This was a Medicinal Pill for breaking through that Xiao Chen did not even dare to dream of in the past. Now, he did not bat an eyelid at buying it.
It was rare for such fortuitous encounters toe by. It was not in his character to miss out on such an opportunity to break through to Holy Venerate.
In the past, Xiao Chen did not dare to think about such things. Now that he had so many Primeval Heavenly Pills, he naturally dared to dream of anything.
Xiao Chen added in a lower voice, I also want you to help me find a cksmith that can forge an inherited Dao Tool by himself. The price is not a problem.
Master Bai thought for a while before he said, A cksmith that can forge an inherited Dao Tool by himself? That would be a Rank 3 Grandmaster cksmith. Such a person is not easy to find. Li Xiuhai, do you know of any here?
Li Xiuhai smiled and said, I am someone who became the manager of Ancient Deste Towns Nine Cauldron Pavilion branch. Naturally, I know people from all walks of life. Give me one day. I will definitely find one for Sir Xiao.
Xiao Chen nodded and handed the Tyrant Saber to Li Xiuhai. There is no rush. That person will need to see this saber first. If he is confident, then bring him.
Its really heavy!
After Li Xiuhai received the Tyrant Saber, his expression changed slightly at the difficulty of bearing it.
Shock shed in the eyes of Master Bai, who was at the side. However, he did not say anything.
Soon, Xiao Chen received the Seven Apertures Cloud Breaking Pill. Then, he asked Liu Ruyun, who was beside him, Is there anything that you want?
Smiling, Liu Ruyun retorted, What do you think?
Xiao Chen had asked a pointless question. After he put away the Seven Apertures Cloud Breaking Pill and boarded the Heaven Suspending War Chariot, he thought, Things went smoothly on my side. I wonder, how are things on Murong Yans side?
Sir Xiao, take care. Doe frequently.
Li Xiuhai sent off Xiao Chen and Liu Ruyun warmly. When the war chariot flew off, he could no longer control his expression. Heughed loudly, Hahahaha! This is great! We made transactions totaling over ten million Primeval Heavenly Pills in one day. If we have more of such transactions, I can leave this backwater by the end of the year.
Master Bais expression did not change. As he looked at the Tyrant Saber in Li Xiuhais hand, he muttered, It really is the Saber of Misfortune, the Tyrant Saber.
Master Bai, did you say something?
Nothing.
Chapter 1954 (Raw 2052 Repeated): Rumors
Chapter 1954 (Raw 2052 Repeated): Rumors
Did you hear? The Heavenly Lodging Pce found a True Gods corpse in Deste God Valley!
A True Gods corpse? Thats impossible!
Haha! Where did you get that news from? The Heavenly Lodging Pce clearly discovered a damaged Divine Weapon from the Heavenly Realm!
Damn! Where did you all get your information from? What I heard is that the Heavenly Lodging Pce found a Holy Beast in Deste God Valley?
Holy Beast? Holy, my ass. How could there be a pure-blooded Holy Beast still around? What nonsense! It is a Heavenly Realm Divine Weapon!
Why is it impossible? The Golden Crow Empire has a pure-blooded Golden Crow. You know too little!
Just as Xiao Chen carried out the transactions with Li Xiuhai, Murong Yan and the others spent some money hiring people to spread rumors.
At first, the rumors did not attract anyones attention. However, when some people carefully checked on the Heavenly Lodging Pce, they noticed something wrong.
Although no one believed these unreliable rumors initially, they now found this situation confusing.
Huge news! The elites of the Heavenly Lodging Pce have all left the branch. Now, only Senior Leng Quan is there to guard the ce.
Damn! Dont tell me that the rumor is true?!
What is the Heavenly Lodging Pce doing? To think that all their elites left the branch.
Theres more news. The Heavenly Lodging Pce beat someone back from Deste God Valley and sealed off an area there.
There was no need for Murong Yan and the others to worry about the rest. With just some slight embellishments, the news of the Heavenly Lodging Pce making a huge discovery instantly spread throughout Ancient Deste Town.
This attracted the attention of many factions in Ancient Deste Town.
At the Ruling Sword Gate, one of Ancient Deste Towns Rank 6 sects, the upper echelon of the sect gathered to discuss what the Heavenly Lodging Pce discovered.
The Ruling Sword Gates Vice Sect Master Ye Rong asked with a grave expression, Everyone, what do you think of the Heavenly Lodging Pces abnormalities?
Everyone present was a Sovereign Personage. All the Elders of Ruling Sword Gate were present, a grand scene.
As of now, there are rumors all over the ce. However, none of them are reliable. The only thing we can be sure of is that all the Heavenly Lodging Pce elites were indeed sent out. They have indeed sealed off an area in Deste God Valley. However, there is no leakage of what they discovered at all, one of the Ruling Sword Gate Elders said, showing a somewhat grave expression.
Another Elder said, Theres no need to overthink. Since the Heavenly Lodging Pce sealed off the information so tightly, there might be some incredible discovery that they do not want others to know about, so that they can monopolize it.
Humph! This Heavenly Lodging Pce is growing increasingly overboard!
The Heavenly Lodging Pce headquarters were not in Ancient Deste Town. Despite being a foreign faction, it frequently suppressed the Ruling Sword Gate and the other nearby Rank 6 sects.
Everyone in the entire Ruling Sword Gate had umted a certain amount of resentment. This time, the Heavenly Lodging Pce truly went overboard.
To think that the Heavenly Lodging Pce sealed off an area in Deste God Valley. How could these Elders not get angry?
Sect Master Li, that disciple of mine, Qi Yunfeng, frequently goes to Deste God Valley. Perhaps he knows something that we dont, a shifty-looking old man said with a smile at this moment.
When Sect Master Li Rong saw this old man, he frowned slightly. This old man did not have a very good reputation. As for the old mans disciple, Qi Yunfeng, Li Rong had heard of that person before. Qi Yunfeng was a true inheritor of the Ruling Sword Gate, but he went and became a broker.
However, Li Rong discovered that he did require this person at this moment. He said, Call him over.
Qi Yunfeng, who was recuperating, felt confused. When he was brought to an important ce of the sect where all the Elders were, he immediately felt so afraid that his knees turned weak.
Having broken many of the sect rules in the past, Qi Yunfeng now felt very nervous. Just as he was feeling nervous, his master rushed over and said, Little Qi, you are familiar with Deste God Valley. Tell the Sect Master what exactly the Heavenly Lodging Pce is doing there.
Seeing the gazes of many Elders focused on him, Qi Yunfeng immediately felt very uncertain. How could he know what the Heavenly Lodging Pce was doing in Deste God Valley?
Qi Yunfeng quickly gave his master a pleading look. His appearance greatly disappointed Li Rong.
Just as Li Rong was about to wave his hand to dismiss Qi Yunfeng, Qi Yunfeng shouted, I know! No wonder that Hua Qingyun brought a 2-Star Heaven Suspending War Chariot into Deste God Valley. So, that is whats going on!
This Qi Yunfeng had received a voice projection from his master, who naturally liked to take advantage of situations and sensed an opportunity.
Li Rongs eyes lit up. He smiled and said, Good. Tell me the details. If there really is evidence to support these rumors, I can go to convince the people of the Northern Mountain Academy, the White Sun Mountain Manor, and the Wolf Smoke Pavilion to go together.
The Ruling Sword Gate definitely could not openly offend the Heavenly Lodging Pce by itself. It had to work with the Rank 6 sects near Ancient Deste Town.
At that time, when the Heavenly Lodging Pce came to settle scores, it would not be able to do anything, with the few Rank 6 sects banded together.
That ce is a forbiddennd in the first ce. Normally, no cultivators would go there to seek their death. I once went in by ident. Had I not retreated early, I would not have been able to return alive.
Li Rong frowned and asked, What exactly is in there?
Qi Yunfeng said sullenly, Im not sure. I was chased by damned corpses. I did not dare to remain too long.
Clearly, Qi Yunfengs answer did not satisfy Li Rong, which was to be expected. However, this was already sufficient to convince those Rank 6 sects to go with the Ruling Sword Gate.
If the Heavenly Lodging Pce really obtained something, the originally difficult days would turn arduous.
Its settled, then. Keep half of our forces to defend the sect. The other Elders and true inheritors will go together. Qi Yunfeng!
Present!
Qi Yunfeng felt a chill from Sect Master Lis stare. He did not dare to look directly at Sect Master Li.
Since you are familiar with the ce, you lead the way. When there is a need, provide some suggestions, Li Rong said seriously.
Yes!
Qi Yunfeng immediately felt extremely excited. This was an excellent chance to distinguish himself. It was very possible that the Rank 6 sects would require him to lead the way.
Things finally took a turn for the better! Hua Qingyun, dont let me run into you. Qi Yunfeng still felt extremely wronged when he thought about that kick.
Qi Yunfeng felt even more distressed about the kick than about being attacked by Xiao Chen and the others. He had never felt so aggrieved before.
The Ruling Sword Gate was not alone. The other major factions of Ancient Deste Town took action nearly at the same time and sent out their scouts.
Everyone wanted to know what exactly the Heavenly Lodging Pce had discovered. Why were they acting so mysterious and even sent out all their elites?
A storm immediately brewed, and strong undercurrents flowed.
As for the ones that triggered all this, Xiao Chen, Murong Yan, and the other Dragons Gate disciples, they rejoiced greatly.
When everyone returned to the courtyard and came to know what Xiao Chen obtained from the transactions, they were all stunned.
Although they knew that the Demonic Blood Thousand Wing Snake parts were extremely valuable, no one expected such a horrifying sum.
They felt that they had to thank Xiao Chen. If not for his decisiveness, they might have ended up with only ten percent of the gains from this encounter.
That would have been about one million two hundred thousand Primeval Heavenly Pills. After splitting it, each one of them would have gotten only about two hundred thousand Primeval Heavenly Pills.
The rewards would still have been pretty good. Even so, they would not have rejoiced like they did now.
After all, they were mostly heaven-ss core disciples of the Divine Dragon outer pces. The resources that they obtained were plentiful.
However, the situation now was different. Twelve million Primeval Heavenly Pills. Even when split between the six, they each would receive about two million Primeval Heavenly Pills, an astronomical sum.
Hahaha! We really struck it rich!
Murong Yans face had a wide grin on it. He said with a serious expression, My master probably does not even have so many Primeval Heavenly Pills. With such arge sum of Primeval Heavenly Pills, I definitely can enter Ancestor Dragon City!
Wei Hongfei got everyone to quiet down. Then, he said, I suggest that Xiao Chen get to keep five million Primeval Heavenly Pills for himself. We will split the rest.
Right, right, right. Xiao Chen, dont ever reject. This is the sum you deserve. Murong Yan immediately expressed his support, showing no objections.
The others understood that if it were not for Xiao Chen, Qi Yunfeng and the others would have ganged up on them.
The rewards that they would have gained would be nowhere near what they got now, so who would object?
Xiao Chen did not know how to reject this. Actually, he had already kept some of the Demonic Blood Thousand Wing Snake parts for himself.
The group already obtained enough. However, even after Xiao Chen tried to reject the proposal, the others still insisted on him keeping five million Primeval Heavenly Pills, paying no attention at all to his protests.
Xiao Chen felt warmth in his heart. Being able to receive the acknowledgment of these friends made him feel veryfortable.
As Liu Ruyun looked at the surrounded Xiao Chen, she tilted her head with a smile on her face.
The more she looked, the more Xiao Chen looked like the person in Liu Ruyues painting.
At some point in time, Xiao Chen had be the absolute core of this team despite being from the Heavenly Dragon Pce.
No wonder Wei Hongfei would fall out with Senior Brother Zhong Li over Xiao Chen.
It was much better for the team to be united than have a person who was strong and experienced.
Sir Xiao!
Just at this moment, a voice came from outside the courtyard. It was Li Xiuhai rushing over.
Xiao Chens heart skipped a beat. He knew why the other party was here. He stood up and said, Everyone, make full use of your time and quickly raise your strength to the next level. I will try to break through to the Holy Light Stage as well. Dont fall behind.
A glint shed in Murong Yans eyes. He said, Dont worry. With so much resources, I will be too ashamed if I still cannot break through.
Xiao Chen smiled and said goodbye to the group for now. Then, he went alone to meet with Li Xiuhai.
As Xiao Chen expected, a tall and well-built old man apanied Li Xiuhai. This person had a strong, fiery aura and strong Soul Energy. With one look, it was clear that this was a highly skilled cksmith.
Chapter 1955 (Raw 2053): Forcibly Breaking Through
Chapter 1955 (Raw 2053): Forcibly Breaking Through
Sir Xiao, this is Senior Yun, a Rank 4 Grandmaster cksmith. He should be able to fulfill your request, Li Xiuhai said to Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen nodded. Senior Yun, have you seen my saber?
Senior Yun said proudly, Ive seen it. A peak inherited Dao Tool. This old man believes that I can still reforge and further refine such a Dao Tool.
Xiao Chen looked at Senior Yun with misgivings. Based on the other partys expression, it seemed like the other party had not recognized the Tyrant Saber.
Manager Li, please leave first.
Li Xiuhai left with a cupped-fist salute, following the instruction. He did not know what Xiao Chen was up to.
My saber is not an ordinary inherited Dao Tool. Senior Yun, you can carefully inspect it. Xiao Chen gestured in invitation.
Seeing Xiao Chen so serious, Senior Yun carefully inspected the scabbard, his own expression turning serious.
Lightning attribute. Inherited for a long time and quite old. What else?
Senior Yun looked at Xiao Chen and said, Would Young Master Xiao please draw the saber?
ng!
Xiao Chen grabbed the Tyrant Saber and drew it. A cold light flowed down and gathered at its tip, flickering like an icy star.
Senior Yuns expression changed slightly. Then, he stretched his finger out and gently tapped the de.
A melodious saber hum rang out as the de quivered. Senior Yun seemed to hear something else amid the hum.
That was the screams of countless tyrannical and powerful desmen just before they died.
This is the Saber of Misfortune!
Senior Yun finally recognized the Dao Tool. Then, he gazed at Xiao Chen in shock. Young Master Xiao, you are really bold. Despite knowing the origins of this saber, you still dare to use it. This is not an auspicious saber. Those that wield this saber eventually be hegemons. However, they do note to a good end. They all inevitably meet a violent death.
Xiao Chen said indifferently, That is because they do not understand the way of the hegemon. Senior Yun, are you confident in altering this saber?
Senior Yun smiled and retorted, Why not? Speak, how do you want to alter it?
Xiao Chen resheathed his saber and spread his palm wide. The sword embryo formed by the Grand Beta Profound Lightning appeared in his hand.
Grand Beta Profound Lightning!
Senior Yun was shocked. He grabbed Xiao Chens hand and asked excitedly, Where did you get it? Is there more?!
This startled Xiao Chen, prompting him to withdraw the Grand Beta Profound Lightning quickly. Does this old man have something wrong with his mind?
Sorry, sorry. I got too excited. You have no idea how excited we cksmiths can get when we encounter such a legendary material. This old man has remained stuck as a Rank 4 cksmith for many years already.
Curious, Xiao Chen asked, This thing can help Senior advance in rank?
Perhaps not advance in rank, but I will definitely gain a lot. You want to merge this Grand Beta Profound Lightning into the Tyrant Saber? Thats a pretty good idea. That way, the Tyrant Saber might grow into a Grand Beta Profound Weapon. There would be infinite possibilities in the future!
Senior Yuns enthusiasm waxed hot as he spoke. Then, he rolled up his sleeves, preparing to start refining.
Xiao Chen smiled awkwardly. I say, Senior, there is no need to get so excited over it.
Hahaha! You do not understand the way of cksmithing; naturally, you do not understand my emotions now. Right now, the way I feel is the way you might, if you found a supreme and profound Saber Technique, feeling impatient to practice it.
Senior Yun guffawed. Then, he added seriously, Since the work is to merge in the Grand Beta Profound Lightning, I will not charge you for it. After all, this is the first time I am doing this. On the contrary, I am the one profiting by increasing my experience with this.
When Xiao Chen heard that, he rejoiced. This was good; he would save on a lot of resources.
The fee of a Rank 4 Grandmaster cksmith was extraordinary. It would be at least two hundred thousand Primeval Heavenly Pillsfurthermore, that was the daily rate.
However, I cannot provide you the other materials, Senior Yun said.
Xiao Chen smiled and said, Dont worry. I will get Li Xiuhai to make arrangements. When I rented this courtyard, I specially requested there be a forge.
After handing the Tyrant Saber and the Grand Beta Profound Lightning to the other party, he said gravely, Ill leave the rest to Senior Yun. I would like to activate the spirit in the Tyrant Saber and further advance its Thunder Great Dao.
No problem. I will do my best. Senior Yuns eyes sparkled, appearing extremely excited.
Xiao Chen frowned in his heart. He did not know if it would work or not.
He shook his head and did not dwell on it. A Rank 4 Grandmaster cksmith was already extremely incredible. If not for Nine Cauldron Pavilion, a Rank 3 Grandmaster would be the best he could do if he sought a cksmith himself.
Sir Xiao, what are your instructions?
Li Xiuhai walked over with a smile. By now, he had determined that Xiao Chen was his god of fortune. It would not be wrong to befriend him.
Xiao Chen wrote out a list of all the materials that he needed for reforging the Tyrant Saber and handed it to the other party.
Li Xiuhai nced through it and said that there would not be any problem. Then, he pretended to say casually, The Heavenly Lodging Pces matter kicked up a huge storm in Ancient Deste Town recently. I wonder if Sir Xiao has heard of it?
Xiao Chens expression did not change as he replied, What matter is it? Tell me.
This fellow really doesnt know?
Li Xiuhai could not make out anything from Xiao Chens expression. He felt slightly disappointed as he continued, I dont know what the Heavenly Lodging Pce discovered in Deste God Valley, but they actually sealed the ce and prevented others from entering. The four nearby Rank 6 sectsthe Ruling Sword Gate, the Northern Mountain Academy, the White Sun Mountain Manor, and the Wolf Smoke Pavilioncould no longer hold themselves back and rushed their elites over.
Xiao Chen said in shock, To think that there is such a matter! As one of the top three merchant associations in the entire Central Great Realm, the Nine Cauldron Pavilion can be considered a super faction. Are you not tempted by it?
Li Xiuhai said abashedly, Sir Xiao must be joking. The Ancient Deste Towns Nine Cauldron Pavilion is considered nothing in our inner circle. In just the northern region alone, there are three more levels above me in the chain ofmand. How could I dream of joining this excitement? The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak.
The final line of the spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak was clearly directed at Xiao Chen. He felt that there should be an expert behind Xiao Chen.
If Xiao Chen was willing, the Nine Cauldron Pavilion would be willing to ally with him and go explore together.
Xiao Chen thought to himself, Sly old fox. Then, he smiled and said, Manager Li is being humble. We will leave it at that, then. I wont send you off any further.
Li Xiuhai turned his head and looked, only to realize that Xiao Chen had already walked him to the courtyard doors without him realizing it.
Li Xiuhai could not help feeling depressed; he still had plenty of things he wanted to say.
However, he could only leave it at this. He performed a cupped-fist salute and said, Sir Xiao,e visit when you have time. I will send someone to bring the items on this list over tomorrow.
Take care.
When the other party left, Xiao Chen withdrew his smile.
The n worked. They had managed to stir up the waters. Aside from the four Rank 6 sects, there probably were many other hidden factions and strong individuals who wanted to go and see what the Heavenly Lodging Pce discovered.
Given this, the Heavenly Lodging Pce would have no hope of monopolizing whatever it found.
The more this water is stirred up, the better, Xiao Chen thought to himself. Then, he closed the door and went to the cultivation room, starting his preparations to break through.
Since he and the other Dragons Gate disciples wanted to enter these muddied waters, they needed to grow stronger. Otherwise, they would be too weak before Sovereign Personages.
Even an ordinary Initial Perfection Sovereign Personage would outmatch Xiao Chen. His only option would be to flee far away.
If they did not grow stronger, they could only watch and not participate.
Seven Apertures Cloud Breaking Pill!
Xiao Chen took out the Medicinal Pill and entered deep thought.
Given his situation, it would just be a matter of time before he broke through to the Holy Light Stage, even without the aid of this Rank 4 Heavenly Pill.
If not for the change in the situation, it would actually be best for Xiao Chen to break through naturally.
However, right now, the situation was quite urgent. He could not afford to care so much anymore.
Xiao Chen ced Primeval Heavenly Pills in the Spirit Gathering Formation below and sat at the center of the formation, hovering in the air.
Begin!
He gently tapped the Spirit Gathering Formation, and it activated. The Primeval Heavenly Pills turned into extremely pure Spiritual Energy filling the entire cultivation room.
His hands moved continuously as he endlessly inserted Primeval Heavenly Pills into the Spirit Gathering Formation.
When the Spirit Gathering Formation had circted for one hundred times and the Spiritual Energy in the cultivation room had formed clouds, Xiao Chen stopped inserting Primeval Heavenly Pills.
Gazing at the Spiritual Energy that looked like clouds above him, he sighed, This is truly extravagant.
For the sake of raising the Spiritual Energy in the room to a level simr to the Heavenly Dragon Pces Profound Dragon tforms, he had used a total of one hundred thousand Primeval Heavenly Pills.
All this was just so that he could sessfully make a perfect breakthrough.
Furthermore, this was just the beginning.
Purple Thunder Divine Incantation!
Demonic Cloud Heaven Swallowing Art!
Xiao Chen circted two kinds of Cultivation Techniques at the same time. Then, he directly swallowed one hundred thousand Primeval Heavenly Pills.
The Primeval Heavenly Pills turned into liquid, and Xiao Chen became like a whale swallowing up the sea, endlessly absorbing this vast Spiritual Energy.
If an ordinary person were present, he would have fainted from fear.
If an ordinary Star Venerate absorbed such a vast number of Primeval Heavenly Pills, he would explode and die on the spot.
However, Xiao Chen did not feel any fear. His physical body was like a bottomless pit greedily absorbing Spiritual Energy.
The whirlpools formed by the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation and the Demonic Cloud Heaven Swallowing Art were like ck holes, continuously converting the Spiritual Energy to Veritable Essence Energy.
Boom!
When the two Veritable Essence Energies mixed, they formed primal chaos Veritable Essence Energy, which circted continuously.
A Taiji diagram made of light and shadow appeared where Xiao Chen sat. ck and white yinyang fish chased each other in the diagram.
When they reached a bnce, Xiao Chen felt his physical body swell slightly. He knew that he was at his limits already.
He closed his mouth and stopped absorbing the Primeval Heavenly Pills.
After refining the energy for a while more, he opened his mouth again and consumed the Seven Apertures Cloud Breaking Pill.
The moment the Medicinal Pill entered Xiao Chens mouth, the Medicinal Energy ignited, bursting forth in a way that hepletely did not expect.
Boom! Boom!
First, an intense explosion appeared in his Soul Pool. Then, an even more horrifying explosion appeared in his 9-Star Primal Core.
Pu ci! Xiao Chen vomited a mouthful of blood. His entire body suffered intense pain. He bled from all his seven apertures and nearly fainted.
Xiao Chen could not help feeling greatly rmed. Was I in too much of a rush, or was I overconfident?
He had believed that with so many resources, the Rank 4 Heavenly Pill, and his extraordinary talent, breaking through the bottleneck of the Starry Sky Stage to the Holy Light Stage would be a minor matter. He thought that there was nothing to worry about.
He did not expect to break through this bottleneck but end up nearly half-dead from the explosion of Soul Energy and Veritable Essence Energy that surged out after he reached the Holy Light Stage. He could not stabilize them at all.
Dreg!
Just as Xiao Chen calmed himself and tried to resolve the problem with his full efforts, he heard a cold snort in his mind.
Trash! Useless! To think that you would end up half-dead after breaking through to the Holy Light Stage. I really must have been blind to have chosen you as my inheritor!
Chapter 1956 (Raw 2054): No Regrets in This Life
Chapter 1956 (Raw 2054): No Regrets in This Life
At the crucial moment, the lingering soul of the Blood-Soaked Dragon Emperor, which had not appeared in a long time, suddenly appeared.
After the Blood-Soaked Dragon Emperor breathed out Dragon Qi, the explosive Veritable Essence Energy and Soul Energy in Xiao Chens body settled.
Xiao Chen heaved a sigh of relief. The Blood-Soaked Dragon Emperor was still the same as before, belittling him every time he appeared.
Xiao Chen had grown ustomed to this already. He smiled softly. Senior, I have already arrived in the Divine Dragon Empire and joined the Heavenly Dragon Pce.
The Heavenly Dragon Pce?
Mildly startled, the Blood-Soaked Dragon Emperor took a long time to react. Then, he said in understanding, Thats true. To think that I was finding it strange. Whats so strange about that? The Azure Dragon bloodline went extinct long ago. How could there be an Azure Dragon Pce?
When the Blood-Soaked Dragon Emperor said these words, he sounded strangely sorrowful.
The Blood-Soaked Dragon Emperor was the strongest Dragon Emperor of the Azure Dragon bloodline. His first thought was that Xiao Chen should be joining the Azure Dragon Pce.
However, by the time he reacted, he had recalled that the Azure Dragon bloodline no longer existed.
At the time of the Blood-Soaked Dragon Emperors death, the Azure Dragon bloodline still existed. In fact, it was a glorious period for the Azure Dragons. He did not know what got the Azure Dragon bloodline destroyed.
The Blood-Soaked Dragon Emperor was not used to a Divine Dragon Empire without the Azure Dragon bloodline.
Xiao Chen had no time to check on his various gains after advancing to the Holy Light Stage. He had too many questions to ask the Blood-Soaked Dragon Emperor.
Senior, when I was in the Soaring Dragon Great Realm, I discovered a dragon city. It turned out that the ck Dragon King was sealed below that dragon city. Now, the seal is damaged already, and the Faux God me sealing the ck Dragon King has reached its limits. It told me that the ck Dragon King would appear again within one hundred years... That senior seemed to be your subordinate.
Xiao Chen spoke for a long time but discovered that the Blood-Soaked Dragon Emperor seemed indifferent to this, not paying as much attention to it as Xiao Chen expected him to. Speaking of which, Senior Blood-Soaked, why are you not shocked or worried at all?
Why should I be shocked? I am the one whoid the formation. Would I not be clear on how long it canst? What is the point of worrying? Can trash like you kill that ck loach in my stead?
Blood-Soaked Dragon Emperors words stifled Xiao Chen into silence. They sounded very logical, and there was no way to rebut them.
After being stunned for a long time, Xiao Chen could only say softly, Oh.
To think that you did not cultivate the Divine Dragon Body Tempering Art that I gave you!
Suddenly, the Blood-Soaked Dragon Emperor seemed to have noticed something. He snarled, You brat! What can I say about you? Instead of cultivating my Divine Dragon Body Tempering Art, you went and cultivated some nonsense Demonic Cloud Heaven Swallowing Art. Is the Divine Dragon Body Tempering Art that I gave you that lousy?
Actually, the Blood-Soaked Dragon Emperor was mostly angry at Xiao Chen for taking the path of dual cultivating the Demonic Dao and the Righteous Dao as he had.
The Blood-Soaked Dragon Emperor was not truly angry at Xiao Chen. He was not even sure why he was angry. In any case, there was some frustration in his heart.
This startled Xiao Chen, making him feel somewhat guilty. Given his mental state, few could evoke such a reaction in him.
Only the Blood-Soaked Dragon Emperor could.
Xiao Chen tried to exin that he did not abandon the Divine Dragon Body Tempering Art. I have been cultivating the Divine Dragon Body Tempering Art. I have already finished cultivating the first threeyers, sessfully forming dragon veins, dragon bones, and dragon blood. I also seeded in cultivating the fourthyer and can bring out the Divine Dragon War Body and the Azure Dragon Divine Wings. As for the fifthyer, I wanted to cultivate it after breaking through to the Holy Light Stage.
Humph! What nonsense Divine Dragon War Body is that? When you finish cultivating all sixyers, you will know that this Divine Dragon Body Tempering Art is just at its beginning. Only then will the Divine Dragon War Body be consideredplete. Stop embarrassing me. I feel ashamed for you, the Blood-Soaked Dragon Emperor said with disdain, snorting coldly at this thought.
Xiao Chen could tell that the Blood-Soaked Dragon Emperor was in a much better mood. He smiled and said, I got it. I will focus on cultivating the Divine Dragon Body Tempering Art next and not let Senior down. When Senior wakes up again, you will definitely see aplete Divine Dragon War Body.
Next time? The Blood-Soaked Dragon Emperors voice suddenly turned extremely gloomy. There is no next time.
These sudden words stunned Xiao Chen. His heart sank as he demanded, What do you mean? Dont tell me that you are going to die? You are absolutely not allowed to die without my permission!
Haha! I have already been dead for tens of thousands of years. What are you getting so agitated for? I am just a strand of a lingering soul now. I will have to go eventually. However, I am unable to stop worrying about you. You make me worry a lot every time. How are you going to revitalize the Azure Dragon bloodline in the future? The Blood-Soaked Dragon Emperors voice suddenly turned very warm and gentle. However, this made Xiao Chen feel extremely ufortable.
Xiao Chen wished that the Blood-Soaked Dragon Emperor would ruthlessly scold him like he had at the start.
Xiao Chen clenched his right fist tightly with a somewhat anxious expression.
It seemed that every time the Blood-Soaked Dragon Emperor woke up, he helped Xiao Chen with various matters, saving his life at least three times.
Is it because of that?
Did he end up wasting a significant portion of his lingering soul to save me? Xiao Chen started ming himself.
Stop overthinking. Ive already said it before. I died a long, long time ago. I only preserved the essence of my soul for the sake of the inheritance. Apparently having guessed what Xiao Chen was thinking, the Blood-Soaked Dragon Emperor said something to console him.
Xiao Chens heart could not calm down for a long time.
Actually, Xiao Chen was already used to that lingering soul in his body. Although the Blood-Soaked Dragon Emperor rarely appeared, the Blood-Soaked Dragon Emperor invisibly supported him.
It is quite unfortunate... Back then, that ck loach caused chaos in the entire Great Thousand Realms, triggering a war between the righteous factions and demonic factions. The mes of war even reached the Heavenly Realm, killing True Gods. Because of that, the Heavenly Realm ripped apart and no longer exists. Even so, he ended up suffering defeat at my hands and getting sealed up. However, I lost to time in the end...
The Blood-Soaked Dragon Emperor said with a drawn-out sigh, The survivor is king. In less than a hundred years, that ck loach is going to appear again. Brat, pull yourself together. While I still have myplete inheritance and memories preserved, receive them properly and help me defeat that ck loach again!
Right after the Blood-Soaked Dragon Emperor said that, a resplendent red light appeared in Xiao Chens 9-Star Primal Core.
The scarlet dragon seal flew out and crumbled quickly, turning into beams of light that merged with Xiao Chens physical body and soul.
In that instant...an entire lifetime passed before Xiao Chens eyes, shing rapidly like a movie.
There were various beautiful scenes, scenes of pride, scenes of domineering actions, scenes of holding power. From youth to maturity, growing step by step from birth until reaching the peak of the Great Thousand Realms. Achieving an immortal divine body and lighting the supreme divine me.
Lofty aspirations and hot-bloodedness, wanting to unify the eight empires and establish the Divine Dragon Dynasty, to restore the Dragon Races Great Deste Eon hegemony.
Unfortunately, the ck Dragon King appeared and stirred up chaos, igniting a great war between righteous and demonic factions.
The Heavenly Realm shattered, and many True Gods fell. The structure of the entire Great Thousand Realms changed because of this.
When everything was over in the Blood-Soaked Dragon Emperors old age, the final scene appeared before Xiao Chens eyes.
That was the scene from right before the Blood-Soaked Dragon Emperors death.
When the scene shattered, countless memories appeared in Xiao Chens sea of consciousnessthe greatest treasure and inheritance that the Blood-Soaked Dragon Emperor left for him.
After a long time, Xiao Chen opened his eyes, feeling dazzled, as if he had just lived through ten thousand years.
So, it is true. He had already died many years ago...
Slightly depressed and sorrowful, Xiao Chen thought back to his various interactions and conversations with the Blood-Soaked Dragon Emperor.
He felt some regret at being born toote. It would have been great if he could have personally witnessed the glory of the Blood-Soaked Dragon Emperor when the Blood-Soaked Dragon Emperor was alive.
Dont worry. I will definitely revitalize the Azure Dragon bloodline and help you defeat that ck loach!
Determination shed in Xiao Chens eyes. His body gave off strands of invisible light.
An image of the Blood-Soaked Dragon Emperor appeared behind Xiao Chen. Xiao Chens eyes and Spiritual Sense could not see him. As he looked at Xiao Chen, he revealed a smile. Pretty good. After being obsessed with this for so long, it is time I let go. However, now...how unfortunate, oh how unfortunate! I truly will not be able to see youplete the Divine Dragon Body Tempering Art. Lets just leave it at this. I have no more regrets in this life.
Whoosh!
The strands of light faded away. The Blood-Soaked Dragon Emperors figurepletely vanished.
Chapter 1957 (Raw 2055): Acting Smart
Chapter 1957 (Raw 2055): Acting Smart
After Xiao Chen obtained the Blood-Soaked Dragon Emperors inheritance, many memories appeared in his mind: the various mysteries of the Azure Dragon Race, the many secrets of the Dragon Race, and the wonders of the Dragon Race Martial Techniques.
This mass of information formed a vast sea before Xiao Chen.
After calming down, hepressed and sealed this precious information for retrieval when he wanted to use it.
Otherwise, he would not be able to digest the information immediately. His Soul Pool would end up exploding.
Xiao Chen selectively absorbed all the secrets of the Azure Dragon bloodline and some special experiences of the Blood-Soaked Dragon Emperor.
Just these alone took him two days.
Two dayster, he opened his eyes, having nearly forgotten about his breakthrough to the Holy Light Stage.
Without much thought, Xiao Chen checked his Soul Pool. The scene of a sky full of stars above his Soul Pool already vanished.
Now, there were only two clumps of profound light hovering high in the sky.
One was like the moon, and the other was like the sun. However, they were not very clear right now.
Xiao Chen came to know from the Blood-Soaked Dragon Emperors memories that regr people would have only one clump of profound light when they broke through to the Holy Light Stage.
A scene of two clumps of profound light, like what Xiao Chen had, was known as Sun and Moon Shining Together.
Aside from this, there were many other indicators of strength for this stage, like Bright Moon in the Clear Sky. That was a scene of a clear sky but with a bright moon hanging above.
There was also Nine Stars Aligned, which was a scene of nine stars of different brightness, forming a line and looking like a sword piercing through the sky.
The strongest one would be Nine Suns Shining Proudly. There would be nine clumps of profound light, looking like suns hovering in the sky, radiating a might that could destroy the world.
The Holy Venerate Wills of those people with such scenes would be exceptionally strong. When they cultivated to a certain height, these mysterious phenomena could materialize and affect the real world, resulting in extremely strong offensive power.
The Great Thousand Realms is truly filled with wonders, Xiao Chen muttered to himself. With the Blood-Soaked Dragon Emperors memories, he discovered that he was truly a frog in a well, ignorant of the greater world.
This world wasrger than he had thought.
The Blood-Soaked Dragon Emperor had passed away for so many years already. Xiao Chen did not know what changes there had been since then.
However, regarding such mysterious phenomena, the Sun and Moon Shining Together was considered among the peak,parable to the legendary Nine Suns Shining Proudly.
With a thought, Xiao Chen activated his Holy Venerate Will, and two vague clumps of light immediately appeared in the air.
A strong will of soul spread out.
Xiao Chen smiled in satisfaction. He felt that it was much stronger than his previous Star Venerate Will.
In the past, people always tried to bully Xiao Chen, a Star Venerate then, with their Holy Venerate Wills. In the future, he no longer had to fear that.
In the Holy Light Stage, it was time for him to formally cultivate Soul Energy.
There were many secret manuals for cultivating Soul Energy in the Blood-Soaked Dragon Emperors memories. Xiao Chen did not know which to choose.
So, he decided to familiarize himself with the Holy Light Stage first and make his choice after gaining a full understanding.
It is time to properly cultivate the Divine Dragon Body Tempering Art.
The Blood-Soaked Dragon Emperor was right. The true Divine Dragon War Body would only truly start to show itself when all sixyers of the Divine Dragon Body Tempering Art werepleted.
Whether Xiao Chen acknowledged it or not, he had indeed underestimated this Divine Dragon Body Tempering Art.
Lets push through to the fifthyer in one go, then.
Since Xiao Chen did notck resources now, and he had also advanced to the Holy Light Stage, he could no longer continue to dy this.
He stood up and headed to the Nine Cauldron Pavilion.
Li Xiuhai personally received Xiao Chen. When he saw Xiao Chen, he showed a startled expression before smiling. Congrattions, Sir Xiao, on advancing to the Holy Light Stage. Although you used the Seven Apertures Cloud Breaking Pill, it is still not easy to break through. Unexpectedly, Sir Xiao broke through in just two days. That is truly admirable.
What Li Xiuhai said was true. Most people would take at least half a month. Even so, the odds of sess would merely be fifty percent.
Xiao Chens rapid advancement to Holy Venerate gave Li Xiuhai a great shock.
Xiao Chen truly seemed increasingly unfathomable.
Xiao Chen took out a list and handed it to Li Xiuhai. If the Nine Cauldron Pavilion has stock of any of these items on the list, I want them all. If you do not have stock, help me find substitutes.
Sovereign-Personage-level ferocious beasts beast bones, Dao Bone Pill, ten-thousand-year-old Heavenly Blood Grass... These are... Sir Xiao wants to temper your body and cultivate your Vital Qi?
Li Xiuhai looked at Xiao Chen in doubt, finding the list strange. Could it be that Xiao Chen is also a Vital Qi cultivator?
If so, Xiao Chens strength could not be evaluated by the standards of an Initial Perfection Holy Venerate.
Xiao Chen smiled calmly. There is no problem with telling you. I possess fifty Cauldron Force of strength. If you seed in getting me these resources, I can easily attain sixty Cauldron Force.
Fifty Cauldron Force!
Li Xiuhais mind turned chaotic as he sized up Xiao Chen again, feeling some fear this time.
Even with my Peak Holy Venerate cultivation, I would find it hard to keep Xiao Chen here. No wonder he showed no fear of me from the very start.
It turned out that Xiao Chen never took Li Xiuhai seriously at all.
Short of a Sovereign Personage, no one would be able to stop this person before Li Xiuhai.
A Holy Venerate with an additional fifty Cauldron Force of strength. It would be very difficult to find a youth in the entire northern region that had reached such heights in both aspects.
Li Xiuhai felt stunned for a moment before smiling. Sir Xiao, you hide your strengths well. Someone,e. Give the highest priority to helping Sir Xiao obtain these resources. If the store does not have them, go to other shops to buy them. Do not dy.
Li Xiuhai called a person over and gave instructions regarding what Xiao Chen wanted.
While waiting, Li Xiuhai tried to sound out Xiao Chen again. Sir Xiao, do you know that in the past two days, four Rank 6 sects already had several probing shes with the Heavenly Lodging Pce in Deste God Valley?
There were also several loose cultivators who tried to barge in. However, the Sovereign Personage experts of the Heavenly Lodging Pce directly killed them.
Xiao Chen asked out of curiosity, Were there fights between Sovereign Personages?
Li Xiuhai shook his head and replied, There were none. Once Sovereign Personages start fighting, the resultingmotion will be too big. However, with the harassment of the various factions, the Heavenly Lodging Pces movements clearly slowed. After all, four Rank 6 sects are working together, while the Heavenly Lodging Pce there is only a branch. The Heavenly Lodging Pce will not dare to underestimate the other side.
Xiao Chen frowned. That means that there is still no word on what exactly the Heavenly Lodging Pce discovered.
Yes, there is none. Those people that barged in all died miserable deaths. The Heavenly Lodging Pce showed no mercy. They managed to intimidate the first group of people into stopping. However, that will notst for long. When the news spreads after a few more days, even the Heavenly Lodging Pces people wont be able to sit still.
Xiao Chen smiled and said, Manager Li, you pay a lot of attention to this matter. Do you really have no intention of participating?
The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak. The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak, Li Xiuhai said with an ungenuine smile as he repeated the answer from the previous time.
One hourter, Li Xiuhai handed over all the resources that Xiao Chen wanted.
After receiving the payment of Primeval Heavenly Pills with a thirty percent discount, Li Xiuhai personally sent Xiao Chen to the doors. Right before Xiao Chen walked away, he suddenly called out to Xiao Chen, I received a piece of information that Im not sure whether to tell you about or not.
Speak.
Li Xiuhai appeared to be put in a spot as he said, Something happened to Hua Qingyun, the grandson of a high-ranking Elder of the Heavenly Lodging Pces headquarters. This person is quite famous in our Ancient Deste Town; of course, it is infamy. I heard that there had been no news of him for several days already. He disappeared, together with his 2-Star Heaven Suspending War Chariot.
Ive heard that he disappeared when he was rushing over to meet up with the Heavenly Lodging Pces people. This is a major matter. If anything really happened to him, then Hua Qingyuns grandfather, a Divine Vein Realm Sovereign Emperor, would get angry. By then, everyone in the Heavenly Lodging Pce branch will suffer a miserable fate.
Xiao Chen looked at Li Xiuhai. The twos gazes met. Li Xiuhai continued showing a smile, not withdrawing it at all.
An out-and-out smiling tiger. Xiao Chen snorted coldly to himself. Then, he said calmly, Aside from the Purple Gold Dragon Emperor, Manager Li knows that there are five other Dragon Kings in the Divine Dragon Empire, right?
[TL Note: A smiling tiger means a person who is outwardly kind and nice but inwardly cruel and evil. Basically, a hypocrite.]
I do. There are the White Dragon King, the Silver Dragon King, the Red Dragon King, the Blue Dragon King, and the Green Dragon King. All of them are overlords of the Great Thousand Realms. Why is Sir Xiao suddenly mentioning this? What do you mean by it?
Xiao Chenpletely confused Li Xiuhai, making him somewhat nervous.
After ncing at the Nine Cauldron Pavilion behind Li Xiuhai, Xiao Chen asked, Which is scarier: the anger of a Dragon King or a Sovereign Emperor?
Naturally, a Dragon King.
Xiao Chen showed a faint smile as he patted Li Xiuhais shoulder. You are just a minor character, a nobody in the Nine Cauldron Pavilion. There are some things that you cannot investigate, so you should not do so. You hear me?
Although Xiao Chens voice was serene, Li Xiuhai strangely felt cold sweat on his forehead. He smiled and said, Sir Xiao is right. I know what to do now. I wonder who spread this fake information; they are really growing increasingly overboard.
Xiao Chen smiled and said, Did I say something? Businessmen like to grab opportunities and take risks. This is a good thing. However, sometimes, its better not to try to act smart. Properly learn from Master Bais character. In the future, when Ie to this Nine Cauldron Pavilion, dont appear before me. Get Master Bai to receive me.
Damn it! Li Xiuhai cursed in his heart. He knew that he had been acting smart, but he ended uppletely offending Xiao Chen.
Li Xiuhai immediately became very anxious. Sir Xiao, please listen to me...
However, Xiao Chen had already turned around, ignoring Li Xiuhai. As Li Xiuhai watched Xiao Chen leave, he felt incredible regret. What am I to do now?
Chapter 1958 (Raw 2056): Tyrant Saber Upgraded
Chapter 1958 (Raw 2056): Tyrant Saber Upgraded
After Xiao Chen returned to the courtyard, he did not waste any time. He immediately resumed closed-door cultivation.
Li Xiuhais words woke in Xiao Chen a sense of urgency. In probably a few more days, the Heavenly Lodging Pce would no longer be able to endure the pressure from the four Rank 6 sects.
He needed to break through to the Divine Dragon Body Tempering Arts fifthyer quickly.
When Xiao Chen arrived at the cultivation room, he took out the Heavenly Blood Grass, the Dao Bone Pill, and all the other precious resources for tempering the body.
Being rich was great. One could buy the resources one needed anytime.
Xiao Chen did not even dare to dream of these things in the past. However, with five million Primeval Heavenly Pills, he managed to obtain them easily.
However, in the past few days, he had spent a lot of Primeval Heavenly Pills as well. Now, he had only about two million or so left.
Nevertheless, the effects werepletely worth it.
Not only did Xiao Chen manage to break through to Holy Venerate, but he also managed to obtain so many body tempering resources and upgrade his Tyrant Saber.
Xiao Chen had remained stuck at the Divine Dragon Body Tempering Arts fourthyer for a long time already.
Breaking through in body tempering Cultivation Techniques was even harder than raising ones cultivation. However, Xiao Chen has so many resources avable to him, in addition to the Blood-Soaked Dragon Emperors experiences.
Breaking through was not difficult for him. It was just a question of how much time he needed.
While Xiao Chen and the others were rushing to cultivate, making full use of their time, the upper echelon of the Heavenly Lodging Pce branch felt very frustrated and pressured.
Damn it! Who leaked out the news?
The Great Perfection Sovereign Personage Elder Xu Feng, one of the two leaders of the Heavenly Lodging Pce branch, looked into the distance at the indistinct war chariots and warships of the various Rank 6 sects.
Xu Feng was enraged. The troops of these Rank 6 sects were like knives at his back.
Eventually, he could not order his forces to focus fully on exploring.
Originally, the Heavenly Lodging Pce branch could have monopolized this astronomically great fortuitous encounter. With the situation now, they had to give some of it away.
Damn it. If I find out who is behind all this, I will definitely make that person die a horrible death!
Xu Fengs rage scared the surrounding Heavenly Lodging Pce disciples into silence.
He recovered his calm after a while, then asked, Where is Young Master Hua? Has he not appeared yet?
Reporting to Elder Xu, there is still no news of Young Master Hua. No one in Ancient Deste Town has seen him, either, someone said softly.
Another piece of bad news. Xu Feng said, Always causing trouble for me. No wonder headquarters sent him over. He is a walking disaster.
Although Xu Feng was unhappy, he did not dare to go too far in badmouthing Hua Qingyun. He said, Given Young Master Huas background, no one would truly dare to threaten him. Go to the Ruling Sword Gates Li Rong and tell him that I want to meet them.
Elder, you are going to...
In any case, we can no longer monopolize this. We might as well explore it together. Pull our forces back. Humph! All of them think that this old man discovered something very good. Lets see how they end up dying after they enter.
Xu Fengs ragepletely showed on his face. After all these troubles, he finally chose to give up the monopoly of this fortuitous encounter.
Three dayster, in Xiao Chens rented courtyard in Ancient Deste Town:
Boom!
A fiery light soared into the clouds and formed a terrifying, red fire dragon circling above the courtyard and roaring.
The me looked solid, emanating a terrifying dragon aura. As it moved around in the sky, it burned up the clouds.
Hahaha! I, Murong Yan, finally broke through.
Murong Yan descended from the sky together with a fierce, zing me. His aura felt like fire, flourishing magnificently.
The me contained horrifying energy, appearing like it would explode at any moment.
Murong Yannded at a clear area in the courtyard. Then, he said, My cultivation finally reached peak middle-stage Holy Venerate. My me Cloud Art also broke through to the ninthyer. Most importantly, I finallyprehended the state behind the Blood Devouring Dragon Fist, my Red Dragon Pces forbidden technique.
Whoosh!
Coincidentally, tens of thousands of golden Dragon Qi burst out in the sky at this moment, forming a bright radiance.
The light looked solid as it appeared above the courtyard.
A Dragon Might containing the air of a ruler spread out, making that radiance look even more dazzling, preventing others from looking directly at it.
Wei Hongfeis improvement is quite significant as well, Murong Yan said softly as he withdrew his fiery aura when he saw Wei Hongfei in the air.
Not bad. Murong Yan, I sense that your strength has increased by at least thirty percent, Wei Hongfei, dressed in armor, said calmly when hended beside Murong Yan.
Wind! Heed my call!
The two, who were vying with each other invisibly, quickly turned their heads to look. They saw wind and clouds gathering where Situ Changfeng stood. It looked like the entire sky obeyed his summons.
This fully brought out Situ Changfengs strong independence, making him look very graceful.
Wei Hongfei frowned slightly. All along, he felt that it was Situ Changfeng whose strength was the most deeply hidden, aside from Xiao Chen.
Seeing the two looking at him, Situ Changfeng smiled faintly and slowly descended. It felt like he had mergedpletely with the wind.
As he descended, he appeared elegant and graceful. Rather than looking like he was descending to the ground, it felt more like the ever-present cool breeze respectfully invited him down.
Soon, Duan Fei and Liu Ruyun walked out as well. Both of them had also improved significantly.
Everyone in this group possessed a Divine Dragon bloodline, and they were all outstanding talents. Now that they had improved, they would be a great influence when they got together.
I wonder how much Xiao Chen improved, Situ Changfeng murmured. Then, everyones gaze immediately shifted to Xiao Chens cultivation room.
Without a doubt, Xiao Chen would forever be someone they found unfathomable.
They kept thinking that they had figured out Xiao Chens limits. However, when the fog dispersed, they discovered that what they could see was just the tip of the iceberg. When they looked further, he was still shrouded in mystery.
The more one interacted with Xiao Chen, the more inscrutable he seemed,pletely unfathomable.
Inside Xiao Chens cultivation room:
Crack! Crack! Resonant cracking rang out continuously as Xiao Chens bones gave off explosive sounds akin to thunder.
After he broke through to the Divine Dragon Body Tempering Arts fifthyer and brought out the Divine Dragon War Body, his physical strength soared.
Xiao Chen merged his Dragon Might with his physical body. Then, a pair of Azure Dragon Divine Wings with electricity crackling around them spread out from his body.
Without having to be enraged, he could disy Dragon Might. He was like a human-shaped dragon from the Great Deste Eon. His re could inspire chills.
Senior Blood-Soaked, you are right. This Azure Dragon War Body is still far fromplete.
Xiao Chens bones shifted ording to his thoughts, allowing him to slowly recover his original body.
Once he hadpletely returned to normal, that terrifying might and pressure slowly eased up.
How terrifying. What was that earlier?
Wei Hongfei and the others, who were in the yard, showed somewhat grave expressions.
Earlier, a pressure and might that caused their hearts to tremble burst out from Xiao Chens cultivation room. The pressure that they felt had multiplied severalfold.
Fortunately, this might and pressure hadsted for only a moment before disappearing.
A familiar figure slowly walked out of Xiao Chens cultivation room as the others talked, surprising them.
When Xiao Chen came out of closed-door cultivation, he did not show a terrifying mysterious phenomenon like the group expected. He merely strolled out.
If not for the terrifying might and pressure from earlier, the group would not have known that Xiao Chen had made a breakthrough.
In the few days we have not seen each other, you all have grown stronger. Congrattions.
Xiao Chen looked at the group and immediately made out their improvements.
Among the five, Situ Changfeng had improved the most. Murong Yan and Wei Hongfei were close and on par with each other. Duan Fei and Liu Ruyun had improved the least.
Wei Hongfei and the others smiled bitterly. Compared to you, our improvements are nothing.
Their sense of joy shatteredpletely.
Murong Yan said with some embarrassment, I say, Xiao Chen, can you stop dealing us these blows? The longer I interact with you, the more confidence I lose. You know, I am the outstanding talent with the most potential in the Red Dragon bloodline!
Situ Changfeng smiled and said, Xiao Chen, congrattions. When are we departing?
When my saber is ready.
Saber?
Situ Changfeng and the others exchanged nces. Just as they were feeling confused, Senior Yun walked out in a sorry state from the forge in the courtyard. He had ck rings around his eyes, obviously fatigued. He did not look like a Rank 4 Grandmaster at all.
However, Senior Yuns eyes flickered with the light of excitement.
Hahaha! This old man finally seeded. In less than half a year, I will definitely advance to Rank 5 Grandmaster!
The joyful Senior Yun strode over to Xiao Chen and handed the Tyrant Saber to him.
Just as Xiao Chen was about to draw the saber to test it out, Senior Yun grabbed Xiao Chens wrist.
When a new saber is first drawn, it must taste blood. You have to be cautious. Right now, this saber already possesses the might of an Inferior Grade Soul Tool. I have infused in the Grand Beta Profound Lightning. I have also helped you activate that inherited spirit you wanted activated.
As Senior Yun grasped Xiao Chens wrist, preventing him from drawing his saber, he added seriously, This saber is scarier than you think. This old man nearly died. Youd better conduct yourself well. Dont ever go about massacring people. Otherwise, this old man will be a great sinner.
Seeing Senior Yuns extremely serious expression, Murong Yan and the others felt startled.
How exactly did this saber change?
Chapter 1959 (Raw 2057): Time Took My City Away
Chapter 1959 (Raw 2057): Time Took My City Away
After seeing Senior Yuns serious expression, Xiao Chen ultimately did not choose to draw the Tyrant Saber.
He sensed that the saber in his hand was already very incredible.
The instant he grasped the saber handle, intense killing Qi gushed into his heart, along with boundless, surging energy. It was like a volcano umting power. The moment he drew the saber, the volcano would erupt.
Senior Yun looked at Xiao Chen and said, This saber has already been around for tens of thousands of years. It was missing for over eight thousand years. Once, it was of the highest quality, even surpassing a Soul Tool. It reached the level of a Heavenly Realm Divine Weapon. However, due to its age, time covered it with dust, and its quality declined.
Nevertheless, that tyrannical and heartless spirit never disappeared. It will reawaken when there is a chance. It will revive and erupt, then climb back to the peak. Although I activated the spirit in your saber today, I also seeded in infusing the Grand Beta Profound Lightning into the saber. This might be an opportunity for this saber.
Xiao Chen said softly, This Grand Beta Profound Lightning is born amid the Heavenly Dao, containing a supreme truth. Senior Yun means that the supreme truth contained within might be able to change the core mysteries of the Tyrant Saber.
Thats right. However, the choice still depends on you. The existence of this saber itself is taboo. It is rejected by the Heavenly Dao; hence, it became ominous. However, I have infused the Grand Beta Profound Lightning into it, so this is actually quite contradictory.
Senior Yun smiled and said, Because of this, this old man gained extremely greatprehensions in this reforging. My family name is Yun, and my name is the single word Tian. In the future, if you need any help, you can contact me via the Heavenly Alliance.
The Heavenly Alliance?
Liu Ruyun and the others revealed curious expressions. It seemed that they had not heard of this organization before.
Xiao Chen nodded and said, Definitely.
Goodbye. Senior Yun performed a cupped-fist salute and left with an excited expression.
Wei Hongfei asked out of curiosity, Xiao Chen, you know about the Heavenly Alliance?
Xiao Chen nodded slightly to indicate that he did.
Due to the Blood-Soaked Dragon Emperors memories, Xiao Chen knew that the Heavenly Alliance was an extremely ancient organization that was normally very low-profile. Hence, very few people knew about it.
The Heavenly Alliance was made up of grandmastersAlchemists, cksmiths, Formation Masters, appraisers, Geomasters, and others.
The threshold for entry was exceedingly high. One had to be at least a Rank 1 Grandmaster before one could join the Heavenly Alliance.
In fact, the Heavenly Alliance was the one that set the definition of a grandmaster. For example, to be considered a grandmaster, an Alchemist had to be able to refine Primeval Heavenly Pills. This was the rule of the Heavenly Alliance and was spread widely in the world of the Martial Dao.
Without reaching a certain level of strength, one would not know of this organization at all.
When one reached that level of strength, one would frequently hear about this organization, even frequently interact with them.
Normal people could only rely on third parties, like merchant associations, to get in touch with members of the Heavenly Alliance.
For the past few years, merchant associations had walked very closely with the Heavenly Alliance, with the members of the Heavenly Alliance providing resources and sites for the peak merchant associations. They helped each other for mutual benefit.
After watching Senior Yun leave, Xiao Chens group also prepared to depart for Deste God Valley.
Sir Xiao! Sir Xiao! Just as this moment, urgent shouts called out to Xiao Chen and the others, who were about to leave.
It was Li Xiuhai rushing over. However, he was not alone. Aside from him, there was the appraiser Noble ns Master Bai and a group of middle-aged men who looked to be elites.
The Nine Cauldron Pavilions boss? What is he doing here? Wei Hongfei asked, feeling suspicious.
Xiao Chen said, Manager Lis arrival is really timely!
Li Xiuhai smiled embarrassedly. Sir Xiao is joking.
Seeing that Xiao Chen was still willing to speak to him, Li Xiuhai heaved a sigh of relief. Then, he said softly, Sir Xiao, I was in the wrong the previous time. This time, I am here with Master Bai to make up for it. These people are my Nine Cauldron Pavilions cksmiths and Formation Masters. They are very familiar with the Heaven Suspending War Chariot. While they are unable to change the core formations, they can change its appearance very quickly.
Such a scenepletely confused and stunned Wei Hongfei and the others.
Why does the boss of the Nine Cauldron Pavilion seem to be pandering to Xiao Chen?
What happened?
Even these people, who were familiar with Xiao Chen, started to suspect that he had some hidden identity that they were unaware of.
Master Bai said, Young Master Xiao, this old man can guarantee that these people are all trustworthy.
Li Xiuhai looked at Xiao Chen nervously. He feared that Xiao Chen was not willing to ept this favor.
Xiao Chen entered deep thought. This Li Xiuhai looks like he is indeed here to mend rtionships. However, I definitely cannot let them touch the war chariot.
There was still someone inside. Hua Qingyun had been locked up there all the while.
Xiao Chen said indifferently, I get your kind intentions. In the future, if there is any business, I will bring it to Manager Li. That will do.
Li Xiuhai still wanted to say something, but Master Bai stopped him. Young Master Xiao, are you going to Deste God Valley?
Xiao Chen did not avoid this topic. He nodded and said, Since a fortuitous encounter has appeared, we naturally have to fight for it. Most of the adventurers in Ancient Deste Town have gone already, right?
Master Bai smiled and said, It is not just most of them. Three days ago, the Heavenly Lodging Pce revealed the seal and worked with the various Rank 6 sects to explore the fortuitous encounter. Any cultivator in Ancient Deste Town with any strength has already rushed over.
Did they discover anything?
Im not sure. The information is rather messy; it is hard to filter the truth from lies. I still need to see it for myself before I can verify the truth. Master Bai performed a cupped-fist salute at this point and said, Ill not dy Young Master Xiaos group anymore. If there is any harvest, you are wee toe to our Nine Cauldron Pavilion to sell it.
Goodbye.
After sending off the 2-Star Heaven Suspending War Chariot with his eyes, Li Xiuhai appeared disappointed and frustrated. He sighed, This person still has not forgiven me. Its my fault. Why did I try to test him, acting smart? I thought that I could use this to see where he reallyes from.
Master Bai consoled, Dont overthink. It is pretty good that you did not use your devious mind to threaten him. No matter where hees from, the air that he gives off is alreadyparable to some Sovereign Personages. Just based on this, we cannot rashly try to test him. Just befriend him, and that will do.
Then, what about me?
Dont worry. He thinks nothing of you. With his boldness and spirit, he probably wont even remember you after this, not to mention take revenge, so stop blindly guessing at things, Master Bai said indifferently and turned to leave.
However, Master Bai already made up his mind to submit Xiao Chens information upwards, to tell the Bai ns people to receive Xiao Chen properly when meeting Xiao Chen in the future.
For such people, as long as he had a chance, he would definitely end up doing great things.
Inside the war chariot, Murong Yan could not help his curiosity. He looked at Xiao Chen and asked, Xiao Chen, why is that Li Xiuhai pandering to you?
It was not just Murong Yan. The others all showed curious expressions as well, wanting to know the answer.
Xiao Chen answered honestly, It is no secret. He finds me unfathomable, and I figured him out. He also wants to gain benefits from me. Naturally, he is careful and cautious with me. Such people are very scheming. He has remained at the bottom of the Nine Cauldron Pavilion for too long and does not want to waste any opportunity. He probably offended someone he could not afford to offend. The weakness in his heart is very clear.
Its that simple? Now, I know how to do it the next time, Murong Yan said with a smile.
The principle was very simple. However, Wei Hongfei and the others were not like Murong Yan. After thinking about it, they concluded that this was extremely difficult to pull off.
Only Liu Ruyun was very clear about what was going on. Actually, even if the others knew the principle, without Xiao Chens air, they could not aplish the same thing.
Liu Ruyun could not help feeling extremely curious about what happened to Xiao Chen. He always seemed to remain calm and collected regardless of the situation, hence the strong air he gave off.
However, there was no way to ask this. Naturally, Xiao Chen would not exin. This matter would probably puzzle Liu Ruyun for a long time.
Weve arrived.
The 2-Star Heaven Suspending War Chariot was very fast. After entering Deste God Valley, it overtook many cultivators in less than half a day and reached the mysterious ce sealed off by the Heavenly Lodging Pce.
It should be nearby, Wei Hongfei said as he pointed at a ce with endless strong winds and swirling blood sand from inside the war chariot.
The group could clearly sense many strong auras in the blood sand in front. Who knew how many cultivators had gathered from all over?
Go through the blood sand, Xiao Chen ordered softly. Liu Ruyun controlled the Heaven Suspending War Chariot to shoot forward like a beam of light.
A momentter, a sh of brightness appeared before the adventurers traveling through the blood sand.
A stunning scene greeted everyone.
What appeared before their eyes was a vast and ancient city that showed the scars of time. The city was intact, whole and undamaged.
This was inconceivable for Deste God Valley, a harsh environment with ferocious beasts wandering about.
A mysterious force field around the city blocked the blood sand that frequently flew about Deste God Valley.
It was like a glimmer of hope amidst despair.
One moment earlier, the adventurers vision was obscured by hazy blood sand. In the next moment, their view cleared up, revealing a city as if by magic.
This is the secret that the Heavenly Lodging Pce was sealing down?
Wei Hongfei eximed in shock, How could such aplete city appear within Deste God Valley? If it existed, someone should have discovered it long ago. However, no one had ever heard of it before.
An illusion! It has to be an illusion! Murong Yan rubbed his eyes, not daring to believe what he saw.
Logically speaking, there was nothing strange about the city.
However, it was something that could not possibly exist in Deste God Valley. It was like seeing a floating beach in the sea.
The most shocking thing was the extremely ancient aura that this city emanated, showing all the traces of time.
Situ Changfeng said seriously, It might not be impossible. Dont forget the origins of this Deste God Valley. The previous great war between righteous and demonic factions involved the powerhouses of the Heavenly Realm and caused the destruction of the Heavenly Realm and the deaths of many True Gods. This Deste God Valley is said to be a piece of fallennd that buried the bones of True Gods.
Liu Ruyun nodded and said, I heard my father say that after bing a True God, one can form their own realm and materialize a small world to create a nation. Those strong True Gods could even create cities in their nations for the followers they bring in. This is just like the Buddhist sect consecrating their believers.
Perhaps this was a certain divine corpse that could not withstand the erosion of time andpletely rotted away. Then, the disappearance of the corpse revealed the nation, leaving such a city behind.
When Xiao Chen saw the city in front, he opened the war chariots door without saying a single word,pletely captivated by the scene before him.
He searched through the memories left by the Blood-Soaked Dragon Emperor. After a while, he discovered the origins of this city.
This city was the mark of a True God, a symbol of the peak of the Martial Dao, the dream of every cultivator.
Youth, dreams, hot-bloodedness, and pride. Which cultivator fighting on the path of Martial Cultivation did not have such a city in their hearts?
However, even Martial Gods could fall. Their withered bones could not withstand the erosion of time. A powerful True God stood at the peak without dying. However, after tens of thousands of years, time left only a city.
No, thats not right. It is not time leaving a city. It is time taking away my city.
It is not that time left a city behind. It is time being merciless, taking my city away.
Chapter 1960 (Raw 2058): Auspicious and Ominous Are Hard to Determine
Chapter 1960 (Raw 2058): Auspicious and Ominous Are Hard to Determine
No wonder the Heavenly Lodging Pce wanted to seal off this information. A city left by a True God. The kind of great fortuitous encounters that might be found there is unimaginable. If the Heavenly Lodging Pce branchs people monopolized this... Wei Hongfei muttered as a fiery light shed in his eyes.
Only two words echoed in Wei Hongfeis mind: True God! True God! True God!
It was not just Wei Hongfei. The other adventurers showed simr expressions after seeing this scene. After being stunned for a moment, they turned fanatical.
This was different from Xiao Chens depressed feelings about this. The others did not overthink. Two words appeared in their minds: Fortuitous encounter!
Murong Yan smiled and said, Xiao Chen, stop daydreaming. Look, the others are entering already. Should we enter too? Look at the cultivators rushing over from all directions. If we are slow, we might not even have scraps to collect.
Xiao Chen recovered his wits. Then he said calmly, Theres no rush. If we could obtain the fortuitous encounter so easily, the Heavenly Lodging Pce would have made a move long ago instead of waiting until now. The six of us should form three teams and scout the outside of the city first before regathering here.
Situ Changfeng agreed with Xiao Chens caution. Although time is precious before a fortuitous encounter, we know nothing about this ancient city. If we end up losing our lives, it will be pointless, no matter how big the fortuitous encounter is.
Wei Hongfei nodded and said, Ill team up with Duan Fei and go to the south.
Situ Changfeng smiled and said, In that case, Ill team up with Murong Yan.
After that, only Xiao Chen and Liu Ruyun were left. So, there was no other choice.
The group split up, with Xiao Chen and Liu Ruyun heading for the north gate.
The entire ancient city had a mysterious aura. Xiao Chen tried sending his Spiritual Sense into the city, but it was like casting a rock into the sea, provoking no reaction at all.
Such a feeling was extremely strange.
If there really was a strong barrier, it should have directly blocked his Spiritual Sense outside. Now, this felt very confusing.
An ancient city left by a True God? Interesting. We were just about to leave, and we actually ran into such a fortuitous encounter.
Not long after Xiao Chen and the others left, a group of Dragon Race cultivators appeared where they had been. The one that spoke was Zhong Li, the person Xiao Chen and the others went to meet at the White Dragon Pce.
Liu Yunfei, the one with the special physique, followed beside Zhong Li, appearing very excited.
However, this group did not have Zhong Li as the leader. The strongest one here was a Golden Dragon Race cultivator.
If Xiao Chen were here, he would find this person familiar.
Hahaha! I, Qin Aotian, am indeed very lucky. I just obtained a fortuitous encounter, and I run into an ancient city left by a True God!
This was Qin Aotian, the Golden Dragon Race cultivator that Xiao Chen beat up in zing Sun Valley.
In the few months since then, Qin Aotian had actually grown stronger. The only things that remained unchanged were the several inherited Dao Tool rings on his fingers, looking very terrifying.
Qin Aotian wore golden battle armor with golden dragons carved on it. The dragons looked very realistic, seeming to swim about.
Without needing to probe deeply, it was clear that this golden battle armor was extremely extraordinary.
Lets go!
Qin Aotian did not even think before takingrge strides over. The others quickly followed.
The White Dragon Pces Zhong Li was experienced. He wanted to say something but held his tongue in the end.
Zhong Li wanted to say that this ce seemed strange and that they should not enter so casually.
However, seeing Qin Aotian so excited, Zhong Li found it hard to say anything. Furthermore, after entering the city, he would still have to rely on the other party.
Senior Brother, do you think we will run into Xiao Chens group? Liu Yunfei asked somewhat nervously. He felt that if Xiao Chen and the others came to Deste God Valley, they would definitelye to the city as well.
Zhong Li retorted indifferently, Hed best pray that I dont see him. Humph!
Zhong Li just received a fortuitous encounter, and his strength increased greatly. He felt overwhelming confidence, believing that he could squish Xiao Chen to death with one finger if they met again.
One hourter, Xiao Chen, Liu Ruyun, Situ Changfeng, and Murong Yan met up to share what they saw.
After Situ Changfeng heard Xiao Chens report, he said seriously, It looks like it is as I thought. The four gates each have their own mysterious principles. We cannot enter rashly and have to choose cautiously.
Xiao Chen looked over. Vague purple clouds giving off a faint spiritual light lingered at the east gate, visible even to the naked eye.
It looked very auspicious. However, there was an unremarkable tower erected above the city walls.
This towerpletely suppressed the areas Luck. The auspicious gate was countered, no longer auspicious. It was even more ominous than the ominous gate.
After Xiao Chen briefly exined his opinion, Situ Changfeng eximed in shock, Xiao Chen, you are also skilled in the Dragon Seeking Arts?
Xiao Chen answered honestly, I understand a little. However, dont make too much of it. This ancient city appeared out of nowhere; there is nothing reliable about these signs. I believe that the original owner left some tricks behind. Knowing that people woulde to this ce, heid some of these tricks at the gates. Every gate will have a different test. There is no true auspicious gate. We will have to take the test regardless. We just have to avoid the ominous gates.
Right. I am of the same opinion. However, why are Brother Wei and Brother Duan not back yet? Situ Changfeng wondered, finding it strange.
One hour already passed, but the two had not shown up yet.
We are back.
Soon after Situ Changfeng spoke, Wei Hongfei and Duan Fei returned with somewhat sullen expressions.
A group of people saw that we were Dragon Race cultivators and attacked us without saying anything. Fortunately, we have grown significantly stronger during this period. Otherwise, we would have found it hard to escape unharmed.
Wei Hongfeisplexion did not look good. Clearly, the earlier experience was not as simple as he made it out to be.
That group of people seemed to be observing the ancient city, the same as us. They probably have somepanions around. After we enter the city, well have to be careful, Duan Fei said after some analysis.
They attacked without any warning? Then, it looks like they are mortal enemies of the Dragon Race. This is good, as well. They exposed themselves early, which is better than getting sneak-attacked after entering the city.
The Dragon Race did not have many mortal enemies; however, they were not few, either. Before the group entered the city, there were already some hidden conflicts. This was not a good sign.
Lets enter by the south gate, then. Of the other three gates, the east one is an ominous gate disguised as an auspicious gate, the north one is a true ominous gate, and the west one is a greatly auspicious gate. However, it is normally difficult to determine between greatly auspicious and greatly ominous. The south gate is neither auspicious nor ominous. That is actually the best.
After hearing what Wei Hongfei and Duan Fei saw, Xiao Chen made his choice.
Alright. Lets enter by the south gate.
There was no way to fly above the city, so the group could only obediently enter by the city gates.
What dense Spiritual Energy!
Originally, the six thought that this was a dead city. However, after entering, they found that the city was different from what they imagined.
The Spiritual Energy in this city was much denser than the Spiritual Energy at the Heavenly Dragon Pces Profound Dragon tform.
So many years have passed after its original master died. I wonder, what is maintaining the Spiritual Energy in this city? Situ Changfeng said as he looked around, feeling suspicious.
So many damned corpses!
Many armored cultivators clearly devoid of lifeforce wandered the streets.
The flesh of the damned corpses had already rotten away, leaving only empty skeletons wearing heavy armor. Some were even riding skeleton horses, looking very scary.
These were cultivators who followed the original master of this ce when they were alive. After they died, they existed in such a manner. This was such a sorrowful sight.
This ce was replete with Spiritual Energy. However, the damned corpses made it clear to everyone that this was a dead city.
The two aspects appeared contradictory.
The six had just entered the city when a group of wandering damned corpses charged at them.
Clearly, the six did not have any advantage against the dead, especially when these damned corpses had followed a True God when they were alive. Now that they were dead, they were even harder to deal with.
Dang! Dang! Dang!
Various attacksnded on these damned corpses, causing their armor to ring out. However, the damned corpses were entirely unscathed.
Murong Yannded a punch on an armored damned corpse. The armor red with light and actually negated most of his fist light.
What kind of armor is this? To think that the formations within it are still operable!
Murong Yan felt greatly startled. However, the damned corpses surrounding the six did not react at all, continuing tounch attacks.
Ill burn you all! Red Dragon True me!
Murong Yan sent out a fierce sea of mes with his hands. While it looked very mighty, it was of no use at all.
Xiao Chen and the others, who were embroiled in an intense, bitter battle, could not spare time to think about the many other cultivators who entered through the south gate. Several people cried out miserably.
Many were mercilessly killed by the damned corpses, torn apart on the spot.
The six Dragons Gate disciples had just entered the ancient city and already encountered such an obstruction, which caught them off guard.
If the south gate was already this dangerous, what would be at the ominous gates? That waspletely unimaginable.
Damn! What is this damned thing?! Quickly, go back! Quickly, go back!
Qin Aotian and the others ran frantically. After entering the east gate, they discovered blood rain falling from the sky.
As the blood rain fell, it coalesced into blood monsters. After they killed the blood monsters, more would form. Half of the cultivators entering from the east gate died the instant they entered the city.
The more horrifying thing was that when the blood rainnded on the body, it could corrode Veritable Essence Energy, as well as the flesh, revealing white bones.
The weaker cultivators could notst in this blood rain at all. The stronger ones would be able to endure for a while before finding out that something was wrong at the end.
These peoples Veritable Essence Energy drained continuously. The east gate was simply a path to death.
One could only retreat and leave the city to make other ns and choose another gate to enter by.
However, one person advanced calmly amid the blood rain.
That person wore white monk robes and held azure prayer beads. Many people continuously brushed by him, people who were rushing out of the city because they could not endure the blood rain.
Great fortuitous encounterse with great difficulty. Let me see what is at the end of this road.
The person in white monk robes had delicate and handsome facial features, looking like a calm and peaceful monk.
This persons right middle finger and ring finger curled up. A string of Buddhist prayer beads hung from them. As the white-d monk formed a strange hand seal, he shouted and thrust his hand forward.
ck Lotus Secret Technique, Cleansing Destruction!
A light appeared, and a horrifying Buddhist Might burst forth from his hand. The Buddhist light burned and cleansed the blood monsters that pounced at him from the front. They turned into filth and scattered, never to regather.
A lotus bloomed under the white-d monks feet as he calmly continued walking forward.
Qin Aotian and hispanions ran frantically. When they brushed by this person, Zhong Li nced at the white-d monk with some astonishment.
When the twos gazes met, Zhong Li felt a deep fear and moved away hastily.
Where did this monke from? How is he so powerful? Why does the ck lotus under his feet feel somewhat familiar?
Chapter 1961 (Raw 2059): Medicinal Spring, Pill River
Chapter 1961 (Raw 2059): Medicinal Spring, Pill River
Auspicious and ominous were hard to differentiate from each other. One could not make a rash judgment.
Naturally, Xiao Chen knew this principle. If he were alone, he might have chosen to enter by the ominous gate.
Those with immense confidence in their strength would not fear any danger.
A ce of great suffering would definitely have great fortuitous encounters.
However, in this adventure, Xiao Chen had a team. Being a part of a team, he had to think of the entire team.
The leader had to incorporate himself into the team, to unify it into an integral whole.
At the moment, the members of the team were in danger. Facing these damned corpses was a huge headache.
Xiao Chen, should we form the Divine Dragon Four Divisions Formation and charge out?
Wei Hongfei saw many cultivators working together in formations, advancing without fearing battle.
Xiao Chen shook his head. The Divine Dragon Four Divisions Formation was a trump card. There was no need to take it out so quickly.
Formations took an enormous toll on Soul Energy. The Divine Dragon Four Divisions Formation could not be casually formed at any moment.
The south gate is neither auspicious nor ominous. It is rather bnced. It should not be so difficult.
There must be some detail that I did not notice.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Vital Qi surged as Xiao Chen threw punches. Each punch contained sixty Cauldron Force of strength.
However, even with such vast strength, it could only push back these damned corpses. The armor that they wore neutralized too much of the force.
What armor is this? Even Xiao Chen felt tempted by this armor, wanting to obtain a set for himself.
This armor is almostparable to the Dragon-Patterned Battle Suit of Qin Aotian.
The difficulty is due to this armormore precisely, the formations contained in the armor.
No matter what formation it is, it will need energy for it to be activated.
These damned corpses do not have any intelligence, only fighting on instinct. They should not be able to activate the formations in the armor.
In that case, who is operating the formations in the armor?
Murong Yan, protect me.
Got it, Murong Yan shouted and threw a few punches. Then, he yelled at the damned corpses, Scram!
Murong Yan charged over to Xiao Chen to block the damned corpses endlessly swarming over from all directions.
Under Murong Yans protection, Xiao Chen sat down cross-legged and spread out his Soul Energy.
It was still like casting a stone into the sea; there was no reaction whatsoever. However, Xiao Chen did not give up. He continued to expend his Soul Energy, trying his best to sense some fluctuation in the air.
I see it!
After a while, Xiao Chens efforts bore fruit. His Soul Energy detected a mysterious spring of energy in the center of the ancient city.
This unknown source of energy gave off tens of thousands of strands of Soul Energy, sending energy into the armor of the damned corpses at every moment.
This kept the formation in the armor operating. The Soul Energy was not strong, but its prative ability was extremely terrifying.
I have an idea.
Xiao Chen opened his eyes and shouted, Everyone, gather by me andyer your Dao Might.
Although the group did not know why Xiao Chen said this, no one questioned him.
The others quickly extricated themselves from their battles andnded around Xiao Chen.
Everyone, listen to me. Spread out your Dao Might to the surrounding one kilometerjust one kilometer, no more and no less. A glint of confidence shed in Xiao Chens eyes. He said seriously, I found the way to deal with these damned corpses.
Murong Yan smiled. Ill go first. Fire Dao, heed my call!
Right after Murong Yan spoke, the Dao disk behind him condensed into a spark and rose rapidly. In the blink of an eye, it turned into a straight line soaring up. The Fire Daos Dao Might spread out for exactly one kilometer.
Wind Great Dao!
Light Great Dao!
...
The Dao Might ovepped, forming an extremely horrifying force field one kilometer around Xiao Chens group.
Saber Great Dao! Thunder Great Dao! Xiao Chen shouted, and two Dao diskspressed into a spot. Then, thebined Dao Might of the Saber Dao and the Thunder Dao surged out.
Boom!
Instantly, something like a Dao Domain formed in the space within one kilometer and immediately blocked off all the strands of Soul Energying from the unknown energy spring.
When Great Dao Energy was cultivated to a certain extent, it would generate a strong force fieldthe Dao Domain.
Xiao Chen had once seen the Heavenly Dragon Pces Elder Tian Yun execute it, so he had a certain understanding of a Dao Domains might. Hence, he conceived of such a method.
While theyered Dao Might from thebined efforts of the group could notpare to a true Dao Domain, it was more than sufficient to block the highly prative Soul Energy.
Liu Ruyun, Duan Fei, quickly attack! Xiao Chen ordered.
The two that did not contribute to theyered Dao Might took action immediately.
Falling Leaves Filling the Air! Liu Ruyun shouted as she drew her short saber. A strong wind blew, and fallen leaves containing saber intent flew all over the ce.
Whoosh! Whoosh! As therge-scale attack of these fallen leaves swept out, the damned corpses within one kilometer were like paper, easily chopped down.
I seeded! Liu Ruyun eximed happily. The short saber in her hand danced around continuously, endlessly sending out strands of saber Qi.
The damned corpses within one kilometer were now mere skeletons, shattering and falling to the ground.
Xiao Chen, you are incredible! Murong Yan said joyfully.
Xiao Chen maintained a calm expression. He said seriously, It is not over yet. Attack together. Expand the Dao Might by ten times.
Alright!
Boom!
As the Dao Mights range expanded to ten kilometers, the many cultivators covered by the Dao Might discovered that aside from the pressure, the difficult-to-handle damned corpses shattered with a touch. They immediately rejoiced.
Xiao Chens group could not maintain this for long. After a while, the Dao Might retracted and returned to the bodies of the four.
However, during this short period, most of the damned corpses on the streets died.
Friends from the Divine Dragon Empire, many thanks for helping out.
The previously trapped cultivators quickly moved far away after giving their thanks lest they get surrounded by the damned corpses again.
The danger was resolved for now. Wei Hongfei felt somewhat confused as he asked, Xiao Chen, why did you help the others deal with the problem of the damned corpses? They are all our potentialpetitors. As long as they tried, they could retreat from the city. They would not die in the hands of these damned corpses.
Xiao Chen pointed to the ancient city and said, Look at how big this ancient city is. We cannot explore much of it by ourselves. Furthermore, we still have to face the strong Rank 6 sects and the Heavenly Lodging Pce. The more people we have, the more beneficial for us. This is something we are capable of doing; this one action will help us aplish many things.
That makes sense.
After the exnation, everyones eyes lit up in agreement.
Following this, lets split up and explore. If you make any major discovery, quickly send word.
As long as the core disciple identity tokens of the Dragons Gates outer pces were linked up, they could function asmunicators, which made things very convenient in this ancient city.
Aside from the ancient citys vastness, Xiao Chen made such arrangements because he could tell that Wei Hongfei and the others felt adventurous and wanted to try their luck on their own. They had recently grown stronger, giving them the confidence to do so.
You! Stand still!
Xiao Chen stopped Liu Ruyun and said, Follow me.
Liu Ruyun said unhappily, Why? I was the one who killed the damned corpses earlier.
If the mortal enemies of the Dragon Race had not appeared, with your strength and trump cards, I would not mind you striking out on your own. After all, one has to grow up eventually. However, this time, it is not up to you.
Xiao Chen insisted, so Liu Ruyun could only obediently follow him.
You go on your own, then.
Xiao Chen waved his hand, and the Demon Blood Vulture turned into a sh of scarlet light. Then, it circled him a few times before flying away excitedly.
When Liu Ruyun saw this, she grumbled angrily, I am notparable to a stupid bird.
Thats right. In some aspects, you are notparable to it.
Xiao Chen continued walking. The Demon Blood Vultures lifeforce was much stronger than Liu Ruyuns. It was not difficult to defeat it, but it would be difficult to kill it.
You...
These casual words frustrated Liu Ruyun. She clenched her teeth, an angry expression on her pretty face.
The ancient city was filled with fortuitous encounters of various sizes. The southern sector seemed to be focused on alchemy. Many of the pces and halls had perfectly intact pill furnaces and perfectly sealed bottles of Medicinal Pills.
However, the damned corpses here had been Alchemists with strong Soul Energy when they were alive. This made them more problematic to deal with, now that they were dead, which wasted a lot of time.
A pill manual!
Xiao Chens face lit up with joy. After exploring more than ten halls, he finally found something that gave him a great and pleasant surprisea jade strip on a damned corpse recording Alchemic Recipes for many ancient Medicinal Pills.
After checking the jade strip, he carefully put it away. This thing would be very useful in the future.
Xiao Chen,e over quickly. Someone here discovered a medicinal spring. It seems like there is a pill river as well.
Just at this moment, Murong Yans voice came from the identity token. He had found a great fortuitous encounter.
Run.
Not daring to dy, Xiao Chen and Liu Ruyun rushed over.
Chapter 1962 (Raw 2060): Breaking a Formation
Chapter 1962 (Raw 2060): Breaking a Formation
A medicinal spring? A pill river?
The southern sector of the city abounded with Alchemy rooms. Xiao Chen already guessed that there would be a medicinal spring or a pill river around as the core of this sector.
Unexpectedly, someone found them so quickly.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Many figures rushed off in the silent southern sector. Countless people leaped about the rooftops, racing towards the medicinal spring and pill river.
The city had restrictions suppressing the physical bodies of the cultivators. It was not easy to rush over.
However, this suppression was not as strong on Xiao Chen and Liu Ruyun, who possessed Dragon Race bloodlines,pared to ordinary cultivators.
What a heavy medicinal fragrance! Has someone broken the barrier around the medicinal spring?
When Xiao Chen and Liu Ruyun got close, they immediately smelled a refreshing medicinal fragrance that swept their fatigue away, making them feel refreshed andfortable.
Liu Ruyun eximed in shock, The quality of this medicinal spring is probably at least Grade 8 Heaven Rank! The medicinal spring in our Ancestor Dragon City cannot evenpare to this.
Heaven Rank was the highest rank for many things in the Great Thousand Realms, such as Medicinal Pills, Spirit Veins, Cultivation Techniques, Secret Techniques, and war chariots. Grade 8 Heaven Rank was below only Grade 9 Heaven Rank.
The two held their breaths, not saying anything as they sped up.
Fifteen minutester, the two met up with Murong Yan, Wei Hongfei, and the others on the roof of a pavilion.
After exploring for a while, they should have had some personal gains. However, whenpared to the medicinal spring and pill river, these would not be worth mentioning.
Murong Yan pointed to the front and said, Look!
Everyone looked in the direction he indicated and saw a vast herb garden in the distance.
A spring gushed endlessly in the center of the herb garden. A natural medicinal fragrance spread out in all directions.
There was also a vast pill river not far away, with a viscous, green liquid slowly flowing there.
It was indeed a pill river and a medicinal spring. Who knew how many Heaven Rank Medicinal Pills had umted in that pill river for it to reach its current horrifying level?
Aside from the medicinal spring and the pill river, the herb garden had many abandoned herb fields. Due to theck of maintenance, many herbs rotted in the dirt, making one feel heartache.
Not far away from the medicinal spring was a huge, towering tree. However, as it was too far away, Xiao Chen could not clearly see it.
asionally, a spiritual fog appeared in the herb garden, obstructing everyones view and preventing them from surveying the garden in full.
Earlier, a Sovereign Personage broke a hole in the barrier, and vast Medicinal Energy leaked out. However, that hole mended quickly. Now, everyone is just waiting. No one dares to act rashly.
Murong Yan had arrived rather early, so he understood the situation slightly better than Xiao Chen and the others. He is the one!
An Initial Perfection Sovereign Personage?
There was a total of four substages to the Sovereign Stage: Initial Perfection, Small Perfection, Great Perfection, and Peak.
When reaching the level of Sovereign Personage, it was no longer like the Starry Sky Stage or the Holy Light Stage. Every substage was like the difference of an entire stage, a gap that made it hard for one to fight above their substage.
Even in Ancient Deste Town, Sovereign Personages were very rare. Any faction would treat such people with respect.
In a Rank 6 sect, a Sovereign Personage could directly be an inner sect Elder. In the four dynasties, a Sovereign Personage could be directly conferred with nobility.
Xiao Chen quickly spotted the person that Murong Yan mentioned. That person was not old, appearing to be middle-aged. As that person frowned at the herb garden, he stood upright with his hands sped behind his back.
It looks like the barrier is not easy to break. Come, lets go over and take a look.
The six were too far away. As a result, Xiao Chen could not figure out the barrier. He led the others to fly over.
After a while, they arrived at the entrance to the herb garden.
Where did this group of trashe from? Do you think that just anyone cane to the entrance of this herb garden?
Boom!
Just as Xiao Chennded, a Peak Holy Venerate, gray-robed old man attacked him.
As the gray-robed old man moved his hand, he looked very mighty. When his Veritable Essence Energy surged, his aura soared boundlessly.
Xiao Chen snorted coldly. The moment he raised his hand, he punched, shing without any fear.
Bang!
When the fist and palm met, they were actually equal. Soon, the gray-robed old man found Xiao Chens fist light somewhat strange.
The fist light contained a saber intent that continuously shredded the gray-robed old mans Veritable Essence Energy, trying to infiltrate into his body.
Although the gray-robed old mans Veritable Essence Energy was vast, no matter how much he used, he could not block this strange Veritable Essence Energy.
Hence, the gray-robed old man quickly pulled his hand back and retreated.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Xiao Chen had no soonernded on the ground than a few people leaped out from behind the gray-robed old man. They appeared ruthless, wanting to continue attacking Xiao Chen.
Do you think you can bully others with greater numbers?
Murong Yan and the othersnded around Xiao Chen, not wanting to fall behind. Their extraordinary auras pressured the other party.
Dragon Race cultivators!
The gray-robed old man felt slightly startled as he backed off quickly, no longer daring to push this.
Now, Xiao Chen discovered that there were other people around the herb gardens entrance, aside from the Sovereign Personage.
Those present were strong teams. Otherwise, they would not be able to remain here.
Without strength, others would not split the gains with one.
Aside from the Sovereign Personage, the rest gathered in groups of twos or threes, forming teams.
The middle-aged Sovereign Personage nced at Xiao Chens group indifferently and said softly, There are enough people around. Attack at the same time and break the barrier. Aside from you all, I, Liu Yuanzong, will mercilessly kill anyone else who tries to enter.
Although the Sovereign Personage spoke softly, the people within fifty kilometers could hear him clearly.
These people felt a cold killing intent and a heavy threat in the casual tone.
Now, Xiao Chen and the others understood why the Sovereign Personage had not made his move yet. It turned out that the Sovereign Personage was not strong enough to break the barrier of this herb garden by himself.
The Sovereign Personage had been waiting for teams that could catch his attention.
Only the people who caught the Sovereign Personages attention were qualified to enter the herb garden. He truly was tyrannical.
However, as a Sovereign Personage, he was indeed qualified to be tyrannical.
Senior Liu is right. Would Senior Liu please instruct us which spot to hit? said the gray-d old man, who attacked Xiao Chen earlier, somewhat sycophantically.
Here!
Boom!
Liu Yuanzong pointed, and a strand of resplendent sword Qi, with starlight surrounding it, shot out.
The instant the sword Qi appeared near the entrance to the herb garden, everyones chest tightened. The horrifying sword intent was startling.
Xiao Chen entered deep thought. This casual finger strike was already equal to thirty percent of his full power.
Even a Small Perfection Sovereign Personage could not underestimate this attack.
Pu ci!
The sword Qi entered the barrier of the herb garden. However, it only left an average-size crack that was healing rapidly.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Once Xiao Chen and the others knew where to attack, they did not hesitate to take action. Immediately, dazzling attacks shot towards the crack that Liu Yuanzong opened.
Amid everyones anticipatory gazes, a hole appeared in the barrier of the herb garden and continued to expand.
However, it only reached the size of a bowl at the end before starting to heal.
There was no way for anyone to enter.
Damn it! You bunch of trash!
Seeing that so many Holy Venerates could not break the herb gardens barrier, Liu Yuanzong could not help getting angry.
Unless we have a Soul Tool, there is no way to break the barrier of the herb garden, Xiao Chen said suddenly. He had been sizing up the barrier of the herb garden in secret.
Who do you think you are? Do you think you have the right to speak here?
The gray-robed old man who attacked Xiao Chen earlier scolded, Do you think you are more incredible than Senior Liu?
Xiao Chen did not get angry. He retorted softly, I do not dare to say that. However, I am still stronger than you. You cannot even receive a punch from me. You do not have the qualifications to speak.
You are seeking death! the gray-robed old man roared, wanting to attack Xiao Chen again.
Scram, Liu Yuanzong shouted coldly, then casually waved his hand, knocking the gray-robed old man back. He looked at Xiao Chen and asked, Do you have a way to enter the herb garden?
Xiao Chen looked at the herb gardens entrance and said, Unless we have a Soul Tool, no one can barge in. I believe that before we arrived, Senior Liu must have tested all sorts of methods already.
Liu Yuanzongs heart turned cold. How did he know?
Indeed, Liu Yuanzong was the first to discover this herb garden. He had tried using his full-powered strike but failed to break the barrier.
Hence, he could only wait for people to arrive and attack together, to see if there were any opportunities. Who could have imagined that so many would still fail?
Could it be that we cannot enter?!
Seeing the garden so close yet inessible, many people showed pained expressions. The fortuitous encounter was right before them, but they could not grasp it. What could be more painful than this?
What Im saying is there we cannot forcibly enter, but we might be able to enter using other methods, Xiao Chen continued, looking at everyones expressions.
What?
Quickly say it! Faster! If you have a way, stop hiding it.
Thats right.
Immediately, the crowd started moring for Xiao Chen to share the method at once.
Only Liu Yuanzong asked calmly, What do you want?
Xiao Chen pointed to the huge, towering tree in the center of the garden and replied, That tree goes to me. As for the rest, it depends on everyones own ability.
Alright! Liu Yuanzong thought for a while before choosing to agree as he looked at Xiao Chen.
Chapter 1963 (Raw 2061): Coiling Dragon Tree
Chapter 1963 (Raw 2061): Coiling Dragon Tree
Xiao Chen, are you confident? Liu Ruyun asked somewhat worriedly.
Although Liu Yuanzong did not say anything, if Xiao Chen failed and ended up angering a Sovereign Personage, he would note to a good end.
Dont worry. It will be fine.
Having observed the barrier of this herb garden for a long time, Xiao Chen had managed to verify that this used a certain formation within the Blood-Soaked Dragon Emperors memories.
This formation was known as the Essence Sealing Spirit Locking Formation. If this formation were still new and maintained, even a Faux God would not be able to break through it.
However, after so many years, the might of the formation had declined. Now, all it would take to break it was a Soul Tool.
Xiao Chen had a Soul Tooland not just one. However, he certainly would not take it out before so many people.
Even so, breaking this formation was not difficult for him.
Xiao Chen looked around and asked, Does anyone here have formation gs? Lend them to me first.
These words immediately incited a lot of dissatisfaction in the crowd. To think that Xiao Chen did not even have formation gs.
Damn! I thought you were really a Formation Master. In the end, you dont even have formation gs.
Are you sure you can do it?
I can tell with one look that he is just boasting. We should just try one more time; there is no need for him to go to this trouble.
Liu Yuanzong looked around and asked, Are there any formation gs? If there are, hand them over to him.
Formation gs were one of the tools of a Formation Master. Ordinary cultivators would only know some simple formations, which would not need tools.
However, there were many people here, so there would likely be exceptions. After the Sovereign Personage spoke up, Xiao Chen received formation gs of various sizes, about ten of them.
Liu Yuanzong handed the formation gs that he collected to Xiao Chen. Despite the suspicions in his eyes, he did not say anything.
In addition to the dozens of formation gs that Xiao Chen already had, there were barely enough.
Xiao Chen erased the Spiritual Marks in the formation gs and ced his own. After familiarizing himself with them, he took action.
The Essence Sealing Spirit Locking Formations primary purpose was not to defend against enemies but to seal in energy and lock in souls.
This formation wasid here to prevent the Spiritual Energy of the herb garden from flowing away. It could help to stabilize the souls of those herbs that gained intelligence.
As long as one understood the mysteries behind the formation, breaking it would not be too difficult.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
As Xiao Chen formed hand seals, the formation gs turned into beams of light shooting into the distant surroundingnd.
Xiao Chens Spiritual Sense spread out with the formation gs, instantly detecting a huge formation.
Spiritual light shed, looking boundlessly majestic.
By relying on his knowledge of the formation, Xiao Chen dodged beams of lights and stabbed the formation gs into key nodes.
After hepleted everything, some sweat appeared on his forehead. He looked at the herb gardens barrier and said, I have control of the formation for now. Everyone only needs to merge their Veritable Essence Energy with the aura of the herb garden, and they can enter directly.
Liu Yuanzong did not say a word. He stepped forward and ced his hand on the barrier.
Then, he closed his eyes and took in some of the herb gardens Spiritual Energy from the barrier. He was immediately surprised to find his arm silently going through the barrier.
It seeded! The crowd let out startled cries.
Liu Yuanzong was in no rush to enter. He looked at Xiao Chen and asked, How do wee out?
Thats right. The barrier is not broken. At that time, we will have to rely on Xiao Chen when we want toe out.
In the end, a Sovereign Personages thoughts are more meticulous andprehensive.
Xiao Chen replied calmly, This is an Essence Sealing Spirit Locking Formation. It has no effect on the physical body. After entering, as long as we do not absorb too much of the herb gardens natural Spiritual Energy, we can directly walk out. Of course, you can ignore my advice and absorb the natural Spiritual Energy of the herb garden, but that would just be seeking trouble. Dont me me if you are unable to force the energy out of your body ande back out.
Ill trust you this once.
Liu Yuanzong did not say anything more than that. He did not worry much about this. Even if he absorbed the herb gardens Spiritual Energy, he still had some trump cards that could guarantee his exit. However, he was unwilling to use them.
Furthermore, Liu Yuanzong just needed to keep an eye on Xiao Chen to make sure Xiao Chen did not y any tricks.
Please, go ahead! Liu Yuanzong smiled yfully, performing an inviting gesture to let Xiao Chen and the others in first.
Theres no need to worry. Just go in.
Xiao Chens expression did not change at all. After cing his hand on the barrier and absorbing some of the herb gardens aura through the barrier, he sessfully entered.
Upon entering the herb garden, he immediately forced out the herb gardens aura from his body.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
People entered the herb garden in a steady stream and were stunned at the rich Spiritual Energy in the herb garden, tempted to absorb it.
However, they recalled Xiao Chens warning, so they swallowed their saliva and endured the temptation.
Damn! Even the weeds gained intelligence. They are as good as a Heaven Rank herb.
This ck soil contains a lot of medicinal scraps. If we dig up some and just casually use it to grow herbs in the future, we can aplish more with less effort.
I wonder if there is any method to force out the Medicinal Energy from the ck soil? If we can, we will be unparalleled.
What a bunch of useless people. Just casually grab some, and it will be enough. Quickly go to the medicinal spring.
Right. Right. Right.
After entering this herb garden, everyone went giddy with excitement. Some even started digging in the dirt of the herb field, not caring about appearances.
These people hoped that they could discover aplete herb. Even if they could not, just taking the ck soil would be a great gain.
However, after someones reminder, everyone quickly executed their Movement Techniques and rushed to the medicinal spring in the center of the herb garden.
Hahahaha!
Suddenly, someone startedughing loudly. It was the gray-robed old man that opposed Xiao Chen from the start. He was standing before the tree that Xiao Chen was interested in.
When the others saw the tree, they startedughing loudly, as well.
That tree had only the trunk left. It was rotten, with many holes in it. There were no signs of lifeing from it.
This was clearly a dead tree of no value.
Hahaha! Brat, your judgment is really unique! the gray-d old man mocked as he looked at Xiao Chen.
I was wondering what it was. After all that, it turned out to be a rotten tree.
Thats not right. We need to be grateful for this tree. If not for it, we would not be able to enter the herb garden, the gray-d old man jeered, elicitingughter.
What are you all saying? Bunch of bastards. If not for Xiao Chen, none of you would be able to enter this herb garden, Murong Yan shouted as he pushed away the people around the tree.
Murong Yans voice was very loud, suppressing the voices of others immediately. Who knew, with this shout, the towering rotten tree shook and turned into a mountain-like pile of ashes,pletely destroyed.
Everyone was stunned for a moment before erupting in louderughter.
Hahaha! I cant take it anymore. My stomach hurts fromughing. Let me rest for a while. What fools, they are really stupid!
This is great. Now, they dont have anything at all.
Murong Yans expression immediately turned extremely unsightly. He felt very embarrassed. He did not expect such a situation to happen. He turned his head back and asked, Xiao Chen, what kind of judgment is this? What kind of tree did you choose?
Xiao Chen replied calmly, I recall that your Red Dragon Pce has this tree as well. However, it is normal that you dont recognize it. This one is a much higher grade than the one at your Red Dragon Pce.
A Coiling Dragon Tree?
Murong Yans expression suddenly changed. As he looked at the pile of ashes, he said in a deep voice, Red Dragon True me!
Whoosh!
Murong Yan sent out a wave of dragon me. The ashes turned dazzling and glistening when the dragon me burned it, bing strands of seven-colored Dragon Qi surrounding the Red Dragon True me.
A seven-color Coiling Dragon Tree!
It really is a seven-color Coiling Dragon Tree that can grow seven-color Coiling Dragon Fruits!
As the ashes burned, a young sapling appeared slowly among them.
Whoosh!
Xiao Chen reacted quickly, collecting the sapling into a brocade box to preserve it.
Murong Yans eyes nearly popped out. It really is a seven-color Coiling Dragon Tree. The one at my Red Dragon Pce can produce only red Coiling Dragon Fruit. Xiao Chen, the rewards from the Dragons Gate will be truly unimaginable if you turn in this tree.
Xiao Chen said indifferently, I have no intention of turning it in.
A Coiling Dragon Tree! It actually is a Coiling Dragon Tree!
The people who mocked Xiao Chen earlier were all stupefied. They never expected this tree to be such a precious sapling!
Hand over the Coiling Dragon Tree!
The gray-d old mans people immediately could no longer endure. They pounced fiercely, surrounding Xiao Chens group.
There were many other cultivators who seemed raring to go. Their eyes flickered with killing Qi.
I gave you face, but you rejected it!
Xiao Chen had endured this old man for very long already. Now that this old man stood out like this again, Xiao Chen let out a cold snort and directly took action.
He immediatelyunched a palm strike, executing Firmaments Rage. A humongous palm covering the sky with saber-like fingers and flickering electric light ruthlessly pressed down.
What Martial Technique is this?!
The gray-d old man was shocked. Horror shed in his eyes as he looked at the humongous hand pressing over from the sky. He retreated hastily.
The nearby people moved quickly, trying to get out of the way.
Pa!
However, no matter where the gray-d old man ran, he could not escape the humongous hand closing in on him with every moment.
The palm smashed into the ground. When it disappeared, it left the gray-d old mans body riddled with holes, all his saber wounds flickering with electricity.
The old man was half-dead, devoid of all hisbat prowess.
One move defeated a Peak Holy Venerate. This thoroughly shocked everyone, freezing them in their tracks.
A Dragons Gate Secret Technique, Firmaments Rage! I have not seen it for so many years already. Unexpectedly, there is someone within the younger generation who managed to practice it to the second stage. Are you interested in exploring this medicinal spring with me? There might be one of the five elemental energies that you require in there, the Heavenly Spirit Water. The Sovereign Personage Liu Yuanzong extended an invitation to Xiao Chen, shock shing in his eyes as he looked at him.
Chapter 1964 (Raw 2062): Powerful Divine Pill
Chapter 1964 (Raw 2062): Powerful Divine Pill
Xiao Chens Firmaments Rage had been stuck at the second stage because he had not found the five elemental energies.
Metal, wood, water, fire, and earth.
Xiao Chen needed the energy source of five different attributes. The Heavenly Spirit Water was a water-attributed energy source, one of the five elements. This was worth attempting.
Xiao Chen, it is best to keep a distance from this person. I feel that he is not a good person. Liu Ruyun sent a voice projection to Xiao Chen after sizing up Liu Yuanzong.
Xiao Chen replied, Theres no need to be afraid. I am confident of handling him. Although he is strong, he cannot do anything to me. Furthermore, there are no good people in the world. Everything depends on ones character. Probably many experts will go to the medicinal spring. You all should take this opportunity to collect all the other resources of the herb garden.
Senior, please. Xiao Chen stepped forward and performed an inviting gesture.
Liu Yuanzong did not show any fear. He leaped into the medicinal spring. Xiao Chen quickly followed after. Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! The people who were stronger and more ambitious in the herb garden jumped into the medicinal spring as well.
Of those who remained, Liu Ruyuns group was the strongest.
It was as Xiao Chen expected. They were strong enough to collect the remaining natural treasures in the herb garden.
Gurgle...! Gurgle...!
A natural medicinal spring was extremely hard to find in the Great Thousand Realms. Once one appeared, many factions would fight hard over it to take back to their factions.
The medicinal spring below was a Grade 8 Heaven Rank medicinal spring. Its value was inestimable.
When the cultivators jumped into the water, the medicinal spring seeped into their bodies, giving them a warm feeling. As their physical bodies absorbed the medicinal spring, it automatically tempered their bodies, healed their hidden injuries, nourished their internal organs, and condensed their Veritable Essence Energy.
At first, it was incredibly warm. However, after one kilometer, this warm feeling became somewhat scorching.
The temperature rose continuously, reaching an extremely horrifying level. Xiao Chen had to circte his Veritable Essence Energy to resist the heat.
His Veritable Essence Energy drained quickly, but the temperature continued rising rapidly. His heart could not help sinking.
If he continued diving and depleted his Veritable Essence Energy, the high temperature would probably cook him in an instant.
Since even Xiao Chen had such concerns, naturally, the others who jumped into the medicinal spring also felt nervous and somewhat confused.
Among the group, only Liu Yuanzong, a Sovereign Personage, felt slightly more rxed, entertaining fewer worries.
What exactly is below?
Xiao Chen felt puzzled. At the same time, he could not help his curiosity. The best possible result was naturally an underground me vein.
Just at this moment, Liu Yuanzong, who was at the very front, stopped descending.
The group stopped at the same level as Liu Yuanzong and saw boundless spiritual light bursting out from below.
That was a shocking scene. Everyones vision turned white,pletely nk.
Xiao Chen could feel that the Medicinal Energy of the entire medicinal spring flowed down, like an unstoppable flood. The energy they felt at the surface of the medicinal spring was nothingpared to this.
What is going on? someone asked out of curiosity. ording to records, the bottom of a medicinal spring should not be like this.
This was ruining the medicinal spring. When the natural spirituality of this medicinal spring vanished, this spring would be useless.
We will know when we go down to take a look, Liu Yuanzong replied indifferently as his figure shot down.
Xiao Chen could not help thinking, This fellow is crazy.
He clenched his teeth and hesitated for a moment. However, he still followed in the end.
Aftering in contact with that light, Xiao Chens body sank without his volition, sucked into it.
After some time, he felt very light. When he looked down, he was startled.
The first thing that Xiao Chen saw was boundless mes. There were nine shes of bright, fiery light that looked exceptionally dazzling and resplendent like stars.
He looked around. After he made out his surroundings, he was shocked to discover a gigantic medicine cauldron below, about the size of a city, looking extremely horrifying.
Boom!
The vast Spiritual Energy that came from the medicinal spring poured towards the medicine cauldron, together with Xiao Chen and the others.
In that instant, a fierce fire lit in the medicine cauldron.
Danger!
Xiao Chen quickly controlled his body, turning into a sh of lightning and dodging hastily.
Several miserable shrieks rang out as people got vaporized on the spot, not even leaving scraps.
Instantly, the number of people still alive became pitifully few.
Without exception, the others either got vaporized by the me or failed to control their bodies, falling into the medicine cauldron.
Ster cores! Liu Yuanzong cried out excitedly. As he looked at the medicine cauldron and saw the resplendent starlight, his eyes suddenly lit up with a fervent light.
Could those bright, fiery lights be the cores of stars?
Xiao Chen was horrified. What Medicinal Pill is this medicine cauldron refining? To think that it uses so many ster cores!
There was also the medicinal spring. The entire medicinal spring was feeding into this cauldron for the sake of refining this Medicinal Pill.
This had continued for tens of thousands of years. Who knew how much spring water containing Medicinal Energy had infused into it?
Xiao Chen continued to size up the medicine cauldron and the various colors around the cave where the medicine cauldron was, his expression turning grave.
The umted Medicinal Energy from the ruined Spirit Herbs in the herb fields had eventually settled in this hole for use by the formation.
Hahaha! It must be refining a Divine Pill, a Divine Pill that transcends Heavenly Pills. If I can obtain this Divine Pill, I will definitely be a Sovereign Emperor in the future. Wait, thats not right. Even Faux God and entering the Divine Sovereign Ranking would be possible.
The experienced and careful Liu Yuanzong lost hisposure at this moment.
Xiao Chens heart skipped a beat. This person had probably been repressing himself for too long. Now that he suddenly saw an opportunity, all his repressed emotions burst out.
Suddenly, he noticed Liu Yuanzongs eyes, which looked demented, sweeping over the few lucky survivors.
Oh no! This old fellow is searching for people to scout the way for him.
Before Liu Yuanzongs gaze could fix on him, Xiao Chen turned into a sh of lightning and left quickly. It was clearly irrational to fight with a crazy Sovereign Personage.
Why is that fellow running?
Just as the others were feeling confused, they heard Liu Yuanzong say, You all dont need to leave. Remain here and scout the way for me!
Liu Yuanzong suddenly acted out violently. A Sovereign Personage Will swept out, putting pressure on the remaining people. All of them vomited a mouthful of blood as they crashed into the cave walls.
Liu Yuanzong used his full power in this sudden attack. Although the remaining people were experts, they could not dodge in time.
No! I dont want to go down!
It is not up to you. Hahaha!
Xiao Chen heard some miserable cries, which had to be from the people Liu Yuanzong tossed into the medicine cauldron. After he got far away, he eventually could no longer hear anything.
He had no time to think too much. This medicine cauldron was even taller than a mountain, so he turned into a lightning bolt and descended.
By the time Xiao Chennded, fifteen minutes had already passed.
He only felt somewhat safer afternding. He did not dare think of facing that madman above.
Xiao Chen could only grieve for those people who were not smart enough.
Trickle! Trickle!
Before Xiao Chen could inspect his surroundings, he heard rushing water and immediately felt excited.
If there was rushing water, there was a river. The presence of a river meant that he could get out.
Xiao Chen understood his strength well. He would not get involved with that Divine Pill.
Unlike Liu Yuanzong, Xiao Chens confidence in his own path was extremely firm.
He firmly believed that he could definitely be a Faux God, even without this Divine Pill, that he could stand at the peak of the Martial Dao.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Xiao Chens figure shed. When he reached the source of the sound, he felt startled.
A liquid flowed out from the bottom of the medicine cauldron. However, the discharge was not water but the dregs of that Divine Pill.
While they were dregs, they already equaled many high-ranked Medicinal Pills.
So, this is how that pill river above formed.
Xiao Chen saw the medicinal dregs flowing out and gathering continuously, slowly turning viscous, looking the same as the pill river above. Now, he understood.
After thinking carefully, he concluded that the herb garden was for the sake of refining this Divine Pill.
Even if everything else in the herb garden were added together, they would still be nothing next to this Divine Pill.
With this information, Xiao Chens line of thought became clearer.
Given this, that seven-colored Coiling Dragon Tree I obtained should have been ced there for the sake of the Divine Pill too. I wonder, what was its function?
After walking around the area, Xiao Chen discovered many simple residences. People must have lived here in the past.
What is that?
Suddenly, Xiao Chen discovered a person standing where the stokehole was, below the medicine cauldron.
Chapter 1965 (Raw 2063): Pill Turned Demonic
Chapter 1965 (Raw 2063): Pill Turned Demonic
Why did I not notice that a person was standing there?
There are only two possibilities. First, he is at least a Small Perfection Sovereign Personage, someone much stronger than Liu Yuanzong, an Initial Perfection Sovereign Personage.
That would be someone who could avoid my detection.
The other possibility is that he is dead.
Xiao Chen sent out a gust of strong wind with a palm strike, and that person fell over.
Indeed.
It was as Xiao Chen guessed. If that person were a Small Perfection Sovereign Personage, that person would have taken him down first before doing anything else.
Whoosh!
Xiao Chen gently leaped up andnded beside that person. After hesitating for a moment, he flipped that persons body over.
As he expected, it was just a withered skeleton wearing armor and some outer clothes.
No matter how incredible you were when you were alive, after you die, you cannot escape the clutches of time. Eventually, you will turn into a skeleton.
Sigh.
Xiao Chen pushed the skeleton aside and discovered some blurry words on the ground. After staring and trying to identify the words for a long time, he read softly, Pill turned demure?
The phrase did not make sense. However, in the next second, he understood, and his expression changed drastically.
It was pill turned demonic and not pill turned demure.
[TL Note: This part here has been altered by me to fit English better. Pill turned demure was suppose to be pill turned wide. However, in English, wide does not look like demonic at all. The character for wide () is a part of the character for demonic (ħ). In this case, it appears that the word either had partly worn away or was notpleted.]
The Medicinal Pill had gained a demonic nature as well as intelligence. Xiao Chen had seen something simr before. However, this was a Divine Pill that had turned demonic. Just thinking about how strong the pill would be made him tremble.
He checked his surroundings, and his expression changed.
Xiao Chen felt that everything around him seemed strange. This was not a room for Alchemy but a prison, a cage that held an evil demon.
Lingering here was bad. Xiao Chen no longer thought about fortuitous encounters. It was already enough to escape alive.
Boom!
Just as Xiao Chen was preparing to leave, several figures flew out from the top of the medicine cauldron.
That was not right. These people did not fly down; someone flung them off with huge force.
Before Xiao Chen could react, three explosions roared out on the ground, apanied by metallic ngor.
These sounds echoed in the empty cave for a long time.
Three chained figuresnded. mes burned all over their bodies as they gave off bestial growls. Their eyes appeared ferocious andcked intelligence.
These three...
Xiao Chens expression changed slightly in recognition. These three seemed to be the people who fell into the medicine cauldron earlier.
Howe they became like that? They look like they no longer have any lifeforce, practically damned corpses.
Furthermore, there is someone controlling them, sealing them with chains.
Is it Liu Yuanzong?
That cant be. Liu Yuanzong is not that strong. Giving his Initial Perfection Sovereign Stage cultivation, he is simply incapable of this.
Its the Divine Pill. Right, it must be the powerful Divine Pill that gained a demonic nature!
These people all turned into pill ves!
Argghh!
The three let out pained grunts, and their auras turned even more terrifying.
Vaguely, the three gained an aura at the level of Sovereign Personages. The mes on their bodies turned ck. Now, they looked like evil demons that came from hell.
Die! Die! Die! the three roared and charged at Xiao Chen, showing no fear or rationality.
Whoosh!
Xiao Chens heart sank. He knew that he was in great danger, and he might die here if he was careless.
He needed to end the fight quickly. Otherwise, when Liu Yuanzong turned into a pill ve as well and came to attack him, he would give him some trouble.
Taiji Yinyang me Diagram!
Two resplendent lights red in Xiao Chens eyes, one golden and one snow-white. The Primal Chaos Grade Heavenly me and Primal Chaos Grade Heavenly Snow Divine me burned at the same time.
Then, a majestic Taiji Yinyang me Diagram formed in front of him, blocking the threes attacks.
Primal chaos Veritable Essence Energy, Taiji force field!
Xiao Chen formed hand seals with both hands, not holding anything back. His Demonic Qi Veritable Essence Energy and Spiritual Energy Veritable Essence Energy mixed to form primal chaos Veritable Essence Energy and filled his entire body.
A Taiji diagram appeared underfoot, mirroring the Taiji diagram in front of him.
As Xiao Chen continuously expended his Veritable Essence Energies, the Taiji Yinyang me Diagram gave off a bright light. Soon, various mysterious phenomena appeared, showing Yinyang, four divisions, the eight trigrams, and other scenes.
When the Taiji diagrams mysterious phenomenapletely formed, Xiao Chen shouted, Taiji Burst!
Boom!
The Taiji Yinyang me Diagram directly exploded. The st inflicted wounds all over the three pill ves with Sovereign-Personage-level auras as it knocked them back.
If these were ordinary cultivators, this violent attack would have crushed their bones and killed them on the spot.
However, the physical bodies of these pill ves seemed to have been altered to be as hard as Profound Tools or even Dao Tools. They could no longer be measured by normal human standards.
Whoosh!
The pill ves moved the ck chains around their hands. Then, some mes appeared from the medicine cauldron.
They were just small mes, but when they descended, they turned into a heavy, endless rain of fire, blocking out his vision above.
The mes might be contaminated with the Divine Pills demonic nature, so Xiao Chen did not dare toe in contact with them. He stood on a lightning dragon, and his figure turned illusory. Electric light shot out as he easily dodged the rain of fire, weaving through it.
However, this rain of fire seemed never-ending.
The pill ves did not show any fear for this rain, either. When the fire rained on them, their wounds even started to heal.
The horror of this inspired fear.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
As Xiao Chen fought with the pill ves, he was shocked to discover that if he did not activate his Divine Dragon War Body, they were even stronger than him physically.
Thunder Great Dao! Saber Great Dao!
Xiao Chens face sank. He activated his Saber Great Dao and Thunder Great Dao at the same time,yering the Dao Might to boost his own aura.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
As Xiao Chen and the three pill ves shed with their auras, thunderous explosions rang out endlessly.
Right now, Xiao Chens only advantage was that the three pill ves had lost their intelligence. Although they were tough and strong, they were full of openings. Their attacks alsocked any techniques.
I need to stop this rain of fire.
The endless rain of fire restricted Xiao Chens Movement Technique, rendering him quite passive in the fight against the pill ves.
Thousand Frost Battle Snow!
Xiao Chen executed a killing move that he used when he was in the Kunlun Realm. As he circted the Ice Feather Divine Incantation, a heavy snowstorm descended like falling leaves, covering the ground.
As the snowkes and mes mixed, the surrounding temperature plummeted, giving Xiao Chen a lot more space to maneuver.
Now! Xiao Chen did not want to dy. His body trembled and turned into nine bolts of lightning.
Then, the lightning bolts turned into dragons. In an instant, nine dragons flew in the air.
Xiao Chen rammed the three pill ves. The heavy impact and the electricity sted the three pill ves away.
Whoosh!
The nine dragons merged into one. Xiao Chen moved continuously, executing Firmaments Rage.
A humongous hand with saber-like fingers and flickering electricity blocked the view above. When itnded, there was no ce to escape to.
Boom!
Before the relentless attacks, the three pill ves moaned in pain. Their bones shattered, and they burned up.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Xiao Chen saw three souls trying to escape. However, a burst of terrifyingughter came from the medicine cauldron.
The souls howled in pain and were dragged into the medicine cauldron, which produced even more horrifying screams.
Xiao Chens face sank slightly. This was his first time seeing something so difficult to deal with; it even bound the soul and made one a ve forever.
With the danger resolved, Xiao Chen thought of something. His figure shed, and he arrived beside that skeleton again.
He searched the skeleton and, after a while, found an ancient bronze te. There seemed to be profound text on it, recording something.
Xiao Chen remembered seeing this kind of script in the Blood-Soaked Dragon Emperors memories. This was an ancient script from the initial period of the Martial Epoch.
The Blood-Soaked Dragon Emperor did not know that much. Still, Xiao Chen managed to read the words with much difficulty. Great Deste Ten Thousand Beast Pill!
Xiao Chens expression immediately changed. He recognized this extremely horrifying Medicinal Pill.
This was a Divine Pill refined by using ten thousand types of Great Deste Eon ferocious beast souls supplemented with countless ten-thousand-year-old divine herbs.
Just the materials themselves were extremely difficult to find.
It was currently not the Great Deste Eon but the Epoch Eon, where epochs started and ended. Countless epochs had passed before the current Martial Epoch.
The difficulty of trying to find the descendants of Great Deste Eon ferocious beasts in the Martial Epoch could be easily imagined.
Furthermore, the supplementary herbs were all incredibly precious. Even for True Gods, collecting everything would be as difficult as ascending to heaven.
To think that someone actually wanted to refine this Divine Pill.
ording to legend, once such a Divine Pill was refined and consumed, it could revert ones bloodline to the sourceto a Primal Chaos God Demon.
Given the current situation, it was clear that the Medicinal Pills refinement failed.
To Xiao Chen, this was simply a fantasy. This was something that defied heaven, something impossible to aplish.
Not only would it fail, but it would also cause a huge disaster.
This Divine Pill contaminated with a demonic nature horrified Xiao Chen. If it was released, it would be an extremely horrifying disaster.
Without even having to think, he promptly tossed this ancient bronze te into the stokehole of the medicine cauldron to destroy this Alchemic Recipe that caused harm to people.
Xiao Chen continued searching the skeleton, feeling that there should be more.
Just at this moment, the ck chains that initially bound the pill ves started snaking silently towards Xiao Chen.
Chapter 1966 (Raw 2064): Chaotic Situation
Chapter 1966 (Raw 2064): Chaotic Situation
Back at the herb garden:
When Murong Yan and the others worked together, they were practically unrivaled. Without a Sovereign Personage around, they were overlords among Holy Venerates.
The Divine Dragon bloodline that they possessed was a great weapon for them. No one dared to contest with them.
Murong Yan and the others took close to eighty percent of the resources in the herb garden, an ample harvest.
Why is Xiao Chen not back up yet? Liu Ruyun asked somewhat worriedly as she looked at the gurgling spring water and collected it.
Standing at the side, Wei Hongfeiughed. Dont worry. He is blessed. Back then, when we were in the Abyssal Underworld, even Rakshasa Tians clone could not do anything to him when it appeared. It will be the same this time; nothing will happen to him.
Liu Ruyun said, However, that Liu Yuanzong is a Sovereign Personage. Although he is only an Initial Perfection Sovereign Personage, he is still someone that Holy Venerates cant match up to. The difference is too great.
When cultivations differed by too much, resulting in a huge disparity in strength, trump cards would be useless, no matter how many there were.
A Sovereign Personages will of soul could immediately suppress Holy Venerates.
No matter how many trump cards there were, there would not be time or space for one to bring them out. No matter how Xiao Chen was unrivaled among Holy Venerates, he was still a long way from a Sovereign Personage.
Wei Hongfei asked, Would you like to hear my opinion?
When Liu Ruyun saw Wei Hongfeis serious expression, she replied, What opinion?
Wei Hongfei said, I keep feeling that Xiao Chen is hiding a side of him from everyone. The strength that he has shown so far has all been restrained. It is like he is hiding it intentionally, not wanting others to know about it.
Liu Ruyun said, You are doubting Xiao Chen. How can you do that? He has saved you before.
Wei Hongfei sighed softly and said, Of course, I know that. I told you my opinion only so that you wont worry about Xiao Chen. Even if he cannot defeat a Sovereign Personage, I believe it should not be difficult for him to flee from one. Contrary to expectations, our absence allows him to bring out his full strength without any qualms.
Liu Ruyun pondered Wei Hongfeis words. She felt that his words made sense.
In reality, Xiao Chen also gave her a feeling that he was shrouded in mystery.
There were many unfathomable areas, which Liu Ruyun found strange. Furthermore, Xiao Chens face perfectly matched the nk face in her elder sisters paintings.
Liu Ruyun refused to believe that there was no rtion at all.
As the two chatted, the herb gardens barrier suddenly suffered an intense blow.
The entire herb garden shook.
Liu Ruyuns and Wei Hongfeis expressions changed at the same time. They looked up and said, Someone is using a Soul Tool to attack the herb gardens barrier!
Whats going on?!
Who ising? To think that they are using Soul Tools. Could it be the Rank 6 sects?
Didnt they go to the city center? Howe they have Soul Tools to spare to attack the herb gardens barrier?
The cultivators collecting resources all over the herb garden flustered. If attacked by Soul Tools, they would not be able to flee.
Gather together, Wei Hongfei called out, and Murong Yan and the other Dragons Gate disciples quickly regrouped. All of them showed grave expressions.
Boom!
There was another horrifying attack, and a huge hole appeared in the herb gardens barrier. Then, a few figures shot through the hole.
The leader of this group held a resplendent sword that emanated a strong might and pressure, shocking everyone still.
The Ice Cloud Sword!
Its the people from the Ruling Sword Gate!
Liu Ruyuns and the others expressions flickered. The Ruling Sword Gate cultivator holding the Icy Cloud Sword was Qi Yunfeng, someone that they had a history with.
Hahaha! Lets see what I discovered. A herb garden that was left by a True God. I definitely struck it rich this time!
When Qi Yunfeng saw the medicinal spring and the pill river, joy appeared on his face.
His junior brothers behind him rejoiced, as well. They said, Senior Brother Qi, congrattions! The value of this herb garden is much higher than what we obtained earlier.
Trying to leave? All of you stand still!
Seeing that there were people trying to sneak away, Qi Yunfeng quickly swung his sword.
The sword locked down on the aura of the person fleeing, and his soul immediately froze.
That person looked just like an ordinary person. However, his body turned still, as if he had frozen, unable to move.
Shatter! Qi Yunfeng shouted, and that person immediately shattered into countless ice shards as strands of terrifying icy sword Qi shot out from that persons body.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Sword Qi swept through the ce. The expressions of the cultivators in the herb garden changed markedly as they scrambled to dodge.
Some could not dodge in time. The sword Qi pierced their bodies and quickly sealed them in ice, turning them into ice statues.
Behave. Our Senior Brother Qi does not want to start a massacre. Hand over all your gains from the herb garden, and you can leave. Otherwise...well, youve seen how these people ended up, a Ruling Sword Gate disciple behind Qi Yunfeng threatened coldly.
Senior Brother, there are a few Divine Dragon Empire cultivators who blocked the sword Qi!
What?!
Qi Yunfengs eyes swept around and immediatelynded on Liu Ruyun and the others. After being stunned for a moment, heughed loudly, Hahahaha! Interesting! Interesting! Bastards from the Divine Dragon Empire, it is truly unexpected that we meet again so quickly.
Seeing that the other cultivators were still stunned, unwilling to hand over their gains from the herb garden, the other disciples of the Ruling Sword Gate got angry.
Are you still not handing over your gains? Do you all want to die?!
Murong Yan said indifferently, Hand them over, my ass. You are just relying on a Soul Tool, relying on something to intimidate others. Without that sword, this great me would beat you up in a second and teach you a lesson.
Qi Yunfeng smiled coldly. Even at the critical moment, you dare to talk back. If I dont teach you lot a lesson, you truly wont recognize how incredible I am. The others may leave. Today, you lot will remain here!
Many thanks, Young Master Qi!
Young Master Qi is truly imposing!
Young Master Qi truly has great judgment. They monopolized more than eighty percent of the natural treasures in this herb garden. We are just small fries.
After hearing what Qi Yunfeng said, the other cultivators in the herb garden rejoiced as they quickly fled.
Test him out first. If he has only this Ice Cloud Sword, we will not need to fear him, given our strength. He wont be able to bring out much of its might. Situ Changfengs voice rang out in the minds of the other four Dragons Gate disciples.
Should we leave?
We cant leave. Who knows what Xiao Chens situation is now? If hees out and hisbat prowess is negatively impacted, hell have trouble dealing with this Ice Cloud Sword, Wei Hongfei answered. His voice sounded incredibly calm as it rang out in their minds.
Right.
Die!
Qi Yunfeng did not give the five much time to think. Once the others left, he instantly attacked.
While Qi Yunfeng controlled the Ice Cloud Sword, the Ruling Sword Gate disciples behind him did not dare to be careless.
As Qi Yunfeng executed a Secret Technique, his supporters Soul Energy and Veritable Essence Energy continuously drained, pouring into the Ice Cloud Sword.
It turned out that Qi Yunfeng was not alone in controlling this sword. The entire group controlled it at the same time.
The Ruling Sword Gates upper echelon clearly wanted this group of disciples to use the Soul Tool to sweep up the resources of the other areas while the upper echelon headed for the center of the city to search for that mysterious energy source.
This was a rather excellent move.
Even a Sovereign Personage would fear the might of a Soul Tool. Even if only ten to twenty percent of a Soul Tools might could be unleashed, it would already be sufficiently horrifying.
Boom!
When this sword hacked down, Murong Yan and the others were knocked into the air after they blocked it.
As the sword light surged out, the icy sword Qi felt unblockable.
The most important thing was that the Ice Cloud Swords Sword Might spread out in all directions, covering the entire herb garden and greatly suppressing everyones strength.
Murong Yan wiped away the blood on his lips. mes burned on his entire body, negating the cold Qi. He smiled and said, That is quite strong. However, thats all there is to it. Qi Yunfeng, put in more effort. That is not all you are capable of, right?
You bastard. Ill kill you! Ice Cloud Sword, Besieging the City!
Murong Yans mockery enraged Qi Yunfeng, prompting him to execute the Secret Technique in the Soul Tool and lock it down on Murong Yan alone.
Good job. Its our turn now!
It turned out that the group had discussed this. Murong Yans job was to draw the aggro while the rest would take out Qi Yunfeng in one go.
When facing the Soul Tools Secret Technique, Murong Yan did not dare to be careless. He instantly activated his Great Deste Eon bloodline and struck with his Blood Devouring Dragon Fist.
As Murong Yans body gave off a bloodlike glow, a bloody dragon fist light shot at the brilliant sword light.
Damn it! I fell for their trap. Bring out the Sword Might and protect me.
After Qi Yunfeng attacked, he realized that he had been fooled. He saw Wei Hongfei and the others charging at him like a beam of cold light, startling him.
The other Ruling Sword Gate disciples quickly made their move, helping to control the Ice Cloud Sword.
Finally, right before the other four Dragons Gate disciples charged over, the Ice Cloud Swords Sword Might withdrew and encased them all.
Boom!
The various Dragon Race Martial Techniques shed chaotically with the Sword Might. The Sword Mightsted for but a moment before it broke.
This immediately sent Qi Yunfeng and the others flying, and they vomited blood when they hit the ground.
However, the Sword Might had neutralized arge portion of the force. Although Qi Yunfengs group was in a sorry state, none of the Ruling Sword Gate disciples suffered any major injury.
When Liu Ruyun and the others saw this scene, they felt slightly disappointed. They immediately withdrew to protect the severely injured Murong Yan.
Haha! Qi Yunfeng, you truly are an embarrassment to the Rank 6 sects. Even with the Ice Cloud Sword in hand, you are actually unable to finish off a group of Holy Venerates.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Just at this moment, many figures suddenly appeared in the herb garden. The true inheritors of the other three Rank 6 sects had poured in.
The leading disciples of each sect held a Soul Tool in their hands. The situation instantly turned exceptionally chaotic.
You all! This development shocked Qi Yunfeng. He had not expected so many Soul Tools to show up.
Humph! Do you think that only your Ruling Sword Gate is smart while the other Rank 6 sects are fools? We have been following you. Haha! To think that you thought yourself unrivaled. This herb garden is ours now!
Chapter 1967 (Raw 2065): Suppressing the Pill Demon
Chapter 1967 (Raw 2065): Suppressing the Pill Demon
Back at the cave under the medicine cauldron:
Xiao Chen searched the withered skeleton and found a jade tablet in its clothes. His eyes brightened.
When he grasped the jade tablet, he immediately felt a warm sensation, a very wondrous feeling.
However, before he could send his Spiritual Sense in, he suddenly detected an extremely dangerous aura.
Xiao Chens expression radically changed as he spun around.
Whoosh!
Three ck chains charged at Xiao Chen like ck lightning.
One ck chain bound his leg, and the other two bound his hands.
Damn it!
Xiao Chens heart sank. He felt that he could not move at all as a strong force pulled him upwards.
At the same time, strands of evil energy came from the ck chains. This energy continuously entered Xiao Chens Soul Pool, trying to corrode his soul.
Just the force from the ck chains alone already made Xiao Chen feel helpless.
The Soul Energy corroding the soul was even harder to deal with. He could only use his willpower to resist desperately.
Whoosh!
Soon, Xiao Chen got dragged to the space above the medicine cauldron. Then, the mysterious existence controlling the chains pulled him into the medicine cauldron.
Divine Dragon War Body! Break!
At the crucial moment, Xiao Chen finally forced out the energy corroding his soul.
After he shouted, his Vital Qi surged, roaring like a rushing river. Suddenly, his body swelled, and Dragon Might burst out.
A pair of azure-colored dragon wings crackling with electricity spread out, and the chains binding Xiao Chen broke.
Roar!
Dragon roars continuously rang out in the empty space. Xiao Chens Dragon Might soared until it rivaled an Initial Perfection Sovereign Personages.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Suddenly, five figures charged out of the mes in the medicine cauldron. The leader of this group exuded an overwhelming aura and a ferocious might.
This forced back Xiao Chens Dragon Might.
This person was the Sovereign Personage Liu Yuanzong. He also had ck chains around his body, and his eyes flickered with a crazed glint.
Haha! Xiao Chen, to think that you still have not left. Since you have not left, then remain here and be a ve of the Pill God. We will trample on the world together!
Liu Yuanzong actually retained some of his intelligence, quite unlike the berserk and savage pill ves.
Xiao Chen could not help frowning. Such intelligence,bined with Liu Yuanzongs strength, would be much harder to deal with.
Liu Yuanzong smiled cockily when he saw Xiao Chens expression. You must find this strange. Hahaha! I am now even stronger than a Small Perfection Sovereign Personage. As long as you offer your soul to Lord Pill God, you can get everything you want!
Whoosh!
Xiao Chen could not be bothered with this madman. His wings pped, kicking up a strong wind as he quickly fled far away.
Liu Yuanzong alone already posed a challenge. The additional people would make this even harder to deal with. Xiao Chens chances of victory were slim.
You want to leave? This is the Pill Gods world. You cannot leave! Liu Yuanzong snorted coldly. The pill me burned fiercely over his entire body as he charged at Xiao Chen, looking like neither human nor ghost.
Liu Yuanzongs speed was actually no slower than Xiao Chens.
Dang! Dang! Dang!
After Liu Yuanzong caught up, he quickly attacked. Xiao Chen had to turn around. After forcefully receiving ten moves, Xiao Chen vomited a mouthful of blood and was knocked down.
Just as Xiao Chen was about to crash into the ground, he pped his wings and hovered in the air.
Do you feel the strength of the Pill God? Is the me attacking your heart, putting you in unbearable pain that you cannot do anything about? Hahaha! Liu Yuanzongughed yfully as he eyed Xiao Chen like a crazed demon.
Inside Xiao Chens body, ten clumps of pill mes charged at his heart like venomous dragons.
These pill mes burned his meridians, an extremely acute pain like millions of poison needles stabbing him.
Right at this moment, Xiao Chen suddenly felt a warmthing from the jade tablet in his hand. This jade tablet sucked in the pill mes in his body.
Boom!
After absorbing the pill mes, the jade tablet released a bright light. Xiao Chen felt a strange connection as if he could control that mysterious, mountain-like medicine cauldron.
Rumble...!
The entire medicine cauldron shook violently.
A deep and scary voice came from the medicine cauldron. Kill him! Kill him! Kill him!
Yes, Lord Pill God.
Liu Yuanzongs expression changed dramatically as he promptly charged at Xiao Chen.
Just at this moment, an endless stream of pill ves flew out of the medicine cauldron. Radiating a terrifying aura, these pill ves tried to surround Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen dodged continuously as he infused his Spiritual Sense into the jade tablet. It turned out that this jade tablet was for storing this medicine cauldron.
This made sense after some thought. The medicine cauldron before him was humongous, nearly the size of a mountain range.
Ordinary storage rings would not be able to contain it. One needed exceptional means to control it.
Moreover, this jade tablet could control the me in the medicine cauldron. Grasping the jade tablet equaled grasping the medicine cauldron.
However, it was impossible for Xiao Chen to gainplete control of the jade tablet in such a short time.
Furthermore, with Xiao Chens Veritable Essence Energy, he could not use the vast me within the medicine cauldron at all. These were mes released by ster cores, after all.
Xiao Chen had to be a Divine Vein Realm Sovereign Emperor in order to do that. Currently, the jade tablet had only one use to him.
Xiao Chen no longer had to worry about pill mes entering his body when fighting Liu Yuanzong.
With the jade tablet, he could freely control this weak pill me.
The medicine cauldron shook continuously. The existence inside clearly seemed irate. Those pill ves did their best to try and kill Xiao Chen.
At the crucial moment, Xiao Chens heart calmed.
Everything in the herb garden seemed to have a purpose. While everything seemed very casual, they actually had a deep meaning.
The herb gardens purpose was to sink Medicinal Energy into the surroundings of this cave and drive the formations.
The medicinal springs purpose was to provide the medicine cauldron with a steady supply of abundant Medicinal Energy.
As for the pill river, that was formed by the expulsion of the Divine Pills medicinal dregs.
What about the Coiling Dragon Tree, then?
Xiao Chen felt that he had remembered a critical piece of information as his train of thought gained rity.
Suddenly, a lightbulb went off in Xiao Chens mind. Then, he revealed a smile on his face.
So, that is the case. The Coiling Dragon Trees purpose was to suppress the Medicinal Pills demonic nature.
The Coiling Dragon Tree is a divine tree. A seven-color Coiling Dragon Tree is extremely high grade. It must have been used to suppress the demonic nature of this Great Deste Ten Thousand Beast Pill.
This must be the case. The herb garden clearly shows that its master had a meticulous mind. Everything in the herb garden is linked. How could he not have guessed that the Great Deste Ten Thousand Beast Pill would contain demonic nature? He must have thought of this method to suppress the demonic nature.
However, due to the absence of maintenance and care, this Coiling Dragon Tree withered and died. Hence, the Medicinal Pill gained a demonic nature.
To think that you dare to get distracted. Die!
When Liu Yuanzong saw Xiao Chen, who had been darting about after spreading the Azure Dragon Divine Wings, paused briefly, he snorted coldly andunched a fist light containing his ferocious aura, which shook the space.
However, just as the fist light was about tond, the Azure Dragon Divine Wings crackling with electricity on Xiao Chens back folded over and covered his body, receiving the punch.
Bang!
A surging Dragon Might swept out and knocked back Liu Yuanzong.
The mes on Liu Yuanzongs body diminished continuously. Electric light burst out and burned his body beyond recognition.
What kind of Dragon Might is this...?
After one strike, the bones in Xiao Chens body shifted. He withdrew the Divine Dragon War Body and recovered his original appearance.
Light of Freedom!
Xiao Chen looked at that medicine cauldron and charged straight at it after turning into a sh of lightning.
He left the group of pill ves in his dust. Then, he turned into a lightning dragon andnded on the handle of the medicine cauldron. After a moment, he revealed his true form, standing at the rim of the medicine cauldron.
When Xiao Chen looked down, he saw a terrifying existence trying to charge out of the fierce mes to swallow him up.
Calmly and unhurriedly, he took out the mirror box, then quickly tossed down the seven-color Coiling Dragon Tree sapling.
Whoosh!
The Grade 8 Heaven Rank medicinal spring above sent out a vast amount of Medicinal Energy again, instantly pouring it into the seven-color Coiling Dragon Tree sapling.
The seven-color Coiling Dragon Tree sapling grew at a visible rate as it fell, suppressing that Pill Demon.
The sapling burgeoned forth, sprouting branches and leaves. In the blink of an eye, it grew to one kilometer tall.
The Coiling Dragon Tree looked robust and strong, firmly rooting in the mes. To think that the Coiling Dragon Tree can absorb the energy of the mes from stars to nourish itself!
Then, Xiao Chen recalled that the Coiling Dragon Tree in the Red Dragon Pce was also nourished by mes. Hence, it was not strange that this seven-color Coiling Dragon Tree could use mes as nourishment.
Miserable shrieks came from the medicine cauldron as it trembled endlessly.
The chains fell off the bodies of the pill ves flying towards Xiao Chen. They became like flowers that lost all sustenance, instantly withering.
No! Liu Yuanzong shouted in horror. However, that did not change anything. His lifeforce ebbed rapidly, and his body shriveled up.
A Sovereign Personage died like that, paying a severe price for his greed.
Chapter 1968 (Raw 2066): Powerful Attacks
Chapter 1968 (Raw 2066): Powerful Attacks
Back at the herb garden, the true inheritors of the four Rank 6 sects held Soul Tools upraised and guarded their own areas.
The original situation where Qi Yunfengs people dominated the ce turned into four sidespeting with each other, each carving out an area of their own.
If there were only the Ruling Sword Gate, Murong Yan and the others would not have much to fear, even with Qi Yunfeng holding a Soul Tool.
Even if the Dragons Gate disciples could not defeat the Ruling Sword Gate group, they could still leave at any time.
However, now, the people of the other Rank 6 sectsthe Northern Mountain Academy, the White Sun Mountain Manor, and the Wolf Smoke Pavilionappeared. This standoff was somewhat problematic now; Murong Yan and the others could not leave even if they wanted to.
Friends from the Divine Dragon Empire, we have no personal grudge with you. Hand over half your gains from the herb garden, and you may leave. As for the remaining medicinal spring and pill river, you can forget about them, the leading true inheritor of the Northern Mountain Academy said indifferently. He was dressed in schrly attire and held a folding fan in his hand.
The White Sun Mountain Manor and Wolf Smoke Pavilion also expressed their stances, agreeing with the white-d schr. They did not make things too difficult for Murong Yan and the others.
This was thew of the jungle. It was already very generous for these Rank 6 sect disciples to ask for just half of the resources when they held the upper hand.
Of course, this generosity was due to Murong Yans group being Dragons Gate disciples.
If Murong Yan and the others were loose cultivators or disciples of other sects, not to mention the other half of the gains, they might even have to hand over their own resourcesand that would be very fortunate already.
Situ Changfeng and Wei Hongfei discussed for a moment. Soon, they arrived at an answer: they could onlyply.
They hesitated somewhat because Xiao Chen was still in the medicinal spring and had note out yet.
Their Dragons Gate identity tokens could not contact Xiao Chen at all. As they did not know what happened, they worried.
Suddenly, Qi Yunfeng smiled coldly. Stop trying to pretend to be good people before me. If you knew that they monopolized a Demonic Blood Thousand Wing Snake corpse just seven days ago, you would not make such a decision.
What!
The moment Qi Yunfeng said this, the expressions of the white-d schr from the Northern Mountain Academy, the leading cultivator of the Wolf Smoke Pavilion wearing wolf armor, and the prettydy leading the Wolf Smoke Pavilions group all flickered.
A Demonic Blood Thousand Wing Snake, an overlord-ss Sovereign-Personage-level ferocious beast! It is worth more than ten million Primeval Heavenly Pills!
Now, these people eyed Murong Yan and the others greedily. To them, Murong Yan and the others became like a pile of glittering gold.
Hahaha! Qi Yunfeng, oh, Qi Yunfeng! You really hide your information really well, truly a scheming person. You probably did not even tell your junior brothers. Truly independent in the way you act! the wolf-armored cultivator from the Wolf Smoke Pavilion mocked with a smile. He held a huge, strangely shaped, and extremely tyrannical jagged saber.
Qi Yunfeng said coldly, Cut the crap. The more urgent thing to do now is to keep these people here. They are just Dragons Gate outer pce disciples. What are you afraid of? Killing them wont cause any trouble!
Whoosh!
The white-d schr opened up the folding fan in his hand. The might of the Soul Tool slowly spread out as he smiled faintly. Sorry, as the adage goes, it is better to offend a gentleman than a petty man. Sometimes, offending people like Brother Qi is really problematic.
Humph! You are just a bunch of hypocrites; none of you are good people. Liu Ruyun frowned as she coldly eyed them. However, she did not show any fear.
As the daughter of the White Dragon King, Liu Ruyun naturally had many life-saving trump cards given to her by her father. However, once she used them, he would know.
Now, Liu Ruyun had no choice but to use them.
You look quite pretty and have an intense character. If you are willing to follow me, perhaps I might feel happy and let all of you go.
The Wolf Smoke Pavilions wolf-armored cultivator looked at Liu Ruyun with lustful eyes.
This girl before the wolf-armored cultivator exuded a special air. She appeared heroic and had an exquisite face, looking very pleasing to the eyes. She also felt different from other girls.
Keep dreaming your unrealistic dreams! Liu Ruyun shouted, and a sh of saber light turned into countless flying willow leaves before gathering into a White Dragon.
Then, the White Dragon charged at the wolf-armored cultivator.
Boom!
When the White Dragon suddenly appeared, the wolf-armored cultivator swung his saber at it. However, he got knocked away due to underestimating his opponent.
The White Dragon scattered into tens of thousands of willow leaves borne on the wind.
After the willow leaves pierced through the wolf-armored cultivator with the wind, they left him riddled with bleeding wounds. A terrifying killing Qi appeared in his eyes, and his expression turned extremely sullen.
However, the white-d schrs expression suddenly changed as he looked at Liu Ruyun. Willow Leaf Saber! How are you rted to the White Dragon Holy Daughter, Liu Ruyue?!
Humph! No matter who you are rted to, this great me will kill you today! the wolf-armored cultivator roared as he unsealed the jagged saber in his hand.
Boom! The might of a Soul Tool surged out.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Wei Hongfei and the others quickly shielded Liu Ruyun and made their own moves, preparing to negate the attack of the jagged saber Soul Tool.
At the critical moment, a tree suddenly sprouted from the center of the medicinal spring, shooting to the sky.
The towering tree frantically absorbed all the Spiritual Energy in the herb garden and grew rapidly at a visible pace.
The Coiling Dragon Tree appeared between the two groups,pletely blocking the horrifying attack of the jagged saber.
Rumble...!
The sudden change shook the entire herb garden; several cracks even appeared in the ground.
Whats going on?
This Coiling Dragon Trees sudden appearance startled everyone. The white-d schr and the others cautiously withdrew to a corner of the herb garden while clutching their Soul Tools.
This is a Coiling Dragon Tree! the prettydy leading the White Sun Mountain Manor group said, her eyes lighting up.
A Coiling Dragon Tree with a strong lifeforce. To think that it directly bore fruit!
What exactly is going on?!
Just as the true inheritors of the four Rank 6 sects stewed in confusion, someone with sharp eyes suddenly cried out, Look, there is someone on the tree!
A trace of misgiving shed in the wolf-armored cultivators eyes as he squinted at the tree. Indeed, there was a person there. Furthermore, that person held a in-looking bow.
Wait, something is wrong. That bow is aiming at me!
The wolf-armored cultivators expression changed dramatically. An irremovable sense of impending doom awakened in his heart, and he yelled, Protect me! Protect me! Quickly, help me to activate the Secret Technique of the Soul Tool!
However, by the time the wolf-armored cultivator reacted, it was already over.
When the true inheritors of the Wolf Smoke Pavilion behind him started forming their hand seals, the arrow from the God Shadow Bow had already shot out.
Whoosh!
The shadow of a god, invisible and untraceable. An ordinary person would not be able to see its trajectory at all.
Bang! The jagged saber that the wolf-armored cultivator held flew out of his grip. A scary wound appeared on his chest, and an explosion immediately crippled him.
If not for the Soul Tool blocking most of the arrows might, the wolf-armored cultivator would have exploded, his bodypletely ripped apart.
The shock waves knocked the Wolf Smoke Pavilion true inheritors into the air and had them vomiting blood.
A Soul Tool! That bow is a Soul Tool. Furthermore, it is even a much higher grade than ours!
The Northern Mountain Academys white-d schr, the Northern Mountain Academys prettydy, and the Ruling Sword Gates Qi Yunfeng were all rmed.
When the wolf-armored cultivator tried to struggle to his feet, he suddenly found a gaze focused on him. He immediately felt like he had plunged into an icy cave. The cold froze his four limbs and all his bones.
Xiao Chen eyed that wolf-armored cultivator coldly without any expression on his face, not saying a thing.
Ill...leave. Ill leave right now, the wolf-armored cultivator said with a quivering voice. The fear lingered in his heart, not scattering at all.
Dont offend those you should not offend. Dont say things that you should not say, either. It is toote for you to want to leave now, Xiao Chen said indifferently. Earlier, while in the medicinal spring, he heard what the wolf-armored cultivator said to Liu Ruyun.
At that moment, the wolf-armored cultivator was already a dead person in Xiao Chens heart.
The wolf-armored cultivators heart turned cold. He tried to exin, There must be some misunderstanding. I can exin...
Seeing that Xiao Chen seemed intent on killing, the white-d schr said, This brother, you should not go overboard when doing things. We are all from nearby Rank 6 sects. If you kill him, you will offend the Wolf Smoke Pavilion. If so, you can forget about leaving this ancient city alive.
Xiao Chen said gravely, Is that so? However, I dont want to kill just him. I have no intention of letting you off, either.
Saber intent silently prated the wolf-armored cultivators body. Then, Xiao Chen stretched out his hand and ferociously clenched it.
Tens of thousands of strands of saber light burst out from the wolf-armored cultivator, who was already severely injured by the God Shadow Bow. He died on the spot, turned into mush. Not even a corpse remained.
Senior Brother! the Wolf Smoke Pavilion disciples cried out in horror.
The white-d schr turned pale with fright. Stepping back involuntarily, he said, You are seeking death. If we work together, you will not be able to survive!
Whoosh!
Right after the white-d schr said that, he saw Qi Yunfeng mount a sword and fly away, leading the Ruling Sword Gate disciples in fleeing for their lives, while he held Xiao Chens attention.
As for the White Sun Mountain Manors people, they also left when they saw that the situation was not good.
The white-d schrs face drained of all blood, looking void of color. His heart instantly sank.
Chapter 1969 (Raw 2067): Counter-Robbery
Chapter 1969 (Raw 2067): Counter-Robbery
Bang! Bang!
Two loud sounds rang out. It was not Xiao Chen continuing to attack. Instead, it was the disciples of the White Sun Mountain Manor and the Ruling Sword Gate crashing into the herb gardens barrier.
The two groups moved too fast. Hence, they crashed heavily into the barrier and fell to the ground.
Whats going on? This barrier did not look like it trapped people in it!
The expressions of Qi Yunfeng and the others changed at the strange development, appearing confused. Earlier, they saw that those cultivators ran out directly, facing no obstruction whatsoever.
As for the reason, naturally, it was because these people had been absorbing the Spiritual Energy of the herb garden ever since they entered the herb garden.
The energies in their bodies had merged with the herb gardens.
Xiao Chen had warned the others not to absorb the Spiritual Energy of the herb garden. Naturally, they could leave easily.
Damn it! Why is it like this? Qi Yunfeng cursed. After that, he did not say anything more. He prepared to use the Soul Tool and work with the Ruling Sword Gate disciples tounch an attack to leave.
Sorry, I do not have any intention of letting you leave!
Firmaments Rage!
Xiao Chen threw a palm strike. A humongous hand with saber-like fingers and electricity crackling all over it smashed down with the rage of a Great Deste Eon Ancestor Dragon.
You are being too overbearing! The incensed Qi Yunfeng could only redirect the Ice Cloud Swords attack to block this horrifying palm strike.
Bang!
The instant the humongous palm descended, the Ice Cloud Sword pierced through it.
However, Qi Yunfeng and the others showed extremely unsightly expressionsparticrly those sect disciples behind him. All of them leaked blood from their mouths.
Senior Brother, we have already overdrawn on our Veritable Essence Energy. If we carry on, we will also end up overdrawing our Soul Energy.
Even with a few people working together, a Soul Tool was not that easy to control.
Qi Yunfeng looked at Xiao Chen and demanded, Xiao Chen, what exactly do you want?!
The White Sun Mountain Manors prettydy, the Northern Mountain Academys white-d schr, and Qi Yunfeng grew anxious from Xiao Chens pressure.
If Xiao Chen continued pressuring them, they would probably just fight to the end until one side all perished.
When the white-d schr saw that the other two groups failed to leave, he heaved a sigh of relief in his heart. Then, he looked at Xiao Chen and said, Xiao Chen, dont go overboard. Even a dog will try to jump over a wall when pressed too hard. Dont press us too hard!
[TL Note: Even a dog will try to jump over a wall when pressed too hard refers to doing something desperate when heavily pressured.]
Liu Ruyun and the others could not help feeling somewhat nervous. They leaped onto the Coiling Dragon Tree and stood behind Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen looked at the white-d schr and mocked, So what if I push you into desperate straits? Are you going to fight to the death with me? Do you dare to? If you did, you would have done so long ago. What is the point of deceiving yourselves?
If you want to go all out, well, I, Xiao Chen, am afraid of a lot of things, but I am not afraid of fighting it out with you lot. If anyone dares to, by all means, give it a try!
Xiao Chen shifted the God Shadow Bow in his hand and locked on to the three leaders.
This immediately scared them into taking a few steps back, not daring to say anything.
The Rank 6 sect disciples revealed expressions of horror as they gazed at the Soul Tool in Xiao Chens hand. If they fought to the end with him, they did not know whether they could kill him or not. However, if he drove the bow in his hand at full power, they would definitely die.
Fighting to the end was just a pretense they used to deceive themselves.
Even they did not believe it. How could they scare Xiao Chen? This ploy just made them look more ridiculous.
As the Rank 6 sect disciples looked at the white-d Xiao Chen on the Coiling Dragon Tree, they felt no confidence at all. A strong airing from Xiao Chen put a pressure on them akin to that from their Elders.
Their mental state cultivations were onpletely different levels.
Xiao Chen saw everything that the Rank 6 sect disciples showed. Disdain shed in his heart as he said, My demands are simple. Just do what you demanded of mypanions when you threatened them.
Ah!
The moment Xiao Chen said this, the white-d schr and the others were shocked. Xiao Chen wanted them to hand over all the gains that they obtained earlier.
That was unbearable.
Young Master Xiao, these are the gains that we obtained in the ancient city. All of them are here.
Before the others could speak, the leaderless Wolf Smoke Pavilion disciples took out the natural treasures that they obtained in the ancient city and ced them on the ground.
Xiao Chen waved his hand, and a hole opened in the herb gardens barrier.
That group picked up the jagged saber and rushed out hastily as though relieved of a heavy burden.
When the white-d schr and the others saw this scene, they found it inconceivable. How did Xiao Chen control the herb gardens barrier when they needed to use Soul Tools to open a hole?
Nheless, Xiao Chen easily aplished the same with a casual wave.
This scene immediately extinguished the final bit of courage that they drummed up in their hearts.
The white-d schrs expression turned sullen. After discussing with the others, they took out various resources and ced them on the ground.
With each item they took out, their hearts bled.
These people had tried to gain an advantage only toe out worse off. They originally wanted to extort this group of Dragon Race cultivators but ended up surrendering their gains instead.
Is that enough? the white-d schr asked through clenched teeth.
Xiao Chen nodded and performed an inviting gesture. With a thought, a hole opened in the herb gardens barrier, letting that group out.
Closely after that, the White Sun Mountain Manors group did the same, left without a choice. They also handed over their gains from earlier.
Qi Yunfengs expression changed continuously, appearing uncertain. He felt extremely upset and depressed.
He had thought that this was an extremely rare chance to turn the situation around when he met this group of Dragon Race cultivators again. He felt that he could not only wipe away the humiliation from before but even recoup his losses with interest. Who could have imagined that when Xiao Chen appeared, the situation would revert to how it previously was?
Senior Brother, we really have overdrawn our Veritable Essence Energy, the Ruling Sword Gate disciples behind cried out bitterly. The Ice Cloud Sword was very mighty and was not easy to control.
After a few attacks, the Ice Cloud Sword already drained the groups Veritable Essence Energy.
Shut up! Do you think I do not know? Qi Yunfeng scolded. Then, he took out the resources and ced them on the ground, his heart utterly upset and sullen.
After a while, Qi Yunfeng looked at Xiao Chen and said in anger, The mountains never change, and the rivers always flow. Xiao Chen, just wait. Dont let me run into you again. Lets go!
Only you speak too much! Xiao Chen immediately got irritated. Originally, he had nned to let Qi Yunfeng go. That was already being very merciful. Yet, after he made that decision, Qi Yunfeng still dared to say such bold words without any shame.
A clump of Heart me appeared on Xiao Chens fingertips. Then, he nocked the arrow, drew the bowstring, and released. Qi Yunfeng died.
The arrow pierced through Qi Yunfengs heart. The might of the arrow extinguished all his lifeforce. The Heart me spread, and his eyes lost the light of life.
Qi Yunfeng did his best to turn his head, wanting to look at Xiao Chen. Regret flooded his heart. Why did he have to talk back?
It would have been fine if he had left quietly like the white-d schr and the White Sun Mountain Manors people had.
Had Qi Yunfeng had another chance, he definitely would not have talked back. A moment of pleasure led to instant retribution.
Senior Brother!
The remaining Ruling Sword Gate true inheritors were frightened silly. They did not dare to say a single word or look at Xiao Chen.
After using the Ice Cloud Sword to break a hole in the barrier, they fled for their lives, going as far as possible from the herb garden.
Great kill! Back then, we could have left already, but this despicable fellow had to mention our killing of the Demonic Blood Thousand Wing Snake. That nearly got us all dead, Murong Yan said with disgust as he looked at Qi Yunfengs corpse.
Situ Changfeng said, This person was just asking for it. Back when dealing with the Demonic Blood Thousand Wing Snake, he already had bad intentions. He clearly was weak, but he still wanted to suppress us with entric Tie and the others. A typical opportunist.
Xiao Chen put away the God Shadow Bow and calmed himself. Then, he said, Lets not speak about him anymore. Lets quickly leave after picking the Coiling Dragon Fruits from the Coiling Dragon Tree.
Liu Ruyun asked seriously, Xiao Chen, what exactly happened below? How did this seven-color Coiling Dragon Tree grow so big so quickly? What in the world is going on?
Where are the others? Wheres the Sovereign Personage Liu Yuanzong?
Murong Yan and the other four felt very curious as well, wanting to know what happened below the medicinal spring.
Ill exinter. The matter below is tooplicated. The herb garden is no longer safe. If we keep dying, I might not be able to control the situation anymore.
The Coiling Dragon Tree and the Pill Demon were currently fighting a battle to the death in the medicine cauldron. The Pill Demon was unwilling to be suppressed, resisting to the end. However, Xiao Chen did not know what the result would be.
Naturally, the best result would be the Pill Demon getting suppressed to death. However, if the Pill Demon came out, Xiao Chen did not even dare to imagine the consequences.
When the others saw Xiao Chens grave expression, they no longer dyed, quickly picking the Coiling Dragon Fruits of various colors on the tree.
Xiao Chen jumped off the tree and collected the loot from the Rank 6 sect disciples.
After that, he turned his head back to look at the Coiling Dragon Tree with some reluctance in his eyes. It was unfortunate that he could not take away the seven-color Coiling Dragon Tree, the medicinal spring, and the pill river.
He had wanted to keep the sapling so that when the Kunlun Realms Dragons Gate disciples came up, he could quickly increase their strength.
Chapter 1970 (Raw 2068): Divine Crystal
Chapter 1970 (Raw 2068): Divine Crystal
Under the leadership of the white-d schr, the Northern Mountain Academys group left the herb garden feeling extremely depressed.
It took them some time, but they managed to sort out their emotions.
After all, with a Soul Tool in hand, as long as they worked hard in the ancient city, they would still obtain arge harvest, barring encounters with abnormalities like Xiao Chen.
Even if the group ran into a Sovereign Personage, they would be able to hold their own without needing to fear anything.
They just could never run into Xiao Chen again.
Senior Brother, where should we go now?
The white-d schr replied, We cannot remain in the southern sector. We came over from the west. So, only the northern and eastern sectors remain. Lets go to the east, then. As far as I know, not many people went there. A Soul Tool in hand is enough for us to be the overlords of that ce.
Alright. We will listen to Senior Brother.
The Northern Mountain Academy disciples executed their Movement Techniques, continuously leaping about the rooftops in the ancient city. They soared through the air, traveling a long distance beforending again.
This showed that these people were not weak at all. However, they had run into Xiao Chen, who made them pale inparison.
When their Soul Tool faced off with the God Shadow Bow, it waspletely countered.
A white-d monk on the street in the eastern sector of the city looked at the item in his hand with joy on his face.
The white-d monk finally managed to walk out of the blood rain that no one dared to touch. Indeed, he found a great fortuitous encounter amid the great danger. It turned out that there was a drop of divine blood at the end of the blood rain.
A drop of a True Gods essence blood contained a divine nature.
If this drop of blood could bepletely refined, the benefits would be extremely astonishing. Unfortunately, even a Sovereign Emperor could notpletely refine it.
At best, the white-d monk could only spend ten-odd years to digest it slowly. Otherwise, he might explode at any moment.
The white-d monk knew his own strength, so he only took some of the divine blood for his own use.
Even though it was just a little, less than one percent of the drop of blood, the white-d monk would still enjoy vast benefits. His physical body and bloodline would be thoroughly cleansed. Some Divine Might would also merge with his Buddhist Might, bringing it boundless effects.
Someone ising.
The white-d monk raised his head and looked into the distance. A group of people leaped about the roofs at the limits of his vision.
A Soul Tool?
The white-d monk focused on the folding fan in the white-d schrs hand. With one look, he recognized the fans rank.
However, this was not what surprised the white-d monk. The surprising thing was a familiar aura lingering on this persons body.
An enemys aura, the white-d monk muttered to himself. Who was this person, and who was his enemy?
Naturally, this person was the Holy Son Ming Xuan, thest of the ck Lotus Sect. The death of the ck Lotus Sect Venerate raised hisprehension of Buddhist scriptures, forcing him out of his cocoon.
After arranging for funerals for the ck Lotus Church members, he came to the Central Great Realm alone.
Buddhist Light Treasure Path!
The white-d monk formed hand seals with both hands, and Buddhist light gathered in the sky. In the next moment, a golden path formed, and he walked on it.
The golden light path carried the white-d monk over quickly, moving like aser beam. However, his clothes did not flutter at all, making him look calm and indifferent.
In mere moments, the white-d monk appeared before the Northern Mountain Academys group.
Where did this monke from? Move to the side and dont block the way. Although the white-d schrs words to the monk were harsh, he did not dare to underestimate the monk at all.
The folding fan in the white-d schrs hand opened silently, and the Soul Tools might enveloped everyone in his group.
The Holy Son Ming Xuan looked at the white-d schr and said, I have no ill intentions. I just felt the aura of an old friend from your bodies. I hope you will tell me about who you met earlier.
The moment Ming Xuan said that, the white-d schr became enraged. The earlier humiliation from Xiao Chen was the worst humiliation of his life.
How could the white-d schr let others know about it? To think that this monk actually wanted him to speak about it? How could that be possible?
Old friend?
Wait, could this person be friends with Xiao Chen? If I can suppress him, I might be able to recoup my losses from Xiao Chen.
With this thought, a trace of bloodlust bubbled up in the white-d schr. You might not have any ill intentions, but I do! Kill!
The white-d schr gently waved his folding fan.
Then, Confucian sagely wisdom started ringing out in the surroundings. Righteous Qi gathered over his head, and the fan gave off a boundless might.
The might of a Soul Tool is indeed extraordinary.
The Holy Son Ming Xuan dodged danger after danger. However, the shock wave from the folding fan still struck him. Lingering Confucian sagely wisdom rang out in his ears, rhythmically pausing after every syble.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
The Holy Son Ming Xuans mind and soul shook. His Qi and blood surged. He vomited a mouthful of blood as hisplexion paled.
Dont me me for being ruthless. If you want someone to me, me yourself for knowing Xiao Chen, for making friends with someone you should not befriend!
After the white-d schr gained the upper hand with his first attack, his Righteous Qi strengthened. He said seriously, Materializing Life as a Dream, The End to a Bustling Life.
The scene in the folding fan immediately changed, showing one hundred years of human life. Then, the scene of a bustling life came to an end as though this life was a dream.
As this palm strike flew over, it was surreal and illusory. It was as though the life that one lived was just a dream.
The Holy Son Ming Xuan smiled faintly and said, So, it really is someone I know. ck Lotus Church Secret Technique, destroy!
Buddhist prayer beads hung from Ming Xuans hand as he formed a horrifying hand seal. Buddhist Might surged in his entire body, brewing up dreadful energy.
This was like the calm before the storm. There were no signs of energy fluctuation in Ming Xuans body.
This continued until the moment he thrust his hand forward. Then, all the energy burst out in this one moment.
Boom!
The figure of a ck Buddha appeared behind Ming Xuan. It showed an expression of disgust for everything in the world as it roared.
The tall buildings behind Ming Xuan instantly crumbled into dust. The white-d schr bore the brunt of the attack. The illusory Martial Technique was like a little child throwing a tantrum before this Secret Technique. Ming Xuans attack blew the white-d schr back.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
When the dust settled, the space one kilometer in front of Ming Xuan was empty. No building remained.
The many Northern Mountain Academy disciples had gotten ripped apart on the spot, their iplete corpses strewn everywhere.
Boom!
Ming Xuans figure shed. When hended, he stepped on the chest of the struggling white-d schr.
An agonized cry rang out. The Holy Son Ming Xuan said indifferently, You are not the only one with a Soul Tool. Now, are you willing to speak about what happened earlier?
Ill speak! Ill speak! the white-d schr said with difficulty, suffering unbearable pain.
After everything was said, the Holy Son Ming Xuan kicked the white-d schr away. Then, he said seriously, What a coincidence! However, I already have an appointment with someone else, so I will not seek you out now.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
After gaining definitive news of Xiao Chen, the white-d monk moved very quickly.
One hourter, at a tall pavilion in the ancient city:
You arete.
When Ming Xuan rushed over to the tall pavilion, a mysterious person who seemed shrouded in blood and shadow was there.
This person exuded the strong evil air that came from the Demonic Dao in stark contrast to the peaceful and gentle air of Ming Xuan.
However, these two people with such different airs walked together.
I was dyed along the way. The east gate is indeed difficult. However, it should not be consideredte yet.
The mysterious man looked to the center of the ancient city and said slowly, Those undying fellows of the Heavenly Lodging Pce and the four Rank 6 sects are trying to break the restrictions. However, it is not that easy. This is truly unexpected. Who could have thought that an ancient city left by a True God would appear in Deste God Valley?
Ming Xuan likewise looked to the center of the city where a mysterious crystal maintained the vast Spiritual Energy and controlled everything in the city.
That was a Divine Crystal.
The Divine Crystal contained Divine Essence and was very precious. Even a Sovereign Personage would not know its value.
Only Sovereign Emperors, who surpassed Sovereign Personage, would understand a little. The Divine Crystal held a fatal attraction for these people who surpassed Sovereign Personage.
Ming Xuan murmured, To think that no Sovereign Emperor rushed over. That is the most surprising thing. It looks like this is the first time the ancient city appeared. The Heavenly Lodging Pce did not know what would be in here. For us, this is an opportunity.
Who knew where the two got their confidence from? They actually dared to think of barging into the city centerthe ce where the Sovereign Personages of the Rank 6 sects and the Heavenly Lodging Pce gathered.
Everyone could tell that the city center would definitely contain the greatest fortuitous encounter.
However, anyone who understood their own strength at all would not risk joining in.
Back in the herb garden:
Xiao Chen, theres a total of ten-odd Coiling Dragon Fruits of various attributes. This is a really great harvest. The effect of the Coiling Dragon Fruit is not much inferior to that Heavenly Dragon Fruit that you obtained, Murong Yan said joyfully. To think that the Coiling Dragon Tree could grow up, flower, and bear fruit in such a short time. This truly shocked everyone.
Lets go, then. We cant dy any longer, Xiao Chen said softly as he put away the Coiling Dragon Fruits.
However, this Coiling Dragon Tree seems like it will continue to grow. Are we not going to wait for a while more? Murong Yan asked. The Coiling Dragon Tree already grew to over three kilometers tall, yet it still had not stopped growing. Clearly, it would bear even more fruits.
When Xiao Chen saw this, he also found this a pity.
If he had not given the Immortal Spirit Ring to Ao Jiao, he could have ignored the Pill Demon and directly collected this tree.
However, this was all he could do now.
Lets go. Lets head to the city center. I feel that there are even greater fortuitous encounters there.
Chapter 1971 (Raw 2069): Chance Meeting
Chapter 1971 (Raw 2069): Chance Meeting
The six left the herb garden one after another. As they did so, Xiao Chen turned his head back to look at the Coiling Dragon Tree and the pill river.
He also nced towards the gigantic medicine cauldron, a ce under the herb garden that others could not see.
All of these held great temptation for Xiao Chen; he could not give up on them just like that.
While the others were not paying attention, Xiao Chen casually formed a hand seal.
Life Bestowal Spell!
Some mud in the herb garden gathered and turned into realistic lively birds. They became Xiao Chens eyes in this ce.
If the Pill Demon was destroyed, then Xiao Chen would do his best to think of ways to collect the Coiling Dragon Tree and the gigantic medicine cauldron.
Xiao Chen, why dont we refine the Coiling Dragon Fruits right now? This will allow us to grow stronger quickly, Situ Changfeng suggested. The others were also filled with anticipation, raring to try.
Xiao Chen checked the surroundings, then nodded. You all go on and refine them. Ill protect you all.
The group took out the Coiling Dragon Fruits, which gave off bright lights as dragon-shaped Spiritual Energy revolved around them.
Lights of different colors representing different attributes flew around the group.
Murong Yan chose a red Coiling Dragon Fruit. That was a fire-attributed Coiling Dragon Fruit. If others consumed it, it would not only be useless but could even injure the body and mind.
When a person of the Red Dragon Race consumed a red Coiling Dragon Fruit, it would work to nourish both Soul Energy and Veritable Essence Energy, considerably improving them.
Furthermore, it would also improve ones grasp of the Fire Dao, bringing plenty ofprehensions. Its wondrous uses were boundless.
Murong Yan held the Coiling Dragon Fruit and said with a smile, In the Red Dragon Pce, only Elders can consume Coiling Dragon Fruits. Disciples have toplete grueling missions or have exceptional cultivation before they can receive one. My master said that he would give me one after I entered Ancestor Dragon City. Hahaha! However, I can refine one now! His jaw will probably drop when I return and tell him about it!
After the others received the Coiling Dragon Fruits, they all showed joyful expressions.
Liu Ruyun, however, was an exception. She did not choose a fruit. Instead, she shook her head and said, I do not need it. I refined a simr medicinal fruit three months ago. Refining it now would only be a waste.
Xiao Chen shoved one Coiling Dragon Fruit into Liu Ruyuns arms and said, There is no need to fear wastage. As long as there are no detriments to it, its fine. This white Coiling Dragon Fruit is actually very suitable for you. Leaving it in my hands would be the true waste.
Liu Ruyun smiled helplessly and epted the fruit.
While the others were refining the Coiling Dragon Fruits, Xiao Chen cautiously stood guard. There were many damned corpses in this ce, so they needed protection.
Damned corpses were extremely difficult to deal with. However, they were not a huge problem as long as one did not get surrounded.
Xiao Chen looked to the center of the city with some misgivings. What does that ce have exactly?
The Spiritual Energy filling the entire city alle from there; likewise, the energy for the various restrictions and formations.
That ce should be extremely dangerous, not a ce for ordinary people.
One hourter, Murong Yan and the others woke up one after another. They radiated strong auras that were clearly stronger than what they had before.
Lets go.
Setting off once again, Xiao Chens group moved significantly faster than before.
Along the way, they met with several cultivators who had managed to gain some things. However, these were nothingpared to Xiao Chen and the others harvest in the herb garden.
As the six approached the city center, they met with increasingly fewer cultivators.
The group could feel the atmosphere bing distinctly heavier and more solemn.
The invisible pressure and might grew heavier the deeper they went, putting greater restraints on their strength.
How scary! I feel like my strength has been suppressed by about ten percent, Murong Yan said with a grave expression. As he looked towards the unknown city center, he felt some pressure.
Right. Actually, this is good for us. The pressure that a Sovereign Personage will receive would be greater, Situ Changfeng analyzed calmly.
Xiao Chen felt that his strength was suppressed by about twenty percent, much more severe than what Murong Yan and the rest had.
Situ Changfeng was right. The stronger one was, the more one would be suppressed in the city center.
However, Xiao Chen was also surprised to find that his physical body was not suppressed at all. Under such pressure, his Vital Qi became even denser instead.
This was a piece offorting information.
Wait. I hear fighting. Xiao Chen suddenly stopped and tilted his head to listen.
Situ Changfeng closed his eyes and opened them again after a while. It ising from the west. I seem to hear some familiar voices. Right, got it. Its Zhong Li and the Golden Dragon Pces Qin Aotian.
Situ Changfeng was skilled in the Wind Dao. He could clearly make out the soft sounds in the wind.
This gave him an advantage that others did not have. The group trusted his judgment.
Murong Yan smiled and said, Zhong Li actually joined up with Qin Aotian. Interesting. No wonder he had the confidence to fall out with us.
Xiao Chen recalled that he had beaten up this Qin Aotian before. He asked, Where is this Qin Aotian from?
Finding this question strange, Murong Yan said, Dont you know? His first brother is known as the strongest expert of the Golden Dragon Pce. Many years ago, his first brother was already ate-stage Holy Venerate grasping two Great Dao and the Emperor Dragons mysteries. While he is known as the strongest expert of the Golden Dragon Pce, it is actually more urate to say that he is the strongest expert of the outer pces. Wei Hongfei should be clearer than me on this.
Ignoring Murong Yan, Wei Hongfei said with a grave expression, They probably met with that group of people that I previously met, the mortal enemies of the Dragon Race.
Murong Yans expression changed slightly. Should we go to help?
Im afraid that we will have to no matter what.
Situ Changfeng continued, They are being chased and happen to be running in our direction.
Indeed, right after Situ Changfeng spoke, the sound of hurried footsteps came from the front.
Soon, Zhong Li, Liu Yunfei, Qin Aotian, and others appeared before the six in somewhat sorry states. Aside from Qin Aotian being rtively fine, the others were all injured.
Ah!
A miserable cry rang out. A saber light struck one of the slower Dragon Race cultivators.
The ck saber light turned into a malicious spirit that continuously fed on the other partys physical body and soul.
The miserable shriek was incredibly sharp, making anyone who heard it tremble in fear and their legs go soft.
What Saber Technique is this? Murong Yan said with a quiver in his voice. This was too evil; he had not seen anything like this before.
Previously, we did not see anyone with a saber, the Green Dragon Pces Duan Fei said softly.
When Zhong Li and the others saw Xiao Chen, they felt greatly startled. Then, they said in joy, Xiao Chen, Wei Hongfei, good timing. We met with Flood Dragon Humans. Help us block them.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Before the six reacted, the pursuers charged over. The pursuers wore masks over their lower faces, revealing only their eyes and forehead. There was also a desman wearing a conical bamboo hat.
When Wei Hongfei saw that the ck-d leader, his expression dramatically changed as he eximed hoarsely, Yan Cangming!
Although that person wore a mask, Wei Hongfei immediately recognized his eyes.
It was Yan Cangming, a Flood Dragon Human whom Xiao Chen and the others once fought in the Abyssal Underworld. Yan Cangmings strength had made a strong impression on Wei Hongfei, who recalled it as though it just happened.
Yan Cangming had beaten Wei Hongwei helpless with just one hand.
I was wondering who it was. Turns out, it is a group of people Ive defeated already.
Yan Cangming gave Wei Hongfei only a nce before shifting his gaze to Xiao Chen. He said seriously, Excellent. Unexpectedly, you are here as well. Zhen Yuan, you should be delighted, right?!
Whoosh!
That mysterious person plucked the conical bamboo hat from his head, then flung it at Xiao Chen. As the hat spun, it actually created the image of a ck dragon.
The ck dragon soon arrived before Xiao Chen. It reared its head back and roared ferociously, sending a berserk Dragon Might sweeping over.
Murong Yan and the others felt stunned. Under such intense pressure, they involuntarily took a step back.
Bang!
Xiao Chen calmly made his move. He punched and shattered that ck dragon image along with the conical bamboo hat.
The countless shards flew all over the ce.
Xiao Chen, it has been a long time!
Under the conical bamboo hat was a face that was extremely familiar to Xiao Chen. This person was the Profound Light Temples Zhen Yuan. However, he had grown his hair out, and his face appeared older.
When Xiao Chen saw that earlier strand of saber light, he had already suspected it was him. Unexpectedly, it was really him.
After absorbing the ck Dragon Kings strong demonic nature, Zhen Yuan actually did not sink into madness.
Moreover, Zhen Yuan was hanging out with Flood Dragon Humans, the people who once followed the ck Dragon King.
Damn! These are Dragon Race cultivators with Divine Dragon bloodlines. Yan Cangming, Ill leave them to you.
Yan Cangming had an innate hatred for cultivators with Divine Dragon bloodlines. After seeing such cultivators, a murderous intent would surge up irresistibly in his heart.
In reality, all Flood Dragon Humans had an inextinguishable hatred for the Dragon Race.
Back then, their ancestors had been mixed-blood dragons that could not stand the suppression from the Divine Dragon bloodlines and followed the ck Dragon King to the Abyssal Underworld. Now, they were bottomfeeders in the Abyssal Underworld, in an even worse state than when they were in the Divine Dragon Empire.
Naturally, the Flood Dragon Humans med all these on the Divine Dragon bloodline cultivators; hence, they hated Divine Dragon bloodline cultivators with a vengeance.
Ill block them. You all split up. Xiao Chen secretly sent Murong Yan and the others a voice projection. Then, he activated his Divine Dragon War Body, and his body immediately swelled up. His body gave off crackling sounds like thunder.
The Dragon Mighting from Xiao Chen strengthened severalfold. The more shocking thing was that his Dragon Might merged with his physical body, not leaking any of it out.
Xiao Chen blocked Yan Cangming, preventing him from continuing forward.
Xiao Chens group, we will leave this to you. Well go ahead. When Zhong Li and Qin Aotian saw the situation, they rejoiced andughed loudly. Then, they promptly turned and left, not lingering.
Chapter 1972 (Raw 2070): Strong Clash
Chapter 1972 (Raw 2070): Strong sh
Before Murong Yan and the others could decide, the people who started thisZhong Li and Qin Aotians groupquickly ran away.
Qin Aotians group did not show any intention of staying to help. Perhaps they knew the horror of Yan Cangming and Zhen Yuan and felt that victory was impossible, so they used Xiao Chen and the others as shields.
Leaving? Do you think you can leave? The Divine Dragon bloodline cultivators are indeed as shameless as before. Today, I will definitely kill you all! Yan Cangming snorted coldly. He did not even look at Xiao Chen as he turned and chased after Zhong Lis group.
Xiao Chen did not move. Zhen Yuans saber intent had already locked on to him.
A sh in aura did not permit Xiao Chen to make any changes.
Touch of Death!
As Yan Cangming moved his hand, countless strands of dragon-whisker-like ck energy surrounded Zhong Li.
Zhong Lis face sank. ck tentacles surrounded him. There was no escape.
Rushing Cloud Hand! Zhong Li roared while forming hand seals. Clouds surrounded him inyers as he threw palm strikes with both hands.
The clouds changed continuously, forming various mysterious phenomena as they charged out in all directions, looking very mighty.
However, once the clouds neared the ck tentacles, the clouds mysterious phenomena corroded away, showing no effect.
Thousand Cloud Flowery Rain, Falling Water Freezing! Zhong Lis expression changed slightly. His hands moved continuously, sending out more attacks.
The mysterious phenomena of the clouds turned to ice, and cold Qi spread out, sealing the ck tentacles in ice.
I blocked it.
Zhong Lis face lit up in joy. However, before the smile on his face could fade away, he saw Yan Cangming stretch out a hand to grab him.
Crack! Crack!
Theyer of ice shattered. The thousands of ck tentacles coalesced into arge tentacle hand, containing the mysteries of the Death Dao, grabbing at Zhong Li.
Everywhere the ck tentacle hand passed, lifeforce faded. The surroundings turned scarily silent.
Its over! Zhong Li inevitably felt some despair. If this hand grabbed him, he would lose most of his lifeforce. Even if he did not die, he would be crippled.
Falling Leaves Filling the Sky Sounding Like Rain!
Whoosh! The sky filled with leaves borne on the wind, their susurration sounding like rain. A sh of saber light with strong lifeforce swept through the air and chopped off that ck tentacle hand.
Liu Ruyunnded on her toes and gently spun around, shielding Zhong Li. Go. Ill shield you.
Many thanks, Junior Sister.
Zhong Li felt shaken and embarrassed. Then, determination shed in his heart, and he turned to leave.
Whoosh!
Yan Cangming hovered in the air and grabbed with his hand. The chopped-off ck tentacle hand returned to him.
Yan Cangming radiated a ck aura of death. His aura wriggled about like a tentacle. This appeared exceptionally scary.
What a pure White Dragon bloodline! You must have an extraordinary identity.
Yan Cangmings eyes lit up as he looked at Liu Ruyun. He said, Perhaps you might be of some value. If so, you might be able to change my mind.
When Xiao Chen noticed this scene, his heart skipped a beat as he shouted, Protect Liu Ruyun.
Xiao Chen had seen this Yan Cangming attack before. Yan Cangming was extremely strong, far stronger than an ordinary Holy Venerate. This persons resentment and killing intent were the most horrifying that he had ever seen in his life.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
The figures of Murong Yan and the others shed, quickly rushing over to Liu Ruyun.
At the same time, the other Flood Dragon Humans moved behind Yan Cangming.
I alone am enough. You all chase the small fries that are running away, Yan Cangming said indifferently. His words showed strong confidence.
Yes, Young Master!
The other Flood Dragon Humans immediately left, leaving Yan Cangming alone.
A strong wind blew and a person shattered.
A saber strike shattered Xiao Chens figure, and the sslike shards scattered. Zhen Yuan appeared where Xiao Chen originally stood and watched as Xiao Chen moved far away. He asked, Are you not drawing your saber?
Xiao Chens face hurt slightly. Earlier, he had dodged very quickly. However, he had gotten distracted, allowing the other partys saber Qi to break through his defense and injure his face when shattering his afterimage.
Xiao Chen reached up and touched his wound. He looked at the blood on his hand before looking back at Zhen Yuan. When the saber is drawn, it must meet blood. I promised your master to spare your life.
Haha! That old fellow really cares about me. If that were the case, why did he not send me to the four great temples earlier? I already had enough of that small ce!
A mocking smile appeared on Zhen Yuans lips as he showed a crazed look in his eyes. If that is the case, then go die! You can forget about drawing your saber forever.
Mahmy Abstinence Vition Saber Technique, Breaking the Mundane!
A ck saber light burst out of Zhen Yuans body. A ck swastika projected from his forehead as lines of scripture appeared in his surroundings. Various illusions manifested in Xiao Chens heart, all of them scenes of tragedy.
The mes of war, the ground covered in bones and corpses, a starvingnd, crows feeding on people, and many others. Hunger, cold, and poverty filled the vision.
Zhen Yuan used the most severe method to break the mundane, a different method from Xiao Chens.
Zhen Yuanprehended the mysteries behind the first move of the Mahmy Abstinence Vition Saber Technique. However, in his hands, it turned into an extremely horrifying demonic saber.
In the next moment, the various illusionsthe crows feeding on corpses, the people lying on the streets waiting for deathall presented a sinister scene.
Sharp gazes shot towards Xiao Chen before turning into saber light and charging at him.
The entire world seemed to have turned into Zhen Yuans saber light.
Break!
Xiao Chen did not think much. He had already materialized his Divine Dragon War Body, so he merely threw a hundred punches in all directions.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Vital Qi surged and dragon roars rang out. The illusions instantly broke, but Zhen Yuan took the opportunity to charge over.
Ill not let you draw your saber!
Zhen Yuan did not show any mercy after gaining an advantage. He quickly executed various powerful attacks, forming a domain of saber strikes that ced enormous pressure on Xiao Chen.
In the blink of an eye, the two exchanged more than one hundred moves. Zhen Yuan forced Xiao Chen back many steps, his momentum reaching its peak.
Asura Hell!
The moment his momentum reached its peak, Zhen Yuan did not hesitate tounch another saber strike.
That domain of saber strikespletely erupted at this moment, disying a scary and sinister side of him, and turned into a hellpressed in the saber strike.
I was just waiting for this!
Buddhist sects Seven Kill Seal! Xiao Chen roared, instantly bringing out the Buddhist sects Seven Kill Seal. His killing Qi increased by seven times.
Supreme Dragon Fist, Raging at the Unfair Heaven!
The killing Qi filling Xiao Chen became a rage that shook the sky and made it change color. The moment he punched, his killing Qi gushed out endlessly like a rampaging river.
Before the fist light arrived, the scary killing Qi formed a sharp dragon image that tore that image of hell into pieces.
When the fist light arrived, the sevenfold killing Qi suddenly exploded, and the scene of hell instantly crumbled.
The bacsh knocked Zhen Yuan into the air while vomiting blood. Shock appeared in his eyes. He had not expected his strongest killing move to lose to Xiao Chen.
Supreme Dragon Fist, Regretless Heavenly Dragon!
While you are down, Ill finish you off. Xiao Chen did not think of showing mercy. He leaped into the air, and his killing Qi erupted as he punched again. The boundless killing Qi coalesced into lofty aspirations, like it was a regretless Heavenly Dragon. It carried an aura of despair and willingness to sacrifice ones self as it charged forward, showing no regrets at all.
The strong Dragon Might shook the nearby parts of the ancient city, many buildings copsing in its wake.
Yan Cangming, who was fighting against four, noticed this scene. He threw a palm strike, blocking Liu Ruyun and the others.
Then, Yan Cangmings figure shed, charging over to Xiao Chen. The mysteries of the Death Dao flowed all over his body as he sent a palm strike to oppose Xiao Chens powerful fist light.
Bang!
The fist and palm shed. The resulting shock wave forced everyone to move back lest they get swept up in it.
Cracks appeared in the streets of the ancient city. The ground beneath the group seemed likely to break at any moment.
Xiao Chen took a few steps back, finding this a pity. His punch failed to reach Zhen Yuan. Subduing him again would be difficult.
The other party had refined the demonic nature that the ck Dragon King umted for many years. His physical body had already taken the demonic path, and his recovery ability was now incredibly astonishing.
Indeed, Zhen Yuan stood up, and Demonic Qi surged on his body. His injuries healed at a visible pace, recovering rapidly.
A brilliant light shed in Zhen Yuans eyes, and the Demonic Qi in his entire body soared.
Yan Cangming looked at Xiao Chen with a trace of admiration in his eyes. The Supreme Dragon Fist! To think that you seeded in practicing the Supreme Dragon Fist! This is truly astonishing. However, I also know this Fist Technique. Supreme Dragon Fist, Master of the World!
Right after Yan Cangming spoke, he suddenly punched. ck Dragon Qi spread out from his body, and his Veritable Essence Energy burned, materializing a war banner burning with a ck me. When the fist light shot out, the war banner containing boundless tyranny thatmanded the world shot at Xiao Chen.
This shocked Xiao Chen, who had not expected that Yan Cangming also practiced the forbidden technique that existed only in the Heavenly Dragon Pce.
However, the situation before Xiao Chen did not permit him to think. He was well aware of how strong this punch was. He circted his energy for the Supreme Dragon Fist and punched, also materializing a burning war banner as he did so.
Bang!
One side infused the mysteries of the Death Dao into the Supreme Dragon Fist, while the other side infused the mysteries of the Massacre Dao into the Supreme Dragon Fist. The two shed, the two war banners colliding intensely midair.
Horrifying dragon roars shook up the surroundings. The two war banners shattered at the same time, and shocking energy exploded on the spot.
A horrifying pir of energy soared into the clouds. In the next moment, the ground shattered.
A ck pit appeared, and everyone fell uncontrobly.
As they dropped, they noticed a strong suction from the pit, which made escape even more difficult. There was no way to block this mysterious suction at all.
Chapter 1973 (Raw 2071): Missing Xiao Chen
Chapter 1973 (Raw 2071): Missing Xiao Chen
Inside the mysterious pit, Xiao Chen and Yan Cangming did not stop fighting.
As the two fell interminably, they continued to seek opportunities to inflict serious damage on each other.
The two both executed the Supreme Dragon Fist, exchanging blows in the average-sized pit and fighting a violent battle.
The Heavenly Dragons Dragon Might shed intensely with a death Dragon Might, neither giving way to the other.
Dragon roars undted incessantly. Xiao Chen showed a grave expression. He was shocked at someone else actually managing to alter the Supreme Dragon Fist as he had.
In reality, if the other party used resentment to practice the Supreme Dragon Fist, it would be even mightier.
However, like Xiao Chen, Yan Cangming saw the drawbacks of the Supreme Dragon Fist, so he changed it, using the Death Dao to drive the Supreme Dragon Fist.
The other partysprehension of the Death Dao was far stronger than Xiao Chens Massacre Dao.
Xiao Chens killing Qi had been tempered for many years in the Great Thousand Realms. Although it was vast and heavy, he only barely reached the level of a will.
He was still quite a distance from trulyprehending the Massacre Dao.
In reality, such Dao that surpassed elements were rare among the billions of cultivators, even for Divine Vein Realm Sovereign Emperors.
The process was long and arduous. However, once oneprehended it, ones strength would be extremely horrifying.
One would be unrivaled within the same cultivation.
Yan Cangming was one such existence. He actually managed toprehend the Death Dao.
If not for Xiao Chen using the Seven Kill Seal to amplify his killing Qi, his Supreme Dragon Fist might not be able to counter the other party.
However, Xiao Chen did not know that Yan Cangming was even more shocked than him.
Xiao Chen should not have learned the Supreme Dragon Fist for long. However, hisprehension was already no lesser than Yan Cangmings.
How did you learn the Heavenly Dragon Pces forbidden technique? Xiao Chen asked as he looked at the other party. Compared to the other partys horrifying strength, this issue was even more severe.
Yan Cangming said coldly, When I came in contact with the Supreme Dragon Fist, you probably have not even been introduced to it.
Boom!
Without saying anything more, the two resumed fighting.
In the sh between Supreme Dragon Fists, Xiao Chen slowly became disadvantaged as the effect of the Seven Kill Seal decreased. His momentum became weaker.
If that is all you are capable of, it is not sufficient for you to be arrogant before me!
Yan Cangming took the opportunity to deal Xiao Chen a fatal blow before theynded.
However, Yan Cangming suddenly realized that Xiao Chens figure was drifting about without a pattern. He had clearly locked on to the other party, but he still could not grasp the other partys location. Xiao Chen was like a fish swimming in water.
Bang!
When Yan Cangming punched, he hit nothing but air. When the horrifying strength of the punch exploded, it did not injure Xiao Chen at all.
The Heavenly Dragons mysteries! You actuallyprehended the Heavenly Dragons mysteries!
This shocked Yan Cangming. Logically, Flood Dragon Humans could be Heavenly Dragons too.
Hence, Yan Cangming had tried toprehend the Heavenly Dragons mysteries for many years already. Despite hisprehension of the Death Dao, he could not even get inducted into the Heavenly Dragons mysteries at all.
Thats not all! Xiao Chen snorted coldly in the darkness. The solid strand of Heavenly Dragons mysteries in his body fused into the Supreme Dragon Fistsst move.
When Yan Cangming felt the auraing from Xiao Chen, he recognized what move this was. This was the Supreme Dragon Fistsst move, Only I Am Supreme.
Without thinking, Yan Cangming used his strong Death Dao and the mantra of the Supreme Dragon Fist, which he was more familiar with than Xiao Chen, to initiate the same attack before Xiao Chen could.
Supreme Dragon Fist, Only I Am Supreme!
When Yan Cangming punched, an iparably tyrannical air burst out of his bodythe confidence of being the only supreme one in the world.
What is supreme? The heavens turn deste, and the ground ages. The supreme is ageless; time passes unhurriedly, but the supreme is immortal. His heart never dies; his speech never shows regret. His body is undying!
Xiao Chens initial stance was the same as Yan Cangmings. However, behind his stance was an even more distant state.
Supreme Dragon Fist, Only I Am Supreme!
Although there was only a vague form, which was notplete, when Xiao Chen fused the Heavenly Dragons mysteries, his punch umted power and delivered it well.
The instant the punchs might burst out, it drowned out Yan Cangmings.
When the two punches shed, the mes on Yan Cangmings body got extinguished. He vomitedrge mouthfuls of blood as the heavy impact knocked him away.
Why?!
Both of them had executed the Supreme Dragon Fists final move. Even if Xiao Chen grasped the Heavenly Dragons mysteries, his Seven Kill Seal should already be ineffective. Yan Cangming should have triumphed.
Why was it that Xiao Chens Only I Am Supremepletely drowned out Yan Cangmings, demonstrating apletely different level?
As Yan Cangming went flying back in incredible pain, his mind filled with doubts.
There was no time to think too much. After Yan Cangming received the heavy blow, he lost all control of his body as he plummeted.
Return!
Xiao Chen rxed his clenched fists, collecting back the scattered Dragon Might to negate the force of Yan Cangmings punch.
There was no one else in the darkness.
The ce was dead silent. After Yan Cangmings descent elerated, Xiao Chen had no way to continue pursuing him in this mysterious pit.
As for the others, they had been caught off guard and fell somewhere. Only Xiao Chen and Yan Cangming could slightly control the speed of their descent.
Now that Yan Cangming had already fallen, Xiao Chen alone remained, the only one who could somewhat control his rate of descent.
The deep parts of this pit appeared rather wide.
It was worth considering why there was such a pit near the center of the city.
Xiao Chen quietly pondered and opened his Heavenly Eye to do his best to see his surroundings.
However, the situation improved only slightly. All he could see were some blurry lights in the darkness and some flickering lights on the walls.
Wait, these lights seemed to follow a certain pattern. Are they talisman scripts or ancient text?
Xiao Chen did his best to direct his body towards the wall. As he descended, the flickering characters imprinted into his mind.
He checked these characters against the Blood-Soaked Dragon Emperors memories, hoping to find something.
These are divine characters!
Xiao Chen finally verified it. These were divine characters, the script used by the True Gods of the Heavenly Realm back then.
Compared to normal characters, divine characters contained Divine Essence. After they were written, they naturally containedws and supreme truths.
Xiao Chen felt that this recorded a Cultivation Technique. Unfortunately, when he did his best to try and recall it, the divine characters imprinted in his mind quickly slipped away.
After that, he no longer had any recollection of them.
Just at this moment, Xiao Chen felt something underfoot; he hadnded.
A strong impact nearly made him tumble.
Fortunately, Xiao Chen had been doing his best to control his rate of descent. While the impact was strong, it was still within a controble range.
He stabilized his footing and walked forward.
After Xiao Chen opened his Heavenly Eye, he could see the divine characters that were invisible to others. These divine characters held a strange fascination for him.
Although he could not truly remember these divine characters, he found them extremely intriguing. He walked on, following the flickering divine characters on the wall.
My Soul Energy?
Suddenly, Xiao Chen was shocked to discover the very faint Sun and Moon Shining Together in his Soul Pool actually emitting light.
A bright moon and a zing sunpeted in light.
Although the light was not dazzling, when they flickered, they allowed this mysterious phenomenon to show its original form.
In order to reach such a step, Xiao Chens Soul Energy had to have improved by at least five or six levels.
Yet after just viewing these divine characters, he actually achieved such an effect.
This saved Xiao Chen a lot of time.
Interesting. If I continue to view these divine characters, will I eventually be able to bring out the mysterious phenomenon of the Sun and Moon Shining Together? Xiao Chen wondered with some joy. Since he had only just advanced to the Holy Light Stage, his Soul Energy was still very weak at this point.
After all, he did not have any secret manuals for cultivating Soul Energy in the past. He only managed to use Soul Energy crudely as a Star Venerate.
It would be a fools dream to want to bring out the mysterious phenomenon of the Sun and Moon Shining Together before reaching the Sovereign Stage.
The outstanding talents of the Rank 7 sects had been nurtured since childhood, with experts guiding them. This was why they could bring out these mysterious phenomena as Holy Venerates.
However, Xiao Chen had to figure things out by himself, persisting all the way before he achieved what he had.
As he hade from an abandonednd, his starting point was much lower than that of most people of the Thousand Great Realms.
Holding such anticipation, Xiao Chens mind became immersed in the divine characters. He followed the marks left by the divine characters, chasing after them.
Without him realizing it, the space where he was turned dazzling.
Whoosh!
Murong Yan was the first to walk out from the darkness of the cave they fell into. Right after him, Liu Ruyun, Wei Hongfei, and the others walked out as well.
How ring!
The fives first reaction after walking out from the darkness was to close their eyes involuntarily.
After they grew ustomed to the light, they were horrified to find themselves under a barrier of pink light.
Under their feet was a mirror formed by the light barrier, and there were no signs of any exit.
Wheres Xiao Chen? Liu Ruyun asked when she suddenly thought of it, appearing somewhat flustered.
I dont know, he and that Flood Dragon Human were the first to fall in. Logically, they should have arrived before we did.
You all did not see him?
I was right behind you. I thought Xiao Chen came out long ago.
Just as the group was feeling confused, Situ Changfeng said, Back then, I felt that after Xiao Chen and that Flood Dragon Human fell, they were still fighting. While Yan Cangming has note out, Xiao Chen should note out, either.
After hearing that, Liu Ruyun and the others rxed slightly.
Soon, Yan Cangming and Zhen Yuan appeared together. However, Xiao Chen was still nowhere to be seen.
Damn it! What did you two do to Xiao Chen? Why is he not out yet? Liu Ruyun stepped forward and demanded after seeing the situation.
Yan Cangming felt startled. Shouldnt that fellow havee out already?
However, Yan Cangmings expression did not change at all, showing no fluctuations. He smiled coldly and countered, Why are you so concerned about that fellow? Could it be that you, a noble White Dragon, fell in love with a mixed-blood dragon? He already died at my hands. Do you feel relieved now?
You!
Liu Ruyun and the others immediately became enraged and prepared to activate their Great Deste Eon bloodlines to fight Yan Cangming to the end.
On seeing this scene, Zhen Yuan frowned slightly. It would be problematic if these people activated their Great Deste Eon bloodlines. He said coldly, Xiao Chen is not dead. We do not know where he is, either. Before you make a move, look around your surroundings first. There is a group of people looking at us foolishly.
Chapter 1974 (Raw 2072): Divine Universe Stele
Chapter 1974 (Raw 2072): Divine Universe Stele
Xiao Chen followed the flickering divine characters on the wall. When he came to his senses, he discovered himself in a strange world.
Where am I? Where are Liu Ruyun, Murong Yan, and the others?
Xiao Chen felt confused. He believed that there was only one path in the cave. After walking for such a long time, even if he was thest tond, he should have run into the others. Perhaps he left his original cave? Perhaps Murong Yan and the others had already arrived here long before he did?
However, Xiao Chen surveyed the ce and did not discover anyone else.
Even more strangely, he realized that the path that he came from had disappeared. It looked like he arrived mysteriously at this strange space.
This ce was surrounded by pink crystal walls flickering with dazzling light.
Xiao Chen did his best to recall what had happened. Unfortunately, he had been engrossed in the divine characters and had no recollection of anything else at all.
Of course, the divine characters that he had been so engrossed in all slipped out of his mind. He could not recall a single one of them.
The only proof of the divine characters was the strengthening of Xiao Chens Soul Energy.
The mysterious phenomenon of the Sun and Moon Shining Together in his Soul Pool now showed clear silhouettes of the sun and moon.
It did not just flicker with light. Now, Xiao Chen could already send faint light onto the ground.
Xiao Chen pondered the situation, then with a thought, sent out his Holy Venerate Will.
Boom!
At that moment, the Sun and Moon Shining Together mysterious phenomenon in Xiao Chens Soul Pool appeared.
When the bright moon and zing sun appeared at the same time, crystal walls in all directions reflected the light, looking very beautiful.
Xiao Chen showed joy on his face. He seeded.
The strengthening of his Soul Energy allowed him to bring out his Sun and Moon Shining Together mysterious phenomenon. He would be able to hold his own against a Sovereign Personages will of soul.
Xiao Chen would not fall into a predicament as he had when he was a Star Venerate, helpless before a Holy Venerate Will.
Xiao Chen withdrew the mysterious phenomenon and frowned slightly, returning to reality. Where exactly was he?
He explored the ce, and his expression slowly turned grave. There was no exit.
The entire space was like a maze, crisscrossing with each other and feeling very confusing.
The surroundings were all crystal walls shining with pink light, full of an energy that he did not understand.
That energy was unfamiliar and strong, inspiring awe.
It had some simrities with the divine characters, except it had substance. Xiao Chen knew his own strength and did not go to absorb it.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Xiao Chen punched the crystal wall, and a pang of pain came from his fist. The crystal wall did not move at all. It seemed ancient and eternally unchanging.
Could it be that I will be trapped here forever?
Since I can get in, I definitely can get out. Xiao Chen calmed himself and started to search for the divine characters that lured him in at the beginning.
The glow of the crystal walls overwhelmed the light from the divine characters, dazzling Xiao Chen; he could not find anything at all.
I have to think of a way to make the divine characters appear.
After thinking that, Xiao Chen murmured, Demonic Cloud Heaven Swallowing Art!
The Demonic Cloud Heaven Swallowing Art slowly circted in the 9-Star Primal Core, and strands of ck Demonic Qi spread out from his body.
The Demonic Qi stuck to the walls and slowly grew thicker. It covered up the glow of the surroundings. The originally bright space turned dark.
Circting his energy, Xiao Chen nimbly controlled these demonic clouds to thin out slowly.
Under his continuous efforts, flickering divine characters eventually appeared on the crystal walls.
The faint light in the dark surroundingsthe endlessly flickering divine characterslooked exceptionally eye-catching.
Xiao Chen tapped into the Blood-Soaked Dragon Emperors memories to see if he could dig out more information about the divine characters.
The Blood-Soaked Dragon Emperor had been just a step away from True God.
Although the Blood-Soaked Dragon Emperor could not write divine characters, he could still recognize them. ording to his memories, the True Gods of the Heavenly Realm hadplicated rtionships with the peak factions of the Great Thousand Realms.
In reality, the Heavenly Realms True Gods were the hands behind the scenes in every great war between righteous and demonic.
Be it the Righteous Dao or the Demonic Dao, they all had True Gods of the Heavenly Realm supporting them.
However, in thest great war between righteous and demonic, the True Gods did not expect a variable like the ck Dragon King bringing the mes of war to the Heavenly Realm.
The chaotic war among the True Gods brought home the consequences of their actions. The Heavenly Realm had crumbled and been destroyed. From then on, the Heavenly Realm no longer existed in the Great Thousand Realms.
However, when the Heavenly Realms True Gods still existed in the past, the edicts that they passed down were written with divine characters.
The various major factions had people who could read divine characters, so that they could clearly understand the Heavenly Realms True Gods edicts.
Of course, the Divine Dragon Empire also had its backers in the Heavenly Realm. Those Dragon Race cultivators who advanced to True God would definitely care for the members of their race in the Central Great Realm.
As the ruler of the Divine Dragon Empire, the Blood-Soaked Dragon Emperor naturally could read divine characters as well.
Xiao Chen did his best and eventually found a simple way to read the divine characters. However, this method provided him with only a limited understanding of the words and did not let it remain in his mind.
Divine characters were different from normal words. The meaning that a single divine character represented might require tens of thousands of normal words to describe.
Xiao Chen quickly read through the divine characters, seeking a way to get free.
Since he had arrived here because of the divine characters, the divine characters would definitely be his opportunity to get free.
It was very possible that identally touching one of the divine characters while he was perusing them earlier was what sent him here.
Whoosh!
Xiao Chens figure flickered as he arrived before a divine character. After hesitating for a while, he gently tapped it.
Perhaps he would be able to get out using the same method.
Boom! A huge force surged out and knocked Xiao Chen into the air, causing him to vomit a mouthful of blood.
This divine character contained the meaning of fire, the supreme truth of the Fire Dao. It was berserk and unreasonable, inflicting great injury on Xiao Chens physical body and soul.
Xiao Chen did not show any resentment. After he stood up again, he continued working on recognizing these unfathomable divine characters.
After several attempts, he felt close to death. The force from the divine characters nearly shook him to death.
Xiao Chen considered giving up. However, once he did, he might really end up trapped here forever.
He gritted his teeth. Despite his extreme mental fatigue, he touched another divine character.
If Xiao Chen understood this divine character correctly, this character described immensity.
Xiao Chen was a beginner at this, after all. There was no way for him to understand theplete meaning of the divine character. It was already extremely good for him to be able to get a general idea.
He couldprehend only the rough meaning of the state contained in the divine character.
Boom!
After Xiao Chen touched this character, the crystal walls all started shaking. The flickering divine characters vanished, hiding within the crystal walls.
Not knowing what happened, he withdrew the demonic clouds in the surroundings, and the space regained its brightness.
What is that?!
Xiao Chen discovered a clump of light covering a stone stele at the center of the crystal space.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Xiao Chen was very sure that this stone stele had not been there before he touched the divine character that represented immensity.
His heart skipped a beat as he quickly walked over. As he squinted to get a better look, he muttered, Divine Universe Stele!
Just as Xiao Chen finally found an opportunity that might allow him to leave the mysterious ce, Murong Yan, Liu Ruyun, and the others fell into a spot of trouble.
When they looked around to check what Zhen Yuan said, their expressions all turned stunned.
They were currently inside some sort of barrier with a bright pink mirror under them. Meanwhile, a group of shocked cultivators was standing with dropped jaws outside the barrier.
These were the upper echelons and elites of the Heavenly Lodging Pce and the four local Rank 6 sects seeking the greatest fortuitous encounter in the center of the ancient city, desiring the Divine Crystal.
Aside from these people, there were many other Sovereign Personage loose cultivators who had great confidence in their own strength.
These people had ovee many obstacles along the way. As they endured the might and pressure from the Divine Crystal, they had cleared many restrictions and destroyed countless damned corpses.
After paying huge prices and putting in a lot of effort, they had arrived at this ce.
Then, these people were frustrated to discover that while the Divine Crystal was before them, the barrier before it could not be broken, no matter what they did.
Even when theybined the power of several Soul Tools, they could not shake this barrier at all.
A Sovereign Personage could bring out fifty percent of a Soul Tools might. Some could even bring out its full power.
Compared to Xiao Chen and the others, the might that these people could bring out was on apletely different level.
Despite that, they still could not break the barrier.
As they looked at the Divine Crystal before them, it was so close and yet so far. They could not obtain it at all. Their hearts were all ensnared by the Divine Crystal.
Just as these people were about to despair, Murong Yan and the others appeared inside the barrier. How could these people not be shocked?
Damn it! Am I seeing things? There are actually people inside?
You are not seeing things...I see them too. How did they get there?
You there! Quicklye over and tell us how to get in. Otherwise, all of you will die!
The four Rank 6 sect upper echelons rejoiced and mored after oveing their shock.
After the initial shock, Murong Yan and the others discovered that the people outside could not get in at all, so they ignored that group of frantic Sovereign Personages.
Liu Ruyun looked at Yan Cangming and said, Where is Xiao Chen? If you dont give us an exnation today, we will not let you off.
Yan Cangming and Zhen Yuan were looking up.
A pink crystal was floating quietly there. That was the Divine Crystal that the group of people outside sought, even in their dreams.
The Divine Crystal emitted an iprehensible energy that inspired awe.
Yan Cangmings eyes turned fanatical for just a moment before he calmed down.
With Yan Cangmings current cultivation, it would be pointless for him to snatch this Divine Crystal. Not only could he not use it, but it would even bring him great trouble.
Upon hearing what Liu Ruyun said, Yan Cangming recovered his wits and smiled. I feel that you should not worry about Xiao Chen at this moment. You should be worried for yourself and the people with you.
The faces of Murong Yan and the others sank when they understood Yan Cangmings meaning. They quickly stepped forward and shielded Liu Ruyun.
Zhen Yuan, you dont mind helping me block a wave of attacks from these people after they activate their Great Deste Eon bloodlines, right? I am very interested in this littledy. Her value might surpass our imagination.
Yan Cangming had good discernment. As his eyes fell on Liu Ruyun, a sinister look shed in them.
As you wish. Zhen Yuan was unhappy at the request, but since Yan Cangming insisted, Zhen Yuan could only agree.
Boom!
In that instant, Zhen Yuan ignited the demonic nature that the ck Dragon King left in his body. Instantly, his ck hair flew all about. A pitch-ck light flickered in his eyes. His expression turned twisted and malevolent, and his Demonic Might flourished.
Chapter 1975 (Raw 2073): Drawing the Tyrant Saber
Chapter 1975 (Raw 2073): Drawing the Tyrant Saber
Yan Cangmings eyes were very sharp. He noticed that Liu Ruyun had an extraordinary background, which made her extremely valuable.
He saw that capturing her would bepletely worth it, even if Murong Yan and the others activated their Great Deste Eon bloodline and extracted a heavy price from the two.
Even after considering all that, Yan Cangming still felt that it would be worth it.
Zhen Yuan had been in the Central Great Realm for some time already. He knew how horrifying the cultivators of the eight overlord-ss bloodlines were after they activated their Great Deste Eon bloodlines.
If Zhen Yuan got careless and underestimated the other party, he might lose his life here.
Zhen Yuan did not hesitate to ignite the ck Dragon Kings demonic nature, which he had absorbed and refined. A Demonic Might that was stronger than a Sovereign Personages erupted from his body.
Had it not been for Zhen Yuans inadequate cultivation and weak physical body, he could have brought out an even more horrifying might from the ck Dragon Kings demonic nature.
However, what Zhen Yuan showed now was already very horrifying. When the Demonic Might swept out, it inspired chills in Murong Yan and the others.
Mahmy Abstinence Vition Saber Technique, Entering Hell!
The moment Zhen Yuan drew his saber, a ck saber light manifested a horrifying scene of hell.
His entire being turned into the K?yapa Buddha that entered hell, radiating boundless Demonic Might.
He materialized tens of thousands of malicious spirits and demonic smoke circting above Murong Yan and the others. They bore ws and fangs, giving off ghostly shrieks.
The circling malicious spirits asionally turned into sharp saber Qi.
The saber Qi rained down like a storm, each attack fatal, carrying fear, resentment, and hate. Soon, it messed up the groups formation.
It truly lives up to being a Buddhist sects forbidden technique. If you can learn the starting stance, the Seven Kill Sealhehe!its might would be unimaginable. However, this move could be more perfect. In the future, Ill bring you to the true Asura Sea for experiential training.
Yan Cangmings Death Dao spread out silently. ck smoke shrouded him, wriggling like tentacles.
Zhen Yuan said, Quickly end the battle, before anything unexpected happens.
Seeing the slightly flustered group, Yan Cangming smiled gently. Just a group of outer pce disciples. If they were Dragons Gate inner sect disciples, it would be somewhat problematic. However, we do have to end this quickly. Unexpected developments are hard to avoid. Death Like Wind!
Whoosh!
Yan Cangming waved his hand. Then, it was like autumn arrived, bringing the autumn winds and a bleak air. The wind arrived mercilessly, sweeping away all the fallen leaves and withering everything.
The wind of autumn was the wind of death.
This move was very exquisite, provoking peoples sighs at the sight of it. Yan Cangming actually fused his Death Dao into the wind, making it invisible and formless.
Hence, no one could feel the Death Qi hidden there. It looked empty, but in reality, it chased after one relentlessly.
What a terrifying youth! To think that he cultivated the Death Dao to such a level!
Outside the barrier, the various Sovereign Personages who had been shouting earlier were all attracted to Yan Cangmings move. They all showed grave expressions.
He is Yan Cangming!
So, it is him, the strongest outstanding talent of the Flood Dragon Humans. Rumor has it that he can retreat safely from a fight with a Sovereign Personage.
These younger-generation Dragon Race cultivators are really unfortunate to be matched up against him. If they were at least the same level as the heirs of the Dragon Kings, they might be able to deal with this. However, this fellow is really horrifying. I have never heard that heprehended the Death Dao before.
This fellow holds extremely great resentment against the Dragon Race. Any Dragon Race cultivator that runs into him wont have a good ending.
Some of the Sovereign Personages recognized Yan Cangming, who turned out to be quite famous.
We have to break this hell first. Otherwise, we will all die! Situ Changfeng shouted.
When Situ Changfeng came to the front and saw Death Like Wind, his expression turned grave, and he decisively made his move. Thousand Cloud Layered Cliffs!
In that instant, a heavy will of clouds appeared from Situ Changfeng. The cloudsyered over each other, appearing like mountains.
The winds follow the clouds. This youth is really decisive. He is nning topletely pull Death Like Wind over to himself, creating a chance for hispanions.
However, can he bear it?
The eyes of the many Sovereign Personages lit up when they saw Situ Changfengs intent.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Murong Yan and the others activated their Great Deste Eon bloodlines one after another. They did not hesitate to send out their moves at the Asura Hell trapping them.
Amid horrifying dragon roars, the Dragons Gate disciples attacked at the same time. The materialized hell shook, looking like it would crumble at any moment.
Just then, Zhen Yuan shouted, If I dont enter hell, who will? The Demonic Might on his body turned into a horrifying Buddhist Might. A ck swastika appeared under his feet.
The full might of the Mahmy Abstinence Vition Saber Techniques Entering Hell presented itself.
Stop him!
The expressions of Wei Hongfei and others changed. As they faced the greatest danger they had ever faced, they all focused fully and put in their full power.
Heaven Burning Rage!
Golden Light Cauldron!
Falling Leaves Filling the Sky Sounding Like Rain!
Boom!
The members of the group attacked at the same time, advancing together to face the horrifying saber move that Zhen Yuan executed after igniting the ck Dragon Kings demonic nature.
However, after Zhen Yuan ignited the demonic nature and executed Entering Hell, he could no longer be evaluated with the usual logic.
The saber strike knocked Murong Yan, Liu Ruyun, and the others into the air. Their momentum plummeted, and blood leaked out of their mouths as they fell to the ground.
Zhen Yuan turned around and retreated three steps before he stood stably. The Demonic Might on his body slowly withdrew.
Bang!
On the other side, Situ Changfeng, who faced Yan Cangmings killing move alone, finally could no longer withstand it.
Thousand Cloud Layered Cliffs broke, and the mysteries of the Death Dao entered Situ Changfengs body.
Situ Changfengs lifeforce ebbed rapidly. His expression turned very grave as he did his best to resist the Death Daos endless mysteries in his body with much difficulty.
Whoosh!
Come with me, then!
Yan Cangming brushed by Situ Changfeng and rushed over to Liu Ruyun, prepared to knock Situ Changfeng away on his way.
However, something strange happened. A horrifying aura burst out of Liu Ruyun as she soared into the air, arriving first despite beingunchedter.
An expression of extreme horror appeared on Yan Cangmings face because of the auraing from Liu Ruyun.
At this moment, her aurapletely suppressed Yan Cangming, making his body freeze up and fear awaken in his heart.
Liu Ruyuns palm strike blew away the Death Qi on Yan Cangmings body. Then, she swung the saber in her right hand and stabbed it into his chest.
A horrifying saber intent surged out, causing all the suppressed injuries from Yan Cangmings earlier fight with Xiao Chen to erupt.
At the critical moment, Yan Cangmingnded a palm strike on Liu Ruyun and quickly pushed himself away.
Situ Changfeng, are you alright?
Liu Ruyunnded and looked at Situ Changfeng with some guilt on her face.
Had she used the strand of aura that the White Dragon King left in her body earlier, Situ Changfeng would not have fallen into his current straits.
However, Liu Ruyun had feared that if she used this strand of aura, her father, the White Dragon King, would know that she had sneaked out.
The Dragon Race possessed an extremely strong lifeforce. The talent and energy from their bloodline gave them a strong recovery ability and resilience of lifepared to other cultivators.
Thus, the Dragon Race cultivators should have a strong resistance to the corrosion of the Death Daos mysteries.
However, this Yan Cangming seemed to have altered his own Death Dao to target Dragon Race cultivators.
Situ Changfengs current situation was not good.
Damn it! You two bastards!
After the others got back on their feet and checked Situ Changfengs situation, they red at the two in anger.
I see. I know who you are now.
Yan Cangming, who had fallen to the ground, formed a strange hand seal, and the Death Daos aura on his body suddenly soared, forcibly suppressing his injuries.
As he looked at Liu Ruyun, his eyes glowed with even greater fanaticism.
It is not just him. All of you will die today. After you reincarnate, dont be people of the Dragon Race! Yan Cangming roared.
A terrifying demonic me rose continuously behind him. It even seemed to link with the smooth mirror under his feet when one looked down.
Reversion of the Death Daos mysteries! He really has gone mad!
His talent is truly startling. Hisprehension of the Death Dao puts even those older-generation Demonic Dao experts to shame.
The many Sovereign Personages outside the barrier took in a sharp breath at this scene.
Yan Cangmings eyes fixed on Liu Ruyun. Aside from her, everyone else was dead to him.
Bang!
Just at this moment, something strange happened. Cracks appeared in the entire barrier, and horrifying energy poured out in an endless stream.
Just as everyone was puzzled, the floating Divine Crystal in the air suddenly exploded.
A white figure descended from the air.
The Divine Crystal exploded, and someone flew out of it!
This person was Xiao Chen, who found an opportunity to break out. He raised his eyebrows when he saw Yan Cangming, who was exuding a terrifying aura of death.
Holy Venerate Will, Sun and Moon Shining Together!
With a thought, Xiao Chen brought out his Holy Venerate Will. A bright moon and a zing sun rose at the same time, the sun and the moonpeting with each other in brightness.
As Xiao Chen slowly descended, his will of soul encased Liu Ruyun and the others.
At the same time, his will of soul also suppressed Yan Cangmings Death Daos mysteries, cing huge pressure on Yan Cangming.
Yan Cangming found advancing very difficult.
Damn it!
At the crucial moment, Xiao Chen suddenly appeared and suppressed all of Yan Cangmings trump cards, instantly flustering Yan Cangming.
The negative side effects of reversing the Death Dao started to manifest. ck demonic lines appeared on his face and pain in his eyes.
The Death Daos Dao Might continuously plummeted.
Zhen Yuan turned anxious, shouting, Yan Cangming, its time to go!
Damn it! Such a great opportunity, gone.
I can only let them off like this today.
Whoosh!
A murderous intent shed in Xiao Chens eyes. The Tyrant Saber, which had not appeared in a long time, instantly appeared at his side.
Then, Xiao Chen drew his saber. Yan Cangming, who had just started to think of retreating, could not react in time.
Yan Cangming saw a cold sh of saber light before his head flew off, separated from his body at the neck. Blood spurted out.
Hes dead?
Zhen Yuan, who had already taken a few steps back and was waiting for Yan Cangming to retreat with him, was stupefied at this scene.
Chapter 1976 (Raw 2074): Race against Time
Chapter 1976 (Raw 2074): Race against Time
The moment the Tyrant Saber was drawn, it had to meet blood.
Zhen Yuan, who was not far away, suddenly recalled what Xiao Chen said to him. When the saber is drawn, it must meet blood.
That saber!
Zhen Yuans gaze fell on the Tyrant Saber, and his expression immediately turned grave. He had seen that saber before. Now that he saw it again, it felt like it had been reborn.
The Tyrant Saber!
Zhen Yuan was very familiar with the history of that saber. Back then, he had the opportunity to obtain it as well.
Unfortunately, the saber ended up in Xiao Chens hands instead.
At first, Zhen Yuan had not been afraid of Xiao Chen. However, based on the feeling he got now, he was fearful. Had Xiao Chen used this saber back then, Zhen Yuan would have been caught off guard and died.
This was what happened to Yan Cangming. His death was truly undeserved. In the first ce, he had already been severely injured and had just reversed the Death Dao.
When Xiao Chen arrived, Yan Cangming even hesitated, not retreating immediately.
When the Death Daos mysteries started to rebound on Yan Cangming, Xiao Chen did not give him any chance to retreat.
ng!
Xiao Chen sheathed his saber andnded beside Situ Changfeng to check on Situ Changfengs injuries.
Xiao Chen frowned at the horrifying Death Daos mysteries. The Death Qi in Situ Changfengs body was invisible and formless, yet it continuously tortured him, his lifeforce corroding like flowers wilting.
In order to treat Situ Changfeng, one had to find the Death Daos mysteries in his body.
Among the group, Duan Fei, who was the most proficient at healing, had already tried his best. However, he could not find the Death Daos mysteries. He bluntly said that only the Elders of the Green Dragon Pce would have a way.
However, given this situation, Situ Changfeng could not hold out for that long. His lifeforce ebbed rapidly.
Xiao Chen, do you have a way to save him? Murong Yan asked sullenly. He felt extremely grave. He was simply not willing to see Situ Changfeng die.
Xiao Chen pondered and nodded. Dont worry. I have a way. First, we need to stabilize his injuries. If any of you have Medicinal Pills for drawing out his bloodline power, let him consume them. With the bloodline being continuously drawn out and the resilience of the Dragon Race bloodline, it can stave off the ebbing of his lifeforce.
This move would only increase Situ Changfengs lifeforce and not stop his lifeforce from trickling away.
This was just treating the symptoms and not a cure. However, as long as Situ Changfeng could pull through for a period, Xiao Chen had the means to temporarily suppress the Death Qi in his body, to help himst until he could get to the Green Dragon Pce.
Given the strength of the Green Dragon Pce Elders, it would not be difficult to remove the Death Qi in Situ Changfeng.
I have some.
I have some too.
The group rushed to take out their precious Medicinal Pills and hand them to Situ Changfeng.
Xiao Chen, is there really a way? Liu Ruyuns eyes turned red, making her valiant face look somewhat pitiful.
This girl had been overly stimted on this trip.
Xiao Chen and the others were already used to the parting of life and death.
No matter how intense thepetition was within the sect, it would not reach the extent of death. However, once one went out of the sect, death was verymon.
At every moment, there would be cultivators falling along the path to the peak, falling and dying.
Theres a way. Trust me.
Xiao Chen looked at Liu Ruyun seriously. Liu Ruyun, who always trusted in Xiao Chen, nodded, feeling somewhat consoled.
Xiao Chen carried Situ Changfeng on his back. Then, he looked around. Cracks in the barrier made it look like it would crumble at any moment.
The thousands of shards of the Divine Crystal in the air attracted all the cultivators attention.
No one had expected Xiao Chen to leap out of the Divine Crystal and destroy Yan Cangming with one saber strike.
All the more they had not expected the Divine Crystal to explode into pieces.
Some people rejoiced and some people raged.
Those who rejoiced were mostly the loose cultivators. They now had a chance to fight for some of the many pieces.
The ones who raged were the stronger ones. Now that the Divine Crystal was no longer intact, theplete True Gods mysteries no longer existed.
Even if all the pieces were put together, its value would be far less than aplete Divine Crystals.
Lets go. This ce will turn chaotic very soon. We should leave this ce of trouble.
After the barrier fell, this ce would turn into a river of blood because of the Divine Crystal shards.
Boom!
Indeed. Soon, someone used a Soul Tool to shatter the barrier. Many Sovereign Personages flew up and charged at the shards of the Divine Crystals in the air.
Xiao Chen and the others quickly moved to the side. The moment the barrier shattered, they left.
The Dragons Gate disciples did not notice that the headless corpse of Yan Cangming silently turned into a wisp of smoke.
The ck smoke turned into a formation and infused into a Divine Crystal shard.
The Divine Crystal shard turned ck. Amid the chaos, it flew to Zhen Yuan.
Zhen Yuan felt slightly stunned. He received the Divine Crystal shard, feeling somewhat confused, a doubtful expression on his face.
When Zhen Yuan saw a strange talisman script in the Divine Crystal shard, enlightenment shed across his face.
I just knew that you wouldnt die so easily.
After carefully putting away the Divine Crystal shard, Zhen Yuan carefully looked around and quickly left.
Brat! Stop there! On the other side, Xiao Chens group ran into trouble. Someone had targeted them long ago.
This was a Sovereign Personage Elder of the Ruling Sword Gate. The moment the barrier shattered, he was sent to block Xiao Chen.
This was an Initial Perfection Sovereign Personage Elder. His cultivation was simr to that of Liu Yuanzong, whom Xiao Chen interacted with before. However, he came from arge sect and should be much stronger than Liu Yuanzong.
When blocked by a Sovereign Personage, Murong Yan and the others turned grave.
During the earlier battle, Murong Yan and the others had activated their Great Deste Eon bloodline and no longer had anybat prowess.
Even if Murong Yan and the others still did, it would not be useful against a Sovereign Personage, so there was no difference at all.
You are the one who killed Qi Yunfeng, right? the old man asked while looking at Xiao Chen with a gloomy expression.
Clearly, this old man had to have a reason to seek trouble for Xiao Chen when the other Sovereign Personages were chasing after the Divine Crystal shards.
You are full of nonsense!
Since Xiao Chen knew that there was no way to resolve this matter peacefully, he did not even have to think. The moment the old man blocked them, the God Shadow Bow appeared in Xiao Chens hand.
A clump of Heart me appeared at Xiao Chens fingertips and spread all over the arrow, the simplified Heart Force merging with the arrow.
Xiao Chen nocked the arrow and drew the bowstring while continuously pouring in his Veritable Essence Energy and Soul Energy.
When facing a Sovereign Personage, Xiao Chen had no intention of holding back. Except for activating his bloodline, he brought out his full strength with the God Shadow Bow.
A Soul Tool? Interesting. This old man wants to see how much of its might an insignificant Holy Venerate can bring out, the old man said calmly, thenughed softly. Mockery shone in his eyes.
The old man was familiar with the strength of Soul Tools. He was also very familiar with the requirements to use a Soul Tool. A Holy Venerate would not be able to draw out much of a Soul Tools might.
Boom!
However, as a vast might and pressure swept out from the God Shadow Bow, the Sovereign Personage old man slowly turned graver.
Damn it!
After clearly seeing the grade of that Soul Tool, the old man cursed and turned to flee.
Without question, even a Sovereign Personage would not dare to sh head-on with Xiao Chen using the God Shadow Bow at full power and Heart me as well.
However, it was already toote for the old man to flee from the moment he tried to block Xiao Chen.
The God Shadow Bow never missed!
The instant Xiao Chen released the arrow, a miserable shriek rang out. There was no way to dodge; the arrow struck its target. After that, it did not lose any momentum, continuing forward and destroying several buildings, forcefully carving out a path.
Lets go!
After Xiao Chens Soul Energy strengthened, he could now use this God Shadow Bow at its full power and still have some strength left over.
It would not be like the past when after bringing out the full power of the God Shadow Bow, he would not have any strength left, reduced to a state of near copse.
Xiao Chen carried Situ Changfeng once again and quickly led the group away. They were far from resolving the danger.
Xiao Chen, thank you.
Situ Changfeng, who was on Xiao Chens back, was dizzy and delirious, his consciousness fading in and out.
At this moment, Situ Changfeng endured his dizziness and ebbing lifeforce to speak aplete sentence.
Xiao Chen was extremely familiar with Situ Changfengs state. The Death Qi eroded his lifeforce. He had to watch his own lifeforce ebb away but could not do anything about it.
Situ Changfeng was in such incredible pain yet still spoke words of gratitude. This made Xiao Chen somewhat sad in his heart. He replied softly, Situ Changfeng, stop speaking. Save your strength.
Situ Changfeng babbled deliriously while on Xiao Chens back, No, I need to say it. Otherwise...I might not have any more chances to say it. That would be too regretful.
Murong Yan choked up, and tears flowed out. Crying, he howled, Stop speaking already. Xiao Chen says that he can save you. He definitely can save you!
Murong Yan thought of many things. He had known Situ Changfeng for much longer than Xiao Chen did.
Often, Situ Changfeng would stick his neck out for Murong Yan without expecting anything in return.
Murong Yan thought about how Situ Changfeng saved him in Violent me Desert when he was in danger while facing Demonic Venerate Mu Yun.
Today, if not for Situ Changfeng blocking Yan Cangmings Death Like Wind, they all would have died, unable tost until Xiao Chen appeared.
Situ Changfeng was always kind. However, Murong Yan had been thoughtless, not even saying a word of thanks.
Murong Yan could not bear Situ Changfengs words. He should be the one saying thank you.
Wei Hongfei and the others all also showed unsightly expressions. Their eyes turned somewhat moist.
Xiao Chens expression turned grave. He could feel the weight on his back. It was not because Situ Changfeng was very heavy. Instead, he felt the weight of responsibility. He felt everyone cing their hopes on him, hoping that he could save Situ Changfeng.
Killing Yan Cangfeng with one saber strike, forcing a Sovereign Personage to retreat with one arrowthese looked very casual to others. However, who knew how much Soul Energy, Veritable Essence Energy, and effort Xiao Chen put in?
Xiao Chen did not say anything. He silently carried Situ Changfeng and killed the damned corpses along the way.
After moving around for a while, they reached the ce where they initially fought with Yan Cangming. Xiao Chen needed to go to the southern sector, to the herb garden there.
Whether Situ Changfeng could live or not all depended on Xiao Chen.
Kill!
When facing the damned corpses blocking the way, Xiao Chen did not hold back his Veritable Essence Energy and Soul Energy, chopping down all the obstacles in the way.
When it looked like hope was right before them, Xiao Chens eyelid twitched. He nced up and saw a white-d monk and a mysterious person shrouded in a bloody shadow standing on a roof in front.
Ming Xuan! Xiao Chen said through gritted teeth as he stopped walking. He had not expected to meet with this person at this moment.
Chapter 1977 (Raw 2075): Fortune from Misfortune
Chapter 1977 (Raw 2075): Fortune from Misfortune
The ck Lotus Churchs Holy Son Ming Xuan!
Xiao Chens heart sank. To think that the Holy Son Ming Xuan showed up at the most unwee time and ce.
Who is this?
The appearance of the Holy Son Ming Xuan and a mysterious person shrouded in bloody shadow beside him stunned Murong Yan and the others and worried them somewhat.
The auras of the two clearly indicated that they were extraordinarily strong Holy Venerates.
Xiao Chen looked at Ming Xuan and said, Ming Xuan, before your master died, I had the chance to kill you. However, I let you go. Will you return me the favor now and let my friends leave? Ill remain behind.
The current situation was not suitable for Xiao Chen to fight with people like Ming Xuan.
In Xiao Chens life, he rarely acknowledged defeat. Even if he was not as strong as the other party, he would not beg the other party to let him off.
At the very least, this had not happened within the same generation.
If Xiao Chen were alone, he would just die at worst. That was no big deal; he did not fear that.
However, now, Situ Changfengs life hung in the bnce. Xiao Chen still wanted to save him.
Naturally, I can agree, the Holy Son Ming Xuan said with a smile, looking calm and peaceful. Just based on his expression, it was hard to imagine him having any deep grudges with Xiao Chen.
However, I will not agree, the mysterious person shrouded in bloody shadow said seriously in a hoarse voice.
From the Holy Son Ming Xuans expression, it seemed like he had anticipated hispanions objection. He waved his hand and said, Sorry, I can only speak for myself. I have already repaid the favor, so please dont mention it again in the future.
On hearing this, Xiao Chen could not help getting angry. Ming Xuan was simply toying with him.
Ming Xuan was not sincere at all. He had never thought of letting the people by Xiao Chens side go.
I can still shoot one more arrow. However, the current Ming Xuan is somewhat unfathomable.
One arrow might not be sufficient to kill him.
There is also a person who is even more difficult to deal with at his side. That persons aura feels even more terrifying than Ming Xuans.
Dont worry. Just let it go. When one dies, it is like amp being extinguished. It bes nothing. There wont be any lingering attachments.
The two had secretly given chase from the center of the ancient city to this ce.
Presented with such an excellent chance to kill Xiao Chen, Ming Xuan definitely would not let go of it. He might not get such a good chance again.
How could Ming Xuan give this up?
Xiao Chen never feared battles or fighting. However, at this moment, he truly desired to resolve the situation before him without fighting.
When Ming Xuan saw Xiao Chens upset expression, he smiled and asked, Are you still not giving up? Do you think someone wille and save you? Just surrender to your fate.
Ga!
Just at this moment, a sharp bird cry came above. This cry echoed in the sky, conveying pride and arrogance.
Xiao Chen was incredibly familiar with this sound.
His heart skipped a beat as he looked up and saw the Demon Blood Vulture flying high in the sky. Due to who knew what fortuitous encounter it obtained, its entire body burned with mes. It was like a Blood Phoenix filled with divinity.
Xiao Chen, your stupid bird is here!
Murong Yan rejoiced when he saw the Demon Blood Vulture turn into a burning cloud covering the sky as it swooped down towards Ming Xuan.
The Demon Blood Vulture did not say anything at all. After its strength soared, it became like a sh of scarlet lightning.
Ming Xuans smile froze. He eximed, What in the world is this?!
Quickly, move, the mysterious person at the side shrouded in a bloody shadow warned hastily. He could feel how extraordinary the Demon Blood Vulture was.
However, right after that person spoke, the Demon Blood Vulture crashed into where Ming Xuan and that person stood. With a huge explosion, a pir of me soared into the air.
The two had no time at all to dodge. This disrupted their positions. They did not know what was happening.
The two appeared to be in a somewhat sorry state in the fire. They did their best to charge out, but the more they did so, the more flustered they became.
Lets go.
When the Demon Blood Vulture appeared to block the two, Xiao Chen rxed. Carrying Situ Changfeng, he made a mad dash for the herb garden, chopping down all the damned corpses in the way.
Four hourster, the herb garden reappeared before Xiao Chens group.
However, the breathing of Situ Changfeng, who was on Xiao Chens back, was very weak. He had already fainted, his lifeforcepletely corroded by the Death Qi.
Situ Changfengs body felt increasingly lighter, but Xiao Chen felt his footsteps bing heavier.
Quick. Quick. Quick. Quick.
The group reentered the herb garden in a panic. Xiao Chen hastily put Situ Changfeng down and looked at the Coiling Dragon Tree that had already stopped growing.
Without even thinking, he leaped to where one of the roots was.
Take care of Situ Changfeng and wait for me toe back up.
Xiao Chens expression was grave as he slid down the tree root. The medicinal spring had nearly dried up, absorbed by the Coiling Dragon Tree.
Xiao Chens rate of descent was much faster than before.
Right now, he ced all his hope on the Great Deste Ten Thousand Beast Pill.
The birds that Xiao Chen made with the Life Bestowal Spell and left here had seen the Coiling Dragon Tree seed in suppressing the Pill Demon. The tree had swept away the overwhelming demonic nature, turned it into filth, and flushed it out.
The Great Deste Ten Thousand Beast Pill should bepletely cleansed by now. Only its essence remained.
If Situ Changfeng consumed the Great Deste Ten Thousand Beast Pill, it would rebuild his lifeforce and strengthen his bloodline, digging out a steady stream of lifeforce.
The vast Medicinal Energy of the Great Deste Ten Thousand Beast Pill would be more than enough to rush him to the Green Dragon Pce.
Boom!
Soon, Xiao Chen arrived back at the medicine cauldron. The Coiling Dragon Tree had already absorbed most of the me for its own nourishment. However, the remaining me in the medicine cauldron was still extremely scary.
Using his Veritable Essence Energy to protect his body, he dashed into the fire to search for the Great Deste Ten Thousand Beast Pill amid the fierce me, not caring about anything else.
However, the space in the medicine cauldron seemed to have formed its own world; it was vast and boundless.
mes filled his sight in all directions. There were no signs of the Great Deste Ten Thousand Beast Pill.
How could it be like this?
Xiao Chen felt extremely anxious. As far as he knew, a Medicinal Pill of the same level as the Great Deste Ten Thousand Beast Pill should not be difficult to find; even if most of its Medicinal Energy were dispersed with the demonic nature, it should still be dazzling like a star.
Where is the Divine Pill?
Xiao Chen calmed himself in the depths of the fierce me. Blindly searching around would not yield any results.
Since it was a Divine Pill, no matter how weak it became or how much Medicinal Energy had scattered with the demonic nature, there should still be a strand of divine nature.
I know!
Although the Pill Demon was suppressed and its demonic nature eliminated, it still had its divine nature and intelligence. It knew that Xiao Chen was searching for it, so it hid. If he did not figure this out, he would never find the Great Deste Ten Thousand Beast Pill.
I only want to borrow ten percent of your Medicinal Energy to save my friend. I will not erase your intelligence or draw out your Divine Might, Xiao Chen shouted in the medicine cauldron. He knew that the other party would understand what he meant.
However, there were no movements from the surrounding mes, no reply at all.
I tried reasoning with it nicely, but it actually did not give me any face at all.
Xiao Chen inevitably got angry. He said, Since you are not willing to show yourself, it shows that your divine nature is weakened and cannot even stand a strike. If you want to keep wasting time, even if it takes ten years or one hundred years, I will sweep away all of the mes here and find you. Get out here and offer up ten percent of your Medicinal Energy!
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The Heavenly Snow Divine me appeared in Xiao Chens left hand, and the Primal Chaos Grade Heavenly me appeared in his right hand: one Yin and one Yang. No me in the world could deviate from these two attributes.
Xiao Chen released the Heavenly Snow Divine me and the Heavenly me to absorb the me in the medicine cauldron relentlessly.
Immediately, the mes surged in the medicine cauldron, bing like constantly roaring waves.
Xiao Chen did not move at all, and his expression remained calm. After a while, a sh of bright light suddenly flew over in front.
It was a grain of the Great Deste Ten Thousand Beast Pill that contained a strong Medicinal Energy but no intelligence or Divine Might.
The true Great Deste Ten Thousand Beast Pill must have heard what Xiao Chen said and took out ten percent of its Medicinal Energy to refine into a Medicinal Pill.
Humph!
Xiao Chen stopped absorbing the me in the medicine cauldron and snorted coldly. The Great Deste Ten Thousand Beast Pill refused a toast, only to drink a forfeit. Then, he shouted sullenly, If I end up being toote, I will return and settle the score with you.
Whoosh!
Xiao Chen took the Medicinal Pill and flew straight up. He soon arrived back at the herb garden.
The others were shocked when they saw Xiao Chen, unable to look straight at him.
Xiao Chen could not care about that. He took out the Medicinal Pill and handed it to Liu Ruyun, saying, Feed it to him!
This stunned Liu Ruyun for a moment. Then, she took the Medicinal Pill and fed it into Situ Changfengs mouth.
Murong Yan asked nervously, Xiao Chen, will this Medicinal Pill work?
It should.
Actually, Xiao Chen was not certain, either. After all, it had only ten percent of the Divine Pills Medicinal Energy; he could not guarantee anything.
Who knew, no sooner had the two spoken than the Great Deste Ten Thousand Beast Pill took effect. A vigorous lifeforce surged up in Situ Changfengs body. Hisplexion recovered, and his lips turned red again. He was directly pulled back from the gates of hell.
This...
The strong effect made everyone rejoice. They had all despaired already, but Xiao Chen actually managed to pull Situ Changfeng back from the brink of death.
Xiao Chen, what Medicinal Pill is this?
Wei Hongfei sighed and said, Why do I feel that his bloodline is growing stronger? What rank of Medicinal Pill is this? Even the Rank 6 Heavenly Pills that I have seen cannot strengthen the bloodline this quickly.
No matter what, Situ Changfeng managed to snatch his life back and even gain a fortune through this misfortune.
As for what Medicinal Pill it was, Xiao Chen naturally would not reveal this. If the matter of the Divine Pill were to spread, it would cause a huge problem.
Demonic Dao cultivators had a vicious method to refine a persons blood into a Medicinal Pill. Hence, if word of the Divine Pill circted, it would be very dangerous for Situ Changfeng.
Rxing slightly, Xiao Chen sized up his surroundings, taking in the pill river, the herb fields, the Coiling Dragon Tree, and the humongous medicine cauldron.
Previously, he did not have any suitable treasures to collect them. However, it seemed that he could collect everything into the Divine Universe Stele that he obtained inside the Divine Crystal.
Chapter 1978 (Raw 2076): How Fortunate
Chapter 1978 (Raw 2076): How Fortunate
While Xiao Chens group put in a lot of effort to get to the herb garden, there was a person dressed in long robes with twenty-six constetions drawn on them outside the ancient city. This person burned his Soul Energy, rushing over from the distant Heavenly Lodging Pces headquarters.
The blood sand that lingered all year round and theplicated and harsh environment of Deste God Valley did not affect this person at all.
This person looked like he was walking on an endless in. Everything before himall the storms, the sand, and horrifying ferocious beastsdid not seem to exist to his eyes.
Perhaps it would be more urate to say that this person found these things unworthy of his attention, ignoring them like he ignored air.
The terrifying blood sandstorm scattered before him. Before the horrifying ferocious beasts could show their malevolent side, they were torn apart, and their corpses disappeared. As this person strolled, ignoring everything, he gave off a strong asphyxiating feeling.
Who knew where this person was headed in the vast Deste God Valley?
This person sized up the surroundings with his eyes, searching for something. asionally, he closed his eyes to try and sense something. Worry and hidden rage appeared on his face.
The hidden rage would deter anyone who saw his strength from bing his enemy.
After verifying the direction, that old man moved quickly. However, when he arrived at his destination, there was nothing.
Even the Soul Energy of someone as strong as this person suffered from interference in this Deste God Valley.
After he tried a few times and changed his direction, that hidden anger peaked.
Finally, a 2-Star Heaven Suspending War Chariot hovering in the air appeared before this person, bringing him to a stop.
Boom!
This old man threw a palm strike, and the 2-Star Heaven Suspending War Chariot exploded as though it was a toy. The defensive formations that the Pirate Alliance made were not even worth mentioning before him.
When the Heaven Suspending War Chariot exploded, a figure fell out.
That old mans figure shed and firmly caught that person. Naturally, this person was Hua Qingyun, the person Xiao Chen and the others restrained and confined there.
After the old man removed the restrictions on Hua Qingyun and sent in a strand of Astral Energy, Hua Qingyun woke up.
When Hua Qingyun saw the old mans face, he eximed in pleasant surprise, Grandfather!
This old man was Hua Qingyuns grandfather, Hua Qin, a Sovereign Emperor of the Heavenly Lodging Pce.
When Hua Qin saw that Hua Qingyun was fine, he heaved a sigh of relief. Then, he asked, Who put you in such a state? They are truly bold. To think that they dare to bully myHua Qinsgrandson. The people at the Ancient Deste Town branch are all trash.
The appearance of Xiao Chen and the others appeared in Hua Qingyuns mind. He replied, It is a group of people from the Divine Dragon Empire. I only remember what they look like, but I do not know who they are.
Thats enough. Leave the rest to Grandfather. No matter who it is, anyone who hurts my grandson will have to pay the price!
The rage on the Sovereign Emperor Hua Qins face would cause souls to tremble in fear.
Back at the herb garden:
Situ Changfeng recovered at a visible pace, hisplexion improving by leaps and bounds.
Anyone could tell that Situ Changfeng had gained a fortune through his misfortune. Not only were his injuries healed, but his bloodline was also strengthened.
Xiao Chen, what pill exactly did Situ Changfeng eat? Get me one too, Murong Yan said with a smile. He had seen that Situ Changfeng was fine, so he rxed as well.
Get another one?
That Pill Spirit would probably fight me to the death. It did not have much Medicinal Energy left in the first ce; then, I took ten percent of it. If I took another ten percent, it would probably go berserk and choose to end itself together with me.
A starving camel was still bigger than a horse. The Great Deste Ten Thousand Beast Pill still had its divine nature and should not be offended casually.
Xiao Chen smiled and ignored Murong Yans request. He looked at the sky and wondered how the Demon Blood Vulture was doing now.
In reality, Xiao Chen was not too worried about the Demon Blood Vulture dying.
The Demon Blood Vulture was very crafty and moved extremely fast. Even if it could not defeat Ming Xuan and that mysterious person, it would not face difficulty fleeing.
Xiao Chen also wondered what fortuitous encounter it obtained. When it appeared, it looked like a burning Blood Phoenix.
Speaking of fortuitous encounters, Xiao Chen should have obtained the greatest one in this ancient city.
He had not fought for the Divine Crystal shards, but he vaguely felt that the Divine Universe Stele that he opened was even more valuable than an intact Divine Crystal.
Universe referred to the space all around, and eternity epassed all time.
[TL Note: These particr Chinese characters for universe and eternity can be ced together to form a two-character word that also means universe. However, the meaning is slightly different, the first one only refers to space, but the second one epasses everything, including time.]
The Divine Universe Stele was a spatial-type Divine Tool. However, Xiao Chen had yet to investigate its mysteries.
As for its origins, Xiao Chen actually only found fragmented clues in the Blood-Soaked Dragon Emperors memories.
It was mysterious and unfathomable, with no authenticated version of events.
During the Mythological Eon, before heaven and earth split apart, before order was born, the world was filled with primal chaos, birthing countless Primal Chaos God Demons.
Legend had it that the Divine Universe Stele was born when the primal chaos finally split and the Great Deste Continent appeared.
Aside from the Divine Universe Stele, there was the even more mysterious and unfathomable Divine Eternity Stele.
As for how many Divine Universe Steles and Divine Eternity Steles were born at the same time and whether other artifacts were born as well, nearly no one in the current epoch knew.
Xiao Chen did not know what secrets the Divine Universe Stele contained. However, he could still understand the simple function of storing things.
The herb garden should be safe for now. Xiao Chen searched around for a quiet ce.
Then, he took out the Divine Universe Stele, wanting to refine it and merge it into his body.
However, after giving it a try, Xiao Chen felt shocked to realize that he had no way to refine this Divine Tool. He even found it very hard to leave a Spiritual Mark.
After thinking about it, Xiao Chen concluded that he needed Divine Essence to refine it.
Hence, he had to settle for less. He could only merge a strand of his will of soul with the Divine Universe Stele, achieving a basic level of control.
Doing this made Xiao Chen feel somewhat unsettled. There was no Spiritual Mark, and he did not refine it.
If someone snatched it away, that person could easily take ownership of the Divine Universe Stele.
For a simple way to understand it, even if Xiao Chens Tyrant Saber were stolen, he did not have to worry at all. Others would not be able to use it; they could not even draw it, so it would eventually return to Xiao Chen.
When the strand of will of soul merged with the Divine Universe Stele, Xiao Chens Spiritual Sense entered the internal space of the Divine Universe Stele.
Xiao Chen saw a vast and boundless ce. The edges were filled with primal chaos.
After entering deep into it, he felt that this was remarkably different from the Immortal Spirit Ring. There truly was another world in there.
Can my physical body enter this as well?
Just as Xiao Chen thought that, he found himself dazzled for a moment. Then, he felt something solid under him. To think that he actually managed to enter it.
Wheres Xiao Chen?
Xiao Chens sudden disappearance attracted the attention of Murong Yan, Liu Ruyun, and the others, greatly startling them.
Everyone rushed over and saw a stone stele emitting a horrifying might and pressure hovering where Xiao Chen had been cultivating.
Divine Universe Stele!
After the group read out the ancient words on the stone stele, they showed confused expressions. They had not heard of this stone stele before.
Could Xiao Chen have entered the stone stele?
Murong Yans guess startled even himself. If that was really true, then this stone stele was quite heaven-defying.
A spatial treasure that could store even living humans was definitely something that surpassed even Soul Tools. Most people had only heard of such divine objects; few saw it for themselves.
As though to verify Murong Yans guess, Xiao Chen silently reappeared before the group, holding the Divine Universe Stele.
Wei Hongfei said in shock, Xiao Chen, this is...?
Xiao Chen smiled and exined, This is the Divine Universe Stele that I obtained after I cracked the meaning of some divine characters in the Divine Crystal. At the moment, Im still not aware of all its functions.
The group felt shocked at Xiao Chens luck. After congratting him, Wei Hongfei showed a serious expression as he advised, Xiao Chen, dont casually show this treasure to others. I believe that even a Sovereign Emperor would have murderous intentions if he saw it.
Xiao Chen nodded. Even if Wei Hongfei did not say it, he would not dare to take it out casually.
After all, Xiao Chen had not left a Spiritual Mark on it. At this moment, he was not the Divine Universe Steles true owner yet.
Xiao Chen walked past hispanions and arrived before the pill river. Then, he infused his Soul Energy into the Divine Universe Stele. After a while, the pill river flew into the Divine Universe Stele, looking like a dragon.
When the entire pill river had entered the Divine Universe Stele, Xiao Chens body swayed somewhat, hisplexion pale.
Many people targeted this pill river. However, they could only collect some of it at most, simply a drop in the ocean.
However, Xiao Chen made a big move and activated the Divine Universe Stele, storing the entire pill river.
This bbergasted Murong Yan and the others, stunning them.
After resting for a moment to recover his Soul Energy, Xiao Chen used the Divine Universe Stele in his hand to collect the Coiling Dragon Tree and the humongous medicine cauldron.
Xiao Chen felt that he nearly overdrew on his Soul Energy. If not for reading the divine characters, which strengthened his Soul Energy and will of soul considerably, he might not have been able to collect the pill river and Coiling Dragon Tree, even with the Divine Universe Stele.
This also showed him that the Divine Universe Stele was not all-powerful. When collecting the treasures, it drained a shocking amount of Soul Energy.
When Liu Ruyun and the others looked at Xiao Chen, they felt somewhat terrified.
Even a Sovereign Personages wealth paled inparison to what he hada pill river that could support a Rank 6 sect, a seven-color Coiling Dragon Tree, and a Divine Tool that could store living humans.
Suddenly, Liu Ruyun remembered that when Xiao Chen first obtained the Coiling Dragon Tree sapling, he had said he would not hand it to the Dragons Gate to exchange for a reward.
In that case, what was Xiao Chen going to use it for?
A divine object like the Coiling Dragon Tree could bring out its greatest value only in the hands of a sect, to bless the sect disciples and quickly strengthen them. This would guarantee that the sect would be passed on and not destroyed.
In a personal capacity, one would only be able to obtain Coiling Dragon Fruits.
At most, one could eat four or five before it lost effect.
Liu Ruyun thought about it but could not understand, so she set the matter aside, revealing a smile. She should be happy for Xiao Chen for obtaining such a fortuitous encounter.
Situ Changfeng woke up! Murong Yan discovered that Situ Changfeng had opened his eyes at some point in time.
Situ Changfeng got to his feet and looked at Xiao Chen with gratitude in his eyes. He knew better than the others what kind of Medicinal Pill Xiao Chen let him consume and what kind of changes it brought him.
He simply did not expect that Xiao Chen would give him such a precious Medicinal Pill and not keep it for himself.
Xiao Chen saw what Situ Changfeng had in mind and nodded slightly, indicating for him not to mind it.
Situ Changfeng, Im sorry. Had I used that strand of aura my father left in my body earlier, you would not need to suffer so much.
Liu Ruyun stepped forward and apologized to Situ Changfeng. The littledy had been feeling guilty all this time.
Situ Changfeng smiled casually and said, You should learn from Murong Yan. I have saved that fellow several times already, but he never said a word of thanks.
This teasing clearly showed that Situ Changfeng did not mind it, nor did he me Liu Ruyun.
Liu Ruyun let out a peal ofughter, resolving her emotions. Strangely, Murong Yan did not talk back.
Be it Wei Hong Fei, Duan Fei, Xiao Chen, or the others, they all showed smiles.
After a cmity, one would understand a lot of things.
How fortunate they were to have a group of friends and brothers to adventure with and live together!
Chapter 1979 (Raw 2077): He Really Is Her Father
Chapter 1979 (Raw 2077): He Really Is Her Father
Inside the ancient city, Qin Aotians group had only three people left by the time they escaped the pursuit of the Flood Dragon Humans; the rest had died.
That group of people seems to have left, Zhong Li said somewhat cautiously as he sized up the surroundings after not seeing any movement for a long time.
At the side, blood kept flowing down Liu Yunfeis shoulder from an extremely horrifying injury.
Junior Brother, is your arm alright? Zhong Li asked sullenly. Of the White Dragon Pce disciples that followed him, only Liu Yunfei survived; the rest were all dead.
Zhong Lis group had paid too high a price for the sake of this ancient city fortuitous encounter.
The crucial thing was that they did not get any fortuitous encounters here at all. When they entered the city, they had done so by the wrong gate: the east gate.
Soon after, this group had run into Yan Cangming and Zhen Yuan, both of whom possessed ridiculously formidable strength. In just a few moves, they had injured the entire group.
As for Qin Aotian, Zhong Li could only say that he had misjudged him. He had actually thought that Qin Aotian was an incredible character.
Qin Aotian was decked in inherited Dao Tools and used several Great Dao at the same time. Short of meeting a true expert, he was truly boundlessly strong.
Qin Aotian had seemed practically unrivaled among Holy Venerates, leading the group to collect many fortuitous encounters in Deste God Valley.
However, against Yan Cangming and Zhen Yuan, this Qin Aotian did not evenst ten moves before sustaining severe injuries. His momentum waspletely gone, and he was scared gutless.
If Zhong Li had all those inherited Dao Tools, even if he could not defeat Yan Cangming, he would have been able to protect himself at least.
Zhong Li thought about how he did not even have a single inherited Dao Tool. That fellow really had a good life.
Zhong Li!
Just as Zhong Li checked on Liu Yunfeis injuries, Qin Aotian suddenly walked over and grabbed his cor with a gloomy expression.
Qin Aotian, what do you want?
Zhong Li was quite startled, especially when he noticed a trace of murderous intent in Qin Aotians eyes.
Qin Aotian demanded coldly, Tell me, how are you rted to that white-d desman? Why did he help you block Yan Cangming?!
After feeling shocked, Zhong Li calmed down slowly. He did not answer, only stretched his finger out.
Instantly, Zhong Lis fingertip gave off a bright, cold light, turning incredibly sharp.
Zhong Lis finger moved towards Qin Aotians chest. This startled Qin Aotian into releasing him and backing away.
Zhong Li said indifferently, Qin Aotian, stop groping me. I do not know the person you speak of.
Qin Aotian smiled and said, Youre going so far as to feign ignorance. However, it does not matter. Since I know his name already, I will figure out who he is sooner orter!
Zhong Li found it strange. What grudge does this fellow have with Xiao Chen? To think that he endured for so long, erupting only after he was sure that there is no more danger around.
Boom!
Just at this moment, a strong aura pressed down, immediately restraining Qin Aotian, Zhong Li, and Liu Yunfei. They could not move at all, and fear filled their hearts. Their eyes widened with horror.
Are they the ones?
The three looked carefully and discovered that the source of this aura was an old man in long robes with constetions on them standing on the roof across.
There was also a youth beside the old man.
The youth shook his head and said, Its not them.
For some reason, when the three heard the youth say it was not them, they heaved a sigh of relief.
There are two groups of Dragon Race auras in the city. Since it is not them, then it should be the other group.
The Sovereign Emperor Hua Qin prepared to leave when he suddenly swiped his hand through the air. A painting of Xiao Chen appeared before the group, and he asked, Do you know him?
The expressions of the group changed slightly. However, at this moment, even Qin Aotian was not stupid enough to admit knowing him. The three shook their heads in denial.
Hua Qingyun smiled coldly. What lousy acting! Since they know this person, Grandfather, kill them!
Qin Aotian, Zhong Li, and Liu Yunfei all immediately felt like crying. What the heck is this?!
This was especially so for Qin Aotian. He started cursing eighteen generations of Xiao Chens ancestors in his heart.
I ended up offending a Sovereign Emperor for no reason at all. What exactly did this Xiao Chen do?
Hua Qin expressionlessly reached out and grabbed Qin Aotian by the neck like grabbing a chicken.
As long as Hua Qin squeezed lightly, he could kill Qin Aotian as easily as squishing an ant.
Qin Aotian felt so frightened that tears leaked out, and a cool sensation came from his legs. He actually wet his pants.
A look of disgust distorted Hua Qins face. However, just when he was about to make his move, he sensed Qin Aotians bloodline and noticed traces of the Golden Dragons royal bloodline.
To think that there is such a cowardly member in the Purple Gold Dragon Emperors bloodline. How ridiculous.
With an expression of disdain, Hua Qin tossed Qin Aotian back, causing him to crash into the ground.
When Hua Qingyun heard that, he could only let go of his desire to kill this group. He looked towards the center of the city and said, Grandfather, there seems to be some kind of fortuitous encounter over there.
The Sovereign Emperor Hua Qin said indifferently, It is just a pile of broken Divine Crystal shards. They are not very useful. After we deal with this, Ill go back and make those people spit them all out.
If it was not aplete Divine Crystal, it would not hold much attraction to Hua Qin. However, the shards would serve as a pretty good reward for the sects Sovereign Personages.
Whoosh!
Qin Huas figure shed, and the two left this ce.
Am I dead?
After Qin Aotian was tossed to the ground, he did note back to his senses. It was like he had been frightened silly.
Zhong Li and Liu Yunfei heaved a sigh of relief. Unexpectedly, they managed to survive because of the n behind Qin Aotian.
However, the two found this embarrassing and did not look at Qin Aotian.
Liu Yunfei recalled something. Senior Brother, Junior Sister Ruyun is still with Xiao Chen.
Zhong Li looked in the direction that the Sovereign Emperor had taken. Then, he said sullenly, Come with me to take a look. If we can find Junior Sister before the Sovereign Emperor does, we might be able to make it in time.
Lets go!
The two of them knew who Liu Ruyun was. Earlier, they left her behind because they felt that Liu Ruyun would not be in danger of dying if she was with Xiao Chen and the others.
Now that a Sovereign Emperor arrived, the situation changed.
The two were both White Dragon Race cultivators and still had a conscience. However, while their intentions were good, how could they be faster than a Sovereign Emperor?
Back at the herb garden, Xiao Chen sensed that the Demon Blood Vulture had lost the Holy Son Ming Xuan, so he rxed.
He decided to leave the city immediately and meet up with the Demon Blood Vulture.
Everyone had received some gains in the ancient city and was satisfied already.
Xiao Chen suggested leaving, and everyone agreed.
Who knew, just when the group walked out of the herb garden, a familiar voice came from a roof in front.
Are you thinking of leaving already?
Hua Qingyun!
The group recognized whose voice that was and felt greatly startled. They had clearly bound up this person.
Hua Qingyun should be in the Heaven Suspending War Chariot outside the ancient city at this moment. Why was he in the ancient city?
Xiao Chens heart sank as he suddenly thought of a possibility. He said seriously, Lets go.
Murong Yan and the others could not understand. Why was there a need to fear Hua Qingyun? However, since Xiao Chen gave this instruction, it was better to listen to him.
At this moment, Xiao Chen could only ce his hopes on that person being greedy for the Divine Crystal in the city center and noting with Hua Qingyun.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
The group soared into the air but bounced off an invisible barrier, knocked back heavily.
Xiao Chennded firmly with a grave expression. He knew that the thing he feared had happened.
Xiao Chen had known about Hua Qingyuns identity before this. He had already thought about how to deal with this person and intended to release him right before they left Ancient Deste Town after they returned.
He believed that a Sovereign Emperor expert would not make things difficult for a group of juniors.
If Hua Qingyun came to cause trouble himself, it would be him seeking humiliation for himself. There would be nothing to worry about that.
However, that mysterious Sovereign Emperor unexpectedly cared so much for Hua Qingyun. To think that he personally showed up.
When Hua Qingyun saw that Murong Yan refused to believe in what happened, crashing into the barrier and falling back down several times, he mocked, How about flying? Arent you all dragons? Why are you not flying?!
Without needing Xiao Chens reminder, the others all sensed the strangeness of the matter.
Xiao Chen looked around, then said indifferently, Senior, show yourself, then. You are here already. Are you afraid of looking bad before us juniors?
Humph! A cold snort rang out. Xiao Chen and the others felt like lightning struck them. Their minds and souls shook; their Qi and blood surged. They could not bear it and vomited a mouthful of blood, turning pale.
Walking over slowly, Hua Qin coldly eyed Xiao Chen and the others, not saying much.
A Sovereign Emperor!
Despair woke in the hearts of Murong Yan and the others. This old man bringing an extremely strong pressure definitely surpassed the Sovereign Stage.
This was entirely beyond theirprehension!
Interesting. A mixed-blood dragon actually has more backbone than a descendant of the Purple Gold Dragon Emperor.
When the Sovereign Emperor Hua Qin saw that Xiao Chen was still standing, showing no intention of begging, a trace of appreciation appeared in his eyes.
However, the ones that I love to torture the most are those with backbone!
The Sovereign Emperor Hua Qin flicked his finger, and two cracks sounded. Xiao Chens calf bones broke, and it looked like he would fall forward on his knees.
However, Xiao Chen quietly gritted his teeth and endured the intense pain. He stabbed the Tyrant Saber into the ground with his right hand and supported his body with one knee.
Xiao Chen!
Liu Ruyun rushed over and helped Xiao Chen up. Then, she red at Hua Qin.
However, Xiao Chens gaze remained incredibly calm, not showing any fluctuations.
The Sovereign Emperor Hua Qin said, You dont hate me?
I am not as skilled as you. What is there to hate? However, a man must bear the consequences of his own actions. I am the one who killed the Heavenly Lodging Pces people. It has nothing to do with the others, Xiao Chen said as he looked at the Sovereign Emperor Hua Qin, enunciating every syble.
If you dare to touch him, I swear I will definitely make you pay for it!
Liu Ruyun looked at the Sovereign Emperor Hua Qin as she supported Xiao Chen. Her valiant face looked so serious that it seemed somewhat scary.
The White Dragon Kings family?
The Sovereign Emperor Hua Qin looked at Liu Ruyun, and the White Dragon Kings bloodline in her had surprise shing across his face.
Soon, Hua Qin smiled coldly. I am just killing a mixed-blood dragon. Do you think the White Dragon King is your father? You just possess the royal bloodline. At best, it will only let you survive!
Having a royal bloodline did not mean one was royalty. It was just like how Qin Aotian was definitely not a descendant of the Purple Gold Dragon Emperor. He just happened to be from the same family line, a distant rtive.
Sorry, I really am her father! Faintughter rang out in the surroundings. A figure looking like a White Dragon suddenly appeared.
Then, this figure threw a palm strike at the Sovereign Emperor Hua Qin. After the shock wave propagated, all the buildings within fifty kilometers that were not protected by special formations turned to dust.
Blood leaked out of the Sovereign Emperor Hua Qins mouth. Horror shed in his eyes as he stumbled a few steps back.
Chapter 1980 (Raw 2078): Good to Have a Daughter
Chapter 1980 (Raw 2078): Good to Have a Daughter
The White Dragon King! It really is the White Dragon King!
That figure was dressed in long robes of alternating blue and white. However, he appeared to be quite young, looking handsome and dashing. With close scrutiny, one would notice the same valiant facial features as Liu Ruyun had. She had likely inherited them from her father.
The Sovereign Emperor Hua Qin felt somewhat shocked. He could not figure out why someone like the White Dragon King woulde to this insignificant ce.
White Dragon King, why are you here?!
The White Dragon Kingughed and said, Hua Qin, you are the same as ever. Cant you understand me? I already said that I am her father. Do you need me to repeat that?
The Sovereign Emperor Hua Qin immediately fell speechless. When he thought about what he said earlier, he wished that he could p himself.
This girls father really was the White Dragon King. His casual words actually struck the mark.
Hua Qin said, Since she is your daughter, I wont care about her. However, this fellow is just a mixed-blood dragon. He bound up my grandson. I want his life. That is not overboard, right?
How irritating!
Boom!
The White Dragon King revealed an impatient expression. Then, his figure shed as he threw three palm strikes.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Each palm strike forced Hua Qin one step back. After the three palm strikes, his face started twitching slightly, like he was enduring something.
In the end, he failed to hold out, vomiting a mouthful of blood that contained ripped pieces of his internal organs.
A Divine Vein Realm Sovereign Emperor already materialized a divine body, and their physical bodies could be considered immortal.
However, the three palm strikes from the White Dragon King had actually shattered the other partys internal organs.
This showed how big the gap between the twos strengths was.
The White Dragon King seemed like he had not moved at all. He said indifferently, Hua Qin, did you not hear what my daughter said? Touch him, and you will pay the price? You are so old already, but your intelligence is like when you were young. I wonder how you managed to surpass Sovereign Personage?
Hua Qin felt humiliated. The Divine Vein Realm was split into nine Veins, with a great chasm separating each Divine Vein opened.
However, Hua Qin was just an initiate Sovereign Emperor. He was too weakpared to the White Dragon King.
Hua Qin also did not expect that the White Dragon King would not give him any face, not even letting him touch a mixed-blood dragon.
This humiliation reminded Hua Qin of the past when the White Dragon King suppressed him when Hua Qin was young. This made him even more sullen.
Lets go!
Hua Qingyun felt stunned. Grandfather, why are we going? He is just a mixed-blood dragon. Cant you deal with him?
The White Dragon King guffawed, Hahaha! Hua Qin, your grandson is just like you. He inherited all your intelligence. No wonder you care so much for him, running all the way here to this insignificant ce to attack some juniors.
Hua Qinsplexion changed continuously until he could no longer bear it, and he vomited another mouthful of blood.
Hua Qin quickly left, carrying Hua Qingyun with one hand. If he remained here, he would be either beaten to death by the White Dragon King or frustrated to death.
Greetings, Lord White Dragon King! Wei Hongfei and the others greeted respectfully, going down on one knee.
The White Dragon King nodded slightly before shifting his gaze to Xiao Chen. He smiled and said, Come,e,e, let me take a look at the person that my daughter is interested in. Let me see what you look like. What is your name?
The moment the White Dragon King said that, Murong Yan and the others blushed with shame. This White Dragon King was truly unbridled with his words.
These words rendered Liu Ruyun speechless. She also blushed with shame, feeling embarrassed.
You should know my name.
Xiao Chen raised his head and looked at the White Dragon King. He gritted his teeth, yet his voice shook somewhat. He could not hide the anger and dissatisfaction in his heart.
He previously thought that with his mental state, he would be able to conceal the emotions in his heart. He had believed that he could keep his expression cid, showing neither joy nor anger.
However, now that Xiao Chen saw this person who wiped away Liu Ruyues memories, he still lost control.
The White Dragon Kings smile froze. As he looked at Xiao Chens face, many scenes appeared in his mind.
Its him!
This is the person that Liu Ruyue married in the abandonednd, the person that she could not forgetto the extent that I had to erase her memories personally.
The White Dragon King never expected that this person would find his way here someday, aplishing this step by step.
The White Dragon King was very clear on how difficult it was to reach this step from an abandonednd and how many obstructions and dangers there would be.
Before Liu Ruyues memories were wiped, she said that Xiao Chen would definitelye out of the abandonednd and seek her out in the Divine Dragon Empire.
Back then, the White Dragon King justughed it off, not taking it seriously. It seemed practically impossible to him.
To the White Dragon King, an abandonednd could not evenpare to a Rank 2 sect; it was too insignificant.
However, right now, Xiao Chen actually appeared before him, the same person as the one in Liu Ruyues memories: the delicate and handsome face, the determined and unyielding expression, and the sharpness hidden behind his face.
No words could describe the White Dragon Kings current shock.
The White Dragon King had been in the Divine Vein Realm for many years already. He had seen countless grand scenes, but he had never shown such an expression before.
You are excellent!
After a long time, the White Dragon King said these three iprehensible words.
The others could sense that the atmosphere had turned somewhat strange. The White Dragon King and Xiao Chen seemed to have a history together.
When Xiao Chen spoke to the White Dragon King, he did not use any honorifics. From there, Murong Yan and the others already felt that something was wrong.
Even a thoughtless person like Murong Yan knew to use honorifics when meeting the White Dragon King. Xiao Chen could not possibly be unaware.
However, it was impossible for the group to imagine Xiao Chen and the White Dragon King having a grudge with each other.
The strengths of the two differed by too much. They should not have any interactions.
In reality, no matter how hard the group thought about it, they would never imagine that the White Dragon Holy Daughter was Xiao Chens lover and that the White Dragon King erased her memories.
The somewhat stunned Liu Ruyun felt that something was wrong. Compared to the others, she knew a little more.
At this moment, Liu Ruyun was finally certain that Xiao Chen was the person in her Elder Sister Liu Ruyues painting.
The more terrifying thing was that Liu Ruyun saw a trace of murderous intent on her fathers face.
No one else noticed this murderous intent. Only Liu Ruyun knew that her father would only show such an expression when he truly wanted to kill a person.
Even when facing the Sovereign Emperor Hua Qin earlier, using horrifyingly powerful attacks, the White Dragon King had not revealed any murderous intent at all.
Feeling afraid for some reason, Liu Ruyun asked, Father, what are you two talking about? Why are you not fixing Xiao Chens legs?
Xiao Chen refused, Theres no need. They will heal eventually.
The White Dragon Kings expression finally showed some changes. He smiled and said, Its fine; its a small matter.
Upon seeing the White Dragon Kings murderous intent disappear, Liu Ruyun released her bated breath.
Whoosh!
No one saw the White Dragon King move at all, but he arrived beside Xiao Chen and tapped him twice. Xiao Chens shattered calf bones healed rapidly.
Then, the White Dragon King went to Situ Changfeng and gently patted the Blue Dragon Pce disciples shoulder twice.
Strands of ck Death Qi immediately leaked out of Situ Changfengs body. Finding this strange, the White Dragon King said, What exquisite Death Qi! Who did this?
After the hidden damage in Situ Changfengs body was removed, he felt significantly morefortable. He replied gratefully, Many thanks to Lord White Dragon King for helping. This was the work of the Flood Dragon Human outstanding talent, Yan Cangming.
Is he still in the ancient city?
An obvious murderous intent shed in the White Dragon Kings eyes. Clearly, he did not wish to leave such potential danger be. He was decisive in wanting to kill Yan Cangming.
Xiao Chen already killed him. Situ Changfeng felt that he said something wrong the moment he spoke. Beads of sweat appeared on his forehead.
When the White Dragon King heard that Xiao Chen killed Yan Cangming, not only did the murderous intent in his eyes not vanish, but it even became heavier instead.
The White Dragon King turned around and looked at Xiao Chen. He discovered that while Xiao Chen was not respectful to him, Xiao Chen was not stupid to the point of telling him what to do, wanting him to restore Liu Ruyues memories.
How unfortunate... the White Dragon King sighed in his heart.
He looked at Xiao Chen and said, You are very smart. Unfortunately, I like dealing with stupid people, like that Hua Qin and this foolish girl and her mother...
These words sounded very casual, but in reality, they contained hidden meanings, filled with murderous intent. If Xiao Chen were stupid, the White Dragon King would deal with him like how he dealt with Hua Qin, sparing Hua Qins life and showing he was a great threat to Hua Qin.
Liu Ruyun pouted. How am I foolish?
In every way, the White Dragon King retorted unhappily.
Naturally, Xiao Chen understood what the White Dragon King meant. He countered calmly, However, I prefer interacting with smart people. Smart people think more. When one thinks more, one will feel more apprehensive.
When the White Dragon King heard that, his heart sank. He almost could not resist killing Xiao Chen on the spot.
Like the White Dragon Kings words, Xiao Chens words also had hidden meanings. Xiao Chen could see the White Dragon Kings apprehension. If the White Dragon King were like Hua Qin, he would kill Xiao Chen on the spot without any qualms.
Unfortunately, he was the White Dragon King and not Sovereign Emperor Hua Qin.
Brat, you have guts!
The White Dragon King felt incredibly frustrated. No longer wanting to remain here, he pulled on Liu Ruyun and said, Come back with me.
However, Liu Ruyun continued to support Xiao Chen and hold his arm. She feared that if she left, her father would return to kill Xiao Chen. She lowered her head and said, Ill go back myself.
The White Dragon King startedughing in frustration. He said, I said you were foolish, and you refused to admit to it. Hah! A grown woman cant be kept at home. I should have known long ago. I should have had a son. Wait, no...if I had a son this stupid, I would be frustrated to death.
These words came as a surprise, forcing Murong Yan and the others to stifle theirughter, as they did not dare tough.
The White Dragon King let go and shook his head, no longer intending to linger here. He directly left.
As the White Dragon King walked away, he suddenly felt very sulleneven more sullen than the Sovereign Emperor Hua Qin.
About seven minutester, the Sovereign Emperor Hua Qin was running while carrying Hua Qingyun, heading out of Deste God Valley. Along the way, Hua Qingyunined endlessly. Hua Qin just ignored Hua Qingyun, pretending not to hear anything.
Suddenly, Hua Qin stopped, and his expression flickered.
The White Dragon King had appeared in front of the two at some point in time, blocking them with a smile.
Hua Qin felt chills under the White Dragon Kings gaze. He asked somewhat weakly, White Dragon King, why are you blocking me? Are you going to kill me?!
The White Dragon King smiled happily. Indeed, it is better to interact with stupid people. The moment they speak, they make meugh. What is the point of killing you? I am only feeling somewhat gloomy and need a ce to vent it. Wait, thats not right, thats not right. Im just here to exchange a few moves. Come,e,e, lets exchange a few moves. Let me beat you up for a while.
Screw your grandfather, Hua Qin cursed loudly, feeling so frustrated that he vomited blood. Then, he turned and ran, not even caring about Hua Qingyun.
Hahaha! You have no growth at all. Dont you know that my principle in beating people up is to beat them harder the farther they run?
The White Dragon King guffawed. Before he set off in pursuit, he nced at Hua Qingyun, leaving a line that Hua Qingyun found strange.
It is still better to have a daughter; they are cute when stupid. A stupid son would really frustrate me to death.
Chapter 1981 (Raw 2079): Returning
Chapter 1981 (Raw 2079): Returning
The zing sun hung high in the sky, pouring down a resplendent light.
Deste God Valley frequently swirled with blood sand. A clear, zing sun like this was very rare.
After the White Dragon King left, Xiao Chen and the others did so as well. One hourter, they exited the city.
When turning their heads back, the six saw sunlight illuminating the ancient city, making it glisten with a special splendor.
The blood sand of Deste God Valley could not cover up the elegance of this city.
It was time to go. The group had gained a lot on this trip to the ancient city.
Everyone in the group was greatly confident of being able to enter Ancestor Dragon City in thepetition between the seven outer pces half a yearter.
Xiao Chen looked at the others and asked, What are your ns after returning?
Murong Yan stretched and covered up a yawn with his right hand. Then, he replied, I will probably sleep for a while and properly refine the umtions I gained during this period. After that, I might go to the Red Dragon Pces Inheritance Pce to see if I can get an inheritance.
The inheritance of the Red Dragon might be quite simr to Xiao Chen obtaining the Blood-Soaked Dragon Emperors inheritance in the Azure Dragon Pce back then.
Every outer pce of the various Divine Dragons had simr inheritances to test their disciples.
Xiao Chen recalled some of the Blood-Soaked Dragon Emperors memories regarding the Red Dragon Pce. Then, he said to Murong Yan, There is a total of nine stages to the Red Dragons Inheritance Pce test. If you want to get a better inheritance to go further in the future, I suggest you supplement yourself with wind-attributed Martial Techniques and work onprehending the Wind Dao. Also, you should train your sight and judgment.
Nine stages? The stages of the Inheritance Pce have always been a secret. I heard that others had been through only six stages at most, and the contents of the tests are all secret. Xiao Chen, how do you know? Murong Yan asked in shock, hiszy appearance immediately disappearing.
Xiao Chen smiled but did not say anything more. Murong Yan scratched his head and said, Ill listen to you. In any case, there would be no harm to it.
Xiao Chen, what are your ns after returning? Situ Changfeng asked.
Xiao Chen thought for a while before saying, I have not thought of it yet. I am already confident of entering Ancestor Dragon City. Im considering what to do after entering Ancestor Dragon City.
The others felt embarrassed. While they were still thinking of how to get into Ancestor Dragon City, Xiao Chen was already thinking of what to do after entering Ancestor Dragon City.
However, no one doubted that Xiao Chen did have that strength.
A sharp cry came from the sky. The six looked up and showed joy on their faces.
It was the Demon Blood Vulture.
The stupid bird is back! Murong Yan eximed happily. This is great. We dont have to walk back.
The group soared into the air andnded on the Demon Blood Vultures back.
Now that it was time to go back, Xiao Chen gave the ancient city onest look, entering deep thought.
This was a city that materialized after a True God died. Every cultivator had such a city in their hearts.
It represented dreams, youth, and pride. However, eventually, even a True God could not withstand the merciless march of time. Before time, everything became nothing.
The city was still around, but the person was no longer.
Time took our city away, but it cannot take away our past pride, just like this city before us.
Even after many years, it still glistens under the sunlight, announcing its past glory and honor.
There was once a person who did his best, putting in the effort to fight for his dream. Eventually, he became a True God and left a city behind in this Deste God Valley.
Given this, that was already sufficient.
Lets go.
Under the sunlight, the Demon Blood Vulture, which looked like a Blood Phoenix, carried the group into the distance. There, the ancient city did not protect them. Blood sand spread everywhere, and the environment was harsh. This was how it was, year after year, never changing. However, who cared?
Fights continued in the ancient city, but most people hade out already.
The remaining fights were games between Sovereign Personages. It did not have anything to do with these people.
Zhen Yuan held a ck Divine Crystal shard as he walked out from the west gate. As he turned his head to look back, his expression appeared grave.
Soon, many Flood Dragon Humans gathered where Zhen Yuan was.
Wheres the young master? the Flood Dragon Humans asked somewhat anxiously when they saw only Zhen Yuan and not Yan Cangming.
Whoosh!
The ck Divine Crystal shard left Zhen Yuans hand, and ck smoke spread out, slowly materializing a vague silhouette.
Although the figure was indistinct, the Flood Dragon Humans immediately recognized it. They greeted excitedly, Young Master!
Dont worry. I am fine. The Flood Dragon Humans do not even have a ce to call their own. How can I die so easily?!
The vague silhouette did not have a clear face, only a pair of eyes that flickered with determination.
This time, Yan Cangming gained fortune through misfortune: he found life amid death. He actuallyprehended some of the Life Daos mysteries, which were even harder toprehend than the Death Daos mysteries.
I definitely have to thank Xiao Chen properly.
I hope he will not be too careless when he meets me again.
Lets go.
With Zhen Yuan leading the way, the group of Flood Dragon Humans started on their return journey.
On the other side, the ck Lotus Church Holy Son and the mysterious person shrouded in bloody shadow walked out together from the east gate.
Ming Xuan had several wounds on his body, left by the Demon Blood Vulture, which were obviously poisoned.
Buddhist light flowed on these bleeding wounds, continuously purging ck toxins.
How unfortunate...after missing this chance, it will be harder to kill him next time, the mysterious person shrouded in bloody shadow said softly as he sighed.
At that time, the two could clearly feel that Xiao Chen was weakened. At best, he could bring out only thirty percent of his normal strength.
Unfortunately, a Demon Blood Vulture came out from somewhere and dyed them. The two had clearly knocked away the Demon Blood Vulture a few times, but surprisingly, it just circled around and craftily attacked again.
That Demon Blood Vulture did not seem like a beast at all. Its high intelligence had the two gritting their teeth in hate.
Holy Son, where should we go next?
Since they already missed the opportunity, so be it. The twos gains in the ancient city were pretty good.
This was especially so for Ming Xuan, who unexpectedly obtained some divine blood. His strength would soar rapidly in the future as he slowly brought out the benefits of the divine blood.
Ming Xuan replied softly, Ill break through to Sovereign Personage first. After that, I n to go to the Xuewu Dynasty. During the most glorious period of the ck Lotus Church, it was the national religion of the Xuewu Dynasty. Even now, there are still many believers there. If we develop properly, we will definitely be able to rise up again.
The mysterious person shrouded in bloody shadow warned, However, I heard that the Xuewu Dynasty is now a ma for Demonic Dao sects. Back then, the Azure Lotus Church killed off most of the ck Lotus Churchs believers. If you go there, you will surely sh with the Azure Lotus Church.
The Holy Son Ming Xuan said indifferently, With effort, one can achieve anything. My master told me that there are still some seniors of the ck Lotus Church in the Xuewu Dynasty. I just need to find the ancestral hall, and I can formally wield the Sect Masters seal. As for the Azure Lotus Church, I have long wanted to test out that Azure Lotus Holy Daughter.
The Holy Son Ming Xuans words dripped with confidence. As he looked at the mysterious person shrouded in bloody shadow, he asked, What are your ns? Do you want toe with me?
How could I go...I dont even have a physical body. Wait for me to find a Five Element Divine Lightning and materialize a Five Element Divine Body first. Then, I will go and join you. The mysterious person shrouded in bloody shadow sighed softly, his words spoken in a deste tone.
Alright, Ill wait for you.
The two parted here after making arrangements to meet up in the Xuewu Dynasty in the future.
Seven dayster, two figures wearing white battle armor flickering with flowing treasure light appeared in the sky above the ancient city. These two people radiated a faint divine nature.
Their battle armor actually contained a divine nature. Although it was faint, it was genuine Divine Might.
If others saw this, they would definitely be greatly startled and extremely confused.
However, if a Divine Vein Realm Sovereign Emperor saw the insignia with the sun, moon, and stars engraved on the battle armor, they would show expressions of understanding.
Another True God that lost to time. Look at the size of this city. I wonder how powerful he was when he was still alive.
Stop feeling moved and quickly do something. Those major characters in the Holy Domain are all waiting!
Yes.
As the two hovered in the air, they kept forming extremelyplicated hand seals. The Divine Essence hidden in the ancient city immediately activated.
The Divine Essence sent the cultivators still exploring the city far away.
After a while, the ancient city floated up, and the two actually carried the ancient city away, flying through the sky.
When seen from afar, the two did not look like they were carrying a city. Instead, it looked like a grave with a gravestone.
The twos expressions were solemn and filled with respect.
At this moment, Xiao Chen, who had just rushed back to the Divine Dragon Empires Heavenly Dragon Pce and had not had time to rest yet, received a message from many Elders: the First Pce Master had been waiting for him for a long time already.
Chapter 1982 (Raw 2080): Beat Him Up
Chapter 1982 (Raw 2080): Beat Him Up
The First Pce Master is looking for me? Whats the matter?
Stop asking questions and go quickly. If you still did not return, he would have issued a convening order. The Elders rushed Xiao Chen to arge pce hall on the main peak of the Heavenly Dragon Pce.
Xiao Chen felt somewhat confused. The three Pce Masters were rarely seen in the Heavenly Dragon Pce. Many people had been in the Heavenly Dragon Pce for more than ten years already but never met the three Pce Masters before.
Of the three Pce Masters, the First Pce Master was the most mysterious, practically never showing himself.
The Second Pce Master, Jue Yang, normally managed the Heavenly Dragon Pce and was the one that the heaven-ss core disciples got to see the most often, so he was not too mysterious. The Third Pce Master managed the Refining Pill Pavilion. The people who frequently went there could asionally see him.
As for the First Pce Master, he did not seem to manage anything. Aside from the heaven-ss Elders, even regr Elders rarely saw him, what more disciples. Xiao Chen felt puzzled. He wondered why the First Pce Master was looking for him so urgently.
The First Pce Master was the one that Xiao Chen had heard the most about. He was the one person to have actually practiced Firmaments Rage to perfection in the past several thousand years.
As for other things, Xiao Chen was unaware. After thinking about it, he still could not figure anything out, so he could only go.
After about fifteen minutes, Xiao Chen saw the mysterious First Pce Master sitting in the center of therge pce hall. Unexpectedly, the other two Pce Masters were there as well.
When the Second Pce Master and the Third Pce Master saw him, they nodded slightly.
Xiao Chen sized up the First Pce Master and found the First Pce Masters aura unfathomable. He could not estimate the First Pce Masters strength at all. The First Pce Master wore gray dragon robes and had an extraordinary air. However, he looked fatigued. Who knew what the First Pce Master had recently experienced?
Greetings to the three Pce Masters! Xiao Chen greeted, bowing slightly with cupped-fist salutes.
On seeing Xiao Chen, the First Pce Master revealed a smile. Then, he said softly, You are too polite. Since you can stand at the top of the Heavenly Dragon statue, you no longer need to bow to anyone in the Heavenly Dragon Pce. My name is Yi Yun; you can just address me as Senior Yun. There is no need to feel awkward.
Many thanks, First Pce Master.
Even so, Xiao Chen still felt somewhat awkward and did not dare to be unbridled.
The First Pce Master did not pay this any mind. He said seriously, You must be curious about why I called you over so urgently, even meeting you together with the other two Pce Masters. Actually, the three of us seriously and cautiously discussed your matter two months ago.
When Xiao Chen heard that, he could not help feeling some surprise. He wondered what shocking thing he had done.
The Supreme Dragon Fist! the Second Pce Master Jue Yang said simply when he saw Xiao Chens confusion.
That is just a Fist Technique, right? Although it is very heaven-defying, its deficits are rather clear as well. I believe there should be Martial Techniques that are not weaker than the Supreme Dragon Fist, right?
Xiao Chen found this slightly strange. One Fist Technique prompted the three Pce Masters to have a serious and cautious discussion. This was too ridiculous.
Of course. The mighty Dragon Race has a long heritage. We have countless Cultivation Techniques and Martial Techniques. We are constantly digging up powerful Martial Techniques of our forefathers or powerful outstanding talents are creating shocking Martial Techniques.
A brilliant light shed in the First Pce Masters eyes. It looked like he was recalling the past. After a pause, he continued, Just based on what I know, there are at least four Fist Techniques that are not weaker than the Supreme Dragon First. However...the Supreme Dragon Fist is unique. In the hands of someone who managed to be a Heavenly Dragon, the horrifying might of this Fist Technique would surpass your expectations.
Xiao Chen knew that the Supreme Dragon Fist would be mightier if he became a Heavenly Dragon.
When Xiao Chen infused the Heavenly Dragons mysteries into the Supreme Dragon Fist, he instantly overpowered Yan Cangming. That was the best proof.
However, Xiao Chen did not expect that when wielded by a true Heavenly Dragon, the Supreme Dragon Fists might would daunt even the First Pce Master.
However, what did all this have to do with calling Xiao Chen here?
Feeling suspicious, Xiao Chen asked, Could it be that you want to disable my Supreme Dragon Fist?
If the Heavenly Dragon Pce wanted to disable his Supreme Dragon Fist, Xiao Chen would begrudge the decision. However, he still could ept it. After all, the Supreme Dragon Fist was a Heavenly Dragon Pces Secret Technique in the first ce.
If it were something that Xiao Chen created himself, he would fight to the end, no matter who it was, if they wanted to disable it.
When the First Pce Master heard that, he hesitated for a moment before saying seriously, Lets not talk about that for now...the one that truly wants to meet you this time is not us. It is a member of the Golden Dragon royal bloodline.
When mentioning the Golden Dragon royal bloodline, a look of disgust shed in the First Pce Masters eyes. However, this look was extremely fleeting; no one noticed it.
You are Xiao Chen, the mixed-blood dragon who seeded in practicing the Supreme Dragon Fist?!
Just at this moment, an arrogant voice rang out from outside. A middle-aged man with extraordinary air and dressedvishly appeared, decked in Golden Dragon armor with royal Dragon Qi coiling around him.
This persons cultivation was not very high, just a Small Perfection Sovereign Personage. However, the air that this person gave off was much stronger than that of the Small Perfection Sovereign Personages whom Xiao Chen saw before.
Clearly, with the support of a Divine Dragon bloodline, this person was not an ordinary Small Perfection Sovereign Personage.
The First Pce Master said softly, This is Lord Qin Yu, Monarch Yu from Ancestor Dragon City.
[TL Note: This Monarch Yu is different from the one that first appeared in Chapter 1863 (Raw 1875). The character for Yu here is different from the previous one. This one has the meaning of feather, while the one in the previous one has the meaning of rain.]
At the same time, the Third Pce Masters voice rang out by Xiao Chens ear. Xiao Chen, whether the Supreme Dragon Fist is disabled or not will depend on this person.
When Xiao Chen heard that, he immediately felt upset. If it was the Heavenly Dragon Pce that wanted to disable his Supreme Dragon Fist, he would not resist. However, if it was some random person from the Golden Dragons that wanted to do it, he absolutely would not agree.
To think that you did not even bow when meeting this monarch.
When Qin Yu did not see Xiao Chen moving at all, he smiled coldly and said, You are indeed the mixed-blood dragon who practiced the Supreme Dragon Fist. Your temper is truly extraordinary,pletely forgetting your own identity.
Greetings, Monarch Yu, Xiao Chen said calmly, neither servile nor arrogant.
Qin Yu snorted coldly and looked Xiao Chen straight in the eye. He said indifferently, Cut the crap. Show me the Supreme Dragon Fist now. After I see it, I will decide whether you can continue practicing it or not.
Sorry, I cannot follow that instruction. Xiao Chen felt speechless. Do I have to show it just because you said so? What do you think I am, a pet monkey?
Qin Yu appeared stupefied; then, he became angry. To think that a mixed-blood dragon really showed his temper at me.
Ill count to three. If you do not show it, Ill disable your Supreme Dragon Fist now, Qin Yu threatened coldly with an icy expression.
Xiao Chen revealed a chilly smile. Who do you think you are? If it were the three Pce Masters who wanted to disable my Supreme Dragon Fist, I would not evenin. What are you? Do I owe you any favors? I wont practice it for you today. If you can, then try disabling it now!
Everyone had their own temper and bottom line; they had their pride and things that they clung to. These were the principles that they lived by and used to deal with things.
Even if Xiao Chen died here today, he would not practice his Supreme Dragon Fist for this Qin Yu.
When the three Pce Masters heard that, they felt shocked. Unexpectedly, Xiao Chen spoke to Qin Yu in such a manner.
After all, Qin Yu was from the Golden Dragons royal bloodline. Even though he was just a Sovereign Personage and was nothing to the three Pce Masters, he still had his bloodline. In terms of status, he technically ranked higher than the three Pce Masters.
You are seeking death!
Qin Yu leaked killing Qi. This insignificant mixed-blood dragon actually dares to scold me! He truly has no idea how vast the heavens are and how deep the seas are.
He immediately threw a punch at Xiao Chen.
This was the Emperor Dragon Fist that only the royal bloodline of the Golden Dragons could practice. This punch contained Dragon Emperor Might as it flew at Xiao Chen at lightning speed, carrying heavy might and pressure.
Divine Dragon War Body!
The other party was a Small Perfection Sovereign Personage, one substage higher than the Initial Perfection Sovereign Personage Liu Yuanzong.
Qin Yu also had a Divine Dragon bloodline to support him. Hence, Xiao Chen did not dare to underestimate this attack, immediately activating the Divine Dragon War Body.
Thunderous sounds came from the bones all over Xiao Chens body, and his body instantly swelled up. Then, Xiao Chenunched an attack using the Supreme Dragon Fist.
Bang!
The two fists shed, and Xiao Chen was sent flying, vomiting blood.
Xiao Chen was no match at all for Qin Yu. Afternding, he had to move back a few steps before he could stand firmly.
However, Xiao Chen gritted his teeth, and his eyes showed an unwillingness to yield. He had no intention whatsoever of shrinking back. Instead, his fighting spirit zed even stronger.
He is actually not dead yet!
This shocked Qin Yu. Earlier, he already used thirty percent of his strength, wanting to kill Xiao Chen at lightning speed before the three Pce Masters could react.
However, based on the current situation, while Xiao Chen was injured, he clearly could still put up a fight. His aura had not weakened at all.
Qin Yu felt humiliated. He was a Sovereign Personage, while the other party was merely a Holy Venerate.
Nevertheless, he had failed to kill the other party with one punch; the other party was not even severely injured.
If this matter were to spread, he would be a huge joke. Inevitably, a murderous intent stirred in his heart.
Stop! the First Pce Master shouted coldly. He turned enraged, directly standing up. This Qin Yu was getting increasingly overboard.
However, Qin Yu pretended not to hear, showing no signs of stopping.
Qin Yu knew that the three Pce Masters would not dare to make a serious move on him or do anything to him. Otherwise, the Heavenly Dragon Pce would be punished by Ancestor Dragon City and end up in a miserable state.
Screw your grandfather! How dare you hurt my brother?! You bastard must be tired of living!
Bang!
Just as the three Pce Masters were feeling enraged, helpless to do anything, a scarlet figure suddenly appeared outside the pce hall. Then, this figure entered at an unusually fast speed and extremely tyrannically kicked Qin Yu away.
It was the Blood Dragon Guards Vice Hall Master Li.
Who?! Who dares to injure me?!
Qin Yu, who fell on the floor, was stunned, incredulous that someone really dared to attack him.
Beat him up! Vice Hall Master Li ordered coldly. Immediately, a group of Blood Dragon Guard experts rushed in. Without even thinking, these experts surrounded Qin Yu and rained down all sorts of attacks on him.
Chapter 1983 (Raw 2081): Scheme
Chapter 1983 (Raw 2081): Scheme
The sudden appearance of the Blood Dragon Guards and Vice Hall Master Li shocked the three Pce Masters.
Even Xiao Chen showed a surprised expression.
Xiao Chen had already made ns for the worst-case scenario. He would leave the Heavenly Dragon Pce and develop elsewhere. Who could have imagined that things would take such aical turn?
Miserable cries came from the spacious pce hall.
The Blood Dragon Guard experts surrounded and attacked Qin Yu. Despite his strength, Qin Yu could not do anything, as Vice Hall Master Li was stronger and was firmly suppressing him.
Furthermore, Vice Hall Master Li worked with the other Blood Dragon Guard experts. They did not waste any time and beat the miserably shrieking Qin Yu helpless.
Li Yunfeng! You actually dare to attack me! Are you giving up on having a ce here?! Qin Yu, who was beaten beyond recognition, scolded loudly after recognizing Vice Hall Master Li.
Vice Hall Master Liughed loudly, Who is Li Yunfeng? This old man is Lord Li of the Blood Dragon Guards. Today, I am beating you up. Just stay there and get beaten. Beat him until he cannot speak. Just an insignificant monarch, and he dares to bully my brother!
Yes, Vice Hall Master.
Pce Masters, save me! Qin Yu, who was beaten into an incredibly sorry state, shouted when he finally thought of potential saviors.
However, despite him calling out for a long time, no one answered. Qin Yu turned his head to look and was shocked to find that the three Pce Masters, who had been in the middle of the pce hall, had left at some point in time.
That was rightthe three Pce Masters were gone. They had disappeared, as though they were never there and had not seen Qin Yu at all.
Why are things like this? Qin Yu said, feeling stunned and confused.
Pa!
Vice Hall Master Lis figure shed as he attacked once again. After Qin Yu blocked three moves, Qin Yus aura turned messy. Then, Vice Hall Master Li sent Qin Yu flying with a p.
Damn! Its really painful. Your skin is extraordinarily thick, Vice Hall Master Li said somewhat exaggeratedly as he looked at Qin Yu, whose face was swelling up like a pig.
Dont just stand there. Continue beating him up.
Yes!
Xiao Chen dismissed his Divine Dragon War Body and went over to Vice Hall Master Lis side. Then, he said, Big Brother Li, many thanks.
At the same time, some worry appeared on Xiao Chens face. Vice Hall Master Li stood up for me. Will there be any consequences for him?
With a carefree smile, Vice Hall Master Li said, Dont speak for now. Ill exin it to youter. There is still a good show to watch.
Just as Qin Yu, a genuine Sovereign Personage, was beaten half-dead and about to kneel to beg for mercy, a shout came from outside the pce hall. Stop!
It was the three Pce Masters. The three walked in, evincing shock. When they saw the situation before them, they were stunned for a moment.
The Third Pce Master went over and helped Qin Yu up. Then, he checked on Qin Yus injuries.
Big Brother, all of Monarch Yus ribs arepletely shattered. His internal organs are crushed, and his face...his face is ruined, the Third Pce Master said, aghast, as though he just learned about this matter.
Xiao Chens lips twitched for a moment. This acting was really realistic. If not for having seen the situation for himself, he would bepletely fooled.
The First Pce Master looked at Vice Hall Master Li and asked, Whats going on?
Vice Hall Master Li replied, This fellow went crazy for some reason. To think that he dared to attack a heaven-ss core disciple of our Heavenly Dragon Pce! It is our ancestral teaching that we do not attack each other in the Heavenly Dragon Pce, so I made a move to teach him a lesson.
The First Pce Master said coldly, Do you know who you beat up? This is Monarch Yu! Ancestor Dragon Citys Monarch Yu!
Vice Hall Master Li looked at Qin Yu and said, Monarch Yu?!
Qin Yus head resembled that of a pig, with dark bruises around his eyes. He nced to the left and right in stupefaction. He felt that he was not smart enough, unable to figure out what was going on.
Qin Yu wanted to say something but found that his throat had swelled up too much. He could not speak at all, only able to make muffled grunts.
Wu...wuwuwu...wu!
Vice Hall Master Li said in realization, I understand now. Its all this fellows fault. Ill bring him back to the Law Enforcement Hall to interrogate him. Lets see whats going on with him. To think that he dared to attack Monarch Yu. Pce Masters, Ill take him away now.
Wu! Wu! Wu!
Qin Yu did not want Xiao Chen to leave. As he sat on the ground, he kept grunting, so anxious that he wanted to cry.
However, Qin Yu was helpless. He could only watch as Vice Hall Master Li, who had beaten him up, brought Xiao Chen away from this ce.
The First Pce Mastermented to the Second Pce Master, It looks like this is a misunderstanding. However, while it is a misunderstanding, the Blood Dragon Guards are really bing increasingly overboard. To think that they dared to beat up Monarch Yu.
The Second Pce Master nodded while smiling. Then, he said, We need to report this matter properly. I used a Light and Shadow Stone to record everything earlier. I will submit it after this. Monarch Yu, dont worry. We will get justice for you. We will not let you get beaten up for nothing.
After speaking, the Second Pce Master gently tapped the Light and Shadow Stone in his hand. A screen of light immediately appeared.
The Light and Shadow Stone provided only a visual recording; it did not have sound. The initial scene showed Qin Yu chatting with Xiao Chen.
Then, Qin Yu suddenly attacked. When he saw this scene, he was stunned. How could it be like this?
Based on the scene shown, Qin Yu directly attacked a junior without care for the gap in cultivation, looking like he wanted to kill Xiao Chen.
Then, Vice Hall Master Li barged in and apprehended Qin Yu, beating him up. After that, the three Pce Masters appeared to stop this.
Finally, the scene fixed on Qin Yus pig-like head after he was beaten up.
Qin Yu was bbergasted. He suddenly realized that he had fallen for some sort of scheme.
If this Light and Shadow Stone was submitted, no matter how Qin Yu denied it, not only would he have been beaten up for nothing, but his reputation would also be ruined if it spread out. Furthermore, the royal n would punish and scold him. He would not be able to wash himself of the guilt.
A good reputation would all be ruined here.
Previously, Qin Yu thought that the three Pce Masters were very obedient, not daring toin about anything. Now that he thought about it, he trembled in fear. The three Pce Masters were Divine Vein Realm experts. To think that they even schemed against him!
After coughing a few times, Qin Yu finally grunted after much difficulty, As for the Supreme...Dragon Fists matter, its over. Xiao Chens Supreme Dragon Fist shows noprehension of its essence; it is not worth mentioning.
The Second Pce Master smiled faintly. Then, he tossed the Light and Shadow Stone in his hand to Qin Yu and said, Many thanks. Monarch Yu, please do make the report honestly. Third Brother, go get some good Medicinal Pills and quickly treat Monarch Yus wounds.
Xiao Chen, who was pulled out by Vice Hall Master Li, also felt somewhat confused. He still did not understand what had happened.
The three Pce Masters acting did not seem impromptu, as if this had been nned for a long time.
Vice Hall Master Li said somewhat ruefully, Theres no need to keep thinking about it. This is the Second Pce Masters idea, a show that we all worked together to put on. There are many people in the Golden Dragon Race who disdain mixed-blood dragons, looking down on them. However, this Qin Yu is really extraordinarily stupid. He actually thought that the three Pce Masters of the Heavenly Dragon Pce are people he could offend. He does not realize that people who can climb to positions like theirs as mixed-blood dragons are all formidable, ambitious, and ruthless.
He is just an insignificant Sovereign Personage; there is a limit to what he is capable of. So, here is the rough breakdown. After you seeded in practicing the Supreme Dragon Fist, the First Pce Master took the initiative to go to Ancestor Dragon City and exin it to the people of Divine Dragon bloodlines. The main problem was the Golden Dragon Race; the other bloodlines did not care too much. Hence, Qin Yu came over.
Who knew, you happened to be away from the Heavenly Dragon Pce. Hehe! Your luck was extraordinarily good. Had he managed to catch you then, there would have been some trouble. After that, the Second Pce Master discussed this with me, and we came up with such an act. The storm from your practicing the Supreme Dragon Fist is settled for now; there is no need to worry.
Although Vice Pce Master Li spoke rather indifferently, Xiao Chen could make out surging undercurrents from his tone.
It looked like the storm that the Supreme Dragon Fist kicked up was much greater than Xiao Chen had imagined.
It was just that the oblivious Xiao Chen was kept in the dark.
Vice Hall Master Li sighed softly and added, The First Pce Master suffered a lot in Ancestor Dragon City. Originally, I did not intend to tell you about it lest it affect your emotions and dy your advancement to Holy Venerate. Now that it caused such a bigmotion, I have no choice but to tell you. Haha! However, you gave us all a pleasant surprise. To think that you already broke through to the Holy Light Stage!
Xiao Chen felt a warmth in his heart. He said seriously, Big Brother Li got implicated as well. With this, the Blood Dragon Guards offended Qin Yu. It will probably be problematic for you.
However, Vice Hall Master Li guffawed, The Blood Dragon Guards fear many things, but we dont fear offending people. The Blood Dragon Guards is an independent faction, not under any of the Dragon Kings. We obey only the Shadow Dragon Sovereign!
The Shadow Dragon Sovereign?
Vice Hall Master Li nodded and said, Precisely! Hence, you dont have to worry about me. The three Pce Masters might fear Qin Yu, but we, the Blood Dragon Guards, do not. From the moment the Blood-Soaked Dragon Emperor established the Blood Dragon Guards, we were independent of the seven outer pces. However, we are also closely tied to the Six Colored Divine Dragons and hold a status surpassing theirs.
When Xiao Chen heard this, he felt stunned. The Blood Dragon Guards was actually established by the Blood-Soaked Dragon Emperor?
This surprised Xiao Chen. So, he went to search through the Blood-Soaked Dragon Emperors memories to see if he could obtain any useful information.
Chapter 1984 (Raw 2082): Special Treatment
Chapter 1984 (Raw 2082): Special Treatment
The Blood-Soaked Dragon Emperors memories were incredibly vast and messy. Xiao Chen could not possibly take them all in. Hence, he hadpressed and sealed most of them in a corner. When he needed something, he could just go and specially search for the rted memories.
The Red Dragons Inheritance Pce was a good example. Xiao Chen had just thought hard about the Red Dragons Inheritance Pce, and rted information about the Red Dragons Inheritance Pce in the Blood-Soaked Dragon Emperors memories had slowly appeared.
When Xiao Chen heard that the Blood-Soaked Dragon Emperor had established the Blood Dragon Guards, he started searching the memories after his shock passed. After a while, some information about the Blood Dragon Guards appeared in his mind.
It turned out that the Blood Dragon Guards was an independent organization that the Blood-Soaked Dragon Emperor set up for collecting intelligence when he was ruling the Dragon Race.
The Blood-Soaked Dragon Emperor had indeed established the Blood Dragon Guards. However, it clearly had been passed on for many years. Back then, the Blood Dragon Guards was only in charge of intelligence gathering, stretching its tentacles to every corner of the Divine Dragon Empire.
Hehe! You have never heard of the Blood-Soaked Dragon Emperor before, right? Vice Hall Master Li said with a smile, appearing cocky when he saw Xiao Chens confused appearance.
Xiao Chen recovered his wits and nodded. I have indeed never heard of him.
How could Xiao Chen not have heard of the Blood-Soaked Dragon Emperor? Right now, Xiao Chen was probably the person that understood the Blood-Soaked Dragon Emperor best in the entire Dragon Race.
However, he could not tell Vice Hall Master Li. He could only y dumb.
Vice Hall Master Li said, Speaking of this Blood-Soaked Dragon Emperor will encroach on some of the Dragon Races secrets. I only heard about it by chance. Just take it as a story when you hear it. Actually, I do not really believe it myself.
Xiao Chen sighed and said, Big Brother Li, do go on.
It is said that one hundred thousand years ago, there were seven Divine Dragon bloodlines. Aside from the White Dragon, the Golden Dragon, the Silver Dragon, the Red Dragon, the Blue Dragon, and the Green Dragon, there was another bloodlinethe strongest bloodline. The Blood-Soaked Dragon Emperor was the Dragon King of this strongest bloodline, as well as the strongest Dragon Emperor in the Dragon Races history.
Back then, the ck Dragon King nearly destroyed the Dragon Race, stirring up the entire Central Great Realm and wreaking havoc. It started a horrifying great war between righteous and demonic. However, the one that eventually sealed the ck Dragon King was the Blood-Soaked Dragon Emperor.
Vice Hall Master Li continued softly, Saying that he personally ended the previous war between righteous and demonic would be no exaggeration.
Pretending to be curious, Xiao Chen asked, What exactly was his bloodline? Since it was so strong, why is it no longer around, with only some rumors of it left?
Vice Hall Master Li frowned and said, Exactly. I find it strange, as well. I heard that this bloodline is known as the Azure Dragon bloodline. However, they have been extinct for close to one hundred thousand years already. Im afraid that even if an Azure Dragon bloodline cultivator stood before me, I would not recognize that persons bloodline.
Xiao Chens heart skipped a beat for some reason. After he verified that this Vice Hall Master Li was not testing him, he released his bated breath.
However, they did not leave only rumors behind. I heard that there are some secrets that are preserved and passed down through the generations. Even so, who would care about a bloodline that no longer existed? The territory of the empire has changed several times from the various upheavals in the Central Great Realm. There are so many things that distract people.
When Xiao Chen heard that, he felt mildly stunned. However, after he thought about it, it made sense.
As the information was passed down through the generations, those that knew about the Azure Dragon bloodline dwindled. One would not care about the Azure Dragon bloodline at all and would not know much about it unless one specifically sought information as the previous Heavenly Dragon had.
Vice Hall Master Li said seriously, However, no matter what, this has been passed down through many generations in my Blood Dragon Guards. We have never forgotten about the Blood-Soaked Dragon Emperor. He is the founder of the Blood Dragon Guards; that is recorded in our history.
Xiao Chen smiled. Thats a pretty good story. Now that the story is over, is Big Brother Li going to bring me to the Law Enforcement Hall?
Vice Hall Master Li guffawed, patted Xiao Chens shoulder, and said, Go back to your residence and cultivate properly. Dont overthink. The three Pce Masters are relying on you for thepetition between the seven outer pces.
After saying this, Vice Hall Master Li left. If Qin Yu knew, he would probably be extremely depressed.
Vice Hall Master Li had imed that he would bring Xiao Chen to the Law Enforcement Hall to interrogate him. However, the Blood Dragon Guards did not even put on a poor show, directly letting Xiao Chen go.
As Xiao Chen stared after Vice Hall Master Li, he entered deep thought. He felt that what he experienced in the past two hours or so was even more tiring than his adventure in the ancient city.
The seemingly peaceful Divine Dragon Empire was actually rife with undercurrents. Just one Supreme Dragon Fist kicked up such amotion.
Xiao Chen vaguely felt that thismotion was far frompletely resolved.
The Dragon Emperor position changed hands every five hundred years. Before the session, candidates would first be identified.
Going by the rules, even mixed-blood dragons could fight for a candidate spot. In reality, the strongest younger-generation outstanding talents of the Six Colored Divine Dragons fought for candidacy.
The Golden Dragon bloodline had already monopolized the Dragon Emperor position for many years.
This time, only a person from the Golden Dragon bloodline came to meddle in the matter of the Supreme Dragon Fist. This showed that the other five Divine Dragon bloodlines were happy to see this happen, hoping for a variable to appear.
The other bloodlines wanted to see the superficial peace of the Divine Dragon Empire break. The more chaotic it became, the better.
The many clues came together in Xiao Chens mind. Then, the full picture appeared before him.
He remembered that moment when he felt like he really would die at the hands of the White Dragon King.
The White Dragons have Liu Ruyue. The other Divine Dragon bloodlines should have their own outstanding talents as well.
The Six Colored Divine Dragons are biding their time, waiting for thepetition to be the Dragon Emperor.
Sooner orter, there will be an evenrger storm, one that will shake the entire Divine Dragon Empire.
However, what role will I y in this?
Xiao Chen returned to reality. Then, his figure shed as he made his way back to his residence.
He took a stroll and arrived at the mirrorlikeke in his residence.
Ssh! Xiao Chen jumped into theke and closed his eyes, slowly sinking deep into the water.
When Xiao Chen reached the bottom of theke, he closed off his senses andpletely rxed, falling sound asleep.
Im too tired. Right now, I dont want to do anything. I just want to have a good sleep.
Many times, a good sleep during the pursuit of the Martial Dao was a luxury.
Three dayster:
The tranquilke lost its calm as a figure soared out of it. As Xiao Chen stood on the surface, drops of water gently rolled off his body and fell back into theke.
He did not use his Veritable Essence Energy to vaporize the water, wanting to experience the sensation of being drenched.
Amid the hazy mist, Xiao Chen raised his head and looked at the rising sun in the east. It looked very colorful, disying an extraordinary scene.
He raised a hand and wiped away the water on his face. As his vision cleared up, the scene before him brightened. He felt carefree and rxed.
The fatigue that had built up over a long time was swept away. Then, Xiao Chen breathed out a long breath of turbid air.
His white robes and long hair clung to his body. The water had not dried off yet, making him look unkempt. Just like that, he walked back to his courtyard.
Then, he took out a bottle of winea bottle of Thousand Year me.
However, Xiao Chen was somewhat loath to drink it. He had only two or three bottles of Thousand Year me left. If he drank it all up, there would be no more.
He took out a crystalline cup and filled it with wine. Then, he raised the exquisite wine cup and shook it gently.
Golden stars floated out from the wine cup, slowly twinkling. After the wine fragrance spread out, the light rippled.
As Xiao Chen slowly swirled the wine cup, he brought the wine to its most perfect state. The stars flew out and formed a Golden Crow flying in the sky.
When the Golden Crow mysterious phenomenon disappeared, he drank the cup of wine in one gulp and savored the burn of the Thousand Year me.
Xiao Chen drank only one cup before putting away the rest of the Thousand Year me.
What wine is this? It is very fragrant!
Just then, someone came uninvited. Xiao Chen turned his head to look and saw the three Pce Masters arriving together.
He stood up and performed a cupped-fist salute. Greetings, Pce Masters.
During this meeting, the three Pce Masters expressions looked warmer, no longer as grave and fatigued as before.
Clearly, themotion of the Supreme Dragon Fist had alreadye to an end.
The Third Pce Master looked at Xiao Chen and asked, Xiao Chen, are you hiding good wine? Quickly take it out. I already smelled it!
Xiao Chen could not help feeling a pang in his heart. If it were any other wine, sharing it would be fine. However, he really could not bear to take out the Thousand Year me.
Ill exchange it with a Rank 4 Heavenly Pill! the Third Pce Master offered fervently with his eyes closed as he sniffed the wine fragrance.
Just at the crucial moment, the Second Pce Master saved Xiao Chen. Third Brother, we need to speak about proper matters. Dont go on a drinking binge here.
The Third Pce Master was somewhat unwilling, but he still said, Alright, alright. We three Pce Masters unanimously decided that we will give you pointers before thepetition between the seven outer pces starts.
When Xiao Chen heard that, he eximed joyfully, Really?
This was a delightful surprise. Probably no heaven-ss core disciple in the Heavenly Dragon Pce had ever received such treatment.
Having all three Pce Masters to give pointers, how heaven-defying was that?
Of course, its real. I have long wanted to see your Firmaments Rage.
The First Pce Master revealed a faint smile as he looked at Xiao Chen. Clearly, he already knew that Xiao Chen was the second person after him to seed in practicing Firmaments Rage in the past few thousand years.
Chapter 1985 (Raw 2083): Light of the Sun and the Moon
Chapter 1985 (Raw 2083): Light of the Sun and the Moon
The Second Pce Master, Jue Yang, said seriously, Before we came, we already discussed it. The First Pce Master will give you pointers on Martial Techniques. In reality, aside from knowing Firmaments Rage, First Brother also participated in the creation of the Supreme Dragon Fist that you practice.
What?!
This startled Xiao Chen. This First Pce Master truly hid himself deeply. The First Pce Master actually managed to perfect Firmaments Rage, which no one else in the Dragon Race had managed to practice in the past few thousand years.
Even more unexpected was that the First Pce Master was a cocreator of the Supreme Dragon Fist. That was truly surprising.
Second Pce Master Jue Yang continued, I am the most skilled at the Soul Dao. I can give you pointers in this aspect. Third Brothers cultivation is somewhat weaker than ours, but his skill in alchemy is excellent. It would best for him to help you temper your physical body.
These would be pointers targeted at strengthening Xiao Chens various aspects: Martial Techniques, Soul Energy, and physical body.
Anticipation filled Xiao Chen.
However, dont expect too much. The three of us cannot possibly spend much time giving you pointers. At best, we can spare only one day. The rest will depend on your ownprehension. Second Brother is the busiest, so he will start first. The rest of us will leave for now.
When Xiao Chen heard that, he still felt delighted. In reality, he did not expect much, either. The three Pce Masters were not his masters. For them to make a special effort to give him pointers for a day was already a lot.
Many times, one did not require pointers to be given for a long time.
Sometimes, just a sentence could allow one to enjoy lifelong benefits. All one had to do was to work hard.
Many thanks, Pce Masters, Xiao Chen said as he bowed.
Whoosh! Whoosh!
The First Pce Master and the Third Pce Master disappeared at the same time, leaving only Xiao Chen and the Second Pce Master, Jue Yang, in Cold Moon Cave.
Second Pce Master Jue Yang instructed softly, Xiao Chen, show me your Holy Venerate Will. You should be able to materialize your Holy Venerate Will already, right? I feel that your Soul Energy is very strong, at the level of ate-stage Holy Venerate.
Yes.
With a thought, the azure-colored dragon seal in Xiao Chens Soul Pool flickered with light. Then, a zing sun and a bright moon rose into the air behind him,peting with each other in brightness.
In mere moments, Xiao Chens Holy Venerate Will encased the surrounding five hundred meters.
Sun and Moon Shining Together!
This sight shocked the Second Pce Master, Jue Yang. To think that a mysterious phenomenon appeared; this was indeed a pleasant surprise.
There might not even be a single person among ten thousand whose will of soul could produce a mysterious phenomenon. Perhaps there might only be one in ten million.
A will of soul that could produce a mysterious phenomenon was mostly inherited from ones ancestors, passed down through the bloodline.
Hence, such wills of souls were rathermon among the Noble n outstanding talents in the dynasties. However, they were rather rare in the eight great empires.
Outstanding talents who could produce a mysterious phenomenon with their will of soul were extremely scarce in the vast northern region.
Jue Yang nodded with a smile. Pretty good. This makes it easier for me to give you pointers. Ill teach you the trick to using the mysterious phenomenon.
Second Pce Master, please exin more.
The so-called trick is actually its usage in practicalbat. There are just two aspects to it: offense and defense.
Second Pce Master said softly, You cannot do both at the same time; there needs to be a primary and secondary. First, tell me, how do you want to use your mysterious phenomenon: offense or defense?
Xiao Chen entered deep thought. Actually, he already had many offensive techniques.
As for the Soul Dao, Xiao Chen mostly wanted to avoid falling into passivity when meeting with a Soul Dao expert.
Xiao Chen, who already had a clear direction, quickly made his choice. He said decisively, Defense.
Good. Since you want defense, then I will teach you how to merge this Sun and Moon Shining Together mysterious phenomenon with your physical body.
The Second Pce Master Jue Yangs face turned serious as he stepped forward. Then, he suddenly tapped Xiao Chens forehead.
Boom!
The light of the sun and the moon above continuously grew brighter. The zing sun above looked like it was real, shining with a fiery light. The moonlight was like water, gentle and peaceful, sending down a soft glow.
Working together, the two reached a delicate bnce. Now, one could not feel the heat of the zing sun or the gentleness of the bright moon.
Whoosh!
Just as Xiao Chen felt immersed in this wondrous feeling, the sun and the moon entered his body at the same time, and his body released a bright light.
Xiao Chens might and pressure soared significantly. The light of the sun and the moon flickered rhythmically as the wondrous mysterious phenomenon affected the surroundings.
It changed between night and day, astounding Xiao Chen.
He found it genuinely inconceivable that the Sun and Moon Shining Together mysterious phenomenon could be used this way.
Now, you control it for yourself.
The Second Pce Master retracted his hand and moved back quickly. Then, he reappeared on top of the courtyard wall far away before looking at Xiao Chen with a smile.
Boom!
At that instant, Xiao Chen felt like there were two different wills of soul in his body devolving into chaos.
The wills of soul rampaged. Xiao Chens body seesawed between hot and cold. His surroundings switched between night and day at random.
Xiao Chen lost all control, feeling like he could not handle this.
Think about this. This is the will of soul and not Veritable Essence Energy. Dont use your old methods to try and control it. The Second Pce Masters voice rang out by Xiao Chens ear, calming him somewhat.
That was right. This was the will of soul and not Veritable Essence Energy.
Xiao Chen calmed down. Usually, when he controlled his will of soul, he did so as a whole.
Its sudden splitting into two had flustered him.
When Xiao Chen controlled the zing sun, the bright moon turned chaotic. When he stabilized the bright moon, the zing sun went berserk.
Sweat beaded off his forehead.
Boom!
In the next moment, the light of the sun and the moon burst out of Xiao Chens body. His soul suffered from the rebound, and he vomited a mouthful of blood.
The Second Pce Master appeared beside Xiao Chen. He did not say a thing as he ced his finger on Xiao Chens forehead once again.
Jue Yangs powerful Soul Energy immediately healed the injuries that Xiao Chen sustained.
Xiao Chen let out a long breath. Then, he asked about his earlier doubts.
The Second Pce Master smiled but did not exin. Instead, he got Xiao Chen to stretch out an arm and a leg at the same time and made him perform all sorts of nimble actions with both at the same time.
Xiao Chen suddenly understood. Second Pce Master, this Sun and Moon Shining Together is actually like my arms and legs. They look separate, but in reality, they are a whole. I only have one will of soul.
Of course. If you had two different wills of soul, it would be heaven-defying. You could live if your soul got destroyed. It would be like having an extra life. Do you think that is possible?
The Second Pce Master smiled in gratification. Although this was the first time he taught Xiao Chen, Xiao Chen was not stupid.
Ill let you feel it once more. Feel it carefully. You were too distracted previously.
The Second Pce Master ced his finger on Xiao Chens forehead again. Soon, the earlier scene reappeared. The sun and the moon entered his body, and the surroundings switched between night and day, shing rhythmically. Suddenly, the rhythm turned chaotic. The back-and-forth between night and day turned irregr.
However, in reality, it was still within the Second Pce Masters control; he had intentionally done it.
The Second Pce Master drew his hand back, and the light of the sun and the moon promptly scattered. Then, he said softly, In reality, I was just driving your Soul Energy. I did not even use a trace of my Soul Energy. Come, feel it once more.
This time, Xiao Chen properly felt it, and it was as the Second Pce Master said.
Be it the strengthening of the light from the sun and the moon or them merging into his physical body, it was all controlled by Xiao Chens Soul Energy. Achieving such an effect did not require strong Soul Energy.
Controlling it took very little Soul Energy. The most important thing was how to do it.
I understand.
This time, Xiao Chen took the initiative to stop the effect, forcing out the Second Pce Masters will.
This slightly startled the Second Pce Master. Then, his figure shed as he moved back to observe Xiao Chen.
Sun and Moon Shining Together!
With a thought, the zing sun and the bright moon soared into the sky at the same time, hanging high in the air.
As Xiao Chens Soul Energy drained, the light of the sun and the moon continuously brightened. However, everything proceeded in an orderly and bnced manner; neither side was stronger.
This...
The Second Pce Master was somewhat surprised. To think that Xiao Chen grasped this so quickly. The bnce was truly shocking.
Yin and Yang in equilibrium, the light of the sun and the moon, heed my call! Xiao Chen shouted in his heart, and the light of the sun and the moon entered his body simultaneously.
The two were indeed parts of a whole. Xiao Chen imagined them as the Taiji Yinyang me Diagram, using the sun and the moon to restrain each other.
After the initial unfamiliarity, he managed to control the effect freely.
The sky turned dark as the moon shone brightly. Then, the sun rose and the moon set. Xiao Chen could control everything freely with a movement of his hand. He soared up and down in the air as he smiled.
Xiao Chen looked into the distance as he did this. After some time, he no longer needed to focus on controlling it. While he maintained the light of the sun and the moon, he could perform various actions, including circting his Veritable Essence Energy.
This bbergasted the Second Pce Master, Jue Yang, as he watched. This was equivalent to practicalbat application.
This capability truly inspired a whole new level of respect, as well as praise.
Whoosh!
While flickering with the alternating light of the sun and the moon, Xiao Chennded beside the Second Pce Master and smiled. Second Pce Master, please teach me how to use my Holy Venerate Will for offense.
The Second Pce Master shook his head and said, Theres no need. The method is applicable in every way. All you need to do now is choose a Soul Energy Cultivation Technique to cultivate. I have nothing else to teach you.
Xiao Chens expression changed slightly as he scattered the light of the sun and the moon, then withdrew his will of soul into his Soul Pool. Startled, he said, Its over?
Jue Yangined in his heart. How else could it be? This is something that usually takes at least a few months toprehend, yet you learned it in three attempts.
Chapter 1986 (Raw 2084): Patient Guidance
Chapter 1986 (Raw 2084): Patient Guidance
The Second Pce Master looked at the slightly downcast Xiao Chen and said, Dont be too disappointed. You are not a cultivator specializing in Soul Energy, so you dont have to learn too much. However, it is truly somewhat of a pity that you did not specialize in Soul Energy with your talent.
Specialize in Soul Energy?
Xiao Chen had never considered it. As far as Soul Energy went, he only used it as a supplement, so he would not end up flustered if he met with a Soul Energy expert.
How horrifyingly strong are Soul Energy experts? Xiao Chen asked.
After some thought, the Second Pce Master replied, That is hard to say. The Soul Dao is equally vast and deep. The strongest experts I have seen have even trained their will clones to be as strong as the main body. These are known as soul bodies. Compared to the cultivation of the main body, they have some advantages that the physical body does not have and are exceptionally hard to deal with.
There are also people who can merge their Soul Energy into their Eye Techniques. With one look, they can force their targets soul into a deep trap, restraining the soul. The scariest ones are from the Demonic Dao sects. The ghost pennants they refine are extremely evil...
The Second Pce Master spoke about many things, widening Xiao Chens horizons. The Central Great Realms Soul Dao experts were truly hidden talents.
The Soul Dao was much more challenging to cultivate; hence, Soul Dao cultivators were even rarer than physical body cultivators. However, one would be exceptionally horrifyingly strong when they became aplished.
Second Pce Master, can you let me experience a Soul Energy attack?
Xiao Chen was raring to try, wanting to see how strong the powerful Second Pce Masters will of soul was.
Second Pce Master Jue Yang thought for a while before saying, Alright, thats a good thing. Ill restrict my cultivation to the Holy Light Stage and use my Soul Energy Martial Techniques to attack you. This way, we can test out how you use the Sun and Moon Shining Together to defend against my Soul Technique attack.
Right after Jue Yang spoke, Xiao Chen suddenly felt him emanating a terrifying will of soul.
Whoosh!
Xiao Chen turned into a lightning bolt and quickly dodged, practically purely on instinct.
After Xiao Chennded, he was somewhat horrified to discover that his afterimage had a sharp short spear stabbing into it. The short spear was formed from Soul Energy and looked solid. If it struck, it would riddle ones soul with holes.
Boom!
Before Xiao Chen could even let out a sigh, the Second Pce Masters will of soul turned into a painting of mountains and rivers and spread out.
Instantly, Xiao Chen suffered from many restrictions within this will of soul. The efficiency of his Movement Technique and Veritable Essence Energy declined by more than half.
The Second Pce Masters hand grabbed gently, and a dragon w made by Soul Energy clutched at Xiao Chen.
Due to the restriction on Xiao Chens Movement Techniques, he only managed to dodge for a moment before carelessly getting caught.
Just then, Xiao Chen felt like a piece of his soul was sliced off, an unbearable pain.
In several instances, Xiao Chen wanted to bring his Holy Venerate Will out. However, the Second Pce Masters Soul Techniques rained down at him at every moment in a relentless assault.
This forced Xiao Chen to focus on evasion, preventing him from bringing out his Holy Venerate Will.
Whoosh!
Suddenly, the pressure on Xiao Chen decreased.
Just as he felt confused, a dragon soul descended from the sky, charging at him with vast Dragon Might.
This pressure reached the depths of Xiao Chens soul. His body could not move at all. His soul felt suppressed.
Xiao Chen was terrified. If he allowed this dragon soul toe down, it would swallow up his soul.
Sun and Moon Shining Together!
At the crucial moment of life and death, Xiao Chen erupted with unprecedented potential under the immense pressure.
A bright moon and a zing sun soared into the sky at the same time, hanging high in the air.
In the next moment, the light of the sun and the moon entered Xiao Chens body, which immediately flickered with light. Day and night cycled continuously.
Bang!
The dragon soul crashed into Xiao Chens body and exploded with powerful shock waves. The entire dragon soul shattered, but his soul suffered only some light injuries.
Very good. As long as you can bring out the light of the sun and the moon before this pressure, you will be able to protect yourself, even against a Sovereign Personages will of soul, Second Pce Master Jue Yang said with a faint smile after the shock waves dissipated.
Xiao Chen panted slightly. He felt that the Second Pce Master had not gone all out, yet he was already in a sorry state.
This truly felt somewhat embarrassing. Xiao Chen did not dare to ept such praise.
Second Pce Master, many thanks for the pointers.
Jue Yang smiled faintly and left. Then, the First Pce Masters figure slowly appeared before Xiao Chen.
The First Pce Master looked at Xiao Chen and said, This is truly surprising. How did you control the light of the sun and the moon? Originally, I thought that you would take at least three months to achieve free control of it. Unexpectedly, you managed to grasp it and use it in practicalbat in less than half a day.
First Pce Master is overpraising me.
The First Pce Master shook his head and said, I am not overpraising you. You justck some umtions. If you had been cultivating in arge sect of the Central Great Realm from childhood, you would have been famous long ago. However, that is still possible now. Sooner orter, your fame will spread all over the northern region, even the entire Central Great Realm.
The First Pce Master clearly thought highly of Xiao Chen. He continued, I heard that Jue Yang brought you to see that person in the Starry Heavens Dragon Prison. It seems that he had newprehensions regarding the Supreme Dragon Fist.
Xiao Chen nodded and said, Yes. He had new understandings of what it means to be supreme. It involves many things that I do not understand.
After that, Xiao Chen told the First Pce Master everything he had seen and heard at the Starry Heavens Dragon Prison.
The First Pce Master said somewhat ruefully, There is no way to prevent him from furthering his understanding of this world even when imprisoned. However, you dont need to bother with all that for now. Your Supreme Dragon Fist has not reached that level yet.
Right.
In the future, you will find that some of the mysteries within the Supreme Dragon First will be easier to understand as a Heavenly Dragon.
The First Pce Master said, Let me teach you about Firmaments Rage first. Show me your Firmaments Rage.
Xiao Chen nodded and smashed down with a stretched-out hand. Immediately, the rage of a Great Deste Eon Ancestor Dragon covered the sky.
A humongous burning hand with knife-like fingers covered the sky and sun, flickering with resplendent electric light and icy saber light. It gave off a vast might and pressure, feeling incredibly horrifying.
After observing for a while, the First Pce Master said, Alright, thats enough.
Xiao Chen retracted his hand, and the Firmaments Rage flew off into the distance, crushing a mountain peak. Then, he quietly waited for the First Pce Masters pointers.
Xiao Chen still felt very satisfied with the might of this Firmaments Rage. That earlier strike had drained only one percent of his energy.
You have not found the five elemental attributes, right? You are seeking out the Five Element Divine Lightning?
The First Pce Master could tell that the second stage of Xiao Chens Firmaments Rage had already reached perfection and could begin infusing the energy of the five elements.
Xiao Chen nodded. The Five Element Divine Lightning is verypatible with my Thunder Great Dao and is also a peak five-elemental energy. It was the most suitable for fusing into my Firmaments Rage.
However, this Five Element Divine Lightning is not easy to find. Furthermore, many experts want it. I will keep an eye out for you. When news of a Five Element Divine Lightning appears, I will immediately inform you.
Many thanks, First Pce Master.
You are too polite. For now, your Firmaments Rage does not require much advice. You have already grasped the state and mysteries behind it. All youck is variation.
Feeling curious, Xiao Chen said, How so?
Like this!
The First Pce Master stepped forward and smashed his hand down. Then, his palm turned into a w as he swiped down.
The First Pce Master instantly executed Firmaments Rage. Before Xiao Chen could react, he felt the horrifying rage of a Great Deste Eon Ancestor Dragon encasing him. Boundless sword Qi assaulted his body. If he made a rash move, this rage would consume his physical body, and the sword Qi would tear him to shreds.
What was even scarier was that the First Pce Masters five fingers had already grasped Xiao Chens head. However, he contained the Firmaments Rage and did not unleash it.
The wind was light, and the clouds were calm. The First Pce Master already hadplete control over the release of the rage.
This was unlike Xiao Chen, who could not control the Great Deste Eon Ancestor Dragons rage. Once he executed Firmaments Rage, he had to vent the rage quickly. Otherwise, that rage would cause him to explode.
Whoosh!
The First Pce Master pulled his hand back. Xiao Chen felt sweat pouring off his head. He released his bated breath as horror shed in his eyes.
Xiao Chen had never thought that Firmaments Rage could be executed that way.
There was no shocking and overwhelming aura or rage spreading in the sky, simply casual execution.
Moreover, Xiao Chen was certain that the First Pce Master had not brought out even thirty percent of his Firmaments Rages might.
What do you think?
It is a great eye-opener, truly incredible. I am ashamed of myself. Xiao Chen answered honestly, not exaggerating anything.
The First Pce Master smiled and said, This is the result of my hundreds of years ofprehension. Of course, you are notparable. There is no need to feel ashamed. Speaking of which, I am the one who should be ashamed. Back then, I took an entire year to practice the second stage. Even so, my master already praised me to the skies, saying that I was a rare genius of the Heavenly Dragon Pce, one that shows up only once every thousand years.
As the First Pce Master reminisced, he had a somewhat sorrowful expression. Then, he said seriously, Come, Ill teach you how to vary it.
First is to control the rage, containing it but not unleashing it. Rage but do not show it. Finally, you will reach a level where you show your might without the rage.
The First Pce Master was very patient, repeatedly coaching Xiao Chen on how to control the rage.
This was a very dry process. On seeing Xiao Chen patiently learning, the First Pce Master was delighted and smiled with satisfaction.
Next is condensing the Firmaments Rage. There is no need for it to make the skies rage. Isnt it better if your rage is what shakes the skies? Right?
Good, thats the way. Withdraw the rage. Take it step by step. There is no need to rush. Ah...failed. Dont rush. Again, again. Watch how I do it.
It was difficult to imagine that a person who practiced Firmaments Rage to such a level could have such a good temper, patiently giving pointers, guiding another through every step. Even Xiao Chen felt somewhat embarrassed.
Xiao Chen felt that he was too stupid. With such detailed guidance, he still could not learn it.
Focus! Focus! Focus! Xiao Chen repeatedly told himself. He showed a serious expression, not daring to get distracted.
Try it again. Control the rage. Good, thats the way. Dont rush. Dont show the rage. Thats right, very good. Condense the Ancestor Dragons rage, as well as the Thunder Dao and the Saber Dao, into your hand.
Soon, the First Pce Master stopped speaking. Xiao Chen became utterly immersed in the process, reaching the point where he forgot about everything else.
Then, Xiao Chen suddenly raised his hand and bent his fingers, forming a w as he nimbly moved his hand.
Boom!
A tyranny that looked down on the world appeared in Xiao Chens eyes. With this gentle swipe, the firmament trembled.
Sess! The First Pce Masters voice rang out once more. He beamed with gratification, appearing entirely satisfied.
Chapter 1987 (Raw 2085): Reporting the Harvest
Chapter 1987 (Raw 2085): Reporting the Harvest
Not showing the rage, showing might without the rage!
Xiao Chen suddenly clenched his fingers, and the Ancestor Dragons rage and the Great Dao Energy in his hand immediately withdrew.
Suddenly, a startling might and pressure erupted despite Xiao Chens casual and rxed appearance. He disyed the might without the rage.
Good! the First Pce Master praised softly as he pped gently, feeling very satisfied.
Xiao Chen felt pleasantly surprised. Then, he dropped to one knee and said, Many thanks to First Pce Master for your pointers. Xiao Chen is eternally grateful. There is no way for me to return this favor.
There was an ancient saying: heaven, earth, king, family, and master. Aside from ones parents, heaven, earth, and king, one could kneel to only ones master.
Although the First Pce Master was not Xiao Chens master, his patient guidance greatly benefited Xiao Chen, making him half a master to Xiao Chen.
If not for the First Pce Master, Xiao Chens Firmaments Rage might have taken at least ten more years to reach such levels ofprehension.
Xiao Chens experience was limited. In the past, he never would have thought that he could use Firmaments Rage like that.
Right now, the First Pce Master was the best in the Divine Dragon Empire at using Firmaments Rage.
The First Pce Master stepped forward and helped Xiao Chen up. Then, he said, You are too polite. Just do your best to get into Ancestor Dragon City during thepetition between the seven outer pces.
Actually, you could further develop many parts of Firmaments Rage. You just have to broaden your line of thought. We cultivate different Dao. You and I execute Firmaments Rage differently, so much so that it could be considered two different Martial Techniques.
The First Pce Master continued, I can tell that you also cultivate the will of ice. Unfortunately, you dont use it much. It will probably be stuck at a bottleneck for a long time. I am filled with anticipation for how it will change if you manage to make a breakthrough in it and infuse it into Firmaments Rage.
Xiao Chen said softly, I do rarely use the Ice Dao. I cultivate too many things and cannot afford to be distracted at the moment.
Unfortunately, none of us three Pce Masters use the saber. The expert desmen of the Heavenly Dragon Pce are all training in Ancestor Dragon City. It is rather problematic.
The First Pce Master felt rather disappointed at being unable to guide Xiao Chen in the saber, the Dao that Xiao Chen was most proficient with.
Thats it, then. Its Third Brothers turn. He is already impatient to start. Haha! The First Pce Masterughed softly and disappeared from Xiao Chens sight with a wave of his hand.
The Third Pce Master appeared eagerly and said in a rush, It is finally my turn. Xiao Chen, stop hiding it. Take out your best wine.
Xiao Chen smiled bitterly, feeling helpless before the Third Pce Masters enthusiasm. So, he could only take out a bottle of his limited stock of Thousand Year me.
Come,e,e. Teach me how to drink it.
The Third Pce Master clearly loved wine. When he saw this Thousand Year me, he realized that it should not be drunk casually.
Xiao Chen told the Third Pce Master of the method for drinking this Thousand Year me.
Whoosh!
A Golden Crow soared into the air and circled the surroundings. After a few rounds, it turned into sparks that slowly dissipated.
The Third Pce Master picked up the cup of Thousand Year me and drained it in one go. He immediately felt delighted and satisfied. Great wine!
After the first cup, the Third Pce Master felt the urge to continue drinking. He sighed softly, If this wine appeared in the Golden Crow Empire, just a cup would sell for an astronomical sum. What a pity!
Xiao Chen had already told the Third Pce Master that he did not have much of this wine left, to the Third Pce Masters regret.
Alright! Its time to help you temper your physical body.
It was time for proper matters.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Just as Xiao Chen felt anticipation for how the Third Pce Master would help him temper his physical body, arge pile of bottles suddenly appeared on the table, containing various types of Medicinal Pills.
The Third Pce Master pointed to the bottles and said, These are Dragon Bone Paste, Rank 4 Heavenly Pills. I refined them from the bones of an Ancestor Dragon. Since Im the one who refined them, their effects surpass their rank. There is a total of three bottles, and each bottle has fifty pills. Dont hold back. Just refine them all, and when you run out,e look for me.
These are Heavenly Cloud Blooming Jade Pills. They are for healing hidden injuries. The process of tempering the physical body can easily leave hidden injuries and damage your foundations. With my Heavenly Cloud Blooming Jade Pill, you can temper your body as much as you want without worries. I guarantee that you will not leave any hidden injuries in your body.
These are Pot Pills, also Rank 4 Heavenly Pills. They are used for transforming your bloodline...
The pile of Medicinal Pill bottles bbergasted Xiao Chen. He did not know whether to cry orugh as he said, Third Pce Master, dont tell me that these are the pointers you are providing me.
The Third Pce Master smiled and said, Of course. What else do you think it would be? Do I look like a physical body cultivator?
Not at all.
Thus, there is no other way. I am here to direct your consumption of Medicinal Pills. Medicinal Pills cannot be taken willy-nilly. If you did that with this pile of Rank 4 Heavenly Pills, not only would it be ineffective, but it would even harm your body.
The Third Pce Master suddenly paused here, and his face turned serious. I say, are you unwilling? I could tell long ago. Back then, when I wanted to take you in as my disciple, you werepletely unwilling. After receiving tremendous benefits from my first brother and second brother, are you now looking down on this old man? How excellent. In that case, Ill take everything back.
This greatly startled Xiao Chen. How could that be?
Rank 4 Heavenly Pillspletely covered the table. Just based on the value of a Rank 4 Heavenly Pill, this table here was probably worth millions of Primeval Heavenly Pills.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Xiao Chen reacted quickly, sweeping up all the bottles of Medicinal Pills before the Third Pce Master could. Then, he said, Third Pce Master is joking. Everyone knows that on the path of cultivation, while talent is the most important, followed by resources, without resources, no matter how talented one is, it will be pointless.
The Third Pce Master snorted softly. Its good that you know.
Not daring to offend the Third Pce Master, Xiao Chen dealt with him carefully lest the Third Pce Master get angry again and take it all back.
With so many Medicinal Pills, Xiao Chen estimated that he should have no problem cultivating his Divine Dragon Body Tempering Art to the peak of the fifthyer.
His sixty Cauldron Force should be able to improve further.
Furthermore, all of this would take just a short time. Of course, the more important thing was to befriend the Third Pce Master.
For the next half-year, he would have to keep going to the Third Pce Master to obtain Medicinal Pills.
Clearly, the Third Pce Master was not genuinely angry. He took out a list and said, Follow the instructions on this for their refinement. There are also some ways to use Medicinal Pills in there, like how to refine them to best effect.
Xiao Chen took the list. The instructions on it were very detailed, warming his heart.
Although the Third Pce Master did not personally guide Xiao Chen as the other two Pce Masters had, his sincerity and efforts were no lesser than the other twos.
Many thanks, Third Pce Master.
The Third Pce Master waved his hand and said, Theres no need for thanks. Our Heavenly Dragon Pce is poorer than the other outer pces. We cannot nurture as many heaven-ss core disciples. Even fewer can get the three Pce Masters to nurture them with their full effort.
Right, I just recalled something. You should have a Primal Chaos Grade me on you, right?
Xiao Chen nodded and spread his hands. Then, the Heavenly Snow Divine me and the Heavenly me appeared in them.
To think that it is actually the Heavenly Snow Divine me and...hey, what me is this? It seems like...
The Third Pce Master stared at the Heavenly me in doubt. He said seriously, Isnt this the Universe Origin True me that only the royal n of the Tianwu Dynasty can grasp?
The Universe Origin True me!
When Xiao Chen heard this, he felt stunned. That must be the Heavenly mes true name, the Universe Origin True me.
How did you get this me?
Just when Xiao Chen was about to answer, the Third Pce Master suddenly said, I forgot. How could you just tell others such a secret? However, use this me less often in the future. Although the Universe Origin True me is not of a high rank now, it is still something that only the Tianwu Dynastys royal n may grasp.
What do you mean?
You really dont know, not even where ites from? The Third Pce Master gave Xiao Chen a somewhat strange look. Then, he exined, The original me seed of the Universe Origin True me is in a secret realm of the Tianwu Dynastys royal n. That is the forbiddennd of all the royal ns forbiddennds. If anyone of the royal n can pass the test, they are allowed to take a strand of me from the original me seed and nurture it for themself.
Be more cautious in the future and dont tell others about it. If anyone says that it is the Universe Origin True me, stubbornly deny it. Say that this is the Dragon Races Extreme Thunder True me. In any case, ordinary people cant tell. You also do not know the Tianwu Dynastys Martial Techniques, so no one will doubt it.
Xiao Chen suddenly recalled that Chu Chaoyun also had the Heavenly me butcked the Origin me. He wondered if Chu Chaoyun went to the Tianwu Dynasty and where Chu Chaoyun was now.
Aside from Xiao Chen, Chu Chaoyun was the only other person from the Kunlun Realm.
Wait, thats not right. There is also the K?itigarbha Bodhisattva, who was brought up.
Alright, Im leaving now. If you have any need, you cane to the Heavenly Pill Pavilion to find me.
The Third Pce Master stood up, preparing to leave and sneakily take away the Thousand Year me on the table while Xiao Chen was distracted.
Wait.
Whats the matter? the Third Pce Master asked with a somewhat guilty conscience.
Xiao Chen thought for a while before finally reaching a decision. Third Pce Master, I made a great harvest in my experiential training outside this time. However, I am unable to grasp it and bring out its effect.
The Third Pce Master saidzily, Whatever it is, tell me in the future. Leave it for next time.
The Third Pce Master spoke as he walked, preparing to sneak away.
When Xiao Chen saw the situation, he said urgently, It is a medicine cauldron that can withstand the me of a ster core. Senior, are you really not going to take a look?
What?
This staggered the Third Pce Master. He spun around, revealing a dumbfounded expression.
It is a medicine cauldron that can withstand nine ster cores simultaneously. There is also a rudimentary Divine Pill in it, Xiao Chen said honestly. This thing had a very scary origin. However, it was useless in his hands.
In the hands of the Third Pce Master, it would be a different story.
Quick, quick. Show it to me!
Chapter 1988 (Raw 2085.5 Missing from Raws): The Depressed Third Palace Master
Chapter 1988 (Raw 2085.5 Missing from Raws): The Depressed Third Pce Master
The Third Pce Master immediately felt very anxious. A medicine cauldron that could withstand a ster core was, at the very least, a Grade 9 Heaven Rank medicine cauldron.
For Alchemists, a good medicine cauldron was hard toe by.
It was like a cultivators saber or sword, something close to the heart.
Xiao Chen looked around contemtively. However, he could not find a suitable ce for the medicine cauldron.
That medicine cauldron was at least three kilometers tall, something incredibly vast. It would be like a mountain when taken out.
There was also the me within the medicine cauldron. That would be too eye-catching and hard to deal with.
Whats wrong?
Xiao Chen answered honestly, This residence of mine is too small for it.
Finding that strange, the Third Pce Master said, How big can a medicine cauldron be? Come with me. Ill bring you to a ce.
Whoosh!
Right after the Third Pce Master spoke, he picked up Xiao Chen and soared into the air. This disoriented Xiao Chen, preventing him from figuring out which way they headed.
When the twonded, they were in a deste area.
This is where I usually go into closed-door training. Ill bring you to my secret realm for refining pills. It definitely can contain your medicine cauldron. After all, if I fail in a refinement, the resulting shock waves would be horrific.
Xiao Chen saw the Third Pce Master quickly forming hand seals, and the surroundings promptly blurred.
When the surroundings turned clear again, Xiao Chen discovered that he already entered the secret realm.
This secret realm was an independent small world with herb fields. The Spiritual Energy here was extraordinarily lush, and there were all sorts of natural treasures.
It teemed with thousand-year-old herbs, and even ten-thousand-year-old herbs and older were visible inrge numbers. It was simply unbelievable.
Xiao Chen felt dazzled at the sight. These...these are all the Third Pce Masters?
Some of the Spirit Herbs made Xiao Chen drool at the sight of them. They were simply too tempting.
Dont overthink. These are the sects umtions over tens of thousands of years. I am just the guardian and do not have the authority to make use of them. Given your rank, even if you be a heaven-ss Elder, you would not be able toe here, either.
The Third Pce Master continued, Hence, dont even think about these sect umtions. Our seniors exchanged their lives for these. We cannot casually use them. Come, let me see your medicine cauldron.
Xiao Chen did his best to retract his gaze. When he looked around, he discovered that there was plenty of space. His figure flickered, and he arrived at an empty space.
Then, he raised his hand. The ground boomed and shook violently.
The Third Pce Master, who was far away secretly taking a sip of wine, was startled before he could even finish his drink.
When he looked up, he discovered that a mountain had appeared in this secret realm at some point in time.
He squinted at it and discovered that this was not a mountain. It was clearly a colossal medicine cauldron the size of a mountain.
This...
The Third Pce Master could not help feeling bbergasted. This stupefied even him.
Rumble...!
A fierce me appeared above the medicine cauldron, along with a horrifying Medicinal Energy. This startled the Third Pce Master to his senses. Then, his figure shed as he rushed over. Where did you get this medicine cauldron?
Xiao Chen answered honestly, telling the Third Pce Master about the ancient city left by a True God in Deste God Valley and exining that the medicine cauldron was something he obtained from the herb garden there.
The Third Pce Master immediately showed incredible regret. How unfortunate! How unfortunate! An ancient city left by a True God. To think that I did not sense it immediately. To think that it was a bunch of brats like you lot searching it.
Xiao Chen thought for a while, then said, It should not be toote to go now. With Third Pce Masters cultivation, you should be able to gain something.
Gain something, my ass. It has been so long already. The Holy Domains people should have already taken it away.
Holy Domain? Xiao Chen parroted, finding it strange. Whats that ce?
The Third Pce Master realized that he let something slip, so he did not continue bemoaning the missed opportunity. He said sullenly, Speaking of which, the medicine cauldron is colossal. Who refined your storage ring? How could it contain the medicine cauldron?
Xiao Chen did not answer him. He said in a neutral tone, Third Pce Master, dont ask too much about that. Hows the medicine cauldron? Can it be used?
Xiao Chen had to keep the Divine Universe Stele a secret. A spatial tool that could store living people was too horrifying.
The Third Pce Master had just wanted to change the topic, so he did not dwell on that. As he looked at the medicine cauldron, he showed a grave expression.
Then, he discovered something on the top of the medicine cauldron. It seemed like there were some words there. After studying them, he eximed in shock, Divine characters!
This is a medicine cauldron engraved with divine characters. This...
This was too shocking. The Third Pce Master felt that his knowledge was inadequate.
The Third Pce Master simply had not expected Xiao Chen, an insignificant Holy Venerate, to dig out such a terrifying item.
Can you use it?
When Xiao Chen saw the situation, he felt somewhat nervous. Dont tell me that you cannot use it, either. That would be too disappointing.
That would mean that I brought trash back home. It has no use at all.
The Third Pce Master forced himself to say, I am not confident of using this medicine cauldron. Originally, I thought that it was a Grade 9 Heaven Rank medicine cauldron. Who could have imagined it would be a medicine cauldron that surpassed Heaven Rank? It is a Divine Rank medicine cauldron. Furthermore, it has divine characters engraved.
So? Xiao Chen prompted.
The Third Pce Master said seriously, I can give it a try. However, dont take back your medicine cauldron yet. Ahem! Ahem! Ill study it first.
Even if the Third Pce Master could not use it, he could study it.
This would be of great help to his skill at alchemy. With this thought, the Third Pce Master could not help getting excited.
The Third Pce Master had been stuck at Rank 7 Grandmaster Alchemist for many years already.
This gave him the impression that he did not have much of a chance of advancing further in this life. However, this medicine cauldron before him reignited his hopes.
Xiao Chen rolled his eyes and said, You cant even use it, so what is the point of leaving it here? Id better take it back.
Dont! the Third Pce Master quickly protested.
Xiao Chen asked, Whats wrong?!
The Third Pce Master smiled and said, Lets discuss this. While I cannot use this thing now, once I make a breakthrough and can use it to refine pills, their quality would increase by another level. At that time, I will halve my profits with you. Just think about it: you no longer have to worry about resources for the rest of your life.
Xiao Chens lips curled up as he retorted, At the end of the day, you still cant use it. Id better look for someone else.
The Third Pce Master stopped smiling. As he looked at Xiao Chen, he said, I finally figured it out. Brat, you are targeting those sect umtions, right?
Xiao Chen said righteously, The sect umtions have been inherited for tens of thousands of years. It is the cumtion of our seniors lives and hot-bloodedness. How could I dare to target them? Third Pce Master, please dont smear my good name. I only want to take back the medicine cauldron.
Rubbing his chin, the Third Pce Master said, Actually, it is possible to give you a Spirit Herb of more than ten thousand years old.
Haha! Thank you, Third Pce Master.
Whoosh!
Xiao Chen turned into a lightning bolt plunging into the endless herb fields. Then, he plucked an ice-attributed fruit that caught his eye earlier.
The fruit abounded with cold Qi, looking like an ice crystal. It gave off wisps of white vapor that formed beautiful ice flowers in its surroundings.
Xiao Chen did not know what fruit this was, but he vaguely sensed that it would be of great help in cultivating the Ice Dao.
Damn! That is a Nine Heavens Profound Ice Fruit thats about to turn into a herb king! The Third Pce Master let out a startled cry. Initially, he thought that Xiao Chen would randomly choose a ten-thousand-year-old Spirit Herb.
He never expected Xiao Chen to choose something close to bing a herb king. This was a considerable loss.
Xiao Chen stored the fruit in a brocade box and quickly returned. He smiled and asked, Third Pce Master, what is a herb king? Can you exin it to this junior?
Seeing Xiao Chens ignorant expression made the Third Pce Master so angry that he huffed, his beard rising momentarily, and red at Xiao Chen. Then, he barked, Scram. Scram. You managed to trick this old man. Brat, you never intended to take the medicine cauldron away in the first ce.
Xiao Chen felt delighted. He knew he struck it big. He smiled and said, In that case, Ill be leaving. I wont tell you what is in the medicine cauldron.
Come back here.
The Third Pce Master grabbed Xiao Chen and demanded, What is in there?
Xiao Chen said innocently, I am preparing to scram. Third Pce Master, you were the one who told me to scram.
The Third Pce Master offered in frustration, Alright, I will raise the rank of your cultivation resources after this, from Rank 4 to Rank 5. Will that do now?
Xiao Chen adjusted his clothes and showed a helpless smile, looking like he was put on the spot. Then, he said, Third Pce Master, why do you keep forcing me to take things? I did not even ask for them, but you keep forcing them on me. Well, there is a rudimentary Divine Pill inside. However, the Divine Pill already gained intelligence and is not easy to deal with. In fact, I cant even find it.
A Divine Pill?
The Third Pce Master vanished in the blink of an eye. Finding this strange, Xiao Chen said, Whered he go?
Xiao Chen smiled in his heart, knowing that the Third Pce Master had gone in search of the Divine Pill. However, having been in the medicine cauldron before, he could guess the result. The Divine Pill had intelligence and was not easy to find.
The Divine Pill also did not have a good temper. One needed some skill to interact with it.
One could not be too forceful or too soft. If pushed into a corner, who knew what the Divine Pill would do?
Bang! Bang! Bang!
As Xiao Chen pondered, he heard loud soundsing from the interior of the medicine cauldron. mes surged to the sky like a volcanic eruption.
This startled Xiao Chen into moving back. Will the Third Pce Master be fine?
Help me up.
Just then, Xiao Chen heard a weak voice. He immediately ran towards it.
Xiao Chen saw a sizable ck charcoal reeking of soot below the medicine cauldron, where the medicinal dregs drained out.
He pinched his nose and walked over. After flipping the ck charcoal over, he saw that it was the Third Pce Master.
Cough! Cough!
The Third Pce Master coughed a few times, and thick smoke wafted out of his mouth and nose. He said with some lingering fear, That scared me to death. To think that it has a trace of divine nature. It nearly melted me. Fortunately, I was smart and managed to find a hole toe out of. Speaking of which, what kind of medicine cauldron is this? Why is there a hole?
Xiao Chen rather reluctantly told the Third Pce Master the truth. Third Pce Master, this is the hole for draining medicinal dregs...
The Third Pce Masters face promptly turned cker. He had refined Medicinal Pills all his life, but he never expected that he woulde out from the dreg drainage one day. What a great humiliation!
The Third Pce Master wished that he could find a hole to hide in.
Go. Dont bother me. I am feeling stupid at the moment and need quiet, the Third Pce Master growled.
Whos Quiet?
[TL Note: The usage of Quiet here is a wordy. The literal trantion of what the Third Pce Master was, I need to think of quiet. In Chinese, the word quiet sounds like a name, Qing Qing. Xiao Chen is clearly messing with the Third Pce Master here.]
Scram! the Third Pce Master roared furiously. The entire secret realm shook. Cracks even appeared. This scared Xiao Chen into quickly running off, not daring to remain any longer.
Chapter 1989 (Raw 2086): Closed-Door Cultivation for Four Months
Chapter 1989 (Raw 2086): Closed-Door Cultivation for Four Months
Xiao Chen left the Third Pce Masters secret realm with a smile.
That secret realm was truly a massive treasure trove. The Heavenly Dragon Pces umtions were quite sizable.
Unfortunately, Xiao Chen obtained only one Nine Heavens Profound Ice Fruit.
If the Third Pce Master knew what Xiao Chen thought, he would definitely lecture Xiao Chen.
When Xiao Chen returned to Cold Moon Cave, he made preparations to enter closed-door cultivation. Right now, he did notck resources,prehensions, or umtions.
He needed to enter closed-door cultivation to consolidate everything, turning all these into practicalbat prowess, to prepare for thepetition between the seven outer pces.
He wanted not only to enter Ancestor Dragon City but also to do so with the best ranking in the selection.
Xiao Chen started from his Holy Venerate Will. The Second Pce Master said that the method was applicable in every way; hence, he did not teach Xiao Chen how to use his Holy Venerate Will offensively.
Since the principle was the same, there should not be a significant hurdle when switching between defense and offense.
Since Xiao Chen could bring the light of the sun and the moon into his body for defense, he definitely could use the zing sun and the bright moon tounch attacks.
For example, he could crash the zing sun or the bright moon into the ground and create Soul Energy shock waves.
Or perhaps, he could merge the sun and the moon and directly make them explode.
The various methods used the same technique as bringing the light of the sun and the moon into the body, so the concept was not too difficult to grasp.
Xiao Chen tried working on this. After spending half a month, he finally could switch the Sun and Moon Shining Together mysterious phenomenon between offense and defense smoothly and easily, manipting it as he pleased.
At the same time, he grew even more interested in the Second Pce Masters method for guiding anothers Soul Energy.
Xiao Chen did his best to recall how it felt when the Second Pce Master ced a finger on his forehead to control his Soul Energy.
Right now, Xiao Chens Soul Energy was much higher than his cultivation.
His cultivation was only at the early-stage Holy Light Stage. However, his Soul Energy already reached the level of a Peak Holy Venerates, due to the divine characters.
He could directly bring out the Sun and Moon Shining Together mysterious phenomenon. He could use this to catch his opponent off guard and render him helpless to retaliate.
Putting aside his will of soul for now, Xiao Chen switched to Firmaments Rage.
The First Pce Masters Firmaments Rage was a great eye-opener for Xiao Chen. He recalled it as though it had just happened.
Although Xiao Chen could aplish that, his execution was not very smooth, and the sess rate was not high.
Raging without showing it, only showing the might. Aside from varying the technique, there was also a change in mentality.
This was not something that one could seed in with just a few days of practice. It required long-term tempering of oneself.
Xiao Chen trained in this for half a month. When he felt that there was no more scope for noticeable improvement, he stopped and switched to the most essential thing: tempering his physical body, cultivating the Divine Dragon Body Tempering Art.
It would be too unbing if Xiao Chen did not make a breakthrough with the resources that the Third Pce Master provided.
The days passed one by one. In the blink of an eye, Xiao Chen had already been in closed-door cultivation for four months.
The white-d youth underwent dry cultivation in Cold Moon Cave. Sometimes he frowned, sometimes he felt confused, and sometimes he had doubts. asionally, he would ease his frown and smile sincerely; that was from happiness, due to solving a difficult problem.
This was how the path of cultivation had always been; there was no shortcut. The ones who walked the road of sess and stood at the peak were always the people who understood how to persevere and endure. No one could improve casually and easily.
Explode!
In the cultivation room for practicalbat in Cold Moon Cave, Xiao Chen did his best to throw a punch.
The Dragon Pattern Cauldron standing in front of Xiao Chen rang out one hundred times. The sound was ear-splitting, like thunder and dragon roars, echoing endlessly.
One hundred Cauldron Force!
After four months of bitter cultivation and using a vast number of resources, Xiao Chens Vital Qi finally reached a horrifying one hundred Cauldron Force.
Divine Dragon War Body! Xiao Chen shouted again. His physical body swelled up, bringing him to two meters tall and looking like a tiny giant.
Muscles bulged all over his body, full of explosive power. The Divine Dragon Might lingered without scattering, feeling corporeal as it swam about his body and turned into azure-colored Dragon Qi.
Xiao Chens eyes filled with a suppressive light. Even if he faced a Sovereign Personage, he would not shrink back in fear.
Back in the ancient city, he could only barely fight an Initial Perfection Sovereign Personage, nothing more.
Now that he had strengthened his various aspects and foundations, he could hold his own against a Sovereign Personage; even winning might be possible.
Furthermore, this would be without using any trump cards, like his Soul Tools or the Demonic Cloud Heaven Swallowing Art.
Xiao Chen gently snapped his fingers, and manybat puppets appeared in the cultivation room.
He had asked the Blood Dragon Guards Vice Hall Master Li for thesebat puppets. The Blood Dragon Guards usually used them to train in practicalbat.
Each of thesebat puppets was as strong as an early-stage Holy Venerate. Compared to real cultivators, theycked some variation and intelligence.
However, they all had the attacks and defense of a Holy Venerate.
Firmaments Rage!
Xiao Chen extended his hand and swiped with his fingers bent, turning a palm into a w. Then, he pressed his hand on the head of abat puppet.
Boundless saber Qi and thousands of lightning bolts instantly encased thisbat puppet.
With a thought, a crunch came from thebat puppet. The saber Qi cut thebat puppet into thousands of pieces flickering with crackling electricity.
Bang!
Then, Xiao Chen threw another palm strike, using Firmaments Rage again. However, this time, he did not turn the palm strike into a w attack. He just thrust his palm out. Electricity mixed with his saber intent, turning into a storm of electric saber Qi that surged out with a howl.
This knocked the ten-oddbat puppets in front of him into the air, their bodies riddled with thousands of holes.
Pa!
This time, Xiao Chen smashed his palm down. When the palmnded, a huge palm imprint appeared in the ground. All the damagedbat puppets immediately shattered, utterly destroyed.
After that, a sense of danger came from behind. Xiao Chen turned into a lightning bolt to dodge.
One finalbat puppet had survived. Thisbat puppet was stronger than the others, at the level of a Peak Holy Venerate.
Thisbat puppet immediately chased after Xiao Chen, punching at him just as hended.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Xiao Chen exchanged three punches with thisbat puppet before moving ten steps back, his momentum forcefully interrupted.
The Veritable Essence Energy of a Peak Holy Venerate was extremely strong. Right now, Xiao Chen was a middle-stage Holy Venerate, and his Veritable Essence Energy was still somewhat inferior.
Blood Dragon Chop!
Thebat puppet pressed on after seizing the momentum. A scarlet me burned on its entire body. A blood dragon wound around its arm as itshed out with a powerful knifehand.
Firmaments Rage!
Xiao Chen executed Firmaments Rage again, but this time, he turned the palm into a fist. As he clenched his fist tightly, he infused the Thunder Dao, the Saber Dao, and the mysteries of a Great Deste Eon Ancestor Dragon into the fist.
Boom!
The two attacks met. This time, Xiao Chen knocked back thebat puppet without even moving a step.
A terrifying might and pressure erupted from Xiao Chens body. Without showing rage, he showed might, shaking the sky with one punch.
Divine Dragon War Body!
Xiao Chens body swelled up again, and his Vital Qi surged. With a war cry, he charged over.
He threw ten punches, each punch erupting with one hundred Cauldron Force. After ten punches, thebat puppets arm directly exploded.
Faint cracks appeared on half of thebat puppets body.
Xiao Chen raised his leg and hammered a kick on the Peak Holy Veneratebat puppet, causing it to explode. Its core crystal rolled away on the ground.
Xiao Chen stretched his body, feeling rxed. However, he felt dissatisfied with this fight.
After all, these were justbat puppets. They were far inferior to real cultivators.
One could use thesebat puppets only to familiarize oneself with Movement Techniques and Martial Techniques when training. They could not be used to evaluate ones strength.
If one took a cultivator to be the same as abat puppet in realbat, one would not even know how one died.
Four months quickly passed. The day of thepetition between the seven outer pces drew closer.
Xiao Chen did not really feel anything about that. After four months of closed-door cultivation, his initially restless heart had quieted down.
This was especially so when practicing Firmaments Rage. As he altered his emotions to rage yet not rage, his mental state improved significantly.
Xiao Chen picked up thebat puppets core crystals on the ground. At the same time, he thought about how to use the remaining time.
There were still two months. Even if he had a fortuitous encounter, he might not be able to digest it.
Xiao Chen wondered if he should go to the Blue Dragon Pce, the Red Dragon Pce, and the Golden Dragon Pce to seek out Murong Yan and the others. At the same time, he could check out the strength of the experts from the other outer pces.
After some thought, he gave up on this idea. The other outer pces were biased against mixed-blood dragons.
If Xiao Chen went over, he could not guarantee he could avoid simr trouble to what happened in the White Dragon Pce previously.
Heaven-ss core disciples, quickly gather at the Profound Dragon tform on the Heavenly Dragon Pces main peak!
Just at this moment, a message rang out from Xiao Chens identity token in the voice of Elder Tian Yun.
Why are the heaven-ss core disciples being called over at this time?
The Heavenly Dragon Pce has only four heaven-ss core disciples. Is there a need to gather all of us?
Xiao Chen could not figure it out. Furthermore, he did not like Elder Tian Yun.
However, Xiao Chens thoughts were wrong.
There were more than four heaven-ss core disciples in the Heavenly Dragon Pce. It was just that all the heaven-ss core disciples that could climb to the top of the Heavenly Dragon statue had gone out on experiential training.
The three people left behind were the weakest of them all, unable to climb to the top of the Heavenly Dragon.
There were important things to discuss at this assembly.
Xiao Chen collected all the core crystals on the ground and prepared to meet the Blood Dragon Guards Vice Hall Master Li.
These twos tempers matched each other. Xiao Chen was also very interested in hearing about the Blood Dragon Guards.
Senior Brother Xiao, this junior brother was just about to seek you out. Unexpectedly, Senior Brother came out before I could, an outer pce disciple said respectfully after stopping Xiao Chen when Xiao Chen just stepped out of Cold Moon Cave.
Whats the matter?
Elder Tian Yun feared that Senior Brother would not receive the message to gather at the Profound Dragon tform, so he sent this disciple toe and inform you.
It looks like I have no choice but to go.
Chapter 1990 (Raw 2087): Slapped Flying
Chapter 1990 (Raw 2087): pped Flying
On the Profound Dragon tform:
Figures asionally shed. Yi Xin, Li Luo, and Jue Yun, who had arrived long ago, looked around as though searching for someone.
However, the three ended up showing disappointed expressions at not finding the person they were seeking.
Soon, ten-odd people stood on the Profound Dragon tform. Xiao Jinyu felt startled in his heart, surprised at the number of heaven-ss core disciples.
Whoosh!
Soon, a powerful aura arrived at the Profound Dragon tform.
This aura was so strong, it ced a pronounced pressure on everyone. People nced over automatically.
That person wore white battle armor. He showed no expression on his face, appearing apathetic.
This person already reached thete-stage Holy Light Stage. He showed an extremely bright sharpness on his face. As he slowly swept his gaze over everyone, he silently withdrew and hid this sharpness, manipting it as he pleased.
Senior Brother Lu!
This person seemed to be famous among the veteran heaven-ss core disciples. After hended, many people respectfully greeted him.
Xiao Jinyu tugged gently on the sleeve of Yi Qianyun, who was beside him, and asked, Who is that?
After passing a test during this period, the reserve heaven-ss core disciples had formally be heaven-ss core disciples. Since Yi Qianyun had been in the Heavenly Dragon Pce for a long time, he probably knew this person.
Yi Qianyun gave that person a deep look and said, He is Lu Feng, of a mixed-blood dragon bloodline. He joined the Heavenly Dragon Pce at the same time as me. However, he became a heaven-ss core disciple three years ago. Back then, he suppressed us all; we could not even breathe from the pressure. That time, I was the most confident of bing a heaven-ss core disciple. In the end, I lost to him and ended up dyed three years.
He is from a mixed-blood dragon bloodline, and he is still so strong? Xiao Jinyun said with some surprise, feeling amazed.
Yi Qianyun whispered, Speak softer; dont let him hear you. He is a vengeful person. Dont end up getting targeted by him.
Just at this moment, Xiao Jinyu felt a chill. When he looked up, he saw Lu Feng eyeing him coldly.
When Lu Feng retracted his gaze, Xiao Jinyu felt slightly better.
Xiao Jinyu could not help his shock. Initially, he thought that he would be able to rank within the top three among the heaven-ss core disciples after a period of bitter cultivation.
Unexpectedly, it now looked like the heaven-ss core disciples were filled with hidden talents. The situation was far from simple, unlike Xiao Jinyus expectations.
Boom!
Junior Brothers and Junior Sisters, it has been a long time!
Suddenly, an even stronger aura than earlier descended from the sky.
A figure slowlynded on top of the Heavenly Dragon statue, looking down on everyone.
First Senior Brother! Everyone greeted this person in unison.
When Xiao Jinyu saw that person, he thought to himself, Is this the strongest heaven-ss core disciple, Bai Yunfeng?
Xiao Jinyu had heard Li Luo, Yi Xin, and Jue Yun mention this Bai Yunfeng before. Bai Yunfeng had upied the position of the leader of the Heavenly Dragon Pces heaven-ss core disciples for many years already.
Bai Yunfeng frequently adventured outside. Rumor had it that the people he befriended were the inner sect disciples of Ancestor Dragon City rather than outer pce disciples.
Bai Yunfeng had deep friendships with many inner sect disciples, frequently adventuring with them.
The ces where Bai Yunfeng adventured were not limited to the Divine Dragon Empire but extended to the entire northern region. The people that he came in contact with were the young outstanding talents of the entire northern region.
This was someone considered to have seen the greater world. His ken surpassed the crowds.
Whoosh!
Bai Yunfeng descended from the top of the Heavenly Dragon statue. Then, his gaze swept over the crowd before lingering on Lu Feng for a moment.
It was like the others could not catch Bai Yunfengs attention at all.
Who is Xiao Chen? Bai Yunfeng asked seriously as he looked around. However, no one answered.
Xiao Jinyu felt startled. Could this Bai Yunfeng have heard of Xiao Chen before?
Li Luo stepped forward and said, Senior Brother Bai, Xiao Chen has not arrived yet. He is not here right now.
Bai Yunfeng smiled and said, That makes sense. If he were here, then the rumors would be too exaggerated. Ill wait for him. Lets see how strong this Xiao Chen is. To think that the three Pce Masters personally guided him!
Bai Yunfeng startled everyone, inciting deep shock.
What? The three Pce Masters guided one person at the same time?! That is impossible!
This is too ridiculous. It is already very fortunate for us to get guidance from one Pce Master. To think that he could get all three Pce Masters to guide him at the same time!
Could this person have some connections?
It was not that no one had obtained guidance from the three Pce Masters at the same time in the Heavenly Dragon Pces history. However, the number of such people could be counted on one hand.
Logically speaking, the matter of the three Pce Masters guiding Xiao Chen should not have leaked out.
However, there was no such thing as an imprable wall in this world. The three Pce Masters did not intentionally hide their actions, either. So, it was not strange that the somewhat cunning Bai Yunfeng came to know of the matter.
Slight shock shed in Li Luos heart. Then, she asked, First Senior Brother, you have not returned for two years. Did you have any harvest?
Bai Yunfeng smiled faintly. It cant be considered a harvest, but I am confident of entering Ancestor Dragon City this time.
As Bai Yunfeng spoke, he disyed great confidence, spreading out a pure Dragon Might.
This startled the surrounding disciples and forced them to take a few steps back.
The Dragon Might was very strong, able to press Sovereign Personages.
First Senior Brother, congrattions! You have probably transformed at least thirty percent of your bloodline, someone with sharp eyes praised, seeing the mysteries behind this.
Bai Yunfeng said softly, Its still alright. It is just the results of the benefits obtained by adventuring with inner sect disciples. If you have the chance to enter Ancestor Dragon City, you will know how strong the inner sect disciples are. Talents sh with each other in the entire northern region; it is exhrating!
These words made some people ufortable. He sounded as though he had already entered Ancestor Dragon City.
First Senior Brother, which experts in the Dragons Gates outer pces do you think are worth paying attention to? someone asked softly. After all, Bai Yunfeng had seen a lot of things and was very knowledgeable. His informationwork was vast, and he knew many things the other disciples did not.
Bai Yunfeng pondered, then replied, There are many experts in the six Divine Dragon outer pces. However, if speaking of true experts, the inner sect disciples in Ancestor Dragon City acknowledge only four. The first is the Golden Dragon Pces Qin Mu. You all know this person, so I will not speak too much about him. His Emperor Dragon Fist already reached the seventhyer. Calling him the strongest person in the outer pces would be no exaggeration.
Next up is the Silver Dragon Pces Yuan Xi. His Sword Technique has reached perfection, and his Sword Great Dao is already at Great Perfection. Rumor says that he is close to achieving a Dao Domain. Ordinary Sovereign Personages would not dare to fight against him.
After that, there are the Red Dragon Pces Ding Jun and the Blue Dragon Pces Feng Wuheng. Theirprehension of the Fire Dao and the Wind Dao, respectively, can be said to be unrivaled in the outer pces. These four people are certain to enter Ancestor Dragon City. In fact, the inner sect Elders already have their eyes on them.
Qin Mu, Yuan Xi, Ding Jun, and Feng Wuheng, these were the four great experts of the Dragons Gates outer pces at the moment. Xiao Jinyu kept these four names in mind.
Senior Brother Bai, how many of our heaven-ss core disciples do you think can enter Ancestor Dragon City this time? someone asked with some anticipation.
Bai Yunfeng looked around and replied softly, Aside from me, only Lu Feng stands a high chance. As for the rest of you, your chances are too slim. If that Xiao Chen is not up to par, it might be possible that only the two of us can enter Ancestor Dragon City.
Ah!
Bai Yunfengs words were like cold water sshing on everyone, immediately rendering them silent.
This evaluation was difficult to ept, but Bai Yunfeng was the one saying this, so they could not refute it.
A cold snort suddenly broke the silence. Who are you to gossip like that? What does my matter have to do with you?
It was Xiao Chen walking up from the bottom of the peak.
Xiao Chen recalled that he had never walked up from the bottom before. So, this time, he did so, which slightly dyed his arrival.
Xiao Chen felt somewhat surprised at seeing so many heaven-ss core disciples on the Profound Dragon tform.
What Xiao Chen did not expect even more was to hear someone speak behind his back when he arrived.
Xiao Chen immediately felt upset. This was a formal gathering. How could someone make such irresponsible remarks about him?
The moment Xiao Chen spoke, he shocked everyone. They did not expect him to challenge Bai Yunfeng the moment he arrived.
Bai Yunfengs eyes lit up. He said seriously, You must be Xiao Chen. You are somewhat strong, worthy of the three Pce Masters guiding you at the same time. However, you only have an even chance of entering Ancestor Dragon City with your strength. You are merely a frog in a well. To you, the sky is only as big as what you can see from the well. You should go out and gain more experience.
Xiao Chen frowned slightly. This person acted like he knew quite a lot about him. It appeared that he had prepared beforehand.
This person even knew about the three Pce Masters guiding him.
Xiao Chen, Senior Brother Bai has a deep rtionship with Elder Tian Yun. It looks like he intends to pick on you. Li Luo sent a voice projection to Xiao Chen, resolving his doubts.
So, he is Elder Tian Yuns person. No wonder. To think that old fellow is still so prejudiced against me.
However, there is no need to pay this any mind. I dont have to argue with dancing clowns.
Xiao Chen looked around for a ce to rest.
Junior Brother Xiao, you seem to disagree with your senior brothers viewpoint?
Who knew, Bai Yunfengs figure shed. He directly went to block Xiao Chen, looking at him with a hypocritical smile.
Xiao Chen raised his eyebrows, already angry, and a slight murderous intent shed in his heart.
Xiao Chen just turned and walked in another direction.
Whoosh!
Bai Yunfeng seemed to be showing off deliberately. His figure turned into a dragon, and he quickly snaked through the air a few rounds. Then, he blocked Xiao Chen afternding with a boom.
I wonder if Junior Brother Xiao has any advice regarding your senior brothers Movement Technique?!
Bai Yunfengs position continuously changed as he spoke, endlessly circling Xiao Chen.
A strong wind blew and afterimages flickered. Deep dragon roars rang out in the surroundings. None of the others could see where Bai Yunfengs true body was.
p!
Just as everyone praised this Movement Technique in their heart, a resounding p rang out. Xiao Chen pped Bai Yunfeng flying.
Chapter 1991 (Raw 2088): Seeing the Sky with Eyes
Chapter 1991 (Raw 2088): Seeing the Sky with Eyes
The Profound Dragon tform turned utterly silent. Many people were so shocked, their jaws dropped.
Xiao Chen directly pped Bai Yunfeng flying.
When considering whose expression was the calmest, it was naturally Lu Feng. From the very beginning, he showed a cold and indifferent expression.
Even when Bai Yunfeng appeared and gave his evaluation of Lu Feng, Lu Feng remained expressionless, not showing any change in expression.
It was as though Lu Feng was not the topic.
When Xiao Chen pped Bai Yunfeng flying, Lu Feng still showed no change in his expression.
Bai Yunfeng pressed his hand to his stinging, red face as some blood leaked out of his mouth. Even he was somewhat stupefied.
My Gliding Cloud Art already reached peak Great Perfection. Why can he still see me? Not only that, but he could even attack so urately.
The crucial point is that he attacked in the most humiliating fashion, pping me!
You are seeking death!
Bai Yunfeng turned thoroughly enraged. Initially, he just agreed to Elder Tian Yuns request and intended to stop at humiliating Xiao Chen.
Previously, Bai Yunfeng did not care about Xiao Chen at all. However, rage filled his heart now. He only wanted to trample on Xiao Chen mercilessly.
Rage burned in Bai Yunfengs heart as his momentum soared wildly. Dragon Might spread out, venting his murderous intent and fierce rage.
Quickly move away, quickly move away. This aura already rivals that of a Sovereign Personage!
First Senior Brothers improvement over the past two years is really terrifying!
Even an Initial Perfection Sovereign Personage would not have an edge on First Senior Brother.
His anger is terrifying. Wed better move farther away and not get embroiled in it.
Everyone could feel Bai Yunfengs rage. Aside from Lu Feng, everyone else left in a hurry lest they get swept up in the shock waves.
Worry appeared in Li Luos heart. She raised her head and looked around. Why are the sect Elders not here yet?
It must be Elder Tian Yun!
Elder Tian Yun must have sent them away. He still has not put down the grudge between himself and Xiao Chen from back then. It looks like he does not intend to give up this chance to deal Xiao Chen a blow.
Xiao Chen, you are the one forcing me to do this. You are just a toad in a well, seeing only the sky above you. Today, I will show you how vast this sky is! Bai Yunfeng roared. Then, his Holy Venerate Will appeared and merged into his aura.
Bai Yunfengs strong Soul Energy materialized his invisible Dragon Might.
Many dragon images wandered around in the surroundings, not only cing intense pressure on the physical body but also shaking the soul.
Gliding Dragon Fist, Soaring me Meteor!
Bai Yunfeng soared into the air like a dragon gliding in the sky. Then, he turned into a meteor and tore through the sky. When he threw a punch, it felt like a meteor streaking down. He carried a strong momentum, looking like a star falling.
The fist light looked like a star, lighting up the surroundings. The piercing light made it hard for people to keep their eyes open.
Not only was this move mighty, but it was also terrifyingly swift. After Bai Yunfeng soared up, he charged over to Xiao Chen in the next instant.
Xiao Chens left shoulder shifted slightly, and his body tilted as he nimbly dodged this punch.
The horrifying fist light struck air and immediately exploded. Sparks flew everywhere, and the entire Profound Dragon tform shook.
Glistening Starlight!
Bai Yunfeng frowned and roared furiously. His fists shed as he punched continuously. Motes of light like flickering stars crackled as he rained attacks on Xiao Chen.
The barrage,bined with the overwhelming momentum, meant that evasion was impossible.
Lets see where youll dodge to now.
After the lesson from the previous punch, Bai Yunfeng immediately changed his strategy, not giving Xiao Chen a chance to dodge.
However, Bai Yunfeng seemed to have misunderstood. Did Xiao Chen need to dodge?
Was it necessary?
Naturally, it was not necessary.
Containing it without unleashing it, raging without showing it.
Xiao Chen nted his feet on the ground. No shocking aura erupted from his body; he merelyunched a simple palm strike.
This was Firmaments Rage.
However, most of the people here would not recognize this Firmaments Rage.
There was no rage burning the skies, no humongous hand, and no fury that inspired fear.
There was only a palm wind. Bang!
When the palm strike shot out, it did not betray any might. However, the electricity, boundless saber Qi, and the rage of a Great Deste Eon Ancestor Dragon were all vented.
Boom!
Xiao Chens palm strike shed with thousands of fist lights from Bai Yunfengs fist, which produced a loud noise.
The fist lights with motes of starlight scattered. Bai Yunfeng stumbled ten steps back before he managed to stabilize his footing.
Showing might without rage.
Xiao Chen stepped forward. As his foot gently touched the ground, he had a calm and indifferent expression. However, an overwhelming might and pressure encased Bai Yunfeng.
Bai Yunfeng found this unbearable. To think that Xiao Chen suppressed his aura.
Refusing to submit to his situation, Bai Yunfeng shouted, Dragon Subduing Fist, Fire Burning Clouds! His aura forcibly soared by fifty percent.
Only then did the pressure on him ease a little.
ming clouds surrounded Bai Yunfeng as he charged at Xiao Chen furiously. He rained fist lights, not believing that he could not sh head-on with Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen calmly dealt with the situation, stably countering each move as it came.
In the blink of an eye, the two exchanged more than one hundred moves. Unexpectedly, Bai Yunfeng could not seize the upper hand; he merely looked like a raging monkey jumping about Xiao Chen.
I dont believe I cant injure you at all. Gliding Dragon Profound Chop!
Bai Yunfengs rage went to his head. He used a knifehand tounch an attack. mes spread out in the sky and coalesced into a three-hundred-meter-long saber light.
When seen from afar, the me burning on the saber light daunted people, deterring them from shing head-on.
This was a Martial Technique that merged Soul Energy and Veritable Essence Energy. No wonder it was so scary.
The moment this move appeared, the spectating Heavenly Dragon Pce disciples retreated even farther. They all sensed that this move was extremely terrifying.
Sun and Moon Shining Together! Xiao Chen shouted. Then, without needing to bring out the Sun and Moon Shining Together mysterious phenomenon, he merged the light of the sun and the moon into his body.
Immediately, day and night cycled around Xiao Chens body.
The pressure that the Gliding Dragon Profound Chop ced on Xiao Chens soul disappeared. That was all there was to it; he did not need to pay further attention to it.
Explode!
Xiao Chen punched, executing Firmaments Rage again. However, this time, he produced a fist light.
An Ancestor Dragons rage, boundless saber Qi, and electricity instantly erupted with the fist light.
This punch shattered that terrifying Gliding Dragon Profound Chop into thousands of pieces shooting out in all directions.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Explosions kept erupting in all directions. The expressions of the heaven-ss core disciples who already moved far away changed drastically. They hastily executed attacks to neutralize the mes and shock waves spreading out. Even so, they found the situation challenging.
Only Lu Feng reacted calmly, gently flicking his finger without any fluster.
Strands of sword intent shattered the mes and shock waves flying at him, turning them into gentle, hot winds that brushed by him. These winds only blew the long bangs over his forehead to the side, not harming his body at all.
How can it be like this?!
Seeing Xiao Chen perfectly break his killing move dealt a massive blow to Bai Yunfengs confidence. His momentum paused, and he seemed somewhat stupefied.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Xiao Chen did not give Bai Yunfeng any time to recover. Stepping forward, he took the initiative to attack the other party for the first time.
In merely three moves, Xiao Chen cornered the other party badly enough that Bai Yunfeng turned pale.
Whoosh!
After ten moves, a punch struck Bai Yunfeng, putting him in incredible pain. The blow knocked him into the air, sending him flying towards the top of the Heavenly Dragon statue.
At this moment, regret already filled Bai Yunfengs heart. He used his Movement Technique to get to the top of the Heavenly Dragon statue, wanting to open a distance and ask Xiao Chen to stop.
However, who knew, Xiao Chen moved first. He turned into a lightning dragon and arrived ahead of Bai Yunfeng.
When Bai Yunfeng stood stably and looked down, he could not find Xiao Chen.
Suddenly, he felt a strong might and pressure above him. When he looked up, he saw a lightning dragon charging at him.
This frightened Bai Yunfeng into nearly falling off the Heavenly Dragon statue.
Boom!
Bai Yunfeng did his best to punch, wanting to shatter the lightning dragon. In the end, this lightning dragon knocked him back a few steps to the edge. He looked like he would fall.
Then, Xiao Chen revealed his true form and mercilessly executed Firmaments Rage again. This time, he turned his palm into a w and grabbed at Bai Yunfeng.
At this moment, Bai Yunfeng forcefully brought out all his strength. He dodged left and right and managed to evade a few times, leaving Xiao Chen to grab nothing.
This boosted Bai Yunfengs confidence. He seized this opportunity to throw a punch.
Scram!
Bai Yunfeng was truly worthy of his title as First Senior Brother. Even under such difficult circumstances, he managed to remain calm and face the danger.
This all-out punch struck Xiao Chens shoulder at lightning speed before everyones eyes.
Is the situation going to turn around?
The two had fought each other at shocking speeds from the very start. The battle had all the spectators feeling like their hearts were in their throats.
No one expected that at thest moment, Bai Yunfeng would be able to seize an opportunity.
Bang!
The fist lightnded firmly on Xiao Chens shoulder. However, before Bai Yunfeng could smile, his expression froze.
Vital Qi surged in Xiao Chens body and gathered at his left shoulder. Then, he suddenly shrugged.
One hundred Cauldron Force surged out. The one who moved back was not Xiao Chen but Bai Yunfeng.
However, Xiao Chen did not give Bai Yunfeng a chance to fall. He executed Firmaments Rage once more and turned his palm into a w, attacking again.
Whoosh!
Xiao Chens five fingers grabbed Bai Yunfengs head in an instant, causing Bai Yunfeng to freeze in fear.
The fear and horror that Xiao Chen once experienced at the hand of the First Pce Master now appeared in Bai Yunfeng but amplified by tenone hundredtimes.
This w contained boundless saber Qi, electricity, and a Great Deste Eon Ancestor Dragons rage. All of these encased Bai Yunfengs entire body.
As long as Bai Yunfeng resisted, he could be ripped apart in an instant.
Bai Yunfengs life and death depended on just a single thought from Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen looked around, taking in the view of the entire Heavenly Dragon Pce. Then, he asked indifferently, So, how vast do you think the skies are?
How could Bai Yunfeng dare to answer now? He begged, Junior Brother Xiao, please let me go. Senior Brother did this in a moment of folly
Im asking you how vast the skies are! Xiao Chen coldly interrupted the other party.
Bai Yunfengs legs trembled; he felt that his life was hanging by a thread. Earlier, he had said several times that Xiao Chen was a frog in a well. Now, he could not even muster an answer.
Let me teach you something at the top of this Heavenly Dragon statue: there is nothingughable about a frog in a well. As long as ones heart is greater than the skies, it is fine. Theughable thing is seeing the skies with your eyes aftering out of the well but still failing to surpass your own heart!
After Xiao Chen spoke, he drew his hand back and pped Bai Yunfeng down from the top of the Heavenly Dragon statue. Then, he shouted into the surroundings, Old fogey Tian Yun, how long are you going to keep sneaking around?!
Chapter 1992 (Raw 2089): Come with Me
Chapter 1992 (Raw 2089): Come with Me
One moment earlier, a resounding p echoed throughout the Heavenly Dragon Pces main peak.
In the next moment, Xiao Chens furious shout overwhelmed the sound of the p.
Before everyone could recover from the shock of Xiao Chen defeating Bai Yunfeng, he did something else shockinghe challenged a heaven-ss Elder.
Xiao Chen had long felt that things were not quite right.
Even though he had fought Bai Yunfeng for so long, no sect Elder had appeared to stop the fight. This had to be Elder Tian Yuns doing.
Xiao Chen had kept an eye out while fighting. Several times, he sensed someone secretly spying on him.
That person hid very well. Xiao Chen could not figure out where or how.
He only sensed that the other party wanted to make a move a few times but did not do so due to some concerns.
Now that things had gotten this far, Xiao Chen was sure that Elder Tian Yun had been hiding somewhere from the start.
ording to the Heavenly Dragon Pces rules, I can execute you for being disrespectful to an Elder. Considering your ignorance, this old man will not argue with you. Get down! Elder Tian Yun said with a sullen expression as he appeared in the air andnded on the Heavenly Dragon statue.
Xiao Chen turned around and eyed Elder Tian Yun. I am ignorant? Although this Bai Yunfeng is stupid, he would not seek trouble for me for no reason at all. This is especially so when he knew that the three Pce Masters spent some time to guide me. He would not have the confidence to offend me unless he had someone supporting him from behind.
Feeling very confident, Elder Tian Yun smiled coldly. What are you trying to say? Are you saying that I instigated him to do this? Brat, dont think that you can challenge an Elder just because the three Pce Masters guided you. Not to mention me instigating Bai Yunfeng, even if I openly got him to test your strength, what can you do to me?
Do you think you can get the three Pce Masters toe and teach me a lesson? The three Pce Masters guided you for only one day. Dont think that you are someone important.
Elder Tian Yun took pride in his age and experience. He did not worry about Xiao Chen at all.
His actions already clearly said that he did do it.
Scram. This is not the ce for you. This Elder still has something important to announce.
Whoosh!
Elder Tian Yuns figure shed, arriving before Xiao Chen and throwing a palm strike.
Xiao Chen could not see this fast palm strike at all. He could only rely on his bodys instincts to dodge at the veryst moment.
I missed?
This surprised Elder Tian Yun. Feeling anger in his heart, he said, This Elder is teaching you a lesson, so just stay still!
Right after Elder Tian Yun spoke, heunched an even faster and stronger palm strike.
The disparity between the twos cultivations was toorge. Elder Tian Yun was a Great Perfection Sovereign Personage whoprehended a Dao Domain.
Even among Great Perfection Sovereign Personages, few could rival him.
Xiao Chen was far inferior to Elder Tian Yun; he was not on the same level. Being able to dodge a palm strike was already extremely difficult.
Xiao Chens instincts could not even react to the second palm strike. Thus, the palm strikended.
Several of Xiao Chens ribs immediately broke as he fell vomiting blood.
Bang! Xiao Chen crashed into the ground.
Li Luo quickly went over to help Xiao Chen up.
Xiao Chens expression remained calm as he wiped away the blood at his lips. Then, he raised his eyebrows as he looked at Elder Tian Yun.
Elder Tian Yun had a cold smile, showing no fear at all.
Naturally, Elder Tian Yun was not afraid. He was a heaven-ss Elder, and he had known the three Pce Masters for decades.
The three Pce Masters only guided Xiao Chen for one day. They had not taken him as their disciple. He was not even a nominal disciple. For the past four months, he also did not interact with the three Pce Masters.
Furthermore, Elder Tian Yun did notmit a big mistake. Even if Xiao Chen called a Pce Master, he would just be given a verbal warning.
To think that this Xiao Chen is so reckless. He should have stopped at defeating Bai Yunfeng. Unexpectedly, he dared to challenge me.
If I dont teach him a lesson today, how am I going to maintain my prestige as a heaven-ss Elder in the future?
Xiao Chen, just let him have his way and continue with his random babble. After all, we are disciples. Disciples are just disciples, and Elders are Elders. There is no need to squabble with them, Li Luo advised when she saw that Xiao Chen had no intention of giving in.
In Li Luos opinion, Xiao Chen was just asking for it. How could a disciple challenge an Elder? Even the unruly talented disciples within the past few thousand years did not dare to do this.
Xiao Chen, do you know your mistake? Elder Tian Yun asked as he looked at Xiao Chen coldly from the top of the Heavenly Dragon statue.
Where is the mistake?
Whoosh!
Elder Tian Yun expressionlessly waved his hand. Immediately, a sword wind pulled Xiao Chen away from Li Luo.
After the sword wind passed, many crisscrossing bloody wounds appeared on Xiao Chens body, inflicting incredible pain.
Elder Tian Yuns sword intent was very hard to eliminate. It lingered in the wounds, continuously deepening them.
Do you know your mistake yet?! Elder Tian Yun shouted coldly. Then, with the flip of his hand, he sent out more sword winds at Xiao Chen.
This put Xiao Chen in intense pain, but he gritted his teeth and endured.
Xiao Chen remained silent and gave Elder Tian Yun a deep look before turning to leave.
The Elder is asking you a question.
Just at this moment, Bai Yunfeng, whom Xiao Chen pped down, blocked Xiao Chen.
Bai Yunfeng showed a mocking smile as he said, You are too inexperienced to be fighting with me. Werent you very arrogant up there earlier? Now, let me ask you: how vast are the skies? Speak. If you dont, I wont allow you to leave today!
The other disciples on the Profound Dragon tform could not help feeling disturbed.
Xiao Chen simply should not have offended Elder Tian Yun. No matter what, Elder Tian Yun was a heaven-ss Elder.
This resulted in the situationpletely reversing in an instant.
Bai Yunfeng, who was initially trampled on, returned and seemed like he wanted to take revenge.
Disdain shed in Xiao Chens eyes. He could not be bothered with Bai Yunfeng. Just because Tian Yun is supporting you, you think that I do not dare to attack you?
Wrong!
Huge mistake!
Xiao Chen replied to Bai Yunfeng with a lightning-quick strike. He instantly erupted with one hundred Cauldron Force, sending the other party flying with a punch.
Bai Yunfeng flew backward in a sorry state and crashed into the cliffside. His face scrunched up in incredible pain.
Idiot!
Just as Elder Tian Yun was about to make a move, Xiao Chen directly jumped off the main peak.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Just at this moment, several Elders appeared around the Heavenly Dragon statue. They said worriedly, Tian Yun, isnt this inappropriate?
Tian Yun replied indifferently, What is inappropriate about this? He is just a disciple. Do you think that he can get the three Pce Masters toe and teach me a lesson?
The other Elders thought about it and agreed. They all knew how busy the three Pce Masters were. A random disciple could not possibly get them to do anything.
Xiao Chen, who jumped off the main peak, remained silent with a cold expression.
Although he was angry, he did not get agitated. If he were an ordinary person, the anger would have gotten to his head after such humiliation, and he would have directly gone all-out against Elder Tian Yun.
If one could not vent the grievances in ones heart, it would result in a heart demon, making this even more painful.
However, since Xiao Chen dared to challenge Elder Tian Yun, he naturally had his confidence.
Actually, Elder Tian Yuns thoughts were right. Even if Xiao Chenined to the First Pce Master or the Second Pce Master, they would only give Elder Tian Yun a warning.
There would not be any substantial punishment. After all, Elder Tian Yun was a heaven-ss Elder. His strength spoke for itself.
However, the Third Pce Master was different.
Xiao Chen moved quickly, flying to the Third Pce Masters secret realm.
The area near the secret realm was heavily guarded. However, the Third Pce Master had left instructions not to stop Xiao Chen.
When the guards saw Xiao Chen, they immediately let him through, so he sessfully entered the secret realm.
At this moment, a smile filled the Third Pce Masters face. As he studied the medicine cauldron engraved with divine characters, his eyes sparkled.
After four months, he had finally achieved slight control over this medicine cauldron. He felt that he would be able to use it to refine Medicinal Pills soon.
At that time, the Third Pce Master would not only be able to refine Medicinal Pills but also raise his Medicinal Pills quality by another level.
He might even break through the bottleneck in his alchemy, reaching new heights.
When thinking of breaking through his bottleneck, the Third Pce Master could not help smiling.
Haha! Xiao Chen, good timing. Did you bring wine? Apany me for a few drinks.
The Third Pce Master sensed Xiao Chen enter the secret realm. On seeing Xiao Chen arrive, he weed Xiao Chen with a smile.
Who knew, Xiao Chen ignored him. He walked over, waved his hand, and collected the medicine cauldron into his Divine Universe Stele.
Brat, what do you mean by this? the Third Pce Master asked in a rush. He was about to be able to refine Medicinal Pills in this medicine cauldron. Now that it was gone, how could the Third Pce Master just sit still?
Xiao Chen waved his hand and said, Im unable to remain in this Heavenly Dragon Pce anymore, so Im putting my things away and leaving. Naturally, I have to take back this medicine cauldron as well.
Only now did the Third Pce Master notice the sword wounds on Xiao Chens body. He felt shocked when he realized that Xiao Chen was not joking.
That is that Tian Yun brats sword intent... Whats going on? Tell me what happened. This old man will get justice for you.
Xiao Chen turned and replied, Ive already said all that I should to him. There is nothing more to say. He already injured me to this extent, so how could I have the face to remain here?
The Third Pce Master studied the injuries on Xiao Chens body. He felt shocked at the wounds and immediately flew into a rage.
Not to mention the gratitude the Third Pce Master felt for Xiao Chen telling him about the secret of the Divine Rank medicine cauldron, Xiao Chen, with just his talent and aptitude, should not have been treated like that in the first ce.
How audacious! Dont say anything. Come with me. This old man refuses to ept this. He is just an Elder. How bold of him to do this!
The Third Pce Master showed a serious expression as he grabbed Xiao Chen and left the secret realm.
Chapter 1993 (Raw 2090): Bitter and Hateful
Chapter 1993 (Raw 2090): Bitter and Hateful
The Profound Dragon tform on the Heavenly Dragon Pces main peak:
Elder Tian Yun slowly descended from the top of the Heavenly Dragon statue. He seemed to be in a pretty good mood.
In fact, Elder Tian Yun had nned all this to seek trouble for Xiao Chen. He had guessed that if Bai Yunfeng lost by chance, Xiao Chen might end up mocking him.
At that time, he could righteously teach Xiao Chen a lesson, leaving him unable toin. He had figured out Xiao Chens character and knew that Xiao Chen absolutely would not let things be.
Indeed, Xiao Chen demanded an exnation after he defeated Bai Yunfeng, as Elder Tian Yun expected.
After Xiao Chen fell into the trap, Elder Tian Yun did not bother bickering with Xiao Chen at all. He directly attacked and taught Xiao Chen a lesson.
At this moment, Elder Tian Yun felt very cocky. As he faced the many heaven-ss core disciples, he said, I gathered everyone here today because there is a major matter to discuss. Thepetition between the seven outer pces is at hand. Going by the usual practice, some of the outer pces have organized small gatherings to allow the participants to see the younger generations strength.
This time, we were invited by the Silver Dragon Pce. The heaven-ss core disciples of our Heavenly Dragon Pce and the White Dragon Pce will gather at the Silver Dragon Pce to give the younger generation a chance to have a mutual discussion.
Elder Tian Yun paused here for a moment before continuing seriously, This is a rare opportunity. There are limited slots. Those who go will get to observe the strength of heaven-ss core disciples from the other outer pces. This will be a great help in thepetition between the seven outer pces. I believe everyone understands what this means.
Three outer pces gathering together was rather surprising. The other four outer pces would probably have their own gatherings as well.
Even so, the heaven-ss core disciples here still valued this information. As Elder Tian Yun said, knowing the strength of heaven-ss core disciples from the other outer pces before thepetition between the seven outer pces would be very useful.
However, there were limited slots. The heaven-ss core disciples present wondered how Elder Tian Yun would choose the candidates.
Everyone immediately felt some anxiety and anticipation. They forgot about themotion caused by Xiao Chen and Bai Yunfeng for now.
Bai Yunfeng!
Present! Bai Yunfeng replied loudly after tidying himself up a little.
Bai Yunfeng looked to be in good spirits. He did not look like Xiao Chen had taught him a miserable lesson not long ago.
Elder Tian Yun pointed to the crowd and said, Yunfeng, you are everyones First Senior Brother and have deep friendships with inner sect disciples. You are also very knowledgeable. You shall take the lead in this gathering between three outer pces. Including you, there is a total of five slots. You make the choice.
Unexpectedly, Elder Tian Yun handed the vital job of choosing candidates to Bai Yunfeng.
Immediately, everyone felt some sympathy for Xiao Chen in their heart.
It looked like Xiao Chen was right. This Bai Yunfeng had a deep connection to Elder Tian Yun. The earlier matter was a trapid by Elder Tian Yun.
Unfortunately, Elder Tian Yun was a heaven-ss Elder.
Even if Xiao Chen suffered grievances and knew that the other party was in the wrong, he should have temporarily endured.
However, Xiao Chen spoke so straightforwardly on the top of the Heavenly Dragon statue in front of Elder Tian Yun.
There probably was not a second person with such courage in the entire Heavenly Dragon Pce, aside from Xiao Chen.
Bai Yunfeng felt self-satisfied, his demeanor as if he was passing judgment on everything in the world. He said seriously, As for this gathering between three outer pces, the people going cannot be weak. We absolutely cannot embarrass the Heavenly Dragon Pce. Hence, the first person I choose is...
Boom!
Just at this moment, a horrifying might and pressure encased the entire Profound Dragon tform, inspiring fear in everyone.
Bai Yunfeng started stammering in confusion, unable to form aplete sentence.
Everyone was shocked. Their expressions dramatically changed as they wondered what happened.
Elder Tian Yun quivered as he thought, This is the Third Pce Masters aura. Whats going on? Why is the Third Pce Master here? That cant be, right? A bad feeling awoke in his heart.
Tian Yun!
As Elder Tian Yun was thinking, a thunderous shout rang out in the sky. Many people shook, nearly falling to their knees in fear.
Fortunately, this thunderous shout targeted Elder Tian Yun. Otherwise, half of the heaven-ss core disciples here would have vomited blood and suffered severe injury.
At the same time, many of the hidden Supreme Elders in the Heavenly Dragon Pces ancient main peak showed confused expressions.
Third Pce Master?
Whats going on with the Third Pce Master? It has been many years since he lost his temper like this. This is really strange!
I recall that the Third Pce Master was famous for his fiery temper and unruly character. However, after he became the Third Pce Master, he toned down considerably. Although he is still entric, he has not lost his temper since then.
This is really strange!
At the Profound Dragon tform, Elder Tian Yuns expression still appeared fine. However, the expressions of the Elders behind him all changed dramatically.
As for Bai Yunfeng, his earlier cockiness disappeared, leaving utter stupefaction.
Its the Third Pce Master!
Its over. The Third Pce Master is angry. What is going on? The Third Pce Master has never questioned the administration of the sect. Why did he lose his temper like this?
The many Elders recalled the Third Pce Masters past fiery temper, and they paled slightly, feeling that things were out of control.
Whoosh!
The Third Pce Masternded on the Profound Dragon tform in the next moment with Xiao Chen in tow.
The other heaven-ss core disciples quickly made way. When they saw Xiao Chen beside the Third Pce Master, their jaws all dropped.
Its Xiao Chen!
The Third Pce Master personally brought Xiao Chen over. This... The many heaven-ss core disciples felt somewhat confused.
Initially, everyone thought that Xiao Chen could only endure his humiliation. After all, the other party was a heaven-ss Elder. Even if he was angry, he could only swallow it back. No matter how he argued, he could only endure meekly, even possibly take the initiative to apologize.
Who could have imagined that the Third Pce Master, who never interfered in sect matters, woulde to get justice for Xiao Chen?
Todays string of events took everyones emotions on a roller coaster ride, leaving them in a daze.
Damn it!
When Elder Tian Yun saw Xiao Chen by the Third Pce Masters side, his heart immediately sank. He felt somewhat flustered as he did his best to think of a way to deal with this.
Greetings, Third Pce Master!
Greetings, Third Pce Master!
Elder Tian Yun took the lead, and the others bowed and greeted the Third Pce Master, as well. The three Pce Masters held high authority. No matter how low profile they were, the Third Pce Master was still one of the Pce Masters. His strength and position far surpassed everyone elses here.
The Third Pce Master showed a gloomy expression, not responding to the Elders. He looked straight at Elder Tian Yun and said, Answer this question: were you the one who inflicted the injuries on him?
Indeed...indeed, he is here because of Xiao Chen.
Elder Tian Yun instantly became utterly flustered. His cockiness disappearedpletely. He could only brace himself and answer, Yes. However, Third Pce Master, please let me exin
Shut up!
The Third Pce Master shouted coldly, interrupting Elder Tian Yun. Then, he looked around at the people behind Elder Tian Yun before fixing his gaze on a particr Elder. He said, I have some impression of you. Tell me everything. If you dare to hide anything, I will cripple your cultivation!
That person immediately trembled in fear. Before the Third Pce Master, he did not show the dignity of an Elder.
Elder Tian Yuns heart plunged to rock bottom. He knew that it was over. The Third Pce Master was furious. This time, he had gone too far.
That person protested with a bitter expression, Third Pce Master, this matter really has nothing to do with us. Elder Tian Yun told us that he wanted to suppress Xiao Chen, so he got Bai Yunfeng to test Xiao Chen. He said that it would be best to teach Xiao Chen a small lesson and that we should not show ourselves.
However, Elder Tian Yun did not expect Xiao Chen to grow significantly stronger; Bai Yunfeng was not a match for Xiao Chen. At that time, we saw his expression change. When Elder Tian Yun appeared, Xiao Chen tried to reason with him. However, before much was said, Elder Tian Yun knocked Xiao Chen off the top of the Heavenly Dragon statue with a palm strike. After that, he personally made a move to teach Xiao Chen a lesson, asking Xiao Chen if Xiao Chen knew his mistake. We really did not do anything. Third Pce Master, you also know that he is a heaven-ss Elder, higher ranking than us. We had to follow his instructions.
It really is not our fault. We were forced into this, the other Elders called out at the same time, trying to absolve themselves of responsibility.
Bai Yunfeng startled to his senses and knelt down quickly. He said, Third Pce Master, Im innocent too. Elder Tian Yun enticed this junior, giving me fifty thousand Primeval Heavenly Pills and a Rank 5 Heavenly Pill to teach Xiao Chen a lesson. I did not dare to disobey.
Elder Tian Yun felt so angry that his face turned green. However, he could not refute this, as it was true.
The scariest thing was the discovery that the Third Pce Master had started smiling. Elder Tian Yun felt somewhat giddy, feeling that matters were spiraling out of his control.
The Third Pce Master smiled in his anger. My Heavenly Dragon Pces heaven-ss Elders are truly awe-inspiring. I wonder if you are still going to be as awe-inspiring in the Starry Heavens Dragon Prison.
After the Third Pce Master spoke, he turned away to leave.
This scared Elder Tian Yun silly. The Third Pce Master was furious. If he were just helping Xiao Chen get justice, the Third Pce Master would only teach Elder Tian Yun a lesson.
However, the Third Pce Master only mentioned the Starry Heavens Dragon Prison before turning to leave.
The terror-stricken Elder Tian Yun fell to his knees and cried, Third Pce Master, Tian Yun knows his mistake. Please give me a chance.
The Starry Heavens Dragon Prison was the nightmare of every Dragon Race cultivator. After being locked up in there, no one woulde out intact.
Most people went crazy.
The Third Pce Master stopped walking and said to Elder Tian Yun, with his back to him, I recall that fifty years ago, when you were still a Holy Venerate, I thought highly of your Sword Dao cultivation. When you were trying to break through to Sovereign Personage, I gave you three extra Disaster Breaking Pills, Rank 5 Heavenly Pills. I did indeed make the right judgment. After you entered Ancestor Dragon City, you sessfully broke through to Sovereign Personage. When you returned, you worked alongside Second Brother. Although I do not bother with administration these days, I still felt very happy for you when I heard that youprehended a Dao Domain. Promoting you to heaven-ss Elder was my suggestion.
Among the heaven-ss Elders, your improvement in strength is the most stable. When you asked me for Medicinal Pills, although I spoke harshly, I actually gave you extras. I hoped that you could break through the bottleneck within ten years and be a Divine Vein Realm Sovereign Emperor.
Elder Tian Yun, who was kneeling on the ground, was dumbfounded, not having expected the Third Pce Master to remember him all this while.
He had thought that the Third Pce Master had already forgotten the matter of the three Rank 5 Heaven Rank Disaster Breaking Pills from back then. Who knew, the other party had been cing hope on him all the while.
My Heavenly Dragon bloodline has humble statuses and limited resources. It has great difficulty cultivating a Sovereign Personage whoprehends a Dao Domain. First Brother and Second Brother also secretly helped you a lot. However, that should not be a reason for you tomit mistakes. If the Elders were this narrow-minded and scheming, suppressing a younger-generation disciple for their own pleasure, there would really be no need for this Heavenly Dragon Pce to continue existing. If it cannot protect the younger-generation disciples and let the Heavenly Dragon bloodline rise up, what is the point of it?!
Plop! Elder Tian Yuns forehead knocked on the ground as he kowtowed. His forehead bled as he said seriously, Third Pce Master, Tian Yun really knows his mistake now. Please give me a chance! Tian Yun guarantees not to disappoint Third Pce Master anymore.
Tell it to him. I dont want to see you. The Third Pce Master simply pointed at Xiao Chen without turning.
Initially, the Third Pce Master had thought that it was just a minor matter; perhaps Xiao Chen offended Elder Tian Yun because of his bad temper, resulting in Elder Tian Yun teaching him a lesson. Hence, the Third Pce Master had thought that he just needed to stand up for Xiao Chen.
Unexpectedly, this matter ended up being so shocking. The Third Pce Master felt somewhat tired.
After thinking a lot, he even felt lost and just wanted to leave.
Chapter 1994 (Raw 2091): Breadth of Mind
Chapter 1994 (Raw 2091): Breadth of Mind
Tell it to him!
After Elder Tian Yun heard that, he felt shocked at first. He was a heaven-ss Elder. How could his fate be handed to a disciple to deal with?
However, after thinking for a while, he realized that the Third Pce Master was giving him a way out by doing this.
Elder Tian Yun turned around to face Xiao Chen and knelt. Xiao Chen, I was wrong in this. Will you let me off? I promise not to make things difficult for you in the future.
Xiao Chen frowned slightly and said softly, I am not worthy of you kneeling to me. Please stand up and speak.
Xiao Chen, many thanks! Elder Tian Yun felt as though he had gotten free of a heavy burden. He heaved a sigh of relief, feeling cold sweat running down his back.
Seeing Elder Tian Yun with such an appearance, Xiao Chen felt his intereste to an end. He did not feel any sense of aplishment. He walked over to the Third Pce Master and said softly, Third Pce Master, lets leave it at this. I wont pursue this matter anymore. I was not seeking to do anything to him. I just wanted to say that right is right and wrong is wrong. It is enough to prove that I, Xiao Chen, was not in the wrong.
The moment Xiao Chen said this, it startled the Third Pce Master. As he looked at Xiao Chen, he found it strange.
The Third Pce Master recalled what Xiao Chen looked like earlier in his secret realm. That anger definitely could not be feigned.
To think that Xiao Chen would let things go like that.
The Third Pce Master asked seriously, Are you sure?
Xiao Chen nodded and replied, Third Pce Master, your words gave me the answer. Elders cannot be narrow-minded and abuse their authority for the sake of their delight. Why shouldnt this apply to disciples, as well? What is the point if I made use of the authority that you, the Third Pce Master, gave me, for the sake of my delight?
Actually, this matter did not affect Xiao Chen too much, given his mental state.
If it were in the past, Xiao Chen would have taken out all of his trump cards. He would have used the Demonic Cloud Heaven Swallowing Art, the God Shadow Bow, and the Qiongqi Beast Ghost Pennant. Even if the other party were a Great Perfection Sovereign Personage, he would opt to go all-out against the other party.
After causing a hugemotion, he would then leave the Heavenly Dragon Pce.
However, Xiao Chen had developed some feelings for this Heavenly Dragon Pce. He had wandered the Great Thousand Realms for such a long time. Now that he finally had a ce to settle down, he did not want to leave.
He recalled that when he fought for the heaven-ss core disciple position, he had fought against one thousand and managed tost until the end. At that time, those core disciples took the initiative to surrender. That was the pride of dragons, a respect for experts that did not go against their character.
Those people did not continue to surround and attack Xiao Chen. Instead, they took the initiative to let him be a heaven-ss core disciple.
Even mixed-blood dragons had their pride and breadth of mind. Everyone here was a Dragon Race disciple. No other ce could make Xiao Chen reluctant to leave.
He recalled the first time he climbed to the top of the Heavenly Dragon statue. The excitement and hot-bloodedness he felt when looking down on the entire Heavenly Dragon Pce were hard to forget, even today.
The feeling that this ce gave Xiao Chen was no less than that of Qingyun Peak from back then.
Xiao Chen only wanted to find a suitable way to remain and, at the same time, to prove he was not wrong. He would not go against his character, that unyielding nature in his heart.
Now that Xiao Chen had already achieved his goal, there was no need for him to argue the point to death, relentlessly hitting Elder Tian Yun while he was down.
Elder Tian Yun, who was in the distance, felt somewhat stupefied and immediately felt ashamed.
Unexpectedly, he, an Elder, actually lost to a younger-generation disciple in breadth of mind. As he looked at the injuries on Xiao Chen, he felt his face turn hot, going red.
The Third Pce Master turned around to look at Elder Tian Yun and said, This matter is over, then. However, even though Xiao Chen forgave you, it does not mean that you will escape punishment. Your remuneration will stop for half a year, and you will be demoted from heaven-ss Elder. You may take the test to be one again only after three months.
Thank you, Third Pce Master!
Elder Tian Yun knew that he was fine already. This punishment was nothingpared to the Starry Heavens Dragon Prison.
No matter what, the one that Elder Tian Yun should thank the most was Xiao Chen. He felt sure that had Xiao Chen stubbornly refused to forgive him, the Third Pce Master would definitely have thrown him into the Starry Heavens Dragon Prison.
Earlier, when the Third Pce Master turned around to look at Elder Tian Yun, he appeared unwilling to do so. This showed how disgusted he was with Elder Tian Yun.
At the same time, Elder Tian Yun felt embarrassed. Unexpectedly, the Third Pce Master had remembered him all this time. The Third Pce Master wanted to help him break through to the Divine Vein Realm within ten years.
Elder Tian Yun truly let down the other partys expectations.
The Third Pce Master looked at the other Elders and sighed. Lets leave things at this, then. When I arrived, I heard you all discussing the slots for the gathering between three outer pces. Let Xiao Chen choose. We do need to decide on the candidates.
Right, right, right. Xiao Chens strength is evident. The other Elders quickly nodded and agreed.
Xiao Chen, make your choice. Choose four people to go to the Silver Dragon Pce with you, the Third Pce Master urged.
Xiao Chen looked around and fixed his gaze on Lu Feng first. He felt that this person was even stronger than Bai Yunfeng, hiding himself extremely deeply.
Him! Xiao Chen said as he pointed at Lu Feng, not knowing Lu Fengs name.
Lu Feng stepped forward and performed a cupped-fist salute. He smiled casually and said, Lu Feng. Junior Brother Xiao, many thanks for thinking highly of me.
The others were all on tenterhooks, hoping that Xiao Chen would choose them. They did not want to miss out on this opportunity.
Xiao Chen looked around and fixed his gaze on another person. Xiao Jinyu!
Xiao Jinyu was slightly stunned, thinking that he had misheard. After verifying that he had not, he said in wild joy, Many thanks, Senior Brother Xiao Chen.
This was a pleasant surprise andpletely unexpected. Given his past conflicts with Xiao Chen, Xiao Jinyu never imagined that the other party would choose him.
Naturally, Xiao Chen had his reasons. Although Xiao Jinyus cultivation was notparable to those experienced senior brothers, his talent with the Sword Dao was extremely terrifying. His growth potential was very strong.
Xiao Jinyu might be able to make considerable improvements in the next two months.
Xiao Chens gaze continued to sweep around beforending on Li Luo. Li Luo.
Xiao Chen had his selfish reasons for choosing Li Luo. Earlier, when Elder Tian Yun knocked him down, she was the one who came over to help him up.
The others did not even dare to move under Elder Tian Yuns pressure.
Naturally, Xiao Chen would remember who was kind to him. He would repay such people.
There was still one more slot. Xiao Chens gazended on Bai Yunfeng, and he said, Him, then.
Without embellishing or downying him, this Bai Yunfengs strength spoke for itself. Even though Xiao Chen had looked like he had walked over Bai Yunfeng, he had put in a lot of effort in reality.
The decision slightly surprised the Third Pce Master, startling him. Then, he revealed a faint smile, feeling somewhat gratified.
After the shock, Bai Yunfeng felt overjoyed. Many thanks, Junior Brother Xiao.
Even Bai Yunfeng himself felt that this stroke of luck was too sudden.
Initially, he thought that he definitely would not have this opportunity after offending Xiao Chen.
The others all felt somewhat disappointed at not being chosen. Going by convention, the sect would focus on nurturing them in thest two months, giving them vast resources on top of being able to observe the strength of the other outer pces disciples.
This was an unwritten rule. It was not openly announced, but almost everyone here was a veteran and knew this.
While most felt disappointed, congrattions were still in order. Those who were on friendly terms with the candidates came to congratte them.
Go back and prepare. You will depart three dayster. As for those who were not chosen, dont be disappointed. The Second Pce Master naturally has his arrangements. We will not make everyone stay in the Heavenly Dragon Pce for two months with nothing to do.
Yes.
After everyone left, Xiao Chen and the Third Pce Master returned to the secret realm.
Due to this event, the rtionship between Xiao Chen and the Third Pce Master improved further.
Xiao Chen, when you came to look for me earlier, saying that you wanted to leave, it was seventy percent true. However, I could tell that you were truly reluctant, the Third Pce Master said with a smile as he looked at Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen nodded; he did not deny it. My experiences are ratherplicated. Beforeing here, I did indeed have some other motives. However, having arrived at this Heavenly Dragon Pce, I am now somewhat reluctant to leave. Even after going to Ancestor Dragon City in the future, I will always be a part of the Heavenly Dragon Pce.
Smiling, the Third Pce Master sighed, If only everyone thought like you. Unfortunately...
Xiao Chen pondered a moment before looking at the Third Pce Master. From how Third Pce Master lectured Elder Tian Yun earlier, it seemed that you were somewhat disappointed in the Heavenly Dragon bloodline.
The Third Pce Master said somewhat helplessly, The Heavenly Dragon bloodline...in the end, it is still a mixed-blood dragon bloodline. The Heavenly Dragon Pce was meant to protect and house all the mixed-blood dragons. This was something from many years ago, so lets not mention it. I feel that I truly got to know you only today. Mixed-blood dragons have humble statuses. If everyone could have a strong unyielding will as you do, how could we not rise?
Xiao Chen said seriously, There will be such a day.
The Third Pce Master smiled faintly. After saying so much, you are leaving the medicine cauldron with me, right? I can start refining Medicinal Pills with it soon.
Xiao Chen eximed in shock, So soon?
Oh, by the way... The Third Pce Master seemed to have thought of something. Do you have any way tomunicate with that Divine Pills spirit? If it is willing to work with me, I can provide it with natural treasures when I refine Medicinal Pills. As long as it is willing to use its divine nature to help me shape the pills, the Medicinal Pills I refine will be able to gain some of a Divine Pills nature.
Chapter 1995 (Raw 2092): Dealing with the Pill Spirit
Chapter 1995 (Raw 2092): Dealing with the Pill Spirit
Seeing Xiao Chens confusion, the Third Pce Master exined, Right now, it is no longer a conventional Divine Pill. It is now considered a lifeform with sentience, what is customarily known as a Pill Spirit. The process of refining a Divine Pill can produce one, but the chances are slim; it creates Pill Demons most of the time.
However, once a Pill Spirit is born, it is even more valuable than a Divine Pill to an Alchemist.
Since Xiao Chen could refine some Medicinal Pills, he immediately understood the Third Pce Masters exnation.
This was equivalent to the Alchemist gaining an assistant. Furthermore, this assistant lived in the cauldron amid the zing fire. It could check the situation of the ingredients and thepletion of the refinement.
Even the best Alchemist could not understand a Medicinal Pills condition in a medicine cauldron as well as a Pill Spirit could.
You understand now?
The Third Pce Master continued, However, this Pill Spirit is somewhat hard to deal with. Normally, a Pill Spirit would feel some intimacy for their creator. However, its creator already died long ago; its situation is special. I tried tomunicate with it several times but could not establish a connection at all.
Xiao Chen pondered, then said, Ill give it a try.
Even so, the Third Pce Master did not hold much hope. Its fine if you fail. Theres no need to force it.
Xiao Chen nodded to indicate his understanding. Then, he soared into the sky andnded on the medicine cauldron before jumping into the zing fire.
There was a world of fire inside the medicine cauldron. Xiao Chen knew that it would be impossible to find the Pill Spirit if it wanted to hide.
He could only think of an unusual method.
This so-called unusual method was the carrot-and-stick method.
Just as Xiao Chen was about to speak, a path opened in the sea of mes in front. A small male child with exquisite facial features wearing a chest undergarment appeared before Xiao Chen.
The little boy red at Xiao Chen and snarled in rage, Its you again! Thest time, you already took ten percent of my Medicinal Energy. Now, you sent an old man toe and destroy me. If not for me being resilient, I would have died in that old mans hands long ago. If you try to threaten me again this time, you can forget about leaving this medicine cauldron. We will die together.
Rumble...!
The little boys exquisite face looked exceptionally cute when irate.
However, he was not joking.
Xiao Chen felt somewhat embarrassed. He had been prepared to use the same trick as the previous time to deal with the Pill Spirit. Unexpectedly, the other party took the initiative to issue an ultimatum.
When Xiao Chen looked around, he saw the fire in the entire medicine cauldron gathering around them, forming a zing fireball.
The medicine cauldron with divine characters suddenly red with bright light, releasing overwhelming heat waves.
This startled the Third Pce Master, who was outside. Whats going on in there? Why does it feel like this Pill Spirit has a deep grudge against Xiao Chen?
Whoosh!
The Third Pce Master leaped up andnded on top of the medicine cauldron. When he looked down, the sight that greeted him greatly startled him.
He saw the fire that had filled every corner of the medicine cauldron had now coalesced into a dazzling fireball, which hovered in the medicine cauldron without scattering.
The Third Pce Master quickly sent out a strand of Soul Energy. After piercing through the fireball, he found that Xiao Chen was fine.
However, the Third Pce Master did not know what happened, so he still felt anxious.
Xiao Chen, hows the situation?
Its fine. Ill speak with him.
Inside the fire barrier, Xiao Chen felt startled when he looked around.
However, he soon calmed down.
This was a Pill Spirit, after all. The more ferocious he appeared, the more cowardly he was.
Xiao Chen tried to pacify the Pill Spirit. Dont be rash. Im not here to take your Medicinal Energy or refine you this time. If you were not sentient, I probably would think of a way to refine you. Since you are sentient, I really cant bear to do it.
This time, I am here to give you an opportunity. Look at your situation. If you remain in the fire for a long time without any Spiritual Energy to replenish yourself, your sentience will disappear eventually, right?
The Pill Spirits heart skipped a beat, but he did not want to admit defeat. He retorted angrily, So what? In any case, you want to take my Medicinal Energy, consuming me and refining me. Im going to go down with you.
On reaching this point, Xiao Chen already hadplete confidence. He countered calmly, By doing that, arent you just going to benefit me? When you die, this rudimentary Divine Pill will lose sentience. I would not have any problems refining it.
You...I will self-detonate at that time! the Pill Spirit said sullenly when Xiao Chen pointed out the eventual result.
Theres no need for both sides to go down. It would not be good for anyone. As long as you agree to help, not only will I not refine you, but I will even provide you with resources to help you cultivate. There were Pill Spirits in history that managed to attain the Dao. After you attain the Dao, you will detach from the Divine Pill, and I can naturally refine the Divine Pill then.
The Pill Spirits determination wavered but quickly hardened once more. He said, You humans are not worth trusting. I will not cooperate.
Things already reached this point. Unexpectedly, the Pill Spirit was still so stubborn.
Xiao Chen frowned slightly. I am half a master to you, after all. If not for me suppressing the Pill Demon, you would not be born. Are you really unwilling to work with me?
The Pill Spirits determination wavered again. However, he resolutely shook his head in the end. No. Since you obtained the medicine cauldron, you will be refining Medicinal Pills sooner orter. I will not take advantage of you. Ill just take some of the Spiritual Energy generated by the refinement process.
Xiao Chen smiled and said, You dont even know what I want your help with, and you already rejected me. It looks like your first impression of me is too bad. All I want is for you to help me shape the pills when I refine Medicinal Pills, just nourish the Medicinal Pills slightly. If so, not only would there be the Spiritual Energy from the process, but I will also give you extra natural treasures to help you cultivate.
The Pill Spirit asked with some disbelief, Really?
Of course. I said before, helping you is akin to helping myself. By giving you resources, I would be further refining the Divine Pill. Once you be aplished in your cultivation, the Divine Pill would be nearlyplete. At that time, you can live independently from the Divine Pill, and I can consume the Divine Pill without any qualms. Isnt that great?
The Pill Spirit lowered his head and pondered. Evidently, Xiao Chen managed to tempt him.
Xiao Chen continued, You can give it a try first. After all, you wont lose anything.
Alright. Ill give it a try.
The Pill Spirit finally agreed. He waved his hand and scattered the fire. Then, Xiao Chen revealed a smile and soared up, flying out of the medicine cauldron.
How was it? the Third Pce Master asked anxiously.
Xiao Chen nodded and said, He agreed to give it a try as long as we give him natural treasures.
When the Third Pce Master heard what Xiao Chen said, he felt pleasantly surprised. Thats not a problem. Compared to what I will receive, the resources provided would not even be worth mentioning. This is great. Not only will my alchemy skills improve, but the Heavenly Dragon Pce might also experience a qualitative improvement because of this.
Oh, by the way, how did you do it?
The Pill Spirit was not even willing to meet with the Third Pce Master. Every time he tried to enter previously, he would end up covered in ashes. There were even a few times when he nearly escaped through the hole for medicinal dregs again.
The Third Pce Master had not held out much hope. Unexpectedly, Xiao Chen managed to solve this problem.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly. The main reason was the Pill Spirits willingness to meet me. Although he almost killed me when we met, I managed to convince him in the end.
The Third Pce Master shot Xiao Chen a suspicious look as he said, What exactly did you do to him, to create such a deep grudge? That startled me. I thought the medicine cauldron would explode.
Xiao Chen thought for a while. At that time, he had been in a rush to save a life, so he took ten percent of the Pill Spirits Medicinal Energy. It was indeed somewhat cruel.
It was like wresting away ten percent of a living persons soul.
Xiao Chen did not answer the Third Pce Masters question. Instead, his gaze fell on the medicine cauldron with divine characters. Third Pce Master, I can let you use this medicine cauldron for one year for free. After one year, I need to take it back. Third Pce Master should not have any problems refining high-ranked Medicinal Pills using it.
Xiao Chen had his ideas. If he managed to rebuild the Azure Dragon Pce in the future, this medicine cauldron would be of great use.
He had taken the risk to convince the Pill Spirit partly because of his ns for his Azure Dragon bloodline.
The Third Pce Master found this unfortunate. However, this medicine cauldron belonged to Xiao Chen in the first ce.
Just using this medicine cauldron for one year was already an excellent opportunity. The Third Pce Master said, Alright, as long as I can provide it, you can get any resources youck from me for this one year.
Many thanks.
The Third Pce Master smiled and said, What are you being so polite with me for? Quickly go back and prepare. The trip to the Silver Dragon Pce is an opportunity to expand your horizons. Grasp it properly.
Yes.
Chapter 1996 (Raw 2092.5 Missing from Raws): Silver Dragon Palace
Chapter 1996 (Raw 2092.5 Missing from Raws): Silver Dragon Pce
Three dayster:
Xiao Chen, Bai Yunfeng, Lu Feng, Li Luo, and Xiao Jinyu gathered, ready to head for the Silver Dragon Pce.
Bai Yunfeng would function as the leader during this trip. After all, he was the First Senior Brother in name among the heaven-ss core disciples.
The people in the Silver Dragon Pce might not recognize Xiao Chen if he took the lead.
Furthermore, Bai Yunfeng frequently adventured outside and was skilled at befriending people.
Of course, the other reason was that no one else was willing to take on this role, so everyone was happy for Bai Yunfeng to do it.
Bai Yunfeng waved his hand, and a 1-Star Heaven Suspending War Chariot appeared before everyone.
A Heaven Suspending War Chariot? Senior Brother Bai, you are making quite a big deal of this. With this Heaven Suspending War Chariot, we will be able to get to the Silver Dragon Pce faster.
The group felt surprised. A Heaven Suspending War Chariot was tough to obtain. Even when considering all of the Dragons Gate outer pces, few disciples possessed even a 1-Star Heaven Suspending War Chariot.
However, everyone noticed that Xiao Chen remained calm; his expression did not change at all.
A 1-Star Heaven Suspending War Chariot is still too slow. Put it away.
A red light shed on Xiao Chens finger, and the Demon Blood Vulture appeared. A strong Demonic Might spread everywhere.
The Demon Blood Vultures feathers looked like they burned with a scarlet me, making it look noble. It gave off a regal might that only overlord-ss ferocious beasts had.
Its a Demon Blood Vulture!
No, its a Demon Blood Vulture with a mutated bloodline!
Even the normally calm Lu Feng, who rarely responded to external stimuli, could not help sighing, Junior Brother Xiao is truly a hidden talent. With such a demonic pet, everyone will envy us.
Get on, then.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
The group climbed onto the Demon Blood Vulture and sat down. Bai Yunfeng felt slightly embarrassed. He nced at his Heaven Suspending War Chariot before quickly putting it away. Then, he jumped onto the Demon Blood Vultures back, as well.
Whoosh!
A strong wind blew, and the Demon Blood Vulture turned into a beam of scarlet light, instantly soaring into the clouds in the sky.
A barrier of faint blood mist appeared around the Demon Blood Vulture, allowing the people riding it to stand stably as though on solid ground. The barrier also protected them from the strong wind.
When seen from the ground, the Demon Blood Vulture looked like a ming scarlet arrow shooting through the clouds.
The Demon Blood Vulture flew significantly faster than a 1-Star Heaven Suspending War Chariot.
After traveling for half a month, pressing forward both day and night, the group finally arrived.
Like the other outer pces, the Silver Dragon Pce sat on top of an inherited ancient dragon city. They chose to build the Silver Dragon Pce where the Spiritual Energy was lushest.
As the Demon Blood Vulture flew over the city, it slowed down and headed for the Silver Dragon Pce.
It drew the eyes of many cultivators in the city, who wondered which faction the group was from.
A Demon Blood Vulture was rare in the first ce, but a handsome mutated Demon Blood Vulture with crystalline scarlet-me-like feathers was even rarer.
After a while, the main gate of the Silver Dragon Pce appeared before the group.
A chain of majestic and never-ending mountain rangesy behind the gate. There were lush mountains and lively rivers everywhere. Towering trees abounded, filling the area with greenery.
The most eye-catching thing was an indistinct wavy silver light in one of the mountain ranges.
It was like a Silver Dragon hiding in the mountains, showing a contrast with the main gate. It looked majestic, vast, and elegant without losing any dignity.
Xiao Chen pondered this. He had been to the White Dragon Pce before and now came to the Silver Dragon Pce.
Now that he had a baseline, he found that the Heavenly Dragon Pces mountain range paled inparison to these treasurednds that the Divine Dragon outer pces upied.
For many years, the Divine Dragon outer ces had suppressed the Heavenly Dragon Pce. Aside from bloodline, the difference in foundations yed a part. Even if the Heavenly Dragon Pce had good seeds, it had difficulty cultivating them.
Weve arrived.
Bai Yunfeng showed a grave expression. While he appeared knowledgeable and prideful while in the Heavenly Dragon Pce, he did not dare to show any arrogance when he came out.
As for the rest, Lu Feng remained rather calm, while Li Luo and Xiao Jinyu showed grave expressions, even feeling nervous.
This was the first time Li Luo and Xiao Jinyu encountered such a grand scene. Furthermore, their bloodlines were notparable. Hence, they could not help feeling nervous.
Everyone from the Heavenly Dragon Pce, wee. Thank you for traveling such a long way toe here.
An Elder leading a disciple under the Silver Dragon Pces mountain tablet received the group from the Heavenly Dragon Pce.
This Elder was a white-haired old man with a slightly ashenplexion, dressed in Silver Dragon robes. He exuded a terrifyingly strong aura.
Bai Yunfeng stepped forward and said, Greetings, Senior.
The white-haired old man nced at the five, and a look of slight disappointment shed in his eyes. Your Third Pce Master did note?
In reality, the Silver Dragon Pce invited the Heavenly Dragon Pce mostly because of the Third Pce Master.
The Third Pce Masters alchemy was the best in the Divine Dragon Empire. He was someone at the peak, even in the entire northern region. Although he was of a mixed-blood dragon bloodline, no one in the Divine Dragon Empire dared to look down on him.
Countless people wanted to befriend the Third Pce Master.
Bai Yunfeng understood what was going on and felt somewhat embarrassed. With the Third Pce Masters temper, who could convince him to do anything? Even if the Silver Dragon King personally sent an invitation, he might note.
How could the Third Pce Mastere to such a gathering? However, the group had made preparations beforeing.
Bai Yunfeng proffered a brocade box, saying, The Third Pce Master asked us to pass this on to your honored outer pces Pce Master. This is the Rank 5 Disaster Breaking Pill that he asked for half a year ago. There is a total of five pills.
Although the Third Pce Master did note, he still had to make a polite gesture.
The white-haired old man happily received the brocade box and said softly, Yuan Tai, properly entertain these honored guests from the Heavenly Dragon Pce. I still have matters to attend to and will take my leave first.
The moment that Elder said this, Bai Yunfeng and the others felt slightly upset.
To think that Silver Dragon Pce put on such airs. After receiving the gift, the Elder immediately left, only assigning a disciple to entertain them.
Yuan Tai also wore long silver robes. However, there were no dragons embroidered on it. He looked prim and proper with a treasure sword on his back, radiating sharpness from his face.
Everyone, please follow me.
Yuan Tai did not show any displeasure. He revealed a smile and brought the group in to rest.
After that, he followed the prescribed order, showing the group around the Silver Dragon Pce.
Yuan Tais expression was neither overly friendly nor casual. In any case, this was a mission given by an Elder. He just needed toplete it.
asionally, the group saw disciples practicing the sword.
All of the Silver Dragon Pces Cultivation Techniques and Martial Techniques seemed to center around the sword. With one casual nce, one could see many expert swordsmen.
Xiao Jinyu and Lu Feng were both swordsmen. After they entered the Silver Dragon Pce, they showed somewhat excited expressions.
This Silver Dragon Pce was indeed a good home for swordsmen. The group saw dozens of sword practice grounds of various types.
The Heavenly Dragon Pce disciples had not seen many of these training grounds before, a fresh sight that indeed expanded their horizons.
Bai Yunfeng and Yuan Tai chatted in soft voices. Yuan Tai patiently answered all the questions.
Brother Yuan, I have long heard that your Silver Dragon Pce is famed for your swordsmen. Seeing it today is truly a great eye-opener.
Yuan Tai said indifferently, Its still alright.
In Yuan Tais opinion, there was nothing to be proud of. He had gotten used to it long ago. To him, these people were just a group of ignorant Heavenly Dragon Pce mixed-blood dragons.
However, Yuan Tai had pretty good self-restraint. Even though he looked down on them, he did not show it.
After chatting for a while, Bai Yunfeng lost interest. No matter how stupid he was, he could sense the deep-seated disdain of the other party.
No matter how polite Yuan Tai was, he would still make others feel somewhat ufortable.
However, Bai Yunfeng was the leader right now. The others did not like chatting, either, so it was up to him to chat with Yuan Tai.
Ive heard that the Silver Dragon Pces First Senior Brother Yuan Xi already reached peak Great Perfection in hisprehension of the Sword Great Dao and is close to attaining a Sword Dao Domain. Is this rumor true? Just at this moment, the previously silent Lu Feng suddenly asked Yuan Tai.
Yuan Tai felt slightly surprised, as he could pick up a desire to fight from Lu Fengs words.
Yuan Tai could not helpughing in his heart. You are just a Mixed-Blood Dragon Pce disciple. To think that you want to challenge Senior Brother Yuan Xi! This is interesting.
Yuan Tai did not answer the question. He smiled faintly and said, You will know when you meet Senior Brother Yuan Xiter.
There is no need to tell him. This person is rather stupid. Yuan Tai smiled and ignored Lu Feng.
Lu Feng felt some displeasure, but he restrained himself after some thought.
Just at this moment, they turned a corner, and a winding path appeared before them. Yuan Tai said softly, Weve arrived.
After they walked down the path, two crescent-shapedkes came into view. This was the Silver Dragon Pces famous Twin Moon Lake.
With the tips of the twokes facing each other, they formed aplete silver circle.
The space in the middle of the full-moon-like circle seemed to be an ind with all sorts of flowers and nts, presenting a very brilliant and beautiful scene. With the contrast of the two crescentkes, it looked dreamy.
Wait a moment, Yuan Tai said softly as the Heavenly Dragon Pce disciples wondered how to cross over to the ind.
They were shocked to discover that the two crescentkes were slowly spinning around. The vastke flickered with a faint silver light, looking exceptionally entrancing.
Soon, a path appeared in the spinningkes before them.
Yuan Tai led the way, and the five followed.
Chapter 1997 (Raw 2093): Provoking Lu Feng
Chapter 1997 (Raw 2093): Provoking Lu Feng
There was an empty area at the center of the flower-filled ind. A group of people sat at ease on stone stools there.
Not far away, musicians yed pleasing and elegant zither music, prompting butterflies to flutter about.
A person in that group wore bright silver dragon robes. The dragon motifs on his clothes were embroidered with special divine materials. They looked magnificent and elegant, very eye-catching.
That person looked handsome and had an extraordinary air. No matter how one looked at that person, he stood out from the group.
The others were like stars around the moon, surrounding this person. Needless to say, this was the pride of the Silver Dragon Pce, one of the four great outer pce expert disciples, Yuan Xi.
Aside from the Silver Dragon Pces people, the White Dragon Pces disciples were there as well, having arrived long ago.
Xiao Chen took a quick look and immediately saw three familiar faces: Liu Ruyun, Zhong Li, and Liu Yunfei, whom he injured before.
First Senior Brother, the Heavenly Dragon Pces people are here! Yuan Tai called out loudly, drawing the attention of the people from the White Dragon Pce and Silver Dragon Pce.
The zither music stopped at this moment as well.
Senior Brother Yuan! Bai Yunfeng said with a cupped-fist salute. He had met with Yuan Xi a few times before.
Yuan Xi nodded slightly, indicating for the group to sit down. Then, he nced at Yuan Tai.
Yuan Tai understood what Yuan Xi wanted. Yuan Xi wanted him to introduce the people from the three outer pces to one another.
This is Bai Yunfeng, the Heavenly Dragon Pces First Senior Brother. The others...
Yuan Tai immediately felt a headache. He did not know the names of the others. At that time, he was not meticulous enough.
So, Yuan Tai directly skipped past the rest and fixed his gaze on the White Dragon Pces group. This is Ling Xiao, the White Dragon Pces First Senior Brother. This is Brother Zhong Li. This is Liu Yunfei...
Yuan Tai introduced everyone until he reached Liu Ruyun. He did not know how to introduce her.
The White Dragon Pce sent six people. Conventionally, there should have been just five.
Yuan Xi smiled faintly. As he looked at Liu Ruyun, undisguised adoration shed in his eyes. He stood up and said, Let me make the introductions. This is the White Dragon Kings beloved daughter, Liu Ruyun. She is the White Dragon Holy Daughter Liu Ruyues younger sister. She does not need to take the test to enter Ancestor Dragon City. She is here on behalf of the White Dragon Pce, giving us some face.
When Liu Ruyun heard that, she felt slightly upset. She had thought about the possibility of Xiao Chen representing the Heavenly Dragon Pce in this gathering, which was why she asked her first senior brother, Ling Xiao, to bring her along.
Indeed, it was as Liu Ruyun guessed, Xiao Chen dide.
Liu Ruyun ignored what Yuan Xi said. She stood up, looked straight at Xiao Chen, and said, Xiao Chen, we meet again.
Xiao Chen nodded slightly and said, We meet again.
This slightly stunned Yuan Xi; he took a few seconds to react. He felt somewhat embarrassed, not knowing what to say.
Does Liu Ruyun actually know a mixed-blood dragon?
The White Dragon Pces Ling Xiao did not feel much surprise. He had heard from Zhong Li that Xiao Chen and Liu Ruyun knew each other.
Xiao Chen did not overthink. He carefully observed the White Dragon Pces Ling Xiao and the Silver Dragon Pces Yuan Xi.
Xiao Chen felt that these two were not ordinary Holy Venerates and were extremely strong.
This was especially so for Yuan Xi, one of the four great expert disciples of the outer pces. Xiao Chen sensed a deeply hidden sharpness in him.
However, it was not too urate to base everything on just aura.
Even so, that did not matter. This gathering between three outer pces would not end with just chatting. There would definitely be exchanges to test one anothers strengths.
Yuan Xi gave Xiao Chen a deep look. Then, he nced at Yuan Tai in confusion. Yuan Tai went over and whispered in his ear.
Yuan Xis expression changed slowly. After he heard everything, he went over and said, To think that you sessfully practiced the Supreme Dragon Fist! I initially thought that the strongest expert of the Heavenly Dragon Pce would be Bai Yunfeng. It looks like I was wrong.
The Supreme Dragon Fist? I do want to see if the Supreme Dragon Fist is as exaggerated as the legends say. A hostile-looking man from the Silver Dragon Pce eyed Xiao Chen somewhat provocatively.
This is our Second Senior Brother, Xu Fuguan. Yuan Tai introduced this person while sitting.
Everyone, lets get to know each other first. There will be opportunities for us to exchange movester. Junior Brother Xu, there is no need to rush.
Yuan Xi smiled faintly. Actually, he thought the same thing. He did not feel that the Supreme Dragon Fist was as strong as legend said. Men! Bring some fine wine and Spirit Fruits over. Musicians! Music!
The Divine Dragon disciples from the White Dragon Pce and the Silver Dragon Pce generally held some disdain for Xiao Chens group.
In the following interaction, Xiao Chens group mostly remained silent, not saying much. Only Bai Yunfeng took the initiative to speak a little.
Soon, night fell without them realizing it.
The scene of the twin crescent moonkes at night was breathtaking. This time happened to have a few stars with the bright moon looking exceptionally effulgent.
With the full moon in the sky and the two reflected moons in thekes, there was a total of three bright moons.
This looked quite wondrous, like a dream when one was in it.
Everything remained silent. A fragrance spread out on the flower-filled ind. Compared to the day, it seemed even more refreshing.
Far in the distance, at a pce hall on a mountain peak:
A few Silver Dragon Pce Elders were secretly observing the group of people chatting at Twin Moon Lake.
This time, the Heavenly Dragon Pce is rather surprising. To think that they managed to produce an expert whoprehended the Supreme Dragon Fist, one of the Elders sighed as he looked at Xiao Chen.
Being able to practice it is one thing. Being able to bring out much of its might is another. Furthermore, this Fist Technique is not that easy to execute. The side effects are pronounced.
Thats true. However, no matter what, our Silver Dragon Pce still holds the upper hand. Based on the strengths of these two pces, our Silver Dragon Pce should be able to send at least five people into Ancestor Dragon City, perhaps ten people if we are lucky.
Not to mention how strong Yuan Xi was, even Yuan Tai could defeat most of the other outer pce disciples here.
Looks like it is time to start.
On the ind filled with flowers, Yuan Xi raised his hand, and the musicians ended their performance and slowly left.
The weather is pretty good, and tonights moon is quite bright. I wonder which friend here is willing to start first.
Yuan Tai stepped forward and said, Senior Brother, let me go first.
Yuan Xi nodded slightly, and Yuan Tai looked around as he asked, This Yuan is not talented, so I will be the first to start. If anyone thinks highly of me, we may have an exchange with each other.
Right after Yuan Tai spoke, he leaped up andnded on Twin Moon Lake.
Lu Feng was about to step forward. Unexpectedly, someone managed to do so before he did.
White Dragon Pces Liu Yunfei. Please enlighten me.
Whoosh!
A Dao disk appeared behind Liu Yunfei, and a strong wind blew. As he flew up, he threw a palm strike.
When this palm strike surged forward, the strong wind also kicked up an overwhelmingly huge wave. The entire Twin Moon Lake seemed to soar into the sky, looking very terrifying.
Xiao Chen thought to himself, This fellow has improved significantly in the few months I have not seen him.
Just as the towering water was about to swallow up Yuan Tai, he smiled faintly, and a sword appeared in his hand.
Yuan Tai drew his sword, and a silver light flickered. Strands of silver sword Qi shot out.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Thousands of holes appeared in the towering wave, which contained Liu Yunfeis aura and Great Dao Energy.
This was equal to shattering Liu Yunfeis aura when the sword light swept out.
Break!
Just as the hole-riddled, towering wave was about to crash down, Yuan Tai withdrew his sword and flicked with his finger.
Bang! Yuan Tai pressed the towering wave back, forcing it back into theke to reflect the full moon in the sky again.
Liu Yunfeinded on theke surface slowly. Some sword wounds appeared on his body. He appeared dejected.
Liu Yunfei knew that he was weaker. He had already lost, and his opponent won easily.
When Yuan Tai withdrew his sword and broke the wave with his finger, he obviously was showing off.
This was not a battle to the death, just a simple exchange. There was no need to continue fighting.
I lost.
With just one move, Liu Yunfei took the initiative to admit defeat. Then, he returned to his seat.
However, everyone here knew that it was not due to Liu Yunfei being unable to block even one move; it was just that this one move already showed a lot of things. There was no need to continue fighting.
If the two continued fighting, Liu Yunfei would still lose after five hundred moves, so it would be pointless.
After making his opponent admit defeat with one move, Yuan Tai felt cocky and got carried away. He looked around, and his gazended on Lu Feng.
That whoever. Come, lets exchange a few moves. Didnt you want to know how strong my first senior brother is? I will show you the difference between you and him on behalf of my first senior brother.
When Lu Feng heard this, he felt slightly stunned. Then, a somewhat cruel smile appeared on his face.
Lu Feng had already disliked the other party much earlier. Now, the other party took the initiative to provoke him; that was truly reckless.
Chapter 1998 (Raw 2094): Coincidental Arrival
Chapter 1998 (Raw 2094): Coincidental Arrival
Yuan Tai felt slightly cocky after defeating Liu Yunfei in one move.
However, with the strength that Yuan Tai demonstrated, feeling proud of himself made sense.
After all, the Silver Dragon Pces heaven-ss core disciples definitely had some confidence in Yuan Tai to let him take the first exchange.
Yuan Tai was definitely not some nameless character in the Silver Dragon Pce.
The others were not familiar with Lu Feng, who just stepped forward. It was not only the people of the White Dragon Pce and the Silver Dragon Pce but also Xiao Chen and the others from the Heavenly Dragon Pce. How strong exactly was Lu Feng?
Xiao Chen and the other Heavenly Dragon Pce disciples knew that Lu Feng was strong. However, they did not know exactly how strong.
Xiao Chen felt rather interested in this battle. Lu Fengs calm and stable mental state was tough toe by for a swordsman.
Perhaps Senior Brother Yuan Tai might need only half a move to defeat this Heavenly Dragon Pce disciple.
It is possible. No matter what, the White Dragon Pce is stronger than the Heavenly Dragon Pce. He used only one move for Liu Yunfei. He definitely will require only half a move.
There is still some luck involved with that earlier move; it is not that ridiculous. Objectively speaking, if Liu Yunfei wanted to continue fighting, he could have remained undefeated for a few hundred moves. However, this Heavenly Dragon Pce disciple is a swordsman as well. It is hard to say how many moves he canst.
The Silver Dragon Pce disciples were all very confident in their Sword Dao.
Liu Ruyun came to Xiao Chens side and asked softly, Xiao Chen, who do you think will win?
Xiao Chen thought for a while before replying seriously, Lu Feng.
Why? Liu Ruyun found his answer slightly strange. When she looked over, Lu Feng did not seem to hold an advantage. However, Xiao Chen sounded very confident.
Xiao Chen exined in a low voice, Although I have never seen Lu Feng make a move, he has never viewed Yuan Tai as an opponent. A person with such thoughts would be either ridiculously strong or extremely arrogant and self-opinionated. I dont think he is thetter.
The Silver Dragon Pces people immediately felt upset at his words.
The Silver Dragon Pces Second Senior Brother Xu Fuguan said coldly, You have not even seen the other party make a move, and you dare to dere that he will win. This is rather interesting. Do you dare to make a bet with me? Ill bet on Junior Brother Yuan Tai winning.
Xiao Chen refused indifferently, I never bet on a sure-win situation.
Humph! Just say it if you are afraid of losing.
Xiao Chen did not reply; he could not be bothered.
Lu Feng and Yuan Tai already stood above Twin Moon Lake, facing each other while holding their swords.
Yuan Tai felt very confident. He waved his hand and said, You first.
Lu Feng did not stand on ceremony. He immediately drew his sword, and his figure flitted through the air, turning into a sword light that looked like a dragon.
This was a move that every swordsman knewa straight thrust.
The straight thrust was a basic move of swordsmen. All strong sword moves would always end with a straight thrust to unleash the moves might.
When Yuan Tai saw this, he could not help mocking, Are the swordsmen of the Heavenly Dragon Pce unable to execute even a decent sword move? Thats fine. If you want to use the basics, Ill y along!
Just at this moment, the expression of Yuan Xi, who was observing the fight from the flower-filled ind, changed slightly as he murmured, Oh no.
First Senior Brother, whats wrong? Xu Fuguan asked in some confusion.
Junior Brother Yuan Tai is going to lose, Yuan Xi replied softly as his expression recovered to normal. Then, he stopped speaking.
Just as the spectators were finding thatment strange, Yuan Tais smile suddenly froze.
Yuan Tai was somewhat horrified to discover that he could not dodge this straight thrust.
The other partys straight thrust looked very ordinary. However, it had secretly merged with the world. Without Yuan Tai realizing it, the other partys sword move already infiltrated theke, the bright moon, and the night sky.
If Yuan Tai had not underestimated the other party, he could have reacted the moment Lu Feng drew his sword.
Given Yuan Tais strength, he still could have dodged this strike.
However, by the time Yuan Tai startled away, it was already toote. The other party hadpleted the sword move, and Yuan Tai missed his opportunity.
As Yuan Tai grasped his swords handle with his right hand, sweat kept dripping down his forehead.
Sweat coated his hand, and his sword handle felt extremely heavy at this moment. He did not even dare to draw his sword.
Regardless of whether Yuan Tai drew his sword, the other partys sword would stab into his heart.
I lost!
The instant the other party drew the sword, Yuan Tai already lost. This defeat was even more aggravating than Liu Yunfeis earlier loss.
At the very least, Liu Yunfei still clearly had more to show, but he took the initiative to admit defeat. Anyone with eyes would know that he did not lose in a pathetic manner.
However, when it came to Yuan Tai, this was aplete defeat; he could not even draw his sword.
You lost.
Just as Yuan Tais mind roiled with thoughts, stewing over how he embarrassed himself and how he should deal with this, a shout startled him awake.
Lu Fengs sword already pressed against his chest. If the sword pushed on another centimeter, the strong sword intent would pulverize him.
I lost already?
Yuan Tais body trembled slightly. He felt humiliated and distraught.
Give me another chance. Even if my sword skills are notparable to yours, I will not lose so miserably, Yuan Tai said, feeling dissatisfied.
Suddenly, Yuan Xi, on the flower-filled ind, said, Yuan Tai, stop embarrassing yourself. Even if you had another chance, you would only lose more miserably. You lost the sharpness of a swordsman at that moment, and you want to turn the situation around? Have youpletely forgotten the lessons that the Silver Dragon Pce imparted to you?
The Silver Dragon Pce has some wise people. Lu Feng smiled faintly and sheathed his sword.
That earlier sword move instantly erupted. Two bright moons soared up from Twin Moon Lake.
This created the sight of three moonspeting in brightness. Before the strange sight could inspire any surprise or shock, it suddenly exploded. In that instant, boundless sword Qi flew everywhere, together with the moonlight. Petals fluttered about, dancing chaotically in the sky.
On seeing this scene, the others finally startled awake. Yuan Tai had indeed lost very miserably, unable to even draw his sword.
After he underestimated his opponent, Lu Fengpletely suppressed him.
However, most could tell that even if Yuan Tai had not underestimated Lu Feng, he still would have lost exceptionally miserably.
The Silver Dragon Pce was famous for its Sword Dao. However, Lu Fengpletely suppressed Yuan Tai with a sword move.
This showed how horrifying Lu Fengs Sword Dao cultivation was.
Xiao Chen, you hit the mark, Liu Ruyun said with delighted surprise. This sword move was breathtaking, inspiring sighs of praise.
The White Dragon Pces First Senior Brotherughed softly, Brother Xu, fortunately, you did not make that bet. Otherwise, you would have lost badly.
The Silver Dragon Pces Second Senior Brother Xu Fuguan looked at Xiao Chen and said, Actions speak louder than words. It is notparable to an actual fight. Am I right, Xiao Chen? Do you dare to have an exchange with me? Show me the might of the Supreme Dragon Fist.
Xiao Chen raised his eyebrows and retorted softly, I do not need the Supreme Dragon Fist to deal with you.
Those are rather bold words! Suddenly, a furious, cold shout came from outside Twin Moon Lake.
Two figures came uninvited, soaring through the air. Everyone clearly saw their appearances only when theynded on the flower-filled ind.
It is the Golden Dragon Pces people!
It seems like Qin Aotian and Li Feng.
Qin Aotian? If I recall correctly, he is Qin Mus younger brother. What is he doing here?
That Li Feng seems to be among the top ten in the Golden Dragon Pce.
The Golden Dragon Pce firmly suppressed the other six outer pces, just like how the Golden Dragon Pces Qin Mu firmly suppressed the other three outer pce great expert disciples.
Since this Li Feng ranked within the top ten of the Golden Dragon Pce, he would have no problem ranking within the top three in the other outer pces.
Yuan Xi felt somewhat confused. He did not recall the Silver Dragon Pce inviting the Golden Dragon Pce.
There was no purpose in inviting the Golden Dragon Pce. Not to mention the other party rejecting the invitation, even if they came, the other participants would just end up humiliated. It was pointless.
Yuan Xi raised his head and asked, Why are the two of you here?
Li Feng nced at Xiao Chen and replied, I was asked to by my senior brother. Im just here to retrieve something of the Qin ns, which is in his hands.
Since it is the Qin ns matter, why is Qin Mu not here?
This is just a minor matter. Is there a need for Senior Brother Qin to show up personally? I alone am enough, Li Feng dered arrogantly.
Yuan Xi frowned slightly. Turning to Xiao Chen, he asked, Xiao Chen, do you really have something of the Qin ns in your hands?
Xiao Chen nodded, not denying it.
A Dragon-Patterned Battle Suit!
Seeing Xiao Chen admit to it so openly enraged Qin Aotian. Senior Brother Li, just cut the crap and take him down. I will bear all responsibility.
Xiao Chen stood up and looked at Xu Fuguan, who challenged him earlier, then at Li Feng. Finally, he said seriously, What a coincidental arrival! Since that is the case, both of you attack together. If you win, I will return the Dragon-Patterned Battle Suit.
Chapter 1999 (Raw 2095): Seeing the Sky with the Heart
Chapter 1999 (Raw 2095): Seeing the Sky with the Heart
Xiao Chens words set the flower-filled ind abuzz.
Xiao Chen wanted to fight two on one.
Furthermore, one of the two was an expert from the Golden Dragon Pce. Did everyone hear wrong?
Had Yuan Xi or the White Dragon Pces Ling Xiao said this, it would be fine. After all, they were cultivators with Divine Dragon bloodlines.
However, Xiao Chen was a Heavenly Dragon Pce heaven-ss core disciple. Furthermore, he had a mixed-blood dragon bloodline. Where did he get his confidence?
Even Yuan Xi could not help feeling slightly stunned. He asked seriously, Xiao Chen, do you know what you are saying?
Xiao Chen nodded. I am very clear on that. Your Silver Dragon Pces Xu Fuguan wants to fight with me, and the Golden Dragon Pces Li Feng wants to seek trouble with me. I can deal with both at the same time and save some trouble. Is there anything wrong with that?
Is there anything wrong with that?
These words stunned the audience. There was indeed nothing wrong with what Xiao Chen said.
Since the trouble came together, dealing with them together would be ideal. Anyone would think the same.
However, the problem was that Xiao Chen was just a Heavenly Dragon Pce disciple, a mixed-blood dragon.
Of course, everyone would only think this and not say it. However, just based on everyones expressionsas if they were looking at a crazy mantheir thoughts went without saying.
Li Feng said coldly, When the Golden Dragon Pce is working on something, we do not need the other outer pces to help.
These words stifled Xu Fuguan, upsetting him somewhat. He said, I am the one challenging this fellow. I do not need you to interfere. This is the Silver Dragon Pce, not your Golden Dragon Pce. You can deal with your matter after our exchange is over.
Yuan Xi got a headache. He impatiently waved his hand and said, Cut the crap and attack together. Let me see how strong the person whoprehended the Supreme Dragon First is.
Yuan Xis words contained some displeasure.
This displeasure came from Liu Ruyun being close to Xiao Chen. It also came from Xiao Chens attitude, which provoked his disdain.
Since Yuan Xi already expressed his stance, Li Feng and Xu Fuguan hesitated for only a moment longer before leaping up at the same time andnding on theke surface.
Li Feng only needed to retrieve the Dragon-Patterned Battle Suit and give an ount to Qin Mu.
Although Li Feng disliked having to work with Xu Fuguan, it would be good to finish this fight quickly.
As for Xu Fuguan, he had sensed his first senior brothers displeasure. He knew that his wishy-washiness had angered his first senior brother. This made him feel some hatred for Xiao Chen.
Right now, there was nothing to think about. The two just needed to work together to humiliate Xiao Chen to vent their anger.
When the Heavenly Dragon Pces group saw this situation, they felt worried for Xiao Chen.
Li Luo looked at Xiao Chen and asked, Junior Brother Xiao Chen, isnt this too risky?
Bai Yunfeng added softly, I also feel that you should be cautious.
Xiao Chen raised his head to look at Bai Yunfeng and replied, When I fought with you, I used only fifty percent of my strength.
Ah!
This revtion shocked Bai Yunfeng. Xiao Chen used only fifty percent of his strength to beat me helpless?
Whoosh!
Xiao Chen pushed off the ground andnded on Twin Moon Lake. Then, he looked calmly at the Silver Dragon Pces Xu Fuguan and the Golden Dragon Pces Li Feng.
Senior Brother, beat him to death! Qin Aotian roared as he watched from the side.
Li Feng appeared displeased, but he moved instantly, without hesitation.
Li Feng was the kind of person who never underestimated an opponent. When he attacked, he showed no mercy.
As Li Fengs feet moved, a Golden Dragons roar echoed in the surroundings. Theke water exploded and poured down like rain.
When Li Feng punched, a golden dragon image wound around his arm. A round golden te materialized in front of his fist.
Dense,plicated formations covered the round golden te. With a thought from Li Feng, a terrifying fist light burst out from the te. In the blink of an eye, the fist light elongated and rushed towards Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chens figure shed, dodging easily.
In that instant, the water where he had stood vaporized, covering the ce in fog.
Enguard!
Xu Fuguan had been watching and waiting. The moment Xiao Chen moved, Xu Fuguan made his move as well.
Xu Fuguans figure turned into a ghostly sword image piercing through the falling water. As it thrust at Xiao Chen, not a single drop of water fell on it.
Xiao Chen could not dodge. His eyes narrowed, and his gaze focused on the tip of the sword.
Then, Xiao Chen silently spread out his Thunder Great Dao.
The sword before Xiao Chen could not be evaluated by just what appeared on the surface. The hidden sword move within it had to be taken into ount as well.
Dang!
Just as the tip of the sword was about to touch Xiao Chen, he flicked his finger at the sword in the time it took for a spark to fly.
A melodious sword hum rang out, echoing in the surroundings. A hazy sword intent rang out endlessly.
Boom!
In the next moment, Xu Fuguans sword move changed directions, and the falling water changed all of a sudden, turning into boundless sword Qi that flew at Xiao Chen.
However, the Thunder Great Dao that Xiao Chen had quietlyid out activated at the same time. Startling thunder suppressed the sword hums echoing in the sky.
Amid horrifying thunder, the sword Qi in the sky shattered, producing tinkling sounds.
Xu Fuguan revealed a strange expression. He had not expected Xiao Chen to use the Thunder Great Dao to break his sword move.
Just as Xu Fuguan wanted to retreat, he discovered that Xiao Chens fist light seemed to have predicted where he would retreat to.
One hundred Cauldron Force gathered in the fist light. The immense pressure made Xu Fuguan feel asphyxiated.
Xu Fuguans figure shed as he hastily tried to change his position.
Boom!
One hundred Cauldron Force exploded. When the shock waves swept out, it forced out Xu Fuguan.
Then, Xiao Chen unhurriedly threw another punch.
At such a close distance, the sword was useless. Xu Fuguan was somewhat enraged at being pressed like this. You are too overbearing!
Xu Fuguan formed a hand seal with his left hand, and a resplendent sword light erupted to sh with Xiao Chens fist light.
Bang!
The fist light and sword light were equally matched. Xu Fuguan moved back one hundred meters. Just as he was about to release his bated breath, he was horrified to discover another horrifying fist light charging over like it was following him.
Xiao Chen urately predicted every single one of Xu Fuguans movements. Xu Fuguan could not shake free at all.
Senior Brother Xu!
Several Silver Dragon Pce disciples goggled at the sight. Unexpectedly, Xiao Chen was so strong. With just two or three moves, he had forced Xu Fuguan into dire straits, unable to catch his breath.
At the crucial moment, a calm figure appeared in front of Xu Fuguan.
As that figure looked at the fist light containing one hundred Cauldron Force and putting a mountain-like pressure, he calmly countered with a punch.
Bang!
The two fists shed, but neither moved back at all. Shock waves radiated out.
The water below the two sank.
More than ten thousand water pirs erupted from the enormous Twin Moon Lake, which was about the size of a midsize city.
In this sh of punches, aside from Veritable Essence Energy and Vital Qi, there were also the twos auras and Great Dao.
It looked like the two were shing in this small space, but in reality, the battle had already spread throughout Twin Moon Lake.
Auras shed all over the ce.
The twos Veritable Essence Energies, wills, mental states, and many other aspects infused into their auras. Whoever wavered first would suffer.
The two had a rather perfect grasp of their auras, seemingly equal. It was hard to find any opening.
Hence, this strange scene appeared above Twin Moon Lake. The fists of Xiao Chen and Li Feng met, and they stopped moving above theke.
As the two locked gazes, sparks seemed to fly out of their eyes and meet in the middle.
A strong opponent, but the winner will only be me!
Li Feng gave a war cry, and Golden Dragon roars came from his body. The Golden Dragons Dragon Might spread out behind his body and lit up the night sky behind him, looking dazzling.
When the Golden Dragons Dragon Might washed over the spectators, they all felt a chill. The Golden Dragon was the noblest bloodline of the Six Colored Divine Dragons.
Naturally, the Golden Dragons Dragon Might was stronger than that of the other five Divine Dragon bloodlineswhat more that of a mixed-blood dragon.
Unexpectedly, Xiao Chen did not lose to this practically substantial Golden Dragons Dragon Might. He appeared calm and even more at ease than the people on the flower-filled ind.
The Heavenly Dragons mysteries!
Xiao Jinyu, Li Luo, and the other people familiar with Xiao Chen were shocked. At the same time, they felt proud.
It turned out that the Heavenly Dragons mysteries were really strong. Xiao Chen did not show any fear even when facing a Golden Dragons Dragon Might. A fervent light zed in everyones eyes, especially the mixed-blood dragon Lu Fengs.
Can the Dragon Might of a mixed-blood dragon be this strong?
The one under the most pressure was Li Feng. His Golden Dragons Dragon Might was like a tall mountain, like the vast sea. It even gave off a might and pressure like that of a divine being.
However, Xiao Chen, whom Li Feng faced, seemed boundlessly ethereal and indistinct. While he was clearly nearby, it felt like he was far away.
While witnessing this standoff, Bai Yunfeng suddenly felt startled. Out of the blue, he remembered what Xiao Chen once asked him.
How vast are the skies?
It is equally useless if you see the skies with your eyes aftering out of the well but are unable to surpass your own heart. When seeing the skies with your eyes, the sky will always be extremely far away. You would only feel insignificant and helpless.
See the skies with your heart!
Bai Yunfeng turned deathly white. This instant ofprehension allowed him to see something no one else could see.
A gigantic dragon image was coiled around Twin Moon Lake. The dragon head looked like it dropped down from the sky, its mouth gaping open above Li Fengs head, ready to bite down at any time.
However, at this moment, Li Feng was searching for Xiao Chens boundlessly ethereal Dragon Might, which was moving about mysteriously.
Bai Yunfeng thought, How is he going to find it? Li Feng is still fixed on the sh in auras, searching for Xiao Chens openings.
However, Xiao Chens heart went beyond the battlefield long ago.
After a while, as long as Li Feng shows any decline, he will instantly lose.
When Bai Yunfeng thought about the horrifying strike from the eruption of Xiao Chens Dragon Might, he felt some fear.
Enguard!
At the crucial moment, the forgotten Xu Fuguan appeared once more and turned into a straight sword that was like a lone peak.
That lone peak seemed to stab into the skies, parting the clouds and fog.
This horrifying sword strike,unched after storing up power, carried the state of a lone peak, containing the boldness to break the sky.
On seeing this sword strike, the Heavenly Dragon Pces people all felt restless.
Xiao Chen! Liu Ruyun cried out. She felt an impulse to rush over to save Xiao Chen.
The main thing was that no one expected Xu Fuguan tounch this sword strike at the crucial moment of the sh in auras.
Even the Silver Dragon Pces people felt embarrassed about this. However, they all remained silent, as though nothing had happened.
Chapter 2000 (Raw 2096): Using the Moon as a Saber
Chapter 2000 (Raw 2096): Using the Moon as a Saber
Xu Fuguan had stored up power for a long time beforeunching this sword move. It would not be an exaggeration to call it a killing move.
This was especially so under such circumstances. Xiao Chen would find it hard to advance or retreat. Once he retreated, his aura would decline.
At that moment, Li Fengs fist light would severely injure Xiao Chen without any mercy.
Just the might that Li Feng currently showed already scared the people on the flower-filled ind. How much more horrifying would the might that would erupt be?
If the sword move struck Xiao Chen, the consequences would be worse. Both attacks would thennd on Xiao Chens body.
This might end up crippling Xiao Chen. If he did not die, he would be at least half-dead.
The people of the Heavenly Dragon Pce felt like their hearts were in their throats. They all stood up, feeling very anxious.
Firmaments Rage!
In the time it took for a spark to fly, Xiao Chen instantly executed Firmaments Rage.
Xiao Chens left palm turned into a w as he ferociously thrust it forward. He showed might without anger. As his w pushed forward, it felt like the entire night sky started shaking.
Every cultivator present felt a fear that came from the depths of their heart, shocking them.
Xu Fuguan showed an extremely shocked expression, considerably startled. Unexpectedly, Xiao Chen blocked the move that he stored up power for so long to use.
Xu Fuguan immediately prepared to retract his sword and move away tounch another attack.
However, Xu Fuguan discovered that Xiao Chens w contained a horrifying Thunder Great Dao, boundless saber Qi, and the overwhelming rage of a Great Deste Eon Ancestor Dragon.
What made him despair even more was that Xiao Chen had already firmly locked on to him.
If Xu Fuguan moved back, Xiao Chen would turn his w into a palm. The boundless saber Qi, electricity, and the rage of a Great Deste Eon Ancestor Dragon would instantly rush towards him. Evasion would be impossible.
Xiao Chen smiled coldly in his heart. He had anticipated that Xu Fuguan would do this. While others had forgotten about Xu Fuguan, he had not.
The other party stored up power for a long time for the sword move containing the state of lone peaks. Xiao Chen had been doing the same for this Firmaments Rage, just waiting for the other party to take the bait.
A strange scene appeared over the quietke. Xiao Chen used one fist and one w to block Li Fengs fist and Xu Fuguans sword.
When fighting one against two, Xiao Chen was not disadvantaged at all.
This... He managed to block them!
This stunned everyone on the flower-filled ind. They did not dare to believe the scene before them.
Xiao Chen blocked the sword move that everyone thought would defeat him.
This sword move not only failed to defeat Xiao Chen but even gave Xiao Chen the upper hand.
Ill defeat you first!
Xiao Chens gaze shifted andnded on Li Feng, which Li Feng found strange.
Initially, Li Feng could not find that ethereal Heavenly Dragons Dragon Might. Now, he suddenly saw it clearly.
Li Fengs heart immediately sank. Oh no!
At this moment, Li Fengs aura had already weakened significantly. If he shed head-on now, he would not have any advantage at all.
Boom!
The invisible dragon image hovering above Li Fengs head closed its mouth ferociously and crushed his Golden Dragons Dragon Might instantly. Blood leaked out of his lips, and in the next moment, Xiao Chens fist lightnded mercilessly on his body.
There was a crisp crunch as Li Fengs bones broke, and the punch knocked him into the air.
Fortunately, at thest moment, the golden, protective Veritable Essence Energy shield around his body blocked most of the damage. Otherwise, this punch would have severely injured him.
After Li Feng went flying, Xu Fuguan panicked as he would be next.
In the time it took for a spark to fly, Xu Fuguan made a decision and retreated hastily.
You think you can run?!
Xiao Chen snorted coldly and turned his w into a palm, throwing a palm strike.
Suddenly, a humongous hand appeared in the sky. The five fingers were like sabers shing with berserk electricity, and the hand carried an Ancestor Dragons rage that made the heavens tremble.
This humongous hand directly struck Xu Fuguan, smashing him into the water while he vomitedrge mouthfuls of blood.
Injuries covered his entire body; electricity and saber intent swept through him.
Xu Fuguans body continuously twitched as he floated on the water, clearly more severely injured than Li Feng.
Above Twin Moon Lake, the white-d Xiao Chen knocked back two people. Then, he stood straight up with his hands sped behind his back.
Xiao Chens face remained calm, showing might without showing rage. A strong aura spread out. It felt like he shone brighter than a Divine Dragon bloodline cultivator.
Is this fellow really a mixed-blood dragon?! the Silver Dragon Pce disciples directly eximed, unable to help their shock.
Junior Brother Xiao Chen won!
The Heavenly Dragon Pces people felt overjoyed. They never expected that Xiao Chen could win so beautifully when fighting against two.
It had been many years since the Heavenly Dragon Pce disciples felt this delighted.
In this gathering between three outer pcesconsidered a grand sceneLu Feng first instantly defeated the Silver Dragon Pces Yuan Tai.
Then, Xiao Chen fought against two alone, defeating heaven-ss core disciples of the Golden Dragon Pce and the Silver Dragon Pce.
This matter would definitely spread throughout the Dragons Gates outer pces in a few days.
Won? I have not admitted defeat yet!
Li Feng turned extremely gloomy. He had never thought that he would suffer this much at the hands of a mixed-blood dragon.
Li Feng even had to use his life-saving trump card, the Dragon-Patterned Seal.
This could be called a great humiliation. Ever since Li Fengs debut, he had been in fights of various sizes. However, there was not a single fight that made him feel so sullen.
Furthermore, despite cooperating with another person, Li Feng still could not defeat a mixed-blood dragon.
Li Feng could imagine that if he failed to defeat Xiao Chen today, he would be thetest joke of the Dragons Gates outer pces in less than three days.
The pride of a Golden Dragon did not allow him to ept such shame.
Xu Fuguan, if you are not dead yet, youd better move for this great me. Otherwise, I will kick you away, Li Feng barked coldly as he eyed Xu Fuguan with some disgust.
Xu Fuguan struggled to get to his feet, staggering. His expression looked extremely unsightly. After he vomited a mouthful of blood, he said, Dont worry. This great me is not as weak as you think.
Xiao Chen showed a somewhat grave expression. Previously, it had been rather easy for him to deal with these two in their peak states.
Presently, he had ruthlessly blunted their sharpness. One of them was even severely injured. Nevertheless, he still felt grim.
Now that he faced two people who were pushed to the edge, the situation would not be that easy to wrap up.
Victory is already decided. Is there even a need to continue? Xiao Chen asked softly as he looked at the two.
Dog shit! I have not admitted defeat yet, so it is not a defeat. Do you think that my Golden Dragon Pce is socking in quality? If you think that, then you are making a huge mistake! Li Feng suddenly roared. Blood veins appeared in his eyes as he instantly overdrew on his will of soul.
Boom!
A horrifying Dragon Might erupted from Li Fengs body. The Destruction Daos mysteries flowed out of his body and mixed Dragon Qi with ck spots into the golden fist light on his right hand.
A three-eyed Golden Dragon image appeared behind Li Fenga Holy Venerate Willbined with horrifying Death Daos mysteries.
Oh no! This is a Golden Dragon Pce forbidden technique!
This is a big problem. To think that Li Feng executed this forbidden technique regardless of the consequences! This is a forbidden art that represents the Destruction Dao. Once it is executed, it will sweep up Twin Moon Lake in it.
The people on the flower-filled ind felt somewhat horrified. They felt that their location was not safe.
Sword Art, Star Extermination!
On the other side, the severely injured Xu Fuguan executed a Silver Dragon Pce forbidden Sword Art. It seemed like he had been provoked.
Scatter! Yuan Xi shouted, and everyone on the flower-filled ind soared up and scattered, not daring to remain.
The loser can only be you, Xiao Chen! World Destroying Dragon Fist! Li Feng shouted as he punched, merging his will of soul with the Golden Dragon Pces Destruction Dao forbidden technique.
The entire night scene seemed to rip apart. The huge, three-eyed Golden Dragon image pped its wings. As Li Fengs fist light flew at Xiao Chen, it turned substantial while carrying the Destruction Daos mysteries.
Star Extermination!
Xu Fuguan also unleashed his Sword Art at this moment.
In that instant, the light from the sword in Xu Fuguans hand looked like the resplendent light of a supernova, illuminating the entire night sky.
Two powerful forbidden techniques surged at Xiao Chen. This shocked the entire Silver Dragon Pce. Several Elders noticed the mysterious phenomena.
However, it was just noticing the mysterious phenomena. By the time those people could rush over, the two powerful forbidden techniques would have already reached him.
In the end, Xiao Chen had to depend on himself to survive.
Just as everyone flinched, unable to bear seeing Xiao Chens figure drowned out by the two powerful forbidden techniques, a bright moon and a zing sun rose behind him. In that instant, his suppressed aura stabilized.
This was Xiao Chens Soul Energy mysterious phenomenon, Sun and Moon Shining Together.
Saber!
When the two powerful forbidden techniques were about to reach Xiao Chen, he felt incredibly calm despite the risk of death. No one could see any panic in his eyes.
Everyone only heard Xiao Chen call out saber as he beckoned with his hand. The bright moon reflected in one of the mirrorlike crescentkes formed a beautiful saber flickering with cold moonlight before everyones eyes.
Life Bestowal Spell, using the moon as a saber!
Buddhist sects Seven Kill Seal, Resolving the Mundane!
Xiao Chen unhurriedly brought out Sun and Moon Shining Together, made a saber from the bright moon from the Sun and Moon Shining Together, then executed the eternal and inextinguishable Resolving the Mundane.
All these seemed very slow. However, in reality, they happened in a breath. He practicallypleted all these simultaneously.
He was so fast that the others could not react.
Everyone only saw the white-robed Xiao Chen beneath the bright moon using the moon as a saber. Against the two powerful forbidden techniques that scared everyone away, heunched an eternal and inextinguishable saber strike augmented with sevenfold killing Qi.
Chapter 2001 (Raw 2097): Seeking Defeat
Chapter 2001 (Raw 2097): Seeking Defeat
Under the Sun and Moon Shining Together mysterious phenomenon, Xiao Chen used the moon as a saber, bringing out a sevenfold killing Qi and executing a Buddhist forbidden technique, the Mahmy Abstinence Vition Saber Techniques Resolving the Mundane.
Boom!
An eternal and inextinguishable saber light came out from the saber flickering with cold moonlight. It chopped apart the three-eyed Golden Dragon and shattered Xu Fuguans supernova-like sword light.
His opponents forbidden techniques were very horrifying, no matter which it was.
They could severely injure an Initial Perfection Sovereign Personage, even instantly kill one with a surprise attack.
If one had to pick the better of the two, it naturally was Li Fengs World Destroying Dragon Fist.
Li Feng had perfectly merged his will of soul into his attack in much more detail and more perfectly than Xu Fuguan had. Xiao Chen would not dare say that he could suppress this move without bringing out his Sun and Moon Shining Together mysterious phenomenon, even if he had the Buddhist sects Seven Kill Seal and improved cultivation.
However, Xiao Chen had stopped the suppression from the other partys will of soul with the Sun and Moon Shining Together mysterious phenomenon, blocking the infiltration of the Destruction Daos mysteries.
After bringing out the Seven Kill Seal andbining it with Resolving the Mundane, the effects were considerably different.
The eternal and inextinguishable saber light swept out, crushing the two powerful forbidden techniques.
The Silver Dragon Pce managed to avoid a scene of terrifying destruction, which was a good thing for it.
However, Li Feng and Xu Fuguan encountered something of a disaster. The saber light sweeping out continued without losing any might after destroying the three-eyed Golden Dragon image and sword light. It struck the two and chopped them in half at their waists.
The lifeforce of the two drained extremely quickly.
When fighting at such a level, Xiao Chen could not possibly hold back. Otherwise, he might be the one to die from the forbidden techniques.
Senior Brother Xu!
Li Feng!
The Silver Dragon Pce disciples and Qin Aotian cried out at the same time.
Yuan Xi said, Stop shouting. They wont die.
Indeed, the two would not die. The heaven-ss Elders of the Silver Dragon Pce had been startled by the forbidden techniques much earlier.
The instant Xiao Chen chopped the two in half at the waist, the heaven-ss Elders rushed over and stabilized the twos souls before sending a message to Yuan Xi, leaving the rest for him to handle. Then, the heaven-ss Elders raced to the Supreme Elders residence.
Typically speaking, when one reached the Holy Light Stage, as long as one could get treatment immediately and prevent ones soul from scattering, survival was guaranteed, regardless of the gravity of ones injuries or how much lifeforce one lost. Of course, this required the help of a Divine Vein Realm expert from arge sect.
However, one could not dy for too long.
Otherwise, even a Faux God could not pull one back from death. Only some legendary Great Deste Eon mutated fruits could resurrect the dead.
Seeing the heaven-ss Elders take away the two, the disciples here all released their bated breath.
If someone died, then things would be somewhat problematic.
After all, the two were Divine Dragon bloodline cultivators and had noble statuses. If they were not careful, arge number of major characters might appear.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
The groupnded back on the flower-filled ind. As they looked at Xiao Chen, horror shed in their eyes.
Just when everyone thought that the two powerful forbidden techniques would st Xiao Chen to bits, Xiao Chen executed a powerful counterattack, using the moon as a saber to defeat the two powerful forbidden techniques. No one dared to believe it.
Xiao Chen, are you alright? Liu Ruyun asked softly after walking over.
The others worried about Li Feng and Xu Fuguan, who were chopped in half by Xiao Chen. However, they were unaware that Xiao Chen did not have it easy, either, after dealing with the two powerful forbidden techniques.
Xiao Chen could not eliminate the sword intent of Star Extermination and the Destruction Daos mysteries right away.
Im fine. Its not a big problem. There should not be any major problems after I rest and recover.
Liu Ruyun rxed on hearing that. Then, she said, My father asked you to make a trip to the White Dragon Pce when you have time. He has something to discuss with you.
Xiao Chen shook his head. I will not speak to him. If he wants to speak, get him toe to me.
He found the White Dragon Kings actions uneptable, even if the other party did not truly harm Liu Ruyue.
If Xiao Chen could avoid meeting the other party, it would be best not to.
He would not take the initiative to seek the other party out while he was weaker than the other party. If the other party sought him out, then it would be unavoidable.
Liu Ruyun frowned and remained silent in confusion.
This scene upset Yuan Xi for some reason.
Xiao Chen, return my Dragon-Patterned Battle Suit! Qin Aotian demanded loudly after pushing past a few people and arriving before Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen replied coldly, I said it earlier. If Li Feng won, I would naturally give it to him. Since he lost, you can forget about it.
Qin Aotian turned sullen, and he barked furiously, Good! Save those words for my big brother, then!
Qin Aotian felt utterly embarrassed by Li Feng. However, he was not a match for Xiao Chen, either, so he turned to leave in a huff after threatening him.
Brother Qin, are you not going to stay for a while? Yuan Xi politely urged Qin Aotian to stay on ount of Qin Mus face.
If I cant see him, I wont feel frustrated. Qin Aotian left directly without even turning his head back.
Qin Aotian already considered Xiao Chen an eyesore. Furthermore, he could not do anything to Xiao Chen. If he remained here, he would feel extremely ufortable.
Xiao Chen, his big brother is Qin Mu, the strongest person in the Dragons Gates outer pce. Although I am known as one of the four outer pce great expert disciples, I still have to admit to being significantly weaker than his big brother. It is best if you personally went to return the Dragon-Patterned Battle Suit. In any case, you cant use it, Yuan Xi suggested in a neutral tone after turning his head to look at Xiao Chen.
I have my own ns, Xiao Chen answered vaguely, not exining.
When Yuan Xi saw the situation, he snorted coldly in his heart and ignored this matter. Then, he said sullenly, Lets end this gathering between our three outer pces here, then. After such a huge incident, there is no need to continue with exchanges.
Three powerful forbidden techniques had shed in the earlier fight, resulting in a significant impact.
If they continued holding exchanges and identally caused trouble, it would not be worth it.
Wait a moment!
Although the others felt regretful, they could understand this. However, Lu Feng did not feel satisfied. He looked at Yuan Xi and said, I came here to know how strong exactly Yuan Xi, one of the four outer pce great expert disciples, is in the Sword Dao. I am not satisfied with leaving like this.
Yuan Xi revealed a mocking smile. You are not qualified to fight with me. However, he is sufficient. Even so, I believe he would not challenge me in his current condition.
Yuan Xi pointed to Xiao Chen, acknowledging Xiao Chens strength.
With a stubborn expression, Lu Feng argued, How do you know if you have not tried?
Yuan Xi said indifferently, I do not want to waste my time. I already made it very clear. You are not a match for me. I have no interest in having an exchange with you.
These words were quite harsh.
Although Xiao Chen did not like how Yuan Xi put on airs and showed his arrogance, he admitted that Lu Feng would not stand much of a chance against Yuan Xi.
Xiao Chen could figure out the strength of everyone here. He was even confident of defeating the White Dragon Pces Ling Xiao.
However, Xiao Chen did not feel that same confidence with this Yuan Xi.
Send off the guests!
Yuan Xi waved his hand to call for some disciples to see the people here off.
You...
Lu Feng felt utterly enraged, unable to resist and wanting to force the issue.
Xiao Chen stepped forward and blocked Lu Feng, cing his right hand on Lu Fengs shoulder.
Brother Yi, take it as Lu Feng seeking advice from you. This request from a fellow dragon is not overboard, right? Xiao Chen suggested softly as he looked at Yuan Xi.
Yuan Xi pondered. In my opinion, mixed-blood dragon cultivators cannot go far. You are an exception. Today, I will give you face. Come, I ept your challenge.
Lu Feng snorted coldly, and the others quickly moved aside when they saw the situation.
Yuan Xi, known as one of the four outer pce great expert disciples, had always been mysterious. After seeing the neer Xiao Chens strength, everyone also felt curious about Yuan Xis strength.
If everyone could see Yuan Xis strength before leaving, this trip would be worth it.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Lu Feng did not overthink. After storing up power for a while, he took seven steps forward.
With every step, everyone could feel the zing sword intent on Lu Fengs body flourish even further, impressing them.
Seven stepster, the many flowers on the flower-filled ind bloomed, looking like spring arrived, and they grew at a crazy pace.
Flower petals filled the air, dancing as they soared up.
On the seventh step, Lu Fengs hand grabbed his swords handle. When the many flowers bloomed, reaching their peak, Lu Feng brought his sword move to the peak as well.
Move back! Yuan Xi shouted coldly, and a bleak sword intent spread out, together with a cold wind.
When autumn arrives, I will kill off the flowers after they have bloomed!
With Yuan Xis shout, the flowers wilted, and the flower petals dancing in the air withered.
Only a lone proud and beautiful flower monarch remained on the entire ind. That was Yuan Xi himself.
Pu ci!
Lu Feng vomited a mouthful of blood, and the hand holding the sword handle rxed. He stumbled backward, nearly falling over.
Not only was Lu Fengs sword move utterly destroyed, but Yuan Xis sword intent also infiltrated his mind.
While Lu Fengs injuries were not severe, what upset him more than the injuries was that this was the result of his stubborn insistence. Before he could even draw his sword, he had lost.
Furthermore, Lu Feng had not underestimated the other party. This happened when he brought out his full poweran uneptable oue.
Lu Feng howled in grief, showing a pained expression and looking very gloomy. He pushed past the Heavenly Dragon Pces group trying to stop him and ran away with a sullen expression.
You shouldnt have given him the chance for this battle. His future is now ruined. I hope you wont regret it, Yuan Xi said meaningfully as he looked at Xiao Chen with an indifferent expression.
Xiao Chen had already turned around. He stopped and said, I only gave him a chance for defeat. Dont underestimate the resilience of Heavenly Dragon Pce disciples. I hope you will not regret it when he defeats you one day because of this battle.
Yuan Xi showed a disdainful smile when he heard this. I will feel regret?
Chapter 2002 (Raw 2098): Famous in the Outer Palaces
Chapter 2002 (Raw 2098): Famous in the Outer Pces
After leaving the Silver Dragon Pce, Bai Yunfeng and the others immediately split up to search for Lu Feng, who had run off somewhere.
Soon, the White Dragon Pces people came out as well. Xiao Chen nodded slightly in greeting to these people.
Liu Ruyun came over and asked, Xiao Chen, do you really not intend toe to the White Dragon Pce? I feel that you have some misunderstanding with my father. This misunderstanding has to be resolved eventually. Isnt it good to talk it out?
When Xiao Chen heard this, he looked at Liu Ruyuns face. Then, he suddenly understood and smiled. Actually, your father did not invite me, right?
Ah!
Fluster appeared on Liu Ruyuns exquisite face. Then, she pretended to be calm as she said, Of course not. There is an invitation... Alright, there isnt one. However, it is fine for me to invite you to the White Dragon Pce to visit, right? After we go to Ancestor Dragon City in the future, there will not be many chances to return.
Xiao Chen sighed in his heart. This girl simply did not know what kind of irreconcble conflict there was between her father and himself.
The conflict would be resolved only if the White Dragon King restored Liu Ruyues memories. However, she was the White Dragon Races hope for taking the Dragon Emperor position.
Even if Liu Ruyue failed to take the Dragon Emperors position, the White Dragon Race would continue to prosper with her talent and strength.
There was no one more suitable to be the sessor of the White Dragon Race.
If the White Dragon King restored Liu Ruyues memories, everything he had done would go to waste.
If not for some considerations, the White Dragon King might have killed Xiao Chen in the ancient city.
Xiao Chen said softly, There will be a chance. In the future, when all of us go to Ancestor Dragon City, everyone can still meet.
Liu Ruyun frowned and sighed, Alright.
When Xiao Chen saw Liu Ruyuns pitiful appearance, he felt assured. His tone turned much warmer as he said, It is indeed very boring to remain in the White Dragon Pce at all times. Although I cannot go to the White Dragon Pce, if you have the opportunity, you cane to the Heavenly Dragon Pce to find me.
Liu Ruyun rxed her expression and smiled. Thats right. Why am I so stupid?
Junior Sister Liu, we should go now!
The White Dragon Pces disciples urged as they stood on a flying demonic pet.
Ill be going first, then. Oh, right, this is for you.
Liu Ruyun sorted out her emotions. Before she left, she passed Xiao Chen an exquisite brocade box.
The demonic pet soared into the clouds, flying increasingly farther away before vanishing from Xiao Chens sight.
Xiao Chens gaze fell on the brocade box, which felt very heavy in his hand. The brocade boxs exterior was very exquisite.
He could not tell what was inside.
Xiao Chen, we searched the surroundings, but we could not find Junior Brother Lu Feng, Bai Yunfeng and the others said somewhat anxiously after they rushed back, looking at Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen no longer showed an easygoing expression. He sighed, Let him have some quiet. After he figures it out, he will return. Lets go back to the sect first.
Inside the Silver Dragon Pce, the many heaven-ss core disciples still had not left the ind.
The scene of Xiao Chen fighting with Xu Fuguan and Li Feng reyed in their minds, having made a deep, unforgettable impression.
On the other hand, they felt nothing about their first senior brothers battle with Lu Feng.
The Silver Dragon Pce disciples had long known about their first senior brothers strength. Defeating Lu Feng was a matter of course.
Senior Brother Yuan, where do you think Xiao Chen ranks in the entire Dragons Gates outer pce? a disciple asked curiously.
Yuan Xi thought for a while before replying, With a conservative estimate, he should be able to enter the top ten.
Ah!
The others felt shocked that Yuan Xi gave Xiao Chen such a high evaluation.
Top ten in the outer pce!
Furthermore, this was just a conservative estimate. It had been more than one hundred years since a Heavenly Dragon Pce disciple reached such heights.
Then, can he enter the top five? a disciple asked boldly. Actually, he wanted to say top four.
Yuan Xi shook his head and replied, If that is all the strength he has, it is not sufficient to get into the top five. However, there are still two more months, so it is hard to say.
Xiao Chen, who was returning, did not know that the Silver Dragon Pces Yuan Xi had such a high evaluation of him.
The groups return was much faster than when they went. They arrived at Heavenly Dragon City in less than ten days.
The moment the four entered the city, people recognized them.
It seems to be the White Robed desman Xiao Chen and the others.
It really is Xiao Chen. He looks exactly the same as the paintings!
The news of Xiao Chen defeating two opponents simultaneously in the Silver Dragon Pce had spread to all of the Dragons Gates outer pces at lightning speed.
When the news reached the Heavenly Dragon Pce, it had set the entire ce abuzz.
In the past gatherings between three outer pces, the Heavenly Dragon Pce disciples were mostly observers, just there to represent the Heavenly Dragon Pce.
asionally, there would be an eye-catching person who could win one exchange at most.
However, Xiao Chen fought against two this time and won, defeating the Silver Dragon Pces Xu Fuguan and the Golden Dragon Pces Li Feng at the same time.
Even when those two brought out forbidden techniques, Xiao Chen still defeated them, chopping them in half.
A Divine Dragon bloodline outer pce disciple would find this hard to aplish. However, the Heavenly Dragon Pces Xiao Chen managed to do this.
It had been many years since the mixed-blood dragon bloodline cultivators of the Heavenly Dragon Pce felt this delighted.
Junior Brother Xiao, it looks like you are famous.
After the group entered Heavenly Dragon City, they had to fly lower because of the rules.
As the group flew by, it seemed like there was a sea of people below chasing after the Demon Blood Vulture to get a few more looks.
Xiao Chen felt surprised. In his opinion, what he did was nothing worth boasting about. However, all of the cultivators in Heavenly Dragon City seemed strangely satisfied with it. The expressions of those people were definitely sincere.
Li Luo noticed the shock on Xiao Chens face. She said softly, Junior Brother Xiao Chen, dont feel surprised. You only returned recently and spent most of your time in the Heavenly Dragon Pce cultivating. Perhaps you really do not know the status of the mixed-blood dragon bloodline. In the past, the other six outer pces suppressed our Heavenly Dragon Pce to the point where we could not catch our breath. Before them, we do not have any confidence at all.
However, since Junior Brother returned, you first killed Rakshasa Tians clone in the Abyssal Underworld and saved the empires legion. Now, you simultaneously defeated a Golden Dragon Pce heaven-ss core disciple and a Silver Dragon Pce heaven-ss core disciple. These are things that we never dared to imagine in the past.
Bai Yunfeng sighed, Junior Sister Li Luo is right. The sights of the Six Colored Divine Dragons are set very high. To them, even the True Dragons are only as good as the mixed-blood dragon bloodlines. Just look at Yuan Xi, and you will know. He shows nothing on the surface, but he has a deep-seated disdain for mixed-blood dragons.
Junior Brother Lu was just seeking advice from him, but he did not even give Junior Brother Lu a chance. If it were a disciple from any other outer pce, he definitely would not have minded giving some pointers if they were as strong as Junior Brother Lu.
As the group chatted, the Heavenly Dragon Pce came into view.
ording to the rules, the group had to report their gains and what they saw to the sect first. Not wishing to go through the hassle, Xiao Chen asked Bai Yunfeng to deal with it, while he returned to Cold Moon Cave alone.
Xiao Chen did not let the matter of the many cultivators chasing after him in Heavenly Dragon City inte his ego.
He spent some time eliminating the Star Extermination sword Qi and the Destruction Daos mysteries from the two powerful forbidden techniques, not leaving any hidden damage.
After that, he chose to cultivate quietly and stably.
After seeing Yuan Xis strength, Xiao Chen discovered that the four outer pce great expert disciples lived up to their reputations.
Furthermore, Yuan Xi said that the Golden Dragon Pces Qin Mu was even stronger than the other three outer pce great expert disciples.
Xiao Chen felt some pressure. If he did not progress, he would end up regressing. If he were satisfied with his current strength, Qin Mu would thoroughly humiliate him in the fight between the seven outer pces.
I nearly forgot about that.
After recalling the exquisite brocade box that Liu Ruyun gave him before she left, Xiao Chen opened it to take a look.
He was stunned to see that it was filled with various snacks.
He had thought that it would be cultivation resources or something simr. Unexpectedly, it was snacks. She was indeed still a young girl.
Speaking of which, the person that Liu Ruyue was the closest to was probably Liu Ruyun.
Xiao Chen casually took out a pastry and tasted it; it was pretty good.
Three dayster, some information from the First Pce Master interrupted Xiao Chens cultivation.
There was news of the Five Element Divine Lightning.
Chapter 2003 (Raw 2099): Someday in the Future
Chapter 2003 (Raw 2099): Someday in the Future
When Xiao Chen went to the main hall at the Heavenly Dragon Pces main peak, he saw that the First Pce Master Yi Yun was waiting for him.
Xiao Chen was about to bow when Yi Yun raised his hand slightly, indicating that it was unnecessary.
Haha! Xiao Chen, you are now truly famous in the outer pces. The Pce Masters of the other six outer pces have been asking about you recently, showing a lot of concern about you, the First Pce Master said with a smile, not hiding the joy on his face at all.
Xiao Chen said calmly, This disciple is just doing what a disciple should do.
Very good. Neither arrogant nor rash. Such mental states are hard toe by. You should have heard why I called you here today. Honestly speaking, I was nning to tell you after thepetition between the seven outer pces.
The First Pce Master sighed, There is still about one month or so left before thepetition between the seven outer pces starts. If you ended up missing your chance to get into Ancestor Dragon City because of the Five Element Divine Lightning, it would not be worth it. If you do not go there, it would be a huge loss to the Heavenly Dragon Pce as well.
The First Pce Master spoke honestly, not hiding his thoughts.
Right now, Xiao Chen was famous. If he did not appear during thepetition between the seven outer pces, not only would the morale of the Heavenly Dragon Pce disciples be affected, but the other six outer pces would also see the Heavenly Dragon Pce as a joke.
Thus, the First Pce Master had to think about this carefully.
However, since the First Pce Master called Xiao Chen over, he clearly already made up his mind. However, I have thought about it. Time waits for no one. The Five Element Divine Lightning is something that can only be found and not sought. If a Five Element Divine Lightning is born this time, your losses would be too high.
The Five Element Divine Lightning was like the Grand Beta Profound Lightning that Xiao Chen once obtained, a singr rarity.
Like the Grand Beta Profound Lightning, a Five Element Divine Lightning only had a tiny chance of being born in a lightning tribtion.
The lightning tribtion did not refer to the lightning tribtions that cultivators took. Instead, it was a type of divine lightning that descended when other spiritual objects underwent a tribtion.
It was like how the Grand Beta Profound Lightning appeared in the Demonic Blood Thousand Wing Snakes tribtion.
Xiao Chen actually took this in stride. He said solemnly, There is one month left. Time is indeed tight. There might be more opportunities in the future.
The First Pce Master was quite resolute. He rejected this idea. No, you need to grab this opportunity. Fate works like this sometimes; if you miss it once, you might miss it forever. I cannot bear responsibility for this.
When Xiao Chen heard this, he felt slightly stunned. This made sense.
For many things in life, once one missed it, one would never get it.
Where is it? Xiao Chen asked.
In the Thundercloud Ancient Marsh. It is a danger zone near the White Marsh Beast Empire. Thunderclouds cover the ce all year round, and the lightning-attributed Spiritual Energy there is exceptionally lively. There is a Propping Mulberry Tree that will be undergoing its tribtion there. The tribtion of such a divine tree has a high chance of producing a Five Element Divine Lightning.
The White Marsh Beast Empire, one of the eight great empires, was in the northern region, along with the Divine Dragon Empire.
The White Marsh Beast Empire was also an empire established by cultivators with Great Deste Eon overlord-ss bloodlines. The eight great empires were ostensibly allies but had covert conflicts of various sizes.
After all, when it came to some benefits, a simple alliance would not suffice.
You might meet the people of the White Marsh Beast Empire on this trip. Be careful. If there is no need, dont make the first move. That will help avoid showing any openings, the First Pce Master instructed.
Xiao Chen nodded and said, I know.
Xiao Chen, how long have you been in my Heavenly Dragon Pce? The First Pce Master suddenly asked something unrted.
Xiao Chen did not calcte the days but just gave a realistic estimate. Im not too sure of the exact number but almost a year.
When Xiao Chen first entered the Heavenly Dragon Pce, he knew that thepetition between the seven outer pces would start after one year. Now that thepetition between seven outer pces was starting soon, it should be about one year.
It is not just about one year but precisely one year and twenty-five days! the First Pce Master sighed.
When Xiao Chen heard this, he felt startled. He found this strange. Why does the First Pce Master know this so clearly?
The First Pce Master smiled and said, You must be wondering whether I flipped through the sect records. That is not the case. When you first entered the sect and had a conflict with Elder Tian Yun, we three Pce Masters noticed it. Third Brother insisted on taking you in as a disciple, and weughed at him, saying that you definitely would not agree. We even made a small bet.
Xiao Chen revealed an expression of understanding. No wonder the Third Pce Master wanted to take him in as a disciple after his entry into the Heavenly Dragon Pce.
It turned out that the three Pce Masters had been observing the test.
It looked like no matter their responsibilities, the three Pce Masters were paying attention to the Heavenly Dragon Pces younger-generation disciples.
One year passed in the blink of an eye. Even for someone who has lived to my age, Iment that time passes too quickly, the First Pce Master Yi Yun sighed, showing an aged expression.
Indeed, time passed quickly.
Xiao Chen had gained a lot in one year. This was the year with the greatest gains since he left the Kunlun Realm.
In this short time, he had advanced from Star Venerate to middle-stage Holy Venerate.
Xiao Chen even learned a Dragons Gates forbidden technique, the Supreme Dragon Fist, the Firmaments Rage Secret Technique, and the Light of Freedom Movement Technique,prehended the Heavenly Dragons mysteries, and significantly increased his strength. His advance had been rapid.
In another month, he would leave this ce after thepetition between the seven outer pces, heading for Ancestor Dragon City.
Ancestor Dragon City was the inner sect of the Dragons Gate. Once he entered, he would be a true elite of the Dragons Gate. At that time, his stage would extend to the entire northern region, even the entire Central Great Realm.
Xiao Chen could get involved in the four dynasties, the eight great empires, the Righteous and Demonic Dao, the nineyers of the Abyssal Underworld, and many other ces.
The Heavenly Dragon Pce was a rare haven. All of thepetitions and conflicts happened within the Dragon Race.
There was no danger to Xiao Chens life. Compared to future conflicts, all these were only minormotions. Indeed, it was a rare period of peace.
The First Pce Master was someone who had walked the same path. He could tell how exciting Xiao Chenster life would be and how many horrifying waves awaited him.
To Xiao Chen, the Heavenly Dragon Pce was only a foundation, a springboard for him to establish himself in the Central Great Realm.
The First Pce Master hoped that Xiao Chen would remember the days in the Heavenly Dragon Pce, cherish this rare moment of peace, and remember the Heavenly Dragon Pce and the people here.
It was as the First Pce Master said: once one missed an opportunity, they might miss it all their life.
For many ces, it would be hard to return after leaving. Even if one returned, one might not feel the same as in their memories, only chasing after it in their sorrow.
However, it was hard for one to understand this until one reached a certain age.
It was pointless to mention it, so the First Pce Master did not. He only sighed with sorrow. As for how much Xiao Chen could understand, it would depend on Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen looked at the First Pce Master and said, First Pce Master, I understand.
The First Pce Master shook his head and said, You do not understand. You might be able to understand some things. However, without truly experiencing some things, you can never say that you truly understand. This trip to the Thundercloud Ancient Marsh might be dangerous. Ill give you a talisman. At the crucial moment, you can summon a clone of a Heavenly Dragon to protect you.
Xiao Chen did not argue. He stepped forward and epted the talisman. The Heavenly Dragon statue above the Profound Dragon tform was drawn on the talisman.
He recalled what Situ Changfeng once said, that the Heavenly Dragon statue was mysterious and unfathomable, filled with boundless mysteries.
It seemed that the value of this Heavenly Dragon Talisman far surpassed Xiao Chens understanding, something incredibly precious.
Xiao Chen carefully put the talisman away and performed a cupped-fist salute in thanks. With a resolute gaze, he said, Many thanks for First Pce Masters care. I promise First Pce Master that no matter what, Disciple Xiao Chen will definitely make it to thepetition between the seven outer pces. In this life, some opportunities will be gone forever after missing it. However, there are some things that one would end up regretting for life if one missed it. I can lose the Five Element Divine Lightning, but I will never miss out on thepetition between the seven outer pces. This is Disciple Xiao Chens promise.
If Xiao Chen missed thepetition between the seven outer pces, he could just wait for another year. However, if he lost the Five Element Divine Lightning, he might have to wait for decades, possibly even for the rest of his life.
The former represented a collective; it was Xiao Chens respect and gratitude for the Heavenly Dragon Pce. Thetter represented just him, a selfish desire to improve his personal strength.
Xiao Chens words showed that he made the right choice.
This stunned the First Pce Master; he had not expected Xiao Chen to take this so seriously. After a while, he smiled and said, I believe you.
Goodbye.
After Xiao Chen left the main hall, he showed a grave expression as he looked at the sky outside.
Xiao Chens figure shed, and hended on the top of the Heavenly Dragon statue to look at this vast Heavenly Dragon Pce once again. He took in the hustle and bustle below, seeing the hundreds of thousands of mixed-blood dragon cultivators.
He had often felt that he was indeed one of them.
In those times, he would forget about his Grade 8 Azure Dragon bloodline and the responsibility of revitalizing the Azure Dragon bloodline.
Someday in the future, when I be the Dragon Emperor, I will change the old system and allow the mixed-blood dragon bloodline to receive genuine respect.
Everyone should be equal. Bloodline should not determine ones nobility.
Chapter 2004 (Raw 2100): The Mysterious Person Again
Chapter 2004 (Raw 2100): The Mysterious Person Again
The Divine Dragon Empire did not know much about the Thundercloud Ancient Marsh. After all, it did not lie within the Divine Dragon Empires borders, and it did not have that many fortuitous encounters, unlike Deste God Valley.
However, the Thundercloud Ancient Marsh was slightly famous in the White Marsh Beast Empire. Lightning-attributed cultivators frequently went there for experiential training.
The White Marsh Beast was a snake-type beast from the ancient Great Deste Eon. It was entirely snow-white and extremely intelligent, possessing sentience.
Typically speaking, snakes were sinister existences that inspired fear. All sorts of negative sayings about them provoked horror and fear.
However, the White Marsh Beast was different. It was seen as a holy snake. Among the ten thousand Great Deste Eon races, the White Marsh Beast was ssed together with the Phoenix, the Qilin, and other Holy Beasts.
However, the Great Deste Eon was over already, and it was currently the Epoch Eon.
Like the Dragon Race, the White Marsh Beast Race did not leave behind any pure-blooded descendants. All that remained were human cultivators that inherited the White Marsh Beasts bloodline.
Xiao Chen was short on time, so he spent Primeval Heavenly Pills to use the trans-realm transportation formation this time. After being sent out of the Divine Dragon Empire, Xiao Chen arrived at the nearest city to Thundercloud Ancient Marsh, Thundercloud City.
Thundercloud City:
Stop staring into space. There are people behind waiting.
The old man maintaining the trans-realm transportation formation urged Xiao Chen, who was sizing up the surroundings, toe out quickly.
Xiao Chen sometimes felt quite curious about what kind of faction could connect all these trans-realm transportation formations in the Thousand Great Realms.
He had carefully thought about it but concluded that even the four dynasties did not have this ability.
Xiao Chen shook his head and left the transportation formation, formally entering the city.
For this Thundercloud City to have a trans-realm transportation formation, it could not possibly be a small city. ording to rumor, a certain Noble n controlled it.
This was an independent city not belonging to any empire. Many such city-states existed in the northern region.
For someone to control an independent city, one had to have an extremely strong faction backing him, a faction that could stand up to the empires and Rank 7 sects.
I need a detailed map of Thundercloud Ancient Marsh to find the definitive location of the Propping Mulberry Tree.
Xiao Chen leisurely wandered the citys streets as he rubbed his chin.
Nine Cauldron Pavilion! Xiao Chen read softly as his eyes lingered on a luxurious and magnificent building. He recalled that he had a high-ranked VIP Card for this establishment.
Xiao Chen entered and handed his VIP card over to the counter. I would like to see your manager.
The prettydy at the counter looked at Xiao Chens VIP card and smiled politely. Young Master, your VIP card is only a Grade 1 Purple Card, you can only meet a Grade 3 supervisor. If you want to meet a Grade 2 manager, you will need a Gold Card.
Xiao Chen felt stunned on hearing that, as well as embarrassed. It looked like that Li Xiuhai had tricked him in Ancient Deste Town.
Xiao Chen did indeed have a Grade 1 VIP card, but Li Xiuhai had not told him that there was a Gold VIP card above it.
However, this made sense too. Li Xiuhai was only a minor character assigned to Ancient Deste Town. How could he possibly be given high authority?
However, a Purple Card is of very high grade already. We can provide you with a ten percent discount and have someone to guide you specially, the prettydy added softly with a smile when she noticed Xiao Chens embarrassment, easing the atmosphere.
Ill carry out the transaction here, then. I need a map of Thundercloud Ancient Marsh.
Pleasee with me to the VIP room to wait.
Xiao Chen nodded slightly and followed behind the other party calmly.
Sir Xiao!
Just at this moment, a voice filled with pleasant surprise startled Xiao Chen and the maidservant.
Xiao Chen turned his head to look, and to his surprise, he saw Li Xiuhai.
Li Xiuhai showed shock on his face. Overjoyed at the discovery that it was Xiao Chen, he rushed over withrge strides.
He is? Xiao Chen asked.
The pretty maidservant replied softly, He is our newly arrived Lord Manager.
You are done here. Ill entertain Sir Xiao. Go work on something else, Li Xiuhai said with a smile, sending the maidservant away.
Yes.
The pretty maidservant withdrew cutely, bowing slightly to Xiao Chen and Li Xiuhai before she did so, maintaining a very polite demeanor.
The Nine Cauldron Pavilion lived up to its reputation as one of the top ten merchant associations in the Central Great Realm; their services were very attentive.
Xiao Chen took out the Purple Card and mocked, The grade of this card is really high; I cant even meet with a manager.
Li Xiuhai knew about the little trick that he yed. He smiled in embarrassment. Sorry, sorry. I will help Sir Xiao exchange it for a Gold Cardter. Lets go to the VIP room first. Ill get someone to call Master Bai over.
Soon, the three gathered at the VIP room.
The group had a casual conversation, and Xiao Chen came to know that his transactions had garnered Li Xiuhai a promotion.
Now, Li Xiuhai was a Grade 2 manager in the northern region. If he climbed any further, he would be the person in charge of the entire northern region.
Coincidentally, the Nine Cauldron Pavilion assigned Li Xiuhai to Thundercloud City, away from the remote Ancient Deste Town. He truly had a fate with Xiao Chen.
This is unexpected. To think that we could see Sir Xiao again not long after we arrived in Thundercloud City, Liu Xiuhai said with a smile. He felt that Xiao Chen was his lucky star, so he felt very excited to see him again.
Master Bai appeared calm. He said softly with a smile, Its a small world. Little Friend Xiao Chen, you must be here in Thundercloud City for the Propping Mulberry Trees tribtion?
Master Bai was as wise and farsighted as ever, quickly guessing Xiao Chens destination.
The slightly shocked Xiao Chen asked, Master Bai, how did you know?
Master Bai was about to answer when Li Xiuhai rushed to speak, I know the reason. There have already been three waves of peopleing for a map of Thundercloud Ancient Marsh. After that, we heard from the Heavenly Alliances informationwork that a Propping Mulberry Tree is about to undergo a tribtion.
I heard that a few experts proficient at divination predicted the tribtion of this Propping Mulberry Tree and that a Five Element Divine Lightning might appear. Sir Xiao happens to be a lightning-attributed cultivator. Aside from this, you should not have any other reason toe to Thundercloud City.
Now, Xiao Chen understood. He asked thoughtfully, Is my request difficult?
Getting the map is no problem. After all, all the ces that should be scouted in the White Marsh Beast Empire have been scouted in the past ten thousand years. However, getting the position of the Propping Mulberry Tree is rather tough. Sir Xiao, you know this as well. After ten thousand years, some trees can gain sentience. Furthermore, this is a divine tree. It should have turned into a spirit long ago, Liu Xiuhai replied with a slight frown, appearing troubled.
I see...
Xiao Chen entered deep thought. He did not have the leisure to explore the Thundercloud Ancient Marsh.
Since the Propping Mulberry Tree was now sentient, it would run around, which would make it too difficult to find.
If so, Xiao Chen might as well return and save himself the trouble. He could focus on cultivating and prepare for thepetition between the seven outer pces.
Master Bai said, Actually, it is not as problematic as you imagine. Based on what I saw, the people of the earlier three waves were mostly confident. They did not worry about being unable to find the Propping Mulberry Tree.
Xiao Chens heart skipped a beat. He looked at Master Bai and asked, What do you mean?
This Propping Mulberry Tree has existed since the early period of the Martial Epoch. It has already undergone an unknown number of tribtions by now, so there should be a pattern. There are only a few ces suitable for it to take its tribtion. If it already chose its tribtion location, there would be some clues and signs. You just need to stand guard there.
Master Bai paused before continuing, Little Friend Xiao Chen, if you are willing to trust me, in two daysno, one dayI can help you find the most likely locations for the Propping Mulberry Trees tribtion.
I am exceedingly grateful. Thanks, Xiao Chen said after standing up and performing a cupped-fist salute.
Since it will take one day, I shall make arrangements for Sir Xiao to stay at the merchant association. That way, it will be convenient to inform you of any news, Li Xiuhai invited warmly.
Xiao Chen refused, I will just stay somewhere nearby. There is no need to go to all that trouble.
After Xiao Chen left, Li Xiuhai smiled and said, Senior Bai, it is all thanks to you again this time, that we can keep Sir Xiaos business here. I really could not tell that Senior Bai is so knowledgeable.
Master Bai said indifferently, I dont really know much. However, the Propping Mulberry Tree undergoing a tribtion is a major matter, so I paid some attention to it.
Haha! Lets not mention that for now. However, is it too rash to promise Sir Xiao to have it done in one day?
Thats not a problem. With my authority in the Heavenly Alliance, it is sufficient.
Bang!
Just at this moment, the twos expressions changed at the same time. An intense killing Qi burst out in the Nine Cauldron Pavilion.
The two were familiar with this killing Qi. It came from Xiao Chen.
Something happened. A conflict started between Xiao Chen and someone. To think that they started fighting in the Nine Cauldron Pavilion in vition of the rules!
Hurry! Run! Dont ever let the guards fight with Xiao Chen.
The two knew that the situation was urgent, so they rushed out. Even so, they found that it was already somewhat toote.
The Nine Cauldron Pavilions experts blocked Xiao Chen in the main hall. The two sides faced each other with weapons drawn.
A misunderstanding! A misunderstanding! What happened?!
Li Xiuhai rushed over, fearing that the Nine Cauldron Pavilion experts started fighting with Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen sighed and performed a cupped-fist salute to apologize. This time, it is this Xiaos fault. Ill apologize to Manager Li and Master Bai.
Right after Xiao Chen came out of the VIP room, he happened to sense a familiar aura.
A certain mysterious person wearing a cloak came out from another booth. That person held a Thundercloud Ancient Marsh map.
Xiao Chen immediately recognized him. This was the mysterious person shrouded in bloody shadows who had stood beside the Holy Son Ming Xuan in the ancient city.
Just as Xiao Chen found this strange, the other party discovered him as well. Without saying a word, the other party quickly left.
This seemed extremely strange. Xiao Chen could not help himself; he wanted to make a move to stop the other party but identally broke the Nine Cauldron Pavilions rules.
It was prohibited to attack in a merchant association.
Hence, the Sovereign Personage experts of the Nine Cauldron Pavilion directly blocked Xiao Chen. He could only watch as the other party left.
Chapter 2005 (Raw 2101): Thunder Eagle Castle
Chapter 2005 (Raw 2101): Thunder Eagle Castle
You can withdraw first. This is my friend. It is just a misunderstanding, Li Xiuhai instructed indifferently as he looked at the group of Sovereign Personage experts.
Given Li Xiuhais exnation, these Nine Cauldron Pavilion experts naturally would not make things difficult for Xiao Chen. They performed cupped-fist salutes and withdrew.
When the others saw this scene, they felt shocked.
Someone managed to stay safe after making a move in the Nine Cauldron Pavilion. This person must have a startling background.
Sir Xiao, what happened earlier? Li Xiuhai asked curiously. Clearly, Xiao Chen was someone who understood the rules. Something must have happened.
Its fine. I just ran into a familiar person. It looks like he is here for the Five Element Divine Lightning as well, Xiao Chen answered casually without exining further. Ill leave my matter in your hands.
Thats not a problem.
After leaving the Nine Cauldron Pavilion, Xiao Chen chose to stay at a nearby inn. Then, he took out Primeval Heavenly Pills to start cultivating.
The Divine Dragon Body Tempering Art was currently stuck at the peak of the fifthyer. There was no hope for the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation to break through at the moment. So, Xiao Chen could only cultivate the Demonic Cloud Heaven Swallowing Art.
It was unfortunate that Xiao Chen could not bring out this powerful Cultivation Technique in front of others most of the time.
One day passed quickly.
Xiao Chen went to the Nine Cauldron Pavilion and managed to obtain what he wanted, aplete map of the Thundercloud Ancient Marsh.
The ces where the Propping Mulberry Tree might appear were highlighted in red.
Xiao Chen gently tapped the map, and the image on it immediately erged, showing a three-dimensional scene that depicted the Thundercloud Ancient Marsh in detail.
The Nine Cauldron Pavilion did not give Xiao Chen an ordinary map. There wereplicated formations and dense talisman scripts in there.
Of course, it was costly as well.
How many Primeval Heavenly Pills? Xiao Chen asked.
Li Xiuhai smiled and said, Sir Xiao, you can use it first and return it to me after this. If you have any harvest in Thundercloud Ancient Marsh, you can bring it to me to deal with.
Definitely.
Master Bai pointed to the red dots on the map and said, If there are no surprises, the Propping Mulberry Tree will take its tribtion at one of these five locations.
Xiao Chen entered deep thought and asked, How do I verify whether I have found the right ce?
Master Bai smiled and said, That is simple. If it is indeed the tribtion location of the Propping Mulberry Tree, the nts nearby will definitely flourish. There will be a clear difference from other locations. Although the Propping Mulberry Tree is a divine tree, it cannot move around casually when undergoing its tribtion. It will have to make preparations in advance, which will be obvious.
Yesterday, Master Bai was still very unclear on many things. Today, he had cleared up many of these.
Master Bai exined things in detail to Xiao Chen, answering many of his doubts. Xiao Chen felt somewhat curious about where Master Bai obtained his information.
Master Bai had actually managed to obtain so much useful information within one day.
Seeing Xiao Chen stand up and put away the map, preparing to leave, Li Xiuhai asked, Are you departing now?
Yes. I do not have much time. Whether I can seed or not, I have to leave in one month.
Xiao Chen gave his thanks and departed.
Senior Bai, do you think that Xiao Chen will seed? Although the Five Element Divine Lightning might not appear, the people who came are not people to offend. Thundercloud City has not been peaceful for the past two days, Li Xiuhai asked, slightly worried, as he watched Xiao Chen leave.
Master Bai smiled and replied, Dont worry about that. Look at Xiao Chen; he is not worried, either. Just based on his attitude, I feel that he definitely will have some harvest. Even if he does not obtain the Five Element Divine Lightning, he will not return empty-handed.
At the same time, in a certain inn of Thundercloud City, two people discussed entering Thundercloud Ancient Marsh.
One of them was the mysterious person shrouded in bloody shadows whom Xiao Chen saw yesterday.
At this moment, this person wore a broad cloak, covering up his bodys strange state. Aside from his peculiar aura, no one could make out anything different.
A pale, middle-aged man sat across from that mysterious person. On his forehead was a scarlet mark, an indication of his White Marsh Beast bloodline.
Mister Gong, I heard that you nearly ran into trouble at the Nine Cauldron Pavilion yesterday. The pale, middle-aged man asked a loaded question as he looked at the mysterious person shrouded in bloody shadows facing him.
The mysterious person said indifferently, I met with someone who wanted to snatch my map away. It is a small matter; I got the map. Have you obtained the information?
Naturally. Three days have passed already. If I still have not obtained the possible tribtion locations of the Propping Mulberry Tree, there would be no need for me to continue working with you.
Good, we will depart immediately, the mysterious man shrouded in bloody shadows said seriously. He seemed to have an extremely urgent desire for this Five Element Divine Lightning.
There is no rush. I do not need the Five Element Divine Lightning. Are you sure you can get me what I want?
If you do not believe me, then donte with me. The man shrouded in bloody shadows appeared displeased.
Haha! Lets depart then. The pale, middle-aged man smiled sinisterly.
The sky outside Thundercloud City was blue with white clouds. A gigantic bird that looked like a scarlet me pierced through the sky, rushing towards Thundercloud Ancient Marsh.
Two dayster, Xiao Chen, who was on the Demon Blood Vulture, noticed some changes in the skys color.
Thunderclouds gathered at the limits of his vision. asionally, he saw lightning bolts streaking across the sky.
Xiao Chen had the Demon Blood Vulture stop. Then, he jumped down andnded firmly.
The ground was somewhat damp. Weeds grew everywhere. When he looked around, the area was empty in all directions.
Xiao Chen opened his map and checked. Ahead was the edge of Thundercloud Ancient Marsh.
A few ignorant and reckless ferocious beasts came out of the ground. Xiao Chen casually eliminated them. Then, his figure shed, entering Thundercloud Ancient Marsh.
After traveling for one hour, he no longer saw blue skies or white clouds, only ck thunderclouds.
Berserk lightning-attributed Spiritual Energy spread through the air. Soon, it started raining.
Xiao Chen now knew why this ce was always wet. Rain frequently fell under the thunderclouds.
asionally, he saw mutated nts of many strange shapes. Under this somewhat suppressive environment, nts strangely flourished. However, they were all not bright nts but darkly colored.
Being a lightning-attributed cultivator, Xiao Chen did not feel much suppression in Thundercloud Ancient Marsh.
He quickly limatized to this ce. He felt that if he cultivated here, his lightning-attributed Veritable Essence Energy would improve rapidly.
Along the way, Xiao Chen saw many teams with several experts.
Like Xiao Chen, these people did not choose to cultivate. Instead, their eyes wandered, searching the surroundings but not finding what they wanted.
Clearly, these people were here for the Propping Mulberry Tree as well.
There really are a lot of people targeting the Five Element Divine Lightning.
Xiao Chen took a deep breath and continued traveling cautiously in the pouring rain.
Half a dayter, a dense forest appeared in front of him. A hazy mist enveloped the entire forest in the heavy rain.
Xiao Chen frowned slightly and stopped. He had discovered several cultivators, wearing ck and holding weapons, blocking the way in the direction he headed.
These were newly advanced Star Venerates. Some were not even Star Venerates. Their clothes had the emblem of a certain sect.
There was only one old man whose cultivation just reached the Holy Light Stage, the only person to pay attention to.
They were probably from a small faction nearby Thundercloud City that discovered something in the forest.
Xiao Chen was not interested in their discovery. He only wanted to travel through the forest and reached the possible Propping Mulberry Tree tribtion locations on the map.
How fortunate! Unexpectedly, we discovered a Thundercloud Fruit in the forest.
I dont know if the Castle Master will be able to obtain it. If he can, we will benefit a lot.
When our Thunder Eagle Castle makes a move, can we fail?
If it were under normal circumstances, it would be fine. However, many experts came over from Thundercloud City. We also do not know why they are here. We can only hope not to run into them.
The disciples were bored in the heavy rain, so they chattered on.
Xiao Chen had already silently passed through their checkpoint and arrived in the trees above them. Rubbing his chin, he thought, Thundercloud Fruit?
Lets take a look.
Xiao Chens figure shed, turning into a cool breeze as he entered the forest.
Not long after Xiao Chen entered the forest, the group of cultivators suddenly raised their guard. A figure that inspired horror in them slowly walked over amid the heavy rain.
That figure wore a ck cloak tightly wrapped around his body, revealing only a pair of scary eyes.
Who is it?! The Thunder Eagle Castle has sealed this ce. If you are traveling, please take another route.
The only Holy Venerate old man stepped forward, hoping to use the Thunder Eagle Castles name to scare off the other party.
Thunder Eagle Castle? What is that? the cloaked mysterious figure asked somewhat mockingly.
Boom!
Suddenly, the ground cracked as a gigantic snake emerged. A miserable cry rang out as the snake swallowed up all the disciples, aside from the Holy Venerate old man, at lightning speed.
A pale, middle-aged man stood on the head of the gigantic snake.
On seeing the mark on the other partys forehead, the Holy Venerate old man immediately trembled in fear. It was an expert from the White Marsh Beast Empire!
Just as the old man was about to escape, the snake under the middle-aged man shot its tail out and grabbed the old man, restraining his movements. Then, the snake dragged him to the middle-aged man.
The old man struggled for his life. He found that the more he struggled, the weaker he became. The toxins from the snakes skin continuously seeped into his body.
Come, tell us what a bunch of trash like you is guarding this ce for?
Chapter 2006 (Raw 2102): Rescue
Chapter 2006 (Raw 2102): Rescue
Ill speak! Ill speak! A disciple of our Thunder Eagle Castle discovered a Thundercloud Fruit in this forest, one that already birthed Dao patterns, so we brought the entire sect over, the Holy Venerate old man said in incredible pain; the snake had already squeezed him until his skin turned ck.
How strong is your Castle Master?
Small Perfection Sovereign Personage. Skilled at the Thunder Dao...
Plop!
When the old man finished saying everything, the pale, middle-aged man flung him away.
Scram, then.
The Holy Venerate old man fled in a panic, not daring to turn his head back. The mysterious man shrouded in bloody shadows pondered, Ten-thousand-year-old Thundercloud Fruit. It is quite valuable; are you interested?
The pale, middle-aged man said, I am not a lightning-attributed cultivator, and that Castle Master is a Small Perfection Sovereign Personage. Naturally, I will not take this risk.
However, from the pale, middle-aged mans easygoing expression, it was clear that he did not think much of this Thunder Eagle Castles Castle Master.
Then, help me obtain that Thundercloud Fruit, the mysterious man shrouded in bloody shadows and a cloak said indifferently.
Whoosh!
The horrifying venomous snake silently entered the Demonic Pet Pouch at the middle-aged mans waist. Then, he smiled indifferently. Mister Gong, you are really unwilling to let treasures of the Thunder Dao off. Thats fine. Its a small matter. Ill take it as an appetizer for our cooperation.
Cut the crap. I help you, and you help me. You will get your share.
The two immediately changed their route, entering the forest and searching for the Thunder Eagle Castles group.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Rain continuously fell in the forest. Although cultivators could prevent the rain from falling on them and the environment would not affect their strength, such terrible weather still affected their mood.
As Xiao Chen moved about the forest, he captured all movements in it. With his acute Spiritual Sense, he quickly discovered some clues.
Rain could wash away the signs of battle and cleanse the air of the bloody stench, but it could not erase the auras left by cultivators.
One hourter, Xiao Chen stopped in front of arge tree.
He could hear the sounds of intense fighting without using his Spiritual Sense.
I found it.
Xiao Chen thought for a moment before changing his clothes and putting the Death God Mask on his face.
Immediately, his aura became thoroughly isted. Even if a Divine Vein expert came, he would not be able to find Xiao Chen, who hid intentionally.
The Thunder Eagle Castle elite disciples in front advanced ferociously under the leadership of a Sovereign Personage.
That Small Perfection Sovereign Personage expert had hardened facial features. He wore a simple robe that exposed his well-built arms and chest. His body seemed to be filled with explosive power.
Castle Master, how much longer? This forest is too dangerous. Half of our brothers have died already.
Aside from the ferocious beasts, there were even more dangerous nts in the forest that could catch one off guard.
More than a hundred men of the Thunder Eagle Castle entered. Now, only fifty or sixty of them remained; the rest were dead.
Dont hesitate; keep going.
The Thunder Eagle Castles Castle Master felt conflicted. However, when he thought about obtaining the Thundercloud Fruit and further advancing his Thunder Dao, he steeled himself and pressed forward.
The trees of the forest might have lived for thousandseven tens of thousandsof years. The hardness of the wood could rival divine steel.
The environment looked simple, but in reality, even a Sovereign Personage had to be careful.
Castle Master, it is there. Half a month ago, I discovered a Thundercloud Fruit there. However, there was a ferocious beast coiled around it. Hey, why is it gone? That ferocious beasts aura was extremely terrifying. I could feel it even from far away, a Thunder Eagle Castle disciple said in confusion, feeling greatly shocked.
The Thunder Eagle Castles Castle Master showed a gloomy expression. He said sullenly, Go over and take a look.
A group of people advanced quickly. Soon, they saw the corpse of a ferocious beast lying quietly on the ground.
Thick blood pooled on the ground. Even the heavy rain could not wash it away as it continuously seeped into the soil.
Electric light flickered not far from the ferocious beast corpse. Thunderclouds spread out in all directions.
There was a simply dressed youth with a clean face trying to subdue the Thundercloud Fruit, suppressing its Dao.
Who is it?!
Seeing the mutated fruit being taken away enraged the Thunder Eagle Castles Castle Master. He shouted, Quickly hand over the Thundercloud Fruit! Otherwise, you can forget about leaving alive.
The clean and neatly dressed youth had a gaze as clear as water. However, he did not look inexperienced. His crisp voice rang out, I am Sang. This ce is not safe. If you do not leave now, none of you might be able to.
[TL Note: Sang is the only name given. The meaning of this name is Mulberry.]
I do not know whether I will die or not. In any case, you will die today!
When the other party did not surrender the Thundercloud Fruit and even talked back, threatening them, the Thunder Eagle Castles Castle Master immediately showed killing intent in his eyes.
The Thunder Eagle Castles Castle Master called out, preparing to get the Thunder Eagle Castles people to attack together and not let this youth escape.
Ah!
Just at this moment, a miserable cry sounded. A vine had erupted from the ground and grabbed a Thunder Eagle Castle disciple.
Tiny spikes covered the snakelike vine, looking like needles. It instantly sucked out all of that disciples blood, turning him into a pile of withered bones.
Closely following that, more vines sprouted out of the ground one after another.
Bloodsucking Vines!
Everyone, run!
All the Thunder Eagle Castle disciples panicked, chopping apart the vines in a frenzy. However, these vines seemed to be endless; it felt impossible to cut them all.
Damn it! How can it be like this?
The Thunder Eagle Castles Castle Master nced at that youth. Then, he looked at his disciples. He clenched his teeth, left with no choice but to give up on the Thundercloud Fruit.
The Thunder Eagle Castles Castle Master did his best to protect the disciples that came with him, chopping apart the vines and preparing to charge out of the encirclement.
The Bloodsucking Vine was one of the most ferocious mutated nts of Thundercloud Ancient Marsh. Its roots were deeply buried; no one knew how deep.
Cultivators rarely escaped death when they ran into it.
However, these Bloodsucking Vines seldom appeared. It was usually impossible for cultivators to encounter them.
For some reason, the Bloodsucking Vines suddenly appeared in this forest.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
A few disciples tried to soar into the air, wanting to fly out of the forest directly.
Who knew, the vines seemed to have eyes as they darted out from the ground. Before the disciples could fly a kilometer up, the vines grabbed them and sucked out all their blood, turning them into white bones.
Everyone, do not act rashly. Do not ever fly up. The Bloodsucking Vine does not have eyes, but it is extremely sensitive to the sound of the wind.
The Thunder Eagle Castles Castle Master shouted, Follow closely and charge out!
This group of Thunder Eagle Castle disciples slowly went further away, their fate unknown.
Xiao Chen prepared to show himself. However, two figures appeared and coldly eyed the inly dressed youth Sang.
Hand over the Thundercloud Fruit!
Its him!
Xiao Chen felt slightly shocked under the mask. One of the two cloaked people was the mysterious man shrouded in bloody shadows, whom Xiao Chen saw in the Nine Cauldron Pavilion.
Xiao Chen had no impression of the other person. However, when he saw the mark on that persons forehead, he knew that the other person was a White Marsh Beast Empire cultivator.
Sang frowned slightly. He sensed danger from the two. Just as he hesitated, a snake suddenly shot out from behind him. It opened its mouth at lightning speed and spat out a toxic liquid.
Whoosh!
When the toxic liquid pierced through the rain, the rain instantly turned ck. The toxins mixed with the rain falling towards Sang.
Despicable! Sang, who was suppressing the Thundercloud Fruit, scolded. Then, he dodged hastily. However, he was still too slow. A drop of toxinnded on him.
Sang felt a heart-wrenching pain. His lips immediately turned ck, and hisplexion paled, looking drained of blood.
Haha! Just obediently hand over the Thundercloud Fruit. With you inflicted with my Flying Dragon Snakes venom, no one can save you without the antidote; even if a True God showed up, he wouldnt be able to save you.
The youth snorted coldly as he turned and ran, moving very fast.
Trying to run? Its not that easy!
After him!
The mysterious Mister Gong and the pale, middle-aged man leaped onto the Flying Dragon Snake and gave chase.
As the Flying Dragon Snake slithered on the ground, it moved like a storm, knocking down the towering trees in its way. This showed how strong it was.
However, just as the two were about to catch the youth, a figure holding a ghost pennant descended, blocking them.
Mister Gong and the pale, middle-aged man both felt startled and quickly got the snake to stop.
That person wore a white mask with scriptures densely carved on it. He also had ck Demonic Qi around him.
The most crucial thing was that the two could not plumb the other partys bottom line, unable to figure out how strong he was.
Leave.
Changing his voice under the mask, Xiao Chen issued a cold shout.
Chapter 2007 (Raw 2103): A Gamble
Chapter 2007 (Raw 2103): A Gamble
Who are you?
The White Marsh Beast Empire cultivator and the mysterious man shrouded in bloody shadows on the Flying Dragon Snake appeared somewhat grave. They did not act rashly.
However, the gigantic Flying Dragon Snake under the two did not show any fear.
It released a light from its scarlet eyes as its forked tongue flicked in and out, looking like it was mockingly threatening Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen smiled coldly under the mask. The Qiongqi Beast Ghost Pennant in his hand glimmered with light.
Immediately, the ancient Great Deste Eon Qiongqi Beast embroidered on the ghost pennant released some of its Might, scaring that Flying Dragon Snake into immediate submission.
The Flying Dragon Snake was also an incredibly ancient ferocious beast. However, the one here was not a pure-blooded Flying Dragon Snake.
This was just a ferocious beast that inherited a trace of the Flying Dragon Snake bloodline, not a real Flying Dragon Snake. Frightened by the Qiongqi Beast, it trembled, nearly shaking the two off.
Behave.
The pale, middle-aged man stomped on the Flying Dragon Snakes head to steady its body. Then, he looked at Xiao Chen with even more caution.
Mister Gong, what should we do now? the pale middle-aged man asked in a voice projection.
The mysterious man shrouded in bloody shadows replied indifferently, He is just acting mysterious. If he really were an expert of the older generation, he would have attacked long ago.
Great minds think alike. Lets fight him. Attack together and try to figure out his bottom line.
Good.
The two made up their minds. Then, the mysterious man shrouded in bloody shadows looked at Xiao Chen, and said, You are holding a ghost pennant. Might you be an expert disciple of the Soul Devouring Hall, one of the top ten Demonic Dao sects?
Trying to dy? Unfortunately, I have no patience.
Xiao Chen revealed a mocking expression under his mask. He had guessed that the two could not hold themselves back.
If that was the case, Xiao Chen might as well take the initiative to attack.
Right after Xiao Chen spoke, he quickly unleashed the attack that he had been preparing all this time.
The Qiongqi Beast Ghost Pennant in his hand red with light. Demonic Might suddenly surged from his body, soaring into the clouds.
The terrifying Qiongqi Beast Demonic Soul flew out of the ghost pennant, and an ancient ferocious beasts overwhelming Demonic Might rushed out.
A Soul Tool!
Run!
The mysterious man shrouded in bloody shadows showed a horrified expression when the Qiongqi Beast Demonic Soul appeared. He did not have a physical body and feared the attacks of such Demonic Souls the most.
If the mysterious man shrouded in bloody shadows was not careful, his soul might scatter, and he would die without a body.
The pale, middle-aged man also knew how incredible this attack was. He moved no slower than the mysterious man shrouded in bloody shadows.
The two were confident of blocking this attack. However, they feared that the other party was really a Demonic Dao expert.
That person even had a Soul Tool. What else was impossible?
Bang!
Although the two moved quickly, the Demonic Might still struck them, severely injuring their souls. They just continued running without looking back, fleeing at an even faster speed.
The two feared the Qiongqi Beast Demonic Soul giving chase.
After scaring away the two, Xiao Chen did not send the Demonic Soul in pursuit. After all, the ghost pennant was a Soul Tool. It was not easy to control, and it consumed too much Soul Energy.
With a gentle shake, the Qiongqi Demonic Soul returned to the ghost pennant.
Compared to when he first activated it, Xiao Chens Soul Energy could support it this time.
Xiao Chens usage of Soul Tools had already improved considerably. After bringing out the Qiongqi Demonic Beast attack, he could control his Soul Energy and did not get significantly affected.
As he looked in the direction that the mysterious man shrouded in bloody shadows had taken, he had a contemtive expression under the mask.
Who exactly is this mysterious man shrouded in bloody shadows? Why was he with the ck Lotus Holy Son back then?
Today, he is also targeting the Five Element Divine Lightning like me. I wonder if the ck Lotus Holy Son will appear as well.
If he does, it will be somewhat problematic.
Xiao Chen shook his head, turned around, and soared into the air. Now, he had more important things to do. He had instructed the Demon Blood Vulture to keep an eye on the fleeing youth Sang.
Now that he knew where that youth was, his priority was obtaining the Thundercloud Fruit.
Xiao Chen turned into a ck lightning bolt and streaked through the forest.
Soon, he sighted the Demon Blood Vultures figure. He gently leaped up andnded on its back.
The Demon Blood Vulture carried Xiao Chen over the forest before stopping somewhere and slowly circling that spot.
Whoosh!
Xiao Chen firmlynded on the ground. Aftermunicating with the Demon Blood Vulture, he learned that the youth Sang managed to find a herb in the forest to stabilize the Flying Dragon Snakes venom in his body.
Not far away, the delicate youth Sang leaned against arge tree. He opened his eyes and looked at Xiao Chen. Why did you save me?
Xiao Chen replied sullenly, Dont make too much of it. I only did it for the Thundercloud Fruit in your hands. Hand it over to me. I need it more than you do.
Indeed. Sang smiled coldly as he somewhat reluctantly handed over the Thundercloud Fruit to Xiao Chen.
This time, Sang did not suppress the Thundercloud Fruits Dao. Its strong Dao Might surged out, together with piercing and dazzling electric light.
Xiao Chen released his own Thunder Daos Dao Might, easily suppressing the Thundercloud Fruits Dao Might before the other partys surprised eyes.
Great Perfection Thunder Dao. You do require this Thundercloud Fruit more than I do, Sang murmured, giving Xiao Chen a cold look before turning to leave.
Who knew, Sang had just taken a few steps when he stumbled and copsed.
Xiao Chen was toying with the Thundercloud Fruit, about to put it into his storage ring when he saw this scene. He stepped forward and sighed.
When Xiao Chen noticed this persons lifeforce aura, he was shocked. This youth did not look old, but his lifeforce umtion was vast and boundless.
Sangs lifeforce was even stronger than Xiao Chens. If not for this extraordinary lifeforce umtion, the Flying Dragon Snakes venom would have poisoned him to death long ago.
The Flying Dragon Snakes venom was still corroding the other partys lifeforce. However, based on the speed, this venom would need much more than ten years to corrode his lifeforcepletely.
Furthermore, this was without the youth suppressing the venom.
Xiao Chen carried Sang, leaped into the air, andnded on the Demon Blood Vulture. Then, he ced Sang on the birds back.
He pondered, If the Demon Blood Vulture appears, I can no longer hide my identity.
However, if the Demon Blood Vulture does not appear, I cant save this youth. After thinking about it, Xiao Chen removed his mask and used his cloak to cover himself up.
Three dayster, the youth woke up slowly on the Demon Blood Vultures back.
Sang felt an intense headache. When he saw Xiao Chen, who had changed clothes, he felt shocked for a while before recognizing Xiao Chen.
You woke up already? Xiao Chen turned around and asked casually.
What do you want?
Sang warily eyed Xiao Chen, taking a few steps back.
This youth had quite a lot of secrets in his body. Xiao Chen said casually, You must have grown up in this Thundercloud Ancient Marsh, right? Where are your parents or seniors? Ill send you back. Otherwise, it will be difficult for you to remove the venom in your body by yourself. Although it is not fatal, things like sudden fainting will happen frequently.
Sangs expression softened somewhat before Xiao Chens sincere attitude. He shook his head and said, I do not have any parents. Let me off, then. I have my ways to get rid of the venom.
Seeing this youth being so stubborn, Xiao Chen did not force it. Well arrive at my destination soon. Ill let you off there.
Whoosh!
Soon, the Demon Blood Vulture swooped down, bringing Xiao Chen to the red spot on the map.
He looked around casually and met with disappointment. Everything here was ordinary. The Spiritual Energy did not appear particrly rich, and the greenery was not luxuriant.
Clearly, this was not the Propping Mulberry Trees tribtion location.
You can go.
Xiao Chen returned to the Demon Blood Vultures back. Then, he looked at the youth and said, If you want me to give you a ride, I can do that as well.
Sang looked around and suddenly asked as he turned back to Xiao Chen, Are you looking for the Propping Mulberry Trees tribtion location?
Xiao Chen looked at the other party without changing his expression. How did you know?
Sang smiled mysteriously. I have seen a few groups of people like you already. How can I not know? You are somewhatte. If you continue bumbling around like this, you wont even know when the Propping Mulberry Trees tribtion is over.
Although Xiao Chen used the trans-realm transportation formation toe here immediately after receiving the information, ording to Master Bai, several waves of people had already arrived before him.
This youths words were credible. Xiao Chen eyed the other party and said dubiously, You know where the Propping Mulberry Trees tribtion location is?
Whoosh!
The youth leaped nimbly onto the Demon Blood Vulture. Then, he patted the Demon Blood Vultures back and replied softly, Naturally, I know. Tell your Demon Blood Vulture to follow my directions. Ill bring you over. Otherwise, by the time you find it, it will be over already.
Xiao Chen only hesitated for one second before choosing to believe this youth.
Since Xiao Chen waste already, he might as well take a gamble.
Chapter 2008 (Raw 2104): A Few Disturbances
Chapter 2008 (Raw 2104): A Few Disturbances
Eight dayster, Xiao Chen arrived at a remote in of the Thundercloud Ancient Marsh under Sangs direction.
After circling in the sky once, Xiao Chen felt something different.
There was a ce where greenery flourished in the middle of the vast deste in, looking exceptionally eye-catching. The difference was clear with one look.
The wildly growing weeds looked somewhat scary. Who could have imagined that one stalk of weed could grow more than three meters tall?
When looking around, one could see strange sights that one typically could not see.
A flourishing lifeforce attracted birds and beasts, creating a ce bustling with life.
It is here, Sang said softly from the Demon Blood Vultures back when he looked around.
Xiao Chen sized up the surroundings, rather baffled. Why did the Propping Mulberry Tree choose this ce for its tribtion? I cant make out anything special about it.
All living beings have spirits. Once they reach the limit set by the Heavenly Dao, they have to undergo a tribtion. The tribtions of ferocious beasts and nts are different from those of cultivators. You cannot look at it from the viewpoint of a cultivator. This ce in the Thundercloud Ancient Marsh has the most fire-attributed Spiritual Energy. The sunlight is very strong here, as well. Using this ce to undergo a tribtion is the most suitable, Sang exined slowly, making Xiao Chen feel a whole new level of respect for him.
You are young, but you know quite a lot.
Sang did not deny it. He asked softly, Are you here for the Five Element Divine Lightning?
Of course.
Sang seemed to heave a sigh of relief after hearing that. With somewhat mixed feelings, he said, However, the Propping Mulberry Tree is the most unwilling to see the Five Element Divine Lightning appear.
Xiao Chen smiled and said, That is natural. Who would be willing to have such divine lightning appear in their tribtion? However, this Propping Mulberry Tree was born nearly at the same time as the Martial Epoch. It should be able to withstand this lightning tribtion.
Sang looked at Xiao Chen and said, Who told you all this? This Propping Mulberry Tree appeared as early as the Great Deste Eon. The divine trees all possess the ability of Nirvanic Rebirth. Before the epoch is destroyed, they can burn in Nirvanic mes ande back to life in the next epoch.
Xiao Chenughed, not arguing with this youth. He said softly, No matter what, many thanks for leading me here. Otherwise, by the time I found this ce, the Propping Mulberry Tree would have alreadypleted its tribtion.
Xiao Chen, who was in the air, had noticed many people gathering in the vegetation below.
If the Five Element Divine Lightning really appeared, he definitely would not have arrived in time to obtain it on his own.
Sang said indifferently, Laugh after you survive. Everyone knows that when the Propping Mulberry Tree undergoes its tribtion, there is a slim chance of a Five Element Divine Lightning appearing. However, they do not know what kind of disturbance the Propping Mulberry Tree would cause during each tribtion.
What do you mean?
Xiao Chen looked at this youth and asked for guidance. The other party grew up in the Thundercloud Ancient Marsh and should know more than Xiao Chen.
Perhaps Sang knew some information that Xiao Chens intelligence report did not include.
Sang hesitated for a while but did not share it in the end. Even if I tell you, you will not give up. You should be more careful.
Whoosh!
After Sang spoke, he jumped off the Demon Blood Vultures back, fell deep into the shrubbery, and vanished in the blink of an eye.
Xiao Chen frowned slightly. What a strange youth.
Since Xiao Chen already verified that this was the Propping Mulberry Trees tribtion location, he nned to find a ce where he could wait quietly first.
The Demon Blood Vulture zed with scarlet mes in the air, looking like an ancient divine bird. Its eyes burned with a golden divine me. The moment it appeared, it attracted the attention of many people.
Just then, it descended while circling as it carried Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen had just jumped off the Demon Blood Vultures back when he heard the sound of the wind. Two figures stood on the top of some weeds, looking at him.
There was a scarlet mark on the twos foreheads, identifying them as cultivators from the White Marsh Beast Empire. They were not old but were alreadyte-stage Holy Venerates.
So, it is a friend from the Divine Dragon Empire. I am the White Marsh Beast Empires Chen Shaoze, a member of a Rank 6 Noble n. The person on the left introduced himself to Xiao Chen; he appeared pale and handsome, wearing clothes of alternating blue and white.
A Rank 6 Noble n did not refer to a Rank 6 faction. Although they were very simr, there were still some differences.
The White Marsh Beast Empire ranked their Noble ns by bloodline. A Rank 6 Noble n meant a Rank 6 Great Deste Eon bloodline. The White Marsh Beast Empire had four Rank 6 Noble ns.
Xiao Chen still knew some basic information about the White Marsh Beast Empire. He performed a cupped-fist salute and said, Heavenly Dragon Pce, Xiao Chen.
Chen Shaoze got straight to the point. He looked at Xiao Chen and asked, Brother Xiao, are you here for the Five Element Divine Lightning as well?
Xiao Chen nodded slightly, not denying it.
Practically all of the six great Thunder Dao experts under the Divine Vein Realm in the White Marsh Beast Empire are here. Brother Xiao, what do you think your odds of victory are? Chen Shaoze asked indifferently, showing a disdainful smile.
The reason why Divine Vein Realm existences and above did note was not a prohibition from entering Thundercloud Ancient Marsh.
Instead, it was because the Five Element Divine Lightning appearing in the Propping Mulberry Trees tribtion was just a possibility. The odds were very low; there was no guarantee of a Five Element Divine Lightning.
The Five Element Divine Lightning appeared in more than one ce in the Central Great Realm.
asionally, news of the Five Element Divine Lightning would arrive. Many people would go upon hearing the news, only to return disappointed.
Eventually, the Divine Vein Realm Thunder Dao cultivators lost interest in news about the Five Element Divine Lightning, no longer excited to the point of going at all costs.
After all, a Divine Vein Realm Sovereign Emperors time was much more valuable than a Sovereign Personages.
If a Sovereign Emperor rushed about wasting his time, it would be a considerable loss.
Even a Sovereign Personage would be rather indifferent to news of the Five Element Divine Lightning, not taking it too seriously.
For example, Xiao Chen came only bearing hope. If the Five Element Divine Lightning did not appear, he would not be surprised.
Brother Xiao, your Demon Blood Vulture is pretty good. Do you have any intention of selling it? the man on the right suddenly asked as they were chatting.
None.
Haha! You have not even heard my price yet, and you are already not interested. Since when are the Dragons Gates Heavenly Dragon Pce disciples this arrogant?
On seeing that Xiao Chen was of a mixed-blood dragon bloodline, that person intentionally wanted to seek some trouble for Xiao Chen. He was also interested in the Demon Blood Vulture.
After all, this world followed thew of the jungle. Strength reigned supreme. Many times, when a conflict happened, reporting to the sect would be useless. If one was too weak, there was no need to say anything.
Since the Divine Dragon Empire and the White Marsh Beast Empire were allies on the surface, the major characters at both sides did not care about these minor conflicts.
Brother Xiao, state a price, Chen Shaoze, who was at the side, chimed in. Actually, these two were attracted here by the Demon Blood Vulture.
However, when they saw that Xiao Chen was a middle-stage Holy Venerate and a Heavenly Dragon Pce disciple, they started to entertain some wicked thoughts.
Xiao Chen understood the situation clearly. He gave a coldugh before saying expressionlessly, My Demon Blood Vulture might be a little stupid, but it is not for sale. Please, go back.
What if we do not back off?
Chen Shaoze revealed an insincere expression, showing obvious mockery in his eyes and not caring about Xiao Chens warning.
Then, scram.
Xiao Chen had already lost his patience. He ferociously took a step forward.
As he stepped forward, his peak aura burst forth. The vast Dragon Might instantly suppressed the two.
The expressions of Chen Shaoze and hispanion changed drastically in disbelief.
The aura that burst out of Xiao Chen wasparable to that of a Sovereign Personage, instantly suppressing the two while appearing to make light of them.
Before Chen Shaoze could react, a fist light appeared before him.
Caught off guard, Chen Shaoze hurriedly circted his Veritable Essence Energy to sh with the fist light.
Bang!
One hundred Cauldron Force instantly burst out. How could the Veritable Essence Energy Chen Shaoze brought out on the fly block one hundred Cauldron Force?
Chen Shaoze vomited a mouthful of blood as the attack knocked him into the air.
The person who offered to buy the Demon Blood Vulture paled in fright, immediately turning to run.
However, after taking only two steps, that person felt a shadow cover him. When he turned his head, the Demon Blood Vulture stomped him into the ground.
That person immediately let out an agonized cry. All the bones in his body shattered.
The Demon Blood Vulture still did not feel satisfied. It wanted to consume this fellow. To think that he dares to target this great me. How reckless!
When the word sell was mentioned, it opened the Demon Blood Vultures old wounds.
Back then, its father sold it to Xiao Chen for one hundred years, not giving it any chance to object.
Dont eat me! Dont eat me! Im not a Demonic Dao cultivator; I do not have any demonic nature!
The Demon Blood Vulture had already scooped the White Marsh Beast Empire cultivator into its beak. This scared him into going limp and begging loudly for mercy.
When the other hidden cultivators saw this scene, it shocked them to their senses. This Demon Blood Vulture did not just look beautiful; there was more to it.
Xiao Chen waved his hand and stopped it. Just toss him as far away as possible.
Chapter 2009 (Raw 2105): Imminent Appearance
Chapter 2009 (Raw 2105): Imminent Appearance
After Xiao Chen chased away the two White Marsh Beast Empire cultivators making trouble, he ignored the Mental Energy that many people sent to check out the situation.
He sat down on the Demon Blood Vulture, then closed his eyes and started cultivating.
The entire Thundercloud Ancient Marsh was rich in dense lightning-attributed Spiritual Energy. Although there was plenty of fire-attributed Spiritual Energy as well, it posed no problem for lightning-attributed existences.
Cultivating here resulted in more gain for less effort.
Xiao Chens Divine Lightning Eye had been stuck at the fourthyer for very long already. It was time he broke through the bottleneck and reached the fifthyer.
He used this opportunity to cultivate it properly.
There was a total of tenyers to the Divine Lightning Eye. The firstyer could only call down one bolt of tribtion lightning. The secondyer could call down two bolts of tribtion lightning simultaneously. The thirdyer could apply the first twoyers for a total of three coincident bolts of tribtion lightning.
When it came to the fourthyer, it could apply the first threeyers, calling down six bolts of tribtion lightning at the same time.
Once the Divine Lightning Eye broke through to the fifthyer, there would be a significant change. It could call down twelve simultaneous bolts of tribtion lightning.
With each seedingyer, its might would multiply dreadfully. Hence, the bottlenecks were hard to break through.
When Xiao Chen thought about the Ten Thousand Tribtion Divine Lightning in his sea of consciousness, he felt somewhat depressed. It was something very heaven-defying, the ancestor of tribtion lightning, which the Thunder Immortal Ancestor grasped in the previous epoch. However, Xiao Chen could not use all of it.
He could only rely on a Magic Skill like Divine Lightning Eye to bring out its might. It was somewhat wasteful.
If Xiao Chens Firmaments Rage could ess the Ten Thousand Tribtion Divine Lightning like the Divine Lightning Eye could, the two, executed together, would be superior to even the First Pce Masters Firmaments Rage. No one in the entire Divine Dragon Empire couldpare to it.
Xiao Chen quieted his heart as he focused entirely on the cultivation of the Divine Lightning Eye.
He temporarily forgot about the Five Element Divine Lightning and forgot about the Ten Thousand Tribtion Divine Lightning left by the Thunder Immortal Ancestor. He calmly let the surrounding cultivators see him.
This fellow actually started cultivating here! a White Marsh Beast Empire middle-aged cultivator eximed in incredulity when he saw this scene on the deste in.
This person was You Yuanliang, a famous Thunder Dao expert of the White Marsh Beast Empire.
You Yuanliang had a Purple Mark Lightning Shrub around him. With a cultivation at Initial Perfection Sovereign Personage, his strength was extremely terrifying.
He also had an Initial Perfection Sovereign Personage beside him, a helper he invited over.
A team of two Initial Perfection Sovereign Personages was rather strong; no one dared toe and challenge them.
Should we finish off this fellow? Although his cultivation is low, he is skilled with his physical body and Vital Qi. That Demon Blood Vulture is also somewhat strange. Nheless, we might still stand a chance.
You Yuanliang replied indifferently, Theres no need. No matter what, we dont have to worry. The one who needs to worry is Old Fogey Chen. This fellow tossed out two of his subordinates. Lets see if he can endure this frustration. Furthermore, it is still not certain whether the Five Element Divine Lightning will appear or not. There is no need to make enemies for ourselves.
On the other side:
Chen Shaoze and hispanion stumbled back to their group. Then, they reported to a middle-aged man seated cross-legged on a Thunder Vulture. Second Uncle, you have to get justice for us. That mixed-blood dragon actually dared to attack our Chen ns people!
The middle-aged man on the Thunder Vulture suddenly opened his eyes, and an electrifying gaze fell on the two.
That middle-aged man scolded coldly, You good-for-nothings! I asked you to scout the situation and see if you can form any alliances, yet you two went to target another persons demonic pet,pletely embarrassing yourselves. Just stay here and stop causing trouble.
This middle-aged man was Chen Yun, a member of the Chen n, one of the White Marsh Beast Empires four Rank 6 Noble ns. He was also an Initial Perfection Sovereign Personage.
This was the Old Fogey Chen that You Yuanliang mentioned.
However, this time Chen Yun did not bring anypanions. Not everyone was willing to make a trip over to Thundercloud Ancient Marsh.
After all, the chances of a Five Element Divine Lightning appearing were too low. It would just be a waste of time.
Unless one were good friends with someoneing or were promised valuable gifts, one would note.
Left without a choice, Chen Yun could only bring some juniors from his n. These juniors could form formations for battle. With that, they could suppress an Initial Perfection Sovereign Personage.
Aside from these two teams, there were four other Thunder Dao experts from the White Marsh Beast Empire on the deste ins, as well as some loose cultivators from the vicinity of Thundercloud City.
Everyone here came to try their luck, to see if they could run into the Five Element Divine Lightning.
Even without the Five Element Divine Lightning, as lightning-attributed cultivators, they would not consider this trip wasted if they could observe the Propping Mulberry Tree undergo its tribtion.
Aside from Thundercloud Ancient Marsh, few other ces could gather so many Thunder Dao experts as this ce did now.
Even in the Central Great Realm, although there were many outstanding talents, few couldprehend a Great Dao.
Those that could be Sovereign Personages would be considered experts no matter where they were.
Even in the four dynasties, as long as one became a Sovereign Personage, one could be conferred with nobility and enjoy the protection of the dynastys luck.
Of course, just being an Initial Perfection Sovereign Personage would be insufficient to be conferred a marquis like the Soaring Dragon Marquis.
Time slowly passed. No one knew when the Propping Mulberry Tree woulde.
Waiting was a form of torture. Few could remain as calm as Xiao Chen, entering a nk state at such a critical moment and focus on cultivating.
Many people felt bored.
Hence, these people started hunting ferocious beasts in the deste ins or searching for hidden mutated fruits.
These people had been waiting for rather long. Those who had waited the longest had been here for half a month. They could not possibly keep waiting.
On this particr day, when night was about to fall, a piercing cry came from the sky. Everyone looked towards the origin of the sound and saw a blurry, ck dot at the limits of their vision.
However, in the next moment, before that piercing sound faded, that blurry, ck dot appeared before them.
What speed!
This speed startled everyone. Even the peak speed of an Initial Perfection Sovereign Personage would not match it.
As that ck dot approached, everyone finally saw that it was a Heaven Suspending War Chariot.
Its a 3-Star Heaven Suspending War Chariot!
A 3-Star Heaven Suspending War Chariot was already the best personal war chariot that the Pirate Alliance sold. Any higher would be a 4-Star warship.
One could already be proud to own a 1-Star Heaven Suspending War Chariot. To be able to own a 3-Star Heaven Suspending War Chariot, one had to have an extraordinary identity.
The people present, including the Chen ns Chen Yun and You Yuanliang, all showed somewhat grave expressions.
They all understood what being able to own a 3-Star Heaven Suspending War Chariot meant.
That 3-Star Heaven Suspending War Chariot had an appearance like that of an Underworld Ghost Bird. However, it could not shift between reality and illusion.
Every part of this 3-Star Heaven Suspending War Chariot was made with tempered divine materials. Its sleek and streamlined appearance was very eye-catching. It flickered with a purple light and some sparks.
Suddenly, the top of the war chariot opened up and moved to both sides. A throne engraved with a White Marsh Beast slowly rose.
When the throne appeared, a youth was sitting on it.
This youth wore a purple cloud shirt with a white silk and jade belt at his waist. His face looked handsome and delicate. Three scarlet spots on his forehead formed a distinctive mark.
The White Marsh Beast Empire cultivators were extremely familiar with this mark.
This was the mark of the White Marsh Beast Empires royal nthe mark of the Bai n, a Rank 7 royal n bloodline that surpassed the four Rank 6 Noble ns bloodlines.
Its Bai Lixuan!
Several of the White Marsh Beast Empires people immediately recognized this purple-d youth, Bai Lixuan, the royal ns genius outstanding talent.
Bai Lixuan was a famous up-anding youngster in the royal n. He had not reached the age of twenty yet, but he already reached the Holy Light Stage.
Bai Lixuans talent was even scarier than that of the strongest demonic geniuses of the White Marsh Beast Empire.
Rumor had it that he would shake up the entire northern region in a few years, bing the true leader of the White Marsh Beast Empire.
The only aspect where Bai Lixuan fell behind inparison to those demonic geniuses was his young age. However, his greatest advantage was his even scarier potential.
After Bai Lixuan jumped down and looked at the White Marsh Beast Empire cultivators around, he nodded slightly and did not say anything.
Second Uncle, what should we do? Chen Shaoze asked uncertainly. Who could have thought that Bai Lixuan woulde as well?
Chen Yun took a look, then ignored the neer. He said indifferently, What are you panicking for? This Five Element Divine Lightning does not belong to the royal n. Anyone is entitled to it. Since he did not say anything, he does not n to use his royal n identity to pressure us. There is no need to worry.
Although Chen Yun said that, he still felt somewhat discouraged in his heart. After all, this was the Bai Lixuan that the royal n upper echelon ced their hopes on.
Chen Yun hoped that the Five Element Divine Lightning would not appear this time. That would be good for everyone as no one would bother to fight.
Chen Yun showed a grave expression; no one knew what he was thinking.
At the same time, there were two hidden figures on the deste ins. When one of them saw Bai Lixuan, he thought to himself that this was bad.
These two were the mysterious person shrouded in bloody shadows and his White Marsh Beast Empirepanion.
Whats wrong? the mysterious man shrouded in bloody shadows asked when he noticed the strange behavior of hispanion.
The middle-aged man replied, Bai Lixuan would note alone. He definitely has someone protecting him. Adding in that Demonic Dao expert hiding somewhere, we can forget aboutpeting for the Five Element Divine Lightning; we stand no chance.
The expression of the mysterious man shrouded in bloody shadows sank. As long as a Divine Vein Realm expert does not appear, I am fully confident of obtaining this Five Element Divine Lightning.
Boom!
Just as that mysterious man shrouded in bloody shadows spoke, something strange happened. The ground of the deste in cracked.
The ground shook, and the sky trembled. Space fluctuated, and various mysterious phenomena appeared overhead in endless session.
This startled all the expertsboth overt and covert. All of them turned anxious.
Everyone knew that the Propping Mulberry Tree was about to appear.
Chapter 2010 (Raw 2106): No Corpse
Chapter 2010 (Raw 2106): No Corpse
Xiao Chen, who was on the Demon Blood Vultures back, also sensed themotion. He roused from his nk state, slowly opening his eyes.
Purple electric light flickered in their depths, crackling endlessly.
Many cultivators on the deste in soared into the air and moved away hastily.
Now that the Propping Mulberry Tree had appeared, no one could predict when the lightning tribtion would fall.
Dodging in advance was the right choice, avoiding risk and waiting for an opportunity.
Even the White Marsh Beast Empire royal ns Bai Lixuan retreated in his 3-Star Heaven Suspending War Chariot.
Bai Lixuan held an advantage in speed because of his 3-Star Heaven Suspending War Chariot. He could move about nimbly,ing and going like the wind and lightning.
Xiao Chen nned toe out of his state of cultivation and retreat with everyone first before making ns.
However, he was somewhat shocked to discover an opportunity when the mysterious phenomena appeared, together with the thunderclouds in the parting sky, while strong winds blew and lightning shed.
The lightning-attributed Spiritual Energy became strangely lively, reaching a state that would typically be impossible.
Good chance!
Xiao Chen looked around and then looked up. He saw a mirrorlike screen of light materialize in the sky, looking like ake hanging upside down.
asionally, ripples spread over the surface, appearing very strange.
Xiao Chen closed his eyes, wanting to grab this rare opportunity and continuously absorb the lightning-attributed Spiritual Energy through the world.
Deep in his sea of consciousness, the Ten Thousand Tribtion Divine Lightning sealed there squirmed about restlessly. Some cracks appeared in the seal.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Thunder roared in his sea of consciousness. Before the Propping Mulberry Trees tribtion arrived, Xiao Chen started a tribtion in his sea of consciousness first.
As lightning-attributed energy surged out, his entire sea of consciousness turned into a golden sea of electricity.
Bang!
Just at this moment, a tree branch suddenly shot out from the ground.
In the next moment, countless tree branches struggled out. No one knew when this would end.
The Propping Mulberry Tree! Many people could not help crying out when they saw such a magnificent scene.
About fifteen minutester, the tree branches that burst out of the ground were flourishing. The ground now looked like a green castle city.
However, the main trunk of the Propping Mulberry Tree had yet to appear.
It was hard to imagine how majestic this Propping Mulberry Tree was. With such a crown, it appeared to be as big as a mountain range.
It looked like the flourishing sea of greenery would swallow up Xiao Chen.
Once he fell in, getting out would be rather troublesome. After the lightning tribtion fell, the consequences would be dire.
At the crucial moment, Xiao Chen suddenly opened his eyes.
Twelve purple flowers spun continuously in his right eye. The world in his eye appeared deep and boundless.
Whoosh!
With a thought, the twelve flowers suddenly gathered, ovepping into one purple flower in Xiao Chens eye.
Simultaneously, the sea of electricity surging in Xiao Chens sea of consciousness quieted down.
He had attained Divine Lightning Eyes fifthyer!
Lets go!
Xiao Chen nced behind and recalled the Demon Blood Vulture, turning it back into a ring on his hand.
He instantly executed Light of Freedom, transforming into a bright lightning bolt and soaring up.
Under the light barrier, this lightning bolt looked very eye-catching.
When the cultivators around saw this scene, it shocked them.
Whats going on? The Propping Mulberry Tree still has not revealed itself fully, yet the lightning tribtion already started?
Wrong, wrong! There is the aura of lifeing from the lightning. It seems to be a cultivators transformation.
He is making use of this opportunity to cultivate!
Who is so bold? If hes not careful, he wont be able to recover from it, falling here.
Even Bai Lixuan did not dare to do this. When he saw that lightning bolt, he sighed softly in his heart, finding it strange.
Bai Lixuan had noticed the dense lightning-attributed energy under the light barrier that looked like an upside-downke.
He had considered using this opportunity to break through some bottlenecks as well.
However, when he remembered the consequences, this thought immediately vanished in the next second; he had calmly cut it off.
To think that someone really dared to do this. Bai Lixuan had a whole new level of respect for this person.
Boom!
At this moment, deafening thunder shook the sky, startling everyone. Everyone felt their senses go haywire. They could not figure out whether they were the ones shuddering or the world was. The entire world turned blurry to them.
Xiao Chen, who was the closest, immediately vomited a mouthful of blood after revealing his true form.
Just as everyone was feeling confused, they suddenly discovered a ripple in the water-like light barrier covering the vast sky.
A bolt of tribtion lightningshed down, descending even before the Propping Mulberry Tree fully appeared.
This was the true lightning tribtion.
That person caused the lightning tribtion to start prematurely!
Everyone looked at the Propping Mulberry Tree with a grave expression. The Propping Mulberry Tree had yet to emergepletely, but the lightning tribtion started already. This variable had never happened in the past tens of thousands of years.
No one knew what consequences such a change would bring.
Now, no one paid any attention to Xiao Chen. To them, he was already a dead person.
Xiao Chens expression changed drastically. He had not pulled himself out and fled as far as the other cultivators, remaining within range of the lightning tribtion.
If the lightning tribtion fell now and the shock waves swept over, the consequences would be dire.
This lightning tribtion was for the Propping Mulberry Tree, not something that Xiao Chen could withstand.
That person is going to die, Chen Yun murmured, showing a grave expression.
Chen Shaoze asked in shock, Really?
He overestimated himself. He wanted to use this opportunity to break through his bottleneck, overreached, and caused trouble for himself, said You Yuanliang, who sat on the Purple Mark Lightning Shrub, when he saw this scene.
Its unfortunate, sighed Bai Lixuan, who was in the Heaven Suspending War Chariot. Anyone would sigh if such a bold person died.
When the mysterious man shrouded in bloody shadows saw Xiao Chen under the light barrier, he could not suppress his excitement.
That mysterious man shrouded in bloody shadowsughed maniacally, Hahaha! Good! Good! Good! As long as that fellow dies, even if I do not obtain the Five Element Divine Lightning, this trip will be worth it. Delightful! Hahaha!
The middle-aged cultivator felt greatly confused when he saw how incredibly ted the mysterious man shrouded in bloody shadows was.
The middle-aged man recalled that this Mister Gong was always mysterious and unfathomable, rarely showing any fluctuations in his emotions. However, Mister Gong lost control of his emotions this time over that white-d man.
This was really strange. The middle-aged man wondered what grudge Mister Gong had with Xiao Chen.
Boom!
Before the emotional spectators, the first tribtion lightning fell.
Amid loud sounds, the tribtion lightning turned into piercing, white light, dazzling everyone.
When everyone opened their eyes again, the Propping Mulberry Trees branches did not seem to have been affected.
However, that white-d youth went missing. There was no aura of life.
He died a really miserable death, not even leaving dregs behind!
Haha! That is a lightning tribtion prepared for the Propping Mulberry Tree. Even a Divine Vein Realm Sovereign Emperor would not dare to go too close to the lightning tribtion.
In such a situation, there could be only one result. The shock waves of the tribtion lighting had immediately sted Xiao Chens corpse to nothing, simultaneously destroying the soul and physical body.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
As the first tribtion lightning fell, the vast, water-like light barrier in the sky started to unleash all sorts of tribtion lightning. Each bolt of tribtion lightning felt very startling, making the onlookers souls shudder.
This scene thrilled Thunder Dao cultivators. The blood vessels all over their bodies swelled up.
At this moment, the Heavenly Daos lightning showed its most ferocious side.
This was the end goal of Thunder Dao cultivators. They all dreamed of being able to have even just one percent of this power one day. Not to mention being unrivaled, they would have no difficulty ruling an area.
The Thunder Dao. This was the might of the Thunder Dao.
This majestic lightning tribtion gave everyone the impression of incredible vastness. Even the magnificent and colossal Propping Mulberry Tree, with its many branches, seemed insignificant.
The world lost its splendor beneath the tens of millions of bolts of tribtion lightning. The Propping Mulberry Tree looked like a soft little child.
The bolts of tribtion lightning were like the merciless whips of the Heavenly Dao, ruthlesslyshing down. Leaves scattered like blood spurting out.
However, that soft little child remained stubborn before this vast Heavenly Might.
The Propping Mulberry Tree proudly and continuously rose from the ground, slowly growing taller.
It did not fear, and it did not retreat.
The Propping Mulberry Tree moved upwards, facing tens of millions of bolts of tribtion lightning.
All of the Thunder Dao cultivators benefited greatly from this shocking scene; their hearts felt agitated and excited.
Even if the Five Element Divine Lightning did not appear, this trip was worth it.
As for Xiao Chen, everyone had already forgotten about him in light of the majestic scene.
Chapter 2011 (Raw 2107): Five Element Divine Lightning
Chapter 2011 (Raw 2107): Five Element Divine Lightning
Everyone thought that Xiao Chen was already dead. However, was Xiao Chen really dead?
Naturally not.
If the tribtion lightning struck Xiao Chen, even if he had many trump cards, he could not possibly survive.
However, if it were just the shock waves, he could activate his Great Deste Eon bloodline, or execute his Dharmic World, or use the protective Heavenly Dragon Talisman that the First Pce Master gave him.
Xiao Chen could avoid death with any one of these. Of course, he would still sustain severe injury.
However, he did not use any of these trump cards.
Xiao Chen simply did not have any time to execute any of them. A tree branch shot out and grabbed him. Just as the tribtion lightning was about tond on him, the tree branch pulled him into the sea of branches.
This force was incredibly huge; Xiao Chen could not resist at all. He felt the world spinning around, and space turned blurry.
When Xiao Chen returned to his senses, he found himself in a mysterious space.
This space felt incredibly hot. Dense fire-attributed energy hung in the air.
The surrounding walls of this space were incredibly hard, looking like fiery-red rocks with smooth patterns. However, they did not feel like rocks to his touch.
As Xiao Chen walked around, he felt dizzy. After moving about for a while, he found that this ce was like a maze.
As for his Spiritual Sense, it was obstructed. It could not go beyond one meter from his body.
Just as Xiao Chen was nning to use force to break through the walls, a shout rang out behind him.
What are you trying to do? Do you think that you can pierce through ancient divine wood?
Startled, Xiao Chen looked back and saw a familiar face. He said in confusion, Sang?
The youth that appeared before Xiao Chen was the strange youth Sang that he interacted with for a period.
Yes, its me. Sang nodded slightly, identifying himself. If it was not me, why would I save you?
Xiao Chen immediately understood. After some thought, he looked at Sang and said, That means that you are the Propping Mulberry Tree?
Xiao Chen had long felt that this youth was somewhat strange. He was so young, yet his lifeforce umtion was strangely vast.
Sang knew Thundercloud Ancient Marsh like the back of his hand. Not only could he easily find herbs to suppress poison, but he could even predict the appearance of the Bloodsucking Vines.
Furthermore, Sang knew the location of the Propping Mulberry Trees tribtion location.
When Sang appeared before Xiao Chen once more, everything became clear.
I am, and I am not. I inherited the Propping Mulberry Trees memories but have my own physical body. However, this is something that happened in the recent decade. You can treat me as the Propping Mulberry Trees soul, although I am not... However, it is sufficient for your understanding. You wont be able to understand anything moreplicated.
Clearly, Sang did not want to exin too much. Fortunately, Xiao Chen was not very concerned with this. Where am I now?
Inside the Propping Mulberry Tree.
Confused, Xiao Chen asked, Isnt the Propping Mulberry Tree undergoing a tribtion? Howe there are no reactions here at all?
Naturally, there are no reactions. This is the root area of the Propping Mulberry Tree. It is still buried and has not appeared yet. This is also thanks to you. If you had not called down the lightning tribtion early, the Propping Mulberry Tree would not have been forced to deal with the lightning tribtion before the main trunk appeared.
Feeling slightly embarrassed, Xiao Chen apologized softly, Sorry.
Sang waved his hand and said, Its fine. Blessingse together with misfortune. This is both a bad thing and a good thing. The Propping Mulberry Tree had never been through a tribtion like this before. If it sessfully clears this tribtion, it will be born anew, reaching a new level.
Sang showed a calm expression, appearing quite at ease as he chatted with Xiao Chen.
This demeanor confused Xiao Chen somewhat. The Propping Mulberry Tree is undergoing a tribtion. Why are you not anxious? From the looks of you, it seems you wont be affected even if the Propping Mulberry Tree fails the tribtion.
Sang said softly, That is natural. Now, I am an independent lifeform separate from the Propping Mulberry Tree, seeking my own path to True God. Although my cultivation can advance rapidly in the Propping Mulberry Tree, I cannot remain long, either. I will have to leave sooner orter. However, I personally hope that it will clear the tribtion. Otherwise...it would be bad if other troubles appear.
What troubles?
Xiao Chen recalled Sang saying that there would be some trouble with this Propping Mulberry Trees tribtion when Sang left the Demon Blood Vulture. However, when he asked Sang about it, the other party did not answer him, leaving directly.
I cannot tell you about it now.
Sang looked at Xiao Chen and asked, What are your ns now? If you want to leave, I can send you out. If you want to witness the Propping Mulberry Trees lightning tribtion from inside, I can bring you to watch it as well. However, it will be somewhat dangerous.
Xiao Chen thought for a moment, then chose thetter. The people outside probably thought he had died already.
Xiao Chen might as well remain and watch the lightning tribtion from the Propping Mulberry Trees point of view.
After Xiao Chen made his choice, Sang said softly, Come with me.
The surroundings were strangely hot andbyrinthine. Xiao Chen followed closely, not daring to be careless.
If he got lost, he might end up trapped here forever.
The insides of the Propping Mulberry Tree seemed like a small world. There were vast deste ins with tree sap forming rivers andkes. There were even some fire-attributed beasts living within it.
The two rode on some beasts and traveled most of the way on them. After one hour, Xiao Chen and Sang finally sensed the shocking Thunder Might.
Lord Sang, we will leave first. The Thunderme Spirit Eagles carrying the two spoke in the human tongue.
Go on and leave. Make your preparations. The situationter may change at any time.
We know.
When only the two remained, Sang gently tapped the wall in front, which suddenly turned transparent. Just by looking up slightly, they could see the scene outside.
The two saw tribtion lightning falling relentlessly.
From this point of view, it looked like the tribtion lightning fell on them. Adding in the Thunder Might that they felt, it was no exaggeration to say that it felt like they were taking the tribtion.
Xiao Chen felt breathing somewhat difficult. Horror spread in his heart. He managed to calm down only after a while.
On the other hand, Sang remained incredibly calm. From the very start, he observed and seriously worked onprehending.
Xiao Chen did not dare to miss out on the opportunity before him. He calmed himself and carefully observed. At the same time, he drove the sealed Ten Thousand Tribtion Divine Lightning in his sea of consciousness.
He vaguely felt that this was an excellent opportunity to make a breakthrough in his Divine Lightning Eye. If he missed it, it might not appear again.
Perhaps he could use this opportunity to raise his Divine Lightning Eye to another level.
Xiao Chens Thunder Dao could also improve.
At the same time, Bai Lixuan, You Yuanliang, Chen Yun, and the other experts outside were likewise observing the lightning tribtion, carefullyprehending.
They were all Thunder Dao experts. They would not easily give up this rare opportunity.
However, the effect on Xiao Chen, who was in the divine tree, was much better than on those outside, more than a hundred times better.
The water-like light barrier in the sky looked smooth like a mirror spreading out further and covered arger area.
Before the brilliant Thunder Might, the colossal Propping Mulberry Tree endured wave after wave of tribtion lightning before its trunk finally appeared.
The tribtion lightning contained the horrifying Destruction Daos mysteries, continuously chopping off the thick tree branches.
The Propping Mulberry Trees leaves flew about in the storm. asionally, tree sap spurted into the air like blood stter.
Many people found this unfortunate. That was the essence of the divine tree and incredibly valuable.
However, no one dared to run into the range of the lightning tribtions and try to snatch up the divine tree essence.
The sun set and rose. Three days passed, but the Propping Mulberry Trees lightning tribtion still did not end, continuing interminably like before.
If it were a cultivators lightning tribtion,sting half a day would already be unusual.
However, to the ageless Propping Mulberry Tree, a lightning tribtion of three days was very ordinary.
Sometimes, its lightning tribtion could evenst for half a month.
The lifeforce umtion of the Propping Mulberry Tree was utterly different from cultivators Naturally, its lightning tribtion could not be judged by the same standards.
In three days, everyone gained plenty of benefits, feeling their Thunder Dao advance further.
However, Xiao Chen was naturally the one with the most improvement.
Xiao Chen was in the Propping Mulberry Tree, observing the lightning tribtion from the tribtion takers point of view. It was as though he was the one undergoing the tribtion.
Boom!
On this particr day, Xiao Chen opened his eyes. Twenty-four purple flowers appeared in the vast space of his right eye. When the flowers merged, they formed one gorgeous purple flower.
Xiao Chens Divine Lightning Eye had reached the sixthyer.
A brilliant light shed in the eyes of Sang, who was across Xiao Chen. He said, No wonder you wanted to take the risk to work onprehension. Your Secret Technique probably has a close connection to tribtion lighting. Unexpectedly, in a short three days, you made another breakthrough. Truly startling.
The purple flower scattered, and Xiao Chen said softly, If not for you giving me this chance, I would not break through so quickly.
Within a few days, Xiao Chen had broken through twoyers of the Divine Lightning Eye. Before this, he would never even dare to dream of it.
Being inside the Propping Mulberry Tree was like taking the tribtion with it, giving Xiao Chen this opportunity.
Sang was about to say something when his expression suddenly changed. He sighed, The Five Element Divine Lightning you want is here!
This startled Xiao Chen, prompting him to look up.
A different light appeared in the four cardinal directions and the center of the light barrier that looked like an upside-downke in the sky. Each of these lights released ripples.
The ripples collided, producing interference, and the entire world started shaking violently.
The Five Element Divine Lightning appeared!
Chapter 2012 (Raw 2108): What Is the Thunder Dao
Chapter 2012 (Raw 2108): What Is the Thunder Dao
It appeared!
The moment the mysterious phenomena in the light barrier in the sky appeared, they immediately caught the attention of all the cultivators.
Five lights of different colors materialized at five different spots of the light barrier: the scarlet Heptagold Divine Lightning, the azure Greenwood Divine Lightning, the red Gamma me Divine Lightning, the blue Kappa Water Divine Lightning, and the ck Earth Dirt Divine Lightning.
Metal, wood, fire, water, and earth, the five elements gathered.
Bai Lixuan, the White Marsh Beast Empires royal n disciple, let out a soft cry in startlement.
Surprise shed in his eyes. He had been observing the Propping Mulberry Trees tribtion for three days in this deste ins, wholly immersed in it and forgetting his purpose here.
The appearance of the mysterious phenomena in theke-like light barrier in the sky startled Bai Lixuan awake. Then, wild joy closely followed.
Five Element Divine Lightning!
It really appeared! The Five Element Divine Lightning that can only be found and not sought. To think that it really appeared in the Propping Mulberry Trees tribtion this time.
Bai Lixuan swept his gaze through his surroundings. Then, his eyes lingered on Chen Yun and You Yuanliang.
These two people posed the most significant threat to him. They were Initial Perfection Sovereign Personages, famous Thunder Dao experts of the White Marsh Beast Empire.
These two people were already famous when Bai Lixuan was young. At that time, he had heard a lot about the twos talent in the Thunder Dao.
However, time was merciless. These two had limited talent and remained stuck at Initial Perfection Sovereign Personage.
The up-anding youngster outstripped the older generation. Although Bai Lixuans cultivation was not highmiddle-stage Holy Light Stagehe did not fear these two.
Of course, he could not easily defeat them all by himself.
Furthermore, these two were not alone; they had helpers.
Even so, Bai Lixuan did not lose any of the confidence on his face. He sent a voice projection, Uncle Qin, help meter.
Haha! Young Master, dont worry. This Five Element Divine Lightning will be Young Masters. No one here is a match for this old man. A voice projection rang out in reply to Bai Lixuan.
Bai Lixuan nodded with some regret. Had he known that a Five Element Divine Lightning would definitely appear, he would have brought along the Divine Vein Realm Sovereign Emperors of the royal n. That way, he could guarantee that nothing unexpected would happen.
However, he did not feel too regretful. Who could have thought that the Five Element Divine Lightning would appear for sure?
Just this Uncle Qin alone could deal with this situation.
Uncle Qin, show up only at the critical moment. I sense that there are some other people in hiding.
I sense them, as well. Its fine. With this old man around, we will not lose the Five Element Divine Lightning.
The mysterious man shrouded in bloody shadows, hidden in the darkness, showed an extremely excited expression. He even felt likeughing out loud.
This was the proudest moment in his life.
His most hated enemy had died; not even scraps were left. The treasure that he needed the most appeared at this most crucial moment. Heaven truly cared for him.
Mister Gong, calm yourself. Dont get discovered, the pale, middle-aged man at the side warned in dissatisfaction.
The man shrouded in bloody shadows smiled coldly. If they discover us, so be it. If anyone dares to stop me from obtaining the Five Element Divine Lightning, all under Sovereign Emperor will die!
The cold murderous intent in Mister Gongs voice and the strong confidence scared the pale, middle-aged man somewhat.
The middle-aged man pondered before asking, When will you make your move?
The mysterious man shrouded in bloody shadows looked at the five kinds of divine lightning slowly gathering in the sky and said, Soon. When the Heptagold Divine Lightning, the Greenwood Divine Lightning, the Gamma me Divine Lightning, the Kappa Water Divine Lightning, and the Earth Dirt Divine Lightning merge, forming the true Five Element Divine Lightning.
Just wait until the Propping Mulberry Tree has withstood the wave of Five Element Divine Lightning. The gathered Five Element Divine Lightning will scatter. At that time, whoevers Thunder Dao is strongest will absorb most of the divine lightning. Then, you just act ording to the situation and protect me.
This mysterious person shrouded in bloody shadows showed extremely strong confidence in his Thunder Dao.
The pale, middle-aged man pondered, then asked, What if the Propping Mulberry Tree cannot withstand this tribtion? What should we do then?
The cloaked, mysterious man shrouded in bloody shadows felt stunned. He had not thought of this problem. He shook his head and replied, That should not happen. The Propping Mulberry Tree is ancient, and it should be able to withstand it.
Even though that mysterious man shrouded in bloody shadows said that, he did not feel very confident.
The Propping Mulberry Tree had never undergone a lightning tribtion when it had notpletely appeared yet.
In the situation before everyone, the Propping Mulberry Tree was clearly weaker than it had been in previous tribtions.
Whether it could withstand the Five Element Divine Lightning was questionable.
If the Propping Mulberry Tree could not endure and the Five Element Divine Lightning did not scatter, no one would dare absorb theplete Five Element Divine Lightning.
One could only absorb the scattered Thunder Might of the tribtion lightning and then merge the five elements in their body, perfectly merging it with ones body.
This pale, middle-aged man was also rather knowledgeable. Otherwise, he would not ask this question for no reason.
At the same time, Chen Yun, the Elder of the White Marsh Beast Empires Chen n, showed an extremely grave expression.
It really appeared!
Chen Shaoze whispered, Second Uncle, are we really going to try and snatch it? Bai Lixuan is here. If we offend the royal n...
Humph!
Chen Yun snorted coldly. Why not? Even if the n Head were here, he would support my decision. Offending this Bai Lixuan for the sake of the Five Element Divine Lightning is worth it. If it were something else, it would be fine. Only this Five Element Divine Lightning cannot be given up. This Bai Lixuan is wise. He does not use his royal n status to suppress others; what are you afraid of?
Yes, Chen Shaoze replied with a lowered head after being lectured.
You all, make your preparations and prepare to form the formation at any time to help protect me. Thunder Dao!
A resolute expression shed in Chen Yuns eyes. After the Propping Mulberry Tree withstood the tribtion lightning, the Five Element Divine Lightnings might would decrease and scatter; then, it would depend on whose Thunder Great Dao was stronger and whose understanding of the Thunder Dao was deeper.
By unleashing their Thunder Daos Dao Might, whoevers Dao Might was stronger would have the opportunity to attract the Five Element Divine Lightning into their body.
Everyone would contest not in strength but in the Thunder Dao.
Chen Yun already cultivated his Thunder Dao for more than one hundred years. Back then, he was a Thunder Dao genius as well. He had deep feelings for the Thunder Dao, so he did not believe that he would lose to anyone here.
All the Thunder Dao experts focused and stored power, waiting for the situation to develop further, waiting for the five elements to merge and the tribtion lightning to fall.
Inside the Propping Mulberry Tree, Sang said somewhat worriedly, This is problematic. I cannot guarantee that the Propping Mulberry Tree can withstand this Five Element Divine Lightning now.
This was the first time Xiao Chen saw Sang worried. This proved that matters reached a tricky stage.
What happens if the Propping Mulberry Tree cannot withstand it?
Sang rolled his eyes at Xiao Chen and retorted, What happens to you if you fail a tribtion?
Of course, the consequences of failing a tribtion were dire. In most cases, it resulted in death.
The few that survived ended up crippled.
Xiao Chen asked somewhat awkwardly, Is it because of me?
Xiao Chen had sensed that the Propping Mulberry Tree had been struggling even before the Five Element Divine Lightning arrived.
Now, it was already considerably weakened. After three days of lightning tribtion, it suffered from significant damage.
Had it not been a divine tree, it would have turned to ashes.
Its fate was decided long ago. Whether you appeared or not makes no difference.
Sang sighed, Even if it failed the tribtion, the Propping Mulberry Tree could undergo Nirvanic Rebirth from its ashes, returning to its original state. However, Im afraid of other variables. This Thundercloud Ancient Marsh has not been very peaceful.
What do you mean? Xiao Chen asked. The other party had mentioned this trouble several times before but never borated.
Sang avoided answering. The tribtion lightning is going to descend.
It was already toote to dodge. The five elements gathered in the sky, and the Five Element Divine Lightning revealed its true form.
The five-colored light streaked down and startled the entire Thundercloud Ancient Marsh. Even the people in Thundercloud City, which was millions of kilometers away, felt startled upon seeing this.
The Heavenly Daos Thunder Might disyed its most ferocious side at this moment.
Bai Lixuan and the others, who were outside the range of the lightning tribtion, felt deep fear. However, they showed no intention of retreating.
These people all had fanatical expressions as they umted lightning-attributed energy at faster speeds.
Pride filled the bodies of the Thunder Dao cultivators. They absolutely would not back off in the face of this opportunity.
They were like the lightning of nature, which only advanced and never retreated. It worked very hard only for that one sh.
When the lightning shed, the entire world knew of its existence.
What was the Thunder Dao?
Either one lived, or one died. It sought only vigor and strength. Even if it crushed ones body, one would not regret it.
The mysterious man shrouded in bloody shadows, Bai Lixuan, You Yuanliang, Chen Yun, and the other Thunder Dao experts were all confident of victory, cing their Dao on the line.
Chapter 2013 (Raw 2109): Everyone Showing Their Ability
Chapter 2013 (Raw 2109): Everyone Showing Their Ability
Just as the five elements gathered and the Five Element Divine Lightning was about to fall, the world turned eerily quiet.
This did not refer to thunder disappearing. Instead, it meant that Bai Lixuan and the others fully focused themselves, holding their breath and concentrating. In their world, they saw only the Five Element Divine Lightning. Aside from this, there was nothing else.
Time seemed to crawl. One second felt like one year.
Xiao Chen, who was inside the divine tree, also made his preparations.
He was a Thunder Dao cultivator too. He also had a hot-blooded heart that sought vigor and strength without care for anything else.
Whether Xiao Chen lived or died, he would not retreat in the face of the opportunity before him.
Itsing, Sang whispered. The five bolts of divine lightning of different elements in the light barrier in the sky mixed rapidly.
The lights of five different colors spun around continuously, forming a huge tornado that looked like it could swallow the world. Before this tornado, the Propping Mulberry Tree seemed incredibly insignificant.
At this moment, even the world seemed insignificant.
Everyone felt extremely anxious, not daring to breathe deeply. Their hearts rose to their throats.
Boom!
Suddenly, the world before everyone spun, the surrounding scenery twisting and blurring, changing continuously.
Bai Lixuan immediately felt flustered. He asked in a panic, Uncle Qin, whats going on? Is it an illusion?
Young Master, dont panic. This is not an illusion. The merger of the five elements has reached the level of the five basic elements for constructing a rudimentary world. What is descending is not a lightning bolt but a rudimentary thunder nation. Its sh with the real world generated the mysterious phenomena. Dont act rashly. You will not survive if you get swept in.
Uncle Qin sounded very grave. He was no longer as certain as he was initially.
Everyone saw a sh of exceedingly splendorous lightning turn into aplete thunder nation in the incredibly massive tornado in the twisted world where space had flipped.
This thunder nation charged at the Propping Mulberry Tree. Its dreadful Thunder Might created horrific spatial tears in this twisted space.
Everyone could even vaguely see some terrifying ferocious beast images in those cracks. Who knew what sort of strange world those spatial tears led to?
They felt as if the space around them moved despite staying still. It was like they moved very swiftly.
The strange scene boggled everyones sense of direction, overturning themon sense of the world.
The Five Element Divine Lightning finallynded on the Propping Mulberry Tree in this strange space. The process seemed slow, but in reality, it was extremely fast.
A crunch rang out, and the twisted world in front shattered like ss into thousands of pieces. The upside-down twisted world suddenly vanished.
Everything returned to reality, but the surroundings changed. Several holes appeared in the sky, and all sorts of gushing energy waterfalls poured out from the holes.
The terrain for five thousand kilometers around had transformed, looking extremely unfamiliar.
If not for the Propping Mulberry Trees presence, everyone would have suspected that they had been teleported somewhere.
Bang!
Before everyone could overthink, they saw a bright lighting from the Propping Mulberry Tree, which was now muchrger than a mountain range.
The scattered essence of the divine tree drifted in the air in motes.
Five different-colored electric lights burst out from the Propping Mulberry Tree. Without any warning, the Propping Mulberry Tree, which had survived the tribtion for three days, broke at the trunk.
However, no one cared about this. Everyones gaze focused on the scattered and significantly weaker Five Element Divine Lightning.
I bitterly cultivated for one hundred years for this moment!
A frenzied expression appeared in Chen Yuns eyes. He shouted, Thunder Dao!
Chen Yun flew up, and a dazzling and resplendent Dao disk appeared behind him, looking like the sun rising high.
The brilliant Dao Might spread in the world, and the five kinds of divine lightning immediately moved, quickly surging towards Chen Yun, attracted by his Thunder Dao.
Its not that easy!
You Yuanliang snorted coldly and unleashed his stored-up power and Thunder Might at the same time.
The Dao disk behind his back burned like fire before forming a Thunderme War God merging with his body. His expression turned solemn and dignified as though he was a Thunder War God of the Heavenly Realm.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
The others took action no slower than these two. They soared into the air and unleashed their own Dao Might.
There was only one Thunder Dao, but everyones understanding of Dao Might was different.
There were various kinds of Dao Might, too many to count. They intertwined in the air, contesting with each other and fighting to stand out.
The Heptagold Divine Lightning, the Greenwood Divine Lightning, the Gamma me Divine Lightning, the Kappa Water Divine Lightning, and the Earth Dirt Divine Lightningfive kinds of divine lightning hovered strangely in the air. With the many Thunder Daos Dao Might in the air, they did not move in the slightest.
You Yuanliang and the others did their best but could not draw the Five Element Divine Lightning in their direction at all.
Hahaha! This era is already no longer yours. It is now up to me, Bai Lixuan!
Seeing this scene, Bai Lixuan guffawed. A lofty feeling of superiority bloomed in his heart.
The Five Element Divine Lightning hovered in the air, unmoved by the experts. If this was not the time to make a move, then when was?
In the name of my ancestors bloodline,e out, my Dao! Bai Lixuan shouted, and the royal n bloodline in his body surged. He stretched out his hand, and under the guidance of his royal n bloodline, his pure Thunder Daos Dao Might materialized into an extraordinarily holy and pure, one-horned white snakethe image of the Great Deste Eon White Marsh Beast.
The moment the Dao Might of Bai Lixuans Thunder Dao condensed, the stationary Five Element Divine Lightning hovering in the air inched slowly toward Bai Lixuan, shaking continuously.
Oh no!
You Yuanliang and the others were shocked. Sweat kept pouring down their foreheads.
The rest burned more Veritable Essence Energy to make their Dao Might soar. However, it aplished nothing. They could only watch the Five Element Divine Lightning approach Bai Lixuan.
Damn it! How can it be like this?! Could it be that my one hundred years of bitter cultivation cannotpare to a hairless brats?!
Chen Yuns Qi and blood surged. Feeling incredibly sullen, he could not endure and vomited a mouthful of blood, turning deathly white.
Stop struggling. Although perseverance was important, it is worth nothing before talent. Everyone here is a Thunder Dao cultivator. My talent clearly surpasses yours. You might as well grant this junior this. I will naturally remember this favor.
Although the Five Element Divine Lightning inched closer to Bai Lixuan, these older-generation Thunder Dao experts were unwilling to give up.
Hence, the movement of the Five Element Divine Lightning was extremely slow. Bai Lixuans Veritable Essence Energy drained exceptionally quickly, straining his limits.
Hahaha! Everyone, do not give up. He cannot hold on for much longer. Old ginger is spicier than new.
The sharp You Yuanliang figured out what was going on with one look and startedughing. His merger with his Thunderme War God advanced further.
Damn it! Bai Lixuan cursed. Unexpectedly, this group of people did not know how to appreciate favors.
Bunch of fools. Hidden in the darkness, the mysterious man shrouded in bloody shadows smiled coldly. After waiting for so long, he could finally take action.
The mysterious man shrouded in bloody shadows moved his hands continuously, endlessly draining his Great Dao Energy. Then, a ck lotus flower throne appeared under him.
The lotus flower throne slowly bore him into the air. The ck Lotus Demonic Buddha manifested by his Thunder Dao appeared in the sky.
Boom!
Lightning appeared on the horizon together with the ck Lotus Demonic Buddhas terrifying Buddhist Might. A world of lightning manifested behind the ck Lotus Demonic Buddha.
The horrifying Buddhist Might immediately encased the ce, instantly suppressing Bai Lixuan and the others.
The expressions of Bai Lixuan and the others changed considerably. They never expected such a situation.
Someone actually managed to merge the Thunder Dao with the evil Buddha, instantly suppressing everyone.
Hahaha! This Five Element Divine Lightning is mine!
The mysterious man in bloody shadows on the ck lotus throne burst into manicughter as he opened his palm.
The incredibly huge ck Lotus Demonic Buddha image likewise opened its palm. Lightning shed in its palm, and it ferociously thrust its palm out to grab the Five Element Divine Lightning.
Uncle Qin, take action, now! Bai Lixuan shouted, bringing out his trump card as well.
Suddenly, a figure appeared in the air. A Bai n old man smiled coldly. I have been waiting for you for a long time. Back off.
A terrifying Sovereign Personage Will burst out of the old man. This was a Great Perfection Sovereign Personage, a formidable expert.
Sorry. I have also waited a long time for you.
The pale, middle-aged man appeared in front of Uncle Qin, standing on his Flying Dragon Snake.
Those who block me shall die!
The whole ce turned chaotic. Relying on the Flying Dragon Snakes might, the pale, middle-aged man did his best to contend with Uncle Qin.
The mysterious man shrouded in bloody shadows battled everyone else alone in the sky. He tried to fool them and seize the Five Element Divine Lightning.
Naturally, the various experts would not just sit and wait. A free-for-all immediately ensued.
Inside the Propping Mulberry Tree, which no one paid attention to, Xiao Chen supported the pale Sang. He fed the Thundercloud Fruit to Sang before continuously infusing Veritable Essence Energy into him to extend Sangs life.
At thest moment of the Five Element Divine Lightnings descent, Sang, who had looked rxed all this time, could no longer endure and finally made a move.
Sang helped the Propping Mulberry Tree withstand the lightning tribtion.
Otherwise, the Five Element Divine Lightning would have immediately destroyed the Propping Mulberry Tree; there would not be any chance for the Five Element Divine Lightning to scatter.
Even so, the Propping Mulberry Tree still broke. Its lifeforce plummeted horrifyingly quickly.
Sang smiled with some difficulty. Everyone is showing their abilities outside for the sake of the Five Element Divine Lightning, fighting to the death. Why are you not going?
Xiao Chen took a nce and slightly shook his head. I specialize in the Saber Dao. Although my Thunder Dao is strong,pared to these people who specialize in the Thunder Dao, I am still a distance away. It is fine not topete. However, you already separated from the Propping Mulberry Tree. Why did you still risk your life? Dont you consider it foolish? In the end, you could not change anything.
Sang said somewhat destely, Indeed. Why was I so foolish? In the end, I changed nothing. Cough...cough... Dont bother about me. Listen. If you leave now, you can still survive. If you wait any longer, you will die.
Well go together.
Chapter 2014 (Raw 2110): No Regrets
Chapter 2014 (Raw 2110): No Regrets
Despite Sangs resistance, Xiao Chen forcibly carried the other party on his back and called out the Demon Blood Vulture to fly far away.
Bai Lixuan and the others were resisting the ck Lotus Demonic Buddha that merged with the Thunder Dao. They could not spare any time for anything else.
The mysterious man with bloody shadows showed a grave expression. He controlled the enormous demonic hand, wanting to grab the Five Element Divine Lightning.
Uncle Qin now felt a rage stemming from his embarrassment. An Initial Perfection Sovereign Personage managed to dy him by relying on a Flying Dragon Snake, making him feel extremely anxious.
Uncle Qin wanted to make short work of this person and help Bai Lixuan. Unfortunately, this pale, middle-aged man was extremely crafty.
The pale, middle-aged man did not dare to sh head-on, depending on the Flying Dragon Snake to keep the other party busy. When the other party wanted to make a move, he would work on harassing the other party.
Coordinating well, the pale, middle-aged man and the Flying Dragon Snake managed to dy a Great Perfection Sovereign Personage expert.
This was akin to a miracle. However, it looked like the pale, middle-aged man would notst for long.
The pale, middle-aged man would fall sooner orter. If he did not flee then, only death awaited him.
Everyone was entirely focused on disying their fullest ability; no one noticed Xiao Chening out of the divine tree.
Xiao Chen let the Demon Blood Vulture stop only after they had gone far away.
Then, he looked at Sang behind him. After Sang consumed the Thundercloud Fruit, his injuries had stabilized, no longer critical.
The two looked into the distance, paying attention to the battlefield where the Five Element Divine Lightning was.
Theyreing, Sang sighed. Aplicated look appeared in his eyes, worry as well as other emotions.
When Xiao Chen saw Sangs expression, he seemed to understand something. You are worried that someone will swallow up the Propping Mulberry Tree?
The Propping Mulberry Trees lifeforce continued scattering. However, as long as no one bothered it, it could turn into a sapling ande back to life.
However, if someone targeted the Propping Mulberry Tree, it would not be able to resist in its current state.
Not someone, Sang replied softly.
Before Xiao Chen could understand that, he saw thousands of Bloodsucking Vines burst out of the ground below the Five Element Divine Lightning. They looked like countless slender snakes intertwined,unching themselves at the split Propping Mulberry Tree.
The Bloodsucking Vines target was obvious. It wanted to use this opportunity to consume the Propping Mulberry Tree.
The many Bloodsucking Vines in the air continuously chased after the lifeforce essence leaking from the Propping Mulberry Tree, greedily absorbing it.
The sudden strange sight appeared without any warning.
This startled Bai Lixuan and the others. Countless Bloodsucking Vines shot towards them blindly.
The strong aura of lifeing from everyone in the air made them live targets.
Damn it! Why?!
The expression of the mysterious man shrouded in bloody shadows changed dramatically when he saw the Bloodsucking Vines appear.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
More than one hundred Bloodsucking Vines tangled together, forming one incredibly thick Bloodsucking Vine that looked like a huge snake biting down.
This scared the mysterious man shrouded in bloody shadows silly. He quickly retracted the ck Lotus Demonic Buddhas enormous hand and smashed apart the Bloodsucking Vines flying over.
At this moment, it was every man for himself. They could not afford to be distracted.
Everyone only thought of protecting themselves, unable to think about fighting for the Five Element Divine Lightning. On losing the restraints on it, the Five Element Divine Lightning streaked about chaotically.
Young Master,nd! Quickly! Uncle Qin shouted, charging over when he saw more than a thousand Bloodsucking Vines surrounding Bai Lixuan, putting Bai Lixuan in danger.
The pale, middle-aged mannded back on his Flying Dragon Snake with a slightly unsightly expression. He did not make a move to block the other party.
The pale, middle-aged man looked around and found these Bloodsucking Vines terrifying. The Bloodsucking Vines considered all of them food, not wanting to let them off.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
The experienced cultivators all wisely chose tond on the ground immediately.
If they remained in the air, they would just be live targets, in danger of dying at any moment.
The Bloodsucking Vines caught three Initial Perfection Sovereign Personage experts off guard in mere moments and sucked their corpses dry.
This happened because these Sovereign Personages were in the air and could not dodge the endless Bloodsucking Vines.
Whoosh!
Before Bai Lixuan couldnd on the ground, the Bloodsucking Vines grabbed his right leg and pulled hard, causing him to tumble in the air.
The countless Bloodsucking Vines immediately became like bloodsucking demons charging over to Bai Lixuan.
Die! Bai Lixuan roared. As he waved his hand, countless snake-shaped bolts of lightning surged out and sted the attacking Bloodsucking Vines.
Crack!
Uncle Qin also chopped away the Bloodsucking Vine wrapped around Bai Lixuans leg at this moment. Then, he carried Bai Lixuan to the ground at lightning speed.
After the twonded, the Bloodsucking Vines lost their target. Although there were more Bloodsucking Vines in the surroundings, the situation was rtively safer.
Young Master, Ill bring you away.
Given Uncle Qins Great Perfection Sovereign Personage strength, he could charge out with Bai Lixuan.
Bai Lixuan nced at the Five Element Divine Lightning dancing chaotically in the air with extreme reluctance in his eyes.
Im not leaving. The Bloodsucking Vines are here only to consume the Propping Mulberry Tree. After they are done, they naturally will leave. At that time, there will be a chance to snatch the Five Element Divine Lightning.
Uncle Qin argued somewhat worriedly, What if they do not leave but grow stronger? It will be difficult for this old man to bring you away then.
I will not feel satisfied if I do not gamble on this.
Determination shed in Bai Lixuans eyes. As he looked at the Five Element Divine Lightning dancing in the air, desire filled him.
Some people struggled to survive in this dangerous situation, and some still clung to their ambitions, wanting to work hard towards their goal.
My Purple Mark Lightning Shrub!
You Yuanliang and hispanion stood on the Purple Mark Lightning Shrub with pained expressions.
The huge body of the Purple Mark Lightning Shrub could not avoid the attacks of the Bloodsucking Vines. After its protection broke, thousands of holes quickly appeared in its body.
The Purple Mark Lightning Shrub dripped with sap, and its lifeforce drained exceptionally quickly.
Due to the Purple Mark Lightning Shrub distracting most of the Bloodsucking Vines, there were fewer Bloodsucking Vines around the two.
You Yuanliang showed a pained expression. He frantically hacked the Bloodsucking Vines surrounding the Purple Mark Lightning Shrub. However, his efforts were for naught. He could not prevent the Purple Mark Lightning Shrubs death.
Brother You, lets go while there is a chance. This is the best opportunity to leave.
You Yuanliangspanion eyed the endless Bloodsucking Vines around them somewhat worriedly.
Bloodsucking Vines were the nightmare of all cultivators in the Thundercloud Ancient Marsh. Few cultivators who entered the vines range managed to survive.
In more than ten thousand years, practically no one had managed to see the Bloodsucking Vines main body.
It was like a demon that consumed the Thundercloud Ancient Marshs wildlife to grow, attaining its terrifying strength today.
Even if a Divine Vein Realm cultivator came, it would be hard for him to find the Bloodsucking Vines main body and kill it.
However, You Yuanliang refused to listen as he frantically chopped down the Bloodsucking Vines. It was as though he thought he could take revenge for his Purple Mark Lightning Shrub like this.
You Yuanliangspanion worried for his safety. He could not bear to leave You Yuanliang, so he could only stay.
The mysterious man shrouded in bloody shadows stood next to the pale, middle-aged man. Cracks appeared in the ck Lotus Demonic Buddha image behind him. It no longer looked as mighty as before.
This was the trump card of the mysterious man shrouded in bloody shadows, a Secret Technique that the ck Lotus Sect Venerate passed on to him while the ck Lotus Sect Venerate was still alive.
Now, only the mysterious man shrouded in bloody shadows and the ck Lotus Church Holy Son knew this Secret Technique.
Initially, the mysterious man shrouded in bloody shadows thought that this matter was in the bag. However, the sudden appearance of the Bloodsucking Vines spoiled his ns.
How could Bai Lixuanpare to him in dissatisfaction?
Damn it!
Extreme hatred filled the heart of the mysterious man shrouded in bloody shadows. However, he could not do anything about it. He was already a spent force with no more trump cards left.
Mister Gong, lets go.
The pale, middle-aged man at the side sighed, When it is your time, even the world will help you; when your luck fades, even heroes get shackled. It is all fate!
Fate?! You are telling me about fate?! I will never believe in fate in my life!
The mysterious man shrouded in bloody shadows seemed to recall some unbearable past. He red fiercely at the pale, middle-aged man, his eyes glowing with frenzy and unswerving defiance.
This re startled the pale, middle-aged man into taking a few steps back and remaining silent.
Fortunately, the Flying Dragon Snake was much stronger than the Purple Mark Lightning Shrub. Even if the two did not leave, they would not be in much danger for now.
Far in the distance, Sang watched from the Demon Blood Vulture as the Bloodsucking Vines slowly approached the broken Propping Mulberry Tree. He had a heavy frown on his face.
Thunderme had yet to disperse around the divine tree, which was also engulfed in fire.
Furthermore, the sky continuously poured down horrific energy, preventing the Propping Mulberry Tree from leaving.
Standing on the Blood-Phoenix-like Demon Blood Vulture, the white-robed Xiao Chen faced the wind, his clothes and long hair fluttering gently. As he looked into the distance, he said melodramatically, Long ago, I came to understand a principle. You have to be decisive. If not, your heart will easily fall into disarray. If you can let go, then turn around without looking back. If you cannot let go, dont just stand there.
Sang turned his head back to look at Xiao Chen, demanding somewhat furiously, What do you mean?
Xiao Chen replied indifferently, You dont understand? Then, Ill be more straightforward. Either you charge over and fight it out with the Bloodsucking Vines, or you scram right away. Dont just stand here looking reluctant. You act at ease, saying you can let go. However, at thest moment, you still sacrificed yourself to block the Five Element Divine Lightning. Is there a point?
Do you think you are very noble? I feel that you are just trash without an opinion. You are indecisive, cowardly, and ipetent. If you want to live, leave without any reluctance. Come back in the future and personally kill the Bloodsucking Vines. If you want to die, charge over and kill to your hearts content right now. No matter the results, at least you will not have any regrets and will die without regret.
When Sang heard that, he looked at Xiao Chen with tightly clenched fists. He retorted sullenly, What do you know? You know nothing! You simply do not know how horrifying the Bloodsucking Vines are! It is useless. No matter how hard I try, it is useless. The Propping Mulberry Tree will die today...
Xiao Chen argued softly, Who said that it is useless? If the Five Element Divine Lightning can regather in the sky, it will be able to push back the Bloodsucking Vines.
Sang gazed at Xiao Chen with some shock. You...you can do that?
If we dont try, who knows the result? Even if we fail, so what? At least we tried with all of our might, not leaving any regrets.
Chapter 2015 (Raw 2111): Whose Voice Was It? Whose Dao Was It?
Chapter 2015 (Raw 2111): Whose Voice Was It? Whose Dao Was It?
Xiao Chen had always been swift and decisive, ready to kill without hesitation.
When it was time to fight, he would fight to his hearts content.
When it was time to retreat, he would retreat without dragging his feet.
Xiao Chens words dealt a considerable blow to Sang. However, Sang could not be med. Although he inherited the memory of the Propping Mulberry Tree, he was merely ten years old. His experience in the world and worldly wisdom could notpare to Xiao Chens.
Silly bird, its up to you now.
Xiao Chen sat down and patted the Demon Blood Vultures head. Then, it screeched proudly.
The Demon Blood Vulture turned into a scarlet beam of light, tearing through the air. Its long, ming tail feathers left an overwhelming trail of demonic mes as it charged back.
Sang felt somewhat stupefied. We...we are charging back? Shouldnt we n this out and discuss some measures?
A bright light shed in Xiao Chens eyes. He shook his head and said, Theres no time. You go to the Propping Mulberry Tree and do your best to help it to undergo Nirvanic Rebirth and protect its inheritance. I will buy time for you. You dont have to care about anything else. You only need to trust me.
Right.
Sang nodded vigorously, no longer hesitant. At this moment, Xiao Chen had convinced him.
Whoosh!
The berserk speed of the Demon Blood Vulture generated particrly violent sonic booms, shaking space. The piercing sonic booms were no softer than thunder.
Compared to Xiao Chens silent departure, he had no intention of hiding when he returned. What he needed were speed and time.
As the Bloodsucking Vines dealt with Bai Lixuan, the mysterious man shrouded in bloody shadows, Chen Yun, You Yuanliang, and the others noticed the beam of scarlet light in the sky.
Close on its heels, thunderous sonic booms arrived.
Everyones eardrums shook. Even their hearts trembled. Their internal organs churned, and their blood vessels swelled up.
A Demon Blood Vulture! Bai Lixuan cried out, shocked and incredulous.
A Demon Blood Vulture appeared. Whats going on?
Could it be...
A terrifying thought appeared in everyones minds.
The pale, middle-aged man on the Flying Dragon Snake sensed intense emotional fluctuations in the mysterious man shrouded in bloody shadows beside him.
The mysterious man shrouded in bloody shadows stared at the Demon Blood Vulture from under his cloak. His emotions built up pressure like a volcano did, wanting to burst forth when the conditions were right.
It cant be! No way! I saw him being sted into nothing by the lightning tribtion. Perhaps the Demon Blood Vulture flew back by itself, now a masterless demonic pet. The mysterious man shrouded in bloody shadows consoled himself.
However, as though to deal a blow to the mysterious man shrouded in bloody shadows, a familiar white-d figure jumped down from the Demon Blood Vulture.
Fluttering long hair, a handsome face, delicate facial features, a calm air, and a hidden sharpness, if it was not Xiao Chen, who else could it be?
I dont believe it!
The suppressed emotions of the mysterious man shrouded in bloody shadows immediately erupted.
First, he was interrupted just as he was about to obtain the Five Element Divine Lightning. Then, his greatest enemy, whom he thought was already dead, suddenly reappeared.
He found the sessive blows unbearable.
Xiao Chen, even if you did not die earlier, you will die today!
Losing control of his emotions, the mysterious man shrouded in bloody shadows no longer cared about anything. He soared into the air and charged at the descending Xiao Chen.
Such actions startled everyone.
To think that this person dared to leap up while the Bloodsucking Vines were attacking. Was he crazy?
Mister Gong! the pale, middle-aged man cried out. He hesitated for a moment but did not follow in the end; he did not wish to die.
Xiao Chen, Ive already reached the inside of the divine tree. The Bloodsucking Vines main body is currently moving underground. It will appear soon. At that time, the thunderme will not be able to stop the main body. Be careful. Sangs voice rang out by Xiao Chens ear.
Xiao Chen replied, Its fine. Just do your best.
Whoosh!
No sooner had Xiao Chen sent the voice projection than a figure rushed towards him. That mysterious man shrouded in bloody shadows charged over.
Xiao Chens heart sank, and a murderous intent shed in his eyes.
No wonder I find this person strange and his expressions when he looks at me feel off.
So, he is a person of the ck Lotus Church. He is even able to call out the ck Lotus Demonic Buddha. It seems he has a deep rtionship with the ck Lotus Church.
Firmaments Rage!
Xiao Chen showed no intention of dodging. He snorted coldly and threw a palm strike, instantly executing Firmaments Rage.
When Xiao Chen raised his hand slightly, the sky shook. Ripples appeared in space. The incredibly fast speed of the mysterious man shrouded in bloody shadows slowed instantly when the ripples swept through him.
The other partys figure turned into a crawl before Xiao Chens eyes.
Get down!
Xiao Chen spread his fingers. Lightning shed, and saber Qi surged out. He forced the other party down with one palm strike.
This... How can this be?
Bai Lixuan revealed shock. He could not imagine that the mysterious man shrouded in blood shadows, who gave everyone a headache, could notst even a single move against Xiao Chen, smashed down by a palm strike.
Firmaments Rage! That is a Dragon Race Secret Technique, the one which no one has managed to practice for the past few thousand years, aside from the Heavenly Dragon Pces First Pce Master, You Yuanliang cried out as shock shed in his eyes.
Uncle Qin, Bai Lixuans protector, also felt shocked. A brilliant light shed in his eyes.
Young Master, this person is not simple. He is quite terrifying, Uncle Qin said in secret.
Pu ci! Pu ci!
Before everyone could sigh, the mysterious man shrouded in bloody shadows, who was smashed down by Xiao Chen, instantly crashed through countless Bloodsucking Vines.
The cloak around that mysterious mans body exploded loudly.
However, the scene that Xiao Chen expected did not appear. The mysterious man shrouded in bloody shadows charged back at him at an even faster speed than before.
That mysterious man shrouded in bloody shadows did not even leak out a drop of blood.
Whats going on?
He is purely a soul! Could he be the will clone of some major character?!
A strong Soul Energy cultivator could materialize their will of soul into a will clone that could rival a cultivator.
However, it looked like this mysterious man shrouded in bloody shadows was somewhat peculiar. The might of his will of soul was not as strong as everyone imagined.
Xiao Chen, if this were somewhere else, I might fear you a little. However, you will die today! The mysterious man shrouded in bloody shadowsughed maniacally as he charged at Xiao Chen.
The mysterious man shrouded in bloody shadows was right. At this moment, Bloodsucking Vines had already spread throughout the ground. If Xiao Chen continued moving about in the air, the Bloodsucking Vines would attack him.
On the other hand, the mysterious man shrouded in bloody shadows did not have a physical body, so he did not share this concern.
Xiao Chens heart sank. He wanted to take out the Qiongqi Beast Ghost Pennant and directly subdue this mysterious man shrouded in bloody shadows.
However, there were many eyes here. Hence, Xiao Chen eventually gave up on this thought.
Nevertheless, this did not mean that Xiao Chen could not deal with this person.
Sun and Moon Shining Together! Xiao Chen shouted, and his Soul Energy mysterious phenomenon manifested. A bright moon and a zing sun rose from behind him.
A strong Holy Venerate Will immediately spread out from Xiao Chen. This ced incredible pressure on a soul body like the mysterious man shrouded in bloody shadows.
Go back! Xiao Chen shouted coldly as he showed might without anger. Using the Sun and Moon Shining Together mysterious phenomenon, he infused his Soul Energy into the Dragon Blood Soul Breaking Finger.
Xiao Chen executed a finger attack, and a beam of scarlet light instantly pierced through this persons head.
The mysterious man shrouded in bloody shadows felt like his head exploded. It was like he, a pure soul body, ran into a lightning strike.
Like a broken kite, the mysterious man shrouded in bloody shadows fell, wobbling as he did so, shocking cracks appearing on the surface of his body.
After knocking this person back, Xiao Chen focused on the Five Element Divine Lightning streaking through the air. That was his target.
What is he trying to do?
Xiao Chen suddenly stopped moving, standing still after he knocked back the mysterious man shrouded in bloody shadows.
Bai Lixuan and the other felt stunned. Is he seeking death?
If Xiao Chen remained hovering in the air, he would be sucked dry by the Bloodsucking Vines in the next moment.
Divine Dragon War Body! Xiao Chen roared, and his entire body swelled up, turning into a small giant.
Xiao Chen gave off a strong Dragon Might, showing a pressing deterrence.
Dang! Dang! Dang!
Xiao Chens Divine Dragon War Body blocked the Bloodsucking Vines shooting at him. His Vital Qi surged, and his body shook.
A clear shattering sound boomed out, and these Bloodsucking Vines broke into pieces.
Xiao Chen, it will appear soon. The Bloodsucking Vines main body will appear soon. Sangs somewhat anxious voice rang in Xiao Chens ears. Clearly, he had not experienced such a scene before and felt slightly uneasy.
Sang feared something happening to Xiao Chen. He feared failing to help the Propping Mulberry Tree finish its Nirvanic Rebirth. He feared...worried too much. He could not help his anxiety and worry.
Dont worry, Xiao Chen replied calmly, soothing Sangs emotions.
Then, Xiao Chen sighed. Can I seed?
Xiao Chen did not know. However, since he already made his choice, he would do his best and bet on his Thunder Dao.
He wants to subdue the Five Element Divine Lightning!
Bai Lixuan suddenly startled to his senses. He shouted, Quick! Quick! Quick! Uncle Qin, dont let him seed. Kill him!
You are seeking death! Uncle Qin also became enraged. To think that Xiao Chen dared to snatch the Five Element Divine Lightning from under his nose.
Truly reckless!
Boom!
However, before Uncle Qin, who had just taken to the air, could react, the ground burst apart, and a terrifying evil aura soared into the sky.
Uncle Qin looked down into the crack and was startled to see a small portion of the Bloodsucking Vines main body.
Uncle Qin immediately shrank back in fear. He picked up Bai Lixuan and quickly ran away without a care.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Like it was the end of the world, the evil aura soared, darkening the sky.
Aside from the five bolts of divine lightning still emitting weak electric light, the world got dyed pitch-ck.
The Bloodsucking Vines main body was going to appear. Fear gripped the hearts of You Yuanliang and the others. Without thinking, they all turned and ran.
They fled however fast they could.
Dao!
While they lost themselves in panic, a shout suddenly rang out in the ears of Bai Lixuan and the others.
This voice was not resonant, just the simple, in, and clear word: Dao.
Strangely, the voice that rang out made everyone feel at peace. Their horrified emotions immediately calmed down.
Whose voice was it?
Whose Dao was it?
Bai Lixuan, Chen Yun, You Yuanliang, and the others could not help turning their heads back to watch. They saw a white-d man in the air with a calm expression. A Dao disk behind him shone with a warm light.
Before the pressure of the evil might, the light could not be called resplendent or dazzling.
There was only that one person in this dark world who dared to release his Dao Might proudly and stubbornly before the Bloodsucking Vines main body. Regarding Dao Might or techniques, this person could not evenpare to them.
However, his pureness of heart for the Thunder Dao surpassed everyone elses. Everyone forgot their fear, looking dazedly at the white-d desman in the air.
Whose voice was it? Whose Dao was it? Who shocked their hearts in the night sky?
It was the Heavenly Dragon Pces White Robed Xiao Chen!
Chapter 2016 (Raw 2112): Everyone’s Gains
Chapter 2016 (Raw 2112): Everyones Gains
Dao! Xiao Chen shouted amid the evil aura, bringing out his Thunder Great Dao.
The evil aura covered the sky, and a night scene followed.
In truth, Xiao Chens usage of the Thunder Dao could notpare to Bai Lixuans, You Yuanliangs, and the others
Xiao Chen had yet to grasp anything like the Thunderme War God that You Yuanliang materialized with his Thunder Daos Dao Might, the up-anding Bai Lixuansbination of his bloodline with his Great Dao Energy to materialize the White Marsh Beast Holy Beast, or other simr techniques.
Xiao Chen was more familiar with the Saber Dao. However, the pureness of heart he had for the Thunder Dao and his characterspatibility with the Thunder Dao went far beyond these peoples.
The Bloodsucking Vines main body appeared, inspiring fear and horror in everyone, who failed to seekfort from the Thunder Dao.
These people forgot that lightning was the nemesis of the Bloodsucking Vines. The rage of lightning was the Heavenly Daos rage.
It would not withdraw, and it could not withdraw.
Xiao Chen endured the immense pressure of the massive evil might, bringing out his Dao Might.
The electric Dao lighting from Xiao Chens body in the dark sky attracted the Five Element Divine Lightning instantly.
Vaguely, Xiao Chen sensed something. He knew that he had formed a faint connection with the Five Element Divine Lightning.
The Bloodsucking Vines main body was about to appear. Whether Xiao Chen seeded or not depended on this.
Xiao Chen gave a war cry, and an even more terrifying Thunder Daos Dao Might burst forth from him.
He was like the bright moon in the dark sky, slowly rising. He apparently wanted to rely on himself to light up the dark sky and eradicate the evil aura from the Bloodsucking Vines.
What is he trying to do? Is he trying to subdue the Five Element Divine Lightning?
Bai Lixuan and the others stopped moving, feeling shocked. Isnt this going too far?
If he is careless, he might die.
If one dies, what is the point of obtaining the Five Element Divine Lightning?
As Thunder Dao cultivators, they would take the risk to subdue this Five Element Divine Lightning as long as there was a chance of survival.
However, the situation before them showed no chance of survival.
Whether Xiao Chen could absorb the divine lightning into his body or not, only death awaited him before the Bloodsucking Vines main body.
This fellow is crazy, You Yuanliang sighed, shock written on his face.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Before the call of Xiao Chens Thunder Dao, the five types of weakly shining divine lightningthe Heptagold Divine Lightning, the Greenwood Divine Lightning, the Gamma me Divine Lightning, the Kappa Water Divine Lightning, and the Earth Dirt Divine Lightningrushed towards his body.
As the divine lightning approached, the light brightened, growing increasingly resplendent.
Rumble...!
The ground quaked violently, and the evil aura in the air thickened. Bai Lixuan and the others could already smell the stench of the Bloodsucking Vines main body.
Fear assaulted everyone again. They immediately withdrew instinctively. However, they turned their heads and looked at Xiao Chen before that.
Although everyone knew that Xiao Chen could not escape death, they felt some anticipation for some reason. Perhaps it was because they were Thunder Dao cultivators as well.
They anticipated another miracle. They hoped that Xiao Chen could gain a chance of survival before the Bloodsucking Vines main body, just like when everyone thought he had died from getting struck by the tribtion lightnings shock waves.
Thats not right. He is not drawing the divine lightning into his body. What is he doing?
Fear spread in everyones heart. However, after they saw Xiao Chens actions, You Yuanliang and the others could not help stopping and crying out.
He is...
Bai Lixuan thought of something, suspicion shing in his eyes. He could not understand.
Five elementsbine; divine lightning form! Xiao Chen shouted. He used his Dao Might as a guide, continuously draining his Great Dao Energy and Veritable Essence Energy to get the Five Element Divine Lightning to reform.
Under the illumination of the electric light, Xiao Chen could already see into the deep pit in the ground.
A terrifying, ball-shaped monster covered in tentacles rushed to the surface at a horrifying speed.
Sweat covered Xiao Chens forehead. He felt extremely nervous.
However, his eyes showed iparable calm, not betraying any fluster.
That will do! As Xiao Chen shouted, space flipped upside-down around him. The night scene twisted under the power of the Five Element Divine Lightning.
After fighting the Propping Mulberry Tree, the Five Element Divine Lightnings might was no longerparable to how it was initially.
Even so, the reformed Five Element Divine Lightning still contained a scary might.
While Xiao Chen could still control this might, he gave a prolonged roar. Dragon roars rang out all around as he hurled the Five Element Divine Lightning toward the deep pit like it was tribtion lightning.
At this moment, the Five Element Divine Lightning looked as resplendent as the sun.
Everyone saw this terrifying scene, as well. Countless ck Bloodsucking Vines burned as theyunched themselves at Xiao Chen.
Had Xiao Chen been a momentter, these Bloodsucking Vines would have instantly consumed him, not even leaving any scraps.
Fortunately, the Five Element Divine Lightning reformed and descended into the pit in the end.
Before the Bloodsucking Vines main body came in contact with the Five Element Divine Lightning, its countless tentacles quickly retracted in fear. However, the divine lightning had already locked on to its target. How could the Bloodsucking Vines easily flee?
Boom!
A loud explosion rang out before the shocked eyes of Bai Lixuan and the others. In the next moment, the upside-down space returned to normal. The night scene disappeared.
The Five Element Divine Lightning that exploded in the ground destroyed arge tract ofnd.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The ground cracked, sending countless boulders soaring into the air.
This caught Bai Lixuan and the others, who were standing on the ground, off guard and nearly toppled them. After the shock, they quickly stabilized their footing and soared into the air together with the rocks.
Tens of thousands of boulders floated in the air as more rocks floated up from below.
Whoosh!
Before everyone could react, a dazzling, fiery light attracted their attention.
A holy and dignified me burned where the Propping Mulberry Tree was. The mes of Nivarnic Rebirth shot into the sky.
Inside the me, Sang held a sapling, his face glowing with joy. The Nirvanic Rebirth seeded! Xiao Chen, it seeded! You were right. Just make the decision, do our best, and there wont be any regrets!
Xiao Chen! Xiao Chen!
Sang sent voice projections several times but did not hear Xiao Chens reply. He could not help his expression changing drastically.
Sang promptly ran through the me and leaped about the countless floating rocks.
Soon, he arrived on a soaring rock and immediately frowned.
Xiao Cheny weakly on the rock. He appeared pale, clearly having overdrawn heavily on his lifeforce.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Sang rushed over and checked on Xiao Chens condition before rxing.
Xiao Chen was in no danger of death. He had only severely overdrawn on himself and just needed to rest. So, Sang infused some Veritable Essence Energy into him.
Xiao Chen woke up slowly. When he opened his eyes, his vision was blurry. He only managed to see clearly after blinking hard.
Xiao Chen struggled to get up. Then, he saw Sang holding a clump of dirt with a small, tender sapling in it.
Sang smiled and said, Xiao Chen, it seeded.
Xiao Chen looked around the surroundings and asked, What about the Bloodsucking Vines?
Sang replied softly, Dont worry. The Bloodsucking Vine is different from the Propping Mulberry Tree. It is an evil thing. The Five Element Divine Lightning severely injured it. If the initial Five Element Divine Lightning had struck it, it would have been destroyed immediately. Right now, it is just a spent force, an arrow at the end of its flight, so it has to find a ce to hide quickly.
Whoosh!
Suddenly, five incredibly weak lights appeared from the countless floating boulders.
Although the lights were weak, every Thunder Dao cultivator present showed a grave expression. Theirprehension of the Thunder Dao told them that this was the Five Element Divine Lightning.
However, the Five Element Divine Lightning was already extremely weak and could disappear at any moment.
Young Master, should I help you make a move to collect this Five Element Divine Lightning? I can sense that white-d desman is already incredibly weak. The youth beside him is not of much danger, Uncle Qin, who was standing beside Bai Lixuan on a rock, asked as he looked at the Five Element Divine Lightning dancing about.
Bai Lixuan sighed, Theres no need. They already acknowledged a master. Just leave them be. Compared to the extremely intelligent humans, they are much, much, much too pure.
Bai Lixuan felt somewhat dispirited. On this trip, he discovered that he had been enthralled by the techniques to use the Thunder Daos Great Dao Energy. However, his pureness of heart for the Thunder Dao was contaminated by material gain.
He had forgotten his initial passion. As he became increasingly familiar with his techniques, even able to materialize his ancestor Holy Beast with the Thunder Daos Great Dao Energy, he had unknowingly strayed further away from his Dao.
Fortunately, he was still young. By awakening to this fact, he had gained much more than he would have if he had gained the Five Element Divine Lightning.
Uncle Qin, bring me away.
Yes.
The other White Marsh Beast Empire experts looked at the Five Element Divine Lightning streaking about chaotically, apparently in search of something.
They all shook their heads and sighed in the end, then left feeling deste.
Wheres Mister Gong?
The pale, middle-aged man looked around anxiously on a rock. However, he did not find the mysterious man shrouded in bloody shadows. He could not even sense the other partys aura.
The mysterious man shrouded in bloody shadows still had not aplished what he promised the pale, middle-aged man.
Where was the mysterious man shrouded in bloody shadows? Was he dead?
Of course, he was not dead. Xiao Chens attack still could not kill him.
The mysterious man shrouded in bloody shadows found himself in a cold and dark ce when he woke up again.
Whoosh! Whoosh!
Five unremarkable lights flew past his head. As he saw the lights flying increasingly higher, he suddenly startled awake. It was the Five Element Divine Lightning.
However, by the time the mysterious man shrouded in bloody shadows recognized the lightning and tried to give chase, he found that it was already toote.
The mysterious man shrouded in bloody shadows tried to soar into the air but found it incredibly difficult. He could not catch up.
Damn it!
The mysterious man shrouded in bloody shadows felt incredibly frustrated. At the same time, he realized where he was now. This was the deepest part of the Thundercloud Ancient Marsh.
He walked around aimlessly for some time before crying out, Bloodsucking Vines!
This sight startled the mysterious man shrouded in bloody shadows. He saw the terrifying Bloodsucking Vines main body in a huge, deep pit.
He took a few steps back, stumbled, and fell.
However, something strange happened. Not only did the Bloodsucking Vines main body not attack him, but it even felt more shocked than he did.
The mysterious man shrouded in bloody shadows, who was only a soul body, excelled in the Thunder Dao. His soul body could be called a Thunder Dao soul body.
How could the Bloodsucking Vines not fear when they sensed the mysterious man shrouded in bloody shadowsa Thunder Dao soul bodyafter sustaining severe injuries from the Five Element Divine Lightning?
This Bloodsucking Vines soul is very weak. It is iplete... Could it be that the Five Element Divine Lightning reformed and hurt it? Since I cant obtain the Five Element Divine Lightning to reconstruct my physical body, perhaps I can do it this way...
The mysterious man shrouded in bloody shadows suddenly had a thought. Then, he looked at the Bloodsucking Vines main body that hid in an even deeper ce. A terrifying light appeared in his eyes.
Chapter 2017 (Raw 2113): Conflict Arises
Chapter 2017 (Raw 2113): Conflict Arises
Xiao Chen rested for a while on the boulder floating in the air to recover some of his Vital Qi and Veritable Essence Energy.
As he and Sang spoke in soft voices, he looked at the countless other boulders around them and entered deep thought.
After the Five Element Divine Lightning sessfully formed, it was incredibly mighty.
However, after being drained twice, it would have difficulty disying such horrifying power again.
However, that was not the problem Xiao Chen considered. Right now, he did not even know where the Five Element Divine Lightning was. It might already have dispersed.
Where do you n to go next? Xiao Chen asked softly as he looked at Sang.
The Propping Mulberry Tree had sessfully undergone Nirvanic Rebirth, leaving a young sapling. Who knew where Sang would go?
Sang shook his head and said, I do not know. I just want to find a ce to continue pursuing the Martial Dao and take care of the little tree at the same time.
Xiao Chen thought for a while before saying, Come with me to the Divine Dragon Empire. If you do not wish to be interrupted, you cane in here.
When Xiao Chen took out a stone stele, Sangs eyes lit up. He eximed with some shock, A Divine Universe Stele!
You know about the Divine Universe Stele?
Naturally, I do. It is in the Propping Mulberry Trees memories. Several powerhouses possessed Divine Universe Steles during the Great Deste Eon. It was said that when the Primal Chaos broke and separated, it birthed many strange divine items. Among them was a Cosmos Divine Stone. Due to intensepetition, the Cosmos Divine Stone broke into Divine Universe Steles and Divine Eternity Steles. The Divine Universe Steles were perfectly preserved. As for the Divine Eternity Steles, they shattered into several pieces after more intensepetition.
Sang felt astonished as he looked at the Divine Universe Stele. Clearly, he felt extremely shocked at seeing this ancient item resurface in the Martial Epoch despite countless changes in epochs after the Great Deste Continent broke apart.
Are you saying that there are more things like the Divine Universe Stele in the world? Xiao Chen asked with some shock. It looked like Sang knew even more than the Blood-Soaked Dragon Emperor, and even in greater detail.
Sang denied, There should not be. For a Divine Universe Stele tost until now is already a miracle of miracles. I do not believe that there are other divine items forged from the Cosmos Divine Stone that havested until now. You have no idea how terrifying the disaster the destruction of an epoch brings. Man and heaven enter a decline, order crumbles...
Although Xiao Chen felt interested as this involved the origins of the universe, he did not wish to discuss this in detail now.
Just as Xiao Chen started to feel bored, five weak different-colored lights suddenly appeared in the surroundings. His eyes lit up as he cried out softly, The Five Element Divine Lightning.
Xiao Chen felt somewhat surprised. He had already given up on obtaining the Five Element Divine Lightning.
Who knew, the rescattered Five Element Divine Lightning took the initiative toe back.
Xiao Chen felt stunned for a moment, not knowing what to do.
Sangughed softly, These natural spiritual items are rather pure. It looks like they acknowledged you. Congrattions.
Recovering his wits, Xiao Chen quickly executed Firmaments Rage and pulled the five lights into his hand.
Then, the five lights slowly merged into his palm.
At the same time, Xiao Chen sat down cross-legged and closed his eyes. Without further thought, he quickly circted his energy for Firmaments Rages thirdyer.
The Five Element Divine Lightning was incredibly weak. If Xiao Chen did not merge it quickly, he might fail.
This opportunity could not be lost; if lost, it would note again.
Sang looked at the Propping Mulberry Tree sapling with a rxed expression. He did not have any parents. No matter what, it was the Propping Mulberry Tree that birthed him.
Even if he separated from the Propping Mulberry Tree and lived an independent life, there would still be some connection.
No matter how indifferent he appeared to be, it would be hard to truly forget this connection.
However, Sang found the current situation eptable. By preserving the sapling, he gained the hope of the inheritance continuing.
With Xiao Chens efforts, the Five Element Divine Lightning was lost and came back, so Xiao Chen managed to get something out of this in the end.
As for the Bloodsucking Vines, there was no need to care about it for now.
The Bloodsucking Vines would not pose a problem within a thousand years.
Right now, Xiao Chen needed to not only subdue the Five Element Divine Lightning but also infuse it into his palms in order to practice the Firmaments Rages thirdyer sessfully.
Doing this took quite some time.
After two days, Xiao Chen slowly opened his eyes and looked around. Scattered rocks and deep pits filled his surroundings. The Five Element Divine Lightnings strike had thoroughly destroyed the deste ins.
I seeded!
With help from the Five Element Divine Lightning, Xiao Chen finally managed to attain the Firmaments Rages thirdyer.
In the process of refining the Five Element Divine Lightning, Xiao Chens Thunder Dao seemed to be about to make a breakthrough.
Xiao Chen could surpass Great Perfection at any moment, reaching peak Consummation.
He sighed. His Saber Dao was still stuck at Great Perfection. However, his Thunder Dao was about to surpass Great Perfection.
Lets try out the might of the Five Element Divine Lightnings thirdyer first.
Xiao Chen got up and looked around. Then, hended on a gigantic rock the size of a mountain peak.
He shouted, Firmaments Rage!
The rage that came from a Great Deste Eon Ancestor Dragon materialized, spreading out in the world.
Firmaments Rages thirdyer brought out a Great Deste Eon Ancestor Dragons ragepletely.
Xiao Chens control of the rage had already reached the point of showing might without rage, hiding the might, and controlling it as he pleased.
With a thought, the overwhelming rage scattered in the nine heavens gathered in Xiao Chens palm.
Xiao Chen raised his hand, and the sky trembled. Dragon roars echoed in the clouds.
Go!
Xiao Chen soared into the air and grabbed with his hand. Then, something strange happened. The gigantic rock, which was the same size as a mountain peak, entered Xiao Chens palm.
Metal, wood, water, fire, and earth already formed a rudimentary small world.
Right now, Xiao Chens palm was a lightning-attributed small world. Despite it being small, it contained incredibly vast space.
Xiao Chens eyes appeared spirited, reflecting his excitement. Although he did notprehend the state of space, he used another method to do the same thing as the state of space.
He clenched his hand tight. Lightning and saber Qi pulverized the gigantic rock.
When Xiao Chen opened his hand again, countless pieces of rubble spilled out from his palm.
The rockfall ended only after a long time.
Xiao Chen pondered before saying, The Five Element Divine Lightnings might is still too weak. If it had just one percent of its initial state, it would be powder flying out and not crushed rock.
Aside from Firmaments Rage, there were other uses for the Five Element Divine Lightning as well.
For example, Xiao Chen could infuse his Thunder Daos Great Dao Energy into the Five Element Divine Lightning and use it as a medium of attack.
It would be much stronger than Xiao Chens previous methods of attacking with the Thunder Dao.
With a thought, Xiao Chen continuously infused his Thunder Daos Great Dao Energy into the Five Element Divine Lightning.
With the infusion of Great Dao Energy into the Five Element Divine Lightning, his palm shone with a bright light, looking like a divine weapon.
Rumble...!
As he continuously infused the Great Dao Energy, thunderclouds spread in the sky, and terrifying lightning mysterious phenomena appeared.
Strong winds blew and lightning shed.
When the Five Element Divine Lightning reached nearly two meters long from the infusion of the Thunder Daos Great Dao Energy, Xiao Chen stopped.
After some thought, he shaped this somewhat blurry Five Element Divine Lightning into a spear shing with electricity.
Then, Xiao Chen infused his will of soul into the spear, instantly shooting the Five Element Divine Lightning spear. Countless lightning bolts spread out in the surrounding space, like beasts baring ws and fangs.
Whoosh!
With a casual toss, the spear moved at an unperceivable speed andnded on a shattered rock.
Resplendent and dazzling electric light suddenly exploded. In the next moment, the rock turned into dust and powder that shot into the air and swelled out, forming a majestic mushroom cloud.
Ill call you Thunder Monarch Spear, then.
Xiao Chen felt satisfied with his new method of attacking using the Thunder Dao. He casually pulled his hand back, and the Five Element Divine Lightning returned to his hand.
The Five Element Divine Lightning was truly wondrously useful.
Whoosh! A wind whistled from behind.
How is it? Sang asked after rushing over to the awakened Xiao Chens side when he heard themotion.
Xiao Chen nodded and spread his palm open. A strand ofplete Five Element Divine Lightning flickering with five-colored electric light appeared, looking exceptionally pretty.
However, the Five Element Divine Lightnings aura was weak. Its might was already far from what it was initially.
Xiao Chen said seriously, I estimate that it can recover to one percent of its original might in three months.
This was a remarkably optimistic estimate. One percent of the Five Element Divine Lightnings initial might was already extremely terrifying.
Furthermore, if Xiao Chen used the Five Element Divine Lightning to bring out the final form of Firmaments Rage, its might would increase by multiple folds.
You dont need that long.
Sang smiled mysteriously, then took out several lightning-attributed mutated fruits. Although they were inferior to the previously obtained Thundercloud Fruit, there were many of them. Their total value surpassed the Thundercloud Fruits.
Xiao Chen showed joy on his face as he asked, Where did you find them?
Right after Xiao Chen spoke, he realized that it was a stupid question.
Given Sangs understanding of Thundercloud Ancient Marsh, he could easily find these mutated fruits.
Sang smiled and replied, I know the locations of most of the mutated fruits in Thundercloud Ancient Marsh. Ill get all those that you can refine. For the rest, the ferocious beasts guarding them are too horrifying. You cant refine them for now.
Xiao Chen carefully put away these mutated fruits. A bright light shed in his eyes as he said, It is enough. These ten-thousand-year-old mutated fruits are sufficient for me to cultivate the Five Element Divine Lightning quickly.
With Sangs guidance, Xiao Chen found a treasurend filled with extremely dense lightning-attributed energy in Thundercloud Ancient Marsh.
Then, he entered closed-door cultivation.
Sang did not remain idle. He borrowed Xiao Chens Divine Universe Stele and collected all the natural treasures that he could find in Thundercloud Ancient Marsh.
Sang had already decided to stay in the Divine Universe Stele for now and head to the Divine Dragon Empire with Xiao Chen.
The Spiritual Energy in the Divine Universe Stele was lush, and no one would interrupt him there. It was the best ce for the Propping Mulberry Tree sapling to grow.
Sang could make further ns after the Propping Mulberry Trees lifeforce stabilized.
Time passed day by day. Since Xiao Chens departure from the Heavenly Dragon Pce, twenty days had already psed.
At this moment, the Heavenly Dragon Pce heaven-ss core disciples gathered on the Profound Dragon tform.
The atmosphere felt tense and serious.
Everyone knew that this was theirst gathering. Their target naturally was thepetition between the seven outer pces.
After thepetition between seven outer pces, some would get lucky and go to Ancestor Dragon City. The unfortunate ones would remain and continue to work hard. Some would even leave the Heavenly Dragon Pce due to their limited talent.
These people might wander the world or join the empires army to carve out a future.
The three Pce Masters, who rarely appeared, showed up at this rare event at this moment.
Chapter 2018 (Raw 2114): Departure
Chapter 2018 (Raw 2114): Departure
At the Profound Dragon tform, Heavenly Dragon tform:
The Heavenly Dragon Pce heaven-ss core disciples had assembled. There was a total of thirty-one people, with Li Luo, Lu Feng, Bai Yunfeng, and Xiao Jinyu standing in front.
These four were the ones who participated in the gathering between three outer pces with Xiao Chen. The Heavenly Dragon Pce heavily nurtured these people in thest month, giving them hope.
However, the many Heavenly Dragon Pce heaven-ss core disciples soon noticed something strange.
Xiao Chen did not appear.
At this point, the White Robed Xiao Chen was the spiritual leader of the Heavenly Dragon Pce disciples. Yet, he did not appear.
These heaven-ss core disciples started showing anxious expressions.
Wheres Junior Brother Xiao Chen? Why do I not see him?
Thats right. It is strange. We are about to depart, so why havent we seen him?
Could it be that he is giving up on this opportunity?
Then, we are screwed. Without him, there is no leader!
The heaven-ss core disciples of every outer pce would have their spiritual leader.
The existence of a leader did not just serve to boost morale. During the test, these leaders could help them out. The Elders of the various outer pces would instruct the strongest disciples to look after the rest.
Otherwise, what was the point of the sect giving them so many resources?
With a somewhat grave expression, Xiao Jinyu turned to Li Luo, beside him, and whispered, Senior Sister Li, have you seen Xiao Chentely?
No. Three days ago, I went to look for him once. However, he was not at Cold Moon Cave. I heard from my master that he went out on experiential training.
Ah...then why is he not back yet? There are only ten days left. We are about to depart already. Why has he not shown up yet?
The others found this somewhat strange. At the same time, they felt slightly worried. Could something unexpected have happened to Xiao Chen?
Quiet.
On the top of the Heavenly Dragon Pces main peak, First Pce Master Yi Yun gestured for silence. The noisy chatter stopped.
The First Pce Master sighed softly. Up until now, there had been no news of Xiao Chen.
The First Pce Master did not know what Xiao Chen encountered in the fight for the Five Element Divine Lightning.
However, the life jade strip that Xiao Chen left in the Heavenly Dragon Pce had not shattered. He also had not used the Heavenly Dragon Talisman that the First Pce Master gave him.
This proved that Xiao Chen did not run into danger. Since he had not returned for such a long time, it should mean that the Five Element Divine Lightning had appeared.
Otherwise, Xiao Chen would not be this tardy. However, the state of these disciples showed that Xiao Chens absence significantly undermined their morale.
Although the First Pce Master expected this, he still felt somewhat worried.
Feeling the need to say something, the First Pce Master continued after a pause, I know what you are all thinking. First, let me assure you that Xiao Chen is fine. However, I cannot verify whether he can rush back in time or not. Nevertheless, thepetition between the seven outer pces is your matter in the end. It does not depend on whether others are present or not.
Bai Yunfeng, Lu Feng!
Present! the two answered with cupped-fist salutes as they stepped forward.
Since Xiao Chen is not here, the two of you will take up the responsibility of taking care of your juniors. Can you do it?
Bai Yunfeng and Lu Feng showed serious expressions as they shouted together, Disciple will definitely do my best!
Good! I will not bother with unnecessary words. I do not know the details of the rules for thispetition between the seven outer pces. We will only know after reaching the capital, Divine Dragon City. No matter what, I do not want to put too much pressure on you. Even if you do not enter Ancestor Dragon City, there are many other options. The Heavenly Dragon Pce invites you to remain and will always wee you here, the First Pce Master said sincerely. He was very clear on what Ancestor Dragon Pce meant to these mixed-blood dragon bloodline cultivators.
As long as they could enter Ancestor Dragon City, their descendants could remain there.
Their status in the Divine Dragon Empire would increase significantly. The Heavenly Dragon Pce also needed a sufficient number of disciples to enter Ancestor Dragon City. That was where the Dragon Races ancestral shrine was, the core of the entire Dragon Race.
The more Heavenly Dragon Pce disciples there were in Ancestor Dragon City, the more benefits the mixed-blood dragon cultivators would receive in the empire.
Should they fail to do so, their originally low position would decline further.
From certain points of view, the Dragon Race cultivators could not resist the will of Ancestor Dragon City.
Lets depart.
A 4-Star Heaven Suspending Warship bearing the symbol of the Heavenly Dragon Pce appeared. Everyone poured in, entering the warship one after another.
The First Pce Master whispered, The two of you should remain here. I will lead the group this time.
The Third Pce Master said seriously, First Brother, dont put too much pressure on yourself. Sending Xiao Chen to search for the Five Element Divine Lightning was for his own good, as well. Since he iste, it means that he made a huge discovery. Even if he misses this chance, he can still enter next year. No one can stop his rise in the Dragon Race.
Second Pce Master Jue Yang sighed, Third Brother, First Brother is not worried about Xiao Chen. He is worried about this batch of heaven-ss core disciples, feeling that he let them down.
The Third Pce Master pondered this in silence.
Despite knowing that thepetition between the seven outer pces was at hand, the First Pce Master had still sent Xiao Chen out. It was indeed unfair to the disciples who anticipated Xiao Chen leading them in thepetition.
Xiao Chen promised me that he would rush back. I believe him, the First Pce Master said before turning to board the warship.
The Second Pce Master and the Third Pce Master sent off the warship with their eyes and heavy hearts.
At the same time, the heaven-ss core disciples of the Red Dragon Pce, the Blue Dragon Pce, the White Dragon Pce, the Green Dragon Pce, the Silver Dragon Pce, and the Golden Dragon Pce likewise assembled and headed for the capital, Divine Dragon City.
To the various outer pces, the annualpetition between the seven outer pces was a major matter.
How many disciples could the outer pces send to Ancestor Dragon City? Who could take the lead? Whose disciple would enter Ancestor Dragon City as the strongest in thepetition between the seven outer pces?
For the Six Colored Divine Dragons, this involved resources and practical benefitsboth overt and covert.
The Six Colored Divine Dragons appeared harmonious. However, in reality, the rivalry happening in secret already reached an extremely terrifying level.
This was especially so when the selection for the next Dragon Emperor was imminent.
Which of the Divine Dragons did not covet the position of Dragon Emperor?
With such a setting, this yearspetition between the seven outer pces became exceptionally important.
The Golden Dragon Race needed to maintain the top position to ensure the continuation of its hegemony.
Failure would not be a good sign.
Worse, it might even impact the Golden Dragon Races Luck.
As for the other Divine Dragons, be it for their benefits or for thepetition to be the next Dragon Emperor, they needed to do their best to oust the Golden Dragon Race in thepetition between the seven outer pces.
On a mountain peak surrounded by thunderclouds and endlessly shing lightning in Thundercloud Ancient Marsh:
Xiao Chen opened his eyes, and a Dao disk appeared slowly behind him as a brilliant light shed in his eyes.
With a thought, the Dao disk condensed into a spot and continuously elongated until it reached about twenty-nine meters long.
Whoosh!
When this happened, the surrounding, endlessly shing lightning stopped.
Xiao Chen became like the sovereign whomanded the lightning in this area, able to control lightning as he pleased.
He ferociously waved his hand, and under his control, all the lightning in the surroundings coalesced into one terrifying lightning bolt. The thunderclouds for fifty kilometers around churned like a vast army charging behind him.
Xiao Chens Thunder Dao had surpassed Great Perfection and reached peak Consummation!
This feeling is truly intoxicating, Xiao Chen murmured. After breaking past Great Perfection, his Thunder Dao experienced an earth-shattering change.
His grasp of lightning had undergone a metamorphosis that even he could not have imagined.
Everything was thanks to the Five Element Divine Lightning. Otherwise, who knew when Xiao Chen could have made such a breakthrough?
Its time to go. I hope I can make it in time for thepetition between the seven outer pces.
Strong confidence shed in Xiao Chens eyes. He now felt confident of defeating any disciple in the outer pcesno matter who it waswithout using the Demonic Cloud Heaven Swallowing Art.
Are we leaving? Sang asked from the Divine Universe Stele. He was currently in closed-door cultivation.
Sang had never left Thundercloud Ancient Marsh before, so he felt quite curious about the Divine Dragon Empire.
Yes, we are leaving.
The Demon Blood Vulture flew over from the thunderclouds. Then, Xiao Chen gently leaped up andnded on its back.
When Xiao Chen left Thundercloud Ancient Marsh, Bloodsucking Vines flickering with electric light silently came out from the pile of rubble that was the deste ins.
The Bloodsucking Vines tangled with each other and formed a strange physical body. The rocklike physical body flickered with crackling electric light.
Not bad. Although it is not a physical body materialized by the Five Element Divine Lightning, it is eptable. I am skilled at the Thunder Dao. Merging the Bloodsucking Vines body with the Thunder Dao is perfect.
This person was the mysterious man shrouded in bloody shadows that Xiao Chen had smashed into the ground. He had possessed the Bloodsucking Vines main body and formed his own physical body.
Just at this moment, a scarlet beam of light streaked through the sky.
The mysterious man shrouded in bloody shadows did not have good vision. However, he sensed who that scarlet beam of light was.
Xiao Chen, we will meet again!
Intense hatred shed in the eyes of the mysterious man shrouded in bloody shadows. As the scarlet light disappeared, he too left Thundercloud Ancient Marsh with his new physical body.
Chapter 2019 (Raw 2115): Chance Encounter
Chapter 2019 (Raw 2115): Chance Encounter
The Demon Blood Vulture flew Xiao Chen as fast as possible to Thundercloud City and arrived two dayster.
Although time was tight, Xiao Chen still needed to observe the basic etiquette. He had managed to obtain the Five Element Divine Lightning due to various coincidences and chances. However, no matter what, the Nine Cauldron Pavilions Master Bai and Li Xiuhai helped out.
Before leaving, Xiao Chen needed to go and thank them.
Sir Xiao, you have not left yet?
When the Nine Cauldron Pavilions Li Xiuhai saw Xiao Chen, he felt quite startled. Word of themotion that the Propping Mulberry Tree caused in Thundercloud Ancient Marsh had spread far and wide. However, outsiders did not know the exact details.
Li Xiuhai thought that Xiao Chen had already rushed back to participate in thepetition between the seven outer pces. Unexpectedly, Xiao Chen had not left yet.
I am about to leave. This time, I am here to say goodbye to the two of you.
Liu Xiuhai revealed a smile. He liked hearing this. At the very least, Xiao Chen treated the two of them as friends.
However, it was hard for Li Xiuhai to change his businessman nature. He tried asking indirectly, Sir Xiao, what exactly happened in Thundercloud Ancient Marsh? Some time ago, several Sovereign Emperors in Thundercloud City went over. However, they did not discover anything aside from rubble. Did the Five Element Divine Lightning really appear?
Xiao Chen did not answer, only saying, News from the White Marsh Beast Empire will arrive within the next few days. Just pay attention to it, and you will know. This time, I reaped a big harvest in Thundercloud Ancient Marsh. Many thanks to the two of you.
Master Bai smiled and said, Its not a problem, not at all. For the foreseeable future, when Young Master Xiao travels around the northern region, you probably will see a lot of the Nine Cauldron Pavilion. There is no need to thank us. Young Master Xiao, say no more; quickly get on your way. I heard that the heaven-ss core disciples of the various Dragons Gate outer pces reached Divine Dragon City three days ago. Im afraid that thepetition between the seven pces will begin at any moment.
Goodbye!
Xiao Chens heart sank. Time was tighter than he had thought.
As Li Xiuhai watched Xiao Chen leave, he pondered, What did Sir Xiaos words mean? Did the Five Element Divine Lightning appear or not?
Master Bai admonished somewhat helplessly, Young Master Xiao already made himself very clear. He did not deny information about the Five Element Divine Lightning but said he reaped a great harvest. Then, he even specially came to thank the two of us. Is there even a need to think further?
Li Xiuhai cried out, Sir Xiao really obtained the Five Element Divine Lightning!
The shocked Li Xiuhai muttered, This...this is something that even Sovereign Emperors desire. This is unimaginable. Soon, his name will shake the entire northern region!
At this moment, Li Xiuhai startled awake, finally understanding Master Bais words.
In the future, Xiao Chen would continue to interact with the Nine Cauldron Pavilion while in the northern region. Master Bais judgment was much better than Li Xiuhais; he already looked that far.
Divine Dragon Empire capital, Divine Dragon City:
The Heavenly Dragon Pces group arrived three days ago. After that, the contingents from the other pces arrived at this ancient dragon city, which was second only to Ancestor Dragon City, one after another.
However, there was still some time until the start of thepetition between the seven pces.
After the long journey, the disciples of the seven outer pces needed to rest for some time.
As the capital, Divine Dragon City naturally bustled with noise and excitement.
Furthermore, Ancestor Dragon City was not open to the public. Divine Dragon City could be seen as the center of the Divine Dragon Empire, gathering the variousrge ns of the empire.
Aside from this, the other factions of the northern region, even those of the three dynasties, had branches hereboth overt and covert.
Even against the backdrop of the entire northern region, Divine Dragon City was considered one of the fewrge cities.
After reaching Divine Dragon City, the First Pce Master and Elder Tian Yun split up and went about seeking news about thepetition between the seven outer pces.
Thepetition between the seven outer pces differed every time.
If the First Pce Master and Elder Tian Yun could obtain information in advance, they could make preparations, perhaps enough to influence the result significantly.
As for Bai Yunfeng, Xiao Jinyu, and the other heaven-ss core disciples, they grouped up and wandered this Divine Dragon City.
They naturally could not miss out on this opportunity after making a rare trip to Divine Dragon City.
Thepetition between the seven outer pces would begin soon. Entering closed-door cultivation at this moment would not show much effect, so they might as well walk around and explore, see the world and widen their horizon.
Compared to Heavenly Dragon City, the bustle of the capital was on apletely different level.
Aside from Bai Yunfeng, who hade a few times before, Xiao Jinyu, Li Luo, Lu Feng, and the others were all unfamiliar with the ce.
So, they let Bai Yunfeng lead them around, leisurely wandering Divine Dragon City.
This is thergest market of Divine Dragon City. There are all sorts of people there, and all kinds of strange things are avable. It is a test of ones eyes and ken. Although it is not as reputable as arge shop, you frequently hear of people buying strange treasures at low prices. So, it has always been popr.
Thatke is Emperor Dragon Lake. Do you see the statues there? They are the statues of the Sovereign Emperors of the various ns that contributed to the empire. Only those with outstanding military merits can have their statues erected at Emperor Dragon Lake and have the empires Luck protect their descendants.
This street is filled withrge shops selling Dao Tools. If you all need any, you can go take a look.
Bai Yunfeng clearly was very familiar with the capital. As he walked, he introduced ces to the others one after another.
Just at this moment, a group of happily chatting cultivators walked out of a shop.
The two groups happened to encounter each other on the street.
When the two groups raised their heads and saw each other, they showed stunned expressions at first, feeling surprised.
Haha! What a coincidence! Divine Dragon City is so big, but unexpectedly, we met a group of mixed-blood dragons when we came out for a walk.
The leader of the other group was the Golden Dragon Pces Qin Aotian.
The cultivators around Qin Aotian did not seem to be Golden Dragon Pce disciples. They were older and had auras as steady as a mountain. Their cultivations were quite high, as well. They had to be cultivators from the Qin n.
The Divine Dragon bloodline of these people made them extremely eye-catching on the streets.
The Golden Dragon aura that they exuded attracted attention all the time. Everyone knew that the Golden Dragons ruled the empire during this period.
The Golden Dragon bloodlines faction was also thergest in Divine Dragon City.
Bai Yunfengs expression flickered as he turned and said, Lets go.
It was better to avoid unnecessary trouble. The Heavenly Dragon Pce disciples could only curse their luck for meeting this Qin Aotian.
Thepetition between the seven outer pces was about to begin. There was no need to bicker with the Golden Dragons.
Block them!
Qin Aotians face sank. He waved his hand, and the cultivators by his side surrounded Bai Yunfeng and the others.
Lu Feng immediately showed an impatient expression. Bai Yunfeng surreptitiously stopped him. The other partys faction was much stronger than the Heavenly Dragon Pce in Divine Dragon City.
Acting hastily here would disadvantage them too much.
Bai Yunfeng said, Qin Aotian, what are you trying to do? This is Divine Dragon City. Even the royal n disciples of your Golden Dragon bloodline do not have the right to attack here!
The frustrated Qin Aotian countered sullenly, It is not your ce to lecture me. I am more familiar with Divine Dragon Citys rules than you mixed-blood dragons. Dont worry. Im not that stupid. Even if we did not meet here, I would visit the Heavenly Dragon Pces lodging. Since we met each other, then I will say it in advance. My big brother wants to meet Xiao Chen.
Qin Mu!
Qin Aotians big brother was the strongest person of the Golden Dragon Pce, Qin Mu, the publicly recognized strongest person of the outer pces. He was stronger than the other three great expert disciples. He was mysterious and rarely showed himself.
Bai Yunfeng said calmly, I will pass on the message. However, it is up to Junior Brother Xiao Chen whether he is willing to meet your first brother or not.
Sorry, pleasee back with me. I believe the news will spread, so there is no need for you to send a message. Xiao Chen naturally wille, Qin Aotian said with a somewhat sinister smile, thinking that his scheme was extremely exquisite.
Right now, all the Pce Masters were seeking news of thepetition between the seven outer pces. How could they be bothered with this minor matter?
Qin Aotian would forcibly bring these people away.
As long as Qin Aotian did not harm the other group, even if the Pce Master came seeking an exnation, the Pce Master would not be able to do anything.
Given Xiao Chens character, as long as he received the news, he would worry about these peoples safety and rush over without another thought.
However, the hearts of Bai Yunfeng and the others sank.
Xiao Chen did note this time. If the Qin n experts forcibly brought them away, the consequences would be dire.
Just as Heavenly Dragon Pce disciples sent voice projections to each other, preparing a preemptive attack so that they could leave, a person suddenly walked out on a third-floor balcony of a restaurant.
That person looked down and said, If Qin Mu wants to see me, just get him toe over. Why go to all this trouble?
Bai Yunfeng and the others felt startled. They raised their heads and saw Xiao Chen.
They immediately rejoiced. At the same time, they felt it was strange. How did Junior Brother Xiao Chene to Divine Dragon City?
Chapter 2020 (Raw 2116): Never-ending
Chapter 2020 (Raw 2116): Never-ending
The person above was Xiao Chen!
How did Xiao Chen suddenly appear in Divine Dragon City?
While this looked sudden, in reality, it was not.
When Xiao Chen learned that the various outer pce heaven-ss core disciples had already arrived at Divine Dragon City, he realized he could not travel normally and get to Divine Dragon City in time for thepetition between the seven outer pces, no matter how fast he moved.
Thus, he had to spend arge sum to use the trans-realm transportation formation in Thundercloud City and teleport straight to Divine Dragon City.
When Xiao Chen arrived at Divine Dragon City, he asked around and heaved a sigh of relief.
Although the various outer pces had already arrived, the details of thepetition between the seven outer pces were still pending, so it had not begun yet.
After traveling day and night, rushing from Thundercloud Ancient Marsh to Divine Dragon City in one breath, Xiao Chen found a restaurant and rested for now when he found out that he still had time.
He nned to head to the Heavenly Dragon Pces residence after finishing his drink and meal.
Unexpectedly, Xiao Chen heard some familiar voices on the streets. When he took a look, he discovered the scene before him.
Since the time at the Silver Dragon Pce, Qin Aotian had be much more arrogant, after arriving at Divine Dragon City.
To think that the Qin ns men dared to seize people on the streets; they were trulywless.
Xiao Chen!
When Qin Aotian saw Xiao Chen, he first felt shock, then joy. He smiled and said, Good timing. I thought you were a cowardly tortoise, hiding in the Heavenly Dragon Pce and noting out.
Whoosh!
Xiao Chen spread his arms and jumped off. Then, he firmlynded on the ground, beside Bai Yunfeng and the others.
Junior Brother Xiao Chen, you finally showed up! Bai Yunfeng and the others rejoiced on seeing Xiao Chen appear.
Li Luos eyes turned slightly wet as she looked at Xiao Chen, Junior Brother Xiao Chen, where did you go? Why did you not tell us? The Elders also did not tell us where you went. Everyone was worried about you.
After Li Luo saw Xiao Chen, all the unhappiness she felt at meeting Qin Aotian eased.
Xiao Chen saw the concern in the Heavenly Dragon Pce disciples eyes, which surprised him. He had not expected his disappearance to worry everyone.
Sorry, I should have told you all before I left. The First Pce Master informed me of a fortuitous encounter, so I went to Thundercloud Ancient Marsh, Xiao Chen replied softly, feeling apologetic.
Xiao Chen did need to apologize. No matter what, he should have informed his friends before he left.
If he were in their ce and his friends vanished silently before thepetition between the seven pces started, he would feel extremely worried as well.
Bai Yunfeng smiled and said, Its fine. Your return makes everything fine. Come back with us. The First Pce Master will be ted to see you.
Stop right there!
Behind them, Qin Aotian was so angered that his face was livid. His eyes looked like they would spew fire. To think that these people ignored me, not caring about me at all!
Who do they think I, Qin Aotian, am?!
Who dares to be so rude to me in Divine Dragon City? This Xiao Chen is really bold.
Qin Aotians suppressed anger at Xiao Chen instantly burst out. He said coldly, Xiao Chen, are you meeting my big brother or not? Come with me now, and there will be a chance to resolve this peacefully. If my big brotheres to find you, you definitely will regret it.
This is never-ending!
Xiao Chen turned around and nced expressionlessly at Qin Aotian. He held back an overwhelming rage, containing it and not unleashing it, showing might without anger.
This one nce made Qin Aotians heart sink. Horror spread in his heart as he retreated hastily. Protect me! Protect me!
The Qin n experts surrounding Xiao Chen and the others were stunned. Whats going on with Second Young Master?
Xiao Chen did not leak any killing intent at all, but why is Qin Aotian so terrified?
Just as the Qin n experts froze in confusion, Xiao Chen made his move at lightning speed, grabbing with his hand.
The sky seemed to tremble. When these experts recovered their wits, Xiao Chen was already grasping Qin Aotian by the neck. He eyed Qin Aotian expressionlessly, and the group of Qin n experts immediately panicked.
Xiao Chen, quickly let go of Second Young Master!
Do you know who you are holding? He is the Qin ns Second Young Master. He possesses the royal bloodline of the Golden Dragons. How dare you offend the Qin n in Divine Dragon City? You must be tired of living!
Bai Yunfeng also felt startled. Unexpectedly, Xiao Chen attacked all of a sudden.
Junior Brother Xiao Chen...
Bang!
Xiao Chen flung Qin Aotian to the ground with one hand. Then, he kicked him unconscious and slung him over his shoulder.
It is time to end this. Otherwise, this will be never-ending. This is pointless.
If Qin Mu wants his younger brother back, get him toe and look for me at the Heavenly Dragon Pces residence. Dont move any closer. I wont be able to guarantee his survival if I make a move.
The Qin n experts immediately panicked, not knowing what to do.
After all, the Qin n experts had not experienced anything like this before. Unexpectedly, someone dared to offend the Qin n while in Divine Dragon City.
You are bold, even daring to offend the Qin n. Lets go. The leader of this group of Qin n experts nced at Xiao Chen before turning around to bring the other experts away.
Junior Brother Xiao Chen, is this fine? Bai Yunfeng asked nervously. The Qin n was the Golden Dragons royal n. Qin Aotians father seemed to be the younger brother of the current Dragon Emperor.
The Qin ns faction was the strongest in Divine Dragon City without a doubt.
Xiao Chen countered softly, Brother Bai, if there is a person with a powerful background and horrifying supporterssomeone you cannot offend, no matter whatwho chooses to rely on their supporters to seek out trouble for you over and over again, moreover, this person even targets your friends, what do you think should be done?
This question stunned Bai Yunfeng and the others. They recalled that Qin Aotian did indeed target them so that he could use them to threaten Xiao Chen.
However, the Qin n... Bai Yunfeng said uncertainly.
Ignore the Qin n, just answer what I just asked. If it were you, what would you do? Xiao Chen did not let Bai Yunfeng change the topic, continuing to press him.
Bai Yunfeng immediately felt dejected. Aside from enduring, there did not seem to be any other option.
However, the situation Xiao Chen presented was already unbearable.
Since it is no longer bearable, there is no need to continue enduring, the previously silent Lu Feng suddenly said before Bai Yunfeng could speak.
Xiao Chen nodded and said, Thats right. Furthermore, this Divine Dragon City is not fully controlled by the Qin n. Right and wrong are very clear. Since that is so, why fear so much? Whether you fear it or not, what wille, wille. If we do not give him a harsh lesson, he will never realize his mistake.
Bai Yunfengs eyelid twitched. Although he saw a calm, unchanging expression on Xiao Chen, he also noticed an extremely terrifying rage in Xiao Chens eyes. Clearly, Xiao Chens patience had reached its limit.
Li Luo said softly, Junior Brother Xiao Chen, you are right in this matter. No matter what, I will always stand by your side.
Lu Feng did not say much. If you are pursuing this with the Qin n, count me in.
Xiao Jinyu hesitated for a moment before saying resolutely, Count me in. None of us were wrong in this matter.
Count me in as well.
The passersby witnessed an inconceivable scene: a group of Heavenly Dragon Pce disciples dragging Qin Aotian away before everyone on the street.
Everyone regained their senses only after being shocked for a long time.
Something major was going to happen.
Damn! It has been so many years since someone dared to offend the Qin ns people!
I cant tell that they are people from the Heavenly Dragon Pce.
Interesting. To think that we can see such a scene right before thepetition between the seven outer pces!
Go! Go! Follow them!
The news of Qin Aotian being brought away spread like wildfire throughout Divine Dragon City and caused amotion.
At a bustling, magnificent restaurant on the shore of Emperor Dragon Lake:
Qin Mu and disciples of the other five Divine Dragon bloodlines drank and chatted merrily in a private room on the top floor of the restaurant.
Those present were the strongest heaven-ss core disciples of the various Divine Dragon outer pces. They had gathered here at Qin Mus invitation.
They did not meet today to test one another before thepetition between the seven outer pces.
Everyone present definitely could enter Ancestor Dragon City.
These peoples target was not as simple as entering Ancestor Dragon City.
In the past year, these people had obtained all sorts of fortuitous encounters. They wanted to see if they could enter Ancestor Dragon City with the top rank.
Several ambitious people asionally nced at Qin Mu.
Everyone knew that Qin Mu, the strongest person of the Golden Dragon Pce, was an insurmountable hurdle to the top rank.
There were several people familiar to Xiao Chen at this table.
The Red Dragon Pces Murong Yan, the Golden Dragon Pces Wei Hongfei, the Silver Dragon Pces Yuan Xi, and the Blue Dragon Pces Situ Changfeng were among them.
Brother Qin, after not seeing you for one year, I find your strength increasingly unfathomable. I wonder if you would give me face and share a few pointers?
The one who spoke was the Red Dragon Pces Ding Jun. The people of the Red Dragon Pce were always straightforward, not hiding anything.
Ding Jun was the strongest of the Red Dragon Pce. Like the Silver Dragon Pces Yuan Xi, he was also one of the four outer pce great expert disciples.
If someone else could take the top rank, the Red Dragon Pces Ding Jun would be one of them.
Qin Mu held up his wine cup but smiled coldly in his heart. He was about to answer when a manservant pushed open the doors and entered in a fluster.
Entering helter-skelter, how ridiculous! Is the sky falling? Qin Mu scolded, immediately displeased when he saw the servant in such a state.
That manservant knelt quickly upon hearing that. He did not dare raise his head as he reported, Young Master Qin, Second Young Master...someone kidnapped Second Young Master on the street!
Bang!
The wine cup in Qin Mus hand instantly shattered.
Chapter 2021 (Raw 2117): Qin Mu Charging Over
Chapter 2021 (Raw 2117): Qin Mu Charging Over
The melodious sound of a wine cup shattering echoed in the room.
The ambient temperature plummeted as every cultivator felt a chill in their hearts.
I have some family matters to attend to. Brother Ding, Ill have an exchange with you some other day.
Qin Mu appeared stunned for only a moment before recovering his expression. Then, he stood up and took his leave with a cold face.
However, no one answered Qin Mu. The others were stunned by the information from that manservant.
Ding Jun smiled and said, Interesting. Xiao Chen? Thats the mixed-blood dragon disciple that simultaneously defeated disciples of the Golden Dragon Pce and Silver Dragon Pce, right?
A contemtive expression shed in the eyes of the Silver Dragon Pces Yuan Xi. He then said indifferently, Who else could it be aside from him?
Yuan Xi felt somewhat surprised. He wondered where Xiao Chen got the courage to attack Qin Aotian in Divine Dragon City.
Hahaha! Junior Brother Murong, lets go and see. It would be too unfortunate if we do not see thismotion, Ding Jun called out. However, when he turned his head, he discovered that Murong Yan had already left some time ago.
Feeling somewhat stunned, Ding Jun said, This fellow actually ran faster than me.
The strongest disciple of the Blue Dragon Pce, Feng Wuheng, also felt shocked to discover that Situ Changfeng had also left at some point in time.
Feng Wuheng looked around and asked, Yuan Xi, what do you think of this Xiao Chen?
Yuan Xi pondered before replying, Very strong, but he is still a mixed-blood dragon in the end. I believe the various Elders have conducted special training for thispetition between the seven outer pces. How can the Heavenly Dragon Pcepare to the Divine Dragon outer pces in resources and umtions? Given the same level of talent, ones growth depends on the amount of resources one receives. Furthermore, his talent might notpare to ours.
Feng Wuheng sipped some wine and said softly, Wed better go over and take a look. It has been centuries since someone dared to offend the Qin n in Divine Dragon City, right?
Lets go.
The people present felt very curious about this Xiao Chen. They had long since heard of his name. Unexpectedly, he caused such a hugemotion right after arriving in Divine Dragon City.
No one had dared to attack the Qin ns people in Divine Dragon City for centuries. However, this Xiao Chen was also an outstanding talent of the Heavenly Dragon Pce, something which had not appeared for centuries, either.
When the Heavenly Dragon Pces residence appeared in front of the Heavenly Dragon Pce disciples, Qin Aotian suddenly woke up.
What...what happened to me?
The stunned Qin Aotian did not know what was going on. When he figured out his current situation, he shouted in rage, Xiao Chen, you are dead! To think that you dare to attack me in Divine Dragon City! Even your Heavenly Dragon Pces Pce Master cannot save you. And you all, you aplices, all of you will die too! I will show you the consequences of offending the Qin n!
Quickly put me down, Xiao Chen!
You speak too much.
Xiao Chen knocked Qin Aotian out again with a palm strike. As Bai Yunfeng went in to report, many other Heavenly Dragon Pce disciples appeared.
Xiao Chen...this is Qin Aotian?
The expressions of the Heavenly Dragon Pce Elders in the residence flickered when they saw Xiao Chen with Qin Aotian slung over his shoulder.
Xiao Chen did not answer. He only asked, Where is the First Pce Master?
The First Pce Master and Elder Tian Yun are currently at the City Lords Residence, seeking information about thepetition between the seven outer pces. Ill send someone to inform him.
Waving his hand, Xiao Chen said, If that is the case, there is no need to send someone to inform him. When the First Pce Master hears the news, he will naturally rush back.
That Elder nodded and shifted the topic back to Qin Aotian. Why did you all bring Qin Aotian back, even injuring him? Dont you know that the Qin ns faction can be said to rule Divine Dragon City?
Bai Yunfeng stepped forward and replied, Elder Yun, Qin Aotian is too overbearing. He wanted to get the Qin n experts to bring us away while we were on the streets, to use us to force Junior Brother Xiao Chen to meet his big brother.
Left without a choice, Junior Brother Xiao Chen brought him back.
Is that so?
Elder Yun, who managed the Heavenly Dragon Pces residence, could not help frowning. This was going to be challenging to handle. He muttered, Given that its the Qin ns faction, they are probably already charging over to surround our residence.
Gallop! Gallop! Gallop!
Right after Elder Yun spoke, galloping hoofbeats sounded outside. Then, a disciple rushed in and said, Elder Yun, theres a problem. A group of people surrounded our residence, wanting us to hand over Qin Aotian and Senior Brother Xiao Chen.
Trouble is here, Elder Yun sighed.
Then, Elder Yun looked at Xiao Chen and the others somewhat helplessly, and said, Tomorrow is thepetition between the seven outer pces. You all absolutely cannot go out. The Heavenly Dragon Pce will help you settle this. Pass Qin Aotian to me. Ill handle this.
Elders, many thanks. However, I have to settle this myself. The Heavenly Dragon Pce can help me for now, but it cannot help me forever. This grudge between Qin Aotian and me has run for long enough. I created this situation on purpose to resolve this grudge.
Elder Yun looked at Xiao Chen. He saw that Xiao Chen appeared calm, not flustered at all.
Elder Yun could not make up his mind.
However, before Elder Yun could say anything, Xiao Chen had already turned around and left, carrying Qin Aotian.
In the blink of an eye, Xiao Chen had walked out of the residences doors.
The troop formation before Xiao Chen startled him. He saw three Qin n old men riding on huge golden beasts exuding a savage aura and Qin n cultivators spread out behind them, tightly surrounding the residence.
More than one hundred 1-Star and 2-Star Heaven Suspending War Chariots flew about in the air, looking mighty.
If not for the rules of Divine Dragon City, the Qin ns people might even have brought out 4-Star Heaven Suspending Warships.
Boom! Boom!
The huge golden beast in the middle took two steps forward. Immense pressure and might came from that huge beast. Then, the old man riding that huge golden beast looked at Xiao Chen and asked, Are you that mixed-blood dragon?
That old man asked a question but did not wait for an answer, directly attacking instead.
The old man leaped off the huge golden beast and threw a palm strike at Xiao Chen. A golden light came from that palm, looking like a vast sea hanging in the sky. This produced a stifling pressure. Then, strands of golden Dragon Qi shot out.
This was a powerful technique of the Qin n, Ash Gray Sea Roaming Dragon!
Xiao Chen, move away! Fast!
Elder Yun and the Heavenly Dragon Pce disciples that ran over from behind Xiao Chen were startled.
This Qin n old man was a powerful Great Perfection Sovereign Personage expert. Under this attack, Xiao Chen would either die or be severely injured, short of a miracle.
However, Xiao Chen snorted coldly. He stomped on the ground and immediately broke one of Qin Aotians arms. Qin Aotian woke up from the pain, screaming miserably.
Ah!
Whoosh!
When the Qin n expert saw this scene, his face turned green. He hastily pulled his hand back, and the brilliant Dragon Might, as well as the golden sea hanging in the air, immediately scattered.
Then, the Qin n expertnded back on his huge golden beast at lightning speed.
Are you seeking death? Touch another hair of Aotian, and I will make your entire Heavenly Dragon Pce pay, that old man roared on seeing Qin Aotians injury. He was a senior directly rted to Qin Aotian.
Crack!
Without saying a word, Xiao Chen broke Qin Aotians other arm. Qin Aotian screamed, nching at the pain.
You...you...you... That old man in the middle was speechless from anger. He pointed at Xiao Chen, his arm trembling.
Unexpectedly, Xiao Chen was so decisive. The Qin ns people became angry, unable to resist revealing killing Qi.
The Heaven Suspending War Chariots in the air locked on to Xiao Chen. With one order, they could kill Xiao Chen.
Bang!
Without baring the de, Xiao Chen stabbed the Tyrant Saber, together with its scabbard, into the ground.
The scabbard pierced through Qin Aotians palm. Now, he felt so much pain that he could not even scream. After enduring it for a long time, he roared, You bunch of bastards! Withdraw! Do you want me to die? Quickly call my big brother over.
Scatter! Scatter!
The old man in the middle, who initially projected a ferocious aura, not caring about Xiao Chen at all, now had beads of sweat dotting his forehead. He anxiously waved his hand to get the others to scatter.
The Heaven Suspending War Chariots in the air stopped targeting Xiao Chen and flew back.
Now, when the old man looked at Xiao Chen, he no longer dared to underestimate Xiao Chen.
Without saying anything, Xiao Chen forced the battalion of Qin n cultivators to back off. His expression did not change at all despite the grand scene. The many observers in the distance felt startled on seeing this.
No one expected Xiao Chen to be such a decisive person.
Little Friend, what do you want? Even if Aotian offended you, there is no need to be so cruel, right? one of the Qin n old men riding a huge golden beast asked somewhat nervously. He did not even dare to speak loudly.
The old man feared angering Xiao Chen, inciting his displeasure and another attack on Qin Aotian.
Now, the old men finally understood. This Xiao Chen did not fear them in the slightest. Despite therge troop formation, Xiao Chen did not care about them at all.
In fact, Xiao Chen expected all this.
What do I want?
Xiao Chen smiled mockingly, thinking of something. However, after he nced at the three Qin n old men, he did not say it. The person I am waiting for is not here yet. There is no need to say too much to you.
Are you waiting for me?
Whoosh!
A thunderous sonic boom rang out in the air and echoed in the surroundings.
Rumble...! This sonic boom broke the roofs of several neighboring buildings, triggering explosions.
A golden figure hovered in the air. That person stood upright, sping his hands behind his back while showing a cold and stern expression. He wore golden dragon robes, and royal Dragon Qi surrounded him. He was Qin Mu, the strongest person of the Golden Dragon Pce.
Young Master Qin, you are finally here.
When the old men saw this Qin Mu, who was much younger than them, they heaved a sigh of relief.
Withdraw. Ill deal with this matter.
Qin Mu descended slowly and waved his hand. Although the three old men were worried, they withdrew obediently.
Chapter 2022 (Raw 2118): The Terrifying Qin Mu
Chapter 2022 (Raw 2118): The Terrifying Qin Mu
Qin Mus arrival turned the atmosphere very tense.
Who was Qin Mu?
He was the strongest person of the Dragons Gates outer pce. He was the most outstanding among the Qin ns younger generation since the Dragon God Crown Prince Qin Ming.
Qin Mu was young, but his talent was scary. The older generations felt at ease with him handling affairs.
Many people referred to him and the Dragon God Crown Prince as the Golden Dragon Races twin stars, one bright and one dark.
[TL Note: The Ming of Qin Ming means bright and the Mu of Qin Mu means dusk or evening.]
Qin Mings name already shook the Divine Dragon Empire, as well as the entire northern region. He was a rare talent, even when considering the entire Central Great Realm. He would not lose out to the outstanding talents of the dynasties.
As for Qin Mu, he was like his name.
Although Qin Mus name resounded throughout the outer pces, he was not well known in the northern region. Describing them as the light and dark twin stars seemed appropriate.
The moment Qin Mu appeared, the Qin n experts withdrew at a wave of his hand. This clearly demonstrated his prestige.
Big Brother, save me!
Upon seeing Qin Mu appear, Qin Aotian rejoiced. It was like he saw his savior, inspiring him to call out.
However, Qin Mu ignored Qin Aotian. He looked straight at Xiao Chen and said, This is a good method to force me to appear, dealing with this problem forever. You can release him now. I promise you that the Qin n will not cause trouble for you over Qin Aotian again. I will personallye and take back the Dragon-Patterned Battle Suit in the future.
The experienced Qin Mu got straight to the point. To everyones surprise, he did not use force.
Instead, Qin Mu opted for a soft approach. Without speaking any nonsense, he promised not to seek trouble for Xiao Chen anymore.
Xiao Chen was surprised at such an attitude. He initially thought that the other party would test him out first.
This showed that this persons boldness and ambition were much greater than Qin Aotians.
Qin Mus face radiated strong confidence. Xiao Chen could even vaguely see royal Dragon Qi circling him.
This person was difficult to deal with.
Whoosh!
Xiao Chen kicked casually, sending Qin Aotian flying to Qin Mu like a sandbag.
Qin Mu raised his hand and caught Qin Aotian.
Big Brother, you cant let him off
Before Qin Aotian could finish speaking, Qin Mu pped him unconscious. Then, Qin Mu tossed him to one of the Qin n old men and said casually, Let Second Young Master have a proper rest. Dont let him out for a month. Lets go.
The grand fight that many people expected never materialized.
Qin Mu did not do anything. He took the soft approach and withdrew, bringing Qin Aotian away.
The Heavenly Dragon Pces Elder Yun and the disciples heaved a sigh of relief. Unexpectedly, things were resolved so easily.
Only Xiao Chen frowned at this result.
The others only saw the matter before them being resolved, but they did not realize that there was such an opponent.
The Heavenly Dragon Pces situation in thepetition between the seven outer pces was not good.
How unfortunate.
The many people hidden in the nearby buildings sighed when they saw a potentially hugemotion resolved silently. At the same time, they felt somewhat afraid.
The Qin n teemed with talents. First, there was the Dragon God Crown Prince Qin Ming. Now, there was Qin Mu.
Just having either one of the twin stars would be a great blessing for any n. Yet, two of them appeared in the Qin n, the Golden Dragon royal n, at the same time.
Young Master Qin, how can we leave it at this? We cannot let others trample on the prestige of our Qin n.
The Qin n old man did not feel satisfied with Qin Mus handling of the situation.
Such a result, despite the Qin ns strength in Divine Dragon City, was truly aggravating.
Qin Mu stopped and nced at the three old men. Then, he looked at the many Qin n experts and Heaven Suspending War Chariots in the air.
Qin Mus face suddenly sank as he snorted coldly.
Thats not good!
The other old men felt that this was bad. Young Master Qin is angry!
Qin Mu scolded coldly, Bunch of pigs! When do you think this is? Its thepetition between seven outer pces. How many eyes are on our Qin n right now, watching our Golden Dragon bloodline! By causing such amotion and bringing out so many troops, arent you giving others a reason to say that our Qin n is condescending and does not follow the rules? Are you not aware of how many people from Ancestor Dragon City are at the City Lords Residence?!
The three Qin n old men felt somewhat nervous at being lectured; just the thought of it made them shiver.
Is there even a need to bring out so many troops to deal with one Heavenly Dragon Pce?! Even if you won on the surface, it would demonstrate your helplessness. You would end up with a reputation for bullying mixed-blood dragons. I think you all have been at peace for too long already. If the next Dragon Emperores from another bloodline
At this point, Qin Mu suddenly stopped, not saying anything more.
However, this person is truly bold. Are we just going to let him off so easily?
Cruelty shed in Qin Mus eyes. He retorted coldly, Did I say that Im letting him off? There is no need to deal with him openly. Thepetition between the seven outer pces tomorrow is an opportunity. They are just a group of mixed-blood dragons. Originally, I did not have anything nned for them. However, since they stepped forward, they cant me me for being ruthless.
The cruel light in Qin Mus eyes made the surrounding old men tremble in fear.
The Heavenly Dragon Pces residence:
After the peaceful resolution of the situation, everyones nervous heart calmed down. The disciples started to bask in the joy of Xiao Chens return.
The disciples rushed forward and asked where Xiao Chen had gone.
Xiao Chen gave a simple exnation, and the group started chatting idly.
Just as this moment, four people walked in through the gates.
They were the Blue Dragon Pces Situ Changfeng, the Red Dragon Pces Murong Yan, the Golden Dragon Pces Wei Hongfei, and the Green Dragon Pces Duan Fei.
When the other disciples saw Xiao Chens friends arrive, they withdrew politely.
Haha! Xiao Chen, you are really quite something. You remain silent for so long, not appearing, yet the moment you appear, you kick up a storm in the city. To think that you even managed to scare off Qin Mu!
Aside from Murong Yan, no one else had such directughter.
Wei Hongfei, on the other hand, looked at Xiao Chen somewhat worriedly and said, Brother Xiao, I understand this Qin Mu very well. He definitely will not leave this be. Those who offended him all came to bad ends. That is not the terrifying part. The scariest thing about him is that he can reduce you to a half-dead state without leaving any openings for a senior to interfere or criticize.
Several senior brothers in the Golden Dragon Pce offended him, and they came to bad ends. However, the sect Elders could not use the sect rules to deal with him.
Xiao Chen nodded and said, I can tell that this person is very scary. However, thats all there is to him. It is good that Qin Aotians matter is settled. I do anticipate how he will seek trouble for me.
Wei Hongfei felt stunned on hearing this. Then, he gazed at Xiao Chen in shock and discovered that in the time that he had not seen him, Xiao Chens strength had turned utterly unfathomable.
Right now, Wei Hongfei felt that Xiao Chen had the courage to face a Sovereign Personage expert. Xiao Chens casual tone conveyed extremely strong confidence.
Xiao Chen did not fear Qin Mu despite Qin Mus strength. His various fortuitous encounters and bitter cultivation in Thundercloud Ancient Marsh were not for naught.
Xiao Chen swept his gaze over the four and found that their strength had improved as well, Situ Changfengs and Murong Yans in particr.
Having consumed the Medicinal Pill that came from a Pill Spirit with divine nature, Situ Changfeng gained fortune through misfortune, resulting in unlimited potential.
Murong Yan seemed to have obtained a pretty good inheritance in the Red Dragon Pces Inheritance Hall.
Tomorrow is thepetition between the seven outer pces. We cannot stay here for too long. I hope that you can lead the Heavenly Dragon Pce to create a new record. Situ Changfeng smiled faintly as he gave his blessings.
Xiao Chen said seriously, I will definitely do my best. If we end up facing each other, dont show any mercy. Just do your best.
Murong Yan guffawed, Hahaha! Who dares to show mercy when facing you? However, I still have to thank you. If not for your advice, I could not have obtained the Demonic me inheritance, one of the Red Dragon Pces seven great inheritances.
The Demonic me inheritance!
Wei Hongfei and the others were startled since they had heard how terrifying this inheritance was. They all quickly said, Congrattions.
Time to go.
The four did not stay for long. They chatted briefly before taking their leave of each other.
When night was about to fall, the First Pce Master and Elder Tian Yun returned to the residence.
The two were overjoyed to see Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen, you came back just at the right time. If you were not around for the first stage of thepetition between the seven outer pces tomorrow, our entire Heavenly Dragon Pce would immediately suffer a severe disadvantage. The First Pce Master could not hide his joy on seeing Xiao Chen.
Then, he looked around and whispered, Did you obtain the Five Element Divine Lightning?
Xiao Chen nodded slightly, indicating his sess. The First Pce Master felt incredibly excited. The gamble paid off! This time, the Heavenly Dragon Pce will shock the other outer pces!
Chapter 2023 (Raw 2119): Competition Begins
Chapter 2023 (Raw 2119): Competition Begins
Xiao Chen appeared rather calm. Not to mention the Golden Dragon Pces Qin Mu, just the Silver Dragon Pces Yuan Xi was already tricky to deal with.
Even if Xiao Chen had the Five Element Divine Lightning, he could not afford to get careless. One could be confident, but not arrogant.
Xiao Chen asked cautiously, What is the first stage?
The First Pce Master and Elder Tian Yun did not reply to that. They only said, There are two stages to thepetition between the seven outer pces. The two stages are closely rted to each other. If you cannot get a good rank in the first stage, it will directly impact the second stage.
Since the two could not say it, Xiao Chen did not ask again.
Night quickly fell, but this night was destined not to be peaceful.
The Golden Dragon Pce heaven-ss core disciples entered the Qin ns residence. Then, the Golden Dragon Pces Third Pce Master, Qin Feng, called Qin Mu over to speak to him alone.
Uncle Qin, why did you call for me thiste? Qin Mu already guessed that it had something to do with thepetition between the seven outer pces.
The Golden Dragon Pces Third Pce Master, Qin Feng, cut to the chase. Ill tell you straight. Dont hold back in the first stage tomorrow. It is different from the past. The first stage will directly impact the results of the entire Golden Dragon Pce.
Qin Mu raised an eyebrow and sighed, That decisive?
Yes. Theres no need to ask about the rest. You have to get first ce.
Qin Mu nodded. Ill do my best.
Although Qin Mu said that, he did not care too much in his heart. Even if he did not use his trump card, he was confident of taking first ce without any pressure in the first stage.
Simr scenes happened at the various gathering points of all the outer pces.
The leaders of the various outer pces made simr requests of their strongest disciples: to hold nothing back and obtain the first rank in the first stage.
Hence, the atmosphere of thepetition between the seven outer pces turned somewhat tense. The disciples had to go all out in the first stage already, to engage in desperate battles.
This was somewhat different from the pastpetitions between the seven outer pces.
Early morning, the next day, the heaven-ss core disciples of the various outer pces departed at the same time.
Thepetition between the seven outer pces took ce in a restricted area of the ancient Divine Dragon City.
By the time the Heavenly Dragon Pces First Pce Master led Xiao Chen and the others over, the people of the other outer pces had long since arrived.
At the Golden Dragon Pce contingents location, Qin Mu opened his eyes slightly, then closed them again after ncing at Xiao Chen.
Several heaven-ss core disciples immediately looked at Xiao Chen. They pointed and discussed with each other in soft voices.
This Heavenly Dragon Pces white-d desman already caught their attention before thepetition between the seven outer pces began.
Xiao Chen previously defeated heaven-ss core disciples from the Golden Dragon Pce and the Silver Dragon Pce, fighting one against two.
Then, Xiao Chen had opposed Qin Mu upon arriving in Divine Dragon City.
This shocked everyone and made them look at Xiao Chen in a different light.
However, aside from curiosity, most of these gazes contained some pity.
No matter who Xiao Chen was, everyone knew that he would not have a good end after offending Qin Mu.
Xiao Chen remained calm, ignoring these looks. He only sized up the area before him curiously. It held arge, circr formation te.
The formation te flickered with lights of various colors.
Boundless Spiritual Energy circted along the formation lines. asionally, talisman scripts leaped out.
The lights of five colorsyered over each other, forming an energy ball that revolved in ce, glowing beautifully.
Many people whispered to each other, wondering what this formation was for.
Whoosh!
Suddenly, dragon roars rang out in the sky. Five beams of lights soared through the sky from south to north.
These formed many steps of light. Then, some figures appeared above, standing on the light steps.
Its the people from Ancestor Dragon City!
Upon seeing the dragon motifs on the clothes of those figures, the people below turned somewhat excited.
Ancestor Dragon City grasped the core authority of the Divine Dragon Empire. One came in contact with the core of the empire only after entering it.
Only then would one be qualified to sweep through the northern region, standing on the vast stage of the entire Central Great Realm and iming a ce of their own.
A white-d old man on the light steps exuded intense pressure as he looked down. Then, he said seriously, For the first stage of thepetition between the seven outer pces, the various outer pces will send their strongest person into the formation. When they walk out of the formation, the rankings will go by the order they exit. The first one out is the first rank, the second one out is the second rank, and so forth.
For whoever obtains the first rank, all of the heaven-ss core disciples of their outer pce will be qualified to enter the second stage. The second ranks outer pce will have forty slots for the second stage. The third ranks outer pce will have thirty slots. As for the remaining outer pces, they all will get fifteen slots.
The white-d old mans words caused a hugemotion among the various outer pce disciples.
To think that this was how the first stage was designed.
At this moment, Xiao Chen understood the First Pce Masters words. If he could obtain the first or second rank, all of the Heavenly Dragon Pces heaven-ss core disciples could enter the second stage.
Due to limited resources, the Heavenly Dragon Pce had much fewer disciples than the other outer pces.
Forty slots were sufficient to let all of its heaven-ss core disciples enter the second stage.
Even obtaining the third rank waspletely eptable.
No wonder the First Pce Master felt so excitedunable to hide itwhen he learned that Xiao Chen had arrived in time.
Outer pces, quickly decide on your representatives.
Golden Dragon Pce, Qin Mu!
Silver Dragon Pce, Yuan Xi!
Red Dragon Pce, Ding Jun!
Blue Dragon Pce, Feng Wuheng!
...
Heavenly Dragon Pce, Xiao Chen!
The figure of each selected representative turned into a beam of light that entered the five-colored energy ball at the formation te.
Good. Now that your representatives have been selected, the various outer pces need to select two people to enter the formation to block the people of the other outer pces, the white-ss old man continued after ncing around.
This sudden rule shocked the leaders of all the outer pces.
The information that the various leaders obtained the previous night did not include this.
The face of the Heavenly Dragon Pces First Pce Master sank. This rule dealt a massive blow to the Heavenly Dragon Pce, which had low umtions.
If the experts of the other outer pces injured Xiao Chen, the strongest disciples of the other outer pces would pull ahead.
Then, if the outer pce representatives met each other and fought, the injured Xiao Chen would be disadvantaged. The situation immediately turned unfavorable.
The other outer pces with better umtionsnotably the Golden Dragon Pce and Silver Dragon Pcestartedughing after being stunned momentarily at hearing the second rule. This was great news for them.
The First Pce Masters gaze swept around beforending on Lu Feng, Bai Yunfeng, and Xiao Jinyu.
Finally, the First Pce Master decided on Lu Feng and Xiao Jinyu. Both of them were experts of the Sword Dao. If they worked together, they should be stronger.
The two of you, then. Do your best to injure the strongest disciples of the other outer pces when you meet them. That will decrease the pressure on Xiao Chen.
The First Pce Master looked earnestly at the two. Now, it was no longer Xiao Chen fighting alone.
Lu Feng and Xiao Jinyu felt immense pressure. They said seriously, Disciple will do his best.
Ill leave it to you two.
The Heavenly Dragon Pce disciples turned somewhat anxious.
Initially, the Heavenly Dragon Pce disciples already felt somewhat nervous at sending Xiao Chen to deal with the strongest disciples of the other outer pces alone. Now, such a rule appeared.
Their situation had worsened.
The fate of all the Heavenly Dragon Pces heaven-ss core disciples depended on Xiao Chen, Lu Feng, and Xiao Jinyu.
Everyone watched as Lu Fengs and Xiao Jinyus figures entered the energy ball at the same time.
After the various outer pces selected their people, the five-colored energy ball at the formation te red with a piercingly bright light.
Then, the resplendent light suddenly vanished, and threerge, ancient, bronze doors carved with dragon patterns appeared in the center of the formation te.
Whoever was the first to push a door open and walk out would obtain the first rank.
Thepetition between the seven outer pces formally began at this moment.
The First Pce Master sighed, The nning lies with men, the oue with heaven. I did my best already. Tian Yun,e with me and meet Ancestor Dragon Citys Lord Feng.
The two soared up, along with the leaders of the other outer pces. Theynded on the light steps spreading across the sky and greeted Ancestor Dragon Citys Lord Feng.
At the same time, they watched the situation below together.
Everyone hoped that the strongest heaven-ss core disciple from their own outer pce would be the first to open a bronze door.
The many heaven-ss core disciples present also waited anxiously.
After all, this matter affected whether they could enter Ancestor Dragon City or not.
Everyone silently cheered on the strongest disciple of their outer pce.
Chapter 2024 (Raw 2120): Fighting for First
Chapter 2024 (Raw 2120): Fighting for First
After entering the five-colored energy ball, Xiao Chen felt the space around him change.
The world spun around, and a starkly different scene appeared before him.
A wide path made of stone tilesy ahead. A sea of boilingva churned on both sides of the path.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
asionally, hotva shot into the air, looking like pirs of me.
A hot and arid aura spread in the air. When Xiao Chen probed his surroundings, he found that the gravity of this ce was extraordinary.
The gravity here was about ten times that outside.
Xiao Chen did not rush to walk on the stone tile path. He let his physical body limate to this space before looking to the end of the wide path.
A huge stone door stood there.
No alternate path was avable. After Xiao Chen limatized to this ce, he took a deep breath and executed Light of Freedom.
He turned into a lightning bolt streaking over the wide path.
Along the way, theva on both sides asionally sshed over.
Xiao Chen had to slow down and carefully dodge.
While a lightning bolt, Xiao Chen was very weak. If he touched thisva, parts of his physical body might burn to ashes when he resumed his true form.
Even so, he felt that something was off.
When Xiao Chen reached the halfway point, the dense fire-attributed Spiritual Energy in the surroundings had already squeezed out the lightning-attributed Spiritual Energy, not leaving any behind.
Xiao Chen could only utilize his own Veritable Essence Energy to maintain Light of Freedom.
Clearly, this was not good.
Who knew what other dangers there would be after the stone door?
Depleting his energy here was not wise.
Forced to revert to his true form, Xiao Chennded gently on the ground. However, the moment his feet touched the path, he thought to himself, Oh no!
Bang! Bang! Bang!
The seemingly sturdy, wide path instantly crumbled. A suction pulled Xiao Chen down.
Hugeva waves surged on both sides, looking like the massive mouth of a malicious beast wanting to swallow Xiao Chen up.
How problematic, Xiao Chen said. Then, the Veritable Essence Energy all over his body shook.
Bang! The Veritable Essence Energy containing his Holy Venerate Will scattered theva as though sweeping through dead branches.
Xiao Chen smashed his palm down. He soared into the air using the rebound force andnded on the part of the wide path that remained intact.
Then, he broke into a sprint as the path started copsing from under him. However, the path always crumbled slower than he ran.
Despite the tenfold gravity, Xiao Chen still moved nimbly. He remained calm as he dealt with the various changes.
He survived the daunting experience without any mishap. Soon, he arrived at the end of the stone path, reaching the stone door.
By now, Xiao Chen understood that there would be various trials along the first stage to dy them.
While it did not look dangerous, the small dys would umte. In the end, one might discover that others had already gone ahead.
I cannot remain here!
After Xiao Chen made up his mind, the stone door in front suddenly toppled over, casting an immense shadow over him.
This was like a mountain peak suddenly falling on top of him.
Break!
Xiao Chen snorted coldly, and one hundred Cauldron Force exploded in his fist light.
His punch crushed the falling stone door into pieces flying everywhere.
Whoosh!
He spread his arms wide and traveled through the stone-shard-filled air beforending in a vast hall.
The entire hall was forged of ancient Heavenly Mountain Stones. The dragon patterns carved there gave off immense pressure.
When Xiao Chen took a step forward, he suddenly saw a round pir towering in the center of the hall.
Just as he felt startled, his heart suddenly skipped a beat. Horror surged in his heart.
Xiao Chen was extremely familiar with this feeling. When he recalled its source, he said, This is...this is...a Hou! The Dragon Races nemesis, the Hou!
Boom!
The moment Xiao Chen remembered, the round pir shattered, and a ferocious beast appeared before him.
This Hou was different from Xiao Chens memories.
This ferocious beast looked like a fierce tiger with a venomous snake for a tail. The snake coiled up and rested on the tigers back.
A Snake-Tailed Tiger!
Xiao Chen understood. This was a ferocious beast with a Hou bloodline, not a pure-blooded Hou.
The designer of this stage was genuinely deranged. An ordinary Dragon Race cultivator would not be able to put up a fight at all. In two or three moments, this Snake-Tailed Tiger would eat him up, not leaving scraps.
However, Xiao Chen was different. He was someone who had fought a ghost Hou. He also had received pointers from the old Dragon Horse in the Kunlun Realms Azure Dragon Pce.
Xiao Chens resistance to the Hou was much stronger than any other Dragon Race cultivators.
The Snake-Tailed Tiger let out a roar, and immense pressure burst forth from its body.
As the sound waves propagated, the might and pressure from its Huo bloodline spread out as well.
This ced immense pressure on Xiao Chen.
However, Xiao Chen did not panic. He moved back and put a distance between himself and the Snake-Tailed Tiger.
Whoosh!
After the Snake-Tailed Tiger suppressed Xiao Chen with its aura, it pounced at him at lightning speed.
This pounce brought out its Hou might and pressure to the maximum.
Breathing became difficult; Xiao Chens throat nearly seized up.
A strong wind blew, and it felt like a mountain moving through the air, bringing enormous pressure.
Xiao Chen gently pushed off the ground, shifting away in the time it took for a spark to fly.
He dodged this fatal attack. However, the long snake tail of this ferocious beast spat a mouthful of extremely potent venom.
Xiao Chen had to dodge again in a somewhat sorry state.
Pu ci!
ck smoke wafted up from where the venom sttered the ground. The horrifying toxins immediately spread in the air.
Even if one held ones breath, this toxin could prate a Veritable Essence Shield and enter the body.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
The situation turned extremely dangerous. The Snake-Tailed Tigers strike flustered Xiao Chen. The ferocious beasts might and pressure immediately flourished, and its roar sounded like thunder.
The Snake-Tailed Tigers attacks became extremely sharp.
Xiao Chen found thebination of the toxins spreading in the air and the Hou bloodline in the Snake-Tailed Tigers body quite difficult to bear.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Lightning-quick attacks shot out continuously. The aura that pressed down with the thunderous roars felt like horrifying waves, with each wave increasingly stronger.
Xiao Chen was like a small boat that could capsize at any moment. If others were here, they would tremble in fear, scared witless. They would not even dare to breathe deeply. This situation was simply too dangerous.
The Snake-Tailed Tiger nearly knocked him over on several asions and would have seeded if he had been even the slightest bit slower.
Once Xiao Chen fell, he would not be able to turn things around, given the Snake-Tailed Tigers Vital Qi of over two hundred Cauldron Force.
Huff! Huff!
The Snake-Tailed Tiger found Xiao Chen hard to catch after he managed to slip out from under its mouth so many times. Its sharp attacks started to falter.
The somewhat fatigued Snake-Tailed Tiger looked at Xiao Chen, who was in a sorry state. It did not feel any panic at all.
It thought that its attack had panicked the other party, that the other party was now a spent force.
The Snake-Tailed Tiger felt that its opponent was already fatigued and would be its meal eventually. Thus, it wanted to slow down its attacks and rest for a while. After that, it would pick up the pace and kill this person.
With this thought, a greedy and crafty look shed in the Snake-Tailed Tigers eyes. It seemed extraordinarily sinister and cold.
The coiled snake tail on its back flicked its forked tongue, hissinga very disturbing sight.
However, the Snake-Tailed Tiger failed to notice that while the white-d youth was in a sorry state, he never evinced any panic in his eyes from the start to the end.
Xiao Chens clear eyes gleamed with an even colder light than the Snake-Tailed Tigers ferocious gaze.
The Snake-Tailed Tigernded on the ground, and the stormlike attacks finally paused for a moment.
Five Element Divine Lightning, Thunder Monarch Spear!
Suddenly, electric light burst out of Xiao Chens palm. Infused with Great Dao Energy, the Five Element Divine Lightning materialized into a resplendent spear shining with bright, electric light.
Having justnded and rxed, the Snake-Tailed Tiger could not react before that white-d youth hurled the electric spear at it.
A brilliant Dao Might surged out.
The Thunder Daos Dao Might spreading from the speartip knocked the Snake-Tailed Tiger into the air in an instant while the dragon-like spear remained embedded in the ferocious beasts body.
Electric light exploded in the Snake-Tailed Tigers body. The five-colored light turned into electricity shooting out relentlessly.
In the next moment, the Snake-Tailed Tiger lost all lifeforce, utterly lifeless.
When Xiao Chen withdrew his hand andnded, only arge and hard skeleton remained.
The Five Element Divine Lightning contained in the Thunder Monarch Spear had sted all of the Snake-Tailed Tigers internal organs, skin, and flesh to nothing in an instant.
Xiao Chen remained expressionless, appearing calm, as though he had done nothing remarkable.
He looked to the front and muttered to himself, Killing this Snake-Tailed Tiger in one move should make up for my earlier dy. The others definitely could not have killed it as quickly as I did.
A brilliant light shed in his eyes as he charged ahead.
Xiao Chens calm, decisiveness, and past experiences gave him the chance to take first ce.
Charge! Charge! Charge!
With an opportunity in hand, I will never give up!
Chapter 2025 (Raw 2121): Never Giving Up
Chapter 2025 (Raw 2121): Never Giving Up
After quickly killing the Snake-Tailed Tiger, Xiao Chen advanced to the next step uninjured.
The others were not as fortunate.
The Hou was the nemesis of the Dragon Race. Their fear of it stemmed from their bloodline, innate and unchangeable.
Many of the mutated beasts with the Dragon Race bloodline that could suppress the world felt helpless against the Hou.
The Silver Dragon Pces Yuan Xi immediately paled when he sensed the Snake-Tailed Tiger in the pir.
Yuan Xi had not expected Ancestor Dragon Citys people to be so cruel. To think that they set such a difficult test in the first stage.
Fortunately, those taking the test were the strongest disciples of the seven outer pces. Even if they could not defeat the Snake-Tailed Tiger, they could still survive. An ordinary heaven-ss core disciple would not be able to resist the Snake-Tailed Tiger, which possessed the Hou bloodline. The Snake-Tailed Tiger would eat them up in mere moments.
Yuan Xi did his best to remain calm, hoping he could resist the Hou bloodline in the Snake-Tailed Tigers body.
Unfortunately, fear still came. No matter how calm Yuan Xi remained, he could bring out only seventy percent of his strength.
Being able to bring out seventy percent was already outstanding. Some of the other outer pce disciples could bring out only fifty percent.
At least, with seventy percent of Yuan Xis strength, killing this Snake-Tailed Tiger was possible. At fifty percent, that would be hard to say.
The only one in a better situation was Qin Mu.
While Qin Mu was also affected, he had a Grade 7 Golden Dragon bloodline. Moreover, the current Dragon Emperor was from the Golden Dragon bloodline, making it the noblest Dragon Race bloodline.
Qin Mu could use royal Dragon Might, bringing out eighty percent of his strength.
Barring any surprises, Qin Mu should be the first to kill the Snake-Tailed Tiger after Xiao Chen.
On the light steps in the sky, the leaders of the various outer pces did not know what their disciples were doing in the formation.
There were only the threerge bronze doors, waiting to be opened, on the formation te.
Lord Feng, what trials are there in the first stage? the Green Dragon Pces Pce Master asked out of curiosity as he looked at the white-bearded old man from Ancestor Dragon City.
The white-bearded old man replied casually, The first stage is nothing special. Aside from increased gravity, malicious environments, and the attacks from the other outer pces, only the Snake-Tailed Tiger is difficult to deal with.
What?!
The moment Lord Feng spoke, the expressions of all the Pce Masters changed drastically.
Elder Tian Yun was in an even worse state. His legs softened, wobbling beneath him. He looked at the First Pce Master and said in a fluster, First Pce Master, Xiao Chen, he...
Everyone knew that the bloodline power of the mixed-blood dragons was the weakest.
The resistance of mixed-blood dragons to the Snake-Tailed Tiger, which had the Hou bloodline, would be the weakest.
However, the expressions of the Pce Masters from the other outer pces were unsightly, as well. Clearly, they also worried about their disciples facing the Snake-Tailed Tiger.
Only the Golden Dragon Pces Third Pce Master showed confidence. He said, It looks like the first to open a bronze door will be my Golden Dragon Pces Qin Mu. He should be the one to finish off the Snake-Tailed Tiger the fastest. Aside from Qin Mu, I cant think of any other.
The other Pce Masters knew that the Golden Dragon Pces Pce Master was right.
The Golden Dragons bloodline was the noblest in the first ce. Furthermore, Qin Mu possessed a Grade 7 bloodline. He held too many advantages in this stage.
The Golden Dragon Pces Third Pce Master nced at First Pce Master Yi Yun and smiled. He said softly, However, Brother Yi Yun still needs to worry. While it is dangerous for the Divine Dragon outer pce disciples to face a Snake-Tailed Tiger, they are not in danger of dying. However, your outer pces Xiao Chen probably cannot evenst a few moments. After all, there is the bloodline factor. Lord Feng, perhaps you should give him a chance to give up at this stage.
The outer Pce Masters weed this thought, finding it interesting.
Before thepetition between the seven outer pces, Xiao Chen became famous and enjoyed great poprity in the Heavenly Dragon Pce.
This was especially so when Xiao Chen simultaneously defeated two Divine Dragon outer pce heaven-ss core disciples during a gathering of three outer pces.
Perhaps Xiao Chen might be somewhat weaker than the strongest heaven-ss core disciples of the other outer pces. However, such a heaven-defying mixed-blood dragon cultivator had not appeared in centuries.
Who could have expected that the horrifying Snake-Tailed Tiger would appear in the first stage?
This was simply a fatal blow to the mixed-blood dragon cultivators.
As the adage went, Fate is unfavorable. This was probably what it meant.
The white-bearded old man pondered. He did not concern himself with the grudge between the Golden Dragon Pce and the Heavenly Dragon Pce. After rationally thinking this through, he looked at the First Pce Master Yi Yun and asked, Yi Yun, what do you think? Going by the usual rules, one cannot give up. However, this years test is indeed special. I do not know what is happening inside, but I can sense that Xiao Chen is still alive. If you want me to, I can bring him out.
Haha! Brother Yi Yun, stop holding on so stubbornly. Lord Feng already made his stance known, what are you persisting for? the Silver Dragon Pces Pce Master asked casually with softughter.
Thats right. What is there to think about? In any case, all the outer pces wille outst together, aside from the top three. Just give up. The impact is insignificant. In any case, the Heavenly Dragon Pce ranksst every year. This time, there are others to rankst together with you. Thats pretty good.
With the Heavenly Dragon Pce around, the anxious emotions of the other Pce Masters eased up, and they started mocking the Heavenly Dragon Pce.
The hearts of men were rather strange. Many times, even if one could not obtain the first ce, they would be satisfied with not beingst.
With the Heavenly Dragon Pce around, everyone felt better. As long as First Pce Master Yi Yun gave up, everyone would be at the bottom together. Furthermore, they could im to be better than the Heavenly Dragon Pce and not truly be consideredst.
First Pce Master Yi Yun fought an intense internal battle, feeling tortured. He had never found making a choice so difficult before.
On one hand, there were the leaders of the various Divine Dragon outer pces mocking the Heavenly Dragon Pce. On the other hand, there was Xiao Chens safety to consider, so he felt conflicted about whether to give up or not.
No matter what, First Pce Master Yi Yun should put Xiao Chens safety first.
However, First Pce Master Yi Yun felt reluctant. This was the best chance for the Heavenly Dragon Pce to obtain a good rank. Heaven already blessed the Heavenly Dragon Pce with Xiao Chen.
First Pce Master Yi Yun recalled a proud youth dering to Tian Yun that Tian Yun would regret it on that youths entry to the Heavenly Dragon Pce.
He also remembered the shock he felt when he received news of that youth chopping down Rakshasa Tians clone in the Abyssal Underworlds firstyer.
Then, there was the memory of that youth practicing the Supreme Dragon Fist on top of the Heavenly Dragon statue, shocking those around and disying his pride.
The First Pce Master reminisced about the joy that he, his second brother, and his third brother experienced when they came to know that Xiao Chen simultaneously defeated two Divine Dragon outer pce heaven-ss core disciples during the gathering of three outer pces.
He remembered the promise Xiao Chen made before he left for Thundercloud Ancient Marsh, as well as Xiao Chens zing fighting spirit and resolute expression.
The First Pce Master Yi Yun thought of many things. However, his thoughts of letting Xiao Chen survive won.
No matter what, one had hope only while one was alive. Living was the most important.
However, just as First Pce Master Yi Yun was about to say something, Elder Tian Yun suddenly tugged on his sleeve and said, First Pce Master, trust him. I understand Xiao Chen. If we make him give up like this, he might never forgive useven if it was for his good.
But...
Elder Tian Yun persisted, saying, First Pce Master, have you forgotten what he said to me when he first came to the Heavenly Dragon Pce? Have you forgotten the Heavenly Dragons mysteries that heprehended at the top of the Heavenly Dragon statue? Have you forgotten how he rode that momentum and sessfully practiced the Supreme Dragon Fist? First Pce Master, believe me; do not give up. Otherwise, Xiao Chen will never forgive us. He is someone who does not give up easily. Even he has not given up. What would he think if we give up?!
These words struck First Pce Master Yi Yun like a bolt of lightning.
Thats right. Even Xiao Chen has not given up. Yet, we want to give up on him. What will he think?
This is a Dragon Race cultivator who dared to take the risk to chop down Rakshasa Tians clone. How could he abandon his resolve before a Snake-Tailed Tiger?
A brilliant light shed in First Pce Master Yi Yuns eyes. He no longer wavered as he said, Many thanks, Lord Feng. The Heavenly Dragon Pce will not give up. We will not give up on our disciple.
There was also something in First Pce Master Yi Yuns heart that he did not say.
The Heavenly Dragon Pce cannot possiblyest forever!
Lord Feng found this slightly strange, but since First Pce Master Yi Yun had made his choice, Lord Feng did not say much.
However, this decision shocked the Pce Masters of the Divine Dragon outer pces.
The face of the Golden Dragon Pces Third Pce Master sank. He showed a cold smile and said, Brother Yi Yun, you are really pushing this hard. For the sake of getting a good rank, you can ignore the death of your disciple. However, this makes sense as well... After all, he is just a mixed-blood dragon. Even if he died, Brother Yi Yun would not care.
First Pce Master Yi Yuns face sank when he heard these words. A cold murderous intent filled his voice, prompting others to tremble in fear.
Do you seek death?
This stunned the others.
Everyone thought, Oh no! The Golden Dragon Pces Third Pce Master has gone somewhat overboard.
He forgot how terrifying the Heavenly Dragon Pces First Pce Master is!
While First Pce Master Yi Yuns bloodline was not strong, he showed startlingprehension ability. When he was young, he was also an unruly person. Back then, the Divine Dragon Empire was at war.
This man before them had climbed up to the position of the Heavenly Dragon Pces First Pce Master step by step with his military merits.
He was not like the rest. While the rest were strong, they mostly relied on the power of their ns.
The White Dragon Pces Pce Master tried to smooth things over. Brother Qin, your words are somewhat overboard. We are all members of the Dragon Race. How can we have such division? No matter who it is, life and death are major matters!
Right, right, right. Brother Qin, just apologize and stop speaking.
Fortunately, the other Pce Masters gave the Golden Dragon Pces Third Pce Master a way out. Recognizing his error and fearing Yi Yuns strength somewhat, the Golden Dragon Pces Third Pce Master said casually, Sorry, Brother Yi Yun, I said the wrong things earlier. I apologize to you.
First Pce Master Yi Yun wanted to act on his rage, but Ancestor Dragon Citys Lord Feng was here. Thus, he could not say much, only leave things be.
On seeing this scene, the Golden Dragon Pces Third Pce Master smiled coldly to himself. A mixed-blood dragon is just a mixed-blood dragon. Do you think you can change anything?!
Chapter 2026 (Raw 2122): Final Test
Chapter 2026 (Raw 2122): Final Test
After exiting the hall, Xiao Chen advanced at full speed, unaware that certain events on the light steps spread across the sky nearly caused him to be pulled out.
If First Pce Master Yi Yun had made Xiao Chen give up, Xiao Chen would feel extremely sad even with his strong mental state.
Xiao Chen had not given up yet, but others thought of giving up for him. This sorrow would make one feel extremely helpless.
Soon, city walls appeared in front of Xiao Chen.
The city gates were tightly shut, and dark clouds hung in the sky.
Xiao Chen stopped and pondered. This world was rather strange. The sky was probably an illusion.
Everything pointed to this being a small world.
Stop hiding ande out, Xiao Chen said as he faced the magnificent city walls. There were two people hidden there. While their auras were exquisitely concealed, he could sense them. However, he did not know how strong they were or anything else.
Whoosh! Whoosh!
Two men wearing golden battle armor leaped down from the walls. One held a spear and had a sharp face. His eyes looked like resplendent stars or gems, bright and clear. He was handsome, exuding an aura of nobility.
Regarding grace, this person was no inferior to Qin Mu, one of the Qin ns twin stars.
The other person was stocky and well-built. He was two meters tall and bulged with muscles. His armor looked like it would break from the strain.
This person wore ck gloves that flickered with a dim light. Based on the faint Dao Mighting off them, they were an inherited Dao Tool.
The second person was an exceptionally rare Vital Qi cultivator.
When Xiao Chen saw them, his expression did not change. However, he was inwardly startled.
These two were rather high-ranking Golden Dragon Pce heaven-ss core disciples. He had an impression of them while they were outside. These two seemed very close to the Golden Dragon Pces Third Pce Master.
Shouldnt the strongest disciples of the various outer pces be the only ones participating in the first stage?
How did other heaven-ss core disciplese in?
After waiting for so long, only a mixed-blood dragon showed up. I can tell that you are confused. Ill exin. Every pce can send two people to attack the strongest disciples of the other outer pces. The matchup is decided by luck. Unfortunately, you ran into the two of us.
Golden Dragon Pce, Zhao Long!
The handsome youth twirled his spear, the speartip producing a few gusts of wind as he reported his name.
Golden Dragon Pce, Tie Zongming!
Giving Xiao Chen a cruel smile, the Vital Qi cultivator reported his name, as well.
These two were experts inferior only to Qin Mu in the Golden Dragon Pce. They were equally matched.
When the two of them worked together, even Qin Mu found them a challenge.
Xiao Chen raised his head to look at the wall behind the two. Then, he pondered for a moment. I can leave as long as I can push the city gates open?
When Tie Zongming heard that, he burst intoughter. Why do you think you have a chance of that with the two of us here? This is not the second stage yet. I advise you to save your strength. Honestly speaking, even if Qin Mu were here, he would struggle to defeat the two of us when we work together. In the Golden Dragon Pce, the two of us are the strongest, Qin Mu aside!
Seeing that Xiao Chen still harbored hope, the two could not helpughing.
In reality, the two had hoped to meet with the Silver Dragon Pces Yuan Xi, the Red Dragon Pces Ding Jun, or the Blue Dragon Pces Feng Wuheng.
They wanted to do their best to create the best chance for their Senior Brother Qin Mu to obtain the first rank.
The two were somewhat disappointed at facing Xiao Chen. They felt that they could not bring out their full strength and that they wasted a chance to deal a blow to their opponents.
Make your move. Let me see the source of your confidence.
Xiao Chens expression remained calm as he gestured in invitation.
These words enraged Zhao Long. He said, It looks like you wont give up until you face the grim reality. You deserve to be beaten!
While Zhao Longs words were arrogant, he took great caution when he attacked, not getting careless.
These two had heard of Xiao Chens stories and could not let their guard down.
Bang!
Zhao Long attacked first, but Tie Zongmings attack arrived earlier.
Tie Zongming let out coldughter before punching the ground.
The ground trembled, and a horrifying crack shot out towards Xiao Chens feet amid loud reports.
A horrifying force seemed like it would tear Xiao Chen in half, like the ground.
This was how Vital Qi cultivators were; their usage and cirction of Vital Qi were much faster than those of Veritable Essence Energy.
Vital Qi was not like Veritable Essence Energy, which needed to be circted through the meridians andbined with aura and Dao Might.
Vital Qi cultivators moved with a thought. A casual punch could explode with a horrifying force.
Xiao Chen did not retreat. He snorted coldly and stomped on the ground. The growing crack stopped.
The two bursts of Vital Qi shed underground. In the next moment, the ground split and exploded. Rocks flew out, and the ground shook. Space turned chaotic.
Whoosh!
A shing, icy star moved among the rocks tumbling in the air. Zhao Long held up his spear, looking like a celestial being.
Many Golden Dragon images surrounded Zhao Longs body as his wrist shook.
The Golden Dragon images merged into the spear. The resplendent golden light at the tip of the spear looked as piercing as the sun.
Lone Dragon Illuminating the Sky! Zhao Long shouted as he poured in most of his Veritable Essence Energy into his spear. He also brought out his Holy Venerate Will and Great Dao Energy, raising his aura to the peak.
Zhao Long held strong confidence in this spear attack, certain it would injure Xiao Chen. He believed that even if Xiao Chen did not die, Xiao Chen would be severely injured. Then, when Tie Zongming followed up with an attack, Xiao Chen would be defeated.
Unfortunately, Xiao Chen was no longer the Xiao Chen from one month ago. He could block this spear attack.
At thest moment, Zhao Long saw the white figure in front holding his scabbarded saber upraised and pointing it at the sky.
He did not draw his saber?
Dang!
There was no time to think. The tip of the scabbard met Zhao Longs nearly full-power strike.
A huge force surged out. The ground around Xiao Chen shattered and shot out.
This made the strong might of this attack clear.
However, Zhao Long was horrified to see that Xiao Chen did not take a single step back. Even after receiving this spear attack with the scabbard, Xiao Chen did not budge at all.
This... How can this be?
A trace of consternation shed in Zhao Longs eyes. Then, he was somewhat aghast to discover that two kinds of Dao Might had appeared at some point in time,yering over each other and suppressing him, from behind Xiao Chen.
Go back.
Xiao Chen ferociously shoved back with the scabbard, a considerable force surging out. Zhao Long felt his internal organs rupture. Blood leaked out of his mouth as he went flying.
ng!
The movements seemed very fluid. In the next instant, Xiao Chen drew the Tyrant Saber, and a cold light shed in the air.
Ka ca!
The sabers de chopped down on Tie Zongmings pauldron and cut into his shoulder bone. He paled and fell to one knee, mping the saber de between two hands to halt its advance.
Tie Zongming seemed to drown in fear. Earlier, he had urately calcted the timing. The other party should not have had any way to dodge his sneak attack.
However, Xiao Chen seemed to have predicted it. By the time Tie Zongming made his move, the saber light had already locked on to him.
In that instant, only this saber existed in the world. The fear of death filled his mind.
At the critical moment, the advantages of a Vital Qi cultivator appeared: Tie Zongming managed to avoid fatal damage. However, he could not retreat safely; the saber light still struck him.
You are seeking death!
The situation incensed Zhao Long. While still in the air, he turned around and hurled his spear.
The spear became like a dragon, shaking up the surroundings as it bared ws and fangs, roaring as it flew towards Xiao Chen.
Dragon roars rang out, and the Golden Dragons Dragon Might pressed over to force Xiao Chen back and give Tie Zongming a chance to retreat.
Shatter! Xiao Chen shouted coldly and punched with his left hand. One hundred Cauldron Force surged from his body and burst out from his fist light.
Zhao Long had not stored up power for this strike. sted by one hundred Cauldron Force, the Golden Dragon image instantly scattered.
The spear returned to its original form. Its body quivered endlessly in the air.
Seizing the opportunity, Tie Zongming, who was kneeling on one knee, grabbed the entire de with his left hand and roared, Die!
His eyes turned bloodshot as his Vital Qi surged like lightning. His body gave off thunderous sounds.
Tie Zongmings aura instantly soared. His left hand, which gripped the sabers de, bled.
However, Tie Zongming did not care. He forcefully stood up while holding the de.
Then, he clenched his right hand and punched at Xiao Chens head ruthlessly.
Tie Zongmings entire right arm turned into a berserk dragon as his Vital Qi surged out endlessly. This sudden burst would catch another person off guard, and this punch would smash their brains.
Vital Qi cultivators should never be underestimated. They could erupt with a miracle when in danger.
Unfortunately...Xiao Chen was also a Vital Qi cultivator.
Divine Dragon War Body! Xiao Chen snorted coldly, and his body swelled up. His figure became as sturdy and tall as Tie Zongmings.
When Tie Zongming went berserk, he managed to suppress Xiao Chens aura temporarily. However, his momentum disappeared at this moment.
Xiao Chen clenched his right fist and threw a punch as well. After he brought out the Divine Dragon War Body, he did not fear shing head-on.
Bang!
The two fists met in an explosion. Tie Zongming flew back, vomiting blood.
Xiao Chens figure flickered, moving up and down as he dissipated the force.
A white figure flitted about the rocks in the air as a strong wind blew endlessly. He appeared calm and indifferent in the chaotic space with dragon roars ringing out.
It looks like Qin Mu held back a lot when he fought with you. Goodbye!
Xiao Chen did not want to waste his time with these two. He sheathed his saber in its scabbard and turned into a lightning bolt flying to the city gates in front.
Zhao Long and Tie Zongming exchanged nces. Their eyes filled with bitterness. They lost quite miserably.
The two still could fight. If they really wanted to drag this out, they could waste a lot of Xiao Chens time.
However, it was already pointless. Their confidence was shattered. Continuing to fight would only aggravate the adverse effect.
In the second stage, the two might end up running into problems. There was no need to make such a big sacrifice for Qin Mu.
Xiao Chen understood what was going on in their hearts, so he went on without any fear of them.
He knew that these two would not dare to continue blocking him.
Creak! Xiao Chen pushed the city gates open, and the world before him suddenly changed. He had entered another suppressive hall.
He looked around and explored for a while. However, he did not discover any hidden danger in the hall.
The ce was tightly shut, forming a sealed cage.
Xiao Chen found this strange. What was this trial testing? He could not help entering deep thought.
Its the final trial?
Xiao Chen felt that he was already at the end. Through this hall, he could sense the boundaries of the world within the formation.
Just as he stood bewildered, a breeze stirred in the hall.
A figure appeared together with the breeze.
Feng Wuheng!
Xiao Chen!
The two called out each others names when they saw each others faces clearly.
Boom! A loud sound rang out as a huge, ancient, bronze door suddenly materialized at the end of the hall.
The two felt startled. A brilliant light shed in their eyes at the same time as they understood that this was the final trial, and only one of them could exit through this door.
Chapter 2027 (Raw 2123): Results Almost Revealed
Chapter 2027 (Raw 2123): Results Almost Revealed
After Xiao Chen and Feng Wuheng saw the big bronze door, the twos shock calmed down.
With their intelligence, they both could guess that this was thest trial.
After pushing the big, bronze door open, one would be among the top three at least. If one failed to open the bronze door, one would rank at the bottom.
Their meeting here meant that only one could go out. This was the very cruel reality.
Feng Wuheng circled the ce, gaining some understanding of this trial.
Two people needed to arrive at this hall before the bronze door would appear. The first to appear got to rest and recover his Veritable Essence Energy, allowing him to face his opponent while in his peak state.
After all, no matter who it was, everyone would expend some energy. They would not be at their very peak.
Due to his wind attribute, Feng Wuheng had rushed over at the fastest speed, dyed by only the Snake-Tailed Tiger. He had not expected Xiao Chen to arrive before him.
Feng Wuhengs shock when he first saw Xiao Chen was not feigned.
Xiao Chen did not overthink. He shifted his gaze from the bronze door to Feng Wuheng.
It looks like only one of us can go out.
Feng Wuhengs eyes flickered; he did not answer that. I wonder how long Brother Xiao has been here.
Feng Wuheng was probing Xiao Chen. If Xiao Chen had arrived much earlier, that meant that Xiao Chen had recovered to his peak state.
Fighting Xiao Chen like that would put Feng Wuheng at a considerable disadvantage.
Feng Wuheng had rushed all the way. He had even used a Secret Technique and drained himself significantly.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly. Naturally, he knew what the other party was thinking. He did not hide anything, saying straightforwardly, If you need time to recover, I can give you fifteen minutes. During this time, I will not attack.
This offer shocked Feng Wuheng. Xiao Chens attitudepletely surpassed his expectations. Many thanks. I once heard about you from Situ Changfeng. His words for you were filled with admiration. Previously, I did not believe him. Now that I have seen you myself, I believe that even Qin Mu cannot match you in confidence and breadth of heart.
These words were true. Although Feng Wuheng was not like those who discriminated against mixed-blood dragons, he did feel some disdain when he heard Situ Changfeng talking about Xiao Chen.
Feng Wuheng did not feel that a mixed-blood dragon bloodline cultivator could really be that strong. Today, he finally saw it for himself.
However, Ill say this first. I will not show you mercy, Feng Wuheng said seriously as a brilliant light shed in his eyes.
Feng Wuheng felt that he had a chance with Xiao Chen. If he had run into another person for thisst trial, he might not be able to fight for the first rank.
However, against Xiao Chen, Feng Wuheng stood a big chance.
Its fine, Xiao Chen said softly, not feeling surprised.
Xiao Chen had his considerations. Since this was a Blue Dragon Pce disciple, there was no need to take this too seriously, on ount of Situ Changfeng.
There was no need to make too many enemies. Doing the other party a favor was not a bad thing.
Furthermore, Xiao Chen felt confident of defeating him even if the other party had fully recovered.
As long as Xiao Chen pushed the bronze door open, he would rank in the top three. That was entirely eptable for the Heavenly Dragon Pce.
The Heavenly Dragon Pce had fewer heaven-ss core disciples. Just the third rank alone would be sufficient for everyone to enter the second stage.
Fifteen minutes soon passed.
Feng Wuheng opened his eyes and stood up, facing Xiao Chen once more.
No matter who wins, I owe Brother Xiao a favor this time. Do give me your guidance!
Feng Wuheng was also a rather straightforward person. Without speaking any nonsense, he immediately shifted to abat posture.
Whoosh!
The twos gazes met in the air as they sought openings in each others aura.
Electricity crackled behind Xiao Chen while he stored up power for his Thunder Great Dao.
Soft breezes blew around Feng Wuheng, slowly strengthening.
Holy Venerate Will!
Seeing Xiao Chens weaker cultivation, Feng Wuheng decisively infused his will of soul into his aura.
Immediately, the strong, invisible wind seemed toe to life.
With the support of the will of soul, the wind howled towards Xiao Chen, radiating vast might and pressure like a Divine Dragon.
The dragon hid in the wind, and the dragon moved with the wind. The Dragon Might spread out, present everywhere.
In that instant, Xiao Chen felt the other partys might and pressure spread out throughout this space, which put immense pressure on him.
Feng Wuheng clearly put some effort into his will of soul. The might and pressure it disyed rivaled that of a Small Perfection Sovereign Personage.
Sun and Moon Shining Together!
Xiao Chen did not get flustered. He waved his hand, and a sun and a moon rose from behind him.
The suppressive aura immediately rebounded.
While Xiao Chens cultivation was notparable, he had a will of soul mysterious phenomenon. Once it appeared, it not only resolved the danger before him but even repelled the threat.
When Feng Wuheng saw the situation, he was shocked. He knew he had to attack now.
If Feng Wuheng did not attack, he would be utterly disadvantaged in aura.
Rage of Wind, Apocalyptic Storm!
Feng Wuheng showed a ferocious and furious expression. As he roared, he threw a palm strike.
What kind of scene would an apocalyptic storm be?
Xiao Chen had never seen such a scene before. However, he believed that it might genuinely bring about the apocalypse if it were outside the Central Great Realm.
Every inch of space in the entire hall went berserk under Feng Wuhengs palm strike.
Rumble...!
Strong winds blew in every corner. The hall shook, looking like it could copse at any moment. There was no ce to hide.
The power of the storm appeared everywhere.
Xiao Chen felt like there were millions of invisible hands trying to tear him to pieces.
Indeed, none of the four outer pce great expert disciples were weak.
The moment they attacked, they caught others off guard and threw them off bnce.
Fortunately, Xiao Chen boasted a strong physical body. Otherwise, he could not resist this pull and would fall immediately.
Set! Xiao Chen shouted. He moved his left leg back one step, grasped the Tyrant Saber with his right hand, and ferociously smashed it down.
Dang!
The tip of the scabbard sank two centimeters into the ground. The Thunder Daos and the Saber Daos Dao Mightyered over each other.
Thebined Dao Might, together with Xiao Chens Veritable Essence Energy, skyrocketed, bing like a powerful pir anchored there.
No matter how strongly the winds howl, I will not budge.
Rage of Wind, Heartless and Hateless!
A deste intent leaked out from Feng Wuheng. This move, which used the deste autumn wind sweeping through the world, surged towards Xiao Chen.
The berserk wind gained a destructive will. The two merged, forming the perfect deste autumn wind.
This wind swept everything before it.
Break!
Xiao Chen remained expressionless. He silently formed the Buddhists Seven Kill Seal, then unsheathed his saber, bringing out an eternal and inextinguishable saber light.
It was the Mahmy Abstinence Vition Saber Techniques Resolving the Mundane.
Was the autumn wind more merciless, or was the Lord Buddha, who resolved the mundane, more merciless? It was mercilessness against mercilessness.
In the time it took to breathe, the deste palm wind shed with the inextinguishable saber light.
The autumn wind scattered, and the resplendent saber light shattered. The scattered autumn wind and the shattered saber light flew about, filling the entire space.
In a sh, lights and shadows formed a grand spectacle.
The two could not spare any attention to appreciate it. Their figures flickered as they quickly made their moves, not giving way.
Just as the fight intoxicated the two, people finally arrived at the other two halls.
Inside one of the halls:
The Golden Dragon Pces Qin Mu quite easily broke through the blockade of the two White Dragon Pce experts attacking him. Then, he looked around the ce curiously.
Just as Qin Mu was pondering the situation, a figure flickered. Closely after that, a huge, bronze door appeared.
Ding Jun!
This stunned Qin Mu. Unexpectedly, he faced Ding Jun in thest trial.
If it were anyone else from the outer pces, Qin Mu would have been confident of convincing the other party to give up without a fight.
However, the Red Dragon Pces Ding Jun was somewhat troublesome. Even so, Qin Mu still tried. Ding Jun, this should be thest trial. We have fought many times before, and you have not won even once. How about you do me a favor and let me push that door open without a fight?
Ding Jun withdrew his wandering gaze and chuckled. Qin Mu, since when have you seen my Red Dragon Pces disciples negotiating with another? Stop being wishy-washy like a woman. If we need to fight, then just fight. Be more straightforward.
Qin Mus face sank. He said coldly, You bunch of Red Dragon Pce bastards are all like thetrine pits stones. Since you dont appreciate my kindness, dont me me for being ruthless.
Many thanks for your praise. Come,e,e. Show me how ruthless you can be. Hahaha! Ding Jun showed no worry, guffawing.
The two quickly started fighting, with nothing held back. The moment they attacked, they used their most ferocious moves.
In the final hall, the White Dragon Pces Ling Xiao, who had arrived veryte, was sizing up his surroundings when a sorry figure appeared in front of him.
Yuan Xi!
Ling Xiao was stunned to see Yuan Xi riddled with wounds, blood flowing all over his body. They were all sword wounds.
The lingering sword intents in the wounds had yet to scatter. Clearly, it would take a long time to recover from the injuries.
Yuan Xis Sword Dao was publicly acknowledged as the strongest in the outer pce. Yet, such a person ended up covered in sword wounds.
Yuan Xi, which outer pce attacked you? Ling Xiao asked interestedly.
Boom!
The moment Ling Xiao spoke, an ancient, bronze door suddenly appeared at the end of the hall.
This startled the two. After the shock, they showed different expressions.
Yuan Xis face sank as he said, Ling Xiao, we have some friendship between us. Will you let me rest for a while before fighting?
Ling Xiao smiled and retorted, Im not a fool. If you recovered, how could I be a match for you? Friendship is friendship. If your luck is bad, you cant me me for it.
Yuan Xi was incensed. Ling Xiao usually seemed like a righteous person. However, at the crucial moment, Ling Xiao did not even give him a single chance.
This great me admits to that bad luck. However, defeating me wont be as easy as you think!
With this, fights started in all three halls.
The Green Dragon Pces strongest disciple was unfortunatelyggard, losing the right to take thest trial.
On the light steps spreading across the sky outside the formation te, Lord Feng raised his eyebrows slightly. Then, he murmured, The people who are qualified have reached thest trial. Soon, the first rank will be revealed.
The moment Lord Feng spoke, the many Pce Masters on the steps grew somewhat anxious.
The Golden Dragon Pces Third Pce Master also showed a tense expression. He was waiting for Qin Mu to be the first out so that he could vent his frustrations.
Chapter 2028 (Raw 2124): Inconceivable
Chapter 2028 (Raw 2124): Inconceivable
The battles in the three halls in the formation te world had already reached a white-hot stage.
The fights in each hall were incredibly intense, possibly even bitter and desperate.
The exit was right before them. Either they became one of the top three, or they would be at the bottom.
The two results differed significantly.
No one was willing to be rankedst. This was especially so for those outer pce outstanding talents who had long been famous. They would not give up until thest moment.
Who would walk out of one of the huge, bronze doors first?
A long time passed. Everyone waited anxiously, not just the various Pce Masters on the light steps, but also the many heaven-core disciples of the various outer pces on the ground.
After all, this would decide the number of slots the various outer pces would get for the second stage.
This matter involved glory and interests.
Everyone hoped that the strongest disciple of their outer pce would seed, taking the top rank.
Why is there no result yet? This is very worrying!
Why hasnt Senior Brother Qin Mu appeared yet?!
Dont worry. Senior Brother Qin Mu is the publicly acknowledged strongest person of the outer pce. There should not be any idents that will prevent him from getting the first rank in the first stage.
As long as we can get into the top three, it will be fine. Most of our Silver Dragon Pces people will qualify to enter the second stage.
With Senior Brother Yuan Xis strength, while I dont dare say that he will take the first rank, he will definitely be among the top three.
The outer pce disciples huddled in twos and threes, discussing in low voices.
The many Heavenly Dragon Pce disciples did not dare say a thing before the Divine Dragon bloodline cultivators. If they spoke casually, they would attract criticism.
Many of the Divine Dragon disciples who looked down on mixed-blood dragons secretly mocked the Heavenly Dragon Pce disciples. They believed that Xiao Chen would rankst.
When Li Luo and the others heard what was being said, they raged in their hearts. However, they did not dare to show it on their faces.
They could not do anything, merely watch.
Aside from them, the rest were Divine Dragon bloodline disciples. If they got into an argument, they would not have any advantages.
This first stage shows a lot of care for the Heavenly Dragon Pce. Aside from the top three, everyone ranks at the bottom together. That is really unfair.
Indeed, why should this be the case? Why not have fourth, fifth, sixth, and seventh ranks as well? Just thinking about it upsets me. Ancestor Dragon City clearly favors this group of mixed-blood dragons.
Speak softer. Dont let others hear you.
So what if they hear me? What is there to be afraid of? I speak the truth. At that time, if Senior Brother fails to rank in the top three, the number of slots we will have will be the same as the mixed-blood dragons This is not fair!
Although the harsh criticisms were spoken in hushed voices, everyone could hear them.
Bai Yunfeng and the others held their breath, showing somewhat unsightly expressions.
Not far away, the Silver Dragon Pces Yuan Taiughed softly at seeing this scene. Brother Yunfeng, dont be angry. The Heavenly Dragon Pce has rankedst for so many years. This is a form of care for you. These people are all being insensitive. Just ignore them. I support Ancestor Dragon Citys decision.
The Silver Dragon Pce disciples felt strongly confident of Yuan Xi entering the top three.
Yuan Tai appeared very calm. He was also very bored, so he started mocking the Heavenly Dragon Pce. Ostensibly, he supported them on the surface, but the mockery was tant.
Right, right, right. We, the Silver Dragon Pce, support Ancestor Dragon Citys decision.
These people are truly shameless. To think that they are so unkind to the members of the same sect. Brothers of the Heavenly Dragon Pce, dont be sad. We, the Silver Dragon Pce disciples, will not be this unkind. Hahaha!
Under Yuan Tais lead, the group of bored Silver Dragon Pce heaven-ss core disciples startedughing.
In any case, as long nothing unexpected happened, their senior brother Yuan Xi would be in the top three. They did not need to worry too much.
Bai Yunfeng trembled with fury, on the verge of attacking right then and there. However, Li Luo pulled him aside and warned him not to be rash.
Creak! Creak!
Just at this moment, a strange sound came from the formation te. It was not loud, but everyone heard it.
It was the sound of a door opening. Someone was pushing a bronze door open.
The noisy chatter stopped in an instant. All the disciples looked towards the three bronze doors on the huge formation te.
Everyone turned anxious, including the Silver Dragon Pce disciples. They also withdrew their smiles as they watched somewhat nervously. After all, idents were unpredictable.
It was the door in the middle.
Everyone carefully watched the three ancient, bronze doors, capturing every single little detail.
Everyone saw the middle door slowly opening, giving off creaking sounds.
The person pushing the door open seemed to have drained a lot of their strength and Veritable Essence Energy. He was clearly struggling, unable to push the door open in one go.
Who is it?
Right now, everyone was guessing who was pushing the door open.
Without a doubt, the person that pushed this door open would be the first.
Qin Mu. Qin Mu. It must be Qin Mu!
On the light steps, the eyes of the Golden Dragon Pces Third Pce Master turned somewhat crazed. He muttered in his heart continuously, nearly speaking out loud.
The Golden Dragon Pces Third Pce Master could not help himself. He had pushed things too far with his earlier words.
He had ruthlessly trampled on the Heavenly Dragon Pce with his words. If Qin Mu did not get the first rank, it would be too embarrassing.
Although the other outer pces Pce Masters knew that it was likely Qin Mu pushing the door open, they still nursed some hope that their own disciple was the one opening the door.
The many Golden Dragon Pce heaven-ss core disciples held their breaths in anxiety, waiting for the answer.
Compared to the Divine Dragon Pce disciples, the Heavenly Dragon Pce disciples felt somewhat deste.
The Heavenly Dragon Pce disciples did not seek to be first. They only hoped that Xiao Chen could get into the top three.
As long as Xiao Chen entered the top three, they could immediately vent the frustration buried deep in their hearts.
As long as Xiao Chen was one of the top three, the grievances that the Heavenly Dragon Pce disciples suffered for so many years would be worth it.
However, the rumors circting had made the Heavenly Dragon Pce disciples lose hope. They had heard about the Snake-Tailed Tiger.
The Heavenly Dragon Pce disciples did not dare imagine the result of a mixed-blood dragon bloodline cultivator facing a Snake-Tailed Tiger, with its Hou bloodline.
Although the bronze door in the middle opened slowly, the crack still gradually grewrger.
When the crack was about eight centimeters wide, a face and blood-soaked golden armor appeared before everyone under the sunlight.
Its Qin Mu!
The somewhat fatigued handsome features, the hidden sharpness, the noble air of the Golden Dragons, and the blood-soaked golden armor, all these pointed to Qin Mu, one of the Qin ns twin stars, the strongest person of the outer pce.
Hahaha! This great me has said it. My Golden Dragon Pces Qin Mu would definitely take the first rank. I only said a few words about the mixed-blood dragons, and you all forced me to apologize. Screw the apology! To think that the first-ranked Golden Dragon needs to apologize to mixed-blood dragons! The Golden Dragon Pces Third Pce Master, who was on the light steps, could not helpughing wildly.
Clearly, the Golden Dragon Pces Third Pce Master felt frustrated at having to apologize to the Heavenly Dragon Pces First Pce Master. Although the apology was insincere, having to give one still upset him greatly, due to his pride in being a Golden Dragon.
After suppressing this frustration for so long, he finally let it all out.
Although these words were arrogant, the other outer pces Pce Masters did not say anything this time since the first to push an ancient, bronze door open was Qin Mu.
There was nothing they could do about it. The Golden Dragon Pces Third Pce Master had the capital to be arrogant.
Even if First Pce Master Yi Yun felt upset, he could not say anything; there was nothing much to say.
The results were there. This was a world where strength reigned. Lord Feng would not care, either.
Its Senior Brother! Its really Senior Brother Qin!
The pride of the Golden Dragon Pce, showing the dignity of the royal n! Senior Brother managed to do it!
The first among the outer pces is definitely the noble Golden Dragons; no one can shake our position!
The Golden Dragon Pce heaven-ss core disciples seethed with excitement. The eyes of some of them even turned moist as they cheered.
Although the other outer pce disciples showed slightly sad expressions, they were not that agitated.
The strongest person of the outer pce truly lived up to his reputation.
Qin Mu, who was currently shoving the door open, felt extremely fatigued. However, when he saw this scene, he squeezed out a smile on his pale face.
It was worth it, worth fighting that Red Dragon Pce madman to a nearly half-dead state.
I did not fail my mission. It was all worth it!
Boom!
Suddenly, an explosion came from the formation te without any warning. Before everyones incredulous gaze, the bronze door to the left of Qin Mus suddenly burst open.
Then, a bright electric light shot out. The brilliant electric light seemed even more dazzling than the zing sun.
A figure appeared amid the bright electric light. This figure wore white robes and looked clean. He possessed a handsome face with delicate features. With a calm expression, hended firmly while holding the Tyrant Saber.
If that was not Xiao Chen, who else could it be?
This...
This scene stunned everyone.
Qin Mu had only opened the door halfway and had not stepped forward yet. His smile had yet to fade, frozen there.
The cheering Golden Dragon Pce disciples were all stupefied.
After the white-bearded old man on the light steps recovered from his shock, he said calmly, Congrattions, Heavenly Dragon Pce disciple Xiao Chen. You are the first out of the door, so you take the first rank.
The Golden Dragon Pces Third Pce Master, who had just cursed out excitedly, was dumbfounded, his face going red.
The Heavenly Dragon Pces First Pce Master felt an itchy sensation in his nose, but he maintained a rtively calm expression. He did not even bother to look at the Golden Dragon Pces Third Pce Master as he said softly, Tian Yun, lets go and receive Xiao Chen.
However, Elder Tian Yun could not resist looking at the Golden Dragon Pces Third Pce Master and saying, Our Heavenly Dragon Pce really does not care about your Golden Dragon Pces apology. You keep looking down and scolding mixed-blood dragons, but you are notparable to the mixed-blood dragon you spoke of. To think that you call yourselves the noble Golden Dragons. Noble, my ass!
After cursing and scolding, Elder Tian Yun turned and left.
This frustrated the Golden Dragon Pces Third Pce Master into trembling in anger. He pointed at the other party in vexation, rendered speechless for a long time.
A Heavenly Dragon Pce Elder scolded the Golden Dragon Pces Third Pce Master in public, frustrating him to death. However, the Golden Dragon Pces Third Pce Master could not do anything.
Chapter 2029 (Raw 2125): Succeeded in My Mission
Chapter 2029 (Raw 2125): Seeded in My Mission
At first, the many Heavenly Dragon Pce heaven-ss core disciples did not dare to believe their eyes.
Only when the white-bearded old man announced that the Heavenly Dragon Pces Xiao Chen obtained the first rank did they startle awake. Their long-suppressed emotions burst out in spontaneous cheering.
Junior Brother Xiao Chen took the first rank!
It really is the first rank! The first rank belongs to our Heavenly Dragon Pce! We are not thest!
The eyes of many Heavenly Dragon Pce disciples turned somewhat moist. The earlier feeling felt too unbearable.
Dont cry. Dont make a joke of yourselves in front of others, Bai Yunfeng warned softly. However, his eyes had also turned moist at some point in time.
Although it was just the first rank for the first stage, it was a significant achievement in the Heavenly Dragon Pces history.
It had been many years since the Heavenly Dragon Pce broke out of thest ce. Many of the Heavenly Dragon Pce Elders did not know how long the Heavenly Dragon Pce had beenst.
The Heavenly Dragon Pce had suffered much mockery and disdain.
Today, Xiao Chen managed to snatch the first rank. How could the Heavenly Dragon Pce disciples not feel excited?
The Silver Dragon Pce heaven-ss core disciples were stupefied, showing stunned expressions, unwilling to believe.
Although Lord Feng from Ancestor Dragon City already announced the result, the Silver Dragon Pce heaven-ss core disciples still found it somewhat uneptable.
The expression of Yuan Tai, who mocked the Heavenly Dragon Pce disciples earlier, was somewhat unsightly. He sneaked a peek at Bai Yunfeng and the others and discovered that they were paying no attention to him at all, their focus purely on Xiao Chen.
Yuan Tai heaved a sigh of relief. If Bai Yunfeng and the others chose this moment to mock the Silver Dragon Pce disciples, it would be a big p to their faces.
As for getting pped with Xiao Chens obtaining the first rank, Yuan Tai could only endure, unable to lose his temper.
Yuan Tai consoled himself, saying, Its fine. Its fine. This is just the first stage. The second stage is more important. As long as Senior Brother can enter the top three, it will be fine.
The Silver Dragon Pce heaven-ss core disciples all cast their gazes on the final bronze door.
They hoped that Yuan Xi would push the door open.
The first rank was Xiao Chen; the second rank was Qin Mu. If the third rank was not Yuan Xi, then the Silver Dragon Pce would rankst in this stage.
However, after waiting for a long time, thest bronze door still did not open.
Yuan Tai and the others showed somewhat unsightly expressions.
Senior Brother Yuan Tai, the door is opening! someone cried out as he pointed to the huge formation te in front.
Yuan Tai rejoiced as he looked over quickly. He saw the ancient, bronze door opening slowly.
Then, the White Dragon Pces Ling Xiao walked out with a victorious smile on his fatigued face.
The many Silver Dragon Pce disciples felt like they had plunged into an icy cave.
When Bai Yunfeng saw this scene, he was slightly startled. Then, heughed softly, What a surprise! The Silver Dragon Pce failed to get into the top three. However, the people of the Silver Dragon Pce probably do not mind. They did support the rules of this first stage earlier.
Bai Yunfengs voice was not loud, but Yuan Tai and the other Silver Dragon Pce disciples found these words incredibly jarring.
This was especially so since they mocked Bai Yunfeng and the others earlier, when they expressed support for Ancestor Dragon Citys rule.
This time, Yuan Tai received a tight p to his face. He set this trap and fell into it by himself; he could not rebut at all. He looked extremely unsightly.
The other outer pces discussed this, as well. For a long time, everyone acknowledged Yuan Xi as the strongest person after Qin Mu. Now, the Silver Dragon Pce ended up in thest rank in the first stage.
Boom!
The appearance of Ling Xiao marked the end of the first stage.
The various outer pce disciples who had been sent to attack the strongest disciple of the other outer pces were sent out. The white-bearded man said, Thats enough. You all go and rest first. I will announce the rules for the second stage two hourster.
The Snake-Tailed Tiger could not stop you, and you even managed to get the first rank. You should celebrate that you did not meet me, Qin Mu said coldly with a sullen expression as he stalked past Xiao Chen. He left without turning his head back.
Qin Mu felt extremely depressed, extremely aggrieved. Anyone would be upset with this. He had pushed the ancient, bronze door open first and had already been enjoying the cheers of the audience, basking in the victors glory.
However, the tables flipped, and he turned into the second-ranked in the blink of an eye. Had his mental state been bad, he would have erupted in rage on the spot.
Brother Xiao, congrattions on obtaining the first rank, the Blue Dragon Pces Feng Wuheng said softly with a smile and a cupped-fist salute as he walked over.
After the two fought in the hall and decided the victor, Feng Wuheng had decisively withdrawn and stopped fighting. This allowed Xiao Chen to preserve most of his Veritable Essence Energy and Great Dao Energy.
Hence, Xiao Chen could shatter the ancient bronze door open in one strike.
Xiao Chen did not end up like Qin Mu, drained of energy and only able to slowly push the ancient, bronze door open.
You are too polite.
These two could be considered to have befriended each other through a fight. Xiao Chen could obtain the top rank due in part to the other partys assistance. It had been a close victory.
Haha! Goodbye. Ill see you during the second stage.
Feng Wuheng showed a carefree smile before turning and leaving.
Junior Brother Xiao Chen, you obtained the first rank? Lu Feng said with some shock as he looked at Xiao Chen while walking over with Xiao Jinyu.
Lu Feng and Xiao Jinyu had been inside the formation te. They only learned the oue when Feng Wuheng came to congratte Xiao Chen,pletely shocking them.
I was just fortunate.
Right after Xiao Chen spoke, his expression changed, having noticed the extremely horrifying injuries of the two. Terrible sword wounds with lingering sword intent covered them. The sword intent still had not scattered, infiltrating the twos bodies.
Your wounds...
When speaking of these wounds, the two revealed smiles. Lu Feng exined excitedly, We sessfully attacked and injured Yuan Xi. Both of us believed that he absolutely would not be able to clear the final trial.
The First Pce Master told us to do our best to help you a little. Although Yuan Xi did not run into Junior Brother Xiao Chen, it was worth it.
When the two came to know that Xiao Chen obtained the first rank, they felt overjoyed,pletely forgetting their injuries.
However, Xiao Chen felt a heartache. These wounds were quite severe; Yuan Xi had been ruthless in his attacks.
You two mixed-blood dragons, dont let me run into you in the second stage. I, Yuan Xi, swear to make you two pay the price!
Unable to hold back his murderous intent, Yuan Xi brushed by the two, ring at them as if he wanted to start a fight.
If not for these two, how could Yuan Xi have lost to Ling Xiao?
Just at this moment, Yuan Xis expression froze. He suddenly discovered an even more terrifying murderous intent surging towards him,
Then, Xiao Chen dered coldly, I, Xiao Chen, also swear that if you dare take revenge on the two of them, I will repay it tenfold. This is just a warning. Youd best not run into me during the second stage!
Xiao Chen did not get angry at Qin Mus provocation; he did not even say anything.
However, Yuan Xi truly infuriated Xiao Chen.
Initially, Xiao Chen already felt anger because of the sword wounds on Lu Feng and Xiao Jinyu. Yuan Xis attacks were too ruthless.
Based on some of the wounds, had these attacks not been deflected slightly, the consequences would have been dire.
To think that Yuan Xi did not want to let the two of them off, wanting to take revenge on them during the second stage. This touched Xiao Chens reverse scale.
Yuan Xi felt startled. Xiao Chens murderous intent already affected his mental state.
Yuan Xi forced out a cold smile and retorted, Do you think I fear you?
After dropping this line, Yuan Xi immediately left, not daring to sh with Xiao Chen in murderous intent.
Junior Brother, there is no need to be so serious. Perhaps he was just talking. After all, we are all of the Dragon Race. Lu Feng felt somewhat surprised at Xiao Chens serious expression.
Xiao Chen said softly, That had better be the case. Lets go. The First Pce Master is still waiting for us. Ill get him to treat your injuries.
Right.
Ling Xiao, thest person remaining on the formation te, watched as the three left. He muttered, So, my third rank is thanks to those two. That is surprising. To think that Yuan Xi suffered at their hands in a sh of the Sword Dao. It looks like the Heavenly Dragon Pce cannot be underestimated.
When the three rejoined the Heavenly Dragon Pces group, they found the First Pce Master waiting for them.
We have seeded in our mission! Xiao Chen said seriously with a cupped-fist salute and a bow.
Please dont, please dont!
Elder Tian Yun rushed forward and cut short Xiao Chens bow. He said, Those who can stand at the top of the Heavenly Dragon statue do not need to bow to anyone. Our Heavenly Dragon Pces rules are not that strict. Furthermore, you are also our hero. The First Pce Master, the disciples, and I all have to thank you.
The First Pce Master smiled warmly and said, Tian Yun is right. I have not been this happy for many years already. It truly has been many, many years...
The nearby heaven-ss core disciples were still young, but the First Pce Master had experienced a lot. Even when he spoke calmly, others could easily hear the age in his voice.
The First Pce Master looked around, and his gaze fell on Lu Feng and Xiao Jinyu. A gratified expression shed in his eyes. Very good. Not only did Xiao Chen surprise me this time, but so did the two of you. Come with me. Ill treat your injuries.
The First Pce Master probably had more to say, but when he saw the injuries on Lu Feng and Xiao Jinyu, he limited himself to a few short words and personally helped the two eliminate the lingering sword intent.
On the other side, the Silver Dragon Pces outraged Second Pce Master scolded Yuan Xi with a cold expression.
Rankingst meant that the Silver Dragon Pce had only fifteen slots, which was entirely uneptable.
The Silver Dragon Pces umtions and number of heaven-ss core disciples were second only to the Golden Dragon Pces. Fifteen slots mean that arge portion of their members could not enter the second stage.
Yuan Xi felt too embarrassed to offer a rebuttal, merely lowering his head and remaining silent.
Chapter 2030 (Raw 2126): Shocked
Chapter 2030 (Raw 2126): Shocked
The Silver Dragon Pces furious Second Pce Master gave Yuan Xi an extremely miserable lecture.
He had ced a lot of hope on Yuan Xi. He had even poured so many resources into Yuan Xi for so many years.
In the end, Yuan Xi ended up rankingst in the first stage. As the Silver Dragon Pces Second Pce Master lectured Yuan Xi, he nearly called Yuan Xi trash.
Elder Mu, treat his injuries. You had better reflect on this. Dont fail me again in the second stage!
The Silver Dragon Pces Second Pce Master left after speaking, flinging his hand as he did so.
Yuan Xi felt extremely sullen. He looked around, and his gaze fell on Lu Feng and Xiao Jinyu.
However, Yuan Xis gaze lingered on the two for only a second before shifting to Xiao Chen.
Its him!
During the gathering with three outer pces, if that fellow did not give Lu Feng a chance to be defeated, how could Lu Feng have improved so much?
When Yuan Xi thought about Xiao Chens threats, his rage nearly spewed out.
Damn it! He is just a mixed-blood dragon. To think he could obtain the first rank and even dared to threaten me!
After repeated lectures, Yuan Xis heart turned somewhat twisted.
If not for the situation restraining him, he might have attacked Xiao Chen on the spot.
The second stage that decided the final ranking and result was about to begin.
The various outer pces Pce Masters spentvishly, using all sorts of high-ranked Medicinal Pills on their disciples.
On the light steps:
The group of Elders from Ancestor Dragon City felt surprised at the results of the first stage.
Unexpectedly, a Heavenly Dragon Pce disciple snagged the top rank of the first stage. This Xiao Chen is rather interesting. He does not seem to belong to a rich n in the Divine Dragon Empire.
Such a result is actually a good thing. The Heavenly Dragon Pce has rankedst for so many years already. Suppose they can get a good result in thispetition between the seven outer pces. In that case, it could ease the conflict between the mixed-blood dragon cultivators and the Divine Dragon cultivators.
The white-bearded man smiled, clearly satisfied with such an oue.
This could not only ease the conflicts between the mixed-blood dragon cultivators and the Divine Dragon cultivators but also suppress the Golden Dragon Pce, killing two birds with one stone.
The white-bearded old man looked at Xiao Chen and nodded repeatedly. Then, he suddenly sighed, The Heavenly Dragons mysteries!
With this look, the white-bearded old man made out the Heavenly Dragons mysteries that Xiao Chenprehended.
Great fellow! The Heavenly Dragon Pce is going to rise.
The white-breaded old man felt startled. Being able toprehend the Heavenly Dragons mysteries was already a rare feat.
However, Xiao Chen was still young, and the strand of the Heavenly Dragons mysteries that heprehended seemed substantial.
Soon, some doubt shed in the white-bearded old mans pondering gaze.
The bearded old man called a person over and muttered something to that person. Then, that person went to execute the order.
At the Golden Dragon Pces group:
Qin Mu consumed a Rank 7 Heavenly Pill, which replenished his Veritable Essence Energy and Soul Energy rapidly. However, he still had an unsightly expression.
His face was dark, as though he did not wish to see anyone at all.
Everyone could tell that Qin Mu was in an extremely bad mood. It was best not to antagonize him during this period.
Qin Mu had held the title of strongest for many years already. Yet, someone trampled on him at the crucial moment, turning him into a stepping stone that faded into the background.
As Qin Mu pushed the door open, he could only watch as the other party burst out and rushed ahead of him.
No one could understand how he felt at that moment.
Someone as proud as Qin Mu found defeat uneptable. Furthermore, he lost to a mixed-blood dragon.
Qin Mu.
The Golden Dragon Pces Third Pce Master walked over and looked somewhat worriedly at Qin Mu.
Third Pce Master. Qin Mu nodded slightly. He did not bow or even rise to greet the other party.
Dont overthink. The first stage is not important. The second stage is the one that decides the final ranking. The first stage is nothing at all, the Golden Dragon Pces Third Pce Master consoled.
Although the Golden Dragon Pces Third Pce Master also felt extremely upset, thepetition between the seven outer pces was not over yet.
Nothing could go wrong. The Golden Dragon Pces Third Pce Master needed to calm Qin Mu down. Otherwise, it would be problematic if the Golden Dragon Pce could not obtain the first rank in the second stage.
Qin Mu asked coldly, Does Third Pce Master feel that I cannot control my mental state?
Thats not the case.
Dont worry. I was just unlucky in the first stage, running into that Red Dragon Pce madman. I got careless and did not use some trump cards. Third Pce Master, theres no need to worry about me.
Haha! Then, its fine. After all, it is just a mixed-blood dragon. I dont believe he really can change the situation.
The Golden Dragon Pces Third Pce Master seemed somewhat excited as he spoke.
He must have fixated on Elder Tian Yuns words on the light steps.
Third Pce Master is confident in you!
Senior Brother, we are all confident in you as well, the group of Golden Dragon Pce disciples said in chorus.
The Golden Dragon Pce had never been humiliated like this before. They needed to regain their face.
They could only ce their hopes of doing that on Qin Mu.
Qin Mu felt stunned. After a while, he responded, Dont worry. An insignificant mixed-blood dragon cannot trample on the dignity of the Golden Dragons.
At the Heavenly Dragon Pces group:
The injuries of Lu Feng and Xiao Jinyu had mostly healed. They could bring out their full strength like before.
Now, all the Heavenly Dragon Pce disciples felt excited and pumped up.
They felt confident about the second stage.
As long as Xiao Chen was around, he could create a miracle at any time.
When the First Pce Master saw this, he showed a gratified expression. Before he knew it, the Heavenly Dragon Pce seemed to have significantly changed since Xiao Chens appearance.
Xiao Chens spirit and disposition had long since affected the many Heavenly Dragon Pce inner and outer sect disciples. Now, he greatly encouraged its heaven-ss core disciples during thispetition between the seven outer pces.
Xiao Chen had influenced the entire Heavenly Dragon Pce. Even the upper echelon felt greatly gratified.
Xiao Chen had be essential to the Heavenly Dragon Pce long ago.
No matter how long into the future, Xiao Chens story would definitely be retold in the Heavenly Dragon Pce throughout the generations, encouraging the mixed-blood dragons, who were at the bottom of the Divine Dragon Empire.
Unyielding and never giving up until the end. That was the greatest and most precious treasure that Xiao Chen gave to the other mixed-blood dragons.
From the moment Xiao Chen came out of the bronze door to now, he had felt many gazes lingering on him.
These held surprise, shock, disdain, cold smiles, and even murderous intent.
However, all these did not matter. Xiao Chen did not care. The only thing that surprised him was that the gaze of that mysterious old man from Ancestor Dragon City on the light steps had lingered on him for quite some time.
Soon, two hours passed.
Even so, the white-bearded old man did not show any signs of announcing the second stage. Many people started to feel misgivings.
First Pce Master, howe the second stage has not been announced yet? a Heavenly Dragon Pce disciple asked First Pce Master Yi Yun.
Yi Yun appeared calm as he replied, Its normal. Barring the unexpected, the second stage will also take ce in the formation te. It takes time to prepare the stage. The operation and maintenance of the formation are incrediblyplicated. It is not as simple as it looks.
Furthermore, it is good that we have more time. That gives you all more time to prepare. For me, I hope that things drag out as long as possible.
That disciple only asked casually. When he heard this, he did not say anything more.
Xiao Chen, Li Luo, and the others huddled together, chatting with rxed expressions.
What do you all think Ancestor Dragon City is like? Xiao Jinyu asked out of curiosity. A look of anticipation shed in his eyes as he had always aimed for that ce.
Only Senior Brother Bai can answer that. Li Luo smiled.
Bai Yunfeng smiled casually and said, I have not been there. However, I heard a little about it from senior brothers from Ancestor Dragon City. Ancestor Dragon City is built on top of an extremely ancient Dragon Race Remnant that can be traced back to several epochs ago. Even now, we have not thoroughly explored it. Most of the Dragon Race Secret Techniques that we can practicee from the inheritances found there.
Calling it mysterious makes sense; even the Dragon Kings do not know all of Ancestor Dragon Citys secrets. However, calling it not mysterious makes sense as well. It is just the inner sect of a sect. It is no different from a Rank 7 sect. There will be challenges andpetition there, so it will not be easy.
However, no matter what, entering it will be of extremely great help on the Martial Dao for us Dragon Race cultivators.
Bai Yunfengs words piqued everyones interest in Ancestor Dragon City.
It looked like everyone would have a chance to enter Ancestor Dragon City after the second stage, so everyone became excited and started chatting about why they wanted to enter Ancestor Dragon City.
Xiao Chen listened quietly at the side with a smile.
Junior Brother Xiao Chen, tell us too. Why do you want to enter Ancestor Dragon City? Bai Yunfeng asked when he noticed Xiao Chen remaining silent.
Right, right, Junior Brother Xiao Chen, tell us about it.
Everyone was very curious. They cast their gaze on Xiao Chen, waiting for him to speak.
When Xiao Chen saw the situation, he smiled helplessly. Perhaps you wont believe it, but my primary purpose for entering Ancestor Dragon City is to see a person.
I believe it. I guess that it is a womanfurthermore, a very pretty woman. Li Luo smiled craftily, showing a rare moment of mischief.
Everyoneughed. No one believed that their junior brother Xiao Chen, who was so persistent on the Martial Dao, would really go there to meet a woman.
Xiao Chenughed with the rest but did not refute her.
No matter what the result of the second stage is, I, Lu Feng, feel that everything has been worth it to be able to fight side by side with everyone today!
The usually cold Lu Feng showed a rare emotional side of himself.
Everyone felt thrilled on this day. The Heavenly Dragon Pce had not experienced such delight for many years already.
Junior Brother Xiao Chen, thank you! Lu Feng said sincerely. Then, he looked at Xiao Chen earnestly and added, Really, thank you. You have no idea how grateful all of the Heavenly Dragon Pces disciples are to you. It is not just because you obtained the first rank in the first stage.
All those Divine Dragon outer pce disciples have looked down on us for many years. Even within our internal ranks, we look down on each other. Without you, we would not be this united. We would not have the courage to charge into the second stage like we do now.
While Lu Feng spoke, the other Heavenly Dragon Pce disciples held silent. Whether they were sitting or standing nearby, all the heaven-ss core disciples looked towards Xiao Chen, regardless of how far they were.
Everyone had the same thought in their heart.
With a trace of gratitude in his heart, Xiao Chen looked around and said, I have to thank you all as well. I wandered around for many years and suffered a lot. I experienced a lot of difficulties and felt tired. The Heavenly Dragon Pce gave me the feeling of home once more. I will never regret joining the Heavenly Dragon Pce, never regret knowing you all.
At this moment, the entire Heavenly Dragon Pce became united in heart.
Just then, the white-bearded old man on the light steps finally started speaking. The second stage was about to begin.
The entire ce turned quiet. The long-awaited moment had finally arrived.
Up in the air, the white-bearded old man looked around before saying, The second stage is about to begin. However, before I announce the rules and start the second stage, I have something else to announce. The Heavenly Dragon Pces Xiao Chen, step out!
The white-bearded old man fixed his gaze on Xiao Chen with a grave expression.
Xiao Chen stepped forward before the crowds gazes and strange expressions. The disciples of the other outer pces felt startled as well.
To think that Xiao Chen caught the attention of Ancestor Dragon Citys Lord Feng.
Was Ancestor Dragon Citys Lord Feng going to invite Xiao Chen to Ancestor Dragon City directly because of his excellent performance in the first stage?
I now officially announce that the Heavenly Dragon Pces Xiao Chen is stripped of his qualification to participate in thepetition between the seven outer pces. This will take effect immediately, and no one is allowed to object!
These words shocked everyone.
Chapter 2031 (Raw 2127): Who Can Understand My Heart
Chapter 2031 (Raw 2127): Who Can Understand My Heart
Stripped of qualification?
When everyone heard that, they felt that they heard wrong.
They only dared to confirm it when they saw the stupefied expressions of those around them.
Lord Feng had indeed said that he was stripping Xiao Chen of his qualification to participate in thepetition between the seven outer pces.
Whats going on?
Whats happening? Howe Xiao Chens qualification is stripped? This has never happened before, right?
Everyone felt confused.
This was especially so when Lord Feng sounded extremely stern and serious. He did not look like he was joking at all.
Even Qin Mu frowned. When he turned to the Golden Dragon Pces Third Pce Master, the other party shook his head, at a loss as well.
At the Blue Dragon Pces contingent, Situ Changfeng asked in shock, Why is his qualification suddenly stripped?
First Pce Master Yi Yun looked up and smiled awkwardly. Lord Feng, are you joking?
The white-bearded old man countered coldly, Do you think that I am a person who casually makes jokes?
These words confirmed Lord Fengs stance on this. Xiao Chens qualification was really going to be stripped.
Aside from confusion and doubt, the Divine Dragon outer pce disciples immediately felt some delight in their hearts, as well.
Suddenly, a powerful opponent was removed. The second stage instantly became significantly easier.
We are not convinced of this, not at all!
Why did you strip Junior Brother Xiao Chen of his qualification? Even if you are from Ancestor Dragon City, you should still exin, right?
What did Junior Brother Xiao Chen do wrong? Why did you strip him of his qualification? Is Ancestor Dragon City targeting our Heavenly Dragon Pce?!
Damn it! How can it be like this?!
The Heavenly Dragon Pce disciples mored in a frenzy. This was too sudden a blow to them.
This was uneptable,pletely uneptable!
Yi Yun, manage your disciples. I have something to ask Xiao Chen.
Anger shed in Lord Fengs eyes. After being scolded, First Pce Master Yi Yun suppressed his rage and dissatisfaction. Then, he said, Be quiet first. Let Lord Feng speak. I want to know what is going on too.
Although First Pce Master Yi Yun felt dissatisfied, he knew that Ancestor Dragon Citys Lord Feng would not blindly make an arbitrary decision.
The ce turned quiet again. Lord Feng looked at Xiao Chen seriously and asked, Xiao Chen? I would like to know, who are you? What exactly is your identity? Why did you infiltrate my Divine Dragon Empire? What plot do you have by joining the Heavenly Dragon Pce?
Xiao Chen felt startled. He knew that his fake identity had been exposed.
Xiao Chen was not originally a person of the Divine Dragon Empire. Back then, he had to fake an identity for the sake of entering the Heavenly Dragon Pce.
However, that was not the important part. The important part was why Lord Feng investigated Xiao Chen.
What went wrong? Xiao Chen did not know.
First Pce Master Yi Yun was startled to hear that. Lord Feng was saying that Xiao Chens identity was fake.
That could not be possible. What was there to fake about a mixed-blood dragons identity?
The Divine Dragon Empire had tens of thousands of mixed-blood dragon cultivators. There were too many of them. Under usual circumstances, no one would pay special attention to them.
I am Xiao Chen, the Heavenly Dragon Pce heaven-ss core disciple Xiao Chen. I am a Dragon Race cultivator and cannot be said to have infiltrated the Divine Dragon Empire, Xiao Chen replied softly with a calm expression.
Lord Feng said coldly, You still want to quibble. I have already ordered people to use Ancestor Dragon Citys special informationwork to investigate you. Why do you think the second stage was dyed for so long? I would not make blind usations without evidence.
Previously, when Lord Feng observed Xiao Chen, he identally discovered that Xiao Chens bloodline aura seemed a little strange.
It was not that of the Six Colored Divine Dragons, but neither was it of a True Dragon or mixed-blood dragon. Lord Feng could not be sure what bloodline it was.
However, there clearly was something strange about it, making Lord Feng suspicious. Hence, Lord Feng ordered someone to use the informationwork to investigate Xiao Chen.
It would have been fine if Lord Feng did not investigate Xiao Chen. Once that happened, he discovered that Xiao Chens identity was fake. After connecting that to the strange bloodline, he decided that this person did not have the qualification to participate in thepetition between the seven outer pces.
Until Lord Feng properly investigated this matter, Lord Feng would not let Xiao Chen into Ancestor Dragon City.
His identity is fake?
The Heavenly Dragon Pce disciples felt somewhat surprised, not daring to believe it.
The Divine Dragon outer pce disciples felt equally shocked. Their expressions turned strange as they looked at Xiao Chen.
Faking an identity, changing the bloodline, and sneaking into the Divine Dragon Empire, such examples had happened before.
As one of the northern regions giants, the Divine Dragon Empire could be considered a super faction in the Central Great Realm. Naturally, other factions would send scouts or spies.
Since Xiao Chen did not say anything, that was tacit admission.
Lord Feng showed a sullen expression. I thought that a truly incredible character appeared in the Heavenly Dragon Pce. It turns out that it is just a spy. I nearly let you sneak into Ancestor Dragon City. Fortunately, your bloodline did not fool this old man. Which faction sent you?
The situation changed very quickly. Earlier, everyone focused their attention on this dark horse that suppressed Qin Mu.
In the blink of an eye, Xiao Chens identity changed, turning into a spy. Lord Feng wanted to arrest Xiao Chen on the spot.
There is no faction. I am just a Dragon Race cultivator that wandered outside. I just dont have an identity. Lord Feng, you can say that I faked my identity, but dont say that I am a spy.
Now that things reached this stage, Xiao Chen did not want to exin too much. However, the word spy was somewhat of an insult.
First Pce Master Yi Yun quickly said, Lord Feng, faking an identity is not a major matter. Many Dragon Race cultivators are wandering outside the Central Great Realm. Xiao Chens Dragon Race bloodline cannot be fake. He cannot possibly be a spy!
The Green Dragon Pces Pce Master stepped forward and said softly, Lord Feng, we cannot make a judgment on this so quickly. There were cases of faked identities in the past. This could be either a major matter or a minor matter. However, it is not right to call Xiao Chen a spy so decisively.
The usation of being a spy was indeed quite harsh. If Xiao Chen was dered a spy, it was practically a death sentence. No one could save him.
Out of caution, the Green Dragon Pces Pce Master spoke up for Xiao Chen.
Seeing the situation, Lord Feng pondered for a while before looking at Xiao Chen and saying, His faked identity aside, his bloodline holds the greatest suspicion. Indeed, one should not toss around the word spy so casually. Ill give you a chance. Come back with me to Ancestor Dragon City. After we verify the truth of your bloodline, I will personally get justice for you.
Return to Ancestor Dragon City and test his bloodline?
Xiao Chen roughly understood what happened. The other party primarily found Xiao Chens bloodline strange but could not figure out that he was of the Azure Dragon bloodline.
Xiao Chen had underestimated the people of Ancestor Dragon City. While that Heavenly Dragon locked up in the Starry Heavens Dragon Prison had said that most people would not be able to recognize his bloodline, it did not mean that his bloodline would not arouse suspicion.
Sorry, I cannot go.
Xiao Chen, why not? You should go. Once you verify that you are indeed of the Dragon Race, your faked identity will be nothing. I guarantee your safety, First Pce Master Yi Yun shouted when he saw Xiao Chen reject the offer, unable to control his emotions.
Xiao Chen felt a warmth in his heart. However, he could only smile bitterly. First Pce Master, I can swear that I definitely am someone of the Dragon Race. However, I really cannot go.
If Xiao Chen went to Ancestor Dragon City and the old monsters of that ce came out, they would definitely recognize his bloodline.
Up until now, he still had no clue on how the Azure Dragon Race went extinct.
How could Xiao Chen dare to expose his bloodline?
He wanted to go to Ancestor Dragon City. However, he did not want to enter it with such a method.
After more than five years of wandering and suffering with clenched teeth, Xiao Chen finally reached this point. It looked like he was about to seed and enter Ancestor Dragon City to meet the person he wanted to meet. However, just as he was half a step away, everything turned to naught.
The affairs of the world were genuinely unpredictable. The bitterness was indescribable. Who could understand his heart?
Before Lord Feng could speak, the Golden Dragon Pces Third Pce Master smiled coldly and said, Interesting. Where do you get your confidence from, thinking that you have the right to reject? Since Lord Feng spoke already, you have to go whether you are willing or not. Spy, you must beughing at my Divine Dragon Empire, thinking no one can stop you. Today, I will take you down on behalf of Lord Feng.
A dragon roar came from the body of the Golden Dragon Pces Qin Mu right after the Golden Dragon Pces Third Pce Master spoke. Dragon Qi surrounded his body as he soared into the air. Then, he punched at Xiao Chen.
This punch seemed to merge with the world, and an Emperors Might spread out. This was the Emperor Dragon Fist that only the Golden Dragon royal n could practice.
A brilliant Dragon Emperors Dragon Might surged out of the fist light and pressed down on Xiao Chen heavily.
When Lord Feng saw this, he frowned slightly. He knew that Qin Mu wanted to use this opportunity to trample on Xiao Chen, to vent his hatred stemming from the first rank being snatched away from him.
However, after thinking about it, Lord Feng realized that it was indeed not quite right for him to take Xiao Chen down himself.
After all, Lord Feng had his status, and there were no problems with letting Qin Mu do it.
Xiao Chen knew that his chances of escaping this ce today were extremely slim. However, he found it funny that this insignificant Qin Mu wanted to use this opportunity to trample on him.
The group of dragons is leaderless in the four seas and eight cardinal directions. The world is unfair, and the evil dragon rules. Why is he honored? Fate is unfavorable; life is like paper, Xiao Chen roared, and his energy circted for the Supreme Dragon Fist, together with his strand of the Heavenly Dragons mysteries.
An unruly and berserk Dragon Might immediately burst out from Xiao Chen, facing the punch that merged with the world and radiated a brilliant Dragon Emperors Dragon Might and boundless aura.
Xiao Chen did not show weakness, countering with a punch from the Supreme Dragon Fist filled with lofty aspiration.
The Supreme Dragon Fist! That is the Supreme Dragon Fist!
The Supreme Dragon Fist, a Dragons Gate forbidden technique, was famous. All of the heaven-ss core disciples knew about it.
However, when everyone finally saw it for themselves, they felt stupefied.
The moment the terrifying Dragon Might burst out from Xiao Chen, it scared everyone. Even the orthodox Dragon Emperors Dragon Might appeared dim whenpared to this Dragon Might.
Chapter 2032 (Raw 2128): Two Fists Clashing
Chapter 2032 (Raw 2128): Two Fists shing
Emperor Dragon Fist! The royal Fist Technique had been handed down in the Dragon Race for more than ten thousand years. This Fist Technique was noted for being tyrannical and berserk, known as the top Fist Technique of the Dragon Race.
This Fist Technique also had an extremely high barrier to practicing it.
Only the line of the Dragon Emperor, the royal n that carried the empires Luck, could practice it.
When this Fist Technique appeared, most Fist Techniques would pale before it.
This Fist Technique was famous throughout the Central Great Realm. Few couldpare to it.
However, the Supreme Dragon Fist appeared over a hundred years ago.
The Supreme Dragon Fist became the most tyrannical Fist Technique of the Dragon Race in one go. Nothing couldpare to it; even the Emperor Dragon Fist paled inparison.
However, the Supreme Dragon Fist had even harsher conditions for practicing it.
The resentment and hatred contained within it were hard to control. If one got careless, one would lose ones heart and fall into the Demonic Dao.
The harsh conditions, the difficulty of practicing it, and the fact that the previous Heavenly Dragon was locked up in the Starry Heavens Dragon Prison made this Fist Technique like a meteor. It shed brightly in the empires sky, giving off the most resplendent light before instantly vanishing. After the previous Heavenly Dragon was locked up, Xiao Chen became the second cultivator to demonstrate the Supreme Dragon Fist.
Xiao Chen and Qin Mu fought an intense battle in the sky. One side used the royal and orthodox Emperor Dragon Fist, with its long heritage, and the other side used the unruly and unorthodox Supreme Dragon Fist, which raged at heavens unfairness.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Vast and boundless Fist Might boomed like earsplitting thunder in the sky. Dragon roars rang out everywhere and echoed in all directions.
It was not just the sh of two Fist Techniques but also the twos understanding and the usage of the Dragon Races Martial Dao behind the Fist Techniques.
A golden Dragon Might spread out and covered the sky behind Qin Mu. The clouds for five thousand kilometers glittered with dazzling golden light.
It felt like a Golden Dragon radiating the Dragon Emperors Dragon Might hid within the clouds.
Nobility, pride, sharpness, Luck, and the Divine Dragon hid in the boundless clouds. The vast Dragon Might inspired an urge to submit.
On the other hand, the white-d Xiao Chen showed sharpness. His long hair and clothes pped in the wind created by killing Qi. His entire being exuded sharpness.
The Heavenly Dragons Dragon Might spread out in all directions, raging at heaven for being unfair and at the evil ruling dragon.
The dragon roar filled with unrulinessa refusal to submit to the orthodox Dragon Mightshocked everyone.
No one expected Xiao Chen to use the Supreme Dragon Fist to sh with Qin Mu.
No one expected Qin Mus Emperor Dragon Fist to bounce back quickly from its initial disadvantage, either.
Bathed in golden light, Qin Mu looked like a golden war god raining down punches.
The sky shook, and the ground trembled.
The rage of the Dragon Emperor was the rage of heaven, merging with the world. It drove a Heavenly Might and shocked the dragons.
On the light steps, the white-bearded old man showed changing expressions.
The group of Elders from Ancestor Dragon City felt somewhat shocked, forgetting Xiao Chens earlier identity as a spy.
Below the steps, First Pce Master Yi Yuns heart sank.
First Pce Master Yi Yun knew that Xiao Chen was using the Supreme Dragon Fist on purpose.
The Supreme Dragon Fist represented the highest martial studies of the Dragon Race. Without a Dragon Race bloodline, practicing the Supreme Dragon Fist would be impossible.
If one did notprehend the Heavenly Dragons mysteries, one could not bring out such might.
This was an unwillingness to submit.
It indicated an unwillingness to submit to the white-bearded old mans words, calling him a spy and wanting him to go to Ancestor Dragon City to investigate his bloodline.
However...if First Pce Master Yi Yun could tell, how could Lord Feng not figure it out? First Pce Master Yi Yun sighed in his heart, Given Lord Fengs temper, how can he endure this?
This fellow is really rebelling!
The white-bearded old man, whose expression kept changing on the light steps, let out a cold snort, and anger appeared on his face.
Even if this old man said something wrong, it is an iron-d fact that you faked an identity and entered the Divine Dragon Empire.
What is wrong withing with me to Ancestor Dragon City? Everything will be clear after that.
Showing the Supreme Dragon Fist here was a p to the white-bearded old mans face.
Qin Mu, who suppressed Xiao Chen again in the air, revealed a cold smile. The Supreme Dragon Fist is only so-so!
Qin Mus Emperor Dragon Fist was indeed exquisite. There were no deficits with this Fist Technique, which had been passed down for tens of thousands of years, as it had undergone systematic development long ago.
On the other hand, the Supreme Dragon Fist had been around for only a hundred years and had many ces for improvement.
Die! Back then, my uncle defeated that arrogant Heavenly Dragon. Today, I can use the Emperor Dragon Fist to defeat you.
Emperor Dragon Fist, King Ruling the World! Qin Mu shouted, and the vast Dragon Might hidden in the clouds for five thousand kilometers around suddenly infused into his body.
Immediately, resplendent golden light erupted from Qin Mu. The Dragon Emperors Emperor Might nearly turned substantial.
Boom!
When the Dragon Might swept out, the formation te aside, the ground cracked and sank.
Twenty-five years ago, the Purple Gold Dragon Emperor suppressed the Heavenly Dragon. Could the same scene repeat today?
The many Heavenly Dragon Pce disciples revealed expressions of despair.
When Xiao Chen saw the other party take out a killing move, he snorted coldly and waved his hand suddenly.
The state of the Supreme Dragon Fist from his body scattered.
Such a scene frightened many people. What was Xiao Chen nning?
However, overwhelming killing Qi burst out of Xiao Chen in the next moment.
Buddhists Seven Kill Seal!
Xiao Chen became like the lotus flower not retaining water or the sun and moon never remaining in the sky forever.
His killing Qi surged out, each wave higher than the one before, growing to sevenfold stronger.
The horrifying killing Qi spread in all directions, entering deep into everyones heart. The many disciples all felt fear.
You dancing clown, let me show you the true Supreme Dragon Fist!
Xiao Chen snorted coldly. This time, he no longer drove the Supreme Dragon Fist with resentment. Instead, he used killing Qi to drive the Supreme Dragon Fist.
Supreme Dragon Fist, Raging at the Unfair Heaven!
At this moment, the boundless killing Qi gathered with the lofty aspirations in Xiao Chens heart, driving his emotions to an extreme. An ancient dragon roar rang out like a bell in his body.
As the bell tolled, the dragon roared. The sound echoed endlessly.
It was a murderous intent, rage, and the inextinguishable lofty aspirations and pride in his heart.
This punch raged at the unfair heaven, venting his hearts defiance.
Xiao Chen refused to submit to this evil dragon that ruled the world. He refused to submit to the Ancestor Dragon City old man who called him a spy. He refused to submit to the old man who doubted the authenticity of his Dragon Race bloodline.
Blood and Qi surged through Xiao Chens entire body. This punch also activated the pride of the Azure Dragon bloodline.
Without Xiao Chen realizing it, the Azure Dragon bloodline merged silently with the Heavenly Dragons mysteries in his body.
Bang!
Two terrifying fist lights shed in an instant.
A loud sound rang out, and a bright light appeared. Qin Mu, who gave off a vast and boundless orthodox royal Dragon Might, pressed down heavily, wanting to crush Xiao Chen on the spot and trample on him.
Pu ci! Xiao Chen vomited a mouth of blood that dyed his clothes red.
Not showing any fear on his face, Xiao Chen shouted, Kill! His killing intent gathered once more.
Crack! Crack!
Qin Mu was somewhat shocked to discover the Dragon Emperors Dragon Might in his body cracking slowly when this fist filled with killing intent struck him.
Before Qin Mu could reflect on it, the overwhelming killing intent behind Xiao Chen surged over in waves.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
In the end, Qin Mus Dragon Might could not endure. It shattered before the waves of fist light.
Qin Mu vomited a mouthful of fragmented blood clots. The Dragon Might on his body scattered as Xiao Chens punch knocked him away. All his bones shattered, his internal organspletely destroyed. He turned pale as his lifeforce ebbed continuously.
Supreme Dragon Fist, Commanding the Dragons!
In a spurt of energy, Xiao Chen punched again. His fist light gathered into a war banner. The surrounding scattered Dragon Might continuously infused into the war banner.
No! the many Golden Dragon Pce disciples cried out hoarsely.
The Golden Dragon Pces Third Pce Master paled in fright. He would not be able to save Qin Mu with his speed.
Just when it looked like this sure-kill punch would end Qin Mu, the white-bearded old man on the light steps shouted coldly. He ferociously swiped and firmly grabbed the war banner containing Xiao Chens Veritable Essence Energy, will of soul, and boundless killing intent.
Crack!
The war banner shattered, which injured Xiao Chens soul and mind. After vomiting out a mouthful of blood, he heavily fell to the ground.
After casually flinging his hand, the white-bearded old man said coldly, Heavenly Dragon Pces Xiao Chen, you falsified your identity and sneaked into the empire. You disrespected your seniors and acted out against this Lord. You even plotted to kill the Golden Dragon Pces Qin Mu. You deserve death. Capture and deal with him!
Yes!
With this order, many Dragon Race experts immediately appeared in the surroundings, charging towards Xiao Chen, who was on the ground.
No one expected that Lord Feng would personally make a move on Xiao Chen, even piling on so many crimes on him.
With this, Xiao Chen was finished.
Damn! Some dogshit Ancestor Dragon City. It is clearly Qin Mu trying to kill Xiao Chen, alright? You do not have any evidence, yet you determined that Xiao Chen is a spy, despising him. If anyone wants to take down Xiao Chen, you have to go through me, Murong Yan, first!
The Red Dragon Pces Murong Yan finally could no longer endure.
Now that Murong Yan saw Lord Feng personally making a move to injure Xiao Chen, he blew his top.
Ignoring the Red Dragon Pce Elders who tried to stop him, Murong Yan soared into the air and initiated a fight with the Dragon Race experts that flew over from all directions.
Protect Junior Brother Xiao Chen!
Even Murong Yan made his move. How could the many Heavenly Dragon Pce disciples show any fear?
The Heavenly Dragon Pce disciples only followed their hearts, doing something that they absolutely would normally not dare to do, fighting the Dragon Race experts in the surroundings.
The already somewhat tumultuous scene instantly plunged into utter chaos. The Dragon Race experts that answered Lord Fengs call were blocked.
A cool breeze blew through the chaos.
Lets go.
Situ Changfeng weaved through the crowd, supporting the injured Xiao Chen, and quickly left.
The white-bearded old man on the light steps showed incredible rage on his face. He swept his gaze through the ce and instantly locked on to Situ Changfeng and Xiao Chen, who were trying to take advantage of the chaos to leave.
To think you are trying to flee right under my nose! You are seeking death!
However, just as Lord Feng was about to make a move, a small world made of fire suddenly appeared before him.
The small world erged, turning into aplete nation. Then, the small world smashed down towards the group of people on the light steps.
When the fiery nation appeared, itpletely blocked the white-bearded old mans vision. Aside from this nation, he saw nothing else.
Firmaments Rage! Yi Yun, are you unable to endure and are making a move, as well?
The white-bearded old man showed a cold expression as he recognized this Firmaments Rage, the powerful move that made the Heavenly Dragon Pces First Pce Master, Yi Yun, famous throughout the northern region.
This Firmaments Rage was much more powerful than what Xiao Chen could execute.
It was extravagantlyplete, appearing devoid of openings, a real world.
A rage belonging to a Great Deste Eon Ancestor Dragon filled the sky. However, what flew over was a nation of fire, temporarily cutting off the people on the light steps from reality.
Within the nation of fire, First Pce Master Yi Yun appeared slowly. He looked at the white-bearded old man and said, Im sorry, Lord Feng. I have never disobeyed your orders in my entire life. Just this once...since he does not want to go to Ancestor Dragon City to verify his bloodline and rify this injustice, just let him go. No matter what intent he has, just let him go.
The white-bearded old man had lived for very long. When First Pce Master Yi Yun was young, the white-bearded old man was already an older-generation expert of Ancestor Dragon City.
Lord Feng possessed terrifying strength. In terms of friendship, he had even saved First Pce Master Yi Yuns life once.
Do you think you can stop me?
I have not even tried, so how can I give up? Who can know without even trying?
Chapter 2033 (Raw 2128 Repeated): Chaos in the Dragon City
Chapter 2033 (Raw 2128 Repeated): Chaos in the Dragon City
First Pce Master Yi Yun blocked the white-bearded old man and the other Ancestor Dragon City experts.
The entire ce turned chaotic. The sight of the Heavenly Dragon Pces First Pce Master making a move shocked the other outer pces Pce Masters.
Yi Yun has gone crazy. To think that he dares to make a move on Lord Feng!
Think about Lord Fengs identity; he is a Supreme Elder of the Dragons Gate. Yi Yun must truly wish to die.
Why is this fellow doing this?
First Pce Master Yi Yuns intervention shocked everyone. It was this shock that gave Situ Changfeng an opportunity.
Situ Changfeng turned into a wind that covered Xiao Chen as they left quickly.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
A loud explosion shook the air. The shock waves from the fight between First Pce Master Yi Yun and Lord Feng spread out. Countless horrifying fireballs fell from the sky, looking like zing suns as they fell.
No one couldpletely avoid this storm.
It severely injured the outer pces disciples and Elders who failed to dodge.
Miserable cries continuously rang out. The various Pce Masters recovered from their shock and hastily took action to protect their disciples.
Quickly, leave! Quickly leave!
We cannot stay here anymore. Quickly leave!
The horrifying shock waves from the battle between two Sovereign Emperors could be easily imagined. Even Sovereign Personages would not escape unscathed.
The various factions in Divine Dragon City felt incredibly shocked. They did not know what happened. Countless experts soared into the air and looked into the distance.
Yi Yun and Ancestor Dragon Citys Elders are fighting. Is he rebelling?
Yi Yun is one of the rare experts with a mixed-blood dragon bloodline. Why is he doing this?
Today seems to be the day of thepetition between the seven outer pces.
This is a major matter. Such a huge storm has not appeared in the Divine Dragon Empire for many years already. Furthermore, this happened in Divine Dragon City.
Many of the foreign factions did not know what was going on. They felt confused, entirely at a loss.
The storm ignited by Xiao Chen reached an uncontroble level with First Pce Master Yi Yuns move.
This shocked all the many factions in Divine Dragon City. Anyone with an iota of strength immediately rushed over.
These people needed to figure out what this major matter was.
Amid the chaos, Situ Changfeng led Xiao Chen away from the center of the turmoil.
Xiao Chen said somewhat weakly, Situ Changfeng, many thanks. Let go of me. I can leave on my own.
With the Dragon Races umtions in Divine Dragon City, if their hidden factions searched for Xiao Chen with all their might, it would just be a matter of time before they captured him.
However, First Pce Master Yi Yuns sudden move pushed the matter to an unresolvable level, making himself the center of the storm.
This helped Xiao Chen, drawing away a significant amount of attention and forces, giving him a chance of survival.
It was already sufficient for Situ Changfeng to give him a hand at the crucial moment.
If Situ Changfeng persisted in this, he would just fall deeper into it. The trouble that came in the future would only be greater.
Situ Changfeng said, Dont talk. You are not familiar with Divine Dragon City. Furthermore, the city is probably sealed now. No matter how capable you are, you wont be able to escape.
Situ Changfeng did not take Xiao Chens advice. He brought Xiao Chen to a remote street before stopping.
Then, Situ Changfeng looked at the sky and entered deep thought before saying anxiously, Why are they not here yet?
Just at this moment, a 3-Star Heaven Suspending War Chariot appeared in the sky.
Get on!
The doors of the war chariot opened, and the Golden Dragon Pces Wei Hongfei appeared.
Situ Changfeng brought Xiao Chen onto the Heaven Suspending War Chariot without saying a word.
Aside from Wei Hongfei, there was another person in the war chariot, the Green Dragon Pces Duan Fei.
Brother Duan, take a look at Xiao Chens injuries, Situ Changfeng said, somewhat worried, as he handed Xiao Chen to Duan Fei.
Xiao Chen felt somewhat surprised as he looked around the surroundings. It seemed like they had prepared all this long ago.
Wei Hongfei noticed Xiao Chens confusion and exined, When that Lord Feng said that you faked your identity, I knew that things were bad. So, Duan Fei and I left first to make preparations for you to escape. We left Situ Changfeng and Murong Yan there to support you. Of course, we also took some other measures. However, this is all we can do, given the short notice.
Why are you helping me? My identity is fake, and my bloodline is uncertain, Xiao Chen asked softly.
Situ Changfeng and the others nced at each other. Wei Hongfei replied, We experienced life and death together, after all. I do not believe that you are a spy. The Dragon Race bloodline in you cannot be faked, either. Even if the world does not believe you, we brothers will still believe you.
Xiao Chen felt touched, not knowing what to say.
Since ancient times, there were many fair-weather friends, but few would send help when needed. Being able to have a group of friends who stuck their necks out when one needed help the most was really worth it.
Brother Wei, the injuries are primarily to Xiao Chens soul. It will be hard for him to recover quickly. As for his physical injuries, Ive already done my best.
Wei Hongfei said, We can only leave it at that for now.
The Heaven Suspending War Chariot flew at breakneck speed through Divine Dragon City. The shock waves from the First Pce Master and Lord Feng had already spread to the entire city.
The fight between two Sovereign Emperors caused a huge storm in the ancient city.
It plunged the entire city into chaos. Many people took advantage of the turmoil to profit from the misfortune of others. Chaos erupted everywhere.
The Dragon Protecting Corps of the City Lords Residence quickly mobilized. When the Heaven Suspending War Chariot arrived above the city gates, the Dragon Race cultivators there had already sealed them as Situ Changfeng expected.
Who knew how many restrictions wereid at the city gates? Unless a Sovereign Emperor showed up, it would be impossible to barge through.
The war chariot in front, stop! Divine Dragon City is sealed. No one may go out.
When the voice entered the Heaven Suspending War Chariot, everyone showed anxiety on their face.
Actually, the guards at the city gates did not know what exactly was going on, either. They only knew that chaos had erupted in the city, and Sovereign Emperors were fighting. ording to militaryw, they needed to seal the city immediately. There was no need to wait for orders.
Dont panic.
Wei Hongfei remained calm. He stepped out of the Heaven Suspending War Chariot and presented a medallion. Cant the Wei ns people go out?
The medallion startled the Dragon Race cultivators manning the city gates.
The leader of the guards hesitated for a moment before verifying that the medallion was real. Feeling somewhat conflicted, he said after a while, Since you are from the Wei n, you naturally may pass. Go on, then.
Many thanks.
Wei Hongfei heaved a sigh of relief. He entered the Heaven Suspending War Chariot once more and waited for the restrictions to be lifted, then charged out of the city.
The leader of the city gate guards frowned slightly. He said seriously, Record this. Although the Wei ns people cannot be offended, he is the first person to leave the city since chaos erupted in the city.
My lord, why did you not check the war chariot?
Check for what? I dont know what happened. Even now, there is no information. The major characters are probably busy dealing with the fight between the Sovereign Emperors. Theres no need for you to bother about it; just record that he left the city.
The group left the city just like that. This somewhat surprised Xiao Chen.
So, listening to me was right, right? Within the Golden Dragon bloodline, the Wei n is thergest faction, aside from the royal n. With Brother Weis help, sending Brother Xiao out of the city is still possible, Situ Changfeng exined to Xiao Chen with a carefree smile.
Now, Xiao Chen understood. No wonder the city gate guards gave way to Wei Hongfei. The Golden Dragon bloodline controlled Divine Dragon City, after all.
The Golden Dragon bloodline held the highest status within the empire. With Wei Hongfeis identity, sending Xiao Chen out before things cleared up was no problem.
While Xiao Chens escape from the city seemed like luck and coincidence, it was actually due to his friends assistance.
Without his brothers from the Heavenly Dragon Pce fighting the other Dragon Race experts, creating confusion, without First Pce Master Yi Yun suddenly attacking, bringing the storm to an unresolvable level, and without Wei Hongfei nning this, Xiao Chen could not possibly have fled the city.
Xiao Chen truly felt surprised that so many people stepped forward to help him after something happened to him.
Given the Dragons Gates strength, when it pursued the matter after the storm settled, all those people who aided Xiao Chen would not escape punishment.
With this thought, Xiao Chen could not help feeling guilty.
Brother Xiao, go quickly. We can only send you out of the city. The rest still depends on you, Wei Hongfei said calmly as he looked at Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen had many things to say in his heart but no idea how to say them; he was not good with words. So, he only performed a cupped-fist salute and said, Many thanks. I will never forget todays kindness.
Take care.
Xiao Chen knew that the situation was urgent. He reluctantly nced at Divine Dragon City, then at the three before decisively setting off.
Watching Xiao Chen leave, the three showed somewhatplicated expressions, with pity in their eyes.
How unfortunate...I thought that we could enter Ancestor Dragon City together and make our mark in the northern region, bringing fame and prestige for our Dragon Race, Wei Hongfei sighed, his face filled with mncholy.
Soon, the Blood Dragon Guards will make their move. We should dress up as Brother Xiao Chen and help draw away attention from him. Thats all we can do, Situ Changfeng said sullenly after withdrawing his gaze.
The Blood Dragon Guards!
At the mention of the Blood Dragon Guards, the three turned somewhat grave. That was a hidden faction within the Divine Dragon Empire that inspired fear in everyone.
After fleeing from Divine Dragon City, Xiao Chen was still far from safe. He could be truly safe only if he escaped the Blood Dragon Guards watch, which meant leaving the Divine Dragon Empire.
Chapter 2034 (Raw 2129): Who Is It?
Chapter 2034 (Raw 2129): Who Is It?
At an endless mountain range outside Divine Dragon City:
Xiao Chen stood on top of an unremarkable mountain peak. As he looked back, he remained silent.
He had not expected thepetition between the seven outer pces to turn out like that.
Xiao Chen felt somewhat wronged, somewhat helpless, and even more guilty.
First Pce Master Yi Yun had taken the initiative to fight with Ancestor Dragon Citys Elders for Xiao Chen. Xiao Chens brothers and friends had gone against Ancestor Dragon City to protect him.
With the size of themotion, these people would all definitely be punished in the end.
Big Brother Xiao, you are not leaving?
Sang came out of the Divine Universe Stele and looked at Xiao Chen somewhat worriedly.
Sang worried about Xiao Chens current state. He knew that Xiao Chen med himself and would have difficulty calming down.
Was I too rash? At worst, I would have only exposed the Azure Dragon bloodline if I had gone to Ancestor Dragon City, Xiao Chen said softly as he stared into the distance.
Xiao Chen had always been swift and decisive in the way he did things, rarely regretting his actions.
However, he had not expected so many people to get involved this time.
In reality, Xiao Chen could not be med for much of it.
Trouble had sought him out; Xiao Chen had not taken the initiative to seek trouble. Situ Changfeng and the others had brought him out of their own free will.
It was like when Xiao Chen risked his life to save Situ Changfeng at all costs in Deste God Valley.
Xiao Chen had merely followed his heart.
However, even the hardest heart had moments of softness and weakness. Heartaches were hard to control.
On this day, when Xiao Chens dreams were shattered, he felt very helpless.
This was thend where Xiao Chens dreams shattered. When the dreams shattered, the heart broke.
Xiao Chen had drifted for five years, feeling heartache for five years. He was only one step shy of seeing Liu Ruyue, but that dream shattered.
When Murong Yan attacked in rage and the Heavenly Dragon Pce disciples grouped together and charged forward, cracks appeared in that proud and stubborn heart that swore never to give up; it was hard to avoid the heartbreak.
Xiao Chen had not felt this way for many years already, not since the great cmity at the Kunlun Realm and that shocking battle.
Lets go.
Xiao Chen could not bear to keep looking at thisnd of shattered dreams. He turned away and did not look back.
Where to next? Are we leaving the Divine Dragon Empire? Sang asked.
I need to recuperate first...
Three dayster:
The storm in Divine Dragon City slowly calmed down. After the initial burst of rumors, people finally pieced the truth together from the mish-mash of information.
Who could have expected an unremarkable outer pce disciple to prompt two horrifying Sovereign Emperors to fight in Divine Dragon City, kicking up a storm?
Xiao Chen, who was initially just a slightly famous disciple in the outer pce, instantly became famous throughout the Divine Dragon Empire.
Be it the lofty Sovereign Emperors or the lowly Star Venerates, they all knew of this person.
After Xiao Chen suppressed Qin Mu in thepetition between the seven outer pces, Ancestor Dragon City had discovered that Xiao Chen faked his identity, which caused a huge storm.
What was more shocking was that the Blue Dragon Pces Situ Changfeng, the Golden Dragon Pces Wei Hongfei, all of the Heavenly Dragon Pces heaven-ss core disciples, and many others had all stood up for such a person.
The Heavenly Dragon Pces First Pce Master, Yi Yun, had even fought one of Ancestor Dragon Citys Supreme Elders without care for anything else.
All this was so that they could send this one person out of Divine Dragon City.
The story sounded too ridiculous. However, people would spread only ridiculous things. As time went by, people dug up Xiao Chens past, like the story of how he chopped down Rakshasa Tians clone and the story of him single-handedly saving the me Dragon Legion.
These inconceivable-sounding stories amazed everyone.
Seven more dayster, at a small, roadside teahouse in White Cloud City:
The crowd was sparse at this rather remote teahouse. However, there were still some people drinking tea and chatting.
To think that this Xiao Chen has not been caught yet. This is strange. It has been seven days since the search started, but there is not even a single sighting of him. This is rather ridiculous.
The Blood Dragon Guards have always been very efficient, yet they actually do not have a single clue at all. This is really strange.
I heard something even more ridiculous. The Dragon Race divination experts tried to divine Xiao Chens location. In the end, they all drained their Soul Energy, vomited blood, and fainted. After they woke up, they did not say a single word. Since then, no one has dared to try again.
Haha! That is a powerful genius who seeded in practicing the Supreme Dragon Fist. There would definitely be something unusual.
Speaking of the Supreme Dragon Fist, have you heard? Rumor has it that Qin Mu, one of the Qin ns twin stars, brought out his Emperor Dragon Fist to its limits, but Xiao Chen still defeated him.
Howe I did not hear about that? The Emperor Dragon Fist has been passed down for tens of thousands of years. It is the strongest offensive Martial Technique of the Dragon Race, known as the king of Fist Techniques. Even in the entire Central Great Realm, Fist Techniques that canpare to it are extremely rare. Who could have thought that it would lose to the Supreme Dragon Fist?
A diviner said that the Golden Dragon Pces Luck has already been affected. The Golden Dragon bloodline has privately sent out the Dragon Protecting Corps to kill Xiao Chen on sight.
The Golden Dragon Pce, those bastards are really ruthless. However, this makes sense. This Xiao Chen poses a threat to their dominance. If it were me, I would immediately kill him before he could grow up.
A cloaked figure at a corner of the teahouse set down his teacup, put some Spirit Jades on his table, got up, and left.
The person under the ck cloak was Xiao Chen.
In ten days, Xiao Chen had recovered from all his injuries. After he healed, he carefully made his way to this ce.
The pursuit was not strong in the White Dragon Pces territory. They did not even search or check on suspicious people.
Nevertheless, Xiao Chen did not let his guard down. When he sought information, he chose this remote teahouse rather than a crowded one.
However, there was not much useful information, merely some old news.
Xiao Chen heard all this three days ago.
ording to the various rumors, Situ Changfeng, Murong Yan, the Heavenly Dragon Pce disciples, and the others surprisingly did not receive any especially harsh punishment. Their qualifications to enter Ancestor Dragon City were merely revoked for one year. Then, their various outer pces dealt with them.
This was already the best result. It looked like Ancestor Dragon City still had some poise; they did not make things difficult for the disciples.
Xiao Chens only worry was First Pce Master Yi Yun. Up until now, there had been no news of him.
One hourter, Xiao Chen arrived at the periphery of the White Dragon Pces mountain range.
He had already gone around the White Dragon Pce.
The formations and restrictionsyered over each other. Trying to barge in would result in death.
Xiao Chen asked, Sang, do you have a way?
Not a problem. Their formations use the momentum of the mountains and the living things as formation lines. I canmunicate with some of the ancient trees and use that to break in. With a little caution, we can enter.
Good.
Xiao Chen put on the Death God Mask. With some effort, he managed to sneak in.
The Death God Mask had the effect of isting all aura. Even a Sovereign Emperor could not detect it. For the past ten days, Xiao Chen had been relying on the Death God Mask to escape the detection of the various parties.
When necessary, the Death God Mask could bring him into the void to prevent detection.
The White Dragon Pce was incredibly vast. Xiao Chen sneaked in silently under cover of night, not attracting any attention.
Following his memory, Xiao Chen headed for Liu Ruyuns residence carefully.
By relying on the Death God Mask to iste all his aura, Xiao Chen avoided the many guards.
When the full moon rose, Xiao Chen finally arrived at theke surrounded by towering mountains.
Theke water seemed as clear as before. Under the hazy, white fog, the night scene and the moonlight made theke look even chillier and more deste.
An exquisite paviliony amid white mist at the center of theke, appearing indistinct.
The mountains surrounding theke looked very picturesque, rising and falling into the distance.
Theke water was like a perfect and wless jade iid between the mountain ranges and rivers.
From the shore, the poeticke seemed extremely long, stretching out between two mountain ranges.
This tinyke gave the impression of a vast sea, vast and endless.
As for that pavilion in the center of theke, the dragons and phoenixes carved on it appeared pure white through the mist. The pavilion flickered with flowing light that looked jade-green when reflected in the water ripples spreading out over theke surface.
Ive arrived, Xiao Chen muttered to himself as he stared at the pavilion.
The ce where Liu Ruyue stayed in the White Dragon Pce was Xiao Chens destination.
While Xiao Chen could not go to Ancestor Dragon City, he did not forget his initial purpose ining to the Divine Dragon Empire.
Xiao Chens figure shed as he flew over silently. His figure flitted above theke surface like a swallow, gently drifting over tond on the pavilions roof.
He did not enter, as there was someone inside.
In the pavilion, Liu Ruyun held a painting of Xiao Chens silhouette as she said resentfully, That inflexible Xiao Chen! Stupid Xiao Chen, you promised to go to Ancestor Dragon City with me. Why did you kick up such a huge storm? It was just an identity. If you told me, I could have gotten my father to get you one. That is something very easy.
Unscrupulous bastard, how could you leave like that? You should at least let me know that you are safe! Ill poke you to death! Poke you to death...
As the valiant-looking, short-haired Liu Ruyun spoke, her eyes turned teary.
This girl did not know why she felt so sad. She felt like crying, and she did something childish, poking many holes in the painting.
Paintings littered the ground, all of them simrly riddled with holes. It was clear that this was not Liu Ruyuns first day here.
Liu Ruyun left, feeling embarrassed, only when it waste in the night.
Xiao Chen heaved a soft sigh. After Liu Ruyun was far away, he silently entered the pavilion.
Liu Ruyun once said that when Liu Ruyue had time, she woulde back to stay for a while. The timing had no pattern, but this was where she stayed in the White Dragon Pce.
Xiao Chen waited patiently. Perhaps he might have a chance to meet Liu Ruyue before his departure.
He could only leave this opportunity to heaven and try his luck. However, he did not hold much hope.
Time passed. Soon, one month had psed. Xiao Chen already felt some despair.
During this period, Sang had urged him several times to leave quickly.
The White Dragon Pce teemed with experts. Once they discovered Xiao Chen, only death awaited him.
Big Brother Xiao Chen, its really time to go. You have to leave the Divine Dragon Empire quickly. You cant stay in this White Dragon Pce any longer.
Sangs voice came from the Divine Universe Stele.
Xiao Chen had already waited several days. He had promised Sang several times that he would leave, but he could not resist staying.
Xiao Chen sighed, Ill leave after tonight.
It looks like I am destined not to meet her. However, if I leave, I really dont know when I ever will.
Someone is nearby.
Just at this moment, Xiao Chen and Sang sensed someone slowly making their way over theke.
It was not Liu Ruyun. In the past month, Liu Ruyun hade several times. Xiao Chen and Sang were already very familiar with her aura.
Is it her?
Chapter 2035 (Raw 2130): A Beauty like the Moon
Chapter 2035 (Raw 2130): A Beauty like the Moon
Indeed, someone wasing.
Ripples spread out on theke surface under the night. A inly dressed woman with an outstanding grace arrived before the pavilion amid the hazy, white mist.
She pushed the door open and entered.
This person appeared familiar with the way, heading directly for the study. When she saw the mess on the floor, she frowned slightly. Then, sheughed softly, That girl...she came to my room and messed it up again.
Clearly, this person knew that Liu Ruyun had done this. Aside from Liu Ruyun, no other person could enter the pavilion at the center of theke.
She showed a rxed expression. She did not notice the person looking down at her from the roof beam.
The pair of eyesthe only thing revealed under the masklost their previous rity, turning sluggish.
It really is her!
Qingyun Peaks Liu Ruyue, the one who made Xiao Chen fall in love with her and show his feelings for her on that tall mountain peak.
In the many years he had not seen her, she had changed a lot. The only thing that did not change was her grace. It was the same as before, exactly how Xiao Chen remembered it.
However, she now exuded a holy and noble air, one that deterred profanity. She possessed great charm, but it did not inspire lust. This felt contradictory and attractive.
No wonder the entire Divine Dragon Empire knew of the White Dragon Holy Daughter. Who couldpare to such charm?
She is messing around too much. I really have to scold her.
When Liu Ruyue saw the holes of various sizes in the paintings, she appeared irritated.
As Liu Ruyue looked at the silhouette painting, confusion and tender sentiments appeared on her face.
Why is it that I only need to see this silhouette and I feel rxed? However, I cannot remember who he is at all.
Who is it?!
Just at this moment, a strange sound startled Liu Ruyue. Xiao Chen could not help himself, gently floating down from the roof beam.
Liu Ruyue reacted with godly speed, immediately throwing a palm strike.
Given her Sovereign Stage cultivation, if the palm strike hit Xiao Chen, it would be unbearable.
Whoosh!
Xiao Chen suddenly startled to his senses. His figure shed as he dodged the palm strike. Then, he flew out of the window.
How bold of you, even daring to barge into my room!
A murderous intent shed in Liu Ruyues eyes as a sheathed short saber appeared in her hands. Then, her body became like flowing light as she gave chase.
Liu Ruyue managed to catch up andnd in front of Xiao Chen, blocking him.
ng!
She did not hesitate to draw her short saber. An icy killing Qi immediately spread out, and the temperature above theke plummeted.
Liu Ruyues saber released a cold, sharp light, reflecting the gentle moonlight.
Cool breezes blew in the surroundings. It felt like willow leaves drifted about. When she drew her saber, her aura seemed to merge the mountains and rivers.
Liu Ruyue locked on to Xiao Chen. Aside from shing head-on, there was no way to dodge this saber strike.
A cold mist spread out over the clearke illuminated by the full moon in the vast night sky. The saber light that flew over was cold and bleak.
Xiao Chen had the time it took for a spark to fly, but he did not think of doing anything at all.
There was no reason other than Xiao Chen being unable to attack the person before him. He would never break the promise he made.
The saber flew over like a willow leaf. However, when it was just about thirty centimeters away from him, Xiao Chen removed the Death God Mask.
Doing this revealed a handsome and delicate face under the gentle moonlight. There was no splendor, nobility, or pride on it, only a face with delicate features and clear, bright eyes that shone under the bright moonlight.
The instant Xiao Chen removed his mask, Liu Ruyues heart skipped a beat. She stopped in her tracks like it was reflex.
The fatal saber strike came to a forcible halt just two centimeters away from Xiao Chen.
When the twos eyes met, Liu Ruyue suddenly felt dazed. Amid her confusion, she found the person before her extremely familiar, exceptionally intimate.
The white mist spread out in all directions. Theke reflected the pure, bright moon in the sky.
As the two stood on the calmke, it was like they stood on the bright moon. Theke appeared empty, leaving only two moons and the white-d man and the white-d woman in the world.
A smile appeared on Xiao Chens face. Despite the passage of so many years and the other party losing her memories, the true feelings she once had could not be erased. At this moment, Xiao Chen felt released. All his aggrieved feelings were swept away.
Xiao Chen reached out, grabbed Liu Ruyues wrist, and slowly turned it aside.
Bending over, he gently kissed the back of her hand.
Liu Ruyue immediately let out an extremely startled cry. Incredulity and embarrassment stained her cheeks a fiery red.
Degenerate!
Bang!
Liu Ruyue attacked with her left hand,nding her palm on Xiao Chens shoulder. This sent Xiao Chen flying back like a sandbag.
Xiao Chennded on the water, kicking up a huge ssh before he managed to stand stably.
He wiped away the blood on his lips. As he looked at Liu Ruyue in front, he continued smiling.
Who are you? Liu Ruyue recovered her expression as she coldly questioned Xiao Chen. However, the murderous intent vanished from her face.
Although this was her first time meeting this man, she felt strangely intimate with him; there was no feeling of unfamiliarity whatsoever.
This was also the first time she had such an experience. This flustered her somewhat. However, she still maintained a cold expression, feigning calm.
Just as Xiao Chen was about to answer, a formidable aura rushed over from a distance.
Xiao Chens expression flickered. This aura felt very familiar; it was the White Dragon Kings.
Xiao Chen nced at Liu Ruyue and said, We will meet again. I will tell you who I am the next time we meet.
After Xiao Chen spoke, he turned and left.
Whoosh!
Right after Xiao Chen left, the White Dragon King slowly descended at this ce.
As the White Dragon King watched Xiao Chen leave, he felt startled. This fellow is rather bold. The entire Divine Dragon Empire is searching for him, but he actually dared toe to the White Dragon Pce.
Foster Father, do you know this person? Liu Ruyue asked seriously as she looked at the White Dragon King.
When Xiao Chen left, Liu Ruyue immediately noticed something off from the White Dragon Kings face, whichcked its usual calm.
If Xiao Chen were here, he would have many doubts over Liu Ruyues form of address.
The White Dragon Kings heart skipped a beat. This girl is still as sharp as ever. She noticed the slight change in my expression.
Whats going on?
A figure flew to them above theke; it was Liu Ruyun.
The White Dragon King immediately felt a headache. Herees another problem. Just as he was about to leave, Liu Ruyun pestered him, Quickly tell me, quickly tell me, what happened? I sense that someone has been here.
Liu Ruyue answered, Indeed, someone has been here. Dressed in white and looks young. He seems to have a mixed-blood dragon bloodline.
Xiao Chen! Its Xiao Chen! Father, what did you do to him? Dont hand him to Ancestor Dragon City, please.
Immediately guessing who it was, Liu Ruyun gave the White Dragon King a piteous look.
The White Dragon King sighed in his heart. Then, he said helplessly, Indeed, it was him. However, I already let him go. I did not make things difficult for him.
Why not keep him here?! Liu Ruyun demanded angrily.
The White Dragon King smiled awkwardly. I really can do nothing right. Keeping him is wrong, not keeping him is wrong.
Xiao Chen? The Heavenly Dragon Pces Xiao Chen, who managed to practice the Supreme Dragon Fist and caused the recentmotion? To think that he dares to stay in the Divine Dragon Empire! The Golden Dragon Pce asked Ancestor Dragon City to send out a wanted notice...
Liu Ruyue felt incredibly shocked and surprised. Unexpectedly, this person, whom she felt so intimate with, had such an identity.
Isnt that very dangerous? Father, save him, Liu Ruyun urged worriedly.
The White Dragon King showed a grave expression. He sighed, This problem is bigger than you imagine. The one he offended is actually not Ancestor Dragon City but the Golden Dragon Pce. Back then, when news of him sessfully practicing the Supreme Dragon Fist spread, the Golden Dragon Pce had already prepared to take action against him. This time, Xiao Chen used the Supreme Dragon Fist to suppress the Emperor Dragon Fist. This made the Golden Dragon Pce even more anxious.
What is the difference between offending Ancestor Dragon City and the Golden Dragon Pce? Liu Ruyun felt confused and filled with doubts.
Liu Ruyue entered deep thought. Then, she exined softly, If he offended Ancestor Dragon City, everything would go by the rules. At the very least, it wont cost him his life. Once the truth is investigated, assuming there is nothing suspicious about his identity and he turns out not to be a spy, Ancestor Dragon City might even let bygones be bygones and nurture him. Since he offended the Golden Dragon Pce, it is problematic. If the Purple Gold Dragon Emperor gets angry, how can this fellow have a chance of survival?
Father, I dont care. You have to save him! Liu Ruyun insisted when she heard that. Her expression turned unsightly when she realized the severity of the matter.
Liu Ruyue looked at the White Dragon King and said, Foster Father, I think this person can be saved. The other Dragon Kings shouldnt want him to die. If he is alive, he will make the Golden Dragon Pces people nervous. This might even affect the fight for the Dragon Emperor position.
What made the Golden Dragon bloodline nervous was not Xiao Chen but his Supreme Dragon Fist.
The impact that this Fist Technique created was simply too heaven-defying.
The previous Heavenly Dragon nearly changed the world with the Supreme Dragon Fist.
It would be false to say that the Golden Dragon bloodlines royal n was not nervous.
The White Dragon King observed Liu Ruyues expression. It looked like Xiao Chen did not say anything strange to her to force her to remember.
It seems he is smart.
Let me think about this matter. The two of you need not interfere in this, especially you, do you hear me?
The White Dragon King pointed at Liu Ruyun, putting on a show of force before leaving.
Soon, only Liu Ruyue and Liu Ruyunthe two sistersremained at theke. Liu Ruyun smiled and said, Elder Sister, it looks like your words are more persuasive. Based on Fathers appearance, he probably agreed.
Liu Ruyue smiled faintly. It is hard to say. The things involved are much moreplicated than you imagine. The decisions made at Foster Fathers level rarely include emotions in the equation. They only factor in interests. Of course, you are an exception.
Is that so? Why do I feel that he does not care about me? He locked me up in the White Dragon Pce for so many years, not letting me out, Liu Ruyun grumbled with dissatisfaction.
Chapter 2036 (Raw 2131): Dragon God Crown Prince
Chapter 2036 (Raw 2131): Dragon God Crown Prince
Xiao Chen was satisfied with being able to see Liu Ruyue once before leaving the Divine Dragon Empire.
It was as he had guessed; Liu Ruyue had lost her memories.
However, everything else was fine.
That was sufficient for him.
Xiao Chen looked up from the foot of the White Dragon Pces mountain. He could still see the bright moon but not the beauty under it.
Ill leave it at that...
Xiao Chen withdrew his gaze and buried his thoughts deep in his heart. Then, he left while it was night.
It was time to leave the Divine Dragon Empire.
With his fixation and worries temporarily resolved, Xiao Chen put on the Death God Mask and hurried off into the night.
He could not use the transportation formations or ride the Demon Blood Vulture. He had to rely on his Movement Technique to travel, so it would take a long time for him to get out of the Divine Dragon Empire.
Xiao Chen did not rush. The more he rushed, the easier it would be to mess up.
During Xiao Chens first ten days of hiding, he felt that the Death God Mask was not necessarily foolproof.
Furthermore, he found the Death God Mask somewhat strange. It was easy to provoke negative emotions.
Xiao Chen sought deste ces to hide and cultivated the Divine Dragon Body Tempering Art during the day; then, he traveled during the night, wearing the Death God Mask.
Soon, two months passed.
There were no rms or danger. Along the way, he sensed some pursuers, but he avoided them; no major incidents happened.
The thing that surprised Xiao Chen was that most of the pursuers were not from the Blood Dragon Guards but were actually Golden Dragon bloodline cultivators.
On this particr day, Xiao Chen finished cultivating and got up from his covert in the deste mountains just as night was about to fall.
Bang!
Xiao Chen punched, and his Vital Qi surged like a dragon, wandering around continuously. A huge force burst forth from his fist light, and a loud, piercing boom echoed in the surroundings, shaking the deste mountain he stood on.
He spat out a mouthful of turbid air, then said softly, I attained one hundred fifty Cauldron Force.
Over two months of bitter cultivation, Xiao Chens Divine Dragon Body Tempering Art had continuously improved, now nearing Peak Consummation of the sixthyer.
This gradually allowed him to understand what the Blood-Soaked Dragon Emperor had said.
Reaching Peak Consummation of the Divine Dragon Body Tempering Art was merely the beginning. Xiao Chens previous Divine Dragon War Body had been a joke.
The true Divine Dragon War Bodypletely changed ones physique, achieving an acquired Divine Body.
In this world, a small number of people were born with special physiques, giving them a physical body that ordinary people could not rival.
The various physiques boasted different inconceivable effects. Among this group of special physiques, extremely few stood outphysiques known as Divine Bodies. Everyone wished for such a physique.
If a Noble n managed to produce someone with an innate Divine Body, it was a sign of their rise. If that person with the Divine Body could grow normally, he could be unrivaled in his surroundings. On attaining sess, he could do great things.
Such a person would allow their n to rise, allowing it to flourish for one thousandten thousandyears and even longer.
As for the Divine Dragon Body Tempering Art, it made use of a Cultivation Techniquebined with the Dragon Race bloodline to form an acquired Divine Body.
This showed how horrifying this Cultivation Technique was.
Extremely few Cultivation Techniques in the world could produce a Divine Body, almost none.
When I cultivate my Divine Dragon Body Tempering Art to Peak Consummation, I will be reborn, and my body will be no different from a true Divine Body. At that time, my cultivation will speed up, and my physical body will be terrifyingly strong.
A light shed in Xiao Chens eyes. His desire for strength intensified, and ambition filled him.
Xiao Chens sorry state today had only one reason, no matter how he exined it: he was not strong enough.
If he were strong enough, would he need to show so much fear and concern? If he were strong enough, would his friends need to risk danger for him to escape?
Sooner orter, Xiao Chen would openly return with honor.
It would be unlike now, where he had to sneak away.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Just at this moment, dragon roars rang out in the surroundings. Figures continuously shed in the air, gathering at this deste mountain.
Xiao Chens expression remained calm under the mask; he did not feel flustered.
He felt very sure that the other party had not verified his identity, only harboring some guesses and suspicions.
As long as Xiao Chen remained in the Divine Dragon Empire, he would eventually be discovered by this group of people.
Soon, a group of Dragon Race cultivators gathered in front of Xiao Chen. The leader wore golden dragon robes and had the insignia of Ancestor Dragon City on the chest of his clothes.
This leader was a Peak Consummation Holy Venerate, only half a step away from Sovereign Personage. He was an inner sect disciple of the Dragons Gate.
The cultivators behind this person all had firm and steady auras. Their eyes were clear and bright, and they possessed vast Veritable Essence Energy. Their cultivations were allte-stage Holy Light Stage.
They were members of the Dragon Protecting Corps, a strong faction that obeyed only the Golden Dragon royal n. They were scattered throughout the empire, present everywhere. All of them were elites.
I am Qin Feng, a Dragons Gate inner sect disciple. Sorry for disturbing your cultivation. I do not have any malicious intentions. As long as you remove your mask and verify your identity, we will leave immediately.
[TL Note: This Qin Feng is different from the Golden Dragon Pces Third Pce Master. The character for Feng is different. This one means wind while the Third Pce Masters means mountain peak.]
The person that came was extremely polite, further supporting Xiao Chens belief that the other party had not guessed his identity.
Qin Fengs expression remained calm. However, the other disciples from Ancestor Dragon City all ced their hands on their weapons, preparing to attack at any time.
After two months of pursuit, these people still found nothing. There was utterly no trace of Xiao Chen within the Divine Dragon Empire.
For the Golden Dragon Pce upper echelon, this was practically impossible. To think that it was so difficult to find one person.
The wise people in the Golden Dragon Pce guessed that Xiao Chen possessed a treasure that could hide aura, possibly isting all aura and even avoid divination.
Hence, the Golden Dragon Pce shrank their search parameters and focused on this type of suspicious people.
Unfortunately, these people were not virtuous; after all, they purposely hid their auras.
Even if it were not Xiao Chen, these were not people to offend and had extremely entric tempers.
Over the past two months, the Dragon Protecting Corps and the Qin n disciples had suffered a lot because of this. Hence, they adopted a significantly more polite attitude.
If they did everything properly and they still could not get along, then they would attack.
Sorry, I cannot fulfill your request. Xiao Chens calm voice came from under the mask, showing a cold smile.
How much did the Golden Dragon royal n hate him? To think that they even activated the Dragon Protecting Corps.
In that case, we can only use force.
Qin Fengs expression turned cold. He waved his hand, and the Dragon Protecting Corps members with him instantly drew their weapons, forming a saber formation with surging saber Qi as they surrounded Xiao Chen.
The saber formation formed by ten-odd Dragon Protecting Corps members materialized saber lights that filled the air, forming a boundless killing formation. They wanted to sweep Xiao Chen into it forcefully.
Whoosh!
Xiao Chens figure shed. Having prepared long ago, he easily dodged this. Then, he charged into the dense forest.
The Dragon Protecting Corps roared. The saber formation did not get messed up, materializing a huge dragon made of saber lights and boundless killing Qi that gave chase.
One Dragon Protecting Corps member remained by Qin Fengs side and asked, Young Master Qin, what do you think are the chances of this person being Xiao Chen?
It might be zero, but it might be him as well... Even so, it does not matter. Anyone who hides like that would not be anything good. The Purple Gold Dragon Emperor would rather we kill by mistake than let Xiao Chen escape.
This matter already reached the Dragon Emperor? It is just an insignificant Holy Venerate; to think that he could anger the Purple Gold Dragon Emperor into issuing a kill order.
With a grave expression, Qin Feng said seriously, You do not understand what the Supreme Dragon Fist means... You understand even less what it means for the Supreme Dragon Fist to defeat the Emperor Dragon Fist. If one ignores a me, it will be impossible to extinguish when it grows into a zing inferno. That would be tragic.
That makes sense. Young Master Qin is truly someone from the royal n. You take a longer view of the problem than we do.
Cut the ttery. I am merely a soldier. Hey!
Suddenly, Qin Fengs expression changed slightly. It seemed like something unexpected happened.
Qin Feng did not have time to think. He leaped up and flew over.
After being stunned for a while, that Dragon Protecting Corps member followed. When he reached Qin Fengs side, he felt shocked. How could it be like this?
Trees and grass grew wildly in the dense forest below. The boundless saber formation of the ten-odd Dragon Protecting Corps members became trapped in the greenery.
The boundless saber Qi flew about, wildly chopping the tree branches apart. Wood splinters shot out.
However, the faster the saber Qi chopped down the branches, the faster and taller the trees grew. By the time the Dragon Protecting Corps members came to their senses, they were already trapped and could no longer get out.
Lets go. These people cannot be saved. We offended someone we should not offend.
Qin Fengs expression changed dramatically. After all, he was a Dragons Gate inner sect disciple, an extremely decisive person.
Qin Feng left at the drop of a hat, forsaking this Dragon Protecting Corps team and ignoring their lives and deaths.
You want to leave now? Its toote.
Firmaments Rage!
At some point in time, Xiao Chen appeared above the two and executed Firmaments Rages third stage.
The Five Element Divine Lightning flowed in Xiao Chens body. When itbined with boundless saber light, it formed a small world in his palm.
With a wave of Xiao Chens hand, boundless rage filled the ce.
Space turned chaotic. Before the two could move, Xiao Chen scooped them into the small world in his palm.
The Death God Mask came with Void Shadow, a Secret Technique. Xiao Chenbined it with Firmaments Rages third state to subdue the enemy.
As a result, he managed to take out two Holy Venerates, who could fight ordinary Sovereign Personages, with one move.
Crack!
Xiao Chen tightly clenched his fist, and there were no more ces to hide in the world within his palm. After a while, he rxed his hand.
Lightning shed, and saber light surged. Then, flesh and blood spewed out.
The fresh blood was exceptionally eye-catching in this world of light, like a scarlet thorn apple flower blooming in Xiao Chens hand.
Blood seeped out, bright and alluring.
Is it over?
The miserable cries in the dense forest below finally stopped. Sang leaped about and arrived beside Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen nodded. We cannot stay here anymore. We have to leave quickly.
Right.
Two dayster, in this dense forest:
A handsome man with a noble air, wearing purple-golden dragon robes, appeared in the forest.
As this person looked at and searched the corpses of the Dragon Protecting Corps members, who had died miserably, on the ground, he entered deep thought.
Soon, several people rushed over from all directions. Everyone who arrived knelt on one knee and reported respectfully to this person.
Your Highness Crown Prince, we searched fifty kilometers to the east, but we did not find Young Master Qin Fengs corpse!
Your Highness Crown Prince, we did not find anything to the south, either.
...
As the information flowed in, the youth dressed in purple-golden dragon robes murmured, In the past two months, this is the first time a royal n disciple died. No matter who it is, I will find him!
Naturally, there was only one person in the Divine Dragon Empire who could be addressed as Your Highness Crown Prince.
Aside from the Dragon God Crown Prince Qin Ming, there was no other.
Chapter 2037 (Raw 2132): Heavy Doubts and Suspicions
Chapter 2037 (Raw 2132): Heavy Doubts and Suspicions
Time passed, and Xiao Chen approached the border of the Divine Dragon Empire.
Since the time Xiao Chen killed Qin Feng and that Dragon Protecting Corps group, he had encountered an increasing number of attacks.
However, Xiao Chen could not be med for this. When the gears of an empire spun and all the organizations worked together, discovery was just a matter of time, even with the Death God Mask.
There were plenty of wise people in the empire.
If one vanished without a trace, one definitely had a treasure that could iste ones aura. When the manhunt focused on that aspect and checked on all the suspicious people, one would eventually be found.
Xiao Chen could guess all this. However, what he did not guess was that the Dragon God Crown Prince had joined the hunt for him.
Condensing Cloud City, the final city at the northern border before leaving the Divine Dragon Empire:
Xiao Chen chose this route after several rounds of selection.
He wiped off the blood on his saber. The corpses of some Dragon Protecting Corps membersy strewn across a wide grass in five thousand kilometers away from the city.
As Xiao Chen approached the border, the pursuit had intensified.
He changed his route several times, without any pattern, moving casually. However, he would always be found shortly after.
It would be hard to imagine how difficult escape would be without the Death God Mask.
Xiao Chen probably would have been found in less than half a month.
After this city, I should more or less be able to leave the Divine Dragon Empire.
Xiao Chen looked into the distance. Although no silhouette appeared at the ends of his vision, his Spiritual Sense could pick up the presence of Condensing Cloud City.
Where do you intend to go next? Sang asked Xiao Chen while watching Xiao Chen deal with the bodies.
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After Xiao Chen left the Divine Dragon Empire, he would be free to roam as he pleased.
The world was vast. There would be a ce for Xiao Chen.
There were many ces that Xiao Chen wanted to visit. He even thought about returning to the Kunlun Realm.
However, when he considered the long distance, it would waste too much time with his current cultivation.
Xiao Chen could go to the Yanwu Dynasty. His senior brother Ye Zifeng was in the Yanwu Dynastys capital. He also had some friendship with the Soaring Dragon Marquis, so he did not have to worry about getting a referral.
He could also go to the Tianwu Dynasty. If he was lucky, he might be able to find news of Chu Chaoyun.
He could go to the Golden Crow Empire, the current leader of the eight great empires. Ao Jiao and Little Yellow Feather were there, so it was a pretty good choice.
He could also go to none of these ces. He could leave the Central Great Realm and go to the forbidden seas and search for Xiao Suo and the others.
After gaining the Scarlet Blood Pirate Kings inheritance, the ck Cuss Pirate Group could rise in any of the seven forbidden seas.
There were too many choices, which put Xiao Chen in a quandary.
Lets go to the formernds of the Azure Dragons. We can make further ns after that, Xiao Chen said softly after thinking for a while.
The Azure Dragons? Thats something from very long ago. I recall that the Azure Dragons were the Divine Dragons leaders much earlier in the Martial Epoch, Sang said softly after some thought.
Xiao Chens heart skipped a beat. Then, do you know why the Azure Dragons went extinct?
Sang smiled bitterly. My memories alle from the Propping Mulberry Tree, which is only an observer. How could it understand these things?
Indeed, it was as Xiao Chen expected. He felt slightly disappointed; he could only rely on himself to investigate.
That locked-up Heavenly Dragon in the Starry Heavens Dragon Prison had said that he once went to the Azure Dragons oldnds. He even seemed to know some secrets.
However, the Heavenly Dragon did not tell Xiao Chen where the Azure Dragonsnds were.
Xiao Chen could only search for information from the Blood-Soaked Dragon Emperors memories, thenpare it to the current maps to see if he could find thends.
Lets leave this ce first.
Xiao Chen looked around and found a deste area where he took out the Divine Universe Stele. Sang went into it.
Even with the Divine Universe Stele, Xiao Chen could not move about carefreely, so he could only kill.
It was unfortunate that after Xiao Chen entered the Divine Universe Stele, he could not operate it.
Otherwise, he could hide in the Divine Universe Stele and travel in it. There would not be any risks.
The world within the Divine Universe Stele was chaotic. Its wastnds seemed to be beyond repair.
In the future, when you have sufficient resources, you can create a world in this Divine Universe Stele, Sang said softly as he looked around, finding this a pity.
This was a spatial Divine Tool that many Sovereign Emperors sought. However, Xiao Chen could barely use it.
Xiao Chen felt helpless about this. How could he not know? In his hand, the Divine Universe Stele was just arge storage ring.
He could not bring out many of its wondrous uses.
He had actually only been able to ce a Spiritual Mark on this Divine Universe Stele but not refine it.
It still could not be said to be Xiao Chens. If an expert snatched it away, that expert could casually erase his Spiritual Mark. This treasure could change owners at any time.
Aside from Xiao Chen and Sang, there was also a seven-color Coiling Dragon Tree and a Propping Mulberry Tree sapling.
The Coiling Dragon Fruits of various colors on the Coiling Dragon Tree flickered with different lights.
Xiao Chen sat cross-legged under the tree, cultivating the Divine Dragon Body Tempering Art.
He looked forward topleting this Cultivation Technique and forming an acquired Divine Body.
Sang cared for the Propping Mulberry Tree sapling at the side.
When the sky turned dark, Xiao Chen came out of the Divine Universe Stele, returned it to his body, and resumed his journey.
Five thousand kilometers was not far for him.
Xiao Chen rushed at full speed. In less than four hours, Condensing Cloud City appeared before him.
Lamps brightly illuminated Condensing Cloud City in the night, presenting an extraordinarily bustling scene.
The city at the border was indeed bustling.
The Dragon Protecting Corps patrolled and guarded the frontier day and night, aside from the dangerous forbiddennds.
Going through this city was the most suitable choice if Xiao Chen wanted to cross the border.
A roundabout route would take him one and a half years, which would be extremely troublesome.
Xiao Chen removed the Death God Mask, and the bones under his face wriggled. After a while, he looked like someone else.
This kind of disguising technique simply changed ones appearance. It could not hide ones aura.
It was not very useful against an expert.
Xiao Chen had lived in the Divine Dragon Empire for over a year. The Dragon Protecting Corps and Blood Dragon Guards had definitely gotten their hands on some of his things, which had his aura on it.
However, Xiao Chen had to take this risk at the veryst stage.
He believed that he had left the Blood Dragon Guards and the Dragon Protecting Corps far behind.
As long as he hurried, he should be able to cross the border sessfully.
Xiao Chen saw some wanted notices posted on the city wall by the city gates. A picture of him was among them.
Fortunately, the cultivators manning the city gates were not very strong.
Xiao Chens expression did not change as he paid the toll with Primeval Heavenly Pills, then entered the city.
At the same time, in the grass ins where Xiao Chen massacred the Dragon Protecting Corps, the Dragon God Crown Prince Qin Ming looked around, his expression changing as he did so.
After a while, a Dragon Protecting Corps member appeared and reported the information that he collected.
Interesting... Every time, I am one step toote. I dont believe that this is a coincidence.
Qin Ming showed a mocking smile on his handsome face. He was aware of the hidden interference of some factions.
Not finding Xiao Chen at the start was still reasonable.
However, Qin Mings search range had already narrowed significantly, yet he still could not stop the other party. This was truly strange.
Nevertheless, this made sense. The other Divine Dragon Pces were happy to see such a person seed. They were not willing to let the Golden Dragon Pces people eliminate him.
Your Highness Crown Prince, that person should have reached Condensing Cloud City by now. We can send an order to Condensing Cloud Citys City Lord to seal the city. Then, we can go and capture him. A Dragon Protecting Corps member made a very reasonable-sounding suggestion.
However, Qin Ming replied indifferently, Theres no need. These people probably prepared long ago. We cannot stop him. He is destined to leave the Divine Dragon Empire alive.
Your Highness, there is no need to be so pessimistic. If we travel through the night and charge over, who dares to obstruct the Dragon Protecting Corps from their work?
What if it is the Blood Dragon Guards?
Ah!
The Dragon Protecting Corps members showed shock on their faces. Why would the Blood Dragon Guards help Xiao Chen?
However, they did not dare to question Qin Ming, so they did not say anything.
Withdraw. The Dragon Protecting Corps does not need to participate in the remaining matters. I made arrangements long ago. No matter how it is, they will not be able to protect you!
Confidence shed in Qin Mings eyes as he waved his hand to dismiss the Dragon Protecting Corps.
Yes.
The Dragon Protecting Corps members did not dare to object.
Qin Ming looked at the city in the distance. He stood upright with his hands sped behind his back as he said indifferently, Since I guessed that you lot areying this trap, how can I not make preparations?
Chapter 2038 (Raw 2133): Acquired Divine Body
Chapter 2038 (Raw 2133): Acquired Divine Body
Night fell in Condensing Cloud City. As Xiao Chen walked the streets, the city remained bustling and bright despite theteness of the night.
After three months of cultivation, Xiao Chens Divine Dragon Body Tempering Art was already very close to Peak Consummation of the sixthyer. He could break through at any moment.
Hence, he chose not to leave immediately. He found lodging at an unremarkable inn.
After Xiao Chen checked into the inn, he sat down cross-legged and entered a state of cultivation.
His energy flowed for the Divine Dragon Body Tempering Art. His breathing rhythm changed with the cirction method.
After a while, azure Dragon Qi soared up from Xiao Chens body, zing like a me.
The impurities in his body burned up in the mes, slowly eliminated from his body.
The Divine Dragon Body Tempering Art continuously altered Xiao Chens physical body, quietly transforming it into an acquired Divine Body.
An acquired Divine Body was not achieved in one day. From the moment Xiao Chen started cultivating the Divine Dragon Body Tempering Art, his body already started changing.
Dragon bones, dragon veins, and dragon blood. Xiao Chen had not realized that these changes were to prepare for the acquired Divine Body.
When the first light of the sun shone into the room from the east, brightening the sky, purple Qi appeared.
Following that, the purple Qi flowed into the room in a steady stream under the sunlight.
Xiao Chens body gave off an azure mist, and crunching sounds came from his entire body, which wriggled nonstop.
His altered appearance returned to normal.
Xiao Chen experienced excruciating pain like tens of thousands of knives cutting his body while countless hammers smashed down on him.
This was an unspeakable pain. Obtaining an acquired Divine Body meant going through rebirth; one needed to experience this metamorphosis.
Xiao Chens torment ended only when the zing sun hung high in the sky.
He opened his eyes with some difficulty, and the piercing sunlight hurt his eyes.
However, his physical body limatized to the intense sunlight in the next moment and released a bright light.
Xiao Chen seeded in cultivating the Divine Dragon Body Tempering Art to Peak Consummation of the sixthyer!
He spat out a long breath of turbid air. His eyes turned extremely sharp. His entire body, from top to bottom, had undergone rebirth.
With a thought, Vital Qi condensed in his body. The originally invisible Vital Qi coalesced into faint azure lines as it swam through his body.
The moment Xiao Chen clenched his right hand, the countless faint azure lines of Vital Qi in his body immediately amassed into a dragon-shaped clump of Vital Qi in his fist light.
The force contained within his fist light felt extremely terrifyingtwo hundred Cauldron Force.
This...this is my body?
Xiao Chen was shocked. The change was monumental, far surpassing his imagination.
To think that you did not cultivate the Divine Dragon Body Tempering Art that I gave you!
What nonsense Divine Dragon War Body is that? Stop embarrassing me.
Quickly go and cultivate the Divine Dragon Body Tempering Art. Stop wasting time...
The past disdainful words of the Blood-Soaked Dragon Emperor came to mind as Xiao Chen sighed.
The Blood-Soaked Dragon Emperor had not lied to him.
Back then, Xiao Chen did not focus on cultivating the Divine Dragon Body Tempering Art. It turned out to be a great treasure, and this was just the beginning.
Obtaining an acquired Divine Body meant that Xiao Chens physique had changed from the very foundation.
Previously, Xiao Chen only had astonishingprehension ability. However, his physique and foundation were not considered top rank. Now that he gained an acquired Divine Body, hisprehension ability remained excellent, but his potential turned unimaginably scary.
Gurgle! Gurgle!
Suddenly, an unusual sound came from Xiao Chens stomach. Strangely, he felt hungry.
At his cultivation realm, he could abstain from mundane food. He only needed to satisfy the desire of the tongue.
Nevertheless, he felt hungry. This was really strange.
After tidying up and changing his appearance, Xiao Chen went to the second floor of the inn, found a table by the window, and sat down.
Then, he ordered many dishes in one go.
Once all the food was served, Xiao Chen started gorging himself. He felt very carefree. He had not eaten to his hearts content like this in a long time.
Customer, your appetite is enormous. Even those hulking cultivators cant finish the entire table of food.
The inns waiter walked over, smiling as he looked at Xiao Chen. It seemed like he was trying to get a tip.
Xiao Chen smiled without saying anything.
Xiao Chen just formed his Divine Body, so he needed replenishment. Naturally, others would not understand.
From your looks, it seems like you have not eaten anything for several months.
Seeing that Xiao Chen remained silent, that waiter did not stop smiling as he sat down across Xiao Chen and started eating and drinking.
Xiao Chens heart sank as he swept his Spiritual Sense through his surroundings.
After carefully sizing everyone up, he was shocked to discover that all the customers on the second floor had be experts with withdrawn killing Qi at some point in time.
Its the Blood Dragon Guards!
As Xiao Chen struggled with his shock, the face of the waiter sitting across from him changed, turning into a familiar face after a while.
It was Vice Hall Master Li of the Heavenly Dragon Pces Law Enforcement Hall.
Little Brother Xiao Chen, your disguising skills are rather inadequate. Vice Hall Master Li looked at Xiao Chen with a wide grin, appearing somewhat cocky. Xiao Chen had not seen through his disguise.
Xiao Chen wiped the grease off his lips, then said softly, I underestimated the Blood Dragon Guards ability. I thought that I managed to hide from the world, preventing everyone from discovering me along the way. It turns out that the Blood Dragon Guards have been watching my every move.
If Xiao Chen did not realize that the Blood Dragon Guards knew everything he did, he would really be stupid.
Vice Hall Master Li smiled and said, Dont be humble. The Blood Dragon Guards still had to put in a lot of effort to search for you. If you were not in the Divine Dragon Empire, we probably could not find you.
How is the First Pce Master?
Xiao Chen did not ask about anything else, just the thing that concerned him the most.
Vice Hall Master Li sighed softly and said, You are still the Xiao Chen I know. You do not ask me why I am not capturing you first. The First Pce Master is fine. With his prestige in the Heavenly Dragon Pce, no one would dare to truly touch him. However, he still cant escape punishment; he will just be locked up for a few decades. Compared to that, you should be more concerned about yourself.
Xiao Chen smiled helplessly. If you wanted to capture me, you would have done so long ago. You would not wait until now. If my guess is right, it is thanks to your efforts that the Golden Dragon Pce is always one stepte?
Indeed, thats right. The Blood Dragon Guards Shadow Dragon Sovereign personally ordered us to protect you as you leave. Dont ask me why; I do not know. Vice Hall Master Li shrugged, indicating his ignorance.
The Shadow Dragon Sovereign personally ordered for my protection as I leave the Divine Dragon Empire?
Xiao Chen felt shocked in his heart. This was truly unexpected since he had never met that person.
Furthermore, he could not anticipate the actions of an expert at the Shadow Dragon Sovereigns level, someone who stood at the peak of the entire Central Great Realm.
Go on, then. We took control of this city in advance. The people from the Golden Dragon Pce and the Dragon Protecting Corps will not be able to find you here, Vice Hall Master Li said as he got to his feet.
Xiao Chen left behind a few Spirit Jades and stood up to leave. However, he could not resolve the doubts in his heart.
Vice Hall Master Li walked with Xiao Chen. As he promised, Xiao Chen sessfully crossed the border without encountering any interference.
Xiao Chen turned his head back to look at Condensing Cloud City behind him. Then, he considered the vast, endless, ancient marsh before him.
This ce was known as Cloud Water Marsh.
There was a spring every five kilometers and a river every fifty kilometers. When one looked into the distance, all one saw was a hazy mist. Who knew how far this ancient marsh stretched?
Once Xiao Chen entered this Cloud Water Marsh, he would no longer be in the Divine Dragon Empire; he would bepletely safe.
However, Cloud Water Marsh was not a peaceful ce. Ferocious beasts roamed it, and the environment was harsh.
As Xiao Chen gazed into the distance, a burst of killing Qi came at him. He immediately sensed danger.
It was Vice Hall Master Li. He actuallyunched an attack at Xiao Chen!
Xiao Chen had no time to think. In the time it took for a spark to fly, he threw a punch.
Bang!
Xiao Chens fist lightnded on Vice Hall Master Lis right shoulder, while Vice Hall Master Lis palm strikended on Xiao Chens left shoulder.
Pu ci!
Vice Hall Master Li vomited a mouthful of blood, in so much pain that he nearly fainted. The bones on his right shoulder shattered, forcing him to clench his teeth.
As for Xiao Chen, the other partys attack knocked him away. When hended, he was in Cloud Water Marsh.
Xiao Chen did not sustain any injury at all.
Xiao Chen suddenly startled awake. Vice Hall Master Li was putting on a show, his final act of sending off Xiao Chen.
Vice Hall Master Li wiped the blood off his lips as two Blood Dragon Guards supported him on both sides. He smiled bitterly. This fellow is really ruthless in his attacks. He nearly struck me half-dead. This is good, as well. My injuries will serve as a good exnation. Lets return.
As Xiao Chen watched Vice Hall Master Lis group leave, he gave silent thanks in his heart.
Now that Xiao Chen had left the Divine Dragon Empire, his emotions wereplicated. Previously, he put in a lot of effort to enter it. Now that he left, he paid an evenrger price than when he arrived.
Fate was truly unfathomable. The affairs of the world were genuinely unpredictable.
However, Xiao Chen would return sooner orter. He would openly return with honor.
Xiao Chen took one more look at the empires border, at thest city. Then, he turned and entered the hazy, white mist of Cloud Water Marsh.
However, was Xiao Chen truly safe after entering Cloud Water Marsh?
Chapter 2039 (Raw 2134): White Clouds Fly Deep within White Clouds
Chapter 2039 (Raw 2134): White Clouds Fly Deep within White Clouds
The sky looked vast, and the water looked vast. There was a spring every five kilometers and a river every fifty kilometers. Cloud Water Marsh truly lived up to its name.
Plod! Plod! Plod!
As Xiao Chen stepped on the muddy ground, he rushed along his way, traveling through the mist.
The journey continued peacefully for three days. Aside from some foolhardy ferocious beasts, there were nomotions.
As a result, Xiao Chen rxed. He knew he was rtively safe.
However, he did not let his guard down. The Golden Dragon Pce already put in a lot of effort; they would not just let him off.
He had to cross Cloud Water Marsh at the very least.
Xiao Chen familiarized himself with his acquired Divine Body as he traveled. He did not fall behind on his cultivation, either.
Seven dayster, he was roughly familiar with his acquired Divine Body.
Xiao Chen was somewhat weary of Cloud Water Marsh, but he could leave soon. Everything proceeded smoothly.
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What is that sound? A flute?
Just as Xiao Chens guard had dropped to its lowest, something strange happened.
Drawn-out flute sounds rang out in the vast mist.
Xiao Chen looked around and saw nothing. However, the flute sounds continued without stopping.
He shouted, Which friend is blowing the flute? Why not show yourself and meet?
The flute sounds stopped, and a person walked out of the mist in front slowly.
This person looked as elegant as jade, handsome with a delicate face. He held a flute in his hand and drifted over in the mist, looking like a celestial arriving in the mortal world. Three scarlet marks, forming a bright and beautiful orchid, were conspicuous on his forehead.
White clouds fly in the depths of white clouds; a dream presents music to the moonlight. I am Bai Yunfei, here on a favor to Qin Ming. I have been waiting for Brother Xiao for a long time already.
[TL Note: Bai Yunfei means white clouds flying. The poem is a y on his name.]
Bai Yunfei!
Xiao Chen had heard of this person before. Bai Yunfei was the strongest expert of the younger generation of the White Marsh Beast Empires royal n. His status in the White Marsh Beast Empire was akin to that of Qin Ming.
Bai Yunfei became famous in the northern region many years ago, said to be unrivaled among the northern regions younger generation. He was extremely strong.
To think that Qin Ming asked a favor from this person...
Xiao Chens heart sank. He asked coldly, Since when did the people from the White Marsh Beast Empires royal n stoop to be Qin Mings dog?
Bai Yunfei said softly, Brother Xiao, dont be angry. I only owe him a favor and need to repay it. If you have any requests, I can try to fulfill them before you die.
Xiao Chens thoughts raced. This persons cultivation was too high. His talent,prehension ability, and bloodline were all excellent; he was someone who might not even appear once in ten thousand years.
Such a person had alreadyid down strong foundations before Xiao Chen arrived in the Central Great Realm.
If Xiao Chen had another year and a half, he might be able to contest against this person. However, he could barely do so now. At the same time, he thought that Vice Hall Master Li and the others might have been tricked.
Qin Ming might have attracted the Blood Dragon Guards attention on purpose in the Divine Dragon Empire.
Qin Ming knew that if he made a move in the empire, he would be obstructed.
Thus, he let Xiao Chen leave so that this Bai Yunfei coulde and kill Xiao Chen without any obstructions.
This was a good n. However, this Qin Ming felt confident in sending Bai Yunfei alone to kill Xiao Chen.
Cloud Water Marsh happened to be where White Marsh Beast Empire cultivators could bring out their strength to the fullest.
Cut the crap and make your move.
Xiao Chen showed a cold expression, ignoring Bai Yunfeis hypocrisy.
My heart is as clear as the bright moon. Unfortunately...unfortunately...Brother Xiao shows such hostility to me. I feel deeply hurt.
Bai Yunfei gently shook his head. While he held his flute in his right hand, he slowly patted his left palm with his right hand.
Xiao Chen narrowed his eyes. The patting motion of the other party felt somewhat strange.
Oh no!
Xiao Chen gently pushed off with his feet. In an instant, he soared into the air with his arms spread out.
Boom!
A gigantic snake suddenly appeared where Xiao Chen had been. Then, the snake opened its maw but bit nothing but air.
Cold sweat immediately covered Xiao Chen. Had he been slightly slower, he would have be this beasts meal.
With such an insidious nature, Bai Yunfei was indeed extremely dangerous.
While chatting with a faint smile, he had already started preparing his killing move in secret. Even so, he looked very carefree.
Great Movement Technique!
Bai Yunfei sighed and pointed with his flute.
In the next moment, tens of thousands of snake images shot out of the marsh surface like arrows, flying at Xiao Chen.
Rumble...!
The ground shook. The scene of tens of thousands of snakes soaring into the air at the same time looked shocking. It even gave off a more terrifying aura than Dragon Might.
Lets see how you are going to break this.
I control all the snakes within five thousand kilometers with my flute. Bai Yunfei stood upright with his hands sped behind his back. He appeared calm and confident amid the mist.
In Bai Yunfeis opinion, Xiao Chen was a dead man from the moment Xiao Chen saw him.
Bai Yunfei thought that he only had to guess whether it would take three, two, or one move to finish Xiao Chen.
Firmaments Rage!
Just as Bai Yunfei was anticipating Xiao Chens blocking and getting severely injured, thinking of how he would deal Xiao Chen the fatal blow, Xiao Chen ferociously spread his fingers.
Right at that moment, Xiao Chen grabbed the tens of thousands of snakes.
Boom!
Xiao Chen tightly clenched his fist. When he opened his hand again, blood spewed into the air, together with lightning and saber light.
Xiao Chen destroyed Bai Yunfeis killing move in one move.
I have to leave!
While the other party was distracted, Xiao Chen turned into a lightning bolt and flew over the other party.
Damn it!
Bai Yunfei felt angered and startled. Unexpectedly, Xiao Chen could easily break this move.
By the time Bai Yunfeis shock passed, Xiao Chen had already turned into a lightning bolt and flown five hundred kilometers away.
Trying to run? Its not that easy! Clouds with the Flip of a Hand!
A grave expression appeared on Bai Yunfeis face for the first time. As he waved his hand, mist rose for five thousand kilometers around, coalescing into endless white clouds.
Just as Xiao Chen felt confused, the white clouds formed countless falling mountains.
This forced Xiao Chen to reveal his true form and punch continuously to shatter the mountains.
Xiao Chens speed became greatly restricted.
Rain with the Turn of a Hand! Bai Yunfei shouted coldly, attacking again. Rain fell from the white clouds for five hundred kilometers around.
The water is toxic?
When Xiao Chen came in contact with one drop of rain, he immediately realized that the water ignored his Veritable Essence Energy. The white rainwater turned into ck toxins trying to invade his body.
Fortunately, he had already acquired a Divine Body, so he did not fear this toxic water.
However, the rain poured endlessly. If Xiao Chen kept suffering the corrosion, it would be problematic.
Xiao Chen cursed in his heart. This person was like a venomous snake, sinister, vicious, and endlessly harassing him.
After being targeted, he would have great difficulty escaping.
You still want to leave after being targeted by me, Bai Yunfei?!
Bai Yunfei moved quickly along the ground, strangely fast like a venomous snake. A jade-green light appeared in his eyes.
Die!
Ignoring the toxic rain, Xiao Chen took out the God Shadow Bow.
He drew the bowstring back and released. The arrow moved astonishingly fast, arriving before Bai Yunfei.
A Soul Tool!
Although there was danger, the startled Bai Yunfei did not get flustered. A Sovereign Personage Will gathered and shot out, then paused that arrow for a moment.
Bai Yunfei quickly moved away, leaving only an afterimage.
Boom!
When the arrow struck the afterimage, the afterimage instantly shattered. Without losing momentum, the arrow continued on to st a massive pit in the ground.
After escaping great danger, Bai Yunfei frowned heavily, showing an even graver expression.
He actually has a Soul Tool. That is to say, he has a small chance of killing me.
I am no longer in an undefeatable position. I might even fall here.
I just knew that Qin Ming would not ask for help with something so easy!
Bai Yunfei cursed in his heart, believing that Qin Ming had tricked him. Killing Xiao Chen was not easy work.
Initially, Bai Yunfei thought that he could finish off Xiao Chen with a few strikes.
Now, it looked like things were not that simple.
Very well, lets see how many arrows you can shoot!
Bai Yunfei instantly moved, resuming his pursuit.
I missed!
Since Xiao Chen started using the God Shadow Bow, he had never misseduntil now.
The toxic rain sealed the way in front. However, Xiao Chen clenched his teeth and continued flying forward, relying on his Divine Dragon War Body.
Once out of this Cloud Water Marsh, the other party would no longer be this terrifying. At that time, Xiao Chen would stand a much higher chance of escaping.
This fellows physical body...
When Bai Yunfei saw Xiao Chen moving through the rain, he felt incredibly shocked.
He understood best how terrifying the toxin in the rain was.
Bai Yunfei once relied on this toxin to put down ten Sovereign Personages while he was a Holy Venerate, shaking the entire northern region.
Since someone could travel through his toxic rain without fear today, how could Bai Yunfei not be shocked?
This person has to die!
Bai Yunfei made up his mind to get rid of this potential danger, even if Qin Ming did not kill Xiao Chen.
To think that his killing move failed. This person would definitely be his nemesis in the future.
Chapter 2040 (Raw 2135): No Need to Apologize
Chapter 2040 (Raw 2135): No Need to Apologize
Braving the toxic rain, Xiao Chen moved quickly. With each gentle push off the marsh with his feet, he moved fifty kilometers.
The pursuing Bai Yunfei had mounted a white snake at some point in time. The gigantic white snake slithered along the ground, moving rapidly. It did not have to worry about the toxic rain sttering it.
The white snake chased Xiao Chen at its fastest speed without any fear. If this continued, it would catch up soon.
Furthermore, Bai Yunfei could preserve his Veritable Essence Energy and physical strength, firmly grasping victory.
Actually, Bai Yunfei could move even faster by flying himself. However, he somewhat feared the God Shadow Bow in Xiao Chens hands.
If Xiao Chen fired an arrow and caught Bai Yunfei off guard, it would be somewhat problematic.
Bai Yunfei felt more confident in having the white snake chase after Xiao Chen while he focused on dodging the God Shadow Bows arrow.
However, the periphery of Cloud Water Marsh appeared, giving Xiao Chen some hope.
Whoosh!
Xiao Chen suddenly felt rxed as the world before him expanded into a vast and boundless destend.
A zing sun hung high in the sky, turning thend scarlet for five hundred kilometers around. Vegetation was sparse, and the cecked life.
What is this ce?
Xiao Chen thought for a while and recalled what this ce was. The Deste Sea! This was an incredibly vast and boundless region in the Central Great Realm. Even if the northern region and the eastern region werebined, they would not be as vast as the Deste Sea.
The Deste Seay between the northern region, the eastern region, and the Xuewu Dynasty. It was said to have been the main battlefield of the previous great war between the righteous factions and demonic factions.
This was originally and of good fortune, a wondend. After the war, everything turned to ashes, reduced to its current state.
There was no sea but a vast, endless, deste in. It was simply too vast, pretty much a sea ofnd. Hence, this ce became known as the Deste Sea.
Xiao Chen had not expected to arrive in this ce when he ran through Cloud Water Marsh without care for the direction.
However, it did not matter. When he hadpared the Blood-Soaked Dragon Emperors memories to modern maps, the Azure Dragonsnds seemed to lie within the Deste Sea.
It looked like heaven wanted Xiao Chen to head for the Azure Dragonsnds to follow his ancestors footsteps.
Tweet! Toot...
Flute sounds rang out, sounding very moving. Bai Yunfei rushed over in close pursuit.
On hearing the flute sounds, Xiao Chen frowned slightly. A murderous intent shed in his eyes. He could not carry on like this.
Even the God Shadow Bow could not scare off the other party.
If Xiao Chen did not teach Bai Yunfei a lesson, Bai Yunfei would not remember it.
He reached the Deste Sea?
Standing on the white snakes head, Bai Yunfei took in his surroundings with some astonishment.
He had given chase over such a long distance, all unawares, arriving at the Deste Sea.
After looking around, Bai Yunfei quickly figured out Xiao Chens direction. Snakes were extremely sensitive to scent. Since the white snake already smelled Xiao Chen, it would be extremely difficult for Xiao Chen to escape pursuit.
The Deste Sea...so be it, then. This ce is really hateful!
The arid environment and the zing sun above made Bai Yunfei, a water-attributed cultivator, ufortable. The gigantic snake under him felt the same.
I cannot keep waiting. There is no need to waste so much time on a mixed-blood dragon.
Bai Yunfeis sleeves fluttered gently. He decided to go all out, not holding back anymore.
His aura suddenly soared to a terrifying level. The orchid formed by the three marks on his forehead seemed like it could be picked at any moment, looking as delicate and charming as blood.
In the next moment, Bai Yunfei heavily pushed off the head of the white snake.
He raised the flute to his lips and blew it with his Veritable Essence Energy. As the wondrous flute music rang out, his figure soared through the air. His surroundings changed continuously, looking like he was teleporting.
Bai Yunfei moved terrifyingly fast, more than three times the speed of the white snake.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
The even more horrifying thing was that the flute sound indiscriminately filled with surroundings with sound wave attacks as it spread in the air.
The sound waves leveled the mountains and sted the scarlet ground open, sendingva spewing out from the ground. Rocks floated in the air, presenting an apocalyptic scene.
No matter where Xiao Chen hid, as long as Bai Yunfei caught up, the sound waves would immediately injure him. There would be no ce to hide.
Suddenly, the flute music stopped.
Bai Yunfei frowned heavily as he lowered his flute. He looked at his surroundings with some shock. Gone.
Its gone.
The obvious aura from earlier had vanished. It was like Xiao Chen had been erased from the world, not existing at all.
Where is he?
Bai Yunfei sighed softly. Then, he looked up and suddenly discovered demonic clouds covering the sky for five thousand kilometers around, blocking out the sky and the sun and turning the surroundings dark.
The instant he looked up, a pair of eyes appeared in the demonic clouds, staring at him.
A Demonic Dao expert!
Bai Yunfeis expression flickered as he looked into the distance. He spotted a ck-cloaked figure with a porcin-like white mask on the mountain peak in front. The exquisite mask had two vertical rows of strange script.
When Bai Yunfei tried to sense the other partys cultivation, he found that he could not.
The Deste Sea abutted the Xuewu Empire. This vast territory was probably the region where Demonic Dao cultivators were most active in the Central Great Realm.
It was not strange to run into Demonic Dao cultivators here.
Just as Bai Yunfei felt confused, a ferocious beast soul suddenly appeared in front of him.
A Qiongqi Beast, a Great Deste Eon ferocious beast!
Bai Yunfei was shocked. This thing was even more of a challenge than the God Shadow Bows arrow.
Even though Bai Yunfei already retreated as quickly as he could, that Qiongqi Beast still managed to bite him.
Then, Bai Yunfeis soul turned into a shadow as it was dragged out.
After the Qiongqi Beast took a bite of Bai Yunfeis soul, a jade pendant on his neck released a ring of white light, forcibly pulling his soul back into his body.
Bai Yunfei cried out in pain, turning pale. As he held his forehead, he retreated hastily.
A Soul Tool! Another Soul Tool!
The sight of the Qiongqi Beast Ghost Pennant in the cloaked mans hand at the mountain peak made Bai Yunfeis heart pound heavily.
Whats going on today? First, Xiao Chen casually took out a Soul Tool.
Then, I happen to run into a Demonic Dao cultivator with a Soul Tool.
Arent Soul Tools supposed to be forbidden treasures of sects?
Has the world changed to the point where Ill have to carry a Soul Tool when I go out in the future?
Bai Yunfei felt very depressed as he vomited blood. He had not suffered this much in such a long time. To think that he even suffered a severe injury to his soul.
If not for having an item that defended against Soul Techniques, he would have died here.
Why did you attack me for no reason? If you do not give me a reason, I, Bai Yunfei, will never leave this lying.
Bai Yunfei knew that he was quite famous in the Deste Sea. Most Demonic Dao experts would give him some face.
Even if the Demonic Dao cultivators did not give Bai Yunfei face, they would give face to the White Marsh Beast Empires royal n. The Bai n was like an overlord that ruled over an area of the Central Great Realm.
A sinister voice came from that cloaked man.
Haha! I just captured a good physical body and am preparing to sacrifice and form it into a demonic soul. You charge into this ce while releasing sound wave attacks, and you still asked me why I attack?! Scram! If not for giving face to your Bai n, I would sacrifice you as well!
This startled Bai Yunfei. Just captured a physical body. Could it be...
Might I ask Senior if the physical body that you captured was wearing white and poisoned?
I have nothing to tell you. Scram!
However, Bai Yunfei smiled when the cloaked man raged. It looks like its true.
No wonder Xiao Chen disappeared silently.
So, this Soul Devouring Hall person dealt with him and will even refine his soul.
Hehe! Thats very pitiful.
The pain from the soul being sacrificed is unbearable, making one seek death. Its eternal torture.
This person sessfully practiced the Supreme Dragon Fist. He originally possessed infinite potential. To think that he met with such an end. That really makes one sigh.
Bai Yunfei immediately felt that his soul injury was nothing.
He even felt somewhat guilty. Such an end was because he pursued Xiao Chen.
However, dont me me. If you died meekly at my hands, it would not be this painful.
Im sorry for interrupting, Senior. I will take my leave now. Previously, I did not know that Senior was sacrificing and refining a ghost pennant, Bai Yunfei said with a cupped-fist salute, taking his leave after apologizing with a faint smile.
After Bai Yunfei had gone far away, disappearing into Cloud Water Marsh, Xiao Chen slowly took the mask off his face.
Theres no need to apologize. I should be the one apologizing, Xiao Chen muttered to himself. When he looked into the Qiongqi Beast Ghost Pennant, he saw a piece of Bai Yunfeis soul in there.
Ill keep this piece of soul first. Perhaps I can use it in the future.
Now, I have to find a ce to treat my injuries. I have not forced the toxins out of my body yet. Xiao Chen nearly overdrew his Soul Energy to activate the Qiongqi Beast Ghost Pennant. However, it had been worth it.
Chapter 2041 (Raw 2136): The Heavenly Fragrance
Chapter 2041 (Raw 2136): The Heavenly Fragrance
Inside Cloud Water Marsh:
Bai Yunfei held his head as he sat on the gigantic snake, returning with a feeling of satisfaction.
However, after one hour, he suddenly felt that something was wrong. The more he thought about it, the more convinced he was.
If a Demonic Dao expert severely injured me, would he show me mercy?
Given the nature of a Demonic Dao expert, if I were in my peak state, he might be polite and not dare to act rashly after I report my name.
However, this Demonic Dao expert even possesses a Soul Tool. Would he do nothing after severely injuring me?
My soul is much stronger than Xiao Chens. To the Soul Devouring Halls people, it is great nourishment, something very tempting.
No matter what, I have to go back and take a look.
Whoosh!
Bai Yunfei gently waved with his hand that held his flute. The clouds for five thousand kilometers around scattered.
Then, he leaped up and flew with his hands behind his back, his expression changing continuously. Clearly, his emotions were fluctuating wildly.
After about fifteen minutes of traveling at full speed, Bai Yunfei reached where he had met the cloaked man.
However, when he got to the mountain peak, there was no one there.
Bai Yunfeis exquisite and handsome face twitched as he gnashed his teeth.
He tightly clenched his right fist, and his body trembled slightly. A terrifying murderous intent spread in his heart.
I was yed!
There is no way to finish sacrificing and refining a ghost pennant so quickly.
If the other party did not lie, he would still be here.
Bai Yunfei was a smart person. Naturally, he would not cling to hope and speak some self-consoling words at this moment.
He admitted to himself that Xiao Chen had tricked him.
Xiao Chen had yed with him like a toy, daring to pretend to be an expert and scold him, telling him to scram.
Unfortunately, Bai Yunfei had swallowed the deception hook, line, and sinker and even apologized to the other party.
When thinking about it, Bai Yunfei felt a stifling frustration in his chest, unable to vent it; the sensation felt extremely unbearable.
Not only that, but the other party also managed to injure him, yet Bai Yunfei even considered himself fortunate.
Bai Yunfei felt like an utter fool; he could not bear to look at himself.
He closed his eyes and did his best to calm down. Even so, his lips still trembled.
This showed how unbearable this humiliation was for Bai Yunfei.
He opened his eyes only after a long time. His expression was back to normal as he sighed, Victory and defeat are normal. One should suffer some setbacks in life. If things go too smoothly, that is not a good thing. This is a pretty good lesson. I should thank him.
After saying all that, Bai Yunfei seemed to have let go of everything, his mood already calm.
However, right after he turned around and took one step, he suddenly turned back with a malevolent expression and ferociously stomped on the mountain peak below him.
Boom!
Countless cracks spread out in all directions to the foot of the mountain.
In the next moment, the ground within a five-thousand-kilometer radius exploded. A horrifying aura spread out. The scarlet ground that initially was already deste turned into a wastnd.
Like hell, I will thank you! When I recover from my injury, I will return to the Deste Sea and wash off todays shame!
After Bai Yunfei vented, his emotions truly returned to normal. He snorted coldly and turned around to leave.
Naturally, Xiao Chen could not appreciate this amazing scene.
Xiao Chen had already gotten over five hundred thousand kilometers away, riding the Demon Blood Vulture. He had crossed the periphery of the Deste Sea and truly entered the Deste Sea that gave birth to countless legends.
After verifying that he was safe, he chose a ce tond and treat his injuries.
Once Xiao Chen quieted down, he discovered to his horror that he had underestimated the toxin in the rain.
Without him realizing it, the toxin had already seeped into his soul.
No matter where it was, be it the internal organs, the blood vessels, the bones, or the marrows, Xiao Chens acquired Divine Body had a means for cleansing them and eradicating the toxin.
However, the toxin had seeped into Xiao Chens soul. The azure will of soul that represented his soul in the Soul Pool was now covered with ayer of misty ck Qi.
Although there was very little toxin Qi, it was very difficult to eliminate. It constantly corroded his soul.
What was worse was that he had used his Soul Energy to drive the Demon Blood Vultureallowing the toxin to seep deeper into his soul.
Although this was not fatal, it was difficult to eliminate the toxin quickly.
Xiao Chen felt greatly startled when he searched the Blood-Soaked Dragon Emperors memories for toxins that could corrode the soul.
It turned out that there were more than a hundred types of toxins capable of corroding the soul.
Some sinister people could evenbine the toxins with curses. Even if one deconstructed ones soul and reassembled it, one could not get rid of the toxins.
Xiao Chen continued searching for a way to deal with the toxin. He came to know that the toxin that Bai Yunfei used was Thousand Taste Revolution, something only the extremely talented people of the White Marsh Beast Empire couldprehend.
The conditions for practicing this Poison Technique were very high, even harder than those for Xiao Chens Supreme Dragon Fist.
However, once one seeded in practicing it, one would be extremely horrifying. One would not need to fear cultivators of higher cultivation.
Back then, the Blood-Soaked Dragon Emperor even suffered because of this toxin.
Xiao Chen immediately felt some fear. He now knew how horrifying Bai Yunfei was.
He had been very fortunate to escape the other party, even severely injuring him.
Naturally, the Blood-Soaked Dragon Emperor did not want to suffer from this terrifying Poison Technique a second time. After much effort, he finally came up with a way to deal with it.
Xiao Chen carefully studied the Blood-Soaked Dragon Emperors method of dealing with the toxin. After thoroughly understanding it, he felt very confident.
If he followed the method in the Blood-Soaked Dragon Emperors memories, he only needed seven days to eliminate the toxin in his soul.
Toot! Tweet!
Just at this moment, musical instruments rang out from behind. Xiao Chen opened his eyes, and his expression flickered.
At first, he thought that Bai Yunfei had given chase. However, he realized that was not the case after a moment.
The music behind him clearly came from a group of people. However, the flute part of the music stood out, sounding exceptionally refined.
As the music rang out, it seemed to bring emotions to life. Nimble and refined, flexible and varied. The music lingered faintly, producing a pleasing cadence.
The more wondrous thing was that the flute did not try to stand out. Instead, it worked together with the zither, the pipa, and other instruments. It was like fish zooming around in a spring.
The fish asionally moved around livelily, leaping out of the water and looking at the world mischievously. Then, itnded back in the spring, happily swimming with the flow.
Soon, the musicians entered Xiao Chens vision.
It turned out to be a group of angelic-looking, white-d women. The music was impressive; the flute and zither sounded carefree.
Was it the Heavenly Fragrance?
Xiao Chen watched this group of women pass before his eyes, leaving a lingering fragrance in the air. Then, he entered deep thought.
The Heavenly Fragrance was an ancient and mysterious Holy Land.
A Holy Land was something that surpassed a Rank 7 sect. Like most of the Holy Lands, the Heavenly Fragrance rarely interfered in mundane matters.
The overlords of the world were the four dynasties, the eight great empires, and the various Rank 7 sects.
Nheless, the Holy Lands were way stronger and had longer histories. However, they rarely appeared and participated in worldly affairs.
Among the Holy Lands, the Heavenly Fragrance was the strangest. It always maintained its neutrality.
Even during the great wars between righteous factions and demonic factions, the Heavenly Fragrance did not get involved; they were free and unfettered.
The members of the Heavenly Fragrance were all women.
All of the disciples were pretty and graceful. It was said that the Heavenly Fragrance was in the Deste Sea. However, no one knew the exact location.
Im pretty lucky to be able to see a group of Heavenly Fragrance disciples, Xiao Chen muttered to himself with a smile. The music from earlier seemed to linger in his ears.
Suddenly, Xiao Chens expression changed slightly, showing puzzlement.
The group of Heavenly Fragrance disciples that passed by earlier actually turned around and returned.
Xiao Chen felt suspicious. He was not so self-confident that he considered himself charming enough to attract the Heavenly Fragrance disciples.
Otherwise, this group of Heavenly Fragrance disciples would not have passed by without slowing down.
They really areing!
As Xiao Chen thought that, that group of fairy-like Heavenly Fragrance disciples reallynded before him and lowered their instruments.
The disciple holding a flute stepped forward slowly. Despite not wearing a veil, this persons face appeared blurry. It was like looking at a flower in a mist, hazy but not to the point where nothing was visible.
This person should be the one ying the flute earlier. However, why did shee over?
Chapter 2042 (Raw 2137): Desolate Slave
Chapter 2042 (Raw 2137): Deste ve
What does she want?
Xiao Chen felt somewhat suspicious. This flutist was already very close to him.
The flutist was less than two meters away and still approaching. However, she stopped when she was one meter away.
Just as Xiao Chen felt confused, the flutist said with a lively voice, This young master seems to be afflicted with the White Marsh Beast Empires Thousand Taste Revolution?
So, it is because of this...
Xiao Chen smiled helplessly in his heart. For one instant, he thought that he really was that charming.
Thats right. I am indeed afflicted with Thousand Taste Revolution. Do the fairies of the Heavenly Fragrance have a way to deal with it?
The flutist shook her head and said, Only our sect Elders can deal with this toxin. The process is very tricky, as well. Moreover, our sect rarely receives outsiders. Here is a Detox Pill; it can provide some temporary relief to Young Master. I wish Young Master good luck.
So, the other party came over to give me a Medicinal Pill.
Although this Medicinal Pill could not neutralize the toxin, it was a kind gesture. Xiao Chen gave thanks and epted the Medicinal Pill from the other party.
Heaven helps the worthy. I hope Young Master will pull through.
The flutist left with a sigh. Practically no Holy Venerate afflicted with Thousand Taste Revolution ever survived.
Although the flutist said that heaven helped the worthy, how could it be that easy?
Might I ask for thisdys name? So I can repay this gratitude in the future.
We are just strangers encountering each other by chance. It was just a matter of convenience; there is no need to.
The flutist continued walking, leaving with her fellow disciples.
The flutist came like the wind and left like the wind. This happened so quickly that it felt like a dream.
If not for the lingering fragrance in the air and the Medicinal Pill in Xiao Chens hand, he might not believe that he just interacted with a group of Heavenly Fragrance disciples.
He shook his head, then carefully put the Medicinal Pill away with a faint smile.
Xiao Chen looked at his surroundings and entered deep thought. I have to find a city and figure out my exact position first.
The Deste Sea is very vast and sparse.
This cecked resources, encouraging a tough and unyielding nature in the locals. Neers required luck if they did not want to spend too much time searching for a city.
Dusk:
An incredibly huge setting sun appeared at the horizon in the west.
Such a sunset could only be appreciated in the Deste Sea, an incredibly stunning sight.
After the sun set, the sky quickly turned dark.
The temperature plummeted rapidly. In stark contrast to the arid day, the night was bone-chilling. When one opened ones mouth, a cold, misty breath came out.
A blood moon?
Xiao Chen looked up and discovered that the moon had appeared in the sky at some point in time.
However, this moon was a moon that looked as scarlet as blood. This was his first time seeing a blood moon like this, causing him to frown heavily.
Previously, Xiao Chen seemed to have heard that the moon of the Deste Sea was scarlet every night.
He checked his surroundings and noted something off. The chill that spread through the air was sinister. Rather than the result of temperature, the chill in this ce was due to the dense concentration of sinister energy.
It was rumored that the decisive battle of the previous great war between the righteous factions and the demonic factions had taken ce here. Both sides had killed until they turned frenzied.
This reduced the wondend to the Deste Sea of today.
Countless bones, corpses, and aggrieved spirits were buried in the ground.
Aside from this being connected to the northern region, the eastern region, and the Xuewu Dynasty, this was a ce of chaos. Killing and massacres happened nonstop all year round.
After the great war between the righteous factions and demonic factions, who knew how many more corpses and bones had gotten buried in this ce over time?
Xiao Chen inspected his surroundings with his Spiritual Sense. He heard the wails of many malicious spirits and resentful souls. The terrifying shrieks, the sinister, cold air, and the blood moon in the sky inspired anxiety in this boundless night.
He opened his Heavenly Eye and saw resentful ck energy wafting out of the ground sporadically in the night. This energy spread out in the air and lingered there, drifting about and looking very strange.
It looks like it is not suitable to travel at night in this ce.
Xiao Chen did not know much about the Deste Sea, having only heard a little about it.
He felt many differences from the day. The boundless night gave off an extremely dangerous feeling, with many parts of it feeling unfathomable.
The Deste Seas night seemed exceptionally mysterious.
Xiao Chen was unlucky in the day; he did not manage to find a city. Then, the night suddenly turned so strange.
After thinking for a while, he chose to rest here for the time being.
He got the Demon Blood Vulture to patrol the surroundings while he continued cultivating.
Having already attained a Divine Body, Xiao Chen now had to spend time on his cultivation.
He had remained stuck at thete-stage Holy Light Stage for a long time already. He needed to break through to the Sovereign Stage quickly.
Now that Xiao Chen had lost the Heavenly Dragon Pces protection ande to the Deste Sea, he felt that his Holy Light Stage Cloud Sea Realm cultivation waspletely insufficient.
After checking his resources, he found that only about five-hundred-thousand-odd Primeval Heavenly Pills remained of his initial millions.
This would notst him very long, posing something of a problem.
This was what happened when leaving a sect. One had to deal with many things by themselves.
However, Xiao Chen had long grown ustomed to this problem. He held a good attitude towards it and did not worry too much.
Heid a simple Spirit Gathering Formation under the night sky and put in Spirit Jades.
Then, he waved his hand and swallowed one hundred Primeval Heavenly Pills, then refined them, along with the Spiritual Energy that the Spirit Gathering Formation drew.
The Purple Thunder Divine Incantation slowly circted, and Xiao Chen digested one hundred Primeval Heavenly Pills in mere moments.
After attaining a Divine Body, Xiao Chens cultivation speed was entirely different from before.
However, his requirements for resources also multiplied.
Rumble...!
As Xiao Chen cultivated, sounds of fighting suddenly rang out in the night.
Based on the sounds, the fight was not far from him.
That was not exactly right. The source of the sounds steadily approached. Soon, he sensed two auras.
The two auras tussled, making it hard to judge what exactly they were.
The night significantly impacted Xiao Chens vision and Spiritual Sense.
He stopped cultivating, soared into the air, andnded on the Demon Blood Vultures back to wait in readiness.
Xiao Chen had to open his Heavenly Eye while on the Demon Blood Vultures back before he finally managed to see what was happening.
A gray-d man was fleeing the pursuit of another person.
Mud covered the gray-d man, who appeared to be in a sorry state and a dangerous situation.
The anthropomorphic ferocious beast had ayer of death Qi, which obscured its appearance. This made it seem like something of the Demonic Dao.
Seeing people of the Demonic Dao was normal in the Deste Sea.
The righteous and demonic factions maintained a delicate bnce in the Deste Sea.
The conflict between the two factions in the Deste Sea was not as intense as in other ces.
The gray-d man appeared extremely weak, clearly severely injured. When he saw Xiao Chen, he rejoiced and shouted, Friend from the Dragon Race, I am Qin Zhuolin. Would you help block the Deste ve behind me?
Deste ve? What is that? Is that thing behind him not a Demonic Dao cultivator?
Without much thought, Xiao Chen attacked decisively.
Thunder Monarch Spear!
Xiao Chen used his Thunder Daos Great Dao Energy to drive the Five Element Divine Lightning. Then, as he held the Five Element Divine Lightning and infused more Great Dao Energy into it, it quickly turned into a solid-looking spear.
Whoosh!
Boundless electric light burst out into the surroundings from the spear.
A monarchs aura spread over the spear, and Xiao Chens face appeared serene under the illumination of the electric light in the night.
Bang!
In the time it took for a thought to form, the Thunder Monarch Spear chased down the strange Deste ve. Then, horrifying electric light exploded, lighting up the night sky.
Qin Zhuolin took this opportunity to climb onto the Demon Blood Vulture. Then, he urged, Quickly leave. This thing cannot be killed. You cannot fight it, either.
Is that so?
Xiao Chen looked over. Although the Five Element Divine Lightning did not rend the Deste ve, the Deste ve fell to the ground and could not get up again.
The Five Element Divine Lightning had sted away most of the death Qi on the Deste ves body, leaving the Deste ves body twitching continuously.
Five Element Divine Lightning!
The stunned Qin Zhuolin revealed a joyful expression as he said, I see. Its the Five Element Divine Lightning. No wonder you dare to enter the Deste Sea as a Holy Venerate. However, you still have to rush away. There is still a pack of these things behind.
Xiao Chen did not dare to be careless, so he got the Demon Blood Vulture to turn and leave.
As Qin Zhuolin sat on the Demon Blood Vulture, his previously flustered expression eased.
He reached up to wipe the mud off his face. His facial features looked upright, giving him a valiant air. However, hisplexion seemed somewhat pale, simr to that of White Marsh Beast Empire cultivators.
With a suave smile, Qin Zhuolin said, Brother, many thanks for saving me. If you need anything in the future, you can just ask me. I will go anywhere you call me to in the Deste Sea.
You are too polite. Whats up with the Deste ve chasing you?
When Qin Zhuolin heard that, he felt mildly startled. After a while, he smiled in understanding. It looks like this is your first time in the Deste Seaand you did note here on purpose but were probably forced to do so.
Chapter 2043 (Raw 2138): Excellent Wine of the Dragon Race
Chapter 2043 (Raw 2138): Excellent Wine of the Dragon Race
Xiao Chen did not feel surprised at Qin Zhuolins conclusion. With just some thought, it was clear that he just arrived.
Qin Zhuolin paused for a moment before exining to Xiao Chen, Deste ves are nothing strange. They are just undead. In other ces, they are known as corpses or zombies. The Deste Sea cultivators normally call them Deste ves, as they are much more horrifying than regr corpses.
Lightning had a potent suppressive effect on unclean things like the undead. However, for the Thunder Monarch Spear to fail to kill a corpse, this thing could no longer be called a simple corpse; horrifying simply did not cover it.
[TL Note: In Chinese, unclean things refer to things of a spooky, supernatural, and sinister nature, normally things to do with human death or undeath. This would include things like ghosts and zombies. Demons and animal spirits do not count.]
It was hard to imagine how this Qin Zhuolin fled a pack of Deste ves.
Qin Zhuolins cultivation was merely at Initial Perfection Sovereign Personage, not even Small Perfection yet, much less Great Perfection.
There were four stages to Sovereign Personage: Initial Perfection, Small Perfection, Great Perfection, and Peak.
The difference between each stage was quite significant. Xiao Chen no longer feared Initial Perfection Sovereign Personages. If he grasped the timing well, he could even severely injure or kill an Initial Perfection Sovereign Personage easily.
However, if Xiao Chen met with a Small Perfection Sovereign Personage, he would have to be cautious and not get careless.
There had to be something extraordinary about this Qin Zhuolin. Otherwise, he could not flee from a group of Deste ves.
You even dared to appear in the wilderness with the blood moon out. You probably did not manage to find a city.
Qin Zhuolin smiled; his guess was right. Then, he continued, The nearest city is one thousand five hundred kilometers to the southeast.
When Xiao Chen heard that, he felt bbergasted. This Deste Sea was indeed deste.
If one were unlucky, one might not even find a city after half a month.
Although one thousand five hundred kilometers sounded far, it was nothing for the vast Deste Sea.
The Deste Sea wasrger than the eastern region and northern regionbined.
For cultivators, one thousand five hundred kilometers was still quite far. If one did not travel at full speed, it would take at least two days.
When you get there, you should buy a map of the Deste Sea. Although it is not veryprehensive, at least you will not get lost, Qin Zhuolin suggested patiently. He appeared to be experienced.
Qin Zhuolin was very mysterious, but Xiao Chen did not have the habit of asking too much. Naturally, Xiao Chen would not ask him why a group of Deste ves had chased him.
After chatting for a while, Qin Zhuolin smiled mysteriously and said, Come, let me treat you to some wine. It is an unparalleled wine. I managed to find this wine only after much difficulty, and I have not had the time to drink it yet. This is to show my appreciation.
Qin Zhuolin felt very grateful to Xiao Chen for saving him.
Unparalleled wine?
After having drunk the Thousand Year me, Xiao Chen did not believe that. Qin Zhuolin took out an ancient, metal wine sk before Xiao Chens doubtful gaze. Dust covered the wine sk, which was azure in color.
After Qin Zhuolin wiped the dust away,plex and exquisite patterns emerged. There was a dragon-shaped handle, and dragons were carved on the sk.
A slender chain attached the lid to the handle, preventing it from getting lost.
With one nce, the lid looked like a chained Azure Dragon roaring ferociously and trying to fly away.
This...this is a carving of an Azure Dragon! Xiao Chen cried out hoarsely in startlement. He could not hide the shock in his eyes.
So, it is an Azure Dragon. Well, you dragons are more knowledgeable about this, after all. However, what kind of dragon is the Azure Dragon? Qin Zhuolin looked at Xiao Chen curiously.
Xiao Chen recovered his wits. He shook his head and said, Im not sure. I only read something about it in some ancient texts and do not know the details.
Qin Zhuolin did not seem to mind. He handed the sk to Xiao Chen and said, Hehe! No matter what dragon it is, give it a try.
After receiving the Azure Dragon wine sk, Xiao Chen took out a wine cup, filled it up, and took a sip.
The wine tasted pretty good, so he finished the cup in one go.
A chilly sensation immediately overcame every single cell of Xiao Chens body. Then, an extremely carefree feeling swept through him.
Xiao Chens entire bodyeven his soultrembled involuntarily. The sharp burn turned into a warmth that filled his body and charged around.
His head spun. With just one cup, he actually got drunk.
The more exaggerated thing was that after this cup of wine, his cultivation improved significantly within a short time.
This improvement equaled half a year of bitter cultivation.
Xiao Chen felt incredibly shocked. A long timeter, he slowly recovered his wits. However, the redness on his face had yet to fade.
The aftereffects were hard to get rid of. He felt like a me was burning inside his body. His internal organs, even his soul, felt like they were on fire.
How is it? This wine is pretty good, right?
Xiao Chen took a deep breath and steadied his somewhat woozy mind. Then, he asked, How long has this wine aged?
Hehe! Not that long, at least five thousand years, I guess. Brother Xiao, congrattions. This wine sk contains the long-lost Heart Burn, an excellent wine. It is said to be the top spirit of the Dragon Race. Legend said that back then, a powerhouse was willing to pay an entire Spirit Jade mine for just one cup. That story shook the world.
Heart Burn. Indeed, it felt like my heart burned. The aftereffects are strong and quite memorable. An indescribable carefreeness fills the body amid the heat, feeling very delightful.
Great wine!
To think that this Qin Zhuolin did not even warn me about this five-thousand-year-old wine. He is really mischievous.
Qin Zhuolin noticed something off with Xiao Chens expression. So, he quickly smiled and said, Haha! Dont be angry. Ill give you this wine and wine sk. This wine sk is a wondrous item. As long as you drip a drop of any wine into it, it can fill up the entire sk with the wine. Theres also the recipe for this Heart Burn. Ill give it to you as well. I have no use for it.
The many precious gifts took Xiao Chens breath away. He quite liked this wine.
Furthermore, there was the recipe for Heart Burn. This was a very generous gift.
Usually, Xiao Chen would find it hard to ept such precious gifts, reluctant to receive rewards that he did not deserve. Although he saved the other party once, it was just minor help.
Compared to the precious gifts, Xiao Chens effort was notmensurate.
Qin Zhuolinughed straightforwardly, It might be an insignificant effort to you, but you saved my life. Furthermore, this is nothing to me.
Many thanks. Xiao Chen did not stand on ceremony, epting the Azure Dragon wine sk and Heart Burn recipe.
Where did you get these things? Xiao Chen felt curious about the appearance of the Azure Dragon wine sk and could not help asking.
Qin Zhuolin smiled mysteriously but did not reply.
Oh, no!
Just at this moment, the twos expressions changed. Xiao Chen turned his head back to take a look.
An enormous figure appeared under the colossal blood moon that felt within reach in the sky. This figure was d in heavy armor, with a pair of scarlet eyes flickering under its helmet. Death Qi spread out from its body.
This figure held a string of rusty chains with a sharp metal hook attached to the end. When it swung the metal chains and hook, they moved like the wind.
The enormous figure hovered in the air, blocking out most of the blood moon.
Even from an extreme distance, the two could feel a cold wind blowing over. That pair of shocking eyes inspired fear with just one nce. Xiao Chen immediately woke up from his wine-induced stupor. Fear gripped his heart and mind.
Xiao Chens legs softened. He found it hard to control his hands and legs.
Just how terrifying was the Deste ve that targeted the two of them from a distance? Xiao Chen could not even begin to imagine.
He felt that the Deste ve needed only one strike to kill him and reduce him to ashes. He felt incredibly insignificant before it.
Damn it! It still managed to catch up. Run!
Qin Zhuolin gave Xiao Chen a push before quickly jumping off the Demon Blood Vulture and turning into a beam of light streaking off into the distance.
Xiao Chen recovered his wits and turned the Demon Blood Vulture into a ring. With the ring on his finger, he also shot forward like a lightning bolt.
No sooner had the two left than the metal hook spanned more than five hundred thousand kilometers tond where the two had been.
With a whoosh, the metal hook stabbed into the ground.
Bang!
Before Xiao Chen could react, he felt horrified to discover that the ground had soared up and be like a wall and crashed into him.
Xiao Chen immediately vomited a mouthful of blood, and his internal organs ruptured. The ground cracked open, turning into countless huge rocks.
This Deste ve in broken heavy armor dragged the ground up.
From a distance, it looked like the Deste ve pulled up a square tile.
In reality, this tile was already the size of Heavenly Dragon City.
Just the impact from the ground instantly and severely injured Xiao Chen despite his acquired Divine Body. This showed how horrifying the impact was.
Xiao Chen and Qin Zhuolin bounced back, unable to control themselves.
However, the armored Deste ve ignored Xiao Chen. It fixed its gaze only on Qin Zhuolin.
The Deste ve opened its palm, and the space in front of it shrank continuously, closing the distance between it and Qin Zhuolin.
Qin Zhuolin became as insignificant as an ant before that palm, unable to even struggle against it.
If the hand captured Qin Zhuolin, he would definitely die.
The scene before Xiao Chen was simr to the effect of his Firmaments Rage, although the method was different.
Without overthinking, Xiao Chen activated his Great Deste Eon bloodline and threw a palm strike, with the Five Element Divine Lightning driving his Firmaments Rage.
Then, something strange happened. After Xiao Chen executed Firmaments Rage, the enormous towering hand that was muchrger than Qin Zhuolin seemed to shrink until it was only slightlyrger than Xiao Chens hand.
Right before the armored Deste ve captured Qin Zhuolin, Xiao Chen threw a palm strike, which arrived first.
Bang!
The two palms shed, and Xiao Chen went flying like a sandbag. Space turned chaotic, nearly tearing his physical body apart.
When Qin Zhuolin saw this scene, he felt greatly startled.
Unexpectedly, he managed to survive certain death.
When Qin Zhuolin saw the armored Deste ve focus its attention on Xiao Chen, he panicked and crossed his hands while forming hand seals.
Qin Zhuolins eyes turnedpletely pitch-ck, looking boundlessly deep like a bottomless pita dreadful sight.
Nine Heavens God Sealing Formation! After Qin Zhuolin finished forming the hand seals, he shouted, Rise!
Then, light burst out behind him, forming tens of thousands of formation gs soaring into the sky like a rain of arrows.
The tens of thousands of formation gsyered over each other in the next moment. Spiritual light leaped about in the night sky, forming an incrediblyplicated formation in the air and turning into nineyers of heaven.
Theyers fell one by one, crashing towards the armored Deste ve and preventing it from killing Xiao Chen.
However, before all nineyers of heaven could crash into the armored Deste ve, it flung out its metal hook and easily broke through theyers, turning them into starlight scattering in the sky.
After the formation broke, Qin Zhuolin vomited a mouthful of blood as he was knocked away.
The legends are really true...
Qin Zhuolin paled in despair. However, a ray of light appeared in the distant eastern sky at this moment.
The morning sun arrived!
This stunned Qin Zhuolin, jubtion sweeping through him. Were saved!
Disregarding the two, the armored Deste ve raised its hands to cover its eyes. Then, it rushed off, promptly withdrawing its overwhelming death Qi.
Chapter 2044 (Raw 2139): Seeking Ancestors
Chapter 2044 (Raw 2139): Seeking Ancestors
As the morning sun rose, the blood moon disappeared. The eerie, sinister atmosphere of the Deste Sea vanished. That armored Deste ve also seemed terrified.
When the first rays of the sun shone on its body, it quickly withdrew its death Qi and fled far away.
By the time the sky was bright, the terrifying Deste ve was no longer in sight. The Deste Sea shifted to the other extreme.
Xiao Chen and Qin Zhuolin stood side by side as they looked at the rising sun.
After surviving this cmity, the two felt grateful as they looked at the rising sun.
Neither of them expected to survive this horrifying Deste ve.
For the first time in their life, they found the rising sun so precious.
Xiao Chen asked, What is the origin of that Deste ve? It wasing for you, right?
That was Soul Reaper. The people in the Deste Sea call it Soul Reaper, as it is simr to the soul reaper that reaped souls during the Immortal Epoch. It is one of the ten great Deste ves. Legend has it that no one survives meeting it. However, the two of us survived.
Qin Zhuolin appeared to be in a very good mood. He rxedpletely under the rising sun.
When Qin Zhuolin looked at Xiao Chen, he now showed admiration. Previously, he had not thought much of Xiao Chen.
He honestly had not expected Xiao Chen to be able to save him from Soul Reapers hand with one palm strike.
You should not be someone unknown if you are a Dragon Race cultivator who has practiced Firmaments Rage to the third stage. Howe I have never heard of you before?
Until now, Qin Zhuolin still felt shocked over the crucial palm strike that saved him.
He was not only shocked at the might of Firmaments Rages third stage but also Xiao Chens courage. Few had the courage and boldness to face Soul Reaper.
Xiao Chen not only remained but also turned around to attack, truly saving him.
The rescue this time held much greater significance than the first time. Qin Zhuolin was only about to be caught by a Deste ve the first time.
I believe that your name will shake up the Deste Sea in no time. You will be as famous as Dragon Race talents like the Dragon God Crown Prince and the White Dragon Holy Daughter.
Qin Zhuolin thought highly of Xiao Chens talent,vishing praise on Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen smiled and did not say much.
The person before Xiao Chen appeared to be more mysterious than he thought. Initially, he thought that a Deste ve injured Qin Zhuolin. Based on the current situation, it should be Soul Reaper that injured him before that pack of low-ranked Deste ves chased after him.
Qin Zhuolin escaped safely after suffering a strike from Soul Reaper. Just this alone showed that he was very impressive.
You should be a Geomaster, right?
Xiao Chen shook the Azure Dragon wine sk in his hand and entered deep thought. Five-thousand-year-old wine. I wonder whose tomb you took it from.
Qin Zhuolin smiled and said, Who knows? Goodbye, then. We will meet again in the future.
This reply was tacit admission.
We will meet again in the future.
For some reason, Xiao Chen felt that he would definitely run into this Qin Zhuolin again.
At that time, he would learn more about Qin Zhuolins mysterious identity.
When Xiao Chen came to the Deste Sea, he first ran into the fairies of the Heavenly Fragrance. Then, he ran into this Qin Zhuolin. It had been rather interesting.
After Xiao Chen sent the other party off with his eyes, he followed the other partys advice, resuming his journey. He needed to find a city and obtain a map of the Deste Sea.
Xiao Chen closed his eyes and treated his injury while sitting on the Demon Blood Vultures back. At the same time, he used the secret methods left by the Blood-Soaked Dragon Emperor to eliminate the Thousand Taste Revolution in his soul.
His injuries were rather troublesome. Fortunately, they were not life-threatening and did not pose a big problem.
As the sun set, the silhouette of a city appeared before Xiao Chen.
The enormous setting sun slowly descended towards the horizon. Every time he saw it, it came as a shock.
The setting sun was like fire dyeing the horizon red, forming an endless chain of ming, mountain-shaped clouds.
Together with the darkening sky, the setting sun in the clouds appeared ancient.
Clop! Clop! Clop!
Xiao Chen saw many cultivators on massive mutated beasts rushing to the city from all directions and kicking up dust. One could only find a sense of safety in a city during the Deste Seas night.
There were also many cultivators dressed in various fashions standing on the city walls. They showed cold expressions and asionally jumped off, leaving the city.
These people departed from the city in groups of three to five, appearing exceptionally eye-catching. They all gave off faint Demonic Qi from their bodies; they were Demonic Dao cultivators.
The Deste Seas night suited these Demonic Dao cultivators very well, allowing them to bring out theirbat prowess to the fullest.
If they were lucky, they could find strong souls or capture Deste ves to refine into Demonic Corpses. That would result in a pretty good profit for them.
Of course, there were some Righteous Dao cultivators. These were skilled and bold people.
There would be such adventurers in any ce, daring to take on any challenge.
Some just wanted to seek out fortuitous encounters, and some wanted to go on experiential training; there were many reasons.
The Deste Sea seemed to be much more marvelous than Xiao Chen had anticipated.
No matter what anyone thought, right now, Xiao Chen just wanted to enter the city peacefully and rest properly after the excitement of the previous night.
Ordinary City!
With such a name, this was just an ordinary city, something far from the vastness and gloriousness of the dragon cities.
However, this small city was filled with people, shining brightly withmps.
The crowd here was very dense, and the night scene was even more bustling than in Heavenly Dragon City.
This made sense after thinking about it. The next nearest city would take several days of travel to reach. With such scarcity, people would definitely flock to it.
Xiao Chen did not rush to buy a map. He first chose an inn to stay in, then started treating his injuries.
Be it the fight with Bai Yunfei or the fight with Soul Reaper the previous night, Xiao Chen needed to recover properly from it.
Hence, Xiao Chen remained in the inn for seven full days beforeing out.
Xiao Chen had returned to his peak state and even advanced.
That cup of Heart Burn had raised his cultivation significantly,pletely stabilizing it at thete-stage Holy Light Stage.
Xiao Chen estimated that no matter how much resources his Divine Body required, he could reach peak Consummation Holy Venerate after finishing the sk.
He strolled around the city, preparing to buy a map. Then, he stopped in front of arge, splendid pavilion with a four-legged cauldron in front of its doors.
Nine Cauldron Pavilion!
Indeed, no matter where one went, one would run into this merchant association. However, it seemed that this Nine Cauldron Pavilion was on a muchrger scale than what Xiao Chen had seen before.
After his previous experience, Xiao Chen took out the VIP card that Li Xiuhai gave him and simply asked whether he could meet with the manager of this branch with this card.
You can. Young Master holds a Gold VIP card of the Nine Cauldron Pavilion. Pleasee with me. I will go and report it.
Soon, a maidservant led Xiao Chen to the VIP room of this branch.
Xiao Chen benefited a lot by meeting the manager and buying the map from the manager. He easily got a detailed map that was not avable to ordinary people. His VIP status was of great help.
All he had to do now waspare this map with the Blood-Soaked Dragon Emperors memories and find the Azure Dragons oldnds.
That was not an easy task. The Blood-Soaked Dragon Emperors time was more than one hundred thousand years ago.
One hundred thousand years ago, there was no Deste Sea.
Xiao Chen needed to travel around and survey the region to makeparisons.
He had many problems to solve. The terrain had changed considerably in one hundred thousand years. It was not something that could be described in two or three sentences.
However, no matter how difficult it was, Xiao Chen had to do it.
As the final Azure Dragon descendant, he was duty-bound to seek out his ancestors.
Two monthster, on a mountain peak:
Xiao Chen opened his Heavenly Eye and looked into the distance. He muttered to himself, Is this the ce?
He had lost track of how far he traveled over the past two months, running into all sorts of trouble before he finally determined a rough area. However, he did not dare to guarantee that he was right.
A deste wastnd appeared before Xiao Chen. When the zing sun poured down its intense light, even he found it hard to bear.
Thisrge tract ofnd was ridiculously deserted. Xiao Chen closed his Heavenly Eye with a puzzled expression.
Calling this a dead piece ofnd would be no exaggeration at all.
tter...! tter...!
Suddenly, the sound of rocks rolling off the cliff rang out. Xiao Chen looked in the direction of the sound and saw a young child carrying a medicinal basket on his back, braving the zing sun as he climbed the cliff.
This was a native of the Deste Sea. This person grew up in this ce and was much better adapted to the environment than outsiders.
Xiao Chen had met many natives in the past two months. Compared to ordinary people in the mundane world, the Deste Seas ordinary people had it much harsher.
This cecked water, the environment was harsh, and dangers appeared at night. All of these were tests of life and death.
The young child nimbly dodged the falling rocks and stopped, showing a smile on his face.
The young child had found a medicinal herb on the cliff.
The harsher the environment, the more valuable the herbs that grew there.
Just think about how valuable an herb would be in this ce where even ordinary vegetables were rare.
Xiao Chen frowned slightly. Then, he suddenly flicked his finger. Saber Qi chopped a hidden venomous snake, which was about to attack, in half.
Whoosh!
Xiao Chen leaped into the air, thennded firmly, bringing the startled child to the ground.
Thank you, Big Brother. Big Brother, are you a cultivator?
The little girl did not get flustered. Clearly, she had seen many strong cultivators in the Deste Sea. She merely asked curiously while blinking.
The childs voice was melodious and clear; he had not noticed earlier that the young child was a girl.
You are too polite.
Xiao Chen looked at the little girl, who sported some scrapes on her hands and feet. Feeling a pang in his heart, he asked, Wheres your home? Ill send you back.
Who could have imagined that right after Xiao Chen spoke, the little girl would start tearing up? Little Qing Chen was chased out. Little Qing Chen does not have a home anymore. Big Brother, you must help me, help me send this herb back. My little brother needs it.
Chapter 2045 (Raw 2140): The Azure Mountain Is Still There
Chapter 2045 (Raw 2140): The Azure Mountain Is Still There
So, this little girl is called Qing Chen. Why was she chased out?
Even after being chased out, she still risked her life to pick herbs. How is this little girl going to survive in the future?
Seeing that the little girl looked to be about ten and was covered in dust, Xiao Chen felt some heartache. Life as an ordinary person in the Deste Sea was truly tough.
Dont cry. I promise to bring the herb back. However, you have to tell me why you were chased out. Who chased you out? Where are your parents?
Xiao Chens string of questions confused the little girl somewhat.
The little girl looked at Xiao Chen with watery eyes, hemming and hawing, not knowing which to answer first.
Xiao Chen realized that he had rushed it. He sighed softly and asked again with a warmer tone, Where are your parents?
Qing Chen has no parents. They died when I was very young.
What a pitiful child. So, she is an orphan. Xiao Chen then asked, Who chased you away?
Grandpa Vige Chief. Grandpa Vige Chief told Little Qing Chen to go as far as possible. Sniffle...sniffle...sniffle... However, my younger brother is sick. If I dont pick herbs to treat him, what is he going to do? Sniffle...sniffle...sniffle...
The little girl seemed to have suffered a great wrong. Furthermore, she still worried about her younger brother, making her cry even harder.
Xiao Chen did not press the little girl. He waited for her to calm down before asking, Where is your vige?
There!
The little girl pointed to a particr direction. He infused his Spiritual Sense into his eyes, then looked into the distance. There was indeed a vige about fifty kilometers away.
Xiao Chen picked up the little girl, carrying her as he set off.
Big Brother, I cannot return. Grandpa Vige Chief will get angry, the little girl said fearfully. Big Brother, just bring back the herb that I picked. Little Qing Chen cannot return...
Xiao Chen looked at the distant setting sun. Then, he countered softly, It is about to turn dark. Where can you go?
Xiao Chen did not need much time to travel fifty kilometers.
Along the way, he ran into a gang of bandits riding mutated beasts.
Roving bandits were as plentiful as sand in the Deste Sea; they were everywhere. This was and where blood flowed, where righteousness could barely be found. Chaos and killing filled the ce.
Xiao Chen did not speak with the bandits; he did not even give the other party a chance to speak. After feeling their baleful auras, he covered Qing Chens eyes with his left hand and punched with his right hand.
The one hundred bandits in front and the mutated beasts they rode turned into a bloody mist.
After Xiao Chen removed his left hand, Qing Chen blinked, wondering why those bandits from earlier suddenly disappeared.
As Qing Chen found the surroundings increasingly familiar, she felt some anticipation and some fear. However, she did not dare to say anything while Xiao Chen carried her.
Just as the sky turned dark, Xiao Chen arrived before the vige.
The vige had about one hundred families. A simple palisade of Thunder Subduing Wood surrounded the vige and kept the unclean things away at night.
The Thunder Subduing Wood was a kind of wood that repelled the unclean in the Deste Sea.
ces where people gathered, like viges, mostly had palisades made of this wood, lending them the appearance of strongholds.
As the sky slowly turned dark, several of the vigers who were maintaining the palisade became anxious when they saw the little girl in Xiao Chens arms.
Quickly tell the vige chief that Little Qing Chen is back!
Quick! Quick!
These vigers immediately put down what they were doing and ran off in a fluster. This puzzled Xiao Chen somewhat.
After Xiao Chen put Qing Chen down, she could not help crying again from heartache when she saw this scene.
Soon, the vigers escorted a skinny, hemp-robed old man over. This old man looked at Qing Chen before looking at Xiao Chen. Then, he sighed, Take her back in. This young hero, it will be dark soon. Come in, and we can speak.
The old mans cultivation was not high. However, the people who grew up in the Deste Sea were much stronger than the ordinary people outside.
If one could not adapt to the harsh environment here, one would not survive. This old man looked old but was still spirited.
Xiao Chen saw that this old man did not seem like a bad person. So, he said softly, Vige Chief, this is the herb that Little Qing Chen picked for her younger brother.
Qing Chen teared up as she proffered the herb. She cried, Grandpa Vige Chief, Little Qing Chen wonte in. Grandpa Vige Chief, please help me sell it and take care of my younger brother. He is sick. Im afraid that no one will take care of him.
The vige chief let out a drawn-out sigh. Sorrow shed in his aged eyes; some tears welled up.
Come in. It is almost dark. We can speak about this again when it is daytime. You should go and see your younger brother. Everyone has been taking care of him.
Really?
Qing Chen blinked but still did not dare to enter.
Xiao Chen did not say anything. He picked her up and walked straight into the vige.
Now that it was about to turn dark, the vigers closed the wooden gates and scattered ayer of ck ashes at the side.
When Xiao Chen sent Qing Chen back to her home, she bowed to Xiao Chen and said, Big Brother, thank you. Ill go see my younger brother now.
Xiao Chen did not enter this wood hut.
Then, the vige chief sighed and drew Xiao Chen aside.
Senior, how may I address you?
The vige chief said, Due to my age and me being the seventh among my siblings, everyone in the vige addresses me as Grandpa Seven.
In that case, I will address you as Grandpa Seven.
The vige chief quickly said, No, no, thats not eptable. Little Brother is clearly not an ordinary person. You have delicate facial features and seem well-off. How could you address this rotten old man as Grandpa Seven?
[TL Note: The Chinese for Grandpa Seven can also mean Lord Seven. However, it does not make sense for the vigers to address him as Lord Seven, as they are more likely to address him with something more intimate. This is most likely a case of the word having multiple meanings and making it inappropriate for Xiao Chen to use the same term.]
Its fine. Shall we speak?
Grandpa Seven led Xiao Chen to his own house.
There were other people in that house. When they heard that Grandpa Seven brought an honored guest, they quickly took out wine to entertain Xiao Chen.
Unexpectedly, the wine poured from the boorish beast-skin wineskin tasted exceptionally good.
Xiao Chen drained his cup in one gulp. Then, he eximed in shock, Great wine! Grandpa Seven, did you brew this yourself?
Grandpa Seven revealed a smile on his wrinkled face. Right. Just some insignificant skills passed down by my ancestors.
A rather straightforward youth at the side interjected, How can it be some insignificant skills? The wine that our Grandpa Seven makes is the best within five thousand kilometers. The wine that his ancestor made even appeared in the Heavenly Fragrance Banquet of Deste City.
Deste City was thergest city in the Deste Sea and could be considered a Holy City. It was extremely ancient, even older than some dragon cities in the Divine Dragon Empire.
All the factions gathered in this bright pearl in the Deste Sea.
As for the Heavenly Fragrance Banquet, that was even more incredible.
The Heavenly Fragrance Holy Land would organize this banquet every one hundred years and send out invitations. The banquet could attract the factions of every region and was considered one of the rare grand asions of the world.
Grandpa Seven sighed, Those are all things of the past. The world now is very chaotic, and the ingredients are hard to find. The brewing skills have mostly been lost in my generation. What is the point of brewing wine these days?
Grandpa Sevens words were heavy with emotions, replete with great sorrow.
Xiao Chen changed the subject, saying, Grandpa Seven, why did you chase Little Qing Chen out. I feel that you are not a vicious and merciless person. Is there any trouble?
The Great Roc soars with the wind, moving four thousand five hundred kilometers in one day. Little Brother, you show an extraordinary air and will rise sooner orter. Within this vast world, our insignificant vige is not even equal to a teardrop in the Great Rocs eyes. Little Brother, why worry yourself about this?
The old mans judgment was astute. He could tell that Xiao Chen was an extraordinary cultivator and had a great future before him.
Compared to Xiao Chens world, the minor matters of the vige were nothing. There was no need for Xiao Chen to bother.
It was just like how the Great Roc would ignore the small fish leaping out of the waves as it flew by.
When the Great Roc flew, it moved vast distances in an instant. The scene around it changed instantly; it could only look forward and fly even higher, even farther.
Grandpa Sevens words were a form of polite rejection. There was also some pride and a reluctance to ask a stranger for help. He could see that they were people from two different worlds.
Grandpa Seven, it is not right to say that. Xiao Chen wanted to say something more as he put down his wine cup, feeling it was somewhat strange.
However, Grandpa Seven interrupted Xiao Chen, Blood flows every day in the Deste Sea. Not a day passes without someone dying. Even the saints cannot solve this problem. Little Brother, there is really no need for you to concern yourself over it. Everyone has their own fate... You should rest well here tonight.
When Xiao Chen saw the situation, he felt helpless. He knew he could not pursue this matter.
The night passed in silence.
When the sun rose, Xiao Chen walked out of the house and saw the vigers gathered together, worshiping a lone peak.
This lone peak was an azure mountain. It waspletely jadish-azure, devoid of vegetation. It seemed like it was made of divine materials.
Xiao Chen observed for a while and frowned heavily. He could not help the suspicions sprouting in his heart.
This azure mountain appeared extraordinary. It rose steeply from level ground, as though it would soar. However, this feeling suddenly stopped at the summit.
The summit was a t tform, tidy and smoothlike someone had chopped the top off.
After these people finished their worship, Xiao Chen sought out that straightforward youth in Grandpa Sevens house the previous night to ask about it.
When that straightforward youth heard Xiao Chens question, he scratched his head and said, I dont know. Whats strange about it? I heard that everyone within five hundred thousand kilometers worships this azure mountain every morning. This is the instruction from the ancestors. I do not know what we are worshiping, either. However, after worshiping it, I do indeed feel peace of mind. Its rather strange.
Has no one ever gone over to take a look?
That ce is unclean. Even if one goes over in the day, it feels cold and sinister. We dont dare to get closer than ten kilometers. Grandpa Seven always warns us not to get close.
The questions in Xiao Chens heart deepened further.
Suddenly, that straightforward youth whispered, I once heard from the elderly of the vige that this mountain used to have a dragon head. It had been a dragon head mountain. After the dragon head was chopped off, it became unclean.
Chapter 2046 (Raw 2141): Where Is the Dragon Head?
Chapter 2046 (Raw 2141): Where Is the Dragon Head?
There had been a dragon head on the azure mountain?
When Xiao Chen heard that, he felt shocked. As he looked at the azure mountain in the distance, he kept muttering to himself.
Xiao Chen had arrived in this ce byparing the modern map to the Blood-Soaked Dragon Emperors memories. Initially, he just felt somewhat suspicious and did not dare be sure about it.
He had prepared to stay here for some time and continued searching.
However, this steep azure mountain with its grandeur and suddenly cut-off summit made Xiao Chen sink into deep thought.
Now, he heard from the straightforward youth that there was once a dragon head on the azure mountain.
Xiao Chens heart skipped a beat. He asked seriously, What is your name?
I dont have a name, but the vigers all call me Iron Egg, the straightforward youth replied, feeling somewhat nervous.
Iron Egg, earlier you told me that there was a dragon head on the azure mountain. Which elderly said it?
Many of them did. Hey, Big Brother Xiao, did you believe me, thinking that there was a dragon head there? When Iron Egg saw that Xiao Chen believed the nonsense he mentioned, he felt greatly shocked.
Xiao Chen replied softly, Its hard to say. However, legends and rumors usually have some basis. Help me out here; bring me to meet the elderly of the vige.
Haha! That is just a minor matter. Everyone cant wait to speak to a person like Big Brother Xiao. Come, Ill bring you over.
Under Iron Eggs lead, Xiao Chen spoke with many of the elderly in the vige, asking them about the dragon head on the azure mountain.
The elderly were aware of this story but could not exin it. They all said that it was passed down from their ancestors, but no one had personally seen the dragon head.
There was just some oral literature passed down through the generations.
As for worshiping the azure mountain, it had already be a traditionmon to all the viges within this area.
However, if asked why they worshiped the azure mountain, no one could give a reason.
Naturally, Xiao Chen was not satisfied with baseless answers, which were not very reliable.
Big Brother Xiao, sorry, it looks like I failed to help you.
Iron Egg felt somewhat embarrassed at the fruitless search.
Smiling, Xiao Chen countered, Why are you apologizing? You did not do anything wrong. Do you have time to apany me to the other viges? I would like to go and ask around more.
I can. However...I have to go hunting. I have not hunted anything for half a month already.
Leave that to me.
Hearing that Xiao Chen would help him hunt, Iron Egg felt incredibly excited. He excused himself for a moment and soon returned riding on a horse with a bow on his back and a saber at his waist.
Iron Eggs getup looked very formidable. Xiao Chen borrowed a horse from the vige, and the two set off together.
In the following days, Xiao Chen and Iron Egg roamed the area. They would leave during the day ande back every night, never returning empty-handed. The two would always haverge game.
The people in the vige all rejoiced. Unexpectedly, a great cultivator stayed in their vige and even helped them hunt.
The ordinary people living in the Deste Sea were always short on food and water.
While this ce was rife with fortuitous encounters for cultivators, ordinary people had to n and face their living circumstances carefully.
Xiao Chen had not experienced life like that for very long already. After living this way for several days, he sighed with emotion.
The vige chief, Grandpa Seven, smoked a pipe as he watched Xiao Chen leave and return every day. He showed aplicated expression but did not say anything.
After asking around in many ces, Xiao Chen obtained some useful information.
The viges in the surrounding five thousand kilometers all indeed had the tradition of worshiping the azure mountain. Many of the viges had simr legends about a dragon head on the azure mountain.
With all the legends added together, Xiao Chen could at least verify that the azure mountain once had a dragon head. However, that was something inestimably long ago.
That was the reason why there were no definitive texts about it passed down.
It was Dragon Head Mountain!
Xiao Chen and Iron Egg rode on their horses and stopped by a river, looking at the azure mountain.
Xiao Chen needed to make time to go and check out the azure mountain for himself.
Gallop! Gallop! Gallop!
Just as this moment, rapid hoofbeats rang out; it was a group of wandering bandits. The leader wore a ck cloak and a conical bamboo hat, which covered himpletely.
That person approached quickly, rushing at the two.
When Iron Egg saw this, horror shed in his eyes. He clenched his right fist, apparently furious.
Iron Eggs mount sensed his emotions and started neighing restlessly.
Xiao Chen felt startled. During the past few days, he had seen many roving bandits, but he had never seen Iron Egg so agitated before.
Xiao Chen did not have a good impression of these roving bandits.
Usually, he would wipe them out without even letting them speak.
However, the roving bandits in front of Xiao Chen seemed different. He looked carefully and discovered that the leader seemed somewhat unusual.
After observing for a moment, Xiao Chen realized that the leader cultivated a Demonic Dao Cultivation Technique and possessed a significant cultivation.
The leader was a Holy Venerate, like Xiao Chen.
This was rather rare. The bandits that Xiao Chen usually ran into only knew some insignificant skills. Those with any amount of strength would not end up being bandits, as they had many other means of livelihood.
For a Holy Venerate to hang around with a group of bandits was a rather shocking matter.
My lord, he is the one. He killed several of our brothers recently and never leaves anyone alive each time. We had to spend a lot of effort investigating before we discovered him, a bandit said, pointing at Xiao Chen while holding his horse reins.
The cloaked man nced at Xiao Chen and felt that the other partys cultivation seemed higher than his. Even so, he did not panic, merely said coldly, Friend, are you not aware of the rules, as youve just arrived in the Deste Sea? If you are wise, youd better scram far away. Dont offend the people you should not offend.
Whoosh!
The cloaked man had just spoken when a strand of saber Qi pierced through the heads of the bandits around him.
Blood flowed continuously from the wounds, killing these people on the spot, and their bodies tumbled off their horses.
You dare to attack my men?! You are seeking death!
The cloaked man was shocked. He never expected Xiao Chen to attack at the drop of a hat, instantly killing his people. Thispletely enraged him.
You speak too much nonsense.
Xiao Chen grabbed with his hand. Disinclined to drag this out, he directly executed Firmaments Rage.
He immediately scooped up the other party into his palm, not giving him a chance to escape.
When Xiao Chen opened his palm again, boundless electric light and saber Qi burst out, and blood flew into the air.
Big Brother Xiao, you...you...you killed the Demon Envoy!
The bbergasted Iron Egg stammered when he spoke.
Demon Envoy?
That is the cloaked person earlier. Demon Envoys control all the bandits in the area. They are like evil demons; no one dares to disobey them. They are practically like demon gods.
Iron Egg was incredulous. To think that Xiao Chen killed the Demon Envoy in one grab.
Xiao Chen did not exin. This Demon Envoy was only an early-stage Holy Venerate.
Right now, Xiao Chensbat prowess equaled an Initial Perfection Sovereign Personages. Squishing a Holy Venerate to death was as simple as crushing an ant.
Iron Egg was not very knowledgeable and did not know the difference in strength between cultivators, hence his shock.
However, Iron Eggs words put Xiao Chen on guard.
It looked like these bandits had a Demonic Dao faction backing them and were not that simple.
Dont tell others about today.
Yes, yes, of course. I know. Big Brother Xiao Chen, can you teach me to cultivate? I want to be like you! Iron Egg said somewhat longingly.
Lets speak about that again when we return.
Alright.
After dealing with the corpses here, Xiao Chen turned his head back to nce at the azure mountain before returning to the vige with Iron Egg.
The two again did not return empty-handed.
At the vige, Xiao Chen took out a huge ferocious beast from his storage ring. The many families of the vige rejoiced as they went forward to process the beast meat. They had been waiting for a long time.
This beast meat was starkly different from that of the wild beasts that the vigers hunted.
This beast contained Spiritual Energy in its body. When ordinary people consumed it, it would strengthen their physiquesboth muscles and bonesproviding great nourishment.
Young Hero Xiao is truly a blessing to our vige.
You helped us gather enough food tost us several years in just a few days. We no longer have to risk going hunting in the future.
Big Brother, for you!
Qing Chen squeezed her way through the crowd with much difficulty. Then, she ran over excitedly with a gand made of twigs and wildflowers.
When Xiao Chen saw Qing Chen putting in a lot of effort and showing great excitement on her face, he could not bear to turn down her kind intentions. So, he dismounted, bent down, and let her crown him with the flower gand.
Big Brother looks really good with the flower gand on. Qing Chen felt delighted when she saw Xiao Chen wearing the flower gand she made.
Iron Egg rubbed his head and smiled. Little Qing Chen, why didnt you make one for Elder Brother Iron Egg?
Iron Egg, to think that you are not embarrassed to say that! Look at your swarthy face; you wont look good even if you wear it, someone teased, and everyoneughed.
Iron Egg retorted hurriedly, Screw you. Who said that I, Iron Egg, wont look good? When I traveled to the other viges with Big Brother Xiao, I was quite popr with thedies.
You are boasting...
While everyoneughed, Xiao Chen noticed Grandpa Seven smoking a pipe and looking at him from a distance.
Xiao Chen had long noticed that Grandpa Seven seemed to have something to say to him. So, he took his leave of Iron Egg and walked over.
As Grandpa Seven smoked his pipe, he led Xiao Chen to his house.
After the two sat down and drank a cup of wine, Grandpa Seven asked, Little Brother, have you been going around to ask about the azure mountains dragon head?
Xiao Chen put down his wine cup and nodded. Yes. I want to know where the dragon head went.
Chapter 2047 (Raw 2142): Cold Yin Spring
Chapter 2047 (Raw 2142): Cold Yin Spring
I would like to know where the dragon head went.
Grandpa Seven knocked on the table with his pipe. The wrinkles on his aged face appeared prominent as he sighed, It has been many years, but people keeping to find the dragon head. However, no one has found it. Most people think that it is just a legend from long ago. Little Brother, dont take it too seriously and dy your own matters.
Xiao Chens heart skipped a beat. Others came to look for it?
There were more in the past and fewer now. When I was young, I remember seeing my grandfather receive one such person. Since then, no one else hase. However, people came every now and then before that. All of them left disappointed. Theres nothing much to find.
Grandpa Seven drew on his pipe and breathed out a mouthful of smoke. As he peered through the smoke, he looked at Xiao Chen and said, From what I recall, that person gave off a simr air to Little Brothers.
A simr air?
Xiao Chen waved his hand and used his Veritable Essence Energy to draw an image in the air.
When Grandpa Seven saw this image, he eximed in some shock, He is the one! Little Brother, you know him? I recall that he came alone. He was very kind like Little Brother. I wonder how he is doing now.
The person that Xiao Chen showed was the Heavenly Dragon he had met.
Given this, Xiao Chen now felt sure that this ce was the Azure Dragons oldnd, his doubts swept away.
However, Xiao Chen could not immediately answer Grandpa Sevens question.
That Heavenly Dragon was locked up in the Starry Heavens Dragon Prison, suffering from inhumane torture every day and night.
Hes quite well. A very tenacious fellow, Xiao Chen said after a pause. That was all he could say.
Grandpa Seven smiled and sighed, It is great to be a cultivator, unlike us ordinary folks. Our talent is insufficient, so we cannot cultivate. Otherwise, my grandpa could live until today... However, living in the Deste Sea is not a good thing, either.
Practically no sect took in disciples to nurture from the Deste Sea.
Firstly, this vast ce was very sparsely popted with limited resources. Secondly, there were too few natives of this ce living elsewhere.
The sects here were all branches ofrge factions. They would slowly nurture disciples sent over from their headquarters.
Xiao Chen entered deep thought. Since that Heavenly Dragon came here before, did he leave any clues behind?
After Xiao Chen asked Grandpa Seven about it, Grandpa Seven tried to remember with much difficulty. I really cant recall. Let me look around first.
Grandpa Seven took a swig of wine and started searching his old house.
I found it.
Grandpa Seven took out a yellowing book from an old box. After he dusted it off, he said, This is my grandfathers diary. I recall that he would write down every significant matter in it.
Xiao Chen received the diary with a somewhat grave expression. Then, a trace of joy appeared on his face. Grandpa Seven, thank you very much. This thing is very useful to me.
Grandpa Seven smiled and said, If it is useful, then take it. You have helped the vige a lot these days. I do not know how to repay you, either.
Grandpa Seven, you are too polite. Oh, thats right. Previously, you seemed to be hesitating over a decision. It seemed like you wanted to say something? Xiao Chen prompted softly after putting the diary away.
Grandpa Seven nodded. There is indeed something I would like Little Brothers help with. However, this old man is simply unable to repay the favor, so I did not ask.
Xiao Chen smiled and said, Grandpa Seven is really too polite. I have a fate with this ce, although I cant exin it in detail now. However, you can rest assured. Just tell me what you need; consider it as me owing it to you all.
When Grandpa Seven saw Xiao Chens sincere expression, he sighed, There is a Peach Blossom City about one million five hundred thousand kilometers away. It holds a small-scale Peach Blossom Wine Festival every decade and arge-scale Peach Blossom Wine Festival every century.
Xiao Chen had seen Peach Blossom City once before while wandering the area. A wine fragrance had indeede from that ce; he could smell it from fifty kilometers away.
However, as he had been in a rush, he had not gone to the city to take a look.
Please, continue.
Right. When I was young, I could bring the wine I brewed to the wine festival and participate. Even if I could not stand out, I could sell my wine for a good price. That eased the viges worries about food for a few years. However, thirty years ago, the ancient well outside the vige dried up, so I have not been able to brew any good wine.
When Xiao Chen heard that, he smiled and asked, Do you intend to make a return and participate in the centennial wine festival? I am also a wine aficionado. Grandpa Seven, what do you need? Just ask.
Grandpa Seven sighed, This is not an impulse. Peach Blossom Citys City Lord is a major character. If any wine catches his attention during the centennial wine festival, he will agree to a request of the brewer. With just a word from him, he can guarantee our viges safety for one century.
Although the chances are slim, I would still like to work these old bones and give it a try.
Centennial wine festival...
Xiao Chen entered deep thought. Grandpa Seven seems to be worrying about something. He always has a worried look on his face.
Unfortunately, Ive already drunk all the Heart Burn to stabilize my cultivation and raise it further.
I do still have half a bottle of Thousand Year me.
I could pour one drop into the Azure Dragon wine sk and turn it into a full bottle to participate in the Peach Blossom Wine Festival.
Before Xiao Chen drank Heart Burn, he had considered Thousand Year me the best wine in the world.
However, after Heart Burn, he had to admit that the best wine in the Great Thousand Realms was even more excellent.
It was hard to say whether Thousand Year me could stand out in the Peach Blossom Wine Festival.
Grandpa Seven, take a look at this recipe. Can you brew this?
Xiao Chen thought for a while before taking out Heart Burns recipe. Perhaps Grandpa Seven could brew it.
This is...a fine wine of the Dragon Race, Heart Burn!
Grandpa Seven felt slightly startled. Then, he quickly returned the recipe to Xiao Chen. This recipe has been lost for several thousand years already. If I brewed this wine to participate in the wine festival, it would probably bring a disaster onto me.
Bingo!
When Xiao Chen saw this reaction, he rejoiced. He smiled and said, Grandpa Seven, theres no rush. Help me brew this. We wont use it for the wine festival; its for me. How about it?
Grandpa Seven said hesitantly, I cant obtain the ingredients, though.
That is fine. Leave the ingredients to me. Grandpa Seven, what wine do you want to brew? Ill settle the ingredients.
Great. However, we have to restore the ancient well outside the vige. Without that wells water, I wont seed in brewing either your Heart Burn or the wine that I want to brew.
Ill go and take a look. If I cant restore it, Ill go farther away to search for other well water to rece it.
What well water could be this important?
Xiao Chen was puzzled. When he arrived at the nearby ancient well, he found that it had already dried up.
Sang, is there anything unusual about this well? Xiao Chen asked in a soft voice.
Xiao Chen could not make out anything wrong, so he could only get Sang to take a look. The other party was an expert in this area.
Sang came out of the Divine Universe Stele and looked at the dried-up well. Then, he studied the surrounding terrain before his expression changed slightly. He sighed, This is a Cold Yin Spring. To think that a Cold Yin Spring could appear in the Deste Sea!
A Cold Yin Spring?
It is a spring that is born in and of extreme Yin. And of extreme Yin is cold and bone-chilling, frigid. It is hard for any water to flow in such a ce. If there were any, it would be due to a coincidence leading to the terrain producing a fountain. Such a spring would be known as a Cold Yin Spring. Lands of extreme Yin are very difficult to find. One with flowing water is even harder to find. Furthermore, it needs a fountain created by the terrain, which increases its rarity.
Sang continued after a pause, The water of a Cold Yin Spring is indeed suitable for making good wine, and substitutes are hard to find.
This is somewhat problematic. It looks like Grandpa Seven is right.
If the recipe called for the water of a Cold Yin Spring, there would be no way to brew the wine.
Why did the spring stop?
There are too many possible reasons. The source might have been cut off. The Yin-attributed energy might be too dense, stopping the water from flowing. The terrain might have changed, shunting the underground water elsewhere.
As the Propping Mulberry Trees incarnation, Sang understood the workings of terrain and springs like the back of his hand. There was basically no need to doubt his words.
It looks like Ill have to go down and take a look, Xiao Chen murmured as he stared at the deep, dried-up well.
Dont do that yet.
Sang pulled on Xiao Chen, advising him not to rush.
Whats wrong?
Xiao Chen felt confused.
Sang replied seriously, That Grandpa Seven is only an ordinary person. He does not understand much about the Cold Yin Spring. I suspect that this Cold Yin Spring is not natural.
It is manmade? Thats too ridiculous. Who could so urately change the terrain, even altering Yin and Yang to create and of extreme Yin?
When Xiao Chen heard what Sang said, he was bbergasted and somewhat incredulous.
Sang countered softly, Although it is difficult, I have seen it happen before. It is truly difficult for this Deste Sea to produce a Cold Yin Spring. Going down rashly is not right.
Xiao Chen thought about it. Then, he looked up at the azure mountain missing a dragon head before looking at the well again.
Sangs words were indeed worth considering.
If the dried-up well and the azure mountain missing a dragon head were connected, it would make one feel a chill.
Chapter 2048 (Raw 2143): Heavenly Dao Killing Formation
Chapter 2048 (Raw 2143): Heavenly Dao Killing Formation
The Cold Yin Spring...did someone set it up?
Standing before the well, Xiao Chen entered deep thought. After a while, he still decided to go down and take a look.
Ill apany you. If anything happens, I can help you out, at least, Sang said softly when he saw Xiao Chen dead set on it.
Its fine. If there really is any danger, I can escape more easily if Im alone. Dont worry.
Xiao Chen did not give Sang a chance to object. He leaped up lightly and jumped into the well.
Xiao Chens figure instantly disappeared into the deep well, vanishing from sight.
Sang nced at the dried-up well before contemting the surroundings.
Soon, he soared up and looked around.
Sang saw indistinct mountain ranges in the distance. The terrain gave him a strange feeling.
Down in the dried-up well:
Xiao Chen fell for a long time. Finally, he felt something at the bottom of his feet andnded.
Whoosh!
The instant his feet touched the ground, a chill assaulted him. He started shivering uncontrobly.
Xiao Chen felt Yin-attributed energy moving around in his body. However, if he wanted to get rid of it, he would waste a lot of Veritable Essence Energy.
Circting his Ice Feather Divine Incantation, he directly absorbed this cold Yin-attributed energy and transformed it into energy for his Ice Domain.
Xiao Chen looked up and saw a bowl-sized light. The ancient well was probably close to ten kilometers deep.
When he thought about being ten kilometers underground, he could not help turning exceptionally cautious.
The surroundings were pitch-ck; he could see only one hundred meters ahead.
Xiao Chen felt his way forward in the darkness. The narrow path widened. However, the terrain started to be increasinglyplicated. Soon, his vision expanded; he had arrived in an underground cavern.
The hanging stctites were up to two meters long. The faint crystalline light they radiated allowed Xiao Chen to make out the features of the entire cavern.
The watery light and the stctites made for a wondrous and stunning scenery.
After admiring the scenery for a while, Xiao Chen followed the streambed upstream.
The cold Qi was already bing denser.
Xiao Chen felt surprised to discover his Ice Domain improving rapidly.
If it continued at this pace, he would soon break through andprehend the Ice Dao.
Xiao Chens Ice Domain had reached its limits long ago. He justcked an opportunity to raise it to the power of a Great Dao.
Perhaps this was his opportunity.
With this thought, Xiao Chen circted his Ice Feather Divine Incantation at its limits.
Cold Qi surrounded Xiao Chen and coalesced into threads of icy energy flickering with faint light in the dark.
The cold Qi became increasingly denser. The thread-like cold Qi gathered into feathers. Countless icy feathers filled the ce, looking exceptionally beautiful.
As Xiao Chen continued forward, he saw many circr stone pirs encased in thick ice.
He came to a sudden halt, finding the underground environment really strange.
He had not run into any danger along the way. However, this made him even more cautious, as it felt like something was off.
Crack!
Suddenly, when Xiao Chen stepped on a spot of frozen ground, his right leg sank in. The cold Qi immediately turned into ice and froze his leg.
After cursing his misfortune in his heart, he lowered his head and tried to pull his leg out. Then, out of the blue, he had a foreboding of imminent death.
Xiao Chen gave up on pulling his right leg out and tilted his body. A two-meter-long stctite silently fell past his face.
Whoosh!
The sharpness of the stctite far surpassed Xiao Chens expectations. The long stctite silently stabbed into the ground.
A chill ran down his back. If he had not dodged, this stctite would have pierced through his brain and body, killing him on the spot.
Is this a coincidence?
There does not seem to be any formations or signs of anyone doing this. It can only be exined with a coincidence.
Xiao Chen freed his frozen right leg and stretched it out. I need to be more cautious.
Thats not right...
Suddenly, something urred to Xiao Chen. He turned his head back and considered the many circr stone pirs he had seen along the way, a strange horror stirring in his heart.
He threw a ferocious palm strike, and saber winds surged out. The dust on the surface of the circr stone pirs fell off in an instant.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
As the thick dust and ice fell off, the circr stone pirs revealed their true form. They were all corpsesfrozen corpses standing on the ground. The expressions they had before they died remained clear.
The saber winds did not stop. In the next moment, all these bodies shattered into pieces.
Xiao Chen paled, extremely shocked and scared out of his wits.
Given Xiao Chens courage, very few things could scare him.
However, this scene chilled him to the marrow.
It turned out that he had already passed a lot of deadly spots. With the slightest carelessness, he could have died in an instant. However, he had been unaware until now.
Xiao Chen recalled a remarkable killing formation from the Blood-Soaked Dragon Emperors memories. This killing formation thoroughly merged with the environment and terrain.
This prevented one from even sensing its presence. When trapped in it, one would not even know what happened when one died.
I must not continue advancing!
The killing formation here already surpassed Xiao Chens understanding. Even a Divine Vein Sovereign Emperor might not escape it.
Xiao Chen sized up his surroundings again. Now, he sensed fatal danger in this underground cavern, which he initially found ordinary.
He sent out a few more palm winds and discovered several more corpses in strange states.
The onlymon factor was that all of the corpses showed confused looks.
Xiao Chen even found a Sovereign Emperors corpse.
Most of the surrounding cold Qi came from that particr corpse.
Xiao Chen now understood why the well had dried up. Someone once discovered the secret of the Cold Yin Spring and came down to explore. In the end, that person died here.
As none of these people managed to escape, their corpses caused the cold Qi to grow denser, affecting the flow of the Cold Yin Spring.
When the Cold Yin Spring stopped flowing, the killing formation only showed a path to death. Conversely, a path to survival might appear when the Cold Yin Spring flowed.
After thinking for a while, Xiao Chen shattered all the frozen corpses.
Then, he remained still and started cultivating.
Right now, Xiao Chen was already in deadly peril. If he tried to return, he would definitely end up dead.
The killing formation would weaken only when the Cold Yin Spring started flowing again. Only then could Xiao Chen get a chance to survive.
Xiao Chen drove the Ice Feather Divine Incantation and continuously absorbed the surrounding cold Qi. Firstly, it helped him thin the cold Qi, resolving the situation. Secondly, he could use this opportunity to break through andprehend the Ice Dao.
Whoosh! Whoosh!
The surrounding cold Qi became like a storm, with Xiao Chen at the eye.
Countless ice feathers looking like swans down danced in the air.
Xiao Chen focused his mind, not saying anything. He had his experience fromprehending the Thunder Great Dao and the Saber Great Dao.
Thus, he had ample experience in breaking through to a Great Dao. He did not rush things, taking it slowly.
Drip! Drip!
Time slowly passed. After a while, Xiao Chen heard water trickling.
Xiao Chen thought, Itsing. As he continued absorbing the cold Qi, the density of cold Qi would decrease further, and the Cold Yin Spring would soon start flowing again.
He needed to break through before the Cold Yin Spring arrived. He only had one chance at survival.
Faster! Faster! Faster!
Ambition swelling in his heart, Xiao Chen pushed his Ice Feather Divine Incantation to the limits. His long hair fluttered around, shining with jade-white light, while cold Qi permeated his entire body.
A grain-sized mote of white light appeared behind him before suddenly ring bright and coalescing into aplete Dao disk.
Boom! Xiao Chen opened his eyes and saw icy water surging over from upstream.
The water looked like a dragon about to swallow him up.
Xiao Chen got up and dashed off hastily, not bothering to check out the Ice Great Daos Great Dao Energy.
The icy springwater gushed endlessly behind him, opening up the path to survival. As he ran, he did not encounter any danger.
Xiao Chen retraced his steps and finally arrived at the bottom of the well. Without him even having to think, his Veritable Essence Energy erupted from his feet as he leaped up.
Boom!
In the next moment, Xiao Chen soared. Soon, he emerged from the well and hovered in the air.
Hended on the ground and moved aside with Sang. Then, he told Sang about what happened below.
Sang eximed with a grave expression, You entered a Heavenly Dao Killing Formation?! Such a killing formation merges with the Heavenly Dao. It is extremely remarkable, invisible and formless. You are really lucky to escape alive!
Xiao Chen also felt some lingering fear. Had he continued upstream, he might have died there all unawares.
Sang paused for a moment before adding, The person whoid this killing formation possessed extremely formidable skills. If people died in there, it meant that they discovered the secret of the Cold Yin Spring. When people died, and the spring dried up, it would stop attracting attention. That served as very natural protection, truly wondrous.
Xiao Chen thought about this for a while and also found it quite terrifying, as well.
At this moment, the Cold Yin Spring gushed out of the well, turning into a water pir soaring into the sky. This caught the twos attention.
The springwater spewed out and scattered everywhere. The shocked vigers who saw this scene quickly ran over.
All of the vigers rejoiced. Water sources were extremely rare in the Deste Sea.
With springwater underground, the well could support hundreds of families. Since the Cold Yin Spring dried up, the people of the vige needed to travel more than fifty kilometers to get water from friendly viges.
Now that the spring was flowing again, they no longer had to pander to others to survive.
The overjoyed vigers bathed in the falling springwater with smiles. Several people took out containers to collect the water.
When Xiao Chen and Sang saw this scene, they smiled, their expressions warmer and much more rxed.
No matter what shocking secrets this Cold Yin Spring contained, to ordinary people, it was just well water that could keep them alive.
Even if the person whoid the killing movement had not missed out on anything, he definitely had not anticipated this.
Many times, it was better for people to lead a simple life. Ignorance was bliss.
No matter how capable the person whoid the formation was, he might not have been as happy as these simple vigers.
Chapter 2049 (Raw 2144): Demonic Mountain
Chapter 2049 (Raw 2144): Demonic Mountain
Who do you thinkid the Heavenly Dao Killing Formation? Xiao Chen asked Sang softly.
With a shrug, Sang retorted, How could I possibly know? Slowly figure it out yourself.
As the two chatted, Grandpa Seven walked over with a wide grin. This was the first time Xiao Chen saw him so happy.
This is?
Grandpa Seven felt slightly surprised to see Sang.
Xiao Chen introduced, This is my friend, Sang. Without his help earlier, I would not have been able to draw out this springwater.
Many thanks, many thanks.
Sang nodded and replied, You are too polite.
Xiao Chen thought for a while before saying, Grandpa Seven, what other ingredients do you need? Ill go get them for you.
Right, right. I made a list. Take a look and see if you can get them.
Dont worry. Leave it all to me.
Heart Burn, a fine wine of the Dragon Race, was not only the best wine in the world but could also raise ones cultivation. Even after reaching Sovereign Personage, one could still benefit from it. Naturally, Xiao Chen would put in his full effort to obtain it.
Three dayster, the spewing springwater slowly settled.
The Cold Yin Spring returned to its normal level in the ancient well. Xiao Chen worked hard to get all the materials Grandpa Seven required, running all over the ce.
When Xiao Chen had some free time, he read the diary that Grandpa Sevens grandfather left behind.
Today, that Dragon Race brother went into the ancient well. The ancestors warned us never to do that. The brother was gone for a long time. I heard strange criesing from the ancient well at night. Feeling worried, I went to take a look. Aside from the blood moon looking exceptionally bright in the reflection, there was nothing strange. On the second day, that brother came out looking excited. He told me that he found an incredible secret in the well, that he found out where the dragon head was
On reaching this page, Xiao Chen showed a stunned expression. Then, he flipped quickly to the next page. However, the second page spoke of other matters and not what he was looking for.
That Heavenly Dragon went into the well and got even farther than I did?
He even discovered the secret in the ancient well? Xiao Chen gazed at the diary with a grave expression, then continued reading.
That brother went to the azure mountain again. Every time he went to the azure mountain, his expression would turn quite unsightly. I am afraid. The ancestors said never to go to the azure mountain. One would be cursed if one went there. However, even when I told him, that brother would not listen. I could only let him be.
I am afraid and on edge every night, fearing that the Deste ves wille. Since that brother came, the Deste ves seem to pay special attention to our vige. Fortunately, that brother is here. Even the Deste ves cannot kill him. I wonder how strong that brother is?
Winter is here. A thickyer of snow covers the ground. That brother has not left yet. With him around, the vigers do not have to worry about food. This is a fortunate thing. This winter is not harsh for us.
Scary! Too scary! I dont know what that brother did, but the mountains thousands of kilometers away seemed to be howling in rage. Several beams of light shot towards the azure mountain and entered it. That azure mountain trembled and flickered with flowing light that looked like blood flowing in veins. It seemed like it came to life. Everyone in the vige was frightened silly. We all trembled in fear, not daring toe out. However, that brother did not stop. He flew above the azure mountain, and I saw the moon and sun appear at the same time. Several scary people charged over, and that brother seemed injured. I peered through the window and saw that brother luring all of them into the ancient well
Three days passed. That brother did note out. Those scary people did note out, either.
It has been several months. I know that brother is definitely fine. However, Im sure he will note again. The vige is finally peaceful again.
That brother really stoppeding
Pa!
Xiao Chen closed the diary and walked over to the ancient well, feeling an impulse to jump in.
It turned out that that Heavenly Dragon brought those people down. He lured all those Sovereign Personageseven a Sovereign Emperorto their deaths.
He is indeed a ruthless person.
The vige chief was right. The azure mountain is indeed cursed. That Heavenly Dragon ended up in a miserable state.
I cannot casually go to the azure mountain.
However, what did that Heavenly Dragon do to make the blood moon and humongous sun appear in the Deste Seas night sky? What did he discover?
Does he know how the Azure Dragons got destroyed? Does he know whoid the formation? Was this why he got locked up in the Starry Heavens Dragon Prison, tortured every day?
Xiao Chen suddenly felt terrified at where his reasoning led him.
If that Heavenly Dragon got locked up in the Starry Heavens Dragon Prison because he discovered a shocking secret rather than the incident of him mocking the Purple Gold Dragon Emperor, who did he offend? Who could be more horrifying than the Purple Gold Dragon Emperor?
As Xiao Chen looked at the ancient well, he calmed down, and the impulse to explore it disappeared.
Xiao Chen did not have the cultivation of that Heavenly Dragon. If he went down, it would be hard to say whether he could survive.
Big Brother, what are you looking at?
Xiao Chen turned his head back. It was Qing Chen. He had not seen this little girl for several days already.
Qing Chen was no longer like when Xiao Chen first saw her, crying and sobbing. Now that she was back in the vige, she could take care of her brother. She was already satisfied with that.
Although Qing Chen said that she would not return, she felt reluctant in her heart.
I want to see too
Qing Chen bounded over vivaciously. Then, she leaned over and looked into the well. Xiao Chen turned around quickly, worried that the little girl would fall in.
Strange, why is there a moon in the water? Isnt it daytime now?
Theres a moon?
Xiao Chen went over and looked. However, he discovered nothing strange. Just as he was about to say something, Qing Chen said, The moon disappeared.
Xiao Chenughed hoarsely. Then, he pulled Qing Chen aside and warned her, Donte here again. This well is very deep. If you fall in, you will die.
Right, Ill listen to Big Brother.
Xiao Chen patted Qing Chens head and said, Go back, then. Take good care of your younger brother.
As Xiao Chen watched Qing Chen leave, he smiled, then raised his head and looked into the distance at the azure mountain.
The lone mountain peak was barren, with no nts on it. Standing on the vastnd, it received the worship of all the vigers around it since time immemorial.
I still have to go and see how the azure mountain and the ancient well are connected. I can only clear that up by making a trip there.
Xiao Chen gently pushed off with his feet and flew towards that azure mountain.
You want to go there? That mountain is cursed and will bring bad luck, Sang reminded Xiao Chen from the Divine Universe Stele.
How could cultivators believe in this? If there is a curse, Ill just get rid of it.
The Great Thousand Realms had nock of Secret Techniques that couldy curses. To cultivators, curses were nothing mysterious.
After Xiao Chen set off for the seemingly close azure mountain, he realized that it was still quite a distance away.
In reality, the azure mountain was a long way from the vige. Soon, he left the vige far behind.
By the time Xiao Chen neared the azure mountain, the sky had started to darken. The incredibly huge sun slowly set in the distance, half of it already below the horizon.
Every time one saw the setting sun of the Deste Sea, one would feel deeply moved by its vastness and majesty.
On the other hand, the Deste Seas blood moon chilled one, an eerie and sinister feeling. These were twoplete extremes.
Have you sensed anything? Sang asked as he appeared beside Xiao Chen.
The two were still ten kilometers away from the azure mountain. Remaining at this distance, Xiao Chen sent in his Spiritual Sense to investigate.
Xiao Chen did indeed sense something extraordinary. The space around the azure mountain felt exceptionally cold and sinister. His Spiritual Sense picked up an invisible resentment permeating it.
Ordinary people could not get near this ce. If they did, the negative emotions would drive them crazy.
However, aside from all that, Xiao Chen also felt a sense of familiarity, as though a voice was calling to him from inside his heart.
Dont move first. Ill go over and take a look.
Xiao Chen continued alone, walking towards the azure mountain step by step. Countless negative emotions immediately assaulted him.
Pain, dissatisfaction, rage, and other negative emotions swamped his mind, trying to drive him crazy.
Xiao Chen maintained his calm, slowly approaching the azure mountain. Usually, he only needed a few steps to cross ten kilometers.
However, these few steps were not easy to take.
It was like walking on thin ice; every step felt precarious. By the time Xiao Chen reached the foot of the mountain and looked up at it, he felt an incredibly intimate connection with it.
However, just as Xiao Chen stretched his hand out to touch the azure mountain, the Demonic Cloud Heaven Swallowing Art in his body instantly suppressed the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation.
The Demonic Cloud Heaven Swallowing Art circted wildly, and Demonic Qi flowed throughout Xiao Chens body. The entire azure mountain released strands of ck aura.
Xiao Chen quickly retracted his hand and took a step back. Sweat poured off his forehead like rain.
Sang rushed over to Xiao Chen. Then, he asked worriedly, What happened to you earlier? You scared me to death. You stood still for a total of four hours!
Four hours?!
It felt like just an instant. Xiao Chen felt quite startled. When he looked at his surroundings, he noticed that night had fallen already.
The blood moon now hung high in the night sky.
Four hours had really passed. Xiao Chen was shocked. What happened earlier?
Ill go up and take a look. This azure mountain is somewhat strange. I have to figure it out.
Xiao Chen gently pushed off the ground. Then, he turned into a lightning bolt and shot up.
He streaked around the tall, lone peak. After a while, he revealed his true form andnded on the chopped-off top of the mountain.
The moment Xiao Chens feet touched the ground, boundless Demonic Qi surged into his body.
Sang, who was below, felt shocked. Xiao Chens long hair and white robes fluttered wildly under the huge blood moon, and his eyes turnedpletely bloodshot.
Xiao Chen seemed to be standing on the blood moon as he stood on top of the azure mountain, looking extremely strange.
Scatter! Xiao Chen shouted and expelled the Demonic Qi throughout his body. The Purple Thunder Divine Incantation circted at full speed and suppressed the Demonic Cloud Heaven Swallowing Art.
The redness in Xiao Chens eyes slowly faded. He recovered his calm, although some fear lingered.
Just then, he looked into the distance as he stood on the summit. Then, he suddenly frowned.
A fiery light came from the direction of the vige; it was under attack.
Chapter 2050 (Raw 2145): Pure Yin Body
Chapter 2050 (Raw 2145): Pure Yin Body
A fiery light shone where the vige was.
Feeling a chill in his heart, Xiao Chen leaped off the azure mountain.
The Demon Blood Vulture turned into a sh of red light and caught Xiao Chen in midair. Then, they rushed towards the vige.
Whoosh!
Sang leaped up gently andnded on the Demon Blood Vultures back. When he looked into the distance, he was startled. Oh no! The vige is under attack!
No vige would release an overwhelming fiery light for no reason.
In this Deste Sea, where bandits roamed the ce, such a scene suggested only one thing: a bandit attack on the vige.
Bandits periodically attacked viges in the Deste Sea.
However, when Xiao Chen saw the vige that he had stayed in for such a long time under attack, he felt an indescribable rage.
At this moment, outside the vige giving off the fiery light:
Wooden poles were erected on the ground. Each pole had a viger tied to it.
Hundreds of mounted banditsughed wildly as they looked at the bound people.
Pa! Pa! Pa!
Someone had beaten Iron Egg until his flesh tore and blood flowed out. Even so, he gritted his teeth and did not say anything.
Bastard! Werent you very awe-inspiring earlier, killing a few of my brothers? Whats wrong? Why arent you awe-inspiring now? This great me will beat you to death!
The leader of the bandits continued whipping Iron Egg before spitting on him.
Iron Eggs eyes were bloodshot. However, he could not do anything aside from gritting his teeth.
Too strong. These people are too strong!
Even though I could block these bandits with the saber skills that Big Brother Xiao taught me, I could notst even one strike from the Demon Envoy.
Why?! Why?!
Why do these bastards want to burn down the vige, not even letting off the elderly and children?
Wu! Wu! Wu!
Everyone in the vigeyoung and oldwere all tied to the wooden poles. The many loudly crying young children sounded incredibly mournful in the night.
However, the bandits justughed heartlessly. Some of the cruel ones even went to torture the elderly and children.
You bastards, juste at me! Iron Egg raged in dissatisfaction as he spat out a mouthful of blood.
The leader of the bandits had dark skin and a stout figure. He revealed a cruel smile and said, You finally speak. Hehe! Dont worry. You will all dieter anyway.
Iron Egg kept struggling against the chains binding him, shaking the wooden pole. However, his efforts were all for naught.
The bandit leader guffawed and said, I dont have time to y with you. Be obedient!
Pa!
The bandit leadershed out with the whip again, striking Iron Eggs mouth and tearing the skin. It inflicted so much pain that Iron Egg nearly fainted.
The bandit leader walked over to the wooden pole where the vige chief, Grandpa Seven, was tied. A youth with a cold and proud expression stood not far from that wooden pole.
This youth wore sturdy ck armor and a scarlet cape. The front of the armor had a strange pattern embroidered on itthe symbol of a sect.
My lord, please let them off. I am the one in the wrong. Just punish me alone, Grandpa Seven said with a choked voice as he looked at the youth.
The expressionless youth said indifferently, I gave you a chance already. I said before to immediately hand over any Pure Yin Bodies you find, did I not?
When Grandpa Seven heard that, his aged face trembled; however, he could not refute the youths words.
Answer me! Did I say that or not?!
My lord did, Grandpa Seven admitted softly with his head lowered.
Since you already knew, then why did you try to hide it? In the years our Heavenly ughter Sect has been in this area, we have dealt with you all justly. As long as you handed over the required number of young children on time, we would note and seek trouble for you. If you handed over a Pure Yin Body, there would even be a reward.
The youth paused before continuing indifferently, If I dont kill one hundred as an example this time, how would others submit in the future? So, tell me, should I or should I not kill?
Grandpa Seven remained silent, unable to say anything.
Humph! I gave you face, but you refused it. It looks like I have to teach you a lesson before you will learn. You ordinary people are truly wretched. Continue beating them! the youth ordered, no longer dragging this out.
What are you just standing there for? Did you not hear Lord Demon Envoy? Quickly get to it! the bandit leader shouted promptly, trying to tter the Demon Envoy.
Then, he went over and said with a smile, Lord Demon Envoy, theres no need for you to bother with these wretched vigers. You can just rest at the side. Leave this to us, lest you dirty your hands.
With a cold expression, the youth ordered indifferently, Torture them until midnight before killing them. Tell your men to pay attention to this. I need souls with the heaviest resentment. Do not mess this up.
However, right after the youth spoke, his expression suddenly changed as he looked up quickly.
A gigantic bird covered in scarlet mes flew over in the night sky, disying an overwhelming demonic nature.
A Demon Blood Vulture!
The youths eyes lit up. This was a peak demonic pet that people of the Demonic Dao dreamed of owning. Furthermore, it was a mutated Demon Blood Vulture.
Whoosh!
Just as the youth was about to ask which friend this was, countless saber lights shed in the night sky. In the next moment, the saber lights tore apart the bandits in front of the wooden poles, not leaving even scraps.
The bandit leader felt so frightened that his legs went soft. He stumbled a few steps back and copsed to the ground.
The ck-armored youths expression immediately turned extremely sullen. As he watched Xiao Chennd, a heavy murderous intent burned in his eyes.
This distinguished friend, what do you mean by this?
Xiao Chen did not reply to that youth. He looked at the vigers tied to the wooden poles, seeing that all of them were there, with no discrimination for age or gender, tortured without exception.
Xiao Chen took a few steps and arrived before Iron Egg. When Iron Egg saw Xiao Chen, he cried, Big Brother Xiao, Im useless.
Iron Egg had many things he wanted to say. However, when he saw Xiao Chen, he had no idea how to express the rage filling his heart.
Iron Egg condensed everything he wanted to say into the words Im useless.
You suffered, Iron Egg.
Xiao Chen patted Iron Eggs shoulder, calming him down. Xiao Chens heart bled as he did his best to suppress his murderous intent.
Friend, I advise you not to interfere in our Heavenly ughter Sects matter. The Heavenly ughter Sect is not an existence that you can afford to offend!
The ck-armored cultivator felt a huge pressureing from Xiao Chen despite Xiao Chen not even being a Sovereign Personage.
His confidence faltering, the youth reported his sects name to scare Xiao Chen.
The Heavenly ughter Sect? Xiao Chen muttered to himself, entering deep thought.
Thats right. It is the Heavenly ughter Sect, a Rank 7 Demonic Dao sect. Not to mention you, even therge factions of the northern and eastern regions would not dare to interfere in our Heavenly ughter Sects matters. I can tell that you are a Dragon Race cultivator, so Ill give you face and let this incident pass. Quickly leave.
When the ck-armored cultivator saw that the Heavenly ughter Sects name seemed to work, he slowly regained his confidence.
Then, that youth saw an electric light sh, and a fist light flew at him at an inconceivable speed.
The ck-armored cultivator tried to back off and block. However, he failed to block anything.
Bang!
The fist lightnded on the ck-armored cultivators face, and two hundred Cauldron Force instantly exploded. This early-stage Holy Venerate Heavenly ughter Sect Demon Envoy died on the spot, leaving no corpse behind.
Rattle! Rattle!
On the other side, Sang unchained the vigers. At the same time, he infused a gentle Veritable Essence Energy to treat everyones injuries.
Soon, Sang arrived beside Xiao Chen and said softly, Fortunately, we arrived in time. There are no major problems. However, I do not see Little Qing Chen.
He did not see Little Qing Chen?
Before leaving, Xiao Chen had patted Qing Chens head. Her smile had not faded from his mind yet.
Xiao Chen walked over to the vige chief and sighed, Grandpa Seven, stop hiding it from me. Why did you chase out Qing Chen back then?
Tearing up, Grandpa Seven replied, Little Qing Chen has a Pure Yin Body. She would be an excellent cultivation cauldron for the Demonic Dao sects. If she were discovered, she would bring disaster to the entire vige. However, this old man simply could not take the initiative to hand her over, so I could only chase her out.
This revtion stunned Xiao Chen. Many Cultivation Techniques of the Demonic Dao sects did require a Pure Yin Body.
Grandpa Sevens actions were right. Ordinary people could not resist Demonic Dao cultivators. Xiao Chen also understood why Grandpa Seven did not tell him about this at the start.
The Demonic Dao coexisted with the Righteous Dao in the Deste Sea. It even suppressed the Righteous Dao slightly.
Simr things had happened many times. All of the roving bandits hadrge sects backing them.
In Grandpa Sevens opinion, telling Xiao Chen was the same as sending Xiao Chen off to die.
Perhaps in Grandpa Sevens long life, he had seen several unyielding people, who drew their weapons at the sight of any injustice, die.
Time had worn down this old mans edge. He was now resigned to many things in this Deste Sea.
Grandpa Seven did not tell Xiao Chen, wanting to resolve this problem himself. He wanted to use the Peach Blossom Wine Festival to ask for peace for the vige.
Sang had arrived at some point in time. He held up the bandit leader and said, This fellow tried to run. I caught him.
My lord! My lord! Spare me! I was forced into it, as well. Having seen Xiao Chens strength, the bandit leader continuously begged for mercy, frightened out of his wits.
Xiao Chen looked at Sang and said, Help me keep an eye on this ce. Ill go and rescue Little Qing Chen.
Dont worry. Leave this ce to me.
Xiao Chen grabbed the bandit leader and soared into the air, thennded on the Demon Blood Vulture. His expressionless, delicate face looked somewhat scary under the blood moon.
It was as Grandpa Seven said; people died everywhere in the vast Deste Sea. Even a saint would be helpless to change things.
However, Xiao Chen had his own principles.
While Xiao Chen could not kill off all the Demonic Dao sects, those that touched his friends had to pay the price. The unyielding nature of a real man should not wear off with time.
Chapter 2051 (Raw 2146): Rescue
Chapter 2051 (Raw 2146): Rescue
In order to save Qing Chen, Xiao Chen first had to know where she had been sent.
Xiao Chen had killed the Heavenly ughter Sects ck-armored cultivator. The only one who knew the location would be the bandit leader.
This was why Xiao Chen did not kill the bandit leader.
Get on.
Xiao Chen lifted the bandit leader and ced him on the Demon Blood Vulture. He said coldly, Where did you send Qing Chen?
The bandit leaders eyes wandered as he cried, My lord, this insignificant me does not know such a secret. Please spare me. If you do, I can hand over all the resources that I umted in the past few years.
Xiao Chen smiled coldly and retorted, Do you think I am interested in your resources? Are you not going to say it?
Pa!
Xiao Chen pped the bandit leader, sending the bandit leader flying off the Demon Blood Vultures back.
The Demon Blood Vulture was currently ten kilometers high in the sky. Given the bandit leaders cultivation, if he hit the ground, he would sustain severe injuries, if not die. He shrieked in fright in midair, turning pale.
Ill speak! Ill speak! Save me!
Gaga!
The Demon Blood Vulture let out a strangeugh as it swooped down. It pped its wings ferociously and tossed the bandit leader in the air like a toy, sending him a few kilometers up at times and letting him fall for ten kilometers. After a few times, it nearly scared his soul from his body.
Alright, thats enough. Xiao Chen sent a voice projection to the Demon Blood Vulture.
Hehe! Got it, Master.
After the Demon Blood Vulture had enough fun, it pped its wings, and a strong suction pulled the bandit leader to its back.
The bandit leader appeared panicked, unable to recover his wits for a long time. When he noticed Xiao Chens gaze on him, he said quickly, Ill speak! Ill speak! All the bandit groups in the area have to hand over ten young girls every three months. There is a mountain manor on a mountain range to the north; that is their stronghold. That little girl should still be in the mountain manor. My lord, I told you already; please spare me.
How many bandit groups in all does the Heavenly ughter Sect control? How many young girls do they want each time?
They control too many bandits. They need about four to five hundred young girls each time...
Hearing such a figure bbergasted Xiao Chen. He roughly knew what the Demonic Dao sect wanted these young girls for.
The Demonic Dao sects wanted to either use them as cultivation cauldrons for cultivating evil Cultivation Techniques or collect Yin souls to refine ghost pennants.
However, Xiao Chen did not expect the number to be so high.
He had known long ago that Demonic Dao cultivators were vicious. They could do anything for the sake of strength. Today, he got to see it for himself.
My lord, the mountain manor is there!
On the Demon Blood Vultures back, Xiao Chen looked in the direction that the bandit leader indicated. He saw a brightly lit mountain manor in a mountain range ahead.
However, itsmps appeared somewhat strange.
The fire in themps appeared ghostly, producing a greenish light that looked exceptionally scary in the Deste Seas night.
My lord, we have arrived already. Isnt it time to let this insignificant one off? The bandit leader carefully begged for mercy.
When did I promise to let you off? Xiao Chen snorted coldly. He had never promised this person anything. Based on the bandit leaders deeds, ten thousand deaths would be too good for him.
Before the bandit leader could say anything, Xiao Chen tossed him off. Then, the Demon Blood Vulture opened its beak and sucked, swallowing the bandit leader.
The meat is very sour, not nice at all, the Demon Blood Vulture muttered as it digested the bandit leader.
Xiao Chen could not be bothered with the picky Demon Blood Vulture. He turned it back into a ring on his finger.
After that, he donned the Death God Mask and silently approached that mountain manor in the dark night.
This mountain manor should be just one of the Heavenly ughter Sects strongholds in this area.
Even so, this stronghold was tightly guarded. There were even formations and restrictions.
The formations and restrictionsyered over each other, forming a huge, invisible entity that encased the entire mountain manor.
Xiao Chen opened his Heavenly Eye and clearly saw this invisible entity.
It was a strange, ghostly mutated beast formed by countless souls. Its horrifying ghostly face hovered above the mountain manor while its body epassed the entire mountain manor.
The Heavenly ughter Sect lived up to being a Rank 7 Demonic Dao sect. This was just a stronghold, yet it already possessed such terrifying restrictions.
If not for Xiao Chen having many trump cards, he would not have any way to deal with this, only able to return dispiritedly.
The eyes of that ghostly face scanned the surroundings. However, it did not notice Xiao Chen.
The Death God Mask isted all aura. Right now, Xiao Chen was like air. Even a Sovereign Emperor would not be able to figure out his true identity.
Xiao Chen silently entered the mountain manor and passed many guards beforending on a wall. Then, he slowly removed the mask on his face.
The Death God Mask was one of Xiao Chens trump cards. If he carried out the rescue with the mask on and someone investigated, it might expose him, who was rted to the vige, as the masked man.
Since he had already entered the mountain manor, there was no need to continue wearing the mask.
As soon as Xiao Chennded, he heard sobbing.
He followed the sound, quietly weaving between the many buildings in the mountain manor. Soon, he arrived at the source of the sound.
Lying t on top of a broken house, he sent his Spiritual Sense in.
Xiao Chen saw more than three hundred young girls packed together inside.
A door opened, and an old woman with a withered and rotten face walked in using a walking stick. Then, this old woman cursed viciously, Cry and cry, thats all you know. You bunch of tiresome girls, if you keep crying, I wont feed you.
This old woman looked very scary. After she shouted, the many young girls no longer dared to cry out loud; they only sobbed in silence.
This old woman is a Sovereign Personage! Xiao Chen frowned slightly. He did not act rashly, continuing to observe.
The old woman searched through the group of young girls. Soon, her gazended on Qing Chen.
Then, she walked over with a smile. Come, you must be the new girl that was sent over. Dont be afraid. This grandmother will care for you.
However, Qing Chen felt incredibly frightened. She continuously backed up but soon reached the wall.
Come, let this old grandmother feel you.
The old woman walked over with her walking stick, showing a horrifying smile. She ced her hand on Qing Chens head, not allowing Qing Chen to reject.
A dim light entered Qing Chens body from the old womans hand.
Qing Chen immediately closed her eyes in some pain. Her body released a white light. At first, this white light had a greenish hue to it. However, it eventually turned pure white, uncontaminated by anything.
A faint, cold light appeared around Qing Chen. When she opened her eyes again, they glowed with a jade-white light.
A cold moon slowly rose from behind Qing Chen amid the cold light. This startled the old woman.
A Pure Yin Body!
The old woman quickly let go of Qing Chen with an expression of wild joy. It really is the Extreme Yin Body, the legendary Extreme Yin Body born with the moon!
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
The earlier mysterious phenomenon startled several experts in the mountain manor.
A few old men followed a ck-armored, middle-aged man into the dpidated house.
Manor Lord, this young girl is a peak-quality Pure Yin Body, the legendary Extreme Yin Body!
The old woman quickly reported when she saw the ck-armored, middle-aged man. She looked as though she had grown several centuries younger.
The ck-armored, middle-aged man stared at Qing Chen for a long time, then revealed a smile. It really is the Extreme Yin Body... Good! The Eighth Prince will be happy with this gift. Hahaha! Men! Bring this girl to the Deste Sea branch and quickly send her to the dynasty. Undue dy may invite trouble.
On the roof, Xiao Chen thought, Anyter and I would have been toote.
Little Qing Chen actually possesses an Extreme Yin Body.
Such a physique is extremely rare and will trigger a frenzy among Demonic Dao cultivators.
You all stand guard outside. Dont let anyone in. I wille back after notifying the main sect.
The ck-armored, middle-aged man nced at Qing Chen, feeling overjoyed. He had rendered great service this time.
Soon, this group of people went out, leaving the confused Qing Chen.
On the roof, Xiao Chen thought for a while.
Then, Xiao Chen leaped up and transferred to another roof, following the ck-armored, middle-aged man.
The ck-armored, middle-aged man took out a medallion in the house and sent in a thought, reporting Qing Chens matter.
Xiao Chen did not get an opportunity to stop him.
Damn it! Xiao Chen cursed, and he crushed the roof, immediately throwing a punch at the ck-armored, middle-aged man.
Xiao Chens sudden appearance startled the ck-armored, middle-aged man. Flustered, the middle-aged man counterpunched.
Bang!
Who knew, Xiao Chens fist light contained startling force. The light-azure, dragon-shaped Vital Qi in his body gathered in the fist light, and two hundred Cauldron Force burst out.
The ck-armored, middle-aged man immediately vomited a mouthful of blood as the attack sent him flying. Shock waves propagated in all directions.
The house exploded.
Someone sneaked in!
The entire mountain manor immediately erupted in a frenzy. All the hidden cultivators came out and stood behind the ck-armored, middle-aged man.
The atmosphere turned tense.
Chapter 2052 (Raw 2147): Crazy Thought
Chapter 2052 (Raw 2147): Crazy Thought
The sudden explosion plunged the entire mountain manor into chaos.
The ck-armored, middle-aged mans subordinates supported him, and he showed an unsightly expression.
Where did this juniore from? How dare you cause trouble in the Heavenly ughter Sect! shouted the old woman with the walking stick from before as she red at Xiao Chen.
The other side looked like they had many people. However, the truly powerful ones were just the ck-armored, middle-aged man and the old womantwo Initial Perfection Sovereign Personages. These were the only people of any concern to Xiao Chen.
After Xiao Chen injured the ck-armored, middle-aged man with a punch, only the old woman remained a threat. She was insufficient to deal with him.
You dont need to know who I am. All of you can forget about leaving today.
Xiao Chen nced at the people surrounding him in the mountain manor, and his expression turned cial.
The Heavenly ughter Sect was a Demonic Dao sect specializing in rearing young girls as though the girls were pigs or dogs. It used the girls as cultivation cauldrons and did a lot of harm. All its disciples deserved death.
What bold words! You are just an insignificant Holy Venerate, yet you take such a ridiculously arrogant tone. Kill him! The old woman smiled coldly. The many Demonic Dao cultivators behind her stepped forward and gave off overwhelming Demonic Qi, their auras soaring.
They sent overwhelming attacks over, using Martial Techniques that Xiao Chen rarely got to see. When they worked together, they disyed a boundless momentum.
The dense Demonic Qi appeared exceptionally terrifying in the night.
One could overwhelm technique with great strength. Xiao Chen did not need to waste time on these people.
He relied on his acquired Divine Body and circted his Vital Qi. The faint azure Vital Qi in his body coalesced into an Azure Dragon that swam about his body. With a casual punch, he formed a strangely puissant Dragon Might, his Vital Qi reaching a horrifying two hundred Cauldron Force.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
These cultivators were mostly Holy Venerates of varying strengths. However, Xiao Chen crushed all of them like he was sweeping through withered branches.
Nearly no one could withstand a punch from Xiao Chen.
In mere moments, the Demonic Dao cultivators charging over turned into blood spray.
Xiao Chens white robes remained clean amid the blood filling the air. His Dragon Might showed might without rage.
Damn it! Hes a physical body cultivator. Use the Heavenly ughter Formation to kill him!
After the ck-armored, middle-aged cultivator caught his breath, he led the others in moving back. Then, a few disciples deployed formation gs.
The invisible, ghostly mutated beast encasing the mountain manor roared and turned corporeal, charging at Xiao Chen.
Sun and Moon Shining Together!
Xiao Chen snorted coldly. A zing sun and a bright moon soared up together and instantly overwhelmed the ghostly mutated beasts aura.
Xiao Chens will of soul was much stronger than his cultivation. His will of soul had reached the level of a Sovereign Personages long ago.
Xiao Chen could bring out the Sun and Moon Shining Together mysterious phenomenon, demonstrating a will of soul that rivaled a Great Perfection Sovereign Personages.
Thunder Dao!
Xiao Chens peak Consummation Thunder Dao appeared, together with his Sun and Moon Shining Together mysterious phenomenon.
He punched afterbining his Thunder Daos Great Dao Energy, Soul Energy, and Vital Qi.
Whoosh!
The explosive fist light looked like the zing sun in the night, illuminating the ce.
The mountain manor immediately became as bright as day. Xiao Chens punch reduced the ghostly, mutated beast to dust.
The old woman with the walking stick gave Xiao Chen an incredulous look. This is impossible... You are so young. How could you have such a strong will of soul? Who are you? Do your seniors know what you are doing?
Right now, the old woman suspected that the seemingly unremarkable Xiao Chen might be the true inheritor of a Rank 7 sect or the scion of an ancient Noble n.
Otherwise, it was practically impossible for a Holy Venerate to erupt with such terrifying strength.
With such strength, one would be considered a peak existence among the Heavenly ughter Sect true inheritors.
The ck-armored, middle-aged man showed a gloomy expression as he said, He is a Dragon Race cultivator... However, he only has a mixed-blood dragon bloodline. No matter who you are or who is backing you, youve already caused great trouble. No one can save you!
Xiao Chen smiled when he heard that. Interesting. At this point, you are still concerned with my identity. Just think about how the two of you can survive first.
Supreme Dragon Fist, Leaderless Dragons!
Whoosh! Xiao Chens Veritable Essence Energy gushed, and his Qi and blood surged. When he punched, his entire body trembled, and killing Qi poured out, merging with his Veritable Essence Energy and turning into strands of Dragon Qi wandering in the sky, manifesting thousands of dragon images.
Dragon images filled the sky. Driven by Xiao Chens punch, the dragon images attacked.
Countless dragon images swept through the ce, attacking all the Demonic Dao cultivators in the mountain manor indiscriminately.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
The many dragon images immediately ttened the mountain manor. Agonized screams rang out. The Demonic Dao cultivators who could not block the dragon images vomited blood after sustaining severe injuries.
The Supreme Dragon Fist was the most ferocious and unyielding Fist Technique of the Dragon Race. Once Xiao Chen executed it, it produced a boundlessly tyrannical scene.
This was the first time Xiao Chen executed the Supreme Dragon Fist since reaching peak Consummation Holy Venerate.
The punch instantly severely injured those whose cultivations were lower than Xiao Chens, stripping them of allbat prowess.
Amid the thousands of dragon images, only the ck-armored, middle-aged man and the old woman managed to maintain their stubborn resistance.
Damn it! What Fist Technique is this? Why have I never heard of it?
The ferocious and tyrannical dragon images containing boundless killing Qi kept flying over. Every time the ck-armored, middle-aged man and the old woman shattered one dragon image, their arms went numb, and their Qi and blood surged. Tears appeared in their internal organs over time.
Soon, the twos resistance faltered.
Commanding the Dragons!
Xiao Chen showed no mercy upon gaining the upper hand. He roared, venting the rage in his heart. The berserk dragon images quieted down, heeding hismand and surrounding him.
This allowed his aura to flourish. A tyranny that could rule the world and subdue dragons erupted from his body.
When Xiao Chen punched, he made use of the unparalleled tyranny. The momentum of his punch became like overwhelming sea waves, howling as it soared out.
Whoosh!
The ck-armored, middle-aged man and the old woman felt a strong wind blowing by their ears, scattering their hair. They continuously retreated, unable to stand stably before the aura of this tyrannical punch. They could not even open their mouths.
Before the fist light arrived, the killing-Qi-filled aura of the punch forced the two back. Terrifying cracks appeared on their skin.
The two despaired as they watched the tyrannical fist light surge over like horrific waves, extreme horror in their eyes.
Bang!
No matter how dissatisfied the two felt, they were helpless against this absurdly ferocious and unyielding Fist Technique, the strongest Fist Technique of the Dragon Race.
When the fist light arrived, the two vomited a mouthful of blood. All their bones shattered, and their internal organs ruptured. Their minds felt shaken as they fell to the ground, twitching endlessly.
Pa! Pa!
Xiao Chen went forward expressionlessly and stomped twice, crushing the twos heads.
These were just some Demonic Dao sect rabble. There was no need to feel pity for them.
As for the surroundings, Xiao Chen had destroyed the entire mountain manor except for that dpidated house, which he had paid particr attention to.
Xiao Chen did not rush over. He went around the mountain manor and searched it first.
Then, he killed everyone that managed to weather the earlier attacks, not leaving any survivors.
Xiao Chen was not a vicious person. However, he knew that he could not let these evil people live. That would bring on a thousand years of disaster.
He stood before the rubble of a formation in the yard for a long time. There was a massive pit of corpses scattered about in front of him.
Corpses of ordinary peoplebined with the Demonic Dao sects blood sacrifices were what had formed the ghostly mutated beast formation that Xiao Chen saw earlier.
Most of the bones in the pit of corpses belonged to young childrena startling and horrifying sight.
Xiao Chen shook his head. After he found some useful information in the mountain manor, he went to the dpidated house.
The young girls in the house trembled with fear. All of them crouched by the walls.
Big Brother!
Qing Chen immediately rushed over when she saw Xiao Chen, her eyes tearing up, and she started crying out loud.
Big Brother, the bad people captured Grandpa Vige Chief and the others. It is all Little Qing Chens fault. Wuwuwu...
Xiao Chen consoled, Its fine. The bad people are all dead. You can stop crying.
Although Xiao Chen consoled Qing Chen, he sighed in his heart.
This little girl is the legendary Extreme Yin Body. Such a physique is extraordinary. Many major characters will be interested in obtaining her.
Even Xiao Chen would not dare to say that he could protect her.
He had massacred these Heavenly ughter Sect disciples because he failed to stop that ck-armored, middle-aged man from reporting the Extreme Yin Body.
When Xiao Chen looked, he saw many pairs of startled, weak eyes in the dark, looking at him helplessly.
Little Qing Chen, be obedient. Stop crying first. Tell the other sisters that the bad people are all dead. Tell them not to worry, alright?
Alright, Qing Chen said with determination as she wiped her eyes dry.
Xiao Chen spent the night in silence. When the sky turned bright, he finally sent the hundreds of young girls back.
As Xiao Chen worked hard, he flipped through the information he gained in the mountain manor.
The Heavenly ughter Sect was a Rank 7 sect of the Xuewu Dynasty. The headquarters was in the Xuewu Dynasty, and they had thirteen branches in the Deste Sea.
Deste City housed the strongest branch.
Aside from this, each branch controlled more than one hundred of such strongholds.
All the branches were extremely far from each other.
The Deste Sea was too vast. Even the Heavenly ughter Sect could only use such a method to expand their sphere of influence.
Xiao Chen pondered this. He found that the organization of the Heavenly ughter Sects branches were very impressive.
Each branch spent hundreds and even thousands of years to establish a firm footing, slowly building many strongholds.
If I can uproot the Heavenly ughter Sect branch controlling this area, then Little Qing Chens vige can enjoy at least one hundred years of peace before the branch gets rebuilt.
A somewhat crazy thought appeared in Xiao Chens head. However, he could not dismiss it.
Chapter 2053 (Raw 2148): Waiting
Chapter 2053 (Raw 2148): Waiting
By the time Xiao Chen returned to the vige, it was already midday.
The zing sun hung high in the sky, brightly shining its light.
The vige had already mostly recovered with help from Sang. Most of the vigers had stabilized their emotions and started to help each other, fixing the damaged houses and clearing up the mess.
As the vigers helped each other, they slowly resumed smiling.
This was normal for the Deste Sea.
For many ordinary people, living an extra day was already a blessing. Life in the Deste Sea was an incredibly terrible thing.
The Deste Seacked resources, had a harsh environment, and had bandits roaming about. The people here already looked past life and death.
Beneath the Deste Sea vigers tough exterior was a simple attitude that let go of life and death.
Go back first. Dont overthink, Xiao Chen said softly after patting Qing Chens head.
Qing Chen nodded and quickly left. However, she turned her head back every few steps, returning reluctantly under Xiao Chens gaze.
When Xiao Chen saw Sang walk over, he nodded slightly. Then, he told the other party what happenedst night and his thoughts.
Sang shook his head and said, You can forget about destroying a Heavenly ughter Sect branch. The two Sovereign Personages from the previous night were only Initial Perfection Sovereign Personages. In a Rank 7 sect, they could not even be outer sect Elders. Furthermore, you severely injured one with a sneak attack. Thats why you won so easily. Each branch has been established for at least one hundred years. There will be several Small Perfection Sovereign Personages and at least one Great Perfection Sovereign Personage guarding the ce.
There was a significant difference between an Initial Perfection Sovereign Personage and a Small Perfection Sovereign Personage. All the more so for a Great Perfection Sovereign Personage.
With Xiao Chens current strength, his Great-Perfection-Sovereign-Personage-level will of soul, his acquired Divine Body, his three Great Dao, and the Supreme Dragon Fist, he could rival a Small Perfection Sovereign Personage.
I have to advance quickly to Sovereign Personage. Xiao Chen felt some pressure.
However, his acquired Divine Body required too much resources. In reality, if not for that sk of Heart Burn, he would take at least one year to reach peak Holy Light Stage.
The sk of Heart Burn that Qin Zhuolin gave him helped greatly.
I thought about it carefully on the way back. Destroying a branch is indeed quite risky, so I thought of another method. About eighty strongholds belong to the Heavenly ughter Sect branch controlling this area.
Xiao Chen paused for a while before continuing, If I can uproot these eighty strongholds, it will take the branch at least ten years to reestablish all of them. The Deste Sea is too vast. If the branch loses these strongholds, it cannot control the bandits. It would be practically impossible for the Heavenly ughter Sect branch to control this area.
The vige would probably not have to worry for ten years. The Heavenly ughter Sect branch would likely focus its attention on me.
Sang asked softly, What about ten yearster?
Participate in the Peach Blossom Wine Festival. As long as we can get that major character to make a promise, they wont have to worry for one hundred years.
What about after one hundred years?
After one hundred years, my name will spread throughout the Deste Sea. With just my name, Xiao Chen, I can guarantee the viges safety.
Sang was rather bbergasted. At this moment, Xiao Chen showed a sharpness that no one dared to look at directly. He argued seriously, It is still too risky. If you got careless and a branch Elder happened to be there, where would you be after one hundred years?
With a calm smile, Xiao Chen replied, If I dont take a risk, how do I solve the problem? I do need some battles to temper me for breaking through to Sovereign Personage. Ill just take it as a part of my cultivation.
Since Xiao Chen had made up his mind, Sang stopped trying to advise him.
Xiao Chen had always been swift and decisive. While it was night, he departed quietly.
At sunset, he returned to the vige with some light injuries.
In the following days, the timing of Xiao Chens return became increasingly irregr.
Sometimes, Xiao Chen took two days, sometimes three days, and sometimes even seven to eight days.
Grandpa Seven felt somewhat worried. However, when he asked Sang about it, Sang did not exin. He only told Grandpa Seven to focus on brewing wine without worrying, to prepare for the Peach Blossom Wine Festival.
However, with Grandpa Sevens experience, he could tell that the killing Qiing from Xiao Chen was increasingly heavier each time Xiao Chen returned.
Many times, the blood on Xiao Chens body had not even dried yet.
Then, Grandpa Seven received news from other viges that the nearby bandits had decreased in number. There was a rumor about a white-robed youth sweeping through all the bandits in the area recently.
Some people had even seen the white-robed youth killing a Demon Envoy.
He made a move!
Grandpa Seven felt indescribable shock. He had experienced too many things in his life; he had seen many cultivators spouting righteous words and grand visions. However, in reality, these people were only caught in the flow, feeling a moment of excitement. Either that or they were young and filled with aspiration. They underestimated their enemies and died. If not, then they met with some setbacks or resistance and immediately gave up.
He had even seen Righteous Dao cultivators and Demonic Dao cultivators walking together, chatting merrily.
At Grandpa Sevens age, he had already seen many things.
Grandpa Seven knew that the Deste Seas environment was apromise between the major characters. In the eyes of the truly strong, ordinary people like them were like ants. They were never a consideration.
There was no right or wrong in the Deste Sea, only interest and benefits.
Hence, Grandpa Seven did not tell Xiao Chen why he chased Qing Chen away when Xiao Chen first asked.
However, right now...it was such a reticent person who took direct action without saying a word.
Soon, the nearby viges all felt a difference.
One month ago, one could see bandits roaming about everywhere nearly every day. Now, they went missing.
The rumors increased.
Recently, a strange bird went about, specially killing bandits. That bird swallowed up more than one hundred bandits in one gulp. When the enormous bird saw the Demon Envoy, its eyes gleamed, and it chased the Demon Envoy.
The master of this strange bird was the white-d person sweeping up the roving bandits in the vicinity.
However, Grandpa Seven and the people in the vige felt somewhat worried. Xiao Chen had not returned for half a month.
Qing Chen would wait for Xiao Chen on top of a pile of rocks at the vige entrance.
At dusk every day, a little girl could be seen waiting there, staring into the distance as the sun set.
However, the little girl always returned disappointed.
asionally, rumors would crop up. Someone had seen the white-d man with a paleplexion being chased by seven or eight Demon Envoys, in a perilous situation.
Someone on the road had seen a white-d person in the distance. That figure was covered in blood, life status unknown. A gigantic scarlet bird waited by that figures side.
However, when that person approached, that gigantic scarlet bird scared that person off, sending that person fleeing in panic.
The vigers worry seemed to have be a reality.
Now, Xiao Chen had not returned for one month already. Coupled with some bad rumors, it made everyone exceptionally worried.
Sang believed that Xiao Chen might have fallen into a trap.
At first, Xiao Chen could return every one or two days. After some repeated incidents, the other party would definitely be on guard.
No matter how cautious Xiao Chen was, it would be hard for him to avoid a trap.
This was a Rank 7 Demonic Dao sect. Even if the other party was just one of its thirteen branches in the Deste Sea, that branch still could not be underestimated.
This was not a problem that a single person could resolve alone.
Later on, more bad news arrived. The roving bandits that were initially frightened away resumed wandering the ce.
Rumor said that the white-robed person had died.
Some people said that the white-robed person startled a terrifying major character into action, and a ghostly soul beast consumed him.
Some bandits started menacing the area near Grandpa Sevens vige again.
Qing Chen was warned not to go to the vige entrance once more. The tumult resurged recently.
Grandpa Seven felt somewhat anxious. Sang told him that it was fine and urged him to focus on brewing wine and preparing for the Peach Blossom Wine Festival.
The people in the vige all felt dispirited. Many people thought that Xiao Chen was dead.
However, some people still did not believe that. Qing Chen was one of them. That little girl would sneak out every day to look into the distance, waiting anxiously.
Why wait?
One would wait only when one hoped. However, with each fruitless wait, the disappointment only got heavier.
The vigers saw the little waiting girls heartache. They advised her not to go out there again.
However, that little girl remained stubborn and insisted that her big brother would definitely return.
Another month passed.
Grandpa Seven already finished brewing all the wine.
Aside from the Heart Burn that Xiao Chen asked Grandpa Seven to help him brew, Grandpa Seven also finished brewing the wine for the wine festival.
This is Heart Burn?
Sang studied the wine bottle. A fragrance assaulted his nose, but it was not very different from regr wine.
Xiao Chen still had not returned. Even though Grandpa Seven finished brewing the best wine of the Dragon Race, his happiness soon waned.
As Grandpa Seven smoked his pipe, he said casually, Yes, this is Heart Burn. It has not appeared for five thousand years, possibly longer. I dont know if anyone in the world can recognize it or not. If not for some skills passed down by my ancestors, this old man would not be able to recognize this as Heart Burn.
Sang, tell this old man, what happened to that little brother? He has not returned for two months already. Now, the wine is ready. However, if he does not appear, what is the point?
Grandpa Seven spoke gravely. He had already asked several times, but Sang would not say anything.
Sang put down the wine bottle and replied softly, I am very clear on the path that he chose. Even if he broke both his legs, he would still walk this pathon his hands if he had to. As long as he retains one final drop of blood, he will not give up.
Grandpa Seven felt stunned. Then, he sighed, Little Brother is so young. What exactly had he experienced...to have such a mental state? Thats right. Sang, keep an eye on Little Qing Chen. That girl keeps slipping out. No one can stop her.
Sang was about to answer when his expression suddenly flickered. Then, he smiled and said softly, Hes back.
Ah! Grandpa Seven was startled to hear that. He quickly eximed, What?! Hes back? Little Brother returned?!
Qing Chen looked at the water in the ancient well outside the vige. She said naively, Moon, oh moon. Tell me, when will Big Brother return?
You horrible moon! Bad moon! You always remain silent. It is your fault, all your fault that Big Brother is not returning, am I right? Qing Chen grumbled in dissatisfaction to the ancient well while pouting.
Didnt I say before that the ancient well is dangerous and that you should note here?
Just at this moment, a familiar voice came from behind Qing Chen. It startled her; then, she turned her head back to look.
Under the light of the setting sun, a familiar face appeared before Qing Chens eyes.
Big Brother! Qing Chen cried out in pleasant surprise. She quickly ran over and hugged Xiao Chen tight. Her nose dribbled with mucus from extreme joy.
Xiao Chen felt somewhat at a loss. When he turned around to look, he saw Grandpa Seven, Iron Egg, and all the other vigersyoung and oldrushing out from the vige entrance.
When they saw Xiao Chen, they all showed shock on their faces, greatly rejoicing.
After disappearing for two months and rumors of Xiao Chen losing to the Demon Envoys while sweeping up the roving banditsrumors of Xiao Chens deathhe returned!
Chapter 2054 (Raw 2149): Two Powerful Forces
Chapter 2054 (Raw 2149): Two Powerful Forces
Big Brother Xiao, you finally returned!
Iron Egg ran out somewhat excitedly. Then, he gave Xiao Chen a hefty punch. Everyone thought that you died.
Xiao Chen smiled and said softly, Its fine. Everyone just overthought and worried. You can all scatter; theres nothing to see. Thank you, everyone, for your concern.
Seeing that Xiao Chen was fine, the vigers revealed in and simple smiles before leaving while merrily chatting with each other.
In their opinions, they could not help Xiao Chen anyway.
There was a gap in ability between them and Xiao Chen. Even so, no matter what, they sincerely hoped that Xiao Chen could live on properly.
Inside vige chief Grandpa Sevens house:
Iron Egg told Xiao Chen about all the rumors he heard from the neighboring viges. Then he asked, Big Brother Xiao, are all these true? Did others see you lying down in the desert and covered in blood? They said that you were surrounded and injured by Demon Envoys.
What the eyes see might not be true.
Xiao Chen avoided the topic, not providing any rification. As he raised his wine cup and took a look, his eyes lit up.
Xiao Chen saw a scarlet liquid in the cup, fresh red like blood. An icy chill filled the liquid. When he shook it gently, cold Qi assaulted his face.
An indistinct blood moon appeared in the cup, amid white mist.
When Xiao Chen tried looking carefully, the blood moon went missing. It was exceptionally wondrous, like a dream or illusion.
What wine is this?
Waning Moon.
Xiao Chen drained the cup in one go. He immediately felt a cooling sensation in his throat. As a chill assaulted him, he could not help shivering.
Although it was not as intense and stimting as Heart Burn, this wine was very clear and refreshing. After Xiao Chen finished the drink, he felt frustration and disappointment, as if something was missing. He put down the wine cup and said, It is indeed good wine. However, it seems iplete. It is not quite perfect.
Grandpa Seven nodded his head. It is a recipe passed down from my ancestors. By my generation, it was already iplete. Its original name is Blood Moon. Now, I can only rename it as Waning Moon.
No wonder Xiao Chen felt that it was not over yet. So, that was the reason. He said softly, This is really unfortunate. Otherwise, it would definitely stand out in the Peach Blossom Wine Festival and catch the attention of Peach Blossom Citys City Lord.
Never mind that. Theres this, as well.
Sang smiled faintly as he took out a wine bottle. Then, he slowly opened it.
A wine fragrance wafted out. Xiao Chen immediately rejoiced. Heart Burn!
Grandpa Seven sighed, Unfortunately, my skills are limited. Little Brother provided so many ingredients, but I only managed to brew a small bottle.
Xiao Chen praised, Grandpa Seven is too humble. I know a little about brewing wine. Most brewers would find it very difficult to seed in brewing an excellent wine of Heart Burns level, even with the recipe. The sess rate is extremely low.
Well use Waning Moon to participate in the wine festival. If it cannot stand out, I will take out Heart Burn.
Grandpa Seven asked somewhat anxiously, It is really fine for Heart Burn to participate in the wine festival?
Xiao Chen replied calmly, Grandpa Seven, theres no need to worry. If the Peach Blossom Citys City Lord is powerful enough, no one will dare to touch me with just one word from him. Furthermore, it is not easy for anyone to snatch the recipe from me.
Grandpa Seven nodded and said, Since you made the decision, its fine. The Peach Blossom Wine Festival will begin soon. Little Brother, when are you going to depart?
Three dayster.
Late at night, the blood moon hung high in the sky:
Xiao Chen stood alone by the ancient well. The water in the well reflected the bright, scarlet moon.
There was indeed a moon in the well. However, Qing Chen could see the moon during the day. That was really confusing.
There was too much that Xiao Chen did not understand about the Cold Yin Spring.
Footsteps rang out from behind. Xiao Chen turned his head to take a look. It was Sang walking over.
You seeded?
Xiao Chen nodded. Ive destroyed eighty-nine strongholds of the Heavenly ughter Sect branch. It might take them more than ten years to rebuild these strongholds. I achieved my goal.
However, the Heavenly ughter Sect now wants your head to the tune of five hundred thousand Primeval Heavenly Pills.
Sang extended his hand and tossed over a painting.
Xiao Chen caught the painting and took a look. It was a wanted poster, and the person it depicted was him.
This painting really resembles me. Where did you get it from?
Sang replied softly, After you were severely injured, the bandits returned and wandered outside the vige. I dealt with some of them, and I found this. You are really lucky. After the Heavenly ughter Sects Branch Master personally made a move, you still managed to survive.
Xiao Chen felt slightly stunned. He had not expected Sang to know so much. He said softly, I was fortunate. Unfortunately, when I tried to break through to Sovereign Personage, I failed.
Xiao Chen experienced countless huge battles over the past three months. His cultivation remained firmly stable at peak Holy Venerate.
He had several opportunities to break through to Sovereign Personage. However, he always fell short.
It could only be said that the right opportunity had note yet; the timing was off.
Sang looked at Xiao Chen with aplicated expression. I went out to scout around previously. Nearly all of the cultivators near Peach Blossom City knew that someone destroyed eighty-odd strongholds of the Heavenly ughter Sect branch. News is spreading throughout the Deste Sea, causing a hugemotion. No one knows exactly what happened. Many people are guessing who you are. The Heavenly ughter Sect, one of the six great Demonic Dao sects, has not suffered such losses in many years. Some people even suspect that there will be a conflict between the righteous and demonic factions soon. The Deste Sea has been peaceful for too long already.
Xiao Chen did not feel surprised; he had long anticipated that this would happen. He said calmly, That is as I wanted. At the very least, the Heavenly ughter Sect will focus on me and less on the news of an Extreme Yin Body. That will be good for Qing Chen too.
Sang said helplessly, Never mind. I cant be bothered anymore. When you reach Peach Blossom City, you will realize how much trouble you are in. The six great Demonic Dao sects are very terrifying existences. Let me take a look at your injuries.
To the vigers, the white-d Xiao Chen looked clean and gave off an extraordinary air.
Only Sang understood. Xiao Chen had fought sessive huge battles for three months, practically never resting. Then, he had fought a Great Perfection Sovereign Personage and managed to survive. He definitely suffered injuries.
Your injuries...
Sangs expression changed slightly as he looked at Xiao Chen. Clearly, he did not expect Xiao Chen to be this gravely injured.
However, Sang discovered in the blink of an eye that the several potentially fatal injuries had strangely reached a delicate bnce in Xiao Chens body and were slowly recovering.
Xiao Chens physical bodys recovery ability was heaven-defyingly strong, akin to that of a Divine Body.
No wonder you managed toe back alive! Your physical body is astonishing, rivaling a Divine Body, Sang eximed in shock as he pulled his hand back.
An acquired Divine Body was a Divine Body.
Xiao Chen changed the topic. He looked at the ancient well and said, Qing Chen said that she could see the scarlet moon in the well during the day. What do you think?
Sang walked closer, arriving at the side of the ancient well. He said softly, That little girl possesses an Extreme Yin Body. It is normal for her to see things that we cannot. Whether it is day or night, there is a blood moon. There really might be a blood moon in this well.
What do you mean?
Have you ever wondered why there is a blood moon in the Deste Sea and why the setting sun is so huge?
Why?
I can feel two invisible forces shing in the Deste Sea every day, at every moment. These forces are terrifyingly powerful. If it were during their peak, my main body would not even be worth a strike from these two forces.
Xiao Chen felt shocked when he heard that. Sangs main body was the Propping Mulberry Tree. If the Propping Mulberry Tree could notst one move from these two forces at their peak, how strong had those two forces been back then?
I definitely have to go down the ancient well and take a look once I have advanced to Sovereign Personage.
Xiao Chen had a feeling that one of the Azure Dragon bloodlines Dragon Kings might have been the one whoid the formation in the ancient well. As long as he could solve the mystery of this ancient well, he might also resolve the secret of the Azure Dragons destruction.
The ancient well surely had something to do with the Azure Dragons.
However, Xiao Chen was too weak and could not venture too deep into the ancient well.
Xiao Chen was just one step short of advancing to the Sovereign Stage. It was not his umtions that werecking but his ken. He felt that Peach Blossom City might be an opportunity.
All the wine aficionados in the entire Deste Sea would gather at Peach Blossom City. Among them would be all sorts of experts.
Xiao Chen would definitely be able to broaden his ken and see the charm of the Deste Sea.
Chapter 2055 (Raw 2150): Seeking Old Dreams for Thirty Years
Chapter 2055 (Raw 2150): Seeking Old Dreams for Thirty Years
Three dayster:
Xiao Chen picked up Iron Egg and prepared to head for Peach Blossom City.
Sang remained in the vige as a precaution.
Grandpa Seven had told Xiao Chen to bring Iron Egg, to show him the world. As for Grandpa Seven, he rejected Xiao Chens invitation to go along.
Xiao Chen brought along the ten-odd bottles of Waning Moon that Grandpa Seven brewed, the half-bottle of Heart Burn, and the hopes of the entire vige. Then, the two of them left swiftly, riding on horses.
Iron Egg, have you been to Peach Blossom City?
I have never been there before. However, I heard from Grandpa Seven that the ce is filled with peach blossoms. It is a beautiful ce that is akin to a wondend.
Iron Egg felt excited to go far away to see the world.
Xiao Chen felt some anticipation too. He had been in the Deste Sea for a long time already, but he had rarely spent time in cities, much less arge city like Peach Blossom City.
He had spent most of his time in the vige and ended up distancing himself from cultivators. This was a new experience for him.
Xiao Chen had not had such intimate contact with ordinary peopleliving with themfor such a long time already.
After riding for seven days, the two smelled a heavy wine fragrance under the hot zing sun.
Since the two already smelled the wine fragrance, Peach Blossom City was naturally close by. An oasis appeared at the limits of their vision.
Xiao Chen opened his Heavenly Eye and looked into the distance.
The scarlet ground stretched out for kilometers. It was very rare to see such a vast oasis in this Deste Sea with its harsh environment.
Many cities were built on destend.
However, the oasis hadrge patches of peach trees. Pink peach blossoms carpeted the ground.
A clear river meandered through the peach forest. There were lush mountain ranges on both sides. The scenery in the thousands of kilometers of the peach forest looked very poetic and elegant. However, just thinking about the vastness of the peach forest shocked ones heart.
Hence, this ce was known as the Peach Blossom Wall, famous throughout the Deste Sea.
Peach Blossom Cityy beyond this vast peach forest.
Xiao Chen withdrew his gaze, and the two urged their horses on. They finally reached the peach forest before sunset.
Several cultivators gathered under the peach trees. They yed musical instruments, drank wine among the peach blossoms, chatted merrily with each other, and attracted attention.
Xiao Chen had only observed from afar in the past. He had never been to Peach Blossom City. When the two entered the peach forest, the horse hooves tore the flowers on the ground. However, they could not find their way into the city.
Xiao Chen only found out after asking around.
It turned out the river was the only method to enter the city. Furthermore, one needed a boatman to take them in.
No amount of Primeval Heavenly Pills could hire a boatman. One needed to offer up a cup of fine wine.
If the boatman felt that the wine was good, they would bring you into the city.
Otherwise, no amount of resources would budge them. One could only smell the fragrance from this peach forest, unable to participate in the wine festival.
It turned out that there was such a rule. This could be considered a threshold.
The two wandered along the riverside on their horses. Then, they saw a boat waiting at the riverside with no one queuing up there, so they rushed over.
The boatman wore a woven rush raincoat. As he sat at the prow of his boat, he angled for fish with a hook and line tied to a pole.
Xiao Chen took a nce and felt startled. This seemingly ordinary boatman actually had a vague and unfathomable cultivation. It felt like he was at least a Great Perfection Sovereign Personage.
However, Iron Egg did not sense it. He stepped forward and asked, Uncle, are you ferrying people?
Xiao Chen found this somewhat strange. This was the first time he saw someone address a Sovereign Personage as Uncle.
The old man in the woven rush raincoat was stunned for a while. After he looked at Iron Egg, he looked at Xiao Chen. Fortunately, he did not get angry.
The old man put away his fishing pole and removed his conical bamboo hat, revealing a very spirited old face.
Haha! It is not easy to get this uncle to ferry people. A few groups came earlier, but I chased them away. If you two are wise, youd better look for another boatman.
The old man wearing a woven rush raincoat stroked his beard as he gave a strangeugh and spoke with a mocking tone.
Xiao Chen thought for a while. Indeed, many of the cultivators who wanted to enter the city had avoided this boat earlier.
Those people did not even want to look at this boat, their eyes betraying some hate.
Haha! Uncle, you really know how to make jokes. You look very kind. How could you not ferry us? Big Brother Xiao, let Uncle have a cup of our wine.
However, Iron Egg justughed the old mans words off, directly boarding the boat without any fear.
Xiao Chen thought to himself that it was not good. This was not appropriate. However, when he wanted to stop Iron Egg, the old man waved his hand, indicating that it was fine and for Xiao Chen to take out the wine.
Since Iron Egg already made a choice, Xiao Chen did not want to interfere. After getting on the boat, he handed over a bottle of Waning Moon.
Quick, look! Someone boarded Drunkard Cuis boat!
The actions of the two attracted the attention of the many cultivators in the peach forest.
Another person is about to get unlucky again. To think that they dare to get on Drunkard Cuis boat. If Drunkard Cui is not satisfied with the wine, he will chase them away with force.
Hahahaha! What a joke! What a lousy wine bottle! Are those two from the countryside? To think that they could not even buy a good wine bottle!
Indeed, just anyone cane to Peach Blossom City even without a good wine bottle these days. Even good wine would be wasted!
The cultivators at the river saw that Xiao Chens wine bottle looked remarkably ordinary, practically a rudimentary y jar.
When they noticed Iron Eggsck of cultivation, they immediately showed disdain on their faces.
Iron Egg felt displeased. He stood up on the boat and shouted, Bunch of madmen, what are you barking about? What does this uncles choice have to do with you? Whats wrong with the countryside? Viges can participate in the wine festival too.
Damn! That child actually dares to talk back! Just you wait. After Drunkard Cui throws you off the boat, this great me will beat you up until even your mother cannot recognize you.
Seeing Iron Egg acting so arrogant despite his boorish appearance irritated the group of people in the distance.
Unfortunately, they had to give Drunkard Cui face and did not dare toe over. They could only shout from where they were.
Ptooey! Bunch of trash! You only know how to bully me for myck of cultivation. Had this great me started cultivating in childhood, I guarantee that I would have been able to beat you up until your familiars and ancestors could not recognize you. All you know is to shout from where you are. If you have the courage, thene and beat me up now!
The group of people lost to Iron Egg in a verbal sh. After a while, they felt a rage that stemmed from embarrassment. However, they could only grit their teeth as they did not dare to get on the boat. They could only wait and threaten to beat him up after he got off the boat.
However, Drunkard Cui did not care. After he poured himself a cup, a strange look appeared in his eyes.
Faint mist rose above the wine cup, with an indistinct blood moon amid the hazy cold Qi.
Drunkard Cuis eyes immediately lit up. He blew gently, and the mist that formed from the wine turned into a crescent moon. Then, he sucked the crescent moon into his mouth.
Xiao Chen felt startled. This old man was genuinely incredible. Even Xiao Chen did not know of this drinking method.
Then, the old man closed his eyes and drained the wine in the cup in one go.
When the old man opened his eyes again, he took a long breath and sighed, Waning Moon! Waning Moon! I have not drunk this in decades. It is still as cooling and refreshing as before. However, it now has a trace of joy, not as chilling and heart-shattering... Old Sevens skills are bing increasingly exquisite.
The old man shouted grandly, Lets depart! With a wave of his hand, the boat shot forward like an arrow, streaking through the river and kicking up huge waves that sshed out.
The boat set off right away like this!
The cultivators at the riverside all felt stunned. The notoriously bad-tempered Drunkard Cui actually ferried people.
These people felt so shocked that they did not even notice the wetness from getting drenched by the waves.
Drunkard Cui had parked his boat at the riverside for several decades, never ferrying anyone before. No matter what delectable wine people offered him, he would scold them and beat them off.
Over time, Drunkard Cuis infamy grew. No one sought him out to ferry them over.
However, Drunkard Cui actually ferried two country bumpkins. This was truly inconceivable.
The cultivators waiting to thrash Iron Egg ended up drenched, only able to watch him leave. They felt so frustrated that they stomped their feet.
When Iron Egg saw the situation, he felt incredibly delighted. Heughed, You are just a bunch of trash, and you want to beat me up? Just behave yourselves over there and watch this great me leave. Hahahaha!
More and more people gathered at the riverside. As they watched Drunkard Cuis boat get farther away, they showed shock on their faces.
Someone in the peach forest strummed a zither and sighed, Red peach blossoms on both sides of the river; unpredictable and arriving with the wind. Thirty years to seek an old dream, only to get a cup of wine in a golden goblet. Even Old Cui ferried people... This wine festival is going to be interesting.
Drunkard Cui had not ferried people for thirty years or so. He was not waiting for a cup of wine but a person.
However, that person did not arrive in the end. He only obtained a cup of wine from that person.
Chapter 2056 (Raw 2151): Suspicious
Chapter 2056 (Raw 2151): Suspicious
Red peach blossoms on both sides of the river; unpredictable and arriving with the wind. Thirty years to seek an old dream, only to get a cup of wine in a golden goblet!
The zither music stopped. Then, the youth who yed the zither packed it away and slung it on his back.
As this youth looked at the reflections of the peach blossoms on both sides of the river, he murmured, Its time to enter the city. The people who shoulde are all here already.
As the boat moved along the river, it slowed down.
The noise from behind slowly vanished. Xiao Chen looked somewhat curiously at Drunkard Cui and asked softly, Senior, do you know Grandpa Seven?
Drunkard Cui smiled before sighing, I waited for him for thirty years at this Peach Blossom Wall. It looks like he still could not forget the past. He truly wont being anymore.
Iron Egg asked in shock, Uncle, what did my Uncle Seven experienced back then? Why did he nevere back to Peach Blossom City?
Xiao Chen found this slightly strange. Could there be another reason for his noting to the Peach Blossom City, aside from the Cold Yin Spring drying up?
Drunkard Cui eyed the two with a reminiscing expression. I met your Grandpa Seven fifty years ago. The first time he came to Peach Blossom City, he rode on my boat. Great fellow. He gave me a cup of Wild Fire and nearly made me look bad before everyone. You two might not know this. Back then, when Old Seven just came to Peach Blossom City, his fame had spread everywhere. Sevenrge sects wanted to invite him over, to nurture him.
However, he refused to go. His pride ended up offending several people. Nheless, an endless stream of people still came to ask him for his wine every time he came. However...
Iron Egg felt somewhat stunned. He had not at all expected the seemingly ordinary Grandpa Seven of the vige to have such a story.
Xiao Chen did not feel very surprised. From the first moment he saw Grandpa Seven, he knew that Grandpa Seven was someone who had seen the world.
The way Grandpa Seven spoke was not like that of an ordinary person. From the very beginning, Xiao Chen had maintained a certain level of respect for him.
Iron Egg prompted anxiously, However, what?
Drunkard Cui sighed and said, During the wine festival of thirty years ago, after Old Seven finally brewed Waning Moon, he gained the qualifications to participate in the Wine King Contest and obtain a promise from Peach Blossom Citys City Lord. That was a dream that he had been working hard towards. However, he lost to a person during that Wine King Contest. It was a miserable loss, a humiliatingly miserable loss... After that, I never saw him again.
The events of the world are really interesting. I waited for thirty years, but he never came. However, I met his family. It is no mere coincidence for you to meet me.
Indeed, the two had not heard of Drunkard Cui before they arrived here. They did not know about Grandpa Sevens glorious past in Peach Blossom City.
Furthermore, there was Grandpa Sevens intimate friendship with this old man in a woven rush raincoat.
Drunkard Cui did not ferry anyone for thirty years to wait for one person, even achieving infamy. Such a friendship was not easily formed.
Grandpa Seven had not left any special instruction, yet the two strangely ended up on Drunkard Cuis boat.
This meeting could only be said to have been fated.
This cup of wine brought closure to the two old mens friendship.
Who defeated Grandpa Seven? Xiao Chen asked.
Drunkard Cui replied, Liu Yuanfei. He is now the royal courts brewer in the eastern regions Hound Lion Empire. He is known as Great Master Yuanfei...It is all because of Old Sevens stubbornness, refusing to join a sect or ept the resources of an empire. Otherwise, that would not have happened.
Drunkard Cuis words did not give anything away, but Xiao Chen could roughly guess. This so-called Great Master Yuanfei definitely did not defeat Grandpa Seven in a simple fashion. That person must have done something terrible; hence, Grandpa Seven no longer came to Peach Blossom City.
Grandpa Seven might have even been wronged.
Senior Cui! You are actually ferrying someone!
Just at this moment, a magnificent fortress ship with dragons and phoenixes carved on it passed by in the sky. Its banners fluttered noisily in the wind.
A youth stood upright with his hands behind his back on the bow of the ship. When he saw Drunkard Cui, he felt extremely startled.
There was a crowd of young women on the fortress ship; their gleefulughter filled the bustling decks.
Drunkard Cui shot a nce over, then ignored them, focusing on piloting the boat.
Senior Cui, would you like toe up and chat? Ive already prepared fine wine that definitely wont disappoint Senior. That youth wore embroidered robes and had an extraordinary air. Furthermore, he was actually a Sovereign Personage.
However, this person still disyed an extremely polite attitude to Drunkard Cui.
Im not interested. Drunkard Cui waved his hand, decisively rejecting the invitation.
Haha! Sorry for interrupting, then.
The youth frowned slightly as he cast his gaze on Xiao Chen. A sinister look shed in his eyes. What wine did this fellow use to move Senior Cui? Can it spoil my ns?
The fortress ship moved very fast. Soon, it vanished from the boats sight.
Taken aback, Iron Egg asked, Who was that? To think that he so arrogantly brought his fortress ship over.
The various small boats of Peach Blossom City filled the clear river. The tall, magnificent, andvish ship appeared very eye-catching when it suddenly appeared.
Drunkard Cui replied indifferently, That person was Ye Han, the strongest true inheritor of the cial Mountain Manor, a Rank 7 sect of the eastern region. He was just given some face due to his sect. This is a rare centennial wine festival. There are always some unusual peopleing to join the festivities. After seeing more of this, it will no longer be strange.
By the end of the journey, Xiao Chen finally understood what Drunkard Cui meant by after seeing more of this, it will no longer be strange.
It was not just the Rank 7 sects and empires of the eastern and northern regions that sent representatives. Even the Demonic Dao factions from the distant Xuewu Dynasty came to participate in the festivities.
The fame of this Peach Blossom Wine Festival genuinely spread far and wide.
What surprised Xiao Chen and Iron Egg more was that when the fortress ships of the variousrge factions appeared, they were extremely shocked when they saw Drunkard Cui. When they invited Drunkard Cui aboard, Drunkard Cui rejected them all.
This made Xiao Chen feel confused and suspicious. What was the background of this old man?
One hourter, the river took the boat through a set of city gates. Then, the scene before everyone widened significantly.
An ancient and exuberant city magically appeared before Xiao Chen and Iron Egg. Before this, they did not feel much at all.
To think that there was such a vast and majestic city behind the peach forest.
Xiao Chen wondered what formation hid this city in such a marvelous fashion.
When one followed the flow and entered the city, it looked like the city suddenly appeared.
Go in, then. The wine festival will begin in a few days. You two can wander around freely. You can also sell your wine here. This city should be very bustling during these few days. Thats right...
Drunkard Cui thought of something, then said, Give me a bottle of Waning Moon. I will register you for the Wine King Contest. You have to give it a try.
Xiao Chen already knew that the boatmen were all wine appraisers sent by the City Lords Residence.
Ferrying people after tasting the wine, this was a process of appraising good wine and submitting applications for the Wine King Contest.
Of course, the Rank 7 sects did not have to go through all that trouble. They all had the qualifications to participate in the Wine King Contest directly.
After Xiao Chen handed over a bottle of Waning Moon, he took his leave from the old man.
The two disembarked and formally entered Peach Blossom City.
The city was very busy and bustling, a dazzling sight that overwhelmed ones eyes.
Taverns filled the ce. Wine fragrance permeated the air. One could identally get drunk by just breathing.
After Iron Egg entered the city, he became very excited. As he looked around, he felt shocked. These were all scenes that he had never seen before.
Xiao Chen felt equally excited. The two leisurely wandered the city, asionally stopping and marveling at new strange things.
The Heavenly Fragrances Holy Daughter is out. Everyone, quickly, take a look!
She came out again? Could it be that no one could appraise the wine that the Heavenly Fragrances Holy Daughter brought?
Hurry up. Hurry up. If we are toote, she might not appear again.
Suddenly, the people in the street, where Xiao Chen was, frantically rushed to the east.
Iron Egg said excitedly, Big Brother Xiao, the Heavenly Fragrances Holy Daughter is actually here too!
The Heavenly Fragrance Holy Land!
Xiao Chen thought about it and recalled meeting a group of Heavenly Fragrance disciples when he first arrived at the Deste Sea.
At that time, the woman blowing the flute gave him a bottle of Medicinal Pills when she saw that Xiao Chen was inflicted with Thousand Taste Revolution.
Lets go over and take a look. Xiao Chen maintained his calm as he led Iron Egg over, following the crowd.
The crowd gathered at a residence in the east. The ce was packed with people. Xiao Chen had to put in some effort before he could squeeze his way in.
Several elegant, fairy-like Heavenly Fragrance disciples, who looked beautiful, giving off an extraordinary air, stood behind a white jade table before the residence.
Our Young Miss came across a bottle of fine wine half a year ago and liked it a lot. Unfortunately, she does not know its name. All the brewers and appraisers she found could not identify it. Coincidentally, the centennial Peach Blossom Wine Festival is taking ce. All the people who like wine in the Deste Sea will gather here. If anyone can tell us about this wines origins, our Young Miss will issue a big reward, a Heavenly Fragrance disciple announced as she looked around, pointing to the wine in the cup on the table.
If one could figure out the origins of this wine, not only could one meet with the Heavenly Fragrances Holy Daughter, but one could also obtain a big reward.
Without a doubt, this was very tempting.
Big Brother Xiao, do you want to try... Big Brother Xiao, why arent you saying anything? the incredibly excited Iron Egg asked in confusion when he noticed a strange expression on Xiao Chens face.
As Xiao Chen looked at the wine in the cup, he appeared distracted. Why does this wine look like Thousand Year me?
Did Mo Chene out of the Kunlun Realm?
Chapter 2057 (Raw 2152): Softness amid Hundred Flowers
Chapter 2057 (Raw 2152): Softness amid Hundred Flowers
Thousand Year me!
Thousand Year me was a wine that Mo Chen brewed after altering an iplete recipe from the Immortal Epoch.
Logically, it should not appear in the Great Thousand Realms.
If the Thousand Year me appeared, there could be only one reason: Mo Chen was in the Great Thousand Realms.
Xiao Chen counted the years and realized that it had been close to eight years since he left the Kunlun Realm.
ording to the old Dragon Horse, Mo Chen had the chance to enter the Azure Dragon Pce. Given Mo Chens intellect and talent, she should get strong enough to enter the Azure Dragon Pce and leave the Kunlun Realm within eight years.
There was another critical factor. Since the ck Lotus Sect Venerate was already dead, the restrictions ced on the Kunlun Road should be gone.
No matter how Xiao Chen looked at it, Mo Chen had excellent odds of leaving the Kunlun Realm.
However, right now, he had to verify that the fine wine on the white jade table was indeed the Thousand Year me.
Big Brother Xiao, are you alright? Iron Egg asked from beside him.
Xiao Chen recovered hisposure before nodding and replying, Im fine. Lets continue watching.
One of the pretty Heavenly Fragrance disciples behind the table said softly, If anyone here is confident, you cane and take a look. However, Ill say this first, those whoe forward have to pay one hundred thousand Primeval Heavenly Pills. If you seed, the Heavenly Fragrance will pay you back two hundred thousand Primeval Heavenly Pills. However, if you fail, you will lose the one hundred thousand Primeval Heavenly Pills.
Such a restriction was to stop just anyone froming forward to taste the wine.
The wine was extremely limited, and they could not afford to let everyone taste it.
The moment these words were spoken, discussions broke out. However, no one stepped forward.
Its really difficult. Yesterday, three Noble n scions brought their wine appraisers, and there was no result in the end. No one knows what wine it is.
One of the three Noble n scions was the strongest true inheritor of the Heavenly Lodging Sect. Last year, he made it into the Wine King Contest, but he did not know the answer, either.
Damn it! Is it really that difficult?
Haha! You will know whether it is difficult or not after you pay the Primeval Heavenly Pills.
What a joke! Even if I were a Noble n scion, one hundred thousand Primeval Heavenly Pills is not a small sum. How could I dare to go forward?
Many people came to watch the excitement. However, no one dared to step forward.
No one would be stupid enough. What kind of fine wine had the Heavenly Fragrance Holy Land not seen before?
The Heavenly Fragrance had the best brewers in the first ce. Adding in the connections of the Heavenly Fragrances Holy Daughter, they had seen all sorts of grandmaster brewers.
Even so, both the Heavenly Fragrance and the people the previous day had failed to appraise this wine. Thus, everyone knew that it was not simple.
Just as that very charming Heavenly Fragrance disciple seemed bound for disappointment, a white-d person walked out of the crowd. She smiled and said, This young master, please pay the Primeval Heavenly Pills first.
However, how could Xiao Chen have any Primeval Heavenly Pills? He had already used them all up. He was now t broke.
Xiao Chen did not say anything. He stretched out his hand to grab the wine cup.
Young Master is being too rude.
The pretty woman smiled and extended her hand. Her fingers had a lily-white hue, looking soft and gentle. As she reached for Xiao Chens wrist, it looked like he was picking a flower.
Xiao Chen gently flipped his wrist and avoided the pretty womans hand, continuing to reach for the wine cup.
The pretty woman immediately got irritated. Her lily-white hand moved continuously; floating lights appeared, looking like hundreds of flowers blooming. Her hand danced around like a butterfly, fluttering about and dazzling everyone, seemingly unfathomable.
The Heavenly Fragrances Hundred Flowers Hand!
The cultivators watching the excitement from the back were startled when they recognized the Martial Technique.
Moreover, they felt shocked that someone dared to be so rude before the Heavenly Fragrance, not fearing the crowds anger.
When Xiao Chen saw a hundred flowers blooming and an indistinct Immortal butterfly hidden among the flowers, he thought to himself, Interesting.
If he continued to grab for the wine cup, the other party would definitely restrain him.
Xiao Chen retreated for the sake of advancing. After he retracted his hand, he silently circted the Divine Dragon Body Tempering Art. Azure light that represented his Vital Qi flowed and gathered at his five fingers.
He withdrew his hand as slowly as an ant. However, the instant after he did so, he struck out at lightning speed.
The pretty woman immediately showed anxiety on her face. Her hands movement sped up, looking like a phantom butterfly flitting about, both real and fake, hard to differentiate.
The hundred blooming flowers became even more beautiful. Xiao Chens and the pretty womans palms danced about each other, looking dazzling and inspiring sighs.
The crowd, which was still angry with Xiao Chen earlier, could not help cheering before this contest.
Where is this person from? To think that he canst for so long before the Hundred Flowers Hand!
Ive never heard of him before. He seems to have a Dragon Race bloodline.
Hahaha! Interesting, very interesting. This is more interesting than watching someone sample wine.
The spectators became excited, focusing themselves and watching carefully.
Many people even gained someprehension from this and started using their two hands to makeparisons.
Hundred Flowers Hand, softness amid a hundred flowers!
The longer this continued, the harder Xiao Chen found the other partys hand to deal with. This put him in a tight spot. However, it was not that simple for him to admit defeat.
Ill have to gamble!
Xiao Chens expression turned serious. Suddenly, he gave up on going for the wine cup and flipped his hand to grab.
He plucked the other partys hand from amid the one hundred flowers and held it tight, preventing her from struggling free.
Then, he firmly grabbed the wine cup with his other hand at an even faster speed.
The mysterious phenomenon of the one hundred flowers blooming dissipated, which startled the pretty woman. Her pretty face flushed with some embarrassment.
You are shameless!
The sight of the wine cup in Xiao Chens hand angered and frustrated the pretty woman.
When others saw this scene, they sympathized with her. This white-d man moved unpredictably, even daring to tease a Heavenly Fragrance disciple.
Senior Sister Chu!
When the other Heavenly Fragrance disciples saw Xiao Chen holding the pretty woman, they immediately felt anxious and quickly attacked Xiao Chen.
In that instant, tens of thousands of flowers bloomed, looking very beautiful as they surged towards Xiao Chen with a strong wind.
Xiao Chen calmly weaved through them. Countless azure-colored strands of Vital Qi gushed throughout his body and formed an azure-colored, dragon-shaped clump of energy in his body. As a dragon roared, he released the pretty womans wrist.
Then, he gently performed a backhand swipe, looking like a dragon swinging its tail. This seemingly casual swipe swept up with two hundred Cauldron Force.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
The flowers shattered and flew all over the ce. Xiao Chen knocked away the Heavenly Fragrance disciples who charged at him.
Just when the pretty woman felt furious and was about to bring out her true strength, she looked up and discovered that Xiao Chen had already focused all his attention on the fine wine.
Holding the wine cup with three fingers, he slowly and gently swished the wine in a certain rhythm.
As the pretty woman was starting to feel bewildered, spots of golden light gathered over the wine, and a Golden Crow flew out and circled the ce, disying its divine form.
A Golden Crow! A Golden Crow!
Quick, run! The Golden Crow Holy Beast appeared!
The eastern regions Golden Crow Empire was famous. Everyone knew that the divine bird of that empire had appeared. Now, that empires Luck was flourishing, its rise unstoppable.
The strength of the Golden Crow was boundlessly ferocious; it was a divine bird that could only possibly exist in legends and myths.
The Golden Crows sudden appearance startled the many cultivators here, causing them to flee and scatter.
After a while, the circling Golden Crow slowly dissipated.
Everyone promptly came to their senses and realized that everything that happened earlier was merely an illusion.
They all immediately felt embarrassed. To think that the mysterious phenomenon of the wine startled them so miserably.
Damn it... This fellow fooled us.
Many people red at Xiao Chen in anger.
Xiao Chen did not care. As he looked at the wine in the cup, he finally verified that this was indeed the Thousand Year me that Mo Chen brewed.
The pretty woman gave Xiao Chen an incredulous look. Just as shock overwhelmed her, a voice projection rang out by her ear. Then, she looked at Xiao Chen and said, Young Master, this way, please. The Holy Daughter invites you in.
Xiao Chen nodded slightly. He happened to want to go and ask them where they obtained their Thousand Year me.
Xiao Chen drank the wine in the cup in one go. Then, he called Iron Egg over and walked into the residence.
Damn... He managed to figure out what it is!
Who is that embarrassing country bumpkin? My goodness, where did these two weirdose from?
This is not fair! Why cant I enter the residence? I want to see the Heavenly Fragrances Holy Daughter too!
When Iron Egg was weed in, the many cultivators behind felt like crying butcked the tears to do so. They felt extremely disappointed and considered this very unfair.
Chapter 2058 (Raw 2153): The Blood Flame Son, Pei Shaoxuan
Chapter 2058 (Raw 2153): The Blood me Son, Pei Shaoxuan
Xiao Chen walked down corridors, passing pavilions and courtyards before the scene before him slowly widened.
A green, grassy area appeared before him. Many people were already seated on the grass, appearing rxed and unconstrained.
Xiao Chen looked around casually and discovered many familiar faces. These were the ancient Noble n scions or the Rank 7 sect outstanding talents on fortress ships that passed him earlier in the river.
Among them was the cial Mountain Manors Ye Han. However, the one that caught Xiao Chens attention the most was a youth with a zither.
That youth wore magnificent embroidered clothes with his long hair hanging loose behind him. He looked extraordinary, with a wine bottle by his hand.
For this person to stand out among this group of Rank 7 sect true inheritors, he was definitely not simple.
However, Xiao Chen only nced at this person before he shifted his attention to a woman holding a flute, who was behind the grassy area.
When Xiao Chens gaze met that womans, he felt slightly startled. So, she is the Heavenly Fragrances Holy Daughter.
When Xiao Chen first entered the Deste Sea, this person gave him a Medicinal Pill. No wonder this person seemed shrouded in a confusing mist. While she was before him, he could not clearly see her appearance when they looked at each other.
While Xiao Chen felt shocked, the other party felt even more shocked.
The Thousand Taste Revolution had already prated your soul, yet you were able to resolve it. This is truly astonishing, the Heavenly Fragrances Holy Daughter said, feeling incredibly shocked.
The Heavenly Fragrances Holy Daughters words immediately caught the attention of all the outstanding talents in the grassy area.
Thousand Taste Revolution was famous throughout the Deste Sea. Everyone feared it even more than having their souls consumed by a Demonic Dao cultivator.
I was just fortunate.
Xiao Chen was not very used to such a scene. He simply asked, Might I ask the Holy Daughter, where did you get this Thousand Year me?
Feeling enlightened, the Heavenly Fragrances Holy Daughter said, So, this wine is called Thousand Year me. I only managed to obtain this by chance, but I do not know who brewed it. That is why I put in a lot of effort into finding out more about this wine. I believe ites from the outer regions. Young Master seems to be quite familiar with this.
The outer regions referred to the world outside of the Central Great Realm, which included the Grave Sea Cluster.
As the two conversed, several people studied Xiao Chen. They found him somewhat familiar and started chatting with each other.
Xiao Chen entered deep thought. Given this, Mo Chen should have left the Kunlun Realm already.
However, she has not reached the Central Great Realm yet.
It was not easy for the people of the outer regions toe to the Central Great Realm.
Xiao Chen had wandered about for five years, suffering a lot, to enter the Central Great Realm.
If Young Master knows more, would you be willing to tell me? I would like to bring this wine to the Heavenly Fragrance Banquet.
The Heavenly Fragrances Holy Daughter appeared very sincere about this. She seemed extremely interested in this Thousand Year me.
For the sake of investigating the Thousand Year mes origins, she even made a special trip to Peach Blossom City. This demonstrated how much effort she put into this.
However, that did not have anything to do with Xiao Chen. Feeling somewhat disappointed, he replied casually, I cant be said to know it well. Goodbye.
Initially, Xiao Chen thought that he could learn of Mo Chens location, but it looked like he could not.
Since that was the case, there was no need for him to linger here.
The Heavenly Fragrances Holy Daughter felt surprised at Xiao Chens desire to leave after just a few words. She smiled and said, Young Master, you have not told me your name yet.
Xiao Chen.
So, it is Young Master Xiao. Have a seat first. It is rare for us to meet again. No matter what, you also gave me some information about this wine. I have to thank you properly. The Heavenly Fragrances Holy Daughter tried to get Xiao Chen to remain.
Young Master Xiao, stay for a while. I am also quite curious about the person who can get Senior Cui to sail his boat, the well-dressed young master ying the zither said to Xiao Chen after finishing his mouthful of wine and putting down the bottle.
The people who passed by Senior Cuis boat earlier had not paid much attention to Xiao Chen back then.
Now that this well-dressed young master reminded them, they immediately remembered Xiao Chen. No wonder they found him familiar, yet they could not identify him.
After a few people asked him to stay, Xiao Chen would be too rude if he insisted on leaving.
Xiao Chen nodded and found a ce to sit down with Iron Egg.
Iron Egg felt quite ufortable. These people had strange expressions as they looked at him and Xiao Chen.
All of them seemed proud and arrogant. While they did not say it, some disdain and despisal appeared on their faces.
The weakest person here was an Initial Perfection Sovereign Personage. As for people like the cial Mountain Manors Ye Han or the youth ying the zither, their cultivations were even unfathomable.
Xiao Chen asked some questions and also answered some questions. After casually chatting for a while, the others understood that he was not from Ancestor Dragon City or a Noble n disciple, and their interest immediately waned significantly.
However, the person ying the zither did not seem to mind. He chatted with Xiao Chen about many interesting topics.
Brother Wenren, will you y us another piece?
Right, right, right. A duet with the Holy Daughters flute would be even better, someone called out and immediately gained the approbation of everyone.
Xiao Chen also felt curious. He wanted to hear the zither of this person. Of course, he also remembered the flute music of the Heavenly Fragrances Holy Daughter. Back then, that music sounded heavenly.
The youth with theplex family name, the one with the zither, looked at the Heavenly Fragrances Holy Daughter and asked, Holy Daughter, are you willing to?
[TL Note: Wenren is a two-character family name, which is notmon for the Han Chinese, the Chinese ethnic group that makes up the majority of China. Most family names have only one character.]
I think Ill pass. Brother Wenren studied under Lord Zither Sage and received the essence of his inheritance. This little sisters flute music will find it hard to coordinate with his. Brother Wenren, please perform a solo for us.
The Heavenly Fragrances Holy Daughter did not agree, rejecting instead.
Naturally, the others did not think that the Heavenly Fragrances Holy Daughters musical skills were below this Brother Wenrens. However, the Heavenly Fragrances Holy Daughter never yed duets with men, probably to avoid gossip.
The youth with the Wenren family name smiled and did not say anything. His ten fingers moved nimbly, and zither music immediately flowed. It was like a creeking from a divine mountain, bringing a refreshing feeling and tinkling endlessly.
Everyone became immersed in the music, forgetting what they were doing and could not bear to return to reality.
The moving zither musicbined with the youths grace presented a pleasing sight for the hearts in this residence, ting everyone and moving them.
When the piece ended, everyone slowly returned to their senses. After they opened their eyes, they felt a desire for it to continue.
Good piece. You live up to being Lord Zither Sages brilliant student. Brother Wenrens zither skills are always an eye-opener.
How unfortunate! If the Heavenly Fragrances Holy Daughter matched this with her flute music, it would be the best in the Deste Sea.
The youth with the Wenren family name listened quietly to these praises. He did not say anything, only showing a faint smile.
Iron Egg mumbled, It is not that impressive. Theres no pain or itch,pletely soft. There is no sign of force, like a girl.
Although Iron Eggs voice was soft, all of the people around were Sovereign Personages. How could they not hear him?
The expression of that youth with the family name Wenren did not change. However, a strange look shed in his eyes. Clearly, he felt somewhat displeased in his heart.
You are just a country bumpkin. What do you know?
If you dont understand anything, dont speak. Dont embarrass yourself here...
Xiao Chen, are you not going to manage yourpanion? How rude!
If you dont want to listen, then scram. Dont stay here.
Iron Eggs words incited anger in everyone. The barrage of criticism slowly shifted to Xiao Chen.
Actually, these people all felt dissatisfied with Xiao Chen long ago.
They had previously tried to appraise the Thousand Year me. Unfortunately, no one could recognize it. Suddenly, this person of unknown origin appeared and appraised it, standing out before the Holy Daughter.
Naturally, these people felt upset. Now that a chance presented itself to them, they immediately targeted Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen said indifferently, Although I am not skilled in music, I am aware that any piece would appeal to different people. Everyone has their own taste. While it is not good to express ones opinion before everyone like that, there is no need to criticize or denounce someone because of it.
Iron Egg was also somewhat ufortable. He felt that the people here were just hiding behind a mask and felt upset already. He said bluntly, Big Brother Xiao, lets go. Speaking to this group of people is tiresome and unbearable. There is no need to sing praises over a zither piece.
You country bumpkin, you can forget about leaving if you do not apologize to Brother Wenren. No way!
However, the others were unwilling to let this go. They insisted on Iron Egg apologizing, even wanting Xiao Chen to apologize as well.
Hahahaha! I also feel that this zither music is soft and fluffy, boring. Wenren Yu, do you want me to apologize to you as well?!
Just at this moment, loud, uninhibitedughter rang out. At some point in time, someone had appeared on the roof of a tall pavilion in the residence.
This person wore robes with scarlet me patterns. His hair appeared messy, and he gave off overwhelming Demonic Qi from his entire body. He looked handsome and showed sharpness on his face, appearing unyielding.
The Blood me Son, Pei Shaoxuan!
Indeed...wherever the Heavenly Fragrances Holy Daughter appears, this fellow will be there.
The Blood me Son was the strongest true inheritor of the Blood me Sect, one of the six great Demonic Dao sects. He could be considered an elite among Demonic Dao outstanding talents.
This person was arrogant and unyielding, but he possessed terrifying strength.
Even though Xiao Chen had not been in the Deste Sea for that long, he had heard of this person before.
Haha! Why would I note? I am here for my wife. Profound Heavens Holy Son, Wenren Yu, are you not embarrassed? For the sake of chasing my wife, you gave up everything to learn the Music Dao. You only learned it halfway before you got chased out. Then, you stuck to my wife like a mangy dog. Who in the Deste Sea does not know what your intentions are? It is only you people who woulde and lick his smelly boots. This great me cares nothing for you.
After the Blood me Son, Pei Shaoxuan,ughed loudly, he looked at the Heavenly Fragrances Holy Daughter and said, My wife, dont be afraid. Ill help you chase these flies away!
Then, Pei Shaoxuan threw a palm strike. He actually wanted to fight with everyone here alone.
Chapter 2059 (Raw 2154): Identity Exposed
Chapter 2059 (Raw 2154): Identity Exposed
Pei Shaoxuan simply behaved like a madman, attacking at the drop of a hat without any warning.
He smashed his palm down, and countless clumps of scarlet me formed many talismans that covered the sky and the sun. Then, they rained down with a strong wind, appearing like a storm.
They are me Demon Talismans!
Quickly, leave!
When Xiao Chen saw the blood talismans covering the sky, he entered deep thought, These talismans are very hard to withstand.
They will burn in the body after striking one, burning ones blood and continuing to burn until they burn the soul.
For a regr cultivator to release one such blood talisman would already be terrifying, and it would be extremely hard to deal with.
However, when this Pei Shaoxuan attacked, he covered the sky in blood talismans, inspiring fear in everyone.
Humph!
Wenren Yu gave a cold snort and quickly plucked the zither strings with both hands. Sound waves turned into seven-colored arrows that shattered the terrifying blood talismans.
Even so, many blood talismans continued to fall to the ground. The Heavenly Fragrances Holy Daughter sighed softly and took action.
Flute music rang out, sounding like the sounds of nature. Then, it slowly merged with the surroundings.
Space rippled like water, and the many blood talismans gradually faded away and finally disappeared.
The contrast made it clear whose Music Dao was superior.
Young Master Pei, this is the Heavenly Fragrances residence. The ones here are our guests. Please do not be rude.
The voice of the Heavenly Fragrances Holy Daughter betrayed neither joy nor rage. Her tone sounded calm and serene.
Pei Shaoxuan withdrew his hand before smiling. My wife, Im helping you chase the flies away and am not being rude. All of you fellows keep staring at my wife; do you all want to die?
Pei Shaoxuans tone suddenly changed midway, and he withdrew his smile, ring ferociously and malevolently at Wenren Yu and the others.
Wenren Yu said indifferently, Pei Shaoxuan, if you want to throw a crazed fit, go away to do it. Dont be so brazen in the Holy Daughters residence. Others might fear you, but I dont!
Pei Shaoxuan smiled and said, Haha! For the sake of chasing after my wife, youpletely embarrassed the Profound Heaven Holy Land. Today, I willpletely embarrass you. Lets see how you are going to continue the act!
Boom!
Pei Shaoxuan gave a war cry, and a boundless scarlet me burned, covering half the sky.
The me moved like surging waves, putting huge pressure on everyone. Pei Shaoxuans Demonic Qi soared, making the scarlet me surge even more ferociously and inspiring fear in others.
The expressions of the people below changed. This Pei Shaoxuan was indeed a madman.
Whoosh!
Suddenly, a person appeared amid the scarlet me. He reached out and collected the scarlet me filling the sky into his hand.
With a flip of his hand, he appeared as bright as the sun and the moon, appearing before everyone. The terrifying mysterious phenomenon instantly vanished.
Xiao Chens eyes lit up. The person who made a move was Drunkard Cui, who ferried him over earlier.
Blood me Son, the City Lord issued an order. The Holy Daughter is his honored guest. If you continue messing around, I can only capture you and toss you into the Peach Blossom Wall to feed the fish.
Fear shed in Pei Shaoxuans eyes. However, he felt extremely upset in his heart. This old fellow is ruthless; I cant make out his expression. To think that he did not release the mes back to me immediately!
After a moment, Pei Shaoxuan revealed a faint smile as he said, Senior is joking. I was only passing by and did not think of causing trouble here.
Humph! You know what my temper is like. If there is a next time, I will not bother with speaking any nonsense with you.
Senior Cui snorted coldly. Then, he shifted his gaze to the Heavenly Fragrances Holy Daughter and said, Holy Daughter, did this fellow startle you? If he did, I could chase him away now.
Its fine. He can stay here if he wants as long as he does not act impudently and attack others.
Senior Cui did not dwell on that topic. He looked at the scarlet me in his palm and said indifferently, Ill keep this Blood me for you first. Ill return it when you leave the city.
Pei Shaoxuan waved his hand and said, Hehe! Take it. If Senior Cui can help me refine it further, I will be very grateful.
Senior Cui ignored Pei Shaoxuan and directly disappeared from everyones sight. He came quickly and left equally quickly.
Iron Egg murmured, It turned out that Uncle is so strong.
On the roof, Pei Shaoxuan did not show any care. He guffawed as hended on the ground.
Pei Shaoxuannded beside Iron Egg and patted Iron Eggs shoulder. Little Brother, you have pretty good taste. Ill sit beside you. Come,e,e. Everyone, continue. Just pretend that Im not here. What were you all talking about earlier?
Pei Shaoxuan sat down without any reservations. However, this made the others ufortable.
No one answered, but Iron Egg remembered. He said, They were trying to make Big Brother Xiao apologize earlier, saying that I humiliated the Holy Son and that Big Brother Xiao failed to discipline me.
Pei Shaoxuan smiled and said, You people only know how to look down on others. You see that this Brother Xiao is not from any sect or faction, so you think he is easy to bully. Haha! I wonder if you would dare to make him apologize if you knew that this Brother Xiao here is the ruthless person who has been uprooting the Heavenly ughter Sect strongholds.
What?!
The moment Pei Shaoxuan said that, everyones expression changed radically. Countless gazes immediately shifted to Xiao Chen.
So, it is you!
Recently, the Righteous Dao sects and Demonic Dao sects have shed more than one hundred times in the Deste Sea. It turned out that it was all because of a mixed-blood dragon that is not even a Sovereign Personage!
He is really bold!
The uprooting of the Heavenly ughter Sects strongholds had triggered a chain reaction near Peach Blossom City. The Heavenly ughter Sect did not know who was responsible. Thus, for the sake of venting its anger, it took revenge on all the Righteous Dao sects in the vicinity.
The extremely delicate bnce between the Righteous Dao sects and the Demonic Dao sects copsed. The various major factions made their moves, inflicting extremely great losses on both sides.
This matter had already spread everywhere. However, who could have expected that the cause was this fellow who was not even a Sovereign Personage?
Xiao Chens expression did not change, even though he felt startled in his heart. Now, he finally understood why Sang said that he would find out what kind of trouble he had gotten into when he arrived in Peach Blossom City.
Pei Shaoxuan paused for a moment to look at Xiao Chen. He then continued with a smile, Do you know why the Profound Heaven Holy Son came here? Besides chasing after my wifes beauty, he is also here to mediate the storm between the righteous sects and demonic sects. Soon, Wang Yun, the Heavenly ughter Sects Young Sect Master, will rush over, as well.
Xiao Chens heart sank. Unexpectedly, there was such a matter.
Wenren Yu put away his zither, and a strange look shed in his eyes. Turning to Xiao Chen, he asked, Young Master Xiao, did you really destroy eighty-odd strongholds of the Heavenly ughter Sect?
Given Wenren Yus question, it seemed that Pei Shaoxuans words were more or less urate.
Xiao Chen nodded and replied casually, Thats right. I was the one who eradicated the Heavenly ughter Sects strongholds. Does Holy Son Wenren have any advice?
You damn fellow, do you know that you caused huge problems for us? Do you think that just anyone can touch the Demonic Dao factions? You are nothing in the Deste Sea. It is not your ce to y the hero. If the Demonic Dao factions could be gotten rid of so easily, they would have been eradicated long ago. How ignorant!
This time, my Fire me Sect had ten-odd strongholds destroyed. More than one hundred people died.
Our Water Cloud Sect is also in a rather miserable state. The branch that we spent more than one hundred years developing nearly got destroyed.
Our Scarlet Firmament Gate suffered even more. One of our branch Elders fell!
Before Wenren Yu could say anything, a group of Rank 7 sect true inheritors and ancient Noble n disciples red at Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chenughed mockingly, So, you are ming me?!
If we dont me you, who can we me? If not for you, how could such a huge storm appear? Someone continued arguing, unwilling to let this go.
The Heavenly Fragrances Holy Daughter said softly, It looks like everyone has forgotten their purpose ining here. I would like to speak to Xiao Chen alone. Would everyone please go back first?
The Heavenly Fragrance Holy Daughters tone already contained some displeasure.
The others also felt that causing trouble in the Heavenly Fragrances Holy Daughters residence was somewhat overboard.
Everyone quickly apologized before taking their leave.
When Pei Shaoxuan appeared, this gathering should have ended already.
Now that Xiao Chen exposed his identity, there was no need for them to remain.
Before the cial Mountain Manors Ye Han left, he nced at Xiao Chen and smiled faintly. Then, he sent a voice projection, Young Master Xiao, if you have time, you cane to the cial Mountain Manors residence to meet me. I have some things I would like to discuss with Young Master Xiao.
Before Xiao Chen could answer, Ye Han left with the others.
As Wenren Yu left, he looked at Xiao Chen and said, If Brother Xiao would like to resolve some of the past conflicts with the Demonic Dao factions, you can get in touch with me. I have some influence in this matter.
However, Pei Shaoxuan smiled coldly at the side and said, You might as well look for me instead of him. His words count for nothing.
Wenren Yu left with a smile, ignoring Pei Shaoxuan and pretending that Pei Shaoxuan did not exist at all.
Are you not leaving? If you still dont leave, Im afraid that you wont be able to leave even if you want to, the Heavenly Fragrances Holy Daughter asked, giving Pei Shaoxuan a smile filled with hidden meaning.
Pei Shaoxuan smiled awkwardly. My wife, you really know how to joke. Husband will leave first. When there is no one around next time, we will have a carefree chat.
Before leaving, Pei Shaoxuan looked at Xiao Chen and said, I find you pleasing to the eye. If the Heavenly ughter Sects Wang Yunes to look for you, just report my name. It is definitely more useful than Wenren Yus.
After the ce emptied, the noisy and bustling Heavenly Fragrances residence fell quiet.
When Xiao Chen looked up, he noticed that the sky had turned dark at some point in time.
He looked at the Heavenly Fragrances Holy Daughter and asked, Holy Daughter, why did you ask to speak with me alone?
Chapter 2060 (Raw 2155): Finished in One Gulp
Chapter 2060 (Raw 2155): Finished in One Gulp
Holy Daughter, why did you ask to speak with me alone?
Now, only Xiao Chen and the Heavenly Fragrances Holy Daughter remained in the grassy area. Someone had led Iron Egg into the residence to rest.
Xiao Chen could not figure out why the Heavenly Fragrances Holy Daughter would want to meet with him alone.
The Heavenly Fragrances Holy Daughter looked at Xiao Chen and said, I would like to ask you if you met a certain person in the Deste Sea.
Who?
Xiao Chen had met with quite a few people in the Deste Sea. While there were not too many of them, it was still a significant number. Hence, this question was rather hard to answer.
Qin Zhuolin.
Xiao Chen felt stunned. When he first arrived at the Deste Sea, he had indeed met this person once.
However, their meeting had been a coincidence. Furthermore, this matter had not been disclosed to others; others should not know about this.
Unless...
The Heavenly Fragrances Holy Daughter smiled and added, In that case, Im assured. Half a month ago, I sent someone to look for him, to ask him for help. However, he refused. He said that he did not owe anyone any favors, aside from you, and he is not obligated to help. This is really coincidental. I did not expect that the Xiao Chen he mentioned would be the person inflicted with Thousand Taste Revolution that I met back then. Even more surprising was that I got to meet you in Peach Blossom City.
Indeed, Xiao Chen guessed it. Unless Qin Zhuolin mentioned it, no one else would know about their meeting.
However, who exactly was this Qin Zhuolin? To think that he did not even give face to the Heavenly Fragrances Holy Daughter.
After all, the Heavenly Fragrance Holy Land held a transcendent position and was extremely famous.
It would be tremendously beneficial to receive an invitation from the Heavenly Fragrances Holy Daughter and establish a connection with the Heavenly Fragrance Holy Land.
Xiao Chen ignored the question of Qin Zhuolins identity for now. He looked at the Heavenly Fragrances Holy Daughter and prompted, So?
The Heavenly Fragrances Holy Daughter said, I do have something I need Qin Zhuolins help with. Furthermore, it is urgent. If he does not help, it will be tough for me to seed. Coincidentally, he owes you a favor. I would like you to help me convince him.
In the end, after everything, the Heavenly Fragrances Holy Daughter wanted to ask Xiao Chen to convince Qin Zhuolin.
Xiao Chen thought for a while before saying, The two of us met only once before. I do not have any confidence in convincing him.
Its fine. As long as you are willing to help, I will send word. When the Heavenly Fragrances Holy Daughter saw that Xiao Chen was easy to talk to, she felt gratified.
Xiao Chen nodded and said, Since Holy Daughter says that it is urgent, I can give it a try. However, I cannot guarantee that he will agree.
The Heavenly Fragrances Holy Daughter revealed an expression of joy at Xiao Chens straightforward agreement. The smile on her face looked like it would blow the mist away. When he looked, it felt like a spring wind blowing, making his eyes light up.
Unfortunately, that mist never dissipated. Xiao Chen still could not clearly see the other partys appearance.
In that case, Ill take my leave first. Xiao Chen performed a cupped fist salute and prepared to leave.
The slightly stunned and shocked Heavenly Fragrances Holy Daughter then said, Young Master Xiao, are you not willing to chat a little longer with me? This seemed to be the case earlier and now as well. You are always trying to rush away. You helped me identify the Thousand Year me; with just that, I should properly thank you already. Now that you are providing me with great help, all the more I should express my gratitude.
Xiao Chen smiled and countered, It is all just minor help; there is no need to give me a big reward. When we first met, when we did not know each other, the Holy Daughter gave me an antidote for suppressing Thousand Taste Revolution. What Im doing now is not worth mentioning next to that.
The Heavenly Fragrances Holy Daughter saw that Xiao Chen behaved carefreely and calmly, showing no intention of standing on ceremony.
Hence, she did not pursue the matter. She thought a while, then said, Young Master Xiao and your friend are new to Peach Blossom City. I believe you have not found lodging yet. If you do not shun it, how about you stay in the Heavenly Fragrances residence.
That was true. Xiao Chen thought about this for a while. Once he left, there would be an endless stream of trouble.
Staying in the Heavenly Fragrances residence would indeed be much more convenient.
In that case, many thanks for the Holy Daughters invitation.
After Xiao Chen turned and left, a few Heavenly Fragrance disciples appeared. They frowned and said, Young Miss, are we really going to let Young Master Xiao stay? The Heavenly Fragrances residence has never had males staying in it before. It is not going to be good if this spreads.
The Heavenly Fragrances Holy Daughter replied softly, Whats bad about it? The innocent will be proven innocent even if they do not do anything to prove it. Chu Xiang, make the arrangements.
Me?
The disciple named Chu Xiang was the one that used the Hundred Flowers Hand to attempt to stop Xiao Chen earlier and ended up getting her wrist grabbed by him.
The Holy Daughters words somewhat surprised Chu Xiang. Once she recovered her wits, she nodded and agreed.
After making some preparations, Chu Xiang went to look for Xiao Chen and Iron Egg, who were resting in a gazebo, to bring them to their amodations.
Chu Xiang looked at Xiao Chen and said softly, Young Master Xiao, your amodations are ready. Please,e with me.
Xiao Chen recognized this woman. He apologized sincerely, Sorry for the offense earlier. I hope Miss Chu wont mind.
With a casual smile, Chu Xiang replied, Its fine. Young Master Xiaos cultivation is not high, but Chu Xiang is in awe of your strength. My master personally taught me the essence of the Hundred Flowers Hand. Unexpectedly, Young Master Xiao still managed to break it. If you have time in the future, we should have a proper exchange.
Chu Xiang was a nicedy. Her temper and magnanimity were pretty good. Xiao Chen nodded and smiled. Id be d to.
The two chatted while they walked through the residence, discussing their various understandings of the Martial Dao.
This conversation was a big eye-opener for Xiao Chen.
Chu Xiang lived up to being a Holy Land disciple. Many of her understandings and opinions benefited Xiao Chen greatly.
Halfway to his amodations, Xiao Chen saw a pair of peopleone old and one youngleaving disappointedly.
The old man appeared spirited and showed a firm aura, giving off the air of a grandmaster. The youth looked handsome and impressive and had the air of royalty.
The Dragon Race bloodline in Xiao Chens body seemed to surge vaguely, apparently restless at the sight of that youth. He felt an impulse topete with that youth.
Xiao Chen could not help asking out of curiosity, Who are those two?
Chu Xiang took a look and said, That is Xiahou Wu, the Hound Lion Empires crown prince. The one beside him is Great Master Yuanfei. They should have heard the news ande to appraise the Thousand Year me. However, Young Master Xiao already appraised it, so there is nothing more for them to do.
No wonder they are leaving in disappointment. Wait...
Great Master Yuanfei!
Xiao Chen suddenly remembered. Wasnt this Great Master Yuanfei the one who defeated Grandpa Seven in a humiliating fashion, causing Grandpa Seven to decide not to return to Peach Blossom City these thirty years?
Miss Chu, it has been a long time.
When Xiahou Wu saw Chu Xiang from afar, the disappointment on his face immediately disappeared. He walked over happily.
Seeing the other party behaving so warmly, Chu Xiang said with some reserve, Young Master Xiahou, I hope you have been well.
Xiahou Wu smiled and said, It probably has been one year since we parted at Deste City. Great Master, give Miss Chu a bottle of the thousand-year-old Spirit Flower Wine that Ive been storing. Just a small gift. Please dont stand on ceremony.
Great Master Yuanfei, who was behind Xiahou Wu, smiled faintly and took out a bottle.
Xiahou Wu received the bottle and said, This Spirit Flower Wine not only tastes excellent but can also beautify women. Most importantly, it can also improve ones cultivation andprehension ability.
Xiahou Wu felt very confident in his gift.
However, Chu Xiang declined, Young Master Xiahou is too polite. Such excellent wine is too precious. Young Master Xiahou, please keep it for yourself.
Xiahou Wu did not expect to get rejected. He stepped forward and tried to push this thousand-year-old Spirit Flower Wine onto Chu Xiang.
If you reject it, it means that you show no regard for me, Xiahou Wu. If Miss Chu continues to refuse, then there is no point in keeping it. I might as well just toss it away.
Chu Xiang felt awkward, finding both epting and rejecting difficult.
Just as Chu Xiang felt conflicted, a hand suddenly shot forward and grabbed the bottle of one-thousand-year-old Spirit Flower Wine.
Young Master Xiahou, since Miss Chu does not want it, tossing it away is a waste. Ill help you drink it.
Xiao Chen held the wine bottle and drank all of the wine in one go, making gulping sounds.
Xiao Chens body immediately felt parched and hot. Both the Spiritual Energy Veritable Essence Energy and the Demonic Qi Veritable Essence Energy in his Primal Core surged simultaneously.
Xiao Chens Veritable Essence Energy immediately became denser, a pleasant surprise.
He somewhat reluctantly finished thest drop. Then, he shook the bottle to make sure there was none left. After he wiped his mouth, he returned the wine bottle. Then, he smiled and said, It is indeed good wine. It truly lives up to being a one-thousand-year-old Spirit Flower Wine. Many thanks to Young Master Xiahou for your kind intentions.
These actions happened within the time it took for a spark to fly.
This stunned both Chu Xiang and Xiahou Wu.
Seeing Xiao Chen wipe his mouth and return the empty bottle to Xiahou Wu, Chu Xiang covered her mouth as sheughed involuntarily.
However, Xiahou Wu flew into a rage out of humiliation. As he sized up Xiao Chen, he demanded, Who are you? How dare you casually drink my wine? Do you want to die?!
Xiao Chen smiled indifferently. There are many in the world who want me to die. Adding you would not make a difference. I dont fear even the Dragon God Crown Prince. So what if I drank your bottle of wine?
You are seeking death!
Seeing that Xiao Chen, a Holy Venerate, dared to behave like that, the furious Xiahou Wu immediately threw a palm strike at him.
Xiahou Wu attacked abruptly out of rage. His aura instantly burst out of his body, and the terrifying aura of a Great Deste Eon Hound Lion pressed towards Xiao Chen.
[TL Note: The Hound Lion is read as Suanni in Chinese. It is something like a cross between lions and dragons. Chinese temples normally have two statues of themone male and one femalenking the entrances to function as guards. They are also known as Fu Dogs, Guardian Lions, or Temple Lions.]
Xiao Chen could no longer suppress his Divine Dragon bloodline. He immediately sprung into action, merging his Veritable Essence Energy and Vital Qi as he counterpunched.
Bang!
The two hands shed, producing a loud report. As Xiao Chen had his acquired Divine Body, he did not budge at all.
Xiahou Wu suffered greatly for underestimating Xiao Chens energy. This sh sent him flying back one hundred meters. His internal organs churned unbearably.
Xiahou Wu, this is the Heavenly Fragrances residence. How dare you be so impudent?! Chu Xiang shouted coldly as she stood in front of Xiao Chen when she saw that Xiahou Wu actually dared to attack.
Fortunately, Xiao Chen did not get injured. Otherwise, if the Holy Daughter med her for it, she would have failed in her duties.
At this moment, Chu Xiangs gentle and charming air vanished. Her aura turned sharp; no one would dare to underestimate her.
Xiahou Wu, who was nning to continue attacking, quickly pulled his terrifying aura back into his body. Then, he said indifferently, Naturally, I would not dare to be impudent in the Heavenly Fragrances residence.
Xiahou Wu gave Xiao Chen a cold look before turning and leaving.
Upon seeing the other party go, Chu Xiang heaved a sigh of relief and spun around to check Xiao Chen.
Chu Xiang saw Xiao Chen showing a strange expression. His cheeks bulged like he was trying to stop himself from vomiting blood. He looked like this was very unbearable. Startled, she asked, Young Master Xiao, are you alright? Dont scare me.
Gulp!
Xiao Chen recovered to normal. He smiled and said, What can happen to me? I am just too reluctant to vomit the one-thousand-year-old Spirit Flower Wine.
Chu Xiang heaved a sigh of relief. Then, Xiahou Wus stunned look when Xiao Chen drank the one-thousand-year-old Spirit Flower Wine came to mind, and she could not resistughing again.
The tinklingughter sounded pleasing, like a bright-sounding instrument.
Chapter 2061 (Raw 2156): Full of Surprises
Chapter 2061 (Raw 2156): Full of Surprises
Chu Xiangsughter sounded very pleasant, like wind chimes. Xiao Chen revealed a smile on his face.
It had been very long since Xiao Chen heard such clear, heartyughter.
The Holy Daughter was like a fairy of heaven, having an indistinct presence despite standing in front of one. It felt like ayer of haze veiled her, someone above themon popce.
On the other hand, Chu Xiang was like a living fairy that could truly be felt, showing her presence and beauty.
Noticing Xiao Chen paying attention to her, Chu Xiang immediately came to her senses. She had lost self-control.
However, Chu Xiang could not cover up the smile on her face. She said softly, Young Master Xiao, thank you for helping me resolve the situation. However, you offended the Hound Lion Crown Prince. Young Master Xiao, you need to be more careful in the future.
Xiao Chen retorted lightly, You dont fear him, all the more I wont fear him. However, his wine is indeed pretty good. It is a pity that Miss Chu did not get to drink any of it.
I dont want his things. Chu Xiangs lips twitched as she added, Over the past few years, many people have paid a lot of attention to me for the sake of getting close to the Holy Daughter, wanting to use me to approach her. If not for the Heavenly Fragrances rules, I would have pped those people with impure motives long ago.
Soft and meek on the outside, extremely overbearing on the inside. Xiao Chen smiled in his heart. This Miss Chu is also a sentimental person.
We have arrived. Young Master Xiao can stay here tonight, Chu Xiang said softly as she pointed to a vi in front.
This vi looked ordinary. However, after one entered, one discovered a paradise within it.
There were streams and false mountains. The winding corridors looked serene, clean, and elegant. There was even an area for cultivators to practice.
Xiao Chen felt very satisfied. He nodded and said, This ce is pretty good.
Chu Xiang said softly, This is a ce arranged for cultivators. I have made arrangements for another location for Young Master Xiaos friend.
Xiao Chen nodded. Iron Egg did not have any expectations for where he stayed. Being able to stay in this residence already surpassed his imagination. He would not feel dissatisfied in any way.
In that case, Ill go first. Chu Xiang smiled and took her leave with a bow.
Xiao Chen entered the cultivation room of the vi. Then, he sat down cross-legged and quickly worked on refining the one-thousand-year-old Spirit Flower Wine.
That person truly lived up to being the Hound Lion Crown Prince. Although this one-thousand-year-old Spirit Flower Wine was quite inferior to Heart Burn and could not strengthen ones bloodline, the aid it provided to cultivation was excellent.
Right now, Xiao Chen could break through to Sovereign Personage at any moment. He did not want to miss out on this opportunity.
If he managed to seed in his breakthrough, he would have to properly thank Xiahou Wu, the Hound Lion Crown Prince.
At this time, Xiahou Wu, who just left the Heavenly Pces residence, had a sullen expression. An extremely strong murderous intent appeared in his eyes.
Great Master Yuanfei, who was at the side, consoled him, saying, Your Highness Crown Prince, there is no need to worry. I have already sent someone to investigate him. By nightfall, we will know who exactly he is.
Xiahou Wu calmed himself, but even so, he found it hard to hide the pained look on his face. That one-thousand-year-old Spirit Flower Wine was worth more than one million Primeval Heavenly Pills. Furthermore, it was something that had a market but no supply.
Even in the Hound Lion Empires royal court, the supply of Spirit Flower Wine over one thousand years in age was extremely limited.
Originally, Xiahou Wu wanted to establish a connection with Chu Xiang. Unexpectedly, this mixed-blood dragon that appeared out of nowhere messed it all up, downing the wine in two or three gulps.
What was worse was that Xiahou Wu underestimated the other party. The other party actually sent him flying.
Great Master makes sense. No matter what, we cannot act impudently in this Heavenly Fragrances residence.
Great Master Yuanfei heaved a sigh of relief when he heard that. He nodded and said, Its good that Your Highness understands. Our trip to Peach Blossom City has the Wine King Contest as the focus. The proper matters are more important.
Xiahou Wu smiled and said, With Great Master Yuanfei around, I dont have to worry about the Wine King Contest. Go back first. After we find out that fellows identity, I will make him pay tenfolda hundredfold!
The bright moon hung high in the sky. There were no stars for five thousand kilometers around.
The gentle, water-like moonlight poured down on the Heavenly Fragrance residence, lending it an elegant and peaceful ambiance; the night was beautiful.
At this moment, Xiao Chen was inside the vi arranged for him.
Wave after wave of azure energy ripples spread out, appearing like the surface of ake reflecting the beautiful and wless moonlight.
However, the vi under the water was hazy.
asionally, the azure energy ripples reached three kilometers high, but they could not go any higher.
It was like there was a scary existence under the ripples, trying to break through repeatedly but failing every time.
Two women hovered in the air above the residence. Seen from a distance, they seemed to be standing on the full moon.
They looked beautiful and serene and would stand out in a crowd. They looked ethereal and graceful, extraordinary, like people in a painting.
These two women were the Heavenly Fragrances Holy Daughter and Chu Xiang.
What terrifying energy ripples! Senior Sister, the Water Cloud Formation youid seems like it wont be able to hide his aura for much longer! Chu Xiang felt shocked and very surprised.
The Heavenly Fragrances Holy Daughter frowned heavily, also finding this scene unfathomable.
An hour ago, Chu Xiang suddenly sought out the Holy Daughter and informed her that Xiao Chen was apparently breaking through to Sovereign Personage and that the aura in the vi was very scary and startling.
After the Heavenly Fragrances Holy Daughter arrived, sheid the Water Cloud Formation to hide the aura in the vi.
The Holy Daughters Water Cloud Formation had already suffered from ten-odd strikes by now.
Unlike Chu Xiang, the Holy Daughter could peer through the Water Cloud Formation and see the scene within the vi.
Dragon roars rang out within the formation, and mysterious phenomenayered over each other.
Seated upright, Xiao Chen was like a powerful, sheathed treasure saber releasing a faint light. Even so, others could sense a fearsome sharpness.
There were three Dao disks behind this treasure saber.
The seemingly unremarkable Xiao Chen actuallyprehended three Great Dao. Of which, his Thunder Dao reached an inconceivable level.
This resulted in the entire vi being drowned in a sea of electricity.
Heavy snow drifted above the sea of electricity, and the strong wind contained boundless saber intent.
Dragon roars rang out in the surrounding sea. Ancient and dense Dragon Might spread out in all directions.
However, a sun and a moon shone together in the world of chaotic and terrifying mysterious phenomena,peting with their light.
Such mysterious phenomena already surpassed the Heavenly Fragrances Holy Daughters understanding.
As far as the Holy Daughter knew, a cultivator would be considered incredible if he showed any one of these mysterious phenomena.
However, Xiao Chen manifested the Sun and Moon Shining Together, a sea of lightning, snow for five thousand kilometers, a powerful treasure saber, and many other mysterious phenomena at the same time.
What kind of existence can suppress and maintain so many mysterious phenomena?!
The Heavenly Fragrances Holy Daughter showed heavy doubt in her eyes, appearing extremely confused.
Logically speaking, even someone with a Great Deste Eon bloodline could not suppress so many mysterious phenomena. One would explode and die.
Some of the mysterious fog covering the Holy Daughters face faded, revealing a pair of unique, gem-like eyes.
A faint light flickered in both eyes, and a sea of flowers bloomed within them, forming a vast world. This was the Heavenly Fragrance Ten Thousand Flower Eyes.
Chu Xiang, who was at the side, felt slightly shocked. She did not know why her senior sister executed this Eye Technique.
Just as Chu Xiang felt confused, ten thousand flowers gathered and disappeared. Then, the Heavenly Fragrances Holy Daughter showed a look of understanding. So, that is the case.
An acquired Divine Body!
No wonder he can suppress and contain so many mysterious phenomena. It turns out that he has acquired a Divine Body.
This makes sense. Without a Divine Body, who could contain so many mysterious phenomena?
With such umtions, the increase in strength when one broke through to Sovereign Personage would be unimaginable.
Junior Sister Chu, you said that he drank up Xiahou Wus bottle of one-thousand-year-old Spirit Flower Wine in one go, right? the Heavenly Fragrances Holy Daughter asked.
At the mention of this matter, Chu Xiang could not helpughing, Yes. When I saw that Xiahou Wupletely stupefied, my jaw nearly dropped off.
The Heavenly Fragrances Holy Daughter smiled faintly and said, If he knew that Xiao Chen would break through to Sovereign Personage because of it, I wonder what expression he would show? Just thinking about it is very amusing.
Chu Xiang rubbed her chin and asked, Is Senior Sister saying that Young Master Xiao might really break through to Sovereign Personage?
The Heavenly Fragrances Holy Daughter shook her head and replied, Its hard to say. I can tell that he has tried and failed at least five times already. Each time, there was a possibility of seeding. However, each time, hecked an opportunity, wasting his previous effort. Tell me, what kind of person do you think he is?
In the end, the Heavenly Fragrances Holy Daughter asked an unexpected question. Chu Xiang felt stunned for a while.
As far as Chu Xiang could remember, her senior sister had never shown such interest in a person before.
When the Heavenly Fragrances Holy Daughter first met Xiao Chen, she merely considered him a dead person. Feeling sorry for his circumstances, she had given him a Medicinal Pill.
However, that Medicinal Pill could not resolve Thousand Taste Revolution.
The Holy Daughter already felt very shocked when she saw Xiao Chen standing in front of her alive.
Even more unexpectedly, Xiao Chen was the person that Qin Zhuolin mentioned.
After that, there was something even more surprising. Xiao Chen was the one who uprooted the eighty-odd strongholds of the Heavenly ughter Sects branch around Peach Blossom City.
Now, Xiao Chen gave the Holy Daughter another surprise: he had acquired a Divine Body.
Chapter 2062 (Raw 2157): Sovereign of People
Chapter 2062 (Raw 2157): Sovereign of People
Various mysterious phenomena contested against each other within the Water Cloud Formation.
Xiao Chen continued his intense pursuit of a breakthrough while the Holy Daughter and Chu Xiang waited patiently for the results.
The two felt very curious about whether Xiao Chen would seed or not.
They wondered how strong Xiao Chen would be after he advanced to Sovereign Personage.
However, the two ended up waiting until dawn without any results.
Xiao Chens attempt to break through this time took the longest so far.
It looks like we will not know the results so quickly.
As the Heavenly Fragrances Holy Daughter watched the sun rise, she sighed and said, Chu Xiang, you keep watch here. If he fails this time, the consequences will be quite severe.
What do you mean? Chu Xiang did not know how horrifying Xiao Chens umtions were and could not understand what the Holy Daughter feared.
The Heavenly Fragrances Holy Daughter did not exin much. The rebound of Veritable Essence Energy wont be that easy to bear.
Chu Xiang nodded and said, I got it. I will look after Young Master Xiao and make sure nothing happens to him in the Heavenly Fragrances residence.
Good.
Chu Xiang ended up waiting for three days.
For the past three days, the Water Cloud Formation, which the Holy Daughterid, suffered several strikes but managed to remain stable.
The Water Cloud Formation did not leak out Xiao Chens Dragon Race aura and his horrifying mysterious phenomena.
The news of Xiao Chen staying in the Heavenly Fragrances residence spread throughout Peach Blossom City in the past three days. This shocked countless people.
To think that the Heavenly Fragrance let a male stay in their residence. This had never happened before.
This made everyone wonder about Xiao Chens identity.
After asking around, everyone felt shocked.
It turned out that Xiao Chen was the mysterious person who uprooted eighty-odd strongholds of the Heavenly ughter Sects branch.
Xiao Chen had triggered the recent storm between the righteous factions and demonic factions.
After that, more information spread. The wine that Xiao Chen brought for the Wine King Contest was Waning Moon.
The Old Seven Du, whose name had shaken Peach Blossom City but who had not entered Peach Blossom City in thirty years after being defeated by Great Master Yuanfei, got someone to bring a bottle of wine to make aeback.
That was not all!
As people investigated further, they dug up Xiao Chens past in the Divine Dragon Empire.
They investigated so thoroughly because the Heavenly Fragrances Holy Daughter had extremely high prestige in the Deste Sea. She was the dream partner of countless people.
There had never been a male cultivator who got invited to stay in the Heavenly Fragrances residence before.
Xiao Chen was the first.
The peopleing to the Peach Blossom Wine Festival were all outstanding talents of the various regions. They all have powerful factions behind them. Three days was more than enough time to do a thorough investigation.
However, Xiao Chen still failed to hog the spotlight in Peach Blossom City.
Right now, the most popr topic in Peach Blossom City was the Peach Blossom Wine Festival.
During the centennial wine festival, Peach Blossom Citys City Lord would not only agree to a reasonable request of the Wine King Contest winner but also take out one of his treasures as a reward.
Rumor said that the reward for this round was a mysterious key.
Others did not know what this key was for, but the major factions of the Righteous Dao and Demonic Dao did.
More and more outstanding talents from various ces flocked to Peach Blossom City for this key.
Everyone believed that the one with the best hope of winning the Wine King Contest was Xiahou Wu, the Hound Lion Empires Crown Prince.
This was because he brought Great Master Yuanfei with him.
Great Master Yuanfei was a legendary brewer in Peach Blossom City. He had won practically all the wine festivals he participated in during the past few decades.
However, this wine festival was somewhat different.
The number of people who came far surpassed the previous rounds. Not only did the strongest disciples of countless Righteous Dao sectse, but the Young Sect Masters of the Blood me Sect and the Heavenly ughter Sect did too.
The six great Demonic Dao sects were like the Holy Lands of the Righteous Dao among the Demonic Dao factions.
The Blood me Sect and the Heavenly ughter Sect were two of the six great Demonic Dao sects.
Not counting the Heavenly Fragrances Holy Daughter, the cultivator with the greatest prestige among the Righteous Dao factions was the Profound Heaven Holy Lands Holy Son. After him would be the cial Mountain Manors Ye Han, the Hound Lion Empires Xiahou Wu, and the various Rank 7 sects strongest disciples.
Many factions of the Righteous Dao and Demonic Dao gathered simultaneously, a once-in-a-century event.
This Peach Blossom Wine Festival appeared ordinary, but in reality, undercurrents started flowing long ago when the factions of the Righteous Dao and Demonic Dao gathered.
After the many factions arrived, the storm from Xiao Chens lodging at the Heavenly Fragrances residence slowly faded away.
The Heavenly Fragrances residence remained as bustling as ever.
The outstanding talents of the various major factions came to visit nearly every day.
However, the Heavenly Fragrances Holy Daughter rejected every meeting, merely thanking the guests foring.
Only two days remained before the Wine King Contest started. However, Xiao Chen still showed no signs ofing out.
Chu Xiang, who had been guarding Xiao Chens vi, started to feel somewhat worried.
Whats wrong with Young Master Xiao? Should I go in to take a look? Chu Xiang showed some worry on her pretty face.
Xiao Chen had already worked on his breakthrough for five days. She had never seen anyone take so long to break through to Sovereign Personage.
However, an interruption was a cultivators greatest fear when one tried to make a breakthrough.
Hence, Chu Xiang did not dare to act rashly, only wait anxiously.
Is there still no activity? A figure appeared in the air. Chu Xiang turned her head to look and saw that it was the Heavenly Fragrances Holy Daughter.
Yes, Senior Sister. There are still no signs of himing out. In fact, there were no activities from the Water Cloud Formation in the past few days. It is like a dead pool in there, with no activity at all.
The Heavenly Fragrances Holy Daughter nodded. Seeing that Chu Xiang felt somewhat worried, she said softly, Dont worry. Let me take a look.
The Holy Daughter personallyid the Water Cloud Formation. Others could not see the scene inside or feel any aura from it; however, she was an exception.
A faint light shed in the Holy Daughters eyes as she peered through the rippling water screen.
The vi looked calm and peaceful. The previous mysterious phenomena had disappeared.
The entire vi looked dull and lonely. Even the fallen leaves in the vi looked slightly yellow. It was scarily quiet.
Did he fail? The Heavenly Fragrances Holy Daughter wondered to herself. This scene does not look like one of someone who had seeded in their breakthrough.
Just when the Holy Daughter focused her gaze on Xiao Chen, who was seated cross-legged, he suddenly opened his eyes.
The twos gazes met. The Heavenly Fragrances Holy Daughter saw an ancient and imposing azure-colored dragon figure in Xiao Chens eyes.
The azure-colored dragon figure shed by.
Then, the Sovereign Personage Will in Xiao Chens Soul Pool burst out of his body.
Clouds and winds gathered in that instant. Strong winds blew, and fallen leaves flew about.
The startled Heavenly Fragrances Holy Daughter withdrew her gaze and reflexively took a step back.
Chu Xiang quickly went over to support the Holy Daughter. Senior Sister, whats wrong?
The Heavenly Fragrances Holy Daughter pressed her hand to her forehead, feeling a slight, piercing pain in her eyes. Xiao Chens gaze appeared very scary earlier.
The dragon image that passed in a sh had caught her off guard. The ancient Dragon Might had shaken her mind and soul.
Im fine. Come in with me. Lets go and congratte Young Master Xiao.
The Heavenly Fragrances Holy Daughter waved her hand and descended to enter.
When Chu Xiang heard that, she felt slightly stunned before reacting to the Holy Daughters words. Xiao Chen seeded in breaking through to Sovereign Personage.
Chu Xiang quickly followed. For the past few days, she had been on edge and felt worried.
Xiao Chen had finally seeded; it truly had been difficult.
When Chu Xiang broke through to Sovereign Personage, it had not been this hair-raising.
Young Master Xiao, congrattions on advancing to the Sovereign Stage, the Heavenly Fragrances Holy Daughter said softly after entering.
Xiao Chen saw the Water Cloud Formation above and smiled faintly. Many thanks to the Heavenly Fragrances Holy Daughter and Miss Chu Xiang for protecting me.
The Sovereign Stage was the final stage of the Cloud Sea Realm.
Upon reaching this stage, one became a sovereign of people, the peak of being a person. If one cultivated further, one would no longer be in the realm of being a person.
From the initial Veritable Personage to the current Sovereign Personage, this path had not been easy for Xiao Chen. Others would not understand the difficulties involved.
Xiao Chen came from an abandonednd and climbed to where he was step by step. If others learned of this, no one would believe it.
Few could advance to Sovereign Personage, even among the Central Great Realms outstanding talents.
Those who could advance to Sovereign Personage at Xiao Chens age were even fewer.
Such people would be outstanding talents from the Holy Lands or true inheritors of Rank 7 sects. Practically none would be like Xiao Chen, arriving at this stage by climbing step by step.
The Heavenly Fragrances Holy Daughter seemed to want to peer into Xiao Chens secrets. However, she discovered that he was heavily shrouded in mist, appearing even more mysterious than herself.
The Holy Daughter could only give up. She said, You just advanced to the Sovereign Stage and should cultivate properly to stabilize your cultivation. However, the Wine King Contest will begin in two days. Im afraid that Young Master Xiao wont have much time to familiarize yourself with your new strength.
Feeling shocked, Xiao Chen asked, How long did I take to make my breakthrough?
A total of five days! Chu Xiang said from the side, raising her hand.
Time was tight. Xiao Chen had to put aside his joy from advancing to the Sovereign Stage for now.
[TL Note: We deleted two lines from the trantion in order to maintain consistency in the story. Here are the two lines if you are interested: He needed to spend some time preparing for the Wine King Contest. He had to do his best to win the Wine King Contest, to fulfill Grandpa Sevens final wish and protect the vige for one hundred years.]
Chapter 2063 (Raw 2158): Entering Hell
Chapter 2063 (Raw 2158): Entering Hell
While you were in closed-door cultivation, Senior Cui sent someone to deliver the Wine King Contest invitation.
The Heavenly Fragrances Holy Daughter handed him a gilded card.
Many people came to participate in the Peach Blossom Wine Festival, but only a few could receive this invitation.
One could participate in the Wine King Contest only with this invitation.
Young Master Xiao, are you participating in the Wine King Contest because of the Ethereal Immortal Pces treasure key? the Heavenly Fragrances Holy Daughter asked when Xiao Chen took the invitation.
Whats the Ethereal Immortal Pce? Xiao Chen felt confused, not knowing what she was talking about.
The Heavenly Fragrances Holy Daughter revealed a look of understanding. Then, she said seriously, Indeed, it is as I expected. During the centennial wine festival, the Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperor would take out one of his treasures to give away as a prize. The prize this time is a key. Anyone who is connected in any way would know that this is the key to the Ethereal Immortal Pce. Most people are here for this key.
Xiao Chen smiled bitterly and said, I did not know that. I dont even know what the Ethereal Immortal Pce is.
Chu Xiang covered her mouth and smiled. Young Master Xiao is truly surprising. You are already a Sovereign Personage, yet you do not know thismon knowledge.
I am from the outer regions and have been in the Central Great Realm for only two or three years, Xiao Chen said honestly, resolving the twos doubts.
Well speak about the Ethereal Immortal Pce againter. You are probably unaware of many things since you just advanced to Sovereign Personage. Ill leave Chu Xiang here. You can ask her any questions you have. Dont underestimate my junior sister. If she brings out her true strength, you might not be a match for her. The Heavenly Fragrances Holy Daughter smiled sweetly as her figure disappeared slowly.
These words were no exaggeration. Chu Xiang had been a Sovereign Personage for at least two years already. Furthermore, she came from a Holy Land and had ess to plentiful resources. It would be hard to say if Xiao Chen could defeat her.
The Holy Daughter thinks too highly of me. Ill wait outside the vi. If Young Master Xiao needs anything, you can call for me at any moment. The junior sister of the Holy Daughter behaved like a maidservant, serving Xiao Chen.
This made Xiao Chen feel somewhat ufortable. However, Chu Xiang did not give him any chance to refuse. She smiled faintly and took her leave with a bow.
Theres no point continuing to think. Lets see what changes there are after advancing to Sovereign Personage.
Xiao Chen collected his thoughts and sank his consciousness into his Soul Pool.
After advancing to Sovereign Personage, the most remarkable change would undoubtedly be in his Soul Pool. The vague dragon seal that represented his will of soul had be clear and sharp, shining with a resplendent light. This light filled every corner of his Soul Pool, together with a Sovereigns Might.
Sovereign Personage Will!
Xiao Chens will of soul had experienced a qualitative improvement. His will of soul initially rivaled that of a Small Perfection Sovereign Personage. It had improved and now reached the level of a Great Perfection Sovereign Personage, possibly even stronger.
Aside from that, Xiao Chens Veritable Essence Energy was denser, reaching a limit.
Xiao Chens consciousness sank further, to where his dantian was. His 9-Star Primal Core already turned substantial, flickering with ck and white lights.
Its capacity for Veritable Essence Energy had increased by ten times.
Xiao Chen said in shock, Small Perfection Sovereign Personage?
The substantiation of the Primal Core was a sign of reaching Small Perfection Sovereign Personage. On reaching Great Perfection Sovereign Personage, the dantian would change further, bing malleable. At Peak Sovereign Personage, the dantian would improve further, appearing illusory and bing something between formlessness and substance.
At that pointthe peak of being a personthe dantian would no longer be in danger of destruction.
If one wanted to progress further, one could only undergo a rebirth and break through the Cloud Sea Realm, starting to cultivate towards godhood.
However, these were very far away for Xiao Chen. Right now, he was shocked at having skipped past Initial Perfection Sovereign Personage and reached Small Perfection Sovereign Personage.
Xiao Chen could not help wanting tough out loud.
The Sovereign Stage had four sub-stages: Initial Perfection, Small Perfection, Great Perfection, and Peak.
With each increase in sub-stage, one would experience a qualitative increase in strength.
Many people ended up remaining at a sub-stage for the rest of their life, unable to progress any further.
However, right now, when Xiao Chen advanced, he directly skipped Initial Perfection and reached Small Perfection.
Xiao Chens deep and vast umtions disyed their worth at this moment.
After thinking about it, he believed that it might have something to do with the Heart Burn that he drank.
The best wine of the Dragon Race could not only increase cultivation but also aid in transforming ones bloodline.
Qin Zhuolin once said that a Sovereign Emperor in the past wanted to pay a Spirit Jade mine for a cup of this wine.
The aid of the excellent wine and Xiao Chens acquired Divine Body, as well as the one-thousand-year-old Spirit Flower Wine that Xiahou Wu provided,bined to help him advance directly to Small Perfection Sovereign Personage.
Xiao Chenughed softly, I wonder whether Xiahou Wu will feel frustrated to death after he learns about this.
The various changes allowed Xiao Chens strength to increase severalfoldpared to before his breakthrough.
While Xiao Chen did not dare to say that he could defeat a Great Perfection Sovereign Personage, he would not fear them.
Saber!
With a thought, the Tyrant Saber appeared in Xiao Chens hand. Then, he drew the saber.
The saber was straight and about two fingers wide; it looked pretty. This,bined with its one-hundred-thirty-three-centimeter length, inspired fear in others.
Xiao Chen gently touched the saber with his hand. He felt somewhat rueful; he had not truly drawn his saber in a long time already.
It was not that Xiao Chen was unwilling to. Instead, it was because his saber skillsgged by too much.
Supreme Dragon Fist and Firmaments Rage,bined with his peak Thunder Dao, were already sufficient to deal with most of his opponents.
As for the Mahmy Abstinence Vition Saber Techniques third move, Entering Hell, truly handling it required Xiao Chen to be a Sovereign Personage.
Otherwise, had he forced himself to practice it, he might have ended up like Zhen Yuan, losing control and ultimately falling into the Demonic Dao.
Hence, he had not dared to touch it all the while. Now that he had advanced to Sovereign Personage, he could no longer wait.
Xiao Chen had suppressed his desman identity for too long already.
I have wronged you!
Buzz!
After Xiao Chen spoke, it seemed like the Tyrant Saber understood him. It trembled slightly and buzzed endlessly.
The long-buried sharpness surged out, turning into boundless saber intent filling the ce.
Tyrannical thoughts filled Xiao Chens mind.
Xiao Chens bloodline instantly surged. Using this momentum, he immediately executed Entering Hell, the Mahmy Abstinence Vition Saber Techniques third move.
Buddha said, if I dont go to hell, who will?!
This saber strike contained the intent of forgetting death. Compared to Breaking the Mundane and Resolving the Mundane, Entering Hell contained a vaster and boundless boldness and broad-mindedness.
Without a Sovereign Personage Will, one could not control this utterly fearless saber move.
If one got careless, one could lose control and be a saber ve. Once that happened, one could not pull oneself out.
Chu Xiang, who was waiting outside the vi, heard a saber hum.
Her heart immediately skipped a beat. A chill ran down her spine. Just as she felt uncertain, an utterly fearless and bold, boundless aura soared into the sky from the vi, spreading in all directions.
What a formidable saber move!
Chu Xiang felt startled. She even thought that this saber move would destroy the entire residence.
However, just when Chu Xiang was about to make a move, she felt shocked to discover that the aura forcefully withdrew just as it was about to leave the vi.
It...stabilized?
Being able to withdraw such a powerful saber move was even more terrifying than unleashing it.
This saber move was already very terrifying, inspiring horror. In that case, how much more terrifying was the person who could subdue this saber move?
Xiao Chen!
Aside from Xiao Chen, there was no one else in the vi. Clearly, he had released this saber aura.
He is also a desman?
Chu Xiang simply could not suppress her curiosity. She spread her arms and flew up like a butterfly, thennded firmly on the vi wall.
Saber wind rushed about in the vi. Ghostly wails and terrifying howls rang out, presenting a scene of hell in the mortal realm.
The whooshing saber wind contained the shrieks of malicious spirits and the cries of evil ghosts. The rushing saber wind made Chu Xiang lose her bnce, nearly toppling her.
The saber wind was very intense, preventing her from opening her eyes.
Chu Xiang squinted at the interior with much difficulty. Finally, she saw a white-d, calm Xiao Chen holding a saber amid the hell-storm mysterious phenomenon formed by saber wind.
A swastika glowed on Xiao Chens forehead.
It felt like Xiao Chen was not holding a saber but an evil dragon from hell, an evil dragon that ruled the world and could consume everything.
This felt very hair-raising. If Xiao Chen lost control, this hellish evil dragon might be released.
Chu Xiang felt very worried about Xiao Chen, fearing that he would lose control and sink into depravity. She could tell how horrifying this saber move was.
However, she slowly realized that her worry was pointless.
Xiao Chens initial control had been somewhat stiff, hence the hair-raising feeling. However, he soon could control it as he pleased. His white-d form looked like an azure lotus. As he wandered hell, his gently swaying figure showed a mind that never wavered.
ng!
At some point in time, Chu Xiang, who had be engrossed in the scene, heard a saber hum by her ear.
Only then did she startle awake from her daze to discover that Xiao Chen had already sheathed his saber.
Xiao Chen showed a faint smile on his delicate face as he looked at Chu Xiang, who was on the wall.
Chapter 2064 (Raw 2159): Three Drinks First
Chapter 2064 (Raw 2159): Three Drinks First
On the vi wall, Chu Xiang took a long time to recover her calm. Then, she said, I could not tell that Young Master Xiao was actually a desman. This is surprising.
Xiao Chen replied softly, It has been a long time since I used the saber. Fortunately, Im not too rusty. Miss Chu Xiangs sword skills should be pretty good. Are you willing to offer me advice?
Id be thrilled to.
Xiao Chen had not used the saber in a long time. If someone could exchange moves with him, he could improve his newly practiced Entering Hell much faster than practicing alone.
It was great that Chu Xiang could help out.
As for Chu Xiang, she already felt tempted after seeing Xiao Chens saber skills.
Even if Xiao Chen did not suggest exchanging pointers, she would have taken the initiative to propose it, as it would also be of great help to her.
Whoosh!
Right after Chu Xiang spoke, a sword appeared in her hand. Then, she swung her sword and charged at Xiao Chen.
When Chu Xiang unsheathed her sword, it radiated light. A lush lifeforce immediately spread out in the vi.
Hundreds of flowers suddenly appeared on the ground. The instant the flowers bloomed, Chu Xiangs sword arrived before Xiao Chen. Amid the hundreds of flowers, her sword was the king of flowers.
It braved the zing sun and bloomed proudly.
What a strong lifeforce!
Xiao Chen felt startled. Chu Xiang cultivated the Life Dao. This brought to mind the Flood Dragon Human Yan Cangming, who cultivated the Death Dao.
Compared to the Death Dao, the Life Dao was even harder to cultivate.
However, be it the Life Dao or the Death Dao, they were both special Great Dao that stood above elemental Dao like wind, fire, or lightning.
Xiao Chen did not dare to underestimate this strike. He immediately drew his Tyrant Saber.
Xiao Chen infused his Thunder Daos Great Dao Energy into his saber and blocked this vast lifeforce.
When the saber and the sword shed, Chu Xiang was somewhat shocked to realize that the two were evenly matched.
Chu Xiang had been a Sovereign Personage for at least two years already. Her cultivation would definitely be much deeper. However, she could not suppress Xiao Chen, a newly advanced Sovereign Personage.
Without much time to think, Chu Xiang shook her wrist. The hundreds of flowers fell and withered as she quickly changed moves.
Two peopleone a desman and the other a swordswomanexchanged moves under the zing sun.
Neither was willing to admit defeat, not letting their aura and sharpness give in.
Slowly, as the exchange went on, the two fought with increasingly less reservation. They gradually unleashed more of the strength they kept suppressed.
While the two were evenly matched, Chu Xiang held a slight advantage.
After all, Chu Xiang came from the Heavenly Fragrance Holy Land, and she had advanced to Sovereign Personage two years earlier than Xiao Chen did. Furthermore, this was just an exchange; Xiao Chen could not bring out many of his trump cards.
Such a result was logical.
The sun rose, and the sun set. Two days passed in the blink of an eye.
Xiao Chen exchanged moves with Chu Xiang during the day and worked on stabilizing his cultivation at night. He did not feel the passage of time.
He still had not fought to his hearts content, but two days had already psed.
Even if he still had not had enough, he needed to stop as the Wine King Contest would start soon.
Im calling it quits! Chu Xiang pulled her sword back and sheathed it. She felt some lingering fear in her heart. During the first day, she still held the upper hand. However, she found that she now could no longer cope with some moves.
Furthermore, this was before Xiao Chen brought out that horrifying killing move. Chu Xiang had not seen a desman with such astonishingprehension ability before.
Xiao Chens strongprehension ability inspired fear in others.
He asked softly, Miss Chu, do you want toe to the Wine King Contest with me?
Chu Xiang smiled faintly and replied, Im afraid that I cant. Im going with the Holy Daughter. Senior Sister is an appraiser here on special invitation. Hehe! You can sneak off and try to pull strings with Senior Sister now.
Xiao Chen knew that the other party was just joking. He performed a cupped-fist salute and said, In that case, Ill take my leave first. Ill see you at the Wine King Contest.
Right. I hope you get good results.
After saying goodbye to Chu Xiang, Xiao Chen left for the Wine King Contest together with Iron Egg.
The Wine King Contest took ce in the City Lords Residence.
On this special asion, the City Lords Residence was open to the public, making it exceptionally bustling.
However, ordinary people could only watch the Wine King Contest from the outer courtyard and could not enter the inner courtyard.
Brother Xiao!
Along the way, someone called out to Xiao Chen. When Xiao Chen turned his head back, he saw it was the cial Mountain Manors Ye Han.
What a coincidence, Xiao Chen replied softly. He had a pretty good impression of this person.
It is not a coincidence. I have been waiting for Young Master Xiao here for five days already. Since Young Master Xiao never came to my cial Mountain Manors residence, I can onlye here and wait.
Ye Han did not hide anything, straightforwardly stating that he had waited for Xiao Chen on purpose.
Only now did Xiao Chen recall that the other party had invited him to the cial Mountain Manors residence before he left the gathering a few days ago.
Unfortunately, time was too tight. Xiao Chen hadpletely forgotten about it.
Im sorry. Why is Young Master Ye looking for me?
Ye Han looked around. People filled therge street, along with many chariots and horses. However, no one paid any attention to the two of them.
Ye Han walked over and whispered, If Young Master Xiao wins the Wine King Contest, would you be willing to hand over the Ethereal Immortal Pce key to me? Of course, I will definitely give Young Master Xiao a good price. You will not be disappointed.
The Ethereal Immortal Pce again!
Xiao Chens expression did not change as he said calmly, Brother Ye really thinks highly of me. Lets talkter, alright?
In any case, that Xiahou Wu will not agree, so I can only ce my hope on Young Master Xiao. If you agree, you cane and look for me at any time. Ye Han did not say anything more. He performed a cupped-fist salute and immediately left.
He did not intend to apany Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen looked at the other party, entering deep thought. It seems like I have to spend some time to ask around about the Ethereal Immortal Pce and find out what exactly it is.
He continued walking. One hourter, he arrived at the City Lords Residence. After handing over his invitation, he smoothly entered the inner courtyard.
The Wine King Contest took ce on a tall tform.
After entering the inner courtyard, someone led Xiao Chen to the tall tform to take a seat.
The tall tform had long filled with people.
Xiao Chen looked around. Most people looked familiar; they had been in the Heavenly Fragrances residence that day.
Most of the gazes on him were hostile but did not contain any murderous intent, except for those of two people.
One of the two was Xiahou Wu, the Hound Lion Empires crown prince. Great Master Yuanfei stood behind him while smiling coldly at Xiao Chen.
The other person sat next to Pei Shaoxuan. His expression appeared sullen, and his eyes were pitch-ck like ink. Exceptionally dense Demonic Qi covered his body.
Demonic Qi showed many variations due to the cultivation of different Demonic Dao Cultivation Techniques. Xiao Chen found that persons Demonic Qis distinctive characteristics extremely familiar. Most of the Heavenly ughter Sect cultivators he killed had this aura.
Wang Yun, the Heavenly ughter Sects Young Sect Master!
A name immediately came to Xiao Chens mind. When he guessed this persons identity, his expression remained cid. He only sat down calmly.
This Xiao Chen is really bold! Even after seeing Wang Yun, his expression did not change at all.
He probably does not know how horrifying Wang Yuns strength is.
The expressions of Great Master Yuanfei and that fellow seem off, as well. Does anyone know whats going on?
Do you not know? Old Seven Du brewed the wine that this fellow brought. Do you think that Great Master Yuanfei will be amiable with him?
Haha! This is going to be interesting to watch. Several people on the tall tform discussed in whispers.
Suddenly, a group of people arrived at the back of the tall tform.
One of them was a middle-aged man who looked extraordinary. He dressed very carefreely, showing an uninhibited smile. His rosy cheeks made him seem somewhat intoxicated.
This was Peach Blossom Citys City Lord, the Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperor.
Aside from the City Lords Residences experts behind the Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperor, there was also a group of appraisers he had specially invited. The Heavenly Fragrances Holy Daughter was among them.
Greetings, City Lord!
The Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperor was not an ordinary Sovereign Emperor. He possessed extremely horrifying strength. Even the Demonic Dao outstanding talents had to give him some face.
At this moment, no one dared to be rude. They all obediently bowed.
Hahaha! Theres no need to be so polite. The centennial wine festival is here again. Thank you, everyone, for going to all that effort to bring me good wine. I do not like convoluted and overborate procedures or speaking much nonsense. Have three drinks with me first. We will talk about the Wine King Contest after the three drinks.
The Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperor appeared very casual. He wobbled to the hosts seat, then waved casually.
In that instant, thousands of wine cups flew out from his wide and broad sleeves.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
The wine cups immediately struck some weak loose cultivators, causing them to vomit blood. Their bones shattered as the impact knocked them into the air in sorry states.
These people fell off the tall tform, losing the right to participate in the wine festival.
Xiao Chen felt somewhat surprised. He had not expected such a move. The other participants found this surprising, too; there had never been such a rule before.
However, the Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperor did things unpredictably. There was no way to anticipate this.
There was also no time to think. Xiao Chen had to catch three wine cups first. Otherwise, he would be eliminated before the contest even began.
Chapter 2065 (Raw 2160): Just Here to Serve as a Foil
Chapter 2065 (Raw 2160): Just Here to Serve as a Foil
The Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperors move surprised everyone, catching them off guard.
Each wine cup instantly knocked four to five people, who bore the brunt of the force, off the tform in sorry states.
Even Sovereign Personages could not bear the force from the wine cups. This showed how shockingly strong the force in the wine cups was.
However, the many brewers standing on the tall tform did not get injured.
The Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperor probably made a move to protect them. His targets were very clear, and the innocent would not suffer harm.
Xiao Chen had less than three seconds to think.
It would be hard to decide within three seconds. One could dodge, but the wine cup would shoot past. There would not be anything to catch even if one wanted to try.
All the outstanding talents present had to adapt to the situation in the time it took for a spark to fly. This required an extremely high level of adaptability.
Xiao Chen thought for only one second before making his move at lightning speed.
He immediately drove his Vital Qi, locking onto a wine cup flying towards him. Then, he reached out and grabbed it.
Buzz! Buzz! Buzz!
The wine swished around rapidly in the wine cup, exerting a huge force that numbed his arm slightly.
Xiao Chen wobbled. However, he kept hisposure in the impending danger. His right hand swayed slightly as he dissipated the force from the cup.
Then, he firmly set the wine cup on the table.
Bang!
In the time Xiao Chen caught the wine cup, a few of the Rank 7 true inheritors caught the wine cups like he did as well. However, the bones in their arms shattered, and the wine cup sent them flying.
Second cup.
After Xiao Chen firmly caught one cup, he found doing so much easier the second time around. Soon, he ced the second wine cup on the table.
Interesting. I like interesting things, and more would be better! Pei Shaoxuan guffawed after catching three cups of wine and drinking them.
Pei Shaoxuan made a ferocious move, sending out a wave of energy.
Ding! Ding! Dang! Dang! Immediately, more than one hundred wine cups shattered. The sttering wine flew in all directions like rain, carrying a huge force.
The rain of wine sttered several people, tearing their skin and flesh and causing them to scream miserably.
Heres a cup for you!
Xiahou Wu suddenlyughed sinisterly and tossed a wine cup in his hand at Xiao Chen. Crash! This wine cup broke the wine cup that Xiao Chen was about to catch, creating sharp shards.
Xiao Chens expression did not change. He gently waved his right hand, and a saber wind swept out. It turned the many shards into a storm of sabers flying at Xiahou Wu.
Xiahou Wu, who was waiting to see Xiao Chens humiliation, was startled. He had not expected Xiao Chen to so casually resolve the danger and even materialize such a terrifying saber wind. It caught him off guard, and he quickly dodged in a sorry fashion.
After one attempt, Xiahou Wu no longer dared to seek trouble for Xiao Chen and focused on getting his third wine cup.
When all the wine cups in the air had flown past, only nine people had managed to catch three wine cups properly. The Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperors move directly eliminated most of thepetitors in the Wine King Contest.
Not bad, there are still nine people remaining. I know most of you are here for the Ethereal Immortal Pces key. However, if you are not strong enough, you will just be sending yourself to death. So, dont me me for chasing you off.
The Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperor showed a smile that did not seem like a smile. The Wine King Contest was just a game to him.
The disqualified cultivators and the people outside watching the excitement now understood.
So, this was the reason. No wonder there were no such rules in the past Wine King Contests.
The Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperor said after a pause, After drinking my wine, it is time for me to drink your wines. Come on. Bring your wines up. Let me see what fine wines Old Cui picked out for me.
Wang Yun, the Heavenly ughter Sects Young Sect Master, pped his hands, and the brewer behind him quickly took out a bottle of wine.
After receiving the bottle of wine, Wang Yun stepped forward first.
I specially prepared this Unfettered Sky for Senior Peach Blossom. This is a forbidden wine of the Xuewu Dynasty. All you need is one cup, and you can dream of anything you want, fulfilling your wishes. Appraisers, do think carefully before drinking it.
Wang Yun felt very confident in his Unfettered Sky, showing a trace of a smile on his face.
Unfettered Sky!
I heard that ordinary people cannot drink this wine. With just one sip, they would die of happiness. Even cultivators cannot casually drink it unless they have an extraordinary mental state.
The materials for this forbidden wine are extremely rare. To think that Wang Yun managed to find them.
I thought that Xiahou Wu would win this time. It looks like that is not certain anymore.
Hearing these discussions, Wang Yun felt very cocky.
Beside the Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperor, Drunkard Cui waved his hand and said, You may withdraw first. The people behind are still waiting.
Wang Yun could not help feeling slightly embarrassed. He thought that by submitting this forbidden wine, the Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperor would view him in a different light and speak a few words to him. Unexpectedly, Senior Cui chased him away so directly.
In that case, this junior will withdraw first.
Wang Yun withdrew, and Pei Shaoxuan stepped forward. With two hands, he offered up a round, y-encrusted bottle of wine. This bottle looked ancient.
Pei Shaoxuan smiled and said, I dont know what wine this is, but I dug it up from the ground and have not opened it before. I believe that it should be at least three thousand years old. Perhaps the City Lord will like it.
The moment Pei Shaoxuan said this, he set the ce abuzz.
This Pei Shaoxuan was really messing around. How dare he bring wine dug up from a grave to participate in the Wine King Contest?
What bbergasted everyone was that even Pei Shaoxuan did not know what wine it was.
The Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperor raised an eyebrow and looked at Pei Shaoxuan. Then, he asked, Dont you feel that it is heavy?
Pei Shaoxuan smiled and said, It is quite heavy.
Pa!
The Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperor pped his hands, and the y around the bottle cracked. Soon after, the bottle also shattered.
White, crystalline bones appeared, flickering with a cold light. They looked extraordinarily sinister and gave off an oppressive cold Qi.
This was a bottle of bone wine. Furthermore, the owner of the bones was at least a Sovereign Emperor.
The sudden appearance of sinister bones startled everyone. Even Pei Shaoxuan could not help retreating a few steps as he paled.
Unexpectedly, he had been carrying a bottle of bones.
There was some liquid amid the bones, flickering with a crystalline light under the sunlight.
You may withdraw, the Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperor said indifferently before Pei Shaoxuan left with some lingering fear.
The people who were initiallyughing at Pei Shaoxuan were now silent, utterly stunned.
First, there was Wang Yuns forbidden wine, Unfettered Sky. Then, there was Pei Shaoxuans mysterious bone wine. The wines of these two Demonic Dao cultivators were unorthodox, making this Wine King Contest unpredictable.
Closely following that, the others stepped forward and offered up the wines they brought.
Without exception, all of the wines were excellent brews of the mortal realm, an eye-opener for everyone and shocking them.
When Xiahou Wu stepped forward and brought out Great Master Yuanfeis Nine-Colored Divine Phoenix, it shocked everyone.
My goodness! It actually is the Nine-Colored Divine Phoenix. Great Master Yuanfei truly lives up to his reputation.
After Great Master Neng Xinyun passed away five hundred years ago, no one has managed to brew the Nine-Colored Divine Phoenix. Unexpectedly, we get to see this wine resurface today!
I thought that the title of Wine King would be taken away by the Demonic Daos people. Great Master Yuanfei is truly incredible. To think that he managed to take out the Nine-Colored Divine Phoenix.
The Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperor could not help showing slight excitement. He said softly, I drank thest bottle of Nine-Colored Divine Phoenix one hundred years ago. Unexpectedly, I get to see it again today. Great Master, many thanks.
Great Master Yuanfei held his hands together on the tall tform and bowed. City Lord is too polite. The best wine is born only because of people who genuinely understand wine. Without the Peach Blossom Wine Festival, there would not be a Nine-Colored Divine Phoenix.
These words pleased the Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperor. He said to Xiahou Wu, You may stay. Sit beside me.
Xiahou Wu rejoiced. After a bow, he walked over quickly.
These actions caused amotion below. Since the Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperor behaved like that, it looked like the title of Wine King would go to Great Master Yuanfei.
Evidently, the victor of this Wine King Contest would still be Xiahou Wu.
Everyone else already submitted their wine. Only Xiao Chen remained.
Xiao Chen had two choices. The first was to follow the old n and use Waning Moon topete. The other was to take out Heart Burn.
However, in honesty, Xiao Chen felt that even if he took out Heart Burn in this situation, he still might not win. He had not expected Xiahou Wu to bring the Nine-Colored Divine Phoenix.
The grade of such wine was no lower than that of Heart Burn. Since Great Master Neng Xinyun passed away, no one had been able to brew it for several hundred years, making it even more precious.
Most importantly, the Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperor showed a special fondness for it, cherishing its memory.
When Xiahou Wu saw that Xiao Chen did not move, he smiled and said, Xiao Chen, why dont you step forward? If you are too embarrassed at being unable to bring out any good wine, you can give up. There is no need to feel ashamed.
Indeed, any of the eight wines presented so far could be considered superior fine wine.
The people who were eliminated even secretly rejoiced. This was good. Had they remained and taken out wines of low grades, the embarrassment would be worse than what they suffered.
The others shared Xiahou Wus thought, believing that Xiao Chen could not bring out an equivalent wine and felt embarrassed.
When the Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperor saw the situation, he consoled softly, Little Friend, juste up and present your wine; there is no need to worry. Being able to stand to the end is already an aplishment. No matter what wine you bring, even if it is just water, it is better than those who failed to qualify to stand here.
When Xiao Chen heard that, he could not help feeling somewhat disappointed.
Xiao Chen was a smart person. The Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperors words were just constion.
The Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperors meaning was obvious. He had already picked the best wine. No matter what wine Xiao Chen brought, it was pointless since the Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperor already felt satisfied.
Xiao Chen smiled bitterly. He did not say anything, merely went forward to ce Heart Burn with the other wines. Then, he returned to his seat without saying anything.
Xiao Chen no longer held hope. The Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperor liked only the Nine-Colored Divine Phoenix. The other fine wines were destined just to serve as its foil.
Chapter 2066 (Raw 2161): Wine King
Chapter 2066 (Raw 2161): Wine King
When Xiao Chen remained silent, Xiahou Wu revealed a victorious smile. There was no doubt who the victor would be.
Of the nine people, the Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperor did not invite anyone else to sit, aside from him.
No one elses brewer received the gratitude and respect of the Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperor.
However, everything still needed to proceed in the proper order.
There was a total of nine bottles of wine, nine peak-grade fine wines contesting for the title of Wine King.
Of course, not everyone thought that the Heart Burn, which was not introduced when presented, was a peak-grade fine wine.
Wang Yuns Unfettered Sky, Pei Shaoxuans bone wine, Ye Hans Heavenly Ice, the Profound Heavens Holy Sons Flying Cloud, Xiao Chens Heart Burn, Xiahou Wus Nine-Colored Divine Phoenix...
Nine peak-grade fine wines were ced before the Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperor and the many appraisers.
Then, the Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperor waved his hand, and several attendants stepped forward and started to open the wine bottles and pour out the wine.
Nine attendants raised the nine fine wines at the same time and slowly poured. The wine fragrances wafted to the nose, turning into brilliant silver light under the sunlight as the wines filled the wine cups.
Whoosh!
As the wines poured out from the bottles, many brilliant mysterious phenomena immediately appeared.
As Unfettered Sky poured out, a hazy fog rose and materialized a twisted illusion. Everyone saw different illusions in that fog, seeing the deepest hidden desire in their heart.
Some people saw themselves seeding in their cultivation, surpassing Sovereign Personage and bing a Sovereign Emperor.
Some people saw themselves hugging the Heavenly Fragrances Holy Daughter with the left arm and the White Dragon Holy Daughter with the right arm. A group of pretty Heavenly Fragrance disciples even served them from behind; the scene looked alluring and erotic.
Many people felt dryness in their mouths, feeling a desire to rush forward and drained the wine in one go.
Some even made fools of themselves, unable to resist the temptation. They soared up and tried to charge onto the tall tform.
Naturally, the results went without saying. The Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperor raised his hand and knocked away those who charged over.
This truly lived up to being a forbidden wine. Just one look produced such scary results.
What would happen if one drank it?
This was the charm of Unfettered Sky. The more forbidden it was, the more tempting it became.
Pei Shaoxuans demonic bone wine materialized an extremely sinister mysterious phenomenon. It gave off a scary, cold Qi. It was like it was not wine that flowed out from the bones but many scary skeletons and corpses, and in the cup was a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood.
With one look, it was clear it was prepared for an ancient Demonic Dao Sovereign Emperor.
One cup showed ten thousand corpses. Just how many corpses had that ancient Demonic Dao Sovereign Emperor stood on for it to appear boundless? Without an astonishingly strong tyranny, one could not withstand the baleful auraing from the cup; one would not even be able to raise it.
This nameless ancient wine inspired fear, deterring others from looking at it for too long.
Compared to these two unorthodox demonic wines, Ye Hans Heavenly Ice felt refreshing.
As Heavenly Ice poured into the wine cup, thin snowkes spewed out from the cup, sending snow flying around and spreading out, drifting down on the entire tall tform.
Xiao Chen reached out and caught a snowke, which melted in his hand, leaving an icy feeling.
When Heavenly Icepletely filled the wine cup, the snowkes spewing out of the wine cup gathered slowly and formed an ice flower hanging high in the air.
Such a fine wine looked very pleasing to the eye. A chill overcame everyone, and their heart instantly calmed down. The sight of that icy flower swayed ones heart with memories that made them happy and peaceful.
Wenren Yus Flying Cloud materialized a mysterious phenomenon that perfectly described mist.
Clouds drifted about. The wine in the bottle poured through the clouds, looking like a waterfall falling from the sky into the wine cup.
Ding! Ding! Dang! Dang!
As the wine sshed into the cup, it produced a rhythmic melody. Wenren Yu smiled faintly and unslung the ancient zither on his back. Then, he casually plucked the strings. Wondrous zither music immediately merged with the spreading melody of this wine.
This seemed amazing, inspiring others to cheer. However, they feared interrupting this wonderful zither music and reflexively covered their open mouths.
Every wine had its own uniqueness. All of them were excellent. However, when the Nine-Colored Divine Phoenixs mysterious phenomenon appeared, all the other mysterious phenomena instantly paled inparison, appearing inferior.
Everyone saw nine-colored lights radiating out as the wine poured into the wine cup.
The multicolored lights looked resplendent as they flowed, showing many variations.
The wine pouring out looked like a spiritual spring spilling forth an Immortal river in heaven amid Immortal fog.
The moment the lights appeared, they attracted everyones attention, causing sharp intakes of cold air.
The cultivators in both the inner and outer courtyards showed shocked expressions, sighing at the sight.
When the wine filled the wine cup, the bright lights started burning and turned into a zing me.
A divine phoenix flew out of the me. Bathed in fire, it circled the tall tform, attracting everyones attention.
The divine phoenix pped its wings, and flowers of light suddenly descended, dyeing the entire City Lords Residence in multicolored lights.
Breathing in the multicolored lights replenished everyones spirits and made them feelfortable.
The spectators red with excitement, turning restless. Their eyes looked towards the wine cup containing the Nine-Colored Divine Phoenix, the fervent gazes burning with desire.
The Nine-Colored Divine Phoenix. Im satisfied to be able to see this Nine-Colored Divine Phoenix while Im alive.
It truly is an excellent wine, something rare.
I thought that this wine would never appear again. Who could have expected that this wine would appear in Great Master Yuanfeis hands?
Be it the two unorthodox demonic wines, the Profound Heavens Holy Sons Flying Cloud, or Ye Hans Heavenly Ice, they all pale inparison. What is a Wine King? This is a true Wine King! It surpasses both righteous and evil, the best everywhere. This is a Wine King!
Having so many mysterious phenomena appearing from so many peak-grade wines at the same time was a feast for the eyes.
This Peach Blossom Wine Festival far surpassed the previous ones, creating unsurpassable history.
The several peak wines could have been the main character had the Nine-Colored Divine Phoenix not been there.
Unfortunately, there was no if.
Next to the Nine-Colored Divine Phoenix, these wines were destined to pale into insignificance, just serving to make it look better.
Xiahou Wu heard the words of the appraisers behind him and felt cocky. He could no longer hide his self-satisfaction. Being able to trample on the Profound Heavens Holy Son, Ye Han, Pei Shaoxuan, and the otherseven though it was only one wine festivalmade him feel proud.
Suddenly, Xiahou Wu looked and noticed that the wine that Xiao Chen submitted showed no mysterious phenomenon.
Xiao Chens wine looked very ordinary. When Xiahou Wu looked at the wine cup, the wine looked ordinary. He could not help letting out a mockingugh.
This fellow just abandoned himself to despair.
He knew that he could notpete with the Nine-Colored Divine Phoenix, so he casually took out a bottle of wine to make up the number.
This mockingughter attracted the attention of others. Many of the appraisers looked at Xiao Chens wine.
The appraisers whispered to each other and shook their heads, revealing dissatisfaction and disappointment in their eyes.
How could the Peach Blossom Wine Festival be treated as a game like this?
The Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperor was in a good mood. Despite noticing thisck of mysterious phenomenon, he did not say anything about it. He only locked his fervent gaze on the Nine-Colored Divine Phoenix.
Senior Sister, whats going on? What wine did Young Master Xiao submit? Chu Xiang asked the Heavenly Fragrances Holy Daughter, feeling somewhat anxious.
The Heavenly Fragrances Holy Daughter shook her head and said, I do not know, either. However, this wine should not be an ordinary wine. It is definitely not as simple as it looks.
After the nine wines were poured, it was the stage of tasting the wine.
The Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperor looked at the Heavenly Fragrances Holy Daughter and said, As the Holy Daughter is willing to give face to me ande, this first cup of Nine-Colored Divine Phoenix should be tasted by the Holy Daughter first.
Right after the Nine-Colored Divine Phoenix spoke, an attendant picked up the wine cup and brought it over to the Heavenly Fragrances Holy Daughter.
Immediately, countless envious gazes fell on her.
The Holy Daughter took a sip before putting down the wine cup. Then, she praised, It is indeed excellent wine. Even the legendary Jade Lake Immortal Brew probably cannot match up to it.
Holy Daughter overpraises me. If you are interested, I am willing to provide a bottle for the Heavenly Fragrance Banquet.
On receiving this praise, Xiahou Wu showed a cocky expression and immediately made a promise.
The Heavenly Fragrances Holy Daughter replied softly, Many thanks, Crown Prince Xiahou.
The Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperor looked around and saw the other appraisers already feeling impatient. He smiled and said, Everyone, take one and taste the wine.
These appraisers immediately stood up and poured out a cup of the wine that interested them.
As they chatted happily, they evaluated the wine.
A somewhat embarrassing scene ensued. Even Unfettered Sky and the sinister demonic bone wine had appraisers willing to taste them. However, Xiao Chens Heart Burn rested quietly on the table, untouched.
Such a scene was strange, even for a wine festival. It incited mockingughter from everyone in the outer courtyard.
This is very embarrassing... Fortunately, I am not up there. Otherwise, I would end up like that as well.
Thats right. Who could have expected that the people who remained all took out peak-grade wines, even the Nine-Colored Divine Phoenix? Xiao Chens pretty unlucky.
Although the other wines are slightly inferior, it is not by much. They are still quite attractive, and there are still people willing to drink them...
These appraisers are all too overboard. At the very least, they should make an effort. This is too hurtful.
Haha! If I were those appraisers, I would do the same too. I would at least taste all of those peak-grade wines first before doing anything else.
Up on the tall tform, just as the Holy Daughter was about to go and taste Heart Burn, a rather old man seemed like he could not bear to embarrass Xiao Chen like that. So, he walked over and picked up the cup of Heart Burn.
After taking a look, the old man raised the wine cup and casually drank it up.
The old man put down the wine cup and was just about to leave when his expression changed abruptly. He suddenly flushed red and held his chest, showing an extremely pained expression.
Great Master Feng, whats wrong with you?!
The other appraisers hastily put down their wine cups and rushed over.
This wine... It... It... It has...
The old man addressed as Great Master Feng showed an extremely pained expression. He pointed to the wine bottle on the table, but he stopped and plopped down heavily on the ground before he finished speaking, his life status unknown.
This wine has poison! Xiahou Wu shouted, filling in Great Master Fengs words.
Amotion immediately broke out. The initially calm and casual wine festival turned tense.
Even the Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperors expression changed slightly. A murderous intent shed in his eyes as he nced at Xiao Chen.
The previously extraordinarily bustling City Lords Residence instantly turned deathly silent.
Everyones gazended on Xiao Chen, brimming with incredulity.
It is poisoned!
To think that he dares to bring poisoned wine to the Peach Blossom Wine Festival! Does he not know how death is spelled?
Chapter 2067 (Raw 2162): No One Understands
Chapter 2067 (Raw 2162): No One Understands
There is poison?
Xiao Chen, who was sitting upright, did not change his expression. However, his heart sank.
How could the wine be poisoned? Grandpa Seven personally brewed it, and since then, it was opened only twiceonce in Grandpa Sevens house and once now.
Grandpa Seven could not possibly have poisoned it, and no one would dare to y any tricks right under the Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperors nose. That means that this wine is definitely fine.
The only possible reason is a problem during Grandpa Sevens brewing process.
It is not easy to brew Heart Burn, the best wine of the Dragon Race.
The process isplicated and lengthy, cing extremely high requirements on the brewers skill.
A minor error can result in a mistake and turn the best wine into poison.
However, Xiao Chen trusted Grandpa Sevens craftsmanship.
Xiao Chens thoughts moved like lightning, many possibilities urring to him in an instant.
However, the current situation did not give him much time to think.
City Lord, he is not breathing. His heart also stopped. His lifeforce is very weak; we need to save him quickly...
The expressions of two City Lords Residence experts changed significantly after checking the old mans lifeforce.
Although this old man was an appraiser, his cultivation was not low. He became a Sovereign Personage many centuries ago and was a rather famous person in Peach Blossom City.
Even if this was poisoned wine, the rapid effect was simply too astonishing.
The moment the City Lords Residences experts reported their findings, everyone gasped in startlement.
The Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperor frowned slightly. There was something queer about this. Logically speaking, Xiao Chen would not bring poisoned wine here.
However, the problem right now was indeed with Xiao Chens wine.
How bold of you, Xiao Chen! To think that you dared to bring poisoned wine to participate in the Peach Blossom Wine Festival!
Xiahou Wu could no longer hold back. Seeing that Xiao Chen caused trouble for himself, he thought that this was his best opportunity to trample on Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen ignored Xiahou Wu. He stood up and asked, City Lord, could you let me check this Lords situation?
Xiahou Wu smiled coldly and said, Are you looking for trouble? This Lord is already in mortal danger. What if you dy his treatment, and he really dies? City Lord, I rmend you capture this fellow first and make any judgment on his sinister plot after this is dealt with.
The Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperor entered deep thought. That was the best solution, but something still felt strange.
Seeing the Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperor hesitate, Xiahou Wu continued, Lord City Lord...if nothing unexpected happened, you would have been the one tasting this wine. I think his target is...
Xiahou Wus words sent a chill down everyones spine. This Xiao Chens plot was too sinister.
Enough!
However, as Xiahou Wu was about to continue, the Heavenly Fragrances Holy Daughter shouted to stop him. Then, she looked at the Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperor and said, City Lord, I have interacted with Xiao Chen, and he is definitely not such a person. Let him take a look. With me around, I can guarantee this Lords life.
Since the Heavenly Fragrances Holy Daughter pleaded for Xiao Chen, the Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperor had to give her face. He replied seriously, You have fifteen minutes. If you cannote up with a reason for this, there is no need for you to continue existing. There has never been anyone who dared to cause trouble at my Peach Blossom Wine Festival!
The Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperors expression remained calm all the while, not betraying any anger.
However, Xiao Chen knew the urgency and danger of the situation. The other party did not lie.
As long as the other party wanted, he could instantly erase Xiao Chen from the world.
Xiao Chens life hung by a thread; he could not afford any mistakes.
Many thanks, City Lord!
Xiao Chen stepped forward, looked at the old man on the ground, and sent in his Spiritual Sense.
After a while, Xiao Chen frowned slightly. The old man had indeed stopped breathing, and his heart stopped beating.
The old mans lifeforce appeared extremely weak. No matter how Xiao Chen looked at it, the old man was on the verge of death.
Whats going on?
Seeing Xiao Chens confused expression, Xiahou Wu said coldly, Quickly back off and quit farting around. Otherwise, if he dies, even the Heavenly Fragrances Holy Daughter cannot save you!
Clearly, Xiahou Wu felt upset at the Heavenly Fragrances Holy Daughters interruption earlier. His words were extremely rude.
Whats going on?
Xiao Chen did not hear Xiahou Wu at all; he only pondered the reason for the old mans condition. Suddenly, he thought about the first time he drank Heart Burn.
Xiao Chens eyes lit up, and he asked someone at the side, What cultivation was the old sir at previously?
Great Perfection Sovereign Personage, why?
The City Lords Residences people did not understand why Xiao Chen asked this, but they still answered honestly.
Xiao Chen revealed a smile on his face as he stood up and looked at the City Lord. City Lord, it is just a false rm. I already know the reason.
The Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperors expression turned unfathomable. He asked indifferently, What is the reason?
This old sir is not injured, nor is he poisoned. He is only drunk, Xiao Chen exined calmly, pausing in between each word.
Xiahou Wu felt stunned on hearing that; then, he started guffawing, Hahahaha! He is drunk?!
Xiao Chen, are you joking? Do you know who these appraisers are? They are all famous wine appraisers of the Deste Sea. They have drunk wine for a few centuries. Getting drunk? You were not even born when they started drinking!
It was not just Xiahou Wu. The other people also could not helpughing when they heard Xiao Chens words.
Has this Xiao Chen gone crazy?
I think that he has really gone crazy. How could the Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperor invite them if theycked a certain level of wine appreciation? These Great Masters drank so many peak-grade wines and did not get drunk. They could not possibly be drunk from a cup of his trash wine.
This is simply a joke. What fine wine have these wine appraisers not tasted before? I have never heard of a wine appraiser getting drunk before.
This Peach Blossom Wine Festival has several thousand years of history. I have never heard of an appraiser getting drunk here before.
All the cultivators in the entire City Lords Residence discussed this. All of them showed disbelief and spoke coldly.
Are you not afraid of getting your tongue cut off for saying such bold lies?! Old Bai did not even get drunk after drinking my Unfettered Sky. Do you think he can get drunk on your trash wine? The Heavenly ughter Sects Wang Yun had already harbored an intense dislike of Xiao Chen from the start. Now that he heard Xiao Chens exnation, he could not help rebutting coldly.
[TL Note: The punishment for liars in Chinese hell is getting the tongue cut off.]
Indeed, Xiao Chens words seemed too ridiculous.
To people who liked drinking, getting drunk was extremely rare. After all, they were all cultivators, and it was not easy for cultivators to get drunk.
Furthermore, the appraiser drank only one cup. How could it be possible?
If that were true, Xiao Chens wine would have to be even more incredible than all the peak-grade wines that the others brought.
Humph! Drunk? What a joke. This old man has brewed plenty of wines in my life, but I have never seen a wine that could get a person drunk with just one cup. Thirty years ago, Old Seven Du spoke big words as well. Thirty yearster, he still has not changed!
Great Master Yuanfei could no longer sit still. He stood up and snorted coldly in obvious dissatisfaction as he looked at Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chens expression flickered. Anger shed in his eyes as he said, Great Master, you may use me and talk bad about me, but do not bring Grandpa Seven into this.
Great Master Yuanfei smiled coldly and countered, Why cant I say it? He is just a trash brewer that hid in an isted vige for thirty years. To think that he dared to get a junior toe and embarrass himself. The longer I remain in this Peach Blossom Wine Festival, the more I feel like leaving. It looks like just anyone can participate. Your Highness Crown Prince, lets leave. There is no need to remain here.
Xiahou Wus lips curled up as he said, Thats true. A piece of trash submits a cup of trash wine yet still speaks so boldly. Haha! My Nine-Colored Divine Phoenix cannot get a person drunk. That is embarrassing. Your Highness Holy Daughter, it looks like there is no need for me to send you the Nine-Colored Divine Phoenix for your Heavenly Fragrance Banquet. You can just bring Xiao Chens trash wine.
After Xiahou Wu spoke, he put away the Nine-Colored Divine Phoenix and pretended to leave.
The other appraisers immediately rushed forward to try and coax Xiahou Wu.
Feeling that he had gained sufficient face, Xiahou Wu smiled and said, Everyone, it is not that I dont want to stay. It is simply that my Nine-Colored Divine Phoenix cannotpare to this trash wine, unable to make everyone drunk. I made a joke of myself.
The entire ce suddenly turned chaotic.
The Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperors expression changed, showing anger for the first time. Xiao Chens words were indeed somewhat overboard.
City Lord... The Heavenly Fragrances Holy Daughters heart skipped a beat. She knew that things were getting worse.
The Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperor raised his hand, stopping the Heavenly Fragrances Holy Daughter from continuing. He said indifferently, I gave him a chance, but he still talks big and speaks nonsense...
This is bad!
Feeling a rush of urgency, Xiao Chen could no longer be bothered with niceties. He immediately kicked the old man on the ground.
Ouch! Who kicked me?!
A shriek came from below. The old man lying on the ground, life status unknown, screamed.
The old man stood up groggily and stumbled over. His face flushed red as he looked around, appearing confused.
He woke up!
With the old mans confused appearance, he clearly looked like a person who had just awoken from a drunken stupor.
The appraisers and outstanding talents on the tall tform were all stunned that the old man really woke up.
This was especially so for Xiahou Wu; this development stupefied him. He could not understand what was going on.
Who kicked me?!
Old Bai recovered somewhat after shaking his head. However, rage filled his face. A murderous intent even shed in his eyes.
A fearsome aura burst out of Old Bais body, immediately causing amotion.
Peak Sovereign Personage!
The tall tform instantly fell silent. Everyone felt stupefied.
Old Bai broke through. He only drank one cup of wine and took a nap. To think that he managed to break through the bottleneck that had kept him at a standstill for several centuries.
What wine is this? The same question appeared in everyones mind.
Chapter 2068 (Raw 2163): Wine King
Chapter 2068 (Raw 2163): Wine King
Just as everyone felt shocked, Old Bai, who just got up, persisted on his quest to find the one responsible for kicking him. He demanded in a rage, Who exactly kicked me?!
Everyone felt confused, not knowing what to do. They could not understand why Old Bai felt so angry.
Xiao Chen replied calmly, I did.
You damn thing! This old man nearly...nearly touched the threshold of the Divine Vein Realm...
Killing intent immediately radiated from Old Man Bais entire body. However, when he saw that the person who spoke was Xiao Chen, he showed a stunned expression. Then, he withdrew all the killing intent. Feeling somewhat embarrassed, he said, So, it is Young Master Xiao. Sorry for the offense, sorry for the offense.
When Old Bai saw that it was Xiao Chen, his attitude took a one-hundred-eighty-degree turn, and he quickly apologized.
However, the others did not pay attention to this, stunned by what Old Bai said earlier.
Old Bai nearly touched the threshold of the Divine Vein Realm.
This...this...this...what wine in the world is this?!
The people present turned somewhat frantic, including those outstanding talents, who were all dumbfounded.
Old Bais words sounded somewhat exaggerated.
However, everyone had no choice but to believe it. Before this, who would believe that one could break through the bottleneck of Great Perfection Sovereign Personage after waking up from a drunken state?
Great Master Yuanfei felt somewhat stunned. He did not expect such a thing to happen.
Could it be that Old Seven Du really managed to brew such a miraculous wine?
I dont believe it! I dont believe it! Great Master Yuanfei mored somewhat frantically, rushing over to the bottle of Heart Burn to investigate it.
Whoosh!
However, the Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperor was faster than Great Master Yuanfei. He stretched out his hand and sucked the wine bottle into his grip.
When the Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperor opened the bottle and sniffed it, he found only an ordinary wine fragrance with nothing strange about it.
The Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperor could not help frowning. To think there was a peak-grade wine that he could not recognize in this world.
Right now, everyone knew that Xiao Chen had not submitted a poisoned wine but a peak-grade wine, one with incredibly miraculous effects far surpassing those of the other eight peak-grade wines.
However, when the Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperor gently sniffed the wine, he appeared confused, unable to guess its identity.
The Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperor looked at Xiao Chen and asked, Little Friend, what wine is this?
Heart Burn, Xiao Chen answered calmly, resolving the Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperors questions.
Heart Burn!
The Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperor raised his eyelids and asked somewhat excitedly, Is this the Heart Burn that has not appeared for more than five thousand years already, the Dragon Races best spirit?
Xiao Chen nodded and replied, It is.
The moment Xiao Chen said that, a considerablemotion broke out. Incredulous looks filled all the spectators faces.
Heart Burn? What wine is that? Why have I not heard of it before? Do any of you know it?
It has been lost for way too long. The Divine Dragon Empires Dragon Emperor of five thousand years ago bestowed thest bottle of Heart Burn to someone during his reign. The recipe was lost long ago.
This wine has too impressive an origin.
No wonder there is no magnificent mysterious phenomenon. It turned out to be a spirit. This Xiao Chen really hid himself well.
I heard that back then, someone wanted to trade an entire Spirit Jade mine for one cup of Heart Burn.
The people on the tall tform showed a variety of expressions: shock, confusion, incredible disappointment.
When Great Master Yuanfei heard the words Heart Burn, he said somewhat dispiritedly, Heart Burn... How could he possibly brew Heart Burn? I dont believe it! I dont believe it! Milord City Lord, let me have a taste. Otherwise, I really will find it hard to feel satisfied.
Have a taste? Haha! Wasnt the Great Master saying earlier that he was leaving? Why are you still here? No one is asking you to stay. The cial Mountain Manors Ye Han burst out in mockery-filledughter at this moment.
This made Xiahou Wu feel embarrassed. He had been too cocky earlier. He thought that with the Nine-Colored Divine Phoenix, the Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperor would feel pressured no matter what and deal with Xiao Chen. Unexpectedly, Xiao Chen had actually submitted a bottle of Heart Burn.
Naturally, the Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperor could not possibly agree to Great Master Yuanfeis request. He ordered calmly, Men, send off the Great Master.
No! Im not leaving. Let me have a taste! I dont believe it! I dont believe that Old Seven Du can brew Heart Burn!
Great Master Yuanfei turned somewhat deranged, continuously shoving away the men trying to lead him away.
How stubborn!
The Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperor lost all patience. He had always been respectful of brewers. However, Great Master Yuanfeis troublemaking crossed his bottom line.
These people seemed to have forgotten that the Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperor was a Divine Vein Realm Sovereign Emperor.
Pa!
No one saw the Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperor move at all as he pped Great Master Yuanfei into the air. Then, he looked at Xiahou Wu and said, Crown Prince Xiahou, please leave.
Xiahou Wu was the Hound Lion Empires crown prince, after all. The Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperor had to give him some face, so he gestured in invitation.
Xiahou Wu lost all dignity before everyone, his face ming red-hot.
Milord City Lord, many thanks for your magnanimity. Goodbye.
Xiahou Wu quickly left with a lowered head, showing a cold expression while remaining silent.
He no longer wanted to remain in this ce. Since his birth, he had never felt this embarrassed before.
Furthermore, this happened before arge crowd. He had tried to be clever, pretending to leave, but unexpectedly ended up overreaching.
Xiahou Wu would probably end up the joke of the Deste Sea for a long time.
When Xiao Chen saw this scene, he felt some delight in his calm heart. If one did not look for trouble, one would not get in trouble.
This Xiahou Wu repeatedly tried to foment trouble, jumping around like a dancing clown. In the end, he walloped his own face.
Xiahou Wu had only himself to me.
However, the thing that delighted Xiao Chen the most was Grandpa Seven finally proving himself. Grandpa Seven had not entered Peach Blossom City for thirty years.
Thirty yearster, Xiao Chen brought the Heart Burn that Grandpa Seven brewed here, finally fulfilling Grandpa Sevens dreams.
Xiao Chen, why did you not exin the origins of this wine earlier? The Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperor looked quizzically at Xiao Chen in confusion.
The others could not understand, either. Had Xiahou Wu known that this wine was Heart Burn, he would not have dared to behave like that.
Was it because Xiao Chen nned this out and purposelyid a trap for Xiahou Wu?
If that was so, Xiao Chen was too scary.
Xiao Chen answered honestly, I did not know that Heart Burn was this valuable. In reality, I have already drunk a bottle of Heart Burn before and did not gain as many benefits as this old sir did. I only felt that it was really intense and that it was good wine. Furthermore, City Lord showed a clear love for the Nine-Colored Divine Phoenix. Thinking that the victor was already decided, I saw no need to waste time.
Indeed, the Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperor had called only Xiahou Wu to his side.
His fondness for the Nine-Colored Divine Phoenix had been evident for all to see.
However, there was one thing that Xiao Chen did not say. He had not bothered to introduce Heart Burn because the Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperors final words to him betrayed indifference.
Since the other party felt indifferent about it, Xiao Chen naturally did not want to waste any effort in saying anything.
What was your cultivation realm when you drank it? the Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperor asked, feeling incredibly shocked.
Middle-stage Holy Venerate.
When the Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperor heard that, he felt it was a pity. He sighed, What a waste, a big waste. One has to be at least a Sovereign Emperor to maximize Heart Burns effects. Furthermore, it would only be when drinking it for the first time. After that, the effects would be much weaker. It would be hard to make up for this regret for the rest of your life.
Xiao Chen had learned of this after he drank the wine. However, this Heart Burn allowed him to skip past the Initial Perfection Sovereign Stage and directly advance to the Small Perfection Sovereign Stage. Furthermore, the wine had transformed a portion of his bloodline power. All that made up for some of the losses.
The Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperor looked at the many appraisers behind him and said, We can verify that Xiao Chens wine is definitely Heart Burn. However, as it is too precious, I cant let everyone taste it. I should just dere Heart Burn the victor of this Wine King Contest.
Yes, yes, it truly deserves it. Had Nine-Colored Divine Phoenix not been withdrawn, it might be able topete. Since Great Master Yuanfei has forfeited, then the victor has to be Heart Burn.
Haha! City Lord, congrattions on obtaining this fine wine!
The other appraisers showed no objections, agreeing with the Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperors words.
Sighs rang out throughout the ce. No one had anticipated the Wine King Contests final victor to be Xiao Chen, the person that no one expected to win. This was inconceivable to everyone, greatly astounding them.
Since there are no objections, then it is time for me to fulfill my promise. Xiao Chen, here is the Ethereal Immortal Pces key, you should take it first. You may also request one thing of me; as long as it is not overboard, I will agree to it.
The Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperor looked straight at Xiao Chen. Simultaneously, a in brocade box flew into Xiao Chens hands before many fervent gazes.
Xiao Chen caught the brocade box and properly put it away. Then, he looked at the Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperor and said, City Lord, I would like for City Lord to protect Grandpa Sevens vige for one hundred years, stopping the roaming bandits and various major factions from harassing that vige.
The Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperor felt shocked. This is too simple. With just a word from me, no one will dare to touch Old Seven Dus vige. Consider this request a bonus and make another one.
Even among Sovereign Emperors, the Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperor ranked very high. No one would offend him over a vige.
Xiao Chen felt surprised. He had not expected the Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperor to be so easygoing. However, this resulted in Xiao Chen not knowing what to say.
What should I ask for?
Chapter 2069 (Raw 2164): End of the Wine Festival
Chapter 2069 (Raw 2164): End of the Wine Festival
What should I request?
My request cannot be overboard, so I cannot ask him to kill all of the Heavenly ughter Sects people here.
Many people focused their gazes on Xiao Chen, wondering what request he would make.
Even among Sovereign Emperors, the Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperor was still top ss.
Just look at how the Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperor dared to p around the Hound Lion Empires royal brewer.
Most importantly, Peach Blossom City was a very special faction in the Deste Sea. It did not discriminate between righteous or demonic, never refusing entry to either. The people of both righteous factions and demonic factions gave face to Peach Blossom City.
Being able to make a request of the Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperor was something very hard toe by.
After a while, Xiao Chen asked, Milord City Lord, if one day, I return to the Divine Dragon Empire, will you guarantee my survival?
With this request, the crowd immediately fell silent.
Many people had thought of all sorts of possibilities. However, such a request had not urred to them.
The people present had already conducted a thorough investigation of Xiao Chen.
Everyone knew about the storm that Xiao Chen caused during thepetition between the seven outer pces at Divine Dragon City. They also knew that he became a thorn in the Golden Dragons flesh, as he practiced the Supreme Dragon Fist, a forbidden art. It had already been a miracle that he managed to flee the Divine Dragon Empire.
To think that Xiao Chen still thought of returning. This person was truly reckless.
Interesting. If the Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperor guarantees Xiao Chens survival in the Divine Dragon Empire, it will not be a problem. However, trying to protect his life when going against the Golden Dragon bloodline will be difficult.
This person is rather stubborn. Of all things to ask, he makes this request. The Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperor has collected many treasures and secret manuals. Any one of them would be a priceless treasure.
To think that he is still thinking of returning! As far as it goes, no one knows whether he can escape the Golden Dragons pursuit outside the Divine Dragon Empire.
The cultivators in the City Lords Residence discussed this, pitying Xiao Chen.
The Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperor remained silent for three seconds before saying, I do not know if I can ensure your survival in the Divine Dragon Empire. I have fought with the Purple Gold Dragon Emperor. However, there were both victories and defeats. If you knew about the horrifying existence behind the Golden Dragon bloodline, you probably would not make this request.
However, since you asked for this, I will still promise you that if you return to the Divine Dragon Empire one day, I will do my best to protect you.
There is a terrifying existence behind the Golden Dragon bloodline?
Xiao Chen felt stunned on hearing that. To think that the Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperor said that.
Xiao Chen once wondered why the Purple Gold Dragon Emperor imprisoned that Heavenly Dragon in the Starry Heavens Dragon Prison. He suspected that the Heavenly Dragon had discovered a secret that he should not. Thus, the mysterious faction behind the Golden Dragon bloodline got the Purple Gold Dragon Emperor to capture and restrain that Heavenly Dragon.
After all, a Heavenly Dragons appearance would boost the Divine Dragon Empires Luck.
Unless one had no choice, no one would restrain a Heavenly Dragon like that. That was akin to chopping off ones arm.
Many thanks, City Lord.
Xiao Chen had no time to overthink. No matter what, the Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperor had given his promise in the end.
The Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperor nodded slightly. Then, he looked to the others and said, This time, everyone brought peak-grade wines. Peach Blossom City will not mistreat you. After this, Old Cui will select some precious treasures from my treasury to give to you.
Many thanks, City Lord.
Even though the other participants did not win the Wine King Contest, they could obtain something from the Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperors treasury. This made the trip worth it.
The others slowly got up and performed cupped-fist salutes in thanks.
The Peach Blossom Wine Festival came to an end here. All that remained was the Peach Blossom Banquet.
Just as everyone prepared to depart, the Heavenly ughter Sects Young Sect Master suddenly said, Brother Xiao Chen, would you be willing to sell Heart Burns recipe to me? If so, we can forget about what you have done to the Heavenly ughter Sect.
The moment Wang Yun spoke, the atmosphere turned somewhat strange.
This was a topic that everyone thought about in their mind. Since Heart Burn appeared, then Xiao Chen definitely had the recipe.
However, the topic of this recipe was somewhat sensitive and not suitable for discussion in public.
Since the Heavenly ughter Sects Wang Yun raised it before everyone, he clearly held bad intentions.
The Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperor raised his eyebrows. He looked at Wang Yun and said, We only talk about wine in Peach Blossom City and nothing else. If you are unwilling to drink, I can send Young Master Wang out.
I dont dare. I just mentioned it in passing. Wang Yun immediately brought the topic to a halt when he saw the situation, not daring to say more.
The meaning behind the Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperors words was obvious. As long as Xiao Chen remained in Peach Blossom City, he would protect Xiao Chen.
Hence, the other people entertaining some malicious thoughts gave up for now.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly. He had expected someone to raise the topic of the recipe.
Before Xiao Chen came here, he had already thought of a countermeasure.
Xiao Chen stepped forward and took out the recipe. City Lord, would you help me keep the recipe safe?
After being exposed, the recipe would only bring Xiao Chen disaster if he held on to it.
This might even result in Great Perfection Sovereign Personages or even Sovereign Emperors trying to kill him. That would be a great loss. Since that was the case, Xiao Chen might as well obtain a favor from this, handing the recipe to the Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperor.
Heart Burns recipe was recorded on a special beast bone. It used a script that was simr to divine characters.
One could not read and remember it. One could properly read and recall the recipe only when holding the beast bone.
The Nine-Colored Divine Phoenixs recipe was actually recorded using a simr method.
The Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperor felt startled and then understood. He epted the recipe and took a look before saying, Dont worry. You cane and take it from me at any time.
Wang Yun felt greatly startled. He had not expected Xiao Chen to do this.
To think that Xiao Chen so decisively handed over Heart Burns recipe.
Pei Shaoxuan smiled and said, This fellow is really smart and decisive. If he kept the recipe, he would die within three days of leaving Peach Blossom City.
The others showed strange expressions. Some even revealed disappointment.
If Xiao Chen held the recipe, it would be much easier to obtain it. However, it would be practically impossible if the Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperor held the recipe.
The eyes of Wenren Yu, the Profound Heavens Holy Son, flickered with light. No one could tell what he was thinking.
The Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperor put away the recipe. Then, he smiled and said, Let the banquet begin. Everyone, drink to your hearts content.
After the Peach Blossom Banquet started, the Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperor brought out some of the fine wines in his collection, letting the cultivators, who came to participate in the wine festival, enjoy them.
The bustling banquet continued until dusk before it slowly came to an end.
Xiao Chen returned to the Heavenly Fragrances residence together with the Heavenly Fragrances Holy Daughter.
Young Master Xiao, congrattions. It is really hard to win the Wine King Contest, the Heavenly Fragrances Holy Daughter said with a faint smile.
Chu Xiang said with awe, Young Master Xiao is really decisive. You just gave away the recipe of the Dragon Races best wine without hesitation, not leaving that Wang Yun any chance.
Xiao Chen said calmly, This recipe is practically useless in my hands. It is not a pity to give it away. Furthermore, it is not easy to brew Heart Burn. Even Grandpa Seven did not have a high rate of sess. He was already lucky to seed in brewing one bottle. Oh, right, I have something to ask the Holy Daughter.
The Heavenly Fragrances Holy Daughter asked, Is it about the Ethereal Immortal Pce?
There is no rush to speak about the Ethereal Immortal Pce for now. I would like to ask Holy Daughter if you know the faction behind the Golden Dragon bloodline, which the City Lord mentioned.
It would not be difficult to find information about the Ethereal Immortal Pce. The thing that genuinely concerned Xiao Chen was the existence behind the Golden Dragon bloodline.
The Heavenly Fragrances Holy Daughter hesitated before saying, If Young Master Xiao needs to know, you naturally will know. If you do not know now, there is definitely a reason for it. For now, the time is not right.
Clearly, the Heavenly Fragrances Holy Daughter knew the answer.
Upon noticing Xiao Chen looking at her, Chu Xiang smiled bitterly. Young Master Xiao, dont look at me. I do not know what the two of you are talking about.
Alright, then. The timing is not right. Xiao Chen smiled helplessly and dropped this topic.
The Heavenly Fragrances Holy Daughter said calmly, Young Master Xiao, not pursuing this is a good thing. When it is time to know, you will know. There is one more thing. Qin Zhuolin wille and look for you three days hence. He has already agreed.
Xiao Chen felt slightly surprised. You only sent word, and he immediately agreed?
The Heavenly Fragrances Holy Daughter smiled and said, Indeed. I owe Young Master Xiao a favor. If you need help, you cane and look for me at any time. You just need to ask, and I can help you settle the conflict between you and the Heavenly ughter Sect, preventing them from causing you trouble.
Xiao Chen smiled and said, Ill hang on to this favor first. Theres no need to trouble Holy Daughter with that.
Very well. It is gettingte. Chu Xiang, send Young Master Xiao back to rest.
The Heavenly Fragrances Holy Daughter did not say anything more. She bowed slowly, then left swiftly.
Chapter 2070 (Raw 2165): Suspicions in the Night
Chapter 2070 (Raw 2165): Suspicions in the Night
Xiao Chen found the Heavenly Fragrances Holy Daughter unfathomable. It felt like there was always a veil between them. She also always came swiftly and left swiftly.
However, he had already gotten used to this. As he watched the Holy Daughter leave, he said, Your senior sister is really strange. It is just a few steps away, yet she got you to send me there when she clearly can do it herself.
Chu Xiang said softly, This is how Senior Sister has always been. She often wants to show concern for others, but due to her status, she cannot openly do it. So, she can only have me do it instead, to fulfill the etiquette. Just treat me as Senior Sister; there is no difference.
This is extremely unfair for you. You be like her shadow.
Hehe! There is nothing fair or unfair about this. The two of us grew up together and are like sisters. How can I possibly nitpick this?
When Xiao Chen heard this, a thought urred to him. In that case, have you seen her true appearance?
The appearance of the Heavenly Fragrances Holy Daughter made one feel that one clearly saw her. However, the scene in ones mind always seemed veiled in ayer of fog. This felt extremely strange.
Practically everyone who met the Heavenly Fragrances Holy Daughter would feel very curious.
Chu Xiang smiled and said, Naturally, Ive seen it. Actually, you have as well. However, Senior Sister cultivates Heart Force. Those without Heart Force cannot imprint her appearance into their minds.
Heart Force!
Xiao Chen understood a little about Heart Force. The Scarlet Blood Pirate Kingprehended Heart Force and even used his outstanding talent to create the Heavenly Heart Art. The Heavenly Heart Art allowed those who could notprehend Heart Force to use their Soul Energy and Veritable Essence Energy to materialize Heart me, a simplified version of Heart Force.
Heart Force was not the product of cultivation. One could only rely onprehension to obtain it. The Scarlet Blood Pirate Kingprehended it only after reaching the Divine Vein Realm.
For the Heavenly Fragrances Holy Daughter to haveprehended Heart Force at such a young age was genuinely startling.
This is a secret. Others do not know about it. I can tell you everything I know, but I really dont know the existence behind the Golden Dragon bloodline.
Chu Xiang shrugged, indicating that while she wanted to help, she could not.
This made Xiao Chen feel somewhat embarrassed. He smiled and said, Its fine. Were here already; theres no need to send me any farther.
Alright. See you tomorrow, then. If you are not in a rush to leave, we can continue exchanging moves.
Sure.
The blood moon hung high in the sky at night. There were no stars for five thousand kilometers around.
The Deste Seas night sky had only the blood moon. Stars never appeared.
Xiao Chen prepared to go to sleep when he suddenly recalled the brocade box that he obtained that day.
The Ethereal Immortal Pces key!
Lets take a look at what it is first.
Xiao Chen took out the brocade box and opened it. He saw a sword-shaped key with some fine words carved on it, which prompted a closer look.
Xiao Chen discovered that these words were divine characters, so he gave up on studying them.
There was no way to remember divine characters. The recipe of Heart Burn was written in a simplified version of divine characters.
One could read and recall the information only while holding the beast bone.
I wonder what it is for? The Ethereal Immortal Pce...does it have something to do with Immortals?
After thinking about it, Xiao Chen could not figure anything out. Hence, he ced the key back in the brocade box and returned the box to his storage ring.
Xiao Chen looked at the blood moon outside his window. As hey on the bed, his thoughts wandered, slowly drifting off into dreams.
When thick clouds covered the blood moon, a figure with apletely concealed appearance, revealing only a pair of eyes, appeared outside the Heavenly Fragrances residence.
This person took out a talisman and burned it as he looked at the sky.
When the talismanpletely burned away, his figure slowly turned immaterial until itpletely vanished.
This talisman seemed very simr to what Xiao Chen and Jiang He used in the Yanwu Dynastys Soaring Dragon City.
After this persons body turned immaterial, his ck figure silently prated the many restrictions around the Heavenly Fragrances residence. Then, he sped to Xiao Chens vi.
No one expected anyone to sneak into Xiao Chens vite at night.
When this person arrived in Xiao Chens bedroom, his figure slowly materialized.
However, there seemed to be a treasure on him with functions simr to the Death God Masks. This item isted his aura, preventing others from noticing it.
That persons eyes fixed on Xiao Chens storage ring. Then, a strange look shed in his eyes. After that, he formed hand seals and took out a palm-sized astrological chart that spun around. His Soul Energy immediately turned into thousands of fine strands trying to enter Xiao Chens storage ring.
The process of making the Soul Energy enter the storage ring seemed very difficult. Furthermore, that person did not dare to startle Xiao Chen awake.
That ck-d person moved very carefully and patiently. He remained still for one full hour.
I seeded!
A strand of Soul Energy finally seeded in infiltrating into Xiao Chens storage ring.
Next, this person closed his eyes and tried to recall what the brocade box that the Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperor gave Xiao Chen looked like.
After a while, a spot of bright light appeared in the pitch-dark storage rings space due to the Soul Energys perception.
The bright light passed in a sh. However, in that thousandth of a second, that persons Soul Energy immediately curled around it.
That person quickly pulled back, and an extremely inconceivable scene appeared. The brocade box in Xiao Chens storage ring appeared in this persons hand.
A look of joy shed in that persons eyes. He felt somewhat excited as he quickly opened it.
However, when that person opened the brocade box, the Ethereal Immortal Pces key immediately flew out of it.
At some point in time, Xiao Chen had woken up and now firmly grasped the Ethereal Immortal Pces key in his hand.
That person cursed in his heart as he turned and jumped through the window, not wanting to remain.
However, Xiao Chen moved no slower than that person. He turned into a sh of lightning and instantly caught up.
Whoosh!
Xiao Chen revealed himself and snorted coldly. Then, he instantly unsheathed his Tyrant Saber.
A sh of saber light lit up the night sky as it locked on to that person.
Damn it!
That person discovered that he could not dodge this saber strike at all. Left without a choice, he could only turn around andunch a palm strike.
The palm light shed with the saber light. In that instant, the formations of the vi shook and rumbled continuously.
Boom!
The initially pitch-dark Heavenly Fragrances residence suddenly turned bright withntern lights at this moment, looking as bright as day.
More than one hundred Heavenly Fragrance disciples appeared from various pavilions, charging at that person while wielding weapons.
Move!
After being dyed by Xiao Chen, that person saw that he would be surrounded soon, so he roared, no longer suppressing his strength.
That person unleashed his aura, and a horrifying might and pressure burst out. A mountain-like palm image shot out.
Before the many Heavenly Fragrance disciples couldplete the encirclement, this persons palm strike knocked them back.
It looked like this person would be able to flee.
Xiao Chen wanted to give chase, but a figure descended from the tallest pavilion in the residence. That fairylike phantom figure knocked that person back with an attack.
That persons aura weakened significantly. Clearly, the attack had inflicted significant injury.
The Heavenly Fragrances Holy Daughter! To think that you are so strong!
That person seemed extremely surprised at the strength that the Heavenly Fragrances Holy Daughter burst out with; shock shed in his eyes.
However, you will not be able to keep me here!
As that person spoke, his figure slowly turned immaterial, vanishing.
A Void Shadow Talisman?
The Heavenly Fragrances Holy Daughter frowned slightly. It looked like she was toote. When Xiao Chen discovered that person, that person had activated a Void Shadow Talisman.
However, the Heavenly Fragrances Holy Daughter did not want to let this person off.
Her figure soared into the air, giving chase under the moonlight.
The Void Shadow Talisman had a time limit. That person could not possibly remain hidden. As long as that person exposed anything, there would be an opportunity to capture him.
Xiao Chen, are you alright? Chu Xiang asked out of concern as she arrived by Xiao Chens side.
Xiao Chen sheathed his saber and replied softly, Im fine. If he wanted to kill me, I probably would be dead already. He was here for this.
The Ethereal Immortal Pces key?
Xiao Chen nodded. Fortunately, I left a mark on this key during the day. The instant he opened the brocade box, I sensed it.
Even though Xiao Chen said that, he still felt some lingering fear.
That person had arrived silently in Xiao Chens room. Had that person wanted to kill him, Xiao Chen might no longer be alive.
It looks like I cannot let down my guard in the Heavenly Fragrances residence. I wont be this lucky every time.
Sorry, we nearly caused your death. To think that this person dared to barge into the Heavenly Fragrances residence! Chu Xiang said apologetically.
Its fine.
Xiao Chen entered deep thought, curious about who that person was.
The cial Mountain Manors Ye Han?
The Heavenly ughter Sects Wang Yun?
The Blood me Sects Pei Shaoxuan?
Or perhaps the Profound Heavens Holy Son, Wenren Yu?
So many possibilities came to mind. All of them were worth suspicion, but none of them matched.
It might even be possible that it was none of them.
It looked like some peoples desire for the Ethereal Immortal Pces key far surpassed his expectations.
To think that this person even dared to barge into the Heavenly Fragrances residence. However, who knew whether the Heavenly Fragrances Holy Daughter could catch up with this person?
Chapter 2071 (Raw 2166): Wings of Time
Chapter 2071 (Raw 2166): Wings of Time
Just as dawn approached, the Heavenly Fragrances Holy Daughter returned alone.
Senior Sister, you did not catch him?
The Heavenly Fragrances Holy Daughter replied softly, An expert secretly obstructed me along the way, so I lost him. Young Master Xiao, are you injured?
Xiao Chen shook his head and told the Holy Daughter everything he told Chu Xiang earlier.
Who do you think that person is? Xiao Chen asked at the end.
The Heavenly Fragrances Holy Daughter said helplessly, I have no idea. However, we should have met this person before. He purposely hid the Martial Techniques he is familiar with. Otherwise, I would not have injured him so easily. I suspect he was one of the participants in the Wine King Contest on the tall tform. However, I have no idea which one.
That person had a treasure that could iste his aura. Furthermore, he intentionally hid his identity. Hence, it would be challenging to figure out who it was.
It was already tough for the Heavenly Fragrances Holy Daughter to narrow it down to the eight other participants in the Wine King Contest.
As for who it was, Xiao Chens first guess would be the cial Mountain Manors Ye Han.
This person showed a strong desire for the Ethereal Immortal Pces key. He had even taken the initiative to seek out Xiao Chen for it.
Perhaps Xiao Chens vague response made Ye Han feel like it was impossible to trade for the Ethereal Immortal Pces key.
Therefore, Ye Han resorted to this means, taking the risk toe to the Heavenly Fragrances residence and snatch it away.
However, was Ye Han this strong?
Xiao Chen knew that the Heavenly Fragrances Holy Daughterprehended Heart Force. It would be very difficult to escape her.
Besides Ye Han, the Profound Heavens Wenren Yu, the Heavenly ughter Sects Wang Yun, Xiahou Wu, and Pei Shaoxuan were also worth suspecting.
Young Master Xiao, do you have any guesses?
Xiao Chen recovered his wits and said, None. Actually, it does not matter. Even if we guess it, we cannot do anything without any evidence. As long as he does not give up, he will fall into my hands sooner orter. Holy Daughter, can you exin to me what kind of ce the Ethereal Immortal Pce is and what the key is for?
The Heavenly Fragrances Holy Daughter thought before asking, How many grades of Soul Tools are you aware of?
Xiao Chen knew the answer to this. He readily replied, Soul Tools can be divided into three grades: Inferior, Medial, and Superior.
An average Rank 6 sect would possess only Inferior Grade Soul Tools.
Sects and factions had to be at least Rank 7 to grasp Medial Grade Soul Tools. As for Superior Grade Soul Tools, only Holy Lands and the four dynasties had them.
Xiao Chens God Shadow Bow and Qiongqi Beast Ghost Pennant were both Medial Grade Soul Tools left by the Scarlet Blood Pirate King after careful selection. They were extremely precious and rare. Even among Medial Grade Soul Tools, they were top-ss.
Xiao Chen did not dare to take out these two Soul Tools under normal circumstances lest word of them leaked and brought him great trouble.
Wrong. There are four grades. The Heavenly Fragrances Holy Daughter corrected Xiao Chen.
Four grades?
Yes. Besides Inferior Grade, Medial Grade, and Superior Grade, there are also Transcendent Grade Soul Tools.
Xiao Chen asked in confusion, How is this rted to the Ethereal Immortal Pces key?
Legend has it that the Ethereal Immortal Pce houses a Transcendent Grade Soul Tool. After the Heavenly Realm broke, Divine Tools ceased to exist in the Martial Epoch. Transcendent Grade Soul Tools are now the worlds strongest treasures. Whichever faction possesses one could immediately rise, bing a Holy Landpossibly even surpassing a Holy Land.
The Heavenly Fragrances Holy Daughter continued, One hundred thousand years ago, the Blood-Soaked Dragon Emperor used this Transcendent Grade Soul Tool to defeat and seal the unparalleled ck Dragon King, ending the war between the righteous factions and demonic factions.
The Blood-Soaked Dragon Emperor once wielded this Soul Tool?
Xiao Chens heart immediately skipped a beat. Then, he quickly searched the Blood-Soaked Dragon Emperors vast memories for anything about Transcendent Grade Soul Tools.
The Blood-Soaked Dragon Emperors memories were overly extensive. Without any crucial clues, Xiao Chen could search the memories for years without finding anything useful.
With the Heavenly Fragrances Holy Daughter providing the keyword Transcendent Grade Soul Tool, the situation changed. Xiao Chen quickly found some useful memories. Then, he could not help asking, Are you talking about the Wings of Time?
So, you know. Thats right. It is the Wings of Time. Back then, the ck Dragon King was unparalleled. He used the Annihtion Dragon me and burned down the World Tree. This resulted in the Heavenly Realm losing its source of energy, so it immediately crumbled. All the True Gods sustained severe injuries and weakened significantly. Practically no one was a match for him.
Xiao Chens knowing this secret surprised the Heavenly Fragrances Holy Daughter somewhat. However, this made sense to her when she recalled that Xiao Chen was from the Dragon Race.
After pausing for a moment, the Heavenly Fragrances Holy Daughter continued, Working together, the Righteous Dao factions gathered fragments of Divine Eternity Steles and forged the Wings of Time that can reverse time. This Soul Tool helped the Blood-Soaked Dragon Emperor defeat the ck Dragon King and finally ended the war between righteous factions and demonic factions.
Xiao Chen silently continued to search the Blood-Soaked Dragon Emperors memories for any useful information about the Wings of Time.
He finally found some.
After the Blood-Soaked Dragon Emperor sealed the ck Dragon King, there was no more need for the Wings of Time.
Due to the Wings of Times overwhelming strength, the various Holy Lands feared the Blood-Soaked Dragon Emperors possession of it.
The Blood-Soaked Dragon Emperor also understood this, so he handed over the Wings of Time.
Then, the various Holy Lands refined an Immortal sect Remnant to seal the Wings of Time.
This Immortal sect Remnant was the Ethereal Immortal Pce.
After that, there were no more memories. The Blood-Soaked Dragon Emperor had suffered irrecoverable damage from the epic battle with the ck Dragon King and passed away one hundred yearster.
Xiao Chen looked at the Ethereal Immortal Pces key he held, which suddenly felt incredibly heavy. Dont tell me that this Ethereal Immortal Pces key is the key to unlock the Ethereal Immortal Pce?
If that was the case, why did the Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperor give it away as a prize?
The Wings of Time is a Transcendent Grade Soul Tool. Why did he not open the Ethereal Immortal Pce himself?
The Heavenly Fragrances Holy Daughter smiled and said, That is right. This is indeed a key to open the Ethereal Immortal Pce. However...
However, what? Xiao Chen prompted.
However, your key is useless. No one knows where the Ethereal Immortal Pce is now. Furthermore, you need to have a total of seven keyssome of which are lost. Most importantly, the inheritance key has not appeared for tens of thousands of years already.
Xiao Chen felt somewhat bbergasted. In that case, isnt my key worthless despite it being precious?
That is natural. Otherwise, why would the Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperor be willing to give away something so precious? However, it is not really useless. Did you notice the divine characters on it? If you use the divine characters to cultivate Soul Energy, you can aplish more with less effort. It is very useful for you, a person who just advanced to Sovereign Personage.
Divine characters could indeed help cultivate Soul Energy. Back then, Xiao Chen relied on reading divine characters to temper his will of soul to a Great Perfection Sovereign Personages level.
The Heavenly Fragrances Holy Daughters words reminded Xiao Chen of this.
What might be useless to the Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperor was quite useful to him.
However...
Xiao Chen entered deep thought before asking, In that case, what was the purpose of that person ining to my room to steal the key?
At the mention of this, the Heavenly Fragrances Holy Daughters expression turned somewhat grave. I hope he only wanted to rely on the key to raise his Soul Energy.
If not?
The Heavenly Fragrances Holy Daughter remained silent for a long time before sighing, If not, there will be big trouble. A boundless cmity will sweep up the entire Martial Epoch. A Transcendent Grade Soul Tool like the Wings of Time should not appear in the world.
Xiao Chen understood that the words of the Heavenly Fragrances Holy Daughter were no exaggeration.
If someone opened the Ethereal Immortal Pces doors and the Wings of Time appeared in the world, the delicate bnce between the righteous factions and demonic factions would immediately copse.
The previous great war between the righteous factions and demonic factions destroyed the Heavenly Realm and inflicted extensive damage to the vitality of the Martial Epoch.
Who knew whether the Martial Epoch would continue existing if there was another great war between righteous factions and demonic factions?
Calling it a cmity would be no exaggeration.
The Heavenly Fragrances Holy Daughter added after some thought, Dont dwell on it too much. I dont believe anyone can gather all seven keys. No one even knows what the inheritance key looks like. Like its name, the Ethereal Immortal Pce should continue being ethereal forever.
Xiao Chen thought about it and agreed that this was just some groundless fear. It was just a personing to steal the key, yet the two considered the possibility of a cmity for the Martial Epoch.
While the two spoke, the sky had turned bright without them realizing it.
When the rising zing sun appeared, it shone a fiery light upon the Heavenly Fragrances residence.
Only the Deste Sea had such a fiercely zing rising sun.
Your Highness Holy Daughter, Senior Cui is here. He brought a gift from the Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperor for Young Master Xiao. A Heavenly Fragrance disciple came and reported at this moment.
Xiao Chen felt slightly surprised. He recalled the Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperor saying the previous day that everyone who participated in the Wine King Contest would receive an item from the Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperors treasury.
However, Xiao Chen did not expect to get one, as well.
Since its for you, I will not be going. The Heavenly Fragrances Holy Daughter smiled faintly and left swiftly.
Chapter 2072 (Raw 2177, Raw 2167-2176 Nonexistent): Seeing the Azure Mountain Again
Chapter 2072 (Raw 2177, Raw 2167-2176 Nonexistent): Seeing the Azure Mountain Again
The Holy Daughter left Chu Xiang to bring Xiao Chen to meet Senior Cui.
Xiao Chen!
When Senior Cui saw Xiao Chen, he walked over with a wide grin, obviously excited.
Congrattions! After you return, please give my regards to Old Seven, tell him that his old friend in Peach Blossom City misses him a lot.
Senior Cui sounded somewhat choked as he spoke. He had waited for thirty years for his old friend but only managed to get a cup of familiar wine.
However, Xiao Chen still managed to help Grandpa Seven fulfill his dreams in the end.
Xiao Chen gained victory in the Wine King Contest and defeated Grandpa Sevens old opponent, Great Master Yuanfei. This would resolve Grandpa Sevens mental block.
Xiao Chen nodded and said, Definitely.
Keep this carefully. The City Lord and I picked it with you in mind. The City Lord likes your Heart Burn a lot.
Senior Cui took out a brocade box and gravely handed it to Xiao Chen.
What is it?
Just as Xiao Chen was about to open the brocade box, Senior Cui held Xiao Chens hand down and said, Dont be in a rush to open it. Open it after you return. Also, help me pass this Heavenly Source Pill to Old Seven.
The Heavenly Source Pill was a pill for extending a cultivators life when their lifespan approached the end.
It was a Rank 5 Heavenly Pill and was worth cities.
Xiao Chen felt startled. It looked like Senior Cui and Grandpa Seven shared a deep friendship, one so deep that Senior Cui was willing to gift Grandpa Seven such a precious Medicinal Pill.
Haha! I wont remain for long, then. I still need to deliver the gifts for the other people.
After chatting idly for a while, Senior Cui took his leave with a cupped-fist salute to deliver the gifts for the other Wine King Contest participants.
Senior Cui, please wait! Just as Senior Cui was about to leave, Chu Xiang called out to him. Then, she sent him a voice projection. After that, Senior Cuis expression immediately changed dramatically.
To think that there was such a matter! Unexpectedly, someone dared to barge into the Heavenly Fragrances residence in Peach Blossom City! Howwless! Dont worry. I will do as Miss Chu said.
Senior Cui left in a rush, with some anger on his face. However, this confused Xiao Chen somewhat.
Chu Xiang, what did you say to Senior Cui?
Chu Xiang smiled and exined, Since Senior Sister said that the person fromst night is definitely a participant of the Wine King Contest, we can get Senior Cui to check it out. From that, we can see who is injured or does not dare to show themself. That would tell us who the suspicious ones are.
Xiao Chen said softly, It is best if this matter does not spread.
Dont worry. I told Senior Cui not to inform others.
After Xiao Chen returned to his room, he opened the brocade box. There was a jade strip and a beast bone inside.
This...
Xiao Chen picked up the beast bone and looked. He was shocked to discover that it was the Heart Burn recipe he had given to the Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperor.
Xiao Chen stared nkly into space for a long time before he recovered.
The Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperor was indeed a trustworthy person. He had never thought of taking advantage and even returned the recipe to Xiao Chen.
Moreover, the Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperor still helped Xiao Chen shoulder the danger.
The world knew that Xiao Chen had publicly handed the recipe to the Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperor for safekeeping. However, the Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperor secretly returned it to him.
This method of giving out and receiving it back saved Xiao Chen a lot of trouble.
As for the other jade strip, when Xiao Chen ced it on his forehead, a cryptic cirction method entered his mind.
This was a very rare Eye Technique, Candle Dragon Eyes.
One drove this Eye Technique with Soul Energy and the Ice Daos Great Dao Energy, imitating the eyes of the legendary Candle Dragon. Once activated, it could seal the opponent in ice. Furthermore, it would seal not only the physical body but the soul as well.
[TL Note: The Candle Dragon can be considered a kind of dragon. However, it looks bizarre. It has a human head and a dragons body. Depending on the legend, some say it has no legs, and some say it only has one leg. I could not find an English trantion for the Candle Dragon, so I went a little more literal, although it could also be rendered as an Illuminating Dragon. I went with candle since the eyes arepared to candle mester on.]
This was both an Eye Technique and a Soul Technique. It possessed extremely strong offensive power and could catch people off guard.
If Xiao Chen could shackle his opponenteven for just a secondhe could kill his opponents a few hundred times.
The scarier thing was that, even if the ice seal broke, the Candle Dragon Eyes would continue to stare at the opponent and interfere with the opponents Movement Technique and Veritable Essence Energy cirction.
The only deficiency of this Eye Technique was that it was troublesome to execute, making instant execution difficult.
However, this Candle Dragon Eyes was eminently suitable for Xiao Chen.
It appeared that the Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperor had seen the three Great Dao in Xiao Chens body and that Xiao Chen used his Ice Dao less often. Hence, he specially chose this Eye Technique to give Xiao Chen a means of using his Ice Dao.
Since Xiao Chen possessed a Dragon Race bloodline, he would find cultivating this Eye Technique easier than others, achieving more with less effort.
As the sun set, Senior Cui returned to the Heavenly Fragrances residence and informed Xiao Chen and Chu Xiang of his findings.
The whereabouts of the Heavenly ughter Sects Wang Yun is unknown, so the Heavenly ughter Sect Elder received the gift on his behalf. The cial Mountain Manors Ye Han already left the city. Pei Shaoxuan seemed to be slightly injured. He said that something went wrong with his cultivation. Besides these three, the rest seemed quite normal and showed nothing suspicious.
Xiao Chen entered deep thought before asking, What about Wenren Yu, the Profound Heavens Holy Son?
That person seems to be the least suspicious. He took the initiative to chat with me for a long time, showing nothing unusual, Senior Cui answered honestly, not hiding anything.
Chu Xiang said, It looks like the suspicious ones are Wang Yun, Ye Han, and Pei Shaoxuan. Pei Shaoxuan is the most suspicious. Once something goes wrong with a Demonic Dao Cultivation Technique, the rebound is extremely severe. He should be trying to treat his injuries in closed-door cultivation; how could he personallye out and receive Senior Cui?
Xiao Chen remained silent, not saying anything.
Could it be Pei Shaoxuan?
If it is, then this person is rather horrifying. He presents a crazy front but hides a scheming heart.
In the following days, Xiao Chen got the Heavenly Fragrance disciples to send Iron Egg back while he remained in the Heavenly Fragrances residence for now.
During the day, he would practice his Saber Techniques with Chu Xiang.
During the night, he worked on the Candle Dragon Eyes. Once he seeded, this Eye Technique could be a decisive killing move that rivaled the Divine Lightning Eye.
Seven dayster, Xiao Chen said goodbye to the Heavenly Fragrances Holy Daughter and left the Heavenly Fragrances residence.
Before he left, the Heavenly Fragrances Holy Daughter said, Young Master Xiao, do take care. If you need help, you can send a message to me at any time.
Many thanks.
Chu Xiang said reluctantly, How unfortunate! After parting with Young Master Xiao today, who knows when we can meet again?
Xiao Chen smiled and countered, You just have to tell me how to get to the Heavenly Fragrance, and I cane and see you.
The location of the Heavenly Fragrance Holy Land had always been a mystery. No one knew where it was.
During the previous war between the righteous and demonic factions, the ck Dragon King had searched for the Heavenly Fragrance Holy Land several times to no avail. Xiao Chens words were just meant to tease.
In your dreams. Chu Xiang covered her mouth whileughing, the melodious, tinklingughter sounding like wind chimes.
Goodbye.
Chu Xiang, please help me send Young Master Xiao off.
Chu Xiang sent Xiao Chen all the way to the Peach Blossom Wall. Xiao Chens figure dwindled into the distance until it vanished. Then, she sighed softly and turned to leave.
The return trip went much more smoothly than Xiao Chen anticipated.
The journey was calm and peaceful. Aside from some reckless ferocious beasts and the Deste ves that appeared out of nowhere at night, there were no other disturbances.
The azure mountain came into view seven dayster.
The ancient, mysterious azure mountain rose high, receiving the nearby viges worship for millennia.
This steep azure mountain showed a grandeur that suddenly cut off at the summit.
The azure mountain was still there, but where was the dragon head?
Now that Xiao Chen could see the azure mountain, the vige was nearby. He could rush over before sunset.
The journey had been overly peaceful, making Xiao Chen feel ufortable.
He initially thought that even if that person that night did note to seek trouble for him, the Hound Lion Empires crown prince, Xiahou Wu, and the Heavenly ughter Sects Wang Yun would not let him off so easily.
As Xiao Chen traveled, he kept his guard up, not daring to be careless.
Who could have imagined that those people would not make a move?
After thinking about it, Xiao Chen figured out the only possibility: the Heavenly Fragrances Holy Daughter had secretly helped him settle this matter.
Otherwise, given the characters of Wang Yun and Xiahou Wu, how could they note and seek trouble for him?
This was fine too.
Xiao Chen withdrew his gaze and focused his attention on the azure mountain once again.
Whoosh!
Xiao Chen gently pushed off with his feet, and his figure moved like lightning, rushing towards the azure mountain.
This mountain seemed to be magical, able to capture his attention every time. With just a nce at it, he could not help rushing over.
Xiao Chen stopped when he was ten kilometers away from the azure mountain.
He recalled his strange encounter when he previously touched the azure mountain. When he climbed the azure mountain, his Demonic Qi had erupted from his entire body willy-nilly.
However, the more forbidden something more, the more tempting it appeared.
Xiao Chen considered himself a calm person. However, when he faced the forbidden azure mountain, he found it hard to suppress his urges.
He hesitated for a moment before raising his leg, moving over step by step.
Although Xiao Chen could travel a distance of ten kilometers in the blink of an eye, he moved very slowly.
A strange forcefield shrouded the azure mountain. The air was replete with hate, rage, murderous intent, pain, and other negative emotions; among which, despair was the heaviest.
To anyone else, this would be a demonic mountain without a doubt.
However, Xiao Chens instinct told him there was something strange about this, a startling, hidden secret.
Dont touch it!
Just as Xiao Chen was about to touch the azure mountain again, someone behind him ced a hand on his shoulder.
Chapter 2073 (Raw 2178): Xiao Yun
Chapter 2073 (Raw 2178): Xiao Yun
The atmosphere around the azure mountain felt strange in the first ce. Now, someone suddenly appeared and patted Xiao Chens shoulder.
The antsy Xiao Chen immediately thought it was an ambush, so he spun around and threw a palm strike.
Bang!
Two palms shed, and Xiao Chen sent the neer flying. When that personnded, he had a paleplexion. That person gritted his teeth, finding the pain extremely unbearable.
Qin Zhuolin!
Xiao Chen felt startled when he saw this persons face. Why is he here?
Xiao Chen quickly flew over.
Are you alright?
Qin Zhuolin smiled bitterly. I have not seen you for only half a year, and your strength soared so quickly. This is incredible.
Half a year ago, Xiao Chen was still a Holy Venerate.
When Qin Zhuolin met Xiao Chen again, Xiao Chen was already a Sovereign Personage, going beyond Initial Perfection Sovereign Personage and reaching Small Perfection Sovereign Personage.
This is all thanks to the Heart Burn you gave me. Im not sure whether to thank you or reproach you. Heart Burn has a strong effect only once in my entire life, and I wasted it as a Holy Venerate.
Without the umtions that came from Heart Burn, it would have been very hard to reach Small Perfection Sovereign Personage in one go.
Qin Zhuolin smiled in embarrassment. I did not expect Heart Burn to be so effective. Sorry, sorry. Take that earlier palm strike as evening things out, then.
Lets not speak about that. Why are you here?
Haha! I have waited several days for you already. Lets go back to the vige first before speaking.
Alright.
When Xiao Chen returned to the vige, the vigers weed him back like a hero, receiving him with great hospitality.
Iron Egg, who had returned first, already told the story of Xiao Chen winning the Wine King Contest to everyone.
The Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperor had dered that anyone who dared to touch the vige within these one hundred years would be Peach Blossom Citys enemy.
With the Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperors strength and prestige, this generation of vigers no longer had to worry about roaming bandits or the harassment of Demonic Dao factions.
The vigers no longer had to worry about their greatest threat; how could they not be happy?
After the bustle, noise, and excitement, Xiao Chen, Sang, and Qin Zhuolin gathered together.
What did the Heavenly Fragrances Holy Daughter ask you for help with? Xiao Chen asked.
Qin Zhuolin drank some wine before replying, She wants my help in finding the remains of the Heavenly Fragrances previous Holy Daughter and bringing back a jade pendant.
Xiao Chen thought very quickly and guessed, The previous Holy Daughters remains should be in some underground tomb, right? Otherwise, they would not seek your help.
Very smart. Even the Heavenly Fragrance Holy Master does not dare to enter this ce. The stronger one is, the greater the danger.
Qin Zhuolin smiled faintly and looked at Xiao Chen. Guess where her remains are.
Probably under that well outside the vige. During the past few days, you have been going there when you have nothing to do, Sang said before Xiao Chen could say anything.
Really?
Qin Zhuolin said awkwardly, Indeed. The remains of the Heavenly Fragrances previous Holy Daughter are under that well. Fifty years ago, a Heavenly Dragon expert of your Dragon Race seemed to have discovered a startling secret in this ce. This attracted the attention of many people and offended people he should not offend. When he fled into the well, many people who did not understand the situation followed to see. In the end, they were all trapped and died in there.
The infamy of this well spread out in the Deste Sea. From then on, it became the most horrifying forbiddennd of the Deste Sea.
Xiao Chen remained silent. He had not expected that what the Heavenly Fragrances Holy Daughter wanted to do had something to do with this well.
After a long time, Xiao Chen said, I have been in the well before.
You managed toe out?!
Now, it was Qin Zhuolins turn to be shocked. He looked at Xiao Chen and said, This is really startling. Previously, some reckless Geomasters entered to study the situation. However, no one managed toe out.
Xiao Chen raised his wine cup and drained it in one go. An expression of lingering fear appeared in his eyes as he said after some thought, There is a Heavenly Dao Killing Formation there. The killing formation perfectly merged with the environment; one will not sense any danger. Everyone who died in the well had an expression of shock and surprise. They did not know how they died. I did not go too deep inside. Adding that and a stroke of luck, I managed to leave.
Xiao Chen told Qin Zhuolin everything he saw that day, not leaving anything out.
After Qin Zhuolin heard everything, he remained silent for a long time. He smiled bitterly and said, To think that there is a Heavenly Dao Killing Formation... Had I known earlier, I would not have agreed. It looks like the Heavenly Fragrance Holy Lands people had gone down before but were scared witless.
Brother Qin, will you honestly tell me what you know about this ce? Xiao Chen straightforwardly asked Qin Zhuolin, not wanting to beat about the bush.
Be it the azure mountain with the missing dragon head or the mysterious and unfathomable ancient well, Xiao Chen felt a pressing need to get answers about them.
Xiao Chen had a feeling that once he solved these two mysteries, he could figure out why the Azure Dragon Race got destroyed.
Qin Zhuolin felt stunned for a while. Then, he replied, I do not know much, either. However, I have heard from my master that the Deste Sea did not use to be like this. Previously, Deste ves could be seen during the day, as well. Right now, the Deste Sea looks like it has grown wild, right? The past Deste Sea used to be even scarier and ruined. The corpses and blood left by the righteous factions and demonic factions turned this ce into a living hell.
However, it changed because of two people. The fight between two people changed the entirendscape of the whole Deste Sea.
Xiao Chen prompted, Which two people?
The Deste Sea was veryrge, practically boundless. It wasrger than the eastern and northern regionsbined.
To think that a fight between two peoplepletely changed the terrain. How strong were those two?
One is the Dragon Races Dragon Emperor Xiao Yun. The other is a mysterious existence that did not leave any name behind.
[TL Note: The Xiao in Dragon Emperor Xiao Yun is a different character from Xiao Chens Xiao.]
Dragon Emperor Xiao Yun? There does not seem to be a Dragon Emperor by that name. I once went through the Dragon Races records of emperors, but I did not see this name. Xiao Chens memory could not be wrong. If this person were really that strong, he should have a much deeper impression of it.
There isnt? Well, I dont know much about it. This is what my master told me. My line of inheritance has only one heir per generation. My master would not lie to me. However, it does not matter. I can only tell you what I know.
Xiao Chen nodded and said, Go on.
For some reason, this Dragon Emperor Xiao Yun wanted to offer the entire Deste Sea as a blood sacrifice. Hehe! Just think about it. At that time, a war between the righteous factions and the demonic factions had just ended. Who knows how many Faux Gods and Sovereign Emperors were buried here? Sovereign Personages corpses were as plentiful as stars. If the blood sacrifice really seeded, how horrifying would it have been? Therefore, someone came to stop it, and the two started fighting.
Qin Zhuolin continued, No one knows who won. In any case, the Deste Sea ended up in such a state.
Xiao Chen entered deep thought. After a while, he asked, What does that have to do with this ce?
My master believes that this tall azure mountain might be the totem that Dragon Emperor Xiao Yun erected back then. He used the entire Deste Sea as a formation to carry out the blood sacrifice, with the totem as its core.
Qin Zhuolinughed at this point. Of course, that master of mine is not very reliable. These are just some things passed down from our ancestors. For example, you have not even heard of Dragon Emperor Xiao Yun, so dont take it for real. I dont believe that someone can use the entire Deste Sea as a formation andy a blood sacrifice formation. How strong would one have to be to do that? Im just telling you what I know... Hey, Xiao Chen?
As Qin Zhuolin spoke, he realized that Xiao Chen had fallen into a daze, not listening to him at all.
Sang already inferred some information and guessed something in his heart. Just because the records of emperors did not list Dragon Emperor Xiao Yun, it did not mean there was no such Dragon Emperor in the Divine Dragon Empires history.
If this Dragon Emperor Xiao Yun was a Dragon Emperor from the Azure Dragon bloodline, then it made sense.
Sang figured that Xiao Chen must have guessed this, as well. That was why Xiao Chen was in a daze.
What are you thinking about?
Xiao Chen recovered his wits and said, Nothing. Go on, go on.
Qin Zhuolin felt speechless. I already finished. What else is there to go on about?
Xiao Chen immediately felt somewhat embarrassed. He could only change the topic, saying, What kind of person was the person who fought with Dragon Emperor Xiao Yun?
Qin Zhuolin shrugged. Who knows? There are always people who remain hidden in the Great Thousand Realms. You are one such example. Who would think that you were just a Holy Venerate half a year ago, when you are a Small Perfection Sovereign Personage now?
The topic shifted back to Xiao Chen, so he stopped asking questions. Now, he felt rather curious about Qin Zhuolins identity.
To think that Qin Zhuolin knew such secrets in detail.
Since you are here, Ill not remain any longer. Ill be going down after I finish this cup of wine. I hope I can return alive, Qin Zhuolin said somewhat decisively before draining his wine cup in one go and setting it back on the table.
He is still going into the Cold Yin Spring ancient well?
Chapter 2074 (Raw 2179): Killing Formation’s Energy Source
Chapter 2074 (Raw 2179): Killing Formations Energy Source
Despite knowing that a Heavenly Dao Killing Formation waited at the bottom of the well, Qin Zhuolin still wanted to go down.
The blood moon high in the sky reflected in the ancient well.
Qin Zhuolin had made up his mind to go down and explore not only because he promised the Heavenly Fragrances Holy Daughter but also because it was in his character to do so. Firstly, he felt confident in his strength. Secondly, he wanted to see what was below.
Qin Zhuolin even dared to barge into an ancient tomb where Soul Reaper was.
Ill go down with you, Xiao Chen said softly as he looked at the reflected blood moon in the well.
Qin Zhuolin found this strange, so he asked, Are you sure?
Yes.
Xiao Chen had nned to go back into the ancient well to explore after he broke through to the Sovereign Stage. Now, he was already a Small Perfection Sovereign Personage.
Since Qin Zhuolin insisted on going down, Xiao Chen might as well go down with him. At least they could look after each other.
Qin Zhuolin thought for a while before nodding. Thats good, as well. After all, you have been down there before. However, think carefully. You might not be as lucky as you were before.
Even if you dont go down, I will go myself.
Qin Zhuolin gave Xiao Chen a strange look. Xiao Chen should be hiding something from him. However, it did not matter. Everyone had their secrets.
This was the same for Qin Zhuolin.
Lets go, then.
The two entered the well, one after the other.
The springwater looked clear, and a cold blood moon reflected in the water. It looked like the two charged towards the blood moon.
Ssh!
Soon, the two entered the water. Cold Qi assaulted them, instantly seeping into their internal organs.
The two in the water could not help shivering. The cold Qi contained heavy Yin-attributed energy.
A normal person would havee out immediately after jumping into the water.
Otherwise, one would sustain cold poisoning, suffer internal organ damage, and die on the spot.
After the two swam through the water for one hour, they came out simultaneously, theirplexions pale.
Many crystalline stctites hung from the ceiling in front of the two. Cold Qi filled the cavern.
Be careful of the stctites above. They are even sharper than des. These pierced through many peoples bodies and sealed them in ice, killing them.
Xiao Chen had been here before, so he informed Qin Zhuolin of this danger.
Qin Zhuolin took in his surroundings and did not see anything strange. However, even though he frequently went to caves and sinister ces, he still felt an intense chill in his hearts depths.
His instincts told him that this seemingly ordinary cavern was perilous.
I have never seen or heard of anything like this before.
After a while, Qin Zhuolin shook his head with some disappointment. His experiences were useless in this ce.
Walking on the springwater, the two headed upstream.
I recall that the Heavenly Dragon of your Dragon Race disappeared twenty years ago, right? Qin Zhuolin asked.
Yes. After he lost to the Purple Gold Dragon Emperor, he got imprisoned in the Starry Heavens Dragon Prison.
Qin Zhuolin entered deep thought before saying, That means that this is not a dead-end. I am quite curious now. What is the scene like at the source of the springwater? Who set this up and created a Cold Yin Spring?
The two moved cautiously, not daring to be careless.
After a while, Xiao Chen called out to Qin Zhuolin, Previously, I reached up to this point. After the springwater started to flow, I managed to escape with the springwaters flow. I do not know what we will meet ahead.
If we go any farther, we might no longer be able to return.
Qin Zhuolin looked around and continued, I cannot trace the Heavenly Dao Killing Formations danger; this is difficult.
He sighed and headed forward.
The two continued walking upstream. Along the way, they ran into corpses sealed in ice by the cold Qi. However, none of them was the person whom the Heavenly Fragrances Holy Daughter wanted found.
There is someone in the water, Qin Zhuolin suddenly said. Xiao Chen moved forward and saw a frozen corpse lying at the bottom of the springwater.
This corpse was perfectly intact. Its final expression had not faded away yet.
That was a confused expression filled with extreme shock.
This was a Sovereign Personage who died without a single clue about what was going on.
A cold wind blew and covered the two in a thinyer of frost.
Lets go, then.
The two had seen too many of such frozen corpses and were already numb to it. They just sighed and continued walking.
The cold Qi underground intensified. However, it was within their range of tolerance, so it was not a huge problem.
Aside from the cold, there was nothing else strange. The two even started to chat idly.
Crack!
At some point in time, Qin Zhuolin tried to raise his right leg, and it gave off a crisp cracking sound.
Qin Zhuolins bones broke. Before he could react, he felt intense pain.
At this moment of carelessness, Qin Zhuolin, who was walking on water, stumbled and fell into the water.
After falling into the water, Qin Zhuolin felt horrified to discover that the frost covering his body formed ice as soon as it touched the water.
Before Qin Zhuolin could react, icepletely sealed his body, and he slowly sank to the bottom. He showed a helpless and confused expression on his face.
The danger came so suddenly, without any warning at all, and Qin Zhuolin fell for it.
Damn it!
The horrified Xiao Chen had no time to overthink. He quickly threw a palm strike and parted the springwater.
Then, he retracted his hand, and a suction pulled the ice-sealed Qin Zhuolin up.
With no time to waste, Xiao Chen immediately followed up with a palm strike and instantly shattered the ice on Qin Zhuolins body.
Phew...
Qin Zhuolin let out a long breath. Hisplexion had turned deathly white, fear lingering in his heart.
He did not realize when he got attacked.
You have cuts!
Xiao Chen examined Qin Zhuolin and found cuts on Qin Zhuolins right leg. These had allowed the cold Qi to seep in, and Qin Zhuolins condition worsened over time without him realizing it.
The wounds were tiny, and the ce was filled with cold Qi. If one did not pay attention, one would not notice it.
After a while, Qin Zhuolinsplexion returned to normal. He recovered very quickly after consuming a Medicinal Pill, as he had not suffered from any fatal injuries.
This was what this ce was like.
One could not sense any danger at all. By the time one realized it, one suddenly discovered that one was on the verge of death.
Many times, the scariest thing was not meeting with many strong enemies or terrifying Deste ves.
The scariest thing was when one fell into danger unawares, not knowing how to defend against it. In this case, it was because this cavern seemed no different from an ordinary one.
I got careless this time.
Qin Zhuolin frowned heavily and sighed, I have met the scariest Deste ve of the Deste Sea and even ventured into the tombs of Faux Gods a few times. Although I managed to escape safely every time, and I even have various measures for the burial sites of ancient Demonic Dao Sovereign Emperors, this ce...
Qin Zhuolins words carried a tone of defeat.
The strong confidence that had supported him all this time suffered a massive setback under this ancient well.
If not for Xiao Chen, Qin Zhuolin would have fallen here. Cold Qi would have seeped into his soul, and ice would have sealed his physical body. He would not have had any means to bring out his various measures.
Qin Zhuolin finally understood how Sovereign Emperors ended up dying here unawares.
Xiao Chen looked to the front, which was pitch-ck. He did not know how long it would take for them to reach the springwaters source.
If we continue like this, without thinking of a countermeasure, we will die here sooner orter, Xiao Chen sighed. This was just instinct, and there were no reasons for this thought.
How can we deal with it? Even the most horrifying killing formation has a formation core, nodes, and formation lines. With these, even the most terrifying killing formations can be broken. However, there is nothing here. It is no different from an ordinary cavern at all.
Qin Zhuolins words betrayed his helplessness. However, they were all irrefutable facts.
Xiao Chen did not answer. He contemted these facts as he scrutinized their surroundings. After some thought, he said, I feel that this is not the case. As long as this is a killing formation, it will have a formation core and supporting items. The only difference is that the Heavenly Dao Killing Formation perfectly merges these with nature; hence our inability to detect them.
We just cannot detect them; it is not that they do not exist.
Qin Zhuolin said sullenly, For any formation to operate, it needs energy. Typically, this woulde from Spirit Jades or Divine Crystals. Some more profound formations can use the energy in the ground. However, I cannot sense any energy fluctuation here. So, even with what you said, we cant break this formation.
Suddenly, inspiration shed in Xiao Chens mind. He asked, Do you mean, as long as we find the energy source driving the Heavenly Dao Killing Formation, we can break this formation?
I cant guarantee to break the formation, but we wont die here, at least. I am at least confident of that.
Xiao Chen said seriously, I think I know what is driving the Heavenly Dao Killing Formation and why you cannot sense it.
What is it?
Chapter 2075 (Raw 2180): Strange Change
Chapter 2075 (Raw 2180): Strange Change
What?!
Qin Zhuolin gave Xiao Chen a curious look. Even I dont know what the energy source is, so how does he know?
Qin Zhuolin made a lot of guesses. This ce was filled with cold Qi all year round. Could there be an ice-attributed natural treasure buried here to drive the Heavenly Dao Killing Formation?
For example, it could be a Blood Shadow Stone, Netherworld Profound Water, or Ancient Demonic Ice. These were extremely strong natural treasures that could rival Divine Crystals.
However, Qin Zhuolin quickly rejected these possibilities after some consideration.
They were practically impossible. These natural treasures contained extremely astonishing energy. Not to mention purposely searching for them, one could find them just by casually probing the surroundings.
However, there were no such auras here. This ce was just an ordinary underground cavern.
There was nothing strange, aside from the cold. However, which part of the Deste Seas underground was not cold?
Qin Zhuolin had many such thoughts. Nevertheless, he rejected them all.
Qin Zhuolin waited for Xiao Chens answer, on tenterhooks about Xiao Chens guess.
At this time, Xiao Chen already felt certain. His thoughts were very clear. He said seriously, Actually, you know the Heavenly Dao Killing Formations energy source too. In fact, you see it every day.
What?! I know it, and I see it every day? Xiao Chen, this is not the time for jokes. Qin Zhuolins expression turned grave as he gave Xiao Chen a cold look. Clearly, he did not feel satisfied with this answer.
Xiao Chen said calmly, I am not joking. The energy source of this Heavenly Dao Killing Formation is the blood moon that you see every day.
This joke is not funny...
Qin Zhuolin stopped thinking about Xiao Chens answer. He felt it was better for him to think about it for himself.
How could it possibly be the blood moon in the sky?!
What was the moon? The moon was the great lunar star. There were millions upon billions of stars in the Great Thousand Realms. However, there was only one sun and one moon.
Through the rise and fall of epochs since time immemorial, the sun and the moon remained eternal and never destroyed. They had existed from the moment the Primal Chaos split until now.
The powerful Faux Gods could destroy many stars with the wave of a hand. However, they had to be humble before the sun and the moon.
Have you ever thought about why a blood moon cannot be seen anywhere else but the Deste Sea in the Central Great Realm? The moon normally waxes and wanes, but the Deste Seas blood moon has always been full whenever it appears, hanging high in the sky!
Disbelief marked Qin Zhuolins face, but Xiao Chen did not feel surprised.
Xiao Chen had not been joking; he had his evidence for it.
Xiao Chen continued, Why can we not sense the Heavenly Dao Killing Formations energy source? It is because the energy source is in the sky. Naturally, we cannot perceive it, as we are underground. The original range of this Heavenly Dao Killing Formation might be much vaster than we thought. However, due to certain reasons, it ended up shrinking to the current range and existing only in this underground cavern.
Originally, I would not have thought of this. However, you told me today that Dragon Emperor Xiao Yun used the azure mountain as a totem to serve as the formation core with the Deste Sea as the formation. More importantly...
Qin Zhuolins expression slowly turned graver. He looked at Xiao Chen and prompted, Continue.
More importantly, there is a little girl called Qing Chen in the vige. She possesses an Extreme Yin Body. Some time back, she told me that she could see a blood moon in the ancient well during the day. Previously, I could not understand it. Why could she see a blood moon in the ancient well during the day? I only just figured it out.
Qin Zhuolin entered deep thought. His train of thought slowly turned clearer. However, a chill ran down his spine.
If all these were true, then how strong was the person whoid the formation?
The blood moon in the Deste Seas night sky had probably existed for tens of thousands of years. Did it exist because of this person?
Even though this person ceased to exist tens of thousands of years ago, he still affected the entire Deste Sea.
No wonder the Heavenly Dragon, who discovered the secret of this ce, was chased fifty years ago.
However, there was already no way to retreat. Qin Zhuolin said seriously, If the energy source of this Heavenly Dao Killing Formation is the blood moon in the sky, it might be a formation within a formation. This Heavenly Dao Killing Formation might be a part of the blood sacrifice formation that Dragon Emperor Xiao Yunid back then. This is somewhat problematic, but there is a way to deal with it.
Xiao Chen felt stunned on hearing this. Unexpectedly, Qin Zhuolin really had a way to deal with it.
Whats the method?
Trying to break the formation is not realistic. However, since we know the energy source of the formation, we can avoid bing the targets of the formation when I figure out how the energy flows. That way, we will be able to move freely in this underground cavern and easily find the remains of the Heavenly Fragrances previous Holy Daughter.
The stronger one was in this killing formation, the faster one died.
The two moved very carefully along the way, which constrained them.
The two were strong, but they could not move as they wished, which felt very depressing.
If the two could use their full strength, their search would go much faster, given their Movement Techniques.
However, this assumes your guess is right.
Xiao Chen said, Besides trusting me, you have no other choice at the moment.
I trust you!
Qin Zhuolin only gave a simple reply before falling silent. Then, he sat cross-legged on the water.
He closed his eyes, and his hands continuously formed profound hand seals.
As Qin Zhuolins hands moved, an expanding star chart appeared behind him.
At some point in time, Xiao Chen looked up, and the rocks overhead disappeared. Only a vast and boundless Starry Heavens entered his eyes. This felt extremely mysterious.
The stars twinkled, and starlight shed continuously, slowly forming an even vaster star chart.
Beads of sweat rolled off Qin Zhuolins forehead. Xiao Chen could sense his Soul Energy ebbing rapidly.
Besides driving the star chart, Qin Zhuolins Soul Energy seemed to be searching for something.
Buzz! Buzz!
Suddenly, a few stars in the star chart shifted, falling directly.
This felt remarkably realistic to Xiao Chen, as if stars really were falling from the universe.
Just at this moment, Qin Zhuolin suddenly opened his eyes. He showed a fatigued expression, but an unconceble joy shone in his eyes.
Xiao Chen, your guess was right. The Heavenly Dao Killing Formations energy source is indeed the blood moon. It is too inconceivably vast. I have never seen a formation of such arge scale before!
Qin Zhuolin stood up and wiped the sweat off his forehead. He said, Ive benefited greatly from this. Lets go. As long as we walk on the starlight, we will be safe. We dont have much time; I cannot maintain this Eternal Cycle Star Chart for long.
Whoosh! Whoosh!
The two did not dare dy. They executed their Movement Techniques and sped through the cavern, on the starlight from above.
With this, the two did not have to worry.
The two now moved more than ten times faster than before. They quickly checked all the corpses sealed in ice underwater.
Their efficiency was much faster now.
Is it that one?
One hourter, Xiao Chen took three steps back and pointed to a beautiful corpse in the ice.
Whoosh!
Qin Zhuolinnded beside Xiao Chen. Then, he took out a painting andpared it before nodding. Shes the one. Look at her waist; see if there is a jade pendant there.
The twos gazes immediately shifted to the corpses waist, and they saw a white jade pendant that looked simple but gorgeous.
Boom!
Xiao Chen threw a palm strike and parted the springwater to free this ice-sealed beauty.
After Qin Zhuolin got close to the ice-sealed beauty and extracted her, his breathing became somewhat heavy.
How unfortunate! Such a beauty died mysteriously in this Heavenly Dao Killing Formation. I wonder why she entered the ancient well back then.
After examining the corpse, even Qin Zhuolin could not help feeling somewhat excited. This was considered seeing the true appearance of the Heavenly Fragrances Holy Daughter.
When the Holy Daughter was alive, practically no one could see her appearance.
Now that the job for the Heavenly Fragrances Holy Daughter was done, the two now had a choice: to continue forward or to return.
Previously, before Qin Zhuolin figured out the energy cirction of the Heavenly Dao Killing Formation, the two could not move back, only able to advance.
Now that Qin Zhuolin had, they had the option of returning.
What do you think? Qin Zhuolin asked Xiao Chen. He did not dare to continue alone.
Lets return. There might be a great fortuitous encounter waiting for us, but it is more important to survive. Since when did your hand turn so cold?
Xiao Chen noticed that Qin Zhuolins hand, which was ced on his shoulder, felt scarily cold.
Finding this strange, Qin Zhuolin said, I was about to ask you why your hand turned so cold.
Before the two finished discussing this, their expressions changed at the same time. They turned their heads to lookand saw that the ice around the corpse of the previous Holy Daughter, which was hovering above the springwater, had melted at some point in time.
The corpse had revealed its true face and ced its hands on the two.
The instant the two turned their heads, the previous Holy Daughters eyes suddenly opened.
Chapter 2076 (Raw 2181): Blood Moon in the Water
Chapter 2076 (Raw 2181): Blood Moon in the Water
Before the two could react, the corpse of the previous Holy Daughter raised them and knocked them together, causing them to m solidly into each other.
Qin Zhuolin felt like crying from the pain. Xiao Chens physical body was much much tougher than his.
Even if one did not intentionally bring out the acquired Divine Body, one was already as strong as an inherited Dao Tool.
After the Holy Daughters corpse knocked the two together, it flung them away.
The star chart above Qin Zhuolin instantly tore, and the twos path of starlight vanished.
Bang!
The two crashed into a wall, opening holes there.
The cold Qi from underground immediately leaked out from the cracks in the dirt.
Ssh! Ssh!
The even scarier thing was that many of the corpses sealed in ice in the springwater soared out of the water.
The ice on their bodies slowly melted, revealing their true appearances.
Qin Zhuolin struggled out of the wall and loudly reminded Xiao Chen, Quick, leave! These corpses have all turned into Deste ves. We should leave now, before theypletely recover.
Even without Qin Zhuolins warning, Xiao Chen already sensed the gravity of the situation. His Vital Qi surged and shattered the surrounding walls.
Xiao Chens expression remained calm as he quickly scanned the ce. He discovered that these people used to be Sovereign Emperors, but after turning into Deste ves, they did not manage to preserve their strength, only their aura.
It looked like Qin Zhuolin was right; these Deste ves had notpletely recovered their strength yet.
For now, they only equaled Small Perfection Sovereign Personages, although their number was somewhat scary.
This was considered good news, at least.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
The many Deste ves that recovered their true forms locked their gazes on the two. Then, cold killing intent immediately pressed on the two.
The air turned viscous, feeling sticky. This greatly restricted Xiao Chen from bringing out his strength.
A regr Small Perfection Sovereign Personage would not be able to move at all. These Deste ves would instantly crush such a cultivator.
Eye Technique, Candle Dragon Eyes!
Xiao Chen instantly executed the Candle Dragon Eyes.
Sparks immediately red in Xiao Chens eyes. Then, a scary Candle Dragon image appeared behind him. Although the Candle Dragon revealed only its head, it already gave off a scary aura.
Boom!
The Candle Dragon suddenly opened its eyes, and the sparks in them zed into candle mes.
Xiao Chens Ice Daos Great Dao Energy and Soul Energy drained continuously. A chill instantly swept out everywhere within his line of sight.
Crack! Crack! Crack! Crack!
The Deste ves that just struggled free became sealed in ice again. Even the gushing springwater below froze into a cier.
Xiao Chen nced around and saw Qin Zhuolin fighting with the Holy Daughter.
Qin Zhuolin appeared to be in a sorrier state than Xiao Chen.
For some reason, Qin Zhuolin seemed to be suppressed, not bringing out his full power.
Bang!
Xiao Chen turned into a lightning bolt and kicked, sending the Holy Daughters reanimated corpse flying away.
Then, he continued forward and stomped on the other party.
After Xiao Chen restrained the Holy Daughters reanimated corpse with his foot, he drew his Tyrant Saber and stabbed the other partys forehead in the time it took for a spark to fly.
Cold blood leaked out from the wound. However, the blood was strangely ck.
Xiao Chen bent over and pulled off the jade pendant at the Holy Daughters waist.
Since the two could not bring the body back, bringing the jade pendant back would at least fulfill the Heavenly Fragrances Holy Daughters request.
You are really ruthless. To think you did not even hesitate before a world-ss beauty, Qin Zhuolin said aftering over, feeling bbergasted.
No wonder Qin Zhuolin seemed suppressed. So, this is the reason.
He does have some unique tastes. No matter how beautiful she is, she is still dead.
Lets go!
Xiao Chen pulled his saber out, releasing a spurt of blood. Then, he quickly left with Qin Zhuolin.
These Deste ves were very hard to kill, and they would recover soon.
The two no longer had a choice. They could only charge forward and hope to stumble upon the path that the Heavenly Dragon took in the past.
Roar!
The Deste ve Holy Daughter that Xiao Chen killed came back to life. Then, it soared into the air and hovered there.
A mournful roar spread out, together with ice-cold Qi.
Rumble...!
The ground shook, and countless rocks fell from above. All sorts of unimaginable dangers appeared.
The Heavenly Dao Killing Formation operated at full power.
The entire ce turnedpletely chaotic, the environment and terrain changing in an instant.
Countless dangers appeared. Sometimes, rocks fell from above. Sometimes, old hidden weapons emerged from the water. Sometimes, a wall suddenly protruded out of nowhere.
Damn it! I still underestimated this Heavenly Dao Killing Formation!
Qin Zhuolins hands changed continuously. He made several moves and forcibly returned the changed terrain to normal.
However, it was simply too chaotic. Soon, he vomited a mouthful of blood. A weapon that appeared out of nowhere stabbed into his chest; he paled immediately.
On the other side, Xiao Chen did not have the variety of moves that Qin Zhuolin did, so he was in a sorrier state.
The environment changed continuously. Each change brought mortal danger.
The fleeing Xiao Chen and Qin Zhuolin did not have time to speak with each other. They ended up separated.
Both of them already had more than they could handle. They could not spare any attention for the other person.
Xiao Chen stopped holding back long ago. He even brought out his Great Deste Eon bloodline. A shocking Dragon Might covered his entire body.
He punched and shattered the rocks blocking his way.
A small-mountain-size hole appeared with saber light flying around wildly. The terrifying saber light shot five thousand kilometers through the ground.
Even though Xiao Chen opened up many holes, he did not dare to move around carelessly.
Despite his fluster, he did not lose his rationality.
Xiao Chen continued moving upstream, breaking technique with force. He even brought out his Qiongqi Beast Ghost Pennant and God Shadow Bow.
Although Xiao Chen was only a Small Perfection Sovereign Personage, when he brought out all his trump cards at this critical moment, even a Great Perfection Sovereign Personage would have to retreat before his might, not daring to sh head-on.
However, the power from his Great Deste Eon bloodline would eventuallye to an end.
As Xiao Chens bloodline power slowly dissipated, boundless fatigue filled his body.
Am I going to die?
Right now, Xiao Chen was at the end of his rope. He had already used all his trump cards. If he still did not escape the Heavenly Dao Killing Formations range, he would not be able to turn this hopeless situation around.
The front was pitch-ck; there was no path visible.
Who knew what danger the dark hid? Even worse, no one knew much farther it was to the springwaters source.
Xiao Chen gritted his teeth and continued forward.
Soon, he felt a little strange. The Demonic Qi Veritable Essence Energy in his Primal Core was restless.
The Demonic Qi Veritable Essence Energy turned somewhat turbulent, like when he climbed the azure mountain.
The only difference was that this was less intense; he did not instantly lose his rationality.
When something was strange, there had to be a reason.
After all this time that Xiao Chen was underground, his Demonic Qi Veritable Essence Energy turned restless only now. Something had to have changed.
Xiao Chen did not get scared. Instead, he rejoiced. Right now, he was already at the end of his rope, reaching absolute despair. He did not fear his Demonic Qi Veritable Essence Energy getting restless; he feared nothing changing.
If he exhausted his Veritable Essence Energy here, he could only wait for death and end up bing a Deste ve.
A light shed in his eyes. He could not be bothered with his restless Demonic Qi Veritable Essence Energy as he charged forward.
The strange thing was that with such a mental statehungering for lifehe suppressed the various negative emotions.
The Demonic Qi Veritable Essence Energy turned scarily turbulent, but Xiao Chen maintained his rationality.
Whoosh!
After a while, Xiao Chens eyes lit up. A piercing re blinded him with incredible pain.
Xiao Chen carefully opened his eyes, and the situation before him made him gape in shock.
A bright, mirrorlike pool of watery ahead. The pool was not big, but it felt incredibly vast as he stood at its side; he did not dare to breathe deeply.
The pool water was clean and transparent, like a gem, appearing as smooth as a mirror.
What was stranger was that there was a reflection of a cold, jade-like, full blood moon at the bottom of the water.
Is this the source of the Cold Yin Spring?
Xiao Chen wanted to ponder this. However, the Demonic Qi Veritable Essence Energy in his body grew increasingly restless. When he saw the pool of water and rxed slightly, it surged up frantically.
The negative emotions threatened to ovee his rationality.
Before Xiao Chen could think about it, he leaped into the pool of water.
The strangest thing was that the water did not ripple at all, as if it was an illusion.
If not for an additional person appearing on the blood moon at the bottom of the water, no one would think that someone had jumped in.
Chapter 2077 (Raw 2182): Ancient Azure Dragon City
Chapter 2077 (Raw 2182): Ancient Azure Dragon City
Thump! Thump!
The instant Xiao Chen entered the water, his vision turned blurry. All he could see was a hazy blood moon.
Xiao Chens heart started to race uncontrobly. Thump! Thump!
His heartbeat slowly sped up. He found this incredibly unbearable, as though his heart would rip apart.
Am I unable to escape death in the end?
Xiao Chen felt somewhat unresigned. It was not that he did not work hard; he had used all his various means to clear the Heavenly Dao Killing Formation.
Now, he truly felt helpless. If he really died here, it could only be said to be fate.
Xiao Chen had experienced many simr things in his life.
He had had many brushes with death, so many that he already lost count.
Now that he faced death again, he did not feel much despair, even though he felt unresigned.
What was left after one died?
Rumor said that after advancing to the Divine Vein Realm, one surpassed the limits of mortals. After the body perished, the will of soul could continue to exist.
If one reached the Faux God Realm, even if ones will of soul were destroyed, one could be revived as long as the divine me existed.
Unfortunately, Xiao Chen was not there yet. A Sovereign Personage was still mortal.
At this moment, Xiao Chen thought about many things. However, he did not give up hope, continuously searching for a way to survive.
Crack!
Xiao Chen could not stop his heart from pounding intensely. His heart ended up cracking, and a drop of his hearts blood seeped through his chest and instantly merged with the water.
When the blood moon in the pool of water absorbed the drop of hearts blood, it changed. The blood moon looked like it burned, releasing a resplendent red light.
Xiao Chen, who was unaware of all this, felt his body floating in the pool of water. His heart recovered to its original state.
The berserk Demonic Qi Veritable Essence Energy in his body calmed down.
As Xiao Chen remained in that space, his body sank uncontrobly.
Plop!
After some time, Xiao Chen hit the ground. He felt that his bones almost shattered.
He grunted and pulled his clothes aside. He saw that the wound on his chest had already mostly healed, with only a little left.
It was not an illusion?
Xiao Chen looked up and saw a blood moon hanging high in the air. There was no trace of the pool of water.
He was now in a deste in with an overhanging cliff at the limits of his vision.
When Xiao Chen looked over, there seemed to be an ancient and mysterious city on that cliff.
The city looked majestic, timeworn, serene, and dignified. It looked even grander than any dragon city that he had seen before; none of them couldpare to it.
A terrifying might and pressure bore down with the wind from afar. This made Xiao Chen, who stood on the deste in, find breathing difficult.
Dragon Might?
Xiao Chen felt slightly shocked to discover that the heavy pressure he felt contained a strong Dragon Might.
This vast, ancient Dragon Might had umted for who knew how long.
What was stranger was that Xiao Chen found this Dragon Might incredibly familiar. This was the Azure Dragons Dragon Might.
What is this ce?
Xiao Chen felt very puzzled. There was a blood moon in the sky and an ancient dragon city on the ground.
He was sure this was not the Deste Sea. If there were such a dragon city in the Deste Sea, he would have discovered it long ago.
Could this be underground?
However, if this were underground, What could exin the realistic-looking blood moon?
Xiao Chens thoughts fell into some disarray. He closed his eyes and stopped thinking about it for now.
After sitting down cross-legged, he consumed a Medicinal Pill and focused on treating his injuries, recovering to his peak state.
Four hourster, Xiao Chen, who possessed an acquired Divine Body, had recovered from most of his physical injuries. His dried-up Primal Core had also refilled with Veritable Essence Energy, returning to his peak state.
Xiao Chen opened his eyes and stood up. He could finally rx somewhat.
Previously, he had been at the end of his rope. Even a Star Venerate could have killed him.
Now that Xiao Chen was back at his peak state, he felt much calmer.
He stared at the distant dragon city and entered deep thought. Then, he leaped up to soar above the deste in.
Buzz!
Xiao Chens feet had just left the ground when he felt immense pressure. He looked up and realized that this pressure came from the blood moon in the sky.
Enduring the rapid depletion of his Veritable Essence Energy, he soon arrived at the bottom of the cliff.
Without hesitation, he started climbing.
No matter what, Xiao Chen had to figure out the situation with the ancient Azure Dragon city that suddenly appeared in this strange ce.
Perhaps his opportunity to leave could be found there.
The cliff was precipitous and tall. The rocks jutting out of the cliff were sharp. Xiao Chen endured the pressure from the blood moon and climbed up with much difficulty.
By the time he made it to the top, beads of sweat had covered his forehead. Before he could wipe the sweat off, the sight before him stunned him. Many rows of soldiers in heavy armor stood outside the ancient dragon city.
These soldiers exuded terrifying auras as they patrolled the ce.
Every one of them possessed the strength of a Sovereign Personage at the very least. Furthermore, there were more than a thousand of them.
These soldiers split into several groups, patrolling the outside of the city in a pattern.
The most startling thing was that these soldiers should be dead; they had no aura of life whatsoever.
Above the dragon city, eighteen incredibly colossal dragon souls flew about. Just one head alone was the size of a small mountain.
These dragon souls radiated a strong, scary aura that inspired despair.
Boom!
Suddenly, Xiao Chen saw a titanic figure descend from above the city.
This figure was d in heavy armor and had a thick chain wrapped around its body; this chain ended with an iron hook resting on its back.
Soul Reaper!
One of the ten great Deste ves in the Deste Sea. Xiao Chens face sank slightly. What is going on with this ce?
How can an ancient Azure Dragon city have such unclean things?
Are they upying it or defending it?
Whoosh!
Suddenly, Soul Reaper, which was above the city gates, turned its head and looked in Xiao Chens direction.
In the time it took for a spark to fly, Xiao Chen hid behind something. At the same time, he put on the Death God Mask to iste his aura.
Hepleted all these in one breath. Even so, he still could not rx. He could feel a gaze sweeping over his aura.
His anxiety disappeared only after a long time.
Xiao Chen walked out and looked up. Soul Reaper had disappeared from above the city gate.
However, that army of the dead remained. As they moved, their armor nked loudly.
Aside from the dragon souls, Xiao Chen also discovered several Deste ves above the city.
However, these Deste ves were much weaker than Soul Reaper,cking that asphyxiating aura.
Xiao Chen recalled when he met Soul Reaper for the first time. He and Qin Zhuolin had nearly died. Fortunately, the arrival of the sun saved them.
Ordinary people could not understand that strength, much less resist it.
With the Death God Mask, Xiao Chen felt slightly bolder. He carefully edged over to the ancient Azure Dragon city.
He wanted to enter the dragon city to see what was inside.
However, he was somewhat leery of the risk. Discovery would mean an army of the dead flying over. Only death awaited him then.
After observing for a long time, Xiao Chen discovered a pattern. The ces where the soldiers patrolled seemed limited.
They kept to the same ces. As long as one did not enter the area they defended, one would not be in any danger.
Relying on this pattern, Xiao Chen used the openings created when the soldiers patrols crossed.
He advanced steadily, slowly approaching the dragon city.
His figure moved continuously. He had to pay attention and maintain a certain distance from the many soldiers.
Statues?
Two imposing statues holding weapons nked the city gates. The strange thing was that the one on the right was missing half its body.
Xiao Chen continued to press forward. He was already very close to the city gates, but he did not know if the city gates would open or not.
Even so, he wanted to give it a try.
Xiao Chen slowly and carefully closed the distance. He was just one kilometer from the city gates when the undamaged statue suddenly opened its eyes. A red light shone on him.
The patrolling soldiers suddenly stopped. Then, scarlet eyes appeared in the many helmets, staring at Xiao Chen.
Run!
Xiao Chen immediately turned around and made a mad dash for survival, not wanting to remain here.
Whoosh!
The statue that opened its eyes did not move from its spot. It only forcefully swung its arm, and a fiery light shot out from its spear, flying towards Xiao Chen.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Before the spear arrived, the horrifying spear aura already did, nearly knocking Xiao Chen into the air.
Thunder Monarch Spear! Xiao Chen shouted. He had no way to dodge this, so he used his Thunder Daos Great Dao Energy to drive the Five Element Divine Lightning.
The Five Element Divine Lightning formed a brightly shining spear in his palm.
Boundless electric might erupted from Xiao Chens body as the Thunder Monarch Spear shot out.
The two spears collided in the air, and a terrifying force immediately burst forth.
This shattered the weapon shooting towards Xiao Chen, sting it into shards flying everywhere and buying him some time.
Light of Freedom!
On obtaining the opportunity, Xiao Chen executed Light of Freedom, turning into a lightning bolt, and quickly left.
Chapter 2078 (Raw 2183): Vicious-Tongued Puppets
Chapter 2078 (Raw 2183): Vicious-Tongued Puppets
Xiao Chen turned into a lightning bolt and moved five hundred kilometers away. After that, the army of the dead in relentless pursuit gave up the chase. They just stood where they were and looked at him coldly.
Whoosh!
Xiao Chen appeared in his true form andnded. Then, he turned his head back and saw overwhelming mesing from the group of dead soldiers.
These dead soldiers showed no signs of life, manifesting only a pair of scarlet mes in their helmets.
Some sort of formation should be maintaining these dead soldiers. Although they were horrifying, they could not give chase beyond five hundred kilometers.
Xiao Chen removed his mask and took a long draw of air. He just had a close brush with death, nearly dying at the city wall.
He had not expected the statue at the city gate to discover his presence even though he wore the Death God Mask.
What kind of city was the ancient Azure Dragon city? Xiao Chen frowned heavily as he looked at the distant city in incredible puzzlement.
This should be the oldnds of the Azure Dragons. However, why did the Azure Dragons oldnds turn into this, upied by a group of evil and unclean things while he, a member of the Azure Dragon Race, could not enter?
Whenbined, the army of the dead, the eighteen dragon souls, and Deste ve Soul Reaper shrouded this ancient dragon city in mystery.
Howe there is a pce there?!
Xiao Chen felt somewhat surprised to discover a pce halfway up the mountain in the north.
The slightly dpidated exterior could not hide the pces majesty and splendor, allowing one to make out the shocking grandeur it once had.
Since Xiao Chen could not enter the dragon city, he had nothing else to do. After thinking for a while, he headed for the pce.
At the same time, Qin Zhuolin also managed to reach the same pool of water after escaping mortal danger.
Blood had covered Qin Zhuolin by the time he arrived here. He was in no better statepared to Xiao Chen then.
Qin Zhuolin was on hisst legs. Although no Demonic Qi Veritable Essence Energy turned restless in him, he jumped into the pool without thinking, after the initial shock.
Ssh!
Like Xiao Chen, when Qin Zhuolin entered the water, his heartbeat increased uncontrobly. Just as it pushed him to the verge of death, a drop of hearts blood seeped out and merged with the blood moon. Then, he immediately fainted.
When Qin Zhuolin woke up, he was lying beside the ancient well. When he looked up, the sky was bright, the midday sun zing high in the sky.
The fierce sun shone on Qin Zhuolins body. The sunlight instantly swept away the cold Qi in his body with a sizzling sound.
I came out? Qin Zhuolin muttered, somewhat confused as the sunlight dazzled his eyes.
After managing to survive the fatal danger, he did not dare to believe the scene before him. He did not know if it was reality or an illusion.
Qin Zhuolin was the best Geomaster of the Deste Sea. Even if he added all his past experiences together, the sum total would not be as dangerous as this time.
Wheres Xiao Chen?
A voice rang out beside Qin Zhuolin. When he turned to look, he saw that it was Sang, Xiao Chens mysterious friend.
This person was young, but his lifeforce umtion was terrifyingly strong.
To Qin Zhuolin, Sang was even more mysterious than Xiao Chen.
On seeing Sang, Qin Zhuolin felt sure that he truly returned. However, these words also startled him awake.
Xiao Chen did note back?
Qin Zhuolin was shocked. Before he jumped into the pool of water, he had noticed marks on the ground despite being distracted.
Someone had arrived at that pool of water with the blood moon before he had.
Yet, Sang now told Qin Zhuolin that Xiao Chen had not returned. In that case, where did Xiao Chen go?
He did not. I waited by the ancient well the entire night. There were no movements at all. Sangs calm tone held a trace of worry.
Qin Zhuolin thought for a while before saying, Dont worry. He should not be in danger of dying. However, this ancient well is too mysterious. There are many things I cant say for sure.
Since Qin Zhuolin could leave via the blood moon pool of water, Xiao Chen logically should be able to, as well.
However, why did Xiao Chen note out? Perhaps he ran into a fortuitous encounter for himself.
Actually, Qin Zhuolin had also realized that many of the things here were rted to the Dragon Race.
Perhaps the Heavenly Dragon cultivator could leave fifty years ago because of his identity.
That blood moon pool of water might be an opportunity for Xiao Chen.
Are you sure? Sang asked.
Qin Zhuolin nodded and replied, He will be fine. Im sure.
Sang sighed softly and said, I hope so.
In thend of the blood moon:
Xiao Chen headed for the mysterious pce at the waist of the northern mountain. The closer he got, the more aged and dpidated it looked.
Thousands of holes covered the exterior of the pce. Extremely clear signs of battle were obvious all over the grounds.
Shattered pieces of all sorts of materialy at the entrance, looking extremely strange.
Xiao Chen picked up a piece and took a look. He saw that it was metal that a cksmith had tempered several times.
The metals form was already set and could not return to being a divine material, so it did not have much value.
Xiao Chen did not feel any danger from the pce. Compared to the pressure from the dragon city, the dragon souls, and Deste ves guarding it, this pce did not seem special, aside from it being more dpidated.
Lets go in and take a look.
Xiao Chen made up his mind after thinking for a while.
Rattle! Rattle!
However, the countless shards on the ground gathered together like a dust devil just as Xiao Chen raised his foot.
This formed two puppetsone ck and one white. The white one held a saber, and the ck one held a spear. Their metallic bodies flickered with a faint light. ck! ck! ck! ck!
Master left orders that anyone who wants to enter has to defeat us first. The two puppets spoke at the same time, sounding somewhat robotic, feeling somewhat awkward.
Xiao Chen now understood. No wonder there were signs of battles around the ce. Others must havee here before.
Who could it be?
Xiao Chen could not be bothered with this for now. Right now, the important thing was to defeat these two puppets first.
Sorry for the offense.
Xiao Chen stepped forward and took the initiative to charge at the two puppets.
He used the Supreme Dragon Fist from the get-go. As he moved his feet, winds and clouds gathered, and dragon roars rang out in the surroundings.
Xiao Chen started his attack off with Leaderless Dragons.
His Veritable Essence Energy gushed, and his Qi and blood surged. Now that Xiao Chen had advanced to Small Perfection Sovereign Personage, his Supreme Dragon Fists might soared significantly. His entire body trembled, and countless strands of Veritable Essence Energy merged with his Sovereign Personage Will, turning into thousands of dragon images charging randomly at the two puppets.
Insignificant paltry tricks!
The two puppets seemed to be mechanical living beings, boasting sentience and intelligence.
On seeing the thousands of dragon images, the two puppets gave off disdainful sounds as they made their moves.
The puppet holding the saber stomped on the ground, and a force field immediately spread out into the surroundings. This was a Saber Dao Domain.
Crack! Crack!
The thousands of dragon images got ughtered miserably in the Saber Dao Domain, presenting a cruel sight.
Whoosh!
The ck puppet held its spear with one hand. Then, it quickly spun the spear on its palm.
A whirlwind appeared under the ck puppets feet, preventing the thousands of dragon images from approaching.
Slight shock appeared on Xiao Chens face. Initially, he had thought that these two puppets were not incredible due to their Great Perfection Sovereign Personage auras and assumed that he could easily defeat them.
However, one grasped a Saber Dao Domain, and the other showed astonishing spear skills. With their metallic bodies, they posed something of a challenge.
The two puppets broke the dragon images. Not waiting for Xiao Chen to change moves, the two charged over like phantoms. They coordinated with each other perfectly, continuously attacking with saber and spear.
Hard-pressed, Xiao Chen drew his Tyrant Saber to fight. Having to contend against two made this even more difficult.
Dang! Dang! Dang!
Xiao Chens arm numbed from the impact. The other partys Saber Dao Domain thoroughly suppressed his Sovereign Personage Will and Azure Dragons Dragon Might.
With each exchange of moves, Xiao Chen vomited a mouthful of blood. After ten moves, Xiao Chen crashed into a mountain peak. The mountain peak shattered and buried him.
Xiao Chen lost after merely ten moves.
The loss was so miserable; it was a sorry sight.
Xiao Chen climbed out of the rubble with some difficulty. When he raised his head, he saw the ck and white puppets standing before him. What are they doing?
Are they going to take advantage of this opportunity to kill me?
Trash, the ck puppet said with a cold smile.
The white puppet quickly followed up, Trash!
I used only five moves.
I used only four and a half moves.
I knocked his weapon away in three moves. Furthermore, I did not even use my strength yet. How boring!
I could have exploded his head with a spear if not for Masters instruction. His head would have an additional hole now if not for that.
How boring. Quickly scram. You should note to this ce. You are too rubbish.
Xiao Chen was stupefied, genuinely stupefied. He had thought of many possibilities, but he never thought that the two puppets were here to scorn him.
To think that puppets could humiliate others.
Veritable Essence Energy erupted from the furious Xiao Chens entire body. The mountain of rocks on his body immediately shattered.
Boom!
Xiao Chen soared into the air and hovered there. Then, the God Shadow Bow appeared in his hand, and he spread Heart me over the arrow.
Initially, Xiao Chen had not nned on using a Soul Tool. However, these two vicious-tongued puppets were too overbearing.
Young man, why did you not focus on your training? To think that you brought out a treasure.
Hah, perhaps the world has changed. The youths nowadays dont bother studying the Martial Dao properly.
Right after the two puppets spoke, they put away their weapons, and each took out a Soul Tool.
The puppets Soul Tools were also bows. They were Soul Tools that were not inferior to the God Shadow Bow. More importantly, the two puppets could bring out the full might of the Soul Tools.
The sky immediately changed color. Dark clouds even covered the blood moon hanging high in the sky.
Xiao Chen immediately felt like crying butcked the tears to do so as despair washed over him. Hence, he quickly put down the God Shadow Bow and withdrew the Heart me. Then, he smiled and said, Seniors, lets be civil. Lets not y with this...
Its toote. We tried to be civil, but you did not listen. Since you want to use treasures with us, we have to see it topletion.
Whoosh!
The two puppets released their arrows at the same time. Before Xiao Chen could let out a startled cry, the two arrows struck him.
Chapter 2079 (Raw 2184): Unrivaled Title
Chapter 2079 (Raw 2184): Unrivaled Title
Bang!
The two arrows shot from the Soul Tools struck Xiao Chen simultaneously; he had practically no time to react.
Given the arrows speed and the might and pressure from the Soul Tools, a Small Perfection Sovereign Personage could not possibly see the arrows clearly.
Xiao Chen finally got to experience his opponents horror when he used the God Shadow Bow on them in the past.
No wonder Bai Yunfei did not dare to chase me at full speed after I used the God Shadow Bow, despite his much higher cultivation.
He must have been restricted, unable to bring out his full strength.
Boom!
The two arrows pierced through Xiao Chens chest after striking him and continued to fly beyond him.
Xiao Chen fell out of the air and kicked up a cloud of dust. Then, he remained lying on the ground, his life status unknown.
The ck and white puppets walked over and cleared the dust cloud with a wave of their hands. Then, the saber-wielding puppet said, He is not dead, right? At thest moment, I suppressed my strength to ten percent. If he died, it would be too much of a waste.
He wont die. His physical body seems decent, a half-baked Divine Body. Brat, if you are not dead, let out two grunts.
The ck puppet knocked on Xiao Chen twice with its spear. Furthermore, it did not do so lightly, putting in some force.
Xiao Chen cried out in pain. He then looked at the two puppets somewhat weakly. What kind of existences are you two?
The ck puppet said, I am ck Egg, and he is White Egg. Together, we are the ck and White Eggs. Our master ordered us to remain here and guard his inheritance. Those who can pass the test can gain Masters inheritance.
When the ck puppet mentioned its name, it seemed very cocky.
Xiao Chen was bbergasted. He could not help saying, Your master is really good with names.
Now, Xiao Chen finally understood. These two puppets might seem malicious, but they did not intend to kill him.
This was more like a test. Otherwise, the two arrows earlier would have killed him.
The white puppet solemnly corrected the ck puppet. We do not have names. Fifty years ago, a Dragon Race cultivator passed the test and gave us names. He said Egg means strong. The four great experts of the world are Rotten Egg, Bitchy Egg, Stupid Egg, and Foolish Egg. They are all unrivaled titles. Now, with us ck and White Eggs, that makes six unrivaled titles.
[TL Note: The various egg names are all tranted literally. If someone calls you a name with egg in it, it is usually an insult. Rotten Egg means baddie. Bitchy Egg is more urately tranted as Dog Egg, but I went with Bitchy Egg for the pattern of them being insults. It means dog testicles. Stupid Egg simply means stupid. Foolish Egg means fool. ck Egg and White Egg have no meaning and are just literal, but are likely meant to insult the two.]
Someone came fifty years ago?
Xiao Chen did not linger on the twos names. He paid more attention to the white puppet saying that someone previously came.
Thats right. He was a Dragon Race cultivator like you. His aura was somewhat simr to yours as well. Thats why we did not kill you. Do you know him? the ck puppet asked.
Xiao Chen suddenly understood. A strand of the Heavenly Dragons mysteries appeared in his hand as he asked seriously, When you say simr, do you mean like this?
Yes, thats the aura. However, he was much stronger than you. When he came, he was already a Peak Sovereign Personage. However, I still humiliated him for five years!
Haha! I really miss those days. He woulde every day to get beaten up.
That person was really rubbish too; he could notpare to us two puppets. However, you are more rubbish.
Right. At least hested one hundred moves against us the first time. You could not evenst ten moves.
Furthermore, you tried to take a shortcut and use a treasure to kill us. What a delinquent! We ck and White Eggs are puppets possessing Faux God mes. We cannot be killed.
Public morals are degenerating with each passing day. The days when we swept through the ce with Master were better, truly delightful days.
The youths these days are getting worse and worse.
...
Xiao Chen showed a nk look, not saying anything while the two puppets rattled on and on, trash-talking him for fifteen minutes. He finally understood why the Heavenly Dragon gave these two the names of ck Egg and White Egg.
Most importantly, as the two puppets spoke, they ended up ignoring Xiao Chen and headed back.
Xiao Chen quickly gave chase to ask how the Heavenly Dragon left back then.
What a fellow! He is going to sneak-attack us now.
En garde.
The two could not help speaking out and attacking again, not giving Xiao Chen the chance to exin. They immediately beat Xiao Chen up to the point of futility. Since he was already injured, he did not evenst three moves this time.
Hey, do modern people resort to sneak attacks if they are incapable?
Well, if they were capable, they would not sneak-attack.
Trash.
Worthless.
Sprawled on the ground, Xiao Chen had no words to respond with. As he looked at the blood moon in the sky, he felt utterly helpless.
There had never been a moment where he hated remaining in a ce this much.
Previously, Xiao Chen thought that he could face humiliation or honor indifferently with his mental state, feeling no regrets, whether he won or lost.
However, he felt that he needed to temper his mental state further today.
Even the Heavenly Dragon was humiliated here for five years. When can I get out of this predicament?
Just thinking about it plunged one into despair.
Xiao Chen could imagine that the Heavenly Dragon must have felt incredible joy at reaching this ce fifty years ago.
After experiencing the ck and White Eggs torture, he must have wished he had died in the Heavenly Dao Killing Formation.
In any case, this was how Xiao Chen felt at this moment.
The sun did not rise or set in thisnd of the blood moon; the blood moon was always in the sky. To people who were used to the sun rising and setting, this was simply torture.
Three dayster, Xiao Chen epted the reality of being trapped here.
He adjusted his mentality and focused on cultivating to defeat the ck and White Eggs as soon as possible.
After all, these two puppets were only Great Perfection Sovereign Personages. He believed that he would eventually defeat them.
Xiao Chen did not casually challenge the two puppets. He only made his move after he felt that he had firmly stabilized his cultivation.
In the end, the two puppets worked together and defeated him in five moves. His morale immediately hit rock-bottom.
Time passed very quickly. Half a year had psed in the blink of an eye.
Xiao Chen had challenged the two puppets over ten times by now. Depending on the other parties mood, sometimes he would get defeated in ten moves, sometimes three moves, and sometimes twenty moves.
That was right. It was entirely dependent on the two puppets mood.
The two puppets were ridiculously strong. After they entered theirbat state, they were simply iprehensible.
For the first time, Xiao Chen wondered if his cultivation path was right.
However, he had to acknowledge that he had improved at a godly speed over the past half-year. Although he did not make a breakthrough in cultivation, his strength had at least doubled.
This was especially so for Xiao Chens Saber Great Dao. During his fights with White Egg all this time, he got to observe the other partys Saber Dao Domain. This was of great help to him.
Even so, all this was no use to him whatsoever.
After yet another defeat, Xiao Cheny on a rock and looked at the blood moon in the sky, feeling bored.
The ck and White Eggs sat beside Xiao Chen and rattled on.
Xiao Chen was already immune to the vicious tongues of the two. Now, they could no longer affect him at all.
Whoosh!
Just at this moment, the blood moon in the sky suddenly flickered with light. A terrifying might and pressure came from it.
Xiao Chens heart skipped a beat. This was his first time seeing such a change in half a year.
The ck and White Eggs by his side also stood up and looked at the blood moon in the sky.
Xiao Chen withdrew his aura with a grave expression. He felt nervous, not knowing what would happen.
When the blood moon stopped flickering, a leg stepped out of it. When that figures entire body appeared, Xiao Chen could not help making a strange face. It was Soul Reaper, one of the ten great Deste ves.
Xiao Chen had seen Soul Reaper in the ancient Azure Dragon city half a year ago.
Unexpectedly, the other party came out of the blood moon this time.
Xiao Chen found it hard to hide the fear in his heart every time he saw Soul Reaper. Before such an expert, his existence seemed insignificant.
This time, Soul Reaper appeared different from previously, having several bloody corpses skewered on its iron hook.
All of these corpses died with remaining grievances, their eyes wide open. Moreover, they were all Divine Vein Realm Sovereign Emperors.
Sovereign Emperors had been ughtered like beasts and strung up on its iron hook.
This incredible scene came as a great shock.
Now, Xiao Chen realized how fortunate he had been to survive Soul Reaper with Qin Zhuolin the previous time.
Bitchy Egg is back. The bloody stenching from it is potent.
I truly feel for those people that Bitchy Egg strung up. How terrible for them!
It is very powerful. It truly deserves to hold the unrivaled title of Bitchy Egg. Compared to the true four unrivaled experts of the world, we, the ck and White Eggs, are still too inferior.
Oh no, Bitchy Egg is looking over.
Aftering out of the blood moon, Soul Reaper swept its gaze around and fixed it in Xiao Chen and the two puppets direction.
Crack! Crack!
Xiao Chen felt anxious. He was just about to hide behind the ck and White Eggs when those two shattered simultaneously, returning to the state he had found them.
Xiao Chen felt bbergasted, finding both advancing and retreating difficult.
He did not dare to move at all beneath Soul Reapers stare. Eyeing the experts strung up on the iron hook, he had no idea what would happen next.
Chapter 2080 (Raw 2185): Three Years in the Blink of an Eye
Chapter 2080 (Raw 2185): Three Years in the Blink of an Eye
Being stared at by Soul Reaper of the ten great Deste ves was not a good thing.
Life and death depended on the whim of this Deste ve.
Soul Reaper, which stared at Xiao Chen, seemed to find him somewhat familiar. A scarlet light continuously flickered in its eyes.
Then, Soul Reaper looked away and walked off in the air beforending at the city gates of the ancient dragon city.
Then, Soul Reaper entered the city with a sh.
This took only an instant, but Xiao Chen felt like decades had passed, torturously slow.
ck! ck!
The ck and White Eggs reformed simultaneously and looked around.
It finally left. It truly lives up to its unrivaled title of Bitchy Egg. Back then, Master could not truly defeat it, either.
It is terrifying. If we end up on its iron hook, it would be tragic.
Hey, why arent you dead yet?
ck Egg and White Egg looked like they were talking to themselves. When they saw Xiao Chen still standing there, they were shocked.
How incredible! He actually scared away Bitchy Egg?
How inconceivable! To think that he survived after Bitchy Egg noticed him.
Xiao Chen could not be bothered with these two fools.
He showed no expression on his face as he turned and left, thinking to himself, I cannot remain here anymore.
It does not feel good for someone else to control my life and death.
Before today, I could never have imagined that Soul Reaper woulde out of the blood moon. Furthermore, there were bloody Sovereign Emperors who died with grievances skewered on its iron hook.
If I find myself skewered on Soul Reapers iron hook when I open my eyes one day, I would not be surprised.
I have seen too many strange things in thend of the blood moon.
I have to think of a way to leave. Since the Heavenly Dragon could leave fifty years ago, I definitely can too.
Xiao Chen entered deep thought. Right now, the gap between him and the ck and White Eggs was not in cultivation but skill and experience.
That was right. The two puppetsbat experiences were at least one hundred times more than Xiao Chens.
The powerful master of the ck and White Eggs probably made copies of hisbat experiences and ced them in the two puppets.
Either that or their master replicated thebat experiences of some other powerful experts.
In any case, Xiao Chensbat experience differed from the two puppets by more than just a level.
Next up was skill.
Be it White Eggs saber skills or ck Eggs spear skills, they all astonished Xiao Chen.
Even without using a Dao Domain, the two puppets could use their skills to suppress Xiao Chen.
During the past half-year, Xiao Chens saber skills had improved by several levels while he underwent a beating.
Xiao Chen thought about it and figured that if he wanted to win, he had to use an advantage that the two puppets did not have.
Firstly, the acquired Divine Body.
White Egg and ck Egg considered Xiao Chens Divine Body only half-baked.
Xiao Chens Divine Body was the Azure Dragon Divine Body. It originated from the Azure Dragon, the strongest Divine Dragon of the Great Deste Eon. When cultivated to its strongest, the resulting physical body could almost rival a pure-blood Azure Dragons.
However, Xiao Chen was far from that right now.
ording to the Divine Dragon Body Tempering Arts records, after one acquired a Divine Body, the Divine Body could still undergo three awakenings.
With the first awakening, the physical body would reach one-fifth the strength of a pure-blood Azure Dragon. The second awakening would allow the physical body to reach third-fifths the strength of a pure-blood Azure Dragon. On the third awakening, the physical body would reach four-fifths the strength of a pure-blood Azure Dragon.
As for reaching one hundred percent, that was impossible due to the presence of the human bloodline.
Xiao Chen could forget about trying to reach one hundred percent. However, he felt confident that as long as he could awaken his Divine Body once, he could achieve a draw with the ck and White Eggs.
Reaching one-fifth of a pure-blood Azure Dragons physical body strength would not only allow Xiao Chens physical body to be stronger but also significantly raise the time limit on the effectiveness of his Great Deste Eon bloodline.
Besides the Divine Body, Xiao Chen grasped three Great Dao, something that the ck and White Eggs did not.
After all, the puppets were not human. It was already challenging for their master to make them grasp a Dao each and push it to the limits.
For the puppets to grasp another Great Dao would be too heaven-defying.
Aside from the Saber Dao, Xiao Chen also grasped the Ice Dao and Thunder Dao. If he could merge the three and link them, the resulting might would be greater by an order of magnitude.
Besides these, Xiao Chen felt the most confidence in something else: his heart.
Xiao Chenprehended his Martial Techniques by himself and grasped their true meanings.
Be it their Martial Techniques or Dao Domains, the ck and White Eggs inherited them and did not understand their meanings.
The puppets were heartless; they were not cultivators.
After finding his direction, Xiao Chen stopped cultivating blindly. Instead, he spent his time strengthening his advantages.
Once Xiao Chen gained anyprehension, he would go and challenge the ck and White Eggs.
Like before, Xiao Chen still lost miserably. The ck and White Eggs showed no mercy. Every time they defeated him, they would use their vicious tongues to humiliate him.
However, Xiao Chen showed neither grief nor joy. He controlled his mental state and continued his bitter cultivation.
He ensured that he improved every day.
Besides this, Xiao Chen would take some time to explore this mysteriousnd of the blood moon.
This ensured that his process was not too dry and would not create a mental block due to the environment.
Time passed quickly, one year after another slipping by until Xiao Chen had been in thisnd of the blood moon for three and a half years already.
Boom!
One man and two puppets fought each other in front of the dpidated pce.
This scene had appeared countless times in the past three and a half years.
ck Eggs and White Eggs strengths were as sharp as before.
However, the two now no longer dared to spread out their Dao Domains, only to infuse their bodies with Dao Might.
The farther the Dao Might radiated, the weaker it would be. Dao Might was at its strongest when infused entirely in ones body.
Before a cultivator whoprehended a Dao Domain, the weak could not even get close.
It was like when Elder Tian Yun unleashed his Sword Dao Domain during the entrance test for the Heavenly Dragon Pce.
Everyone, including Xiao Chen, had to move back, not daring to get close.
Not to mention attacking the other party, they could not even approach. Naturally, this ced Elder Tian Yun in an impregnable position.
However, Xiao Chen now could push two puppets with Dao Domains into having to infuse their Dao Domains into their bodies.
The white-robed Xiao Chen wielded his saber and fought against two. He did not appear disadvantaged during the first one hundred moves.
A faint azure light flowed over Xiao Chens body, and his eyes appeared spirited.
His every action disyed great might. Dragon roars rang out, and a shocking Dragon Might appeared.
Despite notprehending a Dao Domain, Xiao Chen blocked the might and pressure from the ck and White Eggs Dao Domains.
Brat, you lose!
The ck puppet unleashed its peak strike. Its spear looked like it could pierce through an entire world as it knocked away Xiao Chens saber.
Dang! The Tyrant Saber stabbed into the ground.
White Egg took this opportunity to push its Dao Domain to its limits, unleashing a resplendent saber light.
White Egg locked on Xiao Chen, and the saber in its hand struck his chest.
White Egg huffed, appearing incredibly exhausted. It said seriously, It is getting increasingly difficult to defeat this fellow now. I want to beat him up, but I am feeling sapped of energy already.
ck Egg said somewhat helplessly, After the Divine Body has been awakened once, it ispletely different. His physical body already surpasses our metallic bodies.
Indeed, it hurts much more when I beat him up now, White Egg said, feeling very upset.
Xiao Chen sessfully attained the first awakening of his Divine Body one year ago. His physical body was now one-fifth of the level of a pure-blood Azure Dragons body.
After achieving that, Xiao Chen found the ck and White Eggs attacks easier to deal with and could nowunch counterattacks.
After the first awakening of Xiao Chens Divine Body, his physical bodys various aspects reached unprecedented heights.
From the inside out, Xiao Chens mind, Qi, and energy had experienced a qualitative change.
Nowadays, even if the white-robed Xiao Chen did not reveal his aura, people would find him extraordinary if he walked in a crowd, as he exuded a remarkable air.
Xiao Chen could already merge his three Great Dao and connect them. When he did this, he did not seem inexperienced with it at all.
The only unfortunate thing was that he had failed several times to attain a Dao Domain.
However, it was still too early for the ck and White Eggs to dere Xiao Chens defeat.
After being suppressed by the two, Xiao Chen revealed a faint smile and said, Have the two of you not noticed something wrong with the fight up to now?
White Egg bbered, Whats different about it? No matter how many times you jump around, you will still lose. It is just that I am too tired to beat you up. It is not that simple to pass ourthe ck and White Eggstest.
ck Egg added, Youths will be youths. They get self-satisfied with just a small aplishment.
When Xiao Chen heard that, he guffawed, You two fools are too arrogant. After fighting so many battles with me over more than three years, you did not notice that I still have not activated my Great Deste Eon bloodline?
The two puppets suddenly stared at Xiao Chen somewhat nkly. That seemed true. He had yet to activate his Great Deste Eon bloodline today.
Hahaha! ck and White Eggs, today, I will defeat you!
Boom!
Amid Xiao Chens carefreeughter, his aura suddenly soared. He activated his bloodline, and his eyes instantly turned golden.
An invisible Azure Dragon image soared from his body and coiled around him, along with a Great Deste Eons Dragon Might.
Then, Xiao Chen charged headlong at the ck and White Eggs with a war cry.
He immediately knocked back the fatigued ck and White Eggs.
The Tyrant Saber, which had stabbed into the ground, hummed endlessly, its battle hunger soaring.
Xiao Chen extended his hand and beckoned, and the Tyrant Saber returned to his grasp. His aura flourished further, the Azure Dragons Dragon Might reigning supreme in the world.
Fight!
Xiao Chens figure soared into the air. Then, he charged at the ck and White Eggs as he wielded his saber. After three and a half years, heunched a truly significant major counterattack for the first time.
Chapter 2081 (Raw 2186): Entering the Palace
Chapter 2081 (Raw 2186): Entering the Pce
After Xiao Chen activated his Great Deste Eon bloodline, he sent the fatigued ck and White Eggs flying.
Its over. This fellows bloodline power is erupting!
No! It has only been three years. I am not yet satisfied!
The ck and White Eggs saw Xiao Chens Great Deste Eon bloodline erupt. His aura burgeoned infinitely, reaching the level of a Peak Sovereign Personage despite him being only a Small Perfection Sovereign Personage.
This showed how horrifying this eruption was. It raised a persons strength by several orders of magnitude.
However, the ck and White Eggs did not choose to give up. They roared and simultaneously attacked.
It was another ssic saber-and-spearbination. The puppets Saber Dao Domain and Spear Dao Domainyered over each other.
This made it look like the two powerful puppets both possessed two Dao Domains.
This was the ck and White Eggs final decisive battle. Previously, they had been sessful in every battle. No matter what opportunity Xiao Chen grasped, they wouldyer their Dao Domains and use a saber-spearbination attack to defeat him.
However, Xiao Chen felt very confident this time. He said seriously, Bring it on!
Fight!
Xiao Chens blood gushed in his body. Enduring the might of the Dao Domains, he charged over.
Gripping the Tyrant Saber tight, he started exchanging blows with the ck and White Eggs. The fighting spirit filling his body surged to the heavens.
With every saber strike, Xiao Chen infused his Sovereign Personage Will into the saber.
As the saber light flickered, only the colors ck and white remained in the world. Aside from the bright saber light, there were no other colors.
During the past three years, Xiao Chen could not make a breakthrough in his Saber Dao toprehend a Dao Domain.
However, that did not mean that Xiao Chens saber skills had not improved.
On the contrary, his saber skills advanced rapidly.
Previously, Xiao Chen could only perfectly merge his will of soul into his saber strikes when he was in his peak state. Now, he could easily aplish that at any moment. He could control it as he pleased.
This inspiration came from the saber light the Azure Emperor left in the Yellow Springs Road.
After thinking for many years, Xiao Chen finally could aplish the same thing easily, far surpassing the Azure Emperor from back then.
He perfectly merged his will of soul into his Saber Technique, a fusion of the will of soul and the Martial Dao. This is a state that even Sovereign Emperors dream of: Martial and Soul as One!
This fellow is really troublesome!
The world turned lightless; the blood moon lost its color. Now that Xiao Chen had entered a state of Martial and Soul as One and his Great Deste Eon bloodline erupted, he was not disadvantaged when fighting against two. Even if the other partiesyered their Dao Domains, he still suppressed them.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
The shing of the saber light increased in speed, knocking back the ck and White Eggs step by step. Xiao Chens aura continued to grow stronger.
Breaking Vast Armies!
Seizing the opportunity, Xiao Chen gave a war cry and executed the Army Breaking Saber Techniques Breaking Vast Armies.
The saber light coalesced on the tip of the saber. Then, an aura that could break vast armies burst out in this ck-and-white worldan aura that only bravely charged forward.
Dang! Xiao Chen sent the ck and White Eggs flying.
Break! Break! Break! Break! Breaking Vast Armies! Breaking Mountains and Rivers! Breaking Stars! Breaking the World!
Xiao Chen perfectly executed the entire Army Breaking Saber Technique. He felt very contented and delighted, his blood surging.
The ck and White Eggs suffered unspeakable misery. Despite theiryering their Dao Domains, Xiao Chenpletely suppressed them. Their momentum hit rock bottom.
The ck and White Eggs were puppets, after all. Even though they could execute strong and exquisite Martial Techniques, they could notprehend the techniques true meaning; on the other hand, Xiao Chen did and merged the true meaning with the hot-bloodedness in his heart and his Great Deste Eon Dragon Might.
When executing a Martial Technique in the state of Martial and Soul as One, Xiao Chen erupted with a power that far surpassed the original.
Mahmy Abstinence Vition Saber Technique, Entering Hell!
Xiao Chen immediately followed up after gaining the upper hand, not giving the ck and White Eggs a chance to recover.
He executed his strongest killing move, Entering Hell.
Buddha said, If I dont enter hell, who will?!
This saber strike contained the state of disregarding death and had a far vaster and boundless boldness and broadness of heart than Breaking the Mundane and Resolving the Mundane.
Driven by Xiao Chens Sovereign Personage Will, the fearless saber move swept through the ce.
The two puppets heard the saber wind surge out, sounding like the cries of ghosts. A scene of hell descending upon the mortal realm materialized.
The howling saber de sounded like ghosts and malicious spirits shrieking in pain. The ck and White Eggs found the saber wind alone already tough to block.
In the next moment, a Buddhist swastika appeared on Xiao Chens forehead.
Within this scene of hell, Xiao Chen did not look like he held a saber but an evil dragon from hell that could swallow up the world, ruling the world.
This evil dragon was the World Destroying Evil Dragon of Buddhist legends. This evil power could tempt ones heart and even make gods and Buddhas fall.
Regr people would find this hard to control. However, Xiao Chen had already reached Great Perfection with this move. His heart would not change, allowing him to control this move easily.
When Xiao Chen pointed with his saber, the evil dragon flew out from hell and immediately knocked the ck and White Eggs into the air.
This move broke the previously sessfulbination of saber, spear, andyered Dao Domains.
Shock filled the ck and White Eggs eyes when theynded on the ground.
Thunder Monarch Spear!
Xiao Chen waved his left hand, and the Five Element Divine Lightning turned substantial in his palm, coalescing into a short spear.
That was right, a short spear.
Compared to the previous long spear, the short spear was denser and mightier, on top of being easier to execute.
It was no longer like before when Xiao Chen could use it only once.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
As Xiao Chen waved his left hand, many short spears formed by the Five Element Divine Lightning shot out, carrying the terrifying power of lightning.
This startled the ck and White Eggs. They dodged continuously lest they get struck by the short spears.
Candle Dragon Eyes!
A spot of starlight appeared in Xiao Chens eyes. When a Candle Dragon image appeared behind him and opened its eyes, the spot of starlight turned into candle mes.
The Great Dao Energy of Xiao Chens Ice Dao quickly drained. The swaying candle mes shot out ice-attributed Soul Energy, spraying onto everything he saw.
The ck and White Eggs movements immediately slowed significantly.
Crack! Crack!
Many short spears struck the two puppets, riddling them.
Stop! Stop! Stop!
We admit defeat! We lost!
The ck and White Eggs no longer dared to fight back. They loudly conceded defeat.
Xiao Chen deactivated his Great Deste Eon bloodline, quickly withdrew his aura, and sheathed his saber. Afternding, he walked a few steps and arrived in front of the twobat puppets.
After three and a half years, he had finally defeated the ck and White Eggs.
This victory was swift and straightforward, inspiring delight.
Nevertheless, Xiao Chens heart remained as calm as still water. Previously, he had considered taking revenge on the two puppets.
However, if not for the ck and White Eggs abuse, his strength would not have improved so rapidly.
The skills that he had learned as a result of these two puppets would be useful for life.
Congrattions, you are finally not trash. Quickly go in, then. Masters inheritance is in there.
Your attacks are really ruthless. These holes in us will not recover anytime soon.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly and performed a cupped-fist salute. Sorry for the offense.
After that, he rushed into the pce. An existence that could create the ck and White Eggs was at least a Faux God.
Xiao Chen felt very curious about the powerful master of the ck and White Eggs. Moreover, he was excited about the inheritance that powerful person left behind.
What kind of title should he be given? White Egg asked seriously as it gazed at Xiao Chens back.
ck Egg thought for a while before replying, The four great unrivaled titlesRotten Egg, Foolish Egg, Bitchy Egg, and Stupid Eggare already taken. The two of us took the titles of ck Egg and White Egg. Fifty years ago, that person took the title of Dragon Egg. I truly dont know what title to give him.
White Egg thought for a while, then said, Indeed, this is tough. We cant justify not giving him a title.
The two pondered about what title to give Xiao Chen. While this took ce, he arrived before the pce. He felt somewhat nervous; what could he get from a Faux Gods inheritance?
Whoosh!
Xiao Chen pushed gently, and the pce doors opened. Then, he walked in withrge strides.
Xiao Chen immediately felt stunned. Therge pce was empty; there was nothing at all.
He could see clear drag marks on the ground. The ces where there should be treasures were all empty.
Aside from some lingering aura of treasures, anything of value in the entire pce had been taken away.
That Heavenly Dragon!
Xiao Chen immediately thought of that Heavenly Dragon.
When the Heavenly Dragon left, he took away all of the Faux Gods inheritance here, not leaving anything behind.
Xiao Chen knew from chatting with the ck and White Eggs that there were at least ten thousand treasures of various sizes in this Faux God inheritance.
That fellow is really ruthless...
Xiao Chen walked over somewhat helplessly. There seemed to be a jade strip on a pedestal in the center.
He picked up the jade strip and sent in a strand of Soul Energy. Some information immediately appeared in his mindthe words left by the Heavenly Dragon.
To the person who came after me, since you arrived here, you must have defeated the ck and White Eggs, the two puppets guarding the pce. Dont let those two fools crush your confidence. Those twobat puppets possess a strength rivaling a Faux Gods. They would suppress their strength ording to the challengers cultivation, always remaining one cultivation grade higher than the challengers. If you think that they are only one cultivation grade stronger, you are making a huge mistake.
Never mind those two fools. I left in a hurry, so I took everything away. Sorry about that. However, I will tell you how to leave this forsaken ce. You should be a Dragon Race cultivator. Otherwise, you would not be able toe here. I left some records on how to cultivate the Heavenly Dragons mysteries in the jade strip. Consider itpensation...
Chapter 2082 (Raw 2187): The Method to Leave
Chapter 2082 (Raw 2187): The Method to Leave
Heavenly Dragons mysteries!
The Heavenly Dragon had emptied the pce, leaving only a cultivation method for the Heavenly Dragons mysteries.
Xiao Chens mind already crumbled.
Although he had guessed that the Heavenly Dragon passed the test and would not leave anything good for him, he had not expected that the Heavenly Dragon had not left even trash for him.
Something that might be trash to a Faux God might be something valuable to Xiao Chen.
The Heavenly Dragon had grabbed everything, not leaving anything behind. He had taken away everything precious and everything worthless, even the shelves the treasures had been ced on.
Xiao Chen felt angry but also found this hrious. He felt stifled and helpless.
Fortunately, he hadprehended the Heavenly Dragons mysteries, so he could use the cultivation method that Heavenly Dragon left.
Any other Dragon Race cultivator would probably despair, as they might not haveprehended the Heavenly Dragons mysteries. The cultivation method the Heavenly Dragon left would be trash to them, utterly useless.
Xiao Chen continued reading. The method to leave this ce attracted his attention.
It was not difficult to leave this ce.
The Heavenly Dragon relied on the Faux God inheritance and his umtions to break through to the Divine Vein Realm in thisnd of the blood moon. This allowed him to explore every corner of this ce, except, of course, the ancient Azure Dragon city.
Not to mention the Heavenly Dragon, back then, even the master of this pce tried to go to the ancient Azure Dragon city several times but failed.
The key to leaving this ce was the blood moon in the sky.
The blood moon in the sky was the center of the formation that Dragon Emperor Xiao Yunid for a blood sacrifice, using the entire Deste Sea as a formation.
The hundreds of thousands of rivers and mountains in the Deste Sea were the formation nodes. The blood moon above was the core of this vast formation.
Controlling the blood moon equaled controlling the blood sacrifice formation.
Naturally, the Heavenly Dragon did not have the strength to control the blood moon.
After the Heavenly Dragon advanced to the Divine Vein Realm, he had researched the blood moon and found a spatial tunnel.
As long as Xiao Chen could enter the blood moon, he could follow the Heavenly Dragons method to find the spatial tunnel to leave thisnd of the blood moon.
The Heavenly Dragon guessed that thisnd of the blood moon was Dragon Emperor Xiao Yuns small world.
A Faux God could use their Dao Domain as a foundation for a small world that belonged to them.
The small world that a regr Faux God could create would be pitifully small.
The environment would be rudimentary. It might manifest as volcanoes or deste ins. One needed to expend a lot of Divine Energy to create a small world like Dragon Emperor Xiao Yuns, as well as a lot of energy to sustain it.
ording to the Heavenly Dragons guess, this small world should not have been this deste in the past.
This ce was lush with lingering Spiritual Energy and the essence of the five elements. Something must have happened to reduce it to this current deste appearance.
However, the Heavenly Dragon did not know what this change was.
As for the ancient Azure Dragon city, the Heavenly Dragon guessed that it was a legacy that Dragon Emperor Xiao Yun left for the Azure Dragon Race.
The ancient Azure Dragon city might contain a shocking number of treasures, waiting for the descendants to im them. The army of the dead could be what Dragon Emperor Xiao Yun used to guard this dragon city.
What secrets were there in the dragon city for Dragon Emperor Xiao Yun to put in so much effort into guarding it? The Heavenly Dragon did not know.
After reading up to this point, Xiao Chen thought, What nonsense! If that were really so, why could I not enter? In fact, they even saw me as an enemy and pursued me.
Could it be that Dragon Emperor Xiao Yun was the same as this pces master, leaving the army of the dead to test me?
Xiao Chen felt that it was impossible. By the time he had the strength to suppress Soul Reaper and the other Deste ves in there, he probably would no longer need the treasures in that ancient Azure Dragon city.
Finally, the Heavenly Dragon also spoke about the identity of the pces master.
The pces master had been a powerful expert who used his Faux God strength to pass the test of the Heavenly Dao Killing Formation. He wanted to enter the ancient Azure Dragon city to obtain the treasures that Dragon Emperor Xiao Yun left behind.
Unfortunately, he perished after a huge battle with Soul Reaper, going down together with it.
Before the pces master died, he left this pce behind, not wanting hisprehensions of the Martial Dao to go to waste.
As for Soul Reaper, it revived after dying.
Dying together with a Deste ve was something extremely stupid.
Once Xiao Chen had read through the information the Heavenly Dragon left, he walked out of the pce expressionlessly. Then, he looked at the blood moon in the sky and entered deep thought.
How can I enter the blood moon?
Xiao Chens strength and Movement Techniques were significantly restricted under the blood moon. Flying was very difficult.
Egg Egg, you came out?
The ck and White Eggs rushed over, showing excitement on their faces.
Feeling confused, Xiao Chen asked, Who are you calling?
You, of course. Earlier, we brothers thought for a long time before finally deciding on your title. We will call you Egg Egg. What do you think? You are stronger than that person from fifty years ago. That person took the title of Dragon Egg. After thinking about it, only the stronger Egg Egg is worthy of you! White Egg said happily; it was the one who thought of this title.
Dont reject it. It is yours. It is absolutely suitable!
ck Egg patted Xiao Chens shoulder seriously, speaking earnestly as if it was normal.
These two fools...theyre hopeless. Xiao Chen smiled bitterly to himself. This was the work of that Heavenly Dragon, so he could not be bothered to deal with it.
Egg Egg it is, then. At least they did not call me Tortoise Egg; they already gave me a lot of face, Xiao Chen muttered. Then, he shook his head and left.
[TL Note: Tortoise Egg means bastard or son of a bitch in Chinese.]
After taking all the treasures of a Faux God expert, not leaving anything for me, he even caused the ck and White Eggs to give me a nickname I could not reject.
He truly is a ruthless person. Xiao Chen just wanted some quiet for now.
Who is Tortoise Egg? Is he stronger than Bitchy Egg?
Perhaps. Looking at Egg Eggs sad expression, Tortoise Egg must have beaten him up.
In that case, Tortoise Egg must be an unparalleled expert. If we have a chance, we must meet this Lord Tortoise Egg. I wonder how hepares to Master?
Right, right. We must meet him. Lets ask Egg Egg about it. I wonder, what does Tortoise Egg look like?
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
The expression of the strolling Xiao Chen changed drastically. Then, he moved as fast as lightning, running away in haste.
The ck and White Eggs looked up, then wondered, Wheres Egg Egg? Where did he run off to?
He was just here.
There! After him!
Egg Egg, stop running. Tell us who Tortoise Egg is!
In thend of the blood moon:
Xiao Chen heaved a sigh of relief as he stood under a boulder, having finally shaken off the ck and White Eggs.
Now that he knew that the two puppets were as strong as Faux Gods, he was no longer interested in fighting them.
I should check the cultivation method for the Heavenly Dragons mysteries that the Heavenly Dragon left.
Xiao Chen still had not figured out how to get to the blood moon, so he could only put it aside for now.
The cultivation method that the Heavenly Dragon left was very practical. It had a systematic introduction to everything, including how to cultivate the Heavenly Dragons mysteries, and their utilization and applications.
Previously, Xiao Chen did not know anything about the Heavenly Dragons mysteries. He could only try to figure things out for himself. This cultivation method was a great eye-opener, clearing up many of his questions.
It turned out that the Heavenly Dragons mysteries could be used like this. The thing that attracted Xiao Chen the most was the Heavenly Dragon Body.
The Heavenly Dragons mysteries could work together with the elemental Great Dao that oneprehended. Then, one could casually turn ones body into lightning, water, ice, fire, or wind.
This was different from how Xiao Chen used Light of Freedom to turn his body into lightning.
The Heavenly Dragon Body was moreid-back and freer. With just a thought, one could change ones physical body without using any Veritable Essence Energy. One could remain in that state for as long as one wanted.
Right now, Xiao Chen grasped two elemental Great Dao. He could turn his physical body into ice or lightning.
This was simr to the undying body of a Sovereign Emperor.
A Sovereign Emperor already surpassed the limits of mortals. It was as good as not needing a body.
Sovereign Emperors could freely change their physical body without any limitations.
Water, ice, lightning, wind, fire, dirt, sand, or whatever they wanted. They did not need toprehend the corresponding Great Dao.
Of course, when a Sovereign Emperor transformed his body, he would choose the Great Dao he was mostfortable with.
This was because they could bring out great might when they fought.
The Heavenly Dragon also spoke about how to be a Heavenly Dragon.
One needed toprehend nine strands of Heavenly Dragons mysteries that could turn substantial, then merge the nine strands into one to form the Heavenly Dragon Heart, which allowed one to revert their bloodline and be a Heavenly Dragon.
Comprehending nine strands of Heavenly Dragons mysteries was already as difficult as ascending to heaven.
Merging the nine strands was even more difficult. The danger involved was no lesser than undergoing a lightning tribtion.
However, this points out a path for me. At least Im not fumbling around in the dark like before.
Xiao Chen entered deep thought. He did not fear the difficulty of bing a Heavenly Dragon. What he feared was being unable to figure out a path and wasting his efforts.
Chapter 2083 (Raw 2188): Strange Light
Chapter 2083 (Raw 2188): Strange Light
The Heavenly Dragons mysteries cultivation method, which the Heavenly Dragon left behind, not only provided a path for Xiao Chen but also gave him many options for leaving thisnd of the blood moon.
With Xiao Chens current strength, he could not possibly enter the blood moon. The might and pressure of the blood moon were extremely strong.
When jumping in this ce, one felt a pressure as heavy as a mountain.
One could forget about soaring to the blood moon.
If Xiao Chen sessfully cultivated the Heavenly Dragon Body and further advanced his Heavenly Dragons mysteries, it might be possible for him to get to the blood moon.
The Heavenly Dragons mysteries were something boundlessly ethereal in the first ce, something vaster than the heavens. Even against a stronger might and pressure, Xiao Chens aura would not scatter.
The Heavenly Dragon probably managed to leave because of the Heavenly Dragons mysteries.
You did not even leave anything for me. I hope that your Heavenly Dragons mysteries can help me leave at least, Xiao Chen said sullenly as he looked at the blood moon.
Anyone would feel extremely upset at being trapped for three years. Naturally, Xiao Chen was no exception.
The sun did not rise, and the moon did not set.
Xiao Chen cultivated bitterly once again in Dragon Emperor Xiao Yuns small world, this time working on the Heavenly Dragons mysteries.
When he encountered hurdles with the Heavenly Dragons mysteries and felt fatigued, he would temper his Saber Dao.
Xiao Chens Saber Dao had already reached the peak, but he could not break through to the Saber Dao Domain.
He pondered on the reason for this. Perhaps he had lost something.
Xiao Chen had formed his Saber Dao in the Kunlun Realm. His wless saber Dao, his state of cycle, his Taiji force field, and many of his other skills had been shoved aside in his distraction with this world after entering the Great Thousand Realms. The strong and mighty Martial Techniques had dazzled him.
He had single-mindedly pursued new Saber Techniques and new Martial Techniques and forgotten his foundation.
It was easy to lose things, but how could it be easy to find them again?
The path of Martial Cultivation was like a boundless sea. Xiao Chen was like a boat traveling against the current. To make the boat move faster, he had tossed some things into the sea.
By the time the boat moved far away, and Xiao Chen looked back, all he saw was the boundless sea. He could only feel powerless and ipetent when he wanted to find the things he lost.
The various causes sown many years ago resulted in the effects of today.
Xiao Chen could not me anyone but himself.
Ice! Xiao Chen thought in his heart on a particr day, half a yearter. The strand of Heavenly Dragons mysteries in his body immediately merged with his Ice Daos Great Dao Energy. They changed continuously, forming various profound imprints.
In the next moment, Xiao Chens physical body started transforming into ice crystals.
Bang!
Then, his body suddenly shattered, turning into flowing ice crystals flickering with a faint light.
So, this is the Heavenly Dragon Body.
Whoosh!
Although Xiao Chens physical body turned into flowing ice crystals, his thoughts remained, and he could easily control this drift of ice crystals.
With a thought, the ice crystals turned into a beam of light, flying in the sky.
Xiao Chen controlled his new body, wandering around the sky. The might and pressure he faced now were significantly less than what his physical body faced.
Even more mysteriously, he found that controlling the ice-attributed energy in the world was more than a hundred times easier than with his physical body.
Whoosh! Whoosh!
As Xiao Chens thoughts wandered, his ice crystal body immediately materialized a snowstorm.
Everywhere he passed, fat snowkes danced in the air. Soon, heavy snow fell all over thend of the blood moon.
A one-meter-thickyer of snow umted on the ground.
Aside from the ancient Azure Dragon city, a thick, silver sheen covered thend of the blood moon.
Whoosh!
A clump of ice crystalsnded, and Xiao Chens physical body appeared. He stretched out his hand and caught a cold snowke drifting down from the sky.
The blood moon hanging high in the sky amid the heavy snow made the scene appear sad but beautiful.
What is this?
Its beautiful!
The ck and White Eggs walked out and saw the heavy snow, feeling pleasantly surprised.
This was the first time the two puppets, who only grasped a single Great Dao each, saw such a scene.
This is snow.
It would take a lot of effort to cover thend of the blood moon in a silver sheen without the Heavenly Dragon Body.
After Xiao Chen turned the Heavenly Dragon Body into ice, his usage of the Ice Dao reached a whole new level.
However, it was still better to use his physical body in a fight.
A body of ice was too focused. Xiao Chen could not control another Great Dao. He could bring up significant effects only under certain circumstances.
ck Egg, White Egg, I will be leaving in a while, Xiao Chen said, after hesitating while looking at the ck and White Eggs, who were immersed in watching the snowy scene.
After wandering the ce, he felt that he could already reach the blood moon.
Xiao Chen had stayed in thisnd of the blood moon for four years already.
Now that he was suddenly leaving, he felt a little reluctant.
You are leaving already?
The ck and White Eggs turned around. They felt shocked but quickly understood.
That which needed to go had to go. Xiao Chen did not belong to thisnd of the blood moon in the first ce.
Xiao Chen nodded. I will remain here for a while longer, but not more than a month.
White Egg smiled and said, After you leave, remember toe and look for us when you have time. Fifty years ago, Dragon Egg said that he would return, but he still has not done so.
Xiao Chen said seriously, He is locked up in the Starry Heavens Dragon Prison and is in a difficult situation. He did not intend to lie to the two of you.
The Starry Heavens Dragon Prison?
The ck and White Eggs felt confused on hearing that, so Xiao Chen exined until they understood.
That Purple Gold Dragon Emperor, could he be the Tortoise Egg that you mentioned? He definitely is!
To think that he locked up Dragon Egg. He truly lives up to being Tortoise Egg, truly strong.
The ck and White Eggs exchanged looks, feeling very angry. They even said that if they could go out, they would definitely test out this Tortoise Egg.
The snowstormsted for an entire month before slowlying to a stop.
For one month, Xiao Chen practiced the wless Saber Technique in the snowstormthe Dragon Subduing Stance, the Void Breaking Stance, the Cloud Reaching Stance, the Falling Moon Stance, the Heartbreaking Stance, and the Heaven Swallowing Stance.
For many things, finding what was lost was a challenge.
This applied even to the Saber Technique deeply ingrained in Xiao Chens bones, something he could not possibly forget. He still felt unfamiliar with it despite spending half a year recalling it.
This was especially so for the strongest Heartbreaking Stance. When he tried to execute it, he suffered unbearable pain, which resulted in him failing toplete the move.
After the past wounds healed, it took great courage to open them up again.
However, Xiao Chen had to regain his Dao in order to find what he had lost and achieve a Dao Domain. No matter how painful it was, he had to get it back bit by bit.
Its time to leave!
The snowstorm had stopped. The hazy blood moon appeared before Xiao Chen.
One month had already passed. Xiao Chens final attachments to this ce had to end.
However, he would return someday.
This was the final dragon city of the Azure Dragon Race. He had to find a way to get in at least once.
Take care.
The two fools, the ck and White Eggs, showed some reluctance when they said goodbye.
It was rare for these two vicious-tongued puppets to show serious and solemn expressions.
Should I tell them that the pce is already empty, and there is no point in guarding the ce anymore?
After thinking for a while, Xiao Chen chose to keep his own counsel.
The puppets had their purpose for being created. If the ck and White Eggs knew that their purpose was over, who knew what would happen?
Just let them continue guarding this ce. At the very least, they have a purpose and meaning for existence.
They can continue to guard the inheritance that their master left.
Goodbye!
Parting always felt somewhat uneptable, even if Xiao Chen had been trapped here for four years and was really going to leave.
Suddenly, just as he was about to bring out his Heavenly Dragon Body to soar into the air, something strange happened.
An intense light appeared from behind. The eternally dimnd of the blood moon suddenly turned bright.
Sunlight! This is sunlight!
Xiao Chens expression flickered. When he turned his head back, he saw a zing sun slowly rising from the horizon of the vast deste in behind the cliff. The light was piercing and dazzling, preventing him from opening his eyes.
This strange sight was simply too shocking.
Lets go. We should hide somewhere first.
The ck and White Eggstwo powerful puppetsappeared quite rmed, as though seeing something terrifying.
They quickly picked up Xiao Chen andnded above the dpidated pce.
A special light barrier immediately covered the ck and White Eggs, as well as Xiao Chen.
It made them appear to have be one with the pce, an ingenious concealment.
Whats going on? Xiao Chen had never seen the ck and White Eggs so anxious. They did not act this way even when they faced Soul Reaper.
Stop speaking. You will understand in a while.
Chapter 2084 (Raw 2189): This Is My City
Chapter 2084 (Raw 2189): This Is My City
I will know in a while?
As Xiao Chen waited in puzzlement, that majestic, zing sun soared into the air.
The sun and moon shone together in the sky.
Although Xiao Chen could materialize the Sun and Moon Shining Together mysterious phenomenon with his will of soul, it was just a soul mysterious phenomenon in the end.
It could notpare to this sun and moon shining together before Xiao Chen.
The sun and moon before Xiao Chen looked like the blood moon and the zing sun of the Deste Sea appearing at the same time.
Sun and Moon Shining Together! This is the true Sun and Moon Shining Together! Xiao Chen muttered to himself, feeling deeply moved. However, he did not understand where this zing sun came from.
In the Deste Sea, the blood moon hung high during the night, and the zing sun soared up during the day.
The lingering light of the setting sun was terrifyingly vast, muchrger than the sun outside.
The sun and moon reached the peak in the Deste Sea, possibly more than a hundred timesrger than outside.
Since Dragon Emperor Xiao Yun could use the blood moon as the energy source for the blood sacrifice formation, the mysterious person who opposed him might have used the zing sun to suppress him.
Xiao Chen had guessed this long ago.
This scene that appeared before him verified some of his guesses.
However, where did the zing sune from? This was Dragon Emperor Xiao Yuns small world.
What was the purpose of the zing sun appearing here?
The zing sun could not possibly appear without reason. Since it existed, there had to be a reason.
Whoosh!
As Xiao Chen watched, the zing sun rose high, casting down a sea of gold. This sea looked like thick paint, flickering with golden light.
That was not the important thing. The important thing was that rows of golden-armored figures stood on the sea.
These figures were tightly d in golden armor, showing only empty eyes.
Strangely, these golden-armored figures were like the army of the dead patrolling the ancient Azure Dragon citys surroundings; no signs of life were detectable from them.
The only difference was that Xiao Chen could sense some weak divine nature in the golden-armored figures.
That was right, divine nature.
Xiao Chen once went to a city left by a True God. These golden-armored figures seemed very simr to the damned corpses in that city, only much weaker.
Aside from the divine nature, Xiao Chen could not detect any sign of life or emotion from the golden-armored figures.
These golden-armored figures were different from the ck and White Eggs, the twobat puppets.
Besides the golden-armored figures, there were some strong existences, riding golden mutated beasts and wearing scarlet capes, that boasted even scarier auras.
Boom!
A one-hundred-meter-tall golden-armored figure slowly descended from the zing golden sun.
A golden banner stuck out behind this gigantic figure, which held an enormous saber in its hand, radiating an extremely cold and detached aura. There were empty eye sockets under its helmet, and intense golden mes zed on its body.
The powerful aura inspired fear. Xiao Chen finally understood why the ck and White Eggs hid.
Roar!
Just at this moment, dragon roars came from the ancient Azure Dragon City. The roars shook the ce, sounding earsplitting.
Soul Reaperone of the ten great Deste ves of the Deste Sealeaped out of the ancient city.
After Soul Reaper appeared, the initially somewhat dim blood moon burst out with astonishingly bright light. The scene of the sun and moon shining together reached its peak.
The world shook. Tiny cracks appeared in this incredibly stable small world.
Many visible tears appeared in the aura. Terrifying energy storms surged out from the tears and spread throughout thend of the blood moon.
Charge!
The zing figure held up its enormous saber and charged forward on its mount, leading the golden-armored army in a grand charge towards the ancient Azure Dragon city.
The Deste ve Soul Reaper snorted coldly, and the army of the dead sallied forth, together with countless Deste ves soaring into the air.
The Sovereign Emperors once skewered on Soul Reapers iron hook had already turned into Deste ves and joined the fight.
Both sides immediately waged war on each other.
A startling battlemenced, presenting a terrifying war scene. Xiao Chen could not possibly participate, given his strength. Every fighter in the army of the dead and the golden-armored figures possessed the strength of a Great Perfection Sovereign Personage.
Dragon Emperor Xiao Yuns small world was already very vast, more than tens of millions of kilometers across.
However, after the battle started, it spread to every corner of thend of the blood moon.
The pce where Xiao Chen and the ck and White Eggs were was no exception.
However, the ck and White Eggs seemed to have activated some kind of formation that made Xiao Chen, the ck and White Eggs, and the mysterious pce blend with the mountain and nearby rivers.
The dpidated pce endured wave after wave of shock but did not fall.
The battle was incredibly intense, inspiring ones hot-bloodedness to surge and making one wish to participate and charge in to kill.
The zing sun in the sky approached slowly.
The zing figure held up its enormous saber and fought a great battle with Soul Reaper.
Xiao Chen could notprehend the fight between these two; it already surpassed his understanding.
One was bathed in fierce golden mes, and the other was d in an aura of death. Every time they attacked, this vastnd of the blood moon shook violently.
This made one worry that this small world might break.
However, Xiao Chen could be sure of one thing. Several of the Martial Techniques Soul Reaper used were the Azure Dragon Races Secret Techniques.
He had seen these Secret Techniques in the Blood-Soaked Dragon Emperors memories. Now, the things he saw in his mind appeared in reality.
Who exactly is this...this Soul Reaper?!
Bitchy Egg seems to be losing ground already. It looks like Foolish Egg prepared after the miserable defeatst time and intends to break into the dragon city!
We cannot remain here anymore. Egg Egg, lets go out together. We will hang out with you.
The ck and White Eggs babbled on by Xiao Chens ear as they observed the battle.
Although Xiao Chen could notprehend the fight between Soul Reaper and the zing figure, he could feel the gradual approach of the zing sun in the sky.
Indeed, the mysterious golden-armored army held the upper hand in this battle.
Who is that zing figure? Why does he want to upy the dragon city? Xiao Chen asked gravely. For some reason, he felt somewhat worried about the dragon city.
White Egg replied softly, Who knows? Both sides are made up of the dead. We have no idea why they are fighting. Ever since we came here, Foolish Egg has been bringing over a group of little Foolish Eggs every few centuries. On their most sessful attempt, they managed to charge over to the city gates. Thest attempt was the most miserable. Only Foolish Egg managed to escape.
ck Egg continued, However, Foolish Egg made ample preparations this time. He gathered many little Foolish Eggs.
Bang!
As the two spoke, the zing sun and the blood moon collided in the sky for the first time.
Boundless mes and blood rain fell immediately.
When the mes and blood rain sshed the golden-armored figures and the army of the dead, they shattered thebatants. A one-kilometer-long crack appeared in the small world for the first time.
Be careful!
The ck and White Eggs simultaneously threw themselves over Xiao Chen.
Rumble...! Many more holes appeared in the dpidated pce.
Egg Egg, are you alright?
Xiao Chen felt some warmth. Although these two foolscked intelligence and possessed vicious tongues, they were dependable at the crucial moment.
Im fine.
When Xiao Chen saw thousands of holes appear in the pce that could endure a Faux Gods attack, he felt some fear.
They will break into the city this time, ck Egg sighed.
Xiao Chen looked over carefully. He saw that the blood moon had dimmed significantly and retreated to above the ancient city.
The golden-armored army pressed forward, charging to the dragon city.
When one side advanced, the other side could only withdraw. The ancient Azure Dragon citys army of the dead was in a passive position.
Bitchy Egg is in trouble! White Egg suddenly eximed in shock.
Whoosh!
Right after White Egg spoke, the zing figure with the enormous saber pulled out the golden banner from behind and hurled it.
The banner struck Soul Reaper, piercing its body and sending it flying before pinning it to the majestic, ancient Azure Dragon citys wall.
Soul Reaper let out a miserable shriek. ck smoke came from Soul Reapers wound.
Soul Reaper released the iron hook it held and grabbed the golden banner with both hands. Its hands immediately burned.
The mes spread to its arms, burning them.
The Deste ve Soul Reaper pulled with considerable effort, showing great pain on its face.
It suffered inhumane torture with every bit of the banner it pulled out. The me burned not only its physical body but also its soul.
With Soul Reapers interference gone, the zing figure charged forward, leading the golden-armored army to beat back the ancient Azure Dragon citys army of the dead.
The one-hundred-meter-tall golden figure zed with an intense me. Although it appeared bright, it gave off a cold and indifferent feeling that chilled the bones.
Wielding its enormous saber, it attacked dispassionately. No one in the army of the dead could block it.
At this moment, Xiao Chen was horrified to discover that the Deste ve Soul Reaper showed an unresigned expression.
This...how could this be? Deste ves are dead people. How could the dead have emotions?
That was not right. Soul Reaper was indeed dead, and it was indeed a Deste ve.
However, its will remained in its heart before it died. Simr to the ck and White Eggs, its purpose was to guard the dragon city.
However, Soul Reaper was previously human. The ck and White Eggs could notpare to its affection and yearning for the ancient city.
Soul Reapers yearning and its heart were all in the ancient city.
Even though pulling out the golden banner was unbearably painful, it persisted in doing so.
The Dragons Gates War Venerates never rest, even after death!
Suddenly, Xiao Chen recalled the group of Dragons Gates War Venerates that the Azure Emperor left behind.
No, I have to think of something. I cannot let them break into that ancient Azure Dragon city.
Strange. Where did that golden bannere from? I have never seen Foolish Egg use it before.
The golden banner utterly restrains Bitchy Egg. This is too cruel. It is strong but cannot use its strength.
The ck and White Eggs sighed softly, finding this situation somewhat cruel.
Xiao Chen thought of something. Then, he begged earnestly, ck and White Eggs, I know you possess the strength of Faux Gods and are not weaker than that zing figure. If the two of you make a move, you definitely can change the situation. Please, make a move!
The ck and White Eggs exchanged looks. After remaining silent for a while, they exined helplessly, We cannot make a move. Master designed us to always only be one cultivation grade higher than the challenger. You are a Small Perfection Sovereign Personage, so we can only be Great Perfection Sovereign Personages. Right now, we can only bring out the strength of a Great Perfection Sovereign Personage. We can bring out the strength of Faux Gods only when a peak Sovereign Emperor challenges us.
Rumble...!
As the two spoke, the golden-armored army started scaling the city walls. That one-hundred-meter-tall zing figure stood next to the two statues at the city gates.
However, the two statues were no match for the zing figure. After a short fight, they fell into a disadvantage.
The city gates were about to fall.
Is there no other way? Xiao Chen asked sullenly, feeling anxious and somewhat desperate.
White Egg replied seriously, It is not that there is none. If you are not afraid of death, the two of us can temporarily lend our strength to you, allowing you to burst out with thebat prowess of a Faux God. Perhaps you can turn the situation around.
Thats right. We still have our strength; we just cannot use it. However, even though you already awakened your Divine Body once, it is still perilous for you to endure a Faux Gods power. Egg Egg, think carefully, ck Egg exined with a nod.
Xiao Chen did not hesitate. With a resolute look in his eyes, he quickly said, Do it, then. This is my city. Even if it breaks, I will be the one to break it. A group of outsiders cant do as they please!
As you wish!
The ck and White Eggs exchanged looks and simultaneously took action, each throwing a palm strike at Xiao Chen.
Chapter 2085 (Raw 2190): Dead or Alive?
Chapter 2085 (Raw 2190): Dead or Alive?
Boom!
When the ck and White Eggsnded their palm strikes on Xiao Chens body, unreasonably vast energy gushed into him like a sh flood, filling his meridians and causing them to swell fourfold.
Xiao Chen immediately felt intense and unbearable pain. He felt like a rubber ball on the verge of bursting.
However, it was not over yet. The energy continued to grow. His 9-Star Primal Core turned resplendent and dazzling, zing like the sun. Heat spread throughout his body, and sweat poured off him like rain.
Dont open your mouth. You cannot cry out before this ends. If any energy leaks out, this will fail, ck Egg said as it watched Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen gritted his teeth as the intense pain spread throughout his body. Sweat continued to pour off his forehead.
He hung on bitterly as he suppressed the energy in his body and endured the pain that came with the energy.
Your Divine Body lives up to having been awakened once. If it were another person, their body would have exploded long ago, White Egg praised as it anxiously continued sending energy into Xiao Chens body.
Xiao Chens expression twisted at this moment. Hisplexion flushed red as he did his best to endure the pain. He looked extremely terrifying.
Endure! Endure! Endure!
Xiao Chen continuously encouraged himself as he coldly watched the zing figure move forward.
The zing figure swung its saber, cutting down the army of the dead like chopping vegetables.
The two statues slowly lost ground. They could no longer hold the zing figure back, only able to watch as it massacred the army of the dead to open a path for the golden-armored army.
The zing sun in the sky continuously pressed nearer.
The ancient Azure Dragon city was already at its most critical moment.
White Egg sensed Xiao Chens anxiety. It warned, Dont let your emotions fluctuate. We are now at the final stage where we raise your will of soul.
We are beginning!
Whoosh!
The azure-colored dragon seal representing Xiao Chens will of soul in his Soul Pool released a piercing light.
The strong Soul Energy turned into a golden sea spreading out in the Soul Pool.
As the wills of soul infused into Xiao Chen, he found that he slowly gained control of the terrifying, berserk energy.
Indeed, regardless of how strong the energy ck and White Eggs lent him, Xiao Chen could not control it if his will of soul was not strong enough. He could only messily vent the energy.
Whoosh!
The ck and White Eggs retracted their hands at the same time. In that instant, an alternating-ck-and-white talisman seal formed in Xiao Chens body.
This is the talisman seal from our Secret Technique. Although you are not a Faux God, the strength you can erupt with already rivals a Faux Gods. However, you have to remember this: when the talisman seal disappears, all the energy will disappear. So, when the talisman seal starts shing, you need to leave quickly. Otherwise, Foolish Egg can kill you when you revert to your true strength.
After lending their energies to Xiao Chen, the ck and White Eggs became somewhat weakened. However, they did not forget to give him reminders.
Many thanks.
After expressing his gratitude, Xiao Chen did not rush to make a move. Instead, he closed his eyes and familiarized himself with his current state.
Rumble...!
Many golden-armored warriors had already scaled the ancient Azure Dragon citys walls and started a massive battle with the army of the dead.
The zing golden giant thoroughly defeated the two statues, easily crushing them with its foot.
It then swept its gaze around and fixed its eyes on the city gates.
Breaking the city gates would break half of the ancient Azure Dragon citys formations.
At that time, a strong existence like it could enter the ancient city.
Two mes red in the empty eye sockets under its helmet.
The golden giant covered in intense mes seemed excited, and its aura strengthened further.
Helplessness appeared in the eyes of the Deste ve Soul Reaper, which was still dragging out the golden banner with much difficulty.
Whoosh!
Just as the golden giant was about to break through the city gates, Xiao Chen suddenly opened his eyes.
Martial and Soul as One!
Xiao Chen, who stood on top of the dpidated pce, drew his saber, and his will of soul instantly merged with his Martial Dao.
The instant he drew his Tyrant Saber, the world turned ck and white.
Only the saber in Xiao Chens hand had color, shining with resplendent light.
Even the blood moon and zing sun in the sky dimmed before this saber light.
The entire golden-armored army turned their heads and fixed their gazes on Xiao Chen, finding this situation strange.
Even that zing golden giant looked up at the sun and moon above before shifting its gaze to Xiao Chen.
Kill!
Xiao Chen felt the energy in his body surge as he soared into the air. Then, he charged at the zing golden giant.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Several golden-armored figures immediately took to the sky, flying towards Xiao Chen.
The ones who came possessed the strength of Great Perfection Sovereign Personages at the very least. Several of them were as strong as Sovereign Emperors.
Previously, even if Xiao Chen faced the weakest Sovereign Emperor, he could not possibly have fought back.
Xiao Chen would find a Sovereign Emperors aura difficult to resist. A Sovereign Emperor could casually wave a hand and use Divine Energy to kill him.
However, right now...
Die!
Xiao Chens eyes turned cold, a terrifying saber intent radiating from his entire body. As he swung the saber light, these Sovereign Emperors could not block his saber strikes.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Golden armor shattered. However, there was no body inside, only a clump of me containing a divine nature.
No wonder the ck and White Eggs said that the golden-armored figures were just a group of dead people.
The golden giant watched coldly as Xiao Chen chopped down the golden-armored figures that went to stop him.
The golden giant remained aloof and motionless.
After Xiao Chen broke through the many obstructions and was about to reach the golden giant, it moved. The golden giant shed, vanishing from his sight.
Where is it?
Xiao Chens expression flickered. He spread out his Spiritual Sense, but he could not find the zing giants figure.
Just as Xiao Chen felt confused, a clump of golden light burst out in front, illuminating thend of the blood moon once more.
Xiao Chen did not have much time to think. He could only react by instinct.
Dang!
The entirend of the blood moon shook intensely amid the loud sound.
The skin on Xiao Chens palm ripped, and his arm numbed. Divine Energy flowed up his arm and spread into his body.
This blow knocked Xiao Chen back ten kilometers. Before he could catch his breath, the zing giantunched a barrage of attacks.
Golden saber Qi crisscrossed, filling Xiao Chens vision as they pressed over.
The golden giant released a divine light. Together with its zing me, it looked like a deity.
Xiao Chen endured the pressure and took a deep breath. Then, he shook his wrist.
The Tyrant Saber vibrated more than ten thousand times instantly, sending out millions of saber Qi to counter the golden giants.
Under the other partys intense pressure, Xiao Chen brought out his wless saber Dao to make up for his auras insufficiencies.
Using the body as a saber, using will as a saber. While chaotically flying around, using the many mysterious phenomena as sabers.
Dang! Dang! Dang! Dang!
The two exchanged more than one hundred moves in an instant. Every exchange was a life-and-death experience for Xiao Chen.
He could not be careless. If he got careless, he would fall.
Even after both ck and White Eggs lent Xiao Chen their energy, the strength that he could burst out with was still inferior to this golden figures.
This fight dragged on for four hours. After thousands of moves, Xiao Chen had familiarized himself with his current strength, slowly making up for his disadvantage.
Resolving the Mundane! Xiao Chen shouted and executed the Mahmy Abstinence Vition Saber Technique. With his current state, he perfectly brought out the might of Resolving the Mundane.
When the eternal and inextinguishable saber light struck the golden giant, Xiao Chens Tyrant Saber deeply stabbed into his opponents body for the first time.
Before Xiao Chen could rejoice, a palm strike sent him flying. This forced him to abandon the saber in his hand as he fell to the ground.
Whoosh!
The golden giant stepped forward and spread its palm to grab. Its five fingers became like mountains, putting tremendous pressure on Xiao Chen.
Firmaments Rage!
At the crucial moment, Xiao Chen executed the Dragons Gates Secret Technique. The Five Element Divine Lightning materialized theplete nature of lightning and saber Qi in his body.
Bang!
The two palms shed, and Xiao Chen knocked back the golden figures sure-kill palm strike.
Oh no! Just as Xiao Chen was about to dodge, the alternating-ck-and-white talisman seal started flickering.
The energy in his body ebbed.
Xiao Chen recalled the ck and White Eggs warning, and his expression wavered. He needed to leave right away.
However, the golden giant shook slightly and rushed over again after getting knocked back.
The golden giants Divine Might locked down on Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen could not withdraw even though he wanted to. The shadow of death loomed over him.
Just at this moment, a golden light burst out of the golden giants chest.
An ancient iron hook pierced through the golden giants chest.
It was Soul Reaper, the Deste ve Soul Reaper. It had finally managed to pull out the golden banner pinning it down.
Whoosh!
Soul Reaper reached out and yanked, ripping the golden giant in half before Xiao Chen.
After the golden giants body tore apart and fell to the ground, a clump of me instantly fled into the zing sun in the sky.
The ferocious golden-armored army withdrew like the receding tide.
The Deste ve Soul Reaper remained expressionless as it appeared before Xiao Chen while holding its iron hook.
Soul Reapers body was not weaker than the golden giants. Its might was not inferior, either.
Just as Xiao Chen felt somewhat nervous, Soul Reaper stretched out a hand and quickly made to grab him.
Chapter 2086 (Raw 2191): Mysterious Totem
Chapter 2086 (Raw 2191): Mysterious Totem
Right now, the alternating-ck-and-white talisman script in Xiao Chens body was dim and looked like it would vanish soon.
Xiao Chen could not resist Soul Reaper at all.
If Soul Reaper wanted to kill Xiao Chen, he had no way of resisting it.
When the ck and White Eggs saw this scene from on top of the dpidated pce, they said sullenly, What is Bitchy Egg trying to do?
Xiao Chen no longer had the energy to think. He could only leave it to fate.
No matter what, the golden-armored army had already withdrawn. Pushed back by the blood moon, the zing sun in the sky had also moved away.
Whoosh!
Soul Reaper grabbed Xiao Chen and held him in its palm, using the Space Dao to make his body small enough to fit.
Its over. Even though I did not die in the golden giants hands, I will still die in Soul Reapers hands.
Fate really toyed with people.
However, such a result was not too surprising. Both Soul Reaper and that zing golden giant were dead and had limited intelligence. They only had a will driving them.
Whoosh!
Just as Xiao Chen sumbed to despair, Soul Reaper did not squish him to death. It only looked at him.
Soul Reapers face showed puzzlement and inquiry.
Xiao Chen immediately noticed the other partys close attention. Then, his bloodline started circting uncontrobly.
His Great Deste Eon bloodline activated in the next moment, and his eyes immediately turned golden.
An ancient and mysterious Dragon Might burst out of his body. It was the Dragon Might of the leader of the Seven Colored Divine Dragons, the Azure Dragon.
Xiao Chen felt somewhat shocked. This was the first time an external force activated his bloodline.
Suddenly, Soul Reaper rxed and gently put Xiao Chen down. Then, it ced a finger on his forehead.
The skin between his eyebrows instantly split, and blood seeped out.
Then, his Soul Energy and blood connected and formed a strange blood moon mark.
Before Xiao Chen could understand what was going on, hended in front of the city gates.
When Xiao Chen turned his head back to look, he saw the Deste ve Soul Reaper cing its right hand on its left shoulder. It then assumed an unusual posture before turning around to pursue the remaining golden-armored figures and the zing sun in the sky with the iron hook in its hand.
Feeling puzzled, Xiao Chen turned back and faced the city gates.
Whoosh!
The blood moon mark on his forehead immediately released some light. Xiao Chen felt that this mark was deeply connected to his soul and bloodline.
Creak! Before Xiao Chens surprised gaze, the ancient city gates opened.
The fallen bodies of the army of the dead could be seen everywhere. The remaining soldiers and Deste ves followed Soul Reaper inunching a final attack to sweep up the golden-armored army.
They went to the edge of thend of the blood moon and killed the remaining golden-armored figures above the golden sea.
I should go in and take a look.
Xiao Chen did not know what happened. Perhaps the Deste ve Soul Reaper verified his Azure Dragon bloodline and opened the city gates for him.
This was a rare chance before Xiao Chen. If he dyed, the city gates might close.
Xiao Chen did not hesitate to head straight into the ancient Azure Dragon city. He wanted to know what was inside.
Look! Egg Egg entered!
Atop the pce, the ck and White Eggs felt incredibly shocked.
Back then, their master spent a lifetime trying to get into the Azure Dragon city. In the end, he died without seeding. Now, Xiao Chen managed to enter despite being only a Small Perfection Sovereign Personage.
Boom!
Right after Xiao Chen entered the city, the city gates behind him shut tightly with a loud sound.
He nced back, then ignored it to wander the ancient city.
The dragon citysyout was mostly simr to the White Dragon City and Heavenly Dragon City that Xiao Chen had visited before.
However, this city was grand and imposing. There were many buildings in the Azure Dragons unique style, which the other dragon cities did not have.
As Xiao Chen walked around the city, he clearly felt an aged feeling everywhere.
He sank into deep thought. The dragon cities of the Divine Dragon Empire were all built on ancient Dragon Race Remnants.
This ancient Azure Dragon citys umtions were far vaster than White Dragon Citys and Heavenly Dragon Citys.
The ce was empty and gloomy, appearing rather deste. Aside from the dragon souls wandering in the sky, there were no other living beings in the city.
As Xiao Chen wandered around, he felt somewhat ufortable. If not for the Dragon Race bloodline in his body, he would not be able to walk through this city, with its vast umtion and heavy Dragon Might.
Chi! Chi!
The blood moon mark shed continuously on Xiao Chens forehead. Since entering the city, he had felt a mysterious existence endlessly calling out to him.
He gently leaped up and jumped onto the roof of a nearby building. Then, he looked into the distance.
After verifying the direction, he leaped about the dragon citys buildings.
One hour passed before Xiao Chen came to a stop before a magnificent Dao tform.
This ancient Dao tform stood on top of a cliff, overlooking the entire ancient Azure Dragon city.
A Dao tform!
This was an ancient artifact used for trans-realm travel, not something of the Martial Epoch.
The Dao tform was the result of countless experts knowledge passed down for several epochs.
Xiao Chen had used a trans-realm transportation formation before and had seen Dao tforms more than once. However, he had never seen such a vast Dao tform before.
This sight deeply shocked him. If this Dao tform could be activated, it could send an entire armys worth of cultivators.
Not only that but if it was activated, one probably could be sent to any part of the Great Thousand Realms.
However, these were not the focus of Xiao Chens current thoughts but a wooden pir on the tform.
This wooden pir should be a piece of divine wood from a tree like the Propping Mulberry Tree. It stood on the Dao tform like a stone pir.
This pir boasted supetive craftsmanship at the hands of a master sculptor.
This was a totem, an Azure Dragon Totem!
Xiao Chen had once left a simr Azure Dragon Totem in the Kunlun Realms Dragons Gate under the instruction of the old Dragon Horse.
Xiao Chens craftsmanship was like childs ypared to this totem, making him ashamed to think about it.
The totem before Xiao Chen looked like a real Azure Dragon appearing before him.
While just a small part of it was exposed, it looked extraordinarily charming and graceful. Dragon Might nketed every corner of the Dao tform.
Whoosh!
Xiao Chen gently leaped onto the Dao tform. Then, he went over to the totem.
After some thought, he reached out and touched it. Immediately, a strange feeling filled his heart and mind.
Xiao Chen felt like an azure ocean had appeared before him. As he stood at the shore and looked at the ocean, he felt very insignificant.
At this moment, the Soul Energy in his Soul Pool, the Veritable Essence Energy in his Primal Core, and the Vital Qi wandering his body gathered into a river flowing into the ocean.
Xiao Chen could not control all this. In mere moments, one-third of his Veritable Essence Energy, Vital Qi, and Soul Energy had drained.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Spots of light emerged on the surface of the ocean.
Vague scenes appeared within the spots of light. After close scrutiny, Xiao Chen noticed that they were cities.
When he saw the situation, he immediately understood. These spots of light represented the cities the Dao tform connected to.
They all seemed to be the Divine Dragon Empires transportation nodes. They were either within the Divine Dragon Empire or the great realms that the Dragon Race controlled.
Aside from the cities, there were even special secret realms. Xiao Chen came upon the Heavenly Dragon Pces secret realm that represented the Heavenly Dragon Pces umtionsthe one that grew countless Spirit Herbsamong the secret realms.
He even vaguely saw his Divine Rank medicinal cauldron in that secret realm.
Aside from these, there were dim spots of lightthe transportation nodes of the other empires or dynasties.
Xiao Chen understood. The totem drove the transportation formation of this Dao tform.
However, it was somewhat difficult for Xiao Chen to drive the formation with his current strength. He could only look; even so, it was not very clear.
Whoosh!
After realizing this, Xiao Chen prepared to withdraw his hand. However, a vague Azure Dragon image appeared at the ends of this ocean at this moment.
The dragon image sharpened into a totem.
This is...
Xiao Chens expression changed wildly. This totem looked very blurry at the limit of thisrge ocean; he could only make out a vague silhouette.
However, with only one nce, he recognized it. This was the totem that he personally carved in the Kunlun Realm.
Could it be that this Dao tform could send Xiao Chen back to the Kunlun Realm?
Whoosh!
Although Xiao Chen felt shocked, his Veritable Essence and Soul Energy were about to be drained. Thus, he had to let go.
The azure ocean disappeared, and the scene before him returned to normal.
Rumble...!
As Xiao Chen was feeling puzzled, the mountain range where the Dao tform stood suddenly shook intensely.
All at once, an Azure Dragon statue appeared among the mountains, weaving between the mountains as though it hade to life.
Finally, it stopped at the top of this mountain, and two dragon eyes stared at Xiao Chen.
This statue seemed somewhat simr to the Heavenly Dragon Pces Heavenly Dragon statue but with more Spiritual Energy.
Chapter 2087 (Raw 2192): Never Giving Up
Chapter 2087 (Raw 2192): Never Giving Up
As Xiao Chen looked at the Azure Dragon statue surrounded by mountains, he thought, This Azure Dragon statue probably appeared because the totem absorbed my Veritable Essence Energy earlier.
The appearance of this Azure Dragon statue seems somewhat strange; there should be some tricks to it.
Standing on the vast Dao tform, Xiao Chen felt extremely insignificant.
As he pondered this, he did not change his expression or move at all. Nevertheless, his emotions fluctuated from the extreme shock.
Xiao Chen had long wanted to return to the Kunlun Realm. However, the road back stretched quite a distance, which would take him a minimum of four years, and possibly as much as ten years.
The Great Thousand Realms was incredibly vast.
It would be hard to say how much an unexpected danger along the way would dy him.
Xiao Chen had cultivated in thend of the blood moon for four years. Now, he no longer feared the peak Sovereign Personages of the outer realms.
However, his strength was nothing before the Golden Dragon bloodline.
Strength. Xiao Chen urgently needed to grow stronger. Not just so he could be the Dragon Emperor, but also so he could survive.
Right now, the mysterious Dao tform of this ancient dragon city could allow him to return quickly to the Kunlun Realm.
How could Xiao Chen not get excited?
I have to think of a way to make use of this Dao tform. Otherwise, who knows whether I can enter again.
Xiao Chen always preferred holding the initiative. He did not like being passive.
He had passively entered the dragon city, able to go in for some unknown reason.
He was not confident of entering the next time and did not like such a feeling.
Hence, he ended up pacing the Dao tform as he tried to think of a way.
As Xiao Chen pondered the method, he searched the Blood-Soaked Dragon Emperors memories for any information rted to the ancient Azure Dragon city, this Dao tform, and trans-realm transportation formations.
Without him realizing it, time passed.
The war in thend of the blood moon between the army of the dead, led by the Deste ve Soul Reaper, and the golden-armored army reached its most intense moment.
The huge sun was slowly sinking into the golden sea.
Now, it was no longer a question of whether the golden-armored army could break into the dragon city, but whether it could retreat safely.
Clearly, the Deste ve Soul Reaper did not want to miss this opportunity. It led the army of the dead to prevent the setting sun from sinking into the sea.
There was a fiery space made up of extreme Yang-attributed mes in the huge setting sun, a space that was broader and vaster.
Soul Reaper entered deep into that space and started another fight with the zing golden-armored giant, who revived in the zing sun.
Although the zing golden giant was on its home ground, after being killed once, it found it challenging to match Soul Reaper.
However, the zing golden giant did not need to defeat Soul Reaper.
The zing golden giant just needed to hold its own and wait for the zing sun to sink into the sea. After that, Soul Reaper would naturally retreat.
This huge war was even more intense than when the golden-armored army tried to break into the city.
Xiao Chen, who was on the Dao tform deep in the ancient city, could feel the entirend of the blood moon shaking.
However, he could not care at this moment. He was still thinking of how to activate this Dao tform to return to this ce next time.
The amount of information about the Space Dao and trans-realm transportation formations in the Blood-Soaked Dragon Emperors memories was shockingly vast.
It was extremely troublesome to filter out the useless information.
Furthermore, Xiao Chen personally knew very little about the Space Dao, trans-realm transportation formations, and Dao tforms.
He felt somewhat anxious amid the disarray. He did not know how much longer he could remain in this ancient city.
Divine Universe Stele!
Just as Xiao Chen was about to give up in helplessness and shift his attention to checking out the Azure Dragon statue, a piece of information from the Blood-Soaked Dragon Emperors memories shed in his mind like inspiration. He quickly grabbed hold of this inspiration.
Divine Universe Steles are the most profound treasures of the world, born of the Cosmos Divine Stones fragments. After countless epochs birth and destruction, the Divine Eternity Steles fragments are already lost,pletely destroyed. Only the Divine Universe Steles still exist in the world. Even True Gods would be tempted by them, would risk their lives for one.
There were many spections about the Divine Universe Steles origins. However, they were mostly the same.
Themon point was that when the Primal Chaos broke, and the world was born, it birthed many miraculous items. One of them could change time and space, and itter broke due to thepetition for it.
This items ability to control time and space split. A portion of the fragments contained the ultimate mysteries of the Space Dao, and a portion of the fragments contained the ultimate mysteries of the Time Dao.
Divine Universe Steles were spatial treasures forged from the Cosmos Divine Stone fragments that contained the Space Daos ultimate mysteries.
That was the gist of it. After all, it had been through too many epochs, and no one could pinpoint the true origins.
However, that did not matter.
Xiao Chen was not concerned about this at the moment. He was more interested in the information in the Blood-Soaked Dragon Emperors memories about the Divine Universe Stele being able to control the Dao tformthis mysterious item could hack trans-realm transportation formations.
Xiao Chen knew long ago that the Divine Universe Stele had other uses. However, he was too weak.
The Space Dao was also overly profound. So, he had never bothered much with the Divine Universe Stele, only using it as a sizable spatial ring.
Knowing now is not toote.
Xiao Chen revealed a smile on his somewhat fatigued face, filled with ambition as he looked at this Dao tform.
Then, he stopped hesitating.
He carefully studied the methods of how to use the Divine Universe Stele. Although he did not grasp the Space Dao, he could still use the Divine Universe Stele to control the mysteries of space.
Four hourster, Xiao Chen revealed a brilliant light in his eyes and a cautious expression.
Previously, he had not cared. Now, he knew just how extraordinary this Divine Universe Stele was.
If this got revealed, some Faux God old monsters might evene to fight him for it.
The Heavenly Fragrances Holy Daughter once said that there were not just three grades of Soul Tools. Besides Inferior Grade, Medial Grade, and Superior Grade, there was also Transcendent Grade. However, the only known example was the Wings of Time.
Although Xiao Chens Divine Universe Stele did not possess strong offensive power, unable to kill his enemies directly, its mysteries were at leastparable to a Superior Grade Soul Tool, something infinitely close to the Wings of Time.
With a thought, the Divine Universe Stele appeared in his hand.
Xiao Chen eyed the Azure Dragon totem cautiously, feeling somewhat anxious and nervous. He did not feel confident.
Even with the Divine Universe Stele in hand and grasping some of its mysteries, he did not dare say he could hack this Dao tform.
However, as long as he seeded, it would be as good as controlling this Dao tform with some other method.
In the future, he would be able toe here using the Divine Universe Stele at any time.
Xiao Chen would no longer have to rely on Soul Reapers strength or the rules governing this ancient city. He woulde and go freely by relying on himself.
The benefits would be immeasurable.
With this Dao tform, he could control all the transportation formations in the Divine Dragon Empire. He could even enter many secret realms.
The significance of this ability was simply incalcble.
What did it mean?
It meant that for the first time, Xiao Chen would have the resources to fight the Purple Gold Dragon Emperor, who ruled the Divine Dragon Empire.
Whoosh!
Xiao Chen gently rxed his hand, and the Divine Universe Stele slowly soared into the air, hovering above the Dao tform.
Sess or failure depends on this.
Following the method in the Blood-Soaked Dragon Emperors memories, Xiao Chen formed hand seals with both hands as he merged his Veritable Essence Energy and Soul Energy and sent beams of light into the Divine Universe Stele.
The ancient patterns on the Divine Universe Stele flowed like blood. In that instant, it gave off a bright light. Mysterious and unfathomable texts appeared on the Divine Universe Stele, forming a passage of ancient scripture.
Xiao Chen found this somewhat exhausting, but he did not dare to rx. With a moment of carelessness, he could suffer a rebound from the Divine Universe Stele. The spatial energy would instantly tear his physical body apart.
However, as long as an opportunity presented itself, he would not give up.
Furthermore, this opportunity could allow him to return to the Kunlun Realm and give him the resources to fight the Purple Gold Dragon Emperor.
Since Xiao Chen had decided, he would continue on this path without looking back, without hesitating.
Boom!
When all of the stele texts appeared, the Divine Universe Stele drew in the light in its surroundings.
In the next moment, mysterious water-like energy manifested as ripples radiating from the Divine Universe Stele in all directions.
Gentle ripples in space spread out as the water-like energy slowly covered the Dao tform.
Whoosh!
Mysterious talisman scripts of light and shadow flowed out of the entire ancient Dao tform and into the Divine Universe Stele.
Everything proceeded orderly. Xiao Chen executed this secret method extremely smoothly, showing shocking talent.
However, it was tiring, remarkably tiring.
The drain on Xiao Chens Soul Energy and Veritable Essence Energy was relentless. However, it was much more rxing than when he checked out the Azure Dragon Totem.
Had this been an ordinary Dao tform, he would have seeded already. However, this Dao tform below him was mysterious, ancient, and boundlessly vast.
He had hacked only a third of this Dao tform and already found it strenuous. However, he could only grit his teeth and endure.
Xiao Chen could not give up here. He might not have a second chance. Perhaps he might end up getting kicked out in the next moment. He could not give up on this chance.
When one felt fatigued and pressured, it was easy for doubts to appear in ones heart, inspiring all sorts of excuses to give up.
Such a mental blocka heart demonwas very normal and unavoidable.
It was the same for Xiao Chen. However, he persevered, knowing the importance of hacking this Dao tform.
No matter how this heart demon tempted Xiao Chen to give up, his will would immediately crush it.
However, every time it was crushed, the heart demon soon reappeared, putting increasingly assertive pressure on Xiao Chen as he got more fatigued. Each time, the heart demon became stronger, charging in even more ferociously and berserkly.
The heart demon wreaked havoc, arrogant and despotic, disturbing Xiao Chens mind and disrupting his calm. How did he deal with it?
By never doubting, never panicking, never fearing.
Stomp on it! Crush it! Smash it to death!
No one could stop Xiao Chen from hacking the Dao tform below him. He missed his old friends in the Kunlun Realm. He desired the resources to fight the Purple Gold Dragon Emperor. He anticipated returning to the Divine Dragon Empire; he no longer wanted to be chased away and forced to hide.
His willpower was like the grim reaper. It retaliated with stronger and more brutal methods, never letting anything go wrong, no matter how strong the heart demon was.
Determination shed in Xiao Chens eyes, looking like stars and gems. Besides determination, there was nothing else.
Xiao Chen could excuse losing to anyone in the world. Only losing to himself was unforgivable.
Chapter 2088 (Raw 2193): Hacking the Dao Platform
Chapter 2088 (Raw 2193): Hacking the Dao tform
Xiao Chen could excuse losing to anyone in the world. Only losing to himself was unforgivable.
He crushed his heart demon and defeated himself, persevering like before.
Whether he could hack this ancient Dao tform or not depended on his ability. However, whether he could persevere or not depended on his attitude.
This was the way Xiao Chen always did things. If he persisted to the end and did not get the result he wanted, he would feel at peace as he had done his best.
This was all the more so now. Under his dogged persistence, the mysterious energy that the Divine Universe Stele radiated covered half of the Dao tform already. However, he was already spent at this moment, feeling incredibly fatigued.
This Dao tform before him was simply too vast. The many ancient talisman scripts in it were as countless as the stars.
Xiao Chen continued to persist, forcing out his potential.
He gritted his teeth. Even if he was a spent force, he did not have any intention of giving up.
Even though Xiao Chen was both physically and mentally fatigued, even though this heart demon never stopped tempting him to abandon the effort, he never gave in.
Boom!
Suddenly, Xiao Chen felt his will of soul explode.
Endless Soul Energy gushed out from his will of soul.
The zing sun and bright moon rose in Xiao Chens Soul Pool again.
The Sun and Moon Shining Together gave off resplendent light.
It broke through!
Excitement filled Xiao Chen. Before the boundless pressure, his Great Perfection Sovereign Personage will of soul broke through to Peak Sovereign Personage. His previously dried-up Soul Pool was instantly saturated with Soul Energy.
The sea that his Soul Pool formed was muchrger than before.
Indeed, heaven does not close off all paths. He showed a faint smile. Initially, he had been at the end of his rope. His Veritable Essence Energy drained, and his Soul Energy depleted; he no longer had any means to continue driving the Divine Universe Stele.
Who knew, Xiao Chens will of soul broke through at the crucial moment.
The torrential Soul Energy poured into the Divine Universe Stele. The Sun and Moon Shining Together mysterious phenomenon appeared behind him.
Boom!
When Xiao Chens Soul Energy replenished the Divine Universe Stele, it came as a significant boost. With one spurt, the mysterious energy from the Divine Universe Stele covered two-thirds of the Dao tform.
The ancient talisman scripts lit up like stars, entering the Divine Universe Stele.
Pu ci!
The situation seemed good when Xiao Chen suddenly vomited a mouthful of blood. Hisplexion paled.
His Veritable Essence Energy had dried up. By pushing himself hard earlier, he ended up injuring the foundations of his physical body.
This mouthful of blood was not due to internal injuries but the loss of a hundred yearsperhaps even hundreds of yearsof lifespan.
The injuries to the foundation were nearly irrecoverable. If his lifespan were damaged, advancement to Sovereign Emperor would be even more difficult. The primary focus of a Sovereign Emperor was to create an undying body.
If ones lifespan were damaged, forming an undying body would be a fatal challenge.
I cant be bothered so much. If I let this opportunity slip, who knows when I can hack this Dao tform?!
Xiao Chen had already paid a considerable price, not permitting himself to hesitate. Steeling his heart, he decided to continue.
Just then, Xiao Chen suddenly felt a mighty force arrive. Then, space froze in the next moment.
The mysterious energy from the Divine Universe Stele stopped spreading. The talisman scripts in the air stilled.
It was like time came to a halt.
Xiao Chen could not help feeling startled. He could not move his body, only look up.
He saw the Azure Dragon statues eyes burning, as if it had opened its eyes.
This mighty force came from the Azure Dragon statue.
Whats going on?
Xiao Chen felt incredibly shocked. Confusion flooded his heart.
It looked like he would hack this Dao tform soon. Would he fail at the veryst step?
Im not resigned to this!
Xiao Chen felt unresigned. He drove his Vital Qi and will of soul, preparing to make a final push.
Whoosh!
Just as Xiao Chen was about to make his move, the Azure Dragon statue opened its mouth and spewed out a beam of azure-colored Dragon Essence.
Before Xiao Chen could understand what was going on, the Dragon Essence entered his body and fixed the injuries to his lifespans foundation.
Moreover, when the Dragon Essence entered Xiao Chens body, his Veritable Essence Energy immediately returned to its peak state.
This...
Xiao Chen felt very confused. In the next moment, his physical body recovered, and time started moving again.
However, when he looked up at the top of the mountains, at that Azure Dragon statue, he discovered that the Azure Dragon statue was just a statue.
The strange vision from earlier was nowhere in sight.
If not for the injuries to Xiao Chens foundation healing, returning him to his peak, he might have thought that he hallucinated.
I cant be bothered anymore! Xiao Chen stopped thinking and worked on finishing hacking the Dao tform in one final spurt.
Back in his peak state, he found driving the Divine Universe Stele extremely easy, with plenty of energy to spare.
After one hour, the mysterious energy released by the Divine Universe Stele covered the Dao tformpletely.
A bright light suddenly gathered on the Divine Universe Stele, looking piercing and dazzling.
Xiao Chen waved his hand, dispersing the light on the Divine Universe Stele. Then, the stele slowly descended to his hand.
He needed to use all of his Vital Qi to grasp the heavy Divine Universe Stele firmly.
Lets see if you are as miraculous as the Blood-Soaked Dragon Emperor thinks.
Xiao Chens figure shed as he entered the Divine Universe Stele with some anticipation.
Whoosh!
The scene that appeared before Xiao Chen startled him: there was a Dao tform in the boundlessly vast Divine Universe Stele.
This Dao tform looked precisely the same as the one outside. However, it was not forged of divine materials but recreated with energy.
Nevertheless, the internal structure and its Dao were precisely the same. As Xiao Chen stood there, he felt very shocked.
Can it be used?
Xiao Chen reached the center of the Dao tform, feeling somewhat skeptical and uncertain.
Lets give it a try.
Xiao Chens Veritable Essence Energy and Soul Energy gushed into the Dao tform through his feet. The formation lines of the Dao tform flickered for a moment before stopping.
Xiao Chen rubbed his chin and pondered. This Dao tform does not have a totem, after all. It is like a dead object.
I need an energy source to make ite to life.
Thats it!
Xiao Chen spread his palm, and a Spirit Jade filled with the power of the world, shining with resplendent light, appeared.
A Peak Grade Spirit Jade!
That was one of the treasures that Xiao Chen obtained from the Scarlet Blood Pirate Kings treasury. He had not put it to use all the while.
Today, he could finally make use of it.
A Peak Grade Spirit Jade was also known as a Sub-Divine Crystal. It contained a vast amount of the power of the world. Even a Sovereign Emperor would find obtaining one extremely challenging.
Ka ca! Xiao Chen ced the Peak Grade Spirit Jade in the center of the Dao tforms formation.
The entire Dao tform shed with light. Then, it turned extremely in, washed of its brilliance. Only a faint spiritual light flickered asionally.
Sess. Xiao Chen poured his Soul Energy and Veritable Essence Energy into the Dao tform once again.
The scene before him changed dramatically. An azure-colored ocean appeared.
Spots of light representing the Dragon Races secret realms and the Divine Dragon Empires transportation formations appeared one by one. The image of a totem appeared at the end of the ocean, at the limits of Xiao Chens vision.
I seeded!
Xiao Chen released his bated breath and stopped driving his Veritable Essence Energy. His eyes shone with excitement.
I seeded. The Divine Universe Stele sessfully hacked the Dao tform and copied it.
From here on, even if I am not in this ancient Azure Dragon city, I can use this Dao tform.
I can enter the Dragon Races secret realms and return to the Divine Dragon Empire at any time. I can return to the Kunlun Realm and meet my old friends. I might be able to go anywhere in the Great Thousand Realms.
As long as I have the Divine Universe Stele, anything is possible!
After the excitement, Xiao Chen slowly calmed down. Sess was sess, but he would still require resources to drive the Dao tform under him.
It was not realistic for him to drive this Dao tform to use the trans-realm transportation formation by relying on only his Veritable Essence Energy and Soul Energy.
From the vastness of the Dao tform, it would need arge amount of resources topletely activate it.
Right now, Xiao Chen was dead broke. He would find the upkeep difficult.
There should be resources in the ancient Azure Dragon city. Xiao Chen entered deep thought. Since he already hacked the Dao tform, it was time for him to search the ancient city for resources.
Whoosh!
Xiao Chen immediately acted on his thoughts. He exited the Divine Universe Stele and returned it to his body.
Then, hended on the ancient citys Dao tform again. Just as about he was about to move away, the Azure Dragon statue towering above the mountains caught his gaze.
Xiao Chens feet paused. This Azure Dragon statue felt extremely strange. If not for that breath of Dragon Essence earlier, he would have failed to hack the Dao tform.
Was it helping me?
It feared my foundations getting damaged, sustaining an irreversible injury. Could there be someone in there?
I should go and take a look.
Xiao Chen thought for a while, and then his figure shed. He flew towards the mouth of the Azure Dragon statue, which seemed to hold an independent world.
Chapter 2089 (Raw 2194): What Treasure?
Chapter 2089 (Raw 2194): What Treasure?
The Azure Dragon statue emanated intense might and pressure. However, Xiao Chen found these extremelyfortable.
It was like warm sunlight during winter. When it shone on one, one unconsciously rxed.
Whoosh!
Xiao Chen soared above the tall mountain peaks, executing Freedom of Light.
The Azure Dragon statue had its gigantic mouth open, which made it look like a cave entrance. When Xiao Chen stood in front and looked in, it felt unfathomable.
He stopped in the air in front of the statue, finding it somewhat strange.
This junior is Xiao Chen. Might I ask if Senior was the one who made a move earlier?
If there was someone, there should be a reply. If there was no one, then Xiao Chen would enter.
Come in, then. A deep and resonant voice came out of the dragon mouth, startling Xiao Chen.
There really was someone in the Azure Dragon statue!
There was a person, an intelligent person, unlike the Deste ves defending the dragon city. No matter how deep their affection for the dragon city, they only relied on a will to protect the ce and live on.
Xiao Chen hesitated for a moment before entering the dragon mouth with a sh.
Inside was pitch-ck. Just as he was about to ask something, the dragon mouth quickly shut.
Within the darkness, Xiao Chens Spiritual Sense and Soul Energy could not probe his surroundings at all.
However, he did not feel flustered. The person inside was much stronger than him. That person had had many opportunities to kill him if that person wanted to.
Xiao Chen felt the space around him changing. Soon, his surroundings lit up; he appeared in arge pce.
Ancient Divine Dragons were carved on the stone pirs around the ancient pce.
These were all carvings of the pure-blooded Dragon Race. This was a dignified dragon pce with many years of history, even more ancient than the ancient city.
As Xiao Chen stood there, his Azure Dragon bloodline felt greatly suppressed.
A Ten Thousand Dragons Picture was carved on the frontmost wall of the pce. Every one of the dragons was different.
This Ten Thousand Dragons Picture epassed every dragon, including the Heavenly Dragon. Xiao Chen even saw a terrifying ck dragon hidden in the shadows.
The Seven Colored Divine Dragons were in the middle. There were the Azure Dragon, the Gold Dragon, the White Dragon, the Green Dragon, the Blue Dragon, the Red Dragon, and the Silver Dragon. Seven dragon heads gathered together, roaring as one.
As Xiao Chen stood before the Seven Colored Divine Dragons, it was like seven Divine Dragons truly appeared before him and roared.
Roar!
This turned Xiao Chens bloodline restless. There was a dragon roar, and an indistinct dragon image appeared before him, furiously roaring in irritation.
Xiao Chens footing turned somewhat unstable like a light casual breeze could blow him over. However, he did not fall.
Not bad. If you could not stand before this Ten Thousand Dragons Picture, you would not be qualified to see me.
The deep and resonant voice sounded again. An azure-colored dragon image appeared within the ancient pce. Its body wound around several dragon pirs, and a dragon head appeared before Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen found this slightly strange. This existence was not human.
From the looks of it, it was a dragon spirit.
You are the person Little Dragon Horse found? the dragon image asked Xiao Chen, speaking once more.
Little Dragon Horse?
Xiao Chen felt stunned for a while. Then, he understood. The dragon spirit was referring to the old Dragon Horse in the Azure Dragon Pce.
Yes. I came from the Kunlun Realm. Following the old Dragon Horses instruction, I came to the Great Thousand Realms, Xiao Chen answered honestly, not hiding anything.
You came early. What are you doing,ing to this dragon city with your strength? You are not even a Sovereign Emperor. To think you vainly tried to use the Divine Universe Stele to hack the Dao tform! If not for fearing your foundations getting injured, which would prevent you from advancing to Sovereign Emperor, I would not have bothered with you. You can seed to the inheritance and treasures of this ancient Azure Dragon City only after you advance to the Divine Vein Realm.
The dragon spirit still appeared somewhat doubtful. It said seriously, I dont know what that Soul Reaper is doing that it actually let you in.
As the dragon spirit spoke, its body swayed. However, its eyes remained fixed on Xiao Chen all the while.
Interesting.
Suddenly, the dragon spirit seemed to have discovered something and startedughing.
Xiao Chen remained silent, not knowing what to say. However, the other party did not give him a chance to interrupt.
The Azure Dragon bloodline is bizarre. This is uncanny. An extraordinary and talented person ended up dual-cultivating both the Righteous Dao and Demonic Dao. However, this makes sense, as well. If you did not cultivate a Demonic Dao Cultivation Technique, I would doubt your qualifications to take on this responsibility. The dragon spirit seemed to be speaking to itself, not showing any intention ofmunicating with Xiao Chen.
Then, it saidzily, Study the Ten Thousand Dragons Picture and then leave. When you reach the Divine Vein Realm and pass the test, I will acknowledge you as master and hand over the Azure Dragon Races inheritance.
Feeling somewhat awkward, Xiao Chen probed, Senior, look, Im here already. You could at least give me some resources, right?
The dragon spirit smiled and said, Interesting. You really dont know to be content. After gaining a breath of my Dragon Essence, fifty percent of your bloodline has already transformed. It is not just recovering your injuries; there is also this Ten Thousand Dragons Picture. Even Sovereign Emperors rarely get a chance to study this Ten Thousand Dragons Picture.
Fifty percent of my bloodline has transformed?
Xiao Chen felt shocked. He quickly checked and found that it was true. Great Deste Eon bloodline bearers very rarely managed to transform thirty percent of their bloodline. Transforming fifty percent was even rarer.
After transforming fifty percent of the bloodline, the Dragon Might would demonstrate a stark difference. The Azure Dragons aura within Xiao Chens Veritable Essence Energy would also show a qualitative change.
Many thanks, Senior. Xiao Chen quickly expressed his gratitude.
The dragon spirit said indifferently, Go study the Ten Thousand Dragons Picture. How much you canprehend depends on yourself.
Xiao Chen did not dare to tarry. The Ten Thousand Dragons Picture gave him an unfathomable feeling. He just had not had the chance to examine it yet.
The dragon spirit disappeared silently from the ancient pce, leaving only Xiao Chen to study the Ten Thousand Dragons Picture seriously.
Every dragon in the Ten Thousand Dragons Picture was different. Each dragon had its merits. Completely understanding one might take a hundred years. However, Xiao Chen knew that he could not stay for long.
He first focused his attention on the Heavenly Dragon, Azure Dragon, and Gold Dragon. The first two pertained to himself, and thest one involved his opponent.
Xiao Chen carefully pondered the mysteries behind them. Soon, he felt like he gained a lot.
Then he slowly shifted his gaze to the group of dragons. He experienced the aura and the air of ten thousand dragons all together.
What a strange picture. Every dragon is different, but when they appear in the picture together, their auras merge and perfectly form a perfect whole. If I can simte this Ten Thousand Dragons Picture and gain just ten percent of its mysteries, even Sovereign Emperors would have to avoid my sharpness.
The more Xiao Chen studied the Ten Thousand Dragons Picture, the more incredible he found it. He immersed himself in it,pletely engrossed.
When he startled to his senses, he suddenly discovered that a simr Ten Thousand Dragons Picture had appeared in his mind.
However, this Ten Thousand Dragons Picture was blurry, as though hidden in fog.
Ten Thousand Dragons Art?
The information of a Cultivation Technique appeared in Xiao Chens mind at the same time. This ancient text seemed like it was imprinted deeply in his mind.
He thought about it for a while. Then, the mantra of this Cultivation Technique flowed through his mind like a river.
When he finished reading through it, he felt somewhat horrified. This Ten Thousand Dragons Art was of an even higher level than his Purple Thunder Divine Incantation and Demonic Cloud Heaven Swallowing Art.
Xiao Chen had gained an additional Cultivation Technique and imprinted the Ten Thousand Dragons Picture in his mind. He felt incredible joy at this.
Indeed, the dragon spirit had not lied to him.
Even without receiving any resources, just viewing this Ten Thousand Dragons Picture and obtaining the Ten Thousand Dragons Art alone was a significant gain.
The dragon spirit returned silently, its dragon head suddenly appearing before Xiao Chen. Then, it said indifferently, I did not lie to you, right?
Xiao Chen smiled and replied, Many thanks, Senior. How strong is this Ten Thousand Dragons Art? I feel that no Cultivation Technique in the Martial Epoch canpare to it.
The dragon spirit exined proudly, The Ten Thousand Dragons Art was birthed during the Great Deste Eon. As the epochs rose and fell, it was passed on endlessly. Dragon Race powerhouses always appeared and continuously improved it. Naturally, it would not be weak. However, you say that none in the Martial Epoch canpare to it; that is only because your ken is too low and you are too weak.
Is that so? Xiao Chen felt like he had received a blow, not daring to believe it.
That is natural. There are still a few Cultivation Techniques that can rival it. However, practically none can surpass it, the dragon spirit said overbearingly and confidently.
Alright. You can leave now. Come back when you are a Sovereign Emperor. After that, the dragon spirit shooed Xiao Chen away.
Xiao Chen felt somewhat reluctant to leave and also somewhat dissatisfied. It had taken him a lot of effort to get here; he could not let his opportunity end here.
He quickly said, Onest question. Can Senior give me some pointers for my Martial Dao?
How troublesome... the dragon spirit muttered but still did as asked. Its spiritual eyes scanned Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen immediately felt like the other party figured out all his secrets.
Not bad. You surpass my expectations. I can see that you grasped the true meaning behind many of your Martial Techniques. You did not blindly follow in your predecessors footsteps but walked your own path. Just keep following your heart. However, I do not understand this. Since youprehend the state of cycle, why did you not continue down that path? That is a reckless waste of a great thing. You should know that the state of cycle is very rare in the world. It can lead to the ultimate Great Dao.
The dragon spirits eyes were likenterns. Everything that Xiao Chen learned was visible to its eyes, unconceble.
At the mention of the state of cycle, Xiao Chen felt somewhat helpless. He exined, I am simply unable to bring out my state of cycle in the Thousand Great Realms. I have no way to continue cultivating it.
Is that so? Why do I feel that you have a treasure on you that can help you cultivate the state of cycle? This is a state that can lead you to the ultimate Great Dao. Unless you reach the Faux God Realm, cultivating andprehending it on your own is impossible. You can only use a treasure to aid you with itsprehension. However, you happen to have such a treasure.
Xiao Chen found this strange. He asked, I have such a treasure on me? Why do I not know?
This was really strange. Xiao Chen did not know that he had such a treasure, but the dragon spirit felt it.
Slowly think about it yourself. You are really stupid.
Whoosh!
The dragon spirit did not give Xiao Chen a chance to continue asking questions, quickly sending him out.
Xiao Chens figure shed. When he regained his sight, he was standing on the Dao tform once more.
He looked up, but the Azure Dragon statue had already gone off somewhere.
What is it?
Xiao Chen still could not figure it out. What treasure could help him execute the state of cycle in this Great Thousand Realms?
Chapter 2090 (Raw 2195): Leaving
Chapter 2090 (Raw 2195): Leaving
I have a treasure that can help me cultivate the state of cycle in the Great Thousand Realms?
It clearly is not the Cycle Throne.
I already altered the Cycle Throne once, but its grade is too low, not even a Dao Tool.
It was not that Xiao Chen did not use it. However, aside from traveling, it was not useful for anything.
What could it be?
Xiao Chen felt somewhat depressed. He could not think of the item immediately, so he shook his head and dismissed the matter.
He could sense the blood moon mark on his forehead slowly fading.
He probably would not be able to remain in this dragon city for much longer.
The zing sun in the distance slowly set into the golden sea, showing only some lingering light.
Who knew what would happen when the Deste ves and the army of the dead returned to the city?
Even if Xiao Chen could remain, it was better to leave first.
In any case, he had the Divine Universe Stele. He coulde back to thend of the blood moon any time he wanted, provided that he had sufficient resources.
When thinking about resources, Xiao Chen got a headache. He had experienced aplete transformation in thisnd of the blood moon.
Xiao Chens strength had undergone a qualitative improvement, with his Divine Body having awakened once. He had grasped the Martial and Soul as One, perfectly merged and linked his three Great Dao, and attained the Heavenly Dragon Body.
He had thoroughly mastered Breaking the Mundane, Resolving the Mundane, and Entering Hell, the first three moves of the Mahmy Abstinence Vition Saber Technique.
He also obtained the Ten Thousand Dragons Art and gained a copy of the Ten Thousand Dragons Picture in his mind.
Thebat experience from fighting the ck and White Eggs was extremely precious.
Xiao Chen gained plenty of benefits, including an overwhelming increase in strength.
However, he did not acquire a single practical resource. There were no Primeval Heavenly Pills, Superior Grade Spirit Jades, natural treasures, or Medicinal Pills.
Thinking of it was maddening. That Heavenly Dragon did not need to be so extreme.
That Heavenly Dragon could have casually left some trash for Xiao Chen in the pces treasury. At least Xiao Chen would not be this poor.
Without resources, Xiao Chen could not do many things.
He could not cultivate the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation or the Demonic Cloud Heaven Swallowing Art. It would be difficult for him to make breakthroughs in cultivation. He could not activate the Dao tform in his Divine Universe Stele.
This ancient city is sorge. It should be enough if I search casually.
Xiao Chen could not get the Azure Dragons inheritance. However, this ancient city was already equal to a vast treasury.
There were many intact courtyards, shops, appraiser halls, auction halls, alchemy halls, and somerge n residences in the ancient city. These definitely would have some treasures.
Whoosh!
Xiao Chen jumped off the Dao tform and turned into a lightning bolt tearing through the ancient city.
After selecting his target, he started searching.
Restrictions?
Xiao Chen just arrived before a courtyard, and he already felt bbergasted. There were restrictions on it.
More restrictions!
He reached a grand auction hall after much difficulty. When he searched around, he found restrictions again.
After one hour, Xiao Chen finally gave in to despair. Restrictions riddled the ancient city.
It looked like he would not obtain any other benefits in this ancient city without passing the dragon spirits test.
Never mind. I have a copy of the Ten Thousand Dragons Picture and obtained the Ten Thousand Dragons Art. This harvest is enough already.
Boom!
When the mark on Xiao Chens forehead disappeared, he immediately felt a repulsive force in the city.
He found flyingeven walkingextremely difficult. His strength became restricted. Left without a choice, he could only leave the city.
When Xiao Chen exited the city gates, he saw that the zing sun had already sunkpletely into the golden sea at the edge of thend of the blood moon.
Soul Reaper had failed to crush the zing golden figure. The zing golden figure managed to escape, although the golden-armored army had nearly gotten wiped out.
A quick look around found scars covering thend of this small world. Many clumps ofnd floated in the air, shattered and drifting about.
Lingering terrifying scenes were everywhere.
The ce looked bleak and deste. It was no longer the world that Xiao Chen was familiar with.
Even the blood moon in the sky had dimmed significantly.
Xiao Chen had personally seen the collision of the zing sun and the blood moon. The entire small world had nearly crumbled.
Shattered pieces of the zing sun and the blood moon littered the ce, each piece containing great destructive force.
The world before Xiao Chen ended up so broken mainly because the zing sun and the blood moon crashed into each other.
Rumble...!
Returning in victory, the Deste ve Soul Reaper led the other Deste ves and the army of the dead back to the ancient Azure Dragon city.
Xiao Chen withdrew, for now, returning to the pce.
He vaguely sensed the Deste ve Soul Reaper ncing at him before it entered the city.
Egg Egg, tell us, what did you see in the city?
Seeing Xiao Chen return, the ck and White Eggs felt incredibly excited and rushed over.
Xiao Chen hid the matter of the Ten Thousand Dragons Art but exined everything else. He did not need to hide too much from these two puppets.
White Egg guffawed after he heard everything. No wonder you have such a bitter expression. It turns out that you failed to get anything.
Haha! I was saying, you are still too weak. Going in too early is not a good thing. If our master entered, breaking all those restrictions would be easy.
On hearing about Xiao Chens failure to obtain anything, the ck and White Eggs reveled in schadenfreude, ruthlessly scorning and humiliating him.
Had you known, you might as well have remained here and collected the shattered pieces of the blood moon and the zing sun, White Egg murmured with a smirk.
Shattered pieces? Are these shattered pieces valuable? Xiao Chen felt somewhat confused. He had seen the zing sun and the blood moon crash into each other. Indeed, the collision had produced a lot of debris.
ck Egg looked at Xiao Chen with disdain as it eximed, How stupid! Didnt you bring out a me diagram when we were fighting? I could tell that the me diagram was formed by two kinds of mes, Yin and Yang. It was very profound, and the mes grades were pretty highboth Primal Chaos Grade mes. Unfortunately, they are only at Rank 4. If your mes could evolve into items, they would be incredible.
Xiao Chens eyes lit up. Are the two of you telling me that the shattered pieces of the zing sun and the blood moon can raise the rank of my mes?
Of course, that is natural, isnt it? Be it the blood moon in the sky or that zing golden sun, they were formed by using a Secret Technique and gathering the essence of the sun and the moon of the real world for at least one thousand years. The people who refined them were definitely peak Faux Gods. Our master once said that the people who made them definitely entered the sun and the moon to obtain the cores.
After White Egg finished speaking, it looked at Xiao Chen and asked indifferently, So tell me, are these shattered pieces valuable?
Xiao Chens face glowed with joy as he looked around. The debris littering the battlefield from the blood moon and the zing sun turned out to be very valuable.
Xiao Chen quickly gave thanks and promptly left to collect the shattered pieces.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
ck Egg muttered, This battle was truly intense. Be it the blood moon or the zing sun, their cores were damaged and would need at least five hundred years to recover.
It is too unfortunate for Bitchy Egg. It nearly managed to destroy Foolish Egg, but it fell short by a little and let Foolish Egg run.
Haha! It is good that it ran. Otherwise, this big show that happens every few centuries would be over. Both of us would have nothing interesting to watch.
The ck and White Eggs chatted happily, not minding Xiao Chens departure.
Three days passed. Xiao Chen collected all the debris of the zing sun and the blood moon in this small world, gathering more than one hundred thousand pieces altogether.
It was as the ck and White Eggs said; these shattered pieces were worth cities. They allowed both the Heavenly Snow Divine me and the Universe Origin True me to reach Rank 5.
The Universe Origin True me was the Heavenly me, the Primal Chaos Grade me that only the royal n disciples of the Tianwu Dynasty could obtain.
Primal Chaos Grade mes had a total of nine ranks. After Xiao Chens Heavenly Snow Divine me and Universe Origin True me reached Rank 5, no one would ever say that they were too low ranked.
With a thought, Xiao Chen opened both his palms, and a stream of mes soared up from each of them.
The mes condensed continuously. After they reached their limits, they became like a full moon and a sun in his hands.
Absorbing the shattered pieces did not just help the two mes reach Rank 5; more profoundly, it also allowed them to absorb the mysteries contained in the blood moon and the zing sun.
When Xiao Chen fully brought out the Heavenly Snow Divine me and the Universe Origin True me, they already showed a vague form of the zing sun and the blood moon.
This was a pleasant surprise for Xiao Chen.
If Xiao Chen could raise the two mes to Rank 9 in the future, he might be able to control a sun and a moon simultaneously.
He would surpass Dragon Emperor Xiao Yun and the mysterious person opposing Dragon Emperor Xiao Yun.
This thought was fleeting. Xiao Chen knew that he had a long way to go. Those two people had refined the blood moon and the zing sun utilizing Secret Techniques.
Xiao Chen did not have such a Secret Technique. Unless he directly swallowed up the blood moon and the zing sun that the two refined, he would not be able to surpass them.
Taiji Yinyang me Diagram!
Xiao Chen thrust both palms out. Using his Taiji Dao, he pushed the Universe Origin True me and the Heavenly Snow Divine me forward at the same time.
The two mesone pale white and one goldenwere extremes of Yin and Yang.
Then, the two mes chased each other before him. Soon, a Taiji diagram materialized.
Closely following that, the four divisions and the eight trigrams appeared around the Taiji diagram.
Boom!
In that instant, golden light spread out. The Taiji Yinyang me Diagram soared into the sky, spreading out infinitely.
Soon, this Taiji Yinyang me Diagram stretched across the sky, covering half the sky of this small world.
Xiao Chen entered deep thought. Then, the Azure Dragon Seal representing the will of soul in his Soul Pool flickered with light.
The Sun and Moon Shining Together mysterious phenomenon appeared, and Xiao Chen merged this soul mysterious phenomenon with the me diagram in the sky.
Surging Soul Energy continuously poured into the Taiji Yinyang me Diagram.
Whoosh!
Four hourster, the Taiji Yinyang me Diagram in the sky turned thoroughly substantial. Xiao Chen waved his hand, and the Taiji Yinyang me Diagram rolled up into a in and simple painting in his hand.
Interesting! I should have thought of infusing my Soul Energy into the Taiji Yinyang me Diagram before, Xiao Chen muttered to himself. The scene before him gave him a pleasant surprise.
Although Xiao Chen said this, his Soul Energy had not manifested a mysterious phenomenon previously. His Heavenly Snow Divine me and Universe Origin True me had not reached Rank 5, either, unable to manifest like this. Hence, he might not have been able to produce the scene before him.
He gently unrolled the painting in his hand. Then, a in but exquisite Taiji Yinyang me Diagram appeared before him.
The deep Starry Heavens served as the me diagrams background. However, there was no flickering starlight. The pitch-ck Starry Heavens had only a vague blood moon.
With a thought, the painting rippled like water, entering Xiao Chens physical body.
With this, the Taiji Yinyang me Diagram experienced a qualitative change.
Xiao Chen felt confident of blocking even a Sovereign Emperors strike with the Taiji Yinyang me Diagram.
It is time to leave.
If not for the golden-armored army attacking, Xiao Chen would have left much earlier; he had dyed for too long already.
This time, Xiao Chen had to go. After he said simple goodbyes to the ck and White Eggs, his physical body turned into flowing ice crystals and soared into the air.
The blood moon appeared dim, giving off significantly less might and pressurepared to before.
After Xiao Chen brought out the Heavenly Dragon Body and turned into ice, he sessfully entered the blood moon.
There, he revealed his true form. He did not rush to leave using the Heavenly Dragons method.
He took out the Divine Universe Stele. After forming hand seals with his right hand, scriptures appeared on the stele.
After all the scriptures appeared, the mysterious energy radiated from the Divine Universe Stele again. As this energy spread out, scarlet talisman scripts flew over from the surroundings and entered the stele.
When Xiao Chen sensed that a blood moon had been copied above the Dao tform in the Divine Universe Stele, he stopped.
He carefully put away the Divine Universe Stele and started looking around, seeking a way out in this murky and chaotic scarlet world.
One hourter, Xiao Chen came in contact with the hidden spatial tunnel in the blood moon by following the Heavenly Dragons method.
His body immediately and uncontrobly soared upwards, moving extremely fastmore than one hundred times faster than with his Movement Techniques.
The world around Xiao Chen spun, and space turned vague. He could not get his bearings at all.
When Xiao Chen startled to his senses, he felt his body plummeting to the ground.
When he looked around, the night sky appeared hazy and sinister, giving off a pressing cold Qi. This startled Xiao Chen somewhat, a familiar yet strange feeling; this was the night of the Deste Sea.
When he looked up, there was a blood moon above him, one that was significantlyrger than the blood moon in the small world.
The blood moon in the sky seemed close enough to touch if he just stretched out his hand.
Xiao Chen felt an incredibly realistic misperception that he had fallen out of the blood moon.
Chapter 2091 (Raw 2196): Azure Mountain Town
Chapter 2091 (Raw 2196): Azure Mountain Town
Whoosh!
Xiao Chen pushed off the air and hovered there, looking at his surroundings.
Where is this ce?
Xiao Chen could be sure that this was the Deste Sea. However, he did not know where in the Deste Sea.
He found his surroundings somewhat familiar, but most of it was strange.
There was a small city of about five hundred thousand kilometers wide in front of Xiao Chen.
This city was notrge, more like a town.
Such a small city was very rare in the Deste Sea.
The azure mountain?
Xiao Chen spread out his Spiritual Sense and discovered a familiar mountain.
In the four years he had not seen it, the azure mountain had not changed.
Xiao Chen pondered this for a while. It looked like the small vige of the past had developed into a city.
No wonder Xiao Chen found it familiar yet strange.
Xiao Chennded firmly in a good mood. After being trapped for four years, he finally came out.
Furthermore, the vige of the past had turned into a city. It seemed to have developed pretty well.
With the Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperors promise, no one dared to touch it. Its development was only logical.
Someonesing. Furthermore, it is a Sovereign Personage!
Xiao Chens expression changed slightly. Then, he instantly executed the Heavenly Dragon Body, changing his physical body into ice crystals, and silently withdrew, disappearing into the darkness of night.
After a while, two figures descended from the air.
One of them wore ck clothes and appeared to be older. He exuded a faint Demonic Qi. Xiao Chen recognized this aura; it was a byproduct of the demonic Cultivation Technique of the Heavenly ughter Sect, one of the six great Demonic Dao sects.
The other person was a middle-aged man wearing scarlet robes who had an air of nobility.
This person did not look like a member of the Heavenly ughter Sect.
It has been almost four years, and you still have notpleted the mission that the Eighth Prince gave you. Elder Sun, I doubt your efficiency, the scarlet-d, middle-aged man reprimanded with a cold expression after theynded.
The ck-d old man said helplessly, It is not that this old man is incapable but that the Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperor promised to protect this ce. No one would openly make a move on this Azure Mountain Town. As for doing so in secret, that Qin Zhuolin never leaves the ce, so there has been no opportunity to make a move.
Humph! You are not even able to aplish a minor matter, and you return with so many excuses. You disappoint the Eighth Prince. He has already lost his patience. No matter what method you use, you have to aplish this tonight.
The scarlet-d, middle-aged man let out a cold snort. Then, he nced expressionlessly at the ck-d person and added indifferently, Do as you deem fit. I already came this time. If the Eighth Prince has to make a move himself, humph! There is no need for you to continue existing.
The ck-d old man protested hastily, Milord, you cant do this. You saw it yourself when we entered the city earlier. There are simply no opportunities to make a move. Once we do, we will definitely be exposed.
The scarlet-d, middle-aged man said, It is fine if we are exposed. How can you aplish great things if you are not willing to pay the price for it? At that time, Ill dy Qin Zhuolin, and you make a move. If we are exposed after that, we will just get a scapegoat in the Heavenly ughter Sect to apologize to the Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperor. Furthermore, we are not attacking Azure Mountain Town, so it is not too overboard.
The ck-d old man revealed a conflicted expression, clearly hesitant. There were practically no experts in Azure Mountain Town, and only Qin Zhuolin guarded it. However, the Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperor personally vowed to protect the ce.
Taking action in Azure Mountain Town equaled pping the Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperors face.
This scarlet-d, middle-aged man had a powerful backer and an impressive background. Hence, he did not fear the Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperor too much. However, the ck-d old man could not boast the same.
Nevertheless, offending the Eighth Prince would also result in a bad end for him.
Most importantly, if the ck-d old man could aplish this, he would gain plenty of benefits.
The ck-d old man paced and pondered for a long time before reaching a decision. He said seriously, Alright, then. Tonight it is! However, lets set this clear first. If we are exposed, you have to protect me.
Dont worry. It is all about face with the Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperor. At that time, I will bring a scapegoat over to apologize to him, taking the initiative to admit mistakes. Do you think he will kill me with one palm strike after that? I am not trying to destroy this Azure Mountain Town.
Alright, lets do it, then!
After the two made up their mind, they stopped hesitating and discussed the details. Then, they resumed flying toward Azure Mountain Town.
Whoosh!
After the two left, icy light shed in the pitch-ck night. Then, Xiao Chen silently revealed himself.
He frowned slightly. What are those two people going to Azure Mountain Town for?
The ck-d old man was a Small Perfection Sovereign Personage. Coincidentally, Xiao Chen had met him before.
Back when Xiao Chen destroyed the nearby Heavenly ughter Sect branch strongholds, during the most dangerous instance, three Sovereign Personages had surrounded him, and this old man had been one of them.
However, this old man was now not even worth mentioning before Xiao Chen. The one that Xiao Chen paid some attention to was that scarlet-d, middle-aged man.
The Small Perfection Sovereign Personage Heavenly ughter Sect Elder behaved very respectfully towards this scarlet-d person. This person should have quite an impressive background.
The Heavenly ughter Sect really lingers on, causing trouble. Since I ran into him, he can forget about causing trouble for me.
Xiao Chen showed a murderous intent on his calm face. He did not have a good impression of the Heavenly ughter Sect.
Four years ago, he had destroyed eighty-nine nearby strongholds of the Heavenly ughter Sect branch as ate-stage Holy Venerate.
He had long known what kind of people this group was. They were willing to do anything to achieve their goalsnurture bandits,mit all sorts of evil, not even letting the elderly, women, and children off.
For the sake of cultivating their Demonic Dao Cultivation Techniques, they reared children like sheep, utterly heartless and inhumane.
Xiao Chen hid his aura and quickly followed.
When he approached Azure Mountain Town, he was surprised to discover a formation protecting it.
This should be Qin Zhuolins doing. This person was really a good friend. Believing that Xiao Chen died, he helped protect Azure Mountain Town until now.
However, this protective formation mainly targeted Deste ves and the other unclean things that came out at night.
It would not be much of a barrier against Sovereign Personages.
With the Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperors promise, no one would logicallye to cause trouble.
Under the moonlight, the citizens of the small city had already gone to sleep.
The entire city appeared quiet and peaceful.
Xiao Chen tailed the two into the city. He saw the two in front exchange some words after entering the city and then part.
Xiao Chen thought for a while before deciding to follow the ck-d old man.
The scarlet-d, middle-aged man should be going to look for Qin Zhuolin.
Given Xiao Chens understanding of Qin Zhuolin, the Geomaster would not be in danger even if he was not the scarlet-d mans opponent.
Even today, Xiao Chen still found this Qin Zhuolin somewhat mysterious and unfathomable.
It was alreadyte in the night. The city was pitch-dark; every family had already doused theirmps.
Only a rather tall pavilion still hadmps lit. That was where Qin Zhuolin stayed.
Sang and Qin Zhuolin drank together in the pavilion, chatting casually.
These two were the ones who developed this Azure Mountain Town. Over the past few years, the two had deepened their friendship significantly.
Qin Zhuolin drained the wine in his cup in one go. He asked softly, Sang, are you sure that Xiao Chen is still alive?
Sang nodded and retorted, You have already asked this several times. I am very sure that he is alive.
The Propping Mulberry Tree was still in the Divine Universe Stele. Using that faint connection, he could faintly feel Xiao Chens aura.
Sang was very sure that Xiao Chen was alive. However, he had no idea where Xiao Chen was.
For the past four years, Qin Zhuolin had been feeling very guilty.
He regretted his decision from back then. He should not have let Xiao Chen go down with him.
He could not make use of his previous experience and strength in the Heavenly Dao Killing Formation.
In the end, Qin Zhuolin walked out alone. However, there had been no news for the past four years.
It would be hard for Qin Zhuolin not to feel guilty. He could not forgive himself.
No matter what, it has been four years. It is time he came out already, Qin Zhuolin muttered. If it were him, he would have gone crazy if he had been trapped for four years.
Even if one did not die, getting trapped, unable toe out, was torture.
Suddenly, the expressions of Qin Zhuolin and Sang changed at the same time.
Qin Zhuolin said indifferently, Come out, then; stop hiding.
Haha!
The light flickered as themps me swayed. The scarlet-d, middle-aged man appeared from nowhere. He looked at Qin Zhuolin and said, You truly live up to being the Big Dipper Gates only sessor. I only just arrived, yet Young Master Qin already discovered me.
A person of the Xuewu Dynasty?
When Qin Zhuolin saw the scarlet-d person, he felt slightly startled. Then, he smiled mockingly. Interesting. To think that such an isted ce like Azure Mountain Town could attract the attention of someone from the Xuewu Dynastys royal court.
Simultaneously, Qin Zhuolin sent a voice projection to Sang, This person might still havepanions. Go and take a look. Ill deal with him.
Alright, Sang replied and prepared to leave silently.
Haha, just stay here. Dont think about leaving.
The scarlet-d, middle-aged manughed maniacally. Then, he pped his hands, and wriggling blood formed a barrier, isting this space.
Sang punched the barrier, and the sticky blood barrier wriggled. This made Sang feel like he was pounding cotton, utterly helpless.
My Filthy Blood Barrier has reached the sixthyer. Even a Peak Sovereign Personage might not be able to break it. You two should just give up and apany me here. If you show me a good attitude, I will not make a move against the two of you. The scarlet-d, middle-aged man smiled faintly, his face glowing with confidence.
Chapter 2092 (Raw 2197): Xiao Chen Makes a Move
Chapter 2092 (Raw 2197): Xiao Chen Makes a Move
Inside the Filthy Blood Barrier, the expressions of Qin Zhuolin and Sang changed.
Attack!
The two exchanged looks and immediately decided to attack this scarlet-d, middle-aged man together.
The scarlet-d, middle-aged man smiled coldly and said, No one is a match for me in my Filthy Blood Barrier. The two of you are seeking death!
An intense battle quickly ensued within this Filthy Blood Barrier.
The scarlet-d, middle-aged man was a Great Perfection Sovereign Personage in the first ce; his cultivation was higher than Qin Zhuolins and Sangs. When they were in the Filthy Blood Barrier, he held a great advantage.
However, Qin Zhuolin and Sang were not as simple as they appeared.
One was a mysterious and unfathomable Geomaster, and the other was a lifeform born of the Propping Mulberry Tree. When the two worked together, they were not disadvantaged.
This startled the scarlet-d, middle-aged man. However, his expression did not change, remaining calm.
It would take much more effort for the scarlet-d, middle-aged man to take down the two. However, he just had to follow the n and dy them. After Elder Sun finished, the scarlet-d, middle-aged man could leave.
There was no need for the scarlet-d, middle-aged man to worry too much.
On the other side, Xiao Chen shadowed the ck-d old man, stealthily moving in Azure Mountain Town.
Azure Mountain Town was notrge. Soon, the other party stopped before an abode.
That is?
Xiao Chen frowned slightly. He did not dare to use his Spiritual Sense rashly lest he alert the enemy.
However, he had a vague suspicion that these two were here for the Extreme Yin Body, Qing Chen.
Xiao Chen already knew four years ago that the Heavenly ughter Sect branches in the Deste Sea worked for the Eighth Prince.
The young girls they captured were mostly for the Xuewu Dynasty.
Bang!
The ck-d old man roared expressionlessly and coldly as he suddenly attacked.
The house in front crumbled silently into dust. This horrified the young girl and the little boy living there.
In the four years Xiao Chen had not seen Qing Chen, she had grown a lot. The little boy should be her younger brother.
Elder Sister! the little boy cried out with some fear, hiding behind Qing Chen.
Qing Chen felt anxious, but she still shielded her little brother. She shouted, Who are you? Quickly leave this ce. Azure Mountain Town is under the Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperors protection.
The ck-d old man smiled and retorted, Of course, I know that the Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperor protects this rundown ce. Otherwise, I would have taken you away three years ago.
Qing Chen appeared very young and tender under the moonlight. A bright light flickered in her eyes.
Her soft and supple body gave off a cold and aloof air. Even though Qing Chen was an ordinary person, she still had an extraordinary aura.
You truly live up to being an Extreme Yin Body. I pity you. Unfortunately, you caught the Eighth Princes interest. Come with me.
Greed shed in the ck-d old mans eyes. He stepped forward, wanting to take Qing Chen away.
Old Fogey Sun, take another step forward if you dare!
Just at this moment, the ck-d old man suddenly heard a voice from behind that made him shudder.
A bone-chilling murderous intent instantly pierced deep into the ck-d old mans body. He felt like he had plunged into an icy cave, chills streaking throughout his body.
The ck-d old man was frightened out of his wits. What person could appear silently behind him? To think that he did not notice at all!
Might I ask who this is? I am an outer sect Elder of the Heavenly ughter Sect!
At that crucial moment, the ck-d old man announced the Heavenly ughter Sects name, hoping it would protect him.
The Heavenly ughter Sect name still held some weight in the Deste Sea.
Not just anyone dared to offend a Rank 7 Sect that was one of the six great Demonic Dao sects.
Unfortunately, the one that the ck-d old man ran into was Xiao Chen.
Who am I? Just turn around, and you will see.
The ck-d old man turned around nervously and looked up. He saw a white-d youth with delicate facial features. Under the moonlight, this youth looked extraordinary, shimmering with moonlight. Even the ck night could not cover his brilliance.
Xiao Chen!
The ck-d old man had fought with Xiao Chen before. Back then, Xiao Chen nearly died at his hands.
However, there had been no news of Xiao Chen in the past four years. ording to rumors, either the Dragon God Crown Prince, Qin Ming, or the Hound Lion Empires crown prince, Xiahou Wu, had killed him.
When the ck-d old man suddenly saw someone he thought dead appear before him, he was rmed.
Run!
The other party was only Small Perfection Sovereign Personage,parable to the ck-d old man. However, the pressure from the other party felt almost asphyxiating.
The ck-d old man did not even have to think. His figure shed, and he soared into the air, wanting to merge into the darkness, trying to take the opportunity to run.
You think you can run?
Xiao Chenughed coldly. The image of a candle dragon appeared behind him. Candle mes lit up in its eyes.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Instantly, an icy me burned the ck-d old man in the air, causing him to screech in pain.
That strange cold me burned not just the ck-d old mans physical body but also his soul.
The ck-d old man staggered and fell to the ground.
Before the ck-d old man could put out the me, Xiao Chen extended his hand and executed Firmaments Rage. He grabbed the old mans neck just as the old mannded.
Dont kill me! Dont kill me! I was just following orders. I am an outer sect Elder of the Heavenly ughter Sect. If you kill me, you will start a never-ending conflict with the Heavenly ughter Sect!
The horrifying rage of a Great Deste Eon Ancestor Dragon encased the ck-d old man as boundless saber Qi infiltrated his entire body.
As long as the ck-d old man dared to act rashly, Xiao Chen could eliminate him with just a thought.
Xiao Chen could now freely control Firmaments Rage, wielding it as he pleased. He had reached the same level as the First Pce Master.
The boundless rage could shake the surroundings, stirring up the sky.
However, Xiao Chen appeared at ease as he executed Firmaments Rage, easily and freely controlling it.
Its toote, Xiao Chen shouted coldly. The moment this person entered Azure Mountain Town, Xiao Chen had sentenced him to death.
Xiao Chen advanced Firmaments Rage to the next step, infusing the Five Element Divine Lightning into his palm. Then, a small world made up of lightning and saber Qi formed in his palm.
Xiao Chen instantly grasped the ck-d old man within his palm.
Then, he clenched his hand tight. When he opened his hand again, fresh blood, saber Qi, and lightning suddenly burst out.
The ck-d old man died without a corpse.
Whoosh!
Xiao Chens figure shed, and he arrived beside Qing Chen and her little brother. Qing Chens eyes welled with tears as she asked with some disbelief, Big Brother, is that you?
Xiao Chen smiled faintly. Despite changing a lotnow a youngdyQing Chen was still the same as back then, tearing up easily. However, she would always shield her little brother.
Xiao Chen nodded and replied, Its me. I have returned.
Qing Chen smiled through her tears. Big Brother, you finally returned. Many people said that you would not return. However, Little Qing Chen felt that you would definitely return. Just like four years ago, you eventually returned.
Four years ago, Xiao Chen went to destroy the eighty-nine nearby Heavenly ughter Sect branch strongholds alone.
At that time, many people felt that Xiao Chen would not return. Only Qing Chen persisted in waiting for him.
Stop crying. Bring your little brother to Grandpa Seven and seek shelter there. I still need to do something, Xiao Chen softly consoled Qing Chen.
Alright, Little Qing Chen will listen to Big Brother.
Qing Chen quickly led her little brother over to Grandpa Sevens house. She turned her head back to nce at Xiao Chen along the way.
Xiao Chen sighed softly. As someone who possessed an Extreme Yin Body, it was practically impossible for her to live an ordinary life.
Xiao Chens gaze swept around before fixing on the pavilion in the distance. Then, his eyes slowly turned cold.
At this moment, the scarlet-d, middle-aged man was finding it increasingly easier to handle Sang and Qin Zhuolin.
The more time passed, the more the scarlet-d mans advantage became apparent in the Filthy Blood Barrier.
Qin Zhuolin and Sang tried to break the Filthy Blood Barrier several times but failed. Instead, they ended up giving the scarlet-d, middle-aged man opportunities.
Just give up. You have no chance of defeating me in the Filthy Blood Barrier. I have already shown a lot of restraint. If I want to, I can kill you two at any time. The scarlet-d, middle-aged manughed coldly as he knocked Sang and Qin Zhuolin back again.
Damn it. This Filthy Blood Barrier suppresses us too much. Itpletely istes the Spiritual Energy of the world. On the other hand, he can gain endless energy within the Filthy Blood Barrier, Sang said somewhat helplessly. Right now, his cultivation had already reached Small Perfection Sovereign Personage.
However, Sang was not much weaker than a regr Great Perfection Sovereign Personage.
Qin Zhuolin was even more impressive. Four years ago, he was already a Small Perfection Sovereign Personage and grasped many Secret Techniques.
When the two worked together, they did not fear any Great Perfection Sovereign Personage. However, this Filthy Blood Barrier made fighting the scarlet-d, middle-aged man extremely difficult.
Bang!
The scarlet-d, middle-aged man threw another palm strike. Immediately, an endless stream of energy surged over, lending it infinite strength, the might of this palm strike as vast as the sea.
Blood leaked out of the mouths of Qin Zhuolin and Sang after the palm strike sent them crashing into the barrier.
I am unrivaled in the Filthy Blood Barrier!
The scarlet-d, middle-aged man showed a cocky expression as he guffawed. He continuously unleashed his Great Perfection Sovereign Personage aura, putting even more unbearable pressure on Sang and Qin Zhuolin.
Is that so? Why do I not feel so?
Just at this moment, an uninvited figure materialized within the Filthy Blood Barrier.
Xiao Chens figure suddenly appeared before the scarlet-d, middle-aged man, greatly startling the other party.
Who are you?! How did you get in?!
You dont need to know that.
Martial and Soul as One!
Xiao Chens will of soul merged with his Martial Dao. He showed a cold expression as he drew his saber.
The resplendent saber light immediately washed out this Filthy Blood Barriers dazzling scarlet brilliance, leaving a ck-and-white world.
Bang! The Filthy Blood Barrier immediately shattered, and Xiao Chens saber stabbed into the other partys chest.
The scarlet-d, middle-aged man vomited a mouthful of blood as he did his best to resist, trying to prevent Xiao Chens saber from going any further.
Blocked?
Xiao Chen found this slightly strange. Despite being at such a close distance, the other party managed to block a saber strike from him while Xiao Chen was in the state of Martial and Soul as One.
However, this made sense, as well. After all, the scarlet-d, middle-aged man was a Great Perfection Sovereign Personage. If he could not block a strike from Xiao Chen, he would be too useless.
Blood Shadow Demonic w! Die!
Feeling Xiao Chens attack pause for a moment, the scarlet-d, middle-aged man flew into a rage and attacked. The might of a dynasty burst out, and his eyes turned scarlet. His pupils became like crescent moonsan extremely bizarre sight.
Then, the scarlet-d, middle-aged mans right hand instantly turned into a monstrous demonic w. He burst out with a Demonic Might rivaling a Great Deste Eon ferocious beasts, looking like he wanted to tear Xiao Chen to shreds.
You thought that was my peak strike? You thought wrong; I was just warming up.
wless saber Dao, the heart as a saber!
The Tyrant Saber that was stabbed in the other partys chest quickly came out. Then, Xiao Chen brought out his Saber Great Dao to its limits.
Saber light immediately covered Xiao Chens entire body, forming a saber de.
The saber light was like the moon, and the saber images were like the wind. Just as the terrifying demonic w was about to grab him, Xiao Chen pierced more than a hundred holes in the other partys body.
Pu ci!
The scarlet-d, middle-aged man vomited a mouthful of blood. The Blood Shadow Demonic w scattered, and the bacsh inflicted further injuries.
Martial and Soul as One!
As the scarlet-d, middle-aged man looked at Xiao Chen, a horrified expression shed in his eyes.
To think that it was Martial and Soul as One. It was said that even Sovereign Emperors struggled to achieve Martial and Soul as One.
Blood Shadow Demonic Evasion! the scarlet-d, middle-aged man shouted. Then, he suddenly exploded and turned into thousands of blood threads scattering in all directions.
This was a Secret Technique of the Xuewu Dynasty. As long as one blood thread managed to escape, one could survive.
However, once executed, the consequences were terrifying. Unless left without a choice, no one would execute it.
The scarlet-d, middle-aged man thought he would only have to execute this if he ran into a Sovereign Emperor. Unexpectedly, a Small Perfection Sovereign Personage pushed him this far.
However, if the scarlet-d, middle-aged man knew what Xiao Chen was thinking, he would go crazy.
Xiao Chen was debating whether to give chase or not.
That was right. Even though the scarlet-d, middle-aged man executed the Blood Shadow Demonic Evasion, Xiao Chen still had the means to pursue.
It would just be somewhat troublesome.
Chapter 2093 (Raw 2198): Using Trash
Chapter 2093 (Raw 2198): Using Trash
Chase him, or not?
Xiao Chen hesitated for just one second and then decided. Chase!
Under the blood moon, he soared into the air. He unleashed his Veritable Essence Energy, Soul Energy, and three Dao without holding anything back.
wless saber Dao, the body as a saber!
Xiao Chen manifested his Ice Dao and Thunder Dao with his wless saber Dao.
The white-d Xiao Chen wielded his Tyrant Saber and danced under the huge blood moon.
Currently, Xiao Chen was like a flower bathed in moonlight, waiting to bloom. In the next moment, the petals unfolded, and boundlessly resplendent saber light burst out. Countless mysterious phenomena appeared simultaneously.
The blood moon in the sky immediately dimmed.
Strands of saber light burst out of Xiao Chens body. Every part of his body, even his fine ck hair and white robes, all functioned as a saber.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Thousands upon thousands of saber lights burst out under the blood moon, continuously chopping apart the blood threads. Miserable shrieks echoed in the cold night.
The Blood Shadow Demonic Evasion was an escape Secret Technique grasped by only the Xuewu Dynastys royal court. However, Xiao Chen used the most intense and brutal method to break it.
No matter how many clones there are, I will unleash thousands upon thousands of saber lights with my saber. Break! Break! Break!
Xiao Chen chopped apart more than nine thousand blood threads. When only ten blood threads remained, they merged. Before the scarlet-d, middle-aged man could flee, he reappeared with a pale face, forced to reveal himself, and vomited a mouthful of blood.
If the scarlet-d, middle-aged man still did not reveal himself, Xiao Chen would have destroyed him, not even leaving a corpse.
You revealed yourself? Xiao Chens lips curled up in a smile. Then, he ferociously hurled the saber in his hand.
Whoosh! Whoosh!
The two-finger-wide and one-hundred-thirty-three-centimeter-long, straight Tyrant Saber spun continuously as it flew at the scarlet-d, middle-aged man.
The purple saber shed, reflecting the moonlight as it rushed over, kicking up a strong wind.
The Tyrant Saber did not fly very quickly. Normally, the scarlet-d man could easily dodge it with plenty of time to spare.
However, the scarlet-d, middle-aged man appeared ashen, showing a helpless look in his eyes.
The scarlet-d, middle-aged man despaired as he discovered that the saber had already firmly locked on to him and suppressed him like a huge mountain pressing down on him.
No, this felt even more terrifying than a huge mountain pressing down on him.
A majestic mountain would not be worth a strike before the scarlet-d, middle-aged man. He could shatter such a mountain with one punch.
The Tyrant Saber showed an unparalleled sharp aura, mercilessly shredding apart what aura the scarlet-d man had. Its aura was like the sea, carrying boundless force as itpletely suppressed him.
The scarlet-d man could only watch, unable to resist, as the Tyrant Saber slowly approached him.
A Great Perfection Sovereign Personage would fall like that. The scarlet-d, middle-aged man felt exceedingly sorrowful.
Below, Qin Zhuolin felt somewhat stunned at the sight. Regaining his senses, he shouted, Xiao Chen, we cant kill him yet!
Pu ci!
At Qin Zhuolins reminder, the Tyrant Saber, which should have shredded the scarlet-d, middle-aged mans body, only stabbed the scarlet-d mans chest. Blood spurted out as the saber pinned him to the ground.
Xiao Chennded gently on the ground. Then, he looked at Sang and Qin Zhuolin. As they exchanged looks, they felt gratified.
Sang kept saying that you were fine. Now, I finally believe it. Looking at your strength, I dont have to feel guilty anymore.
Qin Zhuolin truly heaved a sigh of relief. Over the past four years, he had reproached himself several times.
Now, when Xiao Chen appeared, he crushed a Great Perfection Sovereign Personage. He must have received a tremendous fortuitous encounter.
Xiao Chen had gained a blessing through a disaster. Although Qin Zhuolin was not jealous, he could not help feeling a little envious.
Sang pointed to the front and said, Lets reminisceter. Lets see what that fellow is here to do.
Right.
Xiao Chen nodded. The three pushed off the ground and arrived by the scarlet-d, middle-aged mans side with a few leaps.
Seeing the scarlet-d man pinned to the ground by the Tyrant Saber, unable to move at all, Xiao Chen felt gratified.
Although Xiao Chen had made it look easy earlier when he danced in with his saber under the blood moon, he had used his full power, not holding anything back.
If Xiao Chen could not keep the scarlet-d, middle-aged man after all that, his four years of bitter cultivation and training would have been wasted.
Xiao Chen materialized the wless saber Dao at the end because he realized that deficiencies had appeared in his Saber Dao.
The things Xiao Chen lost and did not care about in the past had be his shackles.
He needed to make up these deficiencies to raise his Saber Great Dao to a Dao Domain.
Otherwise, he might never progress further in his life.
Brother Qin, why arent we killing this person? Xiao Chen asked softly.
Qin Zhuolin exined, He is from the Xuewu Dynastys royal court. The Xuewu Dynasty should not be offended casually. This faction is even scarier than the six great Demonic Dao sects.
The Xuewu Dynasty dominated the underworld of the Central Great Realm, ruling all the Demonic Dao factions in the world. It resisted three dynasties and eight great empires alone without falling.
This showed just how strong it was.
However, Xiao Chen already knew this beforehand. He smiled and said, So, thats the reason. I already knew that. He is the Eighth Princes man. However, he is clearly just an abandoned pawn. Otherwise, the job of offending the Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperor would not have fallen to him. If we kill him, so be it. He holds no value.
The scarlet-d, middle-aged man, who had been listening intently, felt flustered on hearing that.
This matter involved his life and death, something of towering importance to him. He quickly said, Dont kill me. I am the Eighth Princes trusted aide. Spare me. The Eighth Prince will definitelye to save me. At that time, you will be able to obtain benefits from him.
Xiao Chen stepped forward and pulled out the Tyrant Saber, making the scarlet-d, middle-aged man cry out in agony.
Brother Qin, what do you think?
Qin Zhuolin thought for a while before replying, Since the Eighth Prince sent him, he would guess that we did it if this person died. No matter what, well end up offending the Eighth Prince, so we might as well spare him and make the Eighth Prince pay a ransom to take him away. At the very least, we can put this trash to use.
Xiao Chen agreed with this. The Eighth Prince wanted Qing Chen. No matter what, Xiao Chen could not let the Eighth Prince have her.
Whether Xiao Chen killed the scarlet-d man or not, he would end up offending this Eighth Prince. Qin Zhuolin was right; he might as well put this trash to use.
The scarlet-d, middle-aged man felt like vomiting blood when he heard this. What do you mean put this trash to use? I am a bona fide Great Perfection Sovereign Personage. To think that I only can survive by being used.
Damn it! Dont ever give me an opportunity. I will definitely repay this tenfold.
However, after the scarlet-d man thought about it, he recalled that this white-d youth alreadyprehended the state of Martial and Soul as One at a young age.
This white-d desman defeated me as a Small Perfection Sovereign Personage. How could I have the chance to take revenge in the future?
With such strength, he is not inferior to the Eighth Prince in any way.
What are you thinking?
Xiao Chen saw the scarlet-d, middle-aged mans eyes rolling around while this persony on the ground. He ruthlessly pped this persons face with his scabbard. Then, he quickly left seals in this persons body, restraining this persons Soul Energy and Veritable Essence Energy, essentially crippling him.
The scarlet-d, middle-aged man cried out in pain. He quickly tried to collect his thoughts.
Lock him up first and send news of his capture to the Xuewu Empires Eighth Prince. If the Eighth Prince does note in half a month, we will kill him, Xiao Chen said casually, deciding this scarlet-d, middle-aged mans fate.
Half a month?! That is impossible!
The scarlet-d, middle-aged man wanted to say something upon hearing that. However, before he could open his mouth, Sang knocked him out with a palm strike.
Qin Zhuolin said, Xiao Chen, you seem to know why he is here.
Xiao Chen nodded. He is here for the Extreme Yin Body. The Demonic Dao Cultivation Technique that this Eighth Prince cultivates requires arge number of young girls. The Extreme Yin Body is a boundlessly tempting cultivation cauldron for him.
An Extreme Yin Body? This is a problem. If norge faction takes her in, something will happen to her sooner orter. Neither of us can protect her, Qin Zhuolin said seriously, slightly startled at this information.
Its fine. Ive already thought of what to do.
That is fine, then. Tell us what you have been doing during the past four years, Qin Zhuolin prompted, feeling somewhat curious.
Xiao Chen made a slightly rueful face. My experiences during the past four years are hard to describe briefly.
They were indeed hard to describe briefly. For the first two years, Xiao Chen got thrashed by two vicious-tongued puppets. This nearly caused his heart for the Martial Dao to crumble.
During thetter two years, Xiao Chen caught up and slowly rebuilt his confidence.
Xiao Chen did not mention the ancient Azure Dragon City or the golden-armored army, only sharing stories about the ck and White Eggs and the pce their master left behind.
Hahaha! To think there are such amusing puppets. I have to meet them when I have a chance. Qin Zhuolin could not help guffawing after hearing all that.
The three chatted until the sky turned bright; then, Sang and Qin Zhuolin took their leave to let Xiao Chen rest.
After four years, Xiao Chen finally had some leisure time, which he could use to rx.
However, Xiao Chen did not truly rest. He spent his time searching his storage ring, seeking the treasure that the dragon soul spoke of.
The storage rings interior was very messy. Everything could be found there. Just the things from the Kunlun Realm alone formed arge pile. As for the things of the Great Thousand Realm, there were even more.
After tidying the space, Xiao Chen discovered some treasures that he had ignored in the past.
Although these treasures were useless to him, he could earn something by selling them off.
Right now, Xiao Chencked resources. Even a small amount would help.
However, he searched for more than four hours for what he wanted but did not find anything.
What treasure can help me to execute the state of cycle?
Just as Xiao Chen felt somewhat frustrated, he found an ancient bronze mirror.
His eyes lit up. The Three Life Mirror?
Chapter 2094 (Raw 2199): The Cycle Appears Again
Chapter 2094 (Raw 2199): The Cycle Appears Again
The Three Life Mirror.
When Xiao Chen saw the Three Life Mirror, he felt stunned for a long time. He had already forgotten about this treasure.
After the Item Spirit Little Three forcibly paused time in the Kunlun Realm, she had fallen asleep.
The Three Life Mirror could look at the past and the future and control the time of the present. It was legendary Immortal Equipment. The treasure that the dragon spirit spoke about should be this Three Life Mirror.
The Three Life Mirror can see the past and the future and control time. It is perfectlypatible with the state of cycle.
However...
Even the Item Spirit Little Three found it extremely difficult to bring out these effects. Right now, Little Three is still asleep. Can I rely on this treasure?
Xiao Chen frowned slightly and sent a strand of Spiritual Sense into the Three Life Mirror, entering the world within the mirror.
Little Three quietlyy among the clouds in what looked like an Immortal realm.
Xiao Chen could use this ancient mirror. Before Little Three fell asleep, she had handed the controlling rights of the ancient mirror to him.
However, Xiao Chen could barely make use of the mirrors functions.
The Time Dao was extremely dangerous. Xiao Chen had experienced it for himself before. Little Three was a perfect example of this.
Xiao Chens Spiritual Sense came out, and the Three Life Mirror remained floating before him. Then, he pondered it.
It was not realistic to bring out the functions of the Three Life Mirror directly. However, he could use the Three Life Mirror as an aid for executing the state of cycle. Nevertheless, he had to consider the risks carefully.
Xiao Chen paced the room in deep thought.
It would be very significant if he could bring out his strongest state of cycle in the Great Thousand Realms. It would be even scarier than practicing the Mahmy Abstinence Vition Saber Technique.
After all, no matter how strong the Mahmy Abstinence Vition Saber Technique, it was a Martial Technique created by someone else.
On the other hand, Xiao Chenprehended the state of cycle himself. The two werepletely different.
However, once Xiao Chen failed, the consequences...
Just the power of space could tear Xiao Chens once-awakened Divine Body apart, what more the power of time.
Should I try or not?
I should try it!
Xiao Chen reached out and grabbed the Three Life Mirror. For many years, he had explored ande up with his own path by himself.
He had experienced life-and-death situations several times already and gotten ustomed to them. His heart did not fear a challenge.
Xiao Chen did not hesitate after deciding.
Master, let me out to y.
Just at this moment, the Demon Blood Vultures voice rang out in Xiao Chens mind.
Like Xiao Chen, the Demon Blood Vulture had been trapped in thend of the blood moon for four years.
However, unlike Xiao Chen, the Demon Blood Vulture had not met with many fortuitous encounters.
On the other hand, thend of the blood moon remained dark all year round and was replete with boundless and endless demonic cold Qi.
Hence, the Demon Blood Vultures cultivation had reached Great Perfection Sovereign Personage, even stronger than Xiao Chens.
Thend of the blood moon abounded with sinister energies butcked Spiritual Energy. As Xiao Chen did not have much resources, he could only remain stuck as a Small Perfection Sovereign Personage.
Xiao Chen let the Demon Blood Vulture out, then started experimenting in the courtyard.
Whoosh!
The Three Life Mirror turned into a spot of bright light and entered Xiao Chens body. Then, his flesh, soul, and Veritable Essence Energy began to merge with the Immortal Equipment.
The merger process went rtively smoothly.
Time and space turned illusory around Xiao Chen. Many things that happened in the past manifested as countless paintings in the surroundings.
The memories converged, and time started flowing like water past Xiao Chens eyes.
The prior experiences representing Xiao Chens past turned into a flowing light that entered his body.
Time was merciless. Back then, Xiao Chen was young and inexperienced. In the blink of an eye, so many years had psed.
The past already happened, and the future was unpredictable. Paintings representing Xiao Chens future appeared. They were all hazy and unclear, unfathomable.
Xiao Chen did not want to look at them. He always believed that human will trumped fate. The future abounded with infinite possibilities.
When the light that represented the future entered Xiao Chens body, the past, present, and future intersected. The Three Life Mirrorpletely merged with him.
Then, seven lights appeared behind Xiao Chenthe seven lights that represented the state of cycle.
This was the moment of truth, when he would see whether he could merge them and bring out the true state of cycle.
Merge! Xiao Chen shouted, and the nebulous lights started to merge slowly. He felt incredibly colossal resistance.
The structure of time and space in the Great Thousand Realms was on apletely different level from the one in the Kunlun Realm.
It was not that Xiao Chen had not tried before. When he tried, nothing happened at all, so he gave up.
Now that the Three Life Mirror had merged into Xiao Chen, if he still failed after trying, there would be no hope of the state of cycle resurfacing.
In Xiao Chens body, the Three Life Mirror gave off a bright light, which silently radiated from his body.
On the surface, it looked like there was no change. However, he felt the resistance to the merger of the seven lights lessen significantly.
Xiao Chen immediately put in a burst of energy as he gave a war cry.
The seven lights instantly merged into one. He took this opportunity to use his Soul Energy and Veritable Essence Energy to drive the state of cycle.
State of cycle, reversing time!
Immediately, an even stronger resistanceone stronger than any beforeappeared before Xiao Chen.
It was like the world was working against Xiao Chen, making it extremely challenging to take even one step forward.
Crack! Crack!
Xiao Chen had only moved his foot half a step forward when cracks appeared on his skin. Blood seeped out of these cracks.
This was the price the physical body had to endure to force time to reverse. The danger that Xiao Chen faced was countless timesrger than what he faced in the Kunlun Realm.
He already moved his foot forward; he could no longer withdraw it. He could not do anything besides enduring the pressure and continuing.
The world before him was blurry. Half his body had already entered a time tunnel.
Space-time storms filled the surroundings. A tiny mistake could crush his body and scatter his soul.
Ill fight it to the end!
Just as Xiao Chens physical body was on the verge of copse, a sh of spiritual light encased him. It was the Three Life Mirror.
The Three Life Mirror shows three lives, seeing through cause and effect. The spinning cycles of life and death illuminate my heart. The past and the future can be changed.
A faintly discernible Immortal mantra sounded in Xiao Chens mind as the world before him slowly turned clearer.
Then, the courtyard he previously stood on reappeared before him.
Its done!
However, Xiao Chen faced an infinite repulsive force. His physical body immediately started immaterializing.
In the time it took for a spark to fly, he drew his saber and chopped the tree in the courtyard in half.
Xiao Chens bodypletely immaterialized, and he returned to the present. Something knocked him into the air as he vomited a mouthful of blood.
Whoosh!
Did I really seed?
Nothing had changed before Xiao Chen. However, his physical bodys injuries were real. Fortunately, the Three Life Mirror protected his soul as space and time flowed.
His skin, flesh, bones, and internal organs showed tears and cracks, but his soul remained intact.
Just as he looked around in doubt, the tree before him silently split in half without any warning.
Xiao Chen felt stunned for a moment, then burst intoughter. I seeded! I really seeded!
He managed to execute the state of cycle in the Great Thousand Realms.
The dragon spirit had not lied to Xiao Chen. The Three Life Mirror could indeed help him execute the state of cycle.
Although the effects before him were not huge, this was just the first attempt. As long as he slowly cultivated it further, he would eventually achieve the same efficiency as in the Kunlun Realm.
If he could change time, remaining just for one second in the past or the future, he could reverse a life-or-death situation.
Who would not rejoice at such a heaven-defying skill?
After rejoicing, Xiao Chen quickly calmed his heart. This is just the beginning.
After his physical injuries had recovered, he started practicing this heaven-defying killing move. Once he executed it, he could change the battle situation at any time.
Ten dayster, Xiao Chen finally could familiarly execute the Cycle Chop by relying on the Three Life Mirror.
He could stay in the future for one second and send out a peak saber strike.
It was nowhere close to the three seconds Xiao Chen could manage in the Kunlun Realm. However, it was a significant improvement.
After all, he could not even bring out the state of cycle before this.
On this day, Sang and Qin Zhuolin came to look for Xiao Chen just as he was about to continue practicing.
The Eighth Prince ising.
Which Eighth Prince? Xiao Chen asked, feeling confused.
Qin Zhuolin asked helplessly, What have you been doing recently for you to forget such an important matter? Its the Xuewu Dynastys Eighth Prince.
Xiao Chen let out a soft cry of surprise as he recalled that he had a Xuewu Dynastys royal court trash in his hand.
When is he arriving?
We received the information seven days ago. If nothing unexpected happens, he should arrive tomorrow or the day after, Qin Zhuolin replied with a slightly nervous expression.
After all, this was a prince from the strongest dynasty of the Central Great Realm. He had to treat this seriously.
No matter what the group did, this matter would not be easy to settle.
Xiao Chen pondered this, then said, He is reallying. I believe his primary purpose is Qing Chen.
However, it did not matter. Xiao Chen had already received word regarding his own arrangements.
Sang asked seriously, What should we do?
It would be best if we can make him give up peacefully. If we cannot, we still do not need to fear him.
Chapter 2095 (Raw 2200): Everything under Control
Chapter 2095 (Raw 2200): Everything under Control
The Xuewu Dynasty was a major faction, established in the western region of the Central Great Realm and ruling over the Demonic Dao factions.
Naturally, the royal court disciples were all impressive; there were no weaklings.
Most people would not take the initiative to offend a Xuewu Dynastys prince; Xiao Chen would not do so, either.
However, the other party targeted Qing Chen and even sent experts to infiltrate Azure Mountain Town.
Of the two experts, Xiao Chen killed one and captured one. A grudge had formed already, so he did not need to overthink this.
Two dayster, an undisguised Demonic Might appeared outside the town as the sun rose.
Xiao Chen, Sang, and Qin Zhuolin noticed that persons aura at the same time.
The scarlet-d, middle-aged man locked in prison also sensed this aura. He revealed an excited expression and eximed, Its the Eighth Prince!
I am saved. With the Eighth Princes status and strength, Xiao Chen will not dare to continue holding me prisoner.
Before the scarlet-d, middle-aged man could think any further, Sang brought him out.
After a while, the three gathered. The scarlet-d, middle-aged man remained beside them, his cultivation restrained.
Boom!
Just at this moment, banks of demonic clouds covered the entire Azure Mountain Town, blocking out the rising sun. The sky instantly turned dark.
The Azure Mountain Town citizens did not know what was going on; all of them felt confused.
The depressing, dark demonic clouds containing a terrifying Demonic Might inspired unease and panic. The three found the heavy pressure somewhat unbearable.
Qin Zhuolin frowned slightly andmented, What a terrifying Demonic Might! Before showing up, this Eighth Prince is already trying to bowl us over with a disy of power.
Xiao Chens eyes flickered with light, like he was in deep thought. No one knew what he was thinking.
Since the Eighth Prince is here already, why not show yourself? Xiao Chen said softly, but everyone in town could hear him.
At the same time, he silently spread out his Dragon Might. The citizens of the town immediately felt the pressure lessen significantly. When they heard Xiao Chens voice, they also calmed down.
You are not qualified to meet me. Release my man, and I can pretend that nothing happened. The Eighth Princes voice contained some rage and a stately quality as it echoed in the surroundings.
With every word, the Demonic Might bearing down on Azure Mountain Town grew heavier. The city started shaking.
Even if you do not want to reveal yourself, you dont have a choice, Xiao Chen said indifferently. Then, a gigantic scarlet bird appeared from behind Azure Mountain Town. This birds scarlet feathers were eye-catching, looking like blood. As its feathers glowed faintly, it opened its mouth and sucked.
It was the Demon Blood Vulture.
To the Demon Blood Vulture, the terrifying demonic clouds were great nourishment.
At Xiao Chens instruction, the Demon Blood Vulture started swallowing up the demonic clouds. Soon, the clouds disappeared, and the sun reappeared.
A figure emerged above Azure Mountain Town, wearing scarlet robes that sported golden embroidery around the cor and the sleeves, looking very magnificent.
When the Demon Blood Vulture sucked up the clouds, this person got exposed.
Whoosh!
Suddenly, a strong wind blew in front of Xiao Chen, Sang, and Qin Zhuolin. This made their hair and clothes flutter and forced them to squint slightly.
Amid red light, the Eighth Prince suddenly appeared before the three. He showed a gloomy expression, a murderous intent hidden in his eyes.
Great Perfection Sovereign Personage!
The Eighth Princes cultivation already reached the Great Perfection Sovereign Stage. Together with his Demonic Might, strong aura, and royal bloodline, he emitted intense pressure.
However, Xiao Chen, Sang, and Qin Zhuolin remained expressionless, coping with this easily.
The three only found it strange that the Eighth Prince came alone. He did not have a single escort or expert with him.
They did not know whether he was just skilled and bold or if there were experts lying in concealment.
The Eighth Prince shot an indifferent nce at the scarlet-d, middle-aged man. The other party appeared embarrassed, not daring to meet the Eighth Princes eyes.
Xiao Chen said calmly, State your offer. If I am satisfied with it, you may take him away.
State an offer?
The Eighth Prince felt slightly stunned. Then, he let out mockingughter. This should be the funniest joke that Ive heard. You are just a mixed-blood dragon that was chased out of the Divine Dragon Empire. After capturing my man, youre actually trying to get a ransom?
Ka ca!
Without any warning, the Eighth Prince suddenly flicked his finger.
A strand of scarlet energy shot out. Before the scarlet-d, middle-aged man could react, a bloody hole appeared in his forehead.
Since the scarlet-d, middle-aged mans cultivation was restricted, he was like an ordinary person. He could not block a strike from the Eighth Prince.
The scarlet-d, middle-aged man fell to the ground, never to get up again, dying with remaining grievances. He had thought that he was a trusted aide of the Eighth Prince.
Who knew, the Eighth Prince did not even bother to spare him a few nces, immediately killing him.
Sang and Qin Zhuolin felt somewhat shocked. Unexpectedly, this Eighth Prince was so ruthless.
No one can threaten me, much less, over trash. I thought you were some incredible character. A mixed-blood dragon is indeed just a mixed-blood dragon. Your ken is too low; you are just a joke. I am here today for the Extreme Yin Body in your town, not this trash. State a price, and Ill bring her away.
The Eighth Prince showed a proud and arrogant expression as he looked coldly at Xiao Chen. He did not care about the other party at all.
Seeing the other party remain silent, the Xuewu Dynastys Eighth Prince felt that his move had shocked him.
He indeed has not seen the world. Great Perfection Sovereign Personages are incredible, experts wherever they go. However, there are plenty of such Great Perfection Sovereign Personages in the Xuewu Dynasty. So what if I kill one?
Who permitted you to kill him?
What did you say?
Taken aback, the Eighth Prince gave Xiao Chen a strange look. These words seemed very odd. He is just a subordinate with a weak royal bloodline. Do I need your permission to kill him?
He was just trash. So what if I killed him? Do I need your permission?
Even if he was just trash, he was trash in my hands!
Boom!
Before Xiao Chen finished speaking, he executed Supreme Dragon Fist, throwing a punch.
Dragon Might erupted from his entire body. Whenbined with the Ten Thousand Dragons Picture, his Leaderless Dragons manifested both the form and the spirit.
The Eighth Prince felt slightly startled. Without much time to think, he could only counterpunch.
Bang!
The moment the two fists connected, Xiao Chens punch sent the Eighth Prince flying, blood leaking out of the Eighth Princes mouth.
Unexpectedly, Xiao Chens punch contained such horrifying offensive power.
This power was unlike that of a Small Perfection Sovereign Personage.
The force contained in Xiao Chens fist far surpassed the limits of a Small Perfection Sovereign Personage. The Eighth Prince stared at Xiao Chen in astonishment.
You dare attack me? You are seeking death!
What shocked the Eighth Prince was that Xiao Chen dared to attack him, a dynastys prince.
Demonic Might surged from the Eighth Princes entire body as he snarled, bursting out with overwhelming might. Then, he mmed down on the ground and ferociouslyunched himself at Xiao Chen.
Whoosh!
As the Eighth Prince moved around, his strong aura instantly crushed the buildings around Xiao Chen and the others.
A strange scarlet light flowed on the Eighth Princes body, covering him like water.
Xiao Chen, that is Blood Demonic Armor. It is tough to break; do not sh head-on. Qin Zhuolin recognized this strange Martial Technique, so he warned Xiao Chen to avoid a direct confrontation with the Eighth Prince.
However, Xiao Chen ignored him. He promptly executed the Supreme Dragon Fists second move, attacking after storing up power.
He had already transformed fifty percent of his Azure Dragon bloodline and also had a Ten Thousand Dragons Picture in his mind. When he now executed the strongest offensive Secret Technique of the Dragon Race, the difference was like night and day.
Thousands of dragon images assembled above Xiao Chens body. When he punched, he forced back the Eighth Prince, who was pouncing over with overwhelming Demonic Might.
The third move, Regretless Heavenly Dragon.
Grand aspirations gathered in Xiao Chens heart as heunched this punch, the Regretless Heavenly Dragon.
The fourth move, Raging at the Unfair Heaven.
The grand aspirations turned into rage. The sky changed colors, and the rage in Xiao Chens heart shook the sky.
Bang!
When the Supreme Dragon Fists fourth move appeared, cracks appeared in the Eighth Princes Blood Demonic Armor. Then, it turned into stters of blood flying everywhere, forcefully broken.
The Eighth Prince vomited a mouthful of blood and immediately paled. His Blood Demonic Armor actually broke.
At the side, Qin Zhuolin was stunned. He had not expected Xiao Chen to be so ferocious, directly breaking the Blood Demonic Armor.
Damn it! Blood Hell Demonic Eyes!
The Eighth Prince roared furiously as he red. Blood seeped out of his eyes, making him look terrifying and sinister. Strange golden talisman scripts appeared in their depths.
Xiao Chen, that is a Xuewu Dynasty Secret Technique. Once it is executed, it can call out the boundless blood hell refined by the Xuewu Dynastya blood hell refined by the Xuewu Demonic Monarch while leading three thousand Demonic Venerates. Once you fall into it, there will only be death.
Qin Zhuolins expression flickered. Unexpectedly, Xiao Chen had pushed the Eighth Prince into such dire straits.
In merely a few moves, the Eighth Prince was forced to bring out his Secret Technique.
All of you have to die. None of you will escape me. You have all offended me!
The Eighth Prince showed a sinister expression. A blood hell image slowly expanded in the depths of his eyes. Scarlet lightning shed continuously in the sky, tearing through the clouds. Strong winds blew, and sand and stones flew about; all this presented an apocalyptic scene.
However, Xiao Chen did not fluster. He calmly drew his saber and entered a state of Martial and Soul as One. Then, he just sent out a saber strike.
Aside from the saber in Xiao Chens hand, the world turned ck and white.
Chapter 2096 (Raw 2201): Parting
Chapter 2096 (Raw 2201): Parting
Pu ci!
The Eighth Prince screamed in agony. His eyes ruptured as the dazzling saber light pierced them.
The Eighth Prince held his eyes, suffering a pain that made him wish for death. He let out a heart-wrenching cry.
Royal Uncle, kill him for me. Kill him! I have gone blind!
Sang and Qin Zhuolin startled awake from their shock. Their expressions changed considerably. There is still someone else here?
Plop!
Just as everyone felt puzzled, someone tossed a wretched old man to the ground. Chu Xiang and an old woman slowlynded with Qing Chen after flying over from the sky.
QIn Zhuolin felt greatly startled. It turned out that this Eighth Prince had shrouded Azure Mountain Town in demonic clouds at the start to give his royal uncle a chance to steal Qing Chen away.
However, the Eighth Prince did not know that Xiao Chen had already arranged a countermeasure long ago. Now, not only did he lose his sight, but his only other reliance was also in dire straits.
Xiao Chen, this is? Qin Zhuolin prompted, still somewhat confused.
Xiao Chen pointed to Chu Xiang and said, This is the Heavenly Fragrance Holy Lands Miss Chu Xiang. And this otherdy is a senior of the Heavenly Fragrance Holy Land. After hearing that Qing Chen possesses an Extreme Yin Body, she rushed over especially. They arrived yesterday and were very satisfied with Qing Chens aptitude.
Sang and Qin Zhuolin suddenly understood. It turned out that Xiao Chen had long since nned for this.
Xiao Chen was well aware that the key to the conflict between himself and the Eighth Prince was Qing Chen.
As long as Xiao Chen did not make arrangements for Qing Chen, the other party would keep seeking trouble for him. Each time would be even more difficult to deal with than thest.
So, Xiao Chen handed Qing Chen over to the Heavenly Fragrance Holy Land. As long as they took an interest in Qing Chen, even if the Eighth Prince were twice as bold, the Eighth Prince would not dare toe and seek trouble.
Even if the Eighth Prince wanted to seek Qing Chen out, he would not know where the Heavenly Fragrance was.
Despite losing his sight, the Eighth Prince could still sense his surroundings through Soul Energy.
When he saw someone tossing down his royal uncle, he knew that it was over.
The Heavenly Fragrance Holy Land had intervened. He could forget about this Extreme Yin Body. As for seeking trouble for Xiao Chen, he did not even need to think about it.
Right now, his greatest reliance, his Divine Vein Realm royal uncle, clearly was not a match for that Heavenly Fragrance Holy Land Supreme Elder.
Royal Uncle, lets go!
Although the Eighth Prince felt sullen, he knew that remaining here would not lead to a good end, so he decisively chose to leave now.
The Eighth Prince would return in the future to take revenge. His eyes were destroyed; he would end up losing all his face in the royal court.
Did I say you can go? You are too presumptuous, wanting to leave after killing my hostage! Xiao Chen shouted coldly when he saw the Eighth Prince wanting to leave. He had no intention of letting the other party off.
What do you mean? Are you thinking of trying to keep this prince here? Xiao Chen, let me tell you this: dont go overboard. Otherwise, even the Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperor cannot protect you!
Xiao Chens words immediately frustrated and infuriated the Eighth Prince.
Xiao Chen retorted calmly, I do not have any intention of making things difficult for Your Highness. I just want to emphasize that even trash has value. This was, after all, Great Perfection Sovereign Personage trash. You just killed him like that without anypensation, and you want to leave?
When Qin Zhuolin heard that, he felt likeughing. Xiao Chen was simply too interesting.
The scarlet-d, middle-aged man had been the Eighth Princes subordinate. Even though the Eighth Prince killed him, it was Xiao Chen asking for justice.
When the Eighth Prince heard this exnation, he felt like vomiting blood from the anger. No one has ever dared to speak to this prince like this before. Xiao Chen, do you really want to offend the entire Xuewu Dynastys royal court?
With an expression of disdain, Xiao Chen retorted indifferently, Cut the crap. You are just a prince. The Xuewu Dynasty has a few hundred princes. Since when could you represent the royal court? Hand over five million Primeval Heavenly Pills. Otherwise, you can forget about leaving Azure Mountain Town. If you are not afraid of being a joke in the royal court, I dont mind spreading your fiasco in Azure Mountain Town throughout the Deste Sea.
Five million?!
The Eighth Princes rage skyrocketed as he yelled, Dream on! My total umted wealth is only about five million. If you dare to, then just kill me!
As you wish.
To everyones surprise, Xiao Chen did not even think, instantly drawing his Tyrant Saber. Then, his figure shed, and a resplendent saber light shot towards the Eighth Prince.
The severely injured Eighth Prince immediately paled in fright. His entire body chilled as the fear of death swamped his mind. This terror was like an invisible mountain pressing against his throat.
In the time it took for a spark to fly, a figure shielded the Eighth Prince. It was the Sovereign Emperor that the Heavenly Fragrance Holy Land Elder injured.
The Sovereign Emperor casually neutralized Xiao Chens killing move. Then, he threw a palm strike to force Xiao Chen back.
After that, the old man nced at the old woman beside Chu Xiang. The other party was keeping her aura locked on him, so he did not dare to go too far.
Junior, dont go overboard. Here are the Primeval Heavenly Pills. Lets go.
The old man boasted a Divine Vein Realm cultivation. However, the old woman from the Heavenly Fragrance Holy Land firmly suppressed him. After handing a storage ring to Xiao Chen, he bore the Eighth Prince away.
The Eighth Prince had already been scared stiff, spooked out of his mind. If he could choose again, he would note to Azure Mountain Town.
Initially, he thought that this trip would not take much effort. However, his eyes ended up destroyed, which left an incredibly huge trauma in his heart.
Hehe! Big Brother Xiao, you are really bold. To think that you even dare to extort the Xuewu Empires prince, Chu Xiang teased with a faint smile after seeing the old man and the Eighth Prince going far away.
Xiao Chen checked the storage ring and saw a mountain of Primeval Heavenly Pills inside. He swept through the pills with his Spiritual Sense and confirmed that the numbers were right.
Putting away the storage ring, he said softly, Since a grudge has already formed, it would be a waste if I didnt extort him now.
More importantly, Xiao Chen was dead broke and desperately needed Primeval Heavenly Pills.
These five million Primeval Heavenly Pills satisfied his urgent need.
This child is pretty good. I would like to bring her back to the Heavenly Fragrance Holy Land. I already spoke to her about it. It is just that she is worried about her younger brother.
The Heavenly Fragrance Holy Land old woman looked at Qing Chen with favor as she spoke to Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen looked at Qing Chen and said, Go with them; they are good people. The people here will help take care of your younger brother.
Qing Chen teared up. Now that she had grown up, she knew that she was the cause of all this trouble.
Xiao Chen paid too high a price for her.
Big Brother, thank you. Little Qing Chen will listen. You take care of yourself, as well.
Xiao Chen smiled and nodded. This was a perfect end for an Extreme Yin Body.
Oh, right, Chu Xiang, here is the jade pendant that your Holy Daughter wants.
Whoosh!
No sooner had Xiao Chen taken out the jade pendant than the old woman reached out and sucked it over. After taking a look, she raised her head and eximed in surprise, It really is the Heavenly Fragrance Jade Pendant! How did you do it? Even I cannot barge through that Heavenly Dao Killing Formation.
It seemed that this jade pendant was something important. Xiao Chen thought for a moment, then said, I was just lucky. I only managed to find it with Brother Qins help.
What about the previous Holy Daughters body? Chu Xiang asked.
Qin Zhuolin exchanged looks with Xiao Chen. Then, he said gloomily, Sorry, she already became a Deste ve. There was nothing we could do.
On hearing that, Chu Xiang and the old woman showed sorrowful looks in their eyes.
A Heavenly Fragrance Holy Daughter turned into a Deste ve, who could imagine such an end?
How unfortunate... The old woman stopped speaking about this topic here, her eyes brimming with regret. After a moment of silence, she looked at Xiao Chen and said, No matter what, you two made a huge contribution to my Heavenly Fragrance Holy Land by finding the Heavenly Fragrance Jade Pendant. As the Holy Master is not here, I will agree to a request from each of you in her ce.
Qin Zhuolin waved his hand and said, Theres no need for me. Just give it to Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen felt stunned on hearing this. However, he quickly understood. Not many things could interest Qin Zhuolin.
Back then, Qin Zhuolin was unwilling to give face to the Heavenly Fragrances Holy Daughter.
Xiao Chen thought for a while before saying, Senior, just help me take good care of Little Qing Chen. The Heavenly Fragrances Holy Daughter already promised me a favor. Theres no need to promise me anything more.
The old woman smiled and said, Child, your character is pretty good. No wonder Chu Xiang kept singing your praises along the way. How about this? Ill give you a Deste City Medallion. It is useless in my hands, after all.
A Deste City Medallion?
Xiao Chen received an ancient medallion. Although slightly puzzled, he still said politely, Many thanks, Senior.
You are too polite. We should go now. Goodbye.
After Chu Xiang and Qing Chen said their goodbyes to Xiao Chen, they left with the old woman.
Hehe! To think that it is the Deste City Medallion! Had I known it would be this treasure, I would not have stood on ceremony, Qin Zhuolin said yfully as he watched Xiao Chen fiddle with the Deste City Medallion.
Xiao Chen held the Deste City Medallion out and said straightforwardly, If you need it, you can have it.
Haha! Thanks, but you should keep it for yourself. You need it more than I do, Qin Zhuolin refused with a smile. After a pause, he said, I have to go.
Xiao Chen and Sang felt somewhat surprised. Qin Zhuolins decision was too sudden.
I have already stayed here for four years. Since you are fine, I dont have to worry anymore. Seeing the opportunities you obtained, I felt really happy for you. Do you remember what I said to you when we first met?
Qin Zhuolin looked at Xiao Chen and smiled. I said that one day, your name would shake the world.
Xiao Chen and Sang wanted to ask Qin Zhuolin to stay. However, the other party had already decided; they could not change his mind.
As a Geomaster, he had an innate desire for adventure. Qin Zhuolin already demonstrated that he was a good friend by suppressing his restlessness and staying in Azure Mountain Town for four years.
Take care. Ill see you again in the future.
We will meet again. Qin Zhuolin turned and left with a guffaw.
Chapter 2097 (Raw 2202): Activating the Divine Universe Stele
Chapter 2097 (Raw 2202): Activating the Divine Universe Stele
Qin Zhuolins departure was somewhat strange, but it was also logical.
In the first ce, Qin Zhuolin was a Geomaster, one that the Heavenly Fragrances Holy Daughter had to treat with respect. He could not possibly remain in Azure Mountain Town.
It was already a feat for Qin Zhuolin to stay here for four years.
As Qin Zhuolin left, Xiao Chen and Sang sent him off with their eyes. They only withdrew their gazes when he disappeared from their vision.
Xiao Chen, I would like to say something, Sang said as he looked somewhat seriously at Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen nodded. Speak.
I would like to remain here, with the Propping Mulberry Tree.
Interesting. One wants to leave, and one wants to remain.
I feel assured with your decision. The people of Azure Mountain Town should be the citizens of the Azure Dragons oldnds. These people, more or less, have some connection with the Azure Dragon Race. I am actually happy that you want to stay.
Qin Zhuolin wanted to leave, and Xiao Chen would leave sooner orter.
Azure Mountain Town was not evenparable to a drop of water in the vast Deste Sea.
Ambition filled Xiao Chens heart. He desired to walk to the peak of the martial path. Naturally, he would not remain here.
If all three of them left, no one would care for Azure Mountain Towns citizens if something happened.
Xiao Chen truly felt happy that Sang could remain here.
Where do you want to nt the Propping Mulberry Tree?
Sang pointed to outside the town and said, Right beside the ancient well. The Propping Mulberry Tree likes the cold, and it can use the underground cold Qi. With the illumination of the blood moon, it would be even more effective. The Propping Mulberry Tree will be able to grow again in less than one hundred years.
I am one with the Propping Mulberry Tree. If it grows again, it will be of great help to my cultivation.
It looked like Sang had nned this long ago; this was not ast-minute decision.
Lets go.
The twos figures shed, and they quickly arrived by the ancient well. At this moment, the zing sun hung high in the sky, pouring intense sunlight.
As one stood beside the ancient well, a refreshing cold Qi spread out.
Xiao Chen took out the Propping Mulberry Tree from the Divine Universe Stele. The divine tree sapling in his hand looked ordinary and unremarkable.
It was hard to imagine that this sapling was one of the three great divine trees, the Propping Mulberry Tree.
Sang received the sapling and carefully set it on the ground. Then, he formed a hand seal.
The two saw the Propping Mulberry Tree continuously growing, its roots quickly prating the soil. Its lush branches belied the palm-sized trunk.
Sang, these are for you.
Xiao Chen generously gave Sang one million of the five million Primeval Heavenly Pills that he extorted from the Eighth Prince.
When Sang saw these, he felt somewhat surprised. However, he did not stand on ceremony, epting them after expressing his gratitude.
The two could be said to share a deep friendship. They would not partake in civilities over these Primeval Heavenly Pills.
When are you nning to leave, and where will you go? Sang asked.
Xiao Chen replied softly, I wont be leaving for a while. I also have no idea where to go after this.
Xiao Chen had already explored most of the secrets of the Azure Dragons oldnds. Right now, his goal was to advance to the Divine Vein Realm and seed the Azure Dragon Races inheritance and treasures.
However, it was extremely difficult to reach the Divine Vein Realm.
Veritable Personage Realm, Primal Core Realm, and the Cloud Sea Realm. These three represented the peak of mortality, the peak of being a person. Many cultivators got eliminated as they traveled this path step by step. It was already extremely incredible to advance to the Sovereign Stage.
One would have a long lifespan by advancing to the Sovereign Stage, easily living to five thousand years old.
Any world would have its own Heavenly Dao. The Primes of the Kunlun Realm could live for thousands of years as well. That was because their cultivation had already reached the peak for the Kunlun Realm. If they came to the Great Thousand Realms, they could not live for so long.
The two were iparable.
Right now, Xiao Chen was merely forty-seven years old, and he already reached Small Perfection Sovereign Personage in the Great Thousand Realms.
Even when considering the entire Central Great Realm, among the countless outstanding talents of both Righteous Dao and Demonic Dao in the eight great empires and the four dynasties, such talent was rare.
However, it was practically impossible for one to raise their cultivation quickly after reaching the Sovereign Personage Realm.
That was because one already reached the peak. The sovereign of people was the peak of mortality.
Any further and one would surpass mortality, able to control Divine Energy, and possess an undying body. One would also be able to form a small world with ones Dao Domain. Many legendary and mythical means would be avable, things that Xiao Chen could not imagine.
Many people remained stuck at the Sovereign Stage for hundredseven thousands or tens of thousandsof years, unable to advance any further. They could only watch as they approached their limits and died.
Xiao Chen wanted to enter the Divine Vein Realm. It looked like there were only three more steps: advancing to Great Perfection Sovereign Personage, advancing to Peak Sovereign Personage, and breaking through to the Divine Vein Realm.
However, each of these three steps was as difficult as ascending to heaven.
Even if it looked like Xiao Chen would break through to Great Perfection Sovereign Personage soon, he did not feel very confident. It was already rare to advance to peak Small Perfection Sovereign Personage from peak Holy Venerate in slightly over four years. That already equaled decadescenturiesof effort for others.
The road ahead was long. The worst thing was that Xiao Chen did not know where to go to cultivate next.
If Xiao Chen were in Ancestor Dragon City, it might not be this problematic.
There would be seniors giving advice on every step of cultivation: where to go for experiential training, what resources to provide, and how to nurture disciples. Factions like Ancestor Dragon City had tens of thousands of years of experience; they would not let the disciples under their banner stew in confusion.
Xiao Chen hade to this vast Deste Sea alone. If not for coincidences and the many fortuitous encounters in thend of the blood moon, these past few years might have been wasted.
For now, Xiao Chen could only remain in this Azure Mountain Town.
Sang saw Xiao Chens helplessness. He nodded and said, You advanced very quickly in the past few years. Yourbat experience at the Sovereign Personage level is practically zero. If you have an opportunity, you should engage in more fights to the death with Sovereign Personages. Otherwise, you will have difficulty familiarizing yourself with your umtions.
Xiao Chen thought about it and agreed. Although he fought a lot with the ck and White Eggs, they were not true fights to the death.
While Xiao Chen got taught miserable lessons, these were not life-or-death experiences. Since advancing to Sovereign Personage, he only truly fought twice or thrice when he returned to Azure Mountain Town.
To truly make up for his deficiencies in his Saber Dao, he had to undergo continuous battles.
It was time to go on a true experiential training, to fight while treading the line of life and death.
Sang saw Xiao Chen in deep thought and said softly, Think about it by yourself. The Propping Mulberry Tree is just nted; I need to stand guard here for a while.
Xiao Chen nodded and returned to the house alone.
After thinking a while, Xiao Chen put away all the distracting thoughts for now. He still had four million Primeval Heavenly Pills and should put them to good use.
Whoosh!
Xiao Chens figure shed, and he entered the Divine Universe Stele. There was a blood moon in the vast chaotic space and a grand and ancient Dao tform beneath it in the center.
The dazzling blood moon shone with a mysterious light, giving Xiao Chen the feeling that it was capable of more than just sending him into thend of the blood moon.
When Xiao Chennded on the Dao tform, he gently waved his hand. Immediately, countless Primeval Heavenly Pillsnded on the Dao tform, filling it.
He used five hundred thousand Primeval Heavenly Pills in one go. Even though he got them from the Eighth Prince, he still felt a heartache.
Whoosh!
When the Primeval Heavenly Pills filled the Dao tform, it activated easily without Xiao Chens Soul Energy and Veritable Essence Energy.
An endless azure ocean appeared before his eyes, followed by the various Dao tforms and secret realms of the Divine Dragon Empire.
An incredibly blurry and mysterious totem appeared at the ends of the azure ocean.
Evidently, five hundred thousand Primeval Heavenly Pills were far from enough to make the Kunlun Realms Azure Dragon Totem fully appear.
However, Xiao Chen was in no rush to return right now.
He scanned the many Dao tforms and secret realms. After a while, he fixed his gaze on the secret realm grasped by the Heavenly Dragon Pces Third Pce Master.
Xiao Chen could even clearly see the silhouette of the Divine Rank medicinal cauldron he lent to the Third Pce Master in the secret realm.
Thats the one.
With a thought, the many spots of light on the azure ocean sank.
Rumble...!
In the next moment, waves roared in the ocean. The surface of the ocean undted as a Dao tform rose from underwater.
Xiao Chen shouted, and the ancient Dao tform under him burst out with bright light and boundless talisman scripts.
Strong spatial energy that could tear stars apart entered Xiao Chens body. Using this energy, he leaped into the air andnded on the Dao tform on the ocean.
Whoosh!
After Xiao Chen leaped on that Dao tform, it quickly sank into the ocean with him.
Back in reality, the Divine Universe Stele shed with light and entered the void.
Chapter 2098 (Raw 2203): The Strong Reign
Chapter 2098 (Raw 2203): The Strong Reign
Whoosh!
When Xiao Chen reappeared, he was already in the familiar secret realm. He saw Spirit Herbs, more than a thousand years old, flourishing all over the ce when he looked around.
Previously, just any one of these items would have excited him.
Now, he found that not many of these natural treasures interested him.
There was a saying, only Spirit Herbs that truly grew in the wild and lived among danger were genuine natural treasures.
The nurtured Spirit Herbs in herb fields would alwaysck a certain spirituality, unable to reach perfection.
Have I already arrived in the Heavenly Dragon Pce? Xiao Chen muttered to himself as he looked at the familiar scene. This felt like a dream.
Just a moment earlier, he had been in a small town hundreds of millions of kilometers away. In the next moment, he arrived in the Divine Dragon Empire.
If Xiao Chen could use the Divine Universe Stele like this back then, he would not have been pursued in such a sorry state.
He could havee and gone as he pleased, no matter how far.
It seemed like there was no one in the Heavenly Dragon Pces herb garden secret realm. As Xiao Chen strolled around, he stopped before the Divine Rank medicinal cauldron.
mes burned continuously in the mountain-sized medicinal cauldron. It looked like the Third Pce Master used it frequently.
Xiao Chen leaped onto the medicinal cauldron.
Gurgle...! Gurgle...
The fierce mes in the medicinal cauldron appeared like an endlessly surging sea. When Xiao Chen saw that, his heart pounded.
It seemed like some Medicinal Pill was being refined in there. However, he could not clearly see it through the sea of mes.
Someone ising!
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Xiao Chen saw a figure shing, rushing over to the bottom of the medicinal cauldron. This figure muttered somewhat anxiously, Im slightlyte. I only just found the final supplementary ingredient.
The Third Pce Master seemed overly anxious, and he did not expect anyone to appear mysteriously in the secret realm. Hence, he did not notice Xiao Chens presence.
Third Pce Master, it has been a long time!
When the Third Pce Master suddenly heard a voice, his expression changed dramatically. However, when he raised his head, he saw a familiar face.
Xiao Chen?! Wait How?! How could Xiao Chen possibly return silently to the Divine Dragon Empire? What more enter my Heavenly Dragon Pces herb garden secret realm? Who exactly are you?!
Boom!
The Third Pce Master burst forth with a terrifying aura. He looked at Xiao Chen with caution and a stern expression.
Xiao Chen felt slightly stunned on hearing that. After thinking about it, he realized that if he were the Third Pce Master, he would be startled too.
Xiao Chen immediately jumped off the medicinal cauldron andnded on the ground. He said softly, Third Pce Master, theres no need to be suspicious. I am the one who lent this Divine Rank medicinal cauldron to the Third Pce Master. No one else should know this, right?
The Third Pce Master moved to the side, still showing a suspicious expression.
This situation seemed too incredible; the Third Pce Master could not believe it. If you read Xiao Chens memories, you naturally would know all this!
How about this Supreme Dragon Fist? Even if my memories were read, there should be no way to practice this.
Without dy, Xiao Chen executed the Supreme Dragon Fist.
A dragon roared, and Dragon Might spread out. As Xiao Chen punched, tens of thousands of dragon images burst out from his body.
It really is you!
Now, the Third Pce Master finally believed it. Actually, he already felt that it was Xiao Chen from the moment he saw him.
However, this matter was too illogical. He could not help being cautious.
Mentioning the medicinal cauldrons origins and executing the Supreme Dragon Fist confirmed Xiao Chens identity beyond doubt.
How did you get in? The Third Pce Master still felt puzzled. Xiao Chen could not possibly sneak in, given his strength.
This was the most tightly guarded secret realm of the Heavenly Dragon Pce. Even a Sovereign Emperor could not possibly enter silently.
Xiao Chenughed softly, Third Pce Master, dont worry. I used a special secret method to enter. No one else can use it besides me.
The Third Pce Master rxed considerably on hearing that. He thought that something had gone wrong with the defense. Since that was so, there was no need to continue worrying.
A smile appeared on the Third Pce Masters face as he said, It has been only about six years since we parted, yet you are already a Small Perfection Sovereign Personage. This is truly shocking. If you had entered Ancestor Dragon City, you might not have been able to attain your current cultivation. It is Ancestor Dragon Citys loss for not wanting you.
The Third Pce Master felt shocked at Xiao Chens change. He also felt very rueful.
Xiao Chen could sense the Third Pce Masters joy and happiness. The Third Pce Master had truly missed him. This was also why Xiao Chen thought about meeting the Third Pce Master after being able to activate the Divine Universe Stele.
Ill go tell Second Brother. He is now very busy. However, he will be delighted to know that you came!
Xiao Chen quickly stopped the Third Pce Master. Next time. I am already satisfied with seeing the Third Pce Master.
The Third Pce Master said sullenly, Alright, then. Tell me what you have experienced in the past few years.
Not hurrying to answer, Xiao Chen said softly, I would like to know how the First Pce Master is now.
The Blood Dragon Guards Vice Hall Master Li only knew that the First Pce Master was imprisoned. He had not shared any details.
Big Brother is fine. You dont have to worry. One hundred years will pass in the blink of an eye for him. The Third Pce Master sighed softly, appearing somewhat sad when mentioning the First Pce Master.
Xiao Chen felt somewhat relieved on hearing that. Back then, Xiao Chen would have been smashed to death with one palm strike from the Ancestor Dragon City Sovereign Emperor Elder if not for the First Pce Master.
After not seeing each other for so long, Xiao Chen and the Third Pce Master chatted happily.
They touched on the past, bringing up many old memories.
The Heavenly Dragon Pce was the only ce in the Great Thousand Realms that made Xiao Chen feel at home.
He would never forget his many experiences there. When he thought back about many things, it felt like they just happened yesterday.
Had it been possible, Xiao Chen would not have left the Divine Dragon Empire. No matter where he came from, he had the Dragon Races bloodline in him.
What is the Dragon God Crown Princes cultivation now? Xiao Chen asked.
The Third Pce Master thought before replying, He became a Great Perfection Sovereign Personage two years ago. He has the Purple Gold Dragon Emperor personally giving him pointers and the Golden Dragon bloodlines infinite resources, as well as experts of the senior generation to guide him on Secret Techniques and Cultivation Techniques. His bloodline and talent are excellent. Such a person had a higher starting point than others.
However, there is one aspect where he cannotpare to you: his mental state cultivation. Now that he is a Great Perfection Sovereign Personage, he needs to settle down and focus onprehension. His mental state cultivation is the most critical now.
Mental state cultivation was essential. However, it was not as crucial as the Third Pce Master made it out to be. He said this mostly to console Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly but did not dwell on it.
If Xiao Chen brought out all his trump cards, even a Peak Sovereign Personage might not be able to defeat him; he did not fear the Dragon God Crown Prince.
Will I have a chance to return? Xiao Chen asked.
Showing a somewhat serious expression, the Third Pce Master sighed, Actually, you did nothing wrong and can return at any time. However, the Golden Dragon bloodline is exceptionally fearful of you. You startled the Golden Dragon bloodline when your Supreme Dragon Fist defeated the Emperor Dragon Fist six years ago. This drew many of their older-generation experts out of closed-door cultivation.
If you can reach the Divine Vein Realm, you can return at any time. ording to Ancestor Dragon Citys rules, as long as you are a Sovereign Emperor and are willing to be loyal to the empire, any crime can be pardoned. Even if the Golden Dragon bloodline wants to make things difficult for you, they wont dare to do anything openly.
The great value of a Sovereign Emperor went without saying. Ancestor Dragon City would not pursue Xiao Chens past if it could get the service of a Sovereign Emperor.
On the contrary, it would reward Xiao Chen to try and pull him in.
This was a world where the strong reigned. Often, logic and reason were actually unnecessary.
Xiao Chen smiled bitterly when he heard this. So, thats the case. If those Elders from Ancestor Dragon City felt that I could advance to the Divine Vein Realm, they would not have made things difficult for me because of my bloodline back then, right?
The Third Pce Masters silence was tacit agreement.
Strength represented everything. The First Pce Master was an example. He had plunged Divine Dragon City into chaos andmitted an even graver mistake than Xiao Chen. However, he was only sentenced to one hundred years of imprisonment. This was because of the First Pce Masters strength.
Ancestor Dragon City did not wish to lose a peak expert like the First Pce Master. Naturally, they would not make things difficult for him.
The Third Pce Master took a sip of wine. Then, he said indifferently, If you can advance to the Divine Vein Realm before you are one hundred years old, I believe that the powerhouses of Ancestor Dragon City would evene to you in person to seek forgiveness. The Purple Gold Dragon Emperor does not have full control over Divine Dragon City!
I understand.
Xiao Chen showed a grave expression, not saying anything more. Many times, the logic was simple: the strong reigned.
Chapter 2099 (Raw 2204): Entering Peach Blossom City Again
Chapter 2099 (Raw 2204): Entering Peach Blossom City Again
After meeting the Third Pce Master and hearing that the First Pce Master was fine, Xiao Chen asked about his friends in the Heavenly Dragon Pce.
He learned that most of them had entered Ancestor Dragon City and were doing pretty well.
Xiao Chen missed the times with the Red Dragon Pces Murong Yan, the Blue Dragon Pces Situ Changfeng, and the Golden Dragon Pces Wei Hongfei. He wistfully remembered the sect mission in the Abyssal Underworld with them and exploring the ancient city with them. They had relied on each other and shared life and death.
Since everyone was fine, Xiao Chen felt at peace.
Third Pce Master, if you have time, tell them for me that I am well.
Sure, are you leaving now?
The Third Pce Master felt quite curious about how Xiao Chen would leave. This herb garden secret realm was tightly guarded, covered in formations. How did Xiao Chen sneak in?
I have to go. If I have time in the future, I will return.
I think you had better note that often. What if you feel tempted by the things here? I would not know even if you emptied out my secret realm, the Third Pce Master teased.
Haha! You reminded me.
Xiao Chen smiled happily. Then, he performed a cupped-fist salute and vanished into thin air, leaving only the Divine Universe Stele floating in the air.
This is?!
The Third Pce Masters eyes lit up. This is a spatial treasure that could contain living beings. Is this an inherited Dao Tool? A Soul Treasure?
What is its rank for it to contain living beings? More importantly, the Third Pce Master had not heard of any treasures that could contain living beings.
Whoosh!
Before the Third Pce Masters shocked eyes, the Divine Universe Stele vanished silently.
The Third Pce Master spread out his Soul Energy, covering the entire secret realm, and discovered that besides him, there was no one else around.
With some disbelief, he circted his Divine Energy and thoroughly searched the secret realm. Only then was he forced to believe that Xiao Chen had truly left.
What fortuitous encounter did this fellow run into?
After the shock, the Third Pce Master revealed a smile. Then, he sighed, Unfortunately, he did not enter Ancestor Dragon City but became an independent cultivator. It is too hard for him to grow.
In the next moment, the Divine Universe Stele appeared in Deste Seas Azure Mountain Town. After Xiao Chen came out, he marveled at the Divine Universe Stele.
This incident was truly shocking. Not to mention the Third Pce Master, even Xiao Chen felt like it was like a dream.
Xiao Chen simply did not dare to imagine this. No matter where he was, he could return to the Divine Dragon Empire with a thought.
Not even a Sovereign Emperor could do this. At the very least, it had shocked the Third Pce Master, a Divine Vein Realm Sovereign Emperor.
However, this round trip used one million Primeval Heavenly Pills, causing Xiao Chen heartache.
After all, that Xuewu Dynastys Eighth Princes wealth came only to about five million Primeval Heavenly Pills in total.
After chatting with the Third Pce Master, Xiao Chen deeply felt the importance of strength. Sovereign Emperor! Sovereign Emperor!
One possessed no influence without advancing to Sovereign Emperor.
A Sovereign Personage was already considered an expert. With Xiao Chens current strength, he could live a good life in the outer regions. For example, he would be respected in the Grave Sea Cluster, able to live an aloof life. He could determine a persons life or death with a thought.
However, he could not possibly limit his sights to Sovereign Personage. Even the Divine Vein Realm might not be his end goal.
Xiao Chen knew that his weakness was too obvious whenpared to the Dragon God Crown Prince or others.
Xiao Chen hated this, hated that he had been chased out of the Divine Dragon Empire, unable to enter Ancestor Dragon City. Otherwise, he would not be in his current situation.
If there is a chance, I should go and seek advice from the Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperor. He is someone who can rival the Purple Gold Dragon Emperor.
Xiao Chen thought to himself, No matter what the future holds, since I cannot figure out my path, I should seek advance from an expert.
Xiao Chen did not know where to go in the vast Deste Sea for experiential training; where to go to improve his saber skills and make up for his deficiencies in his Saber Dao; where to get resources; where to improve his Heavenly Snow Divine me and Universe Origin True me...
The Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperors ken was significantly greater than Xiao Chens. He could be said to stand at the peak of the Martial Epoch.
It would be illogical for Xiao Chen not to seek advice.
Feeling the pressure and the urgency, Xiao Chen did not hesitate. He wrote a letter that night and got the Demon Blood Vulture to deliver it to Peach Blossom Citys Senior Cui.
Half a monthter, he received a reply from Senior Cui. There were only two words:e quickly.
Xiao Chen revealed a smile at this reply. It looked like he would have no problem meeting the Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperor.
After getting some fine wine from Grandpa Seven, Xiao Chen went outside the town and said his goodbyes to Sang.
Sang was tending to the Propping Mulberry Tree beside the ancient well. He looked at Xiao Chen and said, I have a feeling that we wont meet again for a long time after your departure. However, I will always be at Azure Mountain Town. You can find me as long as youe back.
Tell me, what resources does the Propping Mulberry Tree need? I will be sure to bring them the next time we meet.
Sang smiled faintly and said softly, Ill just ept your kind intentions. Go quickly, then.
We will meet again in the future.
Xiao Chen leaped up and soared into the air. A beam of red light descended from the sky and caught him. It was the Demon Blood Vulture.
Sang saw off the distant Xiao Chen before turning to the now-ten-meter-tall Propping Mulberry Tree beside him. Then, he murmured, I wonder who will grow faster, you or him? He will probably be a Sovereign Emperor the next time we meet.
Xiao Chen traveled day and night on the Demon Blood Vulture. Seven dayster, a familiar scene appeared before his eyes.
Five thousand kilometers of peach blossoms hiding mountains and rivers looked poetic amidst the deste wilderness. This was Peach Blossom City.
By traveling on the Demon Blood Vulture, not to mention speed, Xiao Chen did not get dirty in any way when hended.
Xiao Chen saw Senior Cui on his boat at the old ce.
Peach blossoms covered both sides of the river. Senior Cui had waited in the wind for an old friend, seeking an old dream for thirty years, only to get a cup of wine.
Senior Cui had not changed, still wearing his woven rush raincoat. His boat was parked at the riverside, but no one dared to get close.
Xiao Chen boarded the small boat and said softly, Senior Cui, its time to set sail.
Same old rules. No setting sail without wine. Satisfy me first.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly. Then, he tossed a jar of Waning Moon to Senior Cui. Senior Cui caught the jar and started drinking, then cried out in delight.
After drinking to his hearts content, Senior Cui looked at Xiao Chen and scolded jokingly, You brat, where did you go for the past four years? Then returning after so long, you remembered me and came to meet me only now.
Xiao Chen exined helplessly, I got dyed by something.
Then, he spoke about the Xuewu Dynastys Eighth Princesing to Senior Cui.
Such a thing happened? A Xuewu Dynasty prince went to Azure Mountain Town? That is quite strange. Although things are rtively simple between the Righteous Dao factions and Demonic Dao factions, they will kill each other, given the opportunity. The Eighth Prince should not have dared to show up. This is really inconceivable. Perhaps you did not meet his true body, Senior Cui said, feeling somewhat suspicious when he heard that.
Not his true body?
Xiao Chen entered deep thought when he heard that. From what Senior Cui said, the situation indeed seemed somewhat suspicious.
Back then, when the Eighth Prince heard that Xiao Chen wanted to extort him for five million Primeval Heavenly Pills, he directly told Xiao Chen to kill him.
In the end, that Divine Vein Realm Sovereign Emperor old man took out five million Primeval Heavenly Pills to smooth things over, in fear of the Heavenly Fragrance Holy Lands Supreme Elder.
Senior Cui said seriously, My impression of the royal court disciples of the Xuewu Dynasty is that they are all terrifyingly strong; there are practically no weaklings among them. Of course, it is possible that this Eighth Prince is indeed not an incredible character. His royal bloodline might be thin, and he ended up marginalized and had to enter the Deste Sea.
Are the people of the Righteous Dao and the Demonic Dao really that intolerant of each other? Xiao Chen asked, finding it somewhat strange.
The people of the Righteous Dao and the Demonic Dao had not appeared to have any major conflicts with each other thest time he came to Peach Blossom City.
In fact, the Righteous Dao sect disciples showed enmity to Xiao Chen on learning that he was the one who destroyed the Heavenly ughter Sect branch strongholds.
Senior Cui exined as he rowed the boat, This was something from one hundred thousand years ago. The Righteous Dao factions and the Demonic Dao factions killed each other until the sky cked out. Even the Heavenly Realm got destroyed. Tell me, do you think such a grudge can be resolved? It seems like you barely came out of Azure Mountain Town while you were in the Deste Sea, right? Everything you saw was just superficial; there are many deep undercurrents. Things are much more intense than you imagine.
Xiao Chen entered deep thought on hearing that. Indeed, he had barelye out of Azure Mountain Town and did not understand much about the rtionship between the Righteous Dao factions and the Demonic Dao factions in the Deste Sea.
We have arrived. The Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperor felt quite happy on hearing that you wereing, Senior Cui said happily as the boat entered the city. Clearly, he was in a good mood.
Xiao Chen followed Senior Cui to the City Lords Residence. Despite so many years passing, Peach Blossom City had not changed much.
Wine fragrance still filled the air, and there were taverns everywhere. The ce was noisy and extraordinarily bustling.
Chapter 2100 (Raw 2205): Super Faction
Chapter 2100 (Raw 2205): Super Faction
Peach Blossom City was as bustling as ever. However, Xiao Chen felt that something was different about it.
As Xiao Chen walked and the City Lords Residence appeared in the distance, he finally figured out what was different.
There was now a certain purity. Unlike during the Peach Blossom Wine Festival, Peach Blossom City now teemed with people from all walks of life. Previously, people of both the righteous factions and demonic factions had gathered here. Amid the bustle, there had been a sense of chaos.
Now that the ostentatious disy and chaos were gone, Peach Blossom City was actually a peaceful and quiet city.
Besides the fine wine, the martial spirit in Peach Blossom City surprised Xiao Chen.
This spirit could be seen everywhere, appearing to be the norm.
Xiao Chens eyes even lit up at the sight of several experts exchanging moves with each other, which prompted him to observe for a while.
These are cultivators under the City Lord. What do you think? Are they up to par? Senior Cui asked, chuckling as he stood beside Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen replied softly, Senior Cui is too humble. I can tell that these disciples talent and strength rival that of Rank 7 sect disciples, possibly even surpass those of a Rank 7 sects inner sect disciples. Peach Blossom City is really startling. Did the City Lord specially nurture these people?
Smiling, Senior Cui said, In order to upy such a good piece ofnd in the Deste Sea, the City Lord alone would not pose a sufficient threat to other factions. After all, the City Lord has his limits. He would need to make ns for Peach Blossom Citys future. However, it was not the City Lord who sought out these people. Most of them came because they admire him. Nheless, the City Lord does not take in just anyone.
The two chatted as they walked. After they entered the City Lords Residence, Senior Cui led Xiao Chen to a quiet pavilion there.
Go in, then. The City Lord has already been waiting for a long time.
Xiao Chen pushed the door open and entered. There was no one on the first floor or the second floor. He only saw the Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperor eating and drinking alone when he reached the top floor.
Greetings, Senior. Xiao Chen bowed while performing a cupped-fist salute.
The Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperor put down his wine cup and looked at Xiao Chen. Then, some doubt shed in his deep, star-like eyes.
The Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperor seemed to see a vague dragon image behind Xiao Chen. When he tried to get a clearer look, he found this dragon image boundlessly ethereal. He could not capture this image with his eyes.
When the Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperor tried to do so forcefully, a pair of dragon eyes suddenly appeared and red at him, causing his heart to skip a beat.
What a strong Dragon Might! What bloodline is this? To think that I cannot see it clearly.
However, I can be sure that he has grasped the Heavenly Dragons mysteries.
The Dragon Might and aura of the dragon image are significantly stronger than four years ago, nearly substantial.
Interesting.
The Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperors expression did not change as heughed softly, Little Friend, you truly astonish me. Four years ago, you took out Heart Burn. After not meeting for four years, I am no longer able to look directly at your Dragon Might.
Xiao Chen had felt a little of what happened earlier. However, he had not been in control of the secret sh between his Dragon Might and the Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperor.
Instead, the Azure Dragons Dragon Might had automatically counterattacked when it felt that it was being spied on.
City Lord is too polite.
The Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperor did not pursue the matter. He said directly, Old Cui told me about your purpose here. Your thoughts are pretty good; you did not turn blindly arrogant from obtaining a fortuitous encounter. An independent cultivator is independent, after all; you have no one to guide you. You either take the Demonic Dao path or remain at a standstill, struggling to advance. After advancing to Sovereign Emperor, the amount of resources required is astronomical. Without a super factions support, you would not be able to sustain it.
Xiao Chen prompted after some thought, So, Seniors intention is?
Join the Heavenly Alliance. You are not a person of my sect, and I am not your master. I do not have an obligation to provide pointers. Actually, I rarely give pointers, even to the people who joined Peach Blossom City. When one reaches the Divine Vein Realm, one will not do anything meaningless.
The Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperor spoke slowly as he looked at Xiao Chen, giving him an impression of extreme aloofness. While he clearly was before Xiao Chen, it was like an oceany between them.
The Heavenly Alliance?
Xiao Chen had heard of the Heavenly Alliance before. It was a faction formed by the peak merchant associations in the Great Thousand Realms, one that boasted many Grandmaster Alchemists and cksmiths. It was strong and mysterious.
Ordinary people would find it extremely hard toe in contact with the Heavenly Alliances core members.
Thats right, the Heavenly Alliance. You should have heard a little about it.
Yes, I have. A Heavenly Alliance cksmith improved the saber in my hand.
The Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperor let out a soft cry of surprise. Oh, I did not expect you to have interacted with them before. Dont ask me anything yet. Let me ask you a question first. What kind of faction do you think counts as a super faction?
Xiao Chen thought for a while before answering, In the northern region, the Divine Dragon Empire, the White Marsh Beast Empire, and the Heavenly Lodging Pce should be considered super factions. The six great Demonic Dao sects, the four dynasties, and the Rank 7 sects should be considered super factions too.
Xiao Chen had experienced the strength of the Divine Dragon Empire before. He deemed even just the Heavenly Dragon Pcean outer pceto be a major faction.
Furthermore, there were the six even stronger outer pces and Ancestor Dragon City, which all had incredibly vast umtions.
If such a faction could not be called a super faction, there would not be any super factions.
Thats not wrong. You can consider the Rank 7 sects and the four dynasties super factions. However, for Sovereign Emperors, besides the Heavenly Fragrance, only eight factions in the Great Thousand Realms can be considered true super factions in the Martial Epoch: the Pirate Alliance; the Heavenly Alliance; the Universe Origin Sect, which controls the Tianwu Dynasty; the Hidden Spirit Temple, which controls the Yanwu Dynasty; the Profound Heaven Holy Land, which controls the Shenwu Dynasty; the Martial God Pce, which is behind the eight great empires; the Demonic Dao Hall, which supports the Xuewu Dynasty; and the Underworld God Hall of the Abyssal Underworld.
[TL Note: In Chapter 1723 (Raw 1734), one of the four dynasties listed was the Leiwu Dynasty, Lei for lightning. That seems to be the only mention of the Leiwu Dynasty in the entire novel, and I now believe it is a mistake by the author. Hence, I have gone back and corrected that to Shenwu Dynasty along with the trantion note below it. The Shen in Shenwu means divine.]
The Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperor exined in detail, revealing many secrets that Xiao Chen was unaware of.
Since the birth of the Martial Epoch, the situations of the factions have changed many times. These super factions changed after practically every great war between the righteous factions and demonic factions. After the previous great war, we now have these eight super factions governing the Martial Epoch together.
The Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperor looked at Xiao Chen and asked, Do you know why I am telling you all this?
Xiao Chen expressed that he did not know.
I am raising your ken. I once told you that there is an existence behind the Purple Gold Dragon Emperor that you cannot offend. That is actually the Martial God Pce. Of the eight super factions, it is the most ancient and the most mysterious.
The Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperor deeply shocked Xiao Chen. This revtion somewhat surpassed his expectations.
It was hard for Xiao Chen to imagine that there were even more terrifying factions beyond Rank 7 sects.
What was even more surprising to him was that there was also a Martial God Pce in this world. He wondered if the Kunlun Realms Martial God Pce had any rtion to the Great Thousand Realmss Martial God Pce.
Before these eight super factions, all the Rank 7 sects are not even worth mentioning. In reality, all the Rank 6 and Rank 7 sects that you see have deep connections with these super factions.
The Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperor paused here for a moment before continuing, Take me, for example. The Heavenly Alliance is behind Peach Blossom City. Aside from my personal strength, it is the main reason why I can be so free and unfettered while upying a rare bountifulnd in the Deste Sea.
Shocking information came one after another. Xiao Chen already felt numb to it. He asked softly, So, City Lord is suggesting I join the Heavenly Alliance?
The Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperor poured himself a cup of wine and said with a chuckle, You shouldnt speak with such certainty. It is not certain that you can join the Heavenly Alliance. As a super faction, it naturally takes only the most talented and valuable cultivators of the Martial Epoch. You have good talent, bloodline, andprehension ability. However, do you know how vast the Great Thousand Realms is? Just the Central Great Realm alone already abounds with talents, what more the other clusters. While the outer regions Spiritual Energy cannotpare to the Central Great Realms, they have vast numbers of cultivators, possibly more than tens of thousands of times more. As far as I know, you climbed to where you are from the outer regions, moving step by step. Can you guarantee that a second you wonte from the outer regions?
The answer is another person that can rival you will definitelye from the outer regions. There are simply too many people. Even an isted and poor astral region can produce an outstanding talent.
The Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperors words plunged Xiao Chen into deep thought. This made sense.
The reason I advise you to join the Heavenly Alliance is that the Heavenly Alliance is made up of merchant associations, unlike the other super factions. The alliance members are not as constrained as the disciples of the other super factions; they can choose to leave at any time. Take me, for example. Right now, I have very little connection to the Heavenly Alliance. Unless I have some personal needs, I wont go to the Heavenly Alliances headquarters.
The Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperor took a sip of wine before continuing, The Heavenly Alliances requirement on the cultivators identity is also not as strict as the other factions For example, as long as I give you a rmendation, you may participate in the Heavenly Alliances recruitment trial. It would not be this easy for the other super factions.
Of course, the main reason why I am advising you to go to the Heavenly Alliance is that none of my rmendations have entered the Heavenly Alliance for many years already. Although I do not have strong ties to the Heavenly Alliance, this is still something of an embarrassment for me. I hope that you can help me gain glory.
After so long, it turned out that the final bit was the most important.
Xiao Chen smiled bitterly in his heart. The Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperor really beat about the bush for such a long time.
However, in doing so, he gave me a rough understanding of the super factions, something hard toe by.
Chapter 2101 (Raw 2206): Making a Decision
Chapter 2101 (Raw 2206): Making a Decision
What do you think? the Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperor asked while looking at Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen remained silent. This development was different from what he expected.
He hade here to ask the Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperor about some doubts he had about the Martial Dao. Who could have imagined that the other party would rmend he join a super faction?
Naturally, the super factions held incredibly great attraction for Xiao Chen.
The Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperors words opened a whole new world for Xiao Chen. Previously, he would never have dreamed that there were such strong super factions in the world.
When Xiao Chen remained silent, the Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperor added, You will see the Martial Epochs true charm only after joining a super faction. Everything you experienced in the past is just minor matters before the true experts. If you cannot join a super faction, you will never step on this stage. For a genius like you, that would be very unfortunate.
If the Divine Dragon Empire had not chased you out, you would probably have joined the Martial God Pce through Ancestor Dragon City. However, now, no super faction would be willing to take you aside from the Heavenly Alliance.
The Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperors words dispelled Xiao Chens final hesitation. Xiao Chen said seriously, Im willing.
The Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperor smiled when he heard Xiao Chen agree. Good. Come with me to Deste City as a member of my group seven dayster, he said while putting down the wine cup.
Deste City?
Right, you probably still do not know about it. The faction behind Deste City is the Heavenly Alliance. Many Rank 6 factionseven Rank 7 factionswill send their disciples to take the test. Many loose cultivators will not miss out on this chance, either, the Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperor exined softly, surprising Xiao Chen once more. It turned out that the Heavenly Alliance backed Deste City.
Xiao Chen entered deep thought. No wonder the Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperor said that he might not pass the test.
There were so many people challenging the test in Deste City. Moreover, there were still the northern, southern, eastern, and western regions of the Central Great Realm and the three dynasties. There would definitely be gathering points like Deste City that would take people in for the test.
Not everyone can participate in the test, right?
There should be some kind of threshold. Otherwise, there would be too many people, which would simply be unimaginable.
The Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperor nodded and said, Sovereign Personages under five hundred years old can participate in the Heavenly Alliances test. Even if they do not pass, they will receive a reward from the Heavenly Alliance as long as they show a certain level. At that time, there would probably be hundreds of thousands of cultivators participating in the test.
Hundreds of thousands?
Xiao Chen felt startled on hearing that. This number sounded quite shocking; it was toorge.
The Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperor said calmly, Are you very shocked? Actually, there is nothing to be shocked about. Among the eight super factions, the Heavenly Alliance has the least umtions. However, its reach spans the entire Great Thousand Realms. The super factions have strongholds in every cluster, including the Grave Sea Cluster. At that ce, the Profound Light Temple is the Hidden Spirit Temples stronghold, while the Purple me Sect is the stronghold of the Tianwu Dynastys Universe Origin Sect.
There are about three thousand high-ranked clusters like the Grave Sea Cluster in the entire Great Thousand Realms. This still does not include some rather chaotic astral regions. There would be even more if you add them. Do you still think hundreds of thousands is a lot?
Its not a lot. However, the threshold seems somewhat low. Any Sovereign Personage under five hundred years old can participate?
The Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperor said, Normally, people who break through to Sovereign Personage after five hundred years old in the Martial Epoch have practically no chance of advancing to the Divine Vein Realm, while those who advance to Sovereign Personage under five hundred years old do. As long as one has the potential to be a Sovereign Emperor, the Heavenly Alliance will not let go of them. Sovereign Emperors make up the core fighting power of the various super factions. One Sovereign Emperor is worth more than one hundred thousand Sovereign Personages.
Divine Vein Realm Sovereign Emperor...Divine Vein Realm Sovereign Emperor again!
Xiao Chen clenched his right fist tightly. His blood rushed as he recalled what the Third Pce Master said; it happened to match what the Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperor said.
As long as Xiao Chen advanced to the Divine Vein Realm, even the Purple Gold Dragon Emperor would not be able to pursue him in the Divine Dragon Empire. Ancestor Dragon City would even personally show up to apologize.
Furthermore, the Great Thousand Realms has nevercked talent. However, facts have proven that those who can be Divine Vein Realm Sovereign Emperors are often people who were nobodies before. Many of these people advanced to Sovereign Personage only at the age of two hundred or three hundred, some even four hundred. These people continuously stabilized their strength, worked onprehending the Great Dao, and tempered their mental states before eventually easily advancing to Sovereign Emperor. Many of the outstanding talents who reached Sovereign Personage before the age of one hundred end up falling due to anothers envy. Another problem is that they ced too much burden on themselves. With insufficient mental state cultivation, they could not ovee their mental blocks.
The Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperor looked sternly at Xiao Chen. So, dont ever look down on those who developedte, able to endure and keep a low profile as Sovereign Personages. This is why I said that you might not pass the test. You might not be a match for the people who have been Sovereign Personages for more than a hundred years already.
Xiao Chen nodded to indicate his understanding. However, he still felt doubtful and found it slightly strange. He asked, So, this means that it is not that the super factions do not pay attention to outstanding talents, but instead, it is that most people who be Sovereign Emperors were outsiders without any reputation?
The Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperor could not helpughing. You can say that. However, if you disy the potential to be a Sovereign Emperor, the effect is different. Only outstanding talents with startling talent andprehension abilities can be Faux Gods after advancing to the Divine Vein Realm.
However, this is a little far for you at the moment. Just treat all this as expanding your ken; dont overthink. Make your preparations to go with me to Deste City seven days hence. Remember to adjust your mental state before that.
Alright.
After Xiao Chen left the pavilion, he looked up at the zing sun above. This conversation nearly flipped his worldview.
The Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperor said not to overthink, but Xiao Chen still felt somewhat hot-blooded and excited.
Xiao Chen, how did it go? Senior Cui asked in a neutral tone as he came to Xiao Chens side.
Xiao Chen recovered his wits. He replied softly, I have agreed to participate in the Heavenly Alliance test, seven dayster, as the City Lords follower.
Senior Cui smiled and said, I knew that you would agree. Come, let me bring you to a residence for lodging.
Many residences were prepared for guests in Peach Blossom City, very simr to a sects residences for their disciples.
After Xiao Chen entered the residence, he started meditating to adjust his emotions and mental state.
After one night passed and the sun rose, he was much calmer. He no longer felt agitated and excited, feeling absolute calm instead.
Xiao Chen started thinking about his strengths and how to improve them, to guarantee passing the Heavenly Alliances test.
He was already deeply familiar with the first three moves of the Mahmy Abstinence Vition Saber TechniqueBreaking the Mundane, Resolving the Mundane, and Entering Hell. It looked like he would have to start on the next three movesIn the Mortal Realm, Three Life Flower, and Merciless Killingearlier than he initially nned.
The Heavenly Snow Divine me and the Universe Origin True me just reached Rank 5. Finding sufficient me shards to nourish them within this short period would be impossible.
Xiao Chen would have to see if he could trade for me-type resources with the Heavenly Alliance after entering.
His Purple Thunder Divine Incantation was at the eleventhyer. Thestyer was more difficult than the preceding ones. For now, there did not seem to be any hope of a breakthrough.
The Demonic Cloud Heaven Swallowing Art had already reached the secondyer. Unfortunately, there had not been much opportunity to use it.
Xiao Chen had just regained the use of his state of cycle and needed to continue familiarizing himself with it. This was his greatest killing move, and he could not ease up on his training in it.
After he thought about it, he concluded that the only things that could increase his strength quickly were the Ten Thousand Dragons Art and the Ten Thousand Dragons Picture in his mind.
Since obtaining the Ten Thousand Dragons Picture, Xiao Chen had not truly studied it. However, the Ten Thousand Dragons Picture significantly strengthened the might of his Supreme Dragon Fist.
Is Brother Xiao free? The Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperors disciples Yun Fei and Lei Hao seek an audience. Two voices requesting an audience rang out from outside the residence at this moment.
Since they were the Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperors disciples, Xiao Chen had to meet them. He might be traveling to Deste City with them.
Xiao Chens figure shed. Then, he immediately opened the door to wee the guests.
He saw two people standing outside. One looked ordinary and wore white clothes; this person looked honest. The other person was tall and stocky, showing no expression and exuding intense pressure.
The inly dressed white-d youth performed a cupped-fist salute and said, I am Yun Fei, and this is Lei Hao. Master told us toe over and familiarize ourselves with Brother Xiao.
Please,e in!
From the conversation, it was indeed as Xiao Chen expected. The two would be going to Deste City with him to participate in the test.
Besides the two, dozens of the Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperors followers would be going as well.
However, those people were there to make up the numbers. They did not have much of a chance of passing the test and were there mostly to increase their knowledge of outside experts.
The only ones that the Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperor had hope for were Yun Fei and Lei Hao. Of course, now, there was Xiao Chen.
Chapter 2102 (Raw 2207): Thirteen Wind Controlling Swords
Chapter 2102 (Raw 2207): Thirteen Wind Controlling Swords
Those selected by the Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperor were definitely extraordinary.
After Xiao Chen invited Yun Fei and Lei Hao in and chatted with them, he realized that they were already over one hundred years old despite their youthful looks.
This somewhat shocked Xiao Chen.
Little Brother Xiao Chen, why are you so shocked? We should be the ones feeling shocked. It is normal to see one-hundred- or two-hundred-year-old Sovereign Personages. Not everyone canpare to a sects outstanding talents. Most people in the world are ordinary. Of course, we are already considered extraordinary for advancing to the Sovereign Stage before five hundred years old. Yun Feiughed softly at Xiao Chens expression.
This made sense. One or two centuries were not even ten percent of a Sovereign Personages lifespan. They could still be considered young.
The stocky Lei Hao seemed to be somewhat inarticte. He only listened to the conversation of the other two and rarely spoke.
After familiarizing himself with the two, Xiao Chen found that they had pretty good tempers and characters, rather casual people. The three got along, and the feeling of unfamiliarity faded.
Even Lei Hao started speaking more, changing Xiao Chens impression of him.
Compared to sects, a faction like Peach Blossom City did not seem to be verypetitive.
Sect disciples underwent various selections, and the weak would get eliminated while the elites got promoted. As such, thepetition was intense. Hence, most people would not be as open with each other.
In the end, Peach Blossom City was not a sect, and the Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperor seemed to dislike suchpetition. This was the same with his two disciples.
Yun Fei said softly, I am skilled with the Sword Dao, and right now, I practice only one Sword Technique, the Thirteen Wind Controlling Swords.
Xiao Chen eximed in shock, You practice only one Sword Technique, no other Secret Techniques or killing moves?
The three started chatting about the Martial Techniques they practiced. When Yun Fei spoke about his Martial Technique, Xiao Chen sustained another shock.
Yun Fei nodded and said, I practiced others in the past. After I obtained the Thirteen Wind Controlling Swords, I forgot all of the rest. Now, I practice only the Thirteen Wind Controlling Swords. Unfortunately, I am untalented and stupid. I reached the seventh sword only after one hundred years.
Lei Haos lips curled up as he argued, If you are stupid, there are no smart people in the world. Even Master praises you, saying that he has not even grasped the Thirteen Wind Controlling Swords main points afterprehending it for centuries. You managed to practice it and even reached the eighth sword. That is already unprecedented.
Yun Fei smiled without saying anything, but he did not refute him, either.
However, Xiao Chen thought to himself, A Sword Technique that can get a Sovereign Personage to forget all other Martial Techniques must be extremely incredible.
Lei Hao followed up, I am skilled at Fist Techniques and have grasped the Thunder Dao. I also cultivate my physical body and have already formed a Thunder War Body.
Xiao Chens eyes lit up. If this Lei Hao were skilled at the saber as well, Lei Hao would be a reflection of him.
Little Brother Xiao Chen, what are you skilled at?
Xiao Chen thought for a while, then said, I am skilled with the Saber Dao and grasp two other Great Daothunder and ice. I also dabble in Fist Techniques. As for my Vital Qi, I can bring out two hundred Cauldron Force with a casual strike.
Yun Fei and Lei Hao felt bbergasted as they exchanged looks, smiling bitterly.
No wonder Master felt assured enough to let you participate in the test despite your youth. Three Great Dao and two hundred Cauldron Force with one punch. Hehe! Ordinary Great Perfection Sovereign Personages would not be a match for you, Yun Fei said as he looked at Xiao Chen.
Its still alright, Xiao Chen replied humbly. He did not feel too excited about this, as Yun Fei and Lei Hao gave off a feeling of formidability.
These two were not ordinary Great Perfection Sovereign Personages. Furthermore, they were more than one hundred years old. Their cultivations were incredibly deep.
Brother Yun, I am very curious about your Thirteen Wind Controlling Swords. Would you give me some pointers? Xiao Chen looked straight at Yun Fei. He was genuinely curious about the Thirteen Wind Controlling Swords charm. To think that it could get Yun Fei to forget everything that he learned to focus on this one Sword Technique.
Not a problem.
Yun Fei was extremely straightforward. Thus, the three went to the residences practice grounds, and Xiao Chen and Yun Fei flew in.
After bowing to each other, they both moved one hundred meters back and cautiously eyed each other.
Xiao Chen, you need to be able to see Yun Feis first sword strike. If you cannot see it, you might lose by the second sword strike, Lei Hao warned Xiao Chen from the side.
That horrifying?
On hearing that, Xiao Chen could not help but fully focus. He readied his Dragon Might as Veritable Essence Energy gushed throughout his body and his Great Dao Energy stored up power, waiting to be unleashed.
In contrast to Xiao Chen holding his saber in his left hand, Yun Fei carried his sword on his back.
Xiao Chen could sense that the other party was skilled at the Wind Dao besides the Sword Dao.
Yun Feis Sword Technique should focus on speed, killing the opponent before they noticed the attack.
Brother Xiao, Im going to attack. Yun Fei smiled faintly. Right after he spoke, his sword appeared in his hand.
Xiao Chen did not see how Yun Fei drew his sword. This blue sword was one meter long and looked in. By the time he clearly saw the sword, a melodious sword hum was singing by his ears.
In the next moment, a boundless sword intent burst out of the sword.
A terrifying sword instantly rushed over. A cold light shed in Xiao Chens eyes; Yun Feis sword was already before him.
Fast! Too fast!
Xiao Chen did not clearly see how the other partys sword arrived before him.
At the critical moment, Xiao Chen drew his saber, and his aura erupted ferociously. Dragon roars rang out in the surroundings as three types of Dao Might coalesced andyered on his body.
Xiao Chens suppressed aura instantly soared to the peak.
However, the other partys sword strike was too fast. Xiao Chen only managed to draw his saber halfway before Yun Feis sword shed with it.
Dang!
When the sword tip came in contact with the saber, Xiao Chen saw a vague image of a head opening its mouth and roaring, formed by a boundless strong wind, behind Yun Fei.
The other party immediately suppressed Xiao Chens aura, keeping his saber half-sheathed.
Then, Yun Fei forced Xiao Chen back.
A gale blew by Xiao Chens ear. With every step back, he felt the power of the wind doubling behind Yun Fei.
Rumble...!
The power of the wind filled the entire practice ground. The invisible wind seemed to materialize. As the wind howled, it stirred up the clouds in the sky.
The sky even darkened from the power of the wind.
What a terrifying Wind Great Dao, using the sword to control the wind! If this continued, Xiao Chen would lose very miserably.
This would suppress Xiao Chens momentum to rock bottom. Yun Feis next sword strike would defeat him before Xiao Chen could bring out his moves.
I have to draw my saber. However, when I draw my saber, he can take advantage of the opening tond a strike.
At that time, I will instantly lose. However, if I do not draw my saber, it would only be a matter of time before I lose, given how he is suppressing me.
Interesting!
Xiao Chens blood raced, boundless battle lust zing in his eyes. He had not seen such a strong Sword Technique in a long time already.
The difficult situation before Xiao Chen did not mess up his mental state. Instead, he became excited. His hot blood rushed, his battle lust flourishing.
He did not have much time to think, only the time it took for a spark to fly.
To draw or not?
This was a trap. Whether Xiao Chen drew his saber or not, he would lose. The correct method was to take another approach.
Whoosh!
Xiao Chen rxed his left hand, which held the scabbard. Then, the scabbard dropped.
The instant the scabbard fell, hended a palm strike on the t of his saber with his left hand.
Xiao Chen, who was originally suppressed and in constant retreat, instantly steadied his footing with this palm strikes aid.
Amid loud sounds, his palm strike knocked Yun Fei back.
However, the instant Yun Fei got knocked back, he executed the second sword move. His sword moved three times faster than on the previous strike as he thrust it out.
Whoosh!
Now prepared, Xiao Chen escaped danger yet again. However, right after he dodged, Yun Feis third sword move arrived.
The third sword move doubled in speedpared to the previous one. Even more terrifyingly, Xiao Chen discovered that it was not just the speed that increased but also the might.
After the third sword moveyered over the first two sword moves, the vast Sword Might pressed over. Even the air seemed to turn solid.
Xiao Chens Movement Technique suffered from the intense pressure as his feet moved, slowing down significantly.
It would be hard to resolve the situation at this moment unless he executed a Secret Technique, like the Taiji Yinyang me Diagram, Candle Dragon Eyes, or the Divine Lightning Eye.
However, that would be pointless and would make it look like he could not afford to lose.
After dodging the third sword move with much difficulty, Xiao Chen decisively chose to concede before Yun Fei executed the fourth move.
I admit defeat.
Whoosh!
Yun Fei tossed the sword up. The sword turned into a beam of light andnded in the scabbard on his back. The power of the wind that caused the sky to change color immediately dispersed along with the pressure.
Haha! Xiao Chen, you are really capable. To think that you could dodge three sword moves in your first exchange. I thought that you would fall with the second sword move, Lei Hao said admiringly as he walked over.
Lei Hao genuinely felt awed. Xiao Chen was not even one hundred years old yet, and he was only a Small Perfection Sovereign Personage. Furthermore, this was his first timeing in contact with the Thirteen Wind Controlling Swords.
Xiao Chen was truly incredible for being able to dodge three sword moves.
After all, this Thirteen Wind Controlling Swords was a supreme Sword Technique left by a Sword God. Even the Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperor did not grasp it fully.
Lei Hao, you are wrong. Xiao Chen could have broken my third sword move earlier, Yun Fei corrected while shaking his head.
Now, it was Lei Haos turn to be shocked. He looked incredulously at Xiao Chen and asked, Little Brother Xiao Chen, could you really have broken the third sword?
Xiao Chen nodded. I have two Secret Techniques. One is a defensive Secret Technique that can block the full-powered strike of a Peak Sovereign Personage. The other is an Eye Technique that can instantly burn the opponents body and soul with a Candle Dragons me.
However, even after executing those Secret Techniques, I might not be able to block the fourth sword move. If we want to decide on a victor, I believe Brother Yun Fei would have to bring out the sixth sword move. That would be pointless. After all, it is just an exchange and not a life-or-death battle.
Xiao Chens words soundedforting to Yun Fei and Lei Hao and significantly improved their impressions of him.
They were all under the Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperor; there was no need to be overlypetitive.
Lets stop here for today. Xiao Chen, Ille and have an exchange with you tomorrow. We can fight all we want. There is simply no way to vent our pent-up feelings against Yun Feis nonsensical Sword Technique. The two of us definitely can fight to our hearts content if we fight each other.
When Lei Hao saw Xiao Chens strength and character, he felt very interested. He looked forward to exchanging moves with Xiao Chen.
Great. It is decided, then, Xiao Chen answered straightforwardly with a faint smile.
Chapter 2103 (Raw 2208): One Million Sovereign Personages
Chapter 2103 (Raw 2208): One Million Sovereign Personages
Over seven days, Xiao Chen established a pretty strong friendship with Yun Fei and Lei Hao.
As they exchanged moves with each other, they all benefited greatly.
With regard to Yun Feis Thirteen Wind Controlling Swords, Xiao Chen could already easily handle the other partys fifth sword move after many exchanges.
Xiao Chen had gained a rough understanding of the advantages and disadvantages of the Thirteen Wind Controlling Swords. This Sword Technique was overly unyielding.
Itcked flexibility and pushed both the opponent and the user into desperate straits.
With this Sword Technique, Yun Fei could hold his own even if he fought a Peak Sovereign Personage.
It did not leave a way out for the user or the opponent.
Martial arts emphasized a bnce between strength and gentleness. Such extremes were not rmended.
However, ording to Yun Fei, if he could finish practicing all thirteen sword moves, he could also bnce strength and gentleness. However, there was no flexibility before he reached consummation.
Xiao Chen preferred exchanging moves with Lei Hao.
Lei Hao was more than two hundred years old. After Xiao Chen got more familiar with him, he addressed him as Big Brother Lei Hao.
The two could fight to their hearts content, bringing out their full strength without worries.
This brought great benefits to the two. They both improved amid the hearty battles, discovering their various insufficiencies.
Seven days passed, and the three met up at the City Lords Residence as arranged.
Besides the three, there were dozens of the Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperors other followers. These people were clearly weaker than Yun Fei and Lei Hao.
These people would take part in the Heavenly Alliances test only to rue experience and gain some prizes.
Soon after, the Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperor and Senior Cui appeared before everyone at the same time.
The Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperor looked at the three and gave them a slight nod. After that, he said, You all know what today is, so I will not borate. Just do your best when the timees, bring out what you should, and it will be fine. Dont disappoint me.
We will definitely not disappoint City Lord, the followers chorused.
Good. Lets depart, then.
The Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperor waved his hand, and a silver warship descended from the sky. This warship flickered with light, looking very vibrant in the sunlight.
A 9-Star Heaven Suspending Warship!
Just this warship alone was more than what ordinary Sovereign Emperors could afford. Heaven Suspending Warships rated over 7 Stars were beyond the reach of ordinary Sovereign Emperors.
There were probably less than one hundred 9-Star Heaven Suspending Warships like the Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperors in the entire Great Thousand Realms.
Xiao Chen felt somewhat surprised. It looked like the Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperor would be going with them.
To think that the Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperor had to escort them despite his status. This indicated that the Heavenly Alliances test reached a very high level.
The 9-Star Heaven Suspending Warship contained a huge space. Everyone could have a building to themselves. Each building had all sorts of conveniences, covering all the necessities. Everything a cultivator needed could be found there.
Not only were there special Spirit Gathering Formations in the cultivation rooms, but there were also mountain-sized piles of Primeval Heavenly Pills for use.
There were Buddhist incense burners in the bedrooms to aid in nourishing ones mind and soul.
With the speed of a 9-Star Heaven Suspending Warship, it took only three days to arrive at Deste City, which was hundreds of billions of kilometers away.
If Xiao Chen and the others had to rely on their own strength to travel, they would have to spend at least one or two monthseven possibly half a yearto reach Deste City.
Deste Cityy in the easternmost part of the entire Deste Sea. There was an actual sea there. Once one crossed that sea, one would enter the central region, where the three dynasties were, the ce where the Luck of the entire Central Great Realm gathered.
Weve arrived. Disembark, the Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperor informed everyone. Xiao Chen, Yun Fei, and Lei Hao jumped off the warship together.
The moment the threended, a dazzling golden light in the distance shocked them.
That was an endless sea glittering golden with the reflection of the setting sun.
Under the light of the setting sun, a vast and ancient city in the middle of the sea looked divine and holy.
The glorious city was like a vast nation.
Little Brother Chen, is this your first time seeing Deste City? Lei Hao asked softly from beside Xiao Chen. His eyes shone with awe and respect as he looked towards Deste City. However, theycked the shock in Xiao Chens.
Xiao Chen nodded. Unexpectedly, there is a real sea in the Deste Sea.
Yun Fei smiled and said, This is the Overflowing Sea. The three dynasties lie beyond it. A World Gate in the middle of this sea connects to the seven great forbidden seas, so this could be considered a sea ofmerce.
No wonder the Heavenly Alliance became the master behind Deste City.
Control of such a city was vital for a faction made up of peak merchant associations.
Lets go, then. Master is already waiting for us.
Alright.
Under the lead of the Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperor and Senior Cui, the Peach Blossom City cultivators headed for Deste City.
They ran into several groups with the same destinationall heading to Deste City to participate in the Heavenly Alliances test.
Xiao Chen discovered that several of these people were true inheritors of Rank 6 and Rank 7 sects.
The strength of the Heavenly Alliance shocked him somewhat. To think that Rank 7 sects would send their disciples to join the Heavenly Alliance.
Perhaps a super faction was even more horrifying than Xiao Chen had thought. He could not evaluate them by normal standards.
Big Brother Peach Blossom! To think that you came!
Brother Peach Blossom, its been a long time. What a rare meeting.
Along the way, several of the Sovereign Emperors leading other groups evinced surprise when they saw the Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperor. Then, they rushed over to greet him.
Even though these people were also Sovereign Emperors, they were exceptionally respectful and reverent toward the Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperor.
The Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperor smiled and responded politely. However, he did not say much.
It was clear that the Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperor had a rather aloof personality and would not immerse himself in pleasantries.
Many groups were heading to Deste City. Xiao Chen took a quick look and saw at least several thousand people, most of them Sovereign Personages under the age of five hundred.
These were just the peopleing to participate in the test in the Deste Sea. Furthermore, these were the early arrivals.
If he added the test takers outside the Deste Sea, the number of people participating in the Heavenly Alliances test would only be more than the Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperors estimate.
Thepetition promised to be somewhat intense.
There are so many people, Lei Hao whispered, feeling some disbelief. There were no weaklings around.
Nobody knew how many people would be epted through the Heavenly Alliances test. Not many people felt confident enough to proim that they would definitely seed.
Xiao Chen said cidly, Big Brother, just remain calm. I believe that you stand a high chance with your strength.
Lei Hao smiled helplessly and said, I hope so. It is just that there is no schedule for this Heavenly Alliances test. The next one might be in one hundred years or even one thousand years. One might end up regretting for life if they miss this.
Although many came to Deste City to take the test, there were even more that went there for other reasons.
Deste City could be considered one of the ten most prosperous cities in the entire Central Great Realm. It connected to the Overflowing Sea and the seven great forbidden seas, was within reach of the three dynasties, and gathered all sorts of people from the eastern and northern regions.
Typically, there would be tens of millions of people in Deste City.
The number of people that came and went was incalcble. Even a Sovereign Emperor would feel insignificant before such a city.
Come with me. Dont get lost.
The Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperor led his people, choosing not to enter the city gates. Instead, he brought them to a tightly guarded Dao tform outside the city.
This Dao tform was not open to the public. One needed a special medallion to enter.
When Xiao Chen looked around, he saw that all those that came to take the test did not enter the city gates. All of them went to the Dao tform at the mountains waist.
This Dao tform was not very big, but it could hold more than one thousand people with each activation.
The old men surrounding the Dao tform activated the formations with every one thousand people.
Xiao Chen saw a sh of light cover the crowd, and the scene before him changed in the next moment.
The group appeared on an evenrger Dao tform. Xiao Chen was shocked to discover that the Dao tform under him was not much smaller than the one in the ancient Azure Dragon city.
Of course, the most important thing was that this Dao tform floated in the air.
The boundless Starry Heavens hung above. It felt like one could pluck the stars by stretching out ones hand. This felt extremely mysterious.
Many thrones floated around in the Starry Heavens above the Dao tform. When a purple-haired old man sitting in the middle saw the Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperor, he said with a smile, Peach Blossom, you came.
This old man exuded a vast and boundless pressure that deterred others from looking directly at him. He also had a me mark on his forehead.
Xiao Chen felt shocked. Is this purple-haired old man a Faux God?
The Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperor nodded slightly. Then, he turned his head back and nodded to Xiao Chens group. Just remain on the Dao tform and wait for the test to start. Old Cui and I will go over.
Whoosh!
The Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperor sat on a throne with a low profile. Old Cui stood by his side.
Test participants arrived one after another and waited on the Dao tform with Xiao Chen and the others.
On the other hand, the Sovereign Emperors that led these teams also flew up to the Starry Heavens and found seats there.
After one hour, more than ten thousand people stood on the Dao tform.
Many people tried guessing the format of the Heavenly Alliances test. At the same time, they were stunned at the sheer number of participants.
Quiet. The purple-haired old man suddenly spoke, and the entire ce instantly fell silent. Everyone looked at him at the same time.
Very good. I am Deste Citys City Lord, Shangguan Yun. I am also the main examiner of this round of tests for the Heavenly Alliance in the Deste City zone. One hundred simr tests are being conducted in other zones in the Great Thousand Realms. This round of tests has broken the record; more than one million Sovereign Personages came to fight for Heavenly Alliance membership.
One million Sovereign Personages!
This immediately set everyone on the Dao tform abuzz, deeply shocking them.
Chapter 2104 (Raw 2209): Test in the Secret Realms
Chapter 2104 (Raw 2209): Test in the Secret Realms
It surpassed one million already?
This is absolutely ridiculous. I heard that there were only hundreds of thousands of people in the past few tests.
This is probably the most participants in the Heavenly Alliances test since the previous great war between the righteous factions and the demonic factions.
Difficult, difficult, difficult. Given that the number surpassed one million, it will be even harder to enter the Heavenly Alliance.
The number of one million provoked loud discussions. Even the Sovereign Emperors sitting on the thrones in the Starry Heavens discussed it with each other, clearly finding this figure inconceivable.
The Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperor frowned slightly. Actually, he did not care too much about the Heavenly Alliances test.
Even if Xiao Chen, Yun Fei, and Lei Hao failed to enter the Heavenly Alliance, he would not be that disappointed. His emotions would not be significantly affected.
On the other hand, the other Sovereign Personages here were associate Elders of the Heavenly Alliance. As long as their disciples or followers entered the Heavenly Alliance, they would be rewarded.
Those who performed well could climb the ranks, entering the circle of core Elders in the Heavenly Alliance.
Unlike the other Sovereign Personages, the Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperor did not care about this. Back then, he had already been a core Elder. Now that he had stepped down, he was indifferent about this.
However, when the Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperor heard the purple-haired old man say that more than one million cultivators were participating in the test, his expression instantly changed.
With such arge number, it means that the Martial Epoch haspletely recovered from the previous great war between the righteous factions and demonic factions, reaching a new peak. If the Heavenly Alliance can attract so many people, the other super factions would only be stronger and not weaker. That is not a good thing.
The Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperor entered deep thought but did not say anything to the other Sovereign Emperors.
The purple-haired old man looked around, and everyone quieted down again. The old man said indifferently, Let me exin now. During the first stage of the Heavenly Alliances test, all the participants will be randomly sent into special secret realms, where you will remain for one month. There is a total of one hundred secret realms. Everyone can attack without worry in these secret realms. The Heavenly Dao andws in the secret realms will send one out when one is on the verge of death. You will not be in danger of dying.
The secret realms will have Spirit Jades specially refined by my Heavenly Alliance. These have the mark of a Faux God on them, which cannot be faked. What you need to do is to find these Faux God Spirit Jades; the more, the better. If the number of Faux God Spirit Jades you hold does not reach the top hundred of the secret realm you are in, you cannot advance to the second stage of the test.
Xiao Chen entered deep thought on hearing this. One hundred special realms mean that each will have about ten thousand people.
Simply put, one needs to rank within the top one hundred out of ten thousand before one can advance to the next stage.
How ruthless!
After the first stage, only ten thousand people will remain. The other nine hundred ny thousand will be eliminated.
When Lei Hao heard the old mans words, he sucked in a cold breath and muttered, Thats too cruel.
Yun Fei said seriously, Randomly sent...then, the three of us might not be in the same secret realm.
A strong fighting spirit zed in Lei Haos eyes. No matter what, the three of us need to pass this stage. Lets all meet in the second stage!
Alright.
The purple-haired old man did not give the cultivators on the Dao tform much time to think before activating the Dao tform.
After a sh of dazzling white light, the ten thousand-odd participants on the Dao tform vanished simultaneously. Then, talisman scripts appeared on the Dao tform, continuously gathering together.
Finally, light screens appeared on the Dao tform, a round hundred in total.
The purple-haired old man waved casually, and the light screens expanded a thousand times. They flew up into the Starry Heavens and circled the many Sovereign Emperors seated on thrones.
The light screens disyed the scenes within the secret realms. Not a single tiny detail that happened after the participants entered could escape these Sovereign Emperors eyes.
Simultaneously, simr scenes happened at the Heavenly Alliances other test zones spread across the Great Thousand Realms.
After the purple-haired old man did all this, he turned around and smiled. I can rest for a while now. I hope that the followers that everyone brought will not lose the face of my Deste City. Same old rules, I will give out rewards to those whose followers clear the first stage. Little Brother Peach Blossom, if I recall right, this is your first time personally leading a group over, isnt it? Did you happen to have a follower you are proud of this time?
Right after the purple-haired old man spoke, he looked at the Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperor. Clearly, these two had a deep friendship.
The Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperor replied calmly, They are still alright. I have note out for so long, so I came to take a look.
Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperor, back then, you were someone with outstanding aplishments. You were one of the rare experts among the Heavenly Alliances Sovereign Personages. Howe none of your followers entered the Heavenly Alliance after your retirement, despite so many years passing? No matter what, you were once a Heavenly Alliance core Elder. Your standards should not drop so low!
The one who spoke was Sovereign Emperor Xing Ge. Back then, he had been unhappy with the Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperor because the Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperor always came out on top of him. Since the Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperor made a rare appearance, Sovereign Emperor Xing Ge started to mock him.
As of now, Sovereign Emperor Xing Ge had already brought ten followers into the Heavenly Alliance. Among the people under City Lord Shangguan, he was considered incredible.
In contrast, the Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperor had noeback. He had no advantages in such an argument.
The purple-haired old man smiled and said, Xing Ge has put in a lot of effort, which has allowed my Deste City not to be too embarrassed in the Heavenly Alliances test. Peach Blossom, you should put in a little more effort. After all, the Heavenly Alliance needs new blood to continue developing. In terms of outstanding talents, we are too inferior to the other super factions. If our new members cannotpare to theirs, the Heavenly Alliance will fall sooner orter.
Lord Shangguan is right.
The Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperor felt helpless in his heart. However, this purple-haired old man was a peak Faux God expert and was also once his mentor. The Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperor held Shangguan Yun in respect and reverence and had to submit.
Seeing the Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperor showing such a subdued attitude, Sovereign Emperor Xing Ge felt very cocky.
Peach Blossom, dont pay too much mind to it. Xing Ge has indeed contributed a lot in recent years, so I need to use him as an example. You made a rare trip here. Dont mind this too much; just give way to him a little. The purple-haired old man sent a voice projection to the Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperors mind.
I know. Milord, theres no need to worry, the Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperor replied casually. His initially indifferent expression turned slightly unsightly; he apparently found the purple-haired old mans consoling words earlier a little distasteful.
Old Cui, which secret realms are Yun Fei and the rest in?
Old Cui pointed to various light screens, saying, Xiao Chen is in Secret Realm 97, Yun Fei is in Secret Realm 98, and Lei Hao is in Secret Realm 8. Currently, they are all familiarizing themselves with the new environment, and no rankings have shown up yet.
The light screen could show not only the scene of the participants in the secret realm but also the ranking of all the participants.
Inside Secret Realm 97:
Xiao Chen discovered himself to be in a dpidated ancient city. The secret realm appeared vast and boundless. There was no one in sight. Of course, he did not know if anyone was hiding nearby.
Participant Xiao Chen, hello. I am Secret Realm 97s administrator.
As Xiao Chen was familiarizing himself with the surroundings, a small figure of light formed by energy essence appeared before him. A faint Divine Might came from the light.
Hello, the suspicious Xiao Chen replied softly.
The little light figure continued in a monotone, Everyone will be able to enjoy my services. I can inform you of your ranking in the secret realm, provide a map of the secret realm, and tell you the ranking of other people. If you feel that your life is threatened, you may get me to bring you out. However, all the Faux God Spirit Jades on you will remain in this secret realm when you go out.
Xiao Chen entered deep thought. This secret realm should be a small world created by a Faux God.
The little light figure before him seemed akin to an Item Spirit. However, it was much stronger than a regr one.
I wish you good luck, Participant Xiao Chen.
The little light figure vanished after handing a map to Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen opened the map and discovered that it showed not only the terrain of the entire secret realm but also the locations of the Faux God Spirit Jades.
As he stared at a mark pinpointing a Faux God Spirit Jade, he could easily imagine the intense battle that would ensue.
These locations that hide the Faux God Spirit Jades might contain other dangers.
Besides the auras of human cultivators, Xiao Chen could sense the auras of some terrifying ferocious beasts in the secret realm.
However,pared to ferocious beasts, human cultivators would pose more of a threat.
The rules of the first stage forced the participants to kill each other and snatch each others Faux God Spirit Jades.
One could not possibly reach the top hundred out of ten thousand just by searching for Faux God Spirit Jades.
I have one month. There is no need to rush.
Xiao Chen made up his mind to remain still and observe the situation first.
Chapter 2105 (Raw 2210): Jumping Ranks
Chapter 2105 (Raw 2210): Jumping Ranks
City Lord, of Peach Blossom Citys followers, Yun Fei has the best results. He is currently ranked five-thousandth in Secret Realm 98. Lei Haos performance is a little poorer, ranking seven thousand-odd. As for Xiao Chen, he is ranked nine thousand seven hundred-odd. He does not seem to have collected many Faux God Spirit Jades.
Theres no rush. It has only been three days. Not much can be made out yet. However, I am very hopeful for Yun Fei. Although this stage is cruel, I believe he can pass it. His Thirteen Wind Controlling Swords will give him some advantages over these Sovereign Personages.
Right, Xiao Chen is still too young. This time, most of the participants taking the tests are mainly three-hundred- to four-hundred-year-old Great Perfection Sovereign Personages. Few are under one hundred years old.
There is no rush for Xiao Chen. He is not even fifty years old yet. He will get a second chance.
Three days after the start of the first stage, the Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperor and Old Cui softly discussed the three people they thought the most highly off.
However, three days was insufficient to make out much. Many experts were still familiarizing themselves with the environment and would not rush to make a move.
There was no need to pay too much attention to the current rankings, as these would change very quickly.
Before they knew it, ten days had passed since the start of the first stage. Of course, ten days were just the blink of an eye to the Sovereign Emperors seated on the thrones in the Starry Heavens. With their long lifespans, they had already nurtured remarkable patience.
One-third of the time for the stage had passed. The Sovereign Emperors watching could make out the situation somewhat.
The top-ranking cultivators of the various secret realms had already firmly established their rankings.
Many of the experts who stood out left deep impressions on the watching Sovereign Emperors.
Secret Realm 8s Wu Meng is really strong! He is like a nightmare for the participants who meet him. So far, no one hassted more than ten moves against him; the weaker ones could not evenst three moves. He is also really murderous. He defeated some people so quickly that the Realm Spirit nearly failed to save some of them.
Secret Realm 50s Shi Mingxuan is also incredible. There are many good seeds this time. Unfortunately, only one hundred can qualify from each secret realm.
Everyone, donte to a conclusion so quickly. It has only been ten days.
While the Sovereign Emperors discussed with each other, the purple-haired old man showed an unsightly expression, as he had discovered that practically no participants from the Deste City zone were among the top ranks.
Shangguan Yun could not help thinking and worrying. This test was thergest scale ever. Deste City would be significantly embarrassed if it could notpare to the outer regions.
Furthermore, Deste City ranked within the top ten out of the one hundred test zones.
Fortunately, some of Xing Ges followers stood out. One of them even firmly secured the top third rank in Secret Realm 6, even showing the potential to reach the top rank.
City Lord, Yun Fei is starting his push. He now ranks in the top one thousand! Old Cui was monitoring the secret realms the three were in and reported any change in ranks to the Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperor.
Lei Hao charged into the top three thousand. However, Xiao Chen...
Whats wrong with Xiao Chen? the Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperor asked, feeling something strange was going on.
Old Cui hesitated as he said, Despite Xiao Chens strength, his rank is decreasing instead of increasing...
The Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperor could not help saying, Decreasing instead of increasing? He was already at the nine thousandth-odd rank; how is it decreasing? Let me see.
The Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperor shifted his gaze to the light screen for Secret Realm 97. When he started looking from the bottom, he immediately found Xiao Chens name.
Ranked first from the bottom, in nine-thousand-eight-hundred seventy-third ce, Peach Blossom Citys Xiao Chen.
Due to one hundred-odd people having been eliminated, only nine thousand eight hundred seventy-three participants remained in Secret Realm 97.
Haha! Brother Peach Blossom, whats going on? Even if you did not put in any effort, there is no need for you to put on such a show. To think that your follower is rankedst. This is the Heavenly Alliances test. All the powerhouses of the Heavenly Alliance are watching.
When Sovereign Emperor Xing Ge casually looked over and noticed the ranking situation of Secret Realm 97, he immediately criticized hypocritically.
After Sovereign Emperor Xing Ge said that, all the surrounding Sovereign Emperors immediately focused on Secret Realm 97.
Xiao Chen? This person seems to be only forty-seven years old. He is quite young. Even in a Rank 7 sect, a forty-seven-year-old Small Perfection Sovereign Personage would be an elite among elites.
However, he is still too young. He is still too far from matching experienced Sovereign Personages.
Indeed. Most peopleing to participate in this Heavenly Alliances test are three-hundred- or four-hundred-year-old Great Perfection Sovereign Personages. This is truly difficult for him.
He is a good seed. He should have waited until he passed one hundred years in age before participating in the Heavenly Alliances test. After all, he is too young. Who knows whether he can hold out or not?
Right. Any aplishments before one hundred years old are too ostentatious, like the moons reflection in water. We can only truly make out his abilities after he reaches one hundred years old.
Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperor rushed it.
In fear of the Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperor, because of his prestige, the surrounding Sovereign Emperors discussed in whispers. Even so, they did not say anything nasty.
The evaluations were rather objective.
If they discussed another Sovereign Emperor, it would be hard to say whether any harsh words would not be spoken, especially given Sovereign Emperor Xing Ges attempts to stir things up.
Nheless, the Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperor was a cold and proud person. Even though these evaluations were rather objective, they still felt ufortable to hear.
However, the Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperor was a rather indifferent person. While he was ufortable, he did not care too much.
Old Cui, do you think that I rushed this, reevaluating Xiao Chen? Did I harm Xiao Chen by doing this?
The Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperor ignored Sovereign Emperor Xing Ge and the other Sovereign Emperors. Instead, he worried about whether Xiao Chen could withstand this setback.
After all, Xiao Chen was young. He had not seen any true grand scene on his path from the outer regions to now.
Now, the Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperor suddenly threw him into the Heavenly Alliances test, apetition against Sovereign Personages from all over the Great Thousand Realms. If he could not adjust to this and lost his confidence, if his mental state could not withstand this setback, it would be a problem.
Old Cui did not know what to say. He could only console the Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperor. Xiao Chen is a pretty good kid. His mental state is much better than that of other youths. It should not be a big problem. City Lord, there is no need to worry too much.
I hope so.
At this moment, in Secret Realm 97:
Xiao Chen remained seated cross-legged in that dpidated city, pondering the Ten Thousand Dragons Picture.
He had not moved at all in the past ten days, remaining in this abandoned city all the while.
This dpidated ancient city was incredibly isted, and there were no Faux God Spirit Jades nearby.
In the past days, figures continuously flew across the sky, but no one paid any attention to Xiao Chen.
In fact, there was nothing worth paying attention to.
Whoosh!
A scarlet figure arrived quickly from the sky. It was Xiao Chens demonic pet, the Demon Blood Vulture.
The Demon Blood Vulture circled around beforending. When Xiao Chen opened his eyes, the Demon Blood Vulture appeared before him. Then, it opened its mouth and spat out a few Spirit Jades glowing with a divine light.
Although Xiao Chen had not moved in the past ten days, he had relied on the Demon Blood Vulture to explore the secret realm.
As he had expected, the ces with Faux God Spirit Jades hidden had ferocious beasts.
In fact, some of the Faux God Spirit Jades had been inserted into the ferocious beasts bodies. One could obtainrge numbers of Faux God Spirit Jades after killing the ferocious beasts.
Now, nearly all the hidden Faux God Spirit Jades on the map had already been found.
There was only one way to obtain Faux God Spirit Jades in the remaining twenty dayssnatching them from others.
The true intense fighting would formally begin now.
After resting and honing my strength for ten days, I have already waited too long.
A bright light shed in Xiao Chens eyes. He fiddled with the Faux God Spirit Jades that the Demon Blood Vulture handed over as he muttered, It is time to get moving.
He cast his Spiritual Sense over the surrounding fifty thousand kilometers and detected cultivators around.
Those who held more Faux God Spirit Jades gave off correspondingly more intense light. As long as one held a Faux God Spirit Jade, one could forget about hiding in this secret realm.
You, then!
The light from a particr person within fifty thousand kilometers stood out. Xiao Chen estimated that this person had at least three thousand Faux God Spirit Jades.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Xiao Chens figure shed. After about seven to eight minutes, he found his target on top of a mound.
That person was a ck-d male at the Great Perfection Sovereign Stage. He leaned leisurely against a rock with his sword stabbed into the ground. However, his swordy within casual reach.
This person was not in a rush to take the initiative to attack. The Faux God Spirit Jades on him would attract the other participants over.
He had already lost track of how many reckless people had charged over, wanting to snatch his Faux God Spirit Jades. In the end, he killed them instead, increasing his haul of Faux God Spirit Jades.
The ck-d man nced around and saw Xiao Chen on the mound. He could not help smiling. Interesting, you are just a Small Perfection Sovereign Personage, and you are actually targeting me. Scram far away. I have no interest in ying with a poor person like you.
This persons Soul Energy perception did not detect any light from Xiao Chen. With one nce, he concluded that someone else had already robbed Xiao Chen clean.
Such trash had no value. The ck-d man could not even be bothered to give Xiao Chen another look.
This Great Perfection Sovereign Personageprehended the Sword Great Dao. He boasted a very strong sword intent but was still far fromprehending a Dao Domain.
Compared to Yun Fei, this person was at least fifty percent weaker. Given this persons carelessness, Xiao Chen should be able to finish him off in two moves.
Xiao Chens expression did not change on the mound as he quickly evaluated the other partys strength.
Eye Technique, Candle Dragon Eyes!
A Candle Dragon image immediately appeared behind Xiao Chen. In the next moment, a boundlessly cold candle me started burning the ck-d man without any prior warning.
Ka ca!
Xiao Chen leaped up nearly at the same time as he executed the Eye Technique. Before the other party could cry out, resplendent saber light appeared on the other partys neck, and blood spurted out like a fountain.
You...you...you!
The ck-d man looked at Xiao Chen in horror. Even in his dreams, he would not have imagined that the seemingly incredibly weak Xiao Chen could instantly erupt with such formidablebat prowess.
However, it was already toote. The ck-d mans body slowly immaterialized, sent out by the Realm Spirit.
When the ck-d man was gone, he left behind arge pile of Faux God Spirit Jades flickering with divine nature in the air. There was a total of three thousand eight hundred Faux God Spirit Jades.
Xiao Chen sheathed his saber and beckoned gently.
Then, he unceremoniously stored all the Faux God Spirit Jades in his storage ring as he searched calmly for his next target.
In the Starry Heavens above the Dao tform:
The expression of the somewhat listless Old Cui suddenly changed. He rubbed his eyes and checked three times before he dared to be sure of it.
City Lord! City Lord! Its incredible.
Whats wrong? Why are you kicking up a fuss?
Xiao Chen, he...
Was eliminated?
No, I just saw his name jump up by eight hundred ranks. Look, it jumped again, by one thousand ranks this time. He is now within the top three thousand.
The Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperor felt startled on hearing this. Half a day ago, Xiao Chen was still rankedst. How could there be such a drastic change in such a short time?
When the Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperor shifted his gaze to the light screen for Secret Realm 97, he was horrified to discover Xiao Chens rank jumping up again.
Xiao Chen moved from the top three thousand into the top two thousand five hundred.
Am I seeing wrong? Or is the Realm Spirits ranking faulty? The jumps in rank were simply too drastic. The Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperor did not dare to believe his eyes.
Chapter 2106 (Raw 2211): Long Way to Go
Chapter 2106 (Raw 2211): Long Way to Go
Everyone, look. The Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperors follower jumped more than five thousand ranks within half a day!
Just as the Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperor wondered if he saw wrong, the other Sovereign Emperors seated on the thrones cried out in shock.
After all, everyone had a rather deep impression of Xiao Chen from earlier. They knew that he was one of the Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperors followers and rankedst. They also knew that he was young. The various factors inevitably made an impression on all the Sovereign Emperors.
Now, everyone discovered that this person who rankedst had suddenly jumped to the two thousandth-odd rank. Anyone would be shocked at this.
Strange. How did he do it?
This is too shocking. He jumped more than five thousand ranks in half a day. Was he hiding his strength previously?
It is possible. However, even if he was, it should not result in him jumping more than five thousand-odd ranks in half a day. This is too drastic.
It is still climbing! He is now ranked one thousand eight hundredth!
My goodness. How long has passed since we began speaking? This...this...this...Lord Shangguan, please shift the light screen for Secret Realm 97 to focus on Xiao Chen.
Everyone here was a Sovereign Emperor and had seen countless grand scenes. They no longer found many things strange.
The Heavenly Alliance had also conducted many such tests before. However, no one had seen such a strange scene as this: someone jumping the ranks so quickly that no one could react to it.
The crucial point was that the Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperors follower was only forty-seven years old. As far as they knew, Xiao Chen should be the youngest participant in this test.
Many of the Sovereign Emperors immediately requested the purple-haired old man to have Secret Realm 97s Realm Spirit focus the light screen on Xiao Chen.
Previously, the Realm Spirit showed random scenes on the light screen. However, if the purple-haired old man intervened, he could get the Realm Spirit to fix the scene on the specific participant.
Peach Blossom, your follower is rather interesting. Introduce him to me after hees out.
The purple-haired old man smiled as he fulfilled everyones wishes, fixing the light screen for Secret Realm 97 on Xiao Chen.
Definitely.
The Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperor smiled faintly. Xiao Chen, whom he had not ced that much hope on, actually managed to attract Shangguan Yuns attention, helping the Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperor gain some face. This was good. Even if Xiao Chen did not pass the test, Shangguan Yun had the authority to bring Xiao Chen directly into the Heavenly Alliance if Shangguan Yun thought highly of him.
Of course, this was just a possibility. It should only remain as thoughts.
Sovereign Emperor Xing Ges lips curled up. Thats nothing amazing; he is not even in the top thousand. It is still unknown whether he can enter the top hundred by the end of the month. My disciple Nangong Feng already reached the top ten in Secret Realm 10; he will definitely pass this stage.
Shangguan Yun smiled as he said, Xing Ge, you cant say that. The main thing is that this Xiao Chen is young, not even one hundred years old, yet he already possesses such strength. Compared to the other factions, my Heavenly Alliancecks such powerful demonic geniuses. If he has a persevering heart, it would be worth the Heavenly Alliance nurturing him even if he does not produce results now.
Compared to the other super factions, the Heavenly Alliance was an alliance of peak merchant associations, after all, even if it was already an existence that the other super factions could not look down on.
The Heavenly Alliances umtions in the Martial Dao were inferior to those of the Xuewu Dynastys Demonic Dao Hall, the Abyssal Underworlds Underworld God Hall, the Tianwu Dynastys Universe Origin Sect, the Yanwu Dynastys Hidden Spirit Temple, the Shenwu Dynastys Profound Heaven Holy Land, and the Martial God Pce that controlled the eight great empires.
Naturally, the attraction the Heavenly Alliance held for powerful demonic geniuses was weaker.
Look! Xiao Chen is now ranked nine-hundredth!
Just at this moment, the scene of Xiao Chen killing a Great Perfection Sovereign Personage appeared on the light screen for Secret Realm 97.
The vast light screen that had the Starry Heavens as a backdrop immediately filled with Faux God Spirit Jadesthe Spirit Jades left by the eliminated participant, sent out right before he died. This scene appeared shocking.
Xiao Chen extended his hand and waved, storing all the Faux God Spirit Jades. His ranking leaped up again.
Now, Xiao Chen entered the top thousand at a rank of nine-hundredth.
So, thats how it is! His Spirit Jades were obtained by killing others and snatching their Spirit Jades. What a tyrannical fellow.
He probably thought of this n long ago, letting others search for Spirit Jades first, which he would then snatch away. While waiting, he rested and honed his strength, allowing most of the Spirit Jades in the secret realms to be found before making a move. Then, he kills whoever has Spirit Jades!
Hahaha! This Xiao Chen fellow has some of the Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperors style from back then. Direct and decisive. An interesting fellow!
This n depends on strength. If he were not strong enough, he would not dare to do this, as he would have been killed by someone long ago.
Truly incredible. Who could have thought that he could make it into the top thousand before this?
Xing Ge, who had just said that Xiao Chen was not amazing for not even being in the top thousand, had a stunned look on his face, unable to control his expression.
Although the Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperor was not as petty as Xing Ge, verbally attacking the other party, the more indifferent he appeared, the more upset Xing Ge felt.
This Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperor must be mocking me in his heart right now, Sovereign Emperor Xing Ge thought in anger. Damn it! Why hasnt someonee and killed this fellow? Is everyone in Secret Realm 97 trash?!
City Lord, Yun Feis and Lei Haos results are pretty good. They both entered the top one thousand as well. This is especially so for Yun Fei. He is already among the top three hundred. It looks like his chances of entering the top one hundred are good.
Old Cui took time to pay attention to the other Peach Blossom City participants results. Then, he reported the good news to the Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperor.
The Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperor smiled faintly and said, Not bad. It has been worth it, then.
Initially, the Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperor had taken an indifferent attitude to this. Having such unexpected results already made him feel very satisfied.
This was how the human heart was. One would find joy in contentment.
On the other hand, Sovereign Emperor Xing Ge did not feel happy even though his disciples and followers reached the top ten.
Inside Secret Realm 97:
Once Xiao Chen reached the nine-hundredth rank, his increase in ranking slowed down. The people in the secret realm were Sovereign Personages, after all.
Those who could enter the top one thousand were all experts and held many Faux God Spirit Jades. Xiao Chen could not surpass them quickly.
Furthermore, Xiao Chen managed to pull off his n smoothly due to his initially unremarkable appearance.
However, his ranking had risen rapidly earlier, jumping more than eight thousand ranks to the top one thousand. He had already created a considerable sensation in Secret Realm 97 and could no longer maintain a low profile.
Xiao Chen called for the Realm Spirit in his heart, and a little light figure shining with a divine light immediately appeared before him.
Congrattions, Participant Xiao Chen, you jumped up to the nine-hundredth rank in half a day. Earlier, I received Deste Citys City Lords request to focus the Deste City test zones light screen on you, the Realm Spirit immediately said after it appeared, before Xiao Chen could speak.
Xiao Chen felt slightly stunned on hearing that; then, he understood. Being noticed was not a bad thing. Thank you. However, you can save the congrattions. Everything is pointless before reaching the top one hundred.
The little light figure corrected, It is still worth congratting before reaching the top one hundred. After this is over, you can use the Faux God Spirit Jades to exchange for various resources and treasures with the Heavenly Alliance. Why else do you think everyone is doing their best to protect their Faux God Spirit Jades? Even if they do not exchange these Faux God Spirit Jades for things, they will benefit a lot by directly absorbing them.
Speaking of the top one hundred, do you think entering it is that easy? There are Sovereign Personages from all over the Great Thousand Realms here. Those who can enter the top one hundred in any secret realm are all absolute experts among experts. They are people who can rule a cluster.
It turned out that the Faux God Spirit Jades had such uses. In that case, it would not be a loss even if one failed to enter the top one hundred.
Xiao Chen nodded and said, I called you out because I wanted to know what the people in the top one hundred are like.
The little light figure said softly, Alright, I will tell you about the top one hundred participants. I will tell you how many Faux God Spirit Jades they have, their cultivations, weapons, appearances, and ages. However, I cannot provide you with other information.
Thats enough. Sorry to trouble you.
Soon, the little light figure disyed the top one hundred participants information for Xiao Chen.
After looking through the information, Xiao Chen showed a somewhat grave expression. Most of the people in the top one hundred were Peak Sovereign Personages more than three hundred years old; several of them were over four hundred years oldten times his age.
However, the people in the top one hundred who were not Peak Sovereign Personages could not be underestimated, either.
These people could hold their own in the top one hundred with Peak Sovereign Personages. Perhaps they were people whoprehended Dao Domains.
The one that captured Xiao Chens attention in particr was the top-ranked person. That person possessed a startling amount of Faux God Spirit Jades, more than two milliondouble the second-ranked.
Gong Liangyu. I wonder how he obtained his Faux God Spirit Jades.
Xiao Chen took a look at his own Faux God Spirit Jades. There was barely one hundred thousand, twenty-odd times less than the top-ranked.
Even thest of the top one hundred had more than four hundred thousand Faux God Spirit Jades. Xiao Chen still had a long way to go.
The Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperor had said the same thing as the little light figure. This test attracted people from all over the Great Thousand Realms, a super grand scene that Xiao Chen had never experienced before.
This waspletely different from the arena battles of Xiao Chens past.
This was a stage consisting of people of diverse ages. Xiao Chens age was his greatest disadvantage.
One could not call this unfair. This was the rule of the Heavenly Alliance. One could alwayse a few hundred yearster. Since one chose toe now, one should notin.
Can you tell me where this Gong Liangyu got his Faux God Spirit Jades? Xiao Chen asked the little light figure. He felt that the number of this persons Faux God Spirit Jades was abnormally high.
The little light figure exined, He killed the ten strongest ferocious beasts in the secret realm. He also killed ten Peak Sovereign Personages. Now, no one dares to fight him. I advise that you not target him.
A ruthless person.
Someone ising towards you. I wish you good luck.
The little light figure vanished. Xiao Chen looked around and could not help frowning.
There were five groups, each a small team of at least ten participants. It looked like his abnormal movements had provoked some trouble.
Chapter 2107 (Raw 2212): Fight!
Chapter 2107 (Raw 2212): Fight!
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Not long after the little light figure vanished, figures shed in Xiao Chens vision.
In the next moment, around sixty or seventy people appeared before him.
Peach Blossom Citys Xiao Chen?
The lighting from him is strong. He probably has at least one hundred thousand Faux God Spirit Jades!
Thats more than all of ours added together!
He truly lives up to being someone who jumped over eight thousand ranks in one day.
The seventy-odd participants arrived before Xiao Chen, greed gleaming in their eyes.
The leader of the group wore blue clothes and held a sword in his hand. With a ferocious expression, he said seriously, Ill cut to the chase. If you want to remain in this secret realm, hand over all your Faux God Spirit Jades.
The seventy-odd cultivators merged their auras, forming a vast Dao Might that looked scary.
That infinite aura locked on to Xiao Chen. Should he make any strange movement, they wouldunch all sorts of killing moves at once.
Xiao Chen nced at them cursorily and felt disappointed. Even the strongest five of this group were not in the top one thousand.
You think you can win with numbers?
Xiao Chen smiled faintly, and dragon roars burst out of his body. These dragon roars spread in all directions, along with his Azure Dragons Dragon Might.
Three Dao Mightyered over each other behind Xiao Chen, making his Dragon Might seem substantial and impactful.
Compared to this, the seemingly incredibly vast aura and merged Dao Might of the other side were like paper.
Xiao Chens aura easily tore through the other sides aura and dispersed it.
The seventy-odd people immediately felt somewhat flustered. They scattered from each other to stabilize their own auras.
However, Xiao Chen was already like a sh flood or ferocious beast. How could he allow them to regain their momentum?
Die, then. All of you can forget about leaving!
An indistinct Ten Thousand Dragons Picture appeared behind Xiao Chen as he gave a war cry, quickly executing the Supreme Dragon Fist.
When he executed the Supreme Dragon Fist now, it was no longer like when he did so in the Divine Dragon Empire. The two like night and day.
When Xiao Chen attacked, he threw three punches of the Supreme Dragon Fist in a smooth flow, executing them as a set.
The vast and mighty group of dragons wanders the world, entering the sky and the sea. Who is honored?
The group of dragons is leaderless in the four seas and eight cardinal directions. The world is unfair, and the evil dragon rules. Why is he honored? Fate is unfavorable; life is like paper... What is supreme, who is honored?
I am supreme; only I am honored!
When Xiao Chen executed this set of Supreme Dragon Fist punches andbined it with the spreading killing Qi from his body and the Ten Thousand Dragons Picture in his mind, he mercilessly crushed the seventy-odd Great Perfection Sovereign Personages. They could neither advance nor retreat.
Ten thousand dragons soared, moving like shadows. The other side could not leave even if they wanted to, and they could not hope to win.
The rage in the sky was the Heavenly Dragon roaring. Killing Qi filled the air, and hot-bloodedness coursed through Xiao Chens body.
Die! Die! Die!
Miserable screams kept sounding. The Realm Spirit continually ejected participants, leaving behind Faux God Spirit Jades.
Xiao Chen turned into the grim reaper, moving like a roaming dragon. As electricity flickered, he punched relentlessly, pursuing the participants attempting to flee.
With every punch, ten thousand dragons roared. The sky shook, the ground trembled, the mountains and rivers exploded.
These people were already frightened out of their wits. They simply could not stop the berserk Xiao Chen.
Run! Run! Run!
Earlier, these people were incredibly arrogant, wanting Xiao Chen to surrender his Faux God Spirit Jades. In the next moment, they plunged into hell, screaming miserably.
Several participants saw this scene from a distance. Their bodies trembled reflexively, their eyes wide with horror.
How ruthless!
It is best not to antagonize this person. For him to advance eight thousand-odd ranks in one day, how could he be a sitting duck?!
Indeed. Those people were too naive. They saw that Xiao Chen was only a Small Perfection Sovereign Personage and wanted to go over to bully him. Facts prove that the lower the cultivation of people in the top ranks, the scarier they are. This is just like those Great Perfection Sovereign Personages in the top one hundred.
At the same time, in the Starry Heavens above Deste City, the Sovereign Emperors watching the light screen for Secret Realm 97 felt incredibly shocked.
That is the Supreme Dragon Fist! Right now, it is one of the three strongest offensive Martial Techniques in the world!
How incredible! The Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperor truly picked up a powerful demonic genius this time. He is too strong!
It was the right decision to let him participate in the Heavenly Alliances test. Such a powerful demonic genius can only truly grow after experiencing such intense fights.
Thats right. The Heavenly Alliances test gathers the Sovereign Personage experts of the entire Great Thousand Realms. Even if Xiao Chen ends up defeated, he will reap great benefits.
Upon hearing the Sovereign Emperors praising the Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperors selection of followers, Xing Ge showed an unsightly expression, feeling upset in his heart.
This group of people only know how to suck up to the Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperor. Nangong Feng, the disciple of this great me, made it into the top ten, but I dont see any of you talking about it!
Xiao Chen waved his hand on the light screen and collected all the falling Faux God Spirit Jades in the air.
His rank then jumped from nine hundred to eight hundred. Within the top one thousand, makingrge jumps in rank was quite difficult.
Xiao Chen already felt satisfied with advancing one hundred ranks.
One ran!
After Xiao Chen collected the Faux God Spirit Jades, he looked around and noticed the ferocious-looking, blue-d cultivator who had arrogantly shouted at him at the start.
After him!
Xiao Chens figure shed as he executed Freedom of Light. He turned into lightning, quickly giving chase.
Damn it! Damn it!
The blue-d Sovereign Personage wiped off the blood on his lips. As he looked at the pursuing Xiao Chen, he cursed continuously.
The blue-d Sovereign Personage had never imagined that a Small Perfection Sovereign Personage could burst out with such terrifyingbat prowess.
Not only that but the mentality Xiao Chen disyed surpassed that of the Sovereign Personages a few hundred years oldhe was experienced and calm.
The blue-d cultivator could not believe that Xiao Chen was a forty-seven-year-old Small Perfection Sovereign Personage.
Pu ci!
As the blue-d cultivator worried about whether he could escape Xiao Chen or not, a spear suddenly stabbed into his chest.
A terrifying force surged out from the spear, threatening to annihte the blue-d cultivators physical body in the next moment.
At the crucial moment, the Realm Spirit sent the blue-d cultivator out.
Whoosh!
Xiao Chen revealed himself, and his eyes fell on a cultivator holding a spear. The other party had just flown over and finished off the blue-d Sovereign Personage in an instant, snatching away his target.
This persons aura far surpassed a Great Perfection Sovereign Personages. An even stronger Sovereign Personage Will spread out amid the strong aura.
This person gave off a sharpness that deterred others from looking straight at him.
Peak Sovereign Personage!
This spearman before Xiao Chen was a Peak Sovereign Personage. After some thought, Xiao Chen realized who this person was.
Ink Sea Clusters Qiong Ying!
This person was the three hundred and fifty-eighth in the ranking list that the little light figure gave him. He was a Peak Sovereign Personage, and an image of him was provided.
Holding the ck spear, Qiong Ying collected the falling Faux God Spirit Jades in the air. However, his gaze remained fixed on Xiao Chen all the while.
Qiong Yings gaze gave off intense pressure.
With one nce, it felt like an overwhelming aura was pressing over endlessly at Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen knew that this pressure came from the difference in cultivations.
Unfortunately for Qiong Ying, while Xiao Chens cultivation was not high, his will of soul already rivaled that of a Peak Sovereign Personage.
Before the other partys boundless pressure, Xiao Chens expression remained even as he calmly faced the other party.
Since leaving thend of the blood moon, he had not faced such a strong opponent.
Xiao Chens breathing turned slightly heavy, not from anxiety but excitement.
Xiao Chen found himself slowly falling in love with this secret realm. This was and filled with fighting, like what Sang mentioned to him.
This is interesting. Brother Peach Blossom, your little follower should run right away. Otherwise, he will be killed, Sovereign Emperor Xing Ge said quickly and loudly.
Sovereign Emperor Xing Ges eyes lit up upon seeing this scene. What a fellow. You finally ran into an opponent that can deal with you.
The other Sovereign Emperors had noticed this scene long ago.
A Peak Sovereign Personage. This was going to be interesting. Xiao Chen, who showed strong momentum, finally encountered a challenge.
At this moment, Xiao Chen could either fight or run. Whichever he chose, he needed to be decisive. The worst thing would be to hesitate, frightened into inaction.
Dang!
Right after Sovereign Emperor Xing Ge spoke, the light screen showed Xiao Chen stabbing the drawn Tyrant Saber into the ground. His battle hunger zed like a fierce me; others could even feel it through the light screen.
What a fellow! He has a temper! the purple-haired old man blurted out in praise, delighted by Xiao Chens decisive choice.
Chapter 2108 (Raw 2213): Intense Fight with Qiong Ying
Chapter 2108 (Raw 2213): Intense Fight with Qiong Ying
Qiong Ying, the strongest expert of the Ink Sea Cluster. Age: four hundred. Advanced to Peak Sovereign Personage one hundred years ago. Good with the spear.
When Qiong Ying felt the battle hunger Xiao Chen radiated, he was slightly surprised. Initially, he disdained to act against a Small Perfection Sovereign Personage.
However, when Qiong Yings Soul Energy sensed the Faux God Spirit Jades lighting from Xiao Chen, and he noticed Xiao Chens ranking, his expression slowly turned grave.
A forty-seven-year-old Small Perfection Sovereign Personage under the Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperor, ranked eight hundred. This was a demonic genius.
Having lived for four hundred years, Qiong Ying had seen all sorts of talented geniuses. Several Great Perfection Sovereign Personages had managed to eliminate Peak Sovereign Personages, so this was no longer strange to him.
Everyone in this secret realm understood this principle. The Great Perfection Sovereign Personages ranked within the top hundred were even more horrifying than Peak Sovereign Personages.
The same principle applied to Small Perfection Sovereign Personages who made it into the top one thousand. These people definitely had powerful trump cards.
Such people could not be underestimated.
Are you challenging me? Qiong Ying asked as he looked at Xiao Chen.
Battle hunger filled Xiao Chen. His answer went without saying. He just nodded silently.
This is only the first stage of the test, and it is not time to bring out our true strength. The people within the top hundred are already avoiding fighting among each other. Otherwise, other people would take advantage. Just think about it. Challenging me now is not wise.
Qiong Ying showed a calm expression. He not only did not show the arrogance that a Peak Sovereign Personage would show a Small Perfection Sovereign Personage but even lowered himself and started negotiating with Xiao Chen.
There is no returning a drawn saber. After my battle hunger zes, it can only ze stronger. It will not die out!
The other party made sense. If both sides got injured, others could easily take advantage.
Only ten days had passed. It was not the time for the final struggle yet.
However, right now, Xiao Chen was not thinking about how to pass the test. He just wanted to fight and have a delightful battle.
Ink Sea Clusters Qiong Ying, make your move.
You will regret it.
Qiong Yings eyes slowly turned cold. The previously calm and soft-spoken man suddenly erupted with a terrifying chill.
Bright, cold lights flickering like stars appeared behind Qiong Ying, materializing a vast and boundless mysterious phenomenon.
Boom!
Amid the burst of cold stars, Qiong Yings spear moved even faster than flowing light as he thrust it towards Xiao Chen.
As the spear moved, the vast and boundless multitude of cold stars pressed over, covering the sky.
Whoosh!
Xiao Chen did not retreat. He took one step forward and pulled out the Tyrant Saber that was stabbed into the ground.
The instant Xiao Chen unleashed his saber light, countless bolts of lightning shed in the sky. Three Dao Mightyered over each other behind him.
A dragon roar came from Xiao Chens chest. Then, he charged forward fearlessly, appearing like a Divine Dragon.
ng! ng! ng!
The two materialized different mysterious phenomena, pressing against each other. Their figures shed as their weapons continuously shed.
Shortly after, the two had already exchanged one hundred moves in a battle of wits and courage.
Qiong Yings eyes always remained cold as ice, his feet as steady as icebergs, his every move impable and perfect.
When facing someone two cultivation grades higher than himself, Xiao Chen could not remain unperturbed. He could only do his best, bringing out one hundred and ten percent of his strength in every move, even one hundred and twenty percent.
Xiao Chen was like someone at the edge of a cliff facing ravenous wolves and hungry tigers. He could only force himself to exceed his limits.
This was not the same for Xiao Chens opponent. His opponent only needed to remain firm and not make any mistakes, to wait for him to make a mistake.
As the two fought, one was stable, and one was ferocious.
While Xiao Chen appeared mighty and relentless, with his saber light resplendent and his aura oppressive, the spectating Sovereign Emperors knew that the Ink Sea Clusters Qiong Ying actually held the advantage.
One could not possibly sustain moves that exceeded ones strength. There would eventually be a mistake. It was just a matter of how big a mistake.
If Xiao Chen maintained his relentless attacks and still could not break Qiong Yings momentum to gain a real advantage, the battle might instantly end when Xiao Chen made a mistake, over in one move.
Truly reckless, Sovereign Emperor Xing Ge said indifferently in the Starry Heavens above Deste City.
In reality, most of the Sovereign Emperors thought the same. However, they would not say it aloud.
After all, Xiao Chens courage was already praiseworthy, no matter what. There was no need to ask for more.
After all, the other party was a Peak Sovereign Personage. There was not much of a chance of victory against such an opponent in the first ce.
Boom!
Just at this moment, a drastic change suddenly happened in the battle between Xiao Chen and Qiong Ying.
Qiong Yin, who had been fighting a stable battle, suddenly erupted with one hundred and thirty percent of hisbat prowess.
The stars in the sky shone with a cold light as Qiong Ying roared. When his spear burst forward, it made the glistening starry sky appear like it was burning.
Oh no!
Xiao Chens expression flickered. Before he could change his move, Qiong Ying forcibly broke his momentum.
The spot of cold light on the tip of the spear red with a sunlike light as Xiao Chen watched.
Whoosh!
The spear pressed increasingly closer. The scene Xiao Chen saw turned blurry. The light became so dazzling that he could not clearly see the spears tip.
Die!
Xiao Chen saw Qiong Yins aura and momentum continuously soaring. With each step Qiong Ying took, a freezing cold spread further.
A dazzling, cold light burst out of Qiong Yings body. Before the spear tip arrived, the vast aura pressed Xiao Chen into a continuous retreat.
Under this disadvantage, the other partys Peak Sovereign Personages will of soul forcefully suppressed him.
It was like Qiong Ying wanted to chop down Xiao Chen in one strike, not giving Xiao Chen a chance or hope of turning things around.
I cannot keep retreating. If I keep retreating, only death awaits!
Desperation. This was a desperate situation. Xiao Chen already stood at the edge of a cliff. If he took another step back, he would fall into a bottomless abyss.
However, this desperate situation provided a small chance at life. For the sake of killing his opponent in one strike, Qiong Ying frantically burst out, and his moves were no longer as smooth as before.
This was a desperate situation and also an opportunity.
Should I use a Secret Technique?
It was not time yet. Not to mention the other party having yet to use a Secret Technique, Xiao Chen did not fight to obtain victory but to recover the saber Dao he once lost, amid a life-and-death battle.
Sun and Moon Shining Together!
As Xiao Chen was moving back quickly, he suddenly stopped. Simultaneously, the Sun and Moon Shining Together mysterious phenomenon appeared. This instantly neutralized the pressure from the other partys will of soul.
wless saber Dao, Heartbreaking Stance!
Xiao Chen had not tasted the pain of heartbreak for a long time already. His old wounds had long since healed. If he broke his heart again, the extreme pain would be several times worse than before.
Xiao Chen had tried a few times, but he could not endure it. However, he chose to use it at this moment of life and death.
Ka ca! Xiao Chens heart shattered. Hisplexion instantly paled. However, at this instant, he forced out boundless potential from his physical body amid boundless pain.
Xiao Chen, whose aura hit rock bottom in that moment of imminent peril, immediately erupted. A broken bright moon soared out of his body.
ng!
Saber light surged out, and a crisp, loud sound shook the surroundings. At the crucial moment, the Tyrant Sabers de forcefully blocked the other partys powerful attack, which appeared as resplendent as the sun.
The instant the two weapons shed, thend of this special secret realm cracked and tore apart. The two pushed themselves to the extreme.
He blocked it?
Outside the light screen, the many Sovereign Emperors gazed incredulously at this scene, feeling shocked.
He actually blocked this spear strike?
I thought that he would be sted to bits by this spear strike. I was even worrying whether the Realm Spirit could save him or not. To think that he managed to block it!
In the secret realm, Qiong Ying also felt greatly started. His thoughts raced as fast as lightning as he rapidly came to a decision.
I cannot let him counterattack. He quickly retracted his spear, and his figure soared into the air. The countless burning cold stars in the sky instantly entered his body.
Secret Technique, Endlessly Burning Stars!
This Qiong Ying was also a ruthless person. He knew that if he gave Xiao Chen a chance to counterattack after blocking the spear strike, things would be difficultter.
So, Qiong Ying might as well end the battle with one move while he still held some advantage.
Outside, the many Sovereign Emperors who had released their bated breaths held their breaths once more.
The battle between the two was simply too brilliant. Many changes happened in an instant. One could not miss a single second at all.
Qiong Ying, who soared into the air, had the endlessly burning cold stars enter his body. Then, he thrust out the spear again with an even more ferocious aura.
This thrust appeared boundlessly unyielding. It felt like the boundless aura would sweep through the world, not sparing the grass and trees, not even leaving fragments.
Rumble...!
Amid loud sounds, thend around Xiao Chen continuously exploded. Shock waves spread out, shocking the heart. When the participants saw this scene from a distance, they were terrified.
If struck by the shock wave, they would sustain severe injuries even if they did not die. It was easy to imagine the pressure that Xiao Chen faced at the eye of the storm.
Whoosh!
As Xiao Chen held the Tyrant Saber, he did not fluster as he repelled the shock waves around him. Then, he pushed off with his feet and easily moved back.
What is he doing?
Trying to flee?
He is too naive. After being so smart, he made such a muddled mistake at the end.
On seeing this scene, several Sovereign Emperors nearly could not hold themselves back, wanting to jump up.
This was a crucial moment; victory could be decided in one move, yet Xiao Chen wanted to retreat. That was hard to understand.
Xiao Chen gently leaped fifty kilometers back tond on a mound.
In the opening created when Xiao Chen retreated, Qiong Yings spear strike more than tripled in mightpared to before he moved back.
In the next moment, Xiao Chen would have to face the peak strike of this Secret Technique. There was already no room to retreat.
This was the price of moving back earlier.
However, Xiao Chen did not move back to flee or give up. He did so only to bring out his strength more perfectly.
Right now, he did not have any fear in his heart; victory was at hand. Did it matter if he took a step back?
Martial and Soul as One! Entering Hell!
The white-d Xiao Chen showed a calm expression on the mound as he faced the spear strike that might tear him into pieces in the next moment.
He easily entered the state of Martial and Soul as One. He had already started to circte his energy silently for the Mahmy Abstinence Vition Saber Technique as he retreated, creating the best opportunity to execute it.
Whoosh!
A Buddhist swastika appeared on Xiao Chens forehead. Then, an eternal hell swallowed him up. Just as everyone felt confused, they saw the world suddenly lose color, leaving only ck and white.
The white-d Xiao Chen held a World Destroying Evil Dragon and shed with the sure-kill spear strike in this ck-and-white world.
Martial and Soul as One!
Now, the Sovereign Emperors could no longer hold back; they truly jumped to their feet this time as they stared in shock at the light screen that had the Starry Heavens as a backdrop. This state was something that they, as Sovereign Emperors, sought, even in their dreams.
To think that this appeared in the hands of a Small Perfection Sovereign Personage!
Chapter 2109 (Raw 2214): Shocking Desolate City
Chapter 2109 (Raw 2214): Shocking Deste City
Martial and Soul as One, the merger of ones Martial Dao and will. This was a state of perfection that even Sovereign Emperors dreamed of.
One could casually bring out any Cultivation Technique or Martial Technique, readily bursting forth to the utter limits of their body.
For example, Xiao Chen needed a lot of effort earlier to bring out one hundred and ten percenteven one hundred and twenty percentof his strength.
As he did so, he could very easily expose a weakness, leaving openings.
However, after Xiao Chen entered the state of Martial and Soul as One, his casual strike could easily burst forth to his bodys limits perfectly and wlessly, without any openings.
More importantly, after bringing out the state of Martial and Soul as One, he could perfectly merge with the world around him. Every move contained the might and power of the world. The stronger he was, the more horrifying the power of the world he could erupt with after entering the state of Martial and Soul as One.
Just allowing ones body to casually burst forth with ones peak might would already inspire envy. Being able to carry the power of the world in ones Martial Technique would turn others eyes red.
The Sovereign Emperors that grasped Martial and Soul as One were only a select few. Of the more than one hundred Sovereign Emperors here, only the Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperor grasped Martial and Soul as One.
Grasping Martial and Soul as One was one reason people revered the Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperor; they did not dare underestimate him.
This Xiao Chen hid deeply, the Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperor muttered. He had not expected that Xiao Chen grasped Martial and Soul as One.
Congrattions. Brother Peach Blossom, you took in a good disciple.
Sovereign Emperor Xing Ge gazed somewhat enviously at the Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperor. While he would never ept or submit to the Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperor, he had to admit that this fellows potential was indeed infinitely great.
Martial and Soul as One. Even Sovereign Emperor Xing Ge had only slightly touched its threshold in recent years.
Comprehension ability was crucial for attaining this state. Without sufficientprehension ability, it would remain out of reach no matter how strong ones cultivation was.
You are too polite, the Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperor replied courteously.
Hahahaha! Good! Good! Good! This Xiao Chen is incredible. Regardless of whether he passes the first stage or not, headquarters will definitely pay attention to him. It has already been so many years, but our Deste City test zone has never provided the Heavenly Alliance with a powerful demonic genius. Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperor, you helped me gain a lot of face. I have to reward you now, the purple-haired old man guffawed. He appeared in a great mood, overjoyed. He wanted to reward the Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperor heavily on the spot.
The Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperor quickly protested, Lord Shangguan is exaggerating. It has not reached the final crucial moment yet; there is no need to be so anxious. Lets see how far Xiao Chen can go first. It is not toote to talk about rewards after he passes all the tests and joins the Heavenly Alliance.
The purple-haired old man calmed down as he caressed his beard. Then, heughed softly, I was too anxious. However, the number of participants of this round of the Heavenly Alliances test is at its highest, surpassing one million. If it were in the past, he would definitely pass the test. However, now, it is hard to say whether he can pass the final stage.
Anyhow, all this does not matter. He managed toprehend the state of Martial and Soul as One. Such a person has already proven his worth. The other super factions are all interested in outstanding talents like we are. We absolutely cannot let this good seed go.
City Lord, look. The victor is already decided!
Oh!
With this reminder, everyones gaze shifted back to the light screen for Secret Realm 97.
They saw arge number of Faux God Spirit Jades burst out in the sky, and Qiong Ying, who was holding the spear, slowly immaterialized.
In the final exchange, Qiong Ying did not expect the other party to enter a state of Martial and Soul as One.
If Qiong Ying had known in advance about the other party grasping Martial and Soul as One, he would not have been so rash.
Having one decisive sh with Xiao Chen, who grasped Martial and Soul as One, was probably what Xiao Chen wanted.
If Qiong Ying had changed his n, taken things slow, and continued to sh with his skills in the Martial Dao, he might still have stood a chance of winning.
Congrattions onprehending Martial and Soul as One. Lucky fellow, the Ink Sea Clusters Qiong Ying said softly as he nced at Xiao Chen somewhat enviously.
The victor already emerged. Xiao Chen learned a lot of things in this battle.
No matter what, this Qiong Ying was an opponent worth respecting. Xiao Chen replied seriously, Thank you. I hope that we will have the chance to meet again.
Qiong Ying said seriously, In the Heavenly Alliances past tests, they would organize a losers arena. If they do so for this round as well, I think we will have that chance.
Boom!
After saying that, Qiong Ying disappeared. Xiao Chen had eliminated him from Secret Realm 97.
Xiao Chen stretched out his hand and beckoned, collecting all of the Faux God Spirit Jades in the air.
The number of Faux God Spirit Jades on him immediately increased significantly. From the previous one hundred thousand-odd, it grew to four hundred thousand-odd.
Congrattions, Participant. You are now ranked two hundred eighty-seventh in Secret Realm 97. Also, you are the only person in the top three hundred who is less than one hundred years old or under Great Perfection Sovereign Personage.
When Xiao Chen called out the Realm Spirit to check his rank, the little light figure congratted him in a monotone.
Two hundred eighty-seventh was already an extremely high ranking. It would probably be hard to raise his ranking quickly now.
Xiao Chen looked around and sensed many strong auras rushing towards him.
Xiao Chen was in no state to continue fighting with experts. His figure shed, quickly moving far away.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Not long after Xiao Chen left, several figures appeared one after another. As they looked at the ravaged ground and the signs of battles in the air, they showed caution on their faces.
What a fellow! To think that he eliminated Qiong Ying.
Theres anotherpetitor. We cannot underestimate this Small Perfection Sovereign Personage fellow!
If I did not see wrong, he brought out the state of Martial and Soul as One earlier to defeat Qiong Ying.
In that case, Qiong Yings loss is not undeserved. This is a good reminder for us.
Lets go.
People came over in a continuous stream. This group soon scattered. Right now, all the peak experts in Secret Realm 97 knew that the white-d desman known as Xiao Chen was a powerful contender for a top one hundred spot.
Another ten days passed. After the initial intense battles, Secret Realm 97 reached a period of rtive peace.
This was mostly the same for the other secret realms.
This was because the number of people remaining in the secret realm had dropped to below five thousand. Everyone was now familiar with each other, no longer battling without fear.
When the weaker participants saw the experts, they promptly ran, absolutely intent on avoiding a fight.
These weaker participants could only hope to remain alive until the stage ended, to keep their Faux God Spirit Jades and exchange them for treasures.
When they met with true experts, they would be even more cautious. At this time, they could not rashly attack others.
Otherwise, if both sides ended up injured, who knew how many eyes stared at them, waiting to take advantage?
Xiao Chen felt somewhat depressed during the past ten days. Right now, everyone in Secret Realm 97 knew about the white-d desmans strength.
The weaker ones did not dare to antagonize Xiao Chen. Those who were highly ranked would not fight with him. Sometimes, he would not even see a single figure the entire day.
Those that dared to fight with him could be counted with ones fingers. Hence, his rank advanced very slowly.
Over the past ten days, Xiao Chen hunted more ferocious beasts than participants.
However, he knew that this was just the calm before the storm.
As the first stages end slowly approached, the most intense fights would erupt out.
Up until the final moment, all the rankings were pointless.
Even the people in the top hundred would not be able to hide at thest moment; they would be forced to appear.
Suddenly, Xiao Chen felt an extremely exquisitely hidden Soul Energy sweep over his body.
He quickly put down what he was doing and started searching for the source of this Soul Energy, remaining calm and collected.
Xiao Chen immediately felt slightly shocked. The range of this Soul Energy was frighteningly vast.
However, since this Soul Energy was not targeting him in particr, Xiao Chen did not bother himself with it anymore.
At this moment, many of the eliminated participants had already appeared on the Starry Heavens Dao tform above Deste City.
Lei Hao, whom the Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperor thought highly of, was among this group of eliminated participants.
He felt somewhat depressed. He had encountered the strongest person in Secret Realm 8, Wu Meng, the one called the Saber Demon.
Before Lei Hao could react, the other party instantly killed him with one saber strike, eliminating him.
Lei Hao did not even see what the other party looked like, only a blurry face with an evil-looking smile.
Damn it! I hope that this round will have the losers arena. Otherwise, I dont stand a chance at all. I should take a look at what Little Brother Xiao Chen and Junior Brother Yun Fei are doing now.
Lei Hao sorted out his emotions, then searched for Yun Feis rank on the light screen for Secret Realm 98. Yun Fei was doing pretty well, ranked four hundred third. If Yun Fei maintained this ranking and survived to the end, he might make it into the top one hundred in thest three days.
Second Brother is performing as usual. His Thirteen Wind Controlling Swords is strong, indeed! Lei Haoughed.
Then, he shifted his gaze to the light screen for Secret Realm 97 and searched the ranking. What he found immediately stunned him. Peach Blossom Citys Xiao Chen, ranked one hundred eightieth!
Lei Hao managed to speak only after a long time. Even so, he was still in a daze. How did Little Brother Xiao Chen make his way there, all the way into the top two hundred?
At this time, he noticed that all the eliminated participants on the Dao tform also had their gazes fixed on the light screen for Secret Realm 97.
Their expressions were practically identical to Lei Haos, showing astonishment. A forty-seven-year-old participant managed to make it into the top two hundred.
Chapter 2110 (Raw 2215): Bloody Massacre
Chapter 2110 (Raw 2215): Bloody Massacre
I heard that an incredible demonic genius appeared in our Deste City test zone. He is only forty-seven, and he made his way into the top two hundred of Secret Realm 97.
That is a fact. Ten days ago, I saw him kill a Peak Sovereign Personage. He grasped Martial and Soul as One. You did not see it. Those Sovereign Emperors on the thrones felt so shocked that they jumped to their feet.
Damn! Martial and Soul as One! This is too demonic and deviant. He is only forty-seven. Oh my goodness!
Comparisons are odious.
However, it is still going to be difficult for him to make it into the top one hundred. This stage is simply too difficult. There are more than one million participants, the highest the Heavenly Alliance has ever had.
We can still hope. After all, he is from our Deste City zone. City Lord Shangguan appears to be very happy. Perhaps if he does better, we might all be rewarded.
Right, right. There are still ten days. There is still a chance.
When Lei Hao heard the discussions in the surroundings and the shock passed, a smile slowly appeared on his face.
My brother became famous. He managed to gain face for the Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperor.
Even though Lei Hao got eliminated, he felt much less depressed.
Time passed quickly. Another seven days flew by in the blink of an eye, leaving only two days until the end of the first stage.
After the long calm, the final decisive battle finally erupted in the many secret realms. All the people with a chance to be in the top one hundred went crazy, frantically rushing about snatching Faux God Spirit Jades. If they still did not fight for it at this moment, there would be no more chances.
The final frenzy formally started. A bloody storm spread throughout every secret realm.
Secret Realm 97 was no exception.
Congrattions, Participant Xiao Chen. You are now ranked one hundred seventy-eighth.
Congrattions, Participant Xiao Chen. You are now ranked one hundred seventy-sixth.
...
Xiao Chens rank jumped continuously for some reason, moving from one hundred eightieth to one hundred seventieth.
However, Xiao Chens Faux God Spirit Jades did not increase. He also had not killed another participant.
Xiao Chen had just been preparing to make one final push. Now, he looked at the little light figure in confusion. You must be mistaken. My Faux God Spirit Jades did not increase.
Please dont doubt the Realm Spirits words. Congrattions, Participant Xiao Chen. You are now ranked one hundred sixty-fifth. The little light figures robotic voice had no fluctuation as it calmly reported the changes.
Thats not good!
Someone started a massacre, continuously killing and eliminating the participants ranked higher than me. My ranking is passively increasing.
Xiao Chens expression changed slightly. This was not a good thing. There were no weaklings among those ranked higher than him.
This person eliminated ten-odd people with such speed. What kind of enemy did they run into?
Just as Xiao Chen felt doubts, he discovered many participants with horrified expressions in the air fleeing into the distance.
Xiao Chen could not think of an exnation for this. He quickly rushed over and stopped one person. This brother, what happened? Why is everyone fleeing?
Scram. Dont block my way!
That person threw a palm strike at Xiao Chen, wanting to knock him back. After Xiao Chen received the palm strike, he recognized Xiao Chen, surprise appearing on his face.
Sorry. So, it is the White Robed desman Xiao Chen. Sorry for the earlier offense.
After this person recognized Xiao Chen, his attitude improved significantly. However, he still looked back asionally, clearly very anxious.
What exactly happened? Did a ferocious beast appear?
That person quickly replied, It is more terrifying than a ferocious beast. For the sake of the final ranking, the top ten participants in our secret realm split up the entire secret realm among themselves. The region we are in is the territory of Gong Liangyu, the top rank. Do you think that is terrifying or not?!
Ill go first. You should also leave right away. Although we would still have to face one of the top ten participants in the other regions, that would still be better than facing Gong Liangyu.
After that person finished speaking, he immediately rushed far away.
That person ran quite a distance. Just as he reached the limits of Xiao Chens sight, his body suddenly exploded. Faux God Spirit Jades flew everywhere.
Whoosh!
Xiao Chen could barely make out a blue-d figure collecting the Faux God Spirit Jades with the sweep of a hand, making them vanish.
He vaguely sensed the other party nce at him.
It was just one nce, but Xiao Chen felt tremendous pressure, like he had been restrained.
Realm Spirit, what is going on? Xiao Chen quickly asked after he called out the little light figure, feeling somewhat afraid.
The little light figure answered in its robotic voice, The top ten of the overall ranking in the first stage will receive a seeded slot in the second stage.
Howe I did not know?
Only the top ten participants in the various secret realms will receive this information without asking for it.
No wonder!
Xiao Chen understood after hearing that. No wonder he had felt an extremely strong Soul Energy sweep through the entire secret realm.
It turned out that ten days ago, the top ten participants in the secret realm had started discussing their territories.
This was really not good. Those that could rank in the top ten were definitely participants with an overwhelming edge.
If the Realm Spirit had not informed them, they might not have erupted like this to preserve their strength.
The other participants would feel less pressure.
However, now that the top ten participants knew about the seeded slots in the second stage, they would definitely do their best to fight for one; hence, this apocalyptic disaster for the other participants.
Under the top ten participants meticulous nning, the other participants became likembs to be ughtered.
The faces of the many Sovereign Emperors in the Starry Heavens above Deste City changed.
The faces of the many eliminated participants on the Dao tform changed drastically. The scenes of the top ten participants massacring the others on the light screens were simply too cruel.
Lord Shangguan, whats going on? a Sovereign Emperor asked the purple-haired old man, unable to hold back anymore. This increased the difficulty of passing the first stage severalfold.
This made the first stage even crueler, even more cold-blooded.
The purple-haired old man replied, I only just received news of it. This is ast-minute decision made by the Heavenly Alliance. There are simply too many participants in this test, so the selection has to be stricter. Otherwise, if we follow the old standards, we cant catch up with the other super factions.
When all the secret realms have less than one hundred participants, the first stage will end early. We can only wish them good luck now.
The top ten in every secret realm were extremely strong existences that inspired fear in others. They held a suppressive advantage over the other participants.
On the light screen, the top ten participants of each secret realm simply massacred the other participants when they erupted with their full strength. There were very few exceptions.
The number of people in each secret realm decreased rapidly. This felt very shocking, unbearable to see.
It was too cruel. This round of the Heavenly Alliances test already had thergest turnout, more than one million. Now, the Heavenly Alliance suddenly made such a move. This caught everyone off guard, and they struggled to cope.
City Lord, its not good. The territory Xiao Chen is in was taken by Gong Liangyu, the top-ranking participant in Secret Realm 97.
Gong Liangyu?
The Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperor frowned slightly. He had an impression of this person, who was a disciple of an old friend. This person was three hundred eighty years old and had advanced to Peak Sovereign Personage at the age of one hundred. His Veritable Essence Energy, will, Martial Techniques, and various other aspects already reached the limits of a Sovereign Personage.
Gong Liangyu onlycked an opportunity; he could take the tribtion at any time and be a Divine Vein Realm Sovereign Personage.
Gong Liangyus strength was far beyond Qiong Yings. Despite grasping Martial and Soul as One, Xiao Chen was not his match.
Xiao Chen was too young. A Peak Sovereign Personage who stalled for two hundred and eighty years held a substantial advantage in every aspect when fighting against him.
If Xiao Chen had another fifty years, he might not fear this Gong Liangyu. But now...
No matter what, Gong Liangyu could be considered Xiao Chens senior. When he became a Sovereign Personage, Xiao Chen had not been born yet.
Making the two fight each other was not fair.
Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperor said sullenly, The odds of surviving a meeting with Gong Liangyu are too slim. This Heavenly Alliances test is too cruel. I cant bear to keep watching.
Old Cui sighed, How unfortunate. The Heavenly Alliancesst-minute change is too ruthless.
With the top ten of each secret realm erupting with their full strength, some participants even died before the Realm Spirit could rescue them.
Such situations rarely happened in past tests.
However, they now did in practically every secret realm.
The people on the Dao tform, who were eliminated earlier, suddenly felt celebratory, rejoicing that they had been eliminated early.
The participants who had held out until thest two days were simply too miserable.
Chapter 2111 (Raw 2216): Seeking a Battle
Chapter 2111 (Raw 2216): Seeking a Battle
Inside Secret Realm 97:
Xiao Chen opened his Heavenly Eye and looked around. The scenes within five hundred thousand kilometers immediately entered his vision.
Gong Liangyu!
Xiao Chen saw this person clearly. Gong Liangyu looked elegant and refined in dark-azure clothes embroidered with gold thread, appearing noble and extraordinary.
A massacre, a one-sided ughter.
After Gong Liangyu pursued the other participants who tried to flee, he defeated them in at most three moves.
Was that too exaggerated?
Not at all. It was just that when ones strength reached a certain level, one possessed a suppressive advantage.
It was just like how other Small Perfection Sovereign Personages would definitely die within ten moves against the current Xiao Chen. He could even crush regr Great Perfection Sovereign Personages.
This was merely a change in positions. This Gong Liangyu just stood at a much higher ce among Sovereign Personages than Xiao Chen.
Gong Liangyu was not a simple Peak Sovereign Personage. Thebat prowess he disyed far surpassed that of other Peak Sovereign Personages.
Even if Qiong Ying brought out his full strength, he might notst more than ten moves.
Cultivation was just one of the criteria for measuring a cultivators strength. Even within the same cultivation grade, there would be a worlds difference in strength.
Xiao Chen watched as a participant got ughtered. While he checked his mental state, he considered countermeasures at the same time.
While observing with his Heavenly Eye, he noticed that those who ran faster, died faster.
Gong Liangyus Movement Technique appeared eerie. He would always be faster than the other party, catching up to them before mercilessly killing them.
What Movement Technique is that? His speed is somewhat terrifying.
Xiao Chen frowned slightly. He had a feeling that it would not be good to go up against Gong Liangyu. Being in the range of this Gong Liangyus massacre inspired despair.
If Xiao Chen faced any of the other top ten participants, the situation might be better.
I give up on fleeing! Ill fight it out with him!
Through the Heavenly Eye, Xiao Chen saw someone roaring in defiance after realizing that he could not flee and gathering ten-odd people to charge at Gong Liangyu.
They should have done that long ago. Instead of fleeing, they might as well make a desperate counterattack.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
When desperate, the potential one could burst out with could scare even oneself.
The ten-odd Sovereign Personages had nowhere to flee, so they turned around and charged at Gong Liangyu.
Various killing moves, mysterious phenomena, and boundless Dao Might appeared in Xiao Chens Heavenly Eye. These attacks should have sealed off all paths of escape for Gong Liangyu.
However, as Gong Liangyu faced the ten-odd killing moves from all directions, he merely stretched out his right hand without showing any emotion on his face.
Xiao Chen saw Gong Liangyus hand for the first time. It was as fair as white jade, even more beautiful than a womans hand.
Rumble...!
The various killing moves neared their target. The sky changed color from the ten-odd Sovereign Personages desperate counterattack.
Various mysterious phenomena surged out endlessly. These attacks represented the peak strikes of these participants.
At this point, they could no longer hold back.
If it were Xiao Chen facing these attacks, he would retreat temporarily. There was no need to sh head-on with desperate killing moves.
Those attacking participants only sought to force Gong Liangyu back and not victory.
As long as they could force him back, they could flee.
However, Gong Liangyu remained expressionless as he spread the fingers on his jade-white hand and grabbed ferociously.
Something strange happened. The many mysterious phenomena in the sky fell like meteors. The weapons of many people also dropped to the ground.
The world spun, and the killing moves of many people lost their target,nding on the ground.
The space seemed to turn incredibly heavy. Gong Liangyu broke the boundless killing moves at this moment.
Earth Great Dao, this is a Dao Domain.
Xiao Chens expression changed slightly. He thought to himself, These people are all going to die.
The ten-odd Sovereign Personages paled in fright. Then, they turned to run. However, they were horrified to discover that their feets seemed to sink into mud despite being in the sky. They already pushed their Movement Techniques to the limits, but they appeared to swim slowly in the sky like clowns.
Gong Liangyus expression remained emotionless as he flicked his finger.
Dense ck sword Qi tore through the sky as sword intent formed around a powerful sword move. Everywhere it passed, it instantly killed all the participants.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
It sounded like torrential rain pouring down. Those were the Faux God Spirit Jades continuously falling.
Gong Liangyu waved his hand and collected all the Faux God Spirit Jades in the air. His expression was still calm, as though he had only done something insignificant.
Xiao Chen dismissed his Heavenly Eye. Then, he closed his eyes and rested for a while before opening them again.
Leaving is out of the question. The faster I flee, the more likely Gong Liangyu will target me.
He grasps the Earth Great Dao and a strange Movement Technique. There is no hope of escape if he targets me.
Xiao Chen called out the little light figure and took a look at his ranking. It had already reached one hundred and thirtieth.
If this ranking list could understand what it meant, it would feel shocked, like Xiao Chen.
Theres no point in thinking so much. Since I cant leave, Ill just go all out against him.
I have more than six hundred thousand Faux God Spirit Jades. He cannot possibly let me off, as it would affect his final ranking.
Dang!
Xiao Chen stabbed the Tyrant Saber into the ground and sat down cross-legged beside it. Then, he closed his eyes and adjusted his mental state. At the same time, he continuously used the copy of the Ten Thousand Dragons Picture in his mind to store up power.
He no longer thought about the Heavenly Alliances test.
Now, he only wished to fight with his full power against an expert like Gong Liangyu, not leaving behind any regrets.
Victory or defeat did not matter. As long as he did not lose in ten moves, it would be fine. If he could not bring out his strength before getting eliminated, it would be such a disappointment.
Xiao Chen only sought a hearty battle, to not leave regrets behind.
Yun Fei appeared among the crowd on the Deste Citys Starry Heavens Dao tform. He appeared slightly pale. In the end, after he made it into the top hundred with much difficulty, he ran into one of the top ten rankers in Secret Realm 98.
That person had not even given him a chance to execute the Thirteen Wind Controlling Swords, instantly eliminating him.
Second Brother, over here.
It was Lei Haos voice. Yun Fei looked in the voices direction and saw Lei Hao waving at him from not far away.
You were eliminated as well? Yun Fei asked Lei Hao after walking over. Now, he could not help feeling even more depressed and self-reproachful.
The two of us got eliminated. It is over. None of the Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperors followers passed the first stage.
Lei Hao consoled Yun Fei, Dont me yourself. This Heavenly Alliances test is too ridiculous this time. It is good that you came out alive. Furthermore, there is still the losers arena. Dont be too sad.
The losers arena?
The losers arena battles were even crueler. More than ten thousand people fought in a battle royal in each losers arena during the previous tests. Then, those that remained would undergo another battle royal. During this round, it would probably be one million people fighting for one hundred slots.
One should stop at just thoughts. A battle royal had too high a requirement on strength and luck.
Hows Little Brother Xiao Chen? Howe I dont see him?
Yun Fei looked around and could not find Xiao Chen on the Dao tform.
Hence, he felt somewhat worried. Several people had died in this Heavenly Alliances test.
Lei Hao pointed to a light screen and said seriously, Look there! Little Brother is gaining glory for Master. Even Lord Shangguan is full of praise for him. I heard that Little Brother grasped Martial and Soul as One and even defeated a Peak Sovereign Personage. Ten days ago, he made it into the top two hundred.
Yun Fei was stunned on hearing that. He had exchanged moves with Xiao Chen before. Even though he knew that Xiao Chen had held back some trump cards, he believed that Xiao Chen should not be able to defeat him even after using them.
Unexpectedly, Xiao Chen was so full of life and even grasped Martial and Soul as One.
Lei Hao sighed, Unfortunately, he is in Gong Liangyus territory. He will likely end up like us, entering the losers arena.
Is this Gong Liangyu very strong?
He is very strong, of the same level as that Wu Meng in the secret realm I was in. He advanced to Peak Sovereign Personage two hundred years ago. He even grasps the Earth Dao. Things are not looking good for Little Brother Xiao Chen.
Lei Hao genuinely hoped that Xiao Chen could defeat Gong Liangyu. However, reality told him that this was simply too difficult.
Gong Liangyu had reached the limits of Peak Sovereign Personage in every aspect. He had even attained a Dao Domain. Based on the mysterious Movement Technique he executed, he clearly had many chance encounters and possessed great Luck.
It looks like he has targeted Xiao Chen. Yun Feis expression changed slightly as he saw an azure figure approaching from a distance on the light screen for Secret Realm 97.
All the eliminated participants on Deste Citys Dao tform immediately focused their attention on the light screen for Secret Realm 97.
Even the many Sovereign Emperors stopped chatting at this moment and watched with focused expressions.
After all, Xiao Chen came as the Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperors follower; he represented the Deste City test zone. No matter what, they all hoped that Xiao Chen would have a good result.
Chapter 2112 (Raw 2217): Fighting to the Bitter End
Chapter 2112 (Raw 2217): Fighting to the Bitter End
Hesing!
Xiao Chen, who had his eyes closed while regting his energy, felt a strong aura approaching from a distance, rushing towards him.
When he opened his eyes, an azure figure slowlynded at the limits of his vision.
Gong Liangyus figure turned from blurry to clear in Xiao Chens eyes as he finally arrived within one kilometer away.
Gong Liangyu looked at Xiao Chen without any emotion on his face. He said indifferently, You are rather smart. You did not jump around like the others, knowing that the faster you fled, the faster you would die. You also did not behave like those fools, taking the initiative to seek death. I am honored to tell you that you are thest person in Secret Realm 97 that I want to kill!
The many eliminated participants on Deste Citys Dao tform tensed up when they saw this scene.
Even the Sovereign Emperors showed grave expressions. They watched the light screen for Secret Realm 97 without blinking, not wanting to miss out on any minute detail.
City Lord Shangguan frowned slightly, his thoughts indiscernible.
However, most people could make a rough guess. Xiao Chen was a rare powerful demonic genius and happened toe from the Deste City test zone.
Naturally, Shangguan Yun hoped for such an outstanding talent to achieve more, to help gain glory for the Deste City test zone.
Inside the secret realm:
Xiao Chen slowly stood up. Gong Liangyus words dripped with absolute confidence. They also provided more in-depth information, information that would inspire fear. It meant that he had already eliminated all the other participants in this region, leaving only Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen calmly faced Gong Liangyu and said, That should be the first words you have said in the past three days. It looks like you think quite highly of me. Many thanks. However, there is no need to try and pressure me with words; they are ineffective.
Gong Liangyu found this reaction slightly strange. Aplicated look shed in his eyes, a mix of envy and disappointment. He said softly, Who would underestimate a Sovereign Personage that has grasped Martial and Soul as One? I can feel the surging battle hunger in you and the burning hot-bloodedness. Such a mental statesuch willis truly rare!
Unfortunately, the more this is so, the more I have to take this seriously, and the faster you will lose. It is fated that things will not go as you wish.
Gong Liangyu quickly raised his hand after speaking. His jade-white hand looked even more elegant from up close like a piece of divine work, exquisitely sculpted. Yet, it was something natural. This was a hand that countless people would envy.
Whoosh!
Gong Liangyu flicked his finger, and a strand of pure, dense sword Qi shot at Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen frowned slightly. He felt the horror of this sword Qi only at such a close distance.
When in its perfect state, the Earth Great Dao was not shy at all. It was just dense, firm, bold, and suppressive.
Gong Liangyu had probably spread his Earth Dao Domain while he spoke.
If Xiao Chen tried to use his Movement Technique to dodge this strand of sword Qi, he would definitely die.
Having seen Gong Liangyu attack before, Xiao Chen had anticipated this.
Even so, he still felt heavy pressure when he faced it himself.
Xiao Chen did not feel any fear in his heart. At worst, he would get defeated. Who could remain undefeated forever? All he sought was to do his best without any fear.
Fight!
Xiao Chen drew his Tyrant Saber in the time it took for a spark to fly. A melodious saber hum ignited his hot-bloodedness. Boundless battle hunger instantly surged.
His Dragon Might and Dao Might merged and formed his aura, erupting as he fully focused.
Just as that strand of sword Qi got close, Xiao Chen calmly swung his Tyrant Saber.
Bang!
When the saber de and the sword Qi shed, the collision produced a dazzling light that instantly turned the light screen for Secret Realm 97 a piercing white.
Did he block it?
Why did this happen? To think that it turned nk at the crucial moment.
Gong Liangyus sword Qi may look casual, but in reality, heunched it at full power. The Earth Great Dao is innately dense and heavy. It seems ordinary but is actually vast and boundless, as heavy as a mountain. He defeated many of the participants with just one strand of sword Qi.
The Dao tform turned noisy. Everyone felt anxious, wanting to know the results.
Fortunately, the magnificent lightsted for only an instant before rapidly fading.
When the scene reappeared, the white-d Xiao Chen was holding his saber with one hand. He looked slightly pale, but dragon images surrounded him, and his aura was unaffected; he was clearly uninjured.
He blocked it!
Xiao Chen not only blocked this sword strike but also remained unscathed. This result triggered loud cheers, as it surpassed expectations.
Excellent! The purple-haired old man could not resist praising as well.
Gong Liangyus expression remained unchanging. He kept silent, not speaking, as his figure shed forward and threw a palm strike.
Manyyers of mountain images coalesced into an ancient and heavy stone stele as this palm strike descended. As it smashed down, it carried an absolute pressure.
Whoosh!
It was not over yet. Gong Liangyus left hand moved at this moment. He held two fingers together and formed a beam of sword light, thrusting it at Xiao Chens face.
On seeing Gong Liangyus attacks, everyone watching inhaled sharply.
These attacks were exquisite. In the previous move, Gong Liangyu showed everyone a perfect merger of the Earth Dao and sword Qi. In this move, he exhibited perfect multitasking, not giving Xiao Chen a chance at all.
This Gong Liangyu is not giving Xiao Chen a chance, a Sovereign Emperor seated on a throne sighed. Clearly, Gong Liangyu did not want to waste time with Xiao Chen. He fought at full power, not underestimating Xiao Chen at all.
Xiao Chen was under heavy pressure from the Earth Dao Domain, which restricted his movements.
The stone stele image that descendedpletely suppressed him. If not for his acquired Divine Body, his physical body would be crushed.
The more crucial thing was the beam of sword light gathered in Gong Liangyus left hand that headed for Xiao Chens body.
That lethal sword light was already less than ten meters away from Xiao Chen. However, not only did Xiao Chen remain still, but he even sheathed his saber.
This scene scared everyone outside, their hearts pounding heavily. It was over.
The world is infinite, using the body as a cauldron. Sharp Spirit Finger.
Xiao Chen did not hold back any of his Veritable Essence Energy, Soul Energy, and Vital Qi. After merging them and saturating his body with them, he stretched out two fingers. Under circumstances that no one expected, he caught that sword light with two fingers.
As the other partys left hand headed for Xiao Chens head and Xiao Chens body turned into a cauldron, Xiao Chen blocked the other partys sword Qi and the suppression from the stone stele.
That...works as well?
The way Xiao Chen blocked the other partys attack waspletely unheard-of and unseen. This startled everyone.
Withdraw!
Gong Liangyu felt that he could not move any closer. Thus, he decisively scattered the stone stele and sword Qi, retreating quickly.
Pu ci!
After blocking this wave of attacks with some difficulty, Xiao Chen moved back three steps as some blood leaked out between his lips.
Kill!
Gong Liangyu did not give Xiao Chen any breathing room. The next second after he retreated, he arrived before Xiao Chen again.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Gong Liangyu relentlessly threw palm strike after palm strike. With each palm strike, the entire light screen shook for a long time.
The Palm Technique was in and simple, but it was heavy and dense, as though Gong Liangyu was tossing out mountains, one after another.
Amid the endless chain of palm strikes, Gong Liangyu asionally switched to a Sword Technique, making this assault even trickier and more vicious.
The most frustrating thing was the restriction on Xiao Chens movements while in the other partys Earth Dao Domain. He could not bring out even eighty percent of his strength.
Ten moves passed in mere moments. Xiao Chens white robes were already dyed with blood. His wounds looked heart-wrenching, a startling sight.
Hes not dead yet?
Gong Liangyu frowned slightly. Each of his ten moves had been more ferocious than the one before it; he had not held anything back.
After ten moves, Gong Liangyus momentum had already reached its peak. His momentum and aura could not rise any further; moreover, they would slowly decline.
The Realm Spirit still had not transported Xiao Chen away. This proved that he could still fight.
Ill send you out with onest move!
Gong Liangyu did not want to dy any further. While his momentum was at its peak, he threw a palm strike with his left hand. Then, he pressed his right hand into the back of his left hand practically instantly.
With theyered strength of two palms, the might of this palm strike surpassed the ones before.
Boom!
The horrifying explosive force did not give Xiao Chen any time at all to react. The palm wind drove him into the ground.
Only his head remained above the ground.
If the ground did not have the Dao Domain spread through it, the might of this palm strike would have sted the ground for five hundred kilometers around into nothing.
The light screen for Secret Realm 97, which had the Starry Heavens as a backdrop, showed the azure-d Gong Liangyu standing upright with his hands held behind his back. His long hair fluttered everywhere. Bare groundy before him, with only Xiao Chens head above it.
The intense contrast served to make Gong Liangyu appear stronger. Xiao Chen not only looked like he was in a sorry state but also appeared humiliated.
The somewhat humiliating scene felt unbearable for the eliminated participants on the Deste City Dao tform.
The more unbearable thing was that Gong Liangyu still did not choose to show mercy even at this moment.
Gong Liangyus expression remained calm and emotionless. As he walked over, his fallen momentum slowly rose with his steps. Strong winds blew, and the sky changed color.
Now that things had gotten this far, Gong Liangyu needed to deal a sure-kill blow to Xiao Chen, to prevent him from turning the situation around.
Gong Liangyu did not bother with any unnecessary words. His coldness andck of emotion inspired despair. His demeanor chilled ones body, making one shiver as though one plunged into an icy cave when one watched him.
Everyone felt heartache. Moved by this scene, the purple-haired old man felt his eyes turn wet, even though he had lived for tens of thousands of years.
Why is this child so persistent?
This fight had never been fair from the start. Gong Liangyu had lived for more than four hundred years. He had already reached the limits of a Sovereign Personage in various aspects.
Gong Liangyu became a Peak Sovereign Personage two centuries ago. His strength was beyond doubt.
Xiao Chen was merely forty-seven years old. He also had not been a Sovereign Personage for long. His disadvantage was too great; the oue had been decided from the start.
Was there a need to fight so hard in the face of guaranteed defeat? Shouldnt he just admit defeat?
No one could understand why Xiao Chen persisted like this.
Only the Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperor could hazard a guess. Xiao Chen was a powerful demonic genius, but the Divine Dragon Empire had chased him out in a humiliating fashion. Up until now, Xiao Chen probably still felt frustrated. He wanted to prove himself, wanted to return to the Divine Dragon Empire.
The Dragon Race bloodline in Xiao Chens body made him long for the empire that chased him out.
Back in Divine Dragon City, when Xiao Chen persisted in using the Supreme Dragon Fist to defeat Qin Ming, who executed the Emperor Dragon Fist, he already proved his stance.
Xiao Chens heart was pure, straightforward, and upright, open.
If he was not in the wrong, he would not lower his head or bend his back. Even in the face of difficulty, he showed no fear or regret in his heart.
Despite the difficulties, Xiao Chen would persist on his chosen road. He would use his own methods to return to the empire, to prove himself.
It was just like now. Even though Xiao Chen knew that this Heavenly Alliance test was not fair, he would not hold any grudge since he came. Even if he had to crawl, he would persist on the road he chose. He would not lower his head or bend his back. Even if he were kicked into the dust and humbled, he would not give up.
Its over, Gong Liangyu said indifferently. Then, he stepped forward, wanting to crush Xiao Chens head.
I am still breathing. Why do you think that it is over?
Xiao Chen, who had only his head above the ground, showed clear eyes as bright as stars or gems. From start to end, he did not show cowardice or fear.
His eyes slowly turned golden.
The Great Deste Divine Eyes. Xiao Chen had activated his bloodline. He would fight to the bitter end!
Chapter 2113 (Raw 2218): The First Stage Ends
Chapter 2113 (Raw 2218): The First Stage Ends
Just as Gong Liangyu was about to stomp down, Xiao Chen activated his Great Deste Eon bloodline.
After the first awakening of his Azure Dragon Divine Body, Xiao Chen could endure more of the ancient powering from his Great Deste Eon bloodline.
When he activated his bloodline, he instantly broke out of the Earth-Dao-Domain-infused ground. Simultaneously, three Dao Mightyered on his body. Together with his bloodline, he shattered the restraints the Earth Dao put on his movements.
After fighting with the ck and White Eggs and getting humiliated for four years, Xiao Chen was no stranger to Dao Domains.
Although this was his first time seeing the Earth Dao Domain, he believed he had a seventy percent chance of breaking this Earth Dao Domain.
Xiao Chen had not done so before because his time was limited. He needed to wait for the best chance to make a move. However, Gong Liangyu had been overly cautious.
Even though Gong Liangyu had gained an enormous advantage, he still had not rxed. His coldness and emotionlessness inspired despair.
Xiao Chen did not give up. He continued to wait. Now, this opportunity finally presented itself.
Gong Liangyu, who felt that this fight was already at an end, rxed slightly for a moment. His perfect and wless aura showed some openings.
Lets have a hearty fight to the end, then!
Ten Thousand Dragons Picture, Supreme Dragon Fist. With this thought, Xiao Chen thrust out his hand, and a vast, boundless, distant, and blurry painting of ten thousand dragons flying appeared.
He instantly executed the Supreme Dragon Fists Leaderless Dragons. Ten thousand dragons soared and roared. With the support of his bloodline, the Supreme Dragon Fists might reached a horrifying level.
At this moment, Xiao Chens aura suppressed Gong Liangyu for the first time.
Gong Liangyu faced the danger without any fluster. He moved back to buy himself more time toe up with a n to deal with this.
However, how could Xiao Chen allow Gong Liangyu to do so? The moment he attacked, he used the Supreme Dragon Fist, the strongest offensive Martial Technique of the Dragon Race.
Xiao Chens Veritable Essence Energy gushed, and his hot-bloodedness surged. He punched amid vast dragon roars, and ten thousand dragons attacked.
The ten thousand dragon images looked real. They carried Xiao Chens pride and hot-bloodedness, roaring and endlessly raining down on Gong Liangyu.
Gong Liangyus expression did not change, remaining unflustered. His hand moved continuously, forming many dense and heavy sword images.
He kept shattering the dragon images flying over to him.
However, Xiao Chen had his bloodline activated at this moment. At full power, his strength was no weaker than any Peak Sovereign Personages for a short period.
Furthermore, Xiao Chen had the Ten Thousand Dragons Picture supporting him. Although Gong Liangyu fought firmly, Xiao Chen still pushed him back step by step.
No one could have expected this. Xiao Chen was forcing back Gong Liangyu, the strongest expert of Secret Realm 97, the person who ughtered all the participants for five hundred thousand kilometers around.
Gong Liangyus expression did not change, but his murderous intent grew significantly. Ill let you be arrogant for a while. Lets see how long your wild outburst canst.
Even a fool could tell that this was not a good time to sh head-on with Xiao Chen. Gong Liangyu felt very upset, but with his startling intelligence, he suppressed all his rash impulses and maintained his incredibleposure.
The Supreme Dragon Fist was one of the top three offensive Fist Techniques in the world. He could not sh head-on, for now.
Commanding the Dragons! Xiao Chen roared, and the berserk dragons turned quiet. The earlier ferocity and violence instantly vanished.
Is it over?
Gong Liangyu was doubtful. Are Xiao Chens attacks over already?
However, this thoughtsted for only an instant before Gong Liangyus expression changed. The Dragon Might in the surroundings gathered on Xiao Chen, making Xiao Chens aura and momentum increase explosively without interruption.
The oppressive air that Xiao Chen gave off felt very terrifying. He was like an ancient Great Deste Eon dragon roaring at Gong Liangyu.
Bang!
After receiving this punch, Gong Liangyu felt his internal organs rupture as the attack knocked him back by fifty thousand kilometers.
Regretless Heavenly Dragon!
Raging at the Unfair Heaven!
Master of the World!
Only I Am Supreme!
This is the Supreme Dragon Fist!
He seeded in practicing the Supreme Dragon Fist? Why did Ancestor Dragon City not take him?
Oh my goodness! It truly lives up to being one of the top three most ferocious Fist Techniques. Even Gong Liangyu does not dare to sh head-on.
The reversal on the light screen for Secret Realm 97 excited all of the Deste City zone participants and Sovereign Emperors.
Gong Liangyu received punch after punch. He gritted his teeth as he kept getting flung backwards.
Such a scene inspired excitement, agitating ones heart.
After Xiao Chen smoothly executed the entire set of Supreme Dragon Fist, blood leaked out of Gong Liangyus lips. Now, Gong Liangyu had already flown five hundred thousand kilometers, pushed back into the territory of another of the top ten.
Die for me!
After enduring an entire set of Supreme Dragon Fist, the incredibly sullen Gong Liangyu seized the opportunity that appeared after Xiao Chens fist light vanished.
Gong Liangyu could no longer tolerate this. He could not permit a forty-seven-year-old Sovereign Personage to continue dying him.
After being forced to such a state, he did not dare to imagine what the powerhouses in his test zone thought of him.
After enduring the Supreme Dragon Fists final strike, Gong Liangyu, who had been suppressed for a long time,pletely erupted, turning frantic and berserk. A terrifying aura burst out of his body, and the image of an ancient peak shot up from behind him.
Towering Peak Rising!
Gong Liangyu pushed his Earth Dao Domain to its limits. However, just as it looked like the mountain peak would soar into the sky, Xiao Chen snorted coldly as he executed Dharmic World, a Buddhist sect Magic Skill.
Xiao Chens figure trembled, then erged, reaching three thousand kilometers tall. Gong Liangyu looked up, stunned.
All Gong Liangyu saw was a mountain-like foot stomping down on him. Crack! Crack! Xiao Chen crushed the rising mountain image behind Gong Liangyu with one stomp.
Rumble...!
When Xiao Chen stomped, he crushed the surrounding mountains and fractured the ground.
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!
Amid loud thunder, the mountains crumbled, and the scene on the light screen shook continuously. All everyone saw was a colossal foot mercilessly stomping down over and over again.
This scene shocked everyone, leaving them stupefied.
Everyone said that Gong Liangyu was merciless, cold, and emotionless. However, when Xiao Chen showed his ruthless side, it was even more shocking and bone-chilling.
After being stomped on so many times, another would feel so much pain that they would wish for death. Ordinary Sovereign Personages would be crushed into a paste.
Saying that the scene in the secret realm was one of the sky falling and the ground shattering was no exaggeration. This frightened all the participants in the Deste City zone silly.
In seven seconds, Xiao Chen stomped one hundred times. After the one hundred stomps were over, Dharmic World came to an end.
Xiao Chen revealed his true form and hovered in the air. The golden light in his eyes was already dimming. The time for his bloodlines activation approached its end.
Ten Thousand Swords Returning to the Heart!
Gong Liangyu, whom everyone expected to be severely injured, executed his killing move the instant Xiao Chens Dharmic World ended.
A sorry figure covered in injuries and with hair in messy disarray charged out from the piles of rocks.
A resplendent light, as dazzling as the sun, burst out from Gong Liangyus chest. In the next moment, ten thousand sword lights shot out of his chest.
The ten thousand sword images all had blood on them.
Each sword image contained a drop of Gong Liangyus hearts blood. The terrifying killing move made all the cultivators watching the light screen suck in a breath of cold air.
This was definitely a trump card that Gong Liangyu prepared for the second stage.
However, Xiao Chen forced him to execute it in the first stage.
Oh no, the might of this Secret Technique already rivals an ordinary strike of a Divine Vein Realm Sovereign Emperor!
When the Sovereign Emperors in the Starry Heavens above Deste City saw Gong Liangyu execute this terrifying Secret Technique in the secret realm, they recognized the extraordinariness of Ten Thousand Swords Returning to the Heart.
If Xiao Chen did not admit defeat and get the Realm Spirit to send him out, he might die from this Ten Thousand Swords Returning to the Heart.
When Xiao Chen showed no intention of admitting defeat, disdain shed in Gong Liangyus eyes as he said coldly, You are not admitting defeat? In that case, you can die!
Taiji Yinyang me Diagram!
A painting appeared in Xiao Chens hand. Then, he tossed it into the air without any haste.
When the painting unfurled, piercing, dazzling golden light filled the air.
A vast and boundless Taiji Yinyang me Diagram covered the sky, spreading throughout the secret realm.
No matter where one was in Secret Realm 97, one could see this startling scene if one looked up.
The Universe Origin True me and the Heavenly Snow Divine me turned into Yinyang fish, chasing each other in circles in the sky of the secret realm.
Whoosh!
This vast Taiji Yinyang me Diagram fell unerringly towards Gong Liangyu as Xiao Chen pointed with one finger.
The ten thousand sword lights covered with blood bounced back, unable to break through this painting.
How could it be like this?
Gong Liangyu showed doubt on his face for the first time since starting the fight, stunned for a moment.
He had not expected his sure-kill trump card to be useless against Xiao Chen.
By the time Gong Liangyu recovered his wits, the painting had descended and nketed him.
Taiji Burst!
Xiao Chen grabbed with his right hand, and the Taiji Yinyang me Diagram exploded. A terrifying ming might radiated out. Many participants failed to dodge in time and died on the spot.
The explosion buried Gong Liangyu deep in rubble, shattered stone, and dust, his life status unknown.
At this moment, the golden light in the white-robed Xiao Chens eyespletely vanished. Then, he fell somewhat weakly to the ground.
Remaining participants, congrattions. The top one hundred ranks of Secret Realm 97 have been determinedall those who survived qualify to participate in the second stage.
The little light figure appeared before everyone in the secret realm and announced the end of the stage.
Chapter 2114 (Raw 2219): Catching a Core Doyen’s Fancy
Chapter 2114 (Raw 2219): Catching a Core Doyens Fancy
The first stage had ended!
In Secret Realm 97, Xiao Chen took a look at his ranking; he was now ranked ny-eighth.
The top-ranked Gong Liangyu was still at the top of the ranking. He now had four million Faux God Spirit Jades.
Hes not dead yet?
Xiao Chen looked at the massive pile of shattered rocks and entered deep thought. Of the elemental Great Daogold, wood, water, fire, earth, wind, lightning, and othersthe Earth Great Dao was the most resilient. The so-called as solid as a boulder or as steady as Mount Tai were both phrases used to describe Earth Great Dao cultivators.
Furthermore, earth was the foundation for many elemental Great Dao. Many Great Dao in the world sprang from the Earth Great Dao.
The elemental Great Dao were equally matched. However, many times, one had to acknowledge that the cultivators who grasped the Earth Great Dao were more troublesome.
Among the elemental Great Dao, the Earth Great Dao was rtively harder to cultivate.
Gong Liangyu was extremely incredible for pushing his Earth Great Dao to a Dao Domain.
Crumble...!
The pile of rocks in front spilled like water, and Gong Liangyu slowly emerged from it.
Participant Gong Liangyu, congrattions. You are ranked thirteenth overall in the first stage!
Ranked thirteenth overall. This meant that Gong Liangyu would not be seeded in the second stage. This was a significant blow to him; he had been determined to make it into the top ten.
You should celebrate your good luck. The stage is over.
Gong Liangyu looked coldly at Xiao Chen. Its all because of this person. If not for Xiao Chen, I would likely have made it into the top ten.
Indeed, when Xiao Chens Great Deste Eon bloodline deactivated, the stage came to an end.
You are overthinking. Luck is a part of strength. No matter how lucky I got, I obtained this result by doing my best and persisting.
Xiao Chens luck was undeniable. However, his persistence was also crucial for this result.
Xiao Chen was very epting of this. He did not feel dissatisfied or upset like Gong Liangyu did.
Xiao Chen found sessfully entering the next stage a pretty good result already.
This was a super-high-level test for Sovereign Personages under five hundred years old, gathering more than one million Sovereign Personages from all over the Great Thousand Realms.
The first stage eliminated more than nine hundred thousand participants. Xiao Chen already felt satisfied with not being eliminated.
As for ming things on luck, that would be somewhat childish behavior.
Without perseverance and effort, even if Xiao Chen were lucky, he would not get to enjoy his luck.
Humph! Youd better not run into me during the next stage! Gong Liangyu snorted coldly as a murderous intent shed in his eyes.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly. Now, he no longer found Gong Liangyu to be that scary.
If Gong Liangyu truly thought that Xiao Chen passed the stage by pure luck, then he might not be able to reduce Xiao Chen to such a sorry state again if they ran into each other during the second stage.
The remaining one hundred people in the secret realm started to immaterialize due to the Realm Spirit sending them out.
Whoosh!
Xiao Chens figure shed as he appeared on Deste Citys Starry Heavens Dao tform. The moment he appeared, he suddenly discovered that his surroundings were empty.
The participants eliminated earlier had taken the initiative to vacate the area for Xiao Chen and the other participants who passed.
Aside from Xiao Chen, only one other person passed the first stage in the entire Deste City test zone.
The others all had to go through the losers arena to obtain a limited slot after surviving many rounds of cruel battles.
Nangong Feng, a follower and a disciple of Sovereign Emperor Xing Ge. A person at the side greeted Xiao Chen and reported his name.
Xiao Chen nodded slightly and said, Xiao Chen, a follower of the Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperor.
At the mention of the Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperor, a strange look shed in Nangong Fengs eyes.
Xiao Chen discovered that only Nangong Feng and he had passed the first stage. He found this slightly strange. This Deste City test zone is too weak.
Nangong Feng looked at Xiao Chen and said indifferently, Deste City is only a hub. There are not many experts here, and it is only considered average in the first ce. This time, the prization of this test is rather severe. The test zones in the three dynasties upied sixty percent of the slots. The special test zones upied twenty percent. Most of the other test zones werepletely wiped out.
The Heavenly Alliance was a super faction that spanned the entire Great Thousand Realms. However, the true experts were mostly in the three dynasties that upied most of the Luck.
The so-called special zones were far away from the Central Great Realm. However, for various reasons, the natural Spiritual Energy of these outer regions was not much inferior to that of the Central Great Realm. They even gave rise to special secret realms and could nurture many experts.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
The purple-haired old man flew over to the two, together with the Sovereign Emperors on the thrones. City Lord Shangguan revealed a smile and said, The two of you, congrattions on passing the first stage. The Heavenly Alliance changed the rules at thest minute. I thought that the Deste City test zone would wipe out.
Sovereign Emperor Xing Ge, Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperor.
Present.
The Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperor and Sovereign Emperor Xing Ge stood up and arrived before the purple-haired old man. Then, they bowed respectfully.
The followers of the two of you helped my Deste City test zone gain glory. I have to reward the two of you appropriately. Sovereign Emperor Xing Ge, I reward you with one hundred million Primeval Heavenly Pills, one hundred Sub-Divine Crystals, and one ten-thousand-year-old herb king, which you may choose at your leisure in the Treasure Pavilion.
Sovereign Emperor Xing Ge revealed joy on his face. Sub-Divine Crystals, also known as Peak Spirit Jades, were extremely rare. Being able to obtain one hundred of them equated to great wealth for Sovereign Emperors.
As for Primeval Heavenly Pills, they usually could be ignored. However, a sum of one hundred million waspletely different.
The so-called ten-thousand-year-old herb king referred to a natural treasure above the age of ten thousand years old. This was a treasure that could extend ones lifespan.
The other Sovereign Emperors all revealed envious expressions. The rewards for this round were much more generous than before.
However, this made sense after thinking about it. There were more than one million participants, and the Heavenly Alliance changed the rules at thest minute. No amount of rewards would be too exaggerated for bringing a follower that could pass the first stage.
Otherwise, if the Deste City test zone had wiped out, City Lord Shangguan would have been considerably embarrassed.
As for the Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperor...haha! I have no idea how to reward you this time. To think that you brought over a powerful demonic genius. He is only forty-seven years old, yet he already grasped Martial and Soul as One. To think that he even managed to pass the first stage. You have given me a wonderful surprise.
As the purple-haired old man looked at the Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperor, he naturally smiled.
Lord Shangguan, you exaggerate, the Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperor replied politely.
The purple-haired old man guffawed, I am not exaggerating. Earlier, several of the Heavenly Alliances core Doyens asked me about Xiao Chen. One indicated that he was willing to take Xiao Chen directly into the Heavenly Alliance. That really shocked me. This had never happened in the more than ten thousand years I have ruled Deste City. Hahaha!
The many Sovereign Emperors broke out in noisy discussions, all of them feeling shocked.
People like the purple-haired old man were only Doyens, not even core Doyens.
However, the purple-haired old man held a rather special position; he ruled Deste City. Although he was just a Doyen, in reality, his status and authority were no lesser than a core Doyens.
The Doyens of the other regions were mostly Nine Vein Sovereign Emperors. Back then, the Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperor had had the opportunity to be a Doyen, as well.
However, the Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperor did not care too much about authority, so he retired.
The current Sovereign Emperor Xing De was doing his best to climb the ranks, wanting to be a Heavenly Alliance Doyen.
Sovereign Emperor Xing Ge and his disciple Nangong Feng showed envy and shock on their faces. To think that there were core Doyens who thought highly of Xiao Chen.
That was a stroke of luck that one could note by even in several lifetimes. Nangong Feng did not even dare to dream about it.
Sovereign Emperor Xing Ge felt extremely depressed. If Xiao Chen were his disciple, this contribution could make him a Doyen.
To think that such a good thing happened to the Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperor. No matter how Sovereign Emperor Xing Ge thought about it, he could not feel happy.
The Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperor felt slightly startled. He had not expected the core Doyens to take note of Xiao Chen.
In the past, the Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperor had been only one step away from bing a Doyen. Hence, he was well aware of the horrifying strength of the core Doyens, who were above the regr Doyens.
The core Doyens had the authority to bring the disciples that caught their eye into the Heavenly Alliance directly.
However, such authority could be used only once or twice.
The Heavenly Alliance was a super faction made up of many peak merchant associations. For the sake of ensuring its continued survival, strict rules were necessary. The Heavenly Alliances test was one of its strictest major concerns. Nothing could go wrong with it.
Even the core Doyens could use such special authority twice at most.
A core Doyens willingness to use this limited special authority on Xiao Chen proved that he thought very highly of Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen might not understand the value behind this, but these Sovereign Emperors did.
Xiao Chen, what do you want? If you are willing, you do not need to participate in the second stage to formally enter the Heavenly Alliance, the purple-haired old man said in a neutral tone as he looked at Xiao Chen.
Before Xiao Chen spoke, the Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperor quickly asked, Lord Shangguan, may we discuss this first beforeing to a decision?
The purple-haired old man thought for a while before nodding. Alright. Afterward, I will privately give you the information of that core Doyen.
Thank you, Lord Shangguan.
With the Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperors cue, Xiao Chen performed a cupped-fist salute and bowed as well, thanking the purple-haired old man.
The purple-haired old man looked at the other participants and said, The second stage will take ce ten dayster. If you want to take part in the losers arena, make your preparations. That is ten dayster as well. If you are not willing to do that and still have Faux God Spirit Jades on you, you can exchange them for resources that you need in Deste City.
Many thanks, Lord Shangguan.
Chapter 2115 (Raw 2220): Returning to the Land of the Blood Moon
Chapter 2115 (Raw 2220): Returning to the Land of the Blood Moon
After the purple-haired old man finished speaking, he left with a group of Deste City upper echelon. The first stage of this test was over.
Brother Peach Blossom is really lucky. I have brought more than ten people into the Heavenly Alliance, working hard for more than a thousand years, yet I still cannotpare to you bringing in a good disciple, Sovereign Emperor Xing Ge said with a peculiar tone after walking over.
The Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperor smiled and said, I was indeed lucky. Goodbye, then. I still have things to discuss with Xiao Chen regarding the core Doyens invitation.
Humph!
Upon seeing the Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperors disregard and hearing mention of the core Doyens high opinion of Xiao Chen, Sovereign Emperor Xing Ge felt revolted in his heart.
He could not get angry even if he wanted to, only able to stew in his frustration.
Shortly after, the Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperor and the others returned to Deste City using the Starry Heavens Dao tform.
The Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperor found a residence by the Overflowing Sea for lodging.
When the windows were open at the top floor of the tallest pavilion in the residence, one could see the vast, majestic, and bright Overflowing Sea.
At this moment, the Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperor and Xiao Chen were meeting alone in the pavilion. The others had already withdrawn.
Xiao Chen, do you know why I was not in a rush for you to agree to Lord Shangguan at the Dao tform?
Feeling doubtful, Xiao Chen replied, I dont know.
The Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperor walked over to the window and looked out at the Overflowing Sea. After some thought, he said, Under the Alliance Chief and the Vice Alliance Chief, the authority of the Heavenly Alliance is in the hands of the core Doyens. Catching the attention of a core Doyen is extremely difficult. This is something that many people do not even dare to dream of. I was afraid that you would get too excited and be unable to make a decision. Hence, I wanted you to calm down first before making a decision, so that you could follow your heart.
Xiao Chen thought about it. Back then, he was indeed emotionally affected. There were thousands of eyes on him. When he heard such joyous news, his emotions had fluctuated considerably.
There is also another reason. Catching the attention of the core Doyens might not be a good thing.
Feeling confused, Xiao Chen asked, How so?
The Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperor gave Xiao Chen a deep look. After hesitating for a while, he exined seriously, In contrast to other super factions, the Heavenly Alliance is a gathering of peak merchant associations. Its internal structure is much moreplicatedpared to the other super factions. It is much more chaotic than the established super factions like the Martial God Pce, the Universe Origin Sect, the Hidden Spirit Temple, and the Profound Heaven Holy Land. There are all sorts of people there. Not everyone in there is a good person. Thepetition between the internal factions is quite intense.
Initially, these things were irrelevant to you. I would prefer that you use your own strength to enter the Heavenly Alliance. This way, you would gain more respect, and you would enjoy more freedom. To put it straightforwardly, if you enter by relying on a core Doyens rmendation, how can you leave when you want to in the future when you still owe a favor?
If you are not careful, you might get embroiled in the inter-faction conflicts, getting pulled deeper into them. At that time, you might not be able to leave even when you want to; that would be even more problematic.
The Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperors words seemed to contain a hidden meaning. Apparently, he had withdrawn to Peach Blossom City back then because he was forced out for some reason.
The Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperor did not want Xiao Chen to end up like him. Fortunately, he was still fine. At the very least, he was retired and could be considered semi-hidden. He no longer bothered about the Heavenly Alliances matters.
The Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperor knew that Xiao Chen chose to join the Heavenly Alliance because it gave more freedom.
If Xiao Chen ended up fettered, he might be frustrated.
When Xiao Chen heard that, he entered deep thought. The Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperors words got him to calm downpletely.
Indeed, it would be a loss if he could not leave the Heavenly Alliance in the future because of this favor.
Theres no rush. It is not toote for us to decide after I know which core Doyen is extending an invitation. There are a lot of neutral core Doyens in the Heavenly Alliance. So, there is no need to rush.
Many thanks, City Lord, Xiao Chen said while performing a cupped-fist salute.
Its fine. You may withdraw first and make your preparations. Who knows, you might need to participate in the second stage ten dayster.
However, Xiao Chen did not leave. He showed some hesitation on his face as though he still wanted to say something.
The Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperor asked, Is there something else?
Yes, I would like to borrow Primeval Heavenly Pills from the City Lord.
Xiao Chen had always been decisive; he rarely hesitated. However, he felt somewhat embarrassed about borrowing Primeval Heavenly Pills.
How many?
At least thirty million Primeval Heavenly Pills.
The Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperor raised his eyebrows and sighed softly. Then, he walked over and reached out to ce a hand on Xiao Chens shoulder.
After a while, the Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperor revealed an expression of understanding. It turns out that you have been at the bottleneck of the Small Perfection Sovereign Stage for close to two years already. Your body is a Divine Body, and the amount of resources you need to surpass your limits is indeed astronomical. Thirty million Primeval Heavenly Pills might not be enough. How about this? Ill lend you fifty million Primeval Heavenly Pills, and Ill give you a Rank 7 Heavenly Pill, the Cloud Breaking Pill. That way, you are more certain of breaking through to the Great Perfection Sovereign Stage.
The Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperor generously gave Xiao Chen the resources without hesitation when he understood the reason.
After a pause, the Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperor continued, Do not feel that you owe me a favor. We are just helping each other. By getting you to participate in the test, I escaped criticism for inaction. Furthermore, the reward that Lord Shangguan will give me will not be lesser than this.
Xiao Chen nodded slightly. However, he still felt that he owed the Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperor a favor. No matter what, he could not have joined the Heavenly Alliances test without the other party.
Furthermore, the Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperor generously lent Xiao Chen fifty million Primeval Heavenly Pills and even gave him a Rank 7 Heavenly Pill. Xiao Chen felt awed at such generosity.
However, are you sure you want to break through at this time? If you fail, you will have to recuperate for half a month. By then, the Heavenly Alliances test would be over. The Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperor looked at Xiao Chen seriously.
Xiao Chen epted the storage ring that the Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperor passed him. Then, he replied calmly, I have made up my mind. With Gong Liangyus strength, he is only the top thirteenth overall. Right now, I find it difficult to defend myself against him. If I do not improve, I will not have much hope of passing the test.
Very well. Driving yourself into a corner before a huge battle. You might as well try. The Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperor nodded and personally sent Xiao Chen off.
After Xiao Chen returned to his room, he thought to himself, Fifty million Primeval Heavenly Pills. If I worked hard and did not run into any fortuitous encounters, I would have to fight hard for at least two years to make that much.
Should I use this opportunity to break into the Purple Thunder Divine Incantations twelfthyer in one spurt after breaking through to the Great Perfection Sovereign Stage? At the same time, I can try toprehend the Thunder Dao Domain.
Xiao Chens Saber Dao still had ws, which he had yet to make up for.
However, he had not fallen behind on his Thunder Dao. He grasped the Five Element Divine Lightning and the hidden Ten Thousand Tribtion Divine Lightning in his sea of consciousness. His Thunder Dao was not weaker than his Saber Dao.
With everyyer Xiao Chen broke through for the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation, he had to undergo a tribtion.
The final tribtion would definitely be absolutely terrifying. However, if he cleared it, his understanding of the Thunder Dao would reach a new level. He might be able to reach the Thunder Dao Domain.
If everything went ording to n, Xiao Chen could reach the Great Perfection Sovereign Stage and grasp the Thunder Dao Domain in ten days.
At that time, his strength would increase significantly.
Even without using his trump cards, Xiao Chen felt he had a sixty percent chance of defeating Gong Liangyu.
The cultivation realm was secondary. The main thing was the Dao Domain. Xiao Chen had too big a disadvantage without a Dao Domain.
Gong Liangyu, who grasped the Earth Dao Domain, could remain undefeated against Xiao Chen. Eventually, there would be a chance to turn things around.
The Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperor is right. If I rely on a core Doyen to enter the Heavenly Alliance, I would have no freedom. That does not conform with my heart. I can only hold the initiative by relying on myself.
A brilliant light shed in Xiao Chens eyes. At this moment, his heart was clear. After thinking it through, he felt rxed.
More importantly, Xiao Chen had pride in his heart. Everyone thought that he was young and would find it very hard to pass the Heavenly Alliances test.
Since everyone thought that he could not rely on his own strength to enter the Heavenly Alliance, he would prove them wrong.
Even if Xiao Chen was only forty-seven years old, he could also use his own strength to enter the Heavenly Alliance.
While one was alive, one had to have inextinguishable confidence. Why cant I do it?!
Divine Universe Stele!
With a thought, the Divine Universe Stele flew out of Xiao Chens body. Then, he entered the stele.
The Dao tform in the Divine Universe Stele was evenrger than Deste Citys Starry Heavens Dao tform. There was also a blood moon above it.
Whoosh!
Xiao Chen turned into a beam of light and entered the blood moon. Then, the Divine Universe Stele vanished from the room.
A white figure slowly descended from the blood moon in the ancient Azure Dragon city secret realm.
The ck and White Eggs were in high spirits atop the dpidated ancient pce, bragging to each other incessantly.
ck Egg looked up and said somewhat excitedly, Look! Is that Egg Egg returning?
White Egg turned towards where ck Egg pointed. Haha! It really is Egg Egg. He is probably itching for a beating. Come,e,e! I cant wait.
Chapter 2116 (Raw 2221): Final Lightning Tribulation
Chapter 2116 (Raw 2221): Final Lightning Tribtion
In thend of the blood moon:
Before Xiao Chennded, he saw the ck and White Eggs flying over to him.
It has not been long. Howe you returned already? ck Egg asked Xiao Chen after theynded, finding his return strange.
White Egg cackled, Could it be that you are really itching for a beating?
Xiao Chen said, With your current strengths, you are not a match for me. If anyone were to get beaten up, it would be you two.
Nonsense. Come,e,e. Lets exchange some moves.
The ck and White Eggs immediately refused to submit. They put up a fighting stance and wanted to fight Xiao Chen on the spot.
Xiao Chen said indifferently, Theres no rush. Wait until I break through to the Great Perfection Sovereign Stage and grasp a Dao Domain before fighting you two.
When you be a Great Perfection Sovereign Personage, we can raise our strength to Peak Sovereign Personage. When working together, we are practically unrivaled among Sovereign Personages. Are you sure you want to fight against us, then?
The ck and White Eggs gave Xiao Chen strange looks. They both possessed the strength of a Faux God; they would always be one cultivation grade higher than him.
Battle hunger shed in Xiao Chens eyes as he said seriously, Is that so? Ill look forward to it. I hope you two can give me a pleasant surprise, then.
The stronger the ck and White Eggs were, the higher his chances of passing the second stage of the Heavenly Alliances test.
Are you serious? So little time passed, and you already got hold of an astronomical amount of resources? Could it be that you are being pursued and came here to hide?
Xiao Chen looked around and chose a ce for his breakthrough. He replied casually, I borrowed the resources and have to return them in the future.
The ck and White Eggs found the situation strange as they watched Xiao Chen go into the distance. So, they softly discussed this.
He is rushing too much. I wonder what he experienced outside that he wants to break through to the Great Perfection Sovereign Stage now.
Right. Although he reached the bottleneck of Small Perfection Sovereign Personage long ago, his chances of breaking through would be much higher if he settled down and firmed his strength up for a few years.
Lets wait, then. I hope nothing will happen to Egg Egg. Otherwise, it would not be fun.
There were risks to breaking through to the Great Perfection Sovereign Stage. If one failed, one would have to recuperate for several months at the least. At the worst, ones cultivation could regress.
There were many experts and strong people in the Heavenly Alliances test. Xiao Chen pushed himself into a corner and gambled everything on this.
In any case, there was no retreating. If Xiao Chen did not advance to the Great Perfection Sovereign Stage and grasp a Dao Domain, he would have no hope of passing the Heavenly Alliances test.
Since that was so, Xiao Chen might as well gamble on it.
Breaking through in thend of the blood moon was harder than outside as the Spiritual Energy there was much thinner.
However, the advantages were evident. It was quiet and isted. No matter how big themotion, Xiao Chen did not have to be afraid.
After picking a spot, heid a Spirit Gathering Formation. Then, he waved casually, and more than ten million Primeval Heavenly Pills immediately nketed the formation.
Dense Spiritual Energy spread out. However, the Spirit Gathering Formation absorbed all of it, not letting any of it go to waste.
Xiao Chens figure shed as he entered the center of the formation. Primeval Heavenly Pills floated in his surroundings.
He closed his eyes and sat cross-legged, slowly circting his energy.
Ten million Primeval Heavenly Pills sank in an instant, entering the Spirit Gathering Formation. Then, the formationpressed and refined the Spiritual Energy as it flowed into Xiao Chen, charging in wave after wave.
The Spiritual Energy flowed through Xiao Chens meridians like a sh flood of ferocious beasts, gushing and roiling.
A regr Sovereign Personages physical body could not withstand the impact; however, Xiao Chens could easily do so as he had acquired a Divine Body. He calmly let his physical body endure the impact and drew the Spiritual Energy into his Primal Core.
In the cultivation of cultivators, the Primal Core was a container. The so-called breaking through was, simply put, erging the container and making it sturdier.
However, in reality, it was much moreplicated. After breaking through, not only could one contain more Veritable Essence Energy, but most importantly, the quality of Veritable Essence Energy would also change, bing purer and denser.
Veritable Essence Energy was the foundation of Martial Techniques, Cultivation Techniques, and Secret Techniques.
Under circumstances where two people had the same cultivation realm, the same Cultivation Technique, the same Martial Techniques, and the same Secret Techniques, if the quality of their Veritable Essence Energy were different, there would be a stark difference in strength.
There were four substages in the Sovereign Stage. Each breakthrough was as difficult as ascending to heaven.
If Xiao Chen did not have extraordinary talent, a Great Deste Eon bloodline, and an acquired Divine Body, he could not possibly have a chance to break through to the Great Perfection Sovereign Stage within four years.
Time crawled by. Xiao Chens breakthrough to the Great Perfection Sovereign Stage did not proceed smoothly.
In just two days, he had already used thirty million Primeval Heavenly Pills.
In the meantime, he encountered many dangers. Hisplexion turned bright, then dark suddenly, and his lifeforce weakened slightly. This worried the ck and White Eggs, who were watching from afar, for a while.
I need to use the Cloud Breaking Pill. Xiao Chen flicked his finger and popped the Rank 7 Cloud Breaking Pill Heavenly Pill the Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperor gave him into his mouth.
The moment the pill entered Xiao Chens mouth, it felt like a clump of mes ignited the Spiritual Energy in his body.
The intensity of the Spiritual Energy instantly increased severalfold. After using the Cloud Breaking Pill, Xiao Chen needed to go all in and bet everything on this.
Otherwise, once this momentum was gone, all his previous efforts would be wasted, and he would not be able to continue.
This Egg Egg really makes others worry, ck Egg said somewhat anxiously.
The best way to break through would be to wait for all the conditions and the time to be right. There would be no need to force it. Egg Egg could do that. Unfortunately, he is in too much of a rush. Since he is using resources to force a breakthrough, he needs to endure this risk, White Egg muttered. However, it could not hide the worry in its tone.
Although the twobat puppets were thoughtless and did not hold back when beating Xiao Chen up, they had interacted with him for a few years and had some feelings for him. Thus, they did not want anything to happen to Xiao Chen.
Boom!
As the twobat puppets chatted with each other, a terrifying might and pressure burst out of Xiao Chen, and a dragon roar from his body echoed in the surroundings.
Xiao Chens aura underwent an overwhelming change, aplete transformation.
Great Perfection Sovereign Personage!
Egg Egg seeded!
The ck and White Eggs immediately rejoiced. Their figures shed as they rushed forward to congratte him.
Even though Xiao Chen had already hit the bottleneck two years ago, had deep umtions already, and had the Cloud Breaking Pills aid, there was only an even chance of sessfully breaking through, so this feat was worth congrattions.
Wait.
ck Egg quickly pulled White Egg back, and they moved back together.
In the next moment, tribtion clouds coalesced in the surroundings. Roiling thunderclouds flickering with electric light appeared above Xiao Chen and spread out.
Soon, these incredibly suppressive ck thunderclouds covered half the sky of thend of the blood moon.
The thunderclouds even covered up the blood moon. The ancient Azure Dragon city secret realm turned pitch-ck.
The ck and White Eggs stopped only after moving far away. They both felt shocked. What is happening?
A lightning tribtion? What is Egg Egg doing? He has already broken through to the Great Perfection Sovereign Stage. To think that he wants to go further.
Its probably some kind of Cultivation Technique. However, why does this lightning tribtion feel ridiculously strong?
The ck and White Eggs muttered in soft voices. They discovered that the tribtion clouds above were not ordinary tribtion clouds.
These terrifyingly strong tribtion clouds even provoked unrest and fear in the twobat puppets.
It is even storing up power! This lightning tribtion is too ridiculous!
The entirend of the blood moon suddenly turned incredibly suppressed. The roiling thunderclouds presented a grand scene, looking like they could swallow everything up.
The ck thunderclouds looked extremely dense, like a vast sea hanging upside down in the sky, surging with waves.
Xiao Chen needed to clear this lightning tribtion to break past the eleventhyer.
Once he did so, his Purple Thunder Divine Incantation would reach the twelfth and highestyer.
This was the final lightning tribtion of the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation.
Xiao Chen dared to take this lightning tribtion only after reaching the Great Perfection Sovereign Stage. If he had taken it as a Small Perfection Sovereign Personage, he would not have had any hope of sess at all.
Chi! Chi!
Suddenly, two ck lightning bolts streaked out of the sky, tearing through the darkness. They looked like the vicious ws of a ferocious beast amid thunderclouds, charging at the ck and White Eggs.
Bang! The ck lightning bolts crushed the ck and White Eggs. Their shattered pieces fell to the ground.
Boom!
It was not over yet. Another two lightning bolts plunged from the sky towards the shattered pieces on the ground.
This startled the ck and White Eggs, who were ying dead. They quickly reformed and fled.
Lets go.
The ck and White Eggs felt horrified as they retreated hastily all the way to the edge of this secret realm.
Only then did the ck and White Eggs manage to truly escape the lightning bolts.
Why do I still feel some anxiety?
White Egg eyed the thunderclouds in the sky somewhat nervously. Then, it looked at Xiao Chen in the middle of the storm.
This lightning tribtion is unprecedented. Given theposition of the secret realm, it cannot possibly have such terrifying lightning-attributed Spiritual Energy.
This can only mean that Egg Eggs Cultivation Technique pulled over the core Tribtion Lightning of the Martial Epoch, disregarding the secret realms existence.
The Deste ve Soul Reaper had appeared above the ancient Azure Dragon citys city gates at some point during the ck and White Eggs discussion. It looked at Xiao Chen with misgivings.
Suddenly, the Azure Dragon statue appeared in the Azure Dragon citys mountain range, where the ancient Dao tform was.
The Azure Dragon statue swam around the mountains, its intelligent eyes scrutinizing the thunderclouds in confusion.
Rumble...!
The dragon spirit controlling the ancient Azure Dragon statue made it move around continuously until its entire body emerged from the mountain range.
Countless wandering dragon souls entered the Azure Dragon statue. In the next moment, the statues colossal body encased the whole ancient Azure Dragon city.
Even when the golden-armored army attacked, the dragon spirit had not made a move.
However, the dragon spirit seemed to fear this lightning tribtion, so it brought out its final measure lest the shockwaves damage the ancient Azure Dragon city.
Chapter 2117 (Raw 2222): Formless Lightning
Chapter 2117 (Raw 2222): Formless Lightning
The final Lightning Tribtion of the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation. After that, Xiao Chens Purple Thunder Divine Incantation would be at the twelfthyer.
Then, Xiao Chens Purple Thunder Divine Incantation would attain peak Consummation. This was a Cultivation Technique that he had used from the start; it would finally reach the peak.
Xiao Chen had experienced the danger of the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation many times before. He nearly died most of the times he took the tribtion.
Of those attempts, if Ao Jiao had not helped him block the final tribtion lightning, Xiao Chen would definitely have died.
Thest Lightning Tribtion would be extremely dangerous, something hard to survive.
However, Xiao Chen held no fear in his heart. This was not like when he took the tribtion for the first time in the Sky Dome Realm. Now, he had already undergone this tribtion several times.
He had some experience. Furthermore, he had advanced to the Great Perfection Sovereign Stage and cultivated his Thunder Great Dao to its peak.
Xiao Chen felt very confident of clearing the Purple Thunder Divine Incantations final Lightning Tribtion, barring the unexpected.
The thunderclouds in the sky continued churning, presenting a grand scene. It looked like a vast army would arrive at any moment and waves roaring. Then, it became like the vast army crossed realms.
Itsing, Xiao Chen sighed. He opened his eyes and looked to the front. Suddenly, a sh of bright light appeared.
That was a lightning bolt falling from the sky, tearing through the darkness and illuminating the surroundings.
With a calm expression, Xiao Chen closed his eyes once more and let the lightning bolt fall on his physical body.
Whoosh!
In that instant, his body shone with resplendent electric light. The light looked dazzling and piercing, so bright that it rivaled the sun.
Far in the distance, the ck and White Eggs were surprised but not shocked.
Xiao Chen had attained the Azure Dragon Divine Body and awakened it once. The strength of his physical body was already twenty percent of a pure-blood Azure Dragons. It was more than enough to rely purely on his physical body to endure a few bolts of tribtion lightning.
After all, this was just the start. The interesting part had yet toe.
Not bad. He needs to preserve his Veritable Essence Energy and Soul Energy at this time. Who knows how many waves this lightning tribtion will have? It would be problematic if his Veritable Essence Energy and Soul Energy dried up at the end, White Egg said softly as it nodded slightly.
However, doubt appeared in ck Eggs eyes. It said, Strange. Why is it different from what we imagined? White Egg, look.
Whats wrong?
The ck and White Eggs saw a Dao disk appear behind Xiao Chen, who was bathed in the light of the tribtion lightning. That was the Thunder Great Daos Dao disk. As the tribtion lightnings energy entered it, it flickered with holy light.
The sky was like an upside-down sea with overwhelming waves roaring, a grand scene of boundless thunderclouds.
The air flickered with lightning, and strong winds howled. The ce was oppressively dark.
Sand and stone covered the ground; dust flew about like snow. A boundless desert covered the entire secret realm.
However, this Dao disk made Xiao Chen look very calm and peaceful amid this dangerous and oppressive mysterious phenomenon. He looked like a holy man bathed in divine light.
He is using the tribtion lightning to break through into the Dao Domain!
White Egg felt greatly startled. It had not at all expected Xiao Chen to be so ambitious.
To think that Xiao Chen dared to multitask while undergoing a tribtion, to use the tribtion lightning to break through to the Thunder Dao Domain.
Xiao Chen was indeed a genius. There was nothing more effective than using tribtion lightning to stimte the Thunder Dao to break through to the Dao Domain.
No Divine Pill or natural treasure couldpare to a lightning tribtion.
There was only one downside: if one could not handle it, one would die.
Rumble...
The bolts of tribtion lightning fell in surges. All sorts of mysterious phenomena appeared in thend of the blood moon. Xiao Chen closed his eyes and endured it, not blocking any of it, just letting the tribtion lightning cleanse his physical body.
The terrifying tribtion lightning inflicted unimaginable pain on the physical body. With each cleansing, Xiao Chen gave off resplendent light, looking dignified and holy. However, in reality, it was even more painful than being stabbed by thousands of knives as he did not resist at all.
This was equivalent to a soldier removing their armor and walking in a rain of arrows.
Xiao Chens Dao Might grew increasingly stronger. The aura that the Dao disk radiated formed an invisible barrier around Xiao Chen.
He is cing all of his hopes and betting on the Thunder Great Dao. If the Thunder Great Dao cannot break through and form a Dao Domain, the lightning tribtion will kill him. How ruthless! ck Egg sighed, his words suffused with worry.
The benefit of giving up resistance was clear. It allowed the energy of the tribtion lightning to perfectly infuse into the Great Dao Energy.
This had the highest efficiency when relying on tribtion lightning to break through the bottleneck.
However, the drawback was equally obvious. Right now, Xiao Chen could only rely purely on his physical body and Dao Might to resist the tribtion lightning.
The tribtion lightning might kill him before heprehended the Dao Domain.
The second wave of tribtion lightning ising!
White Egg looked at the sky. An unfathomable electric ck hole had formed above Xiao Chen. When looking through the ck hole, one could vaguely see an ocean of pure tribtion lightning.
The ck hole spun continuously, storing up power for the second wave of tribtion lightning.
After White Egg spoke, it saw weapons materiali zed from lightning shooting towards Xiao Chen from the sky.
The tribtion lightning took the forms of spears, sabers, swords, daggers, and many other weapons as they flew towards Xiao Chen.
Each of these weapons materialized by tribtion lightning contained strong Dao Might, even more terrifying than real Dao Tools.
Ka ca! Ka ca!
In the next moment, thousands of weapons arrived. Xiao Chen opened his eyes and clenched his right fist. His Veritable Essence Energy and Vital Qi surged as an indistinct Ten Thousand Dragons Picture appeared behind him.
However, as the lightning Dao Tools arrived, determination shed in his eyes as he rxed his right fist.
Then, Xiao Chen let those thousands of lightning weapons charge at his body.
Bring it on, then.
Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!
The surface of the weapons started crackling and exploded. With every explosion, the weapons left terrifying wounds on Xiao Chen; anyone seeing this would be shocked.
However, Xiao Chen gritted his teeth and did not let out any sound, enduring silently.
After this wave of tribtion lightning, holes riddled Xiao Chens body. There was no ce left intact.
Xiao Chens entire body was charred, looking like a beggar in a sorry state, a cruel sight.
Only the Dao disk behind him remained holy and divine, giving off even more resplendent light. The powerful Dao Might had strengthened significantly again.
It is still not enough.
Xiao Chen checked and found that there was still an indistinct door between him and the Dao Domain.
He still could not break down that door.
He could see it but could not do anything about it. This inspired helplessness and some despair.
For others whoprehended the Dao Domain, the faster ones took one century toprehend it. The slower ones spent four to five centuries. Furthermore, this is with good talent andprehension ability. I do not have that much time. I can only persist like this and bet on the tribtion lightnings power. I have to believe in myself!
Determination shed in Xiao Chens eyes as he used his acquired Divine Body to repair his physical body quickly.
Even in despair and helplessness, I cannot give up hope.
No sooner had Xiao Chens physical body recovered than the third wave of tribtion lightning arrived.
This time, the falling tribtion lightning materialized a famous mountain. It looked like it would suppress the world, not showing any mercy as it endlessly pressed down towards Xiao Chen.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The lightning mountain fell as fast as hail, not giving Xiao Chen any breathing space. Soon, this lightning mountain pressed him into the ground.
The impact was endless, each surge stronger than the one before it. Strong winds blew, and the lightning mountain continuously pressed down amid flying sand. Thispletely obscured Xiao Chens figure, his life status unknown.
Hes not dead, right?
White Egg felt startled at this scene. It could not help wanting to go forward, but ck Egg pulled it back. ck Egg advised, Dont act rashly. Look, that old dragon is not moving, either.
White Egg looked around and saw the eyes of the Azure Dragon statue, which encircled the ancient city, sh with spiritual light. As it looked at the lightning mountain, it did not move.
Boom!
Suddenly, a sh of light surged over. A terrifying Dao Might shattered the descending lightning mountain.
A figure soared up in the darkness. This figure had a resolute look, showing no expression.
It was Xiao Chen.
His Thunder Dao had taken another step closer to the Dao Domain. He could already clearly see that previously indistinct door.
Hisprehension increased, and his Dao Might instantly strengthened, blocking the descending lightning mountain.
Xiao Chen grasped hold of the time to recover from his injuries, not wasting even a second.
Soon the fourth wave of tribtion lightning descended. This time, it was a huge cauldron filled with Dao Might.
Xiao Chens body had just recovered. He had yet to forget the pain from the lightning mountain but had to endure what came from the huge cauldron.
Fifth wave! Sixth wave! Seventh wave!
With each wave of tribtion lightning, Xiao Chen looked like he would copse. However, he managed to stand up at thest moment every time.
He used his strong Azure Dragon Divine Body and forcefully endured the waves of tribtion lightning.
Others might feel that Xiao Chen passed the first stage of the Heavenly Alliances test by relying on luck despite facing Gong Liangyu.
However, no one knew the price that Xiao Chen had paid to reach where he was today.
Who in that secret realm knew the pain and perseverance behind all of Xiao Chens shocking trump cards?
After Xiao Chen forcefully endured the seventh wave of tribtion lightning, his physical body could no longer fully recover, and injuries started umting.
After getting wrecked and restored so many times, his Azure Dragon Divine Body became dull, despite having awakened once; it could no longer provide much help to Xiao Chen.
The eighth wave of tribtion lightning arrivedformless lightning!
Xiao Chen, who was preparing to deal with the tribtion lightning, suddenly cried out. The tribtion lightning of this wave hid in the wind, in the air. It was formless and invisible. He could not see it or touch it, but it was everywhere.
The wind blew gently, and thousands of tribtion lightning cut his body like knives.
Xiao Chen could not block this wave of tribtion lightning at all. He had never seen it or heard of it before.
Oh, no!
White Egg eximed, This is the formless lightning that Master mentioned before. Even if Xiao Chen puts in his full effort, he might not survive if he tries to endure it. He needs to give up on breaking through to the Dao Domain. Otherwise, he will die.
Chapter 2118 (Raw 2223): Lightning Sea
Chapter 2118 (Raw 2223): Lightning Sea
Formless lightning, invisible and formless.
Nowhere to hide, nowhere to run.
Xiao Chen gritted his teeth and did his best to remain calm, maintaining his Thunder Great Dao.
He had never seen this kind of tribtion lightning before, never even heard of it.
He did not know how to deal with it. But if he could not figure out a way, this formless lightning would grind down his physical body, not even leaving scraps.
Calm down! Calm down!
At the crucial moment, Xiao Chen regained hisposure. This matter involved his life and death. He needed to think of a way to deal with this formless lightning.
Xiao Chens thoughts raced. Thousands of ideas appeared in his mind within an instant.
Firstly, the term formless lightning is definitely a false proposition. If it were genuinely formless, it would not hurt me.
The crux is how to understand this.
Is the lightning merged with the wind?
Xiao Chen thought about this possibility. When the wind moved slightly, it cut his body. This was the most objective exnation.
If so, blocking the formless lightning was still possible.
Xiao Chen took a deep breath. His Vital Qi gushed around, and he endured the intense pain while his entire body trembled.
Bang!
A strong wind blew from Xiao Chens body, forming an invisible howling wind wall in front of him.
Ka! Ka! Ka!
However, when the terrifying formless lightning charged over again, the wind wall had no effect. He could not help crying out again.
Wrong! I thought wrong!
The formless lightning is not tribtion lightning merged with the wind.
Do I have to give up?
Right now, continuing to work on advancing to the Dao Domain by letting his physical body endure the tribtion lightning was no longer very realistic.
If I die, what would be the point of talking about a Dao Domain?
Damn it!
However, it is unsatisfying to give up here!
Xiao Chen had endured seven waves of tribtion lightning. His body was already in unimaginable pain. After so much difficulty, his Thunder Dao was just a step shy of the Dao Domain.
If he gave up on this chance, who knew when he would get another opportunity to attain a Dao Domain?
The ck and White Eggs worried. Right now, Xiao Chen, who was in midair, was suffering from endless torture by the formless lightning.
The eighth wave of tribtion lightning seemed somewhat excessive. His physical body could crumble at any moment.
Ive already gotten this far. I absolutely cannot give up!
Was the path of cultivation not like this?
Since ancient times, those who seeded had ruled the world. Which of them were not ambitious and ruthless people, people who had not trod the line of life and death countless times?
Xiao Chen thought seriously, I have to unravel the mystery behind this formless lightning.
If it is not merged with the wind, then where is this formless lightning hiding?
Xiao Chens thoughts raced again; thousands of ideas appeared in an instant before he rejected them all.
Suddenly, inspiration struck Xiao Chen.
Space!
Thats right. It has to be space. This formless lightning perfectly merged with space. It has nothing to do with the wind. This wave of tribtion lightning is a perfect merger between the Thunder Dao and Space Dao, resulting in it being formless and invisible.
Now that I know its origins, figuring how to dodge is crucial.
Right now, the crucial thing is that my physical body can no longer hold on. I need to buy some time for my physical body.
I have to think of a way! I have to think of a way! I can do it! I can do it! I can definitely do it!
Xiao Chen gritted his teeth, enduring the torture of the formless lightning. His eyes turned bloodshot as he stubbornly refused to admit defeat.
The Death God Mask!
In the time it took for a spark to fly, Xiao Chen remembered the Death God Mask. Without even thinking, he quickly took it out.
Besides isting his aura, the Death God Mask had three Secret Techniques: Death God Scythe, Void Shadow, and Masked Clone.
Whoosh!
Xiao Chen executed the Void Shadow Secret Technique. His physical body slowly immaterialized and disappeared.
The time Xiao Chen remained immaterial was extremely short, just two or three seconds.
However, it was these two or three secondsthese two or three precious secondsthat gave Xiao Chen a chance to catch his breath and pull his physical body back from the edge of copse.
When Xiao Chen reappeared, a portion of his injuries had already recovered. He managed to pull himself back from death; he was like wild grass with new life, disying vigorous lifeforce. Under the mask, his eyes were calm and determined.
After executing the Secret Technique once, I cannot execute it again for a while. I can only rely on myself for the rest.
Xiao Chen analyzed calmly in his heart. Since it is merged with space, it is already impossible to dodge.
He needed to reach the Dao Domain quickly while his physical body could still endure.
Under the impact of the formless lightning, his body probably couldst for another fifteen minutes.
Fifteen minutes is enough!
If I do not break through to the Dao Domain in these fifteen minutes, I can only me my luck and my fate.
Xiao Chens heart calmed down again. The surrounding terrifying mysterious phenomenon and the enormous and horrifying lightning ck hole lurking above could no longer disturb his thoughts.
He took off the Death God Mask and sat down cross-legged, making his final gamble.
The formless lightning dealt destructive damage to Xiao Chens body. However, it also greatly helped with breaking into the Dao Domain.
With every strike of the formless lightning, he could clearly feel the bottleneck to the Dao Domain loosening.
The Heavenly Dao was merciless. The formless lightning emotionlessly continued to torture Xiao Chen.
The ck and White Eggs in the distance looked at Xiao Chen, who chose to persist. They did not know what to say.
This was the crucial moment, but they could not help Xiao Chen with anything. They could only pray for him.
Where the tribtion was happening, Xiao Chens newly recovered physical body quickly sustained injuries again, holes appearing once more.
However, the Dao disk behind Xiao Chen remained resplendent and dazzling from start to end, shing with bright light.
Right now, the light of that Dao disk was already at its peak radiance.
This felt like a butterfly breaking out of its cocoon, making the final efforts to struggle.
It seems like it is breaking through? White Egg said joyfully as it watched the Dao disk behind Xiao Chen contract slowly.
This wave of tribtion lightning is about to end!
Good things came in pairs. The Dao disk behind Xiao Chen gradually condensed, gathering andpressing into a spot.
The light that the Dao disk gave off made the dark world look like it was day again.
The eighth wave of tribtion lightning slowly faded at this moment, significantly weakened.
Good! With this, as long as Xiao Chen breaks through to the Dao Domain, the Veritable Essence Energy and Soul Energy he saved will be more than enough to deal with thest wave of tribtion lightning!
The ck and White Eggs were overjoyed. Typically, lightning tribtions consisted of nine waves. After nine waves, it would be over.
Xiao Chens persistence finally looked like it would pay off; it seemed he would get his wish.
Boom!
Suddenly, without any warningbefore the eighth wave of tribtion lightningpletely vanishedthe ninth wave of tribtion lightning descended. It was so fast that no one could react.
A sea of silver light poured down from the terrifying lightning ck hole in the sky.
The sea consisted entirely out of pure tribtion lightning. The speed of its descent could not be evaluated with logic.
Whoosh!
The lightning sea immediately submerged Xiao Chen, then continued to spread out.
Rumble...!
Waves surged on this sea of lightning as it cascaded from the ck hole in the sky in an endless torrent. It looked like a hole appeared in the sky, and silver seawater with electric light poured down.
The water fell without pause.
This bbergasted the ck and White Eggs as they saw the sea swallow up Xiao Chen, who could not react.
Leave quickly.
After the ck and White Eggs startled awake, they felt a chill. It seemed like this terrifying flood-like sea wanted to swallow up the entire secret realm as it surged out in all directions.
The tribtion lightning formed a sea, manifesting this boundless ocean. No one knew how mighty this sea of lightning was.
The ck and White Eggs leaped up in a rush and flew to the Azure Dragon statue.
Right now, no ce in this secret realm guaranteed safety. Only the ancient city encircled by the Azure Dragon statue was slightly safer.
The water spread out. Soon, the entire secret realm was an ocean.
The ocean that manifested from lightning even covered up most of the Azure Dragon statue.
The ck and White Eggs felt stunned and speechless as they stood on the dragon head. At this moment, these two chatterboxes were at a loss for words.
A boundless ocean. This was the ninth wave of tribtion lightning.
If there were any living beings in this secret realm, all of them would have died a moment earlier.
The ck clouds slowly scattered in the sky; then, the lightning ck hole closed.
The terrifying mysterious phenomenon in the sky vanished. After the storm passed, the blood moon reappeared in the sky of this world.
What Cultivation Technique does Egg Egg cultivate? The formless lightning is already sufficiently terrifying. However, what exactly was this ninth wave of tribtion lightning?!
A sea appeared!
The ck and White Eggs softly discussed the situation. The scene before them already surpassed their understanding.
When they followed their master in the past, they never experienced such tribtion lightning. They did not know anything about it.
This is the lightning sea thates from the Primal Chaos space. Its normal that you two idiots do not know about it.
Just at this moment, another voice rang out near the White and White Eggs, startling them.
After the ck and White Eggs realized that it was the Azure Dragon statues dragon spirit speaking, White Egg retorted with an upset expression, Who says we dont know about it? We just did not want to say it.
Cut the crap. If you continue, Ill toss the two of you down.
The ck and White Eggs promptly shut up. The lightning sea was below. Although the two would not die if they went down, they did not want to suffer this torture.
Can Egg Egg survive? ck Egg asked carefully after a period of silence.
If heprehended the Thunder Dao Domain at thest moment, he should have survived. You two are forged of divine materials and do not have a body of flesh. You can go down and take a look, the dragon spirit said. It wanted the ck and White Eggs to check out the situation. It had to figure out whether Xiao Chen was dead or alive.
On hearing that they had to go into the lightning sea, the ck and White Eggs started pushing the work to each other. ck Egg wanted White Egg to go down, and White Egg wanted ck Egg to go down.
Chi! Chi! Chi!
As the twobat puppets argued, a piercing sound of sparks flying rang out. The Deste ve Soul Reaper plunged into the lightning sea, kicking up a huge ssh. The water that sshed its huge body crackled and flickered endlessly.
The Deste ve Soul Reaper seemed unaffected as it walked on the lightning sea, heading towards Xiao Chens location.
Good. Bitchy Egg went down; the two of us dont have to.
The ck and White Eggs immediately celebrated and stopped arguing, opting to watch quietly instead.
Cut the crap. You two, go down and help.
The dragon spirit snorted coldly, and the Azure Dragon statue shook. With startled cries, the ck and White Eggs fell into the lightning sea.
Chapter 2119 (Raw 2224): Returning to Desolate City
Chapter 2119 (Raw 2224): Returning to Deste City
The ck and White Eggs kicked up a huge fuss in the lightning sea. However, since they were down there already, there was no point in going back up.
The twobat puppets started searching for Xiao Chen in the lightning sea, together with the Deste ve Soul Reaper.
The lightning sea before them was like a true sea, covering the entire secret realm and looking boundless.
Searching for a person there was like searching for a needle in the sea.
[TL Note: Searching for a needle in the sea is the Chinese equivalent of searching for a needle in a haystack.]
Most importantly, this was a sea formed by lightning. Soul Energy could not prate it. The viscous seawater gave off sparks and crackled endlessly on contact.
There were deep undercurrents in the sea, and huge waves asionally billowed.
Sovereign Personages would have to avoid these waves. Otherwise, they would be severely injured or dead. Fortunately, the ck and White Eggs and the Deste ve Soul Reaper were not humans, and their bodies were not flesh and blood. Otherwise, they would notst long in the lightning sea.
What tall waves! The energy in the water is very chaotic; it is challenging to find Egg Egg.
ck Egg went underwater for a while before it got forced out with a huge ssh and crackling electric light.
Buzz! Buzz! Buzz!
Sparks flickered endlessly. The ck and White Eggs felt somewhat at a loss; searching was really difficult.
Traveling in this lightning sea was a challenge. There were strong undercurrents in the water, so Xiao Chens body would not remain where it initially was.
If the undercurrent caught Xiao Chen and dragged him along with the flow, finding him would be impossible.
Those searching could only wait for the sea to recede before they started searching. However, who knew if they could find Xiao Chen then?
The Deste ve Soul Reaper walked on the lightning sea and arrived at the location of Xiao Chens tribtion.
Its enormous body crouched in the middle of the sea as it stretched its hands down to fumble around and search. However, it could not find anything.
Tell me, do you think that the lightning sea sted Egg Egg into nothing at thest moment? White Egg asked somewhat worriedly. Right now, they found moving in the water extremely difficult.
It was hard to imagine how Xiao Chen could survive the sh flood before being drowned.
ck Egg looked at the lightning sea and said helplessly, Stop making blind guesses. He already awakened his acquired Divine Body once. How could his body be so easily destroyed? His physical body is definitely still around. It is just a question of whether he is dead or alive. Poor Egg Egg.
Boom!
A huge wave billowed on the sea, reaching three kilometers high. There seemed to be a figure on the crest of the wave.
Its Egg Egg! White Egg eximed in pleasant surprise, its eyes lighting up.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
ck Egg and White Egg got up at the same time to rush to the surging wave. They had to catch Xiao Chen before he fell.
Otherwise, if Xiao Chen sank to the bottom of the sea, who knew when he would next appear?
However, the wave slowly started to dip when ck Egg and White Egg were still some distance away.
Whoosh!
Just as the ck and White Eggs felt somewhat helpless, Xiao Chens about-to-sink body suddenly soared up.
The Deste ve Soul Reaper sucked Xiao Chen onto its palm. After taking a look, it slowly put Xiao Chen down, handing him over to the ck and White Eggs before leaving on its own.
He is still breathing!
He is not dead. It is as that old dragon said. Xiao Chen managed toprehend the Thunder Dao Domain at thest moment.
Quickly go back up.
After checking on Xiao Chens breathing, the ck and White Eggs felt overjoyed. They turned their heads to look at the Deste ve Soul Reaper, but Soul Reaper had already disappeared.
I feel exhausted. My eyelids feel so heavy that I cannot open my eyes.
Xiao Chens consciousness was blurry; he did not know what happened. He did his best to open his eyes but could only open them a crack.
Peering through the crack, he seemed to see the ck and White Eggs before passing out.
After Xiao Chen fell into a deep sleep, he only woke up six dayster.
When Xiao Chen opened his eyes, he immediately saw the familiar blood moon hanging high in the sky.
Hes awake?
A voice rang out by Xiao Chens ear. It was White Eggs voice.
Xiao Chen stood up and stretched his body. He heard his body give off crackling like the sound of frying beans.
After stretching and moving his body, he felt extremelyfortable, which delighted him.
Xiao Chen clenched his fist, and the power contained in his hand gave him a pleasant surprise.
How long was I asleep? Xiao Chen asked ck Egg. He recalled that he had managed toprehend the Thunder Dao Domain at thest moment. However, before he could feel happy about it, a pile of silver light had struck him, and he fainted.
Xiao Chen felt like he had slept for a long time. He was worried that he might have missed the second stage of the Heavenly Alliances test.
ck Egg came over and answered Xiao Chen, Six days!
This... Since when was there a sea here?!
Xiao Chen turned his head and was shocked to see an endless sea below the cliff.
Haha! Look at you, all startled. This nearly drowned the entire secret realm. What do you think it is? It is a lightning sea and all thanks to you. This is your ninth wave of tribtion lightning. At that time, you frightened both of us.
That old dragon in the city said it was the lightning sea from some Primal Chaos space. We have no idea how it became your tribtion lightning.
Speaking of which, you have to thank the two of us properly.
Right, right, right. At that time, this sea swallowed you up, your life status unknown. The two of us went to pull you back up and nearly lost our lives. That is a vast sea, a ce that is difficult to move in.
Egg Egg, dont forget how good the two of us have been to you.
The ck and White Eggs chatty nature surfaced once again. Xiao Chen just spoke one sentence, and the two started blurting out a lot of things, not giving him any space to interject.
However, at least he learned what happened. He stood up and looked at the sea below, feeling fearful.
Fortunately, he seeded inprehending the Dao Domain, and his Purple Thunder Divine Incantation broke through to the finalyer.
In this tribtion, Xiao Chen could be considered to have undergone a nirvanic rebirth, experiencing a metamorphosis.
Thats right. The two of us already got readjusted to Peak Sovereign Personage. Egg Egg,e, lets fight.
Haha! Faster, faster. Stop dying.
The ck and White Eggs badgered Xiao Chen, itching for a fight.
Xiao Chen really wanted to test his current strength against the Peak Sovereign Personage ck and White Eggs, to see what his odds of victory were.
His original n was to fight thebat puppets to test his strength after sessfully breaking through to Great Perfection Sovereign Personage andprehending the Dao Domain.
However, Xiao Chens n could not keep up with the developments. He had already been here for eight days. After his mysterious disappearance eight days earlier, the Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperor was probably waiting for him to send word back.
Xiao Chen needed to hurry back to prevent the Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperor from worrying.
Sorry, next time. Right now, I have something urgent to deal with, Xiao Chen rejected and prepared to leave.
Whoosh!
Just at this moment, a tall figure appeared from the blood moon. This figure had death Qi surrounding it, and it showed no emotions. Under the moonlight, its figure seemed to be lonely and deste. It was the Deste ve Soul Reaper.
The iron hook in Soul Reapers hands had the corpses of many Sovereign Emperors skewered on it as it headed for the ancient Azure Dragon city alone.
Soul Reaper seemed to notice Xiao Chens gaze. Under the blood moon, it stopped and looked at him.
Xiao Chens and Soul Reapers gazes met. He saw that its eyes were dull, without light, a muddy gaze brimming with death Qi.
Soul Reaper was a Deste ve. However, it was a rather special Deste ve; it seemed to have a strand of lingering will.
However, it was a dead person in the end.
The Deste ve Soul Reaper turned back and stopped paying attention to Xiao Chen. Then, it slowly flew towards the ancient Azure Dragon City, bathed in faint scarlet moonlight.
For some reason, Xiao Chen strangely felt some sorrow as he looked at the Deste ve Soul Reaper.
Many years ago, Soul Reaper was probably a powerful expert of the Azure Dragon Race. It must have been famous while it was alive.
It should not live like that, Xiao Chen muttered as he looked at the other partys figure and was silent for a long time.
After the other party disappeared into the ancient Azure Dragon City, Xiao Chen soared into the air and flew to the blood moon.
When Xiao Chen returned to the residence in Deste City, he heard the Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperors voice by his ear before he could catch his breath.
Quickly,e and see me.
Xiao Chen had vanished for eight days without a word, so he did not dare to tarry. After calming his emotions, he immediately went to the pavilion he had been to previously.
Great Perfection Sovereign Personage? To think that you really seeded. It looks like the resources I lent you did not go to waste.
The Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperor felt startled upon seeing Xiao Chen. Doubt shed in his eyes. Besides Xiao Chens improvement in cultivation, he also discerned that something else had changed.
Xiao Chen noticed the Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperors doubts. Fortunately, the Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperor did not pursue the matter, making him feel a little relieved.
Lord Shangguan sent the information. The core Doyen who took a fancy to you is the Faux God Suiren Ji, an ambitious person in the Heavenly Alliance.
Chapter 2120 (Raw 2225): Not Pretentious
Chapter 2120 (Raw 2225): Not Pretentious
An ambitious person? Xiao Chen thought to himself. Then, he looked at the Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperor and asked, So, City Lords suggestion is?
I do not suggest you enter the Heavenly Alliance with core Doyen Suiren Jis rmendation. There are too many implications; you will find it hard to leave in the future.
The Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperor spoke very directly, calmly sharing his opinion.
Ill reject it, then.
Xiao Chen also calmly made his decision, without any hesitation whatsoever.
The Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperor looked at Xiao Chen in shock. He had not expected Xiao Chen to reply so quickly. It looks like your fortuitous encounter in the past few days gave you a boost in confidence. Very well. I will help you to reject Lord Suiren Jis invitation.
When Xiao Chen was on his way back from the Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperors pavilion, he met Yun Fei and Lei Hao, the disciples of the Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperor.
These two had not passed the first stage of the test. Yun Fei, who had the best chance, ended up eliminated because of thest-minute change.
In the past few days, they should have been seeking out information about the losers arena before deciding whether to participate or not.
Little Brother Xiao Chen, where did you go in the past few days? Lei Hao asked enthusiastically when he saw Xiao Chen.
I just went into closed-door cultivation and only came out today.
Yun Feis expression suddenly changed, revealing incredible shock. Only a long timeter did he say, Congrattions.
Yun Feis congrattions confused Lei Hao. Then, he sensed Xiao Chens aura and realized that it was like theirs; Xiao Chen was already a Great Perfection Sovereign Personage. Lei Hao could not help feeling shocked in his heart.
This Xiao Chen before him was only forty-seven years old, and he was already a Great Perfection Sovereign Personage.
Even so, Lei Hao performed a cupped-fist salute and said, Congrattions. No wonder Little Brother Xiao Chen was missing for the past few days. Whenparing with Little Brother Xiao Chen, the two of us feel embarrassed.
Many thanks. Did you two decide to join the losers arena? Xiao Chen asked.
On hearing that, Lei Hao and Yun Fei sighed, appearing dejected.
Lei Hao said, I have given up and exchanged my Faux God Spirit Jades for resources already. Yun Fei decided to continue.
Yun Fei said seriously, The losers arena will be a ten-thousand-person battle royal. Ten thousand people engaged in intense killing until one is left. Then, that person will continue to participate in the next ten-thousand-person battle royal. This repeats until they arrive at the final ten.
Xiao Chen was shocked to hear that. The difficulty was simply too horrifying. Calling this hellish was no exaggeration.
What are the rules for the winners group, then?
Finding the question strange, Lei Hao asked, Little Brother Xiao Chen, didnt a core Doyen take a fancy to you? Why are you worried about that?
I just spoke with the City Lord and decided to reject it.
Ah!
This greatly startled both Lei Hao and Yun Fei. They never expected Xiao Chen to reject a core Doyens invitation.
This was simply inconceivable. Xiao Chen actually rejected something that others did not even dare to dream of.
Countless peoples hearts would shatter after learning of this.
To think that Xiao Chen wasted such a great opportunity.
Little Brother Xiao Chen, you have to consider this carefully. The test for the winners group is a battle royal with one hundred people. Only one person can emerge victorious. The final one hundred people will gain the qualifications to enter the Heavenly Alliance. Actually, the difficulty is not much lesser than in the losers arena, Lei Hao advised sincerely. The strength of those in the winners group is much higher than those in the losers group .
While it looked like there were only one hundred people in the winners battles royal, these hundred people were all powerful Sovereign Personages who emerged from the intense killing in the first stage.
With Xiao Chens strength, his chances of standing out were still very slim, even if he was now a Great Perfection Sovereign Personage.
Yun Fei interrupted, Lei Hao, stop dissuading him. If we can figure this out, Little Brother Xiao Chen can as well. Since he decided to refuse, he already has the determination to face this. Furthermore, I believe Little Brother Xiao Chen is not someone to decide this lightly.
Xiao Chen thought to himself, Actually, I did arrive at this decision rather easily. There was no hesitation or conflict in my heart.
The merits and drawbacks involved made it easy for Xiao Chen to decide.
Since Suiren Ji was an ambitious person, he had to have a reason for inviting Xiao Chen.
Clearly, Xiao Chen could not ept that.
It was better to rely on oneself than on others. The best method was still to depend on himself to enter the Heavenly Alliance.
Two dayster, Xiao Chens group followed the Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperor to the Starry Heavens Dao tform once more.
When Xiao Chen appeared, he immediately attracted the attention of countless people. The Sovereign Emperors on the thrones above could not help casting their gazes on him.
They had all heard that this youth rejected a core Doyens invitation.
After receiving that news, everyone showed an incredulous expression. They could not imagine what kind of person would make such a rash decision.
Such a person was either a fool or overconfident.
Quick, look! Xiao Chen appears very calm, not showing any change in emotion.
This fellow is really ruthless. He wasted his one chance. If only it were me.
Humph. To think that he rejected the invitation of a core Doyen. Could it be that he feels confident of clearing the stage for the winners group?
What poor conduct! That lord will definitely be furious aftering to know.
Indeed. If it were me, I would be angry. A Faux God lowered himself and issued an invitation. To think that he rejected it.
Amotion broke out in the surroundings. No one understood Xiao Chens decision.
To give the Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperor face, the many Sovereign Emperors did not discuss it much.
However, the one who was the happiest was definitely Sovereign Emperor Xing Ge.
Hahaha! Little Brother Peach Blossom is here, Sovereign Emperor Xing Ge said warmly as he directly descended from above and arrived before Xiao Chen and the Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperor.
Whoosh!
This warmth was sincere,ing from his heart and not hypocritical at all. After he learned that the Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperor had requested Shangguan Yun to reject the invitation, he felt overjoyed after the shock.
Given this, Sovereign Emperor Xing Ge felt that his Nangong Feng would be the only one entering the Heavenly Alliance from the entire Deste City test zone.
This Little Brother Xiao Chen truly awed this old man. You are courageous. Youths should have the sharpness and drive of youths. This old man might not be as decisive as you are at your age. Sovereign Emperor Xing Ge smiled happily as he shifted his gaze and looked at Xiao Chen.
Sovereign Emperor Xing Ge, you are too polite, Xiao Chen said calmly.
Hahahaha! I am not being polite. Everything I said is sincere. Youths like you are getting rarer. You want to pass the test using your own strength; who could underestimate such pride? Let me put my money where my words are; if you can enter the Heavenly Alliance, this old man will reward you with thirty million Primeval Heavenly Pills.
Sovereign Emperor Xing Ge guffawed, feeling extremely happy. However, he smiled coldly in his heart. It would be strange if you can pass the test.
The Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperor said with some mockery, Brother Xing Ge is really generous. Since you admire my follower, why dont you reward him now? I can see that you areughing really happily.
Sovereign Emperor Xing Ge protested with some embarrassment, It is pointless to do that now. If Little Brother Xiao Chen ends up losing his drive, I would be causing trouble instead of helping. It would no longer be an incentive.
Xiao Chen said sincerely, Many thanks for Sovereign Emperor Xing Ges concern. Actually, you could give me thirty million Primeval Heavenly Pills now, and after I pass, Sovereign Emperor Xing Ge could give me another seventy million Primeval Heavenly Pills. That would be a better incentive. This junior will thank Sovereign Emperor Xing Ge in advance.
Good!
Smiling, Lord Shangguan said from his throne, It is rare that Xing Ge shows such concern. It is settled, then. Suppose Little Friend Xiao Chen can rely on his own strength to enter the Heavenly Alliance and gain glory for my Deste City. In that case, I will reward him with another twenty million Primeval Heavenly Pills.
The other Sovereign Emperors immediately agreed; all of them praised Sovereign Emperor Xing Ge and Shangguan Yuns generosity and enthusiasm.
While many agreed, no one would foolishly take out Primeval Heavenly Pills to motivate Xiao Chen.
Primeval Heavenly Pills were nothing much to Sovereign Emperors. However, when the numbers ramped up to thirty million, it still induced heartache.
Sovereign Emperor Xing Ge felt stunned. This had be big; he had dug a hole for himself and jumped into it, burying himself.
Initially, Sovereign Emperor Xing Ge had been overly excited and casually made some empty promises. Unexpectedly, he got tricked by Xiao Chen.
The Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperor smiled and said, Brother Xing Ge, everyone is watching you.
Haha! Little Friend Xiao Chen, you have to do your best. My Primeval Heavenly Pills are not easy to obtain. Dont embarrass our Deste City test zone.
Beneath the eyes of the group of Sovereign Emperors, Sovereign Emperor Xing Ge gritted his teeth as he took out a storage ring and rudely tossed it to Xiao Chen.
Sovereign Emperor Xing Ges smile did not change. Nevertheless, he felt like a fool, as upset as he could be.
However, Xiao Chen could not be bothered with all this, treating the situation lightly.
Before the winners battles started, Xiao Chen gained thirty million Primeval Heavenly Pills without doing anything. What else could be happier than this?
Chapter 2121 (Raw 2226): Kill
Chapter 2121 (Raw 2226): Kill
No matter how depressed Sovereign Emperor Xing Ge was, the Heavenly Alliances test had to proceed. The purple-haired old man waved his hand to get the crowd to quiet down. He said, All of you probably know the rules for the second stage already, so I will not repeat them. Nangong Feng!
Here!
Nangong Feng stepped forward and performed a cupped-fist salute while bowing. He shouted, Greetings, Lord Shangguan.
The difficulty of the Heavenly Alliances test is the highest it has ever been. You should be the one with the best chance of passing the test out of everyone in the Deste City test zone. Dont disappoint me. Dont let my Deste City test zone experience aplete wipe-out. Everyone is watching you, the purple-haired old man said gravely to Nangong Feng, filled with hope for him.
Nangong Feng felt immense pressure. He replied seriously, This humble one will definitely do my best to pass the second stage.
The purple-haired old man turned his head and shifted his gaze. Then, he said, Xiao Chen.
Present.
Xiao Chen stepped forward and bowed slightly. He said softly, Greetings, Lord Shangguan.
Shangguan Yun looked at Xiao Chen with a somewhatplicated expression. He could not understand this youth.
Xiao Chen had a great opportunity that many people did not even dare to dream of. To think that he actually rejected it!
However, this makes sense, as well. Xiao Chen is the Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperors follower. Back then, the Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperor retired at the height of his career.
Just do your best. Dont feel too much pressure. I think very highly of you. Even if you cannot pass the Heavenly Alliances test this time, I can pave the way for you on behalf of the Heavenly Alliance if you are willing.
The purple-haired old mans words already counted as a remarkable evaluation. He still held Xiao Chen in high esteem.
Xiao Chen had already aplished so much at such a young age. As long as he could be a Sovereign Emperor, he would definitely be a Faux God.
Thank you, Lord Shangguan.
The purple-haired old man shifted his gaze again and looked at the people preparing to participate in the losers arena battles. He said softly, The losers group, there is still hope. You all know how cruel the losers arena battles are, yet you dare to challenge it. I respect all of you. Lets begin!
Operated by many Sovereign Personages, the Starry Heavens Dao tform slowly activated.
Xiao Chen and Nangong Feng stood together. The people participating in the losers arena battles moved to the sides, clearing the area.
Can you tell me why you rejected a core Doyens invitation? Nangong Feng looked curiously at Xiao Chen. Many people could not understand this.
Xiao Chen pondered for a moment before answering honestly, I do not want to be fettered. I hope to use my own strength to enter the Heavenly Alliance.
Surprise shed in Nangong Fengs eyes. He could feel the sincerity in the other partys tone. These were Xiao Chens true thoughts.
I wish you good luck.
Such a reply made Nangong Feng think highly of Xiao Chen, causing him to say some words of blessing.
Whoosh!
The formations activated. The thousands of people joining the losers arena battles disappeared from the Dao tform first. Closely following that, Xiao Chen and Nangong Feng disappeared.
The people participating in the losers arena battle would undergo a battle royal with ten thousand people. The surviving person would continue to the next round. Out of the hundreds of thousands of people, only the final ten would qualify to enter the Heavenly Alliance.
The winners group would have one hundred people in each battle royal. There would be one hundred secret realms used for this. The survivor of each secret realm could enter the Heavenly Alliance.
Whoosh!
One hundred light screens appeared in the Starry Heavens. The scene of the second stage for the cultivators who passed the first stage appeared before everyone.
No light screens appeared for the losers group. In theory, they were all eliminated.
Lord City Lord, Xiao Chen is in the light screen for Secret Realm 8!
After Old Cui found Xiao Chen, he immediately informed the Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperor.
In the light screen for Secret Realm 8, arge continent floated amid the Starry Heavens. Sovereign Personages could cross the whole continent in the blink of an eye. There was nowhere to hide; hiding was impossible.
At this moment, all the Sovereign Personages of Deste City focused their gazes on the light screens showing the secret realms where Xiao Chen and Nangong Feng were.
The intense killing would soon begin.
Those who could enter the second stage were all powerful Sovereign Personages; there were no weaklings.
The first stage was already sufficiently cruel. Weaklings had no chance of passing it.
Xiao Chen arrived on top of a mountain on the continent. When he checked his surroundings, he found the auras of the strong everywhere. Every one of these people was umting power in secret, waiting for the killing to begin.
One out of one hundred. He who survived to the end was king, gaining the qualification to enter the Heavenly Alliance.
Xiao Chen looked around and discovered a familiar figure, Gong Liangyu.
That was right. It was Xiao Chens old opponent, Gong Liangyu. Both of them actually ended up in the same secret realm for the second stage.
Whoosh!
At this moment, the other party sensed Xiao Chens presence as well. Their gazes met, and an invisible sh ensued.
Gong Liangyu smiled lightly and murmured, Interesting.
Xiao Chen felt slightly stunned and surprised. However, he soon calmed down.
Before the second test started, the Realm Spirit restrained all of them. The most important thing was to remain calm.
The many Sovereign Emperors in the Starry Heavens above Deste City were set abuzz.
Gong Liangyu! Both Gong Liangyu and Xiao Chen appeared in Arena 8. Its over!
Xiao Chens situation was not good in the first ce. Now, he met with Gong Liangyu. Truly, enemies always cross paths.
Besides Gong Liangyu, there are many other experts in Secret Realm 8. I took a quick look, and several of them were within the overall top one hundred ranks.
If only Xiao Chen had known this. I wonder if he regrets rejecting Lord Suiren Jis invitation?
The Sovereign Emperors did not think much of Xiao Chens chances in the first ce. Now, Xiao Chen ended up in the same group as Gong Liangyu in the second stage.
Some people guessed that someone had purposely arranged this.
After all, it was too much of a coincidence for Xiao Chen and Gong Liangyu to meet each other in the second stage. This simply left no path out for Xiao Chen.
City Lord, aside from Gong Liangyu, there is also a person called Lin Xi in Secret Realm 8. Lin Xi ranked within the top twenty in the first stage in his secret realm and is within the overall top hundred. There are four or five other people who are not to be trifled with, Old Cui reported softly from beside the Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperor. Xiao Chens situation was not good.
While they are not to be trifled with, Xiao Chen is not to be trifled with, either. It would not be simple for anyone to try to trample on Xiao Chen, the Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperor said indifferently. Although he did not think that Xiao Chen could be the final victor, he had enormous confidence in Xiao Chens strength. Even if Xiao Chen failed, anyone who wanted to snatch the victory from Xiao Chen would have to pay a price.
Standing at the side, Old Cui remained silent. He did not know where the Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperor got his confidence from. Was it because Xiao Chen was now a Great Perfection Sovereign Personage?
Most of the people who survived the first stage were mostly Peak Sovereign Personages. Furthermore, these people had remained stuck at Peak Sovereign Personage for more than one hundred years.
Xiao Chens cultivation was nothing muchpared to the other participants
Whoosh!
The familiar little light figure appeared on the continent. It eyed the crowd and said, Congrattions to everyone for passing the previous stage of the Heavenly Alliances test. In this stage, thest survivor is king. He who survives to the end qualifies to enter the Heavenly Alliance.
Whether you agree or not, the continent under your feet will continuously shrink. Eventually, the continent will hold only one person. Those who fall off the continent will be eliminated. I now formally announce the start of the second stage!
After the Realm Spirit spoke, Xiao Chen felt the restraints on him vanish; now, he could move freely.
The battle royal instantly started. Without hesitation, everyone sought out the participants around them and ruthlesslyunched attacks.
Kill!
Gong Liangyu, the most dazzling of the one hundred participants here, spread out his Dao Domain. His palm danced about, throwing palm strike after palm strike. He continuously sent out palm winds that were dense and heavy. Furthermore, the palm winds contained sharp sword lights.
If one did not pay attention and got struck by the sword Qi, one would be severely injured on the spot.
In the blink of an eye, the terrifying Gong Liangyu killed two genius participants. At this moment, the strength that he showed was even more horrifying than what he showed in the first stage.
This made sense after some thought. If one won this stage, one could enter the Heavenly Alliance no matter what.
Hence, one no longer needed to hide ones strength; one just needed to guarantee ones victory.
Except for Gong Liangyu, Lin Xi and the others who ranked in the overall top hundred brought out their full power, not holding back at all.
Amid the chaotic battles, the calm Xiao Chen wielded his Tyrant Saber. His aura appeared weak and inexperiencedpared to the group of three-hundred- or four-hundred-year-old Sovereign Personages.
However, Xiao Chens aura contained explicit killing intent, might, and pressure.
Xiao Chen held absolute confidence in his heart, not afraid at all. He analyzed calmly, The strong will only fight each other at the end. The weak will be eliminated first. Right now, the peak experts are all projecting their auras to prove their qualifications to fight to the end. I also do not have to hide too much. I need to end my battles quickly and prove my strength.
Suddenly, a Candle Dragon image appeared. Candle me shed in its eyes. Immediately, two Peak Sovereign Personages charging at Xiao Chen caught fire. A terrifying, icy me burned their souls and bodies.
Kill!
Xiao Chens eyes turned cold and emotionless. As he drew his Tyrant Saber, an intense saber intent instantly spread out.
When he attacked, he started with the Mahmy Abstinence Vition Saber Techniques Resolving the Mundane.
A swastika appeared on his forehead as he lost all the expressions that should belong to people of the mundane world.
Once the mundane heart was resolved, it would be eternal.
Xiao Chen sent out an eternal and inextinguishable saber light. The cold and headstrong Buddhist Might relentlessly crushed the two Peak Sovereign Personages auras.
Damn it! What is this me? I am much slower, and my soul is still burning!
Quickly, attack! This saber light is not easy to deal with.
The two Peak Sovereign Personages still had to face Xiao Chens Resolving the Mundane after getting burned by Xiao Chens Candle Dragon Eyes.
The two Peak Sovereign Personages immediately felt flustered.
Dang! Dang! Dang!
After executing Resolving the Mundane, Xiao Chen repeatedly used the wless saber Dao.
The body as a saber, the will as a saber, the heart as a saber. He burst out with full force, not holding anything back. After ten moves, he killed the two Peak Sovereign Personages.
Ka ca!
The spurting blood appeared on the light screen together with the decapitated heads showing disbelief.
The many Sovereign Emperors on the thrones above Deste Citys Starry Heavensand also the purple-haired old manfelt stunned upon seeing that.
Xiao Chen easily killed two Peak Sovereign Personages on his own.
Chapter 2122 (Raw 2227): The Slaughter Intensifies
Chapter 2122 (Raw 2227): The ughter Intensifies
The chaotic battle began. This was Xiao Chens first time fighting at full force since his tribtion.
Bringing out his full strength, Xiao Chen destroyed two Peak Sovereign Personages in ten moves.
Great! The purple-haired old man could not help shouting praises as his eyes lit up.
Sovereign Emperor Xing Ge immediately lost confidence. He smiled coldly to himself. This is just the start. The best is yet toe.
If this fellow wants to seed in this stage, this insignificant strength is far from sufficient.
wless Saber Technique, Falling Moon Stance!
Xiao Chens figure soared across the sky, and a bright moon descended. The participant fighting Xiao Chen felt slightly stunned and quickly retreated. Then, this participant unleashed a strand of resplendent sword light to crush this bright moon.
Boom!
However, when the bright moon shattered, a loud sound rang out, and this participant vomited a mouthful of blood as the energy shock wave sent him flying.
Why is this saber intent so strong?
Horror shed in the eyes of this cultivator. Xiao Chen clearly had notprehended the Saber Dao Domain. However, his saber intent was somewhat ridiculously strong.
Die!
Heartbreaking Stance!
Xiao Chens heart shattered, and intense pain filled his whole body. Then, he roared. Amid the boundless intense pain, he burst forth with his full power. Turning into a lightning bolt, he charged over.
It was too fast, simply too fast. Xiao Chens opponent could not see him.
Xiao Chens opponent could not tell whether what came was a saber light or an electric light. By the time he startled to his senses, the saber in Xiao Chens hand had stabbed into his forehead.
Pu ci!
The saber pierced through the participants head. The terrifying impact made him burst.
Even the Realm Spirit could not save that participant in time; he died on the spot.
Xiao Chen could not be med for being ruthless. No one would hide their strength in this final stage. Everyone did their best for the sake of the Heavenly Alliances membership, not holding anything back.
If one showed mercy, one might be the one dying instead.
Rumble...!
The ground started to crack and crumble at the edges, the continent shrinking. This forced the remaining participants to fly to the middle. The cruel killing only just started; even more intense shes had yet toe.
The continent below them was all the participants had to survive on.
Earlier, the Realm Spirit said that the continent would continuously shrink until it could hold only one person.
It could be anticipated that as the space shrank, the ughter could get increasingly intense.
How strong!
Several people paying attention to Xiao Chen felt their hearts skip a beat, their expressions changing drastically.
Xiao Chen had finished off two Peak Sovereign Personages in ten moves and then aggressively killed another participant; the other party could not even retaliate.
After all, those who could seed in the first stage were all outstanding talents, elites among Sovereign Personages. All of them could be considered peak existences among Sovereign Personages, not people who could be easily killed.
Was Yun Fei, who used the Thirteen Wind Controlling Swords, strong?
However, even a strong Sovereign Personage like Yun Fei did not pass the first stage. This showed how horrifying the Sovereign Personages who passed the first stage were.
However, the more this was so, the more it proved Xiao Chens current strength.
Xiao Chen was a Great Perfection Sovereign Personage. However, he was no ordinary Great Perfection Sovereign Personage.
During his startling lightning tribtion, he had relied on his physical body all the way to the end. Who could understand that pain, that bitterness?
What was it all for?
So that Xiao Chen could go on a massacre now, to rely on his strength to enter the Heavenly Alliance.
To whoever said that I couldnt make it, I will prove you wrong.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Figures flickered in the air. Xiao Chens performance inspired horror in the other participants. They needed to join hands to deal with him.
Ten-odd participants soared into the air, charging at Xiao Chen and surrounding him.
One should not begrudge him for being too dazzling. The powerhouses of the Heavenly Alliance wanted true elites, powerful Sovereign Personages that could not be found anywhere else.
Not only should a Sovereign Personage be able to handle themself in a one-on-one fight and crush their opponent, but they should also be strong enough to handle fighting against many.
As a Heavenly Alliance member, one would only face even greater danger.
The people ranked in the overall top one hundred were good examples. Ten or twenty other participants had simrly surrounded both Gong Liangyu and Lin Xi.
If they were geniuses, they would not need to fear envy or being surrounded by others.
If one could pull through this, one would be qualified for the final fight. If not, one could only be called a false genius, not someone the Heavenly Alliance needed.
As Xiao Chen watched ten-odd participants charge over, his expression did not change; he remained remarkably calm.
As long as he did not getpletely surrounded, he would not fall into an absolute disadvantage; there would be a chance.
The Purple Thunder Divine Incantation circted wildly in Xiao Chens body. With each step, the sky changed color. Boundless electric light burst out of his body.
Surround him!
Xiao Chens fast movements shocked the others. They wanted to suppress and kill him.
The most direct way would be to surround him, then merge their auras to suppress him.
At that time, no matter who it was, no one would be able to breathe or move under the pressure of ten-odd Peak Sovereign Personages.
Even Gong Liangyu would be helpless in such a situation, a sure path to death.
As Xiao Chen ran, his feet gently pushed off the ground. The ground split and winds howled. Sand flew into the air amid spreading lightning.
Five Element Divine Lightning, Thunder Monarch Spear!
Xiao Chen used his Thunder Dao Domain to drive the Five Element Divine Lightning. Then, a short spear of boundless electric light coalesced in his palm.
Whoosh!
Xiao Chen ferociously tossed out the short spear. In that instant, the resplendent electric light appeared dazzling and piercing, so much so that no one could keep their eyes open.
The intense electric light shot out like aser beam, crossing the distance in an instant. The short spear was swift; those people chasing Xiao Chen could not dodge it.
Someone immediately shrieked in agony. After the short spear struck him, his body exploded, mangling his flesh and blood.
The short spear pierced his chest with massive force before knocking that person back.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
As Xiao Chen leaped about and ran, he asionally looked back and used his Thunder Dao Domain to drive the Five Element Divine Lightning to form short spears, then tossed them out.
The reason why Xiao Chen altered the Thunder Monarch Spear from a long spear to a short spear became apparent now.
Although the resulting Thunder Monarch Spear was weaker, it could be materialized much more quickly and drained less energy. Furthermore, it could be formed continuously. In sufficient quantity, the destruction would be even greater.
The many short spears became like nightmares to the pursuing participants.
Their initially high morale fell to rock bottom as people screamed miserably.
Somethings wrong! Quickly scatter!
Soon, the pursuers realized that something was wrong. Xiao Chen did not flee out of fear. He intended to kill them all.
However, it was already toote. When these people noticed something wrong, Xiao Chen quickly turned around.
Firmaments Rage!
The roar of a Great Deste Eon Ancestor Dragon spread out. Then, a gigantic hand infused with saber light and electricity swooped down from the sky.
Pa!
After Xiao Chenprehended the Thunder Dao Domain, both Firmaments Rage and Thunder Monarch Spear more than doubled in strength.
The gigantic palm containing a Great Deste Eon Ancestor Dragons rage descended swiftly. None of the participants pursuing Xiao Chen managed to leave.
Xiao Chen remained expressionless as he grabbed with his fingers. A huge suction immediately came from his palm.
All the participants injured by the gigantic palm entered Xiao Chens palm.
Lightning and boundless saber light surged about in Xiao Chens palm, making for a hellish small world.
Then, he ferociously clenched his hand. When he opened it again, boundless lightning and saber light burst out. Blood continuously spilled, together with a strong wind.
Xiao Chen eradicated all his pursuers, leaving none alive.
Many of Xiao Chens Martial Techniques were connected to the Thunder Dao. After heprehended the Thunder Dao Domain, his increase in strength was iprehensible. It was not as simple as advancing from Small Perfection Sovereign Personage to Great Perfection Sovereign Personage. It was a qualitative change.
At this moment, a little over thirty percent of the participants remained.
However, the crumbling continent did not leave enough space for everyone. The space underfoot could not contain thirty-odd people.
Someone needed to be eliminated or be killed for there to be enough space.
Cruel!
This was a truly intense and miserable ughter, far scarier than the first stage. The continuously shrinking space brought everyone into proximity, forcing them to fight.
The participants who managed tost longer were definitely the stronger ones.
The killing would only intensify. Everyone would have to bring out their full potential.
Right now, no one could think of anything else.
A desperate killing intent hung in the air. With the continuously shrinking space, everyone could only keep fighting without taking a breather.
Right now, this was not just a test of strength. The demand on their mental state was equally cruel.
Many of the remaining participants were pale. Sweat covered their heads as they panted.
These participants could not adjust to this tragic scene. Even their hands trembled while holding their weapons.
Kill!
The chaotic battle intensified. Xiao Chen showed a cold expression as he held his Tyrant Saber. Despite the tragic and desperate scene, he showed no fear.
His superior mental state allowed him to face this situation calmly, his aura entirely unaffected.
In contrast, some experts with weaker mental states could bring out only eighty to ny percent of their strength.
The Sovereign Emperors seated on thrones in Deste Citys Starry Heavens could not say a word.
They stared at the light screen. Xiao Chen genuinely gave them all an unexpectedly pleasant surprise.
Such a strong mental state. Such strength. This showed everyone what a truly powerful demonic genius was.
No wonder Xiao Chen dared to reject Lord Suiren Jis invitation. He really wanted to rely on his own strength to make his way into the Heavenly Alliance.
Xiao Chen wanted to shut up everyone who was unconvinced of him.
Chapter 2123 (Raw 2228): Many Changes in an Instant
Chapter 2123 (Raw 2228): Many Changes in an Instant
The tragic ughter reached such a state already. The most crucial test now was for mental state.
Mental state had always been important. It was just that its effects were not as apparent as cultivation. Hence, it was not focused on.
However, all of the Heavenly Alliance powerhouses were powerful experts with extraordinary mental states. Naturally, they knew its importance.
The reason this stage was so cruel, continuously reducing the space, was to pick out participants with extraordinary mental states.
Compared to truly desperate situations, this was nothing.
If these participants could not handle such a desperate situation, they would not be able to handle the grander scenes that they would see in the future.
In reality, the thirty-odd people remaining were of simr strength, likewise theirbat prowess.
Everyone had their trump cards. It might be a Dao Domain, grasping a peak Secret Technique, or an unusual killing move.
All of these people held the possibility of defeating their opponents. However, once their mental state showed problems, they could not bring out their usual strength.
They only ended up dying miserably or getting rescued by the Realm Spirit.
At this point, luck was no longer a factor in the Heavenly Alliances test. Their mental state influenced their fate.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The continent under everyones feet shrank continuously, reducing the space that they had.
The killing intensified further. A bloody stench spread in the air. Everyone felt fatigued and drained. The pressure in their hearts grew infinitelyrge, preventing them from stabilizing their emotions.
Xiao Chens heart, however, remained calm, his eyes like still water, showing no fluctuations.
Amid the tragic ughter, Xiao Chens heart did not get affected. His clear eyes always showed calm and persistence.
Whoosh!
A figure appeared before Xiao Chens vision. He did not think as he swung his Tyrant Saber, executing the Heartbreaking Stance.
Dang!
A saber and a sword shed, producing powerful shock waves. However, neither moved back.
The ground below them had already shrunk to a small area; they could not afford to move back. Everyone knew that the moment one did so, the ground would crumble under them.
Dang! Dang! Dang!
Xiao Chen and this person exchanged one hundred moves in mere moments, not taking a step back. Their auras materialized countless mysterious phenomena that shed wildly. They both wanted to push the other back.
However, neither moved back even after one hundred moves, appearing equal.
The rhythm of the battle elerated. For the first time, Xiao Chen found his opponent somewhat tricky to deal with. The other party should be someone within the overall top one hundred of the first stage.
The two fought relentlessly, bringing out their respective Sword Dao and Saber Dao to the limits.
The two were on equal footing; neither exposed an obvious opening. The other party had the Wind Dao Domain, but Xiao Chen had the Thunder Dao Domain.
While the other partys cultivation was higher, Xiao Chens Saber Dao was stronger.
Its Lin Xi!
The many Sovereign Emperors in Deste Citys Starry Heavens recognized Xiao Chens opponent.
They inhaled sharply. This was a person second only to Gong Liangyu in Secret Realm 8.
For these two to run into each other, who knew whether Xiao Chen or Lin Xi was the unlucky one?
In any case, the happiest person would have to be Gong Liangyu.
If Lin Xi could choose again, he would definitely not choose to fight Xiao Chen. He had intended to select an opponent that was rtively easy to handle.
However, after five hundred moves, the two still appeared equal, unable to suppress their opponent.
Damn it! How did I end up fighting someone so terrifying by casually choosing an opponent? Even if I defeat him, how am I going to fight Gong Liangyu? Am I destined not to enter the Heavenly Alliance?
Frustration appeared in Lin Xis heart. When he thought of the possible results, his frustration was inevitable.
Indeed, even if Lin Xi defeated Xiao Chen, he would have to pay a hefty price that would put him in a sorry state.
An opening!
Xiao Chen sensed some fluctuations in the other partys mental state that created openings.
Instantly, thousands of thoughts shed in Xiao Chens mind. Is it an actual opening or a trapid by my opponent? Should I try?
Fight!
Xiao Chen showed practically no hesitation. The instant fluctuations appeared in his opponents mental state, he decided tounch a killing move.
Dharmic World!
Xiao Chens figure trembled slightly, and he turned into a three-kilometer-tall giant. The Tyrant Saber in his hand erged one thousand times.
Without thinking, Xiao Chen executed his wless Saber Technique in his giant state.
Void Breaking Stance!
Ah!
Lin Xis expression changed when he saw Xiao Chen suddenly gigantify. He immediately felt his aura crumbling at a shocking speed. The countless mysterious phenomena that his Wind Dao Domain materialized shattered.
After Xiao Chen executed Dharmic World, the pressure he gave off suddenly increased explosively.
He seized the unremarkable gap and pried it wide open, past the point of no return.
Lin Xi had no time to think. He could only tamely execute his killing move to sh with Xiao Chens Void Breaking Stance, which Xiao Chen unleashed in his giant form.
Ka ca!
After fighting for so long, Lin Xi vomited a mouthful of blood, finally knocked back by Xiao Chen.
Whoosh!
Xiao Chens body reverted to normal in the time it took for a spark to fly. However, he stabbed his Tyrant Saber into Lin Xis chest at the same time.
ng! Lin Xis sword fell to the ground. He felt his lifeforce quickly ebbing as he paled.
Many thanks.
Xiao Chen retracted his Tyrant Saber, and blood spurted out of Lin Xis chest. His saber intent destroyed Lin Xis internal organs at a terrifying speed.
However, Xiao Chen had already shown mercy, not destroying the other party in an instant. Before Lin Xi died, the Realm Spirit managed to send him out.
The originally bnced battle ended in the blink of an eye.
This was the difference in mental states.
Lin Xi got distracted during a life-and-death battle, thinking only about how to deal with Gong Liangyuter and not his current situation.
He did not realize he had exposed an opening to his opponent.
This was the result of insufficient mental state cultivation. While he thought nothing of it, he had actually given his opponent a chance.
The battle ended within one breath of time. It happened so quickly that Lin Xi did not have any opportunity to recover from the situation.
Typically, even if Xiao Chen executed Dharmic World, as long as Lin Xi did not show any openings, Dharmic World could not have broken his aura. On the contrary, Xiao Chen would have ended up showing openings due to executing an ineffective killing move.
However, there were no ifs in this world.
During a life-and-death battle, Lin Xi thought about how to deal with Gong Liangyu instead of Xiao Chen.
This ended up giving Xiao Chen a chance. Otherwise, if even if he won, it would have been a miserable victory.
Many thanks...I really should thank you deeply...
Lin Xis body slowly immaterialized as he showed a self-mocking, bitter smile. He had learned a lot of things in this battle.
Even though he failed to enter the Heavenly Alliance, he would not make the same mistake again after this lesson.
If he paid attention to this, he might end up saving his own life in the future.
After all, this was only the Heavenly Alliances test. Xiao Chen was not Lin Xis enemy, so he did not kill Lin Xi.
Once Lin Xi finished speaking, the Realm Spirit sent him out. No matter how dissatisfied he was, he had lost the qualifications to enter the Heavenly Alliance.
Xiao Chen turned and looked around. Gong Liangyu had yet to finish off his opponent, still engaged in a bitter battle.
Gong Liangyus opponent was not weak at all.
Gong Liangyu did not have an easier time than Xiao Chen or Lin Xi. Had Lin Xi seen this, he would feel immense regret.
In reality, this was to be expected.
After the many fights, how could any of the final four be weak? Everyone possessed about the same strength; they only differed somewhat in mental state.
However, Xiao Chen did not get distracted when fighting Lin Xi.
All he thought of was how to defeat Lin Xi and not show any openings. He thought of how to grab hold of his opponents opening, and he eventually seeded.
Whoosh!
Gong Liangyu and his opponent, who were engaged in a bitter fight, both turned their heads and looked at Xiao Chen.
Surprise shed in the twos eyes. Clearly, they had not expected Xiao Chen to win.
Furthermore, Xiao Chen won with such ease, not paying much of a price to win.
It looks like they are nning to work together to attack me.
Xiao Chen instantly figured out what would happen next.
These two who were currently fighting would not want Xiao Chen just watching them. It would worry them.
Xiao Chen thought to himself, The situation is a little different from what I nned. However, this might be an opportunity.
While it looked like there was no chance of winning if Xiao Chen fought against the two together, which would be perilous, there would always be a way out. While it looked like a path to death, it was the best chance.
Gong Liangyu and his opponent stopped at the same time. The two did notmunicate at all, tacitly locking their auras on Xiao Chen.
What are you thinking of doing?
Xiao Chens expression changed drastically. A barely perceptible unease shed on his face as he slowly moved back.
Noticing Xiao Chens fluster, Gong Liangyu smiled coldly and said, You are really surprising. Unexpectedly, you managed toprehend a Dao Domain in a few short days. However, luck is just as important as strength in many situations. It looks like luck is on my side this time.
You can leave in peace.
Whoosh!
Gong Liangyu and his opponent were fighting to the death earlier. Now, they suddenly joined hands and attacked Xiao Chen.
This scene stunned all the Sovereign Emperors in Deste Citys Starry Heavens, who had already shown some joy on their faces earlier.
The Sovereign Emperors could not adapt to the sudden change in the situation.
Chapter 2124 (Raw 2229): Successfully Surviving
Chapter 2124 (Raw 2229): Sessfully Surviving
Kill!
Gong Liangyu and his opponent attacked at the same time, charging at Xiao Chen.
Might and pressure spread out, roiling. It looked like they would force Xiao Chen out.
Both of these two were as strong as Xiao Chen. If they worked together, he could not possibly win.
Furthermore, the continent had already shrunk significantly. As long as the two could force Xiao Chen back, they could eliminate him.
The end seemed predictable.
However, was luck really on Gong Liangyus side?
After catching hold of Lin Xis opening and defeating him, Xiao Chen anticipated that Gong Liangyu and Gong Liangyus opponent would attack him simultaneously.
Since Xiao Chen already expected this, why did he show that hard-to-detect fluster in his eyes?
Naturally, it was to fake an opening.
Gong Liangyu and his opponent charged towards Xiao Chen. When they saw Xiao Chen already at the edge of the continent, joy shone in their eyes. If they pushed Xiao Chen farther out, they could eliminate him.
Suddenly, the twos expressions changed. They looked up and saw twenty-odd tribtion clouds descending rapidly as they charged towards Xiao Chen.
Boom!
The twenty-odd tribtion clouds merged as they descended.
It seemed that Xiao Chen had expected the two to charge over. To others, it did not look like the tribtion lightning striking the two but the two running into the tribtion lightning as they charged towards him.
If the two worked together, Xiao Chen would have a sure path to death with no chance of victory.
However, since Xiao Chen anticipated this andid a trap before him, this desperate situation became his opportunity.
The Divine Lightning Eyes sixthyer was Xiao Chens trap. The fluster that shed in his eyes was just a pretense for the sake of luring the two towards him.
The instant the tribtion lightning struck the two, Xiao Chen gently waved his hand. The Taiji Yinyang me Diagram covered the sky and descended, together with the tribtion lightning.
Taiji Burst!
The two had just survived the tribtion lightning. However, before they could catch their breaths, they suffered Xiao Chens Taiji Yinyang me Diagrams explosion.
The two coughed endlessly amid boundless dust clouds, severely injured on the spot.
Great Deste Eon bloodline, activate!
Xiao Chen naturally would not miss the opportunity before him. He activated his bloodline, entering his peak state.
One side was severely injured, and the other side was in the peak state. At this moment, Xiao Chen held the initiative.
This was a genuine countless-changes-in-an-instant, truly bbergasting. No one could react to it.
Xiao Chens eyes flickered with golden light as he formed the Seven Kill Seal with his left hand. Under the effect of the Seven Kill Seal, he smoothly executed Resolving the Mundane.
Whoosh!
A light shed, and Xiao Chen flew into the cloud of dust. When the dust settled, Gong Liangyus initial opponent was already decapitated, and his body started immaterializing, getting sent out by the Realm Spirit.
The two were severely injured. Xiao Chen decisively chose to deal with the one worse off. He used the Seven Kill Seal with Resolving the Mundane to kill him.
This left only one opponent: Gong Liangyu.
Absolute silence.
The many Sovereign Emperors in Deste Citys Starry Heavens held their breath, not saying anything.
The Sovereign Emperors previously missed out on a tiny detail in the splendid scene on the light screen for Secret Realm 8.
No one expected that aside from his pride and persistence, Xiao Chen was also smart. At the crucial moment, he used exquisite pretense to control his opponents actions, turning a desperate situation into an opportunity for himself and turning the situation around.
A genius. This was a true genius. Xiao Chen possessed both courage and smarts, an extraordinary mental state and excellent talent.
The pale Gong Liangyu looked at Xiao Chen. Earlier, the tribtion lightning caught him off guard. Then, he suffered from the Taiji Yinyang me Diagrams explosion.
Although Gong Liangyus situation was better than his initial opponents, he knew that he was no longer a match for Xiao Chen in his current state.
Gong Liangyu showed a self-mocking smile. Then, he snickered, Howughable, how trulyughable. I thought you only managed to survive until the end of the first stage because of luck. However, when luck fell on my side, I still lost.
Gong Liangyus intelligence was extremely terrifying. This was clear from the first stage. Even after obtaining an absolute advantage, he had not shown any pride. He had remained cold and emotionless, cautious at all times.
However, this time, Xiao Chen had grown stronger much too quickly. Seeing him easily kill Lin Xi had shaken Gong Liangyus mental state.
After Gong Liangyu noticed the fluster in Xiao Chens eyes, he only thought about grabbing hold of this opportunity to trounce Xiao Chen.
In reality, Gong Liangyu lost his confidence the moment Xiao Chen defeated Lin Xi.
Even Lin Xi lost to Xiao Chen; could Gong Liangyu defeat Xiao Chen?
In the end, Gong Liangyus mental state was stillcking. He could not maintain his absolute calm in a desperate situation. Hence, he fell into Xiao Chens trap, giving Xiao Chen a chance.
In reality, extremely few could maintain an absolute calm towards the end of this second stages battle royal, when only a few people remained.
Most people were simrly strong. They could not easily crush countless Sovereign Personages in two or three moves like they had in the first stage.
Those who could make it this far were not weaklings. Everyone could win.
It was just a matter of whether one could grasp the opportunity or not.
Of course, this still needed strength as a foundation. If Xiao Chen had not advanced to Great Perfection Sovereign Personage andprehended the Thunder Dao Domain, allowing his lightning-attribute-rted Secret Techniques and Martial Techniques to strengthen significantly, he could not have withstood the absolute strength of the others, no matter how strong his mental state was.
Xiao Chen looked at the other party calmly. A vague painting appeared behind him, showing ten thousand dragons soaring.
He emanated an ancient Azure Dragons Dragon Might. Together with his aura, it made his white robes and long hair flutter about, appearing very tyrannical.
After the activation of his bloodline, Xiao Chens aura changed. His normally hidden sharpness and tyranny appeared in full.
When looking at Gong Liangyus expression, Xiao Chen already knew what the other party wanted to say.
I admit defeat, Gong Liangyu stated calmly. Then, his figure promptly immaterialized. Only Xiao Chen remained in Secret Realm 8.
He won?
In the Starry Heavens above Deste City, the Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperor felt like he was dreaming. He did not dare believe his eyes.
Old Cui said with wild joy, City Lord, he really won. Xiao Chen qualified to enter the Heavenly Alliance!
Hahaha! The purple-haired old man guffawed, his heartyughter filled with delight.
Congrattions, Lord Shangguan! the other Sovereign Emperors congratted in unison, showing happiness on their faces.
Only Sovereign Emperor Xing Ge showed an unsightly expression, feeling very bitter. It seemed that he had said that he would give Xiao Chen another seventy million Primeval Heavenly Pills as a reward if Xiao Chen managed to enter the Heavenly Alliance.
With this thought, Sovereign Emperor Xing Ge could not help feeling a pang in his heart.
Primeval Heavenly Pills were not crucial to Sovereign Emperors. However, a Sovereign Emperor would still suffer heartache when the sum reached such numbers.
Milord, Nangong Feng also seeded. Just at this moment, Sovereign Emperor Xing Ges escort reported joyfully while pointing to the light screen for Secret Realm 9.
Only Nangong Feng remained on the light screen for Secret Realm 9. The two remaining people from Deste City both passed the second stage.
Sovereign Emperor Xing Ge immediately rejoiced, his depression easing somewhat. However, he still felt a little bitter.
If Nangong Feng alone entered the Heavenly Alliance, Sovereign Emperor Xing Ge would be the focus of attention.
However, now, the Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperor stole the spotlight. Sovereign Emperor Xing Ge could not help his dismay.
He did not feel as happy as he imagined about his disciple entering the Heavenly Alliance.
Whoosh!
Light flickered. Xiao Chen and Nangong Feng appeared at the same time. The two exchanged looks and nodded slightly to each other. Then, they went over to the purple-haired old man and performed cupped-fist salutes. Greetings, City Lord.
Shangguan Yun continued smiling as he said seriously, Good! Very good! Both of you brought glory to me. This is my reward for you two!
Two storage rings flew over, each of them containing twenty million Primeval Heavenly Pills.
Shangguan Yun casually awarded forty million Primeval Heavenly Pills in one go. He truly lived up to being a Faux God, giving out rewards like this without blinking.
Congrattions. This old mans word is gold. Since you passed the test and will enter the Heavenly Alliance, this is my reward for you.
Sovereign Emperor Xing Ge showed a sullen expression. The many Sovereign Emperors suppressed smiles as they watched the unsightly Sovereign Emperor hand seventy million Primeval Heavenly Pills to Xiao Chen.
Master, you are biased. I am your disciple, but I did not gain such a reward, Nangong Feng grumbled with a bitter smile, appearing somewhat helpless.
Haha! The many Sovereign Emperors could not suppress theirughter. This was the consequence of making big promises.
Sovereign Emperor Xing Ge felt embarrassed as he said awkwardly, Ill exin when we return. Master will not mistreat you.
Shangguan Yun smiled faintly and said, Alright. That will do. Xing Ge, you may withdraw first. I have something to say to them.
Alright.
The purple-haired old man looked at Xiao Chen and Nangong Feng. Then, he said, Someone wille three dayster to receive you and bring you to the Heavenly Alliances headquarters. At that time, you will formally be a Heavenly Alliance member. Although our umtions cannotpare to the other super factions we still have substantial resources. The authority and resources you gain by bing formal members will surpass your imagination.
However, authorityes hand in hand with duty. For however much authority you have, you will have however much responsibility. I hope you understand that...
When the purple-haired old man finished speaking, Xiao Chen and Nangong Feng said simultaneously, I will definitely remember Lord Shangguans lesson.
Good. You may withdraw first.
Chapter 2125 (Raw 2230): Succeeding in Pairs
Chapter 2125 (Raw 2230): Seeding in Pairs
The losers arena battles were still ongoing. Lei Hao had opted out, but Yun Fei was still fighting in the endless battles.
The Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperor was still around. After Xiao Chen took his leave from Shangguan Yun, he did not rush to leave. He waited with Lei Hao to see Yun Feis results.
Congrattions, Little Brother Xiao Chen.
Lei Hao looked somewhat enviously at Xiao Chen. By entering the Heavenly Alliance, bing a super faction member, Xiao Chen gained a great advantage over cultivators who were not members of a super faction, cultivators like him. Xiao Chens cultivation path would be much smoother in the future.
Thinking of this, Lei Hao felt somewhat sorrowful. Who did not want to go further on the path of cultivation?
Many thanks, Big Brother Lei Hao.
Xiao Chen could make out Lei Haos disappointment. Thus, he softly consoled Lei Hao. Of one million Sovereign Personages, only one hundred in the winners group and ten in the losers group could seed, a total of one hundred and ten.
Most of the people got eliminated. It was not that Lei Hao was weak; the test was just too cruel.
Lei Hao looked at Xiao Chen and said, Little Brother, dont worry about me. After this failure, I only hope to break through to Sovereign Emperor in the future. While I no longer aim high, it will not be tiring.
The two discussed in soft voices, casually chatting and exchanging information about the winners battles and the losers battles.
Four heaven-defying experts appeared in this Heavenly Alliances test. Little Brother Xiao Chen, you have to pay attention to them during the ranking battles in the future, Lei Hao seriously told Xiao Chen. Compared to Xiao Chen, he seemed to understand more about the situation of the Heavenly Alliances tests.
Heaven-defying experts?
What was a heaven-defying expert? Sovereign Personages who could crush the other geniuses during the second stage as though they were still in the first stage were heaven-defying experts.
Xiao Chen and Gong Liangyu could not be considered heaven-defying experts. When the numbers reduced to the final thirty in their secret realm, everyones strength was roughly simr.
The only difference was mental state, a matter of whose mental state surpassed the others. The one who surpassed the others gained more opportunities.
The heaven-defying Sovereign Personages appeared significantly stronger than the others. Mental state could not affect the situation.
The difference in strength was too great. Even if such a heaven-defying Sovereign Personage did not pay attention and got careless, he would still win.
Such participants could be considered unrivaled among Sovereign Personages, heaven-defying people.
Xiao Chen thought, It is not surprising that such heaven-defying Sovereign Personages appeared.
After all, the requirement on participants is Sovereign Personages under five hundred years old. If I had three hundred years, I would be confident of crushing Gong Liangyu and Lin Xi without any pressure.
However, Xiao Chen still felt surprised at four such Sovereign Personages appearing this time.
Which four?
Lei Hao said sullenly, Saber Demon Wu Meng, he is a monster from the Tianwu Dynasty testing zone. He was the one who eliminated me. He did that in one saber strike; I got sent out even before I clearly saw it. Just thinking of that fellows expression still gives me chills. With just one look, I knew I would lose.
Saber Demon Wu Meng? He is a Demonic Dao cultivator?
Lei Hao quickly denied, How could that be possible? The Demonic Dao Hall and the Underworld God Hall are our mortal enemiesa rtionship where one side has to perish. The Heavenly Alliance cannot possibly ept Demonic Dao cultivators. He is called the Saber Demon because of his style. His saber moves are as terrifying as demons.
Xiao Chens heart skipped a beat. It looked like he had to be careful not to expose his Demonic Cloud Heaven Swallowing Art.
As for the other three, they are Grim Reaper Lin Feng, Sword Venerate Gongzi Lan, and Spear Sovereign Mo Yu. Among which, Grim Reaper Lin Feng is the most terrifying. Many people say that he might be the strongest participant in this Heavenly Alliances test. After this ends, he will receive many benefits.
Xiao Chen wrote all these names in his heart. Then, he asked Lei Hao for paintings of these people.
After entering the Heavenly Alliance, they still had to undergo a ranking battle, fighting each other. The ranking would affect the final reward and whether one could attract a true expert within the Heavenly Alliance.
After Lei Hao gave Xiao Chen everything, he smiled and said, Little Brother Xiao Chen, besides these four, your fame within this Heavenly Alliances test is no less than theirs. In fact, you might be more famous.
What do you mean?
Earlier, someone said that if you could enter the Heavenly Alliance, you would be the youngest member in history. It is not just this test but all the past tests since the establishment of the Heavenly Alliance. You are the youngest member.
That really seemed to be the case. The other factions had many outstanding talents like Xiao Chen. For example, the Martial God Pce, which controlled the eight great empires, or the Universe Origin Sect, which controlled the Tianwu Dynasty, held a much greater attraction for outstanding talents than the Heavenly Alliance.
In reality, Xiao Chen should have entered the Martial God Pce had nothing gone wrong.
Xiao Chen!
As Xiao Chen and Lei Hao chatted, Nangong Feng walked over. After calling out to Xiao Chen, Nangong Feng greeted Xiao Chen and said with a smile, We will be entering the Heavenly Alliance together three dayster. We should look out for each other then. The Deste City test zone is rtively weaker. If we are not united, we might be bullied.
Indeed.
Xiao Chen still did not have much of an impression of Nangong Feng, so he just nodded slightly in agreement.
This was good. In any case, Xiao Chen would not take the initiative to provoke the other party. Since the other party wanted to remain on good terms, he could take this easy.
What are you two doing? Why are you not leaving yet? Nangong Feng asked softly with a smile after seeing Xiao Chen nod.
Lei Hao answered, We are waiting for my Senior Brother Yun Fei. He is in the losers battles.
If he is still not eliminated by this point and did not die, there is great hope for him to obtain one of the top ten slots for the losers group, Nangong Feng said softly after thinking for a while.
The light screens did not show the losers arena battles. People could only guess the results.
These words cast a shadow in the hearts of Xiao Chen and Lei Hao.
Indeed, it was easy to imagine the two possible reasons for noting out yet at this point. The losers arena should already be reaching its end. One either was still fighting or had already died, unable to be sent out.
Hopefully, Yun Fei is still fighting.
Xiao Chen wished Yun Fei luck in his heart. This test was very cruel. No matter the result, he hoped that the people he knew would survive.
Just at this moment, Shangguan Yun, who was on his throne in the Starry Heavens, received some information. Then, he loudly proimed, The losers arena just ended!
Whoosh!
Right after the purple-haired old man spoke, a light shed. Then, a fatigued Yun Fei covered in injuries appeared before everyone.
After a moment of shock, the entire ce erupted in thunderous apuse. Everyone went wild.
Sess!
Someone from the Deste City testing zone managed to survive to the end of the interminable ughter in the losers arena, obtaining one of the ten slots in apetition between one million people.
Shock shed in Xiao Chens eyes. He could not help pping along with everyone.
Nangong Feng said in awe, It is extremely difficult tost to the end in the losers arena. Calling it a miracle is no exaggeration.
Lei Hao eximed with some excitement, He really seeded. Haha! Now, two people under Master managed to enter the Heavenly Alliance.
Before everyones eyes, Yun Fei stepped forward and arrived before the purple-haired old man to receive the reward from Shangguan Yun.
Yun Feis sess, in addition to Xiao Chens and Nangong Fengs, meant that three people from the Deste City testing zone entered the Heavenly Alliance.
Congrattions. Now, one more of the Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperors followers entered the Heavenly Alliance. I will take my leave first.
Nangong Feng smiled as he gave his congrattions. Then, he left. He believed that his master would probably feel very depressed.
After waiting for so long, the Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperors group managed to obtain a good result. Yun Fei had emerged victorious in the losers arena.
After everything ended, Old Cui gathered the three and said with a smile, Come back with me first. The City Lord and the other Sovereign Emperors have some things to discuss. This time, you managed to bring glory to the City Lord. Now, no one will speak behind his back anymore.
Two dayster, Xiao Chen and Yun Fei received the Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperors summons in their Deste City residence.
Before this, Xiao Chen had returned fifty million Primeval Heavenly Pills to the Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperor.
The Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperor did not stand on ceremony, taking back the Primeval Heavenly Pills. Xiao Chen now did notck Primeval Heavenly Pills.
You will be leaving in one more day. I really feel reluctant to part, the Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperor said somewhat ruefully. Then, he looked at Xiao Chen and said, This is especially so for you, Xiao Chen. We have not truly interacted with each other for even one month yet.
The Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperor wanted to say something but discovered he did not have much to say. After all, he was not good at expressing himself and his emotions.
I will not speak unnecessary things. What do you want to know about the Heavenly Alliances headquarters? You can ask what you want. This is the time to tell you, and it will not count as leaking secrets.
Chapter 2126 (Raw 2231): Leaving Desolate City
Chapter 2126 (Raw 2231): Leaving Deste City
What was there to ask about the Heavenly Alliance?
Be it Xiao Chen or Yun Fei, they both felt rather curious about the Heavenly Alliance.
However, when suddenly told to ask their questions, they did not know where to start.
Yun Fei thought in silence for a long time before asking, Master, what kind of organization is the Heavenly Alliance?
What kind of organization was the Heavenly Alliance? It was said to consist of merchant associations. In that case, how did it operate? How did it manage the interests of the various merchant associations? What did joining the Heavenly Alliance mean? Could it be that those merchant associations were not part of the Heavenly Alliance?
This seemed like a simple question. However, there were many mysterious principles behind it.
When this topic was brought up, the Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperor showed a somewhatplicated expression. He exined softly, The Heavenly Alliance has weaker umtions. It was formed after thest great war between the righteous factions and the demonic factions. The variousrge merchant associations had suffered immense losses during the great war between the righteous factions and the demonic factions, due to not only the plundering and killing of the various Demonic Dao factions but also the extortion of the Righteous Dao factions. Without peak martial prowess, wealth is pointless, no matter how much.
After that, the top ten merchant associations of the Martial Epoch allied to form the Heavenly Alliance. Its purpose was to gather everyones strength and forge a peak fighting force that belonged to the merchant associations. They would nurture people without sparing expenses. Facts proved that one could nurture absolute experts with sufficient resources. Furthermore, when it was established, they used various Soul Tools to attract some neutral Faux Gods. Finally, the Heavenly Alliance managed to be a super faction, gaining the qualifications to resist the other super factions and not get extorted or plundered.
Yun Fei said doubtfully, The Righteous Dao factions would extort merchant associations?
The Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperor replied indifferently, If there were benefits, of course, they would. Furthermore, the sects and empires were not as good at doing businesspared to the merchant associations. Also, some of the merchant associations were overly materialistic, inciting the hatred of the sects. Since the sects could notpete with the merchant associations, they just snatched what they wanted by force. Otherwise, if all the resources got taken away by the merchant associations, the sects could not survive.
There is no right and wrong here. This was just a conflict of interest. Even now, the Heavenly Alliance still has to give up some of their interests to some of the more difficult factions.
At this point, the Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperor paused before continuing, Back to what I was saying, after the Heavenly Alliance became a super faction, an interesting twist happened.
What interesting twist?
Those merchant associations discovered that they could no longer control the Heavenly Alliance. This was reallyughable, but the facts are as such. Actually, the Heavenly Alliance is no longer a faction made of merchant associations allying together. The positions switched. Now, the variousrge merchant associations are subordinate to the Heavenly Alliance.
The Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperor said seriously, So, Yun Fei, as to your question of what kind of organization the Heavenly Alliance is, the right answer is that the Heavenly Alliance is a super faction that controls all the merchant associations in the world. The positions between master and subordinate have long swapped.
Xiao Chen felt slightly surprised but not overly so. Strength reigned supremethe strong fed on the weak.
This was the rule that the Martial Epoch always operated by. Since the Heavenly Alliance possessed the strength to destroy the merchant associations, why would it listen to these merchant associations orders?
Master, I understand.
Yun Fei nodded to indicate his understanding. In the end, the Heavenly Alliance was a major faction that ruled over countless merchant associations, one with subordinate factions spread across the Great Thousand Realms.
However, the ones truly in control of this major faction were just a small group of people. These were the formal members of the Heavenly Alliance.
By entering the Heavenly Alliance, Xiao Chen and Yun Fei became like the masters of these subordinate factions.
No matter how much authority those famous merchant associations had or how much resources they possessed, their status was lower than Xiao Chen and Yun Feis.
Yun Fei went on to raise many questions regarding the finer details of the Heavenly Alliance. The Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperor answered all of them, one by one.
Xiao Chen, dont you have any questions? the Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperor asked, noticing that Xiao Chen just listened.
Xiao Chen pondered before saying, Actually, there is nothing much to ask. Im only concerned about what benefits I can obtain after entering the Heavenly Alliance and what price I will have to pay for them.
The Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperor smiled. Xiao Chens question was straightforward, but he did not know how to answer it.
Compared to the other super factions, you might have to pay a higher price. Due to its limited umtions, the Heavenly Alliance is quite utilitarian. Unlike the other super factions, it makes full use of every member.
Upon mentioning this, the Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperor appeared somewhat helpless. Although the Heavenly Alliance had reversed the roles and be the master controlling all the merchant associations in the world, the merchant associations were its foundations. It could not avoid being more utilitarian than the other super factions.
That suits me; this is good.
Xiao Chen thought for a while and did not mind that the Heavenly Alliance was utilitarian. It was a matter of making use of each other; there was no need to feel bothered.
After exining a while more, the Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperor said, As for the other things, I cannot exin them to you clearly. Just remember: never change your heart and character. Go back, then. The Heavenly Alliances people will probably arrive tomorrow.
After the two left, Yun Fei appeared quite excited. In contrast, Xiao Chen seemed calm.
Yun Fei had been in the peaceful Peach Blossom City for more than one hundred years. Now, he finally could enter the Heavenly Alliance. He felt a sense of lofty aspiration as if his time to rise had arrived. He wished that he could immediately put his skills to use and fulfill his ambitions in the Martial Dao.
Xiao Chen, what are your ns after entering the Heavenly Alliance? Yun Fei asked.
Me? I dont seem to have any ns. I just hope to gain the strength of a Sovereign Emperor as soon as I can.
Xiao Chen no longer set his sights within the Sovereign Stage. For now, he set a temporary goal of bing strong enough to rival Sovereign Emperors in as short a time as possible.
Yun Fei smiled and said, After entering the Heavenly Alliance, bing a Sovereign Emperor is just a matter of time. You should set your sights higher.
Early the next morning, the zing sun rose from the east of the Overflowing Sea.
The Overflowing Seas surface shimmered, creating a pleasant sight for anyone watching this sight from Deste City. Every sunrise here made a deep impression, leaving one awestruck.
Xiao Chen, Yun Fei, and Lei Hao got up early and practiced in the courtyard.
After a while, the Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperor appeared together with a gray-robed old man. Then, he pointed to Xiao Chen and Yun Fei. The gray-robed old man nodded slightly and sized up the two.
Xiao Chen knew that this old man should be the person who would bring them to the Heavenly Alliance.
Come with me, the gray-robed old man said directly after taking a look at Xiao Chen and Yun Fei and walking over.
The gray-robed old man was very straightforward, somewhat surprising Xiao Chen and Yun Fei. The stunned two took a while to react before saying their goodbyes to Lei Hao and the Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperor.
As Lei Hao sent out Xiao Chen and Yun Fei with his eyes, he had mixed emotions. He knew that he would not have much interaction with Xiao Chen or Yun Fei after this parting.
Lei Hao felt disappointed. Since the end of the Heavenly Alliances test, only now did he finally taste true disappointment.
Master, do I still have a chance of entering the Heavenly Alliance? Lei Hao asked, feeling somewhat unresigned.
The Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperor felt a heartache. After patting Lei Haos shoulder, he sighed, Those that enter the Heavenly Alliance dont necessarily be powerful experts. There is always a chance.
However, Lei Hao smiled bitterly in his heart. This answer meant that entering the Heavenly Alliance was now impossible for him.
If Lei Hao were as young as Xiao Chen, there would be a chance. However, he was already almost four hundred years old. The Heavenly Alliances next test might be toote.
After leaving the residence, the gray-robed old man called out Nangong Feng. Then, he led the three to Deste Citys City Lord, Shangguan Yun.
The gray-robed old man and Shangguan Yun each took out a broken piece of a jade pendant. The two pieces perfectly fit each other. Then, Shangguan Yun activated an extremely hidden Dao tform within the City Lords Residence.
Do your best. Entering the Heavenly Alliance is not the end; it is just the beginning. You have a long path before you. Dont disappoint me, the purple-haired old man advised gravely, watching Xiao Chen, Yun Fei, and Nangong Feng as they stepped onto the Dao tform.
We will solemnly heed Lord Shangguans lesson.
After Shangguan Yun withdrew, Yun Fei looked at the secret Dao tform underfoot. Feeling curious, he asked, Where are we going? Are we going straight to the Heavenly Alliances headquarters?
No. We are gathering with the people from the other test zones first. With your authority, you cannot be sent straight to the Heavenly Alliances headquarters using a Dao tform, the gray-robed old man exined casually as he worked on activating the Dao tform.
We are finally going to meet the experts from the other test zones. Anticipation stirred in Xiao Chens heart.
Chapter 2127 (Raw 2232): I Have Lost
Chapter 2127 (Raw 2232): I Have Lost
The Dao tform activated. Then, the figures of Xiao Chen, Yun Fei, and Nangong Feng turned blurry. The space around them changed, and they could only see blurry seven-colored energy flows.
That was the chaotic stream of space and time. It should not be touched or messed with. Otherwise, one might get lost in it.
When Xiao Chens vision returned to normal, he found himself on arger Dao tform.
There were many other Sovereign Personages on the Dao tform, each of them with deep cultivation and hidden strong auras.
Each of these people harbored a heart-pounding sharpness; all of them were powerful Sovereign Personages.
These people showed either cold or proud expressions. Like Xiao Chen, most of them sized up the other Sovereign Personages.
These must be the other one hundred nine Sovereign Personages entering the Heavenly Alliance.
Which four are the heaven-defying Sovereign Personages?
Saber Demon Wu Meng, Grim Reaper Lin Feng, Spear Venerate Gongzi Lan, and Spear Sovereign Mo Yu.
Xiao Chen wondered curiously as his gazended on a man with stubble, thick eyebrows, andrge eyes.
This stubbled man carried an ancient saber with crisscrossing spikes. It looked strangely ferocious as if it might turn into a ferocious beast at any time and bring disaster to the surroundings.
Xiao Chen thought back to the descriptions that Lei Hao gave him. This desman seemed to be Saber Demon Wu Meng.
Saber Demon Wu Meng sensed Xiao Chens gaze and smiled. However, his smile did not look pleasant on his face. Instead, it made him look even more terrifying.
Xiao Chen nodded slightly in reply to the other partys smile.
How cold!
Suddenly, many people started shivering as a terrifying chill swept through the ce.
A cold-looking youth carrying a spear on his back appeared on the Dao tform. Then, he swept his eyes around the Dao tform.
The chill came from his gaze, spreading out from there.
This person should be Spear Sovereign Mo Yu, who had probablyprehended his Ice Dao Domain to a certain level already.
After some thought, Xiao Chen concluded that his Thunder Dao Domain could notpare.
Whoosh!
Before the shock from Spear Sovereign Mo Yus arrival faded, death Qi spread throughout the Dao tform, giving people goosebumps and causing difort. Everyone had to drive their Veritable Essence Energy to scatter this death Qi.
Grim Reaper Lin Feng, Nangong Feng said sullenly. He frowned heavily as he looked at a ck-d youth that appeared on the Dao tform.
You know him? Yun Fei asked, finding it strange.
Nangong Feng nodded. We were in the same secret realm for the first stage, and he nearly eliminated me. He is unrivaled; for the people in that secret realm, he was simply a nightmare. No one wanted to run into him. His Death Dao Domain inspired despair.
Death Dao Domain. This was materialized from the Death Dao, something one hundred timesone thousand timesharder to cultivate than an elemental Great Dao.
This person must have paid an extremely terrifying price toprehend a Dao Domain derived from the Death Great Dao. If one were careless while cultivating such aparatively negative Great Dao, one might identally enter a state of Berserking Qi Deviation and go mad. Such a person should not be provoked.
The participants that came with Lin Feng all maintained a certain distance from him, not daring to get close.
After all the participants arrived, an enormous silver ship appeared above the Dao tform. This silver ship flickered with a cold light, clearly made of a special alloy of divine materials that had undergone tempering for thousands of times.
The door to the ships hold opened, and a handsome, azure-d, middle-aged man walked out. Then, this person looked at the crowd and asked softly, Is everyone here?
A stylized plum blossom, simr to Shangguan Yuns, was embroidered on the chest of his clothes. It had seven petals iid with gold thread, and the center looked like snow. The symbol gave off an air of pride and nobility; it seemed very unconventional.
Lord Mu, these are the new members from this test. They are all here already, an old man responsible for receiving the neers said respectfully.
The azure-d man nodded slightly before speaking some words of praise. Not bad. The potential and strength of this batch are indeed higher than the previous batches. We probably will not get so many powerful Sovereign Personages joining the Heavenly Alliance like this again for a long time.
More than one million Sovereign Personages from all over the Great Thousand Realms had undergone a selection, killing each other until only one hundred and ten people remained. These people gained the right to enter the Heavenly Alliance. With such strict standards, it would be strange if the survivors were weak.
Good. Before we go to the Heavenly Alliances headquarters, you will all undergo a final test to determine your ranking. This ranking actually does not have a significant purpose; it is just to determine the rewards. Hence, I hope that you will not take this as a battle to the death. Just stop at exchanging moves. It will be my Heavenly Alliances loss if you end up with hidden injuries or internal injuries.
This Lord Mu looked at the participants and paused for a while before continuing, Hence, finish the battles fast and stop when appropriate. Dont worry. I can see your strengths. Even if there is no victor, I will know who is stronger.
Xiao Chen and the others felt stunned upon hearing this. Unexpectedly, this third stage was so casual.
However, this made sense, as well. The first stage and second stage were extremely cruel, making everyone extremely tense. Another intense round of killing might result in an idental loss of life. That would be a loss for the Heavenly Alliance.
We will start the exchange now. The losers remain in the bottom fifty, and the winners progress on. The top ten rankers from the first stage will go straight to the final round.
This was the privilege of seeded participants. The remaining one hundred people would have to fight.
As this was just an exchange, everyone held back. The battles proceeded exceptionally quickly. When one felt that they could not defeat their opponent, they would decisively admit defeat.
Some people clearly could not defeat their opponents. However, they stubbornly dragged the fight out. Lord Mu lectured these people and directly dered their loss.
Xiao Chen was pretty lucky. He won twice in a row and entered the top twenty.
This attracted many peoples attention. Clearly, many people had heard that Xiao Chen was the youngest member in the history of the Heavenly Alliance.
Besides the four heaven-defying Sovereign PersonagesSaber Demon Wu Meng, Grim Reaper Lin Feng, Spear Sovereign Mo Yu, and Sword Venerate Gongzi Lanthe other one that everyone knew about was the White Robed desman Xiao Chen.
I cant tell that he is actually that young. To think he managed to make it to the top twenty.
He has a few tricks up his sleeves. How incredible!
However, this is not a fight to the death, so we cant be too serious.
As the discussions continued, the final round was about to begin. Ten people, including Xiao Chen, would face the top ten rankers of the first stage.
In thest round, you have one final advantage. You can choose your opponent. Whoever wins can enter the top ten and participate in the finals, Lord Mu said softly as he looked at the top ten rankers of the first stage.
Xiao Chen and the other nine immediately felt somewhat nervous. They hoped that the four heaven-defying Sovereign Personages would not choose them.
The four heaven-defying Sovereign Personages were already acknowledged as unrivaled among Sovereign Personages. The others could not possibly be a match.
Whoever the four heaven-defying Sovereign Personages chose would definitely lose; they would have no possibility of entering the top ten.
My opponent is him!
Xiao Chen looked around. Very unfortunately, the one who chose him was the Sword Venerate Gongzi Lan, one of the four heaven-defying experts.
Even though Xiao Chen felt slightly disappointed, he quickly adjusted his mental state.
Xiao Chen remained calm as he stepped forward. Then, he performed a cupped-fist salute and said, Peach Blossom Citys Xiao Chen. Please give me your guidance.
You can remain so calm when facing me. This is startling for me.
Sword Venerate Gongzi Lans handsome appearance gave off a Righteous Qi that made him look upright,cking any evil influence.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly and did not deny it. He stretched out his hand and gestured. Please make your move.
As you wish.
ng!
Gongzi Lan frowned slightly, and a sharpness immediately burst out. He was like a treasure sword being unsheathed, releasing a sharp sword moveunching at Xiao Chen.
Speedy, sharp, upright, open, and righteous. The attack looked like a terrifying arrow that would crush everything. This was Gongzi Lans sword Dao, the sword Dao of sovereigns.
Ding! Ding! Dang! Dang!
In that instant, Xiao Chen made his move too. However, his feet did not budge. Instead, he moved the saber intent in his heart, executing a saber move with his entire body using the wless saber Dao: using the body as a saber, the hair as a saber, and the clothes as a saber.
Xiao Chens fine ck hair and clothes fluttered. While he did not move, his flowing hair and clothes created a saber move that seemed like a vast army charging.
As Gongzi Lan charged over, Xiao Chen drew his Tyrant Saber and shed with the other partys vast sword move containing the upright way of the sovereigns.
Dang! Dang! Dang!
The weapons shed. In the blink of an eye, the two exchanged more than one hundred moves. Figures crossed, and afterimages shed in the air. The saber and the sword danced wildly, producing a magnificent and chaotic scene.
Many people did not expect such a scene. To think that Xiao Chen could hold out for so long against Gongzi Lan.
Whoosh!
After exchanging one hundred moves, the two separated amid the boundless mysterious phenomena.
There were some sword wounds on Xiao Chens body. However, all Gongzi Lan had was a faint saber wound on his face.
The two appeared equal. After fighting like that, neither emerged victorious.
Lord Mu did not tell us to stop. It feels like defeating you with my sword Dao is going to be somewhat difficult. However, I have a way to make you admit defeat now.
Gongzi Lan sheathed his sword. His lips curled up slightly in a confident smile.
Xiao Chen retorted calmly, Bring it out, then. Let me see!
With a faint smile, Gongzi Lan held two fingers together. Then, a sword light suddenly appeared at his fingertips.
Whoosh!
The instant the sword light appeared, Xiao Chens eyes prickled. Feeling some fear in his heart, he quickly took a few steps back.
Xiao Chen squinted and saw a dancing golden line in that sword light.
Divine Energy!
This Gongzi Lan had managed to cultivate a strand of Divine Energy as a Sovereign Personage, the Divine Energy that only Divine Vein Realm Sovereign Emperors could grasp.
Xiao Chen smiled bitterly. There was indeed no need to continue. Gongzi Lan clearly already cultivated this strand of Divine Energy to perfection.
If Gongzi Lanbined it with his sword Dao, Xiao Chen did not feel confident of blocking it even with the Taiji Yinyang me Diagram.
More urately, whether Xiao Chen dared to block it was questionable. If he failed to block such a move, the sword light containing Divine Energy would instantly severely injure him.
If this were a true fight, the best choice would be to flee quickly after seeing the other party use Divine Energy.
Xiao Chen would not bet on an unknown possibility.
Indeed, Gongzi Lan deserved to be one of the four heaven-defying Sovereign Personages. To think that he managed to cultivate a strand of Divine Energy. This made one feel too helpless; there was no need to continue.
Xiao Chen smiled bitterly and shook his head. He sheathed his saber and performed a cupped-fist salute. I have lost.
You went easy on me.
Gongzi Lan smiled faintly and scattered his sword light, then moved back while holding his sword.
Xiao Chen only made it to the top twenty in the final ranking battles. As for his exact rank, that depended on Lord Mu.
Chapter 2128 (Raw 2233): One Aged with Time, Who Could Do Anything about It?
Chapter 2128 (Raw 2233): One Aged with Time, Who Could Do Anything about It?
Xiao Chen felt some regret at his defeat, but that was all.
Xiao Chen withdrew calmly. The ten defeated people did not need to continue fighting. Lord Mu, who had a seven-petaled plum blossom embroidered on his chest, would determine the ranking based on their performance.
Yun Fei and Nangong Feng walked over. The two fell short of Xiao Chen, not making it into the top twenty.
To think that he managed to cultivate a strand of Divine Energy. This Gongzi Lan is a monster, Nangong Feng said with some frustration. After advancing to the Divine Vein Realm, ones Veritable Essence Energy would evolve to the even stronger Divine Energy.
Before Divine Energy, Veritable Essence Energy was like paper. They were onpletely different levels.
There was not much of an opportunity. Xiao Chen thought that he might have a chance if hebined his Heart me with the God Shadow Bow.
However, this was not a fight to the death. While Xiao Chen had a Soul Tool, the other party might have one as well.
It is like a cheat. No wonder he is a heaven-defying Sovereign Personage. This truly makes one despair, Yun Fei sighed. The four heaven-defying Sovereign PersonagesGrim Reaper Lin Feng, Saber Demon Wu Meng, Spear Sovereign Mo Yu, and Sword Venerate Gongzi Fengnone of them were people to provoke.
If Xiao Chen did not get picked by Gongzi Lan, he might have a ce in the top ten, Nangong Feng said very objectively. At the same time, he wanted to console Xiao Chen, not wanting him to be too depressed.
Xiao Chen smiled and said, Its fine. A defeat is a defeat. It does not matter that I did not get into the top ten. In any case, we all will enter the Heavenly Alliance. There will be opportunities in the future.
Xiao Chen!
Just at this moment, a figure walked over to Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen looked and saw that it was Qiong Ying.
The Ink Sea Clusters Qiong Ying was the first Peak Sovereign Personage that Xiao Chen met in the Heavenly Alliances first stage.
Amazingly, Qiong Ying really managed to kill his way out of the losers arena battles. He walked over to Xiao Chen now.
Xiao Chen met him with some pleasant surprise. This is unexpected. You managed to make it.
Qiong Ying smiled and said, I said it before, as long as there is the losers arena, I will definitely w my way up here. I will set you as my goal, and then, I will surpass you.
Xiao Chen appreciated Qiong Yings character. This person came from the outer regions. It must have been challenging for him to reach this step.
Qiong Ying was tough and had an enthusiasm that would never admit defeat.
Xiao Chen smiled and said, Ill wait for you. Let me make introductions. This is Yun Fei, a senior follower of the Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperor. This is Nangong Feng; he came from the same test zone as me. This is Qiong Ying. Hees from the Ink Sea Cluster and is the first expert I met in the first stage.
After the introductions, the four slowly started to get familiar with each other.
Eventually, the topic shifted to the four heaven-defying experts. Qiong Ying said in a low voice, These four fellows are truly heaven-defying existences. However, the strongest is still Grim Reaper Lin Feng. He is simply too dazzling. Even if we add everyone in the batch together, he would still outshine us. Wu Meng and Mo Yu are about equal. Gongzi Lin is slightly weaker.
Finding this strange, Yun Fei asked, What do you mean? This Gongzi Lan managed to cultivate Divine Energy as a Sovereign Personage.
Qiong Ying exined, This Gongzi Lan is not weak. Even without Divine Energy, he can rank within the top four, someone stronger than us. However, he is just slightly stronger. He relies on his Divine Energy to be a heaven-defying Sovereign Personage. He definitely did not cultivate the Divine Energy himself. He probably ran into some fortuitous encounter, allowing him to seed in cultivating Divine Energy by coincidence.
When we reach the Divine Vein Realm and everyone gets Divine Energy, Gongzi Lan will lose his advantage. It is different for the other three. Lin Feng relies on his Death Dao Domain. Wu Meng relies on his Saber Dao. Mo Yu relies on his Spear Dao. When they be Sovereign Emperors, their advantage will only be stronger.
Nangong Feng nodded and said, Thats true. However, this Gongzi Lan might have other means, as well.
True.
As the group softly discussed, the ranking battles ended on a rtively peaceful tone. After all, they were just some exchanges. The atmosphere remained friendly.
Lord Mu started calling out names. With every person he called out, he told them their rank and also gave them a Heavenly Alliance medallion.
Xiao Chen!
Xiao Chen stepped forward when he heard his name, performed a cupped-fist salute, and greeted Lord Mu.
The azure-d man looked at Xiao Chen and sized him up. Then, he nodded slightly. Not bad. You live up to being the youngest member of my Heavenly Alliance. I had long wanted to meet you. I heard that you even rejected Lord Suiren Jis invitation. Im quite curious. Will you tell me why?
Xiao Chen muttered, Freedom.
Freedom!
Lord Mu felt startled. When the Heavenly Alliance was first established, it was a very loose alliance. At that time, the Heavenly Alliances cultivators were the freest existences, moving about freely. The atmosphere then was different than what it was now.
Now,mon practices significantly differed from before.
Time slowly changed a person; age eroded ones heart. Under the baptism of time, the Heavenly Alliance had gradually changed.
One aged with time; who could do anything about it?
Lord Mu handed a Heavenly Alliance medallion to Xiao Chen. Then, he said softly, The rank I am assigning you is the eleventh rank. If not for meeting Gongzi Lan, you could be in the top ten, even possibly the top five. The prize for the eleventh rank is in there, as well as the uniform for the Heavenly Alliance members and inherited Dao Tool.
Thank you, Lord Mu.
Xiao Chen epted the medallion and withdrew. As he toyed with the medallion, he found it quite heavy.
There was a storage space inside the medallion. The medallion itself seemed to be a treasure.
There were restrictions on the medallion, and Xiao Chen could not open the storage space. When Xiao Chen saw the others dripping their blood on the medallion to im it, he followed suit, squeezing out a drop of essence blood and dripping it onto the medallion.
Immediately, the ck surface of the medallion slowly melted like snow, revealing its true face. The obverse showed seven golden fragments perfectly matching each other, forming an ancient divine character, with a zing ancient bronze mirror serving as a background.
The reverse of the medallion was smooth and exquisite, showing a vast snowy scene with an indistinct eight-petal plum blossom in the foreground. However, that plum blossom had only one petal lit up; the rest were dim.
Xiao Chen thought about the seven-petal emblem embroidered on the chest of Lord Mus clothes and figured that this might represent his grade.
After Xiao Chen sent in his Soul Energy, he perfectly bound this Heavenly Alliance medallion.
There were some things in the storage space within the medallion, including the prize for his ranking. However, Xiao Chen did not have time to continue checking.
Lord Mu said loudly, Congrattions on formally bing members of the Heavenly Alliance. Do you see the plum blossom on the back of the Heavenly Alliance medallion? There is only one petal lit up. In the future, you need to contribute to the Heavenly Alliance to light up more petals. With every petal you light up, your grade in the Heavenly Alliance will increase. Right now, you are only junior members of the Heavenly Alliance. The authority and resources you have are minimal.
It was as Xiao Chen guessed. The plum blossoms petals represented his grade. However, he did not know what the seven golden fragments and the ancient bronze mirror meant.
After giving out some instructions, Lord Mu had everyone board the silver warship, and they set off for the Heavenly Alliances headquarters.
After Xiao Chen boarded, someone informed him that due to the limited number of cabins, four people needed to share one.
If there were no cultivators that one was on good terms with, the Heavenly Alliance would make random assignments. Coincidentally, Xiao Chen, Yun Fei, Nangong Fei, and Qiong Ying made up four people, so they shared a room.
After entering their cabin, the four felt startled. They had expected the space to be tight.
The decorations were exquisite, making the cabin look elegant. Everything looked perfect, pleasing to the eyes.
The paintings on the wall and the furniture made of divine wood clearly showed a grandmasters craftsmanship.
Precious Spirit Fruits sat on a te ced on the table. Everything in the room made one marvel at the wealth of the ships owner.
This Lord Mu is really rich. Just the Spirit Fruits on this te are already worth millions of Primeval Heavenly Pills. Yun Fei could not help praising as he casually picked up a Spirit Fruit and ced it in his mouth.
The maidservant responsible for serving their group smiled faintly and said, These Spirit Fruits are for everyone to enjoy. If you need more, you can call this servant to replenish them. Everything in the room is for the enjoyment of the various lords. There is no need to stand on ceremony. There is still quite some time before we arrive at the Heavenly Alliances headquarters.
After performing introductions, Xiao Chen nodded slightly and said, You may withdraw first. We will call you if we need anything.
Very well. This servant will wait outside the door. If you have any instructions, I wille immediately when you call. The maidservant smiled faintly as she bowed and left. Her graceful figure appeared indistinctly as she bowed, inspiring fantasy.
This is luxurious. My master is also from the Heavenly Alliance, but his grade is one lower than Lord Mu. It is just one grade, and there is a worlds difference. No wonder Master dreams of bing a Doyen.
Nangong Feng sent the graceful maidservant off with his eyes. As he spoke, a tone of reluctance appeared in his words.
Yun Fei guffawed and said, Nangong Feng, I could not tell. So, this is your taste. She seemed to have said that we can call her if we have any instructions. Although the four of us are sharing this room, if you need to, we can go somewhere else for a while. Of course, if you dont mind us watching, that is possible as well.
Nangong Feng looked at Yun Fei in disdain, covering up the embarrassment on his face. Then, he said, Scram!
Seeing Nangong Fengs embarrassed appearance, Xiao Chen and the others could not helpughing.
Everyone, look at what I discovered.
Qiong Ying had poked around in the room and opened up a secret room. It was a cultivation room.
The others quickly put down what they were doing and entered. They immediately gasped in amazement at the sight of it.
This cultivation room had a peak Spirit Gathering Formationid under it. There were gems on the ceiling that made it look like the Starry Heavens. With one nce, it appeared as though the vast Starry Heavens had materialized in a beautiful painting.
It felt like one could pluck the stars by just raising ones hand.
The fire in themps on the wall gave off a faint fragrance. Breathing in the scent made the soul and the body feel veryfortable; the effect was stupefying. It cleared up the minds of the four, and they immediately forgot about all their worries. The oil in themp should have extraordinary origins. It was just that their ken was too low, so they did not know what it was.
Nangong Feng stepped forward and observed. Then, he said, My master once said that the Ruthless Demonic Profound Spirita deep-sea ferocious beast that lives in the Bitter Sea, one of the seven forbidden seashas a kind of perfume in its body that can be refined into the bestmp oil in the world. Manyrge temples of the Buddhist sects use it. I suspect this is that oil.
The Bitter Sea was one of the seven great forbidden seas.
This ce gathered the seven bitternesses of life, such as dying of age and illness, grudges, separation from loved ones, and reluctance. That was a vast and endless sea of bitterness, filled with unknown dangers. If one got careless, one would sink deeply into it, unable toe back out.
Qiong Ying pointed to the Primeval Heavenly Pills in the Spirit Gathering Formation, which were deeper in color than those in everyones hands. These pills spiritual nature appeared nearly substantial; a visible mist rose from the pills.
These are Primeval Heavenly Pills refined from Medial Grade or Superior Grade Spirit Jades. They arepletely different from the Primeval Heavenly Pills we have, which are refined from Inferior Grade Spirit Jades.
Primeval Heavenly Pills were Heavenly Pills refined by Alchemists using Spirit Jades and supplementary herbs.
Primeval Heavenly Pills refined from Inferior Grade Spirit Jades served as currency in the Central Great Realm. This was because Medial Grade Spirit Jades and Superior Grade Spirit Jades were much rarer.
Yun Fei let out a drawn-out sigh. This Lord Mu is extraordinary. He is definitely not an ordinary Doyen!
Chapter 2129 (Raw 2234): Alloy Battle Armor
Chapter 2129 (Raw 2234): Alloy Battle Armor
The various luxuries of the ships cabin deeply shocked the four. This was truly extravagant.
They felt like country bumpkins entering the city for the first time, shocked at everything and not recovering for a long time.
I really hope that the journey to the Heavenly Alliances headquarters will take longer. There is no loss in remaining in this room forever, Nangong Feng said in awe.
Indeed, such a cultivation environment was a great eye-opener.
This was more than one hundred times better than Xiao Chens previous residence in the Heavenly Dragon Pce. More importantly, he could casually use any of the resources here.
Should we pour out some of this oil? When we sell it in the future, we might get an astronomical price for it, Yun Fei suggested softly as he looked at the dreamymp oil.
Xiao Chen countered calmly, Best not to. Right now, we might think of all these as precious treasures. However, this is just because our ken is too low. After we enter the Heavenly Alliance, we might not feel this way anymore.
Thats true. Right, have you all checked on the storage space in the Heavenly Alliance medallion? The things in there seem pretty good, Yun Fei said in reminder.
With this reminder, Xiao Chen and the others remembered to check their prizes in the Heavenly Alliance medallions storage space.
The four went back to the living room and took seats there. Then, they took out the items in the medallions storage spaces.
As none of them reached the top ten ranks, their ranking rewards were very simr. Xiao Chens ranking reward was ten million Primeval Heavenly Pills, nine different Medicinal Pills for treating injuries, and a jade bottle containing an unknown liquid.
Aside from these, there were the basic items one would receive upon joining the Heavenly Alliance.
There were two books. One book introduced the Heavenly Alliances structure, how to handle any work to be done, and other matters. This was a primer to familiarize neers with the Heavenly Alliance. There were also detailed records of the other super factions.
The other book, titled Myriad Item Register, was pretty much an encyclopedia that detailed the various aspects of the Martial Epoch. This included the origin of the Martial Epoch, the history of the past wars between the righteous factions and the demonic factions, information on many precious herbs, divine materials, stars, and strange matters.
Not bad. These two books can answer most of our questions. This is especially so for this Myriad Item Register. It will help significantly with widening our ken.
Xiao Chen gave the two books a quick look and immediately became engrossed in them.
The Myriad Item Register introduced various resources and gave essential exnations for various Martial Techniques, Secret Techniques, and Cultivation Techniques. Since these were all the musings of Faux Gods, the book did not just serve to widen ones ken but also provided significant help for ones Martial Cultivation.
Yun Fei opened the bottle and gently sniffed it. However, he did not feel any change, so he asked in confusion, What is this liquid?
Everyone had received a bottle of liquid. However, due to the ranking, the volume differed.
Xiao Chen put down the Myriad Item Register in his hand and picked up his jade bottle. Then, he said, This should be Origin Liquid. More urately, this is Spirit Jade Origin, the origin spring that generates Spirit Jade mines. If one takes away all of the Spirit Jade Origin, the Spirit Jade mine will dry up and stop producing new Spirit Jades. Typically, one would take away only one-third and collect more in the future. However, it would take at least one thousand years for the Spirit Jade Origin to recover.
The physical body can perfectly absorb such unrefined natural liquid without any side effects. There are endless uses for it, like strengthening the physical body, transforming ones bloodline, aiding cultivation, and recovering from severe injuries. Sovereign Emperors can even use it to restore their Divine Energy quickly.
When Yun Fei heard that, he immediately recapped the bottle. Unexpectedly, the reward for the ranking battles was this extremely precious Origin Liquid.
Even Sovereign Emperors cherished this treasure. With so many uses to it, it could be considered an elixir of life.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly as he continued, Although there are many uses for it, it does not stand out for any particr use precisely because of its universal application. That can be considered a drawback. However, the main thing is that it does not have any side effects and does not require further refinement.
Xiao Chen had the most Origin Liquid. While others had only five kilograms or so, Xiao Chen had more than two hundred fifty kilograms.
How did you know? Yun Fei and the others asked out of curiosity.
Xiao Chen pointed to the Myriad Item Register and smiled, answering without any words.
What is this trinket? Qiong Ying asked in confusion as he put on a pair of ck gloves. These gloves were very light, and they exposed the fingers midway. There were seven golden fragments on their backs, which formed ancient divine characters that were identical to the obverse of the Heavenly Alliance medallion, just without the bronze mirror.
This was not a prize. It was a tool given to all the neers of the Heavenly Alliance.
There were no records of the gloves on the Myriad Item Register. After Xiao Chen put them on, he felt that they were quite strange.
Nangong Feng smiled and said, Let me tell you what this is. I guarantee that this will greatly widen your horizons.
Faint Soul Energy fluctuations appeared on Nangong Fengs body. Then, the ancient divine characters on the backs of the gloves started shing.
In the next moment, silver metal flowed out from the cuffs of the gloves, looking very mystical.
After that, the liquid metal started to cover the arms, forming vambraces, gauntlets, pauldrons. It continued to spread, covering the entire body, creating an entire set of silver battle armor shining with a flowing light.
Cuirass, pauldrons, greaves, sabatons, and othersthe silver armor wasplete, with nothing missing, shing endlessly with silver flowing light.
Xiao Chen felt startled. The parts of the battle armorpauldrons, vambraces, greaves, and all the restwere all inherited Dao Tools.
This was a perfect set of armorposed entirely of inherited Dao Tools. Not only that, but the material of the battle armor seemed to be formed of countless divine materials alloyed together, simr to the material of this warship they rode on now. This shocked the group.
Nangong Feng stood up, and the silver battle armor covering his entire body shone with flowing light. The spirituality of every part of the armorbined into a coherent whole. This set of battle armor made him look very valiant and gave off a pressing aura.
After Nangong Feng activated this mysterious battle armor, Xiao Chen, Yun Fei, and Qiong Ying felt a strangely intense pressure.
This...
Even Xiao Chen, who possessed an extraordinary mental state, felt somewhat shocked. Once, he had seen someone wearing an entire set of inherited Dao Tools in the Divine Dragon Empire.
However, that set of inherited Dao Tools had been pieced together from various ces. Not only was the quality of the individual parts of this silver set better, but there was noparison when it came to its cohesiveness.
After seeing the battle armor Nangong Feng wore, Xiao Chen thought back to the Golden Dragon Races Qin Aotians battle armor. In contrast, Qin Aotians battle armor seemed like the product of a poor rural ce.
Xiao Chen, now that I am wearing this set of Alloy Battle Armor, you will not stand a chance against me, Nangong Feng said confidently. Indeed, this set of battle armor appeared extraordinary, inspiring shock.
Xiao Chen did not acknowledge or deny anything. This set of battle armor seemed to be much stronger than it appeared to be. If the two fought, the result would be hard to predict.
However, these were mere words by Nangong Feng. After all, Nangong Feng was not the only one with the battle armor; Xiao Chen and the others had it as well.
Alloy Battle Armor? Xiao Chen asked in confusion when he heard Nangong Feng mention these words.
Thats right, Alloy Battle Armor. Nangong Feng smiled faintly and dismissed the battle armor. The silver battle armor immediately reverted to its liquid form and flowed back into the unremarkable ck gloves.
On seeing the others looking curiously at him, Nangong Feng smiled and continued to exin, The so-called alloy is made up of hundredsperhaps thousands or tens of thousandsof divine materials. They are mixed in an extremely precise ratio. Then, a grandmaster cksmith tempered the alloy countless times for tensmaybe hundredsof years before forming it.
During the Martial Epoch, materials that could be called divine materials had already reached the peak and were extremely valuable. Divine materials were the strongest materials that existed in the Great Thousand Realms.
The number of materials that could be called divine materials in the Great Thousand Realms only numbered in the thousands. Without exception, all of them were extremely scarce.
Following a secret recipe, these divine materials were mixed and tempered for tenseven hundredsof years to form the alloy. Furthermore, it required a grandmaster cksmith to guarantee its sess and form the strongest metal in the Martial Epoch.
As the adage went, iron turned into steel after being tempered for hundreds of times. The terrifying result could be imagined just from the countless rounds of tempering done on the alloy.
Of the eight super factions, only the Heavenly Alliance had the wealth and the workforce of grandmaster cksmiths to produce the Alloy Battle Armor on arge scale, able to give every member one set.
Regarding umtions, geniuses, outstanding talents, and peak fighting force, the Heavenly Alliance was weaker than the other super factions. Without this Alloy Battle Armor, it could notpete with the other super factions and would have been destroyed long ago for its immense wealth.
Nangong Fengs introduction did indeed widen the horizons of the other three.
The alloy was already extremely precious. However, the Heavenly Alliance used the alloy to forge such battle armor and gave one set to every member.
The Heavenly Alliance lived up to being a super faction. In hindsight, the stringency of the Heavenly Alliances entry requirements made sense. Yet, more than one million Sovereign Personages risked their lives to participate in the test. The charm and attraction of a super faction were simply too great for cultivators.
I came to know about all this from my master, Sovereign Emperor Xing Ge. He once showed me his Alloy Battle Armor and exined it a little. The alloy has a total of three levels, Transcendent Alloy, Immortal Alloy, and Eternal Alloy. Every level can be divided into nine stars. If we make sufficient contributions and collect the divine materials, we can upgrade the Transcendent Alloy Battle Armor that we have.
Nangong Fengs exnation revealed a small portion of the Heavenly Alliances charm, making one fantasize further about it.
Xiao Chen activated his Alloy Battle Armor, and the shining silver battle armor covered his entire body. This battle armorplemented his delicate and handsome appearance, making him look very valiant and extraordinary. He looked like a celestial general from a painting.
Elegant, icily arrogant, noble, and extraordinary.
Damn! Xiao Chen, you lookpletely different after wearing this battle armor.
Nangong Feng gave Xiao Chen a somewhat incredulous look. This set of battle armorpletely changed Xiao Chens air, putting all his normally withdrawn sharpness, his extraordinary pride, and hidden tyranny on full disy.
The other three moved back. The pressureing from Xiao Chen was far more intense than Nangong Fengs when he was wearing his armor. This prompted the other three to quickly activate their Alloy Battle Armor. Otherwise, they could not stand next to Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly at Nangong Fengs praise. Then, he carefully sensed the various mysteries of the Alloy Battle Armor.
Interesting. Every part is an inherited Dao Tool. However, whenbined, it is not disorderly at all. Every one of these is a lightning-attributed inherited Dao Tool, perfectlypatible with my body.
The Heavenly Alliances people are really meticulous.
This battle armor can amplify the might of my Thunder Dao Domain by at least thirty percent.
The even more mystical thing was Xiao Chens discovery that his strength could influence the battle armor. For example, his once-awakened Azure Dragon Divine Body seemed to supplement the Alloy Battle Armor, further improving its defenses.
Suddenly, inspiration shed in Xiao Chens mind. He figured it out. This Alloy Battle Armors Thunder Dao was not due to it being lightning-attributed. Instead, it was because it sensed Xiao Chens Thunder Dao Domain and automatically brought out the Thunder Dao.
It was just like how its defenses became stronger when it sensed Xiao Chens Azure Dragon Divine Body.
That was to say, if Xiao Chenprehended the Ice Dao Domain, the Great Dao that the Alloy Battle Armor supported might be the Ice Dao.
Yun Fei and Qiong Ying also discovered this point. They could see the shock in each others eyes.
The cksmith that forged this Alloy Battle Armor was indeed a grandmaster. His cksmithing skills had already reached an inconceivable level.
Chapter 2130 (Raw 2235): I Will Protect This Xiao Chen
Chapter 2130 (Raw 2235): I Will Protect This Xiao Chen
Alloy Battle Armor! A set of inherited Dao Tools forged of Transcendent Alloy. The practical value of this far surpasses some of the Inferior Grade Soul Tools already, Xiao Chen thought.
He took a look at the gloves after activating them. They had turned from ck to silver, and the seven golden fragments forming the ancient divine character appeared even more mysterious and extraordinary.
Xiao Chen had seen the same divine character on the Heavenly Alliance medallion but did not know what it meant.
There were nine stars in a ring around the divine character.
However, only one star was currently lit. This showed that this set of Transcendent Alloy Battle Armor was only 1-Star.
It is just 1-Star, and it is already this strong. How strong would it be if I lit up all nine stars?
Xiao Chen felt some anticipation in his heart. He could look forward to that after entering the Heavenly Alliance.
Dang! Dang! Dang! Dang!
The four carefully exchanged moves with each other while wearing the Alloy Battle Armor.
Unfortunately, they were inside the warship and could not go all out. However, the fours excitement was clear to see.
After venting their excitement, the four reluctantly dismissed the battle armor.
How strong! I am now filled with anticipation for when we arrive at the Heavenly Alliances headquarters. A super faction simply surpasses my imagination, Yun Fei said excitedly.
Xiao Chen had already calmed his emotions. Now, he sat peacefully by the window, drinking tea while reading the Myriad Item Register.
The window showed the Starry Heavens. There were countless stars, and the Starry Heavens appeared boundless.
When peering through the window, he could see a sea of stars and appreciate the countless marvelous sights of the Starry Heavens.
Living in the warship was something genuinely pleasing.
One could eat precious Spirit Fruits at any moment and savor the boundless Starry Heavens outside the window. If one wanted to cultivate, one could use the peak Spirit Gathering Formation and casually use the Primeval Heavenly Pills made from Medial Grade Spirit Jades in it.
If one were like Nangong Feng, one could even call in the pretty maidservant outside to tease her a little.
One could ponder the rooms various furnishings, the casually ced decorations, the exquisite screens, and the paintings on the wall, all of which were extraordinary antiques.
asionally, the four drank tea and chatted, discussing Martial Techniques. There was never a dull moment.
The four even heard from the maidservant that there was a tavern in the warship. They could go there at any time if they wanted to drink. However, drinking at the tavern would cost them.
This warship made entirely of Immortal Alloy looked like a phantom of flowing light as it flew through the dark and endless Starry Heavens. It looked like it continuously pierced through and leaped about, moving at the very boundaries of space.
Just the Transcendent Alloy Battle Armor that the four wore already possessed immeasurable value. They did not dare to imagine the horrifying value of this warship made of Immortal Alloy.
The more the four understood, the more they found the master of this warship, Lord Mu, unfathomable.
At this moment, in a room filled with seven-colored flowing light within the warship:
Lord Mu was currently meditating with his eyes closed. In the next moment, he opened his eyes and said calmly, Come in.
Whoosh!
A gray-d old man silently appeared in this room filled with seven-colored flowing light.
The old man reported respectfully, Lord Mu, I have personally investigated these one hundred ten people as per your instructions. I managed to find some very interesting things.
Oh, tell me about it, Lord Mu said, raising his eyebrows in interest. He had just been following protocol in double-checking the neers identities.
Typically, there would not be many problems as the various test zones had checked already.
There is nothing special about most of them. There are just two people worth mentioning.
Which two?
Grim Reaper Lin Feng and Xiao Chen, one of the Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperors followers.
Lord Mu arched an eyebrow and said seriously, Tell me about them.
This Lin Feng is a Flood Dragon Human. Two hundred years ago, he was a genius disciple of the Underworld God Hall, taken in as an exception. He was a true genius, and the Underworld God Hall thought highly of him. They spent a lot of resources to nurture him. Someone said that he advanced to Sovereign Emperor one century ago.
Lord Mu frowned slightly upon hearing this. The Underworld God Hall was one of the Righteous Dao factions mortal enemies. The Underworld God Hall was established by the Asura Race, the strongest race of the Abyssal Underworld. Historically, they once ruled the Abyssal Underworld and dealt a disastrous blow to the human race in the Great Thousand Realms.
Thest great war between the righteous factions and demonic factions started after the ck Dragon King unified the Abyssal Underworlds nineyers. The Martial Epoch nearly ended then.
The World Tree broke, and the Heavenly Realm crumbled. All order broke down, and the Thousand Great Realms fell into chaos.
To think that Lin Feng was actually once an Underworld God Hall disciple. Furthermore, he was a Flood Dragon Human. Such a person should not have been able to participate in the test.
This thoroughly piqued Lord Mus interest. Continue.
The old man nodded and said, However, he suddenly betrayed the Underworld God Hall one century ago. He killed more than one hundred Elders of the Underworld God Hall before crippling his Demonic Dao cultivation, aside from his Death Dao Domain. His cultivation fell from Sovereign Emperor to Star Venerate.
Is there a reason behind that?
Yes. Rumor said that his lover possessed an Extreme Yin Body, and she caught the attention of the Underworld God Halls Vice Hall Master. For the sake of pleasing that Vice Hall Master, his master sent his lover over to the Vice Hall Master behind his back. His master underestimated Lin Fengs love. Thus, such a tragedy happened.
Before leaving the Abyssal Underworld, he swore a reincarnation oath to the Asura Blood Sea. He swore that if he did not destroy the Underworld God Hall in this life, his soul would turn into a malicious spirit, never to reincarnate, forever to wander the Asura Blood Sea. Even if he died, he wanted to see the destruction of the Underworld God Hall.
After the gray-d old man finished, Lord Mus expression turned grave. Such an oath was extraordinarily severe.
No wonder the test zone he came from did not have any suspicions about his identity.
Lin Feng made such a severe oath and absolutely refused to coexist with the Underworld God Hall. He did not mind giving up on reincarnation and bing a malicious spirit to see the Underworld God Hall destroyed.
He is a problematic fellow. His resentment is too great. He might lose control at any time, a double-edged sword. There should be people in the Heavenly Alliance who like such people, a good person for killing others.
Lord Muughed in a self-mocking fashion. He said after some musing, Speak about Xiao Chen, then. I am curious about what potential problem a follower of the Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperor could have.
Based on his tone, it sounded like Lord Mu was old friends with the Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperor.
The gray-robed old man clearly knew about this. He hesitated before saying, There is actually no problem. However, his situation might be more troublesome than the other fellows.
Oh, how so?
Lin Feng was a Flood Dragon Human and was once part of the Underworld God Hall. He might end up losing control at any moment. Could Xiao Chens problems be worse?
Lord Mu indicated his confusion.
It is a long story. He is a demonic genius of the Divine Dragon Empire and has long disyed his sharpness. He has extremely high prestige among the mixed-blood dragons. However, in thepetition between the seven outer pces, an Ancestor Dragon City Elder suspected a problem with his bloodline. Feeling unresigned and unwilling to get his bloodline tested, he disobeyed the Elder and used the Supreme Dragon Fist to defeat the Emperor Dragon Fist of the Golden Dragon Races Qin Mu.
The Supreme Dragon Fist?
Yes, the Supreme Dragon Fist. The Supreme Dragon Fist created by that monster of the Divine Dragon Empire, the Heavenly Dragon cultivator who once shook the entire Great Thousand Realms.
When Lord Mu heard this, he guessed what happenedter. After Xiao Chen used the Supreme Dragon Fist to defeat the Golden Dragon Races Emperor Dragon Fist, it would be strange if the Purple Gold Dragon Emperor could remain calm.
Back then, that Heavenly Dragon cultivator nearly scared the Purple Gold Dragon Emperor to death.
How could the Purple Gold Dragon Emperor leave potential problems for himself now that another user of the Supreme Dragon Fist arose?
Now, Lord Mu understood the problem that the gray-robed old man mentioned.
Like the Heavenly Alliance, the Martial God Pce behind the eight great empires was a Righteous Dao faction in name. Although thepetition between them was fierce, they were on the same side.
If the Purple Gold Dragon Emperor came for Xiao Chen in the Martial God Pces name, it would be quite problematic.
No matter what, Lin Feng had at least cut off all ties with the Demonic Dao factions. Also, the Underworld God Hall would not dare to demand that the Heavenly Alliance surrender him.
If the Purple Gold Dragon Emperor heard that Xiao Chen had be the youngest Heavenly Alliance member in history, he could not possibly remain calm.
Milord, what do you think?
Lord Mu raised his eyebrows and smiled faintly. What do I think? Do you think that I fear the Purple Gold Dragon Emperor? I might not be able to block the old ancestors of his Golden Dragon bloodline, but him? He can forget about it. Even if he cannot remain calm, he has no choice... This Xiao Chen, I, Mu Zifeng, will protect him.
Chapter 2131 (Raw 2236): Faux God World
Chapter 2131 (Raw 2236): Faux God World
This Xiao Chen, I, Mu Zifeng, will protect him.
The gray-d old man was not surprised at Lord Mus decision. After all, Xiao Chen was the Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperors follower.
With Xiao Chens talent andprehension ability, it would be worth the Heavenly Alliance protecting him. Since Lord Mu already decided, there was no need to pursue the topic.
Only these two are somewhat problematic. There are basically no issues with the others. If Milord has no other arrangements, I will withdraw first, the gray-d old man said respectfully.
Lord Mu said after a while, Find some time and get this Grim Reaper Lin Feng toe and meet me. I want to test him out.
No matter that, this Lin Feng came from the Underworld God Hall. Mu Zifeng needed to make sure there was nothing wrong.
Got it.
The Immortal Alloy warship leaped through space in the boundless Starry Heavens, traveling past the many stars as it headed for the Heavenly Alliances headquarters.
One month passed before Xiao Chen and the others realized it. They were told that they had traveled only half the distance.
Even with the Immortal Alloy warships speed, they had traveled only half the distance after one month.
If these neers had to travel independently, it would take them more than ten years to reach the Heavenly Alliances headquarters.
Xiao Chen did not find this time boring. He already finished practicing the first three moves of the Mahmy Abstinence Vition Saber Technique. He could use this time to think about the next three movesIn the Mortal Realm, Three Life Flower, and Merciless Killing.
There was a total of twelve moves to the Mahmy Abstinence Vition Saber Technique, which was derived from the one move of the Gautama Divine Palm, a Primogenitor Grade Cultivation Technique. This Saber Technique possessed overbearing might.
Even a Sovereign Emperor would find this Mahmy Abstinence Vition Saber Technique powerful.
Unfortunately, the saber manual was already scattered all over the Great Thousand Realms. It would be somewhat difficult to collect all of the moves.
Initially, Xiao Chen had only the first three moves. Later on, he made an exchange with the little monk Yan Chen, obtaining another three moves.
Xiao Chen spent most of this one month thinking about In the Mortal Realm. This was a fascinating Buddhist sect Saber Technique. The Mahmy Abstinence Vition Saber Techniques first move was Breaking the Mundane. The mundane world was full of troubles, age, illness, love, hate, parting, and desire.
Hence, one needed to cut off the mundane. However, this fourth move, called In the Mortal Realm, contained very profound Buddhist principles.
It was not easy toprehend.
Fortunately, Xiao Chen possessed the ?arra that the Mahe?vara Buddha left behind. After the ?arra merged with his body, his Buddhist nature far surpassed that of many esteemed monks.
Xiao Chen already made some headway after one month.
In the Mortal Realm?
Who is in the mortal realm? Am I in the mortal realm, or is Buddha in the mortal realm? Who am I, and who is me? Who is Buddha? Was it I who went to the mortal realm where Buddha is, or did Buddhae to the mortal realm that I am in?
After one understood this seemingly simple Buddhist hymn that contained all sorts of enlightenment, one couldprehend the true meaning of this move.
Time crept by. As Xiao Chen pondered the Saber Technique, the Immortal Alloy warship got increasingly closer to the Heavenly Alliances headquarters.
Two months had passed. On this day, Nangong Feng announced joyfully after entering the room, Xiao Chen, I heard that we would arrive at the Heavenly Alliances headquarters soon.
Is that so?
The other three revealed expressions of anticipation. They were finally arriving. After two months, the four showed significant improvements, having gained a lot. However, the routine had started to pall. They anticipated truly entering Heavenly Alliances headquarters.
However, I heard in the tavern that we will not stay at the Heavenly Alliances headquarters for long. This is because we will be sent to the Faux God World. Only after ten years of bitter cultivation can one truly enter the Heavenly Alliance.
Faux God World?
As the name suggested, the Faux God World was, simply put, the world where Faux Gods lived. Without reaching the Faux God Realm, even the Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperor would have to pay a stupendous price to enter the Faux God World.
Xiao Chen had heard about the Faux God Realm before. After the World Tree broke, the Heavenly Realm copsed, no longer existing. Once things settled down after thest great war between the righteous factions and demonic factions, the surviving True Gods and Faux Gods established the Faux God World on the Heavenly Realms rubble.
While it was a special space like the Heavenly Realm, it could notpare to the Heavenly Realm.
The original Heavenly Realm had the World Tree to send out the power of the world. The Faux Gods there could use the power of the world to turn faux to real and be a True God, gaining an eternal lifespan.
However, the current Faux God World had only half the World Tree. The lifeforce it possessed could not allow the Faux Gods to turn into True Gods.
Right now, in the Martial Epoch, the highest one could reach was the Faux God Realm. One could no longer cultivate to the True God Realm.
The current True Gods were the surviving True Gods from thest great war between the righteous factions and the demonic factions, who lived on carefully.
Furthermore, they no longer had an eternal lifespan. In the end, they actually regressed to Faux Gods.
However, to Xiao Chen and the others, the Faux God World still held a boundless attraction. It was like a legendary or mythical world.
Yun Fei and the others felt somewhat surprised. Unexpectedly, they could enter the Faux God Realm to cultivate.
Is that true?
Nangong Feng nodded and said, It is true. Only the eight super factions have the qualifications to send their neers to the Faux God World to cultivate for ten years. However, we will have to pay an astronomical price to enter the Faux God World again in the future once these ten years pass. Otherwise, we will have to wait until we are Faux Gods to do so.
Time passes extremely slowly in the Faux God World, ten times slower than the outside. That is to say, ten years in the Faux God World is only one year outside.
Everyone felt mystified upon hearing Nangong Fengs introduction.
Yun Fei asked, How did you learn all this?
Nangong Feng smiled and said, The three of you remained here without going out for two months. How could you possibly know? There are people with powerful backgrounds or well-informed people among our batch of neers. It is not difficult to find out all this by going to the tavern and asking around.
Just at this moment, Xiao Chen turned his head and noticed a strange sight in the Starry Heavens scene outside the window.
A vast and boundless continent floated in the distance with the illusory Starry Heavens as a backdrop.
That continent was made up of seven golden fragments. When seen from the Starry Heavens, this supercontinent glistened, flickering with light and looking like stars.
The Heavenly Alliances headquarters!
Nangong Feng and the others quickly went to the window. The sight of the distant hovering golden continent shocked them.
This supercontinent was muchrger than many stars, simply shockingly huge.
There seemed to be someone refining a star above it, extracting the stars mes to temper and forge treasures.
asionally, a light flickered above the incredibly huge golden continent as many grandmaster Alchemists and cksmiths of the Heavenly Alliance worked busily and anxiously.
There were millions of medicine cauldrons or forging cauldrons within the light.
Some of these cauldrons were gargantuan, as much as thirty kilometers tall. They zed intensely as they refined stars.
Figures packed the surroundings of humongous cauldrons, busily moving about and continuously tossing in various ingredients. Thousands of cksmiths formed hand seals simultaneously, using the mes of a star to forge a treasure.
This golden continent looked boundless from the Starry Heavens. The vast scene that Xiao Chen and the others saw was only the tip of the iceberg.
This Heavenly Alliances headquarters is ridiculously huge. Xiao Chen felt shocked. He saw many stars above the Heavenly Alliances headquarters, appearing like green beans dotting the boundless continents sky.
However, after thinking for a while, he realized that this was nothing. With his current strength, many of the stars in the Starry Heavens could not hold up against him if he used his full power. After all, this ce could notpare to the Central Great Realm, the heart of the Martial Epoch. The Central Great Realm contained the power of the epoch; destroying it was practically impossible.
Nangong Feng said after some thought, Do you see the seven golden fragments? I heard that they are fragments of the Heavenly Realm. After the Heavenly Alliance obtained them, it forged them for more than ten thousand years to form the scene before us.
The Heavenly Realms fragments can be forged?
From the Alloy Battle Armor to the Heavenly Realm fragments before him, then the Faux God World that he would enter soon, Xiao Chen felt that his ken kept getting raised, already feeling somewhat numb to the revtions.
The ship is about to arrive at the headquarters. Everyone, please enter the cultivation rooms and do not make any strange movements.
Lord Mus voice rang out in everyones ears. The four entered their cultivation room, which had formations protecting it, and settled down to wait.
Soon, they heard a loud crash, and the entire warship shook intensely.
Fortunately, Xiao Chen and the others were in the cultivation room and did not get affected.
Everyone, disembark!
Lord Mus voice sounded again. The four obeyed the instructions and left the warship.
Everyone found themselves in an empty hall. The one hundred ten new members curiously sized up their surroundings.
The roof of the vast hall soared ten kilometers high. Complex and profound formations shone overhead; just one nce induced a headache.
Lord Mu looked at everyone and said, ording to tradition, the neers will be sent to the Faux God World for ten years of bitter cultivation. I hope you treasure these ten years. It is not easy for the Heavenly Alliance to send you there. When in the Faux God World, remember to follow the rules of the Faux God World. When youe out ten yearster, you will be formal members of the Heavenly Alliance.
This group of powerful Sovereign Personages did not even dare to make a sound when facing Lord Mu. Be it the other partys might and pressure or his prestige in the Heavenly Alliance, Xiao Chen and the others always maintained a reverential attitude towards this Lord Mu.
Dont think that you are very incredible for entering the Heavenly Alliance. I can tell you that everything you have experienced is just the tip of the Martial Epochs iceberg. The true grand stage has only just begun. The real experts are far more terrifying than you imagine. I wish you all good luck.
Right after Lord Mu spoke, a pir of light fell from above, engulfing the Heavenly Alliance neers.
Begin. Enter the Faux God World!
Chapter 2132 (Raw 2237): Holy Domain
Chapter 2132 (Raw 2237): Holy Domain
This feeling?
Engulfed by the pir of light, Xiao Chen felt a strange pressure. It slowly started to hurt and threatened to be unbearable.
However, Xiao Chen was still rtively fine. Some of the one hundred ten neers started screaming. Their eyes turned bloodshot, then bled.
Lord Mu showed a grave expression, not saying anything. The other old men beside him did not feel surprised.
How unbearable!
My eyes! Ah!
Every time neers were sent to the Faux God World, some would die in the process. The Faux God World and the Great Thousand Realms were on twopletely different levels, practically different nes of existence.
The time in the Faux God World flowed slowly, ten times slower than in the Great Thousand Realms. Ones physical body needed to endure this pressure in the process of being sent over.
I wish you all good luck.Lord Mu sincerely blessed the neers in his heart. He wanted to help these people, but he could not do anything. Whether one could endure or not would depend on oneself.
This was one of the main reasons why the Heavenly Alliances membership threshold was so high. If they lowered the requirements, many people could not make it into the Faux God World. On the contrary, they would harm themselves instead.
If one could not enter the Faux God World, there would be no point in joining the Heavenly Alliance. The time spent in the Faux God World was critical.
Why could a super faction pull so far ahead of the other factions? It was because their core members enjoyed the special privilege of entering the Faux God World before bing Sovereign Emperors. The other factions could not offer this.
Not to mention the variousnds of experiential training and avability of Secret Techniques that were hard to find in the outside world, just the tenfold slower flow of time could already put a distance between them and others.
Consider two cultivators of simr strength. If one cultivated in the Great Thousand Realms for one year, and the other cultivated in the Faux God World for ten years, it was obvious who would be stronger.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Lights flickered in the empty hall as Xiao Chen and the others vanished one by one.
Lord Mu felt slightly startled and shocked. How rare! The entire batch managed to enter the Faux God World. None of them exploded in the process.
These one hundred ten people selected from more than one million Sovereign Personages are indeed extraordinary, a gray-d old man beside Lord Mu sighed softly.
Lord Mu nodded slightly and said, Go to headquarters and deal with the handover. I will bring them to report to the Holy Domain.
Yes, Milord.
Lord Mus body slowly immaterialized and vanished. He managed this very easily.
Amid haziness, Xiao Chen opened his eyes, hisplexion pale. The pressure was somewhat unbearable. When he looked around, he discovered the others kneeling on the ground and holding their heads; all of them showed expressions of fear.
The surroundings appeared blurry, glowing with flowing seven-colored lights. Xiao Chen knew that these were the flow of space and time.
Very good. I am thrilled that all of you survived. In every batch, there would be people dying in the transfer process.
Lord Mus figure appeared before everyone. His words made everyone celebrate.
We should reach the Faux God World in another fifteen minutes. For now,e over to me and use the time to rest. Remember, dont move about carelessly. We are surrounded by the flow of space and time. If you enter it, you will die unless you are a Faux God.
With a grave expression, Lord Mu formed hand seals with both hands. Then, ripples appeared from under his feet.
Xiao Chen and the others could not understand what was going on, but they still hurried over, not daring to tarry.
After everyone got close, Mu Zifeng crossed his hands, and the light ripples formed an energy ball encasing the group.
Weve arrived, Lord Mu said softly. Immediately, everyone perked up, feeling extremely curious.
We have arrived at the Faux God World?
Everyone quickly looked out, peering through the energy ball. Xiao Chen looked up and took in the boundless darkness.
There was a mysterious energy flow in the air. This energy flow permeated the energy ball and entered everyones body, bringing a feeling offort.
The difort and fatigue everyone felt vanished.
This is the power of the world, the most ancient and primeval energy in the world. This is the foundation of all living beings and even non-living things. Unfortunately...there is already very little of it. You do not need to intentionally absorb and refine this power of the world. With your cultivation, you cannotprehend the power of the world. For you, it is just like air, Lord Mu said indifferently when he saw the joy on the neers faces.
Its air?
Xiao Chen took a deep breath and felt gratified.If this is really air, I want to breathe it in forever.
Xiao Chen looked into the distance. The sky appeared chaotic; winds and clouds roiled, showing all sorts of scenes. Strange cracks and ripples appeared indistinctly overhead. It was like the heaven and earth of this Faux God World had yet to split apart.
[TL Note: Splitting the heaven and earth apart: this is a reference to the Chinese myths of the worlds creation. The world started as a mass of Primal Chaos, no Yin, and no Yang. Then, the Primal Chaos split apart to form the heaven and the earth, materializing Yin and Yang. Then, Yin and Yang divided into the four divisions, then from the four divisions to the eight trigrams and so on, continuing until everything was formed.]
The entire world looked gray and hazy; there was not much color to it.
This ce appeared extremely primitive. Even the air felt ancient. Xiao Chen looked around, and a bright light asionally shed in his eyes.This is too mystical. To think that the atmosphere here contains many primitive Great Dao.
Wind, fire, thunder, these Great Dao perfectly merged with the air. It is like the Primal Chaos has not split yet, appearing pure andplex at the same time. This feels very contradictory.
However, as I breathe, I can find the signs of the various Great Dao. This is simply too incredible, too mystical.
The others also discovered the strangeness around them. They all showed excited expressions. The Faux God World was an excellent ce to be.
Lord Mu, this is too incredible. How is this ce form? How is this the rubble of the Heavenly Realm? It is clearly a treasurend! a neer could not help saying excitedly.
Mu Zifeng replied indifferently, This is the Primal Chaos space. It already existed during the Great Deste Eon. During the Immortal Epoch, it was altered into the Heavenly Court. During the Martial Epoch, it became the Heavenly Realm. Now, everyone is used to calling it the Faux God World. To us, it is indeed a treasurend. However, that is not necessarily so for ordinary people. Unlike primary worlds, it cannot bring forth life.
Because of the Primal Chaos, everything here is the most primitive. It is much easier for us toprehend a Great Dao here than in the Great Thousand Realms. You can see the cirction of Great Dao Energy with your naked eyes, even somews of spacetime.
Well arrive at the Holy Domain soon. Lord Mu looked into the distance and said indifferently, The Holy Domain used the power of the world to split the Primal Chaos, creating the only continent in the Faux God World. In the future, you will live and cultivate at the Holy Domain. Remember to follow the rules there.
Who controls the Holy Domain?
Xiao Chen recalled that someone had mentioned the Holy Domain to him before. However, he did not expect the Holy Domain to be in the Faux God World.
The Holy Domains master is a True God who managed to survive thest great war between the righteous and demonic factions. However, he now can live only in the Faux God World. The flow of time outside is too luxurious for True Gods considering their limited lifespans... Now, it is primarily the eight super factions that manage the Holy Domain together.
There are still True Gods? Many people felt startled. True God, the peak of the Martial Dao. That was a legendary existence.
Dont kick up a fuss. Otherwise, I will not be able to save you if you stir up some ancient existences... Weve arrived.
After speaking, Mu Zifeng led the group in descending from the air.
Finally, aplete continent appeared in the hazy gray space. Afternding, the neers felt more at peace.
Even though Lord Mu protected them earlier when they flew through space, they still felt on edge.
This was the Holy Domain, the onlyplete continent in the Faux God Realm.
However, a solid energy barrier appeared before everyones eyes, blocking their view. They could not see what the Holy Domain looked like.
Alright, this is as far as I am sending you. A Holy Domain envoy wille to receive you in a while. You will spend most of your ten years in the Faux God Realm in the Holy Domain. Remember to follow the rules here. After all, my Heavenly Alliance is not a strong faction among the eight super factions. We cannot provide much protection. If you get into trouble, no one can save you. Lord Mu gave some final instructions.
Ah! Lord Mu, you are leaving?
Many people felt startled. Unexpectedly, Lord Mu would be leaving.
Lord Mu smiled indifferently and said, It is just ten years; ten years is not long. After that, you will all be formal members of the Heavenly Alliance. I look forward to seeing your improvements during these ten years and whether the earlier ranking will change.
As Mu Zifeng spoke, three figures passed through the barrier and appeared before everyone.
The person in the middle went over to Mu Zifeng. After the two exchanged a few words, Mu Zifeng left.
Come with me. Dont be too worried. All you have to do here is cultivate in peace. The Holy Domain treats all the members from the eight super factions equally, the blue-d Holy Domain envoy said softly. Then, he casually tapped the air, making a mark appear on everyones forehead. When they opened their eyes after a blink, they found that the barrier before them had vanished.
The majestic Holy Domain appeared before everyone in its entirety.
Chapter 2133 (Raw 2238): Fully Booked
Chapter 2133 (Raw 2238): Fully Booked
The Holy Domain was the only continent in the Faux God Realm and had been created by True Gods from remnants of the Heavenly Realm. The Holy Domain was a continent and a majestic city the likes of which Xiao Chen and the others had never seen before.
The city was howeverrge the Holy Domain was.
When the barrier vanished, a majestic, mountain-like, thirty-kilometer-tall wall appeared before Xiao Chen and the others.
Divine Capital!
The city wall had two words written on it in an ancient script. The name of this city was Divine Capital.
The entire Divine Capital was separated into fiveyers, from the outermost to the innermost. The core area was the True God Pce. The surviving True Gods from thest great war between the righteous factions and the demonic factions probably stayed there.
However, these True Gods practically never appeared. The True God Pce was also a forbiddennd of the Holy Domains Divine Capital. No one could approach it.
After the core True God Pce came the Faux God Pavilion. It served as the Divine Capitals City Lords Residence, jointly managed by the Faux Gods of the eight super factions. Under the circumstances where True Gods did not appear, the Faux God Pavilion could be considered the core of the Divine Capital, managing the Holy Domains Divine Capital.
Further out were the inner city, the outer city, and the many houses and buildings built on the outskirts.
As seen from the sky, the fiveyers were orderly. There was an indescribable pattern or rhythm, crisscrossing each other, ring after ring, until it finally reached the True God Pce.
This was a mighty city. The words Divine Capital shook every corner.
Xiao Chen and the others only nced at the name, finding it somewhat hard to take in. The world seemed to spin. Stars dazzled their eyes, making them sleepy.
Someone overestimated himself and used his aura to sh with the words Divine Capital.
Plop! That person immediately fell to his knees, nearly crushing them.
The Holy Domain envoy did not find this strange. He said indifferently, These two words were written by the Divine Master. Just take a look and do not act rashly. Come with me into the city. I will bring you to familiarize yourselves with the Holy Domains Divine Capital. You will be living here for a long time in the future.
The city was more bustling than everyone expected. A Faux God, even if not from one of the eight super factions, could feel the existence of the Faux God World and enter it with their own strength.
The Holy Domains Divine Capital was a city that gathered all the Faux Gods in the entire Martial Epoch.
If one was not a Faux God, entering this ce would be as difficult as ascending to heaven, even for a Sovereign Emperor. One could only pay the price for entering the Faux God World if one was part of one of the eight super factions or on good terms with them.
As for Xiao Chen and the others, they received this special privilege as members of a super faction.
The various super factions had different numbers of slots for sending their neers to the Faux God World to cultivate.
The Heavenly Alliances neers are here!
There are so few of them, just slightly more than one hundred. I heard that the Heavenly Alliance managed to recruit the youngest member in its history during this batch, just forty-seven years old.
How incredible! Even the genius outstanding talents from the other super factions like the Universe Origin Sect or the Martial God Pce are only about this age.
However, theres only one. Thats far from what the other super factions have.
Haha! Thats not really relevant. The Heavenly Alliance has never been famous for nurturing geniuses. Even if the Heavenly Alliance speaks about geniuses or outstanding talents, that would just be an internalparison. They are far fromparable to the other super factions
Thats right. Rather than paying attention to this person, we might as well pay more attention to Lin Feng, whom they recruited this round. I heard that this personprehended the Death Dao Domain. Back then, he crippled his Demonic Dao Cultivation Technique before forcefully cultivating again.
What a ruthless person!
The Heavenly Alliance group immediately attracted attention as they walked down the street in arge group.
Cities a hundred times smaller than the Divine Capital floated in the sky above. Many Faux Gods discussed in soft voices as they watched Xiao Chen and the others from the cities in the sky.
Xiao Chen felt some pressure. Being in this Holy Domain made one feel incredibly insignificant.
With a casual look, one could see a Faux God expert. Even without intentionally projecting their auras, these Faux Gods still made it hard for the Sovereign Personages to breathe.
The people here were powerful Sovereign Personages; all of them were very proud people. However, they had to behave here and wag their tails on demand.
Like when Lord Mu was speaking to them, they should not get proud and arrogant. They were nothing here.
Besides the ones in the sky, there are many empty houses in the Divine Capital. As long as they are empty, you may upy them for the next ten years.
This is Faux God za, the ce where the inner city and the outer city connect. There is a Divine Notice here. Many of the senior Faux Gods have limited energy. They cannot be bothered to handle minor matters and just post them on the Divine Notice. Aside from that, any major matters will be announced on the Divine Notice too. If you have nothing to do, you shoulde and take a look.
This is the arena. You can have exchanges here or challenge a Faux Beast. Of course, one will need to pay Faux God Coins for that.
What are Faux God Coins? They are themon currency in the Holy Domains Divine Capital. As long as one has sufficient Faux God Coins, one can exchange them for any resource.
This is the Comprehension tform. There are many prayer mats that True Gods once used. By working onprehension here, one can aplish more with less effort, so its more effective. However, you have to climb up these one hundred thousand steps one by one. If your physical body is not strong, dont attempt it recklessly.
That is the Trial Tower, which the Divine Master personally built. If you want to obtain Faux God Coins, you can go there.
The Holy Domain envoy was extremely meticulous. He led the group around to familiarize them with the Divine Capital and exined the rules.
The Divine Capital had all sorts of facilities. When cultivating here, one would not want for anything.
The Holy Domain envoys introduction considerably widened Xiao Chens horizons. This ce satisfied all the needs a cultivator had.
Alright. I have introduced everything that should be introduced. I have also exined some of the rules to you. Right now, let me repeat this. The True God Pce is a forbiddennd. Do not approach it. If you disturb the True Gods, your organization will suffer the consequences.
After the Holy Domain envoy left, Xiao Chen, Yun Fei, Qiong Ying, and Nangong Feng gathered together, feeling extremely excited.
The Divine Capital is really too great. I dont even know where to start, Yun Fei said excitedly.
Xiao Chen said calmly, Lets find an empty house to stay in first. Just go with your heart. We can use the Heavenly Alliance medallion to contact each other at any time.
Right. These ten years are crucial. If we do not grasp this opportunity properly, we might fall behind the others for the rest of our lives. I hope no one falls behind.
Definitely!
The one hundred ten neers of the Heavenly Alliance scattered to choose houses for themselves.
Xiao Chen soared into the air to find a remote house.
Soon, he settled on a courtyard.
This courtyard was huge and had an average-sizedke. It was very simr to Xiao Chens Cold Moon Cave in the Heavenly Dragon Pce.
There was a dim door te outside the entrance. When Xiao Chen infused his Soul Energy into it, bright lights flickered on the door te, disying his name.
From today on, I will be living here for the next ten years.
Xiao Chen stood in the pavilion and looked into the distance. He could see other cultivators cultivating in their own residences. Aside from the people of the Heavenly Alliance, there were members of the other super factions. It seemed like they had been here for a long time already.
The top priority is practicing In the Mortal Realm, the Mahmy Abstinence Vition Saber Techniques fourth move. Then, I have to stabilize my Thunder Dao Domain... I should go to the Comprehension tform.
Xiao Chen sorted out his strengths and made preparations.
In contrast to Yun Fei, who was at a loss, Xiao Chens thoughts were very clear. He already made the preparations for his n.
Whoosh!
Xiao Chen soared into the air and flew to the Comprehension tform in the Divine Capital.
The Comprehension tform was a thirty-kilometer-tall tform with one hundred thousand steps. The peak had many True Gods prayer mats scattered about.
Xiao Chen drifted over andnded at the foot of the tform. Standing there, he looked at the one hundred thousand steps leading up; the stairway looked like an endless road.
He felt rueful as he suddenly thought about Di Wuque.
Back then, Xiao Chen and Di Wuque underwent their Great Tribtion of wind and fire simultaneously. The Emperors Road that they walked was somewhat simr to the one hundred thousand steps before him.
How unfortunate...
Xiao Chen shook his head and stopped thinking about it. Then, he stepped forward and started up the one hundred thousand steps.
Its a little strange.
After a few steps, Xiao Chen noticed something strange. An invisible energy pressed on his body. With every step, his physical body strained a bit. However, it was still within an eptable range.
From the Heavenly Alliance? Haha, interesting. To think that he dares toe to the Comprehension tform on his first day.
Along the way, several cultivators guessed Xiao Chens faction when they saw the golden divine character on the back of his alloy gloves, and smiled coldly.
These were the disciples of the other super factions. They had already cultivated in the Divine Capital for a long time and could already cope with the one hundred thousand steps.
Xiao Chen could not be bothered. Although the pressure on his body was immense, it was within an eptable range for his Azure Dragon Divine Body.
Sorry, my Profound Heaven Holy Land has fully booked todays Comprehension tform. Pleasee back tomorrow.
A group of people blocked the entrance, looking at Xiao Chen coldly when he finally finished climbing the one hundred thousand steps.
Chapter 2134 (Raw 2239): Who Is It?
Chapter 2134 Raw 2239 : Who Is It?
The Profound Heaven Holy Land, one of the eight super factions, controlled the major characters of the Shenwu Dynasty.
The Profound Heaven Holy Land possessed deep umtions. They had already existed a long time before thest great war between the righteous factions and the demonic factions.
If Xiao Chen recalled correctly, the Heavenly Alliances Sword Venerate Gongzi Lan came from the Shenwu Dynasty.
The thirty-kilometer-tall tform had one hundred thousand steps. At the summit, the surroundings were already shrouded in clouds and fog. The cloud sea churned, appearing like a celestial realm.
There were one hundred thousand steps. Walking them was not easy.
To be suddenly told that the ce was fully booked, no one would be happy at that.
Naturally, Xiao Chen was no exception. A total of four people blocked him in frontall of them Peak Sovereign Personages.
These people had been in the Holy Domains Divine Capital for some time already. Their auras were exceptionally dense, and their cultivations felt as heavy as a mountain, like a vast sea. When the four stood together, thebination of their auras was genuinely incredible.
Xiao Chen looked behind the four and saw no one else but one person on a True Gods prayer mat on the Comprehension tform.
What are you looking at? Quickly, scram!
When the person in the middle saw that Xiao Chen had no intention of leaving, he got somewhat angry. He took a step forward and pressed his aura over.
The pressure from every step of the one hundred thousand steps was extremely intense. People standing above would have a huge advantage by sending down their aura with the steps pressure.
Bang!
Without saying anything else, the other party punched at Xiao Chen from above.
The fist light flickered with mysterious, profound symbols. This was the strongest Martial Technique of the Profound Heaven Holy Land, the Profound Heaven Fist.
The light of the profound symbols spread out, and the fist light materialized a one-hundred-meter-wide beam of light. Nine profound symbols circted through the light beam. As the fist descended, it felt like a small world pressing down on Xiao Chen.
Senior Brother Hong Taos Profound Heaven Fist has gotten more exquisite. He managed to bring out nine seal symbols with one punch.
The neer is really arrogant. He overestimates himself.
The group of Profound Heaven Holy Land disciples smiled coldly. They imagined their senior brother Hong Tao knocking Xiao Chen into the air in the next moment. Then, Xiao Chen would crawl away miserably like a dog after rolling down the one hundred thousand steps.
Dang!
However, an unexpected scene appeared. Xiao Chen counterpunched, shing head-on.
Xiao Chen, who was below, forcefully received the punchand he remained unmoving like Mount Tai.
An indistinct Ten Thousand Dragons Picture appeared behind him. Dragon roars came from his body as he perfectly blocked this punch.
Competing in Fist Techniques with me? Xiao Chen smiled coldly. The indistinct Ten Thousand Dragons Picture behind him suddenly red bright. Supreme Dragon Fist, Leaderless Dragons.
The ten thousand dragons behind Xiao Chen immediately roared furiously before turning into strands of fist light and crashing relentlessly into the nine-symbol light beam in the other partys fist light.
Crack! Crack!
Xiao Chens fist light crushed the world-like nine-symbol light beam, shattering it to bits in mere moments. Hong Tao stumbled and nearly fell over.
He is from the Dragon Race!
How strong! What Fist Technique is this? Its offensive power is nearlyparable to the Emperor Dragon Fist of the Martial God Pces Qin Ming.
The others felt greatly startled. Unexpectedly, Xiao Chens punch managed to push back their senior brother Hong Tao.
This is a person who just arrived in the Faux God World?
Hong Taos expression turned slightly unsightly as he roared furiously at Xiao Chen. His aura erupted, and his hair fluttered messily. Then, he pressed over to Xiao Chen again. A profound symbol appeared on his forehead, and his punch immediately disyed a might several times stronger than the previous one.
Xiao Chen felt startled. The Faux God World was genuinely incredible. These people came here only a few years earlier, but their strength was alreadyparable to the four heaven-defying Sovereign Personages in the Heavenly Alliances test.
However, since the other party specialized in Fist Techniques, the other party was destined to lose this battle.
The vast and mighty group of dragons wanders the world, entering the sky and the sea. Who is honored?
The group of dragons is leaderless in the four seas and eight cardinal directions. The world is unfair, and the evil dragon rules. Why is he honored?
Commanding the Dragons!
Xiao Chen executed the Supreme Dragon Fists second move without having to think. A tyrant that subdued a group of dragons and ruled the world appeared in his fist light.
Bang!
Xiao Chen forcefully received the other partys punch and grunted slightly. However, he did not take a single step back.
Regretless Heavenly Dragon!
Xiao Chen executed the Supreme Dragon Fists third move. A terrifying offensive power surged out from him.
The boundless aura gathered into a grand aspiration coalescing in Xiao Chens punch. As he punched, it was like a regretless Heavenly Dragon charged forward without looking back, carrying determination and a willingness to sacrifice itself.
Damn it... What Fist Technique is this? To think that it is so oppressive, Hong Tao cursed angrily in his heart.
He understood that his proficiency in his Fist Technique surpassed the other partys, and his cultivation would suppress the other party.
However, the offensive prowess of the other partys Fist Technique forcefully suppressed his own Fist Technique, driving him back.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
After another three punches, Xiao Chen stood on the tall tform and knocked the other party into the air as ten thousand dragons roared ferociously.
Plop! Hong Tao fell to the ground, and blood leaked out of his mouth. He gazed at Xiao Chen with some horror, his eyes wide with confusion. To think that he lost to the other partys Fist Technique.
Senior Brother Hong Tao!
The others felt shocked. They rushed over and helped Hong Tao up.
Then, they red at Xiao Chen in anger. What a fellow! You just arrived here, and you dare to injure the people of our Profound Heaven Holy Land? Dont you know that the Comprehension tform is our Profound Heaven Holy Lands territory? We have already given you, a neer, a lot of face by telling you toe tomorrow.
Xiao Chen smiled coldly in his heart. He said indifferently, Given me face? Forget it. My skin is too thin; I cant take it. The Holy Domain envoy did not say that cultivating at this Comprehension tform depended on the mood of your Profound Heaven Holy Land.
The Supreme Dragon Fist truly lives up to its reputation! However, this is not the ce for you to do as you please!
The one person on a prayer mat on the Comprehension tform suddenly opened his eyes. His voice contained a Great Dao. At first, it felt inconsequential, but it slowly became ear-piercing. As the sound rumbled, it felt like a raging river gushing and roaring.
It was just one sentence, but it made everyones Qi and blood churn. Xiao Chen vaguely felt some tiny tears in his internal organs. As his Qi and blood churned, hisplexion turned red, and he tasted something sweet in his throat. He nearly could not stop himself from vomiting blood.
The Dao-infused sound spread out, scattering the surrounding clouds and spreading throughout the Divine Capital.
Immediately, several cultivators cultivating in their residences opened their eyes and looked towards the Comprehension tform. Then, they showed strange expressions.
Isnt Mu Yunzhuing out of closed-door cultivation tomorrow?
Something is wrong. It seems like someone interrupted him; I have no idea who. Interesting...
This time, Mu Yunzhu seems to have gained a lot at the Comprehension tform.
Lets go and take a look.
Several super faction members felt somewhat curious. They either went to the highest points of their residence or directly flew over to check out the situation.
Pu ci!
In the end, Xiao Chen could not hold back, vomiting a mouthful of blood.
Xiao Chen dropped to one knee as the Dao-infused sound lingered in his ears. The other party merged his Great Dao with his Soul Energy, causing it to reach deep into Xiao Chens Soul Pool. Just a simple sentence achieved the same effect as Xiao Chens Candle Dragon Eyes.
Senior Brother Mu!
Upon seeing this person open his eyes, the other Profound Heaven Holy Land disciples quickly knelt in horror.
We are incapable, allowing someone to interrupt Senior Brother Mu. Senior Brother, please punish us!
Hong Tao appeared terrified, not daring to look over. He really did wrong this time. Had he known earlier, the group would have attacked together and directly knocked away this rabble.
Hong Tao could only suffer this hatred; he had underestimated the other party. Unexpectedly, the Heavenly Alliance neer grasped such a formidable Fist Technique.
Stand up and speak. How can you kneel before outsiders? What a scandal! Mu Yunzhu said indifferently as he stood up slowly.
Mu Yunzhu wore clothes of alternating blue and white. He had a stern expression and gave off a startling sharpness.
So, it is a Heavenly Alliance neer. Its over. He just arrived, and he offended the Profound Heaven Holy Lands Mu Yunzhu.
Among the two hundred-odd people of the Profound Heaven Holy Land, Mu Yunzhu ranks third. He possesses terrifying strength. How can a neer to the Faux God World resist him?
The onlookers sighed softly as they watched from afar.
Mu Yunzhu swept his gaze around and fixed it on Xiao Chen, who knelt on one knee. He showed a cold expression as some loathing shed in his eyes. Where did this doge from? You overestimate yourself. Scram!
Mu Yunzhu, try and touch him, I dare you to!
Just as Mu Yunzhu prepared to attack Xiao Chen, a melodious, pleasing voice rang out from the foot of the one hundred thousand steps.
While the voice sounded pleasing, the rage and murderous intent it contained inspired chills, making others tremble.
Mu Yunzhus expression flickered, and his movements paused. Doubt shed in his eyes.
Why is this person from the Martial God Pce suddenly interfering in the Profound Heaven Holy Lands matter?
Chapter 2135 (Raw 2240): Who Won and Who Lost?
Chapter 2135 Raw 2240 : Who Won and Who Lost?
The first thing that appeared in everyones vision on the one hundred thousand steps was a glistening, golden little bird with mes burning on all the feathers of its body.
The moment the bird appeared, the other Profound Heaven Holy Land disciples on the Comprehension tform retreated with some fear.
Even Mu Yunzhus expression changed slightly. However, he did not move back.
Closely after that, the main character appeared. An exquisite, petite, and proud figure with the face of a young woman appeared.
The one who came was Ao Jiao, the Golden Crow Empires Sr Divine Daughter.
Ao Jiao nced at Mu Yunzhu and said coldly, Youd best pray that nothing happened to him.
As Ao Jiao spoke, she walked quickly to Xiao Chens side and checked on him.
The Dao-infused voice had infiltrated Xiao Chens Soul Pool. This shook his soul and was somewhat challenging to deal with. However, it was not fatal.
It would not be a big problem after some rest.
Unexpectedly, we meet again under such circumstances. Xiao Chen smiled bitterly.
When Xiao Chen heard Ao Jiaos voice, he knew who it was. He felt somewhat embarrassed at letting her see his weak side.
However, this feeling onlysted an instant. The joy of seeing Ao Jiao again overcame it.
When Ao Jiao saw that Xiao Chen was fine, her worried heart immediately rxed.
ring at him, she scolded, You stupid fellow, what are you saying? Had Ie one momentter, you would have fallen off these one hundred thousand steps. It would have been excruciating.
A scene of him rolling down the steps immediately appeared in Xiao Chens mind. He imagined being seen by Ao Jiao after rolling off and falling to the ground, unable to get up.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly. Inparison, the current situation was indeed much better.
Howe you are here? Xiao Chen asked curiously. He was astonished to see Ao Jiao in the Faux God World.
Ao Jiao smiled and replied, Dont you know that the Martial God Pce backs the eight great empires? After hitting the requirements, I naturally can enter.
Xiao Chen now understood. Actually, he could have figured this out after some thought.
He just had not seen Ao Jiao for too long, so his mind went nk for a while.
The super faction disciples watching from a distance all felt stunned. Unexpectedly, the Martial God Pces Ao Jiao would stand up for a Heavenly Alliance neer.
Damn! Who is this neer?! He seems to be an old friend of the Sr Divine Daughter.
No...my goddess. Is it all over?
This is an eyesore. Seeing the twos conversation, you can tell that they share a deep rtionship.
The many super faction disciples expressions showed envy and confusion as they looked at the Comprehension tform.
Mu Yunzhu appeared somewhat unsightly. It was already sufficient that Ao Jiao personally made a move. However, she ignored him after arriving. I say, are you two done whispering sweet nothings to each other?
When Ao Jiao heard that, she turned around and said, Mu Yunzhu, since you are already done with yourprehension, stop monopolizing the Comprehension tform. Previously, everyone gave you face and did not interrupt yourprehension. Dont think that this Comprehension tform really belongs to your Profound Heaven Holy Land.
What if I dont leave?
Mu Yunzhus lips curled up slightly into a cold smile. You interrupted myprehension, and you want to chase me away? Ao Jiao, do you really think that I, Mu Yunzhu, fear you?
Pu ci!
Before Ao Jiao could speak, Little Yellow Feather spread its wings and spewed resplendent Sr True me at the Profound Heaven Holy Lands group.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
A strong wind blew, and the Sr True me containing Divine Might swept through the ce, along with a vast Divine Might.
Mu Yunzhu threw a palm strike and scattered most of the Sr True me. However, it still forced him back several steps.
While Mu Yunzhu was still fine, the other Profound Heaven Holy Land disciples found it almost unbearable. The Sr True me forced them to retreat to the very edge of the tform.
Come back, Ao Jiao called out softly. Little Yellow Feather turned around andnded on Ao Jiaos shoulder.
The Golden Crow!
Mu Yunzhu stared at Little Yellow Feather with defiance in his eyes. Damn it! To think that a pure-blooded Holy Beast appeared in the Martial Epoch.
Furthermore, it got tamed by someone. Although it is young, we will not have any advantages when facing Ao Jiao if she has the Golden Crows help.
Lets go, Mu Yunzhu said coldly. As he passed Xiao Chen, he paused and said indifferently, Trash. Had you not hidden behind a woman, I could crush you with one hand.
Xiao Chen retorted softly, Is that so? In that case, make your move and test me out.
Mu Yunzhu immediately smiled in his heart. I was just waiting for you to say this. He turned around, and a strong wind blew from his body at Xiao Chen, forcing Xiao Chen to squint.
If you dare to exchange one move with me, just one move, and I cannot defeat you, I will give you one thousand Faux God Coins.
When Ao Jiao heard this, she raised her eyebrows. However, she did not say anything.
Ao Jiao understood Xiao Chen. He had always been a calm person and would not make a rash decision. She asked softly, Are you confident?
Right now, I am indeed not as strong as him. However, there are no problems with receiving one move from him.
Ao Jiao nodded slightly. Then, she stepped aside without saying another word.
This was trust. A trust and tacit understanding that came from sharing life and death, from interacting with each other for twenty-odd years in the Kunlun Realm.
Is he seeking death?
Mu Yunzhu has been in the Faux God World for four years already. His Light Dao Domain has reached the secondyer. His Profound Heaven Art is at the thirdyer. Among the disciples of the Profound Heaven Holy Land, his strength definitely ranks in the top five!
Youths are still unable to endure agitation. With the Golden Crow around, this Mu Yunzhu cannot touch him. To think that he took the initiative to step forward.
The many watching super faction disciples found this scene somewhat strange.
Even if it was just one move and the rules prohibited killing in the Divine Capital, Mu Yunzhu could render Xiao Chen bedridden for one and a half years if their strength differed by too much.
This would waste a significant portion of Xiao Chens time in the Faux God World. The thing everyone valued the most here was time.
Xiao Chen looked at Mu Yunzhu and asked, How do we decide the victory in this one move?
Mu Yunzhu smiled coldly. Whoever retreats loses. If you lose, I do not need you to do anything. If you do not retreat, consider it my loss, and I will give you one thousand Faux God Coins.
Confidence filled Mu Yunzhus words. He simply did not believe there was any possibility of Xiao Chen winning.
As long as Xiao Chen dared to receive a palm strike from him, Mu Yunzhu felt confident of severely injuring the other party. It would be worth it to vent his hatred.
Xiao Chen retorted indifferently, I do not want your Faux God Coins. If you lose, roll off these one hundred thousand steps by yourself.
Unfortunately, I cannot lose. You have no idea how wide the gap between us is. Mu Yunzhu guffawed and directly attacked.
Whoosh!
Dazzling light burst out of Mu Yunzhus body. A light as resplendent as the sun appeared on the Comprehension tform. Everyone within five thousand kilometers could see the piercing light.
Simultaneously, a terrifying Dao Might erupted from his body before he made a move.
The Dao Mighting from Mu Yunzhu could knock out most ordinary Sovereign Personages, something extremely terrifying.
Peak secondyer Light Dao Domain!
No wonder. No wonder Mu Yunzhu is so angry. It turns out that he was trying to break through to the Dao Domains thirdyer but got interrupted by Xiao Chen.
Dont speak so carelessly. Even if he was not interrupted, he might not reach the Dao Domains thirdyer.
However, this Heavenly Alliance neer will definitely lose. Look at his Dao Domain; it has not even stabilized at the firstyer yet. The difference is too great.
Before the exchange started, Mu Yunzhus powerful Dao Might made everyone feel that Xiao Chen had lost already.
I will show you the true Profound Heaven Fist. Hundred symbols together! Mu Yunzhu roared and punched after bringing out the secondyer Light Dao Domain.
One hundred profound symbols formed a light wave on the fist light, apanying a ruthless punch at Xiao Chen. A small world materialized where the fist light appeared. As it swept out, space even twisted slightly, producing ripples.
Terrifying!
This punch showed everyone Mu Yunzhus mighty strength once more. Everyone knew that this person was arrogant, but he did have the capital to be arrogant.
Idiot master, dont let anyone truly injure you.
When Ao Jiao saw the situation, she frowned heavily and could not help worrying, afraid that Xiao Chen had taken on too much.
Great Deste Eon bloodline, Alloy Battle Armor, Only I Am Supreme!
Xiao Chen did not dare to be careless. He brought out his various trump cards.
He instantly activated his Great Deste Eon bloodline. At the same time, a set of silver battle armor covered his entire body. Then, without even thinking, he stepped forward and used offense as defense.
Supreme Dragon Fist, Only I Am Supreme!
A Ten Thousand Dragons Picture appeared behind Xiao Chen. His strongest killing move, enhanced by the Ten Thousand Dragons Picture, surged forward to counter the other partys move.
That was not all. Martial and Soul as One!
The instant Xiao Chen attacked, he entered a state of Martial and Soul as One. The fist light he burst out with made the world lose its color right away. Besides his fist light, only the colors ck and white remained in the Comprehension tform.
Bang!
The two fists shed. A thunderous sound surged out in all directions. Terrifying light waves radiated everywhere.
The ancient Comprehension tform seemed to tremble slightly.
Martial and Soul as One!
Neither the Alloy Battle Armor nor the Great Deste Eon bloodline shocked anyone. Everyone could sense the Great Deste Eon bloodline in Xiao Chens body, and as someone from the Heavenly Alliance, he definitely possessed a set of Alloy Battle Armor.
Mu Yunzhu had definitely anticipated this.
However, Mu Yunzhu and the watching super faction disciples did not expect Xiao Chen to haveprehended Martial and Soul as One.
That was a state that even Sovereign Emperors sought in their dreams.
Resplendent light burst out from the Comprehension tform. This light was so piercing and dazzling that no one could clearly see what happened there.
Who lost?
After Xiao Chen entered the state of Martial and Soul as One, everyone felt that this initially one-sided situation might bring some surprises.
To think that no one could see the situation inside at the crucial moment. Everyone immediately turned anxious.
Chapter 2136 Raw 2241 : I’ll Take In This Little Brother
Chapter 2136 Raw 2241 : Ill Take In This Little Brother
The light scattered, and Xiao Chens and Mu Yunzhus figures slowly appeared before everyones eyes on the Comprehension tform.
He moved back!
The one who moved back was not Xiao Chen, but Mu Yunzhu!
Deciding the victor in one move. If Xiao Chen could receive one move from Mu Yunzhu and not move back, he would win. However, no one expected that he would use offense as a defense. He had activated the Alloy Battle Armor and his Great Deste Eon bloodline and used the strongest move of the Supreme Dragon Fist with Martial and Soul as One. To think that he managed to force back Mu Yunzhu instead.
This...
Mu Yunzhu was actually forced back!
Mu Yunzhu paled on the Comprehension tform. He had calcted for everything, even the horrifying burst from the Supreme Dragon Fist. However, he could not have anticipated that Xiao Chen grasped the mystery of Martial and Soul as One, perfectly merging his will of soul and the Martial Dao.
The Martial Dao was boundlessly ethereal. Only a cultivator with an extremely high mental state cultivation and a clear understanding of their own heart could sense it.
Many people cultivated the Martial Dao all their life yet only knew how to grow stronger continuously. Even on their deathbed, they still could not sense the will of the Martial Dao.
Being able to sense ones will of the Martial Dao was already extremely rare. Being able to perfectly merge ones will of the Martial Dao with ones will of soul would make anyone envious.
Whoosh!
Golden light flowed in Xiao Chens eyes as he absorbed the bacsh. A corner of his lips quirked with a trace of determination.
Honestly speaking, Xiao Chens injuries were more severe than Mu Yunzhus.
This was how it was with offensive techniques. No matter how much damage one received, ones aura would always surpass that of ones opponent. One might inflict one thousand damage to the opponent but sustain eight hundred damage to oneself. Within the same realm, one would be unrivaled. If the other partys cultivation was much stronger, one might not persist to the end until the opponent died.
Mu Yunzhu, the victor is already obvious. You can roll off now.
Ao Jiao came over, smiling with her eyes narrowed slightly like crescent moons. Her young face appeared mischievous.
Mu Yunzhu clenched his teeth and showed an uncertain expression.
Rolling down before everyone would be a great humiliation. How could he, Mu Yunzhu, possibly do something so embarrassing?
However, Mu Yunzhu was the one who raised this bet in the first ce. If he did not do it, no one would ever trust him again. He would not have any way to mix around in the Faux God World anymore.
Senior Brother, Ill roll off on your behalf.
Hong Tao, who was at the side, felt very anxious. Mu Yunzhu had lost the face of the Profound Heaven Holy Land. If Mu Yunzhu rolled off, he would greatly embarrass the Profound Heaven Holy Land.
Before Mu Yunzhu could agree, Hong Tao started rolling on the ground, heading for the one hundred thousand steps.
Come back! Mu Yunzhu shouted and yanked Hong Tao back. He said sullenly, Ill roll on my own!
After that, Mu Yunzhu stared coldly at Xiao Chen and said, Today, you got me to roll off these one hundred thousand steps. Next time, I, Mu Yunzhu, will make you climb up these one hundred thousand steps on your knees!
Xiao Chen simply could not continue watching while Mu Yunzhu put on such a wronged and upset expression, appearing quite determined to seed. He said indifferently, Interesting. You speak different things before and after, spouting all sorts of principles. You are even able to fume in rage between gritted teeth as you concede a defeat that you initiated. Who was it who looked down on me for my lower cultivation, trying to agitate me into making a bet to teach me a lesson? Was it not you, Mu Yunzhu?
Who was the one who monopolized the Comprehension tform and behaved oppressively? Someone just came up to take a look, and you attacked to teach that person a lesson? Right now, you fell into the trap that you dug, and yet you want to turn things around and take revenge on me? Mu Yunzhu, if that is all you are capable of, quickly scram. Have you not embarrassed yourself enough?
You...you...!
Xiao Chen lectured Mu Yunzhu to the point where Mu Yunzhu felt like he had no ce to hide. He turned livid in extreme frustration.
You are not convinced of it? Do you feel that I only won because of the Martial and Soul as One? Well, the only thing you have over me is that you came to the Faux God World a few years before me. If I had half a year here, I could defeat you in a frontal confrontation.
Xiao Chen felt that he would have no problem defeating such a narrow-minded person.
If Mu Yunzhu had not said anything and rolled off now, Xiao Chen would have had a better opinion of him. He made a mental note to be careful of this person in the future.
Right now, Mu Yunzhu put on airs, appearing like he could not afford to lose. Where was his breadth of heart?
Good. I, Mu Yunzhu, will give you half a year. Half a yearter, I will wash off the shame from todays defeat!
Dong! Dong! Dong!
Feeling very wronged and sullen, Mu Yunzhu started rolling off without saying anything more.
Senior Brother!
The Profound Heaven Holy Lands people immediately felt shocked and flustered. They looked at Xiao Chen and said, You are dead meat. Your girl has less than half a year in the Faux God World left. Lets see what you are going to do then!
These people red at Xiao Chen, then chased after Mu Yunzhu hurriedly.
Xiao Chen felt slightly shocked to hear that. He looked at Ao Jiao and asked, You are leaving half a yearter? Is that half a year of the outside world or half a year in the Faux God World?
Half a year in the Faux God World. As long as one meets the requirements, the members of the other super factions can enter the Faux God World. They have many slots, unlike the Heavenly Alliance, which used up its slots for five hundred years in one go. Looking at the time, I have been here for very long, Ao Jiao exined to Xiao Chen while smiling.
After getting to meet each other after much difficulty, Xiao Chen, unfortunately, had only half a year with Ao Jiao.
Hehe! There is no need to be sad. After you go out, you cane to the Golden Crow Empire to look for me anytime. I only need to wait one year for you. Oh, right, Liu Ruyue also came to the Faux God World. However, she does not seem to remember anything. She does not even have an impression of me, Ao Jiao said with wide eyes, feeling it was somewhat strange.
Xiao Chens heart skipped a beat. Unexpectedly, Liu Ruyue was also in the Faux God World.
However, this was not surprising when he thought about it. The Martial God Pce backed the eight great empires. If nothing had happened, Xiao Chen would have joined the Martial God Pce too. He probably would have entered the Faux God World using the Martial God Pces slot, so it was not strange that Liu Ruyue came here.
Whats wrong with you? How can you be so calm when hearing that Liu Ruyue is here? Ao Jiao asked with a smile as she blinked.
Xiao Chen recovered his wits. He said somewhat sadly, I have already seen her. The White Dragon King sealed her memories, so she did not have much of an impression of me, either. I also do not know how to face her. I can only help her restore her memories after growing stronger.
How silly! Listen to me. She is still single. Who knows how many pursuers she has rejected? How could she so easily forget about Qingyun Peak? She definitely did not forget her feelings from back then. Are you not going to try to pursue her again? Now, she is still single. However, what ifa small chance, but what ifsomeone manages to chase her before she recovers her memories? You wont be able to cry if you want to then.
Ao Jiao criticized Xiao Chen, making him feel somewhat speechless.
Xiao Chen thought about it and agreed. However, he was indeed not that good in this area.
Lets take things slowly first. Since there is no one on the Comprehension tform, I will work onprehending for now.
Xiao Chen did not have any good ideas at the moment. He could only keep this in mind and finish up what he had on hand.
After Xiao Chen sat down cross-legged on a True Gods prayer mat, Ao Jiao sighed helplessly. When she saw Little Yellow Feather fly over, she smiled happily. What an idiot. He is still as silly as before. Little Yellow Feather, what do you think?
Xiao Chen was indeed an idiot, a silly and foolish blockhead. However, he was still himself, the trashy master that made Ao Jiao worry helplessly and feel her heart shatter.
Little Yellow Feather retorted disdainfully, its voice ringing in Ao Jiaos mind, Stupid, definitely. Foolish, not necessarily so. If this little big brother did not give a hand with my mes back then, who knows when that stupid fellow would do it with you? Fortunately, he did make a move in the end. He is not hopelessly stupid.
Ao Jiao immediately blushed slightly upon hearing that. She said embarrassedly, You! Keep speaking nonsense, and I will beat you up.
Hahaha! I did not speak nonsense, just facts. Haha!
The young girl and the Golden Crow cheerily teased each other. After a while, she grabbed hold of Little Yellow Feather and said with a smile, Alright, thats enough. Dont make any more noise. Xiao Chen isprehending.
Alright, Ill stop making noise.
Ga! Ga! Ga! Ga!
Just at this moment, a strange cry rang out. Scarlet light shed on Xiao Chen. The Demon Blood Vulture appeared, and its eyes reddened. Then, it excitedly flew towards the Golden Crow, letting out strange cries.
Ao Jiao frowned slightly. This should be Xiao Chens demonic pet. However, why does it feel...a little stupid?
Golden Crow! Golden Crow!
The Demon Blood Vulture was a mutated beast that had a trace of some Holy Beasts bloodline. It immediately felt the pure Divine Mighting from the Golden Crow and became uncontrobly excited.
This was like how a human might react upon seeing the idol that they worshiped for a long time.
Who are you?
Big Brother, I am Demon Blood Vulture. At the Golden Crows response, the Demon Blood Vultures excitement immediately waxed even stronger. Thats not right. I should call you Bird King, Great King Golden Feather. Ill hang around with you.
Hahaha! Everything can be discussed. Everything can be discussed. Your master used to hang around with me in the past as well. You have good eyes. Ill take in this little brother, Little Yellow Feather said while chirping.
Chapter 2137 Raw 2242 : Familiar Name
Chapter 2137 Raw 2242 : Familiar Name
Xiao Chen sat down, cross-legged, on a True Gods prayer mat. Soon, he sensed the Dao contained in the prayer mat. It felt like a sea spreading out before him.
When he sat down, it was as if a sea materialized from the Dao and swept away all his other thoughts.
Xiao Chen opened his hearts eye and took in everything. These were the marks of the Dao that the various senior experts materialized, showing various mysterious phenomena and worlds.
[TL Note: Hearts eye likely refers to seeing with the mind.]
The thousands of Dao appeared veryplicated. Xiao Chen calmly sought the Dao in this world, materializing the Mahmy Abstinence Vition Saber Techniques In the Mortal Realm.
In that instant, the many mysterious phenomena disappeared. Only In the Mortal Realms mysterious phenomena, which Xiao Chen materialized, remained above the sea.
With the Great Dao sea nurturing Xiao Chen, he could materialize his various thoughts to the limits.
This was boundlessly profound, inspiring marvel. Xiao Chen came immersed, forgetting about everything else.
Soon, he turned into a great Buddha with no expressions as he looked around the surroundings. Who was in the mortal realm? Buddha was in the mortal realm!
Xiao Chen used the swastika Buddhist symbol to summon a supreme killing Buddhist to descend to the world. He used the might of Buddha to shake the world, suppressing everything.
Soon, killing intent gathered in the surroundings, coalescing on the swastika on Xiao Chens forehead. Who is in the mortal realm? I am in the mortal realm!
Buddha is me, and I am Buddha. With the saber in my hands, I walk the mortal realm on behalf of Buddha, subduing demons and eradicating evil.
As the mysterious phenomena that Xiao Chen materialized changed more and more, he slowly came to an understanding and gained a sense of rity.
So, that is whats happening. It actually does not matter whether it is Buddha in the mortal realm, or I am in the mortal realm.
It depends on how one wants toprehend and make use of the Mahmy Abstinence Vition Saber Techniques fourth move, In the Mortal Realm.
If Buddha is in the mortal realm, it leans towards defense and deterrence. It calls the killing Buddha to the world, defending from attacks in all directions and shocking the worlds evils.
If I am in the mortal realm, my murderous intent will be heavier. I walk the mortal realm on behalf of Buddha. I am Buddha, and Buddha is me. I can start a massacre with the saber in my hand. Those who do not honor me are evil.
How tyrannical!
After Xiao Chen gained rity andprehended more, he felt somewhat startled. He had not expected the Buddhists, known for their benevolence and beneficence, to have such a tyrannical Martial Technique.
However, after thinking about it, Xiao Chen concluded that it was nothing to be surprised about.
The supreme principle of the world dictated that only the strong could be benevolent. One had the choice of being benevolent only when one was unrivaled. The weak could not even survive; how could they be benevolent and pity others?
The phrase Buddha is benevolent actually showed the supreme principles of the Buddhist sect: Unrivaled experts hold mercy in their hearts; the weak are incapable and thus should kneel to Buddha and seek life.
This principle was too profound and abstruse; Xiao Chen did not want to think too deeply about it. Right now, he had two choices before him: am I in the mortal realm or is Buddha in the mortal realm? One focused on offense, and the other focused on defense.
After thinking for a while, Xiao Chen made his choice. He chose defense: Buddha is in the mortal realm.
Whoosh!
Once he chose, all but one of the various mysterious phenomena that he materialized vanished. The mysterious phenomenon of a supreme killing Buddha turned into a beam of Buddhist light and entered his forehead. Heprehended the true meaning of In the Mortal Realm.
Xiao Chen opened his eyes and saw several people sitting on prayer mats around him.
He looked around and saw that Ao Jiao and Little Yellow Feather had already left the Comprehension tform.
Xiao Chen stopped a person and asked, This brother, do you know how long I spentprehending here?
At first, that person looked somewhat impatient. However, when he saw Xiao Chens appearance, he asked uncertainly, The Heavenly Alliances Xiao Chen?
That is me.
So, it is you. Your sh with Mu Yunzhu took ce a month ago. You are truly incredible. You just arrived, and you managed to make Mu Yunzhu roll down the Comprehension tform, letting us benefit. However, speaking of which, you should be careful. Mu Yunzhu said that he would definitelye and look for you half a yearter.
It turned out that one month had passed. This made sense. Xiao Chen had materialized all the various possible mysterious phenomena of In the Mortal Realm above the Dao sea before finallying to the two correct choices.
As Xiao Chen immersed himself inprehending, he had forgotten about the time.
Many thanks.
Xiao Chen expressed his gratitude and went down alone. Since one month had passed, Ao Jiao should have returned to her residence.
Everyone had only ten years in the Faux God World. Time was limited; no one would waste it.
Without much thought, Xiao Chen headed for his residence.
He had gone to the Comprehension tform at the start and worked on In the Mortal Realm, the Mahmy Abstinence Vition Saber Techniques fourth move. He managed toprehend this moves true meaning and could execute it in one breath without any obstructions.
Xiao Chens choice for In the Mortal Realm fated it tock a strong killing nature, more focused on defense and deterrence.
However, this was the effect that Xiao Chen wanted.
The might of Entering Hell, the Mahmy Abstinence Vition Saber Techniques third move, already sufficed as a powerful killing move.
None of the various moves of the Mahmy Abstinence Vition Saber Technique was superior over the others. Each move had its unique points and was suitable for different settings.
Every move was a powerful killing move and could be used as a trump card.
As Xiao Chen grew increasingly familiar with In the Mortal Realm, he sheathed his saber and entered deep thought.
Every move of the Mahmy Abstinence Vition Saber Technique could be a killing move. However, in a normal fight, one could not directly use a killing move; the expenditure would be excessive.
Previously, Xiao Chen had the Army Breaking Saber Technique for normal fights. Now that he had reached the Sovereign Stage, the Army Breaking Saber Technique could no longer keep up.
One could obtain Cultivation Techniques, Martial Techniques, powerful weapons, and any resource that one might want in the Holy Domains Divine Capital, provided one had sufficient Faux God Coins.
Whoosh!
Just at this moment, Xiao Chen noticed a figure flying towards him from afar.
When he could clearly make out who it was, he saw that it was Ao Jiao. He waved his hand and dismissed the formations and restrictions of his residence.
Congrattions. You managed tost for an entire month on the Comprehension tform. You must have gained a lot, Ao Jiao said with a smile after shended.
Little Yellow Feather and the Demon Blood Vulture chased after Ao Jiao in the air.
Xiao Chen fixed his gaze on Ao Jiao and smiled softly. Its still alright. I managed toprehend the true meaning of a killing move. At least I did not waste this one month.
Ao Jiao suggested to Xiao Chen, Lets go to the Trial Tower. The first ce most neers go to after familiarizing themselves with this ce is the Trial Tower. Firstly, they can test their strength. Secondly, they can earn Faux God Coins.
Should we goter? Right now, my strength still has room for growth.
ording to the Holy Domain envoys introduction of the Trial Tower, it was the primary method for neers to obtain Faux God Coins.
However, Xiao Chen feared that there were limits to attempts. If he were not strong enough, going would just waste his opportunity.
Its fine. There is no limit to the Trial Tower attempts. You can go anytime.
Lets go, then.
After chatting idly for a while, the two arrived at the Divine Capitals Trial Tower.
The Trial Tower sat by thergestke in the city. A small alley covered in bamboo wood led straight to the Trial Tower.
That was a treasure tower made of jade, with a total of eighty-one floors, looking like a treasure sword piercing into the clouds.
The Trial Tower had not opened for the day yet. Several cultivators thronged the entrance, most of them Heavenly Alliance members queueing and waiting.
Xiao Chen sized up the Trial Tower and asked out of curiosity, How does one obtain Faux God Coins?
Ao Jiao exined, When you break through the floors, you will obtain the corresponding Faux God Coins. You can only get Faux God Coins once with this method. This is just the basic reward. Aside from that, there are extra rewards for extraordinary performances.
Extraordinary performances?
Yes. There is a record of how fast one clears every floor. Getting into the top ten is considered an extraordinary performance. If you can break the record, that would be an incredible feat, and you will receiverge sums of Faux God Coins. You might even attract the attention of the senior Faux Gods, who might give you pointers in the Faux God World.
So, that is the case. This Trial Tower is filled with benefits. Not only can one test ones strength, but one can also obtain Faux God Coins. If one excels, one can even attract the attention of the Faux God powerhouses.
Xiao Chen.
Several people from the Heavenly Alliance recognized Xiao Chen. They hade to know him on the way here, so when they saw him, they greeted him.
Xiao Chen nodded slightly in reply.
This is...
Suddenly, Xiao Chen noticed a stone stele in front of the Trial Tower with many people around it.
This is the Glory Stele. The record holders name for every floor is recorded on it.
Xiao Chen went over and looked from top to bottom. The top row was empty; there were no records set for the eighty-first floor.
He continued looking, and a very familiar name appeared before his eyes.
The record holder for the eightieth floor: Universe Origin SectChu Chaoyun.
Xiao Chen felt startled for a while. Then, he muttered, Is this the Chu Chaoyun that I know?
Chapter 2138 Raw 2243 : Grim Reaper Lin Feng
Chapter 2138 Raw 2243 : Grim Reaper Lin Feng
Chu Chaoyun? Is that the Chu Chaoyun that I know?
Ordinary people would note in contact with the eight super factions. They could only know about the factions that represented them.
The faction that represented the Universe Origin Sect was the Tianwu Dynasty, one of the three dynasties that upied the Central Great Realms central region, a major faction.
Furthermore, the person who held the eightieth-floor record was the Universe Origin Sects Chu Chaoyun.
That was to say, this person should havee from the Tianwu Dynasty. So, this could be the Chu Chaoyun that Xiao Chen knew, the Chu Chaoyun that came to the Great Thousand Realms from the Kunlun Realm using the divine item that the Tianwu Emperor left behind.
Ao Jiao affirmed Xiao Chens guess. She said softly, Thats right. It is the Chu Chaoyun that you know. I met him five years ago. However, he caught the attention of a powerhouse of the Faux God World and received closed-door guidance. It is hard to say whether he is still in the Faux God World or not.
It really is him!
Xiao Chen could not help reminiscing. After a while, he asked, Why do you say that it is hard to say whether he is still in the Faux God World or not?
Ao Jiao exined, ording to the Faux God Worlds rules, one has to leave upon reaching the Divine Vein Realm, even if the ten years are not up. He possesses extraordinary talent and received closed-door guidance from a Faux God World powerhouse, so he might have already reached the Divine Vein Realm.
Ao Jiaos words shocked Xiao Chen.
After so many years of separation, Chu Chaoyun has already grown this strong?
If that is the case, then there is only one possibility. He must have contacted the Tianwu Dynastys royal court and enjoyed the royal courts resources in the past years. After that, he entered the Universe Origin Sect and got sent to the Faux God World.
This ced some pressure on Xiao Chen, but it did not make him overly anxious.
He had acquired a Divine Body and possessed a Grade 8 Azure Dragon bloodline. His cultivation would definitely be slower than others If his physical body were simr to that of other people, he would have reached Peak Sovereign Personage long ago.
All he had to do was continue on his path without hurrying, slowly building up his umtions. He would eventually arrive at the endpoint, possibly ahead of others.
Xiao Chen had confidence in himself. These ten years in the Faux God World was the most crucial time for his climb to the peak.
He continued scanning down the Glory Stele and discovered that the record holder for many of the floors was Chu Chaoyun.
This fellow...I really want to meet him again, Xiao Chen murmured, feeling shocked.
The other people of the Heavenly Alliance also felt shocked at seeing this name appear so many times; many of them felt envious.
The other super factions indeed have deeper umtions. There is no one from my Heavenly Alliance on this Glory Stele!
I heard that we cannot use the Alloy Battle Armor in the Trial Tower. Aside from our own weapons, all other treasures are prohibited.
However, we have the four heaven-defying Sovereign Personages in our batch. Perhaps there will be a change.
I hope so.
As the crowd discussed the situation, an old man with white eyebrows and beard walked out of the Trial Tower. After eyeing the crowd, he smiled and said, So, the Heavenly Alliance neers have arrived. No wonder so many people appeared together.
Clearly, this white-bearded old man was the person in charge of the Trial Tower. After exining the rules, he said seriously, Only five people at most can enter this Trial Tower at any one time. Remember, after entering, do not use any treasures besides your weapons. I will not borate on the rest; do as you please.
After the white-bearded old man spoke, five people immediately entered the Trial Tower, feeling confident.
However, the first eliminated person appeared after seven or eight minutes, showing an unsightly expression.
This person failed on the first floor.
Time crept by. At first, everyone was raring to try. Gradually, their expressions turned somewhat grim.
Four hours passed, and most people remained stuck on the first floor. Only a rare two or three people made it to the second floor. Not a single person managed to make it to the third floor. The difficulty surpassed everyones expectations.
The white-bearded old man smiled and said, Dont be too shocked. There is a small hurdle every three floors and a major hurdle every nine floors. Most neers get stopped before the third floor. You are very incredible if you can break through the first three floors on your first attempt.
So, that is the case.
What happens if one breaks through six floors on the first attempt?
Haha! If you can break through six floors on your first attempt, all of the Holy Domains Faux God powerhouses would fight over you, the old man replied while chuckling and caressing his beard. He did not believe anyone could break through six floors on their first attempt.
Xiao Chen contemted the Trial Tower. Is it really that difficult?
Look! Someone broke through the third floor!
It must be Saber Demon Wu Meng!
A light flickered on the Trial Towers fourth floor. Of the five people in there, only Saber Demon Wu Meng possessed such strength.
Fourth floor, fifth floor, sixth floor!
Saber Demon Wu Meng rode the momentum, barging through another two floors after breaking through the third floor. However, he did notst long before suffering defeat on the sixth floor.
Whoosh!
Wu Meng appeared, looking somewhat fatigued. However, he could not hide the excitement in his eyes. He said, Delightful!
The white-bearded old mans expression changed slightly as his eyes lit up. A person who could reach the sixth floor on the first attempt was rare, even among the other super factions.
Following that, the Heavenly Alliances Spear Sovereign Mo Yu and Sword Venerate Gongzi Lan entered the Trial Tower before everyones expectant gaze.
The two did not disappoint them, managing to reach the sixth floor. However, like Wu Meng, they did notst long there before getting defeated.
Of the four heaven-defying Sovereign Personages, only Grim Reaper Lin Feng remained.
Lin Feng showed a cold expression. His expression appeared dull and lonely, not showing any color. No one dared to stare at him for long.
Whoosh!
Without any build-up, Lin Feng silently barged into the Trial Tower.
The white-bearded old man was startled. His eyelids twitched as he said, Death Dao Domain!
After Lin Feng entered the Trial Tower, several of the Faux God powerhouses in closed-door cultivation in the floating pces in the Divine Capitals sky opened their eyes.
Grim Reaper Lin Feng. Before he entered the Faux God World, several of the Holy Domains Faux Gods already knew his name.
Many people thought very highly of Lin Feng. This was a person whoprehended the Death Dao Domain. Such a person would definitely be a Sovereign Emperor. If he could ignite a divine me in the future and be a Faux God, he would immediately rise.
Lin Feng was a rare good seed. Whether taking him in as a disciple, or even a nominal disciple, one would enjoy great benefits.
Ao Jiao said after some thought, How strong! Your Heavenly Alliance actually managed to take in such a demonic genius. I believe that as long as he breaks through the sixth floor, a Faux God will definitely appear to guide him.
A Faux Gods time was very precious. Gaining the closed-door guidance of a Faux God in the Holy Domains Divine Capital was an extremely high honor, something rare and precious.
Xiao Chen said softly, This person is indeed powerful. However, his character is somewhat strange. I have nearly never heard him speak. His killing Qi is terrifyingly heavy. However, I sense a familiar aura from him.
A familiar aura?
Yes. However, there is no need to overthink this. Lets see how many floors he can clear.
Before everyones expectant gaze, Lin Feng, titled Grim Reaper, fought firmly and did not let them down. He broke through the first floor, second floor, third floor, fourth floor, fifth floor, and soon arrived on the crucial sixth floor.
Saber Demon Wu Meng, Spear Sovereign Mo Yu, and Sword Venerate Gongzi Lan appeared somewhat nervous.
Previously, the four were ranked together. The three of them got eliminated on the sixth floor. If Lin Feng managed to clear the sixth floor, it showed that Lin Feng was stronger than them.
These proud people would definitely not be able to ept that.
Time slowly passed. Soon, Lin Feng had spent more time on the sixth floor than Saber Demon Wu Meng and the others.
Is this fellow really going to break through the sixth floor? Saber Demon Wu Meng said with a frown. Having experienced the horror of the sixth floor, he naturally knew how hard it was.
Whoosh!
Just as Wu Meng, Mo Yu, and Gongzi Lan felt doubts, a light shed in the Trial Tower, then reappeared on the seventh floor.
Lin Feng had broken through!
Xiao Chen murmured to himself, He really managed to break through the sixth floor.
Entering the Holy Domains Divine Capital with such a person made one feel a mountain-like pressure.
After breaking through the sixthyer, Lin Feng spent even more time on the seventh floorseveralfold more than on the sixth floor. Clearly, he was already a spent force.
However, Lin Feng persisted and broke through another floor, reaching the eighth floor. Then, he reached the ninth floor before everyones shocked gaze.
The jaws of the other super faction disciples nearly fell off in shock. Reaching the ninth floor on the first attempt in the Trial Towerthis was horrifying.
However, the miracle ended there. Lin Feng lost on the ninth floor.
The instant the Trial Tower sent Lin Feng out, four Faux God experts descended from the sky. After revealing themselves, they issued invitations to him.
The strong aura of the Faux Gods gave off an invisible pressure; some people could not breathe.
However, when Lin Feng appeared, the four Faux Gods put on smiles and walked over after withdrawing their auras.
Haha! I say, there is no need for the four of us to fight here.
Thats true. This is not the ce to speak. Little Friend Lin Feng, are you willing toe with us and go somewhere else to speak?
Some hesitation shed in Lin Fengs eyes before he nodded silently.
Whoosh!
In the blink of an eye, these Faux Gods and Lin Feng disappeared from everyones sight.
Damn! Four powerful Faux Gods simultaneously took a fancy to him!
The disciples of the other super factions felt somewhat envious upon seeing this scene.
Compared to the newly arrived Heavenly Alliance members, they deeply understood what kind of honor one enjoyed by having a Faux God take a fancy to one. For Faux God experts to use some of their precious time to guide people in a closed-door setting, there would be endless benefits.
However, only geniuses among geniuses could get Faux Gods to take a fancy to them and spend time guiding them.
Under normal circumstances, Faux Gods would not even bother ncing at the unremarkable Sovereign Personages.
Seeing four Faux Gods take Lin Feng away before their eyes, Wu Meng, Gongzi Lan, and Mo Yu felt somewhat helpless.
Gongzi Lan felt somewhat upset as he said, I can form Divine Energy in advance. Why did no Faux God expert take a fancy to me?
Wu Meng smiled mockingly. Save it. Your tricks are nothing before Sovereign Emperors, what more Faux God experts?!
Humph! I will prove it to everyone.
Gongzi Lan snorted coldly and turned to leave. His pride had probably taken a considerable blow.
Chapter 2139 Raw 2244 : Initial Challenge
Chapter 2139 Raw 2244 : Initial Challenge
Lin Feng broke through the Trial Towers sixth floor on his first attempt, prompting four Faux God experts to appear.
The main reason for Lin Feng attracting four Faux Gods on his first attempt was not him breaking through to the sixth floor. Instead, before he arrived here, his name had already circted among some circles of the Faux God World.
The higher-level Great Dao were much stronger than the attribute Great Dao.
Among Faux Gods, few couldprehend such higher-level Great Dao. However, once oneprehended one, one would be incredible. Without exception, one would be among the peak of Faux Gods, an existence so strong that their mere presence suffocated others.
While a seed like Lin Feng was far from the Faux God Realm, once he reached it, he would immediately surpass many of the older-generation Faux Gods. His status would soar infinitely.
The Faux Gods approaching him was like establishing connections with an ordinary citizen fated to be the emperor in the future. There were only benefits and no harm in doing this.
Furthermore, Lin Feng showed extraordinary talent. Naturally, Faux God experts would be willing to spend their time guiding such a person.
Just thinking about it made everything clear.
Even though everyone understood the principle, the members of the Heavenly Alliance and of the other super factions here still felt shocked.
Xiao Chen, penny for your thoughts?
Ao Jiao looked at Xiao Chen mischievously. In the Sky Dome Realm and the Kunlun Realm, it had always been others looking up to him. The people from the same age would feel tremendous pressure from him, relegated to chasing him.
Aftering to the Faux God World, Xiao Chen became like one of themon people, chasing after another person from behind.
Xiao Chen understood what Ao Jiao meant. He said, Im used to it. Sinceing to the Great Thousand Realms, I have experienced too much of this.
The other demonic geniuses and outstanding talents in the Great Thousand Realms did not shock Xiao Chen too much.
Xiao Chen had already gotten used to it. There was no need to envy others. If he wanted to stand out, all he had to do was expose his state of cycle. If so, he definitely would enjoy attention rivaling what Grim Reaper Lin Feng received.
However, there was no need for that. Many years ago, Xiao Chen hade to understand that one should live for oneself. He just regained his state of cycle and was far from using it freely.
He would just maintain his rhythm and take things step by step. He would not let the matters of the world disturb his mental state.
Ao Jiao smiled faintly and did not pursue this topic. Then, she asked seriously, How many floors do you think you can clear on your first attempt?
Xiao Chen seriously pondered this before replying, If I dont include my trump cards, I am weaker than Gongzi Lan, Mo Yu, and Wu Meng. If there are no surprises, I should stop at the sixth floor. Breaking through the first three floors should not be a problem.
Most people could not break through the Trial Towers third floor on their first attempt.
Of the one hundred ten people of the Heavenly Alliance, only four or five people could pass the third floor. Aside from Lin Feng, only Gongzi Lan, Mo Yu, and Wu Meng made it to the sixth floor.
White Robed Xiao Chen, why are you not making your attempt yet?
As Xiao Chen and Ao Jiao chatted, he saw Spear Sovereign Mo Yu and Saber Demon Wu Meng walking over.
The one who spoke was Saber Demon Wu Meng, a stout and straightforward man.
The two had not interacted before this. Xiao Chen was surprised that the other party took the initiative toe over.
Xiao Chen nodded his head slightly and said, Theres no rush.
Mo Yu and I made a bet on whether you can make it to the sixth floor or not. He does not believe that you can,pletely looking down on you.
The Saber Demon smiled, radiating a strong killing Qi. He appeared very ferocious. While this smile tried to convey friendliness, he still looked very intimidating.
Mo Yu, who had a spear slung on his back, showed a cold expression with icy eyes. He gave off a simr air to Lin Fengs, but there was a basic difference. He cultivated the Ice Great Dao, and his nature was as such. He was not like Lin Feng, whose eyespletelycked color.
Mo Yu said coldly, Stop stirring up trouble. To me, Xiao Chen is an opponent in the same ss as Lin Feng. He justcks time.
Wu Mengughed, Hahaha! I dont care about that. In any case, you dont believe that Xiao Chen can make it to the sixth floor right now, but I do! Xiao Chen, dont disappoint me. The two of us wagered one hundred Faux God Coins.
Clearly, a high evaluation by an expert like Wu Meng was a happy thing. Xiao Chen said, Ill do my best.
By now, most of the Heavenly Alliance neers had already attempted the Trial Tower. After exchanging some words with the two, Xiao Chen walked over to the Trial Tower.
Xiao Chen!
Ive heard that he was why Mu Yunzhu rolled off the one hundred thousand steps.
Knock it off. Senior Brother Mu was just careless. If not for that Martial God Pces Sr Divine Daughter and the Golden Crow Holy Beast, Senior Brother Mu can kill him with one hand and still have plenty to spare.
I heard that he is only forty-seven years old this year, the same as those geniuses of the Universe Origin Sect and the Martial God Pce. His potential is boundless!
Xiao Chens appearance provoked noisy discussion. The matter that happened on the Comprehension tform one month ago cropped up inevitably.
Immediately, many Profound Heaven Holy Land disciples felt upset and started arguing back.
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At the same time, above a pce high in the sky of the Holy Domains Divine Capital:
An ancient man suddenly descended. This ancient gave off a strong aura and a vast saber intent.
Another old man walked out of the pce and said, Xi Mu, you came?
Xi Mu nodded and said softly, I heard that two good desman seedlings are among the Heavenly Alliancestest batch. It seems that they have gone to the Trial Tower.
You are looking for an heir.
Im old already and do not want the Saber Techniques that I worked so hard on to be lost. Hah...it is tough to find an heir.
You old fool, you set your sights too high. For the past few centuries, we, your old friends, introduced so many seedlings to you, trying to help you find a genius to seed your mantle. Even if we did not send ten thousand to you, there were at least eight or nine thousand. You were the one who did not take a fancy to them.
Clearly, these two old men had a good rtionship. They did not hold back as they bantered.
Faux God Xi Mu shook his head slightly and said, It is better to have nothing than something substandard. Since I cannot find someone suitable, it might as well end with me. Have they started?
Wu Meng already came out, but I recorded the entire process of his attempt for you. The other one is just about to enter. The old man handed Xi Mu a jade strip after finishing.
Xi Mu received the jade strip and took a quick look. Then, his eyes lit up.
The other old man smiled and said, This person is known as Saber Demon in the Heavenly Alliance. When he executes his Saber Technique, he bes like a crazed demon. He wields his killing Qi indiscriminately, using it without any qualms, but he does not fall into the Demonic Dao. Clearly, he can control it freely, showing both quantity and fine control. He is a rare genius desman.
Not bad, not bad. Such crazy demonic movements are very rare. He is a true desman with the heart of a desman.
Xi Mu put the jade strip aside and nodded in praise. However, he did not express interest. He asked seriously, What about the other person?
The other person is equally incredible. He entered the Heavenly Alliance at merely forty-seven years old. He is nicknamed the White Robed desman. Although he is young, his Saber Techniques are practiced and stable. He walks a saber Dao that he figured out himself, different from the various schools of saber skills.
When introducing Xiao Chen, this old man generously showered praises like before.
He created his own saber Dao? He is merely forty-seven years old, and he wants to create his own saber Dao? He overestimates himself, too pompous, Xi Mu grumbled in dissatisfaction and frowned when he heard what the other old man said.
Dont judge so quickly. It happens that he is just entering the Trial Tower. So, lets watch first? the other old man suggested.
Xi Mu nodded and said, We will see. Right now, many youths are proud and arrogant. Unwilling to submit to anyone. They always want to ascend to heaven in one step, thinking lowly of the senior powerhouses and feeling that they can carve out a path that surpasses their predecessors. In reality, they are all ignorant people. By the time they feel regret, its already toote.
The other old mans heart skipped a beat. His old friend Xi Mu hated people who aimed too high the most.
It looked like it would be difficult for Xiao Chen to catch Xi Mus fancy.
Saber Demon Wu Meng had much more hope.
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Inside the Trial Tower, Xiao Chen remained calm as he entered the first floor.
He did not know that two Faux Gods were currently paying attention to his every move.
Xiao Chen curiously sized up his surroundings as he looked around the first floor. Then, a little light figure, simr to the secret realms Realm Spirit, appeared before him.
The Heavenly Alliances Xiao Chen, wee to the Trial Tower. I am the Item Spirit responsible for maintaining the Trial Tower. Because this is your first attempt, you do not have many privileges. Right now, you have only one. You may choose the environment for your first floor: deste ins, desert, or grasnd.
Is there more?
With your current privileges, you have only these three for now.
Xiao Chen entered deep thought. The three environments were very simr; none of them suited his attributes, so he just casually chose one. Desert.
Good. The first floors trial will begin. I wish you good luck.
Right after the Trial Towers Item Spirit spoke, the scene before Xiao Chen changed. In the next moment, he appeared within a vast desert.
Chapter 2140 Raw 2245 : The Heavenly Alliance’s Xiao Chen
Chapter 2140 Raw 2245 : The Heavenly Alliances Xiao Chen
A zing sun hung high in the sky, and yellow sand filled the ce. Endless sand dunes were everywhere, looking like a golden sea.
The content of the trial?
As Xiao Chen stood on the sea of sand, he looked around cautiously. He thought about how the trial would take ce, not daring to let down his guard.
Although he felt fully confident of making it past the third floor, several people of the Heavenly Alliance fell on the first floor after getting careless.
Whoosh!
Suddenly, a ck-d person, with only his eyes exposed, erupted from the sand. This cultivator had twin sabers on his back as he charged at Xiao Chen.
The boundless sand sea soared up like sea waves behind the ck-d man amid rumbling sounds.
This showed how powerful this ck-d mans aura was.
As the ck-d man drew his twin sabers and chopped them down, he created a terrifying, mysterious phenomenon. The sky instantly turned pitch-ck, and a vast and terrifying Saber Might pressed down.
Xiao Chen turned around, drew his saber, and instantly spread out his Thunder Dao Domain.
He endured the other partys Saber Might as he easily blocked the other partys twin sabers with his Tyrant Saber. The sand under his feet did not move at all.
Dang! Dang! Dang!
The ck-d, masked cultivator did not stop after failing tond a strike. His twin sabers danced around as heunched a frenzied attack in midair.
Thunderclouds immediately covered the sky. Every move carried the power of lightning. This stunned Xiao Chen somewhat. Unexpectedly, the other party had the Thunder Dao Domain as well. The other partys usage of the twin sabers was also an eye-opener.
This ck-d cultivators attacks were very intense, nearly catching Xiao Chen by surprise. His saber skills were extremely exquisite and showed no apparent openings.
Interesting.
Xiao Chen revealed a smile. He temporarily dodged the des, moving back as he calmly analyzed the opponents strength.
In the blink of an eye, the two exchanged more than one hundred moves. Xiao Chen dealt with the moves as they came, not getting flustered at all.
The two fought with their Thunder Dao Domains and shed with their saber skills. They fought an intense battle in the vast yellow desert.
The other partys cultivation is one grade higher than mine, and he possesses richbat experience. He also grasps the Thunder Dao Domain like me. He does not fear pain, and all the damage I dealt him does not seem to affect him.
Why does this feel familiar?
As Xiao Chen analyzed the opponents strength, he felt surprised to discover a sense of familiarity.
The ck and White Eggs,bat puppets!
Suddenly, inspiration shed in his mind.
The ck-d masked cultivator before him seemed very simr to the ck and White Eggs. Could it be that the opponents in the Trial Tower arebat puppets simr to the ck and White Eggs?
If that was true, it would be understandable why some could not even clear the first stage.
After all, Xiao Chen had been humiliated by the ck and White Eggs for four years previously.
While the ck-d masked cultivator before Xiao Chen might be weaker than the ck and White Eggs, not as intelligent as them, and did not possess the strength of Faux Gods, it would be hard for others to adjust to thisbat puppet quickly when facing it for the first time. Losing on the first floor was very normal.
If it is as I guessed, then I hold a huge advantage in this trial.
After all, Xiao Chen had fought the ck and White Eggs for four years. He was extremely familiar with suchbat puppets, having trained against them for four years.
Compared to the other neers, he simply held an enormous advantage.
Theres no rush. Ill take it slowly...
Xiao Chen thought of a possibility. There might be a massive opportunity before him, and he had to grasp it properly.
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The many Heavenly Alliance members outside the Trial Tower and the members of the other super factions paid attention to Xiao Chens trial.
After all, Xiao Chen was the youngest Heavenly Alliance member in history. One month ago, he kicked up a massive storm.
If Xiao Chen did not show any results in the Trial Tower, others would mock him.
This was especially so for the Profound Heaven Holy Lands people. They wished that Xiao Chen would get eliminated on the first floor.
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Up in the pce in the sky, the old man across Faux God Xi Mu said indifferently, It looks like this Xiao Chen is just average and does not really stand out.
Unlike the people below, Faux Gods could look into the Trial Tower. The two Faux Gods could see Xiao Chens every action in detail.
Xi Mu shook his head and said, Thats not necessarily so. Look at his eyes; they are pure and clear. From the very start, they showed no fluctuations, like still water in an ancient well. Clearly, he possesses an extraordinary mental state, and the saber skills he has shown are even more exquisite.
Exquisite? The other old man appeared confused. Although he was not skilled in the saber, he could tell that Xiao Chens saber skills did not stand out in any aspect.
Xi Mu smiled faintly as he said, Yes, very exquisite. He is testing the strength of thisbat puppet. However, he uses his saber skills to prevent thebat puppet from advancing further as he tests it. He has perfect control of his strength, not a bit more or less, wasting nothing, greatly benefiting him. While he appears ordinary, in reality, this is impossible without a firm foundation.
After all, Xi Mu was a Faux God famed for his saber skills. His eyes were sharp and urate. From Xiao Chens performance, he already understood that he had erred in his evaluation of him.
This Xiao Chen was definitely not an arrogant person who overreached.
However, this is the Faux God World, the ce where the capable and talented gather. While he is pretty good now, that is all. It is far from sufficient for the Faux God World, Xi Mu said, changing the topic. He had set his sights very high, and the meaning of his words was obvious.
Xiao Chen was pretty good but was still too inexperienced. To others, he might be an outstanding talent. To Xi Mu, he was still too inferior, unable to reach the standard necessary to carry on Xi Mus mantle.
The old man across Xi Mu smiled faintly. It looks like the lucky person to carry on Fiendish Saber Xi Mus mantle will be the Heavenly Alliances Wu Meng.
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Inside the Trial Tower, amid the vast desert:
Im nearly there. It is as I guessed. The opponent in this Trial Tower is a weaker version of the ck and White Eggs.
In which case, there was no need for Xiao Chen to continue messing with it.
With this thought, Xiao Chens aura suddenly changed.
wless saber Dao! My body as a saber, my items as a saber, my thoughts as a saber!
In that instant, saber light appeared all over Xiao Chens body. His white robes were sabers, his hair was all sabers, the grains of sand around him were sabers, everything became sabers.
Ka ca!
One swing. With just one swing, thousands upon thousands of saber lights instantly stabbed the ck-d cultivator, piercing thousands of holes in it. Intense saber light burst out of every hole. Then, there was a crack, and the ck-d cultivator crumbled into a pile of debris. It was indeed abat puppet.
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This...
The two Faux Gods paying attention to Xiao Chen in the pce felt indescribably shocked.
How could Xiao Chen suddenly destroy thebat puppet in the blink of an eye with one saber strike?
One moment earlier, Xiao Chen appeared calm and steady, looking gentle. In the next moment, he appeared sharp with saber intent soaring into the clouds. This felt unbelievable.
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A thunderous sound roared again, and the sand sea surged on both sides of Xiao Chen, like huge waves sweeping over. Another twobat puppets appeared.
Good timing.
Xiao Chens battle hunger was at its peak. He smiled and did not hold back, continuing to execute the wless Saber Technique.
Dragon Subduing Stance! Falling Moon Stance! Cloud Reaching Stance!
Saber intent instantly drizzled throughout the vast desert. The desert churned under Xiao Chens feet like a real sea.
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Three moves. In just three moves, Xiao Chen chopped the twobat puppets into pieces, appearing very tyrannical.
This performance bbergasted the two spectating Faux God old men. He did not look like a neer.
Xiao Chen grasped all the openings and weaknesses of thesebat puppets. His self-created saber Dao made the old men gasp in amazement, their eyes lighting up.
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Xiao Chen did not get cocky. If he had not improved after being humiliated by the ck and White Eggs for several years, he might as wellmit suicide.
After he destroyed the twobat puppets, threebat puppets appeared. After he destroyed them, four more appeared.
This continued until ninebat puppets appeared before Xiao Chen. Then, the voice of the Trial Towers Item Spirit rang out beside him.
Trial Taker Xiao Chen, this is the final wave. If you kill off all your opponents, you will pass the trial.
The final wave?
In that case, lets end it on a big bang. The sessive victories significantly boosted Xiao Chens momentum, having pushed it to the peak long ago. However, it continued to soar.
The zing saber intent and the thunderclouds covering the sky swallowed up everything, unblockable.
Mahmy Abstinence Vition Saber Technique, Entering Hell!
For the final wave of attacks, Xiao Chen directly brought out his strongest killing movethe Mahmy Abstinence Vition Saber Techniques move with the strongest offensive power and most ruthless energy.
Buddha said, if I dont enter hell, who will?
Saber light spread across the vast desert, and winds blew everywhere. The sound of ghosts wailing and howling rang out, presenting an indistinct Asura Hell.
The howling saber wind made the sand sea undte with waves, never stopping for a moment.
The Asura Hell fully materialized and surrounded Xiao Chen inyers. Thousands of evil ghosts and boundless aggrieved spirits appeared. It seemed like he had incorporated the hell into his body. If he got careless, he might turn into a demon emperor of hell.
Intense mes covered Xiao Chens entire body, burning endlessly. He appeared crazed, with a malevolent expression. Only his eyes remained as calm as still water.
The Buddhist swastika appeared on his forehead.
The instant the Buddhist swastika appeared, the various evil ghosts, aggrieved spirits, and demons of hell on Xiao Chen entered his saber.
In that instant, Xiao Chen no longer looked like he held a saber but an evil dragon from hell that ruled the world, one that desired to destroy the world.
Xiao Chen felt that the saber in his hand could even break through the sky. The powerful energy contained in his saber made him tremble, loosening his grip.
The moment the ninebat puppets charged over, Xiao Chen roared and swung his saber.
Light exploded. Before the ninebat puppets could react, his force sted them to dust. Then, the shock waves reduced the dust to nothing.
When the light scattered and the storm calmed, only the hum of Xiao Chens saber remained in the desert. Everything else was silent.
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Outside the Trial Tower, everyone chatted casually. They were not worried about Xiao Chen clearing the first floor.
Of course, a group of people wished that Xiao Chen would lose on the first floor.
Humph! Dont get eliminated on the first floor. Otherwise, you will be a big joke! a Profound Heaven Holy Land disciple said as he stared at the Trial Tower with bad intentions.
Rumble...!
Suddenly, the ground started shaking intensely. A terrifying might and pressure erupted from the Trial Tower.
Besides Xiao Chen, all the disciples in the Trial Tower got ejected.
Whats going on? My trial has not ended yet, right?
These people felt baffled, not knowing what happened.
The people of the Heavenly Alliance and the other super factions also appeared confused, equally clueless.
Whoosh!
Suddenly, the Glory Stele red with a bright light, a light even more dazzling than the suns, illuminating the entire Divine Capital.
After the light scattered, a name on the Glory Stele changed.
Then, a resonant voice echoed throughout the Holy Domains Divine Capital, ringing in every corner. Trial Taker Xiao Chen, congrattions on breaking the record of the Trial Towers first floor. This record remained unbroken for nearly one thousand years. Hence, the Heavenly Alliances Xiao Chen is rewarded with an extra ten thousand Faux God Coins!
The members of the Heavenly Alliance and the other super factions outside the Trial Tower were stupefied and bbergasted.
Several disciples in closed-door cultivation opened their eyes and looked in the direction of the Trial Tower.
Many Faux Gods appeared in the pces that they lived in, silently taking a look.
How did he break the record?
Is that true?
Saber Demon Wu Meng and Spear Sovereign Mo Yu were both dumbstruck. They had not expected this at all.
Trial Taker Xiao Chen, congrattions on breaking the record of the Trial Towers first floor. This record remained unbroken for nearly one thousand years. Hence, the Heavenly Alliances Xiao Chen is rewarded with an extra ten thousand Faux God Coins!
The resonant voice rang out again, the announcement repeating three times. The lingering sound continued to reverberate in the surroundings, informing everyone that this was real.
Someone finally broke the record for the first floor... the white-bearded old man in charge of the Trial Tower said with a drawn-out sigh as he showed aplicated expression.
Chapter 2141 Raw 2246 : Clearing a Floor Once More
Chapter 2141 Raw 2246 : Clearing a Floor Once More
Trial Taker Xiao Chen, congrattions. This is your reward, the little light figure, the Trial Towers Item Spirit, said as it looked at Xiao Chen.
Then, the desert scene vanished, and Xiao Chen reappeared in the Trial Tower.
Whoosh!
A chest fell, and Xiao Chen reached out and caught it. When he opened the chest, he saw piles of Faux God Coins neatly arranged.
With a quick scan, he felt surprised to discover a total of thirteen thousand one hundred Faux God Coins.
Ten thousand was the reward for breaking the record. One hundred should be the basic reward for passing the floor.
Where did the remaining three thousande from?
Xiao Chen looked at the Item Spirit in confusion. The little light figure smiled and said, There are two ways to break a record. The first is after making multiple attempts. The other is breaking the record on the first attempt. Thetter will receive hidden rewards.
The hidden reward for the first floor is three thousand Faux God Coins.
Now, Xiao Chen understood. He looked at the Faux God Coins and grabbed a fistful with his right hand. Then, he let the coins slide through his fingers.
Breaking a record!
When Xiao Chen figured out that the ck-d cultivator was a simplifiedbat puppet, he felt that he had the opportunity to break the record.
At first, he had held back. That was so he could figure out his opponents strength and erupt with his full strength, easily unleashing his most powerful killing move.
Grim Reaper Lin Feng had made his way to the ninth floor on his first attempt, prompting four Faux God experts toe at once, shocking everyone.
However, Lin Feng had not broken any records.
Perhaps Lin Feng could break the records of the higher floors after many attempts. However, he had not broken any records on his first attempt, unlike Xiao Chen.
It appears easy to break the record for the first floor. However, it is actually challenging to do so. This is because of the Trial Towers rules. After you clear the first floor, you cannot rechallenge it. You will continue from where youst got defeated.
The little light figure said after a pause, As a result, no one broke this record in over one thousand years. Hence, the total reward umted to ten thousand Faux God Coins. The record for the second floor has not stood for that long, broken one century ago. The reward is only three thousand Faux God Coins.
So, that was the case. The longer a record remained unbroken, the greater the reward.
Of course, if one broke the record of a higher floor, such as those for floors above twenty, the reward would be more generous since the corresponding basic reward would reflect the increased difficulty.
Now, you have a special privilege: you can freely choose the trial location for the second floor and get to know the content of the second floors trial in advance.
That nice? However, this does not seem fair to the others.
Actually, there was nothing unfair about this. Xiao Chen gained this special privilege with his own strength. The others could obtain the same thing with their strength.
First, tell me about the second stages trial content.
The trial content of the second stage is the same as the first stage. You will fight againstbat puppets. However, they will be twenty percent stronger, and instead of nine waves like on the first floor, you will face a total of eighteen waves.
The difficulty increased significantly, more than doubled. It was truly horrifying.
However, since his opponents were stillbat puppets, even if they were stronger than the ck and White Eggs from back then, Xiao Chen remained confident of breaking the record.
Xiao Chen had four years more experience than others in fightingbat puppetsmore than four years struggling against Faux-God-levelbat puppets.
Now, he needed to consider the location of his battle.
After thinking for a while, Xiao Chen chose the snowy ins, and of snow and ice.
Why did Xiao Chen not choose a ce like a thunder marsh? It was because his opponent possessed the Thunder Dao Domain as well. Although such a location could strengthen him, it would strengthen his enemy as well. On the other hand, while he did not grasp the Ice Dao Domain, heprehended the Ice Great Dao, which would give him an edge in the snowy ins.
Are you sure you want the snowy ins? the little light figure asked.
Im sure.
Trial Taker Xiao Chen, I bid you good luck.
The little light figure gave Xiao Chen its blessings and sent him to the Trial Towers second floor. It was as he expected; vast and endless snowy ins with heavy snow falling appeared before him.
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Compared to Xiao Chens calm indifference at breaking the record, the members of the Heavenly Alliance and the other super factions outside the Trial Tower still felt stupefied.
Miss Ao Jiao, howe no one broke the first floors record in the past one thousand years?
Wu Meng and Mo Yu still felt excited. Finding this development inconceivable, they could not help asking Ao Jiao about it.
Ao Jiao said after some thought, It is not just unbroken for one thousand years. Since this Trial Towers existence, the first floors record has been broken only three times in total. Xiao Chens record is the fourth time.
Wu Meng and Mo Yu were startled. Unexpectedly, the seemingly simple first floor had its record broken only four times.
However, it made sense after they thought about it. When they first entered the Trial Tower and faced the first trial, they were inexperienced and got caught off guard. They even nearly lost. By the time they calmed down, they had already spent significant precious time.
The two had taken much more time than Xiao Chen had.
The others had probably lost even more time than them.
How did this fellow break the record for the first floor? No, I have to inform Senior Brother Mu. Horror shed in the eyes of a Profound Heaven Holy Land disciple. Then, he said after a pause, Wait here and watch that fellow. See how many floors he can clear. Ill go and inform Senior Brother.
Alright.
As this person dashed away, many other cultivators flew over from all directions. They all rushed over to take a look after seeing the profound light illuminating the entire Divine Capital and hearing that someone broke a record.
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In a certain Faux Gods pce in the air, Fiendish Saber Xi Mu and the old man across him remained silent for a long time.
Old fellow, what do you think? the other old man asked with a grave expression.
At first, this old man did not think much of Xiao Chen, considering him too inexperienced andcking in maturitypared to Saber Demon Wu Meng.
However, Xiao Chen broke the first floors record on his first attemptsomething outside the two Faux Gods expectations.
That was not the main point. The main point was Xiao Chens final strike, the Mahmy Abstinence Vition Saber Techniques Entering Hell.
Xi Mu remained silent for a long time before letting out a drawn-out sigh, A little strong...
The other old man felt slightly startled. Xi Mus evaluation was a little over the top. When Xi Mu said a little strong, he was not referring to Xiao Chens strength but to Xiao Chens saber Dao. Xi Mu was known as the Fiendish Saber and had lived a long life. Regarding desmen, he could be said to be the strongest after a particr person.
Right now, Xiao Chen was only a Sovereign Personage, and his saber skills could catch Xi Mus attention, even gaining Xi Mus praise.
To think that two such incredible geniuses appeared in the Heavenly Alliance in this batch, the old man muttered. The other genius naturally was Grim Reaper Lin Feng.
At this moment, the two already filed Xiao Chen under the same category as Lin Feng. However, due to Xiao Chens youth, he had even more potential.
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At an underground secret room in a secluded courtyard in the Holy Domains Divine Capital:
Senior Brother Mu, things are not good...
This ce was where Mu Yunzhu was undergoing closed-door cultivation. After his gains at the Comprehension tform, he entered closed-door cultivation to digest hisprehensions.
Mu Yunzhu slowly opened his eyes and said indifferently, Didnt I say before, do not interrupt me unless there is something urgent? What do you want? Blurt it out.
Senior Brother, that fellow that you asked us to keep an eye on, he...he broke a record today. He broke the record for the Trial Towers first floor!
What?! The first floors record? Is that true?!
Its true!
Mu Yunzhu immediately stood up. A strange light shed in his eyes. If Xiao Chen had broken the record for another floor, he would not feel this surprised.
The Glory Stele outside the Trial Tower also had Mu Yunzhus name.
Mu Yunzhu was also a genius that had broken the Trial Towers records, more than once even. However, no one had managed to break the first floors record for more than one thousand years.
Even the despair-inducing Universe Origin Sects Chu Chaoyun could not break the first floors record, yet that Xiao Chen seeded.
What did this mean? It meant that Xiao Chens current strength was greater than theirs when they first arrived in the Faux God World.
The potential of such an opponent inspired terror.
In reality, Mu Yunzhu overthought. Xiao Chens current strength was not much higher than theirs when they first came to the Faux God World.
His extraordinary strength aside, Xiao Chen could break the record mostly due to his four years of experience fighting the ck and White Eggs.
However, Mu Yunzhu did not know this. Now, he felt somewhat unsettled.
No, I have to go and take a look. Is his strength that terrifying? Howe I did not see it back then?
Without saying anything more, Mu Yunzhu quickly walked out of the secret room with a sullen expression.
Just as Mu Yunzhu reached the courtyards doors, an intense light suddenly appeared before the two.
The Profound Heaven Holy Land disciple who came to deliver the news found the light too piercing and had to shield his eyes with his sleeves.
Trial Taker Xiao Chen, congrattions on breaking the record of the Trial Towers second floor. This record remained unbroken for one hundred years. Hence, the Heavenly Alliances Xiao Chen is rewarded with an extra three thousand Faux God Coins!
The light scattered, and a resonant voice rang out in the twos ears, leaving Mu Yunzhu slightly stunned and stupefied.
Xiao Chen had cleared the second floor and broken another record.
Chapter 2142 Raw 2247 : Fiendish Saber Xi Mu
Chapter 2142 Raw 2247 : Fiendish Saber Xi Mu
Xiao Chen broke the second floors record, breaking another record.
Inside the Trial Tower, Xiao Chen felt somewhat excited. Honestly speaking, he had not held much hope for breaking the second floors record.
He just tried, giving it his all.
Unexpectedly, he seeded. This was indeed a pleasant surprise.
Trial Taker Xiao Chen, congrattions on breaking the second floors record. This is something to be celebrated. It has been a long time since the Faux God World had a person who could break two records within one day, the little light figure said softly after it appeared to give Xiao Chen his rewards.
Xiao Chen opened the chest. Including the hidden rewards, there was a total of five thousand Faux God Coins.
This was much less than what he had received for the first floor. After all, no one broke the first floors record for one millennium, but someone broke the second floors record just one century ago.
Do I have any special privileges this time?
Xiao Chen felt more anticipation for this. Being able to choose the snowy ins had been crucial to him breaking the second floors record.
Naturally, there is. All hidden reward achievers have a special privilege. Come with me to the third floor.
Light and shadow flickered as the Item Spirit brought Xiao Chen to the Trial Towers third floor.
The environment on the third floor was different from the first two floors. Hundreds of statues stood in the empty space, appearing valiant and powerful in a variety of poses. They all looked focused and showed great might.
All of these statues have a clump of Faux God me left by Faux God experts. Regarding intelligence or states, they are several levels higher thanbat puppets. Typically, most people would fight one at random. You may observe these for a while and freely make your choice.
The little light figure exined the origins of these statues before giving a detailed introduction to the third floor.
The third floor of the Trial Tower was a hurdle. Aside from the four heaven-defying Sovereign Personages, no one else in the Heavenly Alliance had managed to clear the third floor.
It looked like there was a reason for that.
Can I freely choose the environment of the battle this time, as well? Xiao Chen asked the little light figure. He could make a better choice if he could verify this point.
You can. The little light figure nodded in agreement.
In that case, things will be much easier to deal with. Xiao Chen looked at the hundreds of statues and felt somewhat overwhelmed. After some thought, he said, Lord Item Spirit, please help me remove the statues that are not desmen.
There was little meaning to challenging non-desmen.
Aside from getting rewards, the focus of the Trial Tower was on the word trial.
A trial had to provide real help. The first two floors were not of much help to Xiao Chen, who had already gained the experience they were supposed to impart from the ck and White Eggs.
This third floor was a rare chance for Xiao Chen. Naturally, he had to test himself against a desman.
As you wish.
The little light figure casually waved its hands, and most of the several hundred statues disappeared, leaving only a few dozens.
Even so, there were still quite a lot of statues. After some thought, Xiao Chen said, Help me eliminate the desmen good with the Thunder Dao or the Ice Dao.
If Xiao Chen fought these statues, there would not be much of a fight. If strong cultivators randomly got matched with a statue with the same Great Dao as them, they could only consider themselves unlucky.
After another round of elimination, only ten-odd statues remained.
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Xi Mu, you seem to be among the remaining statues. The old man across Xi Mu in the pceughed softly, his eyes lighting up.
Xi Mu nodded and said, Indeed, I am among them. However, if he wants to continue breaking records, he will not choose me.
As the two chatted, Fiendish Saber Xi Mu showed absolute confidence. His statue was definitely the strongest among the remaining statues. He did not believe that Xiao Chen could not tell.
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Who knew, right after Xi Mu spoke, Xiao Chen, who was in the Trial Tower, made his choice as if he had heard him.
This senior, then.
Xiao Chen chose Fiendish Saber Xi Mu.
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Back at the pce, Xi Mu and the other old man clearly saw all this and were immediately stunned.
After a while, the old man guffawed, Hahaha! It looks like you should not be so certain with your words.
Just from how he picked his sessor, one could see that Fiendish Saber Xi Mu was a proud person. He had submitted to only one person in his life.
Xiao Chens choice caught Xi Mu off guard. Feeling somewhat embarrassed, he said seriously, To think that he really chose me. I want to see how he will clear the third floor.
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Back in the Trial Tower, the little light figure felt somewhat surprised at Xiao Chens choice as well. It said seriously, This is Senior Xi Mu. Of the hundreds of statues earlier, his strength ranks in the top ten. Since the Trial Towers creation, not a single person has defeated him on the first try. At best, they challenged him multiple times before passing. Even so, there are only three such people.
Is that so?
After hearing what the little light figure had to say, Xiao Chen said, He is stronger than I imagined, then. In that case, let me be the one to break this record.
Even though he said that, in reality, he was now quite rxed about breaking records.
Xiao Chen could tell that Faux God Xi Mu was the strongest among the remaining statues, which instantly ignited the battle hunger in his heart.
The moment the statues eyes met Xiao Chens, he had felt a connection. Xiao Chens saber intent had surged automatically.
The Tyrant Saber in Xiao Chens hand trembled slightly, raring to go. It wished that it could be drawn at this very instant.
Feeling the Tyrant Sabers battle hunger, Xiao Chen let this battle hunger spread without a second thought.
If he is the strongest, so be it.
It does not matter whether I can break a record or not. The opportunity to exchange moves with this senior might note again.
Are you sure? Not only is this record hard to break, but you might also lose on the third floor. Of course, with such a high hidden difficulty, your reward would be even higher. Many super faction members have gathered outside after hearing the news of you breaking two records in a row. If you end up losing on the third floor, you will lose your reputation.
Xiao Chen replied calmly, When have I ever cared about the cold eyes of the world? I will just follow my own heart.
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What a fellow! Im starting to take a liking to him. The initially upset Xi Mu showed a smile on his aged face upon hearing this.
The old man smiled mockingly. Keep smiling. Lets see if you can continue smiling when he tramples on you to break the record.
While I like him, thats all there is to it. He is dreaming if he thinks he can defeat me on the first attempt.
This touched Xu Mus bottom line. So, he withdrew his smile and showed a serious expression.
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The little light figure in the Trial Tower looked at Xiao Chen and said, As you wish, then. What is your choice of location?
Thunder marsh!
Whoosh!
Light and shadows flickered. When Xiao Chens vision recovered, he was in a thunder marsh.
The sky was dark with thunderclouds covering it. Thousands of lightning bolts streaked across the sky like ferocious, venomous snakes.
A ck marsh spread as far as the eyes could see, and dense lightning-attributed Spiritual Energy permeated the ce.
This ce that Xiao Chen chose gave him, a person who grasped the Thunder Great Dao, a slight advantage.
This would make it somewhat easier for him to seed in this challenge.
Whoosh!
A statue descended from the sky andnded before Xiao Chen. After the statue appeared, it turned human as if it came to life.
Faux God Xi Mu appeared before Xiao Chen. However, this Xi Mu was that of his youthful days. He wore loose white robes and looked handsome with long hair fluttering about. As he looked at Xiao Chen, his lips curled up in a smile.
Fiend!
As Xi Mu smiled, his aura immediately changed significantly, leaving Xiao Chen with a singr impression: Fiend.
Bing a Fiend with a smile!
Xiao Chens heart skipped a beat, feeling that something was off. Since the Trial Tower was established, no one had yet defeated the Fiendish Saber Xi Mu on the first attempt. It seemed like there was a reason for that.
Let me see. To think that we were sent to the thunder marsh. Your luck is pretty good, the young Xi Mu murmured as he looked around.
The trace of divine me allowed Xi Mus sculpture to think for himself, simr to the ck and White Eggs. However, the real Xi Mu, who was outside, could not control him. Aside from that trace of divine me, the two did not have much of a connection.
However, my Saber Techniques have nothing to do with my environment. You are destined to be unlucky in choosing me. En garde!
The statue Xi Mus temper was simr to the real Xi Mus, proud and confident. Right after he spoke, he drew his saber.
The instant Xi Mu drew his saber, pretty flowers bloomed, erupting with resplendent saber light.
At this moment, Xiao Chen discovered himself in a vast sea of flowers when he looked around. The environment changed drastically.
An illusion? Or is it a mysterious phenomenon? Or perhaps it is purely the other partys Saber Dao?
Xiao Chen could not immediately understand. He calmly looked at Xi Mu, who was charging over while leaping around, flitting like a butterfly amid the sea of flowers.
However, when the other party closed in, his figure appeared blurry to Xiao Chen, likeyered illusions.
Strange...
Since the Trial Towers establishment, only three people had managed to defeat Xi Mu and had taken several attempts to do so. Before Xi Mu truly made his move, Xiao Chen had already fallen into a passive position.
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The people outside did not know anything about this.
Seeing Xiao Chen break two records in a row, many people felt excited, wondering whether he could break a record on the third floor as well.
Breaking three records in a row would genuinely be a historic moment.
With the strength that Xiao Chen showed and the momentum of breaking two records in a row, no one thought he would fall on the third floor.
Chapter 2143 Raw 2248 : Highest Difficulty
Chapter 2143 Raw 2248 : Highest Difficulty
Fiendish Saber Xi Mu!
The figure of the horrifying opponent appeared hazy, looking part illusion and part real. His real figure was hard to distinguish amid the sea of flowers.
This was Xiao Chens first timeing across such a strange opponent. However, he did not act rashly but calmly moved back.
Whoosh!
As Xiao Chen moved back, he failed to dodge. The other partys saber sliced a fine wound on the right side of his chest.
Fortunately, this was just a superficial injury and did not pose much of a problem.
The other party blurred my senses, causing my judgment of the trajectory of his saber to err, Xiao Chen muttered as he nced at his wound. He could not help bing more cautious.
Brandishing his saber, Xi Mu continued charging over. Xiao Chen brought out his wless saber Dao as he moved back. Saber light shed as his figure moved, looking like he was dancing.
Since I cannot judge the trajectory, I will use my body as a saber, my clothes as a saber, and my hair as a saber. My every action will be a saber light shing.
Dang! Dang! Dang!
Xi Mus figure remained hazy. Each swing appeared like a flower blooming. As the saber light danced, it gave off vibrant lights. Hundreds of flowers bloomed, and phantom imagesyered over each other.
However, no matter how Xi Mu varied his moves, Xiao Chen used his body and thoughts as sabers, covering his entire body in resplendent saber light.
As Xiao Chen moved about, he maintained a tight defense. While he could not make out the other partys trajectory, the other party could not charge in, either.
The two settled into a stalemate for now.
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Up in the pce in the sky, Xi Mu and the other old man watched this battle closely.
Xi Mu, how strong is this statue?
Xi Mu replied after some thought, This statue was forged in the image of my youthful days. Its cultivation and knowledge are limited to when I was two hundred years old. Even so, it is not easy to deal with. However, I truly did not expect him tost for so long.
While Xiao Chen had fallen into Statue Xi Mus strange domain inside the Trial Tower, he was not at a disadvantage, having managed to stabilize his stance.
The other old man smiled and said, The situation is not good. It seems that you, at two hundred years old, are not a match for him. His saber Dao happens to counter your saber Dao. You are going to have to eat your words this time.
Humph! Its not over yet.
Although these were facts, Xi Mu still felt somewhat upset. He snorted but did not argue with his old friend.
He is about tounch his counterattack.
The other old mans eyes lit up as he saw Xiao Chen raise the Tyrant Saber and thrust it forward in the Trial Tower.
In that instant, a bright saber light shot at the statue Xi Mu, looking like aser beam.
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Crack! Crack!
Crisp sounds rang out, and the flowers shattered, turning into petals drifting on the wind.
Your misdirection tricks cannot defeat me. Break! Xiao Chen snorted coldly. Then, he spread out his Thunder Dao Domain, making several thousand lightning bolts appear in the sky.
As Xiao Chen pushed his Thunder Dao Domain to the limits, he stepped forward and thrust his saber forward again.
Boom!
In that instant, the sea of flowers vanished, and the vast thunder marsh reappeared. Xiao Chens Great Dao perfectly matched the environment, the two mutually supportive. His Thunder Dao Domain became even more ferocious.
With the boost to his momentum, Xiao Chen showed no mercy. He immediately attacked with the Mahmy Abstinence Vition Saber Techniques Breaking the Mundane.
Thump! The statues heart skipped a beat as his thoughts wandered. The various events of the mundane world fleeted through his mind, wondrous scenes of the past appearing.
By the time the statue Xi Mu startled awake, Xiao Chens saber light already approached him.
Ci!
The Tyrant Saber stabbed in, and Xi Mus body shattered, turning into countless fragments like a broken mirror.
The illusions disappeared, and the statue Xi Mu appeared behind. A wound with blood spurting out appeared on his right shoulder.
He had been somewhat too slow to dodge the earlier move.
Buddhists Seven Kill Seal!
Xiao Chen became like the lotus flower not retaining water or the sun and moon never remaining in the sky forever.
Resolving the Mundane!
The torrential attacks seemed more like a peaceful river in Xiao Chens hand, showing total control.
The other party had just stood up when an eternal and inextinguishable saber light, boosted by the sevenfold killing Qi, swept out.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Countless cracks appeared in the vast thunder marsh as Resolving the Mundane swept out. Then, the statue Xi Mu descended rapidly. The ground below him seemed empty as he continued to fall.
Pu ci!
The statue Xi Mu vomited a mouthful of blood. However, he merely found this saber light somewhat difficult to deal with as he continuously moved back.
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Old Friend, you really are going to lose.
The old man across Xi Mu appeared slightly shocked as he said, The Buddhist sects forbidden technique, the Mahmy Abstinence Vition Saber Technique, is truly horrifying. The fortuitous encounters he came across are much better than those you had when you were two hundred years old. Even more problematic, his saber Dao happens to counter your flower domain.
Xi Mu appeared very calm. You are overthinking. Since the Trial Towers establishment, my statue has never been defeated on the first attempt. Its not like it does not have any trump cards. Just wait and see; the show is just beginning!
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It looked like the boundless saber light wouldpletely swallow up the statue Xi Mu in the vast thunder marsh when he suddenly shouted, What is a Fiend?!
Then, the statue Xi Mu pointed his saber to the sky. The tall mountains behind him in the vast thunder marsh seemed toe to life.
The statue Xi Mus aura suddenly soared as he swung his saber to sh with the saber strike infused with Xiao Chens sevenfold killing Qi.
At this moment, the tall mountains in the thunder marsh turned into a saber light and enveloped the statue Xi Mus saber.
Dang!
The two saber lights shed, producing a terrifying sound. The thunder in the sky was like the buzzing of mosquitoes inparison.
What is a Fiend?!
Amid the chaos of the saber-light-filled sky, the statue Xi Mu turned into a beam of flowing light. Cracks appeared on his face; he was clearly already a spent force.
As the saber moved, Xiao Chens surroundingsthe mountains, thekes, the rivers, and the marshall seemed toe to life.
As all these things wriggled, they turned into hundreds of saber lights in different styles, surrounding Xiao Chen.
Every strand of saber light appeared to be alive. Every one of them had its own style, all boundlessly outstanding.
The vastness of the mountains, the rage of the river, and the calm of thekeevery saber light was different.
Shock appeared in Xiao Chens eyes. What Saber Technique is this? I have never seen or heard of it before.
The other partys execution of this still appears somewhat rudimentary and looks like he is forcing it.
Even so, it is already somewhat ridiculously strong, inducing despair.
No wonder no one has managed to defeat him on their first attempt.
Who can block such a move the first time they encounter it?
If it were one month ago, Xiao Chen would have been defeated. Now, he had In the Mortal Realm to sh with it.
Mahmy Abstinence Vition Saber Technique, In the Mortal Realm!
Xiao Chen did not have time to think much. He immediately executed the Mahmy Abstinence Vition Saber Techniques In the Mortal Realm. A supreme killing Buddha descended into the mortal world, suppressing the ce.
The swastika mark on Xiao Chens forehead released a bright light. Then, the light turned into a gigantic supreme killing Buddha in the next moment.
Dang!
The moment the supreme killing Buddha manifested, it appeared expressionless. It pushed out its two palms, and the hundreds of saber lights paused in the air, unable to move forward or backward.
Bang! Then, all the saber lights broke. With Buddha in the mortal realm, the surroundings were suppressed.
Xiao Chen chose for Buddha to be in the mortal realm. As a result, this move became the strongest defensive move of the Mahmy Abstinence Vition Saber Technique.
Crack!
After Xiao Chen broke thisst attack, the spent statue Xi Mu shattered before him.
Trial Taker Xiao Chen, congrattions on sessfully oveing the highest difficulty of the third floor. Since the Trial Towers establishment, you are the first cultivator to defeat Fiendish Saber Xi Mu on the first attempt.
This time, the Glory Stele did not release any light. Xiao Chen had not broken the third floors record.
Fiendish Saber Xi Mu...
Inside the Trial Tower, Xiao Chen remained silent as he pondered. So, this senior is called Xi Mu.
I wonder if he managed toplete his saber Dao. If he did, I really want to take a look.
This is your reward: five thousand Faux God Coins. Like before, you also obtained a special privilege.
Xiao Chen put away the Faux God Coins and said, Ill keep the special privilege in reserve first.
Whats wrong? You are not going to continue the challenge?
Xiao Chen shook his head and said, Theres no need. I drained myself too much earlier. Furthermore, I already gained a lot on this floor. There is no need to struggle on.
Alright. You have time in the future. Ill send you out.
A light shed, and the Item Spirit sent Xiao Chen out. This immediately startled many people.
Now, several hundred people had gathered outside the Trial Tower. Just slightly over one hundred belonged to the Heavenly Alliance.
Xiao Chen came out!
How young!
Why did hee out after just the third floor?
Strange. He took the initiative to leave after clearing the third floor. How strong exactly is this person?
Various discussions cropped up.
Xiao Chens expression remained calm as he ignored everyone and walked over to Ao Jiao, minding his own business.
Chapter 2144 Raw 2249 : Preparing for Closed-Door Cultivation
Chapter 2144 Raw 2249 : Preparing for Closed-Door Cultivation
Strange. He broke two records in a row but stopped on the third floor, not continuing further?
Is he too tired? There should be special privileges for breaking records. Those should allow him to rest...
Given that, he might have already used the special privilege for breaking the first two records.
The one that we need to pay more attention to in the Heavenly Alliance is still Lin Feng. He managed to clear eight floors on his first attempt and reach the ninth floor. That is true strength.
Thats right. Compared to breaking records, true strength and personal umtions are what the Faux God experts pay attention to. Thats why Lin Feng managed to attract four Faux Gods to descend at the same time earlier.
Right. If he possessed true strength, there would definitely be Faux Gods appearing. After breaking two records in a row, he should already have attracted the attention of Faux Gods. Since no Faux Gods came down, that means it is just superficial strength. The judgment of Faux Gods is much more urate than ours.
Many came upon hearing the news. The super faction disciples who rushed over to the Trial Tower all appeared surprised.
These people all anticipated Xiao Chen breaking another record. Who could have imagined that he would back out?
However, Xiao Chen did not care about any of this. He returned to his group, meeting with Ao Jiao.
Brother Wu Meng, sorry. I made you lose.
Wu Meng and Mo Yu had bet on whether Xiao Chen could make it to the sixth floor or not. Now, the results were out. Xiao Chen did not make it to the sixth floor.
However, the matter of breaking the records of two floors had made Wu Meng and Mo Yu forget about this wager long ago.
Compared to the prizes for breaking records, the wager of one hundred Faux God Coins was not worth mentioning.
Wu Meng recovered his wits and said, Haha! Little Brother Xiao Chen is joking. We already forgot about this bet. Oh, right. Little Brother Xiao Chen, why did you not continue climbing the floors?
Xiao Chen answered honestly, I am too drained. I carelessly activated the hardest difficulty of the third floor. My Soul Energy, Veritable Essence Energy, and mind are all drained. If I continue to the next floor, I might be defeated.
The hardest difficulty?!
Wu Meng and Mo Yu breathed in sharply. They appeared extremely shocked as they gazed at Xiao Chen.
To think that Xiao Chen made it through the hardest difficulty on his first attempt. That felt inconceivable.
We are ashamed of our inferiority. The two smiled bitterly and performed a cupped-fist salute, promising to gather again in the future.
After the two were far away, Ao Jiao smiled and said, Congrattions. Lets go. Ill bring you to the Ten Thousand Treasure Pavilion. As long as you have sufficient Faux God Coins, you can obtain any resource you want there.
Alright, lets go.
Now that Xiao Chen had a lot of money, he naturally had to spend it on resources to increase his strength.
Although the two left, the crowd continued to throng the Trial Tower, influenced by the excitement of Xiao Chen breaking two records.
Many people felt that today was a good day, and they had to give it a try. Perhaps they might break a record too.
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Up in the sky, in a certain Faux Gods pce:
Xi Mu appeared somewhat unsightly. He sulked in silence.
The old man across Xi Mu knew his friends character. Xi Mu was reclusive and had very few friends. He was very proud, and his temper could be called entric. However, he was extremely strong and proud of his saber skills.
Clearly, Xi Mu found the defeat of his statue in the Trial Tower somewhat uneptable.
Dont overthink. Most people left their statues in the Trial Tower so these juniors could trample on them. My statue already lost over a hundred years ago. Furthermore, those statues only represent our previous strength. It is nothing
That old man had only gotten halfway with his consoling words when Xi Mu interrupted him. That is not what I am feeling frustrated about. Earlier, four or five Faux Gods sent voice projections to me, asking if I will take in Xiao Chen.
The old mans eyes lit up as he immediately understood. Clearly, Xiao Chens potential caught the attention of some Faux God desmen.
These Faux Gods felt interested, but Xiao Chen defeated Xi Mus statue. Hence, they had to ask Xi Mu first before they took Xiao Chen in as their disciple.
What did you say?
I told them to stop targeting Xiao Chen. A bunch of mediocre people misdirecting their disciples.
Despite being a Faux God, Xi Mu did not hold back when criticizing his fellow Faux Gods.
In that case, do you intend to take in Xiao Chen?
How can I take him in? I already lost to him. How am I to face him? Fiendish Saber Xi Mu eximed in frustration, appearing quite upset and depressed.
Hahaha! So, thats the case. I was wondering why you appear so conflicted. What are you nning to do? Its not good if you dont let others teach him but do not teach him yourself, the old man said with a smile.
What should I do...what should I do... Fiendish Saber Xi Mu said some thoughtless words before going off, leaving the other old man alone.
My old friend will be frustrated to death by his temper sooner orter, the old man said with a smile. Then, he shook his head and sighed.
If Xiao Chen knew that this was why no Faux Gods appeared, what would he think?
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At this moment, Xiao Chen and Ao Jiao were already in the Ten Thousand Treasure Pavilion.
The glorious and grand Ten Thousand Treasure Pavilion had a total of three floors. Many shocking supreme treasures were on disy thereprecious Spirit Herbs, Cultivation Technique secret manuals, Profound Tools, treasures, all sorts of divine materials and strange items, and many others. It did notck anything.
The various treasures had the corresponding Faux God Coin price indicated below. Xiao Chen and Ao Jiao could only buy things on the first floor. They could not go to the higher floors.
Divine Firmament Nine Variations (iplete), a lightning-attribute Movement Technique from the ancient period that was the peak of the Martial Epoch. It has been passed down for a long time...
A brown metal fragment caught Xiao Chens eye. This was an ancient Movement Technique, created during the peak of the Martial Epoch. Although it was iplete, it still held an extremely strong attraction for Xiao Chen.
How expensive! This Movement Technique costs five thousand Faux God Coins, Ao Jiao muttered after seeing it.
Furthermore, it is iplete and might not be that useful. Wait, I nearly forgot. You broke two records in a row, so you do notck Faux God Coins.
Xiao Chen nodded and said, It is rare to find a high-ranked Movement Technique that ispatible with me. Even if it is not worth it, there is no harm.
He ced sufficient Faux God Coins under the pedestal, and the restrictions automatically disappeared, allowing him to take away this metal fragment.
Since there is an ancient Movement Technique like the Divine Firmament Nine Variations, are there any iplete copies of the Mahmy Abstinence Vition Saber Technique?
Xiao Chen went to the counter and asked the woman behind it whether he could exchange for the Mahmy Abstinence Vition Saber Technique.
Sorry, there are no iplete copies of the Mahmy Abstinence Vition Saber Technique in the Ten Thousand Treasure Pavilion. Even if there were, we could not sell it to you.
Why?
The Hidden Spirit Temple has been searching for this Saber Technique. So, we cannot sell this Buddhist sect forbidden technique to you.
Xiao Chen was slightly surprised to hear that. He had forgotten about that.
Very well. Help me exchange for five thousand Faux God Coins of Origin Liquid. Also, please give me a list of all the Extreme Yin or Extreme Yang mes you have. Help me find an ancient Saber Technique, as well.
Sure, please wait for a while.
Xiao Chen had obtained over twenty-three thousand Faux God Coins on this day. He did not feel any heartache at spending them. Ao Jiao grew slightly bbergasted as she watched from the side.
When the two left the Ten Thousand Treasure Pavilion, Xiao Chen had only one thousand Faux God Coins left.
You exchanged for a lot of Origin Liquid. Are you going into closed-door cultivation to raise your cultivation?
Origin Liquid was a pure spiritual liquid generated by Spirit Jade Origins. It was extremely precious and worth cities. Even Sovereign Emperors used it to cultivate. No matter how much one used, it would not have any side effects.
Back when Xiao Chen entered the Heavenly Alliance, he received some Origin Liquid and had not used it yet.
Xiao Chen nodded. My cultivation is still somewhat too low. As long as I have sufficient Origin Liquid in the Faux God World, my cultivation can advance rapidly.
Right now, Xiao Chen was only a Great Perfection Sovereign Personage. Compared to the other people in the Faux God World, his cultivation was too weak.
By the time youe out, I will probably have left the Faux God World already.
Ao Jiao saw that Xiao Chen had prepared a lot of resources, including one thousand five hundred kilograms of Origin Liquid, and had the Divine Firmament Nine Variations Movement Technique toprehend. He could not finish all this without at least one and a half years.
Xiao Chen said after some thought, Its fine. When I leave the Faux God World, I will go to the Golden Crow Empire to find you. You just need to wait one year for me outside.
Ao Jiao smiled and said, Ill wait for you, then. However, make sure to keep your word.
I promise.
Xiao Chen felt that it was a pity, as well. They had just reunited and had not had much time to chat before they had to part again.
However, time was precious in the Faux God World. This ce gathered all the geniuses and outstanding talents of the various super factions.
If one did not work hard, it would be toote for regrets when one had to leave the Faux God World.
After saying goodbye to Ao Jiao, Xiao Chen returned to his courtyard, only to discover a middle-aged man waiting for him there.
Xiao Chen could not help feeling suspicious, finding this strange.
This middle-aged man emanated saber intent from his body and was a Sovereign Emperor. He appeared handsome and extraordinary.
The strange thing was this persons cultivation. It was not unusual to see Faux Gods or Sovereign Personages in the Faux God World. However, Sovereign Emperors were rare.
You are? Xiao Chen asked curiously after stepping forward.
Young Master Xiao, I am Lu Benwei. I am here on the order of my master, Xi Mu, and have waited here for a while.
Xiao Chens eyes could not help lighting up when he heard that. Xi Mu!
Chapter 2145 Raw 2250 : Rapid Advancement in Cultivation
Chapter 2145 Raw 2250 : Rapid Advancement in Cultivation
So, it is an esteemed disciple of Senior Xi Mu. This way, please.
Im far from being that, just a nominal disciple.
After the other party reported his backing, Xiao Chen did not dare tarry. He performed a cupped-fist salute and invited Lu Benwei in.
When the two were seated, Xiao Chen asked, Might I ask, why are you looking for me?
Lu Benwei took out a painting and handed it to Xiao Chen. Then, he said, This is for Young Master Xiao from Master.
Xiao Chen wanted to open the painting to take a look. However, Lu Benwei pressed down on the scroll, stopping him. Master said that Young Master Xiao could look at it only after I leave.
Strange, Xiao Chen thought to himself but did not insist.
I shall take my leave and not interrupt Young Master Xiao, then.
Wait up.
The people in the Faux God World are either Faux Gods or super faction disciples like me. Howe you can remain in the Holy Domains Divine Capital?
Lu Benwei smiled and exined, Sovereign Emperors can enter too. They just need to pay a certain price. As for me, Master helped me attain permanent residency in the Holy Domains Divine Capital. I can freely enter the Faux God World. However, it was not easy for Master to do so. People like me are scarce in the Divine Capital.
I see. Ill send you off.
You are too polite.
Xiao Chen stood up and sent off the other party. Then, he entered deep thought as he held the painting. He had defeated Xi Mus statue in the Trial Tower. Then, when he returned, Xi Mu sent him a painting.
What does this mean?
If he took a fancy to me, why did he not appear and take me in as a disciple?
Xiao Chen would be quite d for a Faux God to take him in as a disciple and give him pointers.
In fact, he would not just be d. More urately, he desired it. Having a Faux God expert to guide him and not having one werepletely different situations.
Feeling some confusion, Xiao Chen unfurled the scroll. He saw ake in the painting. Theke looked jade-green and had vast lush mountains around it.
Lush mountains, green water, white clouds, and wild cranes leisurely flying in the sky. This was a very typical mountain and river painting.
The art was very exquisite. The mountains were distinct and the water clear, showing a lingering state and pulling one into fantasy... However, that was all.
The painting, the paper, and the ink, they were all ordinary. There was nothing special about them.
Strange.
He got a disciple to send me a painting for no reason and did not meet me or exin. What does this senior intend?
Xiao Chen stared at this painting for a long time and could not make out the true meaning behind it. He helplessly shook his head.
I should not dy the proper matters. One thousand five hundred kilograms of Origin Liquid are sufficient for stabilizing my cultivation. I might even advance further, Xiao Chen sighed. Then, he entered the secret room and started cultivating.
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Inside Xi Mus pce, Lu Benwei reported respectfully, Master, I have already delivered the painting and did not exin anything.
Good. Send him the second painting one yearter. Xiao Chen, if you cannot understand it by then, then dont me me for ruining your future.
Xi Mu felt terrible for stopping the other Faux God desmen from taking in Xiao Chen. However, he could not put his face aside to meet Xiao Chen.
Hence, Xi Mu orchestrated this set of events. Unfortunately, Xiao Chen could not make out anything.
Lu Benwei thought to himself, Masters temper is iprehensible. I spent ten years looking at that painting before understanding some of its true meaning. Furthermore, I had Master guiding me. Now, he gave it to Xiao Chen without any exnation. Xiao Chen probably will not figure it out so quickly.
If Xiao Chen gets engrossed in it and identally dys himself, it will really ruin his future.
Of course, Lu Benwei could only think this. His Master always behaved this way.
Xi Mu nced indifferently at Lu Benwei and said after some thought, Master knows what you are thinking. Naturally, Master has his reasons for doing things this way. Remember, do not meet him in secret or say anything. You may go.
Lu Benwei nodded and took his leave. However, he could not guess Xi Mus thoughts.
After Lu Benwei left, a crafty glint shed in Xi Mus eyes. He smiled and said, I already understood half of that painting when I was two hundred years old. If you cannot understand it, you are notparable to me...
It turned out that Xi Mu still was reluctant to concede, wanting topare himself to Xiao Chen.
After Xiao Chen understood this many yearster, he would smile bitterly. Had he known about the other partys temper, he would have pretended to lose. He would not have needed to spend so much effort learning the true meaning of the Fiendish Saber.
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In the ancestral hall of the Golden Dragons in the Divine Dragon Empire, Central Great Realm:
A person with a sharp-angled face and wearing golden dragon robes sat on an elevated throne.
This was the Purple Gold Dragon Emperor, the person with the highest authority in the Divine Dragon Empire.
Your Highness, I have received definitive information. Xiao Chen has indeed entered the Heavenly Alliance and has appeared in the Faux God World. He is currently undergoing ten years of bitter cultivation there. I just received news that he broke the record for the Trial Towers first floor and second floor, a startling result. However, no Faux God experts appeared to take him in as a disciple, someone kneeling below reported respectfully.
The Purple Gold Dragon Emperors expression did not change as he said indifferently, With such potential, to think that no Faux God took him in as a disciple. That is really strange. If nothing unexpected happens, he will definitely be a Sovereign Emperor ten yearster. What do you think we should do?
The person below showed a somewhat nervous expression. However, he still said, We should kill him!
However, he is in the Faux God World. How can I do anything?
This subordinate naturally has my ways. After the matter is done, it will not bring any trouble to Your Highness.
The Purple Gold Dragon Emperor said, I am not the person who killed him or ordered him to be killed. Where would any troublee from?
The expression of the person below changed slightly as a corner of his lips twitched. He nodded and said, This subordinate understands.
Withdraw, then.
Yes.
After that person left, only the Purple Gold Dragon Emperor remained in therge empty hall.
Despite holding authority over all life and death in the Divine Dragon Empire, an aloof position, he had no one close to him. The Purple Gold Dragon Emperor muttered to himself, Jiang Shan...your excellent sessor really fights hard and helped you gain some glory. However, I absolutely cannot let the Golden Dragon bloodline fall in my hands. No one can stop me!
A cold intent shed in the Purple Gold Dragon Emperors eyes, and the entire hall froze over. The glistening golden dragon pirs turned into ice pirs as cold Qi spread out.
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Despite being in the Faux God World, Xiao Chen still could not escape the attention of some people targeting him. Naturally, he was unaware of this.
He also would not have bothered to think about this anyway. One thousand five hundred kilograms of Origin Liquid was sufficient for him to remain in closed-door cultivation for one year.
One year passed in the blink of an eye. Xiao Chen remained in the secret room all the while, aside from when Ao Jiao came by once. By using the one thousand five hundred kilograms of Origin Liquid and aided by his Azure Dragon Divine Body, his cultivation soared significantly during this period.
Now, Xiao Chen was only half a step away from reaching Peak Sovereign Personage. Upon reaching the bottleneck, resources no longer sufficed to raise ones cultivation.
One required opportunities. It was not something that could be achieved through closed-door cultivation.
After Xiao Chen finished the Origin Liquid, he started practicing the ancient Divine Firmament Nine Variations Movement Technique and asionally went to the library to read. Meanwhile, Mu Yunzhu went looking for him once, wanting to fight him. However, he rejected Mu Yunzhu.
Aside from these, Xiao Chens days passed peacefully during this one year or so. Nothing much happened.
However, the Faux God World was extraordinarily bustling. The fights between the super factions were exceptionally brilliant.
Records were being broken in the Trial Tower, one after another, as people climbed higher.
However, all this had nothing to do with Xiao Chen. He did not rush, following his own pace as he took things step by step.
Although Xiao Chens progress was not very fast, it was very firm. His strength grew stably as he forged ahead vigorously and reliably.
So, a Sovereign Personages strength can be ssified into so many categories. Xiao Chen put down a book as he entered deep thought in the library.
After reaching Peak Sovereign Personage, most people would remain stuck at this level for hundredsmaybe thousandsof years. The extraordinary and talented people might still remain stuck there for decades; this would be very normal.
Sovereign Personage was the peak of being a person. Once one broke through, one started cultivating the divine. After surmounting this step, one crossed the border between personhood and godhood. The distance between these two could not simply be described with the word chasm.
Hence, the strength of Peak Sovereign Personages varied. The closer one was to the Divine Vein Realm, the stronger one would be.
Peak Sovereign Personages had three higher-tier stages. First was heaven-defying Sovereign Personages, like the Heavenly Alliances Gongzi Lan, Mo Yu, and Wu Meng, who were clearly stronger than other Peak Sovereign Personages. Such people could be called heaven-defying Sovereign Personages.
Further up would be half-step Sovereign Emperors. These people were only half a step away from the Divine Vein Realm. The most obvious sign was the merger of their Dao Domains and Soul Energy, forming a Divine Seal in their Soul Pools.
One example would be the Profound Heaven Holy Lands Mu Yunzhu. At Xiao Chens first encounter with him, Mu Yunzhu had needed only one sentence to send his Dao-infused voice deep into Xiao Chens soul and echoing in Xiao Chens Soul Pool. That was because Mu Yunzhu had already formed a Divine Seal.
Finally, there were false Sovereign Emperors. In reality, at this stage, they had already left the confines of Sovereign Personage. They could even start transmuting their Veritable Essence Energy into Divine Energy. However, they had not yet opened their Divine Veins and were not truly Sovereign Emperors; hence, they were also known as false Emperors.
Those at this stage could be called unrivaled among Sovereign Personages. If a Sovereign Emperor did not appear, nearly no one could defeat them.
In the Holy Domains Divine Capital, the Universe Origin Sect, the Martial God Pce, the Profound Heaven Holy Land, and the Hidden Spirit Temple all had geniuses at this stage.
The more Xiao Chen understood about the Faux God Realm, the more he awakened to the reality of his situation.
Right now, he was only at the peak of Great Perfection Sovereign Personage, not even at consummation yet. He still needed to work harder.
With my current strength, I can match a heaven-defying Sovereign Personage. However, if I meet a half-step Sovereign Emperor like Mu Yunzhu, my chances are even. Victory would be difficult. If I run into a false Emperor, my chances of defeat arerger. I need to make a breakthrough as soon as possible.
Xiao Chen entered deep thought. One thousand five hundred kilograms of Origin Liquid had allowed him to advance rapidly. He could reach Peak Sovereign Personage at any time; he justcked some opportunity. What he needed was truebat.
Perhaps I should leave the city and kill Faux Beasts.
Chapter 2146 Raw 2251 : Ice Fire Wasteland
Chapter 2146 Raw 2251 : Ice Fire Wastnd
A Faux Beast was a special lifeform found in the Faux God World, born from nothing in the Primal Chaos.
The Faux Beasts came in all shapes and sizes but were all horrifyingly strong. A few of the strong Faux Beasts could deter even Faux God experts.
Aside from the absolutely safe Divine Capital, there were many shattered continents in the Faux God World, with all sorts of Faux Beasts living there.
A Faux Beast was not a true lifeform. It could not survive anywhere but the Faux God World. After dying, it would return to the depths of the Faux God World and reform after a long time.
Xiao Chen did not know much about Faux Beasts. However, Qiong Ying, Yun Fei, and Nangong Feng had gone out to hunt them several times before.
Xiao Chen took out the Heavenly Alliance medallion andmunicated through it. The three were in the Holy Domains Divine Capital, not outside, so he arranged to meet with them.
One hourter, they gathered at Xiao Chens courtyard.
Xiao Chen, haha! You finally got restless. You want to go out?
The three arrived on time. When they heard Xiao Chen ask about Faux Beasts, theyughed softly.
These four were people of the Heavenly Alliance and hade to the Faux God World together. They had a good rtionship with each other.
Over the past year or so, the other three hade to see Xiao Chen several times. They found it strange that he remained silent after breaking the record of two floors. Since then, nearly everyone had forgotten Xiao Chens name already.
In any case, Wu Meng, Mo Yu, and Gongzi Lan had grown stronger and continuously climbed the Trial Tower. Of the three, Wu Meng had broken the record for the eighteen floora terrifying feat.
Back when Xiao Chen broke the records, many people said he used tricks to clear the first three floors.
Xiao Chens silence made the others feel even more sure of it.
However, Nangong Feng and the other two were familiar with Xiao Chens strength. With the strength he gained over the past year, the three were not his match.
Even if they worked together, they would find it challenging to deal with him.
However, Xiao Chen did not go out. He either practiced alone or remained in closed-door cultivation. He ignored both the overt and covert fights between the various super factions.
Its time to be active after a prolonged quiet. My cultivation has reached a bottleneck. It will be difficult to break through without some battles, Xiao Chen said softly.
Yun Fei said, Over the past year, the three of us have gone out to hunt Faux Beasts. Faux Beasts are powerful. Even if they are of the same cultivation, they cannot be underestimated. Several super faction disciples have died because of Faux Beasts.
People have died?
Xiao Chen was shocked to hear that. All of the super faction disciples were geniuses or outstanding disciples; they had life-protecting measures.
Just like how the Heavenly Alliance prepared a set of Alloy Battle Armor for all its members, regardless of the price, the other super factions took simr measures, as well. For example, the Universe Origin Sect disciples all had a Heavenly me Medallion that could call out the Universe Origin True me at any time.
For such disciples to die in the hands of Faux Beasts was genuinely shocking.
Nangong Feng said, As long as you dont wander too far from the city, there is no need to worry about your life. The strong Faux Beasts have been chased far away by the Faux God experts in the Divine Capital.
How about we apany you out of the city? That way, we can look after each other. It is a good thing, Qiong Ying suggested. The Primeval Divine Liquid that Faux Beasts leave behind after they die is a great aid to cultivation. There are many benefits to absorbing it.
The Primeval Divine Liquid was one of Xiao Chens objectives in killing Faux Beasts.
Faux Beasts were born in the void. After they died, they left behind a clump of mysterious energy known as Primeval Divine Liquid.
The concentration of the Primeval Divine Liquid varied ording to the Faux Beasts strength and grade.
Xiao Chen shook his head and said, Theres no need. If there is no danger, it will go against my original intention. Thank you, everyone, for your kindness. Please exin to me the things to pay attention to when facing Faux Beasts and where to hunt Faux Beasts.
Alright.
Four hourster, Xiao Chen left the city afterpleting his preparations.
The Holy Domain was the onlyplete continent in the Faux God World; the other ces were all shattered pieces of continents. They might berge or small. Therge ones could be asrge as the Holy Domain. The small ones might not even be the size of a city. Their distance from each other varied as they drifted about the cloud sea of the void.
Aside from the absolutely safe Holy Domains Divine Capital, the environments of the other ces of the Faux God World were fickle, and it was hard to guarantee safety.
Xiao Chen stood under the mountain-like city gates and nced at the Divine Capital words on the walls. They still inspired fear like before, deterring others from looking too long.
Xiao Chen stood at the edge of the Holy Domain and looked over. The entire world looked gray and hazy, without much color.
The ce looked extremely primeval; even the air felt ancient. After staying in the Holy Domains Divine Capital for so long, Xiao Chen left the city for the first time.
He felt the shock that this broken world brought once more.
Wind, fire, thunder, and many other Dao merged with the air. It was like the Primal Chaos had not split yet. It was pure yetplex, filled with contradiction.
As Xiao Chen breathed, he could sense the various Dao at any time. It felt mystical.
The area before him was a foggy sea of Primal Chaos, hazy and mysterious, filled with the unknown. Xiao Chen was near the Holy Domain; there was not too much danger. He could see people moving about at any time.
He opened a map of the Faux God World and checked it. Then, he put away this map and activated the Alloy Battle Armor.
Immediately, Xiao Chen appeared valiant and dashing. With the silver Alloy Battle Armor covering him, he looked extremely tyrannical. As his hair flew about, he exuded sharpness. Then, he ced his Tyrant Saber on his back before soaring into the air.
When fully armored, Xiao Chen could bring out his greatest strength at any moment.
He did this because the super faction disciples who died had mostly died before they could bring out their trump cards.
Maintaining the Alloy Battle Armor resulted in a significant drain. However, Xiao Chen could replenish his energy with Origin Liquid at any time.
Compared to his life, this drain was nothing.
Whoosh!
The moment Xiao Chen left the Holy Domain, he immediately felt the astral winds blowing and the chaotic Dao in the wind.
There were all sorts of strange energiesfire, ice, and many others. This made it hard for one to resist. Fortunately, Xiao Chen had the Alloy Battle Armor to protect him.
Cuirass, sabatons, pauldrons, vambraces, greaves, and the many other partsprised a whole. They flowed with a silver light, forming an invisible barrier blocking these astral winds.
Indeed, the Holy Domain had Divine Energy protecting it. After leaving the Holy Domain, the savage side of the Faux God World showed itself.
Xiao Chen pondered this in his heart as he flew cautiously towards his destination.
The ce Xiao Chen headed for was known as the Ice Fire Wastnd. It was about a tenth of the size of the Holy Domain. This could be considered a ratherrge continent. However, its environment was harsh, and Faux Beasts wandered the ce. This was and of experiential training.
The many super faction members usually came here for experiential training, hunting Faux Beasts.
The Ice Fire Wastnd was not very far but was not that near, either. It mostly contained Sovereign-Personage-level Faux Beasts. If one went deep into it, one would reach the depths of the Faux God World. The danger there would bepletely different.
Boom!
Suddenly a beasts w appeared in the sea of clouds below without any warning, trying to grab Xiao Chen.
Even though it was just a beasts w, it was the size of a small mountain. When the w came over, itpletely obscured Xiao Chens vision.
Divine Firmament Nine Variations, Traceless Lightning Shadow!
Whoosh! Only a dim, purple electric mark remained where Xiao Chen had been. He appeared at the side as though he teleported.
Then, he grasped the Tyrant Saber on his back with his right hand and instantly drew it, then chopped down with a purple saber light.
Crack!
The saber light cut open the beasts w, and a clump of blue liquid shot out, looking like blood.
d in the Alloy Battle Armor, Xiao Chen held the Tyrant Saber upraised and watched calmly as the beasts w disappeared. The sea of clouds sank in, and undercurrents flowed. Who knew what other dangers hid in there?
I got pretty lucky.
Xiao Chen sheathed his saber, took out a jade bottle, and collected the blue liquid that had shot out. The collected Primeval Divine Liquid needed to be refined before one could absorb it.
When the Heavenly Realm shattered, the entire Primal Chaos space lost its previous stability. The order of space and time fell into disorder. The ce under the cloud sea was an absolute forbiddennd. Even Faux Gods did not dare to venture there casually.
The strength of Deep Sea Faux Beaststhe Faux Beasts born under the cloud seawas exceptionally horrifying. However, they usually would not appear.
Once these Deep Sea Faux Beasts appeared, the Faux God Worlds experts would sense them. If they were no longer under the cloud sea, it would be rtively easy for the Faux God experts to kill them.
The Primeval Divine Liquid that the Deep Sea Faux Beasts left behind after they died was also highly tempting to Faux Gods.
However, if a person like Xiao Chen went out, the Deep Sea Faux Beasts would asionally target them. If they caught Xiao Chen, he would die for sure.
The sky was chaotic, and the ground was made up of boundless shatterednd. An ancient savage primeval aura spread in the air.
After Xiao Chen left the Holy Domain continent, the Faux God World that appeared before him seemedpletely different.
Four hourster, a huge icy continent came into view.
It looked cold and deste, but the snowkes drifting down on the icy continent were actually mes. If theynded on an ordinary person, they would burn that person to ashes.
Xiao Chen had arrived at his destination, the Ice Fire Wastnd.
Chapter 2147 Raw 2252 : Dog Killing Wild Demon
Chapter 2147 Raw 2252 : Dog Killing Wild Demon
Ice Fire Wastnd:
The deste ins made of ice and the snowkes made of mes looked very strange. However, it was not odd in the Faux God World.
The sky of the Primal Chaos space appeared hazy, looking like heaven and earth had not split apart yet.
The various chaotic Dao, the primeval aura, the eternal and scattering cloud sea, the cracks in the sky, and many other signs showed that besides the Holy Domain, the Faux God World was undeveloped savagend.
There were opportunities and supreme treasures there. Of course, there was also danger and forbiddennds.
Xiao Chens decision to activate his Alloy Battle Armor upon his departure was correct.
The moment hended on the deste in, a pack of Faux Beasts charged at him.
These Faux Beasts appeared ferocious, looking like vicious dogs half the height of a regr person. They had ming fur all over their bodies; even their faces had long fur. And since their long fur dragged on the ground, it revealed only a pair of eyes filled with Primal Chaos and the void.
The physical bodies of these Faux Beasts appeared both illusory and substantial; they looked very strange.
Mastiffs!
Xiao Chen had made ample preparations beforeing here. This allowed him to recognize the Faux Beasts before him. These were mastiffs. They were exceptionally ferocious and hunted in packs. Each mastiff possessed the strength of a Peak Sovereign Personage. They could be considered the tyrants of the Ice Fire Wastnd.
Even a heaven-defying Sovereign Personage would have to flee if he ran into them alone. Otherwise, he would not survive.
Ten-odd mastiffs appeared, howling endlessly. The ming snowkesnding on their bodies did not harm them at all, strengthening them instead and making their zing fur look even more vibrant.
As the mastiffs pounced over, they appeared very ferocious and mighty. If the mastiffs managed to knock a person down and all of them charged over, they could instantly tear a super faction disciple into pieces.
Xiao Chen wore the Alloy Battle Armor. Even if the mastiffs knocked him down, it would be hard for them to tear him apart. However, it was still best not to get surrounded.
Go on, then.
Xiao Chen raised his left hand, and a red light shed on one of his fingers. The Demon Blood Vulture appeared. It let out a loud cry as it fearlessly faced the ten-odd mastiffs.
The Demon Blood Vulture spread its wings. Its feathers looked as vibrant as blood, the flowing light as beautiful as mes.
The Demon Blood Vulture had wandered the Faux God World for half a year with the little Golden Crow. Xiao Chen had also purchased some resources for it. Hence, its strength had grown considerably. Now, it was a great help for Xiao Chen.
Furthermore, the Demon Blood Vulture was a king of ferocious beasts in the first ce. It possessed a strong innate demonic nature, and its bloodline had mutated.
The Demon Blood Vulture did not fear these mastiffs at all. It spread its wings and started fighting with these ten-odd mastiffs, not letting any of them go.
However, Xiao Chen knew that although the Demon Blood Vulture was strong and filled with ferocious Demonic Might, it could notst long when ten-odd mastiffs surrounded it.
Thunder Monarch Spear!
He waved his right hand. Then, the Five Element Divine Lightning formed a half-meter-long spear driven by his Thunder Dao Domain. The short spear immediately gave off dazzlingly bright electric light, radiating boundless Thunder Might.
The Thunder Monarch Spear was a killing move of Xiao Chens, and the Five Element Divine Lightning was a mysterious treasure of the world. Now that his Thunder Dao was stronger, the might of the spear formed by the Five Element Divine Lightning went without saying, especially after he drove it with his Thunder Dao Domain.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
The half-meter-long Thunder Monarch Spear appeared substantial as it shot out. Then, it split into nine and instantly struck nine mastiffs, sting and mangling the flesh of the mastiffs, but they did not bleed. Only some gaseous Primal Chaos leaked out.
Xiao Chen attacked relentlessly, shooting out several Thunder Monarch Spears. The mastiffs, which initially held the upper hand, yelped on getting sted.
The Demon Blood Vulture let out strangeughter as it beat down the fallen mastiffs and ferociously spewed mes from its beak while radiating an overwhelming Demonic Qi.
The two forced back the ten-odd mastiffs. However, the mastiffs charged back in ferociously; they were remarkably resilient.
When the mastiffs returned, they seemed to have gone berserk. Their figures erged, bing like small mountains.
Xiao Chen did not care. To heaven-defying Sovereign Personages, this group of mastiffs would be a challenge. However, they were not worth mentioning to him. He had the means to deal with them.
Many purple flowers spun in Xiao Chens right eye andyered over each other, forming a single purple flower.
Divine Lightning Eye!
Whoosh! The Divine Lightning Eye had already reached the sixthyer. When Xiao Chen executed it, twenty-four thunderclouds appeared and covered the sky.
Boom! The bolts of tribtion lightning fell as one, sting the many mastiffs. They rolled on the ground, twitching endlessly.
The mastiffs miserable cries filled the ce. Their huge bodies cracked the ground as they crashed into it, shaking the deste in.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
The Demon Blood Vulture turned into a flowing light moving about. Then, it used its ws to grab the mastiffs, nearly tearing them in half.
What powerful Faux Beasts, Xiao Chen thought to himself.
Even a Peak Sovereign Personage cultivating the physical body would be ripped to pieces by the Demon Blood Vultures ws. Yet, these mastiffs remained intact, sustaining only severe injuries.
The Faux Beasts bodies could not be understood with logic. If Xiao Chen got pulled into a battle of attrition, he might end up losing.
After a few shes, these mastiffs realized Xiao Chens prowess. They started to skirt the Demon Blood Vulture and pounce at him regardless of the cost.
However, Xiao Chen smiled coldly. This way, the mastiffs would only die faster.
He executed his Movement Technique, and his figure trembled slightly, leaving behind a purple mark as he reappeared elsewhere.
When Xiao Chen could not dodge, he used the Sharp Spirit Finger to tap the mastiffs gently. This move sent the small-mountain-sized mastiffs flying with one fingeran extremely strange sight.
Xiao Chen did not waste time when fighting with the mastiffs. He used the Demon Blood Vulture as a distraction and brought his Thunder Dao Domain to its peak.
Then, he used his various lightning-rted moves to fight. If the mastiffs got too close, he would execute the Sharp Spirit Finger.
Veritable Essence Energy, Soul Energy, and Vital Qi filled Xiao Chens body as they merged. He focused these energies into one finger and knocked the mastiffs into the air.
Demon Blood Vulture, move aside, Xiao Chen called out, and his demonic pet turned into a scarlet beam of light, quickly distancing itself.
After the Demon Blood Vulture left, a Great Deste Eon Candle Dragon image appeared behind Xiao Chen. Candle me swayed in his eyes. In the next moment, boundless icy mesnded on the pack of mastiffs, torturing them. The extremely resilient mastiffs could not move at all.
The Candle Dragons mes slowly burned away the mastiffs long fur.
Whoosh!
Xiao Chen grabbed the Tyrant Sabers handle, which he had slung on his back after he equipped the Alloy Battle Armor. Then, he drew his saber and spun it around once before walking over.
He appeared to be taking a leisurely stroll, yet with each swing, he ended the life of a mastiff.
The mastiffs that sent heaven-defying Sovereign Personages fleeing in fearFaux Beasts that even half-step Sovereign Emperors found problematicwere helpless against Xiao Chen. He made it look extremely easy.
The mastiffs corpses vanished, turning into a flowing light that entered the cracks in the sky, leaving behind only clumps of floating white Primeval Divine Liquid.
Xiao Chen collected the Primeval Divine Liquid and refined it before absorbing it into his body. Ripples appeared in his 9-Star Primal Core. When he finished absorbing the Primeval Divine Liquid, his cultivation bottleneck loosened somewhat, making him reveal an expression of joy.
This was the first time his cultivation bottleneck loosened in the past half-year or so. It looked like this Primeval Divine Liquid was effective.
Ga! Ga! Ga!
The Demon Blood Vulture circled the sky once before turning into a palm-sized little bird andnding on Xiao Chens shoulder.
We will hunt mastiffs, then. The other Faux Beasts are crafty. If we fight them alone, they might easily defeat us, possibly kill us; that would be very problematic. These mastiffs are naturally ferocious and do not understand tactics. Furthermore, they move in packs. That suits my intent.
If Yun Fei and the others were to learn that Xiao Chen started by focusing on killing mastiffs during his first visit to the Ice Fire Wastnd, their jaws would probably fall off from shock. They had to flee upon seeing these mastiffs, the tyrants of this deste in. When mastiffs attacked in packs, no one dared to linger.
However, Xiao Chen killed the mastiffs by himself. How could others not be shocked?
In the following month, Xiao Chen hunted mastiffs. He became increasingly familiar with the Faux Beasts and grew more efficient at killing them.
He then increased the difficulty. At first, he just targeted packs of ten-odd. Then, he targeted dozens. The number increased until it exceeded a hundred, an extremely rming number.
During Xiao Chens leisure time, he would study the paintings that Fiendish Saber Xi Mu gave him. Lu Benwei already gave him the second painting.
Xiao Chen noticed some tricks behind the paintings. They seemed to contain some kind of Saber Technique that he could not grasp.
He did not rush, slowly studying them. For now, he focused on raising his cultivation.
As time went on, all the cultivators undergoing experiential training in the Ice Fire Wastnds periphery came to know of this ruthless person. They gave Xiao Chen the nickname Dog Killing Wild Demon.
Typically, when people sawrge packs of mastiffs charging over, any intelligent person would flee, avoiding a prolonged fight with these mad dogs.
However, Xiao Chen did the opposite. He would hunt more than one hundred mastiffs in one go.
Furthermore, he forbade others from helping. Anyone watching would be scared witless, even more afraid of Xiao Chen than of the mastiffs.
Chapter 2148 Raw 2253 : How Great a Grudge
Chapter 2148 Raw 2253 : How Great a Grudge
The Ice Fire Wastnd was one-tenth the size of the Holy Domain. To any Sovereign Personage, it was still a vast area.
The Ice Fire Wastnd could be split into the periphery, the inner area, and the core zone. A boundless lightning seay past the core zone. Even Faux Gods could not fully explore this lightning sea.
Xiao Chen did not feel overly ambitious. For the days toe, he remained at the Ice Fire Wastnds periphery and killed the mastiff Faux Beasts. He had already hunted more than one thousand over one month.
This was an rming number. It meant that Xiao Chen killed more than thirty mastiffs a day on average.
Even Mu Yunzhu would have to put in a lot of effort to hunt thirty-odd mastiffs attacking together.
Of course, it was more likely that Mu Yunzhu would not hunt mastiffs.
The mastiffs strength was still alright. The main problem was that they moved in packs. Another critical problem was these mastiffs would go berserk, a deeply ingrained response. Compared to the crafty and intelligent Faux Beasts, they would be relentless after targeting someone. Hence, killing mastiffs was a waste of effort for so little reward.
Given that, one might as well enter the inner area or hunt the high-value Faux Beasts in the periphery.
Of course, this did not apply to Xiao Chen. Now, he could hunt more than one hundred mastiffs in one go. With his various means, the mastiffs could not run even if they wanted to.
In the past month, I have refined more than one hundred fifty kilograms of Primeval Divine Liquid. My bottleneck already loosened significantly. Compared to closed-door cultivation, my improvements are great. Even so, I still have not broken through my bottleneck!
Xiao Chen, who was currently hunting a group of mastiffs in the Ice Fire Wastnds periphery, frowned, somewhat dissatisfied with his progress.
He had collected one hundred fifty kilograms of Primeval Divine Liquid as a Great Perfection Sovereign Personage. If others knew of such a harvest, countless people would envy him. His friends would have to work together in the Ice Fire Wastnd to obtain a simr harvest.
However, Xiao Chen was very strict with himself.
Time in the Faux God World is too precious.
Xiao Chen casually knocked away a mastiff pouncing at him. He multitasked and pondered some other things, letting the Demon Blood Vulture fight the mastiffs.
During this period, Xiao Chen had discovered by chance that the Demon Blood Vulture could consume the Faux Beasts.
The ferocious might in the mastiffs was exceptionallypatible with the Demon Blood Vultures nature, allowing it to grow quickly.
Hey?!
Xiao Chen raised his eyebrows when he suddenly discovered the one hundred-odd mastiffs he was hunting had turned to flee when their situation turned desperate.
They are running away?!
The mastiffs possessed a ferocious nature and were prone to running amok. One of the main reasons anyone who saw them in the Ice Fire Wastnds periphery would run was their relentless frenzied attacks.
However, right now, this group of small-mountain-size mastiffs actually took to their heels in the face of death.
They cant have gotten scared of me after I killed so many of them, right...?
Xiao Chen had hunted more than one thousand mastiffs, but this was his first time encountering this situation. After being stunned for a moment, he reacted.
After them!
Xiao Chen gently leaped up,nded on the Demon Blood Vulture, and set out in eager pursuit.
Just as he was about to harvest the one hundred-odd mastiffs, they started fleeing. How could he let go of a cooked duck?
[TL Note: Let go of a cooked duck means letting go of a done deal.]
Thunder Monarch Spear!
Standing on the Demon Blood Vultures back, Xiao Chen waved his hand and shot out nine short spears containing the metal, wood, water, fire, and earth elements.
Each half-meter-long Thunder Monarch Spear looked like a treasure weapon, glowing with flowing light and electric light. When the lights merged, they appeared like a five-element world emitting extremely strong pressure.
Bang!
When the nine Thunder Monarch Spearsnded, they killed nine mastiffs. Then, they exploded, killing another ten-odd mastiffs.
Xiao Chen gently pushed off with his feet to hover in the air as he let the Demon Blood Vulture continue giving chase. Hended and waited for the mastiffs corpses to scatter and leave behind Primeval Divine Liquid.
When the Primeval Divine Liquid appeared, Xiao Chen waved his hand and collected it into a jade bottle.
Divine Firmament Nine Variations, Traceless Lightning Shadow!
After Xiao Chen collected the Primeval Divine Liquid, he executed the Divine Firmament Nine Variations. Leaving behind a purple mark, he reappeared on the Demon Blood Vultures back.
One hundred-odd mastiffs fleeing at the same time created a hugemotion.
This scene scared other people on experiential training along the way. It caught some people off guard, and the pack of mastiffs even crashed into some of them, injuring them.
Did I see wrong? How can someone be chasing the mastiffs?!
The mad dogs are actually running...this is not a hallucination, right?
This is my first time seeing someone chasing mastiffs. Previously, all I would see is people fleeing mastiffs.
Its him, the Dog Killing Wild Demon!
No wonder. So, it is the Dog Killing Wild Demon.
At first, the cultivators along the way were shocked to see the many small-mountain-sized mastiffs running frantically. However, when they saw Xiao Chen, wearing the Alloy Battle Armor and standing on the Demon Blood Vulture, they showed expressions of understanding, their surprise gone.
The nickname Dog Killing Wild Demon had already spread throughout the Ice Fire Wastnds periphery; everyone knew about it.
Some people fleeing mastiffs with nowhere else to run would even take the initiative to head to where Xiao Chen was. Xiao Chen never said anything about it.
This is that person?
A group of cultivators d in ck uniforms with fiery cloud insignias, rushing along their way in the Ice Fire Wastnds periphery, felt surprised to see this scene, so they stopped to take a look.
The one who spoke was a youthful male with extraordinary air who stood out from the crowd. This persons cultivation surpassed heaven-defying Sovereign Personage, reaching half-step Sovereign Emperor.
Senior Brother Fang, that is the Heavenly Alliances Xiao Chen, the youngest Heavenly Alliance member. Back then, he was the one who broke the records of the Trial Towers first floor and the second floor.
How incredible! To think that he is chasing a pack of mastiffs!
How is he strong? I heard that back when he first went to the Comprehension tform, he dered that he would not need to fear Mu Yunzhu half a yearter. However, after half a year passed and Mu Yunzhu went to look for him, he declined battle.
I also heard that he used some tricks when breaking the records back then. Furthermore, what capabilities does he need to chase these mastiffs? They are just some mad dogs. Most people just dont want to deal with them. The true experts, like Senior Brother Fang, all head to the Ice Fire Wastnds core zone.
This group of Universe Origin Sect disciples felt disdain for Xiao Chen. After the man with the family name Fang heard everything, his interest dried up. However, he looked distractedly at Xiao Chens Alloy Battle Armor. How unfortunate! He wears a set of Alloy Battle Armor to kill dogs... If it were mine, I would be fully confident about this trip.
Alloy Battle Armor was the foundation of Heavenly Alliance members. Since they did not have sufficient umtions, they made up for it with resources. When the members of any super faction saw the Alloy Battle Armor, their eyes would turn red with envy. However, it stopped at envy. If non-members of the Heavenly Alliance snatched away the Alloy Battle Armor, they would not be able to activate it, only look at it.
Come on. We still have things to do.
The man with the family name Fang withdrew his gaze. Then, he led the Universe Origin Sect disciples into the Ice Fire Wastnds depths.
The appearance of this group in the Ice Fire Wastnds periphery attracted some attention.
Several discussions cropped up, trying to guess what this group wanted to do.
That is Fang Shaobai, one of the Universe Origin Sects top ten disciples, a half-step Sovereign Emperor. I wonder why he is here.
The Ice Fire Wastnd has been quite bustling recently. It seems some of the top ten of certain super factions havee.
Could they be here for the core zones Ice Fire Divine Origin?
Thats possible. Look at the date; it is about time for the Ice Fire Divine Origin to appear... Should we go take a look?
I think wed better not. Every time the Ice Fire Divine Origin appears, there would be people dying. Passing these ten years peacefully in the Faux God World is already a great opportunity. There is no need to risk our lives.
Thats right. Many geniuses and outstanding talents do not understand restraint and end up meeting violent deaths. We are not fated to be geniuses; there is no need to act like one. We should just focus on what we should do.
This person was quite right. Compared to others, being able to enter the Faux God World was a great opportunity. For these regr talents, there was no need to get greedy. Evaluating their own strength was very important.
Even so, when some people in the Ice Fire Wastnds periphery heard that the Ice Fire Divine Origin would be appearing, they silently headed for the inner area.
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At this moment, Xiao Chen did not know any of this. He continued his work of killing mastiffs.
The one hundred-odd mastiffs that he hunted were already down to ten-odd.
If not for having to wait for the corpses to scatter to collect the Primeval Divine Liquid, wasting some time, Xiao Chen would not have needed so much time to deal with these mastiffs.
As Xiao Chen gave chase, he thought to himself, Faux Beasts are also intelligent.
Although the mastiffs had a relentless nature that sparked their frenzy, it was not strange for them to realize what was going on after Xiao Chen had been killing them for more than one month.
However, this meant that hunting mastiffs would be more problematic in the future.
It would waste too much time if Xiao Chen had to pursue them for half a day every time. That would be inefficient. After this batch, he would enter the Ice Fire Wastnds inner area.
The mastiffs had wised up. This operation was no longer viable.
What a waste of effort!
Xiao Chen finally finished off the remaining ten-odd mastiffs. In total, he had chased them for six hours. While he was not tired, he had wasted a lot of time.
Ga! Ga!
Just at this moment, the Demon Blood Vulture, which was at the side, suddenly turned wary. Its feathers all ruffled up as if it sensed some danger.
Master, I feel that something is not quite right.
Xiao Chen did not notice anything wrong. However, the Demon Blood Vulture was a ferocious beast. It had an instinct for danger.
Lets go!
Xiao Chen cautiously checked his surroundings. Then, he leaped onto the Demon Blood Vulture and returned the way they came.
Things appeared peaceful. However, after they had flown fifty thousand kilometers, rows of mastiffs appeared at the limits of Xiao Chens vision. Many pairs of chaotic and emotionless eyes flickered with a scarlet light, looking at him coldly and ruthlessly.
Boom!
Large patches of ck clouds appeared above the mastiffs heads. Roiling ck clouds gathered from all directions.
Soon, the clouds coalesced, and the sky turned dark.
Thud! Thud! Thud!
Heavy footsteps resounded in the surroundings. The mastiffs blocked the way in all directions and started encircling Xiao Chen, moving over step by step.
It turned out that during the pursuit, Xiao Chen had reached an extremely remote location in the Ice Fire Wastnd.
The Demon Blood Vulture under Xiao Chen trembled slightly, feeling some fear before so many mastiffs.
Master, what should we do?
The Demon Blood Vulture had never seen such arge troop formation. Despite being a fearless ferocious beast filled with demonic nature, it actually started to cower.
From how densely packed the mastiffs were, there were at least four thousand of them.
Probably all the mastiffs on the entire Ice Fire Wastnd hade for Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chens expression did not change as he muttered to himself, To think that even dogs have started scheming like men. How great a grudge are they holding?
Chapter 2149 Raw 2254 : Desperate Struggle
Chapter 2149 Raw 2254 : Desperate Struggle
When Xiao Chen looked around, he saw at least four thousand mastiffs.
While it looked like he had easily dealt with one hundred-odd mastiffs, that was already his limit. If the number increased by half, he would find it a challenge. If the numbers doubled, that would be all he could deal with. If the numbers tripled, he would have to flee without taking a second nce.
When the numbers reached such a level, there was no longer a rush to run; he could not run even if he wanted to.
Since when did dogs be like wolves, understanding how to use schemes and followmands?
Strange...
Xiao Chen looked around and finally saw a mastiff in the east that was different from the rest.
This mastiff waspletely white. It stood out among the mastiffs draped with ming fur.
A light flickered in its chaotic and expressionless eyes, full of intelligence.
The instant Xiao Chens gaze met that mastiffs, he felt a slight chill run down his back.
This white mastiff should be the king of this pack of mastiffs. If Xiao Chen guessed right, it was the one that nned this scheme.
Despite being in danger, Xiao Chen did not panic. He calmly considered countermeasures.
Grr! Grr! Grr!
Deep growls rang out in the surroundings. All of the mastiffs eyed Xiao Chen coldly, waiting for themand to tear him to pieces and trample on him.
The growls sounded terrifying. Xiao Chen looked up at the sky, but ck clouds covered the shattered sky; he could not make out much about the situation up there.
One could not fly too high in the Faux God World, as the sky was broken. Spatial tears and space-time streams were everywhere. If one got careless, who knew where one might end up?
One might remain stuck for eternity. Hence, except in the Holy Domain, the sky of the Faux God World was a no-fly zone.
This pack of mastiffs stirred up the ck clouds and covered the sky, preventing one from seeing the space-time streams and spatial tears.
If Xiao Chen were to flee to the sky, he would definitely die without a corpse.
Boom!
Suddenly, that white mastiff let out a prolonged howl, and cracks appeared in the deste in. The surrounding mastiffs charged at Xiao Chen, shooting over like sharp arrows with their small-mountain-sized bodies.
This pressure forced out the Demon Blood Vultures Demonic Might as it screeched.
Then, the Demon Blood Vulture pped its wings, and a berserk scarlet tornado appeared.
Plop! Plop!
The mastiffs that charged over crashed into the scarlet tornado, their bodies getting mangled as the tornado ruthlessly knocked them back.
However, there were simply too many mastiffs. As they continuously charged over, the might of the tornado gradually weakened.
Several mastiffs leaped through the tornado, howling with ferocious expressions as they charged at Xiao Chen.
Before the mastiffs got close, their howls made his mind feel bloated and dizzy. The sound waves entered deep into his Soul Pool and reverberated.
Faux Beasts were born in the Primal Chaos space and innately grasped the various Great Dao. They did not understand any techniques to use the Great Dao, their application limited to a rudimentary level. However, in reality, they were mighty and very strong.
Xiao Chen remained calm as endless dragon roars came from his body and spread out to sh with the mastiffs howls. Intense sounds rang out, echoing in the surroundings.
Before the two sides shed, the battle already appeared extremely intense.
Xiao Chen showed a calm expression as he stretched his right hand back to grasp the Tyrant Sabers handle. Then, he looked coldly at the mastiffs charging towards him. He held his weapon without moving or panicking, not getting flustered at all.
The figures of these mastiffs grewrger in his eyes until they filled his vision.
Kill!
At the crucial moment, Xiao Chen drew his Tyrant Saber and brought out Martial and Soul as One.
Whoosh! The Tyrant Saber gave off a resplendent saber light. Under the state of Martial and Soul as One, Xiao Chen stored up power and waited to attack. Then, he chopped down with his saber.
Whoosh!
A few mastiffs yelped miserably at the same time. Some liquid spurted out, but no color showed despite being illuminated by the saber light.
Using the Sharp Spirit Finger was not very practical. While the Sharp Spirit Finger could knock the enemy back, it could not kill them.
The Sharp Spirit Finger was excellent for knocking back the mastiffs when he hunted them, preventing them from getting close.
However, now, Xiao Chen needed to prevent this pack of beasts from returning. Any mastiff that dared toe would die.
Under the state of Martial and Soul as One, Xiao Chen executed the wless Saber Technique. He showed no mercy to the mastiffs that charged over. Using his full power, he killed them all in one strike.
Amid miserable howls, Xiao Chen immediately killed ten-odd mastiffs. However, the number of mastiffs seemed infinite, not appearing to dwindle, no matter how many he ughtered.
Master, I cant hold on anymore, the Demon Blood Vulture said to Xiao Chen after one hour.
The Demon Blood Vulture was different from Xiao Chen; it did not have the Alloy Battle Armor. If the mastiffs bit down on it, they could nearly kill it. It had already been very hard for it to block most of the mastiffs up to now.
Come back, then.
Theres no rush. I still have one final attack.
The Demon Blood Vulture ignored Xiao Chens words. It suddenly left Xiao Chen, and its entire body started burning with intense mes.
As a result, the Demon Blood Vultures huge body shrank and condensed gradually.
However, the smaller the Demon Blood Vulture became, the brighter the light it gave off. It even recovered its color, which had disappeared due to the saber light Xiao Chen sent out under the state of Martial and Soul as One.
When the Demon Blood Vulture became palm-sized, the surrounding scarlet tornado suddenly disappeared.
In that instant, the hundreds of mastiffs blocked outside charged at Xiao Chen while howling.
The situation turned perilous. Aside from In the Mortal Realm, none of Xiao Chens Martial Techniques could kill off all these mastiffs. If the hundreds of mastiffs reached him, the consequences would be horrifying. Even with the Alloy Battle Armors protection, he would still sustain severe injuries.
Just as Xiao Chen prepared to execute In the Mortal Realm, the palm-sized Demon Blood Vulture, shining with a bright scarlet light, shot forward like an arrow.
Whoosh!
The Demon Blood Vulture charged into a mastiffs eye, then used its wings to spin around, drilling through the mastiffs brain.
Ka! Ka! Ka!
The Demon Blood Vulture became like an arrow as it turned into a scarlet beam of light, piercing through many mastiffs heads. At this moment, the hundreds of mastiffs seemed like paper before the Demon Blood Vultures strongest move, dying inrge numbers.
The initially densely packed hundreds of mastiffs, which stifled Xiao Chen, all fell.
Xiao Chen took a sharp breath of cold air. How strong!
Even if Xiao Chen executed Entering Hell, he could not have killed all of these hundreds of mastiffs. However, the Demon Blood Vulture managed to.
Before Xiao Chen could sigh, he saw the Demon Blood Vultures body dim and turn lightless after it finished this killing move. It wobbled and looked like it would fall.
A mastiff pounced over and opened its ugly maw, wanting to swallow up the Demon Blood Vulture.
Scram!
Divine Firmament Nine Variations, Traceless Lightning Shadow!
Leaving behind a faint purple mark, Xiao Chen appeared in front of that mastiff and kicked it into the air.
The Demon Blood Vulture quickly turned into a beam of scarlet light shooting towards Xiao Chens finger. Then, it turned into a ring.
Master, I learned this killing move from Big Brother Little Yellow Feather. Its pretty good, right? The Demon Blood Vulture voice rang out in Xiao Chens mind. It sounded weak, but it seemed to be anticipating Xiao Chens praise.
Feeling heartache, Xiao Chen said, Quickly rest. It is very strong. You managed to do what your master, I, could not do.
Hehe...! Damn it! I am too tired. I cannot help Master any further...
At first, the Demon Blood Vulture let out a peal of strangeughter. Then, its voice trailed off, fading into silence.
Xiao Chen looked around his surroundings. Mastiff corpsesy strewn all over the ground. After the Demon Blood Vultures massacre, there were more than one thousand of them.
Martial and Soul as One required one to merge ones Martial Dao with ones will of soul. Every time one attacked, one could bring out one hundred twenty percent of onesbat prowesspossibly even one hundred fifty percent.
Hence, Xiao Chen could kill one mastiff with each strike.
However, the drain on Veritable Essence Energy and Soul Energy was significant under the state of Martial and Soul as One.
With the Alloy Battle Armor for physical protection, Xiao Chens body would be fine. However, who knew how long he couldst in such an intense battle?
Xiao Chen looked around and spotted the white mastiffmanding its forces.
Despite the massive loss, this pack of mastiffs did not get flustered as they prepared the next wave of attacks.
Such reckless attacks, with no concern for consequences, appeared abnormal.
Xiao Chen took a quick count. There were at least four thousand more mastiffs. If he continued fighting, he would die when he ran out of Veritable Essence Energy.
I need to break out!
Xiao Chen swept his gaze around and fixed it on the white mastiff.
Then, he immediately moved swiftly, charging at the pack leader.
The key to breaking out of this situation was the white mastiff. With this beastmanding the other mastiffs, there was no way to break out in any direction.
Xiao Chen could only fight against the white mastiff, preventing it frommanding the other mastiffs. That way, he could fight for a chance of survival.
Even though Xiao Chen knew that the white mastiff was at least as strong as a half-step Sovereign Emperor, he still had to take a risk and make a desperate struggle.
Chapter 2150 Raw 2255 : All Things Rejoicing Together
Chapter 2150 Raw 2255 : All Things Rejoicing Together
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
As Xiao Chen charged at the white mastiff, the many mastiffs pounced at him, trying to block his way.
Under the white mastiffsmand, the originally stupid and ferocious mastiffs understood when to advance and retreat. They knew how to block him and dy him and how to harass and mess up his rhythm.
This made it very difficult for him to advance. That white mastiff remained standing on higher ground.
The white mastiff did not move back, only looking at Xiao Chen coldly. It was as if it was letting him see hope.
The mastiffs in the other directions took this opportunity to close in. Before Xiao Chen cleared half the distance, his Alloy Battle Armor had already turned ck from the mastiffs blood.
The mastiffs did not actually possess a body of flesh and blood. While it was called blood, it was actually the strange liquid that existed in their bodies.
After covering half the distance, Xiao Chen was horrified to discover that not only had he failed to shorten the distance between him and the white mastiff, but he was even farther away.
Whats going on?
After some confusion, Xiao Chen suddenly understood. The white mastiff hadmanded the other mastiffs to shift his trajectory. While it looked like he advanced while killing mastiffs, he had been led by the nose, his direction diverted as he moved about.
If Xiao Chen had not realized it, he would not reach the white mastiff even if he killed for eternity.
This strategy gave Xiao Chen a chill. This level of intelligence was beyond some of the intelligent humans.
To think that the white mastiff was so smart.
Damn it!
When Xiao Chen thought about how a dog managed to fool him, he could not help feeling angry. Furthermore, despite killing for so long, there did not seem to be any impact. This caused his normally calm mental state to fluctuate.
Xiao Chen looked up and saw that white mastiff looking at him coldly. However, it now felt like the white mastiff had an expression of mockery.
Calm down. If I get careless, I might die here.
Every month, there would be outstanding talents falling in the Faux God World, losing their great future.
Previously, Xiao Chen had been shocked that human cultivators could fall to Faux Beasts despite having so many trump cards and means.
Now, he had fallen into simr danger. If he got careless, he would die.
This was somewhat ironic.
Whoosh!
Xiao Chen left the state of Martial and Soul as One. Given the current situation, he would not finish killing all the mastiffs before his Veritable Essence Energy and Soul Energy ran out if he remained in that state. Hence, he might as well save his energy for this white mastiff.
He could no longer retreat; the mastiffs behind had already closed in. Right now, his only chance at survival was to keep advancing.
Humph! I do not believe that I, Xiao Chen, will die to a pack of dogs! Xiao Chen snorted coldly and waved his hand. Then, a painting unfurled slowly.
The painting gradually soared into the air. When itpletely unfurled, a Taiji Yinyang me Diagram covered the sky.
The Universe Origin True me and the Heavenly Snow Divine me chased each other in the sky. Yinyang, four divisions, the eight trigrams, and other scenes appeared around the Taiji Yinyang me Diagram.
Xiao Chen held his saber with his right hand and raised his left palm to the sky, circting the Taiji Yinyang me Diagram at full force.
Immediately, an overwhelming might and pressure spread out from the Taiji Yinyang me Diagram. Then, he ferociously pulled his hand back, causing the Taiji Yinyang me Diagram to descend.
The Taiji Yinyang me Diagram appeared under Xiao Chens feet, followed by the Taiji force field, trapping most of the mastiffs.
As Xiao Chen trod the line between Yin and Yang, his position changed continuously. The saber in his hand moved relentlessly, killing the mastiffs.
The white mastiff became somewhat flustered. It could not adequatelymand the other mastiffs in the Taiji force field. When trapped in the Taiji force field, the mastiffs moved slower and also had to block Xiao Chens saber light. The mastiffs were already struggling to look after themselves and could not carry out the white mastiffs orders.
Without themand of the white mastiff, these were only some frenzied beasts. They reverted to their base nature and no longer posed a significant threat to Xiao Chen.
Initially, Xiao Chen had wanted to keep this as a trump card against the white mastiff. Now, the situation forced him to bring it out in advance.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Xiao Chen moved like lightning. As he controlled the Taiji Yinyang me Diagram, he weaved through the many mastiffs, advancing quickly.
Soon, he approached the white mastiff.
Resolving the Mundane!
Xiao Chen did not hesitate to enter the state of Martial and Soul as One. He soared into the air and executed Resolving the Mundane while amplifying his killing Qi sevenfold.
However, something strange happened. Although he had moved very quickly, that white mastiff seemed to have seen through his move long ago.
It was like the white mastiff was an experienced cultivator. Before the eternal and inextinguishable saber light formed fully, its white figure pounced over at lightning speed. It roared in midair and swiped its paw.
This paw attack contained many chaotic Great Dao, the usage of the Great Dao quite rudimentary and primitive.
However, this attack excelled in the vastness of the Great Dao, disying a startling might. Before Xiao Chen finished executing Resolving the Mundane, it smashed his move.
Pu ci!
Xiao Chen vomited a mouthful of blood as he moved back. Disbelief shed in his eyes.
Before the white mastiff could follow up on its attack, he executed Firmaments Rage with his left hand and threw a palm strike.
Immediately, a huge palm containing the power of the Five Element Divine Lightning and covered in saber light struck the white mastiff, which had pounced forward to kill Xiao Chen.
This palm strike smashed down the white mastiffs colossal body.
The white mastiff showed shock in its eyes as well.
An experienced hunter, the white mastiff howled continuously. The other mastiffs did not remain trapped in the Taiji force field for long. They leaped into the air, moving as nimbly as a bird as they slowly surrounded Xiao Chen.
Buddha in the mortal realm, suppressing the surroundings!
Xiao Chen snorted coldly, and a Buddhist swastika appeared on his forehead. The sound of ancient Buddhist chanting reverberated in the air, and a hole appeared in the ck clouds overhead. The supreme killing Buddha descended to the mortal realm and pushed its palms out in all directions.
Bang!
This knocked more than one thousand mastiffs away in an instant, piercing holes in their body.
Entering Hell!
Xiao Chen chose to fight against the white mastiff to force it to focus on him and prevent it frommanding the other mastiffs.
Although the white mastiff tried to buy time, how could Xiao Chen let it do as it pleased? He executed In the Mortal Realm to knock back more than one thousand mastiffs. Then, he chopped down with an evil dragon saber materialized from the Asura Hell.
A World Destroying Evil Dragon appeared with this saber strike. It bared its fangs and ws as if it wanted to swallow the world.
Although the white mastiff was strong, it was a Faux Beast in the end. It could not practice Martial Techniques as humans could.
This was Xiao Chens strongest saber strike. It instantly gained him a suppressive advantage as it pressed down.
Boom!
The colossal white mastiff looked like a snow mountain sent flying by an evil dragon. Itnded with another boom, opening a massive pit in the ground. mes shot up into the sky.
The scene of hell disappeared, and Xiao Chen, wearing the Alloy Battle Armor, reappeared, looking valiant and tyrannical as he held up his saber.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Divine Firmament Nine Variations, Traceless Lightning Shadow!
Xiao Chen left behind a few faint purple marks as he reappeared fifty thousand kilometers away. Then, he charged over at lightning speed.
Roar!
A terrifying sound rang out, and visible ripples spread out. Caught off guard, Xiao Chen held his saber in front. Even so, the sound waves still knocked him back.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
After Xiao Chen regained his footing, he tightly grasped his Tyrant Saber and randomly brandished it in the air, scattering the remnant sound waves.
With these few swings, saber winds surged out, and a gale blew through the surroundings.
Xiao Chens long hair fluttered about in disarray, and some blood leaked out of a corner of his lips. Some doubt shed in his eyes. This white mastiff was overly strong.
The strength of mastiffsy in their packs and the frenzy that was deeply ingrained in their bones. Alone, a random heaven-defying Sovereign Personage could easily crush one.
While Xiao Chens cultivation was not high, he could face a half-step Sovereign Emperor.
Two paws appeared at the edge of the enormous pit; then, the white mastiff leaped out, charging at Xiao Chen again.
Lets see exactly how strong you are!
A golden light appeared in Xiao Chens eyes as he instantly activated his Azure Dragon bloodline. At the same time, he reentered the state of Martial and Soul as One.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
The Tyrant Saber in Xiao Chens hand danced about randomly once more. Saber lights shed in a ck-and-white world, appearing dazzling.
Xiao Chen activated Martial and Soul as One along with his Great Deste Eon bloodline. As he casually swung his saber, the strong wind it created made stepping forward a struggle for the white mastiff, which showed a surging aura.
Ten Thousand Dragons Picture!
An indistinct Ten Thousand Dragons Picture appeared behind Xiao Chen. Boundless dragon roars rang out. He started another intense fight with the white mastiff while in his strongest peak state.
There was no more time. Xiao Chen needed to deal with this white mastiff quickly, as the mastiffs that he knocked back earlier were rushing over.
However, while Xiao Chen was in his strongest state, hecked the energy to execute his various Martial Techniques.
He already executed his strongest Mahmy Abstinence Vition Saber Technique earlier and could not execute it again within a short period.
I still have the wless saber Dao!
Xiao Chen saw the mastiffs, which were licking their teeth, charging towards him. In the time it took for a spark to fly, he decided to use his wless saber Dao for one final attack.
The wless saber Dao did not focus on being perfect and wless. It focused on a heart that pursued perfection.
The heart as a saber, the body as a saber, my hair as sabers, and my thoughts as sabers!
Ding! Ding! Dang! Dang!
Xiao Chen danced around while holding his saber. His movements appeared nimble and celestial. Strands of saber light appeared on his body. Three thousand strands of hair meant three thousand strands of saber light. Every part of the Alloy Battle Armor shone with resplendent saber light. A zither-like saber hum rang out in this vast wastnd.
Just at this moment, Xiao Chen suddenly thought of the first painting that Senior Fiendish Saber Xi Mu gave him.
Lush mountains, green water, white clouds, with wild cranes leisurely flying in the sky.
There is no one in the painting. Who do the lush mountains exist for?
There is no one in the painting. Who does the green water flow for?
I understand now!
Inspiration shed in Xiao Chens eyes. He listened to the wondrous zither-like saber hum echoing in the vast wastnd. It reverberated in the mountains. It surged out on the wind. It rejoiced with all the things in this vast world.
However, if one opened ones eyes and looked, the mountains were just mountains, and the rivers were just rivers. This was just an ordinary scene of the world.
There was no one in the painting. Who was the painting for?
The lush mountains were there for the lush mountains. The green water was there for the green water. The white clouds were for the white clouds...everything had a spirit; everything was a Fiend!
What is a Fiend?!
Xiao Chen reared his head back and guffawed. He suddenly stopped pointing his saber at the white mastiff, shifting its aim to the sky.
What is a Fiend? All things rejoicing with me!
The world fell silent. In the next moment, the vast wastnd rejoiced with Xiao Chen. Boundless saber light burst out of the tall mountains and the ground.
At this moment, all things rejoiced together. The vast wastnd released resplendent saber lights.
Aside from Xiao Chen, everything else got pierced with thousands upon thousands of saber lights. When the saber lights faded, all the mastiffs were dead, leaving only countless clumps of Primeval Divine Liquid floating in the surroundings.
Chapter 2151 Raw 2256 : Break Through in Strength
Chapter 2151 Raw 2256 : Break Through in Strength
The lush mountains exist for the lush mountains! The white clouds exist for the white clouds!
Wearing the Alloy Battle Armor, Xiao Chen had activated his bloodline and entered the state of Martial and Soul as One, entering his strongest peak state. Then, he had to use his strongest killing move. What is a Fiend? I rejoice together with all things.
With just one move in his strongest state, he killed all the mastiffs within five hundred thousand kilometers.
As Xiao Chens bloodline slowly deactivated, and he withdrew from the state of Martial and Soul as One, he felt refreshed. Despite draining all his Veritable Essence Energy and Soul Energy, he was full of energy instead of weakness.
I broke through!
With this enlightenment, Xiao Chen broke through the final bottleneck of Great Perfection Sovereign Personage, bing a Peak Sovereign Personage. All his fatigue and weakness were swept away, and his strength improved further. The old adage All the resources in the world cannotpare to a moment of enlightenment held some truth.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Xiao Chens figure shed as he moved as fast as lightning, arriving before the white mastiffs corpse.
The white mastiffs strength had merely been at the level of a half-step Sovereign Emperor. Given Xiao Chens strength, he would not have felt any pressure if it had been alone.
This was because Faux Beasts were different from humans. They did not know Martial Techniques, Dao Domains, or even mental states.
Within the same cultivation, the mediocre could not match up to Faux Beasts. On the other hand, a Faux Beast that was nothing special could not defeat an outstanding talent.
However, this white mastiff managed to imperil Xiao Chen several times. Fighting it alone also seemed somewhat difficult.
If not for finallyprehending the painting from Faux God Fiendish Saber Xi Mu, Xiao Chen would have ended up with a miserable victory even if he won. He would also still have had to face the remaining mastiffs.
Such intelligence inspired fear...
Xiao Chen felt curious. What was special about this white mastiff? Why was it so difficult to deal with?
Compared to the corpses of the other mastiffs, the white mastiffs corpse faded exceptionally slowly. Half of its body was still there.
What is this?
Xiao Chen raised his eyebrows slightly after spotting a ck jade pendant in the fading head of the white mastiff.
Clearly, this jade pendant came from a cultivator. A Faux Beast would not grow such a thing in its head.
Xiao Chens expression immediately changed slightly, turning somewhat sullen. Someone had controlled this white mastiff.
Someoneid a trap for him, waiting for him to jump into it from the moment the mastiffs strangely started fleeing.
No...
Perhaps it started when Xiao Chen left the Holy Domains Divine Capital; someone might have already targeted him.
After Xiao Chen had been killing mastiffs for a whole month, that person finally found the opportunity toy this trap.
If Xiao Chen had died, this scheme would be perfect. After all, several outstanding talents had died of Faux Beasts.
Over the past month, many people had seen Xiao Chen frantically killing mastiffs.
Saying that Xiao Chen died in the mastiffs revenge sounded usible and would not attract any suspicions. It was simply wless.
The ck jade pendant no longer had Spiritual Energy. It looked like an ordinary ck rock.
Xiao Chen picked up the ck jade pendant and checked his surroundings. The perpetrator clearly had a lot of considerations when drafting such a scheme. Either this person feared exposure or was not in the Ice Fire Wastnd.
Who would kill me?
Xiao Chen looked at the ck jade pendant and entered deep thought. His mind raced, thinking of a lot of things.
Many faces appeared in his mind. However, he suddenlyughed in the end.
Si! Si!
Xiao Chen tightly clenched his right fist, crushing the ck jade pendant into powder. Then, he let the powder spill out of his hand.
It was not essential to find out who it was. The important thing was that he had survived.
As long as he kept surviving, the truth would eventuallye out. There was no point in overthinking. He managed to gain some enlightenment, making a breakthrough in his cultivation and gaining plenty ofprehension about his Martial Dao. There was no need to waste time on this.
Demon Blood Vulture,e out!
Xiao Chen summoned out the Demon Blood Vulture. Now that he had broken through his bottleneck, he no longer needed so much Primeval Divine Liquid.
Master, whats wrong?
After being awakened, the Demon Blood Vulture appeared, looking weak. It was stunned to see the vast amount of Primeval Divine Liquid in the surroundings.
Oh, my goodness! Master, how did you do it? To think that you killed all these mastiffs!
Xiao Chen nced at the white mastiffs corpse, which had notpletely faded away yet. Cut the crap! Quickly consume all these; they are all for you. The white mastiffs corpse is also yours. I wont contest you for it.
The Demon Blood Vulture felt like it was dreaming. Really?
Since when did I joke?
Gagaga! Thank you, Master. In that case, I will not stand on ceremony. They are just a bunch of trash. To think that they want to swallow up this great me! Perhaps I can make a breakthrough with this opportunity.
The weak Demon Blood Vulture immediately perked up and let out strange cries. It sounded very arrogant and cocky.
Xiao Chen looked around and found a secluded ce. Then, he took out the first painting that Lu Benwei brought him.
Lush mountains, green water, white clouds, and wild cranes leisurely flying in the sky.
Previously, Xiao Chen could not understand it. He could only vaguely feel that the painting contained an inexplicable Dao. There should be a special Saber Technique inheritance in it. Unfortunately, Lu Benwei did not say anything, and Xiao Chen did not even see Fiendish Saber Xi Mu.
When Xiao Chen fully focused on raising his wless saber Dao to the limit, he finallyprehended it.
Perhaps I can make use of this opportunity to patch up my saber Dao in one go andprehend the Saber Dao Domain.
A bright light shed in Xiao Chens eyes as he stared at the painting. The lush mountains, green waters, and white clouds in the painting all came to life in his eyes, demonstrating his Dao.
Then, he let go of the painting. Despite ack of any external force, it remained floating in front of him.
All things rejoicing together. This is myprehension. My wless saber Dao clearly benefited from this.
If I can make further breakthroughs and gain moreprehension, I can definitelyprehend the Saber Dao Domain.
Xiao Chens expression turned increasingly resolute as he stared at the painting, slowly bing immersed in it and forgetting everything else.
Xiao Chen forgot his wless saber Dao, he forgot where he was, he forgot his original purpose here. It was like he got lost in the painting.
Whoosh!
After some time, the painting before Xiao Chen ignited, burning ferociously. This startled him to his senses.
Earlier, Xiao Chen felt like he had dreamed for a long time. In the dream, he had turned into a rock, into a river, into a tall mountain... It was not that his soul was bound to those things but like he really became the tall mountain and the river. He could feel the majesty of the mountain, the joy of the river, the calm of the tree, and various other emotions.
Xiao Chen had forgotten about everything else in this dream. Now that he startled awake, the painting before him burned up.
Xiao Chen went forward hastily to put out the fire. This was something a Faux God passed to him.
It was invaluable. The main problem was that no one said whether this was a gift or not.
If the other party asked for it back, Xiao Chen would not be able to cry even if he wanted to.
However, the fire burned too quickly. By the time Xiao Chen reacted, the painting had already burned up and turned into ashes.
The Demon Blood Vulture slowly descended from the sky as Xiao Chen sighed helplessly. Then, he asked, How long did I spendprehending?
Master, you maintained your strange posture for a total of ten days.
Just ten days? Why do I feel like centuries passed... Xiao Chen muttered, feeling somewhat disappointed. Then, he took in his surroundings and found them very mystical. The entire Ice Fire Wastnd seemed to have changed in his eyes.
He looked around curiously and was shocked to discover that the world really was different.
Without making an effort to sense it, he could feel the flow of all things. He could even see the wind.
The wind was invisible. If there were no points of reference, there would be no way to notice it. However, to Xiao Chen, the wind became like a little child jumping about.
This experience felt very mystical. While hisbat prowess did not increase because of this, its wonder was indescribable.
Unfortunately, Im still a little shy of the Saber Dao Domain. I feel that if I had a Faux God giving me pointers, I would grasp it immediately.
Xiao Chen shook his head. Then, he turned his head to look at the Demon Blood Vulture. He was shocked to see that its eyes were golden. All its feathers had gained a faint golden line. It seemed to have undergone some subtle changes.
This is?
Master, many thanks for granting me this. My mutated bloodline seems to have improved further. It feels like I have reverted to how my ancestors were. My current strength is now fifty percent higher than ten days ago.
Xiao Chen smiled and said, Your improvements are even greater than mine.
I dont dare topare myself to Master. Now, the Demon Blood Vulture had fully submitted to Xiao Chen. It no longer dared to show its arrogant and cocky side to him.
Just at this moment, Xiao Chens expression changed slightly. Then, he looked at the wastnd under him and muttered, Strange, why do I feel the ground undting like there are waves?
Master, I dont feel it?
Chapter 2152 Raw 2257 : Ice Fire Flame Vein
Chapter 2152 Raw 2257 : Ice Fire me Vein
Did I see wrong?
Xiao Chen looked carefully and found that the ground indeed was not moving. He could not help feeling it was strange. Whats going on?
Master, what is that? the Demon Blood Vulture asked Xiao Chen. When the wind blew away the ashes of the painting, it revealed a spot of scarlet light.
The ashes scattered, leaving a drop of fresh blood.
To think that there was a strange drop of blood hidden in the painting that Fiendish Saber Xi Mu gave him.
Did Senior Xi Mu know about this?
Blood represented hate, anger, and pain. It was typically associated with negative emotions. However, while this drop of blood gave him a strange feeling, it did not feel evil.
On the contrary, it even felt warm, not repulsive at all.
Whoosh!
Just as Xiao Chen felt confused, the blood entered his palm. His palm immediately shone with a red light, and the scene of mountains, rivers, white clouds, and wild cranes shed in his mind.
This is... This is the blood of the spirits of the mountains and rivers in the painting.
Xiao Chen suddenly startled awake. All things had spirits. The mountains and rivers in the painting that Xi Mu gave him had already be Fiends.
As for why the painting burned up, it was because the mountains and rivers had advanced rapidly as Xiao Chenprehended the painting.
However, the painting could not contain these lifeforms. So, it burned up and left behind this drop of Fiend blood.
When the blood merged with Xiao Chens palm, the scene in his mind disappeared, reced by a Saber Technique, All Things Rejoicing Together.
Xiao Chen had obtained a move of the Fiendish Saber inheritance.
Furthermore, this inheritance was even stronger than Lu Benweis, as Xiao Chen had received a drop of Fiend blood. Xiao Chen perfectly obtained an inheritance unique to him.
Xiao Chen carefullyprehended this Fiendish Saber inheritance. After he collected his thoughts, his gaze fell on his left hand.
That drop of blood merged with his left palm. Then, the Heavenly Alliance emblem made up of seven golden fragments on the back of his Alloy Battle Armors glove started flowing like fresh blood.
Click!
Xiao Chen continued watching. When the emblem stopped moving, another of the nine stars surrounding the divine character lit up.
Xiao Chen was startled. His Alloy Battle Armor reached two stars. Where did the blood, left behind after the painting burned,e from?
To think that the Alloy Battle Armor reached two stars. Naturally, everyone would want to raise the ranking of their Alloy Battle Armor. However, that was a massive undertaking and required a lot of divine materials. Then, they needed to hand the gloves to the Heavenly Alliance for reforging.
However, just one drop of Fiend Blood allowed the Alloy Battle Armor to improve by one star.
Senior Xi Mu lives up to his reputation.
Xiao Chen had heard of Xi Mus reputation in the Holy Domains Divine Capital. He now knew that this senior was an extremely powerful Faux God. His saber skills had reached perfection, and he could be considered the best among the top Faux God desmen.
Xi Mu was the one who gave Xiao Chen the painting. Since the Fiend blood had such a wondrous effect, it clearly was a blessing left by him.
A bright light shed in Xiao Chens eyes. After some thought, he said, My cultivation has reached Peak Sovereign Personage. Now that I haveprehended this move of the Fiendish Saber, All Things Rejoicing Together, heaven-defying Sovereign Personages are no longer a match for me. Currently, there is not much of a gap in cultivation between half-step Sovereign Emperors and me. It is just that I have not merged my Dao Domain and Soul Energy to form a Divine Seal.
However, I grasp Martial and Soul as One, merging my will of soul with my Martial Dao. I can easily bring out my fullbat prowess and, with a little effort, bring out one hundred twenty percentor even one hundred fifty percentof my strength.
Ordinary cultivators were already remarkable if they could bring out eighty percent of their strength. Those that could bring out one hundred percent of their strength were very rare.
Those that could exert over one hundred percent of their strength could do so only under some special states or after consuming a Medicinal Pill. Some side effects were inevitable.
However, Xiao Chen grasped Martial and Soul as One. He could bring out more than one hundred percent of his strength without any concerns.
Just this point alone allowed him to surpass many half-step Sovereign Emperors.
With Martial and Soul as One and my other trump cards, my current strength should lie somewhere between half-step Martial Emperor and false Emperor. However, since I have not seen a true false Emperor, I cannot test my true strength.
As Xiao Chen pondered, he raised his eyebrows and gasped lightly. The ground undted again to his eyes.
Strange?
The same scene appeared twice. Even if it was an illusion, it was certainly strange.
Afterprehending All Things Rejoicing Together, Xiao Chen felt like he had gained an extra ability, the ability to perceive the true nature of all things.
Frowning slightly, he bent down and touched the ground with one hand.
Clearly, the wastnd had not actually surged like waves; the ground was still t. He closed his eyes and pressed his hand to the ground.
Suddenly, the divine character on the back of his left glove, which had gotten stained scarlet by the drop of blood, gave off a red light that prated the ground.
Whoosh!
In that next moment, Xiao Chen instantly saw through the entire Ice Fire Wastnd. The ground seemed to turn transparent to his eyes.
There were eighteen streams of me, looking like blood vessels, in the underground of the icy wastnd. These eighteen streams formed aplicatedwork.
The undtions that Xiao Chen saw earlier were actually the fiery energy pulsing underground. That energy was extremely horrifying, looking like it could destroy the entire Ice Fire Wastnd at any time.
The instant Xiao Chen raised his hand, the various mysterious sights vanished. The Ice Fire Wastnd returned to normal before his eyes.
What a mysterious feeling, Xiao Chen marveled in his heart. He never had such an experience before. It looks like I have to meet Senior Xi Mu after I return, no matter what.
I have to rify what exactly is going on with this drop of Fiend blood.
For now, Xiao Chen revealed a joyous expression. It turned out that there were eighteen intersecting me veins under the Ice Fire Wastnd.
Earlier, based on what Xiao Chen sensed, these eighteen me veins were split into Yin and Yang. Nine me veins represented the extreme cold, and the other nine me veins represented extreme heat, the opposite.
No wonder this ce is called the Ice Fire Wastnd. Perhaps the true core of this continent is the eighteen intersecting me veins. After umting for thousands of years, it formed the Ice Fire Wastnd. The ground is made up of ice, and the sky has fire snowkes drifting down.
After some thought, Xiao Chen concluded that he could take this opportunity to absorb these me veins to nourish his Heavenly Snow Divine me and Universe Origin True me.
Primal Chaos Grade mes had a total of nine ranks. Both Xiao Chens Heavenly Snow Divine me and Universe Origin True me were at Rank 5 already.
If one wanted to improve the rank of ones mes, one needed to spendrge amounts of Faux God Coins on various mes.
The only problem now was how to enter the underground of the Ice Fire Wastnd.
The further down one went, the harder the ice. When one reached a depth of ten kilometers, the underground ice would be harder than some divine materials. Even a Sovereign Emperor would find it difficult to break.
However, when Xiao Chen used the divine character stained by the Fiend blood, he saw the entire Ice Fire Wastnd. To him, breaking the ice would not be too difficult.
The vast underground ice had weak spots. As long as he targeted the weak spots and connected them, he could enter deep underground.
Xiao Chen ced his right hand on the ground again. When he activated the scarlet divine character, the wondrous scene appeared once more.
The underground seemed nearlypletely transparent, allowing him to see everything. Aside from the me veins, he even saw hidden ores and divine materials.
This Ice Fire Wastnd had existed for several epochs. Naturally, it could produce true divine materials.
However, Xiao Chen paid no attention to that for now. He only focused on searching for the weak spots of the underground.
After a while, he withdrew his hand, having mentally mapped the underground.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Xiao Chens figure shed after he withdrew his hand. Then, he arrived at a seemingly ordinary section of ground.
This is the ce!
After verifying his surroundings, hended a palm strike on the ground.
Crack! Crack!
Several strata of the ground immediately broke. He shook the vast wastnd with a simple palm strike, making it feel like an earthquake.
This ce was a weak spot of theplicated underground. Xiao Chen used his full strength, and a crevasse appeared in the ground. Without hesitation, he leaped into it.
When hended, cold air surged over from all directions. Ayer of frost appeared on the Alloy Battle Armor. With every step he took, the frost gathered into ice, slowing his movements.
This is really cold. Had I not worn the Alloy Battle Armor for protection,ing down would have been a big mistake.
Xiao Chens Veritable Essence Energy surged and shattered the ice. He felt somewhat fearful; he was just at a depth of ten kilometers and had more to go. Even so, he already ran into difficulties here.
However, since he was here already, he would not turn back.
Chapter 2153 Raw 2258 : Life or Death
Chapter 2153 Raw 2258 : Life or Death
Xiao Chens earlier palm strike struck the weak point in this area of the deste in, causing the ground to shake and creating a deep crevasse.
After hended, he saw a new cave before him. Following his mental map, he navigated its many branches crisscrossing in the underground ice.
He moved very slowly, as it was too cold. asionally, he stopped to dislodge ice from his Alloy Battle Armor.
One hourter, a dead-end appeared in front of Xiao Chen, blocked by thick, tough ice.
At this depth, the underground ice was already as tough as divine materials. Logically, it should be very hard to break.
However, if Xiao Chen had gone the right way, this ice wall before him should be a weak spot as well.
He soared into the air and punched. His fist immediately numbed, an unpleasant feeling.
However, he only left a faint mark on the tough ice before him; nothing much changed.
Did I remember wrong? Xiao Chen sighed softly and prepared to throw another punch.
Crack! Crack! Crack!
Cracks suddenly spread through the ice wall in front. Then, it exploded with a loud bang.
Xiao Chen felt that the situation was not good. He crossed his arms in front of himself, and the formation in the Alloy Battle Armor activated automatically, forming a shield of electric light in front.
Pa!
However, it was still toote. The impact of the explosion instantly knocked Xiao Chen into the air.
The cave shook violently once more. The ice above him seemed to be crumbling as well; ice chunks continuously fell.
Xiao Chen lowered his hands and took a look. His expression flickered as he immediately executed the Divine Firmament Nine Variations.
Moving at lightning speed, he charged through the opened passage. The moment he vanished from his original spot, the ice roof copsed.
When Xiao Chen looked back, he saw that the way back was blocked entirely. The terrain had changed.
It will probably be somewhat difficult to return now.
When Xiao Chen entered the cave, he had not thought things through. Now, he discovered that this was indeed a problem.
I should just go on. As long as my Universe Origin True me and Heavenly Snow Divine me can benefit, all this will be worth it.
Following the route in his memory, Xiao Chen broke through the various weak spots, connecting them and going deeper.
The ground shook several times, changing the tunnels. The cultivators on experiential training aboveground all felt on edge, wondering what was happening.
I found it!
After a few setbacks and wandering underground for about six hours, Xiao Chen finally found a me vein.
The surging me vein was pure and dense, looking like a river gushing endlessly.
Despite being ten kilometers above the me vein, he still could feel surging heatwaves washing over.
Fortunately, Xiao Chen had the Alloy Battle Armor. Unlike other divine materials, this alloy was incredibly resistant to heat.
Had he been wearing armor of other divine materials, he would not be able to endure this even with an acquired Divine Body.
Not only that, but the Alloy Battle Armor also had excellent instion functions, significantly easing the pressure on him.
What pure fire-attributed energy!
Pleasant surprise filled Xiao Chens eyes. He had not sensed it from aboveground. But after observing it from such a close distance, he knew that he had found a treasure.
If he could absorb ten percent of this me, his Universe Origin True me could probably advance to Rank 6.
This would save him one hundred thousand Faux God Coins.
As Xiao Chen stood above, his emotions fluctuated; he felt like he was dreaming.
Xiao Chen was really grateful to the person who controlled the mastiffs to kill him. If not for that person, how could he haveprehended All Things Rejoicing Together and gained a drop of Fiend blood afterwards?
Even if he were a Sovereign Emperor, he would have to spend decades or centuries trying to explore this ce without the Fiend blood. Perhaps this feat might be possible if he were a Faux God, but that was still hard to say.
Of course, it was more likely that Sovereign Emperors or Faux Gods could not sense the eighteen me veins below the Ice Fire Wastnd in the first ce.
Boom!
Xiao Chen spread his palm, and a clump of golden me appeared. This was the Origin me of the Universe Origin True me, the Heavenly me that he obtained in the Kunlun Realm.
Go.
Xiao Chen gently thrust his palm forward. This clump of Origin me slowly descended and hovered above the me vein.
The me vein gushed like a raging river. Xiao Chen sat down cross-legged, and his Soul Energy surged.
Immediately, the Origin me started spinning.
A suction came from the Origin me, and a loud sound rang out. mes sshed up from the me vein, pouring towards the Origin me. The Universe Origin True mes Origin me was like a cultivator absorbing Origin Liquid as it excitedly absorbed and refined the me from the me vein.
Xiao Chen closed his eyes and circted his energy. He unhurriedly controlled the Universe Origin True mes Origin me to absorb and refine the me.
How slow!
One hourter, Xiao Chen ferociously opened his eyes. The me vein was vast and boundless like an immense sea. Although the Origin me absorbed mes at a speedy rate, it still was insufficient.
At this rate, I will have to spend two to three years to absorb a tenth of this me vein.
No, I cannot wait for so long.
Determination shed in Xiao Chens eyes. He stood up and gave the me vein a contemtive look.
This me vein gushes endlessly, but where is it gushing to?
Are all the other me veins gushing endlessly and heading to the same ce?
If I can find the nexus of these me veins, I can save a lot of time.
However, just this me vein alone already feels somewhat unbearable. How horrifying would the nexus of eighteen me veins be?
Ill push myself!
Xiao Chen only hesitated for one second beforeing to a decision. He jumped down and drew the Universe Origin True mes Origin me back into his body. Then, he entered the me vein.
Whoosh!
The me vein was over ten times faster than Xiao Chens Movement Technique.
Amid the gushing me, Xiao Chen used his Veritable Essence Energy to activate the Alloy Battle Armor at full power, to prevent himself from being swallowed up by the me and the rapid flow.
How dangerous! Fortunately, my Alloy Battle Armor has reached a 2-Star ranking. Otherwise, it would be difficult to endure this.
Xiao Chen released his bated breath as his Alloy Battle Armor held up in the me rapids, albeit barely.
The most important thing to do now was to follow the flow and reach the nexus of the eighteen me veins.
As time passed, Xiao Chen found the heat increasingly harder to bear. Even with the Alloy Battle Armor protecting him, his body had already turned red, slowly getting cooked.
Xiao Chen knew that he was getting closer to where the other me veins were. The greatest challenge woulde when all the me veins were present.
The eighteen me veins were divided into extreme Yin and extreme Yang. They intersected inplicated variations.
Master, your Alloy Battle Armor seems to be softening.
The Demon Blood Vultures voice rang out in Xiao Chens mind. When he looked, his Alloy Battle Armor was indeed slowly softening.
Upon noticing this, Xiao Chen felt somewhat flustered. This was the Alloy Battle Armors self-protective function.
If the Alloy Battle Armor could no longer hold up, it would liquefy and flow back into the gloves.
At that time, Xiao Chen would be in big trouble.
What should I do? Without the Alloy Battle Armors protection, I cannotst for more than five minutes in this me vein before melting.
Even if my acquired Divine Body has awakened once, it is still a body of flesh and blood. Only a pure-blooded dragon can endure such heat.
The Alloy Battle Armor softened at an even faster rate, startling Xiao Chen. Oh no, I am about to reach the nexus of the eighteen me veins.
Its over. Im going to die in this sted ce...
The Alloy Battle Armor finally turned back into a silver liquid that slowly flowed back to the gloves. However, Xiao Chen continued getting dragged to the me veins nexus.
The eighteen me veins that spanned the Ice Fire Wastnd gathered at that spot.
Xiao Chen already found one me vein somewhat unbearable. Now, it dragged him to where the eighteen me veins met, while he had lost the protection of the Alloy Battle Armor.
Is there a way to survive?
With that thought, Xiao Chen felt that he might die in this ce.
As his body heated up, he became broiled to the point of his consciousness wavering. His breathing weakened, and his mind turned fuzzy. As his body continuously sank, a loud sound suddenly rang out in his ear.
Xiao Chen understood what had happened. He had arrived at the nexus of the eighteen me veins. Then, he fainted.
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Xiao Chen groggily opened his eyes and found himself at the bottom of ake with his body slowly drifting around.
Im alive?
Just one me vein nearly broiled me to death. To think that I did not immediately die in the nexus of the eighteen me veins.
All Xiao Chen saw was clearke water.
Am I dead or alive? Am I hallucinating? To think that the nexus of the eighteen me veins is ake.
Chapter 2154 Raw 2259 : Ice Fire Divine Origin
Chapter 2154 (Raw 2259): Ice Fire Divine Origin
llusion? Or reality?
To think that the nexus of the eighteen me veins was a clearke. Light and shadow shed, and theke water churned, looking dreamy and illusory.
Xiao Chen felt confused. For a moment, he did not know whether he was dead or alive.
After the confusion, he suddenly discovered that his remaining Demonic Qi Veritable Essence Energy and Spiritual Energy Veritable Essence Energy, which had been significantly drained, were circting automatically, forming a weak Taiji force field around him. There was also a Taiji diagram under his feet.
Im not dead!
Xiao Chen was sure that he was not dead. Everything he saw was real and not a hallucination. He slowly calmed down and looked around, entering deep thought.
Thiskewater is not water in the conventional sense.
Suddenly, Xiao Chen understood. With nine extreme Yang me veins and nine extreme Yin me veins, this ce where Yin and Yang met was actually a region of Primal Chaos. In reality, the seemingly clearke water contained extremely powerful Primal Chaos Energy.
If an ordinary person soaked in it, the bnce between Yin and Yang in their body would go amiss. They would lose control of their body. In severe cases, one might die without a corpse in this Primal Chaos me vein.
Xiao Chen had survived only because of the Taiji force field.
The mes in a state of Primal Chaos had split into Yin and Yang, which allowed Xiao Chen to find safety in this ce where eighteen me veins gathered.
So, that is the case.
Xiao Chen showed an expression of understanding. Everything he saw widened his horizons. When the eighteen me veins gathered, the resulting Primal Chaos manifested as clearke water.
Others probably could not imagine such a scene. It would be even less likely that they could view such a scene withposure.
Danger filled the Primal Chaos. Either one forcefully broke the Primal Chaos apart, which required the strength of a Faux God, or one did it like Xiao Chen, using a technique to split Yin and Yang, bncing the nine extreme Yin me veins and nine extreme Yang veins.
This is a great opportunity. Here, I can improve the Universe Origin True me and the Heavenly Snow Divine me at the same time. Furthermore, I canprehend the Dao here and advance my cultivation. This is killing three birds with one stone, Xiao Chen analyzed calmly. If one did not die from a cmity, there would definitely be a blessingter.
Whoosh! Whoosh!
Xiao Chen sat down, cross-legged, and ced his hands on his knees with the palms facing up. In the next moment, the Heavenly Snow Divine mes Origin me appeared on his left hand, and the Universe Origin True mes Origin me appeared on his right hand.
The two Primal Chaos Grade mes started absorbing the Yin-attributed mes and Yang-attributed mes in theke. The Taiji diagram under him slowly became more distinct.
As the mes in Xiao Chens palms slowly grew stronger, the Taiji diagram under him turned increasingly substantial, glowing faintly.
He closed his eyes. At some point in time, the two clumps of Origin me in his palms floated up. They swam nimbly, looking like fish.
The two fish chased each other in the water and formed an even more substantial Taiji force field as they wildly absorbed the me veins essence.
After some time, sparks appeared at the bottom of the clearke. These sparks looked like stars shing there.
These sparks seemed intelligent. When they saw Xiao Chen, they flew over like moths to a me. These sparks thronged him,yering over each other.
Xiao Chen did not realize this. He had already sunk to the bottom of theke whileprehending the Dao. All his injuries healed; he entered an indescribably wondrous state simr to that of a fetus in its mothers body.
The Ice Fire Wastnd could be divided into the periphery, the inner area, and the core zone.
The periphery ounted for half the area. Previously, Xiao Chen remained in the periphery to kill mastiffs, bing known as the Dog Killing Wild Demon. He had been like the overlord of the periphery.
The Ice Fire Wastnds inner area was a mysterious ice forest adorned with many silver ice crystals.
These ice crystals were crystalline and snow-white, giving the ce a sense of antiquity.
Every tree was at least ten thousand years old, and many crafty and strong Faux Beasts lived in them.
Half-step Sovereign Emperor experts or other Sovereign Personages willing to take risks often adventured here.
Adventuring here was much more dangerous than in the periphery. One might fall here at any moment.
Although the inner area was dangerous, many people still understood it or had adventured there before.
However, the Ice Fire Wastnds core zone was extremely mysterious. In fact, most people did not know what the core zone looked like.
This ce was extremely horrifying. Only the true experts among Sovereign Personages dared to venture here and adventure.
On this day, a group of people arrived at the edge of the Ice Fire Wastnds core zone.
This group consisted of Universe Origin Sect disciples who had mocked Xiao Chen for killing dogs. All of them looked extraordinary and stood out. Among them, Fang Shaobai, at the head of the group, stood out the most.
Senior Brother Fang, we have arrived.
These people gave off strong killing Qi. On their way here, they had experienced intense killing.
Fang Shaobai remained silent as he looked to the front at a vast and boundless me sea.
Others probably could not imagine it, but the center of the continent made up of ice actually had an extremely horrifying me sea.
As the me sea churned, the temperature would fluctuate between hot and cold, extremely strange. The surging heatwaves materialized many mysterious phenomena. When a wave surged over, it was like the peak strike of a half-step Sovereign Emperor.
That was not the most terrifying thing. The most terrifying thing was that the me sea was in a state of Primal Chaos, where Yin and Yang had yet to split. This made it hard for people to deal with the me sea.
As Fang Shaobai faced this me sea, he appeared extremely cautious. This was even more so for the other disciples.
Most of the Universe Origin Sect disciples excelled at the Fire Dao. Many of them evenprehended the Fire Dao Domain.
However, that was useless. Yin and Yang had not split in this me sea, a state of Primal Chaos. If one were careless, one would end up burning themselves when ying with fire. These people had to be even more careful than those unskilled at the Fire Dao.
It looks like the people of the Profound Heaven Holy Land, the Hidden Spirit Temple, and the Martial God Pce arrived before us, Fang Shaobai said as he looked at the sea after sizing up his surroundings.
Senior Brother, theres no need to worry. The Ice Fire Divine Origin will not appear for a while. Even if they arrived first, it would be useless.
Fang Shaobai exined softly, That is not what I am worried about. Im afraid that these people will join hands in advance... Never mind. Take out the Yinyang Fire Parting Pearls. Lets go in too.
At this moment, Fang Shaobai thought again about how great it would be to have a set of Alloy Battle Armor.
The Universe Origin Sect disciples took out Yinyang Fire Parting Pearls and ced them in their mouths. Barriers flickering with bright and dim lights appeared around them.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
With the Yinyang Fire Parting Pearls, the Universe Origin Sect disciples could walk on the me sea without worries. Without this treasure, they would just be seeking death if they stayed for long.
The people of the other super factions used simr treasures.
Otherwise, not to mention preserving their strength, they might not even survive.
The me sea churned as the group carefully advanced.
Although that Ice Fire Divine Origin would not appear so soon, the other super faction members had already arrived ahead of them. They could not afford any further dy.
Fang Shaobais strength stood out among this group. asionally, towering waves surged over.
The billowing mes looked like they would swallow the world, like a huge Faux Beast opening its maw.
Bang!
Fang Shaobai did not dodge the me waves surging over, meeting them with a palm strike and a cold expression each time.
The originally schrly, gentle, and elegant-looking Fang Shaobai seemedpletely different when he attacked.
He became like a wild beast, with his aura surging forth. The palm wind from his palm strikes howled as bright light burst out. The light appeared like swords, looking as resplendent as the sun, as they forcefully parted the huge, terrifying me waves.
Senior Brother, Junior Brother Liu cannot hold on any longer.
Fang Shaobai looked back and saw that a crack had appeared in a disciples barrier. The Primal Chaos mes entered through the gap and made things unbearable; both advancing and withdrawing were difficult.
Fang Shaobai took a look before saying indifferently, Just kill yourself.
That disciple immediately showed panic on his face. Senior Brother, save me!
You got careless, and you want me to save you? If I save you now, how am I going to fight others when we reach the me inds?
Fang Shaobai showed no intention of wanting to save that disciple. He said indifferently, If the rest of you are noting, then you can remain here with him.
Everyone immediately became anxious. Ignoring theirpanion, who was suffering from the mes, they quickly followed Fang Shaobai.
Senior Brother! Senior Brother!
That person screamed very miserably, flustering the others. However, Fang Shaobais expression did not change at all.
These disciples followed Fang Shaobai on this adventure to reap benefits after he obtained the Ice Fire Divine Origin.
Given that, they should have known that they had to bear the risks themselves.
Half a day passed. After Fang Shaobai split another huge me wave, he saw the indistinct figures of people at the limits of his vision.
We are close.
Fang Shaobai put in more effort, speeding up. Afterimages appeared behind him, looking like zing mes.
Soon, the scene in the distance became clear to Fang Shaobai.
A number of small inds appeared in front. A quick count came to precisely eighteen.
More urately, they should be called reefs as these low-lying inds were only about one hundred meters across. Some of the smaller ones were even only ten or so meters across.
However, these reefs were very important to these people.
The Primal Chaos me sea did not split into Yin and Yang, showing no patterns. Sometimes, it would be extremely cold; sometimes, it would be extremely hot. This felt exceptionally unbearable.
Only those reefs had a fixed Yin or Yang nature. They would be either extreme Yin or extreme Yang.
One could have a truly stable footing in this me sea only if they stood on a reef.
At this moment, the inds of various sizes already had many people upying them. After Fang Shaobais group appeared, these peoples expressions all flickered simultaneously.
Once a cultivator became a Sovereign Emperor in the Faux God World, their cultivation would be consideredplete, and the Sovereign Emperor would have to leave.
Since the senior members left over time, Fang Shaobai could be said to be the current leader of the Universe Origin Sect group.
Everyone had experienced Fang Shaobais strength before, but his ruthless means were even more fearsome.
After Fang Shaobai stood firmly and looked around casually, his face sank.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
The other Universe Origin Sect disciples behind caught up. After they saw the situation, they started cursing loudly.
People upied the eighteen reefs of various sizes. The people of the Profound Heaven Holy Land, the Martial God Pce, and the Hidden Spirit Temple upied all eighteen reefs, not leaving even one for the Universe Origin Sect.
Indeed, these people had reached an agreement. The thing that Fang Shaobai worried about the most had happened.
Fang Shaobai showed a cold expression as he flung his sleeves back. He asked gravely, Is anyone going to hand over some inds, or does this Fang have to make a move and start a massacre?
Chapter 2155 Raw 2260 : Divine Origin Appears
Chapter 2155 Raw 2260 : Divine Origin Appears
Is anyone going to hand over some inds, or does this Fang have to make a move and start a massacre?
Threat filled Fang Shaobais words.
At this moment, the other three super factions upied six reefs each of the eighteen avable. They had rested there for a long time and were spirited.
Compared to the dusty group of people who rushed over, the people of the other super factions were in much better condition.
The people of the other super factions did not fear Fang Shaobai and the other Universe Origin Sect disciples. Even if Fang Shaobais group were in their peak state, the other three super factions would not fear them.
However, this Fang Shaobai was very vicious. When he made his move, he would not hold back.
Once Fang Shaobai fixed his heart on something, he would attack relentlessly, as challenging to deal with as a madman.
Aside from Fang Shaobai, the others saw that the Universe Origin Sect had sent several experts.
Two of the people beside Fang Shaobai were among the top ten Universe Origin Sect disciples in the Faux God World. They were half-step Sovereign Emperors who already merged their Dao Domains and their Soul Energy, forming their Divine Seals. The rest were heaven-defying Sovereign Personages.
Without exception, all of them were elites.
The three super factions could suppress the Universe Origin Sect when working together. However, fighting would still be troublesome. Some people might even die.
The leaders of the Profound Heaven Holy Land, the Martial God Pce, and the Hidden Spirit Temple discussed with each other and yielded three inds.
When Fang Shaobai saw the situation, he snorted coldly. However, he did not say anything.
Obtaining three inds was already pretty good. After all, his group camete, and he could not me others for that.
If a fight really broke out, aside from him and his two half-step Sovereign Emperor junior brothers, the others would likely have a bad ending. When the three super factions worked together, they wouldpletely suppress the Universe Origin Sect group.
Everyone, get on the inds and recover your strength first.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Afternding on the inds, Fang Shaobai and the others took out their Yinyang Fire Parting Pearls. Then, they sat cross-legged to recover the Veritable Essence Energy that they exhausted along the way. At the same time, they warily eyed the other three super factions.
The Martial God Pce upied thergest ind. Two people stood next to each other there. One of them wore fluttering white clothes and had a scarlet mark on his forehead and a cold and sinister air. The other person wore azure clothes and wantonly showed off his sharpness, appearing unruly.
One was Bai Yunfei, the White Marsh Beast Empires crown prince. The other was Xiahou Wu, the Hound Lion Empires crown prince.
This was really coincidental. Both of them had some grudges with Xiao Chen, and they now both appeared in the Faux God World together.
Xiahou Wu looked at Fang Shaobai, and a murderous intent shed in his eyes. Then, he said sullenly, This Fang Shaobai is really arrogant. It is not like he is a Tianwu Dynasty royal n disciple. To think he dares to be so unruly before us!
Bai Yunfei said indifferently, Although he is not a royal n disciple, the Fang n is the leader of the four great ns in the Tianwu Dynasty. Its n head has been conferred as Duke Pu. Most importantly, the Fang ns position in the Universe Origin Sect is secure since its ancestor is one of the sects eight Fire Guardian Elders. Hence, his position is no lower than a royal n disciples.
Can hepare to the two of us? Xiahou Wu asked in disdain.
Bai Yunfei replied after some thought, It is hard to say. The crucial thing is that the other two super factions might not be of the same mind as us. Look at that Mu Yunzhu; he is not someone to be provoked. If we get sneak-attacked by him in a fightter, we would have nothing to show for our efforts. That baldy Yuan Zhen is not a person to offend, either.
The leaders of the four super factions were all scheming people. They did not trust each other much.
Everyone came for the Ice Fire Divine Origin, but there was only one. At that time, there would be a fight for it.
The eighteen reefs were divided into nine extreme Yang and nine extreme Yin, forming a ring in the vast me sea.
This ce was the center of the Ice Fire Wastnds core zone, where the Ice Fire Divine Origin would appear.
On the reef where the Profound Heaven Holy Lands group was, a disciple asked Mu Yunzhu, Senior Brother Mu, what exactly is this Ice Fire Divine Origin?
Mu Yunzhu looked around and exined softly, The Ice Fire Divine Origin is simr to the Origin Liquid we exchange for in the Holy Domains Divine Capital. However, it is of a much higher grade. You can consider it the manifestation of the entire Ice Fire Wastnds essence. It appears only once every three years, andpared to ordinary Origin Liquid, its quality is tenfoldeven a hundredfold or a thousandfoldhigher. More importantly, Origin Liquid does not have any attributes, but this Ice Fire Divine Origin does. If you cultivate the Great Dao it contains, there will be indescribable wondrous effects.
There was once a person who instantly broke through his bottleneck to the Dao Domain after refining one kind of Divine Origin, saving him more than ten years of bitter cultivation. So, do you think that it is precious or not? Furthermore, this is something of both ice and fire origins, two conflicting attributes linked. It is worth studying in the first ce. Even if you do not need it, you will gain boundless benefit by selling it to a Faux God expert.
The person who asked the question could not help feeling an insuppressible desire. Unexpectedly, the Ice Fire Divine Origin was something so wondrous with such great value.
If it were not startling, the Ice Fire Divine Origin would not have attracted the experts of four super factions.
Mu Yunzhu remained rtively calm. He said seriously, Dont overthink. This time, the people from the Universe Origin Sect, the Martial God Pce, and the Hidden Spirit Temple are all not nice people. It is hard to say whether we can obtain the Ice Fire Divine Origin or not.
As Mu Yunzhu spoke, he nced at Bai Yunfei. Deep fear shed in his eyes.
If Fang Shaobai was a mad dog that no one dared to provoke, Bai Yunfei was a venomous snake. Even Sovereign Emperors feared his Thousand Taste Revolution.
This poison could enter deep into the soul. If one got careless, one might die unawares.
Then, Mu Yunzhu looked at the monks from the Hidden Spirit Temple. All of them looked kind and benevolent, but he knew that they were not nice people, either. These monks who cultivated the Buddhist sects Indestructible Iron Body held the strongest advantage in the vast me sea due to their physical bodies.
The leaders of the four super factions were all monsters. They all feared each other and thought about how to snatch the Ice Fire Divine Origin, which would soon appear.
Rumble...!
Suddenly, the eighteen reefs started shaking. Eighteen fire pirs soared up from the surrounding me sea. The fiery light appeared as dazzling as mercury. After the pirs soared into the sky, they scattered like fireworks, making the sky look gorgeous.
Fang Shaobai, Xiahou Wu, and Mu Yunzhu, and the Hidden Spirit Temples Yuan Zhen all showed joy on their faces. Then, their expressions immediately turned grim.
After waiting for ten days, this beautiful, sunny sky appears! the Hidden Spirit Temples Yuan Zhen murmured on his reef as he looked at the beautiful sky.
The beautiful sunny sky was the sign of the Ice Fire Divine Origins advent. After this sign appeared, the Ice Fire Divine Origin would not be far away.
Everyone, be careful. Dont carelessly lose your lives to the falling mester.
Anything extraordinarily beautiful in the Great Thousand Realms should be avoided. This vibrant, beautiful, sunny sky was no exception.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Once the mes from the fireworks fell, the disciples of the four super factions started executing their various means to either dodge or forcefully scatter the sparks.
Loud explosions rang out endlessly. The unremarkable-looking mes actually rivaled the peak strike of half-step Sovereign Emperors and were possibly even stronger.
Of the four super fractions, the ones who had the easiest time dealing with the mes were the Hidden Spirit Temples monks. They all cultivated the Buddhist sects consummate body tempering Cultivation Technique, Indestructible Iron Body.
Their physical advantage was on disy here. They did not have much of a problem resisting these mes.
Whoosh!
The mes slowly dissipated. Gurgling came from the center of the eighteen reefs. Soon after that, a beam of light shot to the clouds, scattering the mysterious phenomenon of the vibrant, beautiful, sunny sky.
Itsing! Fang Shaobai muttered. At this point, his guard was at its highest. The Ice Fire Divine Origin was about to appear.
Now, no one could remain indifferent. The disciples of the four super factions showed grave expressions. All of them started shing covertly with their auras, causing the me sea to churn and howl. Waves sshed, undting endlessly.
Various terrifying mysterious phenomena appeared in the surroundings. However, no one moved rashly, everyone showing a calm expression.
Even when a me wave surged over like a powerful beast, they did not move. They only stared at the area where the light beam was.
Within the pir of golden light, something seemed to rise slowly in the me sea.
Soon, a small portion of that thing revealed itself, emerging from the me sea.
It was a lotus bud with me petals in two different colors wrapped tightly in manyyers, shing with two different colored lights. This provoked ones imagination.
To think that it has three hundred sixty lotus petals. The Ice Fire Divine Origin appearing this time should be the best in the past millennium!
The previous time the Ice Fire Divine Origin appeared, there were only one hundred lotus petals. Even so, it was already considered very precious. To think that one with three hundred sixty petals appeared this time. This is probably the limit of what the Ice Fire Wastnd can produce; there cant be anything stronger!
Seeing the number of lotus petals thrilled Mu Yunzhu and the others. Their hearts pounded heavily.
The fiery light of desire flickered in their eyes.
The Universe Origin Sects Fang Shaobai thought to himself, To think that it is the best in the past thousand years. I have to obtain this Ice Fire Divine Origin. After obtaining it, my Universe Origin True me can break through Rank 6 to Rank 7!
The others had simr thoughts.
After putting in so much effort toe to this dangerous me sea, they managed to see the best Ice Fire Divine Origin in the past millennium. No one would be willing to yield it to another.
Everyone wanted this Ice Fire Divine Origin.
The lotus petals slowly peeled open one by one. With the Ice Fire Divine Origin appearing soon, everyone held their breath.
However, when all the lotus petals opened, they saw a person seated cross-legged amid bright lights on the lotus tform inside.
Fang Shaobai was about to say attack but swallowed that word back. He felt utterly stupefied.
What the heck is this? Where is the Ice Fire Divine Origin?
It was not just Fang Shaobai who felt like that. Anyone who saw a person in the lotus flower where the Ice Fire Divine Origin should be would feel shocked and bbergasted, like their brains short-circuited.
Chapter 2156 Raw 2261 : Only So-So
Chapter 2156 Raw 2261 : Only So-So
Whats going on?
Going by the pattern of the previous appearances, shouldnt the Ice Fire Divine Origin appear after the lotus flower blooms?
Howe a person appeared instead?!
Everyone felt stupefied, utterly stupefied. They could not understand what happened.
Wheres the Ice Fire Divine Origin?
Can anyone tell me whats going on?
My goodness! Why is there a person in the lotus flower?
This felt maddening. Originally, the Ice Fire Divine Origin that came out of the three-hundred-sixty-petal lotus should have been the best in the past thousand years. This prospect thrilled Fang Shaobai and the others. They were eager to take action when the lotus flower bloomed.
However, the result turned outpletely different. Their emotions immediately changed.
Senior Brother Fang, he is the Dog Killing Wild Demon, the Heavenly Alliances Xiao Chen! a person by Fang Shaobais side shouted after recognizing Xiao Chen.
Bai Yunfei and Xiahou Wu exchanged looks. They had both known that Xiao Chen entered the Heavenly Alliance and was in the Holy Domains Divine Capital. However, they did not care about him. After one year or so passed, Xiao Chens name had faded into obscurity. No one paid any more attention to him breaking the Trial Towers records.
Why is this fellow here? Xiahou Wu asked, feeling confused.
Of course, Bai Yunfei could not exin it. No matter what, he could never imagine how Xiao Chen came out from the lotus flower.
Just capture him and question himter, Bai Yunfei said indifferently. Back then, Xiao Chen had escaped him in Cloud Water Marsh, which made him lose a lot of face before the Dragon God Crown Prince.
Unexpectedly, the two met again in such a manner.
Xiahou Wu said indifferently, Thats true. We just have to capture and interrogate him. We can settle old grudges and new grudges at the same time.
On the lotus tform, Xiao Chen opened his eyes. He felt a warmth throughout his body. As he looked around him, his heart skipped a beat. Doubt and confusion filled his mind.
He had been cultivating in the water, improving his Universe Origin True me and Heavenly Snow Divine me at the same time, when a boundlessly wondrous feeling made him forget about everything else.
When he next opened his eyes, he was in this ce for some reason, feeling confused.
Xiao Chen found the warm feeling veryfortable. Just as he was about to check it out, he suddenly heard the howling of wind. It was Xiahou Wu attacking.
Xiahou Wu threw a heavy palm strike at Xiao Chen.
This palm strike was boundlessly tyrannical, containing strong Great Dao Energy and supported by Dao Might. It was as heavy as a mountain and indestructible.
Under circumstances where the opponent was unaware, this seemingly ordinary palm strike already brought out the attackers greatest might.
Xiao Chen had just opened his eyes and had yet to understand what happened. However, he countered with a palm strike by reflex.
Boom!
A Taiji diagram appeared under the lotus tform. When the two palms met, the sh knocked back Xiahou Wu, who was charging over, to his surprise.
However, Xiao Chen remained seated on the lotus tform, not budging from it at all.
Xiao Chen felt somewhat confused. Why is my palm strike so powerful? That should not be the case.
Realization suddenly dawned on Xiao Chen; his cultivation had soared.
Xiao Chen felt somewhat stunned.
He had just broken through Great Perfection Sovereign Personage, bing a Peak Sovereign Personage. However, his cultivation had now reached the limits of a Sovereign Personage, surpassing expectations.
Even in the Faux God World, Xiao Chen should have taken at least one or two more years to reach the limit.
Unexpectedly, before he closed his eyes, he had just broken into Great Perfection Sovereign Personage. When he opened his eyes again, he was at consummation Peak Sovereign Personage.
He possessed an acquired Divine Body and a Great Deste Eon bloodline and cultivated the Purple Thunder Divine Incantation. He gained deep umtions along the way as he cultivated as a Sovereign Personage. Once he reached the limit, his strength would soar rapidly.
Xiao Chen looked around silently. The hateful expressions of the others aside, just the sight of the three people he knewBai Yunfei, Xiahou Wu, and Mu Yunzhusufficed to shock him.
Although Xiao Chen did not understand what happened, he clearly could not avoid fighting these three.
Xiahou Wunded and gazed at Xiao Chen with some shock. The Ice Fire Divine Origin! He must have refined the Ice Fire Divine Origin!
Fang Shaobai stared at Xiao Chen coldly, the killing Qiing from his body somewhat terrifying, as he shouted, Where did the Ice Fire Divine Origin go? Obediently tell us
Mahmy Abstinence Vition Saber Technique, In the Mortal Realm!
Before Fang Shaobai finished speaking, a Buddhist swastika appeared on Xiao Chens forehead, and the supreme killing Buddha descended from the sky.
Bang!
The instant the killing Buddha descended and attacked, it kicked up an overwhelming wave. me waves surged out in all directions. This forced all the cultivators on the reefs to dodge.
Boom!
When the killing Buddha made its move, this region of the me sea turned chaotic. The surrounding cultivators became flustered.
Xiao Chen took advantage of the chaos to stand up. Just before he soared into the air, he turned his head back and looked at the lotus tform. After some thought, he waved his right hand and stored it in his storage ring.
Divine Firmament Nine Variations, Traceless Lightning Shadow!
Xiao Chen left a faint purple mark as he escaped the encirclement, fleeing to the front.
When everything had calmed down, Fang Shaobai and the others appeared to be in somewhat sorry states. Fury filled their faces. To think that Xiao Chen dared to take the initiative to attack them.
How bold of him. He is seeking death!
Where is he?!
After looking carefully, everyone discovered that Xiao Chen had disappeared, no longer where he had been.
The expression of the Hidden Spirit Temples Yuan Zhen changed slightly; the lotus tform was gone.
In reality, the group of Hidden Spirit Temple disciples was not targeting the Ice Fire Divine Origin but the Ice Fire Lotus tform.
However, the lotus tform disappeared. This immediately flustered the Hidden Spirit Temple disciples.
There he is! He is escaping! someone shouted, and everyone looked over. They saw Xiao Chen quickly running far away on the vast me sea.
After him! We absolutely cannot let him get away!
If Xiao Chen managed to flee from under their noses, these people would be greatly embarrassed. If word of this spread, they would be a big joke.
Where is this ce?
Xiao Chen, who was quickly running forward, frowned slightly. He had not gone far on the vast me sea before bing quite afraid. The Yin and Yang of the mes were not separated in the me sea. The mes switched between extreme Yin or extreme Yang without any pattern. There was no way to resist them.
Xiao Chen quickly activated the Alloy Battle Armor. Fortunately, the softened Alloy Battle Armor had already recovered.
With a thought, the 2-Star Alloy Battle Armor instantly covered Xiao Chen, blocking most of the heatwaves.
Once the Alloy Battle Armorpletely covered Xiao Chens body, he released his bated breath. However, his expression remained grave.
None of the people behind were easy to deal with. This was especially so for people like Fang Shaobai. Moreover, there were ten or so half-step Sovereign Emperors. Xiao Chen felt unconfident of winning even with his increased cultivation.
What happened here that this group of peak outstanding talents gathered here?
Xiao Chen could not understand what was going on. However, the people behind were chasing him relentlessly, so he did not have time to think.
Stay still! A loud shout came from behind Xiao Chen; it was Fang Shaobai, who was leading the pack, at the very front of the pursuers.
This shout contained the Great Dao. It sounded like spring thunder as it roared by Xiao Chens ears.
Half-step Sovereign Emperor!
This was a half-step Sovereign Emperor, someone who had merged their Dao Domain with their Soul Energy to form a Divine Seal. With one shout, such a person could make the sound waves infiltrate anothers soul, echoing endlessly in there.
When Xiao Chen first met Mu Yunzhu on the Comprehension tform, this trick made him suffer greatly at the other partys hands.
Now, Xiao Chen was different from before. Naturally, he would not fall for the same trick twice.
The moment the other party shouted, dragon roars came from Xiao Chens body. Azure Dragons surrounded his body, and the hot-bloodedness in him surged.
Roar! Roar! Roar!
The dragon roars spread out, shing with the sound waves. Increasingly louder sounds rang out over the vast me sea, kicking up enormous waves.
The Sun and Moon Shining Together mysterious phenomenon appeared, then entered his body.
Xiao Chen did all this in an instant, preventing the other partys sound waves from entering his soul.
However, this dyed Xiao Chen for the blink of an eye. Fang Shaobai seized this dy and took advantage of it.
Gale Force!
Fang Shaobai threw a palm strike that perfectly disyed his Wind Dao, which had already reached the secondyer.
The me sea for five hundred kilometers around became like a castle crushed by the palm strike, looking very horrifying.
As the castle crumbled, the gale sliced up the remaining fragments like it was countless sharp knives,pletely eradicating the mes within this five hundred kilometers.
Amid the mes, Xiao Chen went flying into the air with some of the mes before he could react.
As the gale cut up the mes like knives and extinguished them, blowing them away, itpletely exposed Xiao Chen in midair.
Dang! Dang! Dang!
A boundless strong wind struck the Alloy Battle Armor, producing ringing sounds. By the time the gale ended, some blood had leaked out of Xiao Chens lips.
Xiao Chen saw Fang Shaobai arriving with the wind. The others were close behind, not far away.
This dy allowed them to catch up.
The Faux God World is filled with hidden talents indeed, Xiao Chen said indifferently as he wiped the blood off his lips. If not for the Alloy Battle Armor blocking most of the attack, the consequences would have been dire.
Kneel and beg for mercy! Fang Shaobai shouted coldly upon seeing that his killing move injured Xiao Chen. As he descended from the sky, he threw another palm strike at Xiao Chen.
Despite the situation, Xiao Chens lips curled up spontaneously in a cold smile.
Does this fellow think that I am already helpless because I stopped?
With such arrogance, he is only so-so. I take back my earlier words.
The so-called talents are only so-so... Taiji splitting Yin and Yang!
Xiao Chen thrust his two hands to the left and right, expanding the Taiji force field. The Primal Chaos me sea, which did not have its Yin and Yang split, immediately stabilized.
At this moment, the berserk and chaotic me sea calmed down miraculously.
The expression of Fang Shaobai, who was charging over, changed slightly as he sensed something off. Why does it feel like someone suppressed the energy of the me sea?
He noticed it? It is toote...
Explode! Xiao Chen shouted, and the Taiji force field instantly exploded. The berserk me sea, which had been forcibly split, exploded, along with Xiao Chens palm strike, with an even more intense berserk force.
Chapter 2157 Raw 2262 : Leaving amid Loud Laughter
Chapter 2157 Raw 2262 : Leaving amid Loud Laughter
Xiao Chen used the Taiji Dao to suppress the Primal Chaos Energy in the me sea, then unleashed that power together with his palm strike when Fang Shaobai charged over.
After getting suppressed, the me sea became even more berserk as it shed with Fang Shaobais palm strike.
Pu ci!
Fang Shaobai immediately vomited a mouthful of blood as the blow sent him flying back. It also cracked the barrier of his Yinyang Fire Parting Pearl.
This immediately startled Fang Shaobai. Without the Yinyang Fire Parting Pearl in this Primal Chaos me sea, he would find it hard to survive.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Figures flickered, and Buddhist light tore through the waves. The Hidden Spirit Temple disciples had arrived while Xiao Chen and Feng Shaobai fought. These monks all cultivated the Indestructible Iron Body. Their physical bodies gave them a huge advantage in this Primal Chaos me sea, allowing them to catch up to Fang Shaobai quickly.
These monks pressed their palms together, and Buddhist light shone behind them, lending them a holy and dignified appearance.
However, they did not show any mercy to Xiao Chen. After catching up andnding beside him, they immediately attacked without saying a word.
Every move was unyielding and oppressive, containing great force.
These monks physical bodies were as tough as divine material. When Xiao Chens fist light struck their bodies, it produced a metallic ng.
Amid the me sea, Xiao Chen moved back as he fought, not feeling much fear.
An indistinct Ten Thousand Dragons Picture appeared behind him. Using the Supreme Dragon Fist, Xiao Chen shed head-on with this group of Hidden Spirit Temple disciples.
As dragon roars rang out, countless dragon images leaped about the me sea, soaring into the air and diving into the sea. This materialized a scene of ten thousand dragons soaring.
The many Hidden Spirit Temple disciples merged their fist lights, and Buddhist light spread out. Arhats chanting, bodhisattvas speaking about the Dao, the eight legions, and various other Buddhist sect mysterious phenomena appeared.
Although these people cultivated different Cultivation Techniques, these were all from the Buddhist sect. When they attacked together, their Buddhist sect mysterious phenomenabined, presenting a Buddhist purend.
However, despite being pressed like that, Xiao Chen did not appear to be disadvantaged. He did not get flustered as he moved back while fighting.
Ow! Why is this persons physical body stronger than ours?
How can this be? Despite us pressing close, we still cannot instantly capture him.
Although these Hidden Spirit Temple disciples expressions did not change, they were already crying bitterly in their hearts.
This group of monks wanted to get close and draw out the fight, so they could use the advantage of their Indestructible Iron Body to suppress Xiao Chen.
However, the oue was theplete opposite.
After repeated shes of fist light, it was the monks physical bodies that gave out first.
Acquired Divine Body!
A bright light shed in the eyes of the Hidden Spirit Temples Yuan Zhen, who had not made a move all the while. Suddenly, he said, Benefactor Xiao is really startling. To think that you acquired a Divine Body; you are truly awe-inspiring. However, you are alone in the end, unable tost for long. Hand over the Ice Fire Lotus tform now, and we will stop.
Xiao Chen raised his eyebrows andughed softly, If not for having some rtionship with your Hidden Spirit Temple, I would not have been so nice. As long as we are in this Primal Chaos me sea, I will remain undefeated. It does not matter how many people there are. I did note and seek trouble with you, but you are targeting my lotus tform.
Yuan Zhen felt slightly stunned. Naturally, he did not know about Xiao Chen and the little monk. However, he did recognize the In the Mortal Realm that Xiao Chen executed earlier.
Yuan Zhen identified it as the Mahmy Abstinence Vition Saber Technique, a Buddhist sect forbidden technique.
He could not help having misgivings. Could it be that he really has a rtionship with our temple?
Stop! Yuan Zhen shouted.
The many Hidden Spirit Temple disciples immediately released their bated breath. Upon hearing Yuan Zhensmand, they stopped and moved back.
When Xiao Chen saw the situation, he also released his bated breath. This group of monks was tough to deal with.
If this fight continued, it would be hard for Xiao Chen to bear it. In the end, he would have to take out the Golden Letter to get them to stop.
Truly decisive indeed, Xiao Chen praised as he looked at Yuan Zhen. Then, he left and went far away.
Senior Brother, why did you choose to let him go? the Hidden Spirit Temple disciples asked while looking at Yuan Zhen in confusion; they felt it was strange.
Yuan Zhen muttered in reply, This person executed In the Mortal Realm, a move from the Mahmy Abstinence Vition Saber Technique. This happens to be a move that our temple has. Without some rtionship, it would be impossible for him to learn this Saber Technique. His body does indeed possess a Buddhist nature. So, his identity is hard to ascertain... I have to ask my master about it after I return.
Whoosh!
A figure quickly flew by. Yuan Zhen took a look; it was the Profound Heaven Holy Lands Mu Yunzhu.
Yuan Zhen could not help thinking, Even if I let him off, he will have difficulty escaping this vast me sea.
Not long after Xiao Chen left, Mu Yunzhu caught up in relentless pursuit.
Although Mu Yunzhu was slower than Fang Shaobai and Yuan Zhen, nothing interfered with him. After seeing Xiao Chen dyed, he immediately pushed his Movement Technique to its limits and eventually caught up.
Half a year ago, you rejected my challenge. Back then, I thought that you were just cowardly. Now, it looks like you were actually being patient, Mu Yunzhu said as a murderous intent shed in his eyes.
Based on the strength that Xiao Chen showed, he clearly could hold his own against Mu Yunzhu. This showed that he had a very firm and steady mental state. No matter what, Ice Fire Divine Origin or not, Mu Yunzhu was determined not to let him leave this vast me sea, to eliminate a potential danger.
Xiao Chen, it has been a long time!
Just as Xiao Chen prepared to fight, two figures appeared behind him. Bai Yunfei and Xiahou Wu had gone around and approached him from behind.
Seeing these two familiar faces, Xiao Chen could not help frowning slightly. Todays troubles were bizarre.
The situation turned dangerous above this vast me sea.
Xiao Chen nced at Bai Yunfei, and a trace of murderous intent shed in the depths of his eyes. He said indifferently, It has indeed been a long time. Back then, at Cloud Water Marsh, you nearly pushed me into a dead-end.
At the mention of Cloud Water Marsh, Bai Yunfei could not help getting angry. Back then, Xiao Chen managed to scare him into turning and fleeing in fright.
Bai Yunfei had thought that he had run into a Demonic Dao Sovereign Emperor. In hindsight, it was simply a great humiliation.
Humph! Lets see what other pretenses you cane up with this time on the vast ming sea!
Bai Yunfei held his flute up. The scarlet orchid mark formed by three scarlet drops on his forehead looked vibrant and beautiful. His expression was extremely cold.
Xiahou Wu said indifferently, Xiao Chen, it is time to settle the ounts from today and the Peach Blossom Wine Festival.
Xiao Chen retorted mockingly, The one who embarrassed you at the Peach Blossom Wine Festival is the Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperor. What does it have to do with me? If you want to seek trouble for me, just say it straight. There is no need toe up with excuses.
Mu Yunzhu marveled in his heart, Unexpectedly, Bai Yunfei and Xiahou Wu have such a grudge against Xiao Chen.
These two were not people to provoke. One was the White Marsh Beast Empires crown prince, and the other was the Hound Lion Empires crown prince. They both held noble status and great authority. Their talent and bloodlines were excellent. They had unlimited potential in the Martial God Pce.
How bustling! a figure said coldly after descending. It was Fang Shaobai, who had fixed his Yinyang Fire Parting Pearl.
When Fang Shaobai saw the others, he warned seriously, Everyone, be careful. This fellow has a strange technique to suppress the Primal Chaos me sea. He can use the power of this Primal Chaos me sea in his palm strike. Even I nearly fell for his tricks.
The four experts surrounded Xiao Chen but did not take the initiative to make a move.
This was especially so after Fang Shaobai said that Xiao Chen grasped a special technique to use the Primal Chaos me sea.
Hand over the Ice Fire Divine Origin. We can settle the grudges between uster.
Bai Yunfei frowned slightly. With Mu Yunzhi and Fang Shaobai around, he became more restrained. He could not make a killing move on Xiao Chen lest others take advantage.
Sorry, I dont know what the Ice Fire Divine Origin is. Even if I did, given my character, I would not give it to you, either.
Xiao Chen raised his eyebrows, clearly noticing Bai Yunfeisck of confidence. Then, he smiled coldly. All of you are either crown princes of a great empire or outstanding talents of a sect. How is it that none of you dare to make a move on me? Still, it makes sense... I still have not activated my Great Deste Eon bloodline, and I am wearing the Alloy Battle Armor. If we fight here, who can guarantee their survival?
Since youck the resolve to die, then move aside. I will fight to the end anyone who blocks me in this vast me sea!
With a war cry, Xiao Chens aura surged out ferociously, augmented by his Alloy Battle Armor. His tyranny perfectly revealed itself.
When Fang Shaobai and the others heard this, their hearts skipped a beat. They realized that if Xiao Chen relentlessly targeted them in this Primal Chaos me sea, even if they took him down, they might end up dying here, as well.
Xiao Chen strode off amid loudughter, leaving the four conflicted experts looking at each other with awkward expressions.
Once one cowered, raising ones courage back up would be extremely hard.
Before attacking, one would keep thinking about the Primal Chaos me sea being a bad ce for a fight to the death. Even if one won, one might be severely injured and fall here too.
One would have all sorts of reasons to convince themselves not to attack.
The great empires crown princes and sect outstanding talents are only so-so. Hahaha!
As the four remained silent,ughter came from the distance, endlessly echoing over the vast me sea.
Chapter 2158 Raw 2263 : Ice Fire Lotus Platform
Chapter 2158 Raw 2263 : Ice Fire Lotus tform
Xiao Chensughter echoed over the vast me sea.
When Bai Yunfei and the other three heard it, it sounded exceptionally jarring. Their expressions turned extremely sullen.
After him! Lets see if he can afford to be arrogant after he gets ashore! Fang Shaobai snorted coldly. Then, he executed his Movement Technique to give chase over the me sea again.
That was right. Everyone feared Xiao Chen earlier because they were in the me sea. This was not a good ce for a fight. If they got careless, they might fall here together with Xiao Chen.
Furthermore, the four did not trust each other, mutually fearing each other. That was why they did not dare to attack Xiao Chen rashly.
In reality, there was one more reason that the four refused to admit to.
Be it Bai Yunfei, Fang Shaobai, Mu Yunzhu, or Xiahou Wu, Xiao Chens aura shocked all of them. His deration that he would relentlessly kill anyone in the way made them hesitate, deterring them from attacking him.
However, none of them would admit to this, even in their hearts.
Seeing Fang Shaobai set off in pursuit, the others quickly followed with sullen expressions and murderous intent.
They wished that they could tear Xiao Chen into pieces immediately to vent their unhappiness.
This Xiao Chen really intends to thoroughly offend those four. Given this, this matter will spread out in a few days, the Hidden Spirit Temples Yuan Zhen said with a frown as he stood on the me sea behind the pursuers.
Xiao Chenughed very loudly, the sound carrying exceptionally far away. Even people fifty thousand kilometers away could hear him.
Aside from the Hidden Spirit Temple disciples, the other disciples giving chase heard him clearly.
If I dont mess with their thoughts, how can I throw off those people?
Right after Yuan Zhen spoke, a figure spread his arms in the air like a celestial crane andnded firmly beside this group.
Xiao Chen!
The Hidden Spirit Temple disciples were shocked to see this person.
Xiao Chen had clearly already headed for the shore. How could hee here in the blink of an eye?
What was going on?
You did that on purpose! Yuan Zhen said, enunciating every word as he quickly figured out what happened.
Smiling faintly, Xiao Chen nodded. Thats right. Those four are all peak experts among half-step Sovereign Emperors. It would be hard for me to defeat even one of them, what more four of them? While I can shock them for a while, they are not fools and will realize it soon enough. If the four worked together, they would not need to fear dying. At that time, they still could catch up to me. If I did not humiliate them, inciting them to give chase blindly, I would not be able to get out.
Furthermore, the four consider their lives valuable and are not willing to die with me. Given that, why cant this life of mine, Xiao Chens, be valuable too? It is not worth fighting them to the death.
Yuan Zhen smiled bitterly in his heart. Indeed, it was not worthwhile. Regarding courage and wisdom, Xiao Chen surpassed the four. Funnily, the four still considered their own lives valuable and did not dare to sh with Xiao Chen.
When they learned the truth after returning to the Holy Domains Divine Capital, they would be frustrated to death.
Benefactor Xiao, will you exin your connection to my temple? Yuan Zhen asked softly as he looked at Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen took out a brocade box and handed it to Yuan Zhen. As Yuan Zhen received it, he looked at Xiao Chen suspiciously.
You will understand when you open it and take a look. Xiao Chen waved his hand in a gesture of invitation.
Yuan Zhen opened the brocade box a crack, and piercing golden light came out of it. When he took off the lid, his expression changed. The expressions of the other Hidden Spirit Temple disciples also changed dramatically as they gazed at Xiao Chen in shock.
A Golden Letter Honorary Gift!
That was a golden letter, the highest form of Honorary Gift among the Buddhist sects, given only to those the Buddhist sect was exceedingly grateful to.
Xiao Chen smiled when he saw the other partys expressions. Then, while Yuan Zhen was still stunned, Xiao Chens figure shed, and he quickly reimed the brocade box.
I am just letting you have a look and am not using this Golden Letter. Honored One, please dont me me for taking it back, Xiao Chen said with a faint smile as he put away the Golden Letter.
Yuan Zhen recovered his wits and felt slightly depressed. He had indeed considered taking back the Golden Letter and repaying this favor on behalf of his sect.
After all, it would be much more worthwhile for him to repay the favor than to let the esteemed monks do it.
Who could have imagined that Xiao Chen would anticipate this? Before Yuan Zhen could react, Xiao Chen already snatched it back.
Just address me as Yuan Zhen. I am just ay disciple; there is no need for Benefactor Xiao to be so polite. Yuan Zhen smiled and added, Benefactor Xiao is right. It is just a look and not using it.
Xiao Chen thought to himself, This Yuan Zhen is not too bad. Then, he asked softly, Now, do you believe that I have a rtionship with your sect?
Yuan Zhen smiled and countered, You even produced a Golden Letter; what is there to doubt?
Now that the hostility waspletely resolved, the two chatted for a while. Xiao Chen took advantage of the situation to ask, What is the Ice Fire Divine Origin?
Yuan Zhen gave Xiao Chen a strange look. Benefactor Xiao, are you really unaware, or are you pretending to be unaware?
Xiao Chen replied helplessly, I indeed am unaware of what the Ice Fire Divine Origin is. I dont even know where it is now.
Xiao Chens expression appeared sincere, so Yuan Zhen exined what the Ice Fire Divine Origin was and where this ce was.
After hearing that, Xiao Chen revealed a contemtive expression. There were some things that he still could not understand.
It seemed logical that the me vein washed him to the Ice Fire Deste ins core zone.
However, he still could not understand why he appeared on the lotus tform and why the Ice Fire Divine Origin disappeared.
Xiao Chen thought about his greatly improved cultivation, moving from a newly advanced Peak Sovereign Personage to consummation.
He guessed that he might have absorbed and refined the Ice Fire Divine Origin unawares.
Xiao Chen recalled seeing many dense motes of light flickering with starlight at the bottom of theke before he closed his eyes. Perhaps that was rted.
However, there was no need to overthink.
In any case, Xiao Chens cultivation had increased significantly, and both his Universe Origin True me and Heavenly Snow Divine me had reached Rank 6.
What did the disappearance of the Ice Fire Divine Origin have to do with him? He had not targeted the Ice Fire Divine Origin from the start to the end.
Benefactor Xiao, why did you appear in the Ice Fire Lotus tform? What happened before that? Yuan Zhen asked as curiosity flickered in his eyes.
This question involved the secret of Xiao Chenprehending All Things Rejoicing Together, so he had no ns of telling others about it, for now.
After some thought, Xiao Chen replied, Its a long story. I will exin to you if there is an opportunity in the future.
When Yuan Zhen heard that, he realized that this encroached on Xiao Chens secrets. Hence, he did not ask any further, just nodded to indicate his understanding. He smiled and said, All these do not matter. However, there is something of importance that I would like to discuss with Benefactor Xiao.
The Ice Fire Lotus tform?
Yuan Zhen nodded and said, Thats right. It looks like Benefactor Xiao is a smart person. I would like to use my treasures to exchange for the Ice Fire Lotus tform with Benefactor Xiao.
What are the uses of this lotus tform? Xiao Chen asked, feeling confused.
It has boundless uses for people of my Buddhist sect, but it is not very useful to outsiders. Yuan Zhen exined casually with a faint smile.
Xiao Chen thought to himself, This monk is really shrewd; he did not tell me what it can be used for.
Indeed, the ones who came to this Primal Chaos me sea are all difficult.
Xiao Chens expression did not change as he said, I can be considered half a Buddhist sect person. Master Yuan Zhen, please exin it to me.
Yuan Zhen nodded and said, Since Benefactor Xiao is half a Buddhist sect person, you should already know that lotus tforms aremon Buddhist treasures.
Yes.
This Ice Fire Lotus tform is born in extreme environments without any interference from men. Hence, it is known as an innate Buddhist treasure. In the entire Martial Epoch, only three ces can birth such innate lotus tforms. Even in my Hidden Spirit Temple, such a lotus tform is very rare. It is even rarer in other temples.
Yuan Zhen continued, The esteemed monk powerhouses all require such an innate Buddhist treasure. Otherwise, it could not match their status. Hence, our Buddhist sects people treasure it a lot.
This sounded logical, but it was actually all nonsense. ording to what Yuan Zhen said, this lotus tform only highlighted an esteemed monks status.
While the lotus tform did indeed have such a function, the true value of Xiao Chens Ice Fire Lotus tformy in its three hundred sixty petals.
The best Ice Fire Lotus tforms in the past had only one hundred eighty petals. No one had heard of a three-hundred-sixty-petal Ice Fire Lotus tform before.
This was a lotus tform born of nature. It was not used for showing off ones status but forprehending Buddhist principles.
Even those esteemed monk powerhouses sometimes needed toprehend some profound Buddhist principles. When using this innate Buddhist treasure, they could aplish more with less effort.
Thus, if esteemed monks could enjoy such an effect, what more ordinary people?
This lotus tform had wondrous effects when cultivating a Buddhist sect Cultivation Technique and also had some effect for other Cultivation Techniques; it was not as useless to outsiders as Yuan Zhen said.
Most importantly, Xiao Chens Ice Fire Lotus tform was a peak product among peak products. Who knew what other wondrous effects it might have?
Of course, Yuan Zhen did not lie. Everything he said was true; he just did not mention the important parts.
After hearing the other partys exnation, Xiao Chen said after some thought. So, it looks like it is indeed useless to me. Perhaps I can consider exchanging it.
In that case, Benefactor Xiao, would you like to peruse my collection? I believe that there will be something that can satisfy Benefactor Xiao in it.
Upon seeing the haste of the other party, Xiao Chen smiled in his heart. This monk did not tell me the whole truth. He replied softly, Everything can be discussed. Lets chat as we travel.
Chapter 2159 Raw 2264 : Not To Be Offended
Chapter 2159 Raw 2264 : Not To Be Offended
With the group of Hidden Spirit Temple disciples as bodyguards, Xiao Chens return could be said to be very peaceful.
There were many crafty and sinister Faux Beasts in the mysterious ice forest. However, Xiao Chen did not need to do anything.
Along the way, Yuan Zhen behaved very warmly, feeling that he probably could obtain the Ice Fire Lotus tform.
Yuan Zhen did not show the delight hidden in his heart as he conversed with Xiao Chen.
Their chat changed Yuan Zhens impression of Xiao Chen. Xiao Chen had unique understandings of Buddhist principles, unlike other outsiders who understood little of the Buddhist sects. Those people thought that monks should not bother with the mundane world and just immerse themselves in peace and no desire.
Many of Xiao Chens understandings were new to Yuan Zhen, feeling very fresh.
Given this, Yuan Zhen no longer felt the need to rush back. Xiao Chen was even less anxious about rushing.
While the two did not rush, Fang Shaobai and the other three became so anxious that rage filled their hearts. They gave wild chase all the way to the Holy Domains Divine Capital. Even so, they saw no shadow of Xiao Chen.
How could it be like this?
Fang Shaobai felt confused. The four of them were half-step Sovereign Emperors with deep cultivations much higher than Xiao Chens. Even if Xiao Chen managed to leave the me sea first, his lead should not be sorge that they did not even see his shadow.
After merging ones Dao Domain with ones Soul Energy to form the Divine Seal, ones Soul Energy would be severalfold higher than a heaven-defying Sovereign Personages.
The distance that the four could search far surpassed what Xiao Chen could. However, the four did not see Xiao Chens figure at all along the way.
It looks like he had a treasure on him that can send him straight to the Holy Domain. Damn it!
Spatial transfers were extremely dangerous in the Faux God World. This was because of the flows of space-time. If one got careless, one might suffer from interference.
Although it was dangerous, it did not mean that it was impossible. The Ten Thousand Treasure Pavilion had such treasures, which one could exchange for with Faux God Coins.
However, the price of such treasures was high, while their practicality was low. So, people rarely exchanged for them.
After the four thought about it, there was only this possibility. Otherwise, Xiao Chen could not have disappeared from their sight.
What should we do now? Mu Yunzhi asked sullenly as he looked at the other three.
Fang Shaobai paced in front of the Holy Domains Divine Capital as he entered deep thought. After a while, he said, After arriving at the Holy Domains Divine Capital, there is no longer a chance to kill him. We also do not know what happened with the Ice Fire Divine Origin. In hindsight, we acted on our anger. Now, we really cannot do anything to him.
Aside from some special ces in the Holy Domains Divine Capital, where one could exchange moves, fighting was banned.
Both parties had to be willing to fight. Even so, no one was allowed to kill another in the Holy Domains Divine Capital.
This was thew of the Holy Domain. If anyone broke this rule, even the super factions could not protect them.
The four felt very frustrated, unable to swallow this frustration in their hearts. However, they could not do anything about it.
Just as they could no longer bear their frustration, they heard some people anxiously calling out to them from a distance. When they turned their heads back to look, they saw that it was their junior brothers.
Senior Brother! Senior Brother!
Fang Shaobai saw his junior brothers rattled, appearing extremely anxious. He frowned and asked, Whats going on? Why are you so flustered?
After that person caught his breath, that person said, Senior Brother Fang, that Xiao Chen did not go far. He is still behind!
What?!
The expressions of Fang Shaobai and the other three changed significantly. Now, they truly felt shocked, not daring to believe it.
Thats impossible. The four of us gave chase all the way. How could we let him slip behind us under our noses?! Mu Yunzhu insisted stubbornly with certainty, not daring to believe this.
Bai Yunfei demanded coldly, Since he is behind, why did you not capture him? With so many of you, could you not do it?
Feeling somewhat wronged, a Martial God Pce disciple exined, Senior Brother Bai, he is with the Hidden Spirit Temples group. They have been together since they left the me sea. They seem to be chatting merrily and have a good rtionship. We did not dare to attack.
Bai Yunfei and the other three were very intelligent people. The moment this person spoke, they immediately turned ashen.
We were fooled!
Back when Xiao Chen purposely mocked them, he wanted the four to get angry and blindly give chase. However, he actually slipped behind them and met up with the Hidden Spirit Temples people.
The great empires crown princes and sect outstanding talents are only so-so.
When the four thought back to Xiao Chens jarring words, they blushed.
The other disciples did not dare to say anything lest they anger the four.
Damn it! Damn it! This Xiao Chen actually fooled us like we were monkeys!
Bai Yunfeis elegant facepletely turned dark in indescribable rage.
In Cloud Water Marsh in the Deste Sea, Xiao Chen already fooled him once. Back then, Bai Yunfei even respectfully addressed him as Senior.
That had already been a great humiliation. However, this time, he got fooled again.
As the adage went, Fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, shame on me. Bai Yunfei truly got fooled twice.
The first time, Ban Yunfei got fooled into addressing Xiao Chen as Senior. This time was worse. Not only was he fooled, but he also got mocked in front of everyone.
How could Bai Yunfei bear this?
The other threes expressions appeared equally unsightly, no inferior to Bai Yunfeis. They felt so frustrated that they nearly vomited blood. However, they could not think of a good way to handle it.
Senior Brother, theyve arrived!
A person pointed to the back. Everyone saw Xiao Chen descend from the sky with the Hidden Spirit Temples group and slowlynd above the Holy Domains Divine Capital.
Xiao Chen was currently chatting happily with Yuan Zhen.
I will kill him!
Bai Yunfei was so livid that blood threatened to leak out from the vibrant scarlet orchid formed by three scarlet droplet marks on his forehead.
Such a scene startled the other people from the Martial God Pce. They quickly pushed Bai Yunfei back.
Senior Brother, calm down. This is the Holy Domains Divine Capital. We cannot attack here. People are watching us from the walls.
Indeed. Senior Brother, this person is not worth it.
The group feared that Bai Yunfei would do something rash in his anger. Instead of killing Xiao Chen, he might end up getting tossed into the Holy Domains Heavenly Prison.
If so, Bai Yunfei would be ruined entirely, falling into Xiao Chens trap.
Hahaha! Yuan Zhen, Brother Bai wants to kill me. As a person of the Buddhist sect, you should advise him to manage his murderous heart. If he gets angry so easily, it would not be good for him.
Xiao Chen walked over and noticed Bai Yunfeis utterly frustrated appearance, so heughed without any fear.
Yuan Zhen stepped forward and pressed his palms together. May the Lord Buddha preserve us! Benefactor Bai, why the bitterness? Since we already arrived at the Holy Domains Divine Capital, stop struggling with your murderous heart. My Buddha is merciful. Benefactor Bai, please dont feel frustrated. Calm down. Dont get murderous. Otherwise, it would be hard to remove the resulting heart demon, and a bloody disaster will happen.
Pu ci!
To think that this baldy Yuan Zhen really started preaching to me. Bai Yunfei immediately let loose tons of curses in his heart. However, he could not give voice to them. The anger got to his heart, and he could not help vomiting a mouthful of blood. Hisplexion instantly paled, and his spirit turned depressed.
His elegant face, coupled with the paleplexion, appeared heartbreaking.
Senior Brother! Senior Brother...!
The White Marsh Beast Empire disciples of the Martial God Pce immediately felt very anxious upon seeing this scene. At the same time, they were startled and horrified.
The repulsive monk said that their senior brother would experience a bloody disaster, and it really happened.
When Fang Shaobai and the other two saw this scene, they could not help feeling startled. They quickly calmed themselves, restraining their anger. It looked like this monk was indeed allied with Xiao Chen. No one also knew what Bai Yunfei experienced for him to hate Xiao Chen this much.
After calming himself down, Mu Yunzhu looked at Xiao Chen and Yuan Zhen. Then, he said, I was wondering why the Ice Fire Divine Origin disappeared for no apparent reason this time. It looks like it was the work of your Hidden Spirit Temple.
Fang Shaobais expression turned cold as a murderous intent shed across his face. They are probably working together to obtain what they each wanted. One sought the Ice Fire Divine Origin, and the other sought the Ice Fire Lotus tform. We were really fooled. A great scheme. This Fang is in awe!
Yuan Zhen immediately felt somewhat anxious. He tried to exin, You have used me wrongly. The Hidden Spirit Temple has nothing to do with the disappearance of the Ice Fire Divine Origin.
Xiahou Wu said indifferently, It does not matter; you dont have to exin. Even now, you are trying to y us for fools. Do you think that we are really stupid? As sure as the lush mountains will remain the same and the green rivers will continue to flow, I will settle this ount with your Hidden Spirit Temple sooner orter.
Xiahou Wu looked coldly at Yuan Zhen before shifting his gaze to Xiao Chen. Then, he turned and left without saying anything more.
Yuan Zhen showed a slightly unsightly expression, feeling helpless in his heart. You really are stupid, as stupid as a pig. After speaking all that nonsense, you still think that you understand everything. You even want to settle this ount with the Hidden Spirit Temple... There is really no way tomunicate with you.
Mu Yunzhu and the others left one after another, feeling very frustrated. They did not want to remain here a second longer. When they saw Xiao Chen, their anger surged spontaneously. They did not want to end up like Bai Yunfei, angered into vomiting blood and fainting.
After everyone left, Yuan Zhen looked at Xiao Chen and said, Benefactor Xiao, have you considered? Can we trade for the Ice Fire Lotus tform?
Xiao Chen nodded and said, I have considered it through already. This Ice Fire Lotus tform is of great significance to the Buddhist sect. Im prepared to offer it to your temple in the future without expecting any payment.
Yuan Zhen felt startled. Then, he smiled helplessly. Benefactor Xiao is really kind. Let me represent the Hidden Spirit Temple in thanking you in advance.
You are too polite. I will take my leave first, then.
Xiao Chen performed a cupped-fist salute and left, disappearing from the groups sight.
Senior Brother, he is deceiving us. While he said he would offer it, he did not mention any time frame. Even if he did so ten years or even one hundred yearster, we cant say anything about it.
Yuan Zhen watched as Xiao Chen left. He took this rtively well. He smiled and said, How could I not know? He is such an intelligent person. How could he hand over the Ice Fire Lotus tform just because of some words from me? This is to be expected. Lets go. This person has a deep rtionship with our temples little ancestor. Remember to treat him respectfully when you see him.
Little ancestor!
The Hidden Spirit Temple had many old ancestors. However, there was only one little ancestor. That was someone that even the abbot had to avoid, someone not to be offended.
Upon hearing Yuan Zhens words, the other Hidden Spirit Temple disciples all trembled, feeling very fortunate.
No wonder this Xiao Chen could fool others into spinning around. How could anyone who could survive a deep rtionship with their little ancestor be easy to deal with?
No. It was not a matter of whether Xiao Chen was easy to deal with or not. It was as Yuan Zhen said, they absolutely could not offend him.
As the monks watched Xiao Chen leave, they felt that his figure had erged significantly.
Chapter 2160 Raw 2265 : Comprehending the Dao on the Lotus Platform
Chapter 2160 Raw 2265 : Comprehending the Dao on the Lotus tform
After arriving in the Holy Domains Divine Capital, Xiao Chen waspletely safe.
He returned to his courtyard and heaved a sigh of relief. This trip had been perilous, nearly resulting in his death.
Xiao Chen had only wanted to remain in the periphery to kill mastiffs. However, someone hadid a trap, and he nearly died at the jaws of mastiffs.
He had only wanted to nurture his Heavenly Snow Divine me and Universe Origin True me. However, when he opened his eyes, the leaders of four super factions targeted him.
Fortunately, despite so many scares, nothing happened. Xiao Chen also received a pretty good harvest.
His cultivation reached the limit, officially making him a heaven-defying Sovereign Personage.
His Veritable Essence Energy and Soul Energy were now at the limit of Sovereign Personage and could no longer be further increased.
The improvement of the Universe Origin True me and the Heavenly Snow Divine me was part of his ns, but his progress in cultivation came as a pleasant surprise.
Under normal circumstances, Xiao Chen would have needed another one or two years of bitter cultivation before he reached the limit.
Furthermore, that estimate already took into ount the environment of the Faux God World, where the Spiritual Energy was exceptionally dense, as well as using Faux God Coins to exchange for various resources. Hence, he could make such a short estimate.
The next step in cultivation was forming the Divine Seal.
After forming the Divine Seal, ones Soul Energy and the might of ones Dao Domain would reach a whole new level. By then, Xiao Chen would not even fear Fang Shaobai and the other three working together.
Previously, Xiao Chen had to resort to schemes in the Primal Chaos me sea to trick those four into leaving because they were half-step Sovereign Emperors, peak experts.
With the Divine Seals support, ones Martial Technique and Cultivation Technique could disy a might that far surpassed a heaven-defying Sovereign Personages. Against just one person, Xiao Chen would still be fine. However, he had no chance of victory over four of them.
Forming the Divine Seal was the first step to breaking through to Sovereign Emperora crucial step towards the Divine Vein Realm.
Divine Seals differed in strength. The more Dao Domains the Soul Energy merged with, the stronger the Divine Seal. The attribute of the Dao Domain also affected the Divine Seal. For example, a Divine Sea formed with the Death Dao Domain would be stronger than one formed with the Thunder Dao Domain. Of course, the difficulty would be much greater.
Right now, Xiao Chen only grasped one Dao Domain. His Saber Dao and Ice Dao still had not broken into the Dao Domain yet. As for the Cycle Dao, he remained stuck at the state level and had not grasped it at the Dao level yet.
If Xiao Chen had a choice, he would naturally choose to merge his Soul Energy with his Cycle Dao to form the Divine Seal.
However, that clearly was not very realistic. The state of cycle was too difficult to cultivate. While Xiao Chen might be confident of cultivating it to the Cycle Dao, he did not know if he could break through to the Dao Domain.
That was because the state of cycle was overly strong, surpassing space-time. That was an ability that even Faux Gods found hard to grasp.
Hence, Xiao Chen set aside the Cycle Dao for now. However, he was not a mediocre person. He would definitely not settle for merging his Soul Energy with only one kind of Dao Domain.
He decided not to form his Divine Seal until he hadprehended the Ice Dao Domain and Saber Dao Domain.
My cultivation direction after this will focus on the Saber Dao and Ice Dao.
Xiao Chen revealed a contemtive expression. After absorbing the Ice Fire Divine Origin, he felt like his Ice Dao could break through to the Dao Domain at any time.
However, his primary skill was a problem. There always seemed to be a thin veil separating his Saber Dao from the Dao Domain. It felt so close and yet so far.
It was extremely difficult to find the things that he had lost before.
Oh, right, I still have not examined the Ice Fire Lotus tform.
Xiao Chen had nearly forgotten about one of his most significant gains on this trip. With a thought, the Ice Fire Lotus tform flew out of his storage ring.
This lotus tform had formed with a total of three hundred sixty lotus petals. It possessed an innate spirituality and gave off Spiritual Energy. With one look, it was clear that this was an extraordinary item.
Looking at the lotus tform floating in the air, Xiao Chen entered deep thought. I will not be able to figure out anything just by looking at it.
I also do not understand much about the Ice Fire Lotus tform. I should go and ask about it.
Lets go to the Ten Thousand Treasure Pavilion!
The Ten Thousand Treasure Pavilion was the ce for exchanging Faux God Coins for treasures. There were highly skilled appraisers there; they could appraise any treasureof course, provided that one had sufficient Faux God Coins.
After a while, Xiao Chen arrived at the ce for appraisals at the Ten Thousand Treasure Pavilion.
This item does not require a special appraisal. Just give me five hundred Faux God Coins, and I can tell you about its origins and usage.
The appraiser was an old man with white hair and a youthful face possessing unfathomable cultivation. He stated the price with just one nce.
Xiao Chen still had some Faux God Coins on hand, so he handed over the fee without much thought and waited for an answer.
This is the Ice Fire Lotus tform, born in the Ice Fire Wastnd. The Buddhist sects esteemed monks have always cherished the Ice Fire Lotus tform. Its greatest usage is in aidingprehension. Even the esteemed monks of the Buddhist sects can use this to help themprehend Buddhist principles...
Upon hearing that, Xiao Chen felt excited. Indeed, Yuan Zhen had held back some information.
How is this just a lotus tform that shows an esteemed monks status? It is clearly a priceless treasure.
People not of the Buddhist sect can use this lotus tform forprehending Martial Techniques and some mysteries. This would result in getting more done with less effort. It brings out a simr effect to the True Gods prayer mats on the Comprehension tform using a different method. However, as it was formed naturally, it is superior.
The appraiser continued, If this item is further forged using the Buddhist sects secret methods, it can be used to refine a Soul Tool for avoiding lightning and clearing tribtions. Most importantly, your Ice Fire Lotus tform has a total of three hundred sixty lotus petals. The best lotus tform that appeared in the Ice Fire Wastnd so far had only one hundred sixty lotus petals. Thus, the value of yours is immeasurable.
I nearly got tricked. Xiao Chen felt fortunate. Had he listened to Yuan Zhen, he would probably be crying now.
Xiao Chen suppressed his excitement and asked seriously, Does it require the Buddhist sects secret methods to forge it? Can the Faux God World do it?
We cant.
The appraiser shook his head but added, You are from the Heavenly Alliance. After you go out, perhaps you can find a method through the Heavenly Alliance. After all, the Heavenly Alliance gathers all the grandmaster cksmiths in the world. Nothing is impossible.
This gave Xiao Chen some hope. After he left, he could try to think up a method. Many thanks.
This old man was very responsible. After saying all that, he exined the various uses of the Ice Fire Lotus tform. He even gave a detailed description of its origins and which powerful treasures in history were forged using it.
This thoroughness felt well worth Xiao Chens five hundred Faux God Coins. After he took back the Ice Fire Lotus tform, he expressed his gratitude again.
Young Master Xiao is too polite. This is just this old mans job, the old man said with a smile, quite satisfied with Xiao Chens manners.
Xiao Chen raised his eyebrows in surprise and asked, Senior knows me?
Naturally. You broke the millennium-long record of the Trial Towers first floor before clearing the hardest difficulty in the third floors history. How can I not know you? I recall that many Faux God desmen wanted to take you in as their disciples back then. However, Senior Xi Mu stopped them, the appraiser exined casually with a brief nod. However, these words shocked Xiao Chen.
What?!
Back then, many Faux God desmen wanted to take me as a disciple, but this Senior Xi Mu stopped them?
Xiao Chen did not feel surprised at hearing that. Back then, he thought that he had not distinguished himself much, so he did not overthink it. However, he did not expect there to be such secrets behind it. Hence, he felt curious.
Is this true?
Naturally, it is true. How could I lie about this?
Xiao Chen did not say anything more. He performed a cupped-fist salute and left the Ten Thousand Treasure Pavilion, feeling somewhat dubious and confused.
Why did Senior Xi Mu do this? Was it because I defeated his statue and he got jealous?
Thats not right. If he hated me out of jealousy, he would not have sent me the painting and let me obtain the Fiendish Saber inheritance.
Hah... Xiao Chen sighed. That seniors thoughts are truly unfathomable.
He dismissed the matter and returned to the courtyard. Then, he took out the second painting that Lu Benwei had given him.
The second painting was totally different from the first painting, appearing very realistic.
The second painting depicted ake, with ripples on it spreading out and a drop of falling water in midair.
Aside from these, there was nothing else.
It was even simpler than the first painting, even more ordinaryand even harder to understand.
However, Xiao Chenprehended All Things Rejoicing Together from the first painting. The second painting definitely hid some mysteries.
Xiao Chens Saber Dao already reached a bottleneck. Now, he ced all his hopes of breaking through the bottleneck to the Dao Domain on this second painting.
Perhaps it would be better if I worked onprehending while sitting on the lotus tform.
Xiao Chen immediately acted on his thought. He took out the Ice Fire Lotus tform and sat down cross-legged.
He immediately sensed an iprehensible and mysterious feelinging from the lotus tform and filling his body.
This feeling was like when he sat at the bottom of theke and worked onprehending. It turned out that he had been sitting on the vague form of the lotus tform back then.
Lets not care about this for now. Lets see what the mystery behind this painting is.
Chapter 2161 Raw 2267, Raw 2266 Nonexistent : One Drop of Rain Can Destroy the Firmamen
Chapter 2161 Raw 2267, Raw 2266 Nonexistent : One Drop of Rain Can Destroy the Firmamen
Somewhere in the Faux God World, where clouds shrouded a group of mountains:
The majestic mountain range appeared like a huge dragon coiling and soaring amid the clouds.
The mountain peaks looked like sabers piercing into the firmament, standing tall and proud.
This was where Fiendish Saber Xi Mu cultivated in the Faux God World.
Whoosh!
Sonic booms rang out, and a figure pierced through the clouds. That person appeared like a celestial, moving nimbly and giving off an extraordinary air.
This was Lu Benwei, one of Fiendish Saber Xi Mus nominal disciples.
There was an upside-down peak in the deepest part of the boundless clouds among the mountain range. Countless vines dangled off it, appearing very ancient.
Lu Benwei flew very quickly, then slowly descended when he approached this ce.
He arrived on the t tform above the upside-down peak, where there were many ancient buildings. After that, he walked towards a pavilion.
Lu Benweis master, Fiendish Saber Xi Mu, awaited him there.
Strange, why did Master suddenly call me over? Lu Benwei wondered to himself, puzzled. His master rarely summoned him without any exnation.
If there were some instructions to give, Xi Mu would inform Lu Benwei beforehand so that Lu Benwei could prepare.
Feeling somewhat confused, Lu Benwei bowed respectfully in greeting when he saw Fiendish Saber Xi Mu. Then, he said, Greetings, Master. Might I know why Master called disciple over this time?
Fiendish Saber Xi Mu had a head of white hair, and wrinkles covered his face. However, his eyes appeared scarily sharp.
Nothing much. I have a question. Did Xiao Chene to look for you?
Lu Benwei felt surprised upon hearing that question. However, he still answered honestly, In reply to Master, Xiao Chen did note to look for disciple over the past year or so. There was not a single contact.
Fiendish Saber Xi Mu could not help feeling stunned. As he caressed his beard, he muttered, That should not be the case. Could it be that he could not see the mysteries behind the painting, not even feeling suspicious about it? Given his talent, he should be able to make out something extraordinary about it.
Xi Mu did not believe that Xiao Chen could figure out the mysteries behind the painting so quickly. However, Xiao Chen should still be able to recognize how extraordinary the painting was.
ording to Xi Mus guesses, since Xiao Chen could tell that the painting was extraordinary but could not understand it, he should have gone to Lu Benwei to seek advice.
However, even after one year or so passed, Xiao Chen never contacted Lu Benwei.
Xi Mu felt confused. Strange. Could it be that I misjudged him, and he really could not make out the mysteries behind the painting, unable to guess the opportunity behind it?
If he knows about the opportunity and the inheritance that it represents, why is he not tempted at all? Any other person would have gone to Lu Benwei long ago.
After thinking for a while, Xi Mu felt that this situation was pretty good.
This proves that this fellow is still notparable to my younger self. It was only a coincidence that he managed to defeat my statue in the Trial Tower.
With this thought, Fiendish Saber Xi Mu smiled and said, Go and bring him here. Tell him I want to meet him.
Lu Benwei could not help finding this strange. He asked, Master, what do you intend to do?
Fiendish Saber Xi Mu smiled and said, This fellow is pretty good. I want to take him in as a disciple and give him some pointers.
Lu Benwei felt speechless. He could not figure out his masters logic. However, since he received this instruction, he would just carry it out.
Yes, this disciple obeys!
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In the Holy Domains Divine Capital, Xiao Chen had already been sitting on the Ice Fire Lotus tform, working on hisprehension, for half a month.
In his eyes, the painting before him no longer showed the scene that it previously did.
Xiao Chens vision fully focused on theke in the painting and the droplet of water slowly falling in the air.
Comparing the water droplet and theke, one was small, and the other wasrge; one was nimble, and one was still.
The seemingly peaceful and quiet scene actually hid a ferocious conflict. The water droplet andke shed with each other.
To Xiao Chen, this water droplet seemed like a powerful desman with great ambition, showing off his sharpness. It fell from the sky, carrying the courage to risk death.
It felt greatly ambitious, a water droplet wanting to challenge ake.
Pa!
The scene continued to change. Xiao Chen felt like he was in the scene. All he saw was a void.
The sky looked like it was about to rain. Thunder roared, and millions of droplets fell from the sky.
However, there was one drop of water that remained in the sky, not moving. It let the other droplets move about, obeying the heavenlymand and falling from the sky.
However, this droplet did not move. This was a lone rain droplet, a proud rain droplet.
Whoosh!
The rainwater on the ground gathered into countless streams, slowly forming ake before Xiao Chens eyes.
Theke grew increasingly vaster. However, that one water droplet continued to hang high in the sky, unmoving.
The sky turned angered. The thunderclouds scattered, and the zing sun appeared above. The sun administered punishment on behalf of heaven, using the suns power to try and evaporate the droplet of water.
However, something strange happened. This water droplet glistened more brilliantly under the sunlight. It looked like a crystal. The brighter and more resplendent the sunlight became, the prouder and more dazzling and glistening the water droplet became.
The sun rose and set. This proud zing sun roasted the water droplet for three thousand three hundred thirty-three years.
However, this water droplet remained as proud as ever, unchanging.
Heaven became incredibly enraged.
Heaven used thousands of lightning bolts to strike it, trying to eradicate it. Another three thousand three hundred thirty-three years passed.
This water droplet still did not change, appearing as proud as before.
Heaven remained enraged, using the strong wind to torture the water droplet. Another three thousand three hundred thirty-three years...
The zing sun, the strong wind, and lightning tortured the water droplet for a total of nine thousand nine hundred ny-nine years. However, this raindrop remained as proud as ever. For nine thousand nine hundred ny-nine years, the lightning, strong wind, and zing sun could not change its character.
All this only served to make its light more resplendent, cleansing it of all impurities. It looked crystalline and increasingly purer, looking as beautiful as a Fiend.
What is a Fiend?
Something as lonely as I was, passing ten thousand years hanging high in the sky. A unique existence!
What is a Fiend?
Something like me, proud and never fearing the Heavenly Might!
Xiao Chen just watched for nine thousand nine hundred ny-nine years, watching this water droplet hang high in the sky, not changing its character.
The scene changed, and Xiao Chen left. He saw this water droplet continue its fall.
Pa!
This drop of water mmed into the vastke and instantly exploded. The firmament also shattered at this moment. This rain droplet knocked all the water in theke into the air. After the droplet pierced through theke, theke exploded.
No matter how muchke water there was, no matter how vast theke was, it could not contain the heart of this raindrop.
Boom!
Xiao Chen felt shocked. In the next moment, he startled awake. Sweat covered his body as if he just dreamed a very, very long dream. When he looked at the floating painting before him, the scene in it had not changed. It was still a drop of falling water. Theke remained calm and peaceful.
Xiao Chen leaped down and put away the Ice Fire Lotus tform. Then, he held the painting open with his hands, examining it and entering deep thought.
A raindrop can also be a Fiend. Even the zing sun, the strong wind, and lightning cannot destroy it. All these only serve to add to its glory, making it even more distinguished. It does not go with the flow, not following the heavenlymands but disobeying the Heavenly Might. One drop of rain destroys the firmament.
Xiao Chen thought about this further. The inheritance contained in this painting seemed somewhat inconceivable.
Fiendish Saber Xi Mus nominal disciple, Lu Benwei, is here to seek an audience with the Heavenly Alliances Xiao Chen.
As Xiao Chen pondered, Lu Benweis voice rang out in the courtyard. He thought to himself, Why is he here? Is he here to give me a third painting?
Xiao Chen put away the painting and went out to wee Lu Benwei. He performed a cupped-fist salute and said, Greetings, Big Brother Lu.
Lu Benwei nced at Xiao Chen, feeling that something was off. Yourplexion looks poor. Did something go wrong with your cultivation?
Xiao Chen knew that he drained himself too much when he worked onprehending the second painting. He was just about to answer honestly and seek advice when Lu Benwei said, Do you need to rest? My master would like to meet you.
Fiendish Saber Xi Mu wants to meet me?
Great, I want to meet him as well. Xiao Chen felt curious about what this Fiendish Saber Xi Mu was like.
He wanted to know why Xi Mu stopped all the Faux Gods who wished to take him in as a disciple, but did not take him in as a disciple.
He also wanted to know why Xi Mu gave him the Fiendish Saber paintings. These were all mysteries to him.
Theres no need. We can leave now. Big Brother Lu, please lead the way, Xiao Chen immediately replied, not hesitating at all.
Come with me, then.
Lu Benwei nodded slightly. As he sized up Xiao Chen, he thought to himself, I wonder why Master suddenly wanted to take Xiao Chen in as a nominal disciple.
The two were full of questions as they rushed over to where Fiendish Saber Xi Mu cultivated.
Chapter 2162 Raw 2268 : Meeting Again
Chapter 2162 Raw 2268 : Meeting Again
Big Brother Lu, might I know why Senior Fiendish Saber is looking for me? Xiao Chen asked Lu Benwei out of curiosity along the way.
Lu Benwei, who was leading the way, did not answer the question. After a while, he said, We can discuss this after we meet Master. Since he did not tell me to tell you, he clearly does not want you to know before you meet him.
How mysterious, Xiao Chen thought in his heart. Such an answer made him even more curious.
After fifteen minutes, the two slowly got farther away from the Holy Domains Divine Capital. Lu Benwei said seriously, Follow me closely. I will bring you through a few spatial tears. Dont lose me. Otherwise, it will be very problematic.
Alright.
When Lu Benwei mentioned the spatial tears, Xiao Chen could not help bing more careful. It would be very problematic if he got lost.
Lu Benwei spoke the truth. Not long after he spoke, his figure shed, entering a spatial tear.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Xiao Chen quickly followed, not daring to be slow. After passing through six spatial tears in rapid session, the scene before him suddenly widened.
He saw an incredibly vast mountain range nketed with clouds. asionally, mountain peaks split the clouds.
These peaks looked like powerful, sharp sabers shining with a sharp, dazzling light. When one tried to take a careful look at them, they returned to hiding in the clouds, making one marvel.
For however much the mountain peaks meander, there will be however many demonic geniuses. This phrase immediately appeared in Xiao Chens mind. He felt that these mountain peaks held a spiritual nature. The moment they cleaved the cloud sea, his blood could not help surging. His saber intent seemed to want to break out of his body to sh with the mountain peaks.
It was like the mountain peaks were not mountain peaks but powerful desmen.
ng!
Before Xiao Chen could react, he suddenly failed to suppress his saber intent, allowing it to break out.
A mountain peak appeared from the cloud sea and sent out saber intent as well.
The two saber intents shed intensely in the vast cloud sea, producing ngor that echoed in the sky.
Dang! Dang! Dang! Dang!
In that instant, the countless mountain peaks hidden in the clouds appeared at the same time. When the mountain peaks appeared, they gave off strands of saber intent. Boundless saber intent surged about the boundless cloud sea.
Xiao Chens expression immediately changed. Whats going on?
Big Brother Lu.
Xiao Chen turned his head to look. At some point, Lu Benwei had vanished silently.
Little Brother Xiao Chen, this is Masters test. Dont worry. Lu Benweis voice rang out in Xiao Chens mind, but he was nowhere to be found.
Xiao Chen did not have time to think, as hundreds of strands of saber intent shot towards him in an instant.
Senior Brother, this Xiao Chen does not seem very impressive...he only took a few steps, and he could no longer suppress the saber intent in his body.
Outside the cloud sea, five people stood side by side. There were four males and one female, all of them looking at Xiao Chen deep in the cloud sea.
The female appeared boundless graceful, possessing a beauty that could destroy nations. She looked very charming, but she showed a slightlyplicated expression as she watched Xiao Chen.
This was the Divine Dragon Empires White Dragon Holy Daughter, Liu Ruyue.
These five were Fiendish Saber Xi Mus nominal disciples. Aside from Lu Benwei, the others were super faction neers.
These were people who showed an extraordinary talent for the Saber Dao, and Xi Mu had taken an interest in them. However, he did not take any of them on as formal disciples.
I think his situation is bad. He was too careless and activated hundreds of the Fiend peaks. All it takes is for one to hit him, and its over. Junior Sister Liu, what do you think?
The one who spoke was a handsome man from the Profound Heaven Holy Land, whose name was Zhang Yushan.
Liu Ruyue felt somewhat disgusted in her heart, but her expression did not change as she replied indifferently, Its hard to say.
Smiling, Zhang Yushan countered, How is it hard to say? I dont believe that he can retreat safely.
ng!
Right after Zhang Yushan spoke, Xiao Chen drew his saber and started dancing in the cloud sea.
wless saber Dao, using the body as a saber and using my thoughts as a saber.
In this instant, Xiao Chen gave off many strands of saber light from all over his body.
Ding! Ding! Dang! Dang!
Xiao Chens fine ck hair danced about as saber hums rang out like zither music. At the crucial moment, he brought out his wless saber Dao to the limit.
In an instant, he sent out more than a thousand saber strikes, draining his Veritable Essence Energy by a third.
Saber Qi surged out, illuminating the cloud sea with resplendent light. Xiao Chen braved danger after danger, blocking the hundreds of saber lights from the Fiend mountains.
The expression of Zhang Yushan, who just spoke, changed slightly, and he fell silent upon seeing this scene.
Lu Benwei remained silent. Previously, when Xiao Chen activated the hundreds of Fiend peaks, it was not because he got careless. It was because the saber intent in his body was too sharp, and he had notprehended the Saber Dao Domain yet. However, the sharpness of his saber intent surpassed that of the four people beside Lu Benwei.
This is someone Master took an interest in, after all. Since he dodged the first cmity, the rest of the test should not be a problem.
It was as Lu Benwei expected. When the first Fiend peak appeared, it had caught Xiao Chen off guard.
It had been quite dangerous, and Xiao Chen nearly fell.
After coping with the first attack, Xiao Chen could now bring out his normal strength. It would be easier for him to deal with theter parts.
Soon, the clouds scattered, and the Fiend peaks withdrew.
An ancient, upside-down mountain peak with thousands of vines hanging down appeared before Xiao Chen.
He withdrew his saber and sheathed it, knowing that he passed the test and could see Senior Xi Mu already.
However, Xiao Chen still felt somewhat upset in his heart. This Senior Xi Mu was extremely strange. It was clearly Xi Mu who wanted to see him, and yet Xi Mu tested him like that.
If it were in the past, Xiao Chen would have just left, given his temper.
However, Xiao Chen thought about it. The other party was a Faux God expert, a powerful desman. There was no point in him harping on the other party having a bit of a temper.
Xiao Chen.
Someone called out to Xiao Chen. He turned his head and saw Lu Benwei appear, along with four other people.
Xiao Chens expression immediately changed as his gaze fell on Liu Ruyue. To think that she was here too.
These are nominal disciples that Master took in; they are all super faction neers. Lets go and meet Master now. I will introduce them to youter, Lu Benwei exined as he pointed to the four.
Aside from Liu Ruyue, the other three appeared dismissive of Xiao Chen as they looked at him. They did not even bother to greet him.
When Lu Benwei saw this scene, he smiled coldly to himself. These three people are looking down on Xiao Chen because they are already half-step Sovereign Emperors,prehended the Saber Dao Domain, and became nominal disciples long ago.
However, they do not know that Master thinks more highly of Xiao Chen, whom he has not met yet, than the four of them. He even gave Xiao Chen two of the Fiendish Saber inheritance paintings.
These four only cultivated in the mountains and received some pointers. They did not even get to see the Fiendish Saber inheritance paintings.
Xiao Chen did not care about the attitudes of these people. He only looked at Liu Ruyue and smiled. We meet again.
When Liu Ruyue heard that, she blushed slightly as she recalled the first time they met.
It had been under the bright moon at the center of ake. Xiao Chen caught her off guard and kissed her hand.
However, Liu Ruyue quickly sorted out her emotions. She said seriously, Indeed, we meet again. This is the Faux God World, so I will not bring up the problems between you and the Divine Dragon Empire. However, if you dare to harass me here, I do not mind capturing you and bringing you back to the empire.
On the surface, Xiao Chen was still wanted in the Divine Dragon Empire. As the White Dragon Holy Daughter, Liu Ruyue naturally had a duty to capture him and bring him back to the Divine Dragon Empire.
Although Liu Ruyue said that, she had no intention of doing so because of her younger sister.
Liu Ruyue said that purely to prevent Xiao Chen from making things difficult for her.
On one hand, this person disrespected her. On the other hand, he had been through life and death with her younger sister. It would be better if they both maintained a distance from each other.
Many thanks.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly upon hearing that. Then, he expressed his gratitude. However, a heavy mncholy lingered in the depths of his eyes.
If it were in the past, Liu Ruyue would not have said anything like that. She would be rushing to dote on him.
However, these two, who were once in love, were now like strangers when they stood together.
Xiao Chen was smiling earnestly, making his delicate face pleasant to look at, like an iceberg melting.
However, no one could understand the indescribable sorrow behind this smile.
Even so, Xiao Chen still felt happy. This smile came from his heart; it was sincere. As for his grief and helplessness, he would just keep those to himself.
Lets go, then.
Lu Benwei did not overthink. Sensing that his master was waiting, he called out to everyone to follow.
Stay farther away from Junior Sister Ruyue. I have ten thousand ways for trash like you to live a life worse than death. Zhang Yushan whispered a threat as he passed Xiao Chen, giving him a cold look, then caught up to Lu Benwei.
Chapter 2163 Raw 2269 : At a Loss
Chapter 2163 Raw 2269 : At a Loss
Stay farther away from Junior Sister Ruyue...
Zhang Yushans threat rang out in Xiao Chens ear. However, Xiao Chen did not hear it.
Xiao Chen was immersed in his memories. Seeing Liu Ruyue again threw his emotions into turmoil. He simply could not be bothered with a fly like Zhang Yushan.
The Demon Blood Vulture appeared and turned into a beautiful, little, scarlet bird and perched on Xiao Chens shoulder. Then, it said in anger, Master, this person is very repulsive. Should I teach him a lesson?
Xiao Chen replied indifferently, He is just a fly; there is no need to mind him.
He followed the group. After about seven or eight minutes, he saw Fiendish Saber Xi Mu in arge hall.
The in and simplerge hall had simple decorations incongruous with the many varied exteriors.
Lu Benwei stepped forward and bowed. Then, everyone performed a cupped-fist salute and greeted, Greetings, Master.
As Xiao Chen bowed, he silently sized up Fiendish Saber Xi Mu. Xi Mu appeared very old; white hair covered his head, and wrinkles filled his face. As he looked at the group, he nodded slightly.
Xiao Chen thought to himself, This Senior Xi Mu before me is very different from the one I saw at the Trial Tower.
The Senior Xi Mu in the Trial Tower looked strangely handsome, with a non-feminine sense of beauty and prettiness. He had the air of a Fiend, living up to the name of Fiendish Saber.
This Senior Xi Mu before Xiao Chen exuded extraordinary air but was a lethargic old man, appearing very ordinary.
If there was anything special about this old man, it would be his eyes. His eyes still shone with their past sharpness while also showing a depth and vastness that came from age.
In obedience to Mastersmands, disciple and his various junior brothers are here, together with Young Master Xiao.
After performing introductions, Lu Benwei brought Liu Ruyue, Zhang Yushan, and the others out of the hall to watch from a distance.
Greetings, Senior Xi Mu. I am honored that you called for me.
Xiao Chen stepped forward and bowed formally in greeting, expressing his respect and awe for a Faux God expert.
There was sincere respect in Xiao Chens heart. Cultivating the Martial Dao was difficult and became even more difficult after the Heavenly Realm shattered. Ever since then, crossing the limits of mortality to be a Sovereign Emperor was rare. People who managed this feat could dominate their area, considered powerful experts.
Those that could light up their divine me and surpass Sovereign Emperor to be Faux Gods were even rarer. Faux Gods already stood at the peak of the Martial Epoch. All Faux Gods were powerful people worthy of respect.
Lu Benwei aside, Liu Ruyue and the other disciples did not know why Xi Mu called Xiao Chen over.
Junior Sister seems to have some old grudges with this fellow. If it is not convenient for you to make a move, Senior Brother is willing to help out, Zhang Yushan offered earnestly. He had heard Liu Ruyues earlier words.
Liu Ruyue did not have a good impression of this Zhang Yushan. If not for cultivating together in these mountains under the same master, she would not have bothered with him at all. Zhang Yushans butting in for no apparent reason put her in a bad mood.
Furthermore, Liu Ruyue was the White Dragon Holy Daughter. Her fame already shook the entire northern region, and her sights were set high. Her talent and bloodline were excellent. Hearing that offer upset her. She retorted coldly, Do you think that I am not strong enough?
Upon getting an unsatisfactory result, Zhang Yushan smiled in embarrassment and said, I dont dare to. I dont dare to.
Lu Benwei, who was at the side, found this funny. However, he was older and had already seen past these childish matters.
Lu Benweis expression did not change, and he did not say anything, either.
Zhang Yushan moved aside. Then, the other two disciples went over and said seriously, Senior Brother, I think this fellow definitely has a deep grudge with Liu Ruyue. The White Dragon Holy Daughter is famous for being decisive in killing in the northern region. She is not much inferior to the Divine Dragon Crown Prince. If she has a grudge with Xiao Chen, how could she forgive him so easily?
Naturally, I have already thought about that. I was just testing it earlier. It should more or less be urate.
Zhang Yushan looked at Xiao Chen, who stood upright in the hall. A cold light shed in his eyes, and he stopped speaking.
Why do you think Master is looking for this fellow? Could it be that he wants to take this fellow as a disciple?
Could it be that none of the four of us interests Master?
What nonsense! You are the one who does not interest Master... First Senior Brother should know. However, First Senior Brother is tight-lipped; he wont say anything about it.
These three people had interacted with each other for a rather long time. After seeing the saber skills Xiao Chen revealed against the Fiend mountains, they felt hostile to him.
They all worried that Fiendish Saber Xi Mu wanted to take Xiao Chen as a disciple.
Unfortunately, Fiendish Saber Xi Mu called Xiao Chen to do that very thing.
Xi Mu stood up and looked at Xiao Chen, observing Xiao Chens words, actions, and bearing. He felt very satisfied with Xiao Chens temperament and strength of character, nodding slightly. He smiled and said, Not bad. I heard that the Heavenly Alliance took in the youngest member in its history, and this member possessed talent with the saber. From the moment you entered the Trial Tower, I have been paying attention to you. Your breaking the millennium-long record of the first floor was very memorable.
Actually, Xiao Chen defeating Xi Mus statue on the third floor was even more memorable.
However, Xi Mu had a stubborn personality and was very proud. He would not mention this embarrassing incident.
Honestly speaking, Xi Mu felt conflicted when he faced Xiao Chen. On one hand, he cherished talent and wished he could immediately pass on his mantle. On the other hand, he refused to admit defeat.
This time, he decided to take Xiao Chen as a disciple mainly because he determined that Xiao Chen had notprehended the inheritance paintings he gave him.
Xi Mu believed that Xiao Chen was still notparable to himself when he was young. Hence, he managed to convince himself, giving himself a way out of embarrassment. Then, he quickly summoned Xiao Chen.
Xi Mus words had Xiao Chen thinking to himself, I really cannot understand this senior. Since he thought highly of me, why did he dy for nearly two years before summoning me? Furthermore, he prevented other Faux God desman from taking me as their disciple.
Naturally, Xiao Chen could not show such feelings. He could only express that he felt honored.
The two chatted for a while, talking about some misceneous and minor matters. The topics were varied, but Xi Mus words contained hidden meanings, all rted to the Saber Dao. Xiao Chen dealt with them easily, to Xi Mus immense satisfaction.
Xiao Chen, have you taken a master before this? If you did, who is your master? Xi Mu suddenly asked, changing the topic.
Xiao Chen felt excited. At this point, he finally understood Xi Mus intention in summoning him.
While Xiao Chens expression did not change, the expressions of Zhang Yushan and the other two drastically changed. Xi Mu was taking Xiao Chen as a sessor.
Typically, one did not have to worry too much about backgrounds and other details when taking nominal disciples. There would not be a need to ask so much.
Sessors were different. Such people were taken with the intention of inheriting the ones mantle, to be nurtured as ones sessor. One needed to ask if the prospective disciple had learned under anyone before and whether there was any sh. It required one to make long-term ns.
Lu Benwei did not feel surprised. Before he came, he already knew of his masters intention.
Nevertheless, when Lu Benwei saw it for himself, he still felt somewhat gratified. He had followed his master for several centuries already. Although their rtionship was deep, he remained only a nominal disciple.
Lu Benwei even knew the reason behind it. It was because he was not talented enough. If he seeded his masters mantle, he would only embarrass the name of the Fiendish Saber, unable to bring glory to it. He did not want that, either.
Lu Benwei knew that his master was very anxious to find a genuinely talented desman.
Xi Mu wanted to pass on everything he learned before he died, resolving one of his final wishes.
However, Xi Mu was proud and stubborn, unwilling topromise at all. Hence, he had been feeling depressed over this.
Now that Xi Mu was taking in Xiao Chen, he would resolve one of his greatest wishes. This was good.
Liu Ruyue felt rtively calm about this. Xi Mu had taken her in, giving her some pointers, to repay a debt to the White Dragon Old Ancestor. However, her style was different from the Fiendish Saber. Furthermore, even if she did not seed to the Fiendish Sabers mantle, she was confident she could carve out her own path.
However, the expressions of Zhang Yushan and the other two changed greatly, somehow darkening. They could not ept this in their hearts.
Xiao Chen replied calmly, This junior did indeed have a master. There is only one person. She is the most important person in my life, my initiating master. She is also the person I love the most.
Upon hearing that, Xi Mu revealed a smile. If it was only an initiating master, then there would be no problems.
As for Xiao Chens rtionship with this initiating master, Xi Mu did not care about it.
Outside the hall, when Liu Ruyue heard what Xiao Chen said, she thought, The person I love the most? He already has a lover?
When Liu Ruyue thought this, she felt a slight heartache for some reason.
Good! Good! Good! Xiao Chen, since this is the case, Ill be direct. I would like to take you as my disciple and pass my mantle on to you. Not a nominal disciple but a sessor.
Fiendish Saber Xi Mus ancient, wrinkle-filled face radiated happiness. He smiled so widely that some of his wrinkles disappeared, making him look significantly younger.
A Faux Goda peak Faux God desman, at thatwanted to take Xiao Chen as a disciple.
Even if Xiao Chen did not receive the Fiendish Saber inheritance, he would not have any reason to reject the offer. That inheritance gave him even more reason to ept it.
I am extremely honored, Xiao Chen said with a cupped-fist salute.
Fiendish Saber Xi Mu caressed his beard and said, Good. Take out the first painting that Lu Benwei gave you, then. I will exin it to you in detail. With yourprehension ability and my guidance, you definitely canprehend it in less than a month.
Xiao Chens heart skipped a beat on hearing that. Its over. That painting turned to ashes long ago.
However, after thinking about it, Xiao Chen realized that there should not be any problems in telling Xi Mu aboutprehending the inheritance and obtaining the Fiend blood. After all, he was already the other partys disciple.
Reporting to Master, this disciple alreadyprehended the first painting, and the painting turned to ashes. I am unable to take it out. At the moment, I am working onprehending the second painting. However, there are parts that I do not understand. How can one raindrop destroy the firmament? Xiao Chen said, seeking guidance as he took out the second painting.
However, Xi Mu remained silent for a long time after Xiao Chen spoke. Xiao Chen continued holding the painting open, immediately feeling somewhat awkward.
The hall fell somewhat scarily silent, the atmosphere immediately turning strange.
Outside the hall, Zhang Yushan and the others rejoiced in their hearts. Given the tension, it looked like the situation had changed.
Whats happening?
Liu Ruyue noticed Xi Mus expression changed greatly after Xiao Chen took out the painting.
Xiao Chens heart pounded, and cold sweat started to cover his body. Feeling somewhat confused, he said, Master...
Who is your master? Xi Mu sneered, sending a chill down ones spine. He had already withdrawn his smile.
When Xiao Chen heard that, he awkwardly said, Senior, you said that earlier.
Xi Mu said coldly, I do not take in people who lie and speak nonsense. You think youprehended it just because you said it?
Xiao Chen felt some rage in his heart. Even if you are a senior, even if you are a Faux God expert who stands at the Martial Daos peak, even if I am not evenparable to an ant before you, there is no need to fool me like that!
You were the one who gave me the painting and prevented other Faux God experts from epting me. You were the one who summoned me and wanted to take me in as your disciple. It was not me, Xiao Chen, begging you to take me in.
What did I do wrong?
What do you mean, lie and speak nonsense?! I, Xiao Chen, never brag. If I say one, it is one. Look carefully and see if I didprehend it or not!
Xiao Chen was irate. Previously, he already had to suppress his emotions when he saw Liu Ruyue.
Now that his bottle burst, he could not suppress his emotions anymore. His reverence for Faux God experts got tossed to the back of his mind.
Xiao Chens hot-bloodedness surged. Saber intent appeared all over his body, bursting out with the rage in his heart.
He drew his saber and pointed it to the sky. The ground seemed to sense his rage and unhappiness, resonating with his saber move as though it was alive. It started surging and undting like waves.
What is a Fiend? All things rejoice together with me!
Thousands of strands of saber light instantly burst out of the ground. The saber lights instantly pierced thousands of holes in the hall, despite the formations reinforcing it.
Beams of light entered through the holes and settled on Xiao Chen, disying the tyranny of the Fiendish Saber.
The light existed for only a second. In the next moment, the ancient hall crumbled. This ancient hall, which had existed for who knew how long, turned into lifeless rubble.
Outside the hall, Zhang Lushan and the others were stunned and bbergasted. At this moment, they were shocked by Xiao Chens bearing.
Senior, was I speaking nonsense? Xiao Chen asked seriously as he withdrew his saber and sheathed it.
Fiendish Saber Xi Mus expression turned even more unsightly. The aura he radiated gave one palpitations.
Xiao Chen felt extremely insignificant before it. However, he had already vented his emotions. Even if he died at the hands of the other party, he would ept it.
Xiao Chen would notpromise when he was not the one in the wrong.
Pu ci!
Just as Zhang Yushan and the others anticipated Xi Mu killing Xiao Chen with a palm strike, Xi Mu vomited a mouthful of blood.
After vomiting blood, that ancient face appeared even more aged. Xi Mu even wobbled.
Xiao Chen felt stunned, somewhat at a loss.
Master!
Lu Benwei rushed over and arrived beside Xi Mu to support him.
Chapter 2164 Raw 2270 : Heart of an Exper
Chapter 2164 Raw 2270 : Heart of an Exper
Fiendish Saber Xi Mu appeared somewhat weak. Nevertheless, he was still a Faux God. No one dared to underestimate him. However, Xiao Chen did not understand why he suddenly vomited blood.
What a fellow! How dare he disrespect Master? Kill him!
Upon seeing the situation, Zhang Yushan rejoiced in his heart. He knew that his opportunity had arrived. This was an excellent opportunity to kill Xiao Chen.
By killing Xiao Chen, firstly, Zhang Yushan could prevent Xi Mu from taking Xiao Chen as a sessor. Secondly, he could prevent anything from happening between Liu Ruyue and Xiao Chen. He could kill two birds with one stone.
Earlier, Xiao Chen shocked the nominal disciples with his All Things Rejoicing Together. If he grew and formed a Divine Seal, he would be even more incredible.
Coincidentally, Xiao Chen just executed All Things Rejoicing Together. Zhang Yushan couldunch a strong attack and catch him off guard.
Whoosh!
Zhang Yushan and his two junior brothers were scheming people. With someone taking the lead, the other two immediately understood his intentions.
When they attacked, they did not show any mercy, fully bringing out the might of a half-step Sovereign Emperor.
Before Liu Ruyue could react, the three charged over and executed various killing moves above Xiao Chen, sealing off all escape paths.
No matter what Xiao Chen did, a killing move would strike him. Once that happened, it would severely injure him. Then, they just had to finish him off with another move.
Xiao Chen was at a loss when he saw Xi Mu vomit blood, his attention entirely focused on this senior, not knowing what happened.
By the time Xiao Chen reacted, the three had already charged over and seized the advantage.
Inevitably, their shamelessness enraged Xiao Chen. Having always been decisive, he instantly figured the situation out. These three were half-step Sovereign Emperors, their cultivation suppressed his, and they executed killing moves.
He had just executed All Things Rejoicing Together, exhausting a lot of his Soul Energy and Veritable Essence Energy. Even if he brought out one hundred twenty percent of his strength and dodged two killing moves, he could not dodge the third one.
Given that, there was no point in dodging. Xiao Chen looked around and locked his gaze on Zhang Yushan.
Then, Xiao Chen snorted coldly. Only Zhang Yushan remained in his world.
Zhang Yushans expression flickered when he saw the sh of determination in Xiao Chens eyes. Based on Xiao Chens stance, Xiao Chen was going to...
Even at the cost of receiving two killing moves, Xiao Chen intended to go all out against Zhang Yushan.
That was right. That was Xiao Chens n. Since he could not dodge one of the killing moves, he might as well endure another one. It was better to die in glory than live in dishonor. If anyone wanted to kill Xiao Chen, they had to be prepared to die.
Withdraw.
At the critical moment, Xi Mu shouted coldly. No one saw any movement from him, but blood leaked out from Zhang Yushan and the other two as something sent them flying. After theynded, they tumbled in extremely sorry states.
Even if I want to kill, it is not up to you to make a move on my behalf. The three of you, go lock yourselves up in the Thunder Saber Prison for one month!
Zhang Yushan and the other two showed a trace of fluster in their eyes. Xi Mu had collected Primal Chaos lightning in the Faux God World and used his strength to forge the Thunder Saber Prison.
This was a ce for training his disciples where they could undergo experiential training. However, that ce was extremely horrifying, simply torture.
Training there for one or two days was fine. However, if one stayed there for a month, ordinary people would end up half dead.
However, Zhang Yushan and the other two had to obey. It was hard to get a Faux God to give them pointers, allowing their strength to grow rapidly.
Although they were just nominal disciples, many people would beg to be nominal disciples to Faux God experts.
These three could not possibly give up this opportunity so easily. The three knelt and said, Disciple knows his mistake. We will immediately obey Masters order.
The three felt somewhat upset but still obediently withdrew and headed for the Thunder Saber Prison.
Xi Mu looked at Xiao Chen in silence for a long time. Then, he turned and left without saying anything.
Xiao Chen felt extremely confused. Sometimes, it was not good to clearly separate right and wrong.
As Xiao Chen watched Xi Mu leave, he felt guilty for some reason. Perhaps he had been somewhat too rash and too rude earlier.
No matter what, it was Xi Mu who gave him this inheritance painting.
Earlier, when Zhang Yushan and the other two wanted to kill Xiao Chen, it was Xi Mu who dealt with them.
Liu Ruyue said softly, To think that Master gave you the inheritance paintings already! It looks like he really wants to make you his sessor.
Xiao Chen was startled. He turned his head and asked, Then, why did he suddenly flip out on me?
Liu Ruyue remained silent; she did not understand, either. Master already gave the paintings. Why was he upset that Xiao Chenprehended one already?
I dont know. Masters temper has always been strange. No one can figure it out, aside from First Senior Brother.
Xiao Chen sighed in his heart, a wrinkle between his brows betraying some worry. Xi Mu had really appeared somewhat weak.
The essence blood of Faux Gods was very precious. Vomiting just one mouthful could be fatal.
Perhaps Xi Mu had a hidden injury that never healed, possibly a very severe one. Xiao Chens rash actions just now might have angered him into allowing his hidden injury to act up. The situation did not look encouraging.
Not knowing what to do, Xiao Chen felt very depressed.
Earlier, I heard you say that your first master is already your lover, right? Liu Ruyue suddenly asked at this moment.
When Xiao Chen heard that, his originally depressed heart grew even sadder. That lover of mine is so near and yet so far. Heaven knows, the world knows, I know, only she does not know. Furthermore, she even asked this.
After a long time, Xiao Chen asked quietly, Miss Liu, why do you ask?
Dont you know? My younger sister has feelings for you. Back then, she even wanted to ask the White Dragon Old Ancestor to save you. I hope you dont betray or let her down, Liu Ruyue replied. If not for her, my father would not have secretly interfered with the Golden Dragon Pces search for you, allowing you to leave the Divine Dragon Empire safely, only feeling startled.
When Xiao Chen heard that, heughed loudly. However, hisughter sounded somewhat sorrowful.
Xiao Chen felt heartache. He did not feel heartache for himself but for Liu Ruyue. To think that she would say such things.
The White Dragon Old Ancestor!
If the White Dragon Old Ancestor is not the one who erased your memories, then it is the White Dragon King. To think that you are still speaking up for them. Back then, if I had the strength, the White Dragon King would be the first that I would kill.
Xiao Chenughed for a long time before stopping. Then, he said sullenly, There is nothing to let down or betray between Ruyun and me. It is just sibling affection between us. After a few more years, she will understand. Miss Liu, please dont say this again.
Xiao Chen rejected Liu Ruyues kindness so firmly that she was sure there was more to the situation.
Liu Ruyue was an intelligent person, and Xiao Chen did not hide his expression from her. After a while, she said, Young Master Xiao, it seems like you have some hidden trouble that is hard to mention.
Theres none, Xiao Chen said calmly without changing his expression. However, his heart bled.
Although there were some things that one knew, one could not say it. If Xiao Chen said it, the White Dragon Old Ancestor would probably rush over to the Faux God World to kill him. Liu Ruyue would be in danger, as well.
Furthermore, it was pointless to say it. I will just look at you like this. When I get stronger...
Liu Ruyue immediately felt angry. There clearly was something, yet Xiao Chen said there was none.
I gave you a chance out of kindness, but you actually lied to me. Liu Ruyue turned and stalked off after letting out a cold snort.
Xiao Chen felt extremely depressed, hitting rock bottom from both the Fiendish Saber Xi Mus and Liu Ruyues matters. He thought that his mental state was very strong already. However, when it came to the weakest feelings in the depths of his heart, he could not stand even one blow.
He took out a bottle of Waning Moon and started drinking alone while sitting expressionlessly on the rubble.
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Fiendish Saber Xi Mu looked at the cloud sea from the summit of the mountain peak. He had a lonely expression on his weak face.
Xi Mu was an extremely stubborn person. He did not want Xiao Chen to see this lonely expression, only revealing it now.
As the clouds drifted about, showing a grand scene, Xi Mu looked ancient with his full head of white hair. He muttered, I thought that the only desman in this world who could defeat me was Pan Huang alone... Looking at today...howughable. Howughable. Extremelyughable...
Pu ci!
Before Xi Mu finished speaking, he vomited another mouthful of blood. This repeated three more times.
Lu Benwei felt heartache as he watched from the side, not knowing how to help.
After a long time, Xi Mu muttered to himself, Why can a raindrop shatter the firmament? It can shatter the firmament only because of disrespect. It has a stubborn heart that can endure loneliness for ten thousand years. That is why it has the chance to shatter the firmament. With an unchanging heart, even a drop of water can be the boundless firmament... Xi Mu muttered to himself, apparently babbling.
At first, Lu Benwei did not understand. Slowly, he realized that his master was answering Xiao Chens question. While he did not understand, he strictly remembered all of it, not missing out on a single word.
When Xi Mu finished speaking, Lu Benwei said, Master, Ill go make arrangements for Xiao Chens amodations.
Xi Mu did not say anything more, remaining silent.
Lu Benwei understood what his master meant. He performed a cupped-fist salute and left the summit.
Chapter 2165 Raw 2271 : Xi Mu’s Story
Chapter 2165 Raw 2271 : Xi Mus Story
Amid the rubble of the ancient hall, Xiao Chen drank alone. No one knew what he was thinking.
Liu Ruyue also showed an unsightly expression, still angry with Xiao Chen for lying to her despite having difficulties.
The two had their backs to each other in silence. The atmosphere felt very heavy.
Crunch! Crunch!
Lu Benwei stepped on the rubble as he made his way over to them.
Liu Ruyue gracefully moved over to Lu Benweis side. She asked, Senior Brother, how are Masters injuries?
They are fine, just some old injuries. Junior Sister, theres no need to worry.
Liu Ruyue nodded slightly and left, unwilling to remain here.
Xiao Chen stood up and walked over to Lu Benwei. Feeling somewhat guilty, he apologized, Sorry. Big Brother Lu, I was too rash earlier.
Xiao Chen had always been like that, clearly distinguishing between right and wrong.
Previously, Xiao Chen had been too stubborn, behaving rashly. This triggered Xi Mu, someone whom he owed a debt of gratitude, into vomiting blood. No matter what, that was too unbing.
Xiao Chen thought back to when he was in the Ice Fire Wastnd. If not forprehending All Things Rejoicing Together, he might have died at the jaws of the mastiffs. To think that he still showed off his skills before Xi Mu like that, after what Xi Mu did for him. That was wrong of him.
Lu Benwei patted Xiao Chens shoulder and said, Come with me. Ill tell you a story.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Xiao Chen followed Lu Benwei, gently pushing off with his feet and moving swiftly. Then, they arrived at a mountain cliff that had a view of the undtions of the cloud sea.
In this ce, the clouds were like a fog nketing the surroundings. At first nce, it looked like a boundless fog sea.
When one viewed the cloud sea from the top of the cliff, it was like one was in the sky and by the sea at the same time, incredibly wondrous.
Lu Benwei took out a bottle of wine and said after some thought, In the past, there was a person born into a Noble n of swordsmen with ten thousand years of inheritances. This persons father, grandfather, great grandfather, and other ancestors were all swordsmen. He started practicing the sword at the age of three, demonstrating extraordinary talent. He carried the ns hope, but no one knew what he truly loved was sabers. At the age of twelve, his n expelled him because he wanted to practice the saber. Factster proved that he made the right choice.
He had a handsome yet pretty face and was often called a fiendish monster. However, his talent with the Saber Dao was even more monstrous. He was called the Fiendish Saber by others. Before the age of one hundred, he had already be a Sovereign Emperor. His saber skills were unique; many of the senior desmens understanding of saber skills could notpare to his. Everyone believed that he would definitely be a powerful desman, someone with unlimited potential.
However, he had left his home at a young age, fully immersed in his saber skills. He did not learn anything about how to interact with people. His character remained like that of a twelve-year-old child. He was proud and stubborn, liking to hear praise from others but unable to stand provocation. Even so, he managed to be a Sovereign Emperor, but one with a fragile heart.
Actually, this is nothing. Many of the seniors in the Saber Dao liked him; many desmen generously showered praise on him...
As Xiao Chen listened, he realized that Lu Benwei was speaking about Fiendish Saber Xi Mu.
This Xi Mu actually came from a Noble n of swordsmen.
Since ancient times, sabers and swordspeted against each other. Although the two were different and could not be genuinelypared, people who practiced martial arts werepetitive. They always wanted to see who was superior.
A Noble n of swordsmenone with ten thousand years of heritagewould consider the division between sword and saber very important.
If not for stubbornly focusing on the Sword Dao, showing love for it, they could not create an atmosphere where the sword was supreme. Without such an atmosphere, a Noble n of swordsmen could not leave a legacy of ten thousand years or more.
For a scion of such a Noble n, where they focused on the sword, to take up the saber would be disgraceful.
The mockery and difficulty one faced could be easily imagined.
Hence, Xi Mu left home at the age of twelve, leaving a Noble n of swordsmen with a ten-thousand-year legacy.
However, it seemed like something happened.
Lu Benwei paused for a long time before continuing, Nothing much should have happened. However, given his pride, stubbornness, and fragile heart, he wanted to return home after advancing to Sovereign Emperor. He wanted to show his aplishments to his father and n, proving himself.
Xiao Chen thought to himself. This is very normal. Everyone wants to prove themselves. He probably wanted to say, Back then, you were all unwilling to let me practice the saber, mocking me and making things difficult for me. Now, Ie back in glory.
However...he ran into a Sword Dao genius that came only once in ten thousand years in the n. Furthermore, this person was his younger cousin, blood-rted to him. Despite being of lower cultivation, that person used a one-meter-long sword to break his saber in front of the n Elders, his father, and grandfather, dealing him a miserable defeat.
When Xiao Chen heard that, he tried putting himself in Xi Mus shoes. He immediately understood how embarrassed Xi Mu felt back then.
Xi Mu originally just wanted to prove that he was right. Unexpectedly, he ended up proving himself wrong. Furthermore, a person with weaker cultivation than him broke the saber in his heart. To Xi Mu, who wanted to show off, this would be a fatal humiliation.
Xiao Chen could imagine that back then, Xi Mus nsmen must have looked at him with disdain and cold smiles.
There was no need for self-pity. He just needed to work hard and return in the future, Xiao Chen murmured when he heard this, his tone replete with determination and aspiration.
Thats right. That person thought the same. A momentary setback was nothing. However, something else happened at this time. Suddenly, a saber-wielding monster appeared in the Great Thousand Realms. No one knew where this person came from; he just suddenly appeared, showing saber skills that reached perfection. When he appeared in the Central Great Realm, he rose quickly like aet, making huge waves among desmen. This was a junior that was even more talented than Master. His saber skills were simply too dazzling, too awe-inspiring...
At the mention of this person, some sadness shed in Lu Benweis eyes. He stopped making vague references to Xi Mu and directly stated it.
This monster that suddenly appeared was more talented than Master. When word of him reached Masters ear, naturally, Master did not acknowledge that. He immediately went to exchange moves with that person. In the end, he lost after one hundred moves. After that, they fought a total of nine times. Each time, the defeat was even more hopeless. During the final time, Master was already a Faux God and wanted to fight again. However, he lost even before he drew his saber.
Lu Benwei said sullenly, After that, everyone learned that this person came out from an abandonednd. His name is Pan Huang, and he always has a smile that can melt snow on his face. Others call him the Spring Snow desman. Do you know how strong this person is?
As of now, in the ranking of experts of the Saber Dao, this person is not ranked. In name, Master is ranked first. However, it is pointless. That person has already walked too far ahead on the path of the Saber Dao...
Pan Huang!
Xiao Chen felt shocked. Unexpectedly, he heard of the legend of Pan Huang from Lu Benwei. He really wanted to say that he came from the same abandonednd as Pan Huang. However, after some thought, he did not say it in the end.
This Spring Snow desman dealt an even greater blow to Master than his younger cousin. After suffering defeat after defeat, he no longer thought of returning to his n...
Feeling curious, Xiao Chen asked, Who is his younger cousin?
Lu Benwei sneered, His younger cousin is really incredible. Right now, he is the strongest person of the Sword Dao, Su Hanshan. The Yanwu Dynastys Su n is now an aloof Noble n famous for the sword.
When Xiao Chen heard that, he remained silent. This Senior Xi Mu was genuinely helpless in his situation. He had great talent, but he ran into two great enemies. One was the strongest person of the Saber Dao, and the other was the strongest person of the Sword Dao.
No wonder Xi Mu appeared so aged and lethargic, showing a strange temper.
Hence, you dont need to apologize to Master. Master is temperamental; just dont mind it. While he looks old, in reality, his heart is young and fragile. He is not willing to admit that you are more talented than himself. However, he cherishes your talent and cannot bear to bury your talent. Thus, he ordered me to send you the inheritance paintings. He is a very conflicted person who overthinks...
When Xiao Chen heard that, he was somewhat dumbfounded. Now, he finally understood everything.
After being stunned for a long time, Xiao Chen smiled in frustration. Had I known... Had I lost to Seniors statue back then, it would not be this problematic.
Lu Benwei smiled and said, That is really possible.
What should I do now?
Let me make arrangements for your amodations first. Just cultivate with Junior Sister and me for now. Theres no need to pay heed to having a disciple status. Given Masters temper, he will not take you in again. However, if you insist on remaining, he will not chase you away.
After saying that, Lu Benwei recalled something. Then, he said seriously, Oh, by the way, before I left Master, I heard Master muttering to himself. It might be of some help to your question. Why can a raindrop shatter the firmament? It can shatter the firmament only because of disrespect. It has a stubborn heart that can endure loneliness for ten thousand years. That is why it has the chance to shatter the firmament. With an unchanging heart, even a drop of water can be the boundless firmament...
Xiao Chens eyes lit up with enlightenment. Many of the second inheritance paintings mysteries unraveled.
After Xiao Chen heard it all, he muttered to himself before quickly taking out the painting to examine it.
All unawares, he became fully immersed in the painting, forgetting about everything.
Lu Benwei stood at the side and drank silently, not interrupting Xiao Chen. He felt some envy in his heart as he thought, No wonder Master cannot bear to bury his talent. Back then, it took me more than ten years before I gained some slight understanding of this second painting. I nearly ended up too immersed in it, unable to put it down.
From then on, Master stopped me from studying the Fiendish Saber inheritance because it would only do me more harm than good.
However, with just a few words from Master, Xiao Chen seems to understand it clearly, grasping all of it.
Chapter 2166 Raw 2273, Raw 2272 Nonexistent : Exchanging Moves
Chapter 2166 Raw 2273, Raw 2272 Nonexistent : Exchanging Moves
Boom!
After some time, the painting before Xiao Chen burst into mes.
A drop of spiritual blood flickered among the ashes, looking very strange.
Xiao Chen opened his eyes and revealed an expression of joy. His Saber Great Dao had taken another step towards the Saber Dao Domain.
The Fiendish Saber inheritance greatly resembled his wless saber Dao.
When Xiao Chenprehended All Things Rejoicing Together, he already had a feeling that the Fiendish Saber inheritance could repair and perfect his saber Dao.
Now that heprehended the Fiendish Sabers second inheritance, he felt even surer that he could reach the Saber Dao Domain if he worked hard on the Fiendish Saber inheritance.
Lu Benwei, who stood at the side, felt exceptionally startled when he saw this scene. The wine sk in his hand slipped out and fell down the cliff.
Completely astonished, Lu Benwei said, You...how did you do it? Master once said that there was a drop of Fiend blood in the inheritance painting. Back then, Masterprehended the Fiendish Saber inheritance to his limits. Even so, he did not manage to obtain the Fiend blood and had to use an alternative toplete it. That was one of his lifes regrets.
Xiao Chen felt excited. This Fiendish Saber inheritance seemed to have an extremely mysterious origin; even Xi Mu could notpletelyprehend it.
He guessed that his sess might be rted to his wless saber Dao but did not dare to be sure about it.
Sorry, sorry. I lost myself.
Luy Benwei performed a cupped-fist salute and smiled. Little Brother Xiao Chen, congrattions on obtaining the second inheritance, Water Droplet Destroying the Firmament. This is a thing to celebrate.
Xiao Chen reciprocated the salute. Then, he said heavily, Although I haveprehended it, I still need a very long time to understand its true meaning and bring out its full might.
That is natural. However, there is no rush. Come with me. I will make arrangements for your amodations. You can remain there to cultivate in the future. There is no need to mind Master Xi Mu; just practice with us at Fiend Cloud Hall.
Thanks, Big Brother Lu.
Hahaha! Youre wee. Its nothing much.
After arranging for Xiao Chens amodations, Lu Benwei said, Just go straight to Fiend Cloud Hall tomorrow morning. Master gives lectures there every morning. During these days, Zhang Yushan and the other two junior brothers will be at the Thunder Saber Prison. At that time, it might be just Junior Sister Liu, you, and me.
Right.
The residence appeared very simple. However, there was a Spirit Gathering Formation, a meditation room, a secret realm, and everything else required. Xiao Chen walked around and felt very satisfied.
The Primal Chaos Spiritual Energy here was much better than at his residence in the Holy Domains Divine Capital.
Early the next morning, Xiao Chen opened his eyes and tidied himself up before rushing over to Fiend Cloud Hall.
A quick survey found Primal Chaos in the distance. At an extreme distance where the sky and ground had not split yet, a sunlike red light appeared. It illuminated the aloof old man seated cross-legged above Fiend Cloud Hall as it peered through the vast cloud sea.
Bathed in the morning light, the old man appeared holy and dignified.
Xiao Chen knew that this old man was Fiendish Saber Xi Mu. So, he headed to Fiend Cloud Hall somewhat nervously.
Today, I will speak about the Dao. Naturally, we desmen cultivate the Saber Dao. There are many Great Dao; none is superior to another. However, there are some special Great Daofor example, the Space-Time Dao, the Cycle Dao, the Death Dao, and the Life Dao. Once oneprehends those special Great Dao, one will show incredible aplishments. Unfortunately, our Saber Dao is not one of those special Great Dao. However, this does not mean that the Saber Dao is weaker than those Great Dao. That is because the ultimate endpoint of the many Great Dao is the Heavenly Dao. They are all different routes to the same destination...
Xi Mu lectured dispassionately while he sat on a tform, speaking calmly. His words were simple and yet astonishing. He did not make it unnecessarilyplicated, which would result in his listeners feeling like they understood but at the same time finding it unfathomable. One immediately understood clearly upon listening.
This was especially when Xi Mu exined some of the special Great Dao like the Death Dao and the Cycle Dao. This was a pleasant change for Xiao Chen.
Indeed, it was good having a master, especially one that was a Faux God expert.
Xiao Chen leaned against a tree, enthralled by the words. Suddenly, the voice stopped.
Xiao Chen startled awake and saw Xi Mu looking at him.
Immediately feeling ack of confidence, he performed a cupped-fist salute and said, Xiao Chen greets Senior.
Xi Mu merely nced over, then ignored Xiao Chen. He continued his lecture, making Xiao Chen feel very awkward.
Little Brother Xiao Chen, sit beside me.
Lu Benwei waved, dispelling Xiao Chens awkwardness. Xiao Chen thanked him. Since Xi Mu did not object to his presence, he quickly went over and took a seat.
On the other side, Liu Ruyue took a look at Xiao Chen before withdrawing her gaze, shifting it back to Xi Mu.
After about fifteen minutes, Xi Mu finished his lecture. Liu Ruyue asked questions, rifying her doubts.
Xi Mu patiently answered the questions, helping one to deduce many things from one example. This allowed one to feel enlightened, seeing the light behind the clouds.
Xiao Chen could not help asking, I have a question. If someone lost a part of their saber Dao butter discovers that it was crucial to forming the Saber Dao Domain, it would be difficult to find it again, turning it into a bottleneck. How should one deal with such a situation?
Xi Mu snorted coldly. You are not my disciple. Why should I tell you?
Upon seeing the situation, Lu Benwei quickly asked, Master, disciple recently felt that I reached a bottleneck in my Saber Dao Domain. I seemed to have forgotten something I have learned in the past.
Xi Mu nced at Lu Benwei and replied indifferently, Keep persisting and keep it in mind; there will be a response. Since it involves a bottleneck, it must be something that entered deep into the bones and soul. How could it be gone so easily? If you are patient, you will eventually find it. If you think that you forgot it and do not think about it, how can it respond to you?
After saying that, Xi Mu left.
Xiao Chen stood up and said, Thank you, Big Brother Lu.
Lu Benwei smiled casually and replied, Its fine. I can tell that you are indeed anxious about it. Given your talent, you should haveprehended the Saber Dao Domain long ago.
Xiao Chen let out a long sigh and muttered to himself, Keep persisting and keep it in mind; there will be a response. Senior Xi Mu is right. As long as I am patient and keep persisting, my wless saber Dao will eventually lead me to the Dao Domain.
Junior Sister, please wait.
Seeing Liu Ruyue about to leave, Lu Benwei called out to her and said, The other junior brothers are not here today. However, you cannotg behind, so you should train by exchanging moves.
Liu Ruyue said, Senior Brother, you will exchange moves with me?
I am much stronger than you. Even if I suppress my cultivation, it is pointless. Let Xiao Chen practice with you. Your strengths are simr. If you two exchange moves and I give pointers from the side, you will definitely improve.
Liu Ruyue immediately felt unhappy upon hearing that. She was a person who showed love and hatred clearly. The first time they met, Xiao Chen disrespected her. When she tried to give Xiao Chen a chance to exinst night, Xiao Chen lied to her, saying that there was no problem.
This made her very ufortable. Right now, she was reluctant to exchange moves with Xiao Chen.
However, she had to give face to her first senior brother, so she said seriously, Please give me your advice.
Liu Ruyue drew the short saber hanging at her waist. A strong wind blew, and willow leaves floated about, flying like snowkes. She moved about in the wind, drifting like a leaf. Her figure was hard to follow.
Liu Ruyue attacked at the drop of a hat. She only wanted to defeat Xiao Chen and end the exchange quickly.
Xiao Chen felt sorrowful as he watched Liu Ruyue make her move. It was like he had returned to the days of the Heavenly Saber Pavilions Qingyun Peak. With one look, he could make out the truth and falsehood of the saber move. Others might be terror-stricken at the sight of this Willow Leaf Saber. However, Xiao Chen was extremely familiar with it.
Although the Willow Leaf Saber was Liu Ruyues self-created Saber Technique, it had its roots in Qingyun Peaks seven Secret Techniques. This was especially so for this saber move before Xiao Chen.
This clearly showed the shadow of the Clear Wind Chop from back then. It moved like a phantom, only seeing the cool breeze and not the saber.
However, this move was even more exquisite than before. Not only did it prevent one from sensing where the saber intent was, but it also made Liu Ruyues figure move erratically.
Furthermore, this move was supported by Soul Energy, the Wind Dao Domain, and the Saber Dao Domain. Its momentum waspletely different from before.
Dang!
Xiao Chen drew his Tyrant Saber and swung it at lightning speed. This seemingly casual strike happened to hit the weak spot of Liu Ruyues move.
Hah...! Lu Benwei sighed as his eyes lit up. Even he had not noticed this weak spot.
Liu Ruyue was even more startled. Xiao Chens expressionless face made her angrier. Hence, she executed the Willow Leaf Saber again. Her figure gently drifted and shot up, bing like a phantom and moving as fast as the strong wind.
Xiao Chen used his saber and blocked this move at a critical moment, appearing very skilled.
Excellent! Lu Benwei could not help pping and cheering, showing a smile.
In the blink of an eye, one hundred moves passed. Xiao Chen dealt with the moves as they came. Liu Ruyue quickly forgot her initial upset, bing immersed in exchanging moves with Xiao Chen.
Liu Ruyue felt that Xiao Chens moves were very mystical, always striking her weak spots. This allowed her to patch up her insufficiencies quickly.
Her saber skills advanced rapidly.
More importantly, Liu Ruyue felt strangely satisfied. It was like the scene before her was very familiar, which made her immerse herself in it, all unawares.
She had never experienced such a feeling from exchanging moves with any other cultivator.
After the two exchanged one thousand moves, they sheathed their sabers and moved back.
Haha! Great! Junior Sister, I was right, right? Exchanging moves with Little Brother Xiao Chen is indeed of great help to you, Lu Benweiughed as he walked over.
As if!
Liu Ruyue feared that she could not hide her joyful feelings. So, she showed a nk expression and left. However, as she turned, her heart pounded heavily without stopping.
Feeling confused, Lu Benwei scratched his head and asked, Was it not good?
Chapter 2167 Raw 2274 : My Love Smiles at Me
Chapter 2167 Raw 2274 : My Love Smiles at Me
After Liu Ruyue left, only Xiao Chen and Lu Benwei remained at Fiend Cloud Hall.
Xiao Chen entered deep thought as he watched Liu Ruyue leave, resisting an extremely strong urge to tell her the truth.
He had to keep warning himself that he would die if he revealed the truth before he got strong enough.
The person he loved was clearly right before him, but he had to pretend to be a stranger. Only Xiao Chen could understand the pain of that.
Little Brother Xiao Chen, your saber skills are truly a refreshing sight. However, the weaknesses are quite clear as well, Lu Benwei said with a smile.
Every Saber Technique had its weaknesses. There was no such thing as a Cultivation Technique or Martial Technique that covered everything. Naturally, Xiao Chen understood this.
Xiao Chen did not get angry. He said politely, Big Brother Lu, please give me your advice.
Definitely.
After receiving pointers, Xiao Chen was shocked to realize that the seemingly unremarkable Lu Benwei possessed such exquisite saber skills.
It was not just Lu Benweis cultivation that surpassed Xiao Chens, but his understanding of saber skills also greatly startled Xiao Chen.
Lu Benwei was far from being as simple as Xiao Chen thought. Xi Mu was a person who could be admired but only watched from afar; Xiao Chen could not discuss things in detail with him.
Lu Benwei happened to make up for that. He could discuss things in fine detail with Xiao Chen, making up for anyck.
Many thanks, Big Brother Lu. I really benefited a lot, Xiao Chen said sincerely as he performed a cupped-fist salute in thanks.
Lu Benwei smiled faintly and nodded. You are too polite. Remember toe tomorrow. Although Master said he did not take you in as his disciple, he did not chase you away. You should know what that means, right?
I do, Xiao Chen said softly.
It meant that Xi Mu just could not get over the hurdle in his heart. He could not set aside his ego, but he genuinely cherished talent and did not want Xiao Chen to end up buried.
On the second day, Xiao Chen arrived at Fiend Cloud Hall on time. He sat beside Lu Benwei as he listened to Xi Mus lecture.
After Xi Mu left, Xiao Chen exchanged moves with Liu Ruyue. However, the two did not speak.
There was a tacit understanding between the two and not much need for words. As the two exchanged moves, they could feel a wondrous feeling flowing in their hearts.
Their strengths improved significantly. Liu Ruyue found this feeling strange; however, she could not swallow her pride to ask Xiao Chen about it.
Xiao Chen understood why but was not willing to take the initiative to exin.
It was like the two were ying a game of chicken. Time flew by, flowing like water. In the blink of an eye, five years passed.
During these five years, the two never exchanged more than three sentences at any time.
Liu Ruyue gradually felt that their tacit understanding had reached an inconceivable level. She found it strange in her heart. However, when she saw Xiao Chens calm face, clearly not willing to exin anything, she felt somewhat angry.
Then, she remembered that Xiao Chen had once said he already had a lover. Her initially moved heart slowly turned cold and calmed down.
Five years!
Xiao Chen remained at this ce for five years, listening to Xi Mus lectures and receiving countless pointersvia Lu Benwei asking questions on his behalffrom Xi Mu.
Although the two did not have a master-student rtionship in name, they already had one.
Five years. During these five years, Xiao Chen finally fixed his saber Dao. He also relied on the Ice Fire Divine Origin to improve his Ice Great Dao to the Ice Dao Domain.
It had been two years since Xiao Chen grasped three Dao Domains. However, he did not rush to form the Divine Seal and be a half-step Sovereign Emperor.
This was because Lu Benwei said that Xiao Chens three Dao Domains had yet to harmonize. If Xiao Chen forcibly formed the Divine Seal, the result would be imperfect. Furthermore, this Divine Seal was crucial to forming the divine me.
If Xiao Chen rushed into forming his Divine Seal and raised his strength quickly, he would enjoy a temporary delight, but it would be over when the time to advance to the Faux God Realm came.
After hearing Lu Benweis opinion, Xiao Chen held off from forming the Divine Seal for the past two years, only waiting for an opportunity.
Calcting the time, Xiao Chen already had been in this Faux God World for seven years.
More than half of the ten years had already passed.
Aside from bitterly cultivating on the mountain in these five years, Xiao Chen would go to the Trial Tower when Xi Mu did not conduct a lecture at Fiend Cloud Hall.
Xiao Chen no longer cared about breaking records. He only entered the Trial Tower to test what he had learned in practical use.
Although he did not care about breaking records, as he climbed the Trial Tower, he ended up breaking many records.
Now, two names stood out prominently on the Glory Stele in front of the Trial Tower.
One was Chu Chaoyun, and the other was the Heavenly Alliances Xiao Chen.
However, Chu Chaoyun had already advanced to Sovereign Emperor and left long ago. There was no chance for the two to meet.
On this day, Xi Mu just finished his lecture at Fiend Cloud Hall.
Going by usual practice, Xiao Chen started exchanging moves with Liu Ruyue in Fiend Cloud Hall. In the past five years, the two had interacted a lot and already reached a tacit understanding.
Zhang Yushan and his two junior brothers showed helpless expressions as they watched from the sky. This was especially so for Zhang Yushan; amid his helplessness, he felt rage.
Back then, he had endured one month in the Thunder Saber Prison. Unexpectedly, he had to put up with seeing Xiao Chen for the next few years.
The even more uneptable thing for Zhang Yushan was that previously, Lu Benwei would always get him to exchange moves with Liu Ruyue. Now, it was Xiao Chen doing so.
Zhang Yushan tried to negotiate to send away Xiao Chen. However, who could have known that his first senior brother would step forward and lecture him?
After being embarrassed in front of everyone, Zhang Yushan could only watch as Xiao Chen exchanged moves with Liu Ruyue from then on, helpless to do anything about it.
If not for wanting to listen to Xi Mus lectures for the past five years, Zhang Yushan would have left long ago.
Every time Zhang Yushan saw this scene, he felt frustrated and furious.
After watching for a while, Zhang Yushan showed a cold expression as he left first. Soon, only Xiao Chen, Liu Ruyue, and Lu Benwei, who guided them from the side, remained.
After Liu Ruyue and Xiao Chen finished exchanging moves for the day, Liu Ruyue strangely did not immediately leave. She looked at Xiao Chen and said, You should be close to forming your Divine Seal, right?
Xiao Chen nodded. If I want to, I can form my Divine Seal at any time.
Then you should do so quickly. The eighty-first floor of the Trial Tower will open three dayster. At that time, the people of the super factions will participate. If you are not a half-step Sovereign Emperor, you will be at a great disadvantage.
Xiao Chen felt it was strange when he heard her say this. He knew that the Trial Towers eighty-first floor was opening.
He was also preparing to form his Divine Seal during these three days to be a half-step Sovereign Emperor.
In reality, Xiao Chen could have merged his Thunder Dao Domain with his Soul Energy to form his Divine Seal five years ago.
However, he had waited for three years toprehend three Dao Domains. After that, he had waited another two years to form a perfect Divine Seal.
Now, as long as Xiao Chen wanted to, he could form the Divine Seal. Due to meeting all the required conditions, he would not need even fifteen minutes to do so.
Xiao Chens umtions were already extremely horrifying. Most people in the Faux God World formed their Divine Seal with one Dao Domain. Only the outstanding talents would dare to form their Divine Seal with two Dao Domains. People who formed their Divine Seal with three Dao Domains, like Xiao Chen wanted to, were very rare.
Hence, Liu Ruyues words seemed somewhat redundant. What was she trying to say?
Liu Ruyue added, Since you say you can form the Divine Seal at any time, then do it now. Ill wait here and watch.
Xiao Chen showed a strange expression. Then, he looked at Lu Benwei. Lu Benwei shrugged, not understanding what was going on, either.
Whats wrong? Were you lying to me again?
Some hidden bitterness shed on Liu Ruyues face. Clearly, she still could not let go of Xiao Chens lying to her five years ago.
Seeing Liu Ruyue like that, he somewhat could no longer maintain his usual calm and indifference.
The corners of Xiao Chens eyes turned somewhat moist, and he smiled bitterly. However, this smile eventually turned into one filled with aspiration. He said seriously, How can I lie to you? Since I said that I could break through at any time, I can break through at any time.
Right after Xiao Chen spoke, three lights of different colors flowed around his body.
One was purple, representing the Thunder Dao Domain; one was white, representing the Ice Dao Domain. The remaining one was the most dazzling, representing Xiao Chens wless Saber Dao Domain.
With a thought, the three Dao Domain lights entered Xiao Chens forehead, into his Soul Pool. Then, they merged with the azure-colored dragon seal that represented his soul.
There were no obstructions; all the conditions were right. As the Dao Domains merged with his soul, the dragon seal changed continuously.
When the dragon seal stopped changing, a golden dragon seal that seemed alive appeared. It disyed a supreme Dragon Might and the sharpness of saber, apanied by lightning and snow in the Soul Pool.
A perfect Divine Seal.
The three Dao Domains perfectly merged with Xiao Chens soul. When this golden dragon seal emerged in Xiao Chens Soul Pool, it appeared to be a perfect Divine Seal.
Boom! An overwhelming saber intent immediately burst out of Xiao Chens body, illuminating the entire Fiend Cloud Hall.
The mysterious phenomena in Xiao Chens Soul Pool appeared and encased Fiend Cloud Hall.
Zhang Yushan and his two junior brothers, who were halfway down the mountain, saw the mysterious phenomena when they looked up. Their expressions changed significantly. Three mysterious phenomena! Three mysterious phenomena! That fellow really formed a perfect Divine Seal!
Back at Fiend Cloud Hall, Xiao Chen withdrew the various mysterious phenomena into his body with a thought.
He had undergone a rebirth in just an instant, forming a Divine Seal and bing a half-step Sovereign Emperor. Now, his strength reached a horrifying level.
For all the conditions to be right, one needed to endure loneliness and be patient. Only Lu Benwei, who apanied Xiao Chen, could understand what Xiao Chen had gone through.
Xiao Chen had spent seven years of effort preparing for this moment.
Very good.
The hidden bitterness on Liu Ruyues face disappeared, turning into a smile. For the first time in five years, Liu Ruyue smiled in front of Xiao Chen.
This smile somewhat distracted Xiao Chen. By the time he regained his senses, Liu Ruyue was leaving.
Lu Benwei was about to congratte Xiao Chen when he suddenly pped his forehead. Oh no! How muddle-headed of me! Today is the day Junior Sister Ruyue leaves the Faux God World. Her ten years are up already.
Chapter 2168 Raw 2275 : Perhaps Tomorrow, Perhaps Never
Chapter 2168 Raw 2275 : Perhaps Tomorrow, Perhaps Never
Today is the day that Liu Ruyue leaves the Faux God World...
Xiao Chen appeared stunned. Then, he suddenly understood. The eighty-first floor of the Trial Tower was about to open. At that time, the experts of the super factions would appear. The false Emperors who were in closed-door cultivation would not miss out on this chance.
If Xiao Chen were still a heaven-defying Sovereign Personage when he entered the Trial Towers eighty-first floor, it would be perilous.
However, Liu Ruyue did not know that Xiao Chen could advance to half-step Sovereign Emperor at any time, so she had to see it for herself before leaving.
Only then could she leave in peace. Damn it...
Xiao Chen felt heartache. Indeed, he could advance to half-step Sovereign Emperor at any time; he had not lied to Liu Ruyue.
However, he had also indeed lied to Liu Ruyue. He had many things he wanted to say to her but could not.
He could not do it; he did not dare to. He could only grit his teeth and put on a nk face, pretending that nothing had happened.
After interacting with each other for five years, the twos tacit understanding reached a deep level. Given Liu Ruyues intelligence, how could she not guess that?
Liu Ruyue would not feel such familiarity and warmth from a stranger for no reason at all.
Even if Liu Ruyue lost all her memories, forgetting Xiao Chen, forgetting the Sky Dome Realm, forgetting Qingyun Peak, what she felt when interacting with Xiao Chen could not lie to her.
Liu Ruyue had waited, enduring for five years.
Even when Liu Ruyue was about to leave, Xiao Chen still showed no intention of saying anything. Thus, she would only guess.
Xiao Chen once said that he had a person he loved the most, so Liu Ruyue could only let her imagination run wild. Even if she felt a strong passion in her heart, she could only warn herself not to think about him.
Since you are not willing to tell me, then there is no need to force it.
Seeing you advance to half-step Sovereign Emperor before I leave is sufficient for me to feel at peace.
Ever since Xiao Chen saw Liu Ruyue upon his arrival here, he felt heartache every time they met or interacted. It was like a silver needle stabbing into his chest.
Over the past five years, who knew how many such silver needles had stabbed into Xiao Chens chest and entered his heart?
What about me...
I interacted with you for five years, knowing everything. However, I have to keep it all in my heart, unable to say anything.
I have all my martial skills, able to form a perfect Divine Seal with a thought.
I can fight false Emperors as a half-step Sovereign Emperor. When I be a Sovereign Emperor in the future, my strength will be immeasurable.
However, what is the point? In the end, I can only watch as the person I love the most leaves.
Xiao Chen could not tell Lu Benwei about this pain, nor could he tell Liu Ruyue about it. He could only hide it in his heart, pretending to be indifferent.
Xiao Chen felt utterly helpless, only able to swallow all these heartaches.
The heartaches suppressed for five yearspletely erupted at this moment. Xiao Chen felt incredible anguish. The silver needles stabbed in his chest exploded, all the well-hidden wounds turning into thousands of holes riddling his heart.
Come with me to send off Junior Sister Liu. The two of us are really stupid. To think that we forgot about such an important thing. She must be angry with us for forgetting.
Lu Benwei felt somewhat self-reproachful. He turned around, wanting to give chase. However, he discovered that Liu Ruyue already disappeared.
Lu Benweis expression turned somewhat unsightly. He sighed softly, It looks like Junior Sister Liu is furious.
Lu Benwei thought about it and felt that it made sense. After all, they had interacted with each other for so many years. Since he actually forgot about sending Liu Ruyue off, how could she not be angry?
Lu Benwei turned his head to look at Xiao Chen. Just when he was about to speak, he discovered that Xiao Chens delicate face appeared terrifyingly pale,pletely drained of blood.
Little Brother Xiao Chen, whats wrong with you?
Lu Benwei immediately felt somewhat flustered. Clearly, something was not quite right with Xiao Chens current state.
How could a person who just advanced to half-step Sovereign Emperor have such a scaryplexion?
Pu ci!
The only reply Lu Benwei got was a mouthful of blood. Without any signs, Xiao Chen vomited blood and fell over.
Lu Benwei could not dodge in time; the blood sshed him. When he recovered his wits, Xiao Chen had already fallen to the ground, lying supine.
Damn it! Whats going on?!
Lu Benwei stepped forward and checked Xiao Chens pulse. This immediately frightened him, making him panic slightly.
Xiao Chens heart showed a tear. The Veritable Essence Energy in his body turned chaotic, gushing uncontrobly through his meridians. They were like wild horses struggling free from their restraints, charging around and crashing into everything within his body.
Xiao Chens body turned cold in one moment, and then extremely hotter. After a while, he brimmed with sharp saber intent.
Just from touching Xiao Chen, Lu Benwei sustained multiple injuries that washed his hand in blood.
Xiao Chens Ice Dao Domain and Thunder Dao Domain also rampaged.
Xiao Chens lifeforce slowly weakened, startling Lu Benwei.
This waspletely unexpected. How did a person who seemed fine be on the verge of death all of a sudden?
One-meter-thick ice would not form in a single day of snow. All Lu Benwei knew was that Xiao Chen just broke through to half-step Sovereign Emperor and his lifeforce turned weak in the next moment.
Lu Benwei did not know about the heartaches that Xiao Chen felt over the past five years.
Xiao Chen came to the Great Thousand Realms to seek the moon. However, when he finally found the other party and interacted with her for some time, he felt extraordinarily sorrowful and lonely. No one could exin this pain; no one could understand it.
Lu Benwei wanted to help Xiao Chen stabilize the Veritable Essence Energy. He thought that this should be easy given his own cultivation.
However, when Lu Benwei tried, he found it harder than he thought.
Lu Benwei did not know what Cultivation Technique Xiao Chen cultivated. The Veritable Essence Energy in Xiao Chens body was vast and dense. When it turned chaotic, it became like a pack of demons running wild.
Even though Lu Benweis cultivation was much higher than Xiao Chens, he did not dare to make a move after his Divine Energy entered.
Lu Benwei tried several times, wanting to suppress the Veritable Essence Energy forcibly. However, he ended up suffering intense rebounds. If he got careless, he might end up dying before Xiao Chen did.
This scared Lu Benwei into backing out, feeling flustered. Suddenly, his eyes lit up as he said, I must have been panicked out of my mind. I should seek out Master. Master definitely can save him.
Ignoring the strangeness of Xiao Chens body, Lu Benwei picked him up and soared into the clouds.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
When Lu Benwei vanished, three people appeared above Fiend Cloud HallZhang Yushan and his two junior brothers.
After these three saw the mysterious phenomena above Fiend Cloud Hall on their way down, they felt extremely shocked.
To think that Xiao Chen formed a perfect Divine Seal. Hence, they immediately doubled back to see whether it was true.
Coincidentally, they happened to see Xiao Chen vomit blood, appearing close to death.
A cold smile appeared on Zhang Yushans face as he said, Xiao Chen is crippled! After forcibly making a breakthrough and forming a perfect Divine Seal, he suffered from a rebound. This is great. I believe that even if Master manages to save him, he will still be crippled.
As I said long ago, this fellow is trash. To think that Master gave him the inheritance paintings and did not even take another look at us. Just thinking about it is frustrating!
This is really delightful. He only has himself to me for inviting disaster upon himself. Who asked him to force a breakthrough? Serves him right!
Senior Brother, what should we do now? Should we go over and show some care?
After all, they were all under the same master. They were wondering whether to put on a facade of caring in front of their master to improve his impression of themselves.
Zhang Yushan cursed, Care, my ass. I wish that he would just die right away. Although Master does not say it, in his heart, he considers Xiao Chen his sessor. First Senior Brother shows him a lot of care, and his rtionship with Junior Sister Ruyue is unclear. Just thinking about it makes me angry. If not for his appearance, both the Fiendish Saber inheritance and Junior Sister Ruyue would be mine.
Come, let us go and drink. This matter is worth celebrating. The eighty-first floor of the Trial Tower opening in three days will have nothing to do with him. Now that he has suffered a rebound and be crippled, I can do whatever I want to him.
Zhang Yushan felt delighted. The resentment he suppressed for five years all got unleashed in one go.
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Master, can Little Brother Xiao Chen be saved? Lu Benwei asked as he looked at Xi Mu anxiously.
At this moment, Xiao Cheny on a jade bed. There were white bandages all over his body. Xi Mu had applied the Primal Chaos Heaven Replenishing Ointment he hoarded on the bandages. This ointment was extremely precious, able to fully heal even fatal damage to a Faux Gods physical body.
Even Xi Mu had only one portion. After using it, it would be gone.
Using the Primal Chaos Heaven Replenishing Ointment was overkill. However, when Lu Benwei brought Xiao Chen over, Xiao Chen was already on the verge of death.
Xi Mu did not even think before taking out the Primal Chaos Heaven Replenishing Ointment to pull Xiao Chen back from the gates of hell.
There was also a clump of me containing Divine Might at Xiao Chens forehead. This me gave off a gentle light that encased Xiao Chen.
That was Xi Mus Faux God me. As he was not a healer and did not understand much about this Dao, he was not good at saving people.
Thus, Xi Mu could only use precious medicine to stabilize Xiao Chens injuries and use his Faux God me to suppress the chaotic Veritable Essence Energy and Great Dao in Xiao Chens body.
His handiwork was rough but effective. Despite the simplicity, it was much more effective than what many healers could manage.
Of course, it would be practically impossible for a Faux God to try and rescue someone without care for anything else, even their status.
Otherwise, the healers of the Great Thousand Realms would be out of a job.
His physical body is fine. Hell survive... However, even a divine healer cannot heal his heart injuries.
What should we do?
Xi Mu had no answer. He said seriously, Tell me everything that happened today.
When Lu Benwei finished, Xi Mu entered deep thought. There is a cause for every disease. The root of Xiao Chens problem definitely has something to do with Liu Ruyue.
However, others would not know what exactly happened with regard to that.
When will he wake up?
Perhaps tomorrow, perhaps never...
Chapter 2169 Raw 2276 : Divine Capital’s Divine Master
Chapter 2169 Raw 2276 : Divine Capitals Divine Master
Fiendish Saber Xi Mus words sounded vague, giving Lu Benwei no reassurance. He said gravely, Master, there are only three more days till the opening of the Trial Towers eighty-first floor. If Xiao Chen does not make it in time, it would be such a waste.
The Trial Towers eighty-first floor was mysterious. Most people would stop on the eightieth floor.
The eighty-first floor was normally not open.
Only some of the older generations knew that the eighty-first floor connected to an herb field known as Paradise.
Back then, before the Heavenly Realm shattered, Paradise existed within the True God Paradise in the Primal Chaos space. Unfortunately, when the Heavenly Realm shattered, the True God Paradise also suffered a devastating blow.
The True God Paradise immediately crumbled, and most of it no longer existed.
A few surviving True Gods took action to preserve a ratherrge chunk of the True God Paradise, sealing it in the Trial Towers eighty-first floor. Then, they turned it into and of experiential training.
Now, Paradise was sealed. Faux Gods and Sovereign Emperors had extremely difficulty entering it.
Only Sovereign Personages could enter. This presented an opportunity for all the super faction disciples.
The opening of Paradise was a great test for the various super factions, also apetition.
At that time, all the super faction disciples in the Faux God World had to enter as long as they had not advanced to Sovereign Emperor.
There was also another crucial reason. Paradise had Divine Herbs that could extend the life of True Gods and Faux Gods. Not only those that obtained Divine Herbs but also the super factions they belonged to would be greatly rewarded.
However, Divine Herbs were too rare. In the past one hundred thousand years, only one stalk of Divine Herb had been found in Paradise.
The moremon ones in Paradise were ten-thousand-year-old Herb Kings.
What was an Herb King?
Any Spirit Herb that survived to ten thousand years of age could be called an Herb King.
As long as one obtained one stalk of a ten-thousand-year-old Herb King, one could receive a huge reward. Besides that, there were also plenty of rare divine materials and various natural treasures.
It would be a great pity if the Sovereign Personages in the Faux God World missed this opportunity.
Originally, Xiao Chen nned on taking part in the trial on the eighty-first floor after advancing to half-step Sovereign Emperor.
Who could have imagined that something like this would happen?
Lu Benwei felt somewhat anxious but could not do anything about it. If his master could save Xiao Chen, his master would have done so already.
Xi Mu asked coldly, You are still thinking about Paradise? You are really optimistic. If he cannot wake up, then he will never wake up. Even if his injuries healed, he would only be a living dead man.
Ah!
When Lu Benwei heard that, he felt slightly startled. He had still underestimated the severity of the situation.
Xi Mu stretched out his hand and took back the Faux God me at Xiao Chens forehead. Then, he sighed, Wait here, then. His physical injuries are already fine...hey?
Xi Mu stopped speaking and moved closer. He squinted, and a sh of divine light appeared in his eyes as he ced his hand on Xiao Chens heart.
Strange, why does the tear in his heart not heal? The tear is clearly there, but the lifeforce in his heart is very strong. There does not seem to be any problems. Strange, very strange...
Xi Mu showed some doubts on his pale face.
Lu Benwei said, Little Brother Xiao Chen seems to have a Martial Technique called the Heartbreaking Stance. Every time he uses this move, his heart tears open; he uses pain to stimte his bodys potential tounch a sure-kill strike. However, he rarely uses it. He said that when this move reached its peak, one would no longer have a heart to feel pain...
Xi Mu showed a contemtive look. He muttered, When the pain reaches the peak, there would no longer be a heart to feel pain?
Then, Xi Mus eyes lit up with admiration as he looked at Xiao Chen, who was wrapped in white bandages and deeply asleep.
This was a sincere admiration. Xiao Chens talent at the Saber Dao truly surpassed Xi Mus.
In the future, when Xiao Chen became a Faux God, he would probably be a second Pan Huang.
When Xi Mu thought about Pan Huang, he could not help thinking about his sorrowful past with his n. Then, he shook his head and sighed before turning to leave.
Master! Master! What are we going to do about Little Brother Xiao Chen?
The Heartbreaking Stance... How could someone with such determination remain lost? I believe he will walk out of it.
After finding out about the Heartbreaking Stance, Xi Mu no longer worried about Xiao Chen not waking up.
It was just a matter of when Xiao Chen woke up.
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Three days passed in the blink of an eye.
On this day, many people surrounded the Trial Tower in the Holy Domains Divine Capital.
The disciples of the Heavenly Alliance, the Profound Heaven Holy Land, the Universe Origin Sect, the Hidden Spirit Temple, and the Martial God Pce gathered hereat least a thousand people.
A person stood in front of where the Heavenly Alliance members gathered. This person looked as handsome as a picture and wore embroidered clothes. The seven-petaled plum blossom stitched on his chest had six petals lit up. The center of the flower looked like snow, and the petals were iid with gold. He showed pride and nobility, looking extraordinary.
This person was Mu Zifeng, the Heavenly Alliances Lord Mu. The opening of the Trial Towers eighty-first floor affected the reputation of the various super factions.
Mu Zifeng had to make a personal appearance. The various super factions also had a major character leading their groups.
These people smiled and nodded to each other. However, there were covert shes behind their smiles.
The opening of the Trial Towers eighty-first floor was a great test to see which of the super factions could stand out. It also represented the super factions strength and position.
Mu Zifeng was currently not in a good mood. The Heavenly Alliances Grim Reaper Lin Feng was presently in a life-and-death situation and could note.
The only ones that Mu Zifeng could rely on were Gongzi Lan, Wu Meng, and Mo Yu. However, these three were only half-step Sovereign Emperors.
Xiao Chen, whom Mu Zifeng thought the most highly of, did not show up. Mu Zifeng heard that he forcibly formed a perfect Divine Seal and suffered from the bacsh, turning into a cripple.
Fiendish Saber Xi Mus nominal disciples were the ones who spread the information. Seeing that Xiao Chen did not appear, this information seemed close to the truth.
Mu Zifeng thought to himself, The Heavenly Alliance simply has too few outstanding talents. In the end, it is because we cannotpare to the other super factions in umtions.
Be it the Martial God Pce, the Universe Origin Sect, or the other super factions, even after their peak outstanding talents be Sovereign Emperors and leave, they still have several false Emperors remaining.
False Emperors are horrifying existences who can refine Divine Energy. No one short of a Sovereign Emperor can defeat them.
This time, we will probably be rankedst. However, it does not matter.
Getting rankedst does not matter. The Heavenly Alliance does not rely on having outstanding talents.
As long as we can remain a super faction, it is sufficient. The Heavenly Alliance is an alliance of the merchant associations in the first ce. We hold boundless wealth. If the Heavenly Alliance cultivators grow stronger and be domineering, it might not be a good thing for us.
Instead, Mu Zifeng felt more worried about Xiao Chen. He wondered how Xiao Chen was doing now.
Who is Xiao Chen?
At this moment, a person wearing magnificent clothes, embroidered with images of the Universe Origin True me, and a belt of golden threads appeared where the Universe Origin Sect disciples gathered. This person had a noble air and a regal appearance. With one look, it was clear that he was from the Tianwu Dynastys royal n.
The insufferably arrogant Fang Shaobai stood at the side. He said, Your Highness Duke Jin, I heard that Xiao Chen failed in forming a perfect Divine Seal, and it is unknown whether he can survive. He will probably miss out on the opening of the Trial Towers eighty-first floor.
This person was a prince of the Tianwu Dynasty, Chu Feng, conferred as Duke Jin.
Chu Feng said indifferently, No wonder I do not see any outstanding people in the Heavenly Alliance group. How unfortunate... This duke was nning to help you get justice. It looks like I can only wait to do it.
Fang Shaobai whispered, Its fine. I prefer to take revenge with my own hands.
Aside from the Universe Origin Sect, the Profound Heaven Holy Lands Mu Yunzhu and the Martial God Pces Bai Yunfei and Xiahou Wu also felt somewhat disappointed.
This was a great opportunity. To think that fellow ended up crippling himself... Xiahou Wu, who was already a false Emperor, was somewhat disappointed. Even so, he also felt some delight in his heart.
With Xiao Chen suffering a bacsh from forming his Divine Seal, Xiahou Wu would have one less strongpetitor.
That person is already crippled. This time, the opponents that we need to pay attention to are the Profound Heaven Holy Land, the Universe Origin Sect, and that group of baldies from the Hidden Spirit Temple. We just need a fortuitous encounter in Paradise, and we can sweep our way through the younger generation after we leave the Faux God World! Bai Yunfei murmured with a smile.
Xiahou Wu said, Thats right. Given our statuses, theres no need for us to fight with a mixed-blood dragon. Only the princes and Noble n scions are our opponents. Previously, we let Xiao Chen drag our reputations through the mud!
Boom!
Suddenly, an imposing aura came from the True God Pce. This aura spread out, putting heavy and imposing pressure on everyone.
Mu Zifengs expression changed slightly. Then, he looked to the top of the Trial Tower and saw a mysterious person wearing a mask. He eximed, The Divine Master!
The Divine Master, the Divine Master of the Holy Domains Divine Capital!
Chapter 2170 Raw 2277 : Strong Gale Force
Chapter 2170 Raw 2277 : Strong Gale Force
The Divine Master was the master of the Holy Domains Divine Capital. ording to rumor, he possessed the strength of a True God. However, he never showed his true cultivation, making others find him unfathomable.
The five super factions here all revered this person.
However, this person appeared only in the Faux God World and never in the Great Thousand Realms. Rumor had it that the Divine Master could continue living only in this Faux God World because time flowed too quickly in the Great Thousand Realms. He had stopped interfering with mundane matters long ago.
The Divine Master even left the management of the Holy Domains Divine Capital to the five super factions, never asking about anything.
The Divine Master was very mysterious and low profile, so low profile that people forgot about him. However, when he appeared, everyone revered him and recalled that he was the true master of the Holy Domains Divine Capital.
The Divine Master wore a mask, hiding his appearance and expression, as he stood above the Trial Towers roof.
The Divine Master hade because only he could remove the seal on the eighty-first floor, the ce that sealed Paradise.
Greetings, Divine Master.
All the powerhouses of the super factions performed cupped-fist salutes to show their respect.
The Divine Master nodded slightly, stretched out a hand, and gently tapped the air.
A spot of iridescent light appeared. In an instant, the spot erged into a ck whirlpool, looking like a ck hole. It seemed like it could suck souls, looking very mysterious.
As the ck whirlpool continuously erged, it soon turned huge.
Everyone felt somewhat anxious and nervous. Paradise was rife with uncertainties. No one knew what kind of fortuitous encounters they might meet.
It was this uncertainty that made everyone nervous and filled them with anticipation.
The disciples of the Martial God Pce, the Profound Heaven Holy Land, the Hidden Spirit Temple, the Universe Origin Sect, and the Heavenly Alliance all stared at the ck whirlpool, entranced.
The seal has already been lifted. If there is any danger, you cane out at any time. The Divine Masters aged voice rang out. Closely following that, he disappeared, going somewhere.
Perhaps the Divine Master returned to the True God Pce; perhaps he hid somewhere to watch everyone.
Lets go, then.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
No one knew who moved first, but all the false Emperors of the various super factions led the charge, unwilling to fall behind. They all wanted to be the first to enter Paradise.
The Heavenly Alliance members werest, slightly inferior.
Those that could enter the Faux God World were the elite among elites. Anyone here could be called outstanding talents and geniuses in the Great Thousand Realms. The scene of them moving as one was majestic.
This was especially so for the leaders of each group. They were false Emperors, people who were very close to the Divine Vein Realm. All of them showed their sharpness, looking boundlessly elegant.
Mu Zifeng looked around, hoping to see Xiao Chen appear at thest minute. Helplessness shed in his eyes.
From the looks of things, it seemed that the rumor of Xiao Chen being injured was true.
It looks like that fellow is really crippled.
Mu Yunzhu did not move as his sharp eyes scanned the surroundings. As long as Xiao Chen revealed any aura, he would instantly capture it.
Mu Yunzhu had waited a very long time for this day. Every day of the past five years had felt like a year long. He had increased the intensity of his cultivation severalfold every day to openly trample on Xiao Chen one day.
After the story of what happened at the Ice Fire Wastnd five years ago circted, Mu Yunzhu and Bai Yunfei became theughing stock of the disciples in the Faux God World.
So many half-step Sovereign Emperors, many of them princes of great empires and Noble n scions, had been utterly fooled by a Heavenly Alliance member.
Paradise was an excellent chance for Mu Yunzhu to prove himself. Unfortunately, Xiao Chen did not show up.
Damn it! I managed to cultivate Divine Energy after so much difficulty. To think that you ended up crippled like that!
In the end, I failed to see Xiao Chen. Mu Yunzhu cursed in his heart. Then, his figure shed, and he flew to the entrance while shining with profound light.
Like Mu Yunzhu, Bai Yunfei, Xiahou Wu, and Fang Shaobai all waited a long time for Xiao Chen before flying to the ck whirlpool with some disappointment.
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Fiend Cloud Hall:
A persony on a white jade bed where Fiendish Saber Xi Mu cultivated. Plenty of bandages wrapped this person, even the face, only revealing a pair of tightly shut eyes.
A faint medicinal fragrance permeated the room, which came from the Primal Chaos Heaven Replenishing Ointment on the bandages.
The Primal Chaos Heaven Replenishing Ointment was a medicinal ointment that could reconstruct a Faux Gods physical body, yet it was used on a Sovereign Personage.
If others saw this, they would definitely find this a pity, feeling that this heavenly item was wasted.
Lu Benwei sat cross-legged and meditated with his eyes closed near the white jade bed.
Whoosh!
Suddenly, Xiao Chen opened his eyes without any prior signs.
His eyes appeared listless as he stared at the ceiling. It was like he just woke up from a dream and was still basking in the warmth of it.
Xiao Chen did not move, even after a long time. He had dreamed.
He had dreamed that he returned to Qingyun Peak and passed wondrous days. Like the most fragrant wine in the world, the dream was wonderful, intoxicating one into losing oneself. One would be unwilling to wake up from the drunken stupor, willing it to continue forever and never end, wishing that one could drink forever.
However, Xiao Chen was awake in his dream. The hand that held the wine cup kept trembling.
This was because of pain.
Even the most wonderful dream in the world could not make Xiao Chen smile wholeheartedly. He could not ease the pain. After he had drunk enough and seen enough of his memories, he opened his eyes and returned to reality.
What is the point of my martial skills?
Xiao Chen, who had watched while dreaming, already had an answer. His martial skills represented hope, allowing him to struggle and fight.
Without his martial skills, he could not even meet Liu Ruyue. His heart would be dead.
A dead heart was even more hopeless than heartache and heartbreak.
At least, I have dreams, a goal to pursue and fight for. Many people in the world do not even have a goal.
Just like Fiendish Saber Xi Mu. He possesses excellent martial skills, reaching the peak of Faux God. However, his heart died long ago.
Xiao Chens lifeless eyes slowly lit up. A fighting spirit spread out in his heart as he tightly clenched his right fist. The light of determination appeared in his eyes.
Whoosh!
Lu Benwei, who was at the side, seemed to sense this gaze since he quickly opened his eyes.
Indeed, Xiao Chen had woken up.
Xiao Chen looked at the bandages wrapped around his hands and body. After thinking for a while, he wanted to remove them.
Dont do that. The Primal Chaos Heaven Replenishing Ointment has not beenpletely absorbed yet, so you cannot remove them. This time, your internal injuries are even worse than entering a state of Berserking Qi Deviation and losing control. If not for Master applying the Primal Chaos Heaven Replenishing Ointment, you would not recover so quickly, Lu Benwei called out, stopping Xiao Chen.
Primal Chaos Heaven Replenishing Ointment?
No wonder. No wonder it feels like Im soaking in a medicinal spring. My body feels warm and indescribablyfortable.
Where is Senior?
Xiao Chen felt a warmth in his heart. He wanted to find Xi Mu to express his gratitude.
Lu Benwei smiled and said, Given Masters temper, I doubt that he will want to see you. Its good that you woke up. I nearly thought that you would never wake up.
Xiao Chen felt somewhat guilty when he heard that. He said apologetically, Big Brother Lu, many thanks for saving me.
Although it was Xi Mu who saved Xiao Chen, Xiao Chen would have died without Lu Benwei assessing the situation.
How long was I asleep? Xiao Chen asked.
Exactly three days.
Perhaps it was fated, or perhaps Xiao Chen never thought of giving up at all, thinking of the trial at Paradise in the depths of his heart.
If Xiao Chen did not wake up on this day, then he would havepletely given up. He would never have woken up, bing a coward for life.
If Xiao Chen could not trust in his martial skills, then what was the point of living?
Xiao Chen believed that he would return to the Divine Dragon Empire one day to take back everything he had lost.
Xiao Chens pride would never allow him to give up.
Can I still make it in time?
Xiao Chen did not say what he wanted to make it in time for, but Lu Benwei naturally understood. He said after some thought, Normally, it would be hopeless. The passageway that the Divine Master opened is slowly closing already. However, I have a way. Come with me.
Xiao Chen got off the bed and wanted to put on the Alloy Battle Armor. However, he discovered that he waspletely wrapped in the bandages with the Primal Chaos Heaven Replenishing Ointment. There was no way to activate the gloves.
He could not even take anything out of his storage ring. If he used his storage ring, it would tear the bandage and the medicines effects would leak out.
Left without a choice, Xiao Chen pulled on a white bedsheet and casually draped it over his body like a cloak.
A strong wind blew at the mountain summit, the clouds appearing like a sea.
Bandages covered Xiao Chens entire body, and the bedsheet draped over him pped in the wind. He looked very strange.
Lu Benwei did not mind. He pointed at the distant cloud sea and said, Do you see that? That is the entrance to Paradise.
Xiao Chen looked over casually and saw a scary, ck whirlpool in the extreme distancea ck dot at the limits of his vision.
That ck whirlpool was currently shrinking. With Xiao Chens speed, he could not possibly arrive before it closed.
What is said to be the fastest in the Great Thousand Realms?
The roc.
Thats right. Have you heard of this saying? The great roc flies with the wind, moving more than forty-five thousand kilometers in an instant. Where did this winde from? I once obtained an ancient inheritance when I went out to adventure. It is called Great Gale Force. Only then did I learn that the great roc cannot fly without the wind. However, I have not tested this Palm Technique before. This summit of this mountain has many space-time tears, so I cannot guarantee a safe arrival. Do you dare to take my palm strike?
Lu Benwei looked at Xiao Chen as he stored up power. He knew Xiao Chens answer already and was just waiting for him to say it.
Do you think that I will give up?
Hahaha! In that case, I will give you the power of the roc to help you ride the wind.
Lu Benwei reared his head back to the sky and guffawed. Hisughter filled the sky, and a strong wind started moring, sounding like horrifying waves. A boundless aura gathered behind him.
This wind seemed like it would even overturn the ground and sky.
Great! Gale! Force!
An even more boundless howl rang in the sky, sounding like a shocking, ancient roar. Then, Lu Benweinded a palm strike on Xiao Chen.
Boom! Xiao Chen instantly disappeared into the cloud sea.
The vast cloud sea was vast and boundless. Xiao Chen fell into it like a raindrop, not causing any ripples.
Suddenly, the sky shook, and the ground trembled. Even the Holy Domains Divine Capital started shaking.
Many Faux Gods could not help looking into the distance. Then, their expressions changed. They saw the sky turned pitch-ck as a huge aura rushed towards the Trial Tower.
A roc!
Several Faux Gods felt startled as they looked. They thought that a roc had really appeared in the Faux God World.
They saw a figure fly out of the distant cloud sea, draped in a white cloak, with his arms outspread. He looked like roc covering the sky, showing an overwhelming aura. This figure traveled more than tens of thousands of kilometers in the blink of an eye. Just before the ck whirlpool closed, this figure turned into a beam of flowing light and entered. This figure draped in a bedsheet radiated pride and stubbornness, not caring about the gazes of others.
The great roc flies with the wind, moving more than forty-five thousand kilometers in an instant.
Chapter 2171 Raw 2278 : Paradise
Chapter 2171 Raw 2278 : Paradise
The great roc flies with the wind, moving more than forty-five thousand kilometers in an instant.
Just before the ck whirlpool closed, Xiao Chens figure entered.
What speed!
It looked like a bedsheet entered Paradise earlier?
It was not a bedsheet. It was a person draped in a bedsheet.
An outsider barged in?
That should not be the case. If it were someone surpassing Sovereign Personage, that person would not be able to enter. It should be one of the super faction disciples. I just dont know which. Did anyone manage to see him clearly?
That beam of flowing light from earlier carried the power of a roc as it flew over. It moved so quickly that even the Faux Gods felt shocked.
Everyone reacted only after a while.
A Sovereign Emperor would not even have seen the beam of flowing light, only sensed a vast aura.
Lu Benweis Great Gale Force was genuinely startling, giving Xiao Chen a powerful boost.
Whoosh!
After the ck whirlpool reverted into an iridescent spot, it vanished. Then, a vast light screen appeared above the Trial Tower in the next instant, showing scenes within Paradise.
Why was that strange person draped in a bedsheet? Was he not wearing any clothes?
Mu Zifeng found this somewhat strange, feeling confused.
It was not just Mu Zifeng. The other Faux Gods also did not know what was going on. When they saw Xiao Chens figure on the light screen, they all showed strange expressions.
This person seemed entric. Everyone looked at him like they were looking at a freak.
Haha! I wonder which faction he is from. The way he appeared was rather frightening, a Faux God expert of the Profound Heaven Holy Land said with a smile. His words clearly showed that he rejected the thought of this person being from his faction.
The various super faction powerhouses started asking around, trying to determine if this was someone from their own faction. They only released their bated breath after being sure of the answer.
Lord Mu, this strange person should not be from our Heavenly Alliance. If he were, he would definitely be wearing the Alloy Battle Armor, a Heavenly Alliance subordinate said after going over to Mu Zifeng.
Mu Zifeng nodded and released his bated breath. Although cultivators tended to be carefree and unruly, wearing just a bedsheet in public was too much. It would be easy to be aughing stock.
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At some point, Xi Mu appeared by Lu Benwei in Fiend Cloud Hall. He frowned and said, What a scandal! Dont you know to give him some clothes?!
Lu Benwei only recalled now. Feeling somewhat awkward, he smiled bitterly. Time was too tight; I forgot about it.
Xi Mu sighed and said, This fellow is too hasty... Lets see how well he does.
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In Paradise:
The disciples of the various super factions had arrived long ago. Be it false Emperors or heaven-defying Sovereign Personages, no one acted rashly. They carefully sized up their surroundings.
No matter how strong they were, they had to be careful and proceed slowly. They still needed to familiarize themselves with the environment.
However, as these people sized up their surroundings, a beam of flowing light flew by. Xiao Chen had already slowed down considerably, but he was still moving very fast as he flew over them.
This stupefied the elites of the five super factions.
The person who flew over them was wrapped entirely in white bandages, exposing only a pair of eyes. That person wore nothing but a draped bedsheet. No one could think of anyone who would dress so bizarrely.
Where did this madmane from? Bai Yunfei asked with a frown. He could not connect this person with anyone he knew. Of course, he could not imagine that this person was Xiao Chen.
In Bai Yunfeis mind, Xiao Chen always wore white robes or the Alloy Battle Armor. The air and image of this bedsheet-draped person were inconsistent with that.
Xiahou Wu, who was at the side, found it oundish. He said after some thought, This fellow is a little strange. Go and test him outter; see if we should be wary of him.
Yes.
The other Martial God Pce disciples nodded their heads. Xiahou Wu and Bai Yunfei were both false Emperors already. They were the leaders of the current Martial God Pce disciples without a doubt; no one dared to disobey them.
Bai Yunfei waved his hand and asked, Brother Xiahou, who do you think he is?
Xiahou Wu entered deep thought, then shook his head. I cant think of anyone that matches this description in the five super factions. This is really strange.
One did not fear a strong, undefeatable enemy; one feared an unfathomable and unpredictable enemy.
The people of the Profound Heaven Holy Land, Hidden Spirit Temple, Universe Origin Sect, and the Heavenly Alliance all showed strange expressions as well, as they looked at Xiao Chen.
Everyone appeared confused, wondering if one of the super factions was purposely acting mysterious.
Boom!
Xiao Chen moved too fast, somewhat out of control as hended on a mountain peak.
Fortunately, he managed to mitigate the impact. Otherwise, the entire mountain peak would have crumbled when he crashed into it.
Xiao Chen dusted himself off, then sized up his surroundings, discovering that everyone was in a vast herb field.
A long time ago, Paradise was altered into and of experiential training, sealed in the Trial Towers eighty-first floor.
The first thing to do in this Trial Tower was to search for Spirit Herbs.
The one who found the most Spirit Herbs would be the winner. The strong could obtain Herb Kings or even legendary Divine Herbs. Of course, Divine Herbs were extremely rare; no one would hope for that.
Being able to obtain a ten-thousand-year-old Herb King was already pretty good.
However, one supposedly could not remain in this herb field for too long. As it was the first stage of the trial, one had to leave after a set amount of time and head to the next stage.
The baleful aura here is very heavy.
Wrapped inyers of bandages, Xiao Chen bared only his eyes. However, he still could sense the strangeness of the surroundings.
Baleful aura and Death Qi filled the turbid air. Corpses covered the herb field.
By all ounts, a huge, intense battle had taken ce in the True God Paradise when the Heavenly Realm shattered.
Even after a hundred thousand years, the resentment had not scattered, making Paradise and of danger.
This was why no one moved rashly when they arrived in the herb field.
While the herb field appeared deste and quiet, no one knew what dangers it hid, so no one dared to be careless.
Xiao Chen sized up the mountain peak. Arge, endless herb field spread out before his eyes. The sky appeared chaotic, with energies of two pr extremes mixed together. They pushed each other, circting slowly.
One of these energies was replete with spirituality, feeling like Immortal Qi. It was pure without any filth. The True God Paradise must have been filled with simr pure Immortal Qi in the past, which allowed it to nurture a vast and boundless herb field.
The other was extremely turbid, filled with filth, baleful aura, Death Qi, resentment, and all sorts of terrifying auras, forming a chaotic Demonic Qi.
The Death Qi and baleful aura in the air of this vast herb field came from there.
As the two energies filled the sky, they shed in the darkness, forming a peculiar sky.
Ignore that strange person. Quickly move. We do not have much time.
After familiarizing themselves with the herb fields environment, the super faction disciples could no longer hold themselves back and started to search the area.
Ten-thousand-year-old Herb Kings already formed spirits. One had to resort to special methods to find them.
Let us start too.
Mu Yunzhu stopped looking at Xiao Chen. He led the Profound Heaven Holy Land disciples away and started searching the herb field.
Make your moves. Once you discover a ten-thousand-year-old Herb King, immediately send out the signal. Dont let any of them off! the Universe Origin Sects Chu Feng shouted coldly, appearing extremely overbearing as he got the Universe Origin Sect disciples to spread out.
The boundless herb field abounded with fertile ck soil and baleful aura. Aside from the Spirit Herbs, there were many flourishing weeds and trees of all types, looking very strange. It was not easy to find Spirit Herbs among all these.
However, the various super factions were clearly prepared.
The Universe Origin Sect disciples held clumps of mes in their hands. When they found Spirit Herbs, they would be excited. When they ran into weeds or other nts that gained spirituality, they would feel very frustrated.
The Martial God Pces people formed groups of twos and threes. The leaders of each group controlled a Spirit Devouring Mouse, a ferocious beast with an extremely strong sense of smell.
Even the Heavenly Alliance members came prepared. No one came empty-handed.
Only the bandaged, bedsheet-draped Xiao Chen looked at the herb field, feeling somewhat helpless.
I have to think of a way. I am at too great a disadvantage as I am.
Xiao Chen frowned slightly. He tried taking treasures out from his storage ring but found it difficult.
Any fluctuations from the storage ring would definitely break the bandages applied with the Primal Chaos Heaven Replenishing Ointment. Xiao Chen still had not fully recovered from his injuries. He did not want to leave behind any future problems, so he needed to absorb all of the Primal Chaos Heaven Replenishing Ointments Medicinal Energy.
I got it! All Things Rejoicing Together!
A bright light shed in Xiao Chens eyes. He had absorbed some Fiend blood. Back then, he relied on a drop of Fiend blood to see the underground of the entire Ice Fire Wastnd. Perhaps he could do the same here.
Chapter 2172 Raw 2279 : Making a Move
Chapter 2172 Raw 2279 : Making a Move
Whoosh!
Xiao Chen jumped off the mountain peak and entered the herb field.
Paradises herb field was different from regr herb fields.
In the Heavenly Dragon Pces herb field in the secret realm that the Third Pce Master managed, for example, Spirit Herbs filled ones sight at a nce.
However, this herb field had a somewhatplicated environment, with both Spiritual Energy as pure as Immortal Qi and extremely filthy Demonic Qi.
This resulted in many wild trees and nts growing in this herb field. Weeds filled the ce.
This simply looked like an overgrown deste brusnd.
The true Spirit Herbs hid in the brush. Not only were they difficult to find, but if one got careless, one might even run into danger.
I hope it works.
Xiao Chen looked around, and his figure started moving as he cautiously monitored his surroundings.
Although the various super faction disciples had started searching for Spirit Herbs, they moved very carefully. Before Xiao Chen activated the Fiend blood, he still had to be cautious.
After Xiao Chen verified that there was no one around, he bent down and pressed a bandaged palm on the ck soil.
With a dignified cast to his eyes, he slowly activated the Fiend blood in his palm. The bandage wrapping his palm gave off a faint red light.
In the next moment, the scene before him changed considerably. The ck soil seemed to be transparent to him.
Xiao Chens eyes immediately lit up with joy. Indeed, this was possible.
He saw many hidden Spirit Herbs in the ck soil, giving off a dazzling spiritual light that no one else could see.
In fact, while flourishing weeds grew on the surface, there were one-thousand-year-old Spirit Herbs underground.
Xiao Chen continued looking farther down. Five kilometers...fifty kilometers...five hundred kilometers...he discovered more and more. The joy in his eyes grew increasingly brighter.
Many ten-thousand-year-old Herb Kings entered his view. There were even some one-hundred-thousand-year-old and one-million-year-old Herb Kings.
That is...
Xiao Chen suddenly discovered stacks of buried corpses five hundred kilometers down. These corpses had been there for who knew how long. There were humans, Fiends, Great Deste Eon ferocious beasts, Asuras, Flood Dragon Humans, Rakshasas...an endless number of them, all corpses.
The truly startling thing was that all the corpses buried underground were prostrate.
All of these corpses faced the same direction, a throne at the deepest parts of the underground. A withered skeleton sat on that throne, wearing a white mask that concealed its facial features. A group of corpses knelt respectfully at its side.
The endless corpses were all either prostrate or down on one knee, none standing before the withered skeleton on the throne.
Pu!
Xiao Chen grunted as his body got knocked back. His palm left the ground, and he quickly stood up.
Shock appeared in his eyes. To think that there was such a horrifying existence underground.
That withered skeleton on the throne had to be either a supreme God King or an ancient Demonic Sovereign who died in the great war between the righteous and demonic factions one hundred thousand years ago.
It looks like we cannot remain in this herb field for too long. After startling these corpses, we have to leave soon. I have to make my move as well.
Although Xiao Chen got interrupted midway, he managed to see the positions of hidden underground Spirit Herbs and remembered them.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
After about seven minutes, Xiao Chen arrived in a t area dominated by a towering ck tree. The trunk of the tree had a whorl on it like a ferocious beasts eye. The withered tree branches looked like the ws and fangs of ferocious beasts.
With one look, it was obvious that this was not a Spirit Tree and could not bear any Spirit Fruit.
On the contrary, it was replete with Death Qi and a baleful aura. Most people would stay as far as possible from this tree, not wanting to remain in its vicinity.
However, Xiao Chen knew there was a ten-thousand-year-old Herb King under the tree, an Ice Cloud Fruit.
This Ice Cloud Fruit was great nourishment for ice-attributed cultivators. A ten-thousand-year-old Herb King could directly raise their cultivation and Dao Domain. It did not even need any special refinement and could be consumed directly.
The whorl on the trees trunk gave off a faint light like a ferocious beast opening its eye.
A strange mental fluctuation immediately appeared in Xiao Chens mind. This gigantic, one-eyed tree was threatening him to make him leave.
The thousands of tree branches danced about, looking like treasure sabers being unsheathed and showing their sharpness.
Whoosh!
The sharpness turned into a strong wind and blew over. The bedsheet on Xiao Chen pped in the wind, like a cloak.
The more you pretend, the more it proves your cowardice.
Xiao Chen smiled coldly in his heart. If this gigantic, one-eyed tree were truly strong, it would have attacked directly instead of menacing him.
Divine Firmament Nine Variations, Traceless Lightning Shadow!
Leaving behind a faint purple mark, Xiao Chen charged at the gigantic, one-eyed tree. The thousands of tree branches danced like a group of demons wielding swords and sabers, instantlyunching thousands of attacks.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Xiao Chen weaved through the attacks. While the attacks seemed chaotic, there was actually some sort of pattern to them. This was a Secret Technique that this gigantic, one-eyed treeprehended on its own after growing here for a long time. If anyone dared to get close, it would pierce thousands of holes in them before hanging them out on its branches, turning them into dried corpses.
However, Xiao Chen did not show much care at first. He only brought out his wless Saber Dao Domain, ghosting about. He did not appear to be moving. As the bedsheet fluttered wildly, he became as dazzling as a saber light.
Dang! Dang! Dang!
The saber light chopped many tree branches in half, the broken boughs falling like rain and snow. Xiao Chen moved unhindered in the formation of tree branches, getting closer to the gigantic, one-eyed tree.
Boom! When it looked like the formation could not hurt Xiao Chen, the spiral eye on the trunk suddenly shot out an iridescent light.
This beam of iridescent light appeared very suddenly. If one got distracted by the branch formation, the beam would definitely strike its target.
Xiao Chen took a look and realized that this iridescent light possessed extraordinary might, containing dense Death Qi.
Even the slightest contact in his current state would have dire consequences.
Whoosh!
Xiao Chen spun, dodging this beam of iridescent light. Before that gigantic, one-eyed tree could do anything more, swaying candle mes appeared in Xiao Chens eyes. Then, a Candle Dragons head manifested behind him and opened its eyes at the same time.
Candle Dragon Eyes!
A boundless, icy mended on the gigantic, one-eyed tree, immediately burning it.
A hoarse shriek rang out, and the branch formation crumbled. The gigantic, one-eyed tree started shaking, throwing thend five thousand kilometers around into convulsions. Even the sky and ground were in turmoil.
Die!
Xiao Chen charged forward, and the Ten Thousand Dragons Picture appeared behind him. Then, he threw a punch at the gigantic, one-eyed tree using the Supreme Dragon Fist.
Bang! The small-mountain-sized tree shattered after his punchnded. It turned into ice shards covering the sky, falling like ash and snow.
Even after the gigantic tree died, Xiao Chen did not stop. He flipped his hand over and mmed his palm down.
Firmaments Rage!
Whoosh!
A spiritual light charged out of the ground, looking like it purposely jumped into the enormous hand that manifested. Before that thing could react, Xiao Chen grabbed it.
An Ice Cloud Fruit, a ten-thousand-year-old Herb King, struggled in Xiao Chens grip, trying to get free.
However, Xiao Chens Firmaments Rage was a Dragons Gate Secret Technique made with the Five Element Divine Lightning, his Thunder Great Dao, his Saber Great Dao, and his Ice Great Dao.
Now that Xiao Chenprehended three Dao Domains, even a Sovereign Emperor would find it hard to struggle free once he executed it, what more this small, ten-thousand-year-old Herb King. Xiao Chen tightened his grip, destroying the Herb Kings ferocious nature.
After the Ice Cloud Fruit stopped struggling, Xiao Chen took a quick look and gave up on immediately consuming it. Then, he tossed it into his storage ring.
While he could not take things out of the bandaged-covered storage ring, he still could put things in.
The process of obtaining a ten-thousand-year-old Herb King went rtively smoothly, not kicking up a hugemotion.
Come out, then.
Xiao Chen did not turn around. His muffled voice came through the bandages covering his mouth, sounding hoarse and scary.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Three extremely terrifying, ancient ferocious beast auras responded behind Xiao Chen. There were also three strands of cold sword intent hidden amid the overwhelming auras, appearing as menacing as a ravenous wolf.
Xiao Chen casually tossed up the bedsheet and swept his leg across with some force.
A strong wind blew, and saber lights shed, shing with the three strands of sword intent in howling, ancient ferocious beast auras, easily blocking them.
When Xiao Chen turned around, the spinning bedsheetnded, draping over his body like a cloak again.
Three figures appeared in Xiao Chens vision. They were people of the Hound Lion Empire.
The Hound Lion Empire was one of the eight great empires controlled by the Martial God Pce. These three should be Xiahou Wus subordinates.
These threes skill at concealment was exceptionally exquisite. If not for the violence of the gigantic, one-eyed trees struggle allowing Xiao Chen to detect some irregr motions, he would not have discovered these three.
His Highness was indeed right. You are quite strong. To think that you can use your own skills to find Spirit Herbs.
As the three looked at the bandaged Xiao Chen covered in a bedsheet, they did not dare to underestimate him.
To think that you are not running after discovering my secret. In that case, none of you will be leaving. Xiao Chen snorted coldly. Then, he pulled off the bedsheet and gently twisted it. The bundled bedsheet appeared like a long spear in his hand. Then, he thrust it forward.
Boundless electric light tore through the sky as he brought out his wless Saber Dao Domain.
As the long spear thrust forward, a sharp light burst out, making the expressions of the three Hound Lion Empire disciples change slightly as their auras and Dao Domains got suppressed.
Furthermore, that sharp light continued shooting forward. It threatened to pierce through their chests in the next moment.
Run!
At this moment, the three finally saw the terror of Xiao Chen. Horror shed in their hearts. No longer caring about anything else, they quickly turned to flee.
Chapter 2173 Raw 2280 : Meeting Wu Meng
Chapter 2173 Raw 2280 : Meeting Wu Meng
The three people from the Hound Lion Empire saw that the situation was bad. Xiao Chen actually managed to suppress their auras by just taking up a stance.
This was too horrifying. Although the three were not half-step Sovereign Emperors, they were at least heaven-defying Sovereign Personages. Even if they could not defeat Xiao Chen by working together, leaving should not be a problem. However, they now seemed wholly inadequate before Xiao Chen.
This immediately frightened the three out of their wits, prompting them to turn and leave. However, since Xiao Chen already decided to attack, how could he give the three a chance to escape?
Stay here! Xiao Chen shouted coldly as he soared into the air. Then, he casually swung the long spear in his hand. A vast saber light encased the three, preventing them from leaving.
wless Saber Dao Domain!
This was the first time Xiao Chen used it in actualbat since his Saber Great Dao advanced to the Dao Domain.
Xiao Chen had faced a lot of difficulty in reaching the wless Saber Dao Domain. However, once he managed to unleash it, it disyed a powerful might.
Crack! Crack!
Xiao Chens wless Saber Dao Domain actually cracked the threes Dao Domains.
If they insisted on fleeing, their Dao Domains would crumble, and they would have to fight. Otherwise, they would definitely die.
Damn it!
Forced to turn around, they each made a move to sh with Xiao Chen, who was pressing down.
Dang! Dang! Dang!
While Xiao Chen gathered the bedsheet into what looked like a spear, it was actually a saber. The instant the three turned around, a shing saber light flew over.
The three could not react at all, unable to deal with the strike calmly. They could only swing their swords and block Xiao Chens attack.
They exchanged one hundred moves in the blink of an eye as Xiao Chen pressed over. Despite the three from the Hound Lion Empire fighting Xiao Chen together, they appeared flustered, without anyposure.
Rumble...!
Thunder roared endlessly in the sky, and snowkes drifted down. Initially, Xiao Chen already suppressed the three with his wless Saber Dao Domain.
Now, his three Dao Domains mixed perfectly, pressing down on the three and not leaving them any breathing room.
These three people each grasped a Dao Domain. However, they could not blend them together perfectly as Xiao Chen did. Now, they could not spare any effort for anything but themselves. This not only prevented the three from bringing out the advantages of a coordinated attack but also caused the threes Dao Domains to interfere with each other. They could not bring out even fifty percent of their strength.
In merely one hundred moves, wounds crisscrossed the threes bodies. It looked like they would fall soon.
The three roared, and their eyes instantly shone with a golden light. They had activated their Great Deste Eon bloodlines.
Boom! The instant the three activated their Great Deste Eon bloodlines, they regained their momentum.
When one activated ones Great Deste Eon bloodline, one shouldunch a counterattack with a flourishing aura and momentum.
However, these three did not even think before turning tail when they gained some breathing room.
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When the Martial God Pce powerhouse saw this scene from outside the Trial Tower, he immediately felt incredibly embarrassed.
The looks that the other Faux Gods shot over were full of doubt and confusion, putting him in a bad position.
To think that after a strange person forced them to activate their bloodlines, they thought of running. Truly suicidal.
Naturally, as a Faux God, he knew that if the three activated their Great Deste Eon bloodlines and fought to the death, one or two of them might survive.
However, by choosing to run, all that awaited them was death.
When the bloodline power faded, these three would not be able to defend themselves, opening themselves up to humiliation.
However, this Faux God thought wrong. Xiao Chen did not wait for these threes bloodline power to peter out; he chose to attack directly.
He roared and activated the golden Divine Seal in his Soul Pool. Then, before his roar stopped ringing out, the three that just soared into the air vomited a mouthful of blood each. With pained expressions, they fell to their knees, dropping their weapons at their side.
A perfect Divine Seal! someone eximed softly. Earlier, when Xiao Chen showed the might of his Divine Seal, the Faux Gods could tell that it was a perfect Divine Seal.
Divine Seals differed in quality. They could be categorized into four grades: wed, ordinary, wless, and perfect.
wed meant that the souls merger with the Dao Domain was not good.
Most cultivators that entered the Faux God World would not form a wed Divine Seal; at worst, it would be ordinary.
However, it was quite challenging to form a wless Divine Seal. As for the perfect Divine Seal that surpassed wless, this was extremely rare.
Practically no one could merge three Dao Domains and still form a perfect Divine Seal as Xiao Chen had.
Who is this person?
The various super faction powerhouses eyes lit up, and they quickly got their subordinates to ask around. Previously, they had asked around because they feared that this strange person came from their super faction. Now, they all wished that this strange person was from their faction.
The other super factions all held some anticipation in their hearts. Only the Martial God Pce powerhouse showed an unsightly expression.
Given the three tortured people kneeling on the ground, this strange person draped in a bedsheet was definitely not from the Martial God Pce.
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As Xiao Chen walked over, he knew that these three were in the same position as he had been when he faced Mu Yunzhu in the past.
Just a sentence from the other party had rendered Xiao Chen helpless, putting him in a dangerous situation.
Now, Xiao Chen gained the same ability; in fact, his was even stronger.
We will leave! the three said with much difficulty. Then, a strong force appeared before Xiao Chen, preventing him from pressing his offense.
Xiao Chens expression did not change. He knew that this was the Trial Towers protection. Everyone in Paradise had the same opportunity.
If one ran into a situation where they could not guarantee their lives, they could opt to leave.
With this, Xiao Chen aplished his aim. As long as these three could not expose his secrets, it did not matter whether he killed them or not.
My wounds are still obstructing me. My meridians have not recoveredpletely. Otherwise, I would not have needed one hundred moves for these three people who are not even half-step Sovereign Emperors, Xiao Chen muttered to himself. Then, he waved his hand, and there was a whooshing sound.
The bedsheet that formed a long spear unfurled, and he draped it over his body once more. Then, his figure shed, disappearing from where he was.
When Xiao Chen grabbed this bedsheet, he had been in a rush, afraid that there were ces the bandages did not cover.
After he came out, he realized that he had worried too much.
Even without draping this bedsheet over him, the bandages covered him well.
However, using the bedsheet as a weapon now was not too bad. If he identally ripped the bandages, he could also use it to cover himself.
Hence, Xiao Chen continued carrying it.
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Could this person be Xiao Chen? Mu Zifeng whispered, musing as a bright light flickered in his eyes.
Xiao Chen also used the saber. These saber skills suggested that it was him.
However, after thinking about it, Mu Zifeng dismissed that possibility. Xiao Chen was just injured, and his survival was uncertain. How could Xiao Chen burst out with such strength?
Most importantly, Mu Zifeng recalled that Xiao Chen wore white and showed a grave and stern air with hidden sharpness. He did not seem like a person who would appear wearing just a bedsheet.
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In Paradise:
Following his memory, Xiao Chen roamed the boundless herb field. When he stopped to make a move, he always gained something. The ability that the Fiend blood gave him was even more reliable than the Universe Origin Sects me or the Martial God Pces Spirit Devouring Mouse.
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Time passed. When Xiao Chen obtained his tenth ten-thousand-year-old Herb King, startled cries rang out outside the Trial Tower.
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Right now, Xiao Chens harvest alone already equaled that of a group of super faction disciples.
Furthermore, this harvest was already the result of Xiao Chen purposely holding back.
Knowing that the Faux Gods outside could see the scene inside, Xiao Chen did not dare go overboard.
He harvested only the ten-thousand-year-old Herb Kings that he could consume and refine, not asking for more.
Haha! Saber Demon Wu Meng? With your saber skills, you are not even qualified to carry my shoes!
As Xiao Chen traveled, he suddenly heard a familiar voice. He quickly withdrew to the top of a tall tree.
After that, he slowly spread out his Spiritual Sense. He saw the Heavenly Alliances Saber Demon pressing a hand to the chest and vomiting a mouthful of blood fifty kilometers away.
Someone beside Wu Meng supported him. That person showed incredible rage on his face.
The saber intent in the surroundings had yet to scatter, still buzzing in the air. Clearly, there had been an intense battle here earlier.
Zhang Yushan looked at Wu Meng coldly and said, If not for your tortoiseshell, I would have defeated you in ten moves. To think you are not embarrassed to be called Saber Demon despite being trash.
Damn it! If not for you performing a sneak attack, Big Brother Wu would not have lost to you, the Heavenly Alliance member at the side said in anger, his eyes brimming with dissatisfaction.
Wu Meng remained calm as he waved his hand. Stop speaking. He is Fiendish Saber Xi Mus disciple. Even if we faced each other in open battle, I would not be a match for him. If you want this Herb King, then take it. Lets go.
Zhang Yushan reached out and caught the ten-thousand-year-old Herb King that Wu Meng tossed out. He continued to show disdain on his face as he remained silent.
Whoosh! Whoosh!
The figures of Zhang Yushans two junior brothers shed, blocking Wu Meng and the other Heavenly Alliance member.
Wu Meng asked sullenly, What do you want? I already gave you the Herb King that I subdued after much difficulty. What else do you want?
How can things be that easy? If the two of you want to continue searching for fortuitous encounters in Paradise, then hand over ten thousand Faux God Coins each!
What?!
Wu Meng felt enraged. The hand that held the saber trembled. Going by his usual temper, he would have attacked long ago.
However, now... How hateful!
Chapter 2174 Raw 2281 : Tit for Ta
Chapter 2174 Raw 2281 : Tit for Ta
Stop dying and quickly hand over ten thousand Faux God Coins. Otherwise, you can forget about remaining in Paradise, Zhang Yushans two junior brothers said impatiently when they saw Wu Meng hesitate.
Wu Meng felt angry. However, his anger was not due to losing a ten-thousand-year-old Herb King but at his own uselessness.
You are seeking death! Wu Meng, I think you really dont want to continue. Kneel down! Zhang Yushan suddenly shouted. His words sounded like thunder booming. He had activated his Divine Seal, wanting to attack.
Given Wu Meng and hispanions current state, they definitely could not endure Zhang Yushans shout.
How awe-inspiring! Just as the sound waves were about to reach Wu Meng and hispanion, an indifferent shout suddenly arrived as well.
This indifferent shout also contained Dao Might. It was like a sharp saber riding on a strong wind.
Boom! The two shouts shed, and explosions rang out. The surrounding weeds and huge trees exploded as the various Dao Might in the sound waves appeared.
Lightning, ice, fire, and saber intent immediately swept out in all directions, manifesting all sorts of mysterious phenomena.
Whoosh!
What was even scarier was that the Dao Might contained in the second shout still possessed its sharpness. After it shattered Zhang Yushans sound waves, it charged over like a saber light.
Zhang Yushans expression changed slightly as he quickly countered to scatter the sound waves. However, he ended up taking three steps back.
Who is it?
Attacking from a hidden ce. If you are capable, then show yourself.
Zhang Yushans two junior brothers felt that something was off. Their figures shed as they cautiously went over to Zhang Yushan.
I have never hidden. It is just that you did not look enough.
Zhang Yushan looked up and saw a person standing at the top of a tall tree. Bandages covered this persons body, and a bedsheet draped over him, revealing only a pair of eyes gazing at him icily.
Xiao Chen smiled coldly in his heart. What a coincidence! I did not think of taking the initiative to seek trouble for Zhang Yushan.
However, I ended up running into him in Paradise.
Since I ran into him, then I might as well settle ounts for past grudges now.
Back when Xiao Chen first went to Fiend Cloud Hall, Zhang Yushan threatened Xiao Chen and wanted to pursue Liu Ruyue. Later, Zhang Yushan tried to kill him after Xiao Chen executed a Saber Technique.
Now, Zhang Yushan behaved extremely shamelessly. Aside from snatching away Wu Mengs ten-thousand-year-old Herb King, he even wanted to extort him.
This Zhang Yushan showed Xiao Chen what shameless truly meant, downright embarrassing Xi Mu.
Whoosh!
Xiao Chen jumped down andnded in front of Wu Meng. Then, he whispered, Go first. Leave this to me.
This friend, the three of them are the Fiendish Sabers disciples and are not easy to deal with.
Wu Meng looked at Xiao Chen in confusion, not understanding why this strange person was helping him. However, he still kindly reminded Xiao Chen.
Fiendish Saber Xi Mu was a famous expert among Faux Gods. Zhang Yushan was naturally not weak if he could be Xi Mus nominal disciple.
Zhang Yushan coldly eyed Xiao Chen and said, Crazy fellow, lets see who exactly you are. How dare you interfere with my business?!
Buzz!
Zhang Yushan drew his saber, and saber intent spread out. This lived up to him listening to Xi Mus lecture for five years. When he attacked, he brought his saber intent out to its limits. When he finished drawing the saber, it already disyed a horrifying saber intent.
The saber intent surged towards Xiao Chen like a huge, overwhelming wave.
Mad Cloud Chop!
Zhang Yushans killing move flowed without pause, surging over immediately after he drew his saber.
The clouds moved as Zhang Yushan swung his hand, showing a grand mysterious phenomenon. He materialized a domineering aura, appearing like the clouds in the sky. Combined with the churning cloud sea behind him, it looked very oppressive.
Great!
Zhang Yushans junior brothers could not help praising. Their senior brothers Mad Cloud Chop appeared perfected, evoking awe in everyone.
How strong!
Wu Meng frowned slightly, somewhat depressed. In his heart, he was not convinced of Zhang Yushans strength. After all, the other party sneak-attacked him. However, when he saw this move, he felt that when Zhang Yushan sneak-attacked him, Zhang Yushan had not used his true strength.
Now, Wu Meng saw Zhang Yushans true strength. No matter what, Zhang Yushan was still a disciple of Fiendish Saber Xi Mu.
Xiao Chen showed a slightly grave expression. It had to be said that, although this Zhang Yushan was extremely shameless, he did have some talent in the Saber Dao. Without talent, Xi Mu would not have taken him in, even if he had to repay a favor.
If Zhang Yushan were in his peak state, this attack might be somewhat tricky to handle. Even so, it was just somewhat tricky.
In the end, this Zhang Yushan was just trash.
Mad Cloud Chop. If the cloud sea does not exist, lets see how you are going to go mad?!
When Xiao Chen faced the saber light that was chopping down, he did not get flustered. He shouted coldly, and purple lightning bolts tore through the sky. Thunder roared close at their heels. The cloud sea mysterious phenomenon behind Zhang Yushan instantly scattered.
Zhang Yushans heart skipped a beat, but he gritted his teeth and endured it. The time that Xiao Chen took to break the cloud sea already allowed his saber light to reach within two centimeters of Xiao Chen.
As long as Zhang Yushan continued chopping down, this saber strike could still deal massive damage, even if its might had decreased significantly.
Die!
Zhang Yushan showed a malevolent expression as he roared, speeding up the movement of his saber.
You lost, Xiao Chen said indifferently. He grabbed the bedsheet with his right hand and ferociously swung it. A gale blew, and the wless Saber Dao Domain burst out.
My thoughts as a saber, the wind as a saber.
With this swing, a saber light surged out. Although Xiao Chen did not draw a saber, this bedsheet was like a powerful saber being drawn. The saber light swept across with an unparalleled sharpness.
Like the autumn wind sweeping through fallen leaves, the saber light mmed Zhang Yushan back. It was like he got pped.
Ill beat you down while you are weakened!
Xiao Chen did not give Zhang Yushan a chance to catch his breath. He instantly gathered the bedsheet together, then loosened it. As his Dao Domain spread out, the saber light in the air spread out like a storm.
Its over. I am going to die here.
Zhang Yushan immediately felt chilled. Unexpectedly, he lost in one move and could not recover.
Why are you still noting to help? Trash, what are you doing, just watching?!
Seeing his two junior brothers just watching, Zhang Yushan could not help getting angry.
Senior Brother, you need to hold out. We will go and get reinforcements for you.
Who could have imagined that, when Zhang Yushans two junior brothers saw the situation going bad, they would slip away?
Zhang Yushan felt very angry and got careless. Xiao Chen gathered the bedsheet together and pierced a hole in his chest, causing him to vomit a mouthful of blood.
Admit defeat! I admit defeat!
Pa!
Seeing that there was no hope for victory, Zhang Yushan tried to beg for mercy. Who knew, the other party did not care at all.
The bedsheet gathered together again and pped Zhang Yushans face with a loud smack.
The heavy p dazed Zhang Yushan.
We have no grudges between us; there is no need for you to do this. I am still Fiendish Saber Xi Mus disciple, after all. I am also one of the top five disciples in the Profound Heaven Holy Land. If you offend me, you wont just offend Fiendish Saber Xi Mus lineage; the entire Profound Heaven Holy Land wont let you off, either.
Had Zhang Yushan not mentioned Fiendish Saber Xi Mu, it would have been fine. At this mention, the light in Xiao Chens eyes turned even colder. Then, Xiao Chen used the bedsheet in his hand to p Zhang Yushan several more times. Pa! Pa! Pa! Pa!
The bedsheet tossed Zhang Yushan around in the air, interrupting him before he could speak aplete sentence.
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The Profound Heaven Holy Land powerhouse outside the Trial Tower felt extremely embarrassed upon seeing this scene.
To think that one of the Profound Heaven Holy Lands top five disciples got beaten up by a strange person, unable to retaliate.
This was no longer torture; it was humiliation.
Damn it! Investigate! Investigate him! We must find out who he is. I want to know who exactly this bastard is!
The Profound Heaven Holy Land Faux God powerhouse Gu Fei was livid with shame.
Brother Gu, dont act rashly. Didnt your Profound Heaven Holy Land disciple also humiliate the Heavenly Alliance disciples in the same way?
This is just apetition between juniors in Paradise. It is too excessive to kick up a big fuss over this.
Indeed, look at Brother Mus actions earlier. He did not even say a word.
The other Faux God powerhouses smiled, pointing out the need to pay note to his status. Gu Fei was a Faux God, after all. Losing his cool like that would cause a scandal.
Gu Fei smiled coldly in his heart. What can Mu Zifeng say? Was his Heavenly Alliance member beaten up with a bedsheet like this into a pigs head?
However, given the situation, Gu Fei could only keep these words in his heart and not say anything more.
No matter what, it was unreasonable for a Faux God to interfere with the juniors affairs.
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Xiao Chen simply did not want to give Zhang Yushan a chance to withdraw, so he did not truly threaten Zhang Yushans life. Otherwise, Zhang Yushan would choose to be sent out of Paradise.
As Xiao Chen dealt with Zhang Yushan, he did not give Zhang Yushan any hope nor drive him to despair.
Toot! Toot! Toot!
Just at this moment, pipe music rang out. Wu Meng and the other Heavenly Alliance member immediately found it unbearable.
Zhang Yushans eyes lit up as heughed, Hahaha! Senior Brother Gu ising. He will definitely kill you. Be as arrogant as you want. Lets see how you are going to remain arrogantter!
You speak too much.
Xiao Chen swung the bedsheet and sent Zhang Yushan flying, severely injuring him and rendering him half-dead.
Narrowing his eyes, Xiao Chen looked over and saw a person holding a pipe to the mouth and gently blowing. While fluting, this person quickly flew over. When he looked around and met Xiao Chens gaze, he immediately erupted with a cold sharpness.
A False Emperor!
Chapter 2175 Raw 2282 : The Loneliness the Faithful Widow Feels Every Nigh
Chapter 2175 Raw 2282 : The Loneliness the Faithful Widow Feels Every Nigh
A False Emperor!
With one look, it was clear that the person arriving was a false Emperor. Among the Profound Heaven Holy Land disciples, this person probably ranked up there with Mu Yunzhu, also a peak existence.
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Outside the Trial Tower, the Profound Heaven Holy Land Faux God powerhouse Gu Feis eyes lit up.
Gu Yuhan arrived. This is good!
[TL Note: Gu Fei and Gu Yuhan appear to have the same family name in English. However, this is not the case in Chinese; they are different Chinese characters with the same pronunciation. Hence, they should not be rted, aside from being from the same sect.]
Gu Yuhan was a false Emperor, someone who could condense Divine Energy. He had advanced from half-step Sovereign Emperor many years ago.
The pipe music he yed, The Loneliness the Faithful Widow Feels Every Night, sounded ethereal, like the sounds of nature. It was like the waves crashing into the rocks, the blue sky and jade-green sea appearing vast and boundless. While it seemed slow, it actually moved quickly.
As Gu Yuhan piped, he activated his Divine Seal, merging his Dao Might into the music. When he brought out the might of the Divine Seal, the tune appeared much more exquisite than simple sound waves.
Xiao Chens face sank. Even from such a distance, he already felt like he faced a great enemy,ing under tremendous pressure.
If Gu Yuhan were nearer, who knew how strong the might of the pipe music would be?
If Xiao Chen left now, it would be fine. The other party might not be able to catch up.
It clearly was not wise to face a false Emperor in his current state.
However, Wu Meng and another fellow Heavenly Alliance member were behind Xiao Chen. The pipe music already affected them. If he left, it would be over for the two of them.
Xiao Chen would not be able to remain at peace. If his heart was not at peace, how could he maintain his character?
Lets go, Xiao Chen shouted.
Xiao Chen pressed his tongue against his pte, letting out a dragon roar. The pipe music paused for a moment, and rips appeared in the surrounding space, kicking up overwhelming waves. The pipe music scattered, and the tune The Loneliness the Faithful Widow Feels Every Night crumbled.
At this moment, Xiao Chen quickly made his move. He picked up Wu Meng and the other Heavenly Alliance member. Then, using his full strength, he hurled them forward.
This strong, electric force pushing Wu Meng, sending his body flying into the distance like a beam of light, startled him awake.
Seeing that Xiao Chen remained, Wu Meng could not help feeling guilty. He shouted, Might I ask who your distinguished self is? I will never forget this gratitude. If you survive, I, Wu Meng, will repay this gratitude in the future!
Xiao Chen sent a voice projection. We are all people of the Heavenly Alliance, so we should take care of each other. Brother Wu Meng, there is no need to be polite. There is no need to worry about me.
Its someone from the Heavenly Alliance!
Wu Meng felt considerably shocked when he heard that. A bright light shed in his eyes. Why do I not know of such a person in the Heavenly Alliance?
Howughable, trulyughable! To think that I thought that I was the strongest in the Heavenly Alliance after Xiao Chen and Grim Reaper Lin Feng. I am truly ignorant and narrow-minded.
Had I not been so self-opinionated and had bitterly cultivated every day, I would not have lost so miserably, even though Zhang Yushan is Xi Mus disciple.
This lesson sparked an invisible change in Saber Demon Wu Meng, making him undergo a metamorphosis.
Xiao Chens full-power electric force quickly sent the two into the distance. However, Xiao Chen had to remain.
Toot! Toot! Toot! Toot!
The pipe music intensified, bing harder to deal with. That Gu Yuhan clearly increased its power. Furthermore, he continued to approach, giving Xiao Chen some difficulty.
Some ripples appeared in Xiao Chens Soul Pool. asionally, musical notes shed.
Xiao Chens golden Divine Seal suffered a heavy impact, which he found extremely unbearable. Faint cracks actually appeared in his Divine Seal. If this continued, he might end up dying here.
False Emperor! He truly lives up to being a false Emperor!
As Xiao Chen experienced this, a lofty aspiration stirred in his heart.
Xiao Chen had long heard of the strength of false Emperors. Five years ago, he wanted to fight against a false Emperor.
Unfortunately, he did not find an opportunity to do so. After waiting for five years, he finally had that opportunity.
Boom!
The battle hunger that Xiao Chen suppressed for five years turned into hot-bloodedness and lofty aspiration, spreading out.
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Sensing the hot-bloodedness and lofty aspiration, the spectators outside the Trial Tower werevish with their praise. Xiao Chen showed courage and boldness, not cowardice, when facing a strong enemyand even a strong battle hunger.
What a junior! If this person were my Martial God Pces disciple, I would definitely take him in as my final disciple and hand my mantle over to him. My Martial God Pce requires such hot-blooded and aspiring people. No matter who wins or loses, fight first and deal with itter. So what if it is a false Emperor?!
Earlier, when Xiao Chen defeated the Martial God Pce disciples in a humiliating fashion, that Martial God Pce powerhouse felt put on the spot.
Now that the Martial God Pce powerhouse saw this scene, he could not help calling out praise.
No matter how strange and iprehensible this junior was, provoking ridicule, he had shown a perfect Divine Seal earlier. Now, he even disyed such startling battle hunger when facing a Profound Heaven Holy Land false Emperor expert.
Xiao Chen already satisfied all the criteria for a powerful outstanding talent. He justcked an opportunity to soar.
It cant really be Xiao Chen, right? Mu Zifeng muttered to himself. If it were an outsider, he would not have saved the Heavenly Alliance disciples.
However, when the image of the white-d Xiao Chen with fluttering hair and hidden sharpness in his face appeared in Mu Zifengs mind, Mu Zifeng could not match him to this strange person draped in a bedsheet; they showedpletely different styles.
No matter what, Mu Zifeng could not imagine that the two were the same person. The only simrity was the lofty aspiration, hot-bloodedness, a pride that never admitted defeat, and tyranny.
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So what if you are a false Emperor? I will still fight you!
Bang! Bang! Bang!
As Gu Yuhan flew through the air, he used his pipe music to drive his Divine Seal. When he felt Xiao Chens battle hunger, he took it as a challenge and could not help feeling murderous. His The Loneliness the Faithful Widow Feels Every Night turned cold and bleak.
Frost covered the herb fields within five thousand kilometers of Gu Yuhan. All the huge, towering trees in sight became covered in ice, then withered; the killing intent destroyed their lifeforce.
A great blue sky! The boundless sea! Waves rising! Descending pipe notes! Cold killing intent!
Each music note was louder than the one before. The Loneliness the Faithful Widow Feels Every Night carried a cold and bleak intent, trying to kill everything in the world. It does not matter if you show overwhelming battle hunger, lofty aspiration, or hot-bloodedness, I will kill you!
Xiao Chen immediately felt he had plunged into an icy cave. Before he could bring out his soaring battle hunger and burning hot-bloodedness and vast lofty aspiration, someone chopped them apart, a very unbearable feeling.
Hahaha! Great! Great! Great!
Blood leaked out of a corner of Xiao Chens lips. This stained the bandages around his mouth red. However, he could not help rearing his head back and guffawing, shouting great three times.
No matter who this person was, Xiao Chen got the feeling of an expert from him, an impression that inspired deep veneration and admiration.
A powerful outstanding talent like this was not someone that despicable trash, like Zhang Yushan, couldpare to.
Whoosh!
Xiao Chen swung the bedsheet in his hand around and draped it back on his body like a cloak. Seeing his hot-bloodedness shattered by the pipe music did not discourage him.
Although he could not contain his excitement, he remained silent and motionless.
Is he about to die? Zhang Yushan could not help smiling in excitement at seeing Xiao Chen in this situation as he leaned against a rock with much difficulty. His face had already swollen up until it resembled a pigs.
Bang!
Right after Zhang Yushan spoke, there was a crisp sound in the air. After storing up power for very long, Xiao Chen hadunched a punch at full power.
His fist light swept through the air, ringing out with surging saber intent.
Moreover, Xiao Chen used his wless Saber Dao Domain to drive his Divine Seal under the pipe musics pressure.
wless saber Dao, using my body as a saber. I have no saber in my hands, but I can use my body as a saber and my thoughts as a sheath. Every time I punch, my battle hunger spreads out, drawing this saber from its sheath.
The sound of a saber being unsheathed, carrying Xiao Chens hot-bloodedness and lofty aspirations, defended against the pipe music, which was growing increasingly more challenging to deal with.
Whoosh! Whoosh!
Two figuresnded. They were Zhang Yushans two junior brothers. When they saw Zhang Yushans appearance, they could not help finding it funny. Senior Brother, why is your head swollen like a pigs? Who did this?
Zhang Yushan immediately felt angry and annoyed. You two bastards, to think you have the cheek toe back! Is it very enjoyable to see me getting beaten up by someone?
Senior Brother, you wronged us. Didnt we call reinforcements over for you? With Big Brother Gu Yuhan here, that fellow will die for sure.
The two kept their cool and showed no changes. In reality, running into Gu Yuhan had been a coincidence.
Zhang Yushan seemed to see something very terrifying that banished all other concerns. He shouted, Quickly bring me away. We cant remain here. Quick! Quick! Quick! Ill forget about what happened earlier; just quickly bring me away!
Zhang Yushans two junior brothers mocked, Senior Brother, have you been beaten silly by someone? Senior Brother Gu Yuhan is here. What are you afraid of?
You two pigs, look behind you!
The two quickly spun around to look. What they saw stupefied them.
Before the twos smiles could even fade, the bedsheet-draped Xiao Chen used his body as a saber and his thoughts as a sheath. The sound of a saber draw echoed continuously in the surroundings. It actually managed to shatter the pipe music that had already be several more times intense.
The surrounding mysterious phenomenathe shattering sky and the waves curling upcould not hurt Xiao Chen at all.
To think that someone blocked Senior Brothers The Loneliness the Faithful Widow Feels Every Night
This...how could this be possible? Quickly leave. Otherwise, when Senior Brother Gu arrives, the shock waves will definitely affect this ce.
The two took fright. Without thinking, they retreated hastily.
Damn! You two bastards, bring me along as well! Zhang Yushan, whom Xiao Chen had severely injured and beaten into a pigs head, shouted hoarsely.
Whoosh! Whoosh!
The two figures quickly rushed back, and each grabbed one of Zhang Yushans legs. Then, they picked him up and fled far away, moving like lightning.
The sh between the pipe music and the sound of a saber draw intensified even further. This was no longer a simple sh of Divine Seals.
Instead, this was the sh of the twos Martial Dao. The pipe music and the sound of a saber draw contained the twos understanding of the Martial Dao.
Neither could afford to lose. Once they lost, their minds would be damaged.
Whoosh!
A figure flew through the air. Gu Yuhan finally arrived before Xiao Chen. He showed a serious expression as he looked at Xiao Chen coldly, but he did not stop piping.
The pipe music swept out like surging sea waves as Gu Yuhannded.
Xiao Chens expression turned graver. As he moved, he brought his wless Saber Dao Domain to its limits.
Gu Yuhan walked forward slowly, the pipe music ringing out continuously. While it looked like there was no rhythm to his footsteps, in reality, every step he took contained the supreme truth of the world. At this moment, he had already pushed his The Loneliness the Faithful Widow Feels Every Night to the limit.
The two already reached the point of no return. Both also kept a killing move in reserve.
As Gu Yuhans The Loneliness the Faithful Widow Feels Every Night came to its end, the musical notes would definitelyyer over each other and unleash the cadence of all the notes at thest moment.
As for Xiao Chen, he prepared the Dragon Tone Art that the Azure Dragon Emperor had left behind back then. With his current cultivation, he could fully unleash the Azure Dragons power in his bloodline when executing the Dragon Tone Art.
While the sh seemed extremely intense, with battle hunger surging high, in reality, both sides were just biding their time, holding back, and waiting tounch their peak strike.
Chapter 2176 Raw 2283 : Everyone Has a Plan
Chapter 2176 Raw 2283 : Everyone Has a n
Both Gu Yuhan and Xiao Chen were biding their time, hiding their moves. However, one was on the offensive, and one was on the defensive.
Gu Yuhans The Loneliness the Faithful Widow Feels Every Night would eventuallye to an end. Although Xiao Chen was on the defensive, using the sound of a saber draw, and disadvantaged, as long as he could maintain his defense, the final victor would be hard to predict.
Gu Yuhan continuously piped as he walked, not changing his movements. However, everyone could tell that while his footsteps were slow and steady, they increased in speed and intensity.
A great blue sky! The boundless sea! Waves rising! Descending pipe notes! Cold killing intent!
A note rang out with every step. Each musical note felt like a towering wave with surging rage. A long, ancient night arrived within the blue sky and jade-green sea. Darkness encased this part of the world, materializing as a vast sea. Xiao Chen and Gu Yuhan stood on the crests of the waves.
Only the pipe music rang out endlessly under the dark night; only the waves surged endlessly...only the light of Xiao Chens saber draw could light up this long, ancient night and illuminate this vast sea.
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Many Faux Gods observed outside the Trial Tower, attracted by this scene and showing grave expressions.
Although these two had low cultivations in the Faux Gods eyes, what these twopeted with were their Martial Dao. This appeared breathtaking, causing the spectators eyes to lit up and prompting cheers.
This The Loneliness the Faithful Widow Feels Every Night is incredible. Too bad, we can only see this scene and not hear it for ourselves.
That entric fellow is also really incredible. To think that he can use his own body to simte the sound of a saber draw, using that to bring out his Martial Dao. He adapted quickly, realizing that the nature of this sh was not one of Divine Seals, cultivations, or sounds. Instead, it is a sh of the hearts, seeing whose Martial Dao is superior and more perfect.
Thats right. This The Loneliness the Faithful Widow Feels Every Night is challenging to deal with. Even Sovereign Emperors would find it hard to block because it is hard to fathom its true nature. If one missed the crucial point and fell into the trap, one would immediately lose.
While it looks like Gu Yuhan holds the upper hand, his advantage is not big, just a slight edge. That strange person adapted very quickly. By rights, Gu Yuhan should hold a suppressive advantage. However, he only has a small upper hand in this situation. In reality, it can only be called a draw.
The Faux God experts had excellent judgment. After all, their cultivations were much stronger. They could immediately make out the truth with just one nce.
The Profound Heaven Holy Land powerhouse Gu Fei showed a grave expression and did not rebut. The situation already surpassed his expectations. In all logic, Gu Yuhan should have been able to make Xiao Chen kneel and beg for forgiveness before he evennded. However, the two ended up in such an intense sh now.
Itll be over soon. The victor is about to be decided!
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In Paradise, the tune The Loneliness the Faithful Widow Feels Every Night, which Gu Yuhan yed, deepened. The waves retreated, and the blue sky and jade-green sea showed no surges. It seemed like the music would end soon.
The calm did notst for long, just an instant. Then, this exciting melody suddenly turned quiet.
The difference generated caused space to freeze, as though time stopped.
In the next instant, everything started moving again. The long river, the setting sun, and countless stars hanging down showed the loneliness a faithful widow experienced every night.
Rumble...!
Gu Yuhan held his pipe with both hands and started blowing it again. However, in just a short moment, only the ending note remained, ringing out endlessly. He seemed to have gouged his heart out and infused it into this final note.
The song ended, and the heart never died. The sun set, and countless stars hung down; the sky was nightless.
The melody that paused suddenly erupted. Starlight cascaded, and the vast sea surged.
Xiao Chens expression changed slightly as he faced the final musical note that the other party blew using his life. While he knew that it was extremely horrifying, he did not choose to dodge.
A crazed look shed in Xiao Chens eyes as his entire body trembled. Who knew whether it was anxiety over a life-and-death situation or the excitement of the burning hot-bloodedness?
Xiao Chen only knew that he had to use his full strength, betting the pride of the mighty Azure Dragon and fighting to the death.
The Dragon Tone Art, which Xiao Chen had suppressed for so long, burst out at this moment.
Xiao Chen roared furiously, and the dragon roar thundered in his chest. This dragon roar sounded vast and heavy. The buried Azure Dragon bloodline power activated and burned all over his body like mes.
The perfect Divine Seal shone with resplendent light, driven at full power with nothing held back.
Boom!
The boundless sea with the setting sun and stars hanging down above it looked like it would swallow Xiao Chen when a dragon roar thundered and forcefully shattered the mysterious phenomenon.
A loud sound rang out as the vast sea shattered, the mysterious phenomenon breakingpletely.
Boundless starlight burst out. Had this not been Paradise, the ground for five hundred kilometers around would have instantly crumbled, reduced to ashes.
Good thing we left quickly.
Extremely far away, Zhang Yushan heaved a sigh of relief, showing an appalled expression. The final burst of shock waves was even more terrifying than he imagined.
Zhang Yushans two junior brothers were stupefied, marveling at the scene.
How strong and truly terrifying! I cant imagine that we previously dared to challenge that strange person.
Indeed. Fortunately, we ran quickly. Otherwise, we would look like pigs heads too, just like Senior Brother.
Thats hard to say. Senior Brother is strong. Both of us might notst until we be pigs heads; we might die first.
Zhang Yushan showed an unsightly expression as he listened with gritted teeth from the side. However, he could not do anything. He swore in his heart that he would teach these two pig-minded junior brothers a lesson after he recovered.
Suddenly, the starlight fell together with a flood of water. This startled Zhang Yushan awake, causing him to cry out, Junior Brothers, quickly, save me.
Who knew, his two junior brothers had fled already when they saw that the situation was bad.
Zhang Yushans two junior brothers only remembered their senior brother when the starlight fell. However, it was toote to save him.
Boom! An enormous crater appeared in the ground. Zhang Yushans fate was uncertain.
This frightened Zhang Yushans two junior brothers into rushing over to search for him.
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Naturally, none of the Faux Gods outside the Trial Tower paid attention to this scene. They all wanted to know who the final victor of the sh was.
Logically, Gu Yuhan should have won. His music was perfect, without ws. He infused all his Martial Dao into the final note, truly incredible.
That entric fellow should be from the Divine Dragon Empire. That final dragon roar was no way inferior to the music.
I thought about it, and this strange person can only be the Heavenly Alliances Xiao Chen. However, I heard that Xiao Chen failed in forming a perfect Divine Seal. That information cant be false. How could he possibly recover in three days?
Indeed. After suffering from the rebound of failing to form a perfect Divine Seal, one would lose ones cultivation at the very least. At worst, one could die. How could he be so vigorous and lively after three days?
A mystery, truly a mystery.
The final dragon roarpletely exposed Xiao Chens identity. However, based on the information that the Faux Gods received, he had failed in forming his perfect Divine Seal. Xi Mus disciples had personally seen it.
Some people had even directly asked Fiendish Saber Xi Mu, and Xi Mu had given the same answer.
The identity of the strange person immediately turned into a mystery, difficult to figure out.
Its clearing up!
The shockwaves and mysterious phenomena disappeared, and the scene reappeared on the light screen. The discussion about the strange persons identity ended. Everyone wanted to see who won.
Gu Yuhan is still there!
Gu Yuhan appeared on the light screen, holding his pipe. He seemed pale as he scanned his surroundings. Clearly, he was searching for Xiao Chen.
Where is he?
Did he run away?
Although Xiao Chens dragon roar forcefully shattered the blue sky and jade-green sea, the many Faux Gods could sense that he was a spent force. They believed that he could not have blocked the shock waves.
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Whoosh!
A strong wind blew with a thunderous roar as it carried the dust away. Then, the bandaged entric appeared. His bedsheet looked like a cloak as he used it to sweep away the dust. His sharpness did not seem diminished, and his aura was like it was at the start.
What a The Loneliness the Faithful Widow Feels Every Night I nearly died there. However, many thanks. I had not experienced a huge battle since advancing to half-step Sovereign Emperor yet. Since I am not dead, I will definitely rise, Xiao Chen said softly. His voice came through the bandages, making it sound deeper. However, this made him seem even more mysterious and unfathomable.
Gu Yuhan revealed a doubtful look. Right now, he found Xiao Chen inscrutable. His expression also turned somewhat sullen.
Naturally, Gu Yuhan did not want to let Xiao Chen off. However, the earlier battle was not easy for him to bear, either. Right now, he did not dare to act rashly, as he found Xiao Chen unfathomable. When he heard Xiao Chen thanking him for his help, he could not help feeling depressed and murderous.
The two continued to face each other, shing with their auras. However, they did not truly fight each other.
Whoosh!
Suddenly, a tricolor spiritual light tore through the sky, forming a wavy rainbow bridge.
A one-hundred-thousand-year-old Herb King!
The expressions of Xiao Chen and Gu Yuhan changed, both of them splitting their attention to check it out.
Gu Yuhan hesitated for only an instant before finally reaching a decision. Then, he turned and left.
Trying to leave? Have you asked me for permission yet?
Xiao Chen snorted coldly. When the other party revealed an opening, his fighting spirit soared, and he charged over again.
Chapter 2177 Raw 2284 : Unexpected Opportunity
Chapter 2177 Raw 2284 : Unexpected Opportunity
Everyone was startled at seeing Xiao Chen attack. They did not expect him to be so decisive.
Gu Yuhan just showed an opening, and Xiao Chen immediately seized it, instantly attacking.
Bang!
Caught off guard, Gu Yuhan had to turn around to receive Xiao Chens palm strike. When the two palms shed, both men moved one hundred steps back. After Gu Yuhan stood firmly, he shouted coldly, This is interminable.
Gu Yuhans aura suddenly soared, and he flicked his finger, shooting out a strand of Divine Energy that transformed into a powerful light.
The moment the Divine Energy appeared, it seemed undefeatable. Xiao Chen brandished the bedsheet, bringing out his wless saber Dao. He showed a grave expression as he continuously broke down this strand of Divine Energy.
Gu Yuhanughed coldly and spread his arms wide, slowly vanishing. This time, he did not leave any opening when he left.
Just like that, Gu Yuhan chased after the one-hundred-thousand-year-old Herb King while hiding.
Bang!
When the other party vanished, Xiao Chen, who had been backing up as he fought, suddenly stood firmly. Then, he merged his Veritable Essence Energy, Vital Qi, and Soul Energy as he punched.
The already significantly weakened light formed by the Divine Energypletely shattered. The consequent shock waves sent golden light sweeping out, destroying everything in its path.
Xiao Chen used the bedsheet to cover himself again as he looked at the rainbow bridge in the air. Then, he sighed in relief.
Fortunately, the one-hundred-thousand-year-old Herb King suddenly appeared. Otherwise, he might have been forced to leave Paradise early.
Gu Yuhan was truly strong.
Xiao Chen was currently not in his peak state, so he found him tricky to deal with. There was already a gap between himself and a false Emperor in the first ce. Being in such a state made dealing with Gu Yuhan even more challenging.
The earlier battle could not simply be described with the word dangerous.
That Gu Yuhan was very scheming. He did not want to give Xiao Chen a chance to remain in Paradise. If Xiao Chen showed weakness, Gu Yuhan would have continued attacking without care for anything. If Xiao Chen did not leave Paradise, Gu Yuhan would definitely kill him.
Unfortunately, Gu Yuhan could not figure out Xiao Chens strength, unable to see how muchbat power Xiao Chen had left.
Hence, Gu Yuhan did not dare to take the risk lest he get severely injured, which would prevent him from fighting the other false Emperors.
When that one-hundred-thousand-year-old Herb King appeared, while he was tempted by it, he also wanted to use that opportunity to test Xiao Chen.
Gu Yuhan pretended to be anxious and turned to leave, showing an opening.
Had Xiao Chen not attacked, Gu Yuhan would be sure that Xiao Chen had merely been putting on a strong front.
Gu Yuhan would have immediately turned around and continued fighting, then either killed Xiao Chen or forced him out of Paradise.
By attacking, Xiao Chen had proved that he still could fight. In that case, there was no need for Gu Yuhan to linger. Instead, Gu Yuhan would go to subdue the one-hundred-thousand-year-old Herb King.
Gu Yuhan did not expect that Xiao Chen was indeed severely injured, even more so than him.
However, Xiao Chen figured out the other partys scheme andyered his own scheme on top.
I have to find somewhere to treat my wounds. After this battle, my strength as a half-step Sovereign Emperor haspletely stabilized. I also gained a clear understanding of a false Emperors strength. Once I havepletely recovered and returned to my peak, I wont have to fear false Emperors.
In reality, false Emperors were technically half-step Sovereign Emperors and not Sovereign Emperors.
The gap between half-step Sovereign Emperor and false Emperor was not that huge. False Emperors only had two advantages: they had formed their Divine Seal for longer, and they could condense Divine Energy.
However, this Divine Energy was not true Divine Energy. Without Divine Veins to support it, they could not bring out the true might of Divine Energy.
False Emperors were not scary. The scary one was Gu Yuhan.
It was just like how Zhang Yushan was a half-step Sovereign Emperor yet could not evenst ten moves despite being of the same cultivation realm as Xiao Chen.
Cultivation was just one of the measurements of strength; it was not absolute.
This was especially so for the genius outstanding talents. Unless the cultivation differed by a lot, cultivation could not be the sole criterion for judging a persons strength.
However, as long as Xiao Chen returned to his peak state, he felt confident of defeating Gu Yuhan. The next time they met, the other party would definitely regret leaving this time.
It looks like I wont have a chance to fight for this one-hundred-thousand-year-old Herb King, Xiao Chen said after some thought. However, he did not show any envy. The ten ten-thousand-year-old Herb Kings that he collected were already peak-quality goods.
Furthermore, he had specifically targeted those Herb Kings. He could directly consume and refine them and quickly turn them into his cultivation.
However, a one-hundred-thousand-year-old Herb King was indeed rare.
A one-hundred-thousand-year-old Herb King would be nearly the same age as the Faux God World. They were strong in the first ce. However, due to the Demonic Qi of this ce, they were extremely ferocious. One would find it hard to subdue them alone.
Xiao Chen knew of the locations of some one-hundred-thousand-year-old Herb Kings. However, he did not dare to make a move on them.
I wonder who will obtain this one-hundred-thousand-year-old Herb King. The victor probably wont emerge for a while, Xiao Chen muttered before leaving.
After Xiao Chen left, the Faux Gods outside the Trial Tower stopped paying attention to him. The light screen now focused on that one-hundred-thousand-year-old Herb King.
A one-hundred-thousand-year-old Herb King was too important to these Faux Gods.
Of course, this Spirit Herb had to be of peak quality. If this Spirit Herb were of a low grade, it would be useless even if it was one hundred thousand years old.
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At a deserted area in the boundless herb field of Paradise:
Xiao Chen looked at the sky and entered deep thought. It seems like the people outside can see everything that happens in here.
Since entering, he had sensed someone paying attention to him.
This feeling vanished only recently. When that ufortable feeling vanished, the contrast was stark.
This happened to coincide with the one-thousand-thousand-year-old Herb Kings appearance. Xiao Chen already guessed that the Herb King must have attracted attention away from him.
I really have to thank that one-hundred-thousand-year-old Herb King. It helped me a lot, Xiao Chen murmured.
Then, he continued in a serious tone, I have to absorb all of this Primal Chaos Heaven Replenishing Ointment first. Otherwise, I will remain restrained. Once my meridians heal, these wounds will be minor.
After making up his mind, Xiao Chen sat down cross-legged and closed his eyes, working on quickly absorbing the Primal Chaos Heaven Replenishing Ointment.
Previously, he had passively absorbed the Primal Chaos Heaven Replenishing Ointment while sleeping. Since the absorption rate was very slow, he had absorbed only a little bit over three days.
However, this little bit managed to pull him back from hells gatesthat was how miraculous this Primal Chaos Heaven Replenishing Ointment was.
Now that Xiao Chen actively absorbed it, the speed waspletely different.
In merely one hour, Xiao Chen recovered from most of the injuries sustained during the fight with Gu Yuhan and the drain on his Veritable Essence Energy and Soul Energy.
The medicinal effect of the Primal Chaos Heaven Replenishing Ointment was startlingly strong. Xiao Chen could now focus on healing the hidden injuries caused by his Great Dao and Veritable Essence Energy running amok.
Time passed without Xiao Chen realizing it. During this time, he emitted green light from his body unawares as he anxiously worked on recovering.
The green light contained a powerful lifeforce. It stimted plenty of lush green growth in this deste ce. The withered trees even came back to life.
When Xiao Chen opened his eyes again two dayster, the scene that greeted him shocked him.
He had purposely picked a deste ce, a ce with no life. To think that a lush scene full of life appeared before him. There were all sorts of nts and flowers with various vibrant colors.
To think that this ce became a valley burgeoning with life, carpeted in flowers.
Primal Chaos Heaven Replenishing Ointment...exactly what medicinal paste did Senior Xi Mu give me?
After the shock from the unexpected scene passed, Xiao Chen realized that it was probably the result of the energy that leaked while he was refining the Primal Chaos Heaven Replenishing Ointment.
After two days, all of Xiao Chens injuries hadpletely healed, with no hidden injuries left behind.
Even after Xiao Chen recovered to his peak, he was horrified to discover that he had not absorbed even half of the Primal Chaos Heaven Replenishing Ointment on the bandages.
Using only half of the Primal Chaos Heaven Replenishing Ointment, he had managed to heal his fatally damaged body thoroughly. He felt that this was simply like taking a sledgehammer to a nut. Some Medicinal Energy even leaked out.
Now, I no longer need to leave these bandages on.
Disdain for the outstanding talents shed in Xiao Chens eyes. A tyrannical air appeared naturally. Just as he prepared to remove the bandages, he stopped.
Why should I remove them?
It seems like no one has recognized me in this strange outfit.
Using this to hide my identity is not bad. If I show myself in Paradise, who knows how much trouble I will get into?
There are many benefits to hiding my identity.
If so, there is no need to remove the bandages immediately. Although the getup is weird, I have never cared about the worlds views.
With this thought, Xiao Chen draped the bedsheet over his body again.
Hah, Xiao Chen sighed softly.
Just at this moment, he saw a tricolor light flying quickly towards him.
It was that one-hundred-thousand-year-old Herb King.
An unexpected opportunity!
Chapter 2178 Raw 2285 : Cracks in the Sky
Chapter 2178 Raw 2285 : Cracks in the Sky
After Xiao Chen spent two days in closed-door cultivation, the one-hundred-thousand-year-old Herb King actually took the initiative to fly towards him.
Whats going on?
Strange things always happened for a reason. Xiao Chen remained cautious and spread his arms out. Then, he left a faint purple mark where he was and reappeared above the valley, distancing himself for now.
He looked towards the horizon, sensing several strong auras behind the Herb King.
Clearly, these were false Emperors of the various super factions or half-step Sovereign Emperors who could fight against false Emperors. The weaker cultivators were not qualified to participate in the fight for the Herb King.
These people could only watch from afar, waiting to see if they might get lucky, even though the chances were extremely slim.
Xiao Chen looked around and focused his attention on the one-hundred-thousand-year-old Herb King.
With a contemtive look, he pondered the situation. After a while, he muttered to himself, It is injured?
Trying to subdue a Herb King in this medicinal field is not simple. A ten-thousand-year-old Herb Kingsbat prowess already rivals a half-step Sovereign Emperors. Its only disadvantage is not knowing Martial Techniques.
The Herb Kings advantages are its familiarity with this world, understanding the surroundings well, and being good at fleeing. If one does not pay attention, it will escape.
While Herb Kings do not haveplete souls, they are intelligent. Naturally, they run if injured.
The question is, why is iting over to me? Is it a coincidence, or is it intentional?
This is not a coincidence!
A bright light shed in Xiao Chens eyes when he figured out the reason. The Primal Chaos Heaven Replenishing Ointments aura probably attracted this one-hundred-thousand-year-old Herb King.
It made sense. This ce was originally just a lifeless, deste valley. Just the Primal Chaos Heaven Replenishing Ointments aura itself allowed life to abound in this valley, nketing it in blooming flowers. This showed how horrifying the effect of this medicine was.
Bang!
A loud sound rang out. That one-hundred-thousand-year-old Herb King entered the bottom of the valley.
Xiao Chen saw it clearly and immediately felt excited. It was a Thunder Cliff Tree.
This Spirit Tree typically grew at the summit of a thunder cliff, receiving the baptism of lightning and thunder. From the moment it was born, it would suffer one thousand days of lightning tribtion. After surviving three years of lightning tribtions, it could continue to live.
It would absorb the power of lightning for tens, hundreds, thousands of years and undergo a tribtion every one thousand years, which would leave a tribtion mark on its body. Xiao Chen looked carefully. This Thunder Cliff Tree had more than one hundred tribtion marks densely packed together.
At this moment, the Thunder Cliff Trees trunk was only about four-thirds of a meter tall, just a small tree with crisscrossing branches. The purple leaves on its branches looked like they were made of quality metal.
Xiao Chen could clearly sense that this Thunder Cliff Trees aura had weakened. The spiritual light on its body was significantly dimmer than what he saw two days ago.
After the Thunder Cliff Tree reached the valley floor, an anxious emotion spread out in the air.
Xiao Chen saw the Thunder Cliff Tree brighten after it absorbed the remnant Medicinal Energy from the nts around.
However,pared to its heavy injuries, this Medicinal Energy was like a drop in the ocean, far from enough.
Whoosh!
Xiao Chens expression changed slightly when he sensed the power of the world lock on to him. It was the Thunder Cliff Tree searching around and finally finding him above it.
A spiritual light flickered, and electric light crackled endlessly at the bottom of the valley. Purple-ck electricity lingered in the air, producing a shocking, baleful aura.
The Thunder Cliff Tree felt excited at having finally found the source of the Medicinal Energy.
Xiao Chen felt like an evil ferocious beast was staring at him, an intolerable sensation. However, he was no stranger to this feeling.
The Herb Kings in Paradise were very ferocious, affected by the Demonic Qi, unlike those found outside.
The Thunder Cliff Tree pounced at Xiao Chen like it had found the most delectable thing in the world.
Rumble...!
As the Thunder Cliff Tree bounded over, it carried the power of lightning. The chaotic and pitch-ck sky hurled down purple-ck lightning. A horrifying aura spread out in all directions as if powerful ferocious beasts appeared.
The fluctuation of aura felt like heartbeats beating in tandem with Xiao Chens.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Xiao Chens heart pounded faster as if it would leap out of his chest. He remained unmoving, showing a cold and stern expression.
He thought, I cultivate the Thunder Dao and grasp the Thunder Dao Domain. Now that I am back at my peak, I do not fear this severely injured Thunder Cliff Tree.
However...
The various super faction outstanding talents were chasing this Spirit Tree.
If Xiao Chen could not subdue the Thunder Cliff Tree in ten breaths, leaving would be impossible when its pursuers caught up. After all, most of them were false Emperors. With so many of them, they could surround him. Although he did not fear false Emperors, it would be hard to stay safe when surrounded.
At that time, not to mention retreating, if Xiao Chen got careless, he might die.
Cultivating the Martial Dao was like riding a boat going against the current. If one did not progress, one would regress. Along their path, everyone would run into fortuitous encounters. A decision might take an instant, but it might end up changing ones life.
Either one died, or one obtained the fortuitous encounter.
Xiao Chen had faced many such decisions before. Most of the time, he would choose to gamble. However, when he was not confident, he would retreat.
Without even a ten percent chance of sess, an attempt would be foolish.
Xiao Chen did not know his odds of sess. So, advancing or retreating did not matter.
Most importantly, he had to be decisive and not hesitate.
Xiao Chen simted the battle in his mind; all it took was an instant. Then, he made his decision.
Fight!
With a cold shout, Xiao Chens battle hunger zed, disrupting the heavy aura in the surroundings.
He settled his heart, which seemed like it would leap out of his chest. Then, he stretched out his hand while above the valley.
Ten...
The back of Xiao Chens hand faced the sky, while the palm faced the ground.
Nine...
Firmaments Rage, covering the sky with a hand!
Whoosh!
A gigantic hand containing a Great Deste Eon Ancestor Dragons rage appeared, covering the sky. Darkness encased the ce, and the back of that gigantic hand blocked the thousands of bolts of purple-ck lightning streaking down.
Xiao Chen clenched his fist. The gigantic hand grabbed all the purple-ck lightning in the surroundings and exploded in the next moment. Lightning mixed with saber light swept through the ce and lingered.
Eight...
Xiao Chen activated the Divine Seal in his Soul Pool. Then, he jumped down while draped in a bedsheet, pouncing at the ferocious Thunder Cliff Tree.
The lingering lightning prevented the Thunder Cliff Tree from connecting with the world, depriving it of half its ability.
Seven...
The Thunder Cliff Trees aura decreased significantly. However, it paused for only a moment in these desperate straits before it burst forth with all its ferocious nature.
Six...
The Thunder Cliff Tree immediately turned savage and scary. A ck aura wriggled around it like an exceptionally powerful ferocious beast.
Five...
All of the Thunder Cliff Trees branches shook as if baring fangs and ws. After it showed its ferocious side, its aura was not much inferior to that of a false Emperor.
Four...
Xiao Chen approached the Thunder Cliff Tree. Time flew by, leaving him with only three seconds.
However, the Thunder Cliff Tree went berserk. Its keen sense detected the Primal Chaos Heaven Replenishing Ointments aura on Xiao Chen, which drove it into a frenzy. This was a medicine that could save its life.
wless saber Dao, using my thoughts as a saber. Heartbreaking Stance!
The instant the two came in contact, Xiao Chen roared and sped up. He counted off thest three seconds in his heart, but he did so within one second.
Three! Two! One!
At this moment, the intense pain in Xiao Chens chest swelled throughout his body. During the final second, he brought out his full potential, a strong aura bursting forth.
A bright light shed in Xiao Chens eyes as he pulled off the bedsheet with his right hand. The wrinkled bedsheet formed a saber, and he executed his peak strike.
A saber light shed very quickly, appearing only for an instant.
Whoosh!
Before the Thunder Cliff Tree could bring out its killing move, the saber light struck it. It lost its ferocious nature and fell to the valley floor.
Although Xiao Chen said ten secondsor ten breathshe gave himself only eight seconds, unleashing his killing move in advance. Under the immense pressure, his Heartbreaking Stance surpassed its peak.
Humph!
To think that a Spirit Herb wants to consume me. How foolish!
Xiao Chen snorted coldly and grabbed the Thunder Cliff Tree, which had lost all its ferocious nature. Then, he left with a sh.
Whoosh! Whoosh!
Two secondster, many figures started descending into the valley. Among this group were the Profound Heaven Holy Lands Mu Yunzhu and Gu Yuhan, the Universe Origin Sects Chu Feng and Fang Shaobai, the Martial God Pces Xiahou Wu and Bai Yunfei, and the Hidden Spirit Temples Yuan Zhen.
These seven appeared at the same time, most showing unsightly expressions. As they rushed over, they had sensed the fluctuations of a battle.
Feeling anxious, they used their trump cards to increase their speed, racing to the valley.
Initially, these people thought that even if someone else tried to take advantage of the situation, that person could not subdue the Thunder Cliff Tree so quickly and would end up helping them subdue the Herb King instead.
Unexpectedly, when these sevennded, they found no one nor the Thunder Cliff Tree, only some lingering aura.
Its that weirdo draped in a bedsheet!
The Universe Origin Sects Chu Feng showed an extremely sullen expression as he said, I saw a sh of an afterimage. However, it should be right. No one elses afterimage would have the silhouette of a bedsheet, aside from his!
Damn it!
This group had rushed along the way and made use of their full strength several times. Even though they werete by only one second, they would find it tough to catch up.
This immediately frustrated everyone. Over the past two days, they had fought battles of courage and wits with the Thunder Cliff Tree. The process felt like torture, greatly fatiguing them. In the end, that entric fellow quickly subdued it.
Who would not be angry at that?
Mu Yunzhu saw Gu Yuhan make an exceptionally unsightly expression. Gu Yuhans hand also trembled while holding the pipe. He could not help asking out of curiosity, Senior Brother Gu, whats wrong?
Gu Yuhan was now sure that Xiao Chen had fooled him two days ago. Xiao Chen should have been a spent force at that time.
That was why Xiao Chen had run to this deserted ce to recover his strength. Had Gu Yuhan not been fooled at that time, this scene would not have appeared.
Im fine, Gu Yuhan replied calmly as he suppressed the rage in his heart.
Seeing the situation, Mu Yunzhu did not pursue the matter. However, he thought that there was more to this.
Of the seven, only the Hidden Spirit Temples Yuan Zhen gazed into the distance with a contemtive look.
Everyone, should we give chase or not?
Chase! Even if we have to chase to the ends of the world, I want that fellow to spit out the Thunder Cliff Tree! Chu Feng said in anger. He and Fang Shaobai were the ones who found the Thunder Cliff Tree; it should have belonged to the two of them.
Rumble...!
However, just at this moment, miserable shriekse from the ground. Cracks immediately sted open in the sky. The entire herb field shook endlessly.
The expressions of the seven changed dramatically. Yuan Zhen said seriously, Everyone, we cannot remain in this herb field any longer.
Right after Yuan Zhen spoke, he turned and left with a slightly grim expression.
The other six did not have much time to think. They nced at the cracks in the sky, hesitated for a moment, then followed Yuan Zhen, leaving hastily.
Chapter 2179 Raw 2286 : Refine on the Spo
Chapter 2179 Raw 2286 : Refine on the Spo
A miserable shriek cracked the Primal Chaos sky, where Demonic Qi and Immortal-Qi-like Spiritual Energy coexisted.
The expressions of the various super faction disciples in the herb field changed as they all started fleeing.
A great terror was about to appear.
Before entering Paradise, the various seniors had given instructions to leave when miserable shrieks sounded in the herb field.
If the disciples did not, they risked the untimely termination of their experiential training, forced to leave Paradise.
If one got careless, one might even end up dying.
After subduing the Thunder Cliff Tree and leaving, Xiao Chen also saw the cracks in the sky.
The Primal Chaos sky turned extremely viscid, some cracks even appearing. This startled Xiao Chen.
Then, ck fireballs fell like rain from the cracks, looking extremely scary.
Are the things buried in the ground going toe out? Xiao Chen wondered with a slight frown.
He had long since discovered countless corpses prostrate or kneeling to an ancient, withered skeleton on a throne under the herb field.
Many of the Spirit Herbs hid underground. With so many people subduing Spirit Herbs, it was just a matter of time before the corpses were startled in action.
Its time to go.
This herb field was and of treasures. Just obtaining one ten-thousand-year-old Herb King counted as a great harvest.
Naturally, everyone would be reluctant to leave. This was especially so for the disciples who had failed to collect an Herb King and the ones in the process of subduing one.
The hope in their hearts would prevent them from being decisive.
Xiao Chen already had a great harvest. Naturally, he would not linger. His figure shed, and he soared into the air. He moved quickly and gracefully, appearing like a roaming dragon. The bedsheet around him pped in the wind, looking like snow or clouds as he flew.
He appeared nimble and graceful like a celestial as he dodged ck fireballs. Even though a bedsheet covered him, his agile figure inspired awe.
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Outside the Trial Tower, that huge light screen fixed on Xiao Chen again.
Many of the Faux God powerhouses muttered to themselves. At this moment, the various Faux Gods had more or less figured out the entric fellows identity.
It was Xiao Chen.
The Dragon Race bloodline, peak saber skills, Firmaments Rage, perfect Divine Seal, and various other aspects that Xiao Chen showed did not fit many people.
More specifically, thisbination fitted only Xiao Chen.
However, based on the information everyone got before this, Xiao Chen had failed in forming a perfect Divine Seal and suffered a bacsh. No one knew his fate; however, he could not possibly be so vigorous and lively within three days. That was confusing.
The various Faux God powerhouses reached a tacit understanding. Even though they guessed Xiao Chens identity, they did not say it.
They felt too embarrassed. Furthermore, Xiao Chen was not from their factions, so there was nothing much to say.
Also, there were some unexpected incidents that made them doubt that it was Xiao Chen.
Aside from that, there was another point: the Thunder Cliff Tree, a one-hundred-thousand-year-old Herb King.
Even Faux Gods found the one-hundred-thousand-year-old Thunder Cliff Tree tempting. These Faux Gods were all interested in obtaining this Spirit Tree from Xiao Chen.
This was especially so for the Faux Gods who cultivated the Thunder Dao. They felt excited, and a brilliant light shed continuously in their eyes.
Is it really him? Mu Zifeng muttered after some thought. However, he simply could not reconcile his image of Xiao Chen with this bandaged, bedsheet-draped entric.
Mu Zifeng already arrived at the answer. However, he still could not believe it.
The images were too different, simply two pr extremes.
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In the herb field of Paradise:
Xiao Chen increased his speed. The situation had deteriorated already, but some cultivators were still unwilling to leave.
Many of these cultivators were currently subduing Herb Kings. They were simply clinging to hope, unwilling to let go of the fortuitous encounter before them. They thought that they had enough time to subdue the Herb King and quickly leave.
They thought this way to console themselves.
Naturally, Xiao Chen would not care about people with such thoughts. They were risking their lives for what they wanted.
That is?
Suddenly, Xiao Chen stopped and looked down at two people wearing Alloy Battle Armor and working hard to subdue a ten-thousand-year-old Herb King.
It was Yun Fei and Nangong Feng.
Why are these two not leaving yet?
Like Xiao Chen, Yun Fei and Nangong Feng were Heavenly Alliance neers from Deste City. He had a deep friendship with these two, unlike others. This was especially so with Yun Fei, who was also a follower of the Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperor, like Xiao Chen.
Nangong Feng, something does not feel right. Lets leave. If we dont, we might be toote, Yun Fei said with an anxious expression as he executed the Thirteen Wind Controlling Swords.
Nangong Feng said after some thought, You go first. This Dream Lotus Flower ispatible with my attribute. Once I obtain it, I definitely can break through to half-step Sovereign Emperor. If I miss out on this chance, who knows how long I have to wait?
Nangong Feng recognized the extreme danger in this situation. However, he felt reluctant to give up.
This was Nangong Fengs chance to break through to half-step Sovereign Emperor. However, he did not want to implicate Yun Fei, so he told Yun Fei to leave first.
Lets go together. Ill help you to subdue it. It will be faster.
Yun Fei shook his head, refusing to leave by himself. He remained behind to help Nangong Feng subdue this ten-thousand-year-old Herb King.
The two had moved around together while in the Faux God World and developed a deep friendship. Should the situation be reversed, Nangong Feng would not abandon Yun Fei, either.
Whoosh!
However, just at this moment, something strange happened. A withered skeleton arm suddenly broke out of the ground. Before Yun Fei could react, that skeleton arm pulled him down from the air.
It grabbed his ankle and instantly yanked him half into the ground.
Yun Fei felt flustered; he could not make use of his Martial Technique at all.
When Nangong Feng saw the situation, he immediately gave up on subduing the Dream Lotus Flower and went to rescue Yun Fei.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Several more withered skeleton arms emerged. Now, Nangong Feng was about to fall himself.
Were going to die here.
Nangong Feng despaired in his heart. He also felt some guilt. It was one thing if he died himself, but he even implicated Yun Fei.
I should have left long ago. I caused this disaster by being greedy.
Whoosh!
At the critical moment, a figure descended from the sky. This figure first scattered the Dream Lotus Flowers ferocious nature and subdued it. Then, he let out a dragon roar that surged into the surroundings.
This person activated his perfect Divine Seal as he roared, the Great Dao in the dragon roar spreading out.
Crack! Crack!
The withered skeleton arms shattered. Xiao Chen did not stop moving, ghosting about. He pulled Yun Fei, who was half-buried, out of the ground.
Xiao Chen subdued the Herb King, activated his Divine Seal, and rescued Yun Fei. The series of actions flowed very smoothly, instantlypleted.
Yun Fei and Nangong Feng felt dazzled, like they were in a dream. They only startled awake after a while.
Brother, many thanks for helping us. We are unable to repay the favor of saving our lives.
Seeing the strangely dressed Xiao Chen draped in a bedsheet and his shocking strength, the two found him very strange.
Its me, Xiao Chen.
There was no need for Xiao Chen to hide his identity from Yun Fei and Nangong Feng, so he honestly told them.
Xiao Chen!
The two were pleasantly surprisedas well as incredulous. To think that Xiao Chen already became so strong.
Here, take this. This is not the time to talk. Lets go first. Aside from the half-step Sovereign Emperors who formed their Divine Seals, Sovereign Personages cannot handle those monsters underground. Ill escort you out.
Xiao Chen handed the Dream Lotus Flower to Nangong Feng. Then, he led the way forward.
The true danger had not arrived yet. There was still time to leave.
Right.
The two did not dare to be careless and had long wanted to leave. Now that nothing held them back, they quickly followed behind Xiao Chen.
With Xiao Chen paving the way, the journey naturally went smoothly.
The three experienced shocks but no danger. After one hour, they left the herb field behind. When they looked back, the cracks in the viscid, ck Primal Chaos sky were already very terrifying. The miserable shrieksing from underground sounded bone-chilling.
Nangong Feng and Yun Fei were appalled. Had Xiao Chen not helped them, they would have died for sure.
Xiao Chen, many thanks, the two said in gratitude. This was especially so for Nangong Feng as Xiao Chen had subdued the Dream Lotus Flower.
Nangong Feng felt very grateful and did not know what to say.
We are all brothers; there is no need to be polite.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly. Then, he remembered the Cultivation Technique that Yun Fei practiced and gave Yun Fei one of his ten ten-thousand-year-old Herb Kings.
This...I cant take this. Yun Fei felt startled to see this ten-thousand-year-old Herb King, something worth cities. He did not dare to ept it.
Xiao Chen said calmly, By a coincidence, I collected a one-hundred-thousand-year-old Herb King. This one herb is nothing.
Yun Fei and Nangong Feng were bbergasted and showed it on their faces, unable to hide it.
I still have something to deal with, so Ill go first.
Right.
There was a fog sea in front. Past this fog sea was the othernd of experiential training in Paradise.
The other people in the fog sea were already doing their best to cross it, trying to get a headstart.
When Yun Fei and Nangong Feng saw Xiao Chens figure enter the fog sea, they remained speechless for a long time, feeling grateful.
Lets go too. It is probably inconvenient for Xiao Chen to apany us now.
I really could not recognize Brother Xiao Chen when he is dressed like that.
At the mention of Xiao Chens getup, they burst intoughter. Then, they entered the fog sea together.
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Xiao Chen left in a rush, not because it was inconvenient to be with the two. Instead, it was because he wanted to deal with the Thunder Cliff Tree, the one-hundred-thousand-year-old Herb King, right away.
If he did not, it would cause a lot of trouble.
Hence, he chose to refine it on the spot, not giving anyone a chance to snatch it away. He would consume it first before making other ns.
Chapter 2180 Raw 2287 : Refining the Thunder Cliff Tree
Chapter 2180 Raw 2287 : Refining the Thunder Cliff Tree
After crossing the herb field, there was a vast fog sea.
ording to rumor, this fog sea had been the True God Paradisesnd of fortuitous encounters. Supposedly, someone once found a Divine Crystal there.
Someone had also found broken Divine Tools and treasures in the fog sea before. Some even obtained iplete True God mes.
As for Xiao Chen, he did not n on searching for any fortuitous encounters in this fog sea.
Fortuitous encounters in the fog sea were much rarer than in the herb field, harder to find. Furthermore, these would mostly be some broken weapons, which were practically useless to Sovereign Personages.
In this age, one could no longer be a True God. Even if one had a Divine Tool, one could not use it.
Most of the Faux Gods used Soul Tools. The so-called Divine Tools were not even as valuable as a Medial Grade Soul Tool.
The Divine Tool fragments merity mostly in research.
Of course, the fragments of True God mes were valuable. However, the chances of finding a True God me fragment were even lower than finding a Divine Herb in the herb field.
As one traveled the fog sea, ones perception and Soul Energy would suffer from significant restrictions. Everything one saw would be blurry; visibility was only one kilometer.
An ancient aura of devastation permeated the ground. Iplete Dao lingered, inspiring deep thoughts.
This ce should be one of the battlefields between the righteous and demonic factions, back when the Heavenly Realm shattered.
Xiao Chen felt rtively satisfied with this ancient battlefield. It was an ideal covert for consuming and refining that Thunder Cliff Tree.
Here, then.
Xiao Chen casually chose a deserted mountain. After ensuring that it was sufficiently remote, he took out the Thunder Cliff Tree, the one-hundred-thousand-year-old Herb King.
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Whoosh!
The scene of Xiao Chen in the fog sea in the light screen outside the Trial Tower turned blurry. However, the general situation could still be made out.
The Thunder Cliff Tree!
That is a one-hundred-thousand-year-old Herb King. It has been many years since a one-hundred-thousand-year-old Herb King appeared in that herb field.
If it were another one-hundred-thousand-year-old Herb King, it would not be that valuable. However, the Thunder Cliff Tree is genuinely incredible. Even non-lightning-attributed Faux Gods can use it to avoid lightning tribtions. It is truly wondrous!
Indeed, if one could directlyprehend the principle behind its conversion of lightning tribtions into its own energy, one could be very strong.
When the various super faction Faux God powerhouses saw Xiao Chen take out the Thunder Cliff Tree in the fog sea, they all became excited.
Mu Zifeng thought about it for a while. If this is really Xiao Chen, I have to remind him after hees out.
If he does not manage this one-hundred-thousand-year-old Herb King well, it will bring endless disaster to him.
Just at this moment, a Faux God suddenly eximed, What is he doing?!
He is going to refine that Thunder Cliff Tree. Is this fellow crazy? Refining that Thunder Cliff Tree with his insignificant cultivation is a waste of a heavenly item!
Seeing that Xiao Chen wanted to monopolize and refine the one-hundred-thousand-year-old Herb King, the various super faction Faux God powerhouses showed somewhat unsightly expressions.
Everyone hoped that Xiao Chen would bring the Thunder Cliff Tree out.
After all, a Sovereign Personage could not thoroughly refine the Thunder Cliff Tree. Forcefully refining it would result in extremely great wastage.
The best method was to bring it out and trade it with a Faux God expert for a suitable treasure.
No one expected that Xiao Chen would choose to give up on this fog seas fortuitous encounters.
Keeping a low profile, Xiao Chen went to refine the Thunder Cliff Tree.
Many of these people could not have imagined that this would happen. However, they could only watch as it did.
Who exactly is this fellow? I wonder if he knows that refining the Thunder Cliff Tree like this is very wasteful? someone muttered. Although they guessed that the strange person was Xiao Chen, no one felt sure with his bandaged, bedsheet-draped appearance.
These people wanted to curse someone, but they needed to know whom to curse.
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In the fog sea, Xiao Chen did not dwell on the matter. He focused on absorbing the Thunder Cliff Tree.
He knew that it would have been fine if it were a ten-thousand-year-old Herb King. Faux God experts would not pay too much mind to that.
However, once he left Paradise with a one-hundred-thousand-year-old Herb King, it would no longer be his.
If a Faux God took an interest in it, Xiao Chen would not have the strength to object.
The Thunder Cliff Tree was beneficial to Xiao Chen. Even if forcefully refining it resulted in some wastage, he absolutely would not exchange it for other treasures. Such a trade would not be worth it.
After the cultivators who fled the herb field settled down, they started searching the fog sea.
Compared to the abundance of fortuitous encounters in the herb field, the fortuitous encounters in the fog sea were much rarer.
However, the fog sea was still and of fortuitous encounters. If one were lucky, one would receive something.
The cultivators with no harvest in the herb field were incredibly excited about this.
After crossing the fog sea, they would arrive at the final trialnd of Paradise.
There were not many opportunities left for them.
The fog sea slowly turned bustling. However, this excitement had nothing to do with Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen focused on refining the Thunder Cliff Tree, absorbing the Great Dao Energy of the Thunder Great Dao in it. He could clearly feel a rapid improvement in his Thunder Dao Domains strength.
His Veritable Essence Energy continuously condensed, and his cultivation firmed.
Only one day passed, yet Xiao Chen felt like his cultivation had be as dense as that of a cultivator who had been a half-step Sovereign Emperor for one hundred years.
Xiao Chen continuously absorbed and refined the Medicinal Energy of the one-hundred-thousand-year-old Thunder Cliff Tree.
The Thunder Daos Great Dao Energy contained in the Thunder Cliff Tree was simply too vast. Xiao Chen could not absorb even one percent of it.
The Medicinal Energy leaked out, filling the surroundings. This Medicinal Energy turned into electricity and spread out. When seen from afar, it looked like a sea of lightning.
The electricity either seeped into the ground, floated in the air, or merged with the fog sea.
It was indeed wasteful. However, although Xiao Chen could not take in even one percent of the Medicinal Energy, he still benefited in many ways.
Seven dayster, a roar shook the area. His Thunder Might soared explosively.
This Thunder Might appeared as sharp as a sword. As it soared, it split the fog sea.
Xiao Chen suddenly opened his eyes, and sparks glittered in them. The saber-like electric light in his eyes disappeared in a sh.
Boom!
A loud buzz rang out in Xiao Chens body. His Thunder Dao Domain broke through twoyers in one go, directly reaching the Thunder Dao Domains thirdyer.
In merely seven days, Xiao Chens Thunder Dao Domain went from the firstyer to the peak of the thirdyer.
Back when Mu Yunzhu tried to break through the bottleneck of his Light Dao Domain, he had to sit at the Comprehension tform for one month to break through the bottleneck of just oneyer.
Now, Xiao Chen broke through two entireyers in one go, reaching peak thirdyer in his Thunder Dao Domain.
This simply felt inconceivable. However, since Xiao Chen had absorbed a one-hundred-thousand-year-old Thunder Cliff Tree, this seemed logical.
Furthermore, this was only one percent of the Thunder Cliff Trees Medicinal Energy.
Fortunately, I absorbed it. If I brought it out and it got snatched away by a Faux God, I would have made a huge loss no matter what treasure they traded.
A bright light flickered in Xiao Chens eyes, showing a strong sharpness that no one would dare to look at directly.
As far as Xiao Chen knew, no Sovereign Personages Dao Domain in the Faux God World had managed to break past the secondyer.
Even an outstanding talent like Mu Yunzhu only managed to reach the peak of the secondyer of his Light Dao Domain.
Short of a miracle, Mu Yunzhu could not possibly break through to the thirdyer without another ten years.
Given this, Xiao Chen finally had a trump card against the false Emperors: the thirdyer Thunder Dao Domain.
However, that was not the only benefit Xiao Chen received from the Thunder Cliff Tree.
After he refined the Thunder Cliff Tree, his Divine Lightning Eye reached peak consummation.
Xiao Chen had a feeling that he could directly use that Ten Thousand Tribtion Divine Lightning that he obtained in the Kunlun Realm.
However, many Faux Gods were watching him outside now, so it was not convenient to test it here.
The Ten Thousand Tribtion Divine Lightning made Xiao Chen feel more excitement and anticipation than the improvements of his Thunder Dao Domain.
Whoosh!
Drained of Medicinal Energy, the Thunder Cliff Tree in Xiao Chens hand immediately turned into dust and scattered on the wind. Only the many purple leaves, which were as hard as divine metal, remained.
All the purple leaves contained tribtion lightning marks that twisted around, looking like naturally formed divine characters. This seemed very mysterious.
The purple leaves totaled precisely three hundred sixty. They felt extraordinary.
After examining the leaves, Xiao Chen carefully put them away. He felt excited in his heart, and his entire body felt veryfortable.
He could not hide the excitement in his eyes. The opportunities the Thunder Cliff Tree brought him were simply too startling.
If that Gu Yuhan runs into me again, I no longer have to use schemes against him.
Previously, Xiao Chen only managed to gain an advantage over Gu Yuhan and leave by feigning strength.
Although Xiao Chen acknowledged the other partys strength, he did not feel that he was inferior to the other party by much.
Earlier, after Xiao Chen had recovered from his injuries, he had considered seeking out the other party to fight him again.
Seven days have passed. I wonder if I can still explore the final trialnd of Paradise?
Xiao Chen calmed his emotions, and a brilliant light shed in his eyes as he set off to traverse the fog sea.
Chapter 2181 Raw 2288 : Final Trial
Chapter 2181 Raw 2288 : Final Trial
Xiao Chen traveled through the boundless fog sea, heading for the final trialnd of Paradise.
Paradise was vast and boundless. However, the final trialnd was the only ce where Sovereign Personages truly sought fortuitous encounters.
Of all the fortuitous encounternds in Paradise, the simplest one was naturally the herb field. Even Sovereign Emperors found it hard to obtain ten-thousand-year-old Herb Kings outside. However, Sovereign Personages could obtain such Herb Kings there.
Xiao Chen even managed to reap a heaven-defying harvest like a one-hundred-thousand-year-old Herb King, the Thunder Cliff Tree.
The ce with the lowest chances was the fog sea where Xiao Chen was now. It was once an ancient battlefield.
There were broken Divine Tools and divine me remnants here. However, Death Qi filled the ce, and the vast fog obstructed perception and Soul Energy. Searching for Divine Tool fragments was like searching for a needle in the sea. Even if one possessed overwhelming strength, one could only bet on the boundlessly intangible luck.
Incidentally, this fog sea was very fair as and of fortuitous encounters. It did not favor strength.
The finalnd of fortuitous encounters was the Heaven Bridging Peak.
Before the Heavenly Realm shattered, the World Tree held up the Central Great Realm and the Heavenly Realm. The Heaven Bridging Peak had been the divine mountain that led to the Heavenly Realm, the ce where Faux Gods went to be True Gods.
Unfortunately, when the Heavenly Realm shattered, the ck Dragon King broke the World Tree.
The Heaven Bridging Peak split into three pieces: this one in the Faux God World, one in the Central Great Realm, and one in the Abyssal Underworld. A divine mountain ended up as three Heaven Bridging Peaks.
From then on, there were no more new True Gods.
The Heaven Bridging Peak had lost its ability to help oneprehend the Heavenly Dao, turning faux into true, allowing one to reach the peakthe legendary True God.
Although the Heaven Bridging Peak still had the remnants of the Heavenly Dao and the eternal supreme truth, the lingering effects of the divine tribtion were moremon there.
Faux Gods no longer foundprehending the Dao and cultivation on the Heaven Bridging Peak effective.
However, the Heaven Bridging Peak still held a fatal attraction for Sovereign Personages and Sovereign Emperors. They couldprehend the Dao and instantly undergo aplete transformation.
There had been many such examples when Paradise opened in the past.
Xiao Chen had heard about Paradise from Lu Benwei. When Xiao Chen was preparing for Paradise, Lu Benwei had told him about it.
As Xiao Chen traveled through the fog sea, he continuously thought about the Heaven Bridging Peaks various mysteries and legends.
I truly yearn for that time when the World Tree was not yet broken and the Heaven Bridging Peak was still intact. Everyone could risk their lives to try for the peak of the Martial Dao. Now, one is already at the peak after reaching Faux God. If others did not know, they might really think that Faux Gods were True Gods.
I cant understand why the ck Dragon King would do that. How would destroying the Heavenly Realm and preventing people from reaching True God benefit him?
As Xiao Chens thoughts wandered, he felt the fog sea thin out. Soon, his range of vision started to broaden.
He saw many super faction disciples stopped in front. They showed grave expressions, appearing to have run into some difficulties.
Xiao Chen did not reveal himself. As he sized up his surroundings, he entered deep thought.
So, this is still deep within the fog sea. We have not left it yet.
However, there is a vast, boundlessly deep abyss full of the unknown in the center of this fog sea. No matter where onees out from, they will encounter this deep abyss.
This deep abyss was a huge, incredibly pitch-ck pit brimming with terrifying Demonic Qi.
Xiao Chen hovered in the air and looked over the edge. The sight inspired fear, prompting him to turn away quickly after taking a few looks. It felt like a fearsome monster that would swallow him.
Nine mysterious bridges floated above the deep abyss, each of them formed by ancient pinewood nks.
They looked like divine bridges to heaven and, at the same time, like divine chains locking something terrifying down.
Xiao Chens gaze followed the floating bridges upwards. The nine floating bridgesing from different directions met in the center and entered the Primal Chaos sky.
Now, Xiao Chen understood. The nine floating bridges should lead to the Heaven Bridging Peak.
Since there were nine floating bridges, then any of them should lead to the Heaven Bridging Peak.
Many people thronged the entrance of every floating bridge.
Xiao Chen wondered why these people gathered there and did not step onto the floating bridge.
I need to appear now. Otherwise, who knows until when I will have to wait?
Whoosh!
Xiao Chens figure shed, and he leaped out of the fog sea, leaving behind a faint purple mark. When he reappeared, he was at the edge.
When Xiao Chen looked around, he saw that the floating bridges did not connect to the edge. If one wanted to get onto a bridge, one had to fly over to the floating bridge hovering in the air.
Flying five thousand kilometers in an instant should be easy for the people here.
However, these people stopped here for some reason, showing grave expressions and not daring to advance.
Xiao Chen looked down and saw the Demonic Qi in the deep abyss, appearing pitch-ck. It was absolute darkness, so dark that it terrified people.
One could only take a few nces before feeling strangely frightened, feeling like ones soul got sucked in.
So, thats the reason. This deep abyss is strange. One cannot just fly over.
If one wants to head to the Heaven Bridging Peak, one can only obediently take a floating bridge. Aside from that, there is no other way.
Given these peoples grave expressions, someone probably tried flying up and fell into the deep abyss, scaring everyone into not daring to go up.
Damn it! There is no way to ess this bridge. Earlier, several people tried to fly over to it but fell into the abyss.
We cant even try to jump over. The bridgeless area has a terrifying suction that can pull in even half-step Sovereign Emperors.
A few peopleined, speaking with extreme depression.
Indeed, it was simr to what Xiao Chen expected. Just at this moment, someone noticed Xiao Chen.
It would be impossible not to notice Xiao Chen. No one else dressed in such an eye-catching fashion as he did.
He waspletely bandaged and wearing a bedsheet. Anyone would at least take a few nces at him.
Look! Its that weirdo!
It really is him. I heard that he was the one who snatched the one-hundred-thousand-year-old Herb King.
To think that he dares to appear. Quickly, go let Senior Brother Mu know...
The people here were disciples of the five super factions. Most of their disciple leaders had grudges against Xiao Chen. One of these people who saw him thought of reporting back.
However, someone else immediately stopped that person. He scolded, You idiot. Dont rush to report back yet. Perhaps he might have a way to get to the bridge. Furthermore, those false Emperors are all thinking of how to do that. Even if they want to settle scores with him, they will wait until this is over.
Right, right, right. Lets see if he has a way. I went over to the other bridges earlier. None of the nine bridges are easy to get to. Everyone got stopped. Those false Emperor outstanding talents are all thinking hard about a solution.
Right. Perhaps our chances are higher if we follow this bedsheet monster. After all, he managed to snatch away that one-hundred-thousand-year-old Herb King before so many false Emperors. He should be quite strong.
Xiao Chen ignored the idle chatter, heading straight to the bridge entrance. The others quickly gave way.
As Xiao Chen stood on the very edge, he saw the dangling, winding bridge heading up to the sky, hovering over the deep abyss. This appeared mysterious and unfathomable.
The bridge was at least thirty kilometers long and ended in the clouds.
However, the initial few hundred meters were empty.
Xiao Chen sank into deep thought. Naturally, the easiest way is to jump over andnd on the bridge.
However, clearly, someone tried that already. That person probably fell into the deep abyss and died.
If all floating bridges are not easy to ess, it should not be a coincidence. Someone purposely set up a test. Each of the nine floating bridges should be testing for something different.
Hearing the discussions about the other floating bridges being equally difficult, Xiao Chen concluded that this was a test.
If one wanted to get onto the bridge, one had to pass the test first.
In that case, there would definitely be a way to get onto the bridge. Xiao Chen rubbed his chin as he pondered, What exactly is this floating bridge testing for?
Chapter 2182 Raw 2289 : Bridge to Heaven
Chapter 2182 Raw 2289 : Bridge to Heaven
The scene of the nine floating bridges appeared on the light screen outside the Trial Tower. Each of these bridges had people standing near them and thinking hard about how to get to them.
The Profound Heaven Holy Lands Mu Yunzhu and Gu Yuhan, the Universe Origin Sects Fang Shaobai and Chu Feng, the Martial God Pces Xiahou Wu and Bai Yunfei, the Hidden Spirit Temples Yuan Zhen, and the other false Emperor outstanding talents stood before the bridges, racking their brains for a solution.
Every floating bridge all had its own difficulty.
They might have nks that continuously spun around, preventing one from having firm footing; nks that appeared and disappeared, which made choosing the next step hard; nks covered in frost or fire; and even some that seemed normal, but when one got onto it, ones senses would get confused.
Nine bridges, nine tests. I wonder who can figure it out first. The God Conferring tform and the Heaven Bridging Peak are not that easy to get to.
The God Conferring tform...hah... How unfortunate! If the God Conferring tform were still intact, we would not be stuck at the Faux God Realm for the rest of our lives.
Indeed. Now, the God Conferring tform is helpful only to Sovereign Personages and Sovereign Emperors. It is not of much use to us.
There is no point in speaking about this now. Lets just continue to watch. Based on what I saw so far, the first to break this puzzle should be the Hidden Spirit Temples Yuan Zhen.
At the mention of the God Conferring tform, these Faux Gods could not help sighing. They stopped speaking about it after a few words.
The false Emperor outstanding talents should not find breaking the mystery of the bridges to heaven difficult. It is just a matter of time. Historically, the Hidden Spirit Temples outstanding talents are usually the first to figure it out. There should not be an exception this time.
That strange fellow might. He seems to have noticed something.
Humph! That fellow would rather waste most of the Thunder Cliff Trees Medicinal Energy than let us have it. I hope he dies in this Ten Thousand Demon Abyss. Just thinking about it makes me angry.
When mentioning Xiao Chen, the many Faux Gods felt somewhat resentful.
Among them, the Profound Heaven Holy Lands Gu Fei felt the most resentful. When he heard someone mention Xiao Chen, he could not help cursing.
First, Xiao Chen beat Zhang Yushan, a Profound Heaven Holy Land disciple, into a pigs head. Then, he tricked the false Emperor Gu Yuhan.
If Gu Yuhan had not left at that time but continued fighting Xiao Chen, he would have forced Xiao Chen out of Paradise. That being the case, theter incidents would not have happened; Xiao Chen would not have obtained the Thunder Cliff Tree.
Gu Fei, what is the meaning of this?
Gu Fei cursed just to vent his emotions. However, Mu Zifeng found his words unpleasant.
You are a Faux God, after all. What justification do you have for cursing my Heavenly Alliance disciple to die?
Gu Fei startled awake, realizing that it was inappropriate for him to say that, given his status. However, he already said it and could not take it back.
So, Gu Fei could only stick to his guns, saying, Whats wrong? So what if I say a thing or two about a strange person draped in a bedsheet? Could it be that he is your Heavenly Alliances disciple?
Although there were a lot of uncertainties about it, most of the Faux Gods here thought that the bedsheet monster should be Xiao Chen.
However, due to the bedsheet and the bandages, no one could be sure.
When Mu Zifeng heard Gu Fei argue like that, he had no way to rebut.
Humph! Are the people of your Heavenly Alliance so entric, wearing a bedsheet and leaping about everywhere? Haha! This old man really did not know. Could it be that this bedsheet is actually a transformation of the Alloy Battle Armor?
Seeing that Mu Zifeng did not rebut, Gu Fei pushed harder.
Gu Fei, you are being too overbearing. Everyone knows that this person is very likely my Heavenly Alliances Xiao Chen, and you cursed him to die in front of everyone. Is it wrong for me to say something about it?
Seeing Gu Fei taking advantage of his silence, Mu Zifeng turned angry.
The others sensed the tense atmosphere and smiled, treating this as entertainment.
What a joke! If you say that he is from your Heavenly Alliance, then where is the proof? I can say that he is my Profound Heaven Holy Land disciple. Do I need you to interfere when I lecture my sects disciple?!
Interesting. Then, do you dare to wager on it, whether he is from the Heavenly Alliance or not? The winner can make a demand of the loser.
Gu Fei smiled coldly in his heart. Naturally, he would not be fooled. He said indifferently, What is the point of this bet? If you want to bet on something, then bet on who gets onto the God Conferring tform first. I bet that the person who gets onto the God Conferring tform first will not be from your Heavenly Alliance.
Among the five super factions, the Heavenly Alliance was inferior in the first ce. Be it the outstanding talents or umtions, they were all weaker.
Mu Zifeng did not hold too much hope for Paradise in the first ce, already resigned to a bad result.
However, Mu Zifeng felt extremely angry. Despite Xiao Chens identity being mostly certain, this Gu Fei still cursed Xiao Chen.
Very well, I bet with you that the first person to reach the Heaven Bridging Peaks God Conferring tform will be from my Heavenly Alliance! Mu Zifeng said seriously as a cold and sharp look shed on his elegant face.
Hahahaha! Good, it is a deal, then! Everyone here is a witness. The loser will have to agree to a demand from the winner!
Upon hearing that, Gu Fei could not helpughing. Initially, he just wanted to humiliate Mu Zifeng. Who knew, Mu Zifeng actually epted this sure-win bet, so he rejoiced.
The other Faux God powerhouses were incredulous when they heard this.
They shook their heads. No matter how they looked at this, Gu Fei stood a much higher chance of winning.
Lord Mu.
The few Heavenly Alliance Elders frowned slightly, wanting to advise Mu Zifeng.
Mu Zifeng showed a serious expression as he waved his hand. I have made up my mind. There is no need to say anything more.
Yuan Zhen is making his move.
In the light screen, Yuan Zhen stepped onto the seemingly ordinary floating bridge that was actually filled with illusions and befuddled the mind.
As everyone guessed, the Hidden Spirit Temples Yuan Zhen reached a floating bridge first.
Lotus flowers grew under Yuan Zhens feet, and a Buddhist light flowed behind him. He pressed his thumb against his middle fingers second joint, forming the meditation seal, and his left hand held a Buddhist treasure. He appeared stern and dignified, moving increasingly farther in the blink of an eye.
Yuan Zhen moved more than one kilometer without any obstruction on the floating bridge.
Cheers immediately rang out. Close after that, Chu Feng, Fang Shaobai, and the others stepped onto the floating bridges and climbed up, heading into the sky.
On the other hand, Xiao Chen already thought of many things but had not made a move yet. He should have failed in figuring out a solution.
Lord Gu, Gu Yuhan and Mu Yunzhu are already on the bridge!
The two false Emperor outstanding talents of the Profound Heaven Holy Land had stepped onto different bridges and started their own paths up into the sky.
Gu Fei looked around and saw the bedsheet monster still staring at the empty floating bridge, not moving at all.
Gu Fei could not help smiling coldly, showing clear disdain without having to speak.
Lord Mu, is that bedsheet-draped person really Xiao Chen? A Heavenly Alliance Elder could not help doubting when he saw the situation. After all, the other outstanding talents already made their moves, but Xiao Chen still had not.
Mu Zifeng said after some thought, The floating bridge before him is somewhat different. Those that are too smart cannot cross it. However, those that manage to cross it can catch up quickly. There is no rush.
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At the edge of the Ten Thousand Demon Abyss:
Xiao Chen stared at the hovering floating bridge and muttered, I have tried at least one hundred different methods and simted more than one thousand results. Logically speaking, I should have already figured out a solution.
These words were not to reproach himself but to show his confidence.
Mu Yunzhu, Gu Yuhan, and the others already stepped onto a floating bridge. Xiao Chen should not be unable to solve this.
Xiao Chens talent andprehension ability far surpassed others. Now, he started thinking in reverse. Now that he had exhausted all the possibilities, he arrived at a rough guess.
So, that is the case.
Inspiration shed in Xiao Chens mind, and he took arge stride forward, arriving at the very edge. If he took another step forward, he would fall into the Ten Thousand Demon Abyss.
Each of the nine floating bridges tests for different things.
I have thought of thousands of solutions, variations, and results. Actually, I was wrong from the start. The Great Dao shows a simple truth. The test of this floating bridge is simply courage.
If Xiao Chen had not seen the others stepping onto the other floating bridges, he might have needed more time to climb out of the pitfall he had dug for himself.
However, the pride and confidence in Xiao Chens heart instantly startled him to his senses, forcing him out of the limitations of his thoughts.
Ah!
The cultivators crowding behind Xiao Chen cried out, feeling shocked. They saw Xiao Chen, who stood on the very edge of the cliff, take a step into the deep abyss.
This was undoubtedly a suicidal action, causing everyones chest to clench tightly, stupefying them.
However, the next scene was even more startling. The expected scene of Xiao Chen falling into the deep abyss did not appear. Ancient pinewood nks appeared under his feet out of nowhere.
It was like a lotus flower growing wherever Xiao Chen walked. With every step, an ancient pinewood nk appeared under his feet.
Soon, Xiao Chen stepped onto the floating bridge before everyones shocked gazes.
The brave showed no fear, advancing boldly.
The overcautious should abandon this bridge.
Chapter 2183 Raw 2290 : My Buddha Is Merciful
Chapter 2183 Raw 2290 : My Buddha Is Merciful
The brave showed no fear, advancing boldly.
The overcautious should abandon this bridge.
Previously, the various super faction disciples tried to leap to the floating bridge more than three hundred meters away in one go.
Without exception, all of them fell into the absolutely dark, bottomless Ten Thousand Demon Abyss and probably died there.
After that, no one dared to try.
Everyone thought hard about how to get to the floating bridge three hundred meters away, as Xiao Chen had.
Unfortunately, they overthought and ended up falling into the trap. The more cautious they were, the more they could not find the solution.
The Great Dao showed a simple truth. Aftering to this understanding, one would realize that the test of this floating bridge was simply courage.
Perhaps someone thought of it; perhaps someone figured out that this was a test of courage. However, they did not dare to step forward; they did not dare to take the step that might result in a fall. Hence, they only thought about it. In reality, they did not truly understand.
No matter how much one thought about it, if one was not confident and did not dare to test it out, what was the point?
Only Xiao Chen was smart enough and confident enough. Why is it that the other outstanding talents have already stepped onto a floating bridge, yet I have not?
Along the way, when did I, Xiao Chen, fall behind those outstanding talents in the Faux God World?
That being the case, it is not that I, Xiao Chen, am stupid. It is not that I, Xiao Chen, do not have sufficientprehension ability.
No one is stupid, especially the outstanding talents that cane to the Faux God World. What theyck is notprehension ability but confidence.
By coincidence, pride and ambition had sunk deep roots in Xiao Chens bones since he started on the Martial Dao. They flowed endlessly in his blood.
Xiao Chen nevercked confidence.
Ancient nks appeared under Xiao Chens feet with every step. Soon, he arrived at the floating bridge more than three hundred meters away.
Whoosh!
The instant Xiao Chen stepped onto the bridge, he felt as light as a swallow. The hot-bloodedness that pushed him to advance boldly was burning in his body. The floating bridge he stood on now seemed like the wind, allowing him to move quickly and advance boldly.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Like a cloak, the bedsheet pped in the wind. Who dared to mock him?
No one dared tough. They only felt that this person had an indescribable pride and confidence. Even the bandages thatpletely covered him could not help his sharpness.
Damn it! I should have thought of it long ago. The test of this bridge is courage!
Indeed, it is actually quite simple. It hangs three hundred meters away. One cannot fly, use tricks, or use force. This is clearly telling everyone not to be cowardly.
When many people saw Xiao Chen moving like the wind, looking like he would catch up with the other outstanding talents, they all felt regretful.
However, what was the point of regret?
This regret proved that they still had not understood. The overcautious should abandon this bridge.
Xiao Chen had already gotten very far on the floating bridge, but this group of people behind him still remained at the edge of the abyss, hesitating and unable to decide.
If we fall, we will die. If we end up stepping on nothing, it is all over. Should we bet on it?
Damn it! What if we are not as courageous as that person? What should we do?
Ah!
Just because everyone saw Xiao Chen walk to the floating bridge did not mean that the others would have the courage to try. As many people hesitated, one person closed his eyes and took a step forward.
In the end, a miserable shriek followed. The ancient nks did not appear, leaving him to fall into the Ten Thousand Demon Abyss.
This startled everyone into backing away quickly, paling in fright.
Those who harbor the slightest cowardice in their hearts cannot cross this bridge. One can travel on it only by being truly fearless like that strange person.
The group of people showed conflicted and unsightly expressions. They understood the principle, but not many dared to try.
On the other hand, Xiao Chens steps on the floating bridge were light, and his bearing was rxed.
This floating bridge wound around as it headed up. It looked level, but it inclined sharply, heading into that Primal Chaos sky.
This was a bridge to heaven, a bridge leading to the Heaven Bridging Peak.
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Outside the Trial Tower, the spectating Faux Gods saw Xiao Chen moving ahead despite startingter. To think that Xiao Chen reached the front without causing anymotion.
The light screen clearly showed Xiao Chen surpassing Yuan Zhen, who figured out a solution first.
Xiao Chen had taken the lead and looked like he would arrive in the sky soon.
Damn! That fellow is actually first!
Gu Fei still did not dare to believe it. He looked around and cursed again, Damn! Hes really first. However, this is just the start. It is not that easy to get to the Heaven Bridging Peak. That fellow already offended so many people. I dont believe he can hold off all of them!
Lord Mu, it really is as you said, a Heavenly Alliance Elder said excitedly.
Mu Zifeng said indifferently, Theres no rush. It is like that crazy Gu said, this is just the beginning.
Finally, some other people managed to drum up their courage and step into the Ten Thousand Demon Abyss, walking over to the floating bridge.
However, this dy meant that those people could not be faster than Xiao Chen and the group of false Emperor outstanding talents.
Just from this, it was clear that those false Emperor outstanding talents were indeed superior to the rest.
There were no weaklings among those called outstanding talents in the Faux God World.
Just at this moment, Xiao Chen was starting to feel that his surroundings were fantastic. As the floating bridge slowly led into the sky, it seemed like he could touch that viscid sky just by stretching out his hand. However, the sky also felt incredibly far away. It appeared so close, but he could not touch it.
While this felt very strange, Xiao Chen continued forward, walking until he could not proceed any further.
A seven-colored whirlpool with overwhelming Spiritual Energy appeared at the end of the floating bridge.
Xiao Chen did not hesitate, taking a big step forward and entering.
Others could not see the whirlpool. They only saw Xiao Chen walk to the floating bridges end, and his figure vanished into the sky.
This is...
The scene before Xiao Chen suddenly changed. He saw a gray sky, and the world around him was dark.
A cold wind blew in this world. Countless corpses littered the deste ground.
A broken fortress ship stuck out of the ground, half-buried, flying a blood-stained war banner. Shattered skeletons were everywhere.
All the skeletons radiated startling auras, telling stories of boundless regret.
As the cold wind blew, the regrets, rage, and hatred turned into howls, sweeping through the deste ce. It sounded like they had been here for a long time.
Xiao Chen appeared solemn and respectful, showing a grave expression. He wondered where these corpses came from. Why was the Heaven Bridging Peak filled with overwhelming resentment and evil winds?
A mountain peak stood not far in front of Xiao Chen.
This mountain peak rose deep into the clouds. There seemed to be another world within the cloud sea.
The Heaven Bridging Peak!
This has to be the Heaven Bridging Peak. A feeling of familiarity yet unfamiliarity struck Xiao Chen.
His heart skipped a beat. This is bizarre. The unfamiliarity is to be expected, but why do I find it familiar?
Just as Xiao Chen was lost in his thoughts, confused, a dazzling Buddhist light burst forth in this dark world. A solemn and dignified Yuan Zhen with a benevolent expression quickly appeared and discovered this world as well.
Xiao Chen, your getup is quite eye-catching. Although the people of the Buddhist sect do not care about the attention of the mundane world, there really is none in the Buddhist sect who would dare to dress like you, Yuan Zhen said with a smile as he looked at Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen asked gravely, You recognized me?
That is natural. Others might not recognize you, unable to guess your identity. However, you cannot hide your Buddhist nature from me. No matter how you change, you cannot escape from the Buddhist sects insightful eyes.
Smiling faintly, Yuan Zhen answered honestly. Then, he nced at the corpses around.
Yuan Zhens smile slowly faded as he let out a soft sigh. How many hurdles are there on the path to be a god? These boundless corpses are the Faux God powerhouses that have died on the God Conferring tform ever since the Heaven Bridging Peak existed.
The God Conferring tform?
Thats right. The God Conferring tform is at the top of this Heaven Bridging Peak. Before the Heavenly Realm was destroyed and the Heaven Bridging Peak broke, the Faux Gods of the world would go up. When they reached the God Conferring tform, they would undergo a divine tribtion to turn faux to true, bing an eternal True God. Unfortunately, this is not an easy path to take. Who knows how many corpses got buried here over one million years? How many ambitious heroes got destroyed here? Previously, this Heaven Bridging Peak was much harder to climb than it is now. There would be all sorts of difficulties: three minor cmities, three major cmities, nine minor tribtions, nine major tribtions, and many more.
Xiao Chen muttered, You really know a lot. What is the point of saying so much? Are you not nning to climb to the God Conferring tform?
Yuan Zhen pressed his two palms together, and a solemn look shed in his eyes. Then, he said, There is no need. The Heaven Bridging Peak no longer has a divine nature. The God Conferring tform is also broken, unable to confer godhood. It merely increases your cultivation a little and gives you someprehension. Before I came, I announced a great ambition. These corpses here belong to heroes. My Buddha is merciful. Although this insignificant monk is weak, I will purify as much as I can and rue beneficence. You should continue climbing this peak; we each have our own encounters.
Xiao Chen smiled coldly. If one did not know, one might be cheated by Yuan Zhens solemn and dignified expression, saying that Buddha was merciful.
However, Xiao Chen was familiar with Yuan Zhens character. He said in disdain, Speak properly and stop pretending.
Yuan Zhen felt somewhat embarrassed. He coughed a few times and said, Some of my Buddhist sect seniors are definitely among these boundless corpses. I will search for an ancient ?arra. That would be much more beneficial than going to the God Conferring tform.
Xiao Chen would not trust a single thing that this monk said. However, since the monk wanted to stay here, there was no need for Xiao Chen to care. He still needed to climb the Heaven Bridging Peak and get to the God Conferring tform.
Xiao Chen wanted to bet on an opportunity on that God Conferring tform, an opportunity that Lu Benwei mentioned to him.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Just at this moment, Mu Yunzhu, Chu Feng, Gu Yuhan, and the other false Emperor outstanding talents arrived one after another.
These people gave Xiao Chen a murderous nce but did not say anything to him.
After they appeared, they immediately looked at the Heaven Bridging Peak. Without saying a word, they rushed over.
Xiao Chen smiled coldly in his heart. He also did not say anything as he leaped up, climbing the Heaven Bridging Peak as well.
Yuan Zhen looked at the boundless corpses and ced a palm on his chest while bowing. My Buddha is merciful. Excellent, excellent!
[TL Note: The usage of excellent here is not meant to express Yuan Zhens joy at seeing the corpses. Instead, it is one of the traditional Buddhist monk greetings and meant as praise for the other person. The usage is simr to May the Lord Buddha preserve us as a greeting.]
Chapter 2184 Raw 2291 : Why the Familiarity?
Chapter 2184 Raw 2291 : Why the Familiarity?
Yuan Zhen called out a Buddhist greeting and started to chant scriptures in this ce where countless corpsesy. Lotus flowers appeared under his feet, carrying him as he walked among the boundless dead. Who knew what he was searching for? Perhaps he was really purifying the dead, ruing beneficence.
Yuan Zhens thoughts aside, the focus of Paradises final trial was the Heaven Bridging Peak.
All the false Emperor outstanding talents of the super factions climbed the Heaven Bridging Peak, wanting to be the first to stand on the God Conferring tform.
Without a doubt, he who could monopolize the God Conferring tform would be the greatest winner of Paradise.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
The many disciples of the Heavenly Alliance, the Martial God Pce, the Universe Origin Sect, the Hidden Spirit Temple, and the Profound Heaven Holy Land appeared one after another in thend where many corpses were buried. After arriving, they flew towards the Heaven Bridging Peak.
Soon, many people were at the foot of the Heaven Bridging Peak. Hundreds of outstanding talents from the five super factions gathered there and climbed towards the peak.
However, the ones at the very front were Xiao Chen and the false Emperor outstanding talents. These people left the others far behind. Those that camete could not even see their figures.
Everyone wanted to get to the God Conferring tform quickly and work onprehending the Dao to let their cultivation soar and grow stronger.
However, the Heaven Bridging Peak is not that easy to climb.
Although the Heaven Bridging Peak already lost its divine nature, the pressure from the lingering Divine Might was not something a Sovereign Personage could easily endure.
asionally, scenes of the three cmities and nine disasters appeared.
These three cmities and nine disasters were not the ones that Faux Gods had to experience. They were just illusions that persisted over time. However, they were still dangerous for Xiao Chen and the others.
Even if Gu Yuhan and the others wanted to seek trouble for the strange person, even if they know that he had snatched the one-hundred-thousand-year-old Herb King, they could not afford a distraction here to seek revenge.
As Xiao Chen walked on the peak, he found it easier than the others did. He had already awakened his Azure Dragon Divine Body once, which gave him an edge here.
Yuan Zhen practiced the Indestructible Iron Body. His Arhat Dharmic Body even surpassed Xiao Chens Divine Body.
Unfortunately, for some reason, this monk did not want to climb the peak.
Without Yuan Zhen around, no one could surpass Xiao Chen.
Hundreds of people climbed the Heaven Bridging Peak. The various false Emperor outstanding talents were the vanguard. However, Xiao Chen led the charge, ahead of the various false Emperor outstanding talents.
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Outside the Trial Tower, the expression of the Profound Heaven Holy Lands Gu Fei turned somewhat unsightly.
Gu Fei never expected that his sure-win wager would turn into such a situation.
Mu Zifeng smiled faintly and said, Crazy Gu, it looks like I still stand a chance at victory. You got cocky too early.
Gu Fei retorted sullenly, Humph! The show has just begun. You only win if he stands on the God Conferring tform and lights up Paramita Lamps. There is no point if he gets knocked down, unable to obtain any benefits. Furthermore, none of the three cmities and nine disasters have appeared yet. Being in front counts for nothing.
Mu Zifengs eyes gleamed as he said indifferently, I know what you are thinking. However, just wait and see. Lets see who will have thestugh.
This strange person managed to take the lead.
Indeed. Had he not wasted time speaking with Yuan Zhen, he might have gotten even farther already.
Just because he is in front now does not mean that he will win. He is relying on his physical body advantage. However, theter three cmities and nine disasters cannot be cleared just by relying on the physical body. At that time, the others will be able to show their advantages. They might overtake him.
Right. Lets continue watching. This wager is really interesting now. Initially, I thought that the oue was set. Who knew, this strange person managed to take the lead!
Discussions rang out in the surroundings. Although the many Faux God powerhouses did not like Xiao Chen, they still admired him in their hearts for charging to the front.
Furthermore, Xiao Chen had taken the bridge of courage, which was much more difficult than the bridges the false Emperors had taken.
The three cmities and nine disasters areing! someone cried out.
Boundless ming clouds gathered at the top of the Heaven Bridging Peak in the light screen. In the next moment, mes spread throughout the entire sky, looking like the end of the world.
This was the first cmity of the three cmities and nine disasters: ming Doomsday.
Of course, this was just an illusion that leaked out from the flow of space-time and not the true ming Doomsday. If it were the real deal, not to mention Sovereign Personages, even Faux Gods would find it hard to block.
The appearance of ming Doomsday was both a test and an opportunity for many people.
The test needed no exnation. No one dared to let down their guard against ming Doomsday.
Naturally, the opportunity was that if Xiao Chen did not deal with this well, it would be an excellent opportunity to overtake him.
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Boom!
ming Doomsday suddenly descended practically the instant the ming clouds appeared. No one on the Heaven Bridging Peak could avoid it. It was just a matter of who met it first. Naturally, the first was Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chens expression did not change; he had mentally braced himself long ago.
He quickly covered himself with the bedsheet and infused it with the Ice Dao Domain. The bedsheet immediately turned snow-white, bone-chillingly cold as it covered his body.
This happened to neutralize the terrifying might of the ming Doomsday.
The entire Heaven Bridging Peak turned into a zing fire mountain due to the ming Doomsday.
The people whoprehended the Fire Great Dao looked pleased.
These people spread out their Fire Great Dao and instantly found their situation much easier to bear. Some could even refine the ming Doomsday. Instead of being injured, they benefited from it. Of course, they only dared to refine it because it was an illusion.
If this were the real ming Doomsday, even Faux Gods would not dare let their guard down, much less refine it.
The people without the Fire Great Dao naturally showed unsightly expressions. Not to mention continuing forward, just holding on posed a difficulty.
At the moment, the cockiest ones were naturally the Universe Origin Sects Fang Shaobai and Chu Feng.
Both of them had a me mark burning on their foreheadsthe Universe Origin True me mark that had been inherited for one million years.
Compared to Xiao Chens Universe Origin True me, these twos Universe Origin True me appeared more spiritual and divine.
Shaobai, lets use this opportunity to surpass that strange person in one go. If you are confident, help me dy him, Chu Feng said seriously as a sharp light shed in his eyes.
Chu Feng wanted to sacrifice Fang Shaobai at the crucial moment in order to seed.
Although Fang Shaobai felt dissatisfied, the other party was of the Royal n, holding a higher status. Thus, there was no need to think this through.
If there is an opportunity, I will make a move.
The two appeared like they received divine help while within the mes. They soon left the other false Emperors far behind as they chased after Xiao Chen.
These two hold too much of an advantage. They are probably going to overtake that strange person, the Martial God Pces Xiahou Wu said depressedly when Chu Feng and Fang Shaobai passed him.
Bai Yunfei, who was beside him, smiled coldly and said, Theres no rush. The three cmities and nine disasters are just beginning. It wont be that easy for the Universe Origin Sect to have thestugh. If these two end up fighting the weirdo, we will be the onesughing.
Right. We should be careful. We should focus on stability for this first cmity. We should not use our trump cards yet.
Thud! Thud! Thud!
Chu Feng and Fang Shaobai sprinted in the surging ming Doomsday. However, they were shocked to discover that Xiao Chen was not much slower than themselves.
Whats going on?!
Chu Fengs expression changed drastically. This was an excellent opportunity. If they could not catch up to Xiao Chen, they would not have much of a chance when the second cmity arrived.
Fang Shaobai heaved a sigh of relief. He did not feel confident in attacking this strange person on this ming mountain.
If he got careless, he might end up falling off the Heaven Bridging Peak.
World Annihting Lightning Cmity!
While the two were distracted, the second cmity, the World Annihting Lightning Cmity, quickly descended before the ming Doomsday faded.
Suddenly, thousands of purple lightning bolts fell on the Heaven Bridging Peak.
From the outside, the Heaven Bridging Peak looked resplendent and dazzling. The entire mountain peak bathed in the lightning tribtion, shining with a dazzling purple light.
Whoosh! Whoosh!
The falling lightning bolts scattered the frost on Xiao Chens snow-white bedsheet, sending it falling off like white snow.
Xiao Chens peak thirdyer Thunder Dao Domain silently spread out. For him, the World Annihting Lightning Cmity was easier to deal with than the ming Doomsday.
Chu Feng and Fang Shaobai just blocked the lightning bolts that fell and looked up immediately after that. However, they could no longer see Xiao Chen. He had left the two far behind.
Just at this moment, pipe music rang out in everyones ears. Gu Yuhan held his pipe up and blew it; the melody he yed could actually control lightning.
Not only did Gu Yuhan stop the lightning, but the lightning even aided him in climbing the Heaven Bridging Peak.
Soon, Gu Yuhan saw Xiao Chens figure. Then, a murderous intent shed in his eyes.
When Gu Yuhan thought about how Xiao Chen fooled him in the herb field, he could not suppress the murderous intent in his heart.
Why is that fellow not moving?
Gu Yuhan saw that the swift Xiao Chen had suddenlye to a stop, appearing dazed. Gu Yuhan found this strange.
At the moment, Xiao Chen felt greatly shocked as he looked at the Heaven Bridging Peak bathed in lightning and radiating dazzling purple light.
Xiao Chen finally understood why the Heaven Bridging Peak seemed both familiar yet unfamiliar.
The feeling of familiarity came from the azure mountain missing a dragon head in the Deste Sea.
Chapter 2185 Raw 2292 : As Difficult as Flying into the Blue Sky
Chapter 2185 Raw 2292 : As Difficult as Flying into the Blue Sky
When Xiao Chen first saw the Heaven Bridging Peak, it gave him a feeling of familiarity yet unfamiliarity. At that time, he already had his suspicions.
However, Yuan Zhen appeared and interrupted Xiao Chens train of thought, preventing him from following it to its conclusion.
As Xiao Chen climbed increasingly higher, the sense of familiarity intensified.
When the entire mountain peak turned purple from the lightnings illumination, he recalled the azure mountain with the missing dragon head in the oldnds of the Azure Dragons.
With this thought, Xiao Chen immediately felt stunned. Could it be that the azure mountain was one of the Heaven Bridging Peak pieces?
However...however, while the three cmities and nine disasters of this Heaven Bridging Peak seemed terrifying, it still had some Divine Might and spirituality. It looked vast and majestic, inspiring reverence.
The azure mountain missing a dragon head in the Azure Dragons oldnds was a demonic mountain that nearly made him lose control.
Xiao Chen immediately felt greatly shocked. He wondered what was happening.
Back then, when he climbed the azure mountain, he lost control. Would the same thing happen when he ascended to the God Conferring tform?
If Xiao Chen lost control in front of everyone, that would be a problem. Who knew what the consequences would be?
Staring nkly, Xiao Chen sank into deep thought and hesitated for a moment.
Toot!
Suddenly, pipe music rang out by Xiao Chens ear. He felt boundless killing intent and startled awake.
He twisted the bedsheet into a saber and swung it after turning around. This chop happened to resonate with the World Annihting Lightning Cmitys Dao. While he was distracted, he had been spreading out his Thunder Dao Domain. He did not even have to divide his attention to resonate with the Heaven Bridging Peaks lightning cmity.
Boom!
When this chopnded, it happened to burst forth together with the World Annihting Lightning Cmity. Given the favorable timing and location, this saber strike became ridiculously strong.
Gu Yuhans face sank. He had to blow his pipe continuously as his figure weaved through the electric light. Then, he flicked his finger and shot out powerful beams of light formed by Divine Energy.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Gu Yuhan shot out a total of nine beams of light, shattering the falling purple lightning. However, he failed to scatter the saber light contained in the purple lighting. He had no choice but to use his Movement Technique to retreat.
In this Heaven Bridging Peak, I hold the advantage of time and location. No matter how capable you are, you can forget about having an advantage over me.
The lingering Divine Might in the Heaven Bridging Peak produced heavy pressure. If one did not advance, one would end up retreating. Once one stepped back, the pressure would increase.
Gu Yuhan showed an unsightly expression. The Divine Might pressed on him, forcing him to move further back.
At the same time, he had to dodge the World Annihting Lightning Cmity. His initially nimble figure immediately became a sorry sight.
Rumble...!
A few tribtion lightning bolts fell, forcing Gu Yuhan to dodge continuously as he rolled down the mountain peak.
Hahaha! Brother Gu, excellent Movement Technique. To think that the Profound Heaven Holy Lands outstanding talent has a rolling donkey move practiced to such familiarity.
Gu Yuhan stood up and looked around. He hadnded near the Universe Origin Sects Chu Feng and Fang Shaobai.
The one who mocked Gu Yuhan was the Universe Origin Sects Chu Feng, who smiled at him.
You are seeking death.
Gu Yuhan was an icily arrogant and reclusive person. Without saying anything more, he bounced back up and charged at Chu Feng.
Fang Shaobai and Chu Feng felt stunned by this persons resolution. He just got mocked, and he attackedon the Heaven Bridging Peak.
However, the two did not fear Gu Yuhan. It was two against one. No matter how strong Gu Yuhan was, he would just be sending himself to die.
Senior Brother, dont be rash! Mu Yunzhu quickly called out to stop Gu Yuhan at this moment.
As they were from the same sect, Gu Yuhan still had to give Mu Yunzhu some face. So, he withdrew his killing move and turned around.
Chu Feng and Fang Shaobai heaved sighs of relief. Although they were not afraid to fight, they could not continue climbing this Heaven Bridging Peak if they really fought.
Senior Brother, that bandaged person is Xiao Chen! Mu Yunzhu said sullenly as he looked at Gu Yuhan.
What?! Fang Shaobai eximed in disbelief, his expression changing drastically.
If it is not him, who else can it be?! Coldughter rang out. It was Bai Yunfei rushing over together with Xiahou Wu.
Bai Yunfei said sullenly, You are all fools. Just think about it. This is the Faux God World. Besides Xiao Chen, who else has the Dragon Race bloodline, is skilled at the saber, and grasps the Thunder Great Dao and Ice Great Dao?
But...didnt he fail in forming a perfect Divine Seal and suffer a rebound? Furthermore, why would Xiao Chen dress so strangely,ing out in only a bedsheet?
Mu Yunzhu said, I discussed this with Brother Bai before. Previously, he showed too few of his attacks, and his getup looked strange. Furthermore, there was the information we obtained before this. So, we doubted it and did not expect him to be Xiao Chen.
However, if you think about it carefully, who else among the disciples in the Faux God World fits this strange person, aside from Xiao Chen?
Actually, it should have urred to me long ago. However, Xiao Chens getup is simply too oundish. Furthermore, we heard news of Xiao Chen failing to form a Divine Seal. Which is why we never thought of him.
Now that the group was startled awake, they felt that the strange person was most likely Xiao Chen.
Damn it. Had I known it was him, I would have killed him in the herb field. To think that this fellow actually dared to show up! Fang Shaobai cursed, unable to contain his rage.
Bai Yunfei looked at the Heaven Bridging Peak and said, Without that baldy Yuan Zhen here, no one else has a stronger advantage on the Heaven Bridging Peak. The right time, the right ce, and the right people. Of these three factors, he already has two. He will probably end up monopolizing the benefits of the God Conferring tform.
What do you mean?
Bai Yunfei said indifferently, We have conflicts and differences among us, but right now, we have amon enemy. If we still do not work together and just run solo, we wont be able to catch up. If we work together, we do not need to fear the three cmities and nine disasters with our strength.
The six thought about it, not saying anything. If they worked together, they would have to split the benefits of the God Conferring tform. However, everyone here wanted to monopolize the God Conferring tform.
Otherwise, if everyone obtained benefits, there would be no way to pull ahead of the others.
However, Xiao Chen was getting farther and farther away as it was. Now, they could not even see his figure.
If they did not work together, only Xiao Chen would benefit.
Senior Brother, what do you think? Mu Yunzhu sent a voice projection as he looked at Gu Yuhan.
Gu Yuhan replied with a voice projection. These people cannot be trusted, especially that Chu Feng and Bai Yunfei; they are very scheming. We can work with them, but we have to hold something back for ourselves. We will y it by ear, and if there is an opportunity, we will monopolize the God Conferring tform.
Senior Brother has the same idea as I do. Chu Feng is still fine. However, that Bai Yunfei has not used any trump cards yet, despite having undergone two cmities. He is very terrifying.
After the voice projection conversation ended, Mu Yunzhu said, My senior brother and I just discussed it. Only two cmities passed of the three cmities and nine disasters. If we do not work together, we indeed cannot catch up to Xiao Chen.
I agree, as well. Chu Feng smiled faintly while a meaningful look shed in his eyes.
Good. Lets work together to ovee the three cmities and nine disasters.
Everyone in this group harbored sinister designs, making their own ns as they decided to cooperate against Xiao Chen.
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Outside the Trial Tower, the group of Faux God powerhouses exchanged looks. However, they had unnatural expressions on their faces.
Mu Zifengughed loudly, Hahaha! Interesting. Since the establishment of the Heavenly Alliance, this seems to be the first time the disciples of the Universe Origin Sect, the Profound Heaven Holy Land, and the Martial God Pce have to unite to handle a Heavenly Alliance member.
Compared to the other super factions, the Heavenly Alliance had always been weaker, ranked at the bottom.
With the other super faction disciples forced to work together, even if Mu Zifeng lost the bet, there would be no damage to the Heavenly Alliances reputation.
On the contrary, this would boost the Heavenly Alliances name. Mu Zifeng could say that a Heavenly Alliance member fought alone against three super factions.
Useless things.
Gu Fei felt somewhat embarrassed and cursed in his heart. However, he still showed a defiant expression, smiling coldly, and said, What are you getting cocky for? Lets see if you can still smile when Xiao Chen falls off the Heaven Bridging Peak and dies.
Mu Zifeng knew that Gu Fei was feeling furious right now. Hence, he did not care and smiled. Haha! You are overthinking. If he is really someone from my Heavenly Alliance, he would have the Alloy Battle Armor to protect him. Even if he falls off the Heaven Bridging Peak, he will not die. You are better off worrying about the two disciples from your Profound Heaven Holy Land. If they fall off this ancient Heaven Bridging Peak, who knows if they can be saved?
Humph! Gu Fei snorted coldly and remained silent. Before this bet came to an end, he had already lost a lot.
Even if Gu Fei won in the end, it would be pointless.
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The six false Emperor outstanding talents on the Heaven Bridging Peak each had their own talents. By working together, they swept away everything before them.
The three cmities and nine disasters could not stop the progress of the six. Soon, they left the people behind in their dust.
Xiao Chen!
After four hours, the eyes of the six lit up. They finally saw Xiao Chens figure.
They immediately felt thrilled, undisguised excitement gleaming in their eyes.
After him!
Put in a little more effort. We should be able to catch up in less than an hour.
At this moment, Xiao Chen was already less than three kilometers away from the God Conferring tform. He felt the surging auras behind him and turned his head back to look. He showed a slightly surprised expression at seeing the six false Emperor outstanding talents actually working together.
Xiao Chen, if you stop there, our grudges can be written off!
Xiao Chen, you bastard. Are you not going to reveal your true self? Do you think you can trick us by acting like a fool?!
Stop right now! Otherwise, you will die on this God Conferring tform today.
The six people below felt excited but also anxious and worried, as they were already quite close to the God Conferring tform.
They figured it out?
Xiao Chen did not feel surprised. If these six outstanding talents still could not guess his identity, they would be idiots.
He cant move. This fellow is stunned from fright. When we catch upter, everyone should attack together and destroy him.
Damn it! Previously, he worked together with that baldy at the Ice Fire Wastnd and fooled us all.
When the six saw Xiao Chen at a standstill in front, their morale immediately received a boost, and their auras soared.
Only Gu Yuhan had some misgivings. Previously, Xiao Chen had been in such a state, as well, not moving forward. However, Xiao Chen had still turned around andnded a saber strike, forcing him down.
Gu Yuhan had thought that he could sneak-attack Xiao Chen but ended up suffering.
Junior Brother, be careful. This fellow is a little strange. He is definitely not stunned from fright. Gu Yuhan did not remind the other four, only sending a voice projection to Mu Yunzhu.
Mu Yunzhu also felt suspicious. He replied, Right, based on my understanding of him, he is not like that. However, why is he remaining still there?
We should just observe and react ordingly. If he is really stunned, we should not give up on our chance to attack.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
The six made their moves again, all of them speeding up. Clearly, they had held back when working together earlier.
Although Xiao Chen was only a short distance away from the God Conferring tform, the six did not reveal their trump cards.
The six were well aware, but they still withheld something. They only increased their speed, unwilling to fall behind.
Should I go up or not?
If I want to go up, I only need three steps to reach the God Conferring tform with my full strength.
If I dont want to go up, I can turn around and avoid these six. My life will not be in danger. I have already gained a lot from Paradise. There is no need to regret missing out on this. It is not that I have to get onto the God Conferring tform to seek my opportunity to soar.
The memory of losing control at the azure mountain shed in Xiao Chens mind, making the ordinarily decisive him hesitate somewhat.
If Xiao Chen climbed onto the God Conferring tform and lost control of his Demonic Dao, even Mu Zifeng could not save him.
Difficult. This path is difficult, as difficult as flying into the blue sky!
In the time it took for a spark to fly, the six false Emperor outstanding talents pressed closer. Xiao Chen did not have much time left.
Chapter 2186 Raw 2293 : The Brave Hold No Fear
Chapter 2186 Raw 2293 : The Brave Hold No Fear
As Xiao Chens mind raced, the six false Emperor outstanding talents could not be bothered with what he was doing.
The six slowly approached Xiao Chen, a murderous intent appearing in their eyes.
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Why is this entric fellow not moving?
Is he seeking death?
He is only three kilometers away from the God Conferring tform. Why is he hesitating?!
While Xiao Chen did not feel anxious about it, the spectators outside the Trial Tower did. They all shook their heads and sighed, not understanding.
Even Mu Zifeng felt confused. Some anxiety appeared in his eyes.
If he still does not move, he wont be able to do so when he wants toter.
Mu Zifeng immediately lost his confidence. Even with the Alloy Battle Armor for protection, Xiao Chen would find it hard to survive with six false Emperor outstanding talents surrounding and attacking him.
At this moment, the various super faction disciples rushing over also saw this scene.
Although these disciples were still far away and the Divine Might pressured them, they were heaven-defying Sovereign Personages, and nothing obstructed their vision. They could see this scene in the distance well enough.
The one in the lead is actually that strange person!
Zhang Yushan, who had more or less recovered from his wounds, saw Xiao Chen in the distance. His face immediately smarted.
Zhang Yushan hated this strange person. Xiao Chen had pped him hard several times,pletely humiliating him.
Senior Brother, why is that strange person not moving? If he still does not move, Senior Brother Gu and the rest will catch up. At that time, he will definitely die.
Zhang Yushans two junior brothers felt incredibly confused as they saw this strange sight.
Zhang Yushan said through clenched teeth, It would be good if he died and even better if he rolled down this Heaven Bridging Peak. This great me would definitely immediately go and kick him a few times.
Zhang Yushans two junior brothers exchanged looks. Since their senior brother got beaten into a pigs head, his brain seemed to have stopped working.
This was the Heaven Bridging Peak. Going up was a struggle, but going down was even more challenging. With the Divine Might around, how could Zhang Yushan jump around as he pleased? Before the other party died, Zhang Yushan might be crushed into a paste first.
Come on, lets go. I want to see how those people are going to beat that bastard up!
Zhang Yushan appeared very anxious, and he pushed himself. He wanted to go over quickly and see. He could already imagine the scene of the six false Emperor outstanding talents beating up that strange person.
If there was an opportunity, perhaps he could trample on that strange person as well, so he could vent the hatred in his heart.
The God Conferring tform!
Xiao Chen looked at the summit just three kilometers away. For him, it was very close; he could see it very clearly.
The auras of the six false Emperor outstanding talents approached from behind. He could even feel a prickling killing intent.
Sharp and cold. If these people had the opportunity, they would instantly kill him without any mercy.
Xiao Chen closed his eyes, letting the cold wind blow at him and the surging killing Qi press on him. He let his thoughts wander, seeking to rx his mind.
Actually, whether to go up or not is the wrong question, a false proposition.
If I go up and cannot control the Demonic Qi in my body, reying the scene at the azure mountain and falling into the Demonic Dao, I will definitely die.
The various super factions cannot possibly tolerate a Demonic Dao cultivator appearing in the Faux God World.
The super factions would treat me as a Demonic Dao spy and immediately kill me to avoid problems.
So, the real question that I need to ask myself is not whether I should go up or not. Instead, it should be whether I am afraid or not, whether I fear death or not!
How stupid...
Xiao Chen suddenly scolded himself. The overcautious should abandon this bridge. The bridge that he had chosen was one that tested courage.
Since Xiao Chen stepped onto the bridge of courage, his heart already gave him the answer.
I will enter this God Conferring tform. Why should I worry?
I should not think about whether I will lose control and fall into the Demonic Dao. So what if I do?
As long as my heart is at peace, there is no need to mind what others think. It is just like how I do not mind what they think of my wearing just a bedsheet.
Xiao Chen opened his eyes, and a brilliant light shed in them, showing his sharpness. Boom! Resplendent electric light burst out of his body, looking as dazzling as the sun.
Whoosh!
The piercing electric light stunned Chu Feng and the others, forcing them to squint against the re. However, they found this extremely strange.
Surround him! This fellow probably just made a breakthrough in some Secret Technique!
After seeing the situation, the six felt slightly stunned. Then, they soared into the air, charging towards that clump of resplendent electric light.
When the light scattered, the six saw a person wearing the Alloy Battle Armor. His facial features looked like they were exquisitely carved, looking very handsome and heroic. His tyrannical air revealed itself fully.
If that face did not belong to Xiao Chen, whose else could it be?
Xiao Chen!
Indeed, it is you!
Today, I will definitely kill you!
After seeing Xiao Chen reveal his true appearance, Bai Yunfei, Mu Yunzhu, Fang Shaobai, and the other people with grudges against him felt their blood boil. Their overwhelming rage twisted their expressions; they wished that they could chop him down on the spot.
This was especially so for Bai Yunfei, who had felt so frustrated that he had vomited blood, fainted, and nearly died at the gates to the Divine Capital. The expression he showed with clenched teeth inspired great terror with just one nce.
It has been a long time. You all still look as excellent as you were before. However, it is not that easy to kill me. Get back down!
Seeing the hateful expressions on the six, Xiao Chen felt delighted as he smashed his palm down while guffawing.
Dragons Gates Secret Technique, Firmaments Rage!
The rage from the Great Deste Eon shook the Heaven Bridging Peak slightly. A gigantic palm materialized a lightning world with the Five Element Divine Lightning. That lightning world also abounded with boundless saber intent spreading out.
Firmaments Rage was a powerful Dragons Gate Secret Technique in the first ce. Now, Xiao Chen drove it with his thirdyer Thunder Great Dao, and he held the upper hand in the Heaven Bridging Peak.
Xiao Chen threw a palm strike from high ground, and the attack happened to merge with the Divine Might.
In that instant, the six felt like the sky fell on them. Their expressions all changed as the heavy pressure pushed down, making breathing difficult.
Retreat!
Xiao Chen suddenlyunched a palm strike while holding the advantage in time and location. This instantly extinguished the sixs auras and forced them to take three steps back.
These six managed to form Divine Energy and execute their killing moves only after that, breaking Xiao Chens move.
Its Xiao Chen!
Down below, Zhang Yushan saw this scene and nearly fell. His junior brothers quickly supported him.
Senior Brother, be careful.
Feeling shaken, Zhang Yushan muttered distractedly, Damn it! Didnt he fail in forming a perfect Divine Seal? Why is he here?
Xiao Chen, who suppressed him for five years in Fiend Cloud Hall, was the person who beat him up into a pigs head.
Zhang Yushan could not ept such a result.
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It really is the Heavenly Alliances Xiao Chen!
The group of Faux God powerhouses outside the Trial Tower also were startled when they saw Xiao Chen make his move.
Although these Faux Gods already guessed it in their hearts, they still felt some shock when Xiao Chen revealed his true appearance.
Indeed, it is him!
Mu Zifeng showed joy in his eyes. The smile he revealed showed incredible delight.
It really is that fellow!
Gu Fei showed a grave expression, feeling a mountain-like pressure. After Xiao Chen threw a palm strike, he had immediately turned and flew towards the God Conferring tform.
It looked like Xiao Chen would stand on the God Conferring tform soon.
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Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
The six were false Emperor outstanding talents, after all. After taking three steps back on the Heaven Bridging Peak, they gathered their Divine Energy and shattered Firmaments Rage in one breath.
The electric light scattered, and the six looked up. However, they saw that Xiao Chen was already within three hundred meters of the God Conferring tform.
Had he not dyed earlier, we would not stand any chance at all. Now...it is hard to say.
Bai Yunfei and Chu Feng exchanged nces and voice projections. Then, the six gave chase once again.
Mu Yunzhu felt very frustrated and overlooked the actions of Bai Yunfei and Chu Feng. Right now, he only had Xiao Chen in his eyes.
Damn it. I dont believe that you can run this time.
Although the Divine Might here was the heaviest, it was just a distance of three kilometers. The six could cross this in merely four or five breaths of time.
Whoosh! Whoosh!
However, just at this moment, Xiahou Wu and Fang Shaobai turned around and blocked Mu Yunzhu and Gu Yuhan.
Chu Feng smiled faintly and said, Brother Bai and I will be going first. Dont worry. We will kill Xiao Chen for you.
What is the meaning of this?! Mu Yunzhu demanded, enraged at the sudden turn of events.
Xiahou Wu smiled and replied, Brother Mu, there is no need to act stupid. Everyone knows that the benefits of this God Conferring tform are not sufficient for six people to share. You can just wait here peacefully and grant Brother Bai and Brother Chu this.
Now, Mu Yunzhu understood. These four had plotted together in secret. Chu Feng and Bai Yunfei must have promised the other two some benefits.
They just waited for this moment to get Xiahou Wu and Fang Shaobai to block Mu Yunzhu and Gu Yuhan.
Senior Brother, what should we do? Mu Yunzhu could not help feeling anxious. The two pairs possessed simr strength to each other. It would not be a problem for Xiahou Wu and Fang Shaobai to dy them.
If they fought, as long as the other two could dy them until Bai Yunfei and Chu Feng finished up, Mu Yunzhu and Gu Yuhan would be at a significant disadvantage when the other four worked together.
Gu Yuhan nced indifferently at the summit. Xiao Chen had already reached the God Conferring tform.
Gu Yuhan could not help thinking, Xiao Chen does not just hold the right time and the right ce; he clearly also has the right people, holding all three factors.
Bai Yunfei and Chu Fengthose two foolsthink that they can defeat Xiao Chen. However, they have never fought Xiao Chen. If they underestimate him, the consequences will be dire.
Chapter 2187 Raw 2294 : Paramita Lamps
Chapter 2187 Raw 2294 : Paramita Lamps
Fang Shaobai and Xiahou Wu blocked Gu Yuhan and Mu Yunzhu. However, that did not affect Xiao Chen at all.
Xiao Chen was very strong in the first ce, about as strong as a false Emperor. When he donned the Alloy Battle Armor, he immediately entered his peak state.
After he knocked the six back with Firmaments Rage, he did not hold back, leaping onto the God Conferring tform, where the Divine Might was strongest.
Whoosh!
A strong wind blew on the God Conferring tform. Xiao Chen just pressed half his foot on the ground when the strong wind nearly blew him over.
Xiao Chen nced down, and thend where countless corpses were buried seemed very insignificant in his eyes.
Heaven bridging, heaven bridging. If it were in the past, I would be just one step away from heaven.
Interesting. Xiao Chens lips curled up into a smile. As he stood at the summit of the Heaven Bridging Peak, he took in the surroundings.
He saw Yuan Zhen, the crafty and unfathomable monk from the Hidden Spirit Temple.
Right now, Yuan Zhen was walking among the boundless corpses, chanting scriptures and purifying the dead. Even from the God Conferring tform, Xiao Chen could see the Buddhist light silhouetting him.
Xiao Chen could not be bothered with this monk, whose intentions were unknown. He swept his gaze around and fixed it on the God Conferring tform he stood on.
The top of the Heaven Bridging Peak had been shaved off. However, it did not show any signs of manufacturing.
It was like the world had worked mysteriously and formed this naturally. Many divine characters were iid on the God Conferring tform, inspiring marvel.
Every divine character was like a lifeform, but one without a soul or a spirit.
This made this God Conferring tform appear somewhat strange, like a withered corpse missing its soul.
Xiao Chen understood that this was because the Heaven Bridging Peak had broken into three parts and lost its divine nature. The World Tree that supported the Heavenly Realm had broken; thus, the Heaven Bridging Peak also broke. Now, the Martial Epoch could not confer true godhood.
Although this God Conferring tform was ancient and mysterious, it had already lost its spirituality, leaving an empty tform.
Calling this the God Conferring tform was somewhat of an exaggeration.
Xiao Chen focused, knowing that this was not the time to think about history. While the God Conferring tform could not confer godhood, that did not mean it was useless to him.
As a Sovereign Personage, Xiao Chen still needed to respect the God Conferring tform. He could not look down on it or profane it.
At this moment, Xiao Chen stood at the edge with half his foot still in the air. He was not truly standing on the God Conferring tform yet.
It is time to step onto it properly.
Xiao Chen showed a resolute look. Whether I lose control or not and expose the Demonic Dao has nothing to do with me. Since I stepped onto the bridge of courage, there is no turning back.
Whoosh!
Xiao Chen set his feet down, formally entering the God Conferring tform. Then, something strange happened.
Xiao Chens Veritable Essence Energy suddenly surged uncontrobly, flooding into the God Conferring tform, which gave off a rumbling sound.
As Xiao Chens Veritable Essence Energy poured out, the God Conferring tform started to spin slowly like a millstone. The scenes around turned illusory, and the flow of space-time manifested as beams of light, showing all sorts of colors.
Xiao Chen did not feel flustered. Before he came here, he had learned about the mysterious phenomena that would appear when he stepped onto the God Conferring tform.
Cut off karma and mess up the cycle.
True Gods could surpass space-time, leaping out of the cycle, free of the restrictions of karma.
However, right now, Xiao Chen could only watch the Faux Gods of the past cut off the karma binding them to the world on the God Conferring tform, bing genuinely freethe most exciting moment of their lives.
Messing up the cycle and breaking the chains of time, no longer suffering from the torture of aging or sickness. They became eternal and immortal, living as long as the world.
Unfortunately, the Heavenly Realm shattered, and the World Tree was destroyed. All these were only legends now.
Even the True Gods that survived thest great war between the righteous and demonic factions lost their eternal life. Karma bound them again; they did not dare leave the Faux God World lest they suffer a rebound from the world.
Now, Xiao Chen stood on this God Conferring tform and looked at the flowing space-time and the karmic lines moving in reverse.
He could only watch. He stretched out his hand and touched a karmic line.
Immediately, a miniature scene appeared above his finger, showing this strand of karma.
Xiao Chen squinted and looked. It was a scene of him fighting Chu Chaoyun during the Five Nation Youth Competition in the Sky Dome Realm.
With a reminiscing expression, Xiao Chen gazed at the surrounding karmic lines and the flowing time. Then, he entered deep thought.
Why should one cut off karma?
By cutting off karma, one can seek true freedom, no longer restrained by anything. Everything of the past bes void. Many of the mental blocks and obsessions would no longer be there. One will not be affected by any karma or any restraint of the world. One can do anything one wants.
However, what is the point of that?
Although one gains new life by cutting off karma, one also denies ones life. Perhaps one has regrets in ones life, feeling the mundane world too bitter and difficult. Even if one possesses overwhelming strength, as long as one is affected by karma, there will eventually be unbearable pain.
Is this life bitter? Do I have regrets? Do I feel any unbearable pain? Xiao Chen asked himself.
This life is very bitter. There are many regrets. My heart even tore apart, causing me unbearable pain.
Even so, I cannot cut off my karma.
If I had a choice before me, allowing me to cut off all my karma and be a True God, what would I choose? Xiao Chen could not help thinking. However, he quickly dropped this question. There was no point in asking such a hypothetical question.
As Xiao Chen continued to infuse his Veritable Essence Energy into the God Conferring tform, the air in the God Conferring tform became as thick as liquid. Then, an azuremp slowly appeared.
The Paramita Lamp!
Xiao Chen promptly set aside his train of thought in excitement. He knew that his opportunity was here.
This was originally the Paramita Lamp, which led to godhood, lighted the Divine Bridge, and allowed one to surpass death. Now, it could only help Sovereign Personagesprehend the Dao and obtain a heaven-sent opportunity.
Xiao Chen flicked his finger. A drop of blood shot out from his fingertip andnded on the azuremp.
A swayingmp me emerged, and a spot of light immediately appeared in the darknd with countless buried corpses, brightening the ce.
When the light appeared, it illuminated Xiao Chen at the summit. Everyone on the Heaven Bridging Peak saw the mysterious phenomenon.
Everyone also saw Xiao Chens appearance. His silver armor flickered with flowing light, and his handsome facial features and heroic appearance showed clearly.
Xiao Chen!
So, that strange person was Xiao Chen. How inconceivable!
Xiao Chen already entered the God Conferring tform. I wonder how many Paramita Lamps he can light up. I heard that the most anyone managed to light up in the past was five.
Discussions rang out all over the Heaven Bridging Peak. Everyone felt extremely shocked at the contrast.
At the foot of the Heaven Bridging Peak, Yuan Zhen, who was chanting scriptures and purifying the dead, nced over for a quick moment. His expression did not change as he continued wandering the vast and boundlessnd of buried corpses.
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The many Faux God powerhouses outside the Trial Tower appeared distracted as they looked at this scene.
This was not their first time seeing the Paramita Lamp. However, they still felt disappointed and frustrated. If only they could light up the Divine Bridge and enter the Heavenly Realm. How great would that be?
At this moment, no one spoke. Even Mu Zifeng and Gu Feis wager was temporarily pushed aside.
Onemp...twomps...threemps...
Xiao Chen felt that he still had sufficient Veritable Essence Energy and Soul Energy, his joy obvious on his face. The more Paramita Lamps he could light up, the more benefits he would obtain.
Given his condition, he could light up at least four Paramita Lamps without any problem.
Whoosh! Whoosh!
However, two gusts of strong wind blew at this moment. Bai Yunfei and Chu Feng appeared at the same time andnded on the God Conferring tform.
When Fang Shaobai saw Xiao Chens three Paramita Lamps, heughed softly and said, Not bad. Xiao Chen, thank you for lighting up three Paramita Lamps for us. Brother Chu and I will remember this favor. Now, you can scram!
However, just as the two circted their Veritable Essence Energy, their expressions immediately flickered.
The twos Veritable Essence Energy flowed into the God Conferring tform without pause, making it incredibly difficult to unleash their Veritable Essence Energy.
Two Paramita Lamps appeared for the two at this moment.
Chu Feng and Bai Yunfei made somewhat unsightly expressions at this development, appearing anxious. They exchanged looks and voice projections.
Xiao Chen had a calm expression as he said, The opportunity of this God Conferring tform can be shared among three people. Why the need to fight to the death? If there are any grudges, we can settle it after everyone gets off the God Conferring tform.
Humph! In your dreams. The two of us put in a lot of effort into getting onto the God Conferring tform. How can we let you get an advantage here?
Bai Yunfei suggested coldly, Brother Chu, if both of us condense some Divine Energy, we can knock him off.
Chu Feng smiled sinisterly and replied, I have the same thought. I am not willing to share the benefits of this God Conferring tform with a third person.
Xiao Chen snorted coldly, not showing any fear. He had expected this long ago.
Before the two could do anything, Xiao Chen spread out his peak thirdyer Thunder Dao Domain.
Boom! The strong Thunder Dao Domain established itself. Caught off guard, Bai Yunfei and Chu Feng got forced back several steps, instantly pushed to the edge of the God Conferring tform. Their bodies wobbled, on the verge of falling off.
The two paled with fright, looking drained of blood and in a panic.
Thirdyer Dao Domain! This...how can this be?!
Ignoring the twos shock, Xiao Chen smiled coldly and said, You two are not capable of chasing me off. Condense Divine Energy? Lets see how the two of you are going to condense Divine Energy on this God Conferring tform.
If it were another ce, Xiao Chen would somewhat fear the power of Divine Energy. However, the God Conferring tform continuously absorbed a cultivators Veritable Essence Energy.
Condensing Divine Energy would be a tough challenge.
The right time, the right ce, and the thirdyer Thunder Dao Domain. Xiao Chen held many advantages. Even though he had offered to share the benefits of the God Conferring tform with the two, they ended up being arrogant, wanting to chase him off.
Xiao Chen had given them face, but they did not want it.
He used his thirdyer Thunder Dao Domain to pressure them relentlessly. Then, he pressed forward andmenced a powerful assault.
It was difficult to use Veritable Essence Energy here. However, Xiao Chen had the Azure Dragon Divine Body. His physical bodys Vital Qi was much stronger than the twos.
Xiao Chens tempestuous attacks were boundlessly powerful. Chu Feng and Bai Yunfei used their trump cards but could only barely hold on, unable to advance. They both had one foot dangling in the air, their bodies wobbling, about to fall off.
Xiao Chen, Brother Xiao, give us a chance. We have realized our mistake!
Seeing that they could not hold on, Bai Yunfei and Chu Feng no longer dared to be arrogant. They showed bleak expressions and started begging Xiao Chen.
Its toote.
Bang! Bang!
Xiao Chen showed no mercy, punching the two and sending them off the God Conferring tform.
Xiao Chen, if I dont die today, I will definitely chop you up into pieces in the future!
Damn it!
Miserable shrieks immediately echoed through the Heaven Bridging Peak, startling those who heard them. Fighting two on one, Xiao Chen managed to knock off Chu Feng and Bai Yunfei.
Chapter 2188 Raw 2295 : God or Demon with a Though
Chapter 2188 Raw 2295 : God or Demon with a Though
After Xiao Chen knocked off Bai Yunfei and Chu Feng, the Paramita Lamps that the two lit up did not disappear.
Together with the Paramita Lamps that Xiao Chen lit up earlier, the God Conferring tform now had five Paramita Lamps.
Bai Yunfei thought very wishfully, wanting to chase Xiao Chen off and take Xiao Chens three Paramita Lamps.
He did not expect that he and Chu Feng would end up giving Xiao Chen one Paramita Lamp each.
As space-time flowed and karma reversed, Xiao Chen showed a grave expression on the God Conferring tform.
Xiao Chen flicked his finger, and two drops of essence bloodnded on the new Paramita Lamps. Hisplexion paled significantly. Each drop of essence blood contained his soul and the energy source of his Divine Seal.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Themp mes swayed as they lit up this part of the world. Xiao Chens face alternated between bright and dark at the summit of the Heaven Bridging Peak.
Everyone on the entire Heaven Bridging Peak could see Xiao Chens handsome and delicate face with its sharp features.
He already has fivemps!
He now has five Paramita Lamps. Those two foolsChu Feng and Bai Yunfeireally gave him a big gift.
Those two tried to gain an advantage only to end up worse off. Xiao Chen already gave the two of them a chance, giving them face, but they did not take it.
I wonder if there is something strange with the God Conferring tform? To think that two powerful false Emperors could not condense Divine Energy!
The disciples of the five super factions on the Heaven Bridging Peak continued to climb up.
Although the people who cameter might not be able to form Paramita Lamps, as long as they could meditate andprehend the Dao on the God Conferring tform, they would gain something. It just would not be as big as what those who came first would receive.
Boom!
Suddenly, the world roared. Xiao Chen formed another Paramita Lamp.
Now, six Paramita Lamps shone on the God Conferring tform. Themp mes far above looked as dazzling as stars from a distance.
Xiao Chen lighted every Paramita Lamp with his soul. This was something that had never happened before.
The record was merely five Paramita Lamps.
However, this time, Bai Yunfei and Chu Feng ended up helping Xiao Chen, allowing him to light up six Paramita Lamps, surpassing everyone in history.
A loud sound rang out in the world. Winds and clouds surged, showing many mysterious phenomena.
A vast, boundless, majestic, and magnificent scene appeared in the sky. An iplete bridge manifested amid the many terrifying mysterious phenomena, flickering endlessly in the clouds, its intermittent presence looking very strange.
The Divine Bridge!
The Heaven Bridging Divine Bridge!
The many disciples on the Heaven Bridging Peak eximed loudly when they saw the Divine Bridge, feeling incredibly shocked.
The Divine Bridge before them was not real. It was just an illusion that appeared as a result of the space-time flow.
Even so, its manifestation was still shocking. This Divine Bridge represented the past glory and honor of the Martial Epoch.
After ascending this bridge, one could head for the Heavenly Realm.
Unfortunately...
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Endless sighs spread in everyones minds. All the Faux Gods outside the Trial Tower fell silent.
Compared to the Sovereign Personages, these Faux Gods felt even more deeply moved when they saw this scene.
Six Paramita Lamps and even the illusion of the Divine Bridge appeared from the space-time flow. This Xiao Chen is really astonishing.
This time, a really incredible demonic genius appeared in the Heavenly Alliance. We cannot underestimate them in the future.
I am very curious about how great a fortuitous encounter he can receive if he absorbs this opportunity of six Paramita Lamps.
He will probably reach peak false Emperor in an instant. He could attain what takes countless years of bitter cultivation in an instant.
Its hard to say. He previously refined the Thunder Cliff Tree. It might not be that easy to make such a big breakthrough...
The unprecedented six Paramita Lamps surprised everyone.
However, while everyone was feeling surprised, another Paramita Lamp appeared on the God Conferring tform.
Instantly, seven stars twinkled at the summit of the peak, lighting up the sky. The iplete bridge flickering in the air steadied, inspiring reverence.
Seven Paramita Lamps!
It turned out that he could form five Paramita Lamps by himself.
Those two idiots gave Xiao Chen a great opportunity for nothing. No one knows how great a fortuitous encounter he will obtain from seven Paramita Lamps.
Without Chu Feng and Bai Yunfei, Xiao Chen would have only five Paramita Lamps and would not have caused such amotion.
However, there were no ifs in this world. The seven azuremps brightly illuminated the God Conferring tform.
The fiery light reflected off Xiao Chens slightly pale face, making his face glisten, looking like a heroic heavenly generals.
I am not a false Emperor, after all; fivemps are already my limit.
Seeing the seven azuremps, Xiao Chen nodded slightly and sat down cross-legged. Then, he held his hands together.
Boom!
In that instant, the seven azuremps turned into beams of flowing light and entered Xiao Chens body. The flowing space-time and topsy-turvy strands of karmic lines immediately wound around him, quickly spinning.
Damn it! Why are the two of you still obstructing us? Mu Yunzhu demanded of Fang Shaobai and Xiahou Wu through gritted teeth when he saw the God Conferring tforms mysterious phenomena about three kilometers away.
Everything had happened in the time it took for a spark to fly. Xiao Chen had just knocked Chu Feng and Bai Yunfei down. Before anyone could react, they saw Xiao Chen with seven Paramita Lamps and were stunned.
The chain of events also stupefied Fang Shaobai and Xiahou Wu; they could not take in what happened.
When Mu Yunzhu roared that demand at the two, the two suddenly regained their wits. They appeared startled and fearful as they asked, How can it be like this?
Gu Yuhan smiled coldly and replied, It is to be expected. These two fools did not even know the situation at the God Conferring tform. Xiao Chen must have refined that one-hundred-thousand-year-old Herb King, and his strength is now not far from ours.
Xiao Chen holds the advantage in time and location. Furthermore, with those two idiots underestimating him, I am not surprised that he knocked them off the peak.
The moment Chu Feng and Bai Yunfei stepped onto the God Conferring tform, Gu Yuhan already guessed the results.
While others were not aware of Xiao Chens strength, Gu Yuhan was very clear about it.
The best chance to kill Xiao Chen had been before he refined the Thunder Cliff Tree. Now that they missed it, there would be no more opportunities.
Gu Yuhan had his chance. Unfortunately, he did not grasp it.
What are you waiting for? The four of us should charge up together. I do not believe that Xiao Chen can fight off the four of us by himself, Fang Shaobai said seriously as he looked to the God Conferring tform.
Fool. If everyone is as brainless as you, not to mention four false Emperors, even ten false Emperors would not be enough to charge up the God Conferring tform. Xiao Chen is not that horrifying. Look at how frightened you are. How brainless!
A look of disdain shed in Gu Yuhans eyes as he looked at the God Conferring tform. Chu Feng and Bai Yunfei did not lose just because they underestimated their enemy. Even if the four of us charge up together, we will suffer greatly.
What do you think we should do, then? Xiahou Wu asked seriously. His eyes appeared hazy with depression.
Gu Yuhan retorted indifferently, Its straightforward. The four of us should work together and start condensing Divine Energy. When we climb onto the God Conferring tform, we immediately attack. Xiao Chen will not survive a peak strike executed with Divine Energy, even if he has nine lives!
After Gu Yuhan spoke, the eyes of the other three lit up.
In hindsight, had Chu Feng and Bai Yunfei done this earlier, the results might have been different.
A bright light shed in Fang Shaobais eyes as he said, At that time, if we split his seven Paramita Lamps among us, we will still have thestugh. Alright, thats what we will do.
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Outside the Trial Tower, Gu Feis lips curled up into a smile. Gu Yuhan truly lived up to being an outstanding talent, second only to the Profound Heaven Holy Lands Holy Son. He managed to remain so calm at such a critical moment.
So what if he formed seven Paramita Lamps? In the end, it will all go to my Profound Heaven Holy Lands outstanding talent. Gu Fei felt cocky when he thought that.
As for the rtively rxed Mu Zifeng, he started to show some worry.
This Gu Yuhan is somewhat terrifyingly calm. He is still young, but he already shows a hint of a major character.
After the four made their choice, they condensed Divine Energy as they approached the summit step by step.
However, Xiao Chen, who sat cross-legged on the God Conferring tform, was finding it difficult to choose.
The moment the seven azuremps entered his body, the scene before him suddenly changed. The iplete bridge in the sky suddenly appeared before him.
However, he did not see one bridge but two.
One bridge waspletely jet-ck, and the other bridge waspletely jade-white; one was a demonic bridge, and one was a divine bridge.
There were sevenmps on the two sides of each bridge. No matter which Xiao Chen chose, he would gain the opportunity that came with seven Paramita Lamps.
He could clearly sense that the two bridges were formed by his Demonic Qi Veritable Essence Energy and Spiritual Energy Veritable Essence Energy, respectively.
Xiao Chen could be a god or demon with a thought.
The choice was up to him.
Xiao Chen showed a strange expression, not having expected such a scene to appear.
He looked into the distance to the other side of the bridges. The other side seemed to have an indescribably imposing existence.
Xiao Chen stepped towards the divine bridge and immediately saw a bright moon hanging high in the sky on the other side of the divine bridge. A version of him wearing the Alloy Battle Armor stood under the moon, radiating a treasure light and appearing boundlessly majestic. This version of him smiled at the real him.
Xiao Chen frowned slightly and approached the demonic bridge.
The other side of the demonic bridge showed a throne on a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood. A version of him leaned against the thrones backrest, cing one hand on an armrest as he raised a cup of wine and drank. This version of him arched his eyebrows and gave him an evil smile.
The wine that the evil version of Xiao Chen drank looked as vibrant as blood. A red moon rose from the blood sea.
Xiao Chen took three steps back, returning to his starting point. His eyes swept over both the demonic bridge and the divine bridge.
Chapter 2189 Raw 2296 : Divine Vein Realm Sovereign Emperor
Chapter 2189 Raw 2296 : Divine Vein Realm Sovereign Emperor
Be a god or demon with a thought!
Xiao Chen saw the opposite ends of the divine and demonic bridges. Whichever he chose, he would still enjoy the benefits of seven Paramita Lamps.
He closed his eyes and pondered which bridge he should choose.
Be it the ancient Demonic Sovereign under the blood moon at the end of the demonic bridge or the powerful God King under the bright moon at the end of the divine bridge, they are both me.
However...why must I separate them?
Xiao Chen did not want to be an ancient Demonic Sovereign or a powerful God King; he only wanted to be himself.
If he had to choose a path to obtain the benefits of the seven Paramita Lamps, then he would rather not have the benefits.
Xiao Chen opened his eyes in the space of his consciousness, making his choice.
There were many God Kings in the world and many Demonic Sovereigns. However, there was only one Xiao Chen.
Whether it is the future or the past, I will only choose to be myself. No one can decide my future for me.
After making up his mind, Xiao Chen stopped hesitating and turned around to leave.
This...
When Xiao Chen turned around, shock shed in his eyes. There were two bridges behind, one divine bridge and one demonic bridge.
The Buddhists had a saying, repent and turn back, and there will be salvation.
However, when Xiao Chen turned around, nothing changed. Where was the salvation? Only by making a choice could Xiao Chen see the other side.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Xiao Chen changed his position continuously, turning to face every possible direction. However, two ancient bridges with azuremps always blocked his path.
After entering the God Conferring tform, there was no returning.
One had to choose regardless of whether one wanted to or not.
Suddenly, Xiao Chen felt horrified. This God Conferring tform seemed to harbor some unknown sinister plot.
Perhaps the ck Dragon King had his reasons for breaking the Heaven Bridging Peak into three.
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While Xiao Chen felt at a loss, Gu Yuhan and the other three slowly climbed the Heaven Bridging Peak, getting ever closer to the God Conferring tform. It looked like they would arrive within ten seconds.
However, Xiao Chen still had not woken up. Worse, Gu Yuhan and the other three started condensing Divine Energy on their way up.
When the four reached the God Conferring tform, they would have condensed their Divine Energy for a long time already. As Gu Yuhan said, with Xiao Chens strength, even if Xiao Chen had nine lives, he would not survive the peak strike theyunched after storing power.
Xiao Chen had seen the might of Divine Energy before. Had Bai Yunfei and Chu Feng not failed to condense Divine Energy on the God Conferring tform, they would not have lost in such a sorry manner.
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Inside the space of his consciousness, Xiao Chen still could not walk out of this strange trap.
Without making a choice, Xiao Chen could not reach the other side. No matter which direction he faced, two bridges always appeared: one divine bridge and one demonic bridge.
Strange.
Xiao Chen regained hisposure. He continued to think calmly, trying to figure out a way to deal with this.
He had long known that one could not dual cultivate the Righteous Dao Cultivation Technique and Demonic Dao Cultivation Technique in the Martial Epoch.
It was not that no one had tried before. However, they were all forced to abandon one side in the end.
The K?yapa Buddha and the Azure Dragon bloodlines Blood-Soaked Dragon Emperor both eventually abandoned the demonic side and took the righteous path.
It looked like there was a reason for that. Perhaps they had faced simr circumstances, having to decide between god or demon with a thought. One became either a god or a demon.
There was no third choice. It was not that they did not want to dual cultivate. It was that they could not.
If it were another person, perhaps only one bridge would appear before them.
Those people would not run into this problem. Xiao Chen searched the Blood-Soaked Dragon Emperors memories; the Blood-Soaked Dragon Emperor had indeed practiced a Demonic Dao Cultivation Technique.
However, there were no memories of having to make a simr choice. Perhaps it had been erased.
It looks like I can only rely on myself to solve this problem. The Blood-Soaked Dragon Emperor could not find an answer back then, either.
Even if Xiao Chen found memories of facing such a difficult choice, it would not be of much help.
The two bridges before Xiao Chen had formed due to Xiao Chens Demonic Qi Veritable Essence Energy and Spiritual Energy Veritable Essence Energy.
Over the past few years, Xiao Chen had neglected the Demonic Cloud Heaven Swallowing Art.
The Primal Chaos Veritable Essence Energy in Xiao Chens body no longer maintained that delicate bnce it had in the past.
If my Veritable Essence Energy can reach a state of Primal Chaos again, perfectly merging and showing bnce, perhaps only one bridge will remain.
With this thought, a bright light shed in Xiao Chens eyes in immediate enlightenment.
The two bridges had appeared because of him. Turning back was just fleeing. How could he solve the problem by fleeing?
Thats right. Thats what I will do!
Xiao Chen looked at the two ancient bridges in front before sitting down cross-legged. Then, he formed hand seals with his hands, immediately letting his Spiritual Energy Veritable Essence Energy leak out.
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Back in reality, on the God Conferring tform on the Heaven Bridging Peak:
Suddenly, arge amount of Veritable Essence Energy flowed out of Xiao Chens body. This Veritable Essence Energy was pure and dense, causing a strong wind to blow and thunder to roar as clouds formed and rain fell. The Veritable Essence Energy that he forced out manifested as rain, falling as lightning shed and thunder roared.
Spiritual rain!
It really is spiritual rain. Why did spiritual rain start falling on the God Conferring tform?
The rain drenched several of the cultivators on the Heaven Bridging Peak. When the rain seeped into their skin, they found that their cultivation grew slightly.
Just think about these peoples cultivation. They were at least heaven-defying Sovereign Personages, yet this rain could actually raise their cultivation when it seeped in.
Just how dense and pure was this spiritual rain?
Quickly absorb it. Hahaha! This is even purer and denser than Origin Liquid. Truly a spiritual and immortal rain!
The various super faction disciples all rejoiced. The spiritual rain that fell was superior to Origin Liquid.
This is his cultivation foundation!
Gu Yuhans expression changed slightly. He looked at the spiritual rain in his hand with a strange expression, feeling confused.
What is going on?
Why would someone scatter the Veritable Essence Energy that they spent so much effort to cultivate? Once it is scattered, who knows how long they would need to gather it all back?
What do you intend with this move? I cant understand it.
Gu Yuhan felt stupefied. Although Xiao Chen was strong, everything Xiao Chen did previously was still within Gu Yuhans expectations.
Now, Xiao Chen suddenly scattered his cultivation foundation. Gu Yuhan simply could not understand this.
It was not just Gu Yuhan; Mu Yunzhu and the other two opened their eyes wide as well, equally confused.
What exactly is this Xiao Chen thinking?
The four who were only a few steps away immediately stopped, no longer daring to act rashly.
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Outside the Trial Tower, all the Faux Gods, including Mu Zifeng, felt confused.
It is hard to cultivate. Who knows how much resources were used and how much time was spent before he reached his current cultivation? How could he just scatter it like that?
Is it possible that he is preparing for some kind of Secret Technique? I know that some Secret Techniques could cause ones cultivation to regress.
That is possible. Perhaps he sensed the fouring for him. Knowing that he would die if he did nothing, he chose to take a gamble.
However, the price is too high. It would be better for him to just jump off the God Conferring tform. Furthermore, take a look. He still has not opened his eyes. That proves that he is still refining the energy from the Paramita Lamps.
After living for so long, I actually cannot understand the actions of a junior.
Gu Fei smiled and said, I think you are overthinking. Perhaps he is simply stupid? The energy of the Paramita Lamps is not that easy to refine. He might have gotten careless, and his brain got fried. Dont you think so, Mu Zifeng?
Mu Zifeng coldly snorted and ignored Gu Fei. However, he looked at Xiao Chen in confusion. He could not understand at all.
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Within the space of his consciousness, Xiao Chen scattered his Spiritual Energy Veritable Essence Energy as fast as possible. The two ancient bridges before him started flickering endlessly as they slowly approached each other, looking like they would merge.
Xiao Chen rejoiced in his heart. Indeed, it is as I expected. Good!
As long as my Spiritual Energy Veritable Essence Energy and Demonic Qi Veritable Essence Energy reach a bnce, with my previous experience, I can instantly mix them into Primal Chaos Veritable Essence Energy.
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Amid the lightning, thunder, strong wind, and storm, Xiao Chens cultivation decreased rapidly in a few breaths, incredibly fast.
A few steps away from the Paramita Lamps, Mu Yunzhu looked carefully before saying seriously, Senior Brother, this fellows cultivation fell to Great Perfection Sovereign Personage.
I cant wait anymore. No matter what trick he is ying, we just need to suppress him with our strength! Gu Yuhan dered coldly as determination shed in his eyes.
Lets attack, then!
The four tookrge strides as they faced the strong wind and storm. Just as they reached the God Conferring tform, they leaped up and attacked together.
Boom!
The four condensed Divine Energy along the way. When they attacked, their horrifying auras immediately isted the lightning and clouds, making the entire Heaven Bridging Peak tremble.
When the four simultaneously executed their killing moves, they instantly drowned out Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen could not stand a chance against the killing moves executed with Divine Energy even when he was at his peak. At best, he would be left with just one final breath.
Now that Xiao Chens cultivation had fallen from half-step Sovereign Emperor to Great Perfection Sovereign Personage, he would die for sure.
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Oh no!
When the four attacked, Mu Zifengs expression changed. He knew that the situation was bad. Given his experience, he could easily tell that only a Sovereign Emperor or better could survive these four killing moves.
Hahahaha! In the end, I won the wager. Mu Zifeng, remember that you owe me. I hope you will honor your bet!
Seeing this scene, Gu Fei, who had been feeling worried, ended upughing, feeling very cocky.
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Just at this moment, something surprising happened. The surrounding winds and clouds changed greatly.
A sharp light soared up into the clouds from the God Conferring tform and spread through the sky. A formidable aura erupted without any warning, shaking the surroundings.
A figure suddenly soared. With the flip of that persons hand, the winds and clouds changed.
The figure that soared up extended his hand gently. The back of his hand faced the sky, and he swiped it down.
An even purer, vaster, and denser Divine Energy than the fours surged out.
The fours killing moves immediately shattered and dissipated.
Before the four could say anything, the palm light pressed further and shattered their internal organs, riddling them with holes. Then, they fell off the Heaven Bridging Peak.
In this fall, they were in worse states than Chu Feng and Bai Yunfei. Whether they could survive or not would depend on fate.
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Sovereign Emperor!
Outside the Trial Tower, Gu Fei, who had been guffawing, felt stupefied. Before he could finish speaking, Xiao Chen had be a Sovereign Emperor and instantly turned the situation around.
Chapter 2190 Raw 2297 : God Conferring Platform Denouemen
Chapter 2190 Raw 2297 : God Conferring tform Denouemen
Sovereign Emperor!
Divine Vein Realm Sovereign Emperor!
The aura that Xiao Chen showed and the surging Divine Energy from his palm proved that he was a bona fide Divine Vein Realm Sovereign Emperor already.
First, Xiao Chens cultivation fell greatly, falling from half-step Sovereign Emperor to Great Perfection Sovereign Personage. Then, it jumped up by two grades, pushing him to Sovereign Emperor.
Many people felt stupefied. Xiao Chens advancement felt like a wild dream.
Even a false Emperor could not advance to Sovereign Emperor so quickly and easily.
The bottleneck between Sovereign Personage and Sovereign Emperor was not that fragile.
The Cloud Sea Realm had three stages: the Starry Sky Stage, the Holy Light Stage, and the Sovereign Stage. After surpassing Sovereign Personage, one would break through the limits of personhood and start cultivating the divine.
Hence, the bottleneck between Sovereign Personage and Sovereign Emperor was equivalent to rising from personhood to godhood.
This was extremely difficult. Even the peak geniuses of the Faux God World would need at least one year to break through such a bottleneck.
The people who left the Faux God World earlythe Dragon God Crown Prince Qin Ming, the Profound Heaven Holy Son Wenren Yu, Chu Chaoyun, and othersspent one or two years in meditation before they broke through this bottleneck.
Practically no one had ever broken through the bottleneck in an instant as Xiao Chen had.
One moment earlier, Xiao Chen was still a Great Perfection Sovereign Personage. In the next moment, he became a Divine Vein Realm Sovereign Emperor. With the flip of a hand, he suppressed Gu Yuhan and the other three.
Then, Xiao Chen soared high above the God Conferring tform.
He...actually became a Sovereign Emperor!
Zhang Yushans voice trembled as he showed a stunned expression below the God Conferring tform.
It was not just Zhang Yushan. All the super faction disciples on the entire Heaven Bridging Peak were stupefied.
Everyone came to the Faux God World with only one purpose: to be a Sovereign Emperor as soon as possible and return to the Great Thousand Realms to show off their power.
However, for most people, bing a Sovereign Emperor within ten years in the Faux God World was just a dream.
Even if the Faux God World had a much better environment and more fortuitous encounters than the outside world, bing a Sovereign Emperor within ten years was still quite a challenge.
Those who could be a Sovereign Emperor within ten years would be heavily nurtured by their respective super factions and given high status. They would have unlimited potential.
Previously, the Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperor had told Xiao Chen that no matter how talented one was or how powerful one was, it was pointless before one became a Sovereign Emperor.
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Outside the Trial Tower, Mu Zifeng looked at Gu Fei said, Brother Gu, it looks like I won this bet in the end.
Gu Fei showed a sullen expression as he said loudly, This old man can afford to lose. Dont worry.
After Gu Fei finished speaking, he left in a hurry with an anxious expression, flying towards the True God Pce.
Everyone knew that Gu Fei was going to meet the Divine Master to try and preserve Gu Yuhans and Mu Yunzhus lives.
These two were outstanding talents, and their strength was clear for all to see. The Profound Heaven Holy Land had also invested a lot of resources in them.
If the two died, the losses would be massive.
The many Faux Gods sighed softly. No one expected this oue. In the end, the Heavenly Alliances Xiao Chen monopolized the greatest benefit of the God Conferring tform.
In the process, there had been many hurdles. Gu Yuhan, Chu Feng, and the others had done their best to monopolize the benefits but ended up with nothing.
If Chu Feng and Bai Yunfei had epted Xiao Chens offer and worked on refining their own Paramita Lamp to absorb the energy, the results might have been considerably different.
However, there were no ifs in the world. Xiao Chen had absorbed an unprecedented seven Paramita Lamps, breaking through the bottleneck between personhood and godhood, bing a Divine Vein Realm Sovereign Emperor.
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However, had Xiao Chen really absorbed only seven Paramita Lamps?
Only Xiao Chen knew the answer. He had not absorbed seven Paramita Lamps but fourteen.
While the divine bridge and the demonic bridge had merged, the Paramita Lamps had not. There had been seven Paramita Lamps on the left and another seven on the right for a total of fourteen.
The instant Xiao Chen refined the fourteen Paramita Lamps energy, he felt his cultivation soar. That feeling of rapid advancement had been quite delightful. This was the first time he felt so delighted in his life.
Sovereign Emperor.
Xiao Chen clenched his right fist tightly. A divine light glistened in his eyes, showing a boundlessly sharp light. Strong confidence surged up in him.
It had been many years. He had waited for this moment for very long already.
I did not waste these seven years in the Faux God World. Many outstanding talents remain stuck at Sovereign Personage, never to be a Sovereign Emperor. They squander their lives and die in sorrow.
I finally cleared this step and became a Sovereign Emperor.
Looking down at the Heaven Bridging Peak, Xiao Chen shouted, Where are the Heavenly Alliance members? I, Xiao Chen, will pave the way for you. Aside from the Heavenly Alliance members, others may not enter the God Conferring tform!
What?!
Damn it! What is this Xiao Chen doing? Why can he forbid us from going over?
Because he is a Sovereign Emperor. If you are not convinced, just look at what happened to Gu Yuhan and the other three.
Hahaha! Xiao Chen is a Sovereign Emperor. Come on, lets go. Lets see who dares to stop us now.
Immediately, some people rejoiced, and some people despaired. Naturally, the Heavenly Alliance disciples were the ted ones.
The Heavenly Alliance members had been bullied throughout their time in Paradise. At the Heaven Bridging Peak, the other super factions pushed them aside. All along, they had been at the back of the pack on the Heaven Bridging Peak.
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Mu Zifeng, this disciple of yours is very savage. After gaining the upper hand, he immediately became arrogant.
Humph! He should think about how pitiful he appeared before, draped in only a bedsheet for everyone to see.
How shameless! To think that I took him for some incredible character. He is merely so-so.
When the other Faux God powerhouses saw this scene, they naturally showed unsightly expressions. The very idea that Xiao Chen chased their disciples away from the God Conferring tform infuriated many Faux Gods.
Mu Zifeng smiled and said, Everyone is right. This Xiao Chen is really overboard, simply shameless. I will discipline him when he returns.
However, Mu Zifeng felt extremely delighted, guffawing in his heart. I indeed made the right judgment on Xiao Chen!
This is how he should be. Despite standing in a high position, he did not forget his identity. Previously, when the other super faction disciples shoved aside Heavenly Alliance disciples, these Faux Gods did not say anything about it.
It serves you right to have this day!
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Naturally, Xiao Chen had the Heavenly Alliance to thank for his current aplishments. These actions were merely to repay the favor; he did not feel there was anything wrong with this.
He looked down the Heaven Bridging Peak and entered deep thought. Then, he moved to a corner of the God Conferring tform.
After that, he suddenly used his strength to bear all the Divine Might there.
Boom!
Immediately, Xiao Chen forced open an easy path to the God Conferring tform on the Heaven Bridging Peak, which was covered in Divine Might.
Naturally, only the Heavenly Alliance members could use this path.
Soon, Wu Meng, Gongzi Lan, and Mo Yunthe Heavenly Alliances stronger membersclimbed onto the God Conferring tform. They showed somewhatplicated expressions, feeling very grateful.
Xiao Chen, congrattions.
You are too polite.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly and withdrew his move after the Heavenly Alliance members made their way to the summit.
Ill leave the rest to the three of you. Im going down.
Wu Meng nodded. There were many Heavenly Alliance members, so there needed to be some order. These three also understood how to deal with this and easilyid down some measures.
Whoosh!
Xiao Chen gently leaped up, jumping off the summit.
As Gongzi Lan watched Xiao Chens figure dwindle into the distance, he sighed, To think that I defeated him in the past. Now, he has already left me far behind.
Mo Yu said after some thought, Xiao Chen is very tenacious. He also possesses pride and sharpness but remains firm and low-profile. The Faux God World is a very suitable ce for him, simply tailor-made for him. It is not strange that he surpassed us.
The three withdrew their gazes and turned their attention to the God Conferring tform.
Wu Meng said after some thought, The three of us should still be able to form one Paramita Lamp each. Such a harvest is already a great opportunity.
Right. If not for Xiao Chen, we might not even have reached the God Conferring tform, not to mention forming a Paramita Lamp.
The three sighed in their hearts. Even with the Alloy Battle Armor, the Heavenly Alliance members were still inferior to the other super factions.
They indeed had to thank Xiao Chen for their current opportunity.
However, Xiao Chen had to rush off for some reason.
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Yuan Zhen chanted the scriptures in thend with countless buried corpses, purifying the dead. The Buddhist lighting from him inspired reverence and respect as he walked among the corpses, looking like an arhat walking the world.
I found it.
Yuan Zhen suddenly showed joy on his face. A pile of corpses had dissipated into motes of light after they attained peace from purification, revealing a dusty, ancient key.
However, just as Yuan Zhen was about to take it, a strong aura descended from the sky.
This forced the Buddhist lighting from Yuan Zhen back into his body. The strong aura then made Yuan Zhen stumble a few steps back before he regained his footing.
Ethereal Immortal Pce key? Venerable Yuan Zhen, why are you looking for this thing?
After Xiao Chen descended from the sky, he grabbed the key. Then, he looked at Yuan Zhen with eyebrows raised.
Chapter 2191 Raw 2298 : Utterly Helpless
Chapter 2191 Raw 2298 : Utterly Helpless
The Ethereal Immortal Pce key!
Xiao Chen also had one from the Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperor. He had heard that there were seven keys. If one collected all of them, one could open up the Ethereal Immortal Pce and take out a Transcendent Grade Soul Tool, the Wings of Time.
This Wings of Time had a very great origin; it was the only Transcendent Grade Soul Tool in existence.
Back then, the Blood-Soaked Dragon Emperor used this Wings of Time to defeat the unrivaled ck Dragon King.
However, most people would not be interested in the Ethereal Immortal Pce. The seven keys were scattered throughout the Great Thousand Realms. Most importantly, the inheritance key had been lost long ago, its whereabouts unknown.
There was also another very important reason: no one knew where the Ethereal Immortal Pce was. Even if one found all the keys, they would be useless.
Hence, Xiao Chen felt very curious about why Yuan Zhen gave up on the opportunity in the God Conferring tform toe to this ce with countless buried corpses to find the Ethereal Immortal Pces key.
Yuan Zhen appeared stupefied the instant Xiao Chen appeared. Thebination of his bald head and that stunned expression looked marvelous.
Yuan Zhen calmed himself and said with a smile, I was wondering who it was. So, it was Benefactor Xiao ying a joke on this monk. Congrattions on obtaining the opportunity from seven Paramita Lamps. This is unprecedented in Paradise. After advancing to Sovereign Emperor and leaving the Faux God World, you will be famous everywhere.
Why are you looking for the Ethereal Immortal Pce key?
Since Xiao Chen continued to ask, Yuan Zhen said after some thought, Everyone has their secrets. Although I am a monk, I am no exception. Benefactor Xiao, please dont ask.
After some deep thought, Xiao Chen nodded. Very well, I will not make things difficult for you.
He then made to put the Ethereal Immortal Pce key into his storage ring.
The flustered Yuan Zhen immediately went forward to stop Xiao Chen. Benefactor Xiao, this...this is something that this monk found after much effort. You cant do this.
Xiao Chen toyed with the Ethereal Immortal Pce key. Then, he smiled. It belongs to whoever searches for it? You are a monk. You should not be that unreasonable, right? Since it is in my hands now, naturally, it is mine, right? Whats wrong with putting it into my storage ring?
Yuan Zhen frowned heavily. Then, he said seriously, Benefactor Xiao, we have some friendship with each other, right? Setting aside the Ice Fire Wastnds matter, if this monk did not withdraw from the race, you might not have gotten such a great opportunity, right?
When Xiao Chen heard that, he found it funny. To think that this monk is not embarrassed to mention how he nearly cheated away my Ice Fire Lotus tform!
As for today, this monk withdrew on his own. What does it have to do with me?
Xiao Chen said softly, Lets not talk about that for now. Tell me why you want the Ethereal Immortal Pce key, and Ill give it to you.
Yuan Zhen appeared put on the spot. He said, I cannot tell Benefactor Xiao right now.
Xiao Chen did not want to put the other party on the spot, so he replied, In that case, Ill hang on to it for you first. When you tell me the truth, Ill give it to you.
Xiao Chen ignored Yuan Zhen and soared into the air. His figure slowly faded away and eventually disappeared from Paradise.
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Whoosh!
Xiao Chens figure shed, and he appeared outside the Trial Tower. Immediately, many gazes fixed on him.
Faux God powerhouses of the other four super factions looked at Xiao Chen with unsightly expressions.
Xiao Chen,e here. Mu Zifeng smiled faintly as he gently beckoned Xiao Chen over.
Greetings, Lord Mu, Xiao Chen said, performing a cupped-fist salute afternding.
Mu Zifeng carefully sized up Xiao Chen and nodded with a smile. Not bad. Your performance is pretty good this time. You are leaving the Faux God World on your own merits. I have to think carefully on how to reward you.
After one advanced to Sovereign Emperor, one had to leave the Faux God World.
The trip to the Faux God World came to a perfect end. Xiao Chen would appear in the Great Thousand Realms with the identity of a Heavenly Alliance member for a long time toe.
Thank you, Lord Mu. How much longer may I remain in the Faux God World?
Three days.
Xiao Chen thought to himself, I have only three days left. I really feel somewhat reluctant to go.
The Faux God Worlds environment was very close to the primordial Great Deste Eons. It was a very suitable ce for cultivation. Despite Xiao Chen staying here for seven years, it had been less than a year outside, which was really mystical.
Mu Zifeng said, You still have three days. You should settle your affairs first. I will take you away three dayster.
Alright. I will take my leave, then.
Wait up!
Just at this moment, a voice that contained a strong might and pressure rang out. The one who spoke was a Martial God Pce old man.
This old man wore hemp robes, looking very sage-like. Without showing anger, his expression exuded might. He exuded the aura of the zing sun, appearing like an inextinguishable sun that no one dared to look at.
Senior Jin.
At the old mans appearance, Mu Zifengs heart sank; however, he did not dare to slight him.
Xiao Chen felt somewhat confused. This Senior Jin should be a Martial God Pce expert with the Golden Crow bloodline. He did not know why this senior stopped him.
It seemed like this person was hostile.
The other super faction Faux God powerhouses showed doubtful expressions, roughly guessing something.
He should be trying to poach Xiao Chen.
Senior Jin looked at Xiao Chen and said, Xiao Chen, previously someone told this old man that you once had a conflict with Ancestor Dragon City.
Mu Zifeng felt anxious upon hearing that. This was openly poaching his people. However, Xiao Chen did indeed possess the Dragon Race bloodline, so Mu Zifeng was not in a good position to speak.
Mu Zifengs thoughts raced as he interjected softly, Senior Jin, Xiao Chen did indeed have a conflict with Ancestor Dragon City. Thats why he left the Divine Dragon Empire. Now, he is part of the Heavenly Alliance and is a free man. He cane and go as he pleases. My Heavenly Alliance never interferes with the internal conflicts of other super factions. Senior can rest assured.
Senior Jin smiled and said, Little Feng, you are treating me like an outsider. No matter what, Xiao Chen is a person from the Divine Dragon Empire. However, he only suffered some wrong. I have a decent friendship with some of those undying people of Ancestor Dragon City. Xiao Chen, you can tell me how you were wronged. I can help you to settle it.
Xiao Chen sighed in his heart. The Third Pce Master was right; one was nothing before bing a Sovereign Emperor.
If Xiao Chen had been a Sovereign Emperor when that incident in the Divine Dragon Empire urred, nothing would have happened. Now that he was a Sovereign Emperor, a Martial God Pce powerhouse directly expressed willingness to help him resolve this problem.
Actually, this was quite interesting.
However, the conflicts and grudges between Xiao Chen and the Purple Gold Dragon Emperor were not as simple as Senior Jin thought.
Xiao Chen believed that the Purple Gold Dragon Emperor would definitely give face to Senior Jin. However, the Dragon Race also had their own faction within the Martial God Pce.
If Xiao Chen did not be the Dragon Emperor, being in the Martial God Pce would only be courting trouble.
Xiao Chen said straightforwardly, Many thanks for Seniors kind intentions. It is just some minor matter. This junior will resolve it himself.
Xiao Chen could tell that Senior Jin held very high prestige among the Faux God powerhouses. By saying these words, he had snubbed this powerhouse. This would pose a problem in the future.
In that case, just consider it as me saying something pointless.
Senior Jin remained expressionless as he left silently, not saying anything more.
As a senior and a Martial God Pce powerhouse, Senior Jin held a much higher status than Xiao Chen. Lowering himself to persuade Xiao Chen was clearly impossible.
At the side, Mu Zifeng heaved a sigh of relief and said, Xiao Chen, you may withdraw first.
Xiao Chen felt very ufortable surrounded by Faux Gods. While there was no one stopping him, he left quickly.
No sooner had Xiao Chen left than the Profound Heaven Holy Lands Gu Fei returned from the True God Pce. When he saw Xiao Chens back, a murderous intent shed in his eyes. Damn! Had I been around, I would have just pped that fellow to death.
Gu Fei met the Divine Master earlier. Mu Yunzhu and Gu Yuhan were severely injured, but they managed to survive. However, it would be hard to say whether they could be Sovereign Emperors in the future.
Gu Feis anger lingered in his heart. He found it intolerable.
Paradises trial was nearly over, with Xiao Chen reaping the greatest benefit of the ce: a one-hundred-thousand-year-old Thunder Cliff Tree and seven Paramita Lamps.
The God Conferring tforms remaining benefits had to be shared among a group of people. There was nothing interesting left to watch.
The Faux God powerhouses of the five super factions shook their heads and sighed, leaving one after another.
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In thend with countless buried corpses, Yuan Zhen felt very depressed as he toyed with the skulls of the dead.
Screw you! he roared furiously and flung away the withered skull in his hand. He did not act like a monk at all, more like a very frustrated ruffian.
After I found the Ethereal Immortal Pce key with much difficulty, Xiao Chen ended up harvesting the fruits of mybor. How frustrating!
Moreover, he became a Sovereign Emperor, of all things! I cant even take action against him.
After venting his frustration, Yuan Zhen stood up. As he looked at the vastnd of corpses, he murmured, I really cant remain in this dpidated ce any longer. It is time I advanced to the Divine Vein Realm.
He sighed. He always felt utterly helpless whenever he met Xiao Chen.
Chapter 2192 Raw 2299 : Immortal and Martial Dual Cultivation, Righteous and Demonic in One Body
Chapter 2192 Raw 2299 : Immortal and Martial Dual Cultivation, Righteous and Demonic in One Body
After leaving the Trial Tower, Xiao Chen immediately headed for Fiend Cloud Hall.
Lu Benwei showed a smile on his face. He had already been waiting for quite a while. When he saw Xiao Chen arrive, he performed a cupped-fist salute and said, You soared up and became a Sovereign Emperor. What are your thoughts?
Xiao Chen pondered for a moment before replying seriously, At first, I felt very excited. When I looked at the entire Paradise, I could clearly sense how insignificant the others were. However, after I came out of Paradise and saw that group of Faux God powerhouses, I stopped thinking that.
Hahahaha!
Lu Benwei could not help guffawing. Xiao Chens answer was very interesting.
However, after thinking about it, Lu Benwei agreed. This was the Faux God World. Everyone here was either a Sovereign Personage or a Faux God. The Faux Gods that were almost impossible to meet in the Great Thousand Realms gathered here. No matter how many aplishments one had, one could not feel proud in this ce.
Xiao Chen spoke honestly. The instant he became a Sovereign Emperor on the God Conferring tform, he felt a hot-bloodedness gushing in his body.
He had felt like he had gained a new life. His four initially powerful enemies immediately became nothing in his eyes.
Only after Xiao Chen became a Sovereign Emperor did he truly understand the gap between a false Emperor and a Sovereign Emperor.
After Xiao Chen left Paradise, a group of Faux Gods surrounded him. He could not even think. This was especially so when the very senior Senior Jin stared at him.
Now that Xiao Chen came to Fiend Cloud Hall, his mind had already calmed down.
He thought about how many hurdles he had faced on his path to bing a Martial Emperor in the Kunlun Realm and how much he had experienced. Now, he could calmly face everything.
Im here to say goodbye, First Senior Brother.
Xiao Chen looked at Lu Benwei. After some thought, he addressed Lu Benwei as First Senior Brother.
Lu Benwei appeared stunned as he asked softly, What did you call me?
First Senior Brother. Although I did not enter Senior Fiendish Sabers tutge, he and I have interacted with each other for five years. Although there is no master-disciple status between us, our rtionship surpasses that of a master and disciple. Whether Senior Fiendish Saber acknowledges it or not, he will always be a master to me.
Xiao Chen would be leaving the Faux God World in three days. If he still did not say this, he would not have a chance to anymore.
Lu Benwei felt gratified when he heard that. He patted Xiao Chens shoulder and said, Its the thought that counts. I have always considered you a junior brother, as well. Come, lets go meet Master. He will probably see you.
Sure.
It was as Lu Benwei said. This time, Fiendish Saber Xi Mu did not avoid Xiao Chen.
Plop!
When Xiao Chen saw the seated Xi Mu, he immediately knelt down. Junior Xiao Chen will be leaving the Faux God World soon. I will never forget the various favors that Senior Fiendish Saber showed me.
Not to mention all the guidance Fiendish Saber Xi Mu gave Xiao Chen over the past five years, just the gratitude of saving his life a few days ago was worth him kneeling to Xi Mu. He always held reverence and respect for this entric senior.
This was especially after Xiao Chen heard the story of Xi Muing from a Noble n of swordsmen but walking the path of the saber.
Xi Mu showed a stunned expression. However, he quickly recovered to normal, then said coldly, I am not your master or your father. There is no need to kneel.
Whoosh!
The moment Xi Mu spoke, he pulled Xiao Chen up, not letting Xiao Chen continue kneeling.
Lu Benwei smiled and said, Master, Xiao Chen helped you gain honor. This time, Xiao Chen stood out prominently in Paradises trial. He monopolized seven Paramita Lamps on the God Conferring tform, an unprecedented feat. Many Faux Gods were stunned at that sight. This time, he is here to say goodbye.
Xi Mu showed a serious expression as he retorted, What honor?! He went out covered in only a bedsheet. Who knows how many people will mock me for that
Xi Mu spoke halfway when he suddenly thought of something. He is leaving? Xi Mu revealed a mncholic expression before turning around. Before he walked away, he said, Stay at Fiend Cloud Hall for these three days. Dont go anyway else.
Xiao Chen found this somewhat strange. He still had some friends in the Faux God World. Spending all three days in Fiend Cloud Hall did not seem quite right.
Xiao Chen nced at Lu Benwei, hoping that Lu Benwei would help him out here. However, Lu Benwei smiled and said, Xiao Chen, just stay here. If you have anyone you want to meet, I can bring them here.
Since Lu Benwei said that, making it difficult for Xiao Chen to refuse, Xiao Chen nodded slightly.
The two chatted for a while, and Lu Benwei passed on many of the things heprehended as a Sovereign Emperor to Xiao Chen.
Sovereign Emperor was just a title and not the name of the cultivation realm. The true name was the Divine Vein Realm. However, everyone had gotten into the habit of saying Sovereign Emperor or Divine Vein Realm Sovereign Emperor. In other words, they more or less meant the same thing.
After the Transcending Mortality Realm, there were three major realms: the Veritable Personage Realm, the Primal Core Realm, and the Cloud Sea Realm. Each realm had three stages. For the Cloud Sea Realm, it was the Starry Sky Stage, the Holy Light Stage, and the Sovereign Stage.
However, be it a Star Venerate, Holy Venerate, or Sovereign Personage, they were all Cloud Sea Realm cultivators.
After the Cloud Sea Realm was the Divine Vein Realm, then the supreme Faux God Realm.
Past the Cloud Sea Realm, one would have transcended the limit of mortality and started cultivating godhood upon reaching the Divine Vein Realm.
In an ordinary body, there were twelve major meridians, twelve branches to each meridian, twelve sets of blood vessels, twelve sets of muscles along the major meridians, and other channels where major and minor cycles of cirction could happen throughout ones body. Veritable Essence Energy and Spiritual Energy flowing in the meridians built a foundation for cultivation.
However, after crossing the Cloud Sea Realm, ones body underwent a rebirth, no longer an ordinary body.
To cultivate from here on, one had to open Divine Veins. When all nine Divine Veins were open, one would form an undying body.
With such an undying body, one coulde back to life with just a drop of blood. Even if the entire physical body were destroyed, one could regenerate from a drop of blood.
Ordinary people could not understand such a nature. Only Sovereign Emperors could gain such a horrifying ability.
After reaching the Divine Vein Realm, we can no longer be called mortals, Lu Benwei exined seriously to Xiao Chen. However, we are not gods, either. You can consider the Divine Vein Realm an intermediate existence between personhood and godhood.
At first, Xiao Chen found these words strange. Who would say that they were not a person?
However, he thought about it further. What person could regenerate from a drop of blood, surviving after their heads were chopped off or their hearts were destroyed?
There is a total of nine stages within the Divine Vein Realm. Every Divine Vein you open is one stage. With each Divine Vein opened, yourprehension of the Dao and the Divine Energy you can condense will increase. Once you have opened all nine Divine Veins, you can be called a half-God. Such a person only needs to ignite their divine me to be a god.
In reality, one could only be called a Faux God. However, a Faux God was already the peak in this age of the Martial Epoch. Hence, saying that one became a god would not be wrong.
Lu Benwei continued, Now that you are a Sovereign Emperor, you will have to forget all your past Cultivation Techniques. Your previous Cultivation Techniques cannot easily drive and refine Divine Energy. Divine Vein Realm Cultivation Techniques are extremely precious. However, your Heavenly Alliance should notck such Cultivation Techniques.
Xiao Chen listened quietly without interrupting. He kept in mind any questions and asked them only after Lu Benwei finished speaking. Then, Lu Benwei answered all of them.
This conversation continued for a very long time before Xiao Chen returned to his abode in Fiend Cloud Hall.
The Purple Thunder Divine Incantation can no longer help me cultivate. However, I have the Ten Thousand Dragons Art and do not need to ask the Heavenly Alliance for help. The Ten Thousand Dragons Art from the Dragon Race, a Cultivation Technique inherited since the Great Deste Eon, has been through many epochs and undergone continuous improvement.
From today on, I have to cultivate the Ten Thousand Dragons Art properly and open a Divine Vein as soon as possible.
Even though Xiao Chen had already be a Sovereign Emperor, he had yet to open a Divine Vein. ording to Lu Benwei, Xiao Chen was only an initiate Sovereign Emperor.
However, all of Xiao Chens Veritable Essence Energy had already transformed into Divine Energy. He did not have to condense Divine Energy, like a false Emperor did, when he wanted to use it; he could use Divine Energy anytime.
Xiao Chen sat down cross-legged and checked within himself with his eyes closed. The 9-Star Primal Core in his dantian had cracked open and turned into a golden sea. There seemed to be something beating strongly, like a heart, under the sea. A vast lifeforce filled his entire body.
Divine Energy Sea!
Xiao Chens golden Divine Energy formed a vast sea. When his consciousness entered his body, it stood on top of the sea.
As Xiao Chen walked on the sea, ripples appeared. Immediately, solemn and dignified Buddhist chanting, ethereal Immortal music, and various other mysterious phenomena apanied the ripples. However, when he looked up, he saw another sea above him.
That sea above appeared pitch-ck, full of a tyrannical and rapacious feeling.
With a thought, the sky and ground flipped around. Now, Xiao Chen stood on a pitch-ck Divine Energy Sea. When he looked up, he saw the golden Divine Energy Sea.
This was the result of Xiao Chen choosing the Primal Chaos bridge on the God Conferring tform. Now that he was a Sovereign Emperor, he actually possessed two Divine Energy Seas.
This resolved Xiao Chens worry. Even if he cultivated the Demonic Dao in the future, no one could see that ck Divine Energy Sea as long as he was not willing.
The two Divine Energy Seas were one yet, at the same time, not one. Xiao Chen did not understand the mysteries behind it.
Immortal and Martial dual cultivation, righteous and demonic in one body.
Xiao Chen did not know what the future held. After all, this was an unprecedented path.
Chapter 2193 Raw 2300 : Departure
Chapter 2193 Raw 2300 : Departure
Immortal and Martial dual cultivation, righteous and demonic in one bodythis was Xiao Chens Martial Dao.
Xiao Chen sat down, crossed-legged, and closed his eyes. Then, he used the Ten Thousand Dragons Art to drive that Divine Energy Sea. Ripples immediately spread out on the sea surface.
If it were an ordinary Cultivation Technique, even Xiao Chens Purple Thunder Divine Incantation, refining Divine Energy would be beyond him.
Ten Thousand Dragons Art, soaring dragons dancing in the air, ying in the sea, and flying in the clouds. Hiding, or flying, or waiting...embracing ten thousand dragons in the world. With ten thousand dragons soaring in the sky, seeking a reversion and forming an Ancestor Dragons lineage!
Xiao Chen recited the Ten Thousand Dragons Arts incantation in his heart, slowly circting his energy. Ripples appeared on the Divine Energy Sea, and waves slowly soared up.
Whoosh!
Four hours passed, and a dragon image formed by Divine Energy broke out of the sea. Its roar rang out and echoed in the surroundings.
Immediately, light and shadow flickered on Xiao Chens body. The Dragon Might that spread out appeared substantial.
This was the first time Xiao Chen formed a dragon image with Divine Energy. Now that his Dragon Might gained a divine nature, there was a tremendous difference in his dragon imagepared to the pastas different as clouds and mud.
Xiao Chen calmed his emotions, unhurriedly driving this Ten Thousand Dragons Art.
This Ten Thousand Dragons Art was not easy to cultivate. Previously, he only needed to give a Cultivation Technique a quick read or two before he could freely circte his energy and cultivate it, controlling it as he desired.
After four hours cultivating the Ten Thousand Dragons Art, he only managed to form one dragon image. His progress was indeed somewhat slow.
ording to what Xiao Chenprehended, he would be truly initiated only after he materialized a Ten Thousand Dragons Picture above his Divine Energy Sea.
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Time slowly passed. At some point in time, an extremely soft, cold snort rang out in the vast mountain range.
A resplendent saber light shed above Fiend Cloud Hall. This saber light disappeared in a sh. It moved too fast for even an ordinary Sovereign Emperor to see clearly. Anyone slightly weaker would not see anything.
A figure flew out, but a terrifying aura froze the space-time here.
A miserable cry rang out five hundred thousand kilometers outside Fiend Cloud Hall.
A golden dragon image shattered. In the next moment, the bones of that person shattered, and scarlet light shot out in all directions.
Humph! A handsome and fiendishly pretty youth holding a saber appeared.
A saber light appeared, and faint ripples spread out in the air, radiating five million kilometers out in an instant. Space became like a surging wave. Saber intent filled every single corner.
Ah! Ah! Ah!
Miserable shrieks that came from the soul rang out. The fluctuations devastated the scarlet light trying to flee.
Senior Fiendish Saber, spare me!
The remaining scarlet light coalesced into a golden dragon image. However, the golden lighting from the golden dragon image appeared incredibly faint, looking extremely miserable.
It turned out that this handsome and fiendishly beautiful youth was Fiendish Saber Xi Mu. He said coldly, You have continuously wandered around my Fiend Cloud Peak for the past five years. I just pretended that you did not exist. Did you really think that I did not see you?
I...
Scram!
Fiendish Saber Xi Mu did not give this person a chance to exin at all. He merely let out a cold shout and sheathed his saber. The waves scattered, and space returned to normal. Feeling greatly relieved, that dragon image fled.
When that dragon image scattered, Fiendish Saber Xi Mu quickly aged, reverting to an old man.
Master!
Sometimeter, Lu Benwei suddenly appeared. Then, he reported softly, It is as Master guessed. A Faux God received him. It was a Golden Dragon Race expert with horrifying strength.
Xi Mu barked, They are truly seeking death. If they tried to do this in the past, I would have charged over to their Martial God Pce to seek justice!
Going to a Faux Gods ce and hiding was too disrespectful. Any Faux God would get angry about that.
It looks like Little Brother Xiao Chen offended some incredible people in the Dragon Race. However, Master making a move this time showed Masters stance on this. At the very least, no one will seek trouble for Xiao Chen for a while.
Xi Mu smiled coldly and said, How is this seeking trouble for him? They are trying to kill him. This fellow is about to go out. Those people must be very anxious. If I just close an eye and let them be, they would definitely take a risk and try.
Although Xiao Chen is not my disciple, he did stay at Fiend Cloud Hall for five years, after all. Benwei, I have something for you to do.
Lu Benwei nodded. After listening, he nodded again.
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Thump! Thump!
Xiao Chens heart pounded heavily as he arrived at his residence after rushing all the way. He could not suppress his agitation.
Damn it!
After that attempt failed at the Ice Fire Wastnd, those people still did not give up. If not for cultivating bitterly at Fiend Cloud Hall, I would have died several times already.
No wonder Big Brother Lu remained outside my house to cultivate for the past five years, nearly always apanying me.
So, he was protecting me. No wonder...no wonder Senior Fiendish Saber told me to stay in Fiend Cloud Hall for these three days.
Xiao Chen found this terrifying after thinking about it. He had spent his days in the Faux God World in a rtively calm and dry fashion. For the past few years, he had been immersed in cultivation,prehending the Saber Dao Domain. He simply had no time for distractions. He also had not expected to run into any danger in Fiend Cloud Hall.
Only today did he suddenly discover that great danger had been lurking around. It turned out that he could have died at any moment in the past five years.
Had Xiao Chen not worked on cultivating the Ten Thousand Dragons Art, which allowed his sharp senses to capture that sh of light and check, he would not have realized anything.
I have to revisit the ancient Azure Dragon city soon. Recognizing the danger that he was in and the fact that he did not have any trump cards to protect himself with, Xiao Chen did not feel safe.
He could only go to the ancient Azure Dragon city. Only that ce had trump cards he could use to protect his life.
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Three dayster, Mu Zifeng came to Fiend Cloud Hall to bring Xiao Chen back to the Heavenly Alliance.
Unexpectedly, you have been staying at Fiend Cloud Hall for the past few years. This Xi Mu is a famous entric. You are not his disciple, yet you can stay here. How incredible, Mu Zifeng said, finding it slightly strange. Clearly, he was aware of Xi Mus fame.
Xiao Chen did not deny anything. He performed a cupped-fist salute and said, Greetings, Lord Mu.
Alright, alright, there is no need to be so polite. The Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperor and I are old friends. Back then, we went through life and death together. Unfortunately, he made his choice. Otherwise, he would not be in an inferior position to me. You are his follower. Although he did not ask me to take care of you, there is no need for you to be a stranger, Mu Zifeng said, waving his hand and smiling faintly.
Xiao Chen did not expect the Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperor to have a connection to this Lord Mu.
Given this, their rtionship became significantly more intimate.
The two chatted for a while before Lu Benwei came over to send off Xiao Chen.
The interesting thing was that Lu Benwei also called Zhang Yushan and the other two junior brothers over to send off Xiao Chen.
The three appeared unwilling. Clearly, they came because of Lu Benwei. However, they could not refuse. Otherwise, they definitely would note.
This was especially so for Zhang Yushan. He felt somewhat ufortable upon seeing Xiao Chen. His junior brothers, who were at the side, found this strange. They asked, Senior Brother, why are you touching your face? The swelling already subsided; there is no need to feel afraid.
Scram!
Zhang Yushan felt unbearably infuriated. His two junior brothers were as stupid as dogs, touching his sore spot.
However, Zhang Yushan could not vent his anger in front of so many people now; he could only send off Xiao Chen with Lu Benwei.
Brother Xiao Chen, take care. I hope you will be able to spread your wings in the Heavenly Alliance. You possess an unlimited future. Zhang Yushang steeled himself and said some polite words.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly and reciprocated the courtesy, not holding a grudge over the past.
Goodbye, then. Ill leave Senior Xi Mu to you all in the future. Big Brother Lu, thank you for taking care of me these past few years.
Xiao Chen gave Lu Benwei a meaningful look. Then, he performed a cupped-fist salute and bowed.
Lu Benwei did not mind. Heughed softly and replied, You are too polite. With Lord Mu protecting you, nothing should go wrong with your trip back.
A bright light shed in Mu Zifengs eyes. As a very meticulous person, he managed to notice an undercurrent in Lu Benweis words.
Nothing will definitely go wrong when hees with me? Why did Lu Benwei purposely say that?
After leaving Fiend Cloud Hall, Mu Zifeng asked, Xiao Chen, what trouble did you run into in the Faux God World?
Xiao Chens heart skipped a beat. After thinking for a while, he decided not to say anything.
This was the grudge between Xiao Chen and the Golden Dragon bloodline. He did not want to involve the Heavenly Alliance and cause too much trouble.
Since you are not willing to say, I will not push you. In any case, you just need to remember that you are now a formal member of the Heavenly Alliance. Although our Heavenly Alliance is not as strong as the other super factions, we do not fear them, either.
Xiao Chen nodded to indicate his understanding.
Come with me to report to the Heavenly Alliance; then, we will formally confirm your status.
After this, Xiao Chen would leave the Faux God World. Who knew when he woulde back?
Xiao Chen turned his head back to take onest look at the Holy Domains Divine Capital. He sensed someone observing him.
However, he did not dwell on this. Many people in the Faux God World paid attention to his departure. Even if he knew who was watching him, it would be useless.
If Xiao Chen was strong enough, he could follow that gaze and see that the person watching him wore a mask.
Chapter 2194 Raw 2301 : Initiated into the Heavenly Alliance
Chapter 2194 Raw 2301 : Initiated into the Heavenly Alliance
In the boundless Starry Heavens and the infinite universe:
A supercontinent floated amid the Starry Heavens. When seen from afar, it appeared to consist of seven discrete golden pieces. This supercontinent looked boundlessly vast in the Starry Heavens, shing with a glistening golden light. Millions of stars lit its surroundings likemp mes.
This was a true supercontinent. Even the stars appeared insignificant before it, looking like fireflies.
What appeared even more preposterous was that someone seemed to be refining stars with a cauldron, using the stars mes to forge treasures.
asionally, huge fireballs shed by like meteors above the vast supercontinent. While they looked like meteors, they were just the fireballs that shot out when cksmiths were forging.
Huge cauldrons towered like mountains, the multitude rising and falling, looking like a mountain range.
If ones eyes were powerful enough, one could count a total of nine thousand eight hundred cauldrons standing above this supercontinent. Together, they looked like an enormous dragon coiling around. The mes that the cauldrons spat out flickered, turning bright and dark like night and day alternating.
However, this was just the tip of the iceberg of this supercontinent.
There were also boundless herb fields dotted with medicine cauldrons. Aside from the two major industries for cultivatorsforging and alchemythere were also all sorts of other businesses, like food, clothing, and inns.
The supercontinent showed a great scene that inspired marvel. Complicated intersecting streets densely upied this supercontinent.
However, everything seemed orderly; it appeared busy but not chaotic. It was like an invisible hand was controlling everything.
This is the Heavenly Alliance headquarters.
Even though Xiao Chen had seen it once from afar, he still felt extremely shocked when he saw it again from Mu Zifengs Alloy warship.
The Alloy warship flew over the Heavenly Alliance continent, heading to the center.
Along the way, Xiao Chen saw many sights that made a deep impression on him.
The Alloy warship moved shockingly fast. After flying for half a day, they arrived at the core of this continent.
That was a cloud sea filled with floating white clouds that appeared solid.
Many buildings were built on the white clouds, looking amazing.
Heaven Outside of Heaven!
Xiao Chen followed Mu Zifeng down and arrived on top of the white clouds. Soon, he saw a set ofrge gates with the words Heaven Outside of Heaven written in ancient calligraphy on top.
When you cross these gates, you will be entering the core of the Heavenly Alliance headquarters. Come, Ill bring you in.
Mu Zifeng familiarly led Xiao Chen in. Along the way, silver-armored guards that looked like celestial warriors bowed respectfully with cupped-fist salutes, not daring to question Mu Zifeng.
The current Heavenly Alliance is a veryplicated organization. Its internal factions are very chaotic. However, in simple terms, we, the Heavenly Alliance members, exist to protect the interests of all the merchant associations under the Heavenly Alliances banner.
You should know that the merchant associations under the Heavenly Alliances banner span the Great Thousand Realms. As long as there are cultivators, there will be merchant associations controlled by the Heavenly Alliance. However, as long as there are interests and benefits, there will be conflicts. We are responsible for dealing with these conflicts.
As Mu Zifeng walked, he exined the internal structure of the Heavenly Alliance to Xiao Chen. These were things that one needed to know when entering the Heavenly Alliance.
However, you have to remember that the Heavenly Alliance is the Heavenly Alliance, and the merchant associations are the merchant associations. We have nothing to do with the merchant associations.
When Xiao Chen heard that, he felt slightly stunned even though it was simr to what the Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperor said. However, he did not say much.
During the early days, the merchant associations allied and formed the Heavenly Alliance as abat arm. However, the roles were now reversed.
Even Mu Zifeng felt that he had to emphasize this point to Xiao Chen.
As for you, I guess that you are simr to the Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperor, not so interested in authority. Who knows how long you will remain in the Heavenly Alliance? In that case, you have even less to worry about.
Mu Zifeng seemed to be speaking casually. However, Xiao Chen did not acknowledge or deny anything, merely kept silent.
You probably want to use the Heavenly Alliances resources to reach your own Martial Dao. There are many people like you in the Heavenly Alliance, so there is no need to overthink. The Heavenly Alliance will not give you resources for nothing, but it would not make you work for nothing, either. Everyone is just using...mutually benefiting each other.
Mu Zifeng could not bear to say using each other, so he changed it to mutually benefiting each other.
Xiao Chen took this in stride, not paying too much mind. In the end, this was a super faction formed by merchant associations.
Compared to the sects, itcked a spirit of inheritance, making it hard for one to get a sense of belonging.
What do I need to do in the Heavenly Alliance? Xiao Chen asked.
He saw many people entering and leaving Heaven Outside of Heaven. However, they would rush on their way and did not stop to chat much. This created a cold atmosphere.
Mu Zifengughed and said, The Heavenly Alliance has an endless amount of trouble to deal with. You are new here, so you will have to work harder. Take out your Heavenly Alliance medallion.
Xiao Chen did as instructed. The reverse of the medallion showed a vast snowy scene with eight indistinct plum blossom petals. Only one petal was lit up.
Mu Zifeng smiled faintly and extended his hand. Then, another of the eight petals lit up.
Having one lit petal means you are an intern. Once you be a Sovereign Emperor, you be a formal member, lighting up two plum blossom petals. Within the Heavenly Alliances inner circles, you are of the lowest rank. Before you light up three plum blossom petals, you can only remain in Heaven Outside of Heaven, not able to go anywhere else unless on a mission.
Mu Zifengs words caused Xiao Chens expression to change slightly in puzzlement.
How do I light up the third petal?
Contributions. You have to work for the Heavenly Alliance, helping the Heavenly Alliance resolve problems. The number of contributions you gain will depend on the problem. After lighting up three plum blossom petals, you cane and go freely within the Heavenly Alliance headquarters. You gain true freedom only after lighting up four plum blossom petals. At that time, you can choose to remain in the Heavenly Alliance or leave.
Mu Zifeng thought for a while before saying, Back then, the Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperor entered the Heavenly Alliance together with me. After he lit up four plum blossom petals, he chose to leave and be the Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperor. Now, he is still an 8-Vein Sovereign Emperor. I chose to stay and am now a core Doyen. I have seven plum blossom petals lit up, and am a 9-Vein Sovereign Emperor, a half-God.
Xiao Chen entered deep thought. Mu Zifengs words were a hint to him.
If Xiao Chen chose to stay, he could continue climbing the ranks and enter the Heavenly Alliances core, obtaining greater benefits. The Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperor chose to leave but was currently only an 8-Vein Sovereign Emperor; Mu Zifeng had overtaken him as a 9-Vein Sovereign Emperor, a half-God.
The two chatted as they walked. Xiao Chen came to know that members with two lit petals did not have much authority in the Heavenly Alliance. They only had obligations to fulfill.
This ce paid strict attention to ranking. The higher-ranking members had a suppressive authority over the lower-ranking members.
This encouraged the Heavenly Alliance members to work hard, resolving problems, to raise their statuses.
As for contributions, those were simr to sect missions. However, one did not have the right to choose or reject in the Heavenly Alliance.
A two-petal member could not choose their missions and had to let the Heavenly Alliance make arrangements.
No matter what the mission, two-petal members did not have the right to reject. If theypleted the mission, they would gain rewards. If they failed, they would be punished and have their contributions deducted.
As the two spoke, Xiao Chen suddenly sensed his Divine Energy Sea bing agitated for some reason.
His Divine Energy Sea surged, bringing an indescribable sense offort. A strangely great temptation pulled on him.
This is... Xiao Chen muttered as he looked at a tall mountain in front. That temptation came from this mountain.
To think that there was a mountain above the cloud sea.
This was a spiritual mountain filled with a divine nature. The higher one went, the stronger the divine nature. One could even see a faint divine light at the peak. There, one would find the divine light dazzling and piercing.
That is Heavenly Divine Mountain, a divine mountain made by the Heavenly Alliance using countless resources. A Divine Vein Realm Sovereign Emperor who cultivates on that mountain will receive endless benefits. However, currently, you may stay only at the foot of the mountain and may not climb up, Mu Zifeng exined softly.
After arriving below the divine mountain, Mu Zifeng got someone to make arrangements for Xiao Chens residence. Then, he said, You should stay here first. When you have free time, you can wander around. There are no forbidden areas in this Heaven Outside of Heaven. I will take my leave first, then.
Lord Mu, take care.
Xiao Chen turned his head and looked at his residence. Then, he nodded slightly, feeling quite satisfied.
Young Master Xiao, do you have any instructions?
The old man responsible for receiving people did not dare to be slow, as Mu Zifeng had personally brought Xiao Chen over.
Xiao Chen shook his head and said, Theres none.
Alright. I will go and make arrangements for servers for Young Master Xiao. If you have any instructions in the future, you cane and look for this old man.
The gray-robed old man performed a cupped-fist salute and left.
Making arrangements for servants is probably also to keep an eye on me, Xiao Chen sighed in his heart. This Heavenly Alliance was colder than he imagined.
However, he could understand this. They were not rted in any way. How could it be so easy to obtain resources from them?
After entering the residence, Xiao Chen strolled around. This was of a much higher level than his residence in the Heavenly Dragon Pce back then.
Aside from the necessities for cultivation, there were also all sorts of facilities, even a Spirit Beast Pavilion for raising pets. This was practically a nobles residence.
When Xiao Chen finished exploring the ce, the servants that the old man arranged arrived at the residences entrance.
The one leading the group was a pretty maidservant. There were many other servants of both genders behind her. All of the servants knelt respectfully as they carried various items covering every need.
Young Master, your servant Bao`er will be responsible for Young Masters daily life in the Heavenly Alliance from today on.
What is your name again?
This servants name is Bao`er, the pretty maidservant replied softly, appearing somewhat shy.
Xiao Chen felt somewhat bemused when he heard that. Bao`er...it seems like I also had a maidservant called Bao`er very long ago.
Since her, I have not had any other maidservant. What an old memory.
Young Master? Bao`er called out when she noticed Xiao Chen staring nkly.
Xiao Chen recovered his wits and said in a neutral tone, I am older than you; just address me as Big Brother Xiao. There is no need to address me as Master.
Very well. Big Brother Xiao, if you require any changes to this residence, I will get the servants to make arrangements.
Xiao Chen waved his hand and said, Theres no need. Get them toe in, then. All they have to do normally is clean up.
Yes.
Xiao Chen watched as the group of servants poured in, trying to see if he could spot the Heavenly Alliances spies.
However, he gave up after thinking about it. So what if he found that person? If he kept his guard up, the oue might end up the reverse of his intention, pulling more attention to him. At that time, it would be even more problematic.
Chapter 2195 Raw 2302 : Mission
Chapter 2195 Raw 2302 : Mission
Under Bao`ers arrangement, the group of people quickly tidied up the residence.
Xiao Chen already found the residence clean in the first ce. However, after the tidying up, it turned brighter.
Calling it brand-new would not be an exaggeration. The grass was cut, and the flowers were trimmed. The walls were repainted, and fragrant incense was lit in the house.
Wherever one went, one could smell a refreshing fragrance that made one feel veryfortable.
Xiao Chen sighed in his heart, Having servants has such a big impact on the living environment.
Big Brother Xiao, we have tidied up the residence. However, we still have not nted anything in the herb field. If you have any natural treasures or other spirit herbs, you can nt them there. Also, you can go to the shops to buy seeds. We have disciples of Alchemists among us; they are skilled in this aspect. There are also people trained to take care of pets; any pets will be well treated.
Bao`er bowed slightly and asked shyly, Is Big Brother Xiao satisfied?
Xiao Chen entered deep thought when he heard that. He could ignore the herb field for now. After all, he was not an Alchemist and did not need natural treasures to aid his Cultivation Technique. However, he could consider his pets.
Xiao Chen pretty much left the Demon Blood Vulture alone, practically free range.
It probably would be better for a trained person to take care of the Demon Blood Vulture.
Who is responsible for rearing spiritual pets? Xiao Chen asked.
An old man immediately appeared and knelt before Xiao Chen. Young Master, this old servant is responsible for spiritual pets. Just call me Old Liu. What instructions does Master have?
Whoosh!
A red light shed, and the Demon Blood Vulture appeared on Xiao Chens shoulder. Its feathers looked as vibrant as blood, glistening and exceptionally beautiful.
Do you recognize this bird?
Old Lius eyes lit up as he answered, This is the Demon Blood Vulture. It is said to live in the Ash Gray Sea, one of the seven great forbidden seas. Its race is isted from the world, and it is very difficult to capture. It can consume any demonic nature in the world, possessing infinite potential. If it can activate its bloodline and is fed with spiritual blood and fruits, it has the potential to revert to its source, gaining its ancestors blood and bing a Blood Phoenix, a Great Deste Eon ferocious beast.
Master, this Demon Blood Vulture is incredible. Since it has a hint of gold in its pupils, it probablyes from a noble lineage among the Demon Blood Vulture race. Even rarer is that its bloodline seems to have mutated already. It stands a high chance of mutating into a Blood Phoenix.
Haha! My old father is the Demon Blood Vulture King. How can my lineage not be noble? This old man has good judgment. He can serve me. The Demon Blood Vultures cocky voice rang out in Xiao Chens heart.
Xiao Chen ignored the Demon Blood Vulture. He sized up the old man, startled by the breadth of this old mans knowledge; some of the things the old man said were new to him. However, he still had to test the old man out.
Then, do you know how to nurture a Demon Blood Vulture?
Old Liu smiled and said, This old servant grew up taming beasts. I am familiar with how to nurture more than nine thousand kinds of spiritual pets and demonic pets. Although I have not raised a Demon Blood Vulture before, I am still aware of the method.
Standing at the side, Bao`er interjected softly, Big Brother Xiao, this Old Liu is a treasure. He once raised an Underworld Ghost Bird into a mutated beast rivaling a 9-Vein Sovereign Emperor. He is one of the rare expert beast tamers in the Heavenly Alliance. If not for Lord Mu, he could not possiblye here with me.
Xiao Chen raised his eyebrows and said softly, My judgment is poor. Unexpectedly, Old Liu is so capable. Sorry for the disrespect. It looks like I cannot underestimate anyone in this Heavenly Alliance. What about you?
Xiao Chen shifted the focus, turning his head to look at Bao`er.
Bao`ers expression did not change as she smiled mischievously. How am I capable? I am just a maid, a maid for helping Big Brother Xiao to dress up, pour tea, and serve water.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly and dropped this topic. Instead, he said, Old Liu, tell me how to raise this Demon Blood Vulture.
Old Liu nodded and said, That would depend on how much resources Master gives me. With enough resources, I would feed it a Demonic Spirit Fruit every day and bring it to Blood Hell every fortnight. Then, I would go to the Spirit Beast Pce to exchange for Cultivation Techniques and Martial Techniques that demonic pets can practice. Of course, it would also depend on how Master wants to nurture it. We could nurture it in an all-around manner or focus on specific attributes, like speed or killing intent. The Demon Blood Vulture is a rtively well-rounded demonic pet, so you can nurture it however you wish. It all depends on Master.
Xiao Chen thought, This Old Liu knows a lot. Then, he asked, Demon Blood Vulture, are you willing to follow him?
Hehe! I am already salivating at the prospect.
The answer went without saying. Xiao Chen said seriously, From today on, you will take care of this Demon Blood Vulture. There is no need to be stingy with resources. I also have a question: what is the currency used in the Heavenly Alliance?
Bao`er answered softly, Any form of currency will work in the Heavenly Alliance. After all, we are an organization of businesses. You can use Spirit Jades, Primeval Heavenly Pills, Origin Liquid, or Divine Crystals. However, Origin Liquid is the mostmon.
Xiao Chen thought for a while before taking out all the Primeval Heavenly Pills in his storage ring and the nine ten-thousand-year-old Herb Kings he obtained in Paradise. Then, he handed them all to Bao`er and said, Help me exchange these for Origin Liquid. From today on, you will manage the finances of the residence.
Xiao Chen took out arge sum. This was especially so for the nine ten-thousand-year-old Herb Kings.
Originally, he nned on using the Herb Kings himself. However, there was not much point in using them after he refined the Thunder Cliff Tree.
Bao`er received everything without evincing any shock whatsoever. Xiao Chen thought to himself, Even the Heavenly Alliance servants are servants who have seen the great world.
Many thanks for Big Brother Xiaos trust. I will help Young Master settle this within half a day.
After Bao`er counted everything, she quickly promised to deal with it without any hesitation.
You may withdraw, then. I need to rest.
Alright.
After the group of people left, Xiao Chen went to a medicinal spring in the residence. The springwater gave off Spiritual Energy as it gushed out.
This was a medicinal spring specially refined by a Heavenly Alliance Alchemist. Soaking in it could eliminate fatigue, nourish the mind, recover ones energy, and remove hidden injuries. If one was willing to spend some Origin Liquid, one could add some Medicinal Pills for aiding cultivation.
As Xiao Chen soaked in the warm springwater, he felt exceptionallyfortable. After he closed his eyes, he actually dozed off.
Sovereign Emperors practically no longer had to sleep. In fact, they had difficulty falling asleep.
If one wanted to rest, one just needed to meditate. However, falling asleep would be difficult. In fact, many people suffered from insomnia; their minds would more or less remain conscious.
However, in reality, sleep was the best nourishment for Sovereign Emperors; it might even aid cultivation.
The medicinal spring probably had Spirit Herbs with some sedative effects. Otherwise, it would not be this effective.
Xiao Chen did not object to this sleepiness, so he drowsed off.
When Xiao Chen woke up, he felt refreshed and spirited, brimming with endless energy. He looked around and discovered Bao`er standing across from him with a white towel in her hands.
Steam wafted up. Looking at Bao`er, who was not far away, was like looking at a flower in the fog, a hazy but intense sense of beauty.
Ssh!
When Xiao Chen stood up, some water sshed up. Bao`er walked over, wiped down his body, and helped him dress.
Xiao Chen did not want to be too independent in the Heavenly Alliance. Furthermore, he did not overthink it, so he did not avoid or reject her aid.
Bao`er found it strange that Xiao Chen had so many scars on his body. It was not as smooth and as clear as his delicate facial features.
Some of the scars even ovepped. The many crisscrossing scars all over his body appeared somewhat terrifying.
Even after Bao`er finished helping Xiao Chen with his clothes, her heart had not regained its previous calm.
How long was I asleep?
Big Brother Xiao Chen slept for the whole night. I have already finished the task that you assigned yesterday. In total, I obtained fifty tons of Origin Liquid. I gave half of it to Old Liu, and the remainder is with me. Does Young Master need it?
Theres no need for now. Keep it for me.
Xiao Chen still had two thousand five hundred kilograms of Origin Liquid. That was already sufficient for regr cultivation. Since he had yet to open a single Divine Vein, he did not need so much Origin Liquid.
Alright.
After some hesitation, Bao`er said, Young Master had best not cultivate for now. You should continue resting and wait for the Heavenly Alliance mission to arrive. At that time, you would no longer have time to rest.
Ill take your advice.
Hence, Xiao Chen leisurely wandered through his residence, only asionally cultivating. The residence was massive. He had not fully explored quite a few ces yet, so he now seized the opportunity to do so.
This peaceful timested for only two days. Then, Xiao Chens first mission in the Heavenly Alliance arrived.
A ck-d administrator hovering above Xiao Chens residence said, Heavenly Alliance two-petal member Xiao Chen, heed themand. A local sects Elder in the Ink Sea Cluster advanced to Sovereign Emperor, and that threatens the interests of the merchant association. You are ordered to go there and deal with this problem within ten days. Otherwise, the mission will be considered a failure, and you will be heavily punished.
Whoosh!
A jade strip fell, and Xiao Chen reached out to catch it. After grabbing the jade strip, he held it to his forehead to check the information and gain a rough understanding of the situation.
Big Brother Xiao, should I get Old Liu to call over the Demon Blood Vulture? Bao`er asked.
Theres no need. The Demon Blood Vulture is in its early stage of growth. It is not convenient for it to fight now. Just help me manage the residence.
Then, Xiao Chens figure shed as he left with the administrator, heading for the Heavenly Alliances Dao tform.
Chapter 2196 Raw 2303 : I Have Already Killed Them and Torn Down Their Shop
Chapter 2196 Raw 2303 : I Have Already Killed Them and Torn Down Their Shop
A cluster referred to an astral cluster.
Most of the clusters in the Great Thousand Realms had a starry sea in the center. Hence, the clusters were named after the starry seas.
For example, there was the Grave Sea Cluster, which Xiao Chen once stayed in before. The various clusters surrounded the Central Great Realm like stars around the moon.
The outer regions that the Central Great Realm cultivators spoke of generally referred to these clusters. To the Central Great Realm cultivators, the outer regions were like the boondocks.
Aside from some special clusters, most of the clusterscked natural Spiritual Energy and sufficientlyplete inheritances. Thepetition was also not intense enough, making it very difficult for people to advance to Sovereign Emperor.
With a Sovereign Personages cultivation, one could already be treated like a Faux God in the outer regions.
This was how the Grave Sea Cluster was. Openly, there were no Sovereign Personages. Perhaps some of the Rank 4 sects might have Sovereign Personages approaching the peak. However, these Sovereign Personages would not readily appear.
The Ink Sea Cluster was much stronger than the Grave Sea Cluster. They had two Rank 5 sects, and the Sect Masters were Sovereign Personages. Several of their Supreme Elders were heaven-defying Sovereign Personages, and some might even be false Emperors.
However, no Sovereign Emperor had appeared for the past millennium.
The various factions maintained a delicate bnce. Now, one of the Rank 5 sects produced a Sovereign Emperor, which was incredible.
Xiao Chen knew how strong a Sovereign Emperor was. Before a Sovereign Emperor, a Sovereign Personage wouldst only one move.
No matter what powerful trump card a Sovereign Personage had, it would be useless. Even if one had a Soul Tool, it would just be a mild threat.
With one party suddenly bing strong, the bnce broke. The allocation of interests naturally would be shuffled.
On this trip to the Ink Sea Cluster, Xiao Chens job was to protect the interests of the Heavenly Alliances subordinate merchant association. It could not possibly give up on its interests just because the other party had a Sovereign Emperor.
The mission did not specify the method for dealing with this problem. Xiao Chen could choose to kill the newly advanced Sovereign Emperor or just reach a deal with the other party.
There were many options that would meet the objective. However, only one method would maximize the benefits and safeguard the interests of the Heavenly Alliances subordinate merchant association.
The better this matter was dealt with, the more contributions Xiao Chen would gain. On the other hand, failure would mean punishment, and that scaled with the severity, as well.
Using the Heaven Outside of Heavens Dao tform, Xiao Chen arrived at a Dao tform near the Ink Sea Cluster.
Everyone shared this Dao tform; it did not belong solely to the Heavenly Alliance.
When Xiao Chen arrived in the Ink Sea Cluster, half a day had passed already. He clearly felt the difference in Spiritual Energy between here and the Central Great Realm the moment hended, like that between clouds and mud.
The Nine Cauldron Pavilion.
The Heavenly Alliance subordinate merchant association here was the Nine Cauldron Pavilion. Xiao Chen felt that he had a strong fate with it.
If he recalled right, he even had a VIP card for the Nine Cauldron Pavilion.
Lets go to the Nine Cauldron Pavilions headquarters in the Ink Sea.
The starry sea possessed a strong suction. If one fell into the corrosive starry sea, one might die if ones cultivation was insufficient.
Xiao Chen recalled that when he first arrived in the Grave Sea and traveled with Xiao Suo, he had moved very carefully and did not dare to let his guard down.
Now that he was a Sovereign Emperor, he did not need to be so concerned.
Xiao Chen turned into a lightning bolt streaking over the Ink Sea and traveling among the clouds without fear.
Four hourster, an indrge enough to be called a continent appeared before Xiao Chen. This was thergest ind in the Ink Sea, Red Cloud Ind, which hosted the Nine Cauldron Pavilions headquarters in the Ink Sea Cluster.
Going by the usual conventions, since this ind was called Red Cloud Ind, thergest city of this ind would be called Red Cloud City.
Xiao Chen flew boldly into the city, but the city guard experts did not notice him.
As he hovered in the air, he swept his eyes around, spreading his Spiritual Sense to every corner of the city.
In the next moment, Xiao Chens figure flickered, leaving behind a faint purple mark. He reappeared at the entrance to the Nine Cauldron Pavilion.
The building was tall and glorious, upying the best location. However, the entrance seemed somewhat deste.
This did not fit the image of the top merchant association of the Ink Sea, but Xiao Chen could roughly guess why. He entered directly.
This young master, are you here to buy something?
When Xiao Chen appeared, a pretty maidservant with a faint smile immediately went to attend to him.
Long Yi, you may withdraw first. I will entertain this guest.
Before Xiao Chen answered, a spirited old man wearing embroidered robes appeared on the halls stairs.
The maidservant gave Xiao Chen a strange look before withdrawing obediently. However, she still felt confused. Why did the Pavilion Mastere out to entertain a youth personally?
This old mans family name is Qin, and my name is a single character, Po. Might I ask for Young Masters great name? the old man wearing embroidered robes said to Xiao Chen with a wide smile as he walked down the stairs.
Whoosh!
Xiao Chen guessed that this old man figured something out. Thus, he cut to the chase, quickly shing the Heavenly Alliance medallion at him.
Qin Pos expression did not change. He said seriously, Young Master,e with me.
After the two entered a private room on the top floor, Qin Pos expression changed drastically as he extremely respectfully performed a cupped-fist salute and said, Greetings, Milord. I did not bow earlier, as I did not want to attract attention. I hope Milord will forgive my rudeness.
With a calm expression, Xiao Chen sat on a redwood chair and waved a hand, indicating that it was not a problem. Then, he said softly, Xiao Chen, the Xiao character with the grass head and Chen as in the morning. I prefer cutting to the chase, so please give me a simple exnation of the situation. I will resolve the problem within ten days.
Very well, Milord.
Qin Po acted carefully, not daring to be negligent. He faced a major character from the Heavenly Alliance, someone he could not afford to offend.
Even though Qin Po had seen many grand scenes before, he still felt nervous. After calming himself, he reported, There are two Rank 5 sects in the Ink Sea: the Flying Cloud Sect and the Azure Smoke Pavilion. Two years ago, an Azure Smoke Pavilion Supreme Elder, Qingyan Shangren, advanced to Sovereign Emperor. Half a yearter, the Azure Smoke Pavilion upied seventy percent of the Ink Seas resources, leaving thirty percent for the other factions to split among themselves.
The Azure Smoke Pavilion has always had business transactions with our merchant association. In previous business deals, we took seventy percent of the profits while they took thirty. After Qingyan Shangren advanced to Sovereign Emperor, they demanded an exorbitant price, wanting eighty percent of the profits and giving us only twenty percent.
[TL Note: The family name Qingyan means azure smoke, the same characters for the Azure Smoke Pavilion.]
Xiao Chen entered deep thought. The resources of the Ink Sea are definitely in the hands of that sect. However, if the sect wants to develop, they need to cooperate with a merchant association before they can maximize the benefits from the resources.
This would be considered mutually benefiting each other, helping each other out.
There are many ways to do this. However, simply put, the one with the advantage takes more benefits.
Previously, the various factions worked together. The Nine Cauldron Pavilion possesses great power and wealth, allowing them to take seventy percent of the profits. Now, the situation has changed; a Sovereign Emperor appeared in the Azure Smoke Pavilion. Now, the Nine Cauldron Pavilion no longer holds an advantage and is even bullied.
However, there is no need to question the business aspect too deeply; it has nothing to do with me.
Xiao Chen quickly grasped the main points of this problem. Then, he asked, He has been a Sovereign Emperor for two years already?
Yes. I reported this to the Heavenly Alliances headquarters two years ago. However, they never paid any attention to it, Qin Po said helplessly.
Xiao Chen thought to himself, It is not that they did not pay attention. It is that they are shorthanded.
Continue.
Yes. They wanted eighty percent of the profits. Naturally, we were unwilling. Henceforth, the Azure Smoke Pavilion stopped doing business with us, and they supported a small merchant association to suppress us. Over the past two years, nearly all our business was snatched away. You can see for yourself how bleak business is.
The confused Xiao Chen asked, They are just a small merchant association. How could their strengthpare to the Nine Cauldron Pavilions?
The Nine Cauldron Pavilion was a merchant association with branches even in the Central Great Realm. In terms of strength and umtions, a small merchant association could notpare to it. In a fairpetition, the Nine Cauldron Pavilion could take out treasures, Medicinal Pills, Cultivation Techniques, and Martial Techniques. The other merchant associations could not wait to pander to it.
Qin Po smiled bitterly and exined, With the Azure Smoke Pavilion supporting them, there is no way to continue doing business. The ships sending cargo over from the merchant association were robbed several times. During this period, they became even bolder in suppressing us. Several of my Nine Cauldron Pavilions guards died. The Azure Smoke Pavilion upper echelon even leaked the news that all Azure Smoke Pavilion disciples were prohibited from doing business with our Nine Cauldron Pavilion.
On the surface, the Azure Smoke Pavilion was just preventing their disciples from doing business with the Nine Cauldron Pavilion. In reality, they were warning all the cultivators in the Ink Sea. Who would dare to offend the only Sovereign Emperor in the Ink Sea?
Xiao Chen grasped the main point again. He asked sullenly, They have killed the Nine Cauldron Pavilions people?
Yes, with the Azure Smoke Pavilion supporting them, the other party does not hold any fear.
Xiao Chen said calmly, This is easy to deal with, then. What is the name of that merchant association?
Qin Po did not understand what Xiao Chen meant, but he still answered honestly, Previously, they were called the Red Cloud Merchant Association. Now, they are called the Ten Cauldron Pavilion.
When Qin Po mentioned the other partys merchant association, his expression turned even more unsightly. This name was simply a p on the face.
One was nine, and one was ten. This change of name was a deration of superiority.
Is the Association Chief of that merchant association in Red Cloud City?
He always is.
Qin Po just finished speaking when he looked up and saw that Xiao Chen had disappeared from the chair.
The curtains shook, showing that someone just went out from there at a breakneck speed.
This sight startled Qin Po. However, after he sat down, he felt somewhat unnerved. This Xiao Chen is simply too young.
His cold attitude also feels somewhat unreliable. The Heavenly Alliance did not send anyone over for two years. When they finally send someone, it is a greenhorn that leaves at the drop of a hat.
Dang!
Qin Po did not see anyone for a moment, but Xiao Chen appeared before him once more. When he raised his head to look, he ended up spitting out the tea in his mouth.
Xiao Chen held a human head in his handthe head of the Red Cloud Merchant Associations Association Chief, whom Qin Po hated so much, someone Qin Po wanted chopped into thousands of pieces.
The heads expression appeared sluggish. Based on that expression, he probably did not even know how he died.
If Qin Po recalled correctly, this fellow was a Holy Venerate, and he had a heaven-defying Sovereign Personage from the Azure Smoke Pavilion protecting him.
So, did this person die like that? How did Xiao Chen do this?
Qin Po had not even warmed his seat or swallowed his tea yet before Xiao Chen returned from killing the other party.
Qin Po quickly stood up. Horrified, he trembled as he said, Milord, you...
I have already killed them and torn down their shop. Make your preparations; business wille within these two days, Xiao Chen said indifferently. He appeared calm, as though he did something unremarkable.
This was just killing a Holy Venerate before a heaven-defying Sovereign Personage. It was indeed nothing worth mentioning for Xiao Chen.
Frightened silly, the trembling Qin Po said, Ill...Ill go make preparations. This little one will withdraw and take my leave first.
Wait a moment.
Qin Po immediately asked in a fluster, Milord, do you have any instructions?
Send this head to the Azure Smoke Pavilion at the fastest speed possible.
Qin Po was startled. Milord, this means you are challenging the Azure Smoke Pavilion. You have to think this through carefully.
Just do as I say. Theres no need for all this nonsense.
Xiao Chen frowned slightly. Qin Po seemed to be telling him not to offend the other party.
However, when Xiao Chen recalled that Qin Po had been suppressed for quite a while and was afraid of the Azure Smoke Pavilion, his words seemed reasonable.
Xiao Chen rxed his tone as he exined gently, I am trying to agitate him. The faster I deal with this problem, the more contributions I obtain. Your Nine Cauldron Pavilion will also receive more benefits.
Yes, yes, yes. I will go do it right away.
Qin Po immediately felt somewhat excited. This little lords temper and boldness are genuinely great. It looks like the Nine Cauldron Pavilions situation is about to turn around.
Chapter 2197 Raw 2304 : Qingyan Shangren
Chapter 2197 Raw 2304 : Qingyan Shangren
Heavenly Cloud Mountain, one of the three blessednds of the Ink Sea:
A blessednd was where the flourishing local sects established themselves. Many sects gathered at the blessednds; the Purple me Sect, which Xiao Chen once stayed at in the past, was a sect in a blessednd.
However, the Ink Seas Heavenly Cloud Mountain had only one sect, the Azure Smoke Pavilion.
There was no need to exin the reason. Since a Sovereign Emperor appeared in the Azure Smoke Pavilion, the sect naturally would monopolize all the benefits of such arge blessednd.
What if others refused?
Refusing a Sovereign Emperor would be the same as seeking death.
Hence, the Azure Smoke Pavilion became like its name in the Ink Sea, azure smoke soaring up with no one daring to block it.
The Azure Smoke Pavilion disciples became extremely arrogant; no one in the Ink Sea dared to offend them.
Before a Sovereign Emperor appeared, even their strongest false Emperor could not give them such an advantage. The other Rank 5 sect had a Soul Tool, after all. Even a false Emperor had to fear the consequences.
At that time, everyone lived in peace with no significant issues.
The power a Soul Tool disyed depended on its wielder. A Sovereign Emperor could bring out apletely different level of might than a Sovereign Personage could. Only a Sovereign Emperor could bring out the horrifying might of a Soul Tool.
A Sovereign Emperor was like a supreme god in this Ink Sea.
However, on this night, something seemed different with the Azure Smoke Pavilion. A rumor spread through the entire sect, reaching every disciple and Elder.
Did you hear? Someone killed the Ten Cauldron Pavilions Association Chief and delivered his head to our Sect Masterst night.
How could I not have heard? That fellow died in such a queer fashion. He was quite strong in the first ce, and he also had Martial Grand Uncle Jiang protecting him. However, he still ended up dead.
Someone saw Martial Uncle Jiang return yesterday. Rumor said that he was pale and appeared dispirited, like he had been frightened silly.
Who could it be? To think that he dared to make a move now. Does he not know that our Azure Smoke Pavilions Old Ancestor is now a Sovereign Emperor?
That is the most horrifying thing. Despite knowing there is a Sovereign Emperor, he still dared to kill our people.
The rumors could not be stopped. Someone killed the Ten Cauldron Pavilions Association Chief and destroyed its headquarters. This was an earthshaking matter in this Ink Sea. All the various factions received news of this immediately.
Since the other factions already received news of it, the Azure Smoke Pavilion disciples could hardly remain unaware.
At this moment, the Sect Master and all the Elders gathered in the Azure Smoke Pavilions ancestral hall on Heavenly Cloud Mountains main peak.
Everyone had extremely grave expressions as they looked at the item in the center of the hall in silence.
That item was the head of the Ten Cauldron Pavilions Alliance Chief.
After receiving the head, the sects leadership discussed all night but could note up with any ideas.
The Azure Smoke Pavilions Sect Master, Luo Yun, did not appear old, looking like a middle-aged man. He wore an azure shirt with elegance. He had a sharp, sword-like aura, showing the umtions of an overlord.
Everyone, after discussing all night, are we still unable toe up with a good solution? Luo Yun asked sullenly as he looked at the Elders gathered in the ancestral hall.
There were not many Elders, but the weakest of them was a Holy Venerate. Four or five were even Sovereign Personages.
All of the Azure Smoke Pavilions umtions were here. Even without Qingyan Shangren, these were still people among the peak in the Rank 5 Azure Smoke Pavilion.
Those that could stand here naturally had some experience and keen judgment. They could tell that this was not just a simple murder.
Everyone knew the strength required to kill a Holy Venerate silently before a heaven-defying Sovereign Personage.
Furthermore, when that Martial Uncle Jiang returned, he looked like he had seen a ghost. Clearly, a dark shadow had been cast in his heart.
Even a false Emperor could not inspire such horror in this Martial Uncle Jiang.
What could be above false Emperor? No one dared to imagine; they were not willing to, either. They could only feign ignorance when faced with Luo Yuns question.
It truly has been difficult for everyone.
Luo Yun sighed while sitting on his throne. He clearly appeared somewhat fatigued.
This matter should have been dealt with by his Martial Uncle Qingyan. Unfortunately, Qingyan Shangren was in closed-door cultivation. Despite several calls, Qingyan Shangren did not respond.
Naturally, this problem could not be solved when ced before everyone.
Luo Yun had already made rough guesses. As a Rank 5 sects Sect Master, he naturally knew some of the Central Great Realms secrets.
A Sovereign Emperor had appeared in the Ink Sea Cluster several thousand years ago.
However, that Sovereign Emperor did not try to rule the Ink Sea. It was like an invisible hand, from a world they could not see, was controlling the general movements in the Ink Sea.
It maintained a bnce between the Ink Seas various factions, not letting one side dominate the Ink Sea.
Even though his Martial Uncle Qingyan was now a Sovereign Emperor, Luo Yun did not want to eradicate all the other factions. He feared that something terrible would happen if the bnce were broken.
Although Luo Yun did not know what would happen, he always felt worried in his heart.
Unfortunately, his Martial Uncle Qingyan was stubborn, and the other Elders all wanted to try. Even though Luo Yun wanted to stop this, he could not.
Over the past two years, the Azure Smoke Pavilion had continuously grown stronger and flourished, easing Luo Yuns concerns.
Unexpectedly, what he worried about the most had happened.
As Luo Yun sighed, he felt helpless. Even with his limited ken and experience, he could guess something was going on. However, he did not know what exactly it was. This was where he felt the most helpless.
The five super factions controlled the entire Great Thousand Realms. Until one reached a certain level, one would not know of this.
Most Sovereign Personages in the Central Great Realm did not know of the Heavenly Alliances existence.
How much could a Rank 5 sects Sect Master like Luo Yun know?
Martial Nephew, why worry? Your sigh is puzzling. Haha!
Just at this moment,ughter rang out. A skinny, old man suddenly appeared in the ancestral hall. Although this old man was skinny, he did not appear weak. Instead, he radiated a terrifying and unfathomable power, one that could not be underestimated.
Old Ancestor!
You finally came out of closed-door cultivation. We spent our night feeling frightened.
Indeed. Please quickly think of a solution.
The person who arrived was the person who had been in the limelight for the past two years in the Ink Sea, the Qingyan Shangren that practically everyone had heard of.
Luo Yuns eyes lit up when he sensed that his martial uncles strength had improved significantly, feeling even more unfathomable. He quickly stood up and said, Martial Uncle, please take a seat.
Qingyan Shangren did not stand on ceremony, immediately taking the seat that Luo Yun gave up for him. Then, he looked at the people below andughed sinisterly, This fellow is finally dead.
Whoosh!
Qingyan Shangren stretched out his hand and beckoned. Then, the head of the Ten Cauldron Pavilions Association Chief entered his hand. Bang! Only a skull remained amid azure smoke.
He clenched his fist, and the skull turned into powder trickling to the floor.
Everyone, including Luo Yun, was startled, having received a significant scare.
Martial Uncle! Luo Yun called out, feeling slightly anxious.
This fellow is just a pawn that I ced. He would have died sooner orter. It was already worth it for him tost for two years, suppressing the Nine Cauldron Pavilion.
Qingyan Shangren waved his hand and said, Martial Nephew, there is no need to worry about the rest. I made arrangements long ago. Had this persone one and a half years earlier, it would have been slightly problematic. Now, haha! This old man is just waiting for him. If he dares toe, I will make sure that he does not return.
As you wish, I am here!
Bang!
The old man had just spoken when the doors to the ancestral hall, which were reinforced with formations, exploded.
A strong wind blew through the hole in the doors, and a dazzling sun-like light appeared. The light was so bright that no one could open their eyes.
A figure in white robes slowly emerged from the light, leisurely walking in withrge strides.
How young!
When everyone saw who it was, the Azure Smoke Pavilion Elders all sighed in their hearts. They felt startled; this was the person their old ancestor was waiting for, the mysterious person who scared their Martial Uncle Jiang silly.
This person appeared to be too young; he did not even seem to be fifty.
Naturally, the person who came was Xiao Chen.
After sending the head to the Azure Smoke Pavilion and waiting for one night, the person Xiao Chen waited for did not show up. Not wanting to waste time, he came.
I was wondering why no one showed up after one night. It turned out that you were opening a Divine Vein. Admirable! Truly admirable! It is already very difficult for you to be a Sovereign Emperor in this deste ce. It is even more shocking that you can open one Divine Vein.
Xiao Chen looked around indifferently at the somewhat dazzled group. Then, he said softly, Do you understand what I said? I am saying that your martial uncle is quite incredibleeven in the Central Great Realm.
These words were true. Even in the Central Great Realm, it was extremely difficult to be a Sovereign Emperor.
Old Ancestor, you...
Clearly, the Azure Smoke Pavilion Elders were not familiar with how strong Qingyan Shangren was and what kind of position he could obtain in the Central Great Realm.
Qingyan Shangren showed a cocky look, enjoying Xiao Chens praise. Bing a Sovereign Emperor in the Ink Sea significantly boosted his confidence and pride. As the saying went, pain is forgotten when gain follows.
However...that is all. The Ink Seacks in umtions, after all. Forcibly snatching the Ink Seas resources so you can open a Divine Vein is incredibly silly. You probably do not even have a Cultivation Technique that can open Divine Veins, right? If such a Sovereign Emperor went to the Central Great Realm, you would not make an impact. No wonder you could only remain in this Ink Sea and intimidate others.
Who knew, Xiao Chen reversed direction and started putting down Qingyan Shangren as worthless.
Qingyan Shangren already felt very proud of his advance to Sovereign Emperor. He even felt that the Central Great Realms Sovereign Emperors would not be much stronger than himself.
Previously, he was enjoying Xiao Chens words. He had been prepared to act like he was put on the spot and discuss the Nine Cauldron Pavilions matter with Xiao Chen.
However, unexpectedly, Xiao Chens talk changed, immediately hurting Qingyan Shangrens pride and angering him.
The atmosphere in the ancestral hall turned strange.
The Azure Smoke Pavilion Elders were frightened into silence. Everyone could tell that this youth had touched the old ancestors reverse scale.
An icy chill spread out in the hall. Qingyan Shangrens expression appeared cold, full of killing intent.
A huge battle could break out at any moment.
Chapter 2198 Raw 2305 : Flying yet Not Soaring
Chapter 2198 Raw 2305 : Flying yet Not Soaring
The atmosphere turned strange in the ancestral hall. No one dared to speak, including the group of Elders and Luo Yun. They all found this increasingly hard to bear; the hall fell so quiet that they could hear heartbeats and breathing.
This silence was very unbearable, but the Elders did not dare to move. It was like they feared upsetting some sort of bnce.
This group of Sovereign Personage normally called the shots in this Ink Sea Cluster, essentially supreme existences.
Despite the appearance of a Sovereign Emperor, Sovereign Personages were still very rare in the Ink Sea Cluster. No matter where they went, they were aloof existences.
Even so, they still found being sandwiched between two Sovereign Emperors unbearable. In coarser terms, they did not even dare to let out a fart.
The fight between Xiao Chen and Qingyan Shangren had already started. They fought with their auras, spreading their auras to every corner.
They secretly stored up power, seeking openings in each other and trying to suppress the other partys aura.
The invisible struggle was incredibly fierce. All the onlookers here were Holy Venerates or Sovereign Personages. Naturally, they understood what was happening.
At this moment, any movement would be like pouring oil on a fire. It would immediately trigger an explosion.
It was like time stopped in the hall. No one moved or even changed their expression.
Qingyan Shangren felt somewhat shocked. Although the youth before him had not opened a Divine Vein, that youth could freely control his aura, not showing any opening, disying perfect control.
There seemed to be a dragon image behind Xiao Chen, roaring furiouslyDragon Might. This person was an outstanding talent with a Great Deste Eon bloodline!
Pop!
Just at this moment, an Azure Smoke Pavilion Elders endurance snapped. His body moved slightly, making a soft sound. However, that sound felt deafening.
It was like a drop of water falling into a calmke. However, instead of just ripples, it kicked up towering waves as tall as mountains.
Luo Yuns face sank. He knew that things were bad. He and the group of Elders hastily executed their Movement Techniques, fleeing quickly.
At that instant, the situation took a one-hundred-eighty-degree turn. It seemed like everyone came back to life and moved at extreme speeds.
However, even though everyone moved rapidly, they were still slower than Xiao Chen and Qingyan Shangren.
The insubstantial dragon image behind Xiao Chen gathered and turned substantial, bing an enormous azure-colored dragon image roaring furiously.
Qingyan Shangren showed a cold expression as he mmed his armrest. Then, he brought out all of the Azure Smoke Pavilions umtions.
The image of a huge incense burner appeared before Qingyan Shangren. Three sticks of incense in the incense burner released azure smoke.
Qingyan Shangren flicked a finger, and the lingering azure smoke immediately turned into thousands of sword images that shot out.
The two auras instantly shed. The resulting shock waves immediately reduced the ancestral hall to rubble with a loud boom.
Pu ci!
Luo Yun and the Azure Smoke Pavilion Elders vomited a mouthful of blood. The Holy Venerate Elders, who were weaker, died on the spot, killed by the aftershocks of the sh between the two auras.
Not only were Luo Yun and the others helpless to interfere in this battle, but if they got careless, they might even lose their lives.
A fight between Sovereign Emperors covered arge area. It was not something that these Sovereign Personages could imagine or block.
Dang!
The crisp ngor of weapons rang out, echoing and buzzing endlessly throughout Heavenly Cloud Mountaina blessedndrger than a great realm.
Heavenly Cloud Mountain was veryrge and vast, measuring at least fifty million kilometers across. Previously, dozens of Rank 4 sects coexisted there.
However, this Heavenly Cloud Mountain could also be considered small. The shock waves from Xiao Chen and Qingyan Shangrens fight radiated across half of Heavenly Cloud Mountain.
Whoosh!
A purple figure moved back above Heavenly Cloud Mountains main peak. As this figure moved back, he crashed into many peaks. The seawater surged up in endless, horrifying waves.
This person was not moving back alone but with the aura and momentum that he carried.
It was not him that crashed into the mountain peaks but his aura and momentum. Everything moved back, even the seawater that turned into waves.
Humph! To think that you dare to be disrespectful of me in this Heavenly Cloud Mountain. Not to mention your not having opened a Divine Vein, but even if you had opened one, you would not be a match for me.
Qingyan Shangren stood proudly above the summit. At this moment, his skinny body seemed to overflow with boundless power. When people looked at him, it was like looking at heaven.
A strong wind blew as Qingyan Shangren coldly watched Xiao Chen fly back. Then, he said, You have a powerful backer. I will not kill you. I will take you hostage, and my Azure Smoke Pavilion will rule the Ink Sea. We will not have to worry in the future.
Old Ancestor!
When the many Azure Smoke Pavilion disciples saw Qingyan Shangrens valiant figure, they felt thrilled, their hot-bloodedness surging.
Whoosh!
Xiao Chen pressed his feet against the surface of the sea. Then, he braked, stopping his backward motion.
The rushing mountains and endlessly gushing seawater settled slowly,nding very gently, spreading out together with Xiao Chens aura.
What was even more mystical was that the tall mountain peaks and retreating seawater also moved back.
It was like time had reversed. In reality, it was just Xiao Chens aura spreading out again.
The mountain peaks had already shattered. All the mountain peaks visible were the mountains from Xiao Chens aura.
It was like a painting. As Xiao Chen moved back, the white clouds, mountains, rivers, and sunlight had all entered the painting. At this moment, it was just a matter of opening the painting again.
Then, Xiao Chen looked above the main peak at Qingyan Shangren, who stood proudly like the overlord of the world.
The other partys strength did not surprise Xiao Chen. A Rank 5 sects umtions erupting from the hands of a Sovereign Emperor was no childs y.
However, since Xiao Chen dared toe, he definitely had taken the other partys geographical advantage into ount.
You are courageous. Even after seeing my Azure Smoke Pavilions umtions, you still dare to remain. This is what youth is like, not fearing anything and thinking the world of themselves. Today, I will teach you a lesson and show you what fear is!
Qingyan Shangren smiled coldly. Then, he waved, making the lingering azure smoke wind around his fingertip. The instant his thumb and index finger touched, countless sword hums rang out, resonant. It was like the sky fell, and theherworld opened up.
What the azure smoke represented was the sincerity of the many Azure Smoke Pavilion disciples since the establishment of the Azure Smoke Pavilion, using the sword to visualize the incense burner.
Qingyan Shangren flicked his finger, and the countless sword hums gathered together, forming one sword hum that swept from south to north, spreading through the entire blessednd.
Driven by this sword hum, that thirty-thousand-kilometer-tall main peak of Heavenly Cloud Mountain released a resplendent light, looking like a sharp sword as it lit up the entire blessednd.
When Qingyan Shangren flicked that strand of sword light out, only ck and white remained for fifty million kilometers around; everything turned ck and white except for Qingyan Shangren.
The sword light lit up Xiao Chens eyes and delicate facial features, making them look even sharper. The sword wind made his hair flutter about. His graceful aura appeared even more unruly.
The sword light, which carried the sects umtions and looked like it could split the world, immediately shot over.
Everyone in the Azure Smoke Pavilion sighed at the sight of this sword strike. They had only heard legends about how their founding ancestor once sent out such a sword strike.
Today, these disciples saw this legend unfold before them. There was no way to describe their shock.
Everyone thought that Xiao Chen would die from this sword strike.
Even if Xiao Chen did not die, he would be severely injured, no longer able to fight.
Xiao Chen showed a grave expression. However, he did not fluster in the face of danger. He quietly merged his Yin and Yang Divine Energy Seas and spread out his Taiji force field.
Whoosh!
When the Taiji force field appeared, a light shone from Xiao Chens body. The initially ck-and-white world regained its color.
This was Xiao Chen using his strength to suppress the other partys aura by force, breaking the momentum and aura of the sword strike.
However, Xiao Chen did not dare to receive this sword strike. This was a sword strike that contained thousands of years of a sects umtions.
If he tried to receive it, he would be like an ant trying to shake a tree; he would be overestimating himself. Not to mention whether he could receive the strike, receiving it would be foolish.
After the sword light, which seemed capable of piercing space and time, entered the Taiji force field, it became significantly slower to Xiao Chen.
Whoosh!
Xiao Chen pushed with the tips of his toes and gently moved to one side. It looked like he dodged the sword light by luck.
When the sword light hit the sea, it was like a river entering the sea, vanishing silently.
The spirituality that the sword light contained scattered after it lost its target, and the sects umtions returned.
He dodged it?
This shocked Qingyan Shangren. Xiao Chen actually dodged the attack that Qingyan Shangren had been sure wouldnd. He snarled, Lets see how many times you can dodge.
Qingyan Shangren flicked his finger a second time, sending out the sword light that could pierce through space and time at Xiao Chen again, making the world lose its color once more.
Xiao Chen did not dare to be careless. He drove the Primal Chaos Divine Energy in his body to its limits. Then, he used his Taiji force field to reduce the sword lights speed and dodged it again.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Damn it! I dont believe that I cant kill you.
The frustrated Qingyan Shangren continuously flicked his finger, repeatedly sending out sword lights at Xiao Chen.
Night and day reversed in the blessednd. The world would turn ck and white; then, color would get restored.
It was like the sun rising and setting but sped up. The Azure Smoke Pavilion disciples were horrified to discover that they aged as the sky switched between day and night. Their ck hair turned white, as though time had elerated.
Lets see how long you canst, Qingyan Shangrenughed cockily.
Xiao Chen appeared to be unable to keep up with the barrage of attacks. Just as Qingyan Shangren was about to unleash another sword light...
Enough! Xiao Chen, who had been silent, suddenly shouted. This shout sounded like thunder, immediately kicking up countless horrifying waves on the vast sea.
You are really vicious, draining your sects umtions that way, without care for the lives of your disciples. I have a saber strike I would like you to give me your opinion on!
Gurgle!
A drop of seawater soared up from the sea amid the horrifying waves. Xiao Chen moved nimbly like a swallow as though he would fly yet did not soar. Then, he flicked his finger.
Fiend Saber inheritance, Water Droplet Destroying the Firmament!
Chapter 2199 Raw 2306 : Living in a Dream
Chapter 2199 Raw 2306 : Living in a Dream
Breaking the sky with one drop of water!
Qingyan Shangren used his 1-Vein Sovereign Emperor cultivation to drive the thousands of years of sect umtions. Using the thirty-thousand-kilometer-tall peak under his feet as a sword, he shot hundreds of sword lights at Xiao Chen. This made the mountains, the rivers, the sun, and the moon lose color. If one of these sword lights struck Xiao Chen, Xiao Chen would fall.
However, Xiao Chen could slow down these sword lights by driving his Primal Chaos Divine Energy and bringing out the Taiji force field.
Before the powerful sword lights, Xiao Chens counterattack looked as insignificant as dust.
Xiao Chen just flicked out a drop of water, a drop of rain, a drop of sweat containing the Fiendish Saber inheritance.
The zing sun tortured it for three thousand three hundred thirty-three years, the strong wind blew at it for three thousand three hundred thirty-three years, and lightning struck it for three thousand three hundred thirty-three years.
Even after nine thousand nine hundred ny-nine years of lightning, strong wind, and zing sun, the droplets heart never changed.
What is a Fiend?
As lonely as me, passing ten thousand years hanging high in the sky alone.
What is a Fiend?
Just like me, filled with pride. Even heaven cannot contain my heart!
This was the Fiendish Saber inheritances second move, using one drop of water to break the firmament.
This one drop of water seemed insignificant. If one did not look carefully, one might not even discover it. However, if one discovered it, one would never forget it. It appeared ordinary and special at the same time. It was a Fiend.
Its a drop of water!
What is he doing by flicking out a drop of water?
It clearly is just a drop of water. Why do I have chills, and my legs stopped listening to me? Damn it! What happened?!
Damn it! What exactly happened?
When they saw this drop of water, the Elders did not pay it much heed at first. However, they soon could not look away, and their legs stopped obeying them.
This felt startling, fiendishly strange!
Qingyan Shangren was stupefied. This droplet that Xiao Chen flicked outpletely surpassed his understanding.
Although Qingyan Shangren was a Sovereign Emperor, his ken was limited. He had never heard of the Fiendish Sabers name or seen this Martial Technique before.
Qingyan Shangren only knew that this droplet was extraordinary. However, he had no idea how to deal with it immediately.
It was not just for now; given his experience, even if he had all the time in the world, he would not be able toe up with a solution.
If not for Qingyan Shangren holding a geographical advantage and draining the sincerity umted from sect disciples for thousands of years, he could not have suppressed Xiao Chen earlier.
I dont believe that this insignificant droplet can do anything! Qingyan Shangren shouted coldly and moved his hand towards the three sticks of incense burning on the incense burner. With a gentle swipe, the sect umtions, which were running low, immediately emptied out.
With the sects umtions driving its formations, the Heavenly Cloud Mountains main peak immediately became covered in sword lights. After all the sect formations activated, the light surged and came to life. It merged with the surrounding peaks and rivers bing one and looking like a sword.
Is there a point?
Xiao Chen remained expressionless, appearing cold and showing no emotion.
That droplet approached, getting nearer in the eyes of the Azure Smoke Pavilion disciples. It silently pierced through many peaks andyers of sword screens, heading towards a pond in the sect.
Qingyan Shangren watched as the droplet pierced through the tall peaks and broke through the sword screens. However, nothing happened. Hence, he could not helpughing, A false front. I nearly
Plop!
Before Qingyan Shangren could finish, that dropletnded in the pond. Boom! The entire blessednd, not just the part where the Azure Smoke Pavilion was, exploded.
No! Qingyan Shangren roared hoarsely with a shocked expression. The foundations of the entire Azure Smoke Pavilion, built over several thousand years, were demolished, eliminated entirely.
However, the storm did not stop at that. The sea then started exploding, and spiritual water spurted out. Seven-colored lights spread out like fireworks.
These were the peak Spirit Veins that maintained the blessednd. They were all destroyed, as well. Everything that Qingyan Shangren could see was all wrecked.
Qingyan Shangren could only watch as the saber intent that the droplet gave off brought disaster to everything.
A drop of rain could destroy the firmament!
That droplet in the painting could have swept through the entire Ink Sea, destroying everything.
This killing move already surpassed human understanding. It could only be described as fiendish.
Xiao Chen stood upright with his hands behind his back and walked forward slowly. With every step, the broken mountains and rivers recovered. It was like time flowed backward. By the time he arrived before Qingyan Shangren, the entire blessednd had regained its original appearance.
You... How ruthless! Even if I am in the wrong, just kill me alone. What sin did my tens of thousands of Azure Smoke Pavilion disciplesmit? To think you killed all of them. You wrecked the several-thousand-year foundation of my sect.
Qingyan Shangren showed great grief, looking very haggard. Practically all of the killing intent that erupted out of that droplet had fallen on him.
That Inferior Grade Soul Tool incense burner had shattered.
Xiao Chen said calmly, I did not kill them.
Old Ancestor!
Many figures descended from the sky, showing confused expressions. They clearly were at a loss, not knowing what happened.
Xiao Chen intentionally controlled most of the saber intent from that droplet tond on the Azure Smoke Pavilions formations and Qingyan Shangren.
The instant the saber intent exploded, it knocked everyone else into the air. When theynded, they saw this scene.
These people did not know that their sect had been destroyed, and the entire blessednd was gone. Everything had happened too quickly.
You...
Qingyan Shangren looked over and saw that the hair of all these sect disciples was now white. They also had wrinkles on their faces, having aged significantly.
This sight immediately rendered Qingyan Shangren speechless. Previously, he only thought of defeating Xiao Chen by drawing from the sect umtions and had overdrawn on the sect disciples lifeforce.
If Qingyan Shangren had not done that, he would not have gained any advantage over Xiao Chen despite having opened a Divine Vein and using the sects foundations. He would have shown an opening after one strike; how could he have suppressed Xiao Chen?
Old Ancestor, are you alright?
The sect disciples did not understand what happened. However, they were all concerned about Qingyan Shangrens injuries.
Only Luo Yun and the other Sovereign Personages understood. However, they did not know what to say. As they looked at Xiao Chen, who was coldly watching Qingyan Shangren, they became filled with horror, feeling very nervous.
ng!
Just as the sect disciples noticed Qingyan Shangrens injuries, they suddenly heard a melodious saber hum. A saber light flickered, shing briefly and appearing piercing and dazzling.
What are you thinking of doing? If you dare to hurt the Old Ancestor, we will fight you to the death!
As a Sovereign Emperor, Qingyan Shangren was a god-like existence to the Azure Smoke disciples.
This was especially so after the past two years when Qingyan Shangren led the Azure Smoke Pavilion to dominate this Ink Sea. All the sect disciples regarded him with extreme reverence, giving him great prestige.
When Xiao Chen drew his saber, these disciples all became flustered, shielding Qingyan Shangren.
Move away!
Qingyan Shangren knew Xiao Chens strength. These people would just be like paper before Xiao Chen, not of any threat at all.
We are not moving!
I told you to move! Qingyan Shangren roared furiously, pushing away all these disciples. Many figures immediately went flying like sandbags.
Xiao Chen held the Tyrant Saber and slowly approached. When he arrived before Qingyan Shangren, he raised his saber.
Luo Yun and the Elders instantly felt very nervous, under tremendous pressure.
In the end, Luo Yun could not bear it. He drummed up his courage and said while trembling, Senior, just tell us what you want. Our Azure Smoke Pavilion will do as you say. Is it because of the Nine Cauldron Pavilion? We can hand over the profits we gained from the past two years. Just spare Martial Uncles life.
This major character that ruled and dominated the Ink Sea showed so much fear now, feelingpletely helpless.
Xiao Chen ignored Luo Yun. He only looked at Qingyan Shangren and said, It is not easy to be a Sovereign Emperor in the Ink Sea. This was your opportunity; you should not have been cowardly. So what if you came from the Ink Sea? You managed to be a Sovereign Emperor in this tiny Ink Sea. Whats wrong with going to the Central Great Realm to make your mark?
The path of a cultivator should be trodden with courage, never fearing difficulty. You just need to keep moving forward. However, you came to a standstill, just wanting to rule unchallenged in the Ink Sea and beat down the other sects, monopolizing all the resources of the Ink Sea. Today, I, the Heavenly Alliances Xiao Chen, will chop off one of your arms to punish you for bullying the Nine Cauldron Pavilion. Watch your conduct properly in the future.
Xiao Chen swung his saber down, then sheathed it. After he chopped off Qingyan Shangrens right arm, Qingyan Shangren cried out in agony. Saber intent lingered in the wound. This saber intent would remain there for a long time; even a Sovereign Emperor could not recover from it.
Xiao Chen refrained from killing the other party to preserve the bnce in the Ink Sea. He also did so out of consideration for the Azure Smoke Pavilion disciples.
If Qingyan Shangren died, Xiao Chen could imagine that the sects they suppressed over the past two years would take revenge and kill off these disciples to vent their hatred, not leaving any survivors.
However, the most important reason was still to preserve the bnce, allowing the various factions of the Ink Sea to catch a breather.
Even if a Sovereign Emperor lost an arm, he would still be much stronger than a regr false Emperor. However, he would be nowhere near his peak. Furthermore, with the sect grounds destroyed, the Azure Smoke Pavilion could onlyy low for a long time.
Even if the Azure Smoke Pavilion rose again in the future, they would be fearful of the Nine Cauldron Pavilion, not daring to bargain.
This was the way to maximize the Heavenly Alliances benefits. Only then could the missione to a perfect conclusion.
Whoosh!
Xiao Chens figure shed, turning into a purple light and disappearing.
Boom! When Xiao Chen left, his aura also dispersed. The entire blessednd broke and tore apart like a painting, restored to reality.
This...
The sect is gone!
The disciples all felt stupefied and dumbfounded, not knowing what to do.
Sect Master Luo Yun and the Sovereign Personage Elders already knew about this much earlier. The instant they were blown away, the entire sect groundsno, the entire blessedndwas destroyed.
When Xiao Chens aura dispersed, all the destruction returned. That sense of helplessness left a sour feeling in everyones heart.
If possible, it would be better to live in the painting, living in Xiao Chens aura.
At the very least, the sect would still exist. Even though they knew it was fake, it would be better than this rubblethis inspired pain and despair.
We should have been content with just ruling this small area in the past few years. Dominating this Ink Sea was truly living like a dream... After waking up from this dream, only then did we know that this Ink Sea was never ours in the first ce.
Luo Yun smiled bitterly and sighed softly. Now, he appeared very haggard.
Chapter 2200 Raw 2307 : Summoned by the Alliance Chief
Chapter 2200 Raw 2307 : Summoned by the Alliance Chief
Outside Heavenly Cloud Mountain in the Ink Sea, as the Azure Smoke Pavilion disciples looked at the destroyed blessednd, a figure silently observed everything.
If Xiao Chen were around, even he would not discover this figure, what more these people?
The mysterious person looked around and fixed his gaze on Qingyan Shangrens arm injury, where Xiao Chens saber intent lingered.
This saber intent containing Xiao Chens merged Divine Seal and Dao Domain would be very problematic to removeespecially since Xiao Chen purposely left it behind.
Qingyan Shangren could remove this saber intent only if he found someone a lot stronger than Xiao Chen to help.
Otherwise, even though Qingyan Shangren was a Sovereign Emperor himself, he could not recover his arm.
This is a perfectpletion. The mysterious man slowly withdrew his gaze, no longer paying attention.
To the Heavenly Alliance, it did not matter whether Qingyan Shangren died or not. The most important thing was to maximize the Nine Cauldron Pavilions benefits in this ce. If Xiao Chen had killed Qingyan Shangren, the Ink Sea would definitely plunge into chaosperhaps even into a chaotic war between the various factionsand the situation would change.
The Nine Cauldron Pavilion was only a merchant association. It did not want to see such a scene. It needed a stable Ink Sea without any strong factions ruling it.
Chopping off Qingyan Shangrens arm significantly decreased his strength. This left the Azure Smoke Pavilion a sufficient threat to the other factions. However, it would not achieve the same level of dominance it had in the past.
Furthermore, with this lesson, the Azure Smoke Pavilion would fear the Nine Cauldron Pavilion and not dare to do anything to it.
As for Qingyan Shangren, he did not matter. This was just a Sovereign Emperor who rose to power in the Ink Sea; he was not strong enough.
Xiao Chens evaluation of him was actually very fair. The true experts of the Central Great Realm all held disdain for these outer regions.
It looks like he really obtained the Fiendish Saber inheritance. I have to note that down. Aside from that...there should not be anything else, the mysterious man muttered to himself before quickly leaving the ce, immediately vanishing.
Just like how no one knew when he came, he did not leave any signs of his presence behind when he left. It was like he had never existed.
As for Xiao Chen, he hadpleted his mission when he chopped off Qingyan Shangrens arm.
He could go to Red Cloud Ind to report it, or he could just ignore everything and head back to the Heavenly Alliance headquarters.
However, another option urred to him. He wondered if he could take this opportunity to make a trip to the Azure Dragons oldnds.
After some thought, Xiao Chen chose not to.
When he was in Heaven Outside of Heaven, he felt like he was being monitored. After he came out, he still had that ufortable feeling.
If he could be cautious, it would be best to remain cautious.
It would not be toote to go when he could independently ept missions. In any case, if there were hidden people watching him, he did not have to worry about his life.
Xiao Chen headed back to the Starry Heavens Dao tform and returned directly to the Heavenly Alliance headquarters.
Just as Xiao Chen entered Heaven Outside of Heaven, he saw the administrator that gave him the mission waiting there for him.
Xiao Chen performed a cupped-fist salute and said, Administrator Mu.
Administrator Mu nodded and said, Headquarters gave you an evaluation of five stars. Be it missionpletion time or the effects, you got full marks. Congrattions onpleting your mission. You obtained one thousand contribution points.
As Administrator Mu spoke, he took out his Heavenly Alliance Medallion and ced it against Xiao Chens medallion.
After that, Xiao Chen noticed the number 1,000 appear under the two lit petals on the reverse of his medallion.
The numbers were carefully iid in the vast snowy scene. If one did not look carefully, they would not be noticed.
You can use contribution points to exchange for resources. However, after making the exchange, the corresponding contribution points will be gone.
Administrator Mu gave Xiao Chen a simple exnation, then turned to leave, not lingering. However, before he left, he took a few more nces at Xiao Chen as thoughmitting him to memory.
Xiao Chen toyed with the medallion. Then, he thought to himself, To think that there is no reward forpleting the mission. The contribution points are the reward?
If I use the contribution points, it will take longer to light up more plum blossom petals. Contribution points are obtained bypleting missions. However, if I spend them on resources, the day I rank up will be even further away.
The Heavenly Alliance must be doing this on purpose.
Xiao Chen returned to his residence and greeted Bao`er. Then, he soaked in the medicinal spring after removing his clothes.
The medicinal spring had curative effects. During the fight with Qingyan Shangren, some sword lights managed to injure Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen could rx, treat his injuries, and remove any hidden injuries by soaking in the medicinal spring; it was pretty good.
He closed his eyes and dozed off. When he woke up, Bao`er stood at the side, waiting to help him with his clothes.
Big Brother Xiao, youpleted your mission very quickly, taking less than three days.
After helping Xiao Chen put on his clothes, Bao`er smiled gently and said, Many of the administrators are praising you. If everyone had the same level of efficiency, they would not be short-handed.
Xiao Chen did not acknowledge or deny anything. After chatting with Bao`er for a while, he went to the meditation room and entered closed-door cultivation.
Cultivation at the foot of the Heavenly Alliances Heavenly Divine Mountain was much faster than in the outside world. Xiao Chen could clearly feel the joy and excitement of the Divine Energy in his body.
He wondered how this Heavenly Divine Mountain was forged. To think that it had such wondrous effects.
Driven by the Ten Thousand Dragons Art, various dragon images appeared in Xiao Chens Divine Energy Sea. Then, his progress stopped after one hundred had appeared.
Xiao Chen was still far from reaching the first step of the Ten Thousand Dragons Art, forming the Ten Thousand Dragons Picture.
However, he had time. With this Heavenly Divine Mountain, he could save a lot of time.
The peaceful days did notst for long. After another three days, another mission arrived.
Xiao Chens days continued like this. Being a two-petal member, he had little time to rest.
He finally understood what Bao`er meant. If he had not rested then, he would not have had any time to rest at all.
Xiao Chen did not bother with any pointless words. He would take the mission and immediately leave; he alwayspleted the missions at the fastest pace possible.
His high efficiency was bbergasting.
After one year, Xiao Chens name had spread throughout the Heavenly Alliance. Everyone knew of this white-d desman.
This was because Xiao Chen used only one year to be a three-petal member.
He did not use any of his contribution points, umting them all. When he had enough to satisfy the requirements, he chose to rank up.
As far as Xiao Chen was concerned, the Heavenly Divine Mountain of the Heavenly Alliance was sufficient to meet his needs.
Little Brother Xiao Chen, are you sure you want to rush into ranking up?
By now, Administrator Mu was already very familiar with Xiao Chen. He advised kindly, You can use these contribution points to exchange for plenty of resources. However, if you choose to rank up, they will all be gone.
Xiao Chen replied calmly, I know. However, I have my own ns. With a higher rank, I can earn more contribution points from thepleted missions. The highest reward from a mission that a two-petal member can take only gives out one thousand contribution points at most. However, a three-petal members missions give at least ten thousand. This is more economical.
There was also one more thing that Xiao Chen did not say, as a three-petal member, he could freely choose his missions, no longer as passive as before.
Administrator Mu smiled and said, Since you chose already, I will not say anything more.
Administrator Mu handed the Heavenly Alliance medallion back to Xiao Chen. Now, one more of the eight plum blossom petals lit up on the vast snowy scene on the reverse, for a total of three lit petals.
The number under the plum blossom petals also changed to zero, returning Xiao Chen to the starting point.
This is for you.
Xiao Chen felt it was slightly strange as he received a jade bottle from Administrator Mu. When he opened it, he saw that it was Origin Liquid, a total of five tons.
This was already a considerable sum. When Xiao Chen sold his ten-thousand-year-old Herb Kings, he received only about fifty tons of Origin Liquid.
This is... Xiao Chen asked, feeling somewhat puzzled.
Administrator Mu exined, This is the Heavenly Alliances reward for you. Everyone saw your efforts for the past year. Originally, they thought that the contribution points you obtained were already a big reward, able to exchange for an Inferior Grade Soul Tool. However, you never used them. That was as good as you working for nothing. The various lords felt that they could not mistreat you like this, but they did not know what you needed, either. So, they gave you five tons of Origin Liquid.
Xiao Chen agreed after thinking about it. He had worked hard over the past year. Normally, he did not think much of it, as he felt that being in the Heavenly Alliance was already the greatest reward. He had the Heavenly Divine Mountain to cultivate, and someone helped him nurture the Demon Blood Vulture. Furthermore, he had continuous battles to temper himself and gain practicalbat experience as a Sovereign Emperor.
Honestly speaking, even though the days were dry and tiring, this lifestyle suited Xiao Chen.
Although Xiao Chen had not opened a Divine Vein yet, his Ten Thousand Dragons Art had advanced rapidly over the past year. He was only one step shy of forming the Ten Thousand Dragons Picture.
Many thanks.
Xiao Chen expressed his gratitude as he put away the jade bottle. Origin Liquid was something good. Since it was given to him, he would ept it.
Administrator Mu smiled and called out to stop Xiao Chen, who was turning to leave. Dont be in a rush to leave. The Alliance Chief wants to meet you!
The Heavenly Alliances Alliance Chief, one of the leaders of the five Righteous Dao super factions, could be considered one of the people who stood at the peak of the Martial Epoch.
Even though Xiao Chen was part of the Heavenly Alliance, it was impossible for him to meet the Alliance Chief whenever he wanted. Their ranks differed too much.
Why is he looking for me? Xiao Chen asked seriously with a calm expression, not letting it change.
Administrator Mu shrugged and replied, How could I know that? However, he is not meeting you alone. He also summoned Grim Reaper Lin Feng.
Chapter 2201 Raw 2308 : Secret Exposed
Chapter 2201 Raw 2308 : Secret Exposed
There was a divine mountain in Heaven Outside of Heaven and a residence at the top of this divine mountain.
Aside from the Heavenly Alliances Alliance Chief, naturally, no one was qualified to stay in the residence at the divine mountains summit.
Administrator Mu led Xiao Chen all the way to the residence at the peak.
Xiao Chen could feel the wonders of the divine mountain. The waist and the foot of the mountain could notpare at all. There was a worlds difference in the density of the divine nature.
No wonder everyone wanted to climb as high as possible. Everyone wanted to stay high up, they wanted to be strong, and they wanted to hold a high status. They wanted to look down from an aloof position, watched by everyones longing gaze.
There was no need to describe the wonders and mysteries of the Alliance Chiefs residence. Xiao Chen took only one look and felt helpless.
Every single brick and tile was made of Alloy. With the Spirit Herbs and celestial flowers decorating the ce, it had the elegance of a celestial realm.
Little Brother Xiao Chen, please enter. I am not qualified to enter, Administrator Mu said somewhat enviously. When one stood at the summit of this divine mountain, one could look down on the entire Heavenly Alliance continent. It was not easy to enter the residence to meet the Alliance Chief.
Xiao Chen nodded and entered the residence.
There was no one to lead the way inside. However, there was only one path. Xiao Chen just needed to follow it.
There were ponds on both sides of the path. The walls showed elegant and ancient paintings in an unknown epochs style.
After some time, Xiao Chen pushed a door open to what he believed should be the main hall.
One person stood inside. It was Grim Reaper Lin Feng, who had arrived before Xiao Chen. When he saw Xiao Chen, he nodded slightly in greeting.
Xiao Chen reciprocated the nod. He was in awe of this Grim Reaper Lin Feng.
Xiao Chen had heard that Lin Feng had been a Sovereign Emperor in the Abyssal Underworld, whoter betrayed the Abyssal Underworld and crippled his Demonic Dao cultivation.
Lin Fengs cultivation returned to the starting point. However, he resumed cultivating and rose once more. He pushed his Death Dao Domain to greater heights. For him to surpass his previous peak was genuinely incredible.
ording to rumor, Lin Fengs master had betrayed him, offering his Extreme Yin Body lover to the Underworld God Halls Vice Hall Master. This was the reason for his betrayal of the Abyssal Underworld.
This person gave off an extremely heavy Death Qi. He was quite introverted and maintained a low profile, practically having no presence in the Heavenly Alliance.
However, no one could ignore his strength. There would always be some news of his exploits.
Xiao Chen had heard that Lin Feng had entered the service of Suiren Ji, the same Suiren Ji that wanted to take Xiao Chen in back then.
How long have you been here? Xiao Chen asked softly as he walked over.
Lin Feng gave a simple answer, One hour before you came.
Whoosh!
Just as Xiao Chen thought that this Lin Feng was not that cold, light and shadow flickered at the main halls end.
Nine figures appeared in the depths of the main hall. While they looked very close, they seemed to be in another world. They were right in front but looked as far as the horizon. Their figures appeared ethereal.
Of the nine, two sat cross-legged, and the other seven stood behind. They all looked different, appearing like shadows.
Xiao Chen noticed Mu Zifeng among the seven and guessed that the seven were the Heavenly Alliances core Doyens.
The seated two were probably the Heavenly Alliances Alliance Chief and Vice Alliance Chief.
Greetings, Alliance Chief, Vice Alliance Chief, and the seven lords.
Xiao Chen and Lin Feng bowed slightly and performed cupped-fist salutes to show their respect.
These nine were the Heavenly Alliances upper echelon. They held high statuses and were rare experts.
Good. I have heard that two outstanding talents appeared in my Heavenly Alliance. Today, I finally get to see you two.
The seated ck-d old man was the one who spoke. This should be the Heavenly Alliances Alliance Chief, Hua Tianyang, one of the rare peak experts of the Martial Epoch.
Mu Zifeng, Suiren Ji, these two are your followers?
Mu Zifeng replied softly, Xiao Chen is not my follower; he is Peach Blossoms follower. I am just his initiator in the Heavenly Alliance.
Peach Blossom...so, it is Peach Blossoms follower. It looks like he still remembers the kindness that the Heavenly Alliance showed him.
Hua Tianyang added softly, Help me prepare a gift and send it to Deste Seas Peach Blossom City tomorrow.
Yes.
Right after Mu Zifeng answered, Suiren Ji smiled and said, While Xiao Chen is not Mu Zifengs follower, Lin Feng is definitely my follower. When he just entered the Heavenly Alliance, I noticed him.
The powerhouses chatted with each other, but Xiao Chen and Lin Feng could not participate in this discussion. They could only listen and wait.
Xiao Chen took in Suiren Jis appearance. He had a cold face with wild ambition flickering in his eyes, giving the impression of a venomous snake hiding in the shadows.
Xiao Chen, Lin Feng, the two of you have been with my Heavenly Alliance for a year or so already. Perhaps the two of you did not notice it, but the secret guards of the Heavenly Alliance protected you during every mission. The secret guards saw everything you did, which is sufficient to prove your loyalty to my Heavenly Alliance.
Hua Tianyang was rtively straightforward, not bothering with any formalities. He also confirmed Xiao Chens feeling of being monitored.
In reality, Heavenly Alliance neers do not receive such treatment. My Heavenly Alliance also does not care about loyalty. There are spies from other factions in this vast Heavenly Alliance, and we know who they are. However, it does not matter. As long as my Heavenly Alliance can use them, we just leave them be.
Such boldness felt shocking. However, giving the Heavenly Alliances unique nature, this was indeed so.
As long as one was of use, it would be fine. As for those with other thoughts, they were just prevented from touching the core.
Hua Tianyang continued, This time, we called the two of you here for a mission. We need the two of you to work together toplete it. This mission is tailor-made for the two of you; no one else is suitable.
Xiao Chen thought to himself, Tailor-made for the two of us? Somethingmon to Lin Feng and me suits the mission that Alliance Chief is talking about.
What do we have inmon?
After thinking about it, Xiao Chen figured that their onlymonality was their Dragon Race bloodline. However, Lin Feng was a Flood Dragon Human; his Dragon Race bloodline had mutated long ago.
As for Xiao Chens bloodline, outsiders believed that he possessed a mutated mixed-blood dragon bloodline.
Mu Zifeng, tell them about it, Hua Tianyang instructed softly.
Mu Zifeng nodded and said, Xiao Chen, Lin Feng, this time, the Alliance Chief wants to send you two to the Abyssal Underworld to find a holy relic that the Heavenly Alliance lost there, the dart head of the Snow God Whip.
Four thousand years ago, the five Righteous Dao super factions worked together and attacked the Abyssal Underworld to try and eradicate the Underworld God Hall. During that war, the Heavenly Alliances holy relic, the Snow God Whip, broke, and the dart head has been lost since then. The Heavenly Alliance wants to search for it, but it is too hard for the people of the Righteous Dao to enter the Abyssal Underworld. If one is too strong, one will be discovered before entering the Abyssal Underworld. However, if one is too weak, one cannotplete the mission.
As long as the two of you canplete this mission, you can be promoted immediately to a four-petal member. The Alliance Chief will also agree to a request from the two of you.
Hua Tianyang sighed, It is really embarrassing to speak of it. I lost this holy relic, but I cannot go and search for it myself.
Suiren Ji quickly said, Alliance Chief, dont feel guilty. If not for that war back then bringing glory to our Heavenly Alliance and showing our strength, our Heavenly Alliance would not have be a super faction. Furthermore, you have entered the Abyssal Underworld nine times and fought with the Underworld Monarchs, putting yourself in danger. You have already done enough.
The other core Doyens immediately consoled Hua Tianyang, not wanting him to feel too guilty.
I know of that battle. It is known as the Final Blood Battle in the Abyssal Underworld. Many in the nineyers of the Abyssal Underworld died or were severely injured. If not for the Xuewu Dynasty sending reinforcements, the Underworld God Hall might have been destroyed. If I am not wrong, the dart head was left in the Final Blood Battlefield. That ce is considered a forbiddennd in the Abyssal Underworld, Lin Feng said softly. He was quite familiar with this battle.
Before Lin Feng betrayed the Underworld God Hall, the Underworld God Hall had been preaching about how horrible the people of the Central Great Realm were. He even once thought of charging into the Great Thousand Realms, making outstanding contributions to the Underworld God Hall, and helping the Flood Dragon Humans return to the Divine Dragon Empire.
However, that was all in the past. It no longer mattered.
Thats right. Barring the unexpected, the dart head should be in the Final Blood Battlefield. The two of you possess the Dragon Races bloodline. Lin Feng does not even need to disguise himself to return to the Abyssal Underworld. As for Xiao Chen...the Demonic Dao Cultivation Technique that you practice can cover up your identity.
Hua Tianyang suddenly changed the topic as he smiled at Xiao Chen.
When Xiao Chen heard that, he was stunned, and it showed on his face. Initially, he thought that the other party would say that he possessed a mixed-blood dragon bloodline, and he would not be discovered with some covering up.
Who could have imagined that Hua Tianyang would directly unveil the secret of him cultivating a Demonic Dao Cultivation Technique? This left him at a loss.
Hua Tianyang smiled and said, You dont have to be anxious. There have always been people of the Righteous Dao cultivating Demonic Dao Cultivation Techniques. All those excellent and powerful cultivators would research Demonic Dao Cultivation Techniques. There are also people of the Demonic Dao cultivating Righteous Dao Cultivation Techniques. For example, my Heavenly Alliances Doyen Suiren Ji has a Secret Technique from a Demonic Dao Cultivation Technique. However, he is still a core Doyen of my Heavenly Alliance. No one from the Righteous Dao dares to say anything. Dont think of the people from the Righteous Dao as too pedantic. Some things are only said on the surface. In the end, what matters are profits and interests. If you are strong enough, who would dare say anything? Of course, if you are not strong enough and do not have a strong backer, things would be different.
As Hua Tianyang spoke, Suiren Ji smiled sinisterly at Xiao Chen. This smile was very meaningful.
Xiao Chen cursed in his heart, I thought I already covered it up sufficiently. Ordinary people, even Faux Gods would not notice it easily. It must have been Suiren Ji who noticed it.
Hua Tianyangs words sounded like constion. However, in reality, it was also a threat.
You are protected by my Heavenly Alliance, like Suiren Ji. No one will dare to say anything. However, once you leave the Heavenly Alliance, you will be hunted down as a demon with no reprieve.
However, this was not necessarily apletely bad thing. If Xiao Chen showed no openings and only excellence, Hua Tianyang might not dare to trust him.
Having discovered Xiao Chens secret, Hua Tianyang would trust Xiao Chen more, as he had leverage.
Xiao Chen calmed down and said, Alliance Chief is right. Xiao Chen has learned a lot.
Hua Tianyang nodded slightly and said, It is settled, then. The two of you go and prepare first; be ready to move out at any time.
The moment Xiao Chen turned around, he appeared somewhat sullen. He silently left the ce quickly.
This Heavenly Alliance is not exactly a good ce to remain in. No wonder the Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperor chose to leave back then.
As Mu Zifeng watched Xiao Chen leave, he sighed in his heart. The Alliance Chief had decided this matter; Mu Zifeng could not warn Xiao Chen, either.
Suiren Ji, you did well in discovering Xiao Chens weakness this time. Otherwise, with his cautious nature, not showing everything, the secret guards watching would not have discovered any weakness, Hua Tianyang praised softly. Control came from grasping anothers weakness. Only then could he rest assured in sending Xiao Chen off to do this.
Otherwise, Hua Tianyang could not hand this mission over to Xiao Chen.
Suiren Ji smiled and said, Finding the holy relic is Alliance Chiefs deepest wish. Naturally, Suiren Ji will do my best.
Chapter 2202 Raw 2309 : There Are No Heroes in the World; the Selfish Rule
Chapter 2202 Raw 2309 : There Are No Heroes in the World; the Selfish Rule
When Xiao Chen returned to his residence, he had already calmed down. He had not expected his secret to get exposed.
Xiao Chen felt stupefied at that time. However, after some thought, he concluded that the exposure might not be a bad thing.
Cultivating a Demonic Dao Cultivation Technique had been one of his concerns. Now that it was exposed, he felt more rxed.
From today on, he no longer had to worry about it.
Hua Tianyang was right. What war between righteous and demonic? What eradicate demons to uphold righteousness? In the end, it was just a fight for benefits.
The people of the Righteous Dao were not that pedantic. How could the Faux Gods have such low ken?
Since ancient times, many people had cultivated Demonic Dao Cultivation Techniques. It was just that most ended up badly.
Everyone showed fear on the surface. However, who could guarantee that one would not learn a Demonic Dao Cultivation Technique in secret?
From the angle of knowing yourself and the enemy, this was not necessarily a bad thing.
However, Hua Tianyangs final words were even more right. If one were strong enough, no matter what Cultivation Technique one practiced, others would not dare to say anything.
Say something about it? Say another word, and Ill kill you.
The only problem was if one was not strong enough and did not have a strong backer. If one still dared to practice a Demonic Dao Cultivation Technique, there would be no consequence if one were killed. In the end, it would be justified as killing a demon. The other party would even gain a good reputation. One would just be handing over their weakness to another without any hope of redress.
Big Brother Xiao, your expression looks off. Did something bad happen when you met the Alliance Chief? Bao`er asked shyly when she saw Xiao Chen remaining silent after he returned with a somewhat scary expression.
Xiao Chen took a sip of tea and replied calmly, Im fine. The Alliance Chief gave me a mission. However, it is very dangerous and not easy to deal with.
Bao`er answered with an oh and did not ask any further. She only cutely refilled Xiao Chens teacup.
Just as the atmosphere felt depressing, Mu Zifeng made his way over to Xiao Chens residence. Then, he waved his hand to dismiss Bao`er.
Big Brother Mu. Xiao Chen stood up and greeted him.
Mu Zifeng gave Xiao Chen a meaningful nce. Then, he said, You should have told me about your cultivating a Demonic Dao Cultivation Technique. If so, I would not have been so passive when Suiren Ji caught hold of this weakness.
Xiao Chen showed a puzzled look as he said, Big Brother Mu is implicated?
Naturally. Why do you think the Alliance Chief asked if you were my follower at the start? Do you think it was for no reason at all? Mu Zifeng added softly, Alliance Chief Hua is injured and will retire in a few years. At that time, the position of Alliance Chief will definitely be handed to one of the seven core Doyens.
Xiao Chen suddenly felt somewhat tired. This Heavenly Alliance really was not afortable ce, quite different from the days he spent in the Heavenly Dragon Pce back then.
Politics was everywhere. One had to keep ones guard up at all times, making one feel somewhat pressured for some reason.
Now, Xiao Chen came to understand more and more why the Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperor chose to leave back then.
Mu Zifeng was also different from what Xiao Chen imagined. However, this made sense. For him to climb to the position of core Doyen, how could he be a simple person with few desires?
Sorry for implicating Lord Mu. Im really sorry about that, Xiao Chen replied calmly without changing his expression. However, he did not seem sincere in his apology.
Mu Zifeng noticed the distance in Xiao Chens tone. He sighed in his heart and stopped dwelling on this. Lets drop this matter. Let me tell you about the holy relic. If possible, you need to be the one to get the dart head. You have to get the credit for this mission.
Xiao Chen frowned slightly, somewhat upset. Mu Zifeng was purposely driving a wedge between Lin Feng and him. Before the mission started, they already had to y politics.
Mu Zifeng observed Xiao Chen and guessed what Xiao Chen was thinking. Then, he said seriously, You probably do not know how much time and effort the Heavenly Alliance put in for the sake of this holy relic. For the sake of finding the holy relic, Alliance Chief Hua nearly died. Left without a choice, we came out with todays solution. This is the best chance for us, and the Heavenly Alliance was already nning this when this intake of neers started.
After some secret rounds of selections, we finally decided on Lin Feng and you. The appearance of you two was simply a godsend.
When Xiao Chen heard this, his heart sank. This meant that Mu Zifeng already had this mission in mind when Mu Zifeng first saw him.
The depth of Mu Zifengs sophistication was somewhat frightening.
You could say that the core Doyen behind whoever finds the holy relic would be the next Alliance Chief, Mu Zifeng whispered to Xiao Chen.
When Xiao Chen remained silent, Mu Zifeng said indifferently, I can promise you that if I be the Alliance Chief, the position of Dragon Emperor will be yours. There are no more heroes in this world. If you rely on the so-called dreams and passion, it will be impossible for you to obtain the position of Dragon Emperor.
I can tell what you are thinking, but the factions behind the Dragon Emperors position are much greater than you imagine. You absolutely cannot be the Dragon Emperor by relying on yourself. You will need my support, the support of the Heavenly Alliances Alliance Chief.
Mu Zifeng did not speak any polite words or threaten Xiao Chen. He only exined the benefits and rtionships to Xiao Chen.
Upon seeing Xiao Chen reveal a contemtive look, Mu Zifeng chuckled and said, You are very simr to Peach Blossom, only focused on seeking the Martial Dao and not caring about the cause and effect of the mundane world. However, as we live in the mundane world, cause and effect are unavoidable. After the Heavenly Realm shattered, one can no longer be a True God. What is the point of following ones dream of seeking the peak of the Martial Dao? Its soical, in my opinion. Of course, I really admire these people, including you and Peach Blossom.
This era could be considered a period of decay. True Gods no longer existed for the Martial Dao; there was no peak, no target. Several generations of Faux Gods had already lost their bearings.
This was the worst age. Mu Zifengs words represented the thoughts of most of the Sovereign Emperors and Faux Gods.
Xiao Chen put down his teacup and said, Lets not talk about that for now. Lord Mu, lets talk about the mission.
Mu Zifeng smiled faintly and said, You still want to avoid it. Its fine. I wont force you. I have already said, there is no way to avoid the cause and effect of the mundane world while living in this mundane world. At that time, you will make your choice.
Xiao Chen raised his eyebrows. He understood what Mu Zifeng meant. At this moment, Suiren Ji was probably saying the same thing to Lin Feng.
Lets not talk about that for now. Ill tell you about the mission. This is a replica of the Snow God Whip. Take a look.
Mu Zifeng took out a long whip that looked like a plum blossom tree made of Transcendent Alloy. It had nine segments, each segment like a branch. Each of these branches had plum blossoms on them.
When touching the Snow God Whip replica, Xiao Chen could sense a flourishing lifeforce amid the coolness. This contained an extremely strong Life Dao.
At the other end of the nine-segmented plum blossom whip was a dart head flickering with seven-colored light. It was like a speartip, except sharper and more exquisite.
This... Xiao Chen found this somewhat familiar but could not think of what it was.
Mu Zifeng smiled and said, Feels familiar, right? Take out your medallion and take a look.
Xiao Chen took out the Heavenly Alliance medallion and immediately understood. There were divine characters made of seven metal piles on the obverse of the Heavenly Alliance medallion.
This is Seven Color Stone, the thing that the Heavenly Alliance was founded upon. Seven merchant associations collected supreme treasures and refined this illusionary divine stone that possesses an illusionary Divine Energy. If not for fear of getting into trouble from having a powerful treasure, given the level of the Heavenly Alliances grandmasters, they could have forged it into a Transcendent Grade Soul Tool. However, we only forged a dart head and made a peak Superior Grade Soul Tool, the Snow God Whip. The other parts of this Snow God Whip are precious. However, they are not worth mentioning next to Seven Color Stone.
Xiao Chen toyed with the Snow God Whip, gently waving it. Snowkes immediately flew. The vibrant, red plum blossom whip in his hand looked exceptionally poignant against the backdrop of the snowstorm. It was like an extraordinary existence swaying in the snow.
Since this dart head is so mystical, are you not afraid that Lin Feng and I will run after obtaining it?
Mu Zifeng smiled and said, Dont even think about it. Without an apanying Cultivation Technique, you would not be able to bring out its true might. Furthermore, you two are smart and would not do such a stupid thing as taking a treasure you cannot control.
That was right. Controlling such a treasure without sufficient strength would bring disaster to themself. Hence, the Heavenly Alliance was not worried.
Furthermore, the two of them had weaknesses the Heavenly Alliance grasped. They would not dare to defy the Heavenly Alliance.
No wonder Hua Tianyang said that this mission was tailor-made for the two of them. To the Heavenly Alliance, the two of them were the best choice; no one was more suitable.
After casually chatting for a while, Mu Zifeng stood up and said, There is nothing more to this mission. This whip is a peak Dao Tool that is no weaker than some Inferior Grade Soul Tools. It is yours now. There is this as well; take it.
Xiao Chen received a seed. Finding it strange, he asked, What is this?
This is a Grade 9 seed of the Femme Fatale Peony, the king of flowers. The instant the flower blooms, it will fill the ce with lifeforce. It can suppress the Death Dao Domain for one hour. Even if you dont need it, it would be good to keep it to protect yourself. Of course...I hope that you will take the initiative to use it. After all, who knows what Suiren Ji prepared for him.
Mu Zifeng smiled meaningfully and patted Xiao Chens shoulder before turning to leave.
Xiao Chen ced the seed aside and picked up the teacup. Then, he mused over Mu Zifengs words.
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As Mu Zifeng expected, Suiren Ji also gave Lin Feng instructions.
Do you understand all my instructions? Suiren Jis deep voice sounded somewhat hoarse.
Lin Feng nodded silently.
Suddenly, Lin Fengs expression changed slightly as he took two steps back. Horror shed in his eyes.
A ghostly image had appeared, winding around Suiren Ji. This made him look even colder and more sinister.
Suiren Ji chuckled sinisterly as he flicked his finger. The ghostly figure revealed itself; it turned out to be a Hou ghost.
Whoosh!
The soul in Suiren Jis hand coalesced into an arrow shing with a lush green light. It became a bona fide Hou ghost arrow that gave off a chill from the tip of the arrow.
Lin Feng could not suppress his horror and involuntarily took another step back.
Smiling faintly, Suiren Ji said, Are you afraid? Its not for killing you. This Dragon Killing Arrow is for sending that fellow to heaven. After you obtain the holy relic, use it to kill him! That child actually dared to reject my invitation back then. He must be tired of living. Moreover, he dares to walk so closely to Mu Zifeng. How reckless!
Lin Feng grabbed the Dragon Killing Arrow. Even his soul trembled from the Dragon Race bloodlines innate fear of the Hou.
However, this was Lin Feng, after all. After he grasped it in his hand, a ruthless look shed in his eyes. He actually managed to suppress the mighting from the arrow.
Very good. I hope that you can bring back not only the holy relic but also Xiao Chens head.
Suiren Ji revealed a satisfied smile. He liked ruthless people, like Lin Feng, who were ruthless to themselves but even more ruthless to their enemies.
Chapter 2203 Raw 2310 : Ninth Layer of the Abyssal Underworld
Chapter 2203 Raw 2310 : Ninth Layer of the Abyssal Underworld
After sending off Mu Zifeng, Xiao Chen made preparations for the trip to the Abyssal Underworld and met with Lin Feng at the divine mountains summit three dayster.
The two exchanged nods and greeted each other. Even though they both found it strange, they did not show it on their faces, both appearing extremely calm.
Soon, Hua Tianyang and the seven core Doyens appeared at the same time.
It looks like you have more or lesspleted your preparations. I cannot send you off on this trip. Ku Yun, help me to send them off.
Unexpectedly, Hua Tianyang did not get Mu Zifeng or Suiren Ji to send the two off but another core Doyen instead.
This Ku Yun was known as Master Ku Yun to others. Among the core Doyens, he was in charge of forging and cksmithing, so he never cared about politics.
Come with me.
Whoosh!
A figure seemed to jump from the other side of the world to in front of the two. Then, Master Ku Yun appeared.
Xiao Chen and Lin Feng followed behind Master Ku Yun, heading for the Heavenly Alliances Dao tform.
The Abyssal Underworld was under the Central Great Realm and was separated into nineyers with their own rules, like the underside and shadow of the Central Great Realm. The two depended on each other for survival; neither could destroy the other.
Hey, Xiao Chen, your Alloy Battle Armor seems to have reached two stars already.
Master Ku Yun identally noticed Xiao Chens gloves and eximed in surprise. Lin Feng, who was at the side, also looked over, finding it strange.
Upgrading the Alloy Battle Armor required vast amounts of resources. Lin Fengs Alloy Battle Armor was still at the 1-Star ranking.
Xiao Chens expression did not change as he said calmly, I dumped all the resources I gained in the Faux God World into the Alloy Battle Armor. When I returned to the Heavenly Alliance, I asked Lord Mu Zifeng to help me upgrade it.
No wonder. Lets go, then. Lets go to the Central Great Realm.
This was just a minor matter, so it passed after a quick mention. The group used the Dao tform to go to the Central Great Realm.
As Xiao Chen took in the familiar surroundings, he was startled. This seemed to be the Deste Sea; Deste City was not far in front.
This is Deste City?
Yes. We need to do our best to keep a low profile in this matter. The Deste Sea is a ce where people can remain rtively hidden. Come, Ill send you to the Abyssal Underworld.
With Master Ku Yuns cultivation, he soon brought Xiao Chen and Lin Feng before a deep abyss.
The pitch-ck, deep abyss spewed out Demonic Qi. The surroundings were deste, with no one in sight.
This was one of the rtively secret passageways into the Abyssal Underworld from the Central Great Realm. Few knew about it.
This is the Myriad Demon Abyss. It heads straight to the ninthyer of the Abyssal Underworld. Few people use it due to the great danger. You two need to be careful, Master Ku Yun said.
The bottom of this abyssy beyond sight. Who knew what dangers it contained?
Xiao Chen and Lin Feng exchanged looks, then directly jumped down without any hesitation.
Neither was unfamiliar with the Abyssal Underworld. Xiao Chen had once done a mission for the Heavenly Dragon Pce in the Abyssal Underworld, killing Rakshasa Tians clone with one chop. However, he had gone to the firstyer of the Abyssal Underworld then. This time, he was going to the even more dangerous ninthyer of the Abyssal Underworld.
As for Lin Feng, he was a Flood Dragon Human in the first ce. He grew up in the Abyssal Underworld. Coming here was like going home.
Master Ku Yun watched as the two entered the deep abyss. After some thought, he shook his head and sighed.
Soon, two figures floated down from the sky. It was Suiren Ji and Mu Zifeng.
Unsurprised at the twos appearance, Master Ku Yun merely nodded slightly to them.
Brother Mu, who of the two do you think will bring the holy relic back?
Mu Zifeng replied indifferently, The Abyssal Underworld is very dangerous. Brother Suiren should be more worried about whether the two of them cane back alive or not. As for finding the holy relic...it has already been lost for so many years. It would not be strange to fail again.
Suiren Ji smiled and said, Stop pretending. Both you and I are very clear on this. This is our best chance of retrieving the holy relic. However, you are also right. You still need to worry whether Xiao Chen cane back alive. After all, he has not even opened a Divine Vein. As for Lin Feng, he was once a Sovereign Emperor expert. Furthermore, he grasps the Death Dao Domain. He should be able to protect himself.
Mu Zifengs expression changed slightly as he smiled. It looks like Brother Suiren is sure that Xiao Chen would definitely fall in the Abyssal Underworld. Lets see who will be able to return alive in the end.
The two rebutted each other, hiding ruthless words behind politeness. After a few exchanges, the atmosphere turned exceptionally tense.
Master Ku Yun did not find this strange. Suddenly, he raised his eyebrows and said seriously, The two of them seeded in reaching the Abyssal Underworld. It is time to go.
After saying that, Master Ku Yun left first, not lingering here.
Mu Zifeng and Suiren Ji both snorted coldly and left simultaneously, not a trace of their presence remaining.
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At the bottom of the Myriad Demon Abyss:
Xiao Chen and Lin Fengnded one after another. They looked around and saw a bleak and deste scene. Tall bushes grew on the ground, and gray clouds lingered in the sky. A blood moon hung high amid the gray clouds.
After Xiao Chennded, he sheathed his drawn saber. Things had not gone smoothly in the Myriad Demon Abyss. There had been many ferocious Abyssal Underworld lifeforms in there, especially Vampire Batsa bbergasting amount. If one got careless, one would end up a dry corpse.
Xiao Chen sized up the surroundings. Arge, gushing river flowed at the limits of his vision. There seemed to be a silhouette of a city even farther away.
With a thought, the Yin and Yang Divine Energy Seas in his dantian flipped around.
This revealed the Divine Energy Sea filled with surging Demonic Qi, making Xiao Chens aura suddenly change. His eyes turned ck, filled with demonic nature. He gave off an aura that seemed to want to devour the world, inspiring fear.
Xiao Chen could sense Demonic Qi Divine Energy filling his meridians. Violent and bloodthirsty emotions spread throughout his body. This was the first time he let Demonic Qi Divine Energy fill his body without restraint; he was not ustomed to it.
After a while, Xiao Chen calmed down and recovered his usual mental state. Now, he could easily control the violent and bloodthirsty emotions that came from the Demonic Qi Divine Energy.
Lin Feng, who was watching from the side, felt bbergasted. It was like the previous Xiao Chenpletely vanished in the blink of an eye.
Now, a bona fide Demonic Dao Sovereign Emperor, exuding a scary aura from all over his body, stood beside Lin Feng.
While Xiao Chen was still finding his footing, Lin Feng suddenly said, Two people present too big a target. Lets travel separately for now and meet at the Final Blood Battlefield half a monthter. This proposal startled Xiao Chen.
Alright.
Upon further thought, splitting up temporarily was pretty good as well. Xiao Chen nodded in agreement.
As Xiao Chen watched the other party leave, he guessed that Lin Feng had some people he wanted to see or things he wanted to do.
After all, the other party grew up here and previously became a Sovereign Emperor here.
This was fine as well since Xiao Chen did not understand what Lin Feng was thinking. Moreover, Lin Fengs Death Dao Domain was extremely difficult to deal with.
Keeping his guard up against Lin Feng all day long would be tiring.
Xiao Chen changed into ck clothes and put on a conical bamboo hat. Then, he got the Demon Blood Vulture to sit on his shoulder. This getup looked perfect.
He chose to go a different direction from Lin Feng and headed forward.
The Abyssal Underworld had a total of nineyers. The ninthyer was the most bustling. Besides the Asura Race that ruled the ninthyer, the elites of the Rakshasa Race and the Yaksha Race also gathered here.
The reason was none other than the Underworld God Halls headquarters being located in the ninthyer of the Abyssal Underworld.
Aside from the various races of the Abyssal Underworld, there were also several Demonic Dao cultivators in the ninthyer of the Abyssal Underworld. Most of these people were here on experiential training.
The Demonic Dao cultivators and the Abyssal Underworld cultivators practiced simr Cultivation Techniques. Hence, they frequentlymunicated with each other.
As Xiao Chen traveled, he saw several Demonic Dao cultivators. The cultivators of the Rakshasa Race and other Abyssal Underworld races did not find Xiao Chen strange, either, not giving him a second look.
There were all sorts of people here, just no Righteous Dao cultivators. Perhaps there were some, but if there were, they put on a good pretense.
The Righteous Dao cultivators were mortal enemies with the various Abyssal Underworld races. They had fought several times, trying to destroy each other.
Xiao Chen was different from Lin Feng; his understanding of the Abyssal Underworlds ninthyer was only superficial.
In order to get to the Final Blood Battlefield, Xiao Chen needed to head to the nearest Abyssal Underworld city and obtain a map first.
Otherwise, who knew how long it would take him to find the Final Blood Battlefield if he searched blindly?
Four hourster, Xiao Chen arrived at the river that had previously been at the limits of his vision. It was a scarlet river with gushing water that looked like the filthy blood of a demonic beast. The sight made him ufortable.
The gushing river was like the vast sea with horrifying waves. asionally, many ghostly images appeared, inspiring chills.
Xiao Chen knew that this was the Holy Underworld River, a river that held an exalted position in the hearts of the various Abyssal Underworld races.
This sacred river eventually flowed to the Asura Hell, where the Underworld God Hall was.
Even the various Abyssal Underworld races could not touch the sacred river water easily without permission. Only those who made huge contributions or had noble bloodlines could enjoy a baptism in the sacred river.
As for outsiders, that went without saying.
Right now, Xiao Chen had the identity of a Demonic Dao cultivator. He could only obediently wait for an underworld boat from the opposite bank to cross this river.
Many cultivators had already gathered at the pier. There were Rakshasa cultivators, Yaksha cultivators, Asura cultivators, Demonic Dao cultivators, and many more.
Most of these people were Star Venerates or Holy Venerates; there were not many Sovereign Personages. Xiao Chen leaked a little of his aura, attracting a lot of attention. The others maintained a distance from him but showed respectful expressions when they looked at him.
Even the Asura cultivators, the masters of the Abyssal Underworlds ninthyer, did not dare to show disrespect and be unruly.
The respect for experts in the Abyssal Underworld seemed remarkably exaggerated.
When the underworld boat reached the sacred rivers shore, no one dared to move before Xiao Chen did.
The group of cultivators there rushed to board the underworld boat only after Xiao Chen boarded.
The gushing river moved vigorously. However, it was not a problem for the underworld boat, which moved as though it was on tnd, moving against the current.
Xiao Chen stood at the boats bow as he looked at the river. The river was very vast, like a sea. It appeared boundless, covered in blood mist and ghostly images. asionally, one could hear the miserable cries of babies and the shrieks of malicious spirits.
The beast on that seniors shoulder should be a Demon Blood Vulture, right?
That cant be wrong. What a strong Demon Blood Vulture! Its bloodline is already starting to revert. How enviable! If only I had such a demonic pet.
Many seniors of the Demonic Dao came to our ninthyer of the Abyssal Underworld recently. I wonder why.
Who knows? This is a matter for the major characters. We are not qualified to participate.
The cultivators whispered to each other as they looked at Xiao Chen, their words replete with fear and respect.
Xiao Chen felt very satisfied with this. Before he came, he had already understood that the Abyssal Underworld worshiped experts.
If Xiao Chen maintained a low profile, he would end up attracting trouble. The Abyssal Underworld races were all cold-blooded, bloodthirsty people with fiery tempers.
Being suitably high-profile made things more convenient, deterring people from seeking trouble for him.
Greetings, Senior.
As Xiao Chen took in the river scene, a clearly fearful voice rang out behind him. When he turned his head back to look, he saw it was an Asura Race youth who had called out to him.
Chapter 2204 Raw 2311 : The Unfathomable Heart of Men
Chapter 2204 Raw 2311 : The Unfathomable Heart of Men
The Asura Race had a very interesting characteristic.
The nobler the bloodline of the n, the better their appearance, and the higher their status. This held true for both males and females.
If one saw an ugly Asura Race person, it went without saying that the said person would have just average strength and talent.
This was a race that looked at the aesthetics of the face. With one look, one could make out an Asura Race cultivators status and strength.
The Asura Race youth before Xiao Chen was handsome. He had one horn on his head, snow-white hair, and blood-jade-crystal-like eyes.
What is it? Xiao Chen asked indifferently as he turned around.
That Asura Race youth calmed himself before saying, This humble self is Luohou Yun, from the Luohou n, one of the Asura Races four royal ns. Sorry for interrupting. I just want to befriend you. It is my Luohou n that forged this underworld boat.
Xiao Chen raised his eyebrows under his conical bamboo hat. This youths appearance and the many cultivators following that youth seemed to support the youths im.
My family name is Xiao. Young Master Luohou is too polite.
Seeing that Xiao Chen did not get angry, Luohou Yun rejoiced as he said, Senior, pleasee with me. This is not the ce to speak.
Xiao Chen followed the other party to the top floor of the underworld boat. Then, Luohou Yun heartily entertained him.
Luohou Yun took out a rare mutated fruit filled with demonic nature and containing pure Demonic Qi Spiritual Energy.
Xiao Chen took a look and thought, I dont really like these demonic fruits.
Not eating it could easily expose me. That cannot happen. I can only feed all of these Abyssal Underworld spirit fruits to the Demon Blood Vulture on my shoulder.
When Luohou Yun saw this scene, he felt shocked. Senior normally uses such one-thousand-year-old spirit fruits to feed the Demon Blood Vulture?
That was quite true. After Xiao Chen entered the Heavenly Alliance, Old Liu nurtured the Demon Blood Vulture with one-thousand-year-old Demonic Spirit Fruits.
Xiao Chen did not acknowledge or deny this, just said indifferently, Its still alright.
Luohou Yun felt slightly flustered. To think that I took out spirit fruit for feeding demonic pets to entertain Senior Xiao. He quickly apologized, Sorry for the earlier offense. However, this is just a simple underworld boat; I am really unable to take out any appropriate spirit fruits to entertain Senior Xiao with.
Its fine.
Xiao Chen responded casually. He just took this as understanding the Asura Race. It seemed that the Asura Race was the noblest among the many Abyssal Underworld races.
The Rakshasa Race, the Yaksha Race, and the other Abyssal Underworld races used to be the Asura Races servants long ago. Later, they slowly became stronger.
However, while it looked like the various Underworld Monarchs had conflicts with one another, not willing to submit to anyone, they had to acknowledge that the Asura Race was the strongest. The Asura Race ruled the Underworld God Hall.
As the two spoke, Xiao Chen shifted the topic to the Final Blood Battlefield, trying to see if he could obtain any useful information.
The Final Blood Battlefield? That ce has been very restless recently. Normally, it would be a forbiddennd that only experts dared to visit. This time, it seems that some incredible treasure has appeared there, drawing the experts of the nineyers of the Abyssal Underworld and the Xuewu Dynasty over. This has caused a lot of chaos.
When Xiao Chen mentioned the Final Blood Battlefield, some excitement shed in Luohou Yuns eyes. However, this spark of excitement was short-lived.
Luohou Yun already could not go to the Final Blood Battlefield in normal times, much less now when it was chaotic.
Bravery flowed in the blood of the Asura Race. They naturally desired battle and respected the strong.
While the ce was chaotic, the more it was so, the more it interested the Asura Race cultivators, arousing their curiosity and hot-bloodedness.
However, Luohou Yun was merely a Starry Sky Stage Cloud Sea Realm cultivator. Even if he went to the Final Blood Battlefield, he could only wander around the periphery. If he dared to enter its depths, there would only be one result: death.
Xiao Chen felt somewhat uneasy. Could the thing that appeared in the Final Blood Battlefield be the dart head made of the Seven Color Stone?
Do you know what it is?
Luohou Yun shook his hand and said, Im not sure about that. However, the Final Blood Battlefield is the decisive battlefield where the Abyssal Underworld and the Great Thousand Realms fought four thousand-odd years ago. Countless people from both sides died. The things that can be dug out are Faux God remains, Soul Tools, demonic weapons, or powerful treasures... However, they are normally just damaged fragments. I think someone probably discovered a rtivelyplete Soul Tool or powerful treasure. Or perhaps, it might be some holy relic of our ancestors. The things that can be found in the battlefield wont deviate from that. There wont be any natural treasures or precious spirit fruits.
This fellow seemed to understand the Final Blood Battlefield quite well. These were indeed the only things that could be found in the battlefield.
Xiao Chen thought somewhat worriedly, If the dart head is really exposed, Lin Feng and my mission will be quite difficult toplete.
When the underworld boat approached the shore, Luohou Yun invited Xiao Chen to apany him to his n. He wanted to introduce Xiao Chen to his father.
There were four Asura Kings in the ninthyer of the Abyssal Underworld. The position of the ninthyers Underworld Monarch rotated between the four royal ns.
If Xiao Chen guessed right, Luohou Yuns father was likely Luohou Wang, one of the four Asura Kings.
This was because Xiao Chen discovered many Sovereign Emperor hidden experts protecting Luohou Yun.
However, even Luohou Yun did not know about them.
Luohou Yuns Sovereign Emperor guards proved that he held a high status in the Luohou n.
If Xiao Chen went to see this Luohou Wang and got exposed, only death awaited him.
However, the other party was also an Asura King. He would definitely know what happened in the Final Blood Battlefield. That would be very helpful inpleting his mission.
After some thought, Xiao Chen chose not to meet Luohou Wang. He could slowly find out more about the Final Blood Battlefield by himself.
Xiao Chen only had one life. If he lost it, it would be all over. Furthermore, he did not feel very enthusiastic about the mission to retrieve the holy relic in the first ce.
I have something to do, so never mind that. We will meet again if it is fated, Xiao Chen said indifferently. Then, he slowly vanished from Luohou Yuns reverent gaze.
Big Brother Hong, how high do you think Senior Xiaos cultivation is? Peak Holy Venerate, Sovereign Personage, or false Emperor? Luohou Yun asked a guard at his side.
I could not tell. I only felt very wary when standing beside him. There is a feeling like I could get eaten up at any moment.
I hope we can meet again in the future. To think that I was lucky enough to get to know such an expert. How incredible!
After thinking about it, Luohou Yun somewhat admired himself for actually managing to drum up the courage to greet this Senior Xiao.
Meeting Luohou Yun was just a small detour in Xiao Chens trip in the Abyssal Underworld. His ns did not change.
After arriving at the nearest city and obtaining a map, Xiao Chen headed for the Final Blood Battlefield.
Along the way, he paid attention to any information about the Final Blood Battlefield. However, there were so many rumors flying around that he could not obtain a definitive answer.
He even heard that Righteous Dao cultivators had also joined in, startling the Underworld God Guards.
This situation gave Xiao Chen a slight headache. As he was not familiar with the Abyssal Underworld, he could not find any reliable information.
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Xiao Chen reached the Final Blood Battlefield three days ago.
He wandered around its periphery, killing some reckless Abyssal Underworld ferocious beasts and familiarizing himself with the environment.
It was said that this Final Blood Battlefields history was not limited to that epic battle four thousand years ago. Since ancient times, many battles had urred here.
This was also where the ck Dragon King found the nine Underworld Monarchs. The decisive battles with the Demonic Dao cultivators had also taken ce here.
This was an ancient battlefield with a long history. Just by leisurely wandering the periphery, Xiao Chen could feel corpse Qi that had umted for countless years.
Without reaching the Cloud Sea Realm, one would not be qualified to enter this ce. Even a Sovereign Personage would have to be very cautious here.
Divine Vein Realm Sovereign Emperors, on the other hand, just needed to be a little careful. Nothing much could endanger them in this ancient battlefield.
Even if a Sovereign Emperor ran into something they could not handle, they should still be able to run away.
The truly scary ones would be the other Sovereign Emperors that came here. These people were more dangerous and more problematic than the forbiddennd itself.
Is Lin Feng not going to show up?
The appointed time with Lin Feng approached, but he still had not shown up.
The Heavenly Alliance medallions could sense each others presence. However, it did not react at all. That meant that Lin Feng was still far away.
Xiao Chen watched the blood moon rise and set. The appointed time passed, so Xiao Chen shook his head and entered the Final Blood Battlefield alone.
Since Lin Feng did note, there was no need to keep waiting.
However, Xiao Chen did not notice a figure at the summit of a mountain, at a ce that his Spiritual Sense could not reach. This figure slowly put away a bow. The arrow flickered with a cold light, looking very shocking under the light of the blood moon.
No one knew what would happen if this figure shot that arrow. However, that person chose not to shoot in the end.
Chapter 2205 Raw 2312 : Holy Relic Appears
Chapter 2205 Raw 2312 : Holy Relic Appears
Since Lin Feng did not show up, Xiao Chen could only enter the Final Blood Battlefield alone.
The ancient battlefield appeared bleak and deste, filled with broken weapons. asionally, one could see evil ghosts and malicious spirits drifting through the air, showing ferocious and terrifying expressions. These were formed by the lingering spirits and resentments of the cultivators who died on the battlefield.
Most of these spirits did not have sentience, only a ferocious and bloodthirsty nature, behaving violently.
However, these malicious spirits stayed far away from Xiao Chen. Their basic instinct told them that they could not afford to provoke him.
While Xiao Chen waited for Lin Feng at the periphery, he had scouted the area several times and was already extremely familiar with it.
This time, he did not hesitate to fly into the depths of the Final Blood Battlefield.
After reaching the depths of the battlefield, Xiao Chen had to be careful. The many Dao and Martial Techniques used in the war back then still lingered.
It might be a de of grass or a flower, perhaps a gust of wind, but these things could contain the Martial Technique or Dao of a Faux God powerhouse.
Of course, what one should guard against were the zombies.
The overwhelming resentment and Demonic Qi of this ce reanimated these corpses, giving them a strength that was no weaker than when they were alive.
Furthermore, these zombies would kill relentlessly, even if they got destroyed in the process. As long as the blood moon remained and the resentment did not scatter, they would eventually revive.
Pa! Pa! Pa!
Xiao Chen held the Snow God Whip replica and swung it, causing snow to drift down and cold wind to blow. The long whip with its branchesden with plum blossoms looked like a beauty dancing in the snow. However, this beauty did not have a good temper, appearing so cold that no one dared to get close.
Amid the thunderous whip cracks, Xiao Chen sealed the corpses pouncing at him in ice, then shattered them.
Xiao Chen was somewhat surprised to discover that controlling the Snow God Whip replica that Mu Zifeng gave him felt very easy when he drove it with his Ice Dao Domain.
Suddenly, Xiao Chen frowned slightly, and he sighed softly.
Xiao Chens Heavenly Alliance medallion detected someone approaching. Aside from Lin Feng, there should not be any other Heavenly Alliance members in the Abyssal Underworlds ninthyer.
When Xiao Chen turned his head to look, he saw a cold figure quickly approaching him. It was Lin Feng.
Sorry, something happened, making mete, Lin Feng apologized calmly after hended. His words and tone revealed nothing.
Xiao Chen did not overthink. He replied sullenly, Its fine. I happened to discover something as well and wanted to tell you about it. Before I arrived, I heard that there seems to be something wrong in this Final Blood Battlefield. A treasure was found. It startled not only the nineyers of the Abyssal Underworld into action but also the experts of the Xuewu Dynasty.
Lin Feng nodded and said, I was about to talk about that. The thing found is not the holy relic of our Heavenly Alliance; it is the corpse of an ancient Demonic Sovereign that fell out from a space-time crack.
An ancient Demonic Sovereign corpse?
Yes, a True God ancient Demonic Sovereign corpse. Perhaps he fell into a space-time crack while he was fighting and reappeared here today.
After hearing that, Xiao Chen thought to himself, Simply put, it is a True God corpse that appeared in the Final Blood Battlefield.
The crux of this was that this corpse had entered a space-time crack and reappeared only recently. This was equivalent to a fresh corpse.
The value of something like that went without saying. No wonder Xiao Chen had not heard anything about it previously.
Probably only the people at the peak of the Abyssal Underworlds major factions would know such a secret.
As for Lin Feng, he was from the Abyssal Underworld, so he probably had ess to some rtively hidden informationwork.
Since it is not the Heavenly Alliance holy relic, it has nothing to do with us. Should we split up or continue together?
The next thing to do was search for the Heavenly Alliance holy relic. They both had a jade strip on them that let them sense the dart head as long as they got within a certain range of it.
Although it was like searching for a needle in the sea, with this jade strip and the speed of a Sovereign Emperor, they definitely could find the holy relic as long as it was still in the Final Blood Battlefield. All they needed was time.
Lets split up and search. Then, we meet weekly. We should eliminate the scouted areas, that will save us from having to recheck those ces. This way will be more efficient.
I have the same thought. Lets do that, then.
After the two discussed, they parted in the depths of the Final Blood Battlefield.
Searching for the holy relic would be extremely dry. Furthermore, they still had to deal with the zombies that appeared from nowhere.
Some of these zombies were extremely horrifying. Even with Xiao Chens strength, he had to avoid them.
Of course, if one was unlucky, one might identally activate the Dao or Martial Technique that a Faux God powerhouse had left.
This equaled a Faux God traveling through space and time to attack one.
If one was careless, one might get destroyed, falling here.
No wonder the Heavenly Alliance never managed to find the dart head. If one was too weak, one could not survive in this Final Blood Battlefield.
If one was too strong, one could not hide, readily discovered by the Underworld God Hall.
It was just like Hua Tianyang. He had gone here nine times but came up empty. He even nearly died here.
However, the Demon Blood Vulture was like a fish in water here. It was incredibly delighted.
As the Demon Blood Vulture could consume all types of demonic nature, when it opened its beak and sucked, it swallowed the demonic nature like it was consuming a demonic spirit fruit.
With the Demon Blood Vulture to scout for Xiao Chen, he could be a little more rxed in this hostile ce.
There...
A majestic image with a powerful tyrannical air appeared in a distant dust cloud in an even deeper part of the Final Blood Battlefield.
The eyes of the image scanned the surroundings. Any cultivator that met its eyes trembled, not daring to lock gazes for long.
An ancient Demonic Sovereign!
Xiao Chen knew that that should be where the ancient Demonic Sovereign corpsended. He had seen a constant stream of Abyssal Underworld Sovereign Emperors and Demonic Dao experts rushing over during the past few days.
Actually, in the depths of his heart, he wanted to go and take a look too. He had heard that no one managed to get within one hundred kilometers of the ancient Demonic Sovereign until now.
Even after death, the strong Divine Demonic Might lingered without scattering, making it hard for people to advance.
However, this matter had nothing to do with Xiao Chens mission, so he could only let it go and not join the excitement.
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Two monthster, the two still had not found anything in the Final Blood Battlefield.
There were no clues to the location of the Heaven Alliance holy relic. However, one could use the dry days to temper ones mental state.
Xiao Chen discovered that he could let the Demonic Dao Divine Energy fill his entire body and explore this Final Blood Battlefield. Even in such a state, he could freely control his killing intent, rage, and all sorts of negative emotions.
In the meantime, he even rescued some Demonic Dao experts and Asura Race cultivators. This gained him some fame among the cultivators searching for that ancient Demonic Sovereigns corpse.
Word spread of a loose cultivator who had not opened a Divine Vein yet but cultivated an incredible Demonic Dao Cultivation Technique and possessed incredible strength. He excelled in the Ice Dao, and his whip skills appeared extremely strange.
It looks like the thing that we least hoped to see has happened, Ling Feng sighed helplessly.
The two had already searched every corner of the Final Blood Battlefield except where the ancient Demonic Sovereigns corpse was.
Clearly, this Heavenly Alliance holy relic should be somewhere near the Demonic Sovereign corpse.
However, that ce was the focus of several factions and was very chaotic. As for the hidden experts, that all the more went without saying.
I heard that the various experts worked together, and they could now get within ten kilometers of the Demonic Sovereigns corpse.
Xiao Chen suggested softly, Perhaps we can wait for a while and take action after they have dealt with the Demonic Sovereigns corpse.
It looks like that is all we can do.
However, just at this moment, a strange light shed in the twos eyes. Then, they each took out a jade strip.
The two saw their jade strips flickering with a seven-colored light, looking brilliant. They looked in the same direction at the same time.
Lin Feng said sullenly, Thats impossible. I explored that ce before. How can the Heavenly Alliance holy relic be there?
It is moving!
Whoosh!
A light shed. The Demon Blood Vulture turned into a beam of scarlet light, flying quickly in the air.
Xiao Chen sat on the Demon Blood Vultures back, and he got it to fly in the direction of the holy relic.
Under such environments, the Demon Blood Vulture could move significantly faster than regr Sovereign Emperors. This should allow him to get a headstart.
However, Xiao Chen underestimated Lin Feng. The instant Xiao Chen moved, Lin Feng followed him and got on the Demon Blood Vultures back as well.
Brother Lin, if this Demon Blood Vulture carries the two of us, it will move slower, Xiao Chen said somewhat unhappily. This fellow reacted very quickly, directly jumping onto the Demon Blood Vultures back. Hence, he could not do anything about it.
Lin Feng nced at Xiao Chen, showing an expression conveying, We both know what is going on, so stop acting stupid. Then, he retorted indifferently, It is still faster than me.
When the holy relic appeared, whoever held the initiative would get the holy relic first.
Stop!
Xiao Chen was about to argue when he sensed a powerful aura. He quickly ordered the Demon Blood Vulture to stop in the clouds. Lin Feng frowned slightly. Both of them felt that something was wrong.
When Xiao Chen looked over, he saw arge group of Asura Race cultivators five hundred kilometers away.
The weakest of this group was still a Sovereign Personage. One of them showed extremely horrifying strength, a 3-Vein Sovereign Emperor.
A Sovereign Emperor was already extremely strong if he could open three Divine Veins.
Each vein equaled one cultivation grade. At the very least, Xiao Chen and Lin Feng were no match for this person.
Luohou Wang!
Lin Fengs expression changed slightly. He recognized this 3-Vein Sovereign Personage. They had met before.
Xiao Chen also recognized Luohou Wang, who rode on a tall mutated beast. Another person rode a mutated beast next to Luohou Wang. This was Luohou Yun.
After recognizing Luohou Yun, Xiao Chen could guess Luohou Wangs identity.
However, this was not the important point. The important point was a certain decorative item iid in the crown that Luohou Yun wore.
After Xiao Chen saw this, his mind could not help crumbling a little. He had worked hard for nothing over the past two months.
Someone had already discovered the Heavenly Alliance holy relic long ago. However, these people were apparently ignorant of the wonders of this holy relic.
Chapter 2206 Raw 2313 : Heavy Doubts and Suspicions
Chapter 2206 Raw 2313 : Heavy Doubts and Suspicions
The holy relic that the Heavenly Alliance was bitterly searching for was actually a decoration on Luohou Yuns crown.
Xiao Chen and Lin Feng did not expect such a result. This meant that someone had found the holy relic long ago.
The two of them had worked hard for nothing for the past two months.
Lin Feng said sullenly, It looks like Luohou Wang is here for the ancient Demonic Sovereigns corpse. You can probably infiltrate them using the identity of a loose cultivator. When you have an opportunity, snatch the dart head and run; dont care about anything else.
Xiao Chen felt somewhat helpless upon hearing that. How could it be so easy to snatch the holy relic from under Luohou Wangs nose? With his strength, we might not win even if we work together.
Theres no need to worry so much. If you snatch the holy relic, I will protect you. With the two of us blocking him, it should not be a big problem, Lin Feng said seriously, feeling very confident in his and Xiao Chens strength.
It is settled, then.
Xiao Chen was a decisive person. He could not think of a better n immediately, so he could only follow this n.
Lin Feng turned around and jumped off, silently disappearing into the clouds and leaving Xiao Chen alone on the Demon Blood Vulture.
After thinking for a while, Xiao Chen got the Demon Blood Vulture to release a zing trail as he purposely flew over Luohou Wangs troops.
Senior Xiao!
Indeed, when Luohou Yun, who was beside Luohou Wang, saw the Demon Blood Vulture, he immediately called out excitedly.
Luohou Wang had an even more handsome face than Luohou Yun did. He raised his hand to stop his troops from advancing. Then, he looked at the zing trail in the air and asked, Yun`er, you know that demonic cultivator?
Luohou Yun nodded and replied, Father, that is the Senior Xiao I mentioned to you. I met him by chance on the underworld boat. Unexpectedly, I see him here again. I wonder if he heard me calling out to him.
Luohou Wang thought for a while before saying, With so many people gathering at the Final Blood Battlefield, it is no surprise that this demonic cultivator came here. With his cultivation, he probably heard you. However, who knows if he wille and meet you or not?
Luohou Yun said happily, That Senior Xiao will definitelye!
Luohou Wang shook his head and just smiled without saying anything. Often, demonic cultivators hold little regard for friendship, killing without batting an eyelid. How can one have a true friendship with a demonic cultivator?
Even if hees, it would be to give me, Luohou Wang, face.
Whoosh!
The fiery light shed. The Demon Blood Vulture carrying Xiao Chen turned around and flew back.
Father, I told you, right? Senior Xiao would definitelye, Luohou Yun eximed with great joy, feeling excited.
My King, should I stop him?
Luohou Wang waved his hand slightly and said, Let hime.
A Divine Vein Realm Sovereign Emperor would attract attention anywhere. If this person did not have a special background, Luohou Wang would feel more confident if he added this person to his group.
Xiao Chens gaze met Luohou Wangs from under his conical bamboo hat. Then, he said, This Xiao greets King Luohou and Young Master Luohou.
Luohou Wang smiled faintly and said, You have good judgment. I heard from my son that you are a Demonic Dao loose cultivator. Why are you here in the Final Blood Battlefield?
Xiao Chen retorted calmly, I dont think I need to report my purpose to King Luohuo.
How audacious! How dare you not answer King Luohous question?! a guard below immediately shouted, dissatisfied with Xiao Chens attitude.
You are just an insignificant Sovereign Personage. Where did you get the courage to scold me? Xiao Chen snorted coldly. When he used his Demonic Qi Divine Energy to drive the Snow God Whip, it became like a pitch-ck venomous snake instantly wrapping around that persons neck.
Xiao Chen gently swung the whip, curling it around that guard. Pa! Then, he smashed that person into the ground.
This guard grabbed the whip with his hands, trying to loosen it. However, ice instantly froze his body, preventing him from moving.
ng!
All the Asura guards immediately became nervous and drew their weapons while radiating a murderous intent. Their auras locked on to Xiao Chen as they awaited Luohou Wangsmand.
Luohou Yun had never seen such a scene or seen Xiao Chen make a move before. He did not expect Xiao Chen to be this strong.
The Sovereign Personage guards, whom Luohou Yun normally found incredibly strong, could not evenst one move against Xiao Chen.
This felt too shocking to Luohou Yun, dazzling him somewhat.
The two Sovereign Emperor experts beside Luohou Wang showed calm and indifferent expressions.
How audacious! What do I usually teach you? When a Sovereign Emperor speaks, how are you qualified to interrupt? Put away your weapons, Luohou Wang scolded. The guards promptly obeyed.
Xiao Chen released his bated breath when he saw the situation. In this horrible ce, no one would listen if you tried to be nice and negotiated; no one would believe you, either.
One should directly show off ones power. The stronger one was, the more respect one would receive and the more credible one would be.
It looked like Xiao Chens gamble paid off. Otherwise, if he had gotten into a fight with this group of people, he would no longer be able to remain in this Final Blood Battlefield.
He unsealed that frozen Asura guard. Then with a casual wave, he used the whip to return the guard to the guards mount.
Because Xiao Chen wasing to meet Luohou Wang, he had changed the Snow God Whips dart head beforehand to avoid the other partys discovery.
Luohou Wang noticed the Snow God Whip. However, it did not appear remarkable to him; it was just a peak Dao Tool.
What Luohou Wang valued was Xiao Chen. Xiao Chen was uninhibited, domineering, and ruthless. If not for giving Luohou Wang face, Xiao Chen would have already killed the person who scolded him.
Meeting this person here should just be a coincidence.
After all, we traveled light and brought only two Sovereign Emperors and a group of Sovereign Personages, rushing to the Final Blood Battlefield within one day.
If the other party knew about this beforehand, that would be too terrifying. Furthermore, Yun`er initiated their first contact.
I will take my leave, then. I was just curious why Young Master Luohou came to this Final Blood Battlefield. Now that I see King Luohou, I understand. After speaking, Xiao Chen turned and left.
Father, why did you not ask him to stay? Luohou Yun asked with some resentment.
My King, this person should be a loose cultivator trying his luck in the Final Blood Battlefield. However, he probably underestimated the Demonic Sovereign corpses Divine Might and did not gain anything.
Since he is a loose cultivator, perhaps we can use him if we promise to reward him heavily.
The two Sovereign Emperor subordinates sent voice projections to Luohou Wang, presenting their suggestions.
By offering sufficient benefits to a loose cultivator, one could hire them and make use of them.
Luohou Wang entered deep thought. Then, his figure shed. In the next moment, he suddenly appeared before Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen pretended to be shocked. Then, he asked seriously, King Luohou, what is the meaning of this?
Luohou Wang smiled and said, Mister Xiao, dont overthink. I just have a deal for you. If you are willing, I can give you an Inferior Grade Soul Tool or fifty tons of Origin Liquid, whichever you choose.
Xiao Chens expression changed slightly as he said sullenly, You want me to scout the way ahead? There are too many factions targeting it. If I go over, I would just be seeking death. Even if you offer me ten Soul Tools, I will not do it.
Luohou Wang said, Dont worry. I just want you to protect my son. Take these twenty-five tons of Origin Liquid as a deposit.
After speaking, Luohou Wang tossed a jade bottle to Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen casually caught the bottle. After thinking for a while, he nodded slightly and said, If it is just protecting Young Master Luohou, I can take this deal.
Good, it is a deal, then. I will definitely reward you well after this is over.
Whoosh! Whoosh!
After a while, Luohou Wang and Xiao Chen returned to the group. Then, Luohou Wang announced, Mister Xiao will be traveling with us from here on. You are all not to be rude to Mister Xiao. If the two lords and I are not around, listen to Mister Xiao.
Luohou Wangsmand confused the Sovereign Personage guards, but they still obeyed.
Go find Mister Xiao a Savage Beast.
Riding on the mutated beasts, Luohou Wang and the others sped towards the ancient Demonic Sovereigns corpse.
Xiao Chen discovered that the three Sovereign Emperors, including Luohou Wang, were very anxious. They rushed all the way, kicking up dust clouds.
This seemed somewhat strange, stirring suspicions in his heart.
This Luohou Wang seemed to fear others seizing the initiative and snatching away the ancient Demonic Sovereign corpse before he arrived.
This group had only three Sovereign Emperors. Clearly, they traveled light in a small group to avoid startling the other three Asura Kings and the other stronger factions.
Luohou Wang and the other two Sovereign Emperors scouted the ce during the night, trying to figure out the situation with the ancient Demonic Sovereign corpse.
Xiao Chen took this opportunity to ask Luohou Yun, Young Master Luohou, this Final Blood Battlefield is very dangerous. Why did your father bring you here?
Luohou Yun smiled and replied, I begged him to bring me. Father said that it is good for me to see the world as well. However, you dont have to worry about my safety. The crown on my head is a peak defensive Soul Tool that my father forged for me. I can protect myself even from a Sovereign Emperor.
Xiao Chen naturally did not believe this. Even Luohou Wang could not be in full control over the situation in this ce.
Only an older-generation expert of the Luohou n could control the situation here. However, that would startle the older-generation experts of the other factions. At that time, the factions near the ancient Demonic Sovereign corpse would be even more chaotic.
Xiao Chen looked at the Heavenly Alliance holy relic on Luohou Yuns crown from under the conical bamboo hat.
This is a chance to take the holy relic away and immediately flee far away.
Chapter 2207 Raw 2314 : All Parties Preparing
Chapter 2207 Raw 2314 : All Parties Preparing
This was indeed an opportunity for Xiao Chen to snatch the Heavenly Alliance holy relic.
However, it was too risky. Who knew when Luohou Wang would return?
If the group of Sovereign Personage guards dyed Xiao Chen slightly, there might be big trouble.
After thinking for a while, Xiao Chen chose to give up. He changed the topic and started idly chatting with Luohou Yun.
After a while, Luohou Wang and the other two Sovereign Emperors returned. Fortunately, Xiao Chen had not made a move.
The situation is not good. There are a lot of experts.
Luohou Wang and the two Sovereign Emperors discussed the situation they saw. They frowned heavily, not feeling optimistic.
Unexpectedly, the Rakshasa Race and the Yaksha Race came as well. However, it is fortunate that we were not exposed.
Luohou Wang revealed a smile as confidence shed in his eyes, As long as the other three Asura Kings do note, the True God me of this ancient Demonic Sovereign will most likely be mine.
Xiao Chen felt somewhat suspicious when he heard this. Luohou Wang should not have a strong desire for a True God me.
The most valuable part of a True God me was the experts inheritance. Luohou Wang was already a 3-Vein Sovereign Emperor. If he took in another schools inheritance, it would likely sh with the Luohou ns inheritance.
At that time, one would have to choose between giving up ones cultivation to cultivate the new inheritance or giving up on the new inheritance.
Choosing the new inheritance might not be worth it. Furthermore, Luohou Wang was already quite old. It would be hard to say whether he had sufficient time to recultivate using the new inheritance.
In more straightforward terms, Luohou Wang was destined to reach only 6-Vein Sovereign Emperor, at best, in his life.
Obtaining the True God me would be a significant waste; Luohou Wang could not bring out its greatest value.
Of course, perhaps Luohou Wang only valued the Divine Might and Soul Energy contained in the True God me, which would strengthen his Divine Seal.
However, was there a need to take such huge risks just to strengthen his Divine Seal?
Luohou Wang had brought only two Sovereign Emperors. Clearly, he intended to make a surprise move, extracting the True God me without startling the other three Asura Kings.
Xiao Chen looked around, and his gazended on Luohou Yun. Then, his eyes lit up.
He suddenly understood the reason. The situation would be quite different if the True God mes inheritance ended up with Luohou Yun.
Luohou Yun was young, only about twenty-odd years old. However, he was already a Star Venerate.
Luohou Yuns talent,prehension ability, and bloodline went without saying. If he could obtain such a great opportunity, it would be like soaring to heaven in one go, giving him unlimited possibilities.
No wonder Luohou Wang took the risk, traveling lightly and bringing only two Sovereign Emperors.
Mister Xiao, take this.
As Xiao Chens thoughts wandered, Luohou Wang took out a ck talisman and handed it to Xiao Chen. This is for hiding your figure. We will be heading to the ancient Demonic Sovereign corpse after four hours. The people from the Xuewu Dynasty are already losing their patience and intend to make their move soon.
The Xuewu Dynasty?
Yes. That group of people seemed to desire the ancient Demonic Sovereign corpse greatly. However, since the corpse appeared in the ninthyer of the Abyssal Underworld, getting it would just be wishful thinking for those demonic cultivators.
Hearing that stunned Xiao Chen slightly. He looked into the distance, where the Divine Might of the ancient Demonic Sovereign corpse gathered into a towering majestic figure. Are we finally going to approach it?
Despite lingering in the Final Blood Battlefield for so long, Xiao Chen had not gotten close to the ancient Demonic Sovereign corpse.
At that time, we do not need Mister Xiao to make a move. Mister Xiao just needs to protect my son, Luohou Wang said as he looked at Xiao Chen.
Luohou Yun smiled and said, Father, go in peace. With Senior Xiao around, I definitely wont be in any danger.
Luohou Yun felt very confident in Xiao Chen; he was even more confident in his father.
Be it Luohou Yuns father or Xiao Chen, they were both unrivaled existences to him.
This little fellow simply did not understand the gravity of the situation.
Luohou Wang gave Luohou Yun a doting look. This time, he took the risk only because of Luohou Yun.
Luohou Wang wanted to give Luohou Yun a future, a possibility to surpass him and the Asura Race.
Lets go.
Xiao Chen activated the ck talisman. Demonic Qi immediately covered his entire body; his aura perfectly matched the surrounding battlefield.
Interesting. This talisman is terrific. Given this, even Faux Gods would find it hard to discover us.
Now, Xiao Chens group appeared just like the resentment and baleful aura in the battlefield.
The group soon sensed the horrifying might of the ancient Demonic Sovereign and slowed their pace.
Xiao Chen frowned slightly. Even after death, this fellow still disys such Divine Might. How terrifying!
When the group arrived within ten kilometers of the ancient Demonic Sovereign corpse, Xiao Chen and the other Sovereign Emperors could already see it.
That figure wore scarlet armor, and its body was as huge as a small mountain. Its eyes red furiously, and ck Demonic Qi continuously leaked out, manifesting all sorts of mysterious phenomena.
Many towering ferocious beasts manifested from Demonic Qi stood around the corpse, looking like they were alive. This presented a very scary sight.
Amid the Demonic Might, the many factions stood ten kilometers away from the Demonic Sovereign corpse, unable to get closer.
Luohou Wang whispered to Xiao Chen, The ones to pay attention to among these factions are the Rakshasa Race, the Yaksha Race, and the Xuewu Dynastys people. The leaders of the Rakshasa Race group and the Yaksha Race group are experts under Rakshasa Tian and the Yaksha King. They are 2-Vein Sovereign Emperors. As for the Xuewu Dynastys people, they seem to be from the royal court. If I recall right, their leader should be the Eighth Prince.
The others are just some disorganized groups. There is nothing to fear from them.
Xiao Chen pondered this. There seemed to be another strong faction nearby. However, that faction hid like they did, waiting for an opportunity to make a move.
Xiao Chen also found the disorganized groups somewhat off. His sharp Spiritual Sense detected people of the Righteous Dao pretending to be demonic cultivators.
If Luohou Wang was overconfident and rashly made a move, the consequences could be dire.
However, Xiao Chen could not be sure about this, either. If he mentioned it, it might arouse suspicion, so it was inconvenient for him to do so.
All the parties made their final preparations simultaneously as they waited for the Demonic Sovereign corpses Divine Might to weaken.
There were two Sovereign Emperors and a few heaven-defying Sovereign Personages with the Rakshasa Race group standing ten kilometers away. They could do nothing besides look at the Demonic Sovereign corpse, unable to approach it.
Lord Feng Xun, we are unable to get closer.
The leader of this group was a 2-Vein Sovereign Emperor whose family name was Feng, with a personal name of Xun. Feng Xun possessed horrifying strength; the other Sovereign Emperor appeared average.
Feng Xun said after some thought, It looks like we can only try to think of a way after the Demonic Might fades. However, it seems like the people from the Xuewu Dynasty have other ns.
The Sovereign Emperor at the side nodded and said, They might have brought a tool for breaking through the Demonic Might, but they do not seem confident and have not made a move yet.
After further thought, Feng Xun said, We might as well see how capable this group of Xuewu Dynasty demonic cultivators is.
On the other side, the two Sovereign Emperors from the Yaksha Race also watched the Xuewu Dynastys group.
In addition, the loose cultivators wandering nearby and the hidden factions all focused their attention on that group of people as well.
Back at Deste Seas Azure Mountain Town, Xiao Chen had blinded Li Yun, the Xuewu Dynastys Eighth Prince, causing Li Xun to flee in a sorry state.
Now, Li Yuns eyes had already recovered. Not only that, but he also reached the Divine Vein Realm.
Li Yun must have cultivated in the Demonic Dao Halls secret realm. Otherwise, his cultivation would not have risen so fast.
Old Tang, is the sacred tool not ready yet?
Li Yun stood ten kilometers away, showing a somewhat frantic expression as he looked at the Demonic Sovereigns corpse.
Li Yun could feel the gazes of many Sovereign Emperors fixed on their group. He merely smiled coldly and did not pay them any attention.
This was something expected. Although the Abyssal Underworld Sovereign Emperors of the various races did not get along, they were still from the Abyssal Underworld, after all. If there were any fights, they would clearly target the demonic cultivators like him first.
The Eighth Prince already anticipated this beforeing, so he did not feel flustered.
Your Highness, it is not time yet. Right now, I am not fully confident. The sacred tool is ready and can be used anytime. However...
Li Yun prompted, However, what?
This old man is still quite worried. Is Yan Canmings group really reliable?
The Eighth Prince Li Yunughed, Theres no need to worry. That fellow only dreams of having a ce for the Flood Dragon Humans to establish themselves. I offered him a piece of conferrednd in the Central Great Realm. He cannot refuse.
In that case, this old man will stop worrying. We can activate the sacred tool at any moment with a word from Your Highness.
Li Yun looked around indifferently before finally fixing his gaze on the Demonic Sovereign corpse.
Li Yun thought that no matter how many hidden people there were or what the Rakshasa experts and Yaksha experts thought, everything of the ancient Demonic Sovereign would belong to him as long as he activated the sacred tool.
Chapter 2208 Raw 2315 : Luohou Wang
Chapter 2208 Raw 2315 : Luohou Wang
The dense dark clouds always covered the sky of the Abyssal Underworld.
The Final Blood Battlefield rarely turned bright. This made it feel like time crawled, arousing impatience and restlessness.
The Eighth Prince Li Yun felt this. Seeing the Demonic Might not weakening, he cursed, Bollocks! Why is it not weakening? Old Tang, I cant wait any longer. Hand me the sacred tool.
Clearly, Old Tang still felt unconfident. He warned, Your Highness, if you use the sacred tool to break through the Demonic Might, it will notst long. If you wait for the Demonic Might to weaken before using the sacred tool, we are almost guaranteed to obtain the Demonic Sovereign corpse.
Wait! Wait! Wait! How long do I have to wait?! The longer we wait, the more variables there will be. This prince already waited for two months. I cant wait any longer. Hand me the sacred tool! the Eighth Prince ordered somewhat irritably, with anger in his voice.
Old Tang sighed. After thinking for a while, he agreed. The longer they waited, the more variables there would be. If they used the sacred tool while no one expected them to, perhaps they might achieve good results.
Consoling himself with that thought, Old Tang took out the sacred tool.
This sacred tool was an unusual weapona crescent-moon-shaped scarlet scimitar. The structure of the inner curve lookedplicated, interconnecting like a skeleton.
The scimitars de was close to three meters long, an incredibly huge weapon. This weapon also radiated a strange Demonic Might.
Old Tang had a solemn and grave expression as he started to activate the scarlet scimitar. The divine characters on the skeleton seemed toe to life.
Soon after that, a scarlet liquid seeped out of the crescent de. The entire scimitar seemed like an ancient ferocious beasting to life.
Roar!
In that instant, everyone in the Final Blood Battlefield heard a terrifying, furious roar ringing in their mind.
This is?
Xiao Chens body trembled slightly as shock shed in his eyes. Then, he looked in the direction of the Eighth Prince and saw a blood moon slowly rising.
At this moment, nearly everyone in the Final Blood Battlefield was looking at the blood moon.
Indeed, he brought out the Xuewu Dynastys sacred tool, the Scarlet Moon, Luohou Wang muttered, not showing much surprise in his eyes.
Scarlet Moon? What is that? a Sovereign Emperor at the side asked, appearing confused.
Luohou Wang exined softly, It is the Xuewu Dynastys sacred tool, refined by secret methods. It is said that only ten were forged in the Xuewu Dynasty. This sacred tool can disy the might of a peak Medial Grade Soul Tool for a short period, which is extremely horrifying.
While Luohou Wang spoke, the Eighth Prince made his move. Holding that Scarlet Moon upraised, he ferociously swung it forward.
Boom!
The dazzling, scarlet Divine Energy turned into a crescent scimitar and forcefully split the Demonic Might, carving out a path.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Li Yuns figure shed, instantly advancing one hundred meters after he broke the impassable barrier.
The Xuewu Dynasty experts quickly followed close behind.
As Li Yun barged in, the initially strong Demonic Might weakened somewhat. The opening of a hole had affected the zing Demonic Might.
Should we make our move? the other Rakshasa Sovereign Emperor asked Feng Xun. Seeing Li Yun slowly approach the Demonic Sovereign corpse made them restless.
Feng Xun crossed his arms and replied indifferently, Theres no rush. The Demonic Might has not weakened to the point where we can make our move. Wait for him to get halfway; then, we can make our move. If that is all he is capable of, he can forget about snatching the Demonic Sovereign corpse.
Undercurrents immediately started flowing; an overwhelming force umted in secret. Once it erupted, it would definitely startle everyone.
Xiao Chen did not care about all this. He wondered where Lin Feng hid.
As Xiao Chen sized up his surroundings, he did not discover the other party. He believed that Lin Feng did not have a talisman to hide his aura. However, since Lin Fengprehended the horrifying Death Great Dao, it might be possible for him to hide in this Final Blood Battlefield.
Actually, Xiao Chen had never considered whether Lin Feng would be interested in the Demonic Sovereign corpse.
If Lin Feng was also interested in it, this situation would be even more interesting.
Both overt and covert experts all felt very nervous. Only Xiao Chen remained as calm as still water, feeling indifferent.
Luohou Wang, who was at the side, slowly showed a grave expression on his handsome face, his hands trembling slightly.
The silly prince Luohou Yun noticed the tense atmosphere. His usually buoyant emotions slowly turned nervous as well.
No matter how stupid Luohou Yun was, even a fool could sense that the current atmosphere was abnormal.
It seemed like Luohou Yun finally realized that his father bringing him on this operation was not just as simple as showing him the world.
Father, Yun`er is feeling a little scared.
In reality, the moment the Eighth Prince took out the sacred tool, Luohou Yuns expression already turned somewhat unsightly.
Luohou Yun was the weakest in this ce. Even Xiao Chen felt fearful when the sacred tool appeared, what more an insignificant Star Venerate like him?
Only Sovereign Emperors qualified to participate in this situation. Sovereign Personages were barely considered cannon fodder. As for Star Venerates, they could not even be cannon fodder, only as good as air.
Luohou Wang showed a smile on his tense face. Then, he murmured, Dont worry. Father is here. Furthermore, Mister Xiao is here. No one can hurt you.
Luohou Yun seemed to both understand and not understand. He asked sullenly, Father, what are you going to doter?
Staring at the ancient Demonic Sovereign corpse, Luohou Wang said, I am going to fulfill the promise I made to yourte mother... Just wait here in peace. Father will return after I finish killing.
My King, we swear to protect the young prince and ensure his safety, the group of guards behind said in unison, their voices solemn and stirring.
Xiao Chen sighed in his heart, You are all just cannon fodder. If anything really happens, you will find it hard to survive.
Luohou Wang appeared somewhat helpless as he looked at the group of Sovereign Personage guards. Some things did not need to be said; everyone understood with just one nce.
This group of guards also knew that they were cannon fodder. At best, they could only buy Luohou Yun a little more time to flee. However, they still came willingly.
Such loyalty was precious and praiseworthy.
Mister Xiao Chen... Luohou Wang shifted his gaze to Xiao Chen.
Before Luohou Wang finished, Xiao Chen said, King Luohou, dont worry. While we loose cultivators do treasure benefits, we do our best to fulfill what we promised.
In that case, Ill leave it to Mister Xiao. Here is the remaining Origin Liquid. If we can return,e to my royal residence, and I will give you an Inferior Grade Soul Tool.
Luohou Wang handed Xiao Chen a jade bottle containing twenty-five tons of Origin Liquid.
My King, it is time, the two Sovereign Emperors, who had been closely monitoring the situation, said softly.
Luohou Wangs expression instantly changed after he handed the jade bottle to Xiao Chen. He focused all his attention on Li Yun, who was walking over to the ancient Demonic Sovereign corpse.
Sunrise Heavenly Cloud Chop!
Evil Wind Palm!
Blood Breaking Sword!
The Sovereign Emperor experts of the Rakshasa Race and the Yaksha Race attacked simultaneously.
The loose cultivators wandering the surroundings also attacked at this moment. In an instant, ten-odd Sovereign Emperorsunched a simultaneous offensive.
Rumble...
Immediately, various Dao Domains contended for supremacy. Several mysterious phenomena caused the sky and ground to change color, and the entire ce shook.
The talisman hiding Xiao Chen got affected. Ripples appeared in the baleful aura the talisman spread out, appearing incredibly chaotic.
However, some slight chaos did not matter much at this moment.
No one paid attention to Xiao Chens group at all. The scene of ten-odd Sovereign Emperors attacking at the same time was too shocking.
This was a first for Xiao Chen, startling him somewhat. The Dao Domains that contained a divine nature appeared at the same time and managed to suppress the overwhelming Demonic Might of the ancient Demonic Sovereign corpse temporarily.
Hahahaha!
Despite facing so much pressure, Li Yun, who held the sacred tool above his head,ughed instead of getting frightened. Hisughter contained hot-bloodedness and lofty aspiration. He shouted, Old Tang, lead the men to extract the essence blood and parts of the Demonic Sovereign corpse. Leave the True God me to me to extract. I will deal with these people.
The sacred tools might increased by another level, thoroughly reaching its peak and bringing out a pressure and mightparable to a Medial Grade Soul Tools.
That was not the most horrifying thing. The most horrifying thing was that Li Yuns bloodline was perfectlypatible with that sacred tool; this allowed him to bring out eighty percent of the might of a Medial Grade Soul Tool.
Immediately, Li Yun relied on the Xuewu Dynastys sacred tool to block ten-odd Sovereign Emperors by himself.
I have been waiting for you for a long time. No matter whoes today, you all can forget about preventing me from obtaining this Demonic Sovereign corpse. Only I reign supreme under the blood moon.
After blocking ten-odd Sovereign Emperors, Li Yun startedughing somewhat arrogantly, appearing very cocky.
Feng Xun and the other 2-Vein Sovereign Emperors clenched their teeth. Normally, this Li Yun would be no match for them.
Unfortunately, the sacred tools might was too strong.
Even though they were 2-Vein Sovereign Emperors, they could barely block Li Yuns attack.
Everything proceeded ording to Li Yuns n. However, the winds and clouds suddenly surged, and a rulers aura swept through the ce.
Luohou Wang revealed himself, riding a Bloodthirsty Savage Beast. He brandished a golden saber as he rushed over.
Move aside. Those who block me will die!
As a 3-Vein Sovereign Emperor, Luohou Wang was the strongest around. He led his two Sovereign Emperor subordinates and charged over. No one dared to block him.
Luohou Wang! Its Luohou Wang! Why is he here?
Damn it! What is he doing here, not guarding hisnd?
Damn it! Has this fellow gone mad?
The reputation of a person was like the shadow of a tree. The moment Luohou Wang, one of the four Asura Kings, appeared, he shocked everyone, drawing all the attention to himself.
Chapter 2209 Raw 2316 : The Situation Changes
Chapter 2209 Raw 2316 : The Situation Changes
The moment Luohou Wang appeared, his strong aura and the vast umtions of a 3-Vein Sovereign Emperor shocked the entire ce.
When he led two Sovereign Emperors charging over, no one dared to block him.
Luohou Wang instantlyunched attacks at a few of the Sovereign Emperors who were slow in dodging, which severely injured them and knocked them away. Their life statuses were unknown after that.
The strongest Sovereign Emperor here was just a 2-Vein Sovereign Emperor. However, Luohou Wang had been a 3-Vein Sovereign Emperor for many years already.
Of the nine Divine Veins, every three was a hurdle. Every time one crossed each set of three, it was like a whole new world. If one could not cross it, one would stagnate.
Although the Divine Vein Realm was said to have nine grades, there were only three grades in reality.
Those with three Divine Veins or less were considered to be Small Perfection Sovereign Emperors. With four to six Divine Veins, one would be a Great Perfection Sovereign Emperor. With more than six Divine Veins, one would be a Consummation Sovereign Emperor.
As a 3-Vein Sovereign Emperor, Luohou Wang could be said to be a peak Small Perfection Sovereign Emperor. He had been stuck at this bottleneck for many years already. If no Great Perfection Sovereign Emperor appeared, no one here could match him in a solo fight.
Although there were many Sovereign Emperors here, most of them fought alone. They were like a te of loose sand. After being shocked by Luohou Wangs aura, how could they dare to block him? All of them made way for him.
Luohou Wang only had one target: Li Yun, who held the Xuewu Dynastys sacred tool over his head. His aim was even simpler: kill Li Yun and take the ancient Demonic Sovereigns True God me.
However, making it happen was not that easy.
After all, Li Yun alone blocked the terrifying attacks of ten-odd Sovereign Emperors earlier.
This clearly showed the strength of the sacred tool.
When Luohuo Wang appeared, an inconspicuous fluster shed in Li Yuns arrogant eyes.
Li Yun did not feel confident in using the sacred tool to block the peak 3-Vein Sovereign Emperor Luohou Wang. If the sacred tool broke, his end would be even more miserable. It would be hard to say whether he couldst even three moves against Luohou Wang then.
Insignificant prince behaving atrociously in my Asura Races Abyssal Underworld, quickly scram. Otherwise, dont me this king for not giving face to the Xuewu Dynasty.
Luohou Wangs handsome face appeared exceptionally domineering, his eyes brimming with startling murderous intent. The might of a ruler leaked out, putting tremendous pressure on Li Yun. Li Yun even wavered for a bit.
However, after thinking about it, Li Yun recalled that he still had Yan Cangming to help him, so he might still be able to fight.
Furthermore, the True God me of this Demonic Sovereign was Li Yuns only chance to rise again. He absolutely could not give up on it.
After making up his mind, Li Yun no longer wavered. He shouted furiously, Even if the ninthyers Underworld Monarches today, he can forget about getting me to back off. Luohou Wang, since you dare to appear, then let me experience your Asura Arts!
Only I reign supreme under the blood moon! Li Yun pushed the sacred tools might to its limits. The Scarlet Moon above him looked like a blood moon hanging high in the sky. The image of a dynasty quickly appeared behind the moon.
Rumble...!
At this moment, Li Yun activated the umtions of an ancient dynasty. Startling Demonic Might erupted from his body, making him look like he was thirty kilometers tall.
Wu!
Miserable shrieks rang out. The Savage Beasts that the three Sovereign Emperors rode died all of a sudden. Luohou Wangs previously supreme aura got forced back. When the auras shed, the surroundings started shaking.
Wu! Wu! Wu! Wu!
The countless souls and spirits that lingered in the Final Blood Battlefield for tens of thousands of years seemed to have startled awake. Actual howls came from the ground. The beat of war drums even traveled through space and time, sounding like startling thunder roaring endlessly.
This caused ones bloodline to surge. Li Yuns battle hunger zed, together with his soul.
Ill deal with this brat. The two of you go to the Demonic Sovereign corpse, Luohou Wang instructed, getting his two Sovereign Emperor subordinates to stop Li Yuns subordinates from doing anything to the Demonic Sovereign corpse.
Trying to get past me? Forget about it. Lonely Moon Solely Existing!
Upon seeing the situation, Li Yun instantly attacked, trying to block these two Sovereign Emperors.
Boom!
The moon image sent out a beam of scarlet light, encasing the two. Then, Li Yun threw two palm strikes, producing thousands of scarlet images that turned into manyyers of crescent moons flying at the two Asura Sovereign Emperors.
The scarlet crescent moons flickered between light and shadow as they spun. Scarlet light shed continuously within five thousand kilometers.
This was the move that blocked the many Sovereign Emperors earlier; dealing with this move had flustered and fatigued them.
Every crescent moon was like a real blood moon, containing the vast and powerful might of the Xuewu Dynasty.
Li Yuns Dao Domain reached the peak of the thirdyer when supported by the scarlet light, disying a startling might.
Luohou Wang snorted coldly, and a slender saber appeared in his hand. As the saber light rose and fell, a force that could split mountains and rivers erupted from his body. Using his powerful 3-Vein Divine Vein Realm cultivation, he forcefully broke these two terrifying palm strikes.
The two Asura Sovereign Emperors quickly took this opportunity to rush over to the ancient Demonic Sovereign corpse.
Old Tang and the others felt shocked. They had to stop what they were doing to fight these two Sovereign Emperors.
Damn it! Luohou Wang, how dare you ruin my ns?! Ill fight it out with you!
Feeling Luohou Wangs strength, Li Yun entered a frenzy. His figure shed as he actually took the initiative to attack Luohou Wang.
Luohou Wangs expression did not change as he calmly dealt with the attacks. It would not be easy to quickly finish off the frenzied Li Yun, who held the sacred tool.
The two started fighting, and terrifying shock waves continuously swept out.
Immediately, the Sovereign Emperors watching retreated hastily. Of these two, one was a 3-Vein Sovereign Emperor, and the other was a madman wielding the Xuewu Dynastys sacred tool. Neither should be provoked.
No one dared to interfere with this intense battle. The spreading shock waves were challenging to deal with.
Xiao Chens expression changed slightly. He had already confirmed that aside from the Rakshasa Race experts and the Yaksha Race experts, there definitely were Righteous Dao cultivators in disguise among the loose cultivators.
As those people retreated, he felt a familiar aura. However, he could not identify it at the moment.
Lets go.
Not wanting to take risks, Xiao Chen brought Luohou Yun further back.
The Rakshasa Race and the Yaksha Race hoped that Luohou Wang and Li Yun would injure each other. Intending to take advantage of the situation, they did not retreat far.
Xiao Chen felt that something was not quite right. He stopped focusing on the ancient Demonic Sovereign corpse and quickly brought Luohou Yun far away, continuously retreating.
Senior, I wish to observe my father. I dont want to go.
Luohou Yun was worried about his fathers safety, so he resisted. However, Xiao Chen could not be bothered to exin, forcefully carrying him away.
Xiao Chen kept retreating until they were five hundred kilometers away. However, they still could hear the sounds of the startling battle.
He continued retreating and stopped only after moving a total of one million kilometers away. The group of Sovereign Personage guards quickly caught up and consoled Luohou Yun, who was kicking up a fuss.
Young Prince, stop causing trouble. Mister Xiao did this in consideration of Young Princes safety.
Luohou Yuns eyes appeared moist as he protested, I dont care. I want to see Father. I dont want anything to happen to him. I want to return.
As Luohou Yun spoke, he started to cry.
The Sovereign Personage guards felt helpless, and they became somewhat flustered.
Xiao Chen could not bear to keep watching this. He ferociously flung Luohou Yun off the Savage Beast and dropped him on the ground.
You are a man. How can you cry like that? If you return, you will die. If you really want to die, Ill just kill you right here and now. Xiao Chen snorted coldly and released his killing intent, scaring the Sovereign Personage guards. This also startled Luohou Yun into a fluster.
Mister Xiao, dont be angry. The Young Prince lost his mother at a young age. King Luohou raised the Young Prince by himself from childhood, so they share a deep bond. It is hard to avoid... the group of Sovereign Personage guards quickly exined, thinking that Xiao Chen would really kill Luohou Yun.
Xiao Chen sighed on hearing that. He said softly, Since your father handed you to me, I have to be responsible for you. The ce where the Demonic Sovereign corpse is located is much moreplicated than you imagine. You are just a Star Venerate; if you go there, only death awaits.
Luohou Yun was not that silly. After Xiao Chen scared him, he startled awake. Then, he asked, Senior, nothing will happen to my father, right?
Xiao Chen did not feel confident. If he really had confidence in Luohou Wang, he would not have retreated so far.
Xiao Chen made such a decision only because he felt something off.
He should be fine. He is a 3-Vein Sovereign Emperor, so he should be able to survive.
That was all Xiao Chen could say. Immediately after he spoke, he suddenly sensed the Xuewu Dynasty umtions from the Scarlet Moon in the distance weaken somewhat.
This is?
Xiao Chen could not care so much now. A vertical eye opened on his forehead under the conical bamboo hat; he had activated his Heavenly Eye.
His vision extended continuously until the scene of the Demonic Sovereign corpse appeared before his eyes.
He saw cracks appear in the Scarlet Moon above Li Yuns head. It seemed that the Xuewu Dynastys sacred weapon could notst for much longer.
Xiao Chen immediately rejoiced. Something must have gone wrong when Li Yun forcefully broke the Demonic Might.
Otherwise, the Xuewu Dynastys sacred tool would havested for much longer. Li Yuns crazed expression now changed to sheer fright. He kept muttering curses under his breath, apparently wondering who betrayed him.
When it looked like Li Yun could not win and the sacred tool would break soon, he merged the sacred tool into his body and quickly retreated.
Luohou Wang snorted coldly and wanted to press his advantage so he could kill Li Yun.
However, something strange happened right at this moment.
Xiao Chens Heavenly Eye suddenly saw an intense, piercing light that made his Heavenly Eye bleed.
He gritted his teeth and grunted. Then, he quickly closed his Heavenly Eye with an uncertain expression.
The moment the intense light appeared, Xiao Chen had seen who attacked. It was the Profound Heavens Holy Son, Wenren Yu.
Mu Yunzhu and Gu Yuhan, whom Xiao Chen had a history with in the Faux God World, had been standing beside Wenren Yu. The three seemed to work together to activate some kind of treasure, which erupted with a Dao Might that surpassed the Xuewu Dynastys sacred tools Dao Might in an instant.
No one expected such a scene.
Although Luohou Wang kept his guard up against people attacking him in secret, he had lowered his guard somewhat when he saw Li Yun losing.
Xiao Chen did not see what happenedter, but he could guess it.
After that strike hit Luohou Wang, the ten-odd Sovereign Emperors probably surrounded and attacked him. The situation would definitely be bad.
Chapter 2210 Raw 2317 : We Are Heroes! tes
Chapter 2210 Raw 2317 : We Are Heroes! tes
A piercing light lit up the entire Final Blood Battlefield like a zing sun. Even from one million kilometers away, Xiao Chen saw the dazzling and eye-catching intense light.
As the light was ring, it caused temporary blindness. One would see nothing but the intense light.
When the intense light scattered, Luohou Yun eximed in shock, Light Dao Domain! Its a Righteous Dao cultivator. How could there be a Righteous Dao cultivator in the Final Blood Battlefield? Are these people suicidal?!
After the group of Sovereign Personage guards startled to their senses, they showed worry on their faces, clearly feeling ill at ease.
How could it be like this?
Did King Luohou consider this? What a terrifying Light Dao Domain! It is even stronger than the might of that Eighth Princes sacred weapon.
Although the light appeared for only a short time, not lingering like the sacred tools might, it had erupted with a much stronger might than the sacred tool.
Luohou Yun and the other Asura cultivators could not help feeling anxious. Everyone worried about Luohou Wangs safety under such circumstances.
Xiao Chen had already recovered his calm. Previously, he had heard rumors of Righteous Dao cultivatorsing to the Final Blood Battlefield.
However, these people hid very well, mixing with the Demonic Dao loose cultivators.
Demonic Dao loose cultivators were humans. The Righteous Dao cultivators were humans too. When mingling, they just had to be careful to hide their aura, and discovering them would be a challenge.
Furthermore, baleful auras and chaotic energies pervaded this Final Blood Battlefield, easily interfering with a cultivators perception.
Lets go. This ce is no longer safe, Xiao Chen said softly. While Luohou Yun and the others had not seen it, he had seen Luohou Wang getting attacked.
Xiao Chen did not know the current situation, but he could be sure that Luohou Wang had lost control of it.
No, I want to find my father. I will not leave. Something must have happened to him; I must go and save him.
Luohou Yun appeared flustered, his eyes turning bloodshot. Perhaps it was the connection between father and son, but he sensed that Luohou Wang was in dire straits.
This was genuinely tragic. Beforeing here, Luohou Yun did not know anything.
He had thought that his father brought him here just to see the world. He did not expect such a cruel thing to happen.
Xiao Chen frowned slightly. He could understand Luohou Yuns emotions. However, the rational move was to leave.
Ah! Ah! Ah!
Luohou Yun tried running back. However, he got trapped in Xiao Chens Taiji force field, which made it hard to move away. Demonic Qi Veritable Essence Energy surged all over his body as he cried out, but nothing worked.
Damn it! Let me go! Let me go! Luohou Yun bellowed angrily and started cursing Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen could not be bothered. He ordered calmly, Capture him. Lets go.
The Sovereign Personage guards knew that Xiao Chen was right. Although they were not happy with Xiao Chen, they still obeyed.
However, Luohou Yun suddenly put on a tough front. He said seriously, Release me. If you dare to touch me, Illmit suicide.
Young Prince, stop being so stubborn. Listen to Mister Xiao, and lets go.
Indeed. With my kings strength, he will definitely survive. At that time, if hees out and sees that something happened to Young Prince, there will be trouble.
Luohou Yun refused to obey. He kept repeating that something had happened to his father.
Xiao Chen sighed softly and said, Leave him be. Well wait here for King Luohou.
Xiao Chen understood Luohou Yun. This was just a twenty-odd-year-old kid. After his emotions red up, Luohou Yun would lose his rationality.
If Xiao Chen forcibly brought him away, something bad might happen.
If that was the case, then so be it.
Xiao Chen felt helpless in his heart. Luohou Wang gave him something very problematic to deal with.
Xiao Chen could not be bothered with anything else. He closed his eyes and cultivated quietly on the Demon Blood Vultures back.
However, he left his Taiji force field spread out. That way, no matter what Luohou Yun did, Luohou Yun could not get out.
When Luohou Yun became tired, he would naturally stop.
Two hourster, Xiao Chen suddenly opened his eyes. He saw a horrifying Demonic Might heading towards him on the fog-covered battlefield.
However, when Xiao Chen carefully probed it, he noticed that this strong aura was already a spent force.
This person was barely hanging on as he rushed forward.
Indeed, when this person got within range of Xiao Chens Spiritual Sense, Xiao Chen discovered that it was Luohou Wang.
As Luohou Wang frantically rushed over, a group of Sovereign Emperors gave relentless chase.
The shocking thing was that the Profound Heavens Holy Son, Wenren Yu, Mu Yunzhu, and Gu Yuhan were among the pursuers. To think that Demonic Dao cultivators, Abyssal Underworld Sovereign Emperors, and Righteous Dao cultivators were working together to chase Luohou Wang.
Xiao Chen pondered this as he sat on the Demon Blood Vulture. Did Luohou Wang manage to snatch the True God me?
This was the only possible reason for these factions to set aside their differences and face Luohou Wang together.
Boom!
A strong wind blew, scattering the demonic fog for five thousand kilometers around. Then, Luohou Wangs figure appeared before Xiao Chen and the others.
Wounds covered Luohou Wangs body. A huge gash emitting a profound white light on his chest was the most eye-catching.
Luohou Wang forcefully carved out a path of blood along the way. When seen from a distance, it looked like a scarlet blood river spanning five thousand kilometers.
Father!
The somewhat despondent Luohou Yunpletely broke down, letting his tears flow freely. Xiao Chen dismissed the Taiji force field, and Luohou Yun struggled out. Then, he raced over frantically.
Protect King Luohou!
The group of Sovereign Personage guards all rushed out, wanting to block that group of Sovereign Emperors. They had lost their patience long ago.
When Luohou Wang saw Luohou Yun, he squeezed out a smile on his handsome face. Then, he leaped andnded before Luohou Yun.
Pu ci!
However, the instant Luohou Wangnded, he fell to the ground and could not get up. After vomiting three mouthfuls of blood, he coughed continuously.
Agonized shrieks rang out. How could the Sovereign Personage guards have the power to block Sovereign Emperors? These guards died instantly. However, they were very resolute. Right before they died, they chose to self-detonate, which was tricky for those Sovereign Emperors to deal with.
Whoosh!
The Demon Blood Vulture turned into a sh of scarlet light and arrived beside Luohou Yun and Luohou Wang. Luohou Wang was already unable to speak. He only used one hand to grip Luohou Yuns hand. The other hand tightly clenched, showing no sign of rxing.
Yun...er...
Luohou Yun looked at Xiao Chen with red eyes as he cried, Senior, can you save my father? I beg you, please!
Xiao Chen thought irritably in his heart, As a 3-Vein Sovereign Emperor, how could he die so easily?
If he hands over the True God me, would these people really dare to kill him, King Luohou? The Luohou n also has older-generation Faux God experts.
This little kid making it sound like his father is dying does make me feel a bit sorry for him, though.
While Luohou Yun spoke, Luohou Wangs energy drained. Luohou Wang struggled to raise his head to look at Xiao Chen.
At this moment, there was no need for words. Xiao Chen already knew what Luohou Wang wanted to say from Luohou Wangs expression.
Luohou Wang wanted him to protect Luohou Yun and help him receive the True Gods inheritance.
Xiao Chen did not show any response. It was not that he was cold and unfeeling but that he was a person from the Heavenly Alliance. He just needed to take away the Heavenly Alliance holy relic.
There was no need to get involved with other trouble, taking the risk to make enemies of so many Sovereign Emperors.
Luohou Wang could not say anything. However, he showed intense sorrow in his eyes. Now, even his lifeforce started scattering.
If ones heart died, even if ones body were fine, one would be no different from a dead person.
Luohou Wangs final look touched the softest and weakest part of Xiao Chens heart.
Xiao Chen thought of the Faux God World, recalling the five years he spent facing Liu Ruyue in Cloud Fiend Hall and the indescribable pain he had felt.
He recalled that his heart erupted and broke, making him live like the living dead for days.
The Final Blood Battlefield had existed for a long time. The demonic fog did not scatter, the strong wind did not stop, the dark clouds lingered, and the blood moon hung high. The howling wind carried the souls of the dead singing sorrowful songs of the past and coldly watching todays events unfold at the same time.
The sorrowful song was eternal; the battlefield never changed. The story remained the same, just with different waves of heroes. Sooner orter, everyone would be heroes, legends that the seeding generations spoke of.
Luohou Wang, are you a person of passion, as well?
In that case, I, Xiao Chen, will help you just this once. Xiao Chen nodded silently under the conical bamboo hat.
When Luohou Wang saw Xiao Chen nod, he rxed, finally closing his eyes. His tightly clenched fist opened, and a ck me immediately struggled free and slowly floated up into the air.
Horror and fear always went hand in hand with the dark Demonic Sovereigns. However, this ck me appeared dazzling, looking as pure as gems or the stars in the sky; it actually looked somewhat divine.
The ten-odd Sovereign Emperors behind immediately turned crazed. However, not all the Sovereign Personage guards had died yet. They were still exploding themselves, so the Sovereign Emperors did not dare to advance rashly.
Luohou Yun hugged Luohou Wang, crying endlessly. This little fool still did not know what arrangements his father and Xiao Chen made with each other.
If the White Dragon King were here, he would definitely celebrate that he had a daughter. If he had such a stupid son, he would be frustrated to death.
Dont cry. Your father is alive.
Xiao Chen leaped down and grabbed the True God me. Then, he used his other hand to shift Luohou Wang and Luohou Yun, one after another, onto the Demon Blood Vulture.
When Luohou Yun heard Xiao Chens words, he did not get angry. He asked in surprise, Senior, my father is fine?
Xiao Chen did not have much time, so he cut the exnation short. Your father is only overly injured, and his body entered a state of automatic self-preservation, falling into a deep sleep. After he recovers, he will naturally wake up. Dont say anything, and dont ask anything. Remove your crown.
Communicating with someonecking smarts took effort.
Luohou Yun did not dare to say anything. Hearing that his father was fine, he rxed and did as Xiao Chen said, removing his crown.
Xiao Chen received the crown. Then, he nced at the Sovereign Personage guards; most of them already died. Then, he said calmly, Go on, then. Dont be so silly to jump off yourself. You and your father will be fine.
Luohou Yun startled awake and said, Senior, what about you? Come with us. Ill bring you to the royal residence of the Luohou n.
Theres nothing wrong with being kind. However, being brainless is really a problem.
Xiao Chen felt helpless. If Ie with you, would you be able to leave?
Xiao Chen did not feel like exining. He opened his left hand and looked at the ancient Demonic Sovereigns True God me. Then, he quickly made his move, separating the inheritance me and the divine nature me.
Then, Xiao Chen gently tapped the ancient Demonic Sovereigns inheritance me, sending it into Luohou Yuns forehead.
Before Luohou Yun could cry out, the Demon Blood Vulture turned into a sh of scarlet me, soaring into the sky.
The ancient Demonic Sovereigns inheritance did not interest Xiao Chen. However, the divine nature me could greatly nourish him.
After giving Luohou Yun the inheritance and keeping the divine nature me, he would have fulfilled his promise to Luohou Wang.
Boom!
Suddenly, a strong wind blew, apanied by an overwhelming aura. This kicked up sand and nearly blew Xiao Chen away.
Xiao Chen did not need to look to know that all the Sovereign Personage cannon fodder was now dead.
With nothing left to fear, the ten-odd Sovereign Emperors immediately charged over.
Xiao Chen did not say anything, only removed the Seven Color Stone from the crown. Now, the Seven Color Stone showed a dart head shape. Then, he attached it to his Snow God Whip.
Back then, Hua Tianyang shook the world with the Snow God Whip, gaining fame and turning the Heavenly Alliance into a super faction.
Now, the Snow God Whip reappeared. Even without a Secret Technique to drive it, as long as Xiao Chen could bring out ten percent of its might, he would not need to fear this group of rascals.
The many Sovereign Emperors looked at Xiao Chen, not daring to act rashly.
Everyone had more or less heard of a mysterious, unknown demonic cultivator who disyed strange whip skills. Unexpectedly, this demonic cultivator was with Luohou Wang.
The Xuewu Dynastys Eighth Prince immediately leaped out and shouted furiously, No matter who you are, hand over the True God me, and I can spare you from death.
Eighth Prince, it looks like your eyes have not recovered yet. To think that you do not recognize me.
Xiao Chenughed and casually tossed aside the conical bamboo hat on his head. Then, his ck clothes exploded, revealing white robes and long hair fluttering in the wind.
Its you!
Xiao Chen! Lord Feng Xun, he is Xiao Chen, the Xiao Chen who killed Rakshasa Tians clone back then.
After the Eighth Prince saw Xiao Chens appearance, his jaw nearly fell off in stupefaction.
The Profound Heavens Holy Son, Wenren Yu, Mu Yunzhu, and Gu Yuhan also felt indescribably shocked.
The Rakshasa cultivators also recognized Xiao Chen. This was the Dragon Race cultivator that Rakshasa Tian wanted dead.
These people could not hold back their murderous intent. They roared, Kill him! And ten-odd Sovereign Emperors charged at Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen snorted coldly and said, All of you, back off for this Xiao!
He held the Snow God Whip with his right hand and gently swung it. The vibrant, red whip that looked like plum blossom branches immediately produced a thunderous crack in the air.
Pa!
The talisman scripts in the whip activated segment by segment. The instant the thunderous crack roared out, the seven-colored dart head shone with a magnificent light.
It was like spring arrived overnight; plum blossoms covered thend.
With that whip crack, snowkes filled the sky, covering thend. The ten-odd Sovereign Emperors felt their souls tremble as they vomited blood. This whip crack knocked all of them back at the same time.
Chapter 2211 Raw 2318 : One Move
Chapter 2211 Raw 2318 : One Move
What whip is this?
The group of Sovereign Emperors was frightened. Just the whip crack knocked them back and injured their souls.
Boundless white snow covered the ground. The Final Blood Battlefield became an icy and snowy world. White covered the entire world. Even the resentment and baleful aura that forever lingered in the battlefield vanished without a trace.
The Snow God Whips might scared the group of Sovereign Emperors. Even Xiao Chen felt incredibly shocked.
Xiao Chen felt like this strike had taken a small part of his soul, and the Soul Energy in his Divine Seal had drained significantly.
It looks like I can just barely use this Snow God Whip. However, I dont know how long my Soul Energy canst. Even so, it should be sufficient to deal with these people.
Lets see what you are up to! the Eighth Prince Li Yun shouted furiously, unwilling to submit. He took out the Scarlet Moon and charged at Xiao Chen once more.
Beside Li Yun, Old Tang also charged over, anticipating that the Xuewu Dynastys sacred tool would shock Xiao Chen to a standstill.
We have to kill him today at all costs.
Some shock shed in the Profound Heaven Holy Sons eyes. Back in Peach Blossom City, he had not thought much of Xiao Chen.
However, the power that Xiao Chen showed today awoke in Wenren Yu a sense of foreboding.
If Xiao Chen obtained the True God me, he would only be even more incredible.
As the Profound Heavens Holy Son spoke, an astrological chart appeared in his hand, which he pointed at the sky. As the astrological chart spun around, it turned into a vast star chart covering the entire sky. Many stars flickered immediately, manifesting a long, starry river. Finally, he charged over again, this time, d in bright starlight.
Xiao Chen raised his eyebrows. When he saw that astrological chart, he recalled something and could not help eximing, Wenren Yu! So, you were the one who came to try and steal my Ethereal Immortal Pce key back then!
With the mystery finally cleared up, Xiao Chen was shocked. This fellow hid very deeply.
Wenren Yu said coldly, So what if I am? From today on, you are a dead man. Would you still be able to tell on me to the Heavenly Fragrances Holy Daughter?
Xiao Chen, we will settle our grudges today!
Gu Yuhan and Mu Yunzhu felt a bone-deep hatred for Xiao Chen. At the Faux God Worlds God Conferring tform, Xiao Chen had chopped Mu Yunzhu and the others in half. If not for his master begging the Divine Master to help, they would have died there.
After the Rakshasa experts and the Yaksha experts recovered from the damage to their souls, they charged over as well.
After getting knocked back by the whip crack, these Sovereign Emperor experts no longer dared to hold anything back the second time they charged over. They either took out Soul Tools or executed Secret Techniques.
Many Dao Domains immediatelyyered over each other and pressed down on Xiao Chen.
It seemed that they wanted to suppress Xiao Chens aura. Then, they continuously executed all sorts of killing moves.
Xiao Chen did not panic as he brought out his fourthyer Thunder Dao Domain and brandished the Snow God Whip in his hand to deal with the various Secret Techniques.
[TL Note: Thest mention of Xiao Chens Thunder Dao Domain said that it was at peak thirdyer after he consumed the one-hundred-thousand-year-old Thunder Cliff Tree. However, there was a one-year time skip after Xiao Chen formally entered the Heavenly Alliance, living in Heaven Outside of Heaven. He could have made an unmentioned breakthrough during this time. My theory is that the remnant Medicinal Energy of the Thunder Cliff Tree allowed him to push through to the fourthyer after the Medicinal Energy settled.]
Pa! Pa! Pa!
A heavy snowstorm raged as thunderous whip cracks rang out. Xiao Chens figure danced while he held the whip, continuously changing his position and dazzling everyone.
Thousands upon thousands of plum blossom petals surrounded Xiao Chen. With the snow as a backdrop, the plum blossom flowers looked very beautiful, as vibrant as fresh blood.
Using the Snow God Whips might with the Supreme Dragon Fist, Xiao Chen did not appear disadvantaged when fighting against these ten-odd Sovereign Emperors.
However, Xiao Chen knew that this was just temporary. Once he drained his Soul Energy and could no longer use the Snow God Whip, he would definitely die.
Hence, Xiao Chen needed to end the battle quickly. He looked around, and his gaze fell on the Eighth Prince Li Yun.
Li Yun cursed, Insignificant mixed-blood dragon, whats there to look at? When your Soul Energy runs out, this prince will definitely tear you into pieces and pull out your soul.
Xiao Chen smiled coldly. Of this group, Li Yun was the weakest.
Furthermore, Li Yun had fought an intense battle with Luohou Wang earlier. He was no longer at his peak. Xiao Chen wondered where he got his confidence.
You overestimate yourself. Ill start with you.
Xiao Chens figure shed, preventing Wenren Yu and Mu Yunzhu from surrounding him. Then, his hand twitched. The soft and gentle Snow God Whip that showed many variations suddenly became like a venomous snake charging straight at Li Yun.
Plum blossoms exploded, and the Seven Color Stone dart head turned into a beam of light shooting forward. The dart head infinitely grewrger to Li Yuns eyes, breaking through all the crescent moons that he sent out.
Just as the dart head was about to pierce through Li Yuns forehead, a figure charged over.
Your Highness, be careful!
Old Tang flew forward to block this sure-kill strike.
Pu ci!
The instant the dart head entered Old Tangs forehead, his head exploded with a bang, turning into powder. Old Tang was now as dead as he could be.
Bang!
The dart head did not lose any momentum, flying on and striking Li Yun. He vomited a mouthful of blood, and the Scarlet Moon above him dropped to the ground.
Xiao Chen stretched out his hand and beckoned, then directly tucked the Scarlet Moon into his storage ring.
Now!
This moment of distraction gave the other Sovereign Emperors the best opportunity. They locked on to Xiao Chen and attacked at the same time, sending out all sorts of killing moves.
Breaking Vast Armies! Xiao Chen roared as he poured his Soul Energy into the Snow God Whip. The Snow God Whip swept out like a long spear.
This instantly broke the various killing moves, shattering the mysterious phenomena in the air as shock waves swept out.
Xiao Chen felt that if he kept using the Snow God Whip so cautiously, it would eventually drain him to death.
Ill fight it out!
Clenching his teeth, Xiao Chen activated his Great Deste Eon bloodline and the state of Martial and Soul as One. Then, he wielded the Snow God Whip without any reservations about the drain on his Soul Energy.
Pa!
A thunderous crack shook the sky. The Snow God Whip split a Demonic Dao loose cultivator who had not opened any Divine Veins yet in half.
Pa! Pa! Pa! Pa! Pa! Pa!
Xiao Chens Soul Energy drained like a gushing river. However, he managed to bring out the horror of the Snow God Whip as he seemed to enter a frenzy.
With everysh, a crack opened in the ground, causing terrifying Demonic Qi to leak out.
As Xiao Chen danced around chaotically, the Snow God Whip seemed to shake the world. It actually looked like the sky was crumbling and the ground was splitting apart. No one dared to block these attacks.
Pu ci!
Cracks appeared in Wenren Yus astrological chart. Even though he managed to avoid critical damage from the whip, the shock waves from the whish split his skin and flesh. He shrieked in agony.
The Snow God Whip in Xiao Chens hand became like a demon god incarnate.
In mere moments, theshesid waste to this vast area. The ground shook, and the mountains swayed.
Without exception, the many Sovereign Emperors became covered in wounds. The Sovereign Emperors who had not yet opened a single Divine Vein could not endure even a singlesh. The attack instantly killed them, destroying their souls as well.
Run! Run! Run! This fellow is amok!
The Demonic Dao loose cultivators were all frightened silly. They no longer dared to remain; all of them fled.
Everyone knew what the consequences would be if theshes struck them. No one could guarantee their survival.
Lets go. We did note to the Final Blood Battlefield for the Demonic Sovereign corpse. It is not worth losing our lives here. We can deal with this in the future.
When Wenren Yu saw the cracks in his astrological chart and his sorry figure after beingshed by the whip, he did not dare to linger.
Aftermunicating with Gu Yuhan and Mu Yunzhu, Wenren Yu quickly retreated. Gu Yunhan and Mu Yunzhu could not hold out any longer. When the two received the voice projection, they quickly left as well.
As the sky crumbled and the ground cracked, Xiao Chen gave chase while wildly wielding the Snow God Whip.
Xiao Chen did not know how long he couldst. He needed to deal more severe injuries to these people, killing as many as he could. Otherwise, he would be the one dying.
This was retreating by attacking.
After chasing for two million five hundred thousand kilometers, Xiao Chen finally stopped as he no longer saw anyone.
He had overdrawn on his Soul Energy and started to suffer a rebound. ck marks appeared on his face, as though his soul would scatter soon.
Xiao Chen gritted his teeth and snorted coldly. Then, he took out the Ice Fire Lotus tform and sat down cross-legged on it.
After the intense battle, he did not hesitate to push that ck divine nature me in his tightly clenched left hand into his forehead.
Boom!
Xiao Chens Divine Seal, which was crying for nourishment, frantically absorbed and refined the divine nature me.
Xiao Chen could not be bothered with anything else. He just remained there, refining the divine nature me with his eyes closed, and started circting his energy.
A scene of ten thousand dragons wandering around, moving up and down, appeared behind him.
The ancient Demonic Sovereigns divine nature me surpassed Xiao Chens expectations. After the entire night, he had refined only ten percent of it.
However, this ten percent allowed his Soul Energy to return to its peak and even improve further.
If Xiao Chenpletely refined it, who knew how great an opportunity it would be for him?
However, he had to stop for now. Someone had appeared in front of the Ice Fire Lotus tform.
Xiao Chen opened his eyes and saw Grim Reaper Lin Feng walking over to him slowly. The other party had a calm expression, not showing any emotions on his face.
Xiao Chen knew that Lin Feng had always been around. When he fought against the ten-odd Sovereign Emperors, Lin Feng had had many chances to kill him.
However, Lin Feng did not make a move. Clearly, the other partys character was not treacherous and vile, not liking to kill people from behind.
That was why Lin Feng appeared only now. He wanted to wait for Xiao Chen to recover before openly making a move.
When Lin Feng reached within fifty kilometers of Xiao Chen, he stopped. As he was walking over, Xiao Chen could not feel any killing intent or aura from him whatsoever.
However, the moment Lin Feng stopped, the aura formed by his Death Dao Domain turned into overwhelming killing intent, sweeping towards Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chens Divine Seal flickered. His Ice Dao Domain, Thunder Dao Domain, and Saber Dao Domain instantly appeared and ovepped, blocking that Death Dao Domain from twenty-five kilometers away.
Whoosh!
The two terrifying auras shed, then silently merged with the surroundings, continuing to contend against each other.
I know you will not hand over the holy relic. Let us gamble it all on one move. The winner takes the holy relic, Lin Feng suggested slowly as he looked at Xiao Chen, clearly enunciating every word.
As Lin Feng spoke, a green arrow coiled around his right arm like a snake, flickering with a dim light.
Xiao Chen reacted, holding up the seed from Mu Zifeng between two fingers. Then, he nodded and said, Sure.
Chapter 2212 Raw 2319 : Senior and Junior Brothers
Chapter 2212 Raw 2319 : Senior and Junior Brothers
One move!
In the end, Grim Reaper Lin Feng was a hot-blooded man. Previously, he had the opportunity to make a move on Xiao Chen before he entered the Final Blood Battlefield.
Yesterday, there were plenty more chances while Xiao Chen fought a huge battle.
Even so, Lin Feng chose not to make a move. He waited until Xiao Chen returned to his peak state before appearing before him.
Actually, this made sense if one thought about it.
This person betrayed the Underworld God Hall for a woman. He destroyed his cultivation and then cultivated from scratch.
It was hard to say what kind of person he was, but he was absolutely not a despicable person who liked to sneak-attack others.
The two of them each had a powerful killing move. Xiao Chen had the Femme Fatale Peony seed, and Lin Feng had a Dragon Killing Arrow made from a ghost Hou.
Deciding the victor in one move could lead to deciding life and death in one move.
Xiao Chen slowly stood up on the Ice Fire Lotus tform and slowly activated the Alloy Battle Armor. Lin Feng activated his Alloy Battle Armor as well. The silver battle armorbined with the ck Death Qi appeared somewhat strange.
The two did not dare to be careless. Xiao Chen had experienced before how horrifying the Death Dao Domain was when he fought the Flood Dragon Human Yan Cangming; it was challenging to deal with.
Lin Feng did not dare to underestimate Xiao Chen, especially when the other party had a powerful weapon like the Snow God Whip.
Actually, Xiao Chen did not hold much hope for the Snow God Whip, as cracks already appeared in the Seven Color Stone.
It was unlikely to bring out the same level of might as it did the previous day.
However, it was still Xiao Chens most reliable tool at the moment. It was an excellent counter to the Death Dao Domain.
The twos eyes met from fifty kilometers apart. Before they fought, their auras already started shing.
Xiao Chens three Dao Domainsyered over each other. Lightning, ice, and saber intent seeped into every corner of space.
The area within fifty kilometers appeared calm, yet the auras of the two were fighting everywhere, even in the air.
However, the two auras negated each other, creating the calm and silent scene.
When the two truly attacked, the Dao Domains with the Divine Seals infused in them would definitely shake the sky, ground, and mountains.
Si! Si!
Xiao Chen raised his eyebrows. He saw strands of ck fog seeping out of the ground behind Lin Feng. With one look, he knew that it was materialized from the Death Dao Domain.
As the fog spread, it blotted out everything behind Lin Feng. Not even light could prate.
A huge, ck hole appeared, inspiring fear and trembling.
It ising!
Xiao Chen understood that this was the precursor to Lin Fengs attack, so he tightly grasped the Snow God Whip with his right hand.
Suddenly, the two attacked without any warning. Xiao Chen activated his Great Deste Eon bloodline and infused most of his Divine Energy into the Divine Grade Femme Fatale Peony seed in his left hand.
Lin Feng stretched out his right hand and formed a bow with his Divine Energy. The ck fog behind him coalesced into a gigantic humanoid figure.
That humanoid figure appeared like the grim reaper. It exuded a strong might and pressure as it also manifested and held a bow.
Touch of Death!
Femme Fatale Peony, fallen flowers scattering and flying around like snowkes!
After Xiao Chen shouted, the Femme Fatale Peony seed in his hand suddenly bloomed. In that instant, countless petals danced in the surroundings. A boundless lifeforce swept out in all directions like a sh flood or a ferocious beast.
The instant the flowers bloomed, the Snow God Whip gave off a thunderous crack and turned into a long dragon. The dragon traveled through the petals filling the air and shot straight at Lin Feng.
The instant Xiao Chen attacked, his heart skipped a beat. Fear that came from his bloodline spread throughout his body, making him tremble slightly.
That fluster appeared in his Great Deste Eon bloodline, bringing out a familiar fear.
Xiao Chen immediately startled awake. It was a Hou, a ghost Hou. However, this was not an ordinary ghost Hou. It was a ten-thousand-year-old ghost Hou that a Faux God expert altered with a Demonic Dao Secret Technique. Then, Lin Feng infused in his Death Dao Domain. What he nocked on the bow was a Dragon Killing Arrow.
Whoosh!
That Dragon Killing Arrow shot out at precisely the same time Xiao Chen attacked with the Snow God Whip.
Shock shed in the twos eyes. They both underestimated the others trump card. The Hou was the nemesis of the Dragon Race. Xiao Chen did not fear a regr ghost Hou. However, this Dragon Killing Arrow had a ten-thousand-year-old ghost Hou as its foundation, and Suiren Ji personally used a Demonic Dao Secret Technique to refine it. Then, Lin Feng drove it with his Death Dao Domain.
The Dragon Killing Arrows might far surpassed Suiren Jis expectations. Even Suiren Ji would not expect the Dragon Killing Arrow to show such a horrifying aura when driven with the Death Dao Domain.
Lin Feng also did not expect Xiao Chen to use a Divine Grade Femme Fatale Peony seed the moment he attacked.
When Lin Fengs Death Dao Domain consumed the boundless lifeforce, the force field he generated instantly weakened, and his defense plummeted.
Pu ci!
The two could not react to each others attacks. In the next instant after they attacked, the other sides attack struck them.
The Snow God Whip pierced Lin Fengs Alloy Battle Armor. The Seven Color Stone entered his chest and shattered his internal organs. The Divine Seal in his Soul Pool also suffered severe damage, turning dark and lightless. This also shook his soul. The horrifying saber intent contained in the attack raged through his body, charging at the Divine Energy Sea in his dantian.
Xiao Chens condition was no better. That Dragon Killing Arrow pierced his chest and turned back into a ghost Hou, rampaging in his body before finally entering his Soul Pool to try and swallow up his Divine Seal.
Plop! The two copsed to the ground at the same time. Blood leaked out from between their lips, and they appeared extremely pale.
After this one move, neither could continue attacking. They had to focus entirely on dealing with the troubles in their bodies.
Xiao Chen needed to deal with the ghost Hou in his Soul Pool and eliminate the Death Qi in his body. Lin Feng needed to get rid of the sweeping saber Qi in his Soul Pool and the lifeforce from the Seven Color Stone. The boundless lifeforce was like a flood of ferocious beasts to Lin Feng.
The two coughed continuously, vomiting mouthful after mouthful of blood, looking incredibly miserable.
After a while, Xiao Chen was the first to open his eyes. He had a 2-Star Alloy Battle Armor and possessed the Azure Dragon Divine Body. His recovery ability and resilience of body were superior.
Pu!
Xiao Chen pulled hard, yanking the Snow God Whip out of Lin Fengs body. The force he used made the half-kneeling Lin Feng fly up and crash back on the ground.
Bang! Bang! Lin Fengs body bounced a few times before he remained prone on the ground,pletely sapped of strength and unable to move at all.
When the two fought, it was more of apetition between the trump cards that Mu Zifeng and Suiren Ji gave them. No matter how horrifying the ghost Hou was or how it was changed, it was just a ghost Hou in the end.
Xiao Chen happened to be different from the other Dragon Race cultivators. He possessed extreme resistance to the ghost Hou.
Any other Dragon Race cultivator could not have blocked this Dragon Killing Arrow. Their soul would have been consumed already and their physical body corroded by Death Qi. Their soul would be destroyed, their body rotten, and they would die.
However, Xiao Chen had fought ghost Hous several times before; he even killed more than one. After the initial fear, he quickly calmed down.
However, he was still in bad condition. These injuries were even worse than what he suffered from fighting the ten-odd Sovereign Personages yesterday.
Xiao Chen took a look at the still Lin Feng, whose breathing was weak. He frowned slightly and asked, You wont die, right?
After Xiao Chen spoke, Lin Feng coughed intensely before struggling weakly to his feet.
With one look, it was clear that Xiao Chen was in a better condition.
You win.
Lin Feng was pale. However, even more terrifyingly, his pale face showed ck lines like a spider web covered it. His face looked like it would explode at any moment, presenting a horrifying visage.
Xiao Chen knew that this was the price of cultivating the Death Dao Domain. Once one suffered from a rebound, the pain would be indescribable.
Whoosh!
Lin Feng gritted his teeth with much effort. He looked at Xiao Chen and then waved his hand. The Death Qi in Xiao Chens body came out and got sucked into his palm.
Xiao Chen immediately felt better.
This Lin Feng was a person willing to admit defeat. He said one move, and he stuck to it. After losing in one move, there were no grudges.
Unfortunately, Xiao Chen could not help him. The Divine Grade Femme Fatale Peony materialized the lifeforce contained in the Snow God Whip. He did not have any way to withdraw it.
Whoosh! Whoosh!
Just as Xiao Chen was about to speak, several figures suddenly appeared in the air. His expression changed slightly when he looked over. The new arrivals seemed to be a group of Abyssal Underworld cultivators wearing the uniform of the Underworld God Guards.
When Xiao Chen saw the two people leading the group, his expression changed again. They were Yan Cangming and the demonized Zhen Yuan.
Back then, Xiao Chen had chopped Yan Cangming into pieces. To think that he was still alive. Furthermore, it seemed like he even obtained an opportunity, bing an Underworld God Guard.
Is that bastard Li Yun the one who called him over?
A murderous intent immediately awoke in Xiao Chens heart. Given Lin Feng and his current state, they could not fight.
Someone ising. Lets go.
Xiao Chen had always been decisive. He did not overthink as hended beside Lin Feng with a sh, preparing to flee with him in tow.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
However, it was toote. With a few shes, Yan Cangming and the others blocked Xiao Chen and Lin Feng.
Yan Cangming was about to speak when he saw Lin Feng. Shock shed in his eyes. After a while, he muttered, First Senior Brother, I thought you had already died.
Chapter 2213 Raw 2320 Repeat : The Past No Longer Mattered
Chapter 2213 Raw 2320 Repeat : The Past No Longer Mattered
First Senior Brother, I thought that you already died?!
Yan Cangmings words stunned Xiao Chen as Xiao Chen looked at Lin Feng, whom he was supporting.
Whats going on?
To think that these two were senior and junior brothers. Based on Yan Cangmings expression, it seemed like they previously had deep ties.
Yan Cangmings typically cold and emotionless face appeared somewhat dazed, like he fell into reminiscence, unable to awaken.
What are you nking out for? I called you over to kill this fellow. My Xuewu Dynastys sacred tool is still in his hand. Yan Cangming, why are you still not attacking? the Eighth Prince Li Yun demanded impatiently when he saw Yan Cangming in a daze. He already felt angry just from seeing Xiao Chen.
Yan Cangming seemed like he did not hear Li Yuns words. He still did not move, only staring at Lin Feng and the Alloy Battle Armor Lin Feng wore.
Lin Fengs eyes were simrly fixed on Yan Cangming. He saw the Underworld God Guard uniform and appeared slightly stunned as well.
Congrattions. You always wanted to enter the Underworld God Guards. Now, you have fulfilled your wish. The pale Lin Feng sighed softly. His words seemed somewhat sarcastic.
Yan Cangming said indifferently, Indeed. Back then, I wanted to join the Underworld God Hall and be an Underworld God Guard as First Senior Brother did. My first senior brother is a hero of the Flood Dragon Humans; he is the disciple that Master is the proudest of; he is the first Flood Dragon Human to be an Underworld God Guard; he is the person I idolized the most back then.
After he reached this point, hisplicated expression slowly faded, and he turned cold again.
You are not my first senior brother; my first senior brother is already dead. He absolutely would not wear the Heavenly Alliances Alloy Battle Armor. All the more, he would not be supported by a mixed-blood dragon. Back then, he swore to lead the Flood Dragon Humans to charge back into the Divine Dragon Empire, a hero...
Yan Cangmings voice grew softer. With every word he spoke, the killing intenting from him grew heavier.
He turned back into the cold, unfeeling person with a clear goal, someone who could endure humiliation, bear burdens, and never give up.
Compared to Lin Feng, Yan Cangming appeared to be more suitable for the title Grim Reaper.
Lin Feng, no matter what method you use, dy him for another minute. I only need one minute. Otherwise, we will die here.
Xiao Chen was not interested in the rtionship or grudges between this senior and junior brother pair. Right now, he only wanted to live.
With the current situation, not to mention Yan Cangming, just Zhen Yuan alone would be more than sufficient to finish off the two.
Furthermore, there were several other Underworld God Guards and Li Yun here. Saying Xiao Chen was in desperate straits was no exaggeration.
Lin Feng thought for a while before he nodded. He looked at Yan Cangming and said, I went to Junior Sisters grave two months ago. Thank you for taking care of it all these years and making offerings there. Her spirit in heaven will be happy to see her little junior brother growing into a man.
Yan Cangming felt slightly stunned. His killing intent scattered as he revealed an expression of pain and longing.
Just then, Xiao Chen roared and drew the Tyrant Saber behind him. Then, he executed All Things Rejoicing Together, the Fiendish Sabers first move.
In that instant, the Final Blood Battlefield for five hundred kilometers around seemed toe to life.
The mountains and rivers shook; the ancient dead spirits howled. Every piece ofnd, every sh of light and shadow, they all turned into Fiends, bing the saber intent in Xiao Chens heart. The instant he drew the Tyrant Saber, the entire world came to life.
The instant the saber light appeared, it turned into a saber hum sounding like excellent zither music. It echoed in the boundless battlefield, singing loudly amid the howling wind. Amid the vast demonic ce, all things rejoiced together in this ancient, immortal Final Blood Battlefield.
As lush mountains for the lush mountains, the white clouds for the white clouds. All things have spirits; all things are Fiends.
What is a Fiend? All Things Rejoicing Together
The world fell silent. In the next moment, the vast battlefield, five hundred kilometers of deste ins, rejoiced together with Xiao Chen. Boundless saber light burst forth from the dark clouds in the sky and the vast, deste ins.
The endless saber lights charged at Yan Cangming and the others, ignoring Xiao Chen and Lin Feng.
It seemed like the sky shattered and the ground cracked. Resplendent saber lights illuminated the entire battlefield.
This shocked Yan Cangming and the other Underworld God Guards. They all made their moves to block the endless saber lights.
Dang! Dang! Dang!
Amid the chaos, everyone could only focus on themself. Xiao Chen carried Lin Feng and leaped high.
At the peak of his leap, when he started to descend, a vibrant beam of red light shot over, catching him and Lin Feng, then quickly left.
The red beam was the Demon Blood Vulture, which had returned and arrived at a crucial moment.
Pu ci!
Afternding on the Demon Blood Vulture, Xiao Chen vomited a mouthful of blood. Executing All Things Rejoicing Together while severely injured was very reckless.
However, Xiao Chen had no other choice in the earlier situation. He needed to seize this chance to survive.
The saber Qi materialized by the All Things Rejoicing Together flustered the Underworld God Guards. The saber Qi even pierced through the weaker ones, putting them in a sorry state.
When everything calmed down, the surroundings had changedpletely.
The terrain had transformed; this All Things Rejoicing Together left the entire ce in a mess.
Damn it! Yan Cangming, why did you not make a move earlier? Why were you in a freaking daze?! the Eighth Prince Li Yun scolded furiously as he pointed at Yan Cangming.
Li Yun simply could not take it. This had been an excellent chance, yet Yan Cangming wasted it.
How could Li Yun bear this frustration? Furthermore, the saber Qi severely injured him earlier, making him even angrier.
Bang!
Before Li Yun could scold to his hearts content, a figure suddenly appeared beside him. Before he could react, that figure kicked him into the air.
After Li Yunnded, that figure stomped on his face.
The person who attacked was the Demonic Saber, Zhen Yuan.
Yan Cangming looked over indifferently and said calmly, Let him go.
Pa!
Zhen Yuan rudely kicked Li Yun into the air again.
Li Yun bounced on the ground a few times before vomiting a mouthful of blood. Then, he looked at Yan Cangming and the other Underworld God Guards in a somewhat sorry state.
The Eighth Prince discovered that these people looked at him expressionlessly. They appeared so calm that he felt somewhat afraid.
You...what do you all want? Yan Cangming, dont forget our deal. Previously, you already reneged on our deal, not helping me deal with Luohou Wang. That was already too much. Are you rebelling now? Li Yun asked with a somewhat tremorous voice, feeling afraid for some reason.
Deal? What deal? However, I did have a deal with your first brother. He told me to take care of you and not let you die in this Final Blood Battlefield and embarrass the Xuewu Dynasty, Yan Cangming taunted with a smile.
What?! Li Yun felt stunned. It was like lightning struck him on a clear day; he could not say anything else.
Li Yun came to the Final Blood Battlefield for the sake of obtaining the ancient Demonic Sovereigns True God me to rise again, to vie for the throne with his first brother.
When Li Yun heard that Yan Cangming said, the shock in his heart was obvious.
It turned out that his first brother had anticipated his every move and was even one step ahead, getting Yan Cangming to keep an eye on him.
Yan Cangming said softly, So, dont overthink. The Underworld God Guards did note to this Final Blood Battlefield to be your subordinates. If not for instructions from your first brother, I would not even bother with you. Now, scram. Scram as far as you can. Dont appear before me again.
Li Yun was at a loss. However, when he met Yan Cangmings cold gaze, he suddenly felt that Yan Cangmings emotions were somewhat unstable.
The other party was not joking. If Li Yun still did not leave now, he might be unable to anymore.
Li Yun pushed himself up with his hands, in a flurry, and fled in disarray. However, after only a few steps, a loud sound rang out behind him, like a roar from hell.
When Li Yun looked back, the entire world immediately turned ck. The mysteries of the ck Death Dao Domain swirled in the air, looking like a ferocious beast from hell. It opened its ferocious jaws and directly bit down on him.
Amid miserable shrieks, Li Yun yelled furiously, Yan Cangming! Yan Cangming...you...you broke your word!
Li Yuns voice faded and weakened until the Death Qi consumed all his lifeforce, turning him into a dry corpse.
When did I say that I would not kill you? Fool! Yan Cangming snorted coldly. However, the cold Qiing from his body did not diminish by much.
Zhen Yuan, who was at the side, could tell that Yan Cangming purposely let Xiao Chen and Lin Feng go.
In the end, Yan Cangming could not bear to kill his first senior brother.
However, Yan Cangming had reverted to the Yan Cangming that Zhen Yuan knew. There would not be any more concerns from here on.
The earlier benevolence meant that he was cutting off all ties, no longer letting them hold him back anymore.
From today on, the past no longer mattered.
As for Li Yun, Yan Cangming just had nowhere to vent his bitterness and sadness. Furthermore, Li Yun sought trouble for himself. So, Yan Cangming vented everything on Li Yun.
Since Li Yun was dead, that would be it. Zhen Yuan would just treat it as a present to Li Yuns first brother.
Senior Brother Yan, should we continue looking for the Ethereal Immortal Pce, or should we chase the traitor Lin Feng? an Underworld God Guard asked softly.
Yan Cangming said sullenly, We have to kill the traitor Lin Feng. Both of them are injured and cant go far. Summon the Underworld God Guards keeping an eye on the people from the Profound Heaven Holy Land and the Universe Origin Sect. We have to find the two of them even if we have to search the entire Final Blood Battlefield.
Yes.
Chapter 2214 Raw 2320 Repeat : The Mundane World Is Filled with Infatuation
Chapter 2214 Raw 2320 Repeat : The Mundane World Is Filled with Infatuation
When the blood moon set, the entire Final Blood Battlefield plunged into absolute darkness.
This appeared strange. The Abyssal Underworld was only somewhat bright at night, when the blood moon appeared.
However, the day was always dark and hazy.
In the Final Blood Battlefield, the day was pitch-ck. Even theplicated environment of the battlefield affected Xiao Chens Spiritual Sense, limiting it.
The Demon Blood Vulture carried Xiao Chen and Lin Feng. After flying for half a day, it had to stop.
The group needed to stop. Xiao Chen and Lin Feng could not hold on any longer; they had to treat their wounds.
The two of themcked time. Even at their peak strength, they could not deal with being surrounded and attacked by the Underworld God Guards. However, if they did not recover from their injuries, they would not even have a chance to leave; only death awaited.
Whoosh!
The Demon Blood Vulturended, and the two dismounted one after another. Xiao Chen nced at Lin Feng and passed the Ice Fire Lotus tform to him.
Lin Feng shook his head and said, Keep it for yourself. You forcibly executed a killing move, and your injuries are no lesser than mine.
Xiao Chen retorted softly, You are overthinking. My Dao Domain might not beparable to yours. However, my physical body is much stronger than yours; I can recover from my injuries much faster than you can.
Lin Feng thought for a while, then stopped refusing. He sat down cross-legged on the Ice Fire Lotus tform and treated his injuries.
The Final Blood Battlefield was not peaceful in the darkness.
Demonic things wandered around; zombies filled the ce. The Demon Blood Vulture patrolled the surroundings, protecting the two.
Circting the Demonic Cloud Heaven Swallowing Art in the Final Blood Battlefield to absorb the ambient Demonic Qi to treat injuries would definitely be faster than the Ten Thousand Dragons Art.
With a thought, Xiao Chen drove the Demonic Cloud Heaven Swallowing Art. His body immediately became like a sinkhole, frantically absorbing the Demonic Qi in the surroundings.
As Xiao Chen circted his Cultivation Technique, a huge Demonic Cloud Bird image slowly appeared and covered his entire body.
This Great Deste Eon ferocious beast opened its huge beak and inhaled, looking like it would breathe in the entire world.
Xiao Chens Divine Energy quickly recovered. Now that he had merged righteous and demonic, regardless of whether he absorbed Demonic Qi or Spiritual Energy, it would eventually turn into Primal Chaos Divine Energy.
After that, Xiao Chen could turn the Primal Chaos Divine Energy into Spiritual Energy Divine Energy or Demonic Qi Divine Energy, using them as he pleased. There was no distinction between righteous or demonic.
Simply put, however much Demonic Qi Divine Energy Xiao Chen had was how much Spiritual Energy Divine Energy he had. With the two merged, they functioned as each others shadow.
After four hours, Xiao Chen opened his eyes, half recovered from his injuries.
Xiao Chens internal injuries were alreadypletely healed. However, his soul and Divine Seal were still somewhat dim. Unfortunately, this was not a peaceful ce. Continuing to refine that ancient Demonic Sovereigns divine nature me was not a bad idea. However, if he got interrupted midway, it would not be worth it.
Not everyone would give Xiao Chen the chance to fight fairly as Lin Feng had.
On the Ice Fire Lotus tform, Lin Feng opened his eyes at the same time. With the help of the Ice Fire Lotus tform, hisplexion had improved significantly after four hours.
Of course, this was just rtive; his face still looked drained of blood. However, the spiderweb-like ck lines were gone.
The two were not men of many words. They looked at each other in silence and nodded slightly, not saying anything.
Then, the two started to do their own thing. Xiao Chen took out a bottle of Waning Moon and started drinking alone.
After he finished the bottle, it would be time to go. Every additional minute they stayed in the Final Blood Battlefield would be an extra minute of danger.
Lin Fengy on the ground casually, fiddling with an exquisite jewelry box, repeatedly caressing it while showing a gentle expression. Xiao Chen nced over and nearly spat out the wine in his mouth.
Lin Fengs current expression looked too different from his usual cold and stern expression.
There was a strong contrast, and Lin Fengs caressing the jewelry box was as if he was caressing a youngdys hand.
Honestly speaking, Xiao Chen felt that this looked somewhat perverted.
He took only one nce, then stopped looking. If he caught a few more glimpses, he might really spit out his wine.
Xiao Chen took out the Snow God Whip. Cracks riddled the Seven Color Stone dart head.
He removed the dart head, and the divine nature immediately disappeared. He shook his head and sighed softly.
No wonder Luohou Wang only used it as decoration. With the passage of time, this Heavenly Alliance holy relic had already lost most of its divine nature.
Furthermore, Hua Tianyang probably used it too much back then and overdrawn on its power.
Otherwise, the dart head would not have fallen out.
When Xiao Chen used it, he had probably used up whatever it had left. Now, it might be useless.
Hua Tianyang probably would not be too happy after Xiao Chen brought it back. Now, the Seven Color Stone was in no wayparable to how it was back then.
After finishing the wine in the bottle, Xiao Chen shook it to verify it was empty. Then, he stood up, wanting to leave.
However, Xiao Chen discovered that Lin Feng was still performing his previous actions. Finding it strange, he walked over and asked, What is in the box?
Lin Feng startled awake and sat up. Then, he replied softly, This is a token of love that my junior sister gave me back then.
What is it?
Junior Sister said that it was her most precious item. She handed it to me, telling me to take good care of it, forever...
You still have not told me what is inside.
Lin Feng shook his head and said, I do not know what is inside. Since Junior Sister said it is her most precious item, then it definitely is the most precious. I cannot bear to open it. Now that she is gone, I am even more unwilling to do so. What if it disappears after I open it?
Xiao Chen felt somewhat exasperated. After all that, he does not even know what it is, yet he caressed it for so long.
I did not misunderstand you. You are indeed a pervert.
However, this piqued Xiao Chens curiosity; he wanted to see what was inside. Open it and take a look, then.
Lin Feng said seriously, Theres no need. Since Junior Sister said it was the most precious, it definitely is the most precious item. I do not need to open it to know.
This fellow is genuinely infatuated. Although Xiao Chen thought that, he could not help feeling some admiration.
Flying into a rage for a beautiful woman, betraying the Underworld God Hall, then after crippling his Demonic Dao Cultivation Technique, he cultivated using a Righteous Dao Cultivation Technique.
All this so that he could charge back and take revenge for her.
Yan Cangming might be right. His first senior brother was already dead. After Lin Fengs most beloved died, his first senior brother no longer existed.
Such a person lived for only one reason. After he fulfilled it, he might not have any more reason to live.
After taking revenge, Lin Feng might choose tomit suicide, to apany his junior sister. He would no longer care for anything in the world.
Seeing that Lin Feng was unwilling to open it, Xiao Chen entered deep thought. Then, he suggested softly, Perhaps she left some words for you in the jewelry box? Just think about it; your junior sisters words are definitely very important. She would want you to know. By being unwilling to open it all these years, isnt it as good as being unwilling to hear the words that your junior sister wants to say to you?
Lin Feng felt slightly stunned. After thinking about it, he felt that Xiao Chens words made some sense.
His expression changed somewhat, but he still hesitated.
Xiao Chen continued, Just open it. We might not be able to leave this Final Blood Battlefield alive. At that time, you will regret it.
Xiao Chen was right. No matter what, this was the Abyssal Underworld.
The two of them were Heavenly Alliance members and had grudges with Yan Cangming. The longer they dyed, the harder it would be to leave.
Initially, they had not expected to reveal their identities in the mission and suffer from so many setbacks.
Mu Zifeng and Suiren Ji probably did not expect all that. All the more, they would not expect Xiao Chen and Lin Feng to work together to flee.
Xiao Chens words thoroughly convinced Lin Feng. This was a critical moment of survival; the Underworld God Hall might catch up at any moment.
If they died, it would be as Xiao Chen said; there would be eternal regrets.
Ka!
After opening the jewelry box, both Xiao Chen and Lin Feng felt stunned. This was especially so for Lin Feng. After staring at the jewelry box for a long time, he said, A mirror. Why is it a mirror?
This surpassed the twos expectations. After opening the jewelry box, it was empty, aside from the mirror.
A confused Lin Feng appeared in the mirror, the reflection revealing his paleplexion, the sorrow in his eyes, and the deep-seated hatred in their depths. He was like a walking corpse, living while feeling helpless. All the pain from the past years clearly showed on his face.
Lin Feng felt somewhat shocked. This is me?
Crack!
As Lin Feng felt confused, a crackle came from the mirror. The surface of the mirror broke, and a drop of blood seeped out. The blood looked like tears slowly seeping out, appearing extremely strange.
Whats going on? Lin Feng felt stupefied. Then, he red at Xiao Chen and said, I said I did not want to open it, right? Yet, you made me open it. This is great; its really gone now.
Xiao Chen felt it was somewhat strange as well. He looked at Lin Feng and said calmly, From your expression, it looks like you want to kill me? Forget about it. Right now, my injuries are lighter than yours. You would be the one dying.
Humph!
Although these words were harsh, they were true. Lin Feng snorted coldly, not wanting to bother with Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen murmured, This mirror is somewhat strange. Let me take a look.
Before Lin Feng could say anything, Xiao Chen directly grabbed the mirror. He used one hand to block Lin Feng, who tried to snatch it back, and held the jewelry box with the other hand to examine it.
So, that is whats going on. This mirror made Xiao Chen think of the Smiling Daughter Pavilions Fairy Basket; they achieved simr results using different means.
However, this mirror did not hold many special tricks. Its mysteryy in being able to sense the emotions of the person it reflected and respond based on that.
Just as Lin Feng was about to erupt in anger, Xiao Chen returned the jewelry box. Then, he said, I understand now. This mirror is indeed somewhat strange. It can sense your emotions and react ordingly.
Lin Feng arched an eyebrow and asked, What did you say?
Xiao Chen replied indifferently, If you dont believe me, you can try smiling at the mirror. If I guess right, the mirror should slowly mend.
Feeling doubtful, Lin Feng looked at the bleeding mirror in silence.
After a while, he said, I cant smile.
Xiao Chen felt that it made sense. Getting him to smile now was simply harder than ascending to heaven.
I got it. Leave it to me. Just look at the mirror and dont move. Right, just like that.
Xiao Chen moved to Lin Fengs side. Then, he pressed his right hand to Lin Fengs lips and pushed up, forcefully forming a smile.
This smile looked even uglier than crying.
However, something strange happened. As Xiao Chen guessed, the mirror slowly mended. The dripping blood also disappeared.
Xiao Chen rxed his hand and withdrew it. Lin Fengs face turned sullen and cold again. The mirror immediately stopped mending, and the cracks started spreading again.
Do you understand it now? This is your junior sisters most precious thing. What is the most precious to her? It is the person in the mirror. Didnt you once swear to lead the Flood Dragon Humans in a charge back to the Divine Dragon Empire? Even without you saying, your junior sister knew that you would end up sending yourself to death, so she gave you this mirror. She hoped that you would understand that she cared only about you. As long as you are alive, as long as you are happy, as long as you are joyful, she would be like this mirror, forever looking at you...
Xiao Chen felt that he could not continue speaking.
Perhaps back then, Lin Fengs junior sister knew that she would be killed by the Underworld God Halls Vice Hall Master, to be used as a cultivation cauldron. She also knew that Lin Feng could definitely fall out with the Underworld God Hall without care for anything else, for her sake.
Thus, while she was alive, she gave Lin Feng this mirror, so that he would understand her intentions.
She did not want Lin Feng to be the hero of the Flood Dragon Humans or be infatuated with her. She only hoped for Lin Feng to live, to smile when he had nothing else to do.
That was all...that was all...
However, of all things, Lin Feng was destined to be a hero, destined never to be able to smile genuinely.
The mundane world is filled with infatuation. Xiao Chen thought of himself. What about me? Am I infatuated?
Chapter 2215 Raw 2321 : Strange Situation Happening
Chapter 2215 Raw 2321 : Strange Situation Happening
Lin Fengs infatuation with his junior sister made Xiao Chen think of his own heartbreak, making him feel somewhat helpless.
It was easy to speak of others. However, it was difficult to see oneself clearly.
Xiao Chen shook his head and stopped bothering with these things that were none of his business. There was still a long way to travel, but he was not in a mood to travel now.
Xiao Chen rummaged in his storage ring until he found the pipa that the Scarlet Blood Pirate King left behind.
Xiao Chen had intended to give this Medial Grade Soul Tool pipa to his martial nephew as a token of love for the headliner Ling Long.
Xiao Chen recalled that his little martial nephew made a five-year agreement with the headliner Ling Long many years ago.
It had now been ten years in all since he parted with his little martial nephew.
Xiao Chen wondered whether his nephew made it and how it went.
Both Xiao Chen and Lin Feng had lost their love and were feeling helpless.
Their hearts were full of emotions that could not be vented. Xiao Chen casually plucked the pipa. The sound of his saber being drawn could bepared to the most wondrous zither music.
However, Xiao Chen was not good at music. While he had an excellent instrument, he could not y aplete piece.
He could only y random notes in this boundless darkness, letting the sound ring out.
However, the pipa in his hand was a Medial Grade Soul Tool. Even though Xiao Chen did not know any music, the pipa could connect to his heart. The melody that it yed conveyed all of Xiao Chens thoughts, sounding exceptionally pleasing.
It was like the clear spring in the mountains, with the flowing water striking the rocks. It sounded moving and pleasing, with a trace of sorrow and a trace of helplessness.
There was also a touch of longing on Xiao Chens fingertips, turning into a clear sound ringing out and lingering.
In the eternal Final Blood Battlefield that showed boundless darkness, oneically yed the pipa, clearly inexperienced. The other even moreically used his hand to force a smile on his face, trying to make the broken mirror stop dripping blood.
Suddenly, the pipa music stopped. Xiao Chen arched an eyebrow, and a sharp light seemed to sh on his face, lighting up the dark ce.
Lin Feng put away the jewelry box, and his face turned cold, showing a stern expression.
One each? Xiao Chen said to Lin Feng, and Lin Feng nodded slightly.
Whoosh!
The two turned into beams of light and moved very quickly. In the blink of an eye, they traversed fifty thousand kilometers.
Before the two Underworld God Guards that chased after the pipa music could react, Xiao Chen and Lin Feng suddenly appeared before them.
Xiao Chen and Lin Feng had to finish their battle quickly. In their current state, they could notst for long.
Xiao Chens opponent was a Rakshasa Underworld God Guard with one Divine Vein open. This person looked like a middle-aged man with white bones protruding from his left and right shoulders.
Xiao Chen, your head is worth an Inferior Grade Soul Tool in the Rakshasa Race.
The middle-aged Rakshasa cultivator smiled at Xiao Chen, his eyes shing with greed.
Back when Xiao Chen first entered the Abyssal Underworld, he chopped down Rakshasa Tians clone in one strike.
That event shook up the entire firstyer of the Abyssal Underworld, where Rakshasa Tian was like a supreme divine being with supreme prestige.
Such a persons clone actually got chopped down by Xiao Chen, someone not even a Sovereign Personage. One could easily imagine the resultingmotion.
Xiao Chen retorted softly, I am that valuable? However, you cannot get the reward.
Humph! Is that so?
The middle-aged Rakshasa smiled coldly. He pulled hard on the bone spike on his left shoulder with his right hand and drew a white bone sword from his body.
The sword intent lingering on the bone sword was connected to that middle-aged Rakshasas thoughts and body.
Using ones bone as a sword, using ones body as a scabbard. The stronger the physical body, the stronger the sword. The Rakshasa Races Martial Techniques and Cultivation Techniques were bizarre.
Xiao Chen entered deep thought. The Rakshasa Races Sword Dao seemed to achieve the same effect as his wless saber Dao through different means.
However, the other party took it to an extreme. He directly refined his shoulder de into a sword and nourished it with his blood, flesh, and soul.
All his cultivation, Dao Domain, Cultivation Techniques, Martial Techniques, even Divine Seal were contained within this bone sword.
En garde!
The middle-aged Asura cultivator thrust his sword out. His sword strike shook the world.
Rumble...!
The sword move was like a Great Deste Eon ferocious beast. When it arrived, it easily crushed the tall mountains around them, showing an unstoppable momentum.
Interesting... Unfortunately, I dont have time to exchange pointers with you.
Xiao Chens eyes lit up. He felt very interested in the Asura Races Sword Dao. If he had time, he couldpare his wless saber Dao with the other party. However, this was clearly not a suitable time.
Mahmy Abstinence Vition Saber Technique, In the Mortal Realm!
When facing the overwhelming mysterious phenomenon materialized by this sword move, Xiao Chen countered with an even more berserk attack, drawing his Tyrant Saber.
An image of a supreme killing Buddha appeared. That tall killing Buddha looked down proudly from above, showing a cold and frosty expression, appearing emotionless. It released a shocking Buddhist Might into the surroundings.
My Buddha is merciful!
Bang!
The killing Buddha held its palms together, and the middle-aged Asura cultivators attack instantly crumbled.
Xiao Chen roared, just as the Asura cultivator was about to attack. His Divine Seal supported his three Dao Domains. His Ice Dao Domain, Thunder Dao Domain, and Saber Dao Domain spread out,yering over one another.
Three Dao Domains? Fourthyer Thunder Dao Domain?
Immediately, a strong pressure appeared, and the middle-aged Asura Cultivators expression turned grave. Then, the bone sword in his hand shot out.
shes of sword light turned into resplendent iridescent light. It actually managed to pierce thousands of holes in Xiao Chens Dao Domain instantly.
What a sharp sword!
Naturally, Xiao Chen would not let the Asura cultivator continue like this. With the flick of a finger, he sent out a raindrop.
What is a Fiend? Water Droplet Destroying the Firmament!
Xiao Chen executed the second move of the Fiendish Saber inheritance. This one raindrop instantly struck the Asura Sovereign Emperor.
Boom! Boundless saber light tore apart the Azura cultivators armor, clothes, and flesh, leaving only a skeleton behind.
Break!
Xiao Chen did not show any mercy. Using his tripleyered Dao Domain, he executed the Mahmy Abstinence Vition Saber Techniques Entering Hell.
The saber light turned into a dragon, transforming into a howling World Destroying Evil Dragon from hell. Boom! The dragon struck the skeleton.
Crack! Crack!
The skeleton immediately shattered. A sh of white light engulfed the cracked bone sword, which then flew far away.
Xiao Chen withdrew his saber and sheathed it, not giving chase. It is very difficult to truly kill a Sovereign Emperor.
Just as he thought this, he heard a blood-curdling, miserable shriek. It was the other Underworld God Guard.
Lin Feng used his Death Dao Domain to corrode his opponents lifeforce, making him die helplessly.
Xiao Chen felt bbergasted and thought to himself, Even a Sovereign Emperor would find it hard to survive a madman who grasps the Death Dao Domain.
Whoosh!
After the two dealt with their opponents, they soared into the sky,nded on the Demon Blood Vultures back, and quickly flew away in the dark.
In the seeding days, the two spent their time hiding from the Underworld God Guards pursuit. For Sovereign Emperors, the Final Blood Battlefield was not considered overly huge. The two could not break out of the perimeter.
They would get into intense fights nearly every day, but they did not dare to linger in battle.
If the two dyed and got surrounded by the Underworld God Guards, they would definitely end up dead.
This was how miserable it was to be in another persons territory.
If the two were in the Central Great Realm, given the Heavenly Alliances influence, they would not be in such a sorry state.
Unfortunately, the ninthyer of the Abyssal Underworld was the Underworld God Halls main base. It was extremely difficult to shake off the Underworld God Guards attention.
Xiao Chen was still fine; he could use the Divine Universe Stele to return to the Azure Dragons oldnds to escape pursuit.
Unfortunately, if Xiao Chen did that, he would have to abandon Lin Feng.
After thinking about it, he decided that he would not use the Divine Universe Stele unless his situation was desperate.
However, it was not all bad news. After half a month, the two had recovered from eighty percent of their injuries.
While they still had not reached their peak states, they were not far from it. As long as they did not get surrounded by more than ten Underworld God Guards, they were unlikely to get pinned down.
Touch of Death!
Mahmy Abstinence Vition Saber Technique, In the Mortal Realm!
When Xiao Chen and Lin Feng ran into another group of pursuing Underworld God Guards, they showed strange expressions on their faces.
Xiao Chen, did you discover that aside from the beginning, where the Underworld God Guards searched for us with all their might, they only appear to be trapping us in the Final Blood Battlefield, not rushing to surround and kill us? Something must have happened afterward. Lin Feng voiced his suspicions as he looked at Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen nodded slightly but did not understand what happened. The two could feel a difference from the initial seven days. At that time, the Underworld God Guards seemed to be everywhere, not giving the two any time to catch their breath.
The Underworld God Guards acted as if they had to kill Xiao Chen and Lin Feng at all costs, not resting until they did so.
However, something changed. The intensity of the Underworld God Guards pursuit decreased significantly. They only chased but did not fight, merely keeping the two in the Final Blood Battlefield. They probably wanted to deal with something else first beforeing to kill Xiao Chen and Lin Feng.
Do you think it is possible that the Underworld God Guards never targeted us in the first ce? In fact, they might not be targeting the ancient Demonic Sovereign corpse? Just think about it; if they were after the Demonic Sovereign corpse, why did they not appear when Luohou Wang made his move?
With this thought, Xiao Chen found this scenario increasingly usible. He continued, That must be so. Back then, I saw Li Yun cursing, saying that someone betrayed him. In hindsight, he must have had an arrangement with the Underworld God Guards, but they did not show up.
Lin Feng said after some thought, The Underworld God Guards rarely interfere in these matters. When they make a move, it is against Righteous Dao cultivators and Righteous Dao super factions.
Xiao Chen thought about this. The Righteous Dao factions...would that be the Profound Heaven Holy Son, Wenren Yu, and his group?
Could it be that Wenren Yus group was not targeting the ancient Demonic Sovereign corpse, either? It makes sense. The Righteous Dao factions did not have a strong desire for the Demonic Sovereign corpse. They might have just gone with the flow.
Hahaha! The two of us have turned silly. What are we doing, trying to figure this out? We just need to know that we are not the Underworld God Guards primary targets for now. A bright light shed in Xiao Chens eyes as heughed softly.
If that is the case, we no longer need to try to leave. We should use this opportunity to push our strength back to the peak in one go. If I refine that divine nature me, I might be able to break through to 1-Vein Sovereign Emperor.
It would be possible for the two to break through the lockdown and charge out of the Final Blood Battlefield if Xiao Chen became a 1-Vein Sovereign Emperor and Lin Feng recovered to his peak.
Lin Feng said softly, If I refine the lifeforce of the Grade 9 Femme Fatale Peony, I might be able to break through as well.
Your Death Great Dao can refine lifeforce as well? Xiao Chen asked, finding it strange.
Lin Feng nodded. The most potent poison is the best nourishment. As long as one can ovee the fear and pain from wandering between life and death, you can refine Death Energy as well. If you are willing, I can teach you the method to grasp the Death Dao.
Xiao Chen felt slightly tempted for a while. However, he soon gave up on that thought. From Lin Fengs appearance when suffering from a rebound, appearing like neither human nor ghost, he could readily imagine the pain involved. The process was not as easy as it sounded.
Furthermore, Xiao Chen had the Cycle Dao, something stronger than the Death Daoand even harder to cultivate.
We can speak about that againter. Right now, we need to find an isted ce for our breakthrough. We can get the Demon Blood Vulture to protect us.
Chapter 2216 Raw 2322 : Great Increase in Strength
Chapter 2216 Raw 2322 : Great Increase in Strength
Having deduced that something changed with the Underworld God Guards, Xiao Chen and Lin Feng changed their aim.
They decisively chose to enter closed-door cultivation to break through, not hesitating at all.
Opportunities disappeared very quickly. If the two missed this chance and the Underworld God Guards returned, they might end up stuck in the Final Blood Battlefield forever.
Xiao Chen chose to refine the divine nature me. Lin Feng decided to refine the Grade 9 Femme Fatale Peonys lifeforce, trying to break through while treading the line of life and death.
Between the two, Xiao Chens breakthrough was much safer than Lin Fengs; he just needed to refine the energy.
Lin Feng risked a rebound from the lifeforce. If he could not ovee it, he would suffer dire consequences.
By choosing the Death Dao Domain, Lin Feng had to pay an unimaginable price. However, this was nothing out of the ordinary for him.
Sitting cross-legged on the Ice Fire Lotus tform, Xiao Chen closed his eyes and circted his energy, using the Demonic Cloud Heaven Swallowing Art to refine the divine nature me.
This was a divine nature me left by an ancient Demonic Sovereign. Previously, Xiao Chen fully recovered from his injuries by refining just ten percent of it, enough to return him to his peak.
Xiao Chen looked forward to the opportunities he would obtain when he fully absorbed and refined it.
The divine nature me spread throughout Xiao Chens Soul Pool. The ck me zed strongly; it was all that could be seen.
Xiao Chens Azure Dragon Divine Seal in the center of the Soul Pool frantically absorbed the ck me.
Time flew by; soon, one day and one night had passed.
As Xiao Chens Azure Dragon Divine Seal absorbed the divine nature me in the Soul Pool, it flickered with light.
Sitting cross-legged on the Ice Fire Lotus tform with his eyes closed, Xiao Chen appeared divine.
A holy light emerged around him, making it look like he bathed in Immortal rain.
The scene of Sun and Moon Shining Together looked very mystical.
Xiao Chen could distinctly feel his Soul Energy growing at an rming pace, climbing continuously.
Boom!
In Xiao Chens Soul Pool, the Azure Dragon Divine Seal flickered with light before exploding with a bang and scattering into motes of light. Then, it quickly coalesced at an even faster speed, forming a new Divine Seal.
A ring of light appeared around the Azure Dragon Divine Seal, bathing the entire Divine Seal in divine light.
Before Xiao Chens Divine Energy made a breakthrough, his Soul Energy reached the level of a 1-Vein Sovereign Emperor already.
Xiao Chen rejoiced. He still had the other half of the ancient Demonic Sovereigns divine nature me to absorb; this was just the beginning.
Indeed, Xiao Chens Soul Energy broke through again two dayster, reaching the level of a 2-Vein Sovereign Emperor.
Another Divine Vein ring of light appeared around the Azure Dragon Divine Seal. Xiao Chen could clearly feel the strength of his Divine Seal bathed in the divine light of the two Divine Vein rings. Now, its strength waspletely different from before, the contrast like night and day.
Aside from Divine Energy, the most significant difference between Sovereign Emperors and Sovereign Personages was that Sovereign Emperors could infuse their Divine Seal into their Dao Domains.
With the Divine Seal infused into the Dao Domain, it would be like the Dao Domains gained flesh and soul, possessing apletely different level of might.
Even now, Xiao Chen possessed the Soul Energy of a 2-Vein Sovereign Emperor. Even if his cultivation were weak, at the very least, he could use his Dao Domain to sh with a 2-Vein Sovereign Emperor without fear.
Of course, it was not over yet. He still had one-third of the divine nature me left.
This final one-third was also the essence of that ancient Demonic Sovereign, the essence of a True God experts divine nature me.
Whether Xiao Chen could seed in breaking through or not depended on this.
After another three days, the Ten Thousand Dragons Picture above Xiao Chens Divine Energy Sea under his dantian suddenly erupted with golden light.
The dragons turned into beams of divine light, charged out of the Divine Energy Sea, and crashed into each other.
As a Sovereign Emperor, Xiao Chens physical body was already extraordinary, having undergone a rebirth. The body now had Divine Veins just waiting to be opened. Once they were opened, Divine Energy could smoothly circte in them without any obstructions.
The Divine Energy would no longer be controlled by the meridians but the even stronger Divine Veins.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Ten thousand beams of divine light continuously charged forward, and Xiao Chens bottleneck slowly loosened.
After entering Heaven Outside of Heaven for over a year, Xiao Chen had been making preparations. If there were no surprises, he would definitely open one Divine Vein within three years.
Now that he had this divine nature me, his cultivation had also received a stimulus when his Soul Energy soared.
Such feedback was like how, when ones physical body healed, one would be spirited as well. The souls increased strength would feedback into the physical body. Ones mind, spirit, and energy were one, after all; they affected each other.
Using this opportunity, Xiao Chen frantically charged at his bottleneck. This time, he felt victory was at hand. He possessed strong confidence.
He tried again and again, failing many times. He endured great pain with each failure.
However, Xiao Chen did not care. He believed that as long as he persisted and never gave up, there would be results.
Boom!
After failing countless times, he heard an explosion in his Divine Energy Sea.
It felt like a door opened in his physical body.
One Divine Vein opened from the dantian to the heart, to the forehead, then to the Soul Pool, connecting to the Divine Seal.
Good things came in pairs. As Xiao Chen was feeling somewhat dazzled, his Soul Energy made another breakthrough.
Another ring of light appeared around the Azure Dragon Divine Seal, and his Soul Energy reached the level of a 3-Vein Sovereign Emperor.
Xiao Chen opened his eyes, revealing not pleasant surprise but confusion.
Breaking through to 1-Vein Sovereign Emperor made sense. After all, he had spent more than one year in preparation. Furthermore, he cultivated two powerful Cultivation Techniques, the Ten Thousand Dragons Art and the Demonic Cloud Heaven Swallowing Art. Even without the divine nature me, breaking through would have just been a matter of time.
What confused Xiao Chen was the rapid growth of his Soul Energy. In a mere seven days, it had reached the level of a 3-Vein Sovereign Emperor.
Xiao Chen had made incredible progress.
In reality, he had somewhat underestimated the divine nature me. This was the divine nature me of an ancient Demonic Sovereigna True God.
How could it be as simple as Xiao Chen thought?
However, the real reasony in his body. Due to the Thunder Cliff Tree, a one-hundred-thousand-year-old Herb King that he consumed and refined in the Faux God World, he had built up terrifying umtions.
Plenty of Medicinal Energy remained unactivated in Xiao Chens body. The Thunder Cliff Tree was a natural treasure that tempted even Faux Gods, after all.
The benefits that the Thunder Cliff Tree brought far surpassed Xiao Chens expectations. Furthermore, his Soul Energy umtions were quite solid as well.
All this resulted in that horrifying increase in Soul Energy. If it were any other person, their Soul Energy and cultivation would increase by only one vein even after refining the entire divine nature me.
If it were a Great Perfection Sovereign Emperor absorbing and refining it, the effects would be significantly reduced. It might not even have brought about a breakthrough.
This is somewhat terrifying. I need to firm it up properly.
Xiao Chen could not understand why his Soul Energy was improving so quickly, even after calmly analyzing it. He felt that this might not be a good thing.
If it were another person, that person would be in wild joy.
However, Xiao Chen had his own ns. How could he only target advancing beyond 3-Vein Sovereign Emperor? He set his sights much higher.
Xiao Chen held the entire Great Thousand Realms as his rival, which meant all the experts of the Martial Epoch. He was no longer the same Xiao Chen as before.
He leaped off the Ice Fire Lotus tform and stretched his body. He felt that he could kick up horrifying waves in his Divine Energy Sea with a thought.
The surging Divine Energy flowed through his Divine Vein and gathered in his palm.
Even more mystically, this Divine Energy already contained his Dao Domain and Soul Energy without him needing to will it so.
That one Divine Vein linked the Divine Energy, Divine Seal, and physical body together. Only now did Xiao Chen truly enter the realm of Sovereign Emperor.
Whoosh!
Suddenly, Xiao Chen felt a sharpness turning into a vast, overwhelming aura pressing over from the side.
He turned around and looked. That overwhelming aura immediately became like mud falling into the sea before him, vanishing into thin air.
Lin Feng made his breakthrough at this moment, sessfully advancing to 1-Vein Sovereign Emperor.
When Lin Feng opened his eyes, he happened to meet Xiao Chens gaze. He immediately felt an enormous pressure; the feeling from his soul was like he was shorter than the other party.
Whats going on?
His cultivation is the same as mine. Why do I feel such intense pressure from him?
Shock shed in Lin Fengs eyes. After thinking about it for a long time, he could not figure it out.
You broke through? Xiao Chen asked softly after walking over.
Lin Feng nodded. He stared at Xiao Chen for quite some time before saying, You seem...different.
Xiao Chen neither acknowledged nor denied this. His Soul Energy had reached the level of a 3-Vein Sovereign Emperor. Even without him intentionally doing anything, Lin Feng would still feel a pressure.
This was simr to when Xiao Chen faced Luohou Wang. Despite the other party not doing anything, Xiao Chen had still felt a pressure when standing behind him unless the other party intentionally withdrew and hid his Soul Energy.
However, doing that would be tiring. It would be like a fat person sucking in his stomach to pretend to be thin.
Reaching a 3-Vein Sovereign Emperors level of Soul Energy was still somewhat preposterous. Xiao Chen did not intend to tell Lin Feng about it. He merely nodded and said, Yes, the divine nature me is much more extraordinary than I imagined.
Lin Feng felt like he understood. So, thats the case. He then said, That is natural. It is from an ancient Demonic Sovereign, after all, a bona fide True God. Congrattions.
Xiao Chen nodded, strong confidence shining in his eyes. It looks like our deductions were right. The Underworld God Guards did indeed have another target and could not spare the effort to deal with us. However, with our current strength, even if we walk out openly, we wont have to worry about them surrounding us.
Whoosh!
After greatly improving their strength, the two felt very confident in charging out of the Final Blood Battlefield.
Just at this moment, a sh of fiery scarlet light appeared before them; the Demon Blood Vulture had returned.
Xiao Chen frowned slightly as he looked at Lin Feng. The Demon Blood Vulture said that it sensed the Underworld God Guards fighting with someone in the distance. It seems like the fight is very intense.
Lin Feng immediately felt interested. He said coldly, Lets go and take a look. The Underworld God Guards enemy is our friend.
I was thinking the same thing.
In reality, the two wanted to teach the Underworld God Guards a lesson. After getting chased by them for more than one month, reduced to sorry states and trapped in the Final Blood Battlefield, how could Xiao Chen and Lin Feng let them off, given the twos characters?
If there was a chance, they would definitely make a move to regain their face.
Chapter 2217 Raw 2323 : Exchanging Smiles
Chapter 2217 Raw 2323 : Exchanging Smiles
After Xiao Chens Soul Energy reached the level of a 3-Vein Sovereign Emperor and one Divine Vein opened, Xiao Chen wanted to see whom the Underworld God Guards were fighting.
Beside him, Lin Feng said sullenly, The Underworld God Guards are the Underworld God Halls core force, something like the Heavenly Alliance members. To be an Underworld God Guard, one needs to be a Sovereign Emperor. Such an elite force usually does not interfere with mundane matters. They are mostly used to deal with the Righteous Dao super factions.
Xiao Chen thought for a while before saying, You mean to say that they might be fighting the Profound Heavens Holy Son and his group?
Lin Feng nodded. That might be possible. However, we will know when we go and take a look.
The two gently pushed off the ground andnded on the Demon Blood Vultures back. Then, they flew towards the fight.
The Demon Blood Vulture flew very quickly in the Final Blood Battlefield. Furthermore, it was a demonic beast. Within this Final Blood Battlefield, Xiao Chen and Lin Feng could hide from the eyes of others while on its back.
Others would only notice a demonic beast flying by but not realize that Xiao Chen and Lin Feng rode it.
Boom!
Suddenly, a piercing, white sword light erupted above, five hundred thousand kilometers in front, lighting the sky up like it was day.
Stunned, Lin Feng said, It is most likely the group from the Profound Heaven.
That light was clearly the Light Dao Domain. It looked very simr to the mysterious phenomenon that appeared when Wenren Yu attacked Luohou Wang.
Lets go and take a look.
The Demon Blood Vulture increased its speed, continuously flying forward. Sword hums rang out like flute music in the surroundings. A cold and sharp sword light surged over from a distance, making one feel like that ones body was being shredded.
What a strong sword intent! Even before we approach his Dao Domain, the sword light already makes it feel difficult to approach.
Lin Feng frowned slightly. Then, strands of ck Death Qi spread out with a thought.
The sword wind was invisible as it spread out. However, when the invisible sword intent shed with Lin Fengs Death Qi, sizzling sounds rang out. The vast sword intent lingered and corroded his Death Qi instead.
This...
Lin Feng felt greatly startled. He knew how strong his Death Dao Domain was. Aside from the Life Dao Domain, he had not suffered a disadvantage before, yet his Death Qi actually got eroded in this sh.
Even Xiao Chens three Dao Domains only barely blocked Lin Fengs Death Dao Domain after they ovepped.
Xiao Chen looked around, and his eyes immediately lit up. What a familiar sword light!
Never mind the Demon Blood Vulture. Lets go over first.
Xiao Chen felt some anticipation in his heart as he leaped up gently. Then, he faced the sword wind and flew over alone.
Whoosh!
A figure immediately followed. Lin Feng also felt very curious. Since when did the Profound Heaven Holy Land have such an expert? I should quickly follow.
After a while, the twonded on the summit of a peak one after another, stopping there.
If the two went any farther, they would enter the range of the Underworld God Guards and the mysterious experts Dao Domains. Once they entered, they would get dragged into the battle.
Many mysterious phenomena danced wildly like a group of demons in front. Nearly twenty Underworld God Guards were flying around messily and executing killing moves. Demonic Qi surged, appearing like a vast and boundless sea.
One of the people in front held up a sword without bing flustered. He gave off a light that resembled Primal Chaos. He simply dodged the killing moves, not attacking. When he attacked, he used a thirty-kilometer-long sword light to sweep through the sky, lighting the ce up. The cold light of the sword lit up a vast world.
That person showed a faint smile as he calmly dealt with the nearly twenty Underworld God Guards surrounding him.
As he held up his sword, he used the least possible effort to weave a tight defense.
What exquisite sword skills! Who is this person? He does not seem to be from the Profound Heaven.
Lin Feng felt slightly surprised. This persons Light Dao Domain was terrifyingly strong. He managed to suppress the Underworld God Guards, who cultivated Demonic Dao Cultivation Techniques, all by himself. Unexpectedly, this person was not from the Profound Heaven. Lin Feng did not recognize him.
Chu Chaoyun, Xiao Chen muttered to himself. Indeed, it was him. Xiao Chen had found the sword light somewhat familiar when he saw it earlier.
Now that Xiao Chen saw this persons face clearly, who else could it be but Chu Chaoyun?
Xiao Chen could not help revealing a faint smile, feeling gratified in his heart. Since parting in the Kunlun Realm, if he included the time in the Faux God World, they had not met each other for twenty-odd years already.
Twenty-odd years had passed in a rush. Chu Chaoyun looked as magnificent as before.
You know him? Lin Feng looked at Xiao Chen curiously.
Xiao Chen sighed softly as he said, Not just that...
It was not as simple as just knowing Chu Chaoyun. He had initially be entangled with Chu Chaoyun shortly after leaving Mohe City.
In the Sky Dome Realm and the Kunlun Realm, the two seemed like frenemies.
Thest time they fought each other, Xiao Chen gave him the divine item the Tianwu Emperor left behind. He personally made Chu Chaoyun leave the abandonednd. With the various things between the two, knowing each other could not cover their rtionship.
Lets make a move and rescue him. These Underworld God Guards seem like they are only dying him, waiting for reinforcements. Here, take this.
Xiao Chen saw nearly twenty Underworld God Guards with one nce. Even with his current strength, he would not have much hope of victory when facing so many Sovereign Emperors. At best, he could only leave easily.
While Chu Chaoyun did not look disadvantaged, he actually could not get out of the encirclement. The nearly twenty Underworld God Guards formed a killing formation, but they dodged instead of fighting, merely surrounding him without aiming to kill him. Clearly, they wanted to drain Chu Chaoyuns Divine Energy and Soul Energy while they waited for reinforcements to charge over.
Lin Feng caught the treasure that Xiao Chen tossed to him. At first, he did not pay it much mind. However, after he checked it, he let out a startled cry.
This is a Medial Grade Soul Tool?
Qiongqi Beast Ghost Pennant!
That was one of the three Medial Grade Soul Tools that the Scarlet Blood Pirate King left behind. Soul Tools were also known as Forbidden Treasures; only Rank 6 sects and above could have them.
An Inferior Grade Soul Tool could be the foundation of a Rank 6 sect. Only Rank 7 sects had Medial Grade Soul Tools.
Even super faction Sovereign Emperors with Inferior Grade Soul Tools were rare. Sovereign Emperors with Medial Grade Soul Tools were much rarer.
Furthermore, that was not allXiao Chen took out the God Shadow Bow. Lin Feng felt somewhat stupefied.
Another Medial Grade Soul Tool...Xiao Chen, you hid very deeply, Lin Feng sighed. Then, he continued helplessly, With such trump cards, we would not be in such sorry states had you taken them out earlier.
As Xiao Chen fiddled with the God Shadow Bow, he pointed out indifferently, Wealth should not be disyed. Had I taken out the Soul Tools earlier, we might have attracted big trouble. Furthermore, I was previously just an initiate Sovereign Emperor, able to bring out merely forty percent of this Medial Grade Soul Tools might.
What about now?
Xiao Chen said softly, Focus on saving him first.
As Xiao Chen spoke, he drew back the bowstring. Previously, he could pull the bowstring only slightly. Now, he easily drew it back until the bow resembled a full moon. The Soul Energy in his Divine Seal continuously drained like a gushing river flowing out.
However, Xiao Chen did not find this unbearable. It felt like all the conditions were right, and he could freely control it.
When the bow took on a full-moon shape, it glowed with a hazy red light that seemed to seep out like blood.
A baleful aura spread out from the bow, making the sky tremble.
The thin bowstring seemed to move the sky, the ground, the wind, and the clouds. When Xiao Chens Heart me spread on the arrow, the boundless momentum of the mountains, rivers, grass, trees, and the Demonic Qi for five thousand kilometers around moved, as well.
The hearts of the Underworld God Guards surrounding Chu Chaoyun skipped a beat. Fear surged in their hearts for some reason.
They could not understand what was happening, but it felt like the grim reaper was approaching, and they had already taken one step towards the gates of hell.
Theres danger. Quickly scatter! someone shouted. The nearly twenty Underworld God Guards simultaneously gave up on Chu Chaoyun and dispersed.
Whoosh!
However, it was already toote. When Xiao Chen let go, the arrow vanished, striking an Underworld God Guard at the same time as he let go. That Underworld God Guards body immediately exploded, and his soul perished. Boundless lifeforce disappeared in just one second.
Ancient Qiongqi Beast, the rage of the Great Deste Eon!
On the other side, Lin Feng activated the Qiongqi Beast Ghost Pennant with his Death Great Dao, bringing out an unimaginable, horrifying might. An enormous Qiongqi Beast image charged out of the pennant, carrying a rage from the Great Deste Eon that could destroy the world. This knocked back the group of Underworld God Guards and instantly made them vomit blood.
This attack shook the Underworld God Guards souls and minds and nearly crushed their bodies into a pulp. They wavered in the air, unable to stabilize themselves.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Xiao Chen attacked again, shooting three arrows. He killed a Sovereign Emperor with each shot.
Huff!
Repeatedly pulling the God Shadow Bow to full draw and shooting four arrows in one breath was somewhat taxing; Xiao Chen started breathing heavily.
However, he had a smile on his face, not showing any fatigue.
Clearly, Xiao Chen still had energy to spare, not injuring himself this time. Previously, when he used the God Shadow Bow, he ended up taking some damage from overdrawing on his reserves. Now, that did not happen.
This was the strength of a 3-Vein Sovereign Emperors level of Soul Energy.
On the other side, Lin Feng startedughing maniacally. While grasping the Qiongqi Beast Ghost Pennant, he was pleasantly surprised to discover that his Death Dao Domain could be used exceptionally smoothly with the Qiongqi Beast Ghost Pennant.
Lin Feng even managed to touch the hidden Great Deste Eon rage in the Qiongqi Beast Ghost Pennant, controlling the ferocious beast image to charge over and panic the remaining Underworld God Guards.
Although this attack was not as shocking as the one-shot-one-kill of the God Shadow Bow, it disyed even greater might when used over a prolonged period.
Of the remaining ten-odd Sovereign Emperors, not a single one could flee.
Below the peak, Chu Chaoyun appeared slightly confused. When he raised his head, he happened to meet Xiao Chens gaze.
Immediately, the twos gazes met across five thousand kilometers. After a while, they exchanged smiles. The gratification and many emotions went without saying.
Chapter 2218 Raw 2324 : Starting a Massacre
Chapter 2218 Raw 2324 : Starting a Massacre
Chu Chaoyun recognized Xiao Chen and felt slightly stunned. He could not help reminiscing.
The past immediately unfurled like a painting in Chu Chaoyuns mind.
Lin Feng tortured the remaining ten-odd Sovereign Emperors using the Qiongqi Beast Ghost Pennant, making them wish to die.
The Qiongqi Beast Ghost Pennant was extremely horrifying in the first ce. When Lin Feng used it, he actually managed to tap the Great Deste Eon rage.
The rage from the Great Deste Eon traveled through time and space to support the Qiongqi Beast Ghost Pennant, making it feel like a Great Deste Eon ferocious beast had arrived in the mortal realm.
The even more horrifying thing was that Lin Fengs attacks contained the mysteries of the Death Dao. It could eradicate lifeforce and consume everything.
Kill him!
These Underworld God Guards saw that they could not leave, finding both advancing and retreating difficult.
They happened to see Chu Chaoyun in a daze, so they immediately steeled themselves. Since they could not leave, they might as well attack together and kill Chu Chaoyun while he showed an opening.
Kill!
The ten-odd Sovereign Emperors simultaneouslyunched various killing moves at Chu Chaoyun.
The world immediately darkened, and dense Demonic Qi blocked out the sky, not letting any light through.
The Demonic Dao Divine Energy showed a domineering, unruly, and berserk side when ten-odd Sovereign Emperors attacked together without restraint.
The Dao Domains of the Underworld God Guards appeared as horrifying as a limitless hell. The Fire Dao Domains were ck with malicious spirits howling. The Ice Dao Domains appeared scarlet like blood, refined with countless cultivators blood. The Dao Domains all looked sinister and horrifying.
Supported by Divine Seals, the various Dao Domainsyered over each other as the Underworld God Guards attacked ruthlessly, appearing bbergasting.
These Underworld God Guards were prepared to ignore everything else. Even if they had to face the Qiongqi Beast image head-on, they had to kill Chu Chaoyun while he was in the daze. They could not give him any opportunities.
These people urately seized this opportunity. Given Chu Chaoyuns character, he would not show such a big opening unless he saw an old friend.
Oh no, your friend is too careless.
Lin Feng could not help feeling anxious when he saw this. How could Sovereign Emperors get careless when fighting each other? Even though the Qiongqi Beast image severely injured this group of Sovereign Emperors, they were still Sovereign Emperors.
Not to mention Sovereign Emperor opponents, even if one were fighting a regr cultivator, an opening could be fatal.
Showing such an opening to ten-odd Sovereign Emperor was simply too careless.
Xiao Chen frowned slightly and wanted to remind Chu Chaoyun. However, it was already toote.
Xiao Chen did not say a word. He merely raised the God Shadow Bow and infused his Soul Energy into it with all his might as he nocked another arrow.
Even so, he was still somewhat toote. The killing moves of the ten-odd Sovereign Emperors instantly covered Chu Chaoyun, preventing him from dodging or fleeing.
After Chu Chaoyun startled back to himself, he smiled faintly. Like before, he did not show any fluster. The instant he turned around, his left hand continuously formed hand seals. As his fingers moved, incredibly profound divine characters came out of his body and spread out.
When the ten-odd Sovereign Emperors attacks descended, Chu Chaoyun calmly sent out a sword light.
Eternal Primal Chaos, Splitting Heaven and Earth with a Sword!
Boom!
When this sword light appeared, a loud sound came from Chu Chaoyuns body. The ground for five hundred kilometers around started shaking.
In the next moment, the sword light red with a dazzling light, and a sword intent that seemed even more ancient than the Great Deste Eon spread out.
The ten-odd Sovereign Emperors paused before this ancient sword intent, which made them feel minuscule as space and time seemed to freeze around them. While they were right in front of Chu Chaoyun, they could not get any closer. They only needed tond their attacks, and Chu Chaoyun would die, yet they could notnd their attacks.
When the ten-odd Sovereign Emperors could move, they vomited mouthfuls of blood, knocked into the air by the sword light with a huge hole appearing in their chests.
Whoosh!
Nearly at the same time, Xiao Chen released the arrow infused with his full power.
A Sovereign Emperor immediately exploded. However, it was not over yet. The shock wave from the arrow covered in Heart me spread out as it exploded. This mangled the flesh of the other Sovereign Emperors, reducing them into an even more pathetic state.
Then, the Qiongqi Beast image charged over with the rage from the Great Deste Eon, making the Sovereign Emperors scream in misery.
Most of the nearly twenty Sovereign Emperors had died, leaving only four. They seemed to turn crazy as they fled with all their might.
Xiao Chen did not want to sustain any hidden injuries. However, he did not want to expose his trump card of the two Medial Grade Soul Tools. Hence, he overdrew on his Soul Energy.
Then, he shot another four swift arrows, killing all four severely injured Sovereign Emperors and sparing no one.
After putting away his bow, Xiao Chen felt like his brain was about to explode. He staggered and tumbled off the summit.
The Demon Blood Vulture moved quickly, turning into a beam of red light as it caught the falling Xiao Chen.
Bang!
Afternding heavily, Xiao Chen gently smacked his forehead and shook his head. Even with the Soul Energy of a 3-Vein Sovereign Emperor, I should not push this hard. This is too reckless.
The arrow that Xiao Chen initially prepared to save Chu Chaoyun drained all his Divine Energy and Soul Energy. Then, he overdrew on his Soul Energy to shoot four more arrows. An ordinary person would have fainted long ago.
In the end, Sovereign Emperors were too difficult to kill.
Even with two of the Medial Grade Soul Tools that the Scarlet Blood Pirate King left behind and an absolute upper hand, killing Sovereign Emperors would be challenging, even if he faced Sovereign Emperors who had not opened Divine Veins yet.
This time, if not for Lin Feng identally essing the Great Deste Eon rage in the Qiongqi Beast Ghost Pennant with his Death Great Dao and the terrifying might of Chu Chaoyuns final sword strike, killing these nearly twenty Sovereign Emperors would practically be impossible.
We have gone too far, killing nearly twenty Underworld God Guards... The Underworld God Hall will definitely send out the Underworld God Protectors.
Lin Feng felt bbergasted. He had thought of attacking the Underworld God Hall to take revenge for his junior sister. However, he had never thought of killing ten-odd Underworld God Guards as a 1-Vein Sovereign Emperor.
The outstanding talents of the nineyers of the Abyssal Underworld gathered in the Underworld God Hall, which invested heavily in each of the Underworld God Guards to nurture them.
Losing twenty Underworld God Guards in one go would definitely enrage the Underworld God Halls Elders.
Even the most ordinary Sovereign Emperors were still worth a lot.
However, this was still fine; these were not elite Underworld God Guards. Otherwise, their deaths would attract Supreme Elders over to the Final Blood Battlefield.
Even though Lin Feng said that, he still used the Qiongqi Beast Ghost Pennant to absorb the souls of the Underworld God Guards.
The souls of Sovereign Emperors were great nourishment for the Qiongqi Beast Ghost Pennant.
Lin Feng found himself falling in love with this Qiongqi Beast Ghost Pennant; it was as though it was tailor-made for him.
His Death Dao Domain showed unimaginable might with the aid of the Qiongqi Beast Ghost Pennant.
On the other side, the Demon Blood Vulture carried Xiao Chen over to Chu Chaoyun.
Chu Chaoyun did not look too good. That sh of sword light had probably drained all his Divine Energy and Soul Energy.
Congrattions. You seem to have touched the threshold of the Primal Chaos Dao Domain.
While Chu Chaoyun had notprehended the Primal Chaos Dao Domain, Xiao Chen could tell that he had already touched its threshold in that final sword strike. Furthermore, he was extremely close.
Chu Chaoyun smiled bitterly. How could it be that easy? While I am just half a step away, I might never make it there in this life. However...
Chu Chaoyun raised his eyebrows and changed the topic. Smiling, he said, We have not met for twenty-odd years. I was wondering what the first thing you say would be. Unexpectedly, it is congrattions.
Xiao Chen could not help feeling bbergasted. Could Chu Chaoyun have gotten careless and nearly died because he was thinking about this?
What are you doing in the Final Blood Battlefield?
What are you doing in the Final Blood Battlefield?
After a moment of silence, the two spoke at the same time, simultaneously asking the same question as though they were telepathically connected.
You first.
You first.
That felt awkward; the second line was also exactly the same. Xiao Chen and Chu Chaoyun did not know what to say.
Ill answer. You two are very strange.
Lin Feng held the Qiongqi Beast Ghost Pennant as he appeared before the two. He said, I am here with him to carry out a mission for the Heavenly Alliance. As for the mission content, we cannot divulge it due to the Heavenly Alliances rules.
Xiao Chen nodded and said, We suffered some setbacks along the way, but its pretty much what Lin Feng said.
Chu Chaoyun was startled. He asked with some surprise, Could you be looking for the same thing as I am?
Xiao Chen and Lin Feng felt slightly stunned. They exchanged looks, both finding this strange.
Chu Chaoyun came looking for something as well?
Lets take it out together and see what we are all searching for.
Alright.
The two counted down silently. Then, Xiao Chen took out the Heavenly Alliances holy relic, the cracked Seven Color Stone. Chu Chaoyun took out a key, an Ethereal Immortal Pce key.
Chapter 2219 Raw 2325 : Night Chat in the Battlefield
Chapter 2219 Raw 2325 : Night Chat in the Battlefield
An Ethereal Immortal Pce key!
Xiao Chen was surprised to see the Ethereal Immortal Pce key in Chu Chaoyuns hand. Given that, were Wenren Yu and the others here for the Ethereal Immortal Pce key as well?
Did you find this in the Final Blood Battlefield? Xiao Chen asked softly as he looked at Chu Chaoyun.
Chu Chaoyun nodded slightly and raised his eyebrows. He understood the implied meaning in Xiao Chens words. You seem to be familiar with the Ethereal Immortal Pce key.
Without saying anything, Xiao Chen took out the two Ethereal Immortal Pce keys he had. The Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperor had given him one, and the other was the one he temporarily held for Yuan Zhen.
Two keys?
One is mine, and I am holding the other in trust.
Lin Feng said, Lets leave first. This ce is not safe.
Right.
The three soared into the air and sat on the Demon Blood Vulture, flying far away. Xiao Chen and Chu Chaoyun showed calm expressions, entirely undisturbed. Only Lin Feng kept looking back at the ten-odd corpses on the ground and frowning.
As a former member of the Underworld God Hall, Lin Feng knew how major an incident ten-odd Underworld God Guards dying was, so his brows furrowed in secret worry.
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Four hours after the three left, Yan Cangming and Zhen Yuan led a group of Underworld God Guards over. When they saw the sorry sight of the Underworld God Guard corpses, their expressions changed drastically.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
The Underworld God Guards behind advanced extremely professionally to check the corpses and examine the injuries for the cause of death and whether they could save anyone.
After a while, an Underworld God Guard stepped forward and reported, Lord Yan, the eighteen Underworld God Guards are all dead. They died within ten hours. There are sword wounds, arrow wounds, and a lingering aura of the Death Dao Domain. It seems like a Demonic Dao expert came by and sacrificed their souls to a ghost pennant; no souls remain.
The injuries were very messy and not easy to analyze. Just thinking about it induced a headache.
Yan Cangming asked, Zhen Yuan, what do you think is needed to kill eighteen Underworld God Guards?
Zhen Yuan thought for a while before replying, It would take at least a 3-Vein Sovereign Emperor expert to create a suppressive advantage, preventing them from fleeing. However, the possibility of that is slim. Existences above 3-Vein Sovereign Emperor are Great Perfection Sovereign Emperors. If such an opponent appeared, they would not escape the Underworld God Halls attention.
The ce turned silent; no one spoke. Everyone had a somewhat unsightly expression.
Eighteen Sovereign Emperors died despite there being no war. The Underworld God Hall rarely had such casualties.
Everyone knew that someone would be suffering from misfortune soon.
Yan Cangming said indifferently, Lets do this, then: continue to search for Chu Chaoyun, and I will report this incident. Ill get the Vice Hall Master to send the Underworld God Protectors to the Final Blood Battlefield to reinforce us.
Yes.
The others felt somewhat confused upon seeing Yan Cangming so calm. However, they still obeyed their orders and scattered.
Zhen Yuan murmured, I thought that you would fly into a rage.
Yan Cangmings expression did not change as he said seriously, The ones who died are the people of the Underworld God Hall, none of whom are Flood Dragon Humans. They have no connection to me. This problem cannot be med on me, either. A Righteous Dao Great Perfection Sovereign Emperor must have sneaked in. The one responsible is the Underworld God Hall. What does it have to do with me?
Zhen Yuan felt stunned but quickly understood. Yan Cangming intended to pin the me on the Underworld God Halls intelligence department.
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The Demon Blood Vulture flew for half a day before stopping near the periphery of the Final Blood Battlefield.
With the Demon Blood Vulture protecting them, the three closed their eyes and circted their energies, recovering their drained Divine Energy and Soul Energy.
Chu Chaoyun had consumed the least energy. After one hour, he opened his eyesthe first to do so.
Chu Chaoyun looked around and fixed his gaze on Xiao Chen, who circted a Demonic Dao Cultivation Technique. A strange look shed in his eyes as he pondered this.
Dual cultivating the demonic and righteous. To think that Xiao Chen chose to dual cultivate! Those that took this path never had a good end.
After a while, Xiao Chen and Lin Feng opened their eyes.
Ill go ahead and scout, Lin Feng said after some thought. He knew that Xiao Chen and Chu Chaoyun were old friends and probably had many things to say to each other.
Xiao Chen chatted with Chu Chaoyun for quite a while.
The first topic naturally was the Ethereal Immortal Pce key. Xiao Chen was very interested in these keys.
Back in Peach Blossom City, the Profound Heavens Holy Son had put in all possible effort to obtain the key. When in the Faux God World, Yuan Zhen had done the same.
Now, Chu Chaoyun took the risk toe to the Final Blood Battlefield.
When speaking of the Ethereal Immortal Pce keys, naturally, what everyone is interested in, in the Ethereal Immortal Pce, is the Wings of Time.
Xiao Chen knew all these and gestured for Chu Chaoyun to continue.
No one knows where precisely the Ethereal Immortal Pce is. However, after the previous great war between the righteous and demonic factions, there would be diviners who swore that the Ethereal Immortal Pce would be appearing. At first, the news would cause a hugemotion in the entire Great Thousand Realms. Each time, experts of both the Righteous Dao and Demonic Dao would make a move. However, everyone would return with nothing to show for their efforts. Over time, everyone became indifferent to this news.
Furthermore, even if the Ethereal Immortal Pce appeared and we gathered all seven keys, it would be useless without the inheritance key.
Chu Chaoyun paused here before continuing, It is the same this time. The diviners of the four dynastiesthe Tianwu Dynasty, the Shenwu Dynasty, the Yanwu Dynasty, and the Xuewu Dynastymade another prediction about the appearance of the Ethereal Immortal Pce.
Xiao Chen suddenly understood. It did not matter whether it was true or not; the four dynasties had to make a move.
After carefully thinking about it, he concluded that Yuan Zhen and the Hidden Spirit Temple represented the Yanwu Dynasty, the Profound Heaven Holy Son Wenren Yu represented the Shenwu Dynasty, and Chu Chaoyun represented the Tianwu Dynasty. With this, that would be the three dynasties of the Righteous Dao.
Chu Chaoyun smiled and said, It looks like you figured it out. Although the predictions are not reliable, this involves the Wings of Time. The three dynasties have to make a move. So, they sent us to collect the keys. I snatched this key from Wenren Yu.
Xiao Chen said after some thought, I still somewhat do not understand. What is the point of obtaining the key? If you cannot find the inheritance key, it is useless.
Chu Chaoyun said lightly with a smile, Thats right. It is useless. However, with a key, one would be qualified to enter the Ethereal Immortal Pce; those without a key are not even qualified. So, we still need to fight for it. Even if it is useless, we would have the capital to counter each other once we obtain it.
Xiao Chen was not stupid. After Chu Chaoyun exined a little, he understood the principle.
It was to grasp the initiative and counter each other just in case. Without a key, one would end up very passive if one wanted to fight over the Ethereal Immortal Pce.
Chu Chaoyun took a sip of wine before suddenly saying, Actually, I also have some information about the inheritance key. Speaking of which, it is somewhat connected to your Dragon Race.
Oh?
Xiao Chen first felt slightly surprised, then some interest. Incidentally, the person that used the Wings of Time was the Blood-Soaked Dragon Emperor.
It was not unexpected that the inheritance key had something to do with the Dragon Race.
There is a rumoronly a rumorthat only one person knows the location of the inheritance key. That person is from your Dragon Race.
When Xiao Chen heard this, he immediately thought of a person. He blurted out, The Heavenly Dragon!
Chu Chaoyun nodded and said, Thats right. It is him. It is rumored that the Purple Gold Dragon Emperor did not kill the Heavenly Dragon because he wanted to force him to reveal the inheritance keys location. Unfortunately, there does not seem to be any result.
The tragic scene of the Heavenly Dragon locked up in the Starry Heavens Dragon Prison appeared in Xiao Chens mind. It was not just the body but also the soul being tortured at all times.
Given that, it did seem like the Purple Gold Dragon Emperor was trying to force information out of the Heavenly Dragon.
Chu Chaoyun smiled and said, Lets not talk about this. How have you been since leaving the Kunlun Realm?
Me? Its a long story. Xiao Chen thought back to the days when he just left the Kunlun Realm and how he climbed to where he was today step by step. He had suffered a lot.
At first, Xiao Chen wandered the outer regions for five years, suffering a lot of difficulties and facing fatal danger countless times.
After entering the Central Great Realm, he should have settled down in the Heavenly Dragon Pce. However, he got chased out in a sorry state in the end.
Fortunately, Xiao Chen managed to be a Sovereign Emperor, pulling through all the suffering.
However, he still did not know when he could tell Liu Ruyue the truth.
He summarized his experiences before saying, Lets talk about you now. I am even more curious about how you have been these years.
Chu Chaoyun smiled as he said, I was luckier. As I have the bloodline of the Tianwu Dynastys Royal n, the Tianwu Dynastys old ancestor sensed my bloodline after I left the Kunlun Realm. The four dynasties ce heavy emphasis on bloodline. Once they discover any lost Royal n descendants outside, they do their best to find them.
I wandered around for one year before being received into the Tianwu Dynasty. After verifying my bloodline, acknowledging my ancestors, returning to my ancestral home, and having my name listed in the genealogical record, I learned that the prince that came to the Kunlun Realm in a pique back then was actually an incredible existence. After he left the Kunlun Realm, he returned to the Tianwu Dynasty and became the emperor, and eventually the Universe Origin Sects Sect Master.
Xiao Chen knew that Chu Chaoyun was referring to the first Tianwu Emperor of the Kunlun Realm. Do you still want revenge, then?
Chu Chaoyun shook his head. That fellow died long ago. He ran into a bad age. Despite being very talented and powerful, there was no way to be a True God. Now, that group of old fellows of the Royal Court thinks that I will be a second him, so they give me practically unlimited resources. Speaking of which, it is amusing. I hated that fellow to the point of wishing his death. However, people now see me as a second him.
When Xiao Chen heard that, he kept silent for a while. Fate was unpredictable; it frequently yed jokes on people.
Chu Chaoyun had done his best toe out from the Kunlun Realm, all so that he could ask that fellow who left at the drop of a hat, ignoring the Tianwu Dynastys destruction, why he was so heartless.
Who knew, the first-generation Tianwu Emperor had died long ago. Now, because Chu Chaoyun was of his bloodline and came from the same world as him, Chu Chaoyun became seen as the person he hated the most.
The helplessness that came with this was indescribable.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
A figure shed. Lin Feng returned and said seriously, We have to leave tonight. Otherwise, it will be hard to escape when the Underworld God Protectors charge over.
Chapter 2220 Raw 2326 : Underworld God Protectors
Chapter 2220 Raw 2326 : Underworld God Protectors
Underworld God Protectors?
Lin Feng saw Chu Chaoyun and Xiao Chens confusion, so he gave a simple exnation. The Underworld God is like a religion, the supreme being that all nineyers of the Abyssal Underworld believe in and worship. The Underworld God Protectors are seen as god-like existences in the Abyssal Underworld. They are thought to be the personal guards of the Underworld God and are horrifyingly strong. They are at least 4-Vein Sovereign Emperors.
Chu Chaoyun looked pensive. Is it because eighteen Underworld God Guards died?
Lin Feng nodded. Yes, the deaths of so many Underworld God Guards will definitely shake up the entire Underworld God Hall. Under such circumstances, the Vice Hall Master will order the Underworld God Protectors to deal with this. Now, the situation in the Final Blood Battlefield is as good as controlled by the Vice Hall Master.
Xiao Chen said, It should not happen so quickly.
Lin Feng countered with a grave expression, As long as Yan Cangming sends word and the Underworld God Hall acknowledges it, the Underworld God Hall will need only two hours to get to the Final Blood Battlefield.
Xiao Chen and Chu Chaoyun immediately realized the gravity of the situation.
The sky of the ninthyer of the Abyssal Underworld is filled with Dao tforms that the Underworld God Hall ced. Forbiddennds like the Final Blood Battlefield are no exception. Hence, we can only leave the Final Blood Battlefield quickly, using the time it takes for Yan Cangming to report back and the Underworld God Hall to acknowledge the information.
Lin Feng sighed softly and added, I only hope that the Underworld God Hall will take their time acknowledging the information. I took a look earlier. Right now, the Final Blood Battlefield is sealed off. People can only enter but not exit. Those who want to leave have to undergo strict checks. It is practically impossible to leave silently.
Chu Chaoyun said, There is no time to lose. Lets kill our way out. There is no need to overthink. Every minute longer we remain in the Final Blood Battlefield is an extra minute of danger.
Xiao Chen and Chu Chaoyun had alreadypleted their missions, found what they needed to take away.
With nothing to keep them in the Final Blood Battlefield, what they had to do was leave as quickly as possible.
Lets go!
These three were decisive people. After they verified the information, they did not hesitate to head straight for the Final Blood Battlefields borders.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Not long after the three started moving, they saw three people dressed in the Underworld God Guards uniform rushing towards them in the sky.
These Underworld God Guards were very cautious, stopping far away. Then, they shouted, Halt! The Final Blood Battlefield is sealed. If you want to leave, you need to prove your identity first.
Xiao Chen released the Demonic Daos baleful aura from his body as he shouted back, This friend, we are just a group of loose cultivators and have no way to verify our identity. These Underworld God Guard Lords, might we know what is going on? Would you care to tell us about it?
Upon seeing Xiao Chens Demonic Dao baleful aura, the three Underworld God Guards rxed slightly. However, they still said unreasonably, Since you cannot verify your identity, then please remain in the Final Blood Battlefield. The Underworld God Hall will not kill the innocent.
The three exchanged nces and frowned slightly. These Underworld God Guards seemed to have received some information, hence were acting very cautiously, not daring to get close to the three, and only shouting from afar.
If the three made any strange movements, these Underworld God Guards would immediately be alerted and call for reinforcements.
When Xiao Chen saw this situation, he whispered, My God Shadow Bow can instantly kill one person.
Lin Feng pondered for a moment before saying, The distance is too far. If I use the Qiongqi Beast Ghost Pennant, I can only guarantee severely injuring one person. I might not even be able to kill that person.
Chu Chaoyun shook his head and said, That wont do. As long as one person survives, the Underworld God Guards elsewhere might rush over to block us. Then, it would be problematic.
What should we do?
Chu Chaoyun smiled faintly as he said, Lure them over.
Right after Chu Chaoyun said that, he shouted, The three Lords, they do not have any verifiable identity, but I have the identity token of the Moon Demon Hall, a Rank 7 Demonic Dao sect. Will you verify that?
Amid the demonic fog, three blurry figures extremely far away discussed in hushed voices.
After a while, the three blurry figures came closer, slowly bing more distinct to Xiao Chen, Chu Chaoyun, and Lin Feng.
However, as the three Underworld God Guards got near, they stopped. The leading Underworld God Guard said indifferently, Remove the conical bamboo hat on your head and let me verify your identity token. After that, we will let you go.
Chu Chaoyun did not say anything. He only tossed over a jade bottle, which the Underworld God Guard in the middle caught. That Underworld God Guard frowned slightly and opened it to find that it was Origin Liquid.
Origin Liquid? What is the meaning of this?!
Boom!
All that replied to that Underworld God Guard was the threeunching their prepared attacks, each a peak strike.
Xiao Chen flicked his finger and executed the Fiendish Saber inheritances Water Droplet Destroying the Firmament.
One raindrop, containing all of Xiao Chensprehension of the Fiendish Saber, immediately struck the Underworld God Guard leader.
Chu Chaoyuns sword appeared as fleeting light and shadows, moving shockingly fast before piercing into the forehead of the person on the left.
Lin Feng thrust his hand forward. His Death Dao Domain coalesced into a beam of ck light, instantly piercing the chest of the person on the right.
Then, Xiao Chen and the others ignored the three. Their figures shed as they quickly moved far away.
Pu ci!
After suddenly sustaining severe injuries, the three Underworld God Guards entered a critical condition before they could send word out. They had to focus on saving themselves, unable to care about Xiao Chen and the others.
One hourter, Xiao Chen, Chu Chaoyun, and Lin Feng sessfully left the Final Blood Battlefield. When they turned their heads back to look at the Final Blood Battlefield, they released their bated breath.
Lin Feng said, Those three probably wont die. However, they will be in critical states and wont be able to report for a while. We should take this opportunity to go as far as possible.
Right.
The three disguised themselves and suppressed their cultivations. Then, they traveled through the Abyssal Underworld cities, heading for the crack leading to the Central Great Realm.
In the meantime, the three found every city they went to jittery and tightly guarded.
Underworld God Guards could be found practically everywhere. Usually, Underworld God Guards would not appear before ordinary cultivators. Given that they appeared in such numbers, clearly something major had happened.
Within a few days, information from the Final Blood Battlefield spread throughout the Abyssal Underworld.
Now, all the Abyssal Underworld cultivators knew that a Heavenly Alliance Sovereign Emperor called Xiao Chen had knocked back ten-odd Sovereign Emperors from both righteous and demonic factions, obtaining the ancient Demonic Sovereigns divine nature me. This feat greatly boosted his fame.
Rumors also said that the deaths of the eighteen Underworld God Guards were rted to him. Now, the entire Underworld God Hall was frantically searching for Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chens group carefully traveled incognito, arriving at the shores of the Underworld River.
The group would no longer be in danger after crossing this river. In less than a day, they could leave the ninthyer of the Abyssal Underworld.
At that time, they would be like birds in the sky or fish in the sea.
Even if the Underworld God Halls people giving chase were 9-Vein Sovereign Emperors, they could not do anything about Xiao Chens group. The Heavenly Alliance and the Universe Origin Sect could send experts to reinforce the three at any time.
Xiao Chen and the others were unustomed to hiding for so many days. They were bona fide Sovereign Emperors, people who could be considered peak experts anywhere.
To think that they were in such miserable states, not even daring to show their cultivation.
However, they were in the Underworld God Halls territory. No matter how sullen they were, they had to endure it.
Xiao Chens group mixed in the crowd as they looked at the gushing waters of the endless Underworld River, patiently waiting for the underworld boat to arrive.
One could not fly across the Underworld River. Even a Sovereign Emperor had to ride an underworld boat obediently.
Itsing! Lin Feng said in a low voice. Xiao Chen looked up and saw an underworld boat arriving stably amid the ferociously gushing scarlet waters.
When the underworld boat arrived at the shore, the three boarded with the rest of the crowd.
After boarding the boat, the three rxed significantly. As the ninthyer of the Abyssal Underworld slowly dwindled into the distance, the three felt very gratified.
Xiao Chen and Chu Chaoyun only understood the trouble that came with killing nearly twenty Underworld God Guards after leaving the Final Blood Battlefield.
They felt like the Underworld God Guards were everywhere. No matter where they went, there would be Underworld God Guard experts searching the ce.
The three could feel danger hovering over them at every moment. They did not dare to be careless.
Even when meditating and cultivating, the three took turns, making sure at least one person remained fully alert and in abat-ready state.
Their hearts remained tense, not rxing at all.
Now that the three were on the underworld boat and slowly leaving the ninthyer of the Abyssal Underworld, they finally could rx slightly.
Strange, why does everyone on this boat feel weird?
Xiao Chen withdrew his gaze and looked at the cultivators on the boat. There were Yaksha cultivators, Rakshasa cultivators, Asura cultivators, and even Demonic Dao cultivators. Everyone gathered in groups of twos or threes, chatting in soft voices.
It seemed very ordinary, but it felt strange to look at.
Chu Chaoyun frowned slightly. Something is wrong... These people seem to be looking at us.
Thats right!
Xiao Chen and Lin Feng suddenly startled awake. They were shocked to discover that all these people speaking, resting with closed eyes, or with backs facing them seemed to have one eye fixed on them.
This group of people clearly appeared normal. However, it felt like they all had an eye growing in the back of their heads.
As the three thought this, they could not help feeling a chill. The more they thought about it, the stranger it felt.
Dont panic, Xiao Chen soothed Lin Feng, who seemed like he wanted to make a move. Then, Xiao Chen walked over to a Rakshasa cultivator and probed, This friend, I have a question I would like to ask.
Haha! What would you like to ask? Whether I have an eye in the back of my head? You dont have to ask; I can tell you. There is.
That person chuckled, and a vertical eye suddenly opened in the back of his head the moment he spoke.
Whoosh!
At the same time, a vertical eye opened in the back of the heads of all the others on the boat.
The originally noisy underworld boat immediately fell strangely quiet. Aside from Xiao Chen, everyone else remained still. The vertical eyes in the back of the others heads looked at Xiao Chen and his group strangely as if they were smiling.
Die!
Lin Feng, who was at the side, could no longer hold back. He directly attacked andnded a palm strike on the Rakshasa cultivator that Xiao Chen spoke to.
Boom!
That Rakshasa cultivator suddenly exploded. Then, he turned into shadows and vanished. In the next moment, the surroundings change. The three appeared in a deste in.
An invisible suction came from under them, constraining their movements.
An illusion!
Chu Chaoyuns expression changed slightly. He said gravely, We entered someones Illusion Dao Domain.
The Underworld God Protectors! There is a 4-Vein Sovereign Emperor skilled at illusions among them. They still managed to catch up to us, Lin Feng said helplessly. He cursed under his breath as he observed his surroundings.
The deste in appeared endless, the sky dark and horrifyingly sinister. At this moment, not to mention being unable to move, the three would not dare to move rashly even if they could.
Xiao Chen entered deep thought. The deste in before him seemed somewhat different from the one Lin Feng and Chu Chaoyun saw.
To Lin Feng and Chu Chaoyun, the deste in was a true deste in. It was perfect and wless, not showing any gaps.
However, the deste in seemed somewhat unrealistic to Xiao Chens eyes. The ground asionally shook. ck tears continuously flickered all over the ce.
Naturally, the reason was Xiao Chens Soul Energy, which rivaled a 3-Vein Sovereign Emperors. That Underworld God Protector underestimated Xiao Chens Soul Energy.
Whoosh!
When the faint ck tears reappeared, Xiao Chen suddenly appeared, and the three Divine Vein rings around the Azure Dragon Divine Seal in his Soul Pool spread out like ripples.
His Azure Dragon Divine Seal shot out a beam of light made of Soul Energy from his forehead in the next moment. This beam struck the ck tear.
Bang! The illusion shattered like a mirror, and the three returned to reality.
The three suddenly discovered the underworld boat sinking into the river. Ghostly hands came out of the river and firmly grabbed their feet.
Chu Chaoyun and Lin Feng sharply inhaled cold air. If Xiao Chen had not broken the illusion, they would have been pulled into the underworld river, unable to awaken.
Chapter 2221 Raw 2327 : Battle of Wits and Courage
Chapter 2221 Raw 2327 : Battle of Wits and Courage
Hey?
Just at this moment, someone sighed softly on the underworld boat.
Xiao Chen arched an eyebrow and saw a ck-haired, old man on the bow of the sinking underworld boat.
This old man looked ugly and had two horns on his head. This was the mark of a Yaksha Race cultivator.
When Lin Feng saw this person, he was startled. Indeed, it is him, Old entric Qiao. Among the Underworld God Protectors, he is the 4-Vein Sovereign Emperor best at illusions.
Old entric Qiao held a scepter with an aquamarine iid on the top. The aquamarine had an eye inside, looking very scary.
The three struggled, trying to break free of the ghostly hands from the Underworld River. However, they failed.
If they could not break away, they could only sink into the Underworld River with the underworld boat.
This old man discovered you three days ago. However, I did not make a move then. Since I already made my move, how can I give you the chance to struggle free? These ghostly hands of the Underworld River are made up of resentful spirits from countless epochs. They cannot be broken. Lin Feng, you should be very clear about that.
Old entric Qiao appeared calm. His lips curled up in a cocky expression.
Old entric Qiao effortlessly captured the three alive. He would receive great credit when he returned to the Underworld God Hall.
The value of a dead person and that of a live person differed greatly. This was especially so for Lin Feng, whom the Vice Hall Master wanted captured alive.
Damn it!
After a while, the river water already reached the threes knees. The ghostly hands took this opportunity to climb up, and the pull became even more horrifying.
It was not just the physical body. The three felt like the ghostly hands were slowly pulling their souls out.
Stop struggling. Only this old man can save you. Just obediently hand over the Medial Grade Soul Tool on you, and I can spare you from death, Old entric Qiao said, revealing a sinister smile.
Xiao Chen, what should we do? I have heard about the Underworld Rivers ghostly hands before. A Righteous Dao Great Perfection Sovereign Emperor once died after falling in.
Chu Chaoyuns expression sank slightly. Clearly, he could not think of any ideas for now. If he hadprehended the Primal Chaos Dao Domain, it could have corroded all these ghostly hands.
Unfortunately, Chu Chaoyun was still a step away from the Dao Domain. Any other method seemed pointless.
Lin Feng released dense Death Energy, trying to consume these ghostly hands. However, the Death Energys consumption rate could not keep up with the ghostly hands speed.
Damn it! This Underworld River flows through the nineyers of the Abyssal Underworld and has been refined by Old entric Qiao. Normally, the Underworld Rivers ghostly hands are not this horrifying. This Old entric Qiao must have done something, Lin Feng said coldly. He was once part of the Underworld God Hall and knew some secrets.
Old entric Qiaoughed wordlessly. The eye in the aquamarine on the top of his scepter flickered with a strange light, seemingly agreeing with Lin Fengs words.
Although the threes chances against a 4-Vein Sovereign Emperor were not high in the first ce, arguably nonexistent, if they died like that, they would find it hard to ept.
This was especially when Old entric Qiao did not attack them at all, and they ended up in such sorry states. They simply could not ept this.
Xiao Chen remained silent. He entered deep thought as he stared at the eye on the scepter.
Chu Chaoyun and Lin Feng thought about how to deal with the trouble before them. However, Xiao Chen had other thoughts.
When did the three of us fall for the illusion?
Could everything before us still be an illusion?
Chu Chaoyun and Lin Feng had not undergone a Heart Tribtion before. However, Xiao Chen had.
Xiao Chen knew aboutyered illusions. Some skilled illusionists were particrly adept at that.
There would be an illusion under the illusion, like dreaming within a dream. One might think one was awake, but in reality, one was still in a dream.
However, if this is not an illusion, I cannot bet that it is real.
The crux of this problem is when the three of us fell for the other partys illusion.
Did we fall for the illusion when we entered the harbor? Or when we boarded the underworld boat?
Xiao Chen felt that the three of them could not possibly fall for the other partys trick unawares, given their strength.
We must havee in contact with an intermediary. Damn it! Was it when we rxed upon seeing the Underworld River?
Xiao Chen could not remember the many fine details now.
Very well, I agree. I can give you the Soul Tool. However, you have to save our lives, Xiao Chen suddenly said as he looked at Old entric Qiao.
Xiao Chen!
Chu Chaoyun and Lin Feng felt slightly startled. They did not know why Xiao Chen suddenly gave up and begged for mercy.
Shock immediately shed in Old entric Qiaos eyes. Then, greed immediately reced the shock. Good! This old man was wondering how you killed ten-odd Underworld God Guards. My guess was right. You do indeed have a Medial Grade Soul Tool!
As long as you hand over your Medial Grade Soul Tool, this old man will spare your life now. If you do not believe me, I can swear it by the Underworld God. Lin Feng knows about this. For Protectors like us who serve the Underworld God, we cannot go back on an oath made on his name.
Xiao Chen looked at Lin Feng, and Lin Feng nodded. He is right.
I dont want you just to spare us now. If you spare us now and still bring us to the Underworld God Guard, what is the point? I want you to send us out of the Abyssal Underworld. If you are willing, then make the oath now, Xiao Chen said indifferently, slowly gaining confidence.
Old entric Qiaos expression immediately turned cold as he said, Brat, to think that you dare to try and negotiate! In that case, just wait for death. When this old man fishes your corpses up, I still can hand them in.
Xiao Chen smiled confidently. Senior, have you clearly thought it through? That way, you will lose two Medial Grade Soul Tools. I can detonate the Soul Tools with a thought at any time.
What?! Two?!
Old entric Qiaos heart immediately pounded. Just one Medial Grade Soul Tool was nearly enough to make him give in. Two Soul Tools were somewhat shocking.
Xiao Chen continued, Just think about it. Two Medial Grade Soul Tools for our lives. As for the Underworld God Hall, you would just have failed your mission. How much punishment could you receive? No matter how you look at it, this deal is profitable for you. Extremely profitable at that!
Old entric Qiao muttered to himself, appearing uncertain. The flickering of the eye in the staffs aquamarine obviously increased.
Very well, this old man will promise you that. I swear by the Underworld God that as long as you hand over the two Medial Grade Soul Tools, I will let you all out of the Abyssal Underworld. If I break this oath, may I be tortured by the underworld mes forever!
Old entric Qiao finally made up his mind, making an oath to the Underworld God. He decided to take the offer of the two Medial Grade Soul Tools and let them go.
No matter who it was, they would make the same decision as Old entric Qiao.
Even if it were just one Medial Grade Soul Tool, they would let Xiao Chen and the others off.
This was because the cost was too little. As long as Old entric Qiao was not discovered, he would have just failed his mission.
However, Lin Feng still found this somewhat strange. He kept feeling something was off, but he did not know what.
A bright light shed in Chu Chaoyuns eyes, and he entered deep thought, as though he understood something.
Ive already sworn the oath. Toss over the Soul Tools, and I will let you go, Old entric Qiao shouted as he looked at Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen took out the God Shadow Bow but did not throw it over. He said, Senior,e over and get it.
I told you to toss it over, not hold on to it.
Xiao Chen mocked, Whats wrong? Senior is a bona fide 4-Vein Sovereign Emperor. Do you not have the courage toe and take a Soul Tool?
Old entric Qiao saw the derision in Xiao Chens eyes and could not help feeling slightly stunned. Then, a trace of ridicule appeared in his heart.
This brat is ying tricks with me. He really does not know who he is dealing with.
I have fooled him from start to end. To think he still wants to make a final struggle. Howughable!
Some pity appeared in Old entric Qiaos heart. Being weak was reallyughable, genuinely tragic.
Very well, this old man wille and take it. I know what you are thinking. You think that this old mans physical body is weak because I am skilled at illusions. You think that if you can reach me, you might stand a chance. Haha! Thats right. This old mans physical body cannot handle heavy blows. However, I will now walk over withrge strides. You can try attacking me if you want. Lets see who dies first. Remember, if you attack me, I no longer have to honor my oath.
Old entric Qiao walked over step by step in the air while guffawing, hisughter filled with confidence and arrogance.
As Old entric Qiao approached, the atmosphere immediately turned somewhat tense. Lin Feng showed a grave expression, feeling somewhat worried. However, he did not know what he was worried about.
Xiao Chen appeared calm, and Chu Chaoyun showed a smile at the side.
Old entric Qiao walked over to Xiao Chen. When he was three steps away, he said indifferently, Hand it over, then.
Xiao Chen proffered the God Shadow Bow and smiled. Senior, hold it properly.
Old entric Qiao let out a cold snort as he sped the God Shadow Bow. However, when he tried to take it away, he found that Xiao Chen did not let go.
Old entric Qiaos expression changed as he demanded, What do you mean by this? Do you really want to die?
Before Old entric Qiao could finish speaking, something strange happened.
Chu Chaoyun suddenly attacked, piercing the aquamarine on Old entric Qiaos scepter with his sword.
Chapter 2222 Raw 2328 : Intense Battle at the Underworld River
Chapter 2222 Raw 2328 : Intense Battle at the Underworld River
In the time it took for a spark to fly, Chu Chaoyuns sword strike pierced through the eye in the aquamarine on the top of Old entric Qiaos scepter.
Crack! Crack!
In that instant, the surroundings shattered like a mirror again, turning into countless shards.
Then, the scene in front of them turned illusory again. Xiao Chens group returned to the underground boat. However, the boat was not sinking this time, and all the passengers were there.
It was like time reversed before their eyes, returning to when Xiao Chen went to question that Rakshasa cultivator.
That Rakshasa cultivator even still had his back to Xiao Chen. However, this time, there was no strange vertical eye on the back of his head.
Of course, the stranger thing was an old man suddenly appearing in front of Xiao Chen and holding the God Shadow Bow. Horror appeared in this old mans eyes.
If this Yaksha old man was not Old entric Qiao, who else could it be?
Whoosh!
Old entric Qiaos previous arrogance and confidence vanished. However, the horror in his eyes passed in a sh.
The moment Xiao Chen looked at the old man, the old man let go and quickly went far away.
Boom!
However, Xiao Chen had already nned for this situation. How could he let the old man leave so easily? Before Old entric Qiao let go, a golden light shed in Xiao Chens eyes as he instantly activated the Great Deste Divine Eyes and the Azure Dragon bloodline.
Who is supreme? In the entire world, Only I Am Supreme!
Xiao Chen instantly executed the Supreme Dragon Fists strongest move. Ten thousand dragons gathered above his Divine Energy Sea, and a vast and boundless Ten Thousand Dragons Picture manifested behind him. A Great Deste Eons Dragon Might appeared. This punch showed the dominance of a sovereign who dered that only he reigned supreme.
Old entric Qiao could not dodge in time. The strongest move of Xiao Chens Supreme Dragon Fist struck him.
Bang!
This punch directly blew a huge bloody hole in Old entric Qiaos chest. The punchs horrifying strength sent him barreling into many other people, then crashing through the underworld boat and falling into the Underworld River with a ssh.
Whats going on?
Damn it! Who hit me? It hurts!
Why does it feel like I was dreaming? What a strong Dragon Might! How could there be such horrifying Dragon Might in the Abyssal Underworld? Could I still be dreaming?
As Old entric Qiao fell into the Underworld River, the cultivators on the underworld boat seemed to awaken from a dream. All of them felt somewhat confused. Those that Old entric Qiao crashed into moaned in pain as they rolled on the deck in agony.
Xiao Chens Dragon Might had not scattered yet. The remnant might of the Supreme Dragon Fist spread out on the boat.
The horrifying might and pressure deterred the Abyssal Underworld cultivators from approaching. It shocked them and drove them out of the hold.
This...what is going on?
Lin Feng, who was at the side, startled awake, feeling stupefied. Wasnt everyone caught by the Underworld Rivers ghostly hands just now, trapped in a fatal situation? How did things turn out this way?
Chu Chaoyun revealed an expression of understanding. So, that was the case. He looked at Xiao Chen and asked, How did you think of it?
Xiao Chen scattered his Dragon Might. However, he did not dismiss his Great Deste Eon bloodline. He replied sullenly, I had long suspected that the firstyer of illusions was Old entric Qiaos trap. However, I could not figure out when we fell for his illusion, so I did not dare to be sure.
When he approached me, I became certain that we were still in an illusion. Otherwise, that old fellow would not risk getting close, daring toe for my Soul Tool.
Old entric Qiaos illusion appeared very realistic, very hard to differentiate from reality. At that time, Xiao Chen did not dare to be certain that he was still in an illusion.
However, once a person showed greed, he would definitely show an opening. While Old entric Qiao was very smart, he did not know that Xiao Chen already saw through his ploy. Xiao Chen onlycked a final confirmation.
Lin Feng asked in confusion, But...why did he still walk over to take the God Shadow Bow?
Xiao Chen exined calmly, It is because of greed and confidence. The Medial Grade Soul Tool caused him to be blinded by greed. Furthermore, he felt confident in his illusions, believing that I did not know that I was still in an illusion. However, the most crucial thing was still Brother Chu shattering his illusion. Even if I attacked back then, I would still be in his illusion and could not hurt his true body. Hence, I was also betting that Brother Chu could break his illusion. Otherwise, there would still be only a path to death.
Lin Feng was shocked to hear that. This Xiao Chen was very bold. He gambled on not only fooling Old entric Qiao but also Chu Chaoyuns noticing the w.
However, what was truly admirable was that Xiao Chen and Chu Chaoyun could cooperate so perfectly withoutmunicating, showing tacit understanding.
If Xiao Chen and Chu Chaoyun had sent voice projections in the illusion, Old entric Qiao would know.
Lin Feng asked, Xiao Chen, why did your God Shadow Bow appear in reality when you took it out in the illusion?
Xiao Chen replied softly, I do not know much about illusions. However, I know that expert illusionists can make illusions real. As long as Old entric Qiao wanted, he could manifest any actions we took in his illusion. It would be as good as manipting us. Some people might even never know that illusions controlled them. Even the observers might not notice anything strange.
Chu Chaoyun asked, When did we fall for the illusion?
Xiao Chen replied sullenly, If I guess right, we had already fallen for it when the vertical eyes appeared on the back of those peoples heads. That was why we felt it was strange after we boarded the boat. It probably was Old entric Qiao probing for ws in our minds.
Lin Fengs face sank slightly. Then, he said with some lingering fear, What terrifying illusion skills! So tough to defend against! What should we do now?
A vicious expression shed in Xiao Chens eyes. He said coldly, Wait for that old thing toe back up. If I guess right, he will appear the instant I dismiss my Great Deste Eon bloodline.
Chu Chaoyun and Lin Feng felt slightly startled but reacted quickly.
Even if Old entric Qiao was only skilled with illusions, he was still a bona fide 4-Vein Sovereign Emperor. Xiao Chens earlier strike might be horrifying, but it would be hard to truly injure Old entric Qiao at a core level.
Even without using illusions, Old entric Qiao could use his 4-Vein Sovereign Emperor cultivation to suppress them.
The danger was not over yet. However, the three now held more initiative when facing the physically injured Old entric Qiao than when they were in an illusion.
Whoosh!
Despite saying that he would wait to attack after Old entric Qiao came back up, Xiao Chen immediately pulled back his bowstring after speaking and opened his Heavenly Eye.
He immediately peered through the river water and saw Old entric Qiao charging back up.
A divine figure appeared in the sky above the Underworld River as the slender bowstring quivered. The sky and ground shook while a divine sound spread out. When Xiao Chen released the arrow, it silently entered the Underworld River.
Bang!
In the next moment, the Underworld River exploded, and a scarlet wave shot into the sky. A figure stood on top of the wave, shrieking miserably. This cry sounded sharp and terrifying as it echoed over the fiercely gushing Underworld River.
Xiao Chen, you brat, this old man will make sure you die without a corpse!
It turned out that, although Old entric Qiao had fallen into the Underworld River, he still knew everything that was happening on the underworld boat. He had heard everything that Xiao Chen said.
At that time, Old entric Qiao smiled coldly, thinking of adapting to the situation and making a surprise appearance to capture Xiao Chen in one go.
However, who knew, Xiao Chen only said that as a ruse. He could see into the Underworld River at any time with his Heavenly Eye.
Xiao Chen was in his peak state before his Great Deste Eon bloodline faded, so he pulled on his God Shadow Bow and shot an arrow at Old entric Qiao.
This arrow could instantly kill a 1-Vein Sovereign Emperor and severely injure Old entric Qiaos physical body. Even more horrifyingly, this inflicted further injuries on top of his already severe injuries. Had Xiao Chen been stronger, Xiao Chen could have killed him.
Rumble!
The shock waves from the God Shadow Bow split the Underworld River and rocked the underworld boat, threatening to capsize it.
This scared the cultivators on the underworld boat, inspiring restlessness.
That is Old entric Qiao, an Underworld God Protector!
To think that it is Xiao Chen! Could they be the Righteous Dao cultivators that the Underworld God Hall put out wanted notices for?
However, why is Old entric Qiao in such a miserable state? He is a 4-Vein Sovereign Emperor!
What is the point of caring about that now? If these people fight, the boat will sink. At that time, we will all die.
Xiao Chen and hispanions could feel the surging Demonic Might from Old entric Qiaos words. Their bodies shook slightly, somewhat unable to stand stably.
The three immediately showed somewhat unsightly expressions. Unexpectedly, Old entric Qiao still could show such might after being struck by the God Shadow Bows arrow.
Through clenched teeth, Xiao Chen said, What a troublesome old man! I have to shoot him again. Otherwise, it will be hard for us to survive.
The disparity was too great. The other party only had to shout furiously, and the three could no longer stand stably.
Furthermore, this was when Old entric Qiao was severely injured. The results would be unimaginable if he were in his peak state.
Fortunately, Old entric Qiao lusted after Xiao Chens Medial Grade Soul Tools and was overconfident in his illusions.
Had Old entric Qiao openly faced them from the start, the three would not have stood a chance.
The three did not know that if they survived this battle above the Underworld River, they would definitely be famous.
In the Divine Vein Realm, every Divine Vein opened meant advancing one cultivation grade. Furthermore, this Old entric Qiao was a 4-Vein Sovereign Emperor, someone who surpassed 3-Vein Sovereign Emperor.
This was a person of apletely different level of strength.
Any other person would be scared to death, unable to muster the courage to fight.
Ill go.
Chu Chaoyun and Lin Feng spoke at the same time. As they exchanged nces, determination shed in their eyes.
The two did not hesitate to soar into the air, rushing out of the underworld boat and taking the initiative to charge at Old entric Qiao.
When one was trapped in a difficult situation, one either waited for death or rescued oneself.
How could one rescue oneself? Only by being brave.
You are seeking death!
On top of the wave, Old entric Qiao showed a sinister expression. This made his face look uglier, like a malicious spirit of hell.
Seeing Chu Chaoyun and Lin Feng charge over, Old entric Qiao snorted coldly. Then, he pushed his injured body tounch a palm strike.
Boom!
This palm strike was very horrifying. An overwhelming Demonic Might spread out in the sky in fouryers. They looked endless, like a bottomless abyss.
Before Chu Chaoyun and Lin Feng got close, this Demonic Might suppressed them to the point where their Qi and blood surged unbearably.
Scram!
When that palm strikended, Chu Chaoyun and Lin Feng vomited a mouthful of blood. As their bodies wobbled, they felt the suction from the Underworld River, an extremely dangerous situation.
Great Deste Eons rage, charge out for me! Charge! Charge!
Lin Feng seemed to go crazy. ck lines appeared on his face as he took out the Qiongqi Beast Ghost Pennant. He gritted his teeth and charged up.
On the other side, a sh of sword light burst out of Chu Chaoyuns body. It felt as old as the stars, as if it had existed as long as the rivers, sun, and moon.
Chu Chaoyun broke out of the Underworld Rivers suction and charged up with pride.
Lin Feng and Chu Chaoyun risked their lives to dy Old entric Qiao.
Xiao Chen felt immense, invisible pressure as he stood on the boat. He only had one chance; could he hit his target?
Chapter 2223 Raw 2329 : An Arrow from the Hear
Chapter 2223 Raw 2329 : An Arrow from the Hear
There was only one chance, one chance to shoot the arrow.
If Xiao Chen struck his target, the three would have a chance to survive.
If Xiao Chen missed, they would die.
Xiao Chen did not fear death. However, he did not like this feeling. He did not want his friends to die because of his mistake.
If possible, he would rather sacrifice himself so his friends could get a chance to survive.
However, Chu Chaoyun and Lin Feng ced their hopes on Xiao Chen because of trust, putting the greatest pressure on Xiao Chen.
Old entric Qiao fought an intense battle with Lin Feng and Chu Chaoyun above the Underworld River. His aura turned illusory, and his figure flickered with many illusionsyered over it.
After suffering once, how could Old entric Qiao let Xiao Chen shoot him again? The moment he sensed anything, he immediately moved.
Locking down on a 4-Vein Sovereign Emperor was extremely challenging. The other partys Soul Energy was stronger than Xiao Chens. The sharpness of the other partys perception went without saying.
Old entric Qiaos Divine Energy went without a doubt. With a thought, he could bring out vast Divine Energy like that of a sea.
Although Old entric Qiao specialized in illusions and not Martial Techniques, with just his Divine Energy, he easily suppressed Chu Chaoyun and Lin Feng.
This was what was meant by using force to break skill.
Even if ones Martial Techniques were powerful or ones Dao Domain was very strong, Old entric Qiao needed only one palm strike to break the meticulously prepared peak strike.
Chu Chaoyun and Lin Feng fought with their lives on the line.
If not for the two being powerful geniuses and Old entric Qiao being significantly injured, they would not even get the chance to fight.
Damn it! Xiao Chen cursed in his heart. Not there. Not there. Not there. He continuously moved the God Shadow Bow but could not pull back on the bowstring.
Now that Old entric Qiao had his guard up, the moment Xiao Chen drove any Soul Energy, even just slightly, the old man would sense it.
Soon, Xiao Chen did not even have to move his Soul Energy. Old entric Qiao could sense Xiao Chens gaze and make changes in advance.
Xiao Chen had always been decisive in killing, never hesitating. However, he now found this very tiring; he could not shoot the arrow at all. The pressure felt as heavy as a mountain.
Beads of sweat rolled off Xiao Chens forehead, blurring his vision. However, he did not dare to rub his eyes.
Xiao Chens heart slowly became anxious. The invisible torture tested his mental state.
A heart demon appeared silently. A voice rang out in the depths of his mind.
Because of your fetters, your connections, you fear that this arrow will miss and harm Lin Feng and Chu Chaoyun.
It is because you are not a demon!
It is because you are a weakling!
If you be a demon, you will have no emotions or love. You will not have any fetters in your heart. You will not have fear, worry, or cowardice.
If you be a demon, this arrow will hit that Underworld God Protector!
If you be a demon, what is there to fear from that Underworld God Protector? This world would be yours for the taking!
Xiao Chen subconsciously leaked out formless ck Demonic Qi that emitted an evil light as it wriggled.
ck Demonic Qi slowly gathered in his eyes, turning them into a dark, unfathomable sea, consuming all the remaining spiritual light.
This Demonic Qi even inspired dread in his surroundings. All of the cultivators on the underworld boat trembled in fear.
Demonic Qi infiltrated the God Shadow Bow, turning it cold. The cold aura startled even the distant Old entric Qiao.
Xiao Chen, fall into the Demonic Dao!
The heart demon sounded its final call, wanting to erode thest remaining shreds of Xiao Chens true character to make him fallpletely into the Demonic Dao.
Should I be a demon?
No!
When Xiao Chens heart said no, spiritual light erupted in his eyes, sweeping away the overwhelming Demonic Qi and boundless ck sea.
Demon or not, I have always been me. Obediently stay down!
Xiao Chen snorted coldly in his heart. Then, he looked at Old entric Qiao, who was still fighting Chu Chaoyun and Lin Feng.
The two fought with their lives on the line, in mortal danger at every moment. They might die at any second.
However, the two kept fighting with all their might, not giving up.
Xiao Chen felt enlightened. Even he did not fear death, so why would Lin Feng and Chu Chaoyun fear death?
Whether he hit his target or not, it did not matter.
The most important thing was the connection that linked the three to each other above this Underworld River.
They were not willing to admit death and were fighting it out with a 4-Vein Sovereign Emperor.
Xiao Chens left hand, which held the bow, stopped trembling. Then, he felt peace in his heart. This arrow is aligned with my heart.
Boom!
Just as Xiao Chen was about to shoot the arrow, a ck-d, shadowy figure suddenly appeared and shattered Old entric Qiaos Demonic Might. Holes riddled the fouryers of Demonic Might covering the sky.
The moment that ck figure appeared, the pressure on Chu Chaoyun and Lin Feng immediately lessened.
Bang!
The ck figures palm met Old entric Qiaos; he knocked Old entric Qiao back five thousand kilometers, causing Old entric Qiao to vomit a mouthful of blood.
You are...
Old entric Qiao was shocked, appearing to recognize this person. However, just as he was about to speak, the ck figure pressed forward and attacked again.
The ck figures attack cut Old entric Qiaos words short and forced him into constant retreat, helplessly receiving the move.
Xiao Chen felt slightly stunned. Then, he put away his God Shadow Bow and entered deep thought.
Whoosh!
Xiao Chens figure shed, and he arrived by Lin Feng and Chu Chaoyuns side. The two were incredibly fatigued, with wounds covering their bodies. However, they still felt spirited, and their battle hunger had not subsided. This allowed Xiao Chen to rx a little.
Xiao Chen, that person is...? I find him somewhat familiar, Lin Feng said, finding the situation a bit strange. To think that someone helped them force back Old entric Qiao in the Abyssal Underworld. This was inconceivable.
Lin Feng vaguely sensed that this person was some powerful being. However, he could not be sure.
That person is from the Asura Races Luohou n. I will exin it to you when we return.
The cultivators below were dumbfounded when the three left, flying over the Underworld River, leaving afterimages behind.
When the threended on the shore, Xiao Chen said somewhat apologetically, Sorry, I showed some weakness during that arrow shot.
Chu Chaoyun smiled and said, You are overthinking. Xiao Chen, you dont need to apologize. In reality, Lin Feng and I could sense that your presence deterred that old fellow and made him keep his guard up against you. Otherwise, we would not havested for so long.
Lin Feng nodded and said, He could have killed us several times. However, he gave up on finishing us off. I could not understand it at that time. Now, I understand that you scared him away. Hahaha! In Old entric Qiaos life in the Abyssal Underworld, you are the first to break the Illusion Dao that he is proudest of. Then, you scared him into not daring to kill two 1-Vein Sovereign Emperors. He will bepletely embarrassed after this.
Lin Fengughed extremely delightedly, slightly stunning Xiao Chen. It seemed that ever since their acquaintance, Xiao Chen had never seen himugh before, not to mention as delightedly as today.
Although Xiao Chen did not shoot that arrow, he had already shot that arrow in his heart. This allowed him to understand many things. There are some things that he could not get rid of. Even if he obtained the world, he could not exchange it for friendship.
Lets leave the Abyssal Underworld first.
Right.
Xiao Chen called out the Demon Blood Vulture, and it carried the three far away. There were no more scares in the remaining journey, which proceeded smoothly. Xiao Chen gave Lin Feng and Chu Chaoyun a simple description of the deal he made with Luohou Wang in the Final Blood Battlefield.
The two felt enlightened. They directly said that this Luohou Wang was indeed a man of passion.
In the very end, Luohou Wang actually got an older-generation Sovereign Emperor of his n toe and save Xiao Chen.
It had been worth Xiao Chen facing ten-odd Sovereign Emperors for Luohou Wang and helping him aplish his wish.
The three had a good idea what kind of pressure Luohou Wang could face after this. They felt somewhat helpless and did not speak about it anymore.
The Underworld God Hall absolutely would not let off Luohou Wang. While they would not kill him since he was from an Asura Race Royal n, they would still mete out heavy punishment.
Two dayster, the three traveled through the deep crack and returned to the Central Great Realm.
The sun that they had not seen for a long time appeared piercing butforting at the same time.
This swept away all their depressed mood.
The three thought back to the various incidents in the Abyssal Underworld. They had been through great danger and suffered plenty of setbacks. However, they managed to return alive.
The group could not be happy for long before the time of parting arrived.
Xiao Chen and Lin Feng had to return to the Heavenly Alliance, and Chu Chaoyun had to return to the Universe Origin Sect. Since their destinations differed, their paths differed as well.
Xiao Chen, if you need help in the future, you cane to the Universe Origin Sect to seek me out. If it is not convenient toe, you can get someone to send a message, Chu Chaoyun said softly with his signature smile as they parted.
Xiao Chen nodded. You too.
Goodbye.
Chu Chaoyun performed a cupped-fist salute while looking at Xiao Chen and Lin Feng. Then, he left. Xiao Chen and Lin Feng watched until he vanished from their sight before withdrawing their gazes.
Lets go, then. We should turn in our mission, Lin Feng said as he reluctantly returned the Qiongqi Beast Ghost Pennant to Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen raised his hand to reject it. Keep it first and get by with it. When you no longer need it, return it to me. Oh, right, this is for you as well.
Lin Feng looked at the thing that Xiao Chen held out on his palm. It startled him so much that he struggled for words. You...this is not right.
Xiao Chen smiled. It does not matter. It is useless in any case. Come, lets return to the Heavenly Alliance.
Lin Feng shook his head as he looked at the item in his hand. Xiao Chens thoughts are genuinely unfathomable. Then, he cautiously put the item away and quickly caught up to Xiao Chen.
Under the zing sun, the two slowly went into the distance, moving side by side.
[Author Note: This brings an end to the trip to the Abyssal Underworld. Everyone probably feels some regret at Xiao Chen not shooting the arrow at the end. However, I feel that it is still fine. At times, we put too much pressure on ourselves and forget our initial intentions. Perhaps the pressure might not really be that great. The people you care about might not me you for doing your best. Hence, the title of this chapter is An Arrow from the Heart. The people you care about can feel your efforts and perseverance.]
Chapter 2224 Raw 2330 : Mission Reward
Chapter 2224 Raw 2330 : Mission Reward
Seven dayster, Xiao Chen and Lin Feng arrived at the Heavenly Alliances headquarters and returned to their respective residences.
At Xiao Chens residence:
Bao`er and Old Liu led the servants to the entrance. When Xiao Chen appeared, everyone knelt in greeting.
Xiao Chen gave a slight nod in dismissal. Then, the Demon Blood Vulture flew over happily to perch on Old Lius shoulder, appearing excited.
Young Master, congrattions. It looks like you made a good harvest at the Abyssal Underworld, Bao`er said after observing Xiao Chen. Although she could not make out his exact strength, she could sense a difference from before he left.
The air that Xiao Chen gave off was stronger. Bao`er even had difficulty looking straight at him.
Although Xiao Chen intentionally suppressed the pressure from his soul, he could notpletely withdraw it.
Of course, this was not a good thing. To experts, it would be seen ascking full control and having insufficient umtions.
Xiao Chen nodded and said, Its still fine. Did anyonee to look for me?
Although Xiao Chen did not expect anyone to look for him, he still asked casually.
There was. Lord Mu came by a few times.
Oh.
Xiao Chen nodded slightly in acknowledgment. You may withdraw first. I will meet the Alliance Chief after soaking in the medicinal spring.
Bao`er bowed and left, walking away cutely.
After Xiao Chen entered the medicinal spring, his entire body felt warm, immersed in indescribablefort. Even his soul rxed.
His previous missions hadsted for short periods, so he had not felt too fatigued. This time, he had remained in the Abyssal Underworld for several months.
After returning, he immediately enjoyed the benefits of the medicinal spring. Now, he truly rxed.
Soon, Xiao Chen drifted off to deep sleep.
When he opened his eyes again, all his fatigue had disappeared. He felt spirited, and his eyes gleamed. He appearedpletely different.
Xiao Chen muttered and said, Interesting. My Soul Energy seems to have be denser.
Previously, the medicinal spring seemed to treat only his injuries.
He had not noticed the wondrous effects of nourishing his Soul Energy.
Xiao Chens Soul Energy had soared wildly, reaching the level of a 3-Vein Sovereign Emperor. He kept feeling it was unstable or might result in hidden problems. Now, it looked like he could use external items to nourish his Soul Energy.
Young Master is awake?
Xiao Chen saw Bao`ers pretty figure across the medicinal spring through the hazy mist. He had seen such a scene many times before. However, it felt exceptionally enticing this time.
Strange. Could it be because I can sense something I previously could not after my Soul Energy improved?
Xiao Chen shook his head and stopped thinking about it. How long did I sleep for?
Young Master slept for four days. Lord Mu said that Young Master should go and meet the Alliance Chief when Young Master wakes up.
After Bao`er finished speaking, she walked over and helped Xiao Chen put on his clothes.
Once Xiao Chenpleted his preparations and calmed himself, he headed for the summit of the Heavenly Divine Mountain alone.
This time, no one led the way.
However, the guards did not stop Xiao Chen. They seemed to have received information about this.
After a while, Xiao Chen arrived at Hua Tianyangs residence. He saw that Lin Feng had been waiting for some time already. He gave Lin Feng a slight nod and walked over.
Like thest time, Hua Tianyang and the core Doyens appeared at the other end of the hall when Xiao Chen arrived.
While everyone appeared close, they seemed far away, like they were an entire world apart.
Still, Xiao Chen noticed some things this time. Hua Tianyangs group should be in the residence. However, they had refined the residence and made the worldlyw change continuously, creating this illusion.
Xiao Chens growth in Soul Energy lessened the mysteries of this residence.
Xiao Chen, Lin Feng, we have waited for you two for a long time already. You two are truly incredible. When I received the news, it startled me. You managed to show the might of my Heavenly Alliance; there will be extra rewards for that. Right now, I would like to know if you managed to find the holy relic.
Hua Tianyang stared at Xiao Chen and Lin Feng. While he sounded casual, the two felt a heavy pressure deterring any impudence.
Xiao Chen stepped forward and said, Reporting to the Alliance Chief, we have found the holy relic.
The moment Xiao Chen said that, the faces of the core Doyens behind changed slightly, showing expressions of joy.
Mu Zifeng felt shocked. Then, joy appeared in his heart. Given this, it should mean that Xiao Chen brought back the holy relic.
Suiren Jis expression did not change. However, when he looked at Lin Feng, some malice shed in his eyes.
Just at this moment, Lin Feng stepped forward and said, Reporting to the Alliance Chief, I have found the holy relic as well.
This immediately caused amotion. The core Doyens felt somewhat confused. How could there be two Heavenly Alliance holy relics? Could one be fake?
Hua Tianyangs expression flickered. Some anger shed in his eyes, betraying his displeasure.
Before Hua Tianyang could speak, Xiao Chen and Lin Feng both opened their palms. Seven-colored light flickered in the twos palms. A careful look found many pieces of the shattered Seven Color Stone.
Alliance Chief, although we managed to find the holy relic, it had already lost its divine nature by the time we found it, turning into this state. Xiao Chen unhurriedly told Hua Tianyang his prepared exnation.
This was actually the truth. The Heavenly Alliances holy relic had already lost its divine nature. Even if Xiao Chen had not used up thest of its divine nature that day, it would have just been a matter of time before itpletely drained.
Hence, Xiao Chen decided back then to shatter the Seven Color Stone and give Lin Feng half of it. That would fulfill this somewhat problematic mission.
Whoosh!
Hua Tianyang reached out and sucked these Seven Color Stone pieces into his hand. Then, he frowned slightly as he looked at them.
Ku Yun, please take a look.
Master Ku Yun specialized in the cksmithing Dao. He received the shattered pieces and took a quick look before saying, Alliance Chief, this is indeed the Seven Color Stone that the Heavenly Alliance refined and founded itself upon.
Hua Tianyang said somewhat helplessly, Actually, Id already guessed this would happen. It did not receive any maintenance and repair after that battle. After so many years, most of its divine nature should have disappeared. Even so, it is unexpected for it to bepletely useless now.
Hua Tianyang sighed before he looked at Xiao Chen and Lin Feng. No matter what, the two of you managed to retrieve the Heavenly Alliances holy relic. You may withdraw first.
Xiao Chen could not help smiling in his heart. It looks like its a no-go for the promise to fulfill one of our requests.
Yes, Alliance Chief. The two performed cupped-fist salutes and turned to leave.
After Xiao Chen and Lin Feng left, Hua Tianyang said, Ku Yun, is there a way to re-refine it?
There is. However, it would take one hundred years. Even so, it would be hard for it to reach its peak from back then.
It probably would reach only seventy percent of that.
When Hua Tianyang heard that, he feltpletely disappointed. After spending one hundred years, it would have only seventy percent of its original might. Given that, they might as well make another Superior Grade Soul Tool.
Never mind, then. Just restore it. Since it is our holy relic, we should keep it as an inheritance.
Mu Zifeng said, Alliance Chief, no matter what, we managed to retrieve the holy relic. In the future, the Heavenly Alliances inheritance can pass on smoothly. Given the Heavenly Alliances current umtions, we might be able to forge a Soul Tool that surpasses the Snow God Whip.
Hua Tianyang nodded. I was thinking the same. No matter what, the Snow God Whip has been passed on for tens of thousands of years. It has long since be the Heavenly Alliances spiritual symbol. As for forging another Soul Tool, Ill leave that to Ku Yun. This time, Xiao Chen and Lin Feng contributed greatly. How do you think we should reward them?
Mu Zifeng and Suiren Ji exchanged nces. Now, it was up to these two to fight for their own followers.
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After walking out of the hall, Xiao Chen and Lin Feng both released their bated breath.
The mission to retrieve the holy relic was not merely to find the holy relic. It also involved the political battle between Mu Zifeng and Suiren Ji.
Xiao Chen and Lin Feng were both unwilling to get involved. Shattering the holy relic and letting each of them submit half was the best solution.
The two had a tacit understanding. They knew that they could not speak here, so they exchanged slight nods and left.
When Xiao Chen returned to the residence, he started organizing his harvest from the Abyssal Underworld. Aside from the divine nature me, the greatest harvest would be the Xuewu Dynastys sacred tool that Li Yun left behind.
Scarlet Moon!
Naturally, its might went without saying. Xiao Chen had seen it for himself, and it did not need much description.
However, it seemed to be overly drained and needed to be repaired.
Young Master, Lord Mu is here.
As Xiao Chen toyed with the Scarlet Moon, Bao`er arrived. So, he put away the Scarlet Moon. He guessed that Mu Zifeng hade to issue the Heavenly Alliances reward.
The original reward was requesting something of Hua Tianyang. However, based on his final expression, this reward should no longer be in y.
Lets see what the reward is, then.
Chapter 2225 Raw 2331 : Overseeing a Region
Chapter 2225 Raw 2331 : Overseeing a Region
Mu Zifeng arrived after a while. Bao`er served tea, then withdrew cutely.
As Mu Zifeng picked up the teacup, he watched Bao`er leave without mentioning anything about the tea. Then, he smiled and said, How is the maidservant I arranged for you? Are you satisfied with her?
Xiao Chen knew from the start that Bao`er might be Mu Zifengs follower. However, he did not touch on that, merely saying softly, Bao`er is a fine young woman.
Its good that you like her. If you want, I can make arrangements for a few more. Take it as a reward for this mission.
Pu!
Xiao Chen spat out some of his tea. After putting down the teacup and clearing his throat, he said, Lord Mu really likes to joke.
Haha! You did a good job with this mission. However, it is unfortunate that the Seven Color Stonepletely lost all its divine nature.
Xiao Chen followed up smoothly, Indeed, it is unfortunate.
Smiling faintly, Mu Zifeng pursued the topic. However, I seemed to have heard that someone used the Snow God Whip to fight ten-odd Sovereign Emperors, appearing very awe-inspiring. Word of this spread throughout the Abyssal Underworld. Several 1-Vein Sovereign Emperors got chopped down on the spot, not even left with a corpse.
Xiao Chen thered calmly, This person is really incredible and remarkable. It looks like Lin Feng is much stronger than I thought.
Haha! Lets not think about that for now. In any case, even if the Seven Color Stone still had its divine nature, there would not be much left of it. Everyone understands that. However, not leaving any divine nature at all is somewhat overboard. Hence, the reward will definitely be reduced. You can forget about requesting something from the Alliance Chief.
Mu Zifengughed at Xiao Chens nonsense. Then, he went on to pertinent matters.
Xiao Chen did not mind. In any case, this was how the Heavenly Alliance was; this was neither good nor bad.
If Xiao Chen had managed to bring back the Seven Color Stone with most of its divine nature intact, Hua Tianyang probably would have fulfilled his promise. With it returned in pieces, he would be a fool if he let Xiao Chen and Lin Feng ask something from him.
However, no matter what, the Snow God Whip is my Heavenly Alliances holy relic. You and Lin Feng made significant contributions by bringing the holy relic back, so there will be a reward.
Herees the critical part. Xiao Chen listened attentively, wanting to see what the reward was.
Mu Zifeng said, What I managed to get for you is an additional increase to your rank, making you a five-petal member.
Xiao Chen felt stunned. He had not expected Mu Zifeng to bring such a great reward.
A five-petal member would already be part of the upper echelon in the Heavenly Alliance. Xiao Chen had not been in the Heavenly Alliance for even two years. Such a speed of promotion was terrifying.
Lord Mu, I...
Mu Zifeng waved his hand as he said, I know, you dont want to get too deep into the organization. After this matter, I roughly know how you think. You are probably the one who smashed the Heavenly Alliances holy relic... Everyone has their own ambitions. I will not force anything on you.
The disappointment in Mu Zifengs words made Xiao Chen feel apologetic.
After all, Xiao Chen could have brought the holy relic back intact. However, he had not done so in the end.
You are rather simr to Peach Blossom. I did not get you promoted to a five-petal member to make you continue climbing the ranks. I am prepared to send you out. As a five-petal member, you can oversee a region as an envoy inspector.
As Mu Zifeng spoke, he stretched out his hand and waved it from side to side. Then, a light screen of the Great Thousand Realms appeared before the two.
Marks densely covered the light screen, indicating all the territories of the Heavenly Alliance. Using seven different colors, the marks indicated the territories ranks. The different ranks indicated the difference in umtions.
This was a shocking scene, presenting the super faction in its entirety to Xiao Chen.
The vast Great Thousand Realms served as a backdrop. The Heavenly Alliances reach stretched practically everywhereeven into the empty cosmos and distantndsappearing shocking.
The highest was Rank 7, and the lowest was Rank 1. Xiao Chen took a look; the Heavenly Alliance ssified the Grave Sea Cluster where he had been as only Rank 3.
As a five-petal member, you can choose a Rank 5 region to oversee as an envoy inspector, responsible for managing all the Heavenly Alliance subordinate factions in that region. However, to others, you are still my follower. To give me face, they will allow you to take up a region of one rank higher. So, you may choose a Rank 6 region to oversee.
Overseeing a region as an envoy inspector would give Xiao Chen immense authority with boundless benefits. It was like being a governor of a border province. He could use any of the resources within his authority, and no one could gainsay him.
[TL Note: The management of border provinces was very important to countries, as these areas bordering other countries would be the first ce to be invaded. Due to the risk, such ces would have a strong military. The emperor would hand control of such strategic military locations only to trusted people. At the same time, due to the immense military authority that the governors held, there was also the risk that they would rebel against the emperor, hence the need for trustworthy governors.]
Typically, one had to serve the Heavenly Alliance for one hundred years to attain such glory. Some veteran members even took more than one hundred years.
Many people worked hard on missions, getting endlessly squeezed by the Heavenly Alliance for this moment.
However, Mu Zifeng helped Xiao Chen obtain such a position so that Xiao Chen could stay away from the political battles for the Heavenly Alliances core authority, as Xiao Chen wished.
Feeling somewhat stunned, Xiao Chen said, Lord Mu, your favor is so huge that I am unable to reject it.
Xiao Chen simply could not reject overseeing a region. Without affecting his cultivation, it would provide him with ample freedom, countless resources, and also ridiculous levels of authority.
Mu Zifeng smiled faintly. This is how my character has always been. Since I cannot force you to be my follower, I would rather sell you a favor, one so big that you cannot refuse. Who knows, I might need your help in the future.
Xiao Chen thought for a while, weighing the pros and cons. Then, he said, Good. I will ept this favor, then.
Mu Zifeng smiled faintly, not feeling surprised. Choose a ce, then. You can freely choose from any of the Rank 6 regions. Do consider your strength and whether you can manage the people under you. However, the choice is up to you.
Xiao Chen nodded and started looking. First, there were the outer region clusters.
There were many special outer region clusters with rich resources and exceptional Spiritual Energy, in no way inferior to the Central Great Realm. After going there, one would be like the local tyrant there. Such ces were suitable for the aged.
There were some outer region clusters with strong natives. Those would be very helpful for tempering ones Martial Techniques.
However, when considering the overall picture, the Central Great Realm was the best. Everyone gathered there, and talents fought each other. The resources were plentiful as well.
So, Xiao Chen eliminated the outer region clusters. Then, he fixed his gaze on the three dynasties of the Righteous Daothe Tianwu Dynasty, the Shenwu Dynasty, and the Yanwu Dynasty.
The dynasties were where the Luck of the Martial Epoch gathered. Every super faction gathered there. There were countless Noble ns with rising geniuses. This ce gathered all the outstanding talents in the world. There were some Demonic Dao factions hiding there as well.
These ces had the greatestpetition and the greatest benefits. However, the danger and pressure were also the greatest.
Nevertheless, Xiao Chen naturally preferred to choose the three dynasties. Given his ken and strength, he would have to go there sooner orter.
Now, it was just a matter of which.
Firstly, Xiao Chen could eliminate the Shenwu Dynasty. He had a huge grudge with the Profound Heaven Holy Land. If he went there, there would be all sorts of trouble.
Next was the Tianwu Dynasty. Although he had a friendship with Chu Chaoyun, he did not have a good rtionship with the others.
After thinking about it, there was only one choice left.
The Yanwu Dynasty?
Mu Zifeng felt slightly surprised. He said directly, I thought you could choose a region in the eight great empires. I fear that you might not be able to handle the Yanwu Dynasty. The Heavenly Alliances factions there are actually weaker than in other ces.
Xiao Chen frowned slightly and asked, Do you suggest that I dont go?
Yes. The Heavenly Alliances factions have not expanded much in the Yanwu Dynasty. Although it is a dynasty, the benefits might not be better than some of the outer region clustersfor example, the Ink Sea Cluster, eighty percent of which is in the Heavenly Alliances factions hands, has sufficient resources, as well as a direct passage to the Bitter Sea, where you can cultivate at any time.
Mu Zifeng smiled and added, Since you are overseeing a region, you naturally have to choose a ce that is suitable for yourself. However, if you can help the Heavenly Alliance expand in the Yanwu Dynasty, you would make considerable contributions to the Heavenly Alliance, much more than the missions that youpleted in your first year.
Of course, Mu Zifeng did not believe that Xiao Chen could do it.
He still suggested that Xiao Chen choose a stabler region and gild the lily. After all, it would be difficult to suppress the people in the dynasty.
Xiao Chen thought for a while before saying softly, Ill go to the Yanwu Dynasty, then. If there is no challenge at all, it would be pointless.
Mu Zifeng found this slightly strange. He said after some thought, As you wish. I will issue the certificate of appointment seven dayster. I will exin the details then. By the way, as a five-petal member, you have the privilege of upgrading your Alloy Battle Armor once for free. You should go to Master Ku Yun for this. Otherwise, you might not be given the best cksmith. Ill let him know about it.
Xiao Chen thought to himself, This is pretty good. I happen to have the Xuewu Dynastys sacred tool to repair, as well. I can get it done at the same time.
You should make your preparations during these seven days. You have five nominations you can use for bringing five people from the Heavenly Alliance to oversee the region with you. If you cannot find anyone suitable, then the Heavenly Alliance will assign them to you. Mu Zifeng gave Xiao Chen another instruction before leaving.
Xiao Chen calmed down only after a long time. This fortune came too suddenly.
I somewhat cannot understand Mu Zifeng. Did I underestimate him? To think that he possesses such breadth of spirit.
Knowing that he cannot force me to stay, he gave me such a big gift.
Even though Xiao Chen knew that the other party wanted to cage him, he still could not reject the offer.
He had to admit he was still a little green when it came to dealing with such people, people who could climb to the position of core Doyen.
Chapter 2226 Raw 2332 : Brothers Unite
Chapter 2226 Raw 2332 : Brothers Unite
Five nominations...who should I choose?
Naturally, the first people that Xiao Chen thought of were the Saber Demon Wu Meng, the Spear Sovereign Mo Yu, Yun Fei, who entered under the Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperor like Xiao Chen, and Nangong Feng, who also came from the Deste City testing zone.
Xiao Chen asionally met with these people over the past two years. However, as they were new to the Heavenly Alliance, they were allden with work and missions, so they could not have a proper gathering.
Beingden with work was just another way of saying being worked like dogs.
Take Xiao Chen, for example. He practically never got to rest. After one or two days off, the next mission would arrive.
This was especially so for the first year, when he did not have any choice in the matter at all. Whatever missions the Heavenly Alliance issued, he had toplete them obediently.
The Heavenly Alliance was an extremely materialistic organization; calling it fair was fine too. Every Heavenly Alliance member got to cultivate in the Faux God World for ten years. That was already the greatest resource the Heavenly Alliance gave them. The exploitation of the members was just the members paying their dues.
If these people had another chance, they would still choose to join the Heavenly Alliance. There were simply too many benefits to entering the Faux God World.
Furthermore, the Heavenly Alliance had a strict hierarchy. This gave the members some hope for the future, helping them endure the workload.
If Xiao Chen said that he could bring them away from the Heavenly Alliances headquarters but continue to use the Heavenly Alliances resources, that would bring them great joy.
As long as everything goes smoothly, recruiting these people should not be a problem.
I should go and find Yun Fei first!
The new Heavenly Alliance members stayed at the foot of Heavenly Divine Mountain, so they were not far from each other.
In less than fifteen minutes, Xiao Chen arrived at Yun Feis residence. The distance was somewhat startling close.
The two were so close, but they could count their meetups on their fingers.
In the end, the Heavenly Alliances system was somewhat unfeeling and overly suppressive.
Xiao Chen was pretty lucky; Yun Fei had justpleted his mission and returned. When he saw Xiao Chen, he felt pleasantly surprised.
Xiao Chen! Haha! It has been a long time. What made you decide toe and visit me?
Yun Fei felt quite surprised. Since leaving the Faux God World, they had only met a few times. Furthermore, all those meetings were upon Yun Feis initiative.
One does not visit a temple without cause. Naturally, I came for a reason. I have been promoted to a five-petal member.
Xiao Chen took out his Heavenly Alliance medallion and showed the five lit plum blossom petals amid the background of the vast snowy scene. The petals looked vibrant and beautiful, disying longsting pride.
Damn!
Yun Fei jumped in startlement. He grabbed the medallion and poked it several times, then rubbed it for a while before finally believing that it was real.
Not long ago, Wu Meng lit up his third plum blossom. Nangong Feng and I felt that he was very incredible already. To think that you lit five up. However, I did hear that you recentlypleted an extremely high-level mission. Does this have something to do with that?
Yun Fei could not be med for being shocked. Getting promoted in the Heavenly Alliance was extremely difficult.
One gained contribution points frompleting missions. However, points would be deducted when one exchanged them for resources. This was a very conflicting matter.
Under such a situation, saving up contribution points was challenging.
Yun Feis shock when Xiao Chen suddenly told him that he was already a five-petal member was natural.
Thats right. However, I cannot leak the details of the mission.
Xiao Chen nodded his head slightly, verifying Yun Feis guess. Going by the original reward, it might even have been possible to ask Yun Tianyang to promote him directly to a six-petal member.
However, Mu Zifeng helped Xiao Chen get this reward to oversee a region. In reality, this was even better than bing a six-petal member.
Congrattions. In name, you are now one level higher than Master Peach Blossom, Yun Fei said with a smile. The Peach Blossom Sovereign Emperor left the Heavenly Alliance as a four-petal member. Now, Xiao Chen was indeed one level higher than the other party.
Many thanks. However, that is not what I came here for. I will speak about itter. I have already informed Wu Meng and Nangong Feng toe here. I will exin then.
Xiao Chen suspected that there might be too many spies in his residence. Hence, he did not call those he wanted to meet over to his residence.
Instead, he chose Yun Feis residence. Although this matter would be exposed sooner orter, it would be best to hide it as long as possible.
How mysterious! However, I have not met you for a long time already. Its good to have time to chat.
Yun Fei smiled and chatted with Xiao Chen while they waited for the others to arrive.
Time flew by. Wu Meng, Nangong Feng, and Mo Yu rushed over one after another. When they heard that Xiao Chen was now a five-petal member, they felt incredibly shocked and quickly offered congrattions.
Xiao Chen, everyone is here already. You can now speak about what you came here for, right? Yun Fei prompted with some anticipation, smiling.
Xiao Chen looked around at Yun Fei, Wu Meng, Nangong Feng, and Mo Yu. These were friends who had fought together with him in the past.
Although they did not possess horrifying strength, they were absolutely trustworthy. They were all one-in-ten-thousand geniuses with unlimited potential.
They would be of great help if they apanied him to the Yanwu Dynasty.
This matter is very important; thats why I had to wait for everyone to gather first before speaking about it. Lord Mu made me a Rank 6 envoy inspector. Barring any surprises, the certificate of appointment should arrive in seven days. I can nominate five people to go with me.
After Xiao Chen spoke, the four showed stupefied expressions.
Nangong Feng put down his teacup and said, Xiao Chen, just to be sure I heard right, you became an envoy inspector, furthermore, a Rank 6 one at that?
The others startled to their senses. Like Nangong Feng, they looked at Xiao Chen with expressions that said, Xiao Chen, you arent lying to us, right?
A Rank 6 envoy inspector.
These were simple words, but everyone in the Heavenly Alliance understood the great authority that came with it.
This was like being a governor of a border province, ruling over an area. The phrase achieving meteoric sess could not even begin to describe this. This meant that Xiao Chen was practically a powerhouse of the Heavenly Alliance.
Xiao Chen nodded slowly, then smiled. Do you think I would joke about this?
The four calmed down and looked at Xiao Chen withplicated gazes. If it was just his promotion to five-petal member, they could be happy and congratte him.
Now that they heard that Xiao Chen became a Rank 6 envoy inspector, they simply could not believe it.
Xiao Chen had put a great distance between himself and them.
After a long time, Wu Meng sighed, Back then, on the Faux God Worlds God Conferring tform, you heroically said that those who were not from the Heavenly Alliance could not enter. At that point, I knew that there would be such a day. However, I did not expect it toe so quickly.
The other three sighed wordlessly. They recalled the matters in the Faux God World as clearly as if they had happened yesterday.
They thought about how a bedsheet-covered Xiao Chen charged into Paradise while riding on the wind.
Xiao Chen had dominated the ce despite countless mocking gazes. By fortune, he had obtained a one-hundred-thousand-year-old Herb King before taking the lead in climbing the Heaven Bridging Peak.
Then, Xiao Chen monopolized the God Conferring tform, fighting off the other four super factions outstanding talents. Such boldness and heroism left an inextinguishable mark in the fours hearts.
In hindsight, Xiao Chen already disyed a powerful hegemons demeanor in the Faux God World.
Everything Xiao Chen aplished in the Heavenly Alliance was just the result of fulfilling all the conditions, bringing sess. If they were the ones who climbed to the God Conferring tform back then, Mu Zifeng probably would support them, as well.
I have no objections. Xiao Chen, just say the word, and I will immediately follow you. I am tired of doing missions every day; Ive already had enough of it.
Yun Fei was the first to agree to Xiao Chen. The initial period of being a Heavenly Alliance member as a two-petal member was the most challenging period to endure.
Therge number of missions was not only tiring but also left one with insufficient time for cultivation.
The chance to leave this tiresome period was very wee to Yun Fei.
Furthermore, the one who invited him was Xiao Chen. Given that, there was nothing to worry about.
I have no objections.
Nangong Feng and Mo Yu agreed one after another. Of the four, only the three-petal member Wu Meng remained undecided.
Without a doubt, Wu Meng was the strongest among the four. Moreover, he had just be a three-petal member.
Wu Meng managed to endure the most arduous period in the Heavenly Alliance. In the future, he might have the same chance as Xiao Chen to be an envoy inspector.
Seeing the fervent gazes of the others, Wu Meng smiled and said, My brothers are going already; there is no point in my remaining here alone. Good, lets do something great together. Xiao Chen, Ill follow you.
The groupughed together as the mes of hot-bloodedness red in their hearts.
Everyone, many thanks for thinking highly of me, Xiao Chen. As long as I am around, you will not be mistreated.
Xiao Chen rejoiced in his heart, revealing a sincere smile on his face. No matter how strong he was, it would be almost impossible to oversee a region without messing up if he did not have assistance.
Furthermore, as an envoy inspector, in charge of a region, Xiao Chen could be considered a powerhouse and an overlord.
Given such a status, Xiao Chen could not possibly deal with everything himself. He needed trustworthy helpers.
Nangong Feng, Yun Fei, and Mo Yu, bying with me, you will automatically get promoted to three-petal members. As for Brother Wu, that would be difficult.
One could not leave the Heavenly Alliances headquarters freely before bing a four-petal member. However, Xiao Chen had the authority to bring them out now. Furthermore, the people he nominated would automatically get promoted to three-petal members.
Wu Meng was already a three-petal member, so Xiao Chen could not help him light up another petal.
Wu Meng smiled casually and said, Its fine. Its just a minor matter; I do not care.
In that case, everyone should make your preparations during these few days. We should exchange for all the resources we can in the Heavenly Alliances headquarters.
Alright, we will take our leave first.
Xiao Chen sessfully recruited the four, uniting the brothers. While he still had one more nomination, he did not want to recruit another cultivator.
It would be better to recruit a cksmith, an Alchemist, or a person with business acumen. Xiao Chen wondered if he could borrow someone from Master Ku Yun.
Chapter 2227 Raw 2333 : Chance Meeting
Chapter 2227 Raw 2333 : Chance Meeting
Master Ku Yun was one of the Heavenly Alliances seven core Doyens. At the same time, he was also the Heavenly Alliances best cksmith.
Ordinary members, even five-petal members, might not be able to meet him.
Xiao Chen had Mu Zifengs rmendation, and he had met Master Ku Yun before. Meeting this Heavenly Alliance powerhouse should not pose a big problem.
Even so, Xiao Chen managed to meet Master Ku Yun only two dayster.
The meeting took ce in the Heavenly Alliance headquarters cksmith forge.
The cksmith forge had many cksmith cauldrons that were thirty kilometers tall. They looked like many mountain peaks standing tall, with the mes of stars burning fiercely in them.
More than one hundred thousand apprentices busied themselves among the cksmith cauldrons. Many grandmasters oversaw the ce, as it was incredibly busy.
Xiao Chen had someone to lead the way. As they weaved through the cauldrons, he saw Master Ku Yun on a tall mountain that overlooked the entire cksmith forge.
Many stars flickered at the summit of the mountain. It felt like one could touch the vast starry skies by reaching out.
Little Friend Xiao Chen, we meet again.
Master Ku Yun revealed a faint smile on seeing Xiao Chen, showing an amiable attitude. He did not have the intentionally mysterious and unfathomable air that most major characters showed.
In reality, after one surpassed Great Perfection Sovereign Emperor, one could revert to nature, appearing no different from an ordinary person.
However, people in high positions often did not want others to see them in a fathomable light, so they purposely gave off an imprable pressure, deliberately acting unfathomable.
Master Ku Yun had escorted Xiao Chen and Lin Feng to the Abyssal Underworld in their previous mission. At that time, he had a good impression of the two.
Master Ku Yun, this junior has a matter that I would like to trouble Senior about.
Xiao Chen quite liked interacting with such people. They had humble attitudes and were respectful.
Master Ku Yun said after a while, Mu Zifeng already spoke to me about it. I thought about it and decided that I will personally reforge your Alloy Battle Armor. You can tell me if you have any special requests now, so that I can prepare.
Xiao Chen rejoiced upon hearing that. He immediately stood up and performed a cupped-fist salute. Many thanks, Master Ku Yun. I am overwhelmed by your favor.
Xiao Chen simply had not expected this. Who was Master Ku Yun? He was a grandmaster who could forge Superior Grade Soul Tools. Calling him the best cksmith in the world would be no exaggeration.
Xiao Chen was startled that Master Ku Yun was willing to put down what he was doing to deal with his minor matter.
You are too polite. You focus on the saber, are skilled with the Thunder Great Dao, and use the Ice Great Dao as a supplement. I know all this already. I will consider them when I reforge it. Do you have any thoughts about this?
Master Ku Yun smiled faintly. He was rather pragmatic, not bothering with civilities.
Xiao Chen pondered this for a while before saying, What does Senior rmend? My knowledge of the cksmithing Dao only skims the surface. I do not dare talk nonsense before Senior Ku Yun.
Master Ku Yun did not stand on ceremony, directly saying, In my opinion, it should focus on strengthening and amplifying the Thunder Dao. Right now, your Thunder Dao Domain has reached the fourthyer. We might as well bring this advantage out to the fullest. I was thinking of infusing the reverse scale of an ancient Thunder Dragon, one kiloton of a Thunder Dragons true blood, a Thunder Dragons spine, and a Great Deste Eon dragon soul to alter this Alloy Battle Armor into Alloy Dragon Armor. This happens to bepatible with your bloodline, as well. The Alloy Dragon Armor would be like a part of your flesh; you would be able to control it freely.
Xiao Chen felt slightly stunned, somewhat unable to calm down at the prospect of Master Ku Yuns generosity. This sounded like a fantasy to him; however, the other party spoke of it as though it was natural and not particrly impressive.
After a while, Xiao Chen suddenly came to his senses, feeling very stupid.
Who was the other party? No one would dare say he was not one of the best cksmiths of the Martial Epoch.
Xiao Chen nearly got tricked by the other partys easygoing nature. Just because Ku Yun did not give off a strong air, it did not mean he was weak.
Since he said that he would alter the Alloy Battle Armor, how could he do it casually? If he did and word spread, it would spoil his reputation.
He was just like Mu Zifeng. Xiao Chen clearly was only a five-petal member, but Mu Zifeng managed to make him a Rank 6 envoy inspector.
Whats wrong? You think that its not good? Master Ku Yun frowned slightly, thinking that Xiao Chen was somewhat dissatisfied. Then, he added seriously, If this is not sufficient, then it will be problematic. Im afraid I cantplete it in five days.
Xiao Chen said quickly, Theres no need, theres no need. This is good. Ill leave my Alloy Battle Armor to Senior.
This was a great opportunity. Lest there be changes, Xiao Chen quickly took off the ck gloves and handed them over.
Master Ku Yun carefully put them away and said, Ill get someone to send them over in four days. With the Alloy Dragon Armor I altered, you will have something to fall back on in the Yanwu Dynasty.
So, Senior Ku Yun knew that I would be overseeing a region and chose to handle the reforging personally because he was afraid that I could not handle the ce.
Ku Yuns kind intention warmed Xiao Chens heart, kindling more respect for this senior.
I also have a Xuewu Dynastys sacred tool. I would like Senior to take a look to see if you can restore it.
As Xiao Chen spoke, he took out the Eighth Prince Li Yuns Scarlet Moon. This should be a treasure that could disy the might of a peak Medial Grade Soul Tool at a critical moment.
A Demonic Dao sacred tool. I do have a disciple skilled at restoring these. I will get a servant to bring you over in a while.
Master Ku Yun took a look and immediately recognized the Scarlet Moons origin. He did not say much, taking a very straightforward approach.
The sessive requests made Xiao Chen feel too embarrassed to raise borrowing a person from Master Ku Yun, one of his original objectives.
In that case, there is nothing else.
Master Ku Yun did not appear to be in any rush. He smiled and said, Little friend, you get to oversee a region before reaching one hundred years old, bing a Rank 6 envoy inspector. How do you feel about it?
It feels quite surprising, but it suits my intentions. Having remained in the Heavenly Alliances headquarters, I find it somewhat suppressive. Xiao Chen spoke honestly, not showing any fear.
Master Ku Yun nodded. In this world, be it sects, Noble ns, empires, or dynasties, they are all materialistic organizations. However, Noble ns have bloodline connections. ns have umtions. Sects have seniors to provide guidance and hand out inheritances. All these can give one a sense of belonging. However, the Heavenly Alliance is a purely materialistic organization. Everyone is here due tomon interests, believing in eternal benefits. Given your character, finding this suppressive is not strange. Mu Zifeng is really generous.
The two chatted idly for a while. Although there was a difference in status and age, they hit it off quite well.
In the end, it was because Master Ku Yun did not pay too much attention to authority. He became a core Doyen by relying on his own strength. No matter who became the Alliance Chief, he was an indispensable existence.
With transcendent strength, one could transcend many things. Many of Master Ku Yuns understandings came as a breath of fresh air to Xiao Chen.
We will end here, then. I also need to make preparations for you.
Master Ku Yun sent off his visitor after one final round of tea. Xiao Chen performed a cupped-fist salute before leaving. Then, a servant led Xiao Chen to the disciple skilled at restoring treasures.
Soon, Xiao Chen came to a vast forging pavilion with three cksmith cauldrons standing tall. Ten thousand people were bustling around, carrying out their work in an orderly fashion.
Someone leaned against the railings on top of the pavilion, issuing orders.
Xiao Chen thought to himself, Master Ku Yuns disciple is genuinely incredible, able to direct more than ten thousand people in such a rxed manner.
With Master Ku Yuns servant leading the way, the two moved unhindered. Soon, they entered that pavilion.
Please wait here for a while.
The servant bowed slightly, then went forward, past several wooden screens, to make a report.
Miss Mo, I brought an excellency of the Heavenly Alliance here to meet you under Masters order.
Xiao Chens Spiritual Sense was sharp. When he heard that servants words, he felt slightly startled. Miss Mo?
This made Xiao Chen think of someone, distracting him. Just as he felt bewildered, he heard a familiar voice.
I wonder which excellency it is. To think you can move Master into action. Mo Chen acted discourteously by not receiving you earlier.
ck! ck!
The many wooden screens with paintings of mountains and rivers opened up one by one, looking like many mountains and rivers moving aside. A beauty approached from afar, seemingly descending from the sky and traveling through mountains and rivers to meet Xiao Chen.
[TL Note: Traveling through mountains and rivers to meet also has another meaning: a chance meeting.]
When the beauty appeared, Xiao Chen saw her visage. With that grace, beauty, frown, and smile, if it was not the Dragons Gates Mo Chen, who else could it be?!
Chapter 2228 Raw 2334 : Long Chat over Wine
Chapter 2228 Raw 2334 : Long Chat over Wine
The one who arrived was indeed Mo Chen, the Dragons Gate Mo Chen. The Mo Chen with the stubborn character. The top beauty of the Cloud Sea Domain who dared to ruin her great beauty.
Life is without roots, like dust floating above the roads.
[TL Note: This is the first line of a poem called Life is without roots. It means that one drifted around in life, being pushed around by the various things that happen. Also, this might be a y on Mo Chens name. The character for Mo means road, and the character for Chen means dust.]
The lush mountains never show regret, and the clear water always seeks out its path; the mountains and rivers always meet.
[TL Note: This seems to be another poem. It likely speaks of how memories of the past never change and that people will eventually meet again.]
The two stared at each other for a long time, falling into a daze. Countless emotions felt like silk threads winding around the heart.
The servant who led the way sensed that the two knew each other already, so he took his leave and withdrew.
This left Xiao Chen and Mo Chen alone in the pavilion. They seemed to have many things to say but did not know where to start.
After a while, the blushing Mo Chen smiled faintly. Big Brother Xiao, are you going to just keep looking at me? No matter how long you look, flowers wont appear on my face.
Xiao Chen returned to himself and also smiled faintly. Then, he said softly, Speaking of flowers, they are not as beautiful as you.
Hehe! After all this time since west met, Big Brother Xiao has learned how to joke.
Mo Chen felt very moved upon seeing Xiao Chen. She had built up a lot of anticipation for meeting him, putting in a lot of effort, and persevered for that sake.
However, after seeing Xiao Chen, she found that she did not feel as excited and rash as she thought she would be, only a gentle warmth flowing past her heart.
With only one look, she knew that her Big Brother Xiao was still the Big Brother Xiao from back then. His face and his hidden heart had not changed.
Mo Chen was already past the age of a young woman yearning for love. At this moment, Mo Chen suddenly felt that Xiao Chen had always been around, never going far.
Otherwise, why would she not feel any unfamiliarity or distance after not meeting for so many years?
The feeling was still the same as before, as natural as before. It was like it never changed at all.
This was because Xiao Chen had indeed always been around. He had been around in her heart, her dreams, and her most cherished memories. While he was not physically around, he had always been in her heart.
As time passed, and the merciless years passed, the Big Brother Xiao in her heart did not change much.
Now, when Mo Chen saw Xiao Chen, it felt like she returned to her dreams, to her best memories. However, she clearly felt the passing of time. The subtle, mystical feeling was hard to describe.
Is there wine? I have finished all my Thousand Year me already, Xiao Chen said, feeling somewhat embarrassed when he saw Mo Chen looking straight at him with a faint smile on her beautiful face.
There is.
Mo Chen meekly took out a bottle and ced it on a table in front of Xiao Chen. The gentleness and smile on her face did not fade as she poured some wine for him.
Xiao Chen shook the cup slightly until the Golden Crow flew out and circled him. Then, he drank all the wine in one go. A me burned in his veins, giving him a pleasant, delightful feeling.
He had not tasted the Thousand Year me in a long time. This cup of wine was genuinely delightful.
Great wine. You should drink too.
Alright.
After a few cups, Xiao Chen sighed softly, A few years ago, I saw the Thousand Year me that the Heavenly Fragrances Holy Daughter brought to Peach Blossom City. That was when I knew that you hade to the Great Thousand Realms. I did not expect to meet you in the Heavenly Alliances headquarters.
Mo Chen put down her wine cup and said, It is a long story. Actually, I managed to be Master Ku Yuns disciple only because of the Heavenly Fragrances Holy Daughter.
Oh? Xiao Chen let out a somewhat startled cry. To think that there was such a reason! He immediately listened attentively.
By coincidence, she obtained my Thousand Year me. After that, she used the influence of the Heavenly Fragrance Holy Land to search for me. Mo Chen paused at this point before continuing, In the end, she managed to find me. At that time, I happily followed the Heavenly Fragrances people to the Central Great Realms Deste Sea. I believed that with Big Brother Xiaos capabilities, you would make your way to the Central Great Realm sooner orter.
Xiao Chen thought to himself, At that time, the Heavenly Fragrances Holy Daughter did indeed appear very interested in the Thousand Year me. She even once said that she put in a lot of effort to find the brewer but failed to do so.
Unexpectedly, the Heavenly Fragrances Holy Daughter really managed to find Mo Chen.
After that, I stayed at the Heavenly Fragrance, helping the Holy Daughter manage the Heavenly Fragrances brewery. I also wanted to ask about Big Brother Xiao. However, while the Holy Daughter was polite, I kept feeling a distance between us, so I did not dare to ask too much, only keeping it in my heart.
Xiao Chen nodded. He had met the Heavenly Fragrances Holy Daughter before. There always was ayer of fog covering her face, making it indistinct. Saying that there was distance was a nice way of putting it. In coarser terms, she was aloof, appearing like she looked down on everyone.
Master and the Heavenly Fragrances Holy Master know each other and frequently drink together. He noticed me the first time we met and said that I had talent in cksmithing and that it would be a waste of talent for me to brew wine. He insisted on taking me in as his disciple. The Heavenly Fragraces Holy Master said that I lucked out. At that time, I did not understand. Now, I somewhat understand what ce I havee to.
Mo Chen spoke about her experience in the Great Thousand Realms slowly, giving Xiao Chen a summary.
Did you not know that I was in the Heavenly Alliance? Xiao Chen asked, finding it strange. He had some fame in the Heavenly Alliance. If Mo Chen asked around a little, she should have known.
Mo Chen shook her head and said, I did not know. I have been in the Heavenly Alliance for only one year and have not even left the cksmithing workshop yet. After I came to know that the Heavenly Alliance was a super faction, I became more cautious. Previously, I secretly asked around about Big Brother Xiao. However, I heard that Big Brother Xiao vanished without a trace after the Peach Blossom Wine Festival. Then, I could not get any more news about you.
Xiao Chen pondered this. Indeed, Mo Chen had no way of finding out about him if she had been in the Heavenly Alliance for only one year. He thought back to his first year in the Heavenly Alliance. At first, he could only remain in his residence; he could not have known that Mo Chen came to the cksmithing workshop.
After the Peach Blossom Wine Festival, ordinary people would only know that Xiao Chen vanished without a trace. Those people would not even have heard of super factions. How could Mo Chen find any concrete information about his whereabouts? That made things difficult for her. If the two did not meet by coincidence today, who knew when they could meet after he left the Heavenly Alliances headquarters?
Lets not speak about this for now. How are my old friends from the Kunlun Realm? Were Big Brother Ying and the others still doing well?
Xiao Chen missed his old friends from the Kunlun Realm a lot. However, he could not return to the Kunlun Realm at the moment, so he could not get any news about them.
Now that Mo Chen was here, he could ask her.
They were still fine. After the Demonic Cmity, there were many things to be done. The Dragons Gate rose, and the various races and sects put down their prejudices and elected the Dragons Gate as the leader. Big Brother Xiaos previous dream of revitalizing the Dragons Gate has already been fulfilled. Now, more than one hundred thousand Dragons Gate disciples worship the totem that Big Brother Xiao left behind. It felt to me like the totem was slowly gaining life. Also...everyone misses you.
Given that, it means that the Heavenly Dao did not erase my existence?
Mo Chen nodded and said, No. As far as I know, everyone still remembers Big Brother Xiao. No one forgot you.
Xiao Chen entered deep thought. In the past, the Heavenly Dao would erase all traces of the people who left. Be it memories or words, they all vanished. It would be like they never existed.
However, this did not happen to Xiao Chen. This seemed somewhat strange.
Perhaps all traces of me were erased, Mo Chen said with a somewhat sad expression. After all, that was her hometown. To have lived there for decades yet be mercilessly erased, no one would find this eptable.
Xiao Chen said softly, That might not be so. It might have something to do with the ck Lotus Churchs tampering, influencing the Kunlun Realms Heavenly Dao. There is no rush. I will investigate this, and we can return to the Kunlun Realm together in the future.
There is a chance to return? Mo Chen asked, a bright light of anticipation shing in her eyes.
Xiao Chen thought for a while. With his current strength, it would be somewhat difficult to activate the Divine Universe Stele to bring him alone back. Bringing two would be even more challenging.
However, who knew what the future held? When Xiao Chen replicated the Dao tform in the Azure Dragons oldnds in the Divine Universe Stele, he clearly felt the Kunlun Realms Azure Dragon Totem beyond the sea. This gave him hope.
There will be a chance.
Xiao Chen stood up and said, Lets not talk about this first. I would like to take you away. Come with me to the Yanwu Dynasty.
The Yanwu Dynasty?
Yes.
Upon seeing Mo Chens confusion, Xiao Chen exined his bing a Rank 6 envoy inspector and overseeing a region.
Mo Chen, are you willing to help me again? Just like previously, when you helped me establish the Kunlun Realms Dragons Gate and slowly build it up? Xiao Chen asked sincerely.
Mo Chen smiled faintly. She recalled the various events of the past, how the powerhouses of the four seas came to cause trouble and gave a great gift each to destroy the newly reestablished Dragons Gate.
Xiao Chen had not panicked in the face of danger. He had held up his saber and danced in the sky, catching all the great gifts.
There were too many stories between the two. It would take several days and nights to discuss them.
Now that Mo Chen appeared in the Great Thousand Realms and Xiao Chen asked her for her help again, naturally, her answer went without saying.
Mo Chen will always remain Big Brothers closest intimate friend. As long as Big Brother Xiao is willing to have Mo Chen by your side, how could Mo Chen refuse? However, Im afraid that my master will not be willing to let me go, Mo Chen replied softly with a faint smile. Undetectable tender sentiments shed in her eyes.
Xiao Chen smiled and said, Its fine. Its settled, then. I will deal with speaking to Master Ku Yun.
Alright. Big Brother Xiao, lets take a look at the sacred tool you want restored first. Dont forget about the proper matters.
When Xiao Chen heard this, he could not help smiling in embarrassment. He had totally forgotten about the so-called proper matters once he saw Mo Chen.
Or perhaps, it should be said that meeting Mo Chen was the proper matter. How could the sacred toolpare to that?
Chapter 2229 Raw 2335 : Alloy Dragon Armor
Chapter 2229 Raw 2335 : Alloy Dragon Armor
This is a Demonic Dao sacred tool. It is severely damaged, so I need at least three days to restore it. Mo Chen gave an estimate after checking the Scarlet Moon.
Three days it is, then. Ill take my leave first. I have to think about how to ask Master Ku Yun.
After bidding Mo Chen goodbye, Xiao Chen returned to his residence. He saw that Bao`er had been waiting for a long time for him.
Seeing Bao`er, Xiao Chen felt somewhat helpless. Who knew how many spies there were among the servants in his residence?
Right now, he anxiously wanted to make a trip to the Azure Dragons oldnds. Unfortunately, there were too many people watching. He did not dare to act rashly.
Xiao Chen could only wait. As long as he was not in the Heavenly Alliances headquarters, even if there were spies by his side, there should not be much risk in activating the Divine Universe Stele.
Young Master, youve returned. Do you have any instructions? Bao`er asked softly, appearing as lovely as before.
Xiao Chen thought for a while before saying, Help me prepare a list. I need treasures and Medicinal Pills for nourishing the soul. See if there are any such resources in the Heavenly Alliance and how to exchange for them. Help me search for such types of Cultivation Techniques as well. Sorry for the trouble.
Young Master is too polite.
After Xiao Chens Soul Energy soared to the level of a 3-Vein Sovereign Emperor, he felt uneasy about it. He had long thought of stabilizing and tempering his Soul Energy.
Soon, Bao`er brought a list to Xiao Chen.
Young Master, I havepleted my task. The primary treasures for nourishing Soul Energy are incense burners. Of which, the Buddhist sects incense burners are the most effective. As for Medicinal Pills, the Soul umting Pill that the Heavenly Alliance refines should have the best effects. However, it is very costly.
After listening to Bao`ers exnation, Xiao Chen studied the list, then asked softly, How many contribution points do I have?
Right now, Young Master has twenty-eight thousand contribution points.
Xiao Chen said directly, Use all of them to exchange for these, then. Choose the best incense burner. As for the Soul umting Pills, I need at least one hundred. If my contribution points are insufficient, use my Origin Liquid.
Alright.
Bao`er did not feel surprised as she knew that Xiao Chen would be going to oversee a region. So, he would definitely use up his contribution points before leaving.
Dont go yet.
Xiao Chen called out to Bao`er just as she was about to leave. She turned back and asked, Young Master, do you have more instructions?
Xiao Chen looked straight at Bao`er and said calmly, There are no further instructions. I just want to ask if you will being with me to the Yanwu Dynasty?
This servant is Young Masters personal maidservant. Naturally, I will go with you. If Young Master is dissatisfied with Bao`er, you can ask Lord Mu to rece me.
Bao`er lowered her head slightly, and her eyes turned somewhat moist. This made her look pitiful. Young Master, are you firing Bao`er?
Xiao Chen sighed in his heart. Firing her is pointless. Mu Zifeng would still find other spies.
He could understand why Mu Zifeng did this. However, there would always be some worry when one had a spy following them.
Theres nothing else. You may withdraw first.
Alright.
Seeing Bao`er leave, Xiao Chen thought to himself, Should I speak to Mu Zifeng about this?
He pondered for a while, then figured that it would be useless. As a Rank 6 envoy inspector, he oversaw a region. Even if Mu Zifeng felt assured about not having a spy beside him, others in the Heavenly Alliance upper echelon would not.
There should be Heavenly Alliance spies beside the other envoy inspectors too. This was an open secret.
Never mind. I wont have to be too concerned when I do certain things after leaving the Heavenly Alliances headquarters.
Having a spy by my side is beneficial for both sides.
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Xiao Chen visited the cksmith forge four dayster to retrieve his Alloy Dragon Armor.
The reverse scale of an ancient Thunder Dragon, a Thunder Dragons spine, five tons of Thunder Dragon true blood, and a Great Deste Eon dragon soul. With such materials, Xiao Chen looked forward to how strong his Alloy Dragon Armor would be.
I was preparing to have someone send it to you. Unexpectedly, you showed up. Master Ku Yun smiled when he saw Xiao Chen. Then, he handed the Alloy gloves over. Give it a try.
Xiao Chen received the Alloy gloves. The ck gloves exposed half his fingers after he put them on.
The golden talisman scripts on the back of the gloves formed an ancient divine character. Four of the stars around the divine characters were lit.
Master Ku Yun really used a lot of resources, directly upgrading his Alloy Battle Armor from two stars to four stars.
Boom!
Once Xiao Chen had donned the two gloves properly, he felt an electric shock that touched his Divine Seal and soul.
The harmony with his bloodline and soul was like a fish in water; delight filled his heart.
The roars of an ancient Thunder Dragon rang out by his ears, and a purple Thunder Dragon image flew across in his eyes.
Its really strong.
Even before Xiao Chen activated his Alloy Dragon Armor, he already felt that it was significantly different from three days ago; there was noparison.
Master Ku Yun beamed, clearly satisfied with his handiwork. After a while, he said indifferently, Recheck it after activating it.
Very well, Senior.
Xiao Chen activated the Alloy Dragon Armor with a thought. The power of the Azure Dragon deep in his bloodline seemed to ignite in an instant, bing a fierce, zing, roiling dragon me.
Dragon Might burst out from Xiao Chens body, spreading into the surroundings. Everyone in the vast cksmithing forge could sense the surging Dragon Might.
A dragon image came out from each of the two gloves and coiled around Xiao Chens arms as they flickered with electric light. Then, they spread throughout his body.
As the electric light flickered, the dragons soon covered Xiao Chens entire body. When the two dragon images merged, the brand-new Alloy Dragon Armor appeared on Xiao Chens body. The originally silver armor now had many deep-purple dragon motifs on it. It looked like two dragon images coiled around the armor, baring fangs and ws, a very tyrannical sight.
With the purple dragon motifs on the bright silver armor, the original heroic air disappeared, reced by an absolutely tyrannical air.
A pendant dangled on Xiao Chens forehead, like the finishing stroke, bringing the armor to life.
Xiao Chens bloodline surged. When the armor appeared, his physical body, bloodline, and soul all responded. The dragon blood and dragon soul in the armor merged perfectly with his Dragon Race bloodline, feeling seamless. There was nothing more suitable than this armor for him.
He stretched out his hand and tightly clenched his fist. The purple dragon motifs on the armor flickered with electric light. In the next moment, resplendent electric light appeared on his palm.
Xiao Chens fourthyer Thunder Dao Domain silently and invisibly spread out.
The brilliant light did not feel a clump of electricity in his palm but a sea of electricity. With the armors support, his fourthyer Thunder Dao Domain managed to achieve the horrifying might of a fifthyer Thunder Dao Domain.
This...
Xiao Chens shock was indescribable. He felt some disbelief.
It was very strong, simply too strong. This was just a set of armor, but it managed to increase his strength by more than fifty percent.
Master Ku Yun remained rather calm. Heughed softly and asked, How is it? Are you satisfied with it?
Satisfied, extremely satisfied. Senior Ku Yun, you have given me a really great gift!
Gratification shed in Master Ku Yuns eyes. Anyone would feel happy when someone praised their work. The pendant on your head is that ancient Thunder Dragons reverse scale. That is also the part I spent the most effort on. Not only can it help you block your opponents attack and weapons, but it also has a strong resistance to soul attacks and illusions. It can even counterattack your opponent.
Getting stabbed in the forehead was still rtively dangerous for a Sovereign Emperor. Even if one did not die, one would be severely injured.
Master Ku Yuns pendant was indeed the finishing touch thatpleted a masterpiece, showing great expertise.
This Alloy Dragon Armor was unique in the entire Heavenly Alliance. Xiao Chen felt very satisfied with it.
I practically reforged the entire Alloy Battle Armor for you. Furthermore, this is just the foundation. In the future, if you have enough resources and can find more dragon souls and dragon blood, this Alloy Dragon Armor can be stronger. It is not this old man bragging, but I stand above the rest in the entire Heavenly Alliance. Even in the entire Martial Epoch, few can surpass me, Master Ku Yun said with some pride.
If others said this, there would definitely be some degree of bragging. However, since it was Master Ku Yun, this was entirely true.
However, right now, Xiao Chens time was limited. He could not properly experience the full might of the Alloy Dragon Armor. Thoroughly exploring it would have to wait until he returned to his residence.
However, while the armor was great, he could not forget about his objective ining here.
Xiao Chen somewhat reluctantly retracted the armor into the Alloy gloves. Then, he said, Actually, this junior has another purpose ining here aside from the Alloy Dragon Armor.
I know, you are talking about that Xuewu Dynastys sacred tool, right? Just go over to Mo Chens ce to get it. She can be considered the student Im proudest of; this minor matter should not be a problem for her.
When speaking of Mo Chen, Master Ku Yun appeared very satisfied, as though he wanted to make her his final disciple.
When Xiao Chen saw the situation, he could not help butin about this tough job in his heart. However, he still steeled himself and said, Senior, this junior is thinking of temporarily borrowing Mo Chen, bringing her to the Yanwu Dynasty with me.
What did you say?
Right after Xiao Chen spoke, Master Ku Yuns smile disappeared. Then, he said seriously, Repeat yourself; I did not hear clearly.
Xiao Chen had to repeat himself. After he finished speaking, Master Ku Yuns expression immediately turned inscrutable.
You can forget about this. This old man finds your temperament agreeable. Furthermore, this is also a favor to Mu Zifeng. Thats why I made an exception for you. However, if you want to take away my star disciple, furthermore to a ce like the Yanwu Dynasty...just go. Ill pretend that I did not hear it.
Master Ku Yuns reaction surpassed Xiao Chens expectations. Furthermore, there seemed to be more to his words.
What did he mean by a ce like the Yanwu Dynasty?
Could it be that the Yanwu Dynasty is a bad ce?
When Master Ku Yun saw Xiao Chens somewhat confused expression, his own expression turned much warmer. Then, he sighed, Little friend, this old man is sincerely telling you that you should not have chosen to oversee the Yanwu Dynasty. However, even if it were another ce, I would not let you take Mo Chen away, what more to the Yanwu Dynasty.
Xiao Chen calmed down and said, Lets not mention the Yanwu Dynasty for now. Senior, would you hear me out? I am not a wastrel lusting after her beauty. The two of us have known each other for twenty-odd years ande from the same abandonednd.
When Master Ku Yun heard this, he stared at Xiao Chen in shock. You are the person that Mo Chen spoke about? This old man really could not tell. To think that you came from an abandonednd!
Chapter 2230 Raw 2336 : Journey Begins
Chapter 2230 Raw 2336 : Journey Begins
Master Ku Yun found what Xiao Chen said hard to believe. To think that Xiao Chen came from an abandonednd.
It was already difficult toe out of an abandonednd. Being able to get as far as Xiao Chen had was simply inconceivable.
Whether Master Ku Yun believed it or not, Xiao Chen did indeede from an abandonednd. Xiao Chen spoke in detail about his experiences in the Kunlun Realm and his rtionship with Mo Chen.
After Master Ku Yun finished listening, he sighed softly and said, Previously, Mo Chen had mentioned a person that came from the same ce as she did. I wanted to ask further, but she did not say much out of caution. Now that I understand that it is you, I have to think about this matter carefully.
Master Ku Yuns tone turned much warmer. His initial absolute refusal now turned into careful consideration.
Xiao Chen did not push the matter. He said after some thought, There seemed to be more to Seniors earlier words. Could the Yanwu Dynasty be a problematic ce?
After a moments thought, Master Ku Yun answered honestly, Mu Zifeng should have told you not to choose the Yanwu Dynasty, right?
Xiao Chen nodded. Lord Mu indeed had. However, he agreed after I persisted.
If that is the case, I will not speak more on this matter. Since he agreed to let you go, he naturally has his reasons.
After hearing that Mu Zifeng already advised Xiao Chen, Master Ku Yun did not dwell on this topic. He waved his hand and said, You can go first. As for Mo Chens matter, well speak about itter.
Xiao Chen sighed in his heart as he took his leave.
As a core Doyen, Master Ku Yun held equal status to Mu Zifeng.
Even Alliance Chief Hua Tianyang might not be able to change his decision.
If Master Ku Yun refused to let Mo Chen go, Xiao Chen could not do anything about it. However, on further thought, he concluded that if the Yanwu Dynasty was a problematic ce, it might not be bad for Mo Chen to remain in the Heavenly Alliance.
When Xiao Chen returned to his residence, Bao`er had already exchanged for the treasures and Medicinal Pills he wanted.
There was a silver incense burner with threeyers of lotus petals, the corresponding Heaven Grade incense, and one hundred Soul umting Pills. This used all of his contribution points.
The silver lotus incense burner and the Heavenly Grade incense aside, the Soul umting Pills were what distressed Xiao Chen.
Not only did this drain all his contribution points, but it even used up tens of tons of his Origin Liquid.
It is really expensive, Xiao Chen sighed after putting the things away, feeling heartache.
Bao`er smiled and said, Naturally, it is expensive. This Soul umting Pill is exclusive to the Heavenly Alliance; there is no way to buy it outside. Furthermore, its supply is limited. Five-petal members and below can buy only five a month. If not for Lord Mus care, Young Master would obtain only twenty at most. As for the effects, Young Master will know after consuming it.
Mu Zifengs connections are very vast in the Heavenly Alliance. It is like everyone gives him face.
He truly is a person fighting to be the next Alliance Chief.
Sorry to trouble you with this. You can leave first. I am going to try out the effects of this Soul umting Pill.
Yes.
After Bao`er left, Xiao Chen took out a Soul umting Pill. The ck Medicinal Pill appeared smooth and pleasant to touch. It had a pleasant aroma. Someone had carved aplicated symbol on the back of the Medicinal Pill. If the symbol were erged, one would see that it depicted an ancient deity.
Medicinal Pills for Sovereign Emperors tend toe from ancient Alchemic Recipes inherited through the ages. Some could even date from several epochs ago.
This ancient deitys identity was unknown. However, based on this carving, it seemed to have the effect of nourishing the soul. After the Soul umting Pill was formed, the deity carving would automatically appear.
In fact, the quality of the Soul umting Pill was determined by how lifelike the carving was.
After Xiao Chen swallowed one Soul umting Pill, he used his Divine Energy to refine it. When the medicinal effects activated, that ancient deitys image appeared in his vast Soul Pool. Then, it formed mystical hand seals and emitted waves of light, nourishing his soul.
Under the light, the Azure Dragon Divine Seal fell into a deep sleep, like a baby. Then, it slowly breathed in the same rhythm as the changing hand seals.
In reality, Xiao Chen mirrored the ancient deitys hand seals. As his hands moved, he further drove the Medicinal Energy.
Time crawled. When Xiao Chen next opened his eyes, a night had passed without him realizing it.
What a miraculous feeling! The Soul umting Pill lives up to its reputation.
Xiao Chen consumed only one pill, yet he already felt his restless Soul Energy settling down. The Soul Energy that leaked out, due to his Divine Sealsck of control, slowly returned to his Divine Seal.
It looks like Bao`er told the truth. This Soul umting Pill is indeed worth its price. If I refine all one hundred pills, my Soul Energy could bepressed and purified nine times. At that time, my Azure Dragon Divine Seal would probably show a qualitative change.
Xiao Chen thought, Looking at the time, the certificate of appointment from Mu Zifeng should be arriving soon.
Xiao Chen did not have to wait long. After half a day, Mu Zifeng arrived with the certificate of appointment for a Rank 6 envoy inspector overseeing the Yanwu Dynasty.
Pass me your medallion.
After Xiao Chen put away the certificate of appointment, he took out his Heavenly Alliance medallion and handed it to the other party.
Mu Zifeng sent a seal mark into Xiao Chens Heavenly Alliance medallion. The background changed slightly but still showed the vast snowy scene and the five eye-catching lit plum blossoms.
On the medallions obverse, sword hilts appeared in the four corners, surrounding the Heavenly Alliances holy relic, the Snow God Whip.
Its done. At the crucial moment, you can activate the four sword images. Each sword image can severely injure a Great Perfection Sovereign Emperor. If the four sword images wereyered over each other, even a Faux God would have to flee. This can save your life at a critical moment.
Mu Zifeng handed the medallion back to Xiao Chen. Then, he said gravely, As an envoy inspector, you oversee a region. You represent the Heavenly Alliances will. If the Heavenly Alliances interests in the Yanwu Dynasty suffer losses, you will be impeached, possibly punished. At that time, I will not be able to save you.
Xiao Chen put away his medallion and asked, Is the Yanwu Dynasty really that horrifying?
Mu Zifeng replied calmly, It cant really be called horrifying. However, the Heavenly Alliance has never managed to expand there. Just protecting the interests there is already difficult. Serving as an envoy inspector in the Yanwu Dynasty is destined to be hard work. However, even if you regret it now and want to back out, I can no longer help you.
Xiao Chen frowned slightly. Mu Zifeng seemed to have more to say.
Ill go first. You will have to set off tomorrow, so take care. Mu Zifeng smiled faintly. I still think very highly of you, so do your best.
It looks like Xiao Chen came to know some information about the Yanwu Dynasty. However, he chose this himself. It would be good if he suffers a little. It would be best if he can back off after understanding the difficulty.
Mu Zifeng knew that the Yanwu Dynasty was a problematic ce. He had told Xiao Chen at the start, but Xiao Chen did not listen. Hence, he just went with the flow and did not say anything more.
Mu Zifeng has his own ns. If Xiao Chen failed to expand the Heavenly Alliances influence there, Xiao Chen would definitelye back to ask for help.
If Xiao Chen owed Mu Zifeng too many favors, he would be bound by them, unable to act freely. At that time, it would be difficult for him to leave.
As the ces where Luck gathers in the Martial Epoch, the three dynasties might be more problematic than I imagined.
Xiao Chen was no fool. Now, he more or less understood Mu Zifengs intentions. However, he chose this path himself. Thus, he had to persevere.
Remaining in the Heavenly Alliances headquarters felt diforting. One had to pay the price for freedom.
Furthermore, Xiao Chen never feared a challenge. He had long wanted to go to the three dynasties and try out the Great Thousand Realms true talents.
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Early the next morning, Xiao Chen, Wu Meng, Nangong Feng, Bao`er, and the rest gathered at the Dao tform of the Heavenly Alliances headquarters.
The group would head to Deste City, then cross the sea to reach the Yanwu Dynastys capital.
Lin Feng, there is no need to send us any farther. This will do.
On thest day, Lin Feng risked some pressure and came to send Xiao Chen off.
Be careful when you go there. I heard that the Heavenly Alliance branch in the Yanwu Dynasty affects the benefits of many others. Before you, three envoy inspectors have died already. There are too many undercurrents, and it turned into an unresolved situation. Lin Feng sent Xiao Chen a voice projection in secret after hesitating for a long time. This was information he obtained from Suiren Ji.
In reality, Suiren Jis original words were very harsh. He said that Xiao Chen was simply seeking death. Xiao Chen was just a 1-Vein Sovereign Emperor but dared to oversee the Yanwu Dynasty. That was simply reckless.
Xiao Chen felt stunned upon hearing that. Clearly, he had not expected such secrets behind the scenes.
To think that three envoy inspectors already died, yet even with the Heavenly Alliances influence and threat, the situation remained unresolved.
You take care too.
The reward Suiren Ji obtained for Lin Feng was a superior-quality Cultivation Technique for Sovereign Emperors. After this, Lin Feng still had to remain in the Heavenly Alliances headquarters for a long time.
The danger he faced in his missions would also increase.
After Lin Feng left, Xiao Chen waited for another hour. Then, he sighed in his heart, It looks like Master Ku Yun is unwilling to let her go in the end.
This is good, as well. Just as Xiao Chen prepared to enter the Dao tform, he heard a voice ring out behind him.
Big Brother Xiao!
When Xiao Chen looked back, he saw Mo Chen rushing over, her face flushed slightly red, clearly in a hurry.
Xiao Chen revealed a smile on his face. With Mo Chen by his side, he felt more assured.
He silently swore in his heart, Regardless of how dangerous the Yanwu Dynasty is, I will protect Mo Chen even at the cost of my life.
Xiao Chen looked over his shoulder at a distant ce and saw Master Ku Yun watching from the summit of the tall mountain at the cksmithing forge.
Master Ku Yun nodded slightly, indicating for Xiao Chen to take care. Then, his figure faded from Xiao Chens sight.
Chapter 2231 Raw 2337 : Azure Dragon Inheritance
Chapter 2231 Raw 2337 : Azure Dragon Inheritance
In the end, Mo Chen made it. Just as Wu Meng and the others felt curious, Xiao Chen introduced, This is Mo Chen, an old friend from my hometown. She is also Master Ku Yuns star disciple. She will being to the Yanwu Dynasty with us.
Mo Chen smiled as she said softly, Hello, everyone. I am Mo Chen. Please take care of me in the future.
Hehe! Since you are Master Ku Yuns disciple, Im afraid that we will be the ones in your care in the future, Nangong Feng said with a smile. His eyes lit up when he saw a pretty woman.
Jokes aside, with the status of being Master Ku Yuns disciple, no one would underestimate Mo Chen.
Lets go, then. We are going to Deste City.
After the introductions werepleted, Xiao Chens group climbed onto the Dao tform. The Elders around the Dao tform stretched out their hands at the same time. Immediately, mysterious talisman scripts continuously drifted out. After a while, a Dao Door opened at the center.
Everyone in the group gave the Heavenly Alliances headquarters onest look before entering. After leaving now, who knew when they would return to the Heavenly Alliances headquarters.
Light flickered, and when everyones vision turned clear again, they appeared on top of a tall mountain.
In the north was the ancient, glorious Deste City. In the southy the bare, vast, shimmering Overflowing Sea.
Little Friend Xiao Chen, it has been a long time. This old man has been waiting for a while.
Deste Citys City Lord, Shangguan Yun, stood at the side of the Dao tform, weing Xiao Chen.
To think that Lord Shangguan personally came to receive us. I am undeserving of this. Xiao Chen immediately rushed over, not daring to be slow.
Deste City was next to the Overflowing Sea, making it an important stronghold of the Heavenly Alliance in the Central Great Realm. Hence, Deste Citys City Lord was a powerhouse whose importance wasparable to the core Doyens
Shangguan Yun smiled, apparently in a good mood. How are you undeserving? You entered the Heavenly Alliance from my Deste City. Before you reached one hundred years old, you are already a Rank 6 envoy inspector. How could I not personallye and receive you when you gained such glory for me? Nangong Feng, Yun Fei, you two did pretty well too. If I recognize these other two right, you should be among the heaven-defying Sovereign Personages from the test back then. Now, you have also be Sovereign Emperors already. Theter generations truly surpass the older generations.
As Shuangguan Yun spoke with Xiao Chen, he did not neglect the people with Xiao Chen, giving them a good impression.
Due to the rules, I cannot dy you here. Otherwise, I would properly receive and entertain you. Look up. That is the 7-Star Heaven Suspending Warship that the Heavenly Alliance prepared for you. It is made entirely from Alloy.
Shangguan Yun pointed up, and everyone looked up.
They saw a silver warship hidden in the clouds, exuding a strong might. It looked like a silver dragon lurking in the clouds, waiting to break out.
This was a 7-Star Heaven Suspending Warship made out of Alloy. While Xiao Chen was an envoy inspector, he held its usage rights.
The dazzling, eye-catching warship made Xiao Chen sigh in his heart.
Many years ago, he did not even have a Heaven Suspending War Chariot. Now, he had his own Heaven Suspending Warship. Furthermore, it was one forged by the Heavenly Alliance with Alloy.
Go on, then. I wish you a smooth journey.
Many thanks, City Lord.
The group performed cupped-fist salutes before soaring into the air and boarding the Alloy Heaven Suspending Warship hidden in the clouds.
After Xiao Chen entered, the captain immediately came out and transferred the control rights to the envoy inspector medallion in his hand.
Milord, this Soaring Cloud, a 7-Star Heaven Suspending Warship, is yours now. It will be yours until you leave office. At that time, it will return to the Heavenly Alliance. If you wish to own it forever, you have absolute priority. I will remain on the ship for half a month to help Milord familiarize himself with this warship. I will then leave after we arrive at the Yanwu Dynasty.
Xiao Chen felt very satisfied with the captains attitude. He said calmly, In that case, you can leave first. Mo Chen, please send off the captain together with the rest of the crew.
Mo Chen nodded her head slightly. She knew that Xiao Chen would be taking over the warship. This was a 7-Star Heaven Suspending Warship made of Alloy. Even a peak Sovereign Emperor would not dare to attack after seeing it.
This Heaven Suspending Warship possessed immeasurable value. If Xiao Chen could take it over earlier, he would do so.
Xiao Chen strolled around the warship by himself. He had once been a pirate and was very familiar with the warships that the Pirate Alliance designed. He soon gained a rough understanding of this 7-Star Heaven Suspending Warship.
The Heaven Suspending Warship was pretty good. It was used primarily in the Central Great Realm and had its own benefitspared to the pirate ships.
However, to avoid appearing too ostentatious, Xiao Chen made the silver warship on the Overflowing Sea turn an ordinary sky-blue, the same color as the Overflowing Sea.
The Overflowing Sea was the most massive ind sea in the Central Great Realm. A World Gate in the center of the sea connected to the seven forbidden seas of the Great Thousand Realms.
There were many legends about the World Gate, but most people had already forgotten about it. Now, people just treated the Overflowing Sea as amercial sea, famed for its prosperous and booming economy.
After looking around, Xiao Chen went on deck and looked at the vast Overflowing Sea. He saw many ships everywhere, like fish in a river.
At least ten thousand ships were sailing toward the Yanwu Dynasty.
After Xiao Chens Soaring Cloud changed color, it was no longer eye-catching.
The Yanwu Dynasty...I wonder what awaits me there?
Mankind was always drawn to the unknown, feeling it a challenge, even if it promised trouble.
Lin Fengs final words cast a shadow on this trip. The previous three envoy inspectors had all died.
Indeed, the Yanwu Dynasty was a problematic ce.
However, it was still good to leave the Heavenly Alliances headquarters. Xiao Chen had already had enough of the atmosphere there.
Being sandwiched between Mu Zifeng and Suiren Ji did not feel good. Compared to a sect, a purely materialistic organization like the Heavenly Alliance felt too oppressive.
After a while, Xiao Chen went to his room and looked around.
Then, he ced his palms together and circted the Demonic Cloud Heaven Swallowing Art. Demonic Qi surged out immediately, spreading to every corner of the room.
Even if people spied on him, they would only think that he was cultivating his Demonic Dao Cultivation Technique. After all, the warship was not the Heavenly Alliances headquarters, where there were many Sovereign Emperor experts.
Once the Demonic Qi was so thick that it appeared pitch-ck, Xiao Chen waved his hand, and the Divine Universe Stele appeared in his palm.
I should have gone there long ago. Unfortunately, I could not do so until now, he sighed.
Xiao Chen should have gone to the Azure Dragons oldnds the moment he reached Sovereign Emperor. However, there were too many eyes in the Heavenly Alliances headquarters. Even though he went out on missions, he could not guarantee that no one spied on him.
Acting with caution, Xiao Chen could not find a chance. Today, he finally had his chance.
Whoosh!
A light shed, and Xiao Chen entered the Divine Universe Steles space. He stood on a Dragon Race Dao tform, and there was a blood moon above.
A seay before him, dotted with many nodes that connected to the various transportation formations and secret realms in the Divine Dragon Empire.
There was a blurry Azure Dragon Totem at the end of the sea. Every time Xiao Chen looked into the distance, he could vaguely sense it.
Xiao Chen entered deep thought. If he could break through to Great Perfection Sovereign Emperor, perhaps he could use the Dao tform he stood on to return directly to the Kunlun Realm.
However, who knew what kind of trouble he would encounter by entering the Kunlun Realm with his current strength.
Lets not think about that for now. I should go to the Azure Dragons oldnds first.
Xiao Chen leaped into the air and entered the blood moon above his head. In the next moment, the Divine Universe Stele in the room vanished with a sh.
When Xiao Chen reappeared, he held the Divine Universe Stele in his hand as he descended quickly from the blood moon.
Egg Egg is back!
The ck and White Eggs, who were bickering out of boredom, immediately let out startled cries when they saw the figure in the blood moon.
Egg Egg is already a Sovereign Emperor!
Egg Egg,e over and fight with us!
The ck and White Eggs went wild with joy. When Xiao Chen appeared, their strength adjusted and surpassed 3-Vein Sovereign Emperor, reaching 4-Vein Sovereign Emperor.
Xiao Chen initially felt interested. However, he gave up when he saw the situation. These two puppets should have sensed that his Soul Energy reached the level of a 3-Vein Sovereign Emperor. Hence, they raised their strength to one cultivation grade higher, 4-Vein Sovereign Emperor.
However, Xiao Chens actual cultivation was only 1-Vein Sovereign Emperor. How could he be a match for a 4-Vein Sovereign Emperor opponent? What more, two?
Ignoring the two fools calls, Xiao Chen turned into a sea of lightning and streaked down towards the ancient Azure Dragon city with a loud rumble.
Boom!
When the sea of lightningnded at the city gate, Xiao Chen revealed himself and looked towards the holy mountain in the city.
Rumble... The ground shook, and the mountains trembled. Then, Xiao Chen saw a slowly moving Azure Dragon statue appear at the mountains summit. The Azure Dragon statues eyes flickered with spiritual light. When it looked at him across the distance, he felt pressure as heavy as a mountain.
Since you are already a Sovereign Emperor, quicklye over.
The dragon spirits voice rang out in Xiao Chens mind. He stopped hesitating and gently pushed off with his feet, his arms spread wide like wings. When hended again, he was in the mouth of the Azure Dragon statue.
Then, he entered withrge strides.
Azure Dragon inheritance, I, Xiao Chen, am here!
Chapter 2232 Raw 2338 : Royal Dragon Blood
Chapter 2232 Raw 2338 : Royal Dragon Blood
Xiao Chen entered the interior of the Azure Dragon statue and headed straight in. Soon, he reached the end, where the wall showed a painting of ten thousand dragons gathering.
This was where Xiao Chen formed the Ten Thousand Dragons Picture and gained the right to cultivate the Ten Thousand Dragons Art.
Whoosh!
The dragon spirit appeared and looked at Xiao Chen. Then, it said, Unexpectedly, you managed to be a Sovereign Emperor so quickly. This surpassed my expectations.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly. He had the Blood-Soaked Dragon Emperors inheritance. Even if he had not entered the Faux God World, he would still be a Sovereign Emperor by now.
Entering the Faux God World just allowed Xiao Chen to be a Sovereign Emperor faster.
I have arrived as arranged. Now that I am a Sovereign Emperor, can I obtain the Azure Dragons inheritance? Xiao Chen asked straightforwardly.
The dragon spirit retorted indifferently, Right now, the Azure Dragon Races bloodline has faded away. You might be the only one left. If you do not seed the inheritance, who can? Fifty-odd years ago, I did not even let that Heavenly Dragon in when he knelt outside the city for one hundred days.
Xiao Chen felt slightly startled. He had not expected the Heavenly Dragon to have suffered such a setback.
However, you have to think carefully. After obtaining the Azure Dragons inheritance, you will have to shoulder the burden of the Azure Dragons fate, whether you are willing or not. There is no escape; there is no other choice. You will have to shoulder the responsibility of revitalizing the Azure Dragon Race and rejuvenating the Dragon Races great cause.
Wait... Xiao Chen interrupted the other party.
As he looked at the dragon spirit, he said, I know about revitalizing the Azure Dragon Race. Back then, the old Dragon Horse and the others told me about it. I have already carved and ced an Azure Dragon Totem in the Kunlun Realm. Currently, things have taken a turn for the better. However, what do you mean by rejuvenating the Dragon Races great cause?
The dragon spirit exined seriously, Back then, the Blood-Soaked Dragon Emperor and Dragon Emperor Xiao Yun nearly fulfilled this fate. They were only one step away from establishing a supreme Divine Dragon Dynasty, ruling both the Righteous Dao and Demonic Dao, and starting a new epoch.
A new epoch?
Thats right. When the ck Dragon King broke the World Tree, the Martial Epoch entered an irreversible decline. Epochs rise and fall, like the cycle of four seasons. It is just like when the Immortal Epoch fell and the Martial Epoch rose.
The dragon spirit said indifferently, Since the Great Deste Eon, the Dragon Race has endured through countless epochs. Its inheritance never got cut off. However, it never could truly start a new epoch. The Azure Dragon bloodline is the proudest and noblest bloodline of the Dragon Race. Logically, it would have started an epoch that belonged to the Dragon Race.
bbergasted, Xiao Chen said in a heavy voice, It feels very distant.
Its fine. Whether you are willing or not, this is the fate of the Azure Dragon Race; you cannot avoid it. The dragon spirit did not exin further. Then, it said softly, Come. Ill bring you to acknowledge the ancestors and enter your name into the Dragon Races royal genealogical record.
Ka ca!
The dragon spirit gently tapped the wall with the Ten Thousand Dragons Picture carved on it. The wall slowly opened from the middle.
An ancient, azure book floated quietly amid eternal darkness.
What is your family name and given name?
Just as Xiao Chen found this strange, a voice suddenly rang out in his heart. Before he could react, he had already replied in his mind.
As the words Xiao Chen appeared in his mind, the ancient, azure book opened silently.
Xiao Chens face twisted in unbearable pain. He felt an invisible energy being pulled out of his soul and bloodline. This feeling of the soul and bloodline being pulled out vanished only when the words Xiao Chen appeared on the book and the book closed.
Whoosh!
After the book closed, a drop of dragon blood flew out and entered Xiao Chens forehead.
In the next moment, Xiao Chen felt his blood burn, and his Great Deste Eon bloodline activated uncontrobly.
Ah!
Xiao Chen let out a loud cry of pain. He could no longer endure, roaring like a madman.
A dragon roar thundered, and a sovereigns will that traveled across time shook the surroundings. A horrifying and startling King Dragon Might burst out of his body,ing from ancient times. This was the King Dragon Might from the Mythological Eon and Great Deste Eon.
Xiao Chen went mad; the agony reaved him of his rationality. An ancient seal formed slowly on his forehead.
He regained his rity and consciousness only after the seal finished forming. He felt like all his blood had been reced.
It was not just a simple rebirth. As he raised his hand or leg, he unconsciously exuded an ancient King Dragon Might.
Xiao Chens air was utterly different. Not only that, but the Azure Dragons power in his bloodline seemed to be stronger than before.
The most shocking thing was that Xiao Chen could freely control his Great Deste Eon bloodline.
After the Great Deste Eon bloodline activated, ones strength would skyrocket. However, it would notst for long, and the negative effects were obvious; one would enter a prolonged weakened state.
However, Xiao Chens bloodline was already activated, but he did not feel like it had gone berserk.
This seems like how everything ought to be. This is my power in the first ce. Naturally, it has to heed mymands.
What happened to me? Xiao Chen looked at the dragon spirit in shock, not understanding what happened.
King! You are now the king of the Azure Dragon Race. The Azure Dragon King is you, Xiao Chen. Your name is already entered in the royal genealogical record. Naturally, your bloodline is now the royal Azure Dragon Bloodline. Dont look at how the other bloodlines appoint their kings. Those kings names are not entered into the royal genealogical record, so they are not true kings.
The dragon spirit continued seriously, Back then, although Dragon Emperor Xiao Yun lost, the royal genealogical records did not fall into the enemys hands. Whoever possesses it has the right to confer kingship. Now, only the Dragon Race possesses such a royal genealogical record. The other Great Deste Eon races lost their royal genealogical records long ago.
Xiao Chen felt slightly startled. Although he had been conferred the Azure Dragon King in the Kunlun Realm, in reality, that had been just a title.
Such a title did not bring any change. This time, Xiao Chen truly obtained this name. He acknowledged the ancestors and was anointed with a drop of royal dragon blood. From today on, he was the true Azure Dragon King and not just the possessor of such a title.
You said that I have the power to confer kingship? A bright light shed in Xiao Chens eyes as he looked at the royal genealogical record.
The dragon spirit said indifferently, You are now the Azure Dragon King. Naturally, this royal genealogical record belongs to you. The Dragon Kings that are not entered into the royal genealogical record are fake kings. Even the Dragon Emperor is just a fake emperor.
The power and authority to confer kingship...this is probably the most valuable treasure in the Azure Dragons inheritance.
Xiao Chen found this thought inconceivable. With this royal genealogical record, he now had the greatest trump card in obtaining the Dragon Emperor position.
Come. Follow me to the inheritance hall. When the dragon spirit spoke, the Ten Thousand Dragons Picture wall reappeared, isting the royal genealogical record in that eternal darkness again.
Xiao Chen followed the dragon spirit down many turns before reaching the inheritance hall.
There were seven floors to the inheritance hall, and restrictions covered the entire hall, which exuded the Azure Dragons Dragon Might.
The familiar Azure Dragons Dragon Might gave Xiao Chen an intimate feeling that was veryfortable.
Each floor of this inheritance hall has a corresponding supreme treasure. It might be an Alchemic Recipe, a treasure, a Cultivation Technique, possibly even all three. Only the first floor does not require testing. The remaining six floors require you to pass a test before you can enter, the dragon spirit introduced to Xiao Chen as it pointed at the inheritance hall.
Can I enter now? Xiao Chen asked with some anticipation.
You can. The dragon spirit paused here before continuing. However, only a few treasures will appear on every floor. The first floor will give you treasures based on your strength. As for the upper floors, it will depend on your performance during the test. The better you fare, the more rewards there will be.
Finding it strange, Xiao Chen asked, There is such a thing? Didnt you say that all the inheritance here would be mine to use? Why the need for such a system?
The dragon spiritughed softly, What are you thinking? Since this is the inheritance hall, naturally, it has to be passed down through the generations. Could it be that you want to empty out the treasury? Such a system is to ensure that my Azure Dragon Race never falls. As long as the bloodline exists, it can rise. You are now the Azure Dragon King. In the future, you will be the Dragon Emperor. You will have the responsibility of replenishing the inheritance hall.
Xiao Chen smiled bitterly. This makes sense. He headed for the inheritance hall without saying anything more.
When the invisible restrictions sensed the royal Azure Dragon bloodline in Xiao Chens body, they did not stop him, letting him enter unhindered.
This is?
On the inheritance halls first floor, a stele in the center had a weapon stabbed into its topa ck saber!
Xiao Chen felt excited. Although his Tyrant Saber had been reforged several times and was alreadyparable to an Inferior Grade Soul Tool, it was still a Dao Tool and not a Soul Tool.
Using a Dao Tool would be somewhat inappropriate for a Rank 6 envoy inspector.
Xiao Chen walked over with long strides. Then, he saw the words Heavenly yer on the stele.
Heavenly yer? Is your name Heavenly yer?
Chapter 2233 Raw 2339 : Soul Tool Heavenly Slayer
Chapter 2233 Raw 2339 : Soul Tool Heavenly yer
Heavenly yer!
This is a pretty good name, Xiao Chen muttered to himself as he grabbed the hilt.
He felt a familiar sensation. The handle seemed to be made from the wood of a Thunder Cliff Tree like the one-hundred-thousand-year-old Herb King that he once obtained.
Suddenly, rumbling sounds rang out. A resplendent electric light burst forth from the exposed half of the saber, and the entire first floor of the inheritance hall trembled slightly.
Xiao Chen tried to pull the saber out by force but found it incredibly taxing. Electricity from the saber continuously attacked his body.
Interesting, this saber has a temper.
Xiao Chen snorted coldly as he silently spread his Thunder Dao Domain. Chi! Chi! He managed to pull the saber out by one centimeter.
However, a stronger counterattack came after that. Strands of electricity gathered in the hall and turned into lightning knives shooting at him.
Xiao Chen strengthened his Thunder Dao Domain to the secondyer and destroyed the lightning knives flying at him.
You have a temper, but I have no time to y with you.
Xiao Chen smiled, and his Thunder Dao Domain suddenly soared to the thirdyer, then the fourthyer. After that, a saber light shed on his forehead as he also brought out the Saber Dao Domain.
The instant the two Dao Domainsyered over each other, Xiao Chen yanked the saber and managed to pull it out in one breath.
Crack!
The instant the saber was clear of the stele, he seemed to hear something shattering. Was it the heart breaking?
No, it was not the heart breaking but heaven shattering.
If Xiao Chen could look through the inheritance hall, he would have seen cracks spreading out in the sky above thend of the blood moon the moment he pulled out the Heavenly yer Saber, looking like wounds.
The saber was about two-and-a-half fingers wide and one hundred thirty centimeters long. It was as straight as a tall peak stabbing into the clouds, with a tip at a thirty-degree angle.
Lightning motifs covered the ck saber, looking like ripples and showing a bleak coldness.
After Xiao Chen pulled out the Heavenly yer, a jade strip slowly floated out.
Xiao Chen stretched out his hand and grabbed the jade strip. Immediately, the introduction to the Heavenly yer appeared in his mind.
Heavenly yer, a Medial Grade Soul Tool weapon. The de is forged of Demonic Tribtion Thunder Gold, the handle is made from an ancient Thunder Cliff Tree, and an ancient Thunder Dragons true soul was infused into it. Demonic Tribtion Thunder Gold is a Transcendent Grade divine material formed when an ancient Demonic Sovereign underwent his True God tribtion. It can only be found and not sought. This saber is firm, ferocious, and domineering. It contains the Heavenly Daos killing intent. Its sharp edge can ignite a Demonic Tribtion Divine Lightning to function as a heavenly punishment. If driven at full power, it can shatter the sky, make the sun and moon lightless, and pull down the stars. After its forging, it steeped in the Primal Chaos spaces Lightning Sea for ten thousand years, which left its Heavenly Daos killing intent withdrawn, waiting to be unleashed. As a Medial Grade Soul Tool, it is practically a Superior Grade Soul Tool. Using it requires extremely high umtions of the Thunder Dao. If there is no need, do not brandish the Heavenly Daos killing intent. Once you do, you will only injure yourself if you do not kill.
Bang!
Just at this moment, the stele suddenly shattered, and a saber scabbard appeared.
After Xiao Chen bound the saber and sheathed it, he felt very satisfied. However, the final line made him somewhat cautious. Once the Heavenly Daos killing intent is brought out, you will only injure yourself if you do not kill.
Very good. Xiao Chen felt very satisfied with the Heavenly yer as the Tyrant Sabers recement.
For regr times, using the Tyrant Saber would be sufficient. After all, when one used a Soul Tool, it would feel like a fight to the death.
When Xiao Chen looked around and failed to discover anything else of value, he was slightly disappointed.
Although a Medial Grade Soul Tool was already extremely preciousespecially when it was a suitable weapon for Xiao Chenthis was still the Azure Dragons inheritance hall, after all. He held high hopes for it. Not feeling resigned, he continued looking around.
After a while, a wall attracted Xiao Chens attention. There was another Ten Thousand Dragons Picture on that wall.
However, this Ten Thousand Dragons Picture seemed somewhat different. While it was also a Ten Thousand Dragons Picture, the Azure Dragon was in the center with the other dragons serving as foils.
So, this is the case!
Xiao Chens face lit up in joy as he gradually understood the meaning of this picture. There were some words hidden in the painting. It turned out that this was the next stage of the Ten Thousand Dragons Art.
Forming the Ten Thousand Dragons Picture was only the first step in cultivating the Ten Thousand Dragons Art. Thetter parts were the vital parts.
Xiao Chen had to follow his bloodline and advance the Ten Thousand Dragons Art step by step before the Ten Thousand Dragons Art eventually turned into the Ancestor Dragon Art.
The entire inheritance hall had a total of seven floors. Each floor contained a cirction method for the next stage. After seven stages, the Ten Thousand Dragons Art would evolve into the Ancestor Dragon Art.
Xiao Chen thought for a while before sitting cross-legged. Then, he started cultivating this advanced cirction method.
Xiao Chens Divine Energy surged and materialized many dragon images, forming the Ten Thousand Dragons Picture. As he implemented the cirction method, the luminous dragon images changed continuously.
The dragon images circled Xiao Chens body overhead, the ten thousand dragons switching unpredictably.
Then, most of the ten thousand dragon images disappeared, leaving only an Azure Dragon image. Soon after that, the many dragon images reformed with the Azure Dragon as the center.
Two dayster, Xiao Chen opened his eyes again, with a new Ten Thousand Dragons Picture behind him.
He had formally seeded in the first stage of the Ten Thousand Dragons Art. With the Azure Dragon as the star and the rest of the ten thousand dragons as supporters, the entire Ten Thousand Dragons Picture improved.
Xiao Chen hesitated for a while before deciding against continuing. It was not time to enter the second floor yet.
After Xiao Chen came out of the inheritance hall, the dragon spirit said softly, It looks like you have alreadyprehended the cirction method for advancing the Ten Thousand Dragons Art. Not bad. With your current cultivation, you are close to opening your second Divine Vein. At that time, you can enter the second floor.
What? I need to open two Divine Veins to enter the second floor?
The dragon spirit smiled and said, That is not necessarily so. However, there is no way for you to pass the test as a 1-Vein Sovereign Emperor. You can give it a try, though.
Xiao Chen shook his head and said, Never mind. When my saber skills improve further, Ille and challenge it. I have to go now.
The dragon spirit nodded and said, I look forward to your next visit.
Xiao Chen had epted the Azure Dragons inheritance, bound a Medial Grade Soul Tool, the Heavenly yer Saber, formally be the Azure Dragon King, obtained the royal Azure Dragon bloodline, and advanced his Ten Thousand Dragons Art.
He had reaped a huge harvest the first time he entered thend of the blood moon after advancing to Sovereign Emperor. This surpassed his expectations.
Be it the Heavenly yer Saber, the royal Azure Dragon bloodline, or the new Ten Thousand Dragons Picture, they all allowed his strength to soar.
Now, those Sovereign Emperors who had not formed their Divine Veins yet would notst even one move against him.
No matter how heaven-defying a 1-Vein Sovereign Emperor was, Xiao Chen could easily kill them.
If a 2-Vein Sovereign Emperor was not an outstanding talent or did not have some great fortuitous encounter, Xiao Chen could suppress them as well.
Even against 3-Vein Sovereign Emperors, Xiao Chen stood a high chance of winning if he brought out his trump cards.
Only a Great Perfection Sovereign Emperor could put some pressure on him. However, if the other party underestimated him, it would be hard to predict the final victor.
After Xiao Chen exited the ancient Azure Dragon city, he turned into a lightning bolt andnded in front of the ck and White Eggs as though he teleported.
It has been a long time, Xiao Chen said softly.
The ck and White Eggs smiled and retorted, Cut the crap. Fight with us first. The two of us are itching for a fight. We have not humiliated you for many years already. If we still do not do so, nothing will change.
Right, right, right. Your growth in strength is really horrifying.
These two puppets reached the level of a 4-Vein Sovereign Emperor. Furthermore, they had the umtions of a Faux God and werebat puppets. Naturally, Xiao Chen would not seek trouble when he did not have to.
If you want to have an exchange, we can. However, it has to be one on one. If you two go together, then forget about it, Xiao Chen said after thinking this through.
Yeah, right. Who wants to go one-on-one? We are here to humiliate you. If we cannot do that, what is the point of fighting with you?
Egg Egg, you are really shameless!
The ck and White Eggs immediately felt displeased upon hearing Xiao Chens terms, so they started chitter-chattering andining.
Never mind, then. Actually, I came here this time to bring you out. What is the point of you two remaining here and bickering with each other the whole day? If you are that capable,e out and make it big with me. Come see the true experts.
Xiao Chen ignored the twos prattle and started tempting them to leave.
ck Egg shook its head and said, The two of us also want to leave. However, we have Masters order to follow.
Xiao Chen said honestly, Actually...Dragon Egg emptied the inheritance pce back then. The two of you have been guarding an empty ce.
What?!
You dont believe me? Just go in and take a look.
The two puppets were greatly startled and incredulous. When they entered the pce and saw the empty hall, they were stupefied.
Dragon Egg, you bastard. To think that you are so ruthless, taking away all of Masters inheritance and monopolizing it.
He did not even leave any scraps. To think that we stood guard here for so many years.
Damn that Dragon Egg. After we go out, we have to find him and beat him to a pulp.
After a while, the ck and White Eggs appeared before Xiao Chen and said, Lets go. We will follow you. Hehe! With us three Eggs working together, we will be unrivaled. No one will be a match for us.
Go, go, go! Lets go quickly.
The twobat puppets were tired of thisnd of the blood moon already.
In reality, the two of them had wanted to leave long ago.
Things went as Xiao Chen expected. He smiled faintly and collected the ck and White Eggs into the Divine Universe Stele.
Chapter 2234 Raw 2340 : Imperial Capital Yan City
Chapter 2234 Raw 2340 : Imperial Capital Yan City
Thick Demonic Qi and ck clouds roiled in Xiao Chens room in the Alloy warship.
Whoosh!
Light shed, and the Divine Universe Stele returned to the room from thend of the blood moon. Three figures appeared in quick session soon after.
After Xiao Chen appeared, he gently waved his hand. All the Demonic Qi immediately vanished, revealing a ckbat puppet and a whitebat puppet.
A 7-Star Heaven Suspending Warship!
It ispletely forged of Alloy. Egg Egg, you really struck it rich!
The ck and White Eggs had followed a Faux God master and seen a lot of things. They recognized the Alloy warship at a nce.
They immediately praised it effusively, feeling very excited as they looked around and checked out the room.
Xiao Chen revealed a faint smile on his face. Although the ck and White Eggs currently had the cultivation of only a 4-Vein Sovereign Emperor, they possessed the umtions of a Faux God.
The ck and White Eggs were especially good atbination attacks. Although they showed the cultivation of a 4-Vein Sovereign Emperor, even a 5-Vein Sovereign Emperor or 6-Vein Sovereign Emperor might not hold an upper hand.
I have to think up new names for them before letting them appear.
Can the two of you make it look like you are initiate Sovereign Emperors to others? Xiao Chen asked softly after some thought.
ck Egg smiled and said, How is that difficult? ording to Masters rules, we can only raise our strength when you raise yours. However, we can freely lower our cultivation. You dont have to worry.
Xiao Chen felt that it made sense. Back when he first saw the ck and White Eggs, he thought they were only Great Perfection Holy Venerates.
I am somewhat curious. I clearly am only a 1-Vein Sovereign Emperor. Why are the two of you adjusted to 4-Vein Sovereign Emperor?
White Eggughed at Xiao Chens confusion. Do you think that we are fools? Your Soul Energy has already reached the level of a 3-Vein Sovereign Emperor. If the two of us remain as 2-Vein Sovereign Emperors, we will get humiliated by you.
Xiao Chen immediately fell speechless. Back then, if the ck and White Eggs were only 2-Vein Sovereign Emperors, he would not have minded exchanging moves with them.
Hehe! We are going out to have a walk.
The ck and White Eggs had finally left thend of the blood moon. After informing Xiao Chen of their intention, they pushed the door open and went out. Xiao Chen could not even stop them.
Ah...
Hey, theres a young woman here. Unfortunately, her butt is not big enough. She is also not tall enough.
Not pretty, not pretty. Go, go, go.
A startled cry came from outside. The ck and White Eggs surprised Bao`er, causing her to shy into Xiao Chens room hurriedly.
Young Master, what are those two things? the startled Bao`er asked with a quivering voice, still appearing somewhat afraid.
Xiao Chen replied softly, Those two arebat puppets that I obtained. They are very intelligent. However, dont worry. They do not have any malicious intentions. Their tongues are just somewhat vicious.
A strange look shed in her eyes. Then, she patted her chest as she said, Young Master, the next time there are suchbat puppets, you should let me know in advance. You nearly scared Bao`er to death.
Xiao Chen knew Bao`er felt suspicious. However, she should not be able to guess the mysteries behind this. He stood up and said, How much longer to the Yanwu Dynasty?
Replying to Young Master, we are pretty lucky, encountering calm weather on the Overflowing Sea, so the journey has been smooth and unhindered, Bao`er promptly answered.
Xiao Chen looked at the room that the ck and White Eggs messed up. Then, he said, Tidy the ce up. Im going out for a walk.
Yes.
Soon, Xiao Chen, who was meandering around the ship, heard the sounds of fighting.
He followed the noise to an arena in the Alloy warship. There, he saw the ck and White Eggs fighting with the Saber Demon Wu Meng.
Wu Meng was a 1-Vein Sovereign Emperor, and the ck and White Eggs suppressed their strength to the same realm.
Mo Chen, Nangong Feng, and the others watched with interest from the side.
Bang!
After Wu Meng got knocked off the arena, he showed a confused look in his eyes and pain on his face.
Trash.
Useless, cant even defeat us twobat puppets.
The ck and White Eggs appeared cocky as they ridiculed Wu Meng.
Nangong Feng said, Big Brother Wu Meng already lost three times. Each time, he could notst more than ten moves.
Strange. Where did Xiao Chen get these twobat puppets?
Hey, Big Brother Xiao, you came, Mo Chen said softly when she saw Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen nodded. Then, he walked over and asked, What happened?
Mo Chen exined, These twobat puppets said that Egg Egg brought them over. After exining for a long time, we finally understood...they were referring to you, Big Brother Xiao. Then, for some reason, they started exchanging moves with Wu Meng, saying that they wanted to humiliate someone.
Nangong Fengughed as he said, Xiao Chen, do you really have a nickname called Egg Egg?
The others also looked over curiously, smiling.
Xiao Chen smiled bitterly. My good reputation will truly be ruined. These two arebat puppets I obtained by chance. They only just recovered today. If you are interested, you can fight with them more. They will adjust their strength to just slightly higher than yours.
Really? Yun Fei, Nangong Feng, and Mo Yu said interestedly as their eyes lit up.
Of course.
Xiao Chen saw obvious improvements in strength when he fought the ck and White Eggs back then. Of course, one needed to endure the torture from these two first.
It looks like I will have to give it a tryter.
Hence, the miserable cries rang out nonstop on the Alloy warship over the next few days.
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Aside from refining a Soul umting Pill every day, Xiao Chen also started to practice the Mahmy Abstinence Vition Saber Techniques fifth move, the Three Life Flower.
Once the Three Life Flower blooms, it shows three lives in three worlds.
This seemed vaguely simr to Xiao Chens state of cycle.
However, he had already studied this move for many years and understood that it was not significantly rted to the state of cycle.
Xiao Chen only recentlyprehended the Three Life Flowers true meaning. The Three Life Flower washed away all the burdens in the past and current lives. The moment the flower bloomed, the burdens were washed away, brightening the current and future lives.
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In the blink of an eye, ten days passed.
Xiao Chens group traveled across the Overflowing Sea and finally entered the Yanwu Dynastys territory.
Aside from Xiao Chen, Mo Chen, and Bao`er, the rest all appeared fatigued and dispirited.
The reason went without saying.
Anyone would be like that after being tortured by the ck and White Eggs for ten days. Furthermore, their physical bodies were weaker than Xiao Chens.
However, as Xiao Chen had said, everyones strength soared.
A mere ten days equaled half a year of experiential training, possibly even more.
Wu Meng could even fight to a draw with the ck and White Eggs when they were at the same cultivation realm. Just as Wu Meng almost gained victory, the ck and White Eggs decisively shifted their focus to fighting with the other three.
Young Master, should wemunicate with the nearby Heavenly Alliances factions and get them to send us to the capital? Bao`er asked. This was part of her responsibility.
Xiao Chen waved his hand and replied, Theres no need. We should not startle anyone. Just head straight for the Heavenly Alliances headquarters in the Yanwu Dynasty. I recall that the dynasty headquarters is called something pavilion?
Bao`er reminded, Misty Rain Pavilion.
Mo Chen muttered to herself, Misty Rain Pavilion...this name seems quite poetic. It does not seem to have much of a connection to merchant associations.
The three dynasties upied thend where Luck gathered in the Central Great Realm. The capitals of the dynasties were where the Luck was at its peak. These were the origins of the Martial Epochs Dragon Veins, the ces of influence where the geniuses and outstanding talents of the world gathered.
Yan City, the Yanwu Dynastys imperial capital,y at the foot of a huge spiritual mountain and along the Yan River.
At the peak of this spiritual mountain was a statue of the K?yapa Buddha. This Buddha statue was gigantic and majestic. It looked down on everything with benevolent eyes and a smile, showing that Buddha was merciful.
Legend had it that the Hidden Spirit Temple was established on this spiritual mountain. However, there were thousands of temples on this mountain with countless Buddhist pilgrims and worshippers, yet no one could see where the Hidden Spirit Temple was.
No matter what, this ce was the greatest holynd of the orthodox Buddhist sects. This was where all the incense and worship gathered.
The Yanwu Dynasty had one hundred eight provinces. Each province had one hundred counties, and each county was asrge as half a great realm.
The area under the royal courts control was Yan Province, which upied nearly one-third of the dynastys territory.
Every one of Yan Provinces one hundred counties was incredibly vast and boundless. Hundreds of millions of people lived there, along with countless sects and Noble ns producing endless geniuses and outstanding talents.
The royal court firmly grasped the entire Yan Province. It possessed deep umtions and monopolized the dynastys Luck. The one hundred county lords of Yan Province were either dukes or Noble ns n heads. These people held high positions, some even higher than feudal lords.
Some of the horrifying county lords were even feudal lords in the first ce, holding conferrednd in other provinces.
Yan City, the imperial capital, was in the center of these one hundred counties. The one hundred counties of the Yan Province appeared like a coiling me dragon, with Yan City as the head of this dragon. As the dragons body spread out, it managed the one hundred counties and firmly controlled the Yanwu Dynasty.
Yan City lived up to its name as the dynastys center. It gathered all the sects and factions in the dynasty. All the super factions of the Righteous Dao and Demonic Dao in the Martial Epoch and the Rank 7 sects had their merchant associations, their connections, and residences here. This was a ce of significant influence, drawing many people.
The capitals of the Tianwu Dynasty and Shenwu Dynasty were far less lively than that of the Yanwu Dynasty.
This was because the Hidden Spirit Temple renounced the mundane and did not forcefully control the Yanwu Dynasty. They coexisted and did not sh with each other.
The Hidden Spirit Temple was unlike the Profound Heaven Holy Land and the Universe Origin Sect, which firmly controlled their respective dynasties and squeezed out the other factions. The Buddhist sect Holy Land was more epting.
It would be hard to find another capital that gathered so many cultivators and super factions like Yan City did.
No one knew what awaited Xiao Chen there.
Chapter 2235 Raw 2341 : Imperial Capital’s Misty Rain Pavilion
Chapter 2235 Raw 2341 : Imperial Capitals Misty Rain Pavilion
Yan Province had one hundred counties. The imperial capital, Yan City,y in the center of them all.
There was also a vast region outside Yan City, known as the outer city. Ordinary people or people with low cultivations did not qualify to stay within Yan City.
If one wanted to enter Yan City, one had to be at the Primal Core Realm at the very least. Primal Core Realm cultivators held reasonably high statuses in other ces, but there were hundreds of millions of them here.
Primal Core Venerates could pick up jobs of only the lowest position in Yan City, odd jobs like pouring tea and water, clearing the garbage, or weing guests.
Even so, countless Primal Core Venerates wanted toe to Yan City, were willing to enter the city regardless of how hard they had to work.
It was not just people in the Central Great Realm who wanted to do this. Countless Primal Core Venerates in the Great Thousand Realms all rushed to this ce, attempting to enter.
Some would even remain in the outer city for decades, all to make sufficient contributions to gain the rights to enter Yan City.
Why was that?
Naturally, there was a reason. It was because themon currency in Yan City was Primeval Heavenly Pills.
That was to say, even if one served tea and water or cleared the garbage, doing the humblest jobs, the benefits would be more than what they could get by working for a Rank 6 sect.
In the outer regions, only Rank 7 sects could refine Primeval Heavenly Pills. Moreover, the regr disciples would receive only a limited number of Primeval Heavenly Pills.
They might as well do misceneous work in Yan City. Perhaps they might obtain more benefits.
Just based on this point, many cultivators might miss the big picture for this benefit. Just think about how bustling this Yan City would be.
To cultivators, it would be like a holy city.
To merchant associations, that would be even more incredible. Themon currency here was Primeval Heavenly Pills. By doing business here, the profits were naturally higher.
Compared to the other two dynasties tightly managed imperial capitals in the Central Great Realm, the more open Yan City was more bustling and prosperous. Calling it the best in the world would be no exaggeration.
Xiao Chen and the others traveled for half a month before arriving silently at the imperial capital, Yan City.
Along the way, the group asked around for some information about the dynastys capital. However, after arriving, they still felt shocked for a long time. The difference between the capital and the other counties in the Yanwu Dynasty was like clouds and mud.
No wonder people said that as long as the Royal Court firmly grasped Yan Province, they never had to worry about the other provinces rebelling.
After getting some directions, Xiao Chen arrived at Yan Citys Misty Rain Pavilion.
There was heavy traffic in front of the Misty Rain Pavilion, a constant stream of guests endlessly entering and leaving. Business was booming, so much that it was bbergasting.
All of the people entering possessed illustrious identities, gave off noble airs, and showed high cultivations. It was obvious at a nce that some of the young cultivators were Noble n scions or rtives of the emperor. They showed the Luck of the dynasty, appearing noble and extraordinary.
When the group stood before the pavilion, they heard musicing from inside. This slightly stunned all of them.
To think that the Misty Rain Pavilion was a pleasure quarter.
To think that the Heavenly Alliances headquarters in the Yanwu Dynasty was a pleasure quarter. Was this right?
Bao`er clearly appeared surprised. Then, she said, Young Master, it does say the Misty Rain Pavilion in the certificate of appointment, so it should be right.
Mo Chenughed softly as she said, Having the headquarters in a pleasure quarter is not impossible. At the very least, it is pretty good for hiding from the sight of others.
Lets go in and take a look. Xiao Chen did not n to startle the manager, so he led Nangong Feng, Wu Meng, and the others straight to the main entrance.
Smiling, Nangong Feng said, I heard that the capital of the dynasty is very peaceful. The Noble n scions and Royal n rtives all live in extravagant luxury,peting with each other in dissipation. Pleasure quarters are considered elegant. They evenpete on bidding for a female entertainer they like, spending a lot of money on them.
Xiao Chen said indifferently, It is not just hearsay; it is the truth. They have been at peace for too long. The so-called holy city of the Martial Dao has slowly changed. Now, some of the famous entertainers in Yan City are known as headliners. They sell only their skills and not their bodies. Some of them even hold high statusesparable to the grandmasters of the Martial Dao.
This is absurd. This is the Martial Epoch. Instead of pursuing strength and honoring the strong, they actually pursue such false glories, Wu Meng said disdainfully, pouting.
Xiao Chen did not feel repulsed by the entertainers and headliners. Music and dancing were among the Great Dao. The Azure Lotus Fairy in that Fairy Basket that he had obtained showed great strength. Even now, he still found her somewhat unfathomable.
However, this group of Noble n disciples and Royal n rtives blindly pursued these false glories, forgetting their foundations.
Perhaps it was the price of bing the most bustling city in the world.
This young master appears somewhat unfamiliar to me. Are you an honored guest from outside? asked the manservant at the entrance weing guests when he saw Xiao Chens group.
Xiao Chen did not deny or acknowledge. He said, I have long heard of the Misty Rain Pavilions fame and came to take a look.
Im sorry about this, but if you are not an honored guest of this shop, you will need to pay an entrance fee to enter. The manservant apologized, but his eyes were aloof.
Everyone in Xiao Chens group hid their cultivation. Although they had an extraordinary air, they did not have the noble air of the Noble n disciples or Royal n rtives, so they ended up being looked down on.
The manservant at the entrance was a Major Primal Core cultivator and had seen many major characters. Hence, the air of Xiao Chens group did not impress him.
When the manservant understood that this group of visitors had just arrived at Yan City, his attitude turned somewhat stiff.
Yun Fei frowned slightly and said, We are not eating or drinking, and we already have to pay Primeval Heavenly Pills upon entry?
The rules are the rules. If you are reluctant to part with your Primeval Heavenly Pills, please leave. Our Misty Rain Pavilion does notck guests, the manservant said with a polite expression and a smile.
Xiao Chen stopped Yun Fei from flying into a rage. Then, he asked softly, What is your name?
This little one is Zhang Ping. I have already been in this Yan City for four or five years. Do you have any instructions?
Xiao Chen asked calmly, How many Primeval Heavenly Pills are needed?
If you are not an honored guest, you need to pay one hundred Primeval Heavenly Pills to enter. Tea and food cost extra. There will be no discounts, the manservant replied indifferently.
Xiao Chen immediately felt a slight headache. Back then, he received only one thousand Primeval Heavenly Pills a month when he first entered the Heavenly Dragon Pce.
Mo Chen, give it to him, then.
Xiao Chen did not have any Primeval Heavenly Pills on hand; he had exchanged them for Origin Liquid long ago. Then, he exchanged most of his Origin Liquid for resources before leaving; he had only five tons of Origin Liquid now.
Mo Chen stepped forward and handed the manservant one hundred Primeval Heavenly Pills before the manservant happily led the group inside.
The group discovered a whole new world when they entered the pavilion.
The hall was not in the style of a restaurant. Instead, it was like a small world. There were fifty kilometers of peach forest and small winding rivers. The honored guests gathered in groups of three to five. Clumps of white clouds hovered in the center, with a dance stage made of Heavenly Mountain White Jade on them.
A woman was ying the pipa and singing on the dance stage.
The melody varied, sometimes sounding like a gentle stream tinkering against mountain stones, sometimes like a grand gushing river. Many mysterious phenomena appeared behind her. Sometimes, the bright moon soared high amid misty rain; sometimes, hundreds of flowers bloomed; sometimes, arge river appeared. The mysterious phenomena changed ording to the melody.
As the music yed, it made the listeners feel like they were in a realistic illusion. Immersed in it, they felt reluctant to wake up, wishing that the music would never end.
Xiao Chens group saw such an arrangement for the first time. This shocked them into standing still for a while, attracted by the music.
Shock shed in Wu Mengs eyes. He said, The woman ying the music is actually a Sovereign Personage. This is really strange.
Some disdain shed in the manservants calm eyes. In his heart, he thought that he had never seen such an ignorant country bumpkin before. He smiled and said, To think that you can make out headliner Zi Yuns cultivation. That is pretty impressive. You came at a good time. As you can see, headliner Zi Yun is performing today. The Peach Blossom Hall is also full. Now, there is only one private room left. As such, I hope you do not mind, but you can only stand.
As a 1-Vein Sovereign Emperor, Wu Meng naturally would not make things difficult for this Primal Core Realm manservant. He could not be bothered with this person.
Hence, Wu Meng did not answer, only waited for Xiao Chen to speak.
The private room, then, Xiao Chen said indifferently.
The manservant appeared incredibly shocked. He frowned and said, Are you sure you want the private room? The expense will be high, and it will be charged by the hour.
The frown induced displeasure in the group. However, Xiao Chen had instructed the group to check out this Misty Rain Pavilion in a low-profile manner first.
Furthermore, the other party was just an insignificant Primal Core Venerate. Thus, they could only let the other party remain ignorant.
Xiao Chen countered with a question. Whats wrong? Do we have to pay in advance to have a private room?
The manservant smiled and said, There is no need for that. The person who dares to renege on the Misty Rain Pavilions bill in Yan City has not been born yet.
Under Zhang Pings lead, the group arrived at the private room and sat down. The position was pretty good. With the windows wide open, they could clearly see the performance on the dance stage in the center.
You can leave first. There is nothing more for you to do, Xiao Chen said casually.
Zhang Ping left happily, not even bothering to ask whether the group wanted any women to apany them in drinking.
He thought that the group chose the private room in order to gain face by draining their wallets. How could they have money to spare for calling for women to serve them?
After the food and wine arrived, Bao`er cutely started pouring drinks for everyone, taking the role of a maidservant.
Bao`er, sit and eat with us. There is no need to stand on ceremony, Mo Chen said, feeling a pang in her heart when she saw Bao`er remaining on her feet and busying herself.
Bao`er smiled and said, Thank you, Miss Mo Chen. However, Bao`er is a maidservant in the first ce. This is part of my responsibilities.
Hearing this, Mo Chen did not say anything more.
In the past few days, the group had been rushing on their way, not getting much leisure time. Furthermore, they had not seen a Music Dao performance before. They chatted merrily in the private room, having a pleasant time.
Xiao Chen secretly observed the ce, wanting to figure out the tricks behind it since he would be overseeing this ce for a long time.
Hence, he needed to investigate this ce while incognito at least once.
However, just at this moment, a disharmonious voice came from outside.
Damn it! I want to see who upied my private room. This young master rarelyes, yet to think that you want me to stand. How audacious of your Misty Rain Pavilion!
Bang!
Amid the noise, someone shoved the door to Xiao Chens private room open.
Chapter 2236 Raw 2342 : Killing in the Misty Rain Pavilion
Chapter 2236 Raw 2342 : Killing in the Misty Rain Pavilion
Bang!
Someone forced the private rooms door open. Then, a youth sauntered in.
The people that followed behind all gave off an unconceble sword intent from their bodies. These people should be students of the same master. Otherwise, their sword intent would not be this distinct.
Zhang Ping just stood at the side, not daring to block the group, but heined endlessly in his heart, You clearlye extremely rarely and do not put a deposit on a private room, only saying you want the room. Why should we not give it to others?
Zhang Ping only dared to think this. In the open, he kept apologizing and offeringpensation.
Among the neers, only an old man caught the attention of Xiao Chens group.
This was because the old man was a 1-Vein Sovereign Emperor. The rest were Sovereign Personages. Before one became a Sovereign Emperor, one would not be worth mentioning to Xiao Chens group, no matter how heaven-defying one was. One would not even be worth taking a nce.
Seeing the situation, Xiao Chens group rxed. Everyones expression remained calm as they looked at the arriving group.
Only Xiao Chen showed a contemtive look when he saw the youth leading the other group. He found that youth somewhat familiar but could not recall where he saw him before.
Xiao Chen!
That youth showed a noble and extraordinary demeanor, with a faint aura of the Luck of the dynasty on his body. Clearly, this person was a rtive of the emperor, possessing the royal bloodline.
Boom!
In that instant, the youths aura burst out of his body in defiance of Misty Rain Pavilions rule of not attacking anyone.
The youth did not hold back. His startling killing Qi spread out, instantly spoiling the harmonious atmosphere.
On the dance stage, the headliner Zi Yun stopped ying her pipa.
All the honored guests cast over curious gazes.
Although Misty Rain Pavilion was not the top pleasure quarter of Yan City, it possessed a terrifying background. Even the princes would think carefully before causing trouble here.
Sometimes, conflicts were unavoidable. However, it would just be at the level of forming grudges. Most people would not really dare to make a move.
This was because everyone understood the rules.
For this youth to unleash his aura without holding back or showing any fear, how great a grudge did this youth have against Xiao Chen? This killing Qi felt terrifyingly cold.
Such a strange thing made the many guests look over to this ce, wanting to see what happened.
No!
However, just as that person was about to soar into the air and attack Xiao Chen, the Sovereign Emperor old man rushed forward in a fluster and firmly held back his ns young master.
Senior Feng, let go. I am going to kill him. I have to kill him at all costs. I want him to burn to ashes, dying a horrible death!
The youth in embroidered clothes felt very upset when his ns expert restrained him. His eyes became bloodshot as he went crazy.
Senior Feng felt very bitter and even wanted to curse. How can you kill him? You are utterly unremarkablepared to the people at this table. Most of the people seated there are Sovereign Emperors. That white-d person is especially notable. Just one look from him inspires incredible fear in me.
Wu Meng and the others showed calm expressions as they coldly watched this scene. Their expressions did not change at all.
Xiao Chen picked up his wine cup and discovered it was already empty. Before he could move, Bao`er smiled faintly and filled his cup.
Xiao Chen poured the wine into his mouth and slowly put down the cup. Then, he looked at the neer with some confusion. I seem to recognize you, but I cant recall who you are.
I am Monarch Yu, the Monarch Yu Wang Ling. Senior Feng, let go of me. Let me kill him.
Upon hearing that Xiao Chen could not even remember his name, Wang Ling could not help roaring, feeling utterly humiliated.
The atmosphere became somewhat awkward. Monarch Yu was incensed, but Senior Feng firmly held him down.
Monarch Yus fellow disciples exchanged nces, not knowing what to do.
Its Monarch Yu. I recognize him. His father is the current Duke Yun.
Strange. Why is the old man beside him pressing him down, not letting him attack?
Isnt that simple? He must have broken the Misty Rain Pavilions rules.
That might not be so. I feel that the strangeness of this matter mostly lies with that white-d person. This person clearly is not that simple.
I find it strange too. He does not even know Monarch Yu, but Monarch Yu went crazy on seeing him.
The strange scene in the private room confused everyone; they could not guess what happened.
Monarch Yu?
Confused, Xiao Chen asked seriously, Which Monarch Yu? I do not know any Monarch Yu.
Damn it! Xiao Chen, do you think you can escape death by feigning ignorance? Back then, when we parted at the Soaring Dragon Marquiss residence, I swore not to be human unless I killed you. I made all sorts of ns, but I could not find you. To think that you so recklessly delivered yourself to me. Senior Feng, let me go. If you still do not let me go, I will get my father to kill you when we return.
Monarch Yu red furiously at Xiao Chen. If looks could kill, Xiao Chen would have died hundredsthousands, tens of thousandsof times.
Senior Feng acted like he did not hear Wang Ling. He smiled and said, This young master, my ns young lord is just babbling nonsense. We have embarrassed ourselves. Since you do not know him, then we will leave first. Goodbye, goodbye.
Seeing that Xiao Chen seemed not to remember Monarch Yu, Senior Feng considered himself lucky and wanted to bring Monarch Yu away quickly.
Xiao Chen toyed with the wine cup in his hand and entered deep thought. Then, he remembered. He said, Wait a moment. I recall who he is now.
Monarch Yu...that is really a grudge from many years ago. Back when I first entered the Central Great Realm, Lan Luos father, the Soaring Dragon Marquis, invited him and me over. Then, we had an archerypetition at the drill grounds.
We both shot three arrows. Each of my arrows defeated his.
However, he was still unwilling to submit, so he took out his own treasure. Finally, my God Shadow Bow exploded a star, defeating him again.
In the end, he continued acting shamelessly, wanting to use his sword skills to kill me. After being defeated, he ordered others to attack me in a group.
Such a person appeared graceful and elegant. Furthermore, he was from the Royal n. However, he was just pretending to be what he was not. After that fa?ade was stripped away, he was disgustingly shameless. He has no awareness of himself yet was as difficult to settle as a mad dog.
No wonder I did not remember him. It has been almost eight years. How could I make an effort to keep in mind someone who is not evenparable to trash?
If not for him reminding me a few times, I really would not have remembered.
Senior Feng immediately became frightened silly. He said awkwardly, Sir, my ns young master is the son of Duke Yun and already holds a noble rank. His name is already entered into the royal genealogical record
Xiao Chen interrupted, Let go of him.
Senior Feng felt that the situation turned somewhat grave. He wanted to say something more, but Wu Meng, beside Xiao Chen, said, He said let go. Did you hear him?
Monarch Yu remained utterly ignorant. The anger and hatred suppressed in his heart for eight years rushed to his head, and he shouted, Senior Feng, how can you lose in resolve? Let go of me! I want to see what makes him so confident, daring to walk into Yan City to deliver himself to death after eight years!
Turning a deaf ear to Monarch Yu, Senior Feng looked at Xiao Chen and said, Sorry, this old man cannot let go of him.
Senior Feng sensed a trace of murderous intent. If he let go, Monarch Yu might die a miserable death here.
Senior Fengs thoughts were somewhat exaggerated. Would there really be someone who dared to kill in the Misty Rain Pavilion?
Furthermore, the target was Duke Yuns son. Although this persons bloodline was thin, it was still a royal bloodline. He was a rtive of the Emperor.
However, for some reason, Senior Feng felt that Monarch Yu would immediately die as long as he let go.
This instinct inspired fear in Senior Feng, preventing him from letting go. Now, he was waiting for the Misty Rain Pavilions experts to make an appearance.
Although the Misty Rain Pavilion was huge, experts would definitely arrive within ten seconds when something happened.
However, these ten seconds seemed as long as a year to Senior Feng, making him extremely nervous. Sweat beaded his forehead.
Xiao Chen swept his gaze around and met Senior Fengs.
Boom!
Immediately, the strong Soul Energy of a 3-Vein Sovereign Emperor and the royal Azure Dragon bloodline ced massive pressure on Senior Feng. Senior Feng tried to endure, but before this pressure, he was like an ant trying to shake a huge tree, unable to do anything.
Senior Feng lost with one look.
When Senior Fengs grip weakened, Monarch Yu immediately roared and leaped up, thrusting his sword at Xiao Chen.
Whoosh!
How terrifying was this sword strike? Even the dullest de would be incredibly sharp after being honed for eight years.
For the past eight years, Monarch Yu could not forget that humiliating scene at the Soaring Dragon Marquiss residence, dwelling on it day and night. That was the humiliation of his life. The huge pressure turned into motivation. He trained hard for so many years, just for this day.
Monarch Yu felt like this sword strike surpassed his limitations. It felt like he could break through the bottleneck of heaven-defying Sovereign Personage. After this sword strike, he would definitely seed in forming his Divine Seal.
Monarch Yus body trembled in excitement and anxiety.
Xiao Chen was indeed his mental block. After killing Xiao Chen, he could look forward to breaking through to Sovereign Emperor.
What a terrifying sword strike!
The killing intent and Dao in the sword sent a chill through the other cultivators in the Misty Rain Pavilion, even from far away.
Bang!
Monarch Yu had just leaped up. Before he could rise into the air, he suddenly exploded.
Yes, Monarch Yu exploded.
Thousands upon thousands of saber lights burst out of Monarch Yus body, looking resplendent. In the next moment, not even a corpse remained, only some bone shards and a pool of blood scattered in the private room.
Before that terrifying sword strike could be unleashed, it dissipated silently.
Theres a murder!
Someone killed in the Misty Rain Pavilion. Furthermore, the one who died was Monarch Yu.
After a while, the entire Misty Rain Pavilion turned chaotic. Everyone suddenly startled awake, wondering what had happened.
Some people panicked, quickly scrambling to leave and crashing into many tables and chairs.
Some people eximed loudly in disbelief.
The huge Misty Rain Pavilion immediately plunged into chaos, no longer as calm and as peaceful as before.
While Yan City had been at peace for countless years, perhaps people were dying in secret every day.
Perhaps the struggle for benefits never stopped.
However, it had been centuries since anyone heard of someone daring to kill someone openly in a pleasure quarter.
Furthermore, the one who died possessed the royal bloodline.
Was the situation in the capital going to change?
Chapter 2237 Raw 2343 : Misty Rain Pavilion’s Su Ye
Chapter 2237 Raw 2343 : Misty Rain Pavilions Su Ye
Imperial Capital Yan City, Misty Rain Pavilion:
Did one need a reason to kill?
Of course, a reason was needed. Even the humblest ant was alive and deserved respect. What more a human?
Although Xiao Chen was decisive in killing, he never killed the innocent. He would often give only a small punishment as a deterrent, never killing unless necessary.
However, some people had to be killed at all costs.
Monarch Yu Wang Ling was one such person. He was like a rabid dog. While he was worse than trash, he still had some influence. Xiao Chen did not fear being openly or covertly attacked. What Xiao Chen feared was that Monarch Yu would attack the people with him in a craze when he realized that he could not touch Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen did not fear a gentleman; he feared a knave.
Knaves were unscrupulous. They had no principles and did not follow the rules. One could not guess when they would go crazy.
Hence, since Xiao Chen remembered Monarch Yu, there was no need for him to leave Monarch Yu alive.
What if one day, this rabid dog injured and humiliated the people beside Xiao Chen? Xiao Chen could not afford to pay such a price.
Thus, Xiao Chen had used the Fiendish Saber inheritances second move, Water Droplet Destroying the Firmament, ending Monarch Yus life the instant he erupted.
The manservant had already been frightened silly in the private room. He remained stunned, unable to say a single word.
Senior Feng appeared sullen, showing fear as he faced Xiao Chen. The other partys strength felt horrifying, leaving a shadow in his heart.
Senior Feng wanted to leave but did not dare to, as Xiao Chen had not said anything yet.
The Divine Sword Pavilion disciples that apanied Monarch Yu appeared in a daze, unable to react.
Whoosh! Whoosh!
At the crucial moment, two figures suddenly appeared in the private room. These figures had the aura of a 3-Vein Sovereign Emperor. These were the experts of the Misty Rain Pavilion.
Usually, when ignorant people caused trouble in the Misty Rain Pavilion, they would end up suffering when seeing these two, no matter how great their backgrounds were.
These two rarely appeared. However, people called them the Misty Rain Twin Demons in secret.
Senior Feng recognized these two, so he immediately released his bated breath. He said, Seniors, my ns young master died a miserable death in the Misty Rain Pavilion. No matter what, please ount for it.
As Senior Feng spoke, he cast his gaze on Xiao Chen. Clearly, he wanted the Misty Rain Twin Demons to take down Xiao Chen.
However, the Misty Rain Twin Demons ignored Senior Feng. They looked at Xiao Chen, and each made a pronouncement.
Monarch Yu Wang Ling caused trouble in the Misty Rain Pavilion, wanting to attack and kill the honored guest of the Misty Rain Pavilion. In the end, he overestimated himself and died miserably at the hands of a Sovereign Emperor.
Duke Yun failed in teaching his son, causing heavy losses to my Misty Rain Pavilion. The Misty Rain Pavilion will pursue this matter to the end and report it to the Royal Court!
The twos voices were not loud. However, the pronouncements rang out throughout the Misty Rain Pavilion. Everyone heard every word clearly, not missing a single one.
Senior Feng immediately felt stupefied. Such a result was entirely beyond his expectations. This person killed a Royal n disciple. The Misty Rain Pavilion should have taken this person down and offeredpensation and apologies to Duke Yun.
How did things turn out like this?
Are you allwless?! The one he killed is Monarch Yu, also a true inheritor disciple of our Divine Sword Pavilion. Are you belittling our Divine Sword Pavilion?!
Misty Rain Pavilion, I think you no longer want to continue operating in the capital.
The group of Divine Sword Pavilion disciples startled awake. They felt upset and unwilling to submit.
Scram!
Bang!
No one saw how the Misty Rain Twin Demons attacked, but they sent the moring Divine Sword Pavilion disciples flying out of the room. Then, the Misty Rain Pavilions guards each carried one out of the Misty Rain Pavilion.
The Misty Rain Twin Demons shifted their focus to Senior Feng. Senior Feng felt a chill, then said sullenly, I understand. Ill go after collecting the remains of my young master.
However, when Senior Feng looked around the private room, he saw that Monarch Yu had not left behind a corpse. There was nothing much to collect.
Hence, he just picked up a jade pendant and quickly left without looking back.
Honored guests, there is no need to panic. A small situation urred in my Misty Rain Pavilion today, startling everyone. The matter is already resolved. Topensate everyone, the Misty Rain Pavilion will not collect money for wine today. Everyone, please drink to your hearts content. Starting from today, we will not be billing anyone for three days. The Misty Rain Pavilion will entertain everyone for free. The twelve headliners will also perform together. I hope everyone will forgive us.
Just at this moment, a person spoke softly while leaning against the railing of the highest floor of the Misty Rain Pavilion. The melodious voice sounded very pleasing, like the many birds of the forest. Even more moving was the sincerity in the apologyfree wine and no bills for three days. Furthermore, the twelve headliners would perform together.
Cheers greeted this persons announcement. Flute, pipa, and zither music rang out simultaneously as the twelve headliners appeared on the dance stage one after another.
The atmosphere of the Misty Rain Pavilion suddenly changed, instantly reaching a climax.
In the blink of an eye, the headlinersing out attracted the attention of honored guests, who immersed themselves in the wondrous music anew.
The earlier interruption unexpectedly resulted in this performance, making the honored guests even more excited.
Furthermore, drinks were free. With the free drinks, the Misty Rain Pavilion would inevitably plunge into revelry today.
Only a few people understood what had happened. The pleasure quarters in the imperial capital had not seen blood for centuries.
The Misty Rain Pavilion had to have some reason for protecting this person.
However, Monarch Yu was still a Royal n disciple no matter what. The Misty Rain Pavilion could not hide the fact that he had died on its premises. Word of this matter would spread throughout the capital in less than a day.
At that time, there would be another good show to watch.
Some people left quietly to inform the factions behind them about this situation.
Zhang Ping nervously tried to clean the floor in the private room. He trembled as he looked at the bloodstains.
A heaven-defying Sovereign Personage had suddenly died. How strong was that white-d person?
Fortunately, that white-d person did not seem to care about Zhang Ping slighting them earlier.
This young master, this way, please. Our Pavilion Master would like to meet you, the Misty Rain Twin Demons, two aloof 3-Vein Sovereign Emperors, said respectfully to Xiao Chen.
Such an attitude shocked the manservant Zhang Ping. My goodness. To think that two major characters of the Misty Rain Pavilion, who rarely appear, show such respect to this white-d person.
Xiao Chen replied calmly, Tell her toe and meet me here.
What a joke. Xiao Chen was a Rank 6 envoy inspector. He could be considered the superior of the Pavilion Master here.
Although he did not like using his status to suppress others, propriety had to be followed sometimes.
Since when could a subordinate summon their superior over?
The Misty Rain Pavilions two old men immediately exchanged nces, a trace of anger furrowing their brows.
We will need to consult our Pavilion Master first, the two old men said after exchanging nces.
Hehe! There is no need to seek further instructions. Since the envoy inspector calls, this littledy does not dare to disobey.
Tinklingughter immediately came from outside. A woman wearing a red cheongsam, which revealed her long, slender, and beautiful legs, walked in. Her exquisite facial features appeared perfectly sculpted, not showing any ws.
[TL Note: A cheongsam is a traditional Chinese dress that is tight-fitting and typically has a long slit on one side. Here is a link to a sleeveless version on Wikipedia: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipediamons/thumb/b/b5/Red_qipao.jpg/1280px-Red_qipao.jpg. It can have sleeves as well.]
After this person came in, ancient paintings descended around the private room, forming an independent world isted from the outside.
The manservant Zhang Ping fainted silently.
The Misty Rain Twin Demons were shocked. They quickly performed cupped-fist salutes and bowed. These subordinates greet the envoy inspector. Sorry for the offense earlier.
Its fine, Xiao Chen said indifferently. Then, he took out the certificate of appointment that Mu Zifeng had given him. He gently pushed it forward, and it drifted into the hands of thatdy wearing a cheongsam.
Thedy only guessed Xiao Chens identity earlier. The certificate of appointment verified it.
This littledy, Su Ye, wees the envoy inspector to the Misty Rain Pavilion. Previously, I did not know of the envoy inspectors identity. I apologize for thete reception and offense.
Thedy returned the certificate of appointment to Xiao Chen. Then, she continued softly, Before you arrived, I was the one carrying out the duties of the envoy inspector. It looks like I will have more leisure time from today on.
Xiao Chen said indifferently, There is no need to change anything. Just continue with what you were doing. If there are any problems that you cannot solve, you can tell me about them. When it is time to work hard, we have to work hard. This is Mo Chen, Master Ku Yuns disciple. She will help you with the work.
Mo Chen smiled faintly and stood up. Greetings, Elder Sister Su Ye. Do take care of me from today on.
Master Ku Yuns disciple?
A strange look shed in Su Yes eyes. Naturally, she knew about Master Ku Yun.
Master Ku Yun was one of the best cksmiths in the Martial Epoch. At the same time, he was the oldest core Doyen of the Heavenly Alliance.
Su Ye was more interested in the status of Master Ku Yun. This meant that the white-d youth before her had the support of two core Doyens.
Initially, she thought that the headquarters sent a youth less than one hundred years old just to go through the motions. She thought that the headquarters had already given up on the Yanwu Dynasty and merely sought to maintain the status quo.
It looked like the situation was somewhat different from what she thought.
These are mypanions. They are all outstanding talents who became Sovereign Emperors before the age of one hundred. If you run into any trouble, you can get them to help. There is no need to stand on ceremony.
After introducing Mo Chen, Xiao Chen pointed to Wu Meng and the others, introducing them one by one.
Su Yes expression did not change, her smile steady. However, she grew increasingly graver in her heart.
Has the headquarters actually decided to expand in the Yanwu Dynasty?
Lord Xiao, how should we deal with todays matter? Duke Yun will definitely pursue this. When that happens, it will be hard for the Misty Rain Pavilion to avoid pressure. Su Ye suddenly changed the topic after discussing handing over the Misty Rain Pavilion, trying to test Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen nced at Su Ye and smiled faintly. I am a Sovereign Emperor. First, he humiliated me. Then, he wanted to kill me. He deserved death. If you cannot solve such a minor matter, you wont be the Pavilion Master of the Misty Rain Pavilion, right?
Su Ye wanted to use todays matter to pressure Xiao Chen, to see how he would handle this when he had just arrived in the capital.
Who knew, Xiao Chen was even more direct, telling her not to bring up these minor matters and dismissing her capabilities.
The subtext was that if she could not handle such a minor matter, there was no need for her to continue being the Pavilion Master.
These words sounded simple but actually concealed a threat. If Su Ye did not handle the matter well, she would be looked down on. She might even end up a scapegoat.
Su Ye replied softly, Of course. Although this matter is tricky to deal with, this subordinate will manage.
Naturally, the Royal n disciples were highly respected. However, it had not gotten to the point where they could kill anyone they wanted. Furthermore, Wang Ling was just a monarch from a branch family.
However, Xiao Chens attitude and the threat hidden in his words made Su Ye somewhat wary.
This white-d youth was not as simple as she initially thought.
If there is nothing else, this subordinate will leave first, Su Ye said softly.
Wait a moment.
Su Ye stopped and looked at Xiao Chen, puzzled.
Xiao Chen entered deep thought. You are called Su Ye, right? I recall that there is a Noble n skilled with swords in the Yanwu Dynasty. Right now, the ns patriarch, Su Hanshan, is known as the strongest expert of the Sword Dao, titled the Sword God.
Su Ye raised her eyebrows as she asked sullenly, Whats wrong? Envoy Inspector, are you trying to investigate me? Did Lord Mu Zifeng not tell you that some things cannot be investigated?
Indeed, there is a connection. I only sensed a strong sword intent hiding in her and asked in passing. Unexpectedly, I seem to have touched the other partys bottom line.
Xiao Chen remained calm as he said indifferently, Its not important. You may leave first. Remember to call the people in charge of the top ten merchant associations under us to meet me tomorrow. If anyone does note, I will go and meet them alone.
I feel that rushing might not be a good thing for many matters. The envoy inspector just arrived in the imperial capital. There are many lovely sceneries to check out, like the Yan River outside the city. It is vast and deep; you should observe it carefully, Su Ye said calmly and unhurriedly.
This woman is not telling me to check out the Yan River. She is trying to warn me to check out how deep the waters are at the capital and not wade blindly into deep water.
Xiao Chen smiled and said, I will check it out when I have time. If I identally fall in, I hope Pavilion Master Su will help pull me out.
Su Yes expression warmed when she heard this. She smiled and said, Milord is joking. I will take my leave first.
Chapter 2239 Raw 2346 : Pleasure Quarter Alliance
Chapter 2239 Raw 2346 : Pleasure Quarter Alliance
After Duke Yun left the Eighth Princes residence, his expression turned extremely sullen. The Vice Generals and Senior Feng did not dare to say anything.
After a while, a Vice General wondered softly, How did it turn out like this? Logically speaking, the Eighth Prince should not fear the Misty Rain Pavilion.
Duke Yun replied coldly, Isnt the reason simple? The fight for the crown prince position is about to begin. The various princes are getting restless. Naturally, the Eighth Prince does not want any problems to happen during this period.
The session battle!
Barring special circumstances, the emperor position had to change hands every century. The most outstanding prince would be chosen to seed the position.
One could be the emperor of the Yanwu Dynasty for only one century.
This was so that the dynasty could continuously have new blood, maintaining its vitality and preventing stagnation.
No matter how ancient a dynasty was, once it stagnated, its Luck would decline, and the risk of its destruction would rise.
Since ancient times, there had been nock of such examples.
Hence, the rulers of the various dynasties and empires would not remain in their position for long. No matter how brilliant or skilled one was, it would be hard to avoid stagnation after ruling for a long time.
Stagnation was inevitable. The rulers needed to be changed every century in order to preserve vitality.
This encouragedpetition in the dynasty, preventingcency in its progeny.
The current Yan Emperor of the Yanwu Dynasty had already sat in his position for eighty years. It was time to choose the crown prince.
The various princespeted in secret, trying to get ahead in the race to be crown prince and climb to be emperor.
This was why Wang Feng, the Eighth Prince, felt so frustrated.
At such a crucial moment, Monarch Yu recklessly caused trouble for him. How could he not feel frustrated?
If it were in the past, Wang Feng would not care.
How could the Eighth Prince stand up for Duke Yun at this moment?
After Duke Yun left and calmed down, he figured out the details.
Lord Duke, are we just going to forget about taking revenge for Monarch Yu? If the Eighth Prince does not agree to help, we can go look for another prince, a Vice General beside Duke Yun suggested seriously. Duke Yun had been established in the dynasty for many years and was now an important yer in the contest for crown prince. His support still held a great attraction to the other princes.
Duke Yun said indifferently, No prince would choose this time to offend a Heavenly Alliance envoy inspector. However, I will definitely take revenge for Ling`ers death. Even if I lose all my honor and glory, I will not stop. Lets go to the Divine Sword Pavilion.
The Divine Sword Pavilion was a Rank 7 sect in the Yanwu Dynasty. This sect possessed deep umtions.
However, while it was called the Divine Sword Pavilion, it had no rtion to the Sword Gods Noble n. One was a Noble n, and one was a sect. Due to thepetition over the Sword Dao, there might even be a rift between them.
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Just as Duke Yun rushed over to the Divine Sword Pavilion, the Pavilion Master of the capitals Smiling Daughter Pavilion received news of the appearance of the Heavenly Alliances Xiao Chen.
The Smiling Daughter Pavilion was the top pleasure quarter in the imperial capital, Yan City. One would know that the Smiling Daughter Pavilion was not a simple pleasure quarter if one understood it well enough. Its umtions were much deeper than one would imagine.
Pavilion Master, we have verified it. That Xiao Chen is the new envoy inspector sent by the Heavenly Alliance.
A ck-d person reported thetest information to a mysterious woman behind heavy curtains in a womans room.
Xiao Chen...if I recall right, the Fairy Basket that the Ghostly Shadow Bandit, Jiang He, stole should be in his hands, the mysterious woman sighed softly.
Yes. We have made a few divinations, and the missing Fairy Basket is definitely not with Jiang He. The only possibility is that he handed it off to Xiao Chen after he stole the Fairy Basket.
Good! He would have been fine elsewhere. Since he came to Yan City, he will have to hand over the Fairy Basket.
The mysterious womans soft voice sounded overbearing, unbefitting the image of a pleasure quarter woman.
I understand.
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At the same time, in an invisible ethereal world at the summit of the spiritual mountain outside the imperial capital, in the Buddhist sect holynd, the Hidden Spirit Temple:
A handsome monk looked at the note in his hand and revealed a smile.
Unexpectedly, you came to the Yanwu Dynasty. It looks like I have to make time to leave the mountain.
This monk was none other than Yuan Zhen, the monk whom Xiao Chen had interacted with a few times in the Faux God World.
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Late at night, right before dawn, at the detached courtyard behind the Misty Rain Pavilion:
Xiao Chen, Mo Chen, and Bao`er had yet to sleep, organizing the information that Su Ye got someone to send over.
Previously, Su Ye handled the responsibilities of an envoy inspector.
Now that Xiao Chen was here, he needed to familiarize himself with everything.
However, it was mainly Bao`er and Mo Chen doing the organizing. Xiao Chen did not pay too much attention. He lit some incense and consumed a Soul umting Pill. Then, he sat down cross-legged, closed his eyes, and refined his Soul Energy.
Everyone had their strong suits; tidying up the messy information was not Xiao Chens.
Letting Bao`er and Mo Chen do it would aplish more with less effort. If Xiao Chen helped, he might even make things worse.
The deity image materialized by the Soul umting Pill in Xiao Chens Soul Pool slowly faded away.
There were three Divine Vein rings under Xiao Chens Azure Dragon Divine Seal. With the aid of the Soul umting Pills, he had cleansed the first Divine Vein ring. Now, no impurities could be seen. Compared to the other two Divine Vein rings, it looked transparent, resplendent, and full of divine nature.
When Xiao Chen opened his eyes, a bright light shed in them, then disappeared.
He already finished refining his first Divine Vein ring; he still had two more. Once he finished refining all of them, the Soul Energy he inherited from the divine nature me would truly belong to him, bing a part of his umtions.
Big Brother Xiao, Bao`er and I discovered something interesting, Mo Chen said softly, putting down the book in her hand when she saw Xiao Chen open his eyes.
Xiao Chen raised his eyebrows. Feeling curious, he said, Oh? Tell me about it.
We discovered that except for the Misty Rain Pavilion, all the other pleasure quarters in Yan City are part of the same organization. This organization is even more ancient than the Heavenly Alliance.
Feeling interested, Xiao Chen asked, What organization?
The Pleasure Quarter Alliance.
Mo Chen reported calmly, There are more than one thousand pleasure quarters in the capital, all of them belonging to this organization. Only the Misty Rain Pavilion is not a member. Among the Pleasure Quarter Alliance pleasure quarters, the Smiling Daughter Pavilion has the most business and holds the highest status. Compared to the Misty Rain Pavilion, not only does the Smiling Daughter Pavilion have deeper and vaster umtions, but its scale is also significantly more extensive.
The Smiling Daughter Pavilion.
Xiao Chen thought to himself, The name is very familiar. Thats right. I went to the Smiling Daughter Pavilion once in the Soaring Dragon Marquisate.
The Fairy Basket in my possession that Jiang He stole seemed to be their holy relic.
The background of this Pleasure Quarter Alliance is extremely mysterious. Even today, no one knows about it. In the Yanwu Dynasty, it firmly suppressed the Heavenly Alliance. More importantly, this organization possesses vast connections. Many of the emperors rtives and Noble ns have unclear connections to them. Mo Chen paused here, somewhat reticent.
As for the unclear connections, Xiao Chen naturally understood what she meant. There were all sorts of attractive headliners in a pleasure quarter. How many men could resist their charms?
If the pleasure quarters met any danger, they did not have to resolve it themselves. There would be people lining up to fight on their behalf.
Xiao Chen muttered, Pleasure houses and assassins. These are ancient businesses that would exist in every epoch. With the Pleasure Quarter Alliances existence, it is impressive that the Misty Rain Pavilion can enjoy a flourishing business and rise, remaining open until today. Su Ye...this woman is quite terrifying.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Figures flew through the air. Nangong Feng and the others returned.
Nangong Feng and the others came to report on the top ten merchant associations under the Heavenly Alliance.
Within one night, this group had conducted a thorough investigation of how many experts were in the top ten merchant associations and how strong they were.
Xiao Chen listened carefully. Soon, he gained a rough understanding.
Xiao Chen, these ten merchant associations have undeniable connections to the local Noble ns. We even sensed the Royal n bloodline in some of the Sovereign Emperors overseeing them. It is extremely strange, Nangong Feng reported with a somewhat grave expression.
Mo Yu said, No wonder the Heavenly Alliance could never expand further in the Yanwu Dynasty, showing oddly low profits. These people have been benefiting off the Heavenly Alliance while helping outsiders, splitting the profits with them. How can the Heavenly Alliance expand?
Xiao Chen said calmly, It is simr to what I guessed. The previous three envoy inspectors probably got involved and affected someones benefits, so they died mysterious deaths.
The Heavenly Alliance headquarters grasped the best Alchemists, cksmiths, refiners, and many more. The quality of the Medicinal Pills they refined, the weapons they forged, and the treasures they refined went without saying.
Purely in terms of business, the Heavenly Alliance could support the subordinate merchant associations with these.
How could the other merchant associationspete?
Todays situation was due to the web of interests spreading too far. Even the Heavenly Alliance felt helpless about this.
It was not that the Heavenly Alliances headquarters did not know about the situation. They had considered forcefully dealing with it.
However, this resulted in three envoy inspectors dying mysterious deaths. They could only leave the Heavenly Alliance factions in the Yanwu Dynasty alone to maintain the status quo.
That was why the envoy inspector position had remained vacant for so long, with Su Ye left to discharge its duties.
Whoosh!
A ray of sunlight suddenly entered through the window. Xiao Chen turned his head to look. It was already bright outside.
Wu Meng...Wu Meng is not back yet?
Xiao Chens face sank slightly. He had sent Wu Meng to follow Su Ye, but Wu Meng had yet to return despite it being day already.
Chapter 2240 Raw 2347 : Wu Meng Trapped
Chapter 2240 Raw 2347 : Wu Meng Trapped
Wu Meng, who wore the Death God Mask, followed Xiao Chens instructions. After exiting, he shadowed Su Ye around the Misty Rain Pavilion.
As Xiao Chen expected, Su Ye remained in the Misty Rain Pavilion for only seven minutes or so before leaving.
Su Ye wrapped herself in a velvet fur coat and wore a veil. Then, she withdrew her aura and hid her cultivation, appearing very cautious. The Misty Rain Twin Demons, two 3-Vein Sovereign Emperors, followed close behind her while remaining hidden.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Many strands of seemingly weak Soul Energy swept by Wu Meng. He knew that the three were checking for tails.
Even so, the Misty Rain Twin Demons still did not feel assured. They each took out a treasurea bronze mirror and a ck crystal ballto check again.
Wu Meng, who was hidden behind the three, felt nervous. He did not know if the Death God Mask would still be effective.
Flickering spots of lights appeared in the ck crystal ball. After a while, one old man said, Young Miss, no one is following us.
The other old man, who controlled the bronze mirror, also put down his treasure and said, No one is following us.
Su Ye nodded slightly and set off.
The streets of Yan City at night were as bustling as they were during the day. A woman dressed up like Su Ye was not unusual; she appeared unremarkable amid the crowd.
Where is she going? To think that she is behaving so cautiously.
Wu Meng felt suspicious. At the same time, he felt eager to try. He smiled under the mask.
He might gain a great harvest on this trip.
Wearing the Death God Mask, Wu Meng weaved through the crowd while lurking in the shadows. It was like he merged with the darkness.
Perhaps Su Ye purposely took a roundabout route, or perhaps Yan City was really massive, but she walked for four hours.
Su Yes group of three finally entered a tightly guarded courtyard. Sovereign Personages stood guard at the entrance.
Teams of more than one hundred Sovereign Personages patrolled the interior. Furthermore, there was even a 3-Vein Sovereign Emperor seated cross-legged overseeing the ce from the roof.
There definitely were other Sovereign Emperor experts hidden, maintaining the formations and restrictions.
The entire ce was very tightly guarded.
Not even a fly could fly in, not to mention a person. Wu Meng frowned heavily as he stood outside.
He hesitated and did not move. As he watched, ck horse carriages asionally arrived, and people entered.
I have to think of a way to enter, Wu Meng said to himself. Clearly, Su Ye was meeting guests inside. She might even be discussing how to deal with Xiao Chen.
If Wu Meng could obtain this information and tell Xiao Chen about it beforehand, Xiao Chen could grasp the initiative, able to advance or retreat easily.
Ill risk it!
Wu Mengs figure shed, his dark figure merging into the dark night. He found an overlooked area, leaped over, andnded silently in the courtyard.
The instant Wu Mengnded, he quickly stuck to the wall.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
As Wu Meng breathed, he sensed strands of Soul Energy sweep past him. Fortunately, the Death God Mask continued to be effective. The Sovereign Emperor in the courtyard did not discover him.
Huh?
The gray-d old man seated on the roof frowned heavily. He seemed to have sensed a minute fluctuation.
However, the formations and restrictions did not activate.
Naturally, the gray-robed old man would not go to check. Who knew whether it was a diversion to lure him away?
The gray-d old man sent a voice projection, Third Brother, bring some men and patrol the yard. Nothing can go wrong tonight.
First Brother, is there a need to? There are no fluctuations in the formations and restrictions. Furthermore, who would be so reckless or ignorant toe here?
Cut the crap, just go when I tell you to.
Alright. Ill go. You lot,e with me. Quickly. Check the entire courtyard one more time.
Thud! Thud! Thud! Thud!
Footsteps rang out in the yard in the next moment. Guards wearing armor that the Heavenly Alliance made rushed out from all directions.
What happened?
Someone opened a window in the courtyards main pavilion and looked out.
Nothings wrong. Its probably just the guards doing a routine inspection. The leaders of the top ten merchant associations are meeting. We have to be more careful. Otherwise, we will be aughing stock if we get wiped out by someone.
The one who spoke was a luxuriously dressed fatty withrge ears and a broad grin.
The expression of Su Ye, who sat in the hosts seat, flickered. She turned her head and said, You two should go check it out as well.
The Misty Rain Twin Demons immediately left, obeying the order.
Pavilion Master Su, arent you being too careful? the fatty asked cheerfully, his beady eyes fixed on Su Yes voluptuous figure without any fear.
Keep looking, and I will dig out your dog eyes!
Su Ye red at the fatty, and a short swordnded between the fattys legs. The sword pierced through his trousers, firmly stabbed into the chair, and vibrated slightly.
The frightened fatty fell off the chair andnded on the floor, incitingughter. The others did not feel surprised, finding this normal.
This fatty was the Nine Cauldron Merchant Associations Association Chief, Wei Dexin, an infamous pervert. Every time he saw Su Ye, he would always end up being taught a lesson.
Whoosh! Whoosh!
The Misty Rain Twin Demons returned to Su Yes side and reported softly, Everythings fine.
Ahem! Ahem! Ahem!
An old man in the room coughed and said, Alright. Enough messing around. Pavilion Master Su, what do you want to announce by calling everyone here?
A total of eleven people sat on the top floor of the main pavilion. Aside from Su Ye, the others were all Association Chiefs of the various merchant associations.
Wu Meng, who already arrived outside the room and hid there, felt nervous. It was simr to what he expected.
Indeed, Su Ye came to meet these people.
Theres nothing much. I believe everyone already knows that the new envoy inspector is here. Furthermore, he killed Duke Yuns son in my Misty Rain Pavilion. Lets not mention that matter... He asked me to tell everyone to meet him in the Misty Rain Pavilion before sunset.
Su Ye honestly conveyed Xiao Chens message.
Haha! This is good. The new envoy inspector is here. We should meet him, Fatty Weiughed thoughtlessly. He sat back in his chair, not feeling embarrassed over the earlier matter.
Humph! If you want to meet him, you all go ahead. In any case, this old man will not be going unless he personallyes to receive me. I heard that this envoy inspector is not even one hundred years old, a young child. If he wants this old man to give him face, it will depend on his sincerity, a skinny old man said coldly, his stance apparently inflexible.
Wu Meng paid attention to this persons appearance. This person should be a tricky person to deal with.
Su Ye raised her eyebrows at this old man, the Bountiful Treasure Pavilion Merchant Associations Association Chief, Liu Zhang. His merchant association was also the strongest of the top ten merchant associations. This courtyard, the hidden experts, and the guards all belonged to him.
Liu Zhang also had a vastwork in Yan City. The Noble n backing him possessed deep umtions.
If Old Liu is not going, then I am not going.
Im not going, either. This snot-nosed kid immediately killed someone upon arrival. Clearly, he is trying to put on a disy of power to tell us that he is strict and will forcefully hold on to authority. Humph! With just one Mu Zifeng protecting him, how far can he go?
After the Bountiful Treasure Pavilions Liu Zhang expressed his stance, some of the others chimed in, saying that they would not go.
For some reason, Su Ye did not mention that Master Ku Yuns disciple followed Xiao Chen.
The remaining people did not express any stance. Some of them looked at Su Ye, and the others looked at a middle-aged man who had been silent all this while.
This middle-aged man was the Golden Essence Merchant Associations Association Chief. He possessed a very secr name, Jin Bao. This person showed a cold and calm expression throughout.
[TL Note: Jin Bao means golden treasure.]
No one could see any emotional fluctuation on Jin Baos face. He appeared calm and serious, not like a merchant associations Association Chief but more like an unfathomable Martial Dao expert instead.
Among the Heavenly Alliances subordinate merchant associations in Yan City, the Golden Essence Merchant Association rivaled the Bountiful Treasure Pavilion Merchant Association.
Jin Baos opinion could influence the thoughts of the group. Several people waited for him to speak first.
When Su Ye looked at him, Jin Bao said indifferently, Seeing and not seeing expresses two different attitudes. I need to return and discuss this with some others first before making a decision. If I go and the envoy inspector asks to see the ounts, it will be problematic. If I do not go and offend the envoy inspector, he might cut off our resources.
Such an answer was pointless.
This disappointed several people. The Bountiful Treasure Pavilion Merchant Associations Association Chief, Liu Zhang, snorted coldly with some disdain.
Jin Bao smiled faintly and ignored Liu Zhang.
It vaguely felt like these ten merchant associations had two leaders.
Pavilion Master Su, what do you think? some people asked, feeling reluctant as they looked at Su Ye.
Oh, right. Pavilion Master Su, you have been fulfilling the duties of the envoy inspector. Everyone listens to you. If you voice your opinion, everyone will listen.
He killed someone in the Misty Rain Pavilion. Clearly, he looks down on Pavilion Master Su!
He ispletely ignorant. I think he forgot that the previous three envoy inspectors died.
Pavilion Master Su, as long as you give the go-ahead, we will help you regain face.
Su Ye let out soft, pleasant, tinklingughter. The envoy inspector represents the orders of the Heavenly Alliances headquarters. This littledy barely fulfills the requirement to take on this duty. Now that the new envoy inspector is here, I definitely have to hand over the position. Everyone thinks too highly of this littledy.
Wu Meng thought to himself, This Su Ye is quite crafty. Her methods do not seem like that of a littledy.
However, I gained a lot of information this time.
I now have a clear understanding of the attitudes and bottom lines of the various Association Chiefs. Xiao Chen will find this information quite useful.
With this, he can clearly judge who he can draw to his side and who he needs to be wary of.
Only that Fatty Wei seems somewhat unfathomable. He keeps smiling. Who knows what is on his mind?
Su Ye looked up and peered through the window. Without her realizing it, the sky had already turned bright.
Fatigue shed in her face as she said softly, Ive already passed on the message. Whether you go or not is up to you. Before the sun sets, the Misty Rain Pavilion will wee everyone.
After speaking through the night, she had already said everything that needed to be said.
These people had already tested each other out. Everyone already knew whether they would be going or not.
Just as everyone said their goodbyes and prepared to leave, a brilliant light shed in Jin Baos eyes. Then, he said suddenly, Hang on.
Whats wrong?
Jin Bao said seriously, I have something very important to tell everyone.
Su Ye found this strange. She wondered what this Jin Bao wanted to say.
Outside the pavilion, Wu Meng, who pressed close to the wall, felt excited. He perked his ears up and listened.
Everyone felt curious, as well. Jin Bai looked at everyone and smiled. I want to announce...
Boom!
Suddenly, Jin Bao attacked midway through his words, throwing a palm strike.
Might and pressure rivaling a 3-Vein Sovereign Emperor erupted from him, shaking the surroundings. When heunched the palm strike, the wall crumbled, and a figure cried out miserably, knocked into the air.
Pu ci!
Wu Meng vomited a mouthful of blood. When he saw the sky, his expression changed drastically.
The clouds had scattered, and morning sunlight shone down.
The sky was already bright. To think that he had not left yet. The effects of the Death God Mask were significantly weaker during the daypared to at night.
Damn it! I got careless. That Jin Bao discovered my existence when the sky turned bright.
Then, he purposely pretended to say something important, resulting in me getting careless and letting him severely injure me.
Whoosh!
The formations started up, and the many restrictions activated. The Sovereign Emperor experts in the yard opened their eyes simultaneously, locking their gazes on Wu Meng.
An inescapable instantly trapped him.
The ten Association Chiefs gathered at the hole in the wall, looking at Wu Meng.
Their expressions changed considerably. Did someone hear everything they saidst night?
Jin Bao smiled coldly and said, Association Chief Liu, it looks like your courtyard is not as tightly guarded as you say it is. If you cant do it, then Ill host the next time.
The Bountiful Treasure Pavilions Liu Zhang immediately showed an unsightly expression. He said sullenly, Capture him. I want him alive! Lets see who is so bold toe and behave so audaciously in this old mans territory.
A cold expression immediately shed on Su Yes face as she entered deep thought.
Chapter 2241 Raw 2348 : The Instant the Flower Blooms, It Shows Three Lives
Chapter 2241 Raw 2348 : The Instant the Flower Blooms, It Shows Three Lives
The formations started up, and the restrictions activated.
Logically speaking, an injured 1-Vein Sovereign Emperor could not possibly escape.
It did not even take a Sovereign Emperor to make a move. In Wu Mengs current state, he would have difficulty charging out.
On the roof, that 3-Vein Sovereign Emperor gray-robed old man watched coldly as Wu Meng tried to break out of the formations.
The two people by the old mans side, two 2-Vein Sovereign Emperors, were prepared to make a move at any time.
Under the suppression of the formations, I can bring out my saber skills at only half strength.
Under the mask, Wu Mengsplexion was pale. An invisible pressure in the world prevented him from fully bringing out the might of his Divine Seal and Dao Domain. The pressure restrained him, limiting his movements.
If I activate the Alloy Battle Armor, it will be much easier to bear.
However, that will expose my identity. I do not want that.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
More than a hundred elite guards soared into the air. They wanted to capture Wu Meng by relying on the formations and restrictions.
You are seeking death! Wu Meng snorted coldly. Although he was injured, his dignity prevented him from epting defeat at the hands of these random soldiers.
Bing a demon through killing, turning crazy in a rage!
Bang!
Wu Mengs heart erupted in rage as he unleashed his Massacre Dao Domain. A saber light shed, and the bright sky turned dark.
When the saber light passed, the sky turned bright again.
Ten miserable cries rang out in unison. Ten figures fell simultaneously, each split in half, their souls destroyed.
Wu Meng went into a frenzy. The sky alternated between dark and bright as his saber moved, mowing down the elite guards.
Wu Meng did not want to kill just one with each swing; he wanted to kill ten with each furious swing.
How strong!
The various Association Chiefs watching the battle from the main pavilion inhaled sharply. This was the result even when Jin Bao had severely injured the other party.
Jin Bao was a 3-Vein Sovereign Emperor who became famous long ago. Despite being severely injured by a 3-Vein Sovereign Emperor, this person could bring out such strength. If Jin Bao had not taken action, how terrifying would this persons strength be?
The Bountiful Treasure Pavilions Liu Zhang showed a cold expression as he scolded furiously, Bunch of good-for-nothings! I dont care if he lives or dies. You must take him down today.
When Wu Meng made his move, Liu Zhang immediately felt like he had lost face. His n to capture Wu Meng alive might fail.
Second Brother, Third Brother, you two go and help. Quickly end the battle. Dont let Mister Liu continue to lose face, the gray-robed old man instructed indifferently.
The two people beside him smiled sinisterly as they said, Alright. We have been itching for a fight.
Boom!
The two soared into the air, and wind and clouds immediately gathered. Wu Meng, who was killing enemies in the formation, felt like an entire world loomedrge behind him.
Cracks appeared in Wu Mengs Dao Domain. Suddenly, he turned around and swung his saber.
Dang!
Two sabersnded on Wu Mengs saber. Then, he vomited blood, and the other partys attacks knocked him back.
Hehe! You use the saber too?
In that case, we brothers will y with you for a bit. We will show you what true saber skills are!
The two brothers attacked simultaneously. As saber lights shed, their figures moved. The ngor of sabers shing rang out continuously. Saber intent soared into the clouds, filling the skies above the courtyard.
Dang! Dang! Dang!
The ngor was incessant. Wu Meng gritted his teeth, fighting against the two 2-Vein Sovereign Emperors alone. In mere moments, more than a hundred saber wounds appeared on his body. Blood dyed his robes red, but the two brothers did not get off unscathed, either; they also had several saber wounds on them.
Wu Meng took the approach ofnding a saber strike for each one thatnded on him.
Even if Wu Meng had to suffer a saber strike, he would strike out with his saber without fear.
This was the source of Wu Mengs nickname of Saber Demon, a result of the innate character of his Cultivation Technique. The more injured he got, the crazier he got, and the more ruthless he became.
This...to think that the Bountiful Treasure Pavilions Thunderbolt Twin Sabers cannot suppress this person.
After knocking Wu Meng back at the start, the Thunderbolt Twin Sabers managed to suppress him firmly, forcing him back continuously, then trapping him between them, preventing him from advancing.
However, after a while, bloodpletely soaked Wu Meng, and the power of his Massacre Dao Domain increased.
Wu Meng gave off howling saber hums as he smiled like a powerful killing god. His berserk aura allowed him to counterattack when in danger.
Whoosh! Whoosh!
Saber winds howled in the courtyard, sounding like malicious ghostlyughter.
No one knew whether it was the saber or Wu Mengughing, but theughter was bone-chilling. Wu Meng actually suppressed the Thunderbolt Twin Sabers in momentum.
ying with the saber against me? Lets see whose saber is more ruthless!
Wu Mengughed sinisterly under the mask. He did not care how severe his injuries were; only the Thunderbolt Twin Sabers existed in his grave eyes. With the demonic saber in his hand singing likeughter, only massacring to his hearts content remained.
The expressions of the Association Chiefs at the main pavilion changed slowly.
The Sovereign Emperor experts behind these Association Chiefs moved in front of their Association Chiefs silently, cing their hands on their weapons in fear that Wu Meng was crazy enough to decide to take them down with him.
What a madman! Could this fellow be of the Demonic Dao? one of the Association Chiefs quavered when he saw Wu Mengs crazed attacks.
No matter who he is, he has to die today! the Bountiful Treasure Pavilions Liu Zhang said through gritted teeth, showing a frigid expression.
A brilliant light shed in the eyes of the 3-Vein Sovereign Emperor old man on the roof.
Suddenly, the 3-Vein Sovereign Emperor old man let out an explosive shout that made everyones ears ring. They felt dizzy after their souls got shaken. When they looked around, they had double vision. The world around them shook; even their bodies shook, unable to stand firmly.
Pu ci!
The shock arrested Wu Mengs momentum, and he vomited a mouthful of blood. A cold, ruthless light shed in the Thunderbolt Twin Sabers eyes.
Then, two sabers stabbed Wu Mengs chest at the same time.
The instant the sabers pierced Wu Mengs chest, the two seemed to understand something tacitly, and they quickly retreated together.
However, it was still toote. Wu Meng let out a ferocious war cry, sounding like the furious roars of tens of thousands of heroic soulsing from the depths of the eighteenyers of hell.
The furious roars broke through the manyyers of hell, erupting with an ancient aura and shattering the gray-robed old mans Soul Energy attack.
Then, Wu Meng howled as he swung his saber, using the dregs of his strength.
Two afterimages shattered. However, a horrifying, bloody gash appeared on the retreating Thunderbolt Twin Sabers chests. If not for their armor, this saber strike would have chopped them in half.
This gave the Thunderbolt Twin Sabers a dreadful fright, causing them to tremble. Their hands and sabers shook continuously.
Its over!
Everyone could tell that Wu Meng was drained after thatst saber strike. Even if he was not a spent force, he was not far from it. He had been fighting with his life on the line. However, his final saber strike drained all his Divine Energy and Soul Energy.
Die!
Standing on the roof, the gray-robed old man, who had been watching coldly, now roared furiously and soared into the air at the critical moment. His figure shed, and he arrived before Wu Meng.
Despair red in Wu Mengs heart. However, he smiled under the mask.
He had fought with his full power in this final battle, able to fight carefreely. He had not lived in vain.
Wu Meng was an outstanding talent who challenged the peak of the Martial Dao. If he did note ready to die, he would not have reached the heights he had today.
However, just as the gray-robed old man was about to make his move, he suddenly felt like he had plunged into an icy cave. His hand hovered above Wu Mengs head, but he did not dare tond his attack and smash Wu Mengs head.
It felt like time froze. Everyone felt shocked. Why did the gray-robed old man, who charged over at lightning speed, suddenly stop?
Everyone quickly looked around and saw a white-d person standing on a wall. This person had appeared at some point in time, looking at the gray-robed old man coldly. Just one nce was already unbearable for the gray-robed old man, feeling like thousands of sabers stabbing into him.
The gray-robed old mans fingers twitched; he wanted to kill Wu Meng in one spurt.
Do you believe that if you keep moving, you will die?
The gray-robed old man had only made a small movement when a cold voice rang out by his ears.
The gray-robed raised his head and looked in the direction of the voice. The instant the twos gazes met, the pressure from Xiao Chens royal Azure Dragon bloodline and the Soul Energy from Xiao Chens Azure Dragon Divine Seal surged over.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
An invisible aura barreled through manyyers of defense.
The gray-robed old man felt a suffocating pressure that came from the depths of his soul.
Thud! Thud! The gray-robed old man took three steps back involuntarily.
Whoosh!
However, before the gray-robed old man could finish his third step, a purple light shed, and the white figure arrived before him.
Although the gray-robed old man kept his guard up, he did not expect that figure to punch upon arriving.
How reckless!
The gray-robed old man became enraged. This was merely a 1-Vein Sovereign Emperor, yet this was never-ending.
The aura of a 3-Vein Sovereign Emperor erupted as the gray-robed old man threw a palm strike.
Bang!
The two attacks collided. The old man used his Soul Energy to support his attack, wanting to knock Xiao Chen back. However, he discovered that Xiao Chens Soul Energy was not weaker than his. In fact, it was even stronger.
This flustered the gray-robed old man; he immediately brought out his 3-Vein Sovereign Emperors Divine Energy.
Every Divine Vein opened in the Divine Vein Realm equaled an increase in cultivation grade. The gray-robed old man did not believe that his Divine Energy cultivation could not knock the other party back.
However, the gray-robed old man suddenly discovered an Azure Dragon image appearing behind Xiao Chen. Then, many dragon images circled Xiao Chen.
When the Ten Thousand Dragons Picture formed, blood leaked out a corner of the gray-robed old mans mouth. Then, Xiao Chens attack sent him flying.
The Ten Thousand Dragons Art! Its the Ten Thousand Dragons Art!
This old man was very knowledgeable. Seeing this Cultivation Technique bbergasted him. This was a long-lost Dragon Race Sovereign Emperor Cultivation Technique that had been passed down for countless epochs and was vastly superior to his own Cultivation Technique.
Stop attacking my first brother!
Upon seeing their first brother injured, the Thunderbolt Twin Sabers ignored their wounds and charged at Xiao Chen to help the gray-robed old man.
No!
Fluster shed in the gray-robed old mans eyes as he shouted, trying to stop his younger brothers.
Three Life Flower!
Xiao Chen ced one hand at his chest and formed a hand seal. In the next moment, many saber lights burst out of his body, like the petals of a blooming flower, sparkling with bright lights. No one could tell whether the sparkles were because the flower was vibrant or the saber lights were resplendent.
The instant the flower blooms, three lives are illuminated!
The Thunderbolt Twin Sabers charging over were like moths to a me before the Three Life Flower. Thousands of saber lights stabbed into them, giving them a miserable death, leaving no corpse behind.
No...
The gray-robed old mans voice trailed off into silence. His younger brothers, friends who had been through life and death with him, had already fallen.
Everything happened in the time it took for a spark to fly. The ten Association Chiefs in the main pavilion were all dumbstruck.
Chapter 2242 Raw 2349 : Kingly Speech, Wily Speech
Chapter 2242 Raw 2349 : Kingly Speech, Wily Speech
Second Brother! Third Brother! the gray-robed old man cried out in grief and pain as he knelt on the ground. What could be more sorrowful than seeing ones brothers die before ones eyes?
Xiao Chens expression remained calm as he turned to look at Wu Meng. Then, he looked at the two sabers stabbed into Wu Mengs chest.
Although Wu Meng remained standing, he had already stopped breathing, unable to speak.
Xiao Chen reached out and removed Wu Mengs mask. Blood flowed out of every orifice on Wu Mengs face, presenting a shocking sight.
Wu Mengs eyes red in anger as blood leaked out from them.
The blooding from his lips, ears, and nostrils had not dried yet, making him look malevolent and terrifying.
Xiao Chen ced his hand on Wu Meng to check Wu Mengs injuries. Then, he entered deep thought for a while.
The two sabers in Wu Mengs chest were not fatal. What was fatal was that Wu Mengpletely drained himself in battle, exhausting his Soul Energy, Qi, and blood.
Although Wu Meng had not died, he was on hisst breath. Xiao Chen had arrivedte.
Without the gray-robed old man having to do anything, Wu Meng would die. Not killed by others but fighting to the death from overexertion.
When Xiao Chen looked at Wu Mengs injuries, he realized that Wu Meng could have avoided all this.
As long as Wu Meng activated his Alloy Battle Armor, he could have escaped, given his strength.
However, Wu Meng did not want to expose his identity, so he chose to fight to the death.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
A few more figures arrived at the courtyard. They were Nangong Feng and the others, who had rushed over.
Upon seeing that Wu Meng had not returned even when the sky was bright, Xiao Chen had decisively searched for Wu Meng. The others were slower and had only just arrived.
Big Brother Wu!
Nangong Feng and the others immediately revealed pained expressions at Wu Mengs state.
Only Mo Chen calmly checked Wu Mengs injuries.
I have already sealed his Divine Seal to prevent his soul from scattering. He wont die, so dont be too upset. Mo Chen, take care of him. Ill leave for a while and return soon, Xiao Chen said softly before turning to the gray-robed old man.
A sinister look shed in the gray-robed old mans eyes. However, he did not let hatred overwhelm his rationality. He glowered at Xiao Chen and quickly retreated.
How unfortunate...
Leaving such a person alive will leave a potential disaster. However, he took the initiative to withdraw, so there is no reason to kill him now.
Xiao Chen looked around and saw the hole in the wall of the main pavilion.
The ten Association Chiefs and Su Ye looked at him with strange expressions.
Whoosh!
Xiao Chen spread his arms and soared into the air, followed by dragon images.
Clearly, Xiao Chen was a human, but he gave the impression of ten thousand dragons soaring, feeling unblockable.
Clop! Clop! Clop!
Urgent but flustered footsteps rang out as the ten Association Chiefs retreated a few steps simultaneously.
Their Sovereign Emperor guards moved forward, shielding them as they looked at Xiao Chen warily.
As the adage went, there is safety in numbers. Just considering the 3-Vein Sovereign Emperors alone, there were already several of them in this main pavilion.
However, even gathered together to deal with Xiao Chen, they felt unnerving pressure and did not dare to underestimate him.
The reason went without saying.
There was the royal Azure Dragon bloodline, the 3-Vein Sovereign Emperor Soul Energy from the Demonic Sovereigns divine me, the Ten Thousand Dragons Art, which had passed down for countless epochs, and Xiao Chens stubborn and pure heart of innocence.
How could this group of people face all these?
Even a 4-Vein Sovereign Emperor would receive mountain-like pressure and feel cautious at all times if Xiao Chen did not intentionally withdraw his aura.
Who are you?! Why did you barge into this old mans private residence and kill my guards? The Bountiful Treasure Pavilions Liu Zhang questioned Xiao Chen with a shout. As he hid behind his many guards, he glowered at Xiao Chen.
Right after Liu Zhang spoke, Su Yu bowed slightly and said, Greetings, Envoy Inspector.
The Misty Rain Twin Demons, who were at the side, also bowed and greeted Xiao Chen respectfully.
What?!
A hugemotion broke out among the ten Association Chiefs. They showed strange and interesting expressions.
Xiao Chen had arrived at the Misty Rain Pavilion onlyst night. More urately, only about twelve to fourteen hours ago.
Although the Association Chiefs knew that the new envoy inspector was young, they did not have a portrait of him. In their hearts, they felt that the new envoy inspector was just a child who posed no threat.
Thus, they did not rte the new envoy inspector with the person they saw.
When the Association Chiefs heard Su Yes words, they felt shocked.
They were shocked that the person who killed the Thunderbolt Twin Sabers was the new envoy inspector. More shockingly, the envoy inspector was very different from the rumored inexperienced child.
Greetings, Envoy Inspector.
No matter what, Xiao Chen held the Heavenly Alliances certificate of appointment, making him their superior. Even if they did not want to submit, they still did not dare to show tant disrespect.
You may dispense with formalities, Xiao Chen said indifferently. Then, he walked over. The various Association Chiefs parted to open a path for him.
Without saying anything, he directly sat in the hosts seat.
Have a seat. Theres no need to stand, Xiao Chen said calmly.
The Nine Cauldron Merchant Associations Fatty Wei guffawed and said, Meeting you in person is better than hearing about you. Lord Envoy Inspector is truly a dragon among men. You are extraordinarily handsome and very skilled. Your heroic grace makes this fatty submit with just one nce. However, this fatty suddenly recalled that I have something urgent going on at home. My eighty-seventh concubine seems to be giving birth soon. I will definitely go to the Misty Rain Pavilion to offer apologies andpensation before the sun sets. Sorry about that. I really have to go now.
With the fatty trying to slip away, the other Association Chiefs immediately cursed him as shameless in their hearts.
However, since there was already a precedent, they all spoke up and also imed to have urgent matters at hand.
Those that simply could not think of an excuse just used the same excuse as the fatty, saying that their concubine was about to give birth and that they would go to the Misty Rain Pavilion that night to offer apologies.
Clearly, the atmosphere now was not quite right. No one knew if the envoy inspectors friend would survive, and his anger might not have abated yet.
The Bountiful Treasure Pavilions Liu Zhang lost face and was very angry.
If the other Association Chiefs remained, they would find it unbearable to be sandwiched between the two.
Furthermore, if Xiao Chen chose this moment to make things difficult for them, they were not prepared for it at all.
The Association Chiefs had to return and discuss with the factions behind them first before making a decision.
Then, it would be much easier for them to decide whether they would go to the Misty Rain Pavilion or not.
It would not be like the current situation, where they were caught off guard and unprepared when facing a strong envoy inspector.
Xiao Chen looked at this fatty. Yun Fei was the one who investigated the Nine Cauldron Merchant Associations information. Fatty Wei did indeed have eighty-seven concubines, so he was not lying.
However...
You took in your eighty-seventh concubine only four months ago. If she is giving birth so soon, it is clearly not your child. There is no need to rush back. Ill help you find someone to kill her tomorrow and settle everything. Theres no need to thank me.
Su Ye, who was at the side, could not help letting out a peal ofughter.
After Xiao Chen finished speaking, he ignored the fattys attempt at exining. Turning to the others, he said seriously, Everyone, there is no need to beat about the bush. There is an excellent saying, arriving early is not as good as arriving at the most opportune moment. Since everyone happens to be here, lets discuss what happenedst night.
Since Xiao Chen met them already, naturally, he would not let these people leave.
It is good that everyone is not leaving. Just stay here. Putting aside the other matters, even though you are the envoy inspector, if the matter of your killing my Sovereign Emperor guards reaches Alliance Chief Hua Tianyang, reason does not stand with you. This old man respects you, as you are the Lord Envoy Inspector. However, you have to give me an ount for today. Otherwise, this old man will not let things rest.
The Bountiful Treasure Pavilions Liu Zhang showed a cold expression, taking the initiative to make things difficult. Then, he looked at Xiao Chen as he picked up his teacup.
No matter what, they were Sovereign Emperors. How could you kill them offhand? Even if they were in the wrong, they were people of the Heavenly Alliance. Was there a need to be so ruthless?
Lord Envoy Inspector, you should ount for this. Otherwise, Old Lius anger will not abate.
The Bountiful Treasure Pavilions contribution to the Heavenly Alliance is the greatest in the Yanwu Dynasty. No matter what, you have to give him some face.
The Bountiful Treasure Pavilions Liu Zhang had been established in the imperial capital for many years already. His connections and prestige among the top ten merchant associations gave his words a lot of weight.
Liu Zhang just made a simple statement, and the other Alliance Chiefs chimed in.
However, the other Alliance Chiefs adopted a gentler tone. If Xiao Chen had not shown his strength earlier, their words would have been extremely harsh and deliberately ambiguous.
The Golden Essence Merchant Associations Jin Bao showed a meaningful cold smile as he fiddled with three treasure pearls in his hand.
Jin Bao wanted to see how this new envoy inspector, who possessed an extraordinary air despite being so young, would deal with a crafty old fox like Liu Zhang.
Was Xiao Chen a True Dragon or a false dragon? One could not differentiate between the two just by looking at his imposing manner.
The Nine Cauldron Merchant Associations Fatty Wei seemed to be thinking about whether his concubine was having his child or not, seemingly oblivious to everything around him.
When the other Association Chiefs saw the situation, they cheered in their hearts.
As long as the Bountiful Treasure Pavilions Liu Zhang pursued this matter, causing a hugemotion, it would be good. If it prevented this envoy inspector from checking their financial records, that would be the best.
If Xiao Chen could not deal with this properly, the neutral Association Chiefs would soon join the ranks of Liu Zhang.
The seemingly calm room was actually filled with schemes, ulterior motives, undercurrents, and boundless danger.
Xiao Chen did not give a direct reply. He just looked at Su Ye and said, Pavilion Master Su Ye, what do you think?
Su Ye felt startled upon hearing that. Clearly, she did not expect Xiao Chen to toss the ball into her court.
This moment surprised many people, causing them to focus their attention on Su Ye.
Xiao Chen was forcing Su Ye to express her stance. There was no retreat. Everyone gazed at her, preventing her from skirting the issue.
Su Ye thought quickly. In the blink of an eye, countless considerations shed in her heart.
However, she soon realized that she knew everything about Liu Zhang but not much about Xiao Chen.
No matter what, she could notpletely offend Xiao Chen for now.
Furthermore, Xiao Chen had not expressed any enmity when they tested each other out in the Misty Rain Pavilion.
However, Su Ye did not expect Xiao Chens seemingly jokingment about pulling him out of the river to be put to the test so soon.
There seems to be some misunderstanding there. It is still too early to say that the envoy inspector is at fault. It would not be toote to uphold justice for Association Chief Liu after we investigate properly, Su Ye said softly in an unhurried manner.
Su Yes voice was not loud, but everyone heard her clearly.
Those people that wanted to support Liu Zhang immediately gave up the thought.
Su Yes words sounded fair, but in reality, she took Xiao Chens side.
Themotion that Liu Zhang wanted to cause got resolved with the word misunderstanding.
More importantly, Su Yes words meant that she had already taken a side, forcing everyone to think twice.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly and looked at the Bountiful Treasure Pavilions Liu Zhang. Even though he did not speak, his message was clear.
Since Pavilion Master Su Ye already said that it was a misunderstanding, you will not enjoy popr support even if you want to cause amotion.
Misunderstanding?
Liu Zhang gave a coldugh, then said indifferently, Those who walk different paths cannot make ns together. It looks like this old man does not need to remain here.
Liu Zhang stood up, wanting to walk away. However, he felt disappointed to see that no one stood up with him.
Cursing in his heart, Liu Zhang showed a sullen expression as he quickly turned to leave.
However, a cold voice rang out when Liu Zhang reached the doors, causing him to freeze.
If you dare to walk out of this room without my permission, this Xiao dares to treat you as a person not from the Heavenly Alliance!
Chapter 2243 Raw 2350 : Excising the Tumor
Chapter 2243 Raw 2350 : Excising the Tumor
If you dare to walk out of this room without my permission, this Xiao dares to treat you as a person not from the Heavenly Alliance!
Xiao Chens cold voice echoing in the pavilion made the Bountiful Treasure Pavilions Liu Zhang freeze.
Xiao Chen just said some simple words. However, everyone clearly felt the cold, emotionless killing intenting from his body.
The atmosphere in the room immediately turned somewhat heavy.
Aside from heartbeats and the sough of the wind, there was no other sound.
Was this just bravado, or would Xiao Chen really kill?
These Association Chiefs of the Heavenly Alliances subordinate merchant associations did not know. They all peeked at Xiao Chen. However, he did not show any expression, appearing cold and unfathomable.
Damn it!
Liu Zhang cursed in his heart. His visage, which faced away from Xiao Chen, turned extremely sullen.
Regardless of whether he advanced or retreated, he was at aplete disadvantage before Xiao Chen in their first sh. This was already an indisputable fact.
Now, both advancing and retreating were difficult. Liu Zhang did not dare to act rashly.
Liu Zhang now felt somewhat afraid that Xiao Chen would ignore everything and chop him down.
Xiao Chen clearly was just a 1-Vein Sovereign Emperor. However, the strength that he showed deterred the 3-Vein Sovereign Emperor guards from taking action.
The gray-robed old man from earlier also had disappeared somewhere.
If that gray-robed old man were still around, Liu Zhang would feel confident of surviving even if Xiao Chen attacked.
Now, he did not dare to bet on it.
The best result for Liu Zhang would be if someone stood out and helped him shoulder some of the pressure.
However, not a single person in the pavilion stood up for him, which flustered him even further.
I cannot back down!
Once I back down, I will lose all my prestige. If word that an inexperienced child scared me spreads, how am I to maintain my position in the cruel imperial capital?
Humph! Since you want to y, this old man will y along. Worst case, this old man will just go down with you.
The moment Liu Zhang thought that, he suddenly felt the killing intent behind him multiply, intensifying rapidly.
Xiao Chen casually moved his right hand, forming the Buddhist sects Seven Kill Seal.
Xiao Chens killing intent seemed to stop time as it prated Liu Zhangs body, like a frost spreading through his limbs, bones, and internal organs.
As long as Liu Zhang dared to act rashly, Xiao Chen would kill him without mercy.
Association Chief Liu,e back first. It wont be toote to leave after hearing what the envoy inspector has to say, Su Ye suggested softly with a slight frown. She did not want to see Xiao Chen taking too strong a stance.
The moment Su Ye said that, Liu Zhang immediately released his bated breath. Then, he said indifferently, Alright. This old man will listen to what you have to say first.
The Golden Essence Merchant Associations Jin Bao smiled coldly to himself. You are already frightened to the point of peeing your pants. To think that you are still putting up a strong front.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly. Then, he casually scattered his killing intent before saying, Association Chief Liu, please, sit.
Liu Zhang slowly took a seat with a sullen expression. However, he no longer behaved as overbearingly as before.
The other Association Chiefs felt somewhat rueful. Even Liu Zhang folded before Xiao Chen. How were they to deal with this new envoy inspector?
Xiao Chen immediately looked at the ten Association Chiefs faces before taking out stacks of financial records. Then, he slowly piled them up.
Financial records!
Lord Xiao, what do you mean by this? Do you intend to audit us the moment you arrive? Do you not trust us?
The one who spoke was the Heavenly Treasure Pavilions Association Chief. Financial records were sensitive things, especially those of the Heavenly Alliances subordinate merchant associations.
When everyone saw the financial records, they showed unsightly expressions.
Even the Golden Essence Merchant Associations calm Jin Bao and the Nine Cauldron Merchant Associations thoughtless Fatty Wei showed somewhat grave expressions.
Everyone looked at Xiao Chen, waiting to see how Xiao Chen would respond.
Lord Xiao, I have checked these financial records before, Su Ye said while raising her eyebrows. Her smile appeared somewhat cold.
Everyone had their bottom line. Clearly, these financial records were the bottom line of everyone here.
If Xiao Chen dared to do anything about the financial records, he would offend everyone here, forcing them into desperate straits.
Jin Bao continued fiddling with the three pearls in his hand as he said, Lord Envoy Inspector, I would like to tell you a story... Previously, someone wanted to conduct an audit on a whim.
Jin Bao stopped speaking here. Xiao Chen understood what Jin Bao meant, but he still asked, Then?
Jin Bao replied calmly, There is no then. The story ends.
Those that dared to touch this bottom line all died...Jin Bao meant the past three envoy inspectors, using them to threaten Xiao Chen.
No. It is only your story that ends. My story is just beginning. Would you like to hear my story? Xiao Chen expressionlessly asked Jin Bao.
Jin Bao felt stifled. He could not understand the purpose of this question. He said, Please go on.
Whoosh!
Xiao Chen stood up and gently patted the financial records; they all turned to ashes.
This scene stupefied everyone, confusing them.
There are no problems with the financial records. Since Pavilion Master Su checked them, how can I find any problems?
These words should make the various Association Chiefs feel happy. However, Liu Zhang and the others felt that things were not that simple.
After a pause, Xiao Chen said, ording to the Heavenly Alliances rules, the subordinate merchant associations need to hand over sixty percent of their profits to the headquarters every year. Everyone followed this rule in the past few years. Today, I did note to audit the financial records or make things difficult for everyone. I am here to give out benefits to everyone. The various merchant associations only need to hand over forty percent of the profits to headquarters from today on.
Xiao Chens words immediately made the ten Association Chiefs expressions change.
Hahaha! The envoy inspector is really generous, decreasing twenty percent of the burden in one go. However, I am loyal to the Heavenly Alliance. The heavens, the sun, and the moon can bear witness. This Wei is not someone who is greedy for minor benefits, not a short-sighted person. The strength of the Heavenly Alliance allowed us to establish ourselves in the imperial capital. I am willing to continue the previous rates, Fatty Wei said grandly, standing up and pounding his chest.
Seeing that Xiao Chen was about to speak, Wei Dexin said, Milord, there is no need to say anything more. My heart is set; there is no need to advise me further.
Xiao Chen smiled coldly in his heart. While it was said to be sixty percent in the past, the financial records were actually faked. The profits handed over to the Heavenly Alliances headquarters were actually less than twenty percent. The rest were split between the merchant associations and Noble ns in secret.
During some years, what was handed over was even less than ten percent.
Since Xiao Chen came here, he naturally would not permit such things to continue. Most importantly, this affected his own benefits.
Then, Xiao Chen saw that the others wanted to imitate Fatty Wei, wishing to express their stance.
Xiao Chen raised his hand to stop everyone. Then, he looked at Wei Dexin and said, I am not advising you; I am granting it to you. Here is a new contract. Take a look first. If there is nothing wrong with it, just change it to sixty percent and sign it.
The contract was written in vibrant red ink on golden paper.
Xiao Chen had stamped his envoy inspector seal and his handprint at the bottom. Fatty Wei just needed to sign and stamp his merchant associations seal.
From then on, this contract would take effect in the Heavenly Association, unchangeable.
Fatty Wei held the contract and looked at it. He immediately paled.
While Fatty Wei read the contract, Xiao Chen handed out copies of the same contract. You all just need to follow the forty percent. There is no need to change it.
The past is reset, and new financial records will be made. Pavilion Master Su and Mo Chen, Master Ku Yuns disciple, will supervise together. I willingly submit forty percent of the profits every year to the Heavenly Alliance headquarters. This will take effect from today...
Upon reading these lines, the Association Chiefs could not prevent their expressions from changing considerably.
Previously, these Association Chiefs had faked their financial records. While it was said to be sixty percent of the profits, it was just ten or twenty percent in reality. If they signed this contract, they would have to hand over at least an additional twenty percent.
One should not underestimate this twenty percent. Given how prosperous Yan City was, twenty percent was an astronomical sum.
Making the top ten merchant associations pay an additional twenty percent represented an inconceivable sum.
From here on, the Heavenly Alliances profits for one year could equal ten yearseven one hundred yearsof the past.
When Xiao Chen, Mo Chen, and Bao`er audited the financial records, they had calcted that these merchant associations would greatly benefit by handing over only forty percent of their profitsassuming that the financial records were true.
However, it was not that simple in reality.
Every merchant association had Noble ns behind them. Some even had connections to the Royal Court. The profits that they embezzled mostly went to these Noble ns and the Royal Court.
If these Association Chiefs signed the new contract, they would essentially be breaking ties with these Noble ns. This required great courage.
The real purpose of the new contract was not to suppress the merchant associations but to drive out the Noble ns leeching off the Heavenly Alliance.
Xiao Chen wanted to excise the tumor.
However, the tumor had already spread deep into the marrows, merging with the body. It would be hard to avoid injuring the body when trying to remove it.
If Xiao Chen did not have such determination, the Heavenly Alliances profits in the Yanwu Dynasty would eventually empty out.
Xiao Chens envoy inspector identity would just be a joke, not worth mentioning.
When the disease attacked the vitals, one needed to have the courage to risk death, using the most potent medicine to attempt to survive.
Chapter 2244 Raw 2351 : New Contracts
Chapter 2244 Raw 2351 : New Contracts
The past is reset, and new financial records will be made.
The first half represented Xiao Chens sincerity. He would not pursue the past of the fake financial records. The second half showed his ambitions. He hoped to make a new start and establish his own system.
In truth, Xiao Chens new contract was quite attractive. However, resetting to zero was not something that one could aplish in many situations.
This old man will not sign this new contract. I would rather leave the Heavenly Alliance than sign it.
The Bountiful Treasure Pavilions Liu Zhang scanned the contract coldly and immediately realized its purpose, so he calmly issued a threat.
Xiao Chen extended his hand in invitation. Then, he said, Leave a written statement that you voluntarily leave the Heavenly Alliance, then you may go.
A cold smile appeared on Liu Zhangs face as he said indifferently, Men! Bring me ink and brush.
After a while, a written statement with the Bountiful Treasure Pavilions seal and Liu Zhangs handprint, which contained a drop of his essence blood and Soul Energy, reached Xiao Chens hand.
Xiao Chen, keep it well.
After executing the statement of leaving the Heavenly Alliance, Liu Zhang was no longer polite to Xiao Chen, directly addressing him by name.
One day, you will beg this old man to take back this written statement. Lets go.
Liu Zhang looked straight at Xiao Chen with disdain in his eyes, then turned to leave.
Maintaining a calm expression, Xiao Chen said indifferently, Does anyone else want to leave? You can just execute a written statement as Liu Zhang did, and you may go.
Leaving the Heavenly Alliance, only someone like the Bountiful Treasure Pavilions Liu Zhang, who possessed deep umtions and plenty of connections, would not fear that. The other Association Chiefs had to consider this carefully; they did not have such confidence.
Lord Xiao, will you permit this old man to return and discuss this before making a decision? After all, this matter is of grave importance and affects many things. This old man cannot make such a decision easily, the Heavenly Treasure Pavilions Association Chief said while trembling as he held the new contract.
Theres no rush. Take your time considering it. The same goes for you all. It is difficult to make a decision, but you eventually need to. Ill give you thirty minutes. Im not afraid to say this: in my life, I hate people who live off one party but help another party instead. You can forget about doing things like taking the Heavenly Alliances resources and secretly working with outsiders to split the profits.
Either leave the Heavenly Alliance or sign the new contract. Everyone will be in the same boat. As long as I am alive, I will not let you suffer. Consider the pros and cons well. I believe you cane to a decision.
After saying that, Xiao Chen ignored the Heavenly Treasure Pavilions Association Chief. Then, he swept his gaze around and looked at the Golden Essence Merchant Associations Jin Bao.
Jin Bao continued fiddling with the three pearls in his hand. Looking straight at Xiao Chen without showing a smile, he asked indifferently, Lord Xiao, do you need this Jin to make a decision now?
Xiao Chen shook his head and replied, Theres no need. You can leave.
Many thanks.
Jin Bao smiled faintly. Admiration shed in his heart. This fellow appears like he did not leave any room for negotiation, behaving overbearingly. However, he is not stupid and does not dare to offend Liu Zhang and me simultaneously.
Ill take back the new contract and carefully think it over. I will definitely give Lord Xiao a satisfactory answer soon.
Jin Bao picked up the new contract and prepared to leave.
Please wait a moment.
Xiao Chen stood up and walked over, catching up calmly.
Confusion shed in Jin Baos eyes. Then, he turned around and asked, Whats wrong?
Ill send you off.
Bang!
Without any warning, Xiao Chens royal Azure Dragon bloodline erupted, and his eyes turned golden.
Supreme Dragon Fist, Only I Am Supreme!
What is supreme? In the entire world, only I am honored.
An Azure Dragon image coalesced, materializing countless dragon images and forming the ancient Ten Thousand Dragons Picture with the Azure Dragon as the supreme being.
Even a 4-Vein Sovereign Emperor might not be able to block the might of the Supreme Dragon Fists strongest move driven by the royal Azure Dragon bloodline.
Caught off guard, Jin Bao could not react before Xiao Chens punch sent him flying.
Boom! Jin Bao crashed into the restrictions on the ground. The restrictions, which were reinforced by many formations, cracked.
The entire courtyard shook intensely as the might of the royal Azure Dragon bloodline lingered.
The oppressive airing from Xiao Chen deterred others from looking straight at him. This was not the air or aura of a 1-Vein Sovereign Emperor.
Pu ci!
Jin Bao vomited a mouthful of blood. This punch nearly killed him, sending him to the border of life and death.
If Xiao Chen wanted, he could punch again and kill Jin Bao.
The many Association Chiefs in the pavilion inhaled sharply, a chill running down their backs.
Compared to Liu Zhang, this Jin Bao was even more unfathomable among the ten Association Chiefs.
Jin Bao hid essential information and was like a venomous snake. This inspired fear in others; they did not dare offend him.
No one had ever put Jin Bao in such a state before.
Association Chief!
Jin Baos two guards held Jin Bao up. Seeing his injuries enraged them.
Murderous intent appeared in the two guards eyes as they red at Xiao Chen. Jin Bao used what strength he had left to grab the two guards. Then, he said with bloodshot eyes, Stop. Do not be rude to Lord Xiao. Jin Bao greatly thanks Lord Xiao for sending me off. Lets go.
Jin Bao felt utterly crushed and confused. No matter what, he had not expected Xiao Chen to attack him when Xiao Chen had not attacked Liu Zhang. Furthermore, Xiao Chen caught him off guard.
Although Jin Bao was furious enough to kill, he did not let his feelings overwhelm his rationality. He knew that if his guards dared to attack Xiao Chen, he would die. Hence, he endured the pain and thanked Xiao Chen for the punch.
Xiao Chen watched coldly as the guards carried Jin Bao away before the golden light in his eyes faded away. He remained calm, not showing much emotion on his face.
How ruthless!
Shock shed in Su Yes eyes. Previously, Xiao Chen secretly asked her how Wu Meng got injured.
Not thinking much of the question, she told Xiao Chen how Jin Bao had suddenly attacked Wu Meng.
Su Ye did not expect Xiao Chen to retaliate against Jin Bao.
Xiao Chen used the same method to injure Jin Bao, with added interest, as Jin Bao used to injure Wu Meng.
Seeing Xiao Chen injure Jin Bao, many Association Chiefs felt shocked and came to a decision in their hearts.
Now that Xiao Chen had offended both Jin Bao and Liu Zhang, he probably would not continue being the envoy inspector.
No matter how strong Xiao Chens stance was, he should not have offended those two simultaneously.
If Xiao Chen could not even protect himself, how could he protect the people in the same boat as him?
However, some thought differently, as well. If Xiao Chen dared to offend both Jin Bao and Liu Zhang, perhaps he really had powerful backing.
Lord Xiao, this is this old mans written statement. Please hold on to it for now.
The Heavenly Treasure Pavilions Association Chief made his decision and handed over a written statement to Xiao Chen.
Alright, I will keep it safe. Association Chief Li, take care.
Lord Xiao, this is my written statement.
...
With someone initiating, others immediately followed suit. Soon, most of them had left, with only three Association Chiefs remaining.
Lord Xiao, this fatty decided to hang out with you. However, can I not change this new contract to sixty percent? Hehehe! Wei Dexin said cheerfully as he held the new contract.
I like loyal people the most. Heaven and earth can prove Association Chief Weis loyalty, and the sun and moon will bear witness. If you voluntarily give an extra twenty percent of profits, I will not betray your loyalty. Just drop this matter, Xiao Chen said calmly. He still found this fattys bottom line somewhat unfathomable.
Xiao Chen would trust him only if Wei Dexin were really willing to sign the new contract for sixty percent. Otherwise, even if Wei Dexin approached him, he would have to think twice.
Lord Xiao, here is my new contract. This old man has decided.
The remaining Association Chiefs of the Ling Pavilion and the Ancient Cloud Merchant Association signed two copies of the new contract, keeping one for themselves and giving one to Xiao Chen.
Take care. I wont send you off.
Goodbye.
Now, only Fatty Wei remained of the ten Association Chiefs. He still felt conflicted.
Alright. Sixty percent, it is. I signed it. My life is really bitter. Sob...sob...sob...
Fatty Wei put on a pretense of misery as he signed the new contract for sixty percent.
Im going. Im going. My eighty-seventh concubine is still waiting for me. I hope that the baby is really mine.
Now, all the Association Chiefs had left the roomeven the owner Liu Zhang. Only Xiao Chen and Su Ye remained.
Lord Xiao, are you now satisfied, having chased away seven of the top ten merchant associations? Su Ye asked somewhat harshly with a smile.
Xiao Chen did not mind. He turned his head and countered, Are you satisfied?
Haha! Im just an insignificant Pavilion Master. Who would care if I am satisfied or not? Su Yeughed. Herughter sounded pleasant, like tinkling wind chimes. This person was born with a great voice. It would be a pity if she was not a songstress.
Xiao Chen could hear the resentment in Su Yes voice. She had helped Xiao Chen today, but he chased away seven of the merchant associations, even offending Liu Zhang and Jin Bao. He hadpletely changed the situation without even consulting her. How could she be satisfied?
Have you heard of the adage reaching apromise by putting on a strong front The more people appear overbearing and fierce, disying a willingness for both parties to go down, the more theyck a sense of security. Often, they are just doing that to force apromise, trying to gain some maneuvering space for themselves.
When Su Ye heard that, her eyes lit up. She smiled and said, So, you are actually very kind deep in your heart. You were just forced to make such a decision. So, you still want to reach apromise. If that is your intent, I can help you.
Wrong. Im a bad person. After gaining the advantage, I will not spare them. Now that these people stepped back, they can forget about turning the situation around before me.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly, immediately frustrating Su Ye and making her want to ignore him.
I still have not explored the imperial capital. Pavilion Master Su, if you are avable, will you y host for me? Xiao Chen asked softly as he handed the three new contractsincluding Fatty Jinsto Su Ye.
Su Ye hesitated for a moment before receiving the new contracts. Then, she replied somewhat helplessly, Im not free! However, bringing you around to familiarize yourself with the imperial capital is part of my duties.
Chapter 2245 Raw 2352 : Love Dies Hard
Chapter 2245 Raw 2352 : Love Dies Hard
The imperial capital Yan City was flourishing and bustling. Magnificent carriages and precious horses traveled treasure-lined streets. Tassels hung everywhere, and gold threads wound around trees. Birds chirped, flowers bloomed, trees sported luxuriant foliage, and countless silver tforms filled the ce. One could hear the sounds of joying from the windows. The entire ce showed the style of wealthy sectspeting in luxuries, presenting a scene of profligacy.
Xiao Chen slowly came to understand the flourishing nature of the imperial capital Yan City as he traveled the streets in the morning.
Many thanks for helping with Wu Mengs matter.
Before leaving the main pavilion, Xiao Chen had checked Wu Mengs injuries again. Then, Su Ye got the Misty Rain Twin Demons to contact famed healers of the imperial capital quickly to help treat Wu Meng.
Its just a minor matter. Even without a famed healer, Master Ku Yuns disciple would have the means to treat him. Your friend should soon recover. However...if I guess right, he was following me in secret, which resulted in this situation, Su Ye said as she nced at the scenery, appearing not to care.
Ill ask him when he wakes up, Xiao Chen said with a serious expression. Of course, Xiao Chen would not admit to initiating this.
Keep on pretending! Su Ye thought to herself in disdain. Just when she was about to speak, a figure suddenly rushed over to the two.
The neer did not look old; in fact, he appeared extremely young. He wore simple azure clothes with an Azure Luan embroidered at the cor.
This is a messenger from the Azure Luan Pavilion, Su Ye exined. She was very familiar with the major factions of the imperial capital.
Miss has good eyes. This must be Young Master Xiao, right? I have a letter for you. Please receive it.
After delivering the letter to Xiao Chen, the messenger left silently, disappearing quickly into the tide of people.
Xiao Chen opened the letter and read its contents.
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Regards, a humble monk of the Hidden Spirit Temple, Yuan Zhen.
Xiao Chen put away the letter and thought, That was fast. I only just arrived in the imperial capital Yan City, and he already received the news.
He should being for the Ethereal Immortal Pces key.
It looks like I will have to trouble you to prepare a private room for me in the Misty Rain Pavilion three dayster.
Thats simple. I will get someone to make arrangements when we return.
The minor incident did not affect Xiao Chens mood. The bustle and the beautiful scenery of the capital were worth watching.
However, Xiao Chen had not invited Su Ye out to apany him to sightsee. Instead, he wanted to probe her attitude.
However, there was no rush. Xiao Chen believed that Su Ye would be in a bigger rush than he was.
Indeed, Su Ye took the initiative to ask after a while. What do you n to do next? With seven of the top ten merchant associations gone, the Heavenly Alliances profits in the Yanwu Dynasty will decrease by at least eighty percent. Not only will you have to deal with pressure from the Heavenly Alliance, but you will also face threats from the Noble ns.
Xiao Chen replied calmly, Take the initiative to deal a blow. First, cut off the resources of the Heavenly Alliance going to those seven merchant associations that left. Then, support one of the remaining merchant associations. I want to show them the heights a merchant association receiving the full support of the Heavenly Alliance can reach. As for pressure, while I face pressure, they will too. Its just a matter who canst longer.
A bright light shed in Su Yes eyes. She had underestimated Xiao Chen. It looked like he came prepared and did not drive off the seven merchant associations on a whim.
Xiao Chen understood the consequences of his actions clearly and did not show any regrets.
Are you sure you want to do that? If Lord Mu Zifeng does not give permission, Im afraid it will be difficult.
The Misty Rain Pavilion managed the resources provided by the Heavenly Alliance headquarters for distribution to the top ten merchant associations.
From a certain perspective, the true powery with Su Ye as the Misty Rain Pavilions Pavilion Master.
If Su Ye were unwilling, it would be impossible to cut off resources to the top ten merchant associations.
Its fine. I will shoulder all responsibility. If it makes things difficult for you, you can leave it to me to deal with.
Xiao Chens meaning was apparent. If you are unwilling, then just leave. I will deal with it myself.
Su Yes expression changed. Clearly, she was debating in her heart. After a while, she said, Alright, I promise to help. However, I will keep ten percent of the Heavenly Alliances resources every time. This rule cannot be changed in the future.
Xiao Chen thought, I could not tell that this great beauty Su Ye was so ck-hearted.
She keeps ten percent of the goods for herself. I wonder how much profit she has made over the years?
She probably cant monopolize all of them for herself. If the Sword Gods Noble n backs her, then they know of it.
However, since this is in the clear and I now know the other partys bottom line, it will be easier to discuss other things.
Alright. It is a deal, then. Of the Ancient Cloud Merchant Association, the Ling Pavilion, and the Nine Cauldron Merchant Association, which should we support, in your opinion?
There was no need to turn hostile with Su Ye. Ten percent of the goods was within Xiao Chens eptable range.
The Ling Pavilion and the Ancient Cloud Merchant Association are at the bottom of the top ten merchant associations. They also do not have deep connections with the Noble ns and have a negligible presence. Thats why they dare to sign the new contract. If you want to support one, it can only be the Nine Cauldron Merchant Association. However, that fatty is not easy to deal with. He looks foolish and crazy, but in reality, he ispetent and ambitious.
Su Ye gave Wei Dexin a high evaluation. Then, she continued, If you are not worried about getting bitten by him, there is no problem with supporting him.
It looks like that is the only choice.
The Nine Cauldron Pavilion seemed to have a strong fate with Xiao Chen.
Su Ye looked at Xiao Chen and suddenlyughed, I discovered that I really find you somewhat unfathomable. The First Prince is backing the Bountiful Treasure Pavilion, and the Thirteenth Prince backs the Golden Essence Merchant Association. These two princes possess great strength and are capable of seizing the throne. To think that you are not flustered at all. Can you tell me why you are so confident? Are you really not afraid of death?
After seeing Xiao Chen pondering how to support the Nine Cauldron Merchant Association, Su Ye could no longer hold back. Due to Monarch Yu, Xiao Chen already offended three princes.
Su Ye simply could not understand a person who dared to offend the people of the Royal n in Yan City.
I can tell you. However, you have to tell me what your connection to the Sword Gods Noble n is, Xiao Chen countered with softughter while raising an eyebrow.
Noment.
Su Yes expression immediately changed at the mention of the Sword Gods Noble n, even showing some coldness.
Xiao Chen entered deep thought. It looks like Su Yes connection to the Sword Gods Noble n is not as simple as I thought.
The Sword Gods Noble n is orthodox and prestigious. How could they let one of their female members openly run a pleasure quarter?
Actually, this was frowned upon even more severely than the Fiendish Saber Xi Mu practicing the saber.
Su Yes reaction was the same as the previous night. The moment Xiao Chen mentioned the Sword Gods Noble n, she got upset.
It looks like this is taboo for her. There must be more behind this.
That is...the Smiling Daughter Pavilion!
Xiao Chen looked around and noticed an ancient pavilion even grander than the Misty Rain Pavilion and used it to change the topic.
Yes, that is the Smiling Daughter Pavilion, the best pleasure quarter in the imperial capital Yan City. It has the best musicians, the prettiest songstresses, and an excellent sword dance, known as the best in the world, that has been passed down in the Smiling Daughter Pavilion for a long time. When the Fairy Basket appears, even Sovereign Emperors will give generously. Their daily profits reach horrifying levels.
When the discussion turned to the Smiling Daughter Pavilion, someplex emotions, including admiration, appeared in Su Yes eyes, and she quickly forgot about the earlier incident.
Xiao Chen recalled the Pleasure Quarter Alliance Mo Chen mentioned. Aside from the Misty Rain Pavilion, all the pleasure quarters in Yan City belonged to the Pleasure Quarter Alliance.
In a way, the Smiling Daughter Pavilion represented the Pleasure Quarter Alliance.
How does the Misty Rain Pavilionpare to it?
Su Ye frowned slightly before sighing, Most of the top ten headliners in the imperial capital are in the Smiling Daughter Pavilion; the Misty Rain Pavilion has only one. In the end, the greatest difference is umtions. The Smiling Daughter Pavilion can endlessly nurture headliners, but the Misty Rain Pavilion cannot.
Suddenly, Xiao Chen recalled one person. He asked, Have you heard of the headliner Ling Long?
Naturally. She has ranked among the top ten headliners for a very long time already. Her skills at the pipa are unparalleled. People even say that she is so skilled that she produces celestial music. However, she already
Bang!
Suddenly, the Smiling Daughter Pavilion tossed someone out onto the streets, midway through Su Yes words.
This immediately caused amotion. There would always be someone who did not follow the rules in the pleasure quarters. Most of these people would be people who could not resist getting handsy with a songstress or musician.
Such things happened nearly every day, attracting many people over to watch themotion.
Another pervert, Su Ye said disdainfully.
Xiao Chen looked over. Many people came out of the Smiling Daughter Pavilion, seemingly not wanting to let the expellee off the hook.
A beggar caught the expellee.
Hahaha! Silly fellow, you got tossed out again. Big Brother already said not to go in, that you would just end up beaten up. However, you refused to listen. Hahaha!
The beggarsughter and smile inspired favorable impressions. Xiao Chen felt that the expellee seemed familiar.
However, when Xiao Chen wanted to take a closer look, the beggar had already caught that person amid loudughter and weaved his way through the crowd, disappearing.
The Smiling Daughter Pavilions guards cursed as they searched around to no avail.
Xiao Chen could only give up upon seeing this situation.
Lets go. Lets return.
After Xiao Chen and Su Ye left, a window opened in one of the Smiling Daughter Pavilions upper floors.
A pretty woman looked in the direction of the beggar. She narrowed her eyes, worry tightening her brows, apparently disappointed and frustrated.
Chapter 2246 Raw 2353 : Undercurrents Raging
Chapter 2246 Raw 2353 : Undercurrents Raging
As Xiao Chen and Su Ye wandered the imperial capital, they reached an initial understanding of each other.
A major matter that would startle the entire Yan City, affecting the Yanwu Dynasty itself, was calmly settled.
The top ten subordinate merchant associations of the Heavenly Alliance upied more than seventy percent of the entire dynastys market.
However, due to the merchant associations various deep connections, the Heavenly Alliance could not get thergest share of the pie, even though it wanted to.
The actual profits ended up split between the subordinate merchant associations and the local Noble ns.
Only the scraps went to the Heavenly Alliance headquarters.
The Heavenly Alliance wanted to do something about it, but three envoy inspectors died, so they could only maintain the status quo.
How long could Xiao Chen survive after chasing away seven of the merchant associations? Would he end up like the previous envoy inspectors?
No one knew whether Xiao Chen would die a violent death or not.
Xiao Chen had just arrived at the imperial capital, and he already made such a big move. It would be impossible not to kick up a storm.
Danger filled the path ahead; the winds could not be stopped, and undercurrents silently gathered, waiting to erupt.
At the detached courtyard behind the Misty Rain Pavilion, Xiao Chens mental state did not change, remaining calm.
Xiao Chen had tested the Mahmy Abstinence Vition Saber Techniques Three Life Flower, killing the Thunderbolt Twin Sabers, and the results greatly satisfied him.
Xiao Chen was only initiated in the Three Life Flower and was still far from Great Perfection.
The more this was so, the more anticipation it built.
How shocking would the Three Life Flowers might be when Xiao Chen reached Great Perfection?
Aside from this, Xiao Chen also gained a new understanding of the Ten Thousand Dragons Art.
The Ten Thousand Dragons Picture with the Azure Dragon as supreme waspletely different from the previous Ten Thousand Dragons Picture, like night and day.
With the support of the new Ten Thousand Dragons Picture, Xiao Chens 1-Vein Sovereign Emperor Divine Energy could sh with a 3-Vein Sovereign Emperor, even gaining the upper hand.
Perhaps it has something to do with my royal Azure Dragon bloodline, Xiao Chen said as a bright light shed in his eyes.
No matter what storm brewed, growing stronger was still the urgent issue at hand.
Without overthinking, Xiao Chen continued to refine his Soul Energy with Soul umting Pills.
At the same time, Xiao Chen worked onprehending the incantation for the Three Life Flower and the Ten Thousand Dragons Arts firstyer. He could clearly feel his strength improving at all times.
The strength of the royal Azure Dragon bloodline slowly showed itself, boundlessly changing Xiao Chen.
Three Life Flower...the instant the flower blooms, three lives are illuminated. It focuses on the moment of eruption, bringing out a peak might. To raise the power of the eruption, I have to nourish it and give it plenty of light before the flower blooms. Then, make the flower bloom after storing up power.
No, thats wrong... If I cannot figure this out, I can only remain at Small Perfection with no hope of reaching Great Perfection.
Where did I go wrong?
Difficult, difficult, difficult. Perhaps my direction was wrong from the start. Perhaps my current confusion is wrong. I should follow my initial hunch all the way to the end.
Xiao Chens refinement of his Soul Energy and cultivation of the Ten Thousand Dragons Art went very smoothly over the past three days.
He ran into difficulties only with the Three Life Flower, stopping at Small Perfection.
The Three Life Flower, the Mahmy Abstinence Vition Saber Techniques fifth move, was much moreplicated than Xiao Chen imagined.
The instant the flower blooms, three lives are illuminated...
Xiao Chen paced the courtyard, muttering to himself. He happened to raise his head and saw dark-green things in theke behind the Misty Rain Pavilion.
Looking carefully, he saw lotus leaves forming a green sea on theke.
When he looked into the distance, he noticed blue flowers growing amid the lotus leaves.
Blue lotus flowers!
Xiao Chen was startled when he recognized the origins of these flowers.
Blue lotus flowers were also known as water lilies. They represented purity, dignity, and serenity. This flower had many connections with the Buddhist sects. Due to the link to the Hidden Spirit Temple, blue lotus flowers weremonly seen in the imperial capital.
The flowers were blooming, appearing vibrant. Soon, they would take on many different beautiful appearances on the mirror-likeke.
Perhaps...my thoughts were wrong from the start. The instant the flower blooms, it illuminates three lives. It is not focused on the moment the flower blooms but the illumination of the three lives. What it seeks is not an instantaneous eruption but a saber strike after the flower blooms.
Xiao Chens eyes lit up, a trace of joy appearing on his face.
He immediately closed his eyes and startedprehending again. Countless strands of Divine Energy and Soul Energy surged over from his limbs and bones and entered his chest. Motes of light immediately appeared at his chest and emerged from his body.
When Xiao Chen opened his eyes again, many blue petals silently bloomed in the next moment,ing out from his body.
In an instant, a blue lotus flower, materialized from pure saber intent, bloomed with Xiao Chen as its center.
However, it was not over yet. Xiao Chen drew the Tyrant Saber, and saber light surged out. Blooming blue lotus flowers immediately filled the air.
The light of the blue lotus flowers illuminated the world, eclipsing the mirror-likeke, the Misty Rain Pavilion, and even Yan City.
Only the light of the lotus flowers blooming filling the air was visible, creating a dreamlike space.
As light and shadow flickered, Xiao Chen saw various scenes of the past flickering in the surroundings, turning into shadows.
As he stepped on the blue lotus flowers, his eyes appeared as clear as water crystals. His mundane heart turned transparent and shone.
So, this is the case...
My heart is the foundation of this move. The mundane heart is worldly. The instant the flower blooms, the heart is cleansed, illuminating three lives.
Right now, I am drawing the Tyrant Saber. If I drew the Heavenly yer Saber Soul Tool instead, I wonder what kind of illusionary scene the Three Life Flower would show?
With a thought, the light and shadows scattered. Then, the blue lotus petals at his feet closed up into a flower bud that merged with Xiao Chens heart, turning it into a cleansed, transparent, and bright immortal heart.
This immortal did not refer to Immortals. Instead, it was a metamorphosis of the mundane heart when the Three Life Flower reached Great Perfection, turning into a brand-new immortal heart.
I finally reached Great Perfection. I just need to continue practicing it, and I will be able to use this immortal heart with a thought and make the blue lotus flower bloom at any time.
Xiao Chen tightly clenched his right fist, and a bright light shed in his eyes. He now appeared more at ease and withdrawn, even more unfathomable.
The Three Life Flower was already very strong, giving him a qualitative change. Xiao Chen looked forward to what kind of pleasant surprise the next move, Merciless Killing, would bring.
It has been about three days. Yuan Zhen should arrive tomorrow.
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At the same time, the seven Association Chiefs who left the Heavenly Alliance gathered again somewhere in Yan City.
This time, they met in a ce that the Golden Essence Merchant Associations Jin Bao arranged.
When the Bountiful Treasure Pavilions Liu Zhang saw Jin Baos paleplexion, he mocked, Old Brother Jin, your injuries are rather heavy, yet you still hosted this big meeting. This Liu admires such spirit.
Jin Bao smiled coldly and retorted, Why the need tough at me? Back then, you nearly peed your pants. If not for Pavilion Master Su giving you a hand, you would have ended up in an even more unsightly condition than I did.
The two of you, please dont fight. We have gathered here to discuss countermeasures, not to pit our pride against each other. The Heavenly Essence Merchant Associations Association Chief quickly tried to pacify the two when he saw that they were about to start bickering.
Liu Zhangughed and said, Countermeasures? Is there even a need to think of one? Hahaha! This fellow is already on his deathbed. Do we need to care?
When the Heavenly Essence Merchant Associations Association Chief heard that, his eyes immediately lit up. Is the First Prince going to make a move?
Liu Zhang smiled mysteriously but remained silent. However, he appeared confident.
Even Jin Bao appeared very curious. He gave Liu Zhang a few more looks before demanding coldly, Stop acting all mysterious. Just speak.
Exactly. Old Liu, do tell us what you know.
Thats right. Stop hiding it. If we all put our heads together, we might be able to make that brat die faster.
After Liu Zhang postured sufficiently, he took a sip of tea and said slowly, This brat actually offended the Smiling Daughter Pavilion before. To think that he still recklessly came to the imperial capital. Tell me, how much longer can he remain arrogant?
The Smiling Daughter Pavilion!
The Smiling Daughter Pavilion had been in the imperial capital Yan City for tens of thousands of years, already present even before the Yanwu Dynastys establishment, surviving the rise and fall of several dynasties.
The Smiling Daughter Pavilion represented the Pleasure Quarter Alliance and had deep umtions, possessing an inheritance even more ancient than the Yanwu Dynastys.
To think that Xiao Chen had offended the Smiling Daughter Pavilion. This was a major matter.
The many Association Chiefs felt greatly startled upon hearing that bit of news. Then, they startedughing. Soon, they questioned Liu Zhang further. How does the Smiling Daughter Pavilion intend to deal with him?
Liu Zhang put down his teacup and said, He stole the Smiling Daughter Pavilions holy relic, the Fairy Basket. Originally, they just wanted him to hand it over, and they would not make things difficult for him. However, after the First Prince came to know of this matter, the First Prince decided to teach him a lesson, to show him who calls the shots in the imperial capital.
A cold light shed in the eyes of Jin Bao, who had been silent. Then, he suggested sinisterly, Perhaps we can make use of this opportunity. With the Smiling Daughter Pavilion making a move, how can it be enough just to teach him a lesson?!
Now that thepetition for the crown prince position was at hand, the other factions in Yan City more or less feared the Heavenly Alliance.
No one dared to touch Xiao Chen rashly. However, if the Smiling Daughter Pavilion took the lead, the situation would be significantly different.
The Pleasure Quarter Alliance did not fear the Heavenly Alliance in Yan City, so there would be nothing to worry about.
Xiao Chen had offended many factions, affecting the profits of many Noble ns. They dearly wanted to deal with him.
Now that there was an opportunity, no one would easily give it up.
The Thirteenth Prince only told me this: either dont touch him or ruthlessly trample him down; dont give him any opportunities to turn things around.
Jin Bao felt that the scale was insufficient. He stated the threat seriously. Xiao Chen will take revenge for anything done against him. You all can forget about him going soft after being taught a lesson. If you go against him, there can only be two results: either he kneels, or we kneel. If you do not want to kneel, then listen to me this time.
Chapter 2247 Raw 2354 : I Swear!
Chapter 2247 Raw 2354 : I Swear!
The seemingly calm Yan City had undercurrents flowing. The news of the new envoy inspector chasing away seven of the top ten merchant associations had already spread everywhere.
Each of the seven merchant associations had a Noble n backing it. Two of them even had connections with a prince.
When Xiao Chen decided to get rid of the vermin, his actions inevitably kicked up an unavoidable storm.
Benefits were like a persons flesh. Xiao Chen had taken a knife and cut off the flesh of others, draining their blood.
No one would be able to bear it.
However, with thepetition to be the crown prince imminent, none of the princes dared to be careless. No one dared to take the lead.
If they could not finish Xiao Chen in one blow and had to face his revenge, he might end up affecting their bid to be the crown prince.
Losing so much for the sake of so little would not be worth it.
However, the longer this storm was suppressed, the more ferocious it would rage when it finally broke loose. It would not matter how dangerous this invisible undercurrent was.
Xiao Chens people did not feel overly anxious. They remained in bitter cultivation. Before leaving the Heavenly Alliance headquarters, they had exchanged forrge amounts of resources.
They had Origin Liquid, Medicinal Pills, Cultivation Techniques, and Martial Techniques. Not cultivating with them would be a waste.
If the group could transform these resources into umtions, its strength would soar significantly.
On this day, the appointed time with Yuan Zhen arrived.
Xiao Chen woke up very early and went straight to the Misty Rain Pavilion.
The Misty Rain Pavilion did not open for business in the morning. When Xiao Chen arrived, Su Ye was leading a group of dancers and musicians in practice.
The formation of the practice startled Xiao Chen.
A total of one hundred women stood on the dance stage. The instruments they held were different.
There were the zither, the flute, the pipe, the bell, the drum, the qin, and many others. However, that was not the most shocking thing. The most shocking thing was that all the instruments were Soul Tools.
That was right. That was to say, there were close to one hundred Soul Tools on the dance stage.
Xiao Chen felt shocked. Even the Smiling Daughter Pavilion probably did not have such a setup.
Soul Tools were not asmon as cabbages.
Xiao Chen dared to say that even a Rank 7 sect would not have so many Soul Tools.
Toot! Toot!
Pipe music rang out, sounding spirited and ethereal. In mere moments, it drew one deep into it. It was like a red-crowned crane weaving through the clouds, moving around mountains and rivers.
Tweet! Tweet! Cheep! Chirrup!
That was the flute, which sounded very melodious, like water babbling over rocks. It was just like two people ying chess. The chess piecesnded as the sound of springwater rang out.
Following that, the sound of the pipa rang out. The yer possessed great skill, standing out in the music with the emotions that it provoked.
However, although Xiao Chen was not skilled in music, he could tell that the pipas voice was inferior to that of the other Soul Tool instruments.
Usually, such a level would be fine. However, it seemed off amid the group of Soul Tool instruments.
However, Xiao Chen did not feel much concern over it as more instruments rang out simultaneously.
The song quickly changed styles, turning very impassioned, a poetic epic, spreading a myth and showing grandness. It shocked anyone who heard it, causing their hot-bloodedness to surge.
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Just at this moment, a sword light appeared at the perfect time.
When the listeners hot-bloodedness surged, encouraging them to draw their weapons, the sword light appeared.
Whoosh!
A saber light appeared. Instantly, the saber light and sword light shed, moving in tandem with the grand music yed by one hundred instruments. This was fresh for the eyes and ears, entrancing anyone who heard and watched.
A sh of the saber and the saber. It was both a saber dance and a sword dance. The ones holding the saber and sword were prettydies.
This was the only part Xiao Chen found wanting. While it was nice to watch, itcked the feeling of the Saber Dao and Sword Dao. The reason was the low cultivations of the two dancers.
If cultivators whoprehended the Sword Dao and Saber Dao apanied the mystical poetic epic, the effect would be much better.
Su Ye, dressed in a red cheongsam, sat in the center of more than one hundred headliners, appearing very focused as she yed the zither.
Her grace, beauty, and skills were not inferior to the headliners around her.
She even had a unique air that attracted attention, like a bright moon amid stars, towering over the rest.
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Suddenly, Su Ye pressed down on the strings, silencing the zither. Then, everyone put down their instruments.
Fatigue and dissatisfaction shed in Su Yes eyes. Then, she waved her hand and said, Dismissed. We will practice again another day.
Su Ye did not seem satisfied with the results of the rehearsal, even looking somewhat disappointed.
After the rest left, Su Ye slowly walked over to Xiao Chens side and said, Lord Xiao, you are here early. I have embarrassed myself before you.
Its not an embarrassment. Instead, it was a great eye-opener. It was such a grand coboration. This is an arduous and thankless task. You want it to appear grand but still maintain perfection. That is nearly impossible. Im curious. What is Pavilion Master Su trying to do?
This was truly a great eye-opener, something fresh and new.
However, it was as Xiao Chen said. It was practically impossible to maintain perfection. If that was the case, there was no performance value. It might end up a waste of time, not bringing any profits.
Su Ye smiled abashedly. Indeed, an arduous and thankless task. However, one needs to pursue something in ones life. My greatest wish is to merge the ten great ancient pieces and y them while Im alive.
Therefore, you have been spending the profits of the Misty Rain Pavilion on buying Soul Tool instruments?
A thought urred to Xiao Chen upon hearing that. Ten percent of the Heavenly Alliances goods every year equaled a significant profit.
Su Ye could not possibly spend all that wealth alone. However, if she used the money to purchase these instruments, it would make sense.
Lord Xiao is overthinking. Even if instruments are cheaper than weapons, the profits from the Heavenly Alliance are not enough to collect so many Soul Tool instruments. Many of these were collected by my mother. However, they are still far from adequate.
When discussing the Soul Tool instruments, Su Ye did not hide anything, spilling everything.
Speaking of which, I still have not thanked Pavilion Master Su for helping me resolve the situationst time. Coincidentally, I happen to have a pipa. If you are interested, I can lend it to you.
Xiao Chen thought for a while before taking out the Medial Grade Soul Tool pipa from the Scarlet Blood Pirate Kings inheritance and handing it to Su Ye.
Heavenly Peace?
Su Ye took the pipa and examined it. Then, she started ying it.
Immediately, a pipa piece rang out, flowing like floating clouds and rippling water, as her fingers picked the strings. It sounded melodious and pleasing, prating ones heart.
Xiao Chen felt embarrassed. Previously, he had messed around with it, ying some random tune.
Great pipa, Su Ye praised softly, reluctant to part with it as undisguised joy shed in her eyes.
This was a pure form of joy, just like when Xiao Chen obtained Heavenly yer; that had been a pure joy desmen had for sabers.
Lord Xiao, please state your price. No matter how expensive it is, I want it, Su Ye said softly as a brilliant light shed in her eyes.
Xiao Chen sighed, Unfortunately, I intend to give this to my martial nephew to use as a token of love. You can use it for now. However, Im unable to do anything about it. Otherwise, I would just gift it to you.
That is unfortunate.
Su Ye felt somewhat disappointed. However, she still said happily, Many thanks, Lord Xiao. Now, Zi Yun will no longerin and grumble. The person that you are waiting for is already in the private room. He arrivedst night.
Ill go over first.
When Xiao Chen entered the private room, he saw a person with a conical bamboo hat covering his head and face, who had been sitting there for a while already.
Upon seeing Xiao Chen arrive, that person removed his hat, revealing a shiny bald head and a smile. This was the Hidden Spirit Temples Yuan Zhen.
Benefactor Xiao, how have you been?
Xiao Chen said indifferently, You can dispense with the formalities. You want the Ethereal Immortal Pces key, right? It is yours in the first ce; I do not intend to keep holding on to it.
Yuan Zhen felt disdain in his heart. If it were before, he might still believe him. However, Xiao Chen had already tricked him several times. It would be strange if he still believed Xiao Chen.
However, you have to tell me where the Ethereal Immortal Pce is predicted to be.
Yuan Zhen thought to himself, Indeed. Then, he said, Truth be told, no one knows where the Ethereal Immortal Pce is at this point. They only know its rough location, the Yanwu Dynasty. However, the predictions have never been right before, so it is hard to say how reliable this one is.
Xiao Chen entered deep thought. Chu Chaoyun had said the same thing. As its name suggests, the Ethereal Immortal Pce is indeed ethereal. Every time a prediction about its appearance was made, it never appeared.
Perhaps it is impossible to predict its actual location.
It should definitely be in the Yanwu Dynasty. I have heard that the people of the Universe Origin Sect, the Profound Heaven, the Abyssal Underworld, the Xuewu Dynasty, and the other factions with the Ethereal Immortal Pces keys have already started making preparations.
Yuan Zhen told Xiao Chen the secrets that he knew, showing his sincerity.
Ka ca!
Just at this moment, the door to the private room opened, and Su Ye entered.
Yuan Zhen quickly put his hat back on, covering his shiny bald head in the blink of an eye.
Su Ye gave Yuan Zhen a strange look. Then, she handed Xiao Chen an invitation. Lord Xiao, heres an invitation letter for you.
Xiao Chen received the invitation letter, feeling somewhat suspicious. Then, he thought, The Smiling Daughter Pavilion!
Who sent the invitation? Su Ye asked out of curiosity. She did not open the letter and did not know its contents.
Xiao Chens expression remained the same as he replied indifferently, Just an ordinary friend.
Oh. I will not disturb you any further, then. Su Ye found this slightly strange as she turned to leave.
Xiao Chen turned to Yuan Zhen and said, Come with me to a ce, and I will return the Ethereal Immortal Pces key.
Yuan Zhen remained calm upon hearing that, not showing any joy at all. He said indifferently, Make an oath first.
Xiao Chen had tricked Yuan Zhen too many times already, so Yuan Zhen no longer trusted him.
Alright. I, Xiao Chen, swear that as long as you follow me on this invitation, I will return the Ethereal Immortal Pces key to you, Xiao Chen said seriously with a sincere expression.
Only then did Yuan Zhen reveal an expression of joy. He smiled and said, Alright, I promise you. As long as we are not going to a pleasure quarter, this humble monk will follow you anywhere.
Chapter 2248 Raw 2355 : A Monk, a Beggar, a Fool, and a Martial Uncle
Chapter 2248 Raw 2355 : A Monk, a Beggar, a Fool, and a Martial Uncle
As long as we are not going to a pleasure quarter, this humble monk will follow you anywhere.
When Xiao Chen heard this, he felt slightly apologetic. Sorry...the ce we are going to happens to be a pleasure quarter.
However, Xiao Chen could not be med. Even a fool would know that the Smiling Daughter Pavilion seeking him out was nothing good.
ording to the information Xiao Chen received, the Smiling Daughter Pavilion walked very closely with the First Prince. Furthermore, the First Prince happened to be the Bountiful Treasure Pavilions backer.
This invitation for no apparent reason, could it have something to do with the First Prince? Perhaps having Yuan Zhen around might have some unexpected effects.
Benefactor Xiao, when are we departing? Yuan Zhen said, feeling somewhat impatient. He had been looking forward to getting the Ethereal Immortal Pces key for a long time already.
Since Xiao Chen made an oath, there was a guarantee. Naturally, Yuan Zhen would want it dealt with as soon as possible.
Theres no rush. The appointed time is tonight.
Xiao Chen maintained a calm expression as he asked softly, Speaking of which, how much do you know about the Yanwu Dynastys princes?
When Yuan Zhen heard that question, he looked at Xiao Chen warily and countered, Why are you asking that? Do you intend to get involved in the fight to be the crown prince?
Yuan Zhen sized up Xiao Chen for a moment before entering deep thought. Well, with your strength and status, you barely qualify to get involved in the crown prince race. However, you have to think this through carefully. Right now, no one is touching you, mostly because you have not taken a side.
Once you take a side, you will cross the bottom line of the other princes. You had better consider the consequences you will have to face at that time.
Xiao Chen raised an eyebrow and said with some surprise, Unexpectedly, you understand my current situation quite well.
Haha! When you arrived, you killed Duke Yuns son. Before I came to the Misty Rain Pavilion, I heard that you chased away seven of the top ten merchant associations, cutting off their flow of resources from the Heavenly Alliance. Each move is bigger than the ones before it. Theres no way I could be unaware.
Yuan Zhen smiled faintly, not hiding the information that he discovered about Xiao Chen.
It looks like the Hidden Spirit Temple is not as detached from the mundane world as imagined. The Hidden Spirit Temple is probably aware of all the major and minor matters in the entire dynasty. In that case, tell me which princes have the highest chances in this crown prince race.
Yuan Zhen thought for a while and said calmly, Who can be detached from the world when one lives in the mundane world and possesses a body of flesh? Right now, the ones with the highest chances are naturally the First Prince, Wang Fei; the Eighth Prince, Wang Feng; and the Thirteenth Prince, Wang Yi.
The First Prince is the oldest. He is steady and grasps propriety and etiquette well. The ancestral shrines patriarchs normally prefer the oldest. That is his greatest advantage. The Eighth Prince Wang Fengs talent is the most outstanding, and he has the Divine Sword Pavilion and many other Rank 7 sects supporting him. The Thirteenth Prince Wang Yis mother is the current empress. He has been a favorite since young and is loved by the emperor. If it were the emperors decision, he would definitely hand his position straight to the Thirteenth Prince. Unfortunately, that is not possible.
As for the other princes, there are also some ambitious princes. However, their umtions and underlings are weaker, iparable to these three favorites.
Xiao Chen thought for a while before saying, ording to what you say, the next emperor will likely be one of those three princes?
Yes. That is what the Hidden Spirit Temple thinks.
The two chatted for a long time. After Yuan Zhen introduced the situation, Xiao Chen gained a fresh understanding of the Yanwu Dynastys Royal Court.
Thepetition to be the crown prince has already reached the final preparatory stages. When it happens, all the princes will be required to participate. They will enter the Yan Emperors secret realm and take the test passed down by the ancestors. The final victor will be the Yan Crown Prince.
Yuan Zhen thought for a while and added, You had best not get involved. With every selection of the crown prince, all the Great Thousand Realms factions get involved. The Martial God Pce, the Profound Heavenly Holy Land, and the Universe Origin Sect will pay attention to it and even take a hand in it.
The Hidden Spirit Temples connection to the Royal Court is rather special. It is not like that of the Universe Origin Sect and the Profound Heaven Holy Land, which directly manage their respective dynasties. That is why thepetition to be the crown prince in the Yanwu Dynasty attracts the attention of the entire Great Thousand Realms and results in the various factions involvement.
Yuan Zhens words meant that it is not realistic for Xiao Chen to get involved with thepetition to be the crown prince with his strength alone.
However, Xiao Chen smiled faintly. He did not argue. After all, he did not intend to get involved.
However, the situation forced Xiao Chens hand, so he needed to understand this.
When looking at the sky, Xiao Chen saw that it already started to turn dark. The Misty Rain Pavilion also slowly became more bustling.
Xiao Chen stood up and said, Lets go, then. It is time to keep the appointment.
Before the two left, Yuan Zhen hid his entire head under the conical bamboo hat lest someone recognize him.
The Hidden Spirit Temple held a transcendent position in the Yanwu Dynasty, even deified by the ordinary people.
If someone recognized Yuan Zhen, it would cause a hugemotion that would shake the entire Yanwu Dynasty. A monk going to a pleasure quarter, furthermore, an esteemed monk of the Hidden Spirit Temple...
Yuan Zhen felt much more at ease after leaving the Misty Rain Pavilion.
The outside is better. I was very ufortable in there. Yuan Zhen let out a long sigh.
Xiao Chen could not bear to tell him that they were going to the Smiling Daughter Pavilion, a ce even more famous than the Misty Rain Pavilion.
He did not say anything, leading the way forward.
Compared to Xiao Chens solemn silence, Yuan Zhen seemed at ease, showing a carefree smile.
Soon, Yuan Zhen would obtain the Ethereal Immortal Pces key. How could he not be happy?
However, no matter how long the journey, it would eventuallye to an end.
The Smiling Daughter Pavilion was well lit withnterns, appearing vibrant and magnificent, like a bright, resplendent pearl in the night.
The Smiling Daughter Pavilion upied the most bustling location in the imperial capital, a ce with endless traffic.
Benefactor Xiao, why are we stopping?
Seeing a pleasure quarter, Yuan Zhen started to appear nervous. He showed a somewhat unsightly expression and said, Dont tell me that we are going to the Smiling Daughter Pavilion.
Truthfully, it is that ce.
Xiao Chen, you bastard, you are tricking me again, right?
Yuan Zhen felt incredibly frustrated. His face twisted as he cursed. Regardless of how scheming Yuan Zhen was, he was still a monk. Given his upbringing and cultivation of mind, he rarely showed joy or rage on his face.
This was especially so for rage.
However, Yuan Zhen could not help cursing this time.
Alright, its my fault for not making it clear from the start. Just wait here first. I will give you the Ethereal Immortal Pces key after Ie out.
Upon seeing Yuan Zhens expression, Xiao Chen felt that he had made things very difficult for the monk.
It was wrong of him to force a monk to enter a pleasure quarter.
May the Lord Buddha preserve us, may the Lord Buddha preserve us. I have sinned. I have sinned. To think I broke the monastic discipline on anger. Oh, my heart for Buddha...
Yuan Zhen chanted for a while. When he saw Xiao Chen turn to leave, he struggled with himself before calling out to Xiao Chen, Wait a moment. Ill apany you. However, let me make this clear first. I will not help you at all, just apany you. Do not ask me to do anything.
Xiao Chen smiled when he heard that. Thats fine. You decide for yourself.
Lets go, then.
Even though Yuan Zhen said that, his expression still appeared unsightly. He shrank his head into his body slightly, letting the conical bamboo hat cover him better.
Just at this moment, Xiao Chen looked around and noticed that dirty beggar from the other time.
The beggar sat leisurely at the side of the Smiling Daughter Pavilion, eating a roast chicken and drinking wine. As he did so, he grinned widely at the customers entering and leaving.
A thought appeared in Xiao Chens mind. Then, he walked over and took out a bottle of wine, handing it to the beggar.
This was the best spirit of the Dragon Race, Heart Burn. The dirty beggar did not care about anything else, immediately opening the bottle and wanting to drink it.
Xiao Chen quickly stopped the beggar, saying, This spirit is too strong. You should wait until you be a Sovereign Emperor before drinking it. You will enjoy boundless benefits, then.
Heehee! So, this lousy wine can only be drunk if one is a Sovereign Emperor?
The beggar snickered before saying loudly, In that case, you can have it back. This beggar does not want it.
When Yuan Zhen heard that, he thought to himself, This beggar does notugh like an ordinary person. However, it is too bad that he does not understand the situation.
Since this is a spirit, it should be the best spirit of the Dragon Race, Heart Burn, if I guess right. Back then, Xiao Chen used this wine to gain fame at the Peach Blossom Banquet.
This is something that many Sovereign Emperors seek. To think that Xiao Chen gave it to a beggar. Even so, that beggar so boldly rejects it, boasting shamelessly.
Xiao Chen did not take back the Heart Burn. He said, Even if you cannot drink it, it would be useful to you if you keep it. I would like to ask you about someone. Three days ago, you brought someone away. I would like to know where that person is now?
Xiao Chen had found the person that the beggar brought away familiar. However, he did not get a clear look.
Are you talking about that foolish brother of mine? Hahaha! There is no need to look for him. Just stand here, and you will see him soon.
Plop!
Right after the beggar spoke, someone tossed out a person from above. This falling figure was in a sorry state, covered in wounds from punches.
The nearby cultivators did not find this strange. They only coldly mocked this person before walking into the Smiling Daughter Pavilion.
It is that fool again. The Smiling Daughter Pavilion just chased him out two or three days ago, and he is at it again. How pitiful!
Speaking of which, this is really strange. If it were another person messing around like this, the Smiling Daughter Pavilion would have killed him long ago. It is a miracle that this person is still alive.
Just leave him alone. Quickly go in and reserve a ce. The headliner Ling Long is performing tonight!
The beggar guffawed as he pointed to the person lying in the middle of the road. Speak of the devil. Heehee! We were just speaking about my foolish little brother, and bang! He fell down.
Xiao Chen slowly walked over with an expression of increasing suspicion. When he got close, he felt greatly startled.
That person in a sorry state turned his head and looked at Xiao Chen, then showed an equally shocked expression.
Martial Uncle!
This person in a sorry state, covered in wounds, with a swollen face was Ling Yu, Xiao Chens martial nephew from the Grave Sea Clusters Purple me Sect.
As the adage went, it is a small world. Xiao Chen did not expect to meet Ling Yu again in such a manner.
Martial Uncle, Martial Nephew embarrassed you...
Perhaps Ling Yu felt too excited, or perhaps he had been oppressed for too long, but his eyes immediately turned wet.
His voice even quivered somewhat, sounding pitiful.
How did you end up in such a state? Quickly get up, Xiao Chen asked as he helped Ling Yu to his feet.
I want to meet Elder Sister Ling Long, but they prevent me from doing so. Every time I enter, they beat me up. Martial Nephew feels very bitter.
Ling Yu did not have many people close to him. To him, Xiao Chen was even closer than his master or seniors.
When seeing Xiao Chen, Ling Yu felt all sorts of emotions.
Xiao Chen snorted coldly and said, Ill bring you in. Lets see who dares to stop you.
Really?
Since when has your martial uncle boasted? There are many ces in this world that I cannot bring you to. However, the Smiling Daughter Pavilion is not one of them.
Xiao Chen felt some anger in his heart. No matter how deep the umtions of your Smiling Daughter Pavilion, you are still a pleasure quarter in the end. Since when can a pleasure quarter bully someone like that?
Martial Uncle! Martial Uncle! Bring me in too. Even a beggar wants to enter a pleasure quarter.
Suddenly, Xiao Chen felt like a pair of fire tongs mped down on his legs. When he looked, he saw that it was the beggar. The beggar had drunk most of the Heart Burn and appeared flushed, giving off heat from his body.
The beggar appeared intoxicated, smiling like a flower. Gripping Xiao Chens leg, he refused to let go.
Big Brother, you are drunk. This is my martial uncle, Ling Yu said quickly when he saw the situation.
Im...not...drunk... Im your big brother. So, your martial uncle is my martial uncle. The seniority is right. Martial Uncle, bring me in too. Even a beggar wants to enter a pleasure quarter. Hahahaha!
Xiao Chen felt a slight headache. Then, he looked at Ling Yu and asked, How did you get to know this beggar?
Martial Uncle, he saved me. Then, he insisted on being my big brother. Since then, he has been following me. Ling Yu gave a simple exnation.
Never mind. Since he saved Ling Yus life before, theres no need to harp on his rudeness.
Yuan Zhen, please help him up. Lets go in together.
Yuan Zhen looked at the empty bottle in the beggars hand, feeling it was a pity. It is a bottle of Heart Burn. Gone, just like that...
You brat, you have been sneaking looks at my wine. Are you trying to steal my wine? Never mind, let this beggar treat you to wine.
As Yuan Zhen helped the beggar up, the beggar suddenly moved and emptied the wine bottle into his mouth.
Yuan Zhen immediately panicked, feeling at a loss. I drank wine...why did I not even react? I...I...I really drank wine?!
I broke another monastic discipline!
Hey, why is it smooth? the beggar said, finding the peculiar scene under the conical bamboo hat strange. While Yuan Zhen was distracted, the beggar extended his hand.
The beggar rubbed Yuan Zhens bald head, then chuckled, Hehe! It really is a baldy. Hahahaha! This beggar understands now. You are a perverted monk. Hahahaha! A perverted monk! A perverted monk is entering a pleasure quarter! Everyone,e take a look!
Fortunately, the beggar was already drunk and did not speak clearly.
However, this scared Yuan Zhen half-dead. He immediately startled to his senses and quickly covered the beggars mouth.
Seeing Xiao Chen and Ling Yu already walking in, Yuan Zhen felt like crying but could not do so.
Yuan Zhen had broken two monastic disciplines in one day: first, the rule on anger; then, the rule on drinking. Had he known, he would rather Xiao Chen not return the Ethereal Immortal Pces key.
You are not to say that. If you continue that, I will leave you here. Do you hear me?
Yuan Zhen took his hand back after the beggar nodded a few times. Then, he helped the beggar up and followed Xiao Chen.
The beggar was dead drunk, with a constant smile on his face. Although he stopped saying perverted monk, he asionally reached out to rub Yuan Zhens bald head.
An internally weeping monk, a dead-drunk beggar, an aggrieved, infatuated fool, and Xiao Chen.
The Smiling Daughter Pavilions master definitely would not expect such a grouping.
Just like this, they headed into the Smiling Daughter Pavilionthe brightly lit pearl shining in Yan Citywithrge strides, not looking back.
Chapter 2249 Raw 2356 : A Bolt from the Blue
Chapter 2249 Raw 2356 : A Bolt from the Blue
A beggar, a monk, an infatuated fool, and Xiao Chen.
No matter how one looked at it, this was a motley group of people. Yet, they openly and boldly walked into the Smiling Daughter Pavilion.
The guards at the doors seemed to have already received some information. They just took a look but did not take any action.
This made the people at the side wonder when a beggar could so openly enter the Smiling Daughter Pavilion.
Ling Yu felt somewhat timid. During this period, he had been badly beaten up. He did not dare believe that he could enter.
Martial Uncle, can I really go in?
Before Xiao Chen could answer, more than one hundred pretty women appeared.
Then, these women lined up and greeted as one, Young Master Xiao, wee to the Smiling Daughter Pavilion.
An exceptionally beautiful woman walked out from behind the row of women. She wore a green dress with a jade hairpin on her head. She had exquisite facial features and an extraordinary air.
Headliner Qiu Yue!
What is the headliner Qiu Yue going to do? Is she personally weing guests?
Who is that person? What are his origins?
This setup is very grand. Even a prince would not receive such treatment, right?
Xiao Chen looked at the green-dressed woman as she walked over to him gracefully and curtseyed.
Young Master Xiao, pleasee with me. The Pavilion Master has been waiting for a long time. Please do forgive her for not weing you from afar, Qiu Yue said softly. Her gentle smile easily entranced the surrounding observers, captivating them.
Xiao Chen pointed to the three beside him. My friends would like to enter with me.
Qiu Yue looked around and frowned slightly. A dirty beggar, a wretched-looking person who waspletely covered up, and a fool with a swollen face.
After a big internal struggle, Qiu Yue said seriously, Since they are Young Master Xiaos friends, they are also friends of the Smiling Daughter Pavilion. However, this person cannot enter! She pointed a dainty finger at Ling Yu.
For what reason?!
Ling Yu immediately refused to submit to that. He asked loudly, Why can I not enter?!
Qiu Yue stopped speaking at this point. There seemed to be more to this. Then, she sighed, It is for your own good. However, this is not my intention. It is Elder Sister Ling Longs intention.
Ling Yu said somewhat dispiritedly, I dont believe it. I dont believe that this is Elder Sister Ling Longs intention. Let me see Ling Long. I want her to tell me personally.
Let him in.
Just at this moment, a voice came from the inside.
Qiu Yue nodded slowly and said, Young Master Xiao, please enter.
Xiao Chen stepped across the threshold, entering the Smiling Daughter Pavilion. Like the Misty Rain Pavilion, there was an independent world within the Smiling Daughter Pavilion.
The outside looked like a glittering pavilion. In reality, there was a small world with mountains, rivers, and vast white clouds inside.
There seemed to be pces and pavilions above the white clouds, like a celestial realm.
Honored guests filled the surrounding pavilions.
Ordinarily, there should be many honored guests around the mountains and rivers. However, there was only one table today.
The other honored guests could only hold small gatherings in the pavilions and watch the performance.
Headliner Qiu Yue led the four through small paths in the forest, arriving at the banquet hall amid the mountains and rivers.
Along the way, Xiao Chen discovered many experts hidden in the forest.
The banquet hall was already filled with people. On the first cursory nce, he discovered several familiar people.
There were the Association Chiefs of the top ten Heavenly Alliance subordinate merchant associations. However, the situation was different from previously.
This time, outsiders apanied the Association Chiefs. If Xiao Chen guessed right, they should be from the upper echelon of the dynastys ancient Noble ns.
Lord Xiao.
Fatty Wei and the other two Association Chiefs who signed the new contract stood up and greeted Xiao Chen with embarrassed expressions.
The other Association Chiefs just nced at Xiao Chen before ignoring him, showing some hostility in their eyes.
Xiao Chen nodded slightly, indicating for the three to sit down. Indeed, there was more to this invitation.
After Xiao Chens four took their seats, a group of people walked over from behind, making a grand entrance.
A veiled woman led the group. Three handsome men with a noble air and the vast might of the dynasty apanied her.
These men were of different ages. However, the air of nobility and the overwhelming dynastys might were exactly the same.
These three people were princes.
Xiao Chen thought to himself, This banquet seems to be on a much grander scale than I imagined.
There are three princes and many of the capitals Noble ns. What are they nning?
As Xiao Chen felt bewildered, he felt a gaze filled with undisguised murderous intent.
Xiao Chen followed the gaze and found its owner. It belonged to a person who stood beside one of the princes. That persons expression and appearance looked simr to Monarch Yus.
Duke Yun!
What a n! The Smiling Daughter Pavilion gathered all the people I offended here.
The Association Chiefs and Noble n Elders at the banquet hall all stood up and saluted respectfully, Greetings, First Prince, Eighth Prince, Thirteenth Prince, and Pavilion Master Yang!
There is no need for everyone to stand on ceremony today. This is Pavilion Master Yangs event. Dont see us as princes or distinguished guests. The true guest of honor here is the Heavenly Alliances envoy inspector, Xiao Chen, Lord Xiao! the prince closest to the veiled woman said with a faint smile as he pointed to Xiao Chen.
Haha! The First Prince is right. If not for knowing that Young Master Xiao would being, this old man would note to the Smiling Daughter Pavilion tonight.
The Bountiful Treasure Pavilions Liu Zhangughed sinisterly as he stood up and responded to the First Princes words.
Thats right. Young Master Xiao is the true guest of honor today. Even with all of us added together, we are not as important as Lord Xiao! the Golden Essence Merchant Associations Jin Bao said half-jokingly as he gravely raised his wine cup.
Martial Uncle...something seems off. Ling Yu sent a voice projection when he saw the group of people smiling like ravenous wolves that found prey.
Ling Yu noticed that everyone at the banquet table possessed a strong air and had Sovereign Emperor experts with them.
When he looked around, he found more hidden experts among the shadows.
These experts had already silently sealed off all paths of escape. This ce looked like an open forest garden, but in reality, it was already sealed off like a cage.
The more frustrating thing was that, aside from Fatty Wei and the other two Association Chiefs, these people at the table stared at Xiao Chen with smiles, as if they had already triumphed over him. This inspired some fluster.
Stay calm. Xiao Chen sent a voice projection.
Then, Xiao Chen looked at the veiled woman and said, Pavilion Master Yang is really well connected. This Xiao did not know that I would be having this meeting with so many major characters. This truly startled me.
Xiao Chen had thought that there would be just the First Prince, at most.
Unexpectedly, such a scene would appear. Three princes, ten Association Chiefs, and the representatives of the Noble ns backing the merchant associations all came.
What a murderous banquet! This group of people already made up their minds to deal with me.
Masked by the veil, Pavilion Master Yangs beauty appeared indistinct. She waved her hand and said, Young Master Xiao, theres no need to get angry. Please take a seat first.
Lets talk business first. I really dont dare to sit casually in this ce, Xiao Chen retorted indifferently.
The veiled womanughed softly, Theres no rush. Take a seat first. Today is thest performance of my Smiling Daughter Pavilions headliner Ling Long. Lets wait for headliner Ling Long to finish her performance first before discussing anything.
Martial Uncle.
Ling Yu could no longer remain calm when he heard Ling Longs name.
Considering Ling Yus feelings, Xiao Chen sat down calmly. Then, he looked around and smiled coldly in his heart at everyones expressions.
If they think that they can deal with me just by having many people here, it is too early for them to be happy.
Lets see what tricks you lot have.
The veiled woman gently pped. A woman immediately flew down from the pce in the clouds.
This woman held a pipa in her embrace. When she appeared amid the clouds, she was like a fairy, someone within sight but beyond reach.
Headliner Ling Long is out!
The honored guests in the private rooms in the surrounding pavilions immediately cheered endlessly, their emotions surging.
Ling Long plucked the strings as she tuned her instrument, testing the tone. This immediately piqued the honored guests interest and filled them with anticipation.
As the pipa music rang out amid the vast white clouds, it materialized as a vast river poured into ake with a bright moon.
Warbling music told a story as the water babbled from a hidden spring and the moon rose.
The bright moon in theke broke out of the water as the flowing pipa music rang out.
A white-d fairy on the moon danced with the sword. With the wondrous pipa music, the audience could not distinguish between reality and fairnd.
Theke appeared icy. As the pipa music rang out, it sounded mncholic.
When the bright moon soared into the sky, it was like a silent cage locking up that beautiful fairy. No matter how she danced or swung the sword, she could not break out of the moon.
Suppressed emotions appeared in the spectators hearts, feeling unbearable.
When the suppression reached an extreme and almost caused their hearts to crumble, the pipa music suddenly sped up like the final charge of a vast army on the verge of defeat.
Bang!
The bright moon in the sky shattered. The caged beauty broke out while wielding her sword.
Whoosh! Whoosh!
Not just one person appeared. More than one hundred white-d women emerged from the moon, dancing with their swords. They flew off the cloud stage and danced around amid the pavilions in the surroundings.
The fairy instantly appeared to be within reach, as if the dream became reality.
The suppressed emotions disappeared, and everyone let out thunderous cheers.
The piece ended. Ling Long smiled faintly, bowed, and left silently.
Headliner Ling Long, dont go!
Encore! One more piece!
The Fairy Basket appeared at a suitable time, and all the honored guests in the private rooms in the pavilions gave generously.
Countless Primeval Heavenly Pills turned into jade ribbons entering the Fairy Basket in the clouds.
The Fairy Basket gave off a celestial light, and thousands of vibrant flowers flew out. This pushed the atmosphere in the Smiling Daughter Pavilions small world to the peak.
Everyone, please be quiet. Today is headliner Ling Longsst performance. From today on, she will no longer appear in the Smiling Daughter Pavilion, headliner Qiu Yue said after appearing amid the clouds and flowers.
After a pause, the crowd fell silent in shock. Then, Qiu Yue announced, The First Prince has redeemed headliner Ling Long. On the fifteenth of the next month, the First Prince will personallye to bring headliner Ling Long away, marrying her. I hope that everyone wille and offer your best blessings at that time.
What!
Over at the banquet hall, Ling Yus wine cup fell out of his hand and shattered.
He appeared at a loss, like he got struck by a bolt from the blue, stunned and immediately stupefied.
Chapter 2250 Raw 2357 : Have You Carefully Considered?
Chapter 2250 Raw 2357 : Have You Carefully Considered?
One melody to intoxicate ones heart, one sentence to shatter ones heart.
On the fifteenth of the next month, the First Prince wille to marry headliner Ling Long. At that time, everyone is wee to attend their wedding.
Ling Longs celestial pipa music had yet to fade, but Qiu Yues words immediately shattered Ling Yus heart.
Ling Yu was stupefied, like a wooden dummy.
This...this is very surprising.
To think that the First Prince wants to marry headliner Ling Long. Although the Smiling Daughter Pavilions headliners only sell their skills and not their bodies, they are still women from a pleasure quarter. Is it right to marry a headliner so openly in a grand manner?
If it were just taking her as a concubine, it should not be a problem. However, there will be a marriage ceremony, so he is taking her as an official wife!
However, this is good. A pleasure quarter headliner can marry a prince. This is the best result for her.
Yes, we should give headliner Ling Long our blessings. However, we fans will suffer. It will be much more difficult for us to hear headliner Ling Longs pipa music again.
The many honored guests in the pavilions discussed this. As they spoke, they still remained incredibly shocked.
However, most people still gave headliner Ling Long their blessings. For a pleasure quarter headliner, this was indeed a fortunate thing.
Even rarer was that the First Prince would personallye to marry her, giving her a wedding ceremony.
[TL Note: Chinese weddings involve the grooming to the brides house to pick the bride up and bring her back to the grooms house. A concubine is of a lower status and does not have a wedding ceremony.]
If the First Prince Wang Fei won thepetition for crown prince, Ling Long would be a consort, or even empress.
At the banquet hall, the Eighth Prince, the Thirteenth Prince, and the other Noble n Elders all felt quite startled as well.
Although they all knew that the First Prince Wang Fei walked very closely with the Smiling Daughter Pavilion, no one expected that he would lower himself and marry a pleasure quarter headliner. This would result in an unbreakable alliance.
[TL Note: For those of you who are not familiar with a pleasure quarter, it is another word for a brothel. I went with pleasure quarters instead of brothels because there is more to pleasure quarters than just prostitutes. However, it would not be too strange for ancient high-ss Chinese brothelspared to the brothels that most would understand today. People who worked in such ces were normally sold to these ces and had statuses akin to a ve; the brothel or pleasure quarter owned them. Hence, headliner Ling Long would be redeemed by the First Prince, as he would be purchasing her to set her free. These people were normally socially disdained due to the nature of their work. Of course, as mentioned in the story, the headliners sold only their skills and not their bodies; this was possible in ancient Chinese brothels too. Even so, such people had lower statuses, and it would be a gross mismatch of status for a prince to marry a headliner. During some Chinese dynasties, nobles were even forbidden from associating with such people. A court official caught in a brothel could be executed.]
However, why did the Smiling Daughter Pavilion ce their bet on the First Prince?
Some confusion shed in the Eighth Prince Wang Fengs eyes as he showed a contemtive expression.
The Eighth Prince had not received word of this matter beforehand, so it was puzzling.
Congrattions, First Prince!
Congrattions, First Prince. Come, let us offer the First Prince a toast.
The Bountiful Treasure Pavilions Liu Zhang took the lead, picking up his wine cup and offering a toast to the First Prince with a joyous expression.
The others stood up as well. Although they found it strange, they still had to maintain appearances, no matter what.
Only Xiao Chens group of four did not stand up, conspicuous from the rest.
Xiao Chen could not be bothered to put on a pretense, Ling Yu was still in a daze, and Yuan Zhen feared people seeing his bald head. As for the dirty beggar, he was sprawled across the table in a drunken stupor, snoring.
You are too polite. I hope everyone will give me some face ande to the wedding ceremony, the First Prince and the veiled woman said. Then, they picked up their wine cups and returned the toasts.
After everyone finished their wine, they all looked at Xiao Chen.
Although the sudden announcement of a wedding shocked everyone, it was just a minor distraction.
The Elders of the Yanwu Dynastys four ancient great Noble ns, the three princes, and the Smiling Daughter Pavilions Pavilion Master all gathered here.
Given the many major characters, it clearly was not just a simple banquet.
Young Master Xiao, you dont seem to be happy about this princes wedding. The First Prince Wang Fei smiled faintly as he looked at Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen sneered, How dare I? It is just that I have difficulty walking and cannot stand up.
Ill not bicker with you over this. Pavilion Master Yang already told me about the matter between your friend and headliner Ling Long. However, I do not mind this minor matter. He is just an unremarkable piece of trash. This prince does not care about him.
From the very start, the First Prince Wang Fei never looked at Ling Yu, only staring straight at Xiao Chen.
Ling Yu startled awake and immediately turned enraged, wanting to erupt out on the spot.
However, Xiao Chen ced a hand on Ling Yus shoulder, stopping him. Then, he sent a voice projection to Ling Yu, If you trust in Martial Uncle, dont act rashly.
Ling Yu forcibly suppressed the rage in his heart. He remained silent while showing a sullen expression, but he calmed down in the end.
The Eighth Prince Wang Feng felt somewhat frustrated over his first brother creating an alliance with the Smiling Daughter Pavilion. He threw his winecup onto the table and said slowly, Alright, lets stop wasting time. Young Master Xiao, this prince has always held respect for you. I called you here this time so you can return the Heavenly Essence Merchant Associations written statement of leaving the Heavenly Alliance and restore their flow of resources from the Heavenly Alliance. That is all. This prince will not be your enemy, and I will send over a big gift in the future.
The Heavenly Essence Merchant Associations Association Chief, who was at the side, performed a cupped-fist salute and said with a smile, Lord Xiao, this old man was muddle-headed that day; thats why I wrote such a statement of leaving the Heavenly Alliance. Please dont hold it against me.
The younger Thirteenth Prince Wang Yi gave Xiao Chen a challenging look and said, I do not have time to waste. Ill only say one thing: quickly restore the Heavenly Alliance resources to the Golden Essence Merchant Association. The imperial capital belongs to the Wangs and not the Xiaos!
Wang Yis words sounded careless. However, they conveyed an open threat, unlike the Eighth Princes words.
The First Prince Wang Fei said indifferently, My two brothers have already said what I want to say. However, I will add one more thing. Aside from returning the written statement of leaving the Heavenly Alliance and restoring the flow of Heavenly Alliances resources to the Bountiful Treasure Pavilion, quickly take out the Fairy Basket in your possession and return it to Pavilion Master Yang as well.
The situation now was different from before. This time, the Association Chiefs had princes or Noble n Elders protecting them. They felt fully confident as they looked at Xiao Chen coldly.
The Nine Cauldron Pavilions Fatty Wei felt bitter in his heart when he saw such a setup.
The new envoy inspector seemed incapable of dealing with this. Did he make the wrong bet this time?
The Association Chiefs of the Ling Pavilion and the Ancient Cloud Merchant Associationthe other two merchant associations that signed the new contracthad long been frightened. As they sat at the banquet table, they trembled in fear.
With just the Elders of the Yanwu Dynastys four ancient great Noble ns gathered here, the pressure already felt heavy enough. What more when three princes showed up?
Unexpectedly, this matter would cause such a hugemotion, getting the three most promising princes to work together.
Everyone at the table stared at Xiao Chen, appearing cold and emotionless.
Many Sovereign Emperor figures appeared in the darkness, firmly sealing off the surroundings.
Pavilion Master Yang, this Xiao has truly learned from todays matter, Xiao Chen said coldly. A murderous intent shed in his eyes as he looked at the veiled woman.
To think that these peopleid such a trap for him. He had not expected a banquet at the Smiling Daughter Pavilion to contain such a trap.
The veiled woman said with perfectposure, Dont me me for being too ruthless. me yourself for being too extreme. Today, everyone is not here to negotiate with you. If you are wise, perhaps we will leave you with some face and let you walk out of the Smiling Daughter Pavilion fully intact.
The Bountiful Treasure Pavilions Liu Zhang smiled with malicious intent. I am more in anticipation for Young Master Xiao to do something out of the ordinary. Duke Yun, you are probably thinking the same, right? Hahaha! As Liu Zhangughed mockingly, he looked at Duke Yun, behind the Eighth Prince.
Everyone here knew that Duke Yuns son died a miserable death at Xiao Chens hands.
If Xiao Chen did not wise up, the happiest person would be Duke Yun.
Duke Yun nced at Liu Zhang indifferently, then ignored him. The two stood on different sides; there was no need to speak to him.
Furthermore, the Eighth Prince already expressed his stance. Most of the people here took the same stance against Xiao Chen.
As long as Xiao Chen took a step back and returned the written statements of leaving the Heavenly Alliance and restored the flow of goods from the Heavenly Alliance, they would not do anything to him. Duke Yun knew this clearly. His thoughts did not matter.
However, it would be a rare chance if Xiao Chen did not wise up. Even so, Duke Yun did not hold much hope.
Xiao Chen looked at this group of people who thought they already had him under their thumbs.
Even Liu Zhang, who had nearly wet himself from fright, was in the mood to ridicule and mock.
Xiao Chen thought quickly in his heart, There is a 4-Vein Sovereign Emperor guard with each of the princes. The Elders of the four ancient great Noble ns are also 4-Vein Sovereign Emperors.
Just counting the people at this banquet table, there are already seven 4-Vein Sovereign Emperors.
Furthermore, more than ten Small Perfection Sovereign Emperors are hidden in the surroundings, sealing off all exits.
With such a setup, there is no viable escape route.
No wonder the veiled woman directly said they were not here to negotiate, implying that I have no choice.
Xiao Chen still neglected one point. Right now, the honored guests in the Smiling Daughter Pavilion did not know what was happening at the banquet table.
Given the Smiling Daughter Pavilions rallying power, these honored guests would join in to act against Xiao Chen.
The First Prince Wang Fei looked at Xiao Chen and said indifferently, Young Master Xiaos boldness is admirable. Even under the circumstances, you can remain calm. Truly extraordinary. However, even if you dy, nothing will change. We three brothers rarely work together. However, once we do, nothing is impossible for us in the imperial capital. Today, you have no choice.
The Eighth Prince and the Thirteenth Prince did not refute the First Princes words, silently acknowledging them.
The other two princes looked at Xiao Chen coldly, having run out of patience with him.
Xiao Chen said calmly, Indeed, I do not have a choice...
The moment Xiao Chen said that, the others immediately rejoiced. In the end, he wised up, not daring to fall out with the three princes and the four ancient great Noble ns.
This was for the best. Everyone rejoiced that they did not have to cause a hugemotion.
So, kill me, then.
Xiao Chen continued without pause, slowly saying, If the three princes want to kill this Xiao, then this Xiao will definitely die. There is no doubt about that. However, have you carefully considered the price of killing me, Xiao Chen?!
Pa!
Right after Xiao Chen spoke, he mmed his palm on the table, shattering the entire table immediately.
At this moment, a dragon roar rang out, and a berserk, thunderous killing intent surged out of Xiao Chens body.
His aura soared, instantly surpassing that of a 3-Vein Sovereign Emperor and firmly suppressing all the 4-Vein Sovereign Emperors present.
For the first time, Xiao Chen activated his Alloy Dragon Armor with his royal Azure Dragon bloodline.
Chapter 2251 Raw 2358 : Trying to Run?
Chapter 2251 Raw 2358 : Trying to Run?
Alloy Dragon Armor!
The reverse scale of an ancient Thunder Dragon, a Thunder Dragons spine, five tons of Thunder Dragon true blood, and a Great Deste Eon dragon soul.
Xiao Chens Alloy Battle Armor itself had already reached 4-Star quality. Furthermore, Master Ku Yun personally altered it into the Alloy Dragon Armor, making it unique. Now, this was the most suitable battle armor in the world for Xiao Chen.
The instant he activated the battle armor, the Azure Dragons power deep within his bloodline ignited like fire on oil, turning into a roiling dragon me burning fiercely.
When Xiao Chens aura emerged from his body, together with the dragon roar, it shocked the surroundings. Everyone in the vast independent world with mountains and rivers within the Smiling Daughter Pavilion could sense the strength of the Dragon Might. The entire pavilion shook slightly.
A dragon image came out from each of the gloves, the two flickering with electric light as they wound around Xiao Chens arms before proceeding to cover his entire body.
Then, the dragon images merged; the Alloy Dragon Armor appeared before the three princes and the many experts at the banquet.
Deep purple dragon motifs covered the silver armor. It looked like two dragons spiraled around the armor, baring fangs and ws.
A pendant dangled on Xiao Chens forehead, like the finishing stroke, bringing the armor to life.
Have you carefully considered the price of killing me, Xiao Chen?!
These words lingered in everyones ears. At first, the three princes, the veiled woman, and the Noble n Elders mocked these words.
Ordinary people might show concern about the envoy inspector status. However, who here would truly fear you if we fell out?
It is not like the Heavenly Alliances envoy inspectors have not died in Yan City before.
However, the instant the Alloy Dragon Armor appeared, after Xiao Chen smashed the table, even 4-Vein Sovereign Emperors found the pressure unbearable. This startled everyone.
Everyone felt a soul-deep chilling from Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen, you really want to die that much?
The veiled womans expression turned extremely cold. Unexpectedly, Xiao Chen was so decisive. Even in a situation of certain death, he was still unwilling topromise.
The three princes showed extremely unsightly expressions.
Although there was a rift between them due to the intensepetition to be crown prince, they all came from the Royal n and shared the same bloodline. For the first time, they felt their majesty being humiliated.
This Xiao Chen was truly reckless. He refused face when given it.
Three princes appeared at the same time to give him face and a way out. However, Xiao Chen refused, falling out with everyone and making threats.
If he were just an ordinary person, they would just casually kill him.
However, the chests of the three princes and the four Noble n Elders tightened when Xiao Chen activated his Alloy Dragon Armor.
They knew that there was no way to settle this peacefully anymore. Furthermore, this Xiao Chen was not as easy to kill as they had imagined.
If they attacked forcefully, they would pay a heavy price. Perhaps someone here would die.
Xiao Chen, there is a proverb, one should leave some maneuvering space when conducting oneself. Do you need to push things to the extreme? Why force yourself into a dead end? All you have to do is lower your head and acknowledge your mistakes. Then, everyone would be friends. I can even endure the fact that you killed Monarch Yu. The Eighth Prince clearly enunciated every word as he looked at Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen, dont refuse face when given it. Everyone already gave you face by calling you here. Otherwise, there is no need to waste time on nonsense with you. There are ways for us to kill a person silently in the imperial capital! the First Prince Wang Fei said coldly with a sullen expression.
Humph! This is the first time this great me saw someone who dares to smash the table before three princes. Are you trying to rebel?
A dark look shed in the Thirteenth Princes eyes. This was the first time he saw such a defiant person, which made him exceptionally angry.
Hahahaha!
Xiao Chen guffawed upon hearing all that. This was simply the funniest joke he had heard in his life.
Interesting! Interesting!
This group of people gathered together andid this trap, wanting to trample me into submission. Then, they turn things around and say that I am forcing them into mutual death.
However, Xiao Chen had seen many such things before and had long disdained to exin.
He could not be bothered with pointless exnations. He guffawed and said, This Xiao never wastes time on nonsense. Dont you want the written statements of leaving the Heavenly Alliance? Dont you want the Fairy Basket? Dont you want me, Xiao Chen, to lower my head and admit to mistakes? Just kill me, Xiao Chen, and take my head. Then, you can get everything you want. Come,e,e. Attack by all means. As long as you have already carefully considered the price that you will pay, this Xiao will stand here and wait for you.
As Xiao Chen let out wildughter, he coldly eyed this group of people. His royal Azure Dragon bloodline burned fiercer as heughed. When supported by the Alloy Dragon Armor, his glorious Dragon Might could not be blocked. The isted Smiling Daughter Pavilion shook and trembled endlessly.
All the honored guests in the pavilions far from the banquet hall, away from the mountains and rivers, panicked.
Whats going on? What strong Dragon Might! Is someone causing trouble in the Smiling Daughter Pavilion?
What is something happening in the mountains-and-rivers small world?
Quickly get out. We cant remain in the private room anymore.
The entire Smiling Daughter Pavilion fell into chaos. The honored guests all rushed out in a fluster. When they looked at the mountains and rivers from a distance, they immediately felt stunned.
Three princes and Pavilion Master Yang were there. Just any of them could shake up the entire imperial capital.
To think that these people gathered together. That was not all. There were also 4-Vein Sovereign Emperor Elders of the Yanwu Dynastys four ancient great Noble ns.
Furthermore, there seemed to be ten-odd other Sovereign Emperors. However, no one dared to make a move.
The youth wearing the dragon armor appeared too dazzling, stopping everyone in their tracks.
There was an air about him that said that he thought nothing of death. He looked down on the world, showing the air of a ruler of the whole world.
Damn it! Why is this person not taking the high road!
The three princes felt furious. Despite knowing that he would die, Xiao Chen dared to go against them.
Go test him out! The First Prince secretly gave instructions to a hidden 3-Vein Sovereign Emperor, unable to tolerate the situation anymore.
The 3-Vein Sovereign Emperor quickly appeared, moving like a phantom as he charged at Xiao Chen with lightning speed.
I have an immortal heart but cannot do anything about the unjust world. The narrow paths are always covered in dust and filth. My immortal heart is covered in dust and filth, as well.
When my immortal heart is cleansed and the flower blooms, it illuminates three lives!
Whoosh!
Xiao Chen drew Heavenly yer, the powerful Soul Tool that he inherited in the Azure Dragons oldnds.
With the light of this saber, I cut off the filth of the world, restoring my immortal heart. In the next moment, the immortal flower bloomed. A blue lotus flower made purely of saber intent bloomed vibrantly, with Xiao Chen as its center.
When the saber light swept out, blue lotus flowers bloomed in the air.
In an instant, the mountains, the rivers, and the pavilions disappeared from view, leaving only the blooming lotus flowers and shing shadows and lights that created a dream-like illusory space.
As the lights and shadows shed, Xiao Chen stood on a blue lotus flower. His eyes looked as clear as water crystals, and his immortal heart shone with a bright light.
When the mysterious phenomenon disappeared, the resplendent saber light instantly killed the 3-Vein Sovereign Emperor that tried to sneak-attack Xiao Chen.
The saber light split the 3-Vein Sovereign Emperors body in half. However, the saber light did not stop. It flew on, breaking the many restrictions. Crack! The saber light tore a hole in the roof of the Smiling Daughter Pavilion.
This saber strike seemed to shatter the heavens. The boundless starlight in the night sky of the imperial capital Yan City entered through the hole, bathing the Alloy-Dragon-Armor-d Xiao Chen in radiance.
This scene triggered argemotion everywhere. The three princes expressions turned frosty and even more unsightly.
This saber strike truly shattered the heavens; it would definitely startle the entire imperial capital. They could no longer hide their attempt to murder the Heavenly Alliances envoy inspector.
Even if they did not want to kill Xiao Chen, they had to now.
However, Xiao Chen had killed a 3-Vein Sovereign Emperor in one saber strike. Who would dare to go and try his de again?
Only now did everyone truly understand Xiao Chens question of Have you carefully considered?
That saber!
The Sovereign Emperors present stared at the Heavenly yer Saber in Xiao Chens hand, showing deep fear in their eyes.
Blood dripped from the tip of the saber. As Xiao Chen looked at this group of people, he felt quite bored. This Xiao knows that he will die. However, is no one willing toe and take my head? Is there really no one among the three princes subordinates courageous enough to test the saber in my hand?
Right after Xiao Chen spoke, he took one step forward. The three princes retreated simultaneously, letting their 4-Vein Sovereign Emperor guards shield them.
The Association Chiefs and Noble n Elders seemed unable to control their legs, all of them taking one step back.
Only the veiled woman continued disying a cold expression, showing off a frost-like murderous intent in her eyes. She said coldly, Xiao Chen, this is yourst warning. Dont force me. No one ever gets to walk out alive after causing trouble in the Smiling Daughter Pavilion, ever!
Pavilion Master Yangs voice sounded cold and frosty, inspiring chills. Clearly, the Smiling Daughter Pavilions Pavilion Master now intended to kill.
Someone broke the restrictions and tore the roof of the Smiling Daughter Pavilion. This was already a great humiliation, long crossing her bottom line.
When Xiao Chen heard that, he could not help chuckling. What a nice Dont force you! I, Xiao Chen, do not think that I am a good person. I have killed countless people in my life. However, on looking back, I can count the number of women I killed on one hand. Tell me, how did I, Xiao Chen, force you today? Who was the one whoid the trap and lured me here? Who was the one who was ruthless, telling me that there was no room for negotiation? Who was the one who said that they wouldpletely humiliate me if I, Xiao Chen, did not lower my head?
Whoosh!
Xiao Chen paused here and pointed the Heavenly yer Saber in his hand straight at the veiled woman.
A strong wind surged in that direction, moving together with the cold light from the saber. The light immediately lit up the eyes of many people.
However, I, Xiao Chen, do not care about all that! Since you have forced me into this situation of certain death, I will admit to the blunder. I have no intention of walking out. If you have thought through the consequences, thene and take my head. The Smiling Daughter Pavilion surely has Peak Sovereign Emperors overseeing the ce. There is also the Superior Grade Soul Tool Fairy Basket. How can I, Xiao Chen, not know about them? Just use them. Why the need to put up such a pretense?
The veiled woman watched as Xiao Chen mocked. This kind of mockery implying that Xiao Chen figured everything out felt very unbearable, making her ashamed and unable to show her face. She no longer wanted to look at him, shouting shrilly, Since you want to die, Ill grant your wish!
Kill him! We can no longer peacefully resolve todays matter! the First Prince said sullenly. A cold light shed in his eyes. No one expected Xiao Chen to be so terrifying.
Despite being a mere 1-Vein Sovereign Emperor, Xiao Chen could kill a 3-Vein Sovereign Emperor with one saber strike when helped by the Heavenly yer Saber Soul Tool and the Alloy Dragon Armor.
If not for them being in the Smiling Daughter Pavilion, they indeed could not do anything to Xiao Chen.
The other Sovereign Emperor experts released their bated breaths simultaneously. Since the Peak Sovereign Emperors could make their move, that would be best.
Peak Sovereign Emperors were powerful experts who surpassed six Divine Veins.
A Soul Tool could notpensate for such a difference in strength.
Xiao Chen remained expressionless. He already held his Heavenly Alliance medallion, which could bring out four sword images capable of severely injuring Peak Sovereign Emperors, in his hand.
The ck and White Eggs in the Divine Universe Stele were already raring to go.
If anyone wanted to kill Xiao Chen, they had to be prepared to pay the price, even Peak Sovereign Emperors.
At the same time, an extremely puissant aura spread out silently. The instant this aura appeared, it felt unparalleled, like a huge mountain pressing down on everyone and making breathing difficult.
This was the might and pressure from a Peak Sovereign Emperor. With such a level of suppression, even the blood in the bones seemed to freeze.
Xiao Chen gritted his teeth as he held his saber, not saying a word. A stubbornness that showed in the depths of his eyes prevented him from ever lowering his head.
Plop!
At this very tense moment, just as the Peak Sovereign Emperor in the Smiling Daughter Pavilion was about to make their move, a loud miserable cry rang out.
Yuan Zhen saw that the situation was not good and moved quickly, trying to slip out.
The instant Yuan Zhen jumped up, the beggar, who was now sprawled on the floor, pulled on Yuan Zhens ck clothes in a stupor.
Thus, Yuan Zhen tripped and fell to the floor with a plop. His ck clothes got dragged down, and his hat fell off.
This revealed Yuan Zhens shiny, eye-catching bald head, which instantly grabbed everyones attention.
Hehe! A perverted monking to a pleasure quarter. After visiting women, he wants to run away! Hahahaha! A perverted monking to a pleasure quarter. After visiting women, he wants to run away! The beggar started guffawing in a drunken stupor as he looked at the ck clothes in his hand.
There are monastic scars. He really is a monk!
Twelve monastic scars. This...this...this is an esteemed monk of the Hidden Spirit Temple!
Only the Hidden Spirit Temple disciples have twelve monastic scars on their heads. Whats going on?
I recognize him. He is Yuan Zhen, the leader of the Hidden Spirit Temples Yuan generation! He is the Hidden Spirit Temples top true inheritor, someone who is inpetition with the Universe Origin Sects Holy Son!
My goodness! It really is Venerable Yuan Zhen!
[TL Note: Monastic scars are scars made on a Buddhist monks head by burning a dot with an incense stick. They are a sign of the monastic discipline that they vow to uphold. It is not an indication of rank in the real world but of the strictness of the monastic discipline they follow. The number of dots can vary from one to twelve, with twelve being the strictest.]
Chapter 2252 Raw 2359 : Hundred Fairies of the Pear Garden, Azure Lotus Sword Dance
Chapter 2252 Raw 2359 : Hundred Fairies of the Pear Garden, Azure Lotus Sword Dance
After getting tripped by the beggar, Yuan Zhen felt like dying. He remained sprawled on the floor, not wanting to get up.
Venerable Yuan Zhen? the First Prince Wang Fei asked probingly.
The Association Chiefs and Noble n Elders all found this incredible.
Why did the Hidden Spirit Temples top true inheritore to the Smiling Daughter Pavilion? Furthermore, he came with Xiao Chen.
Was there some other reason for this?
Princes, I hope you have been well...
Since everyone already recognized Yuan Zhen, he could no longer run. So, he stood up with a bitter smile.
When the three princes saw Yuan Zhens face after he finally stood up, they felt stifled.
This extinguished theirst hope. It really was Yuan Zhen. They could not help feeling concerned about this.
As the three princes looked at the hole in the Smiling Daughter Pavilions roof, Xiao Chen holding Heavenly yer, and Yuan Zhen, whose stance was unknown, the three princes realized that killing Xiao Chen was much moreplicated than they imagined.
The instant everyone recognized Yuan Zhen, the Peak Sovereign Emperor aura lingering over Xiao Chens head immediately disappeared.
That Peak Sovereign Emperor hid somewhere, still mysterious and unfathomable, unblockable.
What was a Peak Sovereign Emperor?
Sovereign Emperors could have up to nine Divine Veins. From the first Divine Vein to the third Divine Vein, one would only be a Small Perfection Sovereign Emperor. After three Divine Veins, one would be a Great Perfection Sovereign Emperor. One could be considered a Peak Sovereign Emperor only after six Divine Veins.
Each opened Divine Vein represented one cultivation stage for a Sovereign Emperor. Trying to raise one cultivation stage was very difficult.
Trying to break through bottlenecks was even more difficult. Hence, Great Perfection Sovereign Emperors were already extremely rare.
The peak in Peak Sovereign Emperor was no exaggeration.
As long as this Peak Sovereign Emperor was aroundeven if he was just a 7-Vein or 8-Vein Sovereign Emperorthe veiled woman had full control over the situation in the Smiling Daughter Pavilion.
However, the Peak Sovereign Emperor would not make a move unless left without a choice.
After all, such a person already stood at the peak. If he casually killed the Heavenly Alliances envoy inspector, the consequences would be hard to bear.
When the previous three envoy inspectors died, it happened without any clues left behind; no one knew who murdered them.
Now that Xiao Chen broke the Smiling Daughter Pavilions roof and his saber light soared out, he had already startled the entire imperial capital.
Hiding this matter was no longer possible.
Now that the Hidden Spirit Temples Yuan Zhen suddenly appeared, the Peak Sovereign Emperor became even more careful and cautious. He had some misgivings about this matter in the first ce..
The others also felt concerned, so it was not surprising that the Peak Sovereign Emperor refrained from killing Xiao Chen.
Only the veiled woman showed a strange expression. She gritted her teeth as she looked at Yuan Zhen and said, Interesting. My Smiling Daughter Pavilion has had all sorts of peopleing here before, but never a monk. Venerable Yuan Zhen, your arrival is such a coincidence. Should I call a few headliners over to apany you?
Facing Pavilion Master Yangs words, which were clearly filled with mockery, Yuan Zhen pressed his palms together and replied with a faint smile, My monastic intentions are already set; I no longer pursue the desires of lust. This humble monk thanks Pavilion Master Yang for her kindness. Benefactor Xiao just invited me toe to Pavilion Master Yangs banquet, and I do not have any other intentions.
When the veiled woman heard this, she felt incredibly frustrated. This damned baldy spoiled her ns.
With a few casual words, Yuan Zhen easily resolved his awkward position.
A firm Buddhist heart. Venerable Yuan Zhen lives up to his reputation. With just a few words, he showed his monastic intentions.
However, since Venerable Yuan Zhen is together with Xiao Chen, could Xiao Chen have a deep connection to the Hidden Spirit Temple?
Interesting. It looks like this sure-death situation might not be so sure, after all.
I have long heard of the Heavenly Alliances Xiao Chen. When he first arrived, he killed that arrogant Monarch Yu. Today, the three princes gathered before him but could not gain the upper hand. I think it is better for such a person to live.
Indeed. It would be a pity if he died. Did you all see it earlier? He killed a 3-Vein Sovereign Emperor with one saber strike in the Smiling Daughter Pavilion.
It is because of the saber in his hand, right?
Haha! Even if you had that saber, could you do it?
The originally sure-death situation suddenly changed after the beggar exposed Yuan Zhens identity.
While Yuan Zhen was very strong, he could not change the situation by himself. However, everyone had to consider the Hidden Spirit Temple behind him.
A bright light shed in the Eighth Prince Wang Fengs eyes. He was a smart person and also an outstanding talent of the Royal n.
The Eighth Prince felt threatened by Xiao Chens earlier performance. To him, he had to either make such a person submit or kill such a person while it was early.
If the Eighth Prince did not kill such a person, he would not make such a person an enemy.
However, the Eighth Prince had already thoroughly offended this person. Even if Yuan Zhen was here, the Eighth Prince had to kill Xiao Chen, if possible.
Venerable Yuan Zhen, it has been a long time. Pardon me for being nosy, but what exactly is the rtionship between you and Benefactor Xiao? The Eighth Prince Wang Feng felt that the rtionship between Yuan Zhen and Xiao Chen was not firm, even possibly queer.
Earlier, Yuan Zhen tried to run. However, the drunk beggar tripped him up, causing him to remain here.
Yuan Zhen smiled faintly. I have no rtionship with Benefactor Xiao. However, Benefactor Xiao has a deep connection with my Buddhist sect. He possesses the highest Honorary Gift of the Buddhist sect, a Golden Letter personally written by the Lord K?yapa Buddha. As long as he shows this Golden Letter, the Buddhist sect monks have to help him.
What a joke. How can I have a rtionship with this fellow? After being tricked by Xiao Chen several times, he wished that Xiao Chen would die here.
Since Yuan Zhen met Xiao Chen, he had been tricked at every turn.
Fortunately, I was wise. Otherwise, my reputation would be ruined here.
Even so, if Xiao Chen were willing to use the Golden Letter here, Yuan Zhen would not mind helping him resolve this issue.
After all, Yuan Zhen would receive many benefits by taking back the Golden Letter.
A Golden Letter? Will Young Master Xiao show it to us? If you really have the Golden Letter, this prince will immediately leave.
The Eighth Prince could not help being stunned on hearing that. Perhaps I have no way to do anything to Xiao Chen today.
Xiao Chen entered deep thought. If I can resolve this problem by showing the Golden Letter, it is worth considering.
Boom!
Just as everyone thought that Xiao Chen would take out the Golden Letter, something strange happened.
Suddenly, a sword light shed from the roof of the Smiling Daughter Pavilion, appearing as resplendent as the sun.
Xiao Chens expression immediately changed. Before the sword Qi arrived, cracks already appeared in his Dao Domain.
The neer was an expert, one that was at least a 5-Vein Sovereign Emperor. Xiao Chen had been keeping his guard up against the mysterious and unfathomable Peak Sovereign Emperor, but he did not expect such an expert to be hidden.
By the time Xiao Chen discovered sword light, it was already toote.
There was no way to dodge this strike.
Such a change happened in an instant, startling everyone.
From the great might disyed, anyone with any level of judgment could tell that this sword strike wasunched after storing up power for a long time. Even a 4-Vein Sovereign Emperor could not block it.
Xiao Chen was in imminent danger!
What is a Fiend? Idle clouds change to wild cranes; the lush mountains and green water question the heart!
A sh of saber light appeared from nowhere. A figure seemed to leap out of a painting of lush mountains and green waters.
Ka ca! The saber light broke the sword light, knocking back the mysterious ck-d person.
Pu ci!
The ck-d person who attacked Xiao Chen grunted as the saber light mmed him back.
Xiao Chen took a clear look. The person who came to his rescue was Fiendish Saber Xi Mus disciple, Lu Benwei. He could not help eximing in joy, Big Brother Lu, why are you here?
Lu Benweinded and smiled. Master learned that you were going to the Yanwu Dynasty and felt very worried, so I took the initiative to request I be sent to you. When you entered the Yanwu Dynasty, I was already behind you.
Who is Fiendish Saber Xi Mu to you? the mysterious ck-d man shouted as he looked at Lu Benwei.
Lu Benwei smiled faintly and replied, My untalented self is his disciple. You should be a Supreme Elder of the Divine Sword Pavilion, right? What a Righteous Dao sects grandmaster! To think you know no shame.
The Eighth Princes expression flickered, a trace of anger shing in his eyes as he turned to look at Duke Yun.
Duke Yun lowered his head, not saying a word. However, his eyes betrayed that he found the situation unfortunate.
Senior Dao Yan actually failed!
There is no need for you to care who I am. Xiao Chen, I wille for your head another day!
After being exposed, the ck-d man did not want to remain, so he turned to leave. Lu Benwei wanted to give chase, but Xiao Chen stopped him. Let him go. Eighth Prince, do you still want me to take out the Golden Letter?
The Eighth Princes supporters were sects within the Yanwu Dynasty, with the Divine Sword Pavilion at the lead.
This question countered the Eighth Prince.
The Eighth Princes face trembled slightly in extreme embarrassment. It was one thing to make a sneak attack, but the sneak attack failed. He felt too ashamed to remain here. However, he would not be able to swallow his frustration if he left.
Cut the crap. Quickly take out the Golden Letter. Who knows whether it is real or fake?!
A dark look shed in Wang Fengs eyes as he spoke. He was going to fall outpletely with Xiao Chen.
Is that so? Well, I do not need to use the Golden Letter!
With a thought, the ck and White Eggs in the Divine Universe Stele leaped out from the Divine Universe Stele.
Whoosh!
The ck and White Eggs figures appeared in a sh, nking Xiao Chen. Their auras soared, increasing from 4-Vein Sovereign Emperors to 5-Vein Sovereign Emperors.
If anyone wants to kill Egg Egg, you will have to ask us ck and White Eggs for permission first!
The ck and White Eggs adjusted their strength ording to Xiao Chens. Now that Xiao Chen activated his Alloy Dragon Armor, he rivaled a 4-Vein Sovereign Emperor. The twobat puppets had no problem adjusting their strength to 5-Vein Sovereign Emperors, as doing soplied with the rules their master left.
It was not over yet.
A mysterious ghostly melody rang out outside the Smiling Daughter Pavilion. Then, a huge hole got sted open in the building. The Misty Rain Pavilions Su Ye led dozens of women in.
Pipas, pipes, flutes, bells, and many other ancient instruments rang out in unison.
As the elegant and grand music yed, a group of graceful women with unparalleled beauty entered under Su Yes lead.
Su Ye held a zither as she stood beside Xiao Chen. Looking at the veiled woman, she smiled and said, Little bitch, this is a pretty good trap. However, it is not that easy to kill my Heavenly Alliances envoy inspector.
It was indeed difficult. At the very least, the group of women behind Su Ye held Soul Tool instruments. No one dared to be careless.
The veiled woman seemed to have a grudge with Su Ye. When she saw Su Ye, she appeared even angrier than when she saw Xiao Chen. She said, Su Ye! To think that you dare toe to my Smiling Daughter Pavilion and cause trouble! You are seeking death. Where are the Azure Lotus Fairies?!
Coming like lightning, showing anger. Stopping like the rivers and seas forming a green light. Flowers fill a hall, intoxicating three thousand guests. One cold sword light for fourteen provinces!
[TL Note: The above is a line from a Tang Dynasty poem.]
A bright moon slowly rose above the Smiling Daughter Pavilion. When the bright moon hung high in the sky, a group of white-d women arrived, carrying the Smiling Daughter Pavilions Soul Tool, the Fairy Basket. As they arrived, tens of thousands of vibrant flowers bloomed. These white-d women held swords, looking like fairies descending from the moon to the mortal realm.
Damn! Why is there such a hugemotion? The Misty Rain Pavilions legendary Hundred Fairies of the Pear Garden and the Smiling Daughter Pavilions Azure Lotus Sword Dance both appeared simultaneously.
What are they doing?
My goodness. I must be seeing wrong. This is definitely a dream.
Such a magnificent setup stupefied the honored guests watching from afar, inducing a sense of unreality.
The Misty Rain Pavilion had close to one hundred Soul Tool instruments. However, the Smiling Daughter Pavilions Fairy Basket had been passed down for a long time, able to face off one hundred Soul Tool instruments. The Azure Lotus Fairies danced with swords, dressed in white and looking unparalleled. They were going to fight for real now.
No matter who won, both sides would have to pay a huge price.
Chapter 2253 Raw 2360 : Storm Temporarily Stopped
Chapter 2253 Raw 2360 : Storm Temporarily Stopped
ording to rumor, the Misty Rain Pavilion had nearly one hundred beautiful headliners wielding Soul Tool instruments, known as the Hundred Fairies of the Pear Garden.
However, no one had ever seen the group. The Misty Rain Pavilion had not put on any public performances of it either. There were only rumors.
Everyone knew that the Azure Lotus Fairyalso known as the Azure Lotus Sword Fairyestablished the Smiling Daughter Pavilion.
Since the Smiling Daughter Pavilions establishment, it had passed down an unparalleled sword dance. However, the Azure Lotus Sword Fairys consummate work, the Azure Lotus Sword Dance, rarely appeared.
This was because the Azure Lotus Sword Dance required one hundred talented women to perform it at the same time in order to create the scene of the azure lotus blooming and the moon breaking out of theke.
Today, these two legendary performances suddenly appeared, even facing off each other.
This development simply caught everyone off guard. They had never expected or imagined such a scene. To think that this would appear before them by chance.
Although half of Yan City would end up destroyed if these two groups truly fought, several people wished that themotion would be bigger, hoping that the two groups would quickly start fighting each other.
The atmosphere turned tense, with neither side willing to give in to the other. A battle could ignite at a touch.
The ck and White Eggs protected Xiao Chen on both sides. Lu Benwei stood in front with a Fiendish light flickering on his sabers edge.
The Hundred Fairies of the Pear Garden held their Soul Tool instruments upraised, looking lovely. All of them were gorgeous women, looking very graceful.
Yuan Zhen stood in the center. Ling Yu supported his beggar friend, moving far away and watching with a heavy frown.
The other side appeared even more horrifying. There were the three princes, the four Noble ns Elders, the many Smiling Daughter Pavilion guards, and the many white-d women that descended amid flowers.
The First Prince Wang Fei, the Eighth Prince Wang Feng, and the Thirteenth Prince Wang Yi all showed distraught expressions.
The three princes could no longer back down. Initially, they thought that they had it in the bag, able to deal with Xiao Chen easily.
In the end, this kicked up such a hugemotion. Now, not to mention killing Xiao Chen, the three princes might not be able to retreat safely.
Xiao Chens saber strike startled the entire Yan City. It definitely startled the patriarchs of the imperial ancestral temple as well.
If the three princes could not kill Xiao Chen before the imperial ancestral temple patriarchs arrived, they would make a huge loss.
At this moment, the veiled womanpletely ignored Xiao Chen. Staring at Su Ye, she said coldly, Bunch of sluts, quickly scram out of the Smiling Daughter Pavilion. Otherwise, suffer the consequences.
Su Ye mocked, Suffer the consequences? By all means, give it a try. Lets see who will suffer more severe consequences.
This situation was originally meant to force Xiao Chen into a corner. When Su Ye appeared, it became a sh between these two women.
Yuan Zhen, who was the center of attention earlier, suddenly got sidelined. The speed at which the situation changed felt bbergasting.
The three princes exchanged looks. They could see the others frustration and anxiety in the others eyes.
As Su Ye locked gazes with the veiled woman, everyone could clearly feel the enmity between the two, as well as the twos intractable auras.
Very well. Since you are not leaving, then all of you can forget about leaving!
The murderous intent in the veiled womans eyes intensified as she spoke. The one hundred white-d women behind her thrust their swords forward at the same time.
Dang!
The Hundred Fairies of the Pear Garden spread out. They all held up their flutes, pipes, pipas, and various instruments, ying them simultaneously.
The battle destined not to end peacefullymenced.
The hundred Soul Tool instruments rang out in unison. The Fairy Basket made flowers bloom, and the white-d women danced with their swords.
Boom!
In just an instant, the Smiling Daughter Pavilion, which had stood for countless years, started shuddering. The shock waves spread out, shaking half of Yan City.
Many powerful experts hidden in closed-door cultivation in the imperial capital opened their eyes at the same time.
Confusion shed in their eyes as they looked towards the Smiling Daughter Pavilion.
Whoosh!
However, both parties shed for only an instant before they were forcibly suppressed.
A sword entered through the hole in the Smiling Daughter Pavilions roof andnded like a meteor.
When the sword stabbed into the ground, the Hundred Fairies of the Pear Garden and the white-d women were all shocked into stepping back at the same time.
The Yan Imperial Sword!
The three princes instantly paled upon seeing this sword. Without thinking, they plopped down to their knees.
Only one person in Yan City could use this swordthe current emperor of the Yanwu Dynasty.
This sword had flown straight from the pce. While the Yan Emperor did not appear, it was as though he had.
The mes lingering around the Yan Imperial Sword trembled slightly as a vast sword intent spread out.
Everyone in the Smiling Daughter Pavilion felt a vast pressure that awoke the desire to kneel and prostrate themself.
The prestige and might contained in the sword intent came from not just the sword but also the dynastys umtions.
Plop! Plop!
More and more people fell to their knees, not daring to raise their heads. It was quite difficult to face a Superior Grade Soul Tool that contained the dynastys Luck in Yan City.
Even a Sovereign Emperor might not be able to endure the dynastys might and pressure.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Just as the sword intent was about to reach its peak and make everyone submit, the sword suddenly buzzed and turned silent.
Confusion shed in the three princes eyes at the same time. However, they did not have time to think.
A group of stern-looking old men appeared on the roof of the Smiling Daughter Pavilion. The leader had white hair and a white beard. He looked dignified and exuded an imperial might that deterred everyone from looking at him directly.
Greetings, Imperial Ancestor! the princes saluted respectfully in unison.
This group of old men was the imperial ancestral temples patriarchs. The leader was the imperial ancestral temples Imperial Ancestor, a patriarch who ranked higher in seniority than the Yan Emperor.
Humph!
The imperial ancestral temples Imperial Ancestor snorted coldly before saying, Lock them up and whip them in the imperial ancestral temple. None of you can escape. How embarrassing!
Right after the Imperial Ancestor spoke, he looked around and fixed his gaze on Xiao Chen. Then, he walked over directly.
Lord Xiao, how would you like to deal with this matter?
While the Imperial Ancestor spoke, the patriarchs used special chains to tie up the three princes. When the chains bound the three, electric light burst out, and the three princes cried out in misery.
No matter what, Xiao Chen was the Heavenly Alliances envoy inspector. He represented the Heavenly Alliance in the Yanwu Dynasty.
No matter how weak the Heavenly Alliance was in Yan City, it was still a bona fide super faction. Against the backdrop of the entire Great Thousand Realms, it stood above the Yanwu Dynasty.
If Xiao Chen died silently, it would not be a big problem.
However, killing the Heavenly Alliances envoy inspector in public would be akin to pping the Heavenly Alliances face. This would ce the Yanwu Dynasty in an extremely unfavorable position.
Hence, when the imperial ancestral temples patriarchs appeared, they immediately arrested the three princes, not giving them any face.
They also behaved very politely to Xiao Chen.
Although the imperial ancestral temples Imperial Ancestor was polite, he alsoced his words with deep politics. The moment he spoke, he handed the matter to Xiao Chen to handle.
As long as Xiao Chen was willing to settle this matter, it would not disturb the Heavenly Alliances headquarters and be a major matter.
Xiao Chen thought very quickly. He knew that the situation had turned around.
He now had full control of the situation, at least ostensibly.
Its fine. I was just drinking and chatting with the three princes when the conversation got a little intense. However, the Smiling Daughter Pavilion ndered me, iming that I stole the imitation of their holy relic and damaging my reputation. They even attacked me. This saddens this Xiao.
Xiao Chen knew that while the patriarchs appeared strict with the three princes, they would not do anything too severe. It was just for show.
The only one that Xiao Chen could suppress was the Smiling Daughter Pavilion.
Alright, I understand. I will help you get justice in this matter.
The imperial ancestral temples Imperial Ancestor turned his head and looked at the veiled woman. Pavilion Master Yang, you are the one responsible here, so you need to makepensation. If you are not satisfied with that, you can tell me now.
The white-haired old man clearly wanted to keep the peace. Since Xiao Chen ced the me on her, she had no way to argue under the circumstances, even if she was unwilling.
It was not like Pavilion Master Yang could say that the three princes nned this.
While the imperial ancestral temples patriarchs seemed strict with the princes, appearances were deceiving. They were the ones who protected the princes the most.
Xiao Chen himself said that the three princes were not to me. Even if she did not want to shoulder the me, she had to.
Pavilion Master Yang gritted her teeth behind the veil, so frustrated that herplexion seemed to turn ck.
After taking a long time calming herself, the veiled woman said sullenly, This Pavilion Master is not dissatisfied. Lord Xiao is right; this humbledy did nder Lord Xiao. I will makepensation to him. For startling and scaring Lord Xiao today, I am willing topensate Lord Xiao with thirty percent of the Smiling Daughter Pavilions monthly profits.
Before Xiao Chen could speak, Su Yeughed softly and said, In that case, I will reluctantly forgive you on behalf of Lord Xiao. Pavilion Master Yang, do be careful of what you say in the future. Hahahaha!
This storm temporarily ended with Su Yes tinklingughter.
However, from how the veiled woman gritted her teeth, this matter clearly was not truly settled here.
Chapter 2254 Raw 2361 : Everyone Is Strange
Chapter 2254 Raw 2361 : Everyone Is Strange
The Yan Imperial Sword with lingering mes, intimidating the ce; the three princes kneeling on the ground, bound in chains; Pavilion Master Yang, who was forced to apologize and offerpensation; and the Smiling Daughter Pavilion, with a hole in the roof, and who knew when that would be fixed?
Who could have expected that a mere 1-Vein Sovereign Emperor could cause three princes to suffer losses and the Smiling Daughter Pavilion to apologize and makepensation?
Xiao Chen, the Heavenly Alliances envoy inspector, would be famous in the imperial capital tonight.
It would be hard to imagine how this storm would have gotten resolved if the Yan Imperial Sword had not flown over and an all-out fight had broken out.
The white-haired old man looked at Xiao Chen and asked, Lord Xiao, what do you think?
After all, it was only Su Ye who expressed her stance. The imperial ancestral temples Imperial Ancestor needed to get Xiao Chens opinion first.
Pavilion Master Sus intentions are my intentions.
Xiao Chen already felt satisfied with surviving this sure-death situation. Making this veiled woman apologize and offerpensation already surpassed his expectations.
In reality, even if Xiao Chen wanted to ask for more, he could not go overboard, either.
After all, it was the Yan Imperial Sword that was stabbed into the ground. The ones in control of the situation were these imperial ancestral temples patriarchs. In the end, Yan City belonged to the Royal Court.
Although Xiao Chen had reason on his side, this is a world where the strong reigned. It was already challenging to be able to obtain these small gains.
This time, the Smiling Daughter Pavilion and the three princes tried to do something underhanded but ended up making losses.
They would end up asughingstocks and not dare to do anything to Xiao Chen for a while. The seven merchant associations would have to consider their positions carefully, as well.
However...
Xiao Chen looked at the dispirited Ling Yu. I can only let down my martial nephew. I cannot do anything about headliner Ling Longs matter.
If Xiao Chen took advantage of this moment to force the veiled woman to give up on this wedding, it would be too rude.
Xiao Chen remained rtively calm. The umtions of the Pleasure Quarter Alliance were not as simple as he imagined.
The Pleasure Quarter Alliance suffered losses and apologized because they gave the imperial ancestral temples Imperial Ancestor face and not Xiao Chen.
If Xiao Chen pushed too hard, he might end up with negative results.
Even now, Xiao Chen did not know if the Smiling Daughter Pavilion still had more trump cards hidden.
Goodbye. Many thanks to Senior for upholding justice. This Xiao will remember it, Xiao Chen said with a cupped-fist salute as he faced the white-haired old man.
The white-haired old man smiled and said, Take care. The Yanwu Dynasty has always had a good rtionship with the Heavenly Alliance. This bit of help is nothing.
Xiao Chens group openly left the Smiling Daughter Pavilion.
Of course, they did not take the front door. Instead, they used the hole that the Hundred Fairies of the Pear Garden broke in the walls with their Soul Tool instruments.
Yuan Zhen thought for a while and followed.
Soon after, the three Association Chiefs that signed the new contract with Xiao Chen left, as well.
Pavilion Master Yang, we have wronged you this time, the imperial ancestral temples Imperial Ancestor said softly as he looked at the veiled woman.
This time, everyone could tell that the Smiling Daughter Pavilion shouldered the me for the Royal Court, allowing the Royal Court to get away scot-free.
The Smiling Daughter Pavilion had apologized, offeredpensation, and submitted to humiliation.
The veiled woman replied indifferently, Imperial Ancestor is exaggerating. I was rash this time and did not manage things properly. Lets put this matter aside for now. I would like to ask Imperial Ancestor to preside over the First Princes wedding with headliner Ling Long.
The white-haired old man hesitated for a moment before nodding. I agree to that.
He could consider it a form ofpensation. The imperial ancestral temple supported the First Prince in the first ce. It was just that it was not appropriate for them to preside over the wedding.
If not for todays matter, the white-haired old man would not have appeared in public and agreed to this.
Bring the three princes back. After whipping them, confine them for half a month.
Yes!
The imperial ancestral temples people left the pleasure quarter. Before leaving, the white-haired old man pulled out the Yan Imperial Sword. As he ced the sword into its sword box, his expression changed.
A small crack had appeared in the Yan Imperial Swords de. It looked unremarkable but was clearly new.
It was normal for cracks to appear in Soul Tools. As long as one used the Soul Tool to fight, damage was unavoidable.
Even the Yan Imperial Sword was no exception. In fact, the Yan Imperial Sword had even shattered before. However, as long as the dynastys Luck did not decline, it could be restored.
The question was, when did someone sh with the Yan Imperial Sword in this ce?
The veiled woman gave the white-haired old man a bewildered look. However, the other party quickly rearranged his face and left in a rush, not saying anything.
After the people of the imperial ancestral temple left, the extraordinarily bustling Smiling Daughter Pavilion slowly calmed down.
After the veiled woman gave some instructions, she left with a hurried expression, heading quickly into the depths of the Smiling Daughter Pavilion.
This ce was different from what many imagined. The outside showed a world of lush mountains, green waters, and white clouds. However, the depths of the Smiling Daughter Pavilions core seemed dark and sinister, inspiring chills.
After a while, the veiled woman met with nine old men guarding the formations at the core.
The leader of these nine people was a Peak Sovereign Emperor. The other eight were peak 6-Vein Sovereign Emperors.
With these nine people here, as long as the formations at the core did not get wrecked, the Smiling Daughter Pavilion would not copse.
Furthermore, this was just the Smiling Daughter Pavilions strength. The umtions of the entire Pleasure Quarter Alliance was even more terrifying.
The veiled woman looked at the ck-d leader and said seriously, Senior Feng, I told you to kill him with no regard for anything else, even if he really has the Buddhist sects Golden Letter. Why did you not do that?
Although Yuan Zhens appearance surprised Pavilion Master Yang for a moment, she had already made up her mind to kill Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen already reached the point where Pavilion Master Yang had no choice but to kill him. If she did not do so then, there would be no more chances.
The consequences were as she expected. First, Lu Benwei, Fiendish Sabers disciple, appeared. Then, Su Ye brought the Hundred Fairies of the Pear Garden over. Finally, the imperial ancestral temples Imperial Ancestor appeared. After all these, the chance to kill Xiao Chen was gone.
Had Senior Feng listened to Pavilion Master Yang back then, it would not be so problematic.
By then, Xiao Chen would be dead already, and everything would be settled. Even if the imperial ancestral temples Imperial Ancestor arrivedter, he could not do anything but ept it, no matter how angry he got.
As for the Heavenly Alliance, how angry would they get over a 1-Vein Sovereign Emperor? The situation might not be as terrifying as expected.
At most, Pavilion Master Yang would have to have over some benefits to the Heavenly Alliance.
Pu ci!
The ck-d old man opened his mouth to speak and vomited a mouthful of blood. Hisplexion instantly turned incredibly pale.
The veiled woman was shocked. She asked quickly, Senior Feng, when did you get injured?
Senior Feng was a 7-Vein Sovereign Emperor, a bona fide Peak Sovereign Emperor. How could he get so severely injured without any signs?
The veiled woman immediately felt somewhat terrified.
Although the veiled woman had been angry from start to end, she had not been afraid, believing that she had full control of the situation. It was just that Xiao Chen resisted more intensely than she expected.
Even when Su Ye brought the Hundred Fairies of the Pear Garden over, the veiled woman felt fully confident of winning even if it came to a fight.
However, Senior Feng received severe injuries without any signs. She found this inconceivable.
The ck-d old man shook his head and sighed, I sustained severe injuries the moment Yuan Zhen appeared. I did not scatter my aura because of Yuan Zhens appearance but because of injuries to my soul, which ced me in a dangerous position. If I had not withdrawn, my Divine Seal might have gotten destroyed.
Who did it?
I dont know...I really dont know...
The veiled woman could not help showing shock on her face. To think that a bona fide 7-Vein Sovereign Emperor did not even know who injured him.
Could it be that an expert surpassing 7-Vein Sovereign Emperor had been hiding in the mountains-and-rivers small world all throughout?
I will report this to the Holy Daughter and let her deal with it. Senior Feng, you should rest and recuperate first. Theres no need to overthink this.
For the first time, the veiled woman felt that the situation was out of control. Tonights matter had been more extraordinary than she imagined.
However, it did not matter.
The Smiling Daughter Pavilion had already announced the First Princes wedding with Ling Long. It would be fine as long as they aplished the task that their Holy Daughter set.
The most important thing was that the First Princes bride price had already arrived.
Now, a key appeared in the veiled womans hands. It was one of the Ethereal Immortal Pces keys.
We can leave this matter be. However, nothing can happen at the wedding, no matter what.
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Outside the Smiling Daughter Pavilion:
Xiao Chen took out an Ethereal Immortal Pce key and handed it to Yuan Zhen. As you wanted, I am returning the key to you.
Yuan Zhen smiled as he received the key. Then, he carefully put it away. Benefactor Xiao is indeed straightforward. It is worth my apanying you to the Smiling Daughter Pavilion. This humble monk will take my leave first.
After looking at Xiao Chen, Yuan Zhen pressed his palms together and chanted. Then, he turned around and left.
This monk is a little strange, Su Ye murmured while standing at the side and watching Yuan Zhen leave.
Xiao Chen shook his head and said, He is indeed strange. He is different from all the monks I have met. Sometimes, he does not seem like a monk. Sometimes, he seems more like a monk than anyone else. I really cannot understand him. Anyway, thank you for this time. You really went all out, bringing along the Hundred Fairies of the Pear Garden.
Hahaha! If it were someone else trying to kill you, I would not help you like that. However, if it is that little bitch from the Smiling Daughter Pavilion, I will help you even at the cost of my life.
Xiao Chen thought to himself, Speaking of strange people, you are also quite strange.
And there is an out-and-out strange person by my side, as well.
Uncle, stop pretending to be drunk.
Xiao Chen looked at the beggar that Ling Yu supported. Then, he shook the beggar. In the end, the beggar just copsed to the ground.
Xiao Chen bent over and checked the other partys breathing. Then, he frowned slightly and said, He really is drunk...
Chapter 2255 Raw 2362 : Impossible to Unravel
Chapter 2255 Raw 2362 : Impossible to Unravel
The beggar was indeed drunk.
He reeked of alcohol. The aftereffects of Heart Burn had already fully emerged in his blood.
Xiao Chen checked on the beggar. After verifying that everything was fine, he felt some regret in his heart.
That was a good bottle of Heart Burn, yet the beggar just gulped it down, not even circting his Cultivation Technique. What a waste!
Big Brother. Big Brother.
Ling Yu shook the beggar. Seeing that the other party remained in a stupor, he looked at Xiao Chen helplessly and said, Martial Uncle, Big Brother is drunk again.
That is normal. The number of people in the world that can remain sober after drinking Heart Burn can be counted on two hands.
Xiao Chen was rather baffled. This beggar truly was queer.
Even now, Xiao Chen wondered how the beggar tripped up Yuan Zhen, a 1-Vein Sovereign Emperor who was the top true inheritor of the Hidden Spirit Temple. Even he found Yuan Zhen unfathomable. Although he felt confident he could fight Yuan Zhen, it would be hard to say who would win.
After all, Xiao Chen did not know Yuan Zhens bottom line or how many trump cards Yuan Zhen had.
Nevertheless, the beggar had easily tripped up such a top true inheritor. That was too much of a coincidence.
Initially, Xiao Chen thought of questioning the beggar after they left the Smiling Daughter Pavilion. Unexpectedly, the beggar was genuinely drunk.
Something is not right. Is someone monitoring me?
Xiao Chen frowned slightly; he felt a pair of eyes staring at his back. His Divine Seal activated automatically and filled his entire body with Soul Energy.
Many people were walking on the street, quite a number of them looking at him behind his back.
However, few could make Xiao Chen feel threatened, resulting in his Divine Seal activating automatically and entering a self-protective state.
Xiao Chen remained calm. He stood up and said, Pavilion Master Su, please help me bring Ling Yu and this uncle back to the Misty Rain Pavilion first. I thank you again; you have greatly helped me this time.
Su Ye did notment on that. She smiled and replied softly, Youre wee.
Xiao Chen thought of something. Then, he bent over and whispered something in Su Yes ear.
Su Ye immediately shifted her gaze to Ling Yu and gave him a once-over as she showed a shocked expression.
Dont worry. Leave this matter to me.
Ill leave it to you, then.
Xiao Chen sent off the Hundred Fairies of the Pear Garden, Ling Yu, and the beggar with his eyes. Then, he thought to himself, How should I attempt to convince Ling Yu? I am not good with this. I can only depend on Su Ye; perhaps she might have a way.
When the group disappeared from Xiao Chens sight, his expression changed, and he turned around to look.
Xiao Chens vision extended continuouslyone hundred meters, one kilometer, ten kilometers, one hundred kilometersbefore he met the gaze of the person looking at him.
A schrly person stood on top of a tall pavilion, appearing elegant and refined as he fanned himself with a folding fan.
This person showed a faint smile as he peered through the crowd, looking at Xiao Chen from a distance.
The Heavenly Book Schr?
I forgot that he is in the Yanwu Dynasty as well.
Why is that fellow looking for me? If he does not want to reveal himself, he has many ways to do so.
Since he let me sense his gaze, he clearly wants to meet me.
Fifteen minutester, Xiao Chen had traveled through several streets and arrived at an inn facing a river. Then, he went straight to the seventh floor.
Whoosh!
Leaning against the railings, the Heavenly Book Schr folded up his fan in one swift motion. Then, he turned and looked at Xiao Chen. With an inviting gesture, he said, Sit.
When Xiao Chen sat down, the Heavenly Book Schr served him tea. Then, the Heavenly Book Schr smiled and asked, Would you like a word reading?
Xiao Chen pursed his lips and replied indifferently, Never mind that. I dont want to see you vomit three liters of blood again.
Xiao Chen recalled that the first time the Heavenly Book Schr tried to use his divination skills to do a reading on him, the Heavenly Book Schr failed to read his fate and even ended up severely injured.
Its fine. Its just a casual reading this time. I will not peer into the Heavenly Dao or fate, just read the word.
The Heavenly Book Schr took out ink, brush, and paper, not letting Xiao Chen refuse.
Xiao Chen picked up the brush and hesitated for a moment, not knowing what character to write.
Previously, he had written the character for moon. What about this time?
Just take it casually. Write whatever you want.
Xiao Chen thought of Ling Yus matter and no longer hesitated. Then, he wrote the character for passion.
Passion!
The Heavenly Book Schr took a look and smiled. This is a great word. The word passion is written bybining the character for heart and azure. It means that the devoted heart never dies and the azure skies never age. At first, you hesitated. However, when you started writing, you did not hesitate at all. This shows that you wrote this character for a friend. Hence, there is no burden, and you feel calm. However, when you approached the end of the character, you took a long time. This shows that you are also troubled by passion. In the end, you are also seeking this for yourself.
Xiao Chen asked softly, What about the results?
I did not peer into the Heavenly Dao or read fate. Naturally, I do not know the results. The Heavenly Book Schr shrugged, putting on a helpless appearance.
Xiao Chens interest immediately waned. He no longer lingered on this nonsense and demanded directly, Why are you looking for me?
I was initially preparing toe and find you today. Unexpectedly, you caused such a hugemotion in the Smiling Daughter Pavilion, so this could be considered a coincidental meeting. You should still have an Ethereal Immortal Pce key, right? I would like to ask if you are willing to sell it? We can negotiate the price.
A bright light shed in Xiao Chens eyes. Feeling enlightened, he said, You are a diviner. You probably know where the Ethereal Immortal Pce will appear, right?
The Heavenly Book Schr smiled and said, If the diviners of the various dynasties can predict that the Ethereal Immortal Pce will appear in the Yanwu Dynasty, then I naturally am no exception.
What about the exact location?
The Heavenly Book Schr smiled and just said, If you can know about it, someone will take the initiative to tell you. If you cannot, then no one will tell you.
The Heavenly Book Schr spoke in riddles, simr to how Yuan Zhen answered.
Xiao Chen thought to himself, That is pointless. It just means that I am not qualified to know. However, one of the conditions is definitely holding an Ethereal Immortal Pce key. What the other conditions are, I do not know.
The Heavenly Book Schr prompted after some thought, What do you think? Will you sell the key? You do not have a big connection to the Ethereal Immortal Pce key anyway.
The Blood-Soaked Dragon Emperor used the Wings of Time that was currently sealed in the Ethereal Immortal Pce. How could it not have a big connection with Xiao Chen?
However, rumors of the Ethereal Immortal Pce appearing popped up from time to time.
However, these rumors were never right. Xiao Chen indeed did not value the key highly. However, he wanted to probe the Heavenly Book Schr. Thats right. This Ethereal Immortal Pce key is not of great value to me. However, it should be the same for you. I can sell it to you, but you have to tell me who you are buying it for.
The Heavenly Book Schr frowned slightly, then muttered, This cant be told.
Right after the Heavenly Book Schr said that, he felt something off. He realized that he had been tricked.
Xiao Chen did not know that the Heavenly Book Schr was buying it for someone else in the first ce. Now that the Heavenly Book Schr said that, it was as good as telling Xiao Chen that he was buying the Ethereal Immortal Pce key for someone else.
Xiao Chen smiled and said, Then, let me guess who directed you to do this
It looks like there is no need to continue speaking about this. Brother Xiao has no intention to sell. Consider it as me disturbing you. Please return. Ille to visit another day.
The Heavenly Book Schr interrupted Xiao Chen. Then, he stood up to send off the guest with a faint smile.
You are too polite. The Misty Rain Pavilion wees you at any time.
Xiao Chen smiled and turned to leave. Then, he headed down the stairs. When he reached a blindspot, his expression suddenly changed. He instantly donned the Death God Mask and executed the Life Bestowal Spell.
As Xiao Chens hand seals changed, the dust in the air materialized a figure.
This figure looked exactly like Xiao Chen. This was a fake body.
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As the Heavenly Book Schr watched from the top of the pavilion while Xiao Chen left the premises, he frowned heavily, appearing somewhat disappointed.
Unexpectedly, Xiao Chen showed no intention of selling, not even stating a price.
Thud! Thud! Thud!
Footsteps rang out, and a person came from behind the Heavenly Book Schr. This person wore armor and looked valiant with a resolute and steadfast expression, radiating intense killing Qi. This killing Qi even overwhelmed the dynastys might that he also had.
Can this person be trusted? the neer asked seriously after arriving by the Heavenly Book Schrs side, looking at Xiao Chen leave, as well. His voice sounded hoarse and steady.
The Heavenly Book Schr turned to the side and used his folding fan to fan himself. Hes alright. I met him once ten years ago. He could be considered a passionate person. However, he is very cautious and hides his pride. He also possesses a heart of innocence. His current achievements are within my expectations.
I sense the aura of the Demonic Daoing from him, though, the neer said, clearly enunciating every word.
The slightly startled Heavenly Book Schr asked, Ninth Prince, why do you say that?
It turned out that this person was the Ninth Prince. He frequently led troops to guard the borders. No wonder he gave off such intense killing Qi.
I frequently fight with people from the Abyssal Underworld and the Xuewu Dynastys Demonic Dao experts. Sometimes, I dont need any evidence at all; I can identify it just on instinct, the Ninth Prince exined.
Is that so? It should not be wrong, then. However, many Righteous Dao cultivators also practice Demonic Dao Cultivation Techniques. He is still a viable choice, the Heavenly Book Schr said slowly, tapping his left palm with his fan.
For the sake of gaining the Pleasure Quarter Alliances support, First Brother actually used the Ethereal Immortal Pce key as a bride price. I simply did not expect that. This is tantamount to inviting wolves into the sheeps pen. The Ninth Prince sighed, worry shing in his eyes.
The Heavenly Book Schr nodded and said, Thats why I feel that time is tight. The seven Ethereal Immortal Pce keys all already have an owner. In the end, Xiao Chen is still a possible choice.
The Ninth Prince frowned and said, I do not trust people who cultivate Demonic Dao Cultivation Techniques. Unless there is no other choice, we cannot choose him. Sorry to trouble you with this. Please continue searching.
The Heavenly Book Schr sighed softly, Ill do my best.
The two took great care as they spoke, always using their Soul Energy to monitor their surroundings.
However, the two did not expect that Xiao Chen had not left yet. He overheard everything.
Chapter 2256 Raw 2363 : A Meeting
Chapter 2256 Raw 2363 : A Meeting
After hearing the Heavenly Book Schrs conversation with the Ninth Prince from the shadows, Xiao Chen left silently.
As it was currently daytime, the Death God Masks effects were significantly weaker.
Xiao Chen only used a trick to make the Heavenly Book Schr and the Ninth Prince think he already left. That was why he did not get discovered. If he remained, it would be hard to avoid idents.
To think that the Ninth Prince is backing the Heavenly Book Schr. However, I know nothing about the Ninth Prince. Xiao Chen thought about this matter on the way back to the Misty Rain Pavilion. He felt like he had gained some clues.
The First Princes bride price was an Ethereal Immortal Pce key. The Ninth Prince is also looking for an Ethereal Immortal Pce key. Could the predicted location be under the Royal Courts control?
If that is the case, the two conditions may be having an Ethereal Immortal Pce key and obtaining a princes support.
One can know the location of the Ethereal Immortal Pces appearance and gain a chance to enter only if the two conditions are fulfilled.
If that is really the case, then I have no choice but to get involved in the session race.
In an age of great conflict, one must strive even if one does not need to.
Xiao Chen concluded that it was time for him to make a choice. The Ninth Prince looked down on him, but there was more than just the Ninth Prince in the imperial capital Yan City; there were others that Xiao Chen could work with.
After returning to the Misty Rain Pavilion, Xiao Chen saw Su Ye trying to console and persuade Ling Yu. However, based on Ling Yus expression, it did not seem to be going well.
The beggary on the bed, asleep. Mo Chen, Bao`er, and the others waited at the side.
Big Brother Xiao, you finally returned.
Mo Chen stood up and greeted Xiao Chen. Clearly, she knew about what happened to Xiao Chen in the Smiling Daughter Pavilion.
I met an old friend and got dyed. However, I happened to learn of some things. Ling Yu, would you like to hear about it? Xiao Chen asked softly as he looked at Ling Yu.
Martial Uncle, does it have something to do with me?
Xiao Chen nodded. Indeed, it does have something to do with you. I just heard that the Smiling Daughter Pavilion is marrying headliner Ling Long to First Prince Wang Fei because of an Ethereal Immortal Pce key.
An Ethereal Immortal Pce key?
Su Yes eyes immediately lit up. Feeling enlightened, she said, No wonder, no wonder. Although the First Prince has always been close to the Pleasure Quarter Alliance, the Pleasure Quarter Alliances support for his bid to be the crown prince is far from wholehearted. Their rtionships with the other princes are on simr levels. It looks like they need this wedding to happen. Even if headliner Ling Long does not want to marry the First Prince, she has to. She is part of the Smiling Daughter Pavilion, representing them.
Ling Yu smiled bitterly, remaining silent. This news seemed to be making matters worse to him.
However, Mo Chens eyes lit up. She smiled and said, Ling Yu, do you not understand what Big Brother Xiao is saying?
Somewhat confused, Ling Yu asked, What is he saying?
Mo Chen exined softly with a smile, Big Brother Xiao is saying that headliner Ling Long did not agree to the marriage because she wanted the power and authority that came with marrying the First Prince. She did not have a choice, due to the arrangement between the Smiling Daughter Pavilion and the First Prince. Since the First Prince handed over the Ethereal Immortal Pce key, the Smiling Daughter Pavilion needed to show its stance, letting the world know that the Pleasure Quarter Alliance supports the First Prince.
Hence, the Smiling Daughter Pavilion is marrying away headliner Ling Long. This marriage is a formality of the two parties alliance.
Ling Yu showed some joy on his face when he heard that. However, his eyes dimmed soon after. Even so, what can I do?
Lets not talk about that first. Let me ask you one question: what exactly is your rtionship with headliner Ling Long?
Xiao Chens question piqued everyones curiosity. Everyone immediately looked towards Ling Yu.
This was especially so for Su Ye. She seemed somewhat interested in this matter. She rested her chin on her two hands, staring straight at Ling Yu.
Back then, when Martial Uncle brought me to the Soaring Dragon Great Realm, I saw headliner Ling Long and fell in love with her. After that, I remained behind and learned the pipa from Elder Sister Ling Long for three months. It was just a short three months, but it felt like three lives passed. I was very happy during that time. However, I had to return to my sect eventually. The night before I left, she promised herself to me. I told her that I woulde to Yan City to look for her five yearster.
As Ling Yu spoke about this past, he blushed slightly, appearing somewhat embarrassed. However, he showed joy over these memories.
Those times were indeed great times for him, something hard to forget.
Then? Then? Su Ye asked in anticipation, smiling with bright eyes.
Five yearster, I became the youngest Star Venerate of the Grave Sea Cluster. Martial Uncle Sect Master asked me to stay, promising that the Purple me Sect would make me the next Sect Master. However, I only had Elder Sister Ling Long in my heart, so I rejected Martial Uncle. At that time, I was proud and cocky. Many of the older-generation experts could notst more than ten moves against me.
I wanted to give Elder Sister Ling Long a surprise, so I came to Yan City alone without telling her.
When Ling Yu reached this point, his smile slowly faded. Then, some regret and intense bitterness appeared on his serious face.
Xiao Chen and the others exchanged looks, more or less guessing some things.
In hindsight, Ling Yu was indeed a once-in-a-thousand-years genius in the Grave Sea Cluster. He also possessed a rare Great Deste Eon bloodline. He managed to be a Star Venerate at such a young age; naturally, he would be filled with confidence.
So, Ling Yu hade to Yan City, wanting to gain fame and make his debut and, at the same time, im his beloved.
However, Yan City was a famous city in the world. Calling it the most bustling city in the Great Thousand Realms was no exaggeration.
With Ling Yus original talent and strength in the Grave Sea Cluster, he immediately became ordinary in Yan City. Even Sovereign Personages did not dare to shout in Yan City, what more an insignificant Star Venerate?
The immensity of Ling Yus disappointment was obvious.
I quietly entered the Smiling Daughter Pavilion and saw Ling Long. She stood at the top of the clouds, ying consummate music. Apuse endlessly rang out for her. Countless Primeval Heavenly Pills flew over like rainbow ribbons. There was no shortage of royals, nobles, Holy Venerates, Sovereign Personages, and even Sovereign Emperors. At that time, I cowered. I could only pay for the seat in the very corner, looking up at her. Then, I left behind a letter for her and left. I thought ofing back in another five years, feeling that a mere Star Venerate could not match her.
Ling Yu choked up a little at this point. He must have felt extremely dispirited at that time.
When in the Soaring Dragon Great Realm, Ling Yu could not get a sense of a Smiling Daughter Pavilion headliners status. He only realized how much higher his Elder Sister Ling Long, whom he made a promise with, stood aftering to Yan City.
Unexpectedly, Elder Sister Ling Long found me outside the city... I was so stupid! I was a fool back then. She said that she was willing to go with me. However, I felt that I could not match her. I told her to wait for five years. However, when I returned after five years, she refused to even meet with me.
At this point, Ling Yus face filled with pain. His eyes turned wet long ago.
You are really stupid! Hah! I dont even know what to say to you. You deserve the regret you feel. Su Ye gave Ling Yu the scolding of his life, frowning after hearing what Ling Yu said.
Xiao Chen remained silent. He understood how Ling Yu felt. Whening to the imperial capital Yan City from the Grave Sea Cluster, Ling Yu felt like a viger entering the city for the first time. Su Ye, who had not experienced that kind of shock and disappointment, could not understand. The pain Ling Yu felt was indescribable.
Mo Chen said calmly, In my opinion, headliner Ling Long still remembers Ling Yu. Otherwise, the Smiling Daughter Pavilions people would have beaten him to death long ago.
Su Ye nodded and said softly, Thats right. You repeatedly went to the Smiling Daughter Pavilion and caused trouble. If it were any other person, he would have died several times over. Headliner Ling Long must have left instructions not to kill you. You are rather fortunate.
Back then, headliner Ling Long put down everything and was willing to go with you. This required a lot of courage. To think that you did not agree... She must be angry with you, given that she is not willing to meet with you.
Ling Yu said seriously, No! I need to meet her. I will give up only if she personally tells me to.
When Ling Yu suddenly erupted, he startled Su Ye, Mo Chen, and the others.
If you want to meet her, tonight is the best time. Right now, the Smiling Daughter Pavilion is a mess; they are all flustered. It will be easier to sneak in, Su Ye analyzed calmly.
Xiao Chen stood up and said, Ill bring you there.
Martial Uncle... Ling Yu immediately felt so touched, he was on the verge of tears. He did not know what to say.
Xiao Chen said softly, Since you address me as Martial Uncle, I will be your matchmaker. Back then, I was preparing to give you a pipa for a token of love for her. I still hope that you can personally give it to her.
[TL Note: A matchmaker is an essential part of a traditional Chinese wedding and is involved in the marriage ceremony.]
I want to go as well. Su Ye looked around; no one knew what she was thinking.
Going to a pleasure quarter? I want to go too. Hahaha! You are all very bad. While this uncle is drunk, you want to sneak into a pleasure quarter. Hehehe! This uncle is awake now. Hahaha! the beggar chortled as he quickly got up despite sleeping like a dead pig on the bed just moments before.
Xiao Chen did not find this strange. Then, he looked at Mo Chen.
Mo Chen said softly, Bao`er and I will not be going. Elder Sister Su Ye already handed most of the merchant associations matters to us. We need to meet with the Association Chiefs of the Nine Cauldron Pavilion and the Ling Pavilionter.
Xiao Chen looked at Su Ye in surprise. He had not expected the other party to relinquish her authority so quickly.
Dont look at me. Why would I not be happy about having more free time?
Su Ye smiled. This felt confusing. Who knew what she was thinking?
Lets go, then.
Chapter 2257 Raw 2364 : Wanton and Unrestrained
Chapter 2257 Raw 2364 : Wanton and Unrestrained
Imperial capital Yan City, Smiling Daughter Pavilion:
The usual scene of brightly litnterns, forever busy street, and extraordinary bustle did not exist here tonight.
Xiao Chen had broken the roof of the Smiling Daughter Pavilion with one saber strike, opening a hole there.
The various auras and intents had also wrecked the interior. Repairing everything would take some time.
At this moment, after all the principals had left, the Smiling Daughter Pavilion was a hive of activity.
Everyone worked on clearing up rubble and debris everywhere. As for the hole in the roof, that would take at least three days to repair.
It had been many years since such a hugemotion happened. Even the guards had to help tidy up.
Xiao Chen, Su Ye, Ling Yu, and the beggara group of fourarrived outside the Smiling Daughter Pavilion once again.
There was a massive hole in the side of the Smiling Daughter Pavilion; that was the hole that the Hundred Fairies of the Pear Garden opened under Su Yes lead.
When seen from the inside, it did not seem like much. However, it appeared quite outrageous from the outside.
As Su Ye looked at her work, she felt delighted. This hole will take at least ten days to repair. The Misty Rain Pavilions business will probably increase severalfold. I have to consider increasing the price.
Xiao Chen soared in the air and quickly circled the Smiling Daughter Pavilion once.
He moved like the wind. When hended, he already found a ce to enter by.
Come with me.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
The figures of the group shed, quickly following behind Xiao Chen. They dodged various waves of guards and restrictions. Usually, this ce would be tightly guarded; it would be impossible to enter so easily. Now, this group practically just walked in.
Which floor does headliner Ling Long stay at? Xiao Chen asked.
At the east side of the top floor. I know which room it is.
The beggar smiled and said, Little fellow, you truly care a lot. It was worth you getting beaten up so many times. At least you figured out which room it is. This time, you can boldly enter without worrying. If anyone dares to try and beat you up, Big Brother will beat them up for you.
Ling Yu smiled bitterly. Big Brother, you better stay here. Im worried that something bad might happen to you.
The beggar said cheerfully, Dont worry. Just do what you have to. Big Brother wont peek. I still have that much moral integrity.
Lets go.
Taking advantage of the gap between patrols, Xiao Chen moved over in an instant, his figure shing. The others followed closely, making their way to the top floor.
At this moment, the ce was messy and chaotic.
Even so, the Smiling Daughter Pavilions guards maintained their vignce when it came to the headliners.
When Xiao Chen approached the top floor, he frowned slightly. There are formations... If one enters the top floor without identification, the Smiling Daughter Pavilion will immediately discover one. This scanning formation is very difficult to avoid.
Xiao Chen had the Death God Mask and could go up. However, the other three would have difficulty.
Hehe! This will do.
The beggar took out a few tokens that turned out to be the guards identity tokens. To think that he pickpocketed them at some point.
Xiao Chen felt slightly startled. What a fellow! When did he do it? I did not even notice!
How incredible. When did you do it? Su Ye eximed, her eyes lighting up. She took one of the tokens.
Its nothing much, just some small tricks; you wont be interested, the beggar chirped as he shoved two tokens to Xiao Chen and Ling Yu.
With the tokens, the group walked up to the top floor without setting off any rms and startling anyone.
The group walked alongplicated corridors, making many turns before arriving at Ling Longs room.
This is it.
Now that they had gotten this far, Ling Yu started to hesitate. He could vaguely see a slender figure through the doors.
[TL Note: Ancient Chinese doors and windows might not be solid wood. Instead, there would bettices that might be left uncovered in the summer and covered with wax paper in the cold seasons. The wax paper might have paintings on it, too, like a windowpane but with paper instead of ss. There is an image of it: https://.chinasage.info/imgs/LatticeWindows2.jpg]
Go in, then.
The beggar pushed, sending Ling Yu stumbling in.
Who is it?!
Ling Yu had just closed the door and turned around when a sword pressed against his neck.
The owner of the sword wore a long white dress. Her beautiful face appeared pale from worry.
Compared to when she performed during the day on the clouds, headliner Ling Longsplexion appeared much poorer. Just one look inspired heartache.
Upon seeing Ling Yus face, Ling Long was momentarily stunned. Then, she startled awake. Why are you here? Leave quickly. The Pavilion Master is already furious today. If you do not go, she will really kill you.
Elder Sister Ling Long,e with me. I was wrong. I realize my mistake, Ling Yu blurted out, feeling sick at heart.
Ling Long put down her sword. She could not bear to look at Ling Yu lest she lose control of herself if she looked at him.
Just leave.
Ling Long turned her back to Ling Yu as she sighed, It is over between us. I already gave you a chance five years ago. It is now five years toote.
I dont care. No matter what, I will bring you away today.
Ling Yu did not know where this courage came from. He stepped forward and grabbed headliner Ling Longs hand.
Ling Long still did not turn around. She whispered, Leave quickly. The Pavilion Master will being soon.
I want to bring you away.
How are you going to bring me away? You are just a mere Sovereign Personage. Can youpare to the First Prince?
Ling Yu was stunned to hear that. He slowly rxed the hand gripping Ling Longs.
How stupid! Just directly carry her away!
Su Ye and the beggar, who were peeking from outside, immediately felt very anxious. If Ling Yu just kept saying e with me or you have toe with me, then they would havee for nothing. Clearly, the best way would be to just directly carry her away without saying anything.
But you dont like him, Ling Yu said with a somewhat quivering voice.
Who says that I dont like him? He is the First Prince of the current regime, supported by the imperial ancestral temples patriarchs. He has obtained the support of the Pleasure Quarter Alliance and will soon be the crown prince. I will be the empress of the Yanwu Dynasty in the future, Ling Long said self-mockingly. When she thought of Ling Yusughable excuse five years ago, her heart ached again.
Ling Yus words back then were very hurtful.
Although Ling Long was a pleasure quarter woman, she did not lust after false glory or strong partners, yet Ling Yu ignored her feelings just because he could not match up to others.
Ling Long could not bear to think of this. Every time she remembered this, it was like a needle pricking her heart, feeling extremely painful.
Impossible, you are lying to me. Ling Yu was too honest; he could not make out the resentment in Ling Longs tone.
How is it impossible? Have I not always been such a person to you?
The people listening outside felt very anxious, thinking that tonight was not going to go well.
Its over. This idiot is too stupid, Su Ye murmured, frowning heavily.
The beggar said, This wont do. Weve got to kidnap her. With my foolish little brothers intellect...I really cant bear to keep watching.
Just as the group considered charging in and directly kidnapping Ling Long, soft footsteps came from behind. The threes expressions flickered; then, their figures disappeared in a sh.
Someone came to the top floor. It was the veiled Pavilion Master Yang.
Pavilion Master Yang appeared calm, not overly furious over the earlier storm.
Soon, the veiled woman arrived at the door to headliner Ling Longs room. Just as she was about to knock, she frowned slightly.
Then, she looked up quickly and was immediately shocked.
Pavilion Master Yang saw three people sticking to the ceiling, smiling at her. Su Ye smiled tauntingly, Xiao Chen smiled bitterly and helplessly, and the beggar showed a teasing smile as always.
Plop!
Before Pavilion Master Yang could react and scream, the beggar fell.
The collision resulted in the beggar pressing her to the ground. The two faces were merely one centimeter apart, the tips of their noses even touched.
Hehe! You smell good, the beggar said after sniffing, showing an intoxicated smile.
Thispletely frightened the veiled woman. She reacted only after a while, shouting furiously, Die!
Bang!
A 1-Vein Sovereign Emperors strength instantly erupted, and Pavilion Master Yangnded a palm strike on the beggars chest.
Pu ci!
The beggar vomited blood as the palm strike sent him flying back. However, as he went flying, he grabbed the veiled womans leg.
He pulled while in midair, wrapping his arms around the veiled woman.
As the beggar flew backward, he smiled and said, It turns out that you like me hugging you. You should have said so earlier. Ill hug you. You dont have to use so much force. You nearly shattered my bones.
Thud! Thud! Thud!
Themotion startled the nearby guards; they instantly charged over.
When the guards saw the beggar, now leaning against the wall and hugging Pavilion Master Yang, they were shocked.
Let go of Pavilion Master Yang!
Quickly let go of the Pavilion Master!
The group of guards showed nervous expressions. A powerful enemy appeared, but they did not dare to act rashly.
The veiled woman being hugged felt an indescribable strangeness. Despite being so close to the beggars smiling face, she was surprised to find that the beggar was not as unkempt as she thought.
Hehe! You also want a hug? It is veryfortable. Ill let you try too.
Just as Pavilion Master Yang wanted to take a closer look at the smiling face behind the messy hair, the beggarughed and tossed her to the group of guards.
Due to conditioned reflexes, the guards quickly rushed forward to catch Pavilion Master Yang. However, they suddenly remembered her status and prestige. Just casually touching her would result in severe consequences, so they moved back hastily.
Bang! The veiled woman fell heavily onto the floor and grunted in pain.
Hahaha! Imughing to death. Little bitch, to think that you have this day. Hahaha!
When Su Ye saw this scene, she bent over, holding her belly,ughing without restraint. Sheughed until tears came out.
The beggar showed an innocent look as though it was none of his business.
Only Xiao Chen looked around cautiously. The guards in the surroundings had already rushed over.
Chapter 2258 Raw 2365 : Leaving Silently
Chapter 2258 Raw 2365 : Leaving Silently
The Smiling Daughter Pavilions top floor was tightly guarded; any strange movements would immediately draw many experts. Soon, Xiao Chens group was surrounded.
Even through the veil, Pavilion Master Yangs expression was still visible, appearing incredibly sour.
Normally, she was an aloof existence. However, she ended up getting yed by a beggar today, ced in an embarrassing state.
Capture them! Dont let any of them escape!
The veiled woman showed no patience at all. Her first words upon getting up after falling already zed with fury.
At the same time, various formations activated and pressed on the group.
Xiao Chen immediately felt a heavy pressure on his shoulders as a ferocious beast image appeared in the air.
This ferocious beast gave off an aura from the Great Deste Eon. It waspletely red, and its eyes looked terrifying, like huge, rednterns. It had eight heads and eight tails. Green moss and withered trees grew all over it. Its belly appeared rotten and decaying.
The moment the ferocious beast appeared, chains appeared in Xiao Chens Soul Pool and bound his Azure Dragon Divine Seal.
A total of eight chains appeared, made up of the eight snake-like necks of the strange ferocious beast.
The eight heads opened their jaws and looked like they would bite the azure-colored Divine Seal to death.
However, the Divine Seal gave off a vast Dragon Might, preventing the eight heads from biting it. They could only howl.
Xiao Chens soul instantly got restricted. No matter how his Azure Dragon Divine Seal with its three Divine Vein rings struggled, it could not break free.
Oh no! Xiao Chen thought to himself, feeling that something was wrong. Did he get careless and underestimate the Smiling Daughter Pavilion?
Unless Xiao Chenpletely refined all his Soul Energy that formed the three Divine Vein rings, it would be hard for him to escape this soul lock.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
At the same time, six figures appeared from the shadows. These were Great Perfection Sovereign Emperors; the weakest was a 4-Vein Sovereign Emperor, and the strongest was a 6-Vein Sovereign Emperor.
However, that mysterious and unfathomable Peak Sovereign Emperor did not appear.
Nheless, even without that Peak Sovereign Emperor around, Xiao Chen would have difficulty escaping.
Xiao Chen could activate his Great Deste Eon bloodline. Together with his Alloy Dragon Armor and Heavenly yer Soul Tool, he could break out.
However, it would be hard to say for Su Ye, Ling Yu, and the beggar.
The Eight Branch Soul Locking Formation!
Su Ye showed an unsightly expression. Shock shed in her eyes as she looked at the veiled woman.
The veiled woman said indifferently, Thats right. It is the Eight Branch Soul Locking Formation. Ipleted the Eight Branch Soul Locking Formation that your cheap mother failed toy. Even a Peak Sovereign Emperor will have to kneel before me in this Eight Branch Soul Locking Formation.
A bitch like you? You are not permitted to mention my mother!
Su Yes eyes immediately turned bloodshot. Her beautiful face appeared somewhat crazed.
Su Ye wanted to rush over. However, she could not move any further after two steps. She showed an extremely pained look; it felt like an invisible snake tail had wrapped around her neck, cutting off her breath.
Upon seeing this scene, the veiled woman revealed a disdainful smile. Why not? You keep calling me a bitch; your mother is the real bitch. She was the Smiling Daughter Pavilions Pavilion Master, but she shamelessly chased after some nonsensical love, marrying someone from the Sword Gods Noble n. Haha! In the end, they did not even give her a concubine title after chasing her away. Tell me, is your mother not a bitch?!
As the veiled woman spoke, she walked over to the struggling Su Ye. Then, she mocked softly, This is especially so for you. Back then, you suffered from a terminal illness. For your sake, your mother knelt before the Su ns residence for an entire month. In the end, the Su ns residences gates remained shut. Your mother ended up frustrated to death... Tell me, was she wretched or not? Right now, you are alive because
Thats enough, Xiao Chen suddenly said, showing no expression on his face.
The veiled woman swept her gaze around and smiled. Right now, you are not qualified to interrupt. You will die with just one word from me.
I said, enough! Did you hear me?!
Xiao Chen activated his Great Deste Eon bloodline. An azure-colored light spread out in his Soul Pool, together with a dragon roar. Then, eight chains instantly snapped.
Bang!
After that, Xiao Chen stepped forward and pped the veiled woman, sending her flying.
Blood flowed on her face, seeping out from an eye-catching, fiery-red handprint. The veiled woman screamed shrilly, Kill him!
Whoosh!
Six figures charged towards Xiao Chen like lightning bolts.
These were the six Great Perfection Sovereign Emperors who had arrived silently. Xiao Chens heart sank. Its over now.
Even just one Great Perfection Sovereign Emperor would already be hard to handle. With six, calling this a desperate situation would be no exaggeration.
This was the price of rashness. However, even if the price was his life, Xiao Chen would not regret that p.
A bitch should be ruthlessly pped.
However, just at this moment, a figure walked over from behind and ced his hands on Xiao Chens and Su Yes shoulders. With a gentle pat, the chains in Su Yes Soul Pool immediately shattered as if they had never been there.
The beggar gently pulled the two behind him.
Bang!
The peak strike of six Great Perfection Sovereign Emperors ovepped,nding on the beggar.
Pu ci!
Blood spurted from the beggars mouth as the attacks sent him flying back.
Uncle! Xiao Chen let out a startled cry. Then, he quickly went to help the beggar up. With the peak strikes of six Great Perfection Sovereign Emperors, if the beggar did not die, he would at least be severely injured.
Hehe! Just leave the job of getting beaten up to this uncle. The bodies of you youths are precious.
Who could have imagined that the beggar would just cheerfully wipe the blood on his lips with his sleeve, smearing it all over his face?
Although the beggar looked severely injured, at the brink of death, he seemed extraordinarily spirited like nothing had happened to him.
Hes still alive?
The six Great Perfection Sovereign Emperors frowned heavily as they shielded the veiled woman.
The six exchanged looks and saw surprise in one anothers eyes.
Creak!
Headliner Ling Longs door opened. When she saw the situation, she said, Pavilion Master Yang, can you let them go?
The veiled woman turned around when she heard that. She raised her eyebrows at the sight of Ling Yu standing beside Ling Long.
I am getting married on the fifteenth of the next month. I do not wish for any conflicts. Will Pavilion Master Yang grant my wish? Ling Long asked softly as she bowed.
The veiled woman had fallen silent after hearing Ling Longs voice. After the silence, she said, Since Ling Long asked, I will not pursue this.
Big Brother, are you alright?
When Ling Yu saw the beggars miserable state, he felt startled. Then, he quickly walked over.
The beggarughed, Hahaha! I wont die.
Whoosh!
The veiled woman tossed a jade bottle to Xiao Chen. He snatched it out of the air and noticed its heft when he caught it.
This is thepensation the imperial ancestral temples Imperial Ancestor promised you, a total of fifty tons of Origin Liquid. Young Master Xiao, I hope that you will behave appropriately, the veiled woman said through clenched teeth. The red handprint on her face had yet to fade, but she still had to give Xiao Chen the Origin Liquid.
Pavilion Master Yang felt aggrieved at this thought. However, she had to endure everything. She had to prioritize the First Princes wedding. This wedding was too important, connected to too many things.
Nothing could go wrong with the wedding. No matter how humiliated or dissatisfied Pavilion Master Yang was, she had to endure it.
Xiao Chen looked at Su Yes state. Then, he looked at the beggar, whose exact condition was unknown.
There was no longer any need to remain in the Smiling Daughter Pavilion.
Ling Yu already met Ling Long, achieving his objective. There was no reason to stay.
Xiao Chen no longer wanted to remain, so he turned around and led the group away.
The veiled woman turned around and smiled. Ling Long, go back in first. There is no need to worry about the wedding. I promise that your wedding will be glorious. At that time, all the Azure Lotus Fairies will perform the Azure Lotus Sword Dance for you. Your wedding will not only shake up Yan City but also be the envy of the world.
Ling Long did not show any joy on her face. She just forced out a smile and returned to her room.
After Ling Long left, the veiled womans expression changed radically. She turned around and scolded, Bunch of trash, what are you all doing? To think that you let people slip into the top floor unawares. Do you think we have not been embarrassed enough? What is the point of me grooming all of you?!
Your subordinates realize their mistake. Please punish us!
Useless things! The veiled woman fell speechless with anger. After a while, she looked at the six Great Perfection Sovereign Emperors and said, Ill leave this matter to you for the next one and a half months. Please stay here and guard this door. I do not want any more idents.
Pavilion Master, rest assured. With us here, nothing will go wrong.
Pavilion Master Yang nodded slightly. A frosty look shed in her eyes, and she said softly, If theye again, you can teach Xiao Chen and Su Ye a lesson, but you cannot kill them. However, you must kill Ling Longs little lover!
Yes!
Chapter 2259 Raw 2365.1, Raw 2365 Repeated : A Decision
Chapter 2259 Raw 2365.1, Raw 2365 Repeated : A Decision
Outside the Smiling Daughter Pavilion:
Ling Yu carried the beggar as he walked, looking dispirited. He looked like he had lost his soul, appearing like a walking corpse.
The beggar thoughtlessly fell asleep again, snoring on Ling Yus back; his snores were startlingly loud.
Xiao Chen walked with Su Ye. When he nced at her expression, it did not seem much better than Ling Yus.
Su Ye showed aplicated expression. Her eyes remained bloodshot, inspiring pity.
Thank you for earlier, she murmured. She was referring to Xiao Chens helping her and pping the veiled woman.
Xiao Chen said calmly, Its nothing much, just a minor matter.
Su Ye smiled bitterly. A minor matter? To me, it is not a minor matter. I have long wanted to give that bitch a p. However, I could not do it. Sometimes, I envy you. You were willing to offend the top ten merchant associations for Wu Meng. Despite being in a desperate situation, you refused to bow, even flipping the entire Smiling Daughter Pavilion upside-down. You seem to fear nothing as long as you do not go against your conscience...
Xiao Chen did not say anything. He knew that he only needed to listen at this time. He did not need to interrupt or say anything.
You have always wanted to know what my connection to the Su n, the Sword Gods Noble n, is, right? That bitch is right. I am an abandoned daughter of the Su ns current n Head. Back then, my mother made a bad judgment and married that ingrate. He is even worse than a beast. After he became the n Head, he immediately divorced my mother. On that day, I nearly cried until I became blind. My mother hugged me and kept consoling me, saying, Little Yeye, dont cry. Mother will bring you home...
However, when we arrived at the Smiling Daughter Pavilion, we met this little bitch. She was an adoptive daughter that my mother had taken in. However, instead of taking my mother in, she even humiliated my mother. At that time, I finally got to see what it meant by the hearts of men are vicious. My mother treated her very well, even handing the Smiling Daughter Pavilion over to her to manage. However, she repaid good with evil, working together with that Su n beast to bully my mother. I felt distraught.
I miss my mother very much. I recall that she frequently brought me to the Smiling Daughter Pavilion to watch the performances when I was young. She tried to give me everything I wanted. However, I did not know that she was already suffering terribly in the Su ns residence. She even said that she would teach me the zither and the sword when I grew older...
Su Yes voice choked up. Her eyes turned red from sorrow, but no tears flowed out.
Tears endlessly welled up in her eyes, but they never flowed out.
Ling Yu, who was in front, turned around on noticing this scene but did not know what to do.
What are you looking at? You are a coward, extraordinarily stupid. Is looking all you know? Why did you not bring her out? Did you not see that she was in great pain?
Su Ye red at Ling Yu, berating him in disappointment.
Ling Yus face trembled. Then, he suddenly howled in pain, I want to as well. However, how am I to do that? How do I bring her away? My cultivation is not as high as Martial Uncles. I do not have arge faction behind me as you do. I am just an insignificant person. Without Martial Uncle taking care of me, I cannot even enter the Smiling Daughter Pavilion. How can I not know? However, what can I do? Im in even more pain than her. Regardless, Im just an insignificant person. What can I use to go against the Smiling Daughter Pavilion? What can I use topete with the First Prince?
After Ling Yu finished, he started crying hoarsely.
Who could not understand this principle?
Was Ling Yu genuinely stupid? No, he was not. However, what use was that? As he said, he was only an insignificant person. Even without the First Prince, anyone in Yan City could trample him to death.
Ling Yu had grand ambitions and felt hot-blooded. However, what use were those in reality?
Xiao Chen immediately felt an impulsean impulse that he could not control. After he thought about it, it became like a great fire, zing stronger with the wind, inextinguishable.
Ling Yu, Martial Uncle has a question for you. Do you want to marry her? I dont even need you to speak. Just look at me.
Xiao Chens calm face did not show much emotion. However, despite his eyes reflecting the cold moonlight, they appeared like zing mes as he stared at Ling Yu.
The instant Ling Yu looked up, he met this gaze. His heart immediately skipped a beat. He wanted to say many things. He wanted to say that his martial uncle had been very good to him, that Xiao Chen had already helped him a lot. He did not want to make things difficult for his martial uncle.
However, before Ling Yu could say anything, Xiao Chen said, Good. I know your answer. Dont say anything else. Go back and rest well tonight. For now, dont run about. Just stay in the Misty Rain Pavilion and help Pavilion Master Su out.
I...
Before Ling Yu could refuse, Xiao Chen turned around and led the group away.
After leaving the Smiling Daughter Pavilionte at night, the group felt somewhat dispirited.
Everyone spent the night in silence. Xiao Chen split half of the fifty tons of Origin Liquid with Wu Meng and the rest, keeping twenty-five tons of Origin Liquid for himself.
After that, Xiao Chen entered closed-door cultivation for three days, absorbing all twenty-five tons of Origin Liquid with his Demonic Cloud Heaven Swallowing Art and Ten Thousand Dragons Art.
It would just be a pipe dream for others if they wanted to absorb and refine twenty-five tons of Origin Liquid within three days. No one would even dare to imagine this, as the amount was too vast.
However, it was not difficult for Xiao Chen, who dual cultivated the Demonic Dao and Righteous Dao and grasped two powerful, inherited Cultivation Techniques.
Be it the Demonic Cloud Heaven Swallowing Art or the Ten Thousand Dragons Art, they both required an astronomical amount of Origin Liquid.
After the Demonic Cloud Heaven Swallowing Art altered Xiao Chens body, his body became extraordinary, requiring several times moreeven several dozen times moreOrigin Liquid than others.
Despite Xiao Chen absorbing and refining twenty-five tons of Origin Liquid, his cultivation did not improve significantly.
His Divine Energy cultivation remained at one Divine Vein. However, he was not in a rush.
Xiao Chen focused on refining the Soul Energy of the three Divine Vein rings. As long as he fully refined the True Gods Soul Energy left by the ancient Demonic Sovereign, his Divine Energy would naturally improve when all the conditions were right. The more Xiao Chen umted now, the more horrifying the eruptionter.
However, Xiao Chen reached a bottleneck with the Ten Thousand Dragons Art.
Right now, he could materialize the Ten Thousand Dragons Picture with the Azure Dragon in the center with a casual strike. The Azure Dragon was now even more eye-catching.
The Azure Dragon image was significantly more realistic; when one looked carefully, it seemed like the Azure Dragon could walk out of the picture.
The image of the current Azure Dragon showed some minor changes. From the initial three ws, it now had four ws on each leg.
[TL Note: When Chinese dragons are used in symbolism, the number of ws on each leg indicates their status, ranging from two to five ws. Five-wed dragons were reserved for the emperor and those the emperor permitted. Four-wed dragons were for royalty or high-ranking nobles. Commoners were forbidden from using dragons as motifs or symbols. While I do not know whether the number of ws affects the dragons strength, it definitely is an indicator of status.]
Xiao Chen could clearly feel the Ten Thousand Dragons Art continuously digging out the potential of his bloodline.
The bottleneck was because he needed the seeding Cultivation Technique.
Xiao Chen had to return to the Azure Dragons oldnds and test himself in the inheritance hall to get the nextyer of the Ten Thousand Dragons Art.
As the Ten Thousand Dragons Art evolved, it would eventually be the long-lost Ancestor Dragon Art.
However, the dragon spirit said that no one in the Martial Epoch had managed to cultivate the Ancestor Dragon Art yet.
Xiao Chen did not know how strong he was now.
Sinceing to Yan City, he had not fought wholeheartedly.
He estimated that a regr 4-Vein Sovereign Emperor could not match him if he brought out all his trump cards.
However, it would be somewhat difficult for him to kill a 4-Vein Sovereign Emperor.
It would take at least a 5-Vein Sovereign Emperor to suppress Xiao Chen. Furthermore, that Sovereign Emperor would need a Medial Grade Soul Tool and a Cultivation Technique for Sovereign Emperors to do so.
Otherwise, Xiao Chen could easily leave whenever he wanted.
As for 6-Vein Sovereign Emperors, Xiao Chen did not dare to test that out. His odds of victory were slim since 6-Vein Sovereign Emperors had reached the summit of Great Perfection Sovereign Emperor. One step further, and they would be Peak Sovereign Emperors.
Before refining the Soul Energy from the three Divine Vein rings, he had best not fight against a 6-Vein Sovereign Emperor. The situation could easily go out of control.
As for fighting a Peak Sovereign Emperor, Xiao Chen did not even dare to imagine it. Right now, he was not a match for one.
If he ran into a Peak Sovereign Emperor, he would definitely die. His odds of victory were zero.
Even if he brought out all his trump cards, he could only severely injure the other party at best, unable to deal any significant damage.
I need an ultimate move that can protect my life.
Xiao Chen pondered his options. Be it the Dharmic World, the Taiji Yinyang me Diagram, the Fiendish Saber inheritance, the Mahmy Abstinence Vition Saber Technique, the Firmaments Rage, or the Supreme Dragon Fist, none of them could allow him to contend with a Peak Sovereign Emperor despite their horrifying offensive power, which made him unrivaled within the same cultivation realm.
Others would definitely feel shocked if they knew Xiao Chens thoughts.
To them, Xiao Chens powerful techniques were all ultimate moves. With these techniques, Great Perfection Sovereign Emperors would not dare to be arrogant with Xiao Chen.
However, Xiao Chen set his sights very high. Despite being a Small Perfection Sovereign Emperor, he wanted to deal with Peak Sovereign Emperors.
I need an ultimate move so that I can hold the initiative.
Chapter 2260 Raw 2366 : Completing the Laughing Sword and Saber
Chapter 2260 Raw 2366 : Completing the Laughing Sword and Saber
Xiao Chen needed to make early preparations for an ultimate move.
However, overthinking it was useless. The inheritance hall was not a bottomless treasure trove. It would be hard to say if there was such a technique in there.
Xiao Chen set this aside for now. Then, he went to the Misty Rain Pavilion.
Xiao Chen saw Su Ye and the Hundred Fairies of the Pear Garden practicing again, contending with each other in beauty.
Various instruments filled his vision. There were pipes, flutes, bells, drums, guzheng, zithers, and many more.
Any instrument that one could think of was there.
Aside from that, there were some instruments that Xiao Chen had never seen before, like the erhu, the suona, and the cymbals.
[TL Note: You can think of the erhu as a two-stringed violin yed with a different posture. The suona is like a pipe. Its a reed instrument; you can think of it as a Chinese oboe.]
These were rare instruments. More directly, they were not popr enough. So, they rarely appeared in the Misty Rain Pavilion and the Smiling Daughter Pavilion.
Lord Xiao.
Su Ye had excellent eyesight. The moment Xiao Chen entered, she noticed him, so she walked over to him.
The erhu, the suona, and the cymbals...I dont remember seeing these instruments thest time I watched, Xiao Chenmented out of curiosity.
Su Yeughed softly and said, Indeed, there werent. However, it is not that I intentionally added them. Soul Tool instruments are very rare. I have been searching for them for so many years, and I finally found enough.
You work very hard on this.
My mothers greatest wish when she was alive was to merge the ten great ancient pieces into one and create a new musical piece. Most of these Soul Tool instruments were left to me by my mother. I want to help her aplish her dream and bring it to perfection.
Su Ye sighed. If any of the Hundred Fairies of the Pear Garden were to put on a solo performance with ancient musical pieces, it would be excellent.
However, the musical piece created by merging the ten great ancient pieces was very hard to coordinate. There were also a lot of ws.
Su Ye thought of giving up many times. However, she persevered.
Xiao Chen took a look and said, If the Hundred Fairies of the Pear Garden were to perform once a month, the Misty Rain Pavilion would rise to the same level as the Smiling Daughter Pavilion. However, you hide them and practice this day and night. Despite this, you might neverplete it. Is this worth it?
Su Ye frowned heavily. Then, she replied softly, Of course, it is worth it. This is the only thing I can do for my mother. Unfortunately, it is this one thing that I am unable to aplish. Who knows when I can perfectly perform the Laughing Sword and Saber?
The Laughing Sword and Saber?
Xiao Chen thought about the previous time he watched this performance. Whatpleted the performance were the two women holding a sword and a saber appearing.
They used the saber and sword to contest against each other, with the many instruments serving as a foil, to present a grand scene.
Su Ye looked at the Hundred Fairies of the Pear Garden, who were currently retuning their instruments. Then, she whispered, Thats right. I have named the merged ten great ancient pieces as the Laughing Sword and Saber. Unfortunately, my deswoman and swordswoman arecking in maturity. However, I cannot do anything about that. The crux of this Laughing Sword and Saber is the desman and swordsman who appear at the end. Otherwise, it cannot reach consummation.
Xiao Chen pondered this for a moment. Then, he said, Pavilion Master Su, if you trust me, perhaps I can help you solve that problem.
How?
For example, I could personally go on stage and take the ce of the desman that appears at the end. As for the swordsman, I can search for a person whose strength rivals mine toplete the central theme at the end, the sh between the sword and the saber.
Su Yes eyes lit up. Finding this suggestion inconceivable, she said, Are you sure?
This was indeed too inconceivable. Cultivators never considered the Music Dao as mainstream.
While the royals, nobles, and Sovereign Emperors might enjoy listening to music, it was just at the level of appreciating beautiful pets. It would be impossible to get them to perform on stage.
These people might even feel humiliated if invited to do so.
As a result, Su Ye felt a headache over this. All she could do was nurture her own cultivators for the roles.
The sh between the sword and saber brought the piece to perfection. In order for the musical piece to be raised to a higher level, it needed to show the most artistic Saber Dao and Sword Dao.
Solving the other issues was just a matter of time. However, this final problem was the source of Su Yes worries.
I am very sure. However, Pavilion Master Su will have to promise me something, Xiao Chen said as he looked at Su Ye with a serious expression.
Please speak.
Xiao Chen stepped forward and whispered a few words into Su Yes ears. Then, he looked at her calmly.
Su Ye did not hesitate. She nodded and said, Dont worry. That is not a problem. Even if you do not help me, the Hundred Fairies of the Pear Garden will move with a word from you.
Alright. It is a deal, then.
The two came to an agreement. Xiao Chen would help Su Yeplete the Laughing Sword and Saber, and she would help him with something else.
You should watch it first. After adding the suona, the erhu, and the cymbals, it is now closer to my vision of the Laughing Sword and Saber.
Su Ye smiled mysteriously and returned to her seat among the Hundred Fairies of the Pear Garden, holding up her zither.
Just as Xiao Chen felt somewhat bewildered, a row of women in the back row blew their suonas simultaneously.
A magnificent tone that Xiao Chen never experienced before suddenly sounded. There was no prelude. An entrancing rhythm that built up suspense instantly appeared, catching listeners off guard.
Peep! Peep! Peep!
When the suonas reached their most solemn note, the ngor of cymbals rang out, instantly igniting grand aspirations and hot-bloodedness.
Pipas sang soon after as the fingers of eight beautiful women flew across their strings.
The pipa music sounded like an endless river, with each wave rising taller and moving faster than the one before.
This pushed the grand aspirations and hot-bloodedness ignited by the suona and cymbals to a new height. The rhythm of the entire musical piece practically reached a climax at the start.
The mountains roared, the seas howled, the waves surged, and the towering clouds stood tall. There was a surging, inextinguishable hot-bloodedness.
Then, the erhu joined in at a suitable moment, lending the hot-bloodedness a moving and tragic tone. However, it was not mournful, as the zithers, flutes, and pipes closely followed and rang out together.
As an observer, Xiao Chen was overwhelmed by the grand music.
Xiao Chen felt his blood raging and his heart pounding hard as if it would leap out of his chest at any moment.
At the final moments, after the music ignited ones hot-bloodedness and mes spread throughout ones body, a saber light appeared. Then, a sword light appeared.
The sh between the sword and the saber!
Two women, one holding a sword and the other a saber, brought out the grand, surging musics central theme along with everyones anticipation.
When the piece finally ended, many of the Hundred Fairies of the Pear Garden appeared exhausted.
Such a grand performance drained not only their spirit but also their Soul Energy and Veritable Essence Energy.
Xiao Chen gave a resounding apuse. With the addition of the suonas and cymbals, this Laughing Sword and Saber was utterly different from what he first heard.
Although there were still some ws, it had already improved considerably.
Over the next few days, Xiao Chen worked together with Su Ye to perfect the Laughing Sword and Saber.
During this time, he also sent out three letters: one to the Heavenly Fragrances Holy Daughter, one to the Universe Origin Sects Chu Chaoyun, and one to the Golden Crow Empires Ao Jiao.
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At this moment, a major matter spread throughout the imperial capital Yan City.
This matter incited passionate discussions. Everyone from the royals to themoners discussed it.
What was this matter?
Naturally, it was First Prince Wang Feis wedding with the Smiling Daughter Pavilions headliner Ling Long. Since ancient times, there never had been a prince who wedded a pleasure quarters headliner.
Who was the First Prince?
He was a hot contender to be the crown prince in the Yanwu Dynasty, someone who held overwhelming authority.
Headliner Ling Long possessed excellent pipa skills, unparalleled in the world. She was the highest-ranked of the top ten headliners, famous throughout the imperial capital. Her admirers are countless.
No matter who it was, everyone in the imperial capital Yan City knew about her.
However, no one ever imagined that these two people would eventually wed.
Hence, it would be impossible for such a wedding not to attract attention.
Many of the princes considered how the First Princes alliance with the Smiling Daughter Pavilion would affect them.
Ordinary cultivators just wanted to watch the excitement and be a part of it, so they would have a story to tell.
Everyone anticipated the day of the wedding.
However, Xiao Chen was unaware of all this. He only focused on working with the Hundred Fairies of the Pear Garden, perfecting the Laughing Sword and Saber.
This was how Xiao Chen had always been. No matter what it was, he would put in all his effort once he agreed to something.
After seven days, Xiao Chen finally reached a rapport with the Hundred Fairies of the Pear Garden.
Now, they onlycked someone to take the role of the swordsman. Then, the Laughing Sword and Saber would be close to consummation.
At this point, Xiao Chen temporarily said goodbye, preparing to head to the Azure Dragons oldnds to seek an ultimate move.
Xiao Chen could not rely on the Hundred Fairies of the Pear Garden to gain a stable footing in Yan City. The one he needed to rely on was himself.
Chapter 2261 Raw 2367 : Only Forbidden Arts
Chapter 2261 Raw 2367 : Only Forbidden Arts
The blood moon hung high in the Azure Dragons oldnds.
Diffused moonlight covered this deste world, making even the air somewhat sorrowful.
A figure suddenly appeared on the moon. It was Xiao Chen, who arrived at thisnd of the blood moon through his Divine Universe Stele.
Not long after Xiao Chen appeared, he felt an immense pressure behind him. When he turned his head, he saw a wall, a colossal, mountain-like wall. When he looked further up, he saw that it was the Deste ve Soul Reaper. What a coincidence.
Soul Reaper held a chain in its hands. Several bodies were skewered on the metal hook at the end of the chain, all of them Sovereign Emperors.
This was not the first time Xiao Chen saw this scene. However, he still felt startled and curious.
Where exactly did Soul Reaper kill all these Sovereign Emperors?
There seemed to be many ancient Dragon Race graves in the Deste Sea. Aside from staying at the ancient Azure Dragon city, Soul Reaper was probably also responsible for guarding those ancient graves.
However, Xiao Chen did not know where those ancient Dragon Race graves were.
He recalled that he saw Soul Reaper for the first time because he ran into Geomaster Qin Zhuolin, who had juste out of an ancient Dragon Race grave.
Xiao Chen obtained the recipe for Heart Burn, the Dragon Races best spirit, because Qin Zhuolin found it in that ancient grave.
As Xiao Chens thoughts wandered, the Deste ve Soul Reaper passed him with a whoosh, arriving at the gates of the ancient city first.
Then, Soul Reaper turned around and looked at Xiao Chen. Xiao Chen could not understand what Soul Reaper wanted.
Just as Xiao Chen felt uncertain, the Deste ve Soul Reaper suddenly reached into the sky and grabbed hold of Xiao Chen. Then, it turned around and gently ced Xiao Chen on the Dao tform.
Thank you.
Regardless of whether Soul Reaper could understand him or not, Xiao Chen still thanked it.
Rumble...!
The Azure Dragon statue appeared before the mountain of the Dao tform amid rumbling, winding around the mountain like a massive snake and appearing before Xiao Chen.
Then, the Azure Dragon statue opened its mouth, and Xiao Chen entered.
After many turns inside the statue, Xiao Chen again saw the mysterious dragon spirit guarding the inheritance.
It has only been three months, and you are here again? Are you here to attempt the inheritance hall?
The dragon spirit looked at Xiao Chen and said, With your current strength, you cannot clear the second floor. You need to be at least a 3-Vein Sovereign Emperor.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly and did not say anything.
Although he was only a 1-Vein Sovereign Emperor, he had alreadypletely refined the ancient Demonic Sovereigns divine nature me.
Now, his 3-Vein Sovereign Emperor Soul Energy truly belonged to him, and it even contained the power of a True God.
In terms ofbat prowess, Xiao Chen would only be stronger than a 3-Vein Sovereign Emperor, not weaker.
Cultivation is just superficial. Senior Dragon Spirit, do not be tricked by whats on the surface.
The dragon spirit smiled and said, Is that so? You seem confident. The stronger you are, the happier I am. It looks like you have trump cards that I do not know about; I look forward to your attempt.
Xiao Chen waved his hand and said, Theres no rush.
I would like to ask, since the Azure Dragons inheritance is vast and ancient, is there any Secret Technique that can allow me, a Small Perfection Sovereign Emperor, to injure a Peak Sovereign Emperor severely?
When the dragon spirit heard that, it revealed a cautious expression. Then, it said after some thought, You cannot think this way. In the end, the cultivation of the Martial Dao is about steady and incremental progression. You have excellent talent and strongprehension ability; surely, you understand this principle. A Peak Sovereign Emperor is a great leap from a Small Perfection Sovereign Emperor. Having a target is a good thing. However, if you aim too high, you are likely to go to extremes.
Naturally, Xiao Chen understood this principle.
For Sovereign Emperors, each Divine Vein opened equaled one cultivation grade. Right now, Xiao Chen could fight above his cultivation grade because of his many trump cardsthe Supreme Dragon Fist, the Firmaments Rage, the royal Azure Dragon bloodline, the Mahmy Abstinence Vition Saber Technique, the Heavenly yer Saber Soul Tool, and the Divine Dragon Body Tempering Art he inherited from the Blood-Soaked Dragon Emperor, among others.
With so many trump cards, Xiao Chen could fight Great Perfection Sovereign Emperors as a 1-Vein Sovereign Emperor. That was already very shocking and outrageous.
To think that Xiao Chen wanted to fight against Peak Sovereign Emperors. Indeed, the hearts of men could never be satisfied. If he were careless, he might suffer from a rebound.
I understand. However, my enemy is already a Peak Sovereign Emperor. When facing that Peak Sovereign Emperor, even my soul suffers from immense pressure, making breathing difficult. Such a helpless feeling inspires despair, Xiao Chen said as he looked at the dragon spirit.
The dragon spirit thought for a while before sighing softly, I know what you are after, a Forbidden Art.
A Forbidden Art?
It is impossible for a Secret Technique or Martial Technique to injure a Peak Sovereign Emperor severely as you are now. Even with a strong Martial Technique, your cultivation limits you. Even if you can execute it, you cant severely injure a Peak Sovereign Emperor. In fact, the Firmaments Rage and the Supreme Dragon Fist you practice can severely injure Peak Sovereign Emperors. It is just that your cultivation is too low.
The dragon spirit paused for a moment before continuing, If you want to injure a Peak Sovereign Emperor severely with your current cultivation, you can only use a Forbidden Art.
However, while Forbidden Arts unleashed incredibly horrifying might, their side effects and consequences were incredibly terrifying.
Indeed, Xiao Chen had somewhat taken this for granted.
This made sense. An insignificant Small Perfection Sovereign Emperor could only make use of a shortcut to injure a Peak Sovereign Emperor severely.
Aside from a Forbidden Art, there was simply no other way.
Naturally, I dont have to exin the cost of using a Forbidden Art. It is something that ends up dealing one thousand points of damage to the enemy at the cost of dealing eight hundred points of damage to yourself. In the case of a Forbidden Art that can severely injure a Peak Sovereign Emperor, it might be something like one thousand points of damage to the enemy at the cost of two thousand points of damage to yourself, the dragon spirit exined seriously with a grave expression.
Xiao Chen remained silent. He had used Forbidden Arts in the Kunlun Realm before.
Forbidden Arts could not be casually used. There would be a price to pay.
Sometimes, one could not afford it.
Dont think about this for now. I can tell that the firstyer of your Ten Thousand Dragons Art has already reached the peak. Go and attempt the inheritance hall first. It is more important to obtain the secondyer of the Cultivation Technique.
The dragon spirit turned around and led Xiao Chen to the inheritance hall.
Soon, the five-story inheritance hall appeared before Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen did not hesitate to walk in, entering the first floor.
The first floor was empty, containing nothing.
Xiao Chen looked around and headed for the entrance to the second floor.
He did not know what he would be tested on and felt some anticipation as he moved swiftly, entering a door of light.
As the light flickered, time and space shifted. The surroundings turned blurry, giving Xiao Chen double vision.
When the double images merged back together, he discovered himself in a corridor.
Plop! Plop!
Blood dripped from the ceiling, and Xiao Chen sensed a horrifying aura.
Hou!
This is the nemesis of the Dragon Race. The blood is the essence blood of the Hou. Xiao Chens expression automatically turned grave.
The blood stopped dripping, and the pool of blood on the ground squirmed. After a while, the blood formed a row of human figures, all 3-Vein Sovereign Emperors.
These figures were identical to Xiao Chen.
It looked like ten of his clones were charging at him.
Candle Dragon Eyes!
Candle mes appeared in Xiao Chens eyes. The mes swayed as a Candle Dragon image appeared behind him. Then, it opened its eyes.
He immediately infused his Ice Daos Great Dao Energy into the Candle Dragon image.
A cold me burned on the ten Hou-blood clones bodies. Their movements stiffened distinctly.
To think that they were not sealed in ice, Xiao Chen muttered to himself. Nowadays, he rarely saw a ferocious beast that would not get sealed in ice when he executed the Candle Dragon Eyes. However, this was fine.
He activated the Alloy Dragon Armor and instantly charged over, leaving behind purple marks.
Xiao Chen clenched his fist and circted his energy for the Ten Thousand Dragons Art. An Azure Dragon image immediately appeared in his Divine Energy Sea. Sooner after, thousands of dragon images gathered around the Azure Dragon image.
A Ten Thousand Dragons Picture with the Azure Dragon in the center materialized behind Xiao Chen in the next moment.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Xiao Chen instantly executed his Supreme Dragon Fist, fighting alone against ten. He easily dealt with the ten stiff Hou-blood clones.
Although these Hou-blood clones gave off the aura of a 3-Vein Sovereign Emperor, Xiao Chen dealt with them easily.
He did not even have to draw the Tyrant Saber on his back.
Xiao Chen had plenty of breathing space, just using the Supreme Dragon Fist, able to suppress ten Hou-blood clones by himself.
Bang!
Xiao Chen punched again. However, he was shocked to discover that he could not send the Hou-blood clone before him flying.
As he felt bewildered, the other nine Hou-blood clones charged over.
Leaderless Dragons!
At the critical moment, Xiao Chen used Leaderless Dragons to sh with his opponents. His fist light flickered amid a multitude of dragon images.
He moved very quickly. However, several sword strikesnded on him. Fortunately, he had the Alloy Dragon Armor to protect him.
The attacks only sent Xiao Chen flying, not dealing any severe damage.
Xiao Chen wiped away the blood at his lips, a bright light shing in his eyes. Is the Candle Dragon Eyess effect weakening?
Thats not right. The effect is still there. Otherwise, it would not be as simple as getting struck by four sword strikes.
That is?
Xiao Chen looked carefully and discovered that the ten Hou-blood clones were now at the peak of 3-Vein Sovereign Emperor.
The clones gave off scarlet lights that merged together, suppressing Xiao Chens Dragon Might.
Since when did they be so strong? To think that I did not notice.
The earlier scene quickly shed through Xiao Chens mind as he recalled all the fine details of his sh with the Hou-blood clones.
So, that is why!
Xiao Chens eyes lit up. These Hou-blood clones can absorb my Soul Energy and Divine Energy. If I do not defeat them in one strike, they will only grow more horrifying the longer the fight drags out. They will keep growing stronger.
The Hou-blood clones, which Xiao Chen initially thought he could handle easily, immediately turned somewhat horrifying.
I have no chance to test this theory and verify my thoughts.
I can only kill them with one strike now. Otherwise, if they be 4-Vein Sovereign Emperors, my chances of victory will be slim.
Chapter 2262 Raw 2368 : Divine Energy Boos
Chapter 2262 Raw 2368 : Divine Energy Boos
How to kill ten enemies with one move.
Many thoughts shed in Xiao Chens head. Countless ideas appeared in the time it took for a spark to fly.
He watched as the Candle Dragons me on the ten Hou-blood clones slowly extinguished.
Once the mes went out and the clones regained their mobility, the ten Hou-blood clones would grow even stronger.
This was just the beginning, and the test was already so difficult.
No wonder the dragon spirit said that Xiao Chen needed to be a 3-Vein Sovereign Emperor to pass it. The tests of the inheritance hall should not be underestimated.
Fortunately, Xiao Chen realized this early and had not ended up in big trouble.
One move, it is, then.
Xiao Chens right hand reached above his shoulder and grasped the Tyrant Sabers handle. Then, he closed his eyes.
He calmed his heart and entered the state of Martial and Soul as One, emptying his mind.
Martial and Soul as One perfectly merged Xiao Chens Soul Energy and Divine Energy, allowing him to bring out doubleeven two hundred fifty percentof his horrifyingbat prowess.
Xiao Chen aimed to surpass his limits in this extraordinary situation.
He suddenly opened his eyes, and the ten Hou-blood clones entered his view. When suppressed by that berserk aura from such proximity, he found standing stably somewhat difficult.
Who knew what this corridor was made of? Despite the pressure from ten 3-Vein Sovereign Emperors, not a single crack appeared. It remained perfectly intact, giving off an ancient air.
Saber!
Xiao Chen drew his saber, and the world immediately plunged into darkness. Only the eternal saber light remained resplendent.
Mahmy Abstinence Vition Saber Technique, In the Mortal Realm!
In that instant, a supreme killing Buddha crossed time and space to arrive here from ancient times,ing to this ancient corridor.
As it descended together with the saber light, the entire corridor started shaking.
When the ancient Buddha made its move, it knocked back the ten Hou-blood clones simultaneously.
The Hou-blood clones were clearly severely injured as they flew back. However, their strength soared.
The clones strength increased rapidly, threatening to advance to 4-Vein Sovereign Emperor soon. At that time, their injuries would recover.
Now!
Like a lotus flower never retaining water or the sun and moon never remaining high above in the sky.
The Buddhist sects Seven Kill Seal, light up my immortal heart. A flower illuminating three lives. Kill!
Xiao Chen used the Seven Kill Seal to increase his killing intent sevenfold as he executed the Three Life Flower. When he swung his saber, lotus flowers bloomed. Light and shadow twisted as the scene turned blurry. Flowers filled the air.
Chop! Chop! Chop!
Xiao Chens figure flickered amid the blue lotus flowers, appearing like he teleported as he sent out ten saber strikes.
ng!
The instant Xiao Chennded, he casually released his Tyrant Saber, sheathing it in its scabbard.
Blood sttered everywhere on the ground. The ten Hou-blood clones already vanished.
Xiao Chen closed his eyes once more. When he next opened his eyes, he had left the state of Martial and Soul as One.
He did not turn his head to look, just continued forward in silence.
Along the way, Hou-blood clones continuously appeared. After his first experience, Xiao Chen unhurriedly circled them. He did not attack unless he could deal them a sure-kill blow.
He did not give the Hou-blood clones a chance to grow stronger.
Xiao Chen proceeded unobstructed as he continued this somewhat dry killing. Then, he arrived expressionlessly at an empty hall.
This should be a small world, he muttered to himself. He sensed the fluctuations of formations around the hall.
After Xiao Chen stepped into the hall, he was suddenly in the middle of a vast and endless sea of sand. It was as he expected.
The zing sun shone bright in the vast blue sky.
Xiao Chen looked around and saw nothing but yellow sand.
Once you clear my stage, you can enter the second floor.
Yellow sand erupted five thousand kilometers away, and dust flew about like snow as a person emerged from below.
Xiao Chen looked into the distance and saw a person wearing ck with a saber slung on his back, looking at him from across the desert.
A peak 3-Vein Sovereign Emperor with a peak fourthyer Saber Dao Domain, just like mine.
However, if that is all, he will not be hard to deal with.
Only one Divine Vein separated 3-Vein Sovereign Emperors and 4-Vein Sovereign Emperors. However, that was the difference between Small Perfection Sovereign Emperor and Great Perfection Sovereign Emperor.
That difference was a worlds difference in strength.
Xiao Chen pondered this, unable to see the other partys bottom line.
Whoosh!
That ck-d desman traveled five thousand kilometers in an instant, appearing before Xiao Chen and throwing a punch.
A Ten Thousand Dragons Picture materialized behind the ck-d desman. A brown dragon image appeared the most eye-catching in that Ten Thousand Dragons Picture.
Xiao Chen did not dare to be careless. He materialized his Ten Thousand Dragons Picture and executed the Supreme Dragon Fist.
Bang!
The two fist lights shed, feeling like two worlds colliding. Then, Xiao Chen grunted.
A trickle of blood leaked out of Xiao Chens mouth as the attack sent him flying back. He showed intense confusion in his eyes.
Whats going on? He is clearly not much stronger than me, but I have the Supreme Dragon Fist to support me. How did I lose in one move?
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
The ck-d desman did not give Xiao Chen any time to think. He pressed forward and punched repeatedly.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Xiao Chen pushed his Divine Firmament Nine Variations Movement Technique to its limits, making his figure flicker. In an instant, he created thousands upon thousands of afterimages.
However, that ck-d persons fist lights rained out endlessly. Afterimages repeatedly shattered like ss.
These attacks pressed Xiao Chen to the point of breathlessness. Finally, he failed to dodge; a punchnded on his Alloy Dragon Armor.
Roar!
At the critical moment, electric light shed, and the two dragon images in the armor formed an electric shield.
Despite the electric shield blocking most of the force, Xiao Chen still found the blow unbearable as it blew him away.
When Xiao Chennded, the impact kicked up boundless yellow sand, forming a terrifying sandstorm.
Whoosh!
That ck-d desman spread his arms wide and flew towards Xiao Chen like a meteor. He stored up power in his right fist, waiting tounch it. This resulted in a resplendent star-like lighting from his fist. His figure seemed to merge with the sun, appearing extremely dazzling.
Divine Lightning Eye!
Xiao Chen ignored the blood at his lips as hey on the ground. Several dozen purple flowers spun in his right eye.
Then, several dozen tribtion clouds appeared in the sky. However, just as the tribtions clouds were about to gather, they faced resistance, unable to gather.
Bang!
The resplendent fist lightnded. Xiao Chen did his best to dodge, but the shock waves still got him. He vomited a mouthful of blood as he tumbled in the air. Then, hended and bounced, rolling for quite a distance.
How could it be like that?
To think that the tribtion clouds could not gather. Xiao Chen was shocked and bewildered.
It looks like you are not prepared? Did not the Lord Dragon Spirit exin to you? the ck-d desman asked as he hovered in the air and looked at Xiao Chen, stopping his attacks.
Would you please exin? Xiao Chen requested as he struggled to his feet.
Earth Dao Domain, peak tenthyer, the ck-d desman said calmly.
These words stunned Xiao Chen for a while when he heard them. Then, he smiled bitterly. So, that is why.
When Dao Domains reached the tenthyer, they could evolve into small worlds. This desert was the other partys small world.
Unless Xiao Chens cultivation suppressed the other party or he also had a peak tenthyer Dao Domain, there was no way for him to win while in the other partys small world.
At first, Xiao Chen thought that the formations formed this small world. Now, it looked like the other party made this small world with his peak Dao Domain.
This exined why the tribtion clouds could not gather.
Naturally, the lightning tribtions from the outside faced resistance in the other partys small world.
Thank you for the lesson. I lost.
Xiao Chen sighed. Even though he still had not used the Heavenly yer Saber, he had no choice but to admit defeat.
A Soul Tool could not make up for such a suppressive advantage.
Haha...are you thinking that you will pass only if you kill me?
The ck-d desmanughed hoarsely when he saw the situation. Then, he said softly, Youve already passed. You are considered to have passed if you canst ten moves against me.
This...
This information stunned Xiao Chen; this bit of fortune came too suddenly. Isnt this too easy?
The ck-d desman said calmly, On the contrary, the usual examinees would waste a lot of effort and energy fighting the Hou-blood clones in the corridors to this ce. It would already be very good if they couldst three moves against me. It is not that it is easy; it is that you are too strong. The Hou-blood clones were not of much threat to you.
Xiao Chen nodded. Im already used to them. With my royal Azure Dragon bloodline activated and my cultivation not too far from theirs, I no longer feel much fear.
No wonder. Let me send you to the second floor.
The ck-d desman waved his hand, and a door of light heading to the inheritance halls second floor emerged from the yellow sand.
After performing a cupped-fist salute and bowing, Xiao Chen walked over.
Xiao Chen cleared this stage somewhat cluelessly. Regardless, he had still cleared it.
The instant Xiao Chen entered the inheritance halls second floor, beams of light encased him.
Congrattions, Azure Dragon disciple. The inheritance you obtain on this floor is a boost to your Divine Energy.
While staring nkly, Xiao Chen saw the figures of many Dragon Race powerhouses, seeminglying from ancient times.
Then, his Divine Energy cultivation suddenly soared wildly before he could react.
Crack! He sessfully broke through 1-Vein Sovereign Emperor to 2-Vein Sovereign Emperor.
Xiao Chen startled awake only after a while. Then, he showed a helpless smile.
The inheritance halls inheritance appeared randomly. Given a choice, he would not choose a Divine Energy boost.
He needed a Secret Technique, a Cultivation Technique, or a natural treasure that could improve his Dao Domain.
After fighting with the ck-d desman, Xiao Chen already understood that cultivation was merely a reference.
How was cultivation not suitable for a Sovereign Emperor? Many sought a boost to their Divine Energy, but Xiao Chen saw it as something with little value. He was somewhat greedy.
Aside from the Divine Energy boost, there was nothing on the second floor; no other treasure appeared.
Xiao Chen could not hide his disappointment.
After collecting the Ten Thousand Dragons Arts secondyer, he left in a rush and met the dragon spirit again.
Ive thought about it carefully. I need the Forbidden Art that Senior mentioned, Xiao Chen said calmly without hesitation, showing a serious expression.
The dragon spirit remained silent, in no rush to answer.
Chapter 2263 Raw 2369 : Honored Guest Arrives
Chapter 2263 Raw 2369 : Honored Guest Arrives
What you need is a Forbidden Art that can severely injure Peak Sovereign Emperors. Naturally, the inheritance hall has it. However, have you really thought it through? the dragon spirit asked as it looked at Xiao Chen.
I already did so beforeing here. Senior Dragon Spirit, please grant me this.
Alright.
The dragon spirit handed Xiao Chen a jade strip. Then, it said after some thought, As the situation is special, I will make an exception this once. Keep this jade strip properly.
After receiving the jade strip, Xiao Chen pressed it to his forehead. Ancient divine characters immediately appeared in his mind.
Xiao Chen did not recognize a single one of these divine characters. However, he understood their meaning after they appeared in his mind.
Nine Heavens God Demon Body Unsealing Technique!
Xiao Chen gave the dragon spirit a dubious look, saying, This does not sound like a Dragon Race Forbidden Art.
This is a Forbidden Art that has existed since the Great Deste Eon. However, only the Dragon Race still knows it in the Martial Epoch, so it can be considered the Dragon Races. It ignites your Soul Energy to revert your bloodlines ancestry. The stronger your bloodline, the stronger the might of this Forbidden Art. If you execute it with your Azure Dragon bloodline, you can revert to an ancient Azure Dragon. If you are strong enough, you might even go further and be a Great Deste Eon Ancestor Dragon.
Xiao Chen felt startled upon hearing this. He asked sullenly, What is the price?
Once you execute it, you will ignite your Divine Energy and Soul Energy. You cannot stop it until they all burn out. If you are not careful, you might die from their exhaustion. You will need extremely strong willpower to control it.
The dragon spirit sighed here. Thats why I hesitated for a long time before deciding to let you have it. No one has practiced this Forbidden Art for a very long time already. The price is just a small matter. The problem is that most people do not have sufficiently strong willpower and cannot maintain control. After they reverted, they could not change back, exhausting themselves to death.
Previously, when the older generations executed this Nine Heavens God Demon Body Unsealing Technique, they all did so expecting to die.
I will pay attention to it, Xiao Chen said seriously with a grave expression when he realized how terrifying this Nine Heavens God Demon Body Unsealing Technique was.
This is for youa Primal Essence Replenishing Heavenly Pill, a Rank 8 Heavenly Pill for nourishing yourself. After you execute a Forbidden Art, you will leave behind hidden injuries if you do not take sufficient medicine to nourish yourself. Remember, never execute this Forbidden Art if you do not have a Rank 8 or better nourishing Medicinal Pill. Otherwise, even if you injure your opponent, you will cripple yourself too.
The dragon spirit continued with a grave expression, Not counting the next generation in the Kunlun Realms Dragons Gate, you are the only one left of the Azure Dragon bloodline. I do not wish for you to die.
Xiao Chen smiled and said, Dont worry. I wont die.
After that, Xiao Chen left thend of the blood moon, returned to the Misty Rain Pavilion, and continued his closed-door cultivation.
The Nine Heavens God Demon Body Unsealing Technique was much more profound than Xiao Chen imagined. When he carefully studied it, he found it boundlessly mysterious.
The Nine Heavens God Demon Body Unsealing Technique was not simply a Forbidden Art.
ording to the Nine Heavens God Demon Body Unsealing Techniques records, it was not a Forbidden Art during the Great Deste Eon. Those using it just needed to find apletely intact Divine Dragon corpse or Ancestor Dragon corpse, and they could execute this technique without any damage to themselves. They could even refine the body of the Divine Dragon or Ancestor Dragon into their clone.
Then, they could freely shift their consciousness between their main body and clones.
Ancestor Dragon corpses and Divine Dragon corpses could be found everywhere during the Great Deste Eon; they were easy to find. However, countless epochs had passed since then. Not just Ancestor Dragon corpses and Divine Dragon corpses were hard to find but even True Dragon corpses.
At best, one could find some broken parts or torn off limbs. If one wanted apletely intact dragon corpse, one could only seek out mixed-blood dragons.
Lets not care about this for now. Ill learn it first. When I need it, I can protect myself and the people with me.
After Xiao Chen went to the Azure Dragons oldnds and received a Divine Energy boost, his cultivation advanced to 2-Vein Sovereign Emperor. He also obtained the secondyer of the Ten Thousand Dragons Art. All in all, he received a considerable harvest.
Upon thorough consideration, Xiao Chen was somewhat surprised to discover that the Ten Thousand Dragons Art and the Nine Heavens God Demon Body Unsealing Technique seemed to aplish the same effect through different means.
The Ten Thousand Dragons Art had a total of fiveyers. With each advancement, it would eventually turn into the Ancestor Dragon Art.
The Nine Heavens God Demon Body Unsealing Technique would revert him to a progenitor, perhaps even a Great Deste Eon Ancestor Dragon.
However, there was a huge difference between the two. One was a Cultivation Technique, and one was a Martial Technique. One sought gradual progression, while the other sought rapid aplishment.
The two also took different directions. The Ten Thousand Dragons Art mainly tempered the body while one cultivated it. The Nine Heavens God Demon Body Unsealing Technique sought to injure the enemy.
More importantly, the Nine Heavens God Demon Body Unsealing Technique was not created by someone from the Dragon Race. Anyone with a Great Deste Eon bloodline could cultivate it.
Perhaps there were some connections between the two techniques. However, Xiao Chen did not need to think about this for now. At the moment, he only wanted to study this Forbidden Art. There was no rush for the rest.
The more urgent matter was cultivating the Ten Thousand Dragons Arts secondyer.
Xiao Chen had already stagnated at the peak of the firstyer for a while. Now that he had the secondyer, he had to catch up.
Time passed. The outside world continued with the imperial capital Yan City disying its bustle and splendor day and night.
However, it felt like time stopped in the courtyard behind the Misty Rain Pavilion.
Xiao Chen practiced the saber during the day, trying to grasp the next move of the Mahmy Abstinence Vition Saber Technique, Merciless Killing.
Then, he cultivated the Ten Thousand Dragons Arts secondyer at night. With two Divine Veins helping him, his Ten Thousand Dragons Art advanced rapidly.
The Ten Thousand Dragons Picture with the Azure Dragon in the center in Xiao Chens Divine Energy Sea manifestedpletely.
In the blink of an eye, thirty-odd days passed.
Less than ten days remained until the First Prince Wang Feis wedding. The entire imperial capital Yan City turned celebratory.
The First Prince Wang Fei made use of all the power avable to him to maximize the influence of his wedding.
Feudal lords from various ces headed for Yan City over the past few days.
Naturally, the feudal lords supporting the First Prince had arrived long ago.
Some of the neutral feudal lords and Noble ns started to waver in their stance when they saw that this wedding symbolized the alliance between the First Prince and the Smiling Daughter Pavilion. They started to consider supporting the First Prince.
These people rushed to the imperial capital Yan City to offer their congrattions.
Wang Fei was the eldest son in the first ce. Furthermore, he had the support of the imperial ancestral temples patriarchs. Now, he had the support of the Pleasure Quarter Alliance.
The First Prince instantly gained a big trump card in the session race.
This wedding fanned the First Princes influence until it surpassed that of the Eighth Prince, whom the sects supported, and the Yan Emperors beloved Thirteenth Prince.
While this did not appear to have any real effect, Luck worked in mysterious ways.
When ones Luck increased, someone else definitely would have lost Luck.
Even before the wedding took ce, the First Prince already held the initiative in the session race.
Xiao Chen did not overthink this. He remained in closed-door cultivation by the mirror-likeke, not questioning anything, leaving everything to Su Ye and Mo Chen.
However, the calm days ended on this day because of a persons arrival.
The Heavenly Book Schr sought an audience with Xiao Chen.
Right now, the imperial capital Yan City is extraordinarily bustling with various factions gathering. Feudal lords arrive every day, making every moment tempestuous. However, your ce is unexpectedly calm. It genuinely surprises me, the Heavenly Book Schr said while gently fanning himself when he saw Xiao Chen.
The Heavenly Book Schr showed the same vigor as before, appearing warm and virtuous, as graceful as ever.
Xiao Chen asked indifferently, Why did you expect otherwise?
A brilliant gleam shed in the Heavenly Book Schrs eyes. He smiled and said, I thought that you would join in the festivities at least. On the surface, it looks like a wedding. However, the session race is behind this. Anyone with ambition would be recruiting soldiers and buying equipment, making their final preparations. This is because everyone knows that this wedding has changed the situation of the session race. After the wedding is over, the session race will immediately begin.
Xiao Chen smiled and said, Sorry to disappoint you. Lets not talk about this for now. No one visits a temple without a cause. Why are you looking for me? You can be straightforward.
The Heavenly Book Schr smiled and said, I am not the one looking for you. Someone else is.
Who?
He is at the mirror-likeke. He has been waiting for a long time. If you are willing to meet him, pleasee with me.
Xiao Chen knew who was waiting for him, so he said softly, Please lead the way.
Chapter 2264 Raw 2370 : Private Talk at the Lake Center
Chapter 2264 Raw 2370 : Private Talk at the Lake Center
At the vast, mist-covered, mirror-likeke behind the Misty Rain Pavilion:
Two figures walked across the water, one after another. They looked like they traveled on tnd, creating ripples as they moved.
One of the figures held a white paper folding fan. He looked stern and graceful. However, he appeared soft and weak, like an inexperienced schr.
The other wore white clothes and showed a calm expression. He strolled on the water, following the first figure at his leisure.
Naturally, the leading figure was the Heavenly Book Schr, and the other was Xiao Chen.
After passing a cluster of blooming lotuses amid drizzling mist, the Heavenly Book Schrnded firmly on a lone boat like a meteor. Then, he turned his head back to look at Xiao Chen, gesturing in invitation.
The sky appeared clear for five kilometers around, and it seemed to be about noon. A lone boat sat in theke center with mist shrouding the ce.
Xiao Chen took a look and did not find anything suspicious, so hended firmly on the boats bow like a pine needle falling on it.
Someone had already prepared a table filled with simple dishes and wine in the boats cabin. There was not much space in there, only able to hold two or three people.
The person on the other side wore embroidered clothes. He appeared handsome and masculine. A deste killing Qi remained withdrawn within him.
However, no matter how this person covered it up, he could not hide that fearsome killing Qi. This was a prince who had killed many people.
I have long heard of Lord Xiao. Today, I finally get to meet you. Please, take a seat. The Ninth Prince smiled unhurriedly, inviting Xiao Chen to sit.
Greetings, Ninth Prince. Xiao Chen performed a simple cupped-fist salute. Then, he shifted his robes around and slowly sat down.
The Ninth Prince Wang Yan frequently guarded the borders, fighting the Abyssal Underworlds Demon Races and those loyal to the Xuewu Dynasty.
Xiao Chen did not know much about the Ninth Prince. However, what little he knew indicated that the other party had a special background, though he did not know the specifics.
Wang Yan did not feel surprised that Xiao Chen recognized him.
After some simple introductions and exchanging three drinks of strong spirit, Wang Yan said, Lord Xiao has Heart Burn, the best spirit of the Dragon Race, but all I have are some simple wines. I wonder if that is fine with you.
Xiao Chen put down his wine cup and said, Mental states also affect drinking. If one is preupied, one cannot rx. No matter how fine the wine, one will not taste it properly. For instance, we are on a small boat in theke center with mist around us right now. Although the scenery is there, it is not the time for drinking.
Wang Yan and the Heavenly Book Schr exchanged looks. Then the Ninth Prince smiled and said, Lord Xiao is straightforward. I will not bother with any superfluous words, then. Sending Chang Ji to buy the Ethereal Immortal Pce key from you was my idea. This time, I am here to ask personally if Lord Xiao has any intention of selling it.
So, the Heavenly Book Schrs name is Chang Ji, Xiao Chen thought to himself. Then, he smiled and said, Im not selling it.
That is expected. Since Lord Xiao is not selling the Ethereal Immortal Pce key, I wonder if Lord Xiao would sell yourself? Wang Yan looked straight at Xiao Chen without changing his expression.
Theke water rippled, rocking the boat.
Xiao Chens heart remained calm and unmoved as he asked, What do you mean?
The Ninth Prince would like you to assist him in the session race. Didnt you want to know where the predicted location of the Ethereal Immortal Pces appearance is? I can tell you that you are qualified to know only if you are assisting a prince in the session race. Aside from that, there is no other way, the Heavenly Book Schr said from the side. He looked at Xiao Chen as he did so, observing Xiao Chens expression.
However, the Heavenly Book Schr was disappointed; he could not make out anything from Xiao Chens face. It was like Xiao Chen already guessed it long ago.
I already know that. Tell me something that I do not know.
The Heavenly Book Schr frowned slightly upon hearing that. Then, he looked at the Ninth Prince. After the Ninth Prince nodded, the Heavenly Book Schr said, Alright. During the session race, all the princes will be sent into the Ancient Yan Emperor Tomb. This is a secret realm of the Royal n. It is also where the Yanwu Dynastys Luck and Dragon Veins are contained. Aside from being a ce for burying the past Yan Emperors, it is and of inheritance with all sorts of fortuitous encounters.
However, many parts of this secret realm are forbiddennds. Even the Royal n has not fully explored it. This time, all the diviners who peeked into fate came to amon conclusion: the Ethereal Immortal Pce might appear in the Ancient Yan Emperor Tomb.
However, you also know that these predictions have appeared several thousand times already over the past one hundred thousand years. So, make your own judgment on this.
Xiao Chen thought about this for a while. Then, he asked, The Royal n controls the entrance to the Ancient Yan Emperor Tomb, and it opens only for the session race?
The Heavenly Book Schr replied, Thats right. Even the imperial ancestral temples patriarchs can enter only when an ex-emperor passes away. You need to work together with a prince in order to enter. Otherwise, it would be pointless to hold the Ethereal Immortal Pce key.
The Ninth Prince continued, The session race tests all the princes who enter the Ancient Yan Emperor Tomb. The final victor will be the crown prince. Honestly speaking, I dont care about the crown prince position. However, Im worried that the Ethereal Immortal Pce will appear, and the Wings of Time will end up in the hands of the Xuewu Dynasty.
Finding it strange, Xiao Chen asked, The people of the Xuewu Dynasty can enter the Ancient Yan Emperor Tomb?
Previously, they could not. However, it would be hard to say after the wedding, the Ninth Prince replied indifferently. Clearly, the wedding referred to the First Princes wedding, which had been publicized to the whole world.
Speaking of which, Xiao Chen, what are your thoughts on this wedding? the Heavenly Book Schr asked as he looked at Xiao Chen. His question seemed to hide a deeper meaning.
Xiao Chen countered, without changing his expression, What opinion can I have about it?
Is that so? Then, it looks like you are not aware of recent events. Aside from the imperial ancestral temples Imperial Ancestor, there will be another person presiding over the weddingSu Qiming, the current n Head of the Sword Gods Noble n and the father of the Misty Rain Pavilions Pavilion Master, the Heavenly Book Schr said calmly and unhurriedly.
Xiao Chen felt startled. That means that the First Prince gained another powerful backer, the strongest Noble n of the Yanwu Dynasty, a transcendent group. Are they finally taking a side in this session race?
No wonder the Heavenly Book Schr asked about my thoughts on the wedding. I thought he found out about my ns.
The Ninth Prince showed a somewhat helpless expression as he said, The Noble ns, the sects, and the feudal lords are the threergest factions. As the leader of the Noble ns, the Su ns choice will definitely cause many Noble ns to reconsider theirs, no matter what the Su ns purpose in choosing First Brother is. With this wedding, First Brother has gained a headstart in the session race, breaking the bnce between those three groups.
Xiao Chens thoughts flew, considering some things. Then, he said, Earlier, the Ninth Prince said that the Demonic Dao cultivators of the Xuewu Dynasty could enter the Ancient Yan Emperor Tomb after the wedding. Does this have anything to do with that?
The Ninth Prince smiled and replied softly, First Brother managed to gain such strong assistance and snatch the initiative, leaving Eighth Brother and Little Thirteenth Brother in the dust. In order to benefit like that, naturally, he has to pay a corresponding price. However, this price is too huge. If he is not careful, he might fall in a trap of his own making.
Xiao Chen thought for a while and figured out the crux of the problem.
The Smiling Daughter Pavilion!
Thats right. In reality, the faction behind the Pleasure Quarter Alliance is the Azure Lotus Church. Their main temple is now in the Xuewu Dynasty. Back then, the Azure Lotus Church fought the Buddhist sects. After it lost, it was dered an evil cult. Its adherents could only flee far away to avoid disaster. Then, they developed in the Xuewu Dynasty. However, their greatest business remained in the Yanwu Dynasty, although this is notmon knowledge.
This secret stunned Xiao Chen. To think that the Azure Lotus Church backed the Pleasure Quarter Alliance.
The Azure Lotus Church...
This was not the first time Xiao Chen heard this name. Back when he entered the Fiendish Demon Battlefield in the Grave Sea Cluster, there had been some interaction between him and the Azure Lotus Holy Daughters emanation body.
An emanation body was different from a clone. An emanation body had its own thoughts and personality, able to think for itself.
No matter how strong or intelligent a clone was, it could not think for itself, what more birth a new personality.
However, the two shared simrities. Be it an emanation body or a clone, the main body controlled them.
The Azure Lotus Holy Daughters main body would know everything about Xiao Chens interactions with her emanation body.
However, the main body was the main body, and the emanation body was the emanation body. The two were like different people.
Back then, after Yang Qing finished speaking, her body exploded and turned into nine-colored spiritual light that vanished. The sight made one sigh in admiration.
Since the Royal n knows that the Azure Lotus Church is behind the Pleasure Quarter Alliance, why do they not uproot the Pleasure Quarter Alliance? Xiao Chen asked out of curiosity when he startled awake from his thoughts.
The Heavenly Book Schr smiled and said, Xiao Chen, given your intelligence, you should be able to figure out the reason after thinking about it.
The Hidden Spirit Temple! Xiao Chen eximed when inspiration suddenly struck him.
The Heavenly Book Schr nodded and said, Thats right. Some of the Royal ns people want to use the Pleasure Quarter Alliance to restrain the Hidden Spirit Temple. Whether it is effective or not is another matter. There is also another reason. The Pleasure Quarter Alliance possesses deep umtions, after all. It would be practically impossible to eradicate itpletely. Furthermore, they have never shown any hostility to the dynasty, so the dynasty just leaves them alone.
The Ninth Prince said seriously, However, it is different this time. The Xuewu Dynasty will definitely make use of their connections with the Azure Lotus Church to enter the Ancient Yan Emperor Tomb for the sake of the Ethereal Immortal Pce.
The First Prince is not that stupid, right?
Wang Yan said coldly, After taking benefits from others, he naturally has to pay the price. He is not stupid, either; however, he fancies himself clever in his conceit. He is gambling on this. The past few thousand predictions were all wrong. As long as it is wrong again, it will not matter to him.
After saying so much, I have told you everything I know. Lord Xiao, my sincerity is clear to see. What do you think? Will you help me take the throne and enter the Ancient Yan Emperor Tomb with me?
Xiao Chen said softly, I will give you an answer three dayster.
Sure. This is a big decision. If you agreed immediately, I would be suspicious of you.
Wang Yan smiled faintly. Then, he stood up to send Xiao Chen off. When the three reached the bow and were about to part, they saw that theke had turned scarlet at some point, and many ck corpses floated on the water.
Wang Yans expression immediately changed drastically. These are my secret guards!
Chapter 2265 Raw 2371 : Great Battle at the Lake Center
Chapter 2265 Raw 2371 : Great Battle at the Lake Center
Blood spread through theke water unchecked. The Ninth Princes secret guards clearly died recently.
The Heavenly Book Schr and Ninth Prince Wang Yan showed shock on their faces. They had not expected anyone to dare to attack a prince in the imperial capital.
The three stood at the boats bow, not daring to act rashly.
After all, the attacker killed so many elite guards under the threes noses without them realizing it.
The attacker would be a Great Perfection Sovereign Emperor, at the very least. Furthermore, he possessed great aplishments in the Water Dao Domain.
When Wang Yan saw the floating corpses of his secret guards, his expression grew increasingly unsightly.
Wang Yan could no longer restrain his withdrawn killing Qi, wildly unleashing it.
Boom!
A horrifying killing Qi erupted, kicking up terrifying waves on theke surface, making it look like the sea. The waves howled loudly and endlessly.
Xiao Chen was slightly startled at the Ninth Princes strength.
The Ninth Princes killing Qi felt so terrifying. When this person fought at the borders, he must have led the troops from the front.
He must have killed countless Demonic Dao and Abyssal Underworld cultivators. Otherwise, he could not have materialized such intense killing Qi.
Xiao Chen saw a shadow of his past self in the Ninth Prince. The other party walked the Massacre Dao.
If one got careless, one might lose control with this Dao, falling into a bottomless abyss with dire consequences.
However, the Ninth Prince had the dynastys Luck to support him, putting him in a much better situation than Xiao Chen back then. The dynastys Luck could suppress and refine his killing Qi.
However, it was a contest between the two. Killing Qi could also turn things around and refine the dynastys Luck. It just depended on the Ninth Princes choice.
I want to see who dares to try and kill me in the imperial capital Yan City!
The Ninth Prince felt enraged. The water surged, making the entireke look like it would flip over.
Xiao Chen felt slightly surprised. Such a move should have startled the world outside.
With how bustling the imperial capital was around the Misty Rain Pavilion, just a de of grass moving could startle the entire imperial capital.
The citys guards should have arrived within ten breaths.
However, there did not seem to be any movements at all. It was like the three were isted in another world.
Something is not quite right, Xiao Chen said to the Heavenly Book Schr. Then, he activated his Alloy Dragon Armor, immediately changing his aura. The silver armor showed purple dragon motifs, and a pendant of a Thunder Dragons reverse scale hung at his forehead.
The Heavenly Book Schr looked at the sky and said, It is not quite right, indeed. We are already within someone elses small world.
A small world!
When the Dao Domain reaches the tenthyer, one can materialize a small world. This is somewhat problematic now.
Chomp!
Right after the Heavenly Book Schr spoke, a massive, bloody mouth opened in the water and swallowed the entire boat.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
The three moved as fast as lightning, dodging early on. Then, they turned their heads to look.
They saw a snow-white snake appear in theke below. The snake had a single horn on the top of its head, giving off a trace of Divine Might. This snake carried the White Marsh Beasts bloodline.
Snow Python?
The Heavenly Book Schr felt startled when he recognized this snake. This was a ferocious beast that only the White Marsh Beast Empires Royal n grasped.
A person sat on that snake. This person wore a straw raincoat and a conical bamboo hat and held a fishing rod in his hand.
He exuded a mysterious and unfathomable aura from his entire body, disying the horrifying cultivation of a 6-Vein Sovereign Emperor.
Some confusion shed in Xiao Chens eyes. However, before he could think, that person ferociously swung his fishing rod.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
The fishing line seemed alive; it moved in the air in a curving path as it headed for the three.
Xiao Chens group of three did not dare to be careless. Their figures shed as they dodged the fishing line.
However, the attacker was too strong. The fishing line was transparent and unusually fast.
Soon, the fishing line caught the weaker Heavenly Book Schr.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
The fishing line continuously wound around the Heavenly Book Schrs leg, extending up. It cut deeply into his flesh, and blood instantly covered his leg.
The fishing line was very fine and boundlessly sharp. It looked like it would soon cut off the Heavenly Book Schrs leg.
The Heavenly Book Schr snorted coldly as he opened his folding fan in one swift motion. Then, the Confucian sects Righteous Qi burst out of his body, immediately repelling the fishing line that caught him. Then, he quickly struggled free and moved away.
The straw-raincoat-d man on the Snow Python did not show any change in expression. He continuously waved the fishing rod in his hand.
The fishing line immediately extended infinitely, a transparent ribbon dancing in the air.
The three felt somewhat aggrieved. They could not bring out their strength, only able to dodge and hide. This fishing rod was simply too strange, making them helpless.
If one got careless and let the fishing line catch them, they would end up like the Heavenly Book Schr.
At this moment, the most important thing was to keep their mental state stable. The Heavenly Book Schr and the Ninth Prince both felt somewhat frustrated.
Having their strength restrained like that, limited to dodging helplessly, affected the mental state of the Ninth Prince and the Heavenly Book Schr.
Xiao Chen remained as tranquil as still water. He calmly observed the straw-raincoat-d mans actions with a grave expression, not daring to be careless.
Just the cultivation of the 6-Vein Sovereign Emperor ced heavy pressure on them, making it difficult for them to win.
At the same time, Xiao Chen felt somewhat suspicious. Were there no older-generation experts defending the Ninth Prince in secret?
Were they impeded?
Was it done by the expert who encased this area in his small world or another expert? There was no way to know.
Just as Xiao Chen made guesses, the straw-raincoat-d man suddenly called out softly, Willingly Caught! Then, the fishing line sank into the water.
Mysterious ripples spread out on the water. The fishing line seemed to have sunk into another time and space, looking extremely strange.
In the next moment, the fishing line actually managed to pull out a ferocious beast amid loud sshing.
Fishing alone in the cold snow, not falling asleep as the moon sets, the straw-raincoat-d man muttered. He smiled under the conical bamboo hat.
Directed by the fine fishing line, the enormous ferocious beast moved freely, flying towards the three.
Even if a great wind blows in the night, my heart remains at peace!
Outside the howling wind, the cold shadows, and the dust, a lone boat apanies the straw raincoat!
As the straw-raincoat-d man called out, he not only sent the pulled-out ferocious beast thrashing about in the air but also made the three feel very bitter as various mysterious phenomena appeared.
The night is still, the water is cold, and the fish are not biting; the boat remains empty as the bright moon returns!
Boom!
The situation turned even more terrifying. A bright moon suddenly appeared, rising in the air and startling the three.
Be careful!
I know who he is now. He is the White Marsh Beast Empires Royal Teacher, Sikong Shu!
Xiao Chen showed a grave expression. Before this straw-raincoat-d man fully brought out his strength, danger already surrounded the three.
When the bright moon appeared, it bbergasted everyone.
Just at this moment, a strand of extremely strong Soul Energy silently shot towards Xiao Chen like a sharp arrow.
Dang!
The Soul Energy crashed into the reverse scale pendant on Xiao Chens forehead. A metallic ngor rang out together with a ferocious dragon roar, shattering the strand of Soul Energy.
Xiao Chens expression immediately changed significantly. This Soul Energy attack was directed only at him, not the Ninth Prince and the Heavenly Book Schr.
In the end, this assassination targeted Xiao Chen.
How infuriating!
When Xiao Chen understood this, he was immediately enraged and snorted coldly.
Flipping over his Divine Energy Sea, he turned his Spiritual Energy Divine Energy into Demonic Qi Divine Energy and circted the Demonic Cloud Heaven Swallowing Art. Overwhelming Demonic Qi radiated from his body.
Then, he activated the Scarlet Moon, a Xuewu Dynasty sacred tool.
A scarlet moon immediately rose behind Xiao Chen as he hoisted the scimitar with his palms towards the sky, holding up this vast blood moon.
Bang! The two moons crashed into each other when Xiao Chen ferociously hurled the blood moon.
The bright moon that the straw-raincoat-d man bought out shattered with a loud noise. Xiao Chen used the Scarlet Moon, the Xuewu Dynastys sacred tool, to smash the other moon apart.
The fishing line took this opportunity to wind around Xiao Chens ankle and spread upwards. Soon, it tightly bound Xiao Chen. However, the fishing line that could cut into the Heavenly Book Schrs flesh could not reach Xiao Chens skin. The Alloy Dragon Armor protected his body, preventing the fishing line from hurting him.
Whoosh!
The straw-raincoat-d man stared at Xiao Chen from under his conical bamboo hat while sitting on the Snow Python, his eyes glinting with a cold light.
Then, the straw-raincoat-d man yanked on his fishing rod, wanting to pull Xiao Chen over.
However, just as the straw-raincoat-d man tried to put in more force, electricity shocked the hand holding the fishing rod, nearly causing him to drop the fishing rod. A horrifying amount of electricity traveled along the fishing line, crackling and shing as it did so.
With the Alloy Dragon Armors support, Xiao Chens fourthyer Thunder Dao Domain reached the might of a fifthyer Thunder Dao Domain.
Even a 6-Vein Sovereign Emperor would sustain significant injuries from this lightning-quick strike.
Whoosh!
The straw-raincoat-d man seated on the Snow Python grunted. For the first time, the person that looked like an old fisherman calmly fishing stood up.
Boom!
The instant the straw-raincoat-d man stood up, the horrifying aura of a 6-Vein Sovereign Emperor and the might of his Divine Seal surged out.
The Ninth Prince and the Heavenly Book Schr, who were dealing with the attacks from the ferocious beast and the mysterious phenomena, were shocked upon seeing this.
The old man directed his aura entirely at Xiao Chen, so the two of them were only slightly affected.
The straw-raincoat-d man wanted to use the horrifying might and pressure of his 6-Vein Sovereign Emperor cultivation to crush Xiao Chens Thunder Dao Domain.
However, Xiao Chen smiled coldly as his royal Azure Dragon bloodline gushed endlessly within his body. He did not show any weakness before this powerful aura.
The White Marsh Beast Empires royal teacher already made his appearance. Where are the experts from my Divine Dragon Empire? Are you still not going to show your mugs?! Xiao Chen shouted coldly. Then, he pressed his tongue against his pte and used his 3-Vein Sovereign Emperor Soul Energy, which he inherited from the ancient Demonic Sovereign, to ignite the Divine Lightning Talisman in the depths of his Soul Pool.
Thunder immediately boomed endlessly, shaking the entire small world.
All along, Xiao Chen could use only the Divine Lightning Eye to wield this Divine Lightning Talisman that the Immortal Epochs Thunder Immortal Ancestor left behind in him.
However, the situation forced Xiao Chens hand. He had to risk using his 3-Vein Sovereign Emperor Soul Energy to drive it directly.
Rumble...!
The Divine Lightning Talisman instantly ignited. The talisman from the Immortal Epochs Thunder Immortal Ancestor erupted with the fearsome might of Divine Lightning.
Every sound became like thunder as Ten Thousand Tribtion Divine Lightning berserkly spread out in the small world.
Electric light flickered all over Xiao Chen. When apanied by the Demonic Qi that the Demonic Cloud Heaven Swallowing Art gave off, Xiao Chen was as terrifying as the ancient thunder god that punished all things in the world.
Chapter 2267 Raw 2373 : Never-ending Murderous Inten
Chapter 2267 Raw 2373 : Never-ending Murderous Inten
What is a Fiend?
Idle clouds change to wild cranes; the lush mountains and green water question the heart!
The personing was Fiendish Saber Xi Mus disciple, Lu Benwei. He finally broke the small worlds barriers from the outside.
Ka ca!
Lu Benwei came out from the treasure pearl. It looked like his saber would strike the Silver Dragon King, severely injuring him. However, the Silver Dragon King was a veteran expert, after all. In the time it took for a spark to fly, the Silver Dragon King turned into a silver dragon image.
The Silver Dragon King seemed to teleport as he dodged the strong and sharp saber light. When the saber light charged over again, its might had already decreased significantly.
Bang!
When the saber struck the Silver Dragon Kings chest, it gave off a loud ringing sound. The saber hit armor, unable to prate any further.
The Silver Dragon King vomited a mouthful of blood as the attack knocked him back, sending him crashing into theke.
Then, there was another loud sound. Before the Silver Dragon King could store power for a counterattack, Lu Benweiunched his second move.
What is a Fiend?
The flowers fall as a lone person stands; swallows fly in pairs in the drizzle.
A strong wind blew, and falling flowers filled the air. The falling leaves drifted on the wind like rain, appearing lonely. This saber strike flew out amid the falling flowers stirred up by the wind and rain. As pairs of swallows spread their wings, the saber strike turned into a falling raindrop.
Lu Benwei spread his arms wide, and two afterimages moved like swallows. Then, he turned into a raindrop, falling towards the Silver Dragon King on theke.
When Xiao Chen saw this scene, he felt slightly startled. This scene seemed familiar, but it was different from what he remembered.
Be it the first move or the second move of the Fiendish Saber inheritance, Lu Benweiprehended them differently from Xiao Chen.
The first move that Xiao Chenprehended was All Things Rejoicing Together. The idle clouds, the wild cranes, the lush mountains, and green water existed together. Everything could be used and were not separate.
However, Lu Benwei used it to question the heart, to question himself and his opponent.
For the second move, Xiao Chenprehended a prideful, stubborn tyranny that looked down on the nine heavens, a raindrop breaking the firmament.
Lu Benweiprehended indifference, unaffected by the world. The wind might blow strong, and the clouds never part, but my heart belongs to me; I will not go with the flow.
Neither of the two different sets ofprehensions was superior. It just suited the user better.
However, after Lu Benwei executed the Fiendish Sabers two moves, the two different scenes made Xiao Chens eyes light up.
From the looks of things now, the might of Lu Benweis Fiendish Saber inheritance was much stronger due to his 6-Vein Sovereign Emperor cultivation.
With Xiao Chens current cultivation, he would find truly injuring the Silver Dragon King difficult, even with the Fiendish Saber inheritance.
However, this was different for Lu Benwei.
Ka ca!
When Lu Benweis sabernded, the Silver Dragon Kings armor broke. Then, the saber light instantly pierced the Silver Dragon King.
Bang!
The Silver Dragon King roared, in dire straits. He countered with a palm strike, his five fingers turning into silver dragon ws piercing into Lu Benweis chest.
Lu Benwei snorted coldly. Enduring the pain, he tried to attack again.
However, Lu Benwei suddenly sensed danger. His figure shed as he quickly moved back. He saw a sh of arcing light pass where his head had been. Then, the light spun, winding around the Silver Dragon King.
Sikong Shu calmly made a move and rescued the Silver Dragon King.
Then, the Snow Python entered theke water and disappeared, going far away.
Whoosh!
Xiao Chens figure shed, and hended beside Lu Benwei. When he saw the five bloody holes in Lu Benweis chest, he asked, Big Brother Lu, are you alright?
Its fine. I wont die. I underestimated the Silver Dragon Kings strength a little.
Lu Benwei sheathed his saber and said calmly, Ill go look for a ce to treat my injuries first. Now that the small world is broken, those two probably wont dare to try again.
Alright.
Xiao Chen entered deep thought as Lu Benwei disappeared. Big Brother Lu is very elusive. During normal times, even I dont know where he is.
However, this is fine. That way, the people who mean me harm will find it hard to notice his presence.
If not for Big Brother Lu making a move this time, things might not have ended well.
Xiao Chen had not expected the Purple Gold Dragon Emperor to be so unscrupulous, sending the Silver Dragon King to kill him.
Fortunately, he was in the imperial capital Yan City and with the Ninth Prince.
That was the Fiendish Saber Xi Mus disciple, right? Unexpectedly, there is such an expert by Lord Xiaos side, protecting you in secret, the Ninth Prince said, curiosity shing in his eyes as he watched Lu Benwei leave.
Finding this strange, Xiao Chen asked, Could it be that the Ninth Prince does not have any expert guards?
This question made Wang Yan feel somewhat embarrassed, not knowing how to answer.
The Heavenly Book Schr smiled bitterly at the side and said, Xiao Chen, even the Royal n has a limited number of Great Perfection Sovereign Emperors. How could they arrange for every prince to have one such guard? Aside from a favored few, the Royal n will not arrange for Great Perfection Sovereign Emperors to guard the princes. In fact, most of such guards are obtained by the princes own influence. However, it would be costly to recruit a Great Perfection Sovereign Emperor.
Even if the princes managed to recruit a Great Perfection Sovereign Emperor, these people would only take action at critical moments. They cannot possibly remain by the princes sides at all times.
So, that is the case. This dispelled Xiao Chens confusion over why he did not see any experts by Wang Yans side during the battle earlier.
This made sense. Even in the imperial capital Yan City, how many Great Perfection Sovereign Emperors could there be?
Making a Great Perfection Sovereign Emperor apany one at all times was even more difficult.
Unfortunately, these brothers of mine died undeserved deaths. It was not worth it.
A slightly troubled look shed in Wang Yans eyes. The shock waves of the earlier battle had swept out and destroyed the corpses of his secret guards, not leaving anything behind.
Sorry. I implicated the Ninth Prince this time.
Xiao Chen was very apologetic. Sikong Shu and the Silver Dragon Kings target was him; the secret guards were just coteral damage.
Its not really your fault. In the end, it is because I am not popr in the imperial capital. If I were First Brother or Eighth Brother, those two would not have dared to mess around like that.
Wang Yan remained calm, not showing any intention of ming Xiao Chen.
The Heavenly Book Schr said, There might be another prince backing them in this matter. If not for the backing of a prince, Sikong Shu and the Silver Dragon King could not have silently ced a small world at theke.
First Brothers wedding is approaching. There are all sorts of people appearing in the imperial capital these days. This is probably just the start, Wang Yan sighed, not appearing surprised.
Xiao Chen said seriously, Ninth Prince, I think I can agree to the matter that we discussed earlier.
Wang Yan immediately felt ted. Then, he asked, Are you saying that you are willing toe to the Ancient Yan Emperor Tomb with me?
Yes. However, I have a condition.
What is the condition? Tell me.
After Xiao Chen stated his condition, the Ninth Prince pondered it for a while. Then, he said, Alright, I can promise you that. As long as you promise toe with me to the Ancient Yan Emperor Tomb, you will be my guest at that time.
Great. Ill see you then.
Xiao Chen immediately turned and left, not lingering.
The Ninth Prince and the Heavenly Book Schr entered deep thought as they watched Xiao Chen leave.
Unexpectedly, that is what he needs me to do for him. Chang Ji, does it benefit him? Ninth Prince Wang Yan asked, feeling confused.
The Heavenly Book Schr shook his head and replied, There are no benefits at all. It might even lead to his death. I can never fathom his thoughts or read his fate...
Wang Yan said calmly, It does not matter. Given this, there is no need to worry about his cultivating a Demonic Dao Cultivation Technique. A person that can raise such a condition should not be one that gets influenced by the people of the Demonic Dao.
Ninth Prince, which prince do you think is behind this matter?
Wang Yan replied coldly, Aside from Little Thirteenth Brother, which other prince would be so bold, daring to make such a rash move in the imperial capital? It looks like the alliance between First Brother and the Smiling Daughter Pavilion made him anxious enough to disregard everything else for the sake of gaining more assistance.
The Heavenly Book Schr nodded and said, I guessed the same. However, I did not say it earlier as I did not want Xiao Chen to know.
Dont tell Xiao Chen about this for now. Given his character, he would probably go and seek trouble for Little Thirteenth Brother tonight.
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Elsewhere, Sikong Shu and the Silver Dragon King fled far away from theke center.
When the two reappeared, they were in a remote courtyard. Several people were waiting for the two at the pavilion.
If Xiao Chen were here, he would easily recognize two out of the three leaders.
As for thest leader, Xiao Chen probably could guess who it was.
Of the three, the youngest was the favored young son of the current Yan Emperor, the Thirteenth Prince Wang Yi, just as Wang Yan guessed.
The one on the left was someone familiar to Xiao ChenBai Yunfei, the White Marsh Beast Empires crown prince.
The one on the right wore golden robes that had purple decorative motifs around the cor. With thebination of gold and purple, he looked eye-catching.
This person was Bai Yunfeis good friend, the famous Dragon God Crown Prince of the Divine Dragon Empire, Qin Ming.
Teacher, did you seed? Bai Yunfei asked after rushing over. Some anticipation gleamed in his eyes when he saw Sikong Shu.
On the other hand, Qin Ming appeared much calmer. He observed the expressions of Sikong Shu and the Silver Dragon King and already knew the answer.
We failed.
There was a Great Perfection Sovereign Emperor following him at all times. At the crucial moment, the Ninth Prince even defended him.
Sikong Shu and the Silver Dragon King reported the oue with unsightly expressions. After all, they were two 6-Vein Sovereign Emperors who had gone to kill a junior, yet they still failed. No matter how they looked at it, it was something extremely embarrassing.
However, the Thirteenth Prince Wang Yi felt relieved upon hearing that. If they had seeded in the assassination and it was investigated, it would be troublesome.
Then, he stepped forward and said, Seniors, I have already assisted with whatever I can in this matter. As for what you promised me
Before Wang Yi could finish, Qin Ming interrupted, Thirteenth Prince, dont worry. Since we are here already, we will definitely assist the Thirteenth Prince in ascending the throne. This failure does not affect our cooperation. There is no need to worry.
The Thirteenth Prince smiled and said, Good. I can rest assured, then. Stay in the imperial capital for now. You cane and look for me if you need anything.
After the Thirteenth Prince left, Bai Yunfei said in a flustered and exasperated manner, Even with all this, you failed to kill him. It looks like there are no more chances in the imperial capital Yan City.
Qin Ming countered indifferently, Theres no rush. I have a feeling that he will go to the Ancient Yan Emperor Tomb. At that time, we will have plenty of opportunities. We can even openly kill him.
Chapter 2268 Raw 2374: Unforeseen Change
Chapter 2268 (Raw 2374): Unforeseen Change
The Ancient Yan Emperor Tomb! Xiao Chen muttered to himself after he parted with the Ninth Prince and the Heavenly Book Schr.
The Ethereal Immortal Pce appearing in the Ancient Yan Emperor Tomb was not good news for Xiao Chen.
The Ethereal Immortal Pce would end up being dragged into the session race, which would kick up a huge storm.
However, there were many uncertainties with the Ethereal Immortal Pce.
The uracy of the predictions aside, the most important inheritance key out of the seven keys was lost long ago.
Without the inheritance key, even if a Faux God went, the Ethereal Immortal Pces gates would not open.
Chu Chaoyun once said that perhaps only the Heavenly Dragon knew the inheritance keys secret location.
However, the Heavenly Dragon remained locked up in the Starry Heavens Dragon Prison. Even after the Purple Gold Dragon Emperor tortured the Heavenly Dragon for twenty-odd years, he still had no clues.
Hopes of obtaining the inheritance key were extremely slim.
Lets put this aside for now. The people from the Divine Dragon Empire and the White Marsh Beast Empire are already here in Yan City. The people from the Profound Heaven Holy Land and the Universe Origin Sect will probably get involved as well. This is especially so for the Profound Heavens Holy Son. Back then, he fought with Chu Chaoyun over the Ethereal Immortal Pce key in the Abyssal Underworld.
Xiao Chen pondered this, thinking, If we include the experts of the Azure Lotus Church and the Xuewu Dynasty, then the factions attracted by the Ancient Yan Emperor Tomb are frighteningly many.
Practically all the super factions of the Great Thousand Realms were involved, except for the Pirate Alliance.
Based on what Xiao Chen knew so far, Yuan Zhen, Chu Chaoyun, and he had one key each. The First Prince gave one key to the Azure Lotus Church. Not counting the inheritance key, there were still two more keys.
Xiao Chen felt a terrible headache. The clues were too messy, and there was too much to think about.
He shook his head and decided to stop thinking about these frustrating things, switching his focus to todays battle.
Xiao Chen finally realized how strong and terrifying the older-generation Sovereign Emperors were after the battle at theke center. These older-generation Sovereign Emperors, who were already famous long ago, possessed firm and stable Divine Essence along with their strong cultivation. They also grasped Soul Tools.
Due to their age, their aplishments in their Dao Domains were admirable, as well.
Since their cultivation came to a standstill, unable to progress further, they could only strengthen themselves through other means.
The Dao Domain was a good aspect to work on.
With sufficient time, one would sessfully make breakthroughs as long as ones talent was not too poor.
Aside from the Forbidden Art, I dont seem to have much I can use against them. However, as long as I dont get trapped in their small world, I should be able to leave when I want to, Xiao Chen muttered to himself.
Materializing a small world was not easy. Even the Silver Dragon King had to rely on a treasure to do that. Furthermore, it was not very stable.
After tallying his trump cards, Xiao Chen thought, Aside from the Nine Heavens God Demon Body Unsealing Technique Forbidden Art, I can try using the Divine Lightning Talisman and the Ten Thousand Dragons Art.
The Ten Thousand Dragons Art could infinitely bring out the potential of my royal Azure Dragon bloodline. Right now, I cannot even bring out one percent of the power contained within the royal Azure Dragon bloodline.
If I canplete the secondyer, my strength will soar greatly, bringing a qualitative change.
There is a total of fiveyers to the Ten Thousand Dragons Art. After breaking through the bottleneck of the secondyer, I will reach Great Perfection.
However, I only just started cultivating the secondyer and am far from the peak. I am even farther from breaking through the secondyer.
As for the Divine Lightning Talisman, I risked using it today, and it brought me a huge pleasant surprise.
However, its power is overly berserk. It possesses strong might, but I cannot control it freely, which significantly reduces its lethality.
If I controlled some of the Divine Lightning Talismans power, I might have been able to break the small world maintained by the treasure pearl.
Dao Domains will require time or fortuitous encounters to improve.
In the short run, I have only two options for facing these older-generation Sovereign Emperors: one, cultivate the Martial and Soul as One; two, improve my control over the Divine Lightning Talisman.
After thinking for a long time, Xiao Chen decided to work on controlling the Divine Lightning Talisman. There was still a long way to go for the Ten Thousand Dragons Art.
Xiao Chen immediately stopped hesitating. He took out the Ice Fire Lotus tform and sat cross-legged on it, then sank his consciousness into his Soul Pool.
In the vast and boundless Soul Pool, Xiao Chens Azure Dragon Divine Seal looked dazzling and resplendent.
The sun and moon shone together above the Divine Seal, lighting up the sky.
There were three ripples below, glistening as they reflected the light. This represented Xiao Chens 3-Vein-Sovereign-Emperor-level Soul Energy.
After refining the three Divine Veins of Soul Energy, they became like three long and slender dragon images burning with a faint divine me as they continuously swam around the Azure Dragon Divine Seal in the water.
As the dragon images swam, they continuously infused the Soul Energy in the water into the Azure Dragon Divine Seal.
Then, they cycled back to the start, swimming endlessly.
Xiao Chen only needed to control his Divine Seal to release his Soul Energy, bringing out the Sun and Moon Shining Together mysterious phenomenon and three Divine Vein images.
In the next moment, his consciousness entered the Azure Dragon Divine Seal.
The light of the Azure Dragon Divine Seal twisted and changed, turning into a figure of Xiao Chen.
In an instant, it was like Xiao Chen appeared in his vast and endless Soul Pool, appearing boundlessly mysterious.
Whoosh!
The Divine Seal became a clone of Xiao Chen in the Soul Pool. He looked around, then looked straight into the water.
It is really deep. No matter how long I look, I cannot see any trace of the Divine Lightning Talisman at all. I will have to make a trip down.
After a moments thought, Xiao Chens figure shed, entering the water and sending ripples spreading out.
When Xiao Chen sank into the depths of his Soul Pool, he found that this pool was even vaster than the ocean.
However, all a cultivator could use was just a minuscule portion of itless than a hundred-thousandth of a percent. Most of the Soul Pool was a forbidden area.
If one got careless while using the Divine Seal as an incarnation of oneself, one might injure the foundations of ones soul or get lost within it.
Typically, no one would risk exploring their Soul Pool if there were no need.
However, Xiao Chen had no other choice. If he wanted to control the Divine Lightning Talisman, he had to gamble on it.
Xiao Chen continuously sank into his Soul Pool. The deep waters felt incredibly cold.
Soon, he felt some difort all over his body. His Dragon Seal incarnation slowly dimmed.
The pool glistened on the surface. However, its depths were boundlessly dark.
The depths were dark, quiet, and all-consuming, unfathomable like a persons heart.
Boom!
Just as Xiao Chen approached the limits of his endurance, a sh of light appeared in the darkness, causing his face to light up in joy.
However, before the joy on his face could fade, it froze. That electric light turned into a weapon charging at his incarnation.
Moving quickly, Xiao Chen managed to dodge the weapon at the critical moment.
He continued going deeper. As he did so, more electric weapons formed, so he had to be cautious.
After fifteen minutes, the darkness before Xiao Chenpletely disappeared. The pool turned a transparent gold under the illumination of the electric light.
We meet again.
A talismany quietly deep in the water, extremely far away in front.
Xiao Chen did not dare to get close. Any further, and his soul might get destroyed and scatter.
Compared to the first time Xiao Chen saw the Divine Lightning Talisman in the Kunlun Realm, he felt much calmer.
At that time, he did not even dare to think of controlling the Divine Lightning Talisman that the Immortal Epochs Thunder Immortal Ancestor left behind.
However, Xiao Chen wanted to try controlling this Divine Lightning Talisman today.
This was the Divine Lightning Talisman that the Thunder Immortal Ancestor formed using the Ten Thousand Tribtion Divine Lightning. Back then, when Immortals underwent their lightning tribtion, the tribtions originated from this Divine Lightning.
The Thunder Immortal Ancestor grasped the origin of lightning tribtions, thus grasped all the lightning mysterious phenomena of the world.
The Thunder Immortal Ancestor became the source of the Thunder Dao for the Immortal Epoch. His death could cause the copse of the Thunder Great Dao, and all the cultivators in the world would not be able to use the power of lightning.
Now, the Divine Lightning Talismans might naturally could notpare to the Immortal Epoch, as it was now the Martial Epoch.
However, if Xiao Chen couldpletely unleash the Divine Lightning Talismans might, it would still be shocking.
As long as he could control just a thousandth of the Divine Lightning Talismans might, he could severely injure Great Perfection Sovereign Emperors.
Although the Divine Lightning Eye could safely use the Divine Lightning Talismans power, that was not as good as directly controlling it.
I need to merge a portion of my Divine Seal into this talisman.
Whoosh!
Xiao Chen flicked his finger, and a beam of light shot out from his fingertip.
When this beam of light shot out, Xiao Chens incarnation clearly dimmed.
Just as it looked like this portion of Xiao Chens Divine Seal dodged the countless electric lights and would enter the talisman, Ka ca! a weapon materialized by the Divine Lightning chopped it apart. Back in reality, Xiao Chen vomited a mouthful of blood, instantly paling.
Again!
Xiao Chen watched closely. After a while, he flicked his finger again, sending out another portion of his Divine Seal.
Pu ci!
Another failure. Back at the Ice Fire Lotus tform in reality, Xiao Chen showed twisted light and shadows on his body. That was his three spiritual souls and seven physical souls.
Final chance.
Ill gamble on it!
Xiao Chen did not hesitate to send out another portion of his Divine Seal. If he failed again, the foundations of his soul would be severely injured. At the very least, he would have to recuperate for a decade. However, at worst, his soul might scatter.
Rumble...!
The final attempt did not disappoint Xiao Chen. That portion of Xiao Chens Divine Seal dodged all the electric light sent out by the talisman, entering the Divine Lightning Talisman.
Xiao Chen showed a smile. He felt that portion of his Divine Seal slowly merging with the Divine Lightning Talisman.
The moment the mergerpleted, Xiao Chen roared. The Divine Lightning Talisman quietly resting in the depths of his Soul Pool shot up like an arrow, like a sharp sword being drawn.
As the Divine Lightning Talisman rose, Xiao Chen felt his Soul Energy rapidly draining; he found this incredibly strenuous.
Just as the Divine Lightning Talisman was about to break out of the water, Xiao Chen sighed softly.
Xiao Chens Soul Energy was depleted, and his Divine Seal incarnation turned into countless motes of light that emerged from the water and reformed the Azure Dragon Divine Seal.
He had failed at the final moment. However, a portion of his Divine Seal had merged with the Divine Lightning Talisman. His next attempt would be much easier.
Just as Xiao Chen felt disappointed, a brilliant electric light suddenly appeared on the surface of his Soul Pool, making everything dim inparison.
Xiao Chen looked carefully and saw that a corner of the Divine Lightning Talisman managed to emerge. It looked like a flower bud, waiting to bloom.
Back on the Ice Fire Lotus tform, Xiao Chen rejoiced. He opened his eyes, and a bright gleam flickered in his eyes.
A talisman slowly emerged from Xiao Chens right palm. That was a miniature Divine Lightning Talisman formed by a small portion of the Divine Lightning Talismans power working with Xiao Chens Dao Domain.
Great! This one-thousandth of the Divine Lightning Talisman is already enough.
Xiao Chen showed a smile on his face. Even the typically calm him found it hard to conceal his joy.
Someone ising.
Xiao Chen raised his eyebrows. When he spread out his Soul Energy, he sensed Su Ye rushing over, appearing like there was something urgent.
He quickly withdrew the Divine Lightning Talisman in his palm, making it turn into a sh of purple electric light. Then, he leaped out of the window, appearing before Su Ye.
Xiao Chen, theres a sudden change in the situation that we discussed.
Xiao Chen frowned slightly. What is this unforeseen change?
Su Ye smiled softly and said, It should be a good thing. Ling Yu told me earlier that headliner Ling Long arranged to meet him alone outside the city.
Xiao Chens expression immediately changed considerably. Damn it! That fool got duped. With just a few days until the wedding, how could the Smiling Daughter Pavilion let Ling Long leave? We have to go after him quickly!
Chapter 2269 Raw 2375: Let Me Die Contented
Chapter 2269 (Raw 2375): Let Me Die Contented
On the streets of the imperial capital Yan City:
Ling Yu appeared reinvigorated, a trace of a smile lifting the corners of his mouth as he dashed through the crowd.
asionally, he bumped into some people. After apologizing, he continued barreling ahead.
Wait for me! Wait for me! I will not disappoint you this time, Ling Yu repeated in his heart. He showed a grave expression as determination filled his eyes.
Ten years ago, Ling Yu let down his most beloved, deeply hurting that person.
Ten yearster, that persons wedding approached; she was going to marry the most popr prince in the dynasty.
Ling Yus days passed like years as he suffered from painful torment every day. The cause ten years ago resulted in the effects of today.
He was in so much pain that he wanted to die. He spent every day and night in agony and regret.
Today, Ling Long finally gave Ling Yu a chance. No matter what, he had to grasp this opportunity this time.
After leaving the city, Ling Yu did not stop at all, rushing straight to the appointed ce with Ling Long.
The silhouette of Yan City behind slowly turned blurry as he ran endlessly alongside Yan River. Then, he finally saw a pretty figure.
That pretty figure wore a red dress that showed a slim figure. As she looked at the river, she remained silent.
Ling Long!
The setting sun cast a golden-red glow on her figure, looking like a coat. When Ling Yu saw this figure from fifty kilometers away, he immediately felt stunned.
Then, he could no longer be bothered with anything else. He ran at full speed and soon arrived before this figure.
When Ling Yu approached that figure, he felt extremely guilty. Elder Sister Ling Long, Ive let you down, he said with a choked voice.
I should not have let you go ten years ago... Come with me. I absolutely will not let you down this time! Ling Yu said with a resolute tone at the end, not hesitating anymore.
However, when the woman in front turned around, Ling Yu felt greatly startled. Headliner Qiu Yue!
The one who came was the Smiling Daughter Pavilions Qiu Yue. Ling Yu had met her more than once before, so he immediately recognized her.
Why is it you? What about Elder Sister Ling Long? Wheres Elder Sister Ling Long? What did you all do to Elder Sister Ling Long?
Ling Yu immediately felt flustered, showing an anxious expression. When he looked around, he could not see headliner Ling Long at all.
You are genuinely naive. Headliner Ling Long is someone who will be the dynastys empress. Why would shee to see an insignificant person like you? You are just an insignificant Sovereign Personage in the imperial capital Yan City; what do you count for? To think that you want to target headliner Ling Long.
Qiu Yue showed a mocking expression on her face as she sneered, Headliner Ling Long wanted me to give this sword to you. The First Prince already knows about you and Ling Long. If you do not want her to suffer in the future,mit suicide.
What...
Ling Yu felt like he fell from heaven to the deepest abyss,pletely stupefied. As he held the sword that Qiu Yue handed over, he was at a loss.
This...is this really Elder Sister Ling Longs...wish?
Ling Yus hand trembled. Although he still held the sword in his hand, it felt like the sword already stabbed into his heart. His heart bled, but he did not feel any pain.
Is that important? Qiu Yue asked indifferently with a coldugh.
Ling Yus heart skipped a beat. Thats right. Is that important?
If the First Prince knows that Elder Sister Ling Long has a past with me, how can Elder Sister Ling Long have good dayster?
If that is the case, I might as well take this love to the grave with me.
However, this feels very unbearable. All those good times, the good memories, the past, all of it withering like flowers.
Elder Sister Ling Long definitely did not send this sword. She cannot even bear for me to shed tears. Why would she want me to shed my blood and die?
Suddenly, the vacant look on Ling Yus face disappeared. Then, he looked straight at headliner Qiu Yue, giving her a sharp look.
This gaze felt purely sharp and bright, showing the stubbornness, pride, and sharpness of a youth.
For some reason, Qiu Yue felt afraid, which made her back off a few steps.
Ling Yus air grew enormously. As he pressed forward, he smiled self-mockingly. It looks like an insignificant person like me managed to have some presence, making some people feel threatened. Let me guess, is it the First Prince or your Pavilion Master Yang?
Qiu Yues expression changed slightly. Then, she said sullenly, Ling Yu, are you stillboring under a delusion? Your mistake is loving a person that you should not love. Today, you have to die. Letting youmit suicide is just letting you experience less pain.
Hahahaha! Wrong! Wrong! Wrong!
Ling Yu reared his head back, letting out madughter towards the sky. He appeared crazed as he said, I have done many wrong things in my life. However, meeting Elder Sister Ling Long is the rightest thing in my life. Yes, I, Ling Yu, hold a low position in the imperial capital Yan City, possessing a low status. However, what does liking a person have to do with identity and status? My mistake was paying too much attention to these, resulting in todays situation.
You madman! Stay away from me!
Seeing Ling Yus somewhat crazed state, Qiu Yue threw a palm strike at him in a panic.
The Smiling Daughter Pavilions headliners possessed strong cultivation. Furthermore, Qiu Yue was a Sovereign Personage. In her panic, she used her full strength in this palm strike.
Scram! Ling Yu snorted coldly. Golden light flickered in his eyes as he activated his Great Deste Eon bloodline. His aura immediately flourished and erupted with a might and pressureparable to a Sovereign Emperors.
Pu ci!
Qiu Yue vomited a mouthful of blood as she went flying back. Heavy shock shed in her eyes.
All along, when Ling Yu repeatedly went to the Smiling Daughter Pavilion and got chased away by the guards, he never retaliated.
This gave Qiu Yue the impression of cowardice and weakness. She never expected that Ling Yu could have such strength and air.
Now, Qiu Yue somewhat understood why Ling Long thought highly of this youth back then.
Dont worry. I willmit suicide with the sword that you gave me. I, Ling Yu, am not a person who fears death. However, I am not dying for you. I just dont want Martial Uncle to take risks for me. I did not want everyone to suffer for the mistake I made back then.
As Ling Yu looked at Qiu Yue, heavy disdain shed in his eyes. Although he was of humble origin, he never resigned himself to his fate in this world.
During this period, he never left the Misty Rain Pavilion.
However, Ling Yu was not stupid. He could sense that his Martial Uncle Xiao Chen was working hard for his sake. The Misty Rain Pavilions Pavilion Master Su was also making careful preparations. While he might not know the situation, he could sense what was going on.
Ling Yu once cried in the middle of the night, silently looking at the moon. It was not because he felt guilty or helpless. He just felt silently touched, unable to bear this feeling.
Being able to meet Ling Long, Martial Uncle, Uncle Beggar, and the others...I, Ling Yu, have already lived a worthy life.
Ka ca!
Ling Yu stabbed the sword in his hand into his chest. At the same time, he used his Veritable Essence Energy to shatter his heart veins. Then, he copsed, his lifeforce ebbing visibly.
Qiu Yue stood up in some confusion. She wiped away the blood at her lips, feeling dazed as she looked at Ling Yu, who was already sprawled on the ground.
Qiu Yue had been shocked by Ling Yus initial high-and-mighty appearance and the mockery in his eyes.
Ling Yus consciousness blurred. He seemed to see headliner Ling Long as she was in the Soaring Dragon Great Realm, smiling and scolding him for being stupid, saying that he could not learn no matter how she taught.
Then, Ling Yu saw Xiao Chen. He thought of the past in the Purple me Sect, recalling how absurd the situation was when they first met and that unbelievable line of I am your martial uncle.
Ling Yu wished he could be like his martial uncle. If he were his martial uncle, perhaps he would have brought Ling Long away ten years ago.
Goodbye, Elder Sister Ling Long. Goodbye, Martial Uncle. Little Ling Yu will repay everything in my next life.
Good job. He diedmitting suicide. No matter what, the First Prince cannot be med for this. It will not implicate the Smiling Daughter Pavilion, either. This fellow has some backbone. We can rejoice at such a result.
Many Bloodsucking Vines came out of the ground, giving off a crackling electric light.
Then, the Bloodsucking Vines gathered into the figure of an old man. This old man was the mysterious man shrouded in blood and shadow who tried to snatch the Five Element Divine Lightning from Xiao Chen.
Due to a chance encounter, he had obtained another opportunity from the Bloodsucking Vines.
I thought that he would run. Unexpectedly, I overthought it. Lets go, then.
The Bloodsucking Vine old man picked up headliner Qiu Yue and soared into the sky, then leaped again after hended. Eventually, hended on a fortress ship in the middle of the river.
Several people had been waiting on the fortress ship for a long time already. Xiao Chen would definitely recognize one of them: the ck Lotus Churchs Holy Son Ming Xuan.
The Bloodsucking Vine old man nodded slightly, indicating that it was done. Then, he exchanged voice projections with Holy Son Ming Xuan. A mysterious person sitting in the ship stood up and walked to the bow to look coldly at the body in the distance; the blood on that body had not turned cold yet.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Xiao Chen and Su Ye rushed over anxiously. When they saw Ling Yu lying on the ground, their expressions changed drastically.
Almost nothing remained of Ling Yus lifeforce. His breath was faint as he looked weakly at the sky.
Su Ye checked Ling Yus pulse as she held his wrist. After a while, she shook her head at Xiao Chen, appearing somewhat dispirited.
Xiao Chen looked up and saw a fortress ship in the middle of the river, heading quickly for the imperial capital Yan City.
A person stood at the bow of the ship, expressionlessly looking at this ce.
The First Prince Wang Fei!
Xiao Chens murderous intent suddenly red spontaneously. He made to leap into the air, wanting to give chase.
Martial Uncle, dont chase them. Dont chase anymore. Stop taking risks for Ling Yu...Ling Yu cannot bear it. Just let me die contented. I will be your martial nephew again in my next life and properly wait on you.
Ling Yu tightly gripped the corner of Xiao Chens clothes. It was like a dying sh. His voice was soft and feeble, inspiring unbearable feelings.
Ling Yu gripped tightly, not daring to let go.
Xiao Chen felt a pang in his heart. He reared his head back and looked at the sky. He could not bear to look at Ling Yu for onest time, fearing that his tears would flow out uncontrobly.
You can let go. Martial Uncle promises not to give chase.
After Xiao Chen spoke, Ling Yu closed his eyes and released Xiao Chens clothes.
Chapter 2270 Raw 2378, Raw 2376-2377 Nonexistent: Prelude to the Wedding
Chapter 2270 (Raw 2378, Raw 2376-2377 Nonexistent): Prelude to the Wedding
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The fortress ship carrying the First Prince Wang Fei moved slowly farther down Yan River before disappearing.
Since Xiao Chen already made a promise to his martial nephew, he would not give chase.
At the riverside, Ling Yu no longer showed any signs of life.
Naturally, one sword could not kill a Sovereign Personage. However, if a Sovereign Personage wanted to die, even a deity could not save them.
Xiao Chen knelt down. As he looked at Ling Yus still warm body, he remained silent.
He broke his heart veins himself, seeking death. Even if we wanted to save him, it would be hard to do.
Su Ye showed a sorrowful face. The expression in her eyes appearedplicated, hundreds of emotions mixing in her heart.
There was nock of highly skilled healers in Yan City. They could restore a persons youth or even pull one back from death.
Although it was difficult to save someone like Ling Yu, who died recently, it was possible. One just needed to pay the price for it.
However, if the dead person sought death, showing no desire to live, saving him would be impossible even if one gathered all the great healers in the world.
Fool! Why are you so stupid, getting agitated intomitting suicide with just a few words from others?! Didnt I pull through despite suffering so much all these years?
Su Ye watched as Ling Yus body grew paler. Her eyes turned somewhat moist, and her voice choked up.
Dont me him. He just did not want me to take risks for him. His heart ached for us more than it did for himself. He...was not living happily, Xiao Chen said softly as he held Ling Yus hand. His voice was soft and gentle, as though Ling Yu were still alive.
Xiao Chen felt somewhat self-reproachful. Had I not brought him to the Soaring Dragon Great Realm back then, he would not have met Ling Long. Everything might have been different.
Ling Yu was still young. He advanced to Sovereign Personage before he reached forty. Given time, he definitely would have grown further.
However, there are no what-ifs in this world. If I were that young and had to face the pressure from the First Prince by myself, could I have endured it?
Xiao Chen remained silent in his heart. He could not answer that question. Perhaps he might not have been able to.
Sometimes, Xiao Chen wondered why he showed such exceptional care and concern for his little martial nephew.
Many times, it was actually because he saw his past self in Ling Yu.
A meeting with Ling Long but there was no end. While there was no end, Ling Yu did not feel regret.
Even if Ling Yu had a chance to choose, he would not regret meeting Ling Long.
Suddenly, Xiao Chen thought of something. Then, he rummaged in his storage ring for a long time.
After a while, Xiao Chen took out a pearl.
What is that?
Xiao Chen replied, This is a Soul Gathering Pearl. It can prevent his soul from scattering for seven days. I really did not want to use this unless I had no other choice.
Back when Xiao Chen was in the Kunlun Realm, he received this Soul Gathering Pearl during his King conferral ceremony from the Ghost Races Qing Cheng.
What happens after seven days?
Xiao Chen said pensively, That is why I did not want to use it. I have no idea what happens after seven days.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Someone wasing. Xiao Chen and Su Ye raised their eyebrows, turning their heads to look at the same time.
The two saw an unkempt figure moving swiftly like a swallow, rising and falling in the air. One moment ago, the figure was extremely far away. In the next moment, that figure arrived before Ling Yus body.
It was the beggar. His hair was messy, and his face was dirty, which obscured his expression.
I only made a quick trip to the Hidden Spirit Temple... This time, Big Brother is unable to save you.
Surprise filled the beggars eyes. He appeared sorrowful and helpless.
Before Xiao Chen or Su Ye could ask anything, the beggar seemed to recall something. Then, a light shed in his eyes as he quickly left.
Senior! Senior...!
Su Ye stepped forward and shouted a few times in the direction of the beggars departing figure.
The beggar did not even turn his head back. After a while, he vanished from the twos sight.
Su Ye appeared somewhat disappointed, showing a sad expression.
The two were not stupid. They naturally could tell that the beggar possessed great skills and was not weak. However, they did not know exactly how high his cultivation was. Even so, they could not help clutching at some faint hope.
Xiao Chen said softly, Lets go back. If he can save Ling Yu, he definitely will do something.
Five dayster, the zing sun hung high in the sky of Yan City. There were no clouds in the blue sky for five thousand kilometers around.
Such good weather was rare in Yan City.
Many people said that even heaven was cooperating, blessing the First Princes wedding with headliner Ling Long. The entire imperial capital was in a celebratory mood, showing a festive atmosphere.
That was right. Today was the wedding day of the First Prince and headliner Ling Long.
After its announcement one and a half months ago, the news had spread throughout the world; everyone knew about this grand wedding. This day finally arrived.
The entire city rejoiced, and the atmosphere seemed lively.
Before the wedding, the Smiling Daughter Pavilion had already worked with all of the Pleasure Quarter Alliances headliners to parade in the streets for three days, fanning the excitement to the peak.
Such a scene was still incredibly shocking in the most bustling city in the world. It had never been seen before.
This resulted in everyone discussing the wedding. Everyone in the city anticipated the wedding taking ce.
Even more people traveled the streets near the Smiling Daughter Pavilion, appearing like mountains and seas.
The imperial ancestral temple had to send out experts to guard against unexpected danger.
However, no one would probably be reckless enough to do anything. Neither the First Prince nor the Pleasure Quarter Alliance was a pushover.
Furthermore, the two parties were now working together.
Everyone knew that soon, the First Prince would ride an auspicious beast in a grand procession to go to the Smiling Daughter Pavilion to pick up headliner Ling Long. Then, they would return to the princes residence to perform the wedding rites.
[TL Note: Traditional Chinese weddings involve the groom going to the brides house in a grand procession, with people ying loud music and performing as they walk. They then pick up the bride and bring her back to the grooms house, where wedding rites take ce. A simplified version would be just three kowtows: one to parents, one to the deities, and one to each other. Then they offer tea to the grooms parents, and the grooms parents offer their blessings. The brides side of the family has less involvement, as the Chinese idea of a wedding is a daughter leaving her family to join the grooms family. During the whole process, the bride wears a red veil that is not lifted until it is time for the consummation. There are many more borate traditions and ceremonies.]
All the good viewing spots in the buildings lining the streets were upied long ago.
Before the wedding procession arrived, the cultivators in the buildings were already engaged in excited discussions.
The First Prince is genuinely incredible. With the session race at hand, he grandly marries a wife and allies with the Smiling Daughter Pavilion. His poprity immediately surpassed the Eighth Princes and the Thirteenth Princes. I heard that two-thirds of the one hundred eight feudal lords rushed over to attend this wedding.
Haha! This is natural. We are just joining the excitement. However, the feudal lords see it differently. Initially, the three hot-favorite princes had roughly equal trump cards. Now, the First Prince obtained the Pleasure Quarter Alliances assistance, immediately leaving the other two in the dust.
That is not all. The Sword Gods Noble n was maintaining its neutrality all the while. However, they finally made a decision and ced their bet on the First Prince. This is incredible.
This should be a chain reaction. Without this wedding, there would not be so many feudal lordsing to offer congrattions. The neutral Su n would not have made a decision. I can only say that the First Prince marrying headliner Ling Long is a good move.
Indeed. Although Luck is said to be indiscernible, everyone in the world knows about this wedding. Everyone has probably decided which prince they want for support to be the crown prince. These derations will invisibly increase the First Princes Luck.
Hehe! As for the session race, we can only discuss it. Only the major characters can participate; we can only watch the excitement. I heard that the Smiling Daughter Pavilion would bring out all the Azure Lotus Sword Fairies to celebrate the First Princes wedding at his residence.
Hah... How unfortunate! The price of a wedding invitation has already reached astronomical levels. It is not something we can afford. I really want to see the fairies dancing.
After missing out on this opportunity, who knows when we can see the Azure Lotus Sword Fairies again?
The atmosphere in the buildings reached its peak. The discussions never stopped.
However, seated in groups of three to five, the people around did not notice two people showing calm yet helpless expressions at a table facing the window.
One of the two held a folding fan. The other person wore a hood, not showing anyone his face.
These two were the Heavenly Book Schr and the Ninth Prince Wang Yan. As they watched the crowd below and listened to the discussions, the two appeared in low spirits, unlike everyone else around.
Is Brother Xiao still unwilling to meet guests? the Ninth Prince asked softly from under the hood as he picked up a cup of wine.
The Heavenly Book Schr nodded and said, The Misty Rain Pavilion has already been closed for five days, and it is tightly guarded. I had to go and ask for him several times before I was allowed to enter. Even so, I only met Pavilion Master Su and did not get to see Xiao Chen. This is really worrying.
The First Prince forcing Ling Yu tomit suicide was originally a secret. However, the Heavenly Book Schr had peered into fate. He saw a star fall in the night, divining that someone by Xiao Chens side died.
Previously, when Xiao Chen promised the Ninth Prince to aid him in the session race, the condition he set had something to do with Ling Yu.
Once the Ninth Prince came to know of this death, he did not dare to be slow.
After Wang Yan asked around from many sources, he got a rough outline of the situation. He found this incident a great pity.
Initially, he wanted to go and console Xiao Chen. However, he had not managed to meet Xiao Chen even now. This made the Ninth Prince even more worried.
Now that Xiao Chens martial nephew was already dead, would he continue to stand up for his martial nephew?
From a benefits standpoint, it naturally would not be worth it. Ordinary people definitely would not do it. However, if it were Xiao Chen, he might not care.
The two watched the bustling festive scene. They felt some sorrow in their hearts but were not willing to voice it.
In the end, the imperial capital Yan City was not Ling Yus city. At the very least, no one would care about an insignificant persons death at this moment. Practically no one knew about it.
The people all craned their necks, waiting for the First Prince to appear, to show them the grandest wedding of the dynastys history.
Chapter 2271 Raw 2379 : The Wedding
Chapter 2271 Raw 2379 : The Wedding
They are here! someone shouted below. Everyone on the upper floors immediately squeezed over, rushing to the windows, craning their neck to take a look.
Everyone saw the grand wedding procession in the distance. Two snow-colored Azure Luans led the way, arriving slowly.
The Azure Luan was a Holy Beast that carried the Phoenix Race bloodline. It had been known as an auspicious beast since ancient times, and it symbolized pure love. Now, it was an auspicious beast reared by the dynasty.
Furthermore, these two snow-colored Azure Luans were mutated Azure Luans. They had pure-white feathers that looked like the snow on the tall mountains, uncontaminated by dirt.
There were one male and one female, forming a pair.
Rumor had it that when the Yan Emperor married the empress, he used the same two snow-colored Azure Luans.
It was practically impossible for a regr disciple of the dynasty to borrow them.
The cultivators of the imperial capital had not seen a pair of snow-colored Azure Luans for many years already.
The Azure Luans spread their wings and flew at a low altitude, shining with a pure and holy light. Seven-colored Auspicious Signs descended everywhere they passed, bathing the wedding procession behind in radiance, dding them in colorful spiritual light.
The procession looked bright and vibrant, dazzling. Everyone looked extraordinary and boundlessly handsome.
This made the entire wedding procession appear glorious and magnificent.
After the snow-colored Azure Luans were pairs of tender and supple women riding red-crowned cranes. They smiled as they scattered seven-colored Heavenly Pills.
Naturally, the Heavenly Pills that came from the First Prince were of extraordinary rank. Everyone who managed to grab one rejoiced.
What a grand show!
The First Prince is really generous. These are all Rank 5 Heavenly Pills. Sovereign Personages would be happy to consume them. Even Sovereign Emperors would not cast them aside.
Where is the First Prince? Why do I not see him?
There is no rush. The wedding procession is very long. I heard that it stretches for fifty kilometers. It will take a while before we see the First Prince.
The fifty kilometers of the wedding procession were bathed in glistening, seven-colored Auspicious Signs. It headed towards the Smiling Daughter Pavilion while everyone on the street watched.
The wedding procession moved very slowly.
asionally, they had to stop to receive congrattory gifts from the feudal lords and Noble ns along the way, disying their prestige to the world.
The cultivators in the buildings only saw the First Prince after four hours.
A person riding a tall, ming stallion amid arge crowd appeared slowly before everyones eyes.
That tall stallion had long hair that looked like zing mes. It released might and pressure from its eyes, exuding an ancient Divine Might from its body.
Fire Qilin!
This is the legendary divine horse with the Qilins bloodline?
It really is that divine horse! I heard that the Yan Ancestor Emperor rode this horse to conquer all thend that is the Yanwu Dynasty today.
Unexpectedly, it is still alive. Furthermore, the First Prince is using it as his mount for the wedding.
This is extraordinarily grand. Im speechless. The First Prince must really like headliner Ling Long.
At the window, the hooded Ninth Prince smiled bitterly. The Fire Qilin warhorse that the Ancestor Emperor used has not appeared for thousands of years. When it reappears, it is for a wedding. What a mockery!
In the Ninth Princes heart, this Fire Qilin was not an auspicious beast but the divine beast protector of the dynasty.
When it appeared, no other ce but a battlefield could be a worthy stage.
The Heavenly Book Schr whispered, Speak more softly. The First Prince is approaching.
Congrattions, First Prince. May the First Prince and headliner Ling Longs marriagest a thousand years, a united heart forever!
When the First Prince appeared, thunderous congrattions from everyone rang out simultaneously.
This scene felt very stunning. The calls of congrattions drowned out the noise. Even the auspicious clouds in the sky scattered as the congrattory sounds echoed in the sky.
The First Prince Wang Fei wore a set of golden battle armor with a scarlet cape behind him. Seven-colored Auspicious Signs surrounded him.
As the First Prince Wang Fei rode the dynastys divine horse protector, the Fire Qilin, everyone gazed at him. He looked handsome and extraordinary, like he was already the crown prince, unting the dynastys might.
He showed a smile on his face, feeling joy as he looked at the cultivators on both sides of the street, nodding slightly at them.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
The tender and supple women riding red-crowned cranes flew over, scattering seven-colored Heavenly Pills, most of which were Rank 5 Heavenly Pills, with some Rank 7 Heavenly Pills.
This caused anothermotion. Those that managed to grab a Rank 7 Heavenly Pill were overjoyed, unable to stop smiling.
Reporting! Qi Provinces Marquis Qing Ping sends his congrattory gift, a stalk of one-hundred-thousand-year-old Herb King!
A horse galloped over from in front of the wedding procession. When that horse approached the procession, the cultivator on the horse leaped off and knelt on the ground, offering a gift from a marquis.
After receiving the congrattory gift, the wedding procession continued forward, heading for the Smiling Daughter Pavilion.
The Heavenly Book Schr said with some disdain, Even before bing the crown prince, he already shows more exuberant mannerisms than the Yan Emperor himself. To think that he got the various feudal lords to offer their congrattory gifts on the streets while he makes his way to the Smiling Daughter Pavilion.
The Ninth Prince Wang Yan remained silent.
Naturally, the Ninth Prince understood why the First Prince did this. The First Prince wanted to use this wedding to let everyone in the world know about his poprity.
Since ancient times, people helping in times of need were few. However, there had never been anyck of fair-weather friends.
By putting on such a show, the First Prince could get the feudal lords and Noble ns still on the fence to choose a side. This would make his momentum truly unblockable.
Clearly, the First Prince would leave even the Eighth Prince and the Thirteenth Prince far behind after this wedding. All the more so for the other princes.
First Brother is probably going to be the crown prince, the Ninth Prince Wang Yan sighed. He did not hold a strong desire for the crown prince position. He only worried about the Azure Lotus Church, the backer of the Smiling Daughter Pavilion, a demonic sect with deep ties with the Xuewu Dynasty.
However, no matter how much the Ninth Prince worried, he could not deny that the First Princes current poprity far surpassed any of the other princes
Right now, the First Prince wascent about his aplishments. Not only could he obtain the beauty who was the leader of the top ten headliners in Yan City, but he could also use this wedding to gain many things. Nothing couldpare to this.
When the wedding procession reached twenty-five kilometers of the Smiling Daughter Pavilion, it stopped. The First Prince continued riding on the dynastys divine beast protector, the Fire Qilin, slowly heading forward amid Auspicious Signs and letting everyone see him.
Finally, the First Prince arrived at the head of the wedding procession on his tall steed.
Then, the First Prince took a deep breath and shouted towards the Smiling Daughter Pavilion, The Yanwu Dynastys Wang Fei invites headliner Ling Long toe out, to tie the eternal knot with me. In this life and the next, we will never part.
Present the bride price! an old man shouted after Wang Fei spoke. Many cultivators walked out of the wedding procession in good order and arranged themselves in rows in the empty space in front. There was a total of ten thousand people.
The ten thousand people opened the brocade boxes in their hands. Pearls and treasure tools immediately dazzled everyones eyes, releasing seven-colored lights that illuminated half the imperial capital. Then, the lights coalesced into a rainbow that pierced through the sky, stretching out to the top floor of the Smiling Daughter Pavilion.
This...
There are ten thousand kinds of treasures, all of them incredibly preciouseach worth citiesand no duplication. The First Princes bride price is truly extraordinary!
It is not just extraordinary; those are extremely rare items. Clearly, those precious treasures are remarkable. This rainbow bridge lit up nearly the entire Yan Citys sky. This is truly incredible!
When the brocade boxes were all open, all the cultivators paying attention to the wedding in Yan City were set abuzz.
When the rainbow bridge arrived at the top floor of the Smiling Daughter Pavilion, one hundred windows in the Smiling Daughter Pavilion opened grandly.
The entire Smiling Daughter Pavilion appeared like a zing me. As everyone marveled at this, a bright moon soared out from the me mysterious phenomenon.
Nearly in that instant, a white-d woman flew out from each of the open windows. All of them held a basket in their left hand and a sword in their right hand.
These one hundred beautiful women flew up together with the moon, shocking the world.
Its the Azure Lotus Sword Fairies...to think that all of them showed up.
This is too beautiful. I have no more regrets in life after seeing this scene.
Various words of praise rang out continuously. All the cultivators watching had their breaths taken when they saw the scene of the white-d women dancing under the moon.
Amid everyones anticipation, a veiled headliner Ling Long walked out from the bright moon and slowlynded on the rainbow bridge, which felt solid. Hazy moonlight covered her. The moment she appeared, the entire ce fell absolutely silent. It was like all the light in the world focused on her.
She was like a heavenly fairy descending from the moon pce, walking down to the mundane world step by step.
At this moment, Wang Fei, who took this wedding only as a show, had a bright gleam in his eyes, his heart shaken.
Ling Long indeed has extraordinary beauty and air. Her grace inspires fantasy.
I want the world, and I cannotck beauties, either. Wang Fei showed a faint smile. This brings everything to perfection.
However, something strange happened just at this moment.
Loud, noisy, and grand suona music suddenly appeared in this absolutely quiet world.
There were no signs or warnings. The grand music just suddenly sprang up, sorrowful and [mournful, bringing out everyones expectations.
No one had ever heard this melody before; it just suddenly appeared, catching everyone off guard.
Dang! Dang! Dang!
When the suona music reached its most solemn note, the loud ngor of cymbals rang out, bringing out lofty aspirations and hot-bloodedness in everyones heart.
Then, pipas joined in. The musicians fingers flew across their strings, the pipa music sounding like ten thousand gushing rivers showing waves that grew taller and faster than those before them.
The lofty aspirations and hot-bloodedness in everyones heart seemed to turn into rivers flowing in their heart.
Everyones heart pounded heavily, feeling like it would leap out of their chest.
Their gaze immediately shifted from the beautiful Ling Long. No matter how unwilling they were, they could not help the spewing hot-bloodedness in their heart.
Only this grand echoing music could shift everyones gaze away from the absolutely beautiful Ling Long.
The Hundred Fairies of the Pear Garden!
When everyone looked towards the music and saw the Hundred Fairies of the Pear Garden, they let out loud exmations. What was even more unbelievable was that all of the Hundred Fairies of the Pear Garden, without exception, wore white mourning clothes.
Today was the First Princes wedding day. Why were the Hundred Fairies of the Pear Garden wearing mourning clothes?
The impact that this brought felt like a horrifying wave washing over everyones soul.
[TL Note: The authors im of many people hearing it before is obviously referring to the Chinese readers. This piece of music is often used in Chinese movies, especially in series or movies about the Journey to the West or the Monkey King, so theres a chance that you guys might have heard it before. Anyway, here is a youtube link to the music: https://.youtube/watch?v=wFu_EnV1cPc. I picked one that showed the orchestra so you can see what some of the instruments look like. There are some western instruments mixed in, though; most versions I found had them. Im not too sure why. Perhaps it enhances the music, the original instruments might be rare with few yers in the world, or it might be a modern piece.]
Chapter 2272 Raw 2379.1, Raw 2379 Repeated : Waiting for a Sword
Chapter 2272 Raw 2379.1, Raw 2379 Repeated : Waiting for a Sword
The Hundred Fairies of the Pear Garden!
To think that the onesing were the Hundred Fairies of the Pear Garden. Furthermore, all of them wore mourning clothes without exception.
No one knew what the Hundred Fairies of the Pear Garden were here to do, but they definitely had note to offer congrattions.
No one expected the Hundred Fairies of the Pear Garden to rush over, d in mourning clothes and ying a grand, surging melody, when everyone was focused on Ling Longs beauty during the grandest part of the wedding procession.
The Hundred Fairies of the Pear Garden were still far away, at least fifty kilometers away. However, before they arrived, the music was already audible, attracting everyones attention.
As Ling Long stood on the rainbow bridge, her heart skipped a beat. She had been feeling restless the past few days. Now that she was at the highest point of the rainbow bridge, she stopped and looked over after raising the veil covering her face.
You are seeking death! How dare you cause trouble at the First Princes wedding?!
The First Prince had nted many guards on the two sides of the street as well as experts in the darkness.
He did that to prevent people from causing trouble. Furthermore, he had permitted his guards to kill beforehand. No matter who dared to stir up trouble at his wedding, his men would kill without mercy.
Many people immediately rushed out of the buildings on both sides of the street to attack the Hundred Fairies of the Pear Garden, who were fifty kilometers away.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
The cultivators d in armor appeared with their weapons drawn, radiating killing Qi as they charged at the Hundred Fairies of the Pear Garden.
Everyone, do not panic. The wedding will continue. It is just an insignificant group of women; they are unable to disrupt the First Princes wedding, an old man shouted after appearing beside the First Prince.
The old man exuded the horrifying might and pressure of a Sovereign Emperora powerful 6-Vein Sovereign Emperor expert.
The old mans voice thundered, containing the sound of the Dao. He wanted to use his cultivation to scatter the Laughing Sword and Saber performed by the Hundred Fairies of the Pear Garden.
Rumble...!
Who could have imagined that the voice containing a Sovereign Emperors might and Soul Energy would be like a clump of mud thrown into the sea, instantly disappearing? It did not obstruct the music at all.
That is Kong Feiyun, the Senior Kong from the imperial ancestral temple. With Senior Kong around, the Hundred Fairies of the Pear Garden should not be able to do anything.
Although Kong Feiyuns voice did not achieve the desired effect, this old mans fame somewhat shocked everyone.
Kong Feiyun was one of the few Royal n experts of the imperial ancestral temple. Within the imperial capital Yan City, he could bring out his dynastys might to the limits, bing practically unrivaled among Great Perfection Sovereign Emperors.
Even a Peak Sovereign Emperor would not hold any advantage when fighting him in the imperial capital Yan City.
The First Princes expression remained calm, not showing any fluster at all.
Neigh!
The dynastys divine horse protector, the Fire Qilin, neighed strongly for some reason, as if it met with a strong enemy. This startled Wang Fei, who was riding it. He promptly tried to cate the Fire Qilin, but he saw snowkes falling the instant he lowered his head.
As Wang Fei held a snowke in his hand, a chill assaulted his body, making him frown. Its snowing?
Its cold, very cold.
Damn it, why did it turn so cold all of a sudden? Hey, everyone, look quick. Its snowing! Its snowing!
The music that the Hundred Fairies of the Pear Garden yed did not stop, yet another mysterious phenomenon appeared: feathery snow started falling from the sky.
After a while, snow covered the ground for five thousand kilometers around in a thickyer of silver sheen.
Earlier, the weather was still great. It was clear skies for five thousand kilometers around, with sunlight shining down.
Now, it suddenly started snowing heavily. The cold of the snow chilled many of the weaker cultivators in the imperial capital Yan City and made them shiver.
Inside a tall building, the Ninth Prince Wang Yan showed a confused expression.
Regardless of the crowd, he took off his hood and pushed his way to the window. Then, he looked up.
The Ninth Prince saw a piercing light brightening the sky above the streets in the distance. It was like two suns hung in the sky.
There seemed to be an ice coffin hovering under the new sun, with an invisible barrier between the ice coffin and that sun, separating the two extremes.
A bright light illuminated the surrounding sky above the barrier.
The ice coffin gave off an iparable chill under the barrier, creating heavy snow and the mysterious phenomenon that everyone saw.
That is... Wang Yan was stunned, feeling some disbelief.
The Heavenly Book Schr, who was beside him, murmured, Your Highness, that is the Golden Crow Holy Beast. There is no need to doubt it. However, this Holy Beast is still young and is not as terrifying as legends say. Even so, it cannot be underestimated.
Wang Yan showed a grave expression as he said seriously, I know this. However, why is this Golden Crow in Yan City? Furthermore, it appeared above First Brothers wedding. Also, whats with that ice coffin?
My goodness! What did I see?
The Golden Crow Holy Beast! That is the Holy Beast of the Golden Crow Empire. It turns out that it really exists. I always thought that it was just a rumor.
However, whats with that ice coffin under it?
Immediately, everyone in the snow-filled Yan City paying attention to this wedding showed a confused expression. They could not understand what was going on. Great billows surged up, appearing boundlessly strange.
The celebratory atmosphere of the wedding vanished.
An ice coffin!
On the rainbow bridge, headliner Ling Long instantly paled. Her body seemed to totter, on the verge of copse.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
At the same time, miserable cries rang out. The guards that went to kill the Hundred Fairies of the Pear Garden had their internal organs shattered by the sound waves before they could get close. They died with blood leaking out of all their facial orifices, a cruel sight to see.
Your Highness, things are not good. The Hundred Fairies of the Pear Garden are all holding Soul Tools. More than one thousand of our Divine Writ Army brothers died, and the three Sovereign Emperor leaders have sustained severe injuries, a general reported with a trembling voice as he knelt in front of the Fire Qilin. Sweat poured down his forehead as he did so.
Given his cultivation, the First Prince could clearly see the scene in front, not needing to hear the report. The Hundred Fairies of the Pear Garden were like an irresistible force. Theirbined tune was like the confluence of ten thousand rivers, feeling unstoppable.
Your Highness, should I make a move? the ck-d Kong Feiyun asked in a low voice from behind.
The First Princes expression turned extremely sullen. This was especially so when he looked at the ice coffin in the sky, betraying incredible rage.
The First Prince no longer showed the calm and ease of before. However, before he could say anything, he saw the Hundred Fairies of the Pear Garden arrive before the Smiling Daughter Pavilion with great momentum.
Before the group arrived, their sound already did. Ethereal and boundlessly grand celestial music rang out.
The Hundred Fairies of the Pear Garden all held Soul Tool instruments and wore mourning clothes. They showed no expression on their faces as they focused on ying the instruments in their hands.
In an instant, the grand wedding procession turned chaotic, devolving into aplete mess.
As the members of the wedding procession faced the Laughing Sword and Saber, yed with one hundred Soul Tools, they felt a mountain-like pressure that forced them back.
Bang!
The nearby buildings copsed as if crushed by a tsunami. The spectators fled in a panic. They did not expect that the Hundred Fairies of the Pear Garden would erupt with such horrifying might when they yed together.
Just as it looked like the Smiling Daughter Pavilion would be crushed, a shout echoed in the sky.
Azure Lotus Sword Dance, unparalleled in the world!
A figure with ribbons around her soared into the sky from the Smiling Daughter Pavilion. That was the Smiling Daughter Pavilions Pavilion Master. She held a sword with one hand and the original Fairy Basket with the other hand.
With just a cry and the swing of the sword, Pavilion Master Yang shattered the many mysterious phenomena and momentum materialized by the Laughing Sword and Saber before they swallowed up the Smiling Daughter Pavilion. It was like a celestial being descended to the mortal world and granted her supreme power.
This sword strike shattering the various mysterious phenomena shocked the people in the vicinity.
Blue water ascends to the clear sky as light, an exquisite tower sits at the bottom, and the full moon hangs high in the sky!
The white-d women holding swords in the surroundings sang together, dancing with their swords with the veiled Pavilion Master Yang as the center.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Sword lights flew all around, sweeping through the ce and shattering the mysterious phenomena around them.
Pu ci!
The Hundred Fairies of the Pear Garden that arrived grandly, appearing unparalleled, faced resistance for the first time. Blood leaked out of the lips of Su Ye, who was ying the zither, and she paled slightly.
The other musicians also sustained significant injuries.
To think that the Azure Lotus Sword Fairies and the Hundred Fairies of the Pear Garden are facing each other...
Whats going on? Are the Hundred Fairies of the Pear Garden rebelling?
This spectacle startled all the cultivators in the imperial capital Yan City. The sh between the two parties resulted in great destructive power.
Only the Smiling Daughter Pavilion remained standing within a radius of five thousand kilometers. All the other buildings had already crumbled, reduced to rubble.
Led by the veiled woman, all the Azure Lotus Sword Fairies soared into the air and danced.
The moving sword lightsyered over each other, their density making observers sigh in amazement. The dreamy dance under the bright moon and above the cloud sea appeared unparalleled. When set against the snowstorm, it felt very shocking.
Thebined music of the Hundred Fairies of the Pear Garden was a masterpiece of the ages. The resounding music contained massive pressure. The continuous flow of music never paused.
Soon, the exchange between the two parties reached a startling level.
How terrifying! Even a fight between Peak Sovereign Emperors would not beparable to this.
Fortunately, the two parties are only fighting near the Smiling Daughter Pavilion. Otherwise, half the city would be destroyed.
Have you all noticed that the Yan Emperor has not taken action yet, even now? All the other peak factions that can stop this also have not made a move. This seems somewhat strange.
It looks like...many people do not want the First Princes wedding to seed.
As the people around discussed this, the veiled woman snorted coldly.
The original Fairy Basket in the veiled womans hand suddenly flew out, scattering countless flowers. A sea of flowers immediately covered Yan City, blocking out the sun. This Superior Grade Soul Tool had been passed down for hundreds of thousands of years. Now, it erupted with a shocking might and pressure.
An extraordinarily beautiful peony scattering and flying around like snow as it falls! the veiled woman shouted, and the white-d women around her flew around. Their arms and sword lights gathered and formed a beautiful peony bud, waiting to bloom. When they stretched their arms out, the peony seemed to bloom.
Boundless lifeforce flowed out. Countless petals fell from the sea of flowers covering Yan City. It looked like a heavy storm falling on the Hundred Fairies of the Pear Garden.
If this storm managed to hit them, all of the Hundred Fairies of the Pear Garden would suffer severe injuries, even dying, given the might of the original Fairy Basket.
Such an extremely horrifying scene elicited loud exmations.
The star of the Hundred Fairies of the Pear Garden, Su Ye, did not fluster in the face of danger. Her index finger pressed on the zither string and continuously applied a vibrato. The tone of thebined melody immediately changed.
The flutes, the guzheng, the pipas, and the other instruments quickly followed, echoing the change.
Just when the flower petal storm was about to engulf the Hundred Fairies of the Pear Garden, the melody changed as if depicting a poetic saga, grandly singing of a legend. This shook everyones heart, causing hot-bloodedness to surge.
However, this hot-bloodedness had a tinge of sorrow to it.
As the petals in the sky fell, all of them seemed like a soul-reaping grim reapers scythe. Who could prevent them from falling?
The observers, who felt a zing hot-bloodedness, all felt conflicted and impetuous.
This feeling remained stifled in their chests, with nowhere to vent it. It felt extremely unbearable.
Waiting...waiting...waiting... Everyone waited for a sword strike, a sword strike that could save the world. A sword strike that could contain everyones hot-bloodedness and impulses.
ng!
At an opportune moment, a sword light appeared in the world at just the right time. As everyones hot-bloodedness was stifled in their chest, it appeared.
A white-jade capital in the sky, with five walls and twelve buildings. Immortalsfort me, imparting immortality to me!
The person who arrived showed a calm expression. As he held up his sword, he stood on a flowing light. He looked like a celestial being arriving in the air.
The sword intent immediately flourished and tore through the sky. This sword light seemed to be the most graceful thing in the world. All the swordsmen within five thousand kilometers raised their eyebrows at the sight of it.
Whoosh!
Just as someone cheered, sighing in amazement of the arrival of this sword strike, a sh of saber light appeared. A saber hum tore through the clouds, reducing the world to ck and white.
The two new arrivals shed, the ngor from the sword and sabers collision catching everyone off guard.
The melodious ngor worked with the Hundred Fairies of the Pear Gardens changed melody to scatter all the falling petals. Even so, its might did not diminish, continuing to soar into the clouds.
When the saber and sword shed, they did notpete for glory or victory. Instead, they worked to bring out lofty aspirations and hot-bloodedness in this mundane life.
The two figures were Xiao Chen and Chu Chaoyun. When they passed each other, they smiled at each other.
In the next moment, the two pushed off the air simultaneously, charging toward the Smiling Daughter Pavilions roof without looking back, sending out attacks with the saber and sword.
Everyone held lofty aspirations, desiring to soar into the sky and strike down the fairies.
Chapter 2273 Raw 2380 : Who Is It?
Chapter 2273 Raw 2380 : Who Is It?
Everyone held lofty aspirations, desiring to soar into the sky and strike down the fairies.
The instant Xiao Chen and Chu Chaoyun crossed des and broke the original Fairy Baskets strike, they both turned into a beam of rainbow light and headed straight for the Smiling Daughter Pavilions roof with their sword and saber.
The veiled woman showed a slightly unsightly expression above the Smiling Daughter Pavilion. She had not expected Xiao Chen and Chu Chaoyun to break the original Fairy Baskets peak strike.
However, Pavilion Master Yang did not have much time for sorrow as Xiao Chen and Chu Chaoyun nearly instantaneously arrived before her.
Peony blooms, filling the sky with spring! the veiled woman shouted again. Then, the sea of flowers covering Yan City eddied around the Smiling Daughter Pavilion.
The white-d women continuously danced around the veiled woman with their swords, immediately bringing out the Azure Lotus Sword Fairies consummate sword dance again. It looked like an immortal flower quickly spinning.
Dang! Dang! Dang! Dang!
The sword dance obstructed Xiao Chen and Chu Chaoyun, preventing them from approaching.
Chu Chaoyun and Xiao Chen turned into two beams of rainbow light, continuously attacking this group of Azure Lotus Sword Fairies.
In that instant, ngor filled the air, endlessly ringing in the ears and echoing in the clouds.
It seemed like a beautiful peony bloomed on the Smiling Daughter Pavilions roof, stirring up the sea of flowers, when seen from outside. The two beams of rainbow light surrounded the peony, continuously materializing mysterious phenomena. However, they could not enter.
After stably defending, the veiled woman let out another furious shout, using the original Fairy Basket again.
A tornado of flower petals swept over, forcing Xiao Chen and Chu Chaoyun back.
When Su Ye saw the situation from below, her expression changed slightly.
Su Yes ten fingers moved swiftly, changing the zither music again. The melody immediately became like a clear spring in the mountains, flowing down and striking rocks. As the babble spread out, it sounded very gentle.
This gave Xiao Chen and Chu Chaoyun a boost, explosively increasing their Divine Energy and Soul Energy.
Others could even see the music materializing spiritual lights that entered the twos bodies.
Xiao Chen and Chu Chaoyun showed somewhat grave expressions when they faced the tornado formed by the sea of flowers in the sky.
The Azure Lotus Sword Fairies led by the veiled woman hid within the petal tornado. They used their sword dance to drive the tornado and attack berserkly.
While Chu Chaoyun and Xiao Chen appeared to deal with this easily, they actually faced tremendous pressure that others did not know about.
Even with the Hundred Fairies of the Pear Garden endlessly sending Spiritual Energy to support them, they could only keep moving back when facing the petal tornado from the sea of flowers.
If they were regr Sovereign Emperors, the storm would have crushed them to death in an instant, grinding their bodies into powder.
Xiao Chen, with our strength, we cannot break this sea of flowers alone.
Xiao Chen heard Chu Chaoyuns voice as he danced about with his saber, fighting against the petal tornado.
Chu Chaoyun referred to the sea of flowers and not the petal tornado before them.
Indeed, this appeared to be just a petal tornado. However, its source was the sea of flowers covering Yan City, the original Fairy Baskets power, which stood at the peak of Superior Grade Soul Tools.
Furthermore, many Azure Lotus Sword Fairies worked together, nearly bringing the Fairy Baskets might to the limits.
If the Hundred Fairies of the Pear Garden did not support the two, they would notst an instant against the petal tornado.
The Azure Lotus Sword Fairies now took the initiative to attack, stirring up the sea of flowers to drive the materialized petal tornado forward, pushing the original Fairy Baskets might to the limits.
As the petal tornado swept over, the Hundred Fairies of the Pear Garden relied on Xiao Chen and Chu Chaoyun to block it.
If Xiao Chen and Chu Chaoyun failed, the Hundred Fairies of the Pear Garden would find fleeing and avoiding destruction difficult.
This was because the Soul Tools in the Hundred Fairies of the Pear Gardens hands were inferior to the original Fairy Basket, which had been passed down for a long time.
Whats your idea?
We dance again, but this time, we need to bring out more of the Laughing Sword and Sabers might to break this petal tornado. Then, we take down that veiled woman in one move. Otherwise, we do not stand much of a chance of victory.
Alright.
Xiao Chen did not hesitate, choosing to trust Chu Chaoyun unconditionally. The two only needed to exchange nces, tacitly understanding each others intentions.
The sh between the sword and saber required extremely high coordination before it could be perfectly performed. Such tacit understanding between two parties could be achieved only by going through life and death together, able to give each other unconditional trust.
It looked like the Azure Lotus Sword Fairies had effortlessly forced Xiao Chen and Chu Chaoyun into a continual retreat when the two suddenly did something that shocked everyone.
The two stopped using the weapons in their hands to block the petal tornado.
Just as everyone felt shocked, and the petal tornado was about to swallow up Xiao Chen and Chu Chaoyun, the two turned into two beams of rainbow light again and started exchanging moves before the petal tornado.
The two then brought out their Saber Great Dao and Sword Great Dao to their limits.
The twos auras flourished before the petal tornado. The twos exchange gave the impression that they had a great grudge against each other.
Such a scene was extremely shocking.
If either truly had a murderous intent or the coordination was slightly wed, one would either die to the other party or be swept up in the petal tornado.
Dang!
However, when the saber and the sword came into contact,bined with the music from the Hundred Fairies of the Pear Garden, the two, who looked like they were engaged in a battle to the death, erupted up with a shocking and boundless aura.
The two fully brought out the ancient conflict between the saber and the sword.
At this moment, the two forgot about everything else, only having eyes for each other.
The sh between the sword and the saber perfectly presented their decades of gratitude and grudges and the entanglement of fate.
Furthermore, the two possessed extraordinary talent in the Saber Dao and the Sword Dao.
Whenbined with the Hundred Fairies of the Pear Gardens Laughing Sword and Saber, the two entered a profound state.
Everything in the world seemed relegated to supporting roles. This was merely the stage for the twos contest between the sword and the saber.
It seeded.
Among the Hundred Fairies of the Pear Garden, Su Yes eyes turned wet. The zither in her hand gave off a weak light. It no longer required Su Ye to y it; it automatically yed itself with the shock waves from the shes between the saber and sword.
The other women also discovered this phenomenon to their amazement, so they released their instruments.
Everyone just let the shock waves materialized by the shes between the sword and saber freely perform the Laughing Sword and Saber.
Rumble...!
The instant the mysterious phenomenon formed, the sea of flowers covering Yan City ebbed continuously.
The sea of flowers formed a funnel, going back into the Fairy Basket at a speed faster than the human eye could capture.
When the sea of flowers vanished, the tornado disappeared. The many Azure Lotus Sword Fairies appeared and vomited a mouthful of blood after being knocked back.
How could it be like that?
The veiled woman paled, and blood leaked out of her mouth. She did not expect this development at all.
To think that the Azure Lotus Sword Fairies would lose to the Hundred Fairies of the Pear Garden. Furthermore, they lost in such a miserable fashion before everyone.
Now!
Xiao Chen and Chu Chaoyun separated, both turning into a beam of rainbow light as they charged through the Azure Lotus Sword Fairies.
Three Life Flower! The instant the flower blooms, three lives are illuminated!
Eternal Primal Chaos, Universe Sword Dance!
The two took advantage of the strongest aura materialized from the saber-and-sword sh to execute their killing moves.
Saber light and sword light immediately flickered. Then, the Azure Lotus Sword Fairies continuously fell, their fate unknown.
After a while, only three people remained on the roof of the Smiling Daughter Pavilion.
Xiao Chen and Chu Chaoyun pressed their weapons against the veiled woman, who knelt on the Smiling Daughter Pavilions roof.
Snowkes reappeared in the sky that was previously blocked by the sea of flowers.
Pa! Pa! Pa!
Just at this moment, apuse suddenly rang out. Mounted on the dynastys divine horse protector, the Fire Qilin, the First Prince Wang Fei rode through the rubble alone, pping.
Lord Xiao! Thank you for delivering such a huge wedding present to me at my wedding. I am indebted to you. However, it wont be good if people die. Please withdraw, Wang Fei said calmly.
Rumble...!
After Wang Fei spoke, footsteps rumbled, setting the entire ce shaking and trembling. Countless armored figures rushed in from all directions, forming three circles around the Smiling Daughter Pavilion and the Hundred Fairies of the Pear Garden.
The encirclement was tight without any ce to flee, even above and below. When Xiao Chen looked at his surroundings, people rushed about, waving war banners. Wang Fei had used the time when the Smiling Daughter Pavilion fought Xiao Chens party to bring over the entire Divine Writ Army.
I wonder if the Hundred Fairies of the Pear Garden can still fight to break out of my Divine Writ Armys encirclement? the First Prince Wang Fei said calmly, coldly eyeing the fatigued Su Ye and the others.
Its over... The First Princes move is genuinely undefeatable. He brought over the entire Divine Writ Army.
No wonder he did not move earlier. It turned out that he was preparing this trump card.
This trump card is probably the First Princes true killing move. Previously, there were only a few peak experts. While they provided strong deterrence, it was not a trap; Xiao Chen and the others there could still have escaped.
Now, the most elite troops of the Yanwu Dynasty have surrounded Xiao Chen and the others. There is no longer a chance to escape. Furthermore, there would be Noble n experts waiting outside for an easy capture or kill. This is simply seamless.
No one expected the situation to turn around so quickly. Now, Xiao Chen and the Hundred Fairies of the Pear Garden could not even flee if they grew wings.
However, this made sense after some thought.
After all, this was the imperial capital Yan City. If no other princes got involved and got the Yan Emperor to make an appearance, thismotion would probably end before it even started.
Now that the First Prince brought out his killing move, it was time for everything to end.
Boom!
However, just at this moment, something strange happened. A terrifying killing Qi suddenly appeared outside the citythe horrifying killing Qi manifested by veteran soldiers, who had experienced hundreds of battles and killed countless people, gathering together.
The killing Qi felt like a violent snowstorm. The instant it arrived, the ce instantly turned into a cruel battlefield.
A scarlet cloud flew over, tearing through the sky like a sharp knife and instantly arriving.
The leader of the group wore armor and rode a Phoenix Blood Eagle King. This person said sullenly, First Brother, it is best not to go overboard on some things.
There were more than ten thousand people behind him, all of them riding Phoenix Blood Eagles. They all showed no expressions, looking like malevolent spirits from hell.
Its the Blood Eagle Army!
Why is the Ninth Princes Blood Eagle Army suddenly here?
With the Blood Eagle Armys arrival and its horrifying killing Qi, the Divine Writ Army had no other choice but to change their formation and converge around the First Prince like the receding tide.
Now, the two armies sandwiched Xiao Chen, Chu Chaoyun, and the Hundred Fairies of the Pear Garden.
The killing move that the First Prince was proud of instantly crumbled, no longer viable.
Wang Feis previously indifferent expression now showed great rage. Ninth Brother, do you know what you are doing? Are you going to go against me as well?
Wang Yan said calmly, First Brother, I should be the one saying that. Do you know what you are doing? Even an outsider dares toe and stop this wedding. All the more I should step in. It is time for this wedding to end.
Wang Fei showed an uncertain expression. As he looked at the Blood Eagle Army, he breathed heavily in anger.
Previously, Wang Fei showed no fear, no matter what Xiao Chen did, as he had the Divine Writ Army, an army made up of Holy Venerates d in armor and forming battle arrays, as a trump card. Furthermore, the dynastys might supported them.
When this army charged, even a Peak Sovereign Emperor had to flee.
However, now that Wang Yan led the Blood Eagle Army over, the situation instantly turned disadvantageous to Wang Fei.
Wang Fei knew that many princes were waiting to see the First Prince make a joke of himself, hoping that the wedding would fail.
If this dragged on, those other princes would probably step in like the Ninth Prince. By then, the wedding would truly be over.
However, Wang Fei could not think of any ideas to deal with this.
Wang Fei still had several trump cards. However, they involved the Xuewu Dynasty, the ck Lotus Church, and the Azure Lotus Church, so he could not openly use them.
First Brother, how long are you going to persist obstinately in going about things the wrong way? Just give up, Wang Yan advised once again from the Phoenix Blood Eagle Kings back. Then, the entire Blood Eagle Army moved another step closer.
Who dares to take another step forward? Just give it a try? A voice suddenly rang out just at this moment, sounding cold and indifferent.
When that voice rang out, a sword intent appeared as well. Before the sword intent, the Blood Eagle Army that just stepped forward was forced back. Several Phoenix Blood Eagles shrilled as well.
One person with one sword forced back one army.
A figure slowly descended from the sky, hovering in the air. This person raised his eyebrows and stared at the Blood Eagle Army.
In that instant, several of the warriors on the Phoenix Blood Eagles backs felt a sword intent arrive. Then, a trace of blood leaked out of their mouths. They recoiled, soaring into the air pell-mell. The Ninth Prince Wang Yan was no exception.
Just one look managed to force back the entire Blood Eagle Army, nearly defeating them miserably.
Who was this strong?
Such horrifyingbat prowesspletely surpassed everyones understanding, so they quickly looked over.
When they saw the face of the new arrival, everyone fell silent, unable to say anything.
It was that person, the fabled person of the imperial capital Yan City who had rocketed into legend. To think that he appeared at this wedding, standing on the First Princes side.
Just when the cultivators in Yan City were about to cry out in startlement, a beggar walked out of the snowstorm, looked at the sky, andughed cheerfully, Hahahaha! How awe-inspiring! Su Hanshan,e. Try attacking me, then!
The name Su Hanshan scared many people. To think that someone dared to address him by name and even mocked him.
Chapter 2274 Raw 2381 : Choice
Chapter 2274 Raw 2381 : Choice
How awe-inspiring! Su Hanshan,e. Try attacking me, then!
The seemingly incredibly unkempt beggar appeared out of nowhere among the ruins in front of the Smiling Daughter Pavilion. He stood on a piece of rubble and raised his head to the sky.
No matter how one looked at it, such a person could not be associated with an expert.
However, the beggar boldly stood out like that,ughing at the Sword God in the air.
Furthermore, the beggar addressed the Sword God by name, Su Hanshan.
Who was Su Hanshan? Practically every cultivator in Yan City had heard of his name.
When these cultivators were young, there would be seniors who would tell them his story.
The Sword God was the pride of the Yanwu Dynasty. He was a living legend, a well-known person. However, people rarely saw him.
The moment the Sword God appeared, he hugged his sword and raised his eyebrows, scaring off the Blood Eagle Army with a look.
There was no need to guess his identity. Aside from Sword God Su Hanshan, no one else in Yan City had such strength.
Furthermore, many people had seen paintings of the Sword God before.
However, when everyone saw his face, no one dared to call out his name lest they profaned it.
This was especially so for the swordsmen present. All of them felt incredibly excited. With just one look, they felt a surging hot-bloodedness. Some people even knelt in worship, just because he was Sword God Su Hanshan.
Initially, everyone thought that the First Princes wedding would be assured once the Sword God appeared.
However, who knew, a beggar appeared out of nowhere and boldly addressed the Sword God by name, not showing any fear.
Who...is this beggar? To think that he dares to address the Sword God by name. Is he tired of living?
Damn it! This is simply profaning the Sword God!
Some people felt confused, and some people felt disdain. However, Su Hanshan did not do anything.
The Sword God had challenged people to take a step forward. In that instant, no one dared to move. He forced back the entire Blood Eagle Army with one look, but when the beggar appeared, Su Hanshan did not move at all.
This seemed very strange. Instantly, some people started guessing what the situation was.
Xiao Chen, who stood on the Smiling Daughter Pavilions roof in some despair, felt a glimmer of hope when he saw the beggar.
However, he found this inconceivable and too shocking.
The other party was Su Hanshan, Sword God Su Hanshan. Why was the beggar so confident in stepping forward like that?
Are you here to get involved in the excitement too?
Something even more inconceivable happened. Su Hanshan actually did not make a move against the beggar, speaking to him instead. His attitude towards the beggar was that of equals. This immediately caused a hugemotion.
To think that this beggar and Su Hanshan knew each other!
If you can get involved, why cant I? Haha! Regarding rtions, I am even more connected than you are. I did not want to interfere, but you showed up, disregarding your identity and status. If I did not show up, I would be too emotionless.
Then, the beggar reached up and pressed his hand to his face. Then, he swept his messy hair back.
This revealed a dirty face. However, the smile on that face appeared clean and pure. It made people feel at ease, like the gentle, sweeping spring breeze. There was no way anyone could connect this to the beggars smile.
When Xiao Chen saw this, his heart immediately skipped a beat. Then, his expression changed slightly.
This smile!
The first time Xiao Chen saw this beggar, he found this beggars exceptionally clean smile somewhat familiar.
At that time, Xiao Chen did not think much of it. Now that he saw this smile under these circumstances, a name immediately appeared in his mind, greatly shocking him.
Do you know who he is? Chu Chaoyun asked when he noticed the strange expression on Xiao Chens face.
Xiao Chen nodded. I think I know. If I am right, hees from the same ce as we do.
Kunlun?
Yes.
A brilliant gleam shed in Chu Chaoyuns eyes. As he looked at this beggar, he simply could not believe him to be the person Xiao Chen mentioned.
I could not win one century ago. Now, I probably still cannot defeat you. What do you want? Just say it, Su Hanshan said calmly, showing an indifferent expression.
That might not be the case. I have not improved in the past century. You can draw your sword and try, the beggar suggested softly, still showing a smile.
What?!
This exchange set off amotion among the observers. Many people immediately felt stupefied by Su Hanshans words.
It turned out that the two not only knew each other, but they had even fought each other one century ago, and Su Hanshan did not win.
Its him!
I know who he is! He is the Spring Snow desman Pan Huang!
A desman managed to make the connection from Su Hanshans words, guessing the beggars identity.
The Spring Snow desmanPan Huang!
This was another legend, another well-known person. However, this desman had faded from everyones attention long ago.
The stories about Pan Huang were no inferior to those about Su Hanshan. In fact, he was even more legendary.
Who could have thought that the First Princes wedding would initially result in the appearance of the Hundred Fairies of the Pear Garden and the Azure Lotus Sword Fairies?
Now, things were even more dramatic. Two legendary figures showed up at the same time.
It seemed like the sh between the sword and the saber that Xiao Chen and Chu Chaoyun presented earlier would repeat soon.
Su Hanshan, the strongest person of the Sword Dao, against Pan Huang, the strongest person of the Saber Dao. A battle between the two would be very exciting.
However, everyone clearly knew that Su Hanshan and Pan Huang would not fight.
Even if the two fought, they would not do so in front of everyone in Yan City.
However, Pan Huangs suggestion of you can draw your sword and try still elicited some anticipation. What if the Sword God really drew his sword?
Su Hanshan looked straight at Pan Huang and said, Theres no need. Either I dont draw my sword, or I draw it to determine victory, even if it means death.
Pan Huang smiled faintly and said, Then, it looks like you really dont need to draw your sword. Su Hanshan, did you not see the sh between the saber and the sword that the two little fellows disyed earlier? They did not fight for victory or glory but worked to bring out lofty aspirations and hot-bloodedness in this mundane life.
Su Hanshan showed an indifferent expression as he retorted, You have your path, and I have mine. In my heart, the sword is always supreme; that will never change, not for a thousand years, or even ten thousand years.
The beggar stopped trying to convince Su Hanshan and said, Alright. I will cut to the chase. Both of us will not decide anything for this wedding. Let her decide!
Pan Huang pointed to headliner Ling Long, who stood on the rainbow bridge in the sky.
The First Prince Wang Feis expression changed slightly. He objected, No. This is my wedding. No one else is permitted to decide for me!
Is it your ce to speak? Even if your father were here, he would have no right to speak. Scram! the beggar shouted. The beggar had always had a smile that showed disrespect for the world at all times. This was the first time Xiao Chen saw him angry.
It seemed like a saber light shed in Pan Huangs eyes. Then, he swept his gaze around,nding a strike on the Divine Writ Army and sending the soldiers flying fifty kilometers away.
In that instant, Wang Fei, who was previously surrounded by people, sat on his Fire Qilin mount, all alone.
Therge army that surrounded him earlier was tossed out like trash.
Fear shed in Wang Feis eyes. He felt startled, wanting to check to see if he suffered any injuries. However, as he looked at the beggars gaze, he did not dare to move at all.
Su Hanshan was expressionless as if he had not seen or heard anything. After a while, he looked at Ling Long and said, You make the decision, then.
Whoosh!
After getting permission, Ling Long did not even spare Wang Fei a nce. She directly jumped off the rainbow bridge andnded in front of Xiao Chen and Chu Chaoyun.
Ling Long looked coldly at the veiled woman, then turned to Xiao Chen. Her voice trembled somewhat as she said, Lord Xiao...that ice coffin in the sky...?
Xiao Chen did not say anything. He only nodded silently.
Boom!
Ling Long felt like lightning struck her, leaving her dazed. Indeed, it is the worst oue.
Ling Long, listen to me. He is already dead, so theres no need to overthink. Since you can decide, you should just agree to the First Prince. In the future, when he ascends to be the Yan Emperor, you will be
The veiled woman tried to grab the chance to win Ling Long over, trying to get Ling Long to make the decision that was right for her.
Bang!
However, before the veiled woman could finish speaking, a short sword flew out of Ling Longs sleeve and stabbed the veiled woman in her open mouth.
You promised me you would let him live.
Ling Long showed a frosty expression as she red at the veiled woman without any pity in her eyes.
Xiao Chen looked at the dead veiled woman. Then, he moved his saber away from her neck and said, Headliner Ling Long, my little martial nephew is already dead. However, the beggar uncle brought him an ice coffin that can prevent his soul from scattering. It can extend his life, and one day, he might wake up.
I want to leave this ce with him. Can you bring me away? Ling Long sounded fatigued. There was no grief, sorrow, or pain in her eyes. However, the sight still inspired heartache.
I can. Ill get the Golden Crow to bring you away.
Headliner Ling Long flew into the air before everyones gaze. Then, she mounted the Golden Crow in the sky and left with the ice coffin.
From the beginning to the end, Ling Long did not look at Wang Fei at all.
Wang Fei, who sat on the Fire Qilin, flushed a deep red, feeling like someone pped him.
To think that he could not even win against a dead person. A dead person stole his bride on his wedding day.
This was definitely the biggest joke since the founding of the Yanwu Dynasty.
Chapter 2275 Raw 2382 : Here on Orders
Chapter 2275 Raw 2382 : Here on Orders
The First Prince watched as his bride flew off, riding the Golden Crow and slowly going farther away. However, he could not do anything.
Who knew how many princes wereughing secretly at this moment?
The First Prince knew that he had caused a hugemotion. He also knew who prompted his father not to show up and help him with it.
The Thirteenth Prince had always been the emperors favorite. The First Prince refused to believe that the Thirteenth Prince did not have a hand in this.
The Eighth Prince probably put some effort into this. Without any other surprises, he should be the one dying the imperial ancestral temples patriarchs.
However, the one that angered the First Prince the most was the Ninth Prince.
The Ninth Prince Wang Yan actually brought the Blood Eagle Army to charge into Yan City, openly going against him.
Without the Blood Eagle Army putting the First Prince in danger, Su Hanshan would not have shown up.
If Su Hanshan had not shown up, Pan Huang would not have, either.
However, there were no ifs in this world. Everything already happened; it could not be changed.
The Smiling Daughter Pavilions Pavilion Master died, headliner Ling Long chose to leave, and only he remained alone in the vast rubble.
He became like a joke, receiving everyones pity and mockery.
This wedding caused amotion on such a huge scale. Practically everyone in the world knew about it, and everyone in the imperial capital paid attention to it.
A hundred feudal lords and eighteen Noble ns came to offer congrattions. He enjoyed great prestige and flourishing Luck, appearing awe-inspiring.
However, everything had now changed.
He repeatedly received ps to the face. In the end, he could not even triumph over a dead person.
Ling Long chose to leave with Ling Yu, who was in the ice coffin, not even willing to spare the First Prince a nce. The First Princes dreams of obtaining a beauty shattered.
Su Hanshan swept his gaze around. However, he did not bother looking at the dispirited Wang Fei. Instead, his gaze fell on Su Ye.
Whoosh!
Su Hanshans figure shed, and he appeared before Su Ye. After some thought, he said, How have you been in recent years?
Su Ye felt stunned. Unexpectedly, the old ancestor Su Hanshan, the Su ns god-like being, still remembered her.
Im still doing alright.
Su Hanshan said calmly, Your father misses you. Come back with me. In the end, you have the Su ns blood flowing in your veins. Your talent should not be wasted.
Su Ye immediately felt some anger in her heart. It turned out that it was her talent that interested Su Hanshan. She immediately replied, Ancestor, thank you for your efforts. However, Su Ye will never return to the Su n. All the more I will not meet with that man who is worse than a beast.
Seeing the undisguised hate and disgust in Su Yes eyes, Su Hanshan stopped speaking.
Su Hanshan also knew about what happened back then.
However, a woman from a pleasure quarter did not have a good reputation. It would have been fine had Su Yes father not be the n Head. However, after bing the n Head, he could no longer be associated with Su Yes mother. Otherwise, it would be embarrassing for a famous Noble n.
Whoosh!
Upon seeing Su Yes attitude, Su Hanshan did not try persuading her further. He only said, You cane back anytime you want, before leaving.
Given the situation, Pan Huang did not linger, either.
With these twos strength, they could enter or leave any forbiddennds in the Great Thousand Realms at will.
As for Xiao Chen and Chu Chaoyun, they still had not achieved such levels of strength; it would be difficult for them toe and go so easily.
After the two leaped down from the Smiling Daughter Pavilions roof, theynded amid the Hundred Fairies of the Pear Garden.
Xiao Chen nodded to Su Ye, then walked over to a woman holding a bamboo pipe amid the Hundred Fairies of the Pear Garden. He performed a cupped-fist salute and said, Many thanks for Holy Daughters assistance. I am endlessly grateful.
That was right. This woman ying the pipe with the Hundred Fairies of the Pear Garden was the Heavenly Fragrances Holy Daughter, whom Xiao Chen sought assistance from through a letter.
However, the Holy Daughters face always remained shrouded in ayer of mist, making it easy for others to overlook her.
Furthermore, the Holy Daughter hid among the Hundred Fairies of the Pear Garden; no one paid any attention to her. In fact, no one even knew.
However, this suited the Holy Daughters usual style. The Heavenly Fragrance Holy Land had always been neutral, not interfering in any quarrel.
Assisting with that was already the limits of their bottom line.
Young Master Xiao is too polite. My Heavenly Fragrance holds you in gratitude; there is no reason for me to decline.
The Heavenly Fragrances Holy Daughter smiled faintly. Despite just standing nearby, she gave the impression of being more than five hundred kilometers away.
There was an innate sense of distanceing from her, deterring others from approaching.
Xiao Chen, the imperial ancestral temples patriarchs are here, Su Ye said as she pointed to the front at a group of ck dots flying over from afar.
When Xiao Chen looked in that direction, he saw a group of the imperial ancestral temples patriarchs with extraordinary and terrifying cultivations.
Xiao Chen did not feel surprised at this group of peoples arrival. He even thought that they showed up quitete.
There must have been a helpful prince blocking them earlier. Since the wedding was already ruined, that prince no longer saw the need to continue blocking the imperial ancestral temples Imperial Ancestor and patriarchs, letting theme and seek trouble for Xiao Chen.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
In a few blinks, the imperial ancestral temples Imperial Ancestor led the other patriarchs over to Xiao Chen and the Hundred Fairies of the Pear Garden.
Greetings, Lord Imperial Ancestor, Xiao Chen said with a cupped-fist salute.
Lord Xiao...how awe-inspiring. Come with me. You are the Heavenly Alliances envoy inspector, so I will not kill you. I will decide how to punish you after discussing todays matter with your Alliance Chief, the imperial ancestral temples Imperial Ancestor said as he looked at Xiao Chen coldly, not showing any expression.
The imperial ancestral temples Imperial Ancestor did not give Xiao Chen a chance to exin. Neither did he show any intention of wasting time arguing.
Needless to say, Xiao Chen was in big trouble for causing such a hugemotion that practically destroyed a good chunk of Yan City.
No matter what reason Xiao Chen had or how he argued this, he could not ount for everything that happened.
Reason did not stand with Xiao Chen if the imperial ancestral temples Imperial Ancestor wanted to take him down. If thismotion were brought to Hua Tianyang, Hua Tianyang would not side with Xiao Chen, either.
Xiao Chen looked around, hoping to see the beggar. However, he could not find any traces of the beggar.
If Pan Huang were here, the imperial ancestral temples patriarchs definitely would not dare to push this.
However, Pan Huang clearly did not want to meddle in this matter. When Su Hanshan left, he followed.
Count me in. If you are taking him away, then take me away, as well, Chu Chaoyun said as he stepped forward, smiling faintly as he did so.
The imperial ancestral temples Imperial Ancestor narrowed his eyes at Chu Chaoyun and said, I advise you not to interfere. I am not seeking trouble with you purely on ount of the Universe Origin Sect. Dont go overboard.
The imperial ancestral temples Imperial Ancestor clearly knew Chu Chaoyuns current identity and status. He was the Universe Origin Sects Holy Son. Although hemitted the same offense as Xiao Chen, he was not the mastermind.
Hence, the imperial ancestral temples Imperial Ancestor did not want to go after him. Unexpectedly, the other party took the initiative to stir things up.
Count me in, as well.
Whoosh!
An exquisite and petite figure shed and appeared by Xiao Chens side. It was Ao Jiao, who came with the Golden Crow.
The Sr Divine Daughter!
Senior, there is indeed nothing wrong with taking Young Master Xiao away. However, if you want to give out punishments, you have to be fair. The First Prince killed Young Master Xiaos martial nephew for no good reason. A life for a life. If Young Master Xiaos martial nephew did not die, todays matter would not have happened, the Heavenly Fragrances Holy Daughter said softly after walking over with her bamboo pipe.
Who are you now?
The imperial ancestral temples Imperial Ancestor felt incredibly enraged. Xiao Chens friends all had high statuses, each one higher than the one before.
First, it was the Universe Origin Sects Holy Son, Chu Chaoyun. Then, there was the Sr Divine Daughter. Now, a mysterious woman appeared from somewhere.
However, when the imperial ancestral temples Imperial Ancestor took a closer look and recognized the Heavenly Fragrances Holy Daughter, his expression changed slightly.
To think that it is the Heavenly Fragrances Holy Daughter!
Pardon the offense. I did not see clearly earlier and did not recognize you as the Heavenly Fragrances Holy Daughter.
The imperial ancestral temples Imperial Ancestor had to swallow his anger and apologize.
Its fine. However, I stand by what I said. Young Master Xiao definitely made a big mistake; there is no argument about that. However, the matter of this prince indiscriminately killing someone has to be ounted for, as well. Otherwise, it will result in injustice. That would be a big joke.
The Heavenly Fragrances Holy Daughter also stepped forward. However, she was smarter than Chu Chaoyun or Ao Jiao. From start to end, she kept raising the matter of Wang Fei killing Ling Yu.
The people that stood up for Xiao Chen greatly startled the cultivators watching in Yan City.
None of them expected Xiao Chen to have so many friends with powerful backgrounds.
Even more shocking was that the Heavenly Fragrances Holy Daughter showed up.
What nonsense! This prince did not kill any Ling Yu. That personmitted suicide. What does that have to do with me? Holy Fragrances Holy Daughter, you may be the Holy Daughter there, but in my dynasty, you are just a mere woman. Making wild usations of this prince is also a heavy offense, the First Prince Wang Fei yelled in anger.
Wang Fei had alreadypletely embarrassed himself. If he still could not take Xiao Chen down at this stage, it would be like receiving a p to his right cheek after receiving one on the left. He could not swallow this.
The Heavenly Fragrances Holy Daughter retorted coldly, Is that so? In that case, do you dare to swear to give up your rights to enter the Ancient Yan Emperor Tomb if Ling Yus death has anything to do with you?
I...
Wang Fei felt stifled. How could he dare to make such an oath? He snorted angrily. Humph! I cant be bothered with you. Imperial Ancestor, just take this fellow down. After wrecking an imperial wedding and humiliating the Royal Courts prestige, he deserves death.
May the Lord Buddha preserve us! Peace prevails! Peace prevails! On my masters orders, I am here to capture Xiao Chen and bring him back to the Hidden Spirit Temple for punishment.
Just as the imperial ancestral temples Imperial Ancestor hesitated and the two sides could no longer wait, a Buddhist greeting rang out. A youthful monk turned into a beam of silver light and descended from the horizon.
Chapter 2276 Raw 2383: The White Moonlight Covers the Cold Mountain
Chapter 2276 (Raw 2383): The White Moonlight Covers the Cold Mountain
May the Lord Buddha preserve us! Peace prevails! Peace prevails! This humble monk is Yan Chen. On my masters order, I am here to bring Xiao Chen back to the Hidden Spirit Temple for punishment.
The instant the Buddhist greeting rang out, a silver light tore through the sky.
Then, the beam of lightnded. A young monk with red lips and white teeth appeared. He had bright eyes and delicate facial features, quite a childish face.
This person was clearly a young monk. However, when he addressed himself as a humble monk, it seemed somewhatical.
This little monk looked very handsome. However, most people just found him cute.
The imperial ancestral temples Imperial Ancestor frowned and said, Little monk, this is not a ce for you. Quickly leave.
Yan Chen said seriously, Greetings, Imperial Ancestor. This is an official letter written by the abbot, and this is an official letter written by my master, Xu Yun. Imperial Ancestor, please take a look.
There were two official letters, one from the Hidden Spirit Temples abbot and the other from Venerable Xu Yun.
Imperial Ancestor! Anxiety shed in the First Prince Wang Feis eyes; he wanted to advise the Imperial Ancestor not to care about this and just take down Xiao Chen.
Stay calm. Dont get impatient.
Suspicion shed in the eyes of the imperial ancestral temples Imperial Ancestor. After he received the two written letters, his expression changed drastically.
The venerable abbots letter wrote that Xiao Chen caused a massivemotion in Yan City under the spiritual mountain, affecting many temples and disrupting the pilgrims. The Hidden Spirit Temple could not tolerate this, so he sent Yan Chen down the mountain to bring Xiao Chen back for punishment, to purify Xiao Chens heart and cleanse him of his sins.
The other letter was written by Venerate Xu Yun, proving the little monks identity and stating that the little monk was his disciple.
The two official lettersplemented each other. They were genuine and could not be mistaken.
The imperial ancestral temples Imperial Ancestor wanted to find ws with them but could not find anything, so he could only helplessly return the official letters.
Xiao Chen! You caused trouble in Yan City, destroying the Buddhist temples and harming innocent pilgrims. Your sins are heavy. Under orders of my sect, I am to bring you back to atone for your sins.
Yan Chen took back the official letters before walking over to Xiao Chen with a grave expression. Then, he asked seriously, Do you admit to your crimes?
The bystanders found this slightly awkward. Xiao Chen had caused a massivemotion, practically destroying a good chunk of Yan City and killing several of the First Princes men. In the end, the Hidden Spirit Temple wanted to take Xiao Chen away for injuring its pilgrims.
The Hidden Spirit Temple looked like it was going to discipline Xiao Chen. However, it was clearly trying to protect Xiao Chen in reality.
Indeed, I should not have destroyed the temples.
If the imperial ancestral temples Imperial Ancestor brought Xiao Chen away, who knew when he could return? The little monk appeared at a good time. Naturally, he had no reason to refuse.
Pa!
Yan Chen leaped up and pped Xiao Chens head. Then, he barked, You show no sincerity at all. You truly areden with sin. Come with me.
Xiao Chen felt stupefied at being pped. Then, Yan Chen quickly took him away, leaving behind a bunch of stunned people.
Yan Chen...Yan Chen... Why does this Dharmic name sound so familiar? the First Prince muttered to himself, frowning in suspicion. Then, he startled awake after a while. Its him! The Little Demonic Monk Silver Saber.
Only then did everyone regain their senses. They recalled the silver beam of light when the little monk first appeared. It really was the Little Demonic Monk Silver Saber.
Imperial Ancestor, there might be some problem with this. The Little Demonic Monk Silver Saber has a bad reputation and is not well received in the temples. How could the abbot entrust such an important thing to him? the First Prince Wang Fei said seriously, his eyes gleaming.
The imperial ancestral temples Imperial Ancestor reacted and turned around to look. However, Xiao Chen and the little monk were no longer in sight.
Outside the city:
Pa! Pa! Pa!
Xiao Chen repeatedly smacked the little monks bald head. He scolded softly, You little fellow, how cheeky of you! To think that you dared to beat Big Brother before everyone.
Ouch! Ouch! Ouch! Big Brother, stop beating me.
The little monk held his head with two hands, trying to dodge left and right, and continuously crying out in pain.
Xiao Chen pulled his hand back. After some thought, he said, Your official letters are fake, right? Just look at how you left in a rush.
Yan Chen smiled and exined, The official letters are real. However, I spun the story of destroying temples and injuring pilgrims. Master just wanted to meet you and got me to make a trip over. I did not know that you got into such big trouble when I left the temple, so I could only make up an excuse on the spot.
Xiao Chenughed hoarsely, You are rather smart. Lets go, then. I also want to take a look at the Hidden Spirit Temple.
The top Buddhist sect holynd in the world, ruling over the other Buddhist sects. Xiao Chen had a fate with Buddhism. Furthermore, the Mahmy Abstinence Vition Saber Technique he practiced was a Buddhist sect Martial Technique. Perhaps he could make some breakthroughs with it at the Hidden Spirit Temple.
The two did not dare to linger for too long. They rushed to Spirit Vulture Mountain outside of Yan City.
Many magnificent temples dotted Spirit Vulture Mountain, making it give off a bright Buddhist light. Pilgrims continuously flocked to them.
Even though such a hugemotion happened in Yan City, there was still a steady, endless flow of pilgrims.
Among these pilgrims were ordinary people and cultivators of various cultivations, people from every walk of life, both weak and strong.
These pilgrims differed significantly from each other. They had only onemon point: a sincere heart that sought Buddha.
Xiao Chen looked at this spiritual mountain from below. He could sense a vast power of faith contained in it.
That was a kind of opportunity inherited for ages, one that was as vast as the sea.
The endless stream of pilgrims umted the power of faith. The Buddhas received the power of faith, enjoying the incense. Then, they transferred it back to the believers, forming a cycle, endlessly umting.
This resulted in the scene Xiao Chen saw, a vast, grand, and polished scene.
When one stood within the sea of faith gathered by the incense, one would feel as insignificant and weak as an ant.
Of course, ordinary people could not sense the profoundness behind this.
They could only feel the Buddhist light shining on them, giving them a sense of peace and making them more pious.
Xiao Chen walked on the mountain road for a while, seeing many temples hiding in the forests along the way. Incense pervaded the ce, giving off a dense Buddhist light.
This made the entire Spirit Vulture Mountain seem bathed entirely in a Buddhist light. As one walked on it, one had a strange feeling of ascending to bliss.
The golden statue of the K?yapa Buddha stood at the summit. A bright light glowed behind it, guiding all the believersing from the foot of the mountain.
There were bodhisattvas and arhats behind the K?yapa Buddha, appearing indistinct. Even so, they were holy and dignified, not to be profaned.
I heard that the Hidden Spirit Temple is not on this mountain. If ordinary people explore the entire mountain, they still cannot find it. In that case, is it within the Buddhist lighting from the K?yapa Buddha statue?
Xiao Chen guessed that the Hidden Spirit Temple might be in a secret realm within the Buddhist light behind the K?yapa Buddha statue and that only certain people could enter.
Big Brother, you guessed wrong this time. The Hidden Spirit Temple is not behind the K?yapa Buddha statue, and it is not in a secret realm. It is within the forest. Come with me.
Smiling mysteriously, the little monk led Xiao Chen to a secluded pathway. Although the path was somewhat hidden, one could find it if they tried.
This small path looked like it had not been maintained for many years.
At therge path on the mountain, even though the sky already turned dark, it seemed as bright as day due to the Buddhist lights illumination.
However, when one entered this ancient path, it seemed like one entered another world. It was dark, eerie, and deste, but it felt even more realistic.
The deste, ancient path had green pine trees nted at the side, swaying gently in the wind.
White moonlight dappled the small path, somewhat like mist. Aside from this, no other light illuminated the path.
Xiao Chen experienced a profound state of mind. However, he still felt dubious. Was the Hidden Spirit Temple really at the end of this ancient path?
If that was so, was this not too simple?
Although this was remote, any believer could find it if they tried. There were no illusion formations or secret realms, just a simple path with green pines.
As Xiao Chen wavered in bewilderment, a faint fragrance wafted over.
When he looked up, he saw an old and in temple five kilometers ahead.
A few cinnamon trees stood in front of this temple. When illuminated by the white moonlight, the cinnamon flowers seemed covered in ribbons.
Xiao Chen could clearly see the words Hidden Spirit Temple written above the temple gates from five kilometers away.
It really is the Hidden Spirit Temple!
Surprise shed in Xiao Chens eyes; he found this unbelievable.
The green pines border the ancient path. The white moonlight covers the cold mountain. The dark path winds about. This is the Hidden Spirit Temple.
Suddenly, a soft sigh came from behind. Xiao Chen turned his head to look and saw a middle-aged man holding a folding fan. There was a sword hanging at that persons waist. As he took long strides forward, he appeared extraordinary. An indistinct royal air leaked out of his body, and he gave off overwhelming pressure.
This person did not intentionally withdraw his aura. However, when Xiao Chen prepared to use his Dragon Might secretly to block it, he found that the aura had already wrapped around him.
Nheless, Xiao Chen did not feel any difort. Instead, it felt strangely harmonious, as if he had been within this aura all along.
Young man, theres no need to feel suspicious. This is the genuine Hidden Spirit Temple, that middle-aged man said softly with a faint smile as he opened his folding fan.
Xiao Chen asked cautiously, Might I ask which expert of the Royal Court you are?
This person possessed unfathomable might. His Imperial Might was far superior to that of the princes. Xiao Chen had just caused a hugemotion in Yan City, entering into conflict with the people of the Royal Court. When he suddenly saw a Royal Court expert, he could not help being wary.
And who are you? The Heavenly Alliances Xiao Chen? The Dragon Races Xiao Chen? Or the desman Xiao Chen who became angry because of his martial nephew? the middle-aged man countered with another question, smiling faintly.
Taking advantage of Xiao Chens hesitation, that middle-aged person smiled. There is no need to mind who I am. Right now, both you and I are just pilgrims headed to the Hidden Spirit Temple.
After that, the middle-aged man went straight to the temple without waiting for Xiao Chen to answer.
Watching this person leave, Xiao Chen muttered, How strong! He gives off an indomitable feeling.
What nonsense? He is the current Yan Emperor. Within the Yanwu Dynasty, even Faux Gods might not be a match for him. What more Big Brother? the little monk said with disdain.
Xiao Chen immediately felt shocked. Then, he recalled that the sword hanging at the middle-aged mans waist looked exactly the same as the Yan Imperial Sword that appeared at the Smiling Daughter Pavilion.
Chapter 2277 Raw 2384 : Worst Draw
Chapter 2277 Raw 2384 : Worst Draw
The Yan Emperor!
To think that the person who just passed me was the Yanwu Dynastys current emperor.
Now, Xiao Chens confusion was resolved. No wonder this persons Imperial Might was tenfoldeven hundredfoldstronger than that of the princes. No wonder even after that persons aura enveloped him, he did not feel any difort.
Everything under the sky in the Yanwu Dynasty was that personsnd.
Being in the Yanwu Dynasty was like being in the other partys small worlda small world that had been inherited for hundreds of thousands of years. There were also the one hundred eight feudal lords, three thousand Noble ns, hundreds of sects, and the various subordinate factions invisibly increasing the dynastys Luck and strength.
When Xiao Chen resided in the Yanwu Dynasty, he also invisibly strengthened the dynastys umtions. The contribution was minuscule and negligible. However, that might not be the case after a long time.
The old doubts had just been resolved when new doubts appeared.
Xiao Chen had practically destroyed a sizable chunk of the imperial capital and caused a hugemotion at the First Princes wedding, making the First Prince a huge joke before the world.
Yet, despite being the First Princes father, the Yan Emperor still strolled over,ing to the Hidden Spirit Temple to pray.
Moreover, when the Yan Emperor saw Xiao Chen, he did not show any anger or murderous intent at all. Xiao Chen could not guess what he was thinking.
Strange...
Xiao Chen pondered this, feeling extremely confused.
Lets go, lets go. Stop standing there like a fool. This is the Hidden Spirit Temple. Even if he is the Yan Emperor, he will not dare do anything to you here, so rest assured.
The little monk thought that Xiao Chen feared the Yan Emperor and did not dare to continue forward, so he quickly assured Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen did not worry about his safety in the Hidden Spirit Temple; he only felt some doubts. However, he did not exin, letting Yan Chen lead the way.
After a while, the two traveled the five kilometers and arrived at their destination.
Previously, there was a faint scent wafting over to Xiao Chen. Now that he stood before the temple, he could no longer smell the cinnamon flower fragranceing from the cinnamon tree illuminated by the moonlight.
The green pines border the ancient path. The white moonlight covers the cold mountain. The dark path winds about. This is the Hidden Spirit Temple.
Xiao Chen quietly recited the poem that the Yan Emperor said earlier. When he looked at the simple signboard, he still felt some disbelief.
To think that this ce was the Hidden Spirit Temple.
Not to mention the majestic temples on the mountain, even the guest halls weing the pilgrims at the foot of the mountain were much better than this Hidden Spirit Temple.
Regaining the natural state?
Xiao Chen frowned slightly. Regaining the natural state was about going with the natural flow. If one intentionally made it simple, it would end up achieving the opposite effect.
With the Hidden Spirit Temples status and strength, making the temple grand and majestic would be even more natural.
The Hidden Spirit Temple does not seem very hard to find. Why is it that the other pilgrims cannot find it? Could this be some sort of forbiddennd? Xiao Chen asked, unable to suppress the doubt in his heart.
The little monk smiled faintly as he replied softly, This is not a forbiddennd or anything like that. If regr pilgrimse, my senior brothers or junior brothers in the temple wille out to receive them. They will exin the scriptures and serve them tea, making sure to uphold etiquette. However, do you think that people would believe this to be the Hidden Spirit Temple? They would take it as just another temple with the same name.
Dont overthink. I know you feel disappointed, but this is really the Hidden Spirit Temple. I grew up here; this is like my home. I will not lie to you.
A smile filled Yan Chens juvenile face. He had to be very happy that he could bring Xiao Chen over to his home for a visit.
When Yan Chen entered the temple, some other monks passed by along the way.
When these monks saw Yan Chen, they bowed respectfully, addressing him as Little Martial Grand Uncle. Then, they left hastily.
Yan Chens senior brothers and junior brothers had probably experienced the Little Demonic Monk Silver Sabers bad luck for themselves long ago.
Yan Chen felt somewhat embarrassed. However, every time this happened, he justughed it off and quickly changed the topic, introducing the temples various matters to Xiao Chen.
Empty Cloud Pce? Xiao Chen read aloud when he saw the words on the wall when they reached a courtyard by the mountainside.
[TL Note: The pinyin for the Empty Cloud Pce would be the Xu Yun Pce. This ce shares the same name as Yan Chens master, Venerable Xu Yun.]
This was clearly a courtyard but was named a pce. That was rather interesting.
When Xiao Chen thought about how grand and majestic the Heavenly Dragon Pce was, he felt that this courtyard was in no wayparable.
My master stays here. Come, Ill bring you in.
When the two entered the courtyard, Xiao Chen saw that fallen leaves covered the ground. When they walked, the leaves rustled underfoot like they were treading on snow.
Although the courtyard was simple, it was immense, with several wings to it.
There were two people ying chess under an old tree.
The one hugging a sword had sharply defined facial features. He looked extraordinarily handsome and showed an exceptional air.
When Xiao Chen looked carefully, he felt startled. Isnt this the Su Hanshan that I saw earlier?
The other person wore long, embroidered robes. His sleeves looked gaudy, like the hem of a skirt. His smooth and white skin and exquisite facial features formed an exceptionally handsome face.
However, this did not result in a sense of distance. This persons face appeared soft. Whenbined with the smooth skin, it gave a surprising impression of gentleness.
At this moment, this person held a chess piece. He frowned slightly, debating where to ce it.
Hey...why does this face feel somewhat familiar? However, I just cant ce my finger on it.
As Xiao Chen thought this, that person raised his head and looked at Xiao Chen. Then, he rxed his frown, showing a bright smile that made his eyes narrow slightly.
In that instant, it felt like winter departed, and spring arrived silently.
This smile seemed to contain spring, but not spring in the conventional sense. It was a gentle spring breeze that melted ice, revealing hundreds of flowers. When the spring breeze passed, flowers bloomed.
Xiao Chen immediately felt stunned. His heart was like the wild ins with ten thousand horses galloping with the wind. It felt like endless rolling thunder.
This is...the beggar?
No, this is the Spring Snow desman, Pan Huang!
This was apletely different style. However, what was more inconceivable was that these two had immediately gone to the Hidden Spirit Temple.
Little Brother Xiao Chen, unexpectedly, you came to the Hidden Spirit Temple as well.
Pan Huangs eyes lit up when he saw Xiao Chen. Then, he prepared to walk over.
However, Su Hanshan ced his sword on Pan Huangs shoulder just as Pan Huang was about to stand up, forcefully pressing down on Pan Huang.
Quickly ce your piece so that I can make my next move. If you want to leave, then admit defeat first, Su Hanshan said calmly with an indifferent tone.
Xiao Chen found the atmosphere somewhat awkward. He hesitated to walk over, not knowing how to deal with this.
Who are the two of you? Why are you in my masters courtyard? This is not a ce for pilgrims. Quickly leave, quickly leave.
Confusion shed in the little monks eyes. As he looked at the two strangers, he felt bewildered.
Then, Yan Chen walked over withrge strides, preparing to chase the two away.
When Su Hanshan and Pan Huang saw the little monking over, some shock shed in their eyes.
Su Hanshan put away his sword and gently leaped up. Hended on top of the wall before the little monk could approach.
Pan Huangs figure shed, appearing like he teleported to the top of the wall. The two seemed somewhat afraid of the little monk.
It was like they could see Yan Chens bad luck and did not dare to get close.
What quick Movement Techniques! Yan Chens eyes lit up with the desire to give chase.
Dont be rude!
Xiao Chen was about to call out and remind Yan Chen. However, Venerable Xu Yun appeared and shouted to stop Yan Chen.
Xiao Chen had met Venerable Xu Yun before, back at the Soaring Dragon Marquiss residence.
Master.
Yan Chen leaped over andnded before Venerable Xu Yun. Then, he pointed to Su Hanshan and Pan Huang, asking, Who are those two?
They are the abbots honored guests, here to stay for a while. You startled them.
Haha! Venerable Xu Yun is joking; we were not startled. This is that child from back then? Indeed, I can see that he lives up to his reputation.
Pan Huang and Su Hanshan had already returned, looking at Yan Chen with curious expressions.
Thats good. Benefactors, do go about your business first. I need to entertain Benefactor Xiao.
After the polite exchanges, Venerable Xu Yun brought Xiao Chen to the tea room, where he personally brewed tea for Xiao Chen.
Benefactor Xiao, I trust that you have been well since west met. Looking at the time, we have not met for ten years already, Venerable Xu Yun murmured with a smile as he served a cup of freshly brewed tea.
After Xiao Chen epted the teacup, he did not rush to sample it. After some thought, he said, Many thanks for Venerables help. Otherwise, I would not be able to avoid this trouble.
Since Su Hanshan and Pan Huang were here, Venerable Xu Yun was clearly not as ignorant as the little monk about matters outside the temple.
You are too polite. However, since you are here, stay at this Hidden Spirit Temple for a few days. Even without this matter, I had already thought about inviting Benefactor Xiao to stay a few days. Venerable Xu Yun spoke unhurriedly with a faint smile.
Xiao Chen pondered this. The other party probably had other intentions. However, since the other party put it this way, he would not ask further.
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At the same time, in the main hall of the Hidden Spirit Temple:
After the Yan Emperor offered incense alone, he looked at the K?yapa Buddha statue and held an inscribed bamboo stick. Then, he asked, Is my draw good or back?
The result of the Yan Emperors drawn lot would impact the entire Yanwu Dynasty, whether he was willing or not.
The Hidden Spirit Temples Abbot Xu Ye walked out from the side and received the inscribed bamboo stick. After a while, he sighed, Its the worst draw.
[TL Note: This is a form of fortune-telling, customarily used in conjunction with deity worship. One would pray to the deity and then hold a cup with a bunch of bamboo sticks with words inscribed on them. They would shake the cup until one stick fell out. Then, someone skilled in the reading of these lots would interpret them.]
Chapter 2278 Raw 2385 : The Hidden Spirit Temple’s Aim
Chapter 2278 Raw 2385 : The Hidden Spirit Temples Aim
The worst draw?
The expression on the Yan Emperors refined face flickered. He said softly, Venerable, you are not joking, right? The worst draw? Right now, my Yanwu Dynastys Luck is flourishing. In the past five hundred years, I made plenty of political and military achievements. I worked hard day and night, expanding my territory. After I ascended the throne, I have never lost anynd. I even managed to subdue some of the outer region great realms that the Xuewu Dynasty previously controlled. Due to my efforts, the dynastys Luck moved from rock bottom back to its peak. Right now, we enjoy peace. How could it be the worst draw?
Since the Yan Emperor came to the temple to draw lots, he wanted to read the dynastys Luck. From the moment he ascended the throne, his fate became tied to the Yanwu Dynastys.
The Yan Emperors tone contained heavy discontentment and some suspicion.
Abbot Xu Ye responded calmly, May the Lord Buddha preserve us. Monks do not lie. Benefactor Wang, you made time in your busy schedule toe here to offer incense and draw a lot. I believe you must have sensed something. Right now, you are the Yan Emperor. You have already vaguelye in touch with the supreme Heavenly Dao. Your instincts are right.
Yan Emperors expression turned grave. After some thought, he asked, How severe is this worst draw?
Look away, and everything disappears... Abbot Xu Ye replied softly while pressing his palms together.
Look away, and everything disappears? the Yan Emperor muttered to himself. Then, his expression changed drastically. Look away, and everything disappears. Does this mean that the entire dynasty will be destroyed?
However, that does not seem possible. Right now, the dynasty is flourishing, possessing deep umtions.
Even if there were a major disaster, and the dynastys Luck got damaged, the dynasty still should not fall.
However, I have been feeling restless this past year. I have not been able to erase this shadow in my heart.
At my level, I shoulder the dynastys Luck, so my instinct concerning fate and the Heavenly Dao is rtively sensitive.
I cannot possibly end up in such a state for no reason. However, I cannot ept that the dynasty might be destroyed.
The Yan Emperors expression fluctuated as he struggled with himself.
Venerable, is there any way to resolve this?
The Yan Emperors eyes gleamed with hope.
Abbot Xu Ye shook his head and said, Fate raises, and fate destroys. The cycle never ends. All things in the world are numbered. This is not a result of your actions. The cause was sown one hundred thousand years ago, and someone forcibly prevented it fifty thousand years ago. However, it is impossible to stop it again.
The Yan Emperor felt stunned upon hearing that, freezing in disbelief. He suspected that the other party was just posturing.
One hundred thousand years was too far away. When was that? That was the era when the ck Dragon King ran rampant. How could someone fix the Yanwu Dynastys fate one hundred thousand years ago?
The Yan Emperor looked straight at the abbot. He asked after some thought, Venerable, are you feeling dissatisfied with some of the older-generation members of the Royal n and are unwilling to exin? Actually, I also have a different opinion from some of the older generations. Previously, I was restricted by the emperors position and could not do many things. Now that I am about to abdicate, I can do something before stepping down.
Many older-generation experts in the Royal n were dissatisfied with the Hidden Spirit Temple. They felt like they had no control.
The Hidden Spirit Temple possessed deep umtions and strength. However, the Royal n could not control it. They had tried to infiltrate the Hidden Spirit Temple several times but failed.
Hence, these older-generation experts settled for the next best thing. They let the Pleasure Quarter Alliance grow and used that to counterbnce the Hidden Spirit Temple.
This strategy proved to be quite effective.
In the past few millennia, the Hidden Spirit Temple and the Buddhist sects held much less influence than before.
Previously, when Buddhism flourished, even the thrones sessors had to be believers and needed the Hidden Spirit Temples rmendation.
While the Hidden Spirit Temple still held significant influence now, its influence was far fromparable to when it was in its golden age.
The Yanwu Dynastys Royal Court was already practically independent, unlike the Tianwu Dynasty and the Shenwu Dynasty controlled by the Universe Origin Sect and the Profound Heaven Holy Land, respectively.
The Yan Emperors words hinted at Abbot Xu Ye that as long as Abbot Xu Ye was willing to help the Yanwu Dynasty clear this tribtion, the Yan Emperor could allow the Buddhist factions to return to their peak. This was a great temptation.
Abbot Xu Ye shook his head and said, The cause and effect were set in ce one hundred thousand years ago. Benefactor, there is no need to feel entangled about this. There is no way to avoid this cmity. The Yanwu Dynasty cannot avoid it; the Hidden Spirit Temple cannot avoid it; everyone in the world cannot avoid it. Fate raises, and fate destroys. The cycle never ends. Compared to everyone, what does the Yanwu Dynasty count for? Just face it with your usual mentality.
The Yan Emperor was stunned, feeling like lightning had struck him. He now understood what Abbot Xu Ye meant.
Now, the Yan Emperor knew the cause sowed one hundred thousand years ago and what was forcefully prevented fifty thousand years ago. He knew what was going on with this matter that no one could prevent again.
I understand. Goodbye.
The Yan Emperor performed a cupped-fist salute and took his leave. As he walked off, he looked at the worst draw in his hand. He had not returned it, still holding it.
Watching the Yan Emperor leave, the Venerable Abbot sighed softly and withdrew silently.
Inside the hall, the K?yapa Buddhas golden statue had eyes as bright asmps. The smile on its face made it seem as though it has seen through everything, transcending them.
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Naturally, Xiao Chen did not know anything about what just happened.
Xiao Chen had arrived by invitation. After sampling tea with Venerable Xu Yun, he saw that Pan Huang remained under the tree.
Pan Huang still held a chess piece, yet to make his move. However, Sword God Su Hanshan had disappeared somewhere.
Su Hanshan probably could no longer stand Pan Huangs scoundrelly behavior and did not feel like staying.
With the Sword God gone, Xiao Chen found facing Pan Huang much easier.
Hence, Xiao Chen did not hesitate to walk over.
Little Brother Xiao Chen, you came at a good time. Help me to take a look; see if this match can be continued. Pan Huang cheerfully invited Xiao Chen to sit when he saw Xiao Chen. However, this form of address scared Xiao Chen half-dead.
Previously, Xiao Chen did not find this address weird when he took Pan Huang for a beggar.
Now that Xiao Chen knew that the other party was Pan Huang, how could he dare ept such an address?
Xiao Chen had received the Saber Sovereign Medallion in the Kunlun Realm. He also only managed toprehend the Saber Dao because of it.
Without this Saber Sovereign Medallion, he could not have surpassed Prime and left the Kunlun Realm.
Pan Huang was like an ancestor to Xiao Chen. Letting such a person call him little brother felt horrifying.
Senior, please dont address me like that. Im undeserving of it. Actually, I also came from the Kunlun Realm. Senior Pan Huang probably recognizes this Saber Sovereign Medallion.
After Xiao Chen finished speaking, he took out the Saber Sovereign Medallion.
When Pan Huang saw the Saber Sovereign Medallion, he did not seem surprised. He smiled faintly. Anything goes. I dont like others calling me senior. However, given your character, you probably feel ufortable with addressing me as Big Brother. I sensed the Saber Sovereign Medallion in your hands long ago. I had almost forgotten about this thing.
After receiving the Saber Sovereign Medallion, Pan Huang showed a reminiscing expression, muttering to himself, It was really a time of surging hot-bloodedness back then. After so many years, practically all my friends from the Kunlun Realm have died already. It seems like you are the only one who managed to leave the Kunlun Realm after obtaining the opportunity I left behind.
Senior, how exactly are you connected with my martial nephew? Xiao Chen asked out of curiosity.
At the mention of Ling Yu, some regret appeared in Pan Huangs eyes. He exined in a low voice, I have been wandering the world, and a few years ago, I happened to save him in a forbiddennd. When I heard that he was Ye Zifengs disciple, I traveled to Yan City with him, intending to protect him. Unexpectedly, I just left for a short while, and such a thing happened. This child is really unfortunate.
It turned out that things were not thatplicated; the reason was very simple.
When mentioning Ling Yu, Xiao Chen also could not help feeling sorrowful.
However, headliner Ling Longs final choice consoled him somewhat. At least it proved that he was not wrong to bring Ling Yu to the Soaring Dragon Great Realm back then and that Ling Yu did not fall in love with the wrong person.
Do you know the people of the Hidden Spirit Temple? Why did they seek you out?
The topic of Ling Yu was too sorrowful, so Pan Huang changed topics as he returned the Saber Sovereign Medallion to Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen shook his head and said, I sense that Venerable Xu Yun has more to say. However, I do not know what it is.
Pan Huang smiled and said, I believe it was probably that old fogey abbots idea. They sought you out because of the Ancient Yan Emperor Tomb.
The Ancient Yan Emperor Tomb? However, I already made a promise to the Ninth Prince. Unless they are also prepared to support the Ninth Prince to ascend the throne? Xiao Chen said as doubts shed in his eyes.
They wont. The Hidden Spirit Temple does not care about who will be the next Yan Emperor. They only care about the Ethereal Immortal Pce. In reality, the Hidden Spirit Temple would not care too much even if the Yanwu Dynasty is destroyed, Pan Huang exined.
However, they have to pay attention this time. To think that the First Prince allied with the Azure Lotus Church. If the Ethereal Immortal Pce really appears, and the Wings of Time falls into the Azure Lotus Churchs hands, the Hidden Spirit Temple will be on tenterhooks.
A bright gleam shed in Xiao Chens eyes. After some thought, he said, So they want to work with me to prevent the Wings of Time from falling into the Azure Lotus Churchs hands?
Very smart, Pan Huang praised softly with a faint smile.
Chapter 2279 Raw 2386 : Xiao Chen’s Reques
Chapter 2279 Raw 2386 : Xiao Chens Reques
Xiao Chen thought about what Pan Huang said. If the Hidden Spirit Temple invited me over because of the Ancient Yan Emperor Tombs matter, then what about Yuan Zhen?
If I recall right, Yuan Zhen also has an Ethereal Immortal Pce key. Furthermore, he is the strongest true inheritor of his generation.
Could it be that the Hidden Spirit Temple does not know that Yuan Zhen already has an Ethereal Immortal Pce key?
Strange! I had better ask the abbotter.
Putting this matter aside for now, Xiao Chen asked, Senior, how much do you know about the Ancient Yan Emperor Tomb?
Pan Huang scratched his head. After some thought, he said, Let me think about it. I entered the Ancient Yan Emperor Tomb once. However, that was very long ago. The Ancient Yan Emperor Tomb is a Royal n secret realm that gathers all of the Yanwu Dynastys Luck. All the dynastys umtions are concentrated there, among which are many inheritance treasure troves that open only during the session race.
If I recall right, every prince has a certain number of slots for guests during the session race. This is to help them snatch Luck and take the crown prince position. However, these guests have to be younger than five hundred years old. Aside from that, there are no other conditions.
Finding it strange, Xiao Chen asked, Why do they have to be under five hundred years old?
Pan Huang smiled and said, Just think about it. That ce abounds with inheritance treasure troves. What if an overly strong old monster showed up and took away all the inheritance? If that person felt murderous, he could kill all the princes. Haha! At that time, there would be no sessor in the entire dynasty.
Xiao Chen understood. The hearts of men were hard to predict. Instituting some restrictions was necessary.
However, thepetition inside is bbergastingly great. Everyone knows about the Ancient Yan Emperor Tombs benefits. During every session race, all the experts under five hundred years old in the entire Great Thousand Realms, or more urately, the entire Martial Epoch, will gather at Yan City to fight over these limited slots.
The various sects and Noble ns in the dynasty made preparations long ago, focusing on nurturing talents under five hundred years old. Even if the prince they support does not be the crown prince, they can take away the inheritance they obtain there.
Those ambitious princes with high statuses search and visit experts in the Martial Epoch. The guests of those princes will absolutely be experts among experts.
Xiao Chen felt slightly stunned. He had heard that the session race would be very intense, attracting all the Sovereign Emperors in the Martial Epoch. Now, it looked like it was true.
If it was as Pan Huang said, after the many rounds of selection, the Sovereign Emperors who managed to get a slot would be the best in their fields.
Pan Huang paused here. Then, he smiled and asked, What do you think about the Ancient Yan Emperor Tomb?
Me?
Thats right. What are your thoughts?
Xiao Chen thought for a while before answering, I am not very interested in the inheritance treasure troves. However, I will not shun them, either. After all, no one would shun treasures. However, the focus would be on the Ethereal Immortal Pce.
Pan Huang said indifferently, The predictions about the Ethereal Immortal Pce had never been right before. I chased after it twice in the past and returned with nothing both times.
Senior is interested in the Ethereal Immortal Pce?
That is natural. The Wings of Time is now the only Transcendent Grade Soul Tool in the Martial Epoch. Which Faux God would not care? However, Im not too interested now. Not to mention the uracy of the predictions, it is impossible to gather the seven Ethereal Immortal Pce keys, especially the inheritance key.
Then, why is the Hidden Spirit Temple so nervous about this?
It is always wise to y safe.
Pan Huang raised his eyebrow. Then, he looked behind Xiao Chen and said, The abbot is here.
Xiao Chen turned his head back and saw three old monks outside the courtyard. Their cultivations were incredibly horrifying, unfathomable.
One of the three old monks wore a golden kasaya and held a Buddhist monks staff. Barring any surprises, this should be the Hidden Spirit Temples Abbot Xu Ye. The one on the left was Xu Yun. The unknown old man on the right looked at Xiao Chen with some hostility.
Xiao Chen did not know where this hostility came from, as he had never met that person before.
Benefactor Xiao, this is my senior brother, the abbot. And this is my junior brother Xu Ming, Venerable Xu Yun introduced to Xiao Chen after stepping forward.
You chat first. Ill give you some privacy.
Pan Huang stood up and smiled faintly. Before he left, he sent a voice projection to Xiao Chen. If you want more benefits, then dont be soft. Dont judge their wealth by this in and simple ce; they are actually very wealthy.
Xiao Chen felt speechless. This Senior Pan Huang is really unbridled in his speech; there is no semnce of an expert or a senior at all. I wonder what the abbot would think if he knew about Pan Huangs voice projection.
Greetings, Seniors, Xiao Chen saluted calmly as he performed a cupped-fist salute.
After returning the greeting, Abbot Xu Ye said straightforwardly, I believe you know that Junior Brother Xu Yun still has things that he has not told you yet. I was the one that orchestrated his invitation of you here, so Ill exin it.
Please, do speak frankly.
The Ancient Yan Emperor Tomb will be opening in two months. This old monk already knows that Benefactor Xiao holds an Ethereal Immortal Pce key and will enter with the Ninth Prince.
Indeed, it was as Pan Huang guessed.
Xiao Chens expression did not change. Indeed. Does the Venerable Abbot have any instructions for me?
Abbot Xu Ye paused for a moment before replying, If the Ethereal Immortal Pce does appear, I would like to ask Benefactor Xiao to do your best to ensure that the Wings of Time does not fall into the demonic cultivators hands.
Xiao Chen felt slightly surprised. As he looked at Abbot Xu Ye, he asked, Senior, are you that sure that the demonic cultivators will enter the Ancient Yan Emperor Tomb?
Venerable Xu Yun said, Some of the Royal n Elders had been working with the Azure Lotus Church in secret for a long time. They are bolder now, even permitting them to enter a Royal n forbiddennd like the Ancient Yan Emperor Tomb.
They think that no one knows, but my Hidden Spirit Temple has the means to find out.
Xiao Chen frowned. I dont understand. Isnt working with the Azure Lotus Church working against their interests?
The abbot sighed helplessly, The people of the Royal n have their own ways of doing things. They think that they can manipte the Azure Lotus Church and use them to counter my Hidden Spirit Temple. In reality, it is as Benefactor Xiao said; they are just working against their own interests. However, there are always people who consider themselves smart, thinking that they can control everything.
I understand.
Xiao Chen nodded to indicate his understanding. Perhaps to the Royal n, both the Azure Lotus Church and the Hidden Spirit Temple were not good things. The best choice would be to let the two bnce each other.
However, Xiao Chen had another question. Does the Hidden Spirit Temple know that Yuan Zhen has an Ethereal Immortal Pce key as well?
Has your honored temple ever thought of working with a prince? Wouldnt that be more direct? Xiao Chen probed after some thought.
Venerable Xu Yun smiled bitterly. The Royal n sees the Hidden Spirit Temple as a tiger to flee from. Even if the Hidden Spirit Temple supports a prince in the session race, they will not permit the Hidden Spirit Temple disciples to enter. Otherwise, we would not have to bother Benefactor Xiao.
Xiao Chen said after some silence, I find this strange. Even if you did not say anything, I would not just stand by and watch someone else snatch away the Wings of Time.
Xu Ming, who had been silent all the while, said coldly, Are you going to stop them? With what? With your strength, it would already be very good if you dont end up dying.
Xiao Chen found this strange. From the moment Xu Ming arrived, he showed hostility in his eyes. Now, his words were so harsh.
Xu Yun quickly said, Benefactor Xiao, please dont take offense. My junior brothers words are a little harsh, but they are the truth. Senior Brother Abbot sought you out because he is worried that you and the Ninth Prince are not strong enough to stop the Azure Lotus Church.
So?
Abbot Xu Ye said, So, this old monk decided to lend you a hand. This is a bodhi seed that was ced at Spirit Vulture Mountains summit for ten thousand years. It has powerful suppression effects on the evil Buddhist sects. If the Ethereal Immortal Pce really appears, Benefactor Xiao can use this item to suppress the evil Buddhist sect experts.
Xiao Chen received the item, a scarlet bodhi seed. When he looked carefully, he discovered dense and tiny carvings on the seed. These were divine characters, more than ten thousand of them.
What is carved on it?
The K?yapa Scriptures, the supreme scriptures of the Buddhist sect. Before this scripture, any heresy will be suppressed. Those not strong enough might even turn to ashes on the spot. However, it is not very useful on people not of the Buddhist sect. This item is exceptionally precious. If the Ethereal Immortal Pce does not appear, I hope Benefactor Xiao will preserve it, Abbot Xu Ye instructed softly as he looked at the bodhi seed in Xiao Chens hand somewhat reluctantly.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly and did not say anything more. Now that it was in his hands, he naturally had no reason to give it away.
However, just this scarlet bodhi seed alone would be insufficient to convince Xiao Chen. He said calmly, I still want one more thing.
What is it?
A copy of the manual for thest six moves of the Mahmy Abstinence Vition Saber Technique.
Although rumor had it that the secret manuals were already lost and that the Hidden Spirit Temple did not have aplete copy, Xiao Chen did not believe it.
Even if the original was already gone, the Hidden Spirit temple should have preserved copies.
Chapter 2280 Raw 2387 : The Secret of the Saber Technique
Chapter 2280 Raw 2387 : The Secret of the Saber Technique
After Xiao Chen made his request, the expressions of Abbot Xu Ye, Xu Yun, and Xu Ming all changed slightly.
A chill shed in Xu Mings eyes as he said, Not to mention that this Buddhist sect forbidden art was lost long ago and that the Hidden Spirit Temple does not have a copy, even if we had it, we would not give it to someone like you, a person who cultivates a demonic Cultivation Technique and isden with sin.
So that is whats happening. This old monk already sensed my Demonic Dao Cultivation Technique. That is why he is so hostile.
Xu Yun said slowly and softly, Benefactor Xiao, please make another request. This request is difficult for us.
The Hidden Spirit Temples Abbot Xu Ye looked straight at Xiao Chen. Although he kept silent, the expression in his eyes conveyed the same thing.
In that case, there is no need for further discussion. I am not interested in anything else. Xiao Chen took out the scarlet bodhi seed and returned it, preparing to take his leave.
Abbot Xu Ye received the scarlet bodhi seed and pondered in silence. Xu Yun sighed while standing at the side.
As for Xu Ming, he snorted coldly. It is not like we are begging him for help. There is no need to hold him in such high regard.
Xiao Chen, who had already turned around, sneered in his heart, Then, why seek me out?
This Xu Ming needs to understand that I have no obligation to help the Hidden Spirit Temple stop the Azure Lotus Churchs people.
Xiao Chen had no issues with the Hidden Spirit Temple giving him the scarlet bodhi seed to suppress the Azure Lotus Church. In any case, it was free, so why not.
Since the other party invited him here, Xiao Chen had the qualifications to set conditions.
Furthermore, did this Xu Ming really think that Xiao Chen would not be a match for the Azure Lotus Church without the scarlet bodhi seed?
In that case, Xu Ming underestimated Xiao Chen.
Benefactor Xiao, please wait!
Just as Xiao Chen was about to leave the Empty Cloud Pce, Abbot Xu Ye rushed over while holding the scarlet bodhi seed.
This item is a gift from my temple. Benefactor Xiao chopped down the ck Lotus Sect Venerate and helped little Yan Chen reconstruct his physical body. No matter what, my Buddhist sect holds you in great gratitude. Consider this item our thanks for your grace.
Xu Ye handed the scarlet bodhi seed back to Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen did not stand on ceremony, carefully putting away the scarlet bodhi seed. At the same time, he took out the Buddhist sects Golden Letter and handed it over.
Benefactor Xiao, what do you mean by this? Venerable Xu Yun asked as he received the Golden Letter.
Xiao Chen exined softly, Senior Xu Ming seems to have a bad opinion of this junior. I am not sure if I am worthy of this gift and do not dare to be presumptuous. Hence, an item for an item.
Xiao Chen still held high respect for Venerable Xu Yun and Abbot Xu Ye. However, Xu Mings unreasonable hostility made him ufortable, as if he purposely took advantage of the Hidden Spirit Temple.
Abbot Xu Ye, there is no need to overthink this. I have a death grudge with the First Prince. Even if the Azure Lotus Church protects him, I have no reason not to kill him. So, even without your honored temples request, I will still stop this group of people from obtaining the Wings of Time.
Xiao Chen paused for a while before saying softly, As for my strength...
Boom!
Xiao Chens body suddenly released a blue light, his chest turning transparent.
Crystalline, transparent, resplendent, and dazzling.
I have an immortal heart. When my immortal heart is cleansed and the flower blooms, it illuminates three lives!
A blue lotus flower bloomed elegantly under Xiao Chens feet. His white robes looked pure and clean. With a thought, he executed the Mahmy Abstinence Vition Saber Techniques Three Life Flower.
As he stood on the lotus flower, he seemed a world apart, looking boundlessly profound.
Others could not feel any saber intent in this saber move. It had already reached great heights, and its saber intent was formless yet with form.
Formless meant that it could not be felt or sensed. Having a form meant that its state was formed entirely by saber intent.
The three monks expressions changed in startlement. Xiao Chens disy did not look like the strength of a Small Perfection Sovereign Emperor.
Suddenly, the state changed.
The figure of Xiao Chen, who was on the blue lotus flower, twisted, plunging the entire world into darkness. An icy killing intent formed by Buddhist Might soared into the clouds, seemingly merging with the Heavenly Dao. The sky cracked, and an eye created by the Heavenly Daos killing intent opened slowly.
Heavens Eye!
Xu Yun eximed, This is the Mahmy Abstinence Vition Saber Techniques Merciless Killing... If heaven had feelings, it would age. The Heavenly Dao is emotionless, and the Heavenly Daos killing intent is the densest. If one took just one nce at heaven, one would definitely die!
The Heavenly Dao was the most emotionless. Regarding killing, who couldpare to heaven?
When heaven opened its eye, anyone who met its gaze would die. If heaven wanted to kill, who would dare to gainsay it? This was a merciless killing!
Xiao Chen waved casually, and the various mysterious phenomena disappeared like nothing had happened.
He bowed slightly and murmured, This junior was rude. I have embarrassed myself before you three seniors. The three of you are Faux Gods. Naturally, you do not think highly of these small tricks. However, I dare say that this junior is capable of protecting myself unless a Peak Sovereign Emperor appears.
That was right. The earlier move was Merciless Killing, the Mahmy Abstinence Vition Saber Techniques sixth move.
Xiao Chen did not show off on purpose. If he tried to do that, he would clearly be ignorant of the worlds heights.
However, he refused to submit, refused to give in to this Xu Ming and let Xu Ming have the satisfaction of thinking that he wanted to take advantage of the Hidden Spirit Temple.
May the Lord Buddha preserve us! Benefactor Xiao is too humble. Such skills are an eye-opener for us. Truth be told, aside from Mahmy himself, no one in our temple has managed to practice the Merciless Killing. As for Benefactor Xiaos Three Life Flower, it can be acimed as the peak of perfection; it seemed to have already surpassed Mahmys.
Between the Three Life Flower and the Merciless Killing, Abbot Xu Ye had more praise for Xiao Chens Three Life Flower.
That was because Xiao Chen already practiced the Three Life Flower to near perfection, even surpassing the limits of the Mahmy Abstinence Vition Saber Technique.
As for the Merciless Killing, Xiao Chen only just reached Small Perfection and still showed many ws.
When Xiao Chen executed it, he clearly found it taxing.
However, given the precedent of the Three Life Flower, reaching Great Perfection was just a matter of time.
Junior Brother, what do you think? Venerable Xu Yun asked Xu Ming, showing a faint smile.
Naturally, Xu Ming felt upset. He wanted to say that it was only a paltry trick or it was just so-so.
However, Xu Ming could not say such words. If he did, he would be pping his own face. Thus, he just sulked in silence.
Seeing that Xu Ming had nothing to say, Venerable Xu Yun looked at the abbot and said, Senior Brother, I feel that there are some things that we should honestly tell Benefactor Xiao.
Xiao Chen was somewhat puzzled, confusion shing in his eyes.
Xu Ye thought for a while before turning to Xiao Chen. Actually, Benefactor Xiao is unaware that the Mahmy Abstinence Vition Saber Technique has only nine moves. The so-calledst three moves out of the twelve moves are fake, something written in reverse order. Anyone who follows the order that Mahmyid out and practices thest three moves will go crazy. This is why this Martial Technique was ssified as a forbidden art. Regarding offense and killing, the Buddhist sect has several Martial Techniques with even more ferocious killing intent than the Mahmy Abstinence Vition Saber Technique.
My Buddha is merciful. However, the merciful need to shed blood. Otherwise, how could they illuminate the lives of people and kill demons?
Xiao Chen felt stunned upon hearing that. He did not expect there to be such secrets behind this. Why is this not public, then?
Su Ye sighed softly, Long ago, an expert of my Buddhist sect discovered this secret. Later on, the saber manual disappeared, so this secret remained a secret to prevent people from harming my Buddhist sect if they managed to practice this Mahmy Abstinence Vition Saber Technique.
So, that is the case.
As for copies of thest three moves, the Hidden Spirit Temple does have them. However, they have been sealed innds with extremely harsh environments because Mahmy is a taboo for the Hidden Spirit Temple. As for the reason, I will not exin further.
Xiao Chen felt excited. What, then?
Abbot Xu Ye said, Since Benefactor Xiao is already certain that you will go against the Azure Lotus Church, the Hidden Spirit Temple will assist Benefactor Xiao. We can tell you where the seventh move is. However, whether you can obtain it or not will depend on yourself.
It looks like the Mahmy Abstinence Vition Saber Technique holds many implications. Hence, the Hidden Spirit Temple cannot possibly let me practice the entire Mahmy Abstinence Vition Saber Technique. They are willing to tell me the location of the seventh moves saber manual copy because they think highly of my strength, agreeing that I can fight with the Azure Lotus Church experts.
The enemy of my enemy is my friend. That is why they made this exception once.
Where is it? Xiao Chen asked.
Abbot Xu Ye said, Come with me.
Xu Ming felt dissatisfied with this situation. However, Xu Ye and Xu Yun already made up their minds. No matter how dissatisfied he was, he could not stop this. So, he snorted coldly and turned to leave.
Chapter 2281 Raw 2388 : A Sea
Chapter 2281 Raw 2388 : A Sea
Xu Yes actions greatly dissatisfied Xu Ming, prompting Xu Ming to leave.
When the two saw the situation, they felt somewhat helpless. However, they did not say anything.
Venerable Xu Yun consoled Xiao Chen, Benefactor Xiao, please do not take offense. Junior Brother Xu Ming believes strongly in a clear distinction between good and evil. He once announced a major great ambition, wanting to sweep away all evil and bring the Buddhist sect back to glory. Hence, it is hard for him to avoid hostility to you. In reality, my senior brother and I have no strong attachments to the distinction between good and evil. Whether Buddha is in ones heart or not, you just need to follow your heart. As long as you do not worship the evil Buddhas, all those with an affinity for my Buddha are friends.
Abbot Xu Ye added, Thats right. Faith cannot be forced. The K?yapa Buddha never promoted such principles, either. Before he became a Buddha, he also cultivated a Demonic Dao Cultivation Technique. However, he put it down and became a Buddha in the end, shouldering the great undertaking of the Buddhist sects.
Xiao Chen nodded to indicate his agreement.
Just because one was a Buddha, it did not mean that one would not make mistakes. They did not represent the supreme truth, and there was no need to force others to ept the faith.
As for Xu Ming, Xiao Chen was not surprised at his major great ambition. Since ancient times, there had been nock of such fanatics. It was not just the Buddhist sect; there were many people of other religions with simr ambitions.
Under Abbot Xu Yes lead, Xiao Chen arrived at a small path that led upwards.
Without realizing it, Xiao Chen arrived at the summit of Spirit Vulture Mountain.
That was a cold, humid, dark, and empty piece ofnd. An atmosphere that inspired restlessness hung in the air. It felt like all the evil in the world gathered here.
Xiao Chen looked to the front, somewhat astonished at the wildness of the sins that seemed to be buried deep in this boundlessly darknd.
Where is this ce? Buddhist sects represent purity. How could there be a ce with such filth? Xiao Chen blurted out. He felt like he had arrived in the Abyssal Underworld.
Venerable Xu Yun asked after some thought, Did you see the golden K?yapa Buddha statue on the mountains summit?
Xiao Chen nodded and replied, Naturally, I did.
It would be impossible not to. One could see that towering, golden body at the summit just by looking up. Buddhist light shone, and Auspicious Signs filled the sky. That ce looked as dreamy as heaven. It was like the paradise mentioned in Buddhist scriptures, making everyone feel reverence for it when they looked at it.
Previously, Xiao Chen even wondered whether the Hidden Spirit Temple was hidden in a small world behind the golden K?yapa Buddha statue.
This is...the world behind the K?yapa Buddha statue. It gathers the sins of the Great Thousand Realms. The Lord Buddha shows supremepassion, helping the people of the world shoulder all the sins, showing mercy to the entire mortal world. The paradise that the mortal world seeks is actually the mortal world, existing within the mundane. The Lord Buddha forged a paradise world for them. Despite living in it, they do not know.
Venerable Xu Yuns words caused Xiao Chen to enter deep thought.
The mortal realm is the purend; paradise is by their side. This is an interesting viewpoint. However, the Buddhist sect did not spread this information out. Or perhaps, the people of the mortal world are not willing to see this reality. They do not require heaven; what they want is just the fantasy.
Xiao Chen did not delve too deeply into this principle. He mused casually as he looked at the dark, emptynd before him.
It looked like a boundless, deste in where even grass could not grow. The smell of rot and decay hung in the air.
Extremely vicious and ferocious wild beasts lived on this barren in. Many of them even still preserved the aura of the Great Deste Eon Savage Beasts.
Even farther away were seven ck peaks barely visible at the limits of Xiao Chens vision.
Aside from these beasts, he could see several Hidden Spirit Temple disciples training. They came to kill Savage Beasts, temper their Buddhist hearts, or practice their skills.
It looked like this ce was not a secret to the Hidden Spirit Temple disciples.
Do you see those seven ck peaks? The saber manual for the Mahmy Abstinence Vition Saber Techniques seventh move is on that ck peak. The ck peaks are the Buddhist sects forbiddennds. You have only half a month. If Benefactor Xiao still cannot find the saber manual, then you can only leave without it.
Xiao Chen looked at the mountain Venerable Xu Yun indicated. It was the third peak from the left. As it was too far away, he could not see anything strange from it.
I understand. Seniors, thank you for giving me this opportunity. No matter what, I have to give it a try.
Even though Xiao Chen knew that the Hidden Spirit Temple would not give him the saber manual for thest two moves, he would still properly cherish this opportunity to obtain the seventh moves saber manual.
Right now, he grasped six moves of the Mahmy Abstinence Vition Saber Technique. He obtained the first three movesBreaking the Mundane, Resolving the Mundane, and Entering Hellby himself. Then, he gained the middle three movesIn the Mortal Realm, Three Life Flower, and Merciless Killingthrough an exchange with the little monk Yan Chen.
The final three moves were the taboo of taboos for the Buddhist sect, ced innds of extreme environments.
If Xiao Chen found it and seeded in practicing it, he would be one of the rare people since ancient times who managed to do so.
Goodbye!
Xiao Chen turned to perform a cupped-fist salute before leaving. The moment he turned, he saw a Buddha image that stunned him.
This Buddha image was incredibly huge. It did not show any expression and was pitch-ck all over, looking cold and emotionless. It gave off a strong might and pressure, not feeling peaceful or merciful. However, it still appeared stern and dignified, feeling somewhat strange.
Xiao Chen entered deep thought. This should be the golden K?yapa Buddha statue. However, everyone only saw its front, its glittering golden side that showed a smile amid Auspicious Signs.
So which one is its true self?
Or perhaps, both are its true self. Given that, I can understand why sects like the Azure Lotus Church and the ck Lotus Church broke off from the orthodox Buddhist sects.
Xiao Chen shook his head, dismissing those thoughts. Then, he turned around and went on his way.
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At the same time, Xu Ming showed an extremely unsightly expression in the Hidden Spirit Temple. He felt extremely dissatisfied with his senior brother abbots decision.
Yuan Zhen sat quietly at the left side, listening to Xu Mings angry ramblings.
Master, there is no need to worry too much. Even if he went to the Dark World, he might not be able to cross that sea. Even if he crossed that sea, he might not be able to ascend the ck peak. It would be even more difficult for him to find the saber manual, Yuan Zhen said softly after a long silence.
Xi Ming shook his head and said, We cannot underestimate this person. Previously, I looked down on him too much. I now have to admit that his strength is terrifying. Even if we undo your seal, you might not be able to suppress himpletely.
Yuan Zhen nodded. Master is right.
Xu Ming said seriously, Im not angry about giving him the saber manual. Im angry about Senior Brother Abbots attitude, behaving like a yes-man. Is that the prestige of a Buddhist sect leader? No wonder the prestige of our Buddhist sect has faded during these years. To think that they are so polite to a person d in sins. The evil sects will end up destroying them sooner orter.
Yuan Zhen quickly said, Master, you cant say that
Xu Ming interrupted forcefully, There is no need to worry. If the Ethereal Immortal Pce appears when you enter the Ancient Yan Emperor Tomb incognito, you have to snatch the Wings of Time. Only the Wings of Time can allow the Buddha King to break through the epochs limits and descend to this world. We need to start the next epoch... These people are overly conservative and inflexible. The Buddhist sect can truly rise if only we rule.
A brilliant light gleamed in Yuan Zhens eyes. He said seriously, Master, rest assured. Disciple will do his best to let the Buddha King descend to the world.
Xu Ming looked at Yuan Zhen with a satisfied smile. It looks like I was right in choosing you.
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Xiao Chen once stayed at the Abyssal Underworld for several months, so he was already very familiar with dark and foul environments.
Furthermore, he practiced a Demonic Dao Cultivation Technique. Right now, he could switch his Divine Energy Sea as he pleased.
Hence, he did not feel any difort in this environment.
However, while the peak could be seen, a horse would be exhausted if it rushed all the way there. Although the seven ck peaks looked close, Xiao Chen still had not arrived after walking for seven days. Furthermore, the peak still looked to be a distance away.
The journey was not arduous. However, the Savage Beasts that Xiao Chen asionally ran into gave him a headache.
The farther Xiao Chen went, the stronger the Savage Beasts.
In the meantime, Xiao Chen ran into several Hidden Spirit Temple disciples. When he triedmunicating with them, he gained a surprising harvest. These disciples did not see Xiao Chen as an outsider, telling him about the situation of this ce.
For example, the seven ck peaks were taboo.
Even the strongest of them could make it only to the sea of bitterness and look at the seven ck peaks from afar. They could not go any farther.
Moreover, no one could say how far that sea stretched.
Some said fifty thousand kilometers, some said five hundred thousand kilometers, some said five million kilometers, and some said one had to walk for a year to cross.
Regardless of the answer, Xiao Chen had not even seen that sea, so the ck peaks would be even farther.
This ce had an extremely strong suppression on Dao Domains. Thews of space and time were different here.
Simply jumping around drained a lot of Divine Energy, so Xiao Chen could only continue his dry walk.
Fortunately, he had a good mental state. He could endure such dryness and harsh environments.
On a certain day, Xiao Chen looked up and saw a sh of light.
He looked over and discovered that a bright sea had appeared before him at some point.
The sea looked exceptionally bright and clear in this dark and gloomy environment. All it took was one look for one to discover it.
Xiao Chen rejoiced in his heart, and his pace sped up significantly.
Chapter 2282 Raw 2389 : Unexpected Gain
Chapter 2282 Raw 2389 : Unexpected Gain
A clear, jade-green sea suddenly appeared in the dark and deste world. The water looked pure and clean, reflecting the seven ck peaks.
Xiao Chen walked to the seaside with a contemtive expression, not speaking for a long time.
Beforeing here, he had heard that there was a sea of bitterness at the edge of this world.
The Hidden Spirit Temple disciples who came here on experiential training could not proceed further upon reaching this ce.
There were the temples rules on this. However, the bigger reason was that they could not cross it.
This sea was known as the sea of bitterness.
As the Buddhists would say, the sea of bitterness was endless. Since it was endless, one could not cross it.
The seven bitternesses in this world were life, age, sickness, death, resentment, parting from loved ones, and denied desire. This sea gathered the endless bitterness, making it boundless and never-ending.
Xiao Chen once faced a sea of bitterness in the Kunlun Realm. There had been a headless K?itigarbha Bodhisattva in the sea of bitterness.
There had also been the saber light that the Azure Emperor left behind and countless aggrieved spirits and malicious ghosts crying in pain within the sea of bitterness.
Thus, Xiao Chen was not unfamiliar with the sea of bitterness.
However, this sea of bitterness was different from the Kunlun Realms sea of bitterness. Firstly, there was no K?itigarbha Bodhisattva or boundless aggrieved spirits trapped within it.
Secondly, this sea of bitterness was clear and pure, reflecting the seven ck peaks.
Xiao Chen raised his eyebrows slightly as he looked at the third ck peak from the left at the opposite shore of the sea of bitterness.
That was his destination. The saber manual of the Mahmy Abstinence Vition Saber Techniques seventh move was hidden there.
Xu Ye gave Xiao Chen half a month. Now, thirteen days had already passed. He had only two days left.
If he got dyed at this sea of bitterness, it would be impossible for him to obtain the saber manual.
Hence, he could not enter this sea of bitterness without being fully confident.
Xiao Chen bent down and scooped up some water. Then, the clear sea slipped through his fingers, dripping down.
Every drop of water showed an upside-down figure of Xiao Chen trapped within it.
Strange. Is this really the sea of bitterness?
Xiao Chen felt doubtful. Although many Hidden Spirit Temple disciples said that this was the sea of bitterness, he, who had seen a true sea of bitterness before, felt doubtful and begged to differ on this.
Whoosh!
Xiao Chen sent out a sh of saber light with a flick of his finger. The saber light stuck close to the water surface as it continuously flew forward. It kicked up sshes everywhere it passed, endlessly flying forward. Farther, and farther, and farther...
The saber light always remained within Xiao Chens vision, unable to fly out of the sea.
Interesting.
Xiao Chen caressed his chin, entering deep thought. Then, he tested several other methods to no avail.
Xu Yun and Xu Ye secretly observed Xiao Chen from under the golden K?yapa Buddha statue on Spirit Vulture Mountains summit. They both showed faint smiles.
It looks like he is unable to cross the sea.
If he cannot cross it, then he cannot me us for not giving him a chance.
The two had a rtively open and rxed attitude towards whether Xiao Chen could get the saber manual or not.
If Xiao Chen could obtain the saber manual, he would grow stronger. At that time, he would have better odds of suppressing the Azure Lotus Church in the Ancient Yan Emperor Tomb.
If Xiao Chen could not find the saber manual copy, it would not spread out of the Buddhist sects.
To the Hidden Spirit Temple, there were benefits either way. Unfortunately, Xu Ming could not think of this.
Just as the two concluded that Xiao Chen could not cross this sea, he took a step and calmly walked over.
Strange...he figured it out?
It cant be that fast, right?
Xu Yun and Xu Ye showed some shock, feeling somewhat surprised.
Could it be that Xiao Chen would be the first person in the past few millennia to ascend the ck peaks?
Xiao Chen walked to the center of the sea with a calm expression, moving step by step.
Along the way, bitter feelings appeared in his heart. The bitterness he felt in the past years filled his mind.
This was especially so for Liu Ruyues figure, moving around like a phantom. He could not obtain what he desired; the pain of parting from his loved one was indescribable.
The intense pain made ones mind nearly copse.
No wonder no one could cross it. One had to endure bitterness that could cause one to crumble with every step. Anyone would choose to turn back.
The shore was there if one turned back. However, this shore was not the shore of the other side; it was the starting point.
Xiao Chen looked down. The seawater still looked clear and clean, reflecting the seven ck peaks.
Everything looked normal.
However, Xiao Chens reflection did not appear in the water. This made Xiao Chen think of the trapped upside-down figures in the water droplets from before.
At that time, every water droplet had his upside-down figure in them. However, his reflection was nowhere to be seen in the entire sea.
Then, Xiao Chen thought about how the many Hidden Spirit Temple disciples quoted different distances for the sea of bitterness.
Xiao Chen already understood. This was not the sea of bitterness but a sea that existed in everyones heart.
This was a sea made of all the bitterness in ones heart.
To get to the ck peaks, one had to be able to walk out of ones own sea of bitterness.
That would exin why every water droplet had Xiao Chens reflection trapped within them yet the entire sea did not.
This was because the sea was himself. How could it reflect him?
Those that could not cross could notprehend this point. They could not figure out that they were trapped in an illusion, trapped within the sea of bitterness in their hearts.
Now that Xiao Chen knew this, it would be easy to cross.
As for how to break this, Xiao Chen had to close his eyes and examine his heart. When he saw the sea in his heart, he naturally could cross it.
Xiao Chen was not in a physical sea of bitterness. It was just an illusion, trapping him in the sea of bitterness within his heart.
Whoosh!
When Xiao Chen opened his eyes, he found himself already at the foot of a ck peak.
He looked back and saw the indistinct, expressionless Buddha statue in the distance.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly, knowing that he had crossed the sea of bitterness.
Now, he sized up his surroundings again. After verifying that he was at the foot of the third ck peak from the left, he rxed.
Flowers bloomed at the foot of the mountain. To think that such rare and beautiful flowers grew in thisnd of sin.
These are...Blood Spirit Flowers?
Xiao Chen felt slightly stunned. He had seen these flowers before. The Blood Spirit Flowers contained a pure demonic nature, great nourishment for Demonic Dao cultivators.
That was not important. The most important thing was that these Blood Spirit Flowers bloomed exceptionally beautifully.
These Blood Spirit Flowers had existed for at least ten thousand years. When Xiao Chen looked around, he saw that simr nts were everywhere around the ck peak.
The Blood Spirit Flowers at the mountain foot were just bottom-average existences here.
What a treasure mountain! Xiao Chen muttered to himself, rejoicing greatly. Since he dual cultivated righteous and demonic, he could freely convert his Divine Energy. Be it Spiritual Energy Divine Energy or Demonic Qi Divine Energy, there was no difference to him.
These natural treasures that the Hidden Spirit Temple monks avoided at all costs were supreme treasures to Xiao Chen.
The bigger pleasant surprise was that no one hade for a very long time. Even if someone did, they did not touch these demonic flowers or demonic fruits.
Xiao Chen looked around the bunch of Blood Spirit Flowers and fixed his gaze on a Blood Spirit Fruit.
Blood Spirit Flowers were extremely rare. However, it was even rarer for them to bear fruit. It was not easy toe by a Blood Spirit Fruit.
Today, Xiao Chen saw a Blood Spirit Fruit with a casual sweep of his surroundings.
He did not bother picking the ten-thousand-year-old Blood Spirit Flowers that other Demonic Dao cultivators considered supreme treasures. He took only this Blood Spirit Fruit.
After picking the Blood Spirit Fruit, Xiao Chen pondered for a moment before consuming it.
Then, he sat down cross-legged and quickly circted his Demonic Cloud Heaven Swallowing Art.
The Demonic Qi that the Blood Spirit Fruit turned into poured endlessly into his Divine Energy Sea like a gushing river.
After fifteen minutes, Xiao Chenpletely refined the Medicinal Energy of the Blood Spirit Fruit.
He opened his eyes, and a spiritual light shed in them. This Blood Spirit Fruit was at least ten thousand years old.
With this, his cultivation had increased by ten percent.
Xiao Chen was already a 2-Vein Sovereign Emperor. Yet, his cultivation increased by ten percent in fifteen minutes. How horrifying was this?
However, when he saw the demonic flowers and demonic fruits growing all over the peak, he felt that such an increase was nothing much. If he absorbed them all, he could advance quickly to 3-Vein Sovereign Emperor.
Even if I do not find the saber manual on this trip, I have already gained a lot.
Xiao Chen stood up with a faint smile. The demonic nts on this ck peak were an enormous pleasant surprise.
Venerable Xu Yun and Abbot Xu Ye probably did not think of this.
Xiao Chen thought to himself, I do not have much time left. I can only absorb the most precious of these demonic flowers and demonic fruits.
I should not bother with anything under ten thousand years old and waste time.
After making up his mind, Xiao Chen frantically harvested the demonic nts on this mountain.
He did not know if these demonic nts would retain their medicinal effects after leaving the ck peak, so he refined them on the spot. Over one day, his cultivation advanced by leaps and bounds, reaching peak 2-Vein Sovereign Emperor.
It looked like he would break through the limits and shatter his bottleneck soon. Relying on the demonic nts on the ck peak, he headed towards 3-Vein Sovereign Emperor. However, Venerable Xu Yun and Abbot Xu Ye, who were on Spirit Vulture Mountains summit, started to feel anxious.
As Xiao Chen zealously harvested the demonic nts, cracks started to appear at Spirit Vulture Mountains summit, which was replete with Auspicious Signs.
I did not think of this. We cannot let him continue. The ck mountain is losing too much of its demonic nature. If the bnce between good and evil is lost, it will be problematic...
Chapter 2283 Raw 2390 : Will You Kill Me?
Chapter 2283 Raw 2390 : Will You Kill Me?
Whoosh!
Xiao Chen had reached peak 2-Vein Sovereign Emperor. However, before he could continue searching for ten-thousand-year-old demonic fruits to make his breakthrough, a strong, irresistible force pulled him off the ck peak.
When Xiao Chen recovered his vision and looked around, he was surprised to discover himself on Spirit Vulture Mountains summit. The golden K?yapa Buddha statue stood beside him, looking like a mountain.
Next to it, Xiao Chen seemed as weak and insignificant as an ant.
When Xiao Chen turned his head back, he saw Venerable Xu Yun and Abbot Xu Ye looking at him, appearing unnerved.
Xiao Chens eyes gleamed, apparently in understanding. Then, he said, Seniors, this juniors time on the ck peak should not be up yet. If I recall right, I should have one more day left.
Venerable Xu Yun said awkwardly, Thats right. Benefactor Xiaos time is not up yet.
Then, why did you pull me out early?
Xiao Chen felt very upset. He could break through the 2-Vein Sovereign Emperors bottleneck if he had one more day, reaching 3-Vein Sovereign Emperor.
Being forcibly pulled out when he was stuck at the bottleneck did not feel good.
Abbot Xu Yeughed, Hahaha! Benefactor Xiao is making meugh. Here is the saber manual that Benefactor wants. You have already passed the test, so there is no need to remain at the ck peak.
After speaking, Abbot Xu Ye took out a jade strip and handed it to Xiao Chen.
This...
Xiao Chen received the jade strip with some confusion, not understanding what was going on.
That is it, then. Benefactor, please leave the mountain now. We will leave the matter of the Azure Lotus Church and the Ancient Yan Emperor Tomb to Benefactor.
Before Xiao Chen could say anything, Venerable Xu Yun already asked him to leave.
But...
Venerable Xu Yun nudged Xiao Chen, smiling. No buts. Dont you want the saber manual? We already gave it to you. Stop butting us. Come, Ill send Benefactor Xiao off.
Venerable Xu Yun did not give Xiao Chen any chance to speak. The two Buddhist sect powerhouses forcibly sent Xiao Chen out of Spirit Vulture Mountain.
After Xiao Chen left, the two heaved sighs of relief, feeling incredibly fatigued.
How stupid of us! It actually did not ur to us. He dual cultivates righteous and demonic. Sending him into the ck peak is like sending a wolf into a flock of sheep. If we had let him stay any longer, the bnce between good and evil would have been upset. Who knows what disaster that would bring? Venerable Xu Yun sighed as he watched the cracks heal slowly at the Auspicious-Sign-covered summit.
Abbot Xu Ye showed some doubts in his eyes as he asked after some thought, Junior Brother, have you thought about why the two of us would make such a mistake?
Thats right! With our intellect, we logically should have noticed it.
Perhaps it was reasonable for others to miss out on this important information. When one tried to think of everything carefully, there would be times when one made mistakes.
However, this should not be the case for Xu Yun and Xu Ye, as they were both Faux Gods.
No matter how minor or major, all information would be imprinted in their minds. They could not possibly forget that Xiao Chen cultivated a Demonic Dao Cultivation Technique.
Horror suddenly shed in Venerable Xu Yuns eyes. He said, Could he have broken through the limits of dual cultivating righteous and demonic, and that led to us forgetting about him dual cultivating?
The further one goes on dual cultivating righteous and demonic, the harder it bes. It is a dead end. Even the Lord K?yapa Buddha abandoned his Demonic Dao Cultivation Technique upon bing a Buddha back then. Since ancient times, no one has managed to perfectly merge righteous and demonic...
Abbot Xu Ye continued softly, If that is really the case...then it is somewhat terrifying. Having a person who can perfectly merge righteous and demonic is equivalent to breaking the entire Martial Epochs limitations. It looks like this Martial Epoch really has reached its end; the various signs have all appeared already.
The two Buddhist sect Faux God powerhouses appeared somewhat worried, showing grave expressions.
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Xiao Chen, who already left the mountain, felt confused as he held the jade strip. Why did they just give me the Mahmy Abstinence Vition Saber Techniques saber manual? The two of them should not be this kind.
If the two of them wanted to give me the saber manual, they could have done it at the start. Abbot Xu Ye would not have made me adventure in the Dark World.
Back then, they clearly wanted to take the attitude of It is not that we did not want to give you the saber manual. We gave you the opportunity, but you did not manage to get it, so you cannot me us.
However, when my cultivation advanced wildly, nearly breaking through, the two of them pulled me out and stuffed the saber manual into my hands. Then, they chased me off the mountain without any reason.
Strange.
Xiao Chen shook his head and stopped thinking.
Even though he did not manage to break through the 2-Vein Sovereign Emperors bottleneck, he gained a fortuitous encounter out of nowhere. This allowed him to reach peak 2-Vein Sovereign Emperor and receive a saber manual.
No matter what, he profited a lot on this trip to the Hidden Spirit Temple.
It is time to return to the Misty Rain Pavilion. About half a month has passed. I wonder how they are doing after that big mess? Xiao Chen muttered to himself and prepared to rush back to the Misty Rain Pavilion.
Just at this moment, a figure shed continuously in the air before firmlynding before Xiao Chen.
Benefactor Xiao, I trust that you have been well?
That person turned around. It was the mysterious Yuan Zhen whom Xiao Chen had not seen for some time.
Based on what Xu Yun and Xu Ye said, they did not know that Yuan Zhen already obtained an Ethereal Immortal Pce key.
This person is...somewhat mysterious.
Im doing alright. Brother Yuan Zhen, why are you here? Xiao Chen replied casually but kept his guard up, covertly scanning the area with his Spiritual Sense.
Haha! Brother Xiao, there is no need to be so nervous. No one would dare to touch Benefactor Xiao at the foot of Spirit Vulture Mountain. Furthermore, everyone in the imperial capital already knows that you are the Ninth Princes guest. Who would dare to touch you? Yuan Zhenughed, his eyes narrowing slightly.
Xiao Chen thought, Thepetition to be the princes guest should have reached its most intense phase in the past half-month.
Unexpectedly, the Ninth Prince took the initiative to spread the word of me being his guest.
Brother Yuan Zhen, dont mind it. I am just naturally cautious. However, as far as I know, the Hidden Spirit Temple disciples cannot be the princes guests. Why is Brother Yuan Zhen so concerned about the session race?
Xiao Chen tried probing Yuan Zhen to see if he could figure out anything from Yuan Zhens expression.
Yuan Zhen was not surprised to hear that. It looks like Brother Xiao learned many things on this trip to the Hidden Spirit Temple. Indeed, the Hidden Spirit Temple disciples cannot be the princes guests. Right now, the entire city is paying attention to the session race. Practically all the Sovereign Emperors under five hundred years old in the entire Great Thousand Realms have gathered in Yan City. I believe that you already know that too.
Upon reaching this point, Yuan Zhen paused for a moment. Then, he smiled and continued, After Brother Xiao returns, there might be some trouble. Thepetition to be a princes guest is somewhat terrifying.
Many thanks for the reminder. I wonder if my friends at the Misty Rain Pavilion are still fine?
The other party seemed to know a lot, so Xiao Chen asked about one of his concerns.
After the wedding, the First Prince could not recover from the setback, which resulted in a fall in poprity. Now, the three princes are back at the same starting line. They are busy with the session race and cannot spare time for anything else. Furthermore, everyone noticed the Sword Gods connection to Pavilion Master Su. Who would dare to touch the Misty Rain Pavilion?
Xiao Chen heaved a sigh of relief. This was good.
However, after speaking so much, you still have not said why you are here.
Me?
Yuan Zhen said softly, Im just here to see you. I want to know how much stronger you have grown after leaving the Dark World.
So, what did you figure out?
It looks like you crossed that sea and climbed the ck peak. Otherwise, your strength would not have advanced so rapidly.
A bright light shed in the depths of Yuan Zhens eyes. He astutely detected Xiao Chens improvement in strength.
You seem to understand a lot about the Dark World, Xiao Chen said seriously, not denying anything.
If we be enemies one day, will you kill me? Yuan Zhen suddenly asked, changing the topic.
Xiao Chen looked at the other party and replied calmly, I will.
In that case, I can rx. Because...I will too. When necessary, dont show mercy.
Yuan Zhen narrowed his eyes in a smile. Xiao Chen could not tell if it held grief or joy.
Take care. I wont send you off.
Yuan Zhen pressed his palms together and bowed slightly. Then, he turned to leave.
Xiao Chen pondered, After speaking for so long, thisst sentence is probably what he wanted to say.
It looks like he will enter the Ancient Yan Emperor Tomb.
However, why does it feel somewhat strange?
If he really is an enemy, then why did he need to ask? This was practically a reminder for me to be careful, that he would kill me the next time we meet.
This person...is such a mystery, Xiao Chen sighed softly as he shook his head. Ever since he met Yuan Zhen, he had never truly figured this person out.
Before the sky turned dark, Xiao Chen returned to the Misty Rain Pavilion.
He learned that Chu Chaoyun, Ao Jiao, and the Heavenly Fragrances Holy Daughter had already left. Although he had expected it, he still found it unfortunate.
When Su Ye heard that Xiao Chen returned, she rushed over and said, Xiao Chen, the Heavenly Book Schr has been waiting for you for seven days already.
Alright, Ill go and meet him.
What a fellow! He is very patient. To think that he waited for seven days.
Chapter 2284 Raw 2391 : Moving According to Plan
Chapter 2284 Raw 2391 : Moving ording to n
Since the Heavenly Book Schr was here, it had to be because of the session race that would take ce in the Ancient Yan Emperor Tomb.
Su Ye led Xiao Chen to meet the Heavenly Book Schr in the Misty Rain Pavilion. The Heavenly Book Schr was alone; the Ninth Prince was not with him.
Xiao Chen, I have waited for you for seven whole days, the Heavenly Book Schr said softly with a smile. He sized up Xiao Chen with his eyes, trying to estimate Xiao Chens strength.
Xiao Chen said calmly, It looks like there is something urgent. Otherwise, you would not wait for so long. Speak, then.
The Heavenly Book Schr nodded and said, There is still one month before all the princes have to head to the ce and fight for slots to bring their guests into the Ancient Yan Emperor Tomb.
The number of slots determined how many guests a prince could bring in. This affected the results of the session race.
How is the slot allocation for the princes decided? Xiao Chen asked.
The Heavenly Book Schr exined, This is how it works. Every prince starts with seven slots. Then, based on the support they have in the Yanwu Dynastycounting the feudal lords, the Noble ns, and sectsthey receive more.
Thanks to you wrecking the First Princes wedding, the support he received from the feudal lords and Noble ns decreased sharply. However, the First Prince, the Eighth Prince, and the Thirteenth Prince still hold the most slots. The First Prince now has eighteen, while the Eighth Prince and Fifteenth Prince each hold sixteen. The other princes have varying numbers, but none have more than ten. The Ninth Prince has only eight slots.
Xiao Chen thought about this. This First Princes faction is really horrifying. Had I not wrecked that wedding, he might have been able to bring in more than twenty guests. Even now, he still has eighteen slots.
The Ninth Prince holds pitifully few slots. To think that he only has one more on top of the initial number!
So, what is going on with thepetition for slots taking ce one monthter?
The Heavenly Book Schr said, Thatpetition is the final chance for all the princes. The various princes will draw lots to decide on an opponent. Then, their guests will battle. The victor will get one extra slot, and the loser...will lose a slot.
Xiao Chen noticed something off when hearing this. He murmured, What a cruelpetition mechanism! This will probably allow the top three princes to get arger advantage.
The Heavenly Book Schr nodded, agreeing with Xiao Chens viewpoint. Then, he added some of his thoughts.
Thats right. This mechanism is not fair. However, that is what the Royal n wants. They want the strong to get stronger and the weak to get weaker. Those princes just there to make up the numbers do not need to upy too many slots.
Then, the Ninth Princes intentions are?
The Ninth Prince would like you to apany him to the pce and fight during this finalpetition for slots. This matter is very important, but I did not know when you would return. So, I just kept waiting here, the Heavenly Book Schr exined. Then, he looked at Xiao Chen, waiting for a reply.
Xiao Chen thought for a while before saying, Thats not a problem. However, if I win, I would like to keep this slot for myself.
The Heavenly Book Schr frowned slightly. You want to bring a friend into the Ancient Yan Emperor Tomb?
The Ancient Yan Emperor Tomb was and of fortuitous encounters with many inheritances. As long as one was not unlucky, one would definitely gain something there. This held great attraction for Sovereign Emperors, hence all the Sovereign Emperors in the Martial Epoching to Yan City at this time.
This slot was not just a slot; it represented so much more.
The Heavenly Book Schr said, I can promise you this on the Ninth Princes behalf. As long as the Ninth Prince does not lose his slots, the slot you win will go to you.
Great. Its a deal.
Then, I will take my leave first. If you have time, I ask that Brother Xiao head for the princes residence early.
After sending off the Heavenly Book Schr, Xiao Chen looked contemtive. After a while, he got Su Ye to gather Wu Meng, Mo Chen, and the others.
Once Wu Meng, Yun Fei, Mo Yu, Mo Chen, and the others had all arrived at the Misty Rain Pavilions top floor, Xiao Chen informed them of his participation in the Ancient Yan Emperor Tomb.
What do you all think of the session race? Xiao Chen asked.
Wu Meng immediately said, As of now, the hot contenders are the First Prince, the Eighth Prince, and the Thirteenth Prince. Although the First Prince suffered a huge setback in prestige, he still has his foundation and cannot be underestimated. In fact, the Ninth Prince does not have much of a chance of obtaining the crown prince position.
Mo Chen asked softly, Big Brother Xiao, do the Heavenly Alliances headquarters know that you are supporting the Ninth Prince?
Xiao Chen nodded. After I decided to support the Ninth Prince, I secretly informed Lord Mu Zifeng. He had no objections. He only said that he would leave the Yanwu Dynastys matter to me and that I didnt have to be overly cautious about it.
Given that, it means that the Heavenly Alliance does not care about the session race. How strange! Doubt and confusion shed in Mo Chens eyes.
Su Ye said, What headquarters said is pointless. Our priorities are what Lord Xiao wants to achieve and how we can help. The Heavenly Alliances headquarters definitely have their own thoughts on this. Since they did not inform us, they must have their reasons, so there is no need for us to care for now.
Xiao Chen thought about it and agreed. The Heavenly Alliance would not miss out on this big y.
However, he did not know the Heavenly Alliances thoughts on this, making this hard to understand.
Xiao Chen said, My first target is naturally the Wings of Time. The second target is to support the Ninth Prince to be the crown prince. The third target...Ill keep that a secret for now.
However, when Xiao Chen mentioned the third target, Su Ye noticed a faint murderous intent in his eyes. She nodded and said, I understand. I will get the Misty Rain Pavilion to collect information on the Ethereal Immortal Pce keys in Yan City. All of the Heavenly Alliances subordinate merchant associations will fully support the Ninth Prince as well, helping him to recruit stronger guests.
Xiao Chen nodded slightly. Those Sovereign Emperors that came to participate could not be considered true experts.
The various princes already personally went to meet the true experts to recruit them using big rewards.
The Ninth Prince spent a lot of his time outside, fighting the dynastys enemies. It was hard to say how good hiswork and resources within the imperial capital were.
With the Misty Rain Pavilions help, the Ninth Prince could get guests of better quality.
We will do that first. Mo Chen, Bao`er, calcte how much resources we can use. It should mainly be resources that can attract Sovereign Emperors; ignore the other resources. As for Su Ye,e with me to the Ninth Princes residence tomorrow and meet the Ninth Prince.
Xiao Chen paused here. Then, he looked at Wu Meng and the others and said, You all should prepare as well. I will pick one of you toe with me to the Ancient Yan Emperor Tomb.
Haha! I think we dont need to prepare. Among us, Big Brother Wu is the strongest. With his strength, he can hold his own against Great Perfection Sovereign Emperors. The rest of us probably cannot help Brother Xiao much. Yun Fei spoke honestly, not taking it to heart.
Talent was important to cultivators. With the same amount of resources and effort, the cultivator with the best talent would advance faster.
Wu Mengs talent stood at the peak among the Heavenly Alliances younger generation. When he came to Yan City, he did not suffer from the headquarters restrictions but could still get resources from the branch. His rapidly advancing strength was evident for all to see.
Now, Wu Mengs cultivation was the same as Xiao Chens, 2-Vein Sovereign Emperor. Yun Fei and the others were still 1-Vein Sovereign Emperors. He had already put some distance between himself and the rest.
Alright, Wu Meng will apany me. It is settled, then.
Xiao Chen did not like to drag his feet when he did things. Wu Meng was also his top choice in his heart.
When given such an opportunity, Wu Meng naturally had no reason to refuse. After conveying his thanks, he prepared to enter closed-door cultivation.
At dawn the next day, Xiao Chen and Su Ye headed quickly for the Ninth Princes residence.
The Ninth Prince Wang Yans residencey in the city center, next to the imperial pce.
Most of the princes residences were located here.
When Xiao Chen approached the Ninth Princes residence, he sensed a vast and strong force guarding the surroundings. This force felt like it transcended the mortal realm.
Entering the area felt like entering another persons small world. That mysterious force grasped his every move.
Xiao Chen understood that this force came from the imperial pce, the center of the entire dynasty. Such a mysterious force would definitely exist there.
Naturally, as the princes residences were next to the imperial pce, they also enjoyed the protection of this force.
Xiao Chen?
Just as Xiao Chen and Su Ye were about to enter the Ninth Princes residence, they heard a familiar voice, so they turned their heads to look back.
It was the Eighth Prince Wang Feng. There was also a gray-d old man from the Divine Sword Pavilion by his side. Xiao Chen narrowed his eyes slightly upon seeing the old man.
The old mans aura felt somewhat familiar. Back when Xiao Chen faced the three princes at the Smiling Daughter Pavilion, an older-generation expert from the Divine Sword Pavilion sneak-attacked Xiao Chen. Xiao Chen felt that the assassin should be this old man.
Chapter 2285 Raw 2392 : What Is Your Value to Me?
Chapter 2285 Raw 2392 : What Is Your Value to Me?
What a coincidence! It is the Eighth Prince.
When Xiao Chen saw who came, he showed an indifferent expression. Then, his gaze shifted and fixed on the gray-d man at the side.
That old man was a 5-Vein Sovereign Emperor. However, he still tried to avoid Xiao Chens gaze.
The Eighth Prince Wang Feng sized up Xiao Chen. He found the other party increasingly unfathomable. Xiao Chen was now much stronger than when he first arrived at the imperial capital.
Although Xiao Chen was a 2-Vein Sovereign Emperor, anyone recruited as a guest in the session race would definitely be a sharp weapon.
Not to mention Xiao Chens strength, just the Misty Rain Pavilion that he led already made the First Princes wedding go haywire.
Xiao Chen held great recruitment value. Unfortunately, he had killed Duke Yuns beloved son. Hence, the Eighth Prince could not recruit him. However, he already formed an irreconcble conflict with the First Prince.
In the end, the Eighth Prince still could make use of Xiao Chen. It would be best if they did not be enemies now.
The Eighth Prince Wang Feng immediately smiled. Lord Xiao, when you have time, doe and visit my residence. My residence is not that far from Ninth Brothers. We wee you at any time.
Xiao Chen knew what the Eighth Prince was thinking, but did not expose it. He looked at the old man at the side and asked, Are you not going to introduce this senior?
He is the Divine Sword Pavilions Vice Pavilion Master Dao Yan. He happened to be exactly five hundred years old this year and is my strongest guest. If Lord Xiao is interested in the Sword Dao, you can discuss it with Senior Dao Yan, the Eighth Prince introduced calmly, without hesitation.
Dao Yan said indifferently, I have long heard of Lord Xiaos great name. I wee your advice at any time.
Just at this moment, the Ninth Prince and the Heavenly Book Schr walked out of the Ninth Princes residence together.
Eighth Elder Brother, the Ninth Prince greeted when he saw Wang Feng.
The Ninth Prince was still quite polite with Wang Feng. In reality, as long as the First Prince did not work with the Azure Lotus Church, he would not bother with the First Prince.
Ninth Younger Brother, congrattions on recruiting Lord Xiao as your guest. The Eighth Prince smiled, being polite out of formality.
Wang Feng did not pay much heed to the Ninth Prince, as he did not feel threatened. Even if the Ninth Prince recruited Xiao Chen, it should not affect the overall situation.
The Eighth Princes greatest opponents were still the First Prince and the Thirteenth Prince.
Even after them, the Ninth Prince would not be next, as he had practically no factions in Yan City. He could not recruit many strong guests, so his overall strength was ranked at the bottom.
There were many such princes. They entered the Ancient Yan Emperor Tomb to seek fortuitous encounters to raise their strength or improve their standing in the Royal Court.
After some polite exchanges, the Eighth Prince left with Dao Yan.
Senior Dao Yan? the Eighth Prince prompted Dao Yan. He had sensed something strange going on between Xiao Chen and Dao Yan.
Truth be told...The Divine Sword Pavilion expert who tried to assassinate Xiao Chen at the Smiling Daughter Pavilion back then is this old man. He might have noticed something earlier, but Im not sure about it, Dao Yan confessed after some thought.
The Eighth Prince smiled and said, I thought it was something worse. Theres no need to worry. Even if he knows, he will not care too much, as he has a stronger enemy waiting for him. As long as we do not take the initiative to offend him, it will be fine. This persons bottom line is obvious. However, I do not know what his limits are.
Dont worry. This old man does notck tact. Just wait for my Ice Dao Domain to improve and form an ice small world. At that time, no one in the Ancient Yan Emperor Tomb will be a match for me. It is just a mere Xiao Chen; I do not care about him. The Eighth Princes ascension takes priority.
Dao Yans eyes released a cold light, appearing as resplendent and dazzling as stars. A horrifying battle hunger surged out.
Dao Yan was now a 5-Vein Sovereign Emperor. If he could form an ice small world, he would be undefeatable.
An excited gleam shed in the Eighth Princes eyes. He asked, Are you confident?
The Eighth Prince knew that Dao Yan had extraordinary talent in the Ice Great Dao. He reached the Ice Dao Domains ninthyer one century ago. However, Wang Feng had not expected Dao Yan toprehend and form an ice small world before entering the Ancient Yan Emperor Tomb.
The Eighth Prince vaguely felt that Luck had shifted from his First Brother to him.
My time hase!
I am eighty percent confident, Dao Yan said softly.
Wang Feng immediately rejoiced. He smiled and asked, What resources do you need? I will arrange for them; you will definitely be satisfied.
The Divine Sword Pavilion does notck resources. Your Highness, just wait for good news.
No. It is still just eighty percent. I have to push it to fully confident. In the end, the Divine Sword Pavilions resources are still slightly inferior to the Royal Courts. I still have one opportunity to enter the Heavenly Pce Treasure Trove that I have not used. Ill use it for Senior Dao.
The Eighth Prince did not permit rejection, taking agreement as a matter of course.
Dao Yan felt excited. He had heard of the Heavenly Pce Treasure Trove before. That was where the Royal n stored their treasures. All the treasures that went in there were worth cities, iparably precious. He could not refuse.
In that case, many thanks, Eighth Prince.
Its not a problem. You tter me. Come, lets go over.
The Eighth Prince felt incredibly excited. They immediately changed course for the pce.
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In front of the Ninth Princes residence, Wang Yan and the Heavenly Book Schr entered deep thought as they watched Wang Feng and Dao Yan leave.
Since Xiao Chen seemed somewhat interested in Dao Yan, Wang Yan said, That is Dao Yan. He was a Divine Sword Pavilion true inheritor four centuries ago. Before reaching five hundred years old, he became the Divine Sword Pavilions Vice Pavilion Master. Back then, he was a demonic genius that shook up the entire Yanwu Dynasty. He remained silent and hidden during the past few centuries. People only recalled that he had just reached five hundred years old when he suddenly reappeared recently.
Xiao Chen asked, Is he strong?
Yes, very strong. Among all the princes guests this time, Dao Yans strength would rank in the top three, at least. Whats even more terrifying is that sect outstanding talents fill Eighth Elder Brothers side. All the sects in the Yanwu Dynasty support him, so he does not need to spend many resources to recruit guests.
When discussing Wang Feng, the Ninth Prince had to acknowledge his overall strength.
The sects had at least ten thousand years of inheritance; they would notck in resources. Not only could Wang Feng save on resources, but the sects would even support him, sending extraordinary talents to him.
After the First Princes wedding was wrecked, he could no longer suppress the Eighth Prince with his overt forces and fell back to the same starting line.
The Heavenly Book Schr smiled and said, Lets not talk about this for now. Pavilion Master Su and Lord Xiao, pleasee in first.
After entering the residence and discussing some important matters, Xiao Chen said softly, Ninth Prince, aside from the finalpetition for slots taking ce one monthter, I still have something to discuss.
What is it? Wang Feng let out a sound of surprise, somewhat baffled.
Xiao Chen said straightforwardly, This Xiao would like for the Ninth Prince to fight for the crown prince position.
Wang Yan smiled and said, Naturally, I am fighting to be crown prince. Otherwise, why would I recruit guests and ask Lord Xiao to help me fight for an extra slot? Wouldnt that just be a waste of time?
You still do not understand what I mean. I want you to fight wholeheartedly to be crown prince, to ascend to the Yan Emperors throne. Not like now, going through the motions just because of the Ethereal Immortal Pce, reluctantly entering the Ancient Yan Emperor Tomb to snipe at the First Prince.
Xiao Chen directly tore down Wang Yans self-deception.
The Ninth Prince never truly thought of bing crown prince. When he spoke about Dao Yan at the entrance earlier, it was clear that he had no ambition.
The Eighth Prince was a strongpetitor, but the Ninth Prince did not care at all, showing no sense of urgency.
Wang Yans expression changed. As he looked at Xiao Chen, he said, Haha! It looks like I misjudged you. Xiao Chen, you are just a materialistic person. You agreed to my request only because you are trying to fight for benefits
Xiao Chen interrupted him, sneering, Misjudged me? What? Did you previously feel I was indifferent to worldly rewards, a person of loyalty? Although I dual cultivate righteous and demonic, I would not have much ambition? That I would not cause any damage to the dynasty if you let me into the Ancient Yan Emperor Tomb?
The atmosphere suddenly changed, taking the Heavenly Book Schr by surprise. He quickly said, Xiao Chen, thats not what the Ninth Prince meant.
Dont speak for him. Back when I met you, I did not truly leave. I heard everything that you and the Ninth Prince said, that I am not his ideal choice. He simply could not find anyone else, settling for me out of ack of choice. If possible, he would choose a person purely of the Righteous Dao, am I right?
Xiao Chen looked straight at the Ninth Prince calmly.
The expressions of the Heavenly Book Schr and the Ninth Prince immediately changed; they did not know how to answer.
You have nothing to say? Then, let me speak. I knew from the start why you sought me out. I do not mind your suspicions. As long as you are of sufficient help to me, that is enough. I dont care who bes the Yan Emperor, either; what does that have to do with me?
Xiao Chen continued without pause, However, I have formed a grudge with the First Prince, one where we will fight to the death. If you are still going to take a cowardly attitude, what is your value to me? Why should I side with you? If the First Prince ascends to the throne, I will find escaping death difficult. I would have to flee far away from the Yanwu Dynasty. I would not mind if I were alone. However, I still have friends. Pavilion Master Su definitely cannot leave. My subordinate merchant association chiefs cannot leave, either. What are they going to do? I, Xiao Chen, cannot ept it if even one of them dies!
When Xiao Chen said the word dies, he somewhat lost control of his emotions. He looked at the Ninth Prince and said sullenly, Ill say something unpleasant. If you had the status of the Eighth Prince or the Thirteenth Prince, would Wang Fei have dared to touch my martial nephew? Would my martial nephew have died such a wronged death?
Well, I, Xiao Chen, am that materialistic. Are you satisfied?
Seeing that Xiao Chen seemed to lose control of his emotions somewhat, Su Ye quickly reached out and held his hand, quietly pacifying him.
Back then, it was Su Ye and Xiao Chen who rushed out of the city. She was the clearest that Xiao Chen never let go of Ling Yus death. Back then, Ling Yus death dealt a huge psychological blow to him, muchrger than most imagined.
Xiao Chen just did not say anything, not wanting to worry anyone. However, his helplessness and sullenness never disappeared. With every passing day, it multiplied by a hundred.
I...
The Ninth Prince felt somewhat frightened when he saw Xiao Chens expression. In the time he had known Xiao Chen, Xiao Chen had rarely erupted in anger.
No matter how angry Xiao Chen was, he normally would not show it on his face. He would always appear unaffected, unfathomable.
However, when Xiao Chen showed his anger, the air he gave off seemed ridiculously intimidating.
Chapter 2286 Raw 2393 : Age of Great Contention
Chapter 2286 Raw 2393 : Age of Great Contention
The atmosphere turned somewhat depressing. The Ninth Prince had not expected Xiao Chens eruption at all.
The Heavenly Book Schr also remained stunned at the side for a long time before he reacted.
Xiao Chens words were very overboard. However, upon further thought, they made some sense.
The Ninth Prince could be a good person and not aim for the crown prince position. There was a blood connection, so Wang Fei would not dare to kill him.
However, Xiao Chen was different. He did not have such an identity that he could use to protect himself and his friends.
Once the First Prince seeded to the throne, the situation would be extremely unfavorable to Xiao Chen. Xiao Chen might even have to pay a miserable price.
If this was considered a transaction, then the Ninth Prince only thought about himself in this deal.
The Ninth Prince only thought of using Xiao Chens key to prevent the Demonic Dao cultivators from obtaining the Wings of Time if the Ethereal Immortal Pce appeared.
The Ninth Prince never considered what Xiao Chen would do if the First Prince ascended to the throne.
To Xiao Chen, this was not fair. Why should he help such a selfish person?
What is your value to me?
These words sounded harsh, but they were not overboard at all. The facts were as such.
After speaking, Xiao Chen appeared somewhat at a loss. Earlier, he actually felt murderous towards the Ninth Prince and even cast some of his resentment on the Ninth Prince.
If Su Ye had not held on to him, who knew what would have happened?
After calming down, Xiao Chen remained in a daze for a while. He showed a sorrowful expression, feeling a deep sense of helplessness. He had never felt himself so cowardly and weak before.
To think that I pushed the responsibility to someone else. To think that I could say such shameless words. This was simply so juvenile that it wasical.
Sorry for the offense earlier; I have offended Your Highness. No matter what, my martial nephews death has nothing to do with the Ninth Prince. I wille back another day to offer my apologies. Su Ye, lets go.
Wait a moment.
The Ninth Prince quickly called Xiao Chen. He stood up and said, Lord Xiao, there is no need to reproach yourself. You were right. If I had the same status as Eighth Elder Brother or Little Thirteenth, First Brother definitely would not have dared to touch Lord Xiaos martial nephew. I was thinking about how to contribute to the dynasty, how to stop the Demonic Dao cultivators. I was too shortsighted and did not consider the problem from Lord Xiaos angle.
So? Xiao Chen prompted softly without turning his head back.
If Lord Xiao is willing to be my guest, I am willing to do my best to fight to be crown prince, the Ninth Prince Wang Yan said with a serious gaze, heavily emphasizing every word.
The Heavenly Book Schr felt slightly stunned upon hearing that. He knew that the Ninth Prince was a person who honored his word. Once the Ninth Prince decided on something, the Ninth Prince would not hesitate, working with full strength.
However, this wentpletely against the Ninth Princes initial intent.
Hey...
The Heavenly Book Schr suddenly showed doubt in his eyes. A pair of profound talisman scripts appeared in his eyes, showing the general star above the Ninth Princes head falling quickly.
In the general stars ce, a dim emperor star slowly grew brighter and rose.
Previously, when the Heavenly Book Schr did a reading for the Ninth Prince, he read that the Ninth Prince had the talent to be a general, to lead troops into battle to fight and oversee a ce. However, the Ninth Princecked the talent to be emperor. His emperor star remained dim. Not to mention the top three favorite princes, he could not evenpare to most of the other princes.
However, the Ninth Princes general star suddenly fell, and his emperor star rose.
This was a sudden change in fate. The Heavenly Book Schr had never seen such a strange scene before. However, it happened right before his eyes today.
This...how can this be?
Is it because of him? The Heavenly Book Schr shifted his gaze, fixing it on Xiao Chen.
However, the Heavenly Book Schr did not dare to read Xiao Chens fate; he had already suffered once before. Even if he were ten times bolder, he would not dare read Xiao Chens fate again.
Ninth Prince, are you sure? Xiao Chen asked softly after he turned around to look at Wang Yan.
Im sure.
Wang Yan added softly, As the saying goes, I have awakened from my dreams. I often do not like taking the initiative to solve problems. I would wait for the problem to appear before thinking of a way to deal with it. I never thought of taking the initiative to control everything. Even if I manage to stop First Brother this time, what about the next time? There would eventually be a time when I fail. You are right. I was just deceiving myself.
Su Ye exchanged nces with Xiao Chen. After seeing Xiao Chen nodded slightly, she said, With just a word from the Ninth Prince, the Misty Rain Pavilion will use its full power to help the Ninth Prince take the throne, no matter the cost.
Many thanks. However, even though I have decided to be the crown prince and have the Misty Rain Pavilions help, I still do not stand a high chance. I also would like to ask, Lord Xiao, have you thought it through? Wang Yan countered with a question. His handsome face slowly regained its calm.
Xiao Chen replied softly, I always feel that no matter what it is, as long as you fight for it, you stand an even chance. If you do not fight for it, you wont even have a ten percent chance. That is how you were previously, not even letting me have a ten percent chance. Even if I did my best, there would be no way to seed. Do you understand what I mean?
I do.
Good. I will enter closed-door cultivation during this period. As for recruiting guests, you canmunicate directly with Pavilion Master Su. There is no need to worry about resources. One can achieve anything with effort. As long as you do your best, I will have nothing to say, even if you fail.
The Ninth Prince said after some thought, If you are entering closed-door cultivation, then do it at my residence. Closed-door cultivation in the royal residences is the best. The Spiritual Energy here far surpasses that in other ces. We are next to the imperial pce. You can sense the various benefits for yourself.
Alright, I will stay, then. Xiao Chen agreed at once, not standing on ceremony.
Xiao Chen entered the residences secret realm and began closed-door cultivation.
Compared to the other princes guests, Xiao Chens cultivation was still too low. The guests that would enter the Ancient Yan Emperor Tomb were mostly a few centuries old. Among them, there were many older-generation demonic geniuses like Dao Yan.
When these people were young, they possessed excellent talent and sufficient resources. Furthermore, they had time to build umtions. There would not be any weaklings.
Some experts might be skilled with a Great Dao. With their umtions over centuries, they might be able to form small worlds.
A Great Perfection Sovereign Emperor who could materialize a small world would be absolutely exceptional. Such people could fight against Peak Sovereign Emperors.
There would not be many of such people, at most four or five. However, such a person would practically be unrivaled in the Ancient Yan Emperor Tomb.
Xiao Chen had to think carefully about the resources he could use to face such an expert.
My cultivation has already increased significantly. It is practically impossible for me to break through to 3-Vein Sovereign Emperor quickly. If my cultivation cannot increase, then I have to think of another way to increase my strength...
Xiao Chen thought about it and came up with three solutions after a while.
First was his Thunder Dao. Since he had refined a one-hundred-thousand-year-old Thunder Cliff Tree, his Thunder Great Dao was already at the fifthyer. It was the most advanced of all his Dao Domains. When supported by his Alloy Dragon Armor, his fifthyer Dao Domain could already rival a sixthyer Dao Domain in might.
If he added in his Saber Dao Domain and Ice Dao Domain, he could bring out the might of a ninthyer Dao Domain.
Xiao Chen had merged three Dao Domains when he formed his Divine Seal. This was extremely rare among Sovereign Emperors. The might of a triyered Dao Domain was horrifying, far surpassing that of a Dao Domain with just oneyer.
However, it was still not enough.
I still have to add this in.
Xiao Chen opened his palm, and the golden Divine Lightning Talisman slowly came out of his hand.
His palm became like a boundless ocean. The golden talisman gave off a bright electric light. However, it all remained contained in his palm, nothing leaking out.
The Immortal Epochs Thunder Immortal Ancestor materialized this talisman using the Ten Thousand Tribtion Divine Lightning.
The talisman in Xiao Chens hand drove less than a tenth of its source. Even so, it already possessed terrifying might.
This talisman in his hand already firmly imprinted in his Azure Dragon Divine Seal, perfectly merging with his Soul Energy.
With just a thought, Xiao Chens Soul Energy could erupt and unleash the power of tribtion lightning in the Divine Lightning Talisman.
This was far superior to the old Divine Lightning Eye.
However, Xiao Chens thoughts went even further. He wanted to use this talisman to support his Thunder Great Dao.
Then, after heyered his three Dao Domains and supported them with his Alloy Dragon Armor, it might be able to form a Dao Domain that could sh with a small world.
Whoosh!
After thinking of this solution, Xiao Chen put away the Divine Lightning Talisman. Next, a painting appeared in his palm.
This painting was the Taiji Yinyang me Diagram. Ever since the Taiji Yinyang me Diagram materialized as a painting, he rarely used it. However, he now needed to unfurl it.
This was his strongest defensive means. He wanted to raise his Heavenly Snow Divine me and Universe Origin True me to Rank 7.
It would be his second trump card.
The third trump card would be the Mahmy Abstinence Vition Saber Techniques Merciless Killing. If heaven wanted to kill, who dared to resist?
As for the final resort, the Nine Heavens God Demon Body Unsealing Technique, a Dragons Gates Forbidden Art, he intended to avoid using it if possible. Once he used it, he might not be able to handle the consequences.
Aside from this, he needed to cultivate his Ten Thousand Dragons Art.
The Ninth Prince was right. The secret realm of the princes residence was very good. The spiritual energy here was far denser than outside. There seemed to be a Dragon Vein buried in the imperial pce and connected to this ce. This made things easier when cultivating, feeling extremely mysterious.
After determining what to work on, Xiao Chen muttered, These are the trump cards that can allow mybat prowess to increase rapidly within a short period. However, I also have to consolidate my Supreme Dragon Fist, Firmaments Rage, and other Martial Techniques.
While Xiao Chen was in closed-door cultivation, none of the princes residences outside the imperial pce remained peaceful.
A great age of contention in the Yanwu Dynasty arrived silently, creeping up unnoticed.
Chapter 2287 Raw 2394 : Various Movements
Chapter 2287 Raw 2394 : Various Movements
Thunder Pattern Grass, Thunder Spirit Blood Ganoderma, Demonic Cloud Flower, ck Thunder Fruit...
Xiao Chen took out the demonic fruits that he obtained in the ck peak from his storage ring. These demonic fruits could not increase his cultivation, so he had not refined them on the spot that day. Nevertheless, they still held great value, so he had casually stored them in his storage ring when he saw them.
Every one of these fruits contained a pure Thunder Daos Great Dao Energy. However, they had a demonic nature.
To Demonic Dao cultivators, these were supreme treasures with boundless value.
Righteous Dao cultivators would need to wash off the demonic nature in Lunar Water before they could refine it.
Xiao Chen did not need to worry too much. He could directly consume the natural treasures that no one cared about on the ck peak.
If a Demonic Dao cultivator were here, they would definitely let out startled cries at Xiao Chens prodigal usage.
Naturally, these incredibly precious herbs should be refined into Heavenly Pills before being consumed to prevent any of the medicinal nature from scattering.
However, Xiao Chen did not mind, as all these cost him nothing.
As Xiao Chen consumed the various demonic fruits, a ck thunder me erupted from his body. The Thunder Great Daos aura he radiated continuously strengthened as his fifthyer Dao Domain slowly advanced.
The Thunder Dao was now Xiao Chens strongest and vastest foundational power. He wanted to enhance it further.
If his Thunder Dao Domain broke through to the sixthyer, it would be even more horrifying when he supported it with the Alloy Dragon Armor.
Xiao Chen opened his eyes seven dayster. Electric light flickered in them while his body exuded a terrifying Thunder Dao Might.
How unfortunate, I am still a little short. However, I managed to consolidate my Thunder Dao Domain at peak fifthyer. I only need an opportunity to make a breakthrough.
Xiao Chen spat out a breath of turbid air. Then, he muttered to himself, I should give it a try, to see how mighty my peak fifthyer Thunder Dao Domain is.
A secret realm was a small world. Even if Xiao Chen caused a hugemotion here, there would not be anymotion outside.
Whoosh!
Xiao Chen stood up, and his figure shed, arriving at the center of this small world. This was a vast ce with deste mountains.
Bang! Bang! Electric dragon images erupted from the ck gloves on Xiao Chens hands. Then they wound around his arms and spread all over his body before meeting.
Purple dragon motifs appeared on the silver battle armor. A pendant made of a dragons reverse scale hung on his forehead. Xiao Chens aura changed drastically.
This was the Alloy Dragon Armor that was unique to him.
With a thought, Xiao Chen brought out his peak fifthyer Thunder Dao Domain. The horrifying Dao Domain made thunderclouds fill the sky.
Break!
The dragon motifs on the battle armor flickered, activating the formations that contained a dragon soul. The peak fifthyer Dao Domain suddenly advanced ayer, reaching peak sixthyer Dao Might.
Ice Dao Domain! Xiao Chen shouted, and his secondyer Ice Dao Domain appeared. Snow started flying about, bringing endless cold winds.
Xiao Chens Dao Might soared again, reaching the seventhyer.
Saber Dao Domain!
Boom!
The three Dao Domainsyered over each other. Xiao Chen became like a powerful treasure saber standing in the world. The Dao Might that his body gave off broke through theyers. Eighthyer, ninthyer!
The Dao Might reached the ninthyer.
Thats not enough!
Ten Thousand Tribtion Divine Lightning! Reveal yourself!
The Azure Dragon Divine Seal gave off a bright light in Xiao Chens Soul Pool. Undercurrents immediately surged in the vast Soul Pool, feeling like a True Dragon swimming around. The talisman made of the Immortal Epochs Ten Thousand Tribtion Divine Lightning revealed a small corner of itself, looking like a dragon breaking out of the sea.
In that instant, golden electric light filled every corner of the Soul Pool.
A golden talisman rose slowly from Xiao Chens palm. Rumble...! As the golden talisman moved, the entire secret realm trembled. It felt like a horrifying force brewed within his body.
Boom!
Once the golden talisman had emerged, Xiao Chens Dao Domain underwent a radical transformation, showing a qualitative change. It now gave off a might and pressure that only a tenthyer Dao Domain could.
When drawn out by the golden talisman in his palm, it might even be mightier, feeling incredibly horrifying.
At this moment, Xiao Chen felt in control of a surging power. Even this small world seemed weak.
He felt that he could rip the sky of this secret realm to pieces with a gentle strike.
Withdraw!
The small corner of the talisman peeking out of the Soul Pool submerged silently. The golden talisman sank back into Xiao Chens palm. Then, the three Dao Domains returned to his body, and the Alloy Dragon Armor withdrew to the gloves.
In that instant, Xiao Chen turned from an incredibly terrifying thunder god to a harmless, ordinary-looking, 2-Vein Sovereign Emperor.
I can bring it out and withdraw it at will. It looks like those demonic nature fruits were of great help. If my Thunder Dao Domain had not reached the peak of the fifthyer, it would be impossible to control this tenthyer Dao Might, Xiao Chen muttered to himself. At the same time, he felt that the various aspects of his strength had all reached a bottleneck.
His cultivation was stuck at peak 2-Vein Sovereign Emperor.
His Thunder Dao Domain was stuck at peak fifthyer, unable to progress any further.
His Ten Thousand Dragons Art was stuck at peak secondyer, unable to break through to the thirdyer and achieve the effect of ten thousand dragons soaring.
His Saber Technique remained stuck at Merciless Killing, unable to reach Consummation. It was also difficult for him to make breakthroughs in his Saber Dao Domain.
Perhaps the Ancient Yan Emperor Tomb is an opportunity for me to make a breakthrough in all aspects.
A brilliant light shed in Xiao Chens eyes. If he could break through these bottlenecks, his strength would experience a true qualitative change, reaching a level even he could not imagine.
Ill not think about this for now. That is all for the Thunder Dao Domain. The next step is to improve my Taiji Yinyang me Diagram.
Xiao Chen collected his thoughts, focusing his gaze on the painting in his hand. Anticipation filled him.
Before leaving the Heavenly Alliances headquarters, he had exchanged his contribution points for me seeds. It was time to use them.
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If one looked down at the imperial capital from the sky at this moment, one would see strands of dragon Qi soaring up from the various princes residences, looking towards the pce with ambition in their eyes.
[TL Note: The dragon Qi mentioned here is not energy from a dragon. In China, the dragon is associated with the emperor, so this dragon Qi refers to an aura of royalty, more akin to Luck than energy.]
The True Dragon sword formed by the imperial capitals Dragon Veins, the Yan Imperial Sword,y at the pce.
If one could grasp this sword, the sword that represented the supreme authority of the Yanwu Dynasty, one would be a True Dragon, the son of heaven. One would be able to ascend to the Yanwu Dynastys throne.
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At this moment, the auras of Great Deste Eon bloodlines permeated every corner of the secret realm in the Thirteenth Princes residence.
Many pairs of golden Great Deste Divine Eyes lit up the sky, golden and glittering. The golden sky looked shocking.
The Thirteenth Prince Wang Yi stood at the highest point in the secret realm, smiling as he looked at the golden sky, immersed in grand aspirations.
Two old men stood beside the Thirteenth Prince.
One of them wore a straw raincoat and hoisted a fishing rod on his back, looking like a fisherman. This was the White Marsh Beast Empires imperial teacher, Sikong Shu.
The other person wore silver dragon robes, radiating might without any anger. He showed the indifferent look of a ruler. This was the Divine Dragon Empires Silver Dragon King.
Wang Yi said faintly, Seniors, we can begin.
The Silver Dragon King nodded slightly. Then, he shouted a single word, Fight!
This shout seemed to ignite the Great Deste Eon auras in the air.
A startling battle hunger erupted from the vast world below. Many hidden figures suddenly charged out, all of them possessing a Divine Vein Realm cultivation and a pure Great Deste Eon bloodline.
A shocking battle royal started.
The Silver Dragon King smiled and said, Thirteenth Prince, aside from the Golden Crow Empire, all the Sovereign Emperors under five hundred years old from the eight great empires are gathered here. The ten survivors of this battle royal will apany you to the Ancient Yan Emperor Tomb. Sovereign Emperors with Great Deste Eon bloodlines have immense strength and can fight above their cultivation in the first ce. Now, we are choosing the top ten elites. This old man cannot think of any reason for the Thirteenth Prince to fail in bing the crown prince.
Wang Yi rejoiced upon hearing that; he could not help guffawing. Senior Silver Dragon King is right. This is marvelous. The Martial God Pce lives up to being the super faction with the deepest umtions. Suchbat prowess is shocking. I initially wanted to keep three slots for Brother Qin Ming, Brother Bai Yunfei, and Brother Xiahou. Unexpectedly, the three of them joined the fight as well.
Sikong Shu said indifferently, The three of them are the strongest outstanding talents of the Martial God Pce. Even if they fight against older-generation outstanding talents who are several centuries old, they will not be disadvantaged. Thirteenth Prince, rest assured. They will be among the final ten.
A bright gleam shed in Wang Yis eyes. He muttered to himself, Is that so? Then, I have to take a good look.
At least four hundred Sovereign Emperors gathered in the secret realm. This battle royal looked very shocking. The vast umtions of the Martial God Pce, which led the eight great empires, seemed terrifying.
As the Silver Dragon King said, every Sovereign Emperor here possessed incredibly terrifying strength. With the top ten elites, there was no reason Wang Yi would lose in the Ancient Yan Emperor Tomb.
However, the things of the world were hard to predict.
The Ancient Yan Emperor Tomb contained many variables. No one would dare guarantee having thestugh.
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Now, the various princes anxiously recruited guests, picking out extraordinary outstanding talents.
However, the scene inside the First Princes secret realm seemed somewhat strange.
Wang Fei appeared bored and disinterested as he sat on a throne in the secret realm, drinking cup after cup of wine.
A 6-Vein Sovereign Emperor holding a saber stood by Wang Feis side, looking to the front gravely.
This persons name was Zuo Yu. He was a peak expert secretly nurtured by the imperial ancestral temple. The imperial ancestral temple had been nning for this session race long ago. This 6-Vein Sovereign Emperor Zuo Yu was the trump card they prepared for the First Prince.
A fortress ship flying a blood moon g stopped at the top of the mountains before the First Prince.
The blood moon was the symbol of the Xuewu Dynasty.
There was an unfathomable ck-d man in a cabin of the ship. He wore an eyepatch on the left that still showed his eye. When looking carefully, one would see that the revealed left eye seemed to have a row of round crimson dots on the pupil. These dots manifested intermittently, appearing incredibly strange.
A male and a female sat behind this ck-d man. Everyone else sat behind these three.
The male sat on the left. He looked handsome and had a lotus-like air. As he smiled, his exquisite facial features nearly made others overlook his bald head, forgetting that he was a monk.
This was the previous ck Lotus Churchs Holy Son, the current ck Lotus Sect Venerate Ming Xuan.
If Xiao Chen were here, he would be startled by the female on the right. He would think that Yang Qing came back to life.
Anyone who paid attention would find guessing her identity easy. This was the Azure Lotus Holy Daughter.
Right now, the focus was not on the three but on the person standing in front, showing a helpless expression, who had his cultivation restrained.
My Lord, we already searched his soul. There is indeed no memory of the inheritance key in his mind.
The ck-d man with the mysterious left eye appeared dissatisfied. He looked at that person in front and muttered to himself, Jiang He...the only son of the Heavenly Dragon. If he does not know the location of the inheritance key, then no one else in this world does.
Chapter 2288 Raw 2395 : The Ninth Prince’s Guests
Chapter 2288 Raw 2395 : The Ninth Princes Guests
A deeply hidden aura lurked in that mysterious, evil left eye, inspiring a deep-seated fear of the ck-d man.
Even Jiang He was not immune.
Half a year ago, someone started hunting Jiang He. At first, he suspected that the Golden Dragon Pce had sent assassins.
Soon, Jiang He discovered that it was the Xuewu Dynastys people.
However, Jiang He did not pay it much mind. He had once obtained a Movement Technique that touched on the Space Great Dao in a fortuitous encounter. Even if a Peak Sovereign Emperor tried, he could still escape. Furthermore, he had other trump cards, so he was not afraid.
Hence, he still behaved boldly. Be it a super faction or a reclusive sect, he would steal anything that caught his eye without fear of getting caught.
However, Jiang He met this group of people when he first arrived at the imperial capital two months ago.
Jiang He could not figure out who the person before him was. He only knew that Ming Xuan and that woman addressed that person as Lord.
I told you before, right? I dont know anything about some inheritance key. Even if you capture me, I have no value. Why are you so stubborn? Jiang He said to the evil-eyed man with a bitter smile.
The ck-d man nced at Jiang He and said, Right now, aside from your father, the Heavenly Dragon, no one in the world knows the secret of the inheritance key. Even the Purple God Dragon Emperor could not make him speak after torturing him for twenty-odd years.
Helplessness shed in the depths of Jiang Hes eyes. However, he covered it up very well. He merelyughed indifferently and casually, Haha! Go look for him, then. At the same time, send him my regards. Tell him that I am unfilial and cannot save him.
The ck-d man smiled coldly, ignoring Jiang He.
The Heavenly Dragon was in the Starry Heavens Dragon Prison. How could anyone go there on demand? Furthermore, even the Purple Gold Dragon Emperor could not dig out the information from the Heavenly Dragon. The ck-d man might not be able to, either.
My Lord, is it possible that the inheritance keys location has something to do with him, but he does not know it?
Ming Xuan stood up and analyzed this from an angle that no one thought about.
How so? the ck-d man asked out of curiosity.
For example, he might be carrying something important that the Heavenly Dragon gave him, all unawares.
Ming Xuan sized up Jiang He, trying to see if he could find anything on Jiang He.
I have already searched his entire body but did not find any clues, a purple-d old man by Jiang Hes side answered thoughtfully. However...I discovered something slightly interesting in his memories. He has several treasures in his storage ring. Unfortunately, I cannot open it.
Jiang Heughed softly, You want them? Let me go, and I can give them all to you.
The ck-d man showed a cold and disinterested expression. Then, he took a seat and said, Continue to restrain him. We will bring him to the Ancient Yan Emperor Tomb when the timees. Perhaps he will recall something when he sees the Ethereal Immortal Pce. If it turns out to be useless, then we can use the second method to break in.
Yes.
No one in the fortress ship dared to disobey this ck-d man.
Even Ming Xian and the Azure Lotus Holy Daughter seemed to hold slightly inferior statuses next to him.
Outside the fortress ship, Zuo Yu, the imperial ancestral temple expert beside the throne, asked thoughtfully, First Prince, are you really going to bring these people to the Ancient Yan Emperor Tomb? I dont doubt their strength. However, these people are obviously Demonic Dao cultivators. Could...
Wang Fei replied calmly, Commander Zuo, there is no need to worry. It was the idea of some of the Royal n Elders to work with these people. Even my royal father has to show some respect to those Elders. Do you understand what I mean?
I know. I understand this. But...
Zuo Yu showed a grave expression as his words trailed off. He did not know how to continue.
Using the Azure Lotus Church to bnce the Hidden Spirit Temple was the Royal ns n one thousand years ago. It looked like the effects were pretty good. The Hidden Spirit Temple was practically hands-off with the session race, unlike before.
However, Zuo Yu kept feeling something off about this. He knew that the Royal n Elders wanted to make use of these people. However, if they got careless, a great disaster might ensue.
Commander Zuo, these are things for the Elders to worry about. We do not need to care. Let me ask you this, how strong are these people?
Zuo Yu indicated that he understood. Then, he made a serious analysis. They are very strong; none of them are weak. They all possess the strength of Great Perfection Sovereign Emperors, at the very least. I even find some of them tricky to deal with...
Wang Fei nodded and asked, How strong is that evil-eyed man?
As for him...I find him somewhat unfathomable. If we fight, I probably have only an even chance of victory.
Zuo Yu felt some fear at the mention of that evil-eyed man.
Wang Feiughed, Great! As long as he is strong, that is enough. I have already lost too much. I must win this session race. So, Commander Zuo, please dont worry about this. I can tell you this: Demonic Dao cultivators have entered in every session race.
Zuo Yu felt slightly startled upon hearing that. Clearly, he did not expect such a thing.
The Royal Court is fully aware of this. These people would not dare to cause trouble in the Ancient Yan Emperor Tomb, no matter how bold they are. After the session races were over, the Royal Court even secretly recruited some of the Demonic Dao loose cultivators. They have always closed one eye on this matter.
The First Prince continued calmly, The world is not just ck and white. Commander Zuo, you spend a lot of time in bitter cultivation. Although you are strong, your thoughts are somewhat naive.
Zuo Yu remained silent. He kept feeling that there was something wrong with doing things like that. However, since the First Prince already said this, there was no need for him to dwell on it.
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On this particr day, Xiao Chen showed a fatigued expression in the Ninth Princes secret realm. He spat out a breath of turbid air and sighed, I finally raised my Universe Origin True me and Heavenly Snow Divine me to Rank 7.
A Taiji Yinyang me Diagram blocked out the sun and the sky above.
The two Primal Chaos Grade mes covered the entire secret realm, chasing each other in the sky, looking like fish. The Taiji Yinyang me Diagram looked down on all life from the sky, like heaven.
As the mes moved, the entire world vaguely seemed to spin.
The surroundings twisted at the edge of Xiao Chens vision when he looked around.
After the two Primal Chaos Grade mes advanced to Rank 7 and formed the Taiji Yinyang me Diagram, they actually altered some spatialws, giving him an enormous pleasant surprise.
Withdraw! Xiao Chen shouted. Then, he stretched out his hand, and the Taiji Yinyang me Diagram in the sky became a painting. After the painting furled, he firmly grasped it.
With a satisfied smile on his fatigued face, he murmured, It was worth the effort. Unfortunately, I have no time to advance my Ten Thousand Dragons Art further. However, I probably do not need to use the Forbidden Art in the Ancient Yan Emperor Tomb now that I have these two trump cards.
The Nine Heavens God Demon Body Unsealing Technique, a Dragons Gate Forbidden Art, ignited ones Soul Energy and reverted ones bloodline to its ancestry. The stronger ones bloodline, the mightier the Forbidden Art. With Xiao Chens Azure Dragon bloodline, he could bring back the ancient Azure Dragon. If he were strong enough, he could even be a Great Deste Eon Ancestor Dragon.
However, once one executed the Forbidden Art, it would burn ones Divine Energy and Soul Energy until they dried up.
Even worse, if one were not strong-willed enough and could not undo the transformation, one would drain all of ones life force.
In reality, most people could not undo the reversion. When they executed the Forbidden Art, most of them already had the mentality of going wild and dying with their enemies.
The Forbidden Art was too risky.
Xiao Chen did not want to execute it if he did not need to. If he failed to undo the Nine Heavens God Demon Body Unsealing Technique, he could not bear the consequences.
I hope that it goes as I want it to.
Xiao Chen sensed that this trip to the Ancient Yan Emperor Tomb was a fortuitous encounter for himself. However, the danger he would face there might be one of the greatest in his life; the pressure from thepetition was immense.
Today should be the day when slots are contested. It is time to go out and see who the Ninth Prince recruited.
Whether Xiao Chen wanted to or not, it was time; he needed to leave.
He closed his eyes and rested for a while. When he opened his eyes again, his fatigue was gone, and he had recovered his usual calm appearance. He walked out of the secret realm, preparing to meet up with the Ninth Prince Wang Yan.
Xiao Chen wanted to see who the Ninth Prince Wang Yan managed to recruit. If these people were too weak, he could not help the Ninth Prince take the throne all by himself.
That is...
When Xiao Chen exited, he happened to nce up and see something scarlet covering the sky. Feeling greatly startled, he looked carefully and noticed that it was a scarlet warship that radiated a horrifying might and pressure. A war banner fluttered at the bow of the ship.
Feeling excited, Xiao Chen eximed, The Scarlet Blood War Banner! That is the Scarlet Blood Warship!
Chapter 2289 Raw 2396 : Heading to the Imperial Palace
Chapter 2289 Raw 2396 : Heading to the Imperial Pce
The Scarlet Blood Warship is the legendary warship that the legendary Scarlet Blood Pirate King left behind.
Does this mean that Xiao Suos group came over?
It has been close to ten years since I parted with them at the one hundred thousand mountains. I wonder what kind of fame they have gained after iming the Scarlet Blood Pirate Kings treasures and making their move in the seven great forbidden seas?
The Heavenly Book Schr appeared from somewhere, arriving before Xiao Chen. Then, he greeted with a smile, Brother Xiao.
You came at a good time, Xiao Chen said softly as he shifted his gaze to the Heavenly Book Schr.
The Heavenly Book Schr smiled and said, Its still alright. I estimated that you woulde out on thest day, so I came over in advance. It looks like I was right.
Xiao Chen did not respond to that, directly asking, Is that the Scarlet Blood Warship above the princes residence?
The two chatted as they walked. The Heavenly Book Schr made a strange face when Xiao Chen mentioned the Scarlet Blood Warship. Indeed. This seems very coincidental. Since the Ninth Prince made up his mind to take the throne, his emperor star has been rising. The strength of his emperor fate is stronger than I expected. Since you entered closed-door cultivation, experts have continuouslye over to side with him. This ck Cuss Pirate Group, which has inspired awe in the forbidden seas, even came over three days ago.
It is not strange that a pirate group targets the Ancient Yan Emperor Tomb. After all, the inheritances and fortuitous encounters in the Ancient Yan Emperor Tomb hold great attraction for Sovereign Emperors. However, I find it strange that the ck Cuss Pirate Group thinks highly of the Ninth Prince.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly and did not exin. It looked like when Xiao Suos people did not see him, they did not reveal their connection to him. This was not surprising; caution was necessary.
Who else came? Xiao Chen asked.
Just see for yourself. The Ninth Prince has been waiting for you.
After a while, the two arrived at the main hall of the princes residence.
Aside from the Ninth Prince and Su Ye, there was no one else.
Wang Yang shifted his gaze to Xiao Chen and was startled. It had just been one month, but Xiao Chen had grown significantly stronger. Now, he could not make out Xiao Chens limits.
After a nod, Wang Yan said softly, Since Brother Xiao is already here, Chang Ji, bring over all the chosen and backup guests. Lets prepare to depart.
Ill go and prepare.
The Heavenly Book Schr left to fulfill the order. Xiao Chen felt anticipation and curiosity about the chosen people.
Did the recruitment of guests go smoothly? Xiao Chen asked Su Ye and Wang Yan.
Su Ye rushed to answer first, It went better than expected. Lord Xiao, you hid yourself very deeply, giving the Ninth Prince and me such a pleasant surprise.
Oh?
Wang Yan smiled mysteriously. You will know soon.
Not longter, hurried footsteps rang out from outside the door. The first person who came in wore gray robes. He had regr facial features and a forthright air, as well as a lingering Death Qi that could not be washed off. It seemed like this person rarely got exposed to sunlight, making hisplexion pale.
Xiao Chens eyes lit up as he said softly, Qin Zhuolin.
This person was Qin Zhuolin, a powerful Geomaster whom Xiao Chen met in Deste Sea. When they first met, they encountered the Deste ve Soul Reaper.
That event left a deep mark in Xiao Chens memories, unforgettable even now.
Of course, the bottle of Heart Burn that Qin Zhuolin gave Xiao Chen was even more unforgettable. Qin Zhuolin had tricked him badly then.
When Xiao Chen thought about it, he still felt that he had made a loss. Had he waited to drink Heart Burn until now, his strength could have improved further.
Why are you here? Xiao Chen could not help asking out of curiosity. This fellow frequently wandered the Deste Seas underground, exploring many graves. It was rare for him to leave the area.
Qin Zhuolin smiled and replied, Who does not know about the session race in the Ancient Yan Emperor Tomb? Initially, I was not interested. However, after I heard that you were participating, I came to take a look. Coincidentally, the Ninth Prince met and thought highly of me, so I stayed.
Wang Yan said softly, Mister Qin, you are too humble.
After Qin Zhuolin, Ao Jiao appeared. A tall and sturdy, bare-chested man sporting a me totem tattoo, followed behind her.
Ao Jiao looked at Xiao Chen and smiled warmly. Then, she walked over.
This is? Xiao Chen asked, finding this strange.
The Martial God Pce wanted the eight great empires to assist the Thirteenth Prince. However, I heard that you became the Ninth Princes guest, so I did not send the empires Sovereign Emperors there. This is the Golden Crow Empires strongest Sovereign Emperor under five hundred years old, Senior Hao Kai.
The sturdy man did not show any pride. He performed a cupped-fist salute and said, Hao Kai greets the Ninth Prince and Lord Xiao. As the Divine Daughter ordered, I will definitely do my best. I will obey the Ninth Princesmand on this trip.
Xiao Chen sized up this Hao Kai and felt startled. This Hao Kai is a 5-Vein Sovereign Emperor. The power of fire contained in his body feels terrifying, reaching the level of an eighthyer Dao Domain at least.
By relying on his Golden Crow bloodline, he should not be inferior to Dao Yan.
Xiao Chen did not know that Dao Yan now possessed a tenthyer Ice Dao Domain and had formed an ice small world. That was why he came to this conclusion.
More people appeared. Aside from Wu Meng, the rest were mostly people unfamiliar to Xiao Chen.
These were the guests that the Ninth Prince recruited himself. Among them was an old man who caught Xiao Chens attention.
That old man possessed a skinny figure and a withdrawn light in his eyes, showing an indifferent expression. The Ninth Prince addressed this person as Senior Feng. He was an expert of the Blood Eagle Army, Wang Yangs strongest trump card.
Xiao Chen did not pay too much attention to the old man, as another person appeared in the main hall, putting significant pressure on everyone.
Everyone could not help looking over.
That person was a middle-aged man wearing long scarlet robes. His gaze appeared deep and calm.
However, this person had a shocking tyrannical aura, showing an unruly and uninhibited air.
This person walked straight to Xiao Chen and said with a sincere attitude, Big Brother.
This startled many people in the hall,ing as quite a surprise.
Xiao Chen smiled calmly. It has been ten years, but you did not fail my expectations. You have finally grown up.
When Xiao Chen first met Xiao Suo, the other party did not even have a 3-Star pirate ship. Now, he gave off such a strong aura, such a great change.
Xiao Suo was now a 3-Vein Sovereign Emperor, possessing one more Divine Vein than Xiao Chen. The Scarlet Blood Pirate Kings treasures were truly marvelous.
Im still doing alright.
Xiao Suo did not dare to be unruly before Xiao Chen. After greeting Xiao Chen, he went to greet Wang Yan.
The guests familiarized themselves with each other. Overtly, the strongest ones were Senior Feng and Hao Kai. These two were Great Perfection Sovereign Emperors with five Divine Veins opened.
Among the remaining Small Perfection Sovereign Emperors, Xiao Chen felt that the stronger ones were Qin Zhuolin, the Heavenly Book Schr, and Xiao Suo.
Besides Wu Meng, Xiao Chen was not familiar with the others and could not properly evaluate them.
Regarding overall strength, the Ninth Prince was still some distance away from the top three prince contenders.
However, with this lineup, the Ninth Prince would not be at the bottom among the many princes.
Now, the Ninth Prince had some hope of winning the crown prince position.
Lets go, then. Everyone is here. We will head for the imperial pce.
Time was tight. After thepetition for slots, the Dao tform leading to the Ancient Yan Emperor Tomb would open. This matter was crucial and could not be dyed. After chatting for a while, Wang Yan led the group out of his residence and headed for the imperial pce.
In this generation of the Yanwu Dynasty, there were dozens of princes. Regardless of their strength or status, they were all qualified to recruit guests to bring into the Ancient Yan Emperor Tomb.
Many of these princes could not possibly be the crown prince. However, they could not give up on the inheritances and fortuitous encounters in the Ancient Yan Emperor Tomb.
Of course, some princes hid their strength, pretending to be weak to catch others off guard. Thus, the oue was unpredictable.
This grand show was destined to be interesting.
At this moment, the various princes in their residences felt fully content with their achievements.
The princes grandly led their guests to the same location, to the imperial pce.
All of them headed for the Ancient Yan Emperor Tomb for the finalpetition for slots. Naturally, the princes whose overall strength ranked high felt full of anticipation.
The princes who had no ambition to snatch the throne could not give up even if they wanted to.
There were three challenges. As long as someone targeted them, they had to send out their guests to fight.
If they lost, they would lose a slot for guests. If they won, the other party would lose a slot instead.
After thepetition for slots, the strong would get stronger, and the weak would get weaker. This could be considered the opening act of the session race. One could make out the various princes limits based on it.
Chapter 2290 Raw 2397 : Yan Emperor Appears
Chapter 2290 Raw 2397 : Yan Emperor Appears
This was a great age of contention; everyone was like a dragon.
As all the princes set off for the imperial pce, the various territories of the Yanwu Dynasty, including those in the outer regions, could sense the wheels of fate turning. A certain power seemed to startle awake the Luck of the dynasty from a deep sleep.
A vast, substantial Dragon Might appeared as towering mountains with precipitous ridges above the Yanwu Dynastys imperial pce, where Luck gathered.
A sacred sword stabbed into the mountains. This was the sacred sword that represented the Yan Emperors throne and authority.
The princes possessing great Luck could even see the treasure sword that ordinary Sovereign Emperors could not see.
A fiery light red in their eyes. As long as they could grasp the sword in the end, they would be the crown prince and eventually ascend the Yan Emperors throne.
The imperial pce was where the dragon Qi was densest.
There was a vast drill ground surrounded by glittering golden pces.
One hundred eight feudal lords, the Noble ns n Heads, the various sects Sect Masters, and many experts gathered in a pce in the clouds, ready to watch the finalpetition for slots.
When the sun rose to its highest at noon, the various princes entered using the many passages in the imperial pce and arrived grandly in the drill ground.
There were many pavilions on royal tforms stretching out from the drill ground.
The various princes entered the pavilions corresponding to their status.
The royal tforms around were about one hundred meters tall. The railings around the pavilions had banners pping noisily in the wind.
The princes sat in the middle, and their guests either sat or stood at the sides, sizing up the surroundings.
The Ninth Prince Wang Yan climbed onto his royal tform together with Xiao Chen and the others.
Right now, clouds and winds converged; various extraordinary talents, demonic geniuses, and proud heroes appeared. Although there were many people at the drill ground, it remained silent. No one made any noise.
Intense sparks appeared as various gazes met in the air.
Those that coulde here were dragons among men. They had been through rounds of selections and eliminations before finally being able to stand here.
Practically all the Sovereign Emperors under five hundred years old in the entire Martial Epoch gathered here.
Some people knew each other. There might be old grudges as well as new ones.
Many people felt anticipation for the Ancient Yan Emperor Tomb in the first ce. However, they felt even more anticipation for the grand show that would ensue as a result.
Besides these, all the Sovereign Emperors here knew a greater thing was at y in the Ancient Yan Emperor Tomb, aside from the session race.
The Ethereal Immortal Pce!
Who knew how many of the guests came for the Ethereal Immortal Pce? If not eighty percent, at least seventy percent of the guests hade after hearing rumors that the Ethereal Immortal Pce would appear.
However, no one mentioned this matter.
Xiao Chen looked around, trying to find familiar people and see how strong the other princes were.
Naturally, the leading one was Wang Fei.
Even if Xiao Chen wanted to ignore the First Prince Wang Fei, he could not.
The First Princes aura was the most flourishing among the many royal tforms outside the drill grounds. More than twenty people apanied him. He had formally chosen eighteen people. If he won all three fights for slots, he would have a horrifying twenty-one slots.
It was hard to imagine how much stronger his team would have been had Xiao Chen not wrecked his wedding.
Xiao Chen looked around casually and discovered a familiar person, Ming Xuan.
Ming Xuan stood behind the First Prince. He possessed exquisite facial features and gave off a lotus-like aura. He looked very handsome but unfortunately was a monk.
That is... Xiao Chen murmured when he saw the woman not far from the monk. A strange look shed in his eyes.
Its Yang Qing!
The Yang Qing that I once had a friendship with in the Grave Sea Cluster. Wait, thats not right...
She is not Yang Qing. Yang Qing already died. This woman is the Azure Lotus Holy Daughter. The Yang Qing that I knew was merely this womans emanation body. An emanation body is apletely different person and cannot be confused with the original.
Just as Xiao Chen felt doubts, that Yang Qing seemed to have noticed Xiao Chens gaze and gave him a meaningful smile.
Xiao Chen withdrew his gaze, not wanting to meet her eyes.
Since Xiao Chen withdrew his gaze, he did not notice another person on the First Princes royal tform. This person was d in ck robes. His entire body shone with a scarlet light, and electricity arced within the scarlet light. His eyes stared straight at Xiao Chen, looking like those of a venomous snake.
Without any doubt, most people paid attention to the First Princes royal tform.
However, the First Prince maintained an extremely low profile, just sitting on the throne with his eyes closed. The setback of the wedding seemed to have made him more reserved, shrewder.
Aside from the First Prince, the princes who received the most attention were the Eighth Prince and the Thirteenth Prince.
These two princes had sixteen spots each, second after Wang Fei. Their lineups of guests were extremely strong as well.
One of them represented all the sects in the Yanwu Dynasty. The Eighth Prince Wang Fengs tform had all the sect demonic geniuses under five hundred years old. None of them was weaker than 4-Vein Sovereign Emperor; all of them were Great Perfection Sovereign Emperors.
Among them, Dao Yan was the most eye-catching. His ck eyes gave off a faint, icy light, looking as pure as stars or gems; this inspired shock. However, no one knew that he had already formed an ice small world.
After gathering all of the sects outstanding talents, the Eighth Princes lineup was bbergastingly strong.
The obstacle of having to choose guests was too advantageous to the Eighth Prince. He could recruit many strong experts without much effort.
The even stranger thing was that the Profound Heavens Holy Son Wenren Yu and outstanding talents like Mu Yunzhu and Gu Yuhan were on the Eighth Princes side as well, despite the Profound Heaven Holy Land supporting the Shenwu Dynasty.
The Thirteenth Princes lineup of guests was equally shocking. All of them were demonic geniuses with Great Deste Eon bloodlines.
Those near that tform felt intense pressure from the auras of the gathered Great Deste Eon bloodlines.
This was an innate advantage of bloodlines. Furthermore, these people were from seven of the eight great empires under the Martial God Pce. They were absolute elites under the age of five hundred years old, chosen after fighting each other.
Xiao Chen nced over and noticed many familiar people. There was Bai Yunfei, Xiahou Wu, and the Dragon God Crown Prince Qin Ming.
There were also princes Xiao Chen did not pay attention to that had equally terrifying strength.
There was a hooded and cloaked person standing behind the Fourth Prince Wang Yun. That person waspletely covered up; it was the undercover Hidden Spirit Temples Yuan Zhen. He lowered his head, not looking at anyone. Who knew what he was thinking?
Even more horrifying was the Sixth Prince Wang Ming. Underworld God Hall experts filled his royal tform. There was the Flood Dragon Human Yan Cangming, the Old entric Qiao from the battle at the Underworld River, the Buddhist sect traitor Zhen Yuan, and Asura Race and Rakshasa Race experts.
These people from the Abyssal Underworld disguised themselves and stood behind Wang Ming, maintaining a low profile and not revealing anything. It was challenging for outsiders to notice anything in this ce where many experts gathered. No one knew what kind of trump cards Wang Ming hid.
There were too many outstanding talents attracting attention. There was no way to check out everyone.
Even Xiao Chen did not dare to guarantee that he noticed everything. He vaguely sensed that all eight super factions had sent people in secret, including the low-profile Pirate Alliance and the underground Underworld God Hall.
Xiao Chen even saw Grim Reaper Lin Feng. The other party nodded at Xiao Chen, not saying anything. It looked like the Heavenly Alliance ced two bets. They let Mu Zifeng choose Xiao Chen and support the Ninth Prince. On the other hand, Suiren Ji sent Lin Feng and other experts to support the Seventh Prince. Then, they would see who between the two would triumph.
However, Xiao Chen felt somewhat disappointed that he did not see Chu Chaoyun.
Xiao Chen did notice the Universe Origin Sects people but did not see Chu Chaoyun among them. Perhaps Chaoyun hid by the other princes side or gave away the Ethereal Immortal Pce key he obtained, not getting involved in this matter.
Where heroes gathered, people from all walks of life mixed together.
The many powerhouses above the clouds clearly did not expect this session race to attract so many outstanding talents. Among them were Demonic Dao cultivators.
Suddenly, a vast Imperial Might broke through the clouds and awed the entire ce.
The Yan Emperor appeared, hovering in the air and looking down at hisnd. When he swept his gaze around, his attention inspired fear. No one dared to look into his eyes.
When wielding the Yan Imperial Sword in the Yanwu Dynastys imperial pce, the Yan Emperor was practically unrivaled.
The corners of the Yan Emperors mouth rose in a stern smile as he looked at the many princes below. He clearly knew about the guests that came from various walks of life.
Thank you to all the outstanding talents who came from afar to help my princes during the Ancient Yan Emperor Tombs opening. This is especially so for the Demonic Dao Hall, the Underworld God Hall, and the Pirate Alliance...you are all really bold!
The Yan Emperors words caused a hugemotion. Everyone felt like lightning struck them.
A strange look shed in the eyes of the many Demonic Dao loose cultivators and the outstanding talents of the Underworld God Hall and the Xuewu Dynasty.
These people all felt that they had hidden well, using powerful treasures to cover up their demonic aura. When mixing among the princes guests, they looked no different from ordinary loose cultivators.
Unexpectedly, they were just like children putting on ys before the Yan Emperor.
Just as everyone felt uncertain, the Yan Emperors grave expression eased up. Then, he said with a softugh, Dont worry. This emperor will not make things difficult for you. The Ethereal Immortal Pce may or may not appear in the Ancient Yan Emperor Tomb. If I dont let you in, there will be bigger trouble.
However, since you are here in my Ancient Yan Emperor Tomb, then you will have to follow the rules of my Yanwu Dynasty. If anyone dares to cause trouble, I will guarantee that even if the Underworld God or the Demonic Lord appears, they will not be able to save you!
Chapter 2291 Raw 2398 : Xiao Suo Makes a Move
Chapter 2291 Raw 2398 : Xiao Suo Makes a Move
When the Yan Emperor suddenly raised the matter that everyone kept quiet about but knew, he caused a hugemotion.
After all, the identity of a Demonic Dao cultivator was rather sensitive.
However, Yan City was the top city of the world. It could even be said to be the center of the entire Great Thousand Realms. Although the Tianwu Dynasty and the Shenwu Dynasty were stronger, the Universe Origin Sect and the Profound Heaven Holy Land controlled them, so they were not as open as the Yanwu Dynasty.
It would not be too surprising to meet Demonic Dao cultivators in Yan City.
Demonic Dao cultivators participated in every session race. This was an open secret. Strictly speaking, Xiao Chen was half a Demonic Dao cultivator, so it would be hard for him to pursue this matter.
The Yanwu Dynasty also kept an eye closed to this matter. After all, these Demonic Dao cultivators would not dare to cause trouble.
The Demonic Dao cultivators understood their limits and would not go overboard.
However, this round seemed somewhat extraordinary.
As the Ethereal Immortal Pce might appear during this session race, it attracted the attention of many Demonic Dao factions. Practically all the eight super factions showed up. The number of Demonic Dao cultivators here far surpassed that of the previous session races.
Aside from targeting the Demonic Dao Hall and the Underworld God Hall, the Yan Emperors words also contained some hidden meaninga warning to the other super factions.
In the end, this ce was the Yanwu Dynasty. Those people might have powerful backgrounds and should not be offended. However, they should not go overboard, either, thinking that the Yan Emperor was unaware of them.
On one of the royal tforms, Xiao Chen said, Ninth Prince, it looks like you worried for nothing.
Some doubt shed in Wang Yans eyes. After some thought, he said, I thought that my royal father did not know about it. It looks like he is in control of the matter of First Brother colluding with the demonic dynasty. However, why? The other party is the Xuewu Dynasty, our great enemy.
The Heavenly Book Schr exined, Your Highness, this matter involves the appearance of the Ethereal Immortal Pce, hence also the only Transcendent Grade Soul Tool in the world. If the Yan Emperor chased away all of the people of the Demonic Dao Hall and the Underworld God Hall, they would not let this matter rest. Just think, what would happen then?
Wang Yan was not stupid; he quickly understood what the Heavenly Book Schr said. If that happened, the session race might not be able to continue. The Faux God experts of the Underworld God Hall and the Demonic Dao Hall might personally charge over and attack the Ancient Yan Emperor Tomb. The other super factions would take advantage, stirring up the muddy waters.
With this thought, Wang Yan felt a chill run down his spine. Given such circumstances, he could anticipate a cmity.
It might even endanger the entire Yanwu Dynastys foundations.
The Heavenly Book Schr nodded and said, Thats right. Hence, he might as well go with the flow rather than block them. The current situation is actually the best.
Xiao Chen felt admiration for the Yan Emperors extraordinary boldness and ken.
The Ninth Prince was still too young. As he frequently fought external enemies at the borders, the world to him was either ck or white. Todays matter taught him something about ruling.
After speaking, the Yan Emperor remained hovering in the air and announced loudly, Thepetition for slots begins now. Draw your swords!
Right after speaking, the Yan Emperor vanished.
ng!
ngor rang out from the royal tforms. These were the sounds of swords being drawn.
Every prince had a replica of the Yan Imperial Sword in his hands.
Although these extremely special Soul Tools were replicas, they connected to the original. They could even summon the original Yan Imperial Sword in times of danger.
What was even more special was that every Yan Imperial Sword replica contained a princes Dao.
For example, the Ninth Prince spent most of his time guarding the border, killing demons. What he used was the Massacre Dao.
After the session race ended, only one Yan Imperial Sword replica would remain.
This Yan Imperial Sword replica would receive the inheritance and the princes own Dao to be the supreme sacred sword, ruling the Yanwu Dynasty.
ng!
After Wang Yan drew his Yan Imperial Sword, it turned into a beam of light shooting forward and stabbed into the front of the royal tform.
The Luck contained in the sword turned substantial, manifesting as a thirty-meter-long dragon image coiled around the royal tform.
Dragons immediately contested each other in the sky of the drill ground. As the dragons roared, a Dragon Might spread out, blocking the sky and sun.
Mysterious phenomena appeared as clouds roiled above the imperial pce.
The First Prince had the strongest Luck. His dragon image was sixty meters long. It calmly coiled around the royal tform, unleashing a might without rage. This shocked the surroundings, showing the air of an expert.
Next were the Eighth Prince Wang Feng and the Thirteenth Prince Wang Yi.
These twos dragon images were fifty-three meters long. Their dragon images reared up, taunting the First Princes dragon image in obvious hostility.
Most of the other princes were like the Ninth Prince, possessing thirty-meter-long dragon images. Only a few princes showed weaker Luck, which was very obvious in the contest between dragons.
Without surprise, these princes with weaker Luck would be targeted for swallowing up.
Others would definitely target them during the contest for slots, bing priority opponents.
How surprising! The Ninth Princes dragon image is thirty meters long. When did his Luck be so strong?
Indeed. The Ninth Prince has always had a weaker presence. He also did not show any obvious ambition for the throne. To think that his umtions are so deep.
However, that is all. The truly strong ones are still the First Prince, the Eighth Prince, and the Thirteenth Prince. Their manifestations of the Luck are indeed extraordinary, far surpassing the other princes
Did you notice the Sixth Prince Wang Ming? His dragon image looks small, but in reality, it coiled around several times. It is actually forty-three meters long. This person hid very deeply.
I would not have noticed if you did not mention it. The Sixth Prince keeps himself well concealed. He is just choosing not to make waves. However, once he does, he will shock everyone.
Quick, look! Thepetition for slots is starting. The Eighth Prince is making the first move, challenging the Neenth Prince.
The various powerhouses in the pce in the clouds, who were initially paying attention to the Sixth Prince Wang Ming, turned their heads to look.
The Eighth Prince Wang Feng took the lead and sent out his guest first, challenging the Neenth Prince.
The Neenth Princes dragon image was only twenty-six meters long. Clearly, he could not send out any strong guests.
After smiling bitterly, the Neenth Prince said helplessly, I have no intention to fight to be the crown prince. I only want to try my luck in the Ancient Yan Emperor Tomb. Even so, he is not letting me off.
The Neenth Prince chose to concede instead of fearlessly resisting, letting the other party win.
So, the Neenth Prince lost a slot. It was not that he did not want to fight; he wanted to keep his strong guests to fight the other princes.
As he clearly could not defeat the strong Eighth Prince, there was no need for pointless effort.
The Eighth Prince started off with a victory, gaining one slot. This initiated thepetition for slots.
Somewhat messy battles took ce in the arenas in the drill ground at the same time.
Every royal tform had an arena before it. A challenger had to jump into the arena and stake their princes banner. The rules were straightforward.
Senior Feng, should we take the initiative to battle or wait for others to challenge us? Wang Yan asked Senior Feng, the oldest among his guests. Senior Feng was a military expert with a deep cultivation and rich experience.
Senior Feng looked around and replied after some thought, Our umtions are slightly weaker. It is best not to take the initiative to expose our strength; just wait for others to challenge us.
Senior Hao Kai, what do you think?
Wang Yan looked around and fixed his gaze on the Golden Crow Empires Hao Kai. Hao Kais cultivation was simr to Senior Fengs, a 5-Vein Great Perfection Sovereign Emperor. He also possessed the Golden Crow bloodline. Not considering experience, he might be even stronger than Senior Feng.
I have no objections. I will listen to the princes instructions.
Then, Wang Yan sought out advice from Xiao Chen and the Heavenly Book Schr. The two of them also did not want to take the initiative to challenge others, agreeing with the other twos opinion.
Someone ising.
Xiao Chen looked over and saw a bannernd on the arena in front of the Ninth Princes royal tform.
I am Duanmu Huanghun. On the Fourteenth Princes order, I am here to challenge the Ninth Prince for a slot.
A middle-aged man wearing embroidered clothes approached. When he spoke, he did not reveal his sharpness. However, he was a 4-Vein Great Perfection Sovereign Emperor.
Wang Yan smiled and said, So, it is an expert from the Duanmu n. Who would like to face the challenge?
Let me go. Xiao Suo stepped forward and asked to take the challenge.
I am also willing to take down this person on behalf of the Ninth Prince.
Another youth among Wang Yans guests stepped forward. He radiated sharpness and strong battle hunger.
This person was Jin Mingxiu, an outstanding talent that Wang Yan took the initiative to recruit using the Misty Rain Pavilions resources. Su Ye had personally rmended him.
Wang Yanughed softly and said, Mingxiu, theres no rush. Since Captain Xiao volunteered first, let Captain Xiao have this battle.
Jin Mingxiu felt somewhat unconvinced. However, he still withdrew in obedience.
Whoosh!
Xiao Suos figure shed, and hended heavily on the arena. Then, he looked calmly at the other party.
Some doubt shed in Duanmu Huanghuns eyes; he had expected the Ninth Prince to send out Senior Feng or Hao Kai. Even if not these two, perhaps, Xiao Chen, whose name had shaken the imperial capital.
Unexpectedly, the Ninth Prince underestimated Duanmu Huanghun, sending only a nameless 3-Vein Sovereign Emperor.
It looks like the Ninth Prince does not aspire to be the crown prince. I will ept this slot, then.
Seeing that his opponent was not Xiao Chen, Senior Xiao, or Hao Kai, Duanmu Huanghun no longer remained withdrawn and reserved, turning somewhat arrogant.
Xiao Suo smiled. This smile was like a horrifying wave churning a sea of blood. He looked experienced and knowledgeable, his might soaring without revealing sharpness.
A scarlet mark on Xiao Suos forehead gave off a dazzling light.
When Xiao Suo waved, the Scarlet Blood War Banner appeared. Then, he charged forward with a berserk and bloodthirsty aura, not saying anything.
This stunned Duanmu Huanghun. Unexpectedly, this unknown person possessed such tyranny.
When Duanmu Huanghun startled awake, the Scarlet Blood War Banner had already swept over.
The scarlet war banner appeared like rising waves pushing forward with endless energy.
Pa! Pa! Pa!
Duanmu Huanghun threw three palm strikes. Each palm strike scattered a wave.
However, the next waves were stronger than the previous. The Scarlet Blood War Banners attack surged forward relentlessly.
In Xiao Suos hand, the legend of the Scarlet Blood Pirate King resurfaced.
After ten moves, Xiao Suo pushed Duanmu Huanghun to the arenas edge, with nowhere left to retreat.
Just as Duanmu Huanghun took out his life Soul Tool to go all out against the berserk waves, Xiao Suo gave a war cry, and a blood sea churned. Xiao Suo stood on top of a wave with the war banner furled up, then thrust it down like a spear.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
The light that Duanmu Huanghun formed out of Great Dao Energy shatteredyer byyer. The Scarlet Blood War Banner seemed to sweep through everything without any resistance, crushing the opponents defenses.
I admit defeat.
Seeing Xiao Suos berserk aura pressing near horrified Duanmu Huanghun.
He felt that if he continued, he would definitely lose and even suffer severe injuries, so he admitted defeat.
Thank you for going easy on me.
Xiao Suo had defeated his opponent in ten moves. Then, he collected the Fourteenth Princes banner before returning to the royal tform.
Great!
Wang Yan appeared delighted as he praised. His eyes brimmed with excitement.
Xiao Suo helped the Ninth Prince show sharpness in this battle, preventing others from continuing to underestimate him.
Chapter 2292 Raw 2399 : Horror and Despair
Chapter 2292 Raw 2399 : Horror and Despair
Defeating the opponent in ten moves and iming their banner.
It looked like it was just ten simple moves. However, only Duanmu Huanghun understood the pressure that he faced.
The arenas were small worlds, containing a vast independent space that could support a huge battle between Sovereign Emperors.
Before Duanmu Huanghun could bring out his full strength, Xiao Suo forced him to admit defeat.
However, Duanmu Huanghun wholeheartedly admitted defeat without anyints.
Others would find it hard to understand the oppressive tyranny that Xiao Suo showed when he unleashed his terrifying baleful aura, leaped up into the air, and charged downwards with the war banner.
Xiao Suos aura did not feel like that of a 3-Vein Sovereign Emperor.
Is the banner in your hand the Scarlet Blood War Banner that the legendary Scarlet Blood Pirate King left behind back then? Duanmu Huanghun loudly asked Xiao Suo, who had already returned to the royal tform, from the arena. He felt some dissatisfaction, as he had an Inferior Grade Soul Tool. However, he got careless at the start and did not take it out.
This was the only point of dissatisfaction. If Duanmu Huanghun had taken out his life Soul Tool at the start, he might have had an even chance of victory.
However, if the other party held the Scarlet Blood War Banner, then Duanmu Huanghuns life Soul Tool would not matter.
You have pretty good eyes. Xiao Suo did not deny it, which could be considered an answer to the other party.
After Duanmu Huanghun heard that, the dissatisfaction in his eyes vanished. He knew that he had not stood a chance in the first ce.
Even if Duanmu Huanghun had taken out his life Soul Tool at the start, the result would still have been the same. He just would not have lost in such a dramatic fashion.
Due to Xiao Chen, no matter how low-key the Ninth Prince was, he would still attract a lot of attention.
Such a clear-cut victory, defeating the opponent in ten moves, immediately stirred up amotion.
To think that its the Scarlet Blood War Banner!
What a fellow! No wonder the Ninth Prince possesses a thirty-meter-long dragon image. He hid himself well.
With the Scarlet Blood War Banner in hand, it is not hard to understand a 3-Vein Sovereign Emperor defeating a Great Perfection Sovereign Emperor.
When the Yan Emperor saw the Ninth Princes performance from the pce in the sky, his eyes lit up. He smiled at the people beside him and said, Little Ninth is doing pretty well. Aside from Xiao Chen, he managed to recruit such a guest.
The Royal n Elders by the Yan Emperor felt somewhat surprised as well, so they kept an eye out for the Ninth Prince.
On his royal tform, the Ninth Prince smiled and said, Xiao Suo, well done!
Xiao Suo remained indifferent to the praise. He said humbly, It is just due to the advantage of my Soul Tool. The Ninth Prince has overpraised me.
The Heavenly Book Schrughed softly and said, Captain Xiao is very humble. Not just anyone can make the Scarlet Blood War Banner release light. As far as I know, after the Scarlet Blood Pirate King died, it had at least three other masters. None of them could bring out its wondrous effects; it was as good as scrap metal. That is why it ended up lost in time.
The guests at the Fourteenth Princes royal tform in the distance showed somewhat upset expressions.
Duanmu Huanghun returned with a loss; that meant that they lost one slot. One of them would not be able to enter the Ancient Yan Emperor Tomb.
However, the Fourteenth Prince Wang Li only showed a contemtive expression and no concern over the loss.
After a while, he looked at the Eighth Prince Wang Feng and shrugged helplessly.
In reality, it was the Eighth Princes idea for Wang Li to send out Duanmu Huanghun. He wanted to test the Ninth Princes strength.
It would have been fine if they had not tested the Ninth Prince out. After testing, Wang Feng felt startled.
Little Ninth...you hid very deeply, Wang Feng muttered to himself as he looked at the Ninth Princes tform. I have to keep my guard up against Little Ninth after we enter the Ancient Yan Emperor Tomb; I cannot underestimate him.
Eighth Prince, should I send someone out to help you suppress the Ninth Princes momentum? the Profound Heavens Holy Son Wenren Yu asked softly with a faint smile.
The two people nking Wenren Yu were none other than the Profound Heaven Holy Lands strongest disciples, Gu Yuhan and Mu Yunzhu.
Now, the two were extraordinary, having achieved sess. Their strength had already improved significantly.
After a while, Wang Feng said calmly, Theres no need. We have not reached the point of falling out with each other. It is best not to offend him if possible. Hey...
Wang Feng turned away midway, looking in the First Prince Wang Feis direction.
I am the Heavenly Wolf Empires Tuoba Yao. On orders from the Thirteenth Prince, I am here to challenge the First Prince for a slot!
On an arena, an outstanding talent of the Heavenly Wolf Empire, one of the eight great empires, held up a banner and pointed it at Wang Fei.
Right after Tuoba Yao spoke, the entire drill ground momentarily fell silent. Nearly everyone looked over.
Wang Feng smiled and said, Little Thirteenth is really bold. However, it is good that he is testing First Brother out. I want to know what trump cards First Brother has, or if he is just relying on empty fame.
Although the First Prince showed a strong Luck, he remained withdrawn and silent.
Since the start of thepetition for the slots, the First Prince had not taken the initiative to battle. No one dared to take the initiative to challenge him, either.
However, someone finally could no longer wait to make a move on the First Prince.
Tuoba Yao had purple hair, dark skin, and a stout figure. He exuded the wildness of wolves and had subdued electric shes in his eyes. As he smiled, he looked very wild.
Humph!
Wang Fei showed a sullen expression as he tightly gripped the armrest. He said coldly, They are trying to take advantage of my weakness. Zuo Yu...
The evil-eyed man hidden in the shadows behind Wang Fei advised calmly, First Prince, dont get angry. We do not need Commander Zuo to deal with such a dancing clown. Who is willing to help the First Prince to regain some prestige?
A person shrouded in blood and shadow and dressed in ck stepped forward.
This person looked at Ming Xuan, appearing to seek Ming Xuans opinion. Ming Xuan nodded slightly, not saying anything.
Lord Xi, let me do it.
Oh, if Mister Gong is willing to make a move, then victory is assured, the mysterious, evil-eyed, ck-d man said with softughter. He seemed quite interested in this mysterious man shrouded in blood and shadow.
Whoosh!
Mister Gongs figure shed, and hended on the arena. Then, he looked at Tuoba Yao and said, I will be your opponent for this round.
Tuoba Yao frowned slightly. He asked coldly, Acting all mysterious, who are you?
Mister Gongs voice sounded somewhat hoarse as he replied indifferently, The person who will defeat you!
Boom!
Countless Bloodsucking Vines came out from the ground, looking like venomous snakes as they soared into the air and left scarlet afterimages. Then, they charged at Tuoba Yao.
The speed of the Bloodsucking Vines was bbergasting.
Even more horrifying was that every Bloodsucking Vine seemed alive. They madeplicated movements at any moment, covering the entire vast small world of the arena in vines within mere moments.
This already seemed like a special domain simr to a small world. When everyone saw this, some horror shed in their eyes.
Typically, such a special domain would be found with strong ferocious beasts, rarely with cultivators.
Soon, it looked like the Bloodsucking Vines would form a barrier, sealing the ce off from the world.
A strange look shed in Tuoba Yaos eyes. He said sullenly, Paltry tricks. Ill defeat you in one move!
A golden light shed in Tuoba Yaos eyes as he activated his Great Deste Eon bloodline. The aura of the 3-Vein Sovereign Emperor Tuoba Yao soared wildly. When he howled, thunderclouds churned, instantly emanating a startling Dao Might.
With the Great Deste Eon bloodlines support, Tuoba Yaos Thunder Dao Domain reached peak fifthyer.
Tuoba Yao released electric light from his entire body. His Great Deste Eon bloodline appeared extraordinary; the moment he activated it, his might seemed even stronger than that of a 4-Vein Sovereign Emperor.
You are too inexperienced to be ying with lightning before me! Mister Gongughed coldly. Then, scarlet electric light suddenly burst out of his body.
The spread-out Bloodsucking Vines all shone with a blood-me-like electric light. This strange, scarlet electric light instantly suppressed Tuoba Yaos fifthyer Thunder Dao Domain that earlier seemed unblockable.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Millions of venomous-snake-like Bloodsucking Vines surged over in an overwhelming wave, breaking through Tuoba Yaos Dao Domain and biting him.
Ah!
A miserable cry rang out in the arena. Tuoba Yao fell to his knees, letting out a miserable shriek that sent chills down everyones spine.
Xiao Chen showed a grave expression, seeing something even more horrifying. These Bloodsucking Vines seemed to be sucking away Tuoba Yaos bloodline power.
Nourished by the bloodline power, Mister Gongs blood-me-like electric light became even stranger.
I...admit defeat!
Tuoba Yao said these words with some difficulty. It was like doing so drained all his energy.
Plop!
The instant the Bloodsucking Vines returned, Tuoba Yao fell to the ground. He appeared dispirited, no longer showing the sharpness and wildness he had before. It was like he was another person after losing most of his spirit and energy.
The entire ce fell deathly silent. Everyones eyes filled with shock and horror. This Mister Gong possessed terrifying strength.
He was not so strong that he was terrifying. However, his technique was so evil that it inspired fear.
Be it the small-world-like Bloodsucking Vine domain, the blood-me-like electricity, or the Bloodsucking Vines sucking blood, they all seemed extremely horrifying and inconceivable.
With Mister Gongs move, everyone saw how terrifying the First Prince was. The First Prince lived up to his sixty-meter-long dragon image.
The disguised Yan Cangming behind the Sixth Prince Wang Ming sighed, The ck Lotus Churchs Holy Son and the Azure Lotus Holy Daughter have not made their move yet. Furthermore, there is still that person... The Demonic Dao Halls strength is still unfathomable.
Young Master Yan, whats wrong? You seemcking in confidence, Wang Li asked softly with a slight frown.
Yan Cangming replied indifferently, You have not seen the horror of that person. This Mister Gong inspires horror, but that person inspires despair.
Chapter 2293 Raw 2400 : Entering the Ancient Yan Emperor Tomb
Chapter 2293 Raw 2400 : Entering the Ancient Yan Emperor Tomb
This Mister Gong inspires horror, but that person inspires despair.
When the Sixth Prince Wang Ming heard that, he felt slightly startled. You feel despair too?
Before Yan Cangming could answer, Zhen Yuan said softly, Sixth Prince, there is no need to worry. The strongest might not necessarily be the winner in the Ancient Yan Emperor Tomb. There are many variables there; no one can predict the end. Otherwise, we would not havee on this trip.
There was another thing that Zhen Yuan did not say: if that person inspired despair, Yan Cangming was despair itself.
Wang Ming showed an expression of deep thought. Then, he said indifferently, I hope it goes as you say.
Mister Gong caused a hugemotion. The battles on the other arenas seemed rather dull inparison.
The Thirteenth Prince Wang Yi showed a slightly unsightly expression on his royal tform.
This is the strength of a Heavenly Wolf Empire outstanding talent?
The Heavenly Wolf Empire guests all showed embarrassed expressions. No one dared to speak for a while.
Sikong Shu said indifferently, Thirteenth Prince, dont get anxious. At least we managed to probe the First Princes true situation. He did not lose much of his umtions because of the failed wedding. This might be a good thing for us.
A gleam shed in Wang Yis eyes. Then, he smiled after a while. Thats true...I guess Eighth Brother is feeling down now.
As Wang Yi spoke, he sensed a gaze on him. When he turned his head, he saw that it was the Eighth Prince Wang Fengs.
When the two princes locked gazes, they reached amon understanding,municating with just their eyes.
Before the First Prince was defeated, the two would not attack each other, achieving a simple alliance. All this happened without words.
At the Ninth Princes royal tform, Wang Yan asked, What does everyone think?
Senior Feng sighed softly, Unfathomable. This old man senses several auras that inspire terror in me from the First Princes royal tform. I can tell that the man shrouded in blood and shadows is not the First Princes strongest guest.
The Golden Crow Empires Hao Kai said, I sense the same thing as well.
The others expressed simr views, feeling somewhat worried about the strength that the First Prince showed.
Lord Xiao, what about you?
Me?
Xiao Chen seemed like he awoke from a dream. After a pause, he said, We will just follow fate. Now that he showed his sharpness, the most worried ones are not us but the Eighth Prince and the Thirteenth Prince. This is absolutely a good thing for us.
The Heavenly Book Schr nodded and said, Thats right. Our strength is not as simple as it appears on the surface.
After Xiao Chen and the Heavenly Book Schr expressed their opinions, the Ninth Princes guests felt more assured.
Thepetition for the slots proceeded orderly. Under the Heavenly Book Schrs suggestion, the Ninth Prince purposely lost the next match before winning the third.
Hence, thepetition for the slots ended.
Some people rejoiced, and some people grieved. The weak princes lost significant Luck, and the strong princes gained more Luck on their Yan Imperial Swords.
The strong grew stronger, and the weak grew weaker.
ng!
Wang Yan stretched out his hand and sheathed his Yan Imperial Sword in its scabbard. Then, his thirty-meter-long dragon image turned into a sh of golden light and vanished.
Many thanks to everyone this time. We will enter the Ancient Yan Emperor Tomb soon. I hope that everyone will work together and assist me.
We will definitely do our best.
The Ancient Yan Emperor Tomb would open soon. These simple words functioned as a pep talk before the start of the trip.
Boom!
After a while, a bright light appeared at the drill ground. The many tforms started rising.
The Ancient Yan Emperor Tomb is opening. Princes, please lead your guests inside, following the order of the royal tforms.
The Yan Emperors voice rang out. Then, the First Prince soared into the air with his many guests and entered the Dao Door.
That is...
Xiao Chen possessed sharp eyes. He seemed to have seen a familiar figure being helplessly forced in among the First Princes many guests.
Jiang He?
If Xiao Chen saw right, that figure belonged to Jiang He, whom he had not seen in a long time. How could Jiang He have be the First Princes guest?
Before Xiao Chen had time to think, the Ninth Princes turn arrived.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
The ten soared into the air and entered the light door one by one. Light and shadows shed as time and space spun.
When Xiao Chen opened his eyes again, he found himself in a vast snowy region.
Snow flew about, and strong winds howled. A cold wave arrived ferociously, making one shiver.
A boundless pressure that seemed toe from the Great Deste Eon pervaded the ce, existing everywhere. Xiao Chen had never felt this ancient aura so clearly before.
When Xiao Chens Azure Dragon bloodline sensed this aura, it turned incredibly excited within his body, raring to go.
Even more wondrous was that Xiao Chen could not control the Ten Thousand Dragons Art; it circted automatically.
Waves surged in Xiao Chens Divine Energy Sea, materializing many golden dragon images that wildly absorbed the Great Deste Eon aura.
This strange change significantly reduced the pressure on Xiao Chen.
There was no one in Xiao Chens surroundings.
Everyone, do not panic. Just at this moment, the Ninth Princes voice rang out in Xiao Chens sea of consciousness.
Upon entering the Ancient Yan Emperor Tomb, you will be sent to a random ce in the Ancient Yan Emperor Tombs periphery. There will not be any danger for now. If you want to gather with me, you can use the jade strip that I passed to you earlier.
Beforeing, Wang Yan had handed all his guests a jade strip, saying that it would be usefulter.
Now that they had entered the Ancient Yan Emperor Tomb, it was time to use the jade strip.
Xiao Chen took out the jade strip, which gave off a faint light. As he grasped it in his hand, it mitigated a significant portion of the coldness.
Senior Feng, Senior Hao Kai, and Chang Ji, make your preparations. I will use the Yan Imperial Sword to bring you to my side. As for the others, you may move independently if you want. If you want toe to me, just let me know.
Xiao Chen pondered this. It looks like the Ninth Prince can forcibly pull people over to him. This should be a form of protection.
After some thought, Xiao Chen chose to stay. There was no rush to gather with the Ninth Prince for now.
Great. Everyone is here. As for the remaining guests, please listen to what I have to say before making your move. During the session races first round, we need to collect Dragon Essence. We can enter the second round only after we have sufficient Dragon Essence. The Dragon Essence that you collect will gather in my Yan Imperial Sword and raise my Luck.
Feeling confused, Xiao Chen asked, Dragon Essence?
The so-called Dragon Essence can be understood as a physical manifestation of Luck. The ancestor vein of the dynastys Dragon Veins is hidden here. All the ferocious beasts born here and the inheritances of the past Yan Emperors all contain Dragon Essence. The treasures and Soul Tools in the inheritance will contain Dragon Essence as well. Everyone can keep the treasures and Soul Tools you collect; just remember to store the collected Dragon Essence in your jade strips.
The Ninth Princes voice rang out again, resolving Xiao Chens questions. This filled Xiao Chen with anticipation for this Ancient Yan Emperor Tomb.
Everyone could keep the treasures and Soul Tools. No wonder outsiders had all rushed toe in.
The first round willst for one month. I hope that everyone will help me collect more Dragon Essence. Without sufficient Dragon Essence, I will not be able to take part in the second round. At that time, everyone, including myself, will be forced to leave. Also, if you run into any danger, you can crush the jade strip to leave the Ancient Yan Emperor Tomb.
Then, Wang Yan seemed to recall something and added, Also, one more thing. This ce has existed since ancient times. That resulted in intense spatial pressures. If you have sufficient Dragon Essence in the jade strips, you will be able to limatize to this ce better and bring out all your strength. Alright, thats it.
As Xiao Chen held the jade strip, he muttered to himself, Spatial pressure?
The Ten Thousand Dragons Art circted in his body, and dragon images gave off light in his Divine Energy Sea. Hence, Xiao Chen did not feel much spatial pressure.
However, when he held the jade strip, some of the chills eased off.
When Xiao Chen pressed the jade strip to his forehead, a three-dimensional map appeared in his mind. This was a rough map of the Ancient Yan Emperor Tomb.
Xiao Chen put down the jade strip and looked around before soaring into the air.
Boom!
In that instant, it felt like countless chains shattered. Xiao Chen really felt a lot of pressure now.
As he stood at the top of a snow mound, he opened his Heavenly Eye and took in the sights of the surrounding fifty thousand kilometers.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Xiao Chen darted swiftly up and down in the air like a swallow beforending firmly.
After some observation, he had a rough idea of his location in the Ancient Yan Emperor Tomb.
This ce was indeed somewhat strange. His Movement Techniques and cultivation were all restricted. Even the range of his Heavenly Eye was significantly shorter.
ording to the information on the map, I should be near the inheritance that the five-hundredth Yan Emperor left behind.
Xiao Chen analyzed in his heart, This Yan Emperor is rather special. He is exceptionally skilled with the Ice Great Dao, hence the heavy snow and cold Qi eternally filling this inheritancend.
The inheritances in the Ancient Yan Emperor Tomb were left after the past Yan Emperors died. They were based on the Cultivation Techniques of these Yan Emperors, giving different kinds of inheritances.
Since this inheritance is at the periphery, it should not bring me much of a pleasant surprise.
Anyhow, I should not ask for too much. I am already pretty lucky, starting quite near an inheritance.
A brilliant light shed in Xiao Chens eyes as he said, Since that is the case, I have to monopolize this inheritance.
Chapter 2294 Raw 2401 : As Gentle as Flames
Chapter 2294 Raw 2401 : As Gentle as mes
The vast snowy region spanned only five hundred thousand kilometers.
A Sovereign Emperor could cover such a distance in a few breaths. If Xiao Chen sent out his Soul Energy, he should be able to sweep through the entire snowy region and observe all movements in this ce.
However, this was the Ancient Yan Emperor Tomb, a world that had not changed since ancient times.
The aura of the Great Deste Eon had never appeared so clearly before everyone before.
Even Xiao Chens Heavenly Eye, a divine technique, remained restricted to fifty thousand kilometers.
This showed how horrifying the pressure from the Great Deste Eon was.
Fortunately, Xiao Chens Ten Thousand Dragons Art was strangely active in this ce. Without needing him to drive it, it circted automatically, greedily absorbing the Great Deste Eon aura in this ce.
The Ten Thousand Dragons Art seemed like it could break through the secondyers limits at any time.
This ce is a treasurend for cultivators with a Great Deste Eon bloodline, Xiao Chen muttered to himself while in deep thought. The effects of this phenomenon on him, who possessed the Ten Thousand Dragons Art, went without saying.
At this point, the pressure that Xiao Chen faced only made movement inconvenient.
Rushing around like this incurs a rather big drain, Xiao Chen sighed as he endured the snow around him. The cold was too intense, keeping the umted snow from melting. The cold contained in the snow could even be called a cold poison.
This cold poison was not too damaging to a Sovereign Emperors body. However, having to scatter the snow asionally off ones body took some effort.
Furthermore, running about drained Divine Energy. This made one feel somewhat helpless, like ones legs were bound.
Boom!
A red light shed as Xiao Chen summoned the Demon Blood Vulture.
The Demon Blood Vultures bloodline had undergone reversion, and it now showed some characteristics of its ancestor, the Blood Phoenix.
How much of your strength can you bring out in this Ancient Yan Emperor Tomb?
About eighty percent.
As a mutated beast carrying a Great Deste Eon ferocious beasts bloodline, the Demon Blood Vulture limatized itself much better than humans did.
Thats enough.
Xiao Chen gently pushed off the ground and sat on the Demon Blood Vulture, using it as a means of transport within the snowy region.
The Demon Blood Vulture flew close to the ground, not daring to fly too high.
Firstly, there was the spatial pressure. Secondly, it would be easily targeted if it flew too high.
All the ferocious beasts in this ce contained Dragon Essence. If anyone saw a ferocious beast, they would kill it for the Dragon Essence.
Help me to find the inheritance. If you discover anything suspicious, remember to let me know.
Heavy snow flew about, rendering the entire ce white. It would not be easy to find the inheritance of this Yan Emperor skilled with ice and snow.
Fortunately, Xiao Chen had the Demon Blood Vultures help, which allowed him to take it easy and close his eyes to cultivate.
He could work on two things at the same time, not dying his search for inheritances.
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At the same time, the other princes continued to enter the Ancient Yan Emperor Tomb.
However, these people appeared in different ces. It could be ancient blue pine forests, deste ins, or rocky deserts.
In a desert of yellow sand with strong winds and wild sandstorms:
After First Prince Wang Feinded, he frowned slightly. Without saying anything, he drew his Yan Imperial Sword.
The Yan Imperial Sword released a bright beam in the next moment, with a dragon image coiled around it.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
The mysterious, evil-eyed, ck-d man, the 6-Vein Sovereign Emperor Zuo Yuthe imperial ancestral temples trump cardthe ck Lotus Churchs Holy Son, and the Azure Lotus Holy Daughter appeared one after another.
The First Princes other guests either chose to move independently to find inheritances or hunt ferocious beasts.
The ck Lotuss Holy Son said softly, This is just the first round. Actually, Your Highness does not need to waste Luck and summon us here.
Wang Fei said indifferently, Naturally, I am confident of clearing the first round. However, I summoned you all here for another matter. I know of a Superior Grade inheritance of a past Yan Emperor. I called you all here to ensure that nothing goes wrong.
Initially, there were no grades to the inheritances that the Yan Emperors left behind.
However, the various generations of Yan Emperors possessed varying strengths, leaving inheritances of corresponding values. Slowly, theter generations added a grading system to differentiate the benefits and value of the inheritances.
The imperial ancestral temple understood the Ancient Yan Emperor Tomb very well, so it could provide the First Prince with more information.
A Superior Grade inheritance was an extremely incredible inheritancenaturally, this interested Wang Fei.
Oh...so that is the reason. In that case, you all go and apany Brother Wang. I will not take part in this excitement.
Even though that evil-eyed man exposed just the right side of his face with a half-face mask that revealed only his eyes, the First Prince could still make out a disinterested expression on his face.
This counted as a response to Wang Fei. The masked, evil-eyed man left directly without saying anything more.
How bold! Zuo Yu frowned. With such disrespect, he felt that he should have killed the evil-eyed man.
The ck Lotus Churchs Holy Son advised softly, Your Highness, dont be angry. This is how Lord Xi has always been. What inheritance managed to get the First Prince so excited? The Azure Lotus Holy Daughter and I will do our best to help.
The Azure Lotus Holy Daughter smiled, showing a refreshing image. She looked at Wang Fei and said, Your Highness, please lead the way.
Wang Fei sneered in his heart but did not show it on his face. He smiled and said, Commander Zuo, there is no need to make a big deal out of this. Lord Xi is an honored guest that I invited. Naturally, an honored guest has to be treated differently from others.
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The many princes guests quickly started making their moves in the Ancient Yan Emperor Tombs periphery.
The Fourth Prince Wang Yun drew his Yan Imperial Sword in an ancient, blue pine forest, calling a few of his important guests to his side.
One of these guests wore a hood, tightly covering himself up. This was the Hidden Spirit Temples Yuan Zhen.
Wang Yun looked at Yuan Zhen and said with a respectful tone, Mister Yuan, what should we do?
The other princes should be focusing on seeking out inheritances. However, Fourth Prince, your umtion and strength areparatively weaker, so you should not fight with others. If you suffer heavy casualties, the loss would not be worth it. We will just work harder and focus on killing ferocious beasts to collect Dragon Essence. Then, we will make further ns after clearing this round.
A hoarse voice came from the hood, making the others feel some difort.
The other guests appeared somewhat upset. What was the point ofing to the Ancient Yan Emperor Tomb if they did not seek out inheritances?
The Fourth Prince Wang Yun had already made up his mind about Yuan Zhens suggestion. He said, Lets follow Mister Yuans advice, then. Everyone should work on killing ferocious beasts to collect Dragon Essence. After this is over, I will heavily reward everyone. Furthermore, you might still run into treasure when hunting ferocious beasts. Everything is possible in the Ancient Yan Emperor Tomb.
After he said this, the other guests felt less resentment.
Yuan Zhen kept a low profile during this round, not intending to expose his identity.
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Great! Heaven is helping me!
At the Thirteenth Princes side, the eyes of the White Marsh Beast Empires Bai Yunfei gleamed with excitement. He said, This ce is simply the best for us, cultivators with the Great Deste Eon bloodlines.
Wang Yi smiled; he felt surprised as well. To think that the Great Deste Eon aura in the Ancient Yan Emperor Tomb was much more horrifying than legends said.
Of the Thirteenth Princes seventeen guests, only two were Royal Court experts. The rest were the Martial God Pces Sovereign Emperors.
Senior Sikong, what should I do in this round?
The straw-rain-coat-d Sikong Shu, who looked like a fisherman, appeared exceptionally calm. He replied after some thought, We split into three groups. Our advantage is the greatest in the first round. We should obtain as many inheritances as we can. We even need to let some inheritances go to waste. Directly refine those that can raise our strength, and dont waste any time. After some time has passed, most people will get ustomed to the spatial pressure here. We will not have much of an advantage from our bloodlines then.
So, we need to make full use of our advantage in this first month to get an evenrger advantage.
Wang Yis eyes lit up. He smiled and said, Having Senior around is like having a treasure. Alright, we will follow Seniors suggestion. During this round, we will split into three groups and obtain as many inheritances as possible.
Everyone knew that unless one hunted ferocious beasts with extremely horrifying strength, it would be hard to collect sufficient Dragon Essence. Hunting strong ferocious beasts was hard work with little returns.
Clearly, there were many benefits to seeking out inheritances, benefiting everyone.
Aside from some special princes, the other princes worked with their guests to find inheritances.
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Back at the imperial pces drill ground, the imperial ancestral temples many patriarchs on the Dao tform worked together.
A huge screen of light rose, flickering with light and shadows. The figures of the many princes and their guests in the Ancient Yan Emperor Tomb appeared. The Ancient Yan Emperor Tomb had been altered many times before. After some alterations, the imperial ancestral temple gained a rough grasp of the ce, even though there were still many forbiddennds there.
If the imperial ancestral temples patriarchs were willing, they could see the various ces situation at any time. However, it would be difficult for them to interfere.
This grand show finally started.
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Three days passed in the vast snowy region. However, the Demon Blood Vulture failed to find anything.
Xiao Chen, who cultivated the Ten Thousand Dragons Art cross-legged on the Demon Blood Vulture, opened his eyes. The freezing wind at night made it difficult to spot anything. Life was sparse in this ce.
When he looked up, clouds roiled. He could not see the sun, moon, stars, or sky, only the vast snow.
Could this inheritance have been destroyed?
Xiao Chen felt some misgivings after not finding anything for three days.
His guess was possible. After all, it was located in the periphery of the Ancient Yan Emperor Tomb. It would definitely suffer some damage from every session race, slowly getting destroyed.
Hey...
Just at this moment, the snowfall lightened significantly, the thick clouds in the sky thinning out slowly.
At midnight, the thick clouds broke apart, and a bright moon appeared silently.
The bright moon hung high in the air, looking as gentle as mes.
Xiao Chen never thought that the bright moon could be this bright and pure. The endless snowstorm seemed to have cleansed the radiance of the bright moon.
There was still some remnant snow in the sky drifting down.
Under the moonlight, the remnant snow in the air created countless specks of light and shadow in the boundless, bright, white snond.
The clouds broke, and the moon arrived. The snowkes created shadows in the boundless snowy region, birthing a wondrous scene.
Xiao Chen, who sat on the Demon Blood Vulture, contentedly admired the beautiful sight, muttering to himself, Is this the opportunity we are waiting for?
Chapter 2295 Raw 2402 : Only the Rose Is Red in the Snow
Chapter 2295 Raw 2402 : Only the Rose Is Red in the Snow
After searching for three days in the vast snowy region, Xiao Chen had found nothing. This change in weather happened suddenly; something strange had to be going on.
That is...
Xiao Chen looked in front and vaguely saw an illusory pce bathed in moonlight at the limits of his vision.
Without overthinking, he got the Demon Blood Vulture to rush forward at full speed.
Only sporadic snowkes drifted in the air. The gentle moonlight warmed ones heart like a me. The cold weakened significantly in the night.
The boundless snowy region with sparse life suddenly showed some chaotic aura.
Xiao Chen thought to himself, It looks like several people were wandering the snowy region like I was.
Suddenly, three figures appeared to the left of Xiao Chen, meeting him by chance.
Xiao Chen maintained a calm expression while sitting on the Demon Blood Vulture.
The other three people felt slightly stunned, keeping their guard up. However, when they saw Xiao Chen on the Demon Blood Vulture, their expressions immediately rxed.
Xiao Chen!
The older middle-aged, gray-d man of the three smiled faintly. Then, he said softly, I heard that you wrecked the First Princes wedding. Furthermore, you once faced the three top princes in the Smiling Daughter Pavilion alone.
These three were the Tenth Princes guests. The Tenth Princes strength was below average, simr to the Ninth Princes on the surface.
It looks like rumors were just rumors. No matter how muchmotion a 2-Vein Sovereign Emperor caused, how strong can he be?
The gray-d man was initially wary, thinking that he ran into a strong enemy. When he saw that it was Xiao Chen, his expression rxed.
Xiao Chen looked up. The moonlight intensified slowly. The ancient pce in front grew more distinct under the moonlights illumination. Under its white exterior hid the aura of the Ice Great Dao.
Without needing to guess, that was the inheritancend.
However, it only appeared under the moonlight. That was why there were no traces of it three days ago.
Xiao Chen took a look and saw that the gray-robed man was a peak 3-Vein Sovereign Emperor.
Fire zed in this persons eyes, and a horrifying energy gathered in his body, giving off intense pressure.
So? Xiao Chen prompted indifferently.
This is not a good time to start a conflict with this person. We should wait until we gather with the Tenth Prince in the inheritancend before making further ns. A white-haired man among the three sent a voice projection to this gray-d man.
The gray-d man appeared slightly disappointed. He had a strong desire to fight, wanting to trample on Xiao Chen.
However, he considered the inheritance more important, so he endured for now.
Such a mentality was not strange. Xiao Chen was a mere 2-Vein Sovereign Emperor, but he managed to be famous throughout the imperial capital. The doubts of others were inevitable.
If one could trample on Xiao Chen, one would be famous too.
In ones life, fame and profit reigned. Naturally, the ambitious would fight for those; even Sovereign Emperors could not avoid this.
Consider yourself lucky. Lets go. The gray-d old man snorted coldly. Then, he turned and left, not bothering to waste words on Xiao Chen.
How senseless...
Xiao Chen felt speechless in his heart. The Demon Blood Vulture rushed forward in a burst of speed, giving off a sh of red light.
Xiao Chen possessed a Great Deste Eon bloodline. Furthermore, he had the Ten Thousand Dragons Art circting at all times in the Ancient Yan Emperor Tomb.
The pressure that Xiao Chen faced was at least seventy or eighty percent less than what others suffered.
The three in front had just increased their speed slightly when they heard a howling wind. When they looked over their shoulders, they only saw an afterimage left by scarlet light.
The three quickly turned their heads back to the front and saw Xiao Chen seated on the Demon Blood Vulture disappearing into the distance.
This...
This shocked the three. They did not expect Xiao Chen to be so fast.
To that gray-d mans eyes, Xiao Chens actions were taunting him, immediately sending him into a rage.
Damn it! Xiao Chen, you bastard! You pretended to be meek earlier, and when I shifted my attention away, you pped my face. After him!
The gray-d man took the lead in charging forward, his figure shing in the air. Divine Energy gushed, and his entire body gave off a fiery light.
However, the group still could not see Xiao Chens figure after chasing for fifteen minutes. This made them feel uncertain.
This Xiao Chen must have hidden!
The gray-d man looked around. He felt very helpless at not seeing Xiao Chen.
The white-haired old man and the other person rushed over. Upon seeing the situation, they consoled the gray-d man, Forget it. Since he hid, there is no need to fight with him.
Given a way out of this embarrassment, the gray-d man said coldly, He can consider himself lucky. He had better not run into me again.
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Under the moonlight, the ancient pce looked beautiful. It gave off a faint glow, looking dreamy.
Two ice statues stood in front of the pce, blocking the gate.
The ice statues exuded the aura of a 4-Vein Sovereign Emperor. They seemed connected to the moonlight, appearing to be one with it. No one dared to act rashly upon seeing this.
Not far away, a well-dressed prince revealed an excited expression as he looked at the ancient pce.
The guest at his side advised softly, Tenth Prince, it is best not to act rashly now. It will not be toote to enter when Senior Rong joins us.
The Tenth Prince nodded and said, These two ice sculptures seemed somewhat strange. Indeed, we cannot act rashly. Aside from me, the guests of the other princes in this snowy region are scattered. When Senior Rong rushes over, this ice inheritance will be mine for sure.
Whoosh!
Right after the Tenth Prince spoke, a wind howled from behind. The two turned their heads to look back. The Tenth Prince shouted, Who is it?!
No one responded; only a sh of burning scarlet light charged over, moving so fast that the two ice statues did not react at all.
Then, the beam of scarlet light turned into thin lines that entered the pce.
Ah!
The Tenth Prince happened to see this scene when he turned forward. His expression immediately changed radically as he growled, Damn it! Who is so bold to dare to snatch the inheritance that I want?!
It looked like the Tenth Prince could no longer resist charging in. The expert by his side held him back and warned, Prince, dont be rash...the two ice statues are not just mere statues.
Whoosh!
The two ice statues eyes sparkled with a bright light when they sensed the Tenth Princes presence. Two cold intents pressed over, scaring the Tenth Prince into backing off.
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Inside the pce, Xiao Chen remained seated on the Demon Blood Vultures back.
With cold eyes, he took in the ice statues that came to life around him. Then, he leaped into the air and descended.
The instant Xiao Chennded, he activated the Alloy Dragon Armor, his aura changing significantly.
He now radiated sharpness from his face as dragon motifs sparkled with electric light on his silver armor.
Xiao Chen reached up to grab the hilt above his shoulder. When the group of ice statues rushed over, he drew his saber.
Boom!
Immediately, one person and one vulture charged forward in this ancient pce, moving without fear.
Xiao Chen swept through everything as he rushed through the ce, not stopping at all.
He saw precious treasures everywhere he passed. However, he only nced at them before looking away.
After one hour, Xiao Chen arrived at the core hall of the ice pce. There, he finally stopped.
Many ice-attributed treasures were disyed casually on the surrounding walls. Natural treasures filled the ce.
This was simply a treasure trove of an ice-attributed cultivators dreams. Everything one wanted could be found here.
However, Xiao Chen did not show any joy on his face.
As he rushed over, he had already nursed some suspicions. There had been so many session races. Not to mention the inheritances at the periphery being emptied out, such precious treasures should not have remained at the very least.
It looks like you did not let your greed overpower your rationality. Congrattions, you pass the test.
Whoosh!
The roof turned transparent. Xiao Chen could see the bright moon when he raised his head.
Under the bright light radiating in all directions, a white-d, middle-aged man with an air of elegance seemed to descend from the moon.
Upon a closer look, this person bore some simrities to the Yan Emperor.
Xiao Chen guessed that this should be a lingering will of the Yan Emperor who left this inheritance.
Are all the treasures fake? Xiao Chen asked.
The white-d Yan Emperor smiled warmly. Wrong, they are all real. However, only one contains my ice inheritance. Everyone whoes in has only one chance to choose. If they choose wrong, they will fail to obtain a treasure and be expelled. Then, my inheritance will close as well, to wait quietly for the next opening of the Ancient Yan Emperor Tomb.
Xiao Chen pondered, That is to say, over thousands or even tens of thousands of years, no one chose that item, right?
Without changing his expression, he then asked, I have a question. If I choose that supreme treasure that contains the inheritance, will I obtain the other treasures?
The white-d Yan Emperor smiled and said, You seem very confident. However...you cannot. If you find the right treasure, you will have two choices. One is to ept the ice inheritance I left behind. The other is to take a treasure containing Dragon Essence.
Disappointment shed in Xiao Chens eyes. Then, he said, That is unfortunate.
After Xiao Chen spoke, he headed straight for an item.
The white-d Yan Emperors expression immediately flickered as intense surprise shed in his eyes. However, there was also a joy that had been repressed for thousands of years amid this surprise.
He saw that Xiao Chen did not even bother looking at the many precious treasures.
Xiao Chen only stretched out his hand and waved. Then, a vibrant and beautiful blood-red rose appeared in his hand.
The white-d Yan Emperor asked softly, How did you guess it? I thought you would at least think for a while before deciding.
The answer was already given long ago. If one still needs to think after entering the pce, one would never guess it.
When the white-d Yan Emperor heard that, he smiled. Thats right. The clouds break, the moon arrives, and the flower casts shadows!
Only the rose is red in the snow! Xiao Chen calmly quoted the next phrase of the poem without any change in expression.
Those who are not my soul mates, do not enter this door! Hahaha! Delightful! How unfortunate...if only you lived during the same time as I did. I would not have been so lonely, then. I believe I can guess your choice as well. I hope that myprehension will be useful to you.
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Outside the ancient pce:
The gray-d mans group finally arrived, panting heavily.
Tenth Prince, fortunately, we have honored yourmand. We rushed over at our fastest speed; no one in the snowy region should be faster than us.
The gray-d mans group was extremely tired. However, the three still showed pride in their eyes. Along the way, the group had passed many other guests, leaving them in the dust.
The Tenth Prince showed a somewhat awkward expression, not saying anything.
The person by the princes side said, Senior Rong, someone entered already. That person is very mysterious. Aside from a sh of scarlet light, we did not see anything else.
What?!
The gray-d man was stunned, thunderstruck. He eximed hoarsely, Its Xiao Chen! To think that Xiao Chen did not hide. Instead, he got ahead of us. How is this possible?
Senior Rong, there is no time. We need to make our move fast.
The gray-d man startled awake from his daze. He said, Right, right, right. Lets quickly charge in!
After gathering four guests, the Tenth Prince received a boost in confidence. With the gray-d man taking the lead, they charged at the two ice statues.
Boom!
Suddenly, the ancient pce exploded without any warning.
The surging shock waves knocked the group back. The gray-d man in the lead was in the sorriest state. Blood leaked out of his mouth, and hisplexion turned incredibly pale as he tumbled on the ground several times.
Chapter 2296 Raw 2403 : Coming like Flowing Water and Leaving like the Wind
Chapter 2296 Raw 2403 : Coming like Flowing Water and Leaving like the Wind
Boom!
A perfectly preserved ancient pce exploded. All the restrictions and formations there crumbled in an instant.
Just from the looks of the two 4-Vein Sovereign Emperor ice statues, it was clear how horrifying the force of the explosion was.
This shocked the Tenth Prince and the other guests, causing their expressions to change dramatically.
The gray-robed man leading the group bore the brunt of the force and suffered heavy injuries.
Whats going on?
As the group felt confused, a beam of scarlet light shot out of the roiling dust cloud.
Xiao Chen!
The gray-d man on the ground immediately flew into a rage. The surging energy in his body burst out at full power just then.
Boom!
The surging fire-attributed energy in his body was like a volcanic eruption. The instant he soared up, he dyed half the sky ming red. This sudden burst of power looked very mighty.
Its Senior Rongs Lava Dao Domain!
The Tenth Prince and the other three guests immediately revealed expressions of joy. They were very clear about this. This gray-d man just normally held himself back. However, when he erupted, he was like a volcano that had built up energy for ten thousand years. Even a 4-Vein Sovereign Emperor could not bear it.
Xiao Chen...stay behind!
The erupted power was indeed startling, able to block Xiao Chen.
However, Xiao Chen, who was sniffing the roses fragrance on the Demon Blood Vultures back, maintained a calm expression, without the slightest ripple.
Scram.
Xiao Chen raised his eyebrows slightly. Then, he executed Firmaments Rage, a Dragons Gates Secret Technique with the raise of his hand.
Boom!
The rage of a Great Deste Eon Ancestor Dragon traveled through time and space and arrived in the surroundings. A gigantic, towering hand, with electric light bursting out from the palm, materialized a small world with the support of the Five Element Divine Lightning and Xiao Chens Dao Domains.
Pa! Xiao Chen did not give the gray-d man any space to dodge. Just as the gray-d man charged over and was preparing tounch his attack, Xiao Chen pressed his palm down towards the gray-d man.
Thousands of saber wounds appeared on the gray-d mans body. Electric light flickered on every saber wound, crackling as it entered his body.
After being smashed deeply into the snow, the gray-d man let out a miserable shriek, in so much pain that he wanted to die.
Damn it! My ice inheritance! No one can steal my ice inheritance!
Seeing that Xiao Chen wanted to leave right away after smacking down the gray-d man, the Tenth Prince seemed to go berserk. He felt extremely upset. He had arrived at this ice inheritance first. From the moment he first saw it, he had determined that the ice inheritance belonged to him.
ng!
The Tenth Prince drew his Yan Imperial Sword, and a sh of sword light illuminated the ce.
A dragon image wound around the sword, supporting it with Luck. The spatial pressure in this ce weakened significantly.
The surrounding space vibrated vaguely. It seemed like many cultivators would arrive after traveling through space.
Xiao Chen frowned slightly on the Demon Blood Vulture. The Tenth Prince was going to summon all his guests to surround Xiao Chen.
This is never-ending!
Xiao Chen, who was already far away, showed a murderous intent on his face.
As he soared into the air, he turned around and left behind a purple electric mark. Then, he appeared before the Tenth Prince in the next moment as if he teleported.
Block him! Block him! When I bring over all my guests, he will die, the Tenth Prince shouted anxiously as horror shed in his eyes.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
The remaining three guests appeared before the Tenth Prince, trying to block Xiao Chens charge.
However, Xiao Chen was wearing the Alloy Dragon Armor. Hisbat prowess soared. He showed no intention of holding anything back.
Xiao Chen executed the Supreme Dragon Fist without even thinking.
Roar!
The Ten Thousand Dragons Art, which never stopped circting since he entered the Ancient Yan Emperor Tomb, erupted at this moment.
The many golden dragon images swimming about in Xiao Chens Divine Energy Sea charged out of his body, exuding a supreme Dragon Might.
The vast and mighty group of dragons wanders the world, entering the sky and the sea. Who is honored?
The group of dragons is leaderless in the four seas and eight cardinal directions. The world is unfair, and the evil dragon rules. Why is he honored? Fate is unfavorable; life is like paper...what is supreme? In the entire world, only I am honored.
As the Supreme Dragon Fists incantation circted, supported by the Ten Thousand Dragons Art, Xiao Chen brought out the Heavenly Dragons mysteries to their limits.
One punch called Leaderless Dragons.
One punch called Commanding the Dragons.
One punch called Regretless Heavenly Dragon.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Xiao Chen defeated a person with each punch. After the three punches, the three remaining guests of the Tenth Prince could no longer fight back, beaten up with their internal organs ruptured. Their Divine Seals shattered and scattered as flowing light.
Dont...
The Tenth Prince felt bbergasted, showing a stunned expression. He was stupefied when he saw Xiao Chen charging over.
Xiao Chen withdrew his fist and grabbed the hilt over his shoulder with his right hand. Then, he expressionlessly drew his saber.
ng!
When he drew the Tyrant Saber, a sh of saber light soared out and shocked the world. Itpletely eclipsed the light from the Tenth Princes Yan Imperial Sword. Then, it mercilessly continued chopping towards the Tenth Prince.
The saber intent burst out like a mountain sh flood or a tsunami, directly shattering the treasure armor the Tenth Prince wore.
Then, the saber light left a terrifying, fifteen-centimeter-long saber wound on the Tenth Princes chest, from which blood spurted out like a fountain.
Pa!
Xiao Chen sent the Tenth Prince flying. After the Tenth Princended, Xiao Chen stomped down on the Tenth Princes chest before he could get up, arriving like a phantom.
Xiao Chens foot happened tond on the wound on the Tenth Princes chest, eliciting a miserable scream that was painful to hear.
The Yan Imperial Sword had already fallen out of the Tenth Princes hand. Right now, he was in so much agony that he could not think at all.
If he could choose again, he would not have interfered but let Xiao Chen leave.
However, there were no ifs in this world. The Tenth Prince had wanted to summon his guests to surround Xiao Chen, to make Xiao Chen suffer the worst pain and horror ever.
ng!
The moonlight shone on the saber as Xiao Chen returned it to its scabbard. His movements were like a stream of clear, flowing spring water in the air.
You can scram. Forfeit on your own initiative.
Of course, Xiao Chen could not kill a prince. At the very least, he could not kill the Tenth Prince. However, letting the Tenth Prince off easy was not his style.
Dont, dont, dont...
The Tenth Prince endured the intense pain as he looked up at Xiao Chen. When he met Xiao Chens eyes, he felt like a mountains height separated them, cing boundless pressure on him.
The Tenth Prince thought about how he might be the first person to drop out in this session race.
At that time, the many feudal lords and Noble ns would see him as the one who lost miserably and got kicked out first.
The very thought inspired fear in the Tenth Prince. He found such embarrassment unbearable.
I have Dragon Essence. Over the past few days, Senior Rong and the others helped me hunt several ferocious beasts in the snowy region, collecting some Dragon Essence. If you are willing, I can give it all to you.
Left without any ideas, the Tenth Prince thought of the only thing that could get Xiao Chen to let him off.
However, the Tenth Prince did not see any change in Xiao Chens expression. Sweat continuously dripped off the Tenth Princes forehead.
I...never mind. I can also give a fifth of the Dragon Essence in my Yan Imperial Sword. Thats all I can give. Alright, one-quarter... Damn it! One-third, is that eptable now?
Half.
Xiao Chen said calmly and indifferently, If you are not willing, I can send you away now.
In theory, others could not force a prince to leave if the prince did not forfeit. However, Xiao Chen was stepping on the Tenth Prince. He had at least one hundred ways to make the other party forfeit.
Alright, I agree!
The Tenth Prince felt extremely unwilling. However, he could not do anything but agree. Move your foot first.
Whoosh!
The instant Xiao Chen moved his foot, the Tenth Prince got up and consumed a Medicinal Pill.
Xiao Chen did not fear the Tenth Prince regretting his promise and reneging on it, so he waited quietly.
Dragon Essence was something manifested by Luck. In other words, it was Luck.
Every prince possessed Luck, which was stored in the Yan Imperial Sword. The Dragon Essence that the guests collected would also eventually gather in the princes Yan Imperial Sword.
After the Tenth Prince transferred half the Dragon Essence in his Yan Imperial Sword into Xiao Chens jade strip, the thirty-meter-tall dragon image around his sword immediately shrank by half.
Invisibly, the Tenth Princes guests elsewhere all felt the spatial pressure they faced suddenly increase.
The jade strip in Xiao Chens palm was crystalline and transparent, looking like the most beautiful jade in the world. A flowing light within the jade strip appeared like a spring, nourishing a dragon image.
Xiao Chen gently grasped the jade strip, and warmth filled his body. The cold from the snowy region vanished.
The spatial pressure also decreased.
Xiao Chen immediately understood. Dragon Essence could decrease the spatial pressure. As time psed, the advantage of the Great Deste Eon bloodlines would dwindle.
Many thanks.
Xiao Chen spread his arms wide and soared into the air, looking like a tyrannical flying dragon. His voice echoed in the air. When he started descending, a beam of red light tore through the sky and caught him before turning into a blood-me-like, flowing light that left with the wind.
Coming like flowing water and leaving like the wind...
The Tenth Prince sat on the ground, feeling disappointed. The wound on his chest no longer hurt, but who knew when he could resolve the shadow in his heart?
The Tenth Prince wiped off the sweat on his forehead, soaking half of his sleeve.
Chapter 2297 Raw 2404 : Behind You
Chapter 2297 Raw 2404 : Behind You
Various exciting scenes urred in the Ancient Yan Emperor Tomb. The huge light screen in the imperial pces drill ground disyed these scenes at all times.
Under the control of the imperial ancestral temples patriarchs, the light screen showed the various feudal lords and powerhouses everything.
The Thirteenth Prince is incredible. He split into three groups and already conquered four Inferior Grade inheritances.
Wang Yis guests were mostly outstanding talents with Great Deste Eon bloodlines. When they first entered the Ancient Yan Emperor Tomb, they held a considerable advantage.
The other princes guests had to endure the spatial pressure and did not dare to sh with others.
The moment they ran into any setbacks, they mostly chose to withdraw.
The spatial pressure in the Ancient Yan Emperor Tomb was simply too intense. The Great Deste Eon aura present everywhere made it difficult for them to bring out even fifty percent of their strength.
These people could only wait until they collected sufficient Dragon Essence and limatized to the spatial pressure here.
The First Prince is truly lucky; he actually managed to find a Superior Grade inheritance!
The light screen showed the First Prince leading Zhuo Yu and others of his party to conquer an inheritance that obviously possessed stronger Dragon Essence than other ces.
However, everyone understood in their hearts whether it was due to the First Princes good fortune or the insider information that the imperial ancestral temples patriarchs provided.
Hahaha! The Fourth Prince is very unlucky. He did not find any inheritances and could only hunt ferocious beasts. I think it will be difficult for him tost to the next round.
Hey! Whats wrong with the Tenth Prince? His Luck decreased by half!
He is in the snowy region. If I recall right, no one has entered the ice inheritance there. It is one of the most intact inheritances of the Ancient Yan Emperor Tomb. What happened there?
The ice inheritance is gone!
When the light screen showed the Tenth Prince, Xiao Chen had left already. No one had noticed Xiao Chen.
Everyone saw only a dispirited Tenth Prince with a paleplexion and the crumbled ancient pce behind him.
This...what a fellow! Who exactly managed to benefit? Although this ice inheritance was just a Medial Grade inheritance, it was perfectly intact. It might be even more valuable than a Superior Grade inheritance.
Although a Superior Grade inheritance was of a very high grade, it would be hard to guarantee that no one had ever conquered that inheritance in previous session races.
It would be hard to say how much things were left there.
Given this, the higher value of aplete inheritance was clear.
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At a snow mountains summit in the vast snowy region:
Xiao Chen stood on the summit, facing the wind and snow as he looked at the vibrant rose in his hand.
Within the ice inheritance, he had been given a choice between two: a treasure or the Ice Great Dao.
Without a doubt, Xiao Chen chose thetter.
Ill bring out the Dragon Essence in it first.
Every treasure in the inheritances contained Dragon Essence. Furthermore, there would be more than what a ferocious beast contained.
When the jade strip absorbed the Dragon Essence from the vibrant red rose, Xiao Chen sensed that the Dragon Essence in his jade strip had increased significantly.
The Dragon Essence in the rose was even more than what the Tenth Prince transferred to him.
The Dragon Essence appeared like a crystalline immortal spring in the jade strip. In the next moment, the dragon image being nourished inside took form and charged out.
Then, the Dragon Essence moved about the surroundings of the jade strip.
Holding the jade strip in his hand, Xiao Chen immediately felt the spatial pressure of the Ancient Yan Emperor Tomb vanish entirely.
Unexpectedly, I managed to collect a dragon image so quickly.
Xiao Chen revealed joy on his face, pleasantly surprised at collecting this much Dragon Essence so quickly.
As far as Xiao Chen knew, it should be rather difficult to manifest a dragon image.
A dragon image would appear only after one umted a certain amount of Dragon Essence. The more dragon images around the jade strip, the more Luck one had.
It is time to absorb the Ice Great Dao in there, Xiao Chen muttered to himself as he put away the jade strip.
Compared to Dragon Essence, Xiao Chen felt more anticipation for the Ice Great Dao represented by the vibrant scarlet rose.
Right now, his Ice Great Dao had already reached the secondyer. He wanted to see how much it would improve after he absorbed this rose.
Of course, this relied heavily on the white-d Yan Emperors understanding of the Ice Great Dao.
Xiao Chen tightly grasped the rose, letting the thorns pierce his palm and tap his blood. When nourished by blood, the vibrant scarlet rose gave off a strange light in this vast snowy region.
Boom!
The rose suddenly scattered, its vibrant petals filling the air and drifting with the snow.
If the wind does not clear up, would it be a rain of rose petals or mountains and rivers covered in blood?
Xiao Chen sat down cross-legged and closed his eyes. He slowly spread out his Ice Dao Domain, the drifting snow and rose petals turning into motes of light that entered his body.
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While Xiao Chen refined the ice inheritance, the other princes guests did not remain idle.
At a ce with undting sand dunes and sand storms, the mysterious, evil-eyed man that parted from the First Prince wandered the desert.
This person wore a half-faced mask, and his strange left eye shone with a dull, blue light. This deterred others from looking directly at it. It felt like if one looked at it for too long, it would suck in ones soul.
Many ferocious beasts lived in the desert. asionally, the evil-eyed man would see guests who could not find inheritances fighting ferocious beasts.
Just at this moment, two people appeared from behind. One of them shouted, Stand still and hand over all the Dragon Essence you collected.
There were all sorts of people among the many princes guests. When they came to the Ancient Yan Emperor Tomb, they also exposed some of their bad habits.
When the ck-d, evil-eyed man heard that, he remained expressionless. Then, he turned around silently and looked at the two.
A scarlet cross deep in the evil-eyed mans left eye flickered with a weak light. The two 3-Vein Sovereign Emperors trying to rob him immediately felt a chill.
Horror appeared in the twos hearts for some reason.
Thump! Thump!
The heart of the short-haired man on the right pounded faster and faster until it felt like it was out of control. He felt his throat close off, and his breathing became rushed. He could not speak at all, his eyes opening wide.
Suddenly, blood leaked out of that persons seven facial orifices without any warning. Then, his heart leaped out of his chest, that person dying on the spot. That persons eyes remained wide open in endless horror like he suffered from boundless torture.
Ah!
The remaining 3-Vein Sovereign Emperor let out a startled cry in fright, trembling as he looked at this ck-d, evil-eyed man. Such a scene surpassed his understanding.
Boom!
Driven by desperation, this persons aura greatly soared, trying to drive all the Divine Energy he had. Then, he ruthlessly threw a palm strike containing his Divine Energy, Soul Energy, and Dao Domain in the form of a fiercely burning eagle w.
This w tore through the sky, covering the sky in zing mes.
Even a 4-Vein Sovereign Emperor would have to treat this attack with caution, unable to afford carelessness.
This was the peak strike of this person while in sheer terror. He wanted to use this to buy himself time to flee.
Whoosh!
The scarlet cross in the depths of the evil-eyed mans left eye started spinning quickly. In the next moment, something strange happened.
As mes zed in the entire sky, the evil-eyed mans left eye swallowed up the eagle w that looked like it could break a small world.
The eagle w silently ceased to exist.
That 3-Vein Sovereign Emperor was utterly stunned, even forgetting to run. When he startled awake, he let out a shrill cry as he made a mad dash. However, he only just turned when a strong suction pulled his body back.
No matter how hard that 3-Vein Sovereign Emperor struggled, he could not resist. He could only il about weakly in the air before the wild berserk force pulled him into the evil-eyed mans left eye.
Crunch! Crunch!
It seemed like a powerful ferocious beast existed in the left eye. After it swallowed this person, crunching sounds rang out.
The surroundings turned eerily silent. Anyone who heard the crunching sounds would feel fearful for some reason.
Two 3-Vein Sovereign Emperors died silently to the evil-eyed mans eye.
One frightened to death; the other consumed alive.
However, all this seemed like nothing to the evil-eyed man. His eyes did not change at all. He just turned around and continued walking in the desert towards the sunset.
After a while, the evil-eyed man finally met the person he wanted to meet, Yan Cangming, under the light of the huge setting sun.
Zhen Yuan, who hugged a saber, stood by Yan Cangmings side with half-closed eyes.
Zhen Yuan did not look at the evil-eyed man, not even sparing him a nce.
When the evil-eyed man saw Yan Cangming, his expression finally changed. He revealed a faint smile and said softly, Brother Yan, we meet again.
Lord Xi. Yan Cangming performed a cupped-fist salute and bowed slightly, showing his respect to this person.
Brother Yan is still as polite as before. You are good with etiquette and know when to advance and retreat. So, have you considered what I said to you before this? the evil-eyed man asked indifferently without care.
Yan Cangming replied, Im afraid that I will have to disappoint Lord Xi. I will not hand over the Ethereal Immortal Pce key in my hand to anyone. However, I hold boundless respect for Lord Xi; all the more I dont dare make you my enemy.
Boom!
The evil-eyed mans gaze sank, and his eyelids closed slightly as well. It felt like the sky pressed down heavily under this gaze.
The huge setting sun above seemed to turn insignificant.
Zhen Yuan raised his eyebrows slightly. A bright gleam shed in his half-closed eyes.
Zhen Yuans right hand unconsciously grasped his sabers handle.
Dense, ck lines appeared on Yan Cangming. They looked like somewhat sinister dragon scales. ck death Qi rose from his body, wriggling like it was alive.
However, Yan Cangmings expression did not change. His eyes did not contain any enmity, either.
Suddenly, all the pressure disappeared.
The evil-eyed man showed a slight smile. This smile made the demonic clouds around, which formed earlier, scatter, allowing the light of the setting sun to brighten the desert.
Brother Yan, I have always seen you as a friend. How could you say such things? Even if you had enmity for me, you are still my friend. It is normal for misunderstandings to happen between friends.
The evil-eyed man felt slightly stunned. Then, his gaze suddenly shifted to the sky. However, this friend, by hiding like that, you probably do not think the same way.
Hey, where are you looking? Im behind you.
The evil-eyed mans expression flickered. He turned around and saw a person who seemed to have leaped out of the setting sun.
The person that appeared out of nowhere had an indistinct smile on his face, showing a calm expression. He carried a sword on his back.
Chapter 2298 Raw 2405 : Openings and Schemes
Chapter 2298 Raw 2405 : Openings and Schemes
The person that appeared from the sun slightly surprised the evil-eyed man. To think that the evil-eyed man did not grasp the true position of the other party.
The evil-eyed man could not help feeling suspicious, as he felt very confident in his perception.
Did this person move instantly, or was he hidden in the Ancient Yan Emperor Tombs sun from the start?
Zhen Yuan and Yan Cangming exchanged looks. They both saw shock in each others eyes.
At the same time, they understood why the evil-eyed man suddenly withdrew his move. It should be because of this person.
The evil-eyed mans background and strength were incredibly horrifying. His Eye Techniques inspired despair in others.
I am certain that you were not among the various princes guests. I am quite curious who you are, the evil-eyed man said indifferently, quickly recovering his calm.
The Xuewu Dynastys First Prince went missing for more than one hundred years and recently resurfaced in the Demonic Dao Hall in the past decade. Rumor has it that he possesses an innate demonic eye that can make others sink into boundless horror. It can consume all things in the world, even bloodlines and souls.
The new arrival did not answer the evil-eyed man. After a pause, he continued, This prince only has a single-character name, Xi. Now, he has been installed as the Xuewu Dynastys crown prince by the Demonic Dao Hall. Nevertheless, he maintains a low profile. Even within the Xuewu Dynasty, few know about him.
Haha! It looks like you understand me quite well.
The evil-eyed man did not deny anything. He smiled and said, However, I also know who you are already. You are Chu Chaoyun, the Universe Origin Sects Holy Son, the genius whoprehended the Primal Chaos Great Dao. This resolved my confusion on why I could not determine your position.
Ill be nosy and ask another question. Your Primal Chaos Great Dao can confound space, but can it confound time?
Chu Chaoyun smiled and said, Try guessing?
Theres no need to guess. If you cannot, then...die!
The scarlet cross in the evil-eyed mans left eye appeared. Chu Chaoyuns expression immediately changed as his figure slowly blurred in the air.
Yan Cangming felt slightly surprised, suddenly understanding something. Then, he swept his gaze around.
Yan Cangming saw Chu Chaoyuns figure appear at where the evil-eyed man initially thought Chu Chaoyun was. However, when Chu Chaoyun just appeared, his figure turned blurry again.
Where is he?
Yan Cangming looked around again. Every time he discovered Chu Chaoyun, space strangely got confounded, and Chu Chaoyun vanished again.
Chu Chaoyuns figure continuously turned blurry and slowly got farther away.
Haha! You cant escape. Since I already discovered your secret, how could I let you off? The evil-eyed man snorted coldly. Then, he shifted his gaze to the front. The scarlet cross in his left eye flickered with light, then seemed to project on the ground as it spun wildly.
Whoosh!
The surrounding space twisted. There were no blind spots around; the left eye sucked in everything.
No matter how Chu Chaoyuns figure flickered in the twisted space, he could not escape. The many blurry figures in the twisted space continuously moved towards the evil-eyed mans left eye, pulled by the suction, as there were no blind spots.
The evil-eyed man stood in ce, wildly using his left eye to consume everything in the space around him.
Chu Chaoyuns expression changed. He gave up on running, his many figures in the twisted space merging, revealing his true body.
At the same time, he quickly formed hand seals with both hands, showing a grave expression. At a critical moment, his body released a weak light. That was the Primal Chaos Dao Domain.
The instant Chu Chaoyun brought out the Primal Chaos Dao Domain, divine characters appeared in his eyes. Resplendent golden light red in them, and a bright radiance like that of the Heavenly me covered his entire body. The ancient aura that the me gave off appeared after transcending countless epochs.
Whoosh!
The mes moved along the twisted space, looking like bursts of light as they entered the evil-eyed mans left eye.
In that instant, the surrounding twisted space recovered. Some blood leaked out of Chu Chaoyuns lips as he took the opportunity to move far away.
The evil-eyed mans expression did not change as he looked coldly in the direction Chu Chaoyun had taken. Everywhere his eye swept through, space turned chaotic andyered over each other. However, he could not lock on to Chu Chaoyuns figure.
Consider yourself lucky!
The evil-eyed man shifted his gaze, fixing it on Yan Cangming and Zhen Yuan, who were not far away. Then, his expression immediately changed into a smile. How embarrassing. To think that I could not even trap that insignificant Universe Origin Sects Holy Son. I have embarrassed myself before Brother Yan.
The strength that Chu Chaoyun showed was not just ordinarily horrifying. Just being able to confound space would already give Yan Cangming a headache. However, Chu Chaoyun still could only flee before the evil-eyed man.
While the evil-eyed man called it embarrassing, neither Yan Cangming nor Zhen Yuan would think him weak.
Yan Cangming said softly, Lord Xi is joking. This Universe Origin Sects Holy Son could not even retaliate before Lord Xi, only able to flee. Lord Xi probably has not even brought out a thousandth of his strength.
The evil-eyed man guffawed endlessly. This strangeughter seemed utterly unfathomable.
Yan Cangmingughed awkwardly, but he felt ack of confidence in his heart. He did not know what this evil-eyed man was thinking.
Brother Yan, you are a smart person. Thats why I like making friends with you. Understandably, misunderstandings happen between friends.
The evil-eyed man stopped smiling and gave Yan Cangming a look replete with hidden meaning.
Yan Cangming nodded and said, Lord Xi is right.
Very well, I will cut to the chase. I will not forcibly demand the Ethereal Immortal Pce key you hold. Im sure you dont need me to tell you what to do, right? the evil-eyed man said calmly in an unquestionable tone.
After some thought, Yan Cangming said, If the Ethereal Immortal Pce appears, I will definitely support Lord Xi.
The evil-eyed man smiled faintly and did not say anything more on the topic. Then, his gaze shifted and fixed on Zhen Yuan.
A yful look appeared in his eyes as he murmured, I sense a horrifying existence in your body... How genuinely interesting!
After saying that, he shook his head and left.
The evil-eyed mans final words stunned Yan Cangming. Yan Cangming sent a voice projection, Zhen Yuan, could he have discovered your secret?
Its hard to say. However, he is skilled in the Fear Dao; he could even be called fear incarnate. It is hard to guarantee that he did not discover anything. Still, he definitely will not discover the ck Dragon Kings secret.
That is alright, then... Did you notice it?
Huh?
He got injured.
Zhen Yuans expression changed slightly. Frowning at Yan Cangming, he asked, Are you sure?
Yan Cangmings earlier respectful attitude for the evil-eyed man vanished. He said coldly, I saw it very clearly. Earlier, that Universe Origin Sects Holy Son did not turn frantic in the face of danger. At the moment of life and death, he forcibly brought out the Primal Chaos Dao Domain and used the Universe Origin True me to exert the might of a True God me. Xis Heaven Swallowing Demonic Eye is said to be capable of consuming all things in the world. However, that Universe Origin True me is also said to be capable of burning all things in the world to ashes.
Zhen Yuans eyes lit up. That is excellent news... I was feeling that he was some sort of undefeatable existence, that even if I used my full power, I could only severely injure him.
Yan Cangming said, This is one of his means. He wants to present an undefeatable image to everyone whoes in contact with him, nting a seed of fear. The longer onees in contact with him, the more they cannot defeat him. We should thank this Universe Origin Sects Holy Son for breaking this seed in our hearts.
Zhen Yuan sighed, Fear is something that no one can understand.
Haha! Lets not care about that. All we need to know is that he has openings. Lets go and meet with the Sixth Prince.
Right.
Yan Cangming and Zhen Yuan immediately left, not lingering.
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On the other side, the evil-eyed man who had gone far away closed his eyes amid the yellow sand and muttered to himself, Chu Chaoyun...
His left eye leaked ck blood that flowed along his half-face mask.
Plop! When the bloodnded on the yellow sand, the drop of ck blood consumed all the Spiritual Energy and lifeforce within five thousand kilometers. The yellow sand turnedpletely lifeless, the surrounding five thousand kilometers transforming into a ck desert.
If one saw this, one would think that the ck blood assimted the desert.
When the evil-eyed man opened his eyes again, golden mes came out of his left eye.
The evil-eyed mans paleplexion slowly recovered. As he looked at this me, he revealed an expression of hate in his eyes.
Yan Cangming, you had best not be presumptuous.
After snorting coldly, the evil-eyed man soared into the air, turned into a ck cloud, and vanished into the horizon.
Chapter 2299 Raw 2406 : Thunder Flame Inheritance
Chapter 2299 Raw 2406 : Thunder me Inheritance
Two dayster, at the summit of a snow mountain:
Xiao Chen finished refining the scarlet rose. When he opened his eyes, the Dao Mighting from him soared.
First Layer. Second Layer. Third Layer! Fourth Layer!
Xiao Chens Ice Great Dao increased by twoyers, reaching the fourthyer.
The ice inheritance brought boundless benefits, far surpassing Xiao Chens expectations and greatly benefiting him.
His eyes showed a scene filled with many flowers. Heavy snow started falling before him. With a thought, the radiated Dao Might turned into a cold light that withdrew.
The cold light coalesced into a vibrant scarlet rose in his hand.
Then, the rose in his hand scattered with a casual wave, turning into a flurry of petals dancing in the air.
Xiao Chens lips curled up in a satisfied smile.
By relying on the white-d Yan Emperors inheritance, he could instantly control this fourthyer Dao Domain, releasing it and unleashing it as he pleased.
Xiao Chen could coalesce the fourthyer Ice Dao Domain into a rose in his hand with one thought.
Then, he could easily scatter the fourthyer Ice Dao Domain with a slight movement, turning it into a rain of petals and forming a special force field.
It is time to search for other inheritances.
After tasting the benefits, Xiao Chen decided to redouble his efforts, continuing to look for inheritances.
Either Xiao Chen did not go searching, or if he did, he would seek out Superior Grade inheritances. That way, he would benefit a lot.
However, it would be hard to avoid huge battlester on.
Five days had already passed in the Ancient Yan Emperor Tomb.
Most of the guests would have limatized to the spatial pressure of this ce. Furthermore, they would have collected some Dragon Essence. They would not be like in the initial stage, where they could not bring out even fifty percent of their strength.
Xiao Chen executed his Heavenly Eye, and a vertical eye flew out from his forehead and hovered in the air.
Using his Heavenly Eye, he looked into the distance. He could see many scenes that others could not.
He could see which inheritances were being conquered and which ones had no one. This would allow him to avoid trouble and save him a lot of time.
After a while, Xiao Chen withdrew his Heavenly Eye. Then, he grasped the jade strip and checked the map of the Ancient Yan Emperor Tomb.
The past Yan Emperors left the inheritances in the Ancient Yan Emperor Tomb. The closer one got to the center, the more dangerous it would be. However, the grade of the inheritances would increase correspondingly.
Most importantly, the local ferocious beasts were even stronger.
Aside from this, there were many other forbiddennds in the Ancient Yan Emperor Tomb.
These so-called forbiddennds were the ces that even the imperial ancestral temple had not figured out. One would most likely die after entering.
Where should I go?
Unlike the princes jade strips, Xiao Chens jade strip did not contain much extra information.
For example, the First Prince knew about a Superior Grade inheritance that others did not know about and could easily choose.
It was not that easy for Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chens choice would be crucial.
This is it, then. Target: thunder me inheritance. Earlier, I saw some princes guestsing out from there with dispirited expressions. They must have failed to conquer it.
Using the information from the Heavenly Eye, Xiao Chen made his choice.
All of the Yanwu Dynastys past Yan Emperors were swordsmen, and most of them were skilled with the Fire Dao. Several of the genius Yan Emperors grasped two Great Dao simultaneously and could even perfectly merge them.
[TL Note: The Yan in Yanwu means mes.]
This was how the thunder me inheritance came about, a merger of the Thunder Dao and Fire Dao.
The Demon Blood Vulture appeared. Xiao Chen leaped into the air andnded on it.
Four dayster, the thunder me inheritance appeared in Xiao Chens vision.
On the surface, it was a grand pce. There were many signs of battle nearby. Clearly, this thunder me was a fat piece of meat with several princes targeting it.
However, it seemed like it was a tough bone to chew.
Thunderclouds covered the sky above the pce. asionally, lightning struck.
When the lightningnded, it immediately burned, hence the five thousand kilometers of charrednd surrounding the pce.
Without a certain level of strength, it would be difficult to enter.
Someone ising?
Xiao Chen frowned. In the next moment, he vanished, leaving only a purple electric mark.
Whoosh! Whoosh!
Soon, three figures descended from the sky. The horrifying might of Sovereign Emperors instantly spread out.
Xiao Chen observed from his hiding ce. The three were guests of the Thirteenth Prince.
Two of them were middle-aged men exuding the aura of Golden Dragons. Their cultivations were at the horrifying 4-Vein Sovereign Emperor.
These twos names were Qin Yu and Qin Liang; they were cousins of the Dragon God Crown Prince Qin Mings father.
Thest person was even stronger, a 5-Vein Sovereign Emperor.
This persons eyes looked feral; he was the Heavenly Wolf Empires Tuoba Yun.
The Thirteenth Princes guests had split into three groups and moved about.
These three made up one group. They had already conquered several inheritances.
Then, they targeted this thunder me inheritance that several people had failed to obtain.
Didnt there seem to be someone earlier?
Tuoba Yun maintained a calm expression as he cautiously sized up the ce, secretly using his Soul Energy to check the surroundings.
Qin Yu said, I saw it too but only vaguely. It seemed simr to a certain person.
A sinister gleam shed in Qin Liangs eyes. He snorted coldly. Its Xiao Chen, the person that the Purple Gold Dragon Emperor ordered to be killed! He must have sensed our arrival and gone in ahead of us or hidden.
In that case, there is no need to care. He is just a 2-Vein Sovereign Emperor. He cannot do anything against us.
Tuoba Yun was a 5-Vein Sovereign Emperor, so he was qualified to say such things.
Right. If he dares to show up, hehe...
The three did not say anything more. They headed to the pce while ignoring the thunder me that descended from the sky.
This is a little problematic!
Xiao Chen frowned slightly. These three people were Great Perfection Sovereign Emperors. This was especially so for Tuoba Yun, a 5-Vein Sovereign Emperor.
The most critical aspect was that two of them were Great Perfection Sovereign Emperors of the Golden Dragon Race.
Xiao Chen had a deep grudge with the Golden Dragon Race, nearly to the point where neither could live while the other was alive.
The Golden Dragon Race cultivators saw Xiao Chen as a thorn in their flesh, wishing that they could quickly get rid of him.
I cant be bothered with so much. I have to obtain the thunder me inheritance.
A cold look shed in Xiao Chens eyes. As for the two Golden Dragon Race Great Perfection Sovereign Emperors, he had to kill them at all costs once he made a move.
He gently pushed off with his feet, then entered within five thousand kilometers of the pce.
Moving as nimbly as a swallow, Xiao Chen traveled freely through the countless thunder mes.
Soon, he entered the pce. Indeed, there was a small world inside.
There was only a metal-chain suspension bridge connecting the two sides in the vast space, while a horrifying, pitch-ck deep abyss gaped below.
No one knew where the bridge led.
Dang! Dang! Dang!
The sound of the metal chains rattling echoed endlessly in the dark space.
Immediately, thunder roared in the depths of Xiao Chens sea of consciousness, shocking him.
Fortunately, his Divine Seal was very strong and did not get affected. As he walked on the bridge, he did not get flustered.
After crossing the bridge, Xiao Chen stepped into a passageway.
Then, he turned his head back to look. Due to thenterns illumination on the walls, he saw green thunder mes burning under the metal chains, with piles of white bones floating on the surface of the thunder mes.
These were the Sovereign Emperors who had fallen off the metal-chain suspension bridge.
This looked like a simple road. To think that so many experienced people had died by falling here.
The thought of a bona fide Sovereign Emperor dying here inspired sighs.
The body of a Sovereign Emperor was alreadyparable to divine materials. Having been burned by this thunder me for thousands of years, the bones gave off a jade-green light.
Did I hear something?
Soft footsteps padded ahead, slightly startling Xiao Chen.
Damn it! We reached thest step after so much difficulty. To think that we ran into the Thirteenth Princes guests here.
Lets just go. It is already good that those three Great Perfection Sovereign Emperors did not rob us.
Hehe! I guess its because they have already conquered a lot of inheritances, so they did not care about what we have.
After a while, a group of people appeared in front of Xiao Chen.
These people showed sorrowful expressions, appearing extremely upset.
There were several people in the group, at least ten. They probably found attempting this inheritance individually too difficult and chose to work together after failing, despite being guests of different princes.
Who could have known that they would meet Tuoba Yun and the other two and get chased out?
Before absolute strength, they had no choice but to submit.
Xiao Chen?
Someone recognized Xiao Chen. At first, he felt slightly startled and stunned.
Nearly all of the princes guests had heard of Xiao Chens name.
Thus, it was not strange that someone recognized him.
Xiao Chen nodded slightly. He just said softly, Excuse me, before continuing forward.
Xiao Chen only made it halfway when someone suddenly shouted coldly, Stand still!
Do you have any advice for me?
There is no advice. I heard that you have a Medial Grade Soul Tool. I guess that you probably have profited a lot in this Ancient Yan Emperor Tomb. We just want to check it out.
The person who spoke was a purple-d, middle-aged man. Greed shed in his eyes.
Right after that person spoke, the others showed yful expressions in their eyes.
Although they worked with different princes, they could be considered an alliance that faced death together. Even if a 2-Vein Sovereign Emperor had a Medial Grade Soul Tool, it should be easy for them to deal with such a person. The advantage of numbers counted for something.
Chapter 2300 Raw 2407 : Making up for Losses
Chapter 2300 Raw 2407 : Making up for Losses
The purple-d, middle-aged man was called Zhang Ping. He was a guest of the Eighteenth Prince and was a peak 3-Vein Sovereign Emperor.
[TL Note: This Zhang Ping is definitely not the same Zhang Ping, who appeared in IMDC 2238 (Raw 2345). Their cultivations differed by a lot, and there was not that much time between then and now, so this Zhang Ping can only be a different one.]
Those who could cultivate to Sovereign Emperor before the age of five hundred were all incredible people.
Those who could cultivate to 3-Vein Sovereign Emperor were outstanding talents, who could be considered experts within the imperial capital Yan City. However, they were only average among the many princes guests.
Since these people were chased away by the Thirteenth Princes guests, they felt resentment in their hearts. Xiao Chens sudden appearance immediately gave them wicked ideas.
Instigated by Zhang Ye, greed arose in these peoples hearts. When they saw that they held the advantage in numbers, they became even more ferocious.
Whats wrong? Is Young Master Xiao unwilling? In that case, dont me us for being bullies. I believe that given your young age, you will not be willing to get forced out of the Ancient Yan Emperor Tomb so early, right? the purple-d middle-aged Zhang Ping said with a wicked smile. He thought that he had caught hold of Xiao Chens weakness and that Xiao Chen would not dare resist.
When Xiao Chen heard this, he smiled instead of getting angry. After some thought, he said, After being dyed by you lot, I probably will not get much benefit out of this thunder me inheritance. Never mind, I will recoup my losses from you.
Brat, you must be dreaming!
A man with a fiery temper charged out of the crowd. This person was a 3-Vein Sovereign Emperor with a tough and stocky build. With one look, he clearly cultivated a special body tempering Cultivation Technique.
This lord will teach you a lesson. Star Breaking Fist!
Boom!
The instant this man clenched his fist, he shot out an explosive force. A swift, saber-like wind howled.
However, this mans fist light moved even faster than the swift wind. He moved like lightning, directly throwing a punch.
As it was named, the Star Breaking Fist could shatter a small star in the outer regions when practiced to the peak.
Given this mans cultivation, he clearly had practiced this Fist Technique to its peak. If he were in the outer regions, he could shatter a star, which would look wildly exaggerated.
Swaying candle mes appeared in Xiao Chens eyes as he instantly executed the Candle Dragon Eyes.
The image of a Candle Dragon head appeared behind Xiao Chen and opened its eyes. Invisible ice mes prated that mans body.
Before Xiao Chen, that mans explosive speed slowed.
Kneel! Xiao Chen shouted coldly when that man got close. Then, he raised his leg and shattered that mans kneecaps.
Plop! That man fell to his knees before Xiao Chen and let out a miserable cry.
The ice mes spread throughout that mans limbs, bones, internal organs, and Soul Pool, submerging him in unbearable pain that made him wish for death. Xiao Chen, who already possessed the fourthyer Ice Dao Domain, showed extraordinary might when executing the Candle Dragon Eyes.
With one kick, Xiao Chen subdued a 3-Vein Sovereign Emperor.
Horror shed in the eyes of the other guests, who felt shocked. Xiao Chens strength far surpassed their expectations.
I forfeit!
The man kneeling on the ground could not stand the pain from the ice me. However, he could not treat his injuries in peace before Xiao Chen. Thus, he could only forfeit.
Everyone, hand over a treasure and transfer half of your Dragon Essence. Otherwise, all of you can forget about leaving, Xiao Chen demanded coldly as his gaze swept over these guests who wanted to rob him.
Everyone, do not panic. No matter how strong he is, he is alone. If we all attack together, even if a few of us die, we still can subdue him! the purple-d, middle-aged man who first spoke shouted quickly when he saw the situation, wanting to boost morale.
The purple-d man was right. Xiao Chen could not defeat so many Sovereign Emperors. However, he had forgotten one thing: if Xiao Chen wanted to leave, even if there were double the Sovereign Emperors around, they could not keep him here.
Xiao Chen held an undefeatable position.
However, these people hade with different princes and only had a shallow friendship. How could they risk death to surround Xiao Chen?
That was just wishful thinking.
Damn it! Zhang Ping raged in his heart. He knew that if he did not take the lead in fighting to dy Xiao Chen, the others would not make a move.
Xiao Chen, dont be arrogant!
Whoosh!
A saber light appeared. Zhang Ping took the lead and charged towards Xiao Chen.
Sharp saber lights instantly covered Xiao Chen. Zhang Ping did not dare to get careless, so he held nothing back.
Zhang Ping merged his Divine Energy, Soul Energy, Dao Domain, and everything he learned into his saber lights.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
However, Zhang Ping should never have executed a Saber Technique before someone whoprehended the Saber Great Dao. That was like making a fool of himself before an expert.
You have not evenprehended the Saber Great Dao, and you dare to use the saber before me? Who gave you this courage? Xiao Chen mocked, not making a move. He casually weaved around the saber lights, which were full of openings to him.
Xiao Chen simply strolled through the saber move that looked boundlessly ferocious and tyrannical to others, not letting any of the saber lights even touch his clothes.
Seeing some people trying to sneak away, Xiao Chen no longer dyed. He ced his right hand on the hilt above his shoulder and said coldly, That is not how you use a saber.
ng!
Xiao Chen drew the Tyrant Saber. When supported by the Saber Dao Domain, he easily shattered Zhang Pings saber move the instant he drew his saber, then chopped down.
Dang! Xiao Chen knocked away the saber in Zhang Pings hand.
Before the huge force, Zhang Ping could not resist at all, instantly falling to the ground.
You can remain lying down.
Xiao Chen did not even look. He spun the Tyrant Saber around and stabbed it down backhandedly.
Zhang Ping let out a startled scream as the Tyrant Saber stabbed through his chest, pinning him to the ground.
Simultaneously, the God Shadow Bow appeared in Xiao Chens hand. He brought out his Divine Seal and drew back on the drawstring. Then, he released, shooting an arrow.
The arrow pierced through the chests of two Sovereign Emperors who had sneaked away and stepped on to the metal-chain suspension bridge. Of course, they fell.
Even 5-Vein Sovereign Emperors could not withstand the horrifying thunder mes below. Naturally, only death awaited those two.
Does anyone still want to leave? The bow in my hand is named God Shadow. Even Great Perfection Sovereign Emperors would find it hard to block an arrow from it. There is only one path back. If you dare to, you can give it a try.
Xiao Chen spoke casually. His tone did not sound like one of a 2-Vein Sovereign Emperor.
This sight stupefied this group of guests.
Xiao Chen had easily taken down two 3-Vein Sovereign Emperors with the raise of his hand. Suchbat prowess already rivaled a 5-Vein Sovereign Emperors.
Let me go. Ill give you a precious treasure. This is my jade strip.
Zhang Ping fell into utter despair. Although he grasped the Tyrant Saber, whose de flickered with electric light, with both hands, he could not pull it out of his chest, failing to budge it in the slightest.
Zhang Ping was the first to submit to Xiao Chen. At first, he said that Xiao Chen would be unwilling to leave the Ancient Yan Emperor Tomb. In the end, he was the one who was unwilling to leave.
With the example of Zhang Ping and the physical body cultivator and the threat of the God Shadow Bow, this group of people had to submit.
These people tried to take advantage but ended up getting taken advantage of. They felt so much regret that their intestines turned green. They even cursed eighteen generations of Zhang Pings ancestry in their hearts.
Everything was going well. Just let Xiao Chen pass. Why did you stop him?
When this group of people left, Xiao Chen looked at his significantly filled jade strip and showed a satisfied smile.
Another dragon image had appeared around the jade strip.
Xiao Chen had also obtained a pile of treasures. There were precious Great Deste Eon herbs, ancient divine materials, and ferocious beast souls, a rich harvest.
Even if he did not obtain the thunder me inheritance on this trip, he had already reaped a rich harvest.
I will not cross those who do not cross me. Those who cross me, I will repay tenfold.
Xiao Chen calmly put these precious treasures away. Tightly grasping the jade strip, he turned and headed towards the depths of the pce.
As he considered the God Shadow Bow in his hand, he entered deep thought. Then, he took out the Death God Mask and wore it.
In that instant, Xiao Chens aura vanished as he merged into the darkness.
Two 4-Vein Sovereign Emperors and one 5-Vein Sovereign Emperor of noble heritage, excellent talent, and Great Deste Eon bloodlines. The rabble just now could notpare to these three. There was a huge difference in strength.
If Xiao Chen could finish off or severely injure one of them, fighting them would be easier.
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In the depths of the thunder me inheritance:
Tuoba Yun, Qin Yu, and Qin Liang were fighting a pack of Thunder Devils and me Devils. These were spirits naturally born in the world, not things of physical flesh. They do not possess high intelligence but were very difficult to eliminate. Their offensive power was even more horrifying.
The most problematic thing was that if they were not killed with one hit, the Thunder Devils and me Devils would recover quickly.
This allowed the thunder me inheritance to block the attacks of many princes and remain unconquered.
However, the results would be hard to say with these threes arrival.
The three lived up to being elite Sovereign Emperors carefully selected from the eight great empires. They did not appear weak before the many Thunder Devils and me Devils, practically killing one with every move. Some strong ones could not be killed with one hit. For such opponents, another person would quickly follow up, disying tacit cooperation.
As for that Heavenly Wolf Empires Tuoba Yun, he was even more incredible. He fought a mutated ferocious Devil alone.
This ferocious Devil seemed to be a fusion of a Thunder Devil and a me Devil. Half its body flickered with electric light, and the other half had surging mes.
This being merged mes and thunder, switching freely between the two. When using two Dao Domains, it could bring out a Dao Might close to that of a ninthyer Dao Domain.
Even so, Tuoba Yun faced this mutated ferocious Devil with great ease, appearing very calm.
It seemed like Tuoba Yan did not need to put in much effort. He wanted to wait for Qin Yu and Qin Liang to deal with the other ferocious devils first, then work together to kill this mutated ferocious Devil.
As the three immersed themselves in battle, they did not notice that a figure in the darkness had been observing them for a long time already.
I cannot touch Tuoba Yun; he clearly has energy to spare, and the God Shadow Bow might not hit him. I can only target Qin Yu and Qin Liang.
Xiao Chen, the hidden observer, made up his mind. As he drew back on the drawstring, his Heart me burned and covered the arrow.
Chapter 2301 Raw 2408 : Impervious to Desires and Passions
Chapter 2301 Raw 2408 : Impervious to Desires and Passions
Xiao Chen drove his Divine Seal and infused his Soul Energy into the bow. After he drew back the drawstring and the Heart me covered the arrow, he released the arrow.
Whoosh!
Nearly at the same time as Xiao Chen released the arrow, the chest of Qin Yu, who was preparing to kill a Thunder Devil, exploded.
A bloody, bowl-sized hole appeared in Qin Yus chest. Blood spurted out like a fountain.
The Heart me on the arrow entered Qin Yus body through the wound, greatly shaking his soul. The Divine Seal in his Soul Pool flickered, dimming. Vast quantities of Soul Energy scattered uncontrobly.
Pa!
Without needing to think, the Thunder Devil he fought threw a palm strike.
The instant the wriggling purple hand smashed into Qin Yus head, lightning fell from the sky.
Boom! The already severely injured Qin Yi fell on the spot. His soul dispersed, and all signs of life vanished.
All this happened in the time it took for a spark to fly. Unfortunately, Qin Yu did not even have time to bring out his Great Deste Eon bloodline or many life-saving treasures. He fell in an instant.
Second Brother!
Not far away, Qin Liang felt stunned for a long time when he saw this scene.
This happened too quickly. From when Xiao Chen released the arrow to Qin Yus death, only two breaths of time had passed.
Qin Liang could not save Qin Yu despite wanting to. He could only watch as Qin Yus corpse was reduced to a pile of mud under the Thunder Devils stomping feet, a cruel sight.
After shooting this arrow, Xiao Chen would definitely get exposed unless he left immediately.
Hence, he appeared slowly from the darkness and took off the Death God Mask.
Qin Liang, who startled awake, narrowly dodged the attacks of the Thunder Devils and me Devils. When he saw Xiao Chen, he became incensed.
Xiao Chen! You mixed-blood dragon, to think that you dared to kill my second brother!
Xiao Chen maintained a calm expression, entirely unmoved. Back then, the Golden Dragon Race pursued him nearly to the point of no return in the Divine Dragon Empire.
After escaping with much difficulty, Xiao Chen had met with two assassination attempts, each timeing very close to death.
How could Xiao Chen go easy when he met a Golden Dragon Race expert?
Would Xiao Chen wait for the other party toe and kill him? That was impossible!
Theres no rush. You will join him soon.
Xiao Chen activated the Alloy Dragon Armor. Electric light flickered, and the silver armor enveloped his entire body. The purple dragon motifs glowed, and a reverse-scale pendant hung on his forehead.
After he activated the Alloy Dragon Armor, his aura soared. The air he gave off changed.
A withdrawn sharpness appeared. The spreading Dragon Might seemed substantial.
Humph! I did note to look for you. To think that you took the initiative to send yourself to me. You must be tired of living.
Seeing that Xiao Chen did not flee but charged towards him instead, Qin Liangughed sinisterly. Golden Dragon armor appeared on him, golden and glistening with dragon images flying about, but it was significantly inferior to Xiao Chens Alloy Dragon Armor.
Tuoba Yun, who was fighting the Thunder me Devil, frowned slightly. He wanted to help, but he could not afford to be careless with the Thunder me Devil before him. He could not just free himself so casually.
If Tuoba Yun left and the Thunder me Devil returned to its peak, his previous efforts would be wasted.
Humph!
With this thought, Tuoba Yun decided to go all out, no longer holding back. He prepared to finish off the Thunder me Devil quickly before helping Qin Liang deal with Xiao Chen.
In Tuoba Yuns opinion, had Xiao Chen not sneak-attacked Qin Yu, he might not have seeded in killing Qin Yu, so Qin Liang should not lose to Xiao Chen at least.
One thought could change many things. It was this thought that determined Qin Liangs fate.
Emperor Dragon Fist!
Supreme Dragon Fist!
Xiao Chen and Qin Liang rushed at each other. Immediately, dragon roars rang out, and dragon images flew around.
One side executed the Golden Dragon Races consummate skill, the Emperor Dragon Fist. The other side executed the Supreme Dragon Fist.
The Emperor Dragon Fist was known as the strongest offensive technique of the Dragon Race. No Fist Techniques could rival it...provided that the Supreme Dragon Fist did not show up.
In a few breaths of time, Xiao Chen and Qin Liang traded a hundred moves.
In every exchange of punches and moves, Qin Liang ended up disadvantaged. No matter how Qin Liang recovered from each move, he could not gain the upper hand.
Even more critically, Xiao Chenpletely suppressed Qin Liangs Golden Dragon Might. The Golden Dragon in his body did not even dare to raise its head.
Qin Liang immediately felt flustered. The Golden Dragon was the leader of the Divine Dragon bloodlines. Aside from a Heavenly Dragon, what other Dragon Race could suppress the Golden Dragon?
Qin Liang did not know that Xiao Chen possessed the Azure Dragon bloodline. Furthermore, it was conferred the royal Azure Dragon bloodline by the royal genealogical record.
Insignificant mixed-blood dragon! How dare you be so brazen here?! Get back! Qin Liang shouted. Giving up on fighting Xiao Chen with Fist Techniques, he took out a sword radiating Emperor Dragon Might. This was an Inferior Grade Soul Tool. More importantly, it contained the Emperor Dragon Might of the Divine Dragon Empire.
Ordinary Inferior Grade Soul Tools were far fromparable to this sword.
The dazzling sword released a bright light that vaguely seemed to have countless dragon images kneeling in worship within it, speaking of a legendary races ancient glory.
The Emperor Dragon Might put a mountain-like pressure on Xiao Chen. The thought of submitting actually appeared in his heart.
This was the supreme respect the Dragon Race bloodline had for their Dragon Emperor.
When meeting this sword, it is like the emperor personally arriving to all Dragon Race disciples. You insignificant mixed-blood dragon, why are you still not kneeling?!
A cocky expression appeared on Qin Liangs face. He thought to himself, You are quite incredible to be able to force me to draw this sword.
However, thises to an end now!
Ignorant.
Xiao Chen smiled coldly in his heart. It is just a false holy sword and not the genuine Emperor Dragon Sword.
Xiao Chen did not choose to dodge or flee, advancing instead. Then, he drew the Heavenly yer Saber Soul Tool before Qin Liangs shocked gaze.
Dang!
When the saber and the sword shed, Qin Liang, who expected to im the upper hand, vomited a mouthful of blood and staggered three steps back.
The palm of Qin Liangs right hand grasping the sword hilt tore. His entire arm numbed.
That is Heavenly yer, a precious Soul Tool of my Dragon Race! It has been lost for a very long time already. Why is it in your hands?!
You speak too much.
Qin Liang, who had been disadvantaged in the first ce, panicked. However, Xiao Chen did not give him another opportunity to speak.
Using the might of Heavenly yer, Xiao Chen brought out a sharp and berserk aura.
Thats not good.
Tuoba Yun, who was currently fighting the Thunder me Devil, sensed Heavenly yers might, and he nced over to the twos fight.
This immediately astounded Tuoba Yun. To think that Xiao Chen pushed Qin Liang, a bona fide 4-Vein Sovereign Emperor with the Golden Dragon bloodline, into such dire straits.
Not to mention being covered in wounds, even after Qin Liang activated his bloodline, he remained disadvantaged.
However, the shock waves from the Thunder me Devils attacks struck Tuoba Yun during this moment of distraction, shaking his mind and causing his Qi and blood to churn.
Damn it!
Tuoba Yun wanted to help, but he could not, bing increasingly flustered. Initially, he wanted to deal with the Thunder me Devil quickly, but he ended up injured instead.
Brother Tuoba, save me!
After Xiao Chen knocked away the Emperor Dragon Sword in Qin Liangs hand, the terrified Qin Liang called out for help.
Resolving the Mundane!
Whether Tuoba Yun decided to help or not, Xiao Chen did not intend to let Qin Liang live. Even if he had to endure a strike from Tuoba Yun, he had to kill this person today.
Eternity remains after the mundane is resolved!
Heavenly yer released an eternal saber light from its de. Xiao Chen transformed into an expressionless ancient Buddha. All emotions and desires vanished.
This saber strike contained all of Xiao Chens obsessions.
Die!
After losing the Emperor Dragon Sword, Qin Liang could not survive even if he had nine lives when facing a killing move executed by a Medial Grade Soul Tool.
The instant the saber light chopped down, the defensive move that Qin Liang executed shattered.
Showing a dissatisfied expression with eyes filled with horror, Qin Liang could only helplessly watch as the saber descended towards him.
Then, the saber strikepletely chopped apart Qin Liangs body and soul.
After returning the saber to its sheath, Xiao Chen unhurriedly picked up the imitation Emperor Dragon Sword and the jade strips containing Dragon Essence left by the two Golden Dragons.
Ka ca!
Tuoba Yun finally killed the Thunder me Devil. Then, he picked up a Thunder me Pearl flickering with the light of electricity and fire.
It was difficult for a Thunder Devil and a me Devil to merge, what more merge perfectly.
The Thunder me Pearl that the Thunder me Devil left behind would definitely be a supreme treasure.
After Xiao Chen put away the Emperor Dragon Sword and the jade strips, he happened to meet Tuoba Yuns gaze when he turned around.
There was no fear in Xiao Chens eyes, only calm and indifference.
It seemed like there was nothing to be proud of in killing two 4-Vein Sovereign Emperors.
There was neither joy nor grief, just calm.
Tuoba Yun felt shocked. What a terrifying mental state! Fortunately, I did not risk trying to save Qin Liang earlier.
Otherwise, I would have difficulty facing this youth after sustaining a severe injury during the Thunder me Devils final struggle for life.
However, now...
He does not show any fear. The other party is very powerful. Even before my deep cultivation, he still stands a chance of victory. Furthermore, he probably still has many unused trump cards.
Earlier, you had a chance to attack me, Tuoba Yun said indifferently, refraining from going on the offense, for now. Instead, he calmly observed every detail on Xiao Chens body.
Tuoba Yun referred to the moment when Xiao Chen killed Qin Liang. At that time, Tuoba Yun had not finished off the Thunder me Devil yet.
However, Xiao Chen did not seize this chance. Instead, he went to pick up the Emperor Dragon Sword and the twos jade strips.
Theres no need to. You have been conserving your strength. Even though you decided to kill that Thunder me Devil quickly, you still have unused trump cards. Had I made a move, I would have instantly suffered your lightning-quick strike. As a 2-Vein Sovereign Emperor, I cannot withstand the peak strike of a 5-Vein Sovereign Emperor like you, Xiao Chen said calmly with an indifferent expression, not showing any openings.
Tuoba Yuns expression changed slightly. He said coldly, Since you know you cannot defeat me, then why have you not scrammed yet?!
Is that so? I did not say that. Naturally, Im remaining because I desire the thunder me inheritance. You are naive to think that you can monopolize it.
Xiao Chen saw through the other partys thoughts and showed a mocking expression in his eyes.
Right after Xiao Chen spoke, he opened his right hand. A scarlet rose immediately bloomed in his palm.
Whoosh!
His peak fourthyer Ice Dao Domain instantly spread out. Snow flew about, and a chill arrived.
It was not over yet.
The instant the snowkes flew, Xiao Chen released resplendent electricity from his body. The motifs on the Alloy Dragon Armor glowed.
When supported by the Alloy Dragon Armor, Xiao Chens peak fifthyer Thunder Dao Domain advanced by twoyers, reaching the terrifying seventhyer Dao Domain.
When Xiao Chenyered his Ice Dao Domain and Thunder Dao Domain, his Dao Might soared to the level of a ninthyer Dao Domain.
The instant Xiao Chen opened his hand, his aura skyrocketed. Now, it no longer appeared weaker than Tuoba Yuns; in fact, it even seemed slightly stronger.
Come. Let me see what qualifications you have to make me scram.
Battle hunger zed in Xiao Chens eyes as he stared calmly at Tuoba Yun and took the initiative to challenge him.
Chapter 2302 Raw 2409 : Can’t Do Anything against Me
Chapter 2302 Raw 2409 : Cant Do Anything against Me
Come. Let me see what qualifications you have to make me scram.
The indifference in Xiao Chens eyes and the calm expression on his face enraged Tuoba Yun.
Since when did the younger generation dare to be so arrogant before him?
Fourthyer Ice Dao Domain and sixthyer Thunder Dao Domain. Thats a pretty good merger. However, you are too naive to think that you can fight me with just that. Let me show you what a 5-Vein Sovereign Emperor is!
Tuoba Yun felt his pride challenged. If he could endure this, he would betray his heart for the Martial Dao.
Boom!
Right after Tuoba Yun spoke, five light rings appeared behind him. Each light ring represented a Divine Vein. Furthermore, these light rings were pure and dense. They seemed as sturdy as the ancient world, fully disying his deep and strong cultivation.
This showed that Tuoba Yuns Divine Energy surpassed that of ordinary Sovereign Emperors. Like Xiao Chen, he had used countless resources to refine his Divine Energy several times. While his Cultivation Technique could notpare to the Ten Thousand Dragons Art, it would not be that much inferior, given the Heavenly Wolf Empires umtions.
Tuoba Yun came from the royal line of the Heavenly Wolf Empire. He possessed excellent talent and a strong bloodline and received ample resources. Furthermore, he did not let these go to waste. He was the kind of outstanding talent that had a higher starting point but still could endure bitter cultivation.
Even if Tuoba Yun did not have any fortuitous encounters, such a person would be significantly stronger than ordinary 5-Vein Sovereign Emperors after centuries of umtions.
Bang!
Tuoba Yuns sea-like Divine Energy surged, making his aura flourish. After snorting coldly, he brought out his Thunder Dao Domain as well.
Tuoba Yun only possessed a fifthyer Thunder Dao Domain. However, it was not weaker than Xiao Chens when supported by Divine Energy.
As thunder roared, strong winds howled.
Ka ca! Ka ca!
Tuoba Yuns aura swelled like a colossal wave. Just the shock waves alone caused the many Thunder Devils and me Devils to explode.
What a strong might!
Withdraw, Xiao Chen murmured and quickly retracted the radiated doubleyer Dao Domain into the Alloy Dragon Armor to support it. When the other partys surging aura arrived, he punched.
Electricity and ice burst forth as Xiao Chen broke a hole in the other partys aura.
Then, Xiao Chen used the opening to leap out, moving like a roaming dragon as he avoided damage.
This is just the beginning, brat!
Seeing that Xiao Chen did not dare to sh head-on, Tuoba Yun smiled coldly and filled the entire ce with his Dao Domain.
The five light rings behind Tuoba Yun flickered as he pressed over to Xiao Chen, throwing a palm strike.
Roar!
The instant Tuoba Yununched his palm strike, the five light rings coalesced into a white wolf howling at the sky.
Heavenly Wolf Biting the Sun!
[TL Note: This Martial Techniques name is a reference to the Chinese legend of a Heavenly Wolf biting the sun and eating it, causing an eclipse.]
Supreme Dragon Fist, Raging at the Unfair Heaven!
Xiao Chen did not panic in the face of danger. The Ten Thousand Dragons Art circted quickly. Many dragons leaped out of his Divine Energy Sea as boundless Divine Energy turned into surging rage sting out.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Thousands of dragon images continuously charged out of the fist light, forcefully blocking Tuoba Yuns attack.
Die!
Tuoba Yun revealed a sinister smile. The instant he came in contact with Xiao Chens attack, he changed his move. The previous move was just a feint. He tightly clenched his left hand and punched at Xiao Chens chest.
You are too inexperienced to be fighting me. This is my true killing move.
Dang!
When Tuoba Yuns fist lightnded on the Alloy Dragon Armor, it produced a loud sound like it hit a metal mountain.
The motifs on the armor flickered with electricity, looking dazzling.
Azure Dragon Divine Body, awaken! Xiao Chen shouted and activated his Divine Dragon Body Tempering Art. His body awakened within the Alloy Dragon Armor, forming an inneryer of armor and dissipating most of the force that prated the Alloy Dragon Armor.
Candle Dragon Eyes!
Swaying candle mes lit up in Xiao Chens eyes, and an icy demonic me instantlynded on Tuoba Yuns body, burning fiercely.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Tuoba Yun grunted as he quickly moved back. Electric light burst out of his body. Releasing an extreme electric light from the inside out, he forced out the icy me, expending arge amount of Divine Energy.
After suffering a disadvantage, Tuoba Yun was incredibly enraged. He roared furiously, Heavenly Wolf Swallowing the Moon!
[TL Note: You probably guessed it. The Chinese med the lunar eclipse on the Heavenly Wolf as well.]
The five Divine Energy rings materialized a huge Heavenly Wolf that leaped out with its massive jaws open, lunging towards Xiao Chen.
That gaping maw looked boundlessly vast, like it could swallow the rivers, the setting sun, the stars, and the bright moon.
Taiji Yinyang me Diagram!
Xiao Chen moved like the cool breeze, flitting up and down. When he waved his hand, a painting unfurled.
Bang!
That ferocious evil hound with an overwhelming aura, which even dared to consume the sun and the moon, crashed into the painting and bounced back as if it had crashed into a metal te.
[TL Note: Since the Chinese med the Heavenly Wolf for the disappearing sun or moon during eclipses, the Heavenly Wolf is generally seen as an evil omen.]
A painting separated life and death. No matter how powerful you are, you cant do anything against me.
What the heck?!
Blood leaked out of Tuoba Yuns mouth. He felt incredible pain in his teeth. That Heavenly Wolf earlier was connected to his soul. When the Heavenly Wolf crashed into the Taiji Yinyang me Diagram, it felt like an ordinary person crashing into an iron te. This gave him an intense toothache, putting him in a miserable state.
After tumbling in the air several times, Tuoba Yun wanted to take a clearer look at the Taiji Yinyang me Diagram. However, he found that Xiao Chen had already withdrawn it.
Thunder Monarch Spear!
Xiao Chen opened his palm. Supported by the Thunder Dao Domain, the Five Element Divine Lightning coalesced into a short spear shining with bright light.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Many Thunder Monarch Spears formed in Xiao Chens hand and shot out like arrows.
This continued as Xiao Chen executed the Divine Firmament Nine Changes Movement Technique, covering the entire ce with Thunder Monarch Spears materialized from the Five Element Divine Lightning.
When the Thunder Monarch Spearsnded on the walls, they prated deeply, creating spider-web-like cracks, despite the restrictions protecting the walls.
After suffering repeated setbacks, Tuoba Yun could not dodge, even if he wanted to, when suddenly faced with such overwhelming, lightning-quick attacks; several Thunder Monarch Spears stabbed him.
The electric light exploded, provoking a miserable cry of agony.
While Tuoba Yun appeared to be in a wretched state, he had not sustained truly severe injuries. After all, he still had his deep 5-Vein Sovereign Emperor cultivation.
If he were a 3-Vein Sovereign Emperor, each Thunder Monarch Spear alone could have killed him, scattering his soul.
However, such torment nearly made Tuoba Yun go crazy. Several times, he wanted to execute a killing move and fight a battle of life and death with Xiao Chen.
However, Tuoba Yun discovered that Xiao Chen kept moving around. Despite the purple electric marks Xiao Chen left behind, Tuoba Yun could not determine Xiao Chens true position.
Damn it! If you dare to, stop hiding! Tuoba Yun roared in utter frustration as he shattered the Thunder Monarch Spears.
As you wish!
Thousands of electric figures gathered. When Xiao Chen revealed his true body, he drew Heavenly yer.
Mahmy Abstinence Vition Saber Technique, Entering Hell!
Xiao Chen used a Medial Grade Soul Tool to execute Entering Hell, a powerful killing move. In that instant, hell arrived in the mortal realm. He held an evil dragon of hell, materialized by Heavenly yer, that looked down on the world, wanting to swallow up the mortal realm.
Damn!
The scene of the mortal realm being destroyed and hell arriving terrified Tuoba Yun. He could not help cursing.
With a wave of his hand, Tuoba Yun called out a spiked club that flickered with a dull ck light to sh with Xiao Chens saber strike.
The various mysterious phenomena shattered amid the light, dazzling the entire ce.
When everything scattered, Xiao Chen appeared, hovering in the air, wearing the Alloy Dragon Armor, and holding Heavenly yer.
Tuoba Yun stood on the ground, holding the spiked club giving off dull ck light. He huffed and panted, looking weakly at the calm and indifferent Xiao Chen in the sky.
Tuoba Yun felt that he clearly was stronger than the other party, but he ended up suffering various small losses and could not injure the other party.
Instead, he got yed, reduced to a miserable state, covered in wounds. He feltpletely helpless.
I give up. How about we can work together to obtain this thunder me inheritance? However, I want seventy percent, as I killed that Thunder me Devil, Tuoba Yan offered coldly as he looked at Xiao Chen.
Sure, give me that Thunder me Pearl, and you can have seventy percent, Xiao Chen replied calmly.
Scram! Only in your dreams. This is a rare Thunder me Pearl.
In that case, sixty-forty; sixty for me and forty for you. Otherwise, end of negotiations. You can continue trying; see if you can injure me. Xiao Chens expression remained calm, appearing somewhat cold and unfeeling.
Sixty-forty. Furthermore, sixty for Xiao Chen and forty for Tuoba Yun.
Tuoba Yuns heart crumbled. Since when could a 2-Vein Sovereign Emperor confidently and forcefully say such things to him?
However, when he looked at Xiao Chens calm face, Tuoba Yun sighed. If he persisted, he might not benefit.
In any case, I already obtained the Thunder me Pearl. Ill just leave it be.
After consoling himself, Tuoba Yun said after some thought, Alright, I promise you.
Lead the way, Xiao Chen said, pointing to the inheritance pces depths, where a final bronze door covered in restrictions was.
This was it for now.
In the end, Tuoba Yun was a 5-Vein Sovereign Emperor. Although Xiao Chen did not fear the other party, he could not guarantee he would escape severe injury if he wanted to kill the other party. This was just the early days of the Ancient Yan Emperor Tombs opening; he could not take such risks.
Being able to gain some benefits from the other party was already sufficient.
One should not get blinded by greed.
Carrying the spiked club, Tuoba Yun felt very sullen and wronged. He was a Heavenly Wolf Empire Royal n expert, but he seemed like ackey to be ordered around before Xiao Chen.
Chapter 2303 Raw 2410 : Miserably Played
Chapter 2303 Raw 2410 : Miserably yed
There was a mysterious pattern of lightning at the center of the ancient bronze door.
Tuoba Yun went forward and smashed the door apart with his spiked club without saying a word.
Tuoba Yuns spiked club was a peak-quality Inferior Grade Soul Tool, something even stronger than Qin Liangs imitation Emperor Dragon Sword.
The shattering of the bronze door kicked up a cloud of dust.
Gugu! Gugu!
At the same time, a strange cry rang out. Countless ck-armored bugs surged out like a sea wave.
Sacred Armored Bugs?
Xiao Chen and Tuoba Yun recognized these ferocious beasts. They were a type of ancient strange bug that was nearly extinct in the Great Thousand Realms. They could feed on divine materials and consume treasures. They spat out poison and were impervious to fire and water. Weapons would find it hard to injure them.
The twos expressions changed slightly. Not daring to be careless, they quickly moved away.
My goodness! Why are there so many Sacred Armored Bugs? There is no way to enter.
Seeing the Sacred Armored Bugs streaming over in an endless wave, Tuoba Yun inhaled sharply.
Dang! Dang! Dang!
Naturally, the two were unwilling to give up, so they made their moves to kill the Sacred Armored Bugs.
The effects were mediocre. Although the two could force the Sacred Armored Bugs back, they could not kill the Sacred Armored Bugs in one strike.
If the two insisted on remaining, they might end up falling here, dying a miserable death.
Tuoba Yun frowned heavily, observing Xiao Chens expression and trying to make out information from that.
The sudden change in situation caught him somewhat off guard.
Tuoba Yun wanted to see if Xiao Chen had any way of dealing with these Sacred Armored Bugs.
However, Tuoba Yun discovered the other partys expression somewhat unsightly, even worse than his. For some reason, when he saw Xiao Chen struggling like that, he felt joyful in his heart.
In the end, you are just a 2-Vein Sovereign Emperor.
Tuoba Yun, Ill be leaving first. You can have this inheritance.
Life was more important. These Great Deste Eon ferocious beasts were not easy to handle.
Even with all of Xiao Chens Martial Techniques and weapons, he found himself helpless against this; his offensive power was limited.
What was even more horrifying was that Sacred Armored Bugs continued to pour out from the broken door with strange cries.
Right after Xiao Chen spoke, he vanished, so Tuoba Yun cursed, Damn!
This fellow is digging a pit for me to die in. I have to leave quickly.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Brandishing his spiked club, Tuoba Yun roared and forcibly killed a path out.
After a while, when Xiao Chen had verified that Tuoba Yun was truly gone, he reappeared slowly from the darkness and removed the Death God Mask.
It turned out that Xiao Chen had not gone far. His lips curled up in a smile. This sudden development had helped him a lot.
Demon Blood Vulture! Xiao Chen called out, and a red light shed as the scarlet-me-d Demon Blood Vulture appeared.
Roar!
It seemed that the Demon Blood Vulture had endured for a long time. The moment it appeared, it ferociously opened its mouth, and a scarlet whirlpool appeared there. It was like a ck hole as it swallowed up the Great Deste Eon ferocious beasts.
The Sacred Armored Bugs, which Xiao Chen and Tuoba Yun found tricky to deal with, were delicacies for the Demon Blood Vulture.
This was the Sacred Armored Bug, an extremely rare Great Deste Eon ferocious beast in the Great Thousand Realms. Yet, the Demon Blood Vulture just munched them up like they were snacks. Crunch! Crunch! Crunch!
Gagagaga! How great! Delightful! I feel that I can make another breakthrough this time.
The Demon Blood Vulture felt very excited as it did its best to consume all these Sacred Armored Bugs. The scarlet mes on its body zed, looking like a holy fire.
With the Demon Blood Vulture here, these Sacred Armored Bugs posed no trouble for Xiao Chen.
Furthermore, Xiao Chen could use them to drive away Tuoba Yun. This was simply the best.
Xiao Chens figure shed, and he crossed the bronze door.
Boom!
A berserk thunder me turned into a wave and flowed around like water, filling this space.
What made Xiao Chen rejoice was that the thunder me contained incredibly pure Dragon Essence. It looked like the thunder me inheritance was here.
Congrattions on sessfully clearing my test.
A portion of the flowing thunder me split off and formed a human figure, the master of this ce when he was alive.
This figure was simr to the white-d Yan Emperor that Xiao Chen came in contact with previously. This was also a strand of remnant will that managed this inheritance.
Xiao Chen nodded slightly and did not say anything, waiting quietly for this person to speak.
You only grasped the Thunder Great Dao and cannot obtain myplete inheritance, only half... the remnant will said softly after sizing up Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen did not feel surprised. This was just like the previous ice inheritance, where he could not obtain theplete inheritance unless he happened to suit the remnant wills tastes.
The master of this inheritance had simr conditions as well.
I have no objections. Many thanks, Senior.
Xiao Chen did not argue, calmly epting the oue.
Whoosh!
The remnant will formed hand seals with his hands, and a resplendent electric light burst out of his ten fingers. The light moved like flowing water, looking beautiful and taking many forms.
What pure Thunder Daos Great Dao Energy!
Xiao Chen felt startled in his heart. This Thunder Daos Great Dao Energy felt as pure as Origin Liquid, shocking him.
After the remnant will finished forming the hand seals, he took out a jade bottle and stored the purple electric fluid in it before handing it to Xiao Chen.
How heavy! Xiao Chen could not help eximing when he received the jade bottle, finding it heavier than expected.
This is the Thunder Immortal Dew that Im giving you. It achieves the same effect as Origin Liquid through different means. It can directly improve your Thunder Great Dao.
After the remnant will finished speaking, he swiped his finger in the air and handed a secret manual to Xiao Chen. After some thought, he said, This is the Thunder me Art that I created. All those who pass the test will obtain it.
Thunder me Art... Xiao Chen felt somewhat disinterested. If only it were a Thunder Ice Art.
I still have one final inheritance treasure for you. A Heavenly Cloud Fruit, a fruit from the Great Deste Eon.
After the remnant will handed a brocade box to Xiao Chen, he vanished, turning into lightning and mes that merged into the flowing-water-like thunder me in the surroundings.
Xiao Chen did not rush to leave. He took out his jade strip and started collecting Dragon Essence, which was everywhere.
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At the same time, Tuoba Yun rushed out with a depressed expression. He felt very sullen, especially when he could not do anything to Xiao Chen. Furthermore, he ended up being ordered around like a dog.
Damn it! That brat better not let me capture him. Wait, somethings not right...I already left for very long, but I still have not sensed the aura that he should have left behind.
Tuoba Yun was experienced and crafty. When he suddenly startled to his senses, he noticed something off.
Xiao Chen was a 2-Vein Sovereign Emperor, after all. Unless he intentionally hid, he would leave behind some traces of his aura.
Furthermore, Tuoba Yun had fought a big battle with Xiao Chen, so he was very familiar with Xiao Chens aura.
Thud! Thud! Thud!
Just as Tuoba Yun felt puzzled and wondered if he should go back to look, footsteps came from the front.
Tuoba Yun collected his thoughts and showed a cautious expression as he looked ahead.
After a while, three people entered Tuoba Yuns vision.
The leader wore clothes of alternating white and blue. He had an icy expression, and a pressing baleful aura came from him as he leaked a faint sword intent.
Brother Dao Yan.
The identity of this person startled Tuoba Yun, causing him to tighten his grip on his spiked club subconsciously.
Tuoba Yun?
The leader of the three was Dao Yan, the strongest guest under the Eighth Prince. Unexpectedly, they met here.
Clearly, Dao Yan also recognized Tuoba Yun and knew that Tuoba Yun was a strong guest under the Thirteenth Prince.
A murderous intent shed in Dao Yans heart. The Eighth Prince and the Thirteenth Prince were strong rivals.
However, this murderous thought passed in a sh.
This was just the first round. The Eighth Prince and the Thirteenth Prince were still far from falling out with each other. Furthermore, they had the First Prince, a strongmon enemy. It would not be good for the two to fight each other so early.
Dao Yan said with a smile, It looks like Brother Tuoba has already taken away this inheritance. We havee here for nothing.
Tuoba Yun was a 5-Vein Sovereign Emperor with a Great Deste Eon bloodline, someone far from what an ordinary 5-Vein Sovereign Emperor couldpare to.
Since he already made a move, it looks like we cant get this thunder me inheritance.
However, he appears to be alone. Either hispanions died or already left. Perhaps...
Tuoba Yun only needed one look to know what Dao Yan was thinking. He said calmly, Given the Eighth Prince and the Thirteenth Princes current alliance, if I obtained the inheritance, I logically should let Brother Dao Yan benefit as well. At the very least, I should not let Brother Dao Yane here for nothing...
Dao Yan thought to himself, Tuoba Yun really understands propriety. This is for the best. It will not harm the harmony, and I can feel better about this.
However, I did not obtain the inheritance here. I will exin this matter. For now, I have a question. Along the way, did Brother Dao Yan see the Heavenly Alliances Xiao Chen? Tuoba Yun asked with a sparkle in his eyes.
Xiao Chen?
A murderous intent shed in Dao Yans eyes. He asked softly, Is he here? I did not see him.
Damn it! I got yed by that brat.
Tuoba Yuns expression changed dramatically. He could not be bothered to exin before he turned around and broke into a mad dash.
Follow him.
Dao Yans expression turned uncertain as he hurried after Tuoba Yun.
Chapter 2304 Raw 2411 : Leaving Easily
Chapter 2304 Raw 2411 : Leaving Easily
At the location of the thunder me inheritance:
After the number of dragon images around the jade strip in Xiao Chens hand reached three, it stopped increasing.
There clearly was still plenty of Dragon Essence left in the water-like thunder me in the surroundings. However, Xiao Chen could not collect any more.
Perhaps that remnant will can control the Dragon Essence and wants to preserve Dragon Essence for the next session race.
This is enough.
The thunder me inheritance was a peak-quality Superior Grade inheritance. Xiao Chen had yed a small trick to send Tuoba Yun away, which allowed himself to monopolize the treasures and resources here.
This was already an astronomical harvest; there was nothing to be dissatisfied with.
I almost forgot.
Xiao Chen took out two jade strips from his storage ring. These heavy jade strips also contained vast Dragon Essence.
Qin Yu and Qin Liang left these jade strips. Earlier in this round, the two had relied on their bloodlines advantage to sweep through the ce fearlessly with Tuoba Yun.
They had conquered many inheritances and clearly reaped a big harvest.
Whoosh!
Xiao Chen transferred the Dragon Essence in the two jade strips into his own. In that instant, his jade strip red with dazzling light.
The jade strip looked crystalline, transparent, resplendent, and dazzling. The dazzling radiance moved the heart.
Another dragon image appeared around the jade strip, making Xiao Chen smile with joy.
Theter it got, the harder it would be to collect dragon images around the jade strip.
This four-dragon jade strip equaled ten one-dragon jade strips.
Xiao Chen had already reaped such a harvest in less than ten days. His collected Dragon Essence absolutely would be the most.
It is time to leave.
Xiao Chen put away the jade strip and headed out of this inheritance pce.
Ka ca!
The instant Xiao Chen stepped out, the shattered bronze door reformed behind him.
He contemted the mysterious lightning pattern in the center of the bronze door for a while.
Then, he suddenly attacked without any warning, striking the lightning pattern.
Bang! Xiao Chen bounced back.
Interesting.
Xiao Chen was sure that his strikes force was not weaker than Tuoba Yuns earlier strike.
Since he could not break the door again, it meant that was not the purpose of the lightning pattern earlier.
Xiao Chen gently caressed the lightning pattern and closed his eyes. He sensed a strong and vast energy gathered in this lightning pattern.
He could not understand the lightning pattern, so he took out a te and copied the lightning pattern onto it.
Perhaps pondering it would bring him some benefit in the future.
When Xiao Chen turned around, the Sacred Armored Bugs that had been everywhere were all gone already.
The Demon Blood Vulture must have taken them as great nourishment, consuming them all.
A burning scarlet cocoon stood in the center of the hall, leaking indistinct Holy Might.
There seemed to be the silhouette of an ancient Vermilion Bird in the scarlet cocoon upon closer scrutiny.
It looks like the Demon Blood Vulture made a pretty good harvest. It will probably break through when it wakes up.
Xiao Chen waved his hand and collected the scarlet cocoon into his storage ring.
Thud! Thud! Thud!
Rushed footsteps approached from afar, and a figure appeared like the strong wind. It was Tuoba Yun, who had left and now returned.
Indeed, you are still here!
Tuoba Yun was incensed. He looked around and saw that the bronze door behind Xiao Chen had reformed.
This immediately frustrated Tuoba Yun into nearly vomiting blood. You bastard! To think that you dared to trick me, monopolizing the thunder me inheritance!
Xiao Chens expression did not change as he ignored the raging Tuoba Yun. He sensed an even more terrifying aura behind Tuoba Yun.
Whoosh!
Indeed, nearly right after Tuoba Yun spoke, Dao Yan arrived with two other Divine Sword Pavilion experts.
Dao Yan?
Xiao Chen searched his memories slightly and recalled this person. He had once met this person outside the Ninth Princes residence.
Dao Yan, the Divine Sword Pavilions Vice Pavilion Master, was the strongest guest under the Eighth Prince Wang Feng. That Divine Sword Pavilion expert who tried to assassinate Xiao Chen in the Smiling Daughter Pavilion might be this person.
What a coincidence. Brother Xiao, unexpectedly, we met here, Dao Yan said sinisterly when he saw Xiao Chen, showing a smile that did not seem like a smile.
When Tuoba Yun saw this, he could not help feeling nervous. Could Xiao Chen be on good terms with Dao Yan?
However, the next scene allowed Tuoba Yun to rx.
Are you going to forfeit or beg me to let you go? Dao Yan threatened indifferently.
It looks like the Divine Sword Pavilion expert that tried to assassinate me in the Smiling Daughter Pavilion back then was definitely you, Xiao Chen said while staring at Dao Yan with a calm expression.
Monarch Yu was one of my final disciples. As his master, I naturally should seek justice for him. However, I do not want to speak of these grudges right now. Hand over the thunder me inheritance and your jade strip, and I can let you go for now.
In the Ancient Yan Emperor Tomb, strength reigned. Dao Yan did not feel any fear and could not be bothered to keep up a pretense.
Sorry, I cant agree to that.
Then, die!
Dao Yan snorted coldly, and a strand of sword Qi appeared from nowhere, shooting at Xiao Chen.
Whoosh!
In that instant, Xiao Chen froze into an ice sculpture, maintaining his previous posture without moving.
The sword Qi froze everything that it passed as though it was ancient and eternal.
Tuoba Yuns expression changed wildly in shock. Tenthyer Dao Domain, ice small world!
Dao Yan actually managed to push his Ice Dao Domainprehension to the tenthyer. The flowing images turned into ice, eternal and unchanging.
Dao Yan frowned slightly as he swept his gaze around, discovering Xiao Chen somewhere else.
What froze earlier was Xiao Chens afterimage. Without saying anything, Dao Yan flicked his finger, and thousands of sword images giving off overwhelming coldness burst out from behind, moving like flowing light.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Xiao Chens figure flickered continuously, endlessly changing positions. Various afterimages continually froze into ice.
Soon, hundreds of afterimages had turned into ice in the hall. The ice pirs formed by the sword images moved about in the air, crisscrossing and looking scary.
Ka ca!
Xiao Chen could not dodge all the time. Eventually, a strand of sword Qi struck him. The cold prated his Alloy Dragon Armor and injured his body.
Fortunately, he had awakened his Azure Dragon Divine Body and did not instantly die.
Seeing the frost-covered Alloy Dragon Armor, Xiao Chen did not panic, neither did he feel surprised.
While the two spoke, the other party had used that opportunity to spread his ice small world silently throughout this space.
When fighting the other party in this small world, getting struck was just a matter of time.
Dao Yan only opened one Divine Vein more than Tuoba Yun. However, there was a worlds difference in thebat prowess they showed.
The tenthyer Ice Dao Domain with the ice small world indeed inspired despair.
You can only me your own greed for meeting me so early. You overestimated yourself and tried to monopolize a Superior Grade inheritance. Ill give you onest chance. Will you hand over the thunder me inheritance or not?
Seeing that he managed to injure Xiao Chen, Dao Yan issued another threat.
Dao Yan also feared Xiao Chen forfeiting. If Xiao Chen left the Ancient Yan Emperor Tomb, then Dao Yan would not benefit at all.
Overestimate myself? I have many ws but overestimating myself is not one of them. Dao Yan, your strength is still not sufficient to scare me.
Xiao Chen shook his body and scattered the frost covering him, amid flickering electric light.
The Divine Lightning Talisman slowly emerged from his palm. A corner of the talisman formed by the Immortal Epochs Ten Thousand Tribtion Divine Lightning peeked out of the sea in his Soul Pool.
The strongest Divine Lightning of the previous epoch burst forth with horrifying lightning-attributed energy with just a corner.
Boom!
The Divine Energy Talisman in Xiao Chens palm soared into the air and instantly shattered Dao Yans small world. Then, it continued rising without losing momentum. Amid bursts of boundless electric light, the talisman shattered the small world of the thunder me inheritance.
Crack! Crack!
In that instant, the ce turned chaotic. Dao Yans ice small world shook. The eternal and unchanging ice pirs in the air shattered, kicking up a terrifying ice storm.
Xiao Chens figure shed as he leaped out through the hole that the Divine Lightning Talisman opened.
The sudden turn of events shocked Dao Yan. He gave chase with a howl, Trying to leave? Its not that easy!
Fiendish Saber inheritance, Water Droplet Destroying the Firmament!
Saber intent coalesced all over Xiao Chens body as he flicked his finger. Then, he shot out a water droplet.
This water droplet looked unremarkable in the berserk ice storm. The furious Dao Yan did not notice it, having eyes only for Xiao Chen.
Bang!
This water dropletnded silently on Dao Yans chest. Then, it exploded. Immediately, an unparalleled, berserk saber intent shook the entire pce.
The surrounding ice storm onlysted a moment before the spreading saber intent shredded it into pieces of ice.
Dao Yan vomited blood and crashed to the ground, breaking the restrictions there.
A huge crater opened amid rumbling sounds. The horrifying water-like thunder me poured in wildly.
Dao Yan held his hand to his chest. When he looked at his hand, he saw blood.
He felt disbelief. Xiao Chen actually managed to injure him significantly.
Senior Brother, the self-destruct restrictions of this inheritance have activated. We have to leave quickly.
The expressions of Dao Yans junior brothers changed drastically when they saw the surrounding chaotic thunder me.
As for Tuoba Yun, he had been sent flying by the saber intent. When he saw the surrounding thunder me, he immediately fled in fright.
Damn it!
However, Dao Yan appeared like he had gone crazy. He roared with all his might, and his full head of ck hair instantly turned snow-white.
Boundless cold light erupted from his body.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
In the next moment, ice sealed the thunder me that terrified Tuoba Yun.
Anyone watching outside would see the entire pce covered in frost. Ice sealed the lightning bolts in the sky, making them look like long spears.
This startled the other two from the Divine Sword Pavilion. They had not expected their senior brother to be so strong.
Xiao Chen, you had better not let me see you again! Dao Yan said through clenched teeth with a sullen expression.
However, no matter how much Dao Yan fumed, Xiao Chen had already left with the thunder me inheritance.
Chapter 2305 Raw 2412 : Feasible Plan
Chapter 2305 Raw 2412 : Feasible n
Using the Divine Lightning Talisman to support his Thunder Dao Domain, Xiao Chen continuously broke through twoyers of small worlds and left the inheritance pce.
Whoosh!
Xiao Chens figure flickered, leaving behind purple electric marks as he moved quickly.
One hourter, feeling confident that there was no one on his tail, Xiao Chen pushed off the air andnded as steady as a swallow.
Maintaining high-altitude flight in the Ancient Yan Emperor Tomb was a significant drain on Divine Energy, a big problem. Since there was no more threat, there was no need to continue wasting Divine Energy.
Xiao Chen had arrived at a barren in with scattered ferocious beasts roaming about. He asionally saw some guests searching for inheritances in the distance.
This ce could be considered safe.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Xiao Chens figure moved up and down as he leaped about. A whileter, hended on a deste mountain.
After scanning the surroundings with his Spiritual Sense and cautiously verifying his conclusion, heid a simple concealment formation ording to the surrounding environment.
Xiao Chenpletely rxed only after all that.
Amid flickering electric light, the Alloy Dragon Armor turned into a mercury-like, flowing light and returned to his gloves.
When Xiao Chen saw that the wound on his chest had yet to heal, he frowned slightly.
A Sovereign Emperor whoprehended a tenthyer Dao Domain was much stronger than Xiao Chen expected. This one strand of sword Qi equaled the peak strike of a regr Sovereign Emperor.
Upon reaching the tenthyer Dao Domain, the Great Dao Energy had undergone a qualitative change.
Before reaching such a level, others would find it very difficult to understand the tenthyer Dao Domains horrifying might.
Unfortunately, the Dao Domain grew increasingly harder to improve the further one went.
Even if Dao Yan possessed excellent talent in the Ice Dao and possessed extraordinaryprehension ability, he had still spent more than three centuries to make such a breakthrough.
Without a tremendous fortuitous encounter, one could only rely on time to raise ones Dao Domain to the tenthyer and form a small world. It could be a century or a millennium, slowlyprehending it over time.
However, there would be fewer than three such experts like Dao Yan in the entire Ancient Yan Emperor Tomb.
Lets check the harvest first.
A Great Deste Eon Heavenly Cloud Fruit, a bottle of Thunder Immortal Dew, and the Thunder me Art, a peak Divine-Vein-Realm-level Cultivation Technique.
Heavenly Cloud Fruit!
The pure-white Heavenly Cloud Fruit had some green leaves on it, showed a withdrawn radiance, and contained incredibly surging Spiritual Energy. However, none of the Spiritual Energy leaked out.
Xiao Chen sent in his Spiritual Energy and found a vast space within the fruit. There were the scars of time left everywhere, and it looked crystalline and transparent, filled with a pure Great Deste Eon aura.
Xiao Chen suspected that this fruit could help him break through not only peak 2-Vein Sovereign Emperor but even the secondyer of the Ten Thousand Dragons Art.
The Great Deste Eon aura contained within the fruit was crucial for the Ten Thousand Dragons Art to transcend the limits.
The Ten Thousand Dragons Arts cultivation sought to revert ones bloodline to ones progenitors, slowly improving ones bloodline.
When the Ten Thousand Dragons Art broke through to the fifthyer, it could transform into the Ancestor Dragon Art.
Xiao Chen withdrew his Spiritual Sense and thought to himself, How unfortunate. If I could pass this to the Third Pce Master to refine into a Medicinal Pill, he definitely would perfectly bring out its medicinal nature.
Directly refining it here is somewhat wasteful.
However, I have no choice. If I want to survive in this Ancient Yan Emperor Tomb, I have to keep growing stronger.
This was especially so after Xiao Chen ran into Dao Yan. That drove home the inadequacy of his strength.
He did not want to run into the other party and get forced to run again.
Others might feel that being able to escape Dao Yan easily was incredible, but to Xiao Chen, it was nothing to be proud of.
Without hesitation, Xiao Chen directly consumed the Heavenly Cloud Fruit.
The Heavenly Cloud Fruit immediately melted upon entering his mouth. Then, the vast Spiritual Energy erupted and gushed around inside his body like a raging river.
If ones cultivation was insufficient and ones physical body was not strong enough, one would explode and die the instant one consumed the fruit.
Xiao Chen had the Azure Dragon Divine Body, and he dual cultivated righteous and demonic. Naturally, he did not fear exploding.
Xiao Chen calmly sensed the explosive energying from the Heavenly Cloud Fruit.
He did not rush or feel joy or grief, just calmly circted the Ten Thousand Dragons Art.
As the Ten Thousand Dragons Art circted, the Spiritual Energy and Great Deste Eon aura gushed through his two Divine Veins and poured into his Divine Energy Sea.
Boom!
The instant the Spiritual Energy of the Heavenly Cloud Fruit entered the Divine Energy Sea, it kicked up ferocious waves. Then, a horrifying aura burst out of Xiao Chens body.
Crack! Some kind of limit broke in his body; then, a new Divine Vein opened.
Xiao Chen had alreadye close to breaking through at the ck mountain back then. Now, he finally advanced to 3-Vein Sovereign Emperor.
However, the Spiritual Energy and Great Deste Eon aura from the Heavenly Cloud Fruit did not stop pouring in.
Xiao Chen focused, not daring to rx.
Breaking through in cultivation was something expected.
Xiao Chen had long reached the limits of 2-Vein Sovereign Emperor. This breakthrough was just meeting the right conditions. What was more important was the Ten Thousand Dragons Arts breakthrough; that was the crux.
If Xiao Chen did not grab hold of this opportunity, it would probably be hard for him to find another opportunity to break through in the entire Ancient Yan Emperor Tomb.
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As Xiao Chen refined the fruit, the depressed Tuoba Yun returned to the Thirteenth Princes side.
Tuoba Yun, you returned at a good time. What happened to my fathers cousins? the Dragon God Crown Prince, Qin Ming, asked as soon as he saw Tuoba Yun.
As they were all from the Golden Dragon Races Royal n, they had a bloodline connection.
Qin Ming vaguely sensed that his fathers two cousins had run into mishaps.
When Tuoba Yun returned alone, Qin Mings expression immediately turned sullen.
Sorry, Brother Qin Yu and Brother Qin Liang died at Xiao Chens hands.
Tuoba Yun spoke matter-of-factly, as the twos deaths did not have much to do with him.
As for his deal with Xiao Chen, that was just a temporary cooperation after the two died.
Tuoba Yun did not do anything wrong. Aside from the cooperation, he told Qin Ming everything in detail.
They died, just like that? My fathers cousins were both 4-Vein Sovereign Emperors. Furthermore, they had the Emperor Dragon Sword. Even if they could not defeat Xiao Chen, they should not have died.
Clearly, Qin Ming did not expect Tuoba Yun to bring him the worst news.
Whats wrong? You dont believe me?
Tuoba Yun felt depressed in the first ce. When he saw Qin Ming take such an attitude, he immediately felt upset.
As the Dragon God Crown Prince, you hold a noble position in the Divine Dragon Empire. However, I am from the Heavenly Wolf Empires Royal n. You hold no authority over me.
Qin Ming stared at Tuoba Yun with a sullen expression. The pressure of the Golden Dragon pressed down.
This brat...
Tuoba Yun felt some pressure, which gave him a huge shock. Unexpectedly, Qin Ming possessed such terrifying Dragon Might at such a young age. This was unexpected and startling.
The straw-raincoat-d Sikong Shu frowned and said, Brother Tuoba should be telling the truth.
Xiao Chen, right? While we were in Yan City, we did not dare to make a move on him openly. Now that we are in the Ancient Yan Emperor Tomb, it is not his turn to be arrogant.
The Thirteenth Prince Wang Yi smiled faintly and said, Brother Qin, there is no need to get angry. I will help you to take revenge.
Qin Ming startled to his senses. He knew that this was not the time for anger. Sorry, I offended Brother Tuoba earlier. Your Highness, there is no need to kick up a big fuss over this. I will deal with him myself.
It is just a minor matter. In the end, I am also somewhat responsible for Qin Yus and Qin Liangs deaths. Tuoba Yun released his bated breath when he saw the situation and expressed his apologies.
However, Wang Yi showed no intention to leave things lying. He smiled and said, Thats not really so. Brother Qin, just think. Is there any chance to kill him after leaving the Ancient Yan Emperor Tomb?
Qin Mings eyes wandered as he thought about it. It was truly difficult to kill Xiao Chen outside. That was clear from the past two failed assassination attempts.
Your Highness, what ingenious n do you have? It is not easy to find a person in this Ancient Yan Emperor Tomb, Qin Ming asked when he saw Wang Yi speaking confidently and straightforwardly. He might as well hear Wang Yi out.
Wang Yi took two steps and said, It is not easy to find guests, but it is easy to find princes.
Qin Mings eyes lit up in understanding.
In the Ancient Yan Emperor Tomb, regardless of whether the princes Yan Imperial Swords were sheathed or not, the vast Dragon Essence they contained had a clear difference from that of the guests.
As long as we find the Ninth Prince, we do not have to fear Xiao Chen not showing up. At that time, Qin Ming will have his chance to make a move.
Right after Wang Yi spoke, Bai Yunfei and Xiahou Wu both felt tempted.
Such a scheme was indeed an opportunity to force out Xiao Chen.
Wang Yi continued, Even if Xiao Chen does not show up, it does not matter. We can take that opportunity to destroy Wang Yan and take his Dragon Essence.
Perhaps this was Wang Yis true motive.
Qin Ming did not say anything. Like Bai Yunfei and the others, they all looked at Sikong Shu.
This is a feasible n. Sikong Shu spoke slowly, only saying these few words.
Chapter 2306 Raw 2413 : Great Increase in Strength
Chapter 2306 Raw 2413 : Great Increase in Strength
In the blink of an eye, half a month passed in the session race taking ce in the Ancient Yan Emperor Tomb.
The intensepetition reached a white-hot stage.
After the first round, one-half of the princes would be eliminated.
Even if one did not intend to fight to be the crown prince, one would have a much greater chance of obtaining valuable treasures and inheritances in the Ancient Yan Emperor Tomb by surviving for a few rounds.
Clearly, no one wanted to be eliminated in the first round.
The Ninth Prince Wang Yan, the Heavenly Book Schr, Hao Kai, and Senior Feng stood in an ancient pine forest, tabting their collected Dragon Essence.
Your Highness, as of now, our collected Dragon Essence should be sufficient to survive this round, the Heavenly Book Schr said after he counted the Dragon Essence the others collected.
Wang Yan nodded and said, It looks like we do not have to take too many risks in the remaining time.
Ninth Prince, Ive been feeling that something is not quite right over the past few days. There always seemed to be someone nearby searching for us in the darkness, Senior Feng said with a grave expression, showing some worry on his face.
The Golden Crow Empires Hao Kai said calmly, I felt it as well. However, Senior Fengs aplishments in the Wind Great Dao are pretty good, quickly shaking off these people.
I was just lucky. With such repeated searches, we will be exposed sooner orter, Senior Feng said sincerely, not taking credit for the aplishment.
Wang Yan narrowed his eyes and said, I sensed it as well. Hence, we should not go and seek out inheritances during the remaining time. To y safe, we should hole up somewhere and hide for the rest of this round. Chang Ji, what do you think?
Seeing that the Ninth Prince sought out his opinion, the Heavenly Book Schr answered calmly, We do not know the exact situation. We dont even know who the enemy is. It is best to maintain a low profile.
It is settled, then.
After the Ninth Prince Wang Yan made up his mind, he asked, As of now, which of our guests are still in the Ancient Yan Emperor Tomb?
The Heavenly Book Schr thought for a while and said, Two of them ran into some surprises. As of now, only Xiao Suo, Qin Zhuolin, Wu Meng, and the independently moving Xiao Chen remain. Is Your Highness thinking of summoning them over?
Since the group already sensed someone secretly searching them out, calling the guests over would be the best method.
Who knew, Wang Yan did not do that. He only asked casually about them.
Theres no need. For them, the fortuitous encounters of the Ancient Yan Emperor Tomb might change their entire life. I am not in desperate straits yet, so there is no need to summon them over. Furthermore, summoning them over would drain a significant amount of Dragon Essence.
After looking at the Heavenly Book Schr, Wang Yan added, Ill leave my safety to the three of you.
Your Highness, rest assured.
Wang Yan had already noticed that a prince was searching for him in secret. However, he did not know who it was.
Wang Yan did not feel overly anxious, remaining calm. He now already showed the calm of a ruler.
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On a certain deste mountain in the Ancient Yan Emperor Tomb:
Xiao Chen, who directly refined the Heavenly Cloud Fruit, had an Azure Dragon image practicallyyered over his physical body.
Dragon images appeared in the surroundings, roaring endlessly. This was the Ten Thousand Dragons Picture with the Azure Dragon as supreme.
The Great Deste Eon aura spread in Xiao Chens body. The breakthrough of the Ten Thousand Dragons Pictures secondyer was at its most crucial moment.
Suddenly, something strange happened.
The Great Deste Eon aura from the Heavenly Cloud Fruit poured into the Azure Dragon. The initially faint dragon image turned increasingly substantial.
Azure light erupted, and the Dragon Might soared.
Boom! The dragon images, except for the Azure Dragon, shattered and turned into drops of spiritual blood.
The thousands of drops of spiritual blood looking like dew hovered in the air.
In the next moment, the thousands of spiritual blood entered the Azure Dragon image.
The faintly visible dragon image turned substantial and three-dimensional. Then, it seemed toe to life, looking very vivid.
An ancient Great Deste Eon aura traveled through time and space,ing from the distant past and arriving in the present.
An ancient dragon domain seemed to manifest behind him, hidden in thick mist. A multitude of dragons roared and howled loudly. The instant Xiao Chen opened his eyes, an Azure Dragon head peeked out. If the dragon eyes stared at a person, that person would definitely feel a heavy pressure.
Xiao Chen vaguely felt a force calling out to him.
The Azure Dragon bloodline buried deep in Xiao Chens bodypletely awakened. An impatient berserk energy filled his body, and his blood felt as hot asva.
When the ancient dragons called out to him, his dragon blood ignited and zed intensely.
Xiao Chen could no longer endure. When he looked around, he saw the sky shatter. His vision prated through time and space through that shattered corner, and he saw an ancient dragon nation.
Swarms of dragons roared, and ten thousand dragons howled.
Berserk dragons filled the sky and ground. Many living dragons formed a fabulous nation.
Suddenly, a dragon image among the countless dragons raised its head.
Then, this dragon looked over, gazing at the future and meeting Xiao Chens eyes.
Xiao Chen was stunned. He felt deeply touched in his soul, his entire body trembling.
Then, he suddenly startled awake. Everything seemed normal; there was nothing there. It was like everything from earlier was an ephemeral illusion, disappearing in an instant.
However, that scene was simply too shocking. Just one look had imprinted it in the depths of his soul.
At this moment, Xiao Chen seemed to understand why the many Dragon Race seniors wanted to start a Divine Dragon Dynasty.
It was because the previous Dragon Race had a glorious history. They were like the many stars illuminating an age.
Xiao Chen shook his head and stopped thinking about the shock he just experienced.
Returning to reality, Xiao Chen muttered to himself, The Ten Thousand Dragons Art should have broken through to the thirdyer. However, Ick the incantation and cirction method for the thirdyer, so I cannot cultivate it for now. However, this change surpassed my expectations.
Ten Thousand Dragons Picture!
A dragon picture appeared behind Xiao Chen with a thought.
However, this dragon picture looked starkly different from before, practically no longer the same.
Previously, it was a grand scene of the Azure Dragon fighting for supremacy among ten thousand dragons. Now, the vast background only had the Azure Dragon. Previously, there were too many dragon images. Even the Azure Dragon had just been a vague silhouette barely distinct from the other dragons.
Now, the Azure Dragon appeared clear, with scales, ws, and other fine details and missing nothing. The dragon eyes seemed spirited, showing a subdued spirituality. It was like a living Azure Dragon.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly as he circted the Ten Thousand Dragons Art. The picture immediately shattered.
The Azure Dragon came out of the grand picture, appearing to have arrived from the distant past and coiling around him.
Dragon Might spread out around Xiao Chen. This was a genuine Azure Dragons Dragon Might from the Great Deste Eon.
The cultivation of the Ten Thousand Dragons Art sought to regress ones bloodline to ones progenitors, step by step. Anyone with a Dragon Race bloodline could cultivate it. Upon reaching the thirdyer, one would materialize a Divine Dragon of ones bloodline.
If one went further, the Divine Dragon could revert to its progenitor, turning into a Great Deste Eon Ancestor Dragon.
Xiao Chen felt satisfied with the current Divine Dragons Dragon Might. He murmured, This will reduce the stress when I execute the Nine Heavens God Demon Body Unsealing Technique.
A Heavenly Cloud Fruit allowed Xiao Chen to break through to 3-Vein Sovereign Emperor and his Ten Thousand Dragons Art to break through to the thirdyer.
This could be considered killing two birds with one stone, a great increase in strength.
Then, Xiao Chen took out the Thunder Immortal Dew. Without thinking, he gulped it down.
That remnant will was right. This Thunder Immortal Dew had simr effects to Origin Liquid, pure without side effects.
It functioned to improve the Dao Domain. After Xiao Chen consumed the Thunder Immortal Dew, he felt his peak fifthyer Thunder Dao Domain grow rapidly. Then, it erupted and broke through peak fifthyer, advancing to the sixthyer.
Xiao Chens cultivation, Cultivation Technique, and Dao Domain had all broken through.
All this was like a dream. However, it was not too exaggerated. After all, before entering the Ancient Yan Emperor Tomb, Xiao Chens cultivation, Cultivation Technique, and Dao Domain had already reached their bottlenecks.
Now that Xiao Chen made repeated breakthroughs, it would be difficult for his strength to soar again within a short period.
The benefits from monopolizing a Superior Grade inheritance somewhat surprised Xiao Chen.
There was still the Thunder me Art. That shed with his Cultivation Technique, so he did not n to cultivate it.
However, there was no problem with reading it.
The instant Xiao Chen flipped open the cover, he frowned slightly, stunned for a while.
A lightning pattern entered his eyes, one that was exactly the same as the mysterious lightning pattern on the ancient bronze door.
As Xiao Chen flipped through the pages, his expression grew increasingly graver. After a while, he closed the book with a snap.
This lightning pattern was a seal known as the Thunder Cloud Lock.
Only someone who grasped the Thunder Great Dao and the Fire Great Dao could grasp this Sealing Technique and materialize the lightning pattern.
I do not need to grasp the lightning pattern. However, would understanding its principles help me open that bronze door again?
Xiao Chens eyes lit up as he thought of various possibilities.
He would try it first before making further ns. Immediately acting on his thoughts, he soared into the air and rushed back to the thunder me inheritance.
Chapter 2307 Raw 2414 : Not Retreating Anymore
Chapter 2307 Raw 2414 : Not Retreating Anymore
Xiao Chen experienced a great increase in strength. His cultivation reached 3-Vein Sovereign Emperor, his Thunder Dao Domain reached the sixthyer, his Ice Dao Domain reached the fourthyer, and his Ten Thousand Dragons Art reached the thirdyer.
Right now, he could be said to have undergone aplete transformationpared to when he first entered the Ancient Yan Emperor Tomb, utterly different from before.
If Xiao Chen fought with Tuoba Yun again, he would not need to fear getting injured severely by the other party, able to focus on suppressing him.
As for someone of Dao Yans level, Xiao Chen could fight boldly and bring out his trump cards. However, the victor would be hard to predict.
Xiao Chens figure soared through the air. Four hourster, he arrived at the thunder me inheritance pce.
He entered through the hole that he opened previously.
The surrounding ice had not scattered yet. Before Dao Yan left, he hadshed out in anger, sealing the wildly surging thunder me in ice, forming many strange ice pirs in the hall.
There were messy footprints on the ground. Xiao Chen could easily guess that other guests hade over in the meantime.
However, those guests remained blocked outside the bronze door. They could only turn back with no profits.
Whoosh!
After observing for a while, Xiao Chen shed to the ancient door amid electric lights, looking like he teleported.
He reached out and touched the mysterious lightning pattern.
ording to the record in the Thunder me Art, one needed to cultivate this Cultivation Technique to grasp this seal.
Xiao Chen only had two elemental Great Dao: the Thunder Great Dao and the Ice Great Dao. Clearly, he could not cultivate the Thunder me Art and grasp this seal.
This seal could seal off an area. Even Dao Yan would not be able to break it this time. If one tried to break it, one absolutely would not seed. The seal could be lifted only with ones smarts.
Xiao Chen pulled his hand back and circted the Thunder Daos Great Dao Energy in his body. Rings of lightning patterns spread out, crackling and shing endlessly. When shaken by the Dao Might, the surrounding ice pirs sealing the thunder me trembled. Then, small ice shards fell off.
Whoosh!
Xiao Chen used his Thunder Dao Domain to support himself as he traced a copy of the same lightning pattern with his fingertip before gently touching it to the center of the ancient bronze door. Bang!
He went flying back while blood leaked out of his lips, nearly crashing into the ice pirs.
Fortunately, Xiao Chen was agile, allowing him to change his direction.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Xiao Chen moved like a phantom, weaving between the strange ice pirs. Then, hended before the ancient bronze door again.
I failed. What went wrong?
Xiao Chen frowned. He pondered this as he took out the Thunder me Art secret manual and studied it again.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Xiao Chen tried a few times but always failed. Now, his body suffered from some light injuries.
No wonder Dao Yan chose to give up. Even Xiao Chen, who had the Thunder me Art secret manual, found this so difficult.
If this still does not work, then I will have to give up, Xiao Chen muttered to himself. He nned to substitute his Universe Origin True me for the Fire Dao Domain, using it together with the Thunder Dao Domain to emte the lightning pattern.
A strand of resplendent Universe Origin True me immediately surged up on his palm. His expression remained grave as he stared straight at this me.
Then, Xiao Chen used the Secret Technique in the Thunder me Art to drive the Thunder Dao Domain.
In that instant, crackling electric light appeared around the me on his palm.
The instant the electricity merged with the me, the mysterious lightning pattern appeared on his palm before disappearing in a sh.
Pa!
In a ten-thousandth of a second, Xiao Chen caught hold of that sh and pressed his palm to the lightning pattern on the ancient bronze door.
Waves of light came from the lightning pattern, and talisman scripts appeared on the ancient bronze door. Surging electrical energy spread out from the ancient door.
Rumble...!
The entire thunder me inheritance pce shook continuously amid loud noises, looking like it would copse.
The previously ice-sealed thunder me turned lively, and ice shards fell off like snow.
Creak! The ancient bronze door opened. Xiao Chens eyes lit up.
He pushed off with his feet, charging back inside. He had broken the original owners rules.
Whoosh!
Before Xiao Chen could do anything, the remnant will that he had seen previously appeared before him.
However, the remnant wills figure was dim this time, looking extremely weak. It did not show much of a change in emotion at Xiao Chens reappearance.
Whats wrong with you? Xiao Chen asked; he could see something off with the other partys state.
The remnant will replied calmly, When you fought with that person from the Divine Sword Pavilion, you destroyed the restrictions that I left behind back then. Before leaving, that person sealed the rampaging thunder me in ice. However, that can stabilize things only temporarily.
Xiao Chen thought about it and quickly understood.
The thunder me inheritance would be destroyed like the ice inheritance. No one could enter after that.
However, the white-d Yan Emperor had taken the initiative to destroy the inheritance after passing the inheritance to Xiao Chen. This remnant will before Xiao Chen seemed to be in a passive position, unable to control the destruction of the thunder me inheritance.
If that is the case, you might as well hand over all the treasures and Medicinal Pills in this inheritance to me.
Xiao Chen thought, Since the pce is going to be destroyed, rather than letting everything be buried with you, you might as well be a nice person and give them all to me.
You are not the person I chose. Even though you managed to enter this pce twice, you are still not the person I am waiting for.
The remnant will remained calm in the face of Xiao Chens thick-skinned request. It added indifferently, Aside from the Dragon Essence, I cannot leave anything else behind. The other treasures will be destroyed as well. Do your best.
Boom!
Right after the remnant will spoke, it vanished. At the same time, the entire pce went out of control. The pce exploded with the thunder mes berserk charge, looking like fireworks in the Ancient Yan Emperor Tomb, an eye-catching sight.
Xiao Chen felt slightly depressed. If he were a prince, perhaps this might have turned out differently.
However, since he already came, he could not return empty-handed.
Xiao Chen had anticipated such a result. He valued the vast Dragon Essence hidden in the thunder me more.
The Dragon Essence in this pce far surpassed that of the other inheritances that Xiao Chen knew of.
Back then, the remnant will had control over it, preventing Xiao Chen from absorbing too much. Now, Xiao Chen could absorb without restraint.
Rumble...!
The thunder me inheritance, a peak-quality Superior Grade inheritance, exploded. When several people saw it, they found it a pity.
This inheritance would no longer be avable in future session races.
As explosions burst out of the inheritance pce like fireworks, no one knew that Xiao Chen remained inside, happily collecting vast amounts of Dragon Essence.
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The Ancient Yan Emperor Tomb was boundlessly vast, but many princes and guests could see the shock waves from the thunder me inheritances destruction. Of course, there were also plenty of princes and guests that did not notice it.
For example, the Ninth Prince Wang Yan and the people with him were unaware of it.
Your Highness, this is ck Wind Ridge, a forbiddennd of the Ancient Yan Emperor Tomb. Aside from the lingering sinister winds and baleful aura, there are no inheritances or Dragon Essence here. This is a rtively ideal hiding ce, the Heavenly Book Schr said to Wang Yan as he pointed out the surroundings.
It was very difficult to find a destend like this in the Ancient Yan Emperor Tomb, an ancientnd of blessings.
ck clouds hung in the sky here, and the cold, sinister winds blew endlessly. The Spiritual Energy was sparse, and weeds grew everywhere.
Wang Yan maintained a calm expression as he looked into the distance. The cold, sinister winds howled like ghosts in the boundless darkness.
If this person wants to eradicate me, he will still give chase despite this horrifying forbiddennd.
Wang Yan did not show any worry or anxiety, just some puzzlement.
Who is it? This is just the first round, but that person already impatiently wants to eliminate me.
The Heavenly Book Schr remained silent for a while. He knew that Wang Yan was right. He consoled, Your Highness, there is no need to worry. With our current strength, there is actually no need to be so cautious. However, we do not have to expose our strength during the first round and suffer heavy casualties.
Wang Yan smiled faintly and said, You might think that, but others might not. The more we give way, the more they will push. I understand those brothers of mine very well.
Just at this moment, Senior Feng frowned and said, Your Highness, Im afraid we will have to leave again.
The Golden Crow Empires Hao Kai looked around and said, I sense a few strong auras.
Wang Yan narrowed his eyes, withdrawing his gaze from the depths of ck Wind Ridge. Then, he said indifferently, We are not leaving. I want to see who exactly is so overbearing!
After repeatedly giving way, this already crossed Wang Yans bottom line.
Wang Yan frequently guarded the borders and led troops in shes. He had never been a person afraid of death.
In the imperial capital, he kept his sharpness withdrawn, not shing with others.
However, it seemed that some people had forgotten that he cultivated the most cold-blooded and ruthless Great Dao, the Massacre Great Dao.
Chapter 2308 Raw 2415 : Critical Momen
Chapter 2308 Raw 2415 : Critical Momen
No further retreat.
Repeatedly giving way crossed Wang Yans bottom line, but the greater reason for his decision was that capture was inevitable.
As long as one held a Yan Imperial Sword in the Ancient Yan Emperor Tomb, one could be sensed by the other princes.
Regardless of where Wang Yan hid, it was only a matter of time before he got caught, unless he gave up on the session race.
Given so, Wang Yan might as well face his pursuers.
Right after Wang Yan spoke, roiling dark clouds instantly spread out in the sky without any prior signs.
A sh of golden light lit up the surroundings. When the four looked over, there was a golden dragon image soaring through the sky. A tyrannical Dragon Mightyered the sky, encasing this ce.
Immediately, a heavy pressure pressed on everyone, making their heart sink.
The Dragon God Crown Prince, Qin Ming! Hao Kai murmured as his expression changed slightly. He recognized the figure in the air with one nce.
Whats wrong? Senior Feng asked. He did not know much about Qin Ming.
After some thought, Hao Kai exined, This Qin Ming is the favorite son of the Purple Gold Dragon Emperor. He possesses a Grade 7 Golden Dragon bloodline. Almost no one in the younger generation of our eight great empires can outshine him. He is considered the person most likely to be the next Dragon Emperor. Hence, he is nicknamed the Dragon God Crown Prince
Boom!
Before Hao Kai finished speaking, a wolf howl rang out in the north. A dull light erupted as Tuoba Yun walked over with heavy footsteps while holding his spiked club, approaching with deliberation.
Rumble...! The ground shook with every step.
Tuoba Yun brought out his 5-Vein Sovereign Emperor cultivation to its limits. From afar, he felt like a tall mountain giving off heavy pressure.
Boom!
The ground five thousand kilometers in front exploded. A mountain-like white snake flickering with resplendent electric light emerged from the ground, with a handsome, white-d person standing on its head.
Roaring sounds came from the south. When the four turned to look, the image of a huge Great Deste Eon Holy Beast soared into the sky.
It was the Hound Lion Empires crown prince, Xiahou Wu. He used his bloodline to bring out the ferocious might of the Hound Lion Empire.
Little Thirteenth!
Wang Yan frowned slightly. Although he had not seen the Thirteenth Prince Wang Yi, these four appeared. In that case, only the Thirteenth Prince Wang Yi could have sent out these four from behind the scenes to press him into a corner, giving chase to the ck Wind Ridge forbiddennd.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Golden light encased Qin Ming, and dragon images flew around him as he descended slowly from the sky. Bai Yunfei, Xiahou Wu, and Tuoba Yun stood side by side, looking down at Wang Yan and the others from midair.
Xiao Chen is not here.
The Heavenly Book Schr, Wang Yan, and the others were obvious to see at ck Wind Ridge. Xiao Chen was not among them.
Disappointment shed in Qin Mings eyes. As he swept his gaze around, itnded on Wang Yan. Then, he said, Attack.
Qin Ming did not bother saying anything else. After he verified Xiao Chens absence, he chose to attack immediately.
Protect His Highness!
The Heavenly Book Schrs expression changed. His figure shed, and he shielded Wang Yan.
You think you can protect him?
Qin Ming led the charge, executing a move from the Emperor Dragon Fist. When the Dragon Might soared, the golden dragon image looked resplendent and dazzling.
Pu ci!
The Heavenly Book Schr received a blow from the Fist Technique said to have the strongest offensive power. Then, he vomited blood.
While the Heavenly Book Schrs cultivation was not low, his forte was divination. There was a clear difference between him and a heaven-defying outstanding talent like Qin Ming in a fight.
Rumble...!
On the other side, Tuoba Yun faced Senior Feng. These two Great Perfection Sovereign Emperors quickly started fighting each other. They brought out their Dao Domains and auras. In just three moves, the battle already turned incredibly intense; every move was shocking.
This was especially so since the two used Soul Tools. Tuoba Yun held his dull-ck-light, spiked wolf club, and Senior Feng held a long, ck whip that could control the wind.
The two were about equal. Furthermore, they had Soul Tools.
Mysterious phenomena appeared, and the world trembled. The might disyed was bbergasting.
As for Xiahou Wu, Bai Yunfei, and the white python with the strength of a Great Perfection Sovereign Emperor, they surrounded the strongest, Hao Kai.
Hao Kai was a 6-Vein Sovereign Emperor with the Golden Crow bloodline. Although he held the upper hand, he could not help the others.
Strong winds howled angrily in ck Wind Ridge as dragon roars resounded.
The clouds in the sky scattered, showing the vast starry sky. It looked like one could touch the sky by just stretching out ones hands.
Out of the three battles, Hao Kai and Senior Feng did fine.
The Heavenly Book Schr was in the worst situation. He faced pressure from the Dragon God Crown Prince alone. After just a while, wounds covered him.
He knew that he could not defeat his enemy, but he had no choice but to fight.
The Heavenly Book Schr needed to buy time for Wang Yan, so Wang Yan could use his Dragon Essence to summon Xiao Chen and others.
Given the Heavenly Book Schrs intellect, he could naturally tell that these four were just the vanguard. The Thirteenth Princes true force was still rushing over. At that time, they would be like fish caught in a.
The Heavenly Book Schr needed to hold on.
Bang!
Emperor Dragon Fist, Peerless in the World!
Qin Ming appeared indifferent, not showing any emotion in his eyes. Then, he executed another move from the Emperor Dragon Fist.
Dragons bowed as Qin Ming transformed into the Golden Divine Dragon. Then, he leaped down from the group of dragons and unleashed an explosive fist light. The resplendent light was even more dazzling than the sun. The might of the Emperor Dragon burst out to the limit, making the bowing dragons kneel.
This punch was peerless in the world, making dragons kneel.
The Heavenly Book Schr used the folding fan in his hand to materialize many images, bringing out plums, orchids, bamboo, and chrysanthemums. He showed a Righteous Qi that coexisted with heaven.
However, these images shattered like dreams and ss on contact with Qin Mings fist light.
A bleeding, bowl-sized hole appeared in the Heavenly Book Schr as he felt from the air like a broken kite.
Damn it!
Wang Yan, who was draining his Dragon Essence to summon Xiao Chen and the others, had to interrupt his summoning when he saw this scene.
If Wang Yan still did not make a move, Qin Ming might kill the Heavenly Book Schr.
Whoosh!
Wang Yans figure shed, moving like a phantom. Then, he caught the Heavenly Book Schr and slowly descended.
Qin Ming showed a regretful expression. He said softly, You abandoned the summoning? Had I known, I would have taken it easier. However, it cant be helped. I only used half my strength.
Your Highness, why did you give up?
Despair darkened the Heavenly Book Schrs eyes. Given this, when the Thirteenth Princes main force arrived, the Ninth Prince Wang Yans time in the session race woulde to an end.
So what if I give up? I cannot just watch you die.
Not bringing Xiao Chen and the others here was practically giving up on his bid for the crown prince position.
Chang Ji, rest well.
Wang Yan transferred a strand of Dragon Essence to the Heavenly Book Schr to nourish his heart and lungs. Then, he restrained the Heavenly Book Schr to keep him from moving and stood up to face Qin Ming alone.
Wang Yans eyes turned cold as he gathered killing Qi.
In the instant the twos gazes met, Qin Ming felt slightly startled. This prince before him seemed to be much stronger than he expected.
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The huge light screen in the pce showed the Thirteenth Prince and his guests charging towards ck Wind Ridge with heavy murderous intent.
This sight startled the many feudal lords and Noble ns n Heads present.
The Thirteenth Prince is heading to ck Wind Ridge.
He is trying to eradicate the Ninth Prince, not just simply rob him of his Dragon Essence.
I heard that the Thirteenth Prince and the Ninth Prince have a grudge against each other.
This is just the first round, and he is going to be so ruthless. Is this too much?
Hah... The Ninth Prince is going to be unlucky. How unfortunate, how unfortunate...
Initially, the feudal lords and powerhouses thought that this would just be a simple robbery. However, when they saw the Thirteenth Prince leading all his guests to ck Wind Ridge, they knew that there was more to this.
Outside the drill ground, Mo Chen, Ao Jiao, Su Ye, and the other people from the Misty Rain Pavilion looked somewhat worried when they saw this scene.
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In the thunder me inheritance:
Xiao Chens jade strip had nine dragon images around it. He had absorbed all of the vast Dragon Essence in this inheritance.
Huh?
Just at this moment, Xiao Chen frowned slightly. He sensed Wang Yans summonsing from his jade strip.
However, when he was about to ask about it, the call got cut off. This seemed very suspicious.
Oh no, something happened to the Ninth Prince.
Xiao Chens expression immediately changed. He grabbed the jade strip and turned into a beam of flowing light flying away.
Just when Xiao Chen felt helpless about not being able to rush over in time, cracking sounds came from his storage ring.
The Demon Blood Vulture was breaking out of its cocoon.
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Elsewhere, Xiao Suo and the others sensed trouble as well.
I have a Secret Technique that will allow us to rush over quickly. Close up. I hope we make it in time.
Xiao Suo took out the Scarlet Blood War Banner with a grave expression, telling Wu Meng and Qin Zhuolin to gather around quickly.
Chapter 2309 Raw 2416 : Huge Battle in All Directions
Chapter 2309 Raw 2416 : Huge Battle in All Directions
Given that the Thirteenth Princes group was rushing towards ck Wind Ridge at full speed, everyone could sense the situations severity.
At the same time, the Ninth Princes supporters in the pce felt worried.
The Thirteenth Princes guests were outstanding talents from the eight great empires with Great Deste Eon bloodlines. During the first round, they held the upper hand and were riding on their momentum.
Among the many princes, the Thirteenth Princes strength appeared to rank within the top three. However, some princes were not as weak as they appeared. Even so, he definitely could rank within the top five.
As for the Ninth Prince Wang Yan, he spent most of his time at the borders, having practically no support in the imperial capital.
Most of the guests he had recruited came due to their connection to Xiao Chen or the Misty Rain Pavilions resources.
The two differed greatly in strength.
In ck Wind Ridge, huge battles took ce.
The Golden Crow Empires Hao Kai contended against two alone, fighting Xiahou Wu and Bai Yunfei, as well as the difficult-to-handle electric white python.
As Hao Kai held a suppressive advantage with his cultivation, Xiahou Wu and Bai Yunfei did not dare to sh head-on.
However, those two were outstanding talents with startlingprehension abilities and high intellect. With their strong umtions, they managed to dy Hao Kai, preventing him from helping the others.
Furthermore, there was the unpredictable white python. If one did not pay attention, it could inflict severe injuries.
No matter how angry Hao Kai felt, he could not shake off the two quickly to help the Ninth Prince.
As for Senior Feng and Tuoba Yun, both of them already went all out.
They both used their Inferior Grade Soul Tools and fought with everything they had. Dao Domain shed with Dao Domain, Soul Tool with Soul Tool. However, they could not determine a victor. If there were no external assistance, it would be hard for a victor to emerge.
However, as time passed, the advantage would be evident when the Thirteenth Princes group arrived.
Time did not stand on Senior Fengs side. If they continued fighting, it would be hard to prevent a change in mental state.
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At the pce, the various feudal lords, powerhouses, and Noble n representatives paid attention to the most crucial battle: the one between Qin Ming and the Ninth Prince Wang Yan.
Qin Mings strength went without a doubt; he had long been famous, called the strongest among the eight great empires outstanding talents, and nurtured to be the next Dragon Emperor by the Golden Dragon bloodline.
Qin Ming also had not let his resources go to waste.
His various exploits since his debut had gained him the nickname Dragon God Crown Prince, and he had lived up to that reputation.
Although the Ninth Prince Wang Yan spent most of his time fighting at the borders and leading troops, his talent, bloodline, and resources were inferior. He had only one advantage: the Yan Imperial Sword in his hand. That allowed him to bring out a strength that surpassed that of the other outstanding talents. The Dragon Essence in the sword could be transformed into his ownbat prowess.
Qin Ming and Wang Yan locked gazes, fighting with their auras and searching for openings.
Qin Ming had an indifferent expression, showing neither joy nor grief. His Emperor Dragon Might soared into the clouds and transformed into a huge Golden Dragon coiling in the sky and looking down from above, looking down at all life.
His clothes pped in the wind. His full head of long hair moved without any wind. His handsome face was sharply defined as if carved by an expert, showing a boundless sharpness.
As Wang Yan held his Yan Imperial Sword, he narrowed his eyes at the heavy pressure.
Wang Yans cultivation was lower than the other partys, only a 2-Vein Sovereign Emperor. Furthermore, the other party possessed a Divine Dragon bloodline, so Wang Yans aura was much weaker inparison.
If not for the Yan Imperial Sword, Wang Yan would have fallen already.
However, Wang Yan did not show any cowardice in his ck eyes but calm and determination. Boundless killing intent transformed into a ferocious wild beast hiding in the depths of his eyes.
This was the Massacre Dao.
Even if one could not defeat ones enemy, one would not cower. After one determined who the enemy was, one would fight relentlessly to the death.
Qin Ming felt this determination, which deterred him from making a rash move; he only used his aura to suppress Wang Yan.
Sha! Sha!
While the two faced off, Qin Ming unhurriedly took a step forward.
This step happened very slowly, feeling like time slowed down with this step. The surrounding scene also seemed affected, slowing down as well.
Slow!
Wang Yan could only grasp his sword handle, unable to draw the sword.
Although Qin Mings pace was slow, he did not show any openings. When he raised his foot, it seemed to contain a great power, inspiring gravity.
However, if Wang Yan did not draw his sword, he might no longer have a chance to do so when the other party brought down his foot.
Wang Yan needed to draw this sword.
Killing intent slowly gathered like thousands of sparks in Wang Yans eyes.
Just as Wang Yan nearly finished gathering his killing intent and drew his Yan Imperial Sword, Qin Ming suddenly sped up his descending foot.
Fast!
When Qin Ming was slow, time seemed toe to a stop. When he was fast, the apparently close boundless starry sky above seemed to change, bing like a spinning painting.
Boom!
Dragon roars rang out in the surroundings, and the starry sky changed. However, Wang Yan still had not drawn his sword when Qin Mings footnded.
An Emperor Dragon Might immediately burst out from Qin Mings foot.
The nobleman is like a dragon, hard and unyielding, always seeking to improve oneself! Qin Ming shouted, and a visible, golden Emperor Dragon Might swept through the ce.
Before the sparks materialized by Wang Yans killing intent could gather in his eyes, Qin Ming knocked him into the air, shattering his aura.
The ground is sturdy and sweet-tempered; the nobleman takes charge of it with virtue.
Boom!
The ground trembled and exploded. Thousands of dragon images burst out, and Qin Ming soared into the air.
Qin Ming moved at a shocking speed, arriving before Wang Yan out of nowhere and executing the Emperor Dragon Fist.
The expression of Wang Yan in midair changed slightly. He had to give up on drawing his sword. He gripped the handle with one hand and the scabbard with the other, holding it horizontally in front of him.
Then, Wang Yan infused his Divine Energy along with his Massacre Dao into his sword. The Dragon Essence in the sword soared, and a dragon image wound around the scabbard.
Dang!
Wang Yan vomited a mouthful of blood. His arm went numb, and he nearly dropped his Yan Imperial Sword.
The power of this punch knocked Wang Yan farther away.
Before Wang Yannded, Qin Ming pressed forward expressionlessly and keptunching attacks.
Immediately, Qin Ming fully unleashed the might of the Golden Divine Dragon.
Golden dragon images covered the entire ce, blocking out the sky and the sun. The offensive power of the strongest Emperor Dragon Fist pressed Wang Yan to the point where he could not catch his breath.
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Back at the pce, the crowd could feel the pressing and shocking fist light through the huge light screen.
The strength of the Emperor Dragon Fist went without a doubt.
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Brilliant fist lights flew out, howling like the wind. With every punch, dragon images roared furiously.
Wang Yan gritted his teeth and did his best to endure. Dragon images shed as Qin Ming repeatedly punched. However, all Wang Yan could see were bursts of golden light as the fist lights were too fast.
Qin Ming made up his mind not to give Wang Yan any chance whatsoever to draw the sword. Normally, a person who cultivated the Massacre Dao did not draw the sword. However, when one did, one would burst forth with shocking offensive power, no matter how injured.
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At the pce in the clouds, the Yan Emperor frowned slightly. However, he could not do anything.
Wang Yan could forfeit. However, if he did not, even the Yan Emperor could not say anything about it if someone beat him to death.
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This stops here! Qin Ming shouted, still sporting an indifferent expression, when he saw Wang Yan reveal a huge opening. The countless dragon figures spreading out in this ce gathered in Qin Mings fist light as he punched.
Wang Yan no longer held the Yan Imperial Sword. The sword had left his hand, flying high in the air.
However, Qin Mings explosive fist light pressed on, mercilessly punching Wang Yans chest.
Your Highness! Senior Feng, who had been fighting Tuoba Yun at the side, could not help eximing when he saw this scene, an anxious expression on his face.
Wang Yan appeared sluggish, looking somewhat dully at his treasure that got tossed up in the air.
Wang Yan did not care about the fist lights that Qin Ming continued to rain down on him. He only had eyes for his sword.
Dang it!
The Heavenly Book Schr was behind, severely injured, and could not move. He felt extremely nervous, and his eyes turned moist. He shouted anxiously, Your Highness, forfeit! Forfeit! Forfeit!
If the Ninth Prince still did not forfeit, he would be close to death when this punchnded.
Wang Yan looked at the Yan Imperial Sword high in the air. He thought about many things during this instant.
Wang Yan thought about his mothers miserable death when he was young. He thought about how he offended his thirteenth brother and got forced to leave the imperial capital helplessly. He thought about the cruelty of the killing of the battlefield. He thought about Xiao Chens harsh words to him...What use are you to me?
Should I forfeit?
Absolutely not!
Wang Yans killing intent materialized as sparks in his eyes again. The mes of his killing intent zed in his eyes. Then, a terrifying killing intent erupted from his body. The instant Qin Mingnded a punch on his chest, Wang Yan used his finger as a sword and stabbed Qin Mings chest.
Pu ci!
A bloody, bowl-sized hole appeared in the Ninth Princes chest as the punch sent him flying.
Qin Ming did not move a step. However, when hended, he held his hand to his chest.
Blood covered Qin Mings hand. There was a hole in his chest, and blood spurted out from it like a fountain. Wang Yans final sword strike had also pierced through his Dragon Might.
You are seeking death!
Qin Ming became enraged. A cold light shed in his eyes as he charged over again.
However, just at this moment, a scarlet light akin to burning mes arrived in the sky.
A figure leaped into the air and grabbed the Yan Imperial Sword beforending like a meteor. He then shielded Wang Yan and met this punch.
Bang!
When the two fists shed, that person did not budge at all. Dragon roars appeared from his body, not fearing the Emperor Dragon Might that covered the ce.
Emperor Dragon Fist, Driving Dragons into the Air!
Qin Mings expression changed slightly. When he punched, dragons heeded his call and soared into the air.
Supreme Dragon First, Leaderless Dragons!
The person who came did not get flustered, counterpunching instead. The instant the two punches met, the dragons that Qin Mingmanded turned into light and shadow scattering, bing like headless flies in the air.
Emperor Dragon Fist, Dragons Bowing Their Heads!
Qin Ming felt incensed. This was the first time such a thing happened. When the dragon images scattered, he punched again, forcefully making thousands of dragon images reappear and gather in his fist light to charge forward.
Supreme Dragon Fist, Raging at the Unfair Heaven!
While Qin Ming raged, the person who had arrived was even more irate, furious at the unfair heaven that let the evil dragon rule. Since heaven was unfair, he would shatter heaven and regain justice.
Boom!
When this person punched, the bowing dragons shattered. The sky turned clear, and the vast starry sky appeared again.
Bathed in starlight, Xiao Chen said softly, Ill return a punch to you as well, Only I Am Supreme!
What is supreme? In the entire world, only I am honored!
Chapter 2310 Raw 2417 : Noisy
Chapter 2310 Raw 2417 : Noisy
Ill return a punch to you as well, Only I Am Supreme!
What is supreme? In the entire world, only I am honored!
When Xiao Chen punched, an unruly aura that dered himself supreme burst out of his body.
Qin Mings expression changed slightly. Unexpectedly, the other party could receive two punches from him and still easilyunch such a move.
Emperor Dragon Fist, King Ruling the World!
However, Qin Ming lived up to his reputation. In an instant, he countered with the strongest move of the Emperor Dragon Fist.
Boom!
The two punches collided, producing a deafening sound that shook the ce.
Roar!
A dragon image came out from both of their bodies. The dragons red at each other as they roared furiously.
Dragon images covered the sky, immediately turning half the sky golden and the other half azure.
Ka ca!
Blood leaked out of a corner of Qin Mings mouth after Xiao Chen forced him back a step. A bewildered expression appeared in his eyes.
I possess the might of the Emperor Dragon. Why can this person force me back?
Qin Ming roared, and the Royal Might of the Divine Dragon Empire burst out of his body.
As Qin Mings father was the current Dragon Emperor, he possessed some of the Dragon Emperors Dragon Might. Ordinary Dragon Race cultivators would find it hard to stand stably before him.
However, Xiao Chen not only remained standing, but he even used Only I Am Supreme to knock him back.
The Emperor Dragon Might looked substantial as it spread out from Qin Mings body. The many powerhouses in the pce could clearly sense the pure royal Dragon Might through the light screen.
This was a pure royal Dragon Might from the Purple Gold Dragon Emperor. Any Dragon Race powerhouse would be afraid when seeing this Dragon Might.
Xiao Chen maintained an indifferent expression, not showing any fear.
The royal Azure Dragon bloodline flowed in Xiao Chens body. His name was entered into the royal genealogical record that had been inherited for countless epochs.
Xiao Chen gave off an ancient royal aura from his body. This so-called pure Emperor Dragon Might of Qin Mings appeared immature before him.
The Emperor Dragon Might did not work on Xiao Chen at all. No matter how Qin Ming struggled, he would lose if he failed in this exchange.
Boom!
Xiao Chen knocked Qin Ming back again. The Golden Dragon Races Emperor Dragon Fist lost to him again.
Demon Blood Vulture, go and help Senior Hao Kai.
Xiao Chen issued amand to the Blood-Phoenix-like Demon Blood Vulture. It let out a screech and flew at the electric white python.
Heres your sword, catch!
Xiao Chen showed a rxed expression as he turned around and tossed the Yan Imperial Sword in his hand to the Ninth Prince Wang Yan.
Wang Yan, who was on the ground, grabbed hold of the Yan Imperial Sword, appearing stunned. He had not expected Xiao Chen to arrive so quickly.
Xiao Chen.
Qin Ming, who fell to the ground, wiped the blood off his lips and smiled faintly.
Qin Ming did not feel dispirited or discouraged from the setback of his earlier loss. Instead, his eyes shone with intense excitement.
I almost thought that you would not being over. Do you think that the Ninth Prince is the one that I want to kill?
Qin Ming said coldly, From the very start, my target has always been you, the Dragon Race traitor Xiao Chen!
The moment Qin Ming spoke, Wang Yans expression changed slightly in sudden understanding.
No wonder this person appeared disappointed when he saw me canceling the summons.
His target was Xiao Chen all along.
Suddenly, Wang Yan thought of how Xiao Chen once encountered an assassination at the mirror-likeke.
It seemed that Xiao Chen had an irreconcble conflict with the Golden Dragon Race.
How noisy!
Firmaments Rage!
Xiao Chen extended his hand, and a Great Deste Eon Ancestor Dragons rage spread in the sky.
A colossal, towering hand formed in the air. Electricity flickered in its palm as saber lights surged out.
There seemed to be a world within the palm, containing spatial energy.
Pa!
The sudden appearance of the gigantic palm startled Qin Ming. He quickly stopped speaking and leaped away hastily.
Five enormous finger marks appeared on the ground. Qin Ming, who had soared into the air, inhaled sharply.
When Qin Ming looked up to check where Xiao Chen was, he suddenly discovered a sh of purple light. Then, Xiao Chen appeared before him and punched.
Bang!
Qin Ming rushed to deal with Xiao Chens punch. His arm numbed upon impact. Then, the immense force traveled up his arm and shocked half of his body immobile.
Damn it! Why is this force so violent?
Qin Ming felt astonished in his heart. He could not imagine why a punch from Xiao Chen was so horrifying.
The other party clearly had a simr cultivation to him. However, the force of this punch matched that of a 4-Vein Sovereign Emperor.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Xiao Chen continuously executed the Supreme Dragon Fist. Be it Dao Domain, Soul Energy, Cultivation Technique, and mental state, he was slightly superior to Qin Ming.
Qin Ming was powerless to fight back. He could not even bring out the might and pressure of his Emperor Dragon Fist.
In reality, the Emperor Dragon Fist was a Martial Technique where the stronger it got, the stronger it could grow. However, regathering its might and pressure would be hard if it suffered a setback; then, bringing out its true might would be impossible.
Before Wang Yan and the Heavenly Book Schr, Qin Ming appeared incredibly strong. Qin Ming suppressed the two as he beat them up; they could not retaliate at all.
Finally, Qin Ming got to experience being firmly suppressed by an offensive technique like the Emperor Dragon Fist.
Fist lights burst out, and dragon images flickered.
The menacing fist lights howled, forcing back all the approaching turbid air, leaving Qin Ming feeling stifled.
The endless attacks felt like a rock pressing on his chest with great pressure.
Boom!
After one hundred moves, Xiao Chens fist broke through the defensive shield made of Dragon Might andnded on Qin Mings chin.
Broken teeth and blood spurted into the air.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Ill attack while you are down!
Xiao Chens fist lights moved like the wind and rain, flying out relentlessly as he struck Qin Mings chest.
Fist images shed. One hundred punches, one thousand punches, ten thousand punches. All this surged out in no time.
Crack! Crack! Xiao Chen shattered Qin Mings armor, reducing it to shards flying through the air.
His fist lights broke an Inferior Grade Soul Tool.
This demonstrated how terrifying the force Xiao Chen brought out in this instant was.
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Back at the pce, when the various feudal lords and powerhouses saw this scene, they were all startled into silence.
Earlier, Qin Ming made a great disy of the Emperor Dragon Fist, showing them why it was the strongest offensive Fist Technique in the world.
When Qin Ming executed it, he pushed Wang Yan to the point of being unable to draw the sword.
The strong attacks had been like a storm, inspiring marvel.
Now, when Xiao Chen executed the Supreme Dragon Fist, he showed everyone the berserk power of a Sovereign Emperor.
These powerhouses even felt that the Emperor Dragon Fist was not worth mentioning next to the Supreme Dragon Fist.
The berserk fist lights sent Qin Ming tumbling through the air, looking like a broken kite.
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The instant Xiao Chens force scattered, Qin Ming roared, Divine Dragon Secret Technique, Caging Berserk Dragons!
Then, he formed hand seals. ck dragon images suddenly appeared from the sky and ground.
The ck dragon images gave off a heavy resentment, crisscrossing each other amid flickering lights.
Ka ca! Ka ca!
As the ck dragons intertwined, they formed a cage that trapped Xiao Chen.
The instant the cage formed, time and space seemed to freeze. The dragon pirs flickered with the power of ancient restrictions.
Furthermore, the cage continuously shrank. Soon, it looked like it would thoroughly restrain Xiao Chens body and enter his soul.
Shatter!
Before Qin Ming could show a smile, Xiao Chen summoned his Divine Lightning Talisman and broke this restriction.
When Qin Ming, who was still falling, saw Xiao Chen break the cage, he charged back up. A ruthless look shed in his eyes as he shouted, Die!
Light burst out of his forehead, and a sh of sword light appeared.
Boom!
The instant the sword light appeared, the world turned dark, and a horrifying aura encased the surroundings. The entire Ancient Yan Emperor Tomb could sense this terrifying sword intent.
An intense murderous intent shed in Qin Mings eyes. This was a sword light that the Purple Gold Dragon Emperor left in his sea of consciousness, equal to a peak strike of the Purple Gold Dragon Emperor.
Qin Ming could use this to kill a Great Perfection Sovereign Emperor easily at a crucial moment.
Xiao Chen maintained a calm expression as he unhurriedly took out his Heavenly Alliance medallion.
A sword light appeared from Xiao Chens medallion. The darkened world immediately turned bright.
Two sword lights that would inspire horror in Peak Sovereign Emperors shed, pushing against each other before disappearing silently.
As the two forces were equal, they canceled each other out.
Otherwise, if one sword light exploded, its shock waves would destroy the surrounding space.
This is never-ending.
Ka ca!
Qin Ming lived up to being the Dragon God Crown Prince; he had endless trump cards. Xiao Chen got fed up with this. He activated his Alloy Dragon Armor and used it to support his sixthyer Thunder Dao Domain.
Then, Xiao Chen turned into a beam of light, moving at a speed unimaginable for Qin Ming, and stomping down on him.
You
Bang!
Xiao Chen did not want to hear Qin Ming speak, so he stepped forward and stomped down on Qin Mings mouth, shoving his head into the ground.
Chapter 2311 Raw 2418 : A Pile of Smashed Flesh
Chapter 2311 Raw 2418 : A Pile of Smashed Flesh
The sound of something breaking came from the ground, loud and clear.
It should be Qin Mings nose. Xiao Chen had stomped down on the Dragon God Crown Princes face without restraint.
For Qin Ming, just having a broken nose was already a blessing among misfortunes. At least, he still had his head.
Anyhow, the Dragon God Crown Prince was a 3-Vein Sovereign Emperor of the Golden Dragon Race. It was quite difficult to crush his head with one stomp.
Ah!
No one knew what Qin Ming thought, but this scene immediately stupefied Tuoba Yun, who was fighting Senior Feng, and Xiahou Wu and Bai Yunfei, who were fighting Hao Kai, making them show stunned expressions.
This was the Dragon God Crown Prince, an outstanding talent who could easily defeat a regr 4-Vein Sovereign Emperor.
How could Qin Ming get defeated in such a miserable manner, ending up getting his face trampled without being able to move?
Retreat.
At the sight of this scene, these peoples mental states wavered. Clearly, they could not continue this battle.
Furthermore, there was such a strong Xiao Chen here, so they had to reevaluate the situation.
Tuoba Yun, Xiahou Wu, and Bai Yunfei retreated and stood together. As they watched Xiao Chen trample on Qin Ming, they did not dare to act rashly.
These two Sovereign Emperors had fought, turning the ce alternately dark and bright and nearly destroying ck Wind Ridge.
Now, a temporary calm appeared as both sides faced each other.
Xiao Chen did not move, either. He sensed the strong auras of a group of people not far away, rushing over at lightning speed. There was no need to guess; it was the Thirteenth Princes group.
Whoosh!
A beam of silver light shed before Xiao Chens eyes, moving like a phantom and disappearing in a sh.
Not showing any fear, Xiao Chen tilted his body to the side and threw a palm strike.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
The silver light shed endlessly around Xiao Chen. Every time heunched a palm strike, a berserk dragon roar shook the surroundings.
The two exchanged more than one hundred moves in mere moments.
Others could not even clearly see the appearance of that silver figure. This showed how fast that person was.
Xiao Chen maintained a calm expression. His Alloy Dragon Armor flickered with a purple electric light from the dragon motifs on his armor. The waves of light looked like roaming dragons hidden in ake, appearing indistinct.
In reality, the calm Xiao Chen had already spread out his Thunder Dao Domain at some point.
When supported by the Alloy Dragon Armor, Xiao Chens sixthyer Thunder Dao Domain reached the seventhyer.
Boom!
The neers Dragon Might soared again, blocking the sky with silver light. The sky looked like a boundless, upside-down silverke, looking very grand.
Ice Dao Domain!
Xiao Chen snorted coldly as he unleashed his fourthyer Ice Dao Domain, ovepping the two Dao Domains.
Xiao Chens Dao Might soared, reaching the eighthyer.
Everyone already guessed the silver figures identity. It definitely was the Silver Dragon King, one of the two super experts by the Thirteenth Princes side.
The Silver Dragon King initially thought that the battle would end in an instant. Unexpectedly, it continued for so long.
Furthermore, there did not seem to be a clear victor; Xiao Chen did not appear to be weakening by much.
This...
The Golden Crow Empires Hao Kai felt somewhat apprehensive and quite amazed.
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At the pce outside, the various powerhouses who saw this scene all felt equally shocked. Since when did a 3-Vein Sovereign Emperor possess such strength?
Whoosh!
Just at this moment, a transparent fishing line arrived in the air, snaking silently closer while Xiao Chen fought the Silver Dragon King. However, it did not attack Xiao Chen. Instead, it instantly wound a few times around the Dragon God Crown Prince Qin Ming, who was under Xiao Chens feet.
Boom! The person behind the fishing line wanted to pull Qin Ming out while Xiao Chen was distracted. However, when this person pulled, Qin Ming, whom Xiao Chen was trampling, let out a miserable cry, sounding like a pig being ughtered.
Ah! Let go! Let go!
Everyone startled awake only at this point. It turned out that while Xiao Chen and the Silver Dragon King fought, there was still Qin Ming below, being treated as a sandbag all along.
Everyone felt even more shocked. While Xiao Chen fought the Silver Dragon King, he still could spare the effort to suppress Qin Ming firmly.
Qin Mings miserable cry prompted Sikong Shu, who was trying to rescue him secretly, to release the fishing line.
Whoosh!
The straw-raincoat-d, fisherman-like Sikong Shu appeared. He looked at Xiao Chen, who fought the Silver Dragon King, with a cold expression from under his conical bamboo hat.
Sikong Shu and the Silver Dragon King had sensed that something was wrong, so they had rushed ahead of the Thirteenth Prince.
Unexpectedly, they encountered this situation after arriving.
The expected scene of the Ninth Prince Wang Yan being captured did not appear. Instead, they saw the Dragon God Crown Prince Qin Ming being trampled, unable to move.
The contrast to their expectations was so great, it felt uneptable.
Even more critically, they did not know what fortuitous encounter Xiao Chen had run into that he could burst forth with such strength in such a short period.
Even the Silver Dragon King could not do anything about Xiao Chen, unable to take him down.
Right now, Sikong Shu did not dare to make a move as Xiao Chen trampled on Qin Ming. If he got careless, he might cause Qin Mings death.
The Silver Dragon King also felt concerned, not daring to bring out the full power of his 6-Vein Sovereign Emperor cultivation. He felt very frustrated, but he could not do anything to Xiao Chen.
Whoosh!
A silver light shed, and the Silver Dragon King revealed himself as he retreated.
Seeing Xiao Chen still trampling on Qin Ming, the Silver Dragon King said furiously, Xiao Chen, you had best not go overboard. He is Qin Ming, the Purple Gold Dragon Emperors favorite son. This is the session race. Dont push this too far...I know you did not intend this. Let go of Qin Ming, and everything can be negotiated.
The Silver Dragon King said this because he knew that many respected figures of the Yanwu Dynasty could see this scene. The Purple Gold Dragon Emperor could not afford to lose face.
Is that so? How do you know that I did not do this intentionally? I have already be a traitor. Why would I care about the Purple Gold Dragon Emperors face?
Ka! Ka!
As Xiao Chen spoke, he increased the pressure of the foot stepping on Qin Mings face, grinding it a few times. This caused Qin Ming so much pain that he could no longer endure, letting out more screams that sounded like a pig being ughtered.
If you already knew that today woulde, why do all that in the past? What wrong did I do? The Golden Dragon bloodline chased me through most of the Divine Dragon Empire just because I sessfully practiced the Supreme Dragon Fist and defeated the Emperor Dragon Fist in front of anyone. Sorry, I cannot ept that!
There was one thing that Xiao Chen did not say: this fellow also foolishly harbored designs on Liu Ruyue.
Fortunately, Qin Ming failed. Even so, this thorn buried itself in Xiao Chens heart.
Since there was a chance to trample on this person, naturally, he would ruthlessly trample on Qin Ming a few more times.
While Xiao Chen did not show his joy or grief, it did not mean that he did not have feelings. It did not mean that he would let anyone treat him as they pleased.
When Xiao Chen spoke in such a way, not giving the Silver Dragon King face, the Silver Dragon King clenched his teeth in anger, wishing he could erupt and kill Xiao Chen.
Dont be rash.
Sikong Shus figure shed,nded beside the Silver Dragon King, and patted the Silver Dragon Kings shoulder. Then, he said, Trust in Qin Ming. Since he can endure the humiliation and has not forfeited, he definitely has a way out of this.
No sooner had Sikong Shu finished speaking than Qin Ming, under Xiao Chens foot, erupted with a horrifying Great Deste Eon Dragon Might.
The pride of the Golden Divine Dragon bloodline cannot be profaned by you! Xiao Chen, I will kill you today.
Boom!
The aura that erupted out from Qin Ming seemed even more horrifying than the mere activation of the Great Deste Eon bloodline. Caught off guard, Xiao Chen bore the brunt of the force, knocked away by a golden dragon image.
The previously trampled Qin Ming stood up slowly. Golden dragon scales appeared on his body and gradually covered his entire body.
It is not an awakening of the bloodline... This is the Secret Technique of the Golden Dragon Race, the Dragon Transformation Art!
The Silver Dragon Kings face flushed. Sikong Shu was right. Qin Ming endured for so long because he was preparing in secret. Good. Good. Good. Let Qin Ming use the Dragon Transformation Art to defeat Xiao Chen, breaking out of a cocoon and undergoing a transformation. Who knows, he might be able to break through his limits here.
Thinking this, the Silver Dragon King could not help showing joy, saying good in his heart three times.
Xiao Chen! I will kill you!
The instant Qin Ming stood up, he released a surging killing Qi from his body as he stared at Xiao Chen, whom he knocked into the air.
Buddhist sect Major Magic Skill! Dharmic World!
A Buddhist swastika appeared on Xiao Chens forehead as he exuded Buddhist Might. He formed hand seals with his hands and executed the lost Magic Skill of the Buddhist sect, Dharmic World.
Xiao Chens figure immediately trembled and swelled up in the next moment, turning into a thirty-kilometer-tall figure. This execution of Dharmic World was different from before. Now, Xiao Chen had Buddhist Might supporting him, bringing out all the Buddhist Might in the Mahe?vara Buddhas ?arra.
Qin Ming had just stood up after executing the Golden Dragons Dragon Transformation Art. Before he could react, the sky suddenly darkened, and a gargantuan foot ruthlessly trampled on him in the next moment.
However, this time, Qin Ming turned into a pile of smashed flesh the instant the footnded. Then, he fainted. No one knew whether he was alive or not.
Chapter 2312 Raw 2419 : Of the Many Heroes Here, Who Dares to Fight for Supremacy?
Chapter 2312 (Raw 2419): Of the Many Heroes Here, Who Dares to Fight for Supremacy?
Whoosh!
As the Buddhist Might spread out, Xiao Chen stomped Qin Ming into a pile of smashed flesh. Then, he dismissed Dharmic World, recovering his original form. The pile of smashed flesh that was Qin Ming gave off faint golden light as his body slowly mended.
The body of a Sovereign Emperor already surpassed mortality. Unless ones Divine Seal and soul were destroyed as well, getting ones body crushed would not be fatal.
Even so, Qin Ming had received severe injuries and could no longer fight.
Aside from suffering from Xiao Chens stomp, he also suffered from the rebound of his Secret Technique. Now, his soul entered a deep sleep.
At this moment, Qin Ming was extremely weak. All it took was another stomp, and he could die.
Xiao Chen frowned slightly in the air, knowing that he missed out on a chance to finish off Qin Ming.
Either Sikong Shu or the Silver Dragon King would dy him while the other would take the opportunity to snatch away Qin Mings body.
It was unfortunate that Xiao Chen could not get rid of this potential trouble. In the end, the Dragon God Crown Prince had too many trump cards.
Initially, Xiao Chen thought Qin Mings strongest trump card would be activating the Great Deste Eon bloodline. Even so, he was confident of trampling on Qin Ming.
Unexpectedly, the Dragon Might resulting from the Dragon Transformation Art was even more horrifying than activating the bloodline.
Whoosh!
With this thought, Xiao Chens figure shed, moving away. He gave up on Qin Ming and returned to the Ninth Prince Wang Yans side and stood with Senior Feng, Hao Kai, and the Heavenly Book Schr.
Damn it!
Feeling very anxious, the Silver Dragon King quickly snatched Qin Mings body back in the time it took for a spark to fly. Worry filled his face.
Sikong Shu, how is he? the Silver Dragon King asked nervously as Sikong Shu checked Qin Mings injuries.
Sikong Shu showed an unsightly expression under the conical bamboo hat. After letting go, he said, The situation is bad, but he managed to survive. However, he suffered a rebound after executing the Secret Technique. Hah...perhaps the Purple Gold Dragon Emperor can use the Golden Dragon Races umtions to help him return to his peak.
Ah...
This greatly startled the Silver Dragon King. Based on Sikong Shus words, even if Qin Ming healed, he might not recover his peak state.
For the proud Qin Ming, such a result would be worse than death.
Damn it! Thirteenth Highness, kill this group of people!
The Silver Dragon King felt incredibly enraged. Murderous intent filled his eyes. Now that Qin Ming was already in such a state, there was nothing more to worry about.
Even if Qin Ming suffered severe injuries and lost allbat prowess, there were still the Silver Dragon King and Sikong Shu, two super experts under the Thirteenth Prince, as well as Tuoba Yun, Bai Yunfei, Xiahou Wu, and the nine other Sovereign Emperor outstanding talents. All these people possessed a Great Deste Eon bloodline, elites chosen out of many Great Perfection Sovereign Emperors.
There was an even more horrifying trump card. All of them could activate their Great Deste Eon bloodlines.
Once they did so, the horror of that would be unimaginable. Even a Peak Sovereign Emperor would have to flee. Otherwise, only death awaited one.
On the other hand, aside from the somewhat unfathomable Xiao Chen, only the Golden Crow Empires Hao Kai could be considered an expert.
With a reserved expression, Wang Yan stepped forward and looked straight at Wang Yi. Thirteenth Younger Brother, the session race has only just started, and you are already trying to push me into a corner. Arent you a little too hasty?
The Thirteenth Prince Wang Yi did not seem to care. He mocked, Ninth Brother, dont tell me you dont understand thew of the jungle. Ill be straightforward. I have an old grudge with you. Of all the princes in the Ancient Yan Emperor Tomb, I am not worried about who bes the crown prince, even if it is First Brother or Eighth Brother. The only one who worries me is you...who knows whether you will take revenge? Although your chances of bing the crown prince are slim, I have to take precautions.
Wang Yan sneered in his heart, So, that is the case. However, this is reallyughable.
So, what do you want?
Wang Yi replied, Very simple. Hand over half of your Dragon Essence,pletely cutting off all possibility of you bing the crown prince. Then, I will let you go.
Wang Yan rejected calmly, Sorry. My guests obtained this Dragon Essence by risking their lives. I cannot give it to you.
Then, dont me your thirteenth brother for being ruthless, Ninth Brother, Wang Yi shouted coldly, and the guests behind him immediately erupted with startling killing intent. When fifteen Sovereign Emperors killing intent erupted, dark clouds instantly covered the clear sky where stars previously twinkled.
The killing Qi turned substantial. Various Great Deste Eon beast images indistinctly appeared in the thick, dark clouds.
There were the Silver Dragon, the White Marsh Beast, the Hound Lion, the Heavenly Wolf, and other terrifying Holy Beasts from the Great Deste Eon.
Fight!
Wang Yan did not show any weakness. The Thirteenth Princes demands were impossible for him, so he would not agree.
If so, he might as well go all out.
Wang Yan drew the Yan Imperial Sword in his hand, and the sword light spread out. A dragon image stained with massacre swam around the sword; he had used the Massacre Dao to activate the Yan Imperial Sword he held. The many sparks in his eyes gathered, looking cold like a grim reapers.
Xiao Chen did not say a word. He silently formed the Buddhist sects Seven Kill Seal, making his killing intent increase sevenfold.
He praised Wang Yans decision deep in his heart. Often, one did not need to make the right decision; one just needed to be decisive.
Boom!
When the terrifying sevenfold killing intent burst forth, it instantly rent the thick, dark clouds in the sky, creating spiderweb-like tears and preventing the other partys auras from merging.
Golden mes appeared in Hao Kais eyes. A pure Sr True me erupted from his body and burned fiercely.
This was a peak 6-Vein Sovereign Emperor from the Golden Crow Empire, someone Ao Jiao specially picked out to help Xiao Chen, enduring great pressure in the process. His strength went without a doubt; even Sikong Shu did not dare underestimate him.
A tense atmosphere spread out in ck Wind Ridge. The terrifying auras generated by so many Sovereign Emperors created terrifying mysterious phenomena in the Ancient Yan Emperor Tomb.
The many princes could sense the tension even from five hundred thousand kilometers away. They frowned, not understanding what happened.
Anger shed in Wang Yis eyes. Clearly, he had not expected the Ninth Princes team to be so united.
Knowing that they would lose did not blunt their battle hunger in the slightest. Instead, they banded together to fight back.
Given this, even if the Thirteenth Prince defeated the other party, he would suffer heavy casualties in the process.
This situation greatly differed from the result he had in mind; there was noparison.
Attack!
You dare?! Xiao Chen shouted coldly. The spread-out sevenfold killing suddenly gathered. Using the Seven Kill Seal to support him, he drew Heavenly yer, a Medial Grade Soul Tool, immediately after Wang Yi spoke.
Heavenly yer was a peak Medial Grade Soul Tool weapon. The de was forged of Demonic Tribtion Thunder Gold, the handle was made from an ancient Thunder Cliff Tree, and an ancient Thunder Dragons true soul was infused into it. Demonic Tribtion Thunder Gold was a Transcendent Grade divine material formed when an ancient Demonic Sovereign underwent his True God tribtion. It could only be found and not sought. This saber was firm, ferocious, and domineering. It contained the Heavenly Daos killing intent. Its sharp edge could ignite a Demonic Tribtion Divine Lightning to function as a heavenly punishment. If driven at full power, it could shatter the sky, make the sun and moon lightless, and pull down the stars. Even though it was a Medial Grade Soul Tool, its might was infinitely close to that of a Superior Grade Soul Tool.
It contained the Heavenly Daos killing intent. Once one brought out the Heavenly Daos killing intent, one would only injure oneself if one did not kill.
Back then, Xiao Chen had simultaneously chopped up the 4-Vein Sovereign Emperor Qin Liangs body and soul because of this saber.
Now, Xiao Chen drew this saber while using the Seven Kill Seal. In that instant, half the sky turned scarlet.
This forced away the killing intent gathered by Wang Yis ten-odd Sovereign Emperors, immediately decreasing the pressure on Xiao Chens side.
Usually, Xiao Chen used the Tyrant Saber, which was sufficient to deal with most of his enemies.
Now, Xiao Chen had to draw the Heavenly yer Saber Soul Tool.
Its the Heavenly yer Saber!
The moment this saber appeared, Sikong Shu and the other Sovereign Emperors forcibly pulled back the killing moves they were prepared tounch.
All those seeing this scene from the pce through the light screen felt startled.
Just at this moment, something strange happened. An ancient, resonant, solemn, and stirring voice rang out as a banner descended from the sky.
My name is Scarlet Blood. I have a body of scarlet iron with burning-hot blood; for half my life, I went through ups and downs, homeless and miserable; for half my life, I was peerless, traveling around without fear.
My body is like a sword, filled with a firm and unyielding pride...
Boom!
When the banner pole stabbed into the ground, the entire ce shook. As the banner pped, it looked like a scarlet ribbon waving in the air.
Xiao Suo, Wu Meng, and Qin Zhuolin arrived together with the banner.
Whoosh! Xiao Suo pulled out the Scarlet Blood War Banner. Then, the banner furled up, and he pointed the tip to the front.
Whoosh!
Ten kilometers away, the Thirteenth Princes group saw the sh of a scarlet shadow. The tip of the banner seemed to sweep across their eyes, giving off a pressing, chilly killing intent.
Everyone, including Sikong Shu, did not dare to step forward. They had to retreat.
This was the legendary Scarlet Blood Pirate Kings might, which he had gained after sweeping through everything before him, bing unparalleled and famous. Even though he had already passed away, his blood-stained glory lingered, not scattering.
Even Xiao Chen would have to back off when facing this Scarlet Blood Pirate Kings inherited might when it burst out.
Drawing the Earth as a Dragon!
Qin Zhuolin waved casually, and the surrounding terrain changed. A strand of the ancient Dragon Vein hidden in the terrain came out and surrounded Wang Yans group.
Warmth spread in the hearts of everyone on the Ninth Princes side.
Everyone revealed expressions of joy. Having the Dragon Vein protect them equaled the acknowledgment of thisnd. They instantly held the geographical advantage.
Now, of the many heroes here, who dared to fight for supremacy?
Damn it! How could it be like this?!
The Thirteenth Prince Wang Yis expression changed as he cursed in his heart. When the Ninth Princes guests gathered, the strength that they showed scared him to death.
Chapter 2313 Raw 2420 : End of the Commotion
Chapter 2313 Raw 2420 : End of the Commotion
The Ninth Princes group might be inferior, but with Xiao Chens Heavenly yer, Xiao Suos Scarlet Blood War Banner, the Golden Crow Empires Hao Kai, and the dynastys Dragon Vein drawn out by Qin Zhuolin, the Thirteenth Princes group had to reconsider whether they should fight this battle or not.
For the Ninth Prince Wang Yans group, not fighting would be for the best. When considering the overall strength, there was still a clear difference.
The other party had double the number of fighters and Great Deste Eon bloodlines. If they activated their bloodlines and fought to the death, the Ninth Princes side would definitely lose.
However, the Thirteenth Princes side would have to carefully consider the consequences of forcing a battle.
The Thirteenth Prince needed to win. However, it would end up as a miserable victory.
After the battle, none of the guests except for Sikong Shu and the Silver Dragon King could guarantee surviving the battle fully intact.
However, the Thirteenth Prince was one of the hot favorites to be the crown prince. A battle now would consign him to a supporting role, no longer able to be the crown prince.
Within a moment, Wang Yi thought of various possibilities. His expression turned scarily sullen.
He had never imagined that he would fall to a point where he found advancing and retreating difficult.
The Ninth Princes guests repeatedly showed great strength. The people outside watching from the pce felt that the Thirteenth Prince should not fight this battle.
However, the more problematic thing was that Xiao Chen had ruthlessly trampled on Qin Ming.
It could be said that the Thirteenth Prince would find it hard to ept if he retreated.
Simply put, this embarrassing situation gave him no way out that allowed him to keep his pride.
Just think about it, a group of people ferociously charged over and then sneaked away. Howughable!
Thirteenth Younger Brother, do you still think we need to fight? Wang Yan said. When he saw the Thirteenth Princes expression, he knew what Wang Yi was thinking.
Wang Yi said coldly, It is possible to get me to retreat. However, you need to ount for injuring my guests. Otherwise, I will not retreat even if I have to die.
Im afraid that you have no choice now, Wang Yan said calmly.
At Wang Yans words, Wang Yi looked around, and what he saw caused his expression to change slightly.
During this dy, several princes had rushed over in secret, waiting for the two sides to fight and exhaust themselves before reaping the rewards.
This made sense.
The battle between Xiao Chen and Qin Ming had startled the surroundings. The other princes thought that some incredible treasure had appeared. With so many Sovereign Emperors gathered and facing each other now, it would be impossible to stay hidden, given the mysterious phenomena created.
After closing his eyes for a while, Sikong Shu opened them and said, Thirteenth Highness, we need to go. Otherwise, it will be very problematic.
Ill settle this ount with you in the future.
At this point, no matter how unwilling Wang Yi was, he had to leave.
The Thirteenth Prince was not foolish enough to start a huge battle with Wang Yan while the other princes watched.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
The Thirteenth Princes group came and left like the wind. They withdrew their auras and quickly left.
It looked somewhatical and inconceivable. However, in reality, the battle was destined not to continue when Xiao Chen drew the Heavenly yer Saber.
When Xiao Suo charged over with the Scarlet Blood War Banner, it cut off Wang Yis final hope.
Once the Thirteenth Princes group was far away, a trace of blood leaked out from between Xiao Chens lips, and hisplexion paled.
Whats wrong? Wang Yan asked, quickly stepping forward when he saw this scene.
It is because of that saber, right? Hao Kai asked, raising his eyebrows as he watched Xiao Chen sheathe Heavenly yer.
Xiao Chen did not deny it, not saying anything.
The reason went without saying. If one drew Heavenly yer and brought out the Heavenly Daos killing intent, one would get injured if one did not kill.
However, Xiao Chen sought this result, not resenting it.
If he wanted a fight, he would have used the Tyrant Saber. He would only use Heavenly yer to be certain of killing the other party.
Xiao Chen drew Heavenly yer only to deter the other party.
While Xiao Chen did not fear a huge battle, who knew whether Wang Yan and the others would survive?
The other side had Sikong Shu, the Silver Dragon King, and a group of outstanding talents with Great Deste Eon bloodlines. Their overall strength was much stronger than that of the Ninth Princes side.
Im fine. This is and of trouble; we should quickly leave as well.
Xiao Chen looked around. There were at least eight princes hidden in the surroundings, apanied by a few experts.
Wang Yan looked around and nodded. Lets go. We should walk deeper into ck Wind Ridge.
Xiao Chen gave this a quick thought and understood what Wang Yan intended.
Given ck Wind Ridges fame, they could avoid all the trouble if they went further in.
After Wang Yans group left:
How unfortunate. To think they did not fight.
The Eighth Prince Wang Feng shook his head, regretting the oue as he stood up. The Divine Sword Pavilions Dao Yan, the Profound Heavens Holy Son Wenren Yu, Mu Yunzhu, and Gu Yuhan all felt disappointed as well.
A huge battle would have been incredibly ideal.
The Ninth Prince would have been defeated, and the Thirteenth Prince would have been out of the running to be crown prince, limited to maximizing his benefits.
However, Ninth Brothers strength surpassed my expectations. Senior Dao Yan, I cannot help you kill Xiao Chen this time. Sorry, Wang Feng said somewhat apologetically as he withdrew his gaze.
The murderous intent in Dao Yans eyes vanished. He smiled and said, What is Your Highness saying? In my heart, nothing else is more important than making Your Highness the crown prince. Personal grudges are nothing.
Wang Feng felt very satisfied with Dao Yans respect for him. He nodded and looked at the Profound Heavens Holy Son, who carried a guqin on his back. Brother Wenren, what is your expert opinion?
Haha! You are the main character in this session race. We will follow the Eighth Princes instructions.
Wenren Yu only came for the Ethereal Immortal Pce; he did not care about anything else.
Wang Feng knew Wenren Yus thoughts, but he did not expose him. It would be fine if Wenren Yi could help him for now. When Wang Feng was about to leave, he looked around and saw a group of people heading towards him.
The leader of that group was the low-profiled Sixth Prince Wang Ming.
This person was much more low-key than the Ninth Prince Wang Yan; Wang Feng found him somewhat unfathomable.
Sixth Elder Brother.
Wang Feng performed a cupped-fist salute in a guise of respect for his elder brother as he greeted him.
Holy Son, that is Yan Cangming...from the Underworld God Hall. We fought him at the Final Blood Battlefield. His Death Dao Domain is very terrifying. Mu Yunzhu secretly sent a voice projection while his expression changed slightly when he saw Zhen Yuan and Yan Cangming behind Wang Ming.
Theres no need to care about him.
As Mu Yunzhu and Wenren Yumunicated in secret, Wenren Yus gaze happened to meet Yan Cangmings. The two exchanged casual smiles as though a battle of life and death had never happened between them.
Wang Ming nodded and said softly, Eighth Younger Brother, did you ever consider that Ninth Brothers destination is actually the ck Wind Ridge forbiddennd?
Oh?
Wang Feng felt slightly stunned. What do you mean? Could it be that Ninth Brother is not going further in to avoid us?
Haha, who knows? Since it is a forbiddennd, there must be something incredible that might help him in the second round. Otherwise, Thirteenth Brother would not charge over as well. They must have discovered something.
Wang Mingughed. Although he said that, he did not lead his group deeper into ck Wind Ridge. After greeting Wang Feng and the others, he left silently with the Abyssal Underworld Sovereign Emperors.
This fellow is really scheming. The Thirteenth Prince already left, and he still tried to lure me deeper into ck Wind Ridge to start a conflict with Ninth Brother, Wang Feng said with disgust in his voice. His expression immediately changed when Wang Mings group left.
Wang Feng sneaked a nce at ck Wind Ridges depths, frowning heavily and feeling suspicious. There cant really be something, right?
Your Highness, the people by the Sixth Prince are somewhat strange.
As Dao Yan watched the other group leave, he said with a somewhat grave expression, If I guessed right, they should be people from the Abyssal Underworld. The Sixth Prince is taking an unorthodox path; he will seed or die trying.
If the Sixth Prince failed to be the crown prince, the imperial ancestral temple would pursue the matter after this.
Wang Feng recovered his wits and said somewhat angrily, All of them hid so deeply during normal times. They only revealed themselves upon entering the Ancient Yan Emperor Tomb. They are all no-good.
Wenren Yuughed in his heart when he heard this.
Those who have two faces, as you do, are also no-good.
It could only be said that the truly ambitious princes were not to be trifled with.
The hidden princes continuously revealed themselves.
If the Thirteenth Prince were here, he would definitely rejoice at not attacking earlier. Otherwise, he would have ended up with nothing.
Ultimately, none of the other princes chose to go deeper into ck Wind Ridge.
The face-off between the Ninth Prince and the Thirteenth Prince ended.
Thismotion caused the Thirteenth Prince to suffer a loss, leaving him dejected and depressed. It also disyed the Ninth Princes strength and umtions, which generated more interest in the Ninth Prince.
As themotion ended, the first round of the session race slowly reached its conclusion.
Half of the forty-odd princes would be eliminated, ejected from the Ancient Yan Emperor Tomb with their guests.
Chapter 2314 Raw 2421 : Open Pi
Chapter 2314 Raw 2421 : Open Pi
In ck Wind Ridges depths:
Sinister winds blew, and demonic clouds churned. Everyone sensed something off and could not continue deeper.
This ce gives me a bad feeling. We cannot go any further, the Geomaster Qin Zhuolin said as he looked at the increasingly intense, sinister winds and the strange atmosphere in ck Wind Ridges depths.
Whoosh!
The Golden Crow Empires Hao Kai rushed over from behind. He looked at Wang Yan and said, Your Highness, it is as you expected; no one followed.
Wang Yan released his bated breath when he heard that.
Now that Wang Yan felt sure of their safety, he said softly, Everyone, lets rest first. Those who are injured should circte their energy and recuperate.
Speaking of the injured, Wang Yan should be the most injured one. There was also the Heavenly Book Schr.
After that, it would be Xiao Chen. The rest were still fine.
The three took out Medicinal Pills and consumed them. Then, they sat down cross-legged, closed their eyes, and treated their wounds.
The others protected the three, sizing up their surroundings at the same time.
ck Wind Ridge? Senior Feng, why is this ce a forbiddennd?
Qin Zhuolin seemed interested in this ces origins, so he asked Senior Feng, who was the most knowledgeable of the group.
After some thought, Senior Feng exined, Rumor has it that this ce was an inheritancend as well. There was a tyrannical ruler of the Yanwu Dynastys history buried here. However, most people that went to the core of this ce did not return alive; too many people died. So, this ce eventually became a forbiddennd. People rarely explore it, and it has been a mystery since then.
Xiao Suo, who had done a circuit of their surroundings, frowned when he saw Qin Zhuolin interested in this ce. He said, This ce seems to hide great danger. It is simr to some of the forbiddennds I ran into in the sea. Mysterious, evil, and inspiring fear. It is best not toe in contact with this casually.
Qin Zhuolin smiled faintly and said, Dont worry. I was just somewhat curious about where ck Wind Ridges depths led. I wont go and risk myself.
The group chatted idly. Wu Meng remained silent as he guarded Xiao Chen, warily looking at the surroundings.
After a while, joy appeared on Wu Mengs face. Xiao Chen, you woke up.
The others immediately stopped chatting and looked over.
Sensing everyones concerns, Xiao Chen said with a smile, Yes, Im awake already. I was not severely injured; I just suffered from the rebound of my Soul Tool. Im fine after some rest. However, I cant use Heavenly yer for a while. Oh, right, how much Dragon Essence have you all collected?
Hehe! I have collected quite a lot. Qin Zhuolin smiled as he took out his jade strip.
Qin Zhuolins resplendent jade strip seemed to have clear spring water hidden in it, looking crystalline and transparent. Four dragon images moved around the jade strip.
The moment Qin Zhuolin took out the jade strip, it immediately elicited the others surprised exmations. The eyes of Senior Feng and Hao Kai lit up.
Your harvest is really startling. Both Hao Kai and I only managed to form two dragon images. However, you managed to form four alone. Senior Feng could not help praising. The difficulty of forming a third dragon was several times harder than forming two.
Forming four dragon images like Qin Zhuolin had was truly incredible.
One four-dragon jade strip equaled ten one-dragon jade strips.
Qin Zhuolin smiled and said, Its still alright. This is the joint effort of the three of us.
Just at this moment, Wang Yan and the Heavenly Book Schr opened their eyes. Senior Feng said quickly, His Highness is already awake. Lets transfer over our Dragon Essences to the Ninth Prince, then.
Four dragon images?
Wang Yan felt slightly startled when he saw Qin Zhuolins jade strip. He smiled and said, You really gave me a pleasant surprise. The Dragon Essence I have is already sufficient. With this, Im sure to rank within the top ten.
After that, the others transferred their Dragon Essence to Wang Yan. The dragon image around the Yan Imperial Sword reached sixty meters.
Hold on to this, but dont use it for now.
Xiao Chen stepped forward and handed his jade strip to the other party.
However, he had tightly wrapped his jade strip in a silk pouch, hiding the number of dragon images.
This is?
Wang Yan put the jade strip away, frowning in puzzlement at Xiao Chen.
Its nothing. With the Dragon Essence in your Yan Imperial Sword, you will definitely clear the first round. You should hang on to my Dragon Essence first; it might be usefulter. If I guess right, there will not be any chance to collect Dragon Essence in the next two rounds.
Xiao Chen did not exin, only telling Wang Yan not to use his Dragon Essence yet.
Alright, many thanks.
Everyone felt curious about how much Dragon Essence Xiao Chen had collected. However, since Xiao Chen did not say anything, no one pursued the matter.
Ninth Prince, what are the contents of the second round? Qin Zhuolin asked.
Not much time remained of the thirty days. The first round would end soon. Everyone felt curious about the answer to Qin Zhuolins question.
Wang Yan said, After the first round, eight altars will appear in the core area of the Ancient Yan Emperor Tomb. The altars sit directly on Dragon Veins. Their purpose is to help the princes refine their Yan Imperial Swords, allowing the princes Dao to merge with the dynastys Dragon Veins.
Each altar can be used only once. After the second round, only eight people can continue vying to be the crown prince.
Xiao Chen entered deep thought. The refining process is not easy, right?
Wang Yan nodded. During the refining process, aside from the prince having to receive the test of heaven, the altar will be attacked by various ferocious beasts. Normally, there are at least nine waves of ferocious beasts. Aside from this, there will be interference from the other princes and guests. If one fails, one will be chased off the altar.
During the second round, one could no longer hold back ones strength. There would be no wriggle room.
If two princes targeted the same altar, it would be a fight to the death.
Xiao Chen asked, Can you tell us in more detail what ferocious beasts we will encounter?
Wang Yan pondered for a while before saying, It is hard to say. The specifics would be rted to the Great Dao of the various princes. I cultivate the Massacre Dao, so the ferocious beasts that we will encounter might be harder to handle than what the other princes will face.
That is to say, we will meet with ferocious beasts that are even more ferocious and filled with killing intent. If another prince cultivated the Ice Great Dao, there would be ice-attributed ferocious beasts? Xiao Chen verified his understanding with Wang Yan.
You can say that.
Hao Kai said after some thought, Since there will be waves of ferocious beasts, then we have to prepare somerge-scale killing moves. We have to prepare these in advance. Those who are good with area-of-effect moves should focus on the ferocious beast waves. The remaining people need to protect His Highness from the other princes guests.
The group discussed how to deal with the second round, expressing their opinions. However, they still found their measures insufficient.
The Ninth Prince had only seven guests left. The advantage of numbers would show itself during the second round.
Huh?
Just at this moment, Xiao Chen frowned slightly as he looked towards ck Wind Ridges depths.
There, various mysteries appeared amid the pitch-ck ce filled with sinister winds and death Qi.
Xiao Chen was not sure if it was a misperception or reality, but he seemed to hear something calling.
Just as Xiao Chen felt puzzled, that call sounded in his heart again.
When Xiao Chen tried to grab that call, it vanished, and he could not find it again.
Strange...
Puzzled, Xiao Chen looked at the others and asked, Did you all hear a sound?
No!
Xiao Chen, dont scare everyone. This ce is eerie enough as it is.
You arent thinking of going farther in, are you?
Everyone felt greatly startled, quickly denying hearing anything aside from sinister winds and an evil air.
Ill go take a look. Wait here for me. Dont follow me. If I dont return, leave by yourselves.
Whoosh!
Right after Xiao Chen spoke, his figure shed before anyone could object. He entered the intense, sinister winds and disappeared from everyones sight.
This...
Wang Yan and the others felt confused at Xiao Chens decision.
Wait for him, then. Dont act rashly.
Wang Yan felt helpless, but he did not overthink. He only worried for Xiao Chens safety.
After all, ck Wind Ridge was infamous. They only entered somewhat deeper into the ce, and they already felt intense fear, not daring to go farther.
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Strange. It does not seem as dangerous as rumored...
Xiao Chen traveled quickly, not running into danger as he dodged the seemingly substantial, sinister winds.
The sinister winds contained a strange cold. If he were careless and got cut, his mind and soul would sustain injury.
Even so, this still did not live up to ck Wind Ridges notoriety as a forbiddennd.
At the very least, although these sinister winds were not to be trifled with, they did not give Xiao Chen too much trouble.
Most importantly, that voice kept calling, pointing out the direction for him. Even though Xiao Chens Spiritual Sense was limited in this forbiddennd with sinister winds, he did not get lost.
Just at this moment, an incredibly vast pit appeared in front.
The pit was empty; there was nothing there.
However, this pit sent a chill running down his spine. There should be something ominous in it.
Xiao Chen frowned. Just as he prepared to enter the pit, the dirt in the pit suddenly cracked, revealing a face. Then, the owner of this face opened his eyes.
Chu Chaoyun?
Chapter 2315 Raw 2422 : Deal
Chapter 2315 Raw 2422 : Deal
A face appeared in the strange open pita face belonging to Chu Chaoyun, whom Xiao Chen knew.
Just as Xiao Chen felt puzzled, Chu Chaoyun broke out of the ground and flew towards him.
Whoosh!
Xiao Chen pushed off the ground and moved back a step. Then, he sized up the dirt-covered Chu Chaoyun. Finding it strange, he asked, Who pursued you until you ended up in such a miserable state, having to bury yourself in the ground like a dead man?
Without a doubt, the person before Xiao Chen was Chu Chaoyun.
Were it not Chu Chaoyun, there would be no way to exin who could give step by step directions to Xiao Chen.
Furthermore, given Chu Chaoyuns state, he clearly had been significantly injured and had yet to recover.
It could be concluded that Chu Chaoyun received significant injuries in a fight, which prompted him to hide here. Or perhaps, he had gained the inheritance of this ce before Xiao Chen discovered him.
Xiao Chen felt that his guess should be close.
Chu Chaoyun did not deny anything. After some thought, he said, I got you toe because I have something to tell you. You have to be careful of a certain person.
Who?
The Xuewu Dynastys First Prince, Xi!
Xiao Chen raised his eyebrows, then asked softly, Are you talking about that ck-d person wearing the half-face mask by the First Princes side?
Yes. I have been investigating him under the orders of the Universe Origin Sect for a long time already. I discovered some clues at the Abyssal Underworld previously, and the situation is not good.
What do you mean?
Chu Chaoyun closed his eyes and thought for a while before opening them again. Then, he said, You should know about the great war between righteous and demonic that happened one hundred thousand years ago, right? The ck Dragon King unified the Abyssal Underworlds nineyers, broke the World Tree, and destroyed the Heavenly Realm. Henceforth, there were no more new True Gods in the world.
I know that. Everyone in the Great Thousand Realms should know that. So...what are you trying to say?
Xiao Chen revealed a suspicious expression. He had heard this many times before and learned about it many years ago.
During that battle, many True Gods fell. The Heaven Bridging Peak shattered, and the World Tree broke. The Martial Epoch already came to an end. However, one person defeated the ck Dragon King and forcibly rescued the Martial Epoch from the cmity, resulting in the Martial Epochs extension.
Xiao Chen did not say anything. He knew that Chu Chaoyun referred to the Blood-Soaked Dragon Emperor. The Blood-Soaked Dragon Emperor had used the Wings of Time Transcendent Grade Soul Tool to defeat the ck Dragon King.
He gestured to Chu Chaoyun to continue, not interrupting him.
However, that is not what I want to talk about. The thing that I want to talk about has something to do with you.
Something to do with me?
Xiao Chen frowned slightly. What exactly does Chu Chaoyun want to say?
The great war between righteous and demonic resulted in the eternal True Gods falling. From then on, no one could ever live forever and surpass reincarnation, bing independent of the world. Those with ambition have guessed that the Martial Epoch will end and want to start a new epoch, bing the new Epoch Master.
Epoch Master!
Xiao Chen felt slightly stunned. This was not something new. The dragon spirit had told him this as well, wanting him to restore the Azure Dragons glory and establish a Divine Dragon Dynasty, starting a new epoch.
With these simple words, that dragon spirit meant that it wanted Xiao Chen to end the Martial Epoch and lead the Azure Dragon bloodline to rule the new epoch by bing the new Epoch Master.
Perhaps you dont understand; let me exin it this way. You can treat the Martial Epoch as a dynasty. After the great war between righteous and demonic, the dynasty was already on itsst legs. The various feudal lords are looking to take over and transition to a new regime.
Chu Chaoyun said, Then, your Azure Dragon bloodlines Dragon Emperor Xiao Yun could no longer resist fifty thousand years ago.
Dragon Emperor Xiao Yun!
Xiao Chen felt startled. He looked at the other party with some shock and said, That is a great secret. Even if you are the Universe Origin Sects Holy Son, you should not know that.
Chu Chaoyun smiled and said, Dont bother with how I know it first. How much do you know about this Dragon Emperor Xiao Yun?
I only know that after he showed his ambition, someone defeated him. Then, the Azure Dragon bloodline got destroyed, and the Golden Dragon bloodline ascended. Xiao Chen spoke half-truths, anticipating what Chu Chaoyun could tell him.
Xiao Chen did not know much about Dragon Emperor Xiao Yun in the first ce. The dragon spirit did not tell him much about this person.
Aside from being the Dragon Races Dragon Emperor back then, he had another identity, the Pce Master of the Demonic Dao Hall. Chu Chaoyun unhurriedly mentioned a piece of information that shocked Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen smiled embarrassedly. Tell me more. Lets see what else you can tell me.
This is no longer important. The most important thing is that he nearly won. Unfortunately, he lost to that person. After so many years passed, no one showed the same strength and courage that Dragon Emperor Xiao Yun did. No one could overthrow this shaky dynasty and start a new epoch.
Chu Chaoyun continued, However, it is different now. The various super factions and Faux God experts sense the threat and pressure intensifying. Although they do not know the exact reason, most are not surprised, as the epochs do change to continue the cycle. The old epochs peak experts would fall with the old epoch, swept away with the dust of history, just like those True Gods.
That time is fast approaching. Whether one is willing or not, the various super factions will make their choice. No one can avoid this impending cmity. The person who defeated Dragon Emperor Xiao Yun can only watch as this happens, unable to do anything.
Xiao Chen narrowed his eyes. He said after some thought, I roughly know why you know these secrets already.
Why? Chu Chaoyun looked at Xiao Chen in interest.
Because the Universe Origin Sect is ambitious and has ced its hopes on you, hoping that you will be the Epoch Heir and start the new epoch, preserving the Universe Origin Sects benefits in the new epoch. As for why you were investigating Xi, it must be because he is the hope of the Demonic Dao Hall... Xiao Chen unhurriedly voiced his guess.
Now, Xiao Chen roughly understood that this Yanwu Dynastys session race actually gathered all those qualified to be the Epoch Heir.
Chu Chaoyun said softly, That is roughly it. Do you want to know who fought Dragon Emperor Xiao Yun?
Theres no need. I can guess. He is the Martial Epochs Epoch Master, who is also the Divine Master who manages the Faux God World. In reality, the five super factions of the Righteous Dao are his pawns. However, momentum has been established; the Martial Epoch will be destroyed. Hence, these pawns are no longer willing to be used.
Xiao Chen added calmly, Given that, the five Righteous Dao super factions are all partly responsible for the destruction of the Azure Dragon bloodline back then. Hence, the five Righteous Dao super factions worked together to make Dragon Emperor Xiao Yuns matter a taboo.
Shock shed in Chu Chaoyuns eyes. Unexpectedly, Xiao Chen could connect everything so quickly.
It looks like I have somewhat underestimated him. Perhaps he also knows many secrets like I do.
So, did you seek me out to work with me to deal with Xi?
Chu Chaoyun nodded. This person is too strong. Even more terrifyingly, he allied with the Abyssal Underworlds group. The strong allied with the strong. I cant think of anyone who can fight him. If the Ethereal Immortal Pce appears, the Wings of Time will probably end up with him.
In the entire, vast Ancient Yan Emperor Tomb, you are the only one that I trust who trusts me.
If it were in the past, Xiao Chen would agree without hesitation if Chu Chaoyun said such things.
However, the situation was somewhat different now.
If Chu Chaoyun wanted to start the new epoch, there would be a fight between them.
Epochs rose and fell in an endless cycle.
The Martial Epoch was about to be crushed by the boundless momentum of fate. These people looked like proud sons of heaven, appearing like the zing sun. However, in reality, they were just left without a choice, being pushed along with the flow to make a decision.
Following Xiao Chens silence, the atmosphere between the two turned somewhat strange.
Not even considering the long term but just the short term, if the Ethereal Immortal Pce appeared and they defeated Xi, would Chu Chaoyun let Xiao Chen have the Wings of Time?
How did you get here? Xiao Chen suddenly asked an unrted question as he raised his head to look at Chu Chaoyun.
Me? I came on my own, not following any prince. I roughly understand your thoughts. Business is business. Lets not talk about friendship today then, only benefits. If you agree to help me, I will lend you a hand as well. This ce is the tomb of a certain tyrant emperor of the Yanwu Dynasty. Before he died, he killed more than a million cultivators to make Yin Soldiers to apany him in death...
[TL Note: As a reminder, Yin Soldiers are something like refined ghost soldiers functioning like puppets.]
Chu Chaoyun added, If you agree, I can give themander tally to you, which will let you control these one million Yin Soldiers to aid the Ninth Prince in clearing the second round.
Right after Chu Chaoyun spoke, a ck metal token appeared and hovered above his palm.
This ck token had a Great Deste Eon ferocious beast carved on the obverse. It looked alive and shone with a scarlet light. A viscous inky substance covered the token, making it look even stranger.
Xiao Chen shifted his gaze from the token to Chu Chaoyuns face. Then, a meaningful light shed in his eyes.
Entering the Ancient Yan Emperor Tomb withouting with a prince, avoiding the many imperial ancestral temple experts, how did Chu Chaoyun do it?
What do you think?
Deal.
Xiao Chen reached out and grasped the tyrant emperorsmander tally. Then, he turned and left.
Chapter 2316 Raw 2423 : The Second Round Begins
Chapter 2316 Raw 2423 : The Second Round Begins
Deal.
Xiao Chen grasped the tyrant emperorsmander tally and turned to leave.
Sinister winds continuously blew in ck Wind Ridges depths, constantly emanating an overwhelming baleful aura. Resentment filled the open pit, forming lingering sins that gathered in the air.
As Chu Chaoyun watched Xiao Chens figure slowly disappear into the sinister winds, he showed a somewhatplicated expression.
His eyes brimmed with some helplessness and disappointment.
Chu Chaoyun felt helpless in the face of the cycle of epochs rising and falling. Amid the surging great changes, there existed a shocking opportunity that could be obtained only once in millions of years.
Who could monopolize this opportunity?
The weak could not do anything, only drowning in the flow. The determined were like the proud, zing sun and would do their best to fight. Whether one was willing or not, one would be swept up in this great momentum and get pushed forward.
Anyone would feel helpless at this.
However, Chu Chaoyun could not understand or exin his disappointment.
Suddenly, just as Xiao Chen was one step away frompletely disappearing into the boundless, sinister winds, he stopped.
Then, he drew his Tyrant Saber without any warning.
The saber light appeared resplendent and dazzling like the zing sun. It red fiercely, looking like the proud sun lighting up the sky.
Chu Chaoyun frowned slightly, as he sensed some rage in this saber light, which he found strange. Where did Xiao Chens ragee from?
Boom!
Just as Chu Chaoyun felt confused, Xiao Chens saber intent soared and quickly reached the peak of his Saber Dao Domainand broke through the limit. His saber intent continued soaring as he sent a saber strike at the boundless, sinister winds and baleful aura before him.
In that instant, a gale blew.
The saber light immediately scattered the sinister winds for fifty thousand kilometers around. The ce suddenly appeared vast and boundless as ones field of vision cleared up.
He broke through?
Chu Chaoyun clearly sensed that Xiao Chens Saber Dao Domain had broken through the secondyer to the thirdyer.
Great Dao like the Saber Dao or the Sword Dao were harder to advance than elemental Great Dao.
This was especially so for Xiao Chen, who had three Dao Domains. The difficulty would be a level higher.
However, Xiao Chen broke through his limits with this furious saber strike, immediately advancing ayer.
The sinister winds scattered, and Xiao Chens previously blurry figure appeared clearly before Chu Chaoyun.
Xiao Chen stood upright while holding up his saber after he scattered the sinister winds that had lingered here for at least five thousand years with one saber strike.
Ordinary people would not understand how horrifying this saber strike was. However, Chu Chaoyun, who had conquered the inheritance here, understood it extremely clearly. Even more importantly, the saber intentpletely shredded the sinister winds and baleful aura.
Ka ca!
Xiao Chen sheathed his saber. Then, he soared into the air and flitted up and down before vanishing from Chu Chaoyuns sight.
Suddenly, Chu Chaoyun showed a grave expression, understanding what happened.
It was Xiao Chen choosing to use the saber in his hand to carve a path out for himself.
Can one control ones fate? Chu Chaoyun asked self-mockingly before leaving, likewise vanishing from ck Wind Ridge, which no longer had sinister winds or a baleful aura.
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Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Xiao Chen met up with the Ninth Princes group, which was already heading back.
Wu Meng, the Heavenly Book Schr, Hao Kai, and the others were all there. When they saw Xiao Chen, they released bated breaths.
Xiao Chen, what happened? We sensed that you ran into trouble earlier, the Ninth Prince Wang Yan asked after he sized up Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chens expression did not change as he replied, I have dealt with it for now. I also obtained the inheritance of this ce.
Everyone sensed some change in Xiao Chen. However, since he did not mention it, no one asked.
However, the Heavenly Book Schrs eyes lit up with joy as he said, I understand a little about the inheritance here. I had thought before of using it in the second round of the session race.
The Heavenly Book Schr served as the strategist in the Ninth Princes team. Wang Yan executed his many ns and measures based on the Heavenly Book Schrs suggestions alongside Senior Fengs experience. The Ninth Prince basically never objected.
Can you exin more? Wang Yan looked at the Heavenly Book Schr, waiting calmly for the analysis.
The Heavenly Book Schr said, During the second round, we need to guard Your Highness, preventing any interruption while you refine your Yan Imperial Sword. We also need to split off some people to fight the ferocious beast waves. On top of those, we need to preserve our strongestbatants to fight the other princes guests. There is simply insufficient manpower.
That was right. The Ninth Prince only had seven guests left. Compared to the other princes, he held a great disadvantage in the second round. Everyone clearly understood this.
I initially thought of working with the other princes to attack those upying the altars and stir up muddy waters. While preserving our strength, we continuously stir up chaos, exhausting the other princes guests. That way, we would have a small chance of clearing the second round.
This n is too risky and can easily result in the other princes working to suppress us. If we get careless, we will fail. Now, we no longer need to do that. We can take the initiative to attack, upying an altar and waiting for the other princes to attack us.
Xiao Chen raised his eyebrows as amander tally covered in a viscous scarlet light appeared on his palm. Then, he looked at the Heavenly Book Schr and said, It looks like you understand thismander tally well.
Themander tally of death that can summon one million Yin Soldiers! Senior Feng was shocked. He had not expected that this rumored treasure truly existed.
Wang Yan said softly, I had read of this ancestor in the Royal Courts secret records. He had a tyrannical personality and used cruel means. He was a tyrant emperor with no care for the cost. During his century of rule, he suffered the wrath of heaven. However, before he died, he killed a million royal guards to bury them with him.
The Heavenly Book Schr said softly, Lets not care about that for now. Every time we use this tyrant emperorsmander tally, we can summon one hundred thousand Yin Soldiers. We can use this at least ten times, which will allow us to deal with the ferocious beast waves easily. Given this, we just need to focus on guarding His Highness.
After some discussion, everyone felt this n to be feasible.
Although it was quite radical, it was worth trying.
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Two dayster, the first round of the session race came to an end.
The princes who did not collect sufficient Dragon Essence got forced out willy-nilly together with their guests.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Many figures immediately appeared in the pces drill ground. Half the princes were eliminated at the same time.
The various princes and their guests showed varied expressions. Some guests had gained a lot and showed satisfied and joyful looks. They had never expected their prince to clear the first round, so the harvest in the Ancient Yan Emperor Tomb was the crucial thing for them.
Some were unlucky, feeling dispirited and upset. Clearly, these people did not obtain a good harvest.
Some princes regretted the result, feeling that they could have survived the first round had they been luckier. They appeared dissatisfied but felt helpless about it.
The many powerhouses in the pce in the clouds discussed the results as they looked at the eliminated princes.
This is surprising. The Ninth Princes collected Dragon Essence ranks within the top ten. Previously, I could not tell that he had such potential.
Thats nothing. He could force the Thirteenth Prince to leave. We could guess the result just from that.
It is the Fourth Prince who is surprising. Previously, everyone mocked him for only hunting ferocious beasts, not looking for inheritances. To think that he managed to survive this round.
There is also the Sixth Prince Wang Ming. His guests are incredible.
Indeed, the First Prince is still the strongest. No one can shake his position.
The first round of the session race was for testing the waters. Once it was over, the princes would bring out their true strength, erupting with everything in the second round.
There were only eight spots, so thepetition would be intense.
The Misty Rain Pavilions group, Mo Chen, Su Ye, and Ao Jiao appeared anxious and excited.
They survived the first round, but it is hard to say for the second round, Su Ye said somewhat worriedly. The Ninth Prince had weak umtions. Initially, he did not intend to fight for the throne. He only came to his senses and decided to vie for the throne after hearing what Xiao Chen said.
Now, the Ninth Prince only had seven guests left. He was at a disadvantage against the other princes.
Mo Chen and Ao Jiao did not care much about the session race. They cared more about Xiao Chens survival. It would be fine if he was safe.
Uncle Hao Kai, I leave it to you.
Ao Jiao did not hide her selfish desire as she stared at the flickering light screen at the drill ground.
She sent Hao Kai into the Ninth Princes team for one reason: to protect Xiao Chen at the crucial moment.
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At the Ancient Yan Emperor Tomb:
The Ninth Princes group, which was still resting in ck Wind Ridge, had an additional member: the Demon Blood Vulture, which circled in the air. The group readied itself and prepared to leave ck Wind Ridge.
Wang Yan looked into the distance, towards the core region of the Ancient Yan Emperor Tomb. That ce contained even greater danger.
Of course, great opportunities came along with danger and risk.
Chapter 2317 Raw 2424 : Altars
Chapter 2317 Raw 2424 : Altars
Lets go!
The Ninth Prince Wang Yan and his guests left ck Wind Ridge and headed for the Ancient Yan Emperor Tombs core region.
At the same time, the other princes also made their final preparations and headed over.
After ughtering ferocious beasts for thirty days, the Fourth Prince Wang Yun appeared excited. To think that he really managed to survive the first round.
The strength of his guests was below average among the many princes. His overt forces were much weaker than the Ninth Prince Wang Yans.
Mister Yuan, thank you very much, Wang Yun said as he looked at the hooded Yuan Zhen.
You are too polite.
A hoarse voice came from Yuan Zhen, saying calmly, This is very normal. The other princes focused on fighting for inheritances and would suffer losses. While the opportunities are great, the risks are great as well. We have been killing ferocious beasts from the start. As long as we couldst to the end, clearing the first round was guaranteed. Your Highness, there is no need to be overly shocked.
This fellow...
The Fourth Prince and his other guests felt that this Yuan Zhen was overly calm. As he spoke, he exuded a faint pride that upset everyone somewhat.
However, Wang Yun did not care about what the others thought. He asked, Mister Yuan, are we going to fight in the second round? I feel that we do not have much of a chance. I am already quite happy with clearing the first round. When we leave the Ancient Yan Emperor Tomb, I will definitely reward everyone.
By surviving the first round, the Fourth Prince would be conferred a higher noble rank than the princes who left earlier. He never dared to imagine such benefits previously.
Many thanks, Fourth Prince. The other guests all performed cupped-fist salutes and expressed their gratitude. Honestly speaking, even though they did not seek out inheritances in this round, they had killed many ferocious beasts. These ferocious beasts contained Dragon Essence, and their entire bodies were treasures.
After killing ferocious beasts for thirty days, they had umted vast wealth from the ferocious beast materials.
Furthermore, the Fourth Prince promised them a reward, so this trip was already worth it.
However, Yuan Zhenughed coldly, Why not fight? Our chances are infinitelyrge in this round. While we had to be careful in the first round, there is no need to worry during the second round. Just wait. Soon, the other princes wille to seek out Your Highness to discuss cooperation.
Why is that? Wang Yun asked, feeling puzzled and showing a confused expression.
Yuan Zhen exined, During the first round, the other princes probably suffered some casualties to their guests. Some of the ambitious but average-strength princes will seek out other princes to help them. They will promise the other princes benefits and then kick them away after they get what they want.
However, Fourth Prince, all of your guests are fully intact. Furthermore, you are known to be weak. Everyone feels that they can control you without fear of you doing anything. With such temptation, I dont believe they wont seek you out.
The Fourth Princes expression turned slightly unsightly after Yuan Zhen spoke these words, not really believing Yuan Zhens exnation.
Suddenly, Wang Yun showed a strange expression as he looked at Yuan Zhen in disbelief. Just now, the Third Prince, the Eighteenth Prince, and the Seventeenth Prince all sent me voice projections, wanting me to join their teams. They promised me some benefits and sounded extremely sincere.
Hahahaha!
Yuan Zhen guffawed under his hood. He said after some thought, Just follow whoever promises you the most benefit. Usually, such people are the least trustworthy. You should just agree for now. When he thinks that he has you fully under his control, deal him a fatal blow and kick him away.
These people all think that you are an easy target. However, you are not weak at all in reality. Killing ferocious beasts in the Ancient Yan Emperor Tomb is actually the most stable way to grow stronger. The more one fights under the spatial pressure, the more one limatizes to the spatial pressure here, and the stronger onesbat prowess will be.
The eyes of the other Fourth Princes guests immediately lit up. Now, they saw Yuan Zhen in a new light.
Wang Yun appeared somewhat gloomy. Then, his expression changed. Alright, Ill listen to Mister Yuan. Since they want to treat me as a stepping stone, there is no need to be polite with them. Ill do that, then.
Yuan Zhens lips curled up under the hood in a strange smile that the others could not see.
There were eight mysterious altars scattered about in the Ancient Yan Emperor Tombs core region.
The altars were several hundred meters tall, looking like small mounds. Ancient talisman scripts were carved all over them, with the Yan Emperors sacred me lingering in the center of each altar, endlessly burning as they awaited the sessors arrival.
However, it was not easy to approach an altar. Colossalva beasts guarded the surroundings.
If one wanted to use an altar, one had to defeat theva beasts.
The strongest First Prince had already rushed over long ago and was currently embroiled in an intense battle.
The mes on the altar burned fiercely. asionally, colossalva beasts leaped out of the mes, seemingly endless.
The First Prince stood at the back, calmly watching his guests block these colossalva beasts that had the strength of Sovereign Emperors.
A careful look would discover that the First Princes guests did not use their full power. They only dealt with these colossalva beasts casually, showing no intention to kill them.
Your Highness, it is more or less sufficient.
Zuo Yu, the royal guardsmander beside Wang Fei, said when he saw that close to five hundred colossalva beasts had already umted.
As long as one did not kill the colossalva beasts after they jumped off the altar, the colossalva beasts would help one guard the altar after one upied it, blocking the ferocious beast waves.
If one climbed the altar earlier, the number of colossalva beasts one could use would be less.
Of course, only the princes with stronger umtions could use such a move. The other princes would not dare deal with so many colossalva beasts at the same time.
Wang Yans expression did not change as he looked at the evil-eyed, half-face-masked man not far away. Then, he asked softly, Lord Xi, what do you think?
Xi smiled faintly and replied quietly, We can add another one hundred more. We cant manage any more than that.
Just at this moment, the Eighth Prince Wang Feng led Dao Yan and his other guests over to the Ancient Yan Emperor Tombs core region.
Wang Feng looked around and saw the First Princes group fighting the colossalva beasts.
First Brother is really fast.
Dao Yan withdrew his gaze. A vicious look shed in his eyes as he suggested, Your Highness, this might be an opportunity. Only two guests are guarding the First Prince; the others are fighting theva beasts. The others wont be able to pull themselves out of the fight quickly. If you are willing to take risks, we can take this opportunity to kill the First Prince in a lightning-quick strike,pletely eradicating your greatest potential problem.
This was indeed a crazy n. However, if it seeded, the First Prince would be eliminated during the second round. This was indeed an excellent opportunity.
However, there were many uncertainties; the risk was high.
Wang Fengs heart pounded heavily. He calmed himself from the excitement of this great temptation only after a long time. Then, he replied seriously, There is no need to take such a risk. We should proceed with this round in a stable manner. There are still seven altars; we can just casually pick one.
Dao Yan appeared somewhat disappointed when he heard that. However, he did not say anything more.
Im afraid we have to stop now. Your Highness, please climb the altar now, Xi said softly with a slight frown.
Wang Fei asked in confusion, Why?
Zuo Yu nced at the Eighth Princes group and exined after some thought, Lord Xi is worried that the Eighth Prince might charge over and surround the three of us while the other guests are upied and unable toe and help. In that case, we cannot guarantee Your Highnesss safety.
Xi raised his eyebrows and smiled mysteriously as he looked at Zuo Yu. A look of admiration shed in his eyes.
Wang Fei thought for a while. Indeed, Zuo Yu and Xi will have no problem protecting themselves when surrounded. However, the same is hard to say for myself.
Climb the altar.
Whoosh!
Wang Fei soared into the air, flying over the many colossalva beasts to get to the altar. Theva beasts continuously leaped up, trying to block him.
The ck Lotus Sect Venerate, the Azure Lotus Holy Daughter, and the mysterious man d in bloody shadows blocked all theseva beasts, ensuring a clear path for Wang Fei.
Just as Wang Fei was about to reach the altar, he drew his Yan Imperial Sword, unleashing a dazzlingly resplendent sword light.
The sacred me burned endlessly, sending out powerful heatwaves that cast a red glow on Wang Feis face. His expression looked somewhat crazed.
The crown prince position is mine!
Wang Fei gave a war cry as he stabbed the Yan Imperial Sword into the fierce mes.
A holy light shot out from the altar, instantly piercing through the clouds and entering the starry sky, forming a resplendent light pir that connected the ground to the sky.
A dragon image soared in the light pir. Its roars spread into the surroundings.
The previously incredibly fierce, colossalva beasts below the altar knelt obediently after hearing the dragon roar.
Xi, Zuo Yu, and the others stepped on the kneelingva beasts as they headed for the altar step by step.
When the other princes saw the light pir from afar, their expressions flickered. Their footsteps quickened significantly.
Chapter 2318 Raw 2425 : Forfeit or Die
Chapter 2318 Raw 2425 : Forfeit or Die
Boom!
After the First Prince seeded in activating one altar, another dazzlingly resplendent pir of holy light with a dragon image in it, connecting the ground to the sky, appeared in the Ancient Yan Emperor Tombs core region.
No matter where one was in the entire Ancient Yan Emperor Tomb, one could see the light pirs clearly.
Of the eight altars in the core region, only six remained.
The princes who were still on the way became even more anxious, forced to speed up significantly.
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After six hours, the Ninth Princes group finally reached the core region.
At this time, the Ancient Yan Emperor Tombs core region was already incredibly chaotic.
Seven altars had already been activated. Countless ferocious beasts rushed in from all directions.
Some princes and guests mixed with the ferocious beasts, attacking the princes who already upied altars.
Xiao Chen looked around. He noticed that aside from the First Prince, the Eighth Prince, and the Thirteenth Prince, the princes who upied altars had other princes attacking them.
This was expected. After all, those three princes were the strongest. No one would take on a tough bone to chew, given a choice.
Ruler Great Dao?
When Xiao Chen noticed the First Prince Wang Feis Great Dao, he felt slightly stunned and surprised.
The Ruler Dao was not a Great Dao ordinary people dared to cultivate.
Without sufficient fate and Luck, one could not bear the banner of the Ruler Dao. It might even end up pulling one down.
However, once it reached Great Perfection, it could not be underestimated.
This person is indeed ambitious, but Ill ignore him for now.
Xiao Chen entered deep thought as his eyes quickly swept over the other altars.
Are we attacking another princes altar or fighting for thest remaining altar? Qin Zhuolin asked the Ninth Prince and the others after withdrawing his gaze.
Thest unactivated altar had seven princes gathered there; thepetition was fierce.
However, if one attacked an activated altar, one would also have to face pressure from the ferocious beasts.
There were only two choices before them, each with its own pros and cons. The Ninth Prince thought that he should listen to everyones opinion first.
Wang Yan looked at the Heavenly Book Schr and Xiao Chen, waiting for them to speak.
Why Xiao Chen? That went without saying. The strength that he disyed had solidified his position among the Ninth Princes guests, cing him at the core.
On the other hand, the Heavenly Book Schr could read the fate of all. He could urately grasp the strength of the various princes Luck. The Heavenly Book Schr was the best at choosing the weak and avoiding the strong. A bright gleam came from the Heavenly Book Schrs eyes while he gave off an unfathomable aura. It felt like the residual might of the Heavenly Dao, mysterious and iprehensible.
Aside from the Second Prince, the princes upying the altars all show flourishing Luck without any signs of decline. However, the Third Prince, the Fourth Prince, the Seventeenth Prince, and the Eighteenth Prince are already targeting the Second Prince. If we attack the Second Prince, we might face an alliance of five princes.
After further thought, the Heavenly Book Schr said, Xiao Chen, I lean towards snatching the remaining unactivated altar. What do you think?
Xiao Chen nodded. I have no objections.
After listening to the suggestions of the other guests, Wang Yan made up his mind. He said calmly, Lets follow Chang Jis suggestion, then.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Just as Wang Yans eight were about to take action, a group of people arrived from the side. It was the Seventh Prince Wang Xu and his guests.
[TL Note: In the raws, the Seventh Princes name is Wang Yun, but a different Yun from the Fourth Prince. To avoid confusion, I changed the Seventh Princes name from Wang Yun to Wang Xu, where Xu means to permit or allow, the same meaning as the original character Yun. The Yun character for the Fourth Prince means cloud.]
The Seventh Prince Wang Xu ranked quite high among the princes in strength. His umtions were better than the Ninth Princes. His guests were all Great Perfection Sovereign Emperors.
Ninth Younger Brother, you came at a good time. Are you interested in working with me to attack Sixth Elder Brothers altar? Wang Xu asked with a smile.
In the Seventh Prince Wang Xus opinion, the Ninth Prince Wang Yan did not possess the strength to be the crown prince and would be eliminated in this round.
Thus, Wang Xu issued an invitation to Wang Yan, offering an opportunity to benefit from this round. There should not be any reason to reject.
Sorry, Seventh Elder Brother, I do not have any intentions of working with others for now.
Wang Yan decisively rejected the invitation. He did not exin further, leading his group to the unupied altar.
Wang Yans group rushed off, leaving behind a stunned Wang Xu.
Wang Xu only startled awake after a while. Damn it! Ninth Brother is not giving me face. This is going to be somewhat difficult.
Wang Xu looked around and muttered to himself, Sixth Brother hid himself well. It would be challenging to take over his altar by ourselves. The other altars are also not easy to attack.
A skinny, old man at the side chuckled and said, Seventh Prince, since that is the case, lets not target the princes who upied altars already. We should just wait here and rest, then go in to snatch the benefits after the Ninth Prince and the other princes have tired themselves out fighting each other.
Wang Xu said softly, Humph! Thats fine as well. Since you want to be stubborn, let me see how strong you are. Lets go. Lets not follow them; avoid them for now.
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Hundreds of colossalva beasts surrounded thest unactivated altar. Lava formed the mountain-like bodies of these beasts, releasing huge surging mes.
The seven princesposed two factions, fighting a chaotic battle. No one wanted to give up on this final altar.
However, the victor could not be determined quickly. There were simply too many princes there, deterring those who came from choosing this altar.
If a neer upied this altar, that person would suffer these seven princesbined assault. Just thinking about it induced a headache.
The leaders of the two factions were the Second Prince and the Fifteenth Prince.
They had other princes helping them, making victory a struggle. Furthermore, the colossalva beasts added to the chaos.
While the two sides fought a free-for-all, a scarlet war banner descended from the sky.
Boom!
The Scarlet Blood Pirate Kings might in the war banner erupted, spreading out in all directions. This forcibly parted the princes and guests fighting.
Xiao Suo slowly descended, grasped the Scarlet Blood War Banner, and looked coldly at the surroundings.
Ninth Younger Brother?
Nine Elder Brother?
The two leadersthe Second Prince and the Fifteenth Princeboth felt stunned. Clearly, they did not expect the low-profile Wang Yan to take such an unusual action, not working with the other princes to attack the upied altars and challenging them instead.
However, the situation did not permit them to overthink. After Xiao Suo used the Scarlet Blood War Banner to part the princes, a Golden Crow image made of Sr True me descended from the sky and charged over.
Boom!
The Golden Crow image instantly scattered the many colossalva beasts around the altar, forcefully carving a path of blood.
Wang Yan quickly followed behind, using this opportunity to soar into the air and fly to the altar.
Damn it! Stop him! Stop him!
The several guests of the seven princes immediately erupted with startling killing intent, all of them charging towards Wang Yan. They wanted to stop him from climbing the altar.
Senior Feng, I leave it to you, Hao Kai said to Senior Feng, who was beside him.
Got it.
Senior Feng showed a grave expression as he formed hand seals with both hands, activating a killing move that heid on the Ninth Princes body from afar. In that instant, gales burst out of the Ninth Princes body.
The guests charging towards the Ninth Prince remained blocked outside.
After the first wave of attacks got blocked, Wu Meng, Qin Zhuolin, and the Heavenly Book Schr made their moves at the same time,nding behind Wang Yan.
Whoosh! Whoosh!
Hao Kai and Senior Feng arrived at the two sides of Wang Yan, shielding him.
Xiao Suo used the Scarlet Blood War Banner below to block the remaining guests.
Immediately, nothing stood in Wang Yans way as he walked towards that fiercely burning altar.
It is not that easy to get to the altar!
The Second Prince felt enraged. Then, he tried to draw his Yan Imperial Sword.
However, the instant he grasped the sword handle, a bone-chilling killing intent assaulted him, pulling his gaze away from Wang Yan.
At some point, a long-haired cultivator wearing silver armor with dragon motifs and carrying a saber on his back had appeared.
Two corpsesy at this persons feet. Earlier, these people tried to stop this person but ended up dying.
The Second Prince felt a chill run down his back. He did not know how these two died, had not even noticed that they died.
The hand grasping the Yan Imperial Swords handle trembled slightly. Just as the people responsible for his safety, who were beside him, were about to make a move, he shouted, Stop!
The Second Prince felt that even if the two people beside him took action, they could not stop this dragon-armored desman.
Xiao Chen reached up, grasped the Tyrant Sabers handle with his right hand, and formed the Buddhist sects Seven Kill Seal with his left hand, making his killing intent strengthen sevenfold.
Even more terrifyingly, this explosive killing intent spread into the surroundings like flowing water. However, none of it touched that person at all.
This person became like the lotus flower not retaining water or the sun and moon never remaining in the sky forever.
The Buddhist sects Seven Kill Seal made the killing intent seem both substantial and insubstantial at the same time, putting huge pressure on ones mind.
To the Second Prince, the area around the dragon-armored desman seemed like a boundless hell, pitch-ck and horrifying. However, that person appeared like clean, pure water, not containing any impurities or filth.
Strange, too strange.
As Xiao Chen walked over step by step, the Second Prince felt a mountain-like pressure, sweat continuously pouring down his forehead.
The Second Prince could not draw his Yan Imperial Sword.
Forfeit or die. You choose.
The dragon-armored desman stopped and drew his saber by one centimeter. ng! A dazzling saber light like the zing sun appeared, so bright that the Second Prince did not dare to look directly at it.
Chapter 2319 Raw 2426 : Your Words Do Not Coun
Chapter 2319 Raw 2426 : Your Words Do Not Coun
Forfeit or die!
Xiao Chens words were filled with murderous intent. When he drew his Tyrant Saber by one centimeter, he shattered the Second Princes mental defenses and made the Second Princes mind copse.
Thud! Thud! Thud!
The light seared the Second Princes eyes, making him feel a fiery pain. Blood leaked out of his mouth as he staggered a few steps back.
Then, the Second Prince stumbled and nearly toppled over. Enduring the huge pressure, the other princes stepped forward to support him.
Second Elder Brother!
Whats wrong?
Covering his eyes with his hand, the Second Prince said, You all should leave; dont bother with me.
Lets leave together. We still have a chance.
Is there still a chance?
The Second Prince grieved in his heart. He told the other princes to go, but he did not leave. It was not that he could not but that he dared not.
This was because Xiao Chen did not permit the Second Prince to go. He only gave the Second Prince two choices: die or forfeit.
If the Second Prince did not want to die, he could only forfeit.
The Second Prince had no other choice. After pushing away the other princes, he shouted, I told you all to leave. Dont bother with me. I forfeit!
As soon as the Second Prince dered his forfeiture, his figure faded slowly until it vanished. The imperial ancestral temple patriarchs had sent him out.
Whoosh!
Ten guests left with the Second Prince. The pressure on Wu Meng and the others protecting Wang Yan decreased immediately.
ng!
Xiao Chen sheathed his saber and looked around. Then, he fixed his gaze on the two princes who followed the Second Prince.
Go! Go! Go!
These two princes hearts pounded heavily as a chill spread throughout their bodies, making them feel strangely horrified.
The two princes quickly called their guests and left this ce.
Xiao Chen ignored the princes who left. He turned around and looked at the other side.
The Demon Blood Vulture alone suppressed the four princes led by the Fifteenth Prince.
Most of these princes guests had flown into the air to attack Wang Yan. Not many of them remained on the ground. The Demon Blood Vulture looked like a burning Blood Phoenix, dyeing the sky scarlet. When it pped its wings, it kicked up a blood rain and a foul wind.
The blood rain had a venomous and corrosive nature, and the wind contained a Yin-attributed fire. If one carelessly came in contact with the wind or rain, one could end up covered in wounds.
Roar!
Suddenly, the Demon Blood Vulture opened its beak, and a horrifying suction appeared.
Rumble...!
A strong wind blew, and the boundless suction pulled these people toward the Demon Blood Vultures maw.
The four princes drew their Yan Imperial Swords with unsightly expressions. They tried to resist but failed even after arduous effort. Their bodies slowly rose toward the Demon Blood Vulture.
While in the Yanwu Dynastys territories, the Yan Imperial Swords in the princes hands could provide them with boundlessbat prowess.
This effect was several times stronger in the Ancient Yan Emperor Tomb.
However, the situation did not improve after the princes drew their Yan Imperial Swords. This showed how horrifying the Demon Blood Vultures strength became after its transformation in the cocoon.
When the Demon Blood Vulture saw that it still had not swallowed up the princes, it got impatient, and scarlet mes erupted on its body.
The Demon Blood Vultures body swelled at a visible pace. When it spread its wings out, it plunged the surrounding five thousand kilometers into darkness.
Phoenix me Burning the ins!
After that, the Demon Blood Vulture suddenly turned into intense mes and charged over. mes instantly covered the ground, appearing as vast as a sea with howling waves.
Without exception, all four princes fell screaming into the me sea.
Your Highness!
When the guests attacking Wang Yan saw the situation, it startled them. They had to stop blocking Wang Yans path to the altar and turn around to rescue their princes.
Wang Yan, who had been slowly approaching the altar step by step, no longer faced any resistance. He leaped into the air and ascended the altar.
Wu Meng and the others released their bated breaths, revealing joy on their faces. When they blocked the forty-odd Sovereign Emperors earlier, the situation had been very dangerous. Fortunately, they pulled through.
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At a mound far away from the altar:
The Seventh Princes group excitedly observed everything that happened in the battle.
When Wang Xu saw that Xiao Chen alone had scared away the other princes, he frowned slightly. This Xiao Chen is somewhat...terrifying. No wonder he managed to wreck First Brothers wedding. We cannot underestimate him.
The skinny, old man at the sideughed coldly, Haha! No matter how difficult he is to deal with, he is just a 3-Vein Sovereign Emperor in the end. There is no need for Your Highness to worry.
Wang Xu nodded and said, Naturally, I know that. How can this prince be a piece of trash like Second Brother, pressed to the point where he forfeited before even drawing his sword?
Seventh Prince, look over there!
Wang Xu looked over, and his expression appeared slightly startled. The Demon Blood Vultures strength shocked him.
What demonic pet is this?
The skinny, old man narrowed his eyes. After a while, he said, A Demon Blood Vulture, it should be a Demon Blood Vulture. Furthermore, it is one with a mutated bloodline. A Demon Blood Vulture undergoing reversion, this is interesting.
Greed shed in Wang Xus eyes. He said, Demon Blood Vultures are rare as it is; one with a mutated bloodline is even rarer. It would be incredible if it were in my hands. Come, charge over with me. Ninth Brother is about to reach the top. Hahaha!
It looked like Wang Yan would soon surmount the altar.
Impatient from the wait, Wang Xu guffawed as he prepared to charge over. He wanted to take advantage of the time when Wu Meng, Hao Kai, and the others had just finished a battle to get the upper hand, not giving them a chance to rest.
Wind!
The group had just leaped off the mound and were about to take action when a strong wind containing boundless saber intent surged over.
The wind swept up the sand and blew right in the faces of Wang Xus group, sending their clothes pping and preventing them from opening their eyes.
What the heck?!
Wang Xu squinted at the front and saw a blurry figure slowly walk out of the sand cloud and wind.
That figure slowly turned distinct amid the swirling sand.
Wang Xu saw a familiar set of silver armor with dragon motifs. That figure possessed delicate facial features that looked sharply defined, radiating a sharpness from his face. From just one look, this persons tyrannical air surged over like a p in the face.
Who else could this be but Xiao Chen?
How arrogant! someone among the Seventh Princes guests shouted. That person used his Emperor Might to force back the wind and sand cloud.
Xiao Chen, who wore the Alloy Dragon Armor, smiled, not showing any care.
He just let the strong wind blow on him, his long hair fluttering in the wind. He exuded a sense of calm and indifference.
Wang Xu showed a gloomy expression as he said coldly, Xiao Chen, you dont think that I am a piece of trash like my Second Brother, to be scared into forfeiting before you even send out a saber strike, do you?
Xiao Chen replied softly, Naturally not. I managed to scare the Second Prince mainly because his guests were not by his side. The Seventh Prince is currently surrounded by your guests, so naturally, you are confident.
The moment Xiao Chen said that, irrepressible rage surged in Wang Xus heart.
Wang Xu was a smart person. He immediately understood what Xiao Chen meant.
Xiao Chen was saying that Wang Xu was a piece of trash like the Second Prince; Wang Xu just had more guests by his side.
The skinny, old man smiled faintly. He patted the Seventh Princes shoulder and said, Seventh Prince, there is no need to be angry. Leave this fellow to me. You all go quickly and attack the altar. He is dying so that the Ninth Princes guests can recover their strength.
Hehe! Trying to y tricks before me. Young man, you are too inexperienced!
Wang Xu felt startled upon hearing that; this fellow nearly angered him into irrationality. This was the best opportunity to attack the Ninth Princes altar. There was no time to waste on nonsense with Xiao Chen.
Humph! Lets go. Theres no need to bother with him.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Ten people soared into the air, intending to fly over Xiao Chen and charge to the Ninth Princes altar.
Xiao Chen closed his eyes, remaining calm.
Sixthyer Thunder Dao Domain!
Fourthyer Ice Dao Domain!
Thirdyer Saber Dao Domain!
The three Dao Domainsyered on Xiao Chens body. The pure Dao Might on his body even surpassed that of a small world materialized by a tenthyer Dao Domain.
Then, he opened his eyes and drew his saber.
As Xiao Chen released a Dao Might that surpassed that of a tenthyer Dao Domain, his Tyrant Saber erupted with a boundless saber intent that surged up and covered the sky.
When Xiao Chen sent out his saber strike, it seemed to be one with heaven. The guests who were about to fly over him all grunted as though receiving heavy blows. Blood leaked out of their mouths as the boundless saber intent descending from the sky severely injured them, sending them plunging to the ground at lightning speed.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
This saber strike forced back nine Great Perfection Sovereign Emperors along with the Seventh Prince.
With the Dao Might that surpassed that of a tenthyer Dao Domain, the Alloy-Dragon-Armor-d Xiao Chen was like the Dragon God descending upon the world, ruling over everything.
Xiao Chen held his saber horizontally as he looked straight at the skinny, old man. He said indifferently, I did not agree to let them go over. Your words do not count; mine do.
Chapter 2320 Raw 2427 : Altar Refinement Begins
Chapter 2320 Raw 2427 : Altar Refinement Begins
Sinceing to this Ancient Yan Emperor Tomb, Xiao Chen rarely drew his saber, mostly using the Supreme Dragon Fist.
However, assuming that the Tyrant Saber on Xiao Chens back was merely decoration would be a huge mistake.
After speaking with Chu Chaoyun, Xiao Chen had felt helpless and enraged at the irreversible nature of the momentum of the cycle of epochs. This allowed his Saber Dao Domain to break through to the thirdyer.
Xiao Chen just did not draw his saber. However, once he did, he brought out a saber intent surpassing a tenthyer Dao Might.
When Xiao Chen swung his saber, it stupefied the Seventh Prince and the guests who had been knocked down.
Dao Yan grasped a tenthyer Ice Dao Domain, allowing him to materialize an ice small world. He could be considered unrivaled within the Ancient Yan Emperor Tomb.
When Xiao Chenyered his three Dao Domains and executed his saber moves with them, he was no inferior to Dao Yan.
It would be ridiculous to treat Xiao Chen as an ordinary 3-Vein Sovereign Emperor.
Amid the wind and sand, Xiao Chen alone forced the Seventh Princes entire team to a standstill with just one saber strike.
Xiao Chen had not thought of killing all these Great Perfection Sovereign Emperors by himself. That would be too exaggerated.
All Xiao Chen wanted to do was block them all, buying Wu Meng and the others time to recover their Divine Energy and Soul Energy.
In fact, to others, this goal would not seem realistic.
However, the might of Xiao Chens saber strike forced back all these Great Perfection Sovereign Emperors.
Xiao Chens gaze swept around and fixed on the Seventh Prince Wang Yun, who was wiping blood off his lips while sprawled on the ground, not getting up.
Xiao Chen raised his eyebrows and held the Tyrant Saber up as he charged over.
Whoosh!
Xiao Chen left behind a purple electric mark as his figure shed. Then, he suddenly appeared in front of the Seventh Prince in the next moment.
Protect the Seventh Prince!
The expressions of the Seventh Princes guests flickered as they quickly got up to try and block Xiao Chen.
In the end, Xiao Chen was just one person. He could not bring out the Dao Might surpassing that of a tenthyer Dao Might with every saber strike.
There was only one way to stop the other side from advancing further: besiege the Seventh Prince with the aim of killing him. This would force the other guests to remain here to protect him. This was an obvious scheme that they were helpless against, even if they figured it out.
As weapons shed, Wang Xu paled in fright as Xiao Chen pressed closer. While the guests blocked Xiao Chen, Wang Xu retreated in a fluster.
The many Sovereign Emperors repeatedly tried to pin down Xiao Chen. However, their efforts were futile; he never lingered, promptly withdrawing as soon as they made contact. From the start to the end, his saber intent and killing Qi focused on Wang Xu, causing Wang Xu to flee in a fluster at every turn.
Xiao Chens sixthyer Thunder Dao Domain allowed him to exert his Divine Firmament Nine Variations to the limits.
If he wanted to leave, few could keep up with him.
Remain here!
Boom!
Suddenly, Xiao Chen sensed a dangerous aura. Then, tree branches burst out of the ground and intertwined into a wooden cage.
Ka! Ka! Ka!
When Xiao Chen hacked the Tyrant Saber on the cage, it gave off a metallic ngor. Even with the might of the Tyrant Saber, every saber strike could only leave a faint mark.
Humph! You can forget about leaving after entering my Heavenly Wood Cage.
The skinny, old man, who had remained hidden and refrained from attacking, hovered in the air. He showed a cold smile on his face as he looked at Xiao Chen in disdain. No matter what, you are just a 3-Vein Sovereign Emperor. Kill him!
The other Great Perfection Sovereign Emperors had already had enough of Xiao Chen. Now that they saw this opportunity, they did not hesitate to execute their various killing moves.
In that instant, boundless Emperor Might shook the heavens. Various mysterious phenomena covered the sky along with a horrifying killing Qi. Even the princes at the altars could not help looking over, wanting to see what happened.
Mahmy Abstinence Vition Saber Technique, In the Mortal Realm!
Xiao Chen did not fluster at all. Showing no fear in the face of danger, he executed In the Mortal Realm.
Bang!
A supreme killing Buddha descended and instantly broke the Heavenly Wood Cage. As the Buddhist swastika appeared on its forehead, that killing Buddhas figure swelled up. Then, it pushed its palms out and blocked the killing movesing from all directions.
Rumble..! The world shook amid loud noises. A huge pit appeared in this ancientnd where the many Great Perfection Sovereign Emperors worked together.
Purple light shed as Xiao Chen leaped out of the huge pit.
Xiao Chen did not even bother looking at the shocked guests, focusing his gaze on the Seventh Prince Wang Xu.
Wang Xu, who had fled far away, gritted his teeth in anger when he met Xiao Chens gaze. He did not want to run anymore. Xiao Chen had chased him around like Wang Xu was a dog all the while, but his guests could not pin down Xiao Chen at all. Wang Xu already had enough of this.
Ill spare your life for now. Ille to reap itter.
However, Xiao Chen did not charge over as expected. He uttered some indifferent words before turning to leave.
Keep him here! the skinny, old man shouted. He could not ept Xiao Chening and leaving as Xiao Chen pleased.
You think you can keep me here?
Xiao Chen turned around andunched a saber strike, executing the Mahmy Abstinence Vition Saber Techniques Resolving the Mundane. An eternal and inextinguishable saber light shot out.
Boom!
The instant the saber light swept over, the guests chasing after Xiao Chen had to stop to block it.
When the shock waves vanished and the Buddhist Might scattered, Xiao Chens figure was nowhere to be found. He had long since turned into a beam of purple light flying to Wang Yans altar.
He hade like flowing water and left like the wind.
Whoosh!
Xiao Chens figure appeared like the wind and drifted down like a falling leaf tond firmly.
The others on the altar had already recovered and were just waiting for Xiao Chens return.
When Xiao Chen saw the nce Wang Yan cast over, Xiao Chen nodded. Nothing needed to be said.
The sacred me burned fiercely on the altar. The fiery light shone on Xiao Chen, Xiao Suo, Wu Meng, Hao Kai, and the other guests. Their faces looked incredibly determined, and their eyes held resolve.
They all shared amon intention. They had worked hard and killed their way here for this moment.
Wang Yan took one step forward and drew the Yan Imperial Sword in his hand. The Dao Might of his Massacre Dao Domain spread into the surroundings.
The heavy killing intent startled everyone somewhat.
Just as Wang Yan was about to stab the Yan Imperial Sword into the altar, Xiao Chen suddenly asked, Ninth Prince, do you know what the origin of the Massacre Dao is?
Oh? I have not thought about this question in detail. It would be difficult for me to cultivate the Massacre Great Dao to the tenthyer within a few centuries anyway, Wang Yan answered Xiao Chen after some hesitation, feeling slightly surprised.
The endpoint of the Massacre Great Dao is demonic. Without a heart for the Demonic Dao, you will never be able to touch the origins of the Massacre Great Dao. This Demonic Dao is not what you understand it to be. Just make your move; dont overthink my words.
Xiao Chen wanted to say something more. However, after thinking about it, he did not.
Wang Yan frowned slightly. He had spent a lot of time guarding the borders, fighting and killing Demonic Dao cultivators. If he had not killed ten thousand Demonic Dao cultivators, he had at least killed several thousand. Hence, he found Xiao Chens words somewhat iprehensible.
I will remember what you said.
However, Wang Yan was willing to believe Xiao Chen. This trust had been built up from sharing life and death up to now. Furthermore, Xiao Chen had a unique air to him, inspiring awe and respect.
Thank you.
Xiao Chens thoughts wandered, and his memories unfolded like a painting. The Wang Yan in front of him reminded him of someone.
It was an old friend from the Kunlun Realm, an old friend that he could never forget.
It was Yan Shisan, who used the killing sword Dao. During the final battle of the Kunlun Realms Demonic Cmity, he had turned into a demon with one sword strike, seeking what he wanted through killing.
At that moment, Xiao Chen had understood that the origin of the Massacre Dao was demonic. If Yan Shisan had ovee this, he could have grasped the origin of the Massacre Great Dao. Unfortunately, Yan Shisan had felt helpless against the origin of massacre. He chose tomit suicide, leaving a tragic legend in the Kunlun Realm.
Boom!
Wang Yan stabbed his Yan Imperial Sword with its aura of massacre into the fierce mes. A holy light shot up to the sky, and a dragon roar rang out.
Finally, all eight altars were upied.
At this moment, the session races second round reached its most intense moment.
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Far away, at the altar the Eleventh Prince upied, Grim Reaper Lin Feng looked over. When he saw that scene, he revealed a faint smile.
He did not have a choice in bing the Eleventh Princes guest. However, he never stopped paying attention to Xiao Chen.
Upon seeing that the Ninth Prince also upied an altar, he heaved a sigh of relief.
The Universe Origin Sects Chu Feng, who stood at the side, showed a different expression. He had formed a grudge with Xiao Chen in the Faux God World, practically a sworn enemy.
This fellow is bing increasingly unfathomable.
The Eleventh Prince said, Pay attention. The second wave of ferocious beasts ising.
Lin Feng and Chu Feng withdrew their gazes to focus on the endless ferocious beasts before them again.
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Now, ferocious beasts upied the entire core region of the Ancient Yan Emperor Tomb. They seemed densely packed and endless.
The princes who did not upy an altar mingled with the ferocious beasts, attacking the princes refining their Yan Imperial Swords.
Wang Yan, who upied the final altar, could not avoid being targeted by the other princes.
Chapter 2321 Raw 2428 : Everything Clear and in Good Order
Chapter 2321 Raw 2428 : Everything Clear and in Good Order
The eight altars in the core region were built on the ancient Dragon Veins of the Yanwu Dynasty.
The dynastys Dragon Veins were vast, dense, and ancient.
The various princes needed to iy the seal of their Great Dao into the Dragon Vein. Eventually, their Yan Imperial Swords would be unique, bing the true holy swords of the dynasty.
Wang Yan looked at the Yan Imperial Sword in the zing sacred mes before turning to the rest and saying, Im going in. Ill leave the ferocious beast waves to everyone.
Xiao Chen and the others watched as Wang Yan leaped up and entered the sacred me. Then, he sat down cross-legged.
The refinement started officially. Only the princes understood the danger they faced.
No one knew whether the princes could seed or not. However, if the guests could not block the ferocious beast waves, their prince would definitely fail.
Whoosh!
When Wang Yan entered the sacred me to refine the Yan Imperial Sword, the altar underfoot started shaking. Auspicious Signs fell like snow from the sky,nded on the ground, and turned into a gentle warmth in Xiao Chens and the others bodies, feeling veryfortable.
Xiao Chen carefully observed the effects of the Auspicious Signs that came from the dynastys Dragon Vein. He felt some minute changes in his Divine Energy.
To think that there are such benefits. With sufficient Auspicious Signs, I can thoroughly consolidate my initiate 3-Vein Sovereign Emperor cultivation, Xiao Chen thought joyfully as surprise shed on his face.
Everyone knew that after one broke through a bottleneck, one needed to stabilize ones cultivation for some time instead of blindly raising it further.
The falling Auspicious Signs nourished the body and purified Divine Energy. Their effects were extraordinary and could help Xiao Chen save on this time.
Rumble...!
Just as the group marveled at this, the ground shook. A mass of ck figures appeared in the distance; it was an endless, flood-like wave of ferocious beasts.
Qin Zhuolin thought for a while, then said, I understand now. These ferocious beasts are here for the Auspicious Signs as well. The further the prince is in the refining, the stronger the effects of the Auspicious Signs. At that time, it will attract stronger ferocious beasts.
The zing auras of the ferocious beasts put great pressure on everyone from afar.
Under the pressure, the tall altar shook. The vast horde of ferocious beasts came on with a surging momentum.
The Heavenly Book Schr looked around with a grim expression. Then, he suggested softly, Brother Qin, you are skilled with the Dragon Seeking Arts, able to read the Luck of the mountains and rivers. How about we leavemanding the colossalva beasts to you?
Qin Zhuolin smiled faintly and replied, Not a problem, I was thinking the same thing.
Senior Feng, Senior Hao Kai, the two of you are 6-Vein Sovereign Emperors. Would you remain to defend the Ninth Prince, preventing other guests froming to sneak-attack him? The moment something happens to His Highness, it will be over for us.
Naturally, Senior Feng and Hao Kai did not reject the suggestion, agreeing without hesitation.
Brother Xiao Suo, you wield the Scarlet Blood War Banner. Im afraid I will have to leave the job of charging and breaking through the enemy lines to you and Brother Wu Meng.
Not a problem.
Xiao Suo grinned as he soared into the air with Wu Meng, jumping off the altar and charging towards the multitude of ferocious beasts.
The Heavenly Book Schr made clear and orderly arrangements, dealing with every aspect. Then, he finally looked at Xiao Chen and requested with some uncertainty, Xiao Chen, would you pass me the tyrant emperorsmander tally to use?
The tyrant emperorsmander tally was a supreme treasure containing one million Yin Soldiers, a powerful killing weapon.
It would be hard to get an ordinary person to hand it over. If Xiao Chen were unwilling...
Alright.
Just as the Heavenly Book Schr considered how he should persuade Xiao Chen, Xiao Chen directly handed the tyrant emperorsmander tally to him.
Since the Heavenly Book Schr seemed to have a good grasp of the overall situation, Xiao Chen felt more confident. Then, he asked directly, What should I do?
On the other hand, the Heavenly Book Schr was stunned for a moment. Then, he smiled after receiving the tyrant emperorsmander tally. Many thanks for your trust. Xiao Chen, you are the strongest among us. I hope that you will patrol the surroundings and wait for an opportunity to act. Ill leave the hard work of killing beast kings and forcing back the other princes to you.
Thats fine with me.
Xiao Chen pushed off gently with his feet and leaped up, turning into a streak of purple light. The Demon Blood Vulture swooped beneath him and caught him as he began falling.
Now, only Hao Kai, Senior Feng, Qin Zhuolin, and the Heavenly Book Schr remained on the altar.
Brother Qin, these colossalva beasts contain vast Dragon Essence in their bodies. If you can get the dynastys Luck to support them, their strength can increase to another level, the Heavenly Book Schr told Qin Zhuolin as he tightly grasped the tyrant emperorsmander tally.
Is that so? Ill give it a try...
Qin Zhuolin pointed casually and murmured, Drawing the Earth as a Dragon.
Boom!
Dragon Qi immediately erupted out from the ground below, where two-hundred-odd colossalva beasts stood. When supported by this Dragon Qi, theva beasts bodies gave off crunching sounds. Then, their vast bodies steadily shrank at a visible speed.
After a while, they had shrunk by half. However, their auras doubled in strength, feeling incredibly shocking.
Qin Zhuolinughed, It really is effective.
The Heavenly Book Schr did not appear surprised. He looked to the front and said, They areing.
Xiao Suo and Wu Meng looked at the relentlessly approaching ferocious beasts from the very front. The shock in their hearts was indescribable.
More than one thousand ferocious beasts as strong as 1-Vein Sovereign Emperors charged over. The world turned dark in the face of the ferocious beasts.
The ferocious beasts appeared in all shapes and sizes. They also possessed different attributes.
Some had surging mes all over their bodies. Some had fur that looked like snow, giving off an icy chill. Some hid in the ground and slowly dug their way forward.
These ferocious beasts were as strong as Sovereign Emperors. However, they were just ferocious beasts, after all.
A human cultivator could easily chop down ferocious beasts with the same level of strength. Ferocious beasts were far inferior to humans in terms of intelligence, Martial Techniques, experience, schemes, andprehension and usage of the Great Dao.
However, after the ferocious beasts reached a certain number, their numerical superiority could offset these weaknesses.
Arise! Scarlet Blood Battle Hunger! Xiao Suo roared as he bravely brandished the scarlet banner in his hand.
A blood-like banner pped in the wind, looking like waves.
As the banner moved, the entire sky turned into a continuously surging blood sea.
Wu Meng felt startled, somewhat horrified by the battle hunger in the Scarlet Blood War Banner. No wonder the Heavenly Book Schr dared to send Xiao Suo out here.
With Xiao Suo menacing the ferocious beasts, at least half of them would be daunted and would not charge over.
Xiao Suo tightly grasped the war banner, and a towering, bloody figure appeared behind him, also holding a war banner.
Boom!
The Scarlet Blood War Banner headed for the surging ferocious beast wave. When Xiao Suo swung it, strong winds howled together with blood waves, sending the ferocious beasts at the front flying and crashing into other ferocious beasts and shattering many of them. Blood filled the ce.
The startling strike from the Scarlet Blood War Banner disrupted the ferocious beast wave radiating a surging killing Qi. At least dozens of ferocious beasts got crushed in an instant. The most important thing was that the unparalleled momentum of these ferocious beasts dissipated.
Kill!
Xiao Suo and Wu Meng exchanged nces. Then, killing Qi erupted from them amid maniacalughter as they directly charged over.
Xiao Chen, who circled in the air, nced at the ferocious beast wave before withdrawing his gaze.
The first wave of ferocious beasts did not have any beast kings; they were all ordinary ferocious beasts.
Given Xiao Suo and Wu Mengs strength, even if they entered deep into the ferocious beast wave, they would not get trapped there. They could easily extricate themselves at any time.
Rumble...!
The two blocked hundreds of ferocious beasts. The remaining ferocious beasts continued heading for the altar like a wave.
However, there was no semnce of a formation, and their momentum was broken. They just looked like a mob of ragtag soldiers.
It is my turn.
Qin Zhuolin smiled and pointed to the front.
Boom!
The shrunkenva beasts suddenly stood up and released startling auras.
Roar! The half-sizeva beasts bellowed endlessly.
The mes on their bodies erupted with resplendent light, burning the sky. Countless zing stones fell from the sky like meteors.
Under Qin Zhuolinsmand, the evolved colossalva beasts rushed forward, charging towards the ferocious beasts that wanted to destroy the altar.
The sacred mes burned endlessly on the tall altar as Wang Yan sat within them.
The ck aura of massacre shrouded Wang Yan as he showed an uncertain expression. It was not easy to ce the mark of massacre on the dynastys Dragon Vein.
Hao Kai and Senior Feng stood to the left and right, cautiously scanning the surroundings.
A sh of scarlet mes continuously circled the altar in the sky.
The defenses around the altar were orderly and tight.
This made the princes that had gathered in secret curse. They could not find any openings in this battle formation.
Chapter 2322 Raw 2429 : Situation Stable for Now?
Chapter 2322 Raw 2429 : Situation Stable for Now?
Damn it...the movements of the Ninth Princes guests are very orderly and well thought out. They can switch between offense and defense without opening any gaps. There are no openings at all.
The princes whom the Demon Blood Vulture chased away earlier had gathered.
When the princes looked from afar at the Heavenly Book Schr and the others dealing with the ferocious beast wave, they frowned heavily and showed sullen expressions.
Initially, it was the Second Prince, the Fifteenth Prince, and their groups of helpers who had been fighting over this altar.
Unexpectedly, the Ninth Prince Wang Yan led people over and forcibly snatched it away.
Xiao Chen forced the Second Prince, who led one group, to forfeit. The Demon Blood Vulture put the other side into a miserable state, prompting those princes to scatter.
The Fifteenth Prince Wang Qis strength was decent. Furthermore, he had three other princes helping him. Earlier, his momentum had been growing.
However, after the Demon Blood Vultures repeated killing moves, the number of his guests had been halved when they reassembled.
The Fifteenth Prince nned to take advantage of the time when the Ninth Princes guests were flustered from the ferocious beast wave to charge over again.
Unexpectedly, the Ninth Princes seven guests showed no openings under the Heavenly Book Schrs directions.
Before the first wave of ferocious beasts reached within fifty kilometers of the altar, it got wiped out.
Fifteenth Elder Brother, dont give up. It is just that Xiao Chens demonic pet is too strong. If we cannot deal with the Demon Blood Vulture, we will not have any chance at victory at all, a prince said with lingering fear. The Demon Blood Vulture had cast a shadow in his heart.
The Fifteenth Prince showed an uncertain expression. He was reluctant to give up but could not think of any way to deal with this.
Not a single person among the many guests dared to step forward to fight that Demon Blood Vulture.
If anyone can dy that Demon Blood Vulture, I will reward him with an Inferior Grade Soul Tool, a Rank 9 Heavenly Pill of his choosing, and two hundred fifty thousand kilograms of Origin Liquid! Wang Qi said through clenched teeth, promising the limits of his resources.
However, when the Fifteenth Prince looked around, no one met his gaze.
This angered Wang Qi into scolding, Bunch of trash!
Actually, Wang Qis words somewhat wronged his guests. In reality, they were quite strong.
The problem was that his guests did not take orders from him; they were here only to obtain fortuitous encounters. They owed him no loyalty. It would not be a problem if their lives were guaranteed. After all, if their prince left the Ancient Yan Emperor Tomb, they would have to leave as well. However, one would be expecting too much if one wanted these guests to risk their lives.
The Demon Blood Vultures bloodline had already mutated, possessing Divine Might. This meant that it had grown infinitely closer to the Great Deste Eons Blood Phoenix.
If one got careless against such a demonic pet, one could die.
Who would be foolish enough to step out? Nothing was more important than their own lives.
Furthermore, these experts were Divine Vein Sovereign Emperors. After they left the Ancient Yan Emperor Tomb, they did not need to show any respect to the prince. No matter where they went, they could be overlords of that area. The two sides were just being polite to each other; the guests did not fear the prince.
Hence, no matter how angry the Fifteenth Prince got, it was pointless.
Haha! Fifteenth Younger Brother, why so angry? All those here are Sovereign Emperor outstanding talents, people much stronger than us. If they are trash, then what are we?
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
A disharmonious voice came from the distance. After this voice sounded, a group of people appeared in front of the Fifteenth Prince.
A trace of rage shed across the Fifteenth Princes face. When he saw the leader of that group, he asked sullenly, Seventh Elder Brother, are you here just to lecture me?
The person who came was the Seventh Prince Wang Xu, who naturally could not swallow the frustration from being miserably yed by Xiao Chen.
After reorganizing, the Seventh Prince had immediately charged over.
Greetings, Seventh Prince.
The many guests around the Fifteenth Prince did not show much change in expression when they heard Wang Xus words. However, they more or less agreed with him. After Wang Xu appeared, they greeted him.
After Wang Xu politely returned the greetings, he looked at Wang Qi and said, Fifteenth Younger Brother, you are no longer a threat to Ninth Brother. No matter what, you have to acknowledge this.
Wang Qis eyes sank, but his lips curled up in mockery as he retorted, So what? Are you strong enough to pose a threat to him? Earlier, I saw that you could not do anything about Xiao Chens pursuit, either.
Wang Qis tone sounded somewhat taunting, but Wang Xu did not get angry. He replied indifferently, Indeed, I do not have much of a chance of victory. However, if you are willing to help me, Ninth Brother will lose for sure. As for the Demon Blood Vulture you are worried about, I have guests that can deal with it. As for the remaining Xiao Chen...I have already thought of a measure.
Really? Wang Qi asked with some disbelief. He looked at Wang Xu contemtively.
Do you think that you have a choice? You can either choose to follow me or wander around to try and seek help from others. After that, you can only wait to be eliminated when the second round ends. If I can enter the third round, I will definitely give you plenty of benefits. Hehe! The Ancient Yan Emperor Tree will appear in the third round. Im sure I dont have to exin the fortuitous encounter that it provides, right? Wang Xuughed, appearing confident, unworried that the other party would reject.
Fifteenth Elder Brother, just agree. Seventh Brother is stronger than us.
If you do not agree, we will just follow Seventh Brother ourselves. In any case, it makes no difference to us.
When the princes who initially followed the Fifteenth Prince heard what Wang Xu said, they felt tempted.
Wang Qis expression changed. Then, he said, As long as you can deal with that Demon Blood Vulture, there is no problem with following you and giving it a try.
Wang Xu turned his head and looked at a middle-aged man among his guests. Mister Lu, I will leave the Demon Blood Vulture to you.
That middle-aged man wore strange clothing and leaked a faint Demonic Might. He was actually a Demonic Dao Sovereign Emperor.
Mister Lu nodded with an indifferent expression. The Demon Blood Vulturees from the Ash Gray Sea. It is incredibly strong, but it is not without weaknesses. I have a way to deal with it. However, I am not a match for that Xiao Chen, so I can only depend on Senior Ma.
The skinny, old man chuckled. Dont worry. He cannot do anything to me, no matter how strong he is. The difference in cultivation cannot be offset so easily. I just need to think of a way to dy him and wait for you all to chase the Ninth Prince out of the Ancient Yan Emperor Tomb.
Good. We will wait to take action after two more waves of ferocious beasts have passed.
Sure.
After making up their minds, these people started preparing. Including the Seventh Prince Wang Xu, this group had five princes.
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With so many princes gathering, the many powerhouses at the pces drill ground worried for the Ninth Prince Wang Yan.
Most of the princes upying altars only faced attacks from three princes at most. However, the Ninth Prince now faced five.
This is really worrying for the Ninth Prince.
Indeed. During the first round, the Thirteenth Prince targeted him, nearly resulting in a wipeout. Now, five princes are targeting him in this round.
It is difficult. The five princes have at least forty Sovereign Emperors under them.
The most crucial thing is that they are still so cautious. Just look at their n. They are only going to attack after two more waves of ferocious beasts have passed.
The various powerhouses and Noble ns n Heads paying attention to the eight altars felt somewhat worried for the Ninth Prince.
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At the same time, the chaotic battles in the entire core region slowly peaked.
Naturally, the First Prince Wang Feis refinement went the smoothest. He had the most guests, and all of them were talented experts.
Be it the Azure Lotus Holy Daughter, the ck Lotus Churchs Holy Son, or that mysterious man shrouded in bloody shadows, they could all be called super experts.
There was the even more horrifying Xi hidden in the darkness, yet to make a move.
The most convenient thing was that no other prince dared to target him. Thus, Wang Fei could focus on refining his Yan Imperial Sword without worrying about other things.
However, Wang Fei had chosen the Ruler Dao. Completing the refinement would not be easy, even without any interference.
Nevertheless, Wang Feis strength would soar greatly once he seeded.
Up to now, nearly everyone thought highly of the First Prince. The other princes, no matter who it was, were all inferior.
Aside from the First Prince, a few of the other princes could not be underestimated, either.
For example, the Eighth Prince Wang Feng. When Dao Yan brought out his ice small world and froze thousands of Sovereign-Emperor-level ferocious beasts with the wave of a hand, he shocked everyone. Such strength could nearly be considered unparalleled.
Aside from Dao Yan, no one else in the entire Ancient Yan Emperor Tomb showed a tenthyer Dao Domain.
Furthermore, there were three experts from the Profound Heaven Holy Land: the Holy Son Wenren Yu, Mu Yunzhu, and Gu Yuhan. These three showed the strength of a super expert.
They already easily cleared three ferocious beast waves,pletely destroying all of the ferocious beasts fifty thousand kilometers from the altar.
A different scene appeared at the Thirteenth Princes altar.
Sikong Shu and the Silver Dragon King brought out their Great Deste Divine Might and scared the surrounding ferocious beasts into trembling, deterring them from getting close.
The means of winning without a fight made everyone sigh in amazement.
The Eleventh Prince and the Sixth Prince were both worth noting, as well. Both of them had an expert with a Death Dao Domain. Using the mysteries of death, they turned the dead Sovereign-Emperor-level ferocious beasts into zombies.
They easily faced the endlessly surging ferocious beast waves, not getting flustered at all.
The people outside believed that the First Prince, the Eighth Prince, and the Thirteenth Prince, as well as the Eleventh Prince and the Sixth Prince, would have no problems clearing the second round.
As for the other princes upying altars, there were many variables, and they might be chased off.
This was the general situation in the core region. To these powerhouses, there would not be any other variables.
Chapter 2323 Raw 2430 : When Heavenly Slayer Is Drawn, There Is No Need to Turn Around
Chapter 2323 Raw 2430 : When Heavenly yer Is Drawn, There Is No Need to Turn Around
Its the fourth wave already.
The Heavenly Book Schr showed a grave expression as he looked at the ferocious beasts spread across the boundlessnd from the altar.
A strong, bloody stench hung in the air. Blood formed rivers on the ground, and corpses piled up like mountains.
The Dragon Essence in the ferocious beasts bodies shone with a green light after they died. As it floated in the air, it looked like ghost mes.
Xiao Suo, who was at the very front, showed no emotion on his face. He had wandered the forbidden seas for a long time, so he did not find the scene before him strange. Compared to the blood sea in the Scarlet Blood Pirate Kings inheritance, this was nothing.
Wu Meng sat on the corpse of a ferocious beast, wiping blood off his weapon. He also grasped the Massacre Dao and did not show much fatigue.
However, the howling ferocious beasts were stronger and more savage with each wave. The two felt the pressure mounting, no longer as at ease as they had been at the start.
On the Demon Blood Vulture, Xiao Chen opened his eyes. The Auspicious Signs in the sky fell like snow, much denser nowpared to the start. When he stretched out his hand to catch some, they melted into his palm.
After sensing the various wondrous effects the Auspicious Signs brought when they entered his Divine Energy Sea, he muttered, The fifth wave ising. Are those dancing clowns still not going to show themselves?
Right when Xiao Chen said that, a sh of iridescent light appeared at the limits of his vision, looking like a surging wave.
When he looked around, he did not see the other princes or guests.
They had apparently hidden and withdrawn their auras. It looked like after their first lesson, those people realized how incredible Xiao Chen was and did not dare to be careless.
If those people did not take the initiative to expose themselves, he would find it challenging to root them all out amid this chaotic scene.
Aside from killing two beast kings, Xiao Chen had nothing to do during these ferocious beast waves.
He remained on the Demon Blood Vulture and refined the Auspicious Signs, stabilizing his 3-Vein Sovereign Emperor cultivation.
They are moving!
Xiao Chen raised his eyebrows when he sensed the strong, umted killing intent in the surroundings.
This group of people finally could no longer wait.
North!
Xiao Chen turned and quickly looked to the north.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Xiao Chen saw five strands of sword light suddenly appear. When they merged, they brightly lit the sky.
A vast dynastys might spread out, and a vast dynasty coalesced above the sword lights.
That was the dynastys might from five Yan Imperial Swords being drawn at the same time. This stunned the other princes in the core region.
On the altar, the Heavenly Book Schr showed a grave expression. He said, Do not panic. Hold your positions; the n remains the same.
Hao Kai and Senior Feng, who were entrusted with the great responsibility of defending Wang Yan, perked up and paid attention, not daring to be careless.
The princes Yan Imperial Swords could amplify their strength severalfold in the Ancient Yan Emperor Tomb.
The stronger their Dragon Essence, the more ferocious thebat prowess.
With five Yan Imperial Swords appearing at the same time, no one dared to be careless. The pressure felt like a mountain.
Whoosh!
Xiao Chens figure shed, leaving a purple electric mark in the sky as he went to investigate.
Then, a figure flew over in the air, radiating an overwhelming Emperor Might and blocking Xiao Chen.
This person was the skinny, old man under the Seventh Prince. Xiao Chen had some impression of his Heavenly Wood Cage.
Step aside.
Xiao Chen saw the five princes leading their guests toward the altar, moving over step by step. He did not have time to waste on this old man.
Boom!
Right after Xiao Chen spoke, he drew his Tyrant Saber and chopped down from the front.
Grass grows tall, and nightingales fly in the air, showing an endless cycle!
The skinny, old man smiled coldly, and an exuberant lifeforce burst out from his body. Many lush tree branches around him tangled up into balls, continuously growing after being destroyed. No matter how tyrannical Xiao Chens saber move was, he could not eradicate these tree balls.
Xiao Chen executed more than one thousand saber strikes in the blink of an eye. Saber lights spread out, and lightning bolts crisscrossed, looking very mighty.
However, that skinny, old many relied on his superior cultivation, only defending and never attacking.
The old man would retreat continuously. As long as Xiao Chen could not severely injure him with one move, he would remain undefeated.
Wood shards flew in the air, scattering throughout the ce.
The skinny, old mans figure appeared indistinct amid the endless tree balls that regrew after being destroyed. He sneered, My cultivation is higher than yours. You cannot imagine the vastness of my Divine Energy. Although you are terrifyingly strong, I will not show any openings if I do not attack.
Whoosh!
Xiao Chen moved back and stopped attacking. He frowned slightly. This shameless old thing was indeed somewhat difficult to handle, which made him consider retreating.
Xiao Chen did not want to waste time here; protecting the Ninth Prince was more important.
You want to leave? I do not agree to that. This old mans words are the ones that count!
Clearly, the skinny, old man was upset at Xiao Chen for blocking the Seventh Princes entire team alone earlier.
Now that he saw some helplessness appear on Xiao Chens face, he could not help feeling pleased. Then, he roared furiously as his Dao Might erupted. His terrifying Wood Dao Domain spread out, instantly covering the sky.
The moment the Wood Dao Domain reinforced the wood shards flying all over the ce, they started shooting at Xiao Chen in dense clumps.
Xiao Chen showed a cold expression as heyered his three Dao Domains, materializing a boundless saber move.
He raised a tight screen of saber lights, thoroughly defending himself without exposing any gaps.
However, the skinny, old mans attacks appeared extremely strange. The wood shards actually stuck to the saber lights and grew rapidly, looking like grass growing on rocks. When the grasss roots prated the rock, they could shatter it.
The wood shards relied on the vigorous lifeforce to break Xiao Chens screen of saber lights.
After that, wood shards continuously fell on Xiao Chens body and grew wildly.
Soon, trees covered Xiao Chens body, holding down his body. The roots pierced his skin like tentacles, prating deep into his body and wrecking his internal organs, absorbing the vigorous lifeforce in his body.
His strong Azure Dragon Divine Body provided the trees with an even better growing space. Even the skinny, old man felt somewhat shocked at the explosive growth of the trees.
Haha! Do you feel that your defeat is very wronged? Often, people who appear very strong are actually not even worth a strike. On the contrary, unremarkable things like grass or wood shards are extremely tenacious, able to bring out inconceivable power.
The skinny, old manughed sinisterly. Then, he held his hands together and continuously infused his Divine Energy into the many trees on Xiao Chens body.
At this moment, Xiao Chen looked extremely strange. As he hovered in the air, many trees grew all over his body,pletely covering him; even his face could not be seen. Only a pair of eyes peered through the crisscrossing tree branches, gazing calmly at the skinny, old man.
Xiao Chen just let the Divine Energy pour into the trees on him, appearing like he was helpless and had epted his fate.
Soon, the skinny, old man could no longer continueughing. The lifeforce on Xiao Chen seemed boundless.
The burgeoning trees growing to towering heights seemed somewhat out of control. The lifeforce was so vigorous that it scared the skinny, old man.
How can it be like this? Given his cultivation, he should have turned into a dried-up corpse after my seeds absorbed so much lifeforce.
The skinny, old man felt greatly startled. However, he could no longer withdraw, so he gritted his teeth and persisted.
I really wanted to continue ying with you. However, I do not know what methods you used, but my Demon Blood Vulture is restrained as well, so we will stop here.
Fiendish Saber inheritance, All Things Rejoicing Together! Xiao Chen shouted in his heart. The many trees growing wildly on his body got assimted by All Things Rejoicing Together. Every tree, every tree branch, and every tree leaf burst out with resplendent saber light simultaneously.
The lifeforce that terrified the skinny, old man turned into countless saber lights that surged out.
Whoosh!
Xiao Chen did not give the skinny, old man a chance to react, sending the saber lights shooting at him.
When the saber lights scattered, holes riddled the skinny, old man. He became like a broken kite, wobbling as he fell heavily.
Xiao Chen, who was covered in the many trees, gently twisted his body and slid out like water. The roots wanted to grasp him firmly but failed.
When Xiao Chen slipped free, the vast mountain-like trees in the air exploded and were reduced to ashes after losing the vast lifeforce from his body.
Xiao Chen floated down and walked over to the front. The skinny, old man was already incredibly weak.
Although wounds covered the old mans body, he stillughed maniacally. Xiao Chen, its over for you. You can turn your head back to look...turn your head back to look, and you will know what despair is!
The five Yan Imperial Swords above Wang Yans altar burst out with resplendent sword lights.
The boundless sword move covered the entire altar. The Heavenly Book Schr, Hao Kai, and Senior Feng showed incredibly unsightly expressions.
Now, it was no longer a matter of whether they could block the peak strike from the five princes using their Yan Imperial Swords.
Even if they blocked it, the resulting shock wave might destroy the altar.
Wang Yan, who was in the eye of the storm, would die for sure.
Qin Zhuolin controlled the colossalva beasts below the altar and fought with the five princes guests. He showed rage on his face, feeling helpless. Despite wanting to help, he could not free himself to do so.
On the other side, the Demon Blood Vulture cried out miserably, its belly stuck to the ground.
It tried its best to p its wings and fly. However, the moment it kicked up some wind, it felt so much pain that it screeched loudly, unable to fly.
A ck ball in its body felt as heavy as a star, anchoring it to the ground.
Mister Lu held his hands behind him as he stood upright in the air. Heughed maniacally and said, After swallowing my Prison Star Pearl, you will have to remain lying down, no matter how horrifying you are.
At the front lines, Xiao Suo and Wu Meng were deep within the ferocious beast wave. At this moment, Qin Zhuolin, who was supposed to send the colossalva beasts to reinforce them, got dyed by others.
The two suffered unspeakable misery, bitterly holding on as danger surrounded them.
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Outside:
Its over for the Ninth Prince! The many powerhouses in the pce in the sky sighed when they saw the scene on the huge screen.
Although this development was somewhat sad, it was to be expected. How could there be a chance after being targeted by five princes at the same time?
Such a result was just a matter of time.
Somethings wrong! Look!
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Just at this moment, something strange happened. A saber light had flown over at some point. Everywhere the saber light passed, the sky was like a piece of cloth neatly sliced in half.
Ka ca!
The strange thing happened in an instant. Before anyone could see where the saber light came from, it chopped the five princes with surging momentum above the altar in half at the waist.
The peak strikeunched with five Yan Imperial Swords immediately crumbled, scattering like fireworks in the air.
Go in peace.
Xiao Chen took one step forward in the air and sheathed Heavenly yer. His tall and erect body looked like a lone peak. The instant he sheathed Heavenly yer, he stabbed the tip of the scabbard at the skinny, old man at lightning speed.
Despair appeared on the debilitated, skinny, old mans face as he muttered, Turn around...Turn around...
Sorry, I do not have a habit of turning around.
Boom!
Heavenly yernded together with its scabbard, crushing the skinny, old man into powder and shattering his Divine Seal.
Even at death, the skinny, old man did not get to see Xiao Chen turn around.
He did not understand that when Heavenly yer was drawn, there was no need to turn around.
Chapter 2324 Raw 2431 : The Ninth Altar
Chapter 2324 Raw 2431 : The Ninth Altar
When Heavenly yer was drawn, there was no need to turn around.
The severed bodies of the five princes suddenly appeared at the pces drill grounds.
The somewhat cruel scene immediately elicited startled cries. To think that Xiao Chen was so bold.
The Yan Emperor maintained a calm expression. He did not show any anger or murderous intent at Xiao Chens move.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
The imperial ancestral temples experts showed flustered expressions as they quickly carried away the five princes bodies.
A Medial Grade Soul Tool had split the five princes bodies into halves. Who knew whether they could be saved?
If they had been killed with another weapon, it would be fine. They just had to use some natural treasures and rest for a day to recover.
However, Xiao Chen had used Heavenly yer. Legend said that if one did not kill with it, it would injure the user. Once it was unsheathed, someone had to die.
In fact, many princes had fallen in the Ancient Yan Emperor Tomb during previous session races.
The session race was not a friendly game. It was a cruelpetition where one fought to the death.
The various powerhouses no longer found princes dying strange.
However, no matter what, a prince was a prince. The guests would more or less be concerned about killing one.
Even if a prince died, they usually died at the hands of another prince. Very rarely would guests kill princes.
Hence, the scene of Xiao Chen killing five princes with one saber strike was somewhat shocking.
However, no matter what, the Ninth Princes crisis was averted.
After the five princes were ejected from the Ancient Yan Emperor Tomb, their guests naturally could not remain. They turned into flowing light and vanished, ejected as well.
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Xiao Chen!
Qin Zhuolin initiallymanded more than one hundredva beasts to face the forty-odd guests. Now that his opponents had vanished, the pressure decreased significantly.
When he turned his head to look, he happened to see Xiao Chen sheathing Heavenly yer.
This scene shocked Qin Zhuolin, short-circuiting his brain, and he forgot to move.
Brother Qin, quickly go and rescue Xiao Suo and Wu Meng! the Heavenly Book Schr shouted from the altar. As he spoke, he jumped off the altar and rushed to Xiao Suo and Wu Meng deep in the ferocious beast wave ahead.
Qin Zhuolin startled awake and quicklymanded theva beasts, turning them into a surging flood with roaring waves as they charged at the ferocious beast wave.
If he still did not rush over, Xiao Suo and Wu Meng might die.
The sword Qi from the five Yan Imperial Swords above the altar scattered like fireworks.
Senior Feng and Hao Kai exchanged looks, rendered speechless for a long time.
Do you think those five princes will survive? After a while, Senior Feng brought up his worry.
Hao Kai replied calmly, Things dont look good for them. However, they can be saved. It is just a question of whether the imperial ancestral temple patriarchs are willing to pay a sufficientlyrge price.
Senior Feng felt stunned. After a while, he stopped dwelling on this problem. He realized that this question was moot.
All those imperial ancestral temple patriarchs sought nothing but profit. The possibility of them being willing to spend a lot was practically nil.
Those fellows could even aid the First Prince in colluding with the Xuewu Dynasty; they could do anything.
There was no kindness to speak of. To them, everyone else but the First Prince could be abandoned.
However, why does this matter? Perhaps you might consider such things, but Xiao Chen wont care. To him, it was a fight to the death. Either the Ninth Prince died, or the five princes died. From the moment he drew Heavenly yer, he was prepared not to turn back. Or perhaps, from the moment he decided to help Wang Yan, he no longer looked back.
Compared to Senior Feng, Hao Kai understood Xiao Chen a little better.
Boom!
The Demon Blood Vulture soared into the air, letting out a delighted cry. Then, it charged at the ferocious beast wave.
Xiao Chen looked at the Prison Star Pearl in his hand, testing its heft. After fiddling with it for a while, he put it away.
After this, the Ninth Princes situationpletely turned around. He should not have to worry about the second round.
However, it looked like the First Princes Yan Imperial Sword refinement would bepleted soon.
If he can merge his Ruler Daos mark into the dynastys Dragon Veins, his strength will skyrocket. Who knows what will happen then?
Xiao Chen had three purposes ining to the Ancient Yan Emperor Tomb.
First, to aid Wang Yan in bing the Crown Prince. Second, the Ethereal Immortal Pce. The third was something he kept hidden in his heart. He did not expose it at all, enduring all the while. However, to him, the third purpose was far more important than the first two.
While Xiao Chen managed to defeat the alliance of the five princes, the Fifth Prince was not that lucky.
Working together, the Third Prince, the Fourth Prince, the Seventeenth Prince, and the Eighteenth Prince seized an opening to chase the Fifth Prince off the altar and forced him to forfeit.
The four princes stood on the altar, staring at the fiercely burning sacred me while showing strange expressions.
The Third Prince, the leader, felt overjoyed. He said, Brothers, many thanks for helping. Otherwise, I would not be able to ascend this altar.
The Fourth Prince Wang Yun hid the murderous intent in his eyes, not making a move.
Mister Yuan? Why are we not attacking yet? Our strength is not damaged; this is our best opportunity.
Everything went as Yuan Zhen expected. The four princes alliance had seeded in chasing away the stronger Fifth Prince.
Following Yuan Zhens n, they should make a surprise attack now and finish off the Third Prince while his guard was down.
The hooded Yuan Zhen looked around and returned the voice projection, Hehe! Theres no rush. I sense that a variable is appearing. Just wait for a while; this altar is not important. Just leave it to your third brother.
Ah!
The Fourth Prince Wang Yun could not ept this. However, he still endured. After all, Yuan Zhen had not been wrong yet.
Congrattions, Third Brother. Haha! Third Brother is really incredible. You should not have any problem refining the Yan Imperial Sword, so I will go ahead, the Fourth Prince said with a sincere smile. The murderous intent had vanished from his eyes.
Surprise shed in the Third Princes eyes. Fourth Younger Brother, are you not going to stay and obtain the Auspicious Signs from the Dragon Vein?
Theres no need. The Auspicious Signs are limited. If Ipete for them, it will harm the harmony between us brothers. Third Brother, just remember our agreement. Ill bring my men to sweep through the core region. The ferocious beast corpses all over the ce are great treasures.
Before the Third Prince could say anything, Wang Yun jumped off the altar and led his guests far away.
Haha! Fourth Brother is still as foolish as before. He must have gone crazy from killing ferocious beasts. Even now, he keeps thinking about ferocious beasts. Third Brother, we arent leaving. We will protect you.
The other princes watched as the Fourth Prince left, showing mockery in their eyes as theyughed.
The Third Prince smiled and said, Our Fourth Younger Brother is a great person; he is just too honest and foolish. Hahaha! However, if he were not foolish, we would not have this opportunity, am I right?
Hahahaha!
The princes startedughing together. Clearly, they usually looked down on this Wang Yun, treating him as a joke.
After leaving, Wang Yun demanded somewhat angrily, Mister Yuan, can you give me an exnation? With your strength, you could kill Third Brother with one strike, given that he let down his guard. Why did we give up? I have already killed so many ferocious beasts that I am sick of it. When I see ferocious beast corpses, I feel frustrated.
The other guests also felt somewhat upset.
There clearly was an excellent chance earlier. The Fourth Prince could have upied the altar and seeded in the refinement.
Yuan Zhen did not get flustered. He smiled faintly and said, Previously, I did not know that the First Prince chose the Ruler Dao. I also did not expect his refinement to go so smoothly.
The Ruler Dao?
Do you know what the Ruler Dao is? The Ruler Dao deres that all who follow me will flourish, and those who oppose me will die. Aside from me, everyone else is an ant. The Ruler Dao requires one to put on a show of power. The stronger the show of power, the stronger ones Dao Might and strength, which, in turn, strengthens the show of power, continuing in a cycle. What do you think will happen next? Yuan Zhen chuckled as he looked at Wang Yun while speaking.
Is First Brother going to start a massacre? Wang Yun asked uncertainly.
Hahahaha! Actually, there is no need to care about that, as your opportunity is here. If we said that your chances of bing crown prince were twenty percent previously, it is now fifty percent! Yuan Zhenughed maniacally, showing a mysterious and unfathomable grin under the hood.
Fifty percent?
Wang Yuns heart pounded heavily. He had never thought of bing the crown prince.
He clearly understood his own strength.
However, Yuan Zhen said that he had a fifty percent chance of bing the crown prince and ascending the throne.
This was too exaggerated.
Then, Yuan Zhen lowered his hood, revealing his bald head and his twelve monastic scars.
Yuan Zhen! You are the Hidden Spirit Temples Yuan Zhen. The Hidden Spirit Temple never interferes with the session races, right?
Wang Yun was greatly startled to recognize Yuan Zhen. The other guests felt shocked as well.
The previously somewhat unremarkable mysterious person was actually Yuan Zhen, the top true inheritor of the Hidden Spirit Temple.
Yuan Zhen said coldly, I only lowered my hood in hopes that you will trust me more. This is a very rare great opportunity. You must understand your first-generation Yan Emperor had the chance to establish this imperial tomb in this ancientnd only because of the Hidden Spirit Temple ancestors help.
Wang Yun said seriously, I believe in Mister. What should I do now?
Seeing that Wang Yun nowpletely trusted him, Yuan Zhen smiled and said, Have you heard of the ninth altar?
What?
It was not just Wang Yun; the other guests also appeared confused, not understanding what Yuan Zhen referred to.
Just at this moment, something strange happened. The entirety of the Ancient Yan Emperor Tombs core region shook intensely.
A Ruler Daos dynastys might spread out amid rumbling sounds, covering the sky.
Resplendent light erupted from the First Princes altar. It looked like a sun, lighting up the entire Ancient Yan Emperor Tomb.
The horrifying dynastys might shook the other faraway altars.
Those who obey me flourish; those who oppose me die!
The First Prince Wang Fei drew the Yan Imperial Sword in his hand with a roar, startling all the other princes refining their Yan Imperial Swords.
The many princes within the fiercely burning sacred mes showed slightly horrified expressions.
Chapter 2325 Raw 2432 : Wang Fei Gets Ahead
Chapter 2325 Raw 2432 : Wang Fei Gets Ahead
Those who obey me flourish; those who oppose me die!
These words echoed endlessly in the vast core region of the Ancient Yan Emperor Tomb. The Ruler Daos dynastys might shook the sky and ground.
Resplendent holy light came from the First Princes altar, illuminating the entire core region like the sun.
This made the altars of the other princes appear dim.
This is the Ruler Dao?
The various princes within the sacred mes on the altars opened their eyes at the same time. Heavy shock and horror shed in their eyes.
No one had expected the First Prince Wang Fei to merge his Ruler Dao with the dynastys Dragon Vein so quickly. This seemed inconceivable, inspiring disbelief.
Everyone believed that merging the Ruler Dao would be much more difficult than the other Great Dao.
It could not possibly sessfully merge so quickly, getting ahead of the other princes.
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Even the aloof Yan Emperor in the pce felt greatly startled. His hand, which held the genuine Yan Imperial Sword, trembled slightly as he said, Impossible...
How is it impossible? Facts proved that the First Prince is indeed mandated by heaven, the person to revitalize my Yanwu Dynasty.
The Yan Emperor turned his head back and saw the imperial ancestral temples Imperial Ancestor. Then, he suddenly understood. You...you all have already crossed the line. The ancestral teachings said that the session race has to be fair. Disobeying the ancestral teachings means the end of my Yanwu Dynasty.
Everyone knew that the imperial ancestral temple managed the entrance to the Ancient Yan Emperor Tomb. It knew most of the secrets of the Ancient Yan Emperor Tomb. If the imperial ancestral temple patriarchs had assisted, then the First Princes inconceivable speed in merging his Ruler Dao with the dynastys Dragon Veins was entirely explicable.
However, this was as good as predetermining who would be the crown prince.
This defied the ancestral teachings,pletely ignoring them. The foundations of the dynasty would be shaken.
A great cmity is approaching, and the Yanwu Dynasty will be in the eye of the storm. If we do not change, we will be destroyed. Dont think that I do not know that you sneaked out to Spirit Vulture Mountain. However, that group of baldies did not agree to help, right?
The expression of the imperial ancestral temples Imperial Ancestor did not change. He just coldly looked at the current Yan Emperor, his gaze exceptionally chilly.
The Yan Emperor felt startled. He had not expected the other party to know his movements so well.
From your vacant look, that group of baldies from the Hidden Spirit Temple probably did not agree. Humph! Those baldies have always been aloof and put on an appearance of being above the world. However, they are just resigned to their fate of collecting incense and worshiping that demonic Buddha of theirs.
The imperial ancestral temples Imperial Ancestor said indifferently, You want to draw your sword? You cant do it, right? You have already be the past. The new Yan Imperial Sword will soon be born. Just apany us and watch the final act; then, obediently hand over your throne.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Right after the imperial ancestral temples Imperial Ancestor spoke, many imperial ancestral temple experts appeared in the aloof cloud pce.
The Yan Emperor showed an unsightly expression. When he saw the many patriarchs appearing behind the Imperial Ancestor, he felt utterly helpless.
Suddenly, the Yan Emperor understood why the abbot did not agree to his request.
It was because the dynasty was no longer in his control. The patriarchs faction had already deeply rooted itself in the dynasty.
The various feudal lords and Noble n powerhouses in the hall below did not know that a coup dtat silently took ce above. The imperial ancestral temples patriarchs conspired against the emperor and removed him.
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Inside the Ancient Yan Emperor Tomb:
The First Prince Wang Fei soared into the resplendent, holy light, gazing coldly at the surroundings. A rulers tyranny that looked down on the world made the surrounding princes tremble.
Damn it! How can this be?! the Eighth Prince Wang Feng eximed in shock and rage. His Wind Great Dao was only half a step away from perfectly merging with the dynastys Dragon Vein.
In his opinion, he should be ahead of Wang Fei, no matter what.
Merging the Wind Great Dao was much simpler than the Ruler Dao.
This is not good.
The expressions of Dao Yan and the Profound Heavens Holy Son Wenren Yu changed at the same time as Wang Fei, who was high in the sky, fixed his gaze on Wang Feng, who was within the sacred me.
Eighth Prince, quickly leave the altar. Otherwise, the consequences will be dire.
Wang Feng showed an unresigned expression. Give me a moment more, and I can perfectly merge my Wind Great Dao with the dynastys Dragon Vein!
Theres no time. cing your mark is already sufficient.
Dao Yan and Wenren Yu did not give Wang Feng a chance to say anything more, working together to yank the Eighth Prince out of the sacred me. Then, they shouted, Quickly leave!
However, they were still a step toote. Wang Fei drew his sword, and a vast dragon image appeared.
One hundred thousand years of the dynastys umtions appeared to its limits within the sword. When the sword lightnded, the Eighth Princes altar shattered, turning into so much rubble.
Wang Feng felt somewhat distraught. My altar...
The altar debris hovering in the air looked like the bubbles of a dream, floating around and showing different colors.
Its over...all over...
The horrifying shock waves spread out, and boundless Dragon Essence vented from the shattered altar, turned into dragon images, and flew to Wang Fei in the air, making his might and pressure grow.
Hahaha! Those who obey me flourish, those who oppose me die! Wang Fei shouted again when he felt the overwhelming power in his Yan Imperial Sword, sinking into delirium.
The might of one sword strike had shattered the altar of his greatest opponent. The soaring power stoked Wang Feis ego infinitelyrger.
Things are not good.
The Thirteenth Prince Wang Yis expression flickered. Then, he said decisively, Retreat.
After dealing with the Eighth Prince, the First Princes next target would be the Thirteenth Prince, without a doubt.
Given that, the Thirteenth Prince might as well retreat earlier. There was no need to seek a perfect merger of his Great Dao with the dynastys Dragon Vein. He had already left his mark, which meant that there was still hope; he could still fight back.
The altar was already useless. If the Thirteenth Prince sought perfection, he would be destroyed.
Damn it...
Although Wang Yi had calmly analyzed the merits and drawbacks, he still felt very reluctant.
Whoosh!
Sikong Shu, the Silver Dragon King, and the other Great Deste Eon bloodline outstanding talents protected the Thirteenth Prince Wang Yi as he jumped off the altar to flee.
Bang!
As soon as Wang Yi jumped off the altar, the First Prince Wang Feis attack arrived.
The altar shattered in that instant. The sacred mes scattered and burned the ferocious beasts, causing them to shriek and scatter.
Absorb!
Wang Fei smiled coldly as the Yan Imperial Sword in his hand wildly sucked the Dragon Essence that leaked out of the shattered altar.
Aside from me, everyone else is an ant!
The Ruler Dao, this was the Ruler Dao. The stronger the show of power, the stronger one would be. The First Prince had destroyed the momentum of the Eighth Prince and the Thirteenth Prince one after another, making his own momentum soar to a level that others could not reach.
Lord Xi and his people maintained calm expressions below the altar. It was like they knew this would happen.
Terrifying. How is First Brother so strong?
The Third Prince, who had snatched an altar, had just jumped into the sacred mes. He did not even have time to refine his Yan Imperial Sword yet.
When he saw everything that happened before him, he felt stupefied. There was simply no way topete.
This is not good!
The Third Princes expression changed dramatically when he felt a killing Qi encase him, locking him in ce and causing his entire body to tremble.
First Elder Brother, First Elder Brother...I have no intention to fight with you. Ill forfeit!
Horror filled the Third Princes heart, making him stammer a little. He wanted to cry butcked the tears to do so.
Boom!
Wang Fei did not give the Third Prince another chance to speak. He swung his sword down, destroying the Third Prince along with the altar.
The destruction of the altars happened in rapid session.
Wang Fei hadunched three sword strikes and destroyed an altar with each one. Three sword strikes demolished three altars.
Those watching carefully could tell that this was not the First Princes power. Wang Fei seemed to have borrowed the power of the dynastys Dragon Veins.
While no other prince had perfectly merged his Great Dao into any of the dynastys Dragon Veins, the dynastys Dragon Veins would treat Wang Fei as the true crown prince.
The dynastys Dragon Veins in the Ancient Yan Emperor Tomb were equal to one hundred thousand years of umtions in the Yanwu Dynasty. Right now, First Prince Wang Fei was like the manifestation of the dynastys umtions. When he held the Yan Imperial Sword, the mandate of heaven supported him.
From a distance, the Fourth Prince Wang Yun saw the Third Prince die and felt a chill run down his back.
If he had not listened to Yuan Zhen earlier, he would be the dead one.
Wang Yun said sincerely, Mister Yuan, many thanks for saving my life.
Under the hood, shock shed in the eyes of Yuan Zhens previously calm face. Clearly, he was surprised at the strength that Wang Fei disyed.
Theres no need to thank me. We are in the same boat. Saving you is akin to saving myself.
Wang Yun did not take Yuan Zhens words to heart. He asked anxiously, Mister Yuan, where exactly is the ninth altar that you mentioned?
Yuan Zhen replied indifferently, Theres no rush. This is not the time to be anxious. There is someone else even more anxious than you are.
Wang Yun felt slightly stunned. Then, he looked in the direction that Yuan Zhen indicated. It was the Ninth Prince Wang Yans altar.
Chapter 2326 Raw 2433 : Sharing Life and Death
Chapter 2326 Raw 2433 : Sharing Life and Death
Theres no rush. This is not the time to be anxious. There is someone else even more anxious than you are.
Ah?
Wang Yun looked at where Yuan Zhen pointed. That was the altar where the Ninth Prince Wang Yan was. Doubt shed in Wang Yuns eyes.
Haha! Stop looking already and hide first, Yuan Zhen said after turning. Then, he pulled on his hood, hiding his face deeper in it.
Mister Yuan, please tell me where the ninth altar is, Wang Yun said eagerly as he shifted his gaze to Yuan Zhen, his eyes shining with fervor.
Wang Yun had never felt so close to being the crown prince before. Since young, he had always been a joke to the many princes, often bullied by them. All the while, he had endured and forced himself to smile.
If I can be the crown prince... Wang Yun tightly clenched his fist as he felt a surge of hot-bloodedness.
Yuan Zhen looked around and noticed Wang Yuns expression. Then, he smiled faintly and said, Not bad. I like the state you are in right now. However, this is not yet the time to tell you. Come and hide with me first. The degree of destruction from theing great battle will surpass your expectations.
Great battle?
Wang Yun appeared somewhat confused. With his first brothers strength now, who would dare to fight him?
Yuan Zhen felt somewhat helpless at being associated with this idiot. He sighed in his heart and gave a simple exnation, The tallest tree in the forest will be blown down by the wind first. After those brothers of yours startle away, they will understand one thing: they only stand a chance if they work together and charge over to destroy your first brothers altar. Did you not see how your first brothers guests are all standing guard around the altar, not daring to move away?
Wang Yun looked over, and indeed it was so.
The Xuewu Dynastys experts and the 6-Vein Sovereign Emperor Zhuo Yu were not at ease, despite their rxed appearance. They warily eyed the surroundings, maintaining a tight guard and not showing any opening.
Then, Wang Yun thought of the great battle that Yuan Zhen spoke of. This horrified him. If it was as Yuan Zhen said, just an alliance of the Eighth Prince and the Thirteenth Prince, bringing together those ridiculously strong guests, could bring out an unimaginably destructive power. Furthermore, there were still the guests of the other princes.
Wang Yun startled to his senses and shouted, Go! Go! Go! We have got to go quickly!
Dont mess around ande with me.
Yuan Zhen shook his head slightly and led the way, bringing this group of guests and the Fourth Prince far away.
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The storm in the core region intensified. After the First Prince absorbed the Dragon Essence from another altar, his strength reached an indescribable level. Just his gaze inspired fear.
At this moment, aside from Wang Feis altar, there were only three altars leftthe Eleventh Princes, the Ninth Princes, and the Sixth Princes. The other altars had all been destroyed.
At the Eleventh Princes altar, Grim Reaper Lin Feng and the Universe Origin Sects Chu Feng showed extremely unsightly expressions.
Are we defending or giving up? the Eleventh Prince asked the two, feeling uncertain and hesitant in his heart.
Chu Feng replied after some thought, Theres no rush. He will definitely attack the Ninth Prince Wang Yan next. Your Highness, you should quickly finish refining the Yan Imperial Sword and perfectly merge your Great Dao into the Dragon Vein. Only then do you stand a chance against him.
Lin Feng looked around and added calmly, There are still many variables. The Eighth Prince and the Thirteenth Prince seem to be getting impatient.
Thats right. Eight Brother and Thirteenth Brother will definitely not just sit and watch First Brother continue his show of power!
The Eleventh Prince made him his mind, no longer hesitating. Then, he focused on refining his Yan Imperial Sword.
The greater the danger, the greater the opportunity. The Eleventh Prince did not want to give up just yet.
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Inside the fierce sacred me, Wang Yan opened his eyes slightly and peeked at the First Prince Wang Fei; the shock in his heart had yet to fade.
Too fast. This was simply too fast. This did not give much time to react. The First Prince Wang Wang Fei easily swept through the ce, destroying four altars. Now, he was already inconceivably strong.
The Ruler Daos tyranny boosted Wang Feis ego to the point of depravation, making him go crazy from power.
Wang Fei attacked viciously and decisively, eliminating two prominent opponents and two weaker princes. Now, no one couldpete with him.
Ninth Prince, fate has turned messy. I can see the situation on all sides. Several mandates of heaven are in conflict.
The Heavenly Book Schr frowned heavily. At the crucial moment, his Divination Dao failed, making him feel self-reproachful. However, Your Highnesss fate shows a sh between Yin and Yang, an antagonistic fate where fortune or disaster is hard to determine...I suggest for Your Highness to avoid shing head-on.
Those who obey me flourish; those who oppose me die!
After Wang Fei finished refining the Dragon Essence he just absorbed, he shifted his gaze to Wang Yan amid maniacalughter.
As the others expected, the First Princes next target was the Ninth Prince Wang Yan.
Xiao Chen, do you dare to receive a sword strike from me?!
When Wang Fei saw Xiao Chen on the altar, his long-repressed murderous intent finally burst forth without reservation.
Wang Fei did not bother speaking any nonsense, merely raised his sword. One hundred thousand-odd years of the dynastys umtions turned into a towering sword light, looking like a sharp sword piercing through the sky and leading towards the altar where Wang Yan was.
This was already even more horrifying than the peak strike of a 7-Vein Sovereign Emperor.
Most importantly, this was in the depths of the Ancient Yan Emperor Tomb. Even if a genuine 7-Vein Sovereign Emperor were here, or even an 8-Vein Sovereign Emperor, they would not be able to achieve such might.
The unparalleled sword light far surpassed the previous four sword strikes.
This sword strike was executed with the sword light giving off the dynastys might, something that represented the legendary dynasty that survived a long time through all sorts of storms.
The swords might made this vast and boundless core region seem incredibly insignificant.
Defend or retreat? It all depended on Wang Yans thoughts.
Xiao Chen closed his eyes, letting the strong wind from the swords might blow his clothes and long hair.
Wang Fei called Xiao Chen out, challenging him to receive this sword strike. However, it was not Xiao Chens choice.
It was not a question of whether Xiao Chen could receive this sword strike or not. If Wang Yan chose to retreat, then taking this sword strike would be meaningless.
This prince has never disappointed anyone. Since everyone is not giving up on me, I will definitely not disappoint everyone. Please help me block this sword. We will share life and death!
Wang Yans calm pronouncement seemed indistinct before the vast swords might. However, it was like tar that lit up the hot-bloodedness in the hearts of Qin Zhuolin, the Heavenly Book Schr, and the others. When facing this startling sword strike, they showed no intention of retreating.
Fight!
My name is Xiao Suo. Today, I hold up the banner with my flesh and blood, willing to take a lifetime of injuries. Scarlet Blood Pirate King, grant me an indomitable battle hunger!
For half my life, I went through ups and downs, homeless and miserable; for half my life, I was peerless, traveling around without fear. Xiao Suo roared, igniting his lifeforce. Then, the scarlet war banner pped in the wind.
The indomitable battle hunger that Xiao Suo inherited from the Scarlet Blood Pirate King traveled through time and space,ing from the distant past and breaking through the barrier of time and space. Then, it turned into a scarlet sun, lighting the ce up and forcing back Wang Feis sunlike radiance.
A great sun like the sky, the true me never extinguishes!
The Golden Crow Empires Hao Kai turned ck like tar without changing his expression. Then, he became a fiercely zing Sr True me.
When Hao Kais eyes turned golden, his Great Deste Eon bloodline activating fully, a Golden Crow continuously circled the altar.
Pointing to the Sun as Heaven, Drawing the Earth as a Dragon!
Qin Zhuolin brought out his Dragon Seeking Arts to the limits, pointing one finger to the sky and one finger to the ground.
One finger happened to point at the scarlet sun materialized from indomitable battle hunger. This small altar immediately seemed like it held up the sky when facing the sword strike materialized from one hundred thousand years of the dynastys umtions.
The other finger pointed to the ground, summoning the image of a Dragon Vein with Drawing the Earth as a Dragon to support the resplendent Golden Crow.
The Righteous Qi of the world, the sun, the moon, and the river of stars!
The Heavenly Book Schr held nothing back, slowly unfolding his fan. He materialized Righteous Qi using the sun, the moon, and the river of stars to support this world.
Aside from Xiao Chen, Wu Meng and the others on the altar did their best, even drawing on their lifeforce to block the unparalleled sword strike materialized by one hundred thousand years of the dynastys umtions.
Charge!
Xiao Suo took the lead in charging, wielding the scarlet banner and thrusting it at the zing sword light.
The scene was like a grasshopper trying to block a carriage, an action with utter disregard for life. The many powerhouses in the pce found this hard to watch.
Dang!
The instant the war banner came in contact with the sword light, Xiao Suo vomited a mouthful of blood. Cracks appeared in his right hand, which held the war banner.
Xiao Suos indomitable battle hunger managed to block that unparalleled sword light.
This scene shocked the onlookers everywhere, as it appeared too inconceivable.
Even the Eighth Prince and the Thirteenth Prince did not dare to receive this sword strike. To think that a guest under the Ninth Prince seeded.
Brother Xiao, Ille and help you!
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
When it looked like the cracks on Xiao Suos arm were about to spread through his body, five figures soared into the air at the same time.
Qin Zhuolin gathered all the power of the world he could draw on his body, turning into a dragon image. Then, he charged at the sword light materialized by the dynastys might together with the Golden Crow that Hao Kai transformed into, one on the left and one on the right.
Crack! Crack!
Before many disbelieving gazes, small cracks appeared in that sword light; it looked to be on the verge of crumbling.
The First Princes expression changed dramatically. How can it be like this?
The Ruler Dao that the First Prince cultivated did not permit him to fail like this. Once the Ruler Dao failed, it would injure the foundations of his Great Dao.
However, just as he prepared tounch another sword strike, he suddenly felt a chill.
The First Prince looked in the direction of the chills source. He saw that Xiao Chen had opened his eyes at some point on the altar.
A towering Azure Dragon image reaching the sky materialized behind Xiao Chen, containing a pure royal Divine Dragons Dragon Might.
Chapter 2327 Raw 2434 : I Have Acknowledged a Ruler, and I Draw My Saber for That Ruler
Chapter 2327 Raw 2434 : I Have Acknowledged a Ruler, and I Draw My Saber for That Ruler
Azure Dragon!
The Azure Dragon image opened its eyes. This Azure Dragon image that appeared behind Xiao Chen looked different from all the dragon images that appeared before. It looked very distinct, showing realistic scales in fine detail. Its eyes contained a spiritual light, looking alive.
The pure royal Azure Dragons Dragon Might made the dragon image behind Xiao Chen look like a living ancient Divine Dragon.
After the Ten Thousand Dragons Art broke through to the thirdyer, the ten thousand dragons returned to being one. Furthermore, there was the effect of entering Xiao Chens true name into the royal genealogical record.
When the Azure Dragon appeared, all the princes and guests in the core region could not help looking over.
The royal Azure Dragons Dragon Might spread throughout every corner, feeling like water and mist simultaneously, real and ethereal.
After the Dragon Might seeped into the various cultivators bodies, the fear and trembling it engendered was palpable.
This...
Sikong Shu and the Silver Dragon King, who already made an arrangement with the Eighth Prince and were preparing to attack Wang Fei together, were utterly stunned.
These two possessed noble bloodlines far surpassing that of regr Great Deste Eon bloodline outstanding talents. They clearly understood that Xiao Chens Dragon Might was different from the rest.
A mixed-blood dragon? Is this really a mixed-blood dragon? Why do I not believe it?
The Silver Dragon Kings voice trembled slightly. Even though he had a Grade 7 Silver Dragon bloodline, he still felt some fear. It was like he met a Dragon King and wanted to kneel and prostrate himself. This feeling was incredibly absurd.
Although the Holy Beast bloodlines outstanding talents also felt a deep-seated fear in their hearts, it was not the bone-deep fear of the Dragon Race cultivators.
Azure? Could it be that Divine Dragon Race that fell?
Sikong Shu thought about some secret records in the Martial God Pce. His expression changed, turning uncertain.
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The powerhouses in the pce clearly noticed the extraordinariness of the Azure Dragon image behind Xiao Chen.
Interesting. This is a very genuine, royal Divine Dragons Dragon Might. However, there is no Azure Dragon among the Six Colored Divine Dragons...
It was rumored that there were seven Divine Dragons fifty thousand years ago. However, it seems like someone intentionally erased all information about the seventh. Even the various Holy Lands records of these rumors are sparse. No one knows what happened.
This is the Martial Epoch. Who is so capable of forcing the various super factions to consider this matter taboo?
Strange things are happening one after another during this years session race. I wonder if it is a portent of something.
The various feudal lords and Noble n powerhouses showed misgivings on their faces, foreboding awakening in their hearts at the same time.
Some of the powerhouses showed grave expressions, not daring to speak.
Although the Azure Dragons past was taboo, the factions with tens of thousands of years of inheritance still knew a little about it.
These factions even knew who erased all information about it.
It was that person who stood at the peak of the Martial Epoch, the horrifying existence that no one dared to defy or even discuss.
Today, the Azure Dragon bloodline, which that person wiped out, had a surviving member appear.
How could this not evoke fear and unrest in the people who knew this secret, daunting them from speaking?
The imperial ancestral temples Imperial Ancestor felt slightly stunned upon seeing the Azure Dragon image. Then, he smiled calmly. The Martial Epoch has indeed reached its end. Even the race that person personally wiped out has so boldly appeared. How weak has he be already?
However, the Yan Emperor, who was restrained by the patriarchs, could not smile. It looks like the Yanwu Dynasty cannot avoid the great cmity that the Hidden Spirit Temples abbot mentioned.
Damn it! Why do these people think that the Demonic Dao Hall will listen to theirmands?
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Inside the Ancient Yan Emperor Tomb:
The Ten Thousand Dragons Art circted wildly in Xiao Chens body. Waves surged up in his vast Divine Energy Sea, materializing thousands of dragon images that looked different from each other.
Xiao Chen did not give Wang Fei a chance tounch another sword strike. He soared into the sky practically the instant the Azure Dragon image appeared.
Boom! Countless dragon images shot out from Xiao Chens Divine Energy Sea and entered the Azure Dragon image behind him.
The Dragon Might of the Azure Dragon image skyrocketed, shaking the surroundings with its roars.
Ten thousand dragons returning to one!
Xiao Chens figure soared up and gently stepped on the sword Qi made of the dynastys might, which Xiao Suo and the others worked together to blockand it cracked.
Xiao Chen appeared like the incarnation of the Azure Dragon. When hended, the towering Azure Dragon image merged with him. A dragon wyered over his feet.
The moment Xiao Chennded, this sword light, materialized by one hundred thousand years of the dynastys umtions, seemed to sustain a ruthless w strike from the ancient Azure Dragon.
Crack!
The sword light, which already showed small cracks, instantly shattered. A dynasty shattered, reduced to dust, before everyones shocked gaze.
Pu ci!
The First Prince, who was unruly and without fear, dering himself supreme in the sky above the altar, vomited out a mouthful of blood as he copsed. The resplendent holy light dimmed at an incredible pace.
This was how the Ruler Dao was. He could grow strong quickly, but his strength could also plummet quickly.
The somewhat stupefied Wang Fei continuously fell as his mind went nk.
First Prince, dont panic. His kick seemed to be casual, but he actually stored up power for a long time. He cannot bring out such a horrifying strike in a short period. You should quickly destroy the remaining two altars while the Ruler Daos might is still resplendent.
At the crucial moment, Lord Xis voice rang out, rousing Wang Fei from his punch-drunk state.
Right, I still have a chance. If I want to recover from my injuries, I have to continue snatching Dragon Essence. I cannot lose! I cannot lose!
A frenzied look appeared in Wang Feis eyes. Just as he was about to crash into the altar, he let out a heart-wrenching cry, Those who obey me flourish; those who oppose me die!
The initially tyrannical words sounded crazed and sorrowful when Wang Fei roared them.
The resplendent holy light materialized by the Ruler Dao on the altar suddenly died while Wang Feis eyes turned red.
When he attacked with his sword, he bet all his Great Dao Energy, Divine Energy, Soul Energy, and everything else he had on this final sword strike.
After this sword strike, he seemed to age a century. Now, his eyes turnedpletely bloodshot.
The First Prince had pushed himself into desperate straits.
Whoosh!
The dynasty sword light that erupted out from the Yan Imperial Sword split into two, heading for the remaining altars belonging to the Sixth Prince and the Eleventh Prince.
The two dynasty sword lights carried everything of Wang Feis, his will, his ambition, his madness, even his life.
Compared to the sword light he sent at the Ninth Prince, this was even mightier.
The expressions of the Eleventh Prince and the Sixth Prince changed dramatically, turning extremely unsightly and taking on a shade of purple.
They had thought that the Ninth Prince would end up taking the sword strike and buying time for the two of them. Earlier, they had been rejoicing. Now, they even expected to die.
The earlier scene already proved that although the First Prince was terrifyingly strong, as powerful as a peak 7-Vein Sovereign Emperor, he was not ridiculously strong to the point of invincibility.
As long as the brothers were willing to work together, having the courage to go through life and death as one, showing unprecedented courage and endlessly surging hot-bloodedness, they could block this sword strike.
However, the two princes could not bet on this. The guests under them were not as determined as Xiao Suo and the others, willing to go all out and risk death.
No one could trust the others not to abandon them. If they forcibly received this sword strike, they would fall and die an unsightly death.
The two princes did not dare to bet on this. They cried out reluctantly at nearly the same time, Retreat!
Boom!
In that instant, the two altars shattered. Two waves of vast, shocking Dragon Essence headed for Wang Fei like gales, endlessly surging over.
Hahahaha! Hahahaha!
Wang Fei stopped falling and started to rise slowly amid maniacalughter.
The initially extinguished holy light on his altar reignited with even more resplendent light.
The sword strike that Wang Fei bet everything on allowed him to not only return to his peak but even reach another level.
We cant wait anymore. Charge!
When the Eighth Prince and the Thirteenth Prince saw this scene, theirplexions turned pale from fright.
They did not dare to dy any longer; they needed to risk it all now. This was now a fight to the death.
The First Prince had backed them to a cliffs edge. They had no other choice but to fight.
Wang Fei smiled faintly, not caring about this. He said indifferently, Block them.
The mysterious man Xi flung out his sleeves. The Azure Lotus Holy Daughter and the ck Lotus Sect Venerate led a few Demonic Dao experts and charged over.
A frantic battle between Sovereign Emperors started at lightning speed.
Be it the Divine Sword Pavilions Dao Yan and the Profound Heaven Holy Lands Wenren Yu under the Eighth Prince or the Silver Dragon King and Sikong Shu under the Thirteenth Prince, they all could be called super experts.
With such extremely horrifying strength, just a single one of them could wreak havoc in the Ancient Yan Emperor Tomb.
Now, these people worked together to attack the First Prince.
At this point, the session race was already out of control. The people outside felt somewhat fearful for some reason.
Xiao Chen, thank you for giving me this opportunity. Otherwise, who knows when my Ruler Dao Domain would break through its limits?
Wang Fei, whose strength significantly increased, smiled at Xiao Chen. However, extremely cold, murderous intent filled the depths of his eyes.
Big Brother...
Xiao Suo, who alreadynded on the altar, looked at Xiao Chen with some worry. Wounds covered his entire body. His right arm was nearly crippled, swinging weakly on its socket.
Wu Meng and the others appeared pale as they supported Xiao Suo. They were in simrly bad condition.
Xiao Chen, who was wrapped in the Azure Dragon, looked at Wang Fei expressionlessly. His thoughts moved at lightning speed.
This Wang Fei was indeed a ruthless person. Even in a sure-lose situation, he managed to climb back to the top.
When facing a stronger Wang Fei, Xiao Chen could not think of another method to fight against him, aside from drawing Heavenly yer. Of course, this did not include the Dragons Gate Forbidden Art.
However, Xiao Chen had already drawn Heavenly yer once when he rescued Wang Yan from being surrounded, draining most of his Divine Energy and Soul Energy.
Crushing the sword light with his foot earlier also exhausted a lot of energy.
Xiao Chen still had not recovered from drawing Heavenly yer, a Soul Tool that rivaled a Superior Grade Soul Tool. If he did so again, he would overdraw on his physical body and injure his foundations.
Furthermore, Xiao Chens odds of victory were only even if he drew Heavenly yer again.
Should he draw Heavenly yer, or not?
Draw!
Xiao Chen fought a mental battle. However, he decided with practically no hesitation.
The Heavenly yer Saber Soul Tool appeared in Xiao Chens hands once again. Then, he held the saber horizontally and grasped the handle.
Big Brother, you cannot draw that saber anymore! Xiao Suo shouted hoarsely, his expression changing slightly when he saw the situation from the altar.
A Soul Tool was also known as a Forbidden Treasure. The word forbidden separated it from ordinary treasures. Naturally, one could not use it wantonly without consequences. Otherwise, Xiao Chen could have drawn the saber long ago and killed everyone.
Wang Yan, who was in the sacred me anxiously refining his Yan Imperial Sword, opened his eyes. When he saw Xiao Chens actions, his expression changed dramatically.
Dont
Wang Yan only just started speaking when a saber light interrupted him. He saw Xiao Chen draw Heavenly yer.
The dazzling saber light looked like the sun. Xiao Chen drew the saber by only one centimeter, but about three meters of the sky shattered.
I have acknowledged a ruler, and I draw my saber for that ruler!
Chapter 2328 Raw 2435 : Three Sabers Converged
Chapter 2328 Raw 2435 : Three Sabers Converged
I have acknowledged a ruler, and I draw my saber for that ruler!
Right after Xiao Chen spoke, he unsheathed Heavenly yer.
The Heavenly yer Saber, which equaled a Superior Grade Soul Tool, was forged with Demonic Tribtion Thunder Gold and had an ancient Thunder Dragon Soul infused into it. It was perfectlypatible with Xiao Chens Thunder Dao and contained the Heavenly Daos killing intent.
If Xiao Chen used it at full power, he could destroy the sky, causing the sun and the moon to turn lightless and the stars to fall.
Xiao Chen had already demonstrated Heavenly yers strength and unparalleled might once already when he drew it to kill five princes in one saber strike.
The moment the Heavenly Daos killing intent was brought out, one would only harm oneself if one did not kill.
While sensing the great power contained within the saber, he infused his Soul Energy and Divine Energy into the saber without holding anything back, driving this saber at full power.
The withdrawn Heavenly Daos killing intent immediately appeared, spreading out through the sky and waiting to be unleashed.
Kill!
Xiao Chen did not hesitate. He wielded the saber and turned into a sh of purple electric light, appearing by Wang Fei.
Good that you came. I will make sure that you never return!
Wang Fei happened to worry that after he left the range of his altars Dragon Essence, he could not go and take the initiative to kill Xiao Chen.
Who could have imagined that the other party would bring out his Soul Tool and charged over?
What was this if not seeking death? No Soul Tool couldpare to Wang Feis Ruler Dao Yan Imperial Sword in the Ancient Yan Emperor Tomb.
Dang! Dang! Dang!
The saber and the sword shed. Xiao Chen brought out his saber skills to their limits. The two immediately exchanged hundreds of moves. However, the powerful saber moves firmly suppressed Wang Fei.
Wang Feis sword skills appeared to have hundreds of openings to Xiao Chen. In a few breaths, bleeding wounds covered his body. All these were wounds left by Heavenly yer.
However, Wang Fei did not care. His wounds healed at a visible pace, recovering in an instant. Even though he was disadvantaged, he never cowered and continued disying a strong battle hunger.
Humph! It is practically impossible for you to kill me in this Ancient Yan Emperor Tomb. I have already received the acknowledgment of the dynastys Dragon Veins, perfectly merging my Great Dao with them. In this ce, I am heaven!
Wang Fei did not care about the wounds on his body. It did not matter how horrifying the wounds were or that he was at a clear disadvantage, firmly suppressed by Xiao Chen. The dragon image materialized by the dynastys Dragon Veins appeared arrogant, baring ws and fangs amid his maniacalughter.
This dragon image materialized by the dynastys Dragon Veins fought with the Azure Dragon around Xiao Chen.
The two fought in the sky. The Azure Dragon image and the golden Dragon Veins manifestation spread all over the core regions sky, blocking the vast starry sky and materializing boundless mysterious phenomena. There were strong winds, lightning, thunder, and many more.
Xiao Chen frowned slightly. When fighting in the Ancient Yan Emperor Tomb, the other party held too great an advantage.
Wang Fei had perfectly merged his Great Dao with the Dragon Vein, gaining the acknowledgment of this ce. Furthermore, he could make use of one hundred thousand-odd years of the Yanwu Dynastys umtions.
It was as Wang Fei said. Even if Xiao Chennded a thousand saber strikes on him, it was no different from scratching an itch as long as Wang Fei did not receive severe injuries.
On the other hand, if Wang Feinded a sword strike on Xiao Chen, his Azure Dragon Divine Body would find it hard to endure.
This situation was simply like cheating.
Without Heavenly yer to fight with the other partys Yan Imperial Sword, there would be no way to fight such an opponent; the only option would be to flee far away.
Xiao Chen needed to wait for a fatal opening. There was hope with Heavenly yer in his hand.
The battle between these two was already very intense.
However, the great battle below was even bloodier and more brutal, even intenser.
The guests of the Eighth Prince and the Thirteenth Prince charged at the altar at the same time. The Azure Lotus Holy Daughter and the ck Lotus Sect Venerate led people to block them.
Close to forty Great Perfection Sovereign Emperors immediately attacked frantically. Among them were super experts like Dao Yan, Wenren Yu, the Silver Dragon King, and Sikong Shu.
Killing moves and Soul Tools appeared in the chaotic battle. Great Deste Eon bloodlines were activated, and boundless Demonic Qi spread out. The battle looked very bitter and desperate.
At this point, the session race already involved life and death.
The Eighth Prince and the Thirteenth Prince needed to stake everything they had on this in order to gain that minuscule chance.
The twos desire and obsession over the crown prince position surpassed those of the other princes. Naturally, their guests would be reluctant to fail like that.
Dao Yan, who could materialize an ice small world afterprehending a tenthyer Dao Domain, advanced quickly, sweeping through the ce without fear. No opponentssted more than three exchanges with him.
Just when Dao Yan thought that he could charge over, a monk with delicate facial features and a lotus-like aura blocked him. This was Ming Xuan, once the ck Lotus Churchs Holy Son and now the ck Lotus Sect Venerate.
Scram!
Dao Yan expressionlessly threw a palm strike, and a soul-deep chill surged out.
His tenthyer Dao Domain was very horrifying. Regr Great Perfection Sovereign Emperors would find it hard to block a blow from Dao Yan. Their Dao Domains would shatter in an instant.
Secret Technique, destroy!
Ming Xuan did not fluster, pressing his thumb to his index fingers tip and forming a hand seal with one hand. Then, he thrust this hand seal forward.
A boundless Buddhist Might surged forward. This eliminated the pressing chill, be it substantial or an ethereal attack on the soul.
Dao Yan was slightly startled. Then, he saw the indistinct ck Lotus Demonic Buddha image behind Ming Xuan, and he immediately understood.
So, it is an evil disciple of the Buddhist sect. Humph!
Although Dao Yan had been nning to use his ice small world on the mysterious ck-d man who had not taken action yet, he let out a cold snort and materialized his ice small world, encasing Ming Xuan.
Ming Xuan looked around. He could see the figures of the others in his surroundings. However, he could sense a hazy barrier separating him from these people. It was like they were in a different world.
Of course, that was not the most important thing. The most important thing was that Ming Xuan felt a strangely immense pressure from the world, like the world rejected him. This felt very unbearable, and his Dao Domain gotpletely suppressed.
Ming Xuans Soul Energy and Divine Energy even got restricted; he could not circte them smoothly.
A tenthyer Dao Domain is really horrifying.
As Ming Xuan carefully sensed the various diforts within his body, no panic appeared on his face.
As Dao Yan watched, finding theck of reaction strange, Ming Xuan tapped himself between his eyebrows; then, a Buddhist swastika spun in reverse there.
Those who oppose me die!
Whoosh!
The initially golden Buddhist symbol instantly turned ck after spinning in reverse, releasing a stronger Buddhist Might.
An ancient Buddhist light traveled from the distant past, breaking through the small worlds limits andnding on Ming Xuan.
Instantly, the various diforts vanished. Then, Ming Xuan smiled and said, With this Buddhist light supporting me, even if I cannot defeat you, it is more than enough to block you.
We will have to try first before we know.
Dao Yan showed a sullen expression. He was not resigned to being blocked here.
Intense battles took ce around the altar.
The two princes worked together, bringing a storm-like force to destroy the First Princes altar in one go.
The Demonic Dao experts under Wang Fei made their move. However, they were disadvantaged in numbers and looked like they would lose soon.
Even so, Xi showed no intention to intervene. He just looked around and fixed his gaze into the distance.
Damn it.
When Yan Cangming sensed Xis gaze, he cursed in his heart. Then, he turned to the Sixth Prince, who was beside him. Your Highness, you no longer stand a chance. Please forgive me for this offense. I have to follow the agreement and help the First Prince to ascend the throne. Please forgive me.
Before the Sixth Prince could answer, Yan Cangming brought Zhen Yuan and the many Abyssal Underworld experts away.
This development stunned Wang Ming, his expression turning extremely unsightly. Unexpectedly, this group of people was so unreliable.
Wang Ming did not believe that he no longer stood a chance. Otherwise, he would have just forfeited.
Uncertainty shed across his face, his heart feeling very unresigned. However, he did not do anything in the end.
Whoosh!
A figure appeared before Yan Cangming. It was Grim Reaper Lin Feng.
Xiao Chen was buying time for Wang Yan, taking the initiative to draw his saber and fight the unparalleled Wang Fei.
Lin Feng could not interfere in that overly intense battle, unable to help. However, it looked like the Eighth Prince and the Thirteenth Prince held the advantage. If they destroyed the altar, it would resolve Xiao Chens danger.
Even if Lin Feng could not block everyone, he had to block Yan Cangming at least.
Zhen Yuan, bring them to go help. Leave this ce to me, Yan Cangming instructed with a calm expression before shifting his gaze to Lin Feng.
Zhen Yuan did not say anything, leading the other Abyssal Underworld Sovereign Emperors away to help Wang Fei.
Although Lin Feng blocked Yan Cangming, the appearance of Zhen Yuans group greatly eased the pressure on the ck Lotus Sect Venerate and the others.
The suppression flipped around; the situation of the First Princes side improved significantly.
Bang!
Yan Cangming and Lin Feng brought out their Death Dao Domains to the limit. Dense ck lines appeared on their faces.
When their auras peaked, they attacked in an instant, then moved back after making contact.
ck Death Qi floated around the two, forming thousands of darkherworld flowers.
Lin Feng looked at the moving ck lines on his palm and thought to himself in surprise, To think that Yan Cangmings strength has already reached such a level.
Senior Brother, you are not a match for me. Please move away.
Yan Cangming showed a distant gaze on his calm face, not showing much hatred.
Then, he continued in a somewhat hoarse voice, Levels can no longer describe the gap between us. I have already touched the origin of death. Today, I am the chessmaster, but you are just a chess piece. Given the situation, if you insist on moving alone like Xiao Chen, who drew his saber again, only death awaits you.
Lin Feng frowned slightly. He was here on Suiren Jis orders to represent the Heavenly Alliance in helping the Eleventh Prince.
He did not know that the session race in the Ancient Yan Emperor Tomb involved a battle on a deeper level.
This session race already involves the direction of the cycle of epochs. This is not something you can understand.
Yan Cangming showed a cold and stern expression. His gaze lent him a vast and distant air like a vast and boundless ocean.
Lin Feng smiled and said, Indeed, I do not understand that. I only know that Xiao Chen is my friend. With you helping, the two princes will lose for sure. Naturally, I need to help him by blocking you. You say that I do not understand. However, did you ever understand that I have always taken you as my beloved junior brother?
Yan Cangming looked up and saw Wang Fei holding the upper hand, appearing like the Heavenly Dao.
On the other hand, Xiao Chens aura was no longer as strong as it was initially. It was a downhill battle with danger all around. Yan Cangming retorted indifferently, It does not matter. The moment he chose to draw his saber, he was fated to die today. This is his fate. It will not change whether you block me or not.
I have a saber. After it is cleansed, it illuminates three lives!
Just at this moment, something strange happened in the sky. A blue lotus bloomed under Xiao Chens feet. Then, his figure split into three, looking like time shifted. Each figure executed a saber strike that pierced Wang Feis chest.
The three figures represented the past, the present, and the future.
The three sabers converged, and the First Princes vast lifeforce ebbed slowly. No matter how the Dragon Vein supported him, it could not reverse this.
Wang Fei showed an extremely incredulous expression. He could not understand how he had gotten struck.
Chapter 2329 Raw 2436 : Blood Moon Rises, Demonic Imperial Sword Appears
Chapter 2329 Raw 2436 : Blood Moon Rises, Demonic Imperial Sword Appears
I have a saber. After it is cleansed, it illuminates three lives!
Three saber lights converged and pierced Wang Fei above the altar illuminated by resplendent holy light.
Wang Feis lifeforce ebbed at a visible pace. No matter how much Dragon Essence the dynastys Dragon Vein replenished, it could not slow the ebbing of lifeforce.
The three figures merged slowly, looking like space and timeyering over each other. Many scenes shed, showing Xiao Chens past, present, and future. However, these scenes appeared blurry and distorted, passing in a sh; no one could make out what were in those scenes.
No one expected this to happen.
From start to end, Xiao Chen never truly held the advantage against Wang Fei, who was supported by the dynastys Dragon Vein. No one felt that he could defeat Wang Fei. Even if defeat were possible, he could not have killed Wang Fei.
However, Wang Fei was dying now. This was true and not faked at all!
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Damn it! How can this be! How did Wang Fei die...
The imperial ancestral temples Imperial Ancestor in the pce in the clouds was utterly stupefied. Fluster shed in his eyes.
Although Wang Feis lifeforce had not yet vanished, at their level, they could tell that Wang Fei was already dead.
Wang Fei died the instant the three sabers converged.
Right now, it was merely the supreme Dragon Essence of the dynastys Dragon Veins forcibly extending Wang Feis life. However, this was just like filling a bottle with a big hole at the bottom.
No matter how much water one poured into the bottle, the bottle would never be full. It would eventually empty out.
Imperial Ancestor...
The other patriarchs looked at the Imperial Ancestor, at a loss. Those looks clearly asked, What should we do now that Wang Fei is dead?
The patriarchs never nned for Wang Feis death.
With the dynastys Dragon Vein supporting Wang Fei, he should have been an unparalleled existence in the Ancient Yan Emperor Tomb. He would be the heaven of that world. How could he die at another persons hands?
With Wang Feis death, many of the patriarchster ns could not be executed.
The expression of the restrained Yan Emperor flickered. Shock shed in his eyes, and the Yan Imperial Sword in his hand trembled slightly.
Now, the Yan Emperor could draw his sword again.
However, the Yan Emperor appeared ashen, showing no desire to draw his sword. His heart fell still, as though it had died. He had no opinion whatsoever.
The Yan Emperor should hate Xiao Chen, but he could not do so. The imperial ancestral temples people pushed Wang Fei to the front, providing unfair assistance and propelling him to the edge of the deep abyss.
However, the imperial ancestral temples patriarchs were the Yan Emperors seniors. He could not hate them, either.
Now, the Yan Emperor was the loser. The imperial ancestral temples patriarchs were losers as well.
Can the Yanwu Dynasty avoid the cmity? With this thought, the Yan Emperor could not help closing his eyes in despair, feeling discouraged.
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Inside the Ancient Yan Emperor Tomb:
The Great Perfection Sovereign Emperors fighting stopped their movements simultaneously. They looked doubtfully at Wang Fei, who had three sabers stabbed into him above the altar.
First Brother is going to die?
The Eighth Prince and the Thirteenth Prince changed their expressions slightly, showing joy and surprise in their eyes.
With the First Prince dead, the danger that they worried about was eradicated. The guests under the First Prince would also be ejected.
That meant that the crown prince position would end up with one of them.
Wait, thats not right. Theres still one more person...
Wang Feng said indifferently, The next one needs to be Ninth Brother. You have no objections, right?
Thirteenth Prince Wang Yi smiled sinisterly. I was thinking the same.
The two did not feel any grief over Wang Feis death. Instead, they quickly targeted their nextpetitor.
Such coldheartedness was shocking.
Right now, only the Ninth Prince was still refining the Yan Imperial Sword. If he could perfectly merge his Great Dao into the Dragon Vein, he could be a second First Prince with his Massacre Great Dao.
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This?
Yan Cangming, who was chatting with Lin Feng, felt greatly startled. Then, his expression changed dramatically.
Yan Cangming raised his eyebrows and looked at the distant Lord Xi. The other party still maintained a calm expression; Yan Cangming could not make out what Xi was thinking.
You seem surprised. It seems that Wang Fei should not have died?
Lin Feng astutely noticed Yan Cangmings expression. It seemed like there were more secrets to this.
Yan Cangming withdrew his gaze. Then, he said after some thought, If that person wanted to, no one could kill Wang Fei. Since Wang Fei died, it means that there was no more value to the First Prince. Senior Brother, I can no longer understand this situation. If possible, I hope that you can help me at the crucial moment. Consider the Flood Dragon Humans and help your junior brother. The world is facing a great change. Our Flood Dragon Human Race is facing an opportunity that might not appear even in one hundred thousand years.
Whoosh!
Yan Cangming said all this to Lin Feng through a voice projection. After that, his figure shed, leaving the somewhat confused Lin Feng.
The world is facing a great change. Our Flood Dragon Human Race is facing an opportunity that might not appear even in one hundred thousand years.
Help your junior brother... Yan Cangmings words lingered in Lin Fengs mind, prompting Lin Feng to enter deep thought.
There is still the most crucial thing. Who was Yan Cangming speaking about? Given his tone, he feels reverence and fear for this person.
Who exactly is so horrifying?
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Whoosh!
Xiao Chens three figures merged slowly. Many scenes shed, looking like time and spaceyered over each other. These scenes showed his past, present, and future. However, these scenes were blurry and twisted, only shing by; no one could clearly see these scenes.
A scarlet me surged over, and the Demon Blood Vulture swooped down from the sky, catching the unstable Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen sheathed his saber and pressed his hand to the wound on his chest, appearing somewhat pale.
That earlier strike was both the Three Life Flower and not the Three Life Flower.
Xiao Chen had used his state of cycles to drive the Mahmy Abstinence Vition Saber Technique and executed the Three Life Flower.
Xiao Chen transcended the past and the future, merging three saber strikes. Wang Fei, who showed an opening, would die for sure.
Initially, Xiao Chen wanted to execute the even stronger Merciless Killing. However, Merciless Killing was challenging to control. He did not feel fully confident in controlling it. Hence, he could only settle for the next best thing, the mature Three Life Flower. Otherwise, he could not have killed the First Prince, who had be one with heaven here.
No matter how severe the injuries, Wang Fei could instantly recover by relying on the horrifying Dragon Essence, nearly unkible.
However, doubt filled Xiao Chens eyes. He did not rx at all.
The instant Xiao Chen executed Three Life Flower, he had felt a sh of horrifying killing intent. He had never felt such horror from killing intent before.
Xiao Chen nearly failed in executing the Three Life Flower; he had even thought of giving up.
However, that killing intent suddenly vanished after that person seemed to have verified something, resulting in Xiao Chen sessfully executing the Three Life Flower.
What was he verifying?
A bright gleam shed in Xiao Chens eyes. He verified that my saber strike could kill Wang Fei. After that, he chose to give up.
Thats right. That must be the case.
If my saber strike would only severely injure Wang Fei, that person would have made a move to block my saber strike. Since my saber strike could kill Wang Fei, he chose to give up and let it happen.
There is only one reasonable exnation for this. He could not kill Wang Fei, who was one with heaven in the Ancient Yan Emperor Tomb.
Either that or he would have had to pay a huge price to do so. Therefore, he let me do it instead.
Xiao Chen looked at the altar below, at the ck-d, half-masked, evil-eyed Xi.
Heavy suspicion shed in Xiao Chens eyes. However, he did not feel any regret even if he got used by someone.
Xiao Chen had three purposes ining to the Ancient Yan Emperor Tomb: to aid Wang Yan in bing crown prince, to wait for the Ethereal Immortal Pce, and a third purpose that he never said to anyone, only keeping it hidden deep in his heart. However, he had never forgotten this purpose, something carved into his heart: killing Wang Fei!
Wang Fei needed to die. He had to pay the price for the death of Ling Yu, Xiao Chens little martial nephew.
Even if Xiao Chen ended up having to deal with the endless pursuit of the entire imperial ancestral temple, he had to kill Wang Fei.
When Xiao Chen saw Ling Yus suicide that day, he swore in his heart to do so. He had already waited for this day for a long time.
As Wang Feis body fell off the altar, he sensed his lifeforce flowing away. Despair filled his eyes.
Wang Fei was unresigned to dying like that.
As Wang Fei looked at Xi, who was at the foot of the altar, some hope appeared in his eyes.
This was a man whom he found unfathomable, possessing horrifying strength. Perhaps...perhaps he still had a chance.
Lord Xi, save me...if I die, you will not have a chance, either, Wang Fei muttered as he looked at Xi with hope.
Xi replied calmly, Sorry, Your Highness, you are already dead. Even a True God cannot save you.
No! Wang Fei shouted while clutching his Yan Imperial Sword, filled with despair. However, no matter how much he despaired, he could not change facts. The moment he hit the ground, his body scattered like sand.
Everyoneboth inside and outside the Ancient Yan Emperor Tomblooked at this scene with incredulity.
The unparalleled, arrogant Wang Fei, who had merged his Great Dao with the dynastys Dragon Vein and dered that those who obeyed him would flourish and those who opposed him would die, had died.
Not even scraps were left. The person who everyone thought would be crown prince had died.
Si! Si! Si!
When the First Prince died, the bodies of his guests started shing. These were the rules of the Ancient Yan Emperor Tomb. After the prince died, his guests could not remain in the Ancient Yan Emperor Tomb.
However, as these peoples figures slowly turned blurry, the ck-d, masked man suddenly stretched out his hand and grabbed the First Princes Yan Imperial Sword.
Whoosh!
A demonic light immediately burst out of the sword and shot into the sky, turning the sky dark in an instant. The Azure Lotus Holy Daughter and the others whose figures had already blurred reverted to normal when Xi grabbed the Yan Imperial Sword.
There are some tricks behind this Yan Imperial Sword. Wait, thats not right... It should be the Demonic Imperial Sword now!
Xi suddenly removed his ck cloak, revealing the evil and noble imperial robes underneath. These were the imperial robes of the Xuewu Dynasty.
Then, he tossed the ck cloak into the air, turning it into a rising blood moon.
Chapter 2330 Raw 2437 : This King Will Share This World with You
Chapter 2330 Raw 2437 : This King Will Share This World with You
The blood moon made of the ck cloak soared increasingly higher. In mere moments, it reached the sky.
The pitch-ck Demonic Qi shrouded the sky, making the blood moon appear indistinct amid the demonic fog. This made it hard for people to tell whether this was the Ancient Yan Emperor Tomb or the Xuewu Dynastys boundless demonic region.
Before the firstmotion of the session race passed, anothermotion started.
Everyone knew that most of the First Princes guests were of the Demonic Dao.
After all, while the matter of the imperial ancestral temples patriarchs working with the Demonic Dao faction to bnce the Hidden Spirit Temple was a secret, there were still people who knew about it.
At the very least, the various feudal lords and Noble ns powerhouses had an inkling.
If the weak Royal Court did not want to be controlled by others, they could only use a scheme to bnce the other factions.
However, it looked like the imperial ancestral temples patriarchs had lost control. They had never had control over the people of the Demonic Dao in the first ce.
A small change appeared in the expressions of the various feudal lords and Noble ns powerhouses.
Soaring Dragon Marquis, what do you think the situation is? someone asked the Soaring Dragon Marquis. The session race had already gone out of control. The various feudal lords all felt some unease. It seemed like the Royal Court had lost control of the situation long ago.
The Soaring Dragon Marquis frowned slightly and replied after some thought, We should just wait and adapt to the situation. The Royal Court is where the dynastys Luck gathers. It has been here for more than one hundred thousand years already. Even if a Faux God were toe, he would not dare to be unruly.
Although the Soaring Dragon Marquis said that, he still had a bad feeling, as the Yan Emperor had yet to make an appearance.
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Inside the pce in the clouds:
The Imperial Ancestor walked to a corner, and a pitch-ck figure stood before him. Even though it was a projected image, the overwhelming Demonic Might from this figures eyes was palpable.
The twomunicated quickly. During the conversation, the Imperial Ancestors expression changed several times. In the end, he still helplessly nodded his head.
When the projected image vanished, the Imperial Ancestors expression recovered. Then, he slowly headed to the front.
The fog in front dispersed, and he walked onto the tform.
The Yan Emperor, whose eyes were tightly shut, suddenly opened them. Then, he asked indifferently, Who were you speaking to?
The Imperial Ancestor paused for a moment, but he did not step away from his position. After a while, his figure appeared at the top of the clouds before the many powerhouses in the pce. He said, Everyone, do not panic. Everything in the Ancient Yan Emperor Tomb is under the Royal Courts control. The session race will continue.
Yes, Imperial Ancestor!
The Imperial Ancestors pronouncement reassured the various feudal lords and Noble ns powerhouses.
Since the Imperial Ancestor said that, there was no need to worry. After all, this was an important ce of the Royal Court, with one hundred thousand years of the dynastys umtions.
However, the session race turned even more confusing, making the results unpredictable.
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Inside the Ancient Yan Emperor Tomb:
Demonic clouds covered the sky, and a blood moon hung high in the heavens.
Xi held the mutated Demonic Imperial Sword, showing an iprehensible smile under the blood moon.
The ck Lotus Sect Venerate, the Azure Lotus Holy Daughter, and the many Demonic Dao experts stood behind him, presenting a strong line-up.
The sudden change caught everyone off guard, making them frown.
The Eighth Prince and the Thirteenth Prince stood together. The two of them showed confused expressions, not knowing what Xi wanted to do.
What was even more baffling was that Xi could hold the First Princes Yan Imperial Sword; this seemed very queer.
The two felt somewhat worried, vaguely feeling that this session race had taken a different direction.
When the two looked at the blood moon in the sky, they felt like they were having a nightmare. It felt like the Xuewu Dynasty had taken over and upied this ce.
What agreement did First Brother and the imperial ancestral temple make? To think that they brought such a monster into the Ancient Yan Emperor Tomb!
A gleam shed in the Thirteenth Prince Wang Yis eyes. He no longer dared to act rashly.
Wang Feng whispered, Observe the situation and adapt ordingly. If he is just waiting for the Ethereal Immortal Pce to appear, the situation might not be too bad.
The best scenario would be that Xi was interested only in the Ethereal Immortal Pce. However, the worst was unimaginable.
Sikong Shu and the Silver Dragon King looked at the blood moon above them, showing grave expressions.
The Silver Dragon King sent a voice projection, This person is called Xi. He is the First Prince of the Xuewu Dynasty. The Demonic Dao Halls Hall Master thinks highly of him. If there are no surprises, he will be the next Demon Emperor, ruling over the people of the Demonic Dao. It looks like he is determined to obtain the treasures in the Ethereal Immortal Pce.
Sikong Shu replied calmly, Its not that simple. There are many factions within the Demonic Dao. Since he could bring the ck Lotus Church and the Azure Lotus Church under him, he clearly has great ambitions. Its not going to be as simple as just the Ethereal Immortal Pce this time.
Whoosh!
Xiao Chen, who was anxiously treating his injuries on the Demon Blood Vulture, noticed a figure descending.
It was Chu Chaoyun, who had hidden somewhere. Now, he revealed himself andnded next to Xiao Chen.
Chu Chaoyun looked at Xi below. Then, he said after some thought, This is very surprising. I thought that the threat from him would get resolved after you killed the First Prince. Now, I no longer understand what he is trying to do.
You dont understand? It is very simple. Ships travel around for the sake of profits, even when the seas and rivers surge. If you set aside the minor details, it is clear that he used me to kill the First Prince so that he could maximize his profits.
Xiao Chen made a bold guess that no one dared to consider. This startled Chu Chaoyun, preventing him from replying immediately.
The Yanwu Dynasty had been around for several hundred thousand years. Its territories were vast, and umtions were deep. Wanting to control the entire Yanwu Dynasty alone would be like a lunatics ravings, simply too exaggerated.
Is that not a little too far-fetched? Chu Chaoyun said uncertainly after a pause.
After all, if Xis objective was only the Ethereal Immortal Pce, he did not need to expose his identity. Letting the First Prince be in the limelight and attract any aggression would be better.
After eliminating all other possibilities, the remaining one is the truth, no matter how ridiculous and unbelievable it is. Do you know who is behind me, aside from the Heavenly Alliance?
Who?
Chu Chaoyun frowned. He had long felt that Xiao Chen knew some things that he did not.
The Hidden Spirit Temple. Without the Hidden Spirit Temples help, my strength could not have grown so much before the session race. This is no longer a simple session race. Right now, all eight super factions of the Martial Epoch are here; all of them have made their moves and prepared contingency ns.
There was still one more thing that Xiao Chen did not say. Back then, Xiao Chen saw both Sword God Su Hanshan and Spring Snow desman Pan Huang at the Hidden Spirit Temple. Was that just a coincidence?
How could that be a coincidence? The strongest swordsman and the strongest desman had appeared at the Hidden Spirit Temple at the same time. From the very beginning, this battlefield was a battlefield for the entire Martial Epoch.
A bright gleam flickered in Xiao Chens eyes. He looked over and saw the Martial God Pces Sikong Shu and the Silver Dragon King standing proudly next to each other, remaining hidden and waiting.
The Profound Heaven Holy Lands Wenren Yu carried a zither on his back, standing quietly behind Dao Yan.
The Underworld God Halls Yan Cangming and Zhen Yuan stood together. It looked like the people of the Demonic Dao already stood on the same side. However, a closer look suggested there was still some distance.
There is still one more person, Xiao Chen murmured as he looked around. He frowned heavily when he could not find the person he was thinking of.
There is still another person?
Chu Chaoyun felt confused, not knowing whom Xiao Chen meant.
Xiao Chen did not answer. He only scanned the surroundings with his eyes. However, he still did not discover that person, unable to find that persons hiding ce.
However, Xiao Chen knew that that person would definitely be in the Ancient Yan Emperor Tomb.
Otherwise, that person would not have asked Xiao Chen would you kill me for no apparent reason.
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The blood moon hung high in the air, looking as resplendent as fire.
The imperial-robes-d Xi tightly grasped the Demonic Imperial Sword. He sensed that the sword in his hand had alreadypleted its transformation into a Demonic Imperial Sword, so he opened his eyes.
His left and right eyes were different from each other, giving him a sinister air.
Whoosh!
Xi calmly said some domineering words inspiring fear. Then, he gently swung the Demonic Imperial Sword in his hand, splitting the altar beside him in half.
Now, only one altar remained in the core region. Only Wang Yan continued to refine his Yan Imperial Sword anxiously, hoping to merge his Great Dao perfectly with the dynastys Dragon Vein.
It is time for the session race to end.
Xi looked around and fixed his gaze on Wang Yan within the fiercely burning sacred mes. Then, he showed a cold smile.
Xis unfathomable aura was even more horrifying than the First Prince Wang Feis.
Oh no!
On the Demon Blood Vultures back, Xiao Chens expression changed as he realized what Xi was going to do.
Xiao Chen wanted to fight again. However, as soon as he stood up, he vomited a mouthful of blood. Right now, he was in no condition to fight.
A sh of sword light carrying the dynastys mightnded on Wang Yans altar,ing from a ce that no one anticipated.
It was a simr dynastys might, but the dynasty might that this sword light contained was the Xuewu Dynastys.
The sword light turned into a blood dragon materialized by the dynastys umtions. Before Xiao Suo and the others on the altar could react, the sword wind swept them away.
No!
The dynastys might contained in the sword wind was overwhelming. Xiao Suo and the others were too severely injured to block it and ended up getting swept away mercilessly. After that, they could only watch as the sword light descended, and the blood dragon opened its huge maw to swallow up the entire altar.
Boom!
As the sacred mes scattered, the blood dragon instantly destroyed the altar.
All eight altars in the core region were destroyed; not a single one remained.
Xiao Chen held his chest as he coughed endlessly and stared at the blood moon in the sky.
That sword strike flew out from the blood moon earlier.
No one expected a sword strike to fly out from the blood moon. This caught everyone off guard, including Xiao Chen.
Upon careful scrutiny, he found that the blood moon contained a dragon image of unknown strength.
A dragon hid in the moon, existing in the sky.
Whoosh!
Without any warning, a pair of dragon eyes suddenly opened in the aloof blood moon, looking down on all life. The boundless sky seemed like its body.
A boundless pressure suddenly appeared on everyones shoulders. Everyones eyes widened with horror as they gaped at the blood moon in the sky.
The blood moon was like a sovereign arriving, wanting to swallow up mountains and rivers.
Si! Si! Si!
Countless strands of Dragon Essence in the core region flew into the sky, looking like silver silk threads. Then, the demonic clouds swallowed them.
The blood moon in the clouds became even more vibrant as a result.
This is too simr!
Xiao Chens heart pounded heavily as his hand trembled. This blood moon looked extremely simr to the one in the Azure Dragons oldnds.
How is Xi connected to Dragon Emperor Xiao Yun?
You are right. He is indeed trying to control the Yanwu Dynasty. The blood moon hides a clone of the Xuewu Dynastys Dragon Vein. It is currently consuming the Yanwu Dynastys Dragon Veins bit by bit. It looks like the imperial ancestral temple has submitted to the Demonic Dao Hall. The situation is not good, Chu Chaoyun sighed, helplessness coloring his words. The other party had already achieved a strong momentum. The other guests and experts had just been through a huge battle and were drained. No one dared to make a move at this moment.
If Xiao Chen had not killed Wang Fei, things might not have gone so smoothly.
However, Xiao Chen could not be med. Chu Chaoyun had also had the same n: to kill Wang Fei and make Wang Feis guests leave.
However, the n could not keep up with the times.
Should I be saying those who obey me flourish; those who oppose me die as well? Xi quipped as he showed an innocent smile. Then, he casually swung the Demonic Imperial Sword in his hand.
Rumble...!
A sh of sword light appeared, sending out ripples to the front. It looked like a casual, careless swing, but it carried a boundless force like the surging waves, containing a vast Demonic Might.
Silver Dragons Rage!
Furious Chop on the Stars!
Ocean and Sky Fist Light!
Griefful Cloud Palm!
When the surviving princes and guests saw the ripple-like sword strike, their expressions changed drastically. Theyunched their killing moves at the same time while retreating quickly. The weak bore the brunt of the attack, sustaining severe injuries, and vomited blood.
With a casual swing of the sword, Xi forced back many people.
Then, Xi turned to the Demon Blood Vulture and smiled. Brother Xiao, this king will share this world with you!
Chapter 2331 Raw 2438 : Whose Words Count?
Chapter 2331 Raw 2438 : Whose Words Count?
Brother Xiao, this king will share this world with you! Xi said, smiling under the blood moon as he looked at Xiao Chen, who was on the Demon Blood Vulture.
Xis words immediately caused a hugemotion.
What was going on?
Why did Xi suddenly say this? Could Xiao Chen be old friends with this Xi?
In hindsight, if Xiao Chens strange saber move had not killed the First Prince Wang Fei, Xi could not have achieved his current might.
Chu Chaoyun eyed Xiao Chen with suspicion on the Demon Blood Vulture, pondering this.
Xiao Chen said calmly, Dont overthink. The Ancient Yan Emperor Tomb is where I saw him for the first time. However, he should have some connection to Dragon Emperor Xiao Yun.
Back then, Dragon Emperor Xiao Yun had another identity, the Demonic Dao Halls Hall Master. Perhaps he is a descendant of the Azure Dragons...but one whose bloodline is extremely thin, Chu Chaoyun spected, considering other possibilities. Perhaps he could exin Xis words with this.
Azure Dragon bloodline? Thats impossible. Aside from mine, there is no other Azure Dragon bloodline. Although the Kunlun Realm has the Azure Dragon Totem, it only provides the Azure Dragon Martial Soul, still a distance away from a bloodline.
Xiao Chen pondered some more before saying, His earlier words have two possibilities. First, to sabotage me and make me a scapegoat. After all, I killed Wang Fei; there is no denying that. The second possibility is that I am an important pawn in his eyes; without me, he cannot start the new epoch. Both possibilities might be right.
Cut the crap. What do you want?!
As the two discussed on the Demon Blood Vulture, a furious shout came from below.
It was the Eighth Prince Wang Feng. He had already had enough of this. This Demonic Dao expert came out of nowhere and messed up the session race, causing him to lose all opportunity.
Most importantly, this was the Ancient Yan Emperor Tomb. He could not stand an outsider issuingmands and acting supreme.
When Wang Fei acted arrogant and supreme, Wang Feng had not felt this upset. After all, Wang Fei was still from the royal bloodline.
However, what did this fellow count for?
What exactly do you want?
The other princes definitely shared Wang Fengs feelings. They could not understand what Xi was trying to do.
Ive already said it. The session race has already ended. You princes performed well. Now, its time for you to return to where you came from. The imperial ancestral temple will reward you ording to your aplishments.
Xi smiled, not getting angry at this group of princes with icy expressions and murderous intent in their eyes.
Do you think it ends just because you say so?
Yes, it ends just because I say so.
Xis smile vanished right after he spoke, suddenly reced by a cold expression.
Then, Xi focused on the Eighth Prince Wang Feng.
The twos eyes met. Then, the strange scarlet cross appeared in the depths of Xis mysterious left eye. A demonic seay below the cross, and it looked like horrifying monsters slept in the waters.
No...
Thump! Thump! Thump!
Boundless fear spread in the Eighth Princes heart as the horror in its depths amplified infinitely.
His heart pounded increasingly faster and harder, feeling like it would leap out of his chest.
Wang Feng held his chest, unable to say a word as he turned pale.
Plop! Wang Feng suddenly went flying back. When hended, he bounced heavily on the ground a few times like a rubber ball.
With every bounce, he vomited arge mouthful of essence blood, a cruel sight.
Your Highness!
This greatly startled Dao Yan and the other guests, prompting them to rush over.
Only Wenren Yu, Mu Yunzhu, and Gu Yuhan showed grave expressions, exchanging voice projections.
Do you see any openings?
No...he only took one nce and immediately closed his demonic eye. I vaguely sensed a blurry imprint. However, before I could check it in detail, I felt a sense of boundless horror and did not dare to continue.
It was more or less the same for me. This persons demonic eye is too horrifying. Furthermore, he did not target us, and it was already that terrifying.
Wenren Yu looked up at the blood moon and entered deep thought. This Xi was indeed terrifyingly strong.
Gasp!
The other princes inhaled sharply, unable to hide the horror in their eyes.
Xi severely injured the Eighth Prince with just one look. How strong was he?
What should we do? Senior Sikong, Senior Silver Dragon King, what should we do...
This development frightened the Thirteenth Prince into trembling,pletely panicked out of his wits.
Compared to the rash Eighth Prince, the Thirteenth Prince performed even worse in dire straits.
Sikong Shu and the Silver Dragon King did not reply. They were wrestling with a deeper problem.
The blood moon hung high in the air, existing in the sky and slowly consuming the dynastys Dragon Veins. How did Xi do this?
The Royal Court must haveid a massive, powerful formation to control this ancientnd. Furthermore, the imperial ancestral temple had managed and improved it over so many years.
Calling it an ancient formation would not be an exaggeration.
However, it looked like the blood moon in the sky had be the new core of the formation. Now, a Demonic Dao prince grasped this ancient formation, something simply inconceivable.
When one carefully thought about the mysteries behind this, it inspired fear.
Sikong Shu and the Silver Dragon King exchanged nces. These two were crafty and experienced people, so they quickly guessed some things.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Just as the two were about to say something, the Thirteenth Prince backed away with horror on his face. Xi had looked over.
When Xi looked around, the princes that he looked at quickly retreated.
These princes all feared that the Eighth Princes tragedy would befall them.
Looking at this scene, Sikong Shu sighed and said, There is no more chance. These princes are all frightened out of their wits. We cannot do anything now. If not for the blood moon in the sky, even with Xis demonic eye, he might not necessarily win.
When the princes forfeited, the guests naturally would be forced out.
Not everyone could be like Xi, grabbing the Yan Imperial Sword and forcibly transforming it into a Demonic Imperial Sword.
Now, it was practically clear that Xi had a secret deal with the imperial ancestral temple. It was just not clear what the deal entailed.
The Silver Dragon Kings eyes gleamed. Somethings not right. Did you notice that the blood moons consumption of the Dragon Essence is slowing down? It seems like something has changed.
Sikong Shu looked over. Indeed, it was so. The countless strands of silk-like crystalline Dragon Essence flying up had slowed slightly. If one did not look carefully, one would not notice it.
Xi, who was menacing the princes, did not notice this, either.
Still not retreating?
Xi frowned slightly. The baleful auraing from his body seemed substantial, a terrifying pressure. Then, he said indifferently, I wont always be in such a good mood.
As Xis aura erupted, the blood moon in the sky burst forth with resplendent light.
The horror in the many princes hearts magnified; they looked like they would crumble soon.
Bang!
Just at this moment, a dragon roar erupted from underground. Then, a dazzling holy light shot up.
Your words do not count in this world!
The Ninth Prince Wang Yan showed a stern expression within the light, slowly soaring as he held his Yan Imperial Sword.
Auspicious clouds surrounded Wang Yan, and a dragon image appeared behind him, disying a vast, indistinct dynastys might.
Wang Yan!
Its Ninth Brother. His Massacre Great Dao perfectly merged with the dynastys Dragon Vein!
Wang Yan, whom everyone had believed severely injured and half-dead from that the sword strike from the blood moon, reappeared, presenting a Massacre Great Dao that perfectly merged with the dynastys Dragon Vein.
He seemed unscathed. His stern face showed a hidden but boundless killing intent.
The soaring Dragon Essence headed for Wang Yan, flying over quickly.
The demonic clouds in the sky shook, and small cracks emerged on the blood moon, which had been consuming the dynastys Dragon Veins.
The Silver Dragon King said after some thought, So, that is the case. The moment before his altar got destroyed, Wang Yan already perfectly merged his Great Dao with the dynastys Dragon Vein. However, that attack severely injured him, so he remained hidden and waited until he returned to his peak before showing himself.
On the Demon Blood Vulture, Xiao Chen also felt greatly startled. However, he showed a faint smile.
Wang Yan had done well. It was worth Xiao Chen protecting him until now. Remaining hidden until fully recovered beforeing out to deal a blow to Xi was a good choice.
Had Wang Yan been rash and attacked at the first moment, Xi would have destroyed him.
Now, it would not be so easy to destroy Wang Yan, who arrived with strong momentum.
Most importantly, Wang Yans appearance gave the other princes confidence. At the very least, the super experts like Dao Yan, Sikong Shu, and the others were not forced to leave, spoiling Xis n.
If you want to salvage the situation with your strength, it will not be that easy!
Xis expression changed. Clearly, he had not expected Wang Yan to remain hidden, then appear when things were going his way.
Hope and courage were the nemeses of the horror from Xis demonic eye. This development would significantly discount its might.
Now, scaring the various princes into forfeiting with one nce would be difficult.
Xi needed to kill Wang Yan as fast as he could.
Just as Xi was about to lead Ming Xuan and the others in a charge, something strange happened.
Purify the masses and prove my enlightenment. I swear not to be a Buddha while hell is not empty!
A vast Buddhist Might arrived from the western sky. Auspicious clouds blocked out the sun, looking like a gushing river and continuously forcing back the demonic clouds in the sky.
[TL Note: In Chinese Buddhism, paradise is said to be in the west, probably because India, where Buddhism came from, is to the west of China.]
The K?itigarbha Bodhisattvas great ambition resounded in the air, traveling through time and space from the previous epoch.
Boundless beneficence descended from the sky, making Yuan Zhen appear like a bodhisattva appearing in the world.
Yuan Zhen appeared solemn and dignified as he sat cross-legged on a lotus tform, forming a supreme dharmic seal with his hands. Various profound scenes appeared as he threw a palm strike.
Everything is empty and void. Only Buddha is supreme!
Vast and pure beneficence materialized an ancient Buddhist nation behind him. His palm strike materialized as a golden Buddhas palm asrge as a mountain.
After breaking through the demonic clouds, it flew towards the blood moon.
At the same time, the fragments of the eight altars in the core region gathered in the air, turning into a new altar amid loud sounds.
Dragons congregated on the ground. The dragon images bathed in Buddhist Might thronged the new altar.
Then, a person descended from the sky, showing an expression of wild joy as hended firmly on the altar.
Wang Yunughed maniacally as he stabbed his Yan Imperial Sword into the altar. Ninth Brother, it is not your words that count in this world!
Chapter 2332 Raw 2439 : Endless Storm with Ten Thousand Waves Surging to the Sky
Chapter 2332 Raw 2439 : Endless Storm with Ten Thousand Waves Surging to the Sky
Ninth Brother, it is not your words that count in this world!
Auspicious clouds churned in the sky. Looking like a bodhisattva descending upon the world, Yuan Zhen threw a palm strike at the blood moon.
The ninth altar appeared. The essence of the fragments of the eight shattered altars gathered and formed the ninth altar. Thousands of dragon images swarmed around it on the ground and soared up.
The Fourth Prince Wang Yun rejoiced as he stabbed his Yan Imperial Sword into the fierce sacred mes.
The repeated changes could no longer be simply described as the next wave arriving before the first wave ended. Instead, they were more like an endless storm with ten thousand waves surging to the sky.
Just as everyone felt shocked at the Ninth Prince Wang Yans arrival with a strong momentum, Yuan Zhen suddenly charged over. He used a vast Buddhist Might to shake the sky, attacking the blood moon.
Before anyone could see the results of the golden Buddha palm hitting the blood moon, the ninth altar suddenly formed. Then, a person that no one expected ascended the ninth altar while bathed in a Buddhist light.
One pair of eyes did not seem sufficient; everyone felt at a loss as to where to look.
Many thoughts filled everyones mind. The stunning chaos stupefied them.
That is the legendary ninth altar!
To think that there really is a ninth altar...
Nine is the limit of digits, something that points to the peak and upies great Luck. The Fourth Prince Wang Yun is really surprising. If he can perfectly merge his Great Dao into the Dragon Vein, he will be ridiculously strong.
The ninth altar does indeed upy great Luck. However, one needs the right fate to be able to shoulder it.
The many princes and guests were all bbergasted at this sight in the Ancient Yan Emperor Tomb, their minds short-circuiting for a while.
The instant Yuan Zhen appeared, the expression of Xiao Chen, on the Demon Blood Vulture, changed slightly.
Although Xiao Chen had been waiting for Yuan Zhen to appear, he never thought that Yuan Zhen would do so that way.
Purify the masses and prove my enlightenment. I swear not to be a Buddha while hell is not empty!
The K?itigarbha Bodhisattva...
Suddenly, Xiao Chens many doubts cleared.
No wonder Yuan Zhen asked him, Will you kill me? back then for no apparent reason.
It turned out that Yuan Zhen carried the karma of the K?itigarbha Bodhisattva. However, Xiao Chen did not know by what means, be it reincarnation, possession, or a seal.
Everything is empty and void. Only Buddha is supreme!
The most surprised one had to be Xi. His n failed repeatedly. The Ninth Prince unexpectedly returned with a strong momentum. Then, Yuan Zhen suddenly arrived and threw his grand n into disarray.
The appearance of the Ninth Prince already opened some small cracks in the blood moon. The Fourth Prince starting to gather Dragon Essence was like adding frost to snow.
If Xi were careless, when Yuan Zhens palm strike tore through the demonic clouds andnded on the blood moon, the blood moon might shatter.
Withdraw!
Xi decisively extended his hand and waved. Then, the blood moon suddenly transformed into a spinning ck hole and reverted to the ck cloak, which slowly descended from the sky while pping in the wind.
The golden Buddha palm headed towards Xis group after Yuan Zhen waved, having struck nothing since the blood moon turned back into a cloak.
The golden Buddha palm already covered the sky and sun. As it fell, it looked like the sky was falling.
Attack!
On the Demon Blood Vultures back, Xiao Chens and Chu Chaoyuns eyes gleamed as they took advantage of the situation to attack.
They flew towards the ck cloak without hesitation. They could not let Xi continue controlling this cloak. Otherwise, if the blood moon rose again, it would be difficult to deal with.
ck Lotus Secret Technique, destroy!
Azure Lotus Secret Technique, grow!
Ming Xuan and the Azure Lotus Holy Daughter Yang Qing showed grave expressions, taking a step forward while standing side by side.
After they formed hand seals, they threw simultaneous palm strikes.
A ck swastika spun in reverse on Ming Xuans forehead, giving off a ck Demonic Might containing the power of destruction. An azure lotus bloomed under Yang Qings feet. Then, a gentle Buddhist light spread out, looking like Auspicious Signs and erupting with a storm-like lifeforce.
Destruction and lifeforce. The two worked together to attack, shing with that massive Buddhist palm.
Xi soared into the air, wanting to collect the ck cloak.
A figure arrived in the air, holding up a sword to chop down. Killing intent filled the air, blocking Xi from a distance like a silver river.
Xi showed a somewhat angry expression. When he raised his head to look, he saw that it was the Ninth Prince Wang Yan holding his Yan Imperial Sword up to stop him.
You are seeking death!
Xi became enraged. The scarlet cross appeared in the depths of his left eye, sending out boundless horror to attack Wang Yan.
Intense horror instantly gripped Wang Yans body and soul, making his figure tremble slightly. However, he remained calm and dealt with it with a cool mind. The killing intent in the air turned into specks of light coalescing on his sword.
Whoosh!
The sword erupted with a zing sword light. Wang Yans wrist moved slightly, and a sh of sword light illuminated Xis eyes.
The instant the sword light covered the other partys demonic eye, Wang Yan used boundless courage to suppress the fear in his heart and charge over.
At this moment, with Wang Yans Massacre Great Dao perfectly merged with the dynastys Dragon Vein, he was no weaker than the earlier First Prince.
The sword light swept over. One hundred thousand years of the dynastys umtions surged over like a raging river. When driven by the Massacre Great Dao, the dynastys umtions appeared like a vast army letting out roars of Kill!
Xi was forced to battle with the Demonic Imperial Sword, firmly dyed by Wang Yan.
Ming Xuan, Yang Qing, ignore that Yuan Zhen. Help me to snatch back the sacred cloak!
At the same time, Xiao Suo wielded the Scarlet Blood War Banner and charged over with the Heavenly Book Schr, Wu Meng, and the others. They started a chaotic battle with the guests under Xi, preventing them from providing reinforcement.
Xiao Chen and Chu Chaoyun chased after the ck cloak in the air.
Chu Chaoyun frowned slightly after ncing around and seeing Ming Xuan and the Azure Lotus Holy Daughter charging over, having dealt with the earlier palm strike.
Ill go and block them.
Chu Chaoyun did not hesitate. His figure shed, and he pushed his hands out in both directions.
The Universe Origin True me burned fiercely, materializing a screen of fire to block Ming Xuan and the Azure Lotus Holy Daughter.
Chu Chaoyun did not give the two a chance to react. He immediately drew his sword and spread his Primal Chaos Great Dao.
Chu Chaoyuns figure turned blurry, preventing Ming Xuan and Yang Qing from locking on to his exact position.
The Eighth Prince and the Thirteenth Prince, who startled awake on the ground, looked at the ninth altar in the air.
A crazed look appeared in their eyes. This would be their only chance topete against the Ninth Prince. They had to chase Wang Yun off and monopolize this ninth altar.
Charge!
Wang Feng and Wang Yi lead their guests in a charge, radiating overwhelming auras.
With the two of them, that should be more than enough to chase Wang Yun off.
However, just as the group approached the ninth altar, Buddhist chanting rang out, and Wang Yuns many guests appeared.
These guests all held Buddhist treasures and stood in different positions ording to Yuan Zhens instructions. Then, they simultaneously activated the Buddhist treasures in their hands.
Boom!
In that instant, Buddhist chants ovepped, and a huge Buddha image appeared, encasing the surrounding five thousand kilometers.
Upon careful scrutiny, this Buddha image looked remarkably simr to the Kunlun Realms K?itigarbha Bodhisattva.
Dang! Dang! Dang!
Many attacksnded on the Buddha image, producing metallic ngor. However, Wang Yun, who was on the altar, did not suffer any injury whatsoever.
Mister Yuan has incredible foresight. He guessed that these princes would go crazy.
Indeed. His actions of giving us Buddhist treasures andying a formation ahead of time were actually useful.
Dont get distracted. Its time to change the formation.
Alright. Hidden dragon in the abyss, the divine moves to the eight extremes, visiting nine pces and not changing the ten directions!
The guests positions while holding the Buddhist treasures changed continuously as a dragon image on the ground soared. As the formation changed, the dragon image moved within the Buddha image, slowly making this Buddha image more substantial.
Damn it! How can it be like this?!
The Buddha image barrier left the two princes at a loss. To think that it could use Dragon Essence to turn more substantial. The princes cursed in frustration.
Wang Yun opened his eyes on the altar. When he saw the angry but helpless appearance of the Eighth Prince and the Thirteenth Prince, he smiled in delight. Then, he said indifferently, Eighth Younger Brother, Thirteenth Younger Brother, you two never expected such a day, right? Hahaha! The person that you bullied since young retaliated, but you are unable to do anything about it.
The Eighth Prince and the Thirteenth Prince bit on their lips, not saying anything. Their eyes showed unresigned looks.
The Ninth Prince turning the tides and rising could be exined. After all, he had been guarding the borders and nurtured his killing Qi, rendering countless contributions.
Furthermore, Xiao Chen helped the Ninth Prince, making up for the Ninth Princes weakness ofcking a faction within the imperial capital.
However, the Fourth Princecked any capabilities, known as a piece of trash since young. To think that he could ride over their heads from an aloof position and mock them.
The various factions in the Ancient Yan Emperor Tombs core region started a chaotic battle for the sake of their various goals. Battles took ce everywhere, casting shadows over thend.
Yan Cangming and Zhen Yuan pulled themself out of the fights, unexpectedly not participating.
Logically speaking, the two should be helping Xi. However, they chose to help neither side for some reason.
Should we help? I feel that we can try gambling on this!
Zhen Yuan looked into the distance, at Xis situation. He was raring to fight, battle hunger filling his eyes.
No. That fellow is far from exposing his full potential. Lets wait and see how many trump cards he has. The more he exposes, the better our chances are.
Yan Cangming calmly made a choice, showing a smile on his face.
Unexpectedly, the situation had flipped around so quickly. This was simply a heaven-sent chance for them.
After Yuan Zhen dealt his strike, he sat down cross-legged on a lotus tform in the sky, closing his eyes to rest.
Yuan Zhen did not chase after Xi. He just continuously chanted the scriptures and used the power that Wang Yun gathered to keep the sky filled with shing, golden auspicious clouds.
The previously vast and mighty demonic clouds continuously retreated.
As for Xiao Chen, he showed a faint frown. He remained silent as he looked at the man shrouded in bloody shadow.
Just as Xiao Chen was about to grab the ck cloak that the blood moon had transformed into, scarlet lightning appeared from nowhere and grabbed the cloak first.
Its him!
The first time Xiao Chen met this mysterious man shrouded in bloody shadows at the ancient True God city, he had found this man somewhat familiar.
The second time Xiao Chen met this person, the man had appeared during the fight over the Five Element Divine Lightning. However, he had not been with Ming Xuan at that time. This was Xiao Chens third time seeing this person.
The mysterious man shrouded in bloody shadows clutched the ck cloak and let out a strangeugh. Then, he asked hoarsely, Do you want it?
Xiao Chen maintained a calm expression and said, Do you know me?
Hahaha! How funny! Truly funny! Xiao Chen, you still have not recognized me? This is really disappointing.
The bloody shadow covering that person faded slowly. Unexpectedly, his true body was a Bloodsucking Vine.
However, the shocking thing for Xiao Chen was that the face that the Bloodsucking Vine formed appeared familiar yet strange.
That was a face that Xiao Chen had forgotten long ago, a face that should not appear in the Great Thousand Realms.
This was the Kunlun Realms Thunder Sovereign, a contemporary of the Azure Emperor. The Thunder Sovereign hadid a grand scheme to rule the Kunlun Realm using the Dark Church.
To think that you are still alive!
A murderous intent shed in Xiao Chens eyes before disappearing. His expression changed slightly, unable to cover up his surprise.
Haha! If the ck Lotus Church had not kept a strand of my soul, allowing me the possibility of rebirth in the Great Thousand Realms, would I have worked so hard and so obediently?
The Thunder Sovereignughed sinisterly, I look forward to seeing how long can youst against me in your current state.
Xiao Chen had been severely injured during his fight with Wang Fei, expending a lot of his energy.
Since he still had not recovered much of his energy, he would have difficulty holding his own against an opponent of the Thunder Sovereigns caliber.
However, Xiao Chen remained calm, not showing any fluster. He said indifferently, Sorry, Im going to have to disappoint you. Since you chose to reveal yourself, I can only kill you again.
I am ck Egg!
I am White Egg!
Hehe! We two Eggs havee! Who dares to fight against us?!
The ck and White Eggs had already turned impatient in the Divine Universe Stele. With Xiao Chen calling them out, they immediately jumped out in a rush, both erupting with a horrifying 6-Vein Sovereign Emperors aura.
Then, the two Eggs turned into tornadoesone ck and one whiteand charged at the Thunder Sovereign.
Chapter 2333 Raw 2440 : Familiar Aura
Chapter 2333 Raw 2440 : Familiar Aura
With the two Eggs appearing, who could fight them?
Two tornadoesone ck and one whitesurged over, charging at the mysterious man shrouded in bloody shadows.
Xiao Chen maintained a calm expression, not worried about the ck and White Eggs losing.
With Xiao Chens current strength, he was equal to a 5-Vein Sovereign Emperor. Hence, the two Eggs would have the strength of a 6-Vein Sovereign Emperor at least.
The two Faux God puppets took reference from him, always one cultivation grade higher than him.
Given a cultivation of six Divine Veins, the ck and White Eggsbat experience, their tacit cooperation, and the special characteristics of puppet bodies, Xiao Chen could not think of any reason for them to lose to the mysterious man shrouded in bloody shadows.
No, he should be addressed as the Thunder Sovereign now.
At this thought, murderous intent appeared in Xiao Chens eyes again, as too many outstanding talents had died in the Kunlun Realm because of the Thunder Sovereign.
To think that the Thunder Sovereign dared to appear before Xiao Chen and expose his identity.
Xiao Chen did not mind killing the Thunder Sovereign again, eradicating him.
A person who was willing to kill off everyone in the world for his own benefits should not exist.
Puppets? You want to use two puppets to kill me? Xiao Chen, you are still as naive as before!
When the Thunder Sovereign sensed the ck and White Eggs auras, he initially felt somewhat shocked, as he would still face some pressure when fighting against two 6-Vein Sovereign Emperors.
However, these are only puppets... The Thunder Sovereign smiled sinisterly. Hehe! They are not even worth mentioning!
Countless vines tangled together and burst out as two beams of scarlet electric light that charged at the two tornadoes. A loud rumble rang out, and the strong wind scattered.
Shock waves spread out. Xiao Chen gently pushed off with his feet and moved back several steps. Then, he scattered the shock waves with a palm strike.
Two sets of demonic scarlet vines repeatedly struck the ck and White Eggs. Then, the demonic vines untangled, looking like many scarlet snakes that opened their maws to bite the two.
Before entering the Ancient Yan Emperor Tomb, the Thunder Sovereign had shown the horror of this attack. At that time, the demonic vines bit the Heavenly Wolf Empires Tuoba Yao and instantly sucked away most of the other partys Qi and blood. It had looked horrifying and evil, shocking everyone.
Just as the Thunder Sovereign prepared to execute the same move, he suddenly remembered that the puppets did not have a body of flesh; they were forged of tempered divine materials and formations.
When the many scarlet snakes bit the two puppets, the scene of the two puppets sustaining severe injury did not appear. Unlike Tuoba Yao, the ck and White Eggs remained intact.
Ka ca! Ka ca!
When the Thunder Sovereign tried to withdraw the scarlet vines, the ck and White Eggs caught them and punched them. Their fists shattered the scarlet vines that were like the Thunder Sovereigns arms, instantly sting the ten-kilometer-long scarlet vines into nothing.
Hehe! These pieces of wood are not capable enough!
Trash! He turned himself into something neither human nor ghost, but even so, his strength remains so-so.
After the ck and White Eggs pressed near the Thunder Sovereign, theyunched an endless barrage of attacks. The two Eggsyered their Dao Domains, disying seamless cooperation.
In mere moments, the Thunder Sovereign found dealing with the two Eggs difficult, unable to run.
The two Eggs mockery angered the Thunder Sovereign. They spoke loudly and arrogantly, but he could not do anything about it.
The ck and White Eggsbat experience equaled a Faux Gods.
The first time Xiao Chen met them, he nearly got humiliated into giving up the Martial Dao. That was how horrifying they were.
If the Thunder Sovereign treated these two as only ordinary puppets, he would suffer greatly.
Xiao Chen ignored the fight. Instead, he stared at the ck cloak that the Thunder Sovereign held.
Clearly, this thing was very important to Xi. Xiao Chen had to snatch it away.
Die! the Thunder Sovereign roared. He was already sick of the two Eggs humiliation. Dazzling, piercing electric light burst out of his body as he gave off the Dao Might of a sixthyer Thunder Dao Domain, knocking the ck and White Eggs into the air.
However, it did not end with this. The Thunder Sovereigns Dao Domain continued to strengthen, reaching the eighthyer in an instant. Then, thousands of scarlet vines shot out from his body.
The many scarlet vines covered the sky like electric spears, surging over with a vast might.
Boom!
Everywhere the spears passed, scarlet electric light spread in the air, showing no gaps.
The Thunder Sovereigns peak strike brought out the limits of his Thunder Dao Domain. It arrived explosively, instantly hitting the ck and White Eggs and exploding them into countless shards.
In the end, they are just puppets!
The Thunder Sovereign panted as he snorted coldly. The earlier strike had consumed a significant amount of his Demonic Qi Divine Energy. His Great Dao Energy was even drained.
Even a true 6-Vein Sovereign Emperor would find surviving hard after being struck by this.
Hehe! How terrifying! It nearly sted us into pieces.
Hahaha! Again! Again!
The shattered pieces suddenly gathered on the ground, and the ck and White Eggs reappeared, not showing any damage.
Earlier, the two Eggs had disassembled their bodies at the critical moment.
While it looked like the Thunder Sovereign shattered them, the two had actually taken the initiative to disassemble themselves. They had not gotten struck at all.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Before the somewhat stunned Thunder Sovereign could react, the ck and White Eggs charged over again.
The two Eggs destroyed the vast Bloodsucking Vine body, destroying the many vines until only the main branch remained.
The Thunder Sovereign no longer dared to continue fighting, quickly fleeing.
That is...
Suddenly, a bright light shed in Xiao Chens eyes. The vine holding the ck cloak broke, leaving the ck cloak pping through the air.
Whoosh!
Xiao Chens figure shed. Moving at lightning speed, he snatched the ck cloak.
When he flipped it over to look, he saw a scarlet dragon figure embroidered inside the ck cloak. When he held it, the ck cloak seemed like it was alive. Then, his Demonic Cloud Heaven Swallowing Art started circting uncontrobly.
The excited Xiao Chen wanted to use his Demonic Qi Divine Energy to control this ck cloak.
However, he helplessly discovered an invisible membrane keeping his Divine Energy and Soul Energy out.
After analyzing it for a while, Xiao Chen understood. His Cultivation Technique was wrong for controlling this ck cloak.
Damn it! Scram!
Xi, whom Wang Yan was dying, nced over and discovered the ck cloak in Xiao Chens hand.
Feeling incensed, Xi swept his sword across and forced back Wang Yan, who had been holding on bitterly.
Wang Yans palm tore, and his Yan Imperial Sword trembled endlessly, nearly falling out of his grip.
After Wang Yannded, he staggered back one hundred steps before managing to neutralize the force from the other partys sword strike.
How terrifying! Is this the other partys true strength?
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
After Xi exposed his strength, knocking back his opponent with one sword strike, his figure shed and appeared before Xiao Chen.
Return the sacred cloak to me or die!
Xi showed a stern expression, an unprecedented panic ring in his eyes. Clearly, this sacred cloak was of crucial importance to him.
Xiao Chen faced this person for the first time. He did not look at the other partys left eye as he said calmly, If you were fully confident of killing me, you would not be wasting time speaking with me. I can give you the sacred cloak, but you have to agree to something first.
Xis expression remained unchanged as he said indifferently, Speak.
Hand Jiang He over to me.
After verifying that he could not control the ck cloak, Xiao Chen made this decision after some thought.
Perhaps he could use this opportunity to rescue Jiang He.
Xi seemed not to care about anything but this ck cloak.
Deal.
Xi did not hesitate, showing a smile.
The scarlet cross appeared in the depths of the horrifying demonic eye again. Then, it started spinning at an incredible speed.
After a while, the demonic eye tossed out a figure. It was the Ghostly Shadow Bandit, Jiang He.
Xiao Chen honored his promise, tossing the ck cloak to the other party.
Whoosh!
Xi casually caught the sacred cloak and flipped it around, wearing it again.
The long cloak extended to his calves. The scarlet dragon on it moved around like it was alive, appearing extremely strange.
You can have this trash, then. Xi smiled faintly, disappearing with a sh and ignoring Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chens heart skipped a beat, feeling like he had overlooked something. Xi agreed faster than Xiao Chen expected.
You made a loss...I am useless to him. He just wanted to find the location of the inheritance key from me. However, once he wears the sacred cloak, it is as good as wearing the entire Xuewu Dynasty, Jiang He said softly after a sigh as Xiao Chen supported him.
Xiao Chen shook his head and said, It is not that simple...never mind. It is already worth it to get you back.
Hahaha! A brother indeed! Jiang Heughed delightedly when he heard that, not feeling down from his imprisonment but happy instead.
Whoosh! Whoosh!
The ck and White Eggs returned from hunting down the Thunder Sovereign. After theynded, they moved around Jiang He.
ck Egg sniffed and said, What a familiar aura...
He seems simr to a certain person but different. Hahaha! I know! You are Dragon Eggs egg, right? White Egg said happily after bursting intoughter.
Xiao Chen raised his eyebrows and looked at Jiang He. He is the son of the Heavenly Dragon?
Chapter 2334 Raw 2441 : Where Is the Ethereal Immortal Palace?
Chapter 2334 Raw 2441 : Where Is the Ethereal Immortal Pce?
Dragon Eggs egg...
Naturally, the Dragon Egg that White Egg spoke of was the Heavenly Dragon. However, it said that it sensed the Heavenly Dragons aura from Jiang He.
Xiao Chen suddenly recalled Jiang He saying that he came from Ancestor Dragon City the first time they met.
Now that Xiao Chen thought about it carefully, how could a mixed-blood dragon enter Ancestor Dragon City so early?
If Jiang He were the Heavenly Dragons son, that would exin it.
No matter what the Heavenly Dragon did, he was still the Heavenly Dragon, a respected and revered existence in the Divine Dragon Empire.
The Heavenly Dragons children would naturally have special privileges.
Ignoring what Xiao Chen thought at the moment, Jiang He currently showed ck lines on his face, embarrassed by the ck and White Eggs circling him.
Xiao Chen, what exactly are these two fellows?
Jiang He could no longer stand the two puppets sniffing around him like dogs, so he quickly sought help from Xiao Chen.
Let him off for now. I have a question for you two: did you manage to catch that person?
Xiao Chen was more concerned about the Thunder Sovereigns death. If that person did not die, Xiao Chen could not remain at peace.
White Egg smiled and said, That is natural. How can failure be possible with the two of us on the job? However, while the Bloodsucking Vine body was destroyed, his soul managed to flee, escaping into that persons Buddhist treasure.
Xiao Chen looked in the direction that White Egg pointed. It was the ck Lotus Sect Venerate Ming Xuan, who was fighting with Chu Chaoyun.
I have to truly destroy him sooner orter.
Murderous intent filled Xiao Chens eyes. In his heart, the Kunlun Realms Thunder Sovereign would always be a person he had to kill.
This scene is really bustling, Jiang He sighed when he saw the grand chaotic battles between Sovereign Emperors.
Fortunately, this was an ancientnd. If it were the imperial capital Yan City, it would have been destroyed long ago.
After Xi donned his scarlet dragon sacred cloak, he stopped fighting with Wang Yan. He called his guests together and rushed towards the ninth altar.
Yan Cangming and Zhen Yuan appeared at some point.
It seemed like the two sides nned to work with the other princes to chase Wang Yun from the ninth altar.
The previously chaotic scene continued for a while before calming down.
Yuan Zhen, who used the ninth altars power to fill the sky with auspicious clouds, ended up everyones target.
The second round of the session race seemed like the final race to be the crown prince, with various charactersing on stage.
Before the firstmotion ended, another one started. There would always be some unexpected developments.
How are you rted to the Heavenly Dragon? Xi would not have captured you for no reason. As far as I know, the Heavenly Dragon did know the location of the inheritance key; he discovered it at the Azure Dragons oldnds, Xiao Chen asked Jiang He after recovering his wits.
Since I have saved you already, if you continue to keep this a secret, you are not sincere.
Jiang He showed a grave expression. My father is the Heavenly Dragon. However, I really do not know the location of the inheritance key. If you saved me because of that, you are going to be disappointed. That Xi even searched my soul and found nothing.
We are both of the Dragon Race and can be considered old friends. I did not save you because of the inheritance key. However, I just have some things that I wanted to rify with you.
Xiao Chen felt no guilt over Jiang Hes suspicions. He sounded very honest and natural as he spoke, not showing anything strange.
As for what Jiang He thought, that was his problem.
I believe you. Jiang He smiled faintly, extending a hand to Xiao Chen. Xiao Chen smiled and reciprocated his action.
The two shared a firm handshake for a moment, establishing trust between them.
Due to knowing each other, sometimes all it took was one second for trust to be established, just like now.
Whoosh!
Chu Chaoyun descended from the sky andnded beside the two. He seemed well; it looked like he did not get injured despite fighting against two.
This Yuan Zhen hid himself deeply and made ns for everything. He managed to push a prince with practically no presence to this stage, disrupting many peoples ns.
With the Buddha images support, Wang Yuns refinement of his Yan Imperial Sword did not get interrupted, despite Xi and Yan Cangming joining in.
Farther away, Wang Yan, Xiao Suo, and the others gathered together, showing slight frowns. They hesitated over whether to join in to destroy the ninth altar.
Practically speaking, the Fourth Prince Wang Yun was now the Ninth Princes greatestpetitor.
At this moment, there was nothing right or wrong with the Ninth Princes thoughts.
Boom!
Before the Ninth Prince could make a decision, Wang Yunughed maniacally on the altar as he pulled his Yan Imperial Sword out.
Wang Yuns sword gave off a bright Buddhist light. He actually perfectly merged the Buddhist sects Great Dao into the Yanwu Dynastys Dragon Vein.
This scene surpassed everyones expectations.
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The many patriarchs in the pce in the clouds were all stupefied.
The imperial ancestral temples people had been pushing the Hidden Spirit Temple away, not letting the Hidden Spirit Temple participate in the session race and even supporting the Xuewu Dynastys Demonic Dao Hall instead.
Hence, when the Fourth Prince pulled out his Yan Imperial Sword, they all felt stunned.
The sword giving off a bright Buddhist light meant that the patriarchs no longer had control of the situation.
The restrained Yan Emperor showed a mocking smile.
These patriarchs tried to y a bncing game, wanting to toy with the Demonic Dao and the Buddhist Dao in the palm of their hands.
However, they did not know that they were just pawns in the eyes of those two factions.
Behind the smile was boundless sorrow.
The Yan Emperor knew that no matter the results, the Yanwu Dynasty was over.
The imperial ancestral temples Imperial Ancestor felt extremely anxious. He walked to the corner again andmunicated with that mysterious ck shadow.
From what the Yan Emperor overheard, the Imperial Ancestor seemed to be saying that the session race was alreadypletely out of control. They could no longer control anything. The third round would start soon, and the winner would be the crown prince. The original n was an utter failure.
Who were you speaking to? the Yan Emperor asked again after the Imperial Ancestor finished.
The Imperial Ancestor showed a cold expression as he said indifferently, The Fourth Prince should be a piece you put in with the Hidden Spirit Temple, right? Although I know you walk closely with the Hidden Spirit Temple, I did not expect you to be so deranged. Had I known earlier, I would have crippled you. As for who I was speaking to, you naturally will know after the session race ends!
When the Yan Emperor heard that, he wanted to let out loudughter. However, his heart had already died; he could notugh. His expression looked even more unsightly than crying. This group of people was truly beyond saving.
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When Wang Yun pulled out the Yan Imperial Sword in the Ancient Yan Emperor Tomb, the altar under his feet shattered.
The entire core region started shaking intensely, and the ground exploded.
Xiao Chens expression changed. When the many Great Perfection Sovereign Emperors attacked frantically, they did not manage to make this ancientnd truly crack and explode.
However, many visible cracks now appeared in the ground.
What being had such strength? It was even more horrifying than so many Great Perfection Sovereign Emperors added together.
Rumble...!
The ground tremors intensified. A terrifyingly strong aura brewed underground.
Shock waves spread out, forcing everyone, including Xiao Chen, to retreat continuously.
How strong!
The shock waves alone were already unblockable. After Xiao Chennded, he felt like a baby when he sensed this aura that surged over, forcing him to continue backing away.
Ka ca!
Before everybodys eyes, a small ming sapling appeared in the core region.
Before anyone could get shocked, the sapling grew startlingly fast, shooting up explosively.
The sapling immediately grew to the size of a mountain. As the tree branches shook, a boundless lifeforce drifted down.
When bathed in this green light, everyones injuries healed at a visible rate.
The tall tree continued to flourish. However, as it was already veryrge, it gave the impression that its growth rate had slowed. It vaguely seemed like the image of a vast dynasty rising.
The Yan Emperor Tree!
This was the Yan Emperor Tree, the manifestation of this dynastys one-hundred-thousand-odd years of umtions. This was a Dynasty Divine Tree that fed on the dynastys Dragon Veins for nourishment and had grown for more than one hundred thousand years.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Unable to suppress the impulse in their hearts, the various princes rushed towards the Yan Emperor Tree.
For the third round, the prince that could stand at the top of the divine tree in the end would be the dynastys crown prince.
However, many people remained still under the towering tree.
It was not just that. They all showed doubtful expressions on their faces.
Where was the Ethereal Immortal Pce?
The divine tree already appeared, and the session race wasing to an end. However, there was not even a single sign of the Ethereal Immortal Pce.
The various outstanding talents holding Ethereal Immortal Pce keys looked around, trying to find clues to it.
Was it not time yet? Or was this prediction false like the previous predictions?
Chapter 2335 Raw 2442: Endless Cycle
Chapter 2335 (Raw 2442): Endless Cycle
The divine tree already appeared, so where was the Ethereal Immortal Pce?
The Yan Emperor Tree appeared grandly before everyone. As its branches shook, vigorous lifeforce turned into greenish droplets that scattered over the vast core region.
Everyone could see the towering tree in the core region. It had grown from a small sapling to a tree that no one could see the top of.
At the same time, it allowed one to feel the vastness of the Ancient Yan Emperor Tombs core region. Despite being so vast and tall, it was only like a drop in the ocean within the core region.
Thend where the tree grew seemed to have a magical freedom that could epass everything.
Compared to the other outstanding talents searching for the Ethereal Immortal Pce, Xiao Chen appeared much more rxed.
His injuries slowly healed as the green droplets rained on him.
After the lifeforce entered his body, they burned like a gentle me, giving off warmth. It felt like the vast lifeforce that the spring wind brought as it blew over thend.
When Xiao Chen tightly clenched his fingers, the surging Divine Energy in his body gushed like the waves on a river or the sea.
Gurgling bubbles appeared in his Soul Pool, restoring his dried-up Soul Energy. His Azure Dragon Divine Seal was like an ancient deity that opened its eyes after being asleep for a long time. Then, three rings of light appeared in the Soul Pool, kicking up towering waves.
Xiao Chens Divine Energy gushed, his Soul Energy surged, and his mind felt restored. He had returned to his peak.
As Xiao Chen firmly grasped his right fist, he could feel the vast power in his Divine Energy and Soul Energy. This felt good.
Xiao Chens lips curled up in a smile.
He had been severely injured, which greatly restricted his mind and soul. The feeling of weakness was not pleasant.
Whoosh! Whoosh!
Two figures descended the ancient Yan Emperor Tree. It was Hao Kai and Xiao Suo.
Big Brother, the Ninth Prince told us toe and protect you. He said that you are targeting the Ethereal Immortal Pce and will definitely end up in conflict with the other factions.
After Xiao Suonded, he exined why the two of them left Wang Yan.
Hao Kai followed up, His Highness the Ninth Prince is pretty good to his followers. He let Wu Meng and the others search for Yan Emperor Fruits and told the two of us to return.
Xiao Chen looked away from the ancient Yan Emperor Tree and said calmly, He can only rely on himself for the final round. If Wang Yun did not upy the ninth altar, he would be the crown prince for sure. Now, it is hard to say.
The session races third round was deeply connected to the second round.
When on the ancient Yan Emperor Tree, which grew on the dynastys Dragon Veins, Wang Yun and Wang Yan, who perfectly merged their Great Dao into the Dragon Veins, held a great advantage over the other princes.
The crown prince could only be either of the two.
Is it here, or not?! Chu Chaoyun eximed while shaking his head in disappointment after opening his eyes. He had been tightly clutching his Ethereal Immortal Pce key all the while.
Right now, the Martial Epoch was like withered wood. Its form remained, but its spirituality was long lost.
The momentum of the cycle of epochs could not be blocked again. The situation had already reversed once, despite the surging momentum, defeating the ck Dragon King. The Martial Epochs strongest Transcendent Grade Soul Tool, the Wings of Time, had no reason to appear.
At that moment, all the outstanding talents who had not climbed the Yan Emperor Tree were targeting the Ethereal Immortal Pce.
Previously, many of them remained hidden. With the current situation, they had to expose themselves even if they did not want to.
Excluding the inheritance key, there were seven Ethereal Immortal Pce keys.
Now that the situation cleared up, Xiao Chen could see who held an Ethereal Immortal Pce key.
Xiao Chen looked around and nced at Yuan Zhen still seated on the lotus tform in the clouds and bathing in a bright Buddhist light.
Yuan Zhen, who carried the K?itigarbha Bodhisattvas karma, frowned heavily. It seemed like something went against his expectations.
This fellow received his Ethereal Immortal Pce key from Xiao Chen, so Xiao Chen did not need to guess.
Two peopleYan Cangming and Zhen Yuanstood side by side on a mound in the distance. Clearly, those two held an Ethereal Immortal Pce key.
The scarlet-dragon-cloak-d Xi stood with Ming Xuan and Yang Qing. A third Ethereal Immortal Pce key was definitely with him.
The Profound Heaven Holy Lands Wenren Yu and Dao Yan stood together. Wenren Yu definitely had one Ethereal Immortal Pce key.
Xiao Chen and Chu Chaoyun had one key each. Thest key should be with the Silver Dragon Kings group.
Xiao Chen looked over, and a strange look appeared in his eyes. The Dragon God Crown Prince Qin Ming had actually stood up.
Coincidentally, Qin Mings gaze happened to meet Xiao Chens. A sh of icy murderous intent gave Xiao Chen a slight chill.
Xiao Chen sighed, The ancient Yan Emperor Trees vigorous lifeforce treated his injuries, allowing him to return to his peak.
Qin Ming ended up close to death, nearly crippled. Now that he returned to his peak, he would reach a whole new level.
Honorable nephew, there is no need to lower yourself to his level. Finding the Ethereal Immortal Pce is more important. His Majesty once instructed that the Wings of Time took priority.
The Silver Dragon King feared that Qin Ming could not endure and would end up charging over rashly.
After being beaten to a pulp, Qin Ming had remained unconscious. He did not know how horrifying Xiao Chen was when wielding Heavenly yer.
If Qin Ming thought that he could defeat Xiao Chen after his rebirth, it would be bad.
I know.
Qin Ming showed a cold and stern expression, appearing somewhat unresigned. However, he still slowly withdrew his gaze.
Xiao Chen smiled calmly, not caring about it.
The previously chaotic scene settled down under the towering tree.
The other guests headed up the ancient Yan Emperor Tree together with the princes.
Even if this round did not have much to do with the guests, the hidden Yan Emperor Fruits were worth fighting for.
Not only did the Yan Emperor Fruit have the miraculous effect of extending lifespan, but legend also said that it could even increase the boundlessly ethereal Luck.
The higher ones cultivation, the more one could sense the existence of fate. Naturally, the guests would desire Luck more.
Compared to the illusory Ethereal Immortal Pce, which housed the Wings of Time, they were more interested in the Yan Emperor Fruits.
Where was the Ethereal Immortal Pce?
The people holding Ethereal Immortal Pce keys appeared somewhat confused, like Chu Chaoyun.
Xiao Chen looked at the silent Chu Chaoyun and suddenly said, Have you considered that the Ethereal Immortal Pce might not appear if the inheritance keys are not around?
How do you exin it?
Xiao Chen said after some thought, Actually, I was thinking this. For tens of thousands of years, there had been predictions about the Ethereal Immortal Pces appearance. However, none of them were right. If it were just once or twice, we could me it on the standard of these diviners. However, there were thousands of failed predictions, so there must be another reason.
Chu Chaoyuns eyes lit up. He had never heard of this consideration before.
I believe that there have been people who gathered all seven keys before, justcking the inheritance key. Since the inheritance key is missing, even if the Ethereal Immortal Pce appears, one cannot enter. So, what difference would it make whether the Ethereal Immortal Pce appeared or not?
Chu Chaoyun said, feeling enlightened, Are you saying that the Ethereal Immortal Pce or some sort of formation can sense the presence of the inheritance key?
Thats right. This is my guess. Otherwise, there is no exnation for tens of thousands of failed predictions.
Xiao Chen lowered his head and casually fiddled with his finger. Then, he murmured, It is merely a guess. After all, the inheritance key was lost long ago, so we cannot test this out.
Right after Xiao Chen spoke, Chu Chaoyun looked at Jiang He.
Dont look at me. I really do not know where the inheritance key is.
Jiang He showed a helpless expression as he tried to exin. If he knew where the inheritance key was, he would have said it long ago. Not just anyone could endure Xis torture.
Boom!
Xiao Chen kept his head down and fiddled with his finger, then suddenly looked up. This action seemed casual, but the instant he looked up, the Azure Dragon image behind him turned substantial. His long hair fluttered, showing his sharpness. Then, he executed Firmaments Rage towards the sky.
The rage of a Great Deste Eon Ancestor Dragon formed a huge palm. The Five Element Divine Lightning in the palm cycled endlessly, creating an immortal nation.
Bang!
This palm strike happened to meet the palm strike of Yuan Zhen, who attacked without any warning.
Sitting on the lotus tform in the sky, Yuan Zhen proimed, Everything is empty and void. Only Buddha is supreme! Then, he used the supreme Buddhist Might and sent out a golden Buddha palm that covered the sun and sky.
The two palms shed, producing loud sounds and strong winds.
This broke the surrounding clouds. The shock waves and strong winds shook the towering ancient Yan Emperor Tree endlessly.
Several of the guests searching for Yan Emperor Fruits on the tree felt like the world was crumbling.
The weaker guests instantly got flung off screaming.
Retreat!
Xiao Chen tugged on Jiang He and turned into a sh of purple electric light as he moved back.
After Xiao Suonded, he tightly gripped the Scarlet Blood War Banner. He and Hao Kai showed grave expressions as they shielded Xiao Chen, Chu Chaoyun, and Jiang He.
The shock waves from the two palm strikes lingered in the air. The lightning palm and the golden Buddha palm materialized horrifying mysterious phenomena.
To others, this vast space seemed to have turned into a terrifying forbiddennd.
Yuan Zhen bathed in a gentle Buddhist light as he sat on the lotus tform, slowly passing through the forbiddennd formed by the shock waves. He looked around and stared at Jiang He.
Yuan Zhens target went without saying.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Three figures arrived in an instant. Xi charged over with Ming Xuan and Yang Qing.
Xiao Chen, it looks like you are not the only one who figured out the crux of the problem, Chu Chaoyunmented.
Jiang He felt uneasy, a bitter smile stered on his face. After all, the one targeting him was the unfathomable Yuan Zhen.
Furthermore, Jiang He had already experienced the means of the three charging over on the ground.
Jiang He cursed endlessly in his heart. However, the one he cursed was not these people but his heartless father.
Father, you have caused harm to your child... If you really know the location of the inheritance key, you should have told me. At the very least, it would not lead to this situation where I cant even exin.
Hand this person over to me. Xi cut directly to the chase.
Sure.
Xiao Chen agreed straightforwardly, startling Jiang He and Xi. However, you have to give me the scarlet dragon cloak you are wearing in exchange for him.
Xi revealed a faint smile. The scarlet cross appeared in the depths of his left eye again. Then, it turned into a fiercely burning scarlet me.
Ka ca! Ka ca!
This strange scarlet me ignited in the deepest depths of his left eye and continued burning endlessly. It seemed like it burned through the barriers of another world, traveling through a boundless distance as it came out of the eye and hovered at Xis forehead.
The instant that scarlet me came out of the eye, the horror from the depths turned substantial as it pressed forward.
It seemed incredibly fitting with Xis smiling face.
Whoosh!
When faced with this substantial horror, Xiao Suo and the others had to move a few steps back before they could stop.
Even so, they still did not dare to look at Xis face.
Xiao Chen, do you know who are your friends and who are your enemies here? Xi asked, still smiling; he did not take advantage of the time he suppressed Xiao Suo and the others with his aura.
Xiao Chen looked directly at Xi and replied calmly, The ones to my front and my sides are my friends.
The front naturally referred to Xiao Suo and Hao Kai. The sides referred to Chu Chaoyun and Jiang He.
Wrong!
Xi did not hesitate to say wrong. He showed a serious expression, radiating an undeniable charm.
The old epoch is declining, and the new epoch will start soon. The epochs fall and rise in an endless cycle. Do you truly understand the meaning of an endless cycle? This is great momentum, something that no one can stop and not get involved in. Aside from me, these people by your side are either forced by circumstances or do not have a choice. They could betray you! Abandon you! Kill you!
Xis emphasis on every word sounded like thunder, ringing in Xiao Chens mind and attacking the weakest spot in his heart.
Betray you! Abandon you! Kill you!
These three sentences echoed endlessly in Xiao Chens mind, lingering without scattering.
Xiao Chen appeared shaken. He had thought of a simr problem when Chu Chaoyun sought to cooperate with him before.
Xis words meant that no one could be trusted, aside from him.
Why is Xi so confident? Is he really one of Dragon Emperor Xiao Yuns backup ns, knowing my Azure Dragon bloodline identity?
Chapter 2336 Raw 2443: Left without a Choice
Chapter 2336 (Raw 2443): Left without a Choice
Betray you! Abandon you! Kill you!
These words were like blows to Xiao Chens head, rendering him speechless for a while, unable to figure it out.
Still, Xiao Chen also felt like he woke up from a dream as he had thought of what the other party said before.
Back then, at ck Wind Ridge, when the sinister winds had not yet scattered, Chu Chaoyun had spoken about the great momentum with him.
At that time, Xiao Chen had considered all this. Who could control themselves when borne by the great momentum? Who could guarantee that their minds would not change? Who could say that they would not be left without a choice?
Back then, Xiao Chen swung his saber because he did not believe in fate or the great momentum. He just wanted to swing his saber to chop off all restraints.
However, it was not that simple.
Even now, Chu Chaoyun had not told him how he got into the Ancient Yan Emperor Tomb.
Xiao Suo had the Pirate Alliance behind him. After he seeded the Scarlet Blood Pirate Kings indomitable inheritance, who could guarantee that he would not get swept away with the great momentum?
Hao Kai was an expert from the Golden Crow Empire. He came to help Xiao Chen only because of Ao Jiao.
Without Ao Jiao, no one knew how Hao Kai would treat him.
As for Jiang He, who could guarantee that he really did not know the inheritance keys location? No one but him.
Who were Xiao Chens friends, and who were Xiao Chens enemies?
The scarlet me that came out of Xis demonic eye after burning through countless worlds and barriers was like a shing bloody tear.
After Xi forced back Xiao Suo and the others, he chose not to attack. This made Xis words sound extremely convincing.
Had Xi not said these words earlier but chosen to attack, no one could have blocked him.
This scarlet me from the depths of his eye that burned through countless barriers and worlds was more terrifying than many people thought.
Xiao Chens heart wavered. He was nearly sure that the other party was a backup n of Dragon Emperor Xiao Yun.
Dragon Emperor Xiao Yun was of the Azure Dragon bloodline. Given that Xiao Chen also possessed the Azure Dragon bloodline, he and Xi would both be on the Azure Dragons side.
If that were true, Xis words were even more believable.
The bright moon in the sky. Have you never thought about whose blood dyed the bright moon red?
You have held the scarlet dragon cloak as well. Dont you find it familiar? Others would not understand, but you should. You should decide for yourself who should be trusted and who should not.
Xis words were too impactful, causing Chu Chaoyun, Jiang He, Xiao Suo, and Hao Kai to sense something off with Xiao Chen.
If it were in the past, Xiao Chen would not hesitate like this.
If I handed Jiang He to you, what would you do? Xiao Chen asked after some silence, looking up at Xi.
When Xiao Chen said this, the expressions of Chu Chaoyun and Jiang He changed greatly. They felt a heavy blow to their hearts.
Jiang He felt like his heart shattered, suffering incredible pain. A cold smile appeared on his face; he knew that Xiao Chen still suspected that he did not tell the truth about the inheritance key.
However, Jiang He really did not know the inheritance keys location.
Chu Chaoyun showed aplicated expression, feeling somewhat disappointed. In the end, Xiao Chen was just a person. Before the great momentum, he could not remain unaffected.
This also freed Chu Chaoyun somewhat. This is good as well. There wont be so many excuses. Everyone is just left without a choice; it is just a different set of causes and effects. I can feel less guilty about this.
However, for some reason, the various memories from the Kunlun Realm and Sky Dome Realm shed through Chu Chaoyuns mind. Deep in his heart, he still felt boundless sorrow. Time was truly merciless.
Xiao Suo tightly gripped the Scarlet Blood War Banner, feeling like he could not bring out his strength. His expression appeared restless.
The Scarlet Blood Pirate Kings indomitablebat prowess vaguely seemed to be slipping out of his control.
Xiao Suo wondered, If Xiao Chen really hands his friend over, is this Big Brother still worthy of allegiance?
Hao Kais expression flickered, a strange look shing in his eyes, but it quickly recovered to normal. He just needed to remember Ao Jiaos instructions.
Xis expression rxed slightly. The scarlet me dimmed slowly as he gave his answer. Whether he knows the location of the inheritance key or not, one thing is for sure: he is the one that is the most deeply connected to the inheritance key and the Heavenly Dragon. Since he cannot provide any information when he is alive, then let him die. In any case, it is just a piece of trash dying; there will not be any loss. If I really can obtain information about the inheritance key, then I will hold an advantage. No matter what, Ie out the winner!
This was what Xi wanted to do after Xiao Chen handed Jiang He to him. He spoke frankly, not hiding anything.
Who knew, after Xi spoke, Xiao Chen drew the Tyrant Saber on his back. He said softly, Sorry, Im afraid I cannot hand him to you. It does not matter whether he is my friend or my enemy; I cannot forgive myself for handing a friend over to die.
Right after Xiao Chen spoke, Jiang He, who was preparing to leave, felt stunned. A smile appeared on Chu Chaoyuns face; his sorrow eased. While time was merciless, not everything should be med on time.
Some things and some people would always remain the same, no matter how long had passed.
Boom!
The dimmed scarlet me that came out of Xis eyes brightened. Then, he asked seriously, Are you sure? Do you know how miserably you will die when those people react, when the baldy in the sky makes up his mind?
The strangeness of this ce had long attracted the attention of the Silver Dragon King, Yan Cangming, Wenren Yu, and the others.
However, they had not connected the predictions to the inheritance key yet. They were still watching to see what Xi wanted to do with Xiao Chen.
However, once they understood the connection, Xiao Chen, who still had to protect Jiang He, would be everyones target and get surrounded mercilessly.
No one could survive being surrounded by so many strong enemies.
There is no need for you to care about that. You should understand my thoughts the moment I drew my saber.
Xiao Chen showed a calm expression, showing no emotional fluctuation.
As a desman, when he drew his saber to protect someone, he had already set aside life and death.
When a gentleman drew his saber, it was a promise of life and death. There was no need to say anything; everything was written on the saber.
Those who understood would not ask anymore.
Silence... No one said anything. However, they could feel Xis aura growing increasingly terrifying. The heavy aura made it hard to breathe.
Boom!
For half my life, I went through ups and downs, homeless and miserable; for half my life, I was peerless, traveling around without fear.
My body is like a sword, filled with a firm and unyielding pride; my heart is like the sun and the moon, shining bright for ten thousand years...
The Scarlet Blood Pirate Kings indomitable battle hunger traveled through time and space, arriving again.
Xiao Suo used his body of flesh and blood to wield the Scarlet Blood War Banner, forcibly driving the indomitable battle hunger. As he waved the war banner, it fluttered like the waves, pping noisily in the wind and repelling Xis aura.
Then, Xiao Suo thrust his banner out. He used his fearless courage and the Scarlet Blood War Banners indomitable battle hunger to take the initiative to attack Xi.
You all go. Ill block him.
Whoosh!
A cold light flickered at the tip of the banner as the indomitable battle hunger coalesced on that point. If there were a star here, it could even pierce through the star.
Lets go.
Determination shed in Xiao Chens eyes as he decided in the time it took for a spark to fly. He could not waste the opportunity that Xiao Suo created.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
His group executed their Movement Techniques, leaving quickly.
Buzz!
Xiao Suo steeled himself for death as he thrust his banner forward. When it was about to strike Xis chest, the other party raised the right hand and grabbed the banner. The tip of the banner trembled and buzzed endlessly.
Rumble...!
As the banner tip trembled, the ground shook intensely. It seemed like the world was no longer stable.
Whoosh! Whoosh!
The figures of Ming Xuan and Yang Qing shed by Xiao Suos left and right, turning into two beams of dull lightone ck and one azureas they gave chase.
The auspicious clouds in the sky churned like waves. Yuan Zhen, who sat on the lotus tform in the sky, suddenly stood up.
A bright light shed in Yuan Zhens eyes. Clearly, he had made up his mind and figured out that Jiang He was the crux to the Ethereal Immortal Pces appearance.
Yuan Zhen gently jumped off the lotus tform and descended at lightning speed together with the Buddhist Might that filled the sky.
The Ethereal Immortal Pce must have something to do with Xiao Chen or someone with him, Qin Ming said with a grave expression when he saw Yuan Zhen and Ming Xuan chasing after Xiao Chen.
The eyes of Sikong Shu, who had been clutching the Ethereal Immortal Pce key while searching for signs of the Ethereal Immortal Pce, suddenly lit up in understanding.
I understand now. After them! Jiang He must know the location of the inheritance key. That fellow is the son of the Heavenly Dragon. No matter what, we must grab hold of him!
Right after Sikong Shu spoke, he led the Silver Dragon King and Qin Ming in frantic pursuit of Xiao Chen.
All those here were outstanding talents. The ones who held the Ethereal Immortal Pce keys had the potential to start the new epoch.
These outstanding talents had the determination of the super factions behind them. Calling them the strongest outstanding talents in the entire Martial Epoch would be no exaggeration.
Perhaps they did not understand before. However, when they saw the current situation, they managed to guess the connection between the inheritance key and Jiang He.
Yan Cangming and the Profound Heaven Holy Lands Wenren Yu looked up simultaneously in the direction Xiao Chen had taken.
Then, their figures shed as they gave chase without dy.
Xiao Suo, who tightly gripped the Scarlet Blood War Banner, gritted his teeth, his facial features scrunched up and twisted in madness. However, he could not push forward any further.
The thing that grasped the Scarlet Blood War Banner was not a hand but a scarlet dragon w.
Chapter 2337 Raw 2444: Keys Tremble
Chapter 2337 (Raw 2444): Keys Tremble
The scarlet dragon moving about the ck cloakid its dragon w over Xis arm and firmly grasped the Scarlet Blood War Banner.
This made it hard for Xiao Suo to advance. The thing blocking him was not a person but a vast dynasty.
With the moon as supreme, the scarlet dragony over the body.
The Scarlet Blood War Banners indomitable battle hunger could push Xis aura back. However, it could not budge a dynasty.
How unfortunate.
Xi sighed, I am unable to meet the Scarlet Blood Pirate King for myself. Defeating his inheritor is just the result of an unfair advantage.
The wrist of his hand holding the banner pole rotated gently. Xiao Suo felt that he would soon lose his grip on the banner. The banner pole slowly twisted in his palm as Demonic Qi Divine Energy flowed into his body through his palm, feeling like a demonic dragon sweeping through it by force.
Xiao Suo suppressed the Demonic Qi Divine Energy in his body and roared, Blood Dyeing the Sky! Then, a mysterious phenomenon immediately appeared.
Blood dyed the sky, and the sea roared. Huge waves surged, immediately forming a boundless momentum.
Boundless blood filled the sky, turning it ming red. The seas surged with waves below, each wave taller than the one before it.
Infused with the Scarlet Blood Pirate Kings indomitable battle hunger, Xiao Suo used the ovepping waves to push forward one step with the Scarlet Blood War Banner in his hand.
This broke through the other partys dragon w and stabbed the banner into the other partys chesta great upheaval of the situation.
Roar!
However, the scarlet dragon on Xis cloak came to life in an instant. The scarlet dragon image wrapped around Xi, cing its dragon head above Xis head. Then, it roared as it faced the surging waves.
Rumble...! The waves moved in reverse, the blood-dyed sky slowly losing its color.
The scarlet dragons fury forced the boundless momentum back and allowed Xi to regain the upper hand.
Pu ci!
Xiao Suo vomited a mouthful of blood due to the rebound of the killing move. He could no longer tightly grasp the Scarlet Blood War Banner.
The other partys Demonic Qi Divine Energy lingered on the war banner, feeling like a hurricaneshing it.
After the rebound, Xiao Suo suffered this strike and went flying back.
Xiao Suo justnded and could not react when he saw Xi countering with the war banner.
Whoosh!
A miserable cry rang out as the banner tip pierced Xiao Suos chest, pinning him to the ground.
The Demonic Qi Divine Energy lingering on the war banner flowed into Xiao Suos chest and assaulted his limbs and bones like it was a ferocious tiger. Then, it flowed into his Soul Pool and frantically swept through the ce.
This immediately and utterly suppressed Xiao Suo, rendering him immobile.
A chest wound was no longer fatal to a Sovereign Emperor unless one used Divine Energy to destroy all of the bodys lifeforce. Otherwise, as long as a drop of blood containing lifeforce remained, a Sovereign Emperor could regrow their body, remaining alright. However, this rebirth process would be slower if there was no special Secret Technique for it.
Even if the physical body gotpletely destroyed, as long as the Divine Seal was not destroyed in time, a Sovereign Emperors soul could flee.
However, Xis movepletely suppressed Xiao Suos physical body and soul. While pinning Xiao Suo to the ground with the Scarlet Blood War Banner would not be fatal, the humiliation it brought was destructive.
More importantly, Sovereign Emperors were difficult to kill. Since Xi could not afford to expend the effort, he could at least restrain Xiao Suo to make the best of the situation.
Xi did not spare Xiao Suo because of benevolence; chasing after Xiao Chen was more important.
You are too weak. You only scratched the surface of the Scarlet Blood Pirate Kings indomitable battle hunger.
After speaking, Xi swaggered away, not giving Xiao Suo another look.
Argh!
Xiao Suo grasped the scarlet war banner and clenched his teeth, then tried to pull it out. His facial features scrunched up as he used all his strength. However, nothing worked.
This was indeed a great mockery, pinned to the ground by his own Scarlet Blood War Banner, but he could not do anything about it. Such humiliation would be unendurable.
However, Xiao Suo did not care. Even if his Divine Energy and Soul Energy were suppressed, leaving him like an ordinary person, he did not give up, resorting to sheer brute force.
Even worse was that the banner pierced his chest. Every movement brought intense pain that could cause anyone to faint.
However, Xiao Suo did not give up. He did not hesitate or get distracted, just focused on slowly extracting the Scarlet Blood War Banner.
He showed a twisted expression, and sweat poured off his forehead like rain. Now, he fully disyed the brute force, the tenacity, and ferociousness of a pirate captain.
Ka ca!
Xi, who had already walked a distance away, stopped and turned around to look.
He saw blood spurt out like a fountain from the supine Xiao Suos chest. Xiao Suo managed to pull out the Scarlet Blood War Banner with brute force.
The instant Xiao Suo removed the war banner, the restrictions that Xi left in his body crumbled like a dam smashed by a raging river.
Then, Xiao Suo stood back up while holding up the Scarlet Blood War Banner, letting the banner flutter in the wind.
The blood-stained war banner did not lose its elegance at all, looking even more hot-blooded.
The banner pped noisily. However, it was not the wind making it flutter but the g producing the wind. The battle hunger that ignited in Xiao Suos heart drove this previously unparalleled war banner.
As Xiao Suo held up the war banner, it was like he stood on the sea instead of the ground.
His battle hunger and his pirates heart seemed to have affected this ancientnd. Then, a ship slowly broke out of the ground.
The experts who once followed this banner turned into war souls riding the boat to travel through time and heed orders.
A sea surged before Xis eyes. Xiao Suo stood on the bow of the ship as many warships materialized behind him. An experts soul stood on each of those ships facing the winds and riding the waves.
Xi showed surprise on his face. Finding it strange, he said, Did you not feel humiliated earlier?
He had not expected Xiao Suo to stand up again.
If it were a regr person, his mind would have crumbled from the great humiliation of being pinned to the ground by his own weapon. It would leave an indelible shadow in his heart in the future.
However, Xi did not see any hatred or humiliation in Xiao Suo.
Xi did not feel shocked at the strength of the Scarlet Blood War Banner, which summoned the war souls of the past and materialized many strong warships.
Xi felt shocked at Xiao Suos temperament. Such a person was the nemesis of his demonic eye. With such resilience and mental fortitude, Xiao Suo would not fear him.
The Scarlet Blood Pirate King went through ups and downs, homeless and miserable, for half his life. He lived like a dog, but he did not abandon his pirates heart even after half a lifetime. That humiliation from earlier is nothing to me. How can itpare to the storms I experienced at sea? It is all the more nothing.
Xiao Suo appeared calm and at ease, not showing any rage or dissatisfaction.
So what? Even if you blocked me, there are two people no weaker than me chasing after Xiao Chen. He still cannot escape death.
Then, Xi grabbed the cor of his cloak and tossed it up.
The ck cloak turned into a blood moon rising. Xi continued staring at Xiao Suo patiently as he stood under the blood moon.
Then, Xi thrust his hand forward and beckoned. The Demonic Imperial Sword stabbed into the ground somewhere responded with a buzz, turned into a beam of iridescent light, and entered his hand.
All these showed that Xi took Xiao Suo as a true opponent, bringing out his true strength.
I only need to know that by blocking you, I am reducing the number of Xiao Chens strong enemies by one. There is no need for you to try to shake my resolve. After receiving his grace, I will remember it for life. It has already been engraved in my soul and blood.
Xiao Suo lowered his war banner on the ships bow and pointed it at Xi. Then, he said, Make your move.
While Xi fought Xiao Suo, Xiao Chen, Jiang He, Chu Chaoyun, and the others took the opportunity to flee. However, they could not do anything about Yuan Zhen, who used the auspicious clouds in the sky to give relentless chase. They could not shake Yuan Zhen off, remaining within his sights.
There was an even greater problem. The Silver Dragon King, Sikong Shu, Dao Yan, Wenren Yu, Yan Cangming, Zhen Yuan, and the other outstanding talents with Ethereal Immortal Pce keys had figured out that the crux of the Ethereal Immortal Pces appearancey with Jiang He. Thus, they gave chase as well.
Yuan Zhen attacked again. Xiao Chen and the others did not want to get dyed, so they went around and dodged.
Boom!
A huge palm appeared and smacked the ground, covering a radius of five thousand kilometers.
If this palm strike had hit them, it would have been unbearable. They would either die or get injured.
The sea of bitterness is boundless. Turn back, and salvation is there.
Taking the opportunity created when the group dodged, Yuan Zhennded in front and blocked them.
A sea of bitterness appeared as Yuan Zhen sat on a lotus tform and looked at the group from the other side.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Ming Xuan and Yang Qing immediately arrived,nding together with the Silver Dragon King and Sikong Shu. Yan Cangming and Zhen Yuan blocked the path to the left.
Even farther away, Dao Yan and Wenren Yu came over unhurriedly.
Danger surrounded the group in every direction, even up and down. There was no escape route.
Xiao Chen looked around. Making up his mind, he turned to Jiang He and said softly, As a friend, I can help you only up to here. Ill deal with the monk.
Ill help you block the Silver Dragon King and Sikong Shu, Chu Chaoyun followed up.
Leave Ming Xuan and Yang Qing to me.
Since there was no way out in any direction, the group could only help block the strongest opponents in hopes that Jiang He could break out.
Even if you dont say it, I would be too embarrassed to remain here. Many thanks.
Jiang He knew that this was all Xiao Chen could do to help him. This already surpassed what a friend should do, going all out to help.
Without any dys or pretentious words, a dragon roar came from Jiang Hes body as he soared towards a gap.
A vast dragon roar rang out in the surroundings, shaking the ce slightly.
Jiang He gave off a rare Dragon Might that felt ethereal and divine.
The Heavenly Dragons mysteries.
Xiao Chens eyes lit up in recognition. It seemed that Jiang He was not weak, either.
What were the Heavenly Dragons mysteries? It referred to a great boldness and breadth of heart, one that could epass the boundless heavens.
Howeverrge the heavens were, ones heart had to berger.
Epassing the heavens did not refer to merging with heaven, reaching a point of no return that cut off ones emotions. One had to be within and outside of heaven at the same time. There was where the ethereal nature came from.
Attack!
Upon seeing that Jiang He was going to flee, Yuan Zhen revealed a murderous intent in his eyes, and he made his move.
Xiao Chen, Chu Chaoyun, and Hao Kai expected this long ago. Their figures shed as they blocked their targets.
They needed to create a path to life for Jiang He amid this dangerous, desperate situation.
Just at this moment, something strange happened. All the cultivators holding an Ethereal Immortal Pce key felt their keys trembling for some reason. Their expressions immediately changed dramatically.
Chapter 2338 Raw 2445: Ethereal Immortal Palace Appears
Chapter 2338 (Raw 2445): Ethereal Immortal Pce Appears
The Ethereal Immortal Pce keys trembled.
Without any warning, the Ethereal Immortal Pce keys in everyones hands suddenly started trembling.
Wait a moment.
Sikong Shu stopped the Silver Dragon King and Qin Ming, who were going to attack Jiang He. Suddenly, the key that he held gave off a faint glow and trembled endlessly.
Qin Ming and the Silver Dragon King looked at the key, their expressions changing slightly.
Whats going on? Qin Ming looked at Sikong Shi in confusion.
Sikong Shu could not help his anxiety. Despite being in the Ancient Yan Emperor Tomb for so long, the key has never shown any strangeness. Now, it suddenly started moving, like something is summoning it.
Clearly, the key would not tremble for no reason. There had to be a reason.
What was the reason?
Naturally, the first thought was that the Ethereal Immortal Pce would be appearing.
Is the Ethereal Immortal Pce going to appear? the Silver Dragon King asked excitedly, unable to hide his emotions.
It is possible. Looking at this, perhaps the Ethereal Immortal Pce might not be connected to Jiang He. Perhaps we were wrong previously. Just leave Bai Yunfei and Xiahou Wu to stand guard outside. Theres no need to continue chasing, Sikong Shu said softly after some thought, watching Jiang He go far away.
Perhaps the Ethereal Immortal Pce might appear in the next moment.
At that time, it might be hard to avoid conflicts. It would be stupid to split their forces to chase after Jiang He.
Sitting on his lotus tform at the sea of bitterness, Yuan Zhen quietly watched the key hovering in front of him.
Its appearing?
Yuan Zhen frowned slightly. He did not feel as excited as the Silver Dragon King and Qin Ming did.
Instead, his eyes looked hollow and empty, not showing joy or grief.
It looks like the Ethereal Immortal Pce is really appearing. Where will it be?
Yan Cangming clutched the key with his right hand, trembling slightly as he swept his gaze through the ce, his eyes radiating a terrifying aura.
The keys trembling for no reason shocked everyone, interrupting what they were doing.
Congrattions, I am going to spare you, Xi said indifferently as he looked at the wound-riddled Xiao Suo. Then, he ignored Xiao Suo, leaving to meet up with Ming Xuan and Yang Qing.
Whats going on?
Xiao Suos battle hunger had yet to scatter. However, his wounds prevented him from continuing the fight.
If Xi had persisted, Xiao Suo might give out after a while longer.
However, Xi suddenly lost all interest in Xiao Suo, put on his ck cloak, and immediately went far away.
Never mind, I should treat my injuries first.
Xiao Suo did not overthink. He consumed a Medicinal Pill and silently retreated.
Chu Chaoyun and Xiao Chen exchanged looks. The Ethereal Immortal Pce keys in their hands trembled.
The Heavenly Dragons mysteries?
Jiang He just brought out the Heavenly Dragons mysteries, and the Ethereal Immortal Pce keys immediately showed a change. This was too much of a coincidence.
Perhaps everyones attention had been focused on the Ethereal Immortal Pce keys strange movements, so they might overlook this detail. However, Xiao Chen, who also grasped the Heavenly Dragons mysteries, did not miss this detail. He muttered in his heart, The Heavenly Dragon really knows something about the inheritance key?
However, asking Jiang He about it now is already toote.
Everyone focused on the keys in their hand. Previously, everyone targeted Jiang He. Now, they just watched him leave after a few nces.
Before the Ethereal Immortal Pce appeared, everyone naturally had to capture the Heavenly Dragons son, who was highly likely to have a connection to the inheritance key.
Now that the Ethereal Immortal Pce was about to appear, continuing to chase after Jiang He would be putting the cart before the horse.
Xiao Chen took a quick look. Aside from a few weaker Sovereign Emperors chasing after Jiang He, the super experts, like Dao Yan and Yuan Zhen, did not take the initiative to attack.
Whoosh!
Just as the two pondered the keys movements, the trembling keys struggled free from their hands and flew in a certain direction.
The keys shot out like meteors in the dark sky, looking like flowing light.
It was not just Xiao Chens and Chu Chaoyuns keys that did that. The Ethereal Immortal Pce keys of Yan Cangming, Xi, Yuan Zhen, Wenren Yu, and Sikong Shu all went out of control.
Hahahaha! After it!
However, most of them did not show any fluster on their faces. Instead, they showed wild joy.
The Silver Dragon King roared and chased after the flowing lights wildly, together with Sikong Shu and Qin Ming.
The Ethereal Immortal Pce is really going to appear!
Yan Cangming showed a fervent look in his eyes, appearing excited and joyful.
This is not the time to get excited yet. It will be perfect only if we get our hands on the Wings of Time, Zhen Yuan said calmly at the side.
Right. Lets move too.
Yan Cangming suppressed the excitement in his heart and slowly recovered his calm. Then, he showed a stern expression.
A ck demonic image suddenly appeared in Zhen Yuans eyes. The demonic figure soared up, surging and gushing around.
If Xiao Chen were here, he could recognize this as the ck Dragon Kings demonic nature, which Zhen Yuan absorbed in the Soaring Dragon Great Realm.
Whoosh!
In the next moment, the demonic figure burst out of Zhen Yuans body. Then, it wrapped around him and Yan Cangming before turning into a ck tornado and rushing off.
Everywhere the ck tornado passed, sand and rock flew as winds howled. The sky changed color, inspiring chills.
None of the people who possessed the Ethereal Immortal Pce keys wanted to fall behind. They all used their strongest methods to move likesers, relentlessly chasing at lightning speed.
Did you see Jiang He?
After Xi met up with Yang Qing and Ming Xuan, he immediately asked about Jiang He.
Ming Xuan replied after some thought, After the strange movements of the Ethereal Immortal Pce keys, I feared that there would be a great change, so I did not give chase but waited for Lord Xi. I only sent a few people to pursue him, but I dont know if they seeded.
Whats wrong? Does Jiang He still have a use? the Azure Lotus Holy Daughter asked softly, her eyes sparkling.
Xi exined, The Ethereal Immortal Pce key would not make strange movements for no reason. The mystery in Jiang He has not been solved yet. My instincts tell me that he will be very useful.
What should we do now? Should I chase after him? Ming Xuan asked as he looked at Xi, raising his eyebrows.
Xis expression remained the same as he replied indifferently, Theres no need. If there is some link to him, he will not be able to flee. Lets chase after the Ethereal Immortal Pce keys.
Xi flung out his cloak, and the scarlet dragon roared, carrying the three into the air.
Jiang He, whom Xi said could not escape if he was connected, was not in a good situation at this moment.
Although no super experts chased after him, those Great Perfection Sovereign Emperors on his tail included Demonic Dao outstanding talents, Great Deste Eon bloodline cultivators, and sect Elders.
A 2-Vein Sovereign Emperor like Jiang He could not afford to go against such people.
Fortunately, Jiang Heprehended the Heavenly Dragons mysteries, so these people would find it hard to catch him so soon.
However, if this continued and he ran out of Divine Energy, he still would not escape.
Jiang He had not even dreamed ofing to participate in the session race. However, he ended up facing a great cmity for no reason at all, making him feel depressed.
Oh no!
Jiang Hes expression suddenly changed slightly. Then, he drew his saber, turned around, and swung it.
Bang!
Jiang Hes saber lightnded on a gigantic snake body. A strong rebound sent Jiang He flying back while leaking blood from his mouth.
Whoosh! Whoosh!
Two figuresnded. It was the White Marsh Beast Empires Bai Yunfei and the Hound Lion Empires Xiahou Wu.
Jiang He, I have waited a long time for you.
Bai Yunfei smiled faintly. Sikong Shu had ordered him and Xiahou Wu to wait at the periphery to prevent Jiang He from escaping, in case Xiao Chen managed to help Jiang He break out of the encirclement.
Xiahou Wu said indifferently, Jiang He, just obedientlye with us. Since we are all from the Martial God Pce, we will not make things too difficult for you, unlike those Demonic Dao Sovereign Emperors.
Jiang Hes path forward was blocked, and there were pursuers behind. His situation immediately turned extremely bad.
Jiang Hes mind raced as his heart sank in helplessness.
He thought about how free and unfettered he usually was in the Great Thousand Realms. No one could do anything about him because of the Heavenly Dragons mysteries.
However, in the Ancient Yan Emperor Tomb, he finally realized that it was not that others could not do anything about him but that he had not run into a true expert yet.
The Ancient Yan Emperor Tomb gathered elite Sovereign Emperors who had gone through countless rounds of selection and elimination, practically assembling the strongest Sovereign Emperors in the entire Martial Epoch.
Jiang Hes free and unfettered nature was greatly limited in this Ancient Yan Emperor Tomb.
Boom!
Suddenly, two beams of ck light surged over. Everywhere they passed, lifeforce drained. The two beams of light instantly blocked Bai Yunfei and Xiahou Yun.
Whoosh! Grim Reaper Lin Feng descended from the sky andnded behind Jiang He.
Come with me.
Lin Feng did not exin. He grabbed Jiang He and brought him away.
You are...
Ill exinter.
Seeing ack of murderous intent from Lin Feng, Jiang He put away his suspicions and quickly left with him.
By the time Bai Yunfei and Xiahou Wu dealt with the formidable deaths mysteries, the two were out of sight.
This ce should be safe for now, Lin Feng said calmly afternding and checking the surroundings.
Along the way, Lin Feng had exined his identity: Xiao Chens friend in the Heavenly Alliance.
Jiang He smiled bitterly. In the end, I still cannot escape being saved by Xiao Chen, a good friend.
Fortunately, Jiang He had a cheerful nature and did not mind this. Just as he was about to say something, Lin Feng interrupted him, The Ethereal Immortal Pce is appearing.
Lin Feng looked into the distance. Seven beams of flowing light slowly gathered, looking like seven divine birds linked at head and tail as they formed a circle like a vast sun in the sky.
Chapter 2339 Raw 2446: Who Are the Pawns?
Chapter 2339 (Raw 2446): Who Are the Pawns?
The seven Ethereal Immortal Pce keys looked like divine birds connected at head and tail, dazzling and resplendent.
On the Demon Blood Vulture, Xiao Chen, Chu Chaoyun, and the others looked into the distance and entered deep thought.
Xiao Chen thought to himself, The seven Ethereal Immortal Pce keys formed an incredibly dazzling circle. However, the inside of the circle is pitch-dark in stark contrast to the light of the keys.
That pitch-dark center looks very scary, vaguely showing space-time fluctuations.
To others, the scene in front looked like an eclipse. Aside from slight shock, they could not make out any of its mysteries or gain more information.
However, the nearby cultivators were all Great Perfection Sovereign Emperors or outstanding talents like Xiao Chen.
The space-time fluctuations they sensed made them frown heavily and show grave expressions.
The Space-Time Great Dao could be split into two.
One was the Space Dao, and the other was the Time Dao. The former was still fine. Many experts among the Sovereign Emperors here explored the Space Dao or had Secret Techniques or treasures rted to the Space Great Dao.
For example, Xiao Chens Firmaments Rage had a deep connection with the Space Great Dao.
The Five Element Divine Lightning cycling endlessly in Xiao Chens palm materialized a simplified small world. This was the manifestation of the Space Dao.
There were also people like Dao Yan, who grasped a tenthyer Ice Dao Domain. Such super experts could directly materialize a small world.
However, thetter Time Dao...that was a Great Dao that inspired despair. If one could skim just its surface, one could sweep ones way through the world.
Even during the Martial Epochs peak, no one grasped the Time Dao, not to mention this current age.
Xiao Chens state of cycle had barely connected to the Time Dao, but it was far fromparable.
The vague fluctuations that spread out easily made one associate them with the Wings of Time.
At the same time, the situation of the session races third round, taking ce on the ancient Yan Emperor Tree, slowly turned clearer.
The Ninth Prince, Wang Yan, and the Fourth Prince, Wang Yun, pulled ahead of the other princes.
If nothing surprising happened, these two would ascend to the top of the ancient Yan Emperor Tree to decide the final victor.
However, not many people paid attention to the final victor of this session race anymore.
Inside the pce, the various feudal lords and various Noble n powerhouses cast their gazes at the ck hole giving off space-time fluctuations.
They all showed shock on their faces, but they only breathed heavily, not daring to speak.
This was simply too shocking. The Ethereal Immortal Pce really appeared.
The strongest Soul Tool in the world, the Wings of Time, was in there, appearing when the epoch was about to change.
The importance of the Wings of Time went without saying. Perhaps...perhaps the one who grasped the Wings of Time would grasp the absolute initiative at this moment when the epoch was ending.
It could even be said that whoever grasped the Wings of Time would be the next Epoch Master.
This thought inspired horror and restlessness in everyone.
The situation now involved the end of the epoch, no longer something the imperial ancestral temple could control.
Due to the many failed predictions over the Ethereal Immortal Pces appearance, no Faux God paid attention to this prediction, only sending thetter generations to check it out.
However, now that the Ethereal Immortal Pce appeared, all the Faux Gods would turn restless.
There was no need to guess that; it was a certain thing. All the Faux Gods would be startled by now. The imperial capital Yan City might be a battlefield for Faux Gods.
After all, the people present there, be it Xiao Chen, Yan Cangming, Chu Chaoyun, or the others, all had super factions behind them.
Three people stood under the huge Buddha statue at the summit of Spirit Vulture Mountain.
Abbot Xu Ye stood in the middle, nked by Sword God Su Hanshan and the Spring Snow desman Pan Huang.
The three looked down the mountain. Even the usually detached Pan Huang showed a grave expression.
Abbot Xu Ye pressed his palms together and let out a long sigh, saying in a solemn tone, The Ethereal Immortal Pce really appeared!
Su Hanshan hugged a sword, seemingly able to see everything happening in the Ancient Yan Emperor Tomb from a great distance, not missing any detail. Who do you think is his pawn?
Pan Huang smiled and asked, Who are you referring to?
Su Hanshan frowned slightly, vaguely appearing to struggle with his murderous intent. He said, Stop pretending. You know who I am talking about.
Haha! Alright, Ill stop messing with you. You might fear speaking his name, but I do not. Are you asking which of these Ethereal Immortal Pce key holders is the pawn of the Faux God Worlds Divine Master?
Pan Huang showed no concern over the Sword Gods murderous intent. He just smiled and continued, All of the geniuses nurtured by the five Righteous Dao super factions could be. It might be Qin Ming, Wenren Yu, Chu Chaoyun
In any case, it cannot possibly be Xiao Chen, right? Su Han interrupted softly.
Thats right.
Pan Huangs expression slowly turned serious. He added after some thought, As for the most likely one, it naturally is Qin Ming. Both of us know that those of the Golden Dragon bloodlines Dragon Emperors lineage are like dogs that the Divine Master personally nurtured. Not considering anything else, they are at least loyal. Hehe!
As Abbot Xu Ye stood between these two, he felt great pressure.
Only these two dared to chat about the current Epoch Master like this without fear.
Although the Martial Epoch was approaching its end, the current Epoch Master was still a horrifying existence that cowed the entire epoch.
The Divine Master aside, considering just the current situation, experts that only Faux Gods could sense rushed over from all directions. Strong auras descended upon the Yanwu Dynasty. These people stared at the imperial capital Yan City and fiercely eyed each other.
They included some horrifying old monsters. Faux Gods of both the Righteous Dao and the Demonic Dao silently arrived, but Su Hanshan and Pan Huang appeared very casual, not caring about these Faux Gods arrival.
Xu Ye withdrew his gaze and sighed, The Ethereal Immortal Pce appears, and the epoch approaches its end. Strong enemies surround us, making life or death hard to determine. Even so, you two Benefactors are so calm. This old monk is filled with admiration.
Since the two of us already lit our Divine mes, we are fated not to cut off our ties with the Martial Epoch. No matter who wins, this should be thest time we will make a move.
Su Hanshan actually casually said such shocking and horrifying words, sounding like hisst words before his death.
There were no fond thoughts or disappointment in his eyes, only a zeal that bordered on an obsession, an obsession with the Sword Dao.
Even life and death were not as important as the Sword Dao to him.
Pan Huang smiled faintly. You have trouble in your own backyard; you should be even more anxious than us. Can you deal with it?
When Xu Ye heard this, his expression suddenly changed. The matter that Pan Huang referred to naturally was Yuan Zhen, who appeared in the Ancient Yan Emperor Tomb carrying the K?itigarbha Bodhisattvas karma.
After a pause, Xu Ye said somewhat helplessly, Junior Brother Xu Yun already made a move on Xu Ming. However, even if he sessfully subdues Xu Ming, it will not matter. The momentum has already formed.
Be it the ck Lotus Church, the Azure Lotus Church, or the current orthodox Buddhist sect, they were just different sides of the same coin for the K?yapa Buddha.
As for the K?itigarbha Bodhisattva, that was something else entirely.
If the K?itigarbha Bodhisattva gained the upper hand, the K?yapa Buddha statue on Spirit Vulture Mountain would crumble.
The consequences of that would be even severer than the ck Lotus Church gaining the upper hand.
The various feudal lords and Noble n powerhouses in the pce were already somewhat restless, feeling ufortable. Everyone could guess that a shockingly huge battle was imminent.
An entirely iprehensible group of powerful experts would fight over the Wings of Time.
Before these experts, the Yanwu Dynasty would just be like a small boat in a storm, unable to control its fate despite its deep and vast umtions.
Perhaps that group of patriarchs from the Yanwu Dynasty already knew about this and participated in it. However, things were bitter for the dynastys nobles, who were at a loss as to what to do.
No one dared to leave with the Faux Gods watching them, yet they feared getting implicated if they remained.
However, these powerful experts, who were normally aloof, dominating an area and holding great authority in the world, felt their insignificance in the face of the epochs end.
The Yanwu Dynastys people did not know that the terrifying and unfathomably powerful Faux Gods were actually in the same situation. They were also like small boats in a storm, liable to capsize at any moment.
The anxiety and fear in these Faux Gods hearts were no lesser than these peoples, possibly even more.
The more one had, the more one feared losing what they had.
More urately, the deeper their connection and ties, the harder it was to get free.
Chapter 2340 Raw 2446 Repeated : Entering the Passageway
Chapter 2340 Raw 2446 Repeated : Entering the Passageway
Inside the Ancient Yan Emperor Tomb:
The seven Ethereal Immortal Pce keys turned into divine birds connected at head and tail, circling endlessly.
The pitch-dark ck hole in the circle gave off slight space-time fluctuations. Everyone guessed that it was the passageway to the Ethereal Immortal Pce.
Even though everyone guessed that, the fanatical group of people turned cautious when faced with this passageway.
A space-time passageway! This was a space-time passageway. Who knew where it led? This was too risky.
There were many space-time cracks in the Great Thousand Realms. Even Faux Gods would find it hard to escape if they fell into one.
This was just a group of Sovereign Emperors. Of course, they did not dare to act rashly.
Should we enter?
Qin Ming felt an impulse in his heart. The mes of fervor shed in his eyes. The Dragon Race once held the Wings of Time, using it to defeat the unparalleled ck Dragon King.
Qin Ming had a special mentality towards the Ethereal Immortal Pce and the Wings of Time.
Sikong Shu looked around and saw Yuan Zhen, Yan Cangming, Wenren Yu, and the others frowning slightly. They all tried to think of an absolutely safe measure, not nning to act rashly.
We should be cautious. Although we have that treasure from the Purple Gold Dragon Emperor, we should not expose it so soon, Sikong Shu said after withdrawing his gaze and some consideration.
The fervor in Qin Mings eyes intensified. He asked softly, What are you afraid of? Wealthes amid danger. We absolutely can take this risk for the Wings of Time. As long as we can get the upper hand, the Wings of Time will definitely be ours!
The Silver Dragon King advised with a grave expression, Dont be rash. Who can guarantee that the people here do not have trump cards? Act after making a n. I still find several people here unfathomable. Hah...
When Qin Ming heard the Silver Dragon King sigh, his lips twitched; he clearly felt somewhat upset. However, he still calmed down, not saying anything.
As the group watched hesitantly, Jiang He, who was with Lin Feng far away from the core region, suddenly felt his heart speed up when the seven Ethereal Immortal Pce keys connected, his blood flowing in reverse.
Jiang He seemed to enter a trance, turning scarily pale.
How unbearable!
Plop! Jiang He fell to his knees while pressing his hand to his chest. Then, he raised his head and looked into the distance at the resplendent ring made up of Ethereal Immortal Pce keys that turned into divine birds.
Jiang Hes vision blurred; he could not see anything.
The inheritance key is really in me?
Father, what did you do to me? Why did you not tell me? Why did you not tell me...
Jiang He! Jiang He!
The startled Lin Feng squatted down to check on Jiang Hes situation.
Jiang Hes consciousness turned blurry as he felt incredibly weak. Someone seemed to be shouting his name by his ear.
Jiang Hes vision now filled with the resplendent light from the inheritance key. Compared to his physical pain, his heart hurt more.
At this point, no matter how stupid he was, he also guessed that the inheritance key really did have something to do with him.
Why did his father not tell him about it?
Why did you not tell me...
A figures back appeared in the bright light amid Jiang Hes blurry vision and hazy consciousness.
That figure appeared illusory and ethereal when embellished by the light.
There was a small child behind this figure. This person narrowed his eyes as he looked at the tall figure with reverent eyes.
He`er, what do you think is an expert?
The little child clenched his fist and said while gritting his teeth with determination, Of course, an expert is someone like Father!
Father is a Heavenly Dragon, a Heavenly Dragon that everyone in the Divine Dragon Empire respects, a Heavenly Dragon that is even more powerful than the Purple Gold Dragon Emperor.
I am an expert? However, this empire is already rotten to the core, already another persons dog. I am just a slightly stronger dog.
The little child showed a confused expression on his cute face; he could not understand what his father said.
The little child nibbled his finger, looking like he could not figure anything out despite thinking hard about this. This made his tender, young face look even cuter.
Although that tall figure did not turn around, he could still clearly see the little childs appearance, so he could not helpughing.
He`er, Father is leaving. Remember toplete all your assignments and dont ever getzy.
The little child could not help growing anxious. He ran over to hug that figures leg stubbornly and said, Why does Father have to leave? Father is not allowed to leave Little Jiang He!
Why? Because Father has the heart of an expert...Little Jiang He, remember this. Strength does not define an expert; it is the heart. If you can understand that, one day, you will be a Heavenly Dragon as well.
No matter how the little child cried out after that person spoke, that figure slowly went farther away until he vanished.
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The scene changed.
A group of youths surrounded the young child in Ancestor Dragon City, using their fists and legs to beat him up.
Little mixed-blood fellow, you stole Young Master Qins things again!
Steal?! Serves you right for stealing! Ill beat you to death!
You are indeed a despicable mixed-blood dragon. I wonder how you even entered Ancestor Dragon City.
The little child curled up on the ground. Despite his face swelling from the beating, he still refused to let go of the saber he hugged tightly.
The little child gritted his teeth. His eyes were watery, but he did not let any tears fall. He insisted stubbornly, I am not a thief! I am not a thief! This is my fathers saber. He gave it to me!
Hahaha! Your father is a criminal!
Everything that belongs to him has been confiscated. Now, they all belong to Young Master Qin Ming.
Your father overestimated himself, wanting to sneak-attack the Purple Gold Dragon Emperor. Sparing you is the Qin ns mercy to you!
I do not permit you to say that. My father is the Heavenly Dragon. The Heavenly Dragon!
The little child suddenly erupted. His expression turned crazed and fierce, knocking back the surrounding youths.
Bang!
The little child only took two steps before being knocked into the air. A footprint appeared on his face, and blood now flowed out of his nose.
Young Master Qin Ming appeared and said indifferently, Little mixed-blood dragon, keep this broken saber. This Young Master has plenty of treasures. However, if you dare to steal again, it will not be as simple as getting beaten up.
Despicable fellow.
Trash mixed-blood dragon.
How is he not embarrassed to remain in Ancestor Dragon City with us Divine Dragons?
The youths left, slowly going away. However, the unpleasant words did not disappear.
The little child hugged the saber as he looked at the sky. He turned a deaf ear to those humiliating words.
The little child wondered why his father left, why his father did not tell him anything.
The scene changed again. The little child now looked like the current Jiang He. He left Ancestor Dragon City while hugging his saber.
He showed a determined and stubborn look in his eyes as he tightly clenched his right hand. He said, I will find you. I have to ask you why!
After that, Jiang He left Ancestor Dragon City without turning his head back.
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Lin Feng felt somewhat helpless. After Jiang He copsed, he started rambling in delirium, asionally asking why.
Why, so many whys...you are about to die already.
What should I do now?
Lin Feng felt somewhat helpless. He had not heard of anything like Jiang Hes condition beforeblood flowing in reverse, Divine Energy in chaos, Divine Seal spinning in reverse, yet still alive.
Even Lin Feng, who was skilled with the Death Dao, could not understand this strange condition.
Just as Lin Feng was at his wits end, his expression flickered. He saw a faint lighting from Jiang Hes chest.
After a while, the faint light spread all over Jiang Hes body, and his body slowly turned illusory.
What the heck?!
Lin Feng bent over to check. Who could have imagined that just as he ced his hand on Jiang He, the two would vanish without any signs or warning?
Crack!
At the same time, the ck hole within the light ring formed by the Ethereal Immortal Pce keys suddenly shattered.
There seemed to be a world inside. A beautiful, crystal pce giving off Immortal Qi appeared indistinctly.
The pce appeared ethereal and pure amid the clouds, looking very inviting.
The Ethereal Immortal Pce!
Yan Cangming, the Silver Dragon King, and the others could no longer endure. They gave up on thinking up an absolutely safe n and abandoned their caution. Otherwise, others would snatch the initiative.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Light and shadows flickered immediately. Yuan Zhen, Yan Cangming, and the others used their various means, executing their exquisite Movement Techniques to fly towards the passageway.
Xiao Chen entered deep thought while on the Demon Blood Vulture, not daring to be sure.
Is it really the Ethereal Immortal Pce?
Unfortunately, the Blood-Soaked Dragon Emperor had been forced to erase all his memories of the Ethereal Immortal Pce.
Back then, he was forced to hand over the Wings of Time, under the pressure of the Divine Master and the other experts. He had no other choice but to erase all his memories pertaining to it.
Even though Xiao Chen was so close, he did not know much about it.
This is the Ethereal Immortal Pce. The Wings of Time must be there.
Chu Chaoyun showed a resolute expression as he soared up and prepared to enter.
Xiao Chen asked, Are you not entering with us?
Ill make further ns after I enter.
Chu Chaoyuns figure paused for a moment as he hesitated on whether to stay or not.
Big Brother, is this person reliable? Xiao Suo, who was treating his injuries on the Demon Blood Vulture, asked as he suddenly opened his eyes and watched Chu Chaoyun leave.
Hao Kai also looked at Xiao Chen. After all, the two of them did not know what past Xiao Chen and Chu Chaoyun shared. It was normal for them to harbor such doubts.
Was Chu Chaoyun reliable?
Xiao Chen did not know. However, he knew how to answer this question. He replied calmly, My saber will never take the initiative to attack him.
Chapter 2341 Raw 2447 : Flying Immortal Corpses
Chapter 2341 Raw 2447 : Flying Immortal Corpses
Chu Chaoyun had several mysteries on him.
How did he enter the Ancient Yan Emperor Tomb? What difficulties did he have?
It was hard for Xiao Chen to answer whether Chu Chaoyun was reliable or not.
However, Xiao Chen was certain that no matter what, he would never attack Chu Chaoyun first.
Lets go. Lets get going too, Xiao Chen shouted, and the Demon Blood Vulture turned into a beam of scarlet light and entered that space-time passageway.
Whoosh!
The instant Xiao Chen passed through the ring of Ethereal Immortal Pce keys, the scene changed. The Ethereal Immortal Pce appeared at a mirror-like Immortalke releasing mist-like Spiritual Energy.
A magnificent white-jade pce stood in the center of the Immortalke.
The pce looked like the most perfect art piece in the world. It was pure white and wless, without defects at all, so perfect that it felt like it did not belong to the world.
This elicited sighs of amazement when one looked at it, inspiring a reluctance to leave.
It was like a fairy with such unworldly beauty that it entered deep into ones heart; one would be unable to leave with just one nce.
It intoxicated one into forgetting everything, entering a dream that was difficult to awaken from.
Thats not right!
Xiao Chens expression changed slightly as he suddenly startled to his senses, feeling dazzled.
When his vision cleared up, he saw that Xiao Suo and Hao Kai had already jumped off the Demon Blood Vulture.
Then, the two walked on theke, slowly heading towards the Immortal pce.
However, the horrifying thing was that the twos bodies slowly sank into theke. The farther they walked, the deeper they went, all unawares.
Xiao Chen soared into the air, turning into a beam of light before arriving above the two.
Then, he grabbed them with one hand each. Exerting some strength, he quickly pulled the two up.
Ssh!
As the water sshed, Xiao Suo and Hao Kai were startled awake. Then, they asked with some confusion, What happened?
Xiao Chen put the two down and honestly told the two what he saw earlier.
The two felt so startled that they paled. A chill ran down their backs as their bodies trembled slightly.
This was too terrifying. They had not noticed at all.
These two were considered rare experts. Even so, they had not noticed anything earlier. Without Xiao Chen, they might already have sunk into theke.
Big Brother, look!
Xiao Suo suddenly felt startled while standing on theke. He pointed to the bottom of theke and retreated a few steps.
Several female Immortals corpses floated in thekes depths. They looked exactly like how they had before they died, beautiful with snow-white skin.
However, they did not have any signs of life at all. It looked extremely strange.
Immortal Burial Lake, Xiao Chen muttered when he saw this scene. The moment he spoke, he felt somewhat confused.
Why did he know that this ce was called Immortal Burial Lake? He had never seen this in any secret texts or records at all.
Immortal Burial Lake?
Hao Kai frowned slightly and said, So, the legend is true.
Feeling it was strange, Xiao Suo asked, What legend?
Hao Kai looked at the other two and said, Legend has it that before the Immortal Epoch ended, the most supreme female Immortal of the Immortal Court, Xi Wangmu, sensed a vast cmity approaching. Not wanting her beauty to be ruined and her physical body to fall, she led a group of female Immortals to jump into this Immortalke,mitting suicide.
[TL Note: In Chinese legends, Xi Wangmu is known as the Queen Mother of the West (a literal trantion of her name) and also the keeper of the peaches of immortality, which increases ones lifespan if one ate it.]
Back then, the entire Immortal Court felt shocked at seeing this scene. This was how Immortal Burial Lake got its name. Xi Wangmus jumping into theke and dying also signaled the start of the Immortal Epochs destruction.
Xi Wangmu was an existence that could rival an Immortal King during the Immortal Epoch. Even during the Martial Epoch, some could see a short introduction of her in secret ancient records.
However, such a powerful, supreme, and magnificent Xi Wangmu was helpless before the changing of the epochs and chose tomit suicide.
Xiao Suo immediately trembled. Feeling fearful, he said, In other words, if Big Brother did not pull us up earlier, we would be apanying those Immortals corpses?
Are you saying that Xi Wangmu is at the bottom of Immortal Burial Lake? Xiao Chen asked as he looked at Hao Kai.
Shaking his head, Hao Kai replied, I am not certain about that. I only saw this in an ancient book. If not for Brother Xiao saying the words Immortal Burial Lake, I would not have recalled it.
Big Brother, how did you know about Immortal Burial Lake?
Xiao Chen showed aplicated expression. However, he did not answer Xiao Suos question. Perhaps he had once read about it in the past but forgot it, like Hao Kai, only remembering itter.
Lets not talk about this for now. Where are the others?
Xiao Chen looked around and did not see Chu Chaoyun, Yuan Zhen, and the others. He could not detect any aura at all.
Thats right. Where did those people run to? Did they all sink?
At the mention of this, Xiao Suo and Hao Kai showed suspicious expressions.
The Demon Blood Vulture turned into a little scarlet bird andnded on Xiao Chens shoulder. Then, it sent a voice projection, Master, there seems to be a bewilderment barrier here, something like an illusion realm. If you cannot break it, you will never be able to see the true scene.
Xiao Chen entered deep thought. Then, he looked at the indistinct Immortal Pce within the spiritual mist. He agreed with the Demon Blood Vultures opinion.
How do you know this? Even I did not notice it.
Hehe! Their of my n has a simr ce. The bewilderment barrier formed naturally; there are no signs of any formations. Unless one is prepared, one cannot sense the bewilderment barriers existence, no matter how high ones cultivation is.
Can you bring us through the bewilderment barrier?
How is that difficult? It is as simple as returning home.
The Demon Blood Vulture chuckled as it turned into a beam of scarlet light and led the way.
Xiao Chen called out to Xiao Suo and Hao Kai, then said, Follow it.
Rushing without pause, the Demon Blood Vulture led the three over the mirror-likeke releasing Spiritual Energy.
The three did not dare to lower their heads. Not only did the floating female Immortals retain their appearance, but their eyes were open.
If Xiao Chen and hispanions lowered their heads, they would see countless eyes staring at them.
Such a feeling was bone-chilling. No one dared to take unnecessary looks.
We broke out, the Demon Blood Vulture suddenly announced after a while. Then, the threes eyes lit up.
The Ethereal Immortal Pce, which had been hidden in the fog, now appeared in all its glory before the three. Its reflection in the sky formed a pair of pces.
Without the hazy fog, the perfect and wless Ethereal Immortal Pce lost its mystery and allure. However, it gained a bewitching nature.
It looked very beautiful.
Whoosh!
Many surprised pairs of eyes nced over at Xiao Chens group. They were Yan Cangming, Yuan Zhen, Chu Chaoyun, and the others who had broken through the bewilderment barrier long ago.
Xiao Chen immediately understood. These people clearly understood the Ethereal Immortal Pce much better than he did.
They had made preparations and had supreme treasures that could break through the bewilderment barrier.
After all, the various super factions participated in the sealing of the Wings of Time. They definitely would have some information about it left behind.
If the Azure Dragon bloodline had not gone extinct, Xiao Chen would have gained ess to such secrets as well.
Xiao Chen looked around and fixed his gaze on Chu Chaoyun. It turned out that he knew about the bewilderment barrier as well.
Chu Chaoyun felt somewhat embarrassed. When he caught Xiao Chens gaze, he turned his head to avoid it.
Xiao Chen smiled coldly in his heart. Without the Demon Blood Vulture, he would still be stuck in the bewilderment barrier.
These people only took one look before shifting their gazes back to the Ethereal Immortal Pce.
All of them looked worried and sighed.
Hao Kai observed their expressions and roughly understood what happened. After some thought, he said, Without the inheritance key, no one can open up the Immortal pce. It looks like everyone made a trip here for nothing.
As Xiao Chen looked at the sorrowful expressions of Yuan Zhen, Qin Ming, and the others, he guessed that they had used some special methods but failed to open the Immortal pce. They could only look at it, unable to do anything.
Brother Xiao, everyone has tried already, but they could not open the Ethereal Immortal Pce. Would you like to try?
Xi, who stood with Ming Xuan and Yang Qing in the distance, smiled as he looked at Xiao Chen.
Everyones gaze focused on Xiao Chen once again.
A bright light shed in their eyes. Xiao Chen had performed many shocking deeds and was also one of the unfathomable Sovereign Emperors here. Perhaps he could open the Ethereal Immortal Pce.
Xiao Chen knew that he did not understand this Ethereal Immortal Pce as well as this group of people did. Without the inheritance key, there would be no way to open the Immortal pce.
Xiao Chen did not answer Xi, only focusing on sizing up the Immortal pce. He felt spellbound.
From ten kilometers away, he could already clearly see every detail of the Ethereal Immortal Pce, which magnified the shock and astonishment in his heart even more.
This Immortal pce looked so perfect; it did not look manmade. It was like an exceptional gem, filled with boundless charm.
Just at this moment, something strange happened. The calmke surface suddenly started trembling. A terrifying existence slowly awakened at the bottom of theke. When that strong aura came out of the water, it inspired despair.
Underwater, the floating female Immortals corpses opened and closed their mouths, making a strange sound. However, one could clearly hear them saying Sky Dome if one listened carefully.
Sky Dome! Sky Dome! Sky Dome! Sky Dome!
The Immortal voices gathered. The expressions of the various outstanding talents changed dramatically, revealing rm and anxiety.
They did not have much mental preparation for this unknown and bizarre scene.
Boom!
Theke surfaces roiling intensified. Eventually, an explosion urred. A wave soared up, and the many female Immortals corpses floating at theke bottom leaped out.
If one saw this scene during the Immortal Epoch, this would be an alluring and enticing scene, a scene of female Immortalsing out of the bath.
Now...this was a scene of flying Immortal corpses.
Chapter 2342 Raw 2448 : Hard to Escape the Connection
Chapter 2342 Raw 2448 : Hard to Escape the Connection
Flying Immortal corpses!
The female Immortals corpses broke out of the calm Immortalkes surface.
Ssh! Ssh!
Countless female Immortals corpses danced in the air after they broke out of the water like fishes.
Their figures were nimble, and they looked gorgeous. They had smooth, snow-white skin, with appearances that all the women in the world would envy. However, these female Immortals did not have any lifeforce.
Countless Immortal corpses danced above Immortal Burial Lake, swimming around like mermaids.
Sky Dome! Sky Dome! Sky Dome...
Deep and hoarse voices continuously came from the bottom of theke.
This scene shocked Xiao Chen, Yan Cangming, Qin Ming, and the other outstanding talents, causing their minds to go nk for a while.
These were once Immortal women whom people admired and refused to profane.
Water sprayed everywhere, looking like falling rain. Everyone felt confused and at a loss.
Suddenly, the eyes of these female Immortals corpses turned scarlet with a pressing murderous intent.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Before Yan Cangming and the others could react, the female Immortals corpses moving around like mermaids in the air started attacking them in groups.
Xiao Chens expression changed slightly. These female Immortals corpses were swift.
In the blink of an eye, three Immortal corpses charged at him,unching over with bloodshot eyes like those of wild beasts.
Supreme Dragon Fist!
Xiao Chen drove the Ten Thousand Dragons Art in his body, and a royal Dragon Might spread out from his body. An Azure Dragon image appeared behind him as he raised his hand to punch.
Boom!
Xiao Chens fist shot out together with the dragon image, punching with the aura of a supreme being.
A fist light erupted, and Dragon Might spread out, sending the three Immortal corpses flying. This seemed simpler than expected.
Xiao Chen easily knocked back the Immortal corpses with a punch, which slightly surprised him.
However, his expression changed drastically when he saw that the Immortal corpses he knocked away had taken no damage and flew back at an even more horrifying speed.
The Supreme Dragon Fist was the strongest offensive Fist Technique. Furthermore, Xiao Chen drove it using the Ten Thousand Dragons Arts thirdyer and the royal Azure Dragons Dragon Might.
Even a Great Perfection Sovereign Emperor would find this punch unbearable if struck.
Naturally, seeing that Immortal corpses remained undamaged shocked Xiao Chen and made him wary.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Xiao Chen continuously attacked with the Supreme Dragon Fist. The Immortal corpses that surrounded him tightly could not get close to him.
He discovered that these Immortal corpses attacks followed no pattern to speak of. Aside from being strangely fast, they did not use any Immortal Arts, Magic Skills, or Magic Treasures; they only relied on their physical bodies.
However, this was already sufficient. Before these female Immortals died, they had Immortal Spiritual War Bodies. After they turned into corpses, their physical bodies would only have be even more horrifying.
Not to mention killing these Immortal corpses, regr attacks would even find it hard to injure them severely.
While it looked like there was currently no danger, it would be a problem over time.
No one would be able to leave alive; everyone here would be unable to escape.
This was an irresolvable situation.
Clearly, the other outstanding talents also anticipated such an oue, their expressions changing drastically.
Damn it! Whats going on with these Immortal corpses?!
Qin Ming fought using the Emperor Dragon Fist. Although he was in no danger, he slowly started to find this taxing.
ording to the information of the Martial God Pce, there were indeed corpses of Immortals at the bottom of theke. However, they were antiques from the previous epoch, as dead as they possibly could be. There should not be any danger.
If the Ethereal Immortal Pce appeared, they should just be unable to enter without the inheritance key at worst. There was no mention of encountering such desperate straits.
How problematic!
Upon seeing that the wounds inflicted on the Immortal corpses by his Buddhist sects Secret Technique slowly healed, Ming Xuan frowned heavily.
The Buddhist sects Secret Techniques usually had a tremendous suppressive effect on the undead like zombies or Deste ves. However, it did not seem to have an effect this time.
Is it because of the Immortal Spiritual War Body?
As Ming Xuan fended off the Immortal corpses attacks, he calmly analyzed them, trying to find a weakness.
Yuan Zhen, who sat on a lotus tform, maintained a barrier of Buddhist light. The Immortal corpses relentlessly attacked this light barrier, and eventually, some cracks appeared in it. Although the cracks were currently tiny, the barrier would break in time.
Yuan Zhen wanted to retreat. In any case, he could not open the Ethereal Immortal Pce, so he might as well leave.
The Wings of Time could be crucial for the changing of epochs. Naturally, it would be best if he could obtain it. However, everyone failing to obtain it was an eptable result too.
Yuan Zhen looked at the sky, where a ck hole covered up the sun. That was the passageway formed by the seven Ethereal Immortal Pce keys.
However, when Yuan Zhen saw the many female Immortal corpses flying in the air, crowding the sky, he helplessly shook his head.
Yan Cangming, who was skilled at the Death Dao, felt happy at first. He initially wanted to use the Death Daos mysteries to control these Immortal corpses.
If he seeded, he would be unrivaled in this ce. He would not need to worry about any danger orpetition. However, when he tried to control them, he discovered that the Immortal corpses could consume the energy of his Death Dao.
Furthermore, the Immortal corpses could trace the energy to its source and enter his mind and soul. This scared him into abandoning this thought.
Of the outstanding talents here, Xi showed a rtively rxed expression.
The scarlet dragon in his sacred cloak coiled around him, letting out furious roars as its scarlet ws swiped as fast as lightning. He did not need to attack at all, as the scarlet dragon image tightly guarded him.
Bang!
Xiao Chen attacked again, sending three Immortal corpses flying. However, another group immediately appeared.
He did his best to dodge. However, many Immortal corpses palms or wsnded on his Alloy Dragon Armor.
Whoosh! Xiao Chen took three steps back. As the Alloy Dragon Armor bore the brunt of the damage, he barely suffered any physical injuries.
However, he inhaled sharply when he saw the obvious scratch marks on his Alloy Dragon Armor, which even Soul Tools had difficulty marking.
Demon Blood Vulture, try consuming one.
Having sensed the horror of these Immortal corpses deeply, Xiao Chen ced his right hand on the handle of the Tyrant Saber slung on his back.
I cant. Master, these...these...these women have the terrifying energy of dead souls. I cannot consume them.
The Demon Blood Vultures body trembled, betraying the fear in its heart.
To think that the Demon Blood Vulture, which dared to eat anything, felt afraid of them. Where did these Immortal corpsese from?
Whoosh!
Suddenly, Xiao Chen shivered, and goosebumps appeared. He felt a terrifying gaze on him.
What he feared the most happened!
The terrifying existence at thekes bottom, who had been continuously calling out Sky Dome, finally targeted him.
He had hoped that this voice was not connected to the Sky Dome Immortal Lord.
When Xiao Chen first arrived in this strange ce and somehow uttered Immortal Burial Lakes name, he had felt something off about this.
Then, the flying Immortal corpses also called out Sky Dome.
This made Xiao Chen even more suspicious, making him hope that this was just a coincidence.
However, it looked like his hopes were dashed.
The terrifying existence at thekes bottom came for him. The flying Immortal corpse came up because of him.
Oh no!
Xiao Chen sensed the terrifying existence at thekes bottom showing signs of making a move, so he prepared to let go of the Tyrant Sabers handle to take out Heavenly yer.
However, before Xiao Chen could let go, the terrifying existence at thekes bottom reached out and pulled him down.
Ssh! Xiao Chen entered thekes depths.
Big Brother!
Xiao Suos expression changed dramatically. He summoned out the Scarlet Blood War Banner and furiously swung it, knocking away the Immortal corpses.
Then, he prepared to jump into theke to follow Xiao Chen.
No!
Just as Xiao Suo was about to jump in, Hao Kai pulled him up. Then, Hao Kai said, Are you crazy? Theke surface is the line between life and death in this Immortal Burial Lake. Going under means death, regardless of whether you are a Sovereign Emperor or Faux God. Even an Immortal cannot escape.
However, Big Brother...he...he was pulled down! Xiao Suo stammered, evidently flustered.
The sudden change immediately attracted the attention of several people.
Xiao Chen actually got careless and let the Immortal corpse pull him into theke. It was too strange.
Several of Xiao Chens enemies were among the outstanding talents here. However, they did not feel happy about this.
Even they could hold on. How could Xiao Chen be pulled down, given his strength?
He died?
Qin Ming appeared stunned, stupefied for a while.
They had heard of Immortal Burial Lakes legend before. Those that entered theke would die. There was only a line between life and death. Once one crossed that line, even the Immortals of the past died.
Strange!
The more they thought about it, the more flustered and fearful they felt. Humans feared the unknown.
The Immortal corpses did not stop attacking even after Xiao Chen sank to thekes depths.
The danger the group faced had not been resolved yet. Who knew when they would follow Xiao Chens footsteps?
ck!
Just as everyone felt worried and confused, fearful and restless, a crisp sound came from the Ethereal Immortal Pce. This sound sounded like the most wondrous music to everyones ears.
Everyone immediately looked over and saw someone push open the Ethereal Immortal Pces door, which no one had managed to open after using all their means, from the inside.
We finally came out.
Lin Feng, who was covered in wounds, showed a rxed expression as he carried a half-dead Jiang He through the Ethereal Immortal Pces doors.
The chaotic scene with Immortal corpses flying around that greeted Lin Feng immediately stunned him.
Back when Lin Feng touched Jiang He with his hand, the two got transported to a dangerous ce filled with ancient Immortal beasts and Great Deste Eon ferocious beasts.
Lin Feng alone already could barely manage. However, he still had to take care of Jiang He. Just how miserable he had been was easy to imagine.
However, thatnd of danger was like a maze; he could not find the exit.
When he finally found the exit, he saw this group of flying Immortal corpses surrounding Yan Cangming and the other outstanding talents.
Lin Feng could not help despairing in the depths of his heart.
The door is open!
Before Lin Feng could react, mes zed in the crazed eyes of the group fighting the Immortal corpses.
They instantly brought out their various Dao Domains as they rushed to the Ethereal Immortal Pces entrance and barged in at incredible speeds.
Chapter 2343 Raw 2449 : Move Aside!
Chapter 2343 Raw 2449 : Move Aside!
When Lin Feng saw the group frantically charging over to the Ethereal Immortal Pces entrance, he cursed as he moved aside hastily.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Riding on his lotus tform and bathed in Buddhist light, Yuan Zhen was the first to rush in.
Before Yuan Zhen entered, he nced at Lin Feng.
After hesitating for half a second, he ignored Lin Feng and directly charged inside.
Indeed, no matter how one looked at it, it was extremely strange that Lin Feng and Jiang He appeared inside the Ethereal Immortal Pce, which everyone despaired of opening.
Naturally, it would be best if he could capture these two. However, just because he dyed here did not mean that others would as well. If he waited here a little and lost the initiative, he might lose everything from just one misstep.
Close at Yuan Zhens heels, the Silver Dragon King, Wenren Yu, and the others also charged into the Ethereal Immortal Pce. Some gave Lin Feng and Jiang He a couple of nces, and somepletely ignored them.
The doors were already open. Nothing else was more important than charging into the Ethereal Immortal Pce.
However, some people were not willing to let Lin Feng and Jiang He off.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Xis group of three blocked Lin Feng and the unconscious Jiang He, bad intentions obvious in their eyes.
Then, Xi attacked without a word.
The scarlet dragon image around him roared and charged at Lin Feng at lightning speed.
To Lin Fengs eyes, the scarlet dragon image carried a horrifying dynastys Demonic Might as it surged over. This scarlet dragon image seemed boundlessly vast, grand and majestic, exuding an overwhelming aura.
Lin Feng, who had already fought a bitter battle in the Ethereal Immortal Pce, showed an unsightly expression when facing this attack.
Even if he could receive it, this attack would severely injure him. At that time, he could be easily captured.
Naturally, the best choice would be to abandon Jiang He and leave alone.
Just as Lin Feng felt put on a spot, a figure shielded Lin Feng and unhesitatingly swung his sword.
Eternal Primal Chaos!
Swish! The sword light quickly sliced through the scarlet dragon image, cutting it in half.
How strong! Lin Feng thought to himself. To think that this figure broke the scarlet dragon image with one sword strike.
Whoosh! The two halves of the scarlet dragon image returned to Xis side and reformed.
Xi, dont be so ruthless, Chu Chaoyun said as he looked at Xis group of three.
Xi smiled faintly and asked, Dont you want to know how he entered the Ethereal Immortal Pce?
Chu Chaoyun retorted expressionlessly, I would be more concerned about whether you can catch up to the others if you continue to dy here.
After Chu Chaoyun spoke, Xis expression suddenly turned sullen.
If Chu Chaoyun had not blocked him, he would not have dyed for so long. Given his strength, it would not take much effort.
After fleeing previously, you have gotten bolder.
Killing intent gathered in Xis eyes. His expression turned unclear, making it unfathomable.
Although you are strong, I have never truly feared you. No one here understands you better than me.
Chu Chaoyun calmly faced the other partys threat, not showing any fear.
Whoosh! Whoosh!
Just at this moment, two figures flew over. It was Xiao Suo and Hao Kai.
Brother Chu, do you need help? Xiao Suo asked softly as hended beside Chu Chaoyun while wielding his Scarlet Blood War Banner.
Lets go.
When Xiao Suo and Hao Kai arrived, Xi withdrew his aura and left decisively.
While watching the three leave, the remaining people released their bated breath. Xis strength was too unfathomable. They could not afford to let their guard down when facing him.
Chu Chaoyun nced at the many Immortal corpsesing to surround them. Then, he frowned and said, Enter the Ethereal Immortal Pce first. These Immortal corpses seem like they do not dare to enter.
We cannot enter. There are ancient Immortal beasts and Great Deste Eon ferocious beasts in there. Those are even more horrifying, Lin Feng warned. When he heard that they were going to enter the Ethereal Immortal Pce, he recalled his terrible experience inside.
No matter how horrifying it is, it would not be more horrifying than this. Lets enter first, Hao Kai said with lingering fear as he eyed the Immortal corpses.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
When the group stepped up to the Ethereal Immortal Pces entrance, the Immortal corpses indeed did not go any farther.
Im going to enter. Are youing with me? Chu Chaoyun asked as he looked at Xiao Suo and Hao Kai. He had to fight for the Wings of Time; he could not possibly remain here all the while.
No.
Xiao Suo shook his head and said with determination, We are going to wait for Brother Xiao Chen here.
Alright. You can stay here, then. However, I have to bring this person with me.
As Chu Chaoyun shifted his gaze to Jiang He, his expression did not change. However, his words greatly startled the rest.
Chu Chaoyun wanted to bring away Jiang He.
Indeed, you are not a good fellow! Xiao Suo said with an icy gaze as his figure shed to shield Jiang He and Lin Feng.
Chu Chaoyun looked deeply at Xiao Suo. After some thought, he said, He is the crux to the Wings of Time. I need to bring him with me. However, I promise not to hurt him or kill him.
Do you think that I will let you take him away?
Xiao Suo showed a cold smile, looking at Chu Chaoyun with a murderous gaze.
It is not up to you.
Right after Chu Chaoyun spoke, his figure turned blurry. Everywhere he passed, space turned chaotic, making it hard to locate him.
Where is he?
Hao Kai and Xiao Suo charged forward. However, they could not find Chu Chaoyun at all, greatly startling them.
Whoosh!
A beam of light shed. Chu Chaoyun picked up the unconscious Jiang He and bypassed the two.
Damn it! After him!
The three cursed and broke into a mad dash. The carefree Chu Chaoyun in front turned his head back to nce at them.
The three saw a golden light sh in Chu Chaoyuns eyes; then, a golden me spewed out and formed a sea of mes blocking them.
Its the Universe Origin True me!
Hao Kai inhaled sharply. He stretched out both hands to stop Xiao Suo and Lin Feng.
Why are we stopping? That fellow is already far away.
Xiao Suo looked enraged. While he looked like a crude, rude ruffian when he traveled the sea, he was loyal and forthright. In his heart, loyalty took priority. After receiving grace from another, he would never forget it.
Xiao Suo received everything he had from Xiao Chen. Without Xiao Chen, he could not have obtained the Scarlet Blood Pirate Kings inheritance and reached his current heights.
Xiao Chen was a benefactor of Xiao Suos. Hence, he would be willing to do anything for Xiao Chen out of loyalty.
Such a person hated betrayal the most, unable to bear even the thought of it.
If Xiao Suo could, he would go over and chop down Chu Chaoyun now. To think that he even went to help Chu Chaoyun face Xi earlier.
In the end, this fellow was a liar, no different from Xi.
Lin Feng had a grave expression as he looked at the fiercely burning, golden mes. Then, some fear shed in his eyes. This is a Universe Origin True me that surpasses Rank 9. It already borders on the Universe Origin True mes Origin me. If we rashly charge over, we will die a miserable death.
Hao Kai said after some thought, Unexpectedly, there is such a strong person hidden by our side. He is not much weaker than Xi. However, I have a way to deal with this me.
How?
Fight fire with fire!
Boom!
A resplendent me suddenly red around Hao Kai. The Sr True me zed fiercely.
Hao Kai wanted to use his Sr True me to burn away Chu Chaoyuns Universe Origin True me.
Although the other partys me was stronger than his, the other party was far away. If he continuously used his Soul Energy to control his Sr True me, he would eventually burn away the sea of mes before him.
However, this would take some time.
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After leaving Xiao Suo and the other two behind, Chu Chaoyun moved continuously, endlessly rushing forward.
Everywhere he passed, there were corpses of ancient Immortal beasts and Great Deste Eon ferocious beasts. Yuan Zhen, the Silver Dragon King, and the others who had gone ahead must have used their trump cards.
Foul blood stained the beautiful, jade-like walls and floor red.
However, the strange thing was that as the blood seeped into the jade, the walls and floor glowed brighter.
Chu Chaoyun did not get that far before he frowned slightly and stopped.
A person walked out from the corner in front. That person looked at Chu Chaoyun with a smile. It was the Xuewu Dynastys Xi.
A strange look shed in Chu Chaoyuns eyes. Then, he said, It looks like you also figured out that the so-called inheritance key is Jiang He himself.
Xi smiled faintly and said, I can only say that the Heavenly Dragon possessed extraordinary means. Normally, Jiang He was just Jiang He. However, when he appeared where the Ethereal Immortal Pce was predicted to appear and brought out the Heavenly Dragons mysteries, he activated the inheritance key hidden in his body, achieving the purpose of calling out the Ethereal Immortal Pce.
What do you want? Chu Chaoyun asked, notmenting on what Xi said.
Naturally, I want to take out the inheritance key from his body. Dont you want to do that too? Since you know me very well, how could I not guess what your n is? Hehe! Actually, I should have shown upter, after you have killed him for the inheritance key.
Xi narrowed his eyes slightly and smiled somewhat yfully. There is no need to pretend anymore. We are the same kind of people. Coincidentally, if we worked together, it would be easier to break the Heavenly Dragons restrictions. Then, we can fight over the inheritance key after ites out.
Chu Chaoyun showed a derisive smile. I have never thought of killing him. It looks like you do not understand me. Move aside!
Chapter 2344 Raw 2450 : Not up to Him
Chapter 2344 Raw 2450 : Not up to Him
It looks like you do not understand me. Move aside!
Chu Chaoyun did not even consider Xis suggestion, directly rejecting it.
Are you sure?
Xis face sank. He showed a cold expression as he said, This time, I will not allow you to flee.
Chu Chaoyun retorted indifferently, Is that so? If the two of us fight at full power, Jiang He will die for sure, whether you are willing or not. He will die before the Heavenly Dragons restriction is removed. Who knows whether the inheritance key will be destroyed because of that. Are you sure you want to fight?
If the two fought at full power, they would definitely lose control at the end, given their strength. That would no doubt implicate the unconscious Jiang He. The results went without saying.
Are you threatening me?
Xis expression turned extremely sullen. Although he did not want to admit it, what Chu Chaoyun said was highly possible.
Did I? I was just stating the facts. Do you still think that we are the same kind of people?
Chu Chaoyun smiled faintly, looking at Xi calmly.
Xi gave Chu Chaoyun a deep look. He now discovered that he found Chu Chaoyun unfathomable, not knowing how to define him.
Chu Chaoyun could be said to value friendship, but he was not like Xiao Chen, who would unconditionally protect the people by him and those important to him. In his ce, Xiao Chen would not have threatened Xi with Jiang Hes death.
While Chu Chaoyun could be said to prioritize profits and benefits, he refused to work with Xi, the option that would have brought him the greatest benefits.
Chu Chaoyun seemed contradictory.
Chu Chaoyun wanted to act on his feelings, but he practically had to act ording to the situation. The description that best defined him was a person without a choice.
Such a person was the most pitiful before the end of an epoch.
Living like you is really tiring.
Xi showed an expression of pity. Then, he said indifferently, I do not have to force you. Whether you are willing or not, time will slowly force you to make a choice. I just have to wait patiently.
After Xi spoke, he faded away, slowly vanishing before Chu Chaoyun.
Chu Chaoyuns smile froze, betraying an unprecedented sorrow. That was a helplessness that showed after someone saw through his pretense.
The scene of Xiao Chen turning around and drawing his saber in ck Wind Ridge when he learned the truth appeared once again in Chu Chaoyuns mind.
That saber strike had scattered the sinister winds that had lingered in ck Wind Ridge for ten thousand years, venting the dissatisfaction in Xiao Chens heart.
That saber strike demonstrated the determination in Xiao Chens heart. Even if he had to lose his opportunity, he would not hesitate to draw his saber. No matter how difficult it was, he would always advance and face the difficulties, never shrinking back.
Chu Chaoyun collected his thoughts. Then, he continued forward while carrying Jiang He on his back, expressionless.
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There were ancient Immortal beasts and Great Deste Eon ferocious beasts.
Things were not going well for Yuan Zhen and the others searching for the Wings of Time. There were all sorts of obstructions along the way.
However, these people were either outstanding talents among outstanding talents, known as demonic geniuses, or peak Great Perfection Sovereign Emperors.
No matter how strong the ancient Immortal beasts and the Great Deste Eon ferocious beasts were, they were notparable to the unkible Immortal corpses outside.
These people advanced rapidly, bringing out their trump cards, and kept heading deeper into the Ethereal Immortal Pce.
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Damn it. We cant catch up.
After Xiao Suo, Lin Feng, and Hao Kai crossed that sea of mes, they could not see Chu Chaoyun at all.
Lin Feng closed his eyes and did his best to recall something. After a while, he opened his eyes and said, I know where he will be.
Oh?
Xiao Suo and Hao Kai looked at Lin Feng questioningly.
After some thought, Lin Feng said, He should be going to arge hall, where Jiang He and I first appeared. In hindsight, that ce should be the core of the Ethereal Immortal Pce. However, there were Immortal beasts and ferocious beasts everywhere. I did not dare to remain there, so I charged out with Jiang He.
Xiao Suo thought for a while and said, Had you not left, you might have already obtained the Wings of Time.
I did not see the Wings of Time. Of course, I did not think that this was the Ethereal Immortal Pce at that time, Lin Feng said honestly. Back then, he was confused and did not know how he had arrived there.
Hao Kai said, Lets not talk about this for now. Lead us over.
Come with me.
The group saw corpses of ancient Immortal beasts and Great Deste Eon ferocious beasts on the ground along the way. The blood had yet to dry, and a bloody stench hung in the air.
The three did not progress very quickly. On one hand, Lin Feng needed time to recall. On the other hand, they asionally ran into Immortal beasts or ferocious beasts.
Fortunately, Xiao Suo and Hao Kai were here. One had inherited the Scarlet Blood Pirate Kings indomitable will, and the other was a 6-Vein Great Perfection Sovereign Emperor. When the three worked together, no Immortal beasts or ferocious beasts could defeat them. They continued charging forward in such a manner.
After one hour, Lin Feng pointed to an exit at the passageway in front and said, If I recall right, it is the hall in front.
Lets go over and take a look.
The group traversed the passageway and entered the hall.
The scene before them immediately brightened, turning somewhat ring.
This was a vast, circr hall with a high vault that had the stars, the sun, and the moon moving on it, looking dazzling.
The halls pure-white jade floor looked seamless, without any cracks, giving off a piercing, snow-white light.
Upon suddenly entering this bright hall, the three felt this somewhat hard to adapt.
This is the ce, Lin Feng murmured as he sized up the hall. Although he had been here once, he had not remained here for long before the Immortal beasts and ferocious beasts rushing in from all directions scared him into fleeing.
Now that he was here again, he could not help scrutinizing the ce out of curiosity.
The core hall had a vast star chart above with shing stars and the sun and the moon shining together, illuminating the entire hall, looking very dreamy.
When one stood in it, one automatically felt like ones body and soul turned immaterial, a somewhat unrealistic feeling.
There was an even more resplendent, five-colored Divine Stone set on a stone pir in the center of the hall. Red, orange, yellow, green, and blue lights shed, showing many changes.
An azure liquid that looked like water seemed to flow inside the five-colored Divine Stone, the ripples created by space-time fluctuations.
Xiao Suo said, So, the space-time fluctuations that we sensed outside came from this five-colored Divine Stone.
Could the Wings of Time be sealed in it?
Hao Kai showed a grave expression, thinking of a possibility.
It is possible, Xiao Suo said softly with narrowed eyes.
Lin Feng looked around and noticed many passageways leading to this hall. Soon, the others would arrive as well.
The Ethereal Immortal Pce had Immortal beasts and ferocious beasts. Furthermore, it had many winding passages with many turns, like a maze.
If not for Lin Feng having been here once, they could not have rushed over before the others. However, they should not be faster by much.
What should we do now? That Chu Chaoyun is not here.
Xiao Suo nced at the five-colored Divine Stone, then ignored it. He felt somewhat depressed at not finding Chu Chaoyun.
Lets wait first. Since he is here for the Wings of Time, he will definitelye here. Someone ising.
Hao Kai, who was speaking, frowned slightly. Then, the three quickly raised their guard, moving to the edge of the hall.
Whoosh!
A Buddhist light filled the dreamy hall. It was Yuan Zhen who entered first. He flew in, seated on the lotus tform. Upon closer scrutiny, his lotus tform was stained with blood.
Clearly, he had killed many beasts on the way here.
The Wings of Time!
The instant Yuan Zhen saw the five-colored Divine Stone, he sensed the space-time ripples it contained. His expression changed slightly.
He immediately concluded that the Wings of Time was sealed in the five-colored Divine Stone.
Thud! Thud! Thud!
Just as Yuan Zhen was about to make his move, the Silver Dragon King, Qin Ming, and Sikong Shu rushed in from another passageway, charging in while covered in blood.
Qin Mings gaze fell on the five-colored Divine Stone, and his crazed eyes suddenly zed. The Wings of Time!
I finally found it. After so much effort, I finally found it.
Boundless joy appeared on Qin Mings face. When he looked around and saw Yuan Zhen, intense murderous intent red in his eyes.
Humph!
Yuan Zhen showed a disdainful smile on the lotus tform, his eyes gleaming with obvious mockery.
Before the two sides could fight, Wenren Yu, Dao Yan, Yan Cangming, Zhen Yuan, Xi, Ming Xuan, and Yang Qing arrived from different passageways.
Looking around, nearly all the holders of the Ethereal Immortal Pce keys had charged over with theirpanions.
This was the ce that hid the Wings of Time!
Killing intent gathered in Xiao Suos eyes as he searched around. However, he did not see Chu Chaoyuns figure.
Damn it! Where is that ingrate hiding?
Qin Ming, Wenren Yu, and the others showed cautious gazes as they eyed their opponents.
If one failed to pay attention at this crucial moment, one might get killed.
The Wings of Time was right before them. Anyone would know that there was only one Wings of Time. Whoever wanted to monopolize it would face the attacks of others. No one dared to act rashly.
The atmosphere slowly turned strange. At some point, Qin Mings three, Wenren Yu, and Dao Yan slowly drifted together.
Yan Cangming, Zhen Yuan, and Xi also slowly converged.
Everyone expected that a battle to the death was imminent.
Banding together was human instinct when faced with death, so everyone had a mutual understanding of one another.
The two sides happened to split into Righteous Dao and Demonic Dao. As for the Buddhist sects Yuan Zhen, he remained neutral, not leaning to either side.
Everyone ignored Xiao Suos group of three as they had an irrefutable connection to Xiao Chen.
Clearly, neither the Righteous Dao side nor the Demonic Dao side could tolerate Xiao Chens existence, even implicating Xiao Suos group of three.
Yuan Zhen, the Hidden Spirit Temple has always been a Righteous Dao faction. By not siding with us, are you hoping to escape with the prize while we fight it out? Qin Ming asked coldly as he looked at Yuan Zhen, who sat on a lotus tform.
While Qin Ming spoke, Xi and Yan Cangming also looked at Yuan Zhen.
Clearly, neither side would permit a strong existence to just wait and watch them fight.
If Yuan Zhen did not express his stance, the two sides might work together to finish him off to prevent him from benefiting from their fighting.
Facing Qin Mings overbearing attitude, Yuan Zhen replied indifferently, Buddha but not Buddha, demon but not demon. This monk does not want to get involved with either of your two factions.
These words immediately incited hostility from both the righteous side and the demonic side.
Whoosh!
Just as the two sides were about to work together to deal with Yuan Zhen, the five-colored Divine Stone on the stone pir suddenly flew into the air.
Everyone looked up and saw a person descend from the starry sky.
Jiang Hes eyes remained shut as his front faced the ground. Aplicated pattern on his chest shone with light as he slowly descended. It seemed like a certain restriction in his body slowly dissipated with the light.
One descended from above, and one rose into the air. Jiang He slowly got closer to the five-colored Divine Stone.
Everyone appeared somewhat confused. Only Xi showed a cold smile. He had long expected that Chu Chaoyun would undo the Heavenly Dragons restrictions at the crucial moment.
Whether Chu Chaoyun was willing or not, he had to do so. The choice was not up to him.
Chapter 2345 Raw 2452, Raw 2451 Nonexistent : A Grave in the Hear
Chapter 2345 Raw 2452, Raw 2451 Nonexistent : A Grave in the Hear
Jiang He descended from the starry sky with his eyes closed. The restriction on his chest slowly unraveled.
The five-colored Divine Stone on the stone pir below seemed to sense him.
It soared up to meet Jiang He. Barring surprises, this five-colored Divine Stone woulde in contact with him.
Who knew what would happen after it did so?
Perhaps the contact would release the five-colored Divine Stones seal. Perhaps the five-colored Divine Stone would merge with Jiang He, allowing him to obtain the Wings of Time.
Perhaps Jiang He would die. After that, the five-colored Divine Stone might break, and the Wings of Time might appear.
Everything was possible. It was also possible that nothing would happen.
Xi smiled as he quietly watched the two approach each other, not doing anything.
Yan Cangming and Zhen Yuan, who stood by Xis side, showed grave expressions.
Damn it. What is this Xi nning? He is still not doing anything. What if the Wings of Time ends up in Jiang Hes hands? Everything would be over then. Yan Cangming sent a voice projection to Zhen Yuan, revealing the anxiety and conflict in his heart.
Zhen Yuan showed an equally unsightly expression as he replied, That fellow must know something that we dont. We cannot let Jiang Hee into contact with the five-colored Divine Stone. Otherwise, we will end up in a passive position.
Yan Cangming pondered this. Then, he turned his head and said, Lord Xi, this situation seems somewhat strange. Are you just going to watch as the five-colored Divine Stone touches Jiang He?
Xi smiled faintly and said, Yan Cangming, you want to do something? I have no objections. It is indeed somewhat strange. It would be good for you to test it out.
Seeing Xis smile, Yan Cangming found this person even more unfathomable in his heart. Then, he secretly cursed Xi several times.
However, Yan Cangming had no other choice. He could not be as calm and indifferent as Xi while watching the five-colored Divine Stone approach Jiang He.
What if Jiang He really obtained the Wings of Time? As the hope of the Flood Dragon Human Race, Yan Cangming could not ept this result.
Damn it, Yan Cangming roared while gritting his teeth. Then, he soared into the air and directly attacked Jiang He.
On the other side, a figure soared up at the same time as Yan Cangming.
It was Qin Ming, the Dragon God Crown Prince Qin Ming!
Like Yan Cangming, he could not ept the Heavenly Dragons son obtaining the Wings of Time. If that really happened, he would find it even harder to bear than Yan Cangming.
No matter how strange this was or whether someoneid a trap in secret, the two of them had no choice. Even though they knew it might be a trap, they had to jump in.
Whoosh!
A Golden Dragon and a Flood Dragon Human, a race formed when a group of mixed-blood dragons fell, met each others gazes in the air.
The two could see a bone-deep enmity and hatred in each others eyes. However, they had the same goal, so they attacked Jiang He at the same time.
Touch of Death!
Driving Dragons into the Air!
The two executed their killing moves. A ck me burned on Yan Cangmings body. That me seemed to be alive, moving like water. When driven by his Death Dao Domain, it seemed like the grim reaper mercilessly swung its life-harvesting scythe at Jiang He.
Qin Ming brought out the Emperor Dragon Fist to its limits. He tightly clenched his fist, and his body merged with a golden Emperor Dragon image.
Boom!
The twos killing moves materialized horrifying auras. They were quick and decisive. Before anyone could react, the attacksnded on Jiang Hes body and erupted with ck and yellow shock waves.
The shock waves spread out from Jiang Hes body. However, something strange happened. Jiang He sustained no injury whatsoever.
Not only that, the restriction at his chest seemed to dissipate even faster.
Damn it! Why is it like this?
Yan Cangming and Qin Ming showed shocked expressions. Even a Great Perfection Sovereign Emperor could not withstand these two killing moves.
However, Jiang He seemed untouched. The only effect was a decrease in his rate of descent.
You will have to ask us for permission first if you want to kill Jiang He.
After Xiao Suo and Hao Kai reacted, they soared into the air without thinking, guarding Jiang He at both sides and staring at Qin Ming and Yan Cangming.
You are seeking death!
Qin Ming and Yan Cangming appeared furious, not hiding the murderous intent on their faces.
Illuminated by resplendent light, the four immediately started an intense, chaotic battle in the sky.
Whoosh!
When Lin Feng saw the situation, he wanted to use the chaos to bring Jiang He away. However, Zhen Yuan blocked him.
Damn it.
Lin Feng and Zhen Yuan started fighting, making the battle in the air even more chaotic.
Whoosh!
Without any warning, the five-colored Divine Stone below shed with light. Then, it headed for Yuan Zhen on the lotus tform.
To think that Yuan Zhen wanted to take advantage of the situation to take away the five-colored Divine Stone.
Damn baldy, stay here!
How could the others let this happen? Wenren Yu and Dao Yan immediately surrounded Yuan Zhen.
Xis expression changed slightly. He said, Attack. We absolutely cannot let Yuan Zhen bring the five-colored Divine Stone out.
The figures of Ming Xuan and Yang Qing shed. Then, they joined Wenren Yu and Dao Yan in surrounding Yuan Zhen.
The core area of the Ethereal Immortal Pce devolved into utter chaos, with battles royal in every direction.
Amid the chaos, any attacks thatnded on Jiang He just sped the dissipation of the restriction at his chest.
When Xi noticed this detail, the smile on his face widened. Then, he gave the starry sky above a deep look.
The Silver Dragon King and Sikong Shu, who were watching Xi, felt something off but did not know what it was.
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At the same time, after Xiao Chen was pulled into Immortal Burial Lake, he found that he could not move at all.
He could not circte his Divine Energy or Soul Energy, only able to watch as his lifeforce slowly ebbed at thekes bottom.
A line separated life and death. The bottom of theke meant death.
A chill assaulted Xiao Chens entire body, making him feel like death slowly approached.
However, he felt calm in his heart, not fearing death.
Soon, all the light in theke disappeared, leaving only darkness and silence.
Boundless loneliness surged like a flood in Xiao Chens heart.
He felt confused. He did not know where this boundless loneliness came from.
After some time, this loneliness filled his heart. Then, a light appeared. He saw a great beauty, one that could destroy cities, quickly swimming over.
Fast!
Xiao Chens first reaction to this figure was not to her beauty but her speed.
This figure moved at light speed, arriving before Xiao Chen in the blink of an eye. Then, she held Xiao Chens cheeks with her hands and gently kissed his forehead. This kiss reached his heart, and she instantly entered his Soul Pool.
This was clearly Xiao Chens Soul Pool, but he felt like an observer here.
That beauty searched his Soul Pool as her lips moved slightly, muttering, Sky Dome. Sky Dome. Sky Dome...
The words Sky Dome echoed endlessly in Xiao Chens Soul Pool, agitating Xiao Chens Soul Energy into surging up like waves.
This beauty appeared anxious, showing fluster in her eyes. She looked like she was searching for something, continuously rushing around the vast and boundless Soul Pool.
Xiao Chen felt a little surprised that his Soul Pool was actually so vast.
There were many ces that his consciousness had not been to before.
As Xiao Chen followed the beauty, he saw many scenes that he had never seen before, his ken widening.
What is she searching for?
Is there a secret in my Soul Pool that even I do not know about?
Xiao Chen felt curious. He had seen his past life in the Three Life Mirror, so he knew that he was the Sky Dome Immortal Lords reincarnation. However, he did not know much about the Sky Dome Immortal Lord.
Xiao Chen only knew that although the Sky Dome Immortal Lord had been an Immortal Lord, he had been much stronger than an Immortal Ancestor. He had been the strongest Immortal Lord of the Immortal Epoch.
That is?!
A huge wave suddenly billowed in Xiao Chens heart. There was actually a grave in the boundless depths of his Soul Pool.
After the pretty figure saw this grave, she could no longer suppress her emotions. She fell to the ground and touched the nameless gravestone, tearing up continuously.
Without a doubt, this figure was the Immortal Epochs Xi Wangmu. However, why was she crying before this grave?
Many doubts appeared in Xiao Chens heart, confusion filling his mind.
He thought back to the scene he saw in the Three Life Mirror back then, the scene where the Sky Dome Immortal Lord met the Azure Emperor before dying. This filled his heart with fear and horror, along with the previous confusion.
Who is buried in this grave?
Chapter 2346 Raw 2453 : That’s Right. It’s Me!
Chapter 2346 Raw 2453 : Thats Right. Its Me!
Xi Wangmus wide and loose clothes spread out like flowers blooming as she knelt by the grave, caressing the nameless tombstone.
Her tears had already dried up, only leaving boundless loneliness and an unchanging sorrow.
Just as Xiao Chen was wondering why there was a grave in his Soul Pool, Xi Wangmu, who was in front of the grave, stood up and said softly, Come out, then.
After Xi Wangmu spoke, Xiao Chen, who was originally just an observer, unable even to control his consciousness, seemed to get dragged out by some power. Then, he took form and appeared in his Soul Pool.
Xi Wangmu turned to look at Xiao Chen. Although she looked at him from an equal height, she gave an impression of aloofness, a cold, noble pride that only looked down from above.
Xiao Chen felt startled. He did not know what kind of existence Xi Wangmu was now, but she was ridiculously strong.
You must be very curious and confused. Ask all your questions. Back when he made this Immortal Burial Lake for me, he said that he would appear before me again one day. So, he got me to leave behind this undying strand of a remnant soul to await your appearance.
Xi Wangmus words caused Xiao Chen to reveal a bitter smile. What is this?
If my life had already been nned by someone else long before the Martial Epoch started, then persevering in maintaining my character and morality throughout my life was just a huge joke.
Xiao Chens heart broke down at this moment, feeling that he had lived his life for nothing.
I do not want to ask anything, and I do not want to know anything. Please leave my Soul Pool and send me out of Immortal Burial Lake. I, Xiao Chen, still have friends in mortal danger. I am worried about them, Xiao Chen replied calmly, doing his best to assuage the storm in his heart.
Xiao Chen dual cultivated the Righteous Dao and the Demonic Dao; he also dual cultivated Immortal Cultivation and Martial Cultivation. There were terrifying demonic thoughts hidden in his heart. However, he possessed an extraordinary mental state. Normally, he could maintain his bnce. Or perhaps, it might be more urate to say that he already perfectly merged them.
There were no openings. The Immortal was Xiao Chen, the demon was Xiao Chen, the Buddha was Xiao Chen, they were all Xiao Chen. Only his heart and character never changed.
However, Xi Wangmus words and this strange grave shook his resilient heart and character.
The demonic thoughts were like a ferocious tiger in his heart. Once it was unleashed, even Xiao Chen would feel terrified of it.
Seeing the stubbornness and persistence in Xiao Chens eyes, Xi Wangmu trembled. They are too simr...
This persons temperament perfectly matches that of the Sky Dome Immortal Lord of back then, that Sky Dome Immortal Lord who showed disdain for everything, even Immortal Ancestors.
A persons appearance can easily change. However, a persons temperament is difficult to imitate.
He once said that he woulde. However, all I see is a grave. The one before me is only his reincarnation.
Xi Wangmu calmed herself and said after some thought, I am unable to remain for long. If you turn and leave now, all the doubts in your hearts might never be resolved. Are you sure you dont want to know anything?
Xiao Chen revealed a self-mocking smile as he said helplessly, If ones life is predetermined and arranged in advance, one would just be the shadow of another person. What is the difference between resolving and not resolving these doubts and knowing these secrets? Its pointless..pletely pointless.
Now, Xiao Chen understood. He was a pawn of the Sky Dome Immortal Lord, the reincarnated Sky Dome Immortal Lord using the Azure Dragons karma to enter the Martial Epoch.
The scene that Xiao Chen once saw in the Three Life Mirror had actually said it all already.
Back when the Sky Dome Immortal Lord made a deal with the Azure Emperor, he sessfully reincarnated into the Martial Epoch. However, he needed to inherit the Azure Dragon bloodlines karma and aplish the Azure Emperors final wish.
There was no need to guess what the Azure Emperors final wish was. It would be none other than to bring back the glory of the Azure Dragon bloodline and make it flourish.
However, there was no way for Xiao Chen to guess the purpose of the Sky Dome Immortal Lord in reincarnating. He also did not want to know.
Since Xiao Chen consumed that Immortal Pill, it meant that the Sky Dome Immortal Lord transmigrated along with the Azure Dragon bloodlines karma.
Without all this, what would Xiao Chen be? Nothing at all, not even a fart.
Plop!
Xiao Chens thoughts shifted towards insanity. Suddenly, he found it extremely unbearable, falling to his knees and holding his heart. An obsession that he could not control surged through his body like a sh flood. Now, he lost control of his heart and character, showing a pained twisted expression.
In his immense discouragement, the demonic thoughts in the depths of his heart raced around like wild horses breaking free of restraints, slowly escaping his control.
Xi Wangmus expression flickered. How much suffering and responsibilities has this youth had to endure during his short life?
Upon seeing Xiao Chens expression turning increasingly twisted, Xi Wangmu stepped forward and pressed down on his forehead.
Boom!
Xiao Chen went crazy. His eyes turned jet-ck, and he released an overwhelming demonic me.
Even Xi Wangmu felt great pressure. To think that she could not suppress the demonic thoughts in Xiao Chens body.
You bitch, scram! I am not some dog-shit Sky Dome Immortal Lord. I am Xiao Chen. I cannot possibly be another persons pawn in my life!
The demonic thoughts filled Xiao Chens heart, infinitely amplifying his negative emotions.
They created a boundless hatred for the Sky Dome Immortal Lord, even prompting Xiao Chen to show boundless murderous intent for Xi Wangmu, who was before him.
Trying to suppress me? It is not that simple. Die!
The demonized Xiao Chen erupted with shocking strength, driving all the Soul Energy in his entire Soul Pool.
Bang!
Shock shed on Xi Wangmus face as Xiao Chen knocked her away.
Hehe! Feeling afraid now? This is myXiao ChensSoul Pool, after all. It is not a ce for you, you horrible bitch. If you still dont get out, then dont me me for being impolite.
The demonized Xiao Chen broke through the restrictions he ced on himself, bing like a violent hurricane.
In this Soul Pool, he could burst forth with a strength that surpassed the strength of his true body. He managed to push Xi Wangmu back.
The two started a huge battle. Xi Wangmu used her supreme Immortal Arts tobat Xiao Chens demonized Cultivation Technique and Martial Techniques.
At first, Xiao Chen did not hold much of an advantage. However, he slowly discovered that Xi Wangmu was holding back, worried that she would kill him by ident and not wanting to hurt him.
After discovering this opening, he startedughing wildly. Now that he gained the upper hand, he pressed his advantage, starting to attack even more fearlessly.
This Xiao Chen looked unparalleled, growing increasingly arrogant.
Xi Wangmu snorted coldly and sent out a God Killing Seal with the flip of her hand. Her magnificent clothes and long hair fluttered. Her beautiful appearance looked like a frozen rose, erupting with a horrifying aura.
When the God Killing Seal came out, it swept through all of Xiao Chens attacks like they were withered branches.
The demonized Xiao Chen screamed in agony, severely injured from the attack.
After hended, he held his chest and coughed continuously. However, the ferocity in his eyes did not fade.
Just as Xiao Chen was about to get up and fight again, he suddenly discovered Xi Wangmu standing on the gravestone and looked up, revealing some despair.
I once saw him sweep through hordes of demons. Even when the powerful demonic Immortals worked together, they could notst more than one hundred moves against him. I also once saw him ascend a spiritual mountain alone; all the deities and Buddhas did not dare to show up. He once got angry over a beautiful woman. He entered the Kunlun Realm and stormed the Heavenly Court, piercing through the clouds. One hundred thousand heavenly soldiers, three thousand Immortal Lords, and eight Immortal Ancestors could only watch as he carried away the beauty.
The name of Sky Dome shook the three realms. Everyone knew about him. He was the leader of the three thousand Sovereign Lords, living up to his reputation as the Immortal Epochs strongest person. However, so what? In the end, he was just a pitiful worm. When faced with the changing of the epoch, he could not protect any of his family, his loved ones, or his friends.
Xi Wangmu revealed a mocking expression as she continued indifferently, He could not even protect himself, returning to dust and leaving me behind. In the end, everything mundane returned to nothing. How pitiful and miserable. Why do you need to live under that persons shadow? Why abase yourself to the point of losing yourself?
You have one thousand reasonsten thousand reasonsto turn into a demon. However, this is the only reason you cannot turn into a demon for. If you do, I will really look down on you. Remember, you can be Sky Dome, but Sky Dome can never be Xiao Chen. You hold all possibilities. He...he was just a pitiful worm who could not protect anyone.
The demonized Xiao Chens eyes slowly cleared. The demonic mes on his body eventually scattered.
Xi Wangmus words were like a blow to his head, forcibly pulling him back from the brink of despair.
Escapism was a sign of the weak.
Not only did it not solve the problem, but it also gave the demonic thoughts a chance to push the situation to what Xiao Chen did not want to happen.
In Xiao Chens heart, the karma that the Sky Dome Immortal Lord left behind made him feel helpless and was the weakness that he feared mention of the most.
In the end, Xiao Chen needed it to face it head on.
Pa!
Xiao Chen mmed his palm against the ground and soared up. Then, he looked at Xi Wangmu, who stood on the tombstone.
At this moment, there was no more resentment or obsession in his eyes, only calm.
Tell me, what is the Sky Dome Immortal Lords final wish? I, Xiao Chen, will aplish it for him.
Thats right. Its me. Its me, the White Robed desman Xiao Chen!
Chapter 2347 Raw 2454 : Those Who Overly Invest Their Feelings Are Left with Only Regrets
Chapter 2347 Raw 2454 : Those Who Overly Invest Their Feelings Are Left with Only Regrets
Tell me, what is the Sky Dome Immortal Lords final wish? I, Xiao Chen, will aplish it for him.
After saying this, Xiao Chen knew that the demonic thoughts in his heart had already scattered.
When he demonized earlier, he was conscious of everything that happened. It was just that the demonic thoughts were too deep. After he demonized, his thoughtspletely changed.
After one demonized and abandoned the self that one guarded for a long time, ones strength would skyrocket with the abandonment of ones limits.
However, that was just a short-term improvement. The negative emotions that followed would linger for a long time, forming new limits.
Many Martial Dao experts demonized because they could not break through their limits after a long time. Their obsessions were too deep, and they ended up taking a risk out of desperation, losing themselves to power and strength.
While their strength soared remarkably in the short term, in reality, they became ves to power and strength, falling into a deep abyss forever.
However, some people in history managed to reach the Dao after demonizing. After demonizing, they took a different approach and sessfully controlled their demonic thoughts. One such person was the Buddhist sects K?yapa Buddha.
Xiao Chen had faced the danger of demonizing many times already. However, he had managed to preserve his heart and character in the end.
However, realizing that he was just the Sky Dome Immortal Lords pawn when he saw the Sky Dome Immortal Lords grave had been too monstrous of a shock. He had felt that he was just living in another persons shadow. He had lost all hope, and that allowed the demonic thoughts to take advantage.
Fortunately, Xi Wangmu reminded Xiao Chen at a crucial moment.
After this experience of demonizing, he gained a new understanding of himself, eliminating the greatest weakness in the depths of his heart.
To others, Xiao Chen possessed great talent and always remained calm and collected, even more horrifying than a demonic genius.
However, his heart had always contained a secret that he could not tell anyone.
Xiao Chen was not a person of this world. He came from the distant Earth, originally just a somewhat introverted shut-in.
Sometimes, he even wondered whether he obtained his current glory and strength only because of that miraculous Immortal Pill.
Without that Immortal Pill, would Xiao Chen have failed to attain his current aplishments, unable to be the White Robed desman that others saw?
This would be an obstruction for his heart for the Martial Dao, the ultimate weakness. He even did not dare to think about it, forgetting about it for a long time already.
However, just because he did not think about it did not mean that it did not exist. Facts remained facts.
That was why Xiao Chen had such a big reaction when he saw the Sky Dome Immortal Lords grave and heard what Xi Wangmu said.
That was why Xiao Chen lost all self-esteem and hope.
It was like the panic and embarrassment of a sessful person whose unsavory past got exposed in public.
However, Xiao Chen now gained a new understanding of himself, which addressed his mental states greatest weakness.
Xi Wangmu, thank you, Xiao Chen said sincerely as he looked at the magnificent and beautiful Xi Wangmu, who looked like a model of the phoenixes in the world.
[TL Note: For the Chinese, they would call talented and beautiful women phoenixes. Males would be known as dragons.]
If not for her, Xiao Chen might still be hiding, not daring to face the cause sowed by the Sky Dome Immortal Lord.
Xi Wangmu replied calmly, This is how humans are. Many times, they just cannot clear the stage of themself. Once they cleared it, they would realize that the thing they feared was nothing much, not as terrifying as they thought.
I understand.
Xiao Chen performed a cupped-fist salute and bowed. His eyes appeared like a pool of water in autumn, showing faint ripples, calm and serene.
This gave the impression of peace, quiet, and transcendence. He seemed to have gained new life, undergoing aplete transformation.
Xi Wangmu looked at Xiao Chen, appearing distracted. Then, she sighed, He did have a very deep final wish he obsessed over. I believe that he could not even forgive himself at the point of his death.
What is the final wish?
He once had the opportunity to be the new Epoch Master. However, he ended up miserably defeated because of his own conceit.
Who did he lose to?
Xi Wangmu shook her head and said, I do not know. I only know that after that battle, he changedpletely. He said nothing in the face of the changing of epochs,pletely drowned in negativity and helplessness. Given his character, he should rather die after the defeat, not choosing to live. However, not only did he live, but he alsoid a grand n, inheriting another persons karma toe to the Martial Epoch. He must have felt unresigned in his heart.
Xiao Chen pondered this. It looked like Xi Wangmu was not clear on the grand n that the Sky Dome Immortal Lordid.
Although he did not say it, I can make a rough guess. He swept his way through the three realms; even the Immortal Epochs Epoch Master was not his match. He must have felt very unresigned over his defeat.
Xi Wangmu made her guess ording to her understanding of the Sky Dome Immortal Lord.
Xiao Chen thought to himself, Xi Wangmus guess should be more or less correct, given that he was a proud person.
Putting aside this matter, Xiao Chen asked, What is the message he wanted you to pass on to me?
Whoosh!
An item appeared in Xi Wangmus hands. It was a dim light ball. From the light balls silhouette, it vaguely felt like an extremely ancient talisman script that contained a certain supremew.
It was probably once bright, with the worldsws written on it, the Dao and rules that everyone needed to follow.
What is this?
Although the item was already dim, Xiao Chen could sense the unfathomable and strange power of thews it possessed.
This is an Epoch Heart. More precisely, it is the Immortal Epochs Epoch Heart. Back then, the Immortal Daos Epoch Master used his supreme power to write an Immortal character. Hence, the Immortal Epoch started and birthed thousands ofws, Dao, and rules.
It was the character for Immortal. The Immortal Epoch started because of this Epoch Heart.
Xi Wangmu slowly exined the origins of this item, greatly shocking Xiao Chen.
To think that the previously glorious and vast Immortal Epoch started from this item.
I am very curious. How is a new epoch started? What kind of person is qualified to start the new epoch? Why was it the Immortal Epoch that started after the previous epoch ended and not another epoch?
Although Xiao Chen felt shocked, many questions also filled his heart. He looked at Xi Wangmu in confusion.
After some thought, Xi Wangmu exined, When the epoch is destroyed, anyone can form a new Epoch Heart, using their ownprehensions to start the new epoch. However, only one Epoch Heart can eventually take root and continuously develop the Dao andws. The person that formed that Epoch Heart would be the true new Epoch Master.
Xiao Chen showed an enlightened expression. So, that is the case.
Anyone could form a new Epoch Heart. However, the formed Epoch Hearts varied in strength.
The strong wouldpete among themselves, like how hundreds of ns would fight for supremacy.
The victor would rule the new epoch. Thews of the world would materialize ording to that personsprehension of the Dao andws.
He wanted me to hand this Immortal Daos Epoch Heart to you when I met you.
Xi Wangmu gently extended her hands. Then, the Immortal Daos Epoch Heart slowly flew towards Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen carefully received the Immortal Daos Epoch Heart. However, he did not understand what the Sky Dome Immortal Lord meant by this.
This was an Epoch Heart of an epoch that had already passed. Could it be that the Sky Dome Immortal Lord wanted him to bring back the Immortal Epoch?
The entire Immortal Epochfrom its birth to its glory to its fallare all contained in it. If you want to start a new epoch in the future, it should be of help, Xi Wangmu exined softly when she saw Xiao Chens confused expression.
Alright. Ill keep it. Can you send me out?
He gravely put away the Immortal Daos Epoch Heart as he looked at Xi Wangmu.
Xiao Chen still felt worried for Xiao Suo, Hao Kai, and the others. He wondered how they were doing. He also did not know what state the Ethereal Immortal Pce was in right now.
Themotion that this session race caused had already burgeoned out of control.
Xiao Chen needed to go out as soon as he could. If he was a littlete, he might miss the crucial moment.
Xi Wangmu replied indifferently, Im afraid that I cant.
Why?
When Xiao Chen heard this, his expression changed drastically. Right now, his bodys lifeforce was slowly ebbing away. If he still did not go out, he might die here.
Xi Wangmu floated gently andnded by Xiao Chens side. Then, she headed forward.
Xiao Chen looked at the other partys departing figure, hesitating for a moment before following.
Xi Wangmu showed a reminiscing expression on her face as she muttered, I did not want my body to be destroyed after the epoch changed. I also did not want to fall like the other Immortals, growing old and losing their beauty, gaining a face full of wrinkles and living like old people.
Hence, this Immortal Burial Lake? You preferred to die at the bottom of theke with your beauty preserved and your body bing eternal?
Xiao Chen felt somewhat sorrowful when he heard this. It was hard to imagine Xi Wangmu, an absolute beauty, aged and covered with wrinkles.
Indeed, so I begged him to build me an Immortal Burial Lake. When I knew that there was no avoiding the change in epochs, I jumped in without hesitating.
Xi Wangmu revealed a gentle smile and said, He told me to leave behind an inextinguishable strand of my soul. He also said that he would return. At that time, if he could get out, it would be an opportunity for him. If he could not get out, he would remain to apany me at theke bottom, buried together with me.
Xiao Chen felt some pity as he looked at Xi Wangmus smile.
At this moment, the other party was not the aloof Xi Wangmu, who was the model for all phoenixes in the world. She was only a woman in love.
She must have had the same smile when she jumped into Immortal Burial Lake back then.
Initially, she had probably been full of boundless grief and sorrow. However, she showed a sincere smile because of a promise, jumping into Immortal Burial Lake without hesitation.
However...
The Sky Dome Immortal Lord had lied to her. In the end, he did note. It was Xiao Chen who came. As for the Sky Dome Immortal Lord, all that remained was a lone grave. Hence, Xi Wangmu knelt in front of the grave and cried.
Xi Wangmu had waited for many millennia, but all that arrived was a grave and the realization of the Sky Dome Immortal Lords lie.
The so-called opportunity if he could get out was an opportunity for Xiao Chen. If Xiao Chen could not get out, then the one remaining behind would be Xiao Chen. From the start to the end, it was not him, the Sky Dome Immortal Lord.
[TL Note: The chapter title can be literally tranted as Since the ancient times, when many emotions empty out, only hatred remains. This is the first part of a poem. However, this line should not be taken literally, hence the current chapter title. It kind of has a simr meaning to the higher one goes, the harder one falls. It warns against overinvesting your emotions.]
Chapter 2348 Raw 2455 : Like a Person Drinking, Not Leaving until Drunk
Chapter 2348 Raw 2455 : Like a Person Drinking, Not Leaving until Drunk
Xi Wangmus words sounded like she spoke to herself. However, in reality, she also answered some of Xiao Chens questions.
The opportunity in Immortal Burial Lake was left to Xiao Chen by the Sky Dome Immortal Lord.
If Xiao Chen could grasp it, he would gain this opportunity. If he failed, he would stay behind, bing a living dead person to apany Xi Wangmu.
Not wanting to dy, Xiao Chen asked, Senior, do you know if there are any tricks to the opportunity in Immortal Burial Lake?
If Xiao Chen had some clues, grasping the opportunity would be easier.
Xi Wangmu replied softly, Life above the surface and death under the surface, a line separates life and death. However, I can live only under theke. Going above means death to me. The epoch has changed, life to death, and death to life.
Life to death, and death to life?
Xiao Chens eyes lit up in sudden understanding. It turned out that Xi Wangmu already knew what the opportunity the Sky Dome Immortal Lord had left for him was.
What will happen to you after I leave? Xiao Chen asked nervously as he looked at Xi Wangmus back. Somehow, he felt that Xi Wangmu had lost all hope and wanted to seek death.
Me? I have been waiting for someone for so many years. Now, that person has arrived.
Xiao Chen pressed further, What I mean is, what will happen to you if I obtain Immortal Burial Lakes opportunity?
Why are you so confident? It is still not certain whether you can leave Immortal Burial Lake or not. Xi Wangmu smiled faintly as she turned around to look at Xiao Chen.
You just told me earlier. Immortal Burial Lakes opportunity is
Is that so?
Xi Wangmu interrupted Xiao Chen, showing an unfathomable smile that did not seem like a smile.
Who knew whether Xi Wangmu was acknowledging it or denying it?
Right after she spoke, her figure floated up slowly. Showing neither grief nor joy, she said, The opportunity is right in front. Grasp it properly.
Boom!
The moment Xi Wangmus figure vanished, Xiao Chens consciousness came out of his Soul Pool, returning to reality.
Reality was not as calm and casual as his Soul Pool. Immortal Burial Lake was like a boundlessly deep abyss. His body was still in the dark waters, continuously sinking.
Xiao Chens lifeforce continued to ebb. Even more critically, he could not circte his Soul Energy or Divine Energy.
Xiao Chen could only watch as death slowly approached.
Without a doubt, this incredible feeling could inspire despair.
However, Xiao Chen no longer felt as panicked as he initially had. He opened his eyes in the darkke water, showing a calm and peaceful look in his clear eyes, which seemed even clearer than theke water.
Xi Wangmu had said, Life above the surface and death under the surface, a line separates life and death. The epoch has changed, life to death, and death to life.
Her words ended there. While it seemed like she had said nothing, she had already given it away.
The epoch has changed, life to death, and death to life...only the cycle never ends.
The opportunity of Immortal Burial Lake was the nature of the epoch changing, the Cycle Great Dao.
Xi Wangmu had seen through it all long ago. However, while she had seen through it all, she did not say it. She was waiting for a person. However, that person was not the Sky Dome Immortal Lord but Xiao Chen.
Xi Wangmu would rather use a lie to cheat herself for her entire life, pretending not to see through it all, pretending to be waiting for a person.
This was because that person was the love of her life, the Sky Dome Immortal Lord!
No matter whether you loved me or not, no matter whether you lied to me or not, at the very least, I was once a person worth entrusting something to in your heart.
When the epoch changed, many people could not help themselves. Many said things they did not mean; many lied and cheated. I am already satisfied with gaining your trust.
I would rather be misunderstood by you, letting you think that I jumped into Immortal Burial Lake for the sake of not ruining my beauty.
In Xi Wangmus heart, she only did this to help the Sky Dome Immortal Lord guard thiske from the start to the end.
As Xiao Chen expected, he could circte his state of cycle freely.
As the state of cycle circted slowly, he eventually stopped sinking.
He closed his eyes and focused on circting the state of cycle. His ebbing lifeforce returned to his body one hundred timesone thousand timesfaster.
A ck-and-white light ring appeared behind Xiao Chen, looking like life and death cycling.
Various mysterious phenomena appeared in theke.
A figure soared up above the Great Thousand Realms and entered the deep abysses, searching for supreme natural treasures. One-hundred-thousand-year-old Immortal herbs were reduced to only a drop of dew. All the dew formed by the boundless supreme natural treasures umted slowly, forming a pond. Then, a spring. Then, a pool. Finally, theke that Xiao Chen was in.
It turned out that the Sky Dome Immortal Lord had formed this Immortalke by collecting all the supreme natural treasures before the Immortal Epoch ended.
Then, the Sky Dome Immortal Lord had used the different attributes of the supreme treasures to derive the Cycle Great Dao, eventually creating the Immortal Burial Lake that inspired terror in those who heard of it.
Life above the surface and death under the surface.
This line looked simple, but it already touched on the power ofws, nearly able to create a world.
When Xiao Chen circted the state of cycle, he activated the n that the Sky Dome Immortal Lord left behind.
Xiao Chens body became like the entrance to a bottomless abyss, wildly sucking in Immortal Burial Lakes water.
If others watched, they would be shocked to discover theke surface of the entire Immortal Burial Lake lowering at a visible pace.
In merely a few breaths, Xiao Chen absorbed half of the entire Immortal Burial Lake.
After about eight minutes, Xiao Chens upper body appeared above theke as he stood in it.
Theke water continued dwindling. Now, it had sunk to Xiao Chens knees. The ck-and-white light ring behind him already materialized an inky world made of only two colorsck and white.
Boom!
When thest drop ofke water disappeared, Xiao Chen suddenly opened his clear eyes. A spiritual light surged in them.
At this moment, Xiao Chens state of cycle finally reached the Great Dao.
The opportunity that the Sky Dome Immortal Lord had prepared surpassed Xiao Chens imagination.
Not to mention allowing Xiao Chen to drive the Cycle Great Dao freely, theke water formed by countless Immortal Epoch supreme treasures also brought him unimaginable benefits.
With a thought, Xiao Chen felt shocked to discover that his cultivation already surpassed 3-Vein Sovereign Emperor. At some point, he had opened the fourth Divine Vein and broken through from Small Perfection Sovereign Emperor to Great Perfection Sovereign Emperor.
However, this Divine Vein seemed somewhat special, different from the other three Divine Veins.
Bang!
Just as Xiao Chen was about to check the new Divine Vein, loud sounds rang out in the surroundings.
The flying Immortal corpses suddenly shattered, turning into dust in the strong wind after Xiao Chen absorbed Immortal Burial Lake.
Xiao Chens chest suddenly tightened, anxiety appearing on his face.
When he looked up, he saw a person standing in the air in front, seeming to move with the wind. This person looked very beautiful, capable of ruining nations with her beauty, exuding a noble air.
Xi Wangmu!
Xiao Chens joy scattered, leaving him feeling hollow. Then, he rushed towards Xi Wangmu.
Xi Wangmu turned back and smiled, looking like she heard Xiao Chens call. This smile looked like spring arriving. However, this smile looked lonely as well, inspiring sharp, prickly heartache. Then, she stretched out her hand.
Xiao Chen pushed hard against the ground and soared into the air. When it looked like he would touch that white-jade hand, Xi Wangmus entire body shattered, disappearing with the wind. She appeared for a brief moment and showed a beautiful smile. Then, she scattered with the wind.
Xiao Chennded in disappointment. He closed his eyes and remained silent, unable to speak for a long time.
The ancient sages were all lonely. Their hopes and efforts came to nothing after a long time in the mundane world.
With Xi Wangmus great beauty, she would be like an ice lotus blooming at the summit of the Kunlun Mountain, a woman who attracted the attention of millions of Immortals.
In the end, she scattered like a flower. Before the changing of epochs, she was helpless.
After a long time in the mundane world, how many people, how many things, how many dreams were reduced to nothing?
Saying that the Sky Dome Immortal Lord was unparalleled in the world was inly false. Being able to shake up the three realms was nothingpared to Xi Wangmus smile.
However, Xiao Chen somewhat envied the Sky Dome Immortal Lord for having an admirer like Xi Wangmu.
There were many women in the world, but how many of them could do what she did, pretending that nothing happened despite figuring it out? How many of them could hold on to their love until their death, even if the other party loved someone else?
What was love?
It was like a person drinking, not leaving until drunk.
Chapter 2349 Raw 2456 : Visited This Place
Chapter 2349 Raw 2456 : Visited This ce
What was love?
It was like a person drinking, not leaving until drunk.
If it were to describe Xi Wangmu, perhaps another line was needed: not returning even if drunk.
Love for a lifetime, not leaving until drunk, not returning even if drunk.
Xiao Chens emotions felt somewhat heavy. After he saw Xi Wangmu disappear, the sky was empty. His heart felt equally empty.
If you get to reincarnate, I hope that you wont be lovestruck. Just be yourself, be magnificent and excellent.
After a while, Xiao Chen perked up and checked the changes in his body.
After consuming the entire Immortal Burial Lake, he had easily broken through Small Perfection Sovereign Emperor, reaching 4-Vein Sovereign Emperor.
Xiao Chen clearly felt that the potential from Immortal Burial Lake had not been fully expended yet.
However, his physical body could not endure it at this moment. Thus, the remaining potential from the boundless natural treasures of Immortal Burial Lake was stored up, waiting to be used.
However, what Xiao Chen could not understand was the difference of the new Divine Vein from his first three Divine Veins. It was purer and more transparent. Aside from driving his Divine Energy and Soul Energy, it served more to drive his Cycle Great Dao.
Previously, he had used the states of massacre, despair, grief, ruin, pain, destruction, and death to materialize the state of cycle.
From massacre to death, it was actually a cycle of life to death and death back to life.
Immortal Burial Lake abandoned these sevenplicated states. Or rather, it directly derived the Life Dao and Death Dao from the seven states, going straight to the nature of cycles.
All Dao led back to one. Everything in the world lived and died.
No one could avoid the power of cycles. The basic nature of life and death was a cycle.
It was neither the pure power of life nor the pure power of death. Instead, it merged the special characteristics of the two to produce a brand-new Great Dao Energy.
It could lead to life from death, and it could bring one from life to death. It could also continue this in an endless cycle, generating a power that could tear spacetime.
After grasping the Cycle Great Dao, Xiao Chen gained many moreprehensions about principles that he had not understood with the state of cycle.
Boom!
Just at this moment, the Ethereal Immortal Pce in the air shook continuously.
Xiao Chen stopped thinking and looked up. He saw cracks appear in the beautiful and perfect Ethereal Immortal Pce.
The Ethereal Immortal Pce shuddered continuously, looking like it would crumble. This startled Xiao Chen.
Xi Wangmu just departed, and something happened to the Ethereal Immortal Pce. Could the Ethereal Immortal Pce have been Xi Wangmus pce when she was alive?
That might be the case. Otherwise, there would be no way to exin why the Ethereal Immortal Pce appeared above Immortal Burial Lake.
Given the Ethereal Immortal Pces beauty and magnificence, only Xi Wangmu could possess such an excellent gem.
Regardless of what Xiao Chen thought, this Ethereal Immortal Pce started crumbling at a visible speed.
Crack!
Many exquisite gems glowing with spiritual light shot out and fell like rain.
Xiao Chen stretched out his hand and caught a pure-white jade. He could distinctly sense pure Spiritual Energy in the white jade.
What was more surprising was that although the Ethereal Immortal Pce was crumbling, every piece of white jade still seemed to be connected to it.
Boom!
As the Ethereal Immortal Pce crumbled, a starry river flowed into the sky with countless stars shing.
However, that was not the shocking thing for Xiao Chen. The shocking thing was that after the Ethereal Immortal Pce crumbled, he heard the sounds of intense battle and various familiar voices shouting.
He had not seen the Ethereal Immortal Pces doors open after he was pulled to the bottom of theke. He did not know what happenedter.
He had thought that everyone left after failing to open the Ethereal Immortal Pces doors.
Unexpectedly, all of them were there, and they all entered the Ethereal Immortal Pce.
Xiao Chens figure shed. Before the Ethereal Immortal Pce crumbledpletely, he withdrew his aura and hid.
He looked over and saw confusion on those peoples faces.
Clearly, the sudden copse of the Ethereal Immortal Pce caught those people somewhat off guard.
Jiang He?
Xiao Chen saw Jiang He floating in the air with his eyes tightly shut; he was unconscious. Light continuously flowed out from his chest as the restriction in his body dissipated quickly.
Xiao Suo, Hao Kai, and Lin Feng protected Jiang He, arduously fighting Qin Ming and Yan Cangming.
Although the Ethereal Immortal Pce had crumbled, these people did not stop fighting. After being stunned for a moment, they resumed fighting.
Qin Ming and Yan Cangming attacked viciously, showing no mercy. They wanted to chase away the three and kill Jiang He.
On the other side, Buddhist light shone, and Buddhist chanting rang out endlessly.
Yuan Zhen sat on his lotus tform, firmly grasping a five-colored Divine Stone. He fought against four by himself, holding off Wenren Yu, Dao Yan, Ming Xuan, and Yang Qing.
They did not stop fighting. When the Ethereal Immortal Pce crumbled, the fight only became even more chaotic.
The Silver Dragon King and Sikong Shu, both veteran Great Perfection Sovereign Emperors, did not participate in the fights. They just stared at the mysterious and unfathomable Xi.
Xi wore his scarlet dragon cloak and stood upright with his hands held behind his back, as though the battles before him werepletely unrted to him.
Why is theke dried up?
Xi appeared somewhat puzzled as he eyed the deep pit that was the dried-upke from the air.
Is the crumbling of the Ethereal Immortal Pce rted to Immortal Burial Lakes drying up? This thought immediately shed through Xis mind. Never mind...the restriction will be undone soon. Ill check it out after I obtain the Wings of Time.
The Silver Dragon King and Sikong Shu also noticed the dried-upke.
However, the two did not move, mainly because Xi seemed overly strange. Furthermore, he possessed unfathomable strength. The two did not dare say they could defeat him with certainty. They feared being unable to stop him if he suddenly erupted while one of them had left to investigate the dried-upke.
Thus, keeping an eye on Xi took priority. They needed to see what he was up to.
The two believed that Xi, who had not taken action yet, knew some sort of secret.
Hence, the two wanted to keep an eye on Xi, even if they gained nothing.
The hidden Xiao Chen frowned heavily, feeling very suspicious.
An observer could see things more clearly or objectively than those involved.
From Xiao Chens observers angle, he noticed various strange details when paying some attention.
The shock waves from the various fights, be it Demonic Qi Divine Energy or Spiritual Energy Divine Energy, silently entered Jiang Hes body. They sped up the removal of the restriction in Jiang Hes body.
Someone nned this!
Xiao Chen quickly figured out that someone was using Jiang He toy a trap, drawing everyone to fight in order to remove the Heavenly Dragons restriction in Jiang Hes body.
Is the Wings of Time inside the five-colored Divine Stone in Yuan Zhens hand?
Naturally, the five-colored Divine Stone Yuan Zhen held did not escape Xiao Chens notice. With the space-time fluctuations it gave off, it could hardly go unnoticed.
Xiao Chen frowned heavily, his thoughts racing.
Although he did not know what happened after he entered theke, he could sense a scheme amid the chaotic scene before him.
Chu Chaoyun!
Xiao Chen suddenly thought of a name. Now, he appeared stunned with his mouth slightly open.
Earlier, he was still wondering who used Jiang He toy this trap. Later, he was surprised to realize that Chu Chaoyun was not around.
Xiao Chen instantly thought of a possibility.
Pu ci!
Just at this moment, a resplendent and dazzling light came from Jiang Hes chest, as dazzling as the sun.
The five-colored Divine Stone in Yuan Zhens tight grasp went out of control. It struggled free and flew towards Jiang Hes chest.
Soon, it looked like the resplendent light at Jiang Hes chest would swallow up the five-colored Divine Stone.
Suddenly, space rippled. A blurry figure seemed to be born amid Primal Chaos.
This figure appeared above Jiang He without any warning and ced his palm on Jiang Hes back.
Chu Chaoyun!
The new arrival was Chu Chaoyun, who hadid this scheme out in secret and waited for a long time.
Ka ca!
A crisp sound rang out. The resplendent light at Jiang Hes chest coalesced into a key covered in talisman scripts.
Die!
When Chu Chaoyun appeared, anger immediately erupted on Xiao Suos face. He ferociously swung his Scarlet Blood War Banner and charged at Chu Chaoyun.
However, the others no longer focused on Chu Chaoyun but on that key shining with golden light.
The inheritance key!
The Silver Dragon King, Sikong Shu, Wenren Yu, the other outstanding talents, and the veteran Sovereign Emperors breathed heavily.
They immediately recognized the key. This was the inheritance key that everyone sought in their dreams but could not find.
Heaven Swallowing Demonic Eye!
Just at this moment, the leisurely Xi standing upright with his hands behind his back suddenly made a move.
A dense scarlet me burned in Xis left eye. That scarlet me in the depths of his eye burned through the barriers of countless worlds and came out. As it burned at his forehead, it erupted with an incredibly horrifying suction.
Xis left eye was like a bottomless hole. Everything around went out of control and flew towards his left eye.
The demonic eye swallowed everythingthe sky, the ground, everything.
Damn it! Whats going on?
This startled everyone, their expressions turning flustered. They found their bodies hard to control as they got dragged towards Xis left eye. Even the Silver Dragon King and Sikong Shu, who kept their guard up against Xi, did not expect Xi to be so strong.
Only three people managed to stabilize themselves amid the suction.
Chu Chaoyuns figure turned blurry as he gently pushed with his feet, wanting to enter an obscure space to get free.
Yuan Zhen pressed his palms together and chanted endlessly. The K?itigarbha Bodhisattvas huge figure appeared behind him.
Zhen Yuans eyes turned pitch-ck. Both of his eyes had a ck dragon image slowly swimming in them.
The three of them plus Xi started a four-sided struggle. The others only felt the world spinning around as a whirlwind spun them around.
Blood tears continuously dripped out of Xis eyes. Clearly, he found fighting so many outstanding talents by himself strenuous.
This was especially so with Chu Chaoyun, Yuan Zhen, and Zhen Yuan. While they struggled against the suction, they also did their best to prevent Xis demonic eye from swallowing the inheritance key and the five-colored Divine Stone.
The four sides struggled against each other, not daring to rx. Their efforts caused the view of this ce to turn blurry as space twisted.
Life to death, and death to life. As long as the world exists, the cycle never ends!
While the four-way struggle continued, a sh of saber light containing the power of cycles swept out.
This saber strike looked ordinary. However, everywhere it passed, it swept through the mysterious phenomena like it was breaking dead branches, easily shattering all those in its way.
In the saber lights wake, the initially twisted space and chaotic scene reverted to normal.
Pu ci!
The saber light sent Xi, Chu Chaoyun, Yuan Zhen, and Zhen Yuan, who were in a tense stalemate, flying while vomiting blood.
The group still struggling in the demonic eyes whirlwind of suction got shot out.
Xiao Chen sheathed his saber and slowly stepped forward from the darkness. Then, he stretched out his hand and collected the inheritance key and the five-colored Divine Stone.
If Xiao Chen still had not made a move, Xiao Suo and the others might have been swallowed up by Xis demonic eye.
The consequences would have been dire, so Xiao Chen had to send out that saber strike.
Xiao Chen!
The various outstanding talents sprawled on the ground showed shocked expressions when they saw Xiao Chen appear while holding his saber.
Then, they saw Xiao Chen use the inheritance key to open the five-colored Divine Stone without hesitation, drawing outcries from some people.
No!
The inheritance key easily broke the five-colored Divine Stone, instantly melting it. The resplendent power of spacetime rippled likekewater.
However, the expected Wings of Time did not appear. Only a series of words floated quietly in the air.
Dragon Emperor Xiao Yun visited this ce...
Chapter 2350 Raw 2457 : Results Imminen
Chapter 2350 Raw 2457 : Results Imminen
Dragon Emperor Xiao Yun visited this ce...
There was nothing at all.
After using the inheritance key to open the five-colored Divine Stones seal, the expected Wings of Time did not appear. Instead, there was a line that rendered everyone speechless.
Dragon Emperor Xiao Yun visited this ce?
When the usually calm Xiao Chen saw these words, even he could not say a word, either.
These words stupefied everyone. What the heck?!
Everyone had made ns,id traps, used various trump cards, and fought to the death. In the end, they only obtained a line of words, a merciless mockery from Dragon Emperor Xiao Yun.
Xi felt even more disbelief than Xiao Chen. He had remained calm and unperturbed all the while, believing that his n was perfect.
Xis mind went nk as he muttered, Thats impossible! Absolutely impossible. If Dragon Emperor Xiao Yun took away the Wings of Time, he would definitely hide it in the Demonic Dao Hall. If it were in the Demonic Dao Hall, how could I not know about it? Where did I go wrong?
Chu Chaoyun remained silent. He showed aplicated expression as he looked at the words in the air.
It was like he saw Dragon Emperor Xiao Yun mocking the Divine Master. A person that died fifty thousand years ago fooled the powerhouses of the various super factions.
While there were no Faux Gods here, in reality, those that could reach this step had the support of super factions. When they stood here, they represented not only themselves but also the terrifying factions behind them.
What the heck is going on?!
Qin Ming bit his lips, confusion written across his face. His father had sworn that the Wings of Time was definitely hidden in the Ethereal Immortal Pce.
So, why was there nothing after the inheritance key opened the seal?
Theres no need to think further. Dragon Emperor Xiao Yun must have taken away the Wings of Time. He fooled us, Sikong Shu said unhappily, showing a sullen expression.
Anyone would feel upset at being fooled by a dead person.
Crack! Crack!
Just at this moment, cracks appeared at the edge of this space and spread out like a spiderweb.
When everyone looked up, they saw that the space-time passageway formed by the seven Ethereal Immortal Pce keys had shrunk as well.
Oh no! This space-time secret realm is breaking up.
Everyone immediately felt somewhat flustered. This ce was like a secret realm within this space-time crack, something incredibly stable. Hence, this development was really strange.
Earlier, the Ethereal Immortal Pce crumbled, and Immortal Burial Lake vanished for no reason. Now, the five-colored Divine Stone was already open.
The important pirs maintaining the space-time secret realm might already be gone.
If they did not get out before the secret realm broke, then they might be lost in a space-time stream forever.
We cannot remain here.
Lets go.
The Ethereal Immortal Pce was gone, Immortal Burial Lake was gone, and now, the Wings of Time was gone. Even this secret realm was going to shatter.
If they dyed, only death awaited them. Even if they did not want to go, they had to.
Zhen Yuan and Yan Cangming stood side by side, suspicion gleaming in their eyes.
Dragon Emperor Xiao Yun visited this ce...what a visit, Yan Cangming said somewhat hatefully, feeling depressed.
Zhen Yuan said indifferently, This is still eptable. Lets go. The results of the session race should being out soon.
However, the oue of this session race seems to be meaningless.
Zhen Yuan paused for a moment and smiled. Also...the oue was already decided from the start. Lets go. The original n does not change.
Alright.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Many figures shed immediately, flying towards the space-time passageway in the sky. No matter how dissatisfied they were, being fooled was being fooled. They needed to leave now.
Lord Xi.
Ming Xuan and Yang Qing arrived by Xis side, having noticed something off with him.
Xis left eye looked like a bottomless pit; no one dared to look at it. He appeared pale and muttered to himself nonstop.
Ming Xuan frowned slightly. Lord Xi, we should go. If we still dont go, this ce will copse.
Xi pressed his hand over his left eye and stood up slowly. Then, he looked at Xiao Chen, who was currently caring for Jiang He.
Xi seemed to be wondering whether the other party had faked his expression.
Ming Xuan, could Xiao Chen have already obtained the Wings of Time before this, then mysteriously resurrected from Immortal Burial Lake? Even I could not understand that final saber strike.
Rumble...!
While Xi spoke, the space-time secret realm started to shake, and the cracks grewrger.
After some thought, Ming Xuan replied, Perhaps he received another opportunity, but the Wings of Time should not be with him. Otherwise, how could we even survive? He would have dealt with us. Then, when the epoch changes, he would not even have a single opponent.
Xi remained silent. He leaned toward Dragon Emperor Xiao Yun having taken away the Wings of Time.
However, he found it strange. If Dragon Emperor Xiao Yun had the Wings of Time, why did he not use it against the Divine Master back then?
There had to be more to this.
Lets go.
Xi looked at the copsing secret realm and stopped hesitating. Then, he said, Lets leave first. Our n is not over.
Yes.
Before leaving, Xi gave Xiao Chen a deep look, aplicated gaze in his right eye.
Soon, aside from Xiao Chen, Xiao Suo, Hao Kai, and Lin Feng, who were taking care of Jiang He, only Chu Chaoyun remained in this secret realm.
Chu Chaoyun stood a distance away. However, when he wanted to go over to the others, he saw Xiao Suos murderous look.
Chu Chaoyun shook his head and sighed before heading to the space-time passageway.
Big Brother, can he be saved? Xiao Suo asked somewhat anxiously. It looked like the secret realm would copse, but his big brother did not show any intention to leave.
This could not help inspiring anxiety, making the rest worry.
Xiao Chen did not move because of this, remaining in deep thought. It was like he did not hear Xiao Suo.
Jiang Hes condition seemed extremely strange. He still showed all the signs of life, but his Divine Sea turned dim, and his soul showed no fluctuations; he looked like a living corpse.
After a while, Xiao Chen looked at his right hand. The inheritance key in his palm gave off a faint light.
Could it be...?
A thought urred to Xiao Chen. Then, he looked at Jiang He before shifting his gaze back to the inheritance key.
Could Jiang Hes soul have been merged with this inheritance key?
I can only bet on this. Xiao Chen extended his hand and pushed the inheritance key back into Jiang Hes chest.
Boom!
In the next moment, Jiang Hes chest erupted with resplendent light.
The jade shards of the Ethereal Immortal Pce turned into beams of rainbow light and entered Jiang Hes chest.
The starry river in the sky and the many stars followed, as well.
Soon, a brand-new Ethereal Immortal Pce formed at Jiang Hes chest and merged into his body.
This...
Xiao Suo, Lin Feng, and the others gaped at this scene with incredulity.
After absorbing the entire Ethereal Immortal Pce, Jiang Hes body glowed with a faint crystalline light.
Jiang He looked like a beautiful jade. He underwent aplete transformation from the inside out.
Xiao Chen revealed an expression of enlightenment, understanding some things.
Indeed, there was no Wings of Time in this Ethereal Immortal Pce, and the Heavenly Dragon had known about this.
He must have discovered some of Dragon Emperor Xiao Yuns secrets in the Azure Dragons oldnds.
By leaving the inheritance key in Jiang Hes body, the Heavenly Dragon only wanted to give him a great opportunity. All of this was just Dragon Emperor Xiao Yuns plot.
After learning of Dragon Emperor Xiao Yuns plot, the Heavenly Dragon went along with it and left an opportunity for Jiang He.
Since he had the Wings of Time fifty thousand years ago, why did he not use it against the Divine Master?
Xiao Chen would have to ask the Heavenly Dragon personally to get the answer. Otherwise, the only other ce was the Azure Dragons oldnds.
Xiao Suo looked at the crumbling edges of this space. As the secret realm broke down, he said with some despair, Its over. Its copsing.
Dont worry.
Xiao Chen slung Jiang He over his shoulder and said, Come with me.
Xiao Chen drove the Cycle Great Dao and gently pushed off with his feet. Then, he reconnected the shattered space with the power of cycles.
After Xiao Chen passed, the space immediately re-shattered.
The space crumbled in Xiao Chens wake, as he had relied on the power of cycles to connect the space forcibly.
Leading the four, Xiao Chen soared through the air and escaped just before the passageway closed.
The four following behind Xiao Chen all felt incredibly mystified.
They suddenly discovered that Xiao Chen had undergone a life-transforming change after sinking to the bottom of theke.
Xiao Chen exuded an indescribable serenity. His eyes were clear and calm, leaking a faint transcendent air.
Previously, this was not obvious to the rest. Now, it was incredibly clear.
The oue of the session race is about to be revealed, Xiao Chen murmured as he looked at the top of the ancient Yan Emperor Tree after they exited the passageway and returned to the Ancient Yan Emperor Tomb.
Chapter 2351 Raw 2458 : Immense Change Imminen
Chapter 2351 Raw 2458 : Immense Change Imminen
At the top of the ancient Yan Emperor Tree:
The Ninth Prince Wang Yan and the Fourth Prince Wang Yun fought an intense battle. However, the situation was not optimistic.
Wang Yun had refined his Yan Imperial Sword at the ninth altar. Nine was the number of limits; hence, the ninth altar contained much more Dragon Essence.
The other princes had already lost the rights topete to be the crown prince. They could only watch from the ancient tree.
The Eighth Prince Wang Feng and the Thirteenth Prince showed dissatisfaction on their faces. The two of them were the hot-favorite princes after the First Prince.
Unexpectedly, after the First Prince died, the ones that truly ascended to the top of the ancient Yan Emperor Tree were the two brothers that they did not think highly of.
This was especially so for Fourth Prince Wang Yun. Everyone had taken him for a fool all along, treating him as a joke. No one had expected him to clear the first round.
However, who knew, this fool overturned everyones expectations and now stood at the top of the ancient Yan Emperor Tree.
Then, in the final fight with the Ninth Prince Wang Yan, Wang Yun had been suppressing Wang Yan along the way, firmly holding the upper hand even though Wang Yan grasped the Massacre Great Dao, something much more exquisite than the other partys Buddhist Might.
In terms of martial prowess, the Fourth Prince could notpare to Wang Yan, who possessed richbat experience from being on the battlefield for a long time.
However, Wang Yan could not do anything.
The ninth altar contained extremely vast Dragon Essence. The might of Wang Yuns Yan Imperial Sword far surpassed Wang Yans.
Hence, Wang Yun could break technique with force. He did not need exquisite killing moves and Martial Techniques to use the sword in his hand to firmly suppress Wang Yan.
Ninth Brother, you are still not giving up?
Wang Yun held up his Yan Imperial Sword at the top of the ancient tree, which stabbed into the clouds. His sword shone with a Buddhist light, and Buddhist halos shone behind him. When he swung his sword, it was like Buddha appearing in the sky. Buddhist chanting rang out endlessly, the swords might looking like it could level mountains and rivers.
Killing intent filled Wang Yans eyes. However, he could not do anything about the situation. The other partys vast dynastys might flooded the ce.
Wang Yan looked like he was besieged by a vast army. Killing intent filled him as he fought until he was bathed in blood. Unfortunately, the killing never ended. Even after killing to exhaustion, he might not be able to charge out from the encirclement.
It looks like it is only a matter of time before Wang Yan loses, Xiao Suo sighed as he looked into the distance, observing the battle at the top of the ancient Yan Emperor Tree.
Hao Kai nodded slightly. Although he had not interacted with Wang Yan for long, he still admired Wang Yans character.
It would be hard to avoid feeling somewhat upset at seeing the prince that he escorted lose to another person.
Xiao Chen maintained a calm expression, not showing any emotional fluctuations.
Xiao Chen had protected Wang Yan along the way, doing his best. Now, Wang Yan could only rely on himself in this final battle. Regardless of the oue, Xiao Chen only hoped that Wang Yan did not have any regrets.
Xiao Chen could tell that Wang Yans Martial Dao umtions surpassed the Fourth Prince Wang Yuns.
After all, Wang Yan had guarded the borders for a long time. When he attacked the enemies, he led the charge. The soft Wang Yun, who spent all his time in the imperial capital, could notpare.
Unfortunately, Wang Yans aura waspletely suppressed. The Dragon Essence in his Yan Imperial Sword was no match for the other partys.
If Wang Yan remembered the silk pouch that Xiao Chen gave him, the victor might not be certain.
However, it did not matter anymore. The First Prince was already dead.
Xiao Chen could ept the oue, regardless of who became the crown prince.
At the moment, he had other worries.
Manymotions happened during the session race in the Ancient Yan Emperor Tomb, developing the situation to this point.
It was hard not to worry about why the imperial ancestral temple kept covering for Xi and his cohort. Right now, Xiao Chen was worried about Ao Jiao, Su Ye, and the others at the pce.
Big Brother, should we go over to take a look? Xiao Suo said as he looked at Xiao Chen. Most of the other princes guests had already left the Ancient Yan Emperor Tomb.
Lets leave this ce first.
They thought to themselves, Forfeit! Then, a vast force from underground connected to Xiao Chens and the others bodies and souls and sent them out.
In the next moment, Xiao Chen opened his eyes, and a different scene greeted him.
The group immediately rxed as they no longer felt the pressure from the Ancient Yan Emperor Tomb.
Whoosh! Whoosh!
The instant Xiao Chen appeared in the pces drill ground, he sensed ten-odd asphyxiating Soul Energies scanning them.
Xiao Chen felt startled. He hade in contact with a Faux God me before and could clearly sense it.
Every strand of Soul Energy scanning him contained a Faux God me.
That meant several Faux Gods had already arrived in the Yanwu Dynasty.
The Soul Energies containing Faux God mes left as quickly as they arrived, there for less than a thousandth of a second.
Those who were weaker could not sense them.
Xiao Chen understood that these Faux Gods were checking whether the Wings of Time was on them or not.
A sudden chill ran down Xiao Chens back, and he felt somewhat celebratory.
Fortunately, the Wings of Time had not appeared in the Ethereal Immortal Pce. Had he obtained the Wings of Time, at least ten-odd Faux Gods would have attacked him the moment he returned to the pce.
At that time, it would be hard to escape death even with the Cycle Great Dao.
However, it was hard to say as well. With so many Faux Gods gathered here, the five Righteous Dao super factions had to have people here. If so, the Heavenly Alliances Faux Gods would be among them.
If the Heavenly Alliances Doyens knew that Xiao Chen obtained the Wings of Time, they would definitely protect him to the death.
Regardless, Xiao Chen would be the center of the dispute; survival would not be guaranteed.
Xiao Chen remained silent and handed Jiang He to Xiao Suo. Then, Ao Jiao and Su Yes group walked over to them.
Your Highness the Divine Daughter, I managed to fulfill my orders, Hao Kai said respectfully when he saw Ao Jiao.
Senior Hao Kai, thank you, Ao Jiao quickly responded softly.
Then, Ao Jiao shifted the gaze of her beautiful eyes to Xiao Chen and said begrudgingly, Why did you push yourself so hard? You have no idea how worried we were.
Indeed, there were many setbacks in this session race, putting Xiao Chen at risk of death several times. While he did not think about it when he was in the situation, the observers felt startled and worried.
Arent I still alive? Theres no need to worry.
Xiao Chen felt Ao Jiaos concern, which kindled warmth in his heart. Then, he stepped forward and pinched her cheek.
After meeting Xi Wangmu, Xiao Chen came to understand many things. He should not wait and end up feeling regret after the people by him were gone.
When he saw Ao Jiao, many suppressed emotions surged up in his heart.
Ao Jiaos youthful face immediately flushed red. Then, she tugged at Xiao Chens hand and said, What are you doing? Many people are watching.
Ahem. Ahem. Young Master Xiao, this is our Golden Crow Empires Divine Daughter. Please dont go overboard, Hao Kai reminded softly while coughing.
Xiao Chen pulled his hand back and looked around. Indeed, several gazes were focused on them.
Xiao Chen saw Xi smiling faintly at him, a yful expression on his face, which had a white bandage, covering his left eye, wrapped around it.
Yan Cangming and Zhen Yuan, who fought to the death with Xi in the battle earlier, joined up with Xi once again.
Several people looked over with hostile gazes as well, like Qin Ming, who gritted his teeth. Naturally, Xiao Chen ignored all of them.
At this moment, the many eliminated princes had their gazes fixed on the light screen, watching Wang Yans battle with Wang Yun at the top of the ancient Yan Emperor Tree.
There could be only one victor in this battle. Only one could be the crown prince.
However, Xiao Chen had a bad feeling. Whether the Wings of Time appeared or not, having so many Faux Gods gathered in the Yanwu Dynasty was not a good sign. A battle between Faux Gods could happen with one careless mistake.
At that time, the consequences would be dire.
Xiao Chen worried about Xi and Yan Cangming. Of the two, one was the First Prince of the Xuewu Dynasty, ruling over the Demonic Dao Hall. The other was an outstanding talent of the Underworld God Hall, representing the factions of the nineyers of the Abyssal Underworld. These people had an enmity with the Righteous Dao factions.
Now that the First Prince was dead, they should have lost their protection. However, they still dared to remain openly in the pce.
This gave Xiao Chen a bad feeling. After some thought, he said, Everyone, stay close to me. Something is not quite right.
The calm before Xiao Chen felt like the calm before the storm, which worried him all the more.
So, Xiao Chen got Su Ye and the others to stand closer to him.
If anything happened, he would bring everyone into the Divine Universe Stele.
Su Ye and the others did not doubt Xiao Chen at all. Upon hearing that, they flocked to Xiao Chen, standing around him.
Suddenly, Xiao Chen thought of something. He asked, Did the Yan Emperor appear?
As long as the Yan Emperor was around, he could bring out his Yan Imperial Sword. Even Faux Gods would fear him in the Yanwu Dynasty.
Su Ye frowned heavily and replied, The Yan Emperor appeared at the start but never again after that.
When Xiao Chen heard that, his heart skipped a beat. His foreboding intensified.
Just at this moment, the people around started discussing the session race.
The Fourth Prince is going to win!
On the light screen, Wang Yan eventually could no longer hold out at the top of the ancient Yan Emperor Tree. Wang Yun managed to knock him into the air with a sword strike.
Blood spurted from Wang Yans wound, a cruel sight.
Chapter 2352 Raw 2459 : Dramatic Change in Situation
Chapter 2352 Raw 2459 : Dramatic Change in Situation
At the top of the ancient Yan Emperor Tree:
From the moment the fight began, Wang Yun held a suppressive advantage. Finally, he managed to injure Wang Yan severely.
After Wang Yan got knocked back by a sword strike, his umted injuries all erupted. As he went flying, his face filled with reluctance.
How hateful!
What an unsatisfying loss! If Wang Yun were indeed stronger than Wang Yan, Wang Yan could ept his defeat. However, Wang Yun was not even equal to him. In fact, Wang Yun was much worse.
Wang Yun only relied on the vast Dragon Essence in the ninth altar to firmly suppress him. He used only the dynastys might, and Wang Yan had no room for utilizing his skills.
The other party used power to break technique. Regardless of what killing move or Martial Technique Wang Yan executed, Wang Yun only used one sword strike infused with the dynastys might materialized by Buddhist Might.
Wang Yan felt confident of defeating the other party in three moves if the Dragon Essence they each had wereparable.
However, there were no ifs in the world. Regarding dissatisfaction, he was even more dissatisfied than the eliminated Eighth Prince and Thirteenth Prince.
How unfortunate...Having reached this step, I end up returning with nothing.
Wang Yan felt very guilty, feeling like he let down Xiao Chen and the Heavenly Book Schr. Along the way, the two risked death to support him.
Sorry. It looks like I will still disappoint you in the end.
Wang Yan knew that his chances against Wang Yun were not high from the start. However, he had hung on bitterly until now, so he had no regrets.
Nevertheless, Wang Yan still felt very guilty when he thought about Xiao Chen and the others.
Thats not right!
Just as Wang Yan closed his eyes in despair, he suddenly remembered the silk pouch that Xiao Chen handed him in ck Wind Ridge.
Back then, when Wang Yan wanted to open it, Xiao Chen stopped him, telling him not to open it unless necessary.
With this thought, Wang Yan opened his eyes. Just as he was about to fall off the ancient Yan Emperor Tree, he ferociously pushed off the air and stabbed his sword into the tree. Then, he dropped to one knee before standing back up.
Huh?
Doubt shed in Wang Yuns eyes. Earlier, he had felt the other party lose his fighting spirit.
There was already no chance of victory, so why did Wang Yan suddenly stop?
Ninth Younger Brother, theres no need to keep struggling. We are brothers, after all. I do not want to injure you too severely. All the more, I do not want to kill you, Wang Yun said indifferently. However, he spoke the truth.
Of the many princes, the Fourth Prince did not feel much resentment or murderous intent for Wang Yan.
However, if Wang Yan insisted on continuing, then Wang Yun could not be med for being merciless.
Do you think that victory is already at hand?
Isnt that so?
Wang Yun showed a smile of mockery. His ninth brother, Wang Yan, was only so-so; he was still so naive even until now.
I dont think so.
Wang Yan narrowed his eyes, and a sharp look shed in them. Then, he opened the silk pouch that Xiao Chen gave him.
Boom!
The instant Wang Yan opened the silk pouch, a dazzling, piercing radiance red.
Wang Yun used his left hand to shield his eyes. When he squinted, his expression changed dramatically.
Wang Yun saw a heavy jade strip with clear waves rippling inside and nine dragon images coiled around it.
That...that is a jade strip with nine dragon images.
When this jade strip appeared, it shocked not only Wang Yun but also the many observers in the pces drill ground.
Being able to obtain three dragon images around a jade strip during the first round was already very incredible.
Obtaining five dragon images could already be considered heaven-defying.
As for nine dragon images, it was unheard-of during past session races.
Damn it!
Wang Yun could no longer maintain his calm, cursing out as he charged over while holding his Yan Imperial Sword upraised.
Wang Yun wanted to end this battle before Wang Yan could absorb the Dragon Essence from the jade strip.
Xiao Chen, you really gave me a huge, pleasant surprise.
A smile appeared on Wang Yans face. The criticality of this silk pouch far surpassed his expectations.
Whoosh!
Wang Yan raised his Yan Imperial Sword to the sky, and the nine dragon images immediately gathered there. The Yan Imperial Sword in his hand erupted with a sun-like light as his own dynastys might increased rapidly.
The resplendent Yan Imperial Swords aura forced back Wang Yun, who initially held a suppressive advantage.
In mere moments, Wang Yans dynastys might matched the other partys, then surpassed it.
Wang Yun, who charged over, could only watch as all this happened. Horror shed in his eyes.
Whoosh!
With a war cry, Wang Yan soared into the air. A sword light shed, and the sword image containing the Massacre Great Dao pierced through the Buddha image in the air, destroying it.
Pu ci! Wang Yun vomited a mouthful of blood after many sword images struck him and knocked him to the ground.
Once Wang Yun lost the advantage of Dragon Essence, his true level instantly revealed itself. He got defeated in one move.
How can it be like this?
Wang Yun stared at Wang Yan nkly. Clearly, he could not ept this. Previously, he had been suppressing the other party all the while. However, when their dynastys might were roughly equal, he lost in one move.
Crack!
Cracks appeared on the Yan Imperial Sword in Wang Yuns hand before it shattered.
Wang Yun had forcibly upied the ninth altar with insufficient umtions. That disparity led to his instant defeat and his Yan Imperial Sword shattering. After losing his Yan Imperial Sword, he was ejected from the Ancient Yan Emperor Tomb.
No one expected the dramatic change in the situation. In the end, the one that climbed to the peak, bing the crown prince, was the Ninth Prince Wang Yan.
None of the princes Yan Imperial Swords, save the one in Wang Yans hand, existed any longer in the Ancient Yan Emperor Tomb.
Boom!
The dynastys Dragon Veins hiding underground in the Ancient Yan Emperor Tomb poured into the ancient Yan Emperor Tree and merged with Wang Yan, who was at the top of the tree.
In the next moment, the huge light screen in the drill ground shattered, materializing a bright light.
Holding his Yan Imperial Sword, Wang Yan emerged from the bright light, walking over step by step and appearing before everyone.
We respectfully wee Your Highness, the crown prince, the various feudal lords and Noble n powerhouses greeted after they stood up.
Regardless of the many twists and turns in the session race, Wang Yan was now the crown prince and would be the next Yan Emperor.
Wang Yan showed a smile and looked around. Joy filled his heart.
If you are the crown prince, then what am I?
Just at this moment, a disharmonious voice rang out. Wang Yans expression changed slightly.
Wang Yan looked in that voices direction and saw Xi, who only had one eye exposed, smiling mockingly at him, who had the dynastys Dragon Veins infused into him.
Wang Yans face sank. I thought that you already left. To think that you are still here. How bold of you!
The sudden situation startled the various feudal lords, the many princes, and the many guests at the drill ground.
Why must I leave? Xi countered with a smile.
Right after Xi spoke, the imperial ancestral temples Imperial Ancestor walked out of the pce in the clouds. Then, he said coldly, Wang Yan, your guests cruelly killed the First Prince. You cannot escape punishment. The patriarchs have already decided to strip you of your crown prince position.
What?
These words were like thunder, shocking all the feudal lords and causing a hugemotion.
Wang Yan said with a sullen expression, I want to meet my royal father. You have no right to remove my qualifications to be the crown prince!
Im afraid that it is not up to you, Xi said indifferently with a cold smile.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Hundreds of figures with surging demonic mes on them came out of the vast pce. All of them were elite Sovereign Emperors of the Demonic Dao Hall.
These figures surrounded the entire drill ground. Overwhelming Demonic Might immediately spread into the surroundings.
The ones in charge of the Yanwu Dynastys pce instantly changed. The imperial ancestral temple experts that should have appeared were nowhere in sight. Now, the Demonic Dao Hall controlled the pce.
The expressions of the many feudal lords and princes changed dramatically.
Right now, all the Yanwu Dynasty elites had gathered in the pce. This was like wrapping everyone up like a present and handing them to the Demonic Dao Hall.
Up in the pce in the clouds, the restrained Yan Emperor trembled with anger. You...to think that you all have gone so crazy, turning into the Demonic Dao Halls dogs!
The imperial ancestral temples Imperial Ancestor said expressionlessly, The epoch is changing. If we want to continue the glory of the Yanwu Dynasty, we need to do this.
The sudden turn of events somewhat horrified everyone.
How could the Yanwu Dynasty fall in an instant, upied by the Demonic Dao Hall?
How could it be like this? To think that the Demonic Dao Halls people took control of the pce like that... Senior Feng and the Heavenly Book Schr said. They frowned in worry, unable to understand what happened.
Xiao Chen looked around and said after some thought, It is not just that. The Underworld God Halls people are mixed in here as well. They probably nned this long ago. If the First Prince did not die, the imperial ancestral temples Imperial Ancestor would have had a trump card to bargain with. Now, they can only be subordinate to the other side.
What should we do? Ao Jiao asked somewhat anxiously.
After the Demonic Dao Hall took control of the entire pce, the imperial ancestral temples experts had to obey the other party.
This was equivalent to the factions of the dynasty and the Demonic Dao Hall working together to surround them. There was no way to escape at all.
The sword, hand it over.
Xi climbed onto the drill ground and walked over to Wang Yan, wanting the Yan Imperial Sword that represented the dynastys inheritance.
Chapter 2353 Raw 2460 : Buddhist Light Obliterated
Chapter 2353 Raw 2460 : Buddhist Light Obliterated
The sword, hand it over.
When the Demonic Dao Hall Sovereign Emperor experts took over the pce, the imperial ancestral temple not only did not stop them but even colluded with them.
This dramatic scene looked ridiculous, utterly incredible. However, upon further thought, this had been nned long ago.
When Xi grasped the Demonic Imperial Sword during the session race and prepared to consume the dynastys Dragon Veins, these imperial ancestral temples patriarchs, who managed the Ancient Yan Emperor Tomb, had simply ignored him and did not do anything.
If not for a surprise that Xi could not control, Yuan Zhen and Wang Yan making a strong counterattack, Xi probably would have already consumed the dynastys Dragon Veins. The situation would be even worse than now.
Wang Yan was not stupid; he quickly figured out the crux of this issue.
Wang Yans hand, which held the Yan Imperial Sword, trembled endlessly as he looked at Xi with a sullen expression and said, Is my father still alive?
Xi smiled faintly and said, Naturally, he is still alive. However, if you do not cooperate, then it is hard to say. Dont even think of resisting. The imperial ancestral temple has already reached an agreement with my Demonic Dao Hall. The Yan Dragon Formation in the pce will not activate.
The many princes at the drill ground were shocked. Some appeared dispirited, unable to stand stably.
Xis words meant that the Yanwu Dynasty, under the control of the imperial ancestral temples patriarchs, had already submitted to the Demonic Dao Hall. They had already be prisoners.
The imperial ancestral temples Imperial Ancestor showed up in the pce again. Then, he said calmly, Princes and feudal lords, there is no need to be anxious. After Lord Xi bes the new Yan Emperor, everything will be the same as before. There will not be any changes in your nobility and conferrednds. The Martial Epoch is about to end, and the new epoch will start soon. Lord Xi has promised us a greater glory.
After this announcement, the various feudal lords calmed down somewhat.
At the same time, the feudal lords started thinking about how their ns and personal benefits would be affected if this were true.
Even if someone were upset, they did not dare say anything when they looked around at the Demonic Dao Sovereign Emperors and the imperial ancestral temples hidden experts.
Xiao Chen, are we rescuing the Ninth Prince? Ao Jiao asked softly as she looked at Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chens heart remained as calm as a stillke. He replied after some thought, Dont worry. Someone will make sure he survives. I only need to take care of you all.
Ninth Elder Brother, just hand the Yan Imperial Sword to Lord Xi. Dont end up causing all our deaths because of your impulse, the Thirteenth Prince Wang Yi said indifferently as Xi walked over.
Exactly, our royal father is still in their hands. Not to mention harming us, are you going to cause our royal fathers death as well?
The various princes who failed in the session race did not want to see Wang Yan be the crown prince in the first ce.
Upon seeing the situation, they all started speaking up in deliberately ambiguous tones, wanting Wang Yan to surrender his Yan Imperial Sword.
A corner of Wang Yans mouth quirked as he sneered, You all are really my good brothers! Xi, Ill tell you this. Either you die, or I die today. Otherwise, I will never hand my Yan Imperial Sword to you.
You have backbone. However, is it of any use?
Xis smile disappeared, and murderous intent reced it.
ng!
Wang Yan drew his sword, and his Yan Imperial Sword dazzled, showing the dynastys might of an entire dynasty.
Even if everyone wanted to submit to the Demonic Dao Hall, Wang Yan would not.
Even if Wang Yan had not be the crown prince today, he would still be the first to step forward in such a situation.
There was no other reason than this being his character.
Xi showed a mocking smile. Are you sure I will be the one fighting you? Thats not happening.
Xi spread his arms and floated back.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Dozens of figures then appeared from the darkness, all of them imperial ancestral temple experts.
These people showed cold expressions, radiating killing intent from their bodies.
The hundreds of Demonic Dao Sovereign Emperors in the surroundings showed cold gazes, silently circting their Demonic Qi Divine Energy. This caused roiling ck clouds to cover the sky of the pce instantly.
The atmosphere of an entire pce turned cold and austere, feeling very suppressive.
Now, this space waspletely isted, preventing Wang Yan from running with the Yan Imperial Sword.
Wang Yan smiled bitterly as he looked at the imperial ancestral temples Sovereign Emperor experts while holding up his Yan Imperial Sword.
Unexpectedly, he had to kill his own people during the final battle.
Whoosh!
However, just at this moment, a change happened. A beam of golden Buddhist light pierced through the ck clouds and encased Wang Yan. Closely after that, the golden Buddhist light spread out rapidly. In mere moments, the Buddhist light scattered the demonic clouds overhead.
As the Buddhist light shone, the ce appeared solemn and dignified.
When everyone looked up, they saw the golden K?yapa Buddha statue at the summit of the Spirit Vulture Mountain outside the imperial capital radiating a resplendent light. A Buddhist nation materialized behind it.
When all themon peopleboth inside and outside Yan Citysaw this miraculous sight, they knelt and prayed.
The K?yapa Buddha statues eyes fixed on Wang Yan across the distance.
The Hidden Spirit Temple!
Commotions broke out all over the pce.
This seemed to be expected and yet also unexpected. As a storm rocked the Yanwu Dynasty, on the verge of falling into the hands of the Demonic Dao Hall, this hidden force, the super faction that had not made a move for many years, finally bared its fangs.
The pce always had Buddhist light shining on it; that had never changed.
The Lord Buddha that had always been paying attention to the Yan Emperor never vanished.
The Yanwu Dynasty would always be at the foot of Spirit Vulture Mountain.
Indeed, Xiao Chen thought to himself. It was pretty much as he guessed.
From the start to the end, Xiao Chen remained rtively calm. He believed that no matter what, the Hidden Spirit Temple would not sit idly and watch the Demonic Dao Hall take control of the Yanwu Dynasty.
However, things were far from being that simple.
Since the Demonic Dao Hall dared to make their move under the nose of the Hidden Spirit Temple, they had to be confident of sess.
No matter what, Xiao Chen could not afford to be careless. He had to protect the people beside him.
Whoosh!
Three figures approached from afar,ing from Spirit Vulture Mountains summit and appearing above the pces drill ground.
The ones who appeared were the Hidden Spirit Temples Abbot Xu Ye, the Spring Snow desman Pan Huang, and the Sword God Su Hanshan, thetter two nking the abbot.
The imperial ancestral temples Imperial Ancestor showed a grave expression as he quickly flew forward. Then, he said, Senior Abbot, my Royal Court is dealing with some internal affairs. Please return. The Hidden Spirit Temple has long since stopped interfering with us. Could it be
Scram to the side!
Before the imperial ancestral temples Imperial Ancestor could finish speaking, Pan Huang took merciless action, throwing a p from a distance and sending the Imperial Ancestor flying.
Before Pan Huang, the 8-Vein Sovereign Emperor Imperial Ancestor could notst even a move.
This greatly startled everyone.
Boom!
A terrifying aura erupted from deep within the pce. Nine Yan Dragon images converged from different directions.
Then, the nine Yan Dragons formed one substantial-looking Yan Dragon. A white-haired, old man stood on the Yan Dragon, exuding a faint Faux Gods Might.
That is...the ninth-generation Yan Emperor. He is actually still alive?!
Whoosh! Whoosh!
Three old men followed behind this white-haired, old man. All the Faux God experts of the Royal Courts appeared.
This was a dynasty with more than one hundred thousand years of inheritance, after all. Normally, they did not reveal themselves, but that did not mean that there were no Faux God experts.
Wang Yan, who was on the drill ground, was startled. Then, he showed an extremely unsightly expression.
Now, he finally understood. The Royal Courts Faux Gods sanctioned the Demonic Dao Halls actions.
Hehehe! There are really a lot of undying old fogeys! Who else is there? Stop hiding. The four of you are not enough for me to beat up. Pan Huang chuckled. He did not think much of these four at all.
It looked like a great battle between Faux Gods would soon start.
Xiao Chen knew that he needed to leave, so he prepared to take out the Divine Universe Stele with a thought.
Suddenly, he sensed a strong aura appear behind him. When he turned back to look, shock shed on his face.
It was Mu Zifeng!
Even more shocking for Xiao Chen was that Suiren Ji, Mu Zifengs opponent, arrived with Mu Zifeng.
There were Suiren Ji, the Heavenly Alliances Doyens, and many incredibly strong Faux God experts.
Xiao Chen could not help saying, Lord Mu?
Mu Zifeng smiled and said, Whats wrong? Surprised to see me? This is not the time to speak. A Faux God battle is about to erupt. Suiren Ji, bring them away first.
You dont have to tell me what to do.
Suiren Ji coldly eyed Mu Zifeng. Then, he flung his long sleeves out, sending out a gray light that encased Xiao Chen and the others.
Within the gray light, they could not see the sky and sun.
Xiao Chen thought very quickly, finding this strange. However, he resisted making a move.
Whoosh!
When his vision recovered, he turned his head to look. He could only see a blurry golden light at the imperial capital Yan City.
However, he still could feel the strong auras of Faux Gods.
Everyone, including Xiao Chen, looked at Mu Zifeng in confusion.
What is going on? Xiao Chen asked Mu Zifeng.
Suiren Ji nced over and said indifferently, Brat, be more respectful. It was I who made a move to bring all of you out.
Mu Zifeng raised his hand, stopping Suiren Ji. Let me exin. It is as you saw; the Demonic Dao Hall and the imperial ancestral temple are working together to chase away the Hidden Spirit Temple from thisnd of Luck. However, what you did not see is that the Underworld God Hall is also participating.
A battle between Faux Gods is inevitable. No matter who wins, the Yanwu Dynasty is finished.
Xiao Chens heart skipped a beat. He looked at Mu Zifeng and asked, Is it because I killed the First Prince Wang Fei?
Mu Zifeng said after some thought, Thats not wrong. Wang Fei was the representative of the imperial ancestral temple, the Demonic Dao Hall, and the Underworld God Hall. If he did not die, they would not need to push Xi to the front. The Faux Gods would not have appeared, either. However, the battle between Faux Gods was inevitable, as the Hidden Spirit Temple would not just sit back and wait to die.
Ao Jiao asked, Then, how did you enter the pce? Did the Demonic Dao Halls people not make a move against you?
Suiren Ji replied softly, Youngss, right now, the Faux Gods of the various super factions are scattered in the Yanwu Dynasty. No matter how bold the Demonic Dao Hall and the Underworld God Hall are, they would not dare to offend all of us in one go. After all, they only want to deal with the Hidden Spirit Temple. People like the Dragon God Crown Prince Qin Ming, the Profound Heavens Holy Son Wenren Yu, and the others were also taken away by the Faux Gods of their factions.
Then...since they are all here, why not help the Hidden Spirit Temple? Hao Kai could not help asking.
Mu Zifeng sighed softly. Then, he said self-mockingly, You are overthinking. Now that the epoch is changing, there is no longer any distinction between righteous and demonic. The various super factions are hoping that the two sides will fight and end up severely injured, both sides sustaining heavy losses.
Xiao Chen did not feel surprised. He turned his head back and looked, frowning heavily. He still felt worried for Pan Huang.
Bang!
Just at this moment, Buddhist light shone at the summit of Spirit Vulture Mountain. The golden K?yapa Buddha statue that everyone looked at suddenly spun around.
This revealed the other side to everyone.
Xiao Chen knew about the two sides of the golden K?yapa Buddha statuegood and evil. However, he did not expect that the other side would appear before the world one day.
The bright, golden light immediately vanished. Then, a dark Buddhist light shrouded everyone as the K?yapa Buddha showed a strange cold face.
Just as Xiao Chen felt surprised and uncertain, the K?yapa Buddha statue turned around again, showing its benevolent, peaceful, solemn, and dignified side once more.
The golden K?yapa Buddha statue kept alternating between good and evil. Then, it suddenly shattered without any warning.
This...
Mu Zifeng and Suiren Ji were stunned, gaping and feeling dumbstruck.
Chapter 2354 Raw 2461 : Fate Is Difficult to Defy
Chapter 2354 Raw 2461 : Fate Is Difficult to Defy
Shattered!
The golden K?yapa Buddha statue that had been on Spirit Vulture Mountain since the start of the Martial Epoch shattered.
Mu Zifeng and Suiren Ji both stared, wide-eyed, clearly extremely shocked.
Whoosh! Whoosh!
The instant the golden K?yapa Buddha statue shattered, two figures appeared above the vast territory of the Yanwu Dynasty.
One figure covered the sky with demonic clouds. Everywhere this figure passed, overwhelming demonic clouds followed, shrouding half the Yanwu Dynastys territories.
The other figure looked towering, giving off a terrifying deathly aura. Everywhere he passed, life withered, materializing an Underworld God image.
These two people were the Demonic Dao Halls Hall Master and the Underworld God Halls Hall Master. Among the Demonic Dao Faux Gods, they were the most horrifying existences.
Mu Zifeng muttered, No wonder...no wonder the imperial ancestral temples patriarchs are so confident, daring to work together with the Underworld God Hall and the Demonic Dao Hall. It turns out that the Buddhist sects Luck already reached its end. Thats why they are so daring.
As they spoke, a horrifying Faux God battle broke out.
Light and shadows shed. When Xiao Chen looked into the distance, he saw that the entire Yan City, except for the pce, was now rubble.
However, he could not clearly see the scene inside the pce.
It seemed like boundless power had twisted space there, blurring the view and preventing others from seeing inside.
Lets go. This ce is not safe. Lets return to the Heavenly Alliances headquarters first.
Mu Zifeng gave Suiren Ji some instructions. Then, a Transcendent Alloy warship appeared, and he called Xiao Chen and the others aboard.
My Misty Rain Pavilion... Su Ye muttered as she looked at Yan City, her eyes brimming with disbelief.
A business inherited for thousands of years had gotten destroyed the instant the Faux Gods started fighting, vanishing into nothing. No one could ept this.
When the epoch changed, all order would copse. This was just the beginning.
However, once it began, everything would plunge into chaos and frenzy. All this would end only when the new epoch started.
Su Ye, lets go.
Xiao Chen felt sorrowful. However, at the same time, he understood that once all order copsed and the Faux Gods felt fear, the strong powers no longer had order to regte them. Such cruel sights would be logical.
The group boarded the Alloy warship in silence.
When the many Faux Gods shed earlier, the number of people killed by the shock waves could no longer be counted using just the thousands.
Xiao Chen worried for Pan Huang. However, his strength was limited. All he could do was to pray for the other partys safety.
Xiao Chen,e with me for a while.
Mu Zifeng stood up and looked at Xiao Chen, wanting to speak to him alone.
Alright.
Xiao Chen happened to have many questions as well. After letting Ao Jiao, Mo Chen, and the others know, he followed Mu Zifeng so that he could ask them.
I know you have many questions in your heart. Go ahead and ask. Mu Zifeng smiled after he sat and looked at Xiao Chen.
Why were you with Suiren Ji?
Xiao Chen felt that it was strange. These two were always at loggerheads with each other, so why did they suddenly appear together? Previously, Suiren Ji had an overbearing attitude towards Mu Zifeng. The two were like fire and water, unable to coexist.
Mu Zifeng thought for a while before saying softly, Actually, now, you should address me as Alliance Chief Mu.
What?
This revtion slightly startled Xiao Chen. He only managed to recover after a while. You are now the Heavenly Alliances Alliance Chief?
Yes. Thanks to you, Alliance Chief Hua decided between Suiren Ji and me before the session race ended. Your performance in the Ancient Yan Emperor Tomb far surpassed Lin Fengs, so I became the Heavenly Alliances new Alliance Chief.
Mu Zifeng added indifferently, You also should have discovered that the various super factions seemed to have sent out a representative. They bet everything on their factions representative, hoping that their representative can be the new Epoch Master. Naturally, my Heavenly Alliance could not continue to spread out our resources. We needed to choose between you and Lin Feng.
Xiao Chen let out mockingughter. This is really interesting. Inadvertently, I helped you to be the Heavenly Alliances Alliance Chief.
Mu Zifeng waved it off and said, It does not matter. I am clear on how you are. In nicer terms, we are cooperating. In harsher terms, we are using each other. However, it does not matter. We do need each other. Such a rtionship is irond.
Xiao Chen raised his eyebrows. As he looked at the other party, he discovered something different about Mi Zifeng.
After a while, Xiao Chen understood where the change was.
Previously, Mu Zifeng was a person who prioritized benefits. However, he would at least do it covertly. Now, he made no effort to hide anything, going straight to the point.
Xiao Chen suddenly said, Lord Mu, you changed.
Mu Zifeng narrowed his eyes as he smiled. Yes, I have changed. The epoch is changing, and we face a cmity. Who knows what the future holds? Even Faux Gods feel horrified and restless. Why continue putting on a pretense? I might as well live carefreely.
Lets put it this way. The Heavenly Alliance will focus all its resources on you, help you be the Dragon Emperor. However, there is one condition. If you sessfully start the new epoch, you need to bless the Heavenly Alliance. I need you to swear on this. Swear it with your soul.
Xiao Chen felt slightly stunned upon hearing this. He indeed did not expect Mu Zifeng to be so direct.
He hesitated on whether to agree to the other partys terms.
Even without the Heavenly Alliances resources, he had already absorbed the entire Immortal Burial Lake. Furthermore, there was the Azure Dragons treasure trove. There was no need for too many resources.
The only thing Xiao Chen really needed was assistance from the Heavenly Alliance when he fought to be the Dragon Emperor.
You can have fifteen minutes to think about it. Im not in a rush.
Seeing Xiao Chen remaining silent, Mu Zifeng immediately understood that Xiao Chen had other sources to rely on.
Theres no need. I agree. I swear on my name, Xiao Chen, that I will not forget about the Heavenly Alliance if I start the new epoch. I will not forget about Lord Mus grace and will protect you.
Xiao Chen chose to agree without needing to think for long.
The Faux God battles cruelty, the instant destruction of Yan City, made Xiao Chen feel that it was better to have shelter.
Now that order had copsed, there was no way to restrain the Faux Gods. There was no truly safe ce in the Great Thousand Realms.
When Xiao Chen agreed, joy lit up Mu Zifengs face. This was especially because Xiao Chens oath mentioned him specifically.
Mu Zifeng smiled cheerfully and said, Good. From now on, you are one of us. What else do you want to know? I will tell you everything I know.
You keep saying that the epoch is changing. I want to know, when exactly will the Martial Epoch end? Xiao Chen asked a question after thinking for a while.
Mu Zifeng frowned. After some thought, he replied, Strictly speaking, the Martial Epoch ended the moment the ck Dragon King broke the World Tree. However, the Blood-Soaked Dragon Emperor suppressed the ck Dragon King back then, preventing the ck Dragon King from destroying the world. This allowed the Martial Epoch to extend until now.
When the ck Dragon King appears again, the Martial Epoch, which is already at the end of its rope, will formally reach its end. At that time, all those who lit up their Divine mes, all the Faux Gods who already have too deep a connection with the Martial Epoch, will fall.
Xiao Chen asked, Is it just like back when the Immortal Dao crumbled, reincarnation was destroyed, and the Immortals fell?
Yes.
I know where the ck Dragon King is sealed. Can we summon the Faux Gods to reinforce the seal?
Xiao Chen had been preparing to deal with this after he became the Dragon Emperor. However, he had no choice but to say it now.
When Mu Zifeng heard this, he felt slightly startled. Then, he said, Theres no need.
Why? Xiao Chen asked, confused. He was still thinking of going to reseal the ck Dragon King after he became the Dragon Emperor.
Do you know how the ck Dragon King was sealed back then? The Blood-Soaked Dragon Emperor used thest bits of the Martial Epochs Luck to seal him. Furthermore, from a certain angle, the ck Dragon Kings appearance is fated. Even without the ck Dragon King, another expert will appear to destroy the Martial Epoch.
Mu Zifeng exined, When an epoch reaches its end, there will always be existences like the ck Dragon King appearing, bringing the apocalypse and destruction. There can only be new life after destruction. Only then can the epochs continue in an endless cycle.
Why?
There is no why. Every epoch moves towards destruction like that. Then, the new epoch is born. This is fate.
After some thought, Mu Zifeng said, Is fate difficult to defy?
Xiao Chen could not help feeling some doubt. If he started a new epoch, then it could not avoid being destroyed in the end.
In that case, what was the point of the epoch existing?
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Three dayster, the Alloy warship arrived at the Heavenly Alliances headquarters.
Mu Zifeng made arrangements for everyone before bringing Xiao Chen to Heavenly Divine Mountain alone.
Heavenly Divine Mountain was a divine mountain made by gathering all of the Heavenly Alliances boundless resources.
When Sovereign Emperors cultivated on this mountain, they received boundless benefits.
Previously, Xiao Chen did not hold a high position, able to cultivate only at its foot or waist.
Come, Ill bring you to the summit of Heavenly Divine Mountain.
The Alliance Chiefs residence was at the summit of Heavenly Divine Mountain. Previously, Hua Tianyang managed it. Now, Mu Zifeng did.
Greetings, Alliance Chief!
After Xiao Chen entered the residence, he discovered that the Heavenly Alliance Doyens and Faux God experts were all there, including the old Alliance Chief Hua Tianyang and Suiren Ji. They all looked at Xiao Chen.
Mu Zifeng looked around and said calmly, Xiao Chen already swore the oath, imprinting it on his soul. If he bes the new Epoch Master, he will bless the Heavenly Alliance. As long as everyones family and descendants are in the Heavenly Alliance, they will peacefully survive the epoch changing. Of course, that is if Xiao Chen manages to be the Epoch Master.
Xiao Chen understood after he heard that. No wonder these Faux Gods still obeyed Mu Zifengs orders despite only being able to wait for death. It turned out that they had descendants or blood rtives that they could not abandon.
Alliance Chief, the Divine Master sent word earlier, calling the leaders and Faux God experts of the five Righteous Dao super factions to the Faux God World. He wants to discuss how to deal with the revolting Underworld God Hall and the Demonic Dao Hall, one of the Doyens said.
Mu Zifeng mocked, Ignore him. No one will listen to him now. Does he think that he is still the Epoch Master? If we go to the Faux God World, are we to die with him? I gathered everyone here today to get everyone to agree to open the Nine Heavens Origin Gathering Formation and let Xiao Chen enter it to cultivate.
The Nine Heavens Origin Gathering Formation!
Upon the Heavenly Alliances establishment, it had erected a Spirit Gathering Formation to absorb the essence of the Spiritual Energy from the supreme treasures gathered in Heavenly Divine Mountain over a long time.
The Alliance Chief could not open it on his own authority.
The Alliance Chief could open it for people to cultivate in it only after obtaining the agreement of all the Doyens and Faux God experts.
Right after Mu Zifeng spoke, the other Doyens agreed one after another. Finally, only Suiren Ji remained silent.
Suiren Ji, you object? Mu Zifeng asked with a frown.
Suiren Ji showed a cold expression as heughed sinisterly. What objection can I have? Xiao Chen, this old man once had a grudge with you. Although you repay kindness with kindness, you are also ruthless and repay grudges. You are not a good person, either. I have only one question. After you be the Epoch Master, will you put down this grudge? I am not begging you. If you are unwilling to let go of it, I dont care. Either way, I will die. There is no need for me to show any concern over this.
Just like how the Immortals fell after the Immortal Epoch ended, all the Faux Gods could not avoid being buried with the Martial Epoch.
Suiren Jis words seemed like a question. In reality, he was threatening Xiao Chen.
If Xiao Chen was unwilling to put down this grudge, Suiren Ji did not need to worry about anything. After all, Suiren Ji would die either way.
At that time, he could use his Faux God strength to kill the people Xiao Chen cared for.
Chapter 2355 Raw 2462 : Where Is my Path?
Chapter 2355 Raw 2462 : Where Is my Path?
Suiren Ji! Are you trying to rebel?
Anger appeared on Mu Zifengs face. This Suiren Ji was not giving him face at all.
Suiren Ji knew that Mu Zifeng had already discussed ande to an agreement with Xiao Chen. To think that he made things difficult at thest step.
Suiren Ji ignored Mu Zifengs anger as well as the other Doyens anger.
Suiren Ji maintained that sinister expression. In any case, Xiao Chen was a person who repaid kindness with kindness and evil with evil. He was a ruthless person who would avenge all grudges.
However, Suiren Ji considered Xiao Chens character eptable. As long as Xiao Chen promised, Suiren Ji would believe him.
It looked like Mu Zifeng would issue themand for the other Faux Gods and Doyens to attack Suiren Ji together soon.
Xiao Chen raised his hand to forestall this. He felt somewhat sorrowful in his heart. Suiren Jis threat evoked some pity.
This was the epoch changing. Even a strong Faux God felt so worried and humbled.
If it were the past, as an aloof Faux God, Suiren Ji could just ignore Xiao Chen.
Now, Suiren Ji showed a cold expression, saying words that could drag everyone down, threatening a 4-Vein Sovereign Emperor junior.
No Faux God would have done such an embarrassing thing in the past.
Xiao Chen said calmly, I can promise you that regarding the grudge between us, as long as you stop targeting me, I naturally will not do anything to you. As for your descendants or blood rtives in the Heavenly Alliance, I will not touch them at all.
Thats what Im waiting to hear. Suiren Ji immediately changed his expression, revealing a faint smile upon hearing Xiao Chens words.
Mu Zifeng showed a serious expression, not caring about Suiren Jis little tricks. Then, he said softly, Doyens, lets all work together and open the seal on the Nine Heavens Origin Gathering Formation.
Yes.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
All the Doyens and Faux God experts took out their Heavenly Alliance medallions and dripped blood onto them.
The medallions promptly released bright light, projecting many ancient and mysterious talisman scripts that took many shapes. The sight appeared intoxicating.
After a while, the many Heavenly Alliance Doyens medallions gathered together and formed a door that glowed with a mysterious, hazy purple light. The door of light showed a snowy scene with plum blossoms blooming proudly. This was the symbol of the Heavenly Alliance.
Mu Zifeng and the Doyens stopped what they were doing, looking at the door of light withplicated expressions.
This door will send you into the core of Heavenly Divine Mountain, a blessednd formed using the Nine Heavens Origin Gathering Formation, Mu Zifeng said gravely as he looked at Xiao Chen.
As Xiao Chen was about to step in, Mi Zifeng said, There is one thing I need to tell you.
What is it?
After you enter, you cannote out for one year unless the resources of Heavenly Divine Mountain have been truly drained. The Nine Heavens Origin Gathering Formation will automatically be destroyed. The space in there is distorted. One year outside equals ten years inside.
Xiao Chen turned around and asked, Do you mean that I have to stay in there for ten years before being able toe out?
Mu Zifeng nodded and said, Thats right. The purpose of this Heavenly Divine Mountain is to nurture the new Epoch Master. Only a super faction can create such a blessednd. Once the seal is open, there is no turning back. Until the one hundred thousand-odd years of the Heavenly Alliances resources arepletely drained, you will not be able toe out.
Do the other super factions have simr blessednds? Xiao Chen asked.
Naturally. Their inheritances might be even more ancient, so you have to do your best and not waste any of the resources. You cannote out even if you want to.
Xiao Chen thought to himself, This means Ao Jiao, Mo Chen, and the others will have to wait for a whole year.
Had I known, I would have made some arrangements in advance.
Please help me to take care of Ao Jiao, Mo Chen, and the others. I hope to see them after a year.
Bang!
Right after Xiao Chen spoke, he stepped through the door of light, entering the Heavenly Divine Mountains core.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
The Doyens medallions returned. Xiao Chen had vanished.
Mi Zifeng murmured, I have bet more than one hundred thousand years of Heavenly Alliances Luck on you. I hope that you will not disappoint me.
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At the same time, the various leaders of the Universe Origin Sect, the Martial God Pce, and the Profound Heaven Holy Land ignored the Divine Masters summons to the Faux God World. All of them made simr preparations as the Heavenly Alliance.
To them, the Divine Master was already at the end of his rope.
The Martial Epoch would be ending soon. Heading to the Faux God World would just be dying with the Divine Master.
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Light shed, and the world spun around.
Xiao Chen felt dizzy for a while. When his vision cleared up, he found himself in a mist-wreathed pool.
Overhead, he saw countless stctites hanging from the ceiling, shining with bright, flowing light and Spiritual Energy.
Plop! Plop!
Spiritual water looking like dew dripped off the stctites tips into the pool.
Xiao Chen gently pushed off the ground and soared into the air to pluck a stctite.
He bit down, and a crisp sound rang out. As he expected, it was spiritual milk.
Whoosh!
Xiao Chen took only a bite, and the spiritual milk manifested as a storm in his body, falling into his Divine Energy Sea.
He looked around and muttered, This ce is indeed a blessednd. There are no impurities in the Spiritual Energy at all. If another person were sent here, he would not be able to finish absorbing all these within a century.
However, it was different for Xiao Chen. His Ten Thousand Dragons Art had already reached the thirdyer, and he had formed an Azure Dragon essence soul.
The Azure Dragon essence soul that he just formed cried piteously for nourishment. It happened to require vast quantities of resources.
If even that was insufficient, Xiao Chen still had the Demonic Cloud Heaven Swallowing Art. Once he materialized the Demonic Cloud Bird, he would not need to fear being unable to consume it all.
As he walked around the ce, he sensed that time flowed slower. He sank into contemtion, not rushing to absorb the spiritual milk here.
Xiao Chen had his own thoughts on this. Regarding resources, the various super factions would not differ by much.
Such super factions had inheritances that were even more ancient than the Heavenly Alliances.
There would not be a way to determine superiority just based on cultivation. When Xiao Chen came out, he might even be weaker than the representatives of the other super factions.
Hence, these ten years were crucial. It should not be used just for absorbing all the resources here to raise his cultivation.
Instead, he should use them to understand his Dao. Aside from the Cycle Great Dao, he had to build up all his Dao.
Compared to Xi, Chu Chaoyun, Wenren Yu, Qin Ming, Yan Cangming, Yuan Zhen, and the others, Xiao Chen had more Dao. Hence, his path was moreplicated and even harder.
Xiao Chen dual cultivated Immortal Cultivation and Martial Cultivation. At the same time, he also possessed a fate with Buddhism. Many people in the Buddhist sect could notpare to him in their usage of the Mahmy Abstinence Vition Saber Technique.
Furthermore, Xiao Chen also cultivated an ancient Demonic Dao Cultivation Technique, the Demonic Cloud Heaven Swallowing Art. Simultaneously, he had an Azure Dragon Divine Body.
Xiao Chen was an Immortal and Martial dual cultivator, divine and demonic in one body. Furthermore, he had a Buddhist heart.
He needed to understand his Dao within these ten years rather than use the natural treasures that were everywhere here.
Perhaps it had something to do with his experience with Xi Wangmu, but he maintained an indifferent attitude towards the spiritual milk from the one hundred thousand-odd years of the Heavenly Alliances umtions.
Xiao Chen maintained his calm. He was just like an ordinary person unmoved and indifferent when walking on a mountain of gold.
In contrast, when Qin Ming, Wenren Yu, and the others entered their respective blessednds, jubtion immediately filled them.
They did not hesitate to circte their Cultivation Techniques and quickly absorb the surrounding natural treasures at a horrifying speed.
How long were ten years?
Xiao Chen did not know. Since he entered the Nine Heavens Origin Gathering Formation, he pondered his Immortal and Martial dual cultivation, divine and demonic in one, as well as his Buddhist heart, considering how to merge them all and walk a path that belonged only to him, Xiao Chen. To take a path that no one before and after ever took.
After one year passed in the blessednd, Suiren Ji, Hua Tianyang, and the Doyens sought Mu Zifeng out in a fluster.
Alliance Chief, not to mention ten percent, but the resources in the blessednd have not even drained by one-thousandth!
What is Xiao Chen doing? Is he sleeping in there?
That fellow had better not waste our efforts. Whether he absorbs it or not, after ten years pass in there, Heavenly Divine Mountain will be destroyed.
The Doyens looked flustered, but Mu Zifeng managed to pacify them and got them to leave. However, he also wondered in his heart, Xiao Chen, what exactly are you doing?
Soon, two years passed in the blessednd.
The spiritual milk in the Nine Heavens Origin Gathering Formation formed by the various treasures did not decrease at all. Hence, the Doyens sought out Mu Zifeng again.
Three years...four years...five years...
Eight years passed in the blessednd in the blink of an eye.
However, the resources in the Nine Heavens Origin Gathering Formation did not decrease at all. Now, not only Hua Tianyang and the Doyens felt restless but even Mu Zifeng as well.
Everyone...what should we do? Whether Xiao Chen is willing or not, Heavenly Divine Mountain will crumble soon. However, the resources in there are not decreasing, Mu Zifeng said helplessly with a sullen expression as he faced everyone.
He had not anticipated this situation before him at all.
Actually, they had discussed this several times already. However, they could not reach a conclusion in the end.
Should we swap him out?
After some thought, Hua Tianyang said, Since the resources in there have not decreased, we can give it a try. We can open the seal and send someone else into the Nine Heavens Origin Gathering Formation to absorb the resources.
Who should we swap in?
Swap him with Jiang He, then. He is the Heavenly Dragons son. Coincidentally, he absorbed the entire Ethereal Immortal Pce and is in our Heavenly Alliance. He also wants to be the Dragon Emperor, so we can reach some sort of deal.
Someone softly made a suggestion, and silence immediately descended.
Swapping someone in meant abandoning Xiao Chen.
Mu Zifeng closed his eyes and said, Dont speak first. Let me think.
Chapter 2356 Raw 2463 : Raising the Hand to Flick a Finger
Chapter 2356 Raw 2463 : Raising the Hand to Flick a Finger
Let me think...
Eight months had passed since they sent Xiao Chen into Heavenly Divine Mountains Nine Heavens Origin Gathering Formation.
With the difference in the flow of time, Xiao Chen had spent eight years in the Nine Heavens Origin Gathering Formation already.
However, Xiao Chen had not touched a single bit of the spiritual milk derived from various resources in Heavenly Divine Mountain over the eight years.
This strange situation rattled the Heavenly Alliances upper echelon.
Some of the outstanding talents supported by the other super factions had alreadye out and started kicking up a storm in the Great Thousand Realms, attracting attention.
Take, for example, the Dragon God Crown Prince Qin Ming, who came out two months ago. His cultivation had reached the horrifying 9-Vein Sovereign Emperor.
Even more horrifyingly, he managed to express the full potential of the Golden Divine Dragons bloodline.
When Qin Ming moved, he gave the feeling of an enormous ancient Golden Dragon appearing.
Many of the older-generation 9-Vein Sovereign Emperors in the Martial God Pce trembled before him.
However, Xiao Chen still remained silent. No one knew what was happening inside.
Zifeng, we cannot wait anymore, the wrinkled, old Alliance Chief Hua Tianyang said hoarsely, looking hoary.
The Doyens did not say anything but looked straight at Mu Zifeng. Their eyes conveyed a clear message that did not need to be said.
They could not afford to wait. Or rather, the Heavenly Alliance could not afford to lose.
If they made the wrong bet, then it would not just be one or two of them dying when the epoch changed. The thousands of ns and factions subordinate to the Heavenly Alliance would either be destroyed or be ves in the new epoch.
As Faux God experts, they certainly did not want their descendants to have no ce in the new epoch, or worse, be ves to another faction.
Mu Zifeng said, I got it. Get someone to bring Jiang He over.
We obey!
In merely fifteen minutes, Faux God experts brought Jiang He to the summit of Heavenly Divine Mountain.
After Jiang He absorbed the Ethereal Immortal Pce, he had remained unconscious ever since Xiao Chen rescued him. However, he had awakened three months ago.
At this moment, he had already stabilized his opportunity from the Ethereal Immortal Pce.
Now, Jiang He gave off an ethereal air. This was especially so for his star-like eyes.
Upon close scrutiny, they looked as deep and as vast as the boundless Starry Heavens, giving a feeling of emptiness and ethereality.
The air of the Ethereal Immortal Pce was perfectlypatible with hisprehended Heavenly Dragons mysteries.
Right now, Jiang He truly obtained the Heavenly Dragon bloodline.
While the previous Heavenly Dragon fell far short as a father, he still demonstrated an extreme fatherly love.
After the Doyens sized up Jiang He, they all nodded, including Mu Zifeng and Suiren Ji.
They felt satisfied with Jiang He. Even with the unexpected situation with Xiao Chen, Jiang He was a worthy alternate choice.
Seniors, what do you have to discuss with me by calling me here? Jiang He quickly asked, finding it strange being the focus of this group of people.
After some thought, Mu Zifeng exined Xiao Chens situation in Heavenly Divine Mountain and the Heavenly Alliance Doyens worries.
So, you want me to rece Xiao Chen?
After Jiang He knew what was going on, he understood what Mu Zifeng wanted. Then, a bright light shed in his eyes.
Right. The Heavenly Alliance has staked everything on this. We cannot afford to fail. You want to be the Dragon Emperor, right? With our support, you definitely can be the Dragon Emperor after you absorb the spiritual milk and resources in the Nine Heavens Origin Gathering Formation.
Mu Zifeng knew that Jiang He had a deep friendship with Xiao Chen, so he clearlyid out the benefits.
Some thoughts shed in Jiang Hes head, but he soon calmed down. Then, he said, Alliance Chief Mu, I suggest we wait first. Perhaps Xiao Chen is at a crucial point of his closed-door cultivation. If we open the seal, we might end up wasting his efforts.
However, we cannot wait any longer.
Indeed. Once the Nine Heavens Origin Gathering Formation is activated, it canst for only one year. Eight months have already passed.
Whatever Xiao Chen is doing in there for eight years, he should havepleted it already.
Little Brother Jiang He, just agree. Upon seeing Jiang He hesitate, the Heavenly Alliance Doyens immediately felt somewhat anxious.
They could not be med for being anxious. They had already given Xiao Chen a lot of time.
They would not make such a decision to change people until thest moment.
Rumble...!
Just as Jiang He was about to speak, the entire Heavenly Divine Mountain started shaking violently. The world spun around as if space twisted.
At the summit of the mountain, the residence Mu Zifeng and the others were in shuddered, causing them to lose stable footing.
The expressions of everyone there changed slightly, their eyes betraying misgivings.
Crack! Crack!
Cracks appeared in the ceiling of the residence, and rubble continuously fell. It looked like this residence at the summit would crumble soon.
Lets go.
Mu Zifeng decisively took Jiang He and the Doyens away.
Whoosh!
Just as the group left the residence andnded at Heavenly Divine Mountains foot, the mountain, which previously shone with spiritual light, was suddenly devoid of Spiritual Energy, turning into a pile of dull stones.
In the next moment, Heavenly Divine Mountain crumbled. The tall divine mountain no longer existed.
Whats going on?
This surprising turn of events stunned Hua Tianyang and the Doyens, their expressions changing dramatically. They all wondered whether something happened in the Nine Heavens Origin Gathering Formation.
Its over...Its all over, Suiren Ji sighed softly, shaking his head.
The one hundred thousand-odd years of the Heavenly Alliances umtions suddenly disappeared before everyones eyes.
Jiang He showed a contemtive expression in his ethereal eyes, seeming to have thought of something.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Many figures quickly flew over from a distance. These were all Heavenly Alliance cultivators who had heard themotion.
Heavenly Divine Mountain was a symbol of the Heavenly Alliance.
Everyone paid attention to anything that happened on it, what more it crumbling?
It would be impossible to try and hide it. Doing that might even result in a chain of negative reactions.
Bang!
Just at this moment, the rocks exploded, and a figure flew out.
Xiao Chen!
Jiang He immediately recognized Xiao Chen with his sharp eyes. The one that flew out of the Heavenly Divine Mountain rubble was none other than Xiao Chen.
This is somewhat strange.
Suiren Ji stared at the slowly descending Xiao Chen with some suspicion, as he discovered to his horror that he could not make out Xiao Chens cultivation despite being a Faux God.
Right now, Xiao Chen appeared ordinary, nothing special at all.
Mu Zifengs expression changed slightly. He shot over a nce, and a gray-d 9-Vein Sovereign Emperor old man at the receiving end immediately soared into the air and punched at Xiao Chen without saying a word.
When this gray-d old man punched, he activated all his nine Divine Veins, bringing out vast Divine Energy and Soul Energy.
Driving the power of the world, the old man materialized a scene of tens of thousands of falling stars and the sun and moon crumbling. This punch seemed to shatter the boundless stars, the sun, and the moon simultaneously.
Good timing. Xiao Chen smiled faintly and raised his hand to flick his finger.
Whoosh!
A strand of saber Qi shot out from Xiao Chens fingertip. The instant the saber Qi appeared, the sun, the moon, the stars, the Starry Heavens, and the boundless Divine Energy all lost their color, vanishing before this seemingly ordinary saber Qi.
Pu ci!
The saber Qi shattered the fist light of the 9-Vein Sovereign Emperor old man who attacked and knocked him back, causing him to vomit a mouthful of blood.
Nine-Vein Sovereign Emperor!
The instant Xiao Chen made his move, Suiren Ji and the Doyens clearly made out his cultivation.
Xiao Chen was a bona fide 9-Vein Sovereign Emperor, guaranteed exchange if found to be fake.
[TL Note: Guaranteed exchange if found to be fake is amon sign in shops promising authenticity, like the English version of guaranteed genuine. This is used here as a light-hearted description.]
Everyone immediately felt jubnt. It turned out that Xiao Chen absorbed all of the resources in Heavenly Divine Mountain.
Sorry for the offense earlier, Xiao Chen said to the Doyen vomiting blood, showing a smile with a cupped-fist salute.
Its not really an offense. Not really... The gray-d old man quickly waved it off.
The gray-d old man seemed to have seen gods, demons, Immortals, and Buddhas sitting behind Xiao Chen and submitting to Xiao Chens saber when Xiao Chen attacked.
Such a scene had never been seen or heard of before.
Any one of these many Immortals, Buddhas, gods, or demons was a powerhouse, no matter what age they lived in. All of them represented boundlessly magnificent epochs. All of them possessed powerful skills that could pluck the stars and pull down the moon. However, they all submitted before the light of this saber.
Be it the ancient Buddhist Nation with the Buddhas, bodhisattvas, arhats, and Buddhist warriors, the supreme Immortal Court with many Immortals, the nineyers of the Abyssal Underworld with ancient Demonic Sovereigns and boundless hells, none of them was an exception.
With the rise of a hand and a flick of the finger, Xiao Chen made Immortals, Buddhas, gods, and demons all submit.
Chapter 2357 Raw 2464 : A Beloved Already Lef
Chapter 2357 Raw 2464 : A Beloved Already Lef
Raising the hand and flicking a finger.
The gray-d 9-Vein Sovereign Emperor Doyen fell in an instant, a clear defeat.
Such a scene shocked Mu Zifeng and Suiren Ji. However, they felt wild joy after that.
Although the gray-d Doyen was a 9-Vein Sovereign Emperor, he was not very strong. Even so, he was a bona fide 9-Vein Sovereign Emperor who had built umtions for many years, possessing vast Divine Energy, yet he had lost in one move.
Xiao Chen, how did you do it? Mu Zifeng and the Doyens asked, feeling curious.
Xiao Chenughed softly and said, I just figured some things out, understood my Dao, and found my path.
For eight years, Xiao Chen had pondered where his path should lead.
Immortal and Martial dual cultivation, divine and demonic in one. There was also a Buddhist heart. So many things connected that it was hard to separate them.
Xiao Chen prioritized finding his true path over raising his cultivation and absorbing the resources.
How to control them, how to merge them, how to see himself, Xiao Chen thought about all these.
Xiao Chen was very clear that if he did not understand his path, he could not transcend his limits, no matter how high his cultivation. He would not be able to break through the bottleneck of the Martial Dao, forever living under the shadow of his seniors and unable to be himself.
Eight years had passed in a sh.
Xiao Chen finally understood that his Dao, his path, his first love, everything stemmed from the saber in his heart.
No matter how much time had passed, whether he faced Immortals, demons, gods, or Buddhas, regardless of the epoch changing, Xiao Chen was a desman, and that would never change.
After understanding that, he had gained enlightenment. Then, he had used his saber to suppress the Immortals, demons, gods, and Buddhas in his heart.
While it was called suppression, in reality, Xiao Chen absorbed them and merged them to seek his Dao.
Afterprehending this, everything became clear.
Then, Xiao Chen absorbed all of Heavenly Divine Mountains resources into the saber in his heart within one breath of time.
What exactly is your cultivation?
Mu Zifeng was more concerned about this. After all, Xiao Chen revealed too little of his strength. It would be better to know clearly.
Xiao Chen did not say anything upon hearing that. After a while, he replied softly, The height of ones cultivation is actually not important. The epochs copse will break all thews, including the separation of cultivation realms. At that time, who can truly start the epoch will depend on whose heart the world acknowledges.
What do you mean?
Mu Zifeng and the Doyens looked at one another, seemingly understanding and, at the same time, not understanding what Xiao Chen said.
Nothing. Given my current strength, I should be able to hold my own under Faux God.
Seeing that the other party did not understand his exnation, Xiao Chen sighed in his heart and said something practical.
When Mu Zifeng and the others heard what Xiao Chen said, they smiled. This was much easier to understand.
Going by Xiao Chens humble character, he meant that he was at the very peak under Faux God.
Go and rest first. Coincidentally, Jiang He is here. You can ask him about what happened outside over the past few months you were in closed-door cultivation. We will take our leave first.
After understanding Xiao Chens strength, Mu Zifeng and the other members of the Heavenly Alliances upper echelon left satisfied.
They did not care about Heavenly Divine Mountain crumbling at all.
Jiang He slowly walked over and said cheerfully, Congrattions.
Many thanks.
Xiao Chen sized up Jiang He with a few nces and sensed the other partys ethereal aura. He also noticed Jiang Hes deep, distant, Starry-Heavens-like eyes.
Xiao Chens eyes lit up, and he asked, You became a Heavenly Dragon?
Yes. Although Im now a Heavenly Dragon, my cultivation did not increase by much. I cannotpare to you. Jiang He smiled faintly, but he did not look that happy about this.
Is that so? That might not be the case. When the Martial Epoch ends, perhaps cultivation might be rendered useless with it, along with the Martial Epochsws. At that time, perhaps we will not be able to use the heights of a persons cultivation to evaluate their strength.
What do you mean? You said the same thing to that group of Doyens.
Jiang He appeared confused, feeling that Xiao Chen was not joking.
Xiao Chen thought for a while, then exined, It is just my guess. When the epoch ends, the Martial Epochsws, like the separation of cultivation realms, will be destroyed as well. At that time, before the new epoch starts, how much strength one can bring out might depend on how deep ones understanding of ones Dao is rather than cultivation.
Ah...
Jiang He had never heard of such a concept before. Suddenly hearing this shocked him.
Xiao Chen said softly, Lets not talk about this for now. Has the Faux God battle at the Yanwu Dynasty ended?
Xiao Chen had spent about eight years in the Nine Heavens Origin Gathering Formation. That meant about eight months had psed outside.
Logically speaking, the great Faux God battle at the Yanwu Dynasty should have ended already.
Jiang He nodded and said, I was about to tell you about this.
Do tell me the details.
Im also not very clear on the exact process of the Faux God battle. However, the factions of the Demonic Dao Hall and the Underworld God Hall left the imperial capital Yan City. The factions belonging to the imperial ancestral temple in the pce were notpletely cleared out. Wang Yan seeded the throne and became the new Yan Emperor.
After a pause, Jiang He continued, However, things are far from over. The Underworld God Hall and the Demonic Dao Hall have moved into the Yanwu Dynasty on arge scale. Now, the mes of war burn everywhere in the Yanwu Dynasty. There is also a new Buddhist sect that appeared, leading the popce astray. They worship the K?itigarbha Bodhisattva as their Lord Buddha, gaining countless believers. They mostly took over the Hidden Spirit Temples followers and grew at an incredibly rapid pace.
Xiao Chen thought to himself, It looks like the golden K?yapa Buddha statues shattering had something to do with Yuan Zhen.
How is the Hidden Spirit Temple now?
Things are difficult... Since the golden K?yapa Buddha statue shattered, the temple lost many believers. Now, there is a young monk called Yan Chen going about preaching. The temple allied with the Royal Court, and they are relying on each other.
This meant that during that Faux God battle, Pan Huang probably worked with Sword God Su Hanshan and defeated the Demonic Dao Hall and the Underworld God Hall by a narrow margin. However, they could not support the overall situation of the Yanwu Dynasty.
The entire dynasty was already on the rocks, bing the most chaotic ce as the epoch changed.
Right, I still have something to tell you. Jiang He secretly sent a voice projection to Xiao Chen after cautiously checking the surroundings. Then, he exined what happened.
Xiao Chen understood everything in his heart but kept his expression even.
That is normal. I showed no movements for eight years. It would be hard for them not to feel anxious. After all, they bet everything on me, Xiao Chen replied casually, feeling rtively calm after hearing the secret that Jiang He had to tell him.
If so, that is good. I was thinking the same. Previously, I was still hesitating on whether to tell you, afraid that you would overthink it. It looks like I worried for nothing.
As Jiang He sized up Xiao Chen, he discovered that the other partys strength seemed unfathomable.
It was like Jiang He and the others were still in a cage, but Xiao Chen had already escaped it.
Whats the situation in the Divine Dragon Empire? I would like to take some time to go there. It is time to end some grievances.
Some emotional fluctuations appeared in Jiang Hes heart. His expression changed slightly as he asked, Are you sure?
While Xiao Chen had spoken rxedly, Jiang He knew that there would be a bloody storm if Xiao Chen went.
Im sure. Tell me.
Xiao Chen understood that Jiang He had always wanted to return to the Divine Dragon Empire, hoping to be the Dragon Emperor, so Jiang He would definitely pay attention to that ce.
Qin Ming stood out from the bloodline outstanding talents of the eight great empires, obtaining the Martial God Pces full support. Before you came out, he was already a 9-Vein Sovereign Emperor. Now, he inspires awe in the Dragon Race. The Purple Gold Dragon Emperor is nning to hold the selection for the next Dragon Emperor early.
Helplessness shed in Jiang Hes eyes. With Qin Mings current cultivation, even if the other Divine Dragon disciples work together, they cannot defeat him. The fight to be the Dragon Emperor is just a formality to help him gain prestige.
Is that so?
A corner of Xiao Chens mouth quirked in a smile as he said softly, It wont be that easy. Remember to tell me when you will return to the Divine Dragon Empire.
Xiao Chen, are you going to fight to be the Dragon Emperor too?
Jiang He felt somewhat conflicted. After some hesitation, he said, Although you saved my life, if you are fighting to be the Dragon Emperor, I...I will have to fight you to the end. I will never give in.
Xiao Chen did not acknowledge or deny it. He did not straightforwardly answer the question. Smiling, he said, Theres no need to feel conflicted. I never use gratitude to hold someone hostage. If you want to fight to be the Dragon Emperor, I will definitely support it. I have to go and meet the others. Thank you for telling me all this.
What did that mean?
Now, only Jiang He remained in front of Heavenly Divine Mountains rubble. He frowned heavily as he pondered Xiao Chens words.
Sorry, I need to fight to be the Dragon Emperor. I can only repay your favor of saving me in the future.
Even after thinking for a long time, Jiang He could not figure out what Xiao Chen meant. Hence, he chose to leave, shaking his head.
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Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Xiao Chen continuously moved around the vast Heavenly Alliances headquarters, appearing as shing lights and shadows and not leaving any marks behind.
After a while, he appeared outside Ao Jiaos room. However, he discovered that she had already left.
She returned to the Golden Crow Empire.
Mo Chen and Su Ye, who stayed in the same courtyard, informed Xiao Chen of Ao Jiaos whereabouts after a long chat.
She already left? Coincidentally, it is time for me to make a trip to the Golden Crow Empire as well.
Chapter 2358 Raw 2465 : Buddhist Nation in the World
Chapter 2358 Raw 2465 : Buddhist Nation in the World
Ao Jiao returning to the Golden Crow Empire was not difficult to understand. After all, she was the Sr Divine Daughter; she could not possibly remain in the Heavenly Alliance.
Furthermore, she worried about Little Yellow Feather staying in the Golden Crow Empire by itself.
After saying goodbye to Mo Chen and Su Ye, Xiao Chen headed for the Golden Crow Empire alone.
With his current strength, he did not need an Alloy warship to travel the Starry Heavens. He could even travel faster without it.
In the magnificent Starry Heavens, the many astral regions revolved around the Central Great Realm.
No matter where one was in the vast and boundless Starry Heavens, one could see the magnificent and eternal Central Great Realm by turning ones head.
This was the heart of the Martial Epoch, the center of the Great Thousand Realms, the ce that gathered all of the Martial Epochs Luck.
However, one could clearly sense an ominous ck fog encasing the Central Great Realm when looking over now.
Three dayster, Xiao Chen returned to the Central Great Realm from the Heavenly Alliances headquarters.
However, he did not rush to the Golden Crow Empire. Instead, he went straight to the Starry Heavens above the Yanwu Dynasty.
Based on the astrological signs, Xiao Chen could tell that the Luck guarding the Yanwu Dynasty was shaky and could crumble at any moment.
Xiao Chen spread his arm slightly, slowly descending from the Starry Heavens like an eagle.
Then, Xiao Chens Spiritual Sense turned into countless invisible light motes and spread out like a spiderweb. Soon, he could sense the entire Yanwu Dynasty within his sea of consciousness.
Smoke and fire were everywhere. Its past glory was no longer visible.
Countless refugees wandered around. Demons and ghosts filled the ce.
Themon people looked fearful, but they did not know what to do in their numbness and ignorance. Either that or they got herded up by Demonic Dao cultivators. Their bodies became ingredients for Demonic Dao Cultivation Techniques, and their souls were sacrificed to refine ghost pennants.
The various religious factions were also in chaos, leading the people astray.
Xiao Chens spread-out Spiritual Sense fed back negative emotions. All the rules had already broken down within the grand Yanwu Dynasty; order no longer existed. With ghosts and demons roaming the ce, there was no sight of hope anywhere as the long night fell.
Xiao Chen opened his eyes, feeling somewhat sorrowful.
He knew that this was just the start. Such tragedies in the mundane world would slowly spread to fill the entire Great Thousand Realms. When the epoch fell, an extremely long night would formally arrive.
At that time, the many ns would fight, and the many races would sh. There would be blood and fire, chaos and despair until the new epoch started.
No one could turn around such a situation.
Right now, Xiao Chen somewhat understood why Mu Zifeng said that the ck Dragon King would appear.
Even if they knew where the ck Dragon King was sealed, there would be no way to prevent his reappearance.
This was because if the old epoch did not fall, the new epoch would never appear. The extremely long night would never have a sunrise, remaining in eternal darkness.
The seal could not stop the ck Dragon King, as this world was calling for a destroyer.
Whoosh!
Suddenly, Xiao Chens Spiritual Sense sensed a dazzling Buddhist light.
He saw a huge Buddha image in the east of the Yanwu Dynasty. This Buddha image was towering, radiating Buddhist light and looking solemn, dignified, and benevolent.
Below it was a vast, majestic, glorious Buddhist rite ground.
There were countless believers in the Buddhist rite ground, kneeling and praying. The worship made the Buddha image and the surrounding bodhisattvas and arhats even more dignified.
Xiao Chen was quite familiar with such a scene.
Back when Xiao Chen was in the Kunlun Realm, the K?itigarbha Bodhisattva had set up a simr Buddhist rite ground in the Heavenly Starry Ocean. However, that had been on a much smaller scale.
This Buddhist rite ground in the Yanwu Dynasty was densely packed with believersat least one hundred million of them.
Whoosh!
Xiao Chen turned and flew directly towards that Buddhist rite ground. He approached the ce after a while. Buddhist chanting filled his ears, echoing in the surroundings.
Pa!
Without any warning, Xiao Chen, who shot forward like aser beam, crashed into a barrier.
Immediately, a vast Buddhist nation appeared, giving off a golden light.
Xiao Chen took several steps back and squinted at it, entering deep thought.
This was a small world made by more than one hundred Buddhist sect experts, gathered together by Buddhist sect techniques. It would be like a divine nation of a True God, even superior to a small world when materialized.
Xiao Chen felt startled. He had heard from Jiang He that the new Buddhist religion Yuan Zhen led had developed rapidly.
However, Xiao Chen had not known that Yuan Zhen had already established a Buddhist nation in the world.
Where did this evil creaturee from? How dare you barge into the divine nation?
Two Buddhist sect experts bathed in golden light and dressed as guardians appeared from the dazzling nation.
Xiao Chen frowned slightly. These two Buddhist sect experts had a pure Buddhist aura with deep umtions.
They were not Sovereign Emperors who had rapidly reached their strength using the power of faith.
Another dog of the dynasty here to spy on us. You are pretty strong.
Dont bother speaking nonsense with him. Take him down and let Venerable Yuan Zhen purify him. He will be of great help.
The eyes of the two Great Perfection Sovereign Emperor Buddhist sect guardians lit up when they saw Xiao Chen.
They were like wild beasts seeing delectable prey.
Flying Flower Finger!
Cloud Stroking Palm!
The two did not bother saying much, executing killing moves and encasing Xiao Chen in Buddhist Might.
Flowers flew about, shing in light and shadow.
The clouds moved uninhibitedly, materializing ten thousand Buddhas with one palm.
The two freely controlled their Buddhist sect consummate techniques, perfectly bringing out the techniques true meaning with the wave of a hand.
Without more than a century of aplishments in Buddhist teachings, it would be difficult to use these techniques as one pleased, materializing perfect Buddhist mysterious phenomena.
Xiao Chen did not fluster, silently circting his Cycle Great Dao.
Immediately, the Life Dao and the Death Dao cycled endlessly around him, shooting out saber light materialized with the power of cycles.
When illuminated by the bright saber light, the various Buddhist mysterious phenomena could not advance.
The initiative that the two grasped disappeared in mere moments, vanishing to nothing and plunging them into worry.
Just as they felt horrified, they saw Xiao Chen quickly raising his hand.
Xiao Chen spread his fingers and held his palm up. In that instant, Xiao Chens figure appeared infinitelyrger, making them feel infinitely insignificant.
The five fingers gathered the saber light materialized by the power of cycles in his palm. Then, Xiao Chen casually swung his hand.
Dang!
The two became like broken kites, crashing into the Buddhist nations barrier in the air and producing a loud bong like the sound of a bell.
The two vomited blood continuously. As they looked at Xiao Chen, fear filled their eyes.
Just as the two were at a loss, the Buddhist nation barrier opened like ancient Buddhist gates.
Thousands of five-colored Auspicious Signs poured out. A golden dharmic incarnation of the K?itigarbha Bodhisattva hid within the deepest part of the Buddhist light.
Wee, Benefactor Xiao. The Revered One invites you in.
Arge, rainbow road appeared, conveying a lotus tform as it stretched over and arrived at Xiao Chens feet.
Xiao Chen thought about this. If he entered the other partys Buddhist nation, his strength would be restricted.
If the other party wanted to make things difficult for him, escape could be a challenge.
However, since Yuan Zhen already invited him in, it would not be a problem to meet him.
Xiao Chen happened to be curious, wanting to see what exactly was going on with Yuan Zhen.
When Xiao Chen stepped onto the lotus tform, Buddhist light flowed. Then, the lotus tform bore him on the rainbow bridge.
After Xiao Chen entered, the gates to the Buddhist nation suddenly closed.
Countless arhats wearing kasayas lined both sides of the road, their bodies covered with divine golden powder. When illuminated by the Buddhist light, they glistened, looking incredibly dazzling, like ancient arhats.
The many believers on the ground showed joy on their faces, full of smiles and blissful, satisfied expressions.
However, their eyes were lifeless,cking spirituality, clearly delirious. When Xiao Chen looked around, he found the many believers densely packing the ce were all like this.
However, countless refugees outside the Buddhist nation sincerely worshiped this ce, hoping for Buddha to appear and let them in.
After passing ten halls and climbing a million steps, Xiao Chen saw Yuan Zhen on an empty Dao tform within a treasure hall.
Yuan Zhen was sitting cross-legged, expounding Buddhist scriptures to those around.
The recipients of this teaching slightly surprised Xiao Chen. There were Sovereign Emperor experts of both the Righteous Dao and the Demonic Dao. There were even the races of the Abyssal Underworld. Thosewless evil cultivators showed sincere expressions, or perhaps, more urately, subservient expressions.
Xiao Chen understood in his heart. This was what the two guardians mentioned earlier, the so-called purification.
This so-called purification was a Buddhist sect technique to brainwash the other party into bing their ves.
There is a guest. We will continue another day. You may withdraw first.
We obey the Revered One!
The group of Sovereign Emperor expertsboth from the Righteous Dao and the Demonic Daostood up and bowed respectfully before leaving.
Yuan Zhen nced around and smiled when he saw Xiao Chen. Benefactor Xiao, how have you been?!
Chapter 2359 Raw 2466 : Returning to the Old Lands
Chapter 2359 Raw 2466 : Returning to the Old Lands
Benefactor Xiao, how have you been?!
When Yuan Zhen saw Xiao Chen, he smiled faintly, appearing rxed. He radiated an indescribable Buddhist nature, one neither good nor evil, which felt extremely strange.
Xiao Chen heard the others addressing him as the Revered One earlier, an incredible title.
Rumor said that the progenitor of the Buddhist sect was an aloof existence from the moment of his birth. When he spoke, only he reigned supreme in the world. Hence, he was given the title of the Revered One.
This simple title showed Yuan Zhens ambition.
Xiao Chen asked softly, Should I call you Yuan Zhen or the K?itigarbha Bodhisattva?
Yuan Zhen pressed his palms together, smiling benevolently. Benefactor Xiao, just call me Yuan Zhen. I still prefer that you call me Yuan Zhen. However, it is the same to you, no matter how you address me.
Xiao Chen narrowed his eyes slightly, somewhat finding this Yuan Zhen somewhat unfathomable.
He looked up and saw the K?itigarbha Bodhisattvas dharmic incarnation hidden in the depths of the many Auspicious Signs behind therge treasure hall. It looked benevolent, caring for the world.
Xiao Chen suddenly understood. So, that is the case.
The K?itigarbha Bodhisattva had already merged with Yuan Zhen. However, the K?itigarbha Bodhisattva existed as his dharmic incarnation. So, the two had not truly merged yet.
Hence, Yuan Zhen still retained his consciousness.
Yuan Zhen was right. The one standing before Xiao Chen was still Yuan Zhen and not the K?itigarbha Bodhisattva.
Xiao Chen asked softly, If you had a choice, would you still inherit the K?itigarbha Bodhisattvas karma? ording to his n, after a Buddhist Epoch is started, your memories will no longer exist, right?
Yuan Zhens expression flickered. Unexpectedly, Xiao Chen figured out his rtionship with the K?itigarbha Bodhisattva.
When the Buddhist Epoch started, the K?itigarbha Bodhisattva would truly awaken. At that time, the one in control would change.
Yuan Zhen withdrew his smile. After some thought, he replied, Many times, there is no choice.
Perhaps.
Xiao Chen did not refute the other party. In his opinion, there was always a choice. However, he also understood that others were pushed into making a certain choice.
There seem to be several Hidden Spirit Temple esteemed monks in your Buddhist nation, Xiao Chenmented casually, changing the topic.
Yuan Zhen smiled and said, You have good eyes. Indeed, after the golden K?yapa Buddha statue broke, many of my Martial Uncles abandoned the darkness for the light,ing to start a new Buddhist sect with me.
However, even if you want to start a new Buddhist sect, there is no need to make a move on thesemon people, Xiao Chen said as he pointed to the many kneeling believers below the steps
Yuan Zhen argued, Whats wrong? Do you not see the smiles on their faces? In my Buddhist nation, they only need to worship sincerely, and they do not have to worry about food or clothing. How is that bad? Right now, the Yanwu Dynasty is like a living hell. The mes of war burn endlessly. I am just doing good deeds.
If you want to insist on twisting the facts, I will not argue with you.
Yuan Zhens expression slowly turned serious. Then, he said, Xiao Chen, what if I told you that the K?yapa Buddha used the same method to establish a Buddhist nation? Would you believe that? When the epoch changes, chaos arises. Naturally, one has to use extraordinary measures for extraordinary times. If I did not use such a measure, how could I establish a Buddhist nation in the world in such a short time?
I know you want to say that these believers have no thoughts or consciousness, like zombies. However, this is how the world is. The strong can afford to be benevolent. After the Buddhist Epoch starts, the K?itigarbha Bodhisattva will return the power of faith, and things no longer have to be like this.
Xiao Chen felt slightly startled. Then, he remembered the three ck mountains behind Spirit Vulture Mountain. That ce was a boundless demonic region, filled with sin. It looked like Yuan Zhen spoke the truth.
However, so what?
Given that, Xiao Chen did not feel any pity for the Hidden Spirit Temples destruction.
No matter how glorious a temple established on boundless sin was, there was no reason for it to exist.
You had best wise up. You should already understand that your self-consoling words are just you lying to yourself.
Xiao Chen felt uneasy in this ce. After figuring out Yuan Zhens connection to the K?itigarbha Bodhisattva, he did not want to remain here any longer, so he turned to leave.
Did I say that you could go?
Yuan Zhen snorted coldly and threw a palm strike at Xiao Chen. The ny thousand arhats, eight thousand guardians, and three hundred bodhisattvas chanted scriptures at the same time. This made countless ancient scriptures appear around Yuan Zhens palm strike. The entire divine nation started spinning within his palm.
Xiao Chens expression did not change as he turned around and countered with a palm strike.
Boom!
The instant the two palms met, the boundless and vast Buddhist nation shook violently.
The images of countless ancient arhats and bodhisattvas appeared amid many Auspicious Signs in the sky.
The Life Dao and the Death Dao constantly cycled around Xiao Chen, generating an endless supply of the power of cycles.
Xiao Chen shouldered the pressure of an entire Buddhist nation alone.
Saber! Xiao Chen shouted and shot out an ancient, eternal, and inextinguishable saber light that surpassed the epoch.
The saber light soared into the clouds, tearing the barrier of the Buddhist nation in the sky.
Yuan Zhen revealed a shocked expression as the saber light sent him flying.
Then, he stared wide-eyed at Xiao Chen, watching him soar into the air and leave the Buddhist nation through the crack before it closed.
Revered One.
Immediately after Xiao Chen left, many Buddhist sect Sovereign Emperors appeared around him, showing grave expressions.
Revered One, why not bring out the Lord Buddhas golden body to suppress him directly? Once Xiao Chen dies, we will have one less powerful enemy.
Yuan Zhen replied indifferently, I feel that he is not as simple as a 9-Vein Sovereign Emperor. The K?itigarbha Bodhisattvas golden body is notplete yet. We cannot risk it.
The two had been testing each other out, trying to see the others strength.
Xiao Chen wanted to know Yuan Zhens exact connection with the K?itigarbha Bodhisattva. How could Yuan Zhen not have simr thoughts? However, there was just one exchange of palm strikes. Yuan Zhen could not see through Xiao Chens strength.
After leaving the Buddhist nation, Xiao Chen hovered in the sky, looking at the K?itigarbha Bodhisattvas golden body.
Xiao Chen observed for a long time, pondering silently and not leaving.
He considered destroying this Buddhist nation in one go. However, he eventually decided that it was unnecessary.
The Buddhist nation could be established because the epoch was ending. Order crumbled, andw no longer existed.
The epoch was like a dynasty on the verge of copse, where the emperor lost control of the feudal lords. Everyone fought each other for supremacy, bringing chaos.
This was not a problem that could be solved by killing one or two feudal lords.
The current situation was even moreplicated and terrifying. The Divine Master, who governed the entire epoch, had already lost control of the various factions. The righteous were no longer righteous, and the demonic were even more demonic. The entire world shook, on the verge of copse.
Xiao Chen withdrew his gaze and left.
He did not fly far when he sensed two figures quickly heading towards him.
Big Brother.
It was the little monk Yan Chen and the Heavenly Book Schr.
Feeling suspicious, Xiao Chen asked, Why are you two here?
Lets leave this ce first. This ce is the territory of the evil Buddha faction. Even Faux Gods do not dare to mess around here.
The Heavenly Book Schr eyed the Buddhist nation in the world with fear.
After a moment, Xiao Chen understood that Yan Chen and the Heavenly Book Schr had sensed a battle taking ce in the Buddhist nation.
When the two came to check it out, they discovered that it was Xiao Chen and rushed over.
Whoosh!
After getting far away from Yuan Zhens Buddhist nation, the threended. Xiao Chen felt quite happy at seeing the little monk Yan Chen.
Big Brother, my master passed away, Yan Chen said with some sorrow on his face.
Venerable Xu Yun?
This senior had made a good impression on Xiao Chen. Xiao Chen felt a deep respect for him.
How did he die?
The Heavenly Book Schr exined, Back when we were still in the Ancient Yan Emperor Tomb during the session race, Senior Xu Yun chased after the traitor Xu Ming, who was Yuan Zhens master. It turned out that Xu Ming plotted this long ago, luring Venerable Xu Yun to the back of the golden K?yapa Buddha statue and dying with him. Their deaths caused the destruction of the golden K?yapa Buddha statue and the current situation.
So, that was how the golden K?yapa Buddha statue got destroyed. This Xu Ming was rather scheming and ruthless.
No wonder I did not see him in the Buddhist nation. He had died already.
What about Abbot Xu Ye and Senior Pan Huang? Xiao Chen asked.
Yan Chen answered, The abbot and Senior Pan Huang are at Spirit Vulture Mountain, leading my martial uncles that remained and suppressing the sin at Spirit Vulture Mountain. Now, I am managing the Hidden Spirit Temple. Martial Uncle Abbot told me to assist the Yan Emperor and not bow down to the evil Buddha.
Unexpectedly, Yan Chen ended up taking charge.
Given Yan Chens nature, he would not like having responsibility. However, no one else but him could lead in the face of the epoch changing.
Xiao Chen said softly, Before I arrived, I saw smokeing from all over the Yanwu Dynasty. The situation does not look optimistic.
We still have to try, right?
The Heavenly Book Schr smiled and said, If even we give up, then there is no hope for thisnd.
Yan Chen clenched his teeth in a determined expression and said, Big Brother, theres no need to worry. When the other three Buddhist sect great temples send reinforcements, the evil Buddhas faction will no longer be able to remain arrogant.
Aside from the Hidden Spirit Temple, three other great temples functioned as Buddhist sect holynds. It looked like the situation was not that terrible.
Xiao Chen said, Give my regards to the Ninth Prince. I still have something to do and cannot remain to help him.
After saying his goodbyes, Xiao Chen headed for the Golden Crow Empire.
He crossed the Deste Sea and reached the Azure Dragons oldnds, then stopped at the small vige where he once stayed.
The small vige was no longer there. In its ce was a bustling city. A towering tree stood outside the city, blocking the sky and the sun.
A youth formed hand seals under the tree, using Spiritual Energy to nourish it.
This youth was none other than Sang, who was born out of the Propping Mulberry Tree.
Please wait first.
Sang did not seem surprised when Xiao Chen descended. He took a casual nce before returning his focus to nourishing the Propping Mulberry Tree.
In the many years Xiao Chen had been away, the tree sapling from back then had grown into a towering tree, protecting the city behind it like a guardian deity.
Xiao Chen did not rush. He waited quietly at the side.
Chapter 2360 Raw 2467 : Dragon Race Supreme Treasures
Chapter 2360 Raw 2467 : Dragon Race Supreme Treasures
After Sang finished nourishing the Propping Mulberry Tree with Spiritual Energy, he waved his hand and looked at Xiao Chen, saying, It has been many years. However, I knew that you would return.
That is natural. However, as I wasing over from the Yanwu Dynasty, the Deste Sea did not seem to be suffering much turmoil, Xiao Chenmented as they strolled, finding it strange.
Sang showed a calm expression, saying casually, The Deste Sea is filled with deserts and destends, ces with sparse Spiritual Energy. It is not like the Yanwu Dynasty, which is at the center of the storm. However, it is just a matter of time. When the epoch copses, the chaos will sweep through the entire Great Thousand Realms.
Xiao Chen frowned and said, You dont seem to have any feelings about the epoch changing and order crumbling.
What feelings can I have? When I was still within the Propping Mulberry Tree, I witnessed the rise and fall of many epochs. Dont worry. The people of Azure Mountain Town should be able to avoid trouble, more or less, with the Propping Mulberry Trees protection.
Sang knew that the ordinary citizens of Azure Mountain Town had a deep connection to the Azure Dragon bloodline of the past.
Perhaps they were the descendants of the ordinary citizens that the Azure Dragon bloodline ruled over in the past.
Although Xiao Chen did not say it, he still cared for these people.
Ill leave it to you, then.
Xiao Chen expressed his gratitude. When he turned his head and looked, he happened to see the azure mountain in the distance.
His expression slowly turned grave. After returning to the Azure Dragons oldnds, he definitely could not avoid this towering mountain that looked like an Azure Dragon soaring.
However, while the azure mountain remained, the dragon head was gone.
It was obvious that the azure mountain once had a dragon head. However, someone had chopped it off.
Xiao Chen guessed that the Divine Master had done it. After defeating Dragon Emperor Xiao Yun in the Deste Sea, the Divine Master had probably chopped off the dragon head to cut off the Azure Dragons Luck.
Bring me to meet Grandpa Seven and the rest, then.
Alright.
Sang led the way, bringing Xiao Chen to meet with his old friends.
Of course, Xiao Chen definitely could not miss out on drinking Grandpa Sevens Heart Burn.
Late at night, Xiao Chen came out alone. As he looked at the blood moon in the sky, he entered deep thought.
What are you thinking about? Sang asked aftering out.
Xiao Chen replied softly after some thought, Previously, my cultivation was not high. I just thought of the Deste Seas blood moon as a celestial body. There are countless stars in the vast Starry Heavens, so it is nothing surprising. Now that I have reached my current cultivation and observed this blood moon again, it is truly mysterious.
A blood moon would rise every night in the Deste Sea. This was an ancient mystery that many Faux Gods failed to solve. Why could one see a blood moon only in the Deste Sea but not in other ces?
What was even more mysterious was that the blood moon was clearly in the sky. However, when one flew into the Starry Heavens, one could not find it.
This was even stranger than a flower in a mirror or the moon reflected in the water.
Xiao Chen thought about the words that Dragon Emperor Xiao Yun left in the Ethereal Immortal Pce. Now that he was back in the Azure Dragons oldnds, he could not help connecting the blood moon to the Wings of Time.
This blood moon is indeed strange. It clearly is in the sky, scattering moonlight over the entire Deste Sea. However, it gives off an illusory feeling. Sang nodded, agreeing with Xiao Chens thoughts.
Hence, I have to figure it out.
What are you going to do? Sang asked, feeling confused.
Xiao Chen smiled mysteriously and did not exin. Then, the Divine Universe Stele came out of his body silently.
A momentter, a light shed. Xiao Chen entered the Divine Universe Stele. Then, the Divine Universe Stele vanished into thin air.
Sang searched around in puzzlement but could not find it. However, he did not worry. He shook his head and said, This fellow is bing increasingly mysterious. He seems even more unfathomable than those powerhouses of the ancient epochs.
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In thend of the blood moon:
Xiao Chen leaped out of the blood moon while holding the Divine Universe Stele.
Xiao Chen nced around and saw the Deste ve Soul Reaper standing on the city walls in the distance. Its figure looked as intimidating as ever, but its aura was much weaker than before.
Come in.
Xiao Chen just appeared and had not found stable footing yet when the dragon spirits voice rang out in his mind.
He turned into a beam of purple flowing light, traversing fifty kilometers with one leap. When he passed Soul Reaper, he turned his head to look at it.
Soul Reaper sensed Xiao Chen and turned its head to look back at him, appearing confused.
Every time Xiao Chen saw Soul Reaper, he felt some sorrow. He sighed softly as hended on the Dao tform of the ancient city.
An Azure Dragon statue surrounded the mountains in front of the Dao tform.
Xiao Chen hade here a few times before and was familiar with the ce. He entered the dragon head and pushed open a door.
The dragon spirit had been waiting for a long time. Without saying a word, it brought Xiao Chen to the inheritance hall.
Remaining silent, Xiao Chen raised his leg to enter the inheritance hall. This time, he felt confident of going straight to the highest floor.
Theres no need. With your current strength, you no longer need to be tested. I will directly give you the subsequentyers of the Ten Thousand Dragons Art.
The dragon spirit stopped Xiao Chen, directly handing him a jade strip.
The Ancestor Dragon Art?
Xiao Chen took a look and saw that the dragon spirit actually handed him the Ancestor Dragon Art.
Thats right. With your current foundations, you can cultivate it already. When cultivating the Ten Thousand Dragons Art to the end, everything returns to one. No matter what bloodline it is, it will take the path of reverting to its progenitor. You will be able to bring out the Great Deste Eon Ancestor Dragons Dragon Might. However, it is hard to say whether you can cultivate it to the end, the dragon spirit said indifferently. If Xiao Chen could cultivate the Ancestor Dragon Art, he would be able to burst forth with one percent of a Great Deste Eon Ancestor Dragons strength.
Unfortunately, throughout the many epochs, few had managed to cultivate it to the end.
However, Xiao Chen did not really need the Ancestor Dragon Art right now.
His wless saber Dao had already surpassed the epoch, above Immortals, Buddhas, gods, and demons, with the Cycle Dao as its foundation. Regr 9-Vein Sovereign Emperors would not be a match for him.
Furthermore, he had a trump card that no one knew.
Xiao Chen was not a 9-Vein Sovereign Emperor but a 10-Vein Sovereign Emperor.
The special Divine Vein that he opened after absorbing the entire Immortal Burial Lake was actually an independent existence.
Back when heprehended his Dao and absorbed all the resources of Heavenly Divine Mountain, he had reached 10-Vein Sovereign Emperor.
However, Xiao Chen had not ignited a Divine me. He was not a Faux God, but he had one Divine Vein more than 9-Vein Sovereign Emperors.
Perhaps, it should not be called a Divine Vein. It might be more urate to call it an Immortal Vein.
Here, this is for you as well.
After passing the Ancestor Dragon Art to Xiao Chen, the dragon spirit gave him something else.
The royal genealogical records!
Xiao Chen received the item and took a look. It was actually the royal genealogical records. One could possess a royal Dragon Race bloodline only by writing their true name into it.
Before Xiao Chen could digest this, the dragon spirit took out another item.
A throne with ten thousand dragons carved on the back appeared before Xiao Chen. Pure Emperor Dragons Dragon Might surged out from the throne.
Caught off guard, Xiao Chen stumbled back a few steps.
This is?
The dragon spirit smiled and exined, This is the Emperor Dragon Throne inherited in the Dragon Race and acknowledged by the Ancestor Dragons. The throne in the Divine Dragon Empire is just an imitation.
Xiao Chen knew about both the royal genealogical records and the Ancestor Dragon Art, so he had not been too startled when the dragon spirit took them out.
However, this throne startled Xiao Chen.
Even with Xiao Chens current cultivation, this ancient throne managed to force him back a few steps when he was unprepared.
This showed how influential this revered throne was.
You are giving this to me too?
Naturally.
Seeing the dragon spirit being so enthusiastic gave Xiao Chen second thoughts. The dragon spirit was taking out the most valuable treasures.
He asked suspiciously, What does Senior want me to do?
The dragon spirit replied somewhat excitedly, I sense a great change imminent in the world. The Martial Epoch will end soon. With the Emperor Dragon Throne and the royal genealogical records, you will sessfully snatch back the Dragon Emperor position. After that, you can lead the Divine Dragon Empire to start a Divine Dragon Epoch,pleting Dragon Emperor Xiao Yuns final wish.
So, that is what the dragon spirit wants.
Xiao Chen put away the Emperor Dragon Throne but did not rush to ce his Spiritual Mark in it. He looked at the dragon spirit and said, Actually, I did note today for the Dragon Races supreme treasures in the Azure Dragons treasure trove. I have a question I would like to ask Senior.
Speak.
Did Dragon Emperor Xiao Yun obtain the Wings of Time back then?
The dragon spirit fell silent upon hearing that question. After a while, it replied, Dragon Emperor Xiao Yun did obtain the Wings of Time.
Then, why did he not use it against the Divine Master?
Chapter 2361 Raw 2468 : The Secret of the Pas
Chapter 2361 Raw 2468 : The Secret of the Pas
Then, why did he not use it against the Divine Master?
Xiao Chen voiced his question, hoping to get an answer as he looked at the dragon spirit.
The dragon spirit remained silent. It seemed that there was more to this.
Xiao Chen found this strange but did not continue asking, just quietly waited for the other party.
After a while, the dragon spirit suggested, How about I tell you after you be the Dragon Emperor?
Xiao Chen countered softly, Its better to tell me now. Im afraid of changes happening. This matter is very important. How long is Senior going to hide it from me?
The dragon spirit sighed. After a while, he said, Alright. It is indeed time to tell you.
Back then, the Dragon Emperor did quietly take away the Wings of Time. He also did not use the Wings of Time to fight the Divine Master, as he was preparing to use it against an even stronger enemy.
The ck Dragon King!
An enemy stronger than the Divine Master. Naturally, Xiao Chen thought about the ck Dragon King.
Thats right. When the Blood-Soaked Dragon Emperor used the Martial Epochs Luck, he only barely sealed the ck Dragon King. Since then, the Martial Epoch entered a decline, and the seal weakened. Dragon Emperor Xiao Yun had a greater goal. He wanted to kill the ck Dragon King and deal with this hidden danger in one go.
Xiao Chen felt startled. This Dragon Emperor Xiao Yun was very ambitious. To think that he wanted to try to kill the ck Dragon King, something that the Blood-Soaked Dragon Emperor failed to do.
After some thought, Xiao Chen asked, What preparations did he make? If I guessed right, it has something to do with the blood moon above the Deste Sea, right?
The dragon spirits eyes lit up as it looked at Xiao Chen. Then, it murmured, It looks like you already suspected it. Indeed, it has something to do with that blood moon. The Deste Sea is the origin of the entire Martial Epoch. Back then, after Dragon Emperor Xiao Yun obtained the Wings of Time, he turned it into a blood moon and used it as the core of two sets of formations.
Two sets of formations?
Xiao Chen knew about the Heavenly Dao Killing Formation in the vast Deste Sea, which had the blood moon as the formation core.
In that case, where was the other formation?
I believe you know about the Heavenly Dao Killing Formation in the Deste Sea. The other set of formations is above the skies.
Above the skies?
Yes, in the vast Starry Heavens. Dragon Emperor Xiao Yun made use of various Dragon Race disciples in various astral regions throughout the Great Thousand Realms to establish nodes, with the vast universe as the backdrop, millions of stars as nodes, and the Wings of Time as the core of the formation to trigger the ancient Great Deste Blood Dragon Formation. Once this formation is activated, the blood moon would drive the millions of stars and form an ancient Great Deste Eon Blood Dragon.
The dragon spirit showed a disappointed and frustrated expression as it spoke about Dragon Emperor Xiao Yuns shocking actions back then.
Xiao Chen was astounded in his heart, his expression changing slightly.
The Great Deste Blood Dragon Formation used the universe as its backdrop and millions of stars as formation nodes. If this formation were activated, how gargantuan would the materialized Great Deste Eon Blood Dragon be? It would simply be inconceivable, incredible.
Do you think that is very strong? However, in reality, just the Great Deste Blood Dragon Formation cannot kill the ck Dragon King, as he is the manifestation of the Heavenly Dao. He is destruction personified, a monster used by the Heavenly Dao to destroy the Martial Epoch. Hence, it still needs to work with the Heavenly Dao Killing Formation. Two formationsyered over each other would use the Great Deste Eon Blood Dragons boundless Dragon Might to suppress him and then the Heavenly Daos killing intent to destroy him. The dragon spirit spoke without pause.
Xiao Chen raised his eyebrows. Then, with the flip of his hand, Heavenly yer appeared in his hands.
My Heavenly yer Saber.
The Deste Sea was the starting point of the Martial Epoch. The Heavenly Dao Killing Formation Dragon Emperor Xiao Yunid was designed to gather the killing intent born from the Heavenly Dao in this epoch.
Coincidentally, Xiao Chens Heavenly yer could activate the Heavenly Daos killing intent. When the killing intent was brought out, one would get injured if one did not kill.
One refrained from drawing it. Once it was drawn, it had to taste blood.
Both Heavenly yer and the Heavenly Dao Killing Formation could draw on the Heavenly Daos killing intent.
The dragon spirit said softly, It looks like you are not stupid. The Heavenly yer Saber in your hand is used to activate the Heavenly Dao Killing Formation.
Is the Great Deste Blood Dragon Formation activated by the Xuewu Dynastys Blood Dragon cloak?
Xiao Chen immediately remembered the Blood Dragon cloak that Xi wore. When he first saw it, he had found it extremely familiar.
Indeed, you know about it already.
The dragon spirit did not show a surprised expression. It said, Back then, Dragon Emperor Xiao Yun dual cultivated righteous and demonic. He left behind two inheritances. Naturally, one is this ce. The other is the Demonic Dao Hall. The two inheritances each control one formation. They are intended topete with each other, with the victor gaining both Heavenly yer and the Blood Dragon cloak, truly merging the two great formations and bing Dragon Emperor Xiao Yuns true inheritor.
Xiao Chen could not help a self-mocking smile. Dragon Emperor Xiao Yun hid very deeply. All this was just to establish a Divine Dragon Epoch and pass on his will. From the very start, Xi and I are just his pawns. Only one person can gain his inheritance. Both of us have been cheated.
Xiao Chen was sure that Xi did not know this, either.
Back at the Ethereal Immortal Pce, Xi had not faked his shock when he saw the Dragon Emperor Xiao Yun visited this ce message.
However, Xi probably knew more than Xiao Chen did.
You could continue hiding it. Why tell me now? Xiao Chen asked as he looked at the dragon spirit.
The dragon spirit sighed, ording to Dragon Emperor Xiao Yuns intent, the guardians of his two inheritances would tell you the truth when you became the Dragon Emperor, and the other party became the Demonic Emperor to get you two to kill each other. The survivor would be able to merge the two formations.
However, you are already suspicious. I believe the other person should be, as well. I cannot guarantee that the inheritance guardian at the Demonic Dao Hall will not tell the other party the truth in advance. If he knows the truth and you do not, you will be at a great disadvantage. In my heart, I definitely hope that the pure-blooded Dragon Race bloodline will start the Divine Dragon Epoch, rather than a Demonic Dao cultivator without the Dragon Race bloodline.
The dragon spirit showed a guilty expression, but it still told Xiao Chen the reason.
Dont me Dragon Emperor Xiao Yun... Back then, when he finishedying the two formations, he had already exhausted himself.
When he was about to enter closed-door cultivation to recover, the Golden Dragons betrayed him. They told the Divine Master of his decreased strength. Then, the Divine Master suddenly attacked. His defeat was undeserved. He simply could not swallow this frustration; thats why heid out that somewhat unscrupulous n as a backup.
Upon hearing the dragon spirits exnation about Dragon Emperor Xiao Yun, Xiao Chen felt suspicious. He asked, Howe I heard that Dragon Emperor Xiao Yun took the initiative to challenge the Divine Master before being defeated?
The dragon spiritughed and retorted, Back then, he fell incredibly weak after he finishedying the two formations. How could he be so stupid to attack the Divine Master? The winner writes history. Naturally, the Divine Master would not record that it was a sneak attack, something dishonorable.
Xiao Chen thought about it and agreed. It exined why Dragon Emperor Xiao Yun did not use the Wings of Time against the Divine Master.
However, the Divine Master suffered as well. Dragon Emperor Xiao Yun severely injured the Divine Masters body. Now, the Divine Master is practically bound to the Faux God World. For the past fifty thousand years, he has been trying to pry into the secrets of the Azure Dragons oldnds. However, he could only materialize Divine Soldiers to attack this ce, and Soul Reaper has blocked them all.
So, thats the case. Those golden figures that appeared in this world came from the Divine Master.
Given that, the Divine Master was indeed severely injured.
Now, I no longer have any more secrets. I already told you everything I know. You need to be the one to start the Divine Dragon Epoch. You must snatch that persons Blood Dragon cloak. You can drive Dragon Emperor Xiao Yuns two formations only after obtaining both items, the dragon spirit said with a grave and serious expression as it looked at Xiao Chen.
The truth was cruel. The perfect image of Dragon Emperor Xiao Yun in Xiao Chens heart crumbled.
This was surprising but also reasonable.
If possible, Xiao Chen would rather not have faced this truth. This was too sorrowful.
Xiao Chen ignored the grave dragon spirit, directly leaving this ce. Then, he saw Soul Reaper standing idly on the city wall.
The first time he met Soul Reaper, he had felt only fear and horror.
When he saw Soul Reaper now, he felt sorrow and respect.
Compared to Dragon Emperor Xiao Yun, the Deste ve Soul Reaper held a much higher ce in Xiao Chens heart.
Xiao Chen silently arrived beside Deste ve Soul Reapers mountain-like body. Then, he extended his hand.
Soul Reaper seemed to sense something and clumsily raised itsrge hand as well.
When the two handsonerge and one smalltouched, Xiao Chen circted the Cycle Great Dao and slowly absorbed the Death Qi in Soul Reapers body.
Then, he transformed the Death Qi into vigorous lifeforce, exhibiting the power of cycles.
The Death Qi in the Deste ve Soul Reaper disappeared at a visible pace.
Soul Reaper had died long ago. However, the Death Qi in it resulted in it not truly dying, only able to guard this secret realm as a Deste ve.
Bang!
The instant the Death Qi vanished, the Deste ve Soul Reapers gigantic body disappeared, reduced to ashes.
As Xiao Chen watched Soul Reaper turn to ashes, he felt deeply moved, figuring out some things.
Being despicable was a despicable persons way of doing things. All exnations would be moot. Respect was a respectable persons trademark. Not a single word would be needed. Such a person used their life to demonstrate their character, which inspired awe and respect.
Chapter 2362 Raw 2469 : Surging Undercurrents
Chapter 2362 Raw 2469 : Surging Undercurrents
After Soul Reaper disappeared, the Azure Dragons ancient city appeared even emptier under the blood moon. However, even emptier than the ancient city was Xiao Chens heart. He stared at the blood moon and mused for a long time, remaining in a daze.
The dragon spirits words resolved many of Xiao Chens doubts. Simultaneously, he could not help feeling even more deeply sorrowful.
Dragon Emperor Xiao Yun, a formidable person of his generation, eventually fell due to his own peoples betrayal.
Had Dragon Emperor Xiao Yun been able to recover afterying the Great Deste Blood Dragon Formation and the Heavenly Dao Killing Formation, who knew what grand undertaking he could have aplished aftering out of closed-door cultivation?
Somewhat unexpectedly, Dragon Emperor Xiao Yun had believed that he did not need the Wings of Time to deal with the Divine Master.
This made sense when Xiao Chen thought about it. Despite being weakened, Dragon Emperor Xiao Yun still managed to injure the Divine Master severely when he could not bring out even half of his strength.
Had Dragon Emperor Xiao Yun be able to fight at full power, the Divine Master would not have been a match for him.
However, admiration remained admiration. The death trap that Dragon Emperor Xiao Yunid before he died also repulsed Xiao Chen.
If not for Xiao Chen repeatedly asking, the dragon spirit would not have told him the truth about this.
Xiao Chen might not even have known after he foolishly became the Dragon Emperor. All this was part of Dragon Emperor Xiao Yuns plot.
Dragon Emperor Xiao Yun had longid a n where Xi and Xiao Chen fought to the death; only one could survive.
It might be even more horrifying. Xiao Chen might not have known even when he died. He sincerely wanted to revive the Azure Dragons glory yet would not have known that it was a Dragon Emperor of the Azure Dragon bloodline who plotted his death.
Xi probably knew the truth by now.
Xiao Chen wondered if, after knowing the truth, Xi would still say the same thing in the Ancient Yan Emperor Tomb, that no one else was his friend aside from Xi.
Upon further thought, Xi was quite pitiful. He thought that he was Dragon Emperor Xiao Yuns inheritor along with Xiao Chen. No matter what, they should be friends on the same side.
However, Xi did not know that the Dragon Emperor Xiao Yun nned for the two of them to kill each other sooner orter; only one could survive.
Xiao Chen sighed after a long time, then left thend of the blood moon.
The vast Deste Sea was the starting point of the Martial Epoch. The blood moon made the ce look sinister and bleak.
Xiao Chen finally understood why the Deste Seas scarlet color looked so grim and dismal, inspiring ominous feelings.
This was because Dragon Emperor Xiao Yunid formations fifty thousand years ago to gather the Heavenly Daos killing intent that was birthed in the Martial Epoch, gathering it into the Heavenly Dao Killing Formation.
When night fell, the invisible killing intent filled every corner of the Deste Sea.
Xiao Chen tightly grasped Heavenly yer and closed his eyes, carefully probing it.
Under the blood moon, the killing intent pervading the Deste Sea was connected to Heavenly yer.
After a while, Xiao Chen opened his eyes, and golden light shed there. He had activated his Great Deste Divine Eyes.
He immediately saw several strange sights that others could not see.
Countless scarlet lines surged over from all directions and connected to Heavenly yer.
Unfortunately, Xiao Chen could not drive the Heavenly Dao Killing Formation to use it as his own.
ording to what the dragon spirit said, Xiao Chen needed both Heavenly yer and the Blood Dragon cloak to activate these two formations.
With only one, even if it were a Soul Tool, it did not have any special effects.
This was truly a somewhat ruthless move, forcing Xiao Chen and Xi to fight.
Huh?
Just at this moment, Xiao Chen frowned slightly. He sensed a dark aura approaching, containing the power of destruction.
This dark aura covered the night sky, even seeming to veil the blood moon with ayer of fog and blurring it.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
In the next moment, a figure rushed over from afar.
Zhen Yuan.
When that figure was near, Xiao Chen felt slightly startled by that figures appearance.
The person who came was none other than Zhen Yuan, the monk who had conflicts with Xiao Chen in the Grave Sea Cluster. He had betrayed his sect because of Xiao Chen, falling into the Demonic Dao. Then, he had absorbed the ck Dragon Kings demonic nature in the underground dragon city in the Soaring Dragon Great Realm.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Another few beams of light shed. Yan Cangming followed close behind and arrived beside Zhen Yuan.
Yan Cangming hovered in the air and looked down from above. As he gazed at Xiao Chen, who stood on Azure Mountain Towns wall, he said, Indeed, it is as I expected. You really are here.
Xiao Chen asked indifferently, What is it to you?
A faintyer of ck fog covered Zhen Yuans body under the night scene, making him look unfathomable.
Xiao Chen remained silent after that. Rather than Yan Cangming, Zhen Yuan attracted his attention more.
Yan Cangming said softly, If I guess right, you should be heading to the Divine Dragon Empire soon.
Going to the Divine Dragon Empire?
Xiao Chen really had not made ns for that yet. He intended to go to the Golden Crow Empire first to deal with Ao Jiaos matter first.
As for the Divine Dragon Empire, he would go afterwards.
Xiao Chens expression remained the same as he replied indifferently, Is that so? I dont seem to have told anyone that I am going to the Divine Dragon Empire.
Yan Cangming guffawed, Why the pretense? The Purple Gold Dragon Emperor will abdicate in seven days. Then, the Six Colored Divine Dragons will send their disciples topete to be the Dragon Emperor. Qin Ming seeded the Martial God Pces inheritance. If you do not go, Qin Ming will be the Dragon Emperor.
Thepetition to be the Dragon Emperor will begin in seven days?
Xiao Chen felt slightly startled in his heart. This information came rather suddenly. This had to have been decided over the past couple of days.
Previously, Xiao Chen had been traveling alone and did not receive any notice from the Heavenly Alliance.
What does this have to do with you? This is the Dragon Races internal matter. It is not something for you to worry about.
Xiao Chen did not confirm or deny anything, just tested Zhen Yuans purpose ining here.
Yan Cangming smiled faintly and retorted, Is that so? I do have some Dragon Race blood in me, after all, so I am more or less still connected. Im here to tell you that if you dont work with me, you will definitely die if you go to the Divine Dragon Empire.
This joke is not funny.
Xiao Chen found working with Yan Cangming ridiculous andical.
Yan Cangming said indifferently, I came a great distance and cant be bothered to joke with you. A few days ago, you drew even in an exchange with Yuan Zhen, along with his entire Buddhist nation, all by yourself in the Yanwu Dynasty. You were even superior to Yuan Zhen. This matter has already spread far and wide.
When the Martial Epoch ends, there are only a few people who are truly qualified to start the new epoch. These people definitely would make sure to know each others strengths. Several people already find your strange strength unfathomable. If you be the Dragon Emperor, no one will be able to stop you.
Xiao Chen thought about this, feeling that Yan Cangming was right.
The people who could start the new epoch were only those few people. They would definitely see each other aspetitors.
When Xiao Chen identally revealed some of his strength in the Yanwu Dynasty, word of it undoubtedly spread quickly.
So? Xiao Chen asked as he looked at Yan Cangming.
Hehe! You are a smart person. You should be able to guess what happened.
Yan Cangming smiled mysteriously, not exining.
Xiao Chen could not help smiling bitterly when he heard that. Given those peoples character, they would find me to be too big a threat. They would anticipate that I would head for the Divine Dragon Empire to fight to be the Dragon Emperor. They might work together toy a trap, using that opportunity to keep me in the Divine Dragon Empire forever, ending me there.
Thats why Yan Cangming said that I would only die if I didnt work with him.
On further thought, those people must have contacted Yan Cangming and invited him to work with them to deal with me.
So, why did Yan Cangming tell me about it and even invited me to ally with him?
Why are you telling me this?
Xiao Chen only had this doubt left in his heart. Why did Yan Cangming travel so far to tell him all this?
A light shed in Yan Cangmings eyes. As he looked at Xiao Chen, he said, Do you know who nned this? Who was it that contacted the outstanding talents of both the Demonic Dao and the Righteous Dao to cooperate to kill you?
Yuan Zhen?
Wrong.
Chu Chaoyun?
Guess again.
The Profound Heaven Holy Lands Wenren Yu?
Yan Cangming smiled faintly and said, Wrong again. Its Xi! After he returned to the Demonic Dao Hall from the Ancient Yan Emperor Tomb, something seemedpletely off about him. After he came to know that you faced Yuan Zhen in the Buddhist nation alone, he turned even stranger.
Yan Cangming did not know the reason why.
Xiao Chen sighed in his heart and thought, Indeed, Xi has already learned of Dragon Emperor Xiao Yuns n.
Hence, he ns to kill me immediately.
As far as Im concerned, I do not want to see Xi rule the world after you die, so Ill work with you to assist you in bing the Dragon Emperor, and you help me restore the Flood Dragon Humans status in the Divine Dragon Empire, Yan Cangming continued, telling Xiao Chen his true purpose.
Wrong. You just want us potential Epoch Masters to kill each other while you quietly sweep up the benefits. ck Dragon King, am I right?
Xiao Chens gaze shifted, focusing past Zhen Yuan to the being in Zhen Yuans body, which had remained silent from the start to the end.
Whoosh!
Zhen Yuans eyes turned pitch-ck. ck dragon images swam around in the depths of his eyes.
Surprise shed on Zhen Yuans face at Xiao Chens words, and then he murmured, Thats right...You are the only one who can be certain of my identity. After all, you personally saw me consume the ck Dragon Kings demonic nature back then.
Chapter 2363 Raw 2470 : Xiao Chen’s Strength
Chapter 2363 Raw 2470 : Xiao Chens Strength
Thats right... You are the only one who can be certain of my identity. After all, you personally saw me consume the ck Dragon Kings demonic nature back then.
Upon hearing that Xiao Chen had figured out his identity, Zhen Yuan openly acknowledged it after showing some surprise on his face.
Did you merge with the ck Dragon Kings demonic nature? Xiao Chen asked seriously.
It can be considered as such. However, it is no longer important. You do not have a choice. Everyone knows that you will go and fight to be the Dragon Emperor. However, if you go to the Divine Dragon Empire, only death awaits you there, Zhen Yuan said calmly as he looked at Xiao Chen.
Yan Cangming continued, Work with us. We all are just getting what we want. Take a step back and look at the situation. You dont want Qin Ming to be the Dragon Emperor, right? Xis strength is equally horrifying now. You do not have a choice!
Although Xiao Chen had figured out the twos intentions, Yan Cangming and Zhen Yuan were not afraid.
They did not fear Xiao Chens refusal, as he had no choice.
I have no choice? Wrong. As long as my heart isrge enough, I always have a choice.
Boom!
Right after Xiao Chen spoke, he suddenly attacked, punching at Zhen Yuan.
Regardless of whether Zhen Yuan and the ck Dragon Kings demonic nature had merged or not, Xiao Chen naturally would not let him off since Zhen Yuan had delivered himself over.
When Xiao Chen punched, he silently circted the Cycle Great Dao, bringing out the unlimited power of cycles.
The power of cycles gathered in Xiao Chens fist light, blooming like a flower in the dark night and making the blood moon in the sky appear dim.
Zhen Yuans expression changed drastically. He had not expected Xiao Chen to attack suddenly.
Zhen Yuan snorted coldly, and overwhelming Demonic Qi erupted from his body. The aura of destruction surged out from his body.
There was a vast starry river in Zhen Yuans eyes. The many stars there continuously exploded, causing his aura of destruction to reach a horrifying level. It was like there really were stars exploding in his body.
Bang!
However, before Zhen Yuan, who was on the passive receiving end, could fully extend his arm, Xiao Chen sent him flying like a meteor.
Stop!
At the side, Yan Cangming was shocked. Unexpectedly, Xiao Chens punch contained such horrifying force. He quickly tried to stop Xiao Chen from giving chase.
The mysteries of death spread out from Yan Cangmings body like a tide. The ck aura seemed liquid, materializing strange and evil-looking tentacles at Yan Cangmings palm.
These terrifying mysteries of death inspired chills and fear with just one look, lest one fail to avoid it ande into contact with it.
Yan Cangmings Death Dao Domain had already reached the ninthyer, only one step away from the tenthyer.
Its offensive power was extremely terrifying.
Compared to other killing moves, the Martial Techniques driven by the Death Dao Domain could injure the source of a cultivators lifeforce.
If one were severely injured, the damage to the lifeforce would be hard to recover from.
However, Xiao Chen showed no fear when he faced this killing move materialized by the Death Dao Domain. He merely raised his hand and shed with it.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
When the two palm strikes shed, vigorous lifeforce surged out from behind Xiao Chen. Lush greenery instantly sprouted behind Xiao Chen at a visible pace.
Grass grew tall, and the ce flourished as if spring had arrived. The vast grassy in also had thousands of flowers blooming, showing all sorts of color.
My mysteries of death!
Horror appeared in Yan Cangmings eyes, mixed with heavy confusion.
The other party actually transformed his vast and boundless mysteries of death into vigorous lifeforce and scattered it over this previously deste wastnd.
Flowers bloom and flowers wilt. The cycle never ends, Xiao Chen shouted, and a wildfire seemed to spread through the vast prairie, burning everything away. No grass remained, and the many flowers wilted.
The instant the many flowers wilted, Xiao Chen threw a palm strike at Yan Cangming. The mysteries of death contained in his palm strike were even stronger than what Yan Cangming had sent out.
Bang!
Yan Cangming gaped in disbelief. To think that Xiao Chen was even more skilled than he was at the Death Dao Domain.
Xiao Chens even more ferocious Death Dao Domain directly shattered the strong mysteries of death on Yan Cangmings body, causing him to vomit blood. This attack sent him flying even farther than Zhen Yuan, reducing him to an even more miserable state.
Whoosh! Whoosh!
The instant Yan Cangming and Zhen Yuannded, they flew back up at the same time and charged at Xiao Chen. This time, they went all out.
Zhen Yuan drew his saber, and Yan Cangming held a ck whip that had a sticky, ck liquid on it. Dense, ck dragon scales appeared on Yan Cangmings face.
Alloy Dragon Armor!
Xiao Chen activated his Alloy Dragon Armor with a thought. Then, he grasped the handle of the Tyrant Saber on his back with his right hand.
As the two charged over, Xiao Chen drew his Tyrant Saber in an instant. Under the blood moon, this sh of saber light looked as vibrant as the scarlet moonflower and seemed to suppress all gods and demons.
Xiao Chen alone suppressed the auras of Zhen Yuan and Yan Cangming.
Yan Cangming gave a war cry and swung his ck whip in the air. It produced an ear-splitting crack that sounded like thunder and seemed to summon phantoms from hell.
Pa!
Zhen Yuan appeared expressionless, like a demonic Buddha arriving in the world. He held up World Extermining Saber, bringing out a dark saber light that swept through everything. It contained a boldness that wanted to destroy everything around.
Even so, the two had to retreat before Xiao Chens saber.
Xiao Chens saber light seemed to have surpassed the epochs limit, not restricted by the world. It seemed transcendent, like the zing sun. Its surging energy soared endlessly.
Damn it...what level of strength is this?! This is definitely not the strength of a 9-Vein Sovereign Emperor. Even a Faux God would not be this strong, Yan Cangming eximed with some despair. To think that the two of them were no match for Xiao Chen even when working together.
In every exchange, the two ended up retreating.
However, Xiao Chen remained unfathomable. Under the blood moon, every move he made seemed to freeze time. In the eyes of others, he looked peerless and magnificent.
After one hundred moves, Zhen Yuan revealed a strange smile and reached for the sky.
Whoosh!
Contaminated by the Destruction Great Dao, the boundless night turned darker until it hid even the blood moon.
Lets go.
When the blood moon vanished, Zhen Yuan grabbed Yan Cangming and quickly fled far away.
The boundless darknesssted for only a moment. Before anyone noticed it, the blood moon reappeared.
However, Yan Cangming and Zhen Yuan had already disappeared.
They escaped?
Regret shed in Xiao Chens eyes. It was not because Zhen Yuan escaped, but because he could sense that Zhen Yuan had not brought out his full power.
Before Xiao Chen could have a proper fight, the other party already ran. The fight felt iplete.
Now, Xiao Chen was an unprecedented 10-Vein Sovereign Emperor and had the Cycle Great Dao, merging the wless saber Dao with Immortals, Buddhas, demons, and gods. He wanted to know how strong he was now.
Unfortunately, Zhen Yuan...or rather, the ck Dragon King was still sealed. His strength was not at his peak, and he did not want to fight with Xiao Chen yet.
All he showed so far is the strength resulting from the ck Dragon Kings demonic nature merging with Zhen Yuans soul. This was not the sealed ck Dragon Kings main body. Even when filled with the ck Dragon Kings energy, he can only be considered a clone. Just how strong is the ck Dragon Kings main body? Xiao Chen entered deep thought after sheathing the Tyrant Saber and calming down.
No wonder the powerful Dragon Emperor Xiao Yun had to put in all his effort intoying two startlingly massive formations to kill the ck Dragon King.
When thinking of Dragon Emperor Xiao Yun and the arrangement that he made before dying, Xiao Chen sighed.
The effect of that is now appearing...After Xi came to know the truth, he contacted all the potential Epoch Masters of the Righteous Dao and the Demonic Dao in a plot to kill me in the Divine Dragon Empire.
Xiao Chen looked up and saw a faint light on the horizon. Dawn had arrived.
The vast zing sun would soon rise.
Xiao Chens heart skipped a beat. The Deste Sea has the blood moon at night and the iparably huge, zing sun during the day. The sun roasts the Deste Sea all year round.
Dragon Emperor Xiao Yun made the blood moon. In that case, who made this zing sun that is evenrger than the sun outside?
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Far away, Yan Cangming and Zhen Yuan stood side by side, still feeling fearful.
This person is too horrifying... No wonder he does not want to work with us. He does not need to at all. To think that he could perfectly merge the Life Dao and the Death Dao.
That is the Cycle Great Dao, one of the ultimate Great Dao.
The Cycle Great Dao?
Yes. Dont ask too much about the details. In any case, we already aplished our purpose. Hehe! Initially, we worried about him being too weak, making it easy for Xi to crush him. Now, there will be a good show to watch, Zhen Yuan said softly, revealing a yful smile.
Beside him, Yan Cangming remained silent for a long time until he finally could not resist asking, If we let him continue growing, might he reach the point where the ck Dragon Kings main body cannot do anything to him after being unsealed?
The moment Yan Cangming said this, Zhen Yuan showed aplicated expression. He sighed and replied, Its useless. The ck Dragon King represents the end and destruction. If all the potential Epoch Masters work together, the other side might barely be able to put up a fight. Anything else would be pointless. When the ck Dragon King appears, the Martial Epoch will end.
Chapter 2364 Raw 2471 : Huge Changes in the Golden Crow Empire
Chapter 2364 Raw 2471 : Huge Changes in the Golden Crow Empire
The morning sun rose, climbing into the sky.
Arger sun than the sun in any other ce gave off a dazzling radiance on the horizon.
As the sunlight shone, it swept away the cold of the Deste Seas night.
After Xiao Chen said his goodbyes to Sang, he used the Heavenly Alliance medallion to verify the information from Yan Cangming with Mu Zifeng.
Its true. Jiang He already left the Heavenly Alliance and headed for the Divine Dragon Empire. The Purple Gold Dragon Emperor will abdicate seven dayster. At that time, all the Martial God Pce upper echelon will go there. The other super factions will be present as well.
What do you think?
I hope that you can rush to the Divine Dragon Empire. Qin Ming absolutely cannot obtain the Dragon Emperor position. The Heavenly Alliance will fully support you.
I understand.
Mu Zifengs image, which came from the medallion, slowly faded. Xiao Chen muttered to himself; no one knew what he was thinking.
Xiao Chen did not tell Mu Zifeng about obtaining the royal genealogical record and the Emperor Dragon Throne.
However, it did not matter whether Xiao Chen told him or not. The Heavenly Alliance had already ced all its bets on Xiao Chen. It would unconditionally support him.
Qin Mings bing the Dragon Emperor would deal a massive blow to Xiao Chen that would reduce his Luck by arge margin.
With the epoch change imminent, the ever-ethereal Luck would be even more critical.
A negligible event might have a huge impact, causing one to fall in thepetition to start the new epoch.
Dragon Emperor.
Xiao Chen sighed softly and shook his head. Then, he put away the Heavenly Alliance medallion.
Compared to bing the Dragon Emperor, Xiao Chen cared more about another piece of information that Mu Zifeng told him.
The White Dragon bloodline had confirmed that it would send Liu Ruyue to fight for the Dragon Emperor position.
The Six Colored Divine Dragons and the Heavenly Dragon Pce were all qualified to send disciples to fight to be the Dragon Emperor.
However, thispetition was just a formality now. After gaining the Martial God Pces full support, Qin Ming was much stronger than any otherpetitor.
Of course, that was if Xiao Chen did not appear.
Lets go to the Golden Crow Empire first.
A bright light zed in Xiao Chens eyes. He did not let this incident change his original n.
In merely two days, Xiao Chen traversed the Deste Sea and entered the Golden Crow Empires territory.
Something is not right.
The instant Xiao Chen stepped into the Golden Crow Empires territory, he sensed a strange Divine Energy fluctuation in the air.
The Divine Energy fluctuations were extremely weak. An ordinary Sovereign Emperor would not have noticed anything without paying attention.
However, Xiao Chen was a 10-Vein Sovereign Emperor. He instantly noticed something off.
This is...
Xiao Chen thought for a while before raising his head to look towards the Golden Crow Empires capital.
Then, he opened his Heavenly Eye. His vision continuously extended out.
Many cities, rivers, mountains, prairies, and deserts quickly shed past in his vision.
There.
After a while, Xiao Chens vision reached the vast nations capital after crossing a boundless distance.
However, when Xiao Chen prepared to look farther in, he discovered that something obstructed his vision.
An invisible force blocked his vision, making him feel suspicious.
Xiao Chen withdrew his gaze. Then, he closed his eyes to probe with his Soul Energy. However, something blocked that as well.
Be it Xiao Chens Soul Energy or Heavenly Eye, neither let him see the truth within the Golden Crow Empires capital.
There were only two possible exnations: the Golden Crow Empire had activated its protective formations, or Faux Gods had worked together toy a formation. Otherwise, it would be impossible to prevent Xiao Chen from looking in.
Whats going on?
Either exnation felt shocking. This meant that a huge change had happened in the Golden Crow Empire.
Xiao Chen opened his eyes, and a murderous intent shed in them.
This huge change had many possibilities. Hopefully, it was not the one that Xiao Chen guessed.
Whoosh!
Xiao Chen pushed off the ground gently. Then, he turned into a lightning bolt that merged into the clouds.
Lightning streaked through the clouds, passing in a sh and advancing at an incredible speed.
After about eight minutes, a lightning bolt plunged towards the summit of a tall mountain fifty kilometers away from the Golden Crow Empires capital.
The electric light coalesced, and the white-d Xiao Chen firmlynded.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
No sooner had Xiao Chen appeared than he detected the aura of a few Sovereign Emperors quickly rushing towards his location.
This ce is indeed tightly guarded. I just arrived, and they discovered me already, Xiao Chen muttered to himself. He sensed that something major happened in the capital.
Three figures appeared before Xiao Chen. All of themcked the Golden Crow bloodline.
The leader looked old and had white hair. On his forehead was a vibrant red mark indicating that he was of the White Marsh Beast Empires Royal n.
The other two middle-aged people gave off an unruly air. They were people from the Heavenly Wolf Empire.
The white-haired old man had a benevolent face. Smiling at Xiao Chen, he asked softly, Honored sir, do you intend to enter the capital?
Xiao Chen felt suspicious, but his expression did not change. He replied, I saw that the capital was tightly guarded, seeming to have activated its protective formations, so I came to take a look.
Honored sirs cultivation is startling to be able to sense that despite not being from the Golden Crow Empire. However, I dont think Ive seen you in the Divine Dragon Empire before, the white-haired old man probed, having noticed Xiao Chens Dragon Race bloodline.
Xiao Chen retorted indifferently, Im just a mixed-blood dragon. Its normal that you have not met me.
The white-haired old man immediately understood. In that case, it was not strange. The Dragon Race cultivators he interacted with in the Martial God Pce were all Divine Dragon Sovereign Emperors. However, this was surprising. Although this person withdrew his Dragon Might, his temperament was quite outstanding, unconceble.
Unexpectedly, such a person was a mixed-blood dragon.
If you are not a Golden Crow Empire Sovereign Emperor, then go farther away. Dont meddle with things unrted to you, one of the middle-aged men at the side said in a hostile tone as he stared at Xiao Chen.
Alright. I was just curious anyway.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly as he turned and left, vanishing from the threes sight in the blink of an eye.
This person is rather wise. He should be a mixed-blood dragon wandering outside, unaware of the Martial God Pces matters, the other middle-aged Sovereign Emperor murmured.
The white-haired old man withdrew his smile, showing a ferocious expression. He no longer looked as benevolent as he had earlier but more like a venomous snake. He said coldly, We cant be careless. Nothing can go wrong at such a crucial moment.
Suddenly, the white-haired old mans expression changed dramatically. After a pause, he said, Why do I feel that this white-d persons temperament, appearance, and bloodline seem simr to that of a certain rumored person?
Like who?
Just as the white-haired old man was about to speak, he sensed a faint killing intent. He shouted, Theres killing intent!
Bang!
However, the warning was still toote. The two 6-Vein Great Perfection Sovereign Emperors beside him could not react in time.
Xiao Chen had gone around silently and punched.
Supreme Dragon Fist, Only I Am Supreme!
A towering Azure Dragon image appeared, and a fist light containing a vast and suffocating Dragon Mightnded.
Before the two 6-Vein Sovereign Emperors could turn around, Xiao Chen smashed them to pieces with one punch.
He immediately reduced the two to ashes, destroying their souls.
The 8-Vein Sovereign Emperor white-haired old man had fled far away. When he saw this scene after turning around, he gaped in shock, dumbfounded.
What level of strength is this? He managed to destroy two 6-Vein Sovereign Emperors with one punch!
Although there was the element of surprise, the power of this punch was too horrifying.
Ice small world!
There was no time to think. The white-haired old man instantly brought out his tenthyer Ice Dao Domain and formed an ice small world, encasing Xiao Chen.
Crack!
Before the white-haired old man could do anything, a saber light shed, shattering the small world into countless ice shards.
Xiao Chen destroyed the ice small world with one saber strike.
This stunned the white-haired old man. Now, he was out of ideas, so he grasped a Martial God Pce medallion in his hand.
Whoosh!
A miserable shriek rang out. He had not seen the white-d person move at all before his right hand, which grasped the medallion, got chopped off.
Xiao Chen reached out and grabbed the medallion. Then, he clenched his hand, crushed the medallion, and casually tossed it aside.
You are Xiao Chen!
The white-haired old man stared at Xiao Chen in horror. He finally figured out Xiao Chens identity.
Since you know me, you had better be more obedient. Dont even think of trying to involve any Faux God experts. Tell me, what happened in the Golden Crow Empires capital? Dont me me for anything if you dont speak within three seconds, Xiao Chen said indifferently as he stood without fear in front of the old man.
The white-haired old man understood that even if he did not say it, Xiao Chen had other means to extract the answer from him.
The old man had no choice but to tell Xiao Chen. Otherwise, who knew what torture he would suffer?
You dont have to threaten me. The winner is king, and the loser is evil. I am clearer than you on the methods of a Sovereign Emperor. Ill just tell you. The Martial God Pce wants the Golden Crow Empire to offer the Golden Crow Holy Beast as a congrattory gift to Qin Ming, who will be the Dragon Emperor five dayster. The Golden Crow is to sign a contract and be his pet.
The white-haired old man sighed, You can see the results for yourself. The Golden Crow Empire refused, so the Martial God Pce used force. The Golden Crow Empires Royal n has retreated to the Sr Divine Temple. However, those people cannotst for much longer. They cannot possibly resist the entire Martial God Pce by themselves.
Xiao Chen remained silent, not saying anything for a while.
The white-haired old man felt nervous, so he probed, It looks like you are quite wise; knowing that a Faux God is in charge there, you do not dare to act rashly. Since that is the case, why make things difficult for me? If I am missing for too long, it will startle the Faux God. That would not be good for you
Whoosh!
Xiao Chen casually swung his Tyrant Saber, then sheathed it. He chopped the white-hair old manboth the physical body and Divine Sealin half before the old man finished speaking.
Xiao Chen turned his head to look at the capital. Unexpectedly, it was thest result that he wanted to see.
A golden clump of light struggled continuously behind Xiao Chen.
That was the white-d old mans soul. However, that soul contained saber intent. No matter how he struggled, he was helpless, unable to change the fate of his soul scattering.
From the start to the end, Xiao Chen never turned his head to look at it.
Chapter 2365 Raw 2472 : Faux God Exper
Chapter 2365 Raw 2472 : Faux God Exper
Xiao Chen showed an unsightly expression as he looked at the Golden Crow Empires capital.
After he noticed something off with the capital, he had guessed that the Martial God Pce had targeted Little Yellow Feather.
Unexpectedly, he had guessed the worst-case scenario.
While a pure-blooded Holy Beast was still young, it would be a powerful weapon with the epoch change at hand.
If one did not care about Little Yellow Feather, one could use a Secret Technique to overdraw on its lifeforce to bring out the strength of a mature Golden Crow.
That would simply be unimaginable, allowing one a considerable advantage in a battle between potential Epoch Masters.
There definitely were Faux Gods guarding the Golden Crow Empire. Its Luck was also the strongest among the eight great empires.
However, it could not resist thebined efforts of the other seven great empires.
Faux Gods had worked together to seal off the entire capital in a barrier. This prevented Xiao Chen from knowing what was happening there.
To the 10-Vein Sovereign Emperor, breaking the barrier would not be too difficult.
The difficult thing was breaking the barrier without startling the Faux God experts. That was practically impossible.
Xiao Chen had no idea how strong Faux Gods were. He could not be sure that he could fight Faux Gods with his current strength.
After thinking for a while, he gave a simple report about the Golden Crow Empires situation to Mu Zifeng.
Dont act rashly for now. Ill get Suiren Ji and the Doyens to assist you. With your current strength, it is not yet time for you to face Faux Gods.
How long do they need?
Half a day will do.
Xiao Chen put away the Heavenly Alliance medallion. Then, he sat cross-legged on the summit, thinking, Half a day...can Ao Jiao wait for half a day?
What if the Martial God Pces people manage to break into the Sr Divine Temple and try to snatch Little Yellow Feather away? Given Ao Jiaos character, she would definitely fight to the death.
No. I cannot gamble on this.
Compared to putting Ao Jiao in danger, Xiao Chen would rather be the one to face Faux Gods. He absolutely could not let the past repeat itself.
Ao Jiao had already died for him once in the Sky Dome Realm when he underwent his Heart Tribtion.
Faux God... Let me experience the strength of a Faux God, then.
Xiao Chen grasped his sabers handle. Then, with a war cry, he drew the Tyrant Saber.
The unprecedented wless saber Dao, which surpassed the epoch, materialized thousands of saber lights when driven by the Cycle Great Dao.
The boundless, resplendent saber lights soared up behind Xiao Chen. As the dazzling saber lights spread out in rings, theyyered over one another, looking like he held up a sun behind him.
The hundreds of millions of ordinary people and cultivators in the vast Golden Crow Empire saw this shocking scene.
Another sun suddenly appeared in the sky,peting with the real sun with its radiance. No one could immediately tell which was the real one.
However, this sightsted for only an instant, making everyone wonder whether they saw wrong.
The sun moved like lightning, shooting toward the capital.
The surroundings of the capital initially looked normal, like nothing was going on.
Then, a ring of light suddenly appeared, encasing and sealing the entire capital.
This made the vast and majestic capital look like ity in a birdcage.
Boom!
The zing sun in the sky crashed into the capital at lightning speed.
In the next moment, the ground shook, and terrifying shock waves erupted above the capital.
The shock waves spread out for five hundred kilometers around. The instant the shock waves shattered the mountain Xiao Chen stood on, he flew into the air andnded on the capitals grand walls.
Xiao Chen shattered the Faux Gods barrier with one saber strike from the Tyrant Saber. He used pure, absolute force, not any tricks or shortcuts.
The white-d Xiao Chen stood on the city wall, his clothes fluttering in the strong wind.
He took in the entire capital. The initially bustling, flourishing capitaly in ruins. No intact buildings remained for five thousand kilometers, an imperial capital handed down since ancient times destroyed.
It was not Xiao Chens saber strike that had demolished it but the huge battle that had taken ce before he arrived.
ng! ng! ng!
The sound of intense battle came from afar, ringing endlessly.
Xiao Chen turned his head to look, peering through the dust, and saw two Faux God experts fighting on a tall mountain in the city.
Many Sovereign Emperors fought each other at a perfectly intact emptynd below, engaged in intense battles.
That was the Sr Divine Temple.
The Faux God experts fought above the Sr Divine Temple. The Martial God Pce Sovereign Emperors below had already broken the Sr Divine Temples formations, charged in, and started their final ughter.
Xiao Chen could feel countless pairs of eyesboth overt and covertlooking at him with suspicion or confusion in the Golden Crow Empires capital.
This humble self is Bai Jue. Might I ask which factions Faux God you are? Why are you interfering in the private matters of my Martial God Pce?
As Xiao Chen sized up the ce and prepared to head to the Sr Divine Temple, an old man descended on the city walls from afar.
This old man wore gray robes and had a paleplexion with a scarlet mark on his forehead. This was a Faux God expert with the Great Deste Eon White Marsh Beast bloodline.
Bai Jue eyed Xiao Chen suspiciously, wondering which faction this Faux God belonged to. To think that this person was so young!
However, after he sized up Xiao Chen for a while, his suspicion deepened. Why does he not seem like a Faux God?
There is no divine nature at all. However, what about that earlier saber strike?
Xiao Chen did not respond. Xiao Chen noticed that Bai Jue held a crystal treasure pagoda shining with a silver light in his left hand. As Bai Jue spoke, he silently circted his Divine Energy. The barrier that Xiao Chen broke earlier slowly recovered, trying to envelop the Golden Crow Empires capital again.
Xiao Chen thought, It looks like this old man is anxious to reseal the capital.
Then, he connected this to the Faux God experts fighting above the Sr Divine Temple.
Xiao Chen instantly understood. The silver pagoda in the old mans hand could iste the protective formations.
The protective formations drew on the vital force of the world from the entire Golden Crow Empire. However, the pagoda suppressed them to just within the capital. This practically reduced the formations to mere decorations.
Xiao Chen looked around, and indeed, the many Sovereign Emperors who had charged into the Sr Divine Temple got chased out. The Golden Crow Empire Sovereign Emperors grew stronger the more they fought.
Given that, as long as Xiao Chen dyed this Faux God, preventing him from reerecting the barrier, he did not need to worry about Ao Jiao and the other people in the Sr Divine Temple.
When the Heavenly Alliance experts arrived, the Golden Crow Empire would survive this cmity.
Acting all mysterious!
Bai Jue finally determined that Xiao Chen was not a Faux God. Upon seeing Xiao Chen remain silent, he became enraged.
The incensed Bai Jue raised his hand and smashed it down towards Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen immediately felt like Bai Jues hand covered the sky, isting him from the world.
The entire world turned pitch-ck as it started to reject Xiao Chen. Unprecedented loneliness surged over.
This startled Xiao Chen. He had never heard of such an attack before.
Although Xiao Chen was startled, he did not panic. He was like a saber abandoned at the darkest corner of the world.
However, this saber was a masterpiece throughout the ages. Even if the entire world abandoned it, the darkness could not cover up its light.
Whoosh!
Xiao Chen sent out a strand of saber light. The instant the saber light shed, color returned to this dark world.
Then, the Golden Crow Empires capital slowly reappeared; Xiao Chen was back.
Ka ca!
Xiao Chen chopped the huge palm descending from the sky in half. However, the powerful impact still sent him flying. This shook his blood vessels and tore his internal organs. The Divine Seal in his Soul Pool became like a candle me in the wind, wavering and looking like it might go out at any moment.
How terrifying!
Even though I blocked the killing move of a Faux God, the shock wave is still lethal.
After a Faux God lit up their Divine me, any casual strike would be supported by their Faux God me. These attacks not only injured the physical body but also battered the Divine Seal.
If one got careless, one could be destroyed.
Xiao Chen circted the Cycle Great Dao, cycling life and death and using the power of cycles to negate the shock waves.
When Xiao Chennded, the wavering Divine Seal in his Soul Pool had already stabilized and was burning strongly once more.
You are truly a Faux God expert. This Xiao has learned a lot, Xiao Chen said sincerely as he looked at Bai Jue. A Faux God expert was indeed incredible.
Bai Jues earlier palm strike would have destroyed a 9-Vein Sovereign Emperor. Even Xiao Chens survival was a fluke.
When Xiao Chen was isted, he had not gotten flustered or anxious. He had not hesitated to draw his saber. Had he dyed, the consequences might have been dire.
This Xiao?
A brilliant light shed in Bai Jues eyes. After some thought, he said, You are the potential Epoch Master raised by the Heavenly Alliance, Xiao Chen.
That is me.
Hahahaha!
Bai Jue could not hide the wild joy on his face amid his guffawing. We searched high and low for you but could not find you. Now, we ended up finding you here by chance. You are really bold and arrogant. To think that you dare to face a Faux God expert! If I kill you, we wont need a Holy Beast pet anymore.
Chapter 2366 Raw 2473 : Killing a God
Chapter 2366 Raw 2473 : Killing a God
Bai Jue, who felt surprised upon discovering Xiao Chens identity, was overjoyed. Unexpectedly, such a good thing delivered itself to him.
Right now, Xiao Chen was the Martial God Pces greatest enemy.
Between Xiao Chen and the Dragon God Crown Prince Qin Ming, only one could be the Dragon Emperor.
If Bai Jue killed Xiao Chen, Qin Ming would seed to Xiao Chens Luck, and the chances of the Martial God Pce starting the new epoch would increase significantly.
Coming to the Golden Crow Empire to take Little Yellow Feather was for the sake of increasing Qin Mings Luck and strength, to improve his chances of starting the new epoch.
However, this effect would not show as quickly as killing Xiao Chen.
Die!
Bai Jue attacked again, using only one hand. He continued to hold the silver pagoda with his left hand, wanting to reerect the formation that locked down the capital.
The world plunged into darkness again. Xiao Chen looked around and saw darkness everywhere.
The city walls, the capital, thend, the mountains, the sky, the white clouds...everything Xiao Chen previously saw vanished.
It was like Xiao Chen got isted in another space, rejected by the world, as if there was no ce for him in this vast world.
The feeling of loneliness was even stronger than the first time.
Again?
Facing Bai Jues move again, getting forced into this strange space a second time, Xiao Chen did not feel shocked.
He raised his hand and swung his Tyrant Saber once more.
Various colors immediately appeared in this space. Xiao Chens sealed senses and vision recovered. The lonely feeling of being rejected by the world was gone.
Whoosh!
Xiao Chen raised his head to look, and an ancient finger descended from above, looking like it was trying to crush an ant. He felt a vast and boundless pressure.
After experiencing this once already, Xiao Chen no longer felt as anxious as the first time, able to dodge in advance.
Whoosh!
Xiao Chens figure turned into lightning, disappearing with a whoosh before swinging a resplendent saber light.
My divine pressure...how did you dodge it?!
This development shocked Bai Jue. To think that Xiao Chen actually dodged. Bai Jue had never considered the possibility at all.
There had never been a Sovereign Emperor who could dodge a Faux Gods attack.
When one lit up ones Divine me, one could familiarize oneself with the nature of the world, bing like an overlord within a certain range.
When one merged perfectly with the world, one could release divine pressure, which shut off a Sovereign Emperors senses and made the world reject that person.
If one went further and became a True God, the space could be something like a divine nation.
However, there were no True Gods now, only Faux Gods, so there was no way to materialize a divine nation.
Even so, a Faux God experts divine pressure was something that a Sovereign Emperor could not understand.
Shutting off senses, such that Soul Energy, vision, hearing, smell, and touch turned useless, prevented one from dodging the killing move of a Faux God.
However, Xiao Chen did sotwice.
You overestimate yourself.
After the shock, Bai Jue calmed down. He was a Faux God expert, after all.
As Bai Jue raised his hand, he neutralized Xiao Chens saber strike, which could destroy a 9-Vein Sovereign Emperor. Then, he used two fingers to catch the sabers de.
Xiao Chen, who was in the air, felt his saber beingpletely restrained; he could not thrust it forward or retract it.
Bai Jue smiled coldly and said, You truly startled me. To think that you can dodge my killing move amid my divine pressure. Unfortunately...you do not know how horrifying a Faux God is.
Dang!
A me appeared in Bai Jues eyes as a vast Divine Might erupted from his body. Then, he flicked his finger.
Xiao Chens Tyrant Saber trembled endlessly as the force flowed along the saber relentlessly and knocked him away like a fired cannonball.
ng!
Xiao Chen fell to one knee on the ground. He had to stab the Tyrant Saber into the ground to stabilize himself.
Some blood leaked out of Xiao Chens lips, but his eyes remained calm, not showing any fluctuations.
Bai Jue felt startled. His earlier strike looked casual. However, he had used fifty percent of his strength. Even so, the other party sustained only minor injuries.
Xiao Chens expression looked as calm as still water, with a deep gaze like the sky or the sea. It felt like he was evaluating Bai Jues strength.
Could he be testing how strong a Faux God is?
Damn it! Shouldnt he be scared out of his wits upon seeing a Faux God?
Bai Jue felt that Xiao Chen challenged his prestige as a Faux God, mocking him. Anger surged in his heart as he attacked again.
This time, Bai Jue pressed forward, thrusting the vast and boundless Divine Might ahead as if he was toppling mountains and flipping seas.
Then, he threw a palm strike at lightning speed, a palm strike that could shatter stars.
Before Bai Jue arrived, loud sonic booms shook the air, ear-splitting like thunder. They scattered the clouds for five thousand kilometers around, revealing the boundless stars in the Starry Heavens.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly and did not sh head-on, dodging for now.
His primary purpose was to dy the other party, preventing him from sealing the capital again. The secondary purpose was to test how strong a Faux God was, to see if he stood a chance of victory against a Faux God.
The two immediately started an intense fight on the ancient city walls that had enclosed the capital for tens of thousands of years.
This battle was in no way inferior in intensity to the one between two Faux Gods above the Sr Divine Temple.
Your Highness the Divine Daughter, it is Xiao Chen!
Hao Kai, who was responsible for protecting Ao Jiao in the distant Sr Divine Temple, finally recognized Xiao Chen.
Previously, he had seen someone break the seal with one saber strike.
He had thought that a Faux God came to help them. After observing for a long time, he was shocked to discover that it was not a Faux God but Xiao Chen.
What is he doing here? That idiot. Why is he fighting with a Faux God?
Compared to Hao Kais excited expression, Ao Jiao showed worry and started to grumble andin.
Caught up in her emotions, Ao Jiao did not realize that she had started calling Xiao Chen an idiot again.
After some thought, Hao Kai asked, Divine Daughter, should we help? Right now, the protective formations are fully operational. That group of people from the Martial God Pce can no longer charge in.
No.
Ao Jiao calmly rejected the suggestion, saying, Dont cause trouble for him. He is taking the risk to fight a Faux God to allow the protective formations to operate fully. If we go to help, we will be wasting his efforts.
And worse, if they got caught, they would harm Xiao Chen.
Hao Kai asked, What should we do?
Ao Jiao sighed and said, He probably does not know that we have backup ns and can leave. This idiot...he always likes to do things his way. However, since he made a move, he definitely has a n to protect everyone.
Soon, four hours passed since the intense battle at the city walls started.
Bai Jue frantically attacked Xiao Chen. Aside from the silver pagoda in his left hand, he used practically everything he had.
Aside from reducing Xiao Chen to a somewhat miserable state, Bai Jues terrifying attacks did not affect him.
Xiao Chen was like a small boat drifting in a storm. The strong winds and heavy rain beat down on it, but it did not capsize.
It looks like Faux Gods are only so-so, Xiao Chen said coldly while he held up his saber and looked at the angry Bai Jue, who had run out of ideas.
When Bai Jue heard that, heughed instead of getting angry. Is that so? You cant even retaliate against me. You managed to counterattack a few times, but you could not even hurt a single hair on me. Yet, you actually dare tough at a Faux God, saying that we are so-so?
Indeed. Even a fatal move for a 9-Vein Sovereign Emperor cannot hurt you at all. Without a Divine me, such killing moves cannot hurt you, no matter how strong. However, I know more than these ordinary killing moves.
Is that so? Then, why dont you give it a try? Let me see.
Bai Jue narrowed his eyes but smiled coldly in his heart. He liked this arrogant Xiao Chen.
Only Bai Jue clearly knew how strong a Faux God was. The more Xiao Chen underestimated him, the happier he was.
The more arrogant Xiao Chen was, the easier for him to expose an opening.
After failing to injure Xiao Chen severely despite repeated attacks, Bai Jue looked forward to Xiao Chen showing an opening in his arrogance.
As you wish.
Among Xiao Chens ten Divine Veins, the Immortal Vein, formed from Immortal Burial Lake, activated. Now, he gave off an Immortal-like ethereal air.
Horrifying waves kicked up in Xiao Chens Soul Pool, which looked like a vast sea.
The Divine Lightning Talisman formed from the Immortal Daos Ten Thousand Tribtion Divine Lightning broke out of the sea of Soul Energy.
Previously, Xiao Chen only needed to reveal a corner of the Divine Lightning Talisman for it to injure Great Perfection Sovereign Emperors severely.
Now, Xiao Chen felt anticipation for how strong the Divine Lightning Talisman would be when hepletely revealed it.
This is...
The expression of Bai Jue, who was waiting for Xiao Chen to reveal an opening, changed slightly. He sensed something extraordinary.
By the time he noticed something off and wanted to dodge, it was already toote.
The Divine Lightning Talisman shot out of Xiao Chens forehead. Then, it crashed into Bai Jue with a sh of radiant light.
The instant the flower blooms, three lives are illuminated.
Before the Divine Lightning Talismans effect manifested, Xiao Chen drew Heavenly yer and used the Cycle Great Dao to execute the Three Life Flower.
Past, present, and future.
Three blue lotus flowers, three figures, and three saber lights simultaneously pierced through Bai Jue, whom the Divine Lightning Talisman severely injured.
However, that was not enough.
Xiao Chen gritted his teeth and roared, Flowers bloom and flowers wilt. The cycle never ends!
Previously, he could manage only three saber strikes when executing the Three Life Flower, as he grasped only the state of cycle.
Now that he grasped the Cycle Great Dao, there were more than three sabers for the past, present, and future.
Flowers bloomed and wilted. A bleak and cold killing intent filled the air, spreading throughout the world.
Thousands of flowers bloomed around Bai Jue. One thousand Heavenly yers containing the Heavenly Daos killing intent pierced through his body simultaneously.
Today, Xiao Chen wanted to kill a god!
Chapter 2367 Raw 2474 : Cherish the Person Who Loves You
Chapter 2367 Raw 2474 : Cherish the Person Who Loves You
Flowers bloom and flowers wilt. The cycle never ends!
Xiao Chen first used the Divine Lightning Talisman to injure Bai Jue severely. Then, he drove the Three Life Flower with his Cycle Great Dao, swinging his saber three timesone for the past, one for the present, and one for the futureeach of them resulting in a saber piercing Bai Jue.
However, that was not enough. If Xiao Chen wanted to kill a god, he had to go all out, not holding anything back.
In the time it took for a spark to fly, Xiao Chen pushed his Cycle Great Dao and Saber Dao to their limits.
His Divine Energy and Soul Energy drained in an instant. After executing his move, he was exhausted.
If Bai Jue did not die, he could casually squish Xiao Chen to death; all he needed was one remaining breath.
The thousands of lotus flowers slowlyyered over each other. Faint space-time fluctuations spread out around Bai Jue, looking like ripples on water.
Whoosh!
When all of the figures merged, Bai Jue vomited a mouthful of blood and looked at the wound on his chest in disbelief.
Only one second passed in his world. He only sensed Xiao Chen swing once. He could not figure out how he received one thousand strikes in one instant.
The most terrifying thing was that every saber strike was fatal. Every strike contained the wless saber intent, which transcended the epoch, and the endless power of cycles. These continuously attacked his Faux God me.
If Bai Jue had not gotten careless earlier, letting the Divine Lightning Talisman severely injure him, he would still have had room to maneuver after getting struck one thousand times.
Now, holes riddled the resplendent golden Faux God me in his Soul Pool. Wave after wave of saber intent containing the power of cycles assailed the dim Faux God me. No matter how he struggled, he could not save it.
Bai Jue could only watch as his Faux God me slowly dwindled away and guttered out.
Ill...kill you!
Despair filled Bai Jues eyes. He roared and quickly charged at the weakened Xiao Chen.
At this moment, Bai Jue had only one thought: to pull Xiao Chen down with him before he died.
Divine Might spread out, and Bai Jue returned to his peak, apparently experiencing a dying sh.
Xiao Chen appeared at ease as he looked at the other party indifferently.
Boom!
Bai Jue took only one step, and his body exploded. A resplendent me red high in the sky, lighting up the surroundings with a fiery light and giving off a radiance even more dazzling than the zing sun.
Although the light was resplendent, it gave the feeling of something past its prime, like an aged beauty.
A sorrow that even heaven could not suppress filled the world, spreading in everyones heart.
This confused both sides fighting around the Sr Divine Temple, and they stopped what they were doing.
This is...
A Faux God fell!
Right after the two fighting Faux Gods spoke, they saw the resplendent me turn a vibrant scarlet and explode, looking like a blood moon in the dark sky.
This...how can this be?
The Martial God Pces Faux God appeared stunned.
Although it was no longer possible to be a True God in this age, one could be a Faux God by lighting up a divine me. One would no longer fall sick nor suffer cmities. Faux Gods practically could not die.
Even when running into huge trouble, Faux Gods had the means to protect themselves.
However, a Faux God died today.
As the Sr Divine Temples Faux God looked at Xiao Chen on the wall, his eyes filled with shock.
Whoosh! Whoosh!
Xiao Chen had just collected Bai Jues silver pagoda on the city wall when two figures descended before him.
The new arrivals were two Faux Gods from the Heavenly Alliance, Suiren Ji and Hua Tianyang, the former Alliance Chief.
You killed this person?
Although Suiren Ji did his best to suppress the emotional fluctuations in his heart, he still could not hide the shock on his face.
Xiao Chen nodded. I got lucky. If he did not get careless, I could not have killed him.
Xiao Chen spoke the truth. If the other party had not taken the Divine Lightning Talisman head-on, Xiao Chen might not have been able to kill him even with the endless cycle of life.
Or rather, if Xiao Chens Divine Lightning Talisman had not severely injured the other party, he would not have risked everything and forced himself into dire straits.
In summary, Xiao Chen saw an opportunity, so he put his life on the line and seeded in killing a god.
Hua Tianyang sighed softly as he looked at the blood rain falling from the sky. Then, he said mncholically, Even a Faux God fell... This age is really ending.
Suiren Ji and Hua Tianyang exchanged looks. Although they were not the one dead, they felt some sorrow and loneliness.
The age that belonged to them was finallying to an end. Once the Martial Epochs Luck ran out, the two of them, as Faux Gods, would not escape death, either.
The God Sealing Pagoda?
Hua Tianyang barely managed to perk up when he saw the silver pagoda in Xiao Chens hand, revealing a shocked expression.
Xiao Chen stepped forward and handed the silver pagoda in his hand to the other party to observe.
It really is the God Sealing Pagoda. Hua Tianyang fiddled with the pagoda before smiling. This is a rare sealing-type Soul Tool, a treasure of the Martial God Pce, and is used only as ast resort.
There were offensive-type Soul Tools, like Xiao Chens Heavenly yer, and defensive-type Soul Tools like his Alloy Dragon Armor. There were also Soul Tools with both offensive and defensive properties, like Xis Blood Dragon cloak.
However, pure sealing-type Soul Tools were extremely rare.
Suiren Ji nced at the Martial God Pce Faux God who had fled. After some thought, he said, With this God Sealing Pagoda, we can try keeping him here.
Hua Tianyang handed the God Sealing Pagoda to Suiren Ji and nodded. Do your best to keep him here.
Whoosh!
After receiving the God Sealing Pagoda, Suiren Ji turned into a beam of flowing iridescent light, giving chase in the blink of an eye.
A strange look shed in Xiao Chens eyes as he asked, How powerful is this God Sealing Pagoda such that Senior Suiren Ji is confident of using it to seal a Faux God?
Hua Tianyang thought for a while before replying, It cant really be called powerful. However, Suiren Ji can bring out more of its might, so it is worth trying.
As the two conversed, a few figures flew over. They were Ao Jiao, Hao Kai, and the Sr Divine Temple Faux God.
Hua Tianyang recognized the Faux God, so he performed introductions. This is the Sr Divine Temples High Priest, a veteran Faux God.
Alliance Chief Hua and this little brother, Xiao Chen, thank you for rescuing my Golden Crow Empire from this cmity. The High Priest stepped forward and expressed his gratitude by bowing. At the same time, he gave Xiao Chen a few more looks.
Clearly, the High Priest already knew of Xiao Chen through Ao Jiao.
After some simple pleasantries, Xiao Chen secretly sent Hua Tianyang a voice projection, Senior Hua, you should go somewhere else and discuss the official matters with the High Priest first.
Hua Tianyang looked at Ao Jiao and entered deep thought. Then, he smiled faintly and said, High Priest, the Golden Crow Empire has thoroughly offended the Martial God Pce. With a word from you, my Heavenly Alliance is willing to protect the Golden Crow Empire.
This... The High Priest hesitated. His agreement would be equivalent to the Golden Crow Empire joining the Heavenly Alliance.
Hua Tianyang smiled and said, High Priest, is it convenient for us to speak privately?
Certainly.
After the High Priest left, Ao Jiao rxed. Then, she scolded, You idiot, you scared me to death earlier. How could you face a Faux God alone?
Xiao Chen felt a warmth in his heart. He merely smiled and did not argue.
Still smiling? Do you want me to hit you?
Seeing Xiao Chen only smiling and not answering, Ao Jiao pretended to be angry and sent her hand flying over.
Who knew, Xiao Chen did not dodge, and Ao Jiao ended up just caressing his face.
The atmosphere immediately turned somewhat strange. Hao Kai awkwardly performed a cupped-fist salute. Your Highness the Divine Daughter, Ill return and deal with the aftermath in the Sr Divine Temple first.
As Ao Jiao caressed Xiao Chens face, she blushed slightly. Then, she averted her gaze and said, Dont do this again.
I got it.
Xiao Chen stretched out both hands and gently pinched Ao Jiaos cheeks as he smiled.
You!
Xiao Chens sudden attack caught Ao Jiao off guard, causing her heart to thump heavily. After a while, she asked, You...why are you here in the Golden Crow Empire?
Im here to see you. However, I coincidentally ran into this matter. Wheres Little Yellow Feather? Howe I dont see it?
Xiao Chen said that very naturally. Back when he saw Xi Wangmu turn to ashes, he figured many things out.
Cherish the person who loves one; do not make that person cry.
At the mention of Little Yellow Feather, Ao Jiaosplexion recovered to normal. Then, she snarled, The people from the Martial God Pce are scoundrels. To think that they want to capture Little Yellow Feather and give it to Qin Ming as a pet. Little Yellow Feather is currently absorbing the ancestors inheritance in the Sr Divine Pool. After ites out, I will definitely go and test out that so-called Dragon God Crown Prince with it.
Coincidentally, I am going there as well. Lets meet in the Divine Dragon Empire five dayster, then.
Ao Jiaos expression changed slightly when she heard that. She knew that Xiao Chen had to go to the Divine Dragon Empire. However, Xiao Chens words suggested that he still had something to do and would not apany her.
Do you still have other business?
Xiao Chen nodded. After some thought, he said, With the Heavenly Alliances protection, the Martial God Pce will no longer dare to seek trouble for the Golden Crow Empire. When the timees, just go with your Golden Crow Empire seniors. I will meet you there on time.
Reluctance stirred in Ao Jiaos heart. However, she understood Xiao Chen well. She knew that he would not change his mind about things that he had decided.
Stay safe. Ill wait for you, Ao Jiao said with a grave expression.
It will be fine.
Xiao Chen thought about it. Now, he could even kill Faux Gods. It should not be a huge problem for him to go to the Starry Heavens Dragon Prison to rescue the previous-generation Heavenly Dragon.
Chapter 2368 Raw 2475 : Rescuing the Heavenly Dragon
Chapter 2368 Raw 2475 : Rescuing the Heavenly Dragon
The Starry Heavens Dragon Prison locked up criminals of the Divine Dragon Empire who were Sovereign Personages or stronger.
Ity quietly in the vast and boundless Starry Heavens, where stars filled the ce like the sea, without any marks or signs pointing to it.
Searching blindly for it would be like searching for a needle in the sea.
Xiao Chen had gone there once with the Heavenly Dragon Pces Second Pce Master, so he had some impression of it.
Even so, it took him three days to find the Starry Heavens Dragon Prison.
In the vast and boundless Starry Heavens:
Xiao Chen stood on a city-sized asteroid. When he looked around, he saw hundreds of thousands of stars and asteroids of various sizes forming arge, grand formation.
When one stood within it, it felt like one was in the middle of a vast and boundless sea.
The stars functioned as nodes and the Starry Heavens as the ground, forming this horrifyingly powerful formation.
When standing at the edge, one could clearly sense vast and peerless pressure.
When looking into the distance, one would be shocked to discover that boundless energy and killing intent gathered at the center of the formation, which was an asteroid belt.
Countless strands of negative emotions and resentment coalesced into a horrifying face.
There were thousands of faces under that gargantuan face, continuously struggling and twisting.
Xiao Chen remembered that the first time he saw this, his cultivation had been weak, and he had not dared look at it for too long.
When he saw it now, that was all there was to it, aside from the shock, which remained the same.
Plop! Plop!
The sound of dripping came from the depths of the asteroid belt. Each plop made ones heart tremble and ones soul feel slightly shaken.
Xiao Chen knew that this was the Heavenly Dragons hearts blood continuously dripping out.
He closed his eyes and recalled the steps that the Second Pce Master once took.
With Xiao Chens current strength, he could charge in without fear.
However, he hade to rescue someone, not to show off his strength. If he startled his opponent and caused the Heavenly Dragons death, it would be pointless.
After a while, Xiao Chen opened his eyes and gently leaped onto another asteroid.
The formation formed by millions of asteroids and stars immediately started spinning endlessly, driving the power of the world.
Even a Sovereign Emperor had to be careful when dealing with this.
Xiao Chen showed a rxed expression as he advanced steadily into the depths, following the Second Pce Masters steps in his memory.
The vast formation circted slowly, not showing any fluctuations.
After a while, Xiao Chen approached the heart of the formation.
The twisted face made of killing intent, resentment, rage, and hatred in the middle of the formation grew increasingly distinct.
It still looks the same as before, Xiao Chen sighed. This Starry Heavens Dragon Prison had not changed much since hest came.
He peered through theyers of mist and saw a ck dragon city radiating a metallic glow below the twisted face.
Dragon Prison City!
Xiao Chen had finally arrived. He spread out his Soul Energy and sensed that the experts scattered about the city were incredibly cautious.
The towering dragon pir erected on an altar in the center of the dragon city looked as vibrant as blood.
A chilly sword was stabbed into the top of the dragon pir.
That sword seems to have an extraordinary origin!
Previously, Xiao Chen had not noticed it. However, he was no longer like before. Now, he could make out many tricks behind this sword.
The sword stabbed into the top of the towering dragon pir should be no inferior to the Golden Dragon bloodlines Emperor Dragon Sword.
Xiao Chen ignored this sword for now. Instead, he paid attention to the bottom of the towering pir. Chains shining with an iridescent light bound a petrified cultivator.
Although this cultivator was petrified, his eyes still looked spirited and filled with spirituality.
The petrified cultivator was the previous-generation Heavenly Dragon, Jiang Hes father.
A zing divine me burned on the altar, making the towering dragon pir as hot asva all the time. A sword wound on the petrified cultivators chest resulted in his hearts blood dripping out.
This dragon pir should have been a fiery-red. However, when watered with hearts blood for so long, it looked as vibrant as blood.
Even though Xiao Chen had seen it once, he still felt a soul-deep shock when he saw it again.
The Purple Gold Dragon Emperor must be truly deranged to employ such cruel means.
However, the thing that inspired respect in Xiao Chen was the special airing from the previous-generation Heavenly Dragon. That was a boldness and breadth of heart that epassed the entire dragon city.
The sin and negative emotions pervading the Starry Heavens Dragon Prison did not make him sink into depravity.
Despite his suffering, the previous-generation Heavenly Dragon did not show any rage or helplessness.
Xiao Chen hid his aura and merged perfectly into the dark space. Then, he leaped off the asteroid.
Without startling anyone in the dragon city, Xiao Chennded silently on the altar undetected.
Whoosh!
When Xiao Chen came close to the me on the altar, billowing heatwaves rushed over, feeling like an overwhelming sea of fire descending. These heatwaves contained surging and gushing Dragon Might.
Good gracious, not only is this me startling hot, but it can also prate a cultivators soul!
Xiao Chen gently swept out his sleeves, casually scattering the overwhelming heatwaves and stabilizing himself.
Azure Dragons descendant, we meet again. The previous-generation Heavenly Dragons hoarse voice rang in Xiao Chens mind. It appeared that he was still alive.
Im here to rescue you. I have already been to the Azure Dragons oldnds and obtained the Azure Dragons inheritance. I still have some questions that I would like to ask you about...
As Xiao Chen spoke with the previous-generation Heavenly Dragon, he sized up the towering dragon pir and the surrounding seal, considering how to break the seal and rescue the previous-generation Heavenly Dragon.
Dont... There is an old monster here, a 9-Vein Sovereign Emperor who is even more terrifying than Faux Gods. Quickly leave. No matter how strong you are, you are no match for him in this Starry Heavens Dragon Prison.
Surprisingly, the previous-generation Heavenly Dragon directly told Xiao Chen to leave quickly.
What a strange aura, familiar yet strange...
Just as Xiao Chen was about to continue speaking, a ck-d old man suddenly appeared on top of the towering dragon pir the ck sword was stabbed into. As he muttered to himself, he sounded aged and hoarse, like the sand of an ancient hourss flowing slowly.
Just as Xiao Chen was about to move, an overwhelming killing intent assaulted his entire body, sending a chill through him.
Xiao Chen felt an unprecedented sense of danger. Even when he faced Bai Jue, he did not feel such a killing intent encasing him.
Retreat!
Xiao Chen decisively withdrew five hundred kilometers, leaving the dragon city, andnded in the asteroid belt.
He moved along the asteroid belt surrounding the dragon city, looking at the ck-d old man from a distance.
Whoosh!
The instant Xiao Chennded in the asteroid belt and looked up, that ck-d old man pulled out the ck sword stabbed into the top of the dragon pir and arrived before Xiao Chen. Then, that old man thrust the sword towards Xiao Chens chest without hesitation.
In the time it took for a spark to fly, a vast, boundless, and heavy sword intent charged over at breakneck speed.
Dang!
Before Xiao Chen could think, he instantly drew Heavenly yer and blocked this sword strike.
The saber and swords sh produced a thunderous sound. The horrifying impact knocked Xiao Chen fifty kilometers back.
How strong!
Xiao Chen felt startled as he looked at the ck-d old man. This old man was very strong, but the sword in his hand was even stronger.
When Xiao Chen looked, he felt somewhat surprised to see holes where the old mans eyes should be; the old man was blind.
Bang!
The blind old man gently flicked his wrist, continuously sending out ck sword lights that swept over.
Not daring to be careless, Xiao Chen brought out his wless saber Dao to its limits.
Then, he used the Mahmy Abstinence Vition Saber Technique and fought the other party, shing with the many sword lights.
The person before Xiao Chen received the support of the formation in the asteroid belt. Furthermore, that ck sword contained an incredibly heavy, destructive sword intent, surpassing the pressure Bai Jue gave off.
The two exchanged one hundred moves in an instant.
Relying on the recovery ability of the Cycle Great Daos life and death, Xiao Chen barely blocked the other partys attacks.
The right time, the right location, and the right people.
This resulted in an overwhelming advantage for the blind old man. When coupled with his seasoned mental state, there were no openings at all.
On the other hand, Xiao Chen revealed some openings before the other party when facing the horrifying waves of attacks.
Perhaps the old man was too suspicious or unwilling to take risks, but he did not grasp these openings.
This made Xiao Chen feel lucky and a little suspicious.
Just leave...I should not be a match for you outside. However, you are not a match for me in this Starry Heavens Dragon Prison. A hoarse voice rang out. After gaining the upper hand, the old man advised his opponent to leave.
Sorry. Since I already came here, I do not intend to return empty-handed.
Whoosh!
A sh of electric light appeared at Xiao Chens forehead, lighting up this eternal, iparably dark Starry Heavens Dragon Prison.
The Divine Lightning Talisman appeared before the blind old man at a horrifying speed.
The blind old mans expression changed slightly. Then, he raised his left hand, and hundreds of thousands of asteroids beneath him continuously gathered at his hand.
As the asteroids surged over, time seemed to flow slower around him.
The explosive speed of the Divine Lightning Talisman actually decreased.
Boom!
By the time the Divine Lightning Talisman finally arrived, a star chart made of hundreds of thousands of asteroids shielded the blind old man.
The star chartsted only an instant before it shattered.
However, the Divine Lightning Talismans might decreased significantly, allowing the blind old man to block it.
Xiao Chen frowned slightly. Given this, even if he used the endless cycle of flowers blooming and wilting, he would not be able to kill the other party.
Just at this moment, a figure weaved through the shock waves from the twos fight with much difficulty.
As this person rushed over, he showed an anxious expression as he shouted to the blind old man, Lord Dragon Sovereign, he is the Azure Dragons descendant. He is Xiao Chen, the Xiao Chen I told you about previously!
Xiao Chen looked around and saw the Heavenly Dragon Pces First Pce Master. This immediately and greatly shocked him.
The First Pce Master addressed this person as Lord Dragon Sovereign. Could this blind old man be the Shadow Dragon Sovereign?
No wonder...no wonder this aura feels both familiar and strange. This blind old man respectfully greets Lord Azure Dragon King.
After the ck-d old man heard what the First Pce Master said, his attitude suddenly changed. He immediately knelt while holding his sword and kowtowed heavily.
Chapter 2369 Raw 2476 : Prepared for All Things
Chapter 2369 Raw 2476 : Prepared for All Things
Withdraw!
The sudden change in the blind old mans attitude slightly startled Xiao Chen. Then, he quickly retracted the Divine Lightning Talisman and flew over to help the blind old man up.
The battle between the two rivaled one between two Faux Gods, generating immense shock waves and remnant mysterious phenomena. Even Sovereign Emperors had to be careful when traveling in that area, like treading on thin ice.
The First Pce Master had to put in a lot of effort before he arrived before the two. He first bowed to the blind old man before looking at Xiao Chen with an extremelyplicated expression.
First Pce Master, please ept this kowtow from me, Xiao Chen.
Upon seeing the First Pce Master again, Xiao Chen felt all sorts of emotions, feeling a strong impulse.
Without thinking, he knelt on the shattered asteroid pieces and heavily kowtowed once.
It was hard to imagine how much danger the First Pce Master risked to rescue Xiao Chen from Ancestor Dragon Citys people. He could have died at any time. There was no way to repay such gratitude.
The blind old man felt ripples in his heart, somewhat shocked by Xiao Chens actions.
Despite Xiao Chens young age and current strength, he still did not put on airs before his benefactors.
I cant ept this. I cant ept this.
This kowtow startled the First Pce Master; then, he quickly helped Xiao Chen up. Heughed, Hahaha! Theres no need to be so polite. I have been doing well during the past few years.
Xiao Chen stood up. However, he understood very clearly that the First Pce Master had taken good care of him when he was in the Heavenly Dragon Pce. The First Pce Master could be considered half a master to him and would forever be his senior.
Even without those days, Xiao Chen would still respect the First Pce Master just on ount of the First Pce Master risking death to save him in Ancestor Dragon City.
Later on, Xiao Chen had heard from the Third Pce Master that the First Pce Master had been sentenced to imprisonment for one century.
Unexpectedly, the First Pce Master was locked up in the Starry Heavens Dragon Prison, a hellish ce.
Had Xiao Chen known this, he would havee and risked his life to save the First Pce Master long ago.
In hindsight, the Third Pce Master must have known about Xiao Chens temper and had not dared tell him the truth, choosing to leave him ignorant to save him some guilt and let him cultivate in peace.
The First Pce Master smiled and said, Lord Dragon Sovereign takes good care of me in the Starry Heavens Dragon Prison, so I do not suffer much. Xiao Chen, let me make introductions. This is the Divine Dragon Empires Shadow Dragon Sovereign. It was Lord Dragon Sovereign who ordered the Blood Dragon Guards to protect you as you left the Divine Dragon Empire after that incident.
Senior, many thanks for helping back then.
The blind old man gave a dismissive wave and said, Azure Dragon King, you are being too much of an outsider. Our Blood Dragon Guard was created by the Blood-Soaked Dragon Emperor back then. From the moment of our creation, we obeyed only the Azure Dragon bloodline. Later on, after the Azure Dragon bloodline went extinct, we remained loyal only to the Divine Dragon empire, not the Purple Gold Dragon Emperor. We were just waiting for the Azure Dragons descendant to appear.
Now, the Azure Dragon King has appeared. We await Milordsmands.
Xiao Chen now understood. So, thats the case. It was simr to what he thought back then. The Blood Dragon Guards was indeed a contingency n left by the Blood-Soaked Dragon Emperor, an army to secretly help the Azure Dragon bloodline rise again.
Lord Dragon Sovereign, what do you mean by Azure Dragon King?
The First Pce Master had been listening very carefully, hearing the Shadow Dragon Sovereign address Xiao Chen as Azure Dragon King from the start to the end.
The blind old man nodded and exined, Milord has the royal bloodline of the Azure Dragons. His is the royal Azure Dragon bloodline inherited from and acknowledged by the ancient Dragon God. If I guessed right, Lord Azure Dragon King must have obtained the royal genealogical record and entered his true name into it.
The First Pce Master eximed excitedly, Xiao Chen, is that true?
Xiao Chen nodded. Senior Dragon Sovereign was right. I did obtain the royal genealogical record. After saving the Heavenly Dragon, I will be going to the Divine Dragon Empire.
He then exined that the Purple Gold Dragon Emperor intentionally nned this out, abdicating to let Qin Ming be the Dragon Emperor.
Humph! The Martial God Pce has always been the Divine Masters pawn, and the Purple Gold Dragon Emperor has always been the Divine Masterspdog. Previously, everyone just endured without saying a thing because no one was his match, unable to resist the Martial God Pce. Now that Lord Azure Dragon King is here with the royal genealogical record, my Blood Dragon Guard will definitely do its best to protect you.
The blind old man snorted coldly, obviously long dissatisfied with the Purple Gold Dragon Emperor.
Just from the blind old mans words, it was clear that he remained loyal to only the Divine Dragon Empire when the Azure Dragon bloodline was no longer around. He never truly submitted to the Purple Gold Dragon Emperor.
Xiao Chen rejoiced greatly. With the Shadow Dragon Sovereigns help, the First Pce Masters clout among the mixed-blood dragons, himself possessing the royal genealogical record, and the Heavenly Alliances support, there would be nothing to worry about on this trip.
Lord Dragon Sovereign, what are the origins of the sword in your hand? Xiao Chen could not help asking when he nced around and saw the ck sword.
The blind old man exined, This was the ck Dragon Kings sword back then. The Blood-Soaked Dragon Emperor granted this to my Blood Dragon Guard. After being passed down for many generations, it eventually reached my hands. I am unable to bring out even one percent of its might. If I unleashed all its power, it would consume me.
It was already so horrifying with less than one percent of its power. It turned out that it was the ck Dragon Kings God Killing Sword.
After a pause, the blind old man continued, However, the saber in your hand seems to have an equally great origin. I feel that you also have not brought out the full power of this saber.
Xiao Chen felt slightly startled. Although this Shadow Dragon Sovereign was blind, his ability to see all things clearly was even greater than that of people who could see, potentially one hundred timesone thousand timesbetter.
Heavenly yers true might could be fully brought out only by perfectly merging it with the Heavenly Dao Killing Formation.
Senior, can you let out Senior Heavenly Dragon? Xiao Chen spoke about the proper matters after the idle chatter.
The ones locked up here are mostly traitors to the Dragon Race or extremely evil people. However, the previous-generation Heavenly Dragon is not one of them. If the Azure Dragon King orders it, this old man will naturally obey.
Whoosh! Whoosh!
The two followed the blind old man and arrived under the towering dragon pir in the dragon city in a few shes.
The blind old man ferociously swung the God Killing Sword in his hand, sweeping away the divine me on the altar.
Dang! Dang! Dang!
A few sword lights shed, producing ringing sounds as they broke all the chains that bound the Heavenly Dragon.
I can remove these seals. However, dispelling the curse that the Purple Gold Dragon Emperor ced on his body is beyond me.
The so-called curse should be referring to the Heavenly Dragons petrification.
Let me take a look.
Xiao Chen arrived before the Heavenly Dragon and ced his hand on the Heavenly Dragons body to see within. Then, he frowned slightly.
The previous-generation Heavenly Dragon sighed, It is difficult to dispel, right? This is a cursing Secret Technique that the Divine Master taught him, activated with a Soul Tool. If not for this curse back then, how could the Purple Gold Dragon Emperor have defeated me?
Xiao Chen withdrew his hand and did not rush to answer. After some thought, he asked, Why did you fight with the Purple Gold Dragon Emperor back then? I dont believe that you did it for the Dragon Emperor position.
The blind old man said, He had gone to the Azure Dragons oldnds and discovered that the Golden Dragon bloodline was just the dogs of the Divine Master. He was rash enough to want to change the situation with his own power.
The First Pce Master sighed, I advised against it back then, told him to endure it.
Lets not mention the past anymore. Thank you all.
The Heavenly Dragon smiled faintly, not regretting his hot-bloodedness back then, which led to decades of torture.
Have you thought about Jiang He?
Xiao Chen said suddenly, After you left, he must have suffered a lot. Back when he was unconscious in the Ethereal Immortal Pce, he kept calling out to you, continuously muttering why, why not tell him. I feel that he did not mind all the pain and suffering over the years. He only minded that his father did not tell him about it.
Jiang He...
At the mention of Jiang He, the previous-generation Heavenly Dragon lost control of his emotions. A tear leaked out of one eye of his petrified body.
Ill help you to remove the curse.
Xiao Chen did not say anything more. He pressed his palm against the petrified Heavenly Dragons body and circted the Cycle Great Dao, cycling life and death. Vast endless lifeforce continuously poured into the Heavenly Dragons body, crashing against the curse seed and wearing it down bit by bit.
This is?
The blind old man felt startled. Xiao Chen was trying to overwhelm technique with force, directly using lifeforce to destroy the curse seed.
However, such a method required an extremely vast lifeforce.
Does Xiao Chen intend to use his own lifeforce to break the curse?
No, thats not right... This is the Cycle Great Dao!
When the blind old man recalled the horrifying recovery ability Xiao Chen disyed during their battle, he suddenly understood.
Even so, that would drain a lot of Divine Energy and would take a long time.
Azure Dragon King, Ill assist you.
The blind old man stepped forward and unconditionally poured his vast Divine Energy into Xiao Chens body.
Many thanks.
With the Shadow Dragon Sovereigns help, Xiao Chens efficiency immediately improved significantly.
The petrified Heavenly Dragons lower half started changing bit by bit. Soon, it turned back into flesh.
Xiao Chen persisted. After one hour, the Heavenly Dragon had fully recovered a body of flesh.
Crack!
Xiao Chen used a vast lifeforce to shatter the curse seed.
The Heavenly Dragon appeared very excited, on the verge of rearing his head back to roar in glee.
It had been many years. He finally regained his freedom.
Senior, congrattions. Xiao Chen smiled faintly. Jiang He, who was in the Divine Dragon Empire, would probably be happy to see his father return.
After some thought, the blind old man said, Everyone, lets rest first. Let me deploy my men, and then we will head for the Divine Dragon Empire two dayster. I want to see how the Purple Gold Dragon Emperor is going to pass his seat to Qin Ming.
Now, everything was prepared. They only needed to wait for the right time before charging back to the Divine Dragon Empire.
Chapter 2370 Raw 2477 : Fight to be Dragon Emperor
Chapter 2370 Raw 2477 : Fight to be Dragon Emperor
Ancestor Dragon City was the most ancient dragon city within the Divine Dragon Empire, inherited for a long time. Only the most talented Dragon Race disciples with the best bloodlines were qualified to reside here.
Those that could enter were either cultivators with Divine Dragon bloodlines or mixed-blood dragon cultivators with extremely high talent.
Ancestor Dragon City usually was not open to the public.
It would be opened to the public only for grand ceremonies or extremely important matters.
Clearly, the fight to be the Dragon Emperor fell under extremely important matters. It was nearly on the same level as making offerings to the Dragon God.
In the Divine Dragon Empire, the Dragon Emperor could remain in power for only five hundred years; then, a new Dragon Emperor had to be selected.
However, after the Azure Dragon bloodline went extinct, the Golden Dragon bloodline practically monopolized the Dragon Emperor position.
The other Divine Dragon bloodlines simply could notpete.
Right now, the current Dragon Emperor was the Golden Dragon bloodlines Purple Gold Dragon Emperor. ording to the rules, he still had over ten years to his reign.
However, he chose to abdicate on this day, starting the fight to be the Dragon Emperor.
The Six Colored Divine Dragons and the Heavenly Dragon Pce formed by the mixed-blood dragons were all qualified to send one candidate topete to be the Dragon Emperor.
While it was called apetition, everyone knew that no one could beat Qin Ming, a disciple with a Grade 7 Golden Dragon bloodline who had received the Martial God Pces inheritance and be a 9-Vein Sovereign Emperor.
The so-calledpetition was merely a formality.
The Six Colored Divine Dragons and the Heavenly Dragon Pces upper echelon had assembled in the vast Dragon God za in Ancestor Dragon City.
The ancient Dragon God za was grand and boundlessly vast.
A dignified and serene sculpture of the Dragon God stood there. Many figures crowded outside the za; nearly all the elite cultivators in Ancestor Dragon City had rushed over.
Dragons gathered in the surroundings, winds blew, and clouds churned. The Six Colored Divine Dragonsthe Golden Dragons, the Silver Dragons, the White Dragons, the Blue Dragons, the Green Dragons, and the Red Dragonsall were here today, each upying an area.
The Golden Dragon Race enjoyed the most prestige. The Purple Gold Dragon Emperor sat on a throne above, surrounded by many Golden Dragon bloodline experts. Aside from them, experts from empires with Great Deste Eon bloodlines were also present.
Qin Ming stood out from the crowd, wearing a set of Golden Dragon Holy Armor. When coupled with his handsome looks, he appeared extraordinary, different from the crowd.
Qin Ming exuded the Dragon Might of the ancient Golden Dragon, which manifested as intense pressure.
Even the Golden Dragon bloodline experts and the bloodline Sovereign Emperors of the other great empires here felt significant pressure.
The White Marsh Beast Empires Bai Yunfei and the Hound Lion Empires Xiahou Wu, who stood beside Qin Ming, sighed in their hearts.
The Martial God Pce had decided to nurture Qin Ming as a potential Epoch Master, giving him the Martial God Pces inheritance. He already left these two far behind.
Qin Ming, you will win this fight to be the Dragon Emperor for sure. I can tell that thepetitors from the other Divine Dragon bloodlines are not even ten percent as strong as you, Bai Yunfei said in a rxed manner after looking around and sizing up thepetition from the various factions.
Qin Ming said indifferently, The Dragon Emperor position is mine for sure. With the entire Martial God Pce supporting me, who would dare oppose me? Right now, I only want to know whether Xiao Chen dares toe or not!
Upon mentioning Xiao Chen, Qin Ming revealed a heavy murderous intent in his eyes. That look of hatred was shocking.
Bai Yunfei and Xiahou Wu both knew that Xiao Chen once trampled Qin Ming into a pile of meat paste in the Ancient Yan Emperor Tomb. Qin Ming had nearly died. Now, the name Xiao Chen was already taboo for him.
No one dared to mention Xiao Chen before Qin Ming.
That Jiang He seemed somewhat unfathomable! Xiahou Wu changed the topic, pointing to the southwest of the za, where the people from the Heavenly Dragon Pce stood.
After Jiang He reached the Divine Dragon Empire, he used his identity as the Heavenly Dragons son to obtain the Heavenly Dragon Pces slot.
Qin Ming showed a cold expression as hemented indifferently, I heard that he refined the entire Ethereal Immortal Pce and alreadyprehended the Heavenly Dragons mysteries. He could be considered an opponent worth paying some attention to. However, that is all.
That person is the top beauty of your Dragon Race?
Bai Yunfei looked around, and his gaze fell to where the people of the White Dragon Pce gathered, across the za from them.
A beautiful figure stood amid many figures, looking extraordinary with an air of purity. She possessed a beauty capable of destroying nations, showing a great charm. Anyone would recognize her with just one nce.
A look of strong desire shed in Qin Mings eyes. He snorted coldly. Thats right. Thats her, Liu Ruyue! That woman has always ignored my affection for her, embarrassing me before others several times. Lets see if she dares to reject me after I be the Dragon Emperor!
Xiahou Wu smiled and said, In that case, Ill congratte Brother Qin in advance on obtaining both the world and the beauty.
At this moment, where the people of the White Dragon Pce gathered:
A young woman following Liu Ruyue frowned and said, Elder Sister, that Qin Ming is giving you that wicked look again. He must be thinking of something evil.
This young woman was Liu Ruyun, the White Dragon Kings daughter, the White Dragon Races little princess.
Just leave him be. Someone will deal with him.
Liu Ruyue appeared somewhat sorrowful, holding practically no hope for this fight to be the Dragon Emperor.
Unexpectedly, the Martial God Pce interfered directly with the fight to be the Dragon Emperor. If Qin Ming had not obtained the Martial God Pces inheritance, she would be able to put up a fight, given her strength. However, the other party was already being nurtured as a potential Epoch Master.
A 9-Vein Divine Vein Realm cultivation and an awakened Golden Dragon bloodline. None of thepetitors, including Liu Ruyue, was a match for him.
This so-calledpetition to be the Dragon Emperor was just a show, one that would allow the other party to be the Dragon Emperor with justification.
However, Liu Ruyue had also heard about an overt plot taking ce in thispetition to be the Dragon Emperor.
Someone secretly contacted the potential Epoch Masters of both Righteous Dao and Demonic Dao, inviting them to work together and kill that person who betrayed the Divine Dragon Empire.
That person managed to face Yuan Zhen, who had an entire Buddhist nation supporting him, all by himself. When they exchanged palm strikes, he had not appeared disadvantaged and managed to leave easily.
That terrifying strength inspired horror in all the other potential Epoch Masters. When they learned that Xiao Chen woulde to Ancestor Dragon City topete to be the Dragon Emperor, they conspired to make this ce his burial ground.
For some reason, Liu Ruyue felt worried, hoping that this person would not appear.
A vague figure had always lingered in the depths of her memories. However, no matter how hard she tried, she could not clearly recall that figure.
Ruyue, what are you thinking about? the White Dragon King asked softly as he walked over and looked at Liu Ruyue.
Liu Ruyue recovered her wits and murmured in reply, I was thinking, since this is just a formality, cant we just forfeit?
Father, thats right. Why put on a show with them, giving him the chance to take the Dragon Emperor position with justification? Liu Ruyun said quickly with obvious approval of this thought.
A pained look shed in the White Dragon Kings eyes. He countered bitterly, Do you think that the other Divine Dragons do not think that as well? However, we need to put on this show, as we all have the Dragon Race bloodline. Our fates are tied to the entire empire; we cannot struggle free.
Father, had you known that thepetition to be the Dragon Emperor would turn out like this, would you still have focused on grooming me to fight for the Dragon Emperor position? Liu Ruyue asked softly.
The White Dragon Kings heart skipped a beat. He had known all these years that as Liu Ruyues strength gradually increased, she had started to sense some deficiencies in her memories.
However, Liu Ruyue never confronted him about it. Clearly, she still deeply respected this father-in-name.
If I could choose, I absolutely would not let you participate in thispetition to be the Dragon Emperor, the White Dragon King said directly without hesitation.
When the White Dragon King saw Xiao Chen many years ago, a certain thought deep in his heart wavered.
He had wondered whether bringing Liu Ruyue from the Sky Dome Realm to the Great Thousand Realms for the sake of the White Dragons interest had been the wrong decision.
Honestly speaking, he felt somewhat at a loss. If Xiao Chen really came, with Xiao Chens current strength, how should he face Xiao Chen? Like Liu Ruyue, he hoped that Xiao Chen would note.
Whoosh!
Just at this moment, the light of the zing sun shone on the dignified Dragon God sculpture, making it look golden and glittery, dazzling and magnificent.
The ancient Dragon God sculpture stood in the center of Dragon God za, coiling as it towered proudly like a majestic lone peak.
The most eye-catching thing was its forceful and powerful dragon w. Beneath the Dragon Gods gaze, it appeared divine.
The time has arrived. Thepetition to be the Dragon Emperor now begins. Pce Masters, please send out your nominees. Whoever can stand on the dragon w and catch the attention of the Dragon God will be the new Dragon Emperor! the Purple Gold Dragon Emperor announced loudly as he stood up from his throne.
Right after the Dragon Emperor spoke, Murong Yan, the Red Dragon Pces nominee, entered Dragon God za. He charged in like a ming meteor andnded heavily in the za, radiating a fiery light.
The Blue Dragon Pces Situ Changfeng followed close at his heels, leaping up gently.
The various nomineesnded in the Dragon God za one after another. However, they did not arouse any cheers or attention.
Everyone knew that the results of thispetition to be the Dragon Emperor was practically decided.
The crowd only paid some attention when Jiang He entered. After all, the Heavenly Dragon was a respected existence in the Divine Dragon Empire.
Several people viewed Jiang He in a new light when they saw that he had managed to seed his fathers will andprehend the Heavenly Dragons mysteries.
Boom!
A vast, ancient Dragon Might suddenly erupted as Qin Ming entered Dragon God za.
Qin Ming disyed his 9-Vein Divine Vein Realm cultivation, instantly overshadowing the other six. The ancient Golden Dragons roar attracted everyones attention, eliciting startled gasps.
Such might was even stronger than many of the older-generation 9-Vein Sovereign Emperors
Jiang He did not spare Qin Ming much attention. He focused his gaze on the Dragon God sculpture. This sculpture was thirty kilometers tall, standing majestically in this vast za.
Even at the edge, Jiang He could still clearly feel the Dragon Gods might and pressure. This would only be more horrifying when he got closer.
Qin Ming held an advantage with his cultivation and his ancient Golden Dragon bloodline.
Indeed, the moment hended in Dragon God za, he immediately charged over.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
After he passed the edge, many ancient dragon generals appeared in Dragon God za. As if they traveled through space and time, they arrived wearing heavy armor.
These dragon generals stopped everyone from approaching, swearing to uphold the Dragon Gods prestige.
Qin Ming showed an expression of disdain. He advanced fearlessly while wielding his Emperor Dragon Sword and easily crushed the dragon generals that materialized along the way.
In mere moments, the disparity between Qin Ming and the rest was clear.
In the end, it will be Qin Ming, who obtained the Martial God Pces inheritance. No one else ever showed such poise during the pastpetitions to be the Dragon Emperor.
He is too strong. At his speed, he will probably set a record.
Those ancient dragon generals seemed very weak before him.
Indeed. If not for seeing people like Situ Changfeng and Murong Yan fighting bitterly, everyone would think that the dragon generals are merely decorations.
Qin Mings unparalleled poise excited everyone. All the Dragon Race disciples in the surroundings felt shocked.
Just as Qin Ming was about to enter the Dragon God sculptures vicinity and start climbing it, the entire Ancestor Dragon City suddenly started shaking. Then, a melodious saber hum rang out. A sh of saber light eclipsed the proud, zing sun and the sky for five thousand kilometers around.
The sky immediately plunged into darkness.
The eyes of Ao Jiao and the Heavenly Alliance experts, who stood among the Heavenly Dragon Pce disciples, lit up. Xiao Chen is here!
Chapter 2371 Raw 2478 : Xiao Chen’s Choice
Chapter 2371 Raw 2478 : Xiao Chens Choice
In Dragon God za, Qin Mings expression changed slightly when he saw such a strange change when his aura was at its peak.
He had charged forward happily, thinking that Xiao Chen would not being.
Who knew, just as he was preparing to step into the Dragon Gods domain and climb the statue, Xiao Chen suddenly appeared.
I cant be bothered with you. Ill climb the Dragon God statue first and settle ounts with youter.
Qin Ming quickly made up his mind, deciding to continue forward and enter the Dragon Gods domain.
As for Xiao Chen, the many experts from the Martial God Pce were not there for decoration. It would not be so easy to cause trouble.
Kill him! the Purple Gold Dragon Emperor ordered mercilessly with a cold expression while he sat on his throne.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
The many Faux Gods belonging to the Martial God Pce soared immediately into the air to attack Xiao Chen.
Protect Xiao Chen, Mu Zifeng, who was with the Heavenly Dragon Pces people, said softly with a faint smile.
Whoosh!
The hidden Heavenly Alliances Faux Gods charged over under Suiren Ji and Hua Tianyangs lead, blocking these Faux Gods charging at Xiao Chen with ferocious auras.
Many Faux Gods instantly started a battle in the sky of Ancestor Dragon City. They seemed like they would tear apart the sky there.
As the Purple Gold Dragon Emperor sat on his throne, he did not appear surprised.
He had anticipated that the Heavenly Alliance Faux Gods woulde to support Xiao Chen.
With the formations in Ancestor Dragon City, this group of Faux Gods would not be able to do much. As for Xiao Chen, others would deal with him. The Purple Gold Dragon Emperor did not need to reveal too many trump cards on his ount.
Purple Gold Dragon Emperor, youckey. Do you still remember me, Jiang Tian?!
Just at this moment, a furious roar echoed throughout Ancestor Dragon City.
The dragon roar unique to the Heavenly Dragons rang out in all directions, shaking the sky. This dragon roar suppressed the might and pressure from the Faux Gods in the sky.
Whats going on?
When the confident Purple Gold Dragon Emperor suddenly heard a voice that he had not heard in a long time, his expression changed dramatically.
Whoosh!
The previous-generation Heavenly Dragon Jiang Tian arrived in an instant. Landing on top of a building across Dragon God za, he looked down from above at the Purple Gold Dragon Emperor. Boundless battle hunger zed in his eyes, and his Dragon Might burned like a fierce me.
The pure Heavenly Dragons battle hunger immediately attracted the attention of countless Dragon Race cultivators. The Heavenly Dragon was a special bloodline above the Six Colored Divine Dragons, always a legend of the Dragon Race.
While Jiang Tian had not been seen for many years, many people spoke about him in the Divine Dragon Empire, passing on his story.
Heavenly Dragons Dragon Might!
It is really a Heavenly Dragon! Is he that Jiang Tian who offended the Dragon Emperor and got locked up in the Starry Heavens Dragon Prison?
Why is he out? This Dragon Might is very terrifying!
This immediately shook everyone up. Jiang Tian caused even greater shock than the Faux Gods fighting in the sky.
You are really bold for a Dragon Race traitor. To think that you dare toe to Ancestor Dragon City. Six Colored Divine Dragons, heed mymand: kill him!
The Purple Gold Dragon Emperor did his best to suppress his shock. Then, he recalled that this was Ancestor Dragon City, the ce where all the Dragon Race experts gathered.
As the Dragon Emperor, hemanded the Dragon Race. He did not need to fear Jiang Tian. After all, he held the Dragon Races royal seal; the older-generation experts had to obey his call.
Who dares to attack?! A hoarse voice came from behind Jiang Tian. Then, the Shadow Dragon Sovereign swung the God Killing Sword he held.
Clop! Clop! Clop!
Riding Great Deste Eon mutated beasts, the Blood Dragon Guards charged into Ancestor Dragon City from all directions. They all wore scarlet masks and armor. There were more than a thousand of them, all Sovereign Emperor experts.
The Blood Dragon Guards was an Azure Dragon bloodline faction that the Blood-Soaked Dragon Emperor created.
The might and pressure that erupted from their umtions after tens of thousands of years in hiding startled the Purple Gold Dragon Emperor.
Lord Dragon Sovereign!
Clearly, the older-generation experts in Ancestor Dragon City recognized the blind old man and deeply respected him. When they saw him appear, they all felt extraordinarily shocked and did not dare to attack.
The blind old man said indifferently, Thepetition to be the Dragon Emperor continues. Right now, we are just settling the grudges between Jiang Tian and the Purple Gold Dragon Emperor. If you trust this blind old man, then dont interfere for now. I will give you an ount after this is over.
Since Lord Dragon Sovereign asked, we naturally will not let this happen again.
Although the Shadow Dragon Sovereign usually remained in the Starry Heavens Dragon Prison, all the older-generation experts in Ancestor Dragon City deeply respected him.
After the Shadow Dragon Sovereign guaranteed resolution of the situation with his reputation, the older-generation experts of Ancestor Dragon City chose to remain neutral for now.
Purple Gold Dragon Emperor, do you dare to openly fight me?
Jiang Tian red at the Purple Gold Dragon Emperor as he issued his challenge.
The Purple Gold Dragon Emperor cursed in his heart. The appearance of Jiang Tian and the blind old manpletely disrupted his deployment of people.
This was especially so for the older-generation experts. To think that they refused to obey hismands, embarrassing him.
You already lost to me once. How difficult can it be to defeat you again?
Rage filled the Purple Gold Dragon Emperors heart. He smashed his palm on his armrest and soared into the air, charging towards Jiang Tian.
The repeated changes in the situation not only disrupted the Purple Gold Dragon Emperors deployment of his men but also put the various potential Epoch Masters at a loss.
They did not expect such a dramatic situation to take ce in Ancestor Dragon City.
These people became flustered for a while, allowing Xiao Chen to fly over andnd in Dragon God za.
Good timing!
When Qin Ming saw Xiao Chennd, he stopped thinking about anything else. By the time Xiao Chen found stable footing, Qin Ming had thrust his sword over.
Boom!
The horrifying Dragon Might of the ancient Golden Dragon erupted from Qin Mings body. The instant his sword thrust out, it gathered all the Dragon Might into a single point. That spot of golden light seemed like it would rend space.
Scram back.
Xiao Chennded together with the might of his saber strike, which covered the sky. He did not withdraw when facing this full-powered sword strike. Then, he ruthlessly chopped down with Heavenly yer.
The wless saber Dao surpassed the epoch. When driven by the Cycle Great Dao, it flourished endlessly. Xiao Chens Azure Dragons Dragon Might soared, not cowering before the ancient Golden Dragons might and pressure, and shed head-on.
Ka ca!
When Xiao Chens saber collided with the spot of golden light, that resplendent sword light turned dim.
Blood leaked out of a corner of Qin Mings lips as he retreated frantically, unable to control the situation at all.
Horror appeared on Qin Mings face. However, before he could move far, Xiao Chen pressed forward and used his Saber Dao to bring out his Heavenly yers peak performance.
The spreading Heavenly Daos killing intent chopped apart the Golden Dragons Dragon Might, causing Qin Mings aura to plummet.
Even the Shadow Dragon Sovereign said that he would not be a match for Xiao Chen outside the Starry Heavens Dragon Prison.
Naturally, it was all the more so for Qin Ming.
Qin Ming ended up disadvantaged from the first exchange. After Xiao Chens saber move enveloped him, he retreated step by step. The Azure Dragon materialized by Xiao Chens Dragon Might tore many holes in the huge Golden Dragon image behind Qin Ming, leaving it looking pitiful.
How could Qin Mings Grade 7 Golden Dragon bloodlinepare to Xiao Chens royal Azure Dragon bloodline?
After one hundred moves, Xiao Chen reduced Qin Ming to a sorry state. Qin Mings aura declined; it looked he would soon lose.
Xiao Chen, you forced me into this. Divine Dragon Forbidden Art, Rage of the Dragon God! Qin Ming roared, and his body started transforming.
Dense, golden dragon scales started appearing all over his body. His body elongated, his limbs transformed into dragon ws, and golden dragon horns appeared on his forehead. It looked like he was reverting to his ancestry, bing a real ancient Golden Dragon.
Roar! Roar! Roar!
Roars came from Qin Mings body. A terrifying bestial nature from the ancient Great Deste Eon startled everyone, causing their expression to change dramatically.
The people familiar with Xiao Chen called out in unison, Xiao Chen, be careful. He is reverting to his ancestry.
A flower bloomed, and a fragrance filled the ce. Xiao Chen circted his Cycle Great Dao to its limits and stepped forward, unflustered.
When Xiao Chen took this step, it felt like he broke through some sort of barrier in the world. The surrounding people stopped moving.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Xiao Chen moved as silently as a swallow and as swift as a rainbow. He raised his hand and swung his saber. By the time he turned around, he had already swung three times.
Boom!
The surroundings started moving again. Before Qin Ming finished reverting to his ancestry, the three saber lights pierced into him.
Qin Mings body resumed its original form. Attacked by the Heavenly Daos killing intent, his lifeforce rapidly flowed away.
When the three saber lightsyered over each other, Qin Mings lifeforce ran out.
Xiao Chen easily killed the previously unparalleled Qin Ming. Qin Mings extremely hopeless death surprised everyone.
However, those with good eyes could tell it was not that Qin Ming was too weak but that Xiao Chen was too strong.
Whoosh!
Before everyone recovered from the shock of Qin Mings death, the Dragon God statue suddenly shone with light, looking like it came to life.
The Dragon God has awakened!
This is the best time to climb the Dragon God statue. As long as one climbs onto that dragon w, one will receive the blessing of the Dragon God.
To think that the Dragon God awakened. This is a rare auspicious event!
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Figures shed. The nominees of the various pces in Dragon God za moved simultaneously, rushing towards the Dragon God statue.
The ones leading the charge were Jiang He and Liu Ruyue.
Aside from Xiao Chen and Qin Ming, Jiang He and Liu Ruyue far surpassed the others. The difference was stark. With Qin Ming dead and Xiao Chen not moving, these two would be the fastest.
Father...I cannot disappoint Father.
Jiang He showed a determined look, not pausing at all. When he arrived at the Dragon God statue, he kept climbing.
Whoosh!
Soon, a figure quickly caught up. Now, three people were neck and neck.
Each of the three possessed a different saber intent. They looked like three shes of saber light soaring up, enduring the Dragon God statues vast might and pressure as they charged to the top.
The figure that caught up was naturally Xiao Chen. When Jiang He turned his head, he could not help remembering the Heavenly Book Schrs divination back then.
These three shes of saber light seemed exactly the same as the divination back then.
However, Jiang He knew that if Xiao Chen wanted to fight to be the Dragon Emperor, his own chances of bing the Dragon Emperor would be practically zero.
Whoosh!
However, Xiao Chen suddenly turned just at this moment and stopped, blocking Liu Ruyue.
When Jiang He saw this scene, he could not help feeling stunned, reflexively stopping as well.
Xiao Chen turned his head and looked at him. Bathed in the Dragon Gods radiance, he smiled faintly and said, Jiang He, dont stop. Prove yourself before your father, show him that you are no longer that little child of the past. You haveprehended the Heavenly Dragons mysteries. You are the Jiang He that can climb to the top of the Dragon God with your own strength!
Xiao Chen.
Jiang He felt a warmth in his heart when he heard this. He felt somewhat surprised that Xiao Chen understood him so well.
Jiang He nodded vigorously. Fearing that Xiao Chen would see his wet eyes, he immediately turned around. Then, he continued advancing with strong confidence, enduring the Dragon Gods might and pressure.
You Liu Ruyue was about to speak as she looked at Xiao Chen when she saw Xiao Chen turn and gather the boundless power of cycles at his fingertip. Then, he tapped her forehead with his finger, breaking the seal in her Soul Pool at lightning speed.
Whoosh!
The memories of the past and the various scenes sealed for decades immediately rushed into Liu Ruyues mind like a flood.
Chapter 2372 Raw 2479 : Fighting against Three Alone
Chapter 2372 Raw 2479 : Fighting against Three Alone
Xiao Chen used the power of cycles to break the memory seal in Liu Ruyues Soul Pool, resulting in her recalling the past.
Liu Ruyue appeared somewhat confused, feeling like she dreamed a long dream. Then, she looked at Xiao Chen with wet eyes and cried out, Xiao Chen!
Her memory came back. She remembered everything.
Liu Ruyue recalled the memories she shared with Xiao Chen at the Heavenly Saber Pavilions Qingyun Peak. She remembered the promise from back then and that youth who stood at the peak of the Heavenly Saber Pavilion, loudly dering his love for her.
There were still many more memories...
No wonder I could not forget a certain person in the depths of my memories despite them being sealed for so many years.
No matter how much time passed or how the world changed, it could not erase that passion imprinted in the depths of her soul.
The various events of the past would always remain, no matter alive or dead. Even if she were reduced to ashes, that passion would still shine amid the ashes.
You have suffered all these years... You worked so hard to find me, but I even injured you.
Liu Ruyue could not stop the tears in her eyes. She thought about how the Golden Dragon bloodline pursued Xiao Chen. Even so, he had risked entering the White Dragon Pce to meet her. However, she had attacked and injured him.
With this thought, Liu Ruyue could not help feeling very guilty.
Xiao Chens eyes turned slightly moist. These were tears of joy. At this instant, he knew he had chosen right.
It was better to let someone else be the Dragon Emperor.
Xiao Chen liked his freedom and hated being another persons pawn. He was not willing to shoulder the scheme that Dragon Emperor Xiao Yunid long ago.
It was better to forget about his ties to the Azure Dragons, living out his life in his own way and not living ording to a dead persons n. Even if Xiao Chen had no control, he still wanted to make his own choice.
Its fine. Lets go first.
Xiao Chen consoled Liu Ruyue. Then, he pulled her hand, soared into the air, andnded where the Heavenly Dragon Pces people were.
Boom!
The Purple Gold Dragon Emperor lost his fight with Jiang Tian in the sky.
The Purple Gold Dragon Emperor felt horrified and startled, experiencing a mix of sorrow and anger. He had thoroughly lost.
Even his most beloved son, Qin Ming, died in Xiao Chens hands. The Purple Gold Dragon Emperor had lost everything.
When the Purple Gold Dragon Emperor saw the pensive expressions of the various Pce Masters, he understood that there would be no ce for him in this Divine Dragon Empire now that he had lost so thoroughly. After so many years of suppression, the other pces held a dislike for the Golden Dragon bloodline.
There is no need to worry about not having firewood when living on a lush mountain. Ill leave first and make aeback in the future.
Ka ca!
Just as the Purple Gold Dragon Emperor was about to move, a swift sword light instantly pierced through his chest, firmly pinning him to the ground. The Shadow Dragon Sovereign had directly made a move to restrain him.
Your debts are not paid yet. It wont be that easy to leave.
The Shadow Dragon Sovereign spoke in an icy tone, showing a cold expression. For so many years, you loyally served as the Divine Mastersckey, suppressing the other Divine Dragon Pces, and framed the Heavenly Dragon. All this has to be ounted for.
Whoosh!
Suddenly, two beams of divine light appeared in Dragon God za. It was the Dragon God statue releasing resplendent and dazzling light.
Jiang He reached the dragon w and received the Dragon Gods attention, seeding the Divine Dragon Empires Luck.
Jiang He exuded an overwhelming Dragon Might. Auspicious Signs spread out from his body.
Mu Zifeng frowned slightly and said somewhat unhappily, Xiao Chen, why did you give up on the Dragon Emperor position? If you did not give it up, then you, Xiao Chen, would be the one carrying the Divine Dragon Empires Luck.
Thats true. However, if that were the case, then the path I walk would be the same as what Dragon Emperor Xiao Yunid out fifty thousand years ago. I would no longer be able to sever the karma between the Azure Dragons and me. The epoch I would start would just be Dragon Emperor Xiao Yuns past regrets. It would lookplete, but in reality, I would just be a pawn.
Xiao Chens heart was clear. Ever since the dragon spirit told him the truth, he had already made up his mind.
What is bad about that? Even as a pawn, you would be a pawn in control of your fate. You can bring the Azure Dragon bloodline supreme glory, and my Heavenly Alliance can continue to be glorious for an epoch.
Mu Zifeng still felt angry, not understanding Xiao Chens thoughts.
Just because you are willing to be a pawn does not mean that I am willing. Furthermore, do you know what the consequences of this are? Be it the Blood-Soaked Dragon Emperor from back then, theter Dragon Emperor Xiao Yun, or the Kunlun Realms Azure Emperor, they were all unparalleled, undefeatable peak experts of their time.
Xiao Chens expression did not change as he continued, Do you know what happened? They brought the destruction of the Azure Dragon bloodline. Be it in the Great Thousand Realms or the Kunlun Realm, they brought a cmity of destruction to the Azure Dragon bloodline. Countless families died, only because they had the Azure Dragon bloodline.
This is because there is no truly undefeatable expert in the world. There is no indestructible dynasty. There is no unaging beauty. If I became the Dragon Emperor and started a Divine Dragon Epoch, it would result in the Dragon Race being iparably strong in the new epoch, allowing them to rule the Great Thousand Realms. However, when the epoch ended, they would be like the Martial Epochs Divine Master, in a miserable and sorrowful state, betrayed by everyone. It might be even worse.
That is not the Divine Dragon Epoch I want... In the end, it would just be repeating disastrous history.
Mi Zifeng noticed something extraordinary with Xiao Chens words. He looked at Xiao Chen and asked, What do you want?
I want to end the Epoch Eon, Xiao Chen said incredibly calmly, stressing every word.
Right after Xiao Chen spoke, the expressions of the surrounding people all changed drastically.
End the Eon Epoch? Such a lofty aspiration, such boldness! They had never thought of it before. Not that they could not think of it, but they did not dare think of it.
I support Big Brother Xiao Chen. It is time for the Epoch Eon to end. An endless and relentless cycle of destruction. With the birth of each new epoch, too many innocents die in violent deaths. Ao Jiao stood up and expressed her stance, decisively supporting Xiao Chen.
The others remained silent. However, their expressions changed as they looked at Xiao Chen. Theirplicated expressions showed admiration on top of shock.
You! Have you ever thought of the consequences of failure?!
Mu Zifeng was stunned, feeling an indescribable weakness as he faced Xiao Chen.
The other partys boldness and strength suppressed him.
Milord, the misceneous trash is preparing to leave. The blind old man sent a voice projection to Xiao Chen. Then, Xiao Chen looked at Mu Zifeng and said, Lets not discuss this for now. I have some matters to deal with. Lord Mu, rest assured. No matter how I do it, I will definitely protect the Heavenly Alliance in the future. However, it might not be in the overlord position that you imagined.
Xiao Chen did not give Mu Zifeng a chance to speak before soaring into the air. Then, hended on a tall building and said, Xi, you already came all the way here. Why prepare to leave?
Xiao Chens voice was not loud, but it rang out clearly, resounding in everyones ears.
The sound waves contained Xiao Chens Soul Energy. As his voice spread out, it locked on to the people that he sought.
Still not revealing yourselves?
Xiao Chen threw a palm strike at the sky. Then, three beams of electric light fell from the sky without any warning.
Electric light immediately encased Xi, Yuan Zhen, and Wenren Yu. There was nowhere for them to hide in the crowd.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
The surrounding Dragon Race disciples immediately moved, distancing themselves from these three.
In the blink of an eye, Dragon God zas surroundings emptied, leaving only the three.
Xi saw that the Shadow Dragon Sovereign already controlled the situation in Ancestor Dragon City. The Divine Dragon Empire that should have helped them ended up helping Xiao Chen instead.
The Heavenly Alliances Faux Gods blocked the Martial God Pces Faux Gods.
Xi wanted to retreat. Qin Mings death and the Purple Gold Dragon Emperors defeat resulted in a big hole in the n heid, reversing the situation. Xiao Chen should have been an easy target whom Xi could crush with his great momentum.
Fortunately, who knew what crazy thoughts Xiao Chen had, but he actually gave the Dragon Emperor position to Jiang He.
This allowed Xi, Yuan Zhen, and Wenren Yu, who had already despaired, to rejoice. Theymunicated with one another and decided to leave immediately.
After losing the Dragon Emperor position, Xiao Chen could not avoid suffering damage to his Luck. They should leave this ce now and seek a better opportunity to kill him in the future, not letting him turn things over.
However, the three just thought of withdrawing when Xiao Chen called out, singling out the three of them before everyone.
Xi looked at Xiao Chen and demanded coldly, Xiao Chen, what are you trying to do? Do you think that you can kill us by finding us?
Xiao Chen knew that there would be Faux Gods protecting them in secret. If they wanted to leave, he could not stop them.
Wenren Yu and Yuan Zhen did not say anything, just gave Xiao Chen hostile looks.
I am not nning to kill you. I am nning to give you an opportunity.
What opportunity?!
A chance for you to kill me. You all put aside your differences and conspired to kill me. I am here now. Why leave?
Yuan Zhen looked around and saw the blind old man standing with the previous-generation Heavenly Dragon. Then, he looked at the older-generation experts of Ancestor Dragon City.
Yuan Zhen asked sullenly, You want to fight against the three of us alone? Can you guarantee that Ancestor Dragon Citys older-generation experts, the previous-generation Heavenly Dragon, the Shadow Dragon Sovereign, and the Heavenly Alliances experts will not help?
Xiao Chen smiled faintly. Thats right. I believe that you all have been nning this from the start, to get the Purple Gold Dragon Emperor to ignore us, and then the three of you would work together to stop me from entering Dragon God za, using that opportunity to kill me. Ill give you a chance to work together and kill me now. I promise that others will not help.
Xis thoughts raced. Is Xiao Chen trying to settle everything in one go, dealing with it once and for all, defeating the potential Epoch Masters of three super factions?
However, where did Xiao Chen get the confidence to fight against us three alone?
If Xiao Chen had be the Dragon Emperor and seeded the Divine Dragon Empires Luck, it might have been possible for him to fight against us three alone.
Might there be some trick behind this?
However, if we three do not even dare ept his challenge, it will deal a huge blow to our confidence.
When we face Xiao Chen in the future, we will be disadvantaged before we start fighting.
Chapter 2373 Raw 2480 : Destruction of the Epoch
Chapter 2373 Raw 2480 : Destruction of the Epoch
As Xi, Wenren Yu, and Yuan Zhen considered retreating, Xiao Chen suddenly stepped forward and gave the three a chance to work together to fight him.
Beforeing here, the three had schemed with the Purple Gold Dragon Emperor to create such an opportunity.
Unexpectedly, the situation at thepetition to be the Dragon Emperor had changed instantly.
The Purple Gold Dragon Emperor was supposed to manage the situation for the three. However, he lost, and the Shadow Dragon Sovereign took control of the Divine Dragon Empire, resulting in the three having to leave.
Yet, Xiao Chen gave them back this opportunity.
Xiao Chen, swear it. Swear that the Dragon Races older-generation experts, the Shadow Dragon Sovereign, and the previous-generation Heavenly Dragon will not interfere, and the three of us will fight you! Xi said softly. As he looked at Xiao Chen, a crafty look shed in his eyes.
It was Xiao Chen giving the three a chance. However, Xi made it sound like Xiao Chen was begging them.
Xiao Chen said in a neutral tone, I swear on my name, Xiao Chen, that only the four of us will participate in this fight. If I break this oath, I, Xiao Chen, will forever be inflicted with a heart demon and die a horrible death.
Good!
Xi guffawed upon hearing that. Xiao Chen, do you really think that you can deal with everything once and for all, killing the three of us? We will give you this chance right now!
Then, Xi looked at Wenren Yu and Yuan Zhen. What do you two think?
I have no objections.
It is three against one. If we still lose, then there is no need to fight over who bes the next Epoch Master.
Wenren Yu took it rather easy. If the three lost when fighting just Xiao Chen, he would be too embarrassed to continue fighting to be the Epoch Master.
I have heard Buddha say, I swear not to be a Buddha while hell is not empty!
Yuan Zhen endlessly chanted Buddhist scriptures while holding his palms together. Buddhist light continuously erupted from his body.
Xi and Wenren Yu exchanged looks. They knew that Yuan Zhen was summoning his Buddhist nation. When the Buddhist nation arrived, Yuan Zhensbat prowess would soar wildly, reachingpossibly exceedingthe level of a Faux God.
Right now, the two needed to dy Xiao Chen to buy time for Yuan Zhen.
Xi stretched his hand and waved. Then, the blood dragon image on his cloak started moving. After a while, a roaring blood dragon appeared.
A me burned in Xis horrific demonic eye and charged out to linger at his forehead.
Boom!
Horrifying Demonic Might instantly flooded the entire Ancestor Dragon City. ck demonic clouds churned in the sky like it was the sea.
Forbidden Art, Consuming All Life! Xi roared, and a horrifying suction appeared from his left eye. This suction focused on one spot, surging towards Xiao Chen.
Due to the suction, space and time turned twisted everywhere Xi looked.
The twisted space was like a snake stretching out.
How fast could ones sight move? With just one look, one would fall for this move.
The suction immediately ensnared Xiao Chens body. The demonic eyes suction was like a spiderweb, wrapping Xiao Chen inyers as Xi continuously drained his energy.
In just a breath, thousands ofyers of suction trapped Xiao Chen, continuously pulling him towards Xis demonic eye. Even a Faux God would find escape challenging if they got trapped in the demonic eye.
Xis consuming demonic eye had long been extremely horrifying.
With Xis current strength, his demonic eye was even more terrifying. Xiao Chen found it hard to struggle free.
Die!
Wenren Yu revealed a maniacal smile as a holy mirror appeared in his hand. This was the supreme treasure of the Profound Light Holy Land, the Profound Heaven Mirror.
This supreme treasure had been inherited for countless epochs. During the Martial Epoch, it had even killed Faux Gods, a legendary feat.
The instant the mirrors surface enveloped Xiao Chen, he sensed a dangerous aura that made his heart skip a beat.
No! I cannot get struck by this. If Wenren Yu drives this Profound Heaven Mirror at full power, the consequences of being struck will be dire!
Indeed, this group of people came prepared.
They show tacit cooperation, having made ample preparations. No wonder after I vowed that oath, they had such crafty smiles.
With Xi driving his consuming demonic eye at full power, Xiao Chen estimated that even a Faux God would find it hard to struggle free quickly.
If Xiao Chen could not deal with this suction soon, the Profound Heaven Mirror would strike him.
The situation immediately turned extremely dangerous. No one expected Xiao Chen to fall into such dire straits the moment they started fighting.
Xiao Chen made a decision within the time it took for a spark to fly. He stopped resisting and let Xis consuming demonic eye pull him over.
Whoosh!
Xis demonic eye consumed Xiao Chen in the blink of an eye, leaving the profound light from the mirror with no target.
How can that be?
Wenren Yu paled, and his eyes turned bloodshot as he panted continuously. That earlier strike drained nearly all his Soul Energy and Divine Energy just to push the might of this Superior Grade Soul Tool to its limits.
Even a peak Faux God would be instantly severely injured if that attacknded, possibly even killed.
Wenren Yu had not expected Xiao Chen to give up resisting, letting Xis eye consume him and perfectly dodging that attack.
Wenren Yu felt dissatisfied, but Xi showed joy on his face. Heughed maniacally, Hahaha! Xiao Chen, you are seeking death. My demonic eye was inherited from an ancient Primal Chaos God Demon. Even if a Faux God enters, only death awaits. Now, watch as I use the power of a God Demon
Bang!
Before Xi finished speaking, a saber light shed, and Xis head exploded.
Xiao Chen reappeared amid scarlet light, holding Heavenly yer upraised.
Xiao Chen tore the Blood Dragon cloak off Xis body, not continuing to attack him. Then, he looked at Yuan Zhen, who was summoning the Buddhist nation.
A vague form of the Buddhist nation had already appeared. Yuan Zhen had a confident expression, not showing any fear.
Xiao Chen remembered his experience in the Yanwu Dynasty. He knew that the Buddhist nation was like the Deities Nation, which had been very difficult to break.
A vague form of the Buddhist nation had already appeared. Ordinary killing moves would find it hard to break.
Past! Xiao Chen shouted as the power of cycles circted. Then, he took a step forward.
When Xiao Chen took this step, it seemed like the entire Great Thousand Realms blocked him, preventing him from advancing; he faced an unprecedented obstruction.
Ka ca!
However, Xiao Chen managed to take this step in the end, traveling to the past in one step.
I have heard Buddha say, I swear not to be a Buddha
The past Yuan Zhen had just pressed his palms together and chanted two lines of his scripture. The image of the Buddhist nation had yet to manifest.
When Yuan Zhen saw Xiao Chen suddenly appear from nowhere, horror shed in his eyes, as he was caught entirely off guard.
Pu!
Xiao Chen mercilessly stabbed Heavenly yer into Yuan Zhens forehead with the wless saber intent that transcended the epoch.
Present!
Time and space cycled, and Xiao Chen returned to the present. The Buddhist nation suddenly shattered, and a figure appeared before Yuan Zhen.
A slender half of a saber stabbed into Yuan Zhens forehead. The remnant soul of the K?itigarbha Bodhisattva in his Soul Pool let out a shrill scream.
Yuan Zhen!
This greatly startled Wenren Yu, who turned around and raised the Profound Heaven Mirror, preparing to overdraw on his lifeforce tond a blow on Xiao Chen.
Future! Xiao Chen shouted, and the scene around him changed. He appeared in the future, behind Wenren Yu. Then, he chopped Wenren Yu in half with a peak saber strike.
Past, present, and future. Flowers bloomed with a thought.
The Dragon Race experts below were bbergasted at the sight, gasping in amazement.
Everyone saw three blue lotus flowers bloom. Each lotus flower had a figure on it. When the flowers bloomed, Xis head exploded, a saber pierced Yuan Zhens forehead, and Wenren Yu was chopped in half.
The instant the flowers bloomed, it illuminates three lives.
The three figures merged, and Wenren Yu, Xi, and Yuan Zhen instantly lost. Xiao Chens dire situation reversed in an instant.
On the ground, blood continuously wriggled around Xis neck. Soon, a new head grew out. His two eyes looked like those of ordinary people, betraying fatigue and incredible weakness. Xi found even moving a finger tremendously difficult.
Xiao Chen did not destroy Xis Divine Seal. He spared Xi on ount of Xi being Dragon Emperor Xiao Yuns pawn.
However, Xiao Chen had destroyed Xis demonic eye, which resulted in Xis strength plummeting. Xi lost all his sharpness and could notpete with Xiao Chen ever again.
Wenren Yun was not as fortunate. Xiao Chens peak saber strike destroyed both his body and Divine Seal.
When the three figures merged, Xiao Chen stood in front of Yuan Zhen, holding Heavenly yer, which was still stabbed into Yuan Zhens forehead.
Xiao Chen only wanted to eliminate the karma between Yuan Zhen and the K?itigarbha Bodhisattva, not kill Yuan Zhen.
After he destroyed the K?itigarbha Bodhisattvas remnant soul in Yuan Zhens Soul Pool, he pulled Heavenly yer out and sheathed it. Blood spurted out as he did so.
Yuan Zhens eyes slowly cleared. Then, he wobbled and fell over like a broken kite.
In the distant Yanwu Dynasty, the Buddha statue of the K?itigarbha Bodhisattva in the thousands of temples Yuan Zhen erected crumbled. The Auspicious Signs in the Buddhist nation scattered, and the ordinary people staying there appeared dazed as if waking up from a deep dream.
Life and death had been decided with a thought.
Xiao Chen took the risk to fight the three. If he had not dodged the Profound Heaven Mirrors attack, he would have died.
After he dodged, the other party died.
The great risk Xiao Chen took also brought a huge benefit, dealing with three potential problems once and for all.
From here on, no other potential Epoch Master from the other super factions couldpete with Xiao Chen.
The white-d Xiao Chen looked incredibly glorious, inspiring awe in all the cultivators in Ancestor Dragon City.
Even the Faux Gods of the Heavenly Alliance and the Martial God Pce were shocked and horrified, feeling inferior.
They had to admit that Xiao Chen was now the strongest person in the world. After grasping the Cycle Great Dao, no one could defeat him in an open confrontation.
I have two treasures to hand to you, Seniors. I will leave the Divine Dragon Empire to the two of you. In the future, please take care of my Kunlun Realms Azure Dragon bloodline.
Xiao Chen arrived before the Shadow Dragon Sovereign and the Heavenly Dragon Jiang Tian. Then, he handed the Emperor Dragon Sword he took from Qin Ming to Jiang Tian.
After that, Xiao Chen solemnly handed the royal genealogical record he obtained from the Azure Dragons treasure trove to the Shadow Dragon Sovereign.
The blind old man was loyal to Xiao Chen in the first ce. After obtaining the royal genealogical record, he would definitely take care of the Azure Dragon bloodline.
Given this, there would be a ce for the Azure Dragons in the Divine Dragon Empire in the future.
I propose to all the seniors of Ancestor Dragon City that Jiang He be the new Dragon Emperor of my Divine Dragon Empire with the identity of the Heavenly Dragons son. Does anyone object?
Given Jiang Hes qualifications, many of these Dragon Race older-generation experts would be reluctant to submit.
This was especially so for those of the Silver Dragon bloodline and the Golden Dragon bloodline. However, after Xiao Chen demonstrated his strength, no one dared to meet his gaze when he spoke. As he looked around, no one dared to object.
Congrattions on the coronation of Dragon Emperor Jiang He! Xiao Chen shouted. Then, he suddenly took out the Emperor Dragon Throne, a Dragon Race supreme treasure inherited for countless epochs.
A vast and pure Emperor Dragons Dragon Might immediately surged out. Before the might and pressure of this Emperor Dragons Dragon Might, many Dragon Race disciples fell to their knees with a plop.
Standing on the Dragon God statue, Jiang He gave Xiao Chen a deep look. After hesitating for a while, he went over and sat down.
Now, everyone cheered the birth of a new Dragon Emperor.
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In a nondescript building in Ancestor Dragon City, Yan Cangming revealed a trace of a sneer as he watched Jiang He sit on the Emperor Dragon Throne with a cold expression.
A crystal ball in Yan Cangmings left hand transmitted the scene before him to somewhere far away.
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In the distant Soaring Dragon Great Realm, where the ck Dragon King was sealed:
Zhen Yuan peered into a crystal ball and saw the scene that Yan Cangming sent over.
To think that his Cycle Great Dao is so strong. However, since he already revealed his trump card, he can forget about reversing time and space before me.
Crack!
Zhen Yuans eyes suddenly turned pitch-ck as he crushed the crystal ball. Then, he muttered to himself, It is time for the Martial Epoch to end.
Ten-odd bloody Faux God bodiesy cold on the ground around the location of the seal.
These had all been dissatisfied Faux Gods who wanted to stop the ck Dragon King from reappearing.
However, all their efforts had been pointless. Zhen Yuan had killed them all.
They had not known it was not that the ck Dragon King would end the Martial Epoch but that the Martial Epochs Luck running out gave the ck Dragon King the chance to destroy it.
Now, the remaining Luck of the Martial Epoch were all in the ck Dragon Kings seal.
When the ck Dragon King broke the seal, it would be the end of the Luck, the time for the end to arrive.
Whoosh!
Zhen Yuans body turned into a clump of ck shadow, a clump of pure demonic nature. Then, it entered the seal with a sh.
In the next moment, cracks appeared in the ground. The entire Soaring Dragon Great Realm trembled.
A pitch-ck demonic w broke out of the ground and clenched, looking like it crushed something.
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In the Divine Dragon Empires Ancestor Dragon City in the Central Great Realm, Jiang He had just sat down on the Emperor Dragon Throne when the Shadow Dragon Sovereigns God Killing Sword trembled endlessly, shining with an intense, iridescent light and looking like it was struggling to get free.
The Shadow Dragon Sovereigns expression changed drastically. With an irresistible force, the God Killing Sword broke free of his grip, turned into a beam of iridescent light, and flew into the horizon.
Whoosh!
He ising out... The Shadow Dragon Sovereign trembled, clearly somewhat fearful.
Xiao Chen looked at the disappearing beam of iridescent light with aplicated expression. After a long time, he murmured, The Martial Epoch is over...
Chapter 2374 Raw 2481 : Rosy Clouds Chasing the Moon
Chapter 2374 Raw 2481 : Rosy Clouds Chasing the Moon
The God Killing Sword had suddenly struggled free from the blind old mans hand, turned into a beam of light, and flown away.
This startled both Xiao Chen and the blind old man. They knew that the ck Dragon King wasing.
Back then, the Blood-Soaked Dragon Emperor used the Martial Epochs Luck to seal the ck Dragon King. If the ck Dragon King broke out of the seal, it meant that the Martial Epochs Luck had run out, no longer able to seal him.
When the ck Dragon King came out, the end of the Martial Epoch began.
Although the Faux Gods here did not recognize the God Killing Sword, they were firmly tied to the Martial Epoch.
They had already noticed something wrong, feeling a strange horror. They acutely sensed a great change.
There was no need for words. All the Faux Gods of the Heavenly Alliance and the Martial God Pce knew what was about to happen.
This day woulde sooner orter.
Many Faux Gods had not been able to sleep soundly, passing their days in fear of the end, dreading their death.
However, when this day truly arrived, they discovered that it was not as terrifying as they thought.
Compared to the fear and horror they felt every day, what they felt now was more like a release.
Whoosh!
A resplendent sh of light red to the northeast of the Divine Dragon Empire. In the next moment, scarlet light fell like a meteor shower.
Mu Zifeng looked up, and his expression immediately changed as his heart skipped a beat. Then, he looked at Suiren Ji and Hua Tianyang, who were beside him.
Suiren Ji and Hua Tianyang did not say anything, only silently nodding their heads.
Zifeng, it looks like I will have to leave the Heavenly Alliance to you in the future, Hua Tianyang murmured as he looked at Mu Zifeng with a faint smile.
Alliance Chief!
Mu Zifengs expression changed wildly as he grabbed at Hua Tianyang. However, he only managed to hold the other partys hand when the other partys body shattered, turning into a beam of divine light soaring up and leaving only ashes.
Resplendent light illuminated the entire Ancestor Dragon City, so piercing that people could not open their eyes.
In the next moment, the light vanished, turning into a scarlet meteor that burst like fireworks.
The sudden scene stunned the cultivators around Dragon God za. How could a Faux God die at the drop of a hat?
No!
Although Mu Zifeng knew that this would happen someday, he still could not ept it when he truly saw Hua Tianyang die before him.
Suiren Ji sighed softly, The old Alliance Chief was injured in the first ce. He definitely could notst long amid the great changes. However...I cannotst for much longer, either.
The Faux God me in Suiren Jis Soul Pool was like a fallen leaf in a storm, wavering and flickering as it slowly dimmed.
Mu Zifeng turned his head to look. Suiren Ji never appeared as aged as he did at this moment.
Where are you going? Mu Zifeng asked softly, as he sensed that Suiren Ji wanted to leave.
Im returning to my sect. Even if I die, I want to die in a ce of my choosing. Please take care of my family in the Heavenly Alliance for me. I really did not expect such an ending after bickering with you for half my life.
Suiren Ji smiled self-mockingly. Then, he turned and left alone while waving.
Be it the Heavenly Alliance or the Martial God Pce, all the Faux Gods sensed a great change.
All the Faux God sensed their Faux God mes no longer drawing Divine Energy from the world. It seemed like some sort ofw in the world had broken, no longer able to support the burning of their Divine mes.
Some people started crying loudly, unable to suppress their tears.
Some people refused to submit, frantically consuming powerful herbs and searching for ways to allow their Divine mes to continue burning.
However, most of the Faux Gods of the Heavenly Alliance and the Martial God Pce remained calm, like Suiren Ji. Before they died, they went to familiar haunts and waited for their Divine mes to go out.
These Faux Gods, who could call storms, pluck stars, and crush countless Sovereign Emperors with the wave of a hand, showed unprecedented humility at this momentthis inspired sorrow.
As Xiao Chen looked at these departing Faux Gods, he saw expressions that said they had nothing to live for, or calm, or despair. Suddenly, he thought of the helpless Immortals from many ages ago. When the Immortal Epoch ended, they were probably like this as well.
After hees out, you will be the first he will look for, the Shadow Dragon Sovereign warned sullenly as he looked at Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen nodded. I know. Ill leave my friends to Senior for now.
Dont worry. I will do my best to protect them.
Xiao Chen sighed in his heart. Then, he went over to say goodbye to Liu Ruyue and Ao Jiao, telling them to remain in the Divine Dragon Empire and not leave Ancestor Dragon City.
Xiao Chen, I dont me you for not bing the Dragon Emperor. However, you have to eliminate the ck Dragon King! Mu Zifeng said to Xiao Chen, enunciating every word clearly. A heavy killing intent gathered on him.
Xiao Chen looked at Mu Zifeng. Then, he looked at the worried Liu Ruyue and Ao Jiao. Then, Jiang He...they were all familiar faces.
If Xiao Chen could not defeat the ck Dragon King, these old friends of his, people who left beautiful memories in his life, would be killed by the ck Dragon King,pletely and utterly destroyed.
I will. I will definitely kill him.
Xiao Chen turned after speaking. After he walked out of the city gates, he turned his head to look back.
Scarlet meteors filled the sky of the entire Divine Dragon Empire. Those were the blood of Faux Gods, reduced to insignificant dust. Then, the worlds most vibrant flowers bloomed from this dust, creating this beautiful but bleak scene of the worlds end.
Are you going to the Deste Sea?
Xi, whose two eyes were clear now, jumped off the city walls. Then, he held his right hand to his mouth and heavily coughed a few times.
There were two sets of powerful formations in the Deste Sea.
They were the Heavenly Dao Killing Formation and the Great Deste Blood Dragon Formation, which used the Wings of Time as their core. This was what Dragon Emperor Xiao Yun prepared with everything he had for the ck Dragon King.
One could activate the formations only when one had both Heavenly yer and the Blood Dragon cloak.
Although you obtained both the Blood Dragon cloak and Heavenly yer, you can activate only the Heavenly Dao Killing Formation. You will have to kill me if you want to activate the Great Deste Blood Dragon Formation.
Xi looked at Xiao Chen. Nothing much could be made out from his stern face. However, his clenched right hand trembled endlessly, betraying his internal struggle.
Xi had hesitated for a long time before appearing before Xiao Chen to say this.
Xi did not want to die. No one did not fear death; Xi was no exception.
However, right now, Xi asked Xiao Chen to kill him.
At this moment, that unparalleled Lord Xi, who had inspired horror in the Ancient Yan Emperor Tomb, appeared incredibly weak.
Xiao Chen replied softly, I know.
The dragon spirit had once said that in Dragon Emperor Xiao Yuns n, only one could live between Xiao Chen and Xi. ording to the n, Xiao Chen would be the Dragon Emperor, and Xi would be the Demonic Emperor. Then, the two would fight, and the victor would receive his full inheritance.
That was the moment Xiao Chen changed his mind about bing the Dragon Emperor.
Was it him who wanted to be the Dragon Emperor or a dead person from fifty thousand years ago who wanted him to be the Dragon Emperor?
The answer was thetter. Xiao Chen had no desire for that position, preferring freedom. For a very long time, he had been passively going with the flow, driven by fate to be the Dragon Emperor. This was the so-calledcking the freedom to act independently.
Xis face filled with shock. Stupefied, he asked, Then, why did you spare me?
Have you killed my friends? Do we have an old grudge? Have you crossed my bottom line? If not, then why do I have to kill you?
If not, then why do I have to kill you?
This simple line kicked up huge waves in Xis heart. Xiao Chenpletely overturned his worldview.
However, can you kill the ck Dragon King with only the Heavenly Dao Killing Formation?
Xi appeared anxious, urgently wanting to know the answer.
Who will know if I dont try? I cannot kill a person I dont want to kill just because of that. I will not be able to forgive myself.
Blood rain filled the dark sky of the destends outside Ancestor Dragon City. As the blood rain fell like meteors, looking very beautiful, Xiao Chen revealed a faint smile and said softly, You managed to shake free of your connection to Dragon Emperor Xiao Yun, able to live for yourself. Why focus on seeking death? Just give me your blessings. I will kill the ck Dragon King. I believe in my own choice.
With this smile, Xi suddenly understood why Xiao Chen could fight against three alone and why Xi could not defeat him.
It was because from the very beginning to the end, Xiao Chen had a heart of innocence. Even with a powerful enemy arriving, he still maintained his character, never changing.
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In Cloud Water Marsh, one came across a spring every ten steps and a river every fifty kilometers.
The hazy mist there never scattered.
Xiao Chen donned the Blood Dragon cloak and crossed the mist. He stopped after he entered the Deste Sea.
Then, he sat on top of a boulder and hugged Heavenly yer while closing his eyes to rest.
After some time, miserable cries rang out in the world. When Xiao Chen opened his eyes, he saw scarlet light filling the skies of the entire Central Great Realm. Thousands upon thousands of meteors turned into boundless blood rain that fell.
Xiao Chen stretched out a hand and caught a drop of blood rain on his palm.
He narrowed his eyes and inspected it with his Soul Energy. Various scenes appeared before him. This was a memory fragment left by a certain Faux God, the mark once left in the world by a certain legend. However, that legend now turned into bleak, bloody rain and buried into the ground.
Boom!
A beam of iridescent light descended together with the blood rain. When itnded, it coalesced into a human shape.
This figure was tall and wore thick, heavy ck dragon mail. On his fingertips were sharp, metal nails that looked like the ws of a wild beast. He held a pitch-ck sword, which glowed with a faint, dull light, in his hand.
The face under the helmet vaguely resembled Zhen Yuans. Without a doubt, this was the ck Dragon King.
You have waited a long time for me, right?
The ck Dragon King looked at Xiao Chen and smiled. However, this smile looked incredibly horrifying, inspiring chills.
I have wanted to kill you for a long time already.
The instant the flower blooms, it illuminates three lives.
Xiao Chen drew Heavenly yer and executed the Three Life Flower at lightning speed, trying to travel through time and space to kill the ck Dragon King.
However, when Xiao Chen was about to take that step forward, he was somewhat surprised to find that he could not break through the space-time barrier before the ck Dragon King.
Xiao Chen could not advance or retreat. Then, the God Killing Sword in the ck Dragon Kings hand stabbed towards his chest, carrying an intense aura of destruction.
Dang!
Xiao Chen held the scabbard across his chest. The sword strike heavily knocked him back, and the destructive aura lingered around by his ear, releasing deep dragon growls.
I have already seen your trump card at Dragon God za. As long as I keep my guard up against it, it wont be that simple to break the space-time barrier.
The ck Dragon King revealed a disdainful smile as he continued softly, Actually, I could attack you the instant you broke the barrier, using the space-time tear to rip you apart. However, that would be boring.
Boasting is pointless.
wless saber Dao, endless cycles!
Xiao Chen gave up on instantly killing the other party. He let out a war cry and held up Heavenly yer as he pressed forward. He used his Cycle Great Dao to drive his wless saber Dao, connecting to the Heavenly Daos killing intent in Heavenly yer and executing vast, boundless saber moves.
Excitement shed in the ck Dragon Kings eyes. He murmured, The Cycle Great Dao...I have never tried destroying the Cycle Great Dao before.
Hahahaha!
Amid maniacalughter, the ck Dragon King raised his sword to fight. Then, a startling, huge battle ensued in the Deste Sea.
Xiao Chens supreme saber Dao transcended the epoch. When supported by the power of cycles, its attack turned iparably sharp.
Saber lights filled the air and shed, making the sky alternate between ck and white.
Every saber strike could easily crush a star. The saber movesbined with the power of cycles to materialize an ancient Azure Dragon, which coiled around and roared ferociously as directed by the saber light.
The ck Dragon King fought strength with strength. Be it the Cycle Great Daos power of life or power of death, he destroyed it with his destruction aura. The destruction aura spread out in the world, feeling like the will of heaven. This convinced one that one was fighting the Heavenly Dao.
Xiao Chen brought out all his skills, pushing his saber Dao to unprecedented heights.
Xiao Chen already broke thousands of holes in the dragon mail the ck Dragon King wore. However, the supposedly lethal killing moves did not hurt the ck Dragon King when they prated the dragon mail and struck him.
This person seemed like heaven favored him, like he was the manifestation of the Heavenly Dao, possessing endless lifeforce.
I am the manifestation of destruction, born of a cmity, representing the Heavenly Dao. The Heavenly Daos killing intent in your saber cannot hurt me. Back then, the Blood-Soaked Dragon Emperor could not kill me. What more you?!
Seeing the pale, blood-stained-white-robed Xiao Chen in a slightly sorry state, the ck Dragon King started mocking him.
To the ck Dragon King, the other partys trump card was the Cycle Great Dao, tearing time and space.
Only this killing move seemed somewhat strange and needed to be guarded against. The ck Dragon King did not fear any other killing moves of Xiao Chens, not even the wless saber Dao infused with the power of cycles.
Xiao Chen revealed a faint smile on his pale face. Then, he asked softly, Have you never wondered why I drew you to this ce, getting injured in the process?
The ck Dragon Kings expression changed slightly. When he looked up, he saw a blood moon high in the air.
Moonlight poured down, encasing him.
Xiao Chen tightly grasped Heavenly yer and pointed it at the sky. Then, he activated the Heavenly Dao Killing Formation.
Immediately, all of the Heavenly Daos killing intent, umted since the birth of the epoch, surged over endlessly from every direction in the Deste Sea and gathered on Heavenly yer.
An intense scarlet light spread out, and the terrifying killing intent manifested as boundless, blood-like snow falling from the sky.
Wings of Time, Heavenly Dao Killing Formation!
Upon seeing the Heavenly Daos killing intent condensing in Heavenly yer, the ck Dragon King finally felt some fear.
There were no killing moves in the world that could truly kill him.
He was the manifestation of the Heavenly Dao; only heaven could subdue him. When the Heavenly Daos killing intent grew sufficiently heavy, it could truly kill him.
You want to kill me by using only one set of formations? How naive of you!
The ck Dragon King stopped smiling, his expression slowly turning graver. The source of destruction in his body surged wildly.
What if you add me in?
Just at this moment, a disharmonious voice rang out. The ck Dragon King turned his head to look in its direction.
Whoosh!
Pain stabbed the ck Dragon Kings eyes. He saw a huge sun, an extraordinarily huge, zing sun rising.
A Primal Chaos zing sun burned fiercely in the sky above a figure.
When illuminated by that piercing light, the ck Dragon King could not clearly see that figures face. He could only make out a smile on that figures face, looking like the rising sun, glittering with sunlight, with rosy clouds filling the sky.
Chapter 2375 Raw 2482 : Back Then, Rosy Clouds Came after the Bright Moon Finale
Chapter 2375 Raw 2482 : Back Then, Rosy Clouds Came after the Bright Moon Finale
Chu Chaoyun!
This arrival shocked Xiao Chen. Unexpectedly, Chu Chaoyun came just when Xiao Chen needed help the most.
What was even more shocking was Chu Chaoyuns smile. While in the Ancient Yan Emperor Tomb, he had been extremely gloomy, feeling very unsettled; he had not smiled so carefreely in such a long time already.
Stop staring into space and kill this ck loach already! Chu Chaoyun shouted, rushing towards the stunned Xiao Chen as the zing sun hung high in the sky.
Xiao Chen smiled faintly. Got it.
The sun and moon shone together in the boundless Deste Sea at this moment.
The blood moon, which the Wings of Time had transformed into, and the zing sun of the Universe Origin True mes origin me materialized an unprecedented sight in the Deste Sea.
The two showed tacit cooperation.
Chu Chaoyun used the Universe Origin True mes origin me to drive all sorts of killing moves, relentlessly harassing the ck Dragon King.
The zing sun above was made up of the Universe Origin True mes origin me, which the Divine Master had collected since the beginning of the Martial Epoch.
The Divine Master had umted all of the Universe Origin True mes origin me for an entire epoch for this day. No matter how thick the ck Dragon Kings skin was or how shocking his defense, the Universe Origin True mes origin me still hurt him as it burned him, making him shriek.
The ck Dragon King roared furiously. Then, he used his aura of destruction that merged with the Heavenly Dao to materialize countless attacks, continuouslyunching them at Chu Chaoyun.
Little bastard, Ill kill you!
However, Chu Chaoyun cultivated the Primal Chaos Great Dao. His figure shed, and ripples appeared in time and space. Everywhere he passed, time and space turned chaotic. Even the ck Dragon King could not pinpoint his precise location.
The ck Dragon Kings horrifying attacks looked iparably scary. Just the shock waves could severely injure Chu Chaoyun.
However, the ck Dragon Kings attacks could not hurt Chu Chaoyun at all. On the contrary, Chu Chaoyun seemed to be toying with him.
Rage filled the ck Dragon Kings heart, causing him to expose openings. Xiao Chen seized these opportunities to use Heavenly yer to drive the Heavenly Dao Killing Formation, materializing all sorts of killing moves with the sea-like Heavenly Daos killing intent.
Xiao Chens wless saber Dao, which transcended the epoch, firmly suppressed the ck Dragon King in the first ce. However, the other party had the Heavenly Dao protecting him. As a manifestation of the Heavenly Dao born to destroy the epoch in the first ce, a cmity, the ck Dragon King possessed practically unlimited lifeforce, preventing Xiao Chen from killing him.
However, Xiao Chen now had this vast ocean of the Heavenly Daos killing intent at his disposal. When he attacked with the help of the Heavenly Dao, the result was starkly different.
Although the Universe Origin True me burned the ck Dragon King, inflicting iparable paineven burning his soulit was not fatal. However, it was different with Xiao Chens attacks when they contained the Heavenly Daos killing intent.
These attacks directly affected his origin of destruction.
Clouds gathered and clouds scattered; the sun rose and the moon set.
The bleak blood moon and the zing sun in the Deste Seas sky attacked in tandem, showing the perfect scene of the sun and moon shining together, an unprecedented mysterious phenomenon.
The initially hopeless situation instantly turned around.
Blood sttered as saber lights pierced holes in the ck Dragon Kings body. His lifeforce continuously ebbed.
The ck Dragon King showed a sullen expression. After his initial roars, he fell silent.
Xiao Chen and Chu Chaoyun exchanged nces. They immediately understood what was going on, realizing that the ck Dragon King was preparing a powerful counterattack.
Since the two already knew, naturally, they would not give the ck Dragon King that opportunity.
Eternal Primal Chaos, Evesting Sword! Chu Chaoyun roared as the Primal Chaos Great Dao burst out from his body. His body immediately became like a ck hole revealing Primal Chaos. It looked like the primordial times, where heaven and earth had yet to split, where day and night did not exist.
Whoosh!
Then, a sword light suddenly shot out from that Primal Chaos, turning into an iridescentser. This sword split heaven and earth, birthing the sun and moon, evesting and immortal.
Mahmy Abstinence Vition Saber Technique, Merciless Killing!
Xiao Chen drove the Heavenly Dao Killing Formation and gathered the boundless Heavenly Daos killing intent into his body.
Saber hums rang out endlessly in Xiao Chens body as a terrifying tear appeared in the sky. A deep abyssy beyond the tear. It felt like an eye slowly opened within it.
If heaven had feelings, it would also age. The ancient Heavenly Dao was the most emotionless.
Anyone heaven wanted dead had to die. It would kill them...without mercy!
The two worked perfectly with each other. They observed each others expressions and made their moves, executing their powerful killing moves and striking the ck Dragon King simultaneously.
Boom!
A sword light and a saber light pierced the ck Dragon King. A sorrowful dragon roar came from the ck Dragon Kings body, spreading into the world.
Pu ci! The ck Dragon Kings face twisted as he vomited a mouthful of ck blood. His lifeforce ebbed continuously.
Bang! The saber light and the sword light surged around wantonly in the ck Dragon King. Then, they mixed and exploded.
In that instant, the unparalleled ck Dragon Kings body exploded.
The sun and moon shone together in the Deste Sea.
Xiao Chen and Chu Chaoyun showed fatigued looks as they slowly approached.
Is he dead? Xiao Chen asked doubtfully. He did not believe that they destroyed the ck Dragon King just like that.
Chu Chaoyun peered through the Starry Heavens and saw a sh of iridescent light disappear.
This zing sun should be a trump card left by the Divine Master, right? Xiao Chen said as he looked at the zing sun shining together with the blood moon. Then, he shifted his gaze to Chu Chaoyun.
Xiao Chen had wondered about this countless times before. The blood moon was Dragon Emperor Xiao Yuns trump card, created from the Wings of Time. In that case, whose trump card was the zing sun in the Deste Sea?
After he thought about it, there was only one possible answer.
Chu Chaoyun did not deny it. Heughed softly and replied, You are right. Ill tell you more about the connections after I sever them.
Boom!
Right after Chu Chaoyun spoke, a dragon roar suddenly rang out. The expressions of Xiao Chen and Chu Chaoyun flickered.
The two looked up and saw an unknown object falling slowly towards the Deste Sea from the Starry Heavens. When the two made out what it was, their expressions changed dramatically.
The object was actually a ck dragon head. Even though it was just a head, it wasrger than the entire Deste Sea.
Its the ck Dragon Kings main body. He executed a Forbidden Art. We cannot let itnd. Otherwise, the entire Central Great Realm will suffer a cmity! Chu Chaoyun said quickly, appearing shocked.
The two roared furiously and threw a palm strike in unison. A sun and a moon rose; the blood moon and the zing sun soared together and crashed into the ck Dragon Kings head.
Rumble...!
The shock waves spread throughout the Central Great Realm. From the eight great empires to the Xuewu Dynasty, the Yanwu Dynasty, the Shenwu Dynasty, and the Tianwu Dynasty. They all shook violently. The world spun around as though it was the apocalypse.
Lets go.
Xiao Chen and Chu Chaoyun leaped into the air and instantly arrived in the boundless Starry Heavens.
After clearly seeing the ck Dragon Kings main body, they both inhaled sharply. As the ck Dragon Kings gargantuan body spread across the Starry Heavens, the sun, the moon, and the stars around it were like marbles in the hands of a child.
We absolutely cannot let himnd on the Central Great Realm!
The two immediately made up their minds. If the ck Dragon Kings horrifyingly huge bodynded in the Central Great Realm, it would be an irreparable disaster.
Chu Chaoyun, do you trust me? Xiao Chen asked as he looked at Chu Chaoyun.
If I did not trust you, why would Ie to help you?
Right after Chu Chaoyun spoke, the two simultaneously revealed smiles. They felt like they both said some pointless things.
I have a Taiji Yinyang me Diagram. If I can control the blood moon and your zing sun to materialize this Taiji Yinyang me Diagram, we definitely can knock him back.
I understand.
Xiao Chen did not need to say anymore. With the wave of his hand, he spread out the Taiji Yinyang me Diagram.
A painting unfurled in his hand, then covered the vast Starry Heavens. Xiao Chen took the lead and imnted the blood moon into it.
The ck Dragon King roared in the depths of the Starry Heavens. As he charged over, countless stars shattered, presenting a horrifying sight. The entire Starry Heavens trembled.
There was no time to waste. Take it, Chu Chaoyun shouted, imnting the zing sun into the Taiji Yinyang me Diagram.
Sun and moon cycling endlessly!
Xiao Chen thrust his hand forward. Immediately, the blood moon and the zing sun materialized as two fishck and white. A Taiji Yinyang Star Chart formed in the boundless Starry Heavens, turning into a light screen that mmed the ck Dragon King back.
The twobined their powers to materialize this Taiji Yinyang Star Chart, continuously forcing back the ck Dragon King in the boundless, pitch-ck universe of the vast Starry Heavens.
The ck Dragon Kings colossal body repeatedly crashed into the star chart, but he could not resist its impetus.
Two forces shed in the Starry Heavens. Everywhere they passed, stars exploded and shattered.
Crack! Crack!
Cracks started to appear in the Taiji Yinyang Star Chart. Xiao Chen quickly shouted, Withdraw!
The two withdrew the blood moon and the zing sun. Then, they eachnded on a different star.
The star Xiao Chennded on was deste andcked Spiritual Energy. When looking around, all he saw was an endless, barren in that stretched to the horizon.
Just as Xiao Chen wanted to soar into the air to rejoin Chu Chaoyun, the ground under him exploded. A ck spear appeared without any warning, thrusting at Xiao Chen.
Bang!
Closely following that, the star exploded. Intense mes erupted, sweeping out from the core of the star.
It was a w of the ck Dragon King that shattered the star, nearly injuring Xiao Chen.
However, it was not over yet.
The instant the star exploded, the surrounding space continuously shrank as a suction pulled on Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen felt startled. He knew that the ck Dragon Kings w had grabbed him.
However, the other partys dragon w was simply too big. Before the ck Dragon King could bring Xiao Chen over, Xiao Chen had already sent out a saber strike that lit up the surrounding Starry Heavens, chopping off the w, then leaping out.
Nheless, the danger remained. The ck Dragon King erupted with extremely strongbat prowess in the depths of the universe after he used a Forbidden Art. Although Xiao Chen and Chu Chaoyun did their best, they were too insignificant before him.
Chu Chaoyun, cover me for a while! Xiao Chen sent a voice projection to Chu Chaoyun. Then, he merged Heavenly yer into his body and blood as he continuously retreated.
What are you doing?
Chu Chaoyun showed a grave expression as he looked at Xiao Chen, sensing something off.
We already severely injured the ck Dragon King, so he executed a Forbidden Art out of desperation. In reality, he is a spent force. I just need to execute a Forbidden Art and revert to my ancestry. That will allow me to destroy him in one go.
In that case, Ill cover you. I promise not to let you get injured before you seed in executing your Forbidden Art.
Right after that, Chu Chaoyun stopped speaking. He bit his lip, drawing blood as he overdrew on his lifeforce without care for anything else, bringing out his Primal Chaos Great Dao to its limits. Countless stars continuously flew towards him.
As the stars approached Chu Chaoyun, the Primal Chaos Great Dao shattered them, causing space to twist and a gigantic ck hole to appear.
Chu Chaoyun paled as he let out a fierce war cry, continuing to drive his Primal Chaos Great Dao, recklessly overdrawing on his lifeforce.
The horrifying ck hole prevented the ck Dragon King from continuing forward.
The ck Dragon King sensed some danger. As he looked at the ck hole formed by consuming countless stars and twisting space, he was still afraid despite his current body. He sensed the aura of the Primal Chaos God Demons in there.
However, the ck Dragon King knew that he had to continue forward when he sensed an increasingly dangerous aura from Xiao Chen, who had merged with Heavenly yer. So, he opened his mouth and continuously spewed out pitch-ck dragon mes of destruction at Chu Chaoyun.
The ck Dragon King wanted to threaten Chu Chaoyun with death to force him to stop driving the Primal Chaos Great Dao.
However, Chu Chaoyun let the waves of dragon me strike his body, not moving at all as he maintained the Primal Chaos Great Dao.
Dragons Gate Forbidden Art, Nine Heavens God Demon Body Unsealing Technique!
Boom!
Xiao Chens eyes turned bloodshot when he saw Chu Chaoyun using his body to block the ck Dragon Kings attacks.
He had long felt anxious and incredibly irate.
Now that the Forbidden Art finally seeded, he roared. An ancient dragon roar rang out in the Starry Heavens.
Then, Xiao Chens flesh continuously wriggled as he transformed into an ancient Azure Dragon. However, that was not the end. He continued to circte the Nine Heavens God Demon Body Unsealing Technique, pursuing further reversion. Just as his mind neared exhaustion, he finally transformed into a Great Deste Eon Ancestor Dragon.
When the ancient Great Deste Eon Ancestor Dragon appeared, certain mysterious existences in the depths of this Starry Heavens trembled in fear.
The Ancestor Dragons body was evenrger than the ck Dragon Kings and disyed even stronger Dragon Might.
Fear red in the ck Dragon Kings eyes. No matter how he resisted, he could not ovee the instinctual fear of seeing an Ancestor Dragon that arose from his Dragon Race bloodline, so he turned around in a fluster.
The unparalleled ck Dragon King, who imed to be the manifestation of the Heavenly Dao and destruction, fled in fear.
Trying to leave? You can forget about it!
Xiao Chen roared ferociously, gathering the Heavenly Daos killing intent materialized by Heavenly yer in his dragon ws.
Pa!
The Great Deste Eon Ancestor Dragon flew over and smashed a w on the ck Dragon Kings body.
The ck Dragon King, who was a spent force, screamed. His gargantuan body quickly crumbled and exploded in the depths of the Starry Heavens.
After this strike, Xiao Chens thoughts fell into chaos as the ancient Ancestor Dragons many memories flooded his mind.
Feeling like his mind would explode, he squirmed restlessly. His gargantuan body crashed into stars and made them explode.
The side effects of the Forbidden Art kicked in. If Xiao Chen could not retain his consciousness, he would never recover his physical body. He would remain in this state until he drained all his energy and bloodline, and his mind and soul fell. Eventually, he would die of exhaustion.
After seeing the Ancestor Dragon enter a frenzy right after killing the ck Dragon King, Chu Chaoyun quickly backed off.
Xiao Chen nearly injured him.
This...
Chu Chaoyun frowned slightly when he saw the situation. After a while, he gritted his teeth and risked approaching the Ancestor Dragon Xiao Chen. Then, he used his Soul Energy to project his voice, calling out to Xiao Chen and making his voice echo endlessly in the Ancestor Dragons mind.
Chu Chaoyun tried to help Xiao Chen remain conscious and not fall into chaos.
After a long time, just as Chu Chaoyun started to despair, the Great Deste Eon Ancestor Dragon showed a sh of spirituality in his eyes.
The berserk auraing from the Ancestor Dragon scattered slowly. Then, the terrifyingly huge body shrank slowly andnded on a star.
You finally returned, Chu Chaoyun murmured, revealing joy on his face as he gave chase.
After about seven minutes, Chu Chaoyunnded on a deste star. When he saw the utterly fatigued Xiao Chen lying on the ground, he smiled and asked, Can you stand up?
Even you managed to survive. Naturally, I can stand up.
Xiao Chen stood up with much difficulty. As he looked at Chu Chaoyun, he released his bated breath. Fortunately, this fellow survived. Seeing the ck Dragon King spew out dragon mes of destruction on Chu Chaoyuns body had given Xiao Chen a bad scare.
While Im not dead now...Im nearly there. Who knew? The next thing Chu Chaoyun said stunned Xiao Chen for a while.
Whats wrong? Hahaha! I thought that you had guessed it long ago, given your intelligence. Unexpectedly, you are still this shocked.
Chu Chaoyun revealed a brilliant smile as he wiped off the blood at a corner of his lips. Hisughter sounded carefree and clear.
However, Xiao Chen could notugh. I already sensed something off about you in ck Wind Ridge. When that zing sun appeared, I got the general idea.
Chu Chaoyun sighed, Sometimes, one feels helpless in life. Aftering to the Great Thousand Realms from the Kunlun Realm with much difficulty, I thought that I could be as free as a bird, soaring over the skies of the vast sea. I thought that I could have a new beginning. Unexpectedly, I still could not shake free of fate. It was the Divine Master who established the Tianwu Dynasty in the Kunlun Realm back then. I possess his bloodline. From the start to the end, I was always a pawn he used to suppress you.
Do you find it strange? Back then, after the Azure Dragons were destroyed, the Divine Master noticed the Azure Dragon Pce, which preserved the inheritance seed, flying to the Kunlun Realm. He chased after the Azure Dragon Pce to the Kunlun Realm. Then, he established the Tianwu Dynasty in the Sky Dome Realm, leaving behind a backup n.
My fate has been tied with his from the very beginning. If he lives, I live. If he dies, I die. From the very start, I was a pawn he used to deal with you. When I learned the truth, my mind nearly crumbled. I tried to say something several times when I met you in the Ancient Yan Emperor Tomb but hesitated. At that time, I truly admired you. You clearly alsocked the freedom to act independently, but you dared to draw your saber, dared to make your own choice.
Xiao Chen said, Actually, I
Stop speaking. Listen to me... You wont be able to hear my voice again in the future, even if you want to.
Chu Chaoyun interrupted Xiao Chen. He narrowed his eyes and revealed a faint smile. Then, he said softly, Yesterday, I still wavered on whether Icked a choice and had to follow the momentum, had to use the Divine Masters hidden trump card to kill you and be the new Epoch Master, or whether I should not resist and just die at your hands.
However, when you gave up on bing the Dragon Emperor at Dragon God za, on the Luck that the Divine Dragon Empire carries, I found my answer. No matter howcking in freedom to act independently, one always has a choice in life, able to persevere in what they want.
I do not want to be the Epoch Master; all the more, I do not want to be a pawn. I only want to be myself, to be Chu Chaoyun, to be yourXiao Chensclose friend.
Hahahahaha!
After speaking, Chu Chaoyun started guffawing. Boundless joy and pain filled hisughter. Facts have proven that I chose right. I feel joy in my heart. From the moment I was born to now, I have never been this rxed and happy before.
However, Xiao Chen could not smile as he watched Chu Chaoyunugh happily. This was clearly something sorrowful, but Chu Chaoyun took it so carefreely. If Chu Chaoyun did not be the new Epoch Master, then the Divine Master would definitely die.
When the Divine Master died, Chu Chaoyun, who had his bloodline and shared a fate with him, would die as well.
Throughout Xiao Chens life, he had friends, lovers, and masters, but he never had someone like Chu Chaoyun.
Chu Chaoyun was both an opponent and a close friend, someone tightly bound to Xiao Chen.
However, this person would soon die together with the Divine Master.
Lets go. Ill help you with one final thing. The Divine Master is a very scheming person. He still has a trump card to hold for ransom against you. Ill help you get it back and, at the same time, cut off my own connection.
What thing?
Come with me.
When Chu Chaoyun turned around, he stumbled and nearly fell.
Back when Chu Chaoyun faced the ck Dragon Kings destructive dragon mes, he overdrew on his lifeforce to block them. Doing that was not as easy as it seemed.
The two had not gone far in the Starry Heavens when they came upon a corpse floating around.
Zhen Yuan?
Xiao Chen took a step forward and clearly saw the appearance of the corpse. When he did so, he showed a somewhatplicated expression.
After the ck Dragon King died, as the host whose soul perfectly merged with the ck Dragon Kings, Zhen Yuan had died as well.
It looked like Xiao Chen could not fulfill Venerable Xuan Beis request from back then.
Lets go, then.
Xiao Chen did not feel muchpassion for Zhen Yuan. This was a result of Zhen Yuans own doing.
After one hour, Chu Chaoyun led Xiao Chen to a dpidated Faux God World.
The once-bustling Faux God World was now empty, showing no life at all.
All the Faux Gods had already died along with the destruction of the epoch.
The two arrived at the Divine Capital and made their way to the True God Pce step by step.
A masked, skinny old many weakly on a throne in the depths of the pce.
This old mans breathing was weak, and his lifeforce felt faint.
When he heard the footsteps, he did not open his eyes. He said weakly, Chaoyun, you returned. Have you killed Xiao Chen?
Yes, I killed Xiao Chen. I will be the new Epoch Master.
Really?!
The incredibly feeble old man, who was barely breathing on the throne, felt excited. He pushed himself up, speaking in an excited, trembling voice.
He looked like he gained new life and vigor, quickly opening his eyes.
Then, he happened to see Chu Chaoyun smiling craftily with narrowed eyes like a white fox. Sorry. I lied.
Ka ca!
After Chu Chaoyun spoke, a sword light shed. He killed the Divine Master, who was on hisst legs, with one sword strike.
Then, Chu Chaoyun stepped forward and searched under the throne.
He revealed a joyful expression as he took out an item. Turning around, he said, Here, for you!
Pu ci!
Before Chu Chaoyun finished speaking, he vomited a mouthful of blood. His paleplexion turned even paler.
The dragon head!
Xiao Chen caught the item Chu Chaoyun tossed over. This item greatly startled him. This was the azure mountains dragon head, which he once searched for.
Chu Chaoyun coughed intensely. He smiled and exined, This old man is very sinister. If I failed to kill you, he would have used this to threaten you. If he destroyed this item, the Azure Dragons would never reemerge, even in the new epoch.
After the Divine Master died, the lifeforce of Chu Chaoyun, whose fate was bound to the Divine Master, ebbed visibly.
However, Chu Chaoyun pretended ignorance. He looked at Xiao Chen and asked, Do you have wine? I suddenly recalled that after knowing you for so many years, I have never had a proper drink with you before.
Xiao Chen took out Heart Burn and poured each of them a cup.
How unfortunate! I finally manage to live for myself, but it is time for me to leave. However, it does not matter. After this cup, lets be good friends in our next lives. There will be no fate, no masks, no immortality, only friendship andpanionship. My sword will wait for your saber!
Chu Chaoyun raised his wine cup high and clinked cups with Xiao Chen.
A melodious clink just rang out when Chu Chaoyun started coughing and vomiting blood again.
The blood fell into the twos cups, dying the wine scarlet. This looked extremely heartbreaking.
Its dirty...Xiao Chen, change the cup
Crash!
Chu Chaoyun suddenly lost his grip on the wine cup as he asked for the cups to be changed. The wine cup fell to the floor and shattered, and he fell over as well.
Chu Chaoyun seemed to fall asleep, closing his eyes with a smile.
Chu Chaoyun!
Xiao Chen rushed forward and caught Chu Chaoyun, shouting as he did so.
However, that handsome and outstanding Chu Chaoyun, who always showed a smile, truly entered an eternal sleep.
Plop!
Xiao Chen closed his eyes, and a tear leaked out. The tear dropped into his cup, mixing with the scarlet Heart Burn.
Xiao Chen drank the cup of wine in one go. Although this wine was called Heart Burn, his heart no longer hurt.
This was a pain so extreme that his heart no longer felt pain.
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Five yearster:
After Xiao Chen dealt with the remaining matters in the Great Thousand Realms, he prepared to head to the Kunlun Realm with Liu Ruyue, Ao Jiao, and Mo Chen.
Before departing, Xiao Chen looked to the Starry Heavens and spread his palm open.
Xiao Chen let his Soul Energy merge with the Great Dao of the world and murmured, I wish for all men to have the heart of a gentleman, to train every day and continuously grow stronger; I wish for all the women in the world to seek to improve themselves, to be a match for men and not concede to themparable to heaven; I wish for everyone in the world to be like a dragon, to have a heart of innocence. Not to seek eternal life, but to seek no regrets in life, chasing their dreams.
Whoosh!
After Xiao Chen spoke, a dazzling, transparent, crystalline seed flew out of his palm and flew into the sky.
Big Brother Xiao Chen, what is that? Mo Chen asked softly.
Xiao Chen replied gently, This is the Epoch Heart that I formed. It is also a seed and the Divine Dragon Epoch that I want. I wish for everyone in the world to be like a dragon, to have a heart of innocence. Not to seek eternal life, but to seek no regrets in life, chasing their dreams.
However, why not seek eternal life?
It is because eternal life represents all desires. When one has eternal life, one lives only for ones desires, not oneself. Such people live a life worse than death. If everyone lived eternally, the epoch would end sooner orter.
Liu Ruyue, Mo Chen, and Ao Jiaothe threediesthought about this, seeming to understand but, at the same time, not.
Xiao Chen smiled and said, Stop thinking. Lets go. Lets return to the Kunlun Realm.
However, when Xiao Chen looked at the night sky, at the pure-white moon, a trace of bitterness appeared in his smile.
Back then, rosy clouds came after the bright moon...
[TL Note: Thats it for IMDC. It has been quite a journey for me and a st. Stay tuned for six epilogues after this that will exin some things.]
Chapter 2376 Epilogue 1 : Son of the Flood Dragon Humans, Part One
Chapter 2376 Epilogue 1 : Son of the Flood Dragon Humans, Part One
The vast Starry Heavens had countless stars giving off resplendent light.
However, one experienced pitch-darkness when one traveled the vast universe. This was because the distances between stars were too great. The light could not illuminate the entire Starry Heavens.
A wound-riddled corpse floated quietly within the pitch-dark space.
asionally, meteors and asteroids struck the corpse, a somewhat miserable sight.
The corpse just drifted in the boundless universe alone, shattered rocks hitting it along the way.
If everyone ignored it, who knew where this corpse would eventually drift to?
Whoosh!
Suddenly, a figure appeared in the Starry Heavens. This figure searched around the pitch-ck universe.
This figure looked into the distance, his vision extending, passing countless stars before he saw that cold and lonely corpse.
That figure turned into a beam of iridescent light after a few shes in rapid pursuit.
About fifteen minutester, this figure arrived before the corpse.
This person removed the hood on his head, revealing a grave and stern face. Then, the dragon scales on this persons face disappeared slowly.
This was the leader of the Flood Dragon Humans, Yan Cangming.
The identity of this corpse was Zhen Yuan. Or rather, the Zhen Yuan who had merged with the ck Dragon Kings demonic nature.
Brother Yan, if I die one day, please send me back to the Grave Sea Clusters Profound Light Temple.
Long ago, the two met in the Abyssal Underworlds Asura Hell. They had hit it off immediately, and after experiencing life and death together many times, Zhen Yuan agreed to apany Yan Cangming and made his only request.
At this moment, Yan Cangming arrived as arranged.
Yan Cangming had spent a good part of a year searching for Zhen Yuans corpse in the vast Starry Heavens.
Deep in Yan Cangmings heart, he was reluctant to ept that the ck Dragon King had really been killed.
Even when he saw Zhen Yuans corpse, he still felt disbelief.
To think that Xiao Chen had killed the ck Dragon King who made everyone in the Martial Epoch tremble back then. Yan Cangmings many hopes and expectations scattered along with the ck Dragon Kings death.
Yan Cangming remained silent as he carried Zhen Yuans corpse and turned to leave.
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Half a monthter, outside the Grave Sea Clusters blessednds:
The Grave Sea Cluster had three blessednds. The Profound Light Temple was in Pot Mountain, a blessednd belonging to the Buddhist sects.
As Yan Cangming carried Zhen Yuans corpse, he stood on the starry sea and looked ahead quietly.
Oceanic fog veiled indistinct mountains, and Buddhist light shone in the sky.
asionally, the chantings of Buddhist sect esteemed monks prated the boundless fog, spreading out.
Yan Cangming frowned slightly. He did not like the environment before him. The Buddhist sects holy scriptures made his already jittery heart even more irritable.
He raised his right hand, and a pure Death Daos Great Dao Energy gathered slowly.
Strong winds blew around him, kicking up huge waves in the sea. Sinister winds howled, sounding like the wails of dead spirits.
With a rise of his hand, the energy that would burst forth from the Death Dao Domain could instantly destroy the restrictions on this blessednd.
Whoosh!
Yan Cangming took a long breath and lowered his right hand, calming his impatient heart.
Then, he looked towards the Profound Light Temples direction and shouted, Is Venerable Xuan Bei there? I have something entrusted to me to pass on. Pleasee out to meet me.
Rumble...!
Yan Cangmings voice prated the formations. The mountains in the blessednd shook from the sound wave, looking like they would crumble at any moment.
Many Buddha statues trembled, instantly causing hugemotions.
Fifteen minutes passed, but no one appeared from the blessednd. Yan Cangming did not get to see the person he wanted to meet.
His expression suddenly turned incredibly cold.
Stop!
Just as Yan Cangming prepared to barge in, a bright Buddhist light suddenly shone in the blessednd.
A figure approached from afar in that bright Buddhist light, appearing before Yan Cangming while bathed in a bright Buddhist light.
Yan Chen?
Yan Cangming frowned slightly. He recognized this person. This was Yan Chen, the new leader of the Buddhist sects, now known as the Salvation Buddha.
However, this Yan Chen was just a clone.
Yan Cangming muttered to himself, quickly figuring out the reason. The people of the Buddhist sect were probably scared to death by his Demonic Qi and evil air. In their fluster, they used a Buddhist sect Secret Technique to summon Yan Chens clone.
Rumor said that Yan Chen was a prodigy of the Buddhist sect. After the K?yapa Buddhas statue was destroyed, he gained enlightenment and made supreme aplishments.
He might very possibly be the Lord Buddha of the new epoch.
Benefactor, why are you bent on barging into a Buddhist holynd? Yan Chen asked as he looked at Yan Cangming, showing a bright gaze.
Yan Cangming could not be bothered to exin. He retorted indifferently, Move aside. You are just a clone, not something that can match me.
Yan Chens expression turned slightly sullen as he advised softly, If you have some business here, you can just speak directly. Your Flood Dragon Human Race is not experiencing good days at the moment. Why make enemies of the Buddhist sects?
Do I need to report everything I do to you?
Yan Cangmings eyes turned cold; he had no intention of exining to Yan Chen. Then, his gathering of killing intent escted.
Whoosh!
Just at this moment, a beam of light arrived and turned into the figure of an old man.
The old man first bowed to Yan Chen. Then, he took a step forward and looked at Yan Cangming, saying, This benefactor, my humble self is Xuan Bei. My junior brothers obstructed me earlier, preventing me from appearing. I apologize for the offense.
Yan Cangming raised his eyebrows before saying indifferently, Its fine. Alls good now that you are out. This is my friend. Before he passed, he left a dying wish, wanting to be buried at the Profound Light Temple. Please agree to it.
After Yan Cangming spoke, he put down the corpse he carried on his back.
Zhen Yuan!
When Venerable Xuan Bei saw the corpses face, he appeared startled and quickly rushed forward.
Venerable Xuan Bei sized up the corpse, verifying that it was Zhen Yuans body. Then, he could not help showing a sorrowful expression. Pressing his palms together, he said, May the Lord Buddha preserve us.
Yan Chen entered deep thought. He recognized this corpse as well. This Zhen Yuan was once the host of the ck Dragon King.
Yan Chens thoughts raced. Since Big Brother Xiao Chen did not care about this corpse, it means that the ck Dragon King is thoroughly dead. However, would burying the ck Dragon Kings corpse in a Buddhist sectnd cause trouble?
If others knew about it, they might try to make use of it.
Zhen Yuan is a Buddhist sect traitor. He even went to take in the ck Dragon Kings demonic nature. How could we let such a traitor be buried in the Profound Light Temple?!
Before Xuan Bei or Yan Chen could speak, a group of old Profound Light Temple monks rushed over from behind to object angrily.
Is that so?
A cold smile appeared on Yan Cangmings face. In that case, I can only kill all of you and bury Zhen Yuan here after that.
I agree.
Yan Chen nced over. Seeing the murderous intent in Yan Cangmings eyes, he roughly knew what Yan Cangming thought.
The other party was skilled with the Death Great Dao and possessed unfathomable strength. He took life and death very lightly; as long as his demands were not met, he would relentlessly pursue them.
I agree to let Zhen Yuans body be buried here, Yan Chen said to Yan Cangming, pausing after each word while looking at Yan Cangming.
Revered One, we must not do that! the old Profound Light Temple monks behind quickly advised, showing confused expressions.
I have made up my mind. There is no need to say anything more.
Goodbye.
Since Yan Chen was the new leader of the Buddhist sects, his word was trustworthy. Yan Cangming did not hesitate to leave Zhen Yuans corpse behind and leave.
Yan Chen sighed. Then, he turned and said, Make some preparations and organize the scriptures in the blessednd to prepare to move the temples. After we bury Zhen Yuan, I will seal this ce to prevent unnecessary trouble.
Revered One, I would like to remain here to watch over his grave. After all, he was my disciple. My teachings were inadequate, resulting in himmitting such a huge mistake. Take it as a chance for me to atone for my sins, Venerable Xuan Bei murmured as he hugged Zhen Yuans corpse.
Yan Chen sighed, Xuan Bei, right now, there are many things to be done in the Buddhist sects, and there are not many esteemed monks. The new epoch at hand is an opportunity to prove ourselves. Are you sure you want to spend the rest of your life here?
Im sure.
Then, do as you wish.
After all the people in the Profound Light Temple moved out, Yan Chen sealed off the entire blessednd. Yan Cangming appeared silently in the distance.
Yan Cangming had not gone far, keeping watch from a distance. He only released his bated breath after he verified that Zhen Yuan was buried in the Profound Light Temple.
Yan Cangming had spent his life fawning over others and serving others for the sake of the Flood Dragon Human Races interests, trying to seek and for them to establish themselves. He had lived while enduring all the while.
There were only two that he could call friends: his former senior brother Lin Feng...and Zhen Yuan, who had apanied him until Zhen Yuans death.
Chapter 2377 Epilogue 2 : Son of the Flood Dragon Humans, Part Two
Chapter 2377 Epilogue 2 : Son of the Flood Dragon Humans, Part Two
There was a long river in the Central Great Realm. When it was on the surface, it was sometimes known as the Raging River and sometimes as the Heavenly River or the Icy River.
Countless strong nations and sects sprung up along the two sides of the river. There were even eternal dynasties.
It brought endless lifeforce and Luck. Only the peak factions in the Central Great Realm could upy ces near the river.
This river had many names on the surface; different ces gave it different names.
However, when this river flowed into the Abyssal Underworld, it had only one name throughout the nineyers. The various races all called it the Underworld River.
The Underworld River carried all the sin and resentment of the entire Great Thousand Realms and connected the nineyers of the Abyssal Underworld. The farther it went, the heavier the resentment and sin.
When the river reached the ninthyer of the Abyssal Underworld, even Sovereign Emperors could not easily travel on it.
Eventually, it flowed into a boundless blood sea.
This boundless blood sea had existed since the start of the Martial Epoch, taking up all the sin and resentment in the world. Darkness spread throughout this ce, and evil spirits filled it.
After umting for one thousand years, ten thousand years, one hundred thousand years, one million years, and so on, the boundless resentment and sin created the infamous Asura Hell that terrified everyone in the Abyssal Underworld just by its name.
The Asura Hell!
No matter whichyer of the Abyssal Underworld, people trembled in fear when someone mentioned the Asura Hell.
The most horrific punishment in the Abyssal Underworld was the crippling of ones cultivation with subsequent banishment to the Asura Hell.
The cruelty of this inspired chills and terror. This was the best embodiment of a life worse than death.
However, true experts always faced their fears, conquering and destroying them, then bing the fear itself.
While the Asura Hell was a forbiddennd of the Abyssal Underworld, it was also an experiential trainingnd for experts.
Rumor had it that the numerous brushes with death would make those who could walk out on the other side of the Asura Hell powerful experts.
For many years, this rumor encouraged the brave warriors of the Abyssal Underworld.
However, few managed to walk out on the other side. The number of people that had lived to speak of the scenery at the other end of the blood sea could be counted on ones fingers.
Most of the cultivators that came to adventure in the Asura Hell died in the blood sea, turning into malicious spirits trapped by sin, bing a part of the boundless blood sea. Few managed to see the sights at the boundless blood sea and the ends of the Asura Hell.
On this particr day, two heavily wounded youthsy on the ground at the ends of the Asura Hell,ughing maniacally.
Hahahaha! Yan Cangming, we managed to walk out alive! We are out! We are really out!
The youth thaty on the left side had a crew cut and still vaguely showed monastic scars. This was the Buddhist sect traitor Zhen Yuan.
The other person was naturally the Flood Dragon Humans young master, Yan Cangming.
The two initially did not know each other. However, they met in the boundless blood sea. At first, they kept their guard up against each other, feeling wary.
However, the Asura Hell was dark and sunless, with malicious spirits wandering the ce.
They shared life and death, killing along the way. They established a friendship only after rescuing each other many times.
After the twomunicated without holding anything back, Yan Cangming remained speechless for a long time. He had not expected that...Zhen Yuan had actually seeded the ck Dragon Kings karma.
Just as Yan Cangming was about to die in the Asura Hell, Zhen Yuan suddenly appeared and rescued him.
Previously, when Yan Cangming tried to cross the boundless blood sea, he was always forced back halfway.
However, the two apanied each other on this journey, experiencing many close brushes with death before finally walking out of the boundless blood sea, reaching the end of this Asura Hell.
This vaguely felt like fate. Heaven could not bear seeing the Flood Dragon Human getting tortured continuously, allowing Yan Cangming to meet Zhen Yuan in the Asura Hell.
Yan Cangming, can I ask you a question? Over the past few years, you keeping to the Asura Hell to experience life and death, nearly dying several times already. Why are you living in such a tiring manner? Zhen Yuan asked softly as he looked at the sky after the maniacalughter.
Compared to this, what made living even more tiring was living subserviently under the other Abyssal Underworld races.
Zhen Yuan knew that but did not mention it.
Why?
Yan Cangming looked at the dark sky, and some sorrow appeared on his stern face. He murmured, I dont know why. I only know that the Flood Dragon Humans cannot continue living like this.
What about you? Why did you betray the Buddhist sect?
Zhen Yuan remained silent upon hearing that. Then, a vague white figure appeared in his mind. This figure slowly grew distinct, showing Xiao Chens face.
An irrepressible murderous intent immediately appeared in his heart, so he dispelled this figure. Then, he stood up and changed the topic. Unexpectedly, there are such beautiful flowers at the ends of the Asura Hell.
Yan Cangming looked up and saw a road that led somewhere under the dark sky in front.
Red flowers bloomed on both sides of the road, their faint red glow making them look vibrant and enticing as they waved in the wind.
Beforeing here, Yan Cangming would never have imagined that the boundless blood sea, which had umted millions of years of sin and resentment, could have such poignant flowers.
Come, lets go. I want to see what the scene is like at the end of this shore.
Some anticipation and excitement appeared in Zhen Yuans eyes; he was raring to go.
As the two strolled down the wide, dim road, the waving, poignant, blood-like Paramita Flower seemed to make time stop.
Who knew how much time had passed? It felt like one year, yet also an instant. Then, a bright light suddenly appeared in front, looking piercing and dazzling.
After the light scattered, the world before the two had changed.
Zhen Yuan lowered his hand, which shielded his eyes, squinting as he looked up. Then, his expression suddenly changed dramatically.
Zhen Yuan saw a Buddha statue in the distance, a K?yapa Buddha statue that he had never seen before.
That statue appeared solemn and dignified, expressionless and aloof.
It was like everything in the world was an ant to it. It did not show the kindness and benevolence that it usually did.
This...this is Spirit Vulture Mountain!
Zhen Yuan looked around and saw the surrounding sights. He quickly determined that they were in Spirit Vulture Mountain.
Zhen Yuans mind went nk. He had difficulty epting this, feeling indescribably suffocated.
Now, he was certain that he was looking at the K?yapa Buddha.
This was different from the scriptures that Zhen Yuan normally chanted and the Buddhist Cultivation Techniques he cultivated, the reverse of them.
What was even more unexpected was that the Buddhist sect holynd, the Spirit Vulture Mountain that he yearned for even in his dreams, looked like this.
The other side of the Asura Hells boundless blood sea was actually Spirit Vulture Mountain.
Yan Cangming appeared calm. When he turned around and looked, he discovered that they were at the foot of a ck mountain.
There was overwhelming Demonic Qi above the ck mountain.
Countless Demonic Dao fruits grew in the underbrush along the road.
There were even several ten-thousand-year-old fruits, all of immeasurable value.
Yan Cangming immediately rejoiced. He said softly, Zhen Yuan, we came to the right ce! This must be the Demonic Daos holy mountain. This is a great opportunity!
This is Spirit Vulture Mountain. We should leave quickly. If we do not, we might not be able to do so.
Zhen Yuan calmed down considerably, throwing a wet nket on the joyful Yan Cangming.
Spirit Vulture Mountain?
Yan Cangming frowned slightly. Then, he immediately felt startled. That means this is within the Hidden Spirit Temples territory.
Oh no!
The twos expressions changed at the same time. They felt a strong aura sweep over, inspiring fear.
They could not remain here any longer.
Lets go!
The two exchanged looks, and their figures shed at the same time, leaving hastily.
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Young Master! Young Master!
Cries of Young Master rang out in the ninthyer of the Abyssal Underworld, pulling Yan Cangming back to reality from his reminiscing.
Yan Cangming stood on a piece of high ground with many Flood Dragon Humans below. The Flood Dragon Humans were currently moving in groups.
After burying Zhen Yuan in the Profound Light Temple, Yan Cangming had rushed back to the Abyssal Underworld and gathered the Flood Dragon Humans from all over the Abyssal Underworld.
The ck Dragon Kings death had deprived Yan Cangming of his greatest support in the Underworld God Hall.
Right now, the entire Abyssal Underworld was in chaos. Every faction wanted to take advantage of the Faux Gods falling to reestablish the Underworld God Hall and be the new master of the Abyssal Underworld.
Compared to the other Abyssal Underworld races with immense umtions and deep roots in the Abyssal Underworld, the Flood Dragon Humans were like floating duckweed.
The Flood Dragon Humans could not fight back at all. Who knew if they could even retreat safely?
Young Master. The Flood Dragon Human cultivator beside Yan Cangming reported anxiously, Our nsmen responsible for bringing up the rear sent news. King Luohou gathered the nine great races of the Abyssal Underworld and already gave chase. We lost contact with our scout in front...Im afraid...that our entire Flood Dragon Human Race is surrounded.
Yan Cangming maintained a calm expression as he replied softly, I know. Dont panic. You may withdraw first.
King Luohou? That new King Luohou who obtained the ancient Demonic Sovereigns inheritance and was saved by Xiao Chen?
Murderous intent immediately filled Yan Cangmings stern face. He had already decided to withdraw and not fight to be the Abyssal Underworlds master. However, this young King Luohou wanted to exterminate them, showing no mercy.
Chapter 2378 Epilogue 3 : Son of the Flood Dragon Humans, Part Three
Chapter 2378 Epilogue 3 : Son of the Flood Dragon Humans, Part Three
Yan Cangming looked into the distance from the top of a tall mountain. The millions of Flood Dragon Humans below were in many groups.
Under the leadership of the Flood Dragon Human elites, they migrated in an orderly fashion.
The Flood Dragon Human cultivators remained at the edges of the groups, responsible for maintaining order and protecting the people from unexpected danger.
The old, the weak, the women, and the children were in the middle of the groups. There was neither joy nor grief on their faces; no one showed much emotion. Over the past few tens of thousands of years, the Flood Dragon Human Race had experienced too much difficulty and bitterness in the Abyssal Underworld.
The Flood Dragon Humans were already long inured to migrations like this.
Yan Cangming tightly clenched his right fist, feeling an indescribable pain in the depths of his heart.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
A few figuresnded behind Yan Cangming. They showed grave expressions as they performed cupped-fist salutes. Young Master, nearly all the scouts in front were exterminated; only a few people returned. Under the leadership of King Luohou, the nine great races of the Abyssal Underworld have surrounded us.
They are here? Yan Cangming thought to himself. Then, he ordered calmly, Follow the original n. Send out the various experts to open the way in front. I will bring up the rear.
Young Master, you cant do that. You are the hope of the Flood Dragon Human Race. How can you be responsible for bringing up the rear?!
Let us serve as the rearguard. We swear to aplish that task.
The others quickly tried to dissuade Yan Cangming, not wanting him to be responsible for bringing up the rear.
Yan Cangming smiled bitterly in his heart. Then, he said indifferently, Many times, death is insufficient to solve the problem. Fighting a rearguard action requires absolute strength. If you can defeat me, then Ill let you bring up the rear.
This...
Rumble...!
Just at this moment, the ground trembled, and the sky shook.
The expressions of the Flood Dragon Human elites changed drastically. From the tall mountain, they saw threerge dust clouds at the limits of their vision in front. Upon a closer look, they realized that those were the armies of the Rakshasa Race, the Yaksha Race, and the Phantom Race.
The three armies moved out in full force. Their numbers looked vast, like a flood of ferocious beasts, as they came at the Flood Dragon Humans from three directions.
What fast speed!
The people behind Yan Cangming inhaled sharply.
They were not shocked at the speed of the three Abyssal Underworld races movement but that the three armies were moving in full force.
The three races had mustered practically all their people to block off all escape for the Flood Dragon Humans. If the Flood Dragon Humans tried to break out, who knew how many would die?
However, even if the Flood Dragon Humans did not break out, their race would be exterminated when the enemy surrounded them.
The extermination of the entire race!
Everyones mind buzzed, thunderstruck, thinking the same thing and unable to stand stably.
Convey my orders. Tell the vanguard to open a path for our nsmen at all costs, even their lives, Yan Cangming said without hesitation, showing a cold expression.
Yes.
One man immediately left, riding an Underworld Ghost Bird. He circled the Flood Dragon Human groups while shouting, Orders from the Young Master: vanguard, attack!
Yes!
Ten million voices rang out in unison. A horde of fearless, young Flood Dragon Human disciples riding grounded Abyssal Underworld beasts raised Flood Dragon Human Race banners and charged forward without looking back.
The charging Flood Dragon Human cultivators seemed insignificantpared to the three flood-like armies.
However, these people did not even look back, charging forward without hesitation.
They wanted to use their lives and corpses to carve out a path for their nsmen behind.
Yan Cangming, King Luohou has ordered that you be spared if you submit to him!
Just at this moment, a resonant voice thundered from behind, piercing through the clouds and spreading out.
Yan Cangming turned his head back to look. He saw Abyssal Underworld cultivators gathered behind, kicking up boundless clouds of sand while charging over in overwhelming numbers.
They appeared endless, showing boundless momentum, like an ocean gushing in.
The Abyssal Underworld cultivators marched orderly and in time. With every step, the world shook.
Compared to the three armies in front, the six armies pursuing inspired even more despair.
The overwhelming killing Qi amassed inspired chills from afar, making breathing difficult.
The Flood Dragon Humans were attacked from the front and had pursuers behind. There was no ce for the Flood Dragon Humans in the world.
Miserable cries rang out. The vanguard that charged out had already started fighting the three Abyssal Underworld armies.
The Flood Dragon Humans were like a river flowing into the sea, immediately drowned out. However, they continued to charge in.
Damn it!
Yan Cangming turned his head back and looked. He saw the various Abyssal Underworld armies obeying the call of one banner, gathering together.
A kingly banner pped in the wind. That ck banner had scarlet lights embroidering a royal totem of the Asura Race.
The totem g, which seemed to be made of blood, waved in the wind, looking very vibrant as it gathered winds and clouds from all directions.
The young King Luohou sat on a ferocious Abyssal Underworld beast under the banner. His somewhat youthful face showed no expression, appearing cold.
The experts of the six armies assembled under this banner charged out from behind.
Yan Cangming felt slightly shocked. He had not expected Luohou Yun to take control of the situation this fast.
After the Underworld God Hall fell into chaos, Luohou Yun had quickly emerged as the new sovereign of the nineyers of the Abyssal Underworld.
Young Master, what should we do? We are surrounded.
Let us escort you out.
Young Master, theres no time to consider!
The group of Flood Dragon Human elites behind Yan Cangming advised him to flee immediately.
While the group spoke, the Flood Dragon Humans vanguard fell. The armies of the Rakshasa Race, the Yaksha Race, and the Phantom Race charged into the Flood Dragon Human troops without any fear.
Chaos immediately erupted.
The Flood Dragon Human troopsmillions of Flood Dragon Human cultivatorssoon crumbled, a cruel sight. A massacre immediately took ce; miserable cries rang out endlessly.
To the elites surprise, Yan Cangming gritted his teeth and turned into a beam of light that shot towards the allied armies of six Abyssal Underworld races behind.
Young Master!
There were many experts among the six armies as well as countless troops.
A nce found at least ten million cultivators densely packed together, looking like a moving ocean.
With the call of the royal banner, the armies surged like waves, charging in.
Yan Cangming showed a sullen expression, remaining silent as he flew towards the royal banner.
There was only one way. Yan Cangming could resolve the Flood Dragon Humans danger only by taking down Luohou Yun.
However, it was extremely difficult to kill one specific person among ten million.
A zing me burned above the royal banner. Luohou Yun, who sat on an Abyssal Underworld beast, watched coldly as Yan Cangming turned into a beam of light and charged over.
Compared to the sea of the six armies, Yan Cangming looked even less significant than a raindrop.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
However, Yan Cangming continued to charge over. His Death Dao Domain erupted, his insignificant body kicking up a huge wave, his might and pressure like a ck flood dragon angrily smashing the sea.
Kill him!
When this voice roared out, many Sovereign Emperor experts charged over from the six armies.
However, Yan Cangming seemed to burn his lifeforce, erupting with incredible strength. No matter how many came, they were no match for him. The longer he fought, the more ferocious he became.
An aura of massacre stained him, wildly umting as he chopped down the Sovereign Emperors in his way.
After a while, Yan Cangmings might and pressure approached the level of Faux Godsextremely horrifying.
He tore a hole in the vast army of ten million people, roaring wildly as he charged over.
His eyes turned bloodshot, filled with red lights as dense dragon scales appeared on his face.
An aura of death lingered around him, looking like tentacles of death. No one dared to touch them.
Almost there! Almost there! I can reach Luohou Yun if I persist a little more!
Yan Cangming could see every detail of that royal banner. The expression of Luohou Yun, who was on the Abyssal Underworld beast, grew increasingly clearer.
Yan Cangming, how dare you be so unbridled here?!
Whoosh!
Six figures shot out from behind the royal banner. Six old men with terrifying cultivations came out at the same time.
Boom!
When the six old mens auras merged, they forcibly suppressed Yan Cangmings might and pressure, which rivaled a Faux Gods.
Scram! Yan Cangming roared furiously, and his might and pressure grew again. With one attack, he managed to knock back the six old men.
Pu ci!
However, thebined attack of the six old men alsonded on him, shaking his mind and soul, tearing his internal organs and meridians.
Luohou Yun, you are too much of a bully, so dont me me for making a move and injuring you! Yan Cangming bellowed, using the soaring might and pressure from knocking back the six experts tounch a palm strike at Luohou Yun from above.
Thud!
Luohou Yuns Abyssal Underworld beast mount trembled endlessly beneath the intense pressure, forced to its knees.
The royal banner pped as the scarlet Luohou totem embroidered on it zed fiercely like an intense me.
You are just a spent force. Luohou Yun snorted coldly, and he yanked on the reins, forcibly pulling up the kneeling mountain-like Abyssal Underworld beast.
When the Abyssal Underworld beast stood back up, a scarlet me bloomed between Luohou Yuns eyebrows. An ancient Demonic Might erupted.
The supreme might and pressure inherited from an ancient Demonic Sovereign instantly forced Yan Cangmings aura back. Simultaneously, Luohou Yun countered with a palm strike.
Pu ci!
The instant the two palms met, Luohou Yun sted Yan Cangming back like a sandbag in less than the time it took for one to blink.
Whoosh!
The might and pressure surpassing that of a Faux God plummeted to rock bottom.
Kill him!
Luohou Yun yanked the reins again, and the Abyssal Underworld beast took two steps forward. As he looked at Yan Cangming, who was on the ground miserably vomiting blood, he showed no expression.
At this moment, all the injuries that Yan Cangming umted as he dashed over erupted.
Yan Cangming sustained severe damage to his mind, soul, and body that he could not recover from quickly. Anyone could easily kill him.
Stop!
Just at this moment, a sh of saber light suddenly appeared. It swept through the sky like lightning. Everywhere the saber light passed, the world turned ck and white.
Within the ck-and-white world, be it the three armies massacring the Flood Dragon Humans in front or the six armies under the royal banner, they all froze in ce under the illumination of the saber light. The saber light shocked them all, deterring them from taking rash action.
The world seemed to stop. Even the non-sentient Abyssal Underworld beasts could sense the extraordinariness of the saber light.
Luohou Yun frowned slightly. He tried to raise his right hand but found his movements extremely slow.
Beneath this saber light, space and time had already distorted. The weaker cultivators could not even move.
When the saber light disappeared, scarlet me, phoenix-like wings pped and instantly arrived before Luohou Yun.
A Demon Blood Vulture?
Luohou Yun saw that the Blood Phoenix in front was once Xiao Chens demonic pet, the Demon Blood Vulture.
However, the person riding it was not Xiao Chen.
Senior Brother?
When Yan Cangming, whoy on the ground in despair, looked up, he discovered that it was his Senior Brother Lin Feng who sat on the Demon Blood Vulturethe Lin Feng who had abandoned the Flood Dragon Humans and joined the Heavenly Alliance.
Luohou Yun, Brother Xiao asked me to bring a message. If you still remember the gratitude from back then, then let Yan Cangming and the Flood Dragon Human Race leave the Abyssal Underworld, Lin Feng said as he looked at Luohou Yun from the Demon Blood Vultures back.
I am immensely grateful to Big Brother Xiao. Naturally, I will repay this favor. The Flood Dragon Humans can leave, but Yan Cangming has to remain, Luohou Yun replied calmly without much of a fluctuation in expression.
Yan Cangming was an ambitious person in the first ce. If not for the ck Dragon Kings death, he would be the one in control of the Underworld God Hall.
Furthermore, Yan Cangming charged past ten million people earlier, proving his boldness and strength. Luohou Yun could not let this person live.
Even though it was Xiao Chens request, Luohou Yun did not fullyply. He was no longer that foolish little Luohou Yun. He was now King Luohou, the King Luohou thatmanded the nine races of the Abyssal Underworld.
Lin Feng did not appear surprised. Then, he took out a Heavenly Alliance medallion and said, Before Brother Xiao left, he left three saber lights, one for a show of power. If you do not listen, then of the two remaining saber lights, one is for destroying you and the other, for destroying the entire Asura Race.
How arrogant!
Lin Fengs words evoked dissatisfaction in many Asura Race experts. They all showed rage on their faces.
Luohou Yun appeared uncertain. Unexpectedly, Xiao Chen was so ruthless. From the might of that earlier saber light, Lin Fengs words were no exaggeration.
Luohou Yuns expression flickered, turning cold again. His lips trembled slightly. After a while, he gritted his teeth and said, Lets go.
Whoosh!
The royal banner turned around together and left with Luohou Yun. However, when he did so, his expression was extremely sullen.
Clearly, he felt very upset.
His getting frightened away by a word from a certain person would definitely impact his status after having just stabilized the Abyssal Underworlds nine races.
When everyone left, Lin Feng patted the Demon Blood Vulture and said, Thank you.
Hehe! Its just a minor matter.
The Demon Blood Vulture rolled over in the air happily, turning into scarlet mes that hovered in the surroundings.
Lin Fengs figure shed, and hended before Yan Cangming. Then, he helped Yan Cangming up and said, Xiao Chen already agreed to give the Flood Dragon Humans a ce to establish themselves. No one will cause trouble for the Flood Dragon Human Race for one millennium. After one millennium, the new epoch will start. After the Flood Dragon Humans have rested, they will have a chance at a new life in the new epoch.
Exactly what epoch did Xiao Chen establish? Yan Cangming asked.
The Divine Dragon Epoch. However, it is not the Dragon Races Divine Dragon Epoch. It is one where everyone is like a dragon; everyone is equal. There is no eternal life, and there is no Epoch Master. It is a new epoch where everyone can pursue their dreams without regret.
[TL Note: Everyone is like a dragon is a Chinese idiom for everyone being equal. Dragons are synonymous with the emperor. So, in this case, if everyone is an emperor, then no one rules; everyone would be of equal status. It reminds me of a line said by the viin in The Incredibles movie: When everyone is super, no one will be.]
Chapter 2379 Epilogue 4 : Door of the Epoch, Part One
Chapter 2379 Epilogue 4 : Door of the Epoch, Part One
The Great Thousand Realms had seven forbidden seas scattered through the vast Starry Heavens.
They were the Ash Gray Sea, the Death Sea, the ck Sea, the Blood Sea, the Illusory Sea, the Bitter Sea, and the Bone Sea. Each of these seas had its own unique features, and ordinary people saw them as forbidden.
However, in reality, the seven great forbidden seas had many local factions.
For example, the Ash Gray Sea had Demonic Dao factions of various sizes and many ancient Demonic Beasts. The Demon Blood Vultures hid deep within the Ash Gray Sea, somewhere few knew.
However, the seven forbidden seas had only one overlord: the Pirate Alliance.
As one of the Great Thousand Realms eight super factions, the Pirate Alliance was the most special. It was very simr to the Heavenly Fragrance; no one knew exactly what kind of existence the Pirate Alliance was.
However, it was not as mysterious as the Heavenly Fragrance. Any cultivator who adventured in the outer regions would have had some interactions with the Pirate Alliance.
There were even several sects and ns that had disputes with the Pirate Alliance.
It was somewhat simr to the Heavenly Alliance in that it had a presence everywhere in the vast and boundless Great Thousand Realms. However, itcked the Heavenly Alliances ambition.
Its presence could barely be felt during the change in rulers of the various Central Great Realms dynasties or even the change in epochs.
Nevertheless, no one could ignore the presence of the Pirate Alliance, which deterred rash actions.
At this moment, the Pirate Alliances kingpins gathered in the Pirate Alliances headquarters in the Ash Gray Sea. Aside from the Alliance Chief and the many Doyens, a youth surprisingly stood there, as well.
This person was called a youth only because these Doyens and the Alliance Chief were simply too old.
Xiao Suo, very sorry for stopping your ship. We hope you will not head to the Heavenly Alliance, the Pirate Alliances Alliance Chief said. He possessed a white beard but a very boorish face. He was probably once an unruly pirate captain who sailed the seas when he was young.
Xiao Suo felt rather shocked. The Pirate Alliance rarely imposed any restrictions on their captains.
Although the Pirate Alliance was called an alliance, in reality, it did not forcefully manage the pirate groups in it.
There was no superior-subordinate rtionship between the two.
If a pirate ship were attacked or surrounded, the Pirate Alliance would not say anything, leaving the ships survival to its crew.
Hence, Xiao Suo felt it was strange that the Pirate Alliance stopped him and forced him toe here when he wanted to head to the Heavenly Alliance and help Xiao Chen in the face of the epoch change.
Xiao Suo looked around before finally fixing his gaze on the Pirate Alliances Alliance Chief. Then, he said, You have to give me a reason, right?
We hope for the ck Cuss Pirate Group to seed the Pirate Alliances quest and head to the Mythological Seaway! the old white-bearded Alliance Chief exined slowly, his expression even.
The Mythological Seaway!
Xiao Suo felt startled, and his heart pounded heavily with excitement.
Even before Xiao Suo met Xiao Chen, he had already heard the legend of the Mythological Seaway. In fact, every pirate would have heard of the Mythological Seaway.
It was an ultimate seaway that every pirate dreamed of.
It was said that if one traveled this Mythological Seaway, one would travel past the limits of the world and reach the treasure-filled Golden Sea.
Is it the Mythological Seaway that leads to the Golden Sea, the ce which can fulfill any captains desire on arrival? Xiao Suo asked somewhat excitedly, unable to contain himself.
The white-bearded Alliance Chief exchanged looks with the other Doyens, showing a yful smile.
Many people think that... However, there is no Golden Sea in reality, much less one that satisfies all desires. The Mythological Seaways destination is the unknown Great Beyond Sea, extremely mysterious.
[TL Note: The great beyond referred to here can also be tranted as paramita, nirvana, or paradise. It is the Buddhist concept of surpassing life and death.]
Great Beyond?
The Great Beyond is just our name for this sea. You travel past the limits of the world and arrive in the great beyond.
What am I to do in that sea?
Find the Door of the Epoch. Since the establishment of the Pirate Alliance, we have been searching for this door. This door can unravel the ultimate mysteries of the epoch. Even after countless epochs, we have not given up. For the Martial Epoch, we chose you to sail this Mythological Seaway.
The white-bearded Alliance Chief looked at Xiao Suo and said somewhat sorrowfully, The Mythological Seaway appears only during the epoch change. It is not as romantic and easy as you think it to be. There is only eternal loneliness and danger. Historically, no one who embarked on this journey has ever returned.
Xiao Suo felt startled upon hearing that. The so-called Mythological Seaway was a seaway of no return.
Think about it first. If you are willing, we will give you the sea chart and help youplete the Scarlet Blood Warship. As for your Big Brother Xiao Chen, if he runs into any unresolvable trouble, the Pirate Alliance will help him with our full power once.
The white-bearded Alliance Chief immediately eased Xiao Suos worries.
However, Xiao Suo still could not make a decision. After some thought, he said, I need to discuss this with my crew first.
You have three days. Otherwise, we will change candidates.
Xiao Suo left with a heavy heart, showing a grave expression. He could not decide on the spot.
To someone with the heart of a pirate like him, even if he knew it was a seaway of no return, the Mythological Seaway still held a great attraction, possibly a fatal attraction.
However, Xiao Suo was not the only person on the Scarlet Blood Warship. While he could go to the Mythological Seaway without hesitation, the same might not hold for his crew.
Luo Nan, Fei`er, Senior Tang, the Iron Hand Yama, and Xiao Suothe core members of the ck Cuss Pirate Groupgathered.
Then, Xiao Suo told the rest about the white-bearded Alliance Chiefs proposal. After that, he waited quietly for an answer.
The Mythological Seaway?
The Iron Hand Yamas eyes lit up. He was a pirate with even more experience than Xiao Suo, so he had an even stronger obsession with the Mythological Seaway.
I heard of the Mythological Seaways legends when I was just an insignificant crewmember. To me, it is like a dream. Captain, if you are going, I will definitely follow.
The Iron Hand Yama directly agreed without consideration.
Good brother!
Xiao Suo felt overjoyed. He stepped forward, and the two bumped fists.
I have no objections. Since this old man entered this pirate ship...I have never thought of getting off. Senior Tang smiled helplessly. Hisughter seemed very carefree.
Before joining the group, he had been a Beast Taming Abode Elder. However, he had gotten used to being with this group after a long time.
Compared to a sects politics, the pirate ships straightforward fellowship allowed him to live every day more carefreely.
I do not have any interest in the Mythological Seaway. However, if anything happens to you, Fei`er and Senior Brother will not be able to stop worrying. Fei`er expressed her opinion with a smile.
Hahahaha!
This group of people, who had experienced life and death together, traveling the sea, started guffawing.
They had weathered too many storms together. No matter who they were before, they had only one identity now.
Thank you all.
Xiao Suo felt touched. He could die without regrets because he had such a group ofpanions while he lived.
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Three dayster:
Horrific waves surged on the boundless Ash Gray Sea. Strong winds and lightning apanied heavy rain. Demonic clouds churned in the sky as the waves grew taller with each surge. Every wave was extremely tall, making the scene look like the end of the world.
Boom!
A scarlet warship broke through the waves, quickly advancing amid the soaring crests.
These waves were even taller than mountains, but they seemed like the sshes of a young child before the Scarlet Blood Warship. It crushed the waves, breaking through them as it rode the wind.
Xiao Suo held a sea chart under the pping Scarlet Blood War Banner. This was a sea chart that countless pirates dreamed about.
This was a sea chart that marked the location of the Mythological Seaway, which led to the Great Beyond Sea.
Xiao Suo showed a grave expression as he remembered his conversation with the white-bearded Alliance Chief before the Scarlet Blood Warship had set off.
After leaving, you might be gone for ten years, one hundred years, or even be lost there forever. Are you sure about this?
Dont worry. Since I already made my choice, I, Xiao Suo, will not regret it!
Chapter 2380 Epilogue 5 : How Fragrant Was This Flower?
Chapter 2380 Epilogue 5 : How Fragrant Was This Flower?
There was a saying: A lotus was good for cultivation, and a bodhi was good forprehension and wisdom. When a fig flower appeared, a holy king would appear.
The profoundness of the three flowers went without saying; they were all very famous.
However, there was a flower in the Great Thousand Realms that was even more profound and mysterious than these three.
This flowers name was Butterfly Dream. How fragrant was this flower? It was the best in the world.
There was once an ancient sage who smelled the fragrance of this flower and ended up dreaming for three thousand years. He could not tell whether he was dreaming or awake, whether there were butterflies in his dreams or this was the dream of a butterfly.
Hence, the name Butterfly Dream Flower.
This flower was rarely recorded in ancient texts. Few knew about it; nearly none had seen it.
However, this flower pervaded the Heavenly Fragrance Holy Land that everyone in the Great Thousand Realms knew.
Every spring, this flower would bloom silently as the other hundreds of flowers bloomed and attracted the butterflies. It did notpete with the other hundreds of flowers, remaining silent andcking a fragrance, not adding any scent to the spring wind.
At the end of the flower season, when the spring wind stopped blowing and the many flowers wilted, this flower continued to bloom.
When all the hundreds of other flowers wilted, it remained as vibrant as before, decorating the Heavenly Fragrance Holy Land.
It would continue blooming, still looking vibrant as the flower season ended.
At this moment, thedies of the Heavenly Fragrance would start collecting the dew that contained the fragrance. This dew was known as the Heavenly Fragrance Dream Dew.
Only one drop could be collected per year from each flower. It took one hundred years to fill a cup and one thousand years to fill a bottle.
This happened every year.
This period was Qing Chens happiest of the year. No matter what her senior sisters or junior sisters were doing, all of them woulde to collect the dew.
Qing Chen weaved through the flowers like a butterfly. Her gentle and cute senior sisters and junior sisters would chat happily and tease her.
On this day, the flower fragrance and the scenery seemed like before.
However, Qing Chen sensed something different. She saw someone who would not appear during this season.
The Heavenly Fragrances Holy Daughter.
The Holy Daughters face always had a thinyer of fog covering it, only vaguely showing her delicate and exquisite facial features.
However, when one looked carefully, it always appeared blurry.
Even though the Holy Daughter was close, when she spoke softly and gently, it still evoked a sense of distance.
Elder Sister Holy Daughter, why are you here at this years Flower Fragrance Festival?
Curious, Qing Chen ran over and stood by the Heavenly Fragrances Holy Daughters side. Her voice sounded very cute.
The Heavenly Fragrances Holy Daughter lowered her head and looked at Qing Chen, appearing to smile. Then, she raised her head and looked at the Butterfly Dream Flowers that filled the mountains. She replied softly, If I donte and see, I wont be able to anymore.
Ah! How can that be? The Butterfly Dream Flower is very pretty. Qing Chen does not want it to disappear. Elder Sister Holy Daughter, please think of something to save them!
Qing Chen immediately turned anxious, flushing red.
If the Butterfly Dream Flowers were gone, she would no longer see the mountain in the Heavenly Fragrance filled with people. The days when so many senior sisters and junior sisters apanied her and yed would be gone.
The Heavenly Fragrances Holy Daughter smiled and said, Little Qing Chen, how long have you not seen Xiao Chen for already?
It has been many years.
It had indeed been many years. From the little child back then, she was now a beautiful youth.
However, her heart was still as kind, innocent, and naive as before. A pure and sensitive heart already sprouted.
Ill bring you to see him.
Ah!
This startled Qing Chen. Then, she eximed joyfully, Elder Sister Holy Daughter, is that true?
Lets go.
The Heavenly Fragrances Holy Daughter held Qing Chens hand and soared into the air, flying out of the Heavenly Fragrance Holy Land.
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Two dayster:
Two women descended lightly onto a mountain summit among the many mountains outside Ancestor Dragon City.
These two were the Heavenly Fragrances Holy Daughter and Qing Chen. They appeared aloof from the world as they stood on the mountain summit, exuding a celestial-like air.
Elder Sister Holy Daughter, where is Elder Brother Xiao Chen?
Qing Chen looked around but could not see Xiao Chen. All she saw were clouds and fog.
The Heavenly Fragrances Holy Daughter raised her snow-white sleeves and gently waved them, scattering the clouds and fog.
Then, she gently tapped on the air with her finger, causing a scene to appear before them.
It was thepetition to be the Dragon Emperor in Ancestor Dragon City.
The two saw Qin Ming appear unrivaled in Dragon God za, shocking everyone in the surroundings and drawing cheers.
As Qin Ming held the Emperor Dragon Sword, he moved forward without fear.
When the ancient dragon generals appeared in the za, Qin Ming crushed them in an instant.
Qin Ming led by arge margin, leaving the rest in the dust.
However, the scene suddenly shook just at this moment. Clouds churned in Ancestor Dragon Citys sky.
Closely after that, a saber hum rang out. A sh of saber light covered the zing sun and the sky for five thousand kilometers.
Qing Chens eyes lit up. She pointed to the scene, eximing, Elder Brother Xiao Chen!
If the person who came was not Xiao Chen, who else could it be?
The situation instantly turned around. Xiao Chen killed Qin Ming with undefeatable momentum. Then, he gave up on the Dragon Emperor position, which he could easily obtain.
Mu Zifeng started arguing with Xiao Chen in the scene.
Xiao Chen, why did you give up on the Dragon Emperor position? If you did not give it up, then you, Xiao Chen, would be the one carrying the Dragon Dragon Empires Luck. Rage filled Mu Zifeng; he could not hide his emotions.
Thats true. However, if that were the case, then the path I walk would be the same as what Dragon Emperor Xiao Yunid out fifty thousand years ago. I would no longer be able to sever the karma between the Azure Dragons and me. The epoch I would start would just be Dragon Emperor Xiao Yuns past regrets. It would lookplete, but in reality, I would just be a pawn, Xiao Chen replied calmly to Mu Zifengs anger.
Xiao Chens words made the Heavenly Fragrance Holy Daughter on the mountain summit frown slightly in deep thought.
What is bad about that? Even as a pawn, you would be a pawn in control of your fate. You can bring the Azure Dragon bloodline supreme glory, and my Heavenly Alliance can continue to be glorious for an epoch. Mu Zifeng still did not give up.
Just because you are willing to be a pawn does not mean that I am willing. Furthermore, do you know what the consequences of this are? Be it the Blood-Soaked Dragon Emperor from back then, theter Dragon Emperor Xiao Yun, or the Kunlun Realms Azure Emperor, they were all unparalleled, undefeatable peak experts of their time.
Xiao Chens expression did not change as he continued, Do you know what happened? They brought the destruction of the Azure Dragon bloodline. Be it in the Great Thousand Realms or the Kunlun Realm, they brought a cmity of destruction to the Azure Dragon bloodline. Countless families died just because they had the Azure Dragon bloodline.
This is because there is no truly undefeatable expert in the world. There is no indestructible dynasty. There is no unaging beauty. If I became the Dragon Emperor and started a Divine Dragon Epoch, it would result in the Dragon Race being iparably strong in the new epoch, allowing them to rule the Great Thousand Realms. However, when the epoch ended, they would be like the Martial Epochs Divine Master, in a miserable and sorrowful state, betrayed by everyone. It might be even worse.
That is not the Divine Dragon Epoch I want... In the end, it would just be repeating disastrous history.
What do you want?
I want to end the Epoch Eon.
Back at the mountain summit, the Heavenly Fragrances Holy Daughter waved her hand, and the scene rippled like water as it slowly disappeared. Qing Chen protested quickly, Elder Sister Holy Daughter, its not over yet. I still want to see more.
Its not necessary.
The Heavenly Fragrances Holy Daughter sighed in her heart. Ending the Epoch Eon was practically impossible. There was no point in continuing to watch. There was no need to waste time on a presumptuous and ignorant person.
The Heavenly Fragrances Holy Daughter came here only to fulfill Qing Chens wish.
Just like how if the Heavenly Fragrances Holy Daughter did not see the Butterfly Dream Flowers in the Heavenly Fragrance Holy Land, she would no longer see them, if Qing Chen did not see Xiao Chen now, Qing Chen might never see him again.
After a while, fresh blood suddenly spread out over the vast Starry Heavens.
Countless resplendent meteors suddenly exploded, looking like scarlet fireworks. This scene was boundlessly poignant.
Those were the many Faux Gods who could not maintain the Faux God me at the end of the Martial Epoch, falling one after another.
The Heavenly Fragrances Holy Daughter did not feel any sorrow or regrets. She brought Qing Chen along and started searching for people all over the Great Thousand Realms.
The people that she sought were all Faux Gods.
After meeting these people, she did not say anything, just taking out a drop of dew condensed from the Butterfly Dream Flowers fragrance.
Some Faux Gods sighed before helplessly epting the drop of Heavenly Fragrance Dream Dew. Some Faux Gods shook their heads and rejected it.
Qing Chen followed the Heavenly Fragrances Holy Daughter around the Great Thousand Realms. Eventually, they reached the Yanwu Dynasty.
At the back of Spirit Vulture Mountain in the Yanwu Dynasty:
In the dark world filled with Demonic Qi, Sword God Su Hanshan and Pan Huangy side by side. Countless demonic corpsesy in front of the two.
Those demonic corpses were demonic lifeforce materialized from the resentment and various negative energies umted throughout the countless epochs.
Letting any one of them out would be a cmity for the Great Thousand Realms.
Hehe! Little Su, look! A meteor! Pan Huang chuckled as hey on rocks, looking at the Faux God me in the sky.
Pan Huangs smile was like before, as warm as the spring that would melt the winter snow.
Su Hanshan said somewhat irritatedly, Look, my ass! You will be a meteor yourself soon.
After a pause, Su Hanshan added somewhat sadly, Me too.
Hahahaha! Then, who do you think will be a meteor first? I bet that it will be you! Pan Huangughed thoughtlessly and without restraint, being very straightforward.
Su Hanshan could not be bothered with Pan Huang. His handsome facial features showed an aloof and proud expression as he snorted coldly. Is there a difference?
Hehe! Thats true.
Su Hanshan looked at Pan Huang with disdain and said, Fool.
Whoosh!
As the two bickered, the Heavenly Fragrances Holy Daughter descended slowly, bringing Qing Chen with her.
The Heavenly Fragrances Holy Daughter nced at the two. Then, she walked over to Su Hanshan and took out the Heavenly Fragrance Dream Dew.
Su Hanshan looked gravely at the Heavenly Fragrances Holy Daughter. After some thought, he said, Rumor says that every time the epoch changes, the Heavenly Fragrance Holy Land would use the Heavenly Fragrance Dream Dew to save the world. One drop of Heavenly Fragrance Dream Dew can help one sever the karma of the previous life. When one wakes up from the dream, the past would be over. However, I would no longer be me.
The Heavenly Fragrances Holy Daughter nodded and asked, Senior, do you need it?
Before Su Hanshan could say anything, Pan Huang stepped forward and smiled. Give it to me, then. I need it. I have been wondering how fragrant the Butterfly Dream Flower is, but I could never find the location of the Heavenly Fragrance. Hehe! This is good timing.
Whoosh!
The Heavenly Fragrances Holy Daughter pulled her hand back and withdrew. After some thought, she said, Senior has no karma trapping you; you clearly do not need it. The Heavenly Fragrance Dream Dew is too precious. This junior is unable to agree to that.
When Su Hanshan heard that, he raised his eyebrows, thinking of something. Then, his expression changed dramatically.
Senior, have you considered? The Heavenly Fragrances Holy Daughter asked softly as she looked at Su Hanshan.
Many thanks. If I am no longer me...then what is the point of living another life?
Goodbye.
The Heavenly Fragrances Holy Daughter nodded slightly. Then, she turned and left, bringing Qing Chen with her.
Hey! Hey! Hey! Dont go!
Pan Huang took a few steps forward but discovered that the Heavenly Fragrances Holy Daughter already disappeared. He could not help finding it unfortunate.
Su Hanshan eyed Pan Huangs back, showing a grave expression. Then, he said, I heard that you went to that sea many years ago. Back then, I thought that you died there. It looks like you did manage to find that door.
That sea was known as the Great Beyond Sea, and it hid the legendary Door of the Epoch.
Pan Huangs expression froze. Without turning around, he said, Indeed, I managed to find that door. Unfortunately...I do not use the sword. Otherwise, I would show you a peak sword strike that surpasses the Sword Dao before you die.
Congrattions.
Su Hanshan did not show any disappointment. For the first time, he had a sincere smile on his cold, stern face. There was nothing to be disappointed about. Living was the most gratifying thing.
Boom!
Su Hanshan could no longer hold on. The Faux God me in his Soul Pool exploded. Then, he turned into a resplendent meteor and soared into the sky.
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Pan Huang heard a sword hit the ground. Then, he turned around and picked up the sword Su Hanshan left behind. The handle of the sword had the words Firefly Light inscribed on it.
Who said that the light of fireflies could notpete with the bright moon? Su Hanshan could do it.
Pan Huang tightly grasped that sword, his expression sorrowful. Then, he murmured, While I cannot bring you, I still can bring your sword to that door.
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A ship drifted in the boundless universe of the vast Starry Heavens.
There was an ind on this ship, and there were countless trees on the ind. Fruits that resembled peaches grew on the trees.
Heavenly Fragrance disciples sat cross-legged with their eyes closed inside the fruits. They looked like they were sleeping, showing gentle expressions and reddishplexions, appearing to be having good dreams.
However, who knew when they could wake up from these dreams?
Arge, fluorescent wake extended behind the ship, looking magnificent in the Starry Heavens.
A closer look would find that the wake was made up of spiritual light from various Divine Birds and Holy Beasts following the ship.
There were phoenixes, Azure Luans, Qilins, me Phoenixes, Vermilion Birds, and many others. All of them followed the ship because of the pipe musicing from a person at its bow.
The Heavenly Fragrances Holy Daughter stood on the ships bow, holding up a pipe and ying a melody that could sweep away the starry rivers and linger on.
The pipe music called many ancient and mysterious Holy Beasts and Divine Birds in the Starry Heavens, waking them from their deep sleep and drawing them to follow the sound.
Suddenly, a sh of bright light in front lit up the starry river, eclipsing the spiritual light of these beasts.
The Heavenly Fragrances Holy Daughter put down her pipe and gently beckoned.
That sh of bright lightnded on her palm. Then, an earsplitting deration echoed by her ears.
I wish for all men to have the heart of a gentleman, to train every day and continuously grow stronger; I wish for all the women in the world to seek to improve themselves, to be a match for men and not concede to themparable to heaven; I wish for everyone in the world to be like a dragon, to have a heart of innocence. Not to seek eternal life, but to seek no regrets in life, chasing their dreams.
This sh of bright light was the Epoch Heart that Xiao Chen formed. This was the Divine Dragon Epoch that he wanted to start.
One thousand yearster, it would form the new Central Great Realm in a new epoch.
The Heavenly Fragrances Holy Daughters hand trembled slightly. Unexpectedly, the Divine Dragon Epoch that Xiao Chen started was like this.
This was not like the Divine Dragon Empire of Xiao Chens Dragon Race. Instead, it was one where everyone was like a dragonequal. There was no discrimination between male and female, or races. Everyone could pursue their dreams.
Xiao Chen gave up on eternal life.
The Heavenly Fragrances Holy Daughter thought about it. The many epochs rose and fell in endless cycles. This was essentially due to eternal life. The True Gods of the Martial Epoch and the Immortals of the Immortal Epoch could live forever without dying.
The Heavenly Dao was split into Yin and Yang. When Yin diminished, Yang rose. When Yang diminished, Yin rose. Only when Yin and Yang were equal could there be bnce.
However, if there were people who could not die, Yang would not diminish when Yin rose, and Yin would not diminish when Yang rose. Over time, there would be more of such undying people, breaking the bnce between Yin and Yang and impacting the origin of the entire world.
He really did it, the Heavenly Fragrances Holy Daughter sighed. It was easy to say it, but eternal life represented infinite possibilities, represented all the desires of the world.
It was a demonic fruit tempting the Epoch Master of every generation.
However, Xiao Chen did not seek eternal life, only to have no regrets by chasing ones dreams.
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